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nelieves in seIentllIc FarmIng.

With this idea in view he wrote a
good many newspaper letters adVo-
eating the establishment of college
for farmers. He urged that less
money be spent in training ioctors
and lawyers, and more for teaching
scientific agriculture. The whole edu-
cational system, he declared ought to
be revolutionized; and, II it began
with the children, on proper and
common sense basis, they could be
counted on to keep 1t going atter
they were grown up.
These letters attracted Widespread
attention; and the arguments OF their
author were reinforced by a series of
speeches. The letters were written
by the future senator in his old time
favorite attitude, lying fiat on his
back on the floor of the piazza OF his
home, with his head and shoulders
on a pillow placed against an invert-
ed chair. In this fashion were they
composed while his children crawl
ed over him and between his Legs
running their hands into his pockets
and turning them inside out to see
If perehance they contained anything
of interest or value. Such was his
customary posture and occupation
In the late afternoon of every day.
when he had come in from the plan
tation.
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Married nj Twenty.

Young Tillman took a wife when
he was only twenty years old, but
he continued to manage his mothers
estate until 1876 when she died
From her he inherited about seven
hundred acres, the rest of the prop
erty being divided among the other
children; and afterwards, having ac-
quired more land on his own account
he continued in business as a grower
of cotton He is. indeed, a cotton
planter today, owning something
like two thousand acres-a consider
able patch of territory when one
comes to think of it, amounting to
more than three square miles.
So 1t might have been supposed
that this young farmer was settled
for life; and. indeed he might never
have been anything more than cot
ton planter but for unexpected cir
cumstances which compelled him, like
another Cincinnatus, to relinquish
his grasp on the plow-handles and ap-
ply his tremendous energy to politi-
CAi problem. 1t was in the early
So .Aat bad times came, with good
deal of suffering for the agricultural
class in South Carolina. Tillman
made up his mind that the existing
mischiefs could be cured only by es-
tablishing new conditions for them,
the farmers, and especially by giving
them an opportunity to acquire in
dustrial and technical education.
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At Close of War.


Misfortunes in this world seldom
some slngly, and at just about this
time the end of the war brought
everything to smash. All of the
slaves on the home plantation (there
had been about 1000 found them
selves freed, and promptly scatter
ed-the first impulse of the negroes
in such cases being to get away as
far as possible from their former
owners, barring the occasional old
family servitor who remained faith
full. This alone signified a loss of
about one hundred thousand dol
lars, slaves being valued at one
thousand dollars apiece. Accordingly
things looked rather desperate for
a while; but young Tillman, who
by this time was in his nineteenth
year. took hold of affairs with a grim
determination, hiring other negroes,
and soon reducing things to some
semblance of order.
Thus while yet hardly more than a
boy he found himself in control OF
an estate of three thousand acres. and
with a mother and three sisters de-
pendent upon him. 1t was a trying
ordeal, conditions being what they
were. There was no one to help him,
for the only surviving brother.
though older than himself, had a
plantation of his own to take care Of.
Speaking out of his own exper-
ience the Senator said to the writer:
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Picture to yourself this youngster,
at school in the little town of Beth
any, thirty miles from his home, ly-
ing fiat on his back on the floor, with
head upheld by pillow placed
against an inverted chair. studying
Caesars Commentaries" by the
blaze of the wood fire. 1t was a poor
light to read by, but the only other
obtainable means of illumination was
a tallow dip.
1t was in this fashion that Benja-
min +. Tillman acquired much of his
early book knowledge. In its pur-
suit he was atigable-striving to
make up for lack of previous oppor-
tunity. For, during his earlier
childhood circumstances at home
had not been favorable to the
gaining of liberal education.
His first teacher. at six years
of age, who taught him to read,
was Miss Annie Arthur, sister of
Chester A. Arthur, who afterwards
became president; and later on he
went to a sort of rough-and-ready
"feld school," at which the pupils
did not go beyond the essential three
RS"
Not until 1860, when he was thir-
teen years of age. did the future sena-
tor have a chance to obtain any in
struction beyond the merest rudi-
ments. 1t was then that he was plac-
ed at the Academy of Bethany, under
the charge of George Gilpin, first
rate mathematical and classical
scholar. Realizing that he had much
lost time to make up. he studied tre-
mendously hard. and soon became the
star pupil of the school-acquiring
meanwhile a great appetite for read
ing, which, in the absence of a salts
factory supply of better literature.
was gratified to some extent by the
perusal of blood and thunder" stor-
les in that highly stimulating periodi-
cal, the New York Ledger.
In the course. of two years and a
half, young Tillman had learned some
Greek and Latin, as well as a good
bit of algebra and geometry. But
just then, unfortunately, there came
crisis in his mothers affairs-she
was a widow, the father having died
when he was only two years old
which made 1t necessary that he
should go home and help take care of
the plantation. Thus the progress of
his education was interrupted for a
twelvemonth. while he did what he
could to keep things going, collecting
money, paying off notes as they fell
due, assisting in the management of
the estate, and incidentally hunting
rabbits
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His First Speech

His first speech was made In 1882
when he was thirty-eight years old'
before a gathering of farmers at ben-
nettsville. II excited widespread IN
terest. and brought him INTO such
prominence that from that day on
ward he may be said, to nave Decoile n,s
the most conspicuous figure IN 9outh Jun
Carolina. And yet up TO that tli,e iiie
he had scarcely been known ouus,ue
oS his Immediate neighborhood' be
Ing nothing more than an everyday
cotton-pianter in a backwoods agri-
cultural section.
but stirring times were aheai.
rbere had been up to that date in
south Carolina popular government
In name only, the real power being
controlled by class relatively small
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in numbers, which Tillman was accus-
toned to refer to with scorn and
enunciation as the 'aristocracy. The
farmers had no Say" worth mention
ing In the conduct Of affairs. and their
interest suffered proportionately
Ihis was the situation which the Self
constituted Tribune of the people set
about to rectify. Contemptuous of
precedents and of accepted conven-
items, he assailed the social and po-
htieal life and structure of the state
with such vehemence as to arouse
class hatreds to a point of exceeding
bitterness. 1t was, as he himself to-
day expresses it. like a small French
revolution, only that the people did
not get so far as killing"
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Loves Old Novels.

The senator, though to a great ex-
tent self educated, Is man of con-
siderable learning and erudition. His
mind is stored with a wonderful deal
of information on almost every sub
iect, and his memory for poetry is
astonishing. He is widely-read
man, in history and literature Of all
kinds. OF novels also he is extremely
fond. though his favorite authors are
the standard ones of a generation
ago. such as Scott, Dickens and
Thackery. Though he possesses no
"accomplishmen in the ordinary
sense he is In way a born musician.
being able to play, as he says himself,
pretty nearly anything on harmon
icon
In whatever he does Tillman is Wig
orous. His talk. on any topic, is
Straight from the shoulder" On oc-
caslons he does not hesitate to use
"cuss words" but rather for the sake
of utilizing the ultimate resources of
language than in the way of mere
swearing. In the senate he is per-
haps the most picturesque figure, and
however unconventional his methods
may be on occasions, there is no mem
ber of that august body who enter
tains n more profound respect for Il
and for its dignity and traditions
than he does.
Take" he says. "all the senators
and their sayings and doings out of
American history. and what have we
left?"
This impartial and intensely in
teresting sketch OF Senator Tillman.
who will be heard here tomorrow
night, appeared in the September
number of one of the leading maya
zines and was written by Rene Bache
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Did
You
Ever

hear man say II my father mad
bought that piece of property fifteen
years ago he'd be independent today.
Your son will be saying the same Jf
you hffeen years hence. 50 get busy
ON the following and l have others:
room modern house. furnace. bath.
etc only ... 80. ... -....S2, 200
room modern house. furnace oath
etc, only ........-..S2 $50
8 room house, city water. ..$I,1OO
so acres, high line land. only. per
oSiN , 20
so acres well improved. trade for
city property, only. y...$3,5OO
Come in and see me about your
Fire Insurance. city or ranch proper
ty for trade. Money to loan on real
estate.
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existence the phrase about the pitch
fork. with which the Senator has ever
since been associated. 1t is suppos-
ed to be expressive of his direct
method of attacking things of which
he disapproves; and It is fact worth
mentioning that at the present time
he has in his possession a ''life-size"
pitchfork of pure silver, which was
presented to him by sympathizers at
Denver a few years ago, as a token
OF their approval of his sentiments in
regard to bi-metallism.
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His First Dollar.

The first dollar the boy ever earn
ed was made at that time. His mother
gave him a small patch OF land to
plant for himself, and paid him for
the cotton which 1t produced. But
at the end of the year he went back
to the school in Bethany, where he
spent another six months. This was
destined to prove the wind up of his
education, owing to causes presently
to be mentioned. and its conclusion
proved small tragedy in its way
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His Go Ahend Policy

Not that he cares for adverse criti
cism. 1t is his policy to go straight
ahepd, disregarding other peoples
notions as to his motives and actions
To him such trifles matter not a whit
so long as he believes that he is doing
right, and his objects are attained
If he gives offense now and then, II
is simply because his method of pro-
cedure Is excessively direct.
The daily sentinel., 1907-09-11
TILLMAN THE
UNCONVENTIONAL

Magnificent and Impartial Sketch of the Career
and Character of the Famous Southerner
Who Appears Here Tomorrow Niaht---His
Boyhood Days---His Struggles at the End of
the War---His School Days---His First Dollar
A Successful Farmer---What Tilmanism Is
His Record AS Governor--.His Work in the
SenateO Originationof The Pitchfork'-
Interesting Incidents---His Home Life and
Personal Appearance.
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The Fnmous Pitchfork

While THlman was governor OF 5.
Carolina he made the famous speech
in which he referred to the "perfdy
and dishonor" of certain politicians,
and declared that Mr.. Cleveland
"ought to be pitchforked out of the
Democratic party" Thus came Into
The daily sentinel., 1907-09-11

same cause that brought to him blind
ness in one eye. For almost i'm
mediately afterwards he was stricken
by a severe illness which. while in
cidentally preventing him from join
ing the Confederate army, resulted
in the formation of an abscess in his
left eye-socket. necessitating the re-
moval of the organ.
The daily sentinel., 1907-09-11

MY mother architect made me hat L am"
There could he
which leaves the question sincerity.
10 appreciate
many years and him boy struggling
dhcuies-the South Carolina
brought in backwOOds county,
from railroad.
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A Successful Farmers Requirements

1T takes more sense 10 run farm
successfully than to manage any other
kind of business. Not only energy
does it require, but judgment, fore
sight, and patience. To handle a
plantation, with a lot of negroes.
and make it pay, is about as difficult
a problem as anyone can tackle"
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Van, the Realty Man,

Phone Black $50 400 Main 81.
Our special cloth finish linen writ
Ing paper. regular 25 cent kind this
week for IS cents at the and 10 cent
store.
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]. E. Mckenzie. the plumber. max
es a specially of repairing defective
plumbing.
We give special attention to phone
orders for hay grain and feed at
Platt's Enterprise Feed store at $50
Main. Phone Black 1441.
The daily sentinel., 1907-09-11

The saddles and harness that are
purchased from Harry L. Hiatt all
ways give satisfaction as they are
made at home and are guaranteed.
The daily sentinel., 1907-09-11

Very low rates over the Denver &c
Rio Grande to Delta and return on ac-
count of the Delta County Fair, Sept.
18th, 18th and 18th. Call on d. g.
r. G. agent for particulars.
The daily sentinel., 1907-09-11

If you want your horses. cows and
poultry to be in the best condition
try Gold Coin stock food. Platt's
$50 Main street, Phone Black 1441.
The daily sentinel., 1907-09-11
Lost one Eye.

The senator has always believed
that his breakdown on this occas-
ion was due in some manner to the
The daily sentinel., 1907-09-11

Heavy hauling is made a special
ty by Barton and TERRELL. corner OF
Fifth street and Colorado Avenue.
The daily sentinel., 1907-09-11

New line of Joe Moon buggies and
Mantey.
The daily sentinel., 1907-09-11

Gold coin poultry and stock food
the best on earth at Platt's Enter
prise feed store, $50 Main st.
The daily sentinel., 1907-09-11

Famous "Rainshine" Umbrellas,
detachable handles. Primrose,
Jeweler.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1907-02-02
PROBATE NOTICE.

State vi Minnesota, County of lIcnnepin
In Probate Court.
In the Matter nf the Estate of Patrick
Finn, deceased
Letters of administration OH tile estate
OF Patrick Finn. deceased, late of tie
county of Hemncpin and state of Mime
sofa. being granted to Susan Finn of said
county and state.
1t is ordered. That six months he and
the same is hereby allowed from and af-
ter the date of this order. in which all
persons having claims or demands against
the said deceased arc required to file the
same III the probate court of said county.
for examination and allowance, or be for
ever barred.
1t is further ordered. That tho first
Monday in August. 1907, at 10 o'clock Il.
M. ut Il general term of said probate
court, to he held nj the court house in the
city of Minneapolis. in said county. be
and the same is hereby appointed as the
time and place when and where the said
probate court will examine and adjust
said claims and demands.
And it is further ordered That notice
of such hearing be given to all creditors
and persons interested in said estate by
forthwith publishing this order once in
each week for three successive weeks i'm
the Irish Standard, Il newspaper printed
and published in said county.
Dated a, Minneapolis. this nth day of
January 1907; ~ oa,u,
GEORGE r. SMITH.
Judge of Probate.
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PROBATE NOTICE.

State OF Minnesota. County OF ucnnepin.
In Probate Court.
ORDER FOR HEARING GUARDIANS
FINAL. ACCOUNT.
In the Matter of the Guardianship OF
Williamina Donaldson. Minor
count of George T.. b. Donaldson. as
guardian OF the above named ward and
his petition PRAYING for settlement and
allowance of said account,
1t is ordered, That said petition bc
heard and said account examined at {:
general term of this court to be held
at the court house, in the city of Min
neapclis. i'll said county, on Monday, the
1lth day of February 1907. ut 10 O'Clock
in the forenoon: and that all persons in,
teres.cd in said matter appear before
said court ut said time and place. Their
aud there TO show cause. if any there be
why said account should not be allowed.
And it is further ordered. That notice
of such hearing be given to said ware
and to The Minneapolis Trust Company
the newly appointed guardian of sai(
ward and to all persons Interested there.
in. by publishing this order once in eac
week. for three successive weeks priol
To said day of hearing in the Irish Stand
ard II newspaper printed and published
in said county.
Dated ut Minneapolis, this 18th day oI
January, 1907. 80.
Fly tho Court:
GEORGE; r. SMITH,
Judge of Probate
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PROBATE NOTICE.

State OF Minnesota, County of 1Iennepin.
ill Probate Court.
In the Matter OF the Estate OF Mary
On receiving and fling the petition Of
Mary J. Ahcrn. of Ramsey county, Min
nesota, praying for letters of admilistra-
ton on said estate.
1t is ordered. That said petition be
heard and that MI persons interested in
said matter appear before this court on
Monday the 18th day Of February, 1907.
at 10 o'clock Il. M. at the probate court
i'll the court house at Minneapolis in said
county and then. or as soon thereafter as
said persons can be heard. show cause.
if amy there be. why said petition should
not be granted.
And it is further ordered, That notice
of such hearing be given by publishing
this order once in each week for three
successive weeks. prior to said day Of
hearing. in the Irish Standard. a news,
paper printed and published in said coun-
ty.
January, 1907.
BY The Court:
GEORGE r. SMITH,
Judge OF Probate.
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A Girls. Character.

\ girl cannot be too careful about
her character. Tor like II snowy lilly
the least blcmish furnishes it's beauty
Some girls do not really mean any
harm. but they seem to lack a deli
cate sense of propriety and frequently
invite criticism of an unllind nature
They laugh loudly. make acquaint-
ances too freely and consider reti-
ccnce q requisite best suited for our
grandmotllcr's day. The girl who is
slow to make acuuslintanceS is. gener-
ally speaking. the best sort of girl
When you get TO know her, YOU fee
her worth and place her on the list
of your friends With feeling of pleas
l,re. \ little dignity is an excellent
thing. 1t checks the familiarity OF
others and affords the superior atti-
tude OF mind. The girl who is trul,
up to-date in her ideas follows the die
tates of good form. Thus she proves
herself to be well-bred and smart
shielding herself from the unpleasant
ness that is sure Ia come from II care
less lcmeanor.
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claim upon the land commissioners
whenever partition of estates may per-
nit a distribution Of small farms.

claim upon the land commissioners
whenever partition of estates may per-
nit a distribution of small farms.
Very strong evidence Of better con-
ditions all around during the last
twenty-five years is afforded by the
substantial increase in the number OF
centenarians. The climate OF Ireland
from time immemorial is said to have
been more favorable to long life than
that Of any other European country. Gil
mate may enable Il light hearted peo-
but when it came about that such a
large population had TO be sustained
out Of the earnings Of the land the
Very hopelessness or the situation,
considering tho big share that Went
for rent, made the attainment of very
old age almost impossible. The great
| increase in material wealth, as shown
by the bank returns, has removed the
most fruitful cause of worry, With the
years ago have become the centenar-
ians of today. AT the time of the last
enumeration there We're SIS Of this
happy class. In 1904 of the number
Of persons who died in Ireland I'll had
attained the age of 95 years. 1t is
worthy Of remark that the number OF
persons who had passed the age of so
was 14o,400. Comparing the number
of Irish ccntenarians With the total of
Scotland forty-sN: England, 146:
Germany, seventy-five, and France, 243,
there is an excess of sixty-eight in
! favor Of Ireland. The population of
Ireland. as already stated, is less than
100000, and the countries mentioned
for the purposes of comparison have a
combined population of over 100000
600.
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Healy of. Butte rendered solo, ac-
companied by Miss Mary o'Dea on the
piano. More than $500 was subscribed
at the close of the meeting. Of which
the following is partial list of the
subscribers. The list is still open and
will be increased before it is sent tc
the national treasurer of the Irish
league, II. E. Fitzpatrick OF Boston:
Captain Ducio and Thomas Gavin, So
each; Patrick j. DAILY, $40; Captain
Kelly, John Shelby. Joseph Mcdonnell
T.. j. Dooley, Pat keaney. John Nc
Donoueh, w. X. DWyer, Frank v
Hurley, w. James Johnson, Father
Coopnan, $40 each; T.. j. Monahan
Joseph Hughes, John IIamill, JOIN,
Brogan, Tim Calnan. Denny Lynch
Michael Doyle. John McCauley, d. II
Myers, John III. Tolan, p. NJ Halloran
Pat Sugrue, Owen Macklin, Phi
Greenan. Frank Hamilton, Harry
Hynes, p. M:%sullivan, T. Moynihan
Frank Burns, j. J. Gibbons, Father
Pirnat, Peter J. Kennedy, Pat Grogan
Peter j. Byrne, James Devlin, Fathe,
Landy, Mike Cannon, Tom Riley, II. j
Kelly. s. each; Dan Lyons. So; Mrs
Burns, Barney Joyce, Frank r'itzpat-
rick, 81 each.
Butte, Mont.-John +. McDonough
aged forty-eiglt years IL resident OF
Butte for twenty years. died Wednes-
day of last week at III West Woolman
street. The body was taken to the
Duggan undertaking rooms, but later
was removed to the home of Officer
II. j. Gilmore, 1923 West Silver street, a
brother-n Law of the deceased. Mr.
/ McDonough was Il miner and enjoyed
the respect of all who knew him. Re-
Gently he Went to Arizona in search
| of health. but returned to Butte about
| three weeks ago. He leaves Il Widow
r. p. Shields. one of the best known
/ printers of Butte, received a telegram
|
is visiting her mother. telling of tho
glad news that he is the father OF
I twins, a. boy and girl.-Ar. and Mrs
D. J. Hennessy have taken possession
of their elegant new home on the cor
nor Of Park and Excelsior streets. II
is one OF the most spacious and com.
Portable homes in the west, and com.
bines luxury. convenience and beauty
in it's makeup. The view is magniti.
cent. and it is SO constructed tina
| light and sun come from every side
Arthur O'Learf son or Col and Mrs
T. O'Leary of Anaconda. and first lieu.
tenant OF marines, was Il visitor il
Butte last week. Lieutenant OI.carA
his been enjoying Il months furlougll
and he will leave today for Washing.
ton. D. c.. where he has been ordered
to report for duty