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Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1904-05-21
FARMER BEN ON OPTION DEALING.

1t beats all the junipin' jacks in Ramsey to
see how many fools are goin' to the wall IN
grain gambln' bettin' the other fellows
game The thing keeps rite up and the result
is that the states prisons are film up with de-
faulters and embezzers who hav stolen money
from their employers to buck the option tiger
and of course they got it in the neck. l amt
afraid of ridin' hobby to DEATH My old head
DON'T oct but few idees in it and amt ashamed
to own it, [ tell you this tryin' to get rich
without honest hard work is snare and
a deluson and folks that amt bright and
don't know any better ought to be warned
about it, You can't get something for noth1n>.
It's capable of mathematical calculation and
demonstration with big string of corollaries
attached. If you don't put it into the cows
mouth you don't get it out at the pail 1t you
don't work and save, you amt in it for straight
Twin [ know that the big financiers hav been
spoilin' the idees of young folks but [ tell you
the big chaps amt got all power yet. See how
that big T. p. Morgan syndicate went bump to
the loss of $17OOOOOO last week on the bondin'
scheme of the big steel corporation There's
bean of folks that amt willin to work and feel
above begin who fgger to get Twin OFT other
folks by victimizin them. If they didn't get so
manv suckers, they'd stare long ago. The
chaps that are rskin money in options today
are in danger of disgrace and RUM 88@
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1904-05-21


SATURDAY, MAY ii, 1904.
Congressman Hit, of Illinois, has been sug-
gested as President Roosevelt's running mate
and the suggestion seems to have made hit,
and it looks now as if Hit would be It.
The "elder statesmen" in Washington have
been busy the past week going over the speech
es, platform and other proceedings to be had at
the great G. O. P. ratification meeting in
Chicago.
Ex-Mayor Ames, of Minneapolis, again
tried last week for accepting a bribe but this
time tire jury disagreed by tie vote. 1t is not
yet announced whether or not the case will be
tried again.
If r. G.. Dunn told the truth in his inter
view, he and T. 7. Hill must be on very intimate
and confidential terms. According to his story,
Hill said "How are you Bob" and after contid-
ing to him how much he had been giving to
campaign funds for number of years said, II
am not in politics but you have my best
Wishes" This is just what those who oppose
,unn have been claiming and Robert adj
mts it. When a in Mr.. Hills position
calls another Bob he must be supposed to be
very intimate terms with him and the voters
are not going to elect that man governor.-Far-
mont News
Four hundred thousand acres of the coded
g
will be opened to settlement, and entries will be
made at the rate of hundred day from Aug.
8. For the convenience of entrymen, a temper
airy land office will be established at Bonesteel
from Aug. to Sept. IL. The lands will be al
1oted by the lottery system, and then sold at 81
per acre, payable 81 down and the balance in
small payments each year. Land that is not
entered after a certain time will be sold at
cheaper rate. The land on this reservation is
very valuable, adjoius a we'll settled country
and will all be settled up at once
The Iowa Republicans have overthrown
Cummins, who has been almost the dictator of
the party there for several years. Cummins
was idolized by the rank and file of the party,
but is now martyr to advanced tariff IDEAS
But Iowa has not seen the last of Cummins
and they will yet be calling him to lead
them when "standpatism" has run it's little
course. -.
Since the above was written, Cummins has
been elected delegate to Chicago on All Iowa
platform that goes the limit of "stand patsm."
Cummins swallowed the platform whole, and
by thus staying with the majority will be in a
position to make the standpatter swallow the
other kind of platform some day. His action,
while it provokes a smile, is yet preferable to
the Wisconsin situation, where there is an open
break, and two state tickets have been nomi-
mated.
FARMER BEN ON OPTION DEALING.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1904-05-21

Ex-Mayor Ames, of Minneapolis was again
tried last week for accepting a bride, but this
time tire jury disagreed by tie vote. 1t is not
yet announced whether or not the case will be
tried again.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1904-05-21

Congressman Hit, of Illinois, has been sug-
gested President Roosevelts running mate
and the suggestion seems to have made hit,
and it looks now as if Hit would be It.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-23

Thomas w. Lawson's story OF
Amalgameted Copper in Every,
body's magazine, is a history ev,
cry man and woman should read
1t discloses more about the way
the Standard Oil company is man
aged than all the other stories
combined do. It's tersely and in.
terestingly written, and bears the
impress Of truth on it's face. Law.
son says the eight rules govern,
ing the Standard Oil company are
as follows:
First-Keep your mouth closed
as silence is gold, and gold is
what we exist for.
Second-Collect our debts to-
day; pay the other fellows debts
tomorrow today is always here
tomorrow may never come.
Third-Conduct all our business
so that the buyer and the seller
must come to us; keep the seller
waiting-the longer he waits the
less he'll take; hurry the buyer,
as his money brings us interest.
Fourth-Make all profitable
bargains in the name of the
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-23
STANDARD OIL
CO.'S EIGHT RULES

Standard Oil debatable ones in
the name of dummies. Standard
Oil never goes back on it's bar
gains.
Fifth-Never put Standard Oil
trades in writing, as your memory
and the other fellows forgetful-
ness will always be REINFORCED
with our organization; never for
get our legal department is paid
by the year, and our land is full
of courts and judges.
Sixth-As competition is the
life of trade-our trade-and mo-
noply the death of trade-our
competitors trade-employ both
judiciously.
Seventh-Never enter into a
"butting" contest with the Gov
eminent; our Government is by
the people and for the people,
and we are the people, and those
people who are not with us can
be hired by us.
Eighth-Always do right; right
makes might, might makes dol
lars, dollars make right, and we
have the dollars.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-23

Word was received at the peni-
tertiary yesterday that William
Wade, one of the two negro con-
victs who escaped Thursday NOR
ming had been seen on the West
Virginia side of the river opposite
Darlington.
A posse of ten guards was at
once dispatched to that locality.
At last report they were close on
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-23
Notice of Examination.

Examinations for entrance to
the Peabody College for teachers,
at Nashville, Tenn, will be held
for the Fourth Congressional dis
trict, at Parkersburg, w. Va, on
July %. % and 80. Examinations
will be conducted by Prof. U. s.
Fleming at the City High school
building.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-23
SMITHFIELD'S FIRST ELECTION

The first municipal election in
the history of Smithfield, Wetzel
county, has been held and w. E.
Timblin elected Mayor, and q. A.
Jones recorder. The following
Councilmen were elected: Mac ID.
Shuman, D. Carmichael, A. ii.
Campbell, w. A. Lewis and Henry
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-23
ESCAPED CONVICT
STILL AT LARGE

the negro's trail and were conf
dent of capturing him. They are
trailing him by his footprints, ne
having dispensed with his shoes
after leaving the woods.
Wade is the convict whom
Guard S. H. Bonar thought he had
shot when a posse of guards had
the negro rounded up Thursday
night on Roberts ridge.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-23
River Falling Again.

The river was stationary all day
yesterday, but is now falling
again. The stage was 4 feet 9
inches. The expected rise did not
materialize, and some doubt is
felt as to the discontinuance OF
the big packets in the trade.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-23
Home-Made and Brown Bread.
Old Ruth May Not Return.

The Ruth No. l, which has been
on the docks for repairs, is now
in the southern trade again. 1t is
understood that the new Ruth
will remain in the Wheehng-Sis-
tersville trade, and that the sister
packet may not return to these
waters this season.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-23

Johnson.
The first act of Mayor Timblin
was to close the saloons on the fol-
lowing Sunday. 1t was the first
Sunday since the oil excitement
that Smithfeld had been dry, and
it was a new and novel sensation
to many to be unable to secure IL
uuid refreshments.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-23

Mrs. George Ross and daughter,
Miss Bertha, of Wheeling, spent
the week here visiting Mrs. j. A.
John of Cemetery street, who is
the niece of Mrs. Ross. They re-
turned home last evening.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-12-09

There is now no doubt whatever that
an extensive area of the poorest district
IN the west of Ireland is threatened with
famine. The potato crop has failed bad
". the tubers, where not actually dis
eased. being wretchedly small. 10 these
people, eking out the barest subsistence
at the best of times on pitifuliy measer
and unprOductive holdings, reclaimed by
their own slavish toll from the bog and
barren hillside, the potato is the stall OF
life They never get meat meal more
than two or three times a year, living on
maize, potatoes and dried fish chiefly.
The weather, with prevailing damps, has
been worse than usual, and from july 10
to Sent 10 there was not a single Tine
day. In Castleregh. County Roscom-
mon. one of the most severely affected
districts, last spring the local authorI-
ties. foreseeing the possibility OF PAD
potato crop, as the preceding years seeds
were inferior, asked permission from
Dublin castle to spend a small sum III
distributing new seeds, but this demand
was CURLY refused. The potatoes are
also the principal food of the pigs, out
of which the peasants make living, and
owing to the potato shortage they have
been compelled to sell their pigs, with
.he result that prices have fallen dlsas-
trously. Every year the men go to Eng
land for harvesting work, bringing back
the wherewithal to pay rent and occa-
sionally something over. Owing to the
depression in England this year was the
worst for these men in quarter century.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-12-09
CORN OUR GREATEST CROP.
Last Year It's Direct Value Nearly
TotaIled 1,OOO,OOO,OOO.

On corn the prosperity of the United
States depends in a larger measure than
it does upon any other single article
The State of Illinois-the greatest corn
producing State in the Union-alone pro
duced during 1902 a great deal more than
half as much corn as the whole of Eu
rope-namely, 264,0 S7 ,431 bushels as
compared with 422, $4,000 bushels. The
total production of South America, At
rica and Australasia was not much more
than half of that of Illinois.
The value of the 1903 crop was esti-
mated by the Department of Agriculture
at close on billion dollars, but that was
only the direct value of the crop when
harvested and sold or awaiting sale in
the farmers hands. 1t took no account
of the many other uses to which corn
is put. For example, the live stock in
dustry of the United States, which, with
all its countless ramifcations, is by far
the greatest industry of its kind in the
world, is very largely dependent on the
corn crop. 1t has been estimated that
over 100000 sheep and 100000 beef
steers are fattened in the great corn belt
which has Springfield, H., for its cen
ter. And then there are chickens, hogs
and dairy COWS innumer he.
Illinois corn last year vas worth more
than 500. 000, 000-about one-tenth the
< of the crop and about $40 for
every man, woman and child in the State.
Iowa came next with crop worth over
$S1 100000 That is more than the ma
tional revenue of either Austria, Hun
gary, China, Canada, Belgium, or the
whole British colonies, excluding Can
ada. India and Australia.
TIE State of Illinois gets far more
money for its corn crop than the COM
bined revenue of all the LATIN American
governments except the four most impor-
tant ones-Mexico, Chilli Argentine and
Brazil. Take the sixteen sovereign re-
publics of Hayti, Santo Domingo, Sal
vador, Costa Rica, Honduras. Guate-
mala, Nicaragua. Colombia, Venezuela.
Ecuador, Peru, Uruguay, Paraguay. Bo-
livia. Cuba and Panama, and you will
find that their national revenues do not
exceed $I0,000,000 annually. Illinois
gets 100000 more for her corn crop.
Old papers for sale at this offiea.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-12-09

terest thereon for one year, and still have
enough left to pay the expenses of the
national government for large fraction
of a year.
The cotton crop, including seed, be-
came the second one in value in 1903,
and remains so in 1904. 1t is now too
early to state even with approximate
accuracy what the farm value Of this
crop is, but indications are that the farm
value of lint and seed must reach $780,
100000.
1t now seems probable that potatoes
and barley reached their highest produc-
ton in 1904; that the oat crop was never
so large by G0000,O0O bushels except in
1902, and that more rice was produced
than in any previous year by 100000
600 pounds, SO that the present crop of
rice has a preliminary estimate of 9OO,-
100000 pounds.
The principal crops that are valued
annually by the department or by COM
mercial houses have an aggregate farm
value this year which at the date of this
writing apparently amounts to S3,5S3,
339, 500. The same crops in 1903, as
finally estimated, had a farm value of
So, 156, 009, 1872. and had a census value
for 1899 of $2,526,345,4 AIS. In these
principal crops, therefore, the farmers
find an increase in value for 1904 of Il
per cent over 1908, and of 40 per cent
over the census year five years ago.
Unthinkab1e Aggregates.
After a laborious and careful estimate
of the value of the products of the farm
during 1904, made within the census
scOne it is safe to place this amount at
s., 900,000,000 after excluding the value
of farm crops fed to live stock to avoid
duplication of values. A similar estimate
made for 1908 gives $4,4S0,000, 900. and
the census total for 1899 is $3,742, 000,-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-12-09
BODY OF NISSEN FOUND.
Rash Attempt to Roll Across Lake
Michigan Ends in Death.

Michigan Ends in Death.
The body of the foolhardy Peter Mis-
sen, who attempted to cross Lake Michi-
gan in his aquatic balloon, was found on
the Michigan shore The chill waters of
the lake were fatal to the man who had
succeeded in getting through the Niagara
rapids. 1t was the aim of Nissen, the
inventor of that queer machine, the i'll
starred ''Foolkiller," to devise an am.
phibian craft which would make the jour
ney across sea and land to the north or
south pole. 1t is the science of psychol-
ogy rather than that of geographical re-
search to which his unhappy experiment
seems most likely to contribute. His in
yention had no practical value.
For years Nissen had experimental
with various strange boats, in one Of
which he took Il perilous trip through
the rapids of Niagara. His last inven-
ton, bag inflated with air and intend
ed to roll before the wind, was obvi-
ously of no utility for any practical pur-
poses. Apart from the subject OF his
nautical devices, he appears to have been
an ordinarily Industrious, commOn-sense
wolkingman, What aroused his ambition
and gave it such Il fantastic bent, it is
impossible to say. He embarked in the
'Foolkiller' at Chicago rs nonchalantly
as another man might have set out to
test a new bicycle. In Nissen's case. I'M
fortunately, there was no possibility of
any useful outcome from his expert
l0pntS
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-12-09
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~ep C3LLEaEs
~~~~~~~~%

John S Huyler of New York offers TO
pay half the cost of establishing big
undenominational college for young
women at Ashville, \. Y.
Eassar College, through Prof BRAGG.
has received from the minister Of public
instruction at Paris 100 volumes concern
ing French history and art.
Alice II. Luce, one of the few Amer
ican women receiving rare honors from
European university. will reside in Ger
many hereafter. She has purchased the
Willard school for American girls il
Berlin.
~ The Rev. DIR. George Hodges. dean of
the Episcopal Theological Seminary,
Cambridge. Mass. and one of the ablest
preachers in the Episcopal church. has
collected his sermons and will publish
them shortly.
Prof. Joseph Agar Beet, for twenty
years in the chair of systematic theol-
ogy at Richmond College. England. has
offered his resignation. The Wesleyan
conference has accepted the resignation,
to take effect in 1905.
Dr. Emo Littmann and Howard C.
Butler of the Princeton faculty. with a
party, will spend the winter in Syria
studying the archaeology of that coun-
try.
Former Senator Henry g. Davis and
his sonin-law, Senator Stephen B. FL
kins have contributed 100000 to the
Davis and Elkins college, just opened.
at Elkins. w Va.
f. c. Willcocks, demonstration in ento-
mology and botany in the Southeastern
Agricultural college. Wyoming, has been
appointed entomologist to the Khediyia1
Apricnffnral Sncinfu or Ca;,r
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-12-09
CONGRESSIONAL PROBABILITIES

The principal subjects that pFoOaOV
will be considered during the SecoHu
session Of the Fifty eighth Congress
are as follows:
Extra Session-May be called as TT
mote contingency to provide revenue icy
islation to meet increased appropEIa'VD'
Tariff-Genera belief CT leaders I'd"
the subject will not be considered
Reciprocity-Proposed treaties nov !.
Senate committee probably VIII i'O' "
taken up owing to strong oppoSi''oI
Philippine Railroads-Bill to cols'l% \,
roads with government guarantee n Il
pressed by Senator Lodge. OtneE lib
ippine legislation probable. o,,.,,n
Statehood-Bill to combine ONl'"Y.
and Indian territory as one State a%
Arizona and New Mexico as anv' ,t
pending in the Senate and VIII De l01 1sn
Impeachment The procee"m .G
against Judge Sawyer of fiorlua d. W. a
come up, but doubtless Will 50 ""
the next Congress. ..pod
Smoot-The proposition to ejecI ~ ~" a
Smoot from the Senate proDaoIF VI"
over to the next session. ~.
Merchant Marine-Report OF tIe wv
gressional commission which mas O''"
vestigating the subject. j.. hons
Chinese Exclusion-NeW treaty Oi ,ar
negotiated and new law to replace
expiring may be necessary. load
Immigration-Bill providing ,rs,r
tax of So and United States sv p,bd
ment agent at foreign ports to De P'''
in Senate. -. bu+ %
Currency-Much talk probable o tnrt,
action owing to wide range OF Sen"'
ideas. p,oospd 10
Southern Representation-P5rop30Sst+ats
reduce representation of Soutne. nmrobabls
to be discussed, but no action pl lJ bit
Trusts-Much debate p r0lnIIo
little effective legislation prooapiS,t n Cd
Interstate Commerce-EhorI ,ssrrd
large powers of the commission .)i.a aI hr tbs
with probably effective oppoSl''oD
railroads. viii fine %
Eight-Hour Day-Bill to llnla s,Ipd h
government contracts to be push
Senate labor committee. food %
Pure Food-Bill to proltvS dofeat i
come up early with attempt ~
by delay.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-12-09

The French government will probably
rehabilitate Dreyfus.
The Bishop of Ascoli has asked the
Pope to help make j. P. Morgan give up
the stolen cope.
San Domingo will pay the S4.5OO.OOO
claims of the San Domingo Improve
nent Company.
The Chinese outbreak at Shantung in
wolves about 10000 Chinese, and mission
aries are fleeing.
The zemstvos throughout Russi, are
acclaiming the program announced by
Minister Mirsky.
Rats give trouble in the London un-
der ound railway, by eating the rubber
insulation off the wires
The government at Tangier has stop-
ped shipments from port to port, and a
revolution is reported likely.
AT least fifteen men were killed and
forty injured by the collapse of a new
building at Santiago, Chill.
Italian Catholics think that if the
Pope would permit them to vote, it would
help the cause of the Vatican
1t is denied that Emperor William is
in bad health and that another operation
will be performed on his throat.
England has come to see that the talk
of danger of starvation among the indus
trial population has some foundation
Republicans and Socialists will run
separate tickets in the Italian elections.
thus helping the liberal and constitutions
al elements.
The Duchess of Manchester created
sensation in England by declining an in
yitation to hunt with the King and
Queen around Balmoral.
lncendiary pamphlets are icing circu-
lated IN several Russian provinces by
Jewish bands, asserting tina, the only
remedy lies in a revolution.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-12-09
RICH YEAR ON FARMS
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE Sec
RETARY OF AGRICULTURE.
Crop Yield of 1904 Aggregates Nearly
$4,000, 200, OOO-Equa1s Worlds Out
put of Gold Since Columbus Discov-

The annual report Of the Secretary
of Agriculture, James Wilson, for
1904 contains extremely interesting
reading and valuable information re-
lating to the agricultural interests Of
the country.
The following is quoted in part:
AS great as the financial successes of
agriculture were in 1908, hitherto with
out equal, those of 1904 advanced some
what beyond them. While some products
have fallen behind in value others have
more than filled the deficit, and the gen
eral result is that the farmers have pro-
duced in value much more wealth than
they ever did before in one year.
Wealth in Corn and Cotton.
One conspicuous item that has contrib
uted to this is the corn crop. With a
quantity closely approaching 2,5OO,OOO,-
600 bushels, near the record crop of 1902,
the high price of this year gives this
crop farm value much greater than it
ever had before, far exceeding 1,OOO,-
100000. With this crop the farmers
could pay the national debt and the in