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The leader., 1905-03-04
STATE NEWS ITEMS.


for FIVE years at $4,000 year.
Rev. j. L.. Low, of Laurel's
Baptist church, has been called to
the pastorate of the Water Valley
church.
Governor Vardaman may be
obliged to borrow 500, 900 soon.
to pay the Mississippi State ex-
penses.
The Saratoga Bottling Works,
capitalized at $4,000, opened up
at Saratoga, March /. Saratoga
will soon have an ice factory.
"Buds Odom. a man in the en-
ploy of the Cumberland Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company,
fell from pole near Natchez and
received internal injuries thought
to be fatal.
Will McPhay, the negro barber
who killed Walter McMorris, a
special policeman at Summit, on
Nov. 19, 1902, has been captured
at Seattle, Washington. There is
no doubt of his identity and wife,
children and father are with him.
The residence and contents be-
longing to j. P. Clark, at Law
renee, Newton county, were de-
stroyed by fire. Although the
family had not retired for the
night, the blaze bad reached such
proportions when discovered, tnat
It was all the family could do to
escape with their lives.
Brutus Morgan, foreman for
the Il. & S. Island contractors,
Bowles & Hemingway, was shot
and almost instantly killed Sun
day night at Silver Creek, by
Marshal Carlisle. Mr.. Morgan
had just returned from jackson,
where he had been securing hands
for the graders, and on alighting
from the train used such profane
language that his arrest was at
tempted by the marshal. He
drew his revolver and opened fire,
which was returned with deadly
effect, three of the four shots fir
ed by the marshal reaching vital
places.
Gov. Vardaman and the mem
bers of the penitentiary Board Of
Control left Wednesday for the
penitentiary farm in Sunfower
county to make an inspection Of
the farm and the prisoners, and
to reyeiw the work done for the
coming years. crop. After visit
ing the farm the Board left in a
bodv FOR .athrnn Mo. fo insnect
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-01-05


The scene was a third-class
smoking compartment, five on a
side. The speaker was stout, for
id, with shortcut grey hair, and
was very self-satisGed. The efem-
mate degeneracy of modern young
men was his theme, relates Lon
don Tit-bits.
"Look at me! Sixty years of age
never had a days illness in my
life, and can do my four miles an
hour! Why? Because from when
l was 20 to when / was over 40, |
lived q regular life. No dslica-
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-01-05

cies for me! No late hours!
Every day, summer and winter, I
went to bed at nine, got up at five,
lived principally on porridge,
worked hard hard, mind you,
from eight to one, then dinner,
then an hours walking exercise,
and then"
''Beg your pard'n, gunner" in
terrupted young working man
sitting opposite, ''but wot was you
in for?"
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-01-05
RQbe and the Poets.
Mr.. EdutOr-

Mr.. Edutor-
I've bin havin' the durnest time
this last weak or two fgerin' out
how all them poets come to take
up winter residence at Hotel-de-
Stone. I can't understand it..
No Sur, I can't. They are gettin'
thicker here than freckles on a
trouts back, and I've bin told that
they are all workin' overtime so
as to be prepared to outwarble the
pretty little sparrows when they
come again. I'll tell you rite here,
Mr.. Edutor, that when they all
git sorrin' and a hutterin' they
will make that family paper of
yourns look like the inside of a
song book that a jay buys at a
circus. It will put a motion in
that printin' press of yourns that
will sound like churn drill Jest
tryin' to keep up with the rime.
The devil in your printin' shanty
will go bug-house sure. Yes he
will.
You no I'm very fond of poetry.
Yes I am; specially that kind that
takes a Teller way up and then let's
him drop 80 gently that he forgets
when he stopped, accept that he
feels an emptiness near his vest
buttons. By the great spoon
lightning if a Teller didn't tell me
t'other day that writtin' poetry
was grand exercise to make the
hair grow. Yes he did. [ guess
it was all 0. K, cause I saw one
of them poets of yourns with hair
on his face that look like a hedge
of ge-brush.
Now writtin' poetry may be
good for the hair, but you use to
have a Teller who streaked the in
side of that family paper of yourns,
who said that poet never had but
one pair of sox, and that they al
ways wore their shoes out at the
toe, jumpin' railroad ties. Now
that Teller was mistaken. Yes he
was, cause they never do any NOV
in only in summer and then they
go bear-feeted. Yes they do, and
in the winter they wear someone
elses. Now you may think, Mr..
Edutor, that I don't know what I
am talkin' about. I guess you
are thinkin' rite and if you don't
believe it, come round and we
will take that thinkin' apparatus
of yourns apart and oil it. Yes
we will.
Lovingly Yourns,
/. B. A. RUBE.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-01-05

Prior to his appointment to the
secretaryship of the navy, he had
devoted his time and study to
railroading. He is one of the
most distinguished traffic men in
the railroad world today. He left
the position ofvice president of the
Santa Fe Railroad to manage one
of the most important, if not the
most important department of our
government at the call of the
president. He is chief adviser to
the president in matters pertain
ing to the proposed legislation of
the Interstate Commerce Com
mission.
Joy and Mark recently gave a
house party at the old Nebraska
home in honor of the navy secre-
tary. Altho this party was an
unique affair, it is an object les
son for US all, and shows the pos
sibilities of the American boy.
The party was the friends of the
father and sons and consisted of
four railroad presidents, four rail-
road vice presidents, three railroad
general managers, the president
of the Caxton Club, the president
of the Michigan Salt Association,
the president of the American
Trust and Savings Bank, the vice
president of the American Ex-
press Co., the vice president of
the Diamond Glue Co., two SEN
ators, one congressman, two
judges, an ex-governor, the worlds
fair architect, John Shedd of the
largest dry goods house in the
world, E. E. Aver and j. B. Lord
who have cut more timber for rail-
road ties than any other two men,
w. Chamers, who sells mining
machinery all over the world, and
lastly, DR.. George Miller, editor
and politician. A party of more
than two dozen self-made men.
These intellectual giants are ideals
to which we all should aspire.
These men are not poets, they
have been American boys and
with honest clean characters, a
passion for work they have risen
and are today mllestones in the
worlds progress.
Paul Morton was called to the
cabinet on account of his infu.
ence, his business ability and his
manly courage. His rise in the
world should be an encourage
ment to every American boy to
strive and develop the best there
is in him. as the life of the pres
emit secretary of the navy has dem
onstrated that even the farmer
boy can reach the upper rung in
the ladder if he will but make an
honest endeavor. A. b.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-01-05

"Bilkins got married rather sud-
denly, didn't be?'
YES; somebody gave him a
railway pass to Bournemouth for
two, and he didn't want to waste
it."-London Tit Bits.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-01-05

Woman is a queer creation.
She uses her smiles and tears
alike for the vanquishment of
man Baltimore News.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-01-05
a T ST. LOUIS has been held
the greatest exposition the
y world has ever known: and


= - world has ever known; and
at the threshold of the 10th GEN.
fury, 1t gives the visitor wonder
full and worthy knowledge of the
condition of the arts and industries
of the whole world. Not alone
the greatest exposition, but let me
add, the most magnificent; it's
initial cost, nearly $1OO.OOO,OOO,
far exceeding any of the worlds
fairs that have preceded 1t, and
many decades will come and go be-
fore the world shall see anything
to compare with it. Well may
this be as it is; for the fair at St.
Louis commentaries one OF the
most sagacious deals in real estate
ever before or since recorded in
the history of great events. Presi-
dent Jefferson believed it and said:
's'No time like now, for we have no
control of tomorrow" Tho many
abused HIM and argued against it,
the personality of this great man
prevailed, and he lived to see all
opponents convinced of the splen-
did propriety of the purchase.
This "deal," to which 1 refer, is
known as the Louisiana Purchase.
The French Revolution had
cost that already impoverished
country much money, and it's cred
1t at home and abroad was ruined.
Students of French history are
fully acquainted with this fact.
Needing money, and that badly,
too, Napoleon. fearful of the re-
suit of the impending struggle
with England, and that that coun-
try would capture the territory of
Louisiana, sold this large tract of
aand to our government, the con-
sideration in money being $l5,-
100000.
Before this acquisition our area
was $4,000 square miles, with the
Mississippi River as it's western
boundary, line drawn east and
west below Matches, being it's
southern boundary, an area about
equal to European Russia and the
scandinavian Peninsula. In the
purchase consummated on April
30, 1903, we acquired $4,000
square miles, territory equal to
Germany, France, Belgium, Hol-
Hand, England, Ireland and Scot
land. In other words, we had
become in day, and without blood
shed, equal in landed possessions
TO all Europe. Our 827, 900 square
miles, or 29,28O,OOO acres, had
been increased by $4,000 square
miles or 55O,OOO,OOO acres, to an
aggregate Of 1,O79,28O,OOO acres.
The cost to the government in this
purchase being less than three
cents per acre.
This new territory comprised
nearly all the present states of
Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri,
Iowa, Minnesota, North and South
Dakota, Nebraska, most of Kan
sas, Indian Territory, part of Col
orado, most of Wyoming, Montana,
Oregon and Washington. In this
stupendous transaction the United
States was, at once, made the
dominant power of the Western
Continent and her prestige has
liberalized governmental systems
of the entire world. Not alone
.sagacious, but this zeal estate deal
proves itself the most profitable of
ANY that history has ever recorded,
for it became at once a stepping
sstone~feading onward and upward.
An the acquisition of this territory
an entering wedge was made visi-
bile, a6d other desirable deals were
soon placed to our credit.
First, in 1919, of Spain, we
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-01-05
The Merton Family.

Day with the father of the presen
secretary of the navy. It is true
we all know there is such day Sc
apart each year, but as yet We
have not associated it with the
name of the late Sterling Morton
and had not one of his sons, Pau
Morton, been called by the presi-
dent of the United States to the
secretaryship of the navy there is
no doubt but that a great majority
of the people would still be un-
acquainted with the origin OF
Arbor Day. At the present time
when we hear and read so much
about the preservation of our for
est SUBJECT that will occupy the
minds of our best men for years
to come, Arbor Day will go down
through the ages as a beautiful
memorial to it's founder.
In 1855 Sterling Morton with
his bride, Caroline Joy, settled on
government land one mile west of
what is now Nebraska City. Their
first home, a log house, was called
Arbor Lodge, and at that time
was the only house between the
Missouri River and the Rocky
Mountains. It was here upon
the plains that Mr.. Morton spent
forty-fve years of his life, not
years of inactivity, but years of
study. While he was practically
the first settler in Nebraska he
had the foresight to see that in
the coming years the plains of
that great state would be dotted
with the homes of agriculturists
or with cities. While he was
always watchful for his own pros
perity, yet his watchfulness did
not grow into sel6shness. He was
always earnest and diligent in his
efforts to promote the welfare of
his fellow citizens, especially in
the pursuit of farming. He re-
allied that from the homes of the
farmers would come the greatest
good for the building up of a
strong and liberty-loving people
and with this great thought in
mind he gave his influence towards
identifying the home surround
ings; and this led, finally, to the
setting apart OF one day for tree
planting. A day that naturally
took the name of the desolate spot
on the desert that he had made
beautiful by his own wit. Prob
ably his great aim during his
private or public life was what
could he do to benefit the individ-
ual and the state as a whole. In
this work he associated with him.
self the leading men in the state.
A year prior to his death in
1902 he had four grown up sons
who were making their mark in
active business enterprises. His
youngest son, Carl, at his death in
1901, was at the head of large
manufacturing concern in Wau-
kegan, was interested in other
large enterprises in Chicago, and
was associated with the leading
men in the state of Illinois. His
eldest son was, as might be ex-
pected, named after his mother.
Joy Morton IS also financially in
terested with many large COM
panies but devotes his personal
attention largely to the Interna-
tional Salt Co. in looking after its
Western trade. His large bust
ness connections bring him in
association with the leading men
in business, among whom he is
considered careful and energetic
thinker.
The second youngest son is
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-01-05
sWHAT THE ST. LOUIS FAIR
STANDS FOR

in the "clean up we added what
! is now Nevada, Utah, Colorado,
Arizona, California and part OF
Wyoming and New Mexico. By
treaty in 1916 with England,
known as the Anglo-American
Treaty, the present states of Wash
ington, Oregon, Montana, Idaho
and part of Wyoming became ours.
This in but little over gener.
alton, the inspiration of the Louis
lana Purchase had so "divined
our way" tina. our Atlantic sea
coast had reached it's present d.
mension, giving us 1000 miles of
coast line on the Gulf of Mexico,
besides an unbroken Pacific coast
line, with all the land that lay be-
tween these natural, unchallenged
boundaries; and the $4,000 square
miles of our earlier possessions
now Tin 1846) had become 3,OOO,-
600 square miles.
Alaska came to us in diplomat
ic deal with Russia in 1867, which
added 100000 square miles more
to our domain. Hawaii, already
under our influence, and we, still
under the influence of the Louis
lana Purchase, was annexed in
1898. As a result of the Spanish
War we added Porto Rico, the
Philippines and Guam. We also
gained prestige in the West In
dies, liberating Cuba, establishing
a protectorate over it. Our domi-
nance was further strengthened in
a treaty with the Republic of Pan
anna, which gives US absolute con-
troll over ten mile strip of land
from ocean to ocean, enabling the
construction of a great ship canal
connecting these waters. While
this canal will greatly benefit the
commercial interests of the whole
world, no other nation will enjoy
so directly these benefits as will
our own country, and the invest
ment will prove itself most excel
lent from financial standpoint.
[ assert that all these great
achievements have been the result
of the purchase from France of
the Louisiana territory in 1903,
and which is commemorated this
year in the great fair at st. Louis.
This Jefferson Bonaparte En-
pire" contains today one-fourth of
our population and produces one
half of the food products of this
great country, amounting to over
Out of this vast territory has
been built dozen prosperous
states, one of which contains a
larger population today than was
the entire population of the Unit
ed States at the date of its &C.
QUESTION. st. Louis has more
residents at this time than had all
the cities of the country at the
date of annexioD, and the manu-
featured products of that same
city amount to $25O,O0O,OOO per
annum, or about Is times the
price paid for the valuable terri
tory.
In 1928 Monroe issued his ia.
nous doctrine for the protection
of the weaker republics of the
South, and in 1866 Sewell COM
PEELED Louis Napoleon to obey
this mandate when he ordered him
out of Mexico. Again, thirty
years later, in 1896, Cleveland
made it operative in the Venezuela
controversy.
''Thls exposition illustrates the
national expansion, of which great
event that it commentaries, was
the first STEP"
w. A. P.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-09
Some Of Hardin County Print
ING Taken to Neighboring
County by Competition
TAX PAYERS KICKED ON PRICE
Consequently the Board of supervis-
ors Opened the Job to Bids, But Did
Not Restrict Them to Hardin County
Hamilton County Shop Was the
Lowest Competitor.
ecial TO es-Repuhlican.

Special to Times Republican.
Iowa Falls. Jan. 9.-ConIpetition
promises to take some Of the county
printing to q neighIboring county and
shut out the print shops" that help
support the county machinery by pay
ing taxes into the county treasury.
Some one complained that the county
was being robbed in the printing OF
the annual report of the county audi
tor, in pamphlet form. AS a result.
the board of supervisors sought to get
right and opened the job to bids, but
did not restrict the bids to Hardin
county. AS a result bids were filed
by printers in the state ana cut with
the result that print shop in Hamil-
ton county will probably do the job
and let the offices of this county con-
template the ruination prices that out
side competitors filed. 1t is figured
that the job is worth on conserva-
tive basis, S1.38 a page, but the bid
that knocks the persimmon is said to
be 81 cents a page. Whether the next
step will be. to let the publication Of
the official proceedings to the lowest
bidder irrespective of location Is not
stated, but it seems TO be on a par
with this instance of sending county
printing out OF the county in order to
save the tax payers the difference in
nripp
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-09
stature ana Illness.

According to a pepper read by DR..
6hrubsall before the British associa'
ton, sufferers from tonsilitis. rheuma-
tism and heart disease are of higher
stature, and sufferers from tuberculo-
sis, nervous and malignant diseases of
q lower stature than healthy individ-
uals.
It appears that blond sufferers from
pulmonary tuberculosis respond to
treatment better than brunettes, while
in diseases Of the heart the positions
are reversed. 1t Is believed that in
successive generations Of city life stat
ure shows progressive diminution and
that there is an increase in brunette
traits with each generation passing
from rural to urban life. With in
creasing length of raaidence there is
an increase of morbidity among the
different classes Of Londoners.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-09
OLDEST IOWA WOMAN DEAD.
Mrs. Mary Finn, Believed to be Over
Hundred Years Of Age Dies at Fair

field.
Fairfield, Jan. S.--Mrs. Mary Finn
died last evening at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. Michael Franz, who cared
for her, as she was alone. in the world.
She was undoubtedly the oldest person
in the state. For many years it was
not known how old she was, and pa
pers were obtained from Ireland, her
birthplace, showing her to be not less
than nine-seven and probably more
than a hundred. She was born in
Neese, Ireland, and came to this coun-
try when small child. She was pos
sessed of a remarkable memory and
could call to mind quite distinctly
events which happened when she was
small girl. She has no relatives liv-
ing that are known of, as her two sis
tiers. and brother have not been heard
of for many years, and it is thought
that they, too, are deceased. She has
visited the old country many times and
was fond of telling Of the customs
there. She was firm believer in the
Catholic church, and was prominent
worker in it. The funeral services will
be held at two o'clock Sunday after
noon from the st. Mary's Catholic
church and the remains will be taken
to Ottumwa on the Burlington passen-
ger No. 13, and will be inferred In the
OttumWa cemetery.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-09
Gladbrook Items.
Special to mes-Republican.

Special W neutrality-suspicious.
Gladbrook, Jan. Oh. II. Wescot
of Toledo was in our city Saturday.
e. W. Barnes sold two loads OF
cattle Saturday afternoon at Parker's
barn. A few of the cattle were not
disposed of.
Mr. Hayes of the Lee Livestock and
Commission Company, was in town
over Sunday. w. Is. King was former
ly connected with the commission
company.
The construction Of our steel water
tower is progressing nicely. One sec
ton is all that remains to be put in
place. The additional height and the
larger capacity Of our new water
tower and tank will greatly increase
the efficiency Of our water works sys-
tenn.
The combination sale at Parker's
barn was certainly a success. With
a crowd as large as seldom graces tn.
streets Of Gladbrook the various sales
brought good prices. The need of such
sales has been apparent, especially
SO for the farmer, who has but few
head of livestock, for he is assured
of good prices among so many bidders.
1t is entirely probable that the sales
will be held at intervals from three
weeks to month apart.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-09
The Shade.


This tree, which stands with srms out.
spread
With leaves like fingers tremulous
To seize all GOODNESS overhead
And softly watt it down to US;
This tree--it means hundred years
OF rain and sun, of drought and dew,
Before this shade. which rests and cheers
Into today's perfection, grew.
Some kindly one, forgotten now,
May thoughtfully have placed the seed,
Foreseeing that each reaching Dough
Would satisfy a worn ones need.
Whoe'er he was. that unknown one.
Who set tho seed sproutlet slim,
He knew not that he had begun
What stands monument to him.
The trees-the kindly trees-that blaze
With springs green flame Of autumn'0
blush,
The sentry fires that line the ways
Into the woodlands peaceful hush
Through all the years they slowly grow
Until they shield the lowered sod.
The trees-the kindly trees-they show
The patient thoroughness OF God.
This tree, which stands with arms out
spread.
Seems to pronounce while standing thus
A blessing and to gently shed
A benediction over us.
The sunlight shuttles through the leaves.
With threads of gold that flash and play.
Across the warp Of shade 1t weaves
The mingled fabric of the day.
w. d. Nesbit in ST Louis Globe-Demo-