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Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-01-27
an InprOVised Excuse.

Tommy was absent from school for
one entire day. But he brought a note
of excuse the next morning, which
would prove that he had been detained
at home legitimately. The writing was
hardly that of feminine hand, and the
note appeared TO have been written la
boriously. Furthermore, the penman-
ship seemed to be strangely familiar to
his teacher. The note read as follows !:
"Dear Teacher: Please excuse Tom
my for not coming to stool yistidy, he
couldn't come. I tore my pants. Yours
truly, Mrs. Mulligan."
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-01-27

An amusing incident IS related of
Nat Goodwin, the actor Not long ago
Goodwin was standing on the corner
of Broadway and Thirty-fourth street
New York City, where three car lines
converge, when a seedy-looking indi-
vidual, apparently from the country
approached him questioningly.
Bridge" he said, looking in perplexity
at the cars rushing in six different di
rections.
VERY well" said Goodwin, severely
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-01-27

could not help thinking to myself
ther IL might not be possible some
or other to awaken the people OF
mississippi valley to a realization
ne TACT that forestry is a problem
,nding from New Orleans to the con-
-ntal divide of the Rocky mountains
the west. to Canada on the north
10 the crest of the Alleghanies on
east, where the Ohio river has it's
zee; and that failure and destruc-
ed in the years to come to control
great flood by increasing the
'es 10 protect the sugarbowl of the
r-on. The time will come when they
not build them higher and the
ntry viii revert to a swamp condi-
and be as desolate as it is today
IRE the st. Francis basin is covered
water through which you may
down and see. the tops of trees
once grew on dry land. How are
khls great problem of forestry, is
alone a matter of sentiment. 1t
'ust as much a cold blooded ques-
4 OF business. The speakers who
ance OF forestry to mining.
e listened with much interest to
ir mastery discussion on the rela-
1 of forestry to mining, and 1t
ught more forcibly than ever to my
id the conviction that the whole
ntry and those engaged in all its
ustries are fast coming to recog-
e the Importance of forestry. I
ret that we cannot include the
YER house of congress. They do not
m to have yet walked up to it.
How to Get Things Done.
am not going to take up your time
h any further dissertations upon
Importance of forestry. But / want
offer some practical suggestions as
what we should do to get what we
MT done. / listened with the great
interest and pleasure to the presi-
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-01-27

the timber and the land and the young
growth and everything for $3.50 an
acre. Taking the value of that timber
at what the stumpage actually sold for
upon some of the government land in
Minnesota, $15.06 an acre, the govern
ment has lost $40,O00,000 by that pro-
ceeding. But the stumpage on the g.
OOO, 900 acres located during the last
than that. And if the government had
managed its timber land business as
any business man or any man or
sense would have managed it we
might just as well as not have realized
$40, 100000 from that stumpage and
have had our young forest trees plant
ed in southern California and the sur
plus left over. (Applause.)
a Few Suppositions.\
We are told that there is going to be
a deficit this year in the treasury of
the United States Of $22,000,000. If
we had not thrown away that $40, OOO,-
600 we could have covered that deficit
at least twice over and still have had
money left in the treasury. In other
words the public lands committee of
the house has thrown away over
$7O,00O,0O0 Of the peoples money In
the last two years. If we should put
the two years 1T has amounted to over
100000 month or about $4,000
day.
tunneling under the United States
and carried off $4,000 a day. Don't
you suppose pose we Seoul could get the peoPie
public lands committee If 1T required
some action by 1T to stop that steal
ing? That is exactly what is going
m mi eei does s nothing In this session of
congress (and it has already voted to
do nothing) the loss to this country
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-01-27

Here lies the body Of Mary Ann,
Her head on the bosom OF Abraham.
It's pleasant and sweet for Mary Ann,
But mighty tough for Abraham.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-01-27

The Government Printing office
The Largest Print Shop in
the World.
Charles A. Stillings, the New
Public Printer.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-02-22
Made Few Promises
OPPOSE FREE TRANSPORTATION
State Commercial Clubs Condemn the
Pass Evil

Legislation in favor of 2-cent pas.
Senger fares on the railroads and the
apollshment OF passes except to en-
pioyes was unanimously favored bv
the Nebraska State Association of
commercial Clubs at it's meeting Tues
Gay IN the Commercial club rooms at
Omaha.
Inc association also passed reso-
luton declaring opposition to the pos
Tai savings bank bill introduced by
congressman John L. Kennedy and
VIII send a. copy of the resolutions
10 the states representative in con-
gross.
a number of speeches were made
AGAINST proposed parcels post legis-
iation and the sentiment was unani
nous against the passage of a parcels
post bill.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-02-22
VALUE OF GULF OUTLETS
NORTH ATLANTIC SEAPORTS AT
A DISADVANTAGE.
Railroad Officials Think Exports of
Bulky Articles viii Increase at
Gulf Ports and Decrease at New
York.

The financial editor of the New
York Times discusses the uplift OF
the gulf ports as outlets for western
products and the effect on exports
through the port OF New York as
follows:
Steps that have already been taken
by western railroads to secure an
outlet to the gulf naturally add force
10 the suggestions of similar steps
IN contemplation by other roads. For
some time past rumors have persisted
That both the Burlington and the st.
Paul have laid plans for the acollisi
ZION OF gulf outlet, the former by
the purchase of the Missouri. Kansas
q Texas, and the latter by securing
control OF the Kansas City Southern
the extension of which to the gulf
mas practically been decided upon.
Inc Frisco system some time ago
surveyed line of it's own down the
mississippi valley to New Orleans.
and even now it reaches that port
by traffic agreement with the south
arn railway lines. The Colorado
southern is also constructing a new
Inc toward the gulf. The movement
among the railroads TO secure access
o tidewater at New Orleans or at
some point on the guif to the west
ward is sufficiently prominent to indi-
'ate a general agreement among the
allroads in regard to the advisability
Il connecting existing lines with the
sulf ports.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-02-22
66s Nebraska Independent

mad not gone there on the invitation
OF the railroads and on free pass
A great committee Of the senate was
conducting an investigation.
But that was not what made me
angry, for ] can stand a cross-examina-
ZION, even by railroad attorney. Bur
while this chairman was probing me
there sat by his side the general at
torney OF all the railroads of the
united States. They sat so close that
thelr arms were almost entwined in
loving embrace. And when | saw that
attorney passing up to the chairman
question after question to embarrass
me, and when / observed the tender
relationship existing between him and
the chairman of that committee. the
not blood OF indignation ran through
me until | could not preserve the
proprleties of the occasion and ri
said then that so long as God should
give me voice / would denounce that
in1amy The initials of the name of
mat chairman are Stephen B. Elkins,
and ne halls from West Virginia. The
people OF West Virginia did not nut
hlm IN the senate. The railroads
placed him there, and those of his
state and OF the country are his
special care. He Is there to do what
ne railroads command him to do.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-02-22
REcoINAGE OF SILVER DOLLARS
into Subsidiary coirs Recommended
by House Committee.

Inc house committee on coinage
weights and measures, IN a report to
the house, Heartily recommends" the
passage of the bill authorizing the
secretary OF the treasury to cause the
recolnage of silver dollars into sub.
sldlary coin. The committee saws in
It's report that there Is a demand
growing every year with the increase
IN population and BUSINESS. There is
no bullion in the treasury out of which
10 make this money ana no provision
exists by which silver dollars. which
by natural wear have become unfit
Tor circulation, may be recoined.
There are many sucn now in the
treasury. II recoined into silver dol
lars theye would be considerable loss.
They may be recoined into subsidiary
silver without loss.
The small contraction In the cir
culatlon OF dollars would be offset by
the increase Of subsidiary coin. and
as a result the total of money in cir
culatlon would be unchanged. In or.
der to Increase the amount of sub.
sldlary coin the secretary must paw
more silver or recon some of that
We already have.'
minority report suggests that in
stead OF recoining silver dollars the
secretary OF the treasury be authorized
Q purchase silver bullion for RECON-
age purposes.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-02-22
FARMERS INSTITUTES
10 be Held at Following Places Dur.
ing February and March.

Columbus, Neb., Monday and Tues
day, February 26 and ~, S. P. Drinnir
| secretary.
Cedar Rapids, Neb., Tuesday anf
wednesday, February 81 and %, Chas
Petit secretary
Spaldlng, Neb., Wednesday and
Thursday, February 20 and March /
Lewis Allen secretary.
Fullerton, Neb., Thursday and Fri
day, March l and 2, Jas. B. Bone
secretary.
Silver Creek, Neb., Friday and Sat
urday, March and 8, J. L. Wallace
secretary.
j Maxwell, Neb, Monday, February
70, Edwin Arnold secretary.
Gothenburg, Neb., Tuesday. Febru.
airy n, VIM. Findlay, secretary.
Cozad, Neb, Wednesday. February
2S, A. r. Wake, secretary.
Lexington, Neb., Thursday, March |
JOS. Kring, secretary.
Elm Creek, Neb., Friday, March 2.
H. Il. Northup, secretary.
:, Battle Creek, Neb, Tuesday and
Wednesday, February 27 and IS, Fred
q. Volk, secretary.
Wlsner, Neb., Wednesday and Thurs
gay, February % and March /, Hon.
Z. +. Remover, secretary.
Thedford, Neb., Tuesday. March 6.
John II. Evans, secretary.
Mason City, Neb., Wednesday, March
q Chas. Fl. Loncks, secretary.
Salem, Neb., Tuesday and Wednes-
day, March s and 7, G. B.. Snyder, sec
rotary.
Galloway, Neb., Tuesday, March 6.
J. D. Troyer, secretary.
oconto, Neb., Wednesday, March Z,
r. RI. Grow, secretary.
Atlanta, Neb., Friday and Saturday.
Mafch and 10, Peter Berquist, sec
rotary.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-02-22

surpass her mother. In the same
week OF this test the three-year-old
daughter Katy gave AS pounds of
milk, thirteen pounds more than
Karen Ii, but her milk was inferior
IN butter fat and tested only sixteen
pounds for the week. She is expected
to improve greatly with age in this
respect. There is still a younger
daughter of Karen II, and Professor
Hacker hopes by building up herd
OF Holsteins out Of this strain to de-
yelop a. record-breaking average of
cow efficiency in his herd.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-02-22
TURNED DOWN THE GOVERNOR
How Cumnins Was Treated By Sen
ate Committee.

Governor Cummins has described
his experiences when he went last
summer to Washington to give testi-
mony in behalf of railroad regulation
before Senator Elkin's committee.
This is what Governor Cummins said:
! caused myself to be invited to do
what | could do in the interest of nv
people. ] had prepared a statement
which required my three-quarters of
an hour to read. The committee
called 1t evidence. When / had fin
ished the chairman began cross.ex-
animation which continued six hours.
and for four hours and half not one
single question was put to me except
to overwhelm me and send me from
that room in disgrace. 1t was the
cruel and relentless examination with
which an attorney jabs hostile wit
ness. ! was the only man in that
large room crowded to the doors who
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-02-22
HoLSTElNS, BREAK A RECORD
State Farm Cows Perform Great
Milk Giving Contest.
m Great
L

Karen Ii, a full blood Holstein COW
Oh the state experiment station herd
last week broke the state farm. and
probably the state, record as a mixer
ana as a butter maker. She gave a
eotai during the week ending last
sunday OF 435 pounds of milk, being
ABOUT 54a gallons, nearly eight GAL
IONS day on the average. The weeks
yield was the equivalent. according to
the tests, Of 1913 pounds of butter. or
almost three pounds a day. The best
previous test at the farm was 1e <
pounds week. On Tuesday of the
week OF the test Karen III gave 72.S
pounds or milk, or triae more than
SO quarts.
The record was made under the mr..
binary dairy conditions prevailing at
the experiment station. Karen IT is
one OF herd of twenty COWS compris-
Ing the state farm dairy and the treat
ment accorded her during the week in
which she broke the record was not
different from that given the other
cows. Records are kept of all the
COWS as they are MIXED and the milk
Oh each is tested for butter fat sepa-
rately In the ordinary course of
events it came about at the end of
TINS particular week that Karen TT
had broke a record.
Professor Hacker gives the daily
ration consumed by Karen II during
the week as follows:
Corn silage, thirty-five pounds.
Alfalfa hay, ten pounds.
Grain, a ground mixture comprising
eight pounds of corn, six pounds of
bran and one pound of oil meal.
Three millings day are necessary
with Karen II. She is MIXED at 5 |
IN the morning, at / in the afternoon
and at in the evening. A fourteen.
quart pail is used, and she almost
fills it at each milking. She is seven
years old and has a daughter that
Professor Hacker thinks will in time
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-02-22
viii Look Into City Ownership

The public ownership commission
OF the National Civic Federation. or
ganlzed to examine into the relative
merits OF municipal and private owner
ship in this country and abroad has
begun the actual work of inyestiga-
ton. Milo R. Maltbie, one of the
expert members of the commission
sailed for London, where he will be
Joined by William J. Clark, of the
General Electric company's foreign de-
partment, another member of the COM
mission. These two will arrange for
the coming OF the entire commission
in May.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-02-22
Bryan and His COLLEGE

William Jennings Bryan is a greater
man today than he ever was because
the principles he advocates are strong
er in the hearts of the people. These
principles can no more be suppressed
by the powerful corporations with all
thelr vast resources than the prin-
clples of the Christian religion could
De suppressed by the Neros of Rome.
lnls movement is great moral
movement. And the day is rapidly
coming when the churches and the
colleges will no more accept the
money OF the millionaire magnates
who have made it by disreputable
methods of robbing the people than
they would accept the money which
a murderer takes from his victim.-
erosion Qa.) American.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-02-22

Send $500 for a years subscription
to The Independent and receive Mr..
Berge's book, "The Free Pass Bribery
System" free as a premium. This
offer will remain but short time.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-02-22
Dyspepsia

Is an indication that the
stomach and other digestive
organs are weak, tired or
debilitated. Il causes no
end Of aches and pains and
Is most common where
people bolt their meals and
hurry and worry as they
do in this country.
Hood Sarsaparilla
cures dyspepsid-it has 90
magic touch /" in this disease.
For testimonials Of remarkable cures
send for Book on Dyspepsia, No. S.
G. ]. Hood Co.. Lowell. Moss.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-02-22
DENIAL FROM GARFIELD
NO PROMISE OF IMMUNITY GIVEN
THE PACKERS.
Commissioner of Corporations Merely
Agreed Not to Disclose Confidential
Figures Obtained From Individual
Companies-No Threats Used.

commissioner of Corporations Gar.
held took the stand at Chicago in the
packers case and denied many of the
statements made by the witnesses for
the packers during the hearing of tbe
immunity pleas now in progress.
Flat Contradiction
Edward Morris, Edward Swift and
Arlntr Meeker, representatives res
pectlyeiy OF the packing firms of Mel
son MOTHS CO., Swift & Co, and
Armour & CO., all testified that Com
missioner Garfield had told them that
MS department had the power to com
pei information If they refused to give
u willingly. Mr.. Garfield on the stand
declared that he had never made such
q statement. He also denied that he
mad ever promised immunity TO the
packers, saying that the onlv nroteo-
tlon that had been promised was pro-
lection for the individual packers of
their confidential figures. This he
SAID had been given them, although
the average of these confidential fig-
ures had been given in the report of /
the commissioner in the beef indus
Try, individuals had been respected
and their names had not been given
Made Few Promises
He also denied positively that he
promised that all information would
pc regarded as confidential. He also
denled that he had at any time said
anything regarding an oath in connec-
ton with the investigation.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-02-22

Miss Marie Mickey, daughter of the
governor, is threatened with an ar
tack OF appendicitis and may undergo
an operation.
The daily sentinel. [volume] (Grand Junction, Colo.) 1893-current, 1906-02-09

Cold rings for the babies are given
away at The c. Y. Store.
When you long for game of pool
( or billiards go to the Brunswick at
All Main street
For an hour of pleasure go to the
Brunswick billiard and pool parlors
in the old Kippe Block a first class
amusement center OF high class and
good order. Open mornings. after
moons and evenings.
Are You waiting for the big St
Valentines night ball at the Audi
forum Wednesday night You are
guaranteed meey evening. Manager
Boyer of the popular amusement cen
ter. will give the event his personal
attention.
You Will have no cause TO complain
if YOU buy your groceries and fresh
meats from Alderman & Corcoran.
proprietors of the Railroad Grocery
store and Meat Market. 200 Colorado
avenue. Your orders are carefully
filled and promptly delivered. Give
the new firm a trial
The daily sentinel. [volume] (Grand Junction, Colo.) 1893-current, 1906-02-09
TIME Is NOW.

There il an agreement of gentle
men between the great wholesale
grocery firms of Denver and Pueblo
that, none Of them shall take adVant-
age of each other, in establishing "A
branch house in this city. IL is prct-
~ generally conceded that should
such house he established in this
city, Tint II would capture the whole
sale trade of this western portion of
the state. so there is no use placing
any confidence in what the repre-
srnntivcs of any Of these houses may
state regarding the time, when they,
viii establish branch houses in this
city, for they have no intention of so
doing. until they are forced to take
such step.
Grand junction is just becoming
large enough to refuse TO he pIncated
ny the railroads much longer. The
tim" when she will demand II ship
ping rate for wholesale houses from
this city is here. Aud the time when
such houses are to he established is
here. We have no idea who will
undertake, to establish ~ wholesale
house in this city for the sale of gro
ccries, hut We do know that the rail
roads can no longer furnish ad,.-
qtnte excuse for refusing such a
rate to this city when the times comes
to make demand for it-and that
time is right here now.
Provo has several wholesale houses
doing am extensive business and
Provo is little II any larger than this
city We must make move toward
securing rates To attract concerns
which look upon this trade territory
with anxious eyes. The work before
us j. not 50 much the securing of such
Industrial enterprises, they will come
quickly enough. as soon ~ we may
offer them rate which makes it
possible for them To distribute their
mcrch andisc.
The daily sentinel. [volume] (Grand Junction, Colo.) 1893-current, 1906-02-09

Men and women have become
drunken in their excuses. for social
power and recognition. Take for in
stance that Lucullian feast given by
Edward Collins Knight of Philadel-
phia. for his daughter Clara. Not
content 10 dazzle by the brilliancv OF
the entertainment in their own pa
latial mansion on south Broad street
they must. like the jewellers of an
Client Rome. come 10 the streets to
carry on their bacchanalian revels
in the morning hours. Take the item
of expenditure OF $1,50O for $500
American Beauty roses. it is wicked
in its eXtravagance and each and
every other item was proportionate
until il run up for a few hours diver
sion of this Dives. for his daughter )
entertainment TO $4,000. Such eN-
cesses of expenditure is what creates
dissatisfaction among those who must
strive for their bread. to maintain
their bodies together Is il any
wonder indeed that they think that il
is unnatural fate that gives so much
to one and so little to millions of
purely bread winners We have never
been an alarmist upon the future of
our country. but we cannot see any
thing less than a portentious crisis.
in such awful waste and extrava-
gance
The daily sentinel. [volume] (Grand Junction, Colo.) 1893-current, 1906-02-09


: Another utility of great
: domestic and Industrial i'm
! portance will soon be number
+ ed with those we have already
: gas. for Illuminating and
: domestic purposes.
: The plant which is now
: rapidly nearing completion
: IS one of the very best in the
! state. only two exceeding IL
: in size and none exceeding il
: in the character OF its me-
! chanical excellence
: For the accommodation of
! the public. nearly ten miles
+ of mains have been laid in
+ the streets and alleys of the
+ city and gas through these
+ mains will be supplied for do
/ nestle use and for public and
+ private illumination. from
! the factory where the gas is
! to be manufactured i'm the
+ southern part of the city.
! One every important goal
: has been sought by those gen
+ tlemen who constitute the
+ company which has given
: this city this new utility and
: that was the perfection of the
+ plant. which they have caused
+ to be erected. II is. so far
!. as money and the hest ability
: in construction can make il.
: a strictly modern plant for
: the manufacture OF gas.
: 1t is needless to call atten-
lion 10 the names of those
+ who largely compose the
: company. The stock is held
. mainly by fifteen well known
: business and professional
men. who have had sufficient
: faith TO purchase all the stock
: and invest their money in the
: institution. Their backing is
; sufficient to make the plant
: success and that they will be
: repaid handsomely in the fu-
: ture. for their faith in pro-
: viding this new public utility
: is unquestionable.
one by one Grand junction
moves cityward and in a few
. years all those institutions .
which contribute to the make
up of city will have been
: added, 60 those we have al
ready None have been add
ed in the past few years of
any more Importance than
the gas manufacturing plant
and the public will he graft
fed TO know that in such
short time they viii be amply
supplied with this modern ne
cessity for their domestic
economy.
The daily sentinel. [volume] (Grand Junction, Colo.) 1893-current, 1906-02-09

Assessor Smith thinks there is
hardly any use for the Democracy to
place ticket in Tire field in the To-
cal campaign this fall. Perhaps Mr.
Smith is counting on the possibility
of the Republicans voting for any
thing. even though IL be a yellow
dog. so il has the brand of Repub-
licanism upon it, Hardly compliment
AIRY to the Intelligence OF the people
of the county f2l.