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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-12-24

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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-20
Voice of
the People
AGAINST KOINER BILL.
Bedford County Farmers Speak
Right Out in Meeting.

Editor of Tho Times Dispntch:
Sir. Kindly publish In your valued ~
cIfax Local Union. No. |, OF the. Nn,cri,,
Gun Society of Equity, Ut II meeting hclu
February 10. 1906:
Resolved, That we, ms farmers Of Bed-
lord county, of the State OF Virgihia, 40
Hereby protest against the immigration
bill proposed by Mr. koincr. Commits
sionor Of Agriculture. asking for nm MP
to supply Virsinia f fs With labor.
LIST. We believe It would be detrimental
70 our interests II doesn't present ITSELF
TO US that we can be benefited by this
foreign element being brought hero an, ana
dumped on our farms. We do not believe
even IL we could secure dsirable inmi-
grants that we could keep them on the
enough to pay for their transportation.
We have been unable to keep our own
sons and what labor we did lave, simply
SeGaase eve we could not afford 70 pvx ,he
lewe the labor problem on the farm
will never be settled until farmers get
profitable prices for farm products thnt
other clnsses pay. Our sons will remain
on the farm and they Will come from the
towns and cities back TO the farm. and
then we will have all the labor we will
need. We have learned that small crops
pay better than large crops. We get
very near as much money for tobacco,
for an instance, when labor is scarce and
and brings as much as large crop.
Labor is as scarce In this section as
almost anywhere you go. Two railroads
under construction In our county have
drained us of labor. but we are willing
to make out with what we have left.
IL the railroads and othr corporations
want labor let them pay the appropria-
ton and have the foreign immigrants,
ms they would soon get them any way IL
they We're put on the farm.
We believc Mr.. Koiner's motive is pure
but he does not see 1t in the same light
we do.
We truly hope that our Representa-
tives VIII do all they can to defeat this
Immigrant bill.
~ r. C. SAUNDERS,
c. Il. HAWKINS,
COMMITTEES,
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The Monroe Doctrine.

Editor OF The Times Dispatch:
Slr,-Allow me to state a few facts IN
our conduct as a world power. which, 1t
seems to me. you have overlooked or not
duly considered In arriving at the views
on this subject expressed in recent edito-
roe Doctrine, that you take II to be n
reciprocal agreement; that Ii embodied
reciprocal pledge. and that we have
partly abrogated 1t. There was nothing
in the nature of an agreement about it.
and no pledge connected with II. Europe
agreed TO nothing and pledged nothing
for us to reciprocate. This doctrine was
expressed in a notification to European
powers that our government would oppose
any extension of their system In this
hemisphere. either by acquisition of ter
ritory or by overthrowing a republic and
substituting monarchy therefor. This
was an unconditional demand or warn
ing, and. besides. there was no occasion
for a promise or pledge that we would
play no part in old world affairs We
had years before. as advised by WASH
ington and Tor our own welfare. and
ference in the political affairs OF Europe;
we had almost whole continent TO settle
ana had not the slightest desir1 or thought
of acquiring foreign possessions, and the
unthought-of would have been impossible
If Europe opposed.
However, we should uphold this doc
trlne with clean hands, and. not because
it is right fair and prudent. Should SieII ree
old world power. This we have never
failed to do, and more should not be
asked of us 1t should be remembered
that the Monroe Doctrine is applicable
only 10 acquisitions of territory or sove,-
eign rights. and no. action we may take
lions within the special spheres and
against the wishes of European powers
Will be inconsistent with our maintenance
of this doctrine or policy. The foreign
n hlyvn nj Itpf ,ys,.at
are far removed from the special spheres
of any European nation. We are n Pa
ciflc power and are much nearer Eastern
Asia than any country of Europe. and so
there.
Because Of our great growth in popu-
lation. wealth and interests. we have
aons w1fd sKs Il nap ehanfed
instances proper and wise to depart
somewhat from the old policy of seclr-
sion, but, such n departure might even
ciple of the Monroe Doctrine. because
not relative to such matters as are with
In the scope of this doctrine.
You think our participation in the
having become a world power. On the
contrary, our invitation to participate
Is due TO our having participated in a
1880 years before we thought Of our
selves as Il world power, and we accent
ed the invitation and have taken part
for the same reason that we took part
in the former conference, to look after
the civil and commercial interests Of
our people. Our representatives have
been instructed to go no further than
wifi any aq power we therss eight en-
AS long as. Europe is equally considerable
of our feelings and wishes there will be
no trouble on account of the Monroe
Doctrine. F. A. S.
Richmond Va.
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BIBLE TALK ON JOSEPH.
/. D. Rockefeller, Jr, Draws Les
sons on Destiny. for Class.

John D. Rockefeller Jr.i Sunday, in his
weekly talk to the Young Mems Bible
Class. at the Fifth Avenue BAPTIST
Church, based his lesson on the Bible
story of Joseph. It was his second talk
on the subject, his theme being "Destiny.v
Don't try to be independent of destiny
In mapping out your business career"
said Mr.. Rockefeller. Don't be dssat-
isied with your lot. The only way to
succeed in life Is to accept cheerfully
the course God has mapped out for you
and to follow 1t to the best of your abil-
ity."
He continued
Joseph did not know why he was n
slave. Probably he realized, all the time,
that he was fitted for much better work,
but he cheerfully accepted his lot as the
will of God and tried to be as good n,
slave as he knew how. That is q side
of Josephs character that we would do
well to emulate. We can't plan our own
lives. Anybody who tries to got along
in his own way, according to his own
ideas and independent of Gods plans.
will be failure.
When Pharaohs steward came to Jo-
seph and asked him to interpret somo
troublesome dreams. Joseph complied with
the request and asked a reciprocal favor,
namely. that the steward should put In
n good word for him" with the King.
The steward, however. forgot all about
this request. That is not the kind OF
friendship worth having. regret to say
that. In our business life, we find too
much ingratltude of this kind. There are
many men who are always ready to re-
ceive favors, but they are quick to for
get. when they are asked to do favor
in return. Not only are they ungrlteful
TO their. fellow-men. but also to their
God. They Will go to Him on their knees
when they are In trouble, but. when
they are successful, they are apt to be-
lieye 1t due to their own unaided efforts.
H. u. Caldwell vice-president of the
New York, I.acknwanna and Western
Railway. also addressed the class.-New
York Tribune.
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nominal price. Mr.. Sims. OF Tennessee.
include wife chascrs' as wellsns Wife
heaters. We are in some doubt MS to just
what a wifc-chasers nlny he. but the hui
NOR OF Mr. sims's fehfaassfls,s 3 s;iitrnst,
apparent Mr.. Jamesaof Nentucity,s moved
by fine sense OF, the flthess OF things,
begged that the whippings might take
place In front OF the Peace Monument.
Another Kentuckian, Mr.. Stanley, re-
uuested that the whipplhg-post penalty
should also BIO inflicted upon thsocial
bachelorst wiio fcloriously refused tostakc
a wife This was an obvious cut at Mr.
Birdie Adams. and the idea was promptly
seized upon and playfully elaborated by
a Missouri member. Asked II he would
Interfere if he saw husband whipping
a wife, Mr.. Stanley whimsically rejoned
that he would not II the woman happened
to be ed-hnlred. Mr., Longworth,, Of Ohio.
for obvious reasons, declined to discuss
the matter at NIL
When the members had laughed at each
others comicalities till their sides ached.
they relieved the Adams misery loytneatly
placing his bill upon the table. The cpl
sode had been no less instructive than
dverting. however 1t revealed to
gratified country the existence in its
law-making body of vein of Simon-pure
humor hitherto almost unsupported.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-20
THIS DAY INHISTORY
February 10th.

= H
174s--Usher Gahagan executed at Tyburn.
Els crime was that of clipping coin.
17e7-Treaty of Tolentino, between Bona
parte and the Pope.
1soa-Brltish evacuated Egypt.
teo5--Napoleon controlled the entire mil
itary department Of Holland.
51e2eANew York suffering from a coal
famine, there being no railroads at
that time, while water transportation
was stopped by ice.
Neutrality-suspicious. earthquake In Chili,
The city of Conception, containing
1000 Inhabitants, reduced to q heap
of ruins; many other towns and Wiz
lagos demolished.
1s55,-An industrial exhibition opened In
Paris.
1a74-A new British Cabinet formed, with
Disraeli as premier, and the Marquis
of Salisbury as Secretary for India.
1s75--The indemnity which Spain would
pay for the Virglnius affair was fixed
at $500 for each case.
1ea4-The remains of the victims of the
Jeanette Arctic disaster reached New
York.
s5-Dispatphes from liorti to London
declared General Butler surrounded
and closely. hemmed in at Abu Klea.
1895 Frederick Douglass died ut WASH
ington, ID. G.
l1so4--Mayor Taylor, Of Richmond, Va,
allows. bond issue ordinance to be-
come law without his approval, :
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ed a very substantial gain In the State;
This gain was nude In every county and
city In the Commonwealth. with possibly
one or two exceptions Writers of news
paper articles should be fair. Most of
the land assessors performed their tasks
well. You cannot always get good men:
But notice one thing: Whenever land
assessor falls to do his duty, lie liz never
thereafter appointed to the same posi-
ton again
say that ! have given this matter n great
deal of thought. have studied the
question carefully, and have tried to look
at the matter from the best interests of
the State. and am led to the conclusion
that the Legislature should pass the
of the revenue an appointive one-by
judges of the Circuit Court-and then
pass an act creating II board of eauali-
zatiOn. 1t Is unfair to the commissioner
board is not created to give him as
sistance. Heretofore he has been a law
unto himself. and all his acts stand-good
or bad.
] should think the Legislature would
have no difficulty in arriving Ia the solu--
be done. something must be done. The
cry of dissatisfaction is universal. What
else can 1t be? Then, as 1t Is leyisla-
tive enactment, If 1t proves unsatisfac-
tory. the same source from whence the
change In the law comes, can rectify
any error committed.
The appointment of commissioners of
the revenue by the judges OF the Circuit
Court with a board of equalization in
each county. would dignity the office,
insure batter men, Increase the service.
nj, add 70 the revenues OF the State.
This much is guaranteed. Nothing is
guaranteed unless a change is made.
Salem, Va. TAXPAYER.
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Persiflaee in Congress.

Come people think that the House Of
Representatives is a dry, duh and matter
of-fact body. They make a great mistake.
If the demeanor of Congress ordinarily
seems somewhat staid, that is because
Congress usually has to do with rather
stald subjects. When anything Of u
Lighter complexion comes up. however,
Congress often exhibits the most delight
ful and engaging humor Congress can,
indeed, be frightfuly witty il ii cares 10
give its mind 10 IT,
An unusual chance offered itself a few
days ago. when Mr.. Birdie Adams. Phil
adclphia's wealthy bachelor member, pre-
scented his hill for the establishment of
whipping post for District of Colum-
bia wife-beaters. Beating ones wife, and
subsequently, getting publicly leathered
Tor il, may seem pretty serious business
10 some but the jocuud congressman re-
fused TO regard 1t so, Hardly had Mr..
Adams completed his vivid picture OF
The unapprop,iateness of wife-beatlng as
/, manly pursuit before The play OF
,aiesmanlilc perciilage bubbled forth in
in Irresistible torrent,
Mr.. Wachter, Of Maryland, rose 10 an.
aounce that Baltimore had an exccllent
ehippinE-post. secondhand. 1t If true
tut virtually MS good as new. which sh,
you'd let Columbia have at merely
L W y l.. B. | J.
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Cock Fighting in Manila,

Chicken, fighting is n universal passion
among the t'llipnos. and some of tho
The great day for cock fighting is sum
day The lighting begins Immediately
arsoi early mass and continues all day, A
great number Of fights are pulled Off in
VIII last only few minutes Tho roosters
are lifted with murderous steel gaffs.
and when one of tho combatants gets In
of the ROSTERS Is dead Then two fresh
roosters are placed in the pit. and this
continues all day. spectators pay a small
they choose. rho Americans tried to
break up. cock fighting, but tho natives
wouldn't stand for H. and there was so
much indignation that 1t Is now tolerated
drove through one section OF the poorer
quarter at about $40 p. NJ. when the
men were at home, and seemed to me
that In front OF every house saw u
Atchlson Globe ( =,
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THE + I'VE ACES
OF RAILROADS
Representative Esch Says That
the Last Age Will BE Gov
ernment Ownership. d
CRITICISM OF THE SOUTHERN
Southern Railway to Issue Bonds
Amounting to Two Hun
drcd Millions.

Shakespeare said there were seven ages
of the railway rate bill which passed
last year. said few days ago that rail-
roads in America may be said to have
five ages: First. the, age of construction;
second. the age of competition third,
the age OF combinations; fourth. the age
of government regulation; and. fifth. the
uge of government ownership. From the
last he hoped that the country would be
saved.
The number of stockholders of the Penn
syivania Railroad Company has Guctuatcd
greatly in the last seven years. When
President Cassatt came into office this
number OF stockholders was 1868. This
number increased until 1901 when the
maximum. 45,GS7, was reached. Since
May 1901, there has been an almost con-
tinuous decline, and at the last dividend
period the number had dropped to 4o.42i.
The Pennsylvania Is no exception. as all
corporations of this country have had
the same experience in the last year or
two, the tendency being to larger holdings
and fewer stockholders The amount OF
stock outstanding in 1888 was sl29 900.
with g1,272 stockholders. January !. 1905.
the amount OF stock outstanding was
soc, 5i9354; number of stockholders, 40,i2i.
The Southern Railway is criticised In
the Congressional Record by Represen-
stative Charles S. Hanks, of Boston, on
the ground that 1t has padded It's report
in the following items, the amount being
an approximate average OF the overcharSe
as compared with what it should be or
the percentage basis of this item to the
total Disbursements
LOSS and damage per annurn. 49,. $4,000
Injuries .......... ......... .......... 3os,VVl
Locomotive repairs ...... 3I7,0GO
Passenger car repars.,. $4,000
Freight car repairs. ................. 4t7,cU
On this basis 1t Is argued that the road,
In the five years, has spent S1G,00o000 out
of earnings which 1t should not have
spent; and that the freight and passenger
rates could have been reduced 5000, COO
per anruin and the road still pay the
same wages and the same dividends.
Details have been given out of the
Southern Railways new bond issue, which
is to amount to 500, 10000. The new
mortgage is to be known as the Southern
Railway development and general mort
gage, and is to secure 50-year bonds, ma
turing April /, 1856, bearing interest at
not exceeding per cent. OF the total
amount Sl5G00,0G0 is to be issued imme-
diately. The remaining SlSo, 100000 is to
be reserved to retire existing obliga-
tions, and to provide for future acquisi-
tons and bettcrments.
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and tile theatre caters to the popular
taste. Theatrical managers are not in the
missionary business
Save the Waste.

1t Is related OF Lord Masham. an
English manufacturer who died the other
day, that after lie had mastered his trade
MS n young spinner in Yorkshire and
become owner OF mills, he went to Lon.
don on an investigation tour and saw a
heap Of silk waste mixed up with other
waste matter. He asked what 1t Is and
was told that 1T was simply rubbish and
that nothing could be done with 1t. Lord
Mashnm thought better, and bought n
heap of the waste ut a small price. For
nearly ten years. according to the story,
all the profit from his mills went into
experimental machinery for utilizing this
waste. Then came the announcement
that lie had finally produced machine
which, Mt small cost turned the rubbish
into beautiful fabrics. 1t was n revolt-
tion in tie silk industry. and from that
time on his mills earned handsome in
comes
Many industries in the United States
owe their prosperity to the fact that they
have learned to utilize their waste pro-
1t is said that in some industries the bulk
of profit is in reclaiming that which
once went to waste. Not many years
ago cotton seed was considered a waste
product, being used almost entirely for
fertilzing purposes. But it was finally
discovered that the seed contained valu-
able oil product and out of that dis
covery has grown up the great cotton
seed oil industry of the Southern States.
This is the lesson which our Southern
farmers need to learn, and it is a lesson
which the agricultural department.. and
especially the experiment station at
Blacksburg, should endeavor to teach.
We believe that on many farms of vir-
ginia enough stuff goes to waste to go
far towards supporting the family, if
turned to good account.
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SITE FOR THE FAIR.
A Correspondent Recommends
That It Be Bought Bv CITY.

Editor of The Times Dispatch:
Sir,-l heartily concur in the sugges-
on that the city purchase the ground
upon which the proposed fair is to be
held.
This property should be bought in such
n location that In some future day Il
VIII be available for park purposes. The
city should lease 1t at nominal rental
TO the company managing the fair OH
condition that the Improvements revert
ing tends more to build up q town than
periodical occasions on which some cs-
pecial attraction is offered strangers to
come to it.
1t is painful to note the. lack of pub
lie spirit as evidenced by the slowness
with which our merchants. manufactur-
'ers and others subscribe ito such mat
ters, and our Council should take the
initiative and set the pace X.
Richmond. Va.
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R4ymesto,. 5o-Deu
The Frigid Poet
He sat beside the four snug walls,
That scarcely gave elbow or head

He sat beside the four snug walls.
That scarcely gave elbow or head
room.
In what his fond landlady calls
His bed-room;
He wore his ulster. which was right;
He little rocked IL 1t looked foolish
Hall-rooms aren't heated and the night
Was coolish.
His stiffening fingers scarce could write
The verse he dragged forth, willy-nilly.
q believe I've mentioned that the might
Was chilly);
He shivered as he worked along.
(Ah. mark that valor on thy wing,
TimeD
And coldly wrote little song.
To spring-time.
He did not feel like spring that night
The temperature was far from vernal;
Indeed. the cold dive said was quite
Internal.
Yet man must work If man must sup:
His board was due, the lady surly-
And monthlies make their numbers up
So early!
H. s. II.
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Getting Away From Poverty.

has been Il great man-developer. Had
every human being been born with a silver
spoon in his mouth-had there been no
necessity put upon him to. work-theErace
would still be in its infancy. Civilization
owes more to the perpetual struggle of
man to get away from poverty than to
anything. else. 1t tbs not poverty itself, but
the effort to get away from it, that makes
the man We are so constituted that
We make our greatest efforts and do our
hest work while struggling to attain that
which the heart longs for. Power Is the
result of force overcome. The giant Is
made strong in wrestling with difficulties.
1t is Impossible for one who does not
have to struggle and to fight obstacles to
develop fiber or stamina. no live with
out trial is to die but half mans Sue
cess.
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Merely Joking

The Dear Giris.-AIiss Thin: I'm going
to send Mr.. Millions picture OF myself
in evening dress for a valentine Miss
Cutting: ooh, what makes you send him
a comic ?0-Detroit Free Press.
The Senator's Policy.-"T suppose your
feelings sometimes lead you to say more
than you intend said the man who adj
mires oratory. Never" answered Sem
ator Sorghum, but it sometimes happens
that my intentions lead me to say more
than l feel. "--IyashinSton Star.
It's Human Nature.-"Youve been so
prosperous this year you ought TO be
very happy. How can be happy when
haven n thing in the world to growl
ut?'--Atlanta Constitution.
Absolutely True.--Teacher: when wa
ter becomes ice, what important change
takes place." Pupil: 1.-THE change in
price. "---Cleveland Leader.
Concessions of the Railways-"Do YOU
think that the railways will yield any
thing?' Yes answered Senator sor-
ghnm. Il am confident that whatever
happens they will continue To yield a
profit Washington Star. 6 8 ~
( Was She Color Blind r." Alice told me
she was beginning to study painting,
She needs to. Her complexion was per-
fectly startling to-day" Judge.
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New York's Moral Theatre.

a number of wealthy men in New York
announce that they will establish in that
city a national theatre. 1t will be a
beautiful building. facing on Central
other business. 1t will be devoted to
the cause of art only, and not in any way
70 the cause of profit; in which classical
and modern plays of genuine merit shall
be performed by stocss company in a
manner worthy Of the best traditions of
the stage; and whose mission shall be to
foster and stimulate art and to exercise
| that refining and elevating influence
which makes the stage If properly con-
Quoted, an educational agency second TO
none-in ctfeetiveness,".
II all our places of amusement were run
on that plan, the theatre would become
means of grace, All performances
would be harmless, and many performs
ances would be Instructive and elevatlng.
But theatres in general are operated not
for philanthropy, not for intellectual or
moral instruction but primarily for
money-maklng, and practical managers
are going to give the public what they
desire. Many people like clean and whole
| some plays, but there are many Others
J who Ike performances of a strong flavor.