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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-11-22

this charge hang over you, settles 1t
more firmly down, and-there's dan
ger In II, sir"
Yes, know that" assented Fan a.
deane, calmly.
They reached Wainford, and found
the prison officials prepared for them
by telegraph.
The governor. as he read the war
rant, glanced once or twice at the pale
face.
"Ali right and regular, Wilcox, |
suppose?" he said. mo mistake,
eh?'
mo SIR" said the constable. and he
rapidly recounted the facts, and show
ed the revolver.
The governor nodded.
Anything to say? he asked OF the
prisoner. courteously.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-11-22
A THANKSGIVING FABLE.

1t was a hungry pussy cat upon Thanksgiving
morn,
And she watched a thankful little mouse, that
ate an ear of corn.
If ate that thankful little mouse how thankful
he should be,
When he has made meal himself to make meal
for me.
Then with his thanks for having fed and his
thanks for feeding me-
With all his thankfulness inside, how thankful
shall BET
Thus unused the hungry pussy cat upon Thanks
giving day; :,
But the mouse had overheard and declined (with
thanks) to stay.
-OHvsr Herford
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-11-22
t HAEEIK9GIW IEYG

important event since the landing from the May
flower.
For days and days before Thanksgiving the
boy was kept at work evenings, pounding and
pairing and cutting up and mixing (not being
allowed to taste much), until the world seemed to
him to be made of fragrant spices, green fruit,
raisins and pastry-a world that he was only yet
allowed to enjoy thru his nose.
How filled the house was with the most deli
cious smells! The mince-pies that were made
If John had been shut in solid walls with them
piled about him, he couldn't have eaten his way
out in four weeks. There were dainties enough
cooked in those two weeks to have made the entire
year luscious with good living, if they had been
scattered along in it. But people were probably
all the better for scrimpng themselves little in
order to make this great feast. And it was not
by any means over in day. There were weeks
deep of chcken-pie and other pastry. The cold
buttery was cave of Aladdin and it took long
time to excavate all its riches
Thanksgiving day itself was heavy day, the
hilarty of it being so subdued by going to meet
ing, and the universal wearing of the Sunday
clothes, that the boy couldn't it. But if he felt
little exharaton, he ate great deal.
The next day was the real holiday. Then were
the merry-mal<ing parties, and perhaps the skat-
ings and seighrdes, for freezing weather came
before the governors proclamation in many parts
of New England.
From Charles Dudley Warmers Being
Bow"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-11-22

This is the feast time of the year,
When hearts grow warm and home more dear
When autumns crimson touch expires
To fash again in winter fires;
And they who tracked October's flight,
Through woods with gorgeous hues bedight
In charmed circle sit and praise,
The goodly logs triumphant blaze
Harriet McE7ccn kimbdH
Chill November brings the blast;
Then the leaves are falling fast"
"Who said November's face was GRIM
Who said her voice was harsh and sad?
heard her sing in woodpath dim,
met her on the shore 50 glad,
So smiling, could kiss her feet!
There never was a month so sweet
Lucy Lareom.
From Wisconsin Journal Of Education
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-11-22
A STRIKING SIMILARITY.

Can you tell me why bananas are
like wedding guests?'
Il can't say see any resemblance.
20. yes, there Is. Bananas are Xix.
wedding guests because they are al
ways ready to throw the slipper after
the pairing comes off."-Baltimors
American.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-11-22
Source of Endless Expense.

How about these dukes!" inquired
Mr.. Struckle. Are they purity expen-
sive?"
You bet they are" answered Mr..
Nu-itch, who had bought one. And
you want to remember this. Hiram.
The first cost is the smallest item"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-11-22
Then lift up the head with song!
And lift up the hand with gift

And lit up the hand With GIT!
To the ancient Giver of old
The spirit in gratitude lift
For the Joy and the promise OF spring,
For the hay and the clover sweet,
The barley, the rye, and the oats,
The rice, and the corn, and the wheat.
The cotton, and sugar, and fruit,
The flowers and the fine honey comb,
The country, so fair and SO free,
The blessing and glory Of home.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-10

navy and pensiOns-waT and it's re-
wards, $3.50 100000 a year. over 40 per
cent of the whole - commerce getting
AZ per cent and war 80 per cent-near-
ly ten times as much-and yet we are
not considered a wariike people? / do
not criticise the army and The navy. and
certainly have none bur Kind words and
thoughts for the gallant veterans Of
our wars, but surely this is not fair
play Our commercial interests are not
getting a square deal" They must
rise up in their might and demand il.
Practically all our revenues come from
commerce. Our splendid commerce
makes us the wonder of the world. and
annually pours into our lap a balance
OF trade in our favor of half billion
dollars year. Such a commerce is en-
titled TO proper and just recognition al
the hands of the government, and must
receive il.
Need 80 Millions.
We must have for our waterways
fifty millions year
"A few years ago rivers and har-
bors bill, carrying an annual averapo
appropriation of $4,000, 600 might have
caused some adverse criticism. but I
am convinced that the country is ready
and anxious for it now. and would an
piaud its passage. Who dreamed of n
hundred million dollar naval bill 10
years ago? Yet we see ii passed today
with the hearty approval of the Ameri-
can people. who would not COMPLAIN IL
ii were much larger. We also see a
great increase in every kind Of national
expense. except rivers and harbors.
we see annually nearly billion dol
lars appropriated at every session of
congress. and it does not stagger us.
for we are a billion dollar country.
There are pending today before con-
gress. with the approval of the engineer
department. river and barber projects
which will cost over $500. O0O. 900. and
other very desirable projects which will
cost many additional millions are be-
ing surveyed and approved from time
to time. This is a great country. and
every section has it's projects, many of
which are very meritorious How are
YOU TO provide for them and maintain
existing works on $4,000 06 a year,
1t cannot be done. We must change
our policy. Congress must be induced
to adopt a broad and liberal policy
toward waterways, instead Of the stingy.
illiberal one il has always pursued"
Tells of River Congress.
In concluding his address. Mr. Rams.
dell told of the National Rivers and
Harbors congress and the work of that
organization. He urged combination
against the combination of the rail
ways, and predicted victory il this
were done.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-10

the hay would mean a further saving
of s., 933, 1897 OF a total on cereals. po-
tatoes. and hay of s107, S32 .23S year
in reduced freights. But this is not
all. There are many other farm pro-
ducts of great value and Importance
in those states, such as fruits, melons.
vegetables, horses, mules. cattle, sheep,
etc. and all of them receive a proper
tionate benefit in cheapened frights.
Moreover. il is a well established fact
that the freight on machinery, farm
implements, merchandise, etc, etc,
purchased with the proceeds of sale
of farmers crops and conveyed into
the farming country, costs fully twice
as much as the freight on the outgoing
farm products. Hence, if the saving
in freight annually on the outgoing
crops is S107 $50 23S. the saving on in
coming articles should be twice as
much. or S215. 66O.376, thus making a
total annual freight reduction of 1929 =
49O.714 And this great sum goes an
nually into the pockets of the farmers
OF seven states.
These seem like very large figures.
but l believe they are correct. and if
not / should be glad TO have the error
pointed out.
Best Market Determines Price.
1T is undoubtedly true that only a
portion OF the farm products are ac-
tually shipped. while my computation
includes everything; but it is also
true as stated above. that the price of
The surplus product fixes the price of
the whole. and whether you ship your
crops to Liverpool or New York, or sell
them at home. the price is fixed at
Liverpool or New York. or wherever
there is the best market. You re-
ce.ve on the farm the Liverpool, or
New York price less the cost of trans
pOrtation from the farm 10 those
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-10

points, and you receive, in the increas-
of these cheapened rates whether you
ship, or sell, or use on the farm.
81 have referred to only seven states
adjacent to the lakes, but it is a well
known fact that the Erie canal, in con-
junction with perfected channels in
the Detroit. ST. Clair. and ST. Mary
rivers. regulates and controls freight )
from the Mississippi river TO the At
lantic, and from the lakes to the gulf.
Quotes Albert Fink.
zone of Americas greatest railroad
men. the late Albert Fink, as high an
authority on the transportation ques
ton as the country has ever produc'
ed. made a statement TO the Window
committee of the United States senat e
some years ago. in which he said:
"'You are aware that when the
rates are reduced between Chicago and
New York on account of the opening
of the canal, this reduction applies not
only to Chicago. but to all interior
cities (St Louis, Indianapolis, Cincin
natD 70 New York If that was not
the rule, the result would be that the
roads running. say, from st. Louis. In
dianapolis and Cincinnati TO Chicago
would carry the freight to Chicago
from which point low rates would take
it TO the east and leave the direct
roads from the interior points to the
seaboard without business. Hence
whenever the rates are reduced on ac-
count of the opening of navigation
from Chicago and lake ports, the
same reduction is made TO all interior
cities not only TO New York, where
the canal runs. but TO Philadelphia
and Baltimore Although the latter
cities have no direct water route com
munication with the west. they re
ceive the benefit, as far as railroad
rates are concerned. the same as if a
canal were running from the lakes di-
rect to these ties because whenever
rates from Chicago TO New York are
reduced. it IS necessary to reduce the
rates from Chicago TO Boston. Phila-
delphia and Baltimore, otherwise all
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-10

and show that it costs fully seven times
as much to move iron ore by rail as by
water in that locality On coal. the
disproportion is much greater, for the
water route is only 50 cents per ton to
Duluth. or less, by 80 cents per ton, to
go a thousand miles on the water than
1875 miles by rail. On this commodity
-coaI-the rail rate per mile is just
90 times as high as the wafer rate.
Hence, it would appear that if the
canal is constructed there would be
such a great reduction in freight rates
on both coal and iron, these two items
of such tremendous Importance to ev-
cry citizen of this union. that the ben
eft resulting from this canal would be
incalculable.
Water Rates Onc-SiXth.
after u careful study of the subject,
| am convinced that water rates under
normal conditions are only one-siXth as
high as those by rail. and that every
dollar prudently expended in improv-
ing and perfecting the navigation of
our waters will save from 81 to Sc per
annum to the people in reduced rates.
Moreover, there are many communities
where the railroads cannot handle the
freight, and where water is badly need
ed, not only as a regulator of rates, but
an actual carrier of freights.
do the farmers and manufacturers
of the interior derive any benefit from
the deepening of harbors on the sea
board?
'Unquestionably, yes. Let us take
Boston, as a fair example. on whose
harbor $5,000,000 have been spent. In
1880 the average vessel entering there
drew 2213 feet. carried $500 tons and
charged s to 10 cents per bushel on
grain to Liverpool. Today the average
vessel draws 80 feet, carries $500 tons.
and charges or 3 cents per bushel on
grain. OF course. all other charges on
incoming and outgoing freights have
been reduced in proportion-a reduc-
ton of nearly 400 per cent in 30 years.
This was the direct and immediate re-
suit of the deepened channel. which
permitted the passage of vessels of
large capacity-three times as large as
those of 1SS0-capable of earning more
profit on 2 to 3 cents per bushel than
their competitors of 26 years ago on s
and 10 cents.
In Dollars and Cents.
Think of what that means to the
American people-a saving of cents
on every bushel of wheat, corn and
oats "a saving of $62 ,479,612 on the
corn crop of 1905. saving of SAL ,67S,-
769 on the wheat crop, saving of $751;
1891 on the oat crop, a saving of
$27, 131,770 on the cotton crop of 1904
1905-a total saving on these four items
corn, wheat, oats and cotton-of $685.
4S3, 122, in one year, 1905. And yet you
ask if our farmers are interested in the
100000 spent on Boston harbor
Would to heaven the other great ex-
penses of the government were of like
interest to the farmers of our great
It has been well said that
the hundreds of millions appropriated in
other bills are like myriads of rain
drops falling on the parched sands of
the desert, only to pass at once from
sight, without leaving trace behind,
while the limited sums so grudgingly
given for internal improvements remain
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-10

| government would feel compelled To
complete it. We know not what il will
cost for 4 14-foot channel from Chicago
10 New Orleans. but certainly nor as
much as the one hundred millions which
| the Empire state of New York is now
eXpending on the Erie canal 10 make ii
II feet deep from Lake Erie TO the Hud-
son river The engineer board appoint
ed by congress to survey the project
| from Chicago to st. Louis estimates
that the cost between those cities would
! be about S3O.O0O.000. | am convinced
that the total cost from Chicago 10 New
Orleans would not exceed $4,000. 900.
Such a waterway would be marvellous
carrier of commerce and regulator of
freight for the entire basin of the
lakes. and the entire valley of the Mis-
sissippi and tributaries. with their
myriads of people, their splendid cities.
and their countless wealth. No 'man
can estimate the effect on the CONNER
cial relations of our vast interior of
that waterway. joining in indissoluble
union the cool waters of the great lakes
and the warm currents of the sunny
gulf
Picture of Future.
Il am no prophet. yet methinks
shall live to see the day when stately
vessels. landed at Buffalo. Cleveland.
Detroit, Milwaukee. Duluth and Chi
caso. with the rich products of the
mines. the factories of the great north
and west. will float through that canal
and down the Father of Waters to St
Louis. Memphis. Vicksburg. New Or
leans. Mobile and Galveston. returning
thence laden with the commerce of the
south, and the whole earth coming 10
our shores from Europe. across the At
lantic, and through the Panama canal
from far-off Asia, South America. our
western coast, and the islands of the
seas. Who will hesitate or delay in the
promotion of such a project? Not any
American who has at heart the best in
terests and pride Of his country.
Need Change nj Washington.
And. yet, unless we can change
things in Washington. ii will be
great many years, my friends-long
after YOU and l are gathered to our
fathers-before this splendid project is
completed The policy of congress to-
ward waterway Improvement has been
misery in the extreme During our
entire history, the national government
has spent only about $470,O00,0O0 on
all our waterways-on all our canals.
rivers, lakes, bays, sounds, CULTS and
oceans. For the past 10 years river
and harbor bills have been adopted
every three years. instead of annually,
as other great appropriations. and have
averaged only $19,251 900 a year, as
compared with $66.950,O0O for the navy.
$69.704 900 for the army. $127 .G03. 900
for the postoffice, and $143,242,00 for
the pensions. During these 10 years
the average appropriations for all pur-
poses of government have been $712,-
900, 600 a year. and of this sum rivers
and harbors have received less than
3 per cent. while other expenditures
made in the interest of commerce. such
as lighthouses, custom houses and the
consular service, etc. got about = per
cent making a total expenditure for
commerce of about AZ per cent How
does this compare with the army, the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-10

! to bless and enrich the country for all
time.
1T is the same with improvements
on our rivers. The Monongahela has
cost the government about SG.964 .S21.40,
and its annual commerce is 100000
tons. The rivers and harbors commit
tee gave a hearing about three years
ago to friends of this river. and among
the speakers was y. F. Jones, of Jones
& Laughlin. Pittsburg. very large man
ufacturers. Mr.. Jones testified that his
firm employed from 1900 10 $500 men
used from 5000 to 1000 tons of coal
per day, or 100000 tons per annum.
most of which was received by river. al
! freight cost of 80 to 4 cents per ton.
and that when traffic ceased on the Mo
nongahela, owing to freezes and other
causes. the railroads charged A cents
per ton-11 to u times as much as the
water rate He also said that it was
utterly impossible TO get his supply of
coal by rail. owing to the lack of trans
portation facilities.
EXCESS Charges S4.OOO.GOO.
Here then, is case which any
doubling Thomas can investigate.
where rail rail rates on a great com
merce of 10000 900 tons annually are
actually LOO to 1900 per cent higher
than water rates. and where. if all this
commerce should be carried by rail. the
excess charges over water rates would
be the immense sum of $4O00.000 a
year. Some of the locks on the Monon
gahela have been threatened with de-
struction Let those locks cease 10
work and the coal supply of Pittsburg
will be shut off; the iron mines in Min
nesota. 200 miles distant. will cease
to hum with activity; the splendid fleet
of 1000 ore steamers on the lakes will
rust in their docks; the docks of New
Orleans will be lined with idle ships
waiting for a fuel supply; there will be
a steel and iron famine in the land, and
the farmers. who are large consumers
of their products. will suffer; there will
be a coal famine in many places. with
all its attendant distress. In short. ev-
cry part of our common country viii
feel the evil effects. This picture may
seem oyerdrawn. but | defy any bust
ness man who is familiar with the enor-
nous manufacturing interests of the
Pittsburg district, the largest on earth,
and its coal supply. which is used all
over the middle west, and the Missis-
sippi valley to show that total stop
page of traffic on the Monongahela
would be less disastrous than | depict.
We must preserve the commerce of that
river at any cost.
Chicago ship Canal.
LET us now consider the proposed
14-foot canal from Chicago to St. Louis.
The splendid business men of Chicago
have already spent upward of 100000
000 or their sanitary and ship canal,
connecting Lake Michigan and the iii
nois river. and to complete this project,
which is being rapidly pushed, will cost
them s10.o0O00G additional. making n
total cost of s5O,OOO,OOO.
Laid the Foundation.
Had they desired only the sewerage
of their city, less than SIS, 0OO. 900 would
have sufficed, but they wished to lay
the foundation of great ship canal be-
tween Lake Michigan and the Gulf of
Mexico, so deep and strong that the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-10
rheumatism Cured in a pay.

Mystic Cure for rheumatism and
neuralgia radically cured in one TO
three days. Its action on the system
is remarkable and mysterious. Il re-
moves at once the cause and the dis
ease Immediately disappears. The first
dose greatly benefits; as cents and 81.
Sold by Otto Grotjan. 1901 Second ave
nue., Rock Island; Gustave Schlegel e
son, 22O West Second street, Daven-
port
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-10
REGULATE RATES

CONTINUED from Page seven.o
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-10


There is no comparison between the
cheapness of water and rail transpor-
tation.
For further Illustration, let us con-
slider the proposed Lake Erie & Pitts
burg canal, which is to be constructed
by a private company under authority
of congress from Lake Erie to the Ohio
river at a cost of about $40,000,000. 1t
will be 100 miles long and about II
feet deep. An enormous traffic is now
carried by several railroads over the
proposed route of this canal between
Ashtabula and other points on Lake
Erie and the Pittsburg district-prob-
ably 50.000,000 tons a year-and the
charge is 6 TO mills per ton per mile.
The water rate from Duluth to Ashta-
bula is three-tenths of one mill per ton
per mile on coal, and eight-tenths of
one mill on iron ore, SO that, while it.
costs 80 cents for every ton of ore con-
yeyed by water from Duluth to Ashta-
bula, distance of 1000 miles, it costs
to carry that same ton of ore by rail
from Ashtabula to Pittsburg-135 miles
about 80 cents per ton. In other
words, it costs 10 cents per ton more to
go 135 miles by rail than 1000 miles
by water. These are actual figures,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-10
Laid the Foundation.

Had they desired only the sewerage
of their city, less than s1s,O0O,O00 would
have sufficed. but they wished to lay
the foundation of great ship canal be-
tween Lake Michigan and the Gulf of
Mexico, so deep and strong that the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-10

In concluding his address. Mr. Rams.
dell told of the National Rivers and
Harbors congress and the work of that
organization. He urged combination
against the combination of the rail
ways, and predicted victory il this
were done.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-09
Along the Rappahannock.


MISUNDERSTANDING, VA, January S.
During fire in Northumberland county
a few days ago. which DESTROYED the res
.idence of Mr. w. II. Gill a piano valued
at $3.50 and $500 In money, belonging to
Mr.. William Davis, were also DESTROYED.
There was no insurance, AT another fire
In the same county. which destroyed the
dwelling Of q cGlored man named George
Edwards, sac in money. besides the home.
and furniture, were bushed, No insur-
ance.
Judge j. q. Mason has granted a d.
corce in the suit Of Tilden Humphreys VS..
Daily Humphreys, in the Circuit Court OF
Stafford county.
In the case of Bessie Browning Wood,
daughter of Mr., John A. Browning. OF
Rappahannock county, Va, VS.. w. j.
Wood. Judge c. u Nicol has granted the
plaintiff a divorce from her husband,
Dogs attacked flock OF sheep in Mad
ison county, belonging to Rev, w. A.
Christian. a few days ago, killing eleven
and inJuring number OF others.