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The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1905-02-17
The White Lake Wave is Struggling

The White Lake Wave is struggling
with the problem OF taxing mortgages,
individual bank deposits and similar
paper-and old, old story On the face
of it the plan seems Just and reason
able, but it doesn't stand ii close lnves-
tigation. The tax in the average mu-
nicipality in this state now runs from
\ to 10 per cent, while plenty Of
money is being loaned at 6 per cent
and most of the banks i'm the state
pay loss than five per cent on deposits.
1t goes without saying that any
man would be a fool to pay from 1 to
10 per cent tax on mortgages and
bank deposits drawing practically the
same rate of interest. Real estate and
other personal property is assessed
from nne-SiNth to o%ne-fourth it's value.
There is no practical way of assess
ing money at less tnan it's value. But,
say the advocates of taxing mortgages
and bank deposits. if all property was
assessed at its full value. including
money. it would bring in such an in
creased revenue that it would cut
down the tax levy. In Il horn. The
hrst legislature that got Il whack at
that revenue would spend every cent
in sight-and then Some-and before
two years rolled around there would
be the same cry for more revenue that
we have now and pretty nearly every
body busted clean open by excessive
taxes. So far as mortgages go--or
bank deposits either for that matter
the rate of interest is fixed wholly by
the supply. If the ruling rate of in
terest on farm loans here should be 6
per cent and there wa a tax of . per
cent placed on mortgages, the rate
would instantly jump to s. The bor-
rover must pay the rate: and the
worst Of it is he is being doubly taxed
paying or the borrowed money and
on his land. One tax on a piece of
land is enough.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1905-02-17
KIMBALL GRAPHIC
cLArE T1NAN
Official Paper Of the Citv and County
SOLVING The DIVORCE PROBLEM

SOLVING The DIVORCE PROBLEM
The state of Missouri is not only
acting upon President Roosevelt's re-
commentator in his message to con-
greSs but is in a fair way to solve the
divorce problem. The lower house of
the legislature has passed Il bill, which
if it passes the senate, Will be signed
by the reform Governor Polk and be-
come a law. The bill provides that no
divorced person shall marry until at
least two years after the divorce has
been granted. An exception is made
in the case of adultery, where the limit
is made FIVE years for the guilty party
and the limit reduced to one year for
the n procuring the divorce. All
violations of the law are to be treated
as bigamy and punished as such.
The divorce evil has assumed the
dimensions OF a national curse. The
movement for uniform Divorce laws in
all the states has lacked only a great
leader. Now that Roosevelt has taken
the matter in hand and proposes to
direct reform along definite lines it is
bound to gain tremendous impetus.
The proposed Missouri law if adopted
by all the other states appears to he
about the right remedy. There would
be fewer cases of inhdelity if those
who are so eager to cast aside the
marriage vows should be prohibited
from forming a union within two
years. Even If it should not do away
with divorces it would strike at the
very heart of three-fourths Of them.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1905-02-17

1t is stated that a loau of home
steaders for the ''square mile" conn
try arrived at Pierre the other day.
That is the way 1T was presumed they
would come-in punches, duly invoice
ed to their, destination. They are
coming now in anticipation Of the
passage of the square mile bill with
which U senators and congressman
are endeavoring to disgrace the state.
Sioux Falls Press.
The Press was as dumb as a clam
when carloads of 'shomesteaders"
were run into Pierre over the North
western road from the South Omaha
packing houses at the inception of the
recent capital campaign-not a moth
er's O of whom ever expected to
make a home on the lands west of
Pierre.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1905-02-17

The farmers elevator scheme is all
right when Started in Il community of
farmers who won't throw it down for
ten cents. 1t is a good deal like the
creamery business or other coopera-
tive plans-of no use until those inter-
ested are wrought up to a pitch
that they will hang together for veal
or woe. AS a first proposition, it re-
quires about $1,000 bushels of gram
to make the elevator particularly pro.
titable. On this volume of business
grain cal can be handled for about a
cent a bushel margin. The trouble
lies in holding the farmer to it when
the crop is light and the old line COM
panies begin to combine to put it out
OF business. They can pay any price
in order to get the grain and make it
up elsewhere where they have clnch
on the business. And the farmer like,
a darn fool. falls right in with them
and lets his own elevator 20 if he can
get fifty cents more for a load of grain.
In fact, its the same old storY, the
cupidity and stupidity of mankind
not confined to any class of people.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1905-02-17

The legislature seems disposed to
build some kind of q building to pro-
tect the law library and valuable rec
ords of the state. At present they are
in a dangerous condition.-Pierre
State Register.
cat present they are in a dangerous
condition" Yet, when the Mitchell
for capital outfit made the same state
ment last year, we were called
GLARS"
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1905-02-17

Representative Balm of Splnk has
introduced a bill in the legislature for
the purpose of increasing the pay of
county commissioners, graduating the
compensation according to the num-
Der of townships. The commissioners
are the most important officials in IL
county and the GRAPHIC has long
been Of the opinion that they are too
poorly paid to obtain the best men
for the positions. But we would re-
duce the number to three, do away
with mileage, and pay them $500 each.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1905-02-17

Plankinton has a new curfew ordi-
nance, entitled Gan ordinance to pre-
vent riots, disturbances, disorderly
assembiages or any disorderly conduct
in public places" Must have a tough
lot of kids and kidlets in that burg
that it is necessary to round them ND
ut S p. m. to rrevent riots and blood
shed.
Huron II%uronite: Since the irst
of January Clerk Of Courts Pay ysh he
has issued more applications for d.
vorce than he has issued marriage liz
censes 1t looks as though Huron
would soon run Sioux Falls out of
business.
1t is rumored from Oacoma that
men in close touch with the Mil
waukee railroad haye bought over 1000
quarter sections Of land in LYMAN
county during the past month. May
be this a straw and maybe it's a ghost
story-we guess the latter.
February is tough old month. but
let us remember that it marks the
birth of three OF Anlerica's most dis
tinguished men-Geoige Washington.
Abraham Lincoln and Susan b. An
thony.
Editor Coe Of the Bryant News has
been selected as chief of the local fire
department. Guess we'll have to
journey to Bryant some day and yell
:'Fire" just to see HIM yump.
John Nipple is now getting out the
Pierre Capital-Journal and 1T goes
without saying that he will improve
its general appearance if nothing
more,
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1905-02-17

There is so much money in the New
York banks they don't know where to
store it. And to think that Cassie
Chadwick is IN Jail ut such a time.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1905-02-17

Folks would have Il good deal more
faith in the primary proposition If
there were less g%raftcrs connected with
the movement.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1905-02-17

BY common consent it is conceded
that the heaviest individual taxpayer
in America is Marshall Field, the
leading spirit in the great commercial
house in Chicago bearing his name.
He pays upon an assessment of forty
millions Of dollars. 1t might be noted,
by the way, that this big mercantile
institution by honest dealing and
truthful advertising has made million
aires of more than one dozen of it's
stockholders.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-09-29
SUCCESSFUL ARTIST
A BRIEF GLANCE AT CHARLES
DANA GIBSON.
Greater of a Type Known World Over
as Gibson Girl-Characteristics
Brought Out with Sim
plest Strokes.

/ doubt if it is accurate to say that
Charles Dana Gibson 'leaped into
fame with the Gibson girl, but as.
suredly she has ministered greatly to
his very general popularity-to say
nothing of his substantial income.
In appearance Gibson would strike
one observer as a successful business
man, anothera as bearing a marked re-
semblance to William ]. Bryan. Mr..
Gibson is no artist of the velvet coat,
low collar, and long hair type, but a
sturdy, strenuous sort of person, mat
ter of fact, sensible. He looks pros
porous, and, happily, not all good
artists are doomed to bare studio and
starvation wage.
He is still quite a young man, under
40. 1t is now about 20 years he has
been making sketches for the public,
and in this period he has spent con
siderable time abroad for the purpose
of study and observation. He first
studied, l believe, at the Art league
in New York, illustrated awhile for
the periodicals, at % went to Paris
to be under Julien. On his return to
New York he advanced rapidly in his
work as illustrator, and his creation
of the graceful woman known as the
Gibson girl made the young artist
widely known. MI. Gibson declares
it a handicap in a career to be identi-
fed early with some. one character.
as for instance Conan Doyle with
Sherlock Holmes and himself with the
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-09-29
If You Haven't

investigated our grocery values, we would advise you to do so. There is
wisdom in investigating before making your purchases. All we ask is that
you favor us with a call and give our values a moment consideration. Come
and sec u.s.. t IS
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-09-29
sonethng.

Somebody is OUT with a theory on
how to live forever. One benefit. if it
could be worked. would be the aboli.
ton Of the epita1h.-Chieago Tribune
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-09-29

Gibson girl-but to the layman 1t
does not seem such a heavy handicap.
Of course Mr.. Gibson desires to
have appreciated the great body OF
his work that has nothing to do with
the intruding Gibson girl. He has
spent much time in the study of hui
mainly first hand, and there are few
of the black-and-white artists that
make better use of such study. His
published books show he watches the
passing show, and we refer to a few:
London, as seen by G.. d. Gibson;
Pictures Of People; The Education of
Mr.. Pipp; Americans; A Widow and
Her Friends; The Social Ladder. In
an interview with a representative OF
the New York Times, Mr.. Gibson ex-
presses his views of the mistake made
by artists that shut themselves away
from life. He visits many capitalists,
knows men and women.
Political cartoons rather than So
cial cartoons once drew Mr.. Gibson, or
rather were drawn by him; and the
political satires were very good, too.
But society now imposes itself on the
artist, the publishers call this his line.
Although. we should say he was in =
position to more or less dictate his
W field, a man that report credits
with getting $1,000 a drawing. Re-
port also says that the Gibson girl
built the attractive New York man
sion in which the artist dwells. Sure
ly, it is not Just of him to belittle the
girl.
Do all successful men moralize on
how easy is success? We are not in
formed fully on this subject, but this
is what Charles Dana Gibson says
about the matter: Good work is
seldom unappreciated. 1t may be
only a few who do the applauding and
encouraging at first, or it may be
many. But good work is far too scarce
to go u~nrecognized for long, in my
experience"
When inquiry was made concerning
tales of artists who turn out work
very rapidly and receive big returns,
Gibson emphasized the fact that it
probably took a score of years to pre-.
pare the artist for his work and that
also many years had been spent in
gaining the requisite technical skill
for the mechanical part of the work.
Concerning his own methods he bore
witness that sometimes a sketch
might be many years in reaching com
'pletion, and said he often had 40 draw.
ings going at once To arrive at the
sure touch of Gibson, the ability to
| give expression in the simplest of
lines, must involve the expenditure of
no small amount of time-time spent
in photographing ON the mind the sub.
iect to be portrayed.
When asked il American artists
compare favorably with those of
Europe, Mr.. Gibson declares there are
none that excel a few of our own. He
finds the best models in this country,
although he is forced to add that good
models are few and far between every
where, just the ones dreamed OF.
ALSO, with gentle satire, is the
fact that inspirational moments Tor
the artist are not on tap, there is no
counting on periodical visits from the
Muse.
a ELLEN THAYER.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1905-11-03
o-s ,,onr the lines laid down in this

work along the lines laid down in this
this bulletin.
The colored state fair opened TO-DAY
at the state fair grounds. The mrs. u
these fairs was held in November, 1873
on the grounds now occupied by tae
Soldiers Home here. For O number u
years the fair was held there. The ne
groes In all parts OF the state have Tot
shown proper interest in 1t. but con-
ties in this section have made SOME
very cerditable exhibits. This year the
special feature will be the farm exhion
Raleigh people have made many con-
tributions OF money and supplies TO the
Roman Catholic orphanage here. aud
more will be given.
For some time Miss Sadie Bilyeu has
been travelling IN the interest or the
North Carolina ehildren's home soc-e-
ty and now Mrs Mamie Woedson VII
liams has taken the field for this ad-
mirable society, which is doing sacn
great work for the poor children in he
state.
Charters are granted the Seven
Springs Supply Company to deal IN
real estate and the Weldon Furniture
Company.
State Veterinarian TAFT Butler has
returned from Charlotte. where he was
a judge at the fair. He says that with
the exception of agricultural machinery
and Berkshire hogs. the exhibit was
as good as that IT the state fair. This
Is a very decided compliment TO the
county and shows that the state fair
will have TO bestir itself.
There will come up before the su-
preme court this week from Stanley
county, two cases for contempt. IL
which the attorney general will appear
these cases being somewhat along the
lines Of the Rogers and Sorrell ones
here in Wake.
Tomorrow night the time for making
proposals to the governor in the matter
of the sight for the permanent en-
campment of the National Guard Of
this state will expire. These proposals
have all come to the governor anil
this afternoon he and Adjutant Gene. al
Robertson had n conference regarding
them.
The supreme court will devote this
week TO appeals from the 10th district.
Among the lawyers who are here is
Hon. Theodore F. Kluttz of Salisbury
He was in the Office OF the state treas
urer and some asked the question If
there was any talk about politics. up-
on which MIR. Kluttz remarked tnat
there certainly was not in his section.
1t does not appear that there is any
where.
The governor offers reward of
$50 for John TAFT, white man who
escaped from Brncombe county Jail
and who murdered Joan Crowder In
Madison county.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1905-11-03
LIGHT SERVICE Is POOR
Doctrine of Municipal Ownership is
Not Popular i'm Goldsboro.
Especial to The Messenger

Goldsboro. \. G.. October 31.-This
somewhat new doctrine of municipal
ownership is anything but popular In
the Gem City of the Plains. when il
comes To the question of electric lights,
The burden of the complaint that
comes as wall from the masses is
Tor relief from the present miserable
conditions. The railroads have receiv-
ed their share Of condemnation for
causing Goldsboro to do without q
union passenger depot SO long, but now
that question has been settled by the
determination on the part of the au-
thorities To supply that long felt want,
indignation has been turned against
the board of public works and the city
authorities for their failure TO supply
the town with lights. Except for the
few lights on railroad street the town
Is i'll worse condition at night than
when 1t was moved from old Waynes-
boro on the banks a. Neuse river some
fifty years ago. \ stranger who should
chance to pass along any of the promi-
nent streets except the one mentioned
would put Goldsboro down in the class
of the village settlement Not ray
OF light would he find to guide his
footsteps. Even the crossroads town
has its streets lighted with kerosene oil.
This miserable condition of affairs
has been brought about since the city
purchased the electric light plant at a
cost which was then considered far in
excess Of its value. The giving way
OF the machinery and the running down
OF the plant has justified such q con-
tention- People cannot get light put
i'm their residence or business places
and it is claimed that the plant is even
insufficient to carry the lights they are
now trying TO furnish, not TO mention
the street lights which have been poor
for a long time and which have for the
past few weeks failed to- shine at all.
1t is said that Il company who are op-
Grating light plants i'm other parts OF
the state is trying to purchase the
Goldsboro plant. The people would
welcome such a change IL ii would
mean better lights.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1905-11-03
CARTOON OF MIR. ROOSEyELTsS
RETURN.

Mr.. Bergman furnishes the Wash
ington Post of Tuesday and the In
dustrial News. of Greensboro, Of We'd
nesday a capital cartoon illustrating
the presidents homecoming after his
southern tour. The picture represents
Mr. Roosevelt with his usual smile and
eyeglasses wearing a broad-brimmed
hat with wreath on it and his arms
full Of floral tributes each one having
attached to it a streamer bearing the
name of one of the states through
which he passed. Behind him comes
the famous little black bear with a
wreath of olive branches around bis
neck and dress suit case marked
Roosevelt in each paw. In the back
ground is a typical southerner waving
his hat and holding III his hand a
banner with this legend: The latch
string hangs outside 20 Theodore
ROoseyelt-Dixie." The cartoon is
one of Mr., Berryman's best; but the
artist made an unaccountable, but
glaring mistake Among the stream
ers attached to the wreaths there is
not one with the name of the state of
Louisiana. This was an oversight, of
course, but il should not have been
| made after the wildly enthusiastic re-
ception the people Of that state and
especially of New Orleans gave the
! president.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1905-11-03
WITH FLOBERT RIFLE
Shot Fired in Sport Produces Serious
Results and May Eventuate in Death

Milton High. the boy who Saturday
evening shot and badly wounded Mas
ter Lockwood Walker. was placed IN
der arrest this morning and gave bond
for his appearance before the mayor
one week from how, this being done
to await the result of the injuries re-
ceived by young Walker. The condi-
ton of the Walker boy was not very
favorable today He has suffered a
great deal and it is not certain yet as
to the outcome of the wound. The
ball struck his spinal column and may
result in death. Later developments
are that Walker and several of his
companions were paying rabbit and
hunter" when High came up with a
Flobert rifle. The Walker boy was The
rabbit" and was down on his hand;
and knees ready to be jumped. The
High boy, when arrested, gave boIt
for his appearance before the mayor in
one week-Special to Industrial News.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1905-11-03

Serious Accident TO John Edwards in
Cotton Ginnery-Whiskey DistiI-
ler Accidentally Shoots Himself.
Especial TO The Messenger.

Especial TO The Messenger
Goldsboro. " c.. November Joe
F. Hines, distilIer. operating a whis-
key plant at Jason. in Greene county,
was brought 10 the hospital here yes
terday afternoon and underwent an
operation this morning He accidental
~ shot himself on Sunday afternoon
week ago while riding along the
public road, with his wife and chill
dren. He had been here 10 visit rela-
tives and was on his way back home
He had a pistol in his pocket and sew
eral times loaded Ii and shot at trees
along the road. Fi'e was intoxicated,
and gave his wife the reins to drive
He finally ceased shooting and began
to settle down off the seat His wife
noticed blood on the side OF his head,
but could do nothing until she met
two men in the road. The men took
Hines from the buggy and one Of them
stayed with Hines, while the other
carried his wife and children home.
He was then taken home and medical
aid summoned. He was unconscious
and has remained so most of the time
since. The operation today was for
purpose of locating the bullet and find
out the extent of the fracture of his
skull. He is in a serious condition and
his recovery is considered doubtful
A young man Jno. Edwards, at work
in cotton ginnery in the upper edge
of Greene county, sustained very Sc
rious accident yesterday afternoon.
He was putting tallow on a belt to
keep it from slipping when his right
arm was caught by the belt and twist
ed off just below the shoulder He
was thrown violently to the floor. and
his arm was thrown down stairs. He
! was alone when the accident happen
ed. but people at work down stairs
heard his cries and came to his as
sistance. A physician was hastily sum-
moned and his wound dressed The
accident of course is a serious one,
but his life is not considered in DAN
The semi-weekly messenger., 1905-11-03

The decree has gone forth from head
quarters of Washington society tnat
ladies must wear short skirts at the
balls and other social functions this
winter The rule for receptions is that
the hostess and those assisting her vii.
wear trains and the guests will wear
skirts which barely touch the floor
This style comes from the imperia
court Of Berlin and is said to be a rule
made oy the kaiser
The semi-weekly messenger., 1905-11-03
REPORT TO BUREA OF LABOR
Summary of Labor Condition. Wages.
Cost of Living. Farm Products and
Education.
Srecial to Tha Mess enger.


Raleigh, N. .. October 31-Statis-
tics from $50 farmers reports to the
bureau of labor summarized show the
following conditions:
In fifty four employment is regUia ::
IN forty three irregular. One couI ~
reports negro labor reliable; nine:y
five unreliable; one mo negro labor.
Every county reports labor scarce,
and complains of tendency 3l
the colored population to congre gate
in towns seeking easy employment.
Ninety five counties report an increase
in the cost of living; the highest av-
erage wages paid to men is $19.Si, al
increase of ninety eight cents per
month over last year; lowest Si2.l3
increase OF SLIP. The highest wages
paid to women IS S12.42, average N
crease Of eighty eight cents; the lowest
1928, increase $2l2; the average wages
of children, $7.45, increase, $1.95.
SIAty-six counties produce cotton al
s50.G3 per bale Of 500 pounds; eighty
turec produce wheat at cents; ninet y
seven produce corn at 40 cents; sixty
five counties produce tobacco at 81 i
per lQ) pounds. This information III
Gicdtes substantial profit on wheat
corr, cotton, and tobacco.
Ten counties report educational CON
diuions good: thirty four, fair; forty
eight poor; five bad; ninety three re
port Improvement
Thirty four counties report financia:
conditions good, fo.'jy fair; nineteen
poor; four bad; eighty eight report lm-
provement; eighty two counties favo1
compulsory education; fifteen oprose
it
The semi-weekly messenger., 1905-11-03

Every ounce of food you eat that
fails to digest does pound of harm.
1t turns the entire meal into poison
This not only deprives the blood of the
necessary tissue-building material, but
it, poisons it. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
is a perfect digestant. 1t digests the
food regardless of the condition of the
stomach. 1t allows that organ to rest
and get strong. Relieves Belching,
Heart Burn, Sour Stomach, Indiges-
ton. PalpitatiOn of the Heart, etc.
Sold bv K. r. Bellamy.