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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-11-26
1.-THE FOREIGNER DOES NOT PAY
THE TAX"
From the American Economist.

From the American Economist.
The Evening Post heads as above its
extracts from reply of the New Eng
land Tariff Reform league to the Home
Market club-said league trying to
prove that foreigners do not pay the
customs duties on tin. Both the Post
and the Boston tariff ''reformers" seem
to be oblivious of one fact; but it is one
among so many that they cannot we'll
remember al, and 80 try TO forget or
ignore all.
The fact is that from January to
March, 1891, the price of steel, coke
finish, &c tin plate in Wales ranged
from Is shillings and 3 pence to 10
shillings, but for the same months in
1892 from IL shillings to IL shillmgs
and 8 pence. the WEIGH makers reducing
their price the amount of the Mckinley
duty in operation in the latter period.
Poor memory is sometimes worry conven-
ient-to free trader.
More tin-plate works in Baltimore
and Chicago are being planned.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-11-26
ENEMIES OF THE PUBLIC,

At Adams, Mass, before an audience
Of twelve thousand people. who were
present at the dedication OF the new mill
Of the Berkshire Cotton company, Gov
ernor Mckinley said: "Whst do you
think Of the leaders Of party that 60
about discouraging American indus
tries? I call them enemies OF the pub
lie"
W. B. Plunkett, the treasurer of the
Berkshire Cotton company, said:
these two mills would never have
teen built were it not for the Mckinley
law. Our goods take the place of those
which were formerly imported. When
the new mill starts up, we shall turn out
5000, 900 yards Of cloth every year. We
will then employ over 1000 men. There
is not pound OF material in this whole
5000, 900 yards of cloth but what Ii
raised in the United States. The prin-
cipal item Of expense is the labor. The
mems wages average over SO per week.
The now mill is supplied with machin-
cry made in this country. It is built
with American capital and labor and the
whole thing is American to the back
bone.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-11-26
THE ANTI-AMERICAN PARTY.

From the Kansas City, Mo-, Journal.
The republican. party has been aptly
called the American party, because il
favors the policy which is building up
American industry and establishing
American independence. For similar
reason the democratic party may be
called the anti-American party; it op-
poses and is endeavoring to overthrow
this policy. Its hostility is especially
pronounced this year; the framing OF
the anti-tariff plank in the national
platform was given over to mon under
the guidance of a leader who openly
avowed that a "war of determination"
was to be waged against all protected
industries. The democratic policy in
the present campaign, therefore, is more
than usually hostile to home enterprise
and home labor, and is consequently en-
titled to be regarded as most conspicu-
ously anti-American.
It is not from the platform utterances
alone that democracy's unpatriotic poll
cy is to be determined, either. The
columns of the democratic press continu-
ally effervesce with hatred of the
methods by which industrial progress
is successfully stimulated. Nothing
creates moro genuine JOY among dem
ocratic editors than the failure of pro-
tected establishment. And no effort is
made to conceal the exultation; it is
open and shameless. The failure of a
pearl button factory is gladly hailed by
every Bourbon paper in the country,
and it is great day for democracy
when tin plate plant goes down. The
wreck of useful enterprises of this char
acter, instead of awakening the regret
that every genuine American ought to
feel,i gloated over with ghoulish delight.
No foreign enemy Of the United States
could be more gratified at such disas-
ters than these partisan editors. It
this is not anti-Americanism it is some
thing that possesses all the anti-American
ear-marks, and is fully as bad or worse.
An eminent democrat remarked re-
Gently that the democratic party was
handicapped this year by the prosperity
of the country. What an admission to
make! Could there be more frank
confession that democracy is opposed
to national progress and success?
Some years ago the democratic party
essayed to overthrow the government
by force of arms. Its anti-American
disposition was then plainly apparent.
Since then the country has been gensr-
Gus enough to credit it with patriotic
motives. But it's policy this year shows
it to be the same old anti American par
ty it was in the COS, though not quite
so belligerent. It is still cherishing the
principles of the old confederate con-
stitution and trying to chain them
about the feet of American progress.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-11-26
THE POOR MANS BLANKET.

II cosfs Less Than Tho Total
Amount OF the Mckinley Tax.
A pair Of blankets weighing six pounds
and four ounces can be bought in the
American market for $3.75, or so cents
per pound The custom house duty
or tariff on such blankets is 62a cents
per pound.
And Mr.. Grover Cleveland, remarks
the New York Advertiser, says that
when the poor workingman buys pair
of these blankets the robber tariff COM
pels him to pay to the robber baron OF
an American manufacturer as an extra
profit the amount of the duty, viz. 62ss
cents per pound over and above the
regular profit and the cost of manu-
featuring.
The question arises, What is his reg
ular profit and what does it cost him to
make the blankets?
In case the blankets ara of English
manufacture, Mr.. Cleveland says that
the poor man has been mulcted 62aa
cents per pound, or $3.50 on the blan-
kets he has purchased, for the benefit
of the United States treasury.
In any event, according to Mr..
Cleveland and his party, the poor work
ingman, in paying 1915 for pair of
blankets, has been robbed OF So. 80,
which has gene either to swell the prof
it's of the robber baron of manufac-
turer or has been paid into the United
States treasury.
The blankets have cost him $500
more than they would have cost him if
it had not been for the protective tariff,
according 10 Mr.. Cleveland and his
associates 1.-THE consumer pays the
tax" they insist.
1t may be that the poor workingman
himself cannot understand how it hap
pens that in an expenditure of 1915
for his blankets he has paid $3.50 more
than they would have been compelled
to pay if there had been no protective
tariff; but Mr.. Cleveland says that it is
SO and his party swears to what he says,
and that settles it.
And this is only one of great many
Just such instances which might be
cited as going to show that the free
traders cannot reconcile their theory
with the facts.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-11-26
Peace of Mind.

Ways and means of living are to be
viewed, largely, from the standpoint
| of peace Of mind-of happiness. No
one can afford to live in an uncongen:
ial atmosphere. If he can buy peace
of mind it is good investment. Not
that either mental or spiritual peace
are for sale in the market-place, but
still they depend to very good de-
gree on matters of environment, and
peace of mind is working capital of
life. 1t has no representation on the
ledger, but all the same it has value
beyond computation.
The energy, goodwill, interest in
affairs and faith in ones self and
ones associates-all of these are the
factors that put one in working
mood, and to most of us our working
moods are our capital. We may be
able to afford many losses, but we
cannot afford to lose this. Whoever
takes it from us takes that which,
like the traditional good name, not
enriches him, and leaves us poor in
deed" Ones most priceless possess
sions are his energy and his faith.
What right has the respondent or
the ill-tempered or @soured" indi-
vidual to bring his discordant atmos-
phere into that of harmony, and
sweetness and energy? 1t is clog
ging, even a paralyzing force. and the
man who is in a dark mood should be
denied approach to his fellow-creat-
ures until he can regain the level Of
humanity.
Although, of course, there are not
wanting instances where one who is
in respondent mood, or in real
trouble, needs the sweet ministering
of cheerfulness and energy. Then
the best possible use of this working
capital" may be made-of all the
cheerfulness and energy and love that
has been stored up 1t is missionary
work. of the higher and the more
subtle kind.
But for all of us the work of life
demands all that is encouraging and
hopeful and of good repute; and each
and all who aim to live worthily
should regard faith and energy and
goodwill as the best of all working
capital.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-11-26

portions OF soup were dealt out nom
StewaEes ''soup kitchen" in tho rear Of
the great store, corner Rsade street
and Broadway. At the rooms on Duane
street for the relief of the poor on the
same day they gave food to 2.256. In
the Sixth Ward alone 5000 persons
were fed BY charity on Saturday, JAN
nary ID. And this is only one day in
one ward. Meanwhile scenes of like
nature aIe being enacted all over the
city. A procession of several thousand
persons kept marching about the streets
yesterday, with flags and banners which
bore such inscriptions as "Hunger is a
Sharp Thorn" zine Last Resourse,"
"Live and Let Live" 1--WE Want Work."
etc. Such are the scenes that are being
enacted before our eyes, while the cry
of hard times reaches us from every
part of the country. The making of
roads is stopped, factories are closed.
and houses and ships are no longer
being built. Factory hands, road
makers, carpenters, brick layers and
laborers are idle. Paralysis is rapidly
embracing every pursuit in the country.
The cause of all this stoppage of circu-
lation is to be found in the steady out
flow of gold to pay foreign laborers for
the cloth, the shoes, the iron, and the
other things that could be produced by
American labor, but which cannot be so
produced under our present revenue
system. If it be not stopped (ths dem
ocratic revenue only tariff SYSTEM we
shall see tens of thousands of men every
where crying, "Give me work. Only
give me work. Make your own terms.
Ny wife and my children have nothing
to eat"
No such distress as is told Of by
Horace Greeley in the above extract
ever was felt in this country under pro-
lection. Wages are now so per cent
higher than then and employment far
more constant.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-11-26

His mother was looking out of the
window as the coal cart materialized.
She had long ago become alarmed
about her son, but she did not know
him until he opened the gate. Then
she raced down stairs, at once relieved
and mortified.
@Oh, what sight," she exclaimed.
where on earth have you been, you
young scamp"
@lt's pretty hard work, mamma,
but you can bet it's lots O. fun, an I
had front seat all the way. You
should try it.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-11-26

Corn sold in Atchison in 1871 at 40
cents. It required 300 to 325 bushels
to pay for q wagon. In 1892 it takes
less than half as much corn to pay for
. better wagon. In 1871 wheat sold
for 80 to IS cents. It required from
40 to $50 bushels to buy wagon. In
1892 ninety bushels OF wheat at 60 cents
pays for better wagon. In 1871 it 70
quired fifteen bushels Of corn to pay for
q key of nails. In 1892 six and one
quarter bushels of corn buys key OF
better nails. In 1876, when barb wire
was first made, it took sixty two bushels
Of corn to buy 100 pounds of wire 1t
takes only seven and one-half bushels to
buy 100 pounds of better wire to-day.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-11-26

O&>@ 0
Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
tenn efsctually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup Of Figs Is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and &C
ceptable to the stomach, prompt i
its action and truly beneficial in ita
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable Substances, it,
many excellent qualities commend It
to all and have made it the m0ee
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in 900
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro-
cure it promptly for any one Who
wishes to try It Do not accept any
substitute. &
CALIFORNIA re SKRUP ca
saw fRAsclSc0. CAL
lo0sx1lE. ~. AEw y0Rx ~
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-11-26
Size Inconyenient.

Little Girl-What do you do when
you see anysing funny in church?
HOmely Woman-Do?
.Yes'm. 1 don't see how you keep
from laughin'"
you dOn't?"
.Why, nom. Stuffiin' your hand
kerchief in your mouf wouldn't do
any good, cause your mouf is so big,
you know"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-11-26
DO YOU KNOW

That Mermod & Jaccard's, of Broedway and
Locust streets, St. Louis, Mo-, is the largest
and grandest jewelry establishments In the
world and the loaoest priced house IN Am
erica for fine goods7
They will send you free (be sure to write
for it, mammoth catalogue of 1000 fllustra-
lions Of the most beautiful things in jewe1ry,
watches, clocks, music boxes and siavefware,
showing how beautiful and cheap they are
For wedding rings and presents, visiting
and edding cards, and Christmas presents
write t. them.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-11-26
1t Looked Easy.

Papa, said Willie. on his first day
in the mountains, al want a cloud. 4"
you can't get cloud, my boy"
Yes, you can, papa. There's one
up on that mountain now, and you
can 90 up and tie rope to it, and
lead it down; oh, awful easy
Harper's Young People.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-11-26
Good as q Bell.

City Child-What is that queer
thing in that field? 1t looks like a
man only it isn't.
Country Child-That'sa scare-crow.
Father put it there, after planting
the field, to brighten the crows away;
but I think, from the way the crows
act, they has idea it's to let them
know dinner is ready.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-11-26

To Bylo-Town.
What's the way to Bylo- town?
Bylo-town? Bylo-town?
What's the way to Bylo-town?
Baby wants to 60
Cuddled in her cradle low,
That's the way,
That's the way;
Cuddled in her cradle low.
That's the way for babe to 60
That's the way,
That's the way,
Way to Bylo- town.
Shut her sleepy little eyes,
That's the way,
That's the way;
Shut her sleepy little eyes.
Then how fast the rocker flies.
That's the way,
That's the way,
Way to Bylo-town.
Keep the little lashes down,
That's the way,
That's the way;
Keep the little lashes down,
That's the way to Bylo- town,
That's the way,
That's the way,
Way to Bylo- town.
Good Housekeeping.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-11-26
FREE-TRADE AND FREE SOUP.
From the New York Tribune, January, 1855.

From tho New York Tribune, January. 1855.
On Saturday We spent an hour there
(Orange and Chatham streets, where
charity gave dinners to the pocr) at the
hour OF high tide. We have rever seen
anything like it before. Upwards Of .
thousand people were fed With 4 Mate
Of soup piece Of bread and : pfses Of
meat on the premises, and ia ~ more
than 1s600. On The San dSyf 100
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-11-26
FOR CURIOUS BOYS.

How to Have Fun with Gunpowder and a
Glass Of Water.
Gunpowder, as is well known, is
composed of potassic nitrate salt
peter, sulphur and charcoal OF
these ingredients the first is very
soluble in water and the others in
soluble. The amateur chemist can
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-11-26
Fooled tho Dentist,

MOther-Mercy me! The dentist
has pulled the wrong tooth.
Little Dick (gleefully)-I fooled
him bully.
Fooled him."
~Yes'em. told him that was the
one. l knew if he touched tn achin'
one it I'D hurt awful. Good News,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-11-26
The Boy Had u Front Seat,


Between the shafts of a coal-cart
horse logged along at a leisurely
pace one day last week, says the
Brooklyn Eagle. 1t appeared to have
the whole day before it, and looked
As though it was Illuminating on the
perversities of fate as manifested in
the social distinction between the
hauler of heavy load of coal and
the animal that wags its locked tail
IN front Of stylish T-cart.
1t was going in the direction of
Fulton street, and had just left a
c0sl-yard situated on a thoroughfare
where the aforesaid coal-yard is, very
properly, regarded as aneyesore. Its
driver was a notwithstanding Irish
man, to whom the comforts of we'll
smoked pipe seemed to be appealing,
to the exclusion of everything else in
the world except the companion by
his side. Social distinctions were not
sssOubiiBg him at all, Notwithstanding
the fact that his companion was
manifestly at one end of the social
line, while he was at the other eX-
treme.
A boy in something suggestive of q
Fauntleroy suit sat beside him. but
there was nothing effeminate about
the lad. He was evidently about 8
years of age-that is to say, he was
exactly old enough to appreciate the
precise character of the exalted privi-
lege he was enjoying. Nothing could
be more apparent than that the top
most summit of the young mans am
biti0n was being gratified. As no
other horses were in sight, and the
danger of collision was therefore quite
remote, the daintily attired young
man was, for the time being, actu-
ally master of the proud situation.
The reins were in his grasp, and
he was shouting Get up! get up!"
with unnecessary but most enjoyable
vigor and enthusiasm. His vocal
Industry has no effect whatever,
either upon the animal or upon its
regular driver. The horse logged
along at no accelerated speed, as
though it understood the situation
perfectly well, and the smoker occa-
eionally cast an approving glance at
the youngster. The procession at
tFacted some attention. and pedestri-
ans enjoyed the contrast.
About three hours later the same
turnout again made its appearance
in the same thoroughfare. The boy
did not seem to be quite 80 daintily
attired. Not that his face was II
reality any blacker than that Of the
regular driver, not at all! Both face.
were Just about as black as they could
b. but the boys face looked thu
bascker of the two, because OF thu
oontrast between its color and thai
az such parts of it as had escaped thu
thick layer of coal-dust. 1t was quit,
apuarent that he had helped to unloat
tie coal, but whether he had risen q
the dignity of actually using tn'
shovel was not explained.
In front of handsome Drown
Stone house the young man was MIN
self finally unloaded. He did not seen
70 have the least misgiving. He hat
about him the air Of one who has .
lsst achieved the object OF perfect
n lagiftmate and landable ambition
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-11-26

Did you ever see a sickly
baby with dimples? or a heal
thy one without them?
A thin baby is always deli
cate. Nobody worries about
a plump one.
If you can get your baby
plump, he is almost sure to
be well. If you can get him
well, he is almost sure to be
plump.
The way to do both-there
is but one ways by CARE
Full LIVING. Sometimes this
depends on SCOTS Emulsion
of cod-liver oil.
We viii send you a book
on it: free.
.,Soore Bswns. chemiss.. rss South 81 Avos.
New Yesk.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-11-26

IT 10 signift ant that in the first part Of
tho campaign Just closed all the talk
about Mckinley and Mckinley prices
vas done BY tho dsmocrsts. and IN TIE
1T part Il = al done BY repuhlicanA
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-11-26

n COLUMN OF PARTICULAR IN
TEREST TO THEM.

what Chfldren Nave Done, What They
Arc Doing, and What They Should Dc
20 Rass Their Childhood Days.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-11-26
PRICES OF FARM IMPLEMENTS.
F.sm tho Atchison Champion

Frem the Atchison Champion.
Hon. A. j. Harwi was selling goods
in Atchison in 1871, and 10 selling goods
here now. In response to our inquiry
he gives us the following list Of Atchison
rricoA.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-08-12
DELINQUENT
Sherman County, Kansas--First
Publication August 5, 1892.
LIST OF THE REAL ESTATE
Subject to Sale For the Taxes and
Charges Thereon.
orr1cr OF COUNTY TREASURER,

SHERMAN COUNTY, KANSAS.
Notice Is hereby given that 50 much OF
each tract of land or town lots described in
the following list as may be necessary for
that purpose, will, on the first Tuesday Of
September, A. D., 1892, and the next sue
ceeding days, be sold by me at public
auction at my Office, for taxes and charges
theraon. b. F. Brown,
County Treasurer.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-12
ABBREVIATED TElEGRAMS.

News from Cairo confirms the report
that the mahdi was poisoned. A young
woman in his harem is said to have done
the act.
William Mckinley, Jr., was Inaugural
ted governor OF Ohio with appropriate
ceremonies.
Rt. Rev. Henry Philpott, d. D., for
merly bishop of Worcester, Eng, is dead
at the age of ~ Years.
The dry goods merchants Of New York
have addressed a memorial to the legisla-
ture asking for a liberal legislation in be-
half of the Worlds fair exhibit.
DR.. Graves has been sentenced TO I've
hanged, Judge Rising denying the motion
for arrest Of judgment.
The VI. T. church has voted in favor of
making women eligible To sit rs delegates
in the general conference
Another conspiracy has been discovered
against the life Of the car. and it came so
near success, that the Russian imperial
family Is in great gloom. whit. the car
himself j. gradually coming TO the belief
that the uiuiii~l, VIII kin him a they did
hi, father
Phil Dwyer, the noted urfman. wants I
generally known that he is not backing
pugiiisl- Uu-r any circumstances
Edward Emmon-. - years old. Of Port
jefferson. J.. l., is ossitying. At pres, mt
Ee can move but one iiuU-hi~ ltfJ arm.
His jaw7 are locked ana food j. taken
through q 5ub-. IEi- father was afflicted
with thr same disease,
\ Russian crank wa captured at New
York with his vest pockets full of eNplo-
sive~. lie said h- came over 20 preach the
gospel Of destruction. and intended TO
spare no man ia Ai~ attacks upon the
rich.
James Il. Cole Of Nevada. No, has
been sent TO penitentiary Tor three years
for beating his wife.
Mrs. HngLa Eealah Brightman, Of
Chicago. jumped from a window when
the temperature was below zero and died
later She arose from a sick bed to do the
deed. Supposed 10 be crazy from family
troubles.
The New Yurl, Central labor uni on has
resolved that a, the law prohibiting Chi
ne~e from landing in the United States
Will expire May . next, it should be re-en-
acted and made stronger.
Walter Richards, an apprentice t
matchmaking at Chicago, stole property
entrusted 10 him in order 70 raise money
to get married. His wedding day has
gone by and he i still bachelor, in the
county Jail.
The main building of the Missouri State
university at Columbia burned The
library. containing 1000 volumes. and
museum were destroyed. The loss is near
Is 100000.