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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-12-25
Tho Dead Cuban Leader.

]. Estrada Palma. did not live to see
his country absolutely free and indie.
pendent. He died with the stars and
stripes still floating cyer Cuba and
United States soldiers keeping guard
over Cuba libre." Palma was, a type
Of, the genuine South American pa
triot. He had suffered oppression, but
temperament and a long period Of ex-
lie made him a dreamer rather than a
door,
But. though Palma died a political
failure on the eve OF a crisis In his
country's history, his memory is des-
tined. to be cherished by the very. peo-
pie: who rejected his leadership. Hs
planned well, and his efforts were
baked by shrewder men, who were as
INSCRIPTIONS and tricky AZ. he was
loyal, and honest. All In ali, the pa
triot roll Of the world bears no more
honorable hon name name than thai. tthaatAof Tomas aa
Estrada Palma. 4
~ ~ NM Nf nTa&G M NIX aNF 80 -FHtt wv sNLray HN'Asak HIfAL W
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-12-25
Farmers and the Land.

1t has been announced by the con.
servation commission that hardly q
meeting Of farmers organizations this
season failed to pass resolutions In
dorsing the work cut out for the Land
Section of the commission. A resolu.
ton which passed the farmers ma.
tional congress favoring the move
ment for better conservation Of the
natural resources OF. the country, "es-
pecially the conserving Of the soil,'' il
cited as typical of many others.
''Stop, wanton. waste" is the watch
word Of the workers in the soil, who
constitute about one-third OF the &C
tive forces Of the country. 1t Is said
that the future problem Of the nation
is the bread supply. No one knows so
well as the man with the hoe how
hard it is to wiring bread from the
sou, and knowing that he is first to
realize the full. Importance of saving
all the available soil for food produc-
ton and tilling it with a minimum Of
waste.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-12-25
A Little Japanese Fiction.

1t must have required some clever
coaching to work the present genera
ton Of Japs up for the hearty well
come they recently gave our,ssbattle-
ship feet. The keynote of the well
come seems to have been that the
Americans brought greatness and pros
perity to Japan and that the demon
stration of 1908 was only an answer
to the call Of Commodore Perry fifty
years ago, when Japan was opened up
to the world.
Now, the japanese hate the foreign
er today, us heartily as their ancestors
did when Perry somehow convinced
them that it would be a good thing to
mix with the world. It has never been
made clear whether it was the size
OF Perry's feet and guns OF an. appre-
cation of the big land behind the
feet and guns that converted the Japs
in 1858 or Perry's diplomatic way Of
putting the whole question. 1t was
not unanimous. then with the nation.
Civil strife followed. Finally the. Lib
erals won. although they had to con.
cede about everything to the universal
prejudice against foreigners. How
this could have been explained to the
present day Japs, who worship their
ancestors and are not inclined to for
get the past and "let bygones be by
gones." is a riddle. Perhaps there Is a
japanese fairy lore in which the Amer
lean smile and the American touch al
ways work right for good Japs:
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-12-25
Tradition and.FarminR.

The part that science "a play lin
successful farming is up for discus
sion. we are even told. that agricul-
ture is all a matter Of science, whether
the boy learns it at college or behind
the pillow. The ways of nature have
to be mastered somehow, and 1t is
plain that science cannot change them.
Professor u. II. Bailey OF the Cornell
Agricultural college says that mere
knowledge OF the laws underlying pro
duction will not make a man a good
farmer. He must see the lawss@at
work.
1 The boy on the farm sees the laws
At work. He may never know the
why and wherefore Of the phenomena
daily before him, the same grass tuzlrnn-
ing to. wool and mutton here and TO
hair and milk there. But his father
tells him the lesson which he learned
from his father-that it's the right thing
to feed the cows and sheep on the same
grass. Traditions are the product OF
applied science. They record bitter fail
ure as well as happy success in the life
and death struggles man has waEed
with the soil.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-12-25
Deliperation Ii Marryin9.

Deliberations In Marrying.
Without waiting for q decision in
the debate going on all over the coun.
try as to the lowest limit for income
desirable In married life, a Harvard
professor and q Boston preacher have
undertaken to fix a limit dogmatically.
1t is reported that the professor holds
1t to be a ''sin against the country" for
n man to marry unless his income is
at least $500 a year and that the
preacher, will refuse to perform the
ceremony for q man whose income is
less than $12 per week. The justifica-
ton for the limit is essentially the
same in each case. -
The professor holds that children
cannot be properly brought up on an
income less than $500 a year, and an
attempt to do SO would Clover the
standard Of American citizenship"
The preacher thinks that marriage on
less than $12 a week ''tends to the in
crease OF poverty" These views are
noteworthy at a time when restric-
lions are being placed upon marrying
In haste. The restrictions, however,
have to do with the legal status Of the
union. The taking out Of a license
leads to some deliberation and is not
without moral effect. AS a. rule all
who are interested in the marriage Of
any particular couple, except some
times the candidates themselves, favor
elaboration. Restrictions. therefore.
are not likely to become unpopular un
less they tend to discourage wedlock,
Strangely enough. this tendency of
ours to place restrictions. of mi sort
and another upon marriage is contem-
porary with q movement in France to
abate' long standing restrictions which
are believed to have discouraged mar
riage and worked harm for the coun-
try and for society. Perhaps there is
a healthy middle ground and we shall
reach it after a stage of'experiment.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-12-25
The Electoral College.

EArtn SsNS-EN-AS
strictly speaking, there Is no such
thing as an electoral college az the
term is ordinarily accepted. Each
state has its own electoral college and
fixes its own mode Of appointing its
members, the national congress deter
mining when they shall be chosen and
the date when they shall cast their
votes. At present there IS no casting
Of votes in the usual sense for that
function has been performed BY the
national conventions which nominated
the candidates for president and vice
PRESIDENT (
The members Of the electoral college
IRE chosen by popular vote, and their
number in each state, is equal to the
number Of representatives sent, by the
state to congress. They are required
to meet on the same day at the several
state capitols and vote by ballot. They
are not expected to vote as a unit nor
to meet for the purpose Of declaring
a result already decided by others.
In point Of fact, they do, vote as a
unit, and for this. reason the present
system is sometimes spoken Of US
cumbrous and useless. The national
convention anne its party,'s. choice,
and the electors are nominated and
elected to record Mat voice in the way
required by the! highest law of the
land.
Contingencies may arise when the
Individual status Oh attitude Of an
elector would be important, The state
certifes the electoral college, deter.
mining all controversies and contests
regarding the appointment tof its own
presidential electors. If any state is
unable to settle a dispute congress has.
the decision in its hands, arbitrarily IL
1t chooses. =
The validity If any states ,certif-
cate ofHts own electoral vote has new
er been seriously questioned. ns1s57
one electoral college, having five votes,
failed to meet ON the day appointed,
but as the vote was not enough to de-
eide the election the contest over this
incident came to nothing. It~has been.
decided that the disqualification Of an
elector at the time of the popular cleo
ton does not disqualify his vote in
the college, since the fact Of bis cleo
ton registers the peoples will as to
the national candidates. This, decision
in 1877 gave. the presidency to. Hayes
by majority Of M So long as mi
candidate has a substantial majority
in the college the weaknesses of the
system are not likely to lead to grave
complications. In a strange way the
vote Of the state college records the
will of the majority Of the voters in
the state, and, in spite. Of defects that
might prove serious, public opinion APP
pears to sustain the electoral. college
as the best method for choosing. the
chief executive of the nation.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-12-25

Of lords was taken as joke by the
peers until it was actually proposed in
secret committee to abolish the he
reditary rights of, the $40 members
composing that chamber to their seats.
The new idea is to cut the number in
two and make all seats elective, which
means the abolition Of sacred rights.
But with its traditional powers re-
tanned, an elective body might prove
As old fogyish as the hereditary one.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-12-25

Dw,ellers in. the canal zone, where
there hasn't been a death from yellow
jack in two years. think the United
States health bureau good enough g
be passed around.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-12-25

Aeroplanes will not be likely to sup-
plant autos as Christmas pre~sentssfun-
til, It Is more clearly determined what
they aresgood for. as
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-12-25

After all, It. may turn out that the
nercest "~rocters'' for tariff revision are
people who want protection put O In
stead Of taken on.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-12-25

Somehow a hard winter doesn't cut
as much Ice now as i did shortly 3
fore the. Issue was placed "n y.oonlr'
keeping, my countrymen."
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-12-25

Building up q folklore about G |
.eral u. S. Grants cigars. Is II mps.hll
better TASTE. than rehashinagy that blalc:ks
bottle story. asss
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-12-25

For q man scrowding q century Pres.
1ident Nord Alexis madea good sprint
ing record IN lodging that dusky lady's
rolling pin. Ma
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-12-25

Anatienal health department d0eSust
mean that you can ring up UnclstsaIma,
when suffering from green app,,e
de-.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-12-25

If eggs stay high for awhile and
then come down as rapidly as they
went up nobody will relish shoulder
ing the falling cargo.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-12-25

Mr.. Carnegie thinks the steel interest
is now rich enough to do q little uplift
work in the way Of tariff revision. If
the ~revisionists once get q lever under
the high tariff structure something
will surely have to go. Perhaps that's
what MI. Carnegie aims to give them,
q lever made of steel bars. 4
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-12-25

strange that Hearst overlooked that
Interview with Kaiser William, which
rested for weeks 81 the safs 81 the
Century printing once. fatskd q y
suppressed.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-12-25

Mars brought right down to earth
by that newly invented telescope
leaves one mystery the less for air
ship pioneers to explore. :
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-12-25

If the kaiser wants a trainer for the
art Of talking much and saying moth
ing. there's our Chauncey Depew.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-12-25

Finding the contract Of suppressing
the sufragettes a big one, England is,
going at 1t piecemeal and will first
abolish cigarettes.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-12-25

The conservation commission needn't
waste time saving our natural hot air
supply. Just turn the current the other
way and let her go.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-12-25

The name Pu II looks cheap to us
Tor IN emperor. but in Chinese four
letters yoked that way a mean a lot.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-12-25

Perhaps it was the fury Of the blast
which the kaiser let loose upon Eng
land that drove the London fog to our
shores in November.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-12-25

Perish the thought that there viii be
my tainted sweets passed around dur.
ing the tariff fight over sugar.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-09
FUTURE OF COPPER.
Adolph Lcwisohn Takes An Optimistic
Nicw-Worst Is Passed.

Adolph Lewisohn at the head of the
United Metals Selling company, and
who Is extensively Interested in Titan
Consolidated has expressed his views
on the future of the copper market in
an interview In an eastern financial
Journal. He says:
THE copper metal situation is de-
cidedly better. l have been in the
metal business for 40 years and my ex-
perience tells that we are now pass
ing through the worst times that cop
per the metal will see for "a long time
TO come. Copper is not as badly off
as other lines of industry, because II
has gone through a most drastic period
of depression and is now on the mend
a year ago there was an absolute
shortage of copper and today conditions
are approaching the same point. The
surplus that accumulated on this side
has been absorbed by European buy
ing and while those purchases have
not perhaps all gone into consumption
as yet, as would be indicated by the
large visible supply reported in London
cables, 1t Is moving that way slowly
and before any increased supplies can
be accumulated here IL Is my belief that
the demand will be sufficient to absorb
such production. There is bound to be
return to natural level of consump-
tion of copper in America within the
next few months. The consumers are
bare of supplies ana by consumers |
mean the users of the manufactured
article as well AS the manufacturers
themselves. The present dullness IN
the trade may continue and the price
of copper may work nominally and SEN
timentally below the current quota
lions. but oVentually--in a month six
weeks or six months--the Improvement
In general business will change all this
and there Will be a demand for copper
rasaFs stsgf d
Asked as TO the effect upon the Butte
mines OF the entering OF the low-cost
producers Of Utah, Nevada and Arizona
into the producing class, Mr.. Lewisohn
said:
The fears expressed in certain quar-
ters that the Butte mines viii suffer
eclipse through the putting on the mar
ket of the loW-cost copper from Utah.
Nevada and Arizona reminds me OF
the agitation among the metal men 20
years ago. when their circulars were
filled with dire representations be-
cause the Anaconda mine would food
the market with copper ana add mil
Hons of pounds Ia the annual supply.
The additional supply, as II turned out
was easily taken care OF by the de-
mand
I'm more recent years the Utah Con-
solidatcd mine has been producing cop
per al a cost as low as q cents a pound
and yet none of the older mines hava
gone out OF business. / think # viii
be the same win the coming onto the
market OF the product of the Neyadn
Consolidated, Cumberland Ely. Utah
Copper Miami and other low grade.
low cost copper properties.
The normal Increase In tho de-
mand for copper for electrical and
other uses IN this country ana abroad
WIN use up the increase IN production"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-09
Large Fractional Gains Regis
tered in Active Issues With In
active SpeoiaIties Sought For.
GOOD STRENGTH DEVELOPED.
Third Avenue Advanced Eleven and q
Half Polnts--Gencral List
Also Scored.

New York April 9.-Priccs OF stocks
moved irregularly in the opening deal
ings. The Erie stocks were higher as a
result of the announcement of the fnanc-
al settlement effected for the company.
The first and second preferred stocks
rose n point. Southern Railway preferred
advanced Ia. Brooklyn Transit 1 and st,
Paul 9s. Canadian Pacific fell point and
the gains in the Erie preferred stocks
were lost Immediately.
The market fluctuated uncertainty with
a lower tendency, prices at no time got
very far from yesterdays closing. Cleve-
land. C. C. & ST. Louis preferred jumped
points and National Lead and Pressed
Steel car preferred !. Delaware & Hudson
yelled and Pacific Mall 2ls.
The lethargy of the demand made the
market sentitive to light selling and
prices dropped. Amalgamated Copper,
United States Rubber second preferred
point.
The bond market was irregular.
Erie junior issue rose sharply.
The market took on an appearance Of
activity for a while in the noon hour
when a brisk demand rose for Union
Pacific and other speculative favorites
Large fractions-all gains were register
ed in the active issue and there was
varied demand for numerous usually in
active specialties Cleveland. e. c. &
St. Louis preferred increased It's rise to
Q points, New York Airbrake 25s. West
ern Union ., Allls-Chalmers preferred
and Texas K Pacific Land Trust 13i, st.
Louis Southwestern preferred 1ss, Mis-
souri, Pacific Il. and Delaware & Hudson
AMI North American !. International
Paper preferred fell ia.
Increased strength deveoped with the
progress of the day. Buiness was not
large. but the paucity of stocks at pre-
vailing prices made it easy for the brok
ers to bid up the list without bringing out
large offerings The feature of the deal
mgs was the sensational advance of llia
points in Third Avenue. which was ac-
companied by jumps of one and two
points between sales. Metropolitan street
railway sold up points at %. In the
general list advances ranged from / TO
Ia In Reading. Pennsylvania, Union Pa
clfc. st. Paul. Great Northern preferred,
Northern Pacific Norfolk & Western,
American Locomotive, the American
Smelling stocks, American Sugar and
General Electric and in Missouri Pa
cifc
The market closed dull and steady
Gains were extended by continuance of
the buying. Union Pacific rose 1Ss, Gem
eral Electric ga. Southern Railway pre-
ferred 3, American Sugar preferred 2iR.
American Woollen @ American Smelling
4 Wisconsin Central preferred liz. There
were some additions to the list of one
point advances CRANKY mining sold at
"A decline OF four, National Railroad of
Mexico preferred y: Third Avenue react
ed 5, but recessions generally were small.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-09
Five Thousand Tons OF Ore Daily
Now Being Sent to the
Garfield Mill.
TO EXPAND TRACKAGE SYSTEM
Rio Grundc tiauls Out one Hundred
Loaded Cars Every
Day.

General Superintendent Robert c.
Gemmell of the Utah Copper company
spent yesterday inspecting the mine at
Bingham, whore he reports having
found things moving along in quite
satisfactory manner. Six steam shovels
are working and yesterday 1--WE of them
were on over burden, the sixth s,ipp'y-
ing ore for the big concentralor at Gar.
field.
The mine is sending out an average
of 5000 tons per day to Garfield for
treatment, and this vast tonnage is be-
ing handled with almost astonishing
ease. and at an expense which foots np
to only few cents ton. But Mr..
Gemmell nas plans laid to iurtner re-
duce the costs and anticipates that he
fore the close of the present year he
viii have accomplished what he has
set out 20 do The company mas togun
to expand its trackage system and ac-
cordig TO what Mr., Gemmel states,
the mileage will be increased by sew
eral lliies
This is something that should have
been done last year. the general super
I'M ,ndeut declared, but as You know.
TIE Utah Copper like a good many 9TH
u ilIslllE cOlCtIIlS, IOund ilSett nara
up Wien the financial stringancy came
ON with the' result that it was neces-
sary To- cut down expenses wherever
possible But those troubles ale al
over with now. The Garfield mill is
running and the company is making
morey so we are in shape to gp ahead
with this construction"
The handling of the Utah Copper
mine ore is the source of a whole lot
OF revenue to the Rio Grande Western
railroad. which has the contract to
transport the extraction during a term
of years. To supply the main sections
OF the Garfield mill. it requires as al
ready stated. 5000 tons per day. The
average burden of each car shipped
from the mine is so tons, hence re-
quiring the service of 100 cars daily.
The Rio Grande is paid % cents per
ton TO haul the ore, or four train loads.
which means an income TO the Rio
Grande company of $1,520 day. or
$S7 800 monthly.
While he did not have time U visit
with neighbors, Mr.. Gemmell said he
judged from what could be observed
from distance that the mine manage
ment of the Boston Consolidated COM
pany is making every minute of time
count The shovels are busy up on
the mountain and seem to be making a
big impression on ii.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-09
LOCAL MARKETS.

There is something positively new
in the salt Lake markets today in the
shape Of consignment of onions
grown near Valencia, Spain. the
Spanish onion Is larger and mllder
than the average American article.
and is said TO have something of a
eelery-like taste. The Ohio onion APP
pears TO come the nearest to the
Spanish. The importation is selling
here at $3.50 per crate. 1870 pounds
net. A fine lot of Florida tomatoes
Is at hand. larger and firmer than the
usual lots shipped IN here from the
south. This vegetable is selling ut 81
per crate, containing six baskets, 40
pounds TO the crate Stringed beans
ale also displayed from Texas. A
large consignment of fresh radishes
was received last night from Sacra-
mento; also, excellent strawberries
from Los Angeles, selling here at
$3.50 per case of 10 Pint cups to the
case. Onions from Ohio, cabbages
from California, and other seasonable
vegetables are at hand. Butter , is
coming down. on account of cows get
ting to the new grass. The prices OBJ
tanning today are as follows: