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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-08-09
A Sna!,e TRAGEDY

A hungry ~blaekenake, shopping round
A hen-house for what might be found
OF food supply, discovered there
An egg, which seemed his proper fare.
"Ha, hal" he gurgled, this is what
l long have sought and found 1t not;
Well, sure, this Is my lucky day.
Forthwith he took it to his breast
And moved on the neighb'rins nest
Another egg he found, and that
He added to his future fat;
And so on til he'd swallowed four,
Then quit for lack of room for more.
Full to repletion now he slid
Away to darkness to lie hid
Until digestion put his food
In shape to do the greatest good.
| What dreams he had, what visions dim
OF nightmares prancing over him,
What weird distrubers of repose
Had fun with him, nobody knows;
But certainly they Gid, for when
In after times the poultrymen
Tore down that enner they found
a 5~lacksnake's skeleton twisted round
AS when the b!acksnake put them there
-JuugA
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-08-09
REQUIRED Caution

A newly appointed assistant secretary in
one of the federal departments at WASH
ington was worried over the immense la
Dor of signing his name to letters and
he could examine only in tha
most superficial way. AT first he tried to
read everything. but soon found tha I'M
possible, and learned to rely on his SUBJ
ordinates. who prepared the routine mat
tiers for him. they calling his attention
only to such papers as they knew he
wished to examine before signing.
One busy day a clerk laid a paper ON his
desk which he signed without looking at
1t.
That's a voucher" warned the man.
Don't you want to examine it?'
"Heavens." shouted the assistant secre-
tary. Give 1t back to me! L didn't know
It was a voucher. l thought it was an
affidavit"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-08-09
THE RICH DRIFTING TO HOTELS
New York City's Permanent Hotel
Population Not less Than $4,000.
From the Chicago Record-Herald.
(continued Next Weekly

from the Chicago. ReCord-Eerald.
The rich are drifting to the
cities as we'll as the wage arner
They are going to the hotels and big
apartment houses to live rather thar
creating ONES 1t is said that the
permanent hotel population of New
York city is today not less than 1885,
900 and everybody who is familiar with
the city knows thai as fast as the big
hotels are opened they are filled with
permanent boarders and casual pat
rors like the big apartment house in
Washington; although it Is difficult to
determine where the people all come
fro.
I Tire are 1856 new, up-to-date, high
priced hotels in New York city, where
, the rates for lodging alone in the hum
blest foons are at least $3.50 a day,
and range from 81 to Sc a day with
a bath and without meals. 1t is stated
that 5000 families have given up their
homes and are now permanently estab-
lished in the hotels and apartment
houses, chiefly to avoid the anncyances
and the expense OF housekeeping. The
difficulty of getting servants, the encr-
nous increase in ages of all domes-
tics. the increase i'll the cost of food. the
trouble Of marketing n other cares
and anxieties connected with house
keeping are thus avoided, and for
those who are able to pay the bills
there is q greater degree of luxury anC
comfort, with absolute independence
from care. for the same money in q
well appointed hotel than can be hat
in an ordinary residence.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-08-09

Professor Swain, of the Boston School
Of Technology. has been made a doctor
of laws by the University of New York
In consideration of his scientific re-
searches and eminent engineering work.
For more than twenty years DR.. Swain
has been a prominent member of the
Massachusetts railroad commission.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-08-09

Hn1SS obeyed, wondering. and laid the
.tahie and brought on the viands. in
which he NEns assisted by Mutt and the
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-01-02

1t express ITSELF Since the Ballot Box being the
proper way party organization becomes necessity.
The populsts have o fundamental issue. The Prob
ibitionists have fundamental issue. Why is it
these two parties not together let me tell you
my opinion about the matter. First the pOpulist
party il controlled by men that came out Of the DEM
ocratic party. And the Prohibition party is con-
trolled by men that came out Of the Republican
party. Well what Of that one. The answer is that
the PopuIist leaders BY their Speeches and written
articles show disposition to leave the side track
and back on the main line, and the Prohibitionist
constantly revel the fact that they Republicans.
Save on the Liquor issue, and the result is that
both are suspiciousy suspicious Of each other and
will not unite forces The truth about this contin
ial separation Of reform forces it appear to me is
that these reform elements arebeing misled by ex-
,. iIuence operating through the machine
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-01-02

ely free from the influence Of both old parties Can
commend it.
1t has been said "where the Sons Cf God meet
there the Devil is also" and it seems pity that
where the sons Of 'Reisrm' meet the Devil Of mon
opOly ie also. Now these fore hear the conclusion
Of the whole matter: Our national nominating con-
ventions must depart from among us. And be no
more. And the Referendum take it's place OF We
perish.
Truth requires anb demands exposure c0useal-
ment is sin. Let reason hold the staff and the flag
Of truth kiss every breeze Let the Eagle Of justice
come on the wings Of mercy and inhumanty take
refuge in oblivion. Let the sun light Of truth find
shine on the dark deeds OF men. Let truth find
home in the hearts Of the common people then the
splendid pride Of patriotism will arise to voice the
language Of redeemed manhood.
Let the strong be told by clean hearts and offered
by clean hands, then the old time relIgeon will re-
turn in the simplicity Of faith to voice the language
Of the soul.
Let faith In party leadership return and coniid-
ence will close up the ranks and courage will put
the monopoly devil ont Of camp with his pass word,
keep them divided and the referendum star viii
lead che way to the consumat Of hope.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-01-02

to geieI was due neither to want OF effort nor lack 81
capital. The people, fguratively speaking, lynch
ed them. Trust busting" was never anywhere be-
fore reduced to such an elementary basis nor Will
the activities Of all the attorney generals who may
follow Mr.. Moody in the cabinet until cabinets and
attorneys general are no more ever be 80 cOnspic
uOusly or instantaneOusly crowned by success.
The incident is really curious and most instruct
i've illustration Of the power Of public sentiment to
achive what it believes to be right and desirable,
without recourse to law. There was no parliament
ary statute under which the trust cOnlde reached By
the law agents of the crown. Therefore its goods
were systematically bOycotted, independent dealers
were patrOnized, and general sentiment Of imp-
lacable hostility to it's officers and employees WAS
fOetered BY paid and volunteer agitatOrs and BY
newspapers. 6torekeepers could not be found to
handle it's goods and so bitter grew the campaign
at last that the trust was driven out OF business.
| The companies constituting it have returned TO
their original fields and viii hereafter sell ndeped-
emily Of one another.
somewhat similar experience met the attempt
Of IAN American trust which sought to introduce In
to England the same arbitrary rules which here reg
ulate the sale Of its Photographic supplear English
dealers, while acknowledging the merits 0kthe TRUST
goods, refuse to handle them the condition. pres
Crbed BY the trust that the products Of rival manu-
facturers should be excluded from their atores n
that sensible and dignied course they were sustain
ed by public opinion with the resHlt that Che TRUST
could never control the market IL hes controlled
it here We do not say that the English hatred of
thetrust idea s rational In AL ts manifestations bn
| IL is quantity In commercial life that cannpt be
overlooked. While IL exists 40 trust oan hope 10
fuEish. It is more potent than = written laN.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-01-02

whole very suspicious Of any party that makes
overtures to either theProtestant Catholic church
President Roosevelt has tried to work both, and
both have worked the President. Teddy has the
worst OF it, II Teddy was not religious hyprOcrite
he might be statesman.
America will ever stand for the freedom Of re-.
lgous conscience from political domination and the
church that seeks by secret means to dominate Am.
erican life will meet Waterloo Our President
has shown q disposition OF demogogery that in
spite Of all explanation smacks Of New York politics
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-01-02
When The Paint Wears OFF.

1t was gorgeous bright, was the jumping jack
When he got it but yesterday.
But its colors are dim; it has lost the knack
To leap up in jolly way.
The dolly that had such lovely face
And was the chief Of the lassie's joys
Is wanting in form and in charm and grace
For the print has worn of the toys
There are scratches and scars on the little train
And the engine has lost it's shine,
ThoOgh he choo choos and pnfts with his might an
main
1t will wreck soon along the line;
There are spots on the little doll parlor set
And the mirror has lost its pOise,
And she looks at them all with vague regret
For the paint has worn off the toys.
And is it not the children who learn alone
That the colors are sure to fade,
For the King Who struggled to win his throne
By the might Of his cleaning blade.
The poet who sings to . throbbing theme
Finds at last discordant noise,
And the painter awskes from his hopeful dream
When the paint has worn of the toys.
We wonder and wonder why things are thus.
Why that which we wished for most
Turns tawdry and dim when it comes to Us
While still OF our prize we boast
A year, day, or an heur, perchanCe
Ere the finger Of time destroys
The mist Of glamour and the rich romance
And the paint il worn Of the toys
And baubles they are that We fain wood choose
For honor, or fame, or greed
But baubles We cOvet, and win, and lose,
Clutch closely, then give no heed
You, /, and the others are children all,
Are nothing but girls and boys,
And We sigh over trinket and gaud and doll
When tae paint has worn OF the toys.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-01-02
LYNCHING A TRUST.

NUMBER OF English soap manu-
iacturers organized q trust on the
most approved American style.
They concentrated effort, reduced
expenses, cheapened the cost Of
production, and, in the case Of some
soaps, though not in the case Of all
actually lowered prices. Incident
ally and naturally, they tried to
Rtranpla cnmnatitinnThat hhnx 0ama
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-01-02

and drives him 10 Philadelphia for sympathy.
No my friend you can't build up political
party "a church appeals. Failure follows from tho
batone ci the hot air amer with StOrer and The
President Is reminder.
Il haa been our belief that i men can not b
prevailed On o move by nnappealtO their economic
ssnss % their love Oi home 70 their love Of freedom
60 their love 81 country they not worth moving
and would be = curse % any other cause that cot
them BY any other means.
a reform political party, must form On some
economical central thought strictly germane 70 the
baaic thought 81 the republic chat ore vital 70 its
peaceful perpetIuty. Minor questions cen and VIII
Be- settled By existing parties, but when existing
parties refuse % move cn 70 meetths demands oI q
ntsIilesnt large minority then y becomes ths duty
81 iho minority q ueek mode or meano hg which
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-01-02

The current number Oi the WOche (Berlinl con-
tains an arctile On = The Laughing Yankee ~
which the Inhabitants Of the United Statea al laac
cibed aa sjolly, Laughing people, full 81 optimlSm
The writer says: ssThe humor with which the Ainer
loan tells 0i happening ID unique 81 A simply
smile which sometimes becomes grin, he leIl1 hln
story. His humOr is seldom u the boistStouS Find
Sometimes The reatOr az STORY will not even eHack
smile nor move facial muscle. Only t16 Nv
twinkle ot the eyes reminds one oi tho hnmcr0nf l
tent. IN this WAY al speak -the scholar Iht bra|-
they are born humOrints 90 are they alNo HpaakeNa
The fondneaa 81 Americana Tor practical ok11 n
dwelt upon and the writer tails olreak r1IIon Neg
and quotes literally from happenings I political
and other meetings where the bett man IrtnIiab
Az the one who ia the most humcrons
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-01-02

4 influence 81 the various oreanizations.

influence Of the various organizations.
Whyit is that there is : vile dirty scramble II
their national conventions to capture The machine
d the party they not strong enough TO elect
C6nidate why then the exhibition Of the dirty meth
DDS ot the old parties. Why il Il that after the
tight 70 capture the machine il ever that some Eui
Tor d newspaper man s top holding che throttle
value. Again why ia II that such ieble campaign
Il made following Che machine capture, II IL icr
want o. money. Prey did not these fellows know
the party had no money when They saught q capture
TIE machine. what did they want CONTROL q tie
machine iorI the reader form his own conclusion
What ever may Be said about the ignorant mnsaes
and abOut the vicious monOpolintIc Glass Never,
the Less there il strong under current d common
sence that cIlngs % common honesty and fair play
III thin country and reform party that does not
Burn ire Bridges behind ~ and move out absolnt
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-01-02

EFORM parties have foes within as
we'll &c without. Reform papers
are edited by men who are human.
In all the sweep OF ages passed Pro
pagandists have shown a narrow
/ IN;ndedndss measuring their mental
ability tol olcomprehend the scope Of
hey advocated. There has always
Bnme alwabs will be, minds suscept-
ental surfAce impressions, and on
d you will notice that such minds
usiastic AID seek to control, In short
lie say thisis natural. 1t may be,
ture is often accused when she is
vision and fine analytical Eind
he faculty Of simplifying q great
ng it within reach OF the mass, are
ie the world. 4
lure OF enthusiasm 20 live on Lne
pur, and leave behind it, acts to be
nth is natural, q lie is unnatural.
Qualities OF truth are made up of
ltion that one fact maintains towards
lie can never get another lie to
id this isIwhy we know it is lie.
or to all shat there can be no civili-
ss in II B. A lie is proof that the
Avoid a responsibility imposed by
about Cd is whole matter Of enforcing
,und in I |e.' fact that so many people
/ harmoI b with 1t. At this point q
.ers the | reach and seeks to restore
be disc led violent passion Of the
lded and deceived, avOricious, truth
hat seel to dominate the masses by
Cbe role chat the reiOrmer may as
igious, olitical, or moral demands
, must feasible, plactable and that
sssitiee / mankind in their civil re
9 it for he good Of the whole. In
his fac bhe claim OF the refOrmer is
le may rate and beat the air in wild
have me followers, still the enex-
all is ht wasted energy.
ion OF lie reform question therefore
form q orts must appear before the
DpiniO and there plead the cause
egard the education Of the people
Ary bel ei.
lenni iations, slang epithets and
ms . futile efforts Of weak brain
II ppO tiOn but will never make q
ihit III Dn party left mans religion p
led t convince him that he was
hypd rite because be did not vote
tIckel the prohibition party would
lit is, for it did not only disgust
], but 1t convinced those not church
hey col lid not get decent treatment.
.ture o h fanatiCism is ii has no dis,
mon sense and discretion always 90
,nthusihsm and ianaticism have neith-
.se III discretion ior legs To stand On.
rity angels always taking np 4 ccIleo
"a 81 the cause.
il has b ID and doubtless never can
/ q political economic question
! 70 The religious convictions
being purely personal matter
chin the zone 81 self conscious
nest man win never surrender
". Ignorant men are swayed
nee, but when Che roll is called
onS opposing organizations The
sct II ire other. Conservative
vss up forty millions oi people
Ptotentants and Catholics
chat do not attend church,
these forty milliohs divided Up
Ind nixty-flYe parts under yario
ns 81 each Others nucCons, d.,
premecy ~ American politics
Again tho American people Al
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-01-02

law.
sumo either r
that the remeC
the natural ne
t,latiOns demau
the absence OF
lost, although
enthusiasm an
orsble fate of
The concll
is this. All
bar Of public
with q decent
who hold con /
wholesale
vulgar inspiI
that may cre1
friend for ths
Had the II
alone and nd
either q fool
the prohibited
be stronger Il
church Inent
members tha
The peculiar
creation. Cd
togethlF, and
or con hon j
They . Cd
tion 70 the &
Tho ne
be q sllntio
through ! 81
Of man Rs
must eyer re
dOminiln an
the voie Of )
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-01-02
The Political Secret Of Money Monopoly
Is Keep Them Divided.

Written for this paper by Col s Fstsr Of Springfield Ills
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-11-07
tcoNT1NuED.l

He turned his back on the window
and sat down, listening against his
will, In the very chair from which he
had delivered prearranged judgment.
He heard it once and WINGED and
twitched his shoulders, as though the
stroke had fallen on them. He heard
1t again. He began mumbling the end
of a new cheroot and listening to the
flies on the window pane, whose buz-
ling had suddenly become very loud.
But louder yet were those horrible
sounds outside, and even more horrible
was the exultant croak Of the old doc
tor at regular intervals between
sounds.
"Comb your lashes, my good mani"
his rasping voice kept crying. Comb
those lashes! Comb those lashes!'
Strachan found himself counting
them, with that striking face still be-
fore him and those desperate eyes
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-11-07
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

Can a released burglar be called q
discharged gum
The use of a fool is to make us not
want to be like him.
We wonder who will be better off
when the day of moneyless wealth
comes.
A man is important to himself alone,
and that is about all that there is to it.
1t seems to take something more than
mere money, something like an ac-
quittal. to make a United States senator
stand out prominently.
The only way to enjoy life is to turn
down trouble on every hand.
The less you know about the devil
the more he isn't pleased.
A fine sentiment sounds well, but IS
too apt to be imperative.
a handsome individual feels in his
soul that he knows one superior per-
son.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-11-07

waiting upon his as they had waited
here while he was delivering his mealy
mouthed address and looking at him
as they had looked for one moment
when he was done. A white stare of
incredulity, a flash of %reproach, another.
Of contempt, and a back turned dis
painfully with a shrug. That was all,
but it had burned the magistrate at
the time. 1t would burn him in the
retrospect ever after.
To stop counting he put his thumbs
in his ears, always with an eye on
the door, so that lone should surprise
him in that position, but "Comb those
lashes!" came to them still. and then
he began listening for another voice
and a different cry. he listened for
these in positive terror. with the per-
spiration dripping from his nose and
his ears moaning like the sea beneath
both thumbs. However, no voice reach
ed them but that of the savage old doc
tor, crying not about the lashes up to
the end. Then came a pause. Mr..
Strachan made sure it was a pause,
dried his face. put his thumbs in his
armholes and tilted back his chair.
His features were sufficiently COM
posed when DR.. Sullivan strobe into
the room with a deeply dissatisfied air.
"Well?" drawled Mr.. Strachan.
mot a sound" growled the doctor.
"Not a moan. But I'll break his spirit
yet! I'll break him or I'll know the
reason why! And he ground what
teeth he had and wiped his wrinkled
forehead with the red silk handker-
chief.
"Bravo!" cried Mr.. Strachan.
DR.. Allivan looked up sharply, but
took Tits expression of enthusiasm to
himself, as a tribute to that indomita-
BILE and %ferocious will which was his
pride.
'You know me, Strachan," said he.
"What I say 1 mean, and if you'd back
ed me up just now and stopped out
side you'd know why I say it. Not
one-solitary-groan! But I'll break
him yet. Upon my soul l believe
could have done it with this cane! The
fool of a fellow didn't half lay on. He
said he'd give it him all the harder for
that nice thing on his forehead. but it's
my opinion
The sergeant rushed into the room.
Hes gone, sir! He's Sone!
The doctor whippedh leather case
from his pocket and went out hurried
~. In five minutes he was back. His
colleague was sitting like a yellow
ghost.
"Gone?" chuckled the doctor. "a
little faint, nothing more, and as stub
born as a mule the moment I brought
him to. But I'll break him yet,
sStrachan; I'll break him yet!w
"He had his full hundredY"
every LASH"
"His-his skim
"Like tissue paper; drew at the
fourth, but not a sound, not a syllable
sail through"
"And he's At to go back to the
farm?s
"Fit enough If I let him." the doc.
tor declared. But / prefer to keep
him where be is till tomorrow. Here
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-11-07
*s;St s:sss s. s@s 81 * II III e e s. $N &: TN 81 as 81 e Is sstt Is Is Is Is;

in n lookup he can do no mischief,
and they know how to look after them
here. But what's the matter with you,
Strachan? You look used up. The
heat, eh?"
"The climate altogether!w cried the
other, rising. "T'm sick Of this coun-
try, Sullivan. India was a fool to it.
I'd give all I've got to be going back
there tomorrow"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-11-07
Notice tolPay.

As it is absolutely necessary that all
money due to the firm of McGruer &
Void be paid in order to straighten out
the estate of the late N. e. McGruer,
notice is hereby given that all notes and
accounts due said firm must be paid not
later than November Doth, in order to
save cost Of collection.
McGRUER q WotlLLip,..
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-11-07
CHAPTER XXX.

~O abscond from assigned service
was to break yet another law
of the land of bondage. And,
though he little knew it, but
cared less, Tom Erickson was now liza
BILE to farther transportation, even to
Norfolk island, and that for life.
Six months in a chain gang was, how
ever, a likelier term. He might even
get off with another fifty lashes and
doubtless would if he fell alive into the
ruthless hands through which he had
slipped at last. He set his teeth at
the thought. 1t should v be. They
might take his body-there would be
II or two more to go with it ~1hen
they did.
{To BE coNTINUED.I
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-11-07

I'll swing as | should nave lone a year
ago. Pm sorry L didn't keep that
pound-to give it him back for his cof-
in!"
1t was terrible to hear him. His
voice was very low and full of fresh
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1907-08-10
Homestead Entry No. 1871.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Homestead Entry No. 1871.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department, of the Interior, Land Office
at Clayton. N. Nj. June 20. 1907.
Notice is hereby given that Ehie Pruden
of Montoya n NJ has filed notice of her in
tention to make final Communication proof in
support of her claim viz Homestead Entry
No 1871 made May IL 1906 for the e2 ne4
Sec 4 and va nw4 Sec 3 Twp Sn range
2Ss and hat said proof will be made be-
fore X p Donohoo probate Clerk of Quay
county at his office in Tucumcari N M on
August 18TH 1907.
She names the following witnesses to
prove her continuous residence upon, and
cultivation OF. the land. viz:
Robert Darneli Garrett V Spinks Ed
ward Bryan and Carl Bryant, all Of Mon
toya N M
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