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The Springdale news., 1889-11-22

For good fresh grocer es go to the old reliahl establishment of G. NJ Gabbert.
The Springdale news., 1889-11-22
SPRJNGDALf NEWS.
ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR
 Is ADVANCE.

Sy n iien I3 special number oT tlinss Is stated loc%s gii, be run until ordered out and chsrge5 Tor accordingly
Morning journal and courier., 1889-01-14
Monday, January IA, 1889.
THE CANAL QUESTION.

The London Spectator has reached the conclusion that the people of the United States will have to undertake the construc- tion of the Panama canal. It is pointed out that however much the French govern ment may desire to become responsible for the completion of this public work-that is, to assume charge of it in the name of the French people-such action would be impos- sible, for the reason that it could not fail to be considered breach of the Monroe doctrine, and in the present state of Europe no French politician of any sense would think for moment of running the risks which would be involved in quarrel with America, since such 8 controversy would for the time paralyze France as European pow CT, and, with the numerous complications of the international politics of Europe, France cannot afford to weaken the influence, of which even now she does not possess too much, by the cultivation of unnecessary an- tsgonism.
 If the Panama ditch as it stands could be bought cheaply enough it might pay American capitalists to buy it and go on with the work. It has already cost $375, 900, 900, and it would cost at least $20O, ,00O, . 900 more to complete it. Of course nobody would want to pay much for what has been done, costly as it has been. And the Nica- ragua route has strong claims upon the at-
 tention of those who want to invest in 8
 canal. Its superior healthfulness, it's freedom
 from tropical torrents, it's better situation
 with reference to the natural routes of com-
 merce-these things present no inconsidera- ble advantage over Panama, where the Chagres river presents an almost insuperable objection to sea-level canal, and where the
 number of locks as now proposed is twice
 as many as at Nicaragua, and can only be reduced by immensely increasing the amount of the rock cutting. On the other hand there is no doubt that a canal could be made at Panama, and there is not little to be said in favor of carrying on the work there. The matter is a very interesting and inn portant one and will be thoroughly dis cussed. It is not probable, however, that the Panama ditch could be bought at price which would make it pay.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-01-14

sage to the legislature speaks in ardent terms of the results of prohibition in that State. He says: Fully nine-tents of the drinking and drunkenness prevalent in Kan sas eight years ago has been abolished, and affirm with earnestness and emphasis that this State to-day is the most temperate, or derly, sober community of people in this civ ilized world. The abolition of saloons has not only promoted the personal happiness and general prosperity of our citizens, but it has enormously diminished crime, has filled thousands of homes, where vice and want and wretchedness once prevailed, with peace plenty, and contentment, and has materially increased the trade and business of those en- gagged in the sale of useful and wholesome articles of merchandise.
 Dr. J. B, Moran, instructor in hygiene in the Boston schools, reports that during the past two years the schools have suffered be- yond the average from contagious diseases, especially measles, which has assumed the form of moderate epidemic in nearly all the schools Dr. Moran does not directly charge this increase of contagious disease to the use of free text books, which are passed from one set of pupils to another in succes- sion, but he says, what every one familiar with the school knows, that ''after books have bean used three, sometimes two, or of ten only one year, they become unsightly and unclean. They furnish excellent soil for the habitation and growth of disease germs, which may have actually been in the hands of children sick with infectious dis ease. In the next year they are apt to be turned over to other pupils who may be thereby endangered. The books cannot be eleansed with disinfectant and they cannot be steamed without destroying them. The only radical treatment of the case seems to be to abandon the transfer of old books to new pupils. This would mean great in- crease in expense"
Morning journal and courier., 1889-01-14

NOfIGA

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 Yearly advertisements at the following rates: One square, one year. $40: two squares, one year &70: three sOuareS. year, &1O0.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-01-14
.ER ONLY GRAVE.
Betts Was Buried In Is and She Was Determined He Should Rest There.
 From the Detroit Free Press

Betts Was Buried In Is and She Was
 Determined He Should Rest There.
 From the Detroit Free Press.l
 She came into my office in southern Kansas town one day in the middle of sum- mer. She was a thin faced, faded woman of fifty, with sunken eyes and look of fright ened despair. She had seen sorrow and sui fering. Her dress was 8 tasteless affair of dirty brown and green, with red ribbons dragging at the side.
 ssAre you the city clerks" she asked in 8 pitiful tone, that showed her unfamiliarity with city ways. She was timid, hesitating and frightened.
 "No, madam, am not," replied.
 s'Where is he?"
 ''Really, do not know. In his office, I presume"
 "Where is his office? I'm so puzzled with things here that can't find nothing:," she pleaded.
 Something about her made me leave my desk and go the door of the city clerk, whose office was on the same floor. He was not in the office was closed. returned to my visi- tor.
 du eCIEy1 mno0Alt OOo Ao AoS SohAo ooa and the office is closed" ooh, dear, wish could find him." eCouldn't you leave word with me?' ssI don't know-you might help me some You see walked in from my house six miles out in the country, and didn't want te come in for nothin'." "Of course not. shall be only too glad to help you" "You see it's about my lot up in the bury ! in ground. Bstts is buried there. My name ia Betts. I'm his widder." There was a little choking sob in her voic, that made me turn my head and look out O the window, though without seeing anything | In moment she went on: .Betts died last spring an left me alone | We put him up there, though I wanted t. take him back east where the children i an where we grew up, but couldn't. It cos | too much"
 | "Are none of the children here9" I asked to divert her thoughts.
 "Not one. I can go back to them and 1 suppose I'll have to, but want to stay nea Betts as long as l can. So live alone ou or the prairie and sew. But, as was say in, ain't got much money, and I was toll that if didn't pay for Betts' lot the me
 would take him up and put him in the poo1 house corner. An they shan't do that
 They mustn't stir him."
 "But haven't you paid for the lot yeta" l asked.
 'Not quite, but pretty near. You se l John (that's our eldest boy) is going to sen 1t to me, but times is hard an he don't ear much; 50 it comes slow. But we'll pay
Morning journal and courier., 1889-01-14

yet interested
  Departments t which is
  Our Hamburg stock gentleman cand bargains offered Han
Morning journal and courier., 1889-01-14

Governor Martin, of Kansas, in his me
Morning journal and courier., 1889-01-14
HERM SDORF'S

Ladies' warranted Fast Black Hose at 25c per pair. Our first importation of this genuine fast black Hose for 25c just re- ceived, and the best stocking yet shown for the money. Also a large line of new Fancy Hose at 25c per pair.
 One case of Gents Clouded Shirts and Drawers at 25c each; this quality of Underwear is commonly sold at soc. As the quantity is limited we cannot sell over four garments to a customer.
 Six pieces all wool 38 inch Black Surah at 3oc per yard. Under no circumstances has this quality been sold for less than soc. We shall sell six pieces ONLY, just to swell our January sales.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-01-14
and Betts won't be moved to the Potter's Field, will he?"

and Betts won't be moved to the Potter's Field, will he?"
 "No, madam. of course not. But who told you he would be anyhowa"
 ''The undertaken"
 The villain, he was trying to ruin his ri- val's reputation.
 "You see," she continued, in the same pi- ping voice, Git was awful hard for me to lose Betts, and 1've struggled to pay the doc tors bill. The lot couldn't pay for just now, but when my son sends the money I will. Betts was the first one to go and we all feel so bad yet. I won't have him put in the Potter's Field, not if it kills me-"
 I assured her that I would see the city clerk and be certain that the form of her husband was not disturbed, and she went slowly and mournfully out into the street and started on the long walk homeward.
 Her sole companion seemed that lonely grave in an unpaid-for-lot in the bleak prai- rie cemetery. For that she lived, and for that she would sacrifice anything. It gave me pleasure few weeks later to know that "John' had forwarded the money for the lot, and that sfBetts' would be allowed to sleep unmolested in his original last rest ing place,
Morning journal and courier., 1889-01-14
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Yesterday was much to good day to break.
 The greatest monopoly in France is that enjoyed by the Vichy Mineral Water compa- ny. It pays fifty per cent. to it's sharehold- CTS and only 2 1 2 to the State, from which it secured the original grant of the mineral springs. Shares of the stock that were orig
Morning journal and courier., 1889-01-14
OF INTEREST TO LADIES.

We offer a large line of Real French Sateens, in handsome dress styles Clark grounds) at Iec per yard just to add to the January excitement in Dry Goods.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-01-14
VOL. LvII.
lr1y 6nnds.
Howe & StGtSOl NOW READY,
 THOSE FAMOUS Mill Remnants of White Goods,
At 191sc per yard.

We have just received our first shipment this season from the mill of 2,58I yards of these well known, desirable goods, comprising Cheeks. Plaids, Sat in Stripes, Lace Checks, Stripes and Plaids, etc., all at I2 2Hc per yard. All who benefited by our Mill Remnant Sale last year will be glad to know that we are again ready with a new stock.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-01-14

The widest kind of enthusiasm prevails among the tiOnal Things with Clothing Prices before, but this Great Red Letter Reduction Sale ecpses all former efforts; and if some Red Letter Sales Redder than others, this will be the Reddest of the century. Veritable Harvest for Bargain Seekers.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-01-14
WHERE ELSE DO YOU GET THESE PRICES

$4 Vermont Gray Ulsters reduced from $1o
 $5 Blue ChinChila Overcoats reduced from $Io.
 $8 Kersey Chncha and Beaver Overcoas reduced from $7 All Wool Victory" Cassmere Suits reduced from $4. S8 All Wool Fancy Cassmere Suits reduced from S1 15
 $e All Wool Scotch Cassmere Suts reduced from $1o
 SI All Wool Mems Pants, reduced from $2.5O
 $2O all wool Mems Pants Scotch Cassimee from S2 Chldrens Suits, reduced from S4.
 25c Children's Knee Pants, reduced from 75c
 BOG Chidrens Knee Pants, reduced from ST.
 Cardigan Jackets, Underwear, Hosiery, Cloves etc., etc Prices as deeply Clothing
 It will be absolutely the occasion of the year to buy cheaply. We expect to make no money We simply propose to get extraordinary stock turned into Cash at once. Let the losses be wha they may, the old figures are cancelled The new prices in Red on same ticet. The difference you'll save and it will be worth saving. We would ad wise customers not to procrastinate, as these Enormous Reductions are making a short shif with some lots. rag- No discounts from these re
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-09-04
Labor and Capital."

Whenever there is an agitati on between
labor and capital in the form of strike,
we always call the attention of the people
to the simple and fundamental principle
that makes the formula to represent the re-
lations between labor and capital. 1t
ought to be published by every honest
newspaper in the country, for the arith-
metic rule of three is not more plain.
In the working affairs of men where the
hand laborer is paid by a manufacturing
concern the hand laborer gets the wages OF
his work; the manager of the concern gets
pay for head work, and the capital gets its
interest.
Whatever may be the amount of capital,
the banking credit is always far beyond it,
and the ability of the manager is used to
has successful working machine.
Upon that idea he gets the money to pay
his hand-workers, ard when his product
goes on the market and is sold he gets the
cash to pay his notes. If the >workingman
will keep this in sight he will see the mis-
take of calling the employer capitalist
The employer or manager is the intellect
that puts the machine to work and keeps it
going, and the salary he gets for his labor
| is the pay given to work that is utterly
apart from the interest of the capital, and
he helps the laborer to his wages and the
capitalist to the interest on his money.
If this principle of correct relation is
maintained the laborer and the manager
and the capitalist will all understand that
modern business is cooperative concern
in which each of the three elements is
interested in all. The iaborer has right
to demand fair wages, and the manager
has right to demand the pay for a higher
grade of work while capital has the right
to demand it's interest. OF course, when
Mr.. Carnage by the grace of the protective
and prohibiting tariff taxes can own
laborer. manager, and capital all, and then
name his own prices for labor, and keep
every body else from getting free raw ma
terials, then Mr.. Carnagie gets rich just
like Wausmaker and the rest, the laborers
starve wherever the product is too much
| for the home market, and the great priuci-
pie we have cited is violated.
Aud that is why. we say the Democratic
party must bring the people up to the real
| issue, viz To give to American laborers
raw materials to work on at the prices that
other countries get them, and then the
American artisan will have the markets of
the world, instead of the home markets,
hired ont to Carnagie and his tallyho coach
with Blaine on the box.-Rich. State.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-09-04
The Farmers of Virginia.

The following communication is from
the Chairman of the Executive Committee
of the Farmers Assembly of Virginia.
1t is a subject for mutual congratulation
! that the Democratic party of this State has
become sufficiently impressed with the i'm
portance of the agricultural interest and
with the growing power and influence OF
the movement to secure for it greater con-
sderation in the councils of the State to
give by reclamation the second place on it's
ticket to a gentleman who, amongst his
numerous other qualifications for the high
position Of Lieutenant Governor, possesses
that of being an eminent practical farmer,
and for q long time one of the chief repre-
ssntatiyes of the agricultural interest in the
Southwest.
And not only did it give the farmers, in
the person Of Major J. Hoge Tyler, a high
place on its ticket in the most gratifying
way, but, in thu language OF its platform
and in the measures to which it commits
TIE party, nearly everything is yielded that
the agricultural interest could properly ask
at the hands CT political organization.
The Democratic party, through is great
convention recently held in Richmond, con
cedes that the encouraging and fostering of
agriculture is all inn ortant to the welfare
Of Virginia 1t pledges itself to the policy
of securing desirable immigrants to settle
up our waste and uncultivated lands. 1t
demands the abolition of the tax on tobacco
and fruit-brandy. 1t favors the enactment
of law giving the control and manage
ment of orr State agricultural institutions
to boards composed Of practical farmers.
It recommends a revision of the laws i'm
posing taxes on lands SO as to relieve them
of any unjust or unequal taxation that is
now imposed upon them. And last, but
by no means least, it calls for the complete
reconciliation aud free coinage of silver.
So far as a State convention could pro-
perly go, the Democratic farmers have rea-
son to say to their delegates. "Well done,
good and faithful g."
The most important part of our work,
however, yet remains to be done. We hava
got to exert ourselves to secure the nomina-
tiou and election Of members of the Legis-
lature who are favorable 10 our interests, as
well as to secure the triumph of the State
ticket by such majority as will show the
political parties that the true way of in
creasing their power and strength is to
identify themselves with the masses of the
people, and to advocate such measures as
they desire, or as will enure to their bene
fit. Respectfully,
Fl. NJ. MAGRUDER,
Chairman Executive Committee of the
Farmers Assembly.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-09-04
Backed by the G. A. z.

If President Harrison and the congress of
the United States have any doubt of their
ability to withstand the onslaught which
the Grand Army of the Republic and the
pension agents, led by Corporal Tanner,
propose to make upon the public treasury
under The guise of pension schemes, they
had better resign their respective positions
and let Tanner "run the machine" Read
ing the report of the proceedings of the G.
A. X gathering in Milwaukee,, one is half
inclined to doubt if this is a government
for the people, instead of being one for the
sole use and behoof of that body General
Warner, the commander-in-chef, in his
annual address said: "Let the committee
on pensions know that your recommends
tions to congress are backed by united
Grand Army of the Republic and there
will be no failure"
No failure of what? OF any sort of PEN
sion scheme that may be proposed? Ofany
device for plundering the treasury that
may come in the guise of dependent sol
diers' bill, or some other equally pernicious
measure, to be ''whooped up'' with the
shout of patriotism" aud 'Justice to the
soldiefp' Is the Grand Army of the Re-
public prepared to pose before the county
as the alder and abettor of all the pension
plundering schemes which these may origi-
mater Is it also ready to endorse the
position taken by Assistant Secretary
Bussey that dishonorable discharge-that
bar sinister across soldiers record-can-
not be held to act as a disqualification for
pensioning him.
No nation in the world has been, and is
so lavshly generous to its disabled veterans
as the United States have shown them
selves toward the soldiers of the union
armies of the late war. Ungrudgingly
have democratic and republican members
of congress voted enormous appropriations
for pensions. 1t would seem that limit
had been reached when one fourth of the
expenditures of the government is for this
one object. Yet Commissioner Tanner
says that he will ask congress for $115, 200,
900, that is, $35, 200 900 more than were
appropriated for pensions for the current
fiscal year. Not content with this, he will
throw what influence he has backed by a
united Grand Army Republic" into the
scale in favor of any and all pension
schemes that may be preached in congress.
1t is the battle of Tanner and the Grand
Army of the Republic against the rest of
the people of the United States. Which
side will win?-Inder AppeaL
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-09-04

Tn, following is extracted from a
Washington special to the Baltimore San ::
WASHINGTON, Sept. There is a
rumor, supplemental to the report of some
weeks ago, that the southern republican
Congressman contemplated combination
with The design of securing from the House
by force what they had failed to receive
from the administration through favor
1t is now alleged that the proposed coales-
cence into a Grecian phaIanx has for its
object the adjustment of the tax on to-
bacco AID fruit brandy. All parties within
parties are dangerous, and combinations
made for particular purpose very often
extend their limits and embrace objects not
originally contemplated. If this free to-
bacco and free whisky element does organ
inc, and by reason of democratic sympathy
becomes fully conscious of its power in the
speakership contest, it will be tempted to
demand concessions at the organization of
the House involving pledges not only as to
patronage, but as to the policy to be pur-
sued by the majority iu dealing with the
tariff question at large. 1t is possible, but
hardly probable, that the republicans of
the South could agree on any one subject
other than the repeal of the internal
revenue tax
1t is we'll understood that the President
Informed the rival factions that he would
await the settlement of their quarrels
before making a distribution of offices in
that section, and that having waited in
vain more than reasonable time, he, with
pr 1bably the best intentions, recognized
the wrong men, inf1amod rather than
softened angry passions, widened instead of
bridging the chasm. His mistake was in
countenaucing the interference OF Northern
republicans ard acting upon their advice,
instead of recognizing the best elements of
the party and nd.avoring to aid them in
their effort to win over converts from the
white and bightariG elements that such
men as Malone drive to and keep in the
democratic party. Assuredly there is no
harmony in the republican party in Vir-
ginia. The result of Messrs. Quay, Clark
son and Dudley's efforts may be expressed
in one line of sententious poetry, "They
made wilderness and called it peace. -
Where are ex-Gov. Cameron, John S. Wise,
Editor Yost and other leaders? In the
wilderness. Whence comes the battle cry
Of Sempronius Riddleberger, whose voice
is still for war? Out of the wilderness.-
Where is Malone frantically diving? Into
''the soup"