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The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-01-03

fall it may turn the tide in our favor when bear
ish overestimates would otherwise depress the
price. Sometimes the truth may hurt us, some
times it may help; but in the long run truth helps
every honest industry and the ginners' reports,
year in and year out, will be nearer truth than the
spectators reports.
With the present heavy crop and the morgan
lied condition of the growers, it will probably
not be practicable to force prices back quite to
the ten cent mark. But farmers have only to
stand firm for ninety days longer. and then con-
vince the world that there is to be a reduction
in acreage, in order to command a living price
for all the surplus cotton now in their handss.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-01-03
A THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK.

And the best part of health is fine disposition.
1t is more essential than talent even in the
works of talent. Nothing will supply the want of
sunshine to peaches, and to make knowledge val
liable. you must have cheerfulness of wisdom.
The JOY of the spirit indicates it's strength. All
healthy things are INSTRUMENTATION Emer-
sons considerations by the Way"
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-01-03

APROP0S OF THE NEW
1t was Montaigne-was it not ?-who said: 81
have gathered a posy of other mems flowers, and
only the thread that binds them is mine own" So
it must be said of our New Year editorial: we have
gathered a few selections from writer's who have
expressed our own thought with more force
and beauty than we can command, and these Sc
~lections we commend to our readers.
First of all, as to our New Year resolutions.
They are worth while. Even if we fail in some
measure, it is something to have aspired to better
things. Yet if we fail too miserably, we may de-
spair and resign ourselves to the Slough and
Despond. The wisest word that has been said on
this subject-as on many other subjects-comes
from my Lord Bacon, and this is his language:
"He that seeketh victory over his nature, let
him not set himself too great nor too small tasks
for the first will make him detected by often fail
ing, and the second will make him a small pro-
ceeder. though by often prevailings. :. Where
nature is mighty, and therefore the victory hard.
the degrees had need be, first to stay and arrest
nature in time Oike to him who would say over
the alphabet when angry: then to go less in
quantity Gas if one should, in forbearing wine,
come from drinking healths to a draught at a
meaD and, lastly, to discontinue altogether. But
if a man have the fortitude and resolution to en-
franchise himself at. once. that is the best"
X
In our Thought for the Week" in this ISSUE,
Emerson pays a high tribute to cheerfulness.
1.-The joy of the spirit indicates it's strength" he
says-and very correctly. Cheerfulness is a form
of heroism, of bravery in spite of disasters; while
to surrender to ones morbid and melancholy
tendencies is a form of cowardice. Then, too,
cheerfulness is a form of Christianity, a recogni-
tion of the fact that Goods in His heaven and
ALPS right with the world'-who that believes in
a good God who overrules all things can ever be
a p~essimist? We make these observations because
our next selection is a New Years plea in behalf
of cheerfulness as found in one of our ex-
changes a year ago:
"Just what particular step is most needed each
one must determine for him or herself. Probably
ninety-nine out of every one hundred of us boys
and girls grown tall need most to brace up and
strengthen the round of cheerfu1ness, and I ques-
ton if there are many of you who can make a
resolve that will do more to develop and strength
en- your higher nature than an earnest one to be
cheerful-even when things go wrong-for from
it's roots is sure to spring thoughtfulness of
others, and hope, and courage"
And just as cheerfulness is a virtue. so is thrift.
The ability to save, to lay aside for future wants,
always implies foresight, self control and regard
for others it makes for honesty and contentment.
Listen then to this advice of Col. J. B. Killibrew
in the January Southern Farm Magazine:
"At the beginning of the present year let every
farmer resolve to save at least a small percentage
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-01-03
THE TOBACCO TRUST UNDER FIRE.

President Roosevelt has ordered a special in
vestigation of the policies and methods of the
American Tobacco Company, commonly known
as the tobacco trust, and for this purpose be has
appointed Mr.. A. E.. Garner, of Springfield,
Tenn, a special assistant encouragement.
This, it seems to us, is the supreme opportun-
iy Of our tobacco growers associations. Let
these clubs and their officials to demand that the
Investigation be thorough and searching. Let
them meet as early as possible and lay out a
definite program for this purpose. If the move
ment has the hearty support Of the growers, the
Investigation may mean much. Without their
cooperation, it will certainly fail utterly.
We note with some surprise that the investiga-
ton as now planned would only embrace the
hurley and dark tobacco districts of Kentucky
and Tennessee. It should certainly include the
Bright Belt of North Carolina and adjoining
States, and The Progressive Farmer will be glad
to join our tobacco farmers in urging this ex-
tension of scope upon the administration
Acknowledgement Moody has decided that the
guessing contests by which so many trashy news
papers have built up large circulations-not on
merit, but by appealing to the gambling instincts
of the credulous-are virtually lotteries and there
fore unlawful. This decision will be gratifying
to the great body of reputable newspapers which
have not cared to get patronage by gambling de-
vices. We are glad to know that the Attorney
Generals ruling will be rigidly enforced by the
Postofice Department.
Evening journal., 1905-05-24
PRooucE euoTATIoNs
The Latest Closing Prices In the
PrincinGI Markets.


fhiisdelph.a- Flour steady; wiater
extras, S3.S5l1sIQ; Pcnna. rclisr
eleers s4.25ep450; city mills. fapcl,
s5.5046. Rye floGr firm; per barrel,
f4.2o. Wheat steady; No. z Ienpa-
red, new, sJc.G 81 Corn steady; Nc.
yellow, local, SIC. Oats Arm, No. 2
white, clipped, 351sc.; lower grades,
S37ec. hey hrln; No. / timothy, large
kues, $lfQl5. Pork steady; family,
SlA Beef steady; beef hams, $s3G34.
Live poultry ateady; hens, 1fc.; old
ROSTERS, l0c Dressed poultry steady;
choice fowls, 1412c.; old roosters, lie.
Butter firm; creamery 24c. per ID.
Eggs steady; New York and Penns..
~ deIHc per ss.rst a9zsa srSStatoss STEADY;
BaiGmore--Wbeat firm; No 2 red.
$lo6; steamer No. 2 spot. 9S6e5ltc.;
southern, soc. 9S1.055a. Corn steady
mixed spot, $50 55Mc.; steamar mixed
bOh Qb0%c.; southern, 55G55Lc. Oats
firm: white, No. 2. 36A @S6Hc.; No.
mixed, 34hq34Hc.; No. 8, S51k9
36c.; No. 4, S2C32hc. Butter quiet
creamery separator extras. 21@22Ac.:
Maryland and Penna. dairy prints, n
@1Sc.; held, l9Q20c.; prints, 23G24c.
Eg2s quiet; fancy Maryland, Pennsyl-
Vania and Virginia. 1ehc.: West Vlr-
ginia, Ice; southern, 1515c.
New forli-Butter firm; common to
extra creamery 1S@22c.; do. state
dairy, lSW2lhc.; do. renovated, 10
Q20c.; do western factory. 1401Skc.;
extra western Imitation creamery, 10
020c.; do. firsts, 1Sc. Cheese easy:
new state full cream, small white, fine,
10%c.; do fair to choice, 1O61Ohc.:
do. cOlored. fine, 1015c.; do. white.
large. fine, 1O@i0ac. do. colored.
fine, 9% Ql0Ac. skins, full to light
choice, 11sG9c. Eggs irregular: state.
Penna. and nearby fancy selected
white, 20G21c.; do. choice, 19Q19kc.:
do. mixed, fancy, 19c.; western, choice
to fancy 1S61Shc.; do. regular pack
ings, 1914 Ollie; southern, poor b
fair, 10015c. Live poultry firm; west
ern spring chickens per pair, 75c a
81; fowls. 15c.; old turkeys, 12c.
Dressed poultry steady; western
broilers. 3O@35c.; fowls, 10m13Kc.:
turkeys. 13617c. Potatoes irregular;
southern rose. S2.25G3; state AMI
western. 75c.0 0s1; Jersey sweets, $3.50
"A Cabbages easy; Charleston. per
Barrel crate, 25c.GS1.25.
Evening journal., 1905-05-24

PHILADELPHIA. May 24.-In his effort
10 defeat the consummation OF the
plan to lease the city gas works to the
United Gas Improvement company for
IS years sDr $4,000. 900. Mayor Weaver
dismissed from ONCE the two princi-
pal members Of his cabinet, and there
By delivered a staggering blow to the
dominant political organization Of this
city, which has caused probably the
greatest sensation in the history Of
Philadelphia municipal Affairs. While
the citizens were expecting some sort
OF a move on the part of the mayor
they were not prepared for the imme-
diate removal from once OF David J.
Emyth, the director OF the department
Of public safety, and Peter r. Costello,
the director Of the department OF pub
llc works. The mayor has announced
that he is In the fight TO the bitter
end, which means that a great politi-
cal battle Is now on and will be car
ried 70 the polls next November. In
his 6ght against the gas lease and the
Republican organization the mayor has
called in as counsel Elihu Root, OF
New York. and former Judge James
Gay Gordon. of this city Judge Cor
don is a Democrat. The mayors stated
purpose in going outside the city for
his principal counsel is that he wants
a man who is not identified with any
faction in the STRUGGLE now on.
Evening journal., 1905-05-24
MAYOR WEAVER GUSTS
TWO FROM HIS CABINET.
PHILADELPHIA EXECUTIVE STARTS A FIGHT
AGAINST THE REPUBLICAN ORGANIZA-
TON THAT WILL BE CARRIED TO
THE POLLS
POTTER AND ACKER GIVEN POSTS

simultaneously with the dismissal
OF the two directors. Frederick J.
shoyer, director Of the department OF
supplies. by direction Of the mayor,
suspended, pending an Investigation.
Arthur r. n Morrow. the assistant d.
rector Of that department No action
was taken against any empioye in the
department Of public health and chari-
ties.
Immediate designations Demanded.
The removal OF Directors Smyth and
Costello did not come until after the
mayor had asked them TO resign inn
medlately. In reply each sent a letter
TO the mayor offering his resignation,
TO take effect when his successor
shall be qualined" The mayor an
swered them by demanding their i'm
mediate resignation. The answers the
directors returned we're to the effect
that they had rendered their resigna-
tlons lin the usual form and in ac-
cordance with the provisions Of the
city charter" and that they would
stand by them as rendered. Mayor
Weaver then ended the correspond
ence by sending to each a letter In
which he said:
Il feel that the best interests Of the
city require that our official relations
shall terminate at once. You therefore
place me under the painful necessity
Of Immediately removing you from the
position. as l feel that / must have
some one in that ofice responsible
Evening journal., 1905-05-24

passed over TIE mayors veto eight
bills Of minor importance that he had
returned that day. Ordinarily vetoes
nre laid over for at least week.
Machine Stands Pat" On Lease.
The news Of the mayors action
spread quickly to every section OF the
city, and all afternoon the "rialto"
around the city hall. where politicians
gather every day. was densely crowded
with political workers and citizens.
Livery one wanted to know what the
Organization" was going TO DO. The
leaders. however. made no public an
nouncement beyond the statement
that the organization would stand
pat on the lease. and that If the
mayor wanted fight the organization
was ready.
State Insurance Commissioner
Israel W. Durham, the leader OF the
party in this city; state Senator
James p. McNichol, who has many Of
the city's contracts, and who is next
10 Durham IN the leadership; Charles
Seger, the leader on the floor Of city
councils, were besieged By leaders
from the <2 wards all day and even
ing. Numerous conferences took place,
but not a word as to future plans was
disclosed. Il is evident. however, that
the organization is planning for a
great contest. The next city election
will be held in November, when a
sheriff and coroner are to be elected.
The candidate for sheriff is Harry c.
Ransley, president Of select council,
and an advocate OF the gas lease, and
It is likely that the reform organiza-
tions of the city will centre their
strength to defeat him.
While the mayor refuses to say
what his future action will be regard
ing other oficeholders who oppose
him, 1t is believed that he is not yet
through with his work in this direc-
ton. There is much uneasiness dis
played by thousands Of officeholders
lest they be caught in the political
vortex. The new directors refuse to
say what plans they have mapped out,
and until they make some announce
ment the political situation will re-
main In a chaotic state. Some of the
organization leaders fear that many of
the officeholders viii side with the
mayor and thus weaken the OTganiza-
ton forces.
7-7----Tr
Evening journal., 1905-05-24

only TO the mayor and to the city at
once"
After the removals had been an
nounced the mayor made public the
names Of the men he had selected for
the places. They are Colonel Sheldon
Potter TO MI the Office Of director Of
public safety ad interim. and A. Lin
coin Acker to be director Of the de-
partment OF public works. ad interim
Control over 10000 officeholders.
The fight over the form Of the re-
Eignation was an important one. In
that the new directors can only be
qualified by the confirmation of coun.
ellis. which is controlled by the organi-
zation. The department OF public
safety has charge OF the police and
fire bureaus. electrical bureau, pris-
ons. building inspectors, boiler inspec-
tors. city property and inspectors Of
fire escapes. The bureaus of gas,
highways, lighting. surveys, street
cleaning. water and city ice boats are
under the supervision Of the depart.
ment of public works. Each director
receives $4,000 a year, ard together
they have control Of upwards OF 10000
ofiiceholders
II Is not likely that city councils
will CONFIRM the men appointed by the
mayor. but they will hold the Office, ad
interim.
Cause Of the Flight.
Neither Mayor Weaver nor the re-
moved men would make a statement
as to the specific reason for the
changes, beyond the general state
ment that the proposed lease Of the
gas works was the cause OF IT, The
organization to a man was I'm favor OF
the lease, while the mayor was unal-
terably opposed TO Il. He was utterly
ignored In the transaction. and he has
been urged by the newspapers and
reform organizations 10 veto the ordi-
nance passed by councils last Thurs.
day. This he has announced he would
do In the meantime he brought
every influence TO bear on councilmen
to sustain him in his veto In this he
had little success. The two directors
refused 10 use their influence TO help
him, and this led the mayor 10 ask the
directors for their designations
Every request Of the mayor for de
lay in the matter OF passing the gas
lease ordinance met with refusal on
the part Of councils. In addition to
this. when the gas lease was passed
last week hoth brooches of councils
Evening journal., 1905-05-24
Thousands Leave Russian chureb.

Warsaw. May 24-since the promul-
cation Of the emperor's ukase conced-
ing liberty Of worship and abolishing
the religious disabilities Of the Roman
Catholic aaS other religious Christian
communities, 26.000 persons are re-
ported to have left the Russian church
for the Roman church in the govern
ments os Siedlce ead Lublin. The
censor has ordered the Polish press
not to make any reference to TIE sub
ject In ore vilisge Of $50 inhabitants
G7S have changed their faith.
Evening journal., 1905-05-24
Twenty Second International conven.
ton, Christian Endeavor.
Baltimore, Md, July 5.1o, via
Baltimore 6 Ohio Railroad.

From all points between Philadel-
phia, Pa. Hagerstown. Md, Summit
Point and Martinsburg, W. Va, ir-
elusive, tickets will be sold at One
Fare plus fifty cents for the round
trip.
Tickets good going July 4, 8 and 6.
valid for return passage to and in
Guiding July Is, 1905.
For detailed information apply to
nearest B. & o. ticket agent or c. w.
Bassett, G. P. A., B. & o. r. r. Bal
timore. I'D.
Evening journal., 1905-05-24

on four iroa-ppgs set IN ana tns hole
filed with waste soaked With nitro
glycerine.
The shoes were turned ovor to the
authorities who are making a rigid
examination.
Evening journal., 1905-05-24
sevsn nurned n Mlne ExpIosIor

Msnahoy City. Pa, May 24.-Seven
miners we're burned, two Of them ia
tally. by an explosion OF gas st the
William Penn colliery Of the Susquc-
hanna Coal company. The fatally
burned are Joseph Litzkas and
Michael synkiswicz.
Evening journal., 1905-05-24
Live Stock Markets.

Union Stock Yards, Pittsburg-Cat-
tie lower; choice, S5.25664O prime.
sf@6.20, Hogs higher; prime heavy,
$3.50; medium. hency and ! York
ers, S58OG5.S5; pigs, 5. J65.75;
roughs. S415. Sheep staadv. prime
wethers. S5.lOM5.l5; co sheep,
S2.5003; spring lambs IL veal
calves. sea $50 per 100 H.
Evening journal., 1905-05-24
H.u,ev Reelected Bv swltehnsn.

indianapolis, Ind. May 24.-Frank
T. Hawley. OF Buffalo. N. Y, was re-
elected grand master Of the Switch
mems Union OF North America on the
first ballot by the national convention
of that organization, which is il ses-
sion here.
Evening journal., 1905-05-24
BOMB IN LADIES SHOE
followed Heel Contains Enough Ex.
ploslve to Kill Several Persons.

Connellsville, Pa, May 24-In the
Office of District Attorney Thomas H.
Hudson is a ladies' shoe, the followed
heel Of which. it is said, contains
enough dynamite and nitro-glycerine
TO kill a number OF persons. Mrs. Lulu
Engle. of Uniontown, Pa, found pair
of ladies' shoes in her back yard.
While examining them she discovered
that the heel of one had been hol-
lowed ont four exnlnding cans nieoaA
Evening journal., 1905-05-24

8. 4.
Addl
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Evening journal., 1905-05-24
SLAYER OF SERIOUS EXECUTED
Denied On scaffold He Asked For Par
don and Said He Was Glad to Die.

Denied On Scsffold He Asked For Par
don and said He Was Glad to Die.
st. Petersburg, May "A. ~ It was
semi-ohicially announced that Ivan
Kaleien, who murdered the Grand
Duke sergius at Moscow, February II.
was hanged at 3 o'clock yesterday
morning.
On the scaffold Kaleien made a
speech. in which he said: 1T Is said
that asked FOR pardon. It is lie
am faithful 10 the tradition OF the peo-
pie's will. / do not ask any favor. I
am glad to die"
The peoples will Is the name for
merly borne by the party identical
with the present social rsvolut.cnRries.
Horrors Of Port Arthur Recalled.
Chefoo, May 24.-Forty-four lunatic
Russian sailors and soldiers from Port
Arthur, including a violently insane
lieutenant who was on the Sebastopol
during the siege, arrived here aud
were Immediately transferred to the
Russian improvi5ed hospital ship
Whanpoi, under the BRUSH rag, Tor
transportation direct to Odessa. The
condition Of the insane men varies
from a mild melancholy to the violent
stage. The majority are suffering from
hallucinations rendering them in a
condition that demands an attendant
for each one. The officers in charge
state that many Of these cases are the
result OF the long incarceration of sick
men in hospitals during the terror of
the siege. Some cases are the result
Of scurvy, and the condition of others
is due to the terrific nervous strain Of
continued bombardments and inces-
SAINT service. All cases are apparently
physical wrecks. The scene was ex-
tremely pathetic.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-07-29
Bids for Coal for State Penitentiary.
Sealed pronosa1s will, he raco,vod a.

Bids for Coal for State Penitentiary.
Sealed proposals will be received at
the Office of the warden OF the state
penitentiary until the LIST day of
August 1905, at 10 o'clock in the fore
noon of that day, at which time and
place they will be opened in the
presence of bidders. for furnishing
the following, for the year ending
June 80, 1905, viz: H.
5000 tons deep-mined Ignite coal,
free from dirt and of strictly first
quality. II.
Each bid, to secure consideration.
must state from what mine coal will
be furnished, and must be accom-
panied by a certified check for $4,000
payable to the order of N. F. Boucher,
warden; the successful bidder will be
required to furnish bond for the
performance of his contract in the
penalty OF 100000.
Envelopes containing proposals
should be marked Proposals for
Coal" and be addressed to IN. =.
Boucher. warden, Bismarck. N. Dr.
The right is reserved to reject any
or all bids received.
Dated, North Dakota Penitentiary
Bismarck, N. D., July 3, 1905. gs5
N. +. BOUCHER,
81 5tf 81. Warden.
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RISEN FROM ITS RUINS.

J. D. vivian's New Carriage Repos-
tory Is Completed and Stocked
Same Sites as Former Establishment
Which Burned Out Four Months
Ago. .. ..>as...
Minneapolis Tribune: A good ex-
ample of the rapidity with which
Minneapolis business men recover
from the effect of loss is shown in the
case of J. D. Vivian, the big Hennepin
avenue carriage dealer. Only four
months ago fire ruined his building
and almost entirely destroyed his large
stock of vehicles and harness, and
now he is back again in the same
place with a rebuilt and remodeled
building and an immense new stock.
AS it is now, Mr.. Vivian has a first.
class, up-to-date carriage repository,
with any kind of vehicle in stock
the human mind could wish for
everything from a runabout to a
brougham. In addition to vehicles, he
carries a complete line of harness and
all accessories. ...-..
Speaking to Tribune reporter yes
terday, MIR. Vivian said: ri have
great faith in Minneapolis and in the
Northwest. have been in business
here a long time. and every years
business has shown handsome in
crease over the preceding one. OF
course my loss by fire retarded things
a little, but opened temporary quar-
tiers and my friends hunted me up. In
rebuilding here, have made a number
of changes in the arrangement of the
interior for the sake of convenience,
and in selecting my new stock I have
bought with particular reference to
quality. There is nothing in the
building can't back up with my own
personal guarantee, or that I wouldn't
just as soon use for myself. Every.
thing being new, is necessarily up to
date. The entire stock is true blue,
pure gold and clean as a whistle"
Mr.. Vivian extends a most cordial in.
vitation to anyone interested in fine
vehicles to call and inspect his stock.
II you anticipate purchasing, he will
be more than pleased to quote prices.
Don't forget the name and number.
J. D. Vivian, 7s1-7s3 Hennepin avenue,
Minneapolis, MINI. 'ea -
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sahara Sands shiftino.

Along the northern edge Of the 81,
hara ruins Of the old Roman villas
and temples halt buried IN the Sand
are found They prove that within
the last twenty centuries the Sahsrs
sands shifted to the north, blotting out
the verdure and narrowing the rome
q green that skirts the northern edge
Of Africa.
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