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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-11-08
Hiram Powers Birthplace.

AS beautiful in it's small way as any
foreign@ruin is the birthplace Of Hiram
Powers, Americas first great sculptor.
Unlike the relics of prehistoric Ameri-
ca, it is civilized ruin, =" which shows
that young America is growing old.
Nesting among the verdant hills Of
Woodstock, VT, a ruined foundation
and a great chimney, overgrown with
wild grape vines, which have also climb
ed to the top Of the old balsam tree that
once shaded the homestead doorway,
mark the site of 'sthe old Hiram Powers
place. It overlooks one Of Vermont's
most fertile valleys and the winding
Ottaqueechee, on the other side Of which
the imaginative genius Of the boy Pow
ers was wont to see the white and glis-
tening form Of a beautiful woman, which
he repeatedly tried to reach and which
in later years he materialized in his
Greek Slave. Z - Boston Common
wealth.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-11-08
Michael Angelo.

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Michael Angelo was equally great as
painter, sculptor and architect. In or
der to paint figures properly he devoted
IL years to the study Of anatomy alone.
His monument to Pope julius II was
on SO grand scale that the Church Of
st. Peter in Rome was altered with
view to affording asuitable place for its
reception. The tomb was afterward
modified in plan and placed in another
church. His Last Judgment requir-
ed seven years to execute and was finish
ed when the artist was nearly 68. A
few weeks before his death the aged
artist was met one day in the street
walking through the snow with great
difficulty. When asked where he was
going, he replied, 'To school to try
and learn something Z
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-30
MCKINLEY NIaniacs.

McKinleyism has its papers and ora
tors and army of dupes who applaud
it as the acme of human intelligence
and sagacity. Preachers proclaim it
from the pulpit, and solemnly warn
their devotees of the danger to the So
cial fabric if McKinleyism be de-
thrcned by the iconoclasts; wise ed
itors, strenuous only for the public
veal, hurl their anathemas at those
who dispute the holiness of Mckinley
ism. Extravaganza and crazed specu-
lation blow financial bubbles which
rench the bursting point coincidently
with the political triumph of the OPP
ponants of McKinleyism. and they cry
in print: Behold, that is come to
pass which we foretold. Credit shrinks
and credit-carried shops shut down,
and they cry again: Behold the
work of the destroyers of our indus
tries" McKinleyism reduces income
and increases outgo, and the sure
deficit is pointed to as result of
discarding McKinleyism. It is the
Bull Apis. and is holy. and all evils
come when the defiling hands of the
hereto and infidel touch it. And their
partisans applaud and clap their
hands and shout: 1--WE, too, told you
so. You have your change; how do
you like it? Vive Mckinleyism!"-St
Paul Globe.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-30

~Mlties of 1877 the cause of the IaboY
unions received a considerable inn
petuS. There was q demand for q
general gala occasion, and in the labor
assembly of New York the matter of
adopting a special day for this purpose
was discussed. No particular result
WIS attained beside adopting the first
Monday in September as a day for
Nworkingmen's relaxation.
With the recurrence of the season the
Idea spread, and labor unions of all
kinds came to select a day in the first
week of September for their celebra-
tons of this kind, the custom spread
ing from the cities and manufacturing
towns to the country districts until it
'Svas well nigh national in it's extent.
Up to $780, however, no state observ-
ance Of the day had taken plack. In
August of that year Gov. L. u. Hum
phrey, OF Kansas, by request Of the
Topeka trades assembly, issued proc
1amation setting aside the first day of
September for a labor holiday and ask
ing the people of the commonwealth to
devote the occasion to the interest of
the toilers. The proclamation was an
innovation, and Gov. Humphrey was
criticized by many for his action.
Time, however, demonstrated his good
Judgment for several other governors
speedily followed his example and
state legislatures took action on the
subject until, before congress had ma
tionalized the day, more than half the
ESTATES already had labor days of their
Town.
The bill adopted June % was advo-
coated by Congressman Cummings, who
Immediately after its passage by house
;and senate took it himself to President
cleveland and witnessed it's signature.
The bill was a long time on the cal
endar, but required only short time
for reading or discussion, for it is ex-
fceedingly brief. 1t is as follows:
BE it enacted. ETC., That the first Monday
In September in each year, being the day cele-
brated and known as Labors holiday. is here
by made q legal public holiday to all intents
and purposes, in the same manner as Christ
mas, the 1st day OF January, the 22d day of
February, the Both day of May and the 4th
day OF July are now made by law public hon-
days
In one respect the law is a curious
one, for it is unusual for congress to
1egislate on the subject of holidays ex-
,cept for the District of Columbia.
There arc exceptions, but they are of
. special character. April 80, 1889, the
centennial anniversary Of the Inaugural
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-30
OPINIONS AND POINTERS.

THE Mckinley monstrosity has
been beheaded.-Toledo Bee.
-Benjamin Harrison is going to
take the stump in Indiana. Thomas
b. Reed and William Mckinley are no.
titled that they will not have the field
to themselves in 1895. Boston Globe.
The best thing about the revised
sugar schedule is that it is a still
greater improvement over McKinley's.
The farther we get from McKinleyism
the better, every time.-Boston Herald.
-McKinleyism at least is dead, and
its vile offspring is already doomed.
Only let the people, whose cause has
been so ably and so nobly led by the
men who stood true to the Wilson bill.
now take up the battle, and ''protec-
tionism" will meet its Gettysburg in
November-N. Y Herald.
The tariff, as finally passed
while in many respects it falls short of
the expectations of the country, is an
enormous step forward in the direc-
ton Of reduced taxation, step that
will never be retraced. From this
time the fixed policy of the country
of import duties. -Philadelphia Times.
Inc new Dill. Whatever us 00-
fects, is better than its predecessor.
1t sounds the knel1 of McKinleyism.
and, if it does not reduce the profits Of
all bloated trusts, the fault is not
with the democratic party, but with
the freebooters in the irresponsible
senate, who will doubtless be dealt
with in due time.-N. Y. Morning
Journal.
If anybody thinks tariff reform
sentiment is less strong throughout
the country than it has been let him
follow the proceedings of the demo
cratic conventions and meetings that
are being held in various sections of
the country nowadays. No step back
ward is the unanimous cry. If this
strong, popular sentiment is not heed
ed in Washington those who are block
ing the way might as well prepare for
permanent retirement from public
life. That is their usual destiny.-Bos-
ton Herald
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-30

received than upon occasions like In
dependence day it is not generally done
without disapprobation, and with the
day made a rest day for the whole ma
ton instead of for a particular class or
section, its observance will become far
more broad and less married by any ex-
preston tending to arouse antagonism
between the toilers and any other class
whatever.
The significance of the day is far
reaching, and the unanimity with
which congress Endorsed it. the bill
passing practically without opposition
in either branch of congress, proves the
sympathy with which it has been re-
ceived by those high in authority.
Indications are that it will be more
generally observed this year than ever
before in the nations history, and the
problems that confront labor and have
received so much discussion during the
past few months will be prominently
before the gatherings in every village,
city and hamlet in the nation for So
luton.
1t is an encouraging sign that labor
has received this recognition, and that
the United States of America has been
the first nation on earth to make so
Important concession to the laboring
cAlsses. It is not only permanent
concession, for such an enactment can
never be abrogated, but it will, if
rightly used, aid in bringing about q
better understanding of the labor ques-
ton, now SO prominent in political and
ethical economy the world over.
G. NJ. HARGEH-.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-30

are the only national holidays pro-
vided for by congress outside of this
latest addition to the list. 1t is OBJ
jected by some that the putting Of
the day on the plane of the others
mentioned in the act is misleading
since none of them is national ho1i-
dav in a technical sense. Thew ara
made holidays. by state law.or by ma
tiona1 enactment limited in its appli-
cation to the District of Columbia
Even Thanksgiving day. though desiS-
mated by the PRESIDENT, becomes a pub
lie holiday only by state legislation
providing that any day designated by
president or governor as day OF
thanksgiving shall be public holiday.
Some states, including Pennsylvania,
already have a Labor day Of their own,
set apart by state legislation, and have
chosen the first Saturday in September
rather than the first Monday as being
more suitable to the iaboring classes
WHO get holiday at the end of the
weeks work rather than the beginning.
The question arises in such cases: Have
these states now two Labor days or
shall the federal holiday take pre-
cedence over that of the common
wealth? A change in the state laws
to conform with the new conditions
may be expected next winter in these
states.
The setting apart of holiday for
labor celebrations is due perhaps more
to the Knights of Labor than any one
organization. The celebrations are
nearly always held under the auspices
of this body, although there is gen.
orally hearty cooperation on the part
Z
those interested in their cause. The
late head Of the order, T. V. Powderly,
was it's enthusiastic supporter for
years.
The Labor day observance is not
similar to that of any other holiday.
It approaches the Fourth of July, but
is without the hilarity and exuberance
of that occasion. There is an under
tone of seriousness that tells of the
earnestness of the cause of the work
ingman and shows the Importance of
his interests in the development of
American civilization.
The chief feature of the day is a
parade-but it is not a procession de-
voted to drum majors and bunting. It
is more in the nature of a trades dis
ply in which every avocation is repre-
sented by workmen busy at their va
rious trades. Then there is a big pic
mic dinner and later the speeches,
which are far more important por-
ton of the programme than in most
other holidays. In the addresses there
has often been tendency to a radical
presentation of the cause of the work
men, and the occasion has sometimes
been taken advantage of by reckless
agitators who have seized the opportu-
nifty to express un-American and I'M
patriotic ideas.
While it is perhaps true that some
what extreme ideas are more readily
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-30
NATIONAL LABOR DAY.
Congress Has Officially Recog-
nized the Right Of Our Toilers.
q Day Set Apart for Rest and Recreation
La the Interest OF the LaborIng Man
Some States Already Provid-
ed For by STATUTE
Especial Letter.l

Especial letter.
The cause of labor received an inn
portant recognition In one of the few
bills just passed by the present con-
gress-that making the first Monday
1n September henceforth national
holiday devoted to the cause of the
foiler and set apart for rest-day in
the workingman's interest. Other
sentiments and classes are already
well remembered in the years calen-
Gar. There is patriotism in Fourth Of
July celebrations, remembrance of vet
Grams at Decoration day, acknowledge
Baent of fayors of Providence at Thanks
giving, gifts at Christmas, social duties
ON New Years and religious ceremo-
mails at Easter. But there has never
been in American customs any recog-
milton of the laboring classes in gen
orally observed holidays.
The origin of Labor day dates back
60 1880, when following the labor diff
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-30
TREELESS WASTES OF ICELAND
A Region Where Travel Is Attended with
Untold Discomfort.

Region Where Travel Is Attended with
Untold Discomfort.
Iceland is little better than desert.
The peculiar coniguration renders in
tercourse difficult, and along with the
barrenneSs of the soil makes the con-
dition of existence strangely hard.
People with so little to make life at
tractive might be pardoned if they
were to sink into stolid Indifference
to everything but the struggle to keep,
alive. The size of Iceland is greater
than that of Ireland, and the popula-
ton is seventy thousand; but the only
inhabitab BILE portion is narrow strip
of pasture land extending like q green
girdle around the coast and up the deep.
narrow fiords. The interior of the
country is a bowling waste of sand and
ice, traversed by darting glacial rivers,
and utterly incapable of supporting
more than few scattered inhabitants.
Grass is the only considerable crop.
The hills and valleys are treeless and
afford at best but scanty pasturage for
horses, cows and sheep. Roads and
bridges scarcely exist. A Danish mer-
chant at Reikiavil1 has a wheeled car
riage, but in the interior such I con-
veyance is unknown and would be use
less if known. The backs of horses
are the only means of transportation
across the country. Small boats carry
travellers over dangerous rivers, while
the horses swim on ahead. Hardly
anything that ministers to comfort, to
say nothing of luxury, is produced in
Iceland. Every nail in an Icelandic
house, every pane OF glass, every bit of
wooden flooring, every insignificant bit
of furniture, has to be transported
laboriously from one of the seaports to
its destination.
That the Icelanders are poor goes
without saying. There is little or no
home market, for every Icelander has
the same products to sell as his neigh
Dor. The circulation of money is,
therefore, very small. If a farmer has
direct dealings with the agents for
foreign markets, and is sufficiently pros
porous to have little surplus each
year, he may handle a little money,
but in general the trading at the sea
ports is literally trading. An Icelander
barriers a certain number of horses and
sheep or rolls of dried fish or bales OF
hay for a supply of groceries and other
necessaries of life.-St. Louis Repu bile.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-30

The lesson principally to be
learned from this tariff contest and it's
impotent conclusion is that when the
republican party made the protected
interests partner in the government
it in fact made them the governing
partner in the firm. The way to cure
the situation, so intolerab1e to the
people, is not to reduce the interest Of
the protected manufacturers. but to
dissolve the partnership altogether.
The way to reform the tariff is to
abolish it. There can be no half way
measures with vice, and protection is
nothing but economic vice-the prosti-
tuition of governments to the ends Of
private profit.-Chicago TimeA
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-30
A Slight Difference.

The man who had been brought up
in boarding house got a day or two
off, with a few dollars in his pocket,
and concluded he would go away and
have big time. one feature Of which
was to buy meals at a swell restaurant
He reached the place and went into
his first breakfast The piece de re-
sistance was a porterhouse steak. and
he tackled it with great gusto. After
minute or two he called up the
waiter.
'sWhat kind of steak is this?'' he
asked, with an effort.
''Porterhouse, SIR" responded the
waiter. with quarter-tip tone of pride.
Are you sure OF that?''
Certainly. sir. Why?"
''Oh, nothing. I thought possibly
you might have misunderstood my or
der and brought me boarding house
steak. Detroit Free Press.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-30
CONGRESSIONAL
The Proceedings of the Week b
S1fvau

The Proceedings OF the Week Briefly
Given.
WHEN the senate met on the 10Th soma tiu,a
was consumoed In securing quorum only -
senators being present Mr. Harris reported
the amended sugar bill and the bills for freq
coal. iron ore and barbed wire. The bill to
push the claim Of the United States against the
Leland Stanford estate passed. AtI:4O O'Clock
the senate went into executive session and
soon adjourned until Wednesday - The house
met In a QuorGmleSS condition and did but little
business. and that only by unanimous consent
The bill appropriating Sc 900 for an additional
force In collecting internal revenue and $500
for carrying into effect arbitration between the
the United States and Venezuela passed. At
l2:45 the house adjourned.
TIE senate was not in session on the s1St
When the house met no quorum was present.
and it required unanimous consent to transact
business. When the senate bill for exclusion
and deportation OF alien anarchists came up
Mr.. Warner On. W objected to its conSidera-
ton and it was laid aside for the session. After
adopting resolution to print 5000 copies OF
the tariff bill the house adjourned until Thurs
day.
ONLY twenty-one senators were present
when the senate met the 22d. 1t was de-
cided to send for absentees which occasioned
some delay n quorum had not been secured
at lis O'Clock, when the senate went into ex-
ecutive session and soon adjourned 49,. The
house not in session.
ONLY thirty three senators appeared when
the senate met on the aSd. The absence OF q
quorum was noted and an order made telegraph
ing for absent members and finding it i'm
possible to secure quorum the senate adj
iourned The house met with about fifty
membersS present Mr. Cummings, chairman
of the naval committee, made a report on the
armor plate billetS furnished by the Carnegie
company. sustaining the charges of fraud. 4
resolution making certain recommendations
accompanied the report Mr.. Stone (Pa-)
asked il the report did not prejudice the
Carnegie company and received negative
reply. The resolution Was adopted and the
house adjourned
THE senate on the 9th adopted the house
resolution to adjourn Tuesday, the 18th, At =
o'clock, and after an executive session adj
journed until Monday 49,. The house passed
resolution for final adjournment Tuesday at
o'clock and then Mr.. Terry aske1 unanimous
consent to pass the senate anti-anarchiSt bill.
with an amendment offered to cover objections.
but Mr.. English objected. Two private bills
passed and the house adjourned until Monday
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-30
Two Guides to Happiness.

Here are couple of guides to hap
piness which some wise person has
lately discovered: For a fit of pas
sion, take a walk in the open air; you
may then speak to the wind without
hurting any person or proclaiming
yourself to be a simpleton." For a
fit of idleness. count the ticlxings of a
clock; do this for one hour, and you
will be glad to pull off your coat and
go to work like a man. Chicago
Tribune.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-30

t1on OF the first president was made a
national public holiday throughout
the United States by the act of March
2, 1889. The last congress also passed
a lSlnt resolution authorizing the pres
1dent to recommend October L, 1892,
the four hundredth anniversary of the
discovery OF America, as -ono TO De
observed by the people by public dem
0nstrations, and suitable exercises in
zEs,e schools and other places. These
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-30
The Foundation for 1T.

Fannin-lGreat Scott! You q lady.
killer!
Manning Why, lady on the
street ran up to-day, kissed me, and
then cried because was not her hus.
band.-Life.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-30
Like a Crowded Bus.

The world is like q crowded bus:
a few good men perhaps
Nay ind seat, but most OF US
Must hang on by the straps.
Sf-rrc-fl nfST,a f.r Z.
The evening world., 1894-04-17

Hot water enlarges the feet by draw,
ing the blood to them. When used the
feet should be exercised before attempt.
ing to put on a tight boot. Mustard and
hot water in a foot bath will cure a Eer-
vous headache and induce sleep. Bum
ions and corns and callousness are ma
lures protection against bad shoe
leather. Two hot foot baths a week and
a little ~pedicuring will remove the cause
of much discomfort. A warm bath with
an ounce of sea salt is almost as restfuk1
as a nap. Paddle in the water until Il
cools, dry with a rough towel, put on
fresh stockings, make a change of shoes,
and the person who was ready to drop
will then be ready to stand up. Another
tonic for the sole is alcohol. 1t dries the
feet nicely after being out in the wet.
Spirit baths are used by professional
dancers. acrobats and pedestrians to
keep the feet in condition.
The evening world., 1894-04-17
Lettuce Salad Dressing.

Take four tablespoonfuls Of oil, two d.
blespoonfuls of tarragon vinegar, a hall
t~easpoonful of salt and one-half tea.
spoonful Of paprika, or Hungarian ra
pepper. Add the salt and pepper to IA,
and mix them thoroughly. 1t is beg
to first measure out one Tablespoonful
Of the oil and mix the seasoning win
that, then to add the remainder. Add
the vinegar, a drop at n time, and stir
vigorously. The mixture should look llks
an emulsion. An entirely pure olive off
is now made in this country. 1t is green.
ish In color and to the taste accus.
toned to adulterated oil not as agree,
able as the mixture of cottonseed and
olive oil that is often sold. Once used
to 1t, however, one learns to prefer Il
to all other brands. There is now made
a convenient little affair for dropping
oil, a drop at a time, in making salad
dressings,
The evening world., 1894-04-17
OLD WOOTTON's BODY FOUND.
The California Rancher Whose
Lands Prof Sanders Got.
lie Disappeared Strangcly-A Clamor
for Omcial Action.
tBy Associated Presal

SELMA, Cal. April IA travelling
man who rode into Selma from Traver
last night reports that the body of WILL
lam WoJtton, the missing rancher OF
Spunw Valley. was found near Traver
In "A horrible state OF mutilation.
Old WoOttun was a wealthy ranchero
OF Reeily. Fresno County. He mystic
rllusly disappeared several weeks ago.
Soon afterwards Il transpired that his
NO) acres Of valuable farm land had
been decided to Prof. W. +. Sanders, n
retired educator. who has been heretofore
respected.
Sanders now claims to have purchased
the land through a third party. whom no
one here has ever seen, and who Is
known only through Sdniers's story and
the appearance of his name on the books
Of the Registrar of Deeds.
The missing man was last seen in the
company OF Sanders, who seems to be
50 strongly compromised by a chain Of
suspicious circumstances that his neigh
bos are now clamoring for his arrest
on n charge OF murder. TIL finding Of
the body, II the information from Traver
proves correct, will result in decisive
action by the authorities.