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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-02-08

Leather waste is no longer wasted.
Manufacturers use it in a compressed
form, instead of iron, to make cogwheels.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-02-08
young Farmers. Going to cities.

Young FARMERS Going TO C1tleS.
A recent news telegram from York..
Pa, says: with the return to the
county commissioners to-day Of the last
registry assessors book it was shown
by the totals that the population of
voters in the county has decreased in
six months nearly 400. The shrinkage
in the male population Is attributed by
the commissioners to the desertion of
tho farms by yorng men, most of whom
have beer lured to Philadelphia and
other cities under the impression that
they can speedily make fortunes.
I'm the borough of Red Lion sixty
voters have gone to the city within six
months. The decrease in population is
greater than in the boroughs. The total
registration in the boroughs and town
ships of the county last spring was -
sO2. The present registration shows
1888 less"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-02-08
A Kettle SUPPORT.

water is to be heated it is a bother to
set the kettle or to hang it with chains.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-02-08
Renovating Worn Soils.

~
Prof. w. ]. Spillman, in bulletin No.
245 on the renovation of wornout soils,
says:
..To build up and maintain fertility
in the soil, feed a large part Of the
crops, and return the to the
land. If n is not available, pillow
under crops grown for the purpose.
Plow deep, but do not subsoil. Grow
leguminous crops for the nitrogen they
add to the soil.
Commercial fertilizers and lime may
be important means of improving the
soil but the fertilizer requirements of
different soils and different crops in
different seasons are so little under
stood that we are not yet in a position
to make positive recommendations that
are of general application"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-02-08

las increased in ten Year, from = to
II per 100000 population.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-12-06
Federal Control of
Railroads Ii Favored.

No small part of the trouble that we
have comes from carrying to an ex-
IRENE the national virtue of self-re-
lance. of independence in initiative
and action. 1t is wise to conserve this
virtue and to provide for its fullest ex-
ercise, compatible with seeing that lib
erty does not become a liberty to
wrong others. Unfortunately, this Is
the kind of liberty that the lack of all
effective regulation inevitably breeds.
The founders of the constitution pro-
vided that the national government
should have complete and sole control
Of interstate commerce There was
then practically no interstate business
save such as was conducted by water,
and this the national government at
once proceeded to regulate in thorough
going and effective fashion. Condi-
lions have now so wholly changed that
the interstate commerce by water is in
significant compared with the amount
that goes by land. and almost all big
business concerns are now engaged in
interstate commerce. As a result. II
can be but partially and imperfectly
controlled or regulated by the action of
any one Of the several states; such ac-
tion inevitably tending to be either too
drastic or else too lax, and in either
case ineffective for purposes Of Justice.
only the national government can in
thoroughgoing fashion exercise the
needed control. This does not mean
that there should be any extension of
federal authority for such authority
already exists under the constitution in
amplest and most far-reaching form.
but il does mean that there should he
an extension of federal activity. This
is not advocating Capitalization. II is
merely looking facts in the face. and
realizing that Capitalization in business
has already come and can not be avoid
ed or undOne, and that the public AT
large can only protect itself from GER
tain evil effects of this business CEN
tralization by providing better methods
for the exercise of control through the
authority already centralized in the
national government by the constitu
ton itself. There must be no halt in
the healthy constructive course of ac
ton which this nation has elected TO
pursue. and has steadily pursued dur
ing the last six years, as shown both in
the legislation of the congress and the
administration of the law by the de-
partment of justice. The most vital
need is in connection with the railroads.
As to these in my judgment there
should now be either a national incor-
poration act or law licensing railway
companies to engage in interstate COM
merce upon certain conditions, The law
should be so framed as to give to the
interstate commerce commission power
to pass upon the future issue of securi-
ties, while ample means should be pro-
vided to enable the commission. when.
ever in its judgment II is necessary, to
make physical valuation of any rail-
road. AS I stated in my message to the
congress a year ago. railroads should
bs given power to enter into agree
ments, subject to these agreements be-
ing made public in minute detail and 70
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-12-06
SUGGESTS REMED,2S FOR ILLS
CONTROL OF CORPORATIONS AND
RAILROADS TO PREVENT
DISQUALIFICATION.
Believes This Would SoIve the Prob
lem Together with Provision for
More Elastic Currency-Recom-
mends Postal Banks and Asks for
Legislation Along Many Lines.

Washington, Dec. 3. - President
Roosevelts annual message to congress
10 voluminous document of nearly
10000 words, by far the longest mes
sage he has ever submitted to congress.
The opening subject of the message is
the financial condition of the country,
and for which the president lays much
Of the blame upon INSCRIPTIONS stock
SPECTATORS and says:
In any large body Of men, however,
there are certain to be some who are
dishonest, and If the conditions are
such that these men prosper or COM
nit their misdeeds with impunity. their
example Is a very evil thing for the
community. Where these men are busi-
ness men Of great sagacity and Of tenn
permanent both INSCRIPTIONS and reck-
less, and where the conditions are such
that they act without supervision or
control and at first without effective
check from public opinion. they delude
many innocent people into making in
vestments or embarking In kinds OF
business that are really unsound.
When the misdeeds Of these successful
W 0A6AOhOok hCh o. hAoNONOl OA, SoA-
fering comes not only upon them, but
ppon the innocent men whom they
have misled. II Is a painful awakening,
whenever II occurs; and, naturally,
when II does occur those who suffer
sre apt to forget that the longer 1t was
deferred the more painful 1t would be.
In the effort to punish the guilty 1t Is
both wise and proper to endeavor so
far as possible to minimize the dis
tress Of those who have been misled by
the guilty. Yet II Is not possible to
fsfrain because of such distress from
striving % put an end to the misdeeds
that are the ultimate causes of the suf-
fering, and. as a means to this end.
where possible to punish those re-
6ponsible for them. There may be hon.
est differences Of opinion as to many
governmental policies; but surely there
can be no such differences as to the
sReed Of unfinching perseverance in the
war against successful dishonesty"
He quotes at length from his mes
sage Of last year in which he advo-
Gated federal control of corporations
doing interstate business, and believes
that in such control would be found the
remedy for overcapitalization and
stock speculation which he believes
have brought about the present finan-
Sial conditions. He says:
"Our steady aim should be by legis-
latiOn. cautiously and carefully under
taken, but resolutely persevered in, to
assert the sovereignty of the national
government by affirmative action.
"This is only in form an innovation.
In substance it is merely a restoration;
for from the earliest time such regula-
ton of industrial activities has been
recognized in the action of the law
making bodies; and all that l propose
is to meet the changed conditions in
such manner as will prevent the COM
monwealth abdicating the power it has
always possessed not only in this coun-
try, but also in England before and
since this country became a separate
nation.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-12-06
Progress of the Work
On the Panama Canal.

Work on the Panama canal Is pro-
ceeding in a highly satisfactory man
ner. In March the total excavation in
the Culebra Cut where effort was
chiefly concentrated, was S15,27O cubic
yards. In April this was increased to
S79.527 cubic yards. There was a con-
siderable decrease In the output for
May and June owing partly to the ad-
vent Of the rainy season and partly to
temporary trouble with the steam
shovel men over the question OF wages.
This trouble was settled satisfactorily
to all parties and in July the total ex-
cavation advanced materially and in
August the grand total from all points
in the canal prism by steam shovels
and dredges exceeded all previous
United States records. reaching 1874
404 cubic yards In September this rec.
ord was eclipsed and a total OF 1871
412 cubic yards was removed. OF this
amount l.4Sl.307 cubic yards were from
the canal prism and 36.1O5 cubic yards
were from accessory works. These re-
suits were achieved in the rainy sea-
son with rainfall in August Of II.S9
inches and in September Of 11.65 inches.
Finally, in October. the record was
again eclipsed, the total excavation be-
ing l,S6S.729 cubic yards: a truly ex-
traordinary record. especially in view
Of the heavy rainfall. which was III
inches. In fact experience during the
last two rainy seasons demonstrates
that the rains are a less serious OBJ
stacle to progress than has hitherto
been supposed
Work on the locks and dams at
Gatun. which began actively in March
last has advanced SO far that il is
thought that masonry work on the
locks can be begun within 10 months.
Last winter bids were requested and
received for doing the work OF canal
construction by contract None OF them
was found to be satisfactory and all
were rejected. II is the unanimous
opinion OF the present commission that
the work can be done better. more
cheaply. and more quickly by the gov
eminent than by private contractors
Fully so per cent Of the entire plant
needed for construction has been pur-
chased or contracted for; machine
shops have been erected and equipped
for making all needed repairs to the
plant; many thousands Of employees
have been secured; an effective organi-
zation has been perfected; recruiting
system is in operation which Is capable
| Of furnishing more labor than can be
used advantageously; employees are
well sheltered and well fed; salaries
paid are satisfactory. and the work il
not only going forward smoothly. but
IL Is producing results far In advance
Of the most sanguine anticipations.
! Under these favorable conditions, q
change In the method Of prosecuting
! the work would be unwise and unjusti-
cable. for Il would inevitably disorgaa-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-12-06
Greater Elasticity In
Currency IL Urged.

Inc president quotes extensively from
M iast message In dealing with the a.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-12-06
Asks Increase in Pay
for Army Officers and Men.

The president devotes much space 10
the AFFAIRS Of the army. and strongly
urges that our regular military oreani-
ration be kept up to the highest possible
standard Of efficiency. and says:
The medical corps should be much
greater than the needs Of our regular
army In war. Yet at present II Is small.
er than the needs Of the service demand
even In peace. The Spanish war oc-
Cured less than ten years ago. The
chief loss we suffered in II was by dis
ease among the regiments which never
left the country. At the moment thu
nauon seemed deeply impressed By this
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-03-07
PREPARE LIE YovaagLF.
Tells How 20 Make the Bsst Blood
Tonic ~ Home.

For those who have any form Of
blood disorders; who want new. rich
blood and plenty Of Il. try this;
Fluid Extract D~audelion. one-half
ounce; Compound Karson, one ounce
Compound Syrup sarsaparills, three
ounces
Shake well IN q bottle and take IN
leaspooufui doses after each meal and
81 bedtime. Any good pharmacy can
supply the ingredients at small cost
This Is the prescription which, when
made up. Is called The Vegetable
Treatment BY others. the Cyclone
Blood Purifier" II acts gently and
certainly does wonders for some PEG
pie who are sickiy. weak and ont Of
sorts. and is known to relieve serious.
i-ong-standing cases OF rheumatism
and chronic backache quickly.
Make some up and try Il.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-03-07
NEARING THE END.
The Cross aud Redirect Examine
ton Of Mrs. Thaw Finished
After Five Days.
SOME FORMS OF INSANITY
Jerome May Ask For Lunaey Commits.
sion-Howsrd Nesblt Expected 70
Testify IN Opposition 70 His
Sisters Statements.

New York Feb. 27-Mrs. Evelyn
Nesbit Thaw's long ordeal on the wit
ness stand az the trial OF her husband
Tor the killing OF Stanford White,
ended Tuesday. Mr.. Jerome finished
his REORGANIZATION which had last
ed through nearly five court days, at
the morning session. The redirect
and e-eruss-examinations were brief.
The completion Of Mrs. Thaw's ex-
animation followed the unsuccessful
effort OF the prosecution to draw
from Abraham Hummel certain facts
relating 10 the affidavit which Mrs.
Thaw IS said to have made in Hum
mei's law office. In this affidavit, Il
is declared there was an allegation
that Thaw had beaten the girl while
abroad In 1908. when she told him
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-03-07

wanted The letters 70 be thoroughly
scruunised and understood by the
jury.
New York. March 2-The insanity
Of adolescence paranoia and tho
characteristics Of Brain storms GO
cupied both sessions Of the Thaw
trial Friday aud when adjournment
until Monday morning was ordered.
Dr, Britton D. Evans, one OF the allen.
lists for the defense. was stll under
cross examination.
District Attorney Jeromc's course
Ia questioning the witness was some
what battling lie seemed desirious
70 have Dr. Evans admit that Thaw
suffered from paranoln. which IS
practically inourabio
The net result appeared 90 be that
Mf. jerome is stan laying the founda.
ton on which ne may ask for a com
mission IN iunacy TO judge Of the pres.
emit mental condition Of the defendant
Even to the extent Of greatly faugu-
ing the judge and jury. the district
attorney dwelt on the subject 81 ado
descent insanity and paranoia cndeay.
oring 20 establish a relationship be-
tween ihe two and was az Last reward.
"a Or Evans admitting that defend.
ants viii and eodlcll didn't suggest 90
his mind a %paranoic form OF adoios-
cent insanity Adolescont insanity.
Il has been explained, h common in
persons during the development per
Tod 81 Hfe-frum 10 20 40 resw-whiie
paunola Is a fixed insanity upon one
subiect-monomania Justice Rita.
gerald Indicated his fatigue az the
three days cross-examlnati0n OF the
expert when AIR. Jerome began to
question nr Evans about his knowl
edge Of other instEnces OF adolesoenl
insanity which had resulted In acts
of homicide The alienist said there
was a woman IN his hospital Cor the
insane at Morris Plains. n. J., who
IN the midst Of a brain storm. or
mental explosion, had Killed two o.
her children.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-03-07

there was no truth IN the story about
her relations with Stamford White.
New YorE. Feb. IS Interest In the
ThaW trial Wednesday conferred ia
the mancuveB OF District Attorney
Jerome. who seemed TO give further
Indication Of his purpose ia the noar
future TO apply for a commission IN
lunacy 10 report on the present con.
ditson OF the defendants mind
The witness stand for the greater
part OF the day was occupied by Dr..
Britton y. Evans. diusctor OF the New
Jersey hospital for The insane az Nor
rlsPialns, n. j. an alienlst for the
defense, who was up Tor cfoss-exami-
nation. Mr. Jerome seemed 10 as.
rect his efforts az getting from Dr.
Evans Information as TO the exact
recognized forms Of insanity from
which the expert declared Harry Thaw
was suffering az the time OF the
"hrain storm which resulted Ia the
klilius 0f White Or. Evans had tea
Titled that ia his viii Thaw displayed
evidences Of a molancholic state o.
mind The district attorney dwelt for
On hour Or more on the subject of
molancholia aud asked the expert u
Il vas not true that IN acute molan,
cholia there Is a recurrence 81 the
amiction In a. least onothird OF all
eases. Or. Evans said there was.
By calling Evelyn Thaw 20 the
stand Tor a few questions which he
had omitted on his long orossesami.
nation. Mr. Jerome indicated that he
would call Howard Ncsbtt her broth.
er. 20 contradict her IN q matter %
credihility. He asked Mrs. Thaw q
she had not told her brother that
Thaw had troated her cruelty while
abroad because she refused TO tell
lies about stanford white and say he
had drugEed aud mistreagod her. He
also wanted TO know Il the brother
had not bought her a pistol with
which she might defend herself
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-03-07

young gentlemen. said the college
president. notwithstanding the fact
that he vas addressing the students.
young gentlemen. haEing must be
stopped and stopped AZ once. II has
injured the college more than any
Of you ~ could guess. Only last
week a gentleman declined TO give
us $1,000. 900 because there vas 80
much hazing. Hazing Is a bad thing
financially
How about morally" asked the
student.
"AB-aw. really. there may be some
thing 10 that but-aw-the-Ae psint
has come up. and I-aw-am
not prepared 10 swe But the point
Is worth considering Chicago Jour
nal
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-03-07
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The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-03-07
Expset Contest over WIN.

A contest is expected over the WIN
Of Mrs. Isabelle Beecher Hooker. sis.
ter Of Henry Ward Beecher. Mira
Katherine Burton Powers Of Brook.
line. Mass, granddaughter OF Mrs.
Hooker. is expected 20 contest the
viii. The bulk q the estate which IS
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the son Of Mrs Hooker, Or. Edward
b. Hooker Of Hartford Mrs John C.
Day ot New York. daughter Of Mrs
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The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-03-07

Pedro. Wyo,. March Ask men
were killed and a number seriously
Injured by a collision between a
freight train and a work train ON the
Burlington railroad Thursday night
az this station, The work train was
standing On the side track. when The
freight came hy az nll speed. The
switch had not be1n thrown after the
work trsin had taken she siding and
the freight went intp the rear ~ the
work train. Ensincefa Charles Shep
herd of sheridan. ana five unknown
Arstians are 4eao
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-03-07

against ThaW The defendants wife
denied that there was any truth In
any Of these statements.
New York. March HAIRY x. Thaw
eniiyened an extremely dull session OF
his trial Thursday By giving out a
brief statement in which he accused
District Attorney Jerome Of having
made unprofesslonal remarks Ia court.
asserted that his wife's testimony was
absolute truth and In conclusion do
elared that Mrs. Thaw's natural real
goodness" was above tho comprehen.
sion Of the prosecuting officer.
DR.. Evans and Mt. Jerome spent the
entire day in going over eight letters
written BY Thaw and culling out some
excerpts on which DIT. Evans based
HIS belief that they we're written By
a person OF unsound mind.
do you mean an insane personf
asked Mr.. Jerome.
Yes. replied the witness. "but not
in the sense that the person might al
ways remain insane"
This was the essence Of the days
work. Mr.. Jerome seemed as interest
ed as the expert in searching out the
phrases IN the letters which might be
construed as the writings Of an insane
man and for the first time the jurors
were permitted thoroughly to examine
photographic copies Of the letter. As
the witness and the prosecutor pored
tediously oyer the documents. the jur-
ors were ~enabled-to follow them close
". The district attorney apparently
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-03-07
P%ENMANsHlP a LIE 49,.
rypewritIng Has Not Driven Hand
Work from the Field.


There Is q renaissance in penman-
ship. despite the speedy comforts OF
he UpeWhters. Ten years sgo Il prob
ably would not have occurred 70 any
one TO show a page Of manuscript At
any exhibition; to-day pages or books
n script form a feature OF every show
which takes to itself the name Of arts
and crafts. Some OF the work Is in
Roman capitals, but the form Of letter
usually adopted is the unciel or half
lnciel Apparently all the writer's
have founded themselves in these
models Within these last few years
aot only has the art attracted a good
Zeal OF attention. but Il has become
quite the rage. so that in some circles
{ creates no more surprise now 70
earn that an amateur is taking les
sons In script than IL would have done
some years back to be told that he or
she had taken to poker work From
a viewpoint Il Is difficult 10 say
where writing ends and illustration
begins. but though in the recent re-
rival the two arts naturally have gone
hand IN hand. the scribe and the .illum-
natoT are not necessarily one and the
same person. Some Of the Ulumina-
ions show most elaborate and minute
agure decoration, 50 delicate in color.
ing and 80 refined IN treatment that
Z challenges comparison with the best
n old work