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The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-10-23
UsURY AND FORFEITURE.
The Ex-President Of a Defunct In
surance Co. Makes a $4,000
Grab.
On a Cottonwood Co. Estate. Tn,
Hand Of the Shylook is Stayed
by the Usury Law.

On a Cottonwood Co. Estate. The
Hand Of the Shylock is Stayed
by the Usury Law.
Last week our attention was ar
rested by an item in the Rock County
"News" which reads as follows:
Judge Brown heard motion last
week for an Injunction preventing the
Connecticut Insurance Co., from fore
closing certain mortgages upon the
property of John T. Smith of Heron
Lake. L. Cray and Wilson Borst
made the application, and the injunc-
ton was granted. j. G. Redding OF
Window came down Monday to ap-
pear for the company, but he was
too late. The claim of Mr.. Smith is
that the whole transaction was a
usurious one and if this can be estab-
lished, Mr.. Smith will evade the pay
ment of about $500 OF bona fide
Indebtedness.
The GREAT WEST Immediately in
stituted an investigation into the
facts in the case, and our inquiries
brought out the following plain
statement of facts from a responsible
citizen who is conversant with all the
circumstances of the case.
FULDA, Mimi, Oct. IA, 1891.
EDITOR GREAT WEST:
Some time in the year 1888 Smith
made application to one James Par
sons, the President of the Continental
Life Insurance Co., of Hartford,
Conn.,, for loan OF twenty thousand
dollars on property worth at least
$4,000. Smith was very hard up
at the time and the money was
raised to pay off liabilities, a part of
which was on the same property.
The Insurance Co. knew this fact and
bled Smith for all there was in it, TAX
ing out of him by way of bonuses and
otherwise about $4,000, and as an
additional prerequisite required him
tc secure for the Insurance Co.
$4,000 of life insurance, and re-
quired, further, that he take a pol
icy on his own life OF $4,000, which
he did and paid the premium up to
the time the company "busted' and
left him with his worthless policy on
his hands. They now tell him that
they think the assets of the company
will pay about ten per cent of the La
bilities. Since that time Smith has
paid his interest, as it came due, on
the whole $4,000. During the la 1T
year Smith has made them repeated
offers to pay them 49, 900 more than
he got of them, besides the interest
he has paid on the excess for the last
five years. This they have positively
refused to do,-they want the last
pound OF flesh. They sent repre-
sentative cut here and wanted Smith
to deed them the land, which is worth
twice the amount of the mortgage.
Smith refused to do SO, and then re-
peated his offer to pay them 50, 900,
more than he had received, which
they refused to accept and employed
J. G. Redding, Of Window, to foreclose
the mortgage, which is being done in
the name of James S. Parsons, the
original mortgage, who subsequent
ly transferred it to the Insurance Co.
Of which he was President. can not
understand where the innocent
holders" come in.
This company failed by reason OF
the president and other of it's officers
gambling away the funds of the COM
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-10-23
Not Our Eault.

Industrial Union. Ind:-It is not
our fault that the two old parties
are fusing in Kansas. Nor is it our
fault that such papers as the Chica-
go Tribune and the Indianapolis
Journal advise fusion. We are not
responsible for John Sherman and
the British power striking down
half the peoples money. 1t was not
at our instigation that laws were
passed to favor the bondholder and
pay the soldier in a deprecated
money. We are not to blame for
Fosters certified lies, and the fact
that both old parties are in the
clutches OF the money power is not
chargable to us. We simply give
the facts and chew to the line-let
the chips fall where they may" If
the politicians fuse and lie and cheat,
and swindle and hoodoo and rob
and call you sore-heads and calam-
ity- howlers and fool farmers and
hayseeds and clod-hoppers and mud
stills and whiskers and pumpkin
heads and disgruntled office seekers
and cranks and infationists and
squash-eaters and mossbacks and
crack-brains and a hundred other
pet names that they use for argu-
ment, remember that it is no fault
OF ours and to blame us and aid the
enemy will not help the matter.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-10-23
THE TWINE QUESTION.
Should Binding Irvine be Furnished to the Farmers at Four
Cents Pound
A Letter from the President Of the State Allan

Letter from the President Of the State Alliance.
In to letter from prominent
Donny has the following reply Every
should read it carefully
DEAR
Your valued favor the 18th received enclosing
from the Red Wing Republican, reply say
the editor OF that paper upon peec Zumbota,
founded He that claiming
anything price Irvine
throughout during year. was only
enough manufactured supply small the
ing true Jay Gould offers sell the part of
Railroad stock than it's
1.-THE price he
this were true there would be no such thing as Cen
very we'll that ganbuy Wing
e have oot to % IN to his eo1es or thew will t NJ h+ Wh T.
all State could
Prison pound helped break down the price
every the State
reducing the twn simply by obtaining legislation
manufactured at the State Prison. but the alliance
sold pounds members
lower figures and this brought down the Irvine
other dealers in the State had the Alliance honestly
believe that would have high during
the past harvest.
Officers OF our Business Agency tell that OF the mills
which they bought their supply Irvine this year, possibly
exception has into the Irvine Trust with put price
of Irvine next year to high figures
Alliance meetn petitoned
the Governor largely the number
acure Irvine Saltwater that next the farmers Minnesota
at least, would be beyond the power of the Trust.
This matter should be carefully considered the selection
the next House Representatives. There influential business
teess which DESIRE NATURALLY enough possession
vctlabor the State the manufacture agricultural machinery
We have hostility these interests but must insist
the State
quantities place beyond
the power OF the Twne Trust
The Repubcan also criticised proposition that the
ufactured the convcabor the State should
State
all other citizens the State should
while such labor The State Pnntary
has BEEN sesuppon while the whole convict labor the
hired the Theshng Machine during
State received
support Peniteniary whole
State the
State and the farmers the State paid the the we
supporting the institution together with the price the
then the population engaged other pursuits than farm
merchants machine
scot for the the Penena
This would neither The
the the convcs and nothing they
that when they their OF the according
their AS they large part of the
porting the convcts taxation then they for the support the
convcs they have taxed for while making
and then that the material used the
While the National Government furnishing bonus the
louisiana who raise for the that
does unreasonable ask that portion
convict labor of Minnesota should be employed the
twne for the of the farmers the State be furnished
the price the material
would their Irvine about pound
western State would follow examples agricultural population
would be millions of dollars better and would break
vianous combination which laying plans depo
sums of money
hope partial bringing down the price of Irvine
through Business Agency Indirectly through
Saltwater will show
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-10-23
BAKING POWDERS.
What the Minnesota State Author.
titles Know About Them.

If there is doubt in anybody's
mind as to the quality of the various
baking powders OF the market, it
will be settled by the evidence given
upon the subject by the State
officials of Minnesota. The Dairy
and Food Commission and the State
Chemist are the highest official au-
thorities upon such subject in this
State, and their evidence will be
accepted as disinterested and unpre-
JUDGED. 1t is their business to ex-
anime the quality OF the different
food products, and to suppress the
sale of those found impure and I'M
wholesome, and all will admit that
they have performed their duties
without fear or favor.
At recent examination by a Leg
islative Committee to determine the
qualities of the various baking pow
ders sold in Minnesota, State
Chemist and analysist to the the
Food and Dairy Commissioner, DIR.
Benjamin F. Drew, gave the follow
ing evidence:
Ques.-Dr. Drew, l see by the re-
port of the Dairy and Food Commits
sion OF this state that in making an;
alysis OF the various baking powders
of the country you report as a result
of your work that the Royal Baking
Powder contains and gives off in
baking a greater per cent. of car
bonic acid gas Qeavening gas) than
any other baking powder made; is
that true?
Ans.-Yes, sir that is a fact.
Ques.-Doctor, you also found
from experiment that the Royal
Baking Powder will keep longer and
retain it's qualities better than any
other powder made, did you not?
Ans.-Yes, sir, l think it does.
ues.-Now, the two most desir-
able qualities in baking powder are
the amount of carbonic acid gas it
contains and gives off and the length
of time it will keep, are they not?
Ans-Yes, sir.
Ques.-Then the Royal Baking
Powder, possessing these qualities,
is the best powder made, is it not?
Ans.-Well, that would be the
natural conclusion.
Ques.-Well. that is the fact, is
it not?
Yes, think it is. | consider it one
of the best baking powders made.
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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-03-28
Securities Marketed In 1890.

The amount of securities listed on the
New York Stock exchange in 1890 was
larger than In any previous year. In
round figures, the total amount OF
bonds issued was 1864, 800, 900, and of
stocks, S438, 900, 900.
The amount of bonds was nearly twice
as great as in any previous year since
1884, excepting 1888, when the total
was ssh, 100000. The new issues, how
ever, amounted only to $198, 600, 600,
against $2O6, 800, 900 in 1889, and $262,
600, 900 in 1888. The actual demand
upon the money market on this account,
therefore, was not greater in 1890 than
in either of the two years Immediately
preceding.
The amount of stocks listed last year
was SITS, 600, 900 greater than in 1889,
SlS9, zoe, 900 greater than In 1888, S161, :
OOO, 900 greater than in 1887, sos, 500,
600 greater than 1886, and 1881, 900, 900
greater than in 1885. The amount of
new issues was more than twice as great
as in any of the preceding five years,
with the exception of 1887. It was
S164, 500, 0O0, against S96, 700. 000in 1887,
and only 500. 100000 In 1SS9.-Chi-
cdgo Herald.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-03-28
Il she charminr9

Eaty Darcy is the daughter Of Q
good-natursd, well-meaning man and .
gentle, modest woman; bnt Katy has
suffered from the disadvantage Of hear
ing from friends and companions that
she Is q charming girl, and that Q
charming girl is born to rule.
When she starts out In the morning,
therefore, she arrays herself In brighter
colors and more gaudy ornaments than
are suitable to the street. She casts
furtiye glances at young men whom she
meets, but with whom she has no &C.
quaintance, or tries with her eyes to ex-
press her admiration of the taste of
well-dressed ladies who pass by. The
girl is innocent of willful wrong-doing.
She is not even flirting, Intentionally;
but she is trying her power. If she Is
charming, must she not charm?
But if you will watch her through
the day you will observe that. she
draws the line" There are people,
evidently. whom she makes no effort to
charm. Perhaps she thinks they should
be grateful to her for accepting their
fayors.
two companions. They hold by the
straps, swinging to and fro, gig
Cling, and obtrusive in manner and
conversation. An old man rises with a
bow to Katy, and offers her his seat. She
fumps down into his place without a
word of thanks.
Or, she is going on the railway to q
suburban town. She arrives late at the
station, crowds through the line of
quiet, waiting passengers, marching
straight on, her head erect, casting su-
percilious glances at the common peo-
pie" around her. All plain-dressed men
and women whom she does not know
are pariahs to this young American arts
tocrat.
Once through the gate, she hurries
into car, fills one seat before her with
her bag and shawl and dog, while she
reads novel or nibbles candy in the
seat that is opposite. If any other pas
senger attempts to take one of the seats
for which she has not paid, she glares
at him as if he were doing an imperti-
nent act. She speaks to tradespeople,
servants or officials imperatively and
with rudeness, to show what she thinks
is her superiority to all working people.
She is happy in the belief that she
bears herself like a charming young
woman, while in fact she has only been
noticed as an extremely vulgar, under
bred girl.
Such girls may be seen in the city
shops, or in the street or steam-cars.
Foreigners sometimes call her the typ
ical American girl.
. Can nothing be done to reform her?
There is good material in her. As
Matthew Arnold said of American buck
wheat cakes, "They are really not half
SO unpleasant as they look. Youths
COMPANION.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-03-28

test. For two hours We fought in doubt
as TO the result. Our numbers. which
in the beginning, had been small As
compared with the enemy had been
rapidly decimated, and many a Door
fellow had fallen with prayer for wife
or daughter upon his lips.
There was nothing left but to fall
back to the house which cantained
the precious friends for whose sakes
we had risked our lives. Slowly
and reluctantly we gradually gave
way before them. fighting stubbornly
at every step until the door was reached.
"The terrible cries that came FROM
within would have melted a heart OF
stone. Knowing that all was over the
door was thrown open to receive ms.
As staggered through the doorway the
fierce form of the Cossack chief ad.
vanced upon me, his sword drawn to
strike. With almost superhuman effort
| sought to escape the blow, but too
late. As I fell terribly wounded a pair
OF arms encircled me, / heard the voice
of ORA cry My God, he is killed. then
all was blank and I was conscious Of
nothing more.
Years have passed since that time,
but still that cry is sounding in my
ears. For weeks, months, and even
years l sought and hoped to find my
lost one, but my hope will never be re-
allied and we shall never meet again. i
am compelled to a realization of the
fact that she is dead to me save in
memory until our souls are united in
the spirit world"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-03-28
He Met With Drawbacks.

At 10 o'clock yesterday forenoon a
man began digging hole on Woodward
avenue to make a gas connection. At
2 o'clock he had dug out three cedar
blocks from the pavement, and had
picked out hole beneath large enough
to bury a small cat in. A citizen who
had no business whatever to ask ques-
tions, but nevertheless felt q curiosity
about it stopped at the latter hour and
said:
why, you began to dig here at 10
o'clock this morning"
"Yes, SIR" was the reply.
"And you haven't made much pro.
gress."
"No, SIR"
Ground frozen pretty hard?"
"Well, sir, there's a number of reas-
ons. I had just got to work when
wanted a smoke, and I had to go block
to get some 'bacey and match"
Il see."
"Then a chap comes along as wants
to know how deep it was down to the
pipes, and I had to stop and explain all
about it.
Just So"
"Then I wanted to know what time it
was, and 1 had to walk two blocks to
see the City Hall clock"
Very good"
"Then chap comes along as wants
to know if the main pipe runs on this
side of the street or the t'other, and l
had to stop and explain. One must be
civil, you know"
Certainly"
Then my pipe went out on me-"
and you had to walk a block and
return? see."
Then my wife came down for money,
and l hadn't any, and street-car got
off the track, and there was q dog
fight, and. But why do you want
to know?"
"Oh, l have no special reason"
~Then you go on! Like as not you
want to get poor, hard working man
out of his job and take it yourself. Go
away, sir-Ill answer no more of your
questions !"-DetroitF Free Press.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-03-28
Bathing Habits of Birds.

We never saw Hawks or falcons bath.
ing when wild. Trained birds in good
health battle almost daily, and the BATH
OF pererine falcon is a very careful
performance. But no nymph could be
more jealous of a witness than these
shy birds, and it is not until after many
careful glances in every direction that
the falcon descends from her block and
wades into the shallow bath. Then.
after more supicious chances, she thrusts
her broad head under the water and
ficgs it onto her back, at the same time
raising the feathers and letting the
drops thoroughly soak them.
After bathing head and back she
spreads her wings and tail fan-like on
the, water and rapidly opens and shuts
them, after which she stoops down and
splashes the water in every direction.
The bath over she flies once more to
the block, and turning her back to the
sun spreads every feather of the wing
and tail, raises those on the body, and
assists the process of drying by trem-
ulous motion impaired to every quill,
looking more like an old cormorant on
a buoy than peregrine.
If man had nothing better to learn
from the animals than the great lesson
that cleanliness means health, the study
of their habits would be well repaid,
and it is not the least reproach to be
brought against our own Geological
Gardens, that these fine hawks and
falcons, while deprived of liberty, are
denied the only means of that cleanli-
ness which would make captivity en-
durable. The peregrine falcons at the
Zoo are kept in a cage sanded like a
canary birds, with no bath at all, and
no room to spread their wings. Spar
rows, chafinches, robins, and, in the
very early morning, rocks and wood
pigeons battle often. One robin we
knew always took his bath in the fall
cons bath after the hawk had finished.
The unfortunate London sparrow has
few shallow places in which he can
battle, and pie dish on the heads de-
lights him. If the dish be white, his
grimy little body soon leaves evidence
that his additions have been genuine
London Spectator.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-03-28
BORN MID THE CLOVER.


she was brought to the city as flowers are
You viii not find fairer one all the world
But none of the citys hard features she's
You can tell by her face she was born mid the
clover.
Her voice is as pure as the bluebird's low note
In the morns when the rigor OF Apr1fi
abating,
And her laugh has the trin which you near IRON
OF the BobOiink, joying in May and the mat
ing.
Her teeth are as white as the liquor which flows
When the miIkweed is wounded; her lips have
the redness
OF the prickly-ash berry Of scarlet which CLOVIS
Full of life, though about it be autumn's gray
deafness.
And her breath is as sweet as the Hverworth's
scent
That is borne with delight by the wooine
March zephyr,
And her ewes have the softness and pleading
In the biz melting eyes of the innocent heifer.
Her war1n fluffy hair has touch. of the gold
In the silk Of the corn when its near to the
It's mesbeg The CLEAN of the summer sun hold
For it would not depart in their permanent
keeping.
her thin little ears share the hue Of the pink,
The wild pink that grows by the creeks shall
low waters,
And her cheeks are the blush of the rose by the
brink
OF the same little stream-nature humors ker
daughters.
She is fair in the drawing room. Oh, she is fair
But she's strayed from her home, has the
beautiful rover,
And she's brought a reflection Of all that is
there;
Yon can tell by her face she was born mid
the clover.
Chicago Tribune.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-03-28

The brusque and fussy Inn
pulse oe these days of false
impression would rate down
all as worthless because one
is unworthy.
As if there were no notes
In sunbeams
Or comets among stars
Or cataracts In peaceful
rivers!
Because one remedy pro-
fesses to do what it never
was adapted to do, are all
remedies worthless?
Because one doctor lets his
patient die, are all hurnbugs?
1t requires a fine eye and
a finer brain to discriminate
to draw the diferential line.
"They say" that DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery and
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip-
ton have cured thousands.
They say" for a weak sys-
TEN there's nothing better than
the Discovery" and that the
=" Favorite Prescription is the
hope of debilitated, feeble
women who need a restora-
tive tonic and bracing nervine.
And here's the proof
Try one or both. If they
don't help you, tell the Worlds
Dispensary Medical Associa-
ton SO, and you get your
money back again.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-03-28

The cutting of my cords together
with the explanation as to the cause
OF their presence, which was none other
thani that In my delirium I had been
bound to prevent my injuring myself,
soon dispelled all my doubts.
In the days that followed she was
my constant and ever-watchful atten-
dent. From the first realized that my
heart was hopelessly entangled; but il
was in vain that tried to convince my
self of the danger.
More than once I reasoned with my
self as to the i'll to follow the forming
of an attachment for the little Circas-
sian beauty from which could result
nothing but trouble and difficulties.
She must be, reasoned, ignorant, Nm
cultured and in fact totally unfit to oc-
cupy the position which she would be
called upon to fill as my wife. Be-
sides, what would be the verdict of my
friends when they learned of my new
departure?
But though my reason was truly
philosophical, l found that I was pos
sessed of passion which could not
master.
DAY after day went by, and though I
still gained strength my mental struggle
went on. 1t ended though as all such
must, sooner or later. To live without
her was worse than death and l found
myself almost wishing that l had died
ere I knew the force of that passion
which now controlled me.
Il had regained a portion of my
wasted strength and was sitting idly
viewing the charming landscape which
lay before me.
"As was sitting thus a slight foot
step sounded near and I knew that Ora
was in my presence. She had crossed
the room and was tenderly fondling her
pet bird. when unable longer to contain
myself cried, % darling what would
I not give for the affection you lavish on
your pet
"She started, tnrned toward me, and I
plainly saw the heightened color in her
face. For the instant she stood con-
fused and undecided, and I could half
believe l saw her delicate form tremb-
ling. But the ice was broken at last
and with no more hesitation I told her
of my tender regard for her. When 1
had finished she turned her eyes to
mine, the pity of that look I can
never forget. Ralph she began
sweetly, and her eyes glistened