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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-31
MKINLEY'S HAND FELT.

Effect Of the High Tariff Bill Already Felt
I'm the New York Dry Goods Market
The pretense is sometimes made by
protectionists that the tariff does not
increase the cost of goods How false
that claim is may be judged from TIL
following fact The New York COM
mercial Bulletin in recent market I'd
port has these words on the conditions
now prevailing in that city among the
importers of foreign dry goods: SIM
porters, confident of the passage of the
Mckinley Tariff bill, are firm in their
insistance for advanced prices Buyers,
on the other hand. refuseoto do business
save at old prices tariff change or no
tariff change, and there the matter
stands to-day as for some weeks past
Importers are massing large supplies in
warehouse in anticipation of the pro-
posed tariff"
This is clear casepf cause and effect
If Tariff bill is to pass putting in
creased duties on goods. these duties
will raise the price by precisely so much
to the American sugar Not only so.
but, as this market report shows, the
price of the goods alreadE on hand will
be raised; for in order to replace them
it will be necessary to import others at
a cost enhanced by the amount of the
new duties
Buyers, however. have. become accus-
toned to the old prices; the new McKiS-
ley prices frighten them, and so they
hold off in the vain hope that the Nc
Kinley bill will not become law. The
buyers are not of that silly class of peo-
pie who pretend that the tariff does not
increase prices They know that when
the importer has paid the high duty at
the custom house he is compelled to add
that duty to the price of the goods; and
they know, too, that when they them
selves buy these goods ands take them
home to their stores, they viii have to
charge up the duty SO that the consumer
will pay it finally. They know further
that when the cost of these goods has
been increased by Mckinley, some peo-
pie will do without them rather than
pay the higher price. The merchants
prefer large sales at low profits rather
than small sales at high profits; but the
Mckinley bill means precisely the lat
ter of these alternatives Merchants
will sell fewer foreign goods, and for
this very reason they will have to make
higher profit on what they do sell.
This state of affairs leaves the mer-
chants in uncertainty and hence they
hold of in the hope that McKiniey's
barbarous measure will not become law.
This market report is simply a. thing
that has been published in the ordinary
course of business; but it should throw
a flood of light on the effect of tariffs
among people who have been beguiled
with the false teaching of the politicians
that the tariff is not tax
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-31
SWEET DOROTHY.

She adds not to my worldly store
OF silver or of gold.
The burdens that are mine to bear
Her dimpled shoulders can not share.
Nor sea-sheil tinted fingers hold
One implement OF toll.
Though all the world should go unfed,
She can not give a crumb Of bread
To save a fainting soul;
And yet she is so dear to me.
My fair-faced baby, sweet Dorothy.
In glad content her aimiess life
Flows on from day to day;
What though with mad ambition rife,
And hah-distraught with toll and strife.
Along the hurrying, crowded way
Humanity sweeps on!
Enough that in the arms OF Love
She safely rests-my white-winged dove,
My benediction crowni
So dear, so very dear to me,
My smiling babe, sweet Dorothy
She is the chosen household queenl
The sovereign by acclaim!
More loyal subjects ne'er, ween,
In courtly palace have been seen.
Nor tones more loving called a name,
La refine, yive Ia reinel'
Her every wish a law must be-
To-day the baby smiled on me!'
The evenings glad refrain;
So dear to also dear to me
The household pet, sweet Dorothyi
You ask me why she is so dear,
This little helpless child:
Draw close to me, almost fear
Lest angels listening, too. should hear,
And, from the realms Of day beguiled,
Should come to claim their own
Why IS she dear? 1 can not tell!
Our hottest thoughts and feelings dwell
In depths to words unknown;
I only know, as life to me,
So dear my child, sweet Dorothy
And when across my path there strays
A woman, worn and sad,
Whose empty arms and hungry eyes
Tell me, by intuition wise,
The babe that made her young heart giao
Has passed beyond the years,
Hong by hand-clasp to reveal
The sympathy that now feel,
And kiss away her tears.
AS dear her babe as mine to me,
My winsome child, sweet Dorothy!
And when again clasp the form
So dear, upon my breast,
And feel the clinging fingers warm.
And know that sheltered there from harm
My gentle babe can sweetly rest,
feel a sudden thrill,
So deep it is akin to pain;
And once, and twice, and yet again
My lips with praises fill:
Thanks, Father, for this gift to me,
My heaven-sent child, sweet Dorothy.
Josephine c. Goodale. in Good Housekeeping
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-31

Y Oh e yenne's
early days. the
sheriff was one
of the most inn
p o r t a n t per-
sonages in the
cou n try. In
fact, he still
holds a con-
spicuous posi-
ton in most
cities of the
vigorous, i m =
petuous West.
s ON q years
90 S b g ri IL
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-31

Suddenly a large drop FLASHED in her
face and she looked about her in alarm.
heavy equinoctial storm seemed al
most upon her.
Wildfire sprang forward at the touch
of the whip and literally few in the di-
rection of the house.
The great clouds came rolling over
the hills like giant ogres clad in mist.
Thunder and sharp. vivid lightning fol-
lowed, and then the deluge.
Wildfre dashed on until they came to
the creek, and then the girl drew back
in dismay!
The creek was a foaming torrent and
she could not see the bridge.
Suddenly she heard a mans voice
shouting to her, and in a few minutes
Joe, on his tough little mustang, was
beside Ler. He wore buffalo overcoat,
a1l threw large cloak of her own
about her shoulders. She did not wait
to ask how he happened to come for
her. She forgot that he was angry and
hurt. She reached out her firm, white
hand and caught Joe's extended fingers,
and side by side the two horses were
urged across the bridge.
They galloped home in silence. and
when they reached there and Helen
stepped into the friendly shelter II the
broad veranda, she noted the fact that
Joe led both horses to the stable and
put them up
Half an hour later Joe, arrayed in
Judge Blacks dressing gown and slip
pers ARTICLES brought by Miss Helen
from the East, was explaining to the
rosy, demure young mistress of the
house that her father had been sudden
ly called to the next town, and might
not return before early morning. s'He
asked me to keep sort of lookout over
the place and when rode over to ask
you to invite me to tea and found you
gone, / fastened after YOU"
This speech over, an embarrassed Sc
lence followed. It was broken by Joe,
who looked straight at his hostess and
said:
'If am intrnding, Miss Nellie, why,
just give the word and I'll co.
Helen assured him in a constrained
pany, and went out to prepare the little
supper herself. for in those days, as
now, servants were rare and inefficient
in the West.
After supper, in an awkward pause of
the conversation, Joe took up a little
case from the table and began examin-
ing its contents-a bright, new pair of
handouts.
They were new kind, just from the
East, and Helen began explaining the
spring lock which opened with skele-
ton key.
Somehow one of the bands was on
Joe's wrist, as she slipped the otaer
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-31

The homeeproducerS. by trusts and
combinations, limiting production. fore
ing idleness, or half-time work on their
operatives, and maintaining prices =
fraction below the foreign price, with
the tariff tax and the cost added, pocket
all that Congress authorizes them to
compel the people to psJ.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-31
Drinking with Meals.

The habit of many people of drinking
large quantities of water with their
meals is very injurious 1t is often
taken to rinse down food before 1t has
become thoroughly insaliyated; 1t di-
lutes the digestive fluids. which neces-
sarily retards digestion. besides over
loading the stomach Digestion is de-
layed because the fluids must b
absorbed before the process Of digestion
can begin When soups and moist foods
are eaten 1t Is usually best not to drink
during the meal; but if. however, q meal
is made No of dry foods, crackers, dry
bread, zweiback, grsnola, etc. it VIII
be advantageous to drink . small guam
tity OF water during the progress Of the
meal 1t is often beneficial TO take Q
swallows of hot water at the close OF =
meal, for heat stimulates digestion
People who are troubled with beaviness
of the stomach often find relief BIZ tax
ing about one-fourth Of . glass of hot
water just 1T the close of a meal-From-
Psrlor Lectures Of Dr.. J. II. kellogg.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-31
A STARTLING THEORY.
The Unique Cause For Crsnks Expounded
By Hoosier Alienists-

The Unique Cause For CrankR Expounded
BY Hoosier Alienists.
The physicians of the insane asylum
at Indianapolis, Ind. have -expounded
such unique cause for cranks that il
is worth while to consider the theory in
order to modify anS existing Judgment
against this harmless but peculiar class
of individuals According to the ply
sicians' statement, cranks are caused
by Irregularities in the circulation OF
the blood. They are the result of the
artifciality and pressure of modern life.
causing an anatomical change of the
human heart Among the changes are
cited those by which the diameters OF
the heart are becoming greater, its walls
thinner, its strength less. its beats more
frequent From these changes is pro-
duced irregularity of the quantity Of
that irrigate the garden of the brain
As the circulation is not normal, some
parts of the brain receive too much
blood and other parts not enough caus-
ing irregular growths, and pSntal
obliquity, and cranks-
The expounding of this theory will
undoubtedly produce q change in pub
lie opinion in regard to cranks- In
stead of looking upon these eccentris
individuals as the products of nat
ural perversity and waywardnesz.
responsible for their own actions,
society will tolerate them with compass
sion. If crank is particularly cranky,
1t will be known that too much blood Is
irrigating a certain portion Of the gar
den of his brain Umbrella crankS for
example. are simply victims OF the
action of the heart which stimulates
with too much blood the idea of appro-
pristing somebody's else umbrella
Baseball cranks are suffering from ir-
regular growth of the gray matter Of the
brain 1t is not their fault but their
misfortune that their brain is mapped
out like q baseball field. irrigated and
kept perpetually fresh by q constant
supply of hearts blood The crznks
that are always borrowing; the cranlxs
who want to know whether this is hot
enough for you:" all kinds of social and
political cranks are simply the results
of peculiar arterial circulation As they
are the results of the development OF
society and are innocent victims of our
social system, the injustice of making
them the butts of satire must be keenly
recognized They are to be placed
among the worlds fnvalids, among the
MANNED and incompetent and their
vagaries tolerated as signs OF fncfuation
in the public pulse--Boston Journal
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-31

Minister (Sunday afternoon)--'sOh.
Johnny. is that your string of fsn?r
sir. That's what
.hey got for chasing worms on sunday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-31
FETTERED.

1T Was Fate That Bound Them
Together.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-01-21
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UNDER THE STARS.

rhe midn ght hour is here, and silence brood'
w it'll folded wings DER all the sleeping world
The whippo'will within the sedgS fen
Hath hushed his querulous song, and the dull
owl
Bits calm and voiceiess In the darksome wood.
bmpelled by s,oepless care walk abroad
Through the moist meadows, where the breath
ing flowers
Send forth sweet incense to the stopping hills,
Whose shadows hold the vale in loved EN-
brace
Softly the breeze comes from the groves afar
And gathering from the meads u thousand
sweets
Bears them away IN silence to the stars,
Whilst earth SITS weeping tears OF pearly dew
For the dear loss but speaks no evil word.
Out OF the moonless skies the luminous stars
rirclng n wondrous harmony and grace
Round the great central throne OF majesty,
Flash down sweet words of peace and truth
aud love;
Peace in the perfect motion of the spheres,
truth in the light that streams upon the world
And love in the dread power that holds them
unswervng in their way through the blue
deenss
I how my head in silence as walk,
And saddening cares and wearing toll forgot
{ listen TO the voices Of the stars,
ror oh. they speak with no uncertain sound,
And In their motion rg Thy praise, O God,
Thy praise and love Thy majesty ana might
~ such blessed hour gre flies and leaves
fhn soul reloiotnr, for tho glory OF God
talis dnwu ia golden rays upon the earth.
And truth aud beauty 1--we 40 the sweet light.
~ J. Donahoc, in Springfield tMas Re
ruhiican,
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-01-21
KNIVES FROM OLD FILES.
An Experienced Artisan Explains How
They Are Made.

As smiths are often asked 10 make
knives from old hles by farmers who he
iieye that such knives arc bstter than
any they can buy st hardware stcres.
will describe my way Of making Thorn
l nrst draw the temper by heating the
tle 10 cherry rcd, then placing II In
the ashes, and i've inches under the
forge and leaving II there until h IL cool.
] then grind out the file marks and next
comes the drawing, | make the heat
no higher than brigh. CHERRY red, and
use good smooth faced hammer. The
Ole is drawn a little thicker than tho
back Of the blade Ia 10 b. and the blade
10 then bent edge being on tho inside
The blade Is then drawn 10 an edge, the
drawing ON the inner curve having the
effect Of Strengthening sc, When IT has
been drawn 10 an even and nice color
and slaughtered, three holes are drilled
in IL 20 that the handle can be fastened
On IL. and il is then shaped with ile
IL Is necessary TO avoid getting the edge
too thin, % else there will be trouble in
temporing
In tsmpering | ass soft and somewhat
warm water ! seize the handle end
with pair Of touxs, bold the blade over
clear, ~ell-chargd FIRE with the back
down, aud heat evenly 70 the first hole
until see that the blade is red, aud
then plunge IL endwise into the water
This should leave the blade SO that
when tried with = Ale, the file will take
bold just a little. II this test shows
that IN. blade Is too hard. sap IL in
linseed oil. hqld il over a slow, clear ire
until the oil ignites. and then dip into
the water again. This will tougher and
enable it 20 hold its edge better The
grinding should be done on a good. even
faced stone.
] have made many butcher knives in
this way, and have never heard any
complaint about them. There is not
much profit in such work but it helps
TO all up leisure time Cor Blacksmith
and Wheelwright
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-01-21

In recent report on magnetic rock
among the hills of Upper Burmah, DIR.
Noetling describes a mountain or hill at
Singauus which consists of huge mass
OF iron ore. Having noticed on the way
numerous pieces OF iron ore, which be-
came still more frequent on the south
ern side of tho hill, an examination was
made Of the latter in various directions,
and il was found that the surface was
everywhere covered with huge blocks OF
iron ore, originating evidently from the
superficial decomposition OF lower beds,
leading to the conclusion that the whole
hill must consist of q large mass of the
ore DR. \. was unable, however, to as
certain the geological conditions under
which this ore occurs, or its exact limits
or extensions, on account of the dense
Jungle, as we'll as the tremendous at
traction. the latter rendering his COM
pass useless. He estimates, however,
that tho hill covers at least an area Of
about square mile, and that it rises
about two hundred feet above the level
of the Twiunge valley. The ore is
hermatite peroxide Of from Y. Sun.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-01-21

go on, marster, she answered.
al thanks yer. on | pray de good
Lawd to fetch you all safe home; but |
gwine stay hyah wild my ole man. Ef
Simon got to git drownded, Lyddy
gwine git drownded, too. We dun bin
togedder too long to part now"
And We had to leave her, after
throwing them some blankets and a
lot of provisions.
As we rode off in the rain and night
high falsetto voice. tremulous with
age. came across the waters I. ON the
crib where we left the almost certain
ly doomed group in ae blackness OF
darkness. They dared not have a
light, for fear of setting fire to their
frail support We stopped our oars
to listen TO the song, 1t came clear
and distinct First Iyddy's trembling
voice, and then chorus Of Oxen or
more OF the deep bass voices OF the
mon
We're n clinan TO de ark,
Take us IN, take ua in.
Furdc wntah's deep en- dark,
Take us in take us in.
Do de flesh is po' en- weak,
Take us in take us in
'Tsd de Lawd we gwihter scek
Take us In, take us in.
Den L9wd, hole out dy ham
Take US in, take us In.
Draw de sinnahs TO de Lam
Take US in, take us iu."
We could wait and listen to the
weird sounds no longer. but struck
our oars into the water and hurried
away
Most fortunately we came across q
boat. bent upon the same errand as
ourselves, which went Immediately to
the crib and saved all of its living
freight. The crib had. apparently.
been held down by their weight. for.
as the last one left 1t. 1t turned over
and floatcd away to the gulf.
Their rescuers told us afterwards
that as they neared the crib, the first
sound they heard was an old woman {
voice singing;
''De Lawd ia hyah'd our cry
Answered by the men:
Take US in. take us III.
En- Hen save us by en- by,
Take us in, take us in"
To this simple hearted old creature
divorce courts and separations were
unknown. With her it was unit
death do us part " - Detroit Ere,
Press
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-01-21
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.
They Form Completely United Body,
Enterprising and Harmonious

They Form Completely United Body
Enterprlsing and Harmonious
No State OF the Union is "a nation,
though several States exceed Euro
pean nations both in size and popula-
ton, the State of New York, for ex-
ample, being both larger and more
populous than the whole Of Switzer-
land; and no State represents a his
torical nationality. Hence the ex-
perienoe Of America, it may be OBJ
served, throws no light on the posi-
bility of using federalism and local
autonomy az convenient methods
either for recognizing and giving free
scope to tho sentiment OF nationality
which ma exist in any part Of an en-
pire, or fo' meeting the need for local
institutions amt distinct legislation
which may arise from differences be-
tweeen such pact and the rest of the
empire The States, looked at as q
whole. make up the United States,
but the United States are nothing but
the political form into which circum-
stances have moldel the constitution
of "a single nation. The Americans
are as much one people as the
French or the Italians; they form
more completely united body
| than do the inhabitants of the
United Kingdom. The men you meet
at New York differ lees from the men
you meet at Chicago than Londoners
from the citizens OF Edinburgh or than
| both from the citizens of Cork. The
| difference, indeed, between whites and
| blacks is of course fundamental. but
the aim of the negro is to initiate to
the best of his power the ordinary
| American citizen, and there does not
| exist ut present and, as far as one
| dare prophesy any thing, there is not
| much likelihood there will exist in the
! Union any thing like negro national
| ity Meanwhile-and this Is of pri.
mary Importance division into
! States does not correspond with dit
| ferences of religious creed. An En-.
| glishmau who goes from London to
! mosphere. Who can pass month in
| Scotland without hearing of the diff
! ferences which divide the Free Church
from the Establishments What sane
man living in England cares to recall
these subjects of divisionP The Ro-
man Catholic citizen of Ticino is a
different man from the German Ro,
man Catholic OF Lucerne; each differs
from the German Protestant of Bernq
or the Preach Protestant OF Geneva
citizen of the United States is an
American; he Is not Californian o,
a New Yorker Edinburgh Review
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-01-21
COVER s SHAKESPEARE.
Statue In the Memorial Gardens s'r"s-
ford on Avon.

Statue In the Memorial Gardens s'r"s
ford-on-Avon.
One of the features OF Stratford, inter-
esting to the Shakespeare Pilgrim ID
Lord Ronald Covers statue OF the poet,
arected last summer in the Memorial
gardens. This work is fine in some OF
ia details. but not fortunate in all, and
certainly infelicitous in its composition
and it's side. 1t consists OF "a Vast peoes-
tai. on the top of which stands the iuii
length bronze figure OF Shakespeare
while at the four corners OF the base are
bronze figures of Hamlet, Lady Macbeth
Henry V. and Falstaff. These character
doures are hero named in the order OF
their merit. Hamlet is the fulfilment
of a roble ideal The face and inquire
are full OF misery, yet full OF thought.
The type OF man thus embodied "oulo
be at once recognized anywhere--an I'M
perial, powerful, tender, gracious ma
ture, completely broken and subjugated
by hopeless grief. Lady Macbeth
though conventional in treatment, does
convey the idea OF remorse ana OF
physioal attenuation from suffering, ana
Henry V. is represented as putting on
the crown. The figure is 1.-the, grace1uI
and spirited, and the action OF 1T Is nat
ural. 1t lacks royal individuality, how
ever. and it might be taken for anybody
as soon as for Prince Henry. Falstah
appears as a type of gross, chuckling
bumor. and almost might be taken for
Gambrinus or King Beer. The intellect
and the predominant character Of Falstaii
arc not indicated. These figures are
dwarfed by tho size of the stone they
surround-a huge pillar, upon which APP
propriate lines upon Shakespeare, Sc
lected by Mr.. Flower, have been in
scribed. The statue of Shakespeare
himself shows man Of solid self-conse-
Grafton and iron will; an observer, OF