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The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1908-09-11
Not Apathy.

Former Senator Thurston, of Neb-
raska, volunteers theory that "wnaat
some people have termed apathy
among the voters of the country is not
that at all. 1t is nothing more than
universal contentment with conditions
as they are--with the present admins
tration of affairs by the Republican
party"
Mr.. Thurston is mistaken both as to
the apathy and universal contentment,
says the New York World. Not since
1895 has there been more political dis
satisfaction with conditions as thew
are. - The causes are not the same
everywhere 1.-THE manifestations are not
the same everywhere; but what is called
apathy in the campaign is only the
blind cropping of voters in search of an
adequate means of expressing their
dissatisfaction, or the silent evidence
of their disappointment in failing thus
far to find such means.
There is political unrest everywhere.
Business is still dull. Hundreds of
thousands of men are still unemployed
or work only part of the time. While
the income diminishes, the cost of liv-
ing advances. Taxes are high. The
satisfied voter is the exception. not the
rule. Wall street is no less discomfort
ed than the ditch-digger.
In Maine the desire for change takes
the form of a revolt against prohibl-
ton in New York in a crusade against
bossism; in Connecticut in a protest
against corporation government. In
Ohio, Indiana and Illinois the state adj
ministrations are unpopular. In West
Virginia and Iowa the Republican
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1908-09-11
Practical Wisdom.

William Allen White, the Kansas
newspaper man, VINO gained national
fame by his clear-cut statements on
every question ne handles in a short ar
ticle, makes some points which are
crowded full of common sense and
practical wisdom. In speaking of the
need of the times, he says:
1.-The demand of the times is for men
who are willing to take off their coats
ard go to work. The country has
plenty of lawyers, musicians and
preachers and editors and others who
conspicuously fail to make two bales of
hay grow where one grew before. The
professions are all overcrowded, the
offices are full of men who are grow
ing hungry on genteel refinement; the
streets are being worn smooth by
weary feet of countless thousands of
gifted and highly educated individuals
who are filled with an unspeakable
yearning to accept lucrative positions,
but he never thinks of hunting jobs.
Every situation that involves an arm
chair is besieged by cIsmoring appli-
cants. When a city business man ad-
vertises for cashier or bookkepeer he
has to hire a platoon of police to pro-
tect him from the answering throng.
There are too many lily fingres in the
country and not enough hands with
blisters on them"
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1908-09-11
. Will Fall in Line.

Any bad feeling that resulted from
the Lexington Convention is rapidly
disappearing. AS soon as the boilers
mad time to cool off and realize the ri
dl"ulous and untenable position in
which they had placed themselves tney
were ready to set themselves right.
The most of them have declared for
CantrIll and announced their determin-
alton to give hin a hearty support.
All of them will fall into line. The
Ashland district will give as usual
Democratic majority in November.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1908-09-11

party is split into factions. engaged in
open warfare. In Wisconsin nothing
but the party label distinguishes a
Bryan Democrat from a La Toilette
Republican.
The east is tired of Roosevelt anC
Rooseveltism. In Kansas. Nebraska
and the Middle West generally an up-
rising against reactionary government
bristow defeated Long for Senator in
Kansas. A bitter Cummips and anti
Cummins fight for the Senatorsbip is
In progress in Iowa. Foss in Illinois
threatens to carry the contest against
hopkins to the Legislature. The La
Toilette men in Wisconsin also talk of
repudlating the decision of the state
primary and carrying the fight against
Senator Stet henson to the Legislature.
The radical Democrats went to the
Republican primaries in South Dakota
to keep the radical Republican ele-
ments in control.
Not In years have party lines been
more loosely drawn or voters more dis
posed to put principles and men above
party labels. The opportunity of the
democratic party in the coming cleo
tion lies in making itself an effective
instrument for this spirit of protest
Great Independent vote can.be won if the
Democracy and its candidates prove
oetore election day that they deserve
this vote and can appeal to its conf.
dence.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1908-09-11
The War is Over.

Mr.. Roosevelt carried Missouri and
some OF the border states. Mr.. Taft
wants to carry at least one of the
'solidly Southern States. If hard
work can get him what he wants if
will be his. 1t is an engaging feature
OF the present contest that the Repub-
leans finally have found that a part of
the South at least is debatable ground.
The fact means much for the coun-
try. Chicago Evening Post.
Verify, the war is over when a
Northern newspaper can see in the
financial benefit of one or, at most. two
Southern States. a fact that means
much for the Country" says Louis
vile Times.
Should Mr.. Taft make an effort to
carry North Carolina or Tennessee
there's no denying that the Republi.
cans in those States will face the COM
ing winter with less concern at the
prospect of hard times, thanks to the
enforced generosity of Mr.. Taft's
campaign committee, but aside from
the financial benefit they derive, there
will be nothing to show for the hard
work and good money expended in the
delusive hope of carrying a Southern
State.
1t would not be neighborly for Dem
ocrats to grudge Mr.. Taft's giving the
Southern Republicans all they ask for
1t would not be Democratic not TO
hope sincerely that he will pursue Just
such a course. There'd be that MUG h
less money to spend. in States where
it might do him good.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1908-09-11
The PhiIosopher Of Eo,,v

Il tried to be dramatist once"
says the philosopher of folly. but
my first play failed because the ushers
didn't like it, So | became philoso-
pher.''
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1908-09-11

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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-08-27
fen ARE KILLED IN A WRCK.
Passenger Train Bearing Excursio4st
From County Fair Breaks
Down.

Grafton, w. Va, Aug. 22.-Ten Ter
sons are reported to have been kAed
and many others injured last nsht
when an overloaded passenger thin
On tue fennsDoro 81 Harrisvills iil
road. bearing excursionists from lhe
Richie county fair, broke down he
mile from Pennsboro.
The Pennsboro & Harrisville Hi
road is narrow gauge, nine maes
long, connecting with the Baltimfe
q Ohio at Pennsboro. The fair gro9d
Is located about one and one-hll1
miles from Pennsboro, and the wrdA
is said to have occurred about NH
way between the town and te
grounds.
All telegraph and telephone off4s
in the vicinity close early and no cob
munication could be had with thdr
last night.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-08-27
LOSE ONE OF MIDDLE CARS.
When Vehicle Jumps Track Other
Parts of Train Bump and Couple.

When Vehicle Jumps Track Other
Parts of Train Bump and Couple.
The west bound passenger train
struck an obstruction on the track
about six miles east of Pierre, but
luckily did not leave the rails. An in
vestigation OF the cause showed two
drawbars from a car on the track, a
few rods apart. How they got there
was mystery until the train crew
reached Pierre and reported, and
found that the reason the bars we're
on the track was on account of a pc
culiar accident-a freight car being
lost out Of the middle OF long train
without the crew being aware Of the
loss. A long freight of thirty~six cars
pulled out for the east the previous
night and the car jumped out of the
train, both draN7bars rforo the car be.
ing lost IN the accident The rear
section of the train bumped into the
front section and the patent couplers
caught, connecting up the train. The
loss was not discovered until the train
crew was wired from Pierre to check
up their train to find where the Lost
car belonged
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-08-27
ELECTRICITY KILLS TWO.

Corbin Hickman, a well known cab
man, was electrocuted at Butte during
a severe electrical storm by turning
on a four-candle-p incandescent
light. The stablemen heard him utter
q cry and fail heavily to the floor. 1t
is believed that just as Hickman turn
ed on the light an electrical wave
struck the wire and that Hickman
caught the full voltage.
Seeking shelter from heavy down
pour of rain, Fritz Peterson, a fiume-
tender near Anaconda, ran under a
tree, just at the moment that bolt
struck it. splintering the trunk, tear
ing Peterson's shoes off and killing
him instantly. Two companions UNI
der nearby trees We're stunned.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-08-27
FRANK DIES IN THE EAST.

Career of Millionaire Ends Suddenly
at Cincinnati.
| H. L. Frank, for thirty years a
prominent figure politically and in a
business way one Of Buttes most
most highly honored pioneers, died
last week in Cincinnati.
Mr.. Frank was fifty seven years Of
age and a native of Ironton, Lawrence
county, Ohio He was never married
He first came to Butte in 1887, e1sag-
ing in the wholesale liquor business,
but in latter years he was largely inter
ested in mining, principally in Mon
tana and Alberta, Canada. In 1895 he
was elected mayor Of Butte and sery-
ed two terms, declining a third one.
Mr.. Frank represented silver Bow
county in the first and second Mon
'tana state legislatures, and in 1891
was a candidate with John MacGinnis
and Walter Cooper for the United
States senate He received all but
three or four votes necessary to cleo
ton. At most dramatic scene in the
session he pleaded of his constituents
to cast their votes for Paris Gibson
that the deadlock might be broken
Gibson was then elected.
In 1898 he established the town Of
Frank, Alberta, and last year sold his
coal interests at that place to the Ca
madam Pacific company for $2000,O00.
Mr.. Frank was a Mason of high de-
gree and at the time of his death was
master of the grand lodge of Mon
tana and inspector general OF the
thirty-third degree.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-08-27
WOMAN TILTED
"LID," is CHARGED
New Druggist in "Dry" Mitchell Is in
the Tolls.

the Tolls.
The first case up in court for the
violation of the prohibition law in Nit
chell had it's preliminary examination
Saturday afternoon Mrs. L. M Hol-
brook was arrested on the charge of
having sold intoxicating liquors in her
drug store without a license, in viola
ton of the prohibition law. The Hol-
brook drug store was opened in Nit
chell few weeks after prohibition
went into effect There We're four drug
stores already here.
The evidence presented at the hear
ing was to the effect that Jim Cook, a
stockman, accepted $3.50 from Thomas
Barrett; went into the drug store,
purchased whisky and turned it over
to Barrett When Cook was on the
witness stand he could not tell whether
It was whisky that was given him. ant
ne declared that he did not ask for
whisky, but merely to have the bottle
filed. When Barrett was on the stand
he stated that he gave the money to
Cook with the idea Of buying whisky
and the stuff that was given him bv
Cook was whisky. Mrs. Holbrook was
bound over to the November term of
circuit court in the sum of $500.
Since July l, the city officials have
had several search warrants out look
ing for violations of the prohibition
law, but none have been caught in the
SraSnet until this time,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-08-27
State News of Interest
LABOR SENT 70 FARMS BY Y.M.c.A.
Cincinnati Movement Pleases Farmers
of Northwest

Cincinnati Movement Pleases Farmers
Of Northwest.
The farmers of the northern part Of
the state greatly appreciate the action
of the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton Of Cincinnati, Ohio, in sending
men to the harvest fields of South Da-
kota. The association, as an expert
ment and to find employment for the
idle of Cincinnati, recently sent at one
time 200 laboring men to the harvest
fields of South Dakota and other
Western states.
The organization exercised care in
picking out the men, selecting only
honest and Industrious men whom it
could strongly recommend to the
farmers of the regions to which they
were sent A large number of the del
egation had points in Northern South
Dakota as their destination With
scarcely an exception they did not re-
main in the towns over an hour or two
after alighting from the train. The
farmers of the vicinity had standing
orders with the business men for
harvest hands, and when the clean and
industrious appearing strangers
stepped off the train they Immediately
were approached by business men and
asked if they were looking for work
in the harvest fields.
Upon being informed that the Wis
itors had come West for that purpose,
the business men promptly opened
communication with the farmers, by
means of rural telephone lines and the
farmers came to town and took the
men back with them to their farms,
where steady employment at good
wages during the rest of the season
will be afforded
The labor problem had become seri-
Gus with many South Dakota farmers.
Some Of them had been compelled to
devote a day or two each week to
looking for harvest hands when they
could have utilized their time by re-
naming at home cutting grain.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-08-27
MONTANA news
SLUMP IN VALUES IN STATE.
Assessment Shows Decrease Of 49,
600. 900.

NssSssHHent SHOWS Decrease OF $5,-
100000.
Interesting statistics are to be
cleaned from the returns of the vari-
Gus county assessors to the state
board of equalization, as we'll as that
.bodys assessment of the railroads for
tn centre state. AS compared with
last year the assessment for the en-
tire state will show decrease of
about 100000, due to the falling off
IN net mine proceeds of approximate
ly $17.000.000. This is occasioned by
the slump in metal values and the
shutdown of several months in the
great copper mines at Butte. The
mine proceeds eliminated, the total
assessments would show a gain of
s14,000,OOO.
Through railroad lines, such as the
Northern Pacific, Great Northern, Ore
gon Short Line and the main line of
the Butte, Anaconda & Pacific are as
sessed at $17,50O a mile, with others
varying from $4,000 to $4,000. There
are fifty miles more sidetracks than
last year and 1870 miles more of main
line. The railroads will pay taxes on
$44,000,000 this year. Because of its
uncompleted condition, the Chicago,
Milwaukee & ST. Paul was assessed at
$1,000 and on $50 miles. Next year
it will pay on about 800 miles and at
approximately $4,000 mile.
Some of the chief items of assess
ment follow: Realty, other than city
lots, $49,1590S5; improvements there
on. SIS, O54,s51; city lots, $25,0o9,46l;
improvements thereon, $2S,S67,S93;
patented mining claims, $516,S41; i'm
provements thereon, $233,S04; tele-
graph lines, $537,451; telephone lines,
1851 1923; coal lands, $4,000.
Live stock statistics follow: Cattle
Beef, 30,951 head, yearlings, 64,1S3;
twos, 40,519; threes, 1928; COWS, b.
1885, stock. 52S,927; bulls, Oil; thor
loughbreds, S51, total in round num-
bers of 100000 head. These are as
lsessed al S12,37S,36S. Of sheep, there
are 3,914,650 head; lambs, 205,3O0 anu
rams 3i,732, total of about 100000,
(which are assessed at S12,494,30 The
tl6,596 hogs are assessed at $ll3,020,
land the 5,033 Angora goats at $17,2S7..
IThis makes total live stock valua-
Eton of $32,S73,213
\ The total realty values are $124,117,-
l!9S3. and that of personal property
I$S1, 7S9,SS7, which with the railroads
IIswells the grand total to $24990T $40,
|hgainst $253,O00,000 last year
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-08-27
SCENE OF HAPPY REUNION.
Descendants Of Lord Chesterfield Meet
in South Dakota.


In South Dakota.
Two grandchildren Of the famous
Lord Chesterfield of England were the
principals in a remarkable reunion
which has just taken place at Mont
rose, northwest of Sioux Falls.
The principals in the reunion were
a brother and sister, Miss Rachael
Chesterfield, prominent Young Wom-
ems Christian association worker of
New York city, and Edward Chester
field, who since childhood had been a
resident of Nebraska and South Da-
kota. Their plans for the future are
not definitely known as yet. but 1t is
believed the brother will accompany
his sister to New York and in the fu-
ture reside with her
The reunion was the elimination of
search which had been prosecuted
by Miss Chesterfield many years.
When she and her brother We're chill
dren and resided in New York city
their parents, as well as themselves,
were stricken with typhoid fever. The
parents died, but the children slowly
recovered and We're taken in charge
by an orphans society. Young Ches-
terrified, when only about five years of
age, was sent to home in Nebraska,
where he remained for some years.
A few years ago he drifted to South
Dakota, finally appearing at Montrose,
where he was given position by DR..
Spencer as general utility man. He
has been known as Ed. Chester, the
field" having been dropped from his
name, and this handicapped Miss
Chesterfield in tracing him.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-08-27
DENMARK.

A late dispatch from Copenhagen
says that Myths Erickson, the we'll
known Danish explorer, has met his
death in the polar regions.
According to information just re-
ceived in telegram to the committee
of the Denmark Greenland expedition,
Erickson and two of his companions
that sailed with him from Copenhagen
June "a, 1906. to the unexplored re.
gion of the northeastern coast OF
Greenland persisted in snowstorm.
The three men were on an expedi-
ton over the ice when disaster over
took them.
Otherwise the exploring party has
been successful. Large tracts of UNI
known land have been mapped out
and the entire northeastern coast OF
Greenland has been charted
Erickson and his companions were
on an ice foe when they were over
taken by the snowstorm. The foe
drifted out to sea. The provisions
of the explorers soon became exhaust
ed. They drifted for some days,
growing weaker and weaker. When
the foe was finally driven back to
land the three men did not have suffi-
cient strength to make the effort nee.
essary to return to the station. They
must have persisted on shore. The
Esquimeac who brought in the news
of the disaster arrived at the station
in dying condition and succumbed
Immediately after making his report.
The long anticipated reconstruction
of the cabinet has at last taken place,
coming seven years after the forma.
ton OF the first "Systemskifte' minis
try, led by Professor Denntzer.
Mr.. Alberti, the minister of Justice,
and Mr.. Ole Hansen, minister of agri-
culture, retired, and their places were
taken by Svend Hogsbre, former min
lister of traffic, and Andcrs Nielsen,
a member of the folketing. At the
same time Director N. Neergaard, also
a member of the folketing, was named
as minister of finance, in place of vii. !
helm Lassen. deceased, whose place
was temporarily filled by ]. G. Chris.
Jensen.
Thus it will be seen that three new
men have entered the cabinet, Neer-s
gard, Nielsen and Jensen-S onderup.
The last named is peasant, being q
fine. type of the modern, progressive
peasant. of Denmark. He is member Of
the party of the left and has come to
the front very rapid ".
The taxable property in the city OF
Vexio this year amounts to about II,
100000 crowns. The state owns prop
erty to the value Of 1,215s 600 crowns
and the city owns property valued at /
1,652,700 crowns. s8. h 5sss
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-08-27

The export of milk to Berlin is soon
to be greatly increased, several deal
ers intending to make use of the
Trelleborg-Sassnitz steam ferry line
as soon as it is ready for business.
The national order of Good Tenn
plars has decided to make it's TWEEN
tieth anniversary memorable by estab-
fishing a common high school at Ven
delberg near Goteborg, erecting the
building on its property at the
place and guaranteeing the running
expenses of the school from year to
year. The Good Templars are receiv-
ing much praise for their sensible
solution of the memorial problem.
The agricultural department has
proposed a bill for the regulation of
the importation and sale of foreign
seed, especially red clover, a!silse
clover and hops. One of the require
ments will be that such seed packages
be marked in plain characters For
eign Seed" 1t is expected that this
will have a tendency to encourage the
consumer in the use of home grown
seeds.
The historical exposition held at
Helsingsborg this summer was high
5ly successful event Consul Trapp
acted as chairman and opened the
series of meetings with an address
giving some Of the early history of
the town. Other addresses dealt with
present conditions, Typographical fea-
lures, and memoirs OF the men who
had hand in the development of the
city. An exhibition of pictures, maps,
ETC., added much to the interest of the
meetings.
The fifty-year jubelee in memory of
the unwilling of the statue of the great
Berzelius in Stockholm has just Eaen
held. The statue was designed by e.
"a. Ouarnstrom and was cast at Mum
ich. Germany, by the noted F. Miller.
The Academy of Science, of which
Berzelius was a member, fittingly OBJ
served the jubilee day
The plans for the new Engelbrekt
church. drawn by architect |. VAIL
man OF Stockholm. have been accepted
and referred TO the king for Anal ac-
ceptance. Us s3s AZ
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-08-27
DOESN'T HEAR CAR;
Z. II. Espy, Father of St. Paul Family.
Is Seriously Injured

Being deaf and failing to hear the
gong of a rapidly approaching electric
street car nearly resulted in the in
slant death of u. H. Espy, aged about
45 years. at Sioux Falls. He received
serious injuries, and his condition is
critical
Espy is employed on the construc-
zion of a water power development
mere His wife and family are resi-
dents of ST. Paul.
Al the time of the accident Espy was
smoking cigar, and the first inklipa
witnesses had of the accident was
when flood of sparks flew from tn.
cigar as 1t struck the pavement. Espy
was pushed some distance by the
wheels. His most serious injuries are
70 60. ms head ' which was badly bruised
= IS body was forced across the track
ana had the car not been stopped when
II was, he would have been cut to
pieces.