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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-05-27

The silence of Burke's record, by
Burke, upon the Congressional Emil
cage grab" of the 5Sth Congress gives
added significance to the roll call in
the official Record, wherein Burke is
shown voting for a scheme put through
the House on the night of March /,
1905, to allow members of Congress
to "dip into the Treasury for mil.
cage not travelled from Washington to
their homes and return, at the rate of
20 cents a mile both ways. Perhaps it
was lawful for Congress to vote itself
a "rake-of" of $4,000 in the name
of mileage, though they could as justly
have called it clerk hire or stationery
allowance or anything else. But was
it honestf
Nor does Burke, in his appeal for re-
election, call attention to his vote in
the 59th Congress to preserve the
Hcinch' of the Steel Trust on the
Treasury and the Navy Departments
by defeating an appropriation in the
Naval appropriation bill to equip a
foundry at the naval gun factory
at Washington, to enable the Gov
eminent to protect itself from the ar
bitrary charges and practices of the
Trust in furnishing gun castings to the
Department.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-05-27

In Burks's record, diluted and ex-
purgated by Burke, we find no refer
ence to his loyalty, disclosed by the
Congressional Record, to Cannon and
Cannonism when he returned to Cou-
gress, after two years absence, for
the tariff session. He does not call
attention to his votes for Cannon and
for Cannonism in the election of the
Speaker and the fight for revision of
the rules. He does not explain that he
got no further from orthodox stand
patism in the tariff revision than TO
vote for Cannon's man Tawney' g
amendments to the lumber schedule;
that on eighteen roll calls out of TWEEN
ty-four he voted with Payne, and that
some of his six votes against Payne
were for duties higher than Payne
recommended; that he voted against
a motion to recommit the bill with
instructions TO place trust.controlled
products on the free list; that he vot-
ed for the Payne Bill when it passed
the House, and for the worse Payne
Aldrich conference bill on final pas
sage. Can it be that Burke fears that
a disclosure of his record on the tariff
would be received with less approval
by the voters in South Dakota than
by the leaders of the Cannon. System
machine in Washington
Burke, for some reason, omits to tell
his constituents how well he "stands
i'm with Cannon and the House ''lead,
crs;" how vel! &c pleased them dur
ing the tariff session. He neglects
to mention that, although he had been
absent for two years, in the brief tariff
session be so well satisfied them that
he was the same ''reliable' Burke,
who had served the System machine
faithfully in the past, that at the close
of the session, when the time came to
"reward the faithful" he was APP
pointed to the Craftsmanship of the
important Committee on Indian AT.
fairs, which had become vacant by the
transfer of Sherman to the Vice-Presi.
dencyi Not BUrkel Other Cannon
Congressman have made the political
mistake of Dragging to progressive
voters of their preferment by Cannon
and have been defeated for r~e-elcct.
ton. Burke would profit by avoiding
| their example.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-05-27

himself, does not tell the people Of
South Dakota that he voted for these
measures; that he voted even for the
final additional million for the rail
roads, against which even annon pro-
tested. But his votes are spread large
on the pages of the Congressional Re-
cord.
Burke's record, by himself, is like
wise silent on his vote in the 57th
Congress to pe%rpetuate the graft of
the asphalt crowd in the asphalt and
gilsonite lands of the Uintah Indian
reservation.
Nor does Burke proclaim to the peo-
pie of South Dakota that by the open
ing of the 5Sth Congress he had so far
ingratiated himself with the Cannon
machine that he was elevated to a po-
sition on the important Committee on
Interstate Commerce.
Burke's record, by himself, keeps in
the background his vote, so conspicu-
Gus in the official Congressional Rec
ord, in the JSth Congress, to give the
American shipping interests, over the
protests of the Secretary of War and
at a cost of millions to the people, a
monopoly of all ocean transportation
of government supplies, and in the
59th Congress, on roll call after roll
call, to give millions of the peoples
money in direct subsidies to the ship
ping interests.
Burke, in his record by himself, calls
no attention to his vote in the 5Sth
Congress, as recorded in the official
Record, to perpetuate the especial ia
cilities" graft of $4,000 a year for
the railroads in the ~postofice appro-
priation bill-an appropriation which
the Postofiice Department had consist
emily refused to recommend or en-
dorse.
Nor does he mention his vote to
table the Bristow report on official
wrongdoing in the Post office Depart
mcat.
Fergus County Democrat., 1910-02-15
NAILS AND TACKS.

Remember when you were kid and
were stuck on that little blonde girl
with the pale but pretty face2
Fergus County Democrat., 1910-02-15
MONEY FOR HARBORS.
Congress Appropriates Large Sums
for Improvements Along Coasts.

Washington, Feb. 1O-To make
Jamaica Bay the greatest harbor III
the world, the rivers and harbors ap-
preparation bill provides $55O,OoO as
an initial sum, and authorizes the ex-
penditure by the federal government
of 100000 for this project alone
conditional upon the city Of New
York spending an additional So
100000.
1t was expected that the bill woull
be reported to the house today, bu
delay, largely in printing the bi
document, made it necessary to defer
reporting it until tomorrow.
There is an aggregate $3,32S,OO0 ap
propriated in the bill for all the water
ways project i'll New York state. in
cluding the Jamaica bay scheme. Th'
Pacific coast is not neglected Tor tn
Washington lake project at Seattl
gets 81 100000. There is 81 l,2OO,U
| for the improvement Of the mouth Q
the Columbia river, $l,l5O,OOO 10
Humboldt Bay, California, $725,ON
| for San Diego and $4,000 for Oak
| land harbor.
Fergus County Democrat., 1910-02-15

the two senators are the following:
Thomas c. Marshall of Missoula, l..
l.. Galloway of Dillon, E. K. Cheadle
Of Lewistown, George B. Winston OF
Anaconda, George NJ. Bourquin OF
Butte, ]. A. Walsh of Helena, Frank
Henry OF Livingston, Fletcher Mad
dox of Great Falls, Theodore l..
Brantley of Helena, Henry Mcintyre
of Helena and F. c. Webster OF Mis-
soula.
Representative Pray hopes to have
Judge Hunt appear with him before
the house committee on judiciary on
Tuesday next to argue in favor OF
the Pray bill creating second fed
eral judgeship in Montana. Mr.. Pray
has assembled mass Of statistics tc
show the amount OF business done by
the court and the great expense en-
tailed by bringing witnesses, litigTpt:
and attorneys from the distant parts
OF the state to attend court.
Fergus County Democrat., 1910-02-15
Says He's the Scapegoat.

New York, Feb. lO.-"The sugar
trust made scapegoat of me. 1t de-
serted me absolutely. 1t bounded and
ruined me, after l served it faithfully
for twenty-nine years"
Thus declared Oliver Splitter, for
mer dock superintendent of the Amer
ican Sugar Refining company's plant
at William sburg, after he had heard
the sentence of two years in the At
lanta prison imposed upon him today
by Justice Martin. Spitzer was con-
victed of conspiracy to defraud by un-
dcrwcighing sugar. In broken tones
Splitter bitterly arraigncd the sugar
trust.
Il started 18th the trust in 1880.
he said, "as boy and by industry
worked myself up, step by step, unit.
| became superintendent of docks a:
Williamsburg
"It has been reported that | was
receiving big pay from the trust As
a matter of fact, got salary OF SIS
week The expenses of this trial
have cut into my savings and left me
practically ruined man.
"In the alleged fraud prosecution,
the government cried for victim and
the sugar trust answered by sacrificing
me and four $l8 week checkers.
None of MS was guilty of any breach
Of the law, but somebody had to go
to prison to save those higher up.
They say | had knowledge OF the
manipulation of the scales. l don't
think ] was in the scale house once
during the last fifteen years | had
no occasion to enter them. AS to
the corset steel said to have been dis
covered in hole in set Of scales
knew nothing about it and seem
ingly no one else except Parr, who
claims to have found it later
II am going to Atlanta today BE-
cause ] directed my counsel not tc
apply for stay Of execution. ] dis
not want TO place myself in the same
prt of a position as Mr.. Morse founf
himself in.
81 am not saying this because ] an
uipate that my conviction will b.
upheld by the courts. On the coy
tlary, on an appeal, expect the con
viction 10 be reversed and a new tra
ordered.'
Fergus County Democrat., 1910-02-15
Barberry Sauce.

To a peck OF sweet apples allow a
half peck of barberries and two quarts
of molasses. Look over the berries
carefully. removing stems and leaves,
wash and put over 10 cook with water
to float them. Add the molasses and
cook gently until the berries are ten
der. Skim out the berries and put
into the sirup as many OF the apples,
pared. uuartered and cored, as the
kettle will hold conveniently. As soon
as tender put into the jar With the
berries and boil the sirup until thick
Pour over the fruit. let stand until the
next day, scald together once more
then put away III cans il YOU have
plenty. or in large stone jar,
Fergus County Democrat., 1910-02-15
Iron Used in Earliest Times.

How long has the human race had
iron? 1t is impossible to be precise
in the matter. All that we know is
that iron has been known to men for
a very long time. In the time of
the Assyrians it was extensively used,
iron saws, knives and other tools hav
ing been found by Layard at Nineveh.
Homer refers to the forging of iron,
while the hardening and tempering
of steel appear to have been opera
tions in common use among the early
| Greeks. The employment OF a kind
OF bellows for the forging of tools,
| presumably of iron, figures in Egyp-
tian sculpture of 1900 b. e. Cast iron
appears to have been discovered about
$50 B. G. Through the agency O!
| The Romans the. manufacture OF iron
was introduced all over the then
known world and into those regions
where it had not been previously
known.
Fergus County Democrat., 1910-02-15
Siege! Siege! Siege!

This military expression is used by
the Salvation Army to call attention
to the revival and special evangelistic
services which will be held, beginning
today, at the army hall, First avenue
south. The cooperation of leading
ministers and other powerful speak
ers has been secured and will re-
suit, no doubt, in enthusiastic and
helpful services at which the audi
ences will be entertained and led into
a closer contact with the divine
mercies Of Jehovah.
These services will be OF a union
nature and entirely undenominational.
There will be an attractive musical
program at each service which will
begin at 8 o'clock p. m. sharp. The
services will commence February 18th
and continue until March 9TH every
day except Mondays. Every one i'll
Lewistown should attend these ser
vices and reap the benefits which are
certain to result. A cordial invitation
and hearty welcome is extended TO
all The program for the first week
is as follows:
Tuesday, Feb. Is: Exhortation to
Resume Active Service, Rev. Thomas
Huxley, of the Baptist church.
Wednesday, Feb. 10: Return to
Duty, by the Rev Dimmick OF the
NJ. F. church.
Thursday, Feb. II: Wake Up
There" by the Rev Pfaus.
Friday, Feb. IS: The Devils
Rocking Chair" by the Rev Wright,
OF the Presbyterian church.
Saturday, Feb. 10: what Are
Your Pages by Rev. Lars Ander-
son.
! Sunday, Feb 20: At Il o'clock a
m, Lord Send Me-" by Captain
i Brugman. At p. M, "Your Oppor-
tunity" to the young folks. At 4 p
m, My Witnesses" by officer il
charge At 8 p m, "rhy Soul Re
gained" by officer in charge.
: Come. invite and bring your friends
' get blessed. Look for further an
nouncements in next issue.
: Wanted, men and women who vii
enlist in the service of Him who CAV
!, himself for the salvation of the world
o Wanted. good singers and musician
]: who will consecrate their talents +
the service of our Lord, Jesus Chris
VI The saloon is legal business an
} revenue to the community as long a
n there are enough drinkers to supper
II them. Get out of the drinking habi
e That's the best move you can max
II New quarters have been secured b
r. the Salvation Army in the building {
Mr.. Johnson on First avenue soutl
If formerly occupied by the Dali
II News. The building has undergor
e. considerable alterations internally an
10 consequently converted into suitab
IN quarter for Salvation Army work
hall and quarters for officers bein
combined The hall is very attract,
by its neatness and cleanliness, whi
the new benches offer fair accon
ed mediation by seating capacity f
!. 120 people The hall is we'll heatt
he and furnished with good lights al
'e- rendered very comfortable place
&C. those who attend meetings. T.
raj meetings are as usual lively and co
OF Quoted eve.y night except Monda,
he A series of special meetings is plann
en- for. from Feb. Is to March 7. T
Ter ministers of the leading churches W
Ia participate and render active servi'
All are cordially invited to these me-
he ines, which will be entirely evana
en- listic. You ought to come and bri
Of Your friends
Fergus County Democrat., 1910-02-15
Judge MACGOWAN
BURIED THURSDAY
WELL KNOWN ATTORNEY AND
CITY OFFICIAL LAID AT
REST.

The funeral of the late +. +. Mac
Cowan who died at his home III this
citv on the morning of February 9TH,
was held Thursday morning at ~
o'clock from the Catholic church.
The church was filled by the friends
of this splendid citizen who thus gath
cred to pay last tribute OF respect
to the memory of the departed. The
members of the Fergus county bar at
tended the funeral in body. The
Bar Association passed the following
resolutions upon the death OF an hon
ored member:
Resolutions Of Respect and Sympathy.
The life of Francis +. MacGowan
has become "a tale that is told" An
upright and progressive citizen, a
trusted and efficient officer, learned,
conscientious and painstaking lawyer,
a kind, thoughtful and affectionate
husband and father, gentle, kind
hearted, honest man, has passed from
our midst.
His life has flowed
From its mysterious urn a sacred
stream,
In whose calm depth the beautiful and
pure
Alone are mirrorcd."
We shall miss from Our meetings
his genial presence, his kindly greet
ings, his unfailing courtesy, and his
conservative counsel Therefore,
Be it resolved, that we spread up
on our minutes and engrave upon the
tablets of our memory this tribute
of our respect to his character as {
fellow citizen, respected officer, :
beloved brother of our chosen craft
and one OF Natures noblemen:
His life was gentle, and the element!
So mixed in him that Nature nigh
stand up.
And say to all the world, this was ;
mani
Resolved, further, that we sincercl.
mourn with his bereaved family ant
many friends, his untimely demise a
the height Of his usefulness to th'
city and community, and cherish ii
our memory his many excellent quail
tiles of mind and heart.
Resolved, further, that these resolu
tons, together with a suitable me
mortal OF. the life and services of ou
deceased brother be presented to tn
Judge of the District Court OF Fei
gus County, Montana, upon the cor
vening of the next trial term of sal
court, for inscription upon the minute
of the said court, in which our dc
parted brother was practiced SO Ion
as an honored and distinguished at
vocate and counsellor
Resolved, further, that an engrosse
copy of these resolutions be delivere
to the family OF our deceased brote
and copies furnished the local paper
for publication.
Respectfully submitted,
EDGAR G. WORDEN,
CHAS. J. MARSHALL,
@. w. BELDEN
Fergus County Democrat., 1910-02-15
To Build Legation Houses.

Washington, Feb. 1O.-The Unite,
States is to build and own its owl.
embassy buildings abroad to the ex
tent Of $5OO,OOO annually. if congress
acts favorably upon the Lowden bill
reported to the house today from the
committee on foreign affairs. The
decision to report the bill followed a
hearing today at which Presiden,
Jones and other officials of the Amer.
lean Embassy association attacked
the present system OF leasing build.
ings.
Frederick Townsend Martin, vice
president OF the association, de
nounced the practice of sending
wealthy men as ambassadors t.
foreign countries.
This thing of sending rich men az
our ambassadors is gradually work
ing the system from one OF democrac.
into one of snobbishness," he de
clared. "Our embassies are notorious
for their exclusiveness and their iii
accessibility to the travelling Amer
lean The United States should es
tablish suitable embassys and b
democratic abroad as well as at home
Fergus County Democrat., 1910-02-15
WHERE MONEY is CHEAP.
Big Rolls Are Very Common Down
in Nicaragua, Writes Prof. Powers.

Mr.. A. S. Wright is just in receipt
OF letter from Prof. Henry J. Pow
ers, mining engineer, whom many Of
our citizens will remember as having
spent some time here few years ago
examining mining properties and who
was stricken with paralysis about
three years ago, and was supposed to
be entirely incapacitated, but he re-
covered sufficiently to follow his pro-
fession. He says that he recently
made a professional visit to Guate.
mala and writes OF prices there a.
follows:
Things are high in that country
Shoe shine, $500; board and lodgins
at hotel, per day $500 to $4,000
shave and hair cut, $3.50; native beer
$3.50 per glass; plain whiskies, $3.50
mixed drinks from $1,000 to $l5.0f
Everyone has big rolls of bills from
one to twenty thousand dollars abou
them, but on further inquiry on
learns that their dollars can be go
for five and half cents of ou
money"
We would suggest to those of on
readers who have few dollars o
hand and who are ambitious to BIZ
come millionaires, that they move t
Guatemala where their ambition ca
be readily realized.
Fergus County Democrat., 1910-02-15
MEETS USUAL FATE
INVENTIVE GENIUS MISUNDER-
STOOD AND UNREWARDEO.
Mr.. GIasspy Had Idea for Scheme
That Might Have Revolutionized
Present Scheme Of Motive
Power, but Alas!

yes, my name is Cluppins,' said
the head of the manufacturing firm,
turning around in his revolving chair;
what can do for your"
MY name is Glasspy," said the
caller, a tall, slender man in suit of
faded black Possibly you have
heard of me. | am the inventor Of
Glasspy's footpad discourager, an in.
genious device by which the bOldest
hold-up man can be reduced to submis-
sion in the twinkling Of an eye, and"
NO, sir l never heard of you."
well. worked it one night with
signal success on footpad myself.
but l never sold any. Let it pass.
also invented mechanical arrange.
ment by the use of which timid
woman, merely by pressing spring.
can repulse any tramp or suspicious
character who may try to enter the
door Of dining room or Kitchen
- never heard of 1t. Look here,
MI
"Glasspy. will detain you only a
few minutes. | am the discover, Mr.
Cluppins, of an entirely new motive
power, but | lack the capital to de.
velop 1t and bring it before the pub
lie"
Il have no money to lend on
schemes of that sort, sir"
II am not trying to borrow any
money, sir. am simply proposing an
arrangement by which both of us can
make money. | furnish the idea You
! furnish the capital to exploit it ii the
| idca commends itself favOrably to you.
| The human heart. Mr.. Cluppins, for
! the size of it, and considering It's limi
tations, is the most powerful motor in
| the world. 1t never stops. 1t works
day and night, with. tireless energy
To illustrate it's power. cross one leg
over the other allowing your foot to
hang free. Then note how, with every
pulsatiOn OF the heart, the foot will vi
brate up and down, describing an arc
Of perhaps q quarter Of an inch.
The late Abraham Lincoln once no
ticed this peculiar vibration of the
crossed leg and made a whimsical re-
mark about 1t. Imagine 10000 or 100,
900 human beings, Mr.. Cluppins, sit.
ting with their legs crossed. not neces
sarily in company, but connected by
electrical currents cOnvergfng to a
common center, and tell me, If you
can, what limit can be placed to the
tremendous energy thus developed by
the simple motion OF 100000 human
feet, moving through an arc
Excuse me a moment, Mr.. Glass
py," hurriedly interrupted the Other
rising to his feet and stepping int
; the next room, closing the door behin>
him.
Half a minute later an agitatet
voice was talking through the tele
phone:
Hello Is that the Central police
station? This is the Cluppins Manu-
featuring Company. Send couple o
: strong policemen here at once. There
a raving maniac loose in my Office
: Chicago Tribune.
Fergus County Democrat., 1910-02-15
WAITING FOR HUNT.
Much Sought for Job Will Be Filled
When Jurist Gets to Washington.

Washington, Feb. l0.-Pending the
arrival of Judge Hunt, nothing is be-
ing done in the matter of the selec-
tion of his successor on the federal
bench in Montana. His resignation OF
that position to take the place on the
customs court, to which he has been
nominated, is not yet in hand, neither
has the senate confirmed the nomina.
ton.
Among the candidates for 1.-THE
judgeship whose application or en-
dorsements are now in the hands O
Fergus County Democrat., 1910-02-15
Use Rocker at the Sewing Machine.

Use a Rocker at the Sewing Machine.
At this time OF the year when we
are spending long hours at the ma
chine, trying to finish our summer
sewing, it is we'll to know that If you
will sit in an armless rocker while
using the machine you will be able 10
sew for hours at time without the
aches which generally accompany
such machine work. The rocker gives
to and relieves the hOdy of the motion
while running. OF course it is nee.
essary to put a cushion on the chair
so you will be higher, but even with
hand sewing many backaches will be
avoided by using low chair,-House.
| keeper.
Fergus County Democrat., 1910-02-15
Yellow Tomato Salad.

Here is a very blithe dish for the
outdoor tea, for, artistically arranged,
the golden vegetables are as pretty
as a bouquet Choose the small, bright
egg tomatoes, scald, peel carefully
chill and arrange in pointed pyra
mid on tender lettuce leaves on vel
low or green dish. Pour over then
French dressing or add pat Of may
nnnaise when serving zach plate.
Fergus County Democrat., 1910-02-15
To Whiten Clothes.

Fine linen such as infants clothing
and pocket handkerchiefs that have
become yellow, may be whitened by
boiling in strong suds, made Of vel
low soap, milk, and water-half milk
and half water. Boil for half an hour,
wash in ordinary hot suds, rinse in
clean hot water, then in cold blue
water
Fergus County Democrat., 1910-02-15

Isn't it awful how the good things
in life melt away so quickly ?--Mil
waukee Evening Wisconsin,
Fergus County Democrat., 1910-02-15

Remember when you were klQ anu
were stuck on that little blonde girl
with the pale but pretty face2
And how you used to sneak out
walking with her after school and at
night when your mother thought you
were playing ball With the boy in the
back lot?
And how she struggled when you
kissed her for the first time and said
she'd never speak to you again, and
how that last remark worried you
when you sneaked into bed and re-
called it?
And how when you had to stay
home nights, you wanted to be alone
so you could think of her, and how
when Saturday night came around
you would dream of meeting her at
church the next morning?
And how nervous you used to be
when you'd walk past her house pur.
posely just to get peek at her, and
how pretty she used to look when she
went out walking with her mother?
| And how you met her ten years la.
| ter and she was big and fat and car.
| ried a sQuawking kid and her hair
was kind OF mussy and she looked
like the dickens?
| Isn't it awful how the good things
waukee Evening Wisconsin.