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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-05-07
NEWSPAPERS BOUGHT UP.
Senator Beveridse Calls Attention to
DANGEROUS Combine.

Hon. Albert J. Beveridge. United
States senator from Indiana, in the
current number Of the Reader, in his
debate with Hon. William Jennings
Bryan, boldly declares that there is a
newspaper trust" formed to shape
public opinion. He says:
"The last evil Of these trusts is the
most subtle and dangerous Of all; and
I see no remedy for 1t in any possible
legislation. This evil is the purchase
and ownership by the interests of
newspapers and other organs Of pub
lie information and opinion. At
strategic points great newspapers are
being bought up by men who are
either part Of or are affiliated with
mighty financial interests. A southern
senator told me the other day that
every important newspaper in his
state was now in such ownership.
Such newspapers deliberately lie to
the people. They publish real news
only as it accords With the political
or financial purposes Of their proprie-
tors. Men of all parties are assailed
or praised exclusively from the point
Of view. Both Mr.. Roosevelt and Mr..
Bryan have been their targets; and
other public men have been and are
attacked. in exact proportion to their
services to the people and their de-
fiance of the orders issued by the pow
ers that control these organs.
For this evil there Is no remedy,
but in the people themselves. Thomas
B. Reed, once said: I thank God that
there is no public opinion which is po-
tential except mouth to-mouth public
opinion Somehow or other the peo-
pie come to know about these things.
Perhaps 1t is the fearlessness and
righteousness Of the country press,
which has not yet been corrupted ex-
cept in one or two states. Perhaps 1t
is the psychic or other, penetrate
shams. If Mr.. Bryan or any other
man has any practical remedy in the
way Of legislation for this evil, I will
follow him. But up to the present time
I have seen no cure except In the good
sense and upright heart Of the peo-
pie themselves who will come to know
such publications when they see them,
and, acting in opposition to any man
or measure they commend, get on the
right side"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-05-07
IMPRESSIONS OF KURoPATKIN
Insight Into His Character Before the
Disastrous War With Japan.

In 1897, the local czar Of Russian
Central Asia was General Kuropatkin
the soldier who seems at the present
| writing to have buried his reputation
as a commander-in-chie In Manchu-
ria, writes Josiah Flynt in Success
Magazine. At the time in question. he
was looked upon as one Of the ablest
and most popular generals in the Rus
sian army. He was also supreme
boss" in the district under his COM
mand.
Kuropatkin received us at Askabad
the administrative Russian town. How
he looked and acted during his Rus
sian-Japanese war l do not know, but
he looked the foxy soldier in every de-
tail at Askabad. I say foxy" advised
ly. He had a detectives eye, the re-
serve Of a detectives chief, and the
physique of a man who could stand
much more punishment than his uni
form would give him room for. Since
the Japanese war 1t has been said
that he is thief-or a CRATER If that
be more euphemistic. Certain persons
claim that he is 100000 rubles win
ner as a result Of the war. Fortu-
nately, the Russians know what gossip
Is. and merely let 1t drip. Unfortu-
nately, for readers Of American news
papers. certain correspondents do not
make the slightest effort to distin-
guish between gossip and facts.
Our party spent seventeen days in
Kuropatkins bailiwick. or Trans Cas-
pia, as it is officially called. l had
various glimpses and talks with this
glimpse taking place at Askabad, dur
! ing an outdoor religious service on st.
Georges day. What interested me
was the short stocky general, standing
bareheaded on a carpet near the OFF,
ciating priest. For one solid hour he
stood at attention." not a muscle in
his body moving that l could see.
made up my mind. and I have never
stick at it-iveness to a remarkable
degree-a fact bolstered up by his
persistency in the Manchurian re-
| treats.
Had there not been something about
the man and his surroundings that
took hold Of my imagination, this slim
report would not have been made here.
Whatever else he was, or was not do
ing. he was plainly trying to expert
ment with civilization before resorting
to the sword. His schools, railroads
and agricultural experiments were all
Indicative of his constructive ability.
For this side of his character like
him
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-05-07
MILLIONS TO CHINA.
May Be Given BY the United States
Government.

IOVeFnnoNt.
II present plans are carried into ef-
feet, says a Washington dispatch. the
empire Of China practically will be
presented by the United States with
approximately SIS. 1000. 900.
The situation out of which grows
this remarkable gift-for that is what
1t amounts to-is unique In history
China entered into an agreement to
pay to the powers participating in the
Boxer uprising a fixed indemnity. The
agreement provided that the Oriental
empire was to be given thirty-nine
years in which to make the payments
which aggregated 45O,000,000 taels, OF
substantially sS6O,OOO, 900. OF this
vast sum the United States agreed to
accept $4,000, 900, which was to COW
er the cost to this country Of the Box
er rebellion and the damages sustain
ed on account Of the uprising by
American citizens in China.
The agreement provided that China
not only was to pay the principal OF
the indemnity, but interest on defer
red payments, at the rate Of four pei
cent and it requires but slight
knowledge Of arithmetic to determine
that in thirty-nine years, China would
pay, II she lived up to the agreement
practically as much in interest as In
principal. The agreement Is that the
interest on the deferred payments Is
to be paid periodically. q
China has already made good or
the required payments, and has indi-
Gated her intention to continue the
payments until the debt Is wiped out
A proposition Is being considered by
this government that the imperial
government of China be notified thai
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-05-07
CHAPTER V.

Thursday November IL, was a
memorable day in Wall street AS the
gong pealed it's the -game's-closed-til till
another-da the myriads of tortured
souls that are supposed to haunt the
treacherous bogs and quicksands of
the great exchange, where lie their
earthly hopes, must have prayed with
renewed earnestness for it's destruc-
ton before the morrow. Never had
the stock exchange folded its tents
with surer confidence of continuing
its victorious march. Sugar advanced
with record breaking total sales to
2O71 and the final half-hour carried
the whole list of stock up with it. In
that time some of the railroads jump
ed ten points. Sugar closed at the
very top amid great excitement, with
Barry Conant taking all offered. Dur
ing the last 80 minutes it had become
evident to all that the boardroom
traders and plungers, together with
many of the semi professional gam
blers, who operated through commits
sion houses, were selling out their
stock and going short over the open
ing of the Wall street hoodoo- day, Fri
day. the 18th of the month. But it
was also evident, with the heavy
selling at the close and stiffness of
the price, which had never wavered
as block after block was thrown on
the market. that some powerful inter-
est as well had taken cognizance OF
the fact that the morrow was hoodoo-
day. At the close, most of the sellers,
minutes, would have repurchased. even
at a loss. what they had sold, for it
looked as though they had sold them
selves into a trap. Their anxiety was
intensified by the publication. a few
minutes later. of this item:
Barry Conant in coming from the
Sugar crowd after the close remarked
to a fellow broker: 'Py three o'clock
tomorrow, the 18th, will have new
meaning to Wall street This was in
terpreted as pointing to terrific
Jump in Sugar tomorrow"
THE street. knew that the news
bureau that sent out this item was
friendly to Barry Conant and the "sys-
tenn" and that it would print nothing
displeasing to them. Therefore, this
must be a foreword Of the coming
harvest of the bulls and the slaughter
of the bears.
Others than Ike BloOmenstein re-
marked upon the fact that Bob Brown
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the Washington contingent? All these


questions were rushing through the
heads Of that crowd Of brokers like
steam through a boiler, now hot, nov
cold, but always at high pressure, fol
upon the correctness of the answer de-
pended the fortune Of many who
breathlessly awaited the renewal OF
the suspension of the contest. Ever
Barry Conant's usually impassive face
wore a tinge of anxiety.
Indeed, Bob was the only one In
the center Of that throng that showed
no sign Of what was going on behind
it. The same cynical smile that had
played around the corners of his
mouth as he squared himself In
front of his opponent. All knew now
that he was not through. Barry Con-
ant had evidently decided to force the
fighting, although more cautiously
than before. "67 for a thousand
One Of his lieutenants bid 81 for 500
another 81 for 300, and as Bob had
not yet shown his intention of meet
ing their bids, 81 for different amounts
was heard all over the house. Bob
might have been tossing metal coin
to decide the advisability Of buying
back what he had sold; he might have
been adding up the bids as they were
made. He said nothing for fraction
Of a minute, which to those tortured
men must have seemed like an age
Then with a wave Of his hand, as
though delivering a benediction, ne
swept the circle with a cold -blooded:
Sold the lots. $500 in ALL
"Sixty-seven for a thousand'-again
Barry Conant's bid. Sold" "67 fol-
5000" Sold" "66 for a thousand"
Sold" The drop from 5000 to 1000
and dollar share in Barry Conants
bids was the mortally wounded, but
still game generals Sound the Re-
treat" Bob heard it, ANY part OF
10000 at IS, 81. 81. co." The din was
now as fierce as before. The entire
crown, all but Barry Conant and his
lieutenants, seemed to have concluded
that Bob's renewal of attack meant
that he was the winning side, and
those who had been hanging on to
their stock hoping against hope, and
those who were short and had been
undecided whether to cover or to hold
on and sell more for greater profits
Wed with one another in a frantic ef-
fort to sell. All could now feel the
coming panic. All could see that II
was a bad one, as the least informed
on the floor knew that there was a
tremendous amount Of Sugar stock In
he hands of Washington novices
speculation and Of others who had
bought 1t at high prices. Sugar was
now dropping two, three, five dollars
share between trades. and the panic
was spreading to the other poles. as
is always the case, for when there are
sudden large losses, in one stock, the
losers must throw over the other
stocks they hold to meet their loss
and thus the whole structure tumbles
like house Of cards. Sugar had just
crossed 10 when the loud bang Of the
presidents gavel resounded through
the room. Instantly there was a ST.
lence as Of death. All knew the
meaning Of the sound. the most
ominous ever heard in a stock ex-
change. calling for the temporary
suspension Of business while the pres
ident announces the failure Of some
member or house.
(To be Continued).
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SYNOPSIS.

Chapter bob Brownley creates a
panic in Wall street. He is friend OF
Jim Randolph of Randolph & Ran
dolph, bankers and brokers. Brownley
and Randolph had gone to college to-
gether and entered the employ OF Ran
dolph's father at the close of college
days. Brownley Is Virginian by
birth. Beulah Sands, daughter OF an
old Virginia house, calls on Brownley
and tells him her father has been
practically ruined by the stock oper-
ations of Reinhart. She hopes to util-
ize her own money in Wall street in
retrieving her fathers fortunes before
his condition becomes known, ana
asks for employment in the office that
she may have an opportunity to better
understand how her money is invest
ed. She does not want 1t used in
purely Wall street gamble, but In the
buying and selling of legitimate Sc
curities. Brownley agrees to help her,
and falls in love with her.
Chapter II-Brownley plunges In
sugar stock. He uses the money OF
Miss Sands, his own and in addition
Is backed heavily by the Randolph
millions. His coup seems successful,
and he tells Miss Sands that she has
cleared $1.S00,000. But the market
had not closed.
Chapter lll-Barry Conant, head
broker for Standard Oil and sugar In
terests, suddenly begins to sell sugar"
In the midst of a panic he breaks the
market and with its fall carries away
the earnings and much Of the capital
Of both Miss Sands and himself. A
pretty love scene occurs between the
two at the Office when Bob attempts
to tell her the terrible truth Of their
fall. Brownley takes a trip to Vir-
ginia.
Chapter IV-Beulah Sands and Bob
become engaged. Randolph wants to
loan her father the money to meet his
obligations. She refuses. Bob figures
on how to beat Wall street at its own
game. Sugar takes another sensation
al squirt upward, but Brownley keeps
out.
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was to take place in Sugar The
the Systems" press-agent in these
stories: and they knew that this in
dustrious institution had not sat up
the night before because of insomnia
All the signs pointed to a killing, and
a terrific one-pointed so plainly that
the bears and Sugar shorts found no
hope in the atmosphere or the date.
Bob had not been near the office the
afternoon before, and as he had not
come in by five minutes to ten, / de-
cided to go over to the exchange and
see If he were going to mix up in
the batting of the Sugar bears. l had
no specific reasons for thinking he
was interested except his recent
queer actions. particularly his hanging
to the Sugar-pole, yet doing nothing,
the day before. But it is one of the
best established traditions of stock
gambledom that when an operator has
been bitten by a rabd stock he is in
variably attracted to it every time af-
ing More than all. l had one Of those
strong nowhere born nowhere Graded
intuitiOnS common to those living in
the stock gambling world, which made
me feel the creepy shadow of coming
events.
AS on that day few weeks before,
the crowd was at the Sugar pole, but
it's alignment was different. There in
the center were Barry Conant and his
trusted lieutenants. but no opposing
rival None of those hundreds OF
brokers showed that desperate resolve
to do or die that is born of a neces-
sity. They were there to buy or sell,
but not to put up a life or death, on
me- depends the-result fight. Those
who were long of stock could easily
be distinguished by their expressions
of joy from the shorts, who had seen
the handwriting on the wall and were
| filled with uncertainty, fear, terror.
The demeanor of Barry Conant and
/ his lieutenants expressed confidence;
they were going to do what they were
| there to do. They showed by their
| tight -buttOned coats, and squared
shoulders that they expected ots Of
rush, push and haul work, but appar-
emily they anticipated no last-ditch
| fighting. The gong pealed and the
crowd of brokers sprang at one anOth-
er. but only for blood, not flesh, bone,
heart and soul; just blood. The first
price on Sugar was 211 for 5000
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-01-10

The new land "boom" is a more
sensible n than that of the SOS.
1t is based on what seem to be per-
manent conditions = OF at least such
a situation as appeals to the farmer
as certain to continue. With farm
products bringing 40 per cent more
than i've years ago, with rain fall in
the west showing year after year of
abundance, with seekers for new
homes knocking at the door, how
can farms fail to increase in price?
The optimists say the raise in val
ues will go on rapidly for many years
to come; the more cautious content
themselves with the prediction that
land will not be worth less than
now. The doubter can get no hear
ing and is not considered.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-01-10

because that substance, which, as a
poison, destroys and decomposes the
living protoplasm. canno possibly be
apt, at the same time, to build and form
the same living substance of the body.
That alcohol can make no exception to
this rule, is taught by all physiological
facts, and has been logically proved by
my father in his various writings on
this subject. He has also verified these
theories by his practice as children's
physician, seeing the disastrous infiu-
ences of regular alcohol drinking on
mind and body of these unhappy little
creatures. By all this he felt himself
induced though he had consecrated his
whole life only TO the research of truth,
to profess his conviction before a larger
public than that composed of his scien-
tiic colleagues. Just now he is on a
literary tour in twelve different cities
of Switzerland where he has been
invited by the temperance societies. |
tell you all this is III order TO show you
how. IN our country, the anti-alcohol-
ism sentiment pervades slowly from
science into public opinion. In my
country II could not yet speak of a
great popular movement against alco-
holism, as we admire it i'll America
This movement with us, exists perhaps
only in the thoughts and wishes of a
few reformers. With you the origin of
the temperance movement has been
action; with us it is thought. But as
you have profted afterwards by the dis
coyeries of German alcohol investiga-
tion, in passing the great temperance
instruction laws. Sc we must learn from
You your excellent methods in politi-
cally combating the dangerous power
of the alcohol capital. The work OF
temperance reformers in our country is,
first of all, TO open the eyes of the peo-
pie, that they may see the misery that
hides itself below the shining surface
of our drinking customs: and probably
there will arise, though slowly, out of
this conviction forced upon them, this
sacred enthusiasm which has led Won co
such beautiful victories"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-01-10
DR.PRICES
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cream Of tartar
makes home baking easy.
Notning can be substituted
tor Il in making, quickly and
perfectly. delicate hot BIS
cult hot.breads, mullins,
cake and pastry. Insures
the food against alum.
Pure, neaIihlul. Reliable
NoIE.-h mixtures called baking powder are
ofered you at lower price, remember
tney are mostly rrade from alum, q
metallic acid detetsrious 70 health.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-01-10
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-25
WHEN CHILDREN come
Il h tbe crittcsI Peipt II me Lives
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III n he Critical Peiiit q y he SLlsse
II lspsbsnd an
With the advent Of the emil dte g z,
new element enters tie aome, rev
fransf orming power for better Or for
worse, but a5factor that never leaves
conditions unchanged, says the An
gust Delineator
The mother, absorbed and concen;
trated in the loving care Of her child
which has become so nearly all her
world, may let motherhood eclipse the
tenderness Of wifehood. She may
some day wake to realize with a
strange sudden tightening Of her heart
that she Is missing certain customary
graceful attentions and caresses-the
small coin Of loye-that the goodbye
kiss in the morning IS forgotten or be
come perfunctory, and finds many 9th.
err little beads Of attention missing
that but a short time ago made bright
spots Of memory on the golden thread
Of her daily living.
She may miss the old conferences
and condolences and feel in vague
way that It is all his fault, thoroughly
unconscious that, on repeated recent
occasions when he had told her little
cars and worries as of old, tried to
win her enthusiasm to some new plan
Of his, or some new dream Of ambi-
ton, she had only half heard, her In
terest was slight, her sympathy IN
expressed, her thoughts wandering as
she waited for a pause and side
tracked his confidence with the lat.
est instance Of the marvellous intellec.
tuality of the baby. She may not real.
lie that the child that began as a real
reason for dropping familiar customs
and sweet habits, acts Of thought
fuIness and graceful attentions, has
now become but an excuse.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-25
CHARGED With
FLLBEZ LEILENI.!!.
DEPUTY sEsso R 5EisD Under
ONE us 10 DOLLARS
BOND in llaliAWElA

AIiEEsTo July Is. war
tant charging him with the embezzle
ment 81 s414 Of tie State funds, p
Al easrs deputy assessor, was bound
pgcr tc ire grand jury by Magistrate
Joei cottfellgunter bcnd snthe pen
lily 81 5000. The bond was given
mi carr released from custody to an
swer IN Indictment.
vas arrested Saturday night a
liis home at Wlnifrede o. a warrant
worn ont by, Assessor Marshal Nor
rls charging him with tho embezzle
ment ii Wa Of State funds. He was
brought to this city and was released
cn bond With 3. E. Robertson as sure
u His preliminary trial was called al
two o'clock this afternoon In Magis
trate cottrell's court. Attorney U. 8
Aibertson represented the prosecution
aildss 81 Robertson the defendant. IN
court was chef Clerk Thos Town
Send. Of tho state tax commissioners
once, hut he took no part int he case
Major John Morlton, clerk Of the
county court Of Kanawha county, and
County Assessor Marshall Mroris
we're the only two Witnesses e1amin
3 Sed ~ the plaintiff The former testt
tied that be was the county clerk and
produced an oath Of tfjce sworn to by
u. "a. Carr. the deputy assessor, on
March 30, 1907.
Assessor Morris stated or the stand
that he had appointed Carr q deputy
assessor and that he had entered upo1
ils duties after taking the oath d
oGice, but had not faitAtally performed
those duties, in settling up his accounts
astrnq,ircd by Law. The assessor sail
8She had been furnished 5000 capita
ton blanks by the State an charged
with the same. That ne had turned
$500 Of these h'snks over to Carr
and that at the present time he was
5ssiI,5sEort 3aTJ. He had tod Carr he
must either return the blacks or the
y lnopey! Accoi3iug y the law he
uhcl.il have made settlement BY
!lne 9th. The last money and tick
cts I'D received from Carr was on
i July yth, and since tlIat tine he had
warned him that settlement. must be
made at once.
These two witnesses gave all the
testimony for the pIalLt!E and Attor'
I 5aey Robertson osscssmined Morris.
He.askel him i ae had embczzied the
tickets or money and the assessor did
mt know, and the attorney for the de-
fesdaat then submitted his case with
out evidence, claiming that the prose
Gltion had not shown embe7zlement
Jus5fe ccttrell bound Carr over to
court uRder AGO tond.