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New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-10-07

by a shorter and uglier name. No
longer was 's26 Broadway known as
1.-The great silence" The sphinx grew
vocal and gave people to understand
that the eternal riddle was not much
of riddle after all. There was moth
ing mysterious except that the Stand
ard had wanted the business and had
got 1t. It never undersold an independ-
emit concern, as charged, if it could kill
that concern off in any other way.
Mr.. Archbold said that a mistake
had been made and that henceforth
the Standard would take the public
into its confidence. This was slight
variation on the manner in which the
public had been taken in and conf
denced before, and the change was
hailed with sigh of relief. For a time
the new policy worked as smoothly as
the oil Of which it treated, and even
Rockefeller himself was converted. He
grew more and more loquacious, not
only in court, where he could not help
himself, but at other times, when he
talked only because he yearned to tell
the public all about it. He joined the,
American Press Humorists, made the
reporters boon companions and finally
wound up by publishing his reminis.
cences in q New York magazine
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-10-07
Standard OiI's Active Head.

AS for the other John D., the smaller
one, he is only wisp Of man, but
with prominent forehead and a COM
bative thickness between the ears. He
has more hair than Rockefeller, fewer
dollars and fewer benefactions He
seems to follow in the footsteps Of his
chief, as he also lives near Tarrytown,
region once made famous by Wash
ington Irving. After all, the people
who live longest and are loved most
are not those who take material
wealth from humanity, but those who
give mental and spiritual wealth to
humanity. This truth proved so often
Of old time is being most strikingly
driven home once more
Mr.. Archbold is nine years younger
than Rockefeller and is now the ac-
tive, as the other is the titular, head
Of Standard Oil. He is imperyious to
criticism, though he objects to the
term tainted money" and also dis
likes to be called "the man behind"
Syracuse university, the institution of
which he is regarded as the especial
pdtIOu Ills is tue 1lSIlLuL1OQ from
which Chancellor Day delivers broad
sides at the president of the United
States and defends Standard Oil.
Many other men have given almost as
much to this college as Archbold, but
he is nevertheless looked upon as its
particular mentor and friend.
Mr.. Archbold has a rather pleasant
face, never allowed his picture in the
papers until recent years, is of the
type of Unconditional, well trained adj
ministrative machines that make up
the disciplined corps of the Standard
Oil, is the political end of the giant
trust and is the same efficient and
plausible gentleman whether in church,
club, at an alumni dinner in SYRIA
cuse, at the administrative head of
q world embracing business, writ
ing letters to defend his company or
manipulating senators and other
Standard assets. Yet one day this
man fought the Standard. What is
the mysterious power which enables
this institution to enroll an army Of
over million men and to make Of It's
one time enemies It's most faithful
friends7
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New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-10-07
Publicity Policy Episode.

Yet Archbold, the originator Of the
policy, got more publicity than he had
bargained for. The papers not only
printed the letters that he intended to
have printed, but other missives that
were designed only for United States
senator's and other officials who needed
the money and wanted to earn it by
becoming errand boys for the Stand
ard. It appears that certain trusted
employees stole Mr.. Archbold's letter
files, and they were secured by Will
liam r. Hearst, who also believes in
publicity. Then Mr.. Hearst read these
letters all out loud to grinning au-
licences. Mr.. Archboldg policy Of pub
licity had got away from him and was
raising the old Ned with his privately
owned herd Of United States senators,
congressman and other stock of the
public official class. AS letter writer
Mr.. Archbold suddenly awoke to find
himself crowding all the other entries
out Of the temple Of fame.
Since that episode 1t. Is said that
John D. Rockefeller has come ont Of
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-10-07
Has Created a Stir.

his ten years retirement and has taken
the Standard. Some Of <pose epistles
would drag a ghost back from the 9TH
er shore or statesman from his job,
SO it is not to be wondered at that they
should have pulled Rockefeller again
into the fray. The publie.is already
familiar with the famous n1issives con-
corning Senator Foraker and other high
lights in the political armament, but
here is another epistolary gem from
former Congressman Sibley to Mr.
Archbold that may not have reached SO
many eyes. It runs:
Personal and Confidential
House Of Representatives,
Washington Nov. 49, 1903.
My Dear Mr.. A (Rep) United States
senator came to me today to make loan
Of $1,O00. I told him did not have it, but
would try and get 1t for him and would
let him have it in day or two. Do you
want to make the investment? He is one
who will do anything in the world that
is right for his friends If ever needed.
Please telegraph me yes or no. I will
give you name when I see you. don't
know but what ought to come over and
see you. Events are crowding, and am
on the inside Of them and think I am
playing no small hand and want to know
whether to go ahead. The nomination Of
a Republican president Is not yet settled.
No man can safely prediot the nominee
and guess I have got hold OF the real SIT
uatton as closely as any one here. If you
need me for any purpose telegraph me
and will come over. Sincerely yours
JOSEPH C. SHELLEY.
The name Of this senator is not
given; neither Is it divulged whether
or not the investment" was made, but
at trifing little $1,000 per head the
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-10-07
SOUTH DAKOTA LAND CHEAP
"NEWsEMPIRE"

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. SPLENDID OPPORTUNITIES
Tor the investor and business man in
the new towns, and for the ''Home-
seeker where good land is still cheap.
NO NATTER WHETHER YOU ARE
A FARMER OR NOT,
write me for handsome illustrated
folder, which tells all about the best
openings.
Very low excursion rates every
week. Call on our agents.
A. B. QUITS,
G P & T A, M & St L r S.
Minneapolis, MINI.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-10-07

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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-22
Borrowed Jingles
THE busy GERMS.

they are everywhere around US;
They alarm lis; they confourd us;
Those assailants microscopic that upon our
vitals seize,
Aid our tender "ln'ards" ravage
III n manner that ID savage.
2 And that leaves US fairly writing In the
torments OF disease.
There's the noodle shaped bacillus
Pledged to do his best to XIII us,
Mixing typhoid With the water which we
commonly imblbe,
And bacteria with titles
Quite enough to wreck our vltals
lisa Latin nomenclature that's bestow.
ed upon the tribe.
whether wide awake or sleeping,
One can almost feel EN- creeping
Back and forward In a .noiseless and In
sinuating way
Dealing out their deadly doses
or malgn tuberculosis,
And a dozen other ailments breeding
agonlzed dismay.
Now, what's the use OF science
Since 1t cannot bid defiance
TO these horrid little creatures which
make helpless mortals squirm7
All, this world feels mighty cherries
Waiting for the genius peerless
With q patent for the Punishment OF ev'ry
Kind Of germ.
--Pittsburg icle-TeleErapt,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-22
prohibition ana Democracy.

A man can be a Democrat ana =
total abstainer. He can be = De1 Ant
Il. : cannot ns without casting aside the
fundamental Jeftersonlan prlne at1, 81
undertake to regulate by law anot,her
mans habits or morals any more than
another an7 fsssSfn ate er tasfs pro-
h foPeed chiefly al against negroes ana no!
against white men on the u t tsrior
race, whose duty It Is, to labor Y g So :
& Dpta W s ean wfs'
"A ~ enononiic grounds. disregardlng
its its Moral ne ASPECT ana Leaving tthe-white
man to do as he pleas.e,s. ,san,. c,uns
original packa gks by express, and drug
store saloons enables the white ,r men e
c cHh ntd their own, somewhat as they
Ssxssts s as v end g sps e m ess
inn,snansahla ona Southern plantation
than is negro lahor,--New York World.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-22
REPUBL1CANIsM-THE PENSION
INIQUITY.

The Republican party, in its plat
form OF 1880, boosted that 1t had an
nually expended ss0.0o0,oo0 for SOL
diers' pensions. AT the last session of
Congress it appropriated sl63,O0o,0O0
for the same object. The Republicans
OF that by no means remote period
were not modest men, but they would
stand with abashed awe at the ac-
complishment OF their successors in
Office. And the platform of 1905 speci-
appropriations for pensions and de-
.clares for liberal administration of
Hall pension laws.
No phase of Republican extravaganza
ehas been more fragrant than that
(which has marked its pension policy.
Here have been an all-embracing law,
ia lax admin stfatlo a progressive
spronise of more. The pension list has
for q long time been almost as much
FUSED as means to strengthen the
fwotins power of the party as its benefit
tcent purpose has been used to help
E6sabled soldiers.
No objection should be made to an
isdequate provision for those who have
thought the wars of the country; yet the
sgeneros!ty CT g liberal people ought
mot to be imposed on TO the ends that
tthe ranks of a party may be recruited
band the rlff-ratf of a great war become
tthe recipients of the nations bounty.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-22
= = : = = - :
Publtc Indifference.

A portion of the predicted increas.,
in our city tax rate is, of course, due
to the increase in the State tax. That
tax ia going to AFFECT everybody se-
verely this year Coupled with IT,.
however, is the extravaganza of our
own city, and the two together are
going to give US a tax rate OF per-
haps s2Q.60--a rate that ought to mean
the most ornate and gilded kind OF
government Tut notoriously nothing
OF the sort. 1t makes one thoroughly
sick to reflect on what we do get. in
return To-: the astonishing price we
pay; but it makes ono good deal
slcker to reflect that outrageous as
the costs are. and abominable as the
government we get for our money may
be, our people generally are SO grossly
Indifferent to the question. They
growl, of course, They pay what taxes
they have to and swear eloquently al
the bills. But take any concerted Of
forts to throw out the whole array OF
cheap ncompetents, grarters. schemers
henchmen and the like they simply
will not; and too many may be de-
pended upon to belittle and sheer a,
anybody else who does try! II eve,
there was hydrocephalous bamboo
zled public 1t Is Lowell's.-Lowell Cou'
rier- Citizen.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-22
w1sE pEMocnAr1c COUNSEL.

Tho Lyrchburg News gives sound
+and verv timely advice, which We re-
print elsewhere, when it urges the
,pemocrats at Denver to declare UNI
requivocally and forcibly against gov
.ernment ownership of railroads. AS
"A matter of record this question is
not an issue. but the Republicans have
already indicated enthusiastically by
,xheir platform and speeches that they
will try to force government ownership
to the front in this campaign. Expe-
rienced politicians know how easy 1t
IA TO befuddle and confuse the public.
and despite Mr.. Bryans present atti-
tude on government ownership the
Republicans will try to lug in his Mad
ison Square declaration as Demo-
cratic belief.
II this issue is urged by the Repub-
1icans it will be not because they fear
st. but because they wish to injure and
semba.rass the Democrats. In political
warfare the choice OF issue is ever
more important than the actual con-
test. Government ownership will damn
any party now before the people. The
Democrats have no excuse for getting
sentangled in its meshes. They have
been warned in time. and the Trainer,
of the platform It Denver will max,
serious tactical blunder II they fai
to declare specifically against gov
eminent ownership.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-22
The pan-Apgllcnn Congress.

eaav 10 lose sight OF the Importance
Of such a, gathering as the Pan; Ang, I
can Conference IN London For ~ .ne
first time In the history Of the Wor!h,
repreaen tatives ot The Wlde!y ana s {, -
70 aiscuss ways ana means 81 further
e extendlnE TIE work OF the. church;
I Tharn nre 5000 delegates from al
pnrts of lie world representing scores
81 millions Of eomm1nni ossr ion daNs
Is q program eXtendlns aHsf ss wv sn u"1
crs, The discussions. are eertGit, !, y. y
have a worldwide effect, for thousii1'
tie tie congress. OF course. has no csy Y
authority anywhere. its lnem!p ssfs, n n
auonce,- Tlain Dealer
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-22
Voice Of the People
The closed sum day.
( The Times dispatch:

Editor OF The Tlmes-D Dispatch:
sir--How did you enjoy this after
noon (Suhday)2 Oh, had great
time. live, you know, in Fulton. MY
wife, child and myself decided to take
a trolley ride to the Reservoir, and
we started out on the car tho con-
ductor informed me that smoking even
on an open car Is prohibited apollo
gized and threw away the cigar. That
began my non-enjoyable afternoon.
But law is law. In the part the criml-
nally inclined Syrians and Greeks, N
order Ta to ske az ones. yng
pop and Ice GREENLAND herewith put.
ting the community at large In danger.
They are in constant fear of being re;
ported " the poIec y and thefes sonin =
drink for my boy Z was &c. grea, ,s,,
competitive salvation Armies endeayyor.
nF 70 says s sGs y da akSpg G ihe
Sunday peace. yet no policeman Inter
fcred as thoy proceeded with their
labor.
Ny son, when das , pEom nsser t.
awaited tbs corning sunday. was sadly
disappointed. al tile moving pictures.
carotisel, sccric railway and tho re.
mainder 3! the dangerous mediums or
amusement were uHutI iuCh anu ~
What = DO yea Think z The reIisIons
uiate. ~ means Of police with their
clubs. the Sabbath observance! 1t
seems to me that the church IL IN.
is seeking tile aid OF the police depart
nlent. In my opinion, ana in tho opln-
ion of many with whom ! spoke on
the subject. no one las right TO do
anything tkat intnrftres witlSs tile
rights Of others, whether 1t be on
The Bible says that the Sabbath day
is day VT rest and recreation; also
day Of worshiping for whomsoevcr
chooses TO do SO. sunday should be
very good day for an honest laborinS
man to visit museums, libraries, soa :
shores; and excellent day for picnics,
provided It does not rain; a day to ac-
quaint your wife and children with
things that q lahorlng man cannot
re ach during week days. 1t Is also n
ideal day for tenement jewellers to see
the parks ana breNhe their pure. fresh
air; II shnrh-tt should be day OF
Nothing appears to me more brutal
than compulsory observance OF Sab
bath law. In centuries past the free
American people should have outgrowr
such infringement upon the rights OF
men, for the generations to come will
| surely rld!cule us and have fun at our
expense.
hope to see time when laws 81
such nature will be repealed and al
men will be free to spend their leisure
time to s1sit their own pleasure ant
of innocent JOY and pleasant recreation
| WORK INCiNfAN.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-22
Convention Agrees With Register.
The Colleges Of Richmond.
The last Issue Of the Religious Her

The last Issue OF the Religious Her
aid says:
While we are strenuously laboring
to complete our great educational cam
paign let US not forget what we have
already in successful operation here
in Richmond. Richmond College, the
Woman's College and Richmond Acad-
envy had last session nearly $50 stu
dents In attendance, and there Is every
session. We have recently directed
attention several times to the pros
perity of Richmond College and Rich
mond Academy. We wish now to en-
phasize the value OF the Woman's Coll
part in at Tie reorsaniRaa aH OF our edu.
catIonal work in this city. This In
stltution has steadily grown IN popu-
larity and influence since the day, six
teen years ago: that pr. James Nelson
contributed to its growth. Gna.is its
pre-. eminently suited for the site OF
such school. It's history. its tradi-
lions. its spirit. its social and ,educa-
in the entire South. But opportunities
easily and frequently go to waste.
When the man and the opportunity
meet, something worth while 10 &C.
compllSneQ. Inc second IaCtOIs III tHe
success which has attended the Wo-
mans College is the sagacious. enter
prising and able president, Or. James
Nelson. Let us remember, too, that
while the new Woman's College Is TAX
Ing practical and final shape. anything
we may do to strengthen and estab-
lish the present Woman's College will
be valuable contribution to the new
and enlarged enterprise. For, as has
| been announced several times, the
hoard Of the present Woman's College
have determined to turn over to the
| education commission tlleir property
| and franchise when the new college
shall have been put into operation:
These years, while we are waiting
and working for the enlarged Wo-
mans College, are years OF the utmost
Importance to the present Woman's
College and obviously for the future
Woman's College also. Let these con-
siderations be borne in mind, and let
| us in every way open to us Increase
the value OF what Is to be In no great
| time an important asset OF our great
| educational enterprise.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-22
An Explanation.

Editor Of The Dispatch:
Sir,-Ekidently there Is an error IN
the letter published In your paper OF
7h Instant in which i is e stafsa
burg Increased the salary Of the AZ
torney for the Commonwealth to the
limit fixed BY the statute in view OF
the fact that 1t will be incumbent on
OF the special prosecuting attorney ap..
pointed 10 act In the bank cases against
the cashiers" Last week the Auor-
ney for the Commonwealth OF Neck
crvisors and advised that they had no
legal right to provide compensation
for the special prosecutor, and In pur-
suance Of this advice the board re-
that they ouid pay reasonable fee
To provide fee by increasing the sal
airy of the Commemorative Attorney
80 he could pay 1t would be the same
thing IN dsaersn t. form ri v,ro,n,a ,eo..
provides. that, "in case OF felony or
misdemeano: gending II ,1,c any ~ ci rom
n,onwsalths Attorney Is , so s u acc
the the court t OF its own motion. or tbs
Judge thereof in vacation. shall nave
authority to appoint special prose,
cutting officer for that case. who snaii
the regular as, are cpommonwealths Attorney
and receive the same compensation"
In 1884 there was similar, case n
this county. when the regular com
and a',uTI The apecial one appointed BY the
court, after the trial asked compensa
ton from the Legislature OF Virginia
and authority for the Board q super
and an act was passed and aapprosyse.l
for that purpose November 49, 1854
and can be found in Acts OF Assembl.
of Virginia, extra session.. lSsa. Psss
SO. THOS. .. JEFFRESss.t
Chase CITY. Va. June -, 1908.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-22
Personal AND GENERAL,

The American Museum Of Natural History
has received samples OF the hair, wool ana
samples Of the outer covering Of this ex,inc.
animal now in America. They are from
Elephant Point. Alaska.
The mapping, of the United States by
the Geological Survey has been In progress
since 1879: and SO far somewhat more than
third OF the country has been surveyed.
or about 100000 square miles, exclusive
of parts OF Alaska.
The State of Washington produced TO-
IS l-3 per cent OF the total output OF the
United States. Washington has $50 mills
with daily output OF 47.s4o,ooo or is
does the yearly output approximate 1000,
900.
Considerably more than half the people
Of the world live IN the countries which
available statistics, furnished by the United
states Recruitment OF Commerce and La
f Dor give These countries. exclusive OF the
United states. an area OF 17,096,060 miles
and population OF e0+, 363,00h
DR.. W. F. King. for forty years president
OF Cornell College at Mount Vernon. Ia,
has resigned on account OF i'll health. Pro-
fessor James Harlan has been chosen to
succeed him.
The recent sale OF Mrs., Piozzi's diary in
London for slo,25n must be nearly q recon d
price for diaries, though last year Shelley s
notebooks brought $4,000. The great in
in its record OF conversations with Or. John :
son.
Professors Bang and Fibiger. Of the Uni
versity OF Copenhagen and DR.. Roerdam
noted military surgeon. have been appoint
Ell delegates to the tuberculosis congress, &c
b. held In Washington in September DR.
Eoerdam is prominent member OF the
Danish Parliament.
Henry weinstock, OF California, on a spe-
cial mission to study labor legislation
abroad, has arrived In ST. Petersburg. TIL.
American embassy has arranged conferencel
fol him With Count White. Minister OF Com
nerce shtpof, ex-Mnister OF Commere,
TImiraZefr and other specialists
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-22
Democrats Should Rcpudiate Govern
ment Ownership.

ton Of candidates the Chicago con-
vention has presented the Democrat
PARTY with splendid OPPORTUNITY 20 g, 81
the need Of extreme curefulness in pre-.
pairing the Democratic platform-of
avoiding extremes in the utterances
thereof. and Of formulating q set o.
principles which VIII pc ia at one one a0 o.
peal to the sanity and good hard com
mon sense Of the country. The PRO-
ceedngs Of the Chicago convention
suggest the advisabiity OF inserting a
plank in the Denver platform, mak'n I
il clear that the party does not g, GO
Tered by the doctrine 0f government
ownership Of railways. The lscpubli-
cans evidently Intend % raise n'uct.
false clamor in this relation, anu = =
the effect Just mentioned in the Dem!o,,,
tend to spike their guns. Mr.. Bryan,
NO imagine can stand upon such
plank with the utmost CONSISTENCY.
Ills first mention Of the question was
might e,ras II government ;egulain; :.
failed-and he has since made " plall
that he was projecting g politlcal yleM
that contained solely the elemeas o.
speculation and surmlse--l nat W W. ~,
ed government regulatton ana con 1,
sidered government ownership not Only
a most undesirable expedient, hut ons
which wa too remote I" :4t elly Cyl,
sideration for many years 20 Goms, !
ever. Therefore, we say u Wou'd 1, se9..
era tic party to specif,cally repudiate y
rs ,,latforin tie charges I'aae by ~
nenubiicans at Chicago with reference
| 10 TITS tion.--Lynchburg News.