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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-01-21
ENGINEER BLAMED FOR DlSAS-
TRoUs WRECK ON THE BIG
FOUR RAILROAD.
PASSENGER AND FREIGHT COLLIDE
MAJORITY OF THE SCORE OF VIC
TINS LOSE THEIR LIVES IN
BURNING CARS.

Kankakee, ILL.,, Jan. 21.-Twenty
persons are believed to have been
killed or burned to death in the wreck
of passenger train No. %, eastbound,
at Fowler, Ind, at o'clock a. m. The
wreck occurred on the Big Four road,
the passenger train running into
freight train The cause OF the col
lision is said to be that the engineer
on the passenger train failed to see
the block signals. Fire followed the
collision, adding horror to the wreck,
and 1t Is believed that more passen-
gers were burned to death than were
killed by the collision. There were
twenty-five passengers in the COM
bination day coach and baggage car
and only five of them escaped alive.
The passenger train consisted OF
three Pullmans, private car of Vice
President Schaff of the Big Four ana
a combination day and baggage coach.
Some of the passengers in the Puii-
mans and private car were injured,
but none killed. None of the freight
crew were injured.
It has been impossible to get full
list of the names of the dead, as they
were nearly all burned and nothing re-
mains of their bodies by which they
can be identified.
Some of the injured passengers were
IN,
Schaff, who had been visiting In chi
cago. was in the private car on her
way TO Cincinnati and she had some
of the injured taken on board ana
brought here, assisting In dressing
their injuries The number OF injured
Is said to be about forty. Three OF
those brought here are not expected
to live.
Dense Fog Prevailed.
Owing to the dense fog the engf
neer Of the Big Four flyer was unaple
to sec the light on the semaphore,
which directed him to stop, as west
bound freight had the right OF way.
The train dispatcher, knowing that
the dense fog would prevent the train
men from seeing the block signal,
went outside and waved his lantern
frantically and fired at least haf
dozen shots from his revolver, but the
trainmen went crashing by with their
train and a moment later the crash
came. The tender of No. % telescoped
the baggage car, the rear end OF the
tender cutting through to within ten
feet of the rear Of the smoker.
The report of the collision was
heard all over town. Fire bells ana
whistles called the people to the aid
of the injured.
Immediately following the crash the
wreckage caught fire and the bodies
were burned before they could be ex-
tricated from the ruins. The heat OF
the burning cars was SO intense that
the would-be rescuers could not get
near enough to help.
One man who was pleading for aid
was pinned under car seat. He was
rescued when the flames were within
six feet of him. Another man was
thrown out Of - window OF the
into a d .cn. These were the
only two passengo.s rescued from the
smoker
The killed included mer. women
and children and all that could be
seen at daybreak was the smoldering
skeletons of human bodies and the
wreckage of the smoker and the bag
Oo oo carc
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-01-21
SECRETARY ROOT AT OTTAWA.
American Official Guest Of Governor
General Grey.

Ottawa, Ont, Jan. 21.-Secretary
Root, after spending the night at Mon
treal at the residence of Lord Strath-
coma, left for Ottawa In the private
car of the governor general, Lord
Grey. The party arrived here during
the afternoon and were met at the
station by Colonel Williams, the gov.
ernor generals military secretary,
and Colonel Foster, United States con
sul. and were driven direct to Gov
ernment house.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-01-21
Tidal Wave Not Confirmed.

New York, Jan. 21.-The report thai
a tidal wave had devastated the south
ern shore of jamaica has not beer
confirmed. Gable communication with
he island has been partly restored.
but, even so, messages from Jamaica
Iare coming through very slowly.
These messages tell Of no tidal wave,
however.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-01-21
CARRY MEDICINE AND FOOD.
Several United States Warshlps Ar.
rive at Kingston.

Kingston, Jamaica, Jan. 2l.-The
United States warships Indiana and
Missouri have arrived from Guanta-
namo, bringing large quantities OF
medicines and food. The torpedo de-
stroyer Whipple arrived during the
night with boatload OF medicine,
which was sent ashore In charge OK
Surgeon Mcdonald. The cruiser
Yankton Is expected to arrive here
soon.
Several slight shocks Of earthquake
were felt during the night. Four hun
dred and twenty dead have been Dur
led SO far The remaining bodies are
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-01-21
STRANGE DISEASE KILLS MANY.
Physicians Say Malady Resembles
Spinal Meninuitls.

Shawnee, Okla, Jan. 21.-Twenty-
five deaths within the last fifteen days
Is the remarkable record OF fatalities
from a strange disease in region
along the Canadian river southeast OF
here.
Many others are seriously Ill. The
disease resembles spinal meningitis,
but physicians declare that the malady
Is different In a number of ways.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-01-21
Thirteen Persons Injured.

Hammond, Ind, Jan. 21.-By the
wreck Of suburban train on the Lake
Shore and Michigan Southern railroad
thirteen persons were injured, none OF
them fatally.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-01-21
FEW LIVES WE'RE LOST.
Steamer Sunk In Collision OF Coast
of England.

Steamer Sunk in Collision OFF Coast
of England.
Dover, Eng, Jan. 21.--The Red Star
line steamer Vaderland, from New
York for Antwerp, in a dense fog col
lided with and sank the Dundee steam
er Naworth Castle four miles east OF
the South Goodwin lightship.
So far as Is known only three mem
bers of the Naworth Castles crew of
twenty are missing.
The Vaderlands bow Is damaged
below the water line, but the bulk
head remained tight SO that there was
no danger of the ship sinking.
Train Runs ln.o Washout.
Peoria, ILL.,, ian. 21.-Train No. 337
on the Rock Island railroad ran into a
washout west of Bureau, Ill. The en-
gine, baggage car, chair car and
sleeper were derailed. The engineer
and fireman were seriously hurt and
several passengers slightly injured.
All of the injured were brought back
to this civ
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-01-21
Cnrad of Lung Trouble.

ut is now eleven years since l had q
narrow escape from consumption :"
writes G. o. Floyd, a leading business
man OF Kershaw, 8. C.. II had run down
in weight to 135 pounds. aud coughing
was constant, both by day and by night.
Finally began taking DIR. Kings New
Discovery, and continued this for about
six months, when my cough and lung
trouble were entirely gone and was re-
stored to my normal weight, ITO pounds" !"
Thousands OF persons are healed every
year. Guaranteed at Schultz & Ketcham
drug store. 5Oc and s1.0O. Trial bottle
free.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-01-21

new Ire YooP KId.cXs~
~ Hobbs Spar agus Pills cure a kIdney Ills. 5a.a
- xree. ADD Ste ring Remedy IN. CHICAGO ~
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-01-21

Ha:ve! SAlve! Spread the sAlve bnf
ct it be Pine 6alve, natures remedy tot
cuts, burns, sores, atc.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-01-21

aoyAL eAkiNe powneR CO.. NEW YORK.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-09-10

That is what is chiefly wrong
with this country, which we be-
lieve has less wrong with it than
any other nation on the face OF
the globe. We are trying too
hard to get something for moth
ing. We have our eyes on the
bargain counter all the time and
we care little who gets the worst
so long as we get the best OF 1T.
If we would stop to think how
little we can get for nothing or
for less than it's value we would
soon cease our efforts to cheat
ourselves, for that is what this
something for : nothing" or
this get rich quick" trait that
dominates the average American
amounts to. He is cheating him
self by trying to get the Oetter
of the other fellow.
We cheat ourselves when we
get something for nothing. We
put an unworthy man or rogue
in public office. We vote for him
hacause he Is the nominee of our
party, the party from which we
expect a personal favor immedi'
ate or remote,
AS republicans we vote to put
a bad Republican in office in pref
erence to a good Democrat be-
cause we cannot hope for any
political favor from the Democrat
while we have a claim" for rec
ognition on the Republican. As
Democrats we support the nom
inee of our party. ever. though
we know the Republican candi
date to be a better man, for nj
other reason than that we desire
to keep the patronage" in oul
own party and available to our
selves.
In this way we get the politl
tical loaves and fish. But wht
paws for them? This is a govern
ment of the whole people when i
comes to footing up the bill, ant
they must pay for it whether it i.
good or bad, There is no bar
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-09-10

movement in thousands of towns
and cities in the South.
In the first place more than a
quarter of a million dollars which
goes out of this parish every
to liquor dealers III other
States will remain here and be
spent in legitimte lines Of busl-
ness and enterprise, thus largely
increasing the prosperity OF our
merchants and business men
generally.
In the next place, the curse OF
intemperance will be greatly
lessened, while the interest II
schools and churches, which
make for the higher education OF
the people, will be largely IN
creased.
Again the industrial condition
of our parish viii! be vastly i'm
proved by the closing of thu
saloons.
That large element OF oul
population who are ignorant ant
weak, and hence helpless unde
the ever-present temptation o
the open saloon, will become
more industrious and thrifty ant
will spend the money that they
waste in liquor for things which
they and their families need
And lastly, the enormous suns
that the people Of the parish ar
compelled to pay every year IL
the way of criminal charges will
be greatly diminished and diver
ted into other channels.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-09-10
LET US IMPROVE THE CHANCE

The conference held Friday
night with Father Maring, Pres
ident of St. Charles College,
Grand Coteau, by a number OF
representative citizens in regard
to removing the college to this
place, did not develop anything
positive in regard to the induce
ment necessary to secure the
school. But the fact that $4,000
was subscribed in a few mo-
ments by less than fifteen people
towards raising a bonus of $780,
600 was most encouraging. 1t
manifested such a high appreci-
alton of the benefits to the town
of having the college moved here,
that it is an augury of success
should the League actively at
once push the matter.
While it is to be admitted that
700 acres of land, upon the value
of which Father Maring laid such
stress. is an immense advantage
in Grand Coteau's favor, at the
same time, $4,000 and the adj
vantages of Lafayette ought to
outweigh the 700 acres, though,
of course, there may be some
sentimental reasons to contend
with.
However, the way to get a
thing is to go after it, and it is
"up to" the Progressive League
to leave nothing undOne to secure
the college. There are some OBJ
stacles, it is true, but the main
thing to be considered is that we
have a chance to get the school,
and we must improve the chance
to the utmost. Should we fail
well. we are where started
Should we win-Lafayette will bt
largely benefited and st. Charles
College, we believe, will be great
ly profited.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-09-10
Almighty Chase For the I'm.
earned Dollar.

At first thought one would say
that this weakness which we
manifest in the general desire to
get something for nothing is the
great American failing. But on
further consideration we are led
to the conclusion that it is a fail.
ing of human nature that is the
same the world over, but it is
more pronounced in this country
than elsewhere.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-09-10

The Lafayette Advertiser,
which has heretofore been issued
weekly, will, after Sept. 8, come
out on each Tuesday and Friday.
The Advertiser has long been
one of the best country weeklies
of South Louisiana. 1t has been
well edited and better printed
and made up than the average
country paper. The new move
will no doubt be appreciated by
the people of Lafayette and the
p~arish.-Gueydan News.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-09-10

Gen. Leon Jastremski, who has
been prevented from entering
actively into the campaign for
governor, has entirely recovered
md Saturday. together with 1t.
governor Sanders. and Col. Will
.lkinson, spoke at Plattenville, AS
yaumpti0n parish.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-09-10

gain counter for them in the tax
collectors Office.
The fool who is willing to sell
his vote may think that he is get
ting something for nothing, but
! the dollar or two that he gets for
it cannot keep long and. other
dollars go after it is a conse-
quence of the bad bargain that
he made.
The hide-bound partisan who
sells his vote to an unworthy
candidate for the personal profits
that he expects to gain therefrOm
likewise cheats himself. He has
saved the party" at his own
heavy cost. He did not get
something for nothing as he ex
pected.
1t is because of this weakness
of ours to profit at the expense
of each other, which really means
ourselves, that we must pass
corrupt practices" acts and
guard our polls with policemen
and deputy sheriffs to preserve
the "sanctity" of our ballot box.
We are not honest with ourselves
in our selections.
And IN this trying to cheat our
selves we do not cOntine our
efforts to politics. We carry the
get something for nothing"
idea into our business and social
! affairs and pursue it there as en-
ergetically as we do in politics.
1t is our desire to get some
thing for nothing that has built
up enormous fortunes for stock
swindlers and that has sent bill
lions more after gold supposed
to be in far away hills than will
r ever be taken out of them.
If we were not so eager to get
money that we did not arm we
would have no bucket shops or
pool rooms to close. no lotteries
to suppress nor poker dens to
> raid. So blind are we in pursuit
, of this unearned dollar that we
do not see that the man running
the lottery, selling pools or hand
ling the cards would not do Sc
. unless he got our money.
With greedy eyes on his mon.
4 ey we forget to keep watch on
: our own He knows this and he
is working to exactly the same
end that we are-trying to gel
\ from US something for nothing
= And he has had this advantage
X over US: he knows u weakness
and is playing upon it.
= When we cease this chase O
: the unearned dollar we shall have
\ better politics, better business.
and greater content and happi
g ness. We need only abandon oul
= impossible efforts to cheat our
= selves.
We must learn that we canno
!. get anything for nothing. Will,
2 we may avoid an immediate ant
: direct outlay for it, we must pa.
r for it in the end.
We r paying for the thin!
3 we supposed we got for nothing
= in the things we are now tryin.
= to get for nothing now.-Chicag'
p Examiner.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-09-10

New Orleans is planning for a
big worlds fair in 1915. COM
memorating the completion of
the Panama Canal; meantime
Lafayette ought to be holding the
biggest and best parish fair in
Southwest Louisiana every year.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-09-10

Secretary VIM. H. Taft seems
to have a sure thing on the Repub.
lican nomination for president to
succeed Roosevelt, but there are
others trying to crowd him and
the latest is Senator LaFollette,
of Wis.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-09-10

Attorney General Bonaparte
SAYS that he proposes to prose-
cute the trusts criminally and
put the heads of them in Jail, and
it is said is gathering evidence
for that purpose. A Jail sentence
would be a fine trust buster.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-09-10

The Photographer has let the
mother-in-law joke rest awhile
and is now giving his attention to
the automobile.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-10
WHICH wAYa

There's a way to the right and a way
to the wrong.
A way for the weak and a way for the
strong.
And on which of these ways will your
banner be shown
When the new year has come and the
old year has flown?
The way to the right is way that is
hard.
BY many a Troublesome wall 1t is
barred;
But out at the end of IL. over the hill.
There is honor that all may share
proudly who will.
The way to the wrong is a broad. easy
way.
Where the ribald go rollieking day
after day.
Where the dolt and the laggard 80
sneering at fame.
And it ends in a bog that is scummy
with shame.
There's a way to the right and q way
to the wrong.
A way for the weak and a way for
the strong,
And on which of these ways will your
shadow be cast
When the new year begins and the
old year Is paste
IS. E Kiser in Chicago Record Herald.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-10
AN INEFFECTIVE BOYCOTT

Ny alarm that have been concerning injury our
" trade the Chinese boycott called aayed by
recent OF Consul General Rodgers of Shanghai who
that the decline business
affects all foreign poaons equal degree with those
this country We quote from regard
the State Department:
December
Shanghai northern
in
Shanghai
only Anner
other
added all
the surplus all kinds principally SPECTATORS
There exception the Consus
considerable importance merchants He
that the -four trade China through Hongkog
degree diminished by the boycott In metals
America has gained England and the trade American
which the boycott chiefly directed greater
before.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-10
A FACE IN A CROWD

I spent an hour in idleness
Because a bright face glanced AT me
Half shy. half sweet disdainfulness.
Where radiant eyes Of mystery.
Where radiant lights of morning PLAYED
Discerning, deep and unafraid
saw a gleam of white -gioyed hands
A shining cloud of willful hair
That thrilled me with a dream OF lands
To be desired. and very fair,
A veil. that hid but partially
The light from Loves artillery.
And. in q dream. we spoke and kissed
And yentured by untrodden ways
Where purple rocks threw foam and
mist
From billows OF enchanted bays.
And there, with shaded eyes, we
The distant coasts of Fairyland
This was my dream. o Hearts Desire
Thou canst not tell me what was
thine:
Maybe Loves sweet, mysterious FIRE
Sprang from thy wistful heart to
mine.
I only know, howeer il be.
One little hour / dreamed OF thee
Providence Journal
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-10
FREAK LEGISLATION FOR posToFF1cE

TT7 He recommendations OF
bodied bill consideration by the House
poStofces postroads. The bill
accountable provisions that would seriously inurousy
hamper the business publishing and other periodicals.
Among these that periodical containing than so
shall the privileges
class This OF unreasonable
OF censorship based frivolous objection Ad
have distinct special value the buyers OF
periodicals There peopewho find them interesting and
instructive than the body type No comparisons need be
made here but there mind
that classes advertising among things that ought be discouraged
by law
Another provision OF this strange bill would endless
fusion and probably hardship because of arbitrary rulings
stupid officials The bill provides that OF newspaper
other periodical be composed parts all such
sections shall be made of the and weight of
and when taken together shall form complete and dent
fed whole 1t also provided that supplements shall be
printed other substance than paper the
plans OF supplement
composed advertisements. bu
fined the regular supplied
complete incomplete the body publication
Imagine OF the official wild Postoe Depart
down decide what germane the body
newspaper and what gemane Having settled that point
his satisfaction. ne might spend useful
finding the question When supplement supple
What OF queer censorship in this which attempted
up the backstais of the pooce The
Of advertising ungermane supple
Washington would have believed sappng manhood
poisoning the omanhood and upooting the OF
tearing family hope safety rests
the postofioe bureaucras
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-10
Transvaal a Field for
American Brewers

oNs4rI. GENERAL JOHN H.
sNoDGRAss OF Pretoria has been
tnterrogated recently by two
- large brewing companies IN the
United States that requested inforrna-
ton as to the probability OF an eA.el- l,
sion of their busines In the ArdiisN aa4'
10 which he responds.
The following facts and figures IN re-
lation TO the beer trade or TINS part OF
Africa perhaps may be surprise ana
may be the means OF bringing Amer
fcan brewers into closer relation Win
this trade. Although there are Tess
than 30O. 600 white people IN the Irans-
vaaI. IL was possible for them IN the
year 1905 to consume 418.652 gallons OF
ale and beer, valued at S29S.s3o fall
ing OF from the previous year or 1918,
ht1f a gain over 1903 OF s46.0OO- OF thts
amount the United Kingdom furnished
1858 gallons. valued az sAo@4SV'
Germany following with an exporla1on
OF 43.500 gallons. valued al SSs.1-V, re
brewers OF South Africa produced and
zoId In the Transvaal during rnat period
224. g9z>~zallons. thus keeping IN cir
ctlatfon il the home market S11O,590.
The United States made q slight gain
over 1904 by disposing OF 2l4s gallons.
valued at S1555. the previous year the
figures being zoos gallons, OF value
Austria and Australia combined. only
disposed OF 1867 gallons
Comparing 1905 with the previous
year, the United Kingdom sustained
loss OF 3147 gallons, valued at S4IS0.
and Germany, in comparison with other
countries, received a greater shock BIZ
dropping OF SAP gallons. OF value
$3.50. The South African brewers
made a large gain for the reason, as II
is asserted in commercial circles here,
that they are producing much su-
perior quality of beer than in former
years. and in addition LIE trust formed
in the early part OF 1905. which has
practically put out of business all the
little companies. has secured predom1-
nance in the field and is pushing It's
lines with renewed vigor- They are
brewing here now the light lager beer
which Is so popular in Germany and
America, and the heavy English ale
is not called for as IN former years.
The effect OF this Is TO increase the
sales OF the home product and 70 cut
out the import trade from Great Britain
and Germany. :
The bottled beer is not called 'foe
among the denizens OF the Transvaal.
and il is doubtful. therefore. whether II
will be possible for the American
brewers 10 increase their sales here un-
/ less they shall place statesmen upon
the ground and go after part OF the
trade now enjoyed by England and
Germany. The mere selection OF
general agent here and the appointment
Of subagents in the various cities viii
not profit much. as competition Is keen
and the local trust is binding up all
the public houses possible through
money loans. etc. thus retaining abso-
lutte control OF ths majority OF sales
places