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the question of protection He
stated that in making plows tho cost
to him prior to 1886 of the material
used in the construction OF a pillow
had not been over so cents and that
he had got the steel for four cents
and half pound. But i'll 1886 the
Steel Trust was formed and he had
to pay ten and and half cents. for
steel. He protested and was told he
could get a rebate of two cents by
joining the Northwestern Plowma-
kers' association, which was allowed
that rebate by the trust, the object
being to advance the price Of steel
and to crush out plow-makers who
refused to advance the price of plows
and who protested against the al
vance in steel. The righteousness
and greed of the pool and trust com.
binations are the legitimate out
growth of the robber tariff system,
which encourages them, and the
curse of the unjust system falls up
on the very classes that ought not to
bear 1.-THE poor people. And in
the name of common sense how can
any right-minded and right thinking
farmer favor the tariff?
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THE FARMERS AND TARIFF.

That the operations of the iniqui-
tous robber tariff system in vogue in
this country are of any benefit what
ever to the farmers of the country,
is proposition which none but the
most bold, audacious and unscrup-
ulous advocates of the scheme will
assert. The farmers compose very
large proportion of the population
of the United States and are the real
backbone and sinew of the land, for
when the whole matter is reduced
down to the simple question of iv-
ing, it largely comes out of the
ground, and it is the hardy son of
toll who by the sweat of his brow
makes the earth yield of that full
ness wherwith the wants of mankind
are satisfied. It is, therefore. an in
famous and burning shame that by a
legalized system of robbery the farm
er should not only derive no benefit
therefrom himself, but should be
compelled to pay tribute to the pam
pered interests. And, as if the farm
er were not already paying sufficient
blood money, as it were, by com
bination and conspiracy among those
very men he is forced by the iniqui
tous tariff laws to pay tribute to. he
is forced still further to the wall. and
between the law and grinding mono
poles he is between the upper and
neither mill stones. A western pillow
maker in an interview published in
the New York Evening Pest stated
the other day that after certain deal
ings he had recently had with the
Steel Trust that has been formed. he
has decidedly altered his views on
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SENATOR HoAR has introduced a
bill in congress providing for a
Worlds exposition, to be held at the
national capital in 1892.
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TIE school teachers of New Jer-
sey have memorialized the legisla-
ture to enact law prohibiting the
sale of cigarettes to minors.
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The old saying that precious
goods are done up in small packages
applies with a peculiar and special
force to the Weimar Daily Gimlet.
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An average Ohio democrat is SIS
sorry a specimen of humanity as one
needs to meet up with. They should
foreverbe tabooedby thenationalad-
ministration.
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r-JoHS SHERMAN is to be banqueted
blythe members of the Home Market
club of Philadelphia. Evidently the
old fraud has succeeded in quilting
them with the belief that he is still
in the ring for president.
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MARTIN IRoSs, the loud-mouthed
jawsmith who figured in the great
strike about year ago and who was
guilty of INSTRUMENTATION to Powder
ly, is now the proprietor of cheap
eating house in st. Louis.
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DANA and Butler are now in / e
for Cleveland and democracy, | 1t
this fact viii not be on that accor Mt
deemed by either as any special
cause for eongratulation.
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TIE Fort Worth Gazette is heavy
on coming words to suit its fancy.
1t refers to his royal nibs, Prince of
Wales and patron Of the smuggling
art, as ''his royal altitudousness.'
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TIE Sir Hubert of the San An
tonic Express says the presidents
message is school-boy composition.
There amt any boys about the Ex-
press Office who will ever be able to
write such production.
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FUNERAL POAP.

r UNEHAL fOhf.
There is movement on foot il
New York City to work great lie
form in the manner of conducting
funerals of deceased friends and re
relatives, the object being to relieve
these solemn occasions of as much
Ipomp and show as possible, and Of
the heavy expenses which according
to custom at present attend them.
The undertaking is meeting with the
favorable consideration of some OF
the wealthiest and most prominent
society people of the city, and for
that reason has become popular and
promises to be successful. Never
was there better reason or cause for
that wise man Solomon to exclaim
in disgust that all is vanity, than is
furnished at the present time and in
almost all ages at the funerals of the
sons of men, whether they be people
of mark. or in humble circumstances,
as long as they, leave families and
friends behind them to make show.
1t would seem that in the presence
of death and grave the vanity, pomp
and pride of earthly things would
vanish away, but even here the grovel-
ling weakness of humanity which
yields to display of wealth and makes
a great to do over the cold clay of a
fellow mortal is manifested. Indeed,
it was formerly custom mot entire
ly out of use to this day. where per-
sons died in such circumstances as
not to possess the friendship of
many in life, to hire mourners for
the funeral, and this custom has lent |
occasion to one of Addison's keenest |
witieisms, in the play where lie re !
presents the undertaken scolding the
hired mourner at a funeral for indec
orous behavior, reminding him that !
he had only recently increased his
wages, but that the more he was
paid the less solemn and serious he
seemed. Hired hacks for the mourn
ers and friends of the family, cost
" equipages and more or less of ex-
penses according to custom must at
tend every funeral, even if the de
ceased leaves not a red cent behind
to meet them, and after the funeral
expenses are paid and the costs of
probating the will are settled, there
are many estates that are left bank
rupt. The movement made, in New
York is a timely one, and should be
followed in every community all over
the country. Let the custom of
cheap, plain and simple funerals ac-
eompanied with as little display as
possible be once established. and it
will be made more decent, less
'acrilegious and less impious than
he VULGAR, OSteEtatiOnS custom at
present observed in performing the
asst sad rites.
The Brennan BANNER can't stand
| little friendly tilt now and then
without getting mad. A journal Of
,he BANNERS common sense makeup
ought to have learned by this time
he difference 'twixt tweediedum and
;weedledee.-Victoria Advocate.
That's just where you are of, friend.
The BANNER isn't quite as bad off as t
Sidney Smiths Scotchman. and if ]
he Advocate but kaew what great 8
aspect the BANNER entertains for
he Advocates editor it would never /
ave accused us Of getting mad.
RzAGAE has made his maiden {
peech IN the senate on the Blair a
educational bill, and although not /
.oted for eloquence. his arguments 4
gainst the measure are said TO i
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ADvIcEs from Massowah are to the
effect that Generals Gene and Cagni
have advanced their fortified posts
to a point near Dogali, while Don
San Mariana is moving his head
quarters to Monkucto.
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RzAGAE has made his maiden
speech IN the senate on the Blair
educational bill, and although not
noted for eloquence, his arguments
against the measure are said to
have been as able as any advanced
on his side of the question.
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SOME of the little breaches politi-
clans about Austin and Santone are
planting their wires to GUST Congress
man Sayers, but by the time they have
succeeded in the undertaking they
will find it about as easy job as
lifting oneself up by the boot straps.
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SECRETARY LAMAR has rendered his
resignation to the president, from
which fact it would seem that the
thought of the failure of the senate
to confirm him on the supreme bench
has not caused him to lose any sleep,
despite the insane rawlings and hula
baloo of the bloody-shirt shriekers.
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SENATOR RICHARD COKE, or in other
words "Old Brains," is all right,
whatever the penny-a-line papers and
cheap-John political tricksters may
say to the contrary Notwithstanding.
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ALLISON, of Iowa, who is next to
Blaine the strongest man in the re-
publican party for the presidential
nomination, is out and out in favor
of a radical revision of the tariff.
And still so it goes.
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Nose HARRIS has changed his mind
and now wants the governor to call
an extra session of the legislature to
dispose of the cash in the treasury.
The amount is not so large that the
withholding of it from the channels
of trade will infict an irreparable in
jury upon the people, and besides,
there are a great many people who
would suffer the plaques ofEgypt or
the seven year itch sooner than
have that immortal Twentieth con
vened again The only benefit that
would accrue from an extra session
would be to the Austin boarding
house keepers and the hangers-on.
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TExA~has BEEN promised a couple of
northers lately, but they failed to
materialize. Is Greeley losing his
grip?-Houston Post
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SISCE the primaries have been
held throughout Louisiana the New
Orleans papers are beginning to
see what the BANNER suggested at
the start, and that is that neither
McEnery nor Nichols will get the
nomination for governor, and that
for the sake of party harmony a
dark horse will have to be produced.
The men were not patriotic enough
themselves to withdraw from the
race and save the party from bitter
internal dissensions.
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Mr.. RICHARDS, the enterp1ising
and clever gentleman who proposes
to establish an electric light plant
in this city, for which purpose he
has already obtained franchise
from the council, has begun the
task of canvassing the city, and
should meet with encouragement
from every business man. He is
undertaking a great thing for Bren-
ham at a big risk, for if it doesn't
succeed as paying investment his
money viii be sunk. The city can
be well lighted at small expense, and
it will add several hundred per cent
to its appearance, give the stranger
and visitor a favorable impression
and enable the pedestrian to avoid
mudholes and dangerous places in
the streets.
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THE mayor and police should see
that the ordinance prohibiting rail
way trains from obstructing the
street crossings beyond a reasonably
necessary length of time should be
strictly enforced. This ordinance
has been hitherto rather loosely re-
garded, and the railroad men have
seemed to regard that nobody had
the right of passage on the streets
but themselves.
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4TTORNEEGENERAL HOGG.

Probably no state official in Texa'
has caught more adverse critic IN
from certain clique of the nress
gang than the gentleman who, % nam,
serves as a caption for tb' s article
and yet when the sor rce whence
these criticisms come nd the cause.
which have produce 4 them are con
sidered, they can more properly be
laid as a flat .erlng unctlon to his
soul by the. attorney-general thar
otherwise. That official may moi
have az all times since his induction
INTO. office taken the correct view o.
each question as it vas officially
presented to him, nor have beer
warranted in all of his actions, but
there is no gainsaying that he has
tried to act conscientiously, with a
Jealous desire to do his full duty.
and with q true appreciation of the
dignifed position which he holds.
Hence, when he went to San Antonio
to interview the officers of that city
and county, he was actuated by no
other motives. He told them that
the law was enforced everywhere
else in the state, that the non-enforce-
ment OF it in that city was a refec-
ton on the state as well as on the
locality, and tried to shame the city
into observing the law. For this he
was carricatured and made the sub
ject of coarse jests by the citizens
and the local press, his name being
made use of to pun upon.
Other acts of this official have also
been severely inyeighed against and
commented upon-for instance, his
advice to collectors TO institute suit
to enforce collections, and his filing
suit against the international rail
road to have its charter and franchis-
es forfeited. This latter step has
been characterized as a wild-goose
venture, as foolish and unreasonable
and amounting to nothing. The at
torney-general, however, is abund-
antly justified in his action. The
company has not maintained a gen
eral office in the state in compliance
with the law, it has not kept its
roadbed and equipments in the con-
dition required, and has failed in
many compliances. While the suit
will in all probability not succeed in
a forfeiture Of charter it will
result in calling attention to and
emphasizing and impressing on the
'oads therequirements made of them
n return for their chartered rights.
zen. Hogg has done his duty and
he state owes him its grateful ac-
lnowledgements for his earnest zeal
n breaking up the fraudulent insur-
nee companies and other frauds
hat have been fighting to gain
in the state,
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DISTRIBUTE THE CIRCUIT RS

J
has been directed to this state in
years past, and as great as was the
the flow of immigratic N and of pros
pectors, and of tour lists and capital
lists seeking info 1rmation as to the
states resourc IS with view to in
vestlng their money here, still SO lit
tie is yet, known, comparatively,
that the state immigration society
which. WIS organized at Dallas, will
fir d plenty Of work to do in proper
~ bringing before the outsider and
intended immigrant accurate know
ledge and information of the diversi
fed soils, climate and agricultural,
industrial and other boundless re-
sources Of the state. For number
of years Texas received an influx of
population which was almost unpar-
alleled, and the immigrant, although
discouraged and constructively in
vited by the Legislature to stay away,
was warmly received with open-hand-
ed hospitality. But for some cause
OF other which it is not necessary
here to discuss, and which can easily
be ascertained by anyone caring to
investigate into it, this floating tide
of immigrants seeking to better their
condition has been directed into
other fields, and the steps taken by
the Dallas convention to invite the
attention of the immigrant back to
the state and to give impetus to the
movement by thoroughly advertising
every section of the state abroad,
were most opportune. There are
innumerable advantages and count
less resources possessed by the state
which in time are destined to make
it the wealthiest, most prosperous
and least burdened and tax-2iddeni In
the union. All classes of society and
conditions of men in every pursuit of
life may find congenial homes within
its broad and hospitable limits. The
state has an area of wheat lands
larger than the great wheat-growing
state of Illinois, while the soil and eli
mate are also adapted and conducive
to the growth of nearly everything
else the earth yields for mans com
fort and mans profit. The consti-
tuition and laws of the state guaran-
tee every reasonable right to the citi-
zen and jealousy guard them, and
for peaceably disposed, law-abiding
person in the private pursuit of hap
piness there is no more inviting field
han this state.
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WHILE great many of the towns
and counties of the state have already
formed their local immigration so
cieties and gone actively to work,
Brennan has not made move yet
in that direction, so far as the Ban
NER is aware. This should not be.
As good OF better inducements to
the Immigrant can be held out by
Brenham and Washington county
than by any other locality, but un
less steps are taken by the citizens
to help themselves they cannot ex-
pect the state organization to help
them except incidentally.
Miss LoTTIE LYONS. at one time
the fair young editress of the Del
Rio Dot, and who had Uncle Dani
and other members of the state
press madly III love with her, has
reiin4uished single blessedness.
Nobody would have blamed her had
she have let her choice fall upon one
of the fraternity. who had wealth
and influence to offer her. bat she
has gone and welded railroad con
ductor. All the same. however. may
her pathway through life expand in
to one glorious and long drawn-out
prospect Of bliss.
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It would seem so.
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ninistration.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-21
Preston.

A very delightful social party gath
cred at the TibbettS house Thursday
evening, about forty ladies being in at
tendance. Among the number were
Mesdames r. E. Thompson, A. w.
Thompson, H. e. POoler, j. Turk. G.
Mann, NJ. McCollum, c. Webb, w. E.
Biglow, c. E. Mckinley, j. d. Maloney,
e. w. Hard, II. Paulsen, J. O'Brien, G.
Horton, Misses Floy Barnes, Laura
Read, Fannie LOOMS, Edith PooIer,
Leila Cooley, Leila Taylor, Delta Muir
Mime Schoenbaum, Winnie Wells,
Mrs. w. w. Washburn, of Spring
Valley: Mrs. j. Nelson and Miss Katie
Kramer, of st. Paul, and Mrs. S. Crane,
of La Grace. Oak.
On Saturday evening few friends of
Mrs. M. McCullum surprised her at the
home of her mother. Mrs. S. b. Murrel,
it being her eighth wedding anniver-
sary. Those that contributed to the en-
joyment of the evening were Mr.. and
Mrs. G. E. Mckinley, Mrs. w. E. Bige-
low, Mr.. and Mrs. &. w. Hard, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Webb, Mr.. and Mrs. F. A.
Burton, Mr.. and Mrs. j. d. Maloney
and Miss Fannie LOOMS.
Alexander Bennett and Miss Jennie
Newman, both of this place, will be
married the 25th at Lanesboro, by Rev.
Father Cohen. They will spend their
honeymoon at st. Paul during the car
nival.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kramer gave social
party in homer of their daughters, Mrs.
J. Nelson and Miss Katie, Saturday
evening last.
Mrs. j. Pickett returned Saturday
after sojourn of several months in
Pennsylvania and New York among
relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs II. Seeley started for
Visalia. Cal, Monday morning to make
that their permanent abode.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Washburn, of
Spring Valley. were the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. q. Horton.
The M. A. B. society spent Wednes-
day afternoon very pleasantly with Mrs.
EdmOndS.
The Methodist Aid society were enter
tanned Friday afternoon at Mrs. A.
Mitchell's.
Miss Hattie Fairbanks, of Lenora, is
the guest of Mrs. j. A. Prescott.
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Sank Center.

Miss Justina Leavitt, of Browerville,
called on her friends in town the last of
the week on her way to the Normal
school at St. Cloud.
Mr.. and Mrs. White, of Warsaw, N.
Y, who have been guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. w. Woods the past week, left
for home Tuesday.
The society of Christian Endeavor
gave basket sociable at the home of
Miss frankie Wilkins Monday evening.
Rev. j. F. Hamilton returned Tues
day from Dallas, Tex. Mrs. Hamilton
will remain in Dallas until spring.
Miss Jennie McCrackin is filling the
position in the school vacated by Miss
Allie Hosmer.
Mrs. x. Evans, of Long Prairie, was
the guest of Mrs. Dean Stabler the last
of the week.
Miss Allie HOsmer went to St. Paul
Sunday to take position i'll one of the
schools.
Miss Lillian Mott, of Montevidio, is
occupying position in the Herald
office.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Wirt,o st. Cloud,
have been visiting Mrs. A. DimOn.
Mrs. George Grant, of Minneapolis, is
soiourning with friends in town.
Mrs. G. M. Sprague entertained the
Reading club Monday evening.
E. Barto, of Minneapolis, is the guest
of Gov. and Mrs. A. Barto.
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DA x o IA
Marriage of an Editor
WIGTN u s

Special TO the GLOBE. ~'-.
FARGO. Jan. 20.-H. G. Plumley, the
managing editor of the Argus, packed
an equipment that taxed the artistic
skill of the tailOrs into his carpet bag
and departed for New York this week,
oStenSibly as stated in the Argus. to
visit the various penitentiaries of the
East as one of the commissioners of the
Bismarck penitentiary. But the legends
upon piece of perfumed stationery and
president eye enables this little story
to be dlscerned.
Married, Feb. 1. 1888. at the residence
of the brides aunt, Mrs. Sarah G. Bron-
son, 255 West tennessee street. SYRIA
cuse. n. Y, by Rev. DR.. Fish, of Water
town, n. Y, Horatio G. Plumley, of
Fargo, and Mrs. Helen S. Greene. All
the appointments of the occasion were
in exquisite taste, the souvenirs artistic
and elegant, the elite and beauty of the
city and many friends from abroad
sharing the festivities. The bride is a
very beautiful and fascinating young
widow, who has lived in Fargo until a
year or so past. Her husband, Frank
Greene, died in Fargo about six years
ago, and she resided afterward with the
family of his father, Hon. E. R. Greene,
formerly one of the wealthy and most
esteemed citizens of Fargo. now resi-
dent at Ashland, Wis. Her return to
the society circles of the metropolis of
the Red will be hailed with delight, and
the groom will be envied and cOngratu-
lated by a host of friends
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H. A New Story of Lincoln.

Washington Letter.
At a dinner party the other evening
heard a story of President Lincoln
which was new to me. 1t was told by
Rev. DR.. NourSe. of this city, who said
that the president was very much an
n6yed by the persistence of a certain
member of congress named Jerry
Smith. who haunted him continually
wherever he went with applications for
Office on behalf of his constituents.
One day a delegation of clergymen
called upon Mir. Lincoln to pay their
respects, and one of them asked him if
he ever sought counsel and guidance
from the Lord during the time of his
great responsibility and anxiety.
YES" replied Mr.. Lincoln, 81 pray
every nisht before retire. l think Of
the hundreds of thousands of soldiers
camped in the South, the boys in blue
as well as the boys in gray, and 1 pray
that the one may be supported in their
efforts to preserve the Union, and the
other shown the error of their unholy
strife. | think of the thou
sands of deserted homes in the
North, of the thousands of weeping
women and farherlesS children, and l
pray God to give them strength to bear
their bereayements, and the wisdom to
see that their husbands, SONS and
fathers have died fighting for the right.
/ think of my responsibility and pray
for strength and wisdom. Then look
under the bed, and finding that Jerry
Smith is not there with an application
for office, thank the Lord for it, turn
out the light, lock the door, jump in be-
tween the sheets, and go to sleep in
Stantly.o