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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 13, 1906)
The Frontier Published by D. H. CRONIN. ROMAINE SAUNDERS. Assistant tdltor and Manager. II 50 the Year 75 Cents Six Months UIBolal paper of O’Neill and Holt county. ADVERTISING RATES: Display advertlsmonts on pages 4. 5 and B are charged for on a basis of oU cents an tnoh one column width) per month; on page 1 the oharge la II an loch per month. Dooal ad vertisements, 6 oenta per line each Insertion. Address the office or the publisher. Mr. Harrington’s government own ership agitation' is taking like ice cream for a winter’s breakfast. The Bee is running a series of articles on the need of Nebraska towns. O’Neill’s chief need is less political turmoil. The portion of President Roosevelt’s message bearing on the courts is res pectfully commended to those it may concern. President Roosevelt’s divulgment of the inside history of the Bellamy Storer case discloses an incident where the woman undone the man. * _ ^ Everybody is looking for all there is doming to them and a great many do riot allow fine conscientious scruples ty? interfer with them taking more. The great mountain constructed by the Independent lias melted to a pebble. It finally admits that there is neither shortage in the treasurer’s office nor the need of issuing bonds. Secretary Taft is an expert on fine points of diplomacy. He is also parti cularly good on clearing the adminis trative sky of any clouds cast by the misconstructions of an undecerning portion of the public. H. H. Rogers says that John D. Rockefeller’s income this year will be #00,000,000. “His fortune accumulates at the rate of #1.90 every time the clock ticks. This is 8114 a miuute,” says Rogers. Omaha threatens to evict the pri vate water company supplying the toifrn and put in a municipally controll ed plant. O’Neill could give her a few tips on municipal water plants as a financial failure. The Independent’s prediction that there will be scalping of county claims next Febuary is based on the strictly reliable history of the past to the ef fect that every man who ever sold a claim had to submit to having it ‘scalped.” It would be an unusual thing if the nominee of the state convention for United States senator should be elect ed without some opposition. But the opposition can not hope to gather force enough to even make a respect able showing. It would be the same thing with the Independent whoever the board of supervisors selected for county treas urer. We can conceive of no citizen of the couuty whom the sheet would not brand as a “tool’’ if he accepted office as a republican. The pop bosses may have thought it a tine piece of grandstand work to hold the township, school and village funds to swell the grand total turned over by D. J. Coonin, but they had a very short foresight if they thought nobody would discover the deception. About half of the sum turned over by Cronin he had no business to have In his possession for months previous to the expiration of his term. Kansas populists have given up the battle and their a poll tioal organization abandoned, the former leaders claim ing that Roosevelt is so near theii ideal that they can help their own cause along best by becoming republi oans, The same is true in Nebraska W'fact if not in form. Those wlu hate been wandering in political wild ftrness the last dozen years are some what diffident about admitting thal the populist movement was a failun by openly renouncing populism and re tuining to the republican or democrat ic parties, so they say republicans havi brought themselves In line with popu lists and hence they will vote with re publicans. The political history o America discloses that no third part; ever succeeded and whenever one ha sprung up to remedy real or i maginar evils It has sooner or later been merged Into one or both of the old parties. Whether populist doctrines have been Interwoven with republicanism or not each individual can decide for himself, but the fact remains that every ad vance move made in the United States for the past fifty years was accomplish ed under a republican administration. St. Paul Republican: Let It not be forgotten by embryo legislators that an amendment to the revenue law which will authorize assessors to in spect bank, building and loan and other books of deposit is necessary to a fair and equal distribution of the tax burden. So long as men of elastic conscience have their money conceal ed in places where the assessing officers are forbidden to search, the assump tion that everyone must pay taxes up on a fair valuation of his earthly pos sessions is a howling farce. Norfolk News: Jr there were ever desired concrete proof that the post office department could be better run by a private party than by the United States government, a little experience right here in northern Nebraska dur ing the past three weeks would suffice to convince the most skeptical that the proposition made to the postal congress to take over the department and run it as a private business, is worth serious consideration. Where outside the red tape of federal service, would you tind a train whose territory had been extended a few miles, utterly handicapped by the additional burden of mall for several weeks afLer the change was made? When in private business would there be found manage ment so alx as to allow such abomin able service as has been given between Norfolk and Chadron during the past three weeks, to continue unimproved? While Third Assistant Postmaster General Madden Is busying himself in an effort to increase the postage rates against newspapers, he might take a moment off in his valuable time and give the newspapers a service worth what they are paying at the present time. Senator Tillman has made many a rash break, but about the strongest noted recently is on the race question, lie says: ‘‘The younger element of ne groes are being taught that they are equal to the white man and are ‘at this time endeavoring to get these rights, led by Booker T. Washington, a half breed, who is seeking a political position.’ We will resort to the shot guD, which is the best instrument I have ever seen, to make a negro stay in the road. I advocate a possport and police system, so we may keep track of these animals. Lynch law is all we have left. The question of voting will in the long run be settled by the shot gun.” Tillman would incite to law lessness and mob violence and settle differences with the shotgun. It is the spirit that seeks to destroy instead of build up. In striking contrast are the words of President Roosevelt In his last message to congress: "There is but one safe rule in dealing with black men as with white men; it is the same rule which must be applied in dealing with rich men and poor men; that is, to treat each man, whatever his creed? or his social position, with evenhanded jus tice on his worth as a man. White people owe it quite as much to them selves as to the colored race to treat well the colored man who shows bj his life that lie deserves such treat ment; for it is surely the highest wis dom to encourage in the colored ract all those individuals who are honest industrious, lawabiding and wh< therefore make good and safe neigh bors and citizens.” "Big Florrie.’’ Alfred Ilenry Lewis sketches ii Pearson’s Monthly the personality am career of Florence Sullivan, common ly known as “Big Florrie,” a type o Manhattan politician: Big Florrie began to make a livinj at the printers’ trade. His health suf fered from the confinement and hi i took up the open air life of a boatman . In this life he developed until he be came a muscular marvel. Next hi became a policeman of the river squa< and fought with the river thieves o > all sorts. Tiring of the policeman’ • life, he opened a saloon and sold drink . for four years. He kept “a lily whit f place,” but he sickened of the business He never has tasted liquor or tobacc himself and he could not see why h > should sell such things to others. H 1 had made money, but he could nc keep it; he was too generous. Mayor Van Wyck gave him a city office at a good salary at a time when he wai penniless, and after that, apparently, he was no longer penniless. Boss Crok er put iiim in charge of the Tammany organization of the Eighth district, the infamous red-light district. The first thing Big Florrie did was to buy a pair af kid gloves, so as not to soil his hands. The next thing was to go out into the street and knock down the first specimen he met of the species of men who live on the earn ings of fallen women. Then he went through the district, smashing right and left, careful not to touch the vile creatures with ungloved hands, but feeling and bruising all whom he found of this class. Within a week the dis trict was cleaned up. No one dared to come again within reach of the iron hand within the glove, and the police had orders not to interfere. Having driven out those whom he did not want there, he became the feudal lord of those who were left. Pic nics, balls, chowder parties, and ex tirnKA Q Hie DvrmnCO r> ~ - -1 Free turkeys, free bread, free lunches were provided by him. Funeral ex penses weie paid where there was poverty, and flowers sent where the bereaved were left in comfort. He broke an engagement with two United States senators because on the way he read in the paper that two old women were to be evicted for nonpayment of rent, and he did not arrive at the rendezvous until the women had been placed in comfort. He wet his feet and realized the discomfort of imper fect footgear. Before he returned home he had bought $15,000 worth of shoes and stockings and left them at the clubhouse for distribution. •‘Democrats':1” he was asked. His answer was, “Don’t talk politics nine months before election day. Look for barefoot people.” “In such a district who can contend with such a man?”| comments the Chicago Tribune. “The people know nothing of political principles: they care nothing for reform or for civil ser vice. They are for the man who sym pathizes with them, who may plunder the rich for all they know, but spends the money in his district. They will follow the man who lias the strength and the courage to face his enemies and those whom he considers enemies to the people and knocks them down and out. When students of civic pro blems lament the existence of the boss they are wasting their tears over some thing which suits the bossed.” When to Go Home. From the Blutlton, Ind., Banner: “When tired out. go home. When yau want consolation, go home. When ymi want fun, go home. When you want to show others that you have re formed, go home and let your family get acquainted with the fact. When you want to show yourself at your best go home and do the act there. When you feel like being extra liberal go home and practice on your wife and children first. When you want to shine with extra brilliancy go home and light up the whole household.” To which we would add, when you have a cold go home and take Cham berlain’s Cough Remedy and a quick cure is certain. For sale by Gilligan & Stout. _ Very Low Rates to Lincoln, Neb., Via the North-Western Line. Excur sion tickets will be sold December 11 to 14, inclusive, limited to return un til December 17, inclusive, on account of Nebraska Corn Contest and conven tion. Apply to agents Chicago & North-Western R’y. 24-2 About Digestion. It is not the quantity of food taken but the amount digested and assimi lated that gives strength and vitality to the system. Chambelain’s Stomach and liver Tablets invigorate the stom ach and liver and enable them to per form their functions. The result is a relish for your food, increased strength and weight, greater endurance and a clear head. Price, 25 cents. Samples free. For sale by Gilligan & Stout. Very Low Rates to National Wool Growers’ Association, Salt Lake City, Utah, Via the North-Western Line. Excur sion tickets will be sold January 15, 16 and 17, with favorable return limits. Apply to agents Chicago & North Western R’y. The Taking Cold Habit [ The old cold goes ; a new one [ quickly comes. It’s the story of a weak throat, weak lungs, r a tendency to consumption. Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral ! breaks up the taking-cold ' habit. It strengthens, soothes, > heals. Askyourdoctoraboutit. j •* i had a terrible cold, aud nothing relieved me. I tried Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral and it f promptly broke up my cold, stopped ray cough, and eased every part of my body. It 5 did wonderful work for me.”—Mr. J. F. lutz, Toledo, Ohio. j 5 mm mm www— .— > Jk Made by J. C. Ayer Co., Lowell, Mass. 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We have a fine line of hand-painted china plates, cups, saucers, etc.; a large line of new and up-to-date toys and pretty dolls. | PIXLEY & HANLEY | How Diphtheria is Contracted. truth was that the cold had simply is given it quickly cures the cold and One often hears the expression, “My left the little one particularly suscept- lessens the dangerof diphtheriaor any child caught a severe cold which de- ible to the wandering diphtheria germ, other germ disease being contracted. . veloped into diphtheria,’’ when the When Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy For sale by Gilllgan & Stout.