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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-04-20
One Demand That Cannot BE
Surrendered.
From the Advocate.

From the Advocate.
So Ear as the sub-treasury scheme is
concerned, it is mere matter of detail.
The main proposition in which the sub
treasury plan has been incorporated is
the demand for moro money; ard the
sub-treasury plan itself is merely pro-
posed as a method by which to put that
money in circulation and insure a Ger
tain lexibility which business expert
ence has demonstrated to be necessary
to secure uniformity OF values. When
ever any better method is proposed to
secure these results the sub-treasury
plan does not stand in the way OF its
adoption; and we fail to see that, with
correct understanding of the ques-
ton, it stands in the way Of party sue
cess.
Tho demand for government owner
ship of railroads is an entirely different
proposition. 1t is basic and funda-
mental and can never be surrendered
Every effort at control either by state
or national authority has been dismal
failure, and will continue to be 30 long
az these great highways are owned by
corporations. The transportation ques-
ton is one of transcendent Importance
to the people, and experience has dem
onstrated that the government must
either own the railroads or the railroad
corporations will own the government.
In fact they do practically own it at the
present time.
The republican party itself is in a
measure committed to ownership of the
telegraph and telephone as naturally
belonging to the postal department, and
the same arguments which are used in
behalf OF government ownership of the
means of communication apply with
equal or greater force in behalf of the
ownership of the means OF transporta-
ton. The abuses which have grown up
under private ownership and manage
ment can never be remedied in any other
way. The surrender of this demand
would be fatal, and it should not be
even considered.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-04-20

ALFRED PACKER, an eccentric
citizen of Colorado who killed and
ate five companions, was several
years ago sent to the penitentiary,
and reduced to the commonplace diet
of bacon and boiled beef. This fare
palled on Alfred and he made plant.
His sentences were eight years for
each succulent friend, a total of forty
years, the second sentence beginning
at the expiration of the first, and so
on. Alfred claimed that this was
unconstitutional, and that in serving
eight years he had done complete
penance. Fortunately for well-fed
ColoradOans the court took con-
trary view, and thirty-two weary
years are still between the cannibal
and his next square meal.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-04-20
KANSAS CHURCHES.
At Jennings the Methodsts are erect
ing a church.

At Jennings the Methodsts are erect
ing church.
Clyde Argus Every citizen of Clyde
and vicinity must indeed feel just
pride over the dedication Of the new
Christian church in our midst. Ira b.
Chase, of Indiana, was present and con-
Quoted the services. The house was
completely packed at both morning and
evening services Over $500 was hised
in money and subscriptions, being suf-
ficient to place the building entirely
out of debt, build an entranoe( or hood J
about the doors as a protection from
storm and cold, erect a cupola, buy a
bell, and meet what few little addition
al expenses are necessary to make ev-
erything complete and in nice order.
Much credit is due Bro. Boggs for his
untiring zeal wherein he has been in
strumental in establishing another sub
stantial and lasting place of Christian
worship in Clydu The chandelier, which
is beautiful one and the lamps suffi.
cient to furnish elegant light, cost $50,
and were paid for by the pastor, Mr.
Boggs.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-04-20
Economic Science in Schools.

Harrison Kelly in The Advocate.
II any considerable number of the
people of this country had made study
Of economic science, the great economic
crime of 1878, characterized by the late
Senator Plumb as the Economic crime
of the century," demonstration Of silver
could not have been accomplished. Very
few people outside of the managers for
the money power knew what the direful
effects of that act would be, and when
Senator Stewart boldly accused the
author of the man who in the inter-
est Of the money power fraudulently
secured its passage) of being RESPONSE
BILE for more misery and more unhsppi-
ness than any other man that ever lived
on the face of the earth, it emphasizes
the fearful price we have for twenty
years been paying for want OF knowl-
edge Of economic science, or political
economy. Macauley, in his History of
England" during the reign Of William
w., says that all the misery aud suffer
ing caused by all the wars they had
there during long period of time did
not cause SO much suffering and misery
as the manipulatiOns Of the currency in
the interest Of the then moneyed class;
and he concludes his statement by say
ing that during all the trouble and dis
order there was one class that pros
pered greatly, and that class was the
bankers and money mongers. When
the future historian writes the truthful
history Of the past third of century of
this country, he will repeat Macauley's
statement and apply it to this country,
and he will probably say that all this
occurred because of a lack of under
standing by the great masses of the
people of the principles Of economic
science, which enabled the manipulators
with impunity to direct the financial
legislation of the country, and to dis
criminate in their own interests and
against the interests of the great pro-
ducing classes. When Prof. Agassiz
said to the people of Massachusetts,
81 am under the impression that the
whole system of popular education is
superannuated; that what is taught is
no longer the food that the rising gener
atoms most want, and that the very
knowledge that is taught is not the
best; so that 1 would change both the
substance and the Methods" he but
limited strongly at practical idea that
is taking root and should continue to
grow and spread until in all our higher
institutions of learning shall be taught
that science that, more than any
other science, the people need to undcr-
stand.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-04-20

firm and true to those noble principles
that have achieved such marked sue
cess to our young party, there can no
harm come of>this course. Nay, more
than this; Populists can afford, in a
limited field, to divide offices with these
operating democrats; but / much
doubt the propriety of assisting any in
to an Office OF legislative kind an Office
enabling the incumbent to aid in the
further oppression OF the people and en-
thronement Ct the money power. And
right here is our present imminent per-
il. Many democrats thus cooperating
with populists in Kansas are, as yet,
welded to the national democratic par
ty; they do not really comprehend the
stupendous Importance OF antagonizing
and overthrowing those pernicious
financial principles on which both old
P''AV'SD "iO hON uhlUi bO lhE as uuJlOu-
al platforms and national legislation are
concerned. Nor do they yet concede
that their national leaders are hypocrit.
ical in their tariff reform" advocacy.
Under these circumstances the only safe
course, the only right course, is to stand
unfalteringly to our guns. No greater
harm can befall our fellow citizens, re-
publicans, democrats and populists
alike, than to shrink one iota in the
present crisis from this manly cour SO
The world is now looking to Kansas,
The present economic struggle in the
United States depends, at least for it's
early success, on the fidelity of popu
lists in the maintenance, inviolate, Of
the essentials of the Omaha platform.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-04-20

Eli Titus, the well-known cat e
ranohman of former years, entered upon
his duties of general live stock agent Of
the Santa Fe April 1.
The Kansas City, Nevada & Fort
Smith Railroad company has filed with
the secretary Of state an application for
leave to change its name to the Kansas
City, Pittsburg & Gulf Railroad COM
pany.
~ understand there has been some
uneasiness throughoub this building"
said Mr.. Frey, lowing to the change in
the management. 1t is all unnecessary,
1 assure you. have no desire to make
any changes whatever as long as
man does his duty, and will make no
removals except for cause. What is
more, promotions will be made from the
ranks as long as there is material, and,
as the Santa Fe is big road, think
the material will hold out. / have no
followers to put in, and bring but one
man with me-my stenographer, Mr..
Mccarthy"
Stockton letter: 1t begins to look as
though forces were working that will
result in the extension of the south
branch to a western connection at
Bogue, and there is more than rumor
in it this time, AS is we'll known, the
merchants OF Atchison enjoy somewhat
Of monopoly of business along the
line of the Central Branch, and it is to
their interests to have the road extend
ed, thus giving them an outlet by di-
rect rail route to large territory west
of us. Mainly through their efforts the
officials of the road have made a propo-
sition by which they will extend the
road from Stockton to Bogue, dis
lance of eighteen miles, for a cash
consideration of 100000. OF this
amount the wholesale merchants of
Atchison agree to take care of 100000,
and the remainder is to be divided
among the thirty towns along the line
of the Central Branch. Should the
road be extended tho Missouri Pacific
people agree to put on not less than
two trains each way daily from the
river to Denver, and it is possible
that in time the road would become
one Of the great through lines to
Denver.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-04-20
Railroad Legislation.

From the Advocate.
True there is section of the bill (the
Greenlee bill providing for the election
of the commissioners by the people, but
the point of difference concerning it is
is not correctly stated. Republican
members of the committee desired the
old George 7. Anthony and W. M.
Mitchell board to hold over until the next
general election, and this was the point
to which populist members objected,
not to the election itself. Any railroad
law not in the interest of the roads
would be dead letter upon the statute
books with that board to enforce it, and
this was the republican hope 1t was
thought with this board continued, any
bill that might be passed would be SO
interpreted as to affect railroad interests
very little. and republicans and their
corportion hackers based their hopes for
the future on the possibility of being
able to elect majority of the next leg
islature as we'll as the new commission
ers, and thereby defeat any interference
with the existing rates OF the compa-
MES. This proposition populist men,
bers refused to assent to, and the re-
publlcans refused to assent to the prop
osition for the present executive coun-
Gil to appoint commissioners to hold
over until the election. Here, then, are
the points of disagreement and not the
simple proposition for election of CON-
missioners BY the people, as republi-
cans fraudulently represent.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-04-20

CIVILIZATION can't change human
nature. The burning of a negro at
the stake in Paris, Tex, demon
strates that fact. His diabolical
crime awakened the dormant, sub
dued, glossed-over, real sense Of JUS
tice in the breasts Of 10, 900 men, and
the "eye for an eye, tooth for tooth
instinct which is born in us all swept
away all artiAciality and awful JUS
tice was melted out to the flend at the
hands Of the mob. 1t isn't alone the
Russian who when scratched re-
veals the Tartar.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-04-20

AND now comes the gratifying
intelligence that Pugilist Ed Smith,
who defeated one Goddard at New
Orleans, is to follow in the footsteps
of Sullivan, Corbett, Fitzsimmons,
Dempsey, McAulifre and the rest and
go upon the stage. 1t looks, of a
truth, as if the crowding out of the
legitimate and classic drama by the
ultra-realistic and erotic school of
plays were about to be avenged.
Only to think Of it! Shakspeare's
displacement by lola to be revenged
by Smith ct al. The pen may be
mightier than the sword, but in
sooth the four-ounce tranquiIizer is
mightier than either.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-04-20
breaEIpg plowa have been bold Bid

breaking plOws have been sold this
spring.
A Chicago man has GAO acres Of Reno
county soil planted TO catalpa trees.
He expects to utilize them for posts and
railroad ties, and estimates a profit OF
from $500 to $1,000 per acre in eight to
ten years.
Topeka Capital: Hon Harrison Kel-
Icy, Of Burlington, writes that Warren
Crandall, OF Crandall p. o., Coffey
county, will exhibit mammoth steer at
the worlds fair, and will match him
against anything the world can pro-
duce and make the standard of merit
weight, form, color, heighth and style.
His weight is about 1000 pounds.
Kansas City, Mo-, journal: A feature
OF the cattle trade at the Kansas City,
Kan, yards just now, and one full Of
Significance. ia the increased number of
corn fed and cotton meal fed cattle that
is coming up from Texas. But few cat
tie in previous years were received from
Texas this time Of year; but now
daily supply is being had, and of good
quality. There were no less than
thirtY-five loads up from Texas, the
Indian territory and Oklahoma yester-
day, and most Of them good besves, and
sold at from 1915 to $4.40.
The holding up OF the hog receipts
and good quality OF the arrivals Cul-
minated in the worst break ever eeen on
the yards at Kansas City, Kan. At
times the market was panicky. There
was no outside demand and packers had
their own way, and with bad breaks at
points east of Kansas City soon
squeezed the life out OF the market
The bulk of sales was S640@S660, a
decline OF 30@36 cents per cwt. The
same date last year the bulk of sales
at $430@4,45; so it would seem that
these decline prices are still good.
Kinsley Mercury: We find from in
quiries among the large wheat growers,
from the grain buyers and real estate
men, that our farmers in the county as
a whole have probably sold about two
thirds OF last years crop, and have
still on hand fully one-third Of it.
North of town the proportion is much
larger, and it is probable that in that
part Of the country lying north of the
river not much over one-half of the
crop has been sold. In one or two
cases part Of the crop OF 81 lies still
on hand. South of the river more has
been sold, but on the average of the
whole county the above average will be
found to be nearly correct. AS we
raised in this county last year in the
neighborhood of a quarter of a million
Of bushels of wheat, it will be seen that
our farmers have a good provision
ahead In case the crop should be short
thia uaar
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-04-20

THE Legislatures Of Minnesota and
Kansas propose to forbid citizens Of
those States from making gold con
tracts. Such laws are wholly with.
out the province Of a legislative
body, and an unwarrantable inter
ference with the liberty of the citi'
zen. 1t is mans privilege to sell
his labor or his property for a given
equivalent in cabbages or cauliflow-
ers, and no law preventing him from
doing SO would stand the test of a
judicial decision.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-04-20

If a pound of coal is subjected to
a dry distillation and the products
and residuals treated chemically by
the processes for obtaining the we'll
known coal tar colors the one pound
so treated will yield enough magenta
to color 500 yards Of flannel, vermil-
ion for $500 yards, aurlne for 120
yards, and alizarine sufficient for 1866
yards of red cloth.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-04-20

WHILE Peter Jackson is playing
Uncle Tom with one hand, he is shak'
ing the other fist in Corbett's face
and daring him to climb over the
ropes with him. If Peter gets Jim's
acceptance some evening late he will
be very likely to spoil the beautiful
scene where Eva and the angels are
supposed to require his undivided at
tention.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-04-20

THE value Of the submarine cable
as a means Of speedily transmitting
the most important intelligence is
convincingly shown by the printing
in a Chicago newspaper Of half a
column of cable report Of how an
American, gambling at Monte Carlo
slapped the face Of an Englishman
who winked at a woman.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-04-20

DON'T be in a hurry" said the
mantel. "Oh, / must be going" re-
marked the clock, 81 much prefer
to have you stay" added the mantel.
"Well, since you insist" said the
clock, II may as we'll do so, because /
can stay while ! 60 and run while |
stop with YOU" And the mantel
upheld the clock In all it said,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-04-20

a hand like a stevedores. This cir
cumstance does not seem to have any
particular bearing upon the present
controversy, unless in tending to
show that for gripping a scepter
some other sort Of a hand would have
been better.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-04-20

The Queen Of England has only
signed one death warrant during her
long reign, and this was for a muir
derer in the Isle of Man, where, by
some oversight, the law relieving
reignlng sovereigns from the painful
duty of signing such documents had
not been passed.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-04-20

ALEX. KENNEDY, of Blount County,
Tenn, resides in the house in which
he was born, ninety-two years ago.
He is the father Of twenty-six chill
dren, all of whom grew UP to ma
turity, and eighteen Of whom are
now alive.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-04-20

So EXPANSIVE are the biggest pos
tai cards sold for a cent by Uncle
Sam that the sender can write a long
letter on one of them, and it takes
some of the country postmistresses
nearly twice as long as it used to do
their daily work.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-04-20

OF the 100000 teachers in this
country more than 24O, 900 are women.
Woman proverbially can't throw a
rock to hit cow, but it's wholly safe
to trust her when it comes to teach
ing young ideas how to shoot.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-04-20

The statement is made that women
who ride bicycles are not graceful
walkers. This statement loses a de-
gree Of Importance by being untrue.
1t probably emanated from somebody
who imagined that the grotesque To-
comotion taught by Delsarte was the
climax OF gracefulness.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-04-20

Two KINGS, two princes, nine dukes,
two field marshals, and two generals
were private soldiers when they first
Joined Bonaparte's grand army and
rose from the ranks by meritorious
services.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-04-20

A CANADIAN was recently refused
a chance to address a ministerial
gathering at Toronto because he had
been guilty Of advocating annexa-
tion. Circumstances like this tend
to discourage the idea Of union. 1t
would be impossible to annex Canada
without taking in this batch of min
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-04-20
listers

AT Quito, the only city in the
world on the line of the equator, the
sun sets and rises at six o'clock the
year round. Your clock may break
down, your watch stop, but the sun
never makes a mistake here. When
it disappears for the night it is six
o'clock, and you can set your watch
nv il.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-04-20

THE ice dealers are wondering
whether they can Justify high prices
by explaining to consumers that
the ice froze so thick that it was I'M
usually hard to cut.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-04-20

A LOT of Santa Fe conductors have
been detected in wholesale stealing.
They have formed a pool, and found
that they did not understand the
pooling business very well after all,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-04-20
Fidelity to Our Fellow Men.
W. NJ Goodner in the Advocate.

W. NJ Goodner in the Advocate.
1t is true that in Kansas, and posi-
bly, in some other states, there has been
more or less cooperation Of populists
and democrats in antagOnism to repub-
lican misrule and republican anarchy.
This cooperation we most heartily sane
ton, and 30 long as pOpulists remain
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-04-20

If Jim Corbett fights convict we
shall lose what little respect we have
saved for the emergencies of his
hilarious career.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-04-20

WE can never see this world in its
true light unless we consider our life
in it as a state Of discipline-a con-
dition through which we are passing
to prepare for another.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-04-20

WE ought deliberately to school
ourselves not to add by look or by
word to the unhappiness of those
who have already enough to bear.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-04-20
STOCK AND FARM.

Colby Tribune: So far there have
been no reports Of damage to wheat in
Thomas county. If the conditions con-
tinue favorable. no apprehension need
be felt An unusually large number Of
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-04-20

THERE won't be enough money adj
vanced by France this year to hire
street sprinkler to lay the dust on
the Panama canal.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-04-20

The King family, Of Port Dram, N.
j., is a remarkably heavy lot. There
are eight persons in the family, and
their Joint weight is 1857 pounds.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-04-20

THERE is Browning primer now.
1t is safe to say that the primer is as
far as some Browning devotees will
ever get with profit and understand
inn
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-04-20

WHEN a keen-edged weapon loses
its temper it becomes duller. 1t is
is not so with a woman. She cuts
sharper than ever
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-04-20

LIFE is constantly weighing us in
very sensitive scales, and telling
every one Of us precisely what his real
weight is to the last grain of dust
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-04-20
KANSAS.

THERE is talk Of a pneumatic tire
trust. a trust cannot subsist on
wind.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-04-20

The man who cannot use adver-
Using in his business has no business
to be in business, and generally isn't.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-04-20

IT is paradoxical but the man who
thinks most of himself is the most
liable to give himself away.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-04-20

AN American who has been at
Honolulu says that the ex-Queen has
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-04-20
KANSAS RAILROADS.

Eli Titus, the well-known cat e
ranchman Of former years, entered upon
his duties of general live stock agent Of
the Santa Fe April l.