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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-04-09

grain, and It ID looking wen could moe
be better. Last year Joe had $50 acres
of rye and wheat and had over 5000
bushels, and has sold over S., 500 worth
OF small grain, but still has enough on
hand te @hread the family"
Cedar Vale Star: We hear it reported
that there are good many cattle dying
through the county. They have been
left to run around the straw stacks as
usual, but the most Of the straw is
worthless this year and the cattle
couldn't make it through without some
grain.
Osborne News: This season G. L.
Stewart, of near Ports, will not farm
corn quite as extensively as usual, hav-
ing come to the conclusion, after years
of experiment, that just about as many
bushel of corn can be raised per acre
with thorough cultivation as can be
grown on twice as much ground treated
slightingly. Mr.. Stewards crops last
fall amounted to 5000 bushels of small
grain and $500 of corn.
Arkalon News: We understand that
a sheep ranch is to be started in this
township on the lands owned by Judge
Botkin and Lon Witt, near Fargo
Springs. The men who are at the head
of this enterprise have arranged with
the loan companies for five years lease
of the lands lying north and east of
Judge Botkin's farm, and propose to
put in flock of at least 2, 800 high grade
ewes. They are old sheep men from
Ohio, and consider this most excellent
country for sheep.
North Topeka item: George Booth,
a Menoken farmer of some 70 years of
age, cut himself in the palm Of the
hand with hedge trimming machine,
severing one of the main arteries of the
hand. The effort made to check the
blood proved unsuccessful, and his son
nearly drove horse to death getting
him to town. When Mr.. Booth arrived
in town he was nearly used up from
loss of blood. The doctors checked the
flow of blood, but Mr.. Booth was too
weak to go home and remained in town
with his brother.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-04-09
IsN'T It strange how these free-trade

Isn't it strange how these free-trade
newspapers will sometimes allow them
selves to be betrayed into expressions OF
opinion entirely opposed to their usual
editorial utterances? Said the Spring
field Republican some time since: IAN
officer Of the English royal engineers is
in this country to study our strength
and resources for purposes of war. Give
him copy of the last United States
Census, send him through our schools
and workshops and the grain fields Of
Dakota, give him free pass to the Chi
cago exposition, and then let him stand
a few minutes on Plymouth Rock."
Yet this same paper daily devotes half
of it's editorial columns to attempts at
proving how our country is being ruined
and our workingmen made poorer by
protection. Probably the Republican
was not thinking Of the tariff just
then; 80 it could afford to tell the
truth.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-04-09

breadstuifh, instead Of being at ran
som. = was anticipated, do not CON-
mand within ten per cent Of the prios
OF . year ago."
Mr.. Mills apparently desires to turn
halt . million mechanics out Of work
shops, on to farms, that the British
grain market may be still further glut-
ted; that the rate of interest may be
raised to the standard Of twenty Ave
years ago; so that the voice Of the CO.
lamity screecher may be once moro
heard in the land and his section Of the
democratic party may retain power.
Is the game worth the candle?
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-04-09
YET HE FAVORs FREE WOOL.

Mr.. Coombs is a large importer OF
foreign fabrics as well as member OF
congress.
In speech favoring the Springer
free wool bill is this extract:
II suppose there is not gentleman
in this house who is aware of the enor-
nous extent of this business, and who
understands that we are to-day able to
compete in any market of the world
with European manufacturers, quality
for quality and price for price.
81 make this statement carefully, as
the result of my actual business expert
ence, and I challenge proof to the con-
trary. I furthermore assert that the Ia
Dor cost of our goods, including the
use of machinety, is less than the labor
cost of that of any other country, not
withstanding we pay higher wages, and
that this difference is often so much in
our favor that we overcome the higher
cost Of raw materials"
This seems to knock the stuf6ng out
of the dogma that the tariff is tax.
Mr.. Dingley asked a question about
reports of muslins and Mr.. Coombs
made the following remarkably candid
reply:
II will say to the gentleman from
Maine Mr.. Dingley that patterns of
muslins which are introduced here from
Manchester, England, and sold one
year at Is cents yard are the next
year initiated by the American manufac-
turer and sold at and y cents a yard"
Mr.. Dingley: "Yes; that is what pro-
lection does" Laughter.
Mr.. Coombs: 81 will say to the same
gentleman that quality and pattern Of
French silk which is brought to this
country and sold one year at from So
to So yard retail, is the next year imi-
tated by the American manufacturer
and sold at from $3.50 to $2.75 yard"
Mr.. Walker: 'That is true. That is
the effect Of the tariff" Laughter.
Mr.. Coombs: "And I say to you,
gentlemen, that we are paying tariff
on taste more than tariff on fabrics"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-04-09
KANSAS CHURCHES.

There are only four Jewish syna-
gogues in the state: One in Topeka, one
in Wichita aad two in Leavenworth.
The total membership is about 400.
At the Northwestern M. E. conference
the delegates elected to the general con-
ference were DR.. w. II. Sweet and d.
NJ. M. Stolz. The lay conference elected
E. W. Voorhees,. They favored the adj
mission of women to the general con-
ference and equal lay representation.
Lawrence item: The First Congre-
gational church has been badly dam
aged. A tall chimney fell, crashing
through the roof and ceiling, and scat
tered brick and timbers on the pulpit
and choir loft. The janitor was in the
church at the time and narrowly escaped
being hit by falling bricks. The dam
age amounts to about $500.
North Topeka item: Something nov
ell in the way of surprises took place
when the Congregational prayer meet
ing marched in body over to the Pres
byterian church. As they walked in,
headed by their pastor, Rev. Thomson,
it was easily seen that the Presbyterian
brethren we're genuinely surprised. Ex-
pressions of good fellowship between
the churches were made by members of
both bodies present. A very enjoyable
hour was spent in a joint prayer meet
ing.
Wichita Eagle: Rev. F., A. Bissell,
who has recently been called to the pas
torate of the Plymouth Congregational
church of this city, was born in Sriur,
India. Coming to this country to be
educated, he was prepared for college
and graduated at the age of 81 from
Western Reserve university, Cleveland,
Ohio, after which he spent five years at
Yale, graduating from the Divinity
school and taking in addition two years
of post graduate study. Plymouth
church had been without pastor for
nearly a year when Mr.. Bissell was
called, and had passed through some
discouraging times, but is now taking
fresh courage and has bright outlook.
The congregations are growing in num-
bers and the services in interest. Late
~ the pastor has introduced new idea,
that of making the evening service one
for the people. A series Of leaflets en-
titled peoples services" with new leaf
let's for each Sunday evening, has been
used, and special music has generally
been prepared appropriate to the theme.
These services have been of great inter-
est, and are to be continued.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-04-09
M'KINLEY LACE CURTAINS.

From the American Economist.
Our first lace curtain factory was es-
tablished in Wilkesbarre only four or
five years ago, at time when free
traders were as sure that we could never
manufacture laces here as they now are
that we cannot make tin plate. The
Wilkesbarre CON- any has been In opera
ton ever since, and although II has
paid only one dividend, now produces
curtains to the value Of $500, 900 annu-
ally. Under the impetus impaired to
the business by the Mckinley law, other
concerns have started up to the number
of eight or nine, with capacity Of L.
100000 pairs annually. The result is
that importers have abandoned the hope
of continuing very long to import the
ordinary grades Of curtains at all. In
the words of the Dry Goods Chronicle,
''it will be wise for the English gentle
men who are looking to this country as
the land of promise for their idle ma
chimes to think we'll over these figures"
The Chronicle further adds:
"Of course, the reduction Of price which
will follow such competition will great
~ stimulate consumption, and the New
England farmer or the western cattle
man will take down the green paper
shades which protect the black horse.
hair sofa in his best room and substitute
lace curtains. Even if consumption is
doubled, We shall still have large sur
plus.
OF course, the ingenious Yankee is at
once to the front, and already an at
tachment has been put upon the En-
glish loom which is reducing the cost
some five or six per cent, and doubtless
other improvements will be made when
our mechanics are once familiarized with
the complex and costly making Of the
Nottingham manufacture"
One of the first results to follow
the lower prices caused by excessive
competition will be an effort on the part
of manufacturers tc make the better
grades of goods. New plants for max
ing the yarns required will be estab-
lished, and the industry expanded on
every side. The inevitable outcome is
sure to be here, as in hundreds Of other
cases under efficient protection, that
American lace curtains will soon be
used almost exclusively by rich and
DOor alike
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-04-09
TARIFF PERFORMERS" FEAR TO
ATTACK THE M'KlNLEY LAW.

Prof. r. E. Thompson, in the Irish World.
II in November Of 1890 any one had
had dared to predict situation in con-
grees like the present, he would have
been overwhelmed with scOrn. This
congress had been chosen, we were as
sured, to wipe out the new tariff, and its
members were just longing for the day
that would bring them together for it's
destruction. Was not Senator PETER
going without stockings until he could
buy pair of English make that had
paid no duty? Was not Mr.. Mills whet-
ting his knife for the slaughter OF the
offensive bit of protectionist legislation,
with another mills bilp' in his big
pocket to put into its place? We're not
the Evening Post and the Times to be
the confidential advisers of the free trade
congress soon to assemble to plague the
Harrison administration? and were not
the republican members of the senate
ready for any tariff compromise that
might secure them a little favor with
their outraged constituents? Would
even Mr.. Harrison have the audacity to
stand up against the thunders of the
free-trade Jupiter, to be annihilated po-
itically for his audacity?
Quantum mutatus alb lilo! What a
change has come over the spirit of the
dream! The mugwump looks around
for hole to hide himself; the protec.
zionist walks abroad with sense of be-
ing the master of the situation. The
spirit of Samuel j. Randall has awak-
ened again in the democratic party
itself. And this because the true and
final opinion of the American people has
been making itself felt with such dis
tinctness, and the politicians are aware
of it. From the first the protection;sts
showed that faith in the nations good
sense which is prophetic of victory.
They we're no more to be turned from
their course than was Abraham Lincoln
by one of the adverse elections which
for time disheartened the weak of faith
during the progress of the war, when
such men as Franklin Pierce and Fer
nando Wood seemed to find large bodies
Of voters behind them. Like Lincoln,
they had faith in the good sense of 1.-The
plain people" and they just went ahead
with the work which seemed given them
to do.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-04-09

THE cotton planters Of the south, who
are just at present experiencing some Of
tho disasters Of over production, should
carefully weigh Mr.. Gladstone's advice
to tho people OF the United States, a.
expressed in his famous article on "Pro-
lection or Free Trades' in the North
American Review, about q year ago. an
America" said Mr.. Gladstone, ayou
produce moro cloth and moro iron at
high prices, instead Of moro cereals and
moro cotton at low prices" What more
cereals and more cotton ut low prices"
means, We have learned to our cost.
But what does England care? SO long
q Ghe obtains raw materials cheaply, II
makes no difference to her whether the
producer Of those nav mateeials starvss
or not And yet most Of thsse very cot.
ton planters are ftse-traders.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-04-09

The principles of protection dc not
demand high duties on what are called
raw materials" On the contrary, it il
part of the policy to encourage the i'm
portation of such materials for mannfac-
ture in this country, instead of the i'm
portation Of the finished products. In
creased importations of raw wool con-
currently with decreased imports Of
manufactured wool under the Mckinley
law is one result of the application Of
this principle, and q second is the fact
that during the last year only 6.32 per
cent Of our total customs revenue came
from articles in q crude condition,
which enter into the various processes
of domestic industry" while 6092 per
cent came from articles manufactured
ready for consumption" and ARTICLES Of
voluntary use and Injuries"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-04-09
STOCK AND FARM.

Cedar Vale Star: G. W. Rhodes,
Who owns one of the fine young orchards
near Lowe, does not think that the fruit
prospect had been materially lessened
BY the late storm
Paola Republican: Farmers report
that early sown oats is rotting in the
ground, due to cold weather and snow.
It is probable that all the oats sown this
far yin need to be resown. Prospects
are that the acreage win be very large
in this county.
Logan Republican: Genial Joe Hicks,
Of Pisinview, that progressive farmer,
telIs M that be has 225 cores Of small
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-04-09
KANSAS RAILROADS,

The case against Engineer 8. G. Brad
ford and Conductor E. E. Ives of the
Santa Fe, who were arrested at Law
renee last fall for the killing of Mabel
Saxman, little girl who was crossing
the track, has been dismissed from the
courts.
Mr.. Sebastian, general ticket and pas
senger agent Of the Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific railway, went to the In
dian territory to look after the opening
of the Cheyenne and Arapahoe lands,
comprising nearly three million acres Of
the best part Of the Indian territory.
Mr.. Sebastian states the Rock Island is
making great preparations for the OPEN
ing OF this territory and the road will
be taxed to its utmost capacity in haul
ing passengers and freight to that Sec
ton, it being the only line traversing
that part of the territory.
Kansas City, Mo-, Journal: It is re-
ported that the Kansas City, Wyandotte
& Northwestern bondholders had prac-
tically completed arrangements for .
reorganization OF the company and that
its troubles will soon be q thing Of
the past 1t is stated that the plan Of
reorganization includes an extension Of
the system into the Dakotas, following
out the original plan OF the promoters.
The English bondholders, it is said, have
agreed to reorganization and an IN
crease OF s.. 00O, 600 in stock It b fur
Their said that the parties, by agreement,
win let tho road go to sale and It win Be-
bid in BY the now company and the I'M
provemonts at once made.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-04-09
SINISTER HILL.

The leading democratic newspaper Of
Texas, the Galveston News, makes the
following attack on Shyster Hill:
Senator Hills friends must be woe
fully disappointed in his southern tour.
In his speeches at Jackson and else
where, he evaded the silver issue and
every other live issue, and used the
dead force bill as his text in cowardly
effort to make capital by exciting south
ern preiudice.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-04-09

And Capital City NO. -
Interest.
Int est
consolldatlon Effected.

The Topeka city council Pssssd e.
ordinance authorizing the Topeka Bah
way company to build, equip, acquire,
maintain and operate railway lines h
the city Of Topeka.
This new company is prepared 70 sb-
sorb both the present electric road and
the city railway, and Will unite than M
to one system to be eventually EQUIPPED
throughout with electricity. The T0pe-
ks Railway company has fled its char
ter. The purposes for which the corpo-
patton is formed are the construction
and maintenance of railway and tele-
graph line in connection Herewith, and
the furnishing of heat, light and power
in connection with the railway. The
road intended to be constructed IL to
operated by means of steam, gas, cor
pressed air, electricity, cables and
other means or agencies for the apply
ance OF heat, light and power to the Opk
Grafton of railway, and such othe
motive power as the corporation MAJ
deem advisable.
The places from which the road is in
tended to run taking in nearly all Il
Shawnee county, going as far east .
Tecumseh and south to Pauline, the e.
timated length being $50 miles.
OF course this road will not all b
built at present. The new ordinances
provides that twenty-five miles OF lima
shall be operated by electricity within
the next year, which will necessitate thu
equipment Of about seven miles Of the
"hoss line" this year.
G. G. Baker said that the directors OF
the new company would meet immedi-
ately and perfect their organization.
Kansas avenue will in all probability be
the first road to be fitted with electricity.
The other lines will all be operated al
they now are for the present. FL
The change will necessitate some ex-
pensive improvements. The narrow
guage track of the city railway compa-l
ny will have to be taken up and relaid
on longer ties.
The company, which has capital
stock of 81, $780, 900, will issue bonds to
raise funds for the construction that
will probably be placed through B.
G: Speer In New York and Boston. The
directors elected for the first year are:i
NJ. A. Lowe, Topeka; w. B. Strong,
Boston, Mass; George R. Peck, r. NJ
Gage, W. b. Rossington, Charles Blood
Smith, c. G. Baker, Samuel T. Howe, j.
g. Slonecker, and P. G. Noel all Of To-
peka; II. G. Speer, Chicago, H.; G. 8.
Gleed and @. X. Holiday, both Of To-
peka.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-04-09
New Fiscal Agents.

Governor Humphrey received from
the Interstate National bank Of New
York City, the present fiscal agents for
Kansas in that city, an announcement
that it was preparing to 60 out Of bust
ness, and requesting actiO nas the part
of the state Of Kansas in xsWl674g
the business of the state f. Inc Inter-
State, to be placed elsewhel
The duty Of designating fiscal agen-
cy devolves upon the governor, secretary
of state and auditor Of state. The gov
ernor called a meeting Of these officials
and they unanimously resolved to des-
ignate the Fourth National bank OF
New York city, to succeed the Inter-
State National bank as the fiscal agency
Of the state OF Kansas The conditiouI
Of the Fourth National as reported toI
the New York Clearing House associa-
ton for the year 1891, showed its capt.
tai and surplus to be $5,OO0,0OO. DUR
ing the most serious financial troubles
Of the year, only twice did it fall below
the legal reserve. On March 2, last,
the statement Of deposits showed over
$29, 100000. ]. Edward Simmons is
president and Cornelius N. Bliss and
James g. Canon are vice presidents.
Prompt action was required, as the
Interstate National bank desires the
transfer to be made or or before the 18th
instant, and it involves time and labor
to make transfer where the accounts
of the state, townships, cities and
school districts of the state are involved.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-04-09
Executive Council.


At the annual meeting Of the execu-
tive council Ex-Governor Anthony was
reelected to the position of railroad
commissioner for term of three years.
The vote stood 81; Attorney General
Ives placing in nomination and voting
for Robert G. Bradshaw.
The Capital was again made the OH
cial state paper by vote Of 81, Gen
eral Ives voting for the Alliance Advo-
cate.
The secretary Of state was instructed
to correspond with the board Of public
works, in relation to the speedy fixing
up Of The large room in the south wing
Of the state house for the occupancy Of
the Goss ornithological collection.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-04-09
Allen County Settlers and the M.
K a r

Allen County Settlers and the NJ,
K. d r.
During his few hours stay in Topeka
Judge Riner ordered the restraining or-|
der. which he made March 4, against
the NJ, Z. 4 T. railroad, enjoining them
from interesting with the Allen county,
settlers, to be set aside.
It 10 understood that the settlers have
been abusing their privileges under the
first order, which led to Il being ed
aside.
The court made known it's willin0ueai
to grant individual restraining orders ID
responsible parties who may apply fo]
protection.
The dsmocratic iiambeau club Of Tol
peka i going e Chicago to attend th}
natinnal democratic convention. Lei
Jones and George W. Clark, Who ar{
looking after the arrangemspts, hav(
gone to Chicago. Chicago dsmoerst}
azs expected to pay the sxpenss q thl
ArswqFis and NJ. Jones Vim put IN
1sw days there raising The nsoessrj
Nancy. Tha club musfsn eighty meI
bss md Trey sxpset toput l00o int
hrsvuEln
The Globe-republican., 1892-12-23
About the NIiStletOe.

The mistletOe is a shrub which
grows or lives on certain trees. such
as the apple, pear. and hawthorne.
1t is found also on lines, poplars. frs,
and sycamOreS, and, more rarely on
oaks-cOntrary to the popular belief.
The white berries are full of thick.
clammy juice, by which the seeds are
fastened to the branches where they
take root. The mistletOe has been
the object of very special regard for
centuries, and traces Of this high es-
TEEN still survive in the well-known
Christian custom. One variety of
this practice has it that each time a
kiss is snatched under the mistletOe
a berry is picked from the bush, and
that when the berries have all been
removed the privileges ceases The
Druids thought that the mistletoe
which grew upon the oak possessed
magical virtues, and they valued it
accordingly. One of their priests in
a white robe cut OF the precious bush
with a golden knife.-Little Folks.
The Globe-republican., 1892-12-23
Jay Gould

After all Jay Gould died Of consump.
ton. The doctors said he had neural
gia and Jay offered million dollars
to any one who would cure him of his
trouble. 1t turned out that he did NOT
have neuralgia at all, but simply con-
sumption. Don't you make his mis-
take. If you feel that your lungs arc
weak. or that you are subject to
coughs or colds, or that your throat be
sore and tender, get bottle of Reds
German Cough and Kidney Cure and
take it freely. 1t contains no poison
and it is the only cough remedy on the
market that ministers to all of tho
excretory organs The small bottles
are twenty-five cents, large size fifty
cents. Every druggist has it.
SYLVAN REMEDY COMPANY,
Peoria lille