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Morris tribune., 1908-11-21
TO PROTECT DEPOSlTORS.
Country Banks Throughout the
State Plan New System.

A new system is being considered
by the country bankers of the state of
Minnesota for the protection of the
depositors and if the present plans
materialize, the new system will pro-
baby be installed by the first of the
| year.
This plan is fostered by the bankers
instead of the politicians and those
who have devised it believe that it
will achieve all of the beneficial re-
suits which were promised by the ad-
vocates of the bank guaranty scheme.
Throughout the recent campaign the
plans for the new idea were quietly
carried forward.
w. d. Willard, cashier of the First
National bank of Mankato, is chair
man of the committee appointed by
the bankers of the Second congress
sional district last spring to organize
an association of bankers ia that dis
trict for the operation of an indepen-
dent system of examination along the
line of that now in operation in the
Twin cities.
Sickness in the committee has de-
layed it's work to some extent, but it
is most probable that by the first of
the new year the new system will be
under way in this Second district.
It is more than probable that TIE
bankers of this district will adopt the
same plan This question was dis
cussed at the Sixth district bankers
meeting at Brainerd last spring and
the general sentiment was in its favor.
In speaking of the plan J. K. Mar
tin, cashier of the First National bank,
said Tuesday morning, 81 believe it is
the only thing to do. | do not favor
the guaranty of bank deposits but do
favor more rigid examination of the
banks. This plan was discussed at
Brainerd last spring and it met with
my hearty approval The examina-
ton of the banks should be made
every few days, say once in 80 days.
If the banks were examined more
thoroughly the condition of the banks
would be much better"
Mr.. Martin also stated that he con-
sidered that there was no reason for
having the state appropriate money
for more examiners as the BANKERS
paid for it eventually.
John Wetzel, cashier of the German
American National bank said: 1--WE
are in favor Of having an independent
examiner and are in favor of any
thing to give guaranty to the de-
positors. As it is we are examined
by an expert auditor
Geo. F. Kirscher of the Merchants |
State bank was not in the city but is
at present in the northern woods on
deer hunt and could not be questioned |
rs to his opinion on the subject.
Little Falls Transcript.
One morning little Ruth, aged seven, |
was watching meadow lark In the
adjoining field and listening to his
song In q little while she came run
ming into the house to her mother and |
said: Mother, he wasn't a bit afraid! |
He looked at me and then turned |
round and sang another verse
Morris tribune., 1908-11-21
A L 3 Z z r a

1 3 ~
Mr.. Wolterstorf shipped two loads
of stock from this place last Friday.
VIM. Boedecker left Friday of last
week for Almenia, Wis, to take
treatment of DIR. Till.
Several from this place took in the
show at Morris Thursday evening of
last week.
Mr.. Mike Mahoney, of Chokio, and
his nephew Mike Mahoney, of Grace
vile, were callers at Mr.. Fosters
Sunday.
Merele Farwell, of Mccoy, WASH,
is visiting at his parental home near
this place.
Miss Margaret Finnegan, formerly
a teacher here visited with Mr.. Pat
Foley's last Sunday. She. returned to
her school in Eldorrdo Monday morn
ing.
Miss Bessie Farwell went to Morris
Monday and will assist Mrs. Ray
Roberts for short time.
Miss Louise Fosmark, Mrs. Ginnow,
and Mrs. L. M. Larson attended the
church sale of the Ladies Aid Society
at the Norwegian church, Wednesday
of this week.
Mrs. Chas. Derling returned from
Beardsley, Mimi, last Tuesdsy where
she had been visiting relatives.
Morris tribune., 1908-11-21
Real War.

AS the late Lord Vantage, Y. c..
x. G. B., was soldier Of experience
and ,valor, his description Of battle,
taken from his letters from the Crimea
and incorporated into Lady Wantage's
biography. may be considered accu-
rate.
"A battle he wrote, ''is the most
exciting thing in the world, think
much more confusing than one usually
fmagines, and, as for all the nonsense
the newspapers write about unbrokea
lines and columns, 1t Is all stuff.
''Those who funk lie down or get out
Of fire, and in charge If you get ten
or twelve men to follow you 1t Is az
much as you can do. As for colonels
or mounted officers, one never sees
them or takes any notice if one does.
In fact. it is just like boys snowballing
one another at school,"
There could not well be a simpler
account of battle.
Morris tribune., 1908-11-21

extensions at the ends which fasten in
two plates that are screwed into the
wall or door. Below and between these
plates is third, which holds pair Of
supporting arms the ends of which
fasten in circular loops in the longftu-
dinal arms and holds them upright
The whole apparatus can be put up
anywhere in a few minutes and taken
down as easily. When not in use the
supporting arms can be slipped out Of
place and the bracket folded against
the wall or door. A board can be
placed across the top If needed
The Lapianders are the shortest peo-
pc In Europe. the men averaging four
Sst eleven inches, the women four
l2eeet nine inches.
Morris tribune., 1908-11-21
For Rent

My S0-acre farm, near the Lincoln
school, with 7-room house, barn,
chicken house, etc. Will rent house
separately, if desired. Call on w. F.
Cooley, or address me in St. Paul.
MAT DEIDRICH.
Morris tribune., 1908-11-21
Lost.

On Friday, Oct. 30, pocket book
containing either $S1 or SS6. | have
the numbers of three of the bills.
Finder will be literally rewarded by
returning the same to M. L. KILLoRAN.
Morris, Mimi.
Morris tribune., 1908-11-21
Handy Wall Bracket.

To those 4Whb have to make the most
OF every inch OF space in the home the
bracket devised by a New York man
will appeal sfEangly. The bracket con-
gists of tive heavy wire arms shaped
like q letter ..U'' and having lateral
Morris tribune., 1908-11-21

Although iron ore is found In almost
every state and territory In the Union.
It is mined proftably in only twenty
nine.
Morris tribune., 1908-11-21
Lost In the Mails,

England" said man who dislikes
that country. lis notorious for it's tan
giles of Official red tape. Let me illus
trate A foreigner stood one luekless
evening before the newspaper box In
the London postodice. The box has a
huge mouth Newspapers are thrown
into 1t in bales AS the inquisitfve for
eigner bent over it bale Of newspa-
pers struck his shoulder. and with a
dull thud he fell into the box.
His friends ran round to. the coun-
ters to rescue him The clerks, how
ever, paid no attention to their de-
mands. The foreigner was in the mail
box. Accordingly they would treat
him .as mail matter
.''And the clerks graveiy stamped him
on the stomach and threw him in a
compartment along with the provincial
newspapers.
THE unfortunate mans friends went
to the chief The chief listened calm
ty to their tale Then he said:
"'Was your friend addressed?'
No they replied.
Very well, said the chief. The
matter is simple, He will remain for
SIX months in the bureau. At the end
of that time, II no one applies for him.
he will be burned as dead letter."
what VIII we 90 Wnen all or our
trees are destroyed?" asked the for
estry experts. II suppose" answered
the sereneIy solemn statesman after
some thought, that IN such an event
we will be obliged to depend for wood
entirely ON the lumber yards. Wash
ingtOn Star
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-10-31
AFRAID OF THE LIGHT.

Anticipating the publication by, the
Democrats of their campaign fund, Re-
publican managers have sought to re-
cover some lost ground. They print
the names of two contributors, An
drew Carnegie and Mrs. Russell Sage,
and they announce that they will make
other contributions public after the
election.
An Associated Press dispatch tells
the story in this way:
New York, Oct 9.-The fact that
Andrew Carnegie has contributed $780,
900 to the campaign fund of the Re-
publican cause vas announced to-day
by State Chairman Woodruff. Mr..
Woodruff also announced that Mrs.
Russell Sage contributed c1,OOO to the
same fund. There have been no
other large contributions from fndi-
viduals, Mr.. Woodruff said, but small
sums are coming in from various
sources. George r. Sheldon, treas
urer of the national committee, when
asked about the contributions, de-
rlined to discuss them, saying that he
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-10-31

SYESPASIAN WARNER, commission
err Of pensions, told President
Roosevelt the other day of a remark.
able case of stricken conscience. Some
time ago the commissioner received a
letter from a pensioner Of the civil
war surrendering his certificate and
enclosing two $500 coupon bonds of
the United States and a draft for $172,
thereby making full restitution to the
government Of all money he had re-
ceived on account Of the certificate OF
pensions.
Commissioner Warner refused to
give the name Of the soldier and de-
clared he had not disclosed it to the
treasurer of the United States, to
whom was turned over the conscience
money.
When the conscience contribution
first arrived the commissioner caused
an examination to be made of the rec
ords in the case. On the showing the
veteran was entitled to his pension
beyond a question. A special exam
iner was sent out to. make an investi-
gaticn on the theory that the soldier
might be mentally irresponsible.
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At the National Capital
Gossip of People and Events
Gathered in Washington
Squanders $4,OOO,OOO in Five Years

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Julia w.
W L.. Seckendorf, the dashing beauty
who rose from lady's maid to mistress
OF millions of dollars, through which
she ran in five years, declares that
she had no regrets because her for
tune has been squandered.
The countess is now said to be at
FEAST 500, 600, in dept, and was forced
to undergesthe humiliation of seeing
the last of her property sold at a debt
sale.
Il spent 1t when 1 had it," the beau
tfful countess is reported to have re-
marked to a friend.
Il haven't any regrets now that it is
gone. Some people have money, but
they won't spend it. Frankly, l a
not see what good it does them"
The career of the countess, who is
an American girl, Is as Economically
interesting as that Of any woman in
the world.
Once the lavish entertainer Of cabi-
net members, ambassadors, senators
and social lights in Washington, the
Countess ~Seckendorf, who five years
ago fell heir to the 81, 900, 900 estate
of her second spouse, gained a reputa-
ton as a %spender, tearfully watched
her last possessions passing into the
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-10-31
Leper to Have Home with His Family

Plans for Early's future care and
treatment have been discussed by
Health Officer Woodward and DR.. Will
liam Fowler, chief Of the contagious
disease service. 1t is settled between
them that the strict isolation of the af-
f1icted man is to be broken.
1t is considered likely that some old
building belonging to the district will
be turned over to the leper and his
family for habitation and he will be in.
| structed to provide for himself and
keep his own quarantine.
In the event that this building cannot
be procured it may be that Early will
be permitted to live in the house near
the asylum grounds now occupied by
his wife and child. On the other
hand. it may be suggested to him
that he buy a small place in the sub
urbs.
Physicians in charge of Early are
considering a plan to inoculate him
with the leprosy bacilli, which consti-
tutes the recently discovered .Nastin
cure of the malady. This method is
said to have cured the disease in sew.
eral instances, when used while the
disease was in its early stage. as in
the case of Early. =.
Early clings to the faint belief that
the physicians have made a mistake
in diagnosing his case. He does not
favor this new treatment.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-10-31

n or others to the accompaniment
Of the droning voices of auctioneers.
1t is said that the countess owes
about 500, 900, although the figure has
not been a~uthoritatively announced.
Some years ago Miss Julia Davidson.
the present countess, entered the en-
ploy of Mrs. John o. Bonner as maid.
The Donners had a daughter named
Elsie, and Miss Davidson cared for the
child.
About six years ago Mrs. Bonner
died and Bonner married Miss David
son. Immediately the house became
the center of social life among the
wealthy people of the district. Serv-
ants seemed everywhere, and the new
Mrs. Bonner began to enjoy life to the
utmost.
Her millionaire husband was devOt'
ed to her and his affection was re-
turned. Elsie, Donner's daughter, still
lived On the estate.
After Donner's death five years ago
Mrs. Bonner came into the great for
tune. She went to Washington and
mingled with the fashionable set there,
meeting the count, who captured her
heart. She OOn squandered her
money.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-10-31
THE TAX is STILL THERE.

There's a tender reminiscence that is
surging through my soul
AS 1 gaze upon the doughnut with 8
thin ring round the hole;
IT'S a memor abiding of the halcyor
days of yore
When 1 hollered for protection" and de-
manded -four years more"
And kept up a campaign singing in 8
very lusty tone
That just what the country needed was
'let well enough alone"
Now the captains w departed,
hushed the loud, tumultuous din
And the dinner pail is e%mpty-but the tax
is on the tin
Yes, the dinner pail is empty, but the tax
is on the tin;
And a tax upon my clothing, and the
clothing wearing thin.
There's a tax upon the cradle of the babe
of which I'm proud;
There's a tax upon my table-there1l be
one Upon my shrOud.
Yes, I cried out for protection" till my
throat was raw and hoarse,
And 1 got it, o 1 got it-but twas in the
neck, of course.
Yes. the promise was as empty as the
argument was thin,
And the dinner pail is empty-but the tax
is on the tin.
-Four years more" we gayly shouted;
well let we'll enough alone!"
But the tariff soup was gobbled by the
trusts-we get the bone.
''Workingmen must have protection!"
was our rousing battlecry,
And the tariff barons cheered us as we
marched SO proudly by.
Now the barons hav departed to gay
scenes in Paris, France,
And the badge of our protection is the
patch upon our. pants, =
And we lift the lid and ponder as we
sadly gaze within
That although the pail IL empty, still the
tax is on the tin.
Rockefeller has his millions that he
grabbed through tariff graft;
Carnegie has just as many, and they're
both of them for Taft.
Morgan, Havemeyer, Dupont, and the
whole protection bunch
Live in fairness while yours truly only
gets hot air for lunch.
Once e. pail filed to reuletion. now a
doughnut with a hole,
And protection" that's as scanty as q
tariff grafter's soul.
o, they fooled US good and plenty just as
soon as they got In,
For the dinner pail is e~mpty-but h tax
is on the tin.
w. M. NJ.
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THE stric. isolation in which John r.
Z Early has been kept by the district
health officers is to be broken. Within
a short time Early is to be permitted
to live with his family.
That is, he will be allowed to dwell
in the same house, but: will not come
in direct contact with them. He will
have his own sleeping apartment, bed
linen, towels, dishes and other domes-
tic appliances.
This has been practically decided
upon by the health officials. The plan
will not be carried into effect until the
commissioners have received the re-
port from the solicitor of the treasury
as to whether or not the federal au-
thorities have power to transport the
leper to North Carolina, the latter's
home state, regardless Of the fact
that that commonwealth has refused
to accept him.
Although the decision has not been
forwarded to the commissioners, it is
known that the solicitors opinion is
adverse. He has said that the federal
department is powerless to act, and
has reported to the secretary OF the
treasury to hat effect.
The commissioners will take no ac-
ton until they have received the
opinion in official form from the latter.
That Early is to be a permanent care
of the district is the conviction of the
officials.
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Welsh SINGERS Refuse Presidents Wine

dow. An attendant came into the
room niftily juggling an enormous
tray containing % glasses of sherry.
He rendered a glass to the first man
at the end of the line with black
clothes and a white choker. He de-
clined with thanks.
The next three men also refused.
The other 81 had their mouths open
ready to make similar announcement.
The waiter, likewise opened his
mouth, but in establishment. He rea-
lized that an awful blunder had been
made somewhere. In a dazed manner
he waved the tray until it was again
waving around his head and hastily
plunged from the room. Every mem
Der Of the Mountain Ash choir Is a
total abstainer.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-10-31

IHET thee behind me. Satan" is
u what 25 husky Welshmen
thought when offered some of Presi-
dent Roosevelt's sherry at the con-
clusion of a White House concert the
other evening. What each really said
was:
mo, thank you; M for me-"
" The Welshmen gave a private con-
cert for the edification Of the White
House family. The event slid along
like a hunk of tallow on a hot stove
pipe. The president nearly blistered
his hands a%pplauding the Men Of Har-
lech." Mrs. Roosevelt's face was suf-
fused with ~pleasurable enjoyment at
the rendition of "Old Black joe"
The bad guess and it's consequences
came as the last words of the final
chorus drifted out of an open win
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-10-31
Her~summer studio in EnqIand.

Her Summer Studio in England.
One of the American women who
have a studio abroad besides n in
New York is Miss Alethea Hill Platt.
It is in Chagford, Devonshire, Eng
land that Miss Plat has the studio
during the season of the year when
artists like to work out of doors.
Chagford is a small village on the edge
of DartmoOr.
Miss Plat is interested in painting
the old matched farmhouses with
roses over the dCorways and Dart
moor in the distance. This season, &C.
cording to word received here by
friends of Miss Platt, she also contem-
plated a visit to Germany to paint
some interiors. For that purpose she
will visit Gutachbei-Hornberg In the
Black forest
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-10-31

the attorneys merely used the letters
o. K, thinking the matter happily set
tied. Suddenly, however, n of the
contestants brought suit to have the
agreement annulled, on the ground
that O.. K. wassa mere slang phrase.
and hence not legally binding. But
the court ruled that 1t undoubtedly
gay that which is the universal con-
ception and understanding, and was
therefore correct. valid aud legally
binding upon the parties concerned.
In brief, it was o. K.--lIlustrated
Sunday Magazine
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-10-31

would publish q list of all the con.
tributions made to the Republican
committee after election"
III the Republican managers arc
willing to make Carnegie's contribu.
tlon public, why not give the names Of
other heavy contributors? The expla-
nation is that Mr.. Carnegie has given
away SO many Libraries out of the
money which he has obtained through
undue favoritism' at the hands of the
government that the Republican man
ayers rely upon his popularity"
among the people to prevent the fact
OF MS contribution doing injury.
But let it be remembered that An
orew Carnegie has good reason to
contribute to Republican campaign,
n we need go no further than to
a Republican newspaper for proof.
several years ago it was re-
ported that Andrew Carnegie had Of.
fered to pay $40, 900, 900 for the Phil
ipplne islands, provided he was per-
Hltted to assure the Filipinos that
they would be given their independ.
ence.
commenting upon this story, the
chicago Tribune said that the steel
magnate has tried the patience of
MS friends severely in some of his
ate bids for notoriety." 1t ex-
pressed the opinion that Mr.. Carnegie
Is constantly posing, and said che
scattered libraries throughout the
country, all of which are to be called
for him, and every one of them is "a
contribution to the conscience fund.-"
Ihen the Tribune said: "Mr. Car
negle made his money in a magnif-
cent way, but he should never forget
that he made it through the undue IA
vorltism of the government Of the
United States. Owing to the discrim-
ination practiced in his favor by the
tarlH, he was enabled to amass a for
tune OF 5000, 900, 900, or more, most of
winch came out of the pockets of his
countrymen through the operation of
unequal laws. Much has been said Of
the benefit arising to workingmen
from the establishment of the Car
negie works. The beneficent tariff
system permitted the works to survive
and flourish, but there are some peo-
pie who have not forgotten the Home
stead strike, o the outrageous man.
ner in which the workingmen were
treated at the time by the employers
whose brutality has seldom been ex-
ceeded in the history of labor agita-
tons"
The Republican party has, in every
presidential campaign, and congress
sional campaign, been financed by the
men to whom they have granted what
the Chicago Tribune calls undue IA
voritism." Does any one imagine
that the tariff barons and trust
magnates will withhold contribu-
tons from the Republican campaign
fund this year? Does any one be-
lieve that the Republican party will
ever revise the tariff in the interest Of
the consumers SO long as it obtains
it's campaign funds from the tariff
barons?
Is anyone surprised that the Repub-
lican managers are afraid Of the
light?
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Civil War Veteran Returns Pension

The conscience-striczen man was
found to be in excellent health and
of sound mind. Thereupon the &C
count with conscience was declared
closed and the bonds and money
were turned into the miscellaneous
receipts of the treasury department.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-10-31
It is 20. X"

70. K" was not long ago passed
upon by = court in Illinois, and has
received judicial sanction.
Two prominent manufacturing con-
Germs had become involved in a dis
agreement which threatened legal
complications. Their lawyers induced
them to compromise their differences,
and to append their signature to an
agreement that was made mutually
satisfactory and legally binding. In
attestation OF the facts in the case.
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If all the men guilty of trust connec-
tions were retired from active partici-
patton in the management Of the g. o.
p. campaign, the rooms of the Repub-
lican national committee would resem-
BILE an air dome resort in January.
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II speak for myself as well as for
Little Willie" said iME~Sherman at
Chicago. But why doesn't~Willie" do
a little more speaking for himself,
James?
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-10-31
SURVEYS of Drainage Districts.

The work OF making typographical
surveys of the recently organized drain
age districts in the delta is making good
Roadway, under the joint direction OF
the Mississippi geological commission
and the United States geological COM
mission. The four districts thus far
organized contemplate an expenditure
of fully 81, 900 on drainage and
reclamation work within the ext two
years.
The principal enterprise is that OF the
T~allahatchie drainage commission, en-
bracing eight of the counties in the
northern section of the delta, and
through which it is expected that 5OO,-
600 acres of swamp and overlooked
lands will be reclaimed. The survey
work is in charge of Van II. Manning,
chief of the typographical department
of the United States geological survey.
The government topographers have
been at work in the delta since last
June, and about $50, 1000 has been ex-
pended on survey work.