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The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-03-06
WENT BUMP.

3 Because sof the absence Of Judge Win
chester from Bismarck the case Of custer
brought BY Carl Senfiler against Otto
Schreiber, superintendent Of Mercer
county, has come to an end, and II pur-
Sued further must be begun anew. The
case was TO have been heard lin Bismarck
this morning iii district court.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-03-06

this were mail he had sent out, not en-
.tirely for my own benefit, but for the
benefit Of every person that depends on
.U S. Mail to do business and wishes
to do business in a legitimate manner.
"A. r. Johnson, Dentist,
"a de Lendrecie Bid.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-03-06
YOUNG FARM HORSES

A fun car .oad of nice, young, big
work horses, purchased by us and I'M.
loaded today, are % sale at tfe Wash.
ington House barn. O. wv. Kerr Co.,
Fargo. Is3I
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-04-19
axinn TN Treasures.

Different people have different ideas
as to the purpose of criminal prosecu-
lions, some believing that the end to
be secured is the punishment of the
criminal, others that it is to prevent
crime. Some hold that both ends are
sought. However that may be, our old
friend Judge William Jefferson Pol
lard of st. Louis, he of the weird and
wondrous voice, holds that the refor-
nation Of the criminal is the chief end
for which criminal laws were made.
Consequently, with the courage and
common sense which mark all his ac-
lions. he has instituted reform sys-
TEN of his own in the Second district
police court which works like charm.
His scheme is to have prisoners sign a
total abstinence pledge as a condition
precedent to being liberated on parole.
How much soberness and happiness
Pollard has caused will never be
known this side the great judgment
day. He is doing splendid work.
Charity is his motto perhaps because
he is a thirty second degree Mason, or
it may be that he is a thirty second de
gree Mason because charity is his mot
to. Anyway, he is laying up treasures
where there are no moths and robbers
by making women and children happy
by making husbands and fathers sober.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-04-19
The Duty on Lead.

After certain other predatory re-
marks Mr.. Perkins began his discus
sion of lead as follows:
Mr.. Chairman, the article of lead is one
of universal USE 1t is used by the rich
and it is used by the poor Lead is used
in enormous quantities, for instance, by
the great corporations that manufacture
telephone apparatus. 1t is used in enor-
nous quantities by other great manu-
facturers, and it is used by the poor man
who puts a sink in his kitchen and has a
lead pipe to assist in carrying off the wa
ter. So there we strike something of uni
versal use Used as it is by all, any i'm
crease in the price of lead must be paid
by all this multiplicity of users. If the
price of pound of lead is cents instead
of cents, it is evident to every one that
that additional price is paid by all the
people of all sorts and kinds who either
in private life or business combinatio
have occasion to use lead. So l think
that all will agree that any increase in
the price of this article falls upon the en-
tire community :
The next question that we come to is,
Who reaps the benefit-who has derived
the benefit of the duty which has been
imposed upon lead ore and pig lead?
Without at all wishing to join those who
are vociferous in their attacks upon
trusts / would commend to the eloquence
of any gentleman who desires to make
that an object as a most excellent exam
pie of what is claimed by them to be an
evil, the American Smelling company.
The American Smelling company was
organized in 1S99 very shortly after the
passage of the Dingiey bill. It was made
up by a combination of smaller COM
panies and was organized with a capital
of S65, 900, one-half preferred at per
cent and one-half common stock, which
was afterward increased to 800, 600, 00O
one-half preferred and one-half common
Out of that hardy tree has grown a con-
siderable number of vigorous offspring
There have been since organized and are
owned or controlled by that corporation,
first the Federal Mining company with a
capital of $4,000, 900, $20O00,000 preferred
and s10,000000 common stock; next the
American Smelters Securities company,
with a capital of 100000, SAL, 900 pre-
ferred and SS0,000,00O common stock; last
the United Lead company, with capital
of $25,00000O, $1O,o00,o00 preferred and S15,-
100000 common stock.
In reference to all these corporations
we may safely say that the preferred
stock that was issued not only represent
ed the original cost of all the smaller or
subsidiary companies which were taken
into it, but more than that. 1t represent
ed a valuation placed upon them higher
than had ever been placed until this COM
bination. was made feasible, and I think
we can say without the least danger of
contradiction that the common stock of
these various corporations represented
not one dollar of property.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-04-19
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Mazarinsv France Under Louis XIV"
and "A Life Of Richelieu.n He is a
stanch Republican, but he asserts the
right to think and speak for himself.
There is no trace of the demagogue or
nlountebank in his composition April
7 he delivered speech in the house
which was a literary treat. In a gen
eral way it was on the tariff Specific
ally he dealt with the lead schedule and
industry. Those who desire to peruse
a philosophic discussion of that item in
particular and kindred subjects in gen
eral would do well to send to Mr.. Per-
kins for his luminous dissertation.
The keynote to his remarks was this
paragraph:
Mr.. Chairman, in view of the statement
recently made by the leader of the Repub-
lican side that no revision of the tariff
would be allowed at this session it might
seem superf7uous for Republican to de-
bate further this question, but the dis
tinguished leader Of the Republican par
ty, though he has said that we cannot
vote, has not said that we cannot speak.
There are those who really believe and
/ am one of them, that the tariff ought to
be reformed by it's friends We not only
say we believe it. but we do believe it,
and we know it needs no prophet to say
that if it is not reformed by its friends it
will sooner or later and perchance soon
er, be modified by those who, in my judg-
ment, will bring to it neither the same
kindly feeling nor the same degree Of in
telligence to deal with the question. 1t is
not the first time in the worlds history
that it has been solemnly announced that
present conditions should remain un-
changed, and it will not be the first time
in the worlds history that such solemn
resolutions have come to naught.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-04-19
People Pay the Profits.

Farther along Mr.. Perkins, in speak
ing of the different prices of lead in
Canada and New York, said:.
Is the price-the enhanced price of Sc
cents for which pig lead is now sold in
the city of New York-necessary in order
to cover the enhanced cost of lead in this
country? In other words if lead can be
sold at S.65 cents in London and can be
sold at Toronto at the same price, is 1t
necessary to have a duty of 2 cents in
order to cover the enhanced cost of get
ting out the lead in this country?
To that, Mr. Chairman, there are two
answers In the first place, do not be-
lieve there is a man in this house or out
of this house who believes that with the
richness of American mines, with the fa-
cilities of American machinery, with the
enterprise of American operators, lead
ore cannot be produced in the United
States as cheaply as it can in any other
part of the world. ] believe it can be pro-
duced more cheaply here.
But there is another answer, Mr. Chair
man. We have seen these corporations
organized with. I viii say, preferred cap
italization Of, roughly, $100,000,000 that
represented, doubtless at a very liberal
valuation, the cost of the various plants
the capital that had gone into mines and
shelters Certainly they were entitled to
a fair profit on that, and If it was neces-
sary to have duty upon lead, pig lead
or lead ore to enable those engaged in
that business to obtain fair profit for
one would be entirely willing to support
such measure. But the report OF the
smelling company shows profit, a net
profit, for the last year Of ss,0oO,000. Its
report and that Of the other subsidiary
companies show that If the S750o,00O addi
tional cost of lead sold by this company
had not been obtained-in other words.
If the profits had been s7,500,0o0 less-it
would have made enough to pay liberal
dividends upon every dollar Of preferred
stock Of these various corporations. IN
other words, the enhanced price Of lead
has furnished the possibility Of payins
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-04-19
dividends upon uoo0oo.ooo Of common

dividends upon sl0o,00Oooo Of common
stock
The 100000 which It is estimated the
American Smelling company and its sub
sidiary companies make by reason OF
this tax pays Of itself dividend of
per cent on hundred million dollars. In
other words, as the result Of this specific
schedule on lead-and here come up to
the precise question-it Is possible to give
value to hundred millions of stock that
represented nothing but the paper upon
which it was printed, and the Increased
price of lead which has made this profit
possible has been paid by every man that
in the United States uses lead. Is a
schedule to be forever retained that
makes possible the creation of imaginary
property and yields a profit on it, profit
which is paid by those who certainly are
quite as much entitled to the benefit OF
the governments friendly hand? Take
the American Smelling company. Its
common stock when first issued repre-
sented no property. Some was sold early
in its history at 90 80 and ~, and that
was clear profit. The subsidiary COM
panies received preferred stock for their
property and vast amount of common
stock as bonus, and the man who sold
this and got 80 or 40 cents on the dollar
did well.
But the more sagacious man who held
on did better, because as a result of the
enhanced price which the American
Smelling company, controlling 80 per cent
has been able to fix upon lead all this
stock has become valuable. It pays divi-
dends The last report of the smelling
company showed that on its s50,0O0,000 of
common stock it had earned II per cent
1t is not necessary to trouble this house
with the earnings of the other subsidiary
companies The common stock Of the
smelling company, which sold at first for
80 or 40, now sells at $50 to 40, and its
friends say that there is yet before it
great future. The common stock of the
Federal Mining company has not adj
vanced SO much, but it has advanced
over seventy-five points
In other words, If the figures that !
have submitted are correct, the common
stock of these various corporations is now
worth at present valuation justified by
their earnings at least $3.50, 1000. That is
what it would sell for, roughly, today
That is what it is worth today, Judged by
the earnings it makes and the returns it
is enabled to pay.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-04-19
Sad Tale of a FIuke.

All this is preliminary to statement
of a remarkable fiuke The Republican
managers in Missouri that is, the anti
Niedringhaus nagers-concluded to
pull off large function at st. Louis
April .26. AS their chief drawing card
they invited that pre-eminent stand
patter, Hon. Leslie M. Shaw, secretary
of the treasury, advertised his coming
in gorgeous type and proceeded to send
out several thousand embossed invita-
lions to the elect. They proposed to
put the big pot in the little one and do
things up the brownest ever Every
thing was going along swimmingly I'M
til Colonel Niedringhaus discovered
that Colonel Kerens was to be among
the guests. Then the fat was in the
fire. Colonel Tom got up on his ear
and declared with such heat that it
made things sizzle that under no cir
cumstances would he sit at the same
table or be caught in the same crowd
with Colonel Dick Thereupon Colonel
Simeon Harris, who is high up in the
anti Neidringhaus faction, sent forth a
below of rage which would double
discount the loudest performance Of
the bull of Bashan in the heyday of
his lung power, and which veracious
chronicler declares walked up the SOM
Enolent catfish in the Mississippi river
from Lake Itasea to the Gulf Of Mex
leo.
The Neidringhausers, taking their
cue from Colonel Tom, at once began
to flood the committee with declina-
tons. Consequently, what was in
tended to be the grand opening Of the
Republican campaign in Missouri bids
fair to be the beginning Of the end Of
the G. o. P. in that imperial common
wealth.
OF all sad words Of tongue or pen
The saddest are these: 1t might have
been.
A Republican Who Thinks For Himself
One Of the most erudite men on the
Republican side OF the house Is Hon
James Breck Perkins Of Rochester, n
Y He has not only read and studied
much, but he has written much Els
principal works are France Under
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-04-19
Rraxed the Stand Patters.

Hon. Henry T. Rainey is the sole
Democrat in congress from Illinois,
but he is a host within himself. Young,
robust mentally and physically, SUI
peril. specimen of the genus homo, with
splendid voice, fine stage presence
and pleasing delivery, he is man. to
keep ones eye on, for he is crowding
his way to the fore. Recently he made
a speech in congress, occupying por-
tions of two days, on the subject of
watches, which is quite likely to set
men to examining their chronometers
to count the hours till the day when we
shall have a Democratic house. When
he began the stand pat Republicans
thought to have some fun with Rs ney,
but before he had been going twenty
minutes it was clear to all that he was
thorough master of his subject and
was having fun with the stand patters
During the last hour of his great
speech they let him severely alone on
the principle that "a burnt child breads
the fire. and "a scalded cat breads
cold water" He brayed the stand pat
tiers in a mortar and pleased his Dem
ocratic brethren Immensely. His speech
will be widely circulated, eagerly read
and will be an excellent campaign doc
ument.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-04-19

By virtue Of a decree of the Court of Chancery
of New Jersey. bearing date the Twentieth day
of March, Nineteen hundred and six. in a GER
tain cause therein pending, wherein Nicholas
Tito is complainant, and Marie Louise Pinto ct
al are defendants the subscriber will expose to
sale at public vendue, TO the highest bidder, on.
Monday. The Thirtieth Day Of April, 1906
at the sheriff,s Office in the Court House in the
City OF Woodbury.. New Jersey, at the hour OF
two o'clock in theafternoon:
All that piece or parcel of land situate in the
Township of franklin, County of Gloucester
and State of New Jersey, bounded and described
as follows:
Beginning at stake in the center OF Fork
Bridge and Weymouth road, fifty-seven chains
and seventy-four links West from stone at the
intersection of the said Weymouth road, and
the Lake and Forest Grove road: thence ~
South nine degrees and fifteen minutes west
chains and sixty-four links to stake; thence ~
North eighty degrees and forty-five minutes
West, twelve chains and ffty-seven links to q
stone at the Southeast corner of Joseph z. Ladd's
land; thence {3)North nine degrees and fifteen
minutes East, and on the line OF said Ladd's
land. nineteen chains and sixty four links to the
centre of said Weymouth road thence "a South
eighty degrees and forty-fve minutes East,
twelve chains and fifty-seven links to the place
of beginning.
Containing twenty-four acres and sixty-eight
hundredths Of an acre, be the same more or
less
And all that other piece of land situate in the
said Township OF franklin, bounded and des-
cribed as follows, to wit
Beginning at stone being the Southwest
corner Of land decided BY William A. Warmer
and wife to said Nicolo Tito and Antonio Tito
dated September 10th, 1898, and duly recorded;
thence ~ along the South side Of the same.
South eighty degrees and torty-ive minutes
East twelve chains and fifty: seven links to q
corner thence az South nine degrees and fifteen
minutes West, ten chains and fifteen links to
the middle of Forest road: thence CD along the
said Forest road, North eighty degrees and
forty-fve minutes West. twelve chains and
and fifteen minutes East, ten chaiEs and fifteen
links to the place of beginning
Containing twelve and three fourths acres of
land including the estate and interest in dover
Of the defendant, Marie Louisa Pinto, widow OF
Antonio Tito, deceased, in the said premises,
together with all and singular the Entertainments
and appurtenances to the said premises belong
ing or In anywise appertaining.
TO be sold In the presence and under the di-
rectioH Of, u. ..,,x-xxx.
3. P, Tullar Solicitor. Special Master
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-04-19

~ HE Republ1can IacJi0nS IN Mis-
souri, are having one of the ferc-
est and most spectacular Kill
kenny cat fights on record. They
are making the fur fly in the most ap-
proved fashion. They are at each 9TH
er's throat in death grapple. They
laugh to scorn the beautiful One Hun
dred and Thirty third Psalm, which be-
gins in this wise: Behold, how good
and how pleasant it is for brethren to
dwell together in unityr' The bone of
contention among the palpitating pa
triots is the patronage, state and fed
eral OF course. as an aid to securing
official pie is the state organization, for
which they are now waging battle.
One faction is headed by Hon. Thomas
X. Niedringhaus, present chairman,
who was the regular caucus nominee
for United States senator when Major
William Warner gobbled that luscious
plum. performance which Hon. Thorn
as x. grieves over even unto this day.
He will probably reflect bitterly upon
that misadventure even on his death
bed He has always blamed Colonel
Richard G. Kerens for that thwarting
of his ambition and not without cause,
for Colonel Dick led the bolt which
eyentuated in Colonel Toms defeat.
The old dictum, Hell hath no fury like
a woman scorned," should be amended
so as to read, Hell hath no fury like
a Republican statesman deprived Of
his pap Colonel Kerens was deprived
of pap which he believed rightfully be
long him, because he had paid for
it = ard cash; hence his fury to the
pc 1t of bolting.
Colonel Tom thought that he had an
indefeasible title to the pap because
he had bought it. but Colonel Kerens
claimed that the money he had been
contributing for years to the Republic
an campaigns in Missouri was his own,
earned, by the sweat Of his face in
many deal, while he alleged that the
purchase money on which Colonel Tom
based his claim was not Colonel Toms,
but belonged to others; hence Colonel
Dick bolted and, not being able to COB
U16 tllO 6SIulOISlllU IOI ui1lSGll dllu bG-
ing determined that under no circum-
stances should Colonel Tom have it,
made Major William Warner the bene-
ficiary at an expense to the major of
a score of ducats-spent on hotel bills.
Colonel Tom and Colonel Dick bite
their thumbs at each other when they
meet, and their feud is as bitter as that
between the ancient houses of Monta
que and Capulet, which William Shake
speare, Lord Bacon or whoever wrote
Romeo and Juliet has embalmed in
immortal verse. It's as impossible to
make peace betwixt them as it is to
mix water and oil. The governor of
North Carolina once remarked to the
governor of South Carolina, Its long
time between drinks So with AIissou-
ri Republicans it's long time between
United States senatorships - thirty
years, to be exact Colonel Kerens and
Colonel Niedringhaus agree on one
thing and one thing only, and that is
that they do not want to wait three
decades for another senatorial seat to
come accidentally to some Missouri Re
publican. In the meantime Major Will
liam Warner, most estimabie gentle
man, is living illustration of the an
Gent saying that s.it's better to be born
lucky than rich"
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-04-19
Dated March 9Th. 1eo6-I5.
no CREDITORs.

Frank Herman executor of the estate of Rich
ard Herman. deceased, by direction OF the Sur
rogate of the County Of Gloucester, hereby gives
notice to the creditors of the said Richard Her
man, deceased, to bring in their debts. claims
and demands against the estate OF the said
eiecedent under oath or affirmation, within
nine months from this date, or they will be for
ever barred OF any action therefore against the
said executor. FRANK HERMAN.
Dated March 18th 1906I5 Executor.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-04-19
TO CREDlTORs.

Addie M. Bake. Executrix Of the estate Of
Rosa A. Furey, deceased, by direction of the
Surrogate of the County of Gloucester. hereby
gives notice to the creditors of the said Rosa
a. Furey, deceased to bring in their debts,
claims and demands against the estate of the
said decedent, under oath or affirmation. within
nine months from this date, or they will be for
ever barred of any action therefor against the
said Executrix.
ADDIE M. Bake,
Dated March 9Th 1862 Execu+rix.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-04-19
Broken Java Coffee
Does Its Own Talking


So-called Broken Java is being
sold all over the country at from IA
to Isc. per h., but did you know it
is all fake?
Broken Jaya' is a blend ar
ranged and introduced by Mr.. Nell
SON, when in Woodbury. few years
ago. And did you know that to get
the secret, I had to, and did pay Mr..
Nelson cent per lb. for every b. |
sold for years. Whether you know
it or not, it fact. That is why /
make my claim as the only original
Broken Java, y and while this is SO,
my sales go right on. Ny price is
200. per b., and people tell us it is
better than what they pay So and
$50. for elsewhere. Why is this ?
will tell you. It is backed by
quality-and bang-up quality. The
dollars come by mail and we ship it
all over the county.
Give it trial. know it will
please you.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-04-19
Dated surrogate's ofice, March 10Th,
NOTICE no .CREDITORs

Charles w. ElkintoD. administrator of the es-
tate of John w, Jessup, deceased, by direction
of the Surrogate of the County OF Gloucester,
hereby gives notice to the creditors OF the said
John w Jessup, deceased, to bring in their
debts claims and demands against the Estate of
the said decedent under oath of affirmation. with
in nine months from this date, or they will be
forever barred of any action therefor against the
G. w. ELKINToN.
Administrator.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-04-19
OF SETTLEMENT.

( Notice is hereby given that the account of
Harry Sharp, and Lewis D. Sharp, administra-
tors of the estate of Charles Sharp, deceased,
viii be audited by the Surrogate and reported
for settlement to the Orphans Court OF the
County of Gloucester, on Friday April 9th, A.
D. 1905.
LEWIS D. SHARP,
Administrators.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-04-19
NOTICE or sNTTLEMENT.

office is hereby given that the account Of
Austin H. Swackhamer. Assignee of the estate
of Mary McMahan debtor, will be audited by
the Surrogate and reported for settlement to the
Orphans Court of the County of Gloucester, on
Friday April 9th, A. d. 1906.
AUSTIN 81. SWACKAMER,
Assignee