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Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-08-17
PROTECTING
THE FARMERS.

The International Harvester Com
pany-the agricultural machinery
trust-has just made a contract with
the Tennessee Coal and Iron Company
for %, 600 tons of pig iron, the price
being about S13 ton at Birmingham.
That will make good many harvest
ers and other farm machines which
will cost the farmers of the United
States at least 20 per cent. more than
it should through tariff protection of
the trust. Paragraph 460 of the tariff
law provides that:
"Plows, tooth and disk harrows,
harvesters, reapers, agricultural drills
and planters, mowers, horserakes,
cultivators, threshing machines and
cotton gins, twenty per centum ad
valorem."
This trust is said to be selling its
products cheaper abroad than here
and our farmers have to pay high
prices for the benefit of the trust and
the foreigners.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-08-17
SEVENTY MILLIONS
INCREASED PROFITS.

How the trusts and combines are
plundering the American people is
shown by the enormous profits made
this year by the Steel Trust. Every
one pays their share of the vast toll
that this gigantic combination takes
from the grist run through its hopper.
con March 3, 1884," says the New
York World, "just before the party
of high prices took possession of the
Government, and when there was no
Steel Trust, American steel rails were
selling in the market at S18 to $50
per ton. Foreigners can still get
them for that, but Americans have to
pay the trust S28-an increase of
from 40 to 80 per cent. The trust
has maintained the S28 rate for home
customers without variation since it
was organized, representing a net in
crease Of profits Of over $40, 900, 900
above a normal amount for that time.
And Mr.. Morgan enthusiastically
Islands pat' for the retention in
power of an Administration that
stands for so much prosperity"
Do not imagine that because you
have no railroad stock, or even il you
never rode on steam or street rail-
road that the price of steel rails does
not affect your pocket. In fact every
thing you buy is advanced in price
by the freight that is charged for we
cannot expect low railroad rates and
expensive railroad construction. Then
just think of the large number articles
of steel or iron that you daily use, all
of which are greatly increased in
price by the extra toll the Steel Trust
takes, because the protection from
competition the tariff gives the trust
allows it to extort these high prices.
This toll is nearly SO year from
each family, from this one trust and
there are 1856 of them protected by
the tariff in like manner.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-08-17

"A VERY remarkable case of the
resuscitation of man supposed to be
drowned has been reported by the life
saving service to the authorities at
Washington. A man was thrown in
to the water on the Rhode Island
coast by the capsizing of a boat, and
the official report says he remained
under the water for space of twenty
three minutes. OF course, as soon as
he was taken out of the water the usu-
al methods employed ON such occas-
ions were resorted to. The result was
that by the time the first operations
were gone through with, rather more
than three and a-half quarts of water
were expelled from the lungs. Then
the operation was renewed and an ad-
ditional pint was forthcoming. After
that artificial respiration was employ
ed for an hour and forty-eight min
utes before signs of life appeared.
Friction and hot cloths were then
used on the victim and the artificial
respiration movements continued. The
patient exhibited signs of increasing
consciousness, but was not fully re-
stored until the next day. All in all,
this is regarded as one of the most re-
markable cases on record and shows
what is possible in such cases if the
proper remedies are employed and
continued for sufficient length of
time. Perhaps more recoveries in
such cases would be recorded if the
same methods continued long enough
were employed.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-08-17
DEMAND FOR DIAMONDS
IN THE UNITED STATES
Large Quantities Were Imported,
But the Country Pro-
duced None.

Never before in the history of the
United States has there been such a
demand for diamonds as there was in
1905. Large quantities were import
ed, but the country produced none.
In 1903 it produced diamonds to the
value of $50, in 1901 it had an out
put worth 500, in 1900 its produc-
ton was valued at $3.50, and in 1899
the country boasted native diamonds
to the value of $500.
Diamonds have been discovered in
the United States in four different
regions, but their actual place of
origin is in every case unknown. All
have been found in loose and superb
cial deposits and all accidentally. 1t
is not at all improbable, however,
that some. day the original sources of
this queen of gems may be discover
ed.
The high price of diamonds has
made the recent search for these pre-
cious stones in the United States and
Canada keener than ever before. A
careful watch for diamonds was kept
during the examination by the United
States geological survey of many
samples of gold and platinum sands
at the Lewis and Clark exposition in
Portland, Ore
A lookout for diamonds has also
been kept by a number of people who
have been dredging for gold on an
extensive scale in the rivers of Cali
fornia. In neither case have any
finds been reported.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-08-17
THE TARIFF AND
COST OF LIVING.

1t is impossible for the Republicans
to disguise the fact that the 'trust
era" is synchronous with the present
tariff law, which so lavishly protects
those special interests at the expense
of the American people. No one ever
heard of our manufacturers selling
their products abroad cheaper than at
home until the tariff was increased be-
yond the high rates of the Mckinley
bill, to purposely protect the manu-
facturers from foreign competition.
There were some trusts before 1897,
but they were feeble infants compar-
ed to those vast combines that now
control our markets. There are now
1853 trusts that enjoy direct tariff
benefit and there are 80 other trusts
that benefit to some extent. To these
giant corporations must be attributed
the enormous increase in prices,
through the protection granted them
in the tariff law, so that the cost of
living, according to Dunn's Index
figures, which are published in the
United States Statistical Abstract
1895, page 541 shows that in July,
1897 the necessary articles consumed
on the average by each individual
cost S72.45, whereas on January /,
1905, those figures had increased to
S104. 46 and are now $106 or At per
cent. higher than in 1897. Thus it
now takes 81. AZ to buy what cost 81
in 1897. And yet President Roose-
welt and the Republican leaders stand
pat and propose if they have major
ity of the next Congress to continue
to ''stand pat"
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-08-17


that is held at $40, 100000, and
large number that could not be
bought for $1,000. 90 each.
While on fishing trip to Dalma-
tia, Northumberland county, this
State, last week, we were delight ID
over the rapturous tones caused to
eminate from the strings of an instru-
ment that was made and completed,
according to the translation of the
inscription (Which is in Italian) three
hundred and ninety -four years ago.
Notwithstanding the very extreme
age the violin is in the best state of
preservation and has volume of
sound far surprising any instrument
we have ever listened to. The di-
mensions of the box are IA inches
long, ST inches wide at its one end
and 6B inches at the other end, and
is known as leading orchestra violin.
Its finish is something wonderful, age
seeming to have added to its appear
ance, for the surface, while perfectly
smooth and shinny, appears to be in
little ridges, and the old, forgotten
style of varnish that covers it has not
worn off at any one place. In the
wonderfully enduring paint of that
of the box, appears picture of David
he back is to be seen and admired a
in some variety of dark wood. On
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-08-17
HIGHWAYMEN HOLD up
AN EDITOR ON STREET

Shamokin, Pa, Aug. 15.-John
Fitzpatrick, editor of Parish Tidings,
a local weekly, on his way home early
today was held up on main street of
town by two masked men. One press
ed a revolver against his head, while
the other robbed him of S1S.
Warning him to keep quiet awhile
or they would shoot him, the high
waymen ran around a corner and
escaped as Fitzpatrick shouted for the
police. James Heck was arrested
later as being one of the guilty men
and was committed to Jail.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-08-17
THE FARMERS
AND THE TARIFF.

The farmers can hardly approve
the Republican standpat program,
when they find the price of wheat,
oats, corn and cotton declining and
the cost of all they buy rapidly ad-
vancing. Where does the boasted
protection to agriculture come in un-
der the present protective tariff and
how are farmers protected, although
the tariff law provides that 25c
bushel on wheat and 15c a bushel on
oats be collected on imports? The
price of wheat is now lower than it
has been for ten years or since lhe
present tariff law was enacted in Au-
gust 1897.
Those farmers, who are Republi-
cans, should demand of their ''stand-
pat" leaders Il fair deal, and if the
Agricultural machinery trust, the
barbed wire combine, the lumber as
sociation and the clothing trusts, are
to still be protected by the tariff in
charging exorbitant prices for their
that Soiilt VI
the price of cereals and keeping them
stable should offset trust high prices.
The fact is, however, that no
tariff can protect the farmer on his
products, of which the surplus must
be sold abroad, as the price paid by
the foreigners for that surplus fixes
the price here. The only relief the
farmer can receive is to be able to
buy in the cheapest market and this
he can never do as long as the trusts,
that control all he buys, are protected
by the tariff from competition. 1t is
plain therefore that the farmer who
votes for Republican Congressman
and for Republican candidates for the
Legislature, who in turn will elect Re-
publican candidates for the legisla-
ture, WHO in turn will elect Republi-
can senator's, is voting to continue the
protection to the trusts and for high
prices, with no protection to help the
price of his own products.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-08-17
BERRY TO STUMP FOR
EMERY AND FUSION
State Treasurer Predicts Success,
and Will Help to
Win 1t.

When the Gubernatorial campaign
begins in earnest, it is probable that
State Treasurer William HI. Berry
will be one of the stump speakers for
former State Senator Lewis Emery,
Jr., Lincoln and Democratic fusion
candidate for Governor.
Mr.. Berry, who was the first Pro-
hibition nominee for Governor, and
withdrew in the hope that the party
would indorse Emery, was in the city
yesterday for few hours, and he
said that he had offered his services to
Senator Emery.
81 am confident of his election"
said the State Treasurer "and l
think that Mr.. Castle has made a
grievous mistake in coming out against
him. | feel sure that Mr.. Castles
opposition under the circumstances
will do little harm to the fusion cause,
and | believe that the majority of the
Prohibitionists OF the State will sup
port fusion.
"From present indications, I can
see nothing that can prevent the elec-
ton of Senator Emery"
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-08-17

Correct Living is the title of a
new book just issued by Van r. Will
cox, the Trans Continental Tramp.
He narrates a few of the exciting and
amusing incidents of his long tramp
from Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean,
starting from N. Y. City and walking
the entire distance to Santa Monica,
CAL, 56S7 miles. He explains how
he built himself up, from physical
wreck to Il strong vigorous man. 1t
contains several chapters on subjects
of interest to all, such as "The Sci
ence of Eating" "What Shall l
Eat p "The Breakfast Plan, !"
Cramps and Tramping," "Hidden
Forces" &c While the first edition
of 5000 copies lasts, it sells for 80
cents.
Since the above notice, Mr. Will
cox passed through the San Francisco
Earthquake and Fire, from which ex-
perience he adds about four thousand
words, making a book about 5x7
inches, in cloth binding. Price one
dollar.
Address orders for either style
paper Cover, without San Francisco,
fifty cents) to VAN r. WILCOX,
Harrisburg, Pa.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-08-17

In the days of long ago two young
Irishmen came to America, and start
ed out through the country to look
for work. They stopped one day at
a farm house and sawed some wood to
pay for meal. The lunch furnished
was substantial one, including cold
meat and pot of grated horse rad
dish. Not being acquainted with
that condiment they ate their meat
with their bread, and started to use
the horse raddish as a sort of desert.
Patrick helped himself to liberpor-
ton, and took a.spoonful. Suppressing
his emotion as best he could, he could
not prevent the tears running down
his honest cheeks. "Sure, and what s
matter, Patrick p asked his compan-
ion. "I'm thinking of the poor old
mother that / buried before | left Ire.
land," said Patrick as he passed the
horse raddish. Jamie helped himself
to the horse raddish, and in his turn
began to gasp and sob. "Sure now,
Jamie, and what ails ye ?" asked Pat.
"Pm weepin' to think that yere not
dead by the side of yere mother" re-
piled Jamie.
This is not new story. It's older
than the Inteligencer, and if you
ever heard it before we can't help it.
Almost anything will do to fill up
with these days.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-08-17

The top heavy government of
the Philippines that the Republicans
have erected is breaking down of its
own weight, from sheer inability of
the inhabitants to pay enough taxes
to support it. Either the people of
the United States will have to pay
part of the local expenses, added to
the present taxes they pay for the
army and navy employed there, or we
will have to give the islands up to the
Filipinos to do what they like with
and virtually extend the Monroe doc
trine there to prevent any foreign ma
tion from expressing them. The
Democrats may well declare, eve
told you So"
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-08-17

For descriptive writing this from
the New York "Sun" on w. j.
Bryan is entitled to the first prize:
"His many excellent and amiable
qualities are known to everybody. He
is healthy and hearty chap; grip
per of hands, a compeller of hearts; a
voice of many tinkling cymbals; a
fine, melodramatic figure of a man.
He means well whether he carries out
his intentions or not. He has dam
nable iteration. He has given the
Democracy medicines to make it love
him; he has, as Mr.. Lowell or some-
body else said of Gladstone, genius
for 'improvising convictions He
blows across and around the world
like hot wind over dryest Nebraska.
The energy, the spirits, the vigor, the
ebullience, resonance and reverbera-
ton of him win the interest of all ad-
mires of salient personality and per-
petual motion" u"
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-08-17
HAY FEVER VICTIMS.

Hay fever victims have begun to
complain, the season for that distress
ing malady having arrived. Science
has succeeded in finding number of
efficient remedies for the disease and
consequently the sufferers do not have
the annoyance that accompanies the
disease since using these remedies. 1t
is the custom of some of the victims
to spend the season in cold climate.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-08-17

The people, of course, are anxi-
Gus for the regulating of railroad and
Express rates to begin, but there can
be no objection to the decision of the
Interstate Commerce Commission to
give the corporations reasonable time
to prepare their schedule of rates. It's
a big job, no doubt, and upon those
schedules all future work will be pred
icated so little delay may make
greater haste hereafter.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-08-17

SENATOR BAILEY, like Senator
Tillman, has triumphed over his enc
mics in his own state and in other
states by being unanimously renomi-
mated for United States Senator and
Democrats everywhere are to be con-
graduated that they will continue to
have these two champions of honest
government to expose the corruption
and grating of the Republican ma
jority.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-08-17

If these reports from the Isle of
Pines of persecution of American citi-
zens by the Cuban officials are one
half true, there is good reason for
shaking the "big stick" in that direc-
ton and if the Administration refuses
to protect Americans from abuse, "for
reasons of state' the American peo-
pie will soon want to know the reason
why.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-08-17

The SUGAR TRUST has been
caught rebating in league with the
railroads and the general auditor of
the trust has been compelled by the
court to produce certain books and
documents, which he had declined to
furnish to the grand jury. But under
the Elkins anti-rebate law, the rail
road officials will escape imprisonment,
if convicted.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-08-17

The governments figures OF the
wheat crop of 1905, exceed the crop OF
1905, by 80, 600. 900 bushels. and the best
feature of this situation is that the
harvest is SO nearly cleaned that it is
almost impossible to conceive OF a
combination of unfavorable develop
ments which might bring the final out
turn below that of last year.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-08-17

THE "eight-hour' day with
which the Administration is trying to
head off the Labor revolt, looks rather
slim when confronted by the PROPOSE
ton of the French Socialists. M.
Jules Guesde's program is eighty
minutes work-a-day. But then most
Socialists don't want to work at all.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-08-17

day, decorated on the top of the back
playing on harp ; at the bottom of t
temple built at city's gate, all inlaid
the end of the neck or stem is an ar
tistically carved image of some vener-
able patriarch, possibly the ruler of
that particular country in that day,
and surrounding the edge of the entire
box is engraven the following inscrip-
ton "MARC DEL LACTY
FREJA EFT COMIS DIE GIO
WI BIS" which, according to the
translation of Father Foin, of the
German Catholic church, this city,
reads, Mark DeLactyc, made and
completed ON the day of our Lord
1912" On each side of the edge of
the instrument is also inlaid work,
showing an eagle with spreading wings.
According to the records of the
greatest productions of this special
string instrument, three very old and
expensive violins were built for rulers
in the earlier days of the great mast
ers, even before Cremona and Stradi
varius. One of these is missing, and
the demand for the same Is great.
1t is quite probable that this is the
missing violin for its pedigree is some-
what in question. 1t was first bought
in the United States from colored
gentleman, (who travelled about earn
ing his livlihood by entertaining crowC
man named Haines, in which family
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-08-17

If President Roosevelt does not
expend all the $4,000 Congress ap-
propriated for travelling expenses, will
he turn the balance into the consci-
ence fund, or leave the unexpended
balance in the Treasury
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-08-17

The Trenton man who tied his
son up by the thumbs and wired his
tongue should have dose of the same
medicine. There are times when laws
are too merciful, even when they are
enforced.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-08-17
The Democratic congressional COZ

lhe Dem0cratlc conSressiouai eo
ference, which was postponed on ac-
count of the death of Rohr McHenry
father of John G. McHenry, the con-
gressional candidate, will be held at
Edgewood Park, Shamokin, next
Tuesday, 21st inst. Mr.. McHenry,
being the only candidate, will be
nominated upon the first ballot.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-08-17

-PIcTUREs have been printed to
show that Hetty Green and Russell
Sage looked alike. Maybe the origin
of the resemblance is to be found in
the similarity of their business in
stincts.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-08-17
AndrewS-kISner.

August 8, 1906, Mr.. Robert w.
Kisner and Miss Alta r. Andrews,
both of Exchange, were married by
Rev. II. G. Munro, d. D., of White
Hall.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-08-17
PENNSYLVANIA
| RAILROAD
Schedule In Effect May 27, 1906
Trains leave South Dauville as follows:

Trains leave South Dauville as follows:
for Catawtssa. East Bloomsburg, Ncscopeck
Nanticoke, Wikes-Barrc, Pittston Scran-
ton and intermediate stations, ali a. m,
~ and 80 p. IN. week days, and lO.l7 II. m
For Sunbury and intermediate stations, 800
a. m. and 7.5l p m. weekdays, and 4.3l D. m
daily. For Sunbury only, l2.l0 p. IN. week
days.
For Pottsville, Reading and Philadelphia.
III and lO.l7 n. m. and 2.2l p. IN. weekdays
For H1zleton, III and l0l7 a. M, 22l and $50
p. m. weekdays.
For Lewisburg, Williamsport and Lock
Haven, 800 II. M, II. 10 and i.3l p. m, week
days; 43l p. IN. Sunday for Wiliamsport
andlntermediaet stations, 75l p. m., week.
days.
For Bellefonte, Tyrone, Philipsburg Clear
held, and Pittsburgh, 800 a. m, and II IL p.
m. weekdays.
For Harrisburg and intermediate stations 900
a. m, l2.lO, 4.3l, and 7.5l p. M, weekdays;
43l p. M, Sundays
For Philadelphia (via Harrisburg Baltimore,
ana Washington, 800 II. m, l2.lO, 4.3l and
1.5l p. m, weekdays; 4.3l Sundays D. m,
For Pittsburg (via Harrisburg) 500 a. m,
III, ana l.5l p M, weekdays; i.3i p. m.
Sundays; via Lewstown Junction) 800 a.
m, and l2lO p. M. weekdays; (via Lock
Haven) 800 a. m, and II. 10 p. M. week-d
For further information apply to ticket
agents.
w, W. ATTERBURY, J. II. WOOD,
General Manager. Pass'r Traffic Mgr
GEO. w. BOYD, General Pass'r Agt.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-08-17
: WHEN n reporter asked Sneak,

WHEN a reporter asked Speaker
Cannon if there was any thought of
considering tariff revision at the con-
ference at Oyster Bay he piously ex-
claimed "Great Father in Heaven"
and the balance of his ejaculation
would not look well in print.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-08-17

-WITH moderate tariff, the
Canadian foreign trade has increased
$50, 900, 900 during the past year
over the year previous. How do our
high protectionists account for it?
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-08-17

NOTHING has happened lately
that would indicate that the majority
of the Prohibition vote will not go to
Mr.. Emery.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-08-17
A Violin 304 Years Old.

MOST things decae by and and counted worthless
lV1 short time But with the product the early
os There these old and valuable
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-08-17
NOTICE,

Estate Of Zijd o. Fought, Late Of .naybe,7y
Township, Deceased.
Letters testamcntary on the above estate
having been granted to the undersigned all
persons indebted to said estate are requested
to make payment, and those having claims
against ii to present the same, without delay
to
IDA j. ADAMS,
Administrators.
Quitman, Pa.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-08-17

The busy person is less unhappy
than the idle just now.