Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, August 17, 1907, Page 4

Brand Rapids Peratde'Review Published Every Saturday. _By E. C. KILEY. x @WS DOLLARS A YBAR IN ADVANCE @xtered in the Postoffice at Grand Rapid Minnesota, as Second-Class Matter, THE HERALD-REVIEW IS THE Official Paper of Itasca County. Official Paper of Village of Grand Rapids. Official Paper of, Village of Cohasset. Official Paper of Village of Keewatin. Official Paper of Village of Nashwauk. Official Paper of U. S. Dis- trict Court in Bankruptcy Proceedings. Designated by State and National Gfficials as the Of- ficial Paper for the publica- tion of all legal notices to be made through their re- spective offices in Itasca Co. Recognized by Everybody as the ing Weekly Newspaper of Northeastern Minnesota. ‘Le Frequently you pick up one of the ca! papers and after glancing at the wearily thrust it aside “Nothing in the paper »day.’’ Did you ever. stop to think vhat that phrase—‘‘nothing in the today” asks an ex- It means that during the day or week just passed no misfortune apyone in our city; it means that the grim angel of death tas crossed no threshold of a friend; that no man driven by liquor, hatred er fear has taken the life of a fellow human; that no poor devil, haunted by the past or misdeeds of some other, fhas crossed the divide by his own and; that many things that ought to bappen have not happened. So the next time you pick up a_ paper Ghat doesn’t announce a tragedy give @ little thanks instead of grumbling ®ecause there is no news. paper —means? Ange. uas befallen tire ae Reform and Stocks. Duluth Herald: Even if you have mot been carrying stocks on margins, you have probably realized by this time that something has been going -o0 in the stock market. For the last few weeks stocks have tumbled they have not tum- led for years. Indeed, had the na- tional prosperity perished at one fell swoop, and deepest,darkest depression settled over the industries of the country, stocks would hardly have gone down quicker or farther. Why is it? What has caused 1t? Do the values as recorded in the stock market quotations represent the ac- tual value of the railroads, mines and industries of she country? And if they do, why is it that we have just found it out, and that we nave found it out so suddenly and precipitately? A very careful survey of the com- mercial berizon fails to discover any alarming clouds or threats of storm. ‘The railroads whose stocks have fal- fen so fast and so far are still busily carrying passengers and goods and getting paid for it. ‘Yhe industries whose stock values have shrunk. so much are still active, and while there is evidently a slight falling off in the demand for some products, it does not appear to be any more than was need- ed to get us down on a safe and sub- stantial basis, for we were kiting it up too much up to a few months ago. As to the copper properties, they are still there: nobody has carried them off, and though the price of the metal is unsettled, and will undoubtedly be lower than it has been, it will still be high enough to enable most of the «ines to pay their present dividends: and even to increase them. What, then, is the matter? The ‘s@ason 1s still summer,when dullness and low prices are to be expected. Yet the greatest drops have followed the fining of the Standard Oil cora- many, and there is evidently some @unection, sentimental. accidental or deliberate, between the stock mar- ket slump and the government’s activity against the trusts. There are intimations in the gossip that the government has done this by its attacks upon corporations. There are hints that the market leaders have left the market without theirsupport because ‘Roosevelt seems determined to burn down the house to kill the tats.” There is a_ presidential election coming next year. There are congres- sional sessions coming next winter, when corporations and trusts are likely to receive some corsideration. Can it be possible that the leaders ef the stock market, most of whom are connected with criminal trusts zad with railroads whose stoek has been watered for Wall street juggling, are trying to convince the American people that reform is dangerous, by giving them this little object lesson in advance of the presidential election and legislative sessions? It seems not only prossible, but probable. Many Logs. The Mississippi river log drive has been brought down the Mississippi and Schoolcraft rivers and 1s anchored from the sorting works on the south- ern shore of Lake Irving and stretch- ing back on the Mississippi river in a solid jam for at least eight miles, says a dispatch from Bemidji to. the Eveniog Herald; \ The logs in this big drive number some nine million feet, dnd are the property of the Crookston Lumber compauy and the Grand Forks Lum- ber company. The logs belonging to the Grand Forks company are being taken to the East Grand.Forks mill as rapidly as they can be hoisted fram Lake Irving and put on the Great Northern cars, while the majority of the Crookston’s company’s logs will be rafted across Lake Irving and through the narrows into Lake Bemidji, to be sawedat the company’s Bemidji mill. A large number of men employed on the drive and discharged, and their trade in the city was of considerable benefit to merchants. A. T. Hatcher, the logger, had charge of getting the drive through, and considering the weather condi- tions and stage of the water in the rivers, did an excellent job. Pine Lumber is Scarce. Startling reductions in the amonnt of pine lumber to be produced this season Was anuounced by the report of the secretary at the semi-annual meeting of the Northern Pine Manu- factures’ associatios held yesterday at the West hotel in Minneapolis. A decrease of 240,000,000 feet over last year is reported. . Secretary J. E. Rhodes has been preparing the figures from reports gathered from al! the members of the association. Twenty-six members report a decrease amounting to 290.- 000,000 feet. Nineteen mills report practically the same cut as last sea- son, and eight report an increase amounting to 59,500,000. Nearly all the Minneapolis mills and those far- ther down the river wil! show a de- crease. The total stock of lumber on hand Aug. 1 this year was 852,317,578, feet, as against 965,0799,774 feet at the same time last year. The shortage is thus very great in both stock and production. Only three of the Minneapolis saw- mills are running now on account of the inability to gettbe logs Jowao with the present low water. One of the mills is running oniy with part of its machinery and another willrun for a few days only, making only one that has enough logs in sight to warrant running at full capacity. Only routine business was trans- acted at the meeting of the associa- tion. The present high prices and the increase in freight rates were subjects of general discussion. A New Ruling. An order issued by the postmaster general regarding postal cards and which is effective on and after August Ist will be of interest to the general public inasmuch as it affords the users of postal cards substantially the same privileges accorded to users of ‘‘post cards.” The new order says the face of the card may be divided by a vertical line placed approximate- ly one-third of the distance from the left end of the card, the space to the left of the line to be used fora nies- sage, etc., but the space to the right for the address only, and addresses may be either written printed or affixed thereto at the option of the sender. Very thin sheets of paper may be attached to the card on con- dition that they completely adhere thereto, and such sheets may bear both writing and prioting. Adver- tisements, illustrations or writing may appear on the back of the card dnd on the leftthird of the face. The addition to a postal card of matter other than as above specified will subject the card when sent in DEFECTIVE PACE the mails, to postage according to the character of the message—at letter rate if wholly or partly in writ ing, or third class rate if entirely in print. In either case the postage value of the stamp impressed upon theeard will not be impaired. Pos- tal cards bearing particles of glass, mica, metal, sand, tinsel or other similar substances, are unmailable except when enclosed in envelopes with proper postage attached. or when treated in such a manner as will prevent the objectionable sub- stances from being rubbed off or in- juring persons handling the mails.— Brainerd Dispatch. an Ai ee Send in your subscriptions and watch us grow. were paid off Saturday | Free Books 2 “HOW TO CATCH BAS$” “THE ART OF BAIT CASTING” “FINE FISHING TACKLE.” " Offer $10.00 Outfit catch the $10.00 ‘We make this offer for the best string of fish caught this year with any of the famous Shakespeare Baits. for particulars. Ask Anglers are invited to call at our store and get the inter- esting free books “How to Catch Bass,” “The Art of Bait Casting,” and “Fine Fishing Tackle” which tell how to catch fish and the best tackle to use, In Haste. One of the cheerful hars has figured it out thusly: ‘When Adam awoke just atdusk and saw his third nb standing before him in the shap of a beautitu! female—the very one of his dreams—attired, not m choice rai- ment, but wearing asmile and a fig leaf, he did not get fresh and say “Good morning, Carry!) He just) bowed very polite like and said “Good Eve, will you be my wife?” She said, “Don’t care A-dam.” So trouble began mght then and there; and has kept up ever since.” Wanted one pair of bears and 2 or 3 female coons. Write what you have | and price. : Harry Hart, Kenmare, N. Dak. | | Sieur oman es i Chrysanthemum Smoking. ! Chrysanthemum smoking is the! latest thing in England. Cigarettes! made of chrysanthemum leaves and cascarilla bark have been found to | give relief in cases of epilepsy, and one doctor recommends them as a substitute for tobacco. Pardonable Adulteration. Peaches are a scarce article this season, and about the best thrifty housewives can do is to put up silver prunes and drop in an occasional peach pit as a make believe. And since silver prunes are about as toothsome as peaches aryway, it makes little difference. — Newburg (Or.) Graphic. Italians in the United States. In the year ended April 30, 1906, the Italian government issued 148,008 passports for emigrants to the Uni- ted States, but we received 221,749 in the fiscal year 1905 and more in 1906. All of these did not come from Italy. Deposits in Italian banks show that $8,000,000 a year is sent to Italy by emigrants, many of whom intend to return to their native ccuntry. Con- sul Paul Nash of Venive says that when it seemed probable that illiter- ates would be denied entrance to the United States night schools were opened in Italy for the benefit of emi- grants, but when the prospect of such legislation vanished the schools were ciosed. “Wiles of Fisn. Immense schools of tuna still swarm about the bay and stretch up out of the island coast as far as the isthmus, a distance of fourteen miles, and the rumber is simply beyond computation, says the Avalon correspondent of the Los Angeles Times. The schools of fish are not all tuna, but have a liberal mixture of albicore, shipjacks and barracuda. Where the legions of fish come from is a great mystery, and the wonder is that so great a multitude, with the appetites of healthy tuna, can find enough food in the sea with which to appease their hunger. King Edward’s Fads, King Edward careful!: preserves programs of the proceedings in which he takes part. These souvenirs, sev- eral thousand in number, are pre- served in the library at Buckingham palace. In the same way the king has kept all his theatér programs since his earliest playgoing days. the play placed in the royal box used to be printed on silk or satin, with a heavy fringe. It is now, as a rule, of a less elaborate nature, but not for that reason any the less artistic. Valuable Eggs. | The enormous value attaching to the eggs of birds which have become | jf extinct has been recalled by the acci- dent that has befallen the specimen of the great auk, which constitutes one of the treasures of the Scarbor- ough museum. Kept securely guarded: The bill of | § in the safe, it was recently placed on public exhibition. By some means og ‘other it has become cracked and its value has been depreciated by more | than $300. entire Grand Comparison will prove to your satisfaction that the style and quality is here and our ability to give you more for the same money our prices will show. Latest Seasonable Dress Fabrics to Make Your Choice From. C. H. MARR, Rapids, - - Minnesota. STYLE, QUALITY, PRICE Those are the three important factors to be taken into consideration in making your dress goods selections. H. E. GRAFFAM REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE FIDELITY, JUDICIAL, EXCISE, CONTRACT, and in fact all kinds of Bonds issued. Notary Public Office opposite Post Office. Over Finnigan’s EE A ae a a EE Pe ee ee GEO. BOOTH, 252525252525 S5—: of the finest selected stock by experienced workmen in Mr Booth’s own shops here, and under his personal supervision. This insures the utmost cleanliness and care in manufacture Manufacturerof Fine Cigars GRAND RAPID, M/NN “BOOTHS CIGARS” teputation al over Northern Minnesota. They are made 8A SE EA ee A Ae Ae A a ee A Oe a ae aa Seesesesesrwesese5 ‘il F-U-R-S I will pay $5.00 apiece for No. 1 Mink, other Fur according. Timber Wolves $5.00 each. WM. WEITZEL, Grand Rapids, Minn = i clachashaciachathachathaachachechethatindiecieshashed bacashaal | a Ae Ae ae a ne ae A a ee eae ae QSSSTSOSTSOTO TTY GOTO 2 o ) MILLER’S < Ice Cream Parlors >< os For the Best Dish of Ice Cream to be had in the city. ) For sale everywhere. Call for them. For anything refreshing inthe Soft 5) — ee ee ee led Drinks line. ‘ E | For Fresh Fruits, Candies. Nuts, > in bulk or box. ? : ¢ For Foreign and vomestic Cigars, Tobaecos, Ete. ? 2 | At a Grand Pioneer Store About 75 pieces of Dress Goods, from —AT THE— to 7 yards in length, in Panamas, Voiles, Poplins and other popular fabrics in the predominating shades, to close out Less Than Cost This is your chance to get material for Waist or Suit in the popular cloths at a price that will surprise you .. .. John Beckiclt Rapids, - - Minnesota ; SUBSCRIBE FOR THE QODODBDOOOO OO OOO fo} DS DDDDBDOHDOD ODO _WM. PERRINGTON BUYS AND SELLS LANDS IN ITASCA AND ADJOINING COUNTIES Mineral Pine ana Farming Lands Parties located on Homestead and Timber and Stone Claims. Some of the Choicest Lands in the vicinityof Grand Rapids or con- venientto other markets, under cultivation, for sale at Bargains WM. PERRINGTON Graud Rapids - Minnesota F. P. SHELDON. President. C.F. Ai P. J, SHELDON. Vice-President IKEN, Cashier. First National Bank, Grand Rapids, Minn. Transacts a General Banking’ Business For Sale. House ho'd furniture for sale, call . afternoons at Mrs. Downey’s, opposite HERALD =. RE V IEW ie church. a