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curate information, is authority for the
statement that q union is about to be
consummated between the Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe railroad and tie
Pennsylvania Railroad company. II
this deal is carried through there Is
every indication that its success Is as
sured. It will mean a trans-continental
line of huge proportions and of lasting
character. Negotiations looking toward
such combination have now been in
progress for many months. Once be-
fore it looked as if the consummation of
such deal was about to be effected, but
for some cause or other the negotiations
were broken off. Ever since the big
Reading deal, however, of two weeks
ago, the Pennsylvania officials have been
unceasing in their efforts to strengthen
the roads position, and by securing the
Atchison as an ally they will obtain a
hold on transcontinental business that
will put the Pennsylvania far beyond
any of its trunk line competitors. The
union, it is moreover said, is not to be q
mere agreement to exchange traffic on
mutually beneficial basis, but it is to be
of a much closer description. 1t is even
said that the management OF these two
roads will be so merged as to practically
form of them one system.
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STOCK AND FARM.

Rossville Times: Joab Mulvane is
clearing the timber and underbrush
from about 200 acres of land on the
island formed by the old and new Kaw
river channels. We hear that the acre
age is to be planted with corn this
spring.
Garden City Sentinel: w. D. Fulton,
who went to Iowa after lot of bees,
returned on Wednesday, bringing with
him 14O stands of live bees, besides a
lot of empty stands. He will take them
to his farm northwest of the city and
devote his entire time to the care of the
bees.
Beloit Gazette: ]. s. Grau, of Asher
vile, informs us that he had recently
shipped car load of sheep to Kansas
City, which Melted him 1872 per head.
His brother, J. n, also shipped a load
of lighter ones, which cleared him $3.50
per head. The Grau brothers are sue
cessful farmers.
Summerfeld Sun: 81. D. Wycof
thinks white corn pays better than yell
low if it grades pure white. It yields
fully as well and brings more money on
the market. He raised ifty-five acres
of white corn and five acres of yellow
corn last year, and thinks he will plant
nothing but white corn this year.
Burlington Republican: VIM. Crotty
has purchased of David Grimes over
200 bushels of English blue grass seed.
80 bushels Of timothy and bushels of
clover, all to be sown upon his land
south of town. He is going into the
tame grass business quite extensively,
believing that land treated in that way
win prove more profitable than when
cultivated for field crops.
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JONAH'S GOURD.
By 3. T. Van Horn.

By &. T. Van Horn.
It is because the democratic organiza-
ton as political force has absorbed and
is dominated by the economic element OF
the slavery epoch, that it is so notorious
" useless in practical results. For it is
a law Of politics as in hydraulics that
the fountain cannot rise above the source
of supply. No more can a party legis-
late beyond the plane of its constituent
cy. And so it is philosophically e1-
plainable why it has been, that for thirty
years every practical piece of Legislation,
every beneficial policy put into use, every
step in national or state or local pros
perity, has been the work or act or in
spiration of the republican party, and it
has been 80 because there was no other
organization equal to the task. Parties
are as much the product of causes as
grain crops Of natural conditions they
are subject to the rule of heredity-of
natural selection as any other depart
ment Of nature. So it is that while
democratic success may come at times,
yet in the very nature of things it can
not be permanent-for it has no hold on
existing forces. Jonah's gourd grew up
in a night, but it withered in a day-for
the very good reason that it was the 10
Spouse to a:grovler's complaint, and Is
evanescent as the moods it sheltered.
Democratic victories, like the gourd, are
the result of unhealthy conditions and
disappear with the miasmatic causes
that inspire them.
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power to represent the nov party move
ment. = It - simply impossi-
bic to hold a political movement up
under the load Of crankiness and i'm
practicable schemes with which the peo-
PIES party has become burdened since
lis victory of $780,. The reaction was
natural, logical and inevitable, and it
will now be in order for those who have
run the peoples party on the rocks of
disaster to concede that something bet
ter than the Ocala and Cincinnati plat
forms, something better than the sub
treasury scheme, something better than
mercantile monopoly, something better
than calamity bowling, something bet
ter than antagonizing the business
common sense of the country, is neces-
sary for the success of the third party
movement"
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RETURNING COMMON SENSE.

The Emporia Standard, an alliance
organ, says:
"Why have the people Of Kansas
given the alliance third party movement
q setback? Because it had no sooner
won success and power than it. was
seized upon by wild-brained and reck-
less demagogues and run to suit their
notions and crankisms. The
idea that party coming into existence
for the avowed purpose of abolishing
class legislation could succeed by de-
handing the most palpable class legis-
lation that could be proposed was most
egregious blunder. An anti-monopoly
party demanding monopoly was too
much for common sense to endure.
add to the sub-treasury scheme the
monstrcus proposition entertained by
the stata alliance at Salina, Of combin-
ing wita gigantic plutocratic New
York mercantile monopoly for the Pur-
pose Of absolutely destroying every line
Of mercantile and manufacturing bust
ness. = , Add to such PROPOSE
tons the wholly unnecessary and mis-
taken acalamity howl over an alleged
2,O00, 900 Of tramps and destitution and
misery IN eastern cities; add the attacks
made on the credit Of tho state to it,
svidsnt business injury; add the many
Wild and impracticsble propositions,
such = 'national feed and clothing
bursaus' etcL, put forth By those given
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-03-12
THE LOGIC OF EVENTS.

From the Kansas City, Mo-, Journal.
One of the strong arguments against
the present tariff law was the assertion
that the increased tariff would add an
increased cost to production, and that
Americans could not compete in the
world with free trade nations. The logic
of events has refuted this, and the official
reports indicate that the exports for the
two months just past have exceeded
those Of like period in the entire histo-
~ of the country, and that the increase
in our exports has been over 81, zoo, 900
month since the law went into opera
ton. In October the exports of bread
stuffs were remarkably large, but this
month the exports of manufactured ar
ticles has the lead, showing that the
breadstuffs are being consumed at home
and that we are saving freight.
This increase of our sales to other ma
tions points out new star to guide the
manifest destiny of the republic. Our
trade, our manufactures just now are
passing through a period of reorganiza-
ton. Heretofore we have aimed to feed
and clothe ourselves; and our surplus
foreign trade, compared with other and
older nations, has been small. We
bought $30,000,O00 worth of cotton
goods Of England last year and the year
before, but this year, all over the south,
the manufacture of the coarser cotton
goods has begun, and in the north the
making of the finer textures has re-
ceived new impetus. A semi-official
statement places the number of new
spindles set to work in the past ten
months at ITS, 700. These have already
been in operation long enough to bring
down American prices. Dry goods of
all sorts are cheaper to-day than they
have ever been. A few months more
and our trade will reach beyond the seas.
The great continent that stretches south
Of us now buys of England. American
prices and American reciprocal advan-
tages can have this trade. Millions of
other spindles will be set at work and
millions Of workmen will tend them.
They must eat American breadstuffs;
the farmer will find a home market for
his crops. All branches of industry win
continue in the present prosperity. It
must be so. America is many sided ma
ton, development has Just begun. What it
will reveal under wise laws and industry,
the dreamer who sees it dare not tell.
What is beyond belief to-day, will be
reality tomorrow.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-03-12
RAILROAD ACCIDENTS.

The Number of Employees and 9th
ers Killed on All Roads Reporting
to the Kansas Commissioners.
Collisions killed "a trainmen and in
jured IS.
In collisions II passengers were killed
and 26 injured.
A total of 154 trainmen were killed
and 4S8 injured.
OF the 25,613,OO passengers carried
So were killed and 176 injured.
The totals Of persons other than pas
sengers and employees, killed 1913, in
jured 267.
On the twenty -four roads, "a trainmen
were killed and 1852 injured while coup
ling and uncoupling.
Trainmen to the number of 43 were
killed by falling from trains and SO in
jured from the same cause.
The total number of employees killed
was 275, injured 1,104, out of the total
number of employees, 90,584.
Other persons not trespassing were
killed at railroad crossings to the num-
Der of forty six, and from collisions nine.
In round numbers one employe was
killed in every $50 employed, while only
one passenger was killed in every
100000.
Four trespassers were killed in col
lissions and three at highway crossings,
thirty-two at stations, with total of
256 killed and over 300 injured.
A total of 55 switchmen, fagmen and
watchmen were killed and 1874 injured;
% killed while coupling and uncoupling
and II killed by falling from trains.
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KANSAS RAILROADS.

e. W. Beecher, for eleven years treas
1rer OF the passenger department of the
Santa Fe. has resigned his position. BE
leaves soon for Galveston, Tex, for q
visit, and viii return to his native ooun-
Try, England. He viii be succeeded by
Schuyler Nichols.
Atchison Champion: The Santa Fe
passenger from Topeka, last evening,
lame in brilliantly lighted with mean
descent lamps by storage batteries
placed underneath the coaches, which
nun the lamps for eighteen hours. 4
has very pleasing appearances and adds
very much to the comfort and attract
ivenees OF the coaches, as we'll a. being .
,ovelty. This is the first train running
ihto Atchison, Il not in the west, which
, lighted by electricity.
New York Journal Of Commerce: A
railroad ofRcisl in position to hsve C
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August
Flower

lam ready to testify under oath
that if it had not been for August
Flower I should have died before
this. Eight years ago I was taken
sick. and suffered as no one but
a dyspeptic can. I employed three
of our best doctors and received
no benefit. They told me that I had
heart, kidney, and liver trouble.
Everything I ate distressed messo
that I had to throw it up. August
Flower cured me. There is no med
icine equal to it." LoRKNzo F.
SLEEPER, Appleton, Maine. .
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ONLY TIME CAN CHANGE IT,

By B. T. Van Horn.
I may as well quote what I heard this
morning: That sit was a blessing to
the nation to have Republican congress,
once in a while, in order to fix up things"
There is world of history as well as sar-
casm in that remark. Since the treaty
of Guadalupe Hidalgo, the democratic
party of the United States has not given
the country single act Of public benefit
or national interest. And it is within the
canons of historic truth and deduction to
say that as constituted and controlled it
is utterly incapable of doing so. A man
to run locomotive must understand it.
A man may be able to drive mule team
to perfection, and be the admiration of q
coterie or community of mule raisers; but
that is not adeptship to the iron horse.
The men who now control the democratic
party belong to class educated under
the system Of slavery. They have no
idea of the forces underlying free labor.
In craftsmanship they are like the In
dian in oivilization-in its era, but not
of it. They are simply tradition.
There is not single measure Of the
ante-bellum political economy practical
BILE to-day, and the average southern
legislator 30 years old has no practical
idea OF modern social forces. They
can't help it, for two centuries of policy
based on slave labor made them so, and
it will require another century of edu-
cational environment to bring their
economic ideas into harmony with the
constantly expanding ideas and methods
of free labor civilization. Here is the
real fact, and only time can change it.
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0lxtn 0l9eflCt-W. B. Sutton. Russell;
d. @. Mcfarland, Lincoln.
Seventh district ~. n Simpson, No
Pherson; A. 7. Sponsler, Hutchinson.
PRESIDENT LITTLE.
Ed @. Little, of Abilene, was chosen
BY reclamation president of the republi-
can state league; E. F. Sprague, Of EN-
Poria, was elected vice president, and j.
Ware Butterfeld, of Topeka, reelected
secretary.
Ihere were fully one-third more delegates
present than at any other convention that
mas ever been held, and as President Bailey
saio' coming: as they did, to such a conven-
son, where there were no offices to give away,
OF anght OF that nature. it argued well for
republican success.
The last speaker in the evening was John
]. Ingalls,.
In his speech he answered at length the
charges and insinuations that had been made
concerning his want of loyalty to his party.
IN TINS part of his speech he said:
1t Is true that did not participate in the
campaign, but I have this observation to
make, that none of the republican commit
tees IN this state ever invited me to make a
speech for the party or to contribute dollar.
Ana will add further, that upon the death
OF my colleague, that although communica-
tlon was had with other republicans, it so
happened that I was not even notified.
Shame! No place was reserved for me in
that procession, and all the notification re-
ceived of his death and burial was by tele-
graph.
ut has also been alleged against me, that
have spoken in somewhat too great respect
OF those by whom was defeated. want to
make another statement to you. In 1880 the
republican party was defeated by republicans.
They were misled; they were misguided.
They were oppressed by misfortune. If we
are to succeed In 1893 they must be reclaimed.
Publicans of the east that unless they aban-
don their intolerant policy toward the west
they could not carry single state west of
the Mississippi"
From other parts of the speech these para
graphs are quoted:
81 have no patience with the men who
claim to be better than their party-like
Cleveland. Next to loyal republican, I
like true democrat. Let every man be
something. IF republican, let him be a re-
publican; if democrat, let him be demo-
Let US relegate to other arenas those ques-
tions of society and morals which have dis
turbed this state. I am prohibitionist. I
believe there is power enough in the state to
enforce it's laws. If there be any man who
ID willing to vote with me for the protection
OF labor; if there be any man who Is willing
to vote with me for honest dollars and plenty
OF them; If there be any man who Is willing
to vote with me for honest ballot and fair
doing so, even if he does drink a glass of
beer"
The senator was given three cheers at the
end of his speech.
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KANSAS CHURcREs.

North Topeka note: w. E. Archi-
bald, D. D., Of North Topeka, has been
elected member of the American Acad-
envy of Political and Social Science.
Topeka Capital: The revival meeting
now in progress at the First Baptist
church, corner of Ninth and jackson
streets, are very interesting and marked
results are shown in the number of can
didates for baptism every Sunday night.
The meetings are conducted by the
pastor, Rev. J. B. Thomas, who is doing
great work in building up the church.
Bishop W. <. Ninde is sending out
the following letter to the preachers over
the state and others who will interest
themselves in the charitable work, in
voking their aid in raising money for
their relief: 'sThe Russian famine relief
committee of the United States entreat
the immediate and earnest cooperation
of the clergy Of the country in raising
funds for the cause they represent.
The need is imperative and urgent. The
one pressing demand of the hour is for
money to pay the cost of ocean transpor-
tation, and for the purchase Of further
supplies. Twenty millions OF people
are suffering the horrors OF starvation.
Surely every instinct Of humanity VIII
move Us to offer aid in this terrible exi-
gency. Imost heartily join in this ap-
peal and urge the Methodist pastors Of
Kansas to take collections In their con-
gregations, or in other ways solicit con-
tributions from their people. and send
the proceeds to Riggs 4 Co, bankas,
treasurer Of the Red Gross association,
or to Biahop ]. +. Hurst, both Il Wash-
ington. D. G."
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THE WEST AGAINST THE EAST.


Speakin 6 of the depression of various
industries in the east, Bradstreet's at
tributes it, in part, to 'the growth of
business and manufacturing in the
west" And yet there are those who
boot at the idea of the west becoming q
manufacturing country, and when they
speak OF manufacturers, always desig-
nate them as ''the robber tariff barons
of the east" The fact is that the tariff
has been of immense benefit to the
west in building up manufactures.
It is in the west that the infant
industries are that need protection most.
Manufactures seek to get near the mar
ket, and they are bound to come to the
west if properly encouraged.
There are some things that could not
be manufactured here as proftably as in
the east, but there are hundreds of arti-
cles that can be made and sold right
here in Leavenworth. Let no man be
discouraged by the croaker who says
that this cannot be made manufactur-
ing city. Brodstreet's the great nom
partisan trade journal, says manufac-
turing is growing so rapidly in the
west as to seriously affect the manufac-
tureos of the east. This is encouraging
and it is pointer" Manufacturers in
the east, who are crippled by western
manufactures, may be readily convinced
that the thing for them to do is to get
west themselves. The hair of the dog
cures the bite. They may be persuaded
to come and get into the market they
are losing.
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CALAMITY NOMENCLATURE.
From ths Fort Scott Monitor.

From the Fort Scott Monitor.
The calamity organs and speakers
have some pet words which they use on
all occasions. A man who attends to
business, works early and late, saves his
money, pays his debts and keeps his OBJ
legations 10 called ''plutocrat" or .
'monoPofst" Tho Newspaper that
sticks up for its town, it, county, it,
state, the financial credit and honor Of
it, neighbour, y called '-s1bsidised or
gam" Farmers and workingmsn arc
called sslavea" Man who work with
their mouths and draw salaries q slso-
tuEsr3" ass ~re6nemsG5' and setEiotAn
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'Oficer, there's big row going on around
the corner" "Dont yez think can hear il,
We chump? Move amp
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A Refreshing spectacle.-Bunting: saw
sight to-day which did my heart good. Lar
kin: What was it? Bunting: A plumber
getting prescription compounded at q ne
tail drug store.
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Mr.. NJ. A. Murray, Wilmington, Del, writes:
ssI had one Of my severe headaches and was
persuaded to try your valuable (Bradycrotine)
medicine. I never had anything to do me 20
much Roodn
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my husband" said a lady, sis in the hab-
it of presenting me with new book ON each
of my birthdays. To which Tameghe made
reply. "Ah! what q stupendous library you
must have!'
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'That," said the editor, as the youth with
the rhymes slid down the stairway, is the
poetry of motion.
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When the toboggan season fairly opens we
shall expect to see a revival of the song, 1.-THE
Girl Left Behind Me-"
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The Very Latest.-'There's man in our
club who is always the last to see the point of
either joke or story. We call him the latest
intelligence"
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Nh. Noopop (through the telephone, q.
n.y.: Doctor, come down right away and
see tho baby. DR.. Paresis: What seems to
be the matter? Mr.. Noopop: think it Is
insomnia.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-03-12

It Is the fckleness of the contralto which
compels the quartette choir to make change
of base.
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HE treated her shamefully." 'sDid she get
q divorce?" mo" "Why not2" "She
wanted to get even with him"
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Highs School Teacher: Why do comedies
always end with marriage? Pupil: Because
that Is where the tragedy begins.
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Ethel: have had more than fifty Offers
80 far this season. Maud: For the lands
sake! From whom? Ethel: From George.
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The ownership of the modern house is
usually shared between the baby, the nurse
and the hired girl.
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If there is any danger lurking in the cigar
cite, the user thereof would naturally like to
to be permitted to smoke it out.
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Stranger: Here, officer, I want to give
myself up. Pm bank robber and forRer.
Policeman Every suspiciously): Kin you
prove it?
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FITSLEpilepsy permanently cured by new system
Of treatment. TWO TRIAL BOTTLES FRRD. Send for
Treatise. Epieptc Remedy Co., Is Broad -Hsw York
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Hicks: Do you keep your birthdays2
Wicks: No; but my wife does. She has kept
her thirtieth birthday to my knowledge for
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KXECuTIvK coNllITTH.

The following members OF tho execu-
tive committee were elected:
First district F. Hartough, Leav-
enworth; Senator 3. W. Emery, Seneoa.
Second district-A ]. Perkins, John
son county; J. Il Madden, OF Linn.
Third district Thomas i. Thomneon.
Howard; W. F. Shock, Oswego.
Fourth district-W. p. Wilcox. EN-
lporia; W. Y. Morgan, Strong City.
Fith district A. Mills, 6alins;
Dion s. Hutchins, Clay Center.
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Shivver: This is one of those Masonic
rooms, isn't it? Landlady: What do you
mean, sir? Shivver: Il never gets above
thirty three degrees.