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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-25

Even in regard Co wool. while he be-
lieved in fully protecting the farmers
on the kinds of wool that they raised
yet IL they could not or would not raise
the coarse Argentine woods. he believed
in keeping the duty on those woods to
be used for trading purposes And he
would let those woods in free If the coun-
tries that produced them would open
their markets to our wares Such .
policy would. he thought, do more TO
build up our shipping interests sthan
would the most extravagant subsidies,
for it would give our ships something to
carry.
Mr.. Davis has evidently heard from
the Western farmers
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-25
FACTS AND FICTION.
4 Protective Tariff ID Not Even an s<Hol
able Kind Of Thsevery."

4 Protective Tariff ID Not Even an Honor
able Kind Of Thsevery."
In one of Shakespeare plays. THE
Two Gentleman of Verona" the hero,
Valentine, and his servant Speed. are
captured by band Of outlawed robbers
Valentine tells them, in response to
their questionings. what kind of a man
he is. and he paints his character so at
tractively that one of the cut-throats
says:
By the bare scalp OF Robin Hoods fat friar
This fellow were king for our wild faction
The servant Speed, then remarks:
Master, be one of thems
lis an honorable kind OF thievery.
After some parley. and a rather for
midable show of force, Valentine con-
sents TO be their king.
Provided that you do no outrages
On silly omen and poor passengers
This was agreed 70. for the outlaws
say: 1--WE detest such vile. base prac-
tees"
An honorable kind of thievery, So
it was, if for no other reason than that
it did not pretend to be any thing else
than thieving. The men who practiced
1t did not boast of their patriotism; they
were not protecting" or fostering"
any one else; they did not sneak upon
they did not claim that their levy was
not tax; they simply took what did not
belong to them whenever they were
strong enough They lived by thievery.
and they knew it, and they acknowl-
edged it 1t was honorable thievery."
Leave off the adjective and there re-
mains a scientifically accurate definition
of protection The men who live by
a. - -,
triotism; they talk of protecting and
fostering the industrial interests of the
whole country. meaning thereby, them
selves; they work in harmony with, and
under the sanction of laws which they
have bought and paid for; they insist
that their sway is not tax upon the
rest of the community; they take what
does not belong to them and would have
other people believe that :hey are con-
ferring a benefit upon those from whom
they take it They live by thievery.
But it is not honorable thievery."
And the man who consents to be king
over this wild faction" must sell him
self body and sonl-must be ready to go
all lengths
But the robbers of the play condemned
''outrages on silly women and poor pas
50 the modern and improved" brigands-
They are as cold and cruel as Satan.
The weak and the helpless are thei,
special prey. They delight to get hold
of the poor passengers"-the poorer
the better. He must be very poor in
deed, who isn't poorer after they ge,
through with him. They rob him OF
shelter and clothes and food and medi.
cine and tools and furniture and carpets
and blankets, and they have the nerve
to tell him that it is all for his goodi
But day of reckoning is coming
When it does come people will be al
lowed to keep what belongs to them
and those who object to such state OF
things will be forced to adopt the pro
fession of honorable thieving"-whicl
will be a vast improvement over the
present situation
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-25
TARIFF EXPRESSIONS

Inevitably Fall.
During the debate in the Senate on
the Esd of August Senator Blackburn
said some things which should be very
carefully pondered by all who love lib
erty. He proved conclnsively, by the
original bills, that at least two manu-
featuring establishments - LandereS
Frary & Clark, of New Britain, Conn.S
and the Northampton Cut eryCompany-
were in the habit of selling their goodS
more cheaply in foreign markets than
in this country. Then he went on and
discussed the whole subject especially
in connection with the wagee and raw
material questions But no clearer
statement of the dangers involved ia
the continuance of the protective sys-
tenn has been made in recent years than
that with which the Kentucky Senate
closed his speech. He said:
have said that wages are higher here anN
always will be higher, matter whethe.
We have free trade low tariff protec
tion, and this proposition, think, is trusR
unless under the operation of unequal and
unjust class legislation We shall ultimately
reach that point where the men Of moderasG
means who are now engaged in business on
their own account become so oppressed and
harassed by the large establishments doing
business of the same kind as to drive them
out of business and compel them to join the
grand army of laborea who are seeking
work for wages.
Whenever We reach that point under the
operation of these laws the inevitable ten
dency of which, as everybody knows. 10 to
crush the little establishments and build up
the great ones-Whenever reach poipe
where the small establ is hmenfs- now con-
Quoted by proprietors who contrieJnte their
own labor along with the labor of their en-
ployed hands, are all driven out OF business
and compe led themselves to seek work
from others, then wages will fall in th6
country as low they are in England
or in France. or Germany and the other
countries W here they have a distinct labor
ing class out of business, unable TO go into
business fer themselves and compelled 70
work for whatever the great establishments
are willing TO pay them
i warn Senator's nor that " Shis policJ
shall be persisted In for another quarter al
n century we are at least in great danger g
reaching that very point and being com
PEELED to confront that very condition of
affairs Look at your census repor9s aDG
you will find that The mum Der of your manu-
far turing establishments decrease with eac4
decade. Their output increases, but tho
number of establishments decreases fh0
class of men TO whom j referred q momenS
ago are being crushed out. and instead oe
carrying on business for themselves they
are being forced into the msrket toDeIl thoif
| labor 70 these great establishments, anG
that process will go if this system u
. maintained until, as / have said, We reac&
4 the point where all the independent men
| now carrying on business on their own ae-
| count will become Wage laboreE4 theG
wages Hill fall here.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-25

west at Twenty-sixth street, Archer av-
enue, Thirty-first, Thirty-ninth, Forty
third and other streets up to Seventy
ninth street. The fare over any of
these lines to Jackson Park is five
cents. The Illinois Central, Michigan
Central, Baltimore & Ohio and Kanka-
kee railroad lines run near the park on
the west ALI of the eastern and
southern lines of railway run within a
short distance of the park.
The Illinois Central owns the right of
way over which the Michigan Central.
Kankakee and Baltimore s. Ohio roads
enter the city. Under the terms of the
lease by which these roads are to use
the Illinois Central tracks, they are not
to interfere with the suburban service
of the Illinois CenraI. The latter owns
a right of way of 200 feet in width and
has in some places six and eight tracks
which can be extended into the heart Of
the CITY. 1t is question whether.
under the terms Of the lease, the other
roads can run trains to the fair and
whether other trains to the fair than
the Illinois Central can be strictly con-
sidered as interfering with the Illinois
Central's suburban service.
Superintendent Snyder of the Michi-
gan C0OCral SAID ne Qau uOI COuSluSEeQ
the question, but should judge that the
Illinois Central would object to other
roads using its tracks for the transpor-
tation of exposition visitors-in othsr
words. he believed thew could not run
trains for the accommodation Of world g
fair passengers under the terms of the
lease with the Illinois Central
Granting that the Illinois Central
should take the position outlined by
Superintendent Snyder. it remains to
be seen how the Illinois Central can
hardle the traffic which will thereby
fall to it alone. President Fish of the
Illinois Central was out of the city
yesterday, but his remarks to the COM
mittee on transportation. embodied in
the committees report of August -.
may be taken as Indicative.
President Fish declared to the com
pany that he and his company were de-
sirous of doing every thing that could
properly be done to promote the success
of the fair. While not feeling himself
authorized to commit the company to .
contract for rates to be charged in 1S9:
between the city and the exposition. he
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-25
LUMBER DUTIES.

Senator Mcpherson Attempts % RAdow
the Cost of the Western Farmers Home.
Senator Mcpherson q New Jerseys
is dissatisfied, as we'll he may be, 1ith
the wood schedule in the Tariff bill nov
before the Senate. He has Proposed Q
substitute for that schedule which will
if adopted, make the following changes
Cabinet and house furniture o. wood
finished, so instead of S5 per cen&
Manufactures of wood. or Of which
wood is the principal component par&
not specially enumerated. so inssosa 81
SIS per cent
Manufactures of cedar wood, ebony
mahogany, rosewood. etc, % iHstoad a
20 per cent
Timber. hewed and sawed, and timh oG
used for spars and in building Gharveab
free. instead of 10 per cent
Timber, squared or sided. frees fnstaoA
of = cent per cubic foot
Wood manufactured and Hot spoe
cially enumerated, free, instead Of %
per cent
Sawed boards planks, deals and aU
other articles Of sawed lumber. free, il
stead of 81, D. so e, $50 O., @. SO pae
1 1000 feet
Hubs for wheels, postA last SloclSa
wagon blocks. car blocks, gun tlockss
and all like blocks or sticks. Hough
hewn or sawed only, free. iastsol OF 20
per cent
Slaves of wood, free, instead of 10 no
cent
Pickets and palings. free, instead q
90 per cent
Lathes, free. instead of Is cents 80
I, 600 pieces
Shingles. free, instead q 8 cents Pc
LOCO
Clapboards, free. instead OF s1-50 ana
s. 90 per ], 600
Pine or spruce logs free
III any foreign nation, from which We
may import these articles shall put an
export duty upon them, our tariff dutiee
are to be maintained At the present e.
ure, as against that nation
Mr.. Mcpherson has performed fhiG
not very difficult feat of improving upoa
the Tariff bill reported from the Finance
Committee. As his plan. however. does
not aim to check imPortaeions - il 10
extremely improbable that it will hh
followed
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-25

and . Gordon Of sentinols was placed
lectcd to form breastworks, fires cXtin-
4Nished and all precautions taken to
guard against surprisc.
Anon the stars began to twinkle in q
@loudlcss sky; tho breeze died away; tho
creek murmured in its rocky bed, and
mingled with tho variety of sounds in
1iGenouS TO GOOD and stream; but in the
camp conversation was carried OH in
@hbdued tones, scouts came and went
noiselessly, and sontinels moved with
muffled steps. 1t was nearly midnight
when Renwick, returning from an in
spcction of She sentinols, laid his hand
On Sclwyn's arm, and pointed to a dis
tant section of the sky, where a faint
rosy ighs appeared. wavering and
@vancscent, like q blush on a woman's
check, fading away to return again.
What is itF' asked Selwyn.
Il am going to see. believe it to be
Che bivouac fire of French detachment;
Indians would not make such 4 blaze,
slight touch GA his hand answered the
question.
Il will 60 with you," Selwyn said.
a.
and he ana tho boy disappeared like
ghosts.
Sclwyn, leaning on his rifle, watched
tho rcseate CLEAN IS if by it's aid he
could follow the track of his friends.
whom q scream rang out, echoing
through the woods wsth shrill vibration
Involuatarily he grasped the rifle and
made step forward, then paused and
smiled at his own nervousness; it was
Che cry of the cougar; he had heard it
often before. Then the cultural voice
of Brant, the Mohawk chief, muttered
in his ear:
'.The Hurons will be here at day-
lightr'
He was abous to reply, but the red
chief was gone.
An hour before daylight he withdrew
Che sentinels from the other side of the
creek and aroused all who were not on
duty. Every man was at his post; the
Mohawks in reserve. The stars began
to pale yet the two scouts had not re-
turned. In the gray dawn the little
army was invisible behind the breast
works Brant, gliding to the side of
the commander, pointed to an object
ike Susky mist creeping along the
ground and over the rocks; then it broke
into fragments, still crouching like
wolves.
Reserve fire till they reach the
creek!" whispered Selwyn, and the
order ran along the line. Still the wolf
ish pack came on, until within a few
PAGES of the stream, q tall figure spranp
to the front waving tomahawk In
:stantly the war-whoop burst with vol
canic echoes, each crouching figure
stood erect and sprang forward with the
ecstacy Of assured triumph.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-25
CHAPTER VII.
WOMAN'S TACTICa.

No blood having been split, the pro-
vost marshal contented himself with a
reprimand of the two officers, secretly
resolving, however, to lay the matter
before tho Commander-in-Chic But
with a view to prevent a renewal of the
quarrel, requested De Barzac to &C
company him as far as the officers
quarters.
The character of Lcmourier was so
we'll known that tho marshal had no
doubt that he was the chief offender,
and De Barzac, whom he questioned,
confirmed his opinion, while he was
careful to omit the namo of Mile. De-
stain. In the marshals mind, there
fore, the occurrence resolved itself into
q drunken freak on the part of Lee
INQUIRER. which it was his duty to re-
port. The next morning, therefore, he
war arrested and marched to Mont
calm's quarters, while De Barzac re-
ceived q polite note requesting his at
tendance at the same place. Rumors Of
the affair, however, were not wanting,
nor were they long in reaching the cars
of Nine. Chevreul and h cr niece.
1.-THE coward! tho assassin cx-
claimed tho former, Ito draw his sword
uPOh q WOUuueu anu on. nov Ot-
lighted am to know my young hero
defeated him! how brave he is! Like
the Chevalier Bayard, without fear and
without reproach!''
Dear aunt, you forget that am be-
trothed to Colonel Lemourier. Doubt
less he was under the influence of wine
and may have been provoked
"Ninon," exclaimed the elder lady,
sit is your pride that prompts you to
excuse this bandit. He is your fiancee,
and therefore he must be purged of his
crimes-the stains of drunkenness and
cOwardice erased from his name-that
the world may believe him to DO, what
he Is not. man of honori"
1T is your partiality for NJ. De Bar
FAC that warps your Judgment. He may
be all that You say-but what is that to
me? ] am bound, chained, perhaps you
will say, to Lemouricr: not by love or
choice, but the command of my family.
II he is brave and honorable l will be
proud of him. If he is not, what then?
His wife must believe that he is that
which he is not, and scorn the world s
opinion for his sake"
Nine. Chevreul was silent For a
moment her heart sank et tho thought
that Ninon loved this man-this bravo.
But no; there was no indication of ten
derness in look or tone. Then came the
second thought But she will marry
him all the same. She will make the
! sacrifice to family pride and her fathers
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-25
HRIEA,
The Ha1f-Breed'
A Romance of Colonial Days.
az ROBERT A. CUMMING.
lcoPYRIGHT, 1901
CHAPTER VI.-CONTINUED.


CHAPTER VL-CoNTINUED.
s1Ariel, 1 will find something to oc-
cupy your time Chen 1 return; for the
present, rest and amuse Yourself as you
can"
''Dar Gey goes" muttered Pete, look
ing after the two gentlemen, ''and dars
allus some muss bout dem Frenchmen
and de yaller niger what helps 'em to
rob de hen roosts and burn dc houses.
'Clar to goodness it's huff to make a
colored councilman retire from public
life altogether"
Charles Selwyn's mother was an in
valid who seldom left her room, and his
father, who had spent the greater part
of his life in the British army until
superannuated by wounds and exposure
in many chimes, was sinking into second
childhood.
Ariel was therefore left to himself,
and for lack of other employment turned
to the books with which the room was
literally provided, and took his first
draught Of the wcll-spring of know
ledge, which he found so sweet that he
returned to it again and again and found
chat balm for anxious thought which
nothing else affords.
For the 3cXt two weeks SelWyn was
absent securing the country for volun-
teerS and arms, until he found himself
at the head % band of two hundred
men, all of whom had seen service as In
dian fighters or in tho army; while q war
party of Mohawk warriors under q young
chief named Grant swcllcd the force to
Shout three hundred and fifty mon. On
a beautiful morning in May, 1856, Sell
wyn and Rcnwicll reviewed their troops
an bank of tho Mohawk river, and
while tho dow yet fingered on tho grass
began the march to the relief of
Dswcgo, guided by the half-breed,
who rclinquished tho newly-discov-
cred treasures of literature with
a sigh OF regret which was quick
oly sti1cd by an eager desire to go
to the aid of mis- master. In many places
the primcval forest was impenetrable
without tho aid of axes to clear away
the Jungle of undergrowth; or a
swamp necessitated 4 wide circuit;
or a creek raised to sudden i'm
portance by q freshet, deled their eff
forts to mako the passage, and the i'm
3aticnt leaders chafed while precious
Ohours ran hoedlcssly away. A night in
Juno 4ounu inc HCIle army cncanpeu Oh
the bank of o noisy cgeek in one OF
those parl1,like spots sometimes found
in tho midst of tho forest, and almost
cncircled by gigantic trees. Tho creek
D was the bed of an ancient river, and the
opposite bank thickly strewn with sand
and boulders among which sfew stunted
@rees found scanty nourishment.
Through the day the scouts brought in
news of having discovered a trail which
6ildi ateA tue presence of An enemy,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-25
TO BE Continued
IN Russia. Serxia. Bulearia and !

IN Russia, Servia, Bulgaria and Rou-
mania so per cent. of the whole popula-
ton are illiterate; in Spain. 63 per cent.
1saly, as per cent; in hungary, 43 per
cent; in Austria, 80 per cent; in Ire
land, 81 per cent; in France, Is per
cent; in Holland, 10 per cent; in the
United States (white), per cent; in
Scotland. per cent; IN Switzerland,
~ per cent; IN Germany, per cent
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-25
THE WORLDS FAIR.
Diagram and DESCRIPTIONS Of the
Chosen Site.
The Lake Front and Jackson Park. whero
tho Worlds Columbian Exposition VIII
Be Hold-Over 700 Acres Of Ground
-Transportation and Exhibits.

Speaking of the site definitely So
lected by the directory OF the worlds
fair . Chicago morning paper says:
There are 40 acres of land now
available in the Lake Front Park with
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-25

A recent Washington dispatch says:
The work of classification of the ex.
hibits for the worlds fair, which was
committed to Prof. G Brown Goode,
has been finished. In arranging the
classification Prof. Goode has provided
for ten groups or departments, as fol-
lows:
T. Agriculture and allied industries, includ-
ing agriculture. horticulture, forestry. stool
raising, ETC.
g. Mining and metallurgy.
8. Marine and fisheries.
4. Manufacture and other elaborative indus
tries including exhibits OF machinery, PRO.
cesses and products
s Food and its accessories.
G. The house and its accessories, dress and
personal equipment
T. The architectural plastic and decorative
arts.
g. Social relations and public welfare
9. Science, general education and human
achievements
10. Collected exhibits.
Each department is arranged in .
number of divisions. These divisions
are again subdivided. 1.-THE classical
ton has been made very full" said Sec
rotary Butterworth. sin order that
there might be complete information
touching the character of exhibits that
would be received and that would be
desired The plans for buildings are
being prepared, the classification
Is now complete, the literature OF
the fair is being prepared. the scope
of awards arranged. correspondence es-
tablished with various ,ssrions with ref
erence to having them participate, unof-
ficially Of course, as yet, but none the
less effectively. Arrangements are be-
ing perfected for securing the best pos
sible exhibits from Mexico and the
South American States and the islands;
in fact exceptional progress has bean
made in every department"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-25
Protection with y.n~,.a.

A gentleman writes to a New YorE
paper telling OF an instructive expert
ence he had with the customs officers
He recently went abroad, and before
sailing he Bought guide book in NeE
York 1t was an English publication.
and of course its duty had been paid
when it was imported And also, &C
course. that duty was paid back to the
seller Of the book by the purchaser So
the man who became its owner paid for
the book. duty and all
When he landed in New York. upof
his return home. the customs officers
very politely told him that he would
have 70 pay duty on his English guide
book Protest was in vain 1t made no
difference that il was his book 1t made
no difference that he had already paid
the tax Nothing made any difference
So he forked over his little 3 per cent,
and probably felt pr0ed that he had
contributed twice on one article to the
protection of American industry"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-25

GALENA. Ill. Sept 16.-George Corn
man, for fifty years resident of the
Galena lead-mine region. died at his
home at Elizabeth. this county. Monday.
aged 81 years He was a native of Penn
Sylvania, a veteran of the Mexican Wal
and one of the original California ex-
plorers who went to the coast in 1S19,
amassing a large fortune during a brief
stay. He was one Of the oldest Masons
in the Northwest and win be buried IN
der the auspices of that order.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-25

The window glass importers have
been comparing notes and find that the
average duty paid last year was los per
cent On some sizes the payment ran
rs high as 21s per cent Yet this infant
industry asked for and got an increased
duty in the Mckinley bill This is only
another sample of the manufacturers
greed. 1t knows no limit except an
absolutely exhausted condition of the
consumers purse--Chicago Globe.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-09-03
NOTICE.

uAVING BOUGHT OUT Mr.. w. H.
IL Page in the Honolulu Carriage Manu-
factory, at 128 Fort Street, / am prepared
TO continue the above business under the
old name of Honolulu Carriage Manufac-
tory, ard being an old experienced carriage
builder / solicit the patronage of my old
friends and the public in general, and with
my thorough knowledge of the business
and with experienced workmen and using
only the best material guarantee general
satisfaction. Please call and see me before
going elsewhere.
(Signed) GIDEON WEST.
Honolulu Oct. %, 1889. l03-tf
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