The Dublin Progress. (Dublin, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, June 8, 1906 Page: 2 of 8
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THE DUBLIN PBOGBI8S, FRIDAY, JUNE A M08.
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TAP LABOE WHEATFIELD8
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«• HIM bj the Flaaa-
lyawtblc Mew to TraaaRort
the Oftla Crer — Pleety of Lu<
V«r Terwloala Sheared.
I mot Junes J. Hill, tbe empire build-
er Of Bt Peal, at tbe Gotham hotel, la
New York, the other day, and be told
me that be was going to start this
summer on a new trunk line, or, rath-
er, an extension of tbe Great Northern
railroad, from Winnipeg to Vancouver,
and be declared that be would build
the entire distance wltbout surety or
bonds, says William E. Curtis, special
correspondent of tbe Chicago Record-
Herald. A few months ago Mr. Hill
announced that he was going to retire
from active business life and turn tbe
management of the Great Northern
railway over to his boys, two of whom
are now directors In that company. He
has made a similar announcement sev-
eral times in years past, and I notice
that on every occasion It has been fol-
lowed by some great new enterprise
which engages all his talent and most
of his time. His present retirement
from active business means the con-
struction of a new line parallel with
his present system on the other side
of the border, through the provinces of
Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and
British Columbia. When Mr. Hill an-
nounces his retirement look out for big
things. He has recently disclosed his
Intentions to the Canadians. He has
written a letter to the Winnipeg board
of trade promising “to build up a new
system, a new transcontinental line
through the Canadian northwest, which
I hope will serve to further develop
your city and the country from Vvhich
Its prosperity Is drawn.”
Mr. Hill tells me that he ordered
B.000 tons of eighty pound steel rails
from the Dominion Iron company of
Halifax and 25,000 tons from the Soo
Iron company of Sault Ste. Marie,
which Is enough to iron 250 miles of
road.
When I asked him for tbe route of
his new Canadian road Mr. Hill smiled
and said he hadn’t selected it, but be-
lieved that there is plenty of room for
another track through the wheatflelds
on the Canadian side of the border.
He has great faith in tbe future of
Canada. He said that within the next
few years there would be practically
a single wheatfleld 500 miles square
up yonder, yielding an average of
twenty bushels to the acre, and anoth-
er road will then be needed to carry
the crops to market. He will haul it
not only to Duluth, but will turn over
a part of bis freight to the Grand
Trunk at Winnipeg. The Canadian
roads are not able to handle the crop
now. Even In January they were still
hauling the crop of 1904—just clearing
It up. The wheat had been stored for
a year and a half in the fields and in
small elevators along the lines. Tbe
Canadian Pacific cannot take it away
from Georgian Bay as fust as It arrives
there, and sometimes tbe whole road is
blocked % loaded cars. Mr. Hill’s
new road will furnish another outlet
and take a share of the crop to Du-
luth, which has two months more of
KNIFED
Coffee Knifed an Old Soldier.
An old soldier released from coffee
at seventy-two recovered his health
and tells about It as follows:
“I stuck to coffee for years al-
though It knifed me again and again
“About eight years ago, (as a re-
sult of coffee drloking wnlch congest-
ed my liver) I was taken with a very
severe attack of malarial fever.
“I would apparently recover and
start about my usual work only to
suffer a relapse. After this had been
repeated several times during the
year I was again taken vioient'y ill.
“The doctor said he had carefully
studied my case and it was either
‘quit coffee or die,’ advising me to
take Postum in Its place. I had al-
ways thought coffee ooe of my dear-
est friends, and especially when sick,
and I was very mud} taken back by
th* doctor’s decision for I hadn’t
the coffee I drank could
eauee my trouble,
ght It over for a few mln-
and finally told the doctor 1
make the ohaoge. Postum was
procured for me the same day and
made according to directions; well,
I liked It and stuck to it and since
then I have been a new man. The
change in health began in a few days
surprised me, and now, alhough
[ am seventy-two vears of age I do
'hard work and for the past
ive been teaming, driving
a day, besides loading
ling the wagon. That’s
tn the place of coffee
for me. I now Jibe Pos-
I did coffee.
known people who did
Postum at the first but
learned to make It prop-
to directions they.
,4o^lIke It as well as
miss •
wheat crop of Manitoba last year,
was about 85.000.000 bushels, and It
was disposed of as follows:
Kept for sssd........................ 10,008.000
Local mills.......................7.000.000
Winnipeg mills...................... 15.000,000
East Canada mills............. li.QOO.uoo
Export ...............'................B.000.000
Because of the enormous Immigra-
tion. chiefly from the United States,
which has gone Into Manitoba, Sas-
katchewan and Alberta- during tbe
last year this crop will be nearly dou-
bled In 1906, and it is estimated that
within five years a thousand million
bushels of grain will be raised In tbe
belt between Winnipeg on the east and
Calgary and Edmonton on the west,
running northward 250 miles from the
border.
To carry away this crop the Grand
Trunk Pacific is being built from Win-
nipeg northwestward to the ocean.
Tbe Canadian Northern Is building up
to Hudson bay. and a third road will
parallel the Canadian Pacific, which
now has a monopoly In the lower wheat
belt along the southern border of Can-
ada.
If you will observe a map of the
Great Northern railway you will notice
that Mr. Hill already has a line from
Spokane to Vancouver and another
from Vancouver to Everett and Seattle.
These will be a part of the Canadian
system. You will also notice that the
road has a lot of spurs, like the teeth
of a comb, running northward from the
main line to the Canadian border and
thus giving plenty of cross cuts for the
handling of freight.
Mr. Hill tells me that he has secured
plenty of land for terminals at both
ends of the line and has purchased a
large tract at Medicine Hat, a station
on the Canadian Pacific, on the west-
ern boundary of Saskatchewan, about
two-thirds of the way from Winnipeg
to Vancouver, where the repair shops
for this branch of tbe Great Northern
road will be located. His agents have
slab ifBed plats of the new line for a
distance of 100 miles east and 200
miles west of Medicine Hat, as re-
quired by the laws of Canada. The
rest of the line has not been located,
but the engineers are in the field all
tbe way from Winnipeg west. Con-
struction will be commenced duripg
the present summer.
ORIGIN OF SLANG PHRASE.
Mlrhlgin ProCeasor Claims Dlrkena
Originated “Twent r-three.”
That Charles Dickens, the great Eng-
lish novelist, is responsible for the ori-
gin of the prevalent slang phrase, “23,”
now seems to be an assured fact, ac-
cording to a South Bend (Ind.) special
dispatch to the Cincinnati Enquirer.
The latest theory is advnnced by Pro-
fessor Newton Scott, head of the de-
partment of rhetoric in the University
of Michigan.
In writing of the phrase Professor
8cott says:
"It is quite possible that the expres-
sion waa drawn from a sentence in the
closing chapter of Dickens’ ‘A Tale of
Two Cities.’ The last scene depicts the
execution of Sidney Carton, the hero.
As the line of those condemned to die
advances slowly toward the guillotine
the women count the victims. Carton,
the twenty-third in line, steps up on
the platform of the guillotine. Then, to
quote Dickens:
“ ‘The murmur of many voices, tbe
upturning of many faces, tbe pressing
on of many footsteps in the outskirts
of the crowd, so that it swells forward
in a mass; like one great heave of wa-
ter, all flashes,away—twenty-three!’ ”
Quanah, Texas, May 15th, 1q08
A. L. Cole,
Dublin, Texas.
Dear Sir:
Replying to yours of recent datp^oeg to say I landed in this
county &ec. 14, 1906; bought 100 acresNaf land two miles south of Quanah
very fair improvements, for $1700;\a_
$1,000, making 320 acres with 200 in—cultivation.
With the help of one man, I planted as follows: Twenty acres in
oats, making 11 hundred bushels; thenty-five acres in millet made 650
bushels of seed; forty acres in cotton, gathered 22 bales; fifty acres
in milo maize, got two thousand bushels. Twenty acres in kaffir cornv
made six thousand bushels. Thirty acres in sorghum made ten thousand
bundles. One-third acre in onions from which I sold $60 worth.
Figuring everything at an average price, I made the Past year as
follows: Cotton $1100, maize $700, kaffir corn 180 dollars, sorghum3Q0
dollars, «oats 254 dollars, millet 260 dollars, onions 60 dollars. I
also gathered 100 bushels of corn from five acres at an average price sf
thirty-five cents a bushel, making a total of 2889 dollars. 1 have not
sold my place at a net proft of 2000 dollars, and bought another adjoin-
ing the town of Quanah at twenty-seven fifty an acre, unimproved. Nov
I did not make all this clear, as I had one hand hired until July, the!
I had to hire a great deal of help gathering my crop, but altogether I
made about $3000 above my living last year.
Yours Respectfully,.
J. M. LEWIS,
Quanah, Tex§s.
For information concerninK prices of land of any size tracts in that section, call on or writ,
me. Office with Dublin Realty Co.
I
L. COLE.
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POCKET WIRELESS SYSTEM.
Tiny Device Expected to Project
MeaMaree For Thirty Miles.
Officers assigned to the bureau of
equipment of the United States navy
have under observation a “pocket
wireless telegraph” device which, tbc*y
believe, when worked out, will be ca-
pable of accurate service over an arc
of thirty miles, while weighing not
more than two pounds, says a Wash-
ington correspondent of the New York
Herald.
The apparatus as now planned In-
cludes a collapsible balloon of thin
rubber or similar material capable of
being Inflated into an obloid three feet
across its greater diameter. Tbe hy-
drogen gas will be produced by a pat-
ent compact cartridge, which is light
of weight and occupies little space.
It is estimated that this balloon will
support 200 feet of fine copper wire to
act as antennae. At the ground wilt
be a “detector” not larger than the
bowl of a corncob pipe. The sender
will be of the same size, and tbe whole
apparatus can be packed in the case of
a 4 by 5 inch, snapshot camera.
Bed and Kitchen In an Aato.
Of all the automobiles ever turned
out by French manufacturers the one
lately made for Captain Lars Andersen
of Boston seems to be entitled to the
prize for originality, says a special
Paris cable dispatch to the Chicago
Record-Herald. It is a huge machine
fitted up for long tours, and In point
of speed equals any of the present day
touring cars. The Andersen- car is fit-
ted out with reversible furniture.
There Is a combination bed and bureau
that is certainly a work of art. and
then there is a cook stove and dining
-table arrangement that can be hauled
out at a moment’s notice. The whole
machine, In fact. Is a kind of miniature
hotel on wheels, with accommodations
for eating, Sleeping, working or Idling,
according to tbp fancy of tbe owner or
his guests.
Three Kinds.
There are three kinds of good—the
l ‘that feels good, (he kind thit
and the kind that opposes
the first two are good for
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In the Matter of St. Louis Conference
Headquarters National Federation of
Peoples Party Clubs.
Abilene, Texas, May 27th, 1906.
To the populists of the United States,
Greeting:
You have been advised of the
several calls for a national confer-
ence of populists to be held In St.
Louis. Mo., beginning June 27th.
In the call signed by me, you will
remember, it was recommended that
all populists clubs meet at their regu-
lar places of meeting June 12th, to
select delegates to attend state qaeet-
ings to assemble In the state capitals
June 22nd, for the purpose of select-
ing delegates to the national meeting.
This was Intended by me only as a
suggestion and the stSte federation
officers and other party officials In
the respective states and territories
must feel entirely free to modify or
amplify the programs indicated to
suit themselves and the conditions
in their several jurisdictions. The
point of special importance Is that
a delegation from each state and
territory is very desirable and I hope
fcnd believe that each one will be
o'opZ- ptpTSe rr |; %
do his part, as I am sure each one
Headquarters Texas Federation ofi In ,, ,? T
Peoples Party Clubs. * “ than wllling t0 do- the
Clebunre Texas, June 1 1906 amount °f >our contributions, In the
To Texas Populists: ’ aggregate, will assist very materially
My Dear Sirs and Brothers- Re- expenses- Hoping
'«'■»« to the abo,„ ,e,u, !"d t m’ta! ““‘l
say that after consultation with ' m T', ,? ,* ? dld SUCcesa’ and
National President Bentley we are 111 resui<[» the speedy and thorough
agreed that a change In the program °f,the forces 0f popu'
recommended by him in his call is' sni throl^hoot the United States,
desirable In Texas A large majority 1 T yours,
of the members of the populist clubs ’ ’ 1 a President.
Itl tl>A Ol.l. -__
kept my promise.
I was a print*
and undergoing ill I
ture that afflict* t
would remember n
about the time m;
about to get the t
gatlins, I’ve had M
with to make me a
I don't go any fur
blame It.’ ExclJl
Please
Your Hair
Don’t have a falling out with
your hair. It might leave you!
Then what? Better please it
by giving it a good hair-food—
Ayer’s Hair Vigor. The hair
stops coming out, becomes
soft and smooth, and all the
deep, rich color of youth
cornea back to gray hsir.
I ruff until
In the state are farmers, most of
whom are just now, and will be for
a while, very busy In their grain
fields. Many of them think a state
meeting unnecessary and to meet
their views and the views of the
membership generally throughout the
state I recommend that all members
of populist clubs in Texas, without
waitiog for any formal call from
their officers, meet at their regular
places of meeting Saturday, June
l«th, at 1 o’clock p. m., for the
following purposes:
First, the selection of delegates to
attend the St.Louis meeting of June
27th, or to select proxies to represent
the clubs at St. Louis and to send to
them directions as to the wishes of
the clubs in regard to the matters
likely to be acted on by the confer-
ence.
Second, to select delegates to meet
Id the county seats of their respec-
tive counties at 1:30 o’clock p. m„
Saturday, July 7th, to receive, con-
alder and acton the report of the
P ° d Dgr8 apd recommendations of
said St. Loula conference.
Permit me also to recommend and
eaoh memb*r Of a popu-
llat dub in Texas will contribute
°eoU (D0 more) to be
paid In by him to the secretary or
treasurer of hi. club to be forwarded
to me aa soon as practicable after the
meetings of the loth. I win aim
aak that all other popullata of Texas
contribute each onealik. amount £
be forwarded by him to me direct
The money that ahallla rS
aL^hiilL4* U8ed t0 M,1,t In paying
•SUBS? Dece>Mr' 2
o I dent to th* g(.
Following tho Flag.
our soldiers went to Cuba
and the Philippines health was the
most Important consideration. Willi*
I. Morgan, retired Commissary Ser-
S’ A’’ r,lral routH one, Con-
iPn’ ?*’ says: “I was two years
In Cuba and two years In the Philip-
P^Bh11Dp,boi.ng»-9ubject 10 colds I
took Dr. Mug s New Discovery for
Consumption, which kept me in per-
And now in New Hamp-
shire weflnd it the best medicine in
the world for coughs, colds, bronchial
troubles and lung diseases. Guaran-
Drug Co. Price 5<»o
and $l.oo. Trial bottle free.
•/ V
DON’T B
A Friend.
Some one has asked the question.
“What is a friend?” It is the fel-
low who will Inconvenience himself
Jor you. It la the man who will sit
by your bedside when your frame
Is racked by disease. It Is the man
who will come to you when the'clouds
are blaok and when the muttering
thunder of misfortune growls along
the sky. it is the man who says,
Don't be discouraged; I’ll see you
out.” It’s not the mao who will
do you the kindness only when he
feels he will get tack full pay for
service rendered. Remember that
all who write their oame In script In
your friendship album are not frlende.
- Exchange.
about asking us f°>
shop at the ■fwpf
I We are in the »<*}
sell you a pound of
of chops, now *•><*
cure and hold your
To that end we P
befit service
modest about in*"1
JONES <
C. W.
Ifeferiin
Was Not a Cuaaer.
Gov. Hogg was once asked by a
newgpapef matl lf h# ever
His reply was: “Not for many
yeara. I (jolt before the war. When
I wa* a small boy 1 thought It waa
the right thing to‘ do. One day I
•trijck a scientific exhibition of-pro-
fanity only to tee my father bending4
£!?L®6, 1 jPronlMd hjm If he
thraah me I would ! qul).
r.o.
HHavehad;-^
in TexWj® *5
Diseases
([Will be i»
before F
manche
in Bror
lowing
month.
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