1905. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
307 
Events of the Week. 
DOMESTIC.—In an opinion delivered March 22 at Annap¬ 
olis, Md., the Court of Appeals held that the act passed at 
the last session of the Legislature, commonly known as the 
“Jim Crow” law', requiring steam railways in the State of 
Maryland to furnish separate compartments for white and 
colored passengers, is valid so far as it affects commerce 
within the State, but invalid as to interstate passengers, and 
must be construed as not applying to them. The Court of 
Appeals upholds the right of common carriers to make rea¬ 
sonable regulations providing for the separation of the races, 
and also the right of the Legislature to impose such regula¬ 
tions upon common carriers. However, in the matter of 
imposing such regulations upon carriers engaged in interstate 
commerce, the Maryland court regards the decision of the 
United States Court as conclusive. . . . Six miners dead 
and four injured, tw r o fatally, is the result of an explosion 
in the mine of the Princeton Coal and Mining Company, 
Princeton, Ind., March 22. The explosion hurled supporting 
timbers in every direction. In consequence the slate roof 
gave way in many places, and the rescuers were in constant 
danger from this source. This is the second serious disaster 
in the mine, an explosion some years ago having killed nine 
men. . . . Three thousand Japanese in the coast coun¬ 
try of Texas and Louisiana have been refused citizenship 
papers. They have appealed. A Government inspector re¬ 
cently declared as illegal papers issued to several prominent 
Japanese land owners in South Texas on the ground that 
the Exclusion act applied to them as well as to Chinese. 
The Japanese contested the claim, and as the Federal au¬ 
thorities here are divided in opinion the case has been ap¬ 
pealed. Over 35,000 acres of land are controlled by Japa¬ 
nese in Texas, most of which is used in rice cultivation. 
They have built up large settlements and are prospering. 
Some question having arisen as to their owning the land in 
fee simple, it has been developed that a large portion of the 
rice lands are held under ninety-nine year leases. All of 
them manifest a desire to become'American citizens. . . . 
Following the lead of Kansas in its fight against the Stand¬ 
ard Oil Company, Nebraska will fight the binder twdne and 
cordage trust, and to that end the State Legislature March 
25 appropriated $250,000 with which to build and equip a 
factory for the manufacture of binder twine. The plant 
will be constructed at Lincoln within the walls of the State 
prison and the convicts of the penitentiary will do all the 
work. The finished article, which is used in binding grain, 
will l>e sold at cost to farmers of Nebraska. Should the 
experiment prove a success, the markets of adjoining States 
may be invaded in time. Work is expected to begin imme- 
diatly, and if possible the output will be ready for use in 
harvesting this coming Summer. Nebraska, Iowa. Kansas 
and the Dakotas use thousands of tons of cordage yearly, 
and the exactions of the trust have been increasing from 
year to year, dealers say. . . . Gessler Rosseau. the dyn¬ 
amiter, who says he is really Gessner Russell, of Chicago, 
was convicted March 27 at New York of sending a box con¬ 
taining dynamite and a machine to set it off to the Cunard 
steamship pier just before the Umbria sailed on May 11, 
1903. 11 is sentence may be from one to five years. For 
more than three hours Rosseau tried to convince the jury 
that he only wanted to illustrate to the British Government 
the dangerous possibilities of such a machine to a nation 
“that was bulldozing small republics." lie declared that he 
had “rendered the dynamite harmless” before he sent it, and 
that ho never laid any intention of harming or killing any 
one. Neither did he want the infernal machine to get aboard 
the Umbria and cause a panic if it was discovered at sea. 
Recorder Golf’s charge was considered rather favorable to 
the prisoner, but the jury took only about an hour to find 
him guilty. . . . Three more concerns of the get-rich- 
quick syndicate that has used Philadelphia for a head¬ 
quarters, and whose fall began with the collapse of the 
Storey Cotton Company and the Provident Investment Bu¬ 
reau, closed their doors March 27. These concerns are I<es- 
lie Morris & Co., F. Norton Phillips and Ormison Scott & 
Co. All three concerns paid dividends of 48 per cent, a 
month. The profits were made, according to the literature 
issued, through dealings upon the future of the market. 
The customers of these concerns extend over the same terri¬ 
tory as the Storey Cotton Company, and the Provident 
Investment Bureau exchanged lists of dupes with those two 
concerns and worked hand in hand with them. Five other 
concerns of the get-rich-quiek syndicate have been placed 
under surveillance by the postal inspectors. All are in Phil¬ 
adelphia, conduct all their business through the mails, offer 
fabulous profits and have an immense patronage throughout 
•the country. So firmly is the Post Office Department con¬ 
vinced that Philadelphia is the headquarters of an endless 
chain of such schemes that W. W. Stone, the postal inspector 
who has done all of President Roosevelt’s special investiga¬ 
tions, and Inspector Myer, who uncovered the scandal in 
the Post Office Department about a year ago, have been sent 
to work upon the case. . . . Judge It. W. Taylor over¬ 
ruled the motion for a new trial March 27 in the case of 
Mrs. Cassie L. Chadwick and sentenced her to serve 10 years 
in the Ohio Penitentiary at Columbus and to pay a fine 
equivalent to the costs of her trial. The case will now be 
carried to the Court of Appeals at Cincinnati, and conse¬ 
quently M’rs. Chadwick will not begin her sentence until this 
tribunal has passed on the matter. . . . Thomas J. Con¬ 
nors, general superintendent of Armour & Co., was arrested 
March 28 at his residence in Chicago, on a bench warrant 
Issued by Judge Sanborn, charging him with contriving cor¬ 
ruptly to influence and intimidate witnesses who are ex- 
pected to give testimony before the Federal Grand Jury in 
the beef trust investigation. 
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS.—An open competitive 
examination will be held in New York City March 30 and 
April 15. 1905, for the position of Recording Clerk (folio 
writer) in the office of the Register of New York County. 
Open to men only. Competitors must be at least 21 years 
of age, and must he citizens and residents of New York 
County. The time allowed for examination is six hours. 
The subjects of examination and their relative weights are 
as follows: Spelling,. 2; arithmetic (fundamental rules, 
common and decimal fractions and United States money), 1 : 
copying from plain copy, 3 : penmanship, 4 : typewriting and 
cop'ying with Elllott-Flsher book typewriter, accuracy. 7; 
speed, 3. For application blank address Chief Examiner, 
State Civil Service Commission, Albany, N. Y. The State 
Civil Service Commission announces general examinations to 
be held April 22, 1905, including the following positions, for 
which application must be made on or before April 17: 
Histological laboratory assistant, Pathological Institute: 
jury notice server, Queens County ; law .examiner. Board of 
Statutory Consolidation; library assistant, State Library; 
matron, Newark State Custodial Asylum; stenographer. 
Queens County Service; storekeeper and purchase clerk. 
State Hospital for Tuberculosis, Raybrook ; sub-inspector of 
public libaries, Education Department; traveling agent.. De¬ 
partment of Agriculture; woman officer, State institutions. 
“HISTORY OF A MILL.”—The above is the caption of 
an article by “S” on page 239, and is so misleading that: I 
venture to make a correction. The first cut steel nails made 
in this or any other country were made by the Riverside 
Iron Works, Wheeling, W. \a.. of which Frank J. nearne 
was manager. The nails were made from steel made in 
their own steel works, built expressly to furnish nail plate 
for the nail mill, which was orisrinall.v built in 18(>t>. The 
w'riter was in the employ of the company at the time, and 
took an important part in the introduction of the steel 
nail (cut), sold under the name “Blue Brand steel nails” 
to distinguish them from the old style package. I made 
one trip in July, 1883, and extending to September, in 
which time the net result was the sale of 15 kegs, or at 
the rate of one keg in 15 days. The puddlers’ strike of 
1882 was the cause of changing from puddled iron to 
Bessemer steel. I could give a more extended account, 
but) this will suffice to correct any wrong impression as to 
who should get the credit for the first introduction of cut 
steel nails. This long strike was also instrumental in the 
introduction of wire nails. The long strike had the effect 
of leaving the trade without nails, and we had to resort to 
all kinds of stock to get even a few, and of course took 
wire nails made by the II. P. Nail Co., of Cleveland, the 
only factory making a nail suitable for general purposes 
in America. The Riverside Iron Co. never built a wire 
mill, and never had an interest in one, but in 1888 began 
making Bessemer steel pipe, which made them the pioneers 
in this branch of business as well. They were also the 
first mill in this or any other country to make Bessemer 
steel bars. k. c. 
BUSINESS BITS. 
W. W. Cheney. Manlius, N. Y., makes announcement in 
this issue of a public sale in Syracuse. N. Y.. at which sev¬ 
eral of his finest. ITolsteins will be offered. Those who are 
unable to attend the sale can send bid to Mr. Cheney by 
mail. A catalogue giving full description of each animal 
will be mailed free to anyone requesting it. 
Spreading of manure by hand is perhaps one of the worst 
drudgeries of farm work. The modern manure spreader 
saves all this hand work, and it has been demonstrated be¬ 
sides that the machine will pay for itself in a few seasons 
because of more evenly spreading the manure than can 
possibly be done by hand. It will pay any intending pur¬ 
chaser to send for the catalogue just issued by the J. S. 
Kemp Mfg. Co., Newark Valley, N. Y., and read it from 
cover to cover. 
Heavy Farm Fencing 
The only heavy woven wire fence made In 
the factory ready to stretch. All other heavy 
fences are built In the field. Patent galvan¬ 
ized clamp makes a perfect joint. Can not 
rust or slip. No twisted, strained wires or 
weak uprights. Easily stretched. Cheapest 
because it lasts a lifetime. Get our free 
catalog. 
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outlasts tho posts. So write many 
first users. Why? Because the 
horizontul-bars are very hard 
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wire, and the continuous cross¬ 
bars aro so firmly fixed that it is 
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fence to pieces or spread tho horizontal bars apart. 
Write for March PAGE FENCE AGE showing 19 year 
old Page Fence, and giving the owner’s testimony. 
Page Woven Wire Fence Co., Box 745. Adrian, Mich. 
PICKETS LOCKED IN CABLES 
Can’t slip, but stretches 
ground. Finemeshes at 
High as you want it, 1 to 7 ft. 
for all fowls that does not sag, 
;s perfectly to fit uneven 
at bottom for little chicks. 
A poultry fence 
We sell direct to Farmers and Poultrymen. 
Prompt Shipments at Factory Prices. 
Mills in Connecticut, Illinois, California. Write 
for catalogue. 
CASE BROS., II Main St., Colchester, Conn. 
SOME TRUTHFUL STATEMENTS ABOUT 
CREAM SEPARATOR AWARDS 
The shouting' of our “ Would-be Competitor ” reminds us of the old story of the running thief who, in his 
efforts to direct the attention from himself, cried louder than any one else, “ Stop thief,” but it will not work this 
time, for he is known too well in the Rogues’ Gallery. 
Our “ Would-be Competitor” flatters himself that he is the “ Only can on the ash heap,” and we are perfectly 
willing to concede him that distinction, for that is appropriate to his station and methods, but when he c’aims to 
be the “ Only pebble on the beach ”—that is too clean for him, as there are other pebbles much cleaner and brighter. 
Our “ Would-be Competitor” is continually misrepresenting and bluffing, in order to detract attention from 
the merits of the case. We have repeatedly offered to forfeit large sums of money if our statements are not correct, 
provided they would give the same amounts if our statements are correct. We know that our statements are correct, 
We know that our “Would-be Competitor ” has continually made false claims. 
We now offer the following amounts, to be given in premiums to any State Dairymen’s Association if the 
following statements are not correct, provided our “ Would-be Competitor ” will give the same amounts if our state¬ 
ments are correct. 
$ 5 , 000.00 
That there was no test of cream separators made at the St. Louis Exposition. That the claimed awards on 
cream separators at the St. Louis Exposition are among some of the worst scandals at that Exposition, which is now 
becoming noted for its scandals and gi*afts 
$ 5 , 000.00 
That in the four different months’ scorings of Dairy Butter at the St. Louis Exposition, every highest score 
was given to the United States Cream Separator Butter. 
$ 5 , 000.00 
That the United States Cream Separator made the world’s record for the most thorough separation of 
cream from milk in the Model Dairy at the Pan-American Exposition at Buffalo in 1901, beating our “would-be 
competitors ” and every other Separator that dared to enter that contest. 
$ 5,000 00 
That the United States Cream Separator was awarded a Gold Medal at the Pan-American Exposition. 
$ 5 , 000.00 
That the United States Cream Separator was awarded a Gold Medal at the Paris Exposition in 1900. 
$ 5 , 000.00 
That our “ Would-be Competitor” did not receive a Grand Prize or any other prize at the Paris Exposition, 
according to the official list. They have admitted this in the papers in days gone by, and have tried to pq,lm off a 
fac-simile of a certificate awarded an insolvent concern, which they got possession, of by purchase or some other way, 
but this is too transparent deception for the public to swallow. 
$ 5 , 000.00 
That the United States Cream Separator received the Highest Award on Separators at the World’s Fair, 
Chicago, in 1893. 
$ 5 , 000.00 
That the United States Cream Separator has whipped our “Would-be Competitor’s” Separator at every 
International Exposition where both were exhibited and contests have been held. 
$ 5 , 000.00 
That many hundreds of prominent dairymen who formerly used our “Would-be Competitor’s ” Separators 
have discarded them for the United States Separators. 
We quote from our “ Would-be Competitor’s ” advertisement, and make the same offer : 
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TO EVERY DAIRY FARMER 
Furthermore, we pledge ourselves to present one of our latest $100 machines to every fair-minded dairy farmer 
having use for a cream separator, to whom any one car show facts proving that the above statements are not absolute 
truth, and that any one has not viciously lied in ever asserting anything to the contrary.” 
The Vermont Farm Machine Company, Bellows Falls, Vermont 
Distributing Warehouses at Chicago, Minneapolis, Omaha, La Crosse, Wis., Sioux City, la., Kansas City, Mo., Salt 
Lake City, Utah, San Francisco, Cal., Portland, Ore., Buffalo, N. Y., Portland, Me., Montreal and 
Sherbrooke, Que., and Hamilton, Ont. 
ADDRESS ALL LETTERS TO BELLOWS FALLS, VERMONT 
