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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-10-18
THE NEW YORK TIMES SPEAKS

The Meeting OF the Single Tax Men OF the
United States In Conference Causes IL to
Say Few Words ON Existing Methods OF
TaxAtiOAj Meantime 1t Has q Good Word
to Say For the single Tax Idea.
New York TimoA Sunday. Augusta.
Mr.. Henry George is to be greeted on
his return from trip around the world
by q single tax conference, which is to
hold its sessions at the Cooper Union
this week. Between feur hundred and
Ave hundred delegates are expected to
be present representing single tax or
CARNATIONS in some thirty different
States This will certainly afford to Mr..
George, after his somewhat triumphal
tour, significant evidence OF the pro-
gTess which his ideas have been making
In the last few years This progress
has been made, however, after the prac-
tical suppression OF one phase Of his
land theory and the fuller development
Of another phase. When his doctrines
were first put forward. that which
appeared most prominent and striking
In them was the denunciation OF private
ownership Of land, the contention that
all land belonged by right to the COM
munity, and the proposition that the
State should conflscate and hold in Its
own possession all land regardless Of the
vested rights Of individuals. This idea
was not only revolutionary, but IL in
volved suoh manifest injustice IS to be
generally rspellent To be sure, Mr..
George argued that there was nothing
wrong in 1t, and thatit was very simple
and easy matter. All that was neces-
sary was for the State to put . tax upon
land. irrespective Of improvements,
equal TO its full rental value Then 1t
would not be worth any body's while to
insist upon holding title to 1t; occupa-
tions Is all that would be Of any moment
to the possessors, and that would have to
be fully paid foN while the compensa-
ton would come In relief from all other
forms Of taxation.
This side Of the Henry George doc
trine has developed into what Is known
as the single tax policy, while the land
ownership ode Of it has been rather lost
sight Of The single tax idea in its
present form practically ignores or neg
iects tAe question OF title and ownership
In land, and simply maintains that all
public revenues should Be derived from
tax upon land values apart from i'm
provements. which tax may rightly Be
carried TO the point Of appropriating
for the Stats all that properly belongs
70 the rental value Of the land. Il Is
maintained that tho bare land, that
vhich Is valuable for mere occupation,
and Il IN ne measure due 10 labor o. e.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-10-18

deepened the shadows resting on the
brows Of the two remaining occupants
of the room. The spell was at last
broken by Fred's voice:
az have been thinking for some time
that. under existing circumstances, 1t
might be better for all concerned II We
two were separated"
The words were spoken In cold, meas
ured tones, that pierced his wife's heart,
like poisoned shaft unerringly aimed
by skillful archer Her lips refused to
utter the words she essayed to speak,
until the one thought that her husband,
her home-all that made life worth liv-
ing, were slipping away from her grasp
forced from her lips, in broken accents,
q reiteration Of Fred's words: "'Under
existing circumstances. o Fred! tell
me what 1t all means? What have l
ever done to merit these cruel words?"
Rather, what haven't you done?"
tartly returned no. advertising for o
correspondent carrying on Irritation
with an unknown man, so far forgetting
your womanliness and honor as to send
him (eren) your own picture"
II am guiltless OF these charges" fall
tered Matte. o new revelation dawning
upon her mind.
Explanations followed. When Madge
re-entered the room an hour later she
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-10-18
A stronr Ass RetWeen Two Durdena.

1.-THE American farmer, like Issachar,
is strong ass; but to-day he is crouch
ing with almost broken back between
two bufdens-the burden Of land specu-
lation, which makes him pay for land be
ought to get for nothing, and the burden
Of taxation, which, wherever else 1t
may not stay put, does stay put when it
reaches him. Henry George, In July
Century.
True, o Prophet Of San Francisco
Two useless burdens, for the bag over
his back pulls down with stone at one
end, and it's not grain that pulls down
the other end-it's that other big stone
you speak OF. But this ass that has
''bowed his shoulder to bear and To-
come . servant to tribute" begins TO
''bung out" his eyes and lay back his
long ears. He may take . pretty sud
den notion to kick. II he does he'll
beat the best ''dam'uel" you ever saw,
for there's not another ass in the broad
land that can kick monopoly ass driv-
or higher and sitter than he can.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-10-18
MA BELLE PETITE.

I've seen the dainty harebell
The rivers bank beside.
The violet and forget.me.not,
And larkspur--summer's pride
But neither can in sweetness vie
With the soft blue Of baby's ego
know what hues are hidden -"
Within the ocean shell,
VIVA, colors glow and deepen
In sunset skies rs we'll,
But only can the budding rose
The bloom on baby's cheek disclose
And what in earth or Heaven
Can so the heart bcguile.
As when DER baby's features
Breaks out that sunny smile,
While roguishly she losses there
The aureole OF the gold.red hair.
But most OF all what gladness
Doth DER my spirit steal,
When baby's arms caressing
Around my neck feel.
And from her dewy lips hear
The cooling words to me so dear!
From early dawn to nightfall
About my path she plays,
And with u love untiring
watch her pretty ways,
Till weary grown she seeks rcpose,
And the blue eyes in slumber close.
w. w. Caldwell, in Boston Budget.
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from her own lips? He fed from the
house; his brain seemed on fire. Hour
after hour he wandered aimlessly, first
I'D then down the street, until the wild
tempest raging within his bosom had in
q measure exhausted itself. The cold
night air cooled his feVe-ed brow and
brought calmer mood. ~ will watch
closely and bide my time" he muttered,
as he again crossed his own threshold
Day after day and week after week
went by. The gulf between husband
and wife had gradually widened, until
Rosewood Cottage seemed to have lost
all the attractions 1t once held for both
master and mistress.
They we're gathered in the sitting
room one evening, Fred taciturn and
moody as usual; Matte, dropping like
q plant bereft Of the warmth and sun.
shine so necessary to its existence;
Madge, gazing earnestly into the open
CRATE, as IL seeking the key to some
knotty problem within the glowing en-
bers. There was no sound audible
save the tick, tick Of the brass clock on
the mantel.
u declare this is becoming unbear-
ablel" exclaimed Madge. Rising hastily,
she left the room, closing the door with
q bang that resOunded throughout the
entire house. It's dying echoes were
followed By an Ouinous silence that
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-10-18

RISING HASTILY. SHE LEFT THE ROOM
found Fred and Matte costly seated
side by side on the sofa, apparently en-
joying each others society as in the
olden days.
BLESS my soul! Married people do
have the queerest freaks imaginable"
calculated she, again leaving the room.
A few weeks after this little episode
Fred came bounding into the cottage
like boy from school, with: ''Come
here, Matte! I've secret to whisper
in your ear. A short time ago / wrote
Mr.. Blythe giving him the history OF
that miserable little advertisement,
also inviting him to visit us. He will
come in June. Now, mind. not o hint
of this to Madge. Wouldn't she storm
the castle, though, II she had even
suspicion of the trap I've set for her;
and I'll wager q ten-dollar bill that
she'll walk deliberately into the pit
fall. What do you think Of my plot
little woman?" he said, catching Mat
tie in his arms and waltzing her about
the room until she declared her head
was loosened from her shoulders and
just ready to tumble of.
Mr.. Blythe came at the time appoint
ed. He was introduced to Madge as an
old friend of Fred's. As matter Of
course, Madge strove to make the
strangers stay among them pleasant
one. There were picnic excursions to
various points Of interest; on fair even
ings q row far out over the blue,
placid waters Of the lake. Alb! who
that has ever realized the witchery OF
moonlight sail upon the waters, can
ever forget its power to sway and
quicken the hearts deepest feelings?
As Fred predicted, SO 1t proved. Poor
Madge walked unsuspectingly into tho
trap set for her unwary feet; and we
can not find it in our hearts to chide
her; for truly, Mr.. Blythe was a noble
specimen OF manly man. Fred
chuckled inwardly over the success OF
his plot
/ was guest of the Manlys q few
weeks after Mr.. Blythe's return home.
One evening Fred brought in letter
addressed to Madge in bold, mascu-
line hand. AS he handed it to her, he
teasingly inquired II she had been adj
vertising for correspondents again.
Then Matte chimed in, demurely, that
she supposed Madge must consider her
self in immediate danger Of slipping
into the old maids paradise, as the es-
cape from that fate was to be her only
inducement for joining the matrimonial
ranks. To these sallies Madge tartily
replied that she had had enough Of adver-
Using to last hor lifetime, and that
people sometimes changed their minds
about matrimOny. Matte slyly in
formed me that Madge had not the
slightest suspicion Of Mr.. Blythe's
identity with Herbert Minturn. She Is
to be kept in ignorance Of 1t until after
the marriage, which will take place In
a few months. Then Mr.. Blythe Will
present her with the letters and photo
as his bridal gift
EMMA A. TIFFANY.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-10-18
Written for This Paper.l

-. @VG HAVE q ne'
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-10-18
SINGLE TAX DEPARTMENT.
WELCOME TO HENRY GEORGE.
Poem Road a, Cooper Union. September /. $500
10 Henry G,or0;.

JANUARY-sEPrkMBEH-I oyO.
From heart 10 heart, the tidings sped;
From lip 10 lip the message rang;
Oh, never Hope. since time began,
A sweeter. gladder p@on sang!
Earth smiled upon her Prophets ways
The skies Of winter softer shone;
And balmy were the ocean gales
That gently urged his feet barquo on.
Tho listning air hushed silence kept
Then thrilled with answering bugles clear
While DER the swelling Austral seas
We heard our lfothers' welcoming eheeri
Oh, soul TO soul, We felt your Joy,
Dear brothersl whom we muy not see.
And, hand TO hand, with you we pledge
Our lives in sacred fealty.
Beneath tho glow Of Egypt's skies,
Tho fellah toils-a hopeless slave;
And fettered earth rewards withholdS,
That once with lavish hanL she gave.
Dread empire Of the agos gonel
We tremble In thy Swallowed DIR:
Death-shrouded city, sterile plain,
The irrevocabie doom declare.
Gray desert reaches-silcnt vast!
Thou, TO the spirits ear. canst tell
Oipower, that awe nor pity know;
OF pride. that deep us hades fell
o Seer OF the elder time.
Who led thy captive people forth!
We, too, have heard our Prophets voice.
And message Of Q grander worth.
Did we not follow whore he passed.
With spirit vision undenied.
Did not our hearts within US burn,
Even as we felt him by our sidof
Aye, 10 the nations wrapped in death,
Now, a. OF old. the light hath shOnel
And stirred with vague unrest their dark
To blaze with noontlde's fire, anon.
Peteri thy dome attesting stands
Tho glory and the shame OF faith!
And Memory fits from shrine TO shrine,
A pallid, seliaccusing wrath.
Italia-wakel the hour Is here!
A greater than thU poets dreamed,
Thy land, expeotant, waits to he
From ashes Of the grave redeemed.
Hast thou not Welcome, sunny France!
The immortal Past invokes thee noWi
Imperishable glory gleams
To crown the Ci,y's jewcled brow.
BY history's page has record bright
America can ne'er forget:
heI HTOpnet DoDrb tnee But uiVlu0-
A gift TO cancel all the debt!
From Scotland's glen, and England's mart
And Irelands green. forsaken vale,
They gSther-irusted heart and true
To bid, God.spsed his homeward sail
Dear mother isle full Oft Of old,
Thy sons, nndaunted. bled for thee;
And sons rs 10. al name thee now
The Islands Of the Blest, to be.
o country nearest TO his heart
Proud star OF empires western boundi
Thy glory trembles to eclipse;
Is there no balm 10 heal thy woundi
Mans fairest heritage OF earth!
From thy free soil shall justice spring;
And once again, with purer tone,
Thy Bell OF Liberty shall ring!
A thousand. thousand welcomes homei
Our Prophet friend from journeyings far.
From thy imperial city's gates,
TO San Francisco's harbor bar.
The throboing heart-tides swell and meet
A tidal wave Of Joy and love;
Leaders OF soulsl to thy high call,
Not all unworthy would we prove.
Frances NJ. Milne.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-10-18
The Christian. New York.

The Christian. New York.
The remarkable gathering Of single
tax men in New York speaks for ITSELF
Mr.. George says, Tho hand Of God Is In
this movement" As we looked at the
faces Of the thoughtful men last We'd
nesday evening, and listened to their
words of, in some cases. passionate el0-
quence. We could not doubt it Clergy
men, doctors. lawyers. editors, authors
and poets were there. They came from
she east from the north, from the wost
and the south"-What fort For the
cause Of suffering humanity. Those
men declare emphAtically that We are
the children Of one common Father. and
that He made the earth for all Of ~ not
for few. Men and women q AmorisA.
the day Il daWning.
Righf shan oonqusrmigdt
and 90 the '1<ingdomso Of this World ahau
become the kingdom Of cur Cod
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-10-18

learn you intended trip to the moon in
a swift sailing balloon"
Much more practical and matter-of-
fact than that, Mat I'm simply going
to advertise for husband"
Advertise for husband! Mercy on
us! Madge Hilton, have you lost your
senses?'
'Not one of them, sister mine. Was
never moro sane in my life."
''Madge, the very idea is preposterous.
You don't want q husband"
''Of course don't, and have no inten-
ton of slipping my head into the moose
matrimonial until am just on the verge
of old-maidship I'm going to advertise
Just for fun, and see what will come
of it."
Despite Mattie's protestations and
misgivings the advertisement was
written and duly forwarded to the edi-
torial department Of prominent
periodical. 1t read as follows:
"Wanted-A gentleman correspondent, be-
tween the ages Of twenty and twenty-five;
must be possessed OF average ability, good NOR
ais and fair personal address. Object, Fun,
Improvement and possibly Matrimony. Old
bachelors and widowers need not apply.
Address, THERESA ELwooD, Ashtabula, o."
Responses came from the North, South,
East and West, until Madge declared
there was o bushel-basketful, at the
least calculation. Many Of these we're
read and tossed into the CRATE; others
were laid aside for o more careful
scrutiny. At the end of two weeks,
only half dozen had been retained.
Madge could not decide upon the rela-
tive merits of the undecided six,
therefore concluded TO answer them
all. She soon made the discovery that
one was too sentimental; another, too
prosaic, and she was confident two OF
them belonged to the feminine gender.
Over two months hadpassed away; she
found her correspondents limited to
one. The writings Of this one evinced
culture, and they were devoid Of that
:sentimentality which Is always so re-
-pellant to q girl of Madge's tempera-
sment
Time few by on rapid wings, winter
had merged into spring, whom there
came request from the unknown, who
STYLED himself Herbert Minturn, that
Miss Theresa would exchange photos.
Here was dilemma, indeed; however,
by dint of coaxing, she persuaded Mat
tie to let her enclose her photograph in
place OF her own. Matte was thirty
years of age, Madge, but eighteen. In
personal appearance the sisters were
very unlike. Matte being a typical
blonde, while Madge was q brunette
with sparkling black eyes that be-
tokened love of mischief.
She was much chagrlned when, in re-
turn for the picture sent she received.
not the handsome Adonis she had
anticipated. but the photograph OF q
man apparently shout sixty years Of
age.
al don't believe these nice letters
were ever penned by such an old fogy
as that" soliloquized she; ''but I will
end the correspondence at once"
Suiting the action to the word, she
Immediately penned q short, curt note,
to the effect that she wished the corre-
spondence 10 cease.
There" she exclaimed, rs she folded
the note and addressed It 10 Mr..
Minturn; Il guess that will end that,
and my advertisement scheme too"
She little dreamed what was yet TO Be
the outcome of. that foolish escapadA
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-10-18
wA.r. n. Got HIS erin"

BILL just heard from Jim Ketchum.
He's been making loads Of money out Of
some tin mines in Dakota.
Jack-Did he get any tin out theref
Bill-Certainly. 1t was from an En-
glish syndicate and not from the mines,
however. Siftings.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-10-18
no L.nnnI AnpIleatIoI

Coffee is strong" remarked Mcwat.y
at the breakfast table.
lis ftp" replied Mrs. Small. pleased.
'Let me put some hot water in yaur
cup"
Thanks mo- referred to the
market"-N. Y. Sun.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-10-18

Il A V b o new
project, Matte;
something out
Of the ordinary
way which 1
am going to act
upon at once.
Give q guess,
Matte"
20, / an t
guess. You get
SO many strange
notions in t o
that head Of
yours, I should
not be surprised
l. Al 1Aoak 80
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-10-18
NADGE'S PROJECT.

Advertising for Husband and
What Came Of It.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-05-30
He Wants to Know?

A man who lives in St. Paul, and
is member of the estate" Alliance
If a man gets his living in the city
can be a member of an alliance, asked
the following questions in the Globe {:
FARMERS WANT. TO KNOW.
/. Why the Republican state con-
vention was called just at a time
when none of them could afford to
take hand in it's makeup and de-
iberations?
g.. Why Congressman Lind, Dun
nell, Snider, Hall and Comstock, OF
Minnesota, are willing to vote for a
tariff bill that places q tax on tin
plate and fails to take the duty off of
binding twine and hundred other
things they must buy?
3. Why the prison board reported
to the governor that it would re-
quire from one to two millions of dol
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-05-30
Messrs. j. r. Falls & Co.

Are the grain commission mer-
chants of Minneapolis, to whom Mr..
Newhall, OF Boyd, Lac qui Parle Co.,
shipped wheat recently and made
complaint last week. 1t will hardly
pay to republish the entire article,
but our comments were very severe.
The case was this:
Mr.. Boyd shipped wheat to this
firm during the late bulge. Two cars
were sidetracked somewhere for three
days or four, while other cars, were
rushed in. Fhey were shipped April
Doth, and arrived May 7th!! The
delay caused loss OF several cents a
bushel.
Our remarks stated that the com
mission firm, having information OF
the shipping and the grade may
have sold the wheat on the floor OF
the Board, and the delay was then a
matter of Indifference. If wheat went
up Of courde the loss from immediate
sale would be on Mr.. Newhall, and
no gain to the Falls firm. If wheat
dropped, the sale would make the
drop, q the original sale would be
covered by purchase on che floor,
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-05-30

A large amount of investigation
is now going forward in regard to
Beet Sugar. Minnesota farmers are
urged to begin this work. But our
advice is, to take the seed and raise
beets in some central county. Ship
those beets to the Nebraska factory,
and let them be practically tested.
This industry has been tried in Wis
consin, and failed-the beets did not
produce the sugar in a northern eli
mate. However, this failure may be
due to seed of not the right quality.
1t is worthy of a trial, but the trial
should be with business caution, and
not enthusiasm.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-05-30
FROM THE BUSINESS AGENT.


have made what consider favorable contract for full
line Pows fill promptly
Alliance confidential
will wish the considered confidential
ber Of Alliance only One difficulty have securing wholesale
that manufa making known that they sell to
cheap the dealers object trading with
To make prices
would be the manufacturer selling If
business affairs ourselves
difficulty making
full supply machinery the lowest
Prompt attention this will obge We
MILLS. Mr.
Keenan, of Austin will handle the for this All communa
ons TwNE had better him direct For
me at of fraternally,
H. LII
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-05-30
VOL. T.. NO. 50

lars to establish binding twine fac
tory at Saltwater, when they knew it
could be done for $25, 900?
4. Why Gov. Merriam and Igna-
titus Donnelly started "THE GREAT
WEST"
5. Whether the Sage of Nininger
didn't get left when the new secre-
tary of the Farmers Alliance was
elected?
6. Why a farmer wouldn't make
a good governor of Minnesota for
the next two years?
Z. What the state labor depart
ment is doing with it's half-dozen
well-paid deputies?
8. What the railway commission
ers are good for since the late decis-
ion OF the supreme court?
9. Why all the state officials
should be taken from the Twin Cities.
as well as both senators and a rep
resentative in congress?
10. How Gov. Merriam came to
change his views on the tariff Ques-
tion?"
WewiA try to answer some of these
questions:
1st.-What difference can it make
to farmer when the. republican con-
vention is called? If this farmer
is an alliance man what has he to do
with party deviltry?
2d.-Because when the party ring
maker cracks the whip the animals
Jump into the circus, though the tar
if shaves the skin from the backs of
their constituency.
3d.-Because the COMMITTEE" be-
longed to party which has been
paying the Globe inquirer Doodle for
three or four years-and to which he
belongs.
4th.-Mr. Merriam started it to
make money probably-he has such
a large" interest in it.
5th.-Well, you tell that!
6th.-He won't make a good gov
ernor because such men as this in
quirer won't let him try?
7th.-Working for - - wait
till we get back from dinner.
Sth.-Don't ask too many ques-
tions in the same breath.
9th.-Because the Twin Cities know
a thing or two. They know not on
ly how to hang together-but howto
hang the state.
1Oth.-Is that SO?
Ask us something easy next time.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-05-30
ANOTHER BOOK FOR THE T0|LER !
X CESAR'S . C0LUM *
BY EDMUND BOISGILBERT, NJ. D

This Book is than Of 'Looking Back>ward
few and is already
profound mpression 1t only
1T is wonderful the condition Of labor few
hence unless mighty change 1t is book
for aborng read-ntense, stirrng and e1o
Bellany have
world beautiful. Boisgilbert forward WITH
OUT civilization putocracy
engulfed in hopeless ruin.
There paperbound edition. The cothbound, 367 pp
sold for $125 subscribers the GREAT WEST will send the
postage aud 81 90 will send them the book$O We regret
ought to read it.
Send your orer with the money, to "Ihe GREAT WEST
758 Wabasha St., st. Pau, MINI.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-05-30

The Elmwoed Elevator Case NE
braska) in regard to which this pa
per published official documents, etc. j.,
has been decided in favor of the
farmers. The very position in our
comments were endorsed by the
court.