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THURSDAY , JANUARY 10 , 1907.
The O'Neill Frontier in an arti
cle regarding the government
ownership meeting the previous
week in Omaha , under the caption
of "Hard Sledding , " took occasion
to say :
The agitators that are looking
for the democratic party to take
up the government ownership pro
paganda are following a delusive
dream. Government ownership
is the opposite of democracy. The
principle of democracy is individ
ual government , while the opera
tion of commercial industries by
the government is the opposite
principle. The parental govern
ment idea being in conflict with the
basic principles of democracy , the
agitators will never be able to
force it onto the main body of the
party.
A few old populist agitators who
thrive on discord and were never
known to do anything to strength
en the hands of the government
they are supposed to uphold and
which protects them , have started
on another revolutionary measure ,
right on the heels of their previous
dismal failure to turn the world
upside down , but they are having
hard sledding , as it is not an easy
matter to stir up a political up
rising in good times like the last
eight years of republican pros
perity.
We want to ask "what does the
writer of that article know about
'basic' principles of democracy ? "
Did he ever build or help to build
any such principles , or has he
been engaged in the dissecting of
such "principles , " or has he only
sought discord and treachery while
professing to analyize something
of which he evidently knows so
little as to condemn all , father
than give an honest thought full
sway in his cranium ? If Holt
county republicans enjoy such
mis-statements and perverting of
ideas , then they are probably tak
ing many such doses of reckless
and extravagant statements of
what the "basic principles of
democracy" are.
BRYAN'S iDEA ENDORSED.
Within the last six months Ja
pan has taken over the ownership
of six railroads , aggregating about
1,550 miles in length , the com
bined purchase being § 123,500,000.
Plans for the acquisition of eleven
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other roads have been announced
and the transfer of ownership will
proceed gradually in the immediate
future.
Now Mexico joins the procession
of the states that see no other so
lution than public ownership. For
several years the government has
had the controlling interest in the
Mexican National lines. Now it
has made a deal with the American
owners of the Mexicam Central
and several other roads by which all
will be merged into one great system
with 10,000 miles of track and a
capitalization of § 225,000,000. The
government will hold an absolute
majority of the stock , and the
board of directors of twenty-one
members will contain a majority
of Mexican citizens , although a
local sub-board of nine members
will have its headquarters in New
York.
According to the statement made
by Minister of Finance Limantour
to congress the danger that the
lines would be dominated from the
United States and run , not in tLie
interests of the Mexican industries ,
but of foreign railroad systems , is
what compelled this action. In
cidentally he expects great bene
fits in the way of transportation
peace and fair dealing at home ,
but he made it clear that the gov
ernment did not act of its own de
sire , but because it felt forced to
take measures of protection.
It is well enough known that
the state railroad lines in Europe
were acquired by the govern
ments mainly out of military
considerations , and even Japan
had military needs in mind in its
new projects. Always it is com-
pulson , of one form or another ,
war or peace , foreign or domestic ,
that forces governments to enter
such undertakings. And this is
as true of the present conditions
in the United States as anywhere
else. It cannot be insisted too
often that the conditions which
will decide the outcome in this
country arise solely from the actual
manner in which our railroads are
conducted , and that the railroad
managers have their fate entirely
within their own hands. Chicago
Record-Herald ( Rep. ) Dec. 1G.
The editor of this paper is in re
ceipt of some literature and a copy
of the platform adopted by the
Roosevelt third term boosters.
That is all right. We have no
kick coming on them sending us
such stuff. In fact we rather en
joy it. But why tie to a man like
Roosevelt ? To be sure he is the
only pebble on the beach worth
anything , or that ever did make a
pretense of doing some things that
we have known for some time
would be the only means of re
lieving the people from graft and
corporation rule , but there are
dozens of men outside of the re
publican party who are more
strenuous than our Teddy and
have put him on to what he now
knows. A third term is a poor
proposition to say the least , then
GRANT BOYE
I I : CARPENTER UILDER %
All kinds of wood work done to order. Stock tanks made in all sizes
Valentine , - Nebraska
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a man in Roosevelt's position
know ? that a third term is the
VERY last and he might become
a Cleveland. No. Give us a Bry
an , a Folk , a Johnson or a "Watson.
Eushville Standard.
To tlie Voters of School Dis
trict No. 7 :
Woodlake , Xebr. , Jan. 7.
At the annual school meeting
last June it was decided by a ma
jority vote of the district to charge
tuition of non-resident pupils.
There has been no attempt at do
ing this by the school board. Only
one non-resident has paid tuition
for his children every month so
far , that one being Lou McDill ,
cashier of the Woodlake bank.
Another paid for the first month
only , but not being requested to
do so again , naturally didn't.
Last year $120 was collected in
tuition , which more than paid for
the necessary text-books for the
year. That this law is just and
right is proven by its enforce
ment in nearly every city , town
and village in the state. The tax
payers of this district cannot af
ford to educate the children be
longing to other districts. It is
not expected of them. There is a
provision made by law to pay this
tuition should these non-residents
or their parents be unable to do so.
It certainly ought to be of in
terest to every taxpayer of this
district whether his school levy
shall be 15 mills or 25 mills. If
we are compelled to educate these
non-residents it will be necessary
to levy the full amount to meet
the expenses of the school year
and even then the expenses will
exceed the income.
We , as voters , should assert our
rights and compel the school
board to comply with our decision.
If the majority vote is of no great
er consequence than this , what is
the use of having an annual school
meeting ? A VOTER.
Senator Barkelt Talks About
ILaiitls.
Washington , D. C. , Jan. 7.
Senator Burkett today conferred
at length with Gifford Pinchot ,
chief forester , and other represen
tatives of the land office , concern
ing legislation for the control of
the grazing lands of the public do
main. ;
Last April Senator Burkett in
troduced a bill 'providing that thei i
president be authorized to estab
lish grazing districts on the public
lands , under charge of the secre
tary of agriculture , who shall
regulate their use , issue permits
to graze on them , make rules to
restore and improve their grazing
value , fix fees for use of the lands ,
and make contracts therefor.
Lands available for agriculture
shall be leased for grazing only
under annual permits , while lands
useful only for grazing may be
let for periods up to ten years.
Five per cent of the receipts shall
go to the state for the use of the
counties in which the land is situ
ated. Of the remaining amount
75 per cent shall go to the re
clamation fund , and 20 per cent
shall constitute a special grazing
land fund to administer the pro
visions of this act.
This measure met the strong ap
proval of the president , who rec
ommended practically the same
thing in his special message on
public lands , December 17. The
matter is of the greatest concern
to Nebraska and other states hav
ing : large semi-arid areas. World-
Herald.
MORE FRAUDS AND GRAFTING
Xced ot T2cronsJi ; Rcorsanirn.tio of
Departments.
"Witli more land cfHee frauds r.n'l
srnl'tiug charged against the patent
office there would seem to be need of a
thorough reorganization of those de
partments. There must be a winking
at fraud if not participation by those
in charge of the government laud of
fice , for tils clerks could hardly carry
out fraudulent work without the con
nivance of their superiors , or if the3'
can those over them are entirely in
competent for the work they are paid
to do. The origination of these corrupt
doings mostly had their inception in
the McKiuley administration , whim
the Democratic chiefs of bureaus aod
divisions were nearly all removed to
make place tor Republicans who had
aided llanna and Perry Ileath and
Senator Dick in debauching the voters
of the United States in 1SJ < 5. The lie-
publican officials charged with impli
cation in the frauds have strong inter
ests back of them , which the Roosevelt
velt administration does not seem to
have- been able to cope with or else
fears to fight them "for the sake of the
party. " The Union Pacific and South
ern Pacific railroads , with Ilarriman
at their head , are charged with fraudu
lently obtaining title to thousands of
acres of coal land in Wyoming and
other states , and it will be interesting
to note as the evidence of fraud is pro
duced how much the Republican lead
ers , senators and congressmen and
others have I een mixed up with the
matter directly or indirectly.
The corrupt ring that rules the Re
publican roost in Wyoming has been
kept in power by the money and back
ing of the railroad corporations , and
what would be more likely than their
rendering aid in the land frauds in re
turn ? There is an ominous effect being
made by corporation influence to have
that dead duck Lacey of Iowa appointed -
' pointed commissioner of the general
land office , who was deprived of his
congressional scat by an outraged con
stituency because he declared himself
, "a stand patter from Slandpatter-
i ville. " A self confessed tool of the
j tariff protected trusts is hardly the
1 man to clean out the mess maue by
Harriman and his railroad corpora
tions. The iid has been pretty effectu
ally kept on to cover up these frauds ,
and what President Roosevelt needs iq
not a Taft to sit on the lid , but some
one who will take it off and keep it off
until these and all other frauds are dis
covered and the perpetrators punished.
The Cetel X t.
Chewing the betel nut in Siain , be
ing a common habit , at every little dis
tance as you go through the bazaar of
Bangkok may be seen petty merchants
busj' making and selling the prepara
tion so universally masticated. The
leaves in which the prepared mixture
is wrapped are from a vine known as
the chavica betel. The nut is from
the arica betel palm , which reaches a
height of about sixty feet , whose
branches bear several large bunches of
nuts which harden and redden as they
ripen and which resemble somewhat
the bunches of fruit on the date bear
ing palm. The dealers cut up their
green leaves into the proper triangu
lar form , crack the nuts and with
wooden spatulas work the ttuneric
stained juice into a paste. It is amus
ing to see how skillfully they form the
pieces of green leaf into pointed , cone
shaped cups , into each one of which
they place a portion of the ingredients.
Turks lint ! 3Iccr.stuuim.
According to the best authorities
upon the subject , the idea of using
white talc in the manufacture of pipes
is of comparatively recent date com
pared with the age of the habit of
smoking , and what is still more curious
is the tact that in the oriental coun
tries which produce white talc , or
meerschaum , as it is called , and where
the use of tobacco forms part of the
education of the faithful the people
never dream of making this substance
into pipes. They make bowls and
goblets of it , but no pipes. It may be
that the long pipesteins which allow
the smoke to cool and lose its acridity
before reaching the mouth leave the
oriental smoker quite indifferent in re
gard to the quality of the bowl. At
all events , one never sees a Turk with
a meerschaum pipe.
Enormous Lifting I'ovrer ,
The shellcss limpet-pulls 1,054 times
Its own weight when in the air and
about double Avhen measured in the
water. Fleas pull 1,403 times their
own dead weight. The Mediterranean
cockle , Venus verrucosa , can e.-zcrt a
pulling power equal to 2.071 times the
weight of its own boilj * . So great is
the power possessed by the oyster that
to open it a force equal to 1.319.0 times
the weight of its shelless body is re
quired. If the human being possessed
strength as great in proportion as that
of these shellfish the average man i
would be able to lift the enormous !
weight of 2,070,000 pounds , pulling in
the same degree as the limpet. And j
If the man pulled In the same proportionate
tionate degree as the cockle he would
sustain a weight of no less than 3,100.-
500 pounds.
TVFO Poor Ones.
During one of Edwin Forrest's en
gagements in Boston a poor artist call
ed several times to see the great actor
at the old Winthrop House. Each time
he brought a picture which he had
painted. lie finally left it with a note
stating that he was in needy circum
stances. Forrest read the note and
took the wrapping from the picture. It
proved to be a painting of himself as
Spartacus. Forrest gazed upon it a
moment and then ejaculated to the
clerk : "Give him $10. If he is as poor
as his picture , he must be on the point
of starvation. "
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Calinaet makes
light , digestible
wholesome food.
Only one heap
ing teaspoonful
is needed for one
quart of flour.
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Furniture and Hardware , Household Neces
sities in the best Enamel Ware , Rustless Tin ,
Copper and Xickle Plated Cooking Vessels !
Everything to furnish the home. My goods
were bought before the raise. Come and
get them at the old prices which are equal
to a big discount. To see is to believe.
Come and be convinced.
FISCHER ,
Hardware , Furniture and Coal.
A HAPPY NEW YEAR to you , and may you start it
RIGHT by using the RIGHT KIND'of WINES
and LIQUORS. With iis PURITY and BEST
QUALITY means "RIGHT , " and we- guaran
tee our goods to be that in every sense of the
word. And while all good Wines , Whiskeys ,
Cordials , etc. . must vary according to vintage and
age , they should be pure and free from adultera
tions under all conditions , which is what we claim
We desire the PUBLIC TO KNOW that we
are neither BLENDERS , OXMPOUNDERS
NOR RECTIFIERS ; also that we use the utmost
care to purchase our goods from the most reliable
houses in America , and just as we get them , they
pass into the hands of our customers. NO
SPURIOUS IMITATIONS or IMPURE LIQ-
OURS OFFERED FOR SALE. WE HAVE
THE LARGEST ASSORTMENT IN TOWN"
WHOLESALE DEALER
IN LTI
PABST AND KRUG BEERS e
Winter Goods'
We have just received a fine line of
Linens and Mexican Drawn Work
Good assortment of Christmas Candies.
PHONE 97 ,
Monthly Meteorological Summary ,
STATION : Valentine , Nebr. MONTH
: December , 1906
ATMOdHEttIC PRESSURE.
( Reduced to sea level ; iuches and hundreatlis. )
Mean 30.15 ; highest 30 00. date 1. Lowest .
29.76. date 12.
TEMPERATURE.
Highest 04 = , date 3. Lowest 5 = > , datec
Greatest dailj ran e 44 , date 10. Least
daily range G , date -30.
Mean for this month In
188939 = 189223 ° 159527 =
=
189823
1901 "oo 1904 21 =
189032 = 189326 = =
189634 1899-20 =
1902 19 = 190530 =
1891 31 = 1894 30 = =
1837
21 1900 32 =
1903 27 = 1906 20 °
Mean ( or 'liis month for 18 years 27 =
Absolute maximum for this
inunth for is years 72 =
Ai s ilute Mini for this
um
month lor 15 year34 = >
PtthCIl'ITATlON.
Total this month 0.40 ; snowfall 1.8.
Greatest preclpitati ia 24 h urd 0 24 date 4-3
anew en the ground at the end of tha month 0.
Total precipitation thi3 month in
16S9 0 84 1892 0 45 1295 0 15 1S93 0.37 1901 0 93 1904 0.16
18900.32 18930.83 18960.46 18990.40 19Cr > Tss 1905 0.10
0.42 1894 0.05 1897 1 03 1900 0.15
1903 0 15 1906 0.40
WI.ND.
direction N\V ; total mov-m nr 6379 miles ; averacn
bourlj velocitv8.6 ; raixl.nutn velocity ( for five minutes-3
iiiilt-s per hour Irom X W on the 21
WEATHER.
> umber of clear dajs9t parti * rt.imly 12
; cloudy 10 ; on which 01
inch , or more , of pre-Mpic-iiun ourred 4.
\\OTK : "T" indict t-atv of pr cir > itaUnii ; _ nelow zero ; C" partly cloudy.
JOHN J. McLKAN , Oteerrer Weraher Bureau. *