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The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-02-02
Wholesale and
Retail Rates

vided up into the smallest items and
each item bears its proportional bur-
den of freight tariff.
The writer remembers that in the
hearing before the interstate commerce
commission at Kearney, the distin-
guished attorneys for the railroads in
their pleadings, tried to make the
point that the complainant was not In
business as shipper at Kearney and
for that reason was not interested in
the freight rates co. lplained of. This
is mentioned to show how common the
idea must be in the public mind where
educated men who are supposed to I'M
derstand law and equity would under
take to debar citizen from his stand
ing in court under such mistaken
pleas. To the lawyer and layman,
let it be known, we must do equity
| in order to receive it.
The merchant, whether wholesaler
or retailer, will say: II think 1t rea-
sonable that the man who handles
large quantities of anything should
buy them at lower prices prf portion
ately than the man who handles them
in small quantities" He will say:
"This principle is used in every days
business. and has been since civiliga-
ton began and it has been applied in
railroading and always will be-" The
Niger in the woodpile to that kind
of reasoning is, we'fail to distinguish
between the necessary agency the gov
eminent exercises through the rights
of eminent domain in the railroad
question and the freedom which is al
lowed the individual in the exercise of
| his private business. And / know of
no better illustration to bring to every
ones mind the truth of the writers
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-02-02

Down at Columbia where the Mis-
souri, state university is located, a
farmer was called upon to make a
speech to one of the societies that held
a meeting there whose name is Nor
ton H. Pendleton and this Missourian,
who, when he is at home, lives on a
farm called Grassland" which is To-
Gated near Centralia, proceeded to
show the college professors and others
assembled there some things He did
it after the following fashion:
Sometimes I talk for fun. sometimes
for money, but tonight I'm talking for
farmers. : I'm one of the sons of the
toll | know the farmers troubles and
l am here to tell some of them.
Until / began farming never knew
that there were so many hogs in the
world. | find the woods is full of them
and they all need ringing. A hog that
don't need ringing is down in the back
or dead Another thing about a
hog. | have never gone out to feed my
hogs yet and had one of them come
UP and wait until any of the rest got
there Not only does he not wait but
he grabs the corn and runs off with it,
And the hog that has been laying
around the corn crib and drinking slop
from the kitchen for year or two is
generally the biggest hog
The majority of mankind are not
related to hogs, but some are, and these
we must ring. They are in the farm
.ers crib and are eating up his sub
stance. But my subject is not hogs,
but serpents, the twin serpents, the
packers and the railroads, and how to
Lruise their heads. Every monopoly
and trust affects the farmer as well as
every other man not on the inside and
profiting by it, but the beef trust and
the railroad monopoly are the two
serpents whose Shiny coils are around
the farmer. n aake them off-to cut
them loose-to iir heads is
the thought of tn The farm
er's heel is just il 10 get on to
them. And if l mis- lot the signs
of the times we are going to see the
heel of Uncle Sam come down and woe
be unto all that are beneath it.
In the Vatisan in Rome. of which
you have heard the college orator
speak, is celebrated work of art,
marble sculpture representing LAGOON
and his two bows being strangled by
snakes. The faces of the father and
sons express the most intense agony
and pain as they struggle in the coils
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-02-02

contention that freight rate should
be one rate and one only, than to
again refer to the two-cent postage
stamp.
The railroad men have devised
what they call classification sheets
and as rule the tonnage Of merchan-
disc Is divided into ten classes, but
the traffic manager always reserves
the right to make any rate he pleases
as is well illustrated by reported in
terview in the Chicago Tribune OF
January oath, which says: When
we are offered grain for export from
Nebraska by way Of Chicago, we shall
make a rate to do business" said
freight traffic manager of western
railroad yesterday I'VE will not make
any rates on theory We first want to
see the business
In other words, the great arteries Of
trade and the blood of business life
before it can move must make itself
known to his Russian Autocracy and
secure his consent to a rate that will
enable it to move Instead of rates
being made on a theory" of equity
and right, based on the average rate
which the tonnage has shown to have
borne for the past seventeen years OF
compiled statistics, we must go to the
royal blockhead who mismanages rail-
roads, as does the peasant OF Russia
60 to his royal master and humbly PEE
tition for the right to live.
This Is as it should be If We do not
and minds the sense OF right which IS
implied in the words, do equity II you
would obtain it.
A. ]. GUSTIN.
Kearney, Neb.
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The basis of receiving equity is do
ing equity. So long as the public mind
fails to grasp the difference between
private business and that which in it's
nature is public, the mistaken theory
that freight rates in small quantities
should be retail and in large quantities
wholesale will prevail. And before we
can get proper idea OF just freight
rates, we must distinctly understand
that quantity should be eliminated from
the freight question exactly as it is in
regard to postage stamps.
There is no wholesale price for post
age stamps. The poor man who wishes
to write letter must put upon it a
twO-cent stamp for which he pays the
government two cents. The wealth.
lest man in the country must pay ex-
actly the same amount and if he sends
million letters, they must each bear
the two-cent stamp. This is the true
theory of governmental agencies treat
ing it's citizens alike and without dis
elimination.
1t is remarkable that among our
brightest public journals and among
the best informed editorial writer's,
we find them almost universally hold
ing to the theory that large shipper
should have proportionately less rates
than the small shipper, the very the
ory of which is discrimination.
In the January 18th issue of life, .
in discussing the tariff and freight
rates, the editor of that bright jour
nal says: ut is not unjust that a
large shipper should get less rate
than small one. The rate for ten
tons should be less than ten times the
rate for one ton"
The artist who illustrates his arti-
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-02-02

some things that's rubbing you, just
begin to yell and get your neighbors
to yell and get everybody to yell and
don't stop yelling until Uncle Sam
asks whats the matter?' Then tell
him the trouble, and tell him to move
double quick.
According to my doctrine the state
ought to take over the stock yards
and manage and control them In the
interest of the people as whole. Let
laws be enacted and enforced which
will give absolute protection to the
buyers and sellers in that market. And
let the people in the towns and the
country kill their own stock as far as
possible. | was glad when learned
that here in Columbia some enterprise
ing men were putting in an indepen-
dent packing plant Now you watch
the packers run meat into this town
at less than cost and try TO crush out
this enterprise. If / were running a
butcher shop in this town and the pack
ers offered me meat on the hook at
the price of beef on the hoof would
tell them to go to -- wherever
my religion would allow me to say.
The packers violate the law every
day. They agree daily on the price
they will pay and the price at which
they will sell. Supply and demand
operate, of course, but the packers can
push the price up or down just as they
wish. Now this is no theory and there
is no guessing about it. | have seen
them do it and any other man who has
bought and sold around where they do
business has seen it. But what are you
going to do about it? I'm too young
TO announce any radical remedies, but
I will venture this much. Ifsthe farm
ers in particular and the public in gem
eral will inform themselves OF the live
stock situation and the dead stock sit
nation. there will be something doing.
But the public-oh? the public-they
step over evils six feet high and never
see anything until it bumps them IN
the head. Every man is tryins TO
feather his own nest, with mighty
little thought of the public good. Men
become satisfied in their little spheres
of activity, forgetting that. there are
buzzards above them just waiting for
a chance at their carcass. When we.
see the black shadows about us 1t -
a good time to stop and take shot at
the beasts above. The man who keeps
his nose, continually to the grind stone
may sharpen his nose but he will end
M with a disfigured face. They
used to make a heap of fun or
the horse back farmer but md
II can see more up on the top
of a horse than can on the
ground. It's a good idea to get up on
the fence occasionally and think =
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-02-02

farmer folds his hands, and the stock
yards company goes down one pocket
and the commission firms down the
other and if he gets back home with
his breeches he is doing WELL He had
sense enough to raise or buy his stuff,
and feed it, and ship it to market, but
he hasn't sense enough to SELL it or
buy more, and he has to have help to
get his pass back home
| say to you that the great state of
Missouri ought to own the stock yards
in the cities Of st. Louis, Kansas City
and st. Joe, and all of the centers of
population in the state and they ought
to be run at minimum cost for the
benefit of the farmers who produce and
ship the stock to market Not only
should the state own the yards, but the
farmer should be allowed to sell his
own stuff and buy. it in the open mar
ket AS it is, killer in the city cannot
or will not buy from farmer in the
country without allowing fee to some
pet commission firm. If one packing
house buyer gets into pen and bids
on stuff and wants his bid to be final
he will notsbe molested by his competi-
tor-his rival-his pal. They remind
me OF the way tramps do business.
When meat is to be had they chalk the
gate and the next day his brother
tramp stops for feed at the same place.
And Lam not sure but that the state
should maintain Strengthening house
where the farmer can have his stock
killed at so much per hundred which
would open the market to retail butch
ers who could then buy it on the hook.
It is done in other countries and we
certainly have as much sense as Sleepy
Europe. But the beef trust has us
they fix the price and they make the
market. Why have hogs been worth
about four cents at home all fall with
corn at 40 to SO cents? Because the
packers are now packing their pork.
And why will they sell higher in very
few weeks? Because the packers will
have pork to SELL Like begets like.
They handle hogs so much they become
like them And why do the farmers
and stock men permit these conditions
TO exist? Because they have not
howled out loud enough against them.
These men we send to make our laws
they will listen to us, when they are
sure the howl means business. At last
a president of the United States has
heard the farmers yell and he has
answered "Rah! rah! rah! oh, yes sir
we'll look into the beef trust-we'll
crack it to the railroads and We'll do
any other old thing that the people
demand. Publicity is the doctrine.
1t will pull bad things down and it will
help good things up. My advice to
farmers is when you see great evil,
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1905-12-23
CHRISTMAS.

As the Messenger will not ap-
pear again until after Christmas,
we take this occasion to wish all
our readers and patrons, and man.
kind in general, a Merry. Merry
Christmas, let all for this day for
get our troubles, our tribulations,
our hardships and sufferings and
put on an air of happiness in or
der to enjoy this day and make
our surroundings look more hap
py and cheerful, and make all
around Us feel the real happiness
that should always prevail on this
glorious day that brought happi-
ness and sunshine to the christian
people.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1905-12-23
Grip Quickly Knocked Out.

"Some weeks ago during the severe
winter weather both my wife and my
self contracted severe colds which speed.
lily developed into the worst kind of Ia
grippe with all its miserable symptoms"
says Mr.. ]. s. Egleston Of Maple Land
ing, Iowa. Knees and joints aching,
muscles sore. head stopped, eyes and nose
running. with alternate spells of chills
and fever. We began using Chamber.
lain's Cough Remedy. aiding the same
with dose Of Chamberlain's Stomach
and Liver Tablets, and by its liberal use
coon completely knocked out the grip
It Is good plan to take a dose of the
Tablets when you have cold. They
promote healthy action of the bowels,
liver and kidneys which is always bene-
fetal when the system lie congested by a
cold or attack Of the grip. For sale by
T. j. Liable.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1905-12-23
ToRTUE OF A PREACHER.

ToRTUE OF A PREACHER.
The story of the torture of Rev.
U. d. Moore, pastor of the Baptist
church, of Harwersville, N. Y,
will interest you. He says: II
suffered agouies, because of persis-
tent cough, resulting from the
grip. l had to sleep sitting up 10
bed. Itried many remedies, with
out relief, until I took DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption
Coughs and Colds, which entirely
cured my cough, and saved me
from consumption" A grand cure
for diseased conditions of Throat
and Lungs. At T. j. Liable drug
gist; price Soc and $l,0O, guaran-
teed. Trial bottle free.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1905-12-23

The fifth ward of st. Martin pa
rish is again coming to the front
as the disturbing spot of this pa
rish. All the serious criminal af-
fairs that were brought to Court
came from that ward, mostly.
Elus Leblanc convicted to death
penalty came from that ward, the
three white men who have been in
Jail tor several weeks for murder
ing q negro came from that ward,
the men who tried to rape a color
ed woman came from that ward,
and all these crimes are commit
ted by white men, which shows
that there is coterie of vicious
people living in that ward which
are a diecredit to the good people
of the ward and q blot upon the
honest and respectable citizens of
that ward. Those people some
time ago displayed wisdom and a
disposition to improve their con-
diton when they took the lead in
voting special taxes for school
purposes, but we are now told that
the school at Marks will soon be
closed because the children of that
locality do not 60 to school any
more, and the average attendance
is less than ten, when they have a
school under the charge of COM
petent teacher. The last report of
the Grand Jury says there is a
high school at Cecilia, but had
they Investigated a little further
they would have discovered that
there is a high school building,
the school authorities did their
duty in trying to establish high
school there, knowing that it was
sadly needed, but this high school
is yet closed, although the teach
ers were appointed and went there
TO open the school, but the report
comes that the people of that To-
,ality do not want to board the
'eachers, and as the teachers are |
unable to secure boards they bad
% leave and the school is yet clo-
led. and will probably not be
opened this season. This is real |
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1905-12-23

Mrs. Hacket Thomas entertain.
ed the Ladies Social Club Tues
day evening, the weather was a.
bad as it could possibly be made,
but that did not prevent a full at
tendance, and the entertainment
of the members was made tho
more pleasant.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1905-12-23
Must Be Quick.

Pains In the stomach and attacks OF
the collie come on SO suddenly and are 90
extremely painful that immediate relief
must be obtained. There is no necessity
OF sending for doctor in such cases II
bottle Of Chamberlain's Collie. Cholera
and Dierrhoea Remedy Is at hand. No
doctor can prescribe better medicine.
For sale by T. j. Liable.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1905-12-23
SATURDAY, Dec. %, 1905.
Keystone Refinery Burned.

At about half past ten o'clock
Saturday night the Keystone Re-
6nery was completely destroyed
by fire. The fire started under the
roof that covered the new sterling
boilers, which was the only piece
of composition roof of the whole
refinery. The fire made slow head
way at the start but there was no
buckets or hose at hand, and be-
fore the men who were all at work
could secure buckets to fight the
FIRE, it was too late, the fire had
made some progress and was soon
beyond control, with no apparatus
to fight the fire.
Keystone was made new refin-
cry this year, machinery, we learn
amounting to nearly one hundred
thousand dollars had been placed
in the sugar house. There were
ten foot pan, ten foot double ef-
feet, large crusher, new engines,
new sterling boilers, electric light
plant and many other costly i'm
provements. A large water tank
on q high tower has been built to
protect the house against fire, but
theconnections had not been made,
rendering this protection unsvail-
able. The building of this refine
~ was delayed during the summer
on account of quarantine. The
mill had been running for a few
days. but new machinery never
run smoothly until after a few
days, and keystone was just about
at the point when everything was
about to run smoothly when the
plant was destroyed.
The loss to the Pettebone Estate
will be large as there was no insu-
rance on this vast refinery. The
loss of building, machinery, sugar
and all the equipment of a house
like this one will amount to q large
sum of money.
Keystone had yet a large amount
of cane to grind, but we learn ar
rspgements had been made to
grind this cane at Ruth, and posi-
bly, part of the crop will be ship
ped to the Billaud refinery and St.
John.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1905-12-23
A Certain Cure For Group.

S VI AOuHs
When child shows symptoms of Group
there il no time to experiment with new
remedies. no matter how highly they
may be recommended. There is one pre-
paration that can always De depended
upon. 1t has been In use for many years
and has never been known TO fail. viz:
Chamberlains Cough Remedy. Give it
and a quick cure is sure to follow. Mr..
M. F. Compton of Market. Texas. says Of
it. II have used Chamberlain Cough
Remedy in severe cases Of Group with
my children. and can truthfully say Il
always gives prompt relief" For sale
by T. j. Liable.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1905-12-23

The heavy rains and heavy cane
hauling in town have caused our
streets to be all cut up, some of
them made impossible and heavy
cane carts are almost daily bog
ged in the mud holes. The town
authorities can now see how oys-
ter shells would come in handy to
fill up the holes and keep our
streets in psssable condition. We
have called the attention of the
authorities to our streets all the
year, and if they are in this condi-
ton now, it is purely because they
are neglected. We had bad streets
all the year, and it was the duty
of the authorities to provide for
such time as we are having now.
The traffic on our streets at all
times has increased to such an ex-
tent that they must always be in
good repairs or become impassa-
BILE; the interest of the town de-
mand that they be kept in perfect
order at all times. This can be
done, and it should he done.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1905-12-23

Some people believe that sdver.
Using should be an oil gusher OF
a gold mine; they believe that a
dollar invested in advertising
should bring back one hundred
brand new gold dollars. Such
will drag along, follow the
procession in the rear ranks, but
will seldom if ever lead the pro.
gressive procession.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1905-12-23
all guaranteed to be the
highest class goods ......

ly sad condition, and it is high
time for the best people Of that
ward to take matters in hand, and
work for the improvement of that
section.
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nARRIED.
BROUSSARD -LAPERUSE.

Mr.. George Brousssrd of ST..
Martinville was married to Miss
Leonie Laperuse of New Iberia,
Tuesday the 10th inst, at St. Pc
ters Catholic Church, at $50
o'clock in the evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Broussard drove
to st. Martinville the same even
ing. where they will make their
home.
LANDRY
Wednesday the Goth inst, at
half past nine o'clock in.the NOR
ming, Mr.. Charles Edward Landry,
of New Orleans was married to
Miss Cora Tertrou. the charming
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
Tertrou.
Mr.. Genin acted as best
man and Miss Litta Domengeaux
was maid of honor. The bride en-
tered the Church leaning upon
the arm of her father and was a
picture of elegance, she was at
tired in white silk street dress.
While the contracting parties were
signing the register Miss Irma
Clement sang a pretty Ave Maria.
After the ceremony at the
church reception was held at the
Tertrou hotel where near rela.
lives and a few intimate friends
only we're present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Landry left on the
morning train for New Orleans
where they will make their home.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1905-12-23
To the Mayor and Council.
70 the Editor Of the Messenger.

To the Editor Of the Messenger.
Dear Sir:
As is generally known the Keystone
plant has been consumed by Gre. Re.
ports are current to the effect that TIE
said sugar honse had some 1900 tous
OF cane to grind. From reports Rense-
ally admitted to be correct. no more
than 5000 tons had beens ground whsa
the mill burnt down. leaving something
like 1900 tons in the field. The Daspit
crop estimated at about ESQ tons, will
20 to MARKHAM. Something like 1000
tons raised in the neighborhood Of the
Keystsne plantation on tho east side Of
the Bayou will in all probability also
find its way to Morbihan. As q result
some $500 tons remains 10 be saved at
the Delacroix and st. Martinville sugar
citations. fully half Of which must b
saved at the latter station.
Now the problem Is this: "Au be- mot
something like 1900 to $1,000 dollars
of produce is to be hauled through
Bridge and Port streets. and the said
streets are 10 an almost impossible con-
ditiOn due to almost iDcessant rains and
excessive traffic.
The remedy as 1t appears to me Il im-
mediate attention to the afore- ntion-
ed streets. Let all the holes be drained.
then filled, and IL within the realm Il
pOssibles. let some of thoss carloads II
oyster shells that. we were told. were o..
dered since last summer be used over
these streets.
Hoping our Mayor and Council win
leave no stone unturned to get thess
streets in as good condition a. possible
under circumstances.
am. yours truly,
FiRMER's FRIENn
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The Key That UnlocIes The Door r,
Long Living.

Long LIVING.
The men OF eighty-Hve and ninety
years OF age are not the rot,Ind we'll fed,
but thin, spare men who live on slen-
der diet. Be as careful as he will, how
ever, man past middle age, will occa-
sionally eat too much or of some article
OF food not suited to his constitution,
and will need a dose of Chamber lain's
Stomach and Liver Tablets to cleanse
and invigorats his stomach and regulate
his liver and bowels. When this is done
there is no reason why the average man
should not live to old age. For sals by
7. ]. Liable.