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Sharp County record., 1890-07-03
THE VANISHING SURPLUS.
A Deficit In Place of Ono Hundred Mill
ions In tho Treasury,

A Deficit In Place of Ono Hundred Mil
ions In the Treasury.
Whom Grover Cleveland sent his a.
nous tarill.reform message to Congress
ho drew attention TO tho fac5 that the
country was confronted with "a condi-
tion-not u theory" That condition
was an overwhelming and growing sur.
plus in the National treasury, due to
over-taxation. Mr. Cleveland proposed
to reduce this surplus by relieving the
people from tho burden Of unnecessary
taxation, and the Democrats in control
OF tho popular branch OF Congress ro'
spondcd TO his demand by q bill which
0uppliod in small part the remedy
which he proposed, This measure
tho Mills bill-wOs defeated IN the
Senate under the control Of tho Repub.
licans.
1t is only littlo moro than q year
since Grover Cleveland wont out Of
o0lcc, And now II is reported from
Washington that the ensuing year will
probably show deficit OF 800, 900, OOC
instead OF u surplus of 800, 900, 900.
How has this remarkable change been
brought about? Not by reduction OF
taxation, because tho taxes have not
boon reduced Not by any increased
necessities Of the Government, for there
has boon no war nor groOt National
calamity demanding extraordinary OK.
pondituros Thoro has boon no vast
scheme OF National improvements TO
drain tho treasury OF Its resources,
What Is the explanations
Tho process OF converting hugo sur.
plus into IN appalling deficit within two
years hOs boon clearly outlined by tho
legislation which has boon passed. and
which Ia further projected by tho prcs'
ont Congress- Tho estimates are modo
on tho basis OF tho eStrayagOnt appro-
prlations which are outlined and the
projected changes in the revenue sys.
tenn. With the exception Of occasional
objections TO somo moritorlous bill for
public building, thcro has been u uni.
form disposition TO swcll the appropra.
tlons In every possible direction, Tho
plan has been seriously contemplated to
absorb all possible surplus revenues by
voting dependent ponsions, service pom.
elona, back pensions and pensions under
various designations II the pension
raids do not suffice 10 get rid OF tho rev.
enues, then IL Ia hoped the Mckinley
bill will do the businessmen by 70.
ducing taxation, but by increasing II TO
such m cxtont as TO prohibit certain
lmportatlons and transferring the taSos
heretofore paid 70 thv Governments into
Sharp County record., 1890-07-03
A Disguised Protectionist.

Mr.. ]. A. Sawyer, of the Irwin Phillips
Company of Keokuk, Iowa, who de-
scribes himself as "a Republican and a
believer in protection to American in
dustries," has expressed very positive
opinion of the Mckinley Tariff bill. He
writes letter on the subject to E. N.
Taiter, of New York, who is large
hosiery importer and who is a prominent
member of the famous Union League
Club. A few sentences from his letter
will show how this prominent Republic
an feels over the work that Mr.. McKin-
ley has done. Mr.. Sawyer says:
"Our domestic industries have been fos.
tered and protected for many years by legis'
lative action. They have passed the infan.
tile period, and If they can not now stand
alone with protective duties averaging AZ
per cent. let them fall to the ground. Our
Representative in Congress, John ii. Gear
sent me the new schedule. l consider it as
an outrage upon the common practical sense
of the American people ewantreduction
in import duties-not the contrary If the
proposed schedule becomes a law, your
business and ours would suffer from the cur
tailment of consumption of certain foreign
goods.
81 am tired of class legislation; the people
generally are tired of It, We want laws
framed in the interests of the whole people.
We want rather to increase than diminish
our trade with other Countries
Mr.. Sawyer evidently agrees with Con-
gresham ButterwoTh that there can be
too much of good thing-when protec.
tion is the good thing in question.
Sharp County record., 1890-07-03
USEFUL AND SUGeEsrn,-

Chloride of lime sbou,d -
at least once week under Il, ,sy,a''s'a
in all places where sewer gas .I i., II
lurk. % uabe.
strawberry Ice.-One ouo..
ries washed, one quart of Wa. ras,' Oh bsS
quarter of a pound of sugar, arS and
acid to the amountof two or tbrss ,l'la''
of coffee; mix and freeze gay
Medicine stains may ba
from silver spoons by rubin, 41's ~
with rag dipped in diluted sS,.' @sl
acid, and washing it off with so.p
To avoid the odor that arisas Sa'
boiling green vegetables. boii SN'I sI
about five minutes, then drain 80 @ss
water and fill up the pot with VI y
boiling water. A perceptible dis..
in the air of the kitchen will ba Aa tl
suit. 'aeA
Spanish lustral is made bv s,s.
solving three ounces of whito
soap IN one quart of warm water tt.l
adding two ounces of ether fonr y. 'aa
of ammonia, and one ounce each ., %
hol and glycerine. One teasuoortal
this is enough for teacun ~ w w.
water, unless the article to be clp,r.a1 "i
very badly soiled.-The Housekeens'.
Window plants may be grown ~, =,
season of the year in the following M, :
ner: Soak a large piece of coarse Sr'4 @
in water, squeeze half dry and sn,iDT' fDLi'
in the openings red clover seed, mir.'
barley, grass, rice and oats. Hano 4l
the window where the sun Shines . - y,
tion of the day and sprinkle dailv IL, n
water. 1t will soon form mass Of n
ing green, where even the Glove, rr If !,
bloom.
Cranberry Jelly With Coco,,, 1
Cream.-To make this dish miy a,' :
quart Of strained cranberry Juice viii !,
three cuplulS OF granulated sugar, ,Di &
one cupful crystal gelatine. Boil "A, \
until it jellies, then pour it into SAM 4
plates which have been dipped into mIl !.
water. When cold, turn it into cls,, 4
plates, carefully scrape out the midF,
of each mound and fill it with cocO,rr &
cream,-Exchange.
Milk should be kept for family py q
in glass vessels only. Glass pitcbm n
and glass jars can be washed with cali nl
soda solution, prepared as above staeI Pn
and the vessels should be rinsed Ta II
clean water, and if necessary should at
cleaned after the soda-washing with p
wet rag and pumice-stone and thu g,
rinsed. Earthen vessels are ant to rv s
a bad flavor to milk, and tin pots soma y
times get rusty.-Good Housekeeping
Every housekeeper should have Z Z
kitchen memorandum. 1t consists Of Z,
board which is hung on a nail above NJ
kitchen table. On the left hand sided H-
this board the names of all staple n, <,
ceries are written, and opposite eaiao
name is a small hole. A small bMh.o
fastened to the bottom of the board, al ,p,
in it are a number of small pegs VhA \
are made to fit the holes. When ID
housekeeper notices that a certain att a
Gle is needed she sticks a peg inWa s
hole opposite its name, then, when a IL.
husband goes to town, Or the grosl be
boy comes, it is easy to make lAd H
the things needed and have nothing@il il'
gotten. Household.
Sharp County record., 1890-07-03
PhotographIng mn on Wen.

There are thousands Of people who
have desired TO see what the bottom OF
an oil we'll looked like after u hundred
quart glycerinc torpedo had been OK.
plodod in it, But no ordinary mortal
could crawl down six.inch hole to tho
depth OF 1000 feet II he wanted TO, and
no sano man would want TO II he could,
So the curious oil.scokor has heretofore
boon compelled TO guess M to tho effect
OF the torpedo shot An oil.country
photographer has furnished the desired
picture Tho successful experiment was
made at Warren, po, Tho instrument
was lot down TO tho bottom of 200.
foot well which had been subjected TO q
torpedo explosion. Whom the camera
touched bottom bright flash III up tho
cavity, improssing n perfect picture on
the negative, A cavity II feet broad and
foot below the oil sand was revealed,
Into this cavity enlarged by tho forcc
aglycefino explosion from the ordl'
nary six.inch drill hole tho oil trlcl,lcd
and accumulated, ready TO be pumped TO
tho surface Even year ago suoh u Ioht
would have boon deemed impossible, but
II Ia quite evident that nature has no se'
crets that can be kept hidden from In
quisitive mankind. Golden Days.
Tho Indians on tho banks Of th
orinoco river, South America, asser
that an alligator previous TO going In
search OF prey always swallows largo
stone, that ~ may acquire additional
weight TO aid u In dragging la prey un'
der water Bolivar, the traveller related
this TO u companion, who was somewhat
inclined 70 dlsbclloyo ~, TO prove that
there was really something In the sto,
rles related by the Indiana Bolivar shot
several while In the presence Of HE
friend and in all OF them rocks were
found, weighing according TO the slso OF
tho "'gator" " One immense follow, oyor
seventeen ioot long, had etono In his
stomach az large an Que man could lifs
Sharp County record., 1890-07-03

Che pockets OF private individuals and
corporations paid in the form of boun-
ties.
Which is the better plan for getting
rid OF the surplus-the Cleveland plan
Of reducing unnecessary taxes or tho
pending plan for increasing appropria-
tions and also increasing taxation on
imports to prohibitory figure? That
will be the question for the people to
decide. kansas Uty Star.
Sharp County record., 1890-07-03
POLITICAL POINTERS.

Quay will order the Administra-
tion to disband before he will consent
to sue the New York World for LIBEL
Atlanta Constitution.
1t is wonderful how quiet Mr.. Har-
rison keeps about the Quay matter.
Perhaps, however, he is preparing a
card for publication Atlanta Constitu-
ton.
-Sumway-Whom did the Presi-
dent mean when he spoke Of "tried and
true Republicans?" Staggers - Not
Quay and Dudley, anyhow; they haven't
been tried yet.-Life,
The negro will never amount to
any thing so long as he is treated as
"thc ward of tho Nation" and it is en-
couraging to find that he is beginning
to understand this,--N. Y. Evening
Post.
Ben Butterworth was an indie.
pendent citizen for four whole days, Eut
when the whip cracked he pulled down
his tail feathers, slumped into his boots
and voted for the Mckinley bill Tho
G. 0. ?. whip is great institution.
Lowell (Mass.) Times,
The report that Blaine will not
again try for tho Presidency, but will
be satisfied to close his career rs SEN
ator from Maine indicates that the
Maine mans weather eye is as good as
ever The chance for n Republican sue
cossor to Harrison Is exceedingly slim,
st, Louis Post-Dispatch,
On tho whole, wo think wo en-.
tcrtOin moro respect for q Congressman
who sincerely believes in high pro-
toctiyo duties, and votes overy timo TO
sustain them, than we have for the
Congressman who makes fno speeches
in favor Of tariff reform and thon votes
the othcr way under the lash of tho
party whip, Boston Herald,
--Somo of tho Republican papers
arc trying to rosist tho impression pro.
duced by Clarkson's speeches regarding
tho remarkable decline OF tho Ropub.
licOn pross by declaring that his state.
monts are much exaggerated. But
ClOrkson told nothing but tho truth,
and that ho believes what ho says is
seen In tho fact that he has disposed OF
his own newspaper property, Chicago
Herald
"A Union soldier named Hcrbst
was taken prisoner and joined tho Con.
fcdorOto army Whom no was rccapt.
turod no sworo that no took arms
against his country because he wished
to bo released from prison, llo should
have bccn shot for dosc,tlon, but ho was
not Ills widow asked u pension, and
Congress gave IL to her Harrison per.
mittcd the bill to become law What
do honorable Union veterans think of
this rs specimen OF pension lcgisla.
ton, indorsod by tho Prosidont?-Al.
bany Argus
1t appears upon tho showing OF
this representation Republican, Clark.
son, based upon carefully compiled
statistics, that the Democratic party IA
prc'cminontly the rcOdlng thinking,
and, therefore, tho intelligent party oi
the country Undoubtedly Mr. Clark.
son ls correct and II 10 also true, on the
other hand, that the moro tho people
generally read and think and study tho
principles and purposes OF tho two
groet parties, tho stronger relatively
tho Democratic party becomes, Cop.
cord IN, H. People and patrlot
Sharp County record., 1890-07-03
Tho Moltlnp Snrnlna.

Tho surplus, which has caused our
statesmen 80 much trouble, is rapidly
melting away, Congress is voting away
money out OF tho treasury at such o
rapid ratio that the President Is reported
to be alarmed, lie fears that tho sur.
plus Will soon become u deficit
Docs not this reckless use Of tho pub.
lic money grow out OF tho fact that tho
taxation which raises II Is disguised in
the form OF u tOriGl Whom man puts
ma hand Into his pocket and pays out
hiS money to the tax collector, he see,
his bills going and II hurts. lie knows
exactly how many dollars and cents be
is out Of pocket
But us the National taxes, oXcept on
whisky and tobacco, aro raised by duties
on foreign goods, ne man knows msi
how much he pays to the Government,
and still less does any man know how
much he pays to tho protected classes
whose goods he buys
II those two facts could bo soon and
measured by every man when NO buy,
tarlh'proteeted goods, We should hayo
less OF extravaganza in Congressman
certainly less of protection, too.
Sharp County record., 1890-07-03
THE COLLEGE ORATORS.
What Becomes of tho Brilliant valetF
torians In After Life.

What Becomes of tho Brilliant TatdN N'H
torians in After Life. NJ
"What becomes of our valedictCria IA
is almost as interesting aqueStl@A W
what becomes Of our pins said "
famous physician. Ever since alH' n
incident that happened to me feTdl p'
ago l have been pondering over theH, EA
iect, and as soon as ! have the !elSpsI IN ~
mean to look into it more closely IVa'
ty-fve years ago, when | was alac n
man at Columbia, my brother and p \,
tended the graduating exercises HH N
college. The king pin among the Enk''
uating class was-well, never mlna "
name; it might embarass the valean. &
ian Of whom | want to speak m N
call him Isaac j. Morris Well M@ !,
had won all the prizes in sight he'
the head Of his class and was appoI'".u
valedictorian. How my brothefa~ l|
enviod him as he stood on the plaluX
with the honors fairly showerca w n
on his head, and almost buried um d
the floral tributes of his friends ang. (,
mirers. And his speech! ! th0gn III
had never listened to any thing ia" Fr
grand. ,,,ia n
THAT fellow will be PreSiden,I
United States some day." remarNea Nj
brother between ono Of the burSs" Dol
plauso that greeted Morris ellOtS ~, th'
| fully echoed his sentiments ,.,,, Wv, n
lost sight Of the promisingvalede',%.,. ns
ontirely y in the struggle for eSs"a Sn,,, ht
though my brother and loiten ul"'
him and his splendid prospecS, he
other day u rather frowsy'lo,,on'S., ,, .,,t 3
walked into my oilcc and al'e' :. w" ien n
that no was q lawyer, said th's .s'p nv 2
volunteered to call on me IN wv" W
ono Of his friends who wan'cu ,.'l, SV .'0'
OF place in one of tho hVSp'"a ,,p ',a I
which am connected i'V , ' 'onl,' y 7,
nome was Isaac j. Morris ,"r -.a
borod him In u fash, eo"',I 'S ,,,.l l<is
valedictory incident had OOIlvu ! a'I' a. b 4 n
my mind He was certain ,'S Ssi d Sn.|
no had never met mo- anu M i.Isaa s aoui
como TO my Office because n's 'Ss."'ld " An
unable to call In person 'Vos 'o.s lii
graduating day, twonty'iIv"o w Syamy IA,
TO him, and asked him II ~ ",.,s, ,Ifyc
brilliant valodictorlan oil 'D0'' I'M
lie said lac wa5 n0,oa vi "a
~ suppo99 you have go'"oVtos,osl 70
and honor galore In your p'OW'vsV NidiI
said "Woll, noi not GS1v"I ,H,o al NJ loa'
piled, aren't you 0 'VusCS ,'gscS n o
i still porseyerod, "a ,,.' ouOSI IF 40
and he laughed eynleOlly,l. Nge lit'
managing clerk in a n,s,o,t-,i AiIl
Office. / do all the haru wifi "O mAt q
grubbing-and esteem iny'bt yyobt, ad kre
i mako q living ] am IN .', vwIh, the
ON tho outskirts Of BrooS'y' cao @ NJ flol
lily Of four boys, whom i,, .a,, ! ' 'Gla AI'
clothe and educate The Wv, sa,o Sdp
pot ia responsibility ANY, rS
bad habits and never ,loHh HhSJlISyo u
"Woll. | could hordl yoca"so oc,iV !
eludod the doctor uu hlcN
promising, hord'wo,Ina,pgI ,n0 gIme he q
never been seen at tho "a el"V "Sat Ice
aied, guess he out"eS s vSry pfon
like some colts that are 'V,S aay arF,
but break down withoui 'wSade
and particularly t0c /, Sosl'NISa SoooSsltIea M
lans ever make M y, bln f
,elves In the world 7" u
Sharp County record., 1890-07-03

And the richer the NAV the lighter
Mckinley touches him.
The poor boys guns and the poor
mans guns are nearly all imported; and
the duty will necessarily como out Of
the pockets Of the buyers.
Sharp County record., 1890-07-03
"McKinley Prices" For Guns.

The new duties on guns are lery
good example of the iniquity and in
equality of the Mckinley bill. The
cheapest gun, now selling for S1.25, Will
bear mckinley price" of 1925, which
is an increase of 50 per cent. This is
the poor boys gun.
Sharp County record., 1890-07-03
Now examine this table.

These are the poor mems guns-and
the poorer the man the higher his duty is
piled up,
Contrast with that the following table
showing the increase on rich mems
Sharp County record., 1890-07-03

Tho scines which fishermen oso and
tho twinc from which they Ote mad,
have d, felt the heavy hand of MelSinley
Tie duty oh them Ia doubled,
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-02-01
LAWS AGAINST GAMING.
a Matter In Which the Great BlackstOr
Was Deeply Interested.

a Matter In Which the Great Blackstone
Was Deeply Interested.
Sir William Blackstone, writing at
the end of last century. remarked that
sit is not so much our laws that are de-
fective as ourselves and our magistrates
In putting these laws into execution"
In his day that was no doubt the case,
as we have already seen; high play and
high life seemed to go together; it is on
record that in 1888 the profits of o gam
ing club in the West end during the
season amounted to no less than 9150,-
600. About the same time a lady is re-
corded to have won e3, 900 at loo in one
night. No wonder Blackstone says
that 1t Is 1.-The gaming in high life that
demands the attention of the magis-
gate" 1t may, of course, with perfect
safety be said that such things do not
go on nowadays, and could not go on
without creating a scandal that would
be SURF to arouse the authorities into
activity. Statistics are, of course, very
difficult to obtain in such matters, or
at any rate, such as can be accepted as
reliable, and, though it can not be dis
puted that gaming in West end club
life Is not entirely eradicated. it would
probably be found hat the standard Of
play at the Park Club was a good deal
in excess of what goes on elsewhere.
Speaking generally it may safely be
said that play-gaming in the strict
sense Of the word-has very largely de-
creased during the last fifty years, and
that this applies particularly to the
upper circles Of society. As to the
causes Of this decrease many might be
suggested; 1t Is doubtful II the law has
had much influence here, though, I'M
questionably, it has done much to re-
press gambling among the lower
classes. II it were the habit of society
to play the great privacy of social life
in this country would necessarily make
the defiance of the authorities easy.
Probably it Is more due to the greater
variety Of occupation and amusement,
combined with greater facilities for
loo motion, which all ~monopolize the
time and leisure which gaming de-
mands, while the greater expenses Of
life generally, the better distribution OF
wealth, and, above all, it's gradual
shifting from aristocratic into com
mercial circles, all tend TO divorce the
two inseparable requisites for tho
prevalence of high play-superfluous
wealth and idleneSs. -Nineteenth Cept
urY.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-02-01

They respec fully nsk III" arrrtIor Of all to
the article Oi II.ir mannfariIrr p'"'Cir z Ihrm-
srlv"s to se!l ms cheap ~ such articles can Toe
bought
MINKI Err EI-RNlMERE COME NY
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-02-01
MONDAY. FEBRUARY 81. Iseo.
ORDER OF PUBLuCAruoN.

't Co.'S. ~ or @issoEn is.
In the Cir"uIt Court OF said county, December
ierIa 1883, 2lst day. January 4th. 1880.
Cb 10 Ian kiazy,
IS.
ella. elizabeth KInzy. Theodore
A kinzy. n minor. Florence ,
F F. 81 T. e. XII Kin.y = /. " minor. 'od
Il k,pEy. Theodore A KinzY. Florence
Edna kinEy and Frank n. kinzy: You arc
hereby notified that said plaintiff has com-
menced q suit against You. by petition, the
object and general nature of which is TO divest
all the title and interest OF Clara Elizabeth Kin
hereinafter described out Of them and TO vess
the same In plaintiff and said Fiorruce Edna
Kiuzy and Frank n. kinzy according 10 their
rights in the PREMISE and to remove cloud upon
the following described real estate situate In
LAFAYETTE county. Missouri. q witt One hum
ired (lOO feet front bv two hundred and Afty
tlb0) ieet deep Oh OF the west eide Lot one al
vi Smiths addition to the town OF Htggtnsyille.
And you are further notified that unless
you be and appear at the next regular term OF
this court, to be begun and held nj the court
huse. 10 the city of Lexington. In said county,
on the seventh day Of April next, and on OF
before the 9Th day thereof, if the term shall 90
long continue. and VI no.. then before the end
OF the term, and answ' r sail D. TT on the same
viii be taken rs confessed.
| And IL IL furth & ordered that o copy hereof be
published In the Lexington Weekly Intelligent
Ger, q newspaper Published 10 said county OF
Lafayette for four weeks successIvely, the lAtl
insertion 10 be ut least four wet ks before thu
commencement OF the next term of tins court.
A true copy Attest: .,.,
Graves q Auli. and Clarence vivion, a~ltorneys
for PLAINTIFF.
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h Definition of Courtesy.

Courtesy is the transformations giving
Of due Difference and due attention to
others. He who would seem truly
courteous-and no one can be truly
courteous without seeming to be So
must show by his words and acts, in all
his intercourse with others, hat he is
thinking of the n whom he addresses
rather than Of himself; that he has
more pleasure in hearing what that per.
son says to him, or in expressing his
recognition OF that persons worth, than
In telling what he has done or In speak.
ing Of what concerns himself alone.
Courtesy may BIO instructive; but again
1t may be the result Of honest effort.
In either case it is an honor to him who
exhibits it and q gain TO him who is its
S~ecipient.-S. 3. Times.