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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-11-09
THE REASON WHY.

In endcavoring to show the duty
which the travelling public owes To
the Pullman portcr, the Minneapolis
Journal makes the following stirring
appeal in behalf of poverty. stricken
corporation and a deserving class OF
laborers
DID yom tip that porter? II not
you ought to be ashamed to travel
first class and not give n tip. for the
porter needs tho money aud the
| Pu!lman company can not afford TO
| pay him very much Therefore, in
order that the company might not
, nave to raise It's salaries and make
mp the difference you should fight the
antttippins advocate and show him
the error of his way. Just show hin,
that the company really can not ar,
ford To pay the porters any more
money aud that IL he does not civ.
a tip and they are compelled to do
1t the stockholders will suffer. Read
MIN the following touching statement
From August, 1898, to August, 1906
lstockholicrs have received $1,000
Uoo in extra 20 per cent. cash divi
dcndc. $36.G60,O0O in regular diyi-
bends and $li,S0000n present market
value OF SIS 100000 gift stock. Total
SSnoNu. oG0. Total per cent. received
in eight years by Stockholders, $2l35o.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-11-09

outside the roped.off area, he may
wager fabulous sums ut almost any
SORT CT odds on the chances of
| Hughes or Hearst. Each bet as
offered is snapped up, and the bet.
tors Gravely enter the fact IN their
pocket memorandum books. And the
stranger within the gates. aud cs.
pcclally the riders in the zap wagons
marvel exceedingly threat. You can
hear Il million bet any hour you care
10 stand around and l,stcn. They
are all real bets. too. Only no real
money Is involved. Once in Il lang
time one of the responsible broker;
who handle election bets offers actual
cash on the curb, and the moment the
fact is known an ominous Stiffness
steals over the assembly. 4 tcn.dollar
bin has been known 10 chill the en-.
tire curb. Tho clamor OF betting is
Is mdulgcd In by the callow youths
who are permitted to represent
brokers on the curb. solely for tho
purpose Of imprcssing the spectators.
SO well understood among themselves
is the fact that no PEAL money is
Involved that when II representative
OF one OF the brokers really did make
II real bet. with real money, hi felt
constrained to offer u further bet of
any part OF $500 that the bet on the
election involved cash"
Which shows that the old saying
to the effect that betting Is the
blacklcg's argument may in time he
revired to read: IA wager Is the
blackleg's bluff"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-11-09
SMoTHERED IN WHEAT.
Foreman Sucked Down in MaeIstrom
of Myriad Little Kernels,

Patrick Dulan. foreman OF grain
handlers in the elevator of William
Bard Company. AT the foot OF Van
Brunt street, l'rG lklyn, fell into Il pit
containing 1000 bushels of grain at
the noon hour Yesterday.
The little kernels. rolling against
one another like myriad cugs of 4
great machine. Grippcd his feet. his
ankles. his legs, his knees, crowding
each other like honey cells. held him
fast and drew him lawn with power
that was not painful motion. but ire.
Sistable pressure Ii was the hand OF
the gentle dcatn OF the uuicksands Of
wheat that Eolan had warned his rcl.
lows against since he handled wheat
rs boy twenty-Scvcn years ago lie
plunged this way and that. and with
every step tho quicksands crippcl
him more firmly. Dolan, who had
seen men 20 Ia death in the same
pit, cried desperately for help.
Pctrn Amazio. Il workman, was the
enc wno heard him. He tossed on
end Of Il rGpc TO DDlan.
Dolan seized the rope, stumbled
and fell, and one arm was buried deep
in the millions OF rolling kernels and
held rs gently AMI as fast as though
in the oIzc nf Il jelly-hsh. With the
other he clutchCd wildly at the rope,
cXhausiing his strength in the mania
OF fear that hal overcome him.
Amaz.o. above. tried to calm him
and screamed for help; and, as he
screamed the dnomcd foreman, in Il
last spaSm of strength. tuSged sudden
~ and powerfully ut the ropes end
AmaZio lost his balance and fell, AMI
in another second he too was pris.
Gner.
The little grains of wheat rose Ike
n tile about Dolan, covered him, ana
bore him down thirty feet into their
depth whore there is pressure no man
can withstand.
Ama2in's cries had been heard. HIS
fell0w-wurkmen rushed to the great
grain pit. They saw him for second
and then I've surface closed over him
as ii had aver the man whose life
he had sought to save.
The wUrkmcn stopped not n second
Springing down from the shoulder Of
the pit they rushed to the street. AN.
cS Glove the clcats at the chutcs that
run from the bottom of the pit to
the street wall, where grain is loaded
Ike steam coal. The torrent of grain
rushed forth, score of men with
shovclS pushing ii to one side to give
the hurrying mass behind its room.
Suddenly they screamed with joy. The
body OF Ama2i-shO; down the chute.
He was seized, carried inside and
an ambulance was soon on hand.
When he oDcned his eyes his first
cry was for Dolan his foreman.
The men abaut him stood aghust-
Ii was the first they knew Of Dolan
having been caught prisoner in the
pit. They rushed ID the street again,
Every chute was opened, ana the 3000
bushels of grain We're poure d!nto the
street.
One of chutos closScd 1t was tho
body Of the foreman. y man OH 4
rope was lowered inside, ana in an
other minute the body was in the
street. Du!an was dead.
New York World.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-11-09
ELECTION BETS IN NEW YORK.

eln connection VITA the stores sent
out regarding the enormous wager;
made IN Wall Street in connection
With the recent New York election
II ~ Interesting 10 note The state,
mcnt made by n we'll known New
York correspondent that most of The
betting reported was purely fictitious.
He says:
elf there is one particularly bad
Joke in New York It is the bottins ON
the curb. AS The spectator pauses
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-11-09
Hutersd At the Newport Newp. Va. PoHtofrlc
~ sepond.olass matter
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER .. 1906.
c,7Y's GOOD LUCK.

Not tho least thing that the city
Of Newport News has to be thank.
full for this year Is that fact that
tho Twenty-fifth street bridge floor.
lug did not give way and kill half
dozen or more people before the
riaduct was closed for repairs. by
neglccting to have this bridge put
In proper condition the council for
several Years ran the risk Of being
responsible for destroying life and
laying the city liable to damage suits
: nSninSt which no dcfcnsc could have
been made.
IL is true that no one supposed for
m instant the viaduct was In any
such condition rs the removal If the
flooring revealed and most of the
city fathers believed that, while The
fridge was in Il rather Shaky con.
ditlon there was 10 Immediate danger
OF an accident. They jus, took II
Tor granted that u little paint M,
on a, late date made extensive
repairs unnecessary for some wears
u come.
NOW that The truth is known there
VIII be no excuse for taking such
risks again. y very practical demon.
strat.on OF the already well known
tacL that coal gases gradually cat
up Orders of steel has been given
here' inc rishi kind of paint. ap.
pied early and often, Will go n
long way toward protesting girders,
ana II ~ said that with proper a..
tentl2n steel bridges over railway
tracks VIII Keep i'll good shape for
MANY years,
Fortunately tho rweuty.cish;h
street bridge, which cost abuut twice
as much as ,'c other two together
and which is snll 10 be worth the
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-11-09
Deaths from Appendicitis

decrease III the same ratio that the
use OF DIR. Kings New Life Pills in.
creasfs. They save you from danger
and bring quick and painless release
from constipation and the ills grow
ing out Of 1t. Strength and ,isor al.
ways follow their use. Guaranteed
by w. Blair Langhornc, Druggist. 25c.
Try them.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-11-09

one. for the law would certainly be
immediately amended.
Il cannot see that there is any real
reason to expect the decision of the
school board To he revived by any
method whatever. or that Secretary
Metcaif is likely to urge any steps
for It's reversal upon the President"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-11-09

Uncle sam has In his war arciivc,
ut Washington sketches and maps or
The Notifications Il Japan. II il
announced they have I'LL been secured
legitimate manner. which only guc;
to prove that all's fair in war.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-11-09

With an electric sign 900 fee; high,
Hampton will surely lc; its Ugh;
SHINE before all people.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-11-09

TIC railroad passenger agents. in
fixing fat two Ccnt ratio for thea
'rical companies: may have done tho
country a good turn by Keeping soma
agEreEat:cns N the roa!.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-11-09

The Ninth district seems 10 be
wooded to lis Republican idols, or
el"c the Democrats are having Il
hard time getting together
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-11-09

Beckham Inc youngest goyernsr
in the niici States VII ciangc his
Tito to the youngest United States
senator
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-11-09

In po3t.ci>Gt!on cNp!anat 'ons the
mos; oby.ons ono iack OF votes =.
rr~ baby viii ~ entirely oycrloolc |.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-11-09

Sau;os Dumont says We will 10
aS'pg in few years. Many Of the
political PROSPECTS have already boon
up in the ar Tor tho PAS, few III ,nt.ia
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-11-09

Makes whitest and sweetest bread
and pastry. "Wasco" Flour. 10.2S-tf
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-11-09
&. d. Thacker. Editor and Publisher
l.. ID. Pugh. 90. Advertising Manager

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authorised TO contract any obligation in the
name OF the company, Or to mako purchases In
tho name OF the same ex cept npon order sg,.ed
py the PuBLIsHKR OF THE DAILY pRRss.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-09-20

bulletin OF the association sizes up the
situation as follows: Wheat, S7.203.OOO
bushels oats. T5.Iaj,000 bushels; barley,
1917 .33J.
This i a lower estimate than either OF
the others, but We must consider that II
Is a railway-tour estimate. whilst the
others were made by men In the wheat
Geld, 50 TO speak and the circumstance
somewhat favor the correspondent and
the local bank manager. respectively, IN
his estimate. But there j. one point upon
which all agree. and that u that the wheat
crop Of 1906 Is of excellent quality
throughout. that 1t is characteristic o.
Western Canada's grain and will grade
high all along the line. On this point
American grain men such ~ j. i. Whal'
Ion OF Minneapolis. Fiulay Barral Of Chi.
caso. Sheriff Braiucrd Of Springfield, ILL.,,
and otaers. are particularly explicit In
their statements.
A careful examination OF all the hs'
ures AZ prescn; available would lead us
20 believe that the yield will probably be
about g0.OO0.ODD bushels. These figures
may seem disappointing TO many who be-
i,eyei that the increased acreage under
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-09-20

get u OF the house. | was ervou
restless and sleeplcss at night. and lame
and sore In the morning. Sometimes
everything would whlrl and blur before
me. I bloated so badly I could not
wear tight clothing. and had 20 put on
shoes two sizes larger than usual. The
urine was disordcred and passages were
dreadfully frequent. | got help from
the first box OF Doan's Kidney Pills.
however. and by the time | had taken
four boxes the pain and bloatlng was
gone. have been In good health ever
since"
Sold by all dealers. 30 cents a box.
Foster. MIlburn Co. Buffalo. v. Y.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-09-20

From the Los Angeles Times.
The Santa Fe Railroad company Sat-
urday accepted designs and awarded
contracts FOR reinforced concrete
roundhouses a~ggregating over ts50.0oo.
One OF these. TO be erected ut Bakers
field. Will cover n ground area greater
han any other roundhouse In existence,
and will be a mode In arrangement.
style ana construction for future round
houses OF the company.
The turntables To be constructed I'm
connection with these buildings and
zach OF the stalls Will be the largest
ever built by any railroad company In
the world.
Carl Leonardo OF this city was award
ed the contract for the bakersfield
building. which VIII have thirty-nve
stalls, $50 by % feet. and will cost
$780, 600.
A. w. Arson. Needles. Cal. will build
an eleven stall addition. 2is by %. to
the San Bcrnardino roundhousc for
sts. 500. G. a. Fellows. OF Kansas City.
Ens.. has the contract for a ten stall
addition nj Point Richmond To- be go
by % IN dimensions. and To- cost SO. COO.
a. III. Hartwell. Williams. Aria. viii
build "A six stall roundhouse. i47 by %.
for Ss2.sOO
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-09-20
Stock Yards for Los Angeles.

From the Los Angeles Times.
Los Angeles is TO become n Of the
great stock markets OF the United
States II the plans of the Union stock
yards mature, as there Is nov bright
promise OF their doing.
Indeed. those interested In the stock
business here say that during the past
year Los Angeles has been n of tho
greatest horse and mule markets In
America. and hat It's In 9TH
ar live stock run into totals that are
surprising TO those who have given
these interests only casual attention.
The largest stock yards west OF Kan
sas City. the Union stock yards. has
been Incorporated under the state laws.
with n capital stock Of $500, 900. IL liz
confidently stated that this will be full
~ paid within the present month.
The company has purchased n tract
u fuTty-ninc acres In the southeastern
section just outside the city limits. y
massive building which will cost prob
ably $4,000 ~ To be erected on this
site. The building itself will have
many novel features. IL VIII contain
ATTY Offices for stock brokers. railroad
freight Offices. etc. and there VIII be
provision for two banks on the first
door. IL IL probable that the stock
yards company Will operate one bank
itself. as II now holds "A charter FOR one.
The building viii be two stories and
Wlll nave a frontage Of 2lO feet. In the
center VIII arise "A handsome tower. n
In thig section Will be located the Offices
II the stock yards company. where n
complete survey NJ the stock yards can
be obtained ut all times. An assembly
hall 60 by 100 feet will have q place ON
the first ilpor.
Twenty-Five acres will be utilized for
7 cOrrals and sheds. There wlll be a
series of bridges over ull the stock
Yards. =" that purchasers can personal
Is inspect at close range the stock they
are buying. These corrals viii provide
room for 1000 head NJ cattle.
Their Is now consumed by the Los
Angeles markets from $50 to $50 cat
lie per day. zoo to $50 hogs and as
many sheep. This gives a small Idea
of the eNtcnslyencsa OF the stock bust
ness. hut the stock exchange proposes
To handle a great bulk ~ the outside
business. and IT, develop much new
business. IL will aim q become U
! great hor.Tr md mule market.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-09-20

the agricultural classes In Britain n
knowledge OF the life. conditions and OPP
%portuni,ies in the three prairie provinces
that should greatly quicken the stream
Of settlement from the rural districts of
Britain TO Canada.
From the Western States. too. valuable
assistance has been received in the work
Of harvesting the crop this year. and some
Of the finest fields in Saskatchewan and
Alberta have been worked almost cxclu-
siyely by Americans. So successful has
been the settler from the Western States.
usually. that he Is invariably the fore
runner Of n colony from that portion OF
the State whence he came, and, through
the new provinces particularly, there Is
a very strong representation from North
and South Dakota, Oregon. Minnesota.
Wisconsin. Kansas, Iowa, Michigan, Hi.
nois, Missouri and other States Of the
Union. These are amongst the most pro-
gressivc settlers. as they come well pro.
yidcd with money, completely equipped
with stock and machinery. and possessed
of knowledge Of western farming which
cannot possibly be- possessed at FIRST hand
by the settler from beyond the ocean.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-09-20
CANADA WHEAT CROP.
ALL REPORTS INDICATE A ZIG
YIELD.
Great Harvcst- In the Canadian
Northwest Erinz Unparalleled
Prosperity Co "a Farmers OF lint
Region.


winnipeg correspondence:
For the pas, four or five weeks ,t' re-
suit Of the harvest in the Canadian West
has b,en an absorbing topic. not only with
the Canadian people. but with a large and
Interested number Of Amcricans-mlllcrs.
grain dealers and farmers particularly.
To such an extent has this interest tn the
Canadian grain crop been manifested that.
when the Northwest Grain Dealers Asso-
citation left for their trip OF inspection.
they were accompanied by n number Of
American grain dealers who felt IL neccs'
saIy TO have a personal knowledge Of the
subject.
Two or three weeks ago n public state
msni was made by Mr.. Robin. Premier oi
Manitoba. In eTcc; that The wheat crop
wouId reach ii5.OO0.OnD. aud thar there
wcrld b. fully iO0.OOD.OOD for export.
apa at tina: time there were many who
believed that Mr.. Robbins estimate was
well within the mark but since then con-
dltions have changed, and other estimates
have been made. Every possible caort Ia
get accurate knowledge of the crop has
been put forth In many quarters.
The Winnipeg Free Press put n corps
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-09-20

OF correspondents in the wheat field Tor
twenty consecutive days. In this way
thousands Of miles were travelled by train
through the wheat district, over l.iOO
miles were driven through growing wheat,
and % pivotal points were visited and
observations made. As a result OF the
work n straight -nnounccmc II made
that the wheat acreage is i,IOO.oOO; that
the average yield Is 10 bushels to the
acre: and that the aggregate crop will
reach 1O.2J0.O00.
Bank statements regarding crops are
usually Of a dependable character, and
the figures furnished by the Canadian
Bank OF Commerce more than endorse
those given by the Free Press. The bank
estimate places the figures at: Wheat.
Oi,si3.000: oats. S0.S5i.6S0: barley. ~.
III. 100. Wherever a good wheat section
exists in Western Canada there Is nj ele-
vator Tor elevatorsl and a good shipping
point and where there Is good shipping
point. a thriving bank Cor hanks) will
be sure to be in the mids, Of IL; and the
local manager Of the bank. who has the
most accurate knowledge Of the farming
conditions and crop results. Is the man
who usually does the business. Hence
the necessity for careful crop compilation.
Then. there are others who watch the
growing crop with a careful cye-thc
grain dealers and shippers. for instance,
winnipeg has a Northwest Grain Deal.
ers' Association which il so much inter
ested In the crop return that this year,
accompanied by the city bankers and a
number Of American grain dealers, they
made a tour OF inspection through the
principal grain areas by special train. The
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-09-20
GIVING up Completely.

Two Irishmcn were having their first
experience I'm ocean travel. Mike be-
same very sick just after leaving
Queenstown and leaned over the rail
IN his cndeavor TO tighten the cargo.
tie knew he would die. Pat stood be-
side him with vain words Of comfort.
IT'S no use. Pat" said Mike. Il am
1 doomed man. Tell Biddy and the
children I thought OF them TO the last"
Sure" said Pat. IAN what am I TO
do with the remains?"
Never mind" said Mike. as he trcm-
BLEED with n paroxysm OF pain and felt
IN" solcs OF his feet star; upward.
Never mind, there ain't going to be
any remains"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-09-20
WELL PEOPLE, TOO.
Wis. Doctor Gives Postum, to Com
yaIescents.

vaIesccnts.
4 wise doctor tries to give nature its
best chance by saving the little strength
OF the already exhausted patient. and
building up wasted energy with simple
but powerful nourishment.
Five years ago. writes n doctor. II
commenced To use Postum in M "
family instead Of coffee. was ., well
pleased with the results that ! had two
groccrs place IL In stock, su~aranaselng
Its sale.
II then commenced 90 recommend IL
TO my patients In place Of coffee. a a
nutritious beverage. The consequence
Is. every store in own Is now selling It.
rs Il has become a household nece;aity
In many homes.
I'm sure | prescribe Postum as ct.
en- rs any one remedy In the Matsria
! Medlca-in almost every case OF llrii.
gestion and l treat, and
with the best results.
when I once introduce IL into n fam
ily, Il Is quite sure TO remain. I shall
continue 20 use II and prescribe IL In
I families where ! practice.
I'm convalescence from pneumonia,
typhoid fever and other cases, | give II
rs n LIQUID, easily absorbed diet. You
may use my letter rs n reference any
way you see lit" Name given by Post.
UNI CO.. Battle Greek. Mich. Read The
Road to MELVILLE" In pkgs. There's
q reason"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-09-20

been the difficulty of Obtaining neeue"
help nj harvest time. As each year an
additional area has been put under CROP
this scarcity of help has been accentuaied.
and during the present harvest the CITY -"
along the line has been Harvester
Wanted The work OF preparation anu
seeding Is spread over several months ou'
the i%ngaiherins OF the harvest has 10 DC
done IN n few weeks: hence the necessity
for additional assistance nj that partlcu'
lar time. The crop OF 1905 required 49,
900 harycs,erS from outside. and this year
II has been estimated that from 22'Vvo
10 a5.OOo will be required 10 supplement-
the work Of the farmers IN Mah''ooa'
Saskatchewan and Alberta.
The demand for harvest hands Is not
permancni, the work for which they come
lasting only from early In August untiI
the end Of the thrcShing season. Many
Of those who come to work IN the gram
fields. however. remain and become gram
growers themselves. creating additional
demand for the same class OF help ana
thus the problem becomes more acute
cy.rv succeeding year. The time was
v.h.n n sufficient number Of harvest hands
rnuld easily be obtained from Ontario,
bu, in recent years the area taken IN by
The harvest excursions has been extended
and IN 1904 aud 1905 II reached clear
Town 10 Nova Scotia In the call for men
!. work in the fertile fields Of the West,
This wear the limit has been further OK.
tended. and a new movement of British
farm laborers has been inaugurated.
which will be- Of incalculable benefit 20
The prairie country. giving n stimulus 10
immigration, and disseminating among