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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-01-22

But the price of the glass manufars-
ured in this country ranged, ascending
to protectionist authority, from 6s tp.9S
cents a foot The average OF these-two
figures would be TBS; but putting the
average still lower, saw as cents the
wholesale price of this glass was SIS
$50, COO In other words, we paid S7o.-
SIS, 90 more for il in the home MARKET
than if we had bought it from the
foreign manufacturers at the average
prices prevailing in 1890.
The full significance of these figures
can be seen by taking the case
of the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Com
pany- In their advertisement In
the latest number of The Man
ufacturer and Builder they claim
to have capacity of go. 900 square
feet monthly This would be S,1sG-ooO
feet in year, which. at as cents a. foot,
would bring -, $40. 900. If the same
quantity were bought at 3. IS cents per
square foot, the foreign price ss-above
given, the total cost would hare been
81, oa5, asa, or q net tariff difference of
81, S14. s6S for the American consuux5r to
pay.
Early last year there was a case in
Pittsburgh In which one of the men in
tereSted in this company testified that
1t cleared 81 q per cent on its capital in.
1889. About the same time n repre-
sentative OF this company went TO
England to negotiate with I'M English
syndicate, with a view TO uniting the
nine plate-glass factories of this counS
try The English had already gottef
wind of the great tariff spoils our glass
men were making, for il was announced
at the same time that an English eoIn-
pany had begun the erection of faceor,e
at Irwin, a town near Pittsburgh, Pa
The high protection given the slaSee
glass men under the ola law ha& bsR
come almost prohibitory even befosG
Mckinley began to turn his tariff sniA
The last English firm doing business IL
New York closed up -iss establishment
in shat city several years agSI and ou<
importations zf plain polished plates
glass are nova less than one million dole
lars woreh q yeas Yea McKinlss
enjoyed by our ananufactu1ere by RAISE
| ing the duty on the smallest sizs of glese
from three cents EeF foot so Eve eenS-
an advance which was noe eslzed fCr tI7
the manufacturers themselves. oG 9az eo
the official published reports shosFs Else
duty on the largest sizes Of plate Slsss -
so cents a foot, which is equeE, accord
ing to the official figures asea b. &fro
Senate, to s4f.4S per cenS as ealorR
Additional protection is aoW gire2 lsn
manufacturers by the new ezssops Ises
which allows nothing for froksss glesS
The McKinleyiees did ala shes eOuiS
to smooth the wsy for Trusts, and srsssz
are no1s springing into life thssezsi&-
ity which ought Co be very gratifying 80
Mckinley. who believes fha& eEkexI
merck andise means cheap NeE~
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-01-22
Eleemosynary institutions.

1t is gratifying to state that the manage
ment of our eight benevolent institutions
has been frugal, efficient and judiciOus.
Their condition, both as regards the care of
the inmates and the financial affairs pertain
ing to their maintenance, is set forth in the
very comprehensive report of the Board of
trustees i'll charge, covering the past two
years. \ careful study of this report, to-
yether with such visitation as it is Your duty
to exercise during the session, is absolutely
essential to an accurate understanding of
the present conditions and future needs of
these great charities.
1t is noteworthy and characteristic of the
wise financial policy of the board of trustees
that of the S73l, $50. IL appropriated two years
ago for the support of these charities, un-
expended balance of So0,149.SS has been re-
turned to the State treasury. The average
number cared for annually in the eight inSti
tutiOns during the two wears ,9s9 at
net total cost of 1872 0o561 the per capita cost
being s173.3O The average number of in
mates cared for during the preceding two
years was 1,6O', at a cost per capita of S19S. 4S
q marked increase in one direction, and a
gratifying decrease in the other.
Including officers and employees there are
nearly z, 500 Inhabitants in our eight eleemo-
synary institutions.
THE INSANE ASYLUMS.
The order, discipline and general condition
of these asylumS is reported as excellent
The average number cared for during the BIZ
ennial period at Topeka was 123, and at OSa
WatOmfe QUA total OF l,ZZi, somewhat IN
excess of the maximum capacity, stated to
be ZOO During the two years, as stated by
superintendent Eastman, 1875 applications
for admission have been either rejected for
want of room, accepted upon removal of
other patients, or suspended. Hundreds of
insane are being kept IL the county jails and
poor houses for lack of room in the asylums.
Though the demands were then urgent, the
last Legislature made no provision for adii
tiOnal buildings for the insane. The needs
in this direction have grown with time, and
there should be no further delay N the dis
charge of our manifest duty to these unfor-
tunate people.
DEAF AND DUMB INSTITUTE.
This school is prosperous, under the su-
perintendence of Mr.. Walker, whose very in
teresting report must be read to properly
understand the important work being done.
The average number of pupils during the
two years reported was 2l3. representing
seventy counties of the State. The central
building for which the Legislature of 1887 APP
propriated S5i 900, has been completed, and
$500 appropriated by the last Legislature has
been judiciously invested in a well selected
library. While the school seems to be full.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-01-22
TO PUT IN YOUR HkFs
Hos Mckinley Increased sf.6 Dussac 90
Wool Hats

Hog Mckinley increased sh6 Dus&z1 80
Wool Hats.
The Mckinley duties IN @Oos at<s
show sharp INCREASE EIposs chs 1eS
rates The duties in both tbs Md fap
and in Tbs present law sRe so-csllz&
compound duties; that is, Shere Is srz-
cific duty of SO much per pound Hsd an
ad valorena duty in addition Thus Dc
hats valued at Sc cents a pound OF fess
the old duty was Ten cents . pound snS
35 per cent ad valoreIn-fhe compound
duty being equal 60 an al sslore1r dus-
of 6s per cent The corresponding Nss
Kinley duty is 1s1s cents per pound as0
80 per cent, the two duties hers being
equivalent to an ad raloReus sfySr GS 9
per cent
Hats of the aexx class are chose ,ksreo
at more than so and nos snore chan &C
cents a pound The old duty Dsz Sric
grade was equivalent 70 6 peg r-zA
and the Mckinley duty 90
The next grade OS hats under ems DID
law was those valued at befvxree 90 sRG
60 cents a pound The Mckinley lne
makes this class stop at 80 cents and
adds class covering those Aet1eess sc
and 60 cents per pound thus apdeT
the old law hats in the class betweeE &C
and so bore an equivalent aS ve.oFeH
duty of a. per cent? and Under <ls1
Mckinley law the equivalent ad vasoeerr
is 101 per cene On hats worth betweez
so and 60 cents the equivalent ia the OLE
law was 6S per cent; in chs Mckicses
law it is f1a per cent
The next class in both favs ext,Nhs
from 60 to- so cent 3 pound aS
valorem equivalent being sc peg ceAs.s
and che Mckinley ad easoCeM Zoo Pes
cenS-
The LAST class IN both fass eoveet
hats valued "a above so cents pouad
The old tariff levied duty here which
was equal to GO per cent; 1n6 McKipe
ley made only slight advsnco tn Shis
highest class of hats, his equiralenS &C
valorem being 81 per cenS Having Eocs
ten sbove the eange of Chs poorer class
of buyers he saw no good eeasoR Soc SIS
creasing the duty eery mach
The equivalent ad SsloreEo duties
here giEeE ere obtained by combining
the pound duty and the a2 Valofers Pate
and calculating them upoz che value &c
hats imported very few woo9 hats
however, Were imported uS6es Che old
law, the rates under it being almose
prohibitory; but under Che Mckinley
law importatioE may be expected 80
cease eRtirely- The American manuR
facSgrers had a practical monopoly beh
fore, and Mckinley gives chem a conn
plete monopoly. Shall wo rot asS
have q wool haS 2rusts
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-01-22
aBIessbngs of ProtectIeos.0


When prosectionists seek So. convince
people that protection is Q good thing
they usually cry to show how q has
lowered the price of goods But now
that the Republicans have discovered
that cheap and nasty go together"
that cheapness is curse" that it l.
''the fetch of the British free trader
and that a cheap coat makes cheap
man, the organs of protection are adopt
ing new way to show the beauties of
protection The high eariff Philadek
phia Press prints a news article under
the caption Blessings of Protection"
in which the following sentences occur
A Flanagan Brother are satisfied that
business is looking up. Doubie-reeled yarns,
little finer grade than gray yarns, have ad
vcnced over 20 per cent. and the dealer is
now beginning TO run after the manufact
urer-
James Leach. of the Ashland Mills. manu-
facturers of woolens and wor-teds. said
Kentucky jeans and shoddy jeans were going
up, and all the higher class wool goods are
advancing
Carter & Lord manufacturers of blankets
and yarns, said the business prospects were
good Confidence is restored and the prices
of all kinds of stock ruling higher
Yet this paper said some time after
she election, there Is no more talk OF
rising prices on account of the McKin-
ley act or any thing else"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-01-22

The Mckinley law increases the al
ready high protection given to our
manufacturers of calico prinrs; but
calicoes are not demanded IN the same
quantities this year as last year, and no
amount of protection medicine win avail
in such cases
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-01-22

addition to his other functions. those Of the
present commissioners of forestry and silk
culture. which offices are abolished. re-
vision of the law gov erning the fees and SAL
aries of county officers and a reduction of
the same. especially in the more populous
counties; reapportionment of the State for
judicial purposes. reducing the number OF
districts; the regulation of banks and bank
ing, and the creation of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES:
revision of the laws relating TO the
assessment and collection of taxes. trans
ferring the soldiers home to the control of
the State Board of Charities, and abolishing
the present board in charge of the home: 4
revision of the laws relating 20 the chart
table and educational institutions in the
State, fixing the pay of the trustees of the
former ut 4 small salary and actual expen-
ses; instead of the present unfair plan of
per diem and mileage, and reducing the
number of regents of the normal school and
agricultural college from seven to five each,
limiting their pay to actual expenses;
form in the matter of textbooks for common
schools; an important change in the State
Library and Historical Society; the creation
OF a board OF public works to superintcnd
the erection of all buildings of the State: the
compilation of all the acts relating to State
officers, with some amendments touching
the fees and compensation of the Auditor and
Secretary of State; including the abolition of
a number of boards ana offices.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-01-22
Revision of the Laws.

q
The report of the Senate Committee on Re-
vision, created two years ago by resolution
of that body, is in your hands. Bills cover
ing the several subjects considered are like
wise submitted. The report having been
very wisely given to the public some time
ago through the press, no extended reference
thereto seems necessary here. 1t is, how
ever, due to say that the committee has
larOred ndu-triously in the discharge of the
task imposed upon it, and the results of it's
deliberations as reported are entitled to
your most earnest consideration. The
measures submitted are all designed to pro-
mote economy and efficiency in the transac-
ton of the business of the State, particularly
In the Management of its various Institutions
educational, charitable and penal The
comprehensive character of the report is in
dicated by the mere recital of the subjects
embraced in the several measures
They contemplate radical reduction in
the amount and cost of public printing also,
changes which will work material saving
to the State in the management of the peni
Tertiary on the suggestion of those in charge
OF, that institution; the conversion of the
State reformatory at Hutchinson into an
asylum for the insane; the election OF rail-
road commissioners by the people; the Gre
alton Of . department of Agriculture in the
place OF the present board, with secretary
TO be elected by the people. and perform. in
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-09-04
THE SNAIL.
A Curious as Well as Cold
Blooded Animal.

A Curious as Well as Cold
Blooded Animal.
If you wish to examine snail. says a
writer in Longma's Magazine, place
him on piece of glass. He is a cold
bloded animal, and contact with a
warm hand probably induces in him the
feeling which would result III us from
placing the hand or body on the top of
the kitchen range. The GOODNESS of the
glass will be agreeable to his snailship,
and he will travel peaceably along, rap
idly expanding and contracting his
broad, suckerlike foot.
His horns are protruded in an inquir-
ing manner, and If finger is placed in
front of him he will probably walk on
until these feeIers come in contact with
1t. Then the tentacles are Withdrawn
and waved about in the effort to see the
obstruction more clearly, for each feeler
contains at its end small, imperfect,
but still discernible eye, which is cap
able of distinguishing between light
and darkness.
A Snail's manner of withdrawing his
horns is very curious. He does not pull
them back, bodily, into their receptacle,
but turns then inside out, just as one
turns the fingers of glove in drawing
it off backward.
The little creature has sense of
smell, and also fairly developed ear,
which lies close to the roots of his horns.
His breathing apparatus is of the SIM
plest description. Looking carefully at
his right side, one may see that a dis
tinct hole occasionally appears there,
remains open a few moments, and then
closes again. This is simply a cavity
in the creatures body, into which he
allows certain quantity of air to enter,
whenever he thinks of it," as one
might say.
When air has thus found its way into
his interior he keeps it there until its
oxygen is exhausted by his vital proc
esses; what remains, laden with car
bonic acid, is allowed to escape by re-
opening the little trap-door4 and the
receptacle is filled by another supply of
pure air.
Its mouth is armed with a saw-like
tongue, which resembles long, narrow
ribbon. coiled up in such manner that
only part of it comes into use at once.
Distributed over the surface of this
ribbon are tiny teeth, one animal some
times heving as many as 10000.
AS one set of teeth becomes worn
away by leaf cutting another section of
ribbon is uncoiled, and the teeth which
before were wrapped up at the back of
the mouth COME forward to take their
turn in pressing the food against the
horny upper surface of the mouth, and
thus cutting it in clean missions.
The snaiPs shell is horny covering
which serves to protect him against mis-
numerous foes. SlugS are simply snails
which live retired life, and conse-
quently need no covering at all. The
shell of the snail is built up from lime
in the plants on which 1t feeds, and the
produces no lime.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-09-04
THE PARK AT PHALEN.
Offers Submitted by the Land
Owners-KoutineB Business.

Offers Submitted by the Land
Owners-Koutine Business.
The board of park commissioners held
a regular session last evening in the
office of the city clerk. Messrs. Aberle,
Petsch and Horton being present.
Offers of land at Lake Phalen were
made to the board for a park site by
Reuben Warner and General Manager
Goodrich, of the street railroad COM
pany, which were referred to the COM
mittee on sites.
j. B. Mcconnell sent communication
to the board offering, for the sum of
$37, $50, to fill Como lake with water for
an average depth of four feet The let
ter was accepted and placed on file.
The superintendent of parks submit
ted his monthly report, showing that in
August seventeen men and five teams
had been employed, the expense for
labor being Sl,1S7.2O. The superin-
tendent reported that the recent heavy
rain storms had done considerable dam
age in the parks, necesSitating an eX-
pense of S3l5 to make the suitable re-
pairs. The artesan well at Como park
had reached a depth of 355 feet, but
water had not yet been struck, though
the contractor expected to tap the fluid
Ill lew uayS. 1uo DOdru ueclueu 10
notify the contractor to stop work, as
the special committee appointed to in
vestigate the matter had reported that
the machinery used in drilling was in
adequate.
Architect Gagier, who sent an account
to the board for $50 for making a sketch
of green house, which was disalloWed
at the last meeting, sent revised bill
in Tor S35, which was allowed. The su-
perintendent was ordered to purchase
Goals for use in the green houses from
D. Dowlan u Sons, who offer to supply
the same at the rates charged to the
city. Salaries for August were passed
and allowed.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-09-04
The melancholy days have come,
The saddest of the year;
Too warm for wearing overcoats,
Too cool for drinking hear

Too warm for wearing overcoats,
Too cool for drinking beer.
In other words, this is the season
when the gay and festive sassiety folks
who have been disporting themselves
at the various watering places in these
parts are beginning to feel that a little
fire in the CRATE would not be objection
able, and. having no such luxury as a
CRATE in their summer hauntS, they turn
with longing eyes towards the city. Old
Sol is now bound southwark, and his
obique. rays are not as fully laden with
coleric as one would ask for-that
is, one who enjoys an outing
around the lakes. And so from
now on there will be an exodus
from the lakes to the city. Then good
by TO the mosquito, who was wont to
disturb our dreams with his ''songs of
love and home and liberteew Good-by
to the White Bear masher, the youth with
the russell shoes, surcingle and hyperian
bangl Good-by to the summer girl with
the fascinating witchery and general all
round nerve. She has fiirted madly
with all the young fellows. but nothing
has come of it save bushel basket of
scented notes which she will compare
with those of her schoolmates when she
gets home. GOOd-by to the fat lady who
had disagreeable way of happening
around when her presence acted In the
nature of a wet blanket. Good-by to the
fellow who knew all about running o
boat, and wanted no instructions from
anybody! He is the same person who
never failed to Delay the main sheet
and referred to the port sheet as the
larboard tack. Goodbye to the Cha
teaugay breakfast rolls, with their large
chunks of dyspepsia in every nook and
Granny! Goodbye to the old gentleman
with the polished Arcadian manners,
who would take off his shoes on the
verandah and air his feet. regardless of
the fact that throng of tender-hearted
boarders were occupying a position di-
rectly to larboard Goodbye to them
all, for the chilly northeast breezes in
form us that
The melancholy days have come,
The saddest of the year.
So pack your duds and board the train,
For homes the proper steer.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-09-04
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RAT VERSUS TORTOISE.
An Exciting Fight on Which
Ksop Might Have Built a Fable.

LSOp HAIguJ have HuIlU a FaDIG.
Parkersburg wv. Va) Correspondent.
One of the clerks in a Market street
clothing store captured land tortoise a
few days ago and turned 1t loose in the
yard in the rear of the store. Yesterday
afternoon the clerks were attracted to
the yard by an unusual noise. On re-
pairing thither they were surprised to
find that big gray rat had attacked the
tortoise. and that a battle royal was
going on. In a few minutes quite a
crowd had gathered, but the combatants
were so deeply engaged thaG they paid
not the slightest attention to the men.
The rat, being much the quicker,
would dart at the tortoise and bite at it.
jumping back each time to avoid the
vicious snap made by the tortoise. The
rat at last appeared to realize that the
she'll was an impenetrable armor, and
then turned its attention to the feet of
the tortoise. The fore feet were too
near the scaly mouth of its enemy, and
in endeavoring to bite them the rat got
several savage snaps. 1t then began to
its hind feet and legs and then SPRING
ing away as the tortoise reared up and
endeavored to throw itself upon its
enemy. The tortoise soon learned that
it wasn't quick enough TO catch the rat
by the head or neck, but perceived that
when the rat made snap at its legs the
rear of the rodent would be within easv
reach.
1t now became Question whether the
rat would be able to disable one of the
tortoise's legs before the latter chewed
off the rats tail, which had already been
severely bitten. They had fought for
half an hour; both were bleeding from
wounds and both apparently more de-
termined than ever to conquer. At this
point, unfortunately for the sport and
to the disgust of the onlookers. Eldridge
Warthen's rat terrier got into the yard
and made dart for the rat, which saw
its hereditary enemy barely in time to
make its escape through a hole in the
fence
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-09-04
THE GHOST WILL WALK.
August Pay Rolls, With Two Ex-
captions, Passed by the Assem-

August Pay Rolls, With Two Ex-
captions, Passed by the Assem-
bly,.
A special meeting of the assembly
was called last evening for the purpose
of passing August pay rolls for city
employees, which were passed by the
board OF aldermen last Tuesday. In
future, however, these special meetings
will not be necessary, as on the
motion of Mr.. Oppenheim resolution
was passed to the effect that in the
future the 18th day of each month shall
be designated as general pay day for
all salaried employees of the city.
The pay rolls of all departments wore
allowed, except the pay rolls of the
health department and the building in
tors office, which were referred to the
committee on ways and means. Why
this was done is not very clear, as the
salaries are fixed salaries and the same
every month. A livery bill of $3.50 for
the board of public works was also sent
to the committee on ways and means to
be investigated.