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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-07-25
A VAST GOLD BRICK.

Times-Republican: There is great
jubilation just now among the old
school of anti-Cummins newspapers
| in Iowa such as the Burlington
Kawkeye, Sioux City Journal, Du-
buque Times, Cedar Rapids RepuD-
lican and Des Moines Capital. At
ter fighting and pursuing Cummins
for nearly fifteen years while the
people kept him on duty in the gov
ernor's Office and in the senate these
political wolves seemed to have re-
vived hope. Iowa republicans are
coming to sense of the fact that
they have been the victim of vast
gold brick scheme in the insurgent
movement, and the times point to
return to the selection Of leaders
and representatives who are real re-
publicans," says the Hawkeye which
expresses pretty well the comment
of all of them.
All there is to the new situation
| is that the efforts Of Cummins to
amend the Canadian reciprocity bill
so as to get something in the way
of reciprocal advantage out of it for
the western farmers have for tho
moment made him misunderstood in
Iowa and the estrangement OF the
Register and Leader caused by FROST
ed personal hopes has cheered the
old gang with prospect of progress
sive Reorganization in when lie
their opportunity.
The Dubuque Times, for in
stance, after clamor 'ng for years
for a revision Of the tariff down.
ward on steel and lumber declares
of Cummins that some Of these
amendments violate the principle of
protection, but the senator will be
Obliged to support them or come for
ward with another of his numerous
explanations of why he has preacn-
ed one way and voted another, I"
and yet the Cummins amendments
called for free admission of Canadi
an steel and lumber which the pres
idents bill has omitted.
When Iowans come to sense OF
"vast gold brick scheme in the
insurgent movement as the Hawk
eve calls it they must first forget
that Cummins' leadership:
Abolished favoritism in railroad
assessments.
Abolished domination Of republi-
can politics, nominations and APP
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-07-25
SHIPPING TO WINNIPEG.

L. ]. Mott arrived home yesterday
from visit to his farm near Grand
Forks, North Dakota, bringing with
him some samples of the products
produced there this year. TIE
wheat, flax, oats, timothy and
bromos grass are as fine as any ev-
er produced in Iowa, or any othes
state. The crops near Grand Forks
are excellent this year and farming
is carried on on big scale there.
One farmer shipped eighty thousand
bushels of seed potatoes last year
and one hundred and sixty-five
thousand the year before. These pc
tatoes go all over the country, to
Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas and even
to Florida. Mr.. Mott is enthusiastic
over the future of the country. The
sample products he brought home
are now at the First National Bank.
Mr.. Mott declares that the people
in and around Grand Forks are in
favor of the reciprocity pact with
Canada, as they think it will benefit
them rather than prove an injury.
While he was there last spring they
were shipping wheat to Winnipeg,
getting more for it than they could
get at Minneapolis or Duluth. On
Memorial day fifteen barges were in
the Red river at Grand Forks being
loaded with wheat consigned to
Winnipeg. The markets at Winni-
peg, Mr.. Mott says, are higher than
at New York or any other market
in this country, as a general thing
Moreover, he declares that land just
across the line in Canada, along the
Red river, is worth as high as one
hundred dollars an acre, much more
than it is on this side. Mr.. Mott
could not explain this, but declared
it to be the facts.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-07-25

If you want to get good and tired
Just take two weeks vacation at
some summer resort. 1t beats saving
wood, according to report.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-07-25

The Fort Madison Democrat says
that if Senator Bailey lived in the
north he would be standpat re-
publican. This is the hardest rap
the standpat republicans have had
upon the solar plexus in many a
day.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-07-25

Make it easy for republicans u
vote the republican ticket.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-07-25

Let us revere the spirit of the de-
claration of independence; let US
continue to obey the courts and the
laws: let us keep step to the music
Of the union.-Abraham Lincoln.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-07-25

ming. On with the debate. Uncle
Geo. D. Perkins will please act as
referee.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-07-25

Probably no man who ever occu-
pied a seat in the United States
senate had as many enemies at home
as Senator Cummins, and enemies
who are unsparing and unfair in de-
nunciation of him. The Freeman
Tribune is not one to complain CT
Just criticism, but the brutal anc
disgraceful assaults made upon SEN
ator Cummins by some of the Iowa
are really degrading to
the profession. Senator Cummins
has his faults, all will admit. He
also has his virtues, which his enc
mics will not admit. To them he is
bad, not even being ell
titled to respectful consideration.
This is one of the reasons the send-
tors friends stand so Loyalty by him
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-07-25

Yes, the Freeman-Tribune likes
President Taft more than it did a
year ago, but he is not the papers
first choice for president.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-07-25

AS the Sioux City Tribune figures
it out, "Lafe has prima facie case.
He went swimming in Okoboji and
when he came out Kenyon had his
reciprocity suit Times-Republ'-
can.
And the colonel is making a pref
ty spectacle of himself bobbins
around over the state without a
thing for a mask, looking like zu-
lu warrior who had been trimmed
up by the enemy. However, for
Identification purposes the colonel
still retains his corporation col
lar" AS long as he keeps that,
hope of reward is not entirely aban-
doned.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-07-25
jured by that policy they will be
benefited. It is to be hoped this
will be the result.

will be the result.
Since Col. Young has become u
Chautauqua attraction the Chautau-
qua in the eyes OF the Des Moines
Capital is not such an Internal III
stitution as it used to be. This is
another evidence of the colonel's
consistency
Iowa will be slow to believe that
Secretary James Wilson has been
guilty of any irregularity that re-
fleets upon his honor. Mr.. Wilson
has been before the public for fifty
years and has established reputa-
ton for honesty that cannot be
brushed aside by inuendo and I'M
supported charges.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-07-25


not.
The Freeman Tribune doesn't b y
lieve the question of reciprocity
with Canada is of such vital import
ance to the people Of the United
States as many think. The agree
ment negotiated by representatives
of this country and Canada is goin s
to be ratified by the senate and will
be given a tryout. Possibly it will
prove good thing and possibly it
will prove something else. If it
proves satisfactory little will be
heard of it a year hence and the
gentlemen who are now getting
ready to stake their future on the
result of reciprocity may have to
seek a new issue before the next
pT1ludIl6S IOll dIOuAus IL Wiz w
recalled that there were dire pre-
dictions of evil following the reduc
ton of the tariff upon imports from
Porto Rico, Hawaii and the Philip.
pines, but the predictions proved
groundless. They may prove ground
less in the case of the Canadian
agreement. One thing is certain, If
the United States does not like the
agreement it can abrogate it at any
time after the expiration of one
year, and it cannot do much dam
age, if any, in that time. Why not
accept the new order of things with
a smile and look pleasant, at least
until we are hurt?
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-07-25


One saloon for every thousand
people is enough for any commun-
ity, not excepting the state Of DG-
buque, where for twenty years the
laws of the state were openly and
fiagrantly violated. Women and
children drink very little liquor and
minors are not allowed in sa-
looms. This leaves only about two
hundred men of drinking age to
each one thousand people and these
men, even if every mothers son of
them have appetites like seasoned
office holder, ought to be able to get
all they want in single saloon
if there are enough bartenders, aud
the management can be depended
upon to look out for that. Saloon
keepers and brewers better accept
the situation as it is. The people
are in no mood to trifle. If the liq-
uor interests kick up too much dust
they will arouse a sentiment that
will wipe them out of every COM
munity in the state. Opposition to
the liquor traffic is growing and the
social glass" is being frowned ur-
on by society and the business
world in greater degree than ever
before. The saloon business is a
curse and it has no rights that So
ciety is bound to respect. All the
rights it has are granted because of
the forebearance of the public.
While the discussion was 90
anent the establishment of posta,
savings banks the bankers of the
country were sure that snch inst.
tutions, if established, would affect
their business adversely and seri-
ously. The plan has now been in
operation more than a year, yet no
established banking institution b Is
been affected to any ncti,eao-e ex-
tent. At Emmetsburg postal saw
ings bank was recently opened and
several days elapsed before any de-
posts were made and then only 81
were placed in the bank. The pos
tai bank has been in operation at
DEBORAH a year, but the deposits are
small and the bankers OF the town
have noticed no falling off in bust
ness. 1t seems that the postal banks
are attracting a class of customers
who are not in the habit of dealing
with private banks. They are per-
sons of small means who are wont
to hide their little holdings in the
cellar or in a hole in the ground.
Their money Is being taken from its
hiding place and put on deposit
and as certain per cent of it will
be re-deposited in local banks 1t is
likely that the postal savings banks
will be an aid rather than a detri-
ment to private banks. Thus has
experience upset the calculations o.
men as regards the effects of Ger.
tain legislation upon their own
business. 1t is not among the i'm
possibilities that farmers will dis
cover, after a trial of Canadian re-
ciprocity, that instead Of being in
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-07-25

Progressive papers that are criti-
cising Senator Kenyon for respect
ing the will of the people regarding
his vote on the Canadian reciprocity
pact may be getting ready to sup
port Col. Young in the primaries
next year. That is the thing for
them to do if they want a senator
who will not listen to anything the
people say.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-07-25

Perhaps DR.. Wiley would rather
be right than hold his job. But turn
on the light and let the people know
what is going on, regardless of what
may be revealed.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-07-25

through thick and thin. The en-
envy is so unfair. exasperating, ma
licious and venomous that they
excite the resentment of decent
men, whether they like Cummins Or
not.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-07-25

The democratic convention OF
Douglas county, Nebraska, held a
few days ago, denounced w. J. Bry-
an and endorsed Judson Harmon as
the democratic candidate for presi-
dent. Douglas county contains
Omaha and Omaha democrats are
sore at Bryan because Bryan stood
for decent politics in the election
last fall and refused to support
Dahlman for governor, who was the
candidate of the buns and thugs of
the metropolis of Nebraska. Mr.
Bryan should be congratulated be-
cause Of these enemies.
A question for debate: Resolved,
That Col. LATE Young is happier
than Uncle Harve Ingham.-Sioux
City Journal.
For the sake of humanity it
should be unanimously agreed that
the Canadian newspaper poll fraud
be disbarred from the discussion.
Also that Senator Kenyon's determ-
ination to respect the will OF tho
voters of Iowa be not referred to.
With these limitations the contest
ants can toe the scratch unhamDer-
ed and with equal chance of win
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-07-25

Were he (CarrolD to come out
for a third term he would not live
long enough, We're it a thousand
years, to forget the awful drubbins
that he would get. Many voted for
him for the simple reason that they
believed in the second term notion.
whether the man be competent or
not, and that is the only reason that
Carroll ever succeeded in his second
term venture. Iowa voters have
had enough Carrollism to last them
as long as the state of Iowa exists.
Burt Monitor.
The Freeman Tribune is not an
ardent admirer of Gov. Carroll, but
it believes his administration will
compare favorably with the Iowa
average. He is not a Larrabee, a
Kirkwood or Cummins, but be
would lose nothing in comparison
with such men as Sherman, Drake,
Jackson and other governors of the
ordinary kind. Gov Carroll did a
mighty good job of political house
cleaning, which should at least win
for him the respect of people who
believe that public Office is public
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-07-25

Representative Woods has intro
duced a bill appropriating 100000
to enable the secretary of agricui-
ture to conduct experiments to de-
termine the practicability of max
ing paper out of corn stalks. is
this another base scheme of the se.-
fish newspapers Waterloo Cour-
Ter.
No, indeed. this is not a base
scheme of the newspapers, but a
scheme of our congressman. Mi.
Woods has been accused of doing
nothing by his opponents and he
proposes to show 'em thing or
two.
Col. Roosevelt once defined an in
surgent as progressive with the
bride off," Now we are told, Oh
such authority as the Sioux Fails
Press, that men "are not real pro-
gressives until they get rid of the
bridle'' Unbridled men are men
whose passions are unrestra'ned,
and their influence is commonly
bad.-Sioux City Journal.
The colonel and the Sioux Fairs
paper got their words mixed, that's
all. They intended to say collar in
stead of bride. Uncollared men are
the need of the hour, especially in
the senate of the United States.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-07-25

The Sioux City Journal is of the
opinion that the paramount issue in
Iowa next year will be Cummins VS..
Taft. In that event the Journal will
find itself, as usual, in disagree
ment with the majority sentiment
of it's party in this state.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-07-25

DR.. Wiley is much more popular
with the masses than with the
classes. He has been especially Sc
we're in pursuit of law violators who
adulterated food stuffs and for this
reason does not stand well in "high
society" The doctor has been mark
ed for the slaughter.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-04-03
TO ATTEMPT ATLANTIC FLIGHT
vanlman Backed by Wellman's Sup
porters-Flloht In July

w. ~N'1
Atlantic City, N. j.. April S.--Mel-
vim Vaniman. chief engineer OF the
dirlgible balloon America during her
disastrous attempt last fall to cross
the Atlantic, reached Atlantic City
Friday and went into conference with
, the hackers OF the Wellman project
over his own proposed fight in a dir
igible balloon from Cincinnati to this
city and thence to Europe. He Is ac-
companied by James j. Heekin vice
president Of the Cincinnati Trans
Atlantic Airship company, and they
laid before the American Exposition
company, which financed the Well
man flight, three definite business pro
positions. Neither would 90 into de-
tails prior to the acceptance of one
OF the proposals though they declared
that the fight was assured.
Vaniman told Friday for the first
time something of the construction
Of his new airship. She will avoid
the constructive features that ham
pered the America and will have no
equilibrator, since that device caused
the America to jerk with each mot
ion of the waves against the long coil
OF trailing gasoline receptacles Van
imam says that he has invented a new
device to take its place.
my Device" he said, for which
have not yet selected a name ad-
justs the total weight in exact accor-
dance with the lifting powers of the
gas. II does this instantly and con-
stantly. With this and the speed that
the vessel will develop, am confident
we can negotiate the distance be-
tween Atlantic City and Cincinnati
ope by the air route"
The new ship will be so feet longer
than the Americas 2SO. It's diameter
will probably be less than that of the
Wellman craft. The America had
160 horse power; the new aircraft's
gasoline motors will develop 480
horse power. Louis Loud, of the Am
erica's crew, and one other of that
crew will go with Vaniman.
Vaniman would give no date for
the start from Cincinnati. II would
uepeHu upOu WedlueT ne bdiu. luey
hoped to start early in July, but it
might be 80 or even so days later.
The Cincinnati company is headed by
August Hermann, brewer and baseball
owner. p. Lincoln Mitchell, recently
made surveyor Of customs in Cincin-
natl by President Taft, is secretary
and E. r. Blaine, treasurer. A. S.
White. James p. Orr, George F. Die
terle and julius Freshman are direc-
tors of the company which was incor-
porated March 90 with $4,000 CAPT
tai, which is to be increased to $780,
600 the last of April. Joseph w. Sa-
lus, packer, is head of the Atlantic
City company and practically all of
the prominent beach front hotel men
are members. Salus was very enthu-
siastic after the conference yesterday
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-04-03
Catarrh is Surely a
Dangerous Disease

Thousands of people allow catarrh
to slowly undermine the whole sys-
tenn until a serious disease develops
sometimes consumption.
People who have catarrh should
use every effort to get rid of it, but
should above all adopt sensible
method
Stomach dosing, sprays and DOUGH
es won't cure catarrh because ii is
a germ disease, and the germs must
be destroyed before the disease can
be conquered.
HYOMEI is the one sensible cure
for catarrh because it reaches every
fold crevice and nook in the mu-
cous membrane and gets where the
germs are. You breathe HYOMEI
and as it passes over the inflamed
membrane its soothing influence
heals the soreness and destroys the
germs.
A complete HYOMEI outfit costs
$1.00. This consists of bottle of
HYOMEI and a hard rubber inhaler.
Pour a few drops of HYOMEI into
the inhaler and breathe it few min
utes each day, that's all you have
to do. 1t is guaranteed by Druggist
William l.. Gokay and druggists
everywhere to cure catarrh, coughs,
colds and sore throat or money back
Extra bottle of HYOMEI costs so
cents. Free trial sample on request
from Booths Hyomei Co, Buffalo, N.
Y.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-04-03
Russia,s Butterfly Belief.

Small boys and girls in Russia often
do not have the joy of butterfly chas-
ing or collecting, for the popular and
pretty belief of the peasants is that
these swarms of fragile, lovely insects
are the earthbound souls Of the dead,
compelled to linger for some minor ex-
piation of sin. AS the nurses of the
children Of all below royalty are from
the peasant class, they Impress on
them at an early age how wicked 1t
would be to catch and torture a soul
and thus Undue them with a superstl-
ton that lasts until they are well
grown.-New York Tribune.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-04-03
Notice

To whom it may concern
Whereas my wife Georgiana Fisk
has left my bed and board without
just cause or provocation this Is to
notify and warn all persons from har-
bouring or trusting her on my &C
count as l shall be responsible for no
bills of her contraction after this
date.
Henry S. Fisk,
Bennington. Vt, March S0th, 1911.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-04-03
PosToFFlcE SHAKE UP
Hitchcock Breaks the Record in Max
ing important Changes

ing important Changes
Washington, April POSTMASTER
General Hitchcock today made the
most sweeping shake up on record
in the postofIice department. follow
ing long investigation made by him
into postal affairs Twelve changes
are made among the most important
officials of the service of which the
principal one is the demotion OF Al
exander Grant from the Office of gen
eral superintendent of the railway
mail service at $4,000 year to a di-
vision superintendency at Minneapo-
lis at $4,000 a year. Theodore ingalls,
superintendent of rural mails, takes
Grants place.
Mr.. Hitchcock says;
"The investigation which we NJ
Quoted so long and so carefully indi-
Gated clearly that the action which
l have taken was absolutely neces-
sary. The railway mail service has
suffered greatly from poor manage
ment and lack of supervision. There
has been a lack of cooperation also
in carrying into effect certain reforms
which / had indicated and it was
made evident by the inquiry that no
proper spirit OF coordination with
the department existed in the railway
mail service"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-04-03
BLUFFS AND PLAYS DEAD.
But There's 9 Fatal Flaw In tho Hog
Nosed Snakes ACTING.

When you Hnd hog nOsed snake
nattened out upon the soil In his anx.
iety TO absorb all the sunshine that he
can he Immediately adopts a policy of
"blun" He first initiates his body by
deep draft OF mir. Then he nattens
his head and expands his neck TO three
times its proper width. Next he strikes
angrily toward the intruder and Kisses
with malignant fury. The average
pedestrian naturally retreats with
feeling of gratitude for the danger sig.
nails so Enthusiastically imprinted by
kindly Providence upon the deadly
members Of the reptile race.
A good field naturalist will quietly
advance his bare hand to the reptiles
head. because he knows that this snake
can neither be induced to give a poi
sonous bite nor bite OF any kind. See
ing that the observer cannot be in.
undated. the snake then opens his
jaws and acts OF II he had been in.
jured. Convulsive spasms ripple down
his spine. lie writhes and twists as
II transplanted by the agonles of death
and. turning over on his back. the last
CONFUSION dies away along the tail
Now. nothing in nature looks more
dead than n snake lying with the ivory
white Of his belly plates turned upward
to the sky, and the hog nosed snake will
simulate death so patiently that you
may carry him by the tail or hang his
body on n fence and he viii swing In
the wind and give no sign OF life for
an hour or more.
But this clever acting has one fatal
Jaw. II you place him on the ground
with the belly downward he will twist
over on his back again. He has such
a fixed idea that belly plates skyward"
is the correct pose for serpent's
corpse that, although supposed to be
lifeless. he will turn over on his back
dozen times II you as perseveringly
persist in laying him on his crawling
surface. His zeal for the perfection
Of mimicry blinds him to the obvious
truth that dead snakes stay where
they are put.-Century Path.