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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-12-09
WHATS IN "A NAME?"

Down in Oklahoma the people are
disputing about the authorship of the
Shakespeare plays. The dispute as to
whether the author was Lord Bacon or
William Shakespeare has from time to
time penetrated all parts of the Eng
disappearing world. The question is
of no Importance in this country, and of
very little anywhere. Whoever the
writer was, his name might just as
easily have been Jim Smith or Bill
Jones as to have been what it was. 1t
is only by the merest accident that any
OF US bear the name we have. At best
a verbal or printed mans is only vi
bratlon of the air or a spot of ink. 1t
is handy to have for the purpose of
identification while we live after we
are gone it is nothing The wolk re-
mains. and if the people of the future
remember any of US at all, it will be by
reason Of the work not the name.
Some other fellow who in life was a
pirate might have the same name. So
we might as well remember that "a
rose by any other name would smell as
sweet. = Its the quality, the record,
which counts, and not the name.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-12-09
STATE OPPOSES FILING

The state land department is resist
ing in the United States land OIL CO
the effort of John Holland of Stanley
county to make homestead filing on
a tract of school land in the northern
part OF that county. Holland alleges
settlement prior to survey and the
right to file. He has lived on the
tract for about twenty years without
any title and now wants it for a home
stead. The contention of the state is
nat he has waived his rights to lie on
the tract by waiting for SO long a time
after survey before attempting to make
an entry and further that he has ad :
mitted the title of the state by leasing
the tract from the state for several
years AS school land. The case will
no doubt go up to the interior depart
ment whatever the decision on the To-
cal office.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-12-09
SCHOOLING of THE FARM.

Orange City Herald: The bone
and Drawn and brain and sinew of
commercial life come from the farm
Let the hoy who complains about his
tasks Oh the farm remember that the
schooling he is now getting has it's
uses, and that the future will Deepen d
upon how he uses it. Accomplish
ment is the great lesson to be learned
learning how to do things which
are disagreeable. learning how to per-
form tasks which are disagreed Bile
learning never TO be discouraged,
never to give up.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-12-09
A GROWING INDUSTRY.

The growth Of the demand for steel
freight cars is almost startling. and it
is we'll understood that the growth
hereafter will be very much greater.
The Railway and Engineering Review
says the fact that the products of the
half-dozen steel car plants are sold up
until next June shows the attitude Of
the railway companies on the subject of
steel cars. Total orders for cars this
year amount in round figures to 100, 900
cars. At this time last year these plants
had orders for $4,000. Quite number
or systems have not placed their orders.
The existing car wheel capacity is in
sufficient to supply wheels in time for
the demand, but it is probable that by
next February the Carnegie Steel COM
pany will be in the field to more than
cover any deficit. Many large plants
IN the steel industry aae at precent
sold as far as five months ahead. Steel
car capacity is being increased by nearly
all the larger conserns, The output of
sheet and Tin plate bar is below demand.
German billets have been imported a.
long the Atlantic coast within a few
days and the importations at Pittsburg
are being arranged for. There are not
enough cars to carry the out put of coke
as fast as it is produced Plate and
structural ca,paeity is strained to the ut
most and there are not a few large in
terests that are unable to secure the
promise of delivery Of material when it
will be needed. Additional rail orders
have been placed and there are futher
encouraging evidences that the foreign
countries will need Large supplies,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-12-09
ELECTRIC RAILWAY PLAN.
A move appears to be under

A move appears to be under way
for an electric railway line, which,
while it is principally Nebraska pro-
position, skins so close to the South
Dakota line that it crosses into the
state at two points one in Todd coun
ty and the other in Gregory. The
proposed line is to run from Valen-
time on the Nebraska branch of the
Northwestern railway to Spencer on
the Dallas ranch of that road, 1t is
to run in general easterly direction,
keeping near the South Dakota line
all the way, following the divide be-
tween the Niobrara and Keya Paha
rivers for a considerable distance.
crossing the Key Paha near the South
Dakota line and after reaching the
Ponca river following down that
Stream to whore its eastern terminal
Is to be at Spencer. The promoters
expect to get their power for opera
ton of the line from the Niobrara
river. They are in correspondence
with the South Dakota authorities as
to the requirement of this state so far
as the line crosses into South Oak ta,
and report negotiations under way
with an assurance of securing the
the necessary capital for construction
of the line.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-12-09
THE GOLD THAT GOES AWAY.

prosperity gives no sign, outside of
purely speculative cncles. of exper-
periencing any i'll effects be .ause of
the great magnitude of gold exports.
In the eleven months of 1909 the
500, 100000 mark has been passed.
ana the increasingly heavy outgo in
dlcates that the total for the year
VIII be new record. The exports
probably will approximate $40 900 900
more than the total product of our
gold mines for the year. In other
words, the foreign money power has
made an inroad to that amount ON
our stock OF gold as it stood at the
close of of 1909.
lhls heavy drain is going on at a
time OF stringency in our money mar
ket which is greatly accumulated by
the sinister attitude of foreign capi-
tai. Upon looking abroad, as usual,
4or few millions OF gold or credits
with which to finance prosperity-to
move the bumper crops of l9O0-our
wonld-be borrowers were told to 90
to. Europe had suddenly and I'M
eXpectedly frightened her purse
strings. Consequently New York
banks We're forced to put the brake
on stock exchange operations by
sharpely contracting loans. The de-
vice served to provide funds to meet
the Vests requirements, but at the
cost OF sharp slump in securities,
which has not yet run it's course
otlll the exports of gold increased,
showing that foreign banks not only
had closed their doors against us.
but had the purpose and power to
keep up the raid on our resources.
Roughly speaking, we were kicked
out OF London and held up in New
York.
Almost half of the 500, 900, 900 ex-
ported up to Dec. went to Argen-
tina, our chief rival in the markets Of
the world. But this should be credited
TO London, rs that market finds it
cheaper to ship gold from New York
direct to Argentina in payment of
wheat bills. The same can be said Of
the $4,000, 900 which Brazil took from
lis except that coffee was the article
PAID for In addition London got
SID 100000 direct or $S7l 200, 900 in all.
Paris got S13, 500, 900 Japan s1l $50 900
and Holland s4,OO0oOO,
Various reasons are assigned for
the heavy export movement under the
peculiar circumstances, the most
plausible being that the money is be-
ing sent in payment of interest and
dividends to foreign holders of Amer
lean bonds and other securities. The
New York banks one day last week
dlshursed Sa5, 600, 800 in interests and
dividends, of which amount large
share went to foreigners and which.
II not reinyested here will figure in
December exports. In fact the usual
period of heavy takings of gold has
just set in and if the drain continues
throughout the new year the decision
ID wall street will hardly be lifted,
though there is no reason to appre-
bend that industrial prosperity will
feel the pinch any more than it has
this year. The most disquieting
thing in this developing episode in
finance is the spectacle of Argentina
getting gold and markets away from
rs
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-12-09
TOO MUCH BANDIT READING.

Inc average parents anxious to do
their duty by their offspring are very
careful to see that the children are pro-
perly fed and clothed.
This must not be eaten because II
means bad teeth; that must be avoided
because it means bad nerves. This
must not be worn because the child wiz
catch a chill; that must be avoided be-
cause it will make the little fellow too
hot
An en5eavor is made to surround the
child with pretty home, to teach him
good manners; to bring him up SO that
he will be healthy and strong will be
obedient.
But how often does The parent as..
pervise the mental food Of the child and
OF the youth? You Mr.. father. look
to it that your boy does not stuff his.
stomach with bad food but are you
watching to see that he does not over
load his brain with bad ideas?
DO you take an interest in what he
reads or DO you leave him to his own de-
vices? 5s n
II you take the latter course done be
surprised if he reads about "Deadwood
Dick and the Bold Bandits, Z and all i
the other trash in which criminala APP
pear as heroes in which robbers are
glorified and the law sneered at.
And if your son stuffs himself With
that kind of thing don't be surprised
some day if like the lad Hoal Of New
Albany, Ind. he walks into q hank.
bandit fashion and begins tosiiOoI d0Wn
good men right and left.
# you allow your 10y to poison lii
body you make Weakling Of him if
you allow him to poison hia mind. yo.i
are taking an excellent way az lnAikind
q criminal Of. him
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-12-09
CASH ON HAND IN TREASURY

The report of condition of the state
treasury for the first of December shows
a total on hand of S347, 566 in all fund 5.
Of this $116, 400 was in the comm on
school income fund and will be draw n
out Of the treasury this month for the
December distribution Of that that ffuana! .
The general fund showed but s5,O74.
The Irvine plant fund was $1O3, 459, and
the game fund showed $685. on that
date. The capitol building fund show
ed cash to the amount of sl0,278 as an
offset on the issue hf STA, 22l warrants
issued on that fund.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-12-09
HUMAN AND OTHER HOGS.

The beef trust excuses the hiRh
prices for its products on the hypo.
thesis that the supply Of cattle does
not Keep up with the increase Of
population. Then When we come to
consult 'Tama JIM about it his de-
partment deposes and saith that in
the year 1900 there were 43,9O2. ia
head of cattle in the United States.
which number is augmented to r.
o92, 900 head in 1909, an increase Of
nearly 80 per cent, while it is not
likely that the population of 1909 is
even 10 per cent III excess Of what 1t
was nine years ago.
And at the same time our exports
of beef are less in quantity now than
then. Here is a bit of news from
London that should lend encourage
ment to the consumer of beef on our
Atlantic seaboard, if the law of sup
ply and demand were not a Joke:
Britons are ceasing to look to the
United States for their beef, and are
turning more and more to Argentina
for meats and cattle. Prominent Eng
lish shipowners and Argentine cattle
ralsers have organized company
which will undertake to ship sup
plies of chilled meat regularly each
week from the River La Plata to
London and Manchester. Work al
ready has been begun on nine new 49,
knot refrigerator steamers, which
VIII be added to the fleet already at
the company's disposal
If our country has lost the foreign
provisions market, it will be due to
that greed which oyerleaps itself, and
nothing else-the touch Of Midas in
another phase.
1t was noidle boast of distinguish
ed citizen of Chicago that when he
slaughtered hog and he was the
most famous butcher in all the tides
of. time '-nothing escaped but the
squeal. Every ounce of the animal
from tip of snout to end of tail was
utllized--every hair, every drop
OF blood, every atom of the entire
carcass.
That was the very genius of bust
ness economy, and it should have re-
suited III cessation Of Strengthening
loeeyes. muttons, and hogs on the
farm where waste prevailed. But
the trust would not put up with fair
and reasonable profit. 1t was Ia the
business of making millionaires a.
we'll as killing hogs and Strengthening
beeves. IL might have had every
consumer it's friend: it elected to have
every one of them an enemy.
And the same is true of all the other
trusts. They would not be content
with a reasonable profit. The result
was the octopus chase. and the situs-
ton is not as lovely as it should be By
any means.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-12-09

Up to June 80, last the national irri-
CATION law had produced from the sale
of public lands $50, 900, 900 and the IN
vestment in irrigation works for the
same time Amounted to $45, 900, 600. r.
rlgation requires large expenditure, but
it pays and it provides opportunity for
thousands Of homes.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-12-09

Now that Patten has corner in
cotton, people are beginning to boil
him out again.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-12-09

The railroad strike reminds US again
how good the good old farm is, where a
man can plant enough seed in day to
keep his family in farm produce for a
year. Of course he must get his ground
ready first and cultivate and harvest
the crop afterwards : but never the less
it is an Independent and reliable way to
get food
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-12-09

Central America revolutionists should
always have dead American or two on
their side
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-12-09
Secretary of Agricultural Wilson say,

Secretary of Agricultural Wilson says
the corn crop this year is equal in value
to all the clothing and personal adorn-
ments in the Uuited States. The corn
tassel has done we'll to broak even with
the tall hat and its waving plumes.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-12-09

The house committee has returned
from Panama with wonderful story of
progress in the digging of the bigg est
and costliest waterway in history It's
successful completion will mark Col.
Goethal as a hydraulic engineer of the
first rank and deserving of the fame
that will cling to him as long as this
great work is remembered.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-12-09

It's an i'll wind that blows nobody
good. Missouri game wardens seized
in three days 5000 ducks which were
killed in southern Missouri and Arkan-
sas and consigned to commission firms
and market men in ST. Louis and turu ed
them over to the hospitals and chari-
table institutions of that city.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-12-09

And now President Taft has con-
gress on his hands again and Uncle
Joe has the insurgents on his hands
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-12-09

If JAS j Hill hasn't warned us
against something, will that something
please stand up and move that the warns
ing be made unanimous
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-12-09

The Indianapolis News says that the
intelligence of the country is behind
the insurgents however much Mr. Aid
rich may explain or Mr. Cannon rage.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-12-09

The Sioux Falls papers are quarreling
over the postmastership
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-12-09

There are some strong hints that the
trouble in Nicaragua is mainly a fruit
trust war between the Ncaraguan Fruit
company, native enterprise and the
United Fruit company, controlled by
citizens of the United States. Presi-
dentZelaya gave an important concess-
ion which both parties wanted to the
native company and forthwith there was
revolutions
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-12-09

Spain is an old nation, but appar-
emily she has not yet learned the old
lesson that when you shoot down one
honest complainer against conditions
you raise up 20 in his place. Vir-
ginia hanged John Brown and raised
up two armies for civil war.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-12-09

The United States government has
$40, 064 employees, as against 3O6, l4l in
1907, an increase in the two years of
about ga, 0O0persons, or about 20 per cent
The number employed in the city of
Washington is %, 974.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-12-09

IT'S said the Italians invented news
papers, Were probably brought into
being as a medium to chronicle Marco
Polo's big game stunts in far-off lands
at a ducat a word.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-12-09

Lords who are almost strangers in
parliment repaired thther to vote a
gainst the budget. If the Liberals have
their way these lords will retire to OBJ
security permanently.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-12-09

An Omaha flour mill has been ships
ping flour to Minneapolis Those
Minneapolis millers must be doing
some funny stunts with their local
trade if Omaha millers can afford to
pay railroad freight and commission
to dealers and yet do business in the
Minneapolis local field, under the
shadow Of the big mills. We have
heard before that sometimes Mime.
apolis -four sells for less in Liverpool
than in Minneapolis.
General Superintendent Parke of the
Union Pacific Railroad before the recent
annual meeting of the New York
and New England Association of Rail
way Surgeons reported that one human
being every hour is killed and every ten
minutes on American railroads this be-
ing his estimate based on the casualty
reports of our large railroads. Modern
construction Of equipment is gradually
improving but negligence of employees
ill ellsel 81 per Il Of i. Il ..lts.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-12-09

In the past few, very few, of those
who have lived their lives and &C
quired their wealth in this city have
left any thing to Pierre by which
they will be remembered.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-12-09

The Wright brothers are starting an
aeroplane factory. If the time ever
comes to make it advisable. the stock
will not be watered-it will be aerated.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-24
A Prose "Pome,"

Within the reach OF our hands as
we sit here in this editorial den, which
Is shut away from the affairs of either
workshop or business Office, all by our
lonesome, there ARE several well
known articles we need in our bust
ness. One OF them is a simple old
cob pipe and an old terbaccer box
filled with very mild and harmless
old terbaccer: one s a much thumbed,
complete edition OF Bill Shakespeare's
works; another is a students Bible
in fair state of preservation. When
ever We have particularly hard nut
to crack in taking care of a bit Of
news, or whenever in the stiffness
here We get TO cogitating on the man
fold peculiar, divers and strange
things in human nature as 1t Is mir
rored daily before US in the goings.
comings and doings of people, then
We reach for faithful Old Cob load
her up and calmly FIJI the circumam-
bient atmosphere with filmy dreams
Whenever We want an apt quotation
in which not a word OF the Kings
Good English is wasted, and which
goes right to the heart OF bit of
philosophy, we open up Shakespeare
and Gull a phrase. The philosophy OF
Shakespeare is of the essence OF
things everlasting. and therefore new
er grows old Whenever We want TO
read a particularly fine lot of litera-
ture or take another look at the eter-
nal things which the creeds and dog
mas and foolish little imaginations or
superstitions of man do not change
the foundation of the simple religion
we reverenlty open the Book OF
Books guided by first-class concor-
dance. and find II there.-Kingman
tKanD Journal.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-24
IN POLICE CIRCLES
Sam Haines Held to Circuit Court
Twenty six Other Cases in City
court--other Arrests.

Sam Haines. colored, who cut an.
other negro few days ago, was ar
rested yesterday on state warrant
He was tried in Police Magistrate
Nhiteamp's court on charge of as.
sault with deadl>, weapon with in,
tent - murder and bound over to the
circuit court. Haines slashed another
negro badly in quarrel over a can
OF beer,
Twenty-sixs cases were tried in the
city court for breaches of the city
ordinances two for disturbing the
peace. fined SIS each. both Jail; two
trespassers, fined IS each, one fine
stayed during good behavior and
the other going to jail; tive carrying
concealed weapons. fled s25 each.
both taking Jail sentence; eleven dis
orderiies, seven finei So and four
fined IS. one of the latter havi,1 his
fine stayed during good behavior and
four of the former paying. the Others
going TO Jail; nine DRINKS. all fined
81 five paying and the. others going
to Jail. The arrests after court
closed yesterday are two, one drunk
and one for frequenting wine rooms.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-24

useful for shade and also ornamental
English filberts OF hazel nuts succeed
we'll on almost any kind of soil. The
larger varieties ATE sweet and much in
demand by candy manufacturers. The
purple variety are frequently used as
an ornamental shrub and for hedge
ing.
By reasonable thrift we can pro-
duce a constant timber supply be-
yond our present need, and with il
conserve the usefulness of our
streams for irrigation, water supply,
navigation and power.
we shall suffer for timber to meet
our needs until Our forests have had
time to grow again. Pat II we act
vigorously and at once. we shall es-
cape permanent timber scarcity.
For each million acres OF forest
IN public ownership over 100000 are
privately owned. The conservation Of
public forests is the smaller task be-
fore the nation and the states. The
larger task is TO induce private forest
owners, which means 100000 men,
TO take care of what they have, and
to teach woodusers,. which means
everyone. how not to waste.
IF these things are done they will
conserve our streams as we'll as our
forests. If they are not done the use
fulness of our streams will decrease
no less than the usefulness of our
forests.
What better trees to plant than
hickory or walnut for timber? Every
one can plant 4 fruit or nut tree if
only for a matter of sentiment. II will
yield more real pleasure. bring you
nearer 10 nature and unfold the in
finite possibilities of the most pro-
fitable product OF the soil Of our
country"
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-24
RIVER NEWS


The river marked 1877 feet on the
Cairo gauge last evening showing a
rise of IL feet in "a iIours $50
Rising rivers were reported from
points above here last evening as
follows: Mt. Vernon i, Jacksonville
10. Paducah 1.6.
The Minnetonka went to ST. Louis
yesterday morning having coaled here.
The Walter Needham with show
boat passed up the Ohio yesterday.
The John S. Summers went south
with an empty barge after lumber.
The Eliza from Memphis passed to
Pittsbur.
The Dick Foyler was in port as US
ual from Paducah returning at 2:30 p.
IN. She will be down today
The City of Saltillo is due from 81.
Louis today bound for Tennessee riy-
ef.
The 4. s. snagboat McComb left 81
Lotus yesterday for Cairo.