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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-08-31

Daily xDaily except Sunday.
H. G. CLARK, T. NJ. HOWELL,
Manager. Gen. Pas. Agent
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-03-02

The Daily News published car
toon in it's issue of last Monday
which, to our mind, exactly de-
scribes the real situation of the
trusts, the Senate and President
Roosevelt. The trusts and the U.
S. senate are represented as coast
ing together down a hill when they
suddenly come in contact with the
President. The result is that Roose-
welt is whirled several times in the
air and strikes on his head some
distance in the rear. This will be
the outcome of the war made by
President Roosevelt upon tn e
trusts.-O'Nneill Independent.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-03-02
The North Western Line.

One of the most interesting series
of articles on the subject of the
great railways of the country that
has appeared recently, is that from
the pen Of Frank 81 Spearman, rec.
emily published in the Saturday
Evening Post, and since printed in
book form by Scribners. The chap
ter descriptive of the Chicago &
Northwestern Ry. has been pub.
lished by the passenger department
of that line in pamphlet form for
general distribution, and will be
sent to any address on receipt of 2
cents for postage. "A
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-03-02

means at our command to assist in
the restoration of the control of
the state government to the hands
of the people, and the first great
step in this work is the abolition
of the free pass. We should help
wrest from the hands of the rail-
road it's most powerful weapon,
and we can accomplish this only
by presenting the facts to the peo-
pie and to keep agitating, agi-
tating.
In dealing with the same subject
Edgar Howard of the Columbus
Telegram ridiculed the idea that
the acceptance of a pass carries
with it no sense of obligation. In =
the discussion of the question Mr..
Howard was assisted by numerous
editors and they all jumped into
the fray when Mr.. Maupin de-
clared that the railroads made ad-
vertising contracts with the cOun-
try newspapers with the object of
bribing them. As it is we'll known,
every editor at the meeting went
to Kearney on transportation paid
for in advertising When MIR.
Maupin charged that these tickets
were really an attempt to bribe
their holders, the air was speedily
filled with language and protests.
The editors present made it plain
that no matter what the railroads
were attempting to do, they con-
sidered that their tickets were paid
for when the advertising was done
and that they were free to take
any political action they pleased,
or to make any reference to the
railroads that they wished.
The Direct Primary
The editors went on record just
as vigorously in favor of the di-
rect primary law as they did
against the political pass. Two
papers were read on this question.
H. NJ. Bushnell of Lincoln pre-
sented strong historical discus
sion of the matter, showing that
the direct method of making nomi-
nations is only return to the old
system of the fathers, which the
politicians have managed to SUBJ
vert for their own purpose. He
cited the good results reached in
the city of Lincoln, and gave other
evidence of the wholesome effect
of this reform.
L. A. Warner was not present,
but his paper was read by the sec
rotary. 1t was a telling answer to
the principal objections urged
against the primary. Both pa
pers are to be published entire by
the association.
They were followed by con-
siderable discussion in which it
developed that the editors were at
one on the main principle, and
could differ only in matter of de-
tail.-State Journal.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-03-02

power to do this lies entirely liz
their use of the free pass.
l am not of those who believe
that single annual or a few trip
passes will buy a mans allegiance
to the political fortunes of a rail-
road. 1t is the pass received year
after year, the cumulative effect of
long usage, membership and fel-
lowship in the society, that makes
men subservient. Weak men, as
a rule, are influenced by wealth
and power, and once brought with
in the magic circle of this potent
force they become as impotent to
work their will as the venturesome
fly cnmeshed within the crafty
SPIDERS web.
1t is a fact so we'll known as to
be beyond dispute that free trans
portation is carried by our gov
errors, our legislators, all of our
state officers, the judges of our
courts. United States senator's,
members of congress, mayors of
the larger cities, members of city
councils, men in all walks of pub
lie life. Ask any of these pass car
riers and he will Indignantly repel
the intimation that it's possession
influences his public acts or is re.
garded by him as other than a
courtesy. Railroad men don't be-
lieve this however, as is proven by
the fact that they confine their
largess to those men who are in a
position to help or harm their in
terests.
The free pass was compared
with the free puff" in the news
paper, which is given to those who
are able to do something for the
publisher in return. Continuing
he said.
Have you ever stopped to con-
slider why it is that in a state SO
purely agricultural as is Nebraska,
a state where the prosperity of
each of us is dependent entirely
upon the prosperity of the farmer,
that six lawyers and two bankers
represent us in congress, and not
a single farmer! What influence
is it that brings about this con-
dition! 1t can all be traced back
to the use of the free pass and
railroad favor, which makes fish
of one mans ambitions and fowls
of another's. Why is it that in
the legislature now sitting at Lin
coin it is impossible, notwithstand-
ing the fact that more than a ma
iority of the members are farmers,
to secure the passage of bills COM
pelling railroad companies to fur
nish the same facilities to farmers
elevator companies that they do to
old line owners Why is it that
earnest, honest men in the legisla-
ture have struggled for years to
secure a reduction in freight rates
and been unsuccessful! In 1902
the Nebraska farmer received four
cents less per bushel for his corn,
SIX cents less for his wheat, FIVE
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-03-02

Kearney, Neb., Feb. 22.-The
Nebraska state press association,
after q night devoted to greetings,
amusement and rest, assembled at
the Midway this morning ready to
take 1.-The serious business of the
session. The enrolment had reach
ed SO by this time, and the attend
ance of members was large enough
and the proceedings we're sufficient
~ charged with ginger to make it
q notable session.
AS a result of the work of the
day the association went strongly
and practically IN inimously on
record in.fayer of the direct prlm-
airy method of making nominations
and against the free railroad pass,
which was denounced as corrupt
Ing influence in Nebraska politics.
The annual report of the presi-
dent, x. W. Uadd, fitted in per-
fectly with the proceedings that
followed it. Mr.. Laid congratu-
lated the editors of t be state upon
the elimination of personal jour-
nalism" from their columns; also
upon the evident lessening of party
control noticeable among the
newspapers of the state and the
growth of a sturdy independence.
He urged the throwing away of
the old idea that an editor must
follow the beck and call of the
politicians. The press can, never
take its rightful place as the lead
er of public opinion until it gains
q position of independence OF
bosses and political cllques.
The Pass Evil.
!; II. T. Dobbins, editor of the
Lincoln Evening News, in dis
cussing the pass question, told of
the political conditions that had
made it seem wise to the railroad
managers to begin a wholesale dis
tribution of passes among men who
could be useful to them politically.
Specifying as to present condl-
tidns, he said:
Year after year, for twenty-five
and thirty years, certain men,
prominent and influential in their
localities, have been the recipients
of these favors. Year after year
they have brought into the state
cen4entions delegations that once
there became mere pawns in the
Efm6So political chess. There
kn't a politician of prominence in
-FOUR county who does not possess
Ibis pasteboard or who cannot re-
hiye-%rip passes upon application.
Asa result of this system the rail
bads,,: creatures of the people,
kafe become their masters. Do
toh.dispute it. The overwhelm-
fnM testimony of investigators is
against you. In recent article in
ESuccess' it was stated that in at
least ope;third of the states of the
Union the railroads are in control
oftbe government without any real
interference from the people, and
&ASH-S Us one OF them. Their
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-03-02
rcuse Fer Sorrow.

Brown-Snltn Is GOWN with brain
fever. Green-Iou don't say go. Brown
Yes. The doctor says if he RECEIVERS
his mind will be q blank. Green
Well, I'm sorry to Lear that. He owes
me SO.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-03-02

He who brings ridicule ID benr
against truth finds in his hand a blade
without a hilt.-Landor.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-03-02
EDITORS STAND PAT
Speak Against Passes And For Direct
Primary.
GREAT INTEREST SHOWN IN The PROCEEDINGS.
State Press Association Goes Strongly Record Steps
~.~ Toward Restoring Popular Rule in Nebraska

ssolved, Nebraska State Press Association In
convention declares its interest
legislature direct prinl
legislation shall specify destroy the
political pass system that exists in this state"
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-03-02

pay; they permit political manipu-
lators to ride free and charge the
business man and the farmer, with
out whose patronage they could not
exist, a rate high enough to cover
the cost of transporting all three.
And what are we going to do
about it! How long are we going
to permit an irresponsible boss in
an Omaha railroad Office to force
men, in whose breasts ambition
stirs, to come and see him first be-
announcing their candidacy for Of
fee! How long are we going to
sit supinely by and see our legisla-
lures tied hand and foot by clique
of manipulators that has it's center
in the person of a railroad lobby.
list! How long are we to allow the
railroad companies to sit in judy
ment upon who shall conduct our
public affairs. to act as toll collect
ors on our highways, to shirk their
just share of taxation-in short to
say how fast shall be our pursuit
of life. liberty and happiness?
We, as editors, ought to use every
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-26

a sort of BARRIERS chair with an avn
ing or something, and about dozen
pretty fine looking females, dressed
like the ballet in a vaudeville show,
came in and began to dance before
the sultan.
Dad stood it first rate until a girl
got on the carpet barefooted and began
one of those willowy sort of dancers
that nearly broke up the Chicago fair.
when people left the buildings filed
with the work of the worlds artists,
the Midway in a body to see Little
Egypt" but when this dancer waltzcd
UP to dad and wigCled in a foreign lam
guage. dad sashaycd up to her and /
couldn't hold him back
He was just getting warmed up to
balance to partners" when q frown
came over the suitans face, and he
looked across at dad, and then the
hewgag sounded, and the girls scat
tered out of side door, and dad want
ed to follow, but I held him by the
coat, and it was over. / think those
girls We're the only ones in the whole
harem that were good looking.
Dad breathed hard a little from his
exercise, and said he was ready to in
spect the stock and the sultan de-
tailed a tall negro, with face dried
up like a mummy, and we started out
through the harem, dad pulling the
long hair on the side of his head over
his bald spot, and throwing his Shout
ders back and drawing in his stomach.
to make him look young.
Well, say. there is nothing about a
harem, much different from keeping
house at home. except that there is
more of it. The idea people get of
harems is that the women are all
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The Return Of Sherlock Hol
mes.
CONTINUED from Seventh Page.)


have made up my mind. Ny sympa-
thies are with the criminals rather
than with the victim. and L will not
handle this case
Holmes had not said one word to
me about the tragedy which we had
witnessed, but / observed all the
morning that he was in his most
thoughtful mood, and he gave me the
impression, from his vacant eyes and
his distracted manner of a man who
is striving to recall something to his
memory. We were in the middle of
our lunch. when he suddenly sprang
to his feet. "By Jove. Watson. I've got
it!' he cried "Take your hiatt Come
with mel" He hurried at his top
speed down Baker Street and along
Oxford Street. until we had almost
reached Regent Circus. Here, on the
left hand, there stands a shop window
filed with photographs of the celebri-
ties and beauties of the day. Holmes
eyes fixed themselves upon one of
them, and following his gaze l saw
the picture of regal and stately lady
in Court dress. with a high diamond
tiara upon her noble head. / looked
at that delicately curved nose, at the
marked eyebrows. at the straight
mouth, and the strong little chin be-
meath it. Then | caught my breath
as | read the time-honoured title of
the great nobleman and statesman
whose wife she had been. MY eyes met
those of Holmes, and he put his finger
to his lips as we turned away from
the window.
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1000, 900 shares of stock in the Gold
en- Horn Gold Mining and Smelling
company, and took out q handful or
$40 gold pieces and showed them to
the crowd as specimens of gold that
came from the mine.
He said our people did not expect
anything in return, but just desired the
good viii of the Turkish empire. He
said that President Roosevelt desired
him to present his WarmeSt regards TO
the sultan, and to invite hi INTO visit
America, and if he would consent to do
SO, an American war vessel would be
furnished for him and the white house
would be turned over to him for ms
harem, and dad said the president
wanted him particularly to impress
upon the sultan that il he came he
must bring his folks, all the wives
that would be apt to size UP fol
beauty with our American women.
Well, you ought to have seen that
sickly looking sultan brace up when
dad handed him the millions of min
ing stock, and he grabbed the paper
like an old clothes buyer would grab
a dress suit that a wife had sold for
60 cents, belonging to her husband.
He also wanted to see the gold that
dad had shown as coming from the
mine, and when dad showed him the
yellow boys he took them as Souve-
Mrs and put them in his girdle, and
then thought dad would faint, but he
kept his nerve like a poker player bet
ting on a bobtail flush.
The sultan asked so many questions
about America that I was afraid dad
would get all balled up, but he kept
his nerve and lied as though he was
on the witness stand trying to save his
life. Dad told the sultan he was au-
thorized by the American people to
inquire into the industries of Turkey.
and what he particularly desired was
an insight into the harems, as q ma
tionaI institution, because many Amer
lean people were gradually adopting
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and my diplomacy saved US for the
time being. / told dad that what we
wanted to do was to tell the Turks
that dad represented the American
PEOPLE and had a communication TO
make to the sultan personally, when
would make him rich and happy.
Well, say, they bit like bass. ana
the next day they took Us before the
sultan. at the palace, and dug up
package Of blank gold mining stock
in a mine that he was going to pro-
mote, though the mine was only
small hole in the ground, and the
stock had been offered for one cent p
share, the par value being hundred
dollars. so a man who got a share for
a cent would; when the mine got to
paying, get a hundred dollars for
every cent he invested.
Dad filled out one of the stock GER
tificates for 100000 shares, which
would represent a capital equal to all
the debts of Turkey, and We went be-
fore the sultan, and we couldn't have
been treated better if we had owned a
brewery. Dad told his story to the
sultan through an interpreter While l
looked around at the gorgeous sur
roundings and tried to think of some
thing to do to wake them up.
Dad said he came right fresh from
the American people, and was author
lied by his mining compayn to present
the sultan with untold millions, for
pure love of the Turkish people, whom
they had seen riding and leading CAM
els at the Chicago worlds fair, and
dad produced the stock certificate for
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sired to report to congress as to
whether we should adopt the customs
of Turkey, with her dried prunes and
dates with worms in, and her altar of
roses made of pigs lard; her feZ, to
cure badness, and her outlandish
pants and peaked red Morocco shoes,
and her harems.
The sultan said he would like to
show us a little bunch of the cream
of the harem, who would do a stunt
in the way of dancing, to celebrate the
good feeling of the American people,
and the visit of the distinguished
statesmen and gold miner to his realm
and dad said the sultan couldn't turn
his stomach with no cream of the
harem, only they must keep their
hands off him, and the SULTAN prom
Used he should be as safe as a "uni-
cue" whatever that is.
Dad and l had hired knee breaches
and things of masquerade ball store,
and we didn't look half bad when the
crowd of shieks and things formed a
crescent around the sultan who sat in
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many had been killed by the bomb,
and as we got out doors, dad said:
Nov we have to get out of Turkey
before night, or we die. Me for Egypt,
boy, if we can catch boat before we
are drawn and quartered." So here
goes for Cairo, Egypt.
Yours only,
IENNERY.
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This Months Comfort

New arrivals OF fresh Cereals, Mines
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Vegetables OF ali description.
New goods OG the anest selection ar
irving daily.
..CAll and examine our varied sCOcF
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aRg With SIS.
]. R. FerraIl & Co.
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(Ex-Governor of Wisconsin, Former

(Ex-Governor of Wisconsin, Former
Editor of Peck's Sun, Author of
s'Peck's Bad Boy" etc.
Constantincple, Turkey. My Dear
Grocerpasha: When l wrote you last
/ thought you would be mourning Tor
dad and / before this, as there seemed
nothing for the Turks to do but to Kill
us after We had stampeded the sultan
and all his soldiers by giving them
university yell, but after we had been
confined in sort of Jail over night,
dad and / had heart to heart talk,
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Newark, Ohio, May 90, 1908.

Some years ago used your g. S. s. with the most
satisfactory results From childhood had been both
bad blood characterized by skin eruptions and
bos especially bad in the For five or six sum
boils ranging from five to twenty III number
local physicians prescribed for me- but
nothing they gave did away with the annoying skin
eruptons prevented the boils from appearing The
burning accompanying the eruption terrible and had
high boils at time. My condition truly
pltiabe when began S. S. S. It seemed to be just
the medicine needed my 1t drove out all impur
ties and blood and restored the circulation to its orig
na strength purity, giving permanent relief from
the skin eruption bos This has been years ago
and have of the disease would state
also that my husband taken it with good results
MRS. j, D. ATHERTON,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-13
WORD ADVS
NOTICE.

The Bureau of Assessment of the city of Waterbury, in the matter of the assessment and determination of { benefits and damages accruing to all parties interested by the layout of Division street, from the old city line to Walnut street, and the establishing of grade on said street, between the aforesaid points, as the same was ac- cepted by the board of aldermen, Sep tember II, 1905, approved September 12, 1905, made report to the board of aldermen, setting forth that they caused reasonable notice to be given to all persons interested in the pro- posed public improvement, in all re- spects pursuant to the provisions of the charter of said city, to appear be- fore them and be heard in reference thereto, and that they fully heard at the time and place specified in said notice all persons who appeared before them.
 And thereupon, they did assess and determine that the city of Waterbury pay to the following named persons in full of all damages accruing to them by reason of the proposed public i'm proyement the sums written opposite their names respectively, to wit:
 Robert Bulk, Annie Bulk, S110; Will liam H. Hine s125; Frederick E. Stan ley. $200; John NJ. Joy, $50; total, $4S5.
 And that each of the following named persons pay to the city of Wa terbury, for benefits accruing to them, and each of them, by the proposed pub lie improvement, the sums written op- posite to their names, respectively, to wit:
 North Side: Waterbury Mfg Co, S6 S4: Robert Bulk, Annie Bulk, $39.60; William H. Hine, S32. 40; Fred erick E. Stanley, 43.20: John NJ. Joy, $14.40: estate Charles J. Griggs. Will fred E. Griggs, Robert F. Griggs, David c. Griggs, $54; John W. Calf ney, SIS; George NJ. Higgins, SIS; Chester ]. Allen, SIS; Joseph R. Leg gett, SIS; John NJ. Munson. SIS; Cynthia D. Barlow, SIS; Mary A. Fin negan, SIS.
 South Side: Chase Rolling Mill. S126.36: Charles W. Bidwell. S50.66: Dwight NJ. Atwood. s33.7s; Samuel J. Rosa. $44.12; Frederick J. Kingsbury, S3J.02; total, SG053S.
 Report accepted, assessment of bene- fits and damages confirmed and adopt ed by the board of aldermen, Decem- Der f, 1905; approved December 12, 1905. t
 Attest:
 GEORGE II. NETTLETON.
 12-13-3 City Clerk.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-13
Mir. PetgreavG-
 Inventor By CHARLES BATTEu. LOOMS Author of " Cheerful Americans, |" etc.)
tcopyieht, 1905, by Joseph B. Bowles.J


 Mir. Petgreave was an inventor, but not of the Edison -Marconi- Thompson school. His inventions were never quite practicable, and yet I doubt if any inventor ever experienced any more happiness than fell to the lot of MT. Petgreave. He lived in and with his inventions, and when he had con- structed 21 day clock, whose winding took an hour and half, he was super latively joyful, and called in the neigh bors to rejoice with him.
 And, to their credit be 1t said, the neighbors did rejoice. Why. MT. Eli phalet Farnham immediately ordered similar clock and made his son GUS todian of it. He said it would be something in the nature of disciplin- ary process for Eim to wind 1t. The boy hated the idea, after he had wound the clock once, and folks say he con structed a machine to do the winding in five minutes; but I don't like to be- lieve it, for MT. Petgreave had worked something like year on the construc- tion of his clock, and 1t showed want of sympathy in boy to try to improve on the invention of an old man.
 Then there was the balloon that MT. Petgreave invented for the purpose of making it easier for house painters to raise their ladders. It was about as big bodied as an elephant, and it cost something like $50 to construct it. When the day for it's exhibition came it was hitched by hook to the top most rung of the biggest ladder in town-one owned by the fire depart ment, requiring two men to raise it or dinarily.
 The balloon did all that was expect ed of it, and more. It took less than an hour to fill the big silk bag, and