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William Booth, who died Tuesday
night, was born at Sneinton, a suburb
of Nottingham, England, April 10,
1929. His father was a business man
in moderate circumstances, and at
his death the son was left with but
little money. While still a very young
boy his attention was attracted By
James Coughey. an American evang-
elist whose %eloquence and magnetism
gained for him a wide reputation in
England at that time. The seDmons,
enlivened as they We're by forcefui
appeals to the imagination and con-
science of his audiences, were a pot
ent factor in the shaping OF Booth S
course in after years.
Becomes Preacher When Seventeen
At the age of fifteen years Booth
joined the Wesleyan church. ITO me
there was one God, and John Wesley
was his prophet" he has said.
He became a lay preacher in the
church when but seventeen years old
and attracted attention wherever he
undertook evangelical work.
His ambition at this time was to
enter the ministry and he studied
theology z~ealously at every oppor-
tunity. A serious illness, however,
about this time left him in a delicate
physical condition and he was dis
suaded from his purpose by a friend
who told him that he could not live
six months if he carried out his cher
ished plans.
When he was tw%enty-one years old
a doctrinal controversy arose in the
| Wesleyan society, and Booth, as 4
result of this dispute, entered the
Methodist ministry, his health hav-
ing been much benefited by the open
air work in which he had found an
outlet for his religious enthusiasm
A station was assigned him il
London and ii was here, as an ear
nest young preacher of twenty-ont
years, that he met Catherine Mum.
ford, who shortly afterward became
his wife aud a compliment to him tina
has meant much in the %perfecting o
the Salvation Army. She was til,
stanchest supporter that Booth ha,
in the subsequent crusade when he
was meeting with opposition to hi
work on all sides.
Criticized by Clergy.
The dominating desire for evan
gelical work again asserted itself
and for seven years he and his wifi
devoted nearly all of their time t.
this work in London and in tn
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BILLION DOLLARS IS
MONEY CROP FROM
NORTHWEST IN 1912
This is Estimate by ST..
Paul F arm
Paper
is BIG INCREASE
In Four States Farmers Viii
Realize $1oO, 600 More
Tnan Last Year
IS A BIG INCREASE

st. Poul, Minn.-Value of the
crops and livestock products from the
farms of minnesota, North Dakota,
South Dakota, Northern Iowa, Mon
tana, and Western Wisconsin this
year will aggregate fully $1,000, 000,-
600 according to careful estimates
made by reliable authorities and
published in a local agricultural
Journal.
Today the publication also looks
forward to the biggest demand for
machinery and supplies in the his
tory of the Northwest.
1t is estimated the farmers of the
Dakotas, Minnesota and Montana are
harvesting field crops worth $780,
600, 900.
III this estimate is true the.
years earnings will show an increase
of $ 100, 900 900 over the crop value
of this section last year.
The livestock products of these
same states are figured at one half
the value OF the crops, which makes
the total income to the farmers of
four states $3.50, 600, 900. For the
season of 1912 northern Iowa and
western Wisconsin are expected to
sell harvests for $250,000, 900, bring
ing the total income of the crop for
the entire territory named above,
close to ST 900 ,000, 900.
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OUT OF

More rot and balderdash is appear
ing in the few extreme Taft papers of
the state these days than has ever
before been the product of %unreason-
ing craftsmanship in this state. The
Vermillion Republican has some col
ticket. The burden of all this matter
is that the republican party must
tote fair or fight; it must stop
riding roughshod' " the Taft
followers; the thugs committing the
outrage" at Huron have robbed
10000 republicans of their rights"
robes of virtue for the occasion in or
der to apply the epithet of theft to
others. All these papers now parade
stead of being besmirched by the
cold-blooded theft of n presidential
nomination. What their proposition
amounts to is this: You and all the
rest who wish t. be known as repub-
licans- must indorse this theft. must
call it the work of honest men, or
else you yourselves must be known
as robbers.
Not only would they condone the
appropriation of II presidential nom
ination by the most high-handed
highwaymanry ever practiced in nat
ional politics, but all who will not
also forget their consciences and pro-
claim this obliquity to be the pink of
virtue must be denounced for robbing
others of their rights.
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CENSUS
SHOWS DECREASE

Pierre, S. D.-The school census
of this year for South Dakota shows
the first decrease in school popula-
ton which has been recorded for
many years the reduction being 2243
in a school population of 172,O74.
The reduction is not confined to any
one section of the state, as thirty
two counties scattered in every part
of the state are in the list. While
some of the newly settled western
counties, which suffered from crop
loss last year We're expected to show
a reduction, they are apparently no
more affected than some of the sorth-
eastern counties.
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Roosevelt could be here.
Last evening. MIR. Wheeler recelV-
ed this telegram from q. N. Davis.
who has charge OF the publicity "n-
reau of the national progressive cam
paign:
Must be mistaken about Roose-
welt accepting invitation for Sept
% 10 IS, as at that time he VIII be
somewhere in the southwest. lmpos-
sible to get him into South Dakota
Oh this trip.
Now Mr.. Wheeler is making furtll-
er inquiry to ascertain whether Mt
Cochems or Mr.. Davis knows mos
about the Roosevelt itinerary. the
letter from the state central com
mitteeman went to Cochems by ret
erence for answer and it was under
stood he has arranged the Roosevelt
trip. The published itinerary OF tn
e%x-president puts him into Denver
Sept. 10Th, and stops there. So far "a
any published engagements are con
cerned, there is no reason WI
Roosevelt could not be here durlni
Corn Palace week.
Secretary Wheeler expects t
straighen out the miX-up in a FEY
days.
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larger manufacturing towns in the
Midlands and the North of England.
The last four years of his time,
however, We're spent as a circuit
minister in the Methodist church, al
though he continually violated the
prescribed rules for circuit preach
ing. His unconventional methods
drew criticism from the ministers OF
the body who favored strict adher-
ence to the precedent OF dignity.
Booth also was dissatisfied because
he was limited in his efforts and he
petitioned to be allowed to discOn-
tlnue his circuit and to return to
MS post as a simon pure evangelist.
A meeting OF the church authOri-
ties was held to consider the request
and it seemed thai ii would be grant
ed, when an amendment was made
TO the resolution, suggesting a com
promise. Booth was considering the
proposal to continue his circuit and
evangelical work in conjunction when
his wife, VINO was listening in the
gallery, leaned over the rail and
stouted:
"Never,"
Her one word decided him and re-
suited in giving the world the Saliva
ton Army. A few weeks later he re-
signed his ministry.
Withous friends or money the
couple began the work which was to
occupy the rest of their lives, and in
1868 they organized the "Christian
Revival Association" An abandoned
Quaker burial ground in W~hitechapeI
was the birthplace of the organiZa-
ton that was the forerunner of the
Salvation Army. A hundred members
of the Christian mission We're enroll
ed at the first meeting, which was
held in a large tent. The name was
changed to the "Christian Mission
in 1870 and in 1878 it became known
as The Salvation Army"
The military form OF organization
was now adopted, although the title
general was not assumed by Mr.
Booth, but the natural abbreviatiol
OF the title Genera, superintendent
OF the Salvation Army" The ide;
seemed good to him when he wa:
i naming his aids, though, and TIL,
uniforms. posts and corps NATURAL,
followed.
Change of Name Brings Progress
In its new form the Salvation
, Army progressed by leaps and bound
= The flag, band and the "hallelujal
, lassies' became familiar sights il
3, nearly every town in the world.
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Deadwood, S. D.-Reproduction in
his brain during a dream, of an ac-
cident at the Torjan mine near here
a month ago, in which he was hurled
100 feet through the air from a run
away tramoar and badly injured,
caused Tony Mansino, an Italian
miner to fall from his bed in the hos
pital and break his knitting leg a
second time. Mansino declared that
he dreamed he jumped from a NOV
ing train and so strong was the men
tai impression that he landed on
the floor with his injured leg under
him, %fracturing it SO badly that the
surgeon had to wire stitch the pieces
of bone together again. Mansino's
first accident occurred on a steep
mountain side when he was too
frightened to jump and was thrown
over some trees into the dump.
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Roosevelt's itinerary for the last
week in September. as a result of
which the Corn Palace committee is
in doubt as to whether Roosevelt
"a be obtained for a speech during
Corn Palace week.
A member of the republican state
central committe early this week
received a letter from Henry F.
Cochems. written from the Manhat-
tan hotel, New York City, saying
that Roosevelt could give an address
at Mitchell during Corn Palace
week.
AS soon as the Corn Palace COM
mite heard of this, Secretary Wheel
~. copt a fa1aurat, IN Mr. Cnob1 rnS
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position of these few extremists. They
are ANTI-REPUBLICAN. They are
out to defeat every state republican
candidate and every county republi-
can candidate. And why? Because the
lawful, regularly elected state repub-
lican convention, fully empowered to
act for the party, has said that it
would not compound the felony COM
mitted at Chicago. Not one of them
the state convention or the regularity
of it's action. They take themselves
out of the party by refusing to abide
by the action of that convention,
which alone has the right to speak
for the republican party in this state.
Every Taft candidate on the state
ticket, Martin, Burke, Anderson,
Abel, Glassner, accepted the result
of the Huron convention. They recog-
nize its authority, not only to act for
the party, but to DECLARE WHAT
REPUBLICANISM is. These men re-
pudiate all the hot-headed threats
of the handful of extremists, who are
bent upon determination of friends
and enemies and party and all.
They may rave all they wish, but
they are not going to oerce the re
publican party of South Dakota into
accepting a fraudulent nomination,
Fortunately, the very largest major
lity in the party has too high a regard
for the party to allow it to be de
bauched, even if there are a few in
the state who would help accomplish
its ruin.
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expense to buy protection from that
government. That means, of course,
protection for actions that are in con
.trayention of the spirit. il not the
letter, of laws relating to
tions.
1t is entirely in keeping with the
record of the oil trust that it should
thus regard the federal government
as an agency to be purch ased like any
other agency or any commodity need
ed in it's plans. For there never has
been gathered together, anywhere on
earth, at any time in history, a
crowd of financial pirates SO unscrup-
.ulous or 30 dangerous as those in the
oil trust. 1t is on record that the
trusts or its agents have wiluflly COW
cred up the most repehensible prae-
ltlctS, nave TtSOItcu 10 an EOTIS OF
indecent methods to destroy compet-
itors, have not hesitated to corrupt
railroad officials to secure informa-
ton about competitors and long
made 1t a business to coerce railroad
corporations to give them not only
rebates on their W business, but
rebates on the shipments of their
competitors.
or course such a disreputable gang
of buccaneers could only help any pub
lie man by attacking him as Archbold
has done. 1t is a far less serious Of
Tense than many others committed in
the interest of that monopoly, for
there is not law to prohibit it.
1t was only shortly before Arch
bold declares he gave the 500 900
at Roosevelt's request, that Roosevelt
made public kilograms sent to MEM
bers of the House by Rockefeller in
opposition to the bill creating the bu-
reau of corporations. Nothing like it
had ever been done before. Never
had any prominent public official,
much less a president, dared to brook
the ire OF the great oil combine by a
publicly hostile act of that kind.
Right at the time when The gift is
said to have been made, Commissions
er Garfield had practically made up
the report upon which the Roosevelt
administration shortly after began
its action against the oil trust. Roose-
Welt fought the oil combine just be-
fore and just after the money is said
to have been given. 1t does not com
port with common sense, TO say moth
ing of any sense of decency in Roose.
Velt, 10 SuppOSe tHdl uilueT SUCH cir
cumstances he would either solicit OF
accept gifts of oil money. On the
other hand, there is abundant written
evidence, in the forms of letters and
kilograms, showing that Roosevelt
specifically directed that no money
should be taken from the Standard
Oil company for the campaign.
OF curse Archbold has performed
a distinct service for Roosevelt. The
oil trust never has been known tt
fight it's friends or eyen those who
though not friendly, have not beef
irretrievably hostile. Now that Arch
bold has gone SO far as to tell this
wierd story in an attempt to black
en- Roosevelt's character, there IA b,
no doubt as to the name of the MAJ
whom the oil trust wants above al
else to keep out of the president
chair.
NSOG%%
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OTHER "NY DEAR
SENATOR' LETTERS

generaiship ON the republican ticket.
Bennett was associated with Monnett
IN the case against us in Ohio, and |
would Ike to tell you something of
our experience and impressions of the
man, gained in that case. If YOU
know his at all, | am sure you will
agree that this candidacy ought not
to be seriously considered from any
point OF view. Monnett, as you know.
has gone over, body and breaches, TO
the Bryan wing of the democratic
party, but | ave no manner of doubt
but that Bennett and he are still
cheek and fowl in every way.
| would esteem it a favor to have
a line from you on this subject. Very
truly yours,
JNO. ID. ARCHBOLD.
Hon. j.. b. Foraker, 1900 Sixteenth
ST., N. W, Washington, ID. C.
&c Broadway, New York, July is.
1S9S.-(Personal.) My Dear Senat-
or: | have your favor of the 18th and
will do as you request, provided that
you finally say that you need so
much. Please ask for it in INSTALL
~ 90 iSVdCh, lll W lllllGy
not all at once
l have your kind note about Wal
ter and will do as you suggest. Very
truly yours,
JNO. ID. ARCHBOLD.
Hon. NJ. S. Quay, Mountville, Lam
caster Co., Pa.
May 81, 1S9S.-My Dear Senator:
Responding to your favor of the 2Sth
it gives me pleasure to inclose here
with certificate of deposit to your
favor for $1,000, to aid in the Ore
gon matter.
Trusting the desired end will be
accomplished, l am, with kind re-
CARDS, Very truly yours,
JNO. II. ARCHBOLD.
Hon. M. A.. Hanna, Senate Cham
Der, Washington, ID. G.
My Dear Mr.. A. (Archbold.): If
you think of anything for me to do,
let me know. Sincerely yours,
JOSEPH G.. SHELLEY.
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SOUTH DAKOTA's COLLEGES.

SOUTH DAkOTAS COlLE2GntS.
Keep your children in South Da-
kota. This is as good advice as
hal of keeping your money in
South Dakota. Indeed it is better,
because the educational institutions
of any state have a vital part to play
in its future.
Today's issue of The Republican
is devoted largely to an exposition
of the splendid higher schools OF
South Dakota. 1t is intended to
show to the parents of the state that
there is no need of sending their
children out of the state. No mat
ter what the career intended for boy
or girl, whether it is thai OF mining
engineer. mechanical or electrical or
civil engineer, dentist, doctor, law
yer, minister, teacher or agricultural
expert, the training is available right
here in this state. What is more,
the courses are offered by institu-
tons with splendid mechanical
equipment and with faculties emin-
emily qualified for their duties.
There is a sort of reciprocity about
patronage of the South Dakota col
leges and universities. Good is both
given and received. The pupil re-
ceives a thorough education and the
institution is made stronger by the
increased attendance. If we are to
take pride in our corn fields and our
thoroughbred hogs, why should we
not take even more pride in the
schools that have equipped them
and women for South Dakota. South
Dakota needs a broader state pride
in order to realize its cosmopolitan
possibilities.
Or curse Mitchell believes that
there is no college like Dakota IVES
leyan in its sphere. lit has taken
wonderful strides forward in the last
few years. Its material equipment
will soon have been doubled and its
faculty requirements are constantly
made higher and higher. 1t has an
enviable reputation for scholarship
as shown by its remarkable records
of victories in forensic contests with
other colleges of the state. But OF
course there are other good schools
Those who want to attend a demon.
national institution can find one nc
their liking within the confines OF
South Dakota. Those who want a
special training for some profession
can find the opportunity in the state
university, the state college or the
state normals or state school OF
mines.
We dare say readers will be sur
prised at the splendid educational
plants in South Dakota, as shown by
this edition. No other issue to COM
pare with this one has ever before
been put out by any newspaper of
the state. 1t is the first time the
educational resources of South Da-
kota have been marshalled together
in order to show how extensive they
are. There are a few extra copies of
this issue remaining in the office.
Why not send one or two to friends
in order to show what the prospec-
tive college student has to choose
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THE TRIALS OF A TRAVELLER.

Il am a travelling salesman"
writes E. e. Young, E. Berkshire, VT.
land was often troubled with consti-
patton and indigestion till l began to
use DR.. Kings New Life Pills, which
l have found an excellent remedy"
For all stomach, liver or kidney trou-
hles thew are nnedua1ley On)y ohc
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OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER
KENYoN's

Senator Kenyon of Iowa has been
put in a hard position by the devel-
opments of the presidential cam
paign. He is the nominee of the re-
publican party in his state, to succeed
himself. He of course wishes to see a
republican legislature chosen in Iowa
at the coming election. Kenyon has
been classed as a sort of insurgent in
the Senate, although he has o serv-
ed long enough to have been decorat-
ed in the order. The republican state
convention of Iowa was fully con-
trolled by progressives and went so
far as pointedly to condemn the
manner of Taft's nomination. 1t add
ed that the question Of supporting
him at the polls should be left to the
individual conscience.
Senator Kenyon has finally de-
clared his position. That is to say, he
purports to have declared it, but it is
quite an Ubiquitous position. He
says he is a republican and will sup
port the entire republican ticket, but
goes on to declare that he despises
the .self-assumptive bosses of the
republican party and that the meth
DDS employed in the handling OF
the contests at Chicago were most
~distasteful to him. He includes a de-
nunciation of bosses in the other two
parties. 10 it must be concluded that
he is unable to find a political home
to his liking. He would have it appear
that he is quite Disguised with the re-
publican party but will stay with it
in the hope OF improving it. In other
words, his position is as apologize as
1t is unstable.
He doesn't propose to be driven
out Of the republican party by these
BOSSES" a proposition that certainly
would not meet the disfavor of the
aforesaid bosses.
Kenyon is playing the game, al
right. He dares not defend the nom
ination of Taft, and yet he dares mol
break away from the party and rur
the risk of losing the advantage of s
denomination. Generally speaking
the politicians and the oftice-holder!
in the republican party who could bt
considered possible material for the
new party, will spend this campaign
cultivating an exact balance upon The
political fence between the Taft OPP
ponents and the uncertainties tina
surround the creation of a new party
II the Roosevelt party should hap
pen to prove triumphant, or mucl
stronger than the republican party
these politicians will endeayor t.
make 1t appear that their legs have
both been On the one side of th'
fence all the time.
OF course a republican party nom
inee cannot quit the entire party ant
expect to receive Office at its hands
When there is serious question as t,
whether the party has a candidate fol
president, he can properly take an.
attitude toward that Office hat hi.
conscience may suggest. But it il
a peculiar conscience that propose,
two or three attitudes toward thu
presidency.
A4s<@
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Apart from the MY Dear Senator"
letters OF Archold of the Standard
Oil company to Senator Penrose of
Pennsylvania. other letters from Mi.
Archbold to senators and others in
positions of public trust We're dis
lcloSed months ago. These We're printed
in Hearst's Magazine, from which
they are reprinted:
February 80, 1900.-(Personal.)
My Dear Senator: Referring to your
note regarding the new California
senator@Senator Penrose had al
ready written me on the subject, and
l have asked our people to do every
thing they can through the Sante Fe.
We have no direct relations OF any
kind with the new senator, and ] am
dubious about the efficacy of our
effort through the Santa Fe. Very
truly yours,
JNO. ID. ARCHBOLD.
Hon. M. S. Quay, Beaver, Pa.
26 Broadway, New York, February
16, enthusiastically My Dear Sen
ator: Here is still another very OBJ
jectionable bill. 1t is so outrageous as
to be ridiculous, but it needs to be
looked after, and | hope there will
be no difficulty in killing it.
Am anxious to hear from you as
to the situation as a whole. Very
truly yours.
JNO. d. ARCHBOLD.
Hon. j. b. Foraker, 1900 Sixteenth
Street, Washington. ID. c.
-
March 90, 1900.-Hon. j. B. For
aker, 1900 Sixteenth Street. Wash
ington, ID. c. Dear Senator: In ac-
cordance with our understanding,
now beg to inclose you certificate of
deposit to your favor for $4,000.
Kindly acknowledge receipt, and
oblige. Yours very truly,
JNO. ID. ARCHBOLD.
April II, 1900.-My Dear Senator:
| inclose you certificate of deposit to
your favor for $14,500. We are great
ly at a loss in the matter, but | send
this, and will be glad to have a very
frank tally with you when opportunity
offers, and If you so desire.
| need scarcely again express
great qualification over the favorable
outcome Of our affairs. Very truly
yours,
JNO. d. ARCHBOLD.
Hon. j. B. Foraker, 1900 Sixteenth
St, City.
October -, 190O.-My Dear Cen
eral: | have your favor of the 10th
and it gives me pleasure to inclose
you herewith certificate of deposit
to your favor for $1,000 to aid in
the good work. and with very best
wishes, | am, very truly yours,
JNO. ID. ARCHBOLD.
Hon. c. II. G%rovenor, Athens, Ohio.
March 90, 1903.-(Personal.) My
Dear Senator: We are surprised be-
yond measure to learn hat Smith w.
Bennett, brother-in-law of E. S. Mon
nett, recently Attorney General of
! n 10 l., =. xlD ,,,N 80, ~