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The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1907-12-04
THE MAN AND THE AK.

There is story, chock full of good
argument for the local merchant, 60
ing the rounds under the above head
ing. 1t runs about as follows:
A man who wanted to buy an ak
entered store and stated his wish.
Being shown the article and informed
that the price was Sis, he said:
why, | can get that same kind of
an ak from mail order house for go
cents Very well" said the hard
ware man. Il will give it to you for
the same price provided that you will
do the same with me as you would
with that house"
All right" replied the customer
as he handed over dollar bill, the
merchant giving him back 10 cents in
change. Now" said the hardware
man, Il want Is cents more to pay
express charges, which the purchaser
gave him. "How much did your ak
cost your"
Zone dollar and fifteen cents, the
man answered. Every good. Now
give me the FIVE cents more for money
order fees and postage" which the
purchaser had to hand over. Now
how much did your ak cost your"
Zone dollar and twenty cents,
said the customer.
Not SO cheap after ALL" said the
merchant, whereupon he picked UP
the ak, tossed it back on the shelf and
told the customer to call for it in ten
days, as that would be as soon as he
could get it if he had ordered it from
the mail order house. +
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1907-12-04

An exchange says that alcohol will
remove grass stains from summer
clothes. The exchange is right. 1t
will also remove summer clothes and
also spring and winter clothes, not
only from the man who drinks it but
also from his wife and children. 1t
will remove household furniture from
the house and eatables from the
pantry; the smiles from the face of
the wife, and the happiness from the
home. AS a remover of things
alcohol has few equals.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1907-12-04
Gro. A. SMITH,,
Hans GILBERTsEN,
HAROLD II. HARRIS.
THE CLEARING HOUSE.

With the late financial furry, the
clearing house suddenly assumed
prominence in all the large cities, and
with clearing house certificates replac-
ing currency in dealings between
banks, few persons have any notion
what the clearing house really is,
what it does. Ordinarily it is merely
part of the smoothly running mech
anism of exchange In times of
stringency, like that of the past few
weeks, the clearing house at once
looms into importance as an associa-
ton OF banks by which they are able
to pool their resources and so con-
tinue to take care of legitimate de-
mands of business.
Briefly, the clearing house is
device by which the banks are able to
balance their accounts against each
other and so to avoid the necessity of
the transfer of unnecessarily large
amounts of currency. Suppose, for
instance, checks drawn on the Old
National bank, of Spokane, to the
amount of SO, 900 were deposited in
day in the Traders National bank
and suppose on the same day checks
on the Traders National bank aggre-
eating So, 600 were deposited in the
Old National bank. If there were
no clearing house the Traders National
bank would have to send to the
Old National bank for $4,000 in
currency. At the same time the Old
National bank would be sending TO
the. Traders National bank for SO, 900.
All this trouble would be superhuous
since it would be possible to accom-
plish the same result by letting So, 900
\ of the Indebtedness on each side be
cancelled and by the Old National
bank sending the $1,000 balance of
Indebtedness to the Traders National
bank. 1t is this principle of per-
hitting banks to cancel their indebted
ness to each other and to pay only the
4 balances in cash that is worked out in
the clearing house. The extent to
which this devise saves labor may be
. inferred from the fact that on one
occasion, in May, 1902, the Chatham
bank of New York was able to settle
its claims on other banks amounting
to more than one and quarter mil
; lion dollars by receiving through the
! clearing house ten cents.
, Under existing conditions the clear
, ing house balances are settled by GER
! tihcates of the clearing house insteac
of by cash. The certificates are
guaranteed by gilt edge securities ane
I are in the nature of temporary loan,
) made by the associated banks to the
] individual institutions. They are use.
E full in relieving the demand for casf
D and SO in leaving more currency
I available for the use of the bank
Y customers.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1907-12-04
100000 For Reclamation Fund.

Official figures compiled by the
general land office show that the gross
receipts from sales OF public lands in
Idaho for the past fiscal year amounted
to Soo2, 226 Net receipts after de-
Quoting expenses was 1902, 480.
Five per cent of the net proceeds,
amounting to S33, ia, is due the
state school fund. This leaves over
5000, 900 to be converted into the
reclamation fund to Idaho's credit.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1907-12-04
THE GLOBE AND ITS AIMS.


To implicit confidence in the future
rapid growth and development of
Idaho county and Camas Prairie and
the resultant greatness of Grangeville
can be ascribed the chief incentive
that prompted the establishment of the
Grangeville Globe. In this the first
issue the publishers, aattering them
selves that a desire exists to know
something of their aims, deem it a
pleasing privilege to briefly outline the
policy and future plans of the paper.
First and foremost, The Globe aims
to be newsy newspaper in all that
the term implies, faithfully chronicling
the happenings of the town and
county, accurately recording the in
dustrial and commercial development,
and tirelessly promulgating Idaho
county's marvellous resources - the
matchless fertility of her soil and the
vastness of her timber and mineral
wealth. In truth, The Globe will be a
thoroughly representative newspaper,
a booster for Grangeville and Camas
Prairie and promoter of every legiti-
mate enterprise that will tend toward
the upbuilding of Idaho county and
the enhancement of the moral and
intellectual welfare of her people.
Politically, as well as otherwise,
The Globe will revolve on its own
axis. No strings or wire-pulling
equipment of any nature whatsoever is
attached to it. No political ring
leader or pettifogging politician can
claim it as mouthpiece, nor is the
paper in collision with any clique OF
faction of any political party.
The report that The Globe is to be
antagonistic to Justice Ailshie of the
state supreme court is without founda-
ton and has been repeatedly denied,
orally and otherwise, but to eliminate
any doubt that still may exist and tt
make clear our absolute freedom from
any political connection the denial il
herewith reiterated.
Being firm believers in the "squar,
DEAF policy championed by Presiden
Roosevelt and in hearty accord witt
the principles that have made possibl,
the unrivalled prosperity of the pas
decade, our political faith is easil
interpreted. We are republicans, an,
proud of it; Independent, and prou,
of that. And political as well as othe
issues, if taken up at all, will be deal
with on the square DEAF plan, fair
ly and impartially, without prejudice
without bias. The Globe will loo
every proposition squarely in the face
and its views will be based solely O
the merits of the case. No still hur
will be instituted in search of vice
graft and corruption, just for the low
of spoil, but this trinity of evil whe
found stalking rampant, menace I
the common good, need expect n
quarter and will be handled wit
hands ungloved.
The subscription price of Tn
Globe is only one dollar year, b,
this lowness in price need create n
fear that the paper will be lessene
either in quality or quantity. tt
object in making this low rate is
place the paper within the reach
every home in the county, theret
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1907-12-04

The recent money shortage has
brought forth, among other things,
suggestions for an elastic currency.
And that reminds us that we have
always been of the opinion that it
would be nice to have a dollar that
would stretch just little bit more
when it comes to buying beefsteak.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1907-12-04

The Chicago News says: This
world may owe you a living, but it
isn't to blame if you are too lazy to
collect your dues"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-04-05
Senator Common Dies.

Joplin.--State Senator Thomas Con
nor, the millionaire mine owner of this
city, died Friday. aged So at q santa
rum at San Antonio, Tex, where he
had been for the past several months
The remains will be taken to Tiftin
o., his boyhood home, for burial. Sen
ator Conner was elected as democrat
from Jasper county at the general cleo
tion last fall as a member OF the Mis-
souri, general assembly, but never re
ported at jefferson City, being stricIr
en- with a nervous collapse which re
suited in his death before the leEis.a
ture convened.
The new Joplin hotel, in course OF
construction, to be built and equipped
nj cost Of nearly 100000 Is an
enterprise which was very dear to the
dead senator and which he regarded n
his monument in this city.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-04-05
PULLING TOGETHER
HOME MERCHANTS SHOULD PA.
TRoNlzE EACH OTHER.
KEEP DOLLAR GOING ROUND
Do Not Let II Escape by Unnecessar.
lily Sending II to the clty--Set an
Example to others.

The community that will pull TO.
gether, that will work as one man
for the general interests, will find an
abundance OF prosperity.
And working together means the
spending of the dollars of the com
munity within tho community. Nor
does It mean only that the farmer, the
mechanic, the doctor, the preacher,
the editor must spend their money at
home, but it means also that the
merchant must do the same thing 1t
means that you, Mr.. Dry Goods Mer'
chant. must patronize your neighbor,
MIR. Furniture Dealer, when you want
furniture. 1t means that you, Mr..
Furniture Dealer, must patronizc your
ncighbor Mr.. Dry Goods Merchant,
when you want dry goods II means
that the groceryman must patronize
the home implement dealer when he
wants new wagon. and the nipple.
ment dealer must buy his groceries
in the home town. 1t means that
whether Mr.. Butcher, Mr.. Grocery.
man, Mr. Dry Goods Merchant. Mr..
Furniture Dealer. MIR. Hardware Man.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-04-05

yer coins streaming across the street
from the mandatory to the bank
And, when the people heard this,
their amazement was a wonder TO he.
hold
Some of them were sent in to draw
their money, and report to the others
upon what they observed. And when
they came back with their money on
plates smoking hot, they said how
that the barrels of gold and silver
were going down to the cellars, In a
string, to be stored there. and, by this
time there must have gone In a thou.
sand barrels IL there went one. And
their money, they said. had been
served across the counter to them
upon iron scoops. for no man could
handle It. yet while 1t was boiling.
When the people heard this, not
only would they not draw their own
money, which they had In II, as
they were now greedier than ever for
the big interest. but those of them
that had Just drawn 1t out, went
back with their plates again and de-
posted IL.
O'Toole, the banker, was a glad
hearted man that day. and. for the
first time In three weeks. closed his
eyes in sound sleep that night. Dark
Patrick, ut his special entreaty, re.
NAMED with him for three days long
er, till his mackerel feet came safely
in.
And II Is said that 1t took 200
men, three days and three nights, car
rying on the feet. into the bank, the
bags of gold that they had brought
back with them in exchange for the
scalpeens; 50 that O'Toole was able
to pay off, with double and treble
compound interest, every creditor he
had in Ireland.
1t was him was the elated man
then. tell you. He nearly threw
himself at The feet OF Dark Patrick,
and he asked him to name the size OF
his reward.
Well" said Dark Patrick, I'll ask
as a reward that youll never agaiE
risk the money of the poor people q,
the country
And O'Toole promised that he no, o,
would. nor I'd he.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-04-05
MISSOURI NEWS
Insurance Companies Protest.

Jefferson City.-W. d. Vandiver, su-
perintendent of the Missouri insur-
ance department, Is preparing TO
enforce the new insurance laws en-
acted by the last legislature and
some of the foreign insurance compa-
MES are preparing to contest some OF
the new laws The new law which
prohibits domestic insurance compa.
MES from paying higher salary than
S25,000 and foreign companies, doing
business In Missouri, from paying
more than $4,000, which law takes ef.
feet June lG, will be most vigorously
fought by the foreign companies. Tho
Equitable, Prudential and Metrcpoli.
tan pay higher salaries than the new
law will permit and these three com.
panies are preparing to fight the law
in the courts. They will have to con-
fine their litigation TO the state courts.
because Of another law just enacted
which prohibits them from going 70
the federal courts without the consent
Of the other party TO the suit, This
law also becomes effective June 1G.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-04-05

the name of wonder the next move
was going to be.
Now" said Dark Patrick, says he.
Il want you to start 20 of these
men in the cellar of this bank. and
20 more IN the cellar OF the manu-
factory opposite. working for life and
death, cutting passage under the
street from the one cellar to the other
cellar, and they are TO fill the ten bar
rels to within half an inch of the lip
with the clay they take out The
thousand pounds In gold and silver.
and the other ten men" says he. is
to come with me"
Then across the street he started,
and while the men in the cellars be
low We're working like the fury, cut.
ting their way under the street from
house TO house, Dark Patrick got the
other ten men to start the fires In
the factory, and he got ten frying
pans and put them on the fires, and
he got hammers and anvils, and he
set them on a bench that ran along
the window looking into the street
On the frying pans he emptied the
bags OF gold and silver, making tho
men blow the bellows like murder till
the coins We're red hot, and he then
started them carrying the frying pans.
full of coin, TO the bench and beating
the coins on the anvlls. nicely and
lightly, with little hammers, opening
the windows at the same time SO that
the noise would get properly into tho
strect-Where the crowd now was
gathering at a tremendous rate in
front of the bank. and instructing the
heaters that they were to make all
the clatter and clang and Jingle that
they could
The passage underneath the street
was soon completed Then ten her.
ring barrels filled within an inch OF
OF lip were fetched up; they were
filed up with a couple of layers Of
hot coins--sOme Of the barrels with
gold coins and Others of them with
sllver-and while some of the men
went on with the frying Of the coins,
and some with the beating upon tho
anvils at the window, the remainder
were started in pairs. with hand
sticks, to carry the barrels as fas,
as they could across the street to the
bank
And as fast as the men entered tho
bank with the barrels OF money they
carried them back just as fast as tina
underground passage, so that when
the last barrel was going in of tho
bank door the first was coming out
again out of the door of the manufac,
tory, and there was one continual
string of barrels of fresh gold and sill.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-04-05
Tornado Wrecks Houses.

Maryvllle.-Three people we're In
jured, none seriously, and dozen
houses and barns destroyed around
Clearmont Thursday night, nineteen
miles northeast OF here, In one OF the
worst tornadoes that ever visited
Nodaway county A large schoolhouse
was carried quarter of a mile and
smashed against dwelling As a
woman and child were preparing To
enter a cave. their house was lifted
over the cellar door. slightly injurina
them. A barn was completely de
stroyed. The tornado did not strike
the town of Clearmont, but wreaked
havoc among farm houses up to tho
Iowa line ten miles distant
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-04-05
REASON FOR ALL THINGS.
Customs That Now Seem Peculiar Had
Origin In Wisdom.

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thoir hoads Win tboso curious II,,Ia
orrarromonts nj mnIino crona and
Iocoo !, Go a cvs,on, hanaod a. 80
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hoads 1t, d., ,,,,,,,,,,,, 49,, - -,
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,or r,or NH d,d no, I'll omoarI,,a
w,thout n s,ro,o srcor -, hatr a., ,hoi,,
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oyor por,or ,a,ron ,,toa 80 ~
soan hoId.hoad.d on w. ,rar, -,
tho Tihor doy,ood ,i,,Ia oan 80 htsa
their badness and thus tho custom
has como dowr % -. o,an ,hamnh
heads are M Ioreor sho,od a. a to-
n, rnorrrI,y
T,o Coco, Tho, ,o,,. ..,,.s a.
49, A. - 1 90 80 sa" ' oeio orc .o.'eu io'
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tr,gh,anos cue o,,'I .n,-,,. az, 49,,
orad 80 ,ha soaa
w. a. $50. .S., .
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Ts "' -. 90 ~" 'e 80. S,ro y. .ne'' na'S :
,ha 80. 49, $500, :, PIN. en. "non
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=, na'e y. eou' va. 90, mo. n''ouuIea
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-04-05

or whoever It may be, that intends to
erect a new building they should buy
the material for that building at
home of their neighbor, Mr.. Building
Material Man.
And let us speak word for Mr.,
Printer Man also. He is a part OF
this community; he contributes TO It's
prosperity: he ADVERTISE 1t, and he Is
entitled to his place in the circle
through which the communlty's dol
lars are to circulate. When you. Mr..
Merchant. want printing of any kind,
give the job to the home printer.
The dollar that you spend with him
he will again spend with you. and
both will make a profit on II. II Is
but fair that he have this, his legiti.
mate portion OF the home trade. He
Is as much a part Of the community
as yourself. and as much entitled to
your support as you are entitled to
the support OF the farmer. the me
chanlc. the preacher, the doctor.
The battle against the mailorder
octupus can never be successful
one unless all interests are actively
engaged In It. 1t can never be sue
cessful so long as the merchant wants
II preached but does not want to prac.
tice II himself The merchant who
sends his saving account to the city
bank for safe keeping Is not entitled
to the support OF the community
whose money he takes from 1t. The
merchant who will not r'':onize his
brother merchants, who makes his
visits to the city an excuse for buy.
ing his own household supplies. sup
plies that are not carried on his own
shelves, of the city merchants. Is not
entitled to the support OF the com.
munity. Such a merchant wants to
preach but not practice home trade.
He wants to do with the community's
dollars Just what he condemns in
others-send them away from the
community. He would bankrupt the
community for selfish interests.
There are few, II any, such mer-
chants as this In this or other com.
munlties. but II there are any here It
IL not for their benefit that this pa
Der is preaching home trade to Its
readers.
We hear much of the strength of
trusts and combinations. In what
does their strength lie? To large
extent In the fact that they control
the trade in the commodities In which
they are dealing. They make every
dollar they spend an interest earn.
ing dollar Let US form little trust
of our own. Let all of US, merchant
farmer, DOCTOR mechanic, preacher
editor. spend our dollars at home
keep them at home. and we have or
ganlzed trust OF our own that will
bring to each of us our share of earn
ings on the capital invested.
This Is not hard problem to figure
out for ourselves. The farmer, lei
IS say, wants dollars worth Of
,gl-. Ee buys II Of the home gro
.y;a-n. ,a3d the groceryman makes
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-04-05
Be Not Deceived.

The Democratic position on the tar.
IN is IA simple one. as stated by Hon.
John Sharp Williams, speaking as the
Democratic leader In the house OF rep
resentatives when he said: I'VE are
simply anti.protectionists. We are not
free traders. Our purpose is revenue.
We would not inaugurate protection.
lam where It does not row exist We
would remove II wherever II does ex-
list. as rapidly as 1t can safely be
DONE" All contrary statements are
made but 20 deceive the voters ana
70 try TO continue the Republican plau
u trust protection.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-04-05

profit The groceryman buys a dol
lars worth OF dry goods, and the dry
goods merchant makes profit. The
dry goods merchant patronizes the
dentist, and the dentist makes a
profit, and the dentist buys butter and
produce from the farmer and the
farmer makes a profit. So as the
dollar goes around and around COM
munity each man into whose keeping
It comes makes a profit on the nan
ding OF IL. and the dollar grows Into
two But what would have happened
had the farmer taken that dollar TO
buy his groceries OF the mail-order
house, or the groceryman sent 1t TO
the city for his dry goods? inc
trust organization Of the community
would have been broken, that dollar
would have ceased to earn proiits Tor
the people Of the community Dut
would have began earning dollars for
the city into which II was sent.
II is the dollar that is spent at
home that makes the savings deposits
OF the home bank grow; lhat lh'
crcnses the wealth of the community.
and decreases the tax rate. Buying
at home means saving the commun.
lty. but. Mr.. Merchant do not preach
this trade at home doctrine unless
YOU practice Il. You must buy your
stock of merchandise in the city to
be sure. but aside from what is spent
for YOUR stock Of merchandise see
TO II thai every dollar 1t is possible
to keep at home remains in the com
munity. Keep them circulating
among your neighbors, and they viii
make money for you as well as for
them: they will build the home COM
munity, and make of It a prosperous
community in which your business
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-04-05

Joplin, MOTOR the purpose of pre-.
venting the existence of fraudulent,
mining companies in the Joplin lead
ard zinc district. 1t was decided at a
meeting of the commercial club to ap.
point a bureau of three men to answer
all questions, free of charge, concern.
ing the standing of any mining proper
ty In the district.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-04-05
Mlseourian on Fair Board.

Norfolk, Va.-W II. Bright OF Pitts.
burg lost an appointment to Silas F,
Snyder of Joplin, Mo-, WAC was named
chief of exploitation of the jamestown
exposition, succeeding A. l.. Sutton of
Portland, Ore, who resigned under
charges. Snyder has been manager of
the newspaper and magazine contest
bureau of the exposition.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-04-05
Mlaaouri Bow Kills self.

Louislana.-A peculiar accident oc'
cured at Clarksyllle, Mo, during tho
absence of William Farris and wife
from home. Their two sons procured
n double.barrelled shotgun and started
out for hunt. In passing out tina
door, the gun struck the step and was
discharged, the shot entering the
breast of Robert, s years old. killing
him instantly
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-04-05
Dies from Blow o, Head.

George Gregory, 90 years old, OF NO.
4306 Pleasant street, died at City Hos.
pital from the effects OF n blow on the
head. The police are holding Henry
Maher, % years old. because they
heard that the men taught In a livery
stable where both were employed. A
warrant charging Maher with assault
with intent to kill was Issued.