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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1895-12-24

i've tariff is one of the remedies
necessary to meet the Japanese,
but in and by itself. while under
the present financial system, it
will not prove sufficient. The
reason is this: That a protective
to be effective would have to be
so high as to be practically pro-
hibitive: and when this is reached
it will yield no revenue. So there
you are. We may put on d tariff
so high as to destroy all trade
with the rest of the world and yet
Japan can practically wipe our
manufacturers out of existence
But even if it should be a good
policy to prevent Japan from
coming here with her cheap
goods. which has it's grave diff
culties in the way, we cannot pre-
vent her from competing with us
in the markets of the world.
Hence under an effective protect
i've policy we would have to con.
fine our business to our own
country.
This would practically be the
idea that underlies the principles
Of the Peoples Party. We hold
that our financial policy and our
Industrial policy should be to
provide for and take care of our
own people, irrespective of what
may become of the world outside.
The trend of opinion in the old
parties is now to merge us in the
world at large.
Thus we look upon this Japan
csc appearance on the scene as
having very important bearing
on the shaping Of our economic
policies in the future.
AS Senator Stewart says. 1T
is the crack of doom to our man
ufacturers, . and they will likely
have to come down on their knees
to the farmers to save them from
utter destruction.
Looked at from this standpoint
the coming of the Japanese may
be Il means of compelling our
government to do tardy Justice
to the agricultural industry.
O.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1895-12-24

W. H. Harvey proposes to start
sort Of semi-political secret or
der called the Patriots of Amer
ica. We are sort of sorry to see
the able exponent Of bimetallism
take UP with such impractical
nonsense. He seems to think
that there are men enough in the
country to start this order
and manage it out of
pure patriotism and love for their
fellow mon. We doubt it. Har-
vey is an able theoretical reas
oner, but he doesn't Seem to un-
derstand the elements and mo-
tives that SWAPS the ordinary
mind of the masses. He is nc
politician. mo, if the reform
forces are to carry victory they
must get men to the front that
know how to take the unthinkino
masses us they are, and talk
sense into them in a language
they can understand. Organiza-
ton is necessary. but we arc
quite certain that Harvey's plan
is not practical at this stage of
the drama. G.. J.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1895-12-24

The most silly argument
against the free coinage of silver
is the one that we cannot do bus
mess with gold standard nations
if we adopt the bimetalIic stand
ard. Any 10-year-old schoolboy
knows, OF ought to know. that
that this nation does not buy one
dollar s worth of goods for our
money anywhere in foreign coun.
tries. Our exports exceed our
imports by hundreds of millions
of dollars every year, and must
continue to do so in any event.
Furthermore, if our stamped coin
leaves our country it is shipped
as bullion, and not as money. It
goes as q commodity. whether
coined or not. But as long as
our exports equal in value ou1
import no money OF money meta
is needed or ever used for foreign
trade. The exports of bullion
whether coined or rot, is simply
for speculative purposes in the
bullion market of the world, anC
irrespective of coinage laws. Il
we were importing goods in ex
cess of export of goods, there
might be some show of reason
for having a dollar that would cir
culate around the world for trade
purposes. But as we do not &c
this it is arrant folly to talk abou
coming money to suit other ma
tons. The only possible use W,
have for money, or object of coin
ing it. is for home use. But wha
is the use to talk about colors t,
those who were born blind?
c.. J.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1895-12-24
HON. w. j. BRYAN.

We had the pleasure to meet
Hon. W. J. Bryan, the noted free
silver advocate Of Nebraska, at
Minneapolis recently. Mr.. Bryan
has no horns, as the gold bug
papers seem to think, but on the
contrary has a very benign and
pleasing physioynomy. He is one
Of the foremost orators of the
day. and considered even by his
bitterest political enemies to be
Of superior mental ability, and a
true patriot. His; simple and in
Ostentatious manner evinces that
his sympathies are with the com
mon people. In fact. he is one
of them. In comparing the art
less and earnest honesty Of this
MANS countenance with the
hauteur and overbearjng swaggel
Of most of our goldbug, silk
stocking politicians. we felt we
discerned the real reason why
men in public life come to differ
SO widely on economical cues
tons. One is a cold, rigid bust
ness man; an aristocrat at heart
He sees nothing in the world but
arithmetic applied tomoney. The
other is a humanitarian, with {
heart that beats and Vibrates il
unison with the feelings, aspira
tons and suffering of humanity
in general. Money arithmetic is
secondary.
Each one Of these types of mel
gravitates to his sphere, to his
class, to the political parties thai
stand for his class, as sure as the
the needle to the pole,
Hon. W. J. Bryan is one of thu
ablest and truest American
statesmen today, and his day O:
distinction is coming, In u few
years the American people will
call for these men, that are break
ing the soil for a crop of good
honest and patriotic government
The wave Unpopular awakening
now passing over the land i!
something wonderful. The in
cessant'failure of our best bust
ness houses is heaving publ.
sentiment into pillows mountai,
high. The crew on board tn,
ship Of state are getting restless
and mutinous. The first thins
this nation will see will be tn
present old party regime, cap
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1895-12-24

a game on the Innocent public.
1t is all very we'll to fortify i'm.
portant seaports, and provide
some ship Of war. Of The latter
we have already many more than
we need.
But to go to work and saddle
unto. the taxpayers enormous
sums for war material. that
will in all probability never be
used, seems the acme of absurd
ity. But of course if that is what
the people Of this country want,
why we persume they ought to
have it. -
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1895-12-24

What the farmers need. and
what the Peoples party demands,
is better facilities for production
and distribution, so that
the producer may get more
and the consumer pay
less, by shutting the leaks,
cutting down the expenses. and
stopping the stealings in the
middle between the two/ where
at present all the profits are COB.
bled up, so that the producer gets
nothing and yet the consumer is
forced to pay double price,
Progressive Farmer. Raleigh.
n. G..
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1895-12-24
THE VENEZUELAN TROUBLE.

President Cleveland no doubt
deserved credit for his fearless
stand on the Venezuelan question
and the maintenance Of the Mon
roe doctrine. Everybody. ire
spective of party. stands ready
to back the president in all prop
er measures to assert the dignity
of the country. But the talk
about war with Great Britain is
all nonsense. England will grace
fully come down to reason as
quick as she sees that we are in
earnest. England in a war with
the United States would in all
probability lose Canada and pos
sibly Ireland, if not India in the
bargain. No, England never
goes to war with Uncle Sam.
There is not the slightest danger
of that. Everybody ought to
know that. Now read the follow
ing:
"WASHINGTON,' Dec. 1o.-Sen-
ator Chandler rep. n. H.) this
morning introduced a bill. re-
ferred to the committee on mill
tary affairs, which provides that
the president be and he is hereby
authorized and directed to
strengthen the military arma-
ment, by adding thereto, equipp-
ed for use, one million infantry
rifles, one thousand guns for Fl Id
artillery, and not exceeding 5000
heavy guns for4 Notifications, to
be procured by manufacture in
the arsenals, or by contract for
manufacture, or by direct pur-
chases in this country OF else
where. according to the discre-
ton of the president who shall
conform, when practicable with
out unwise delay, to the methods
prescribed for making contracts
and purchases by existing laws.
The sum one hundred million
dollars is appropriated to carry
into effect the provisions of this
act.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.-Mr.
Grout rep. VT offered in the
house a bill of the same purport
as Mr.. Chambers, 1t appropri-
ates $100,000,000 to be immedi-
ately available for the construc:
ton of Notifications and other
works of defense on the sea
coasts and along the Canadian
frontier, and for their armament
with heavy ordnance. In order
to raise the sum of money neces-
sary to carry out the provisions
of the act the secretary is author
lied to issue and sell bonds pay.
able at the pleasure Of the United
States within 80 years.
We thought that the cry was,
that the creditor of this country
was being ruined by bond issues.
And yet here is a proposition tc
issue a cool $780, 100000 for wal
material, for a war that is prac,
tically impossible, for a war that
cannot in the nature of things
occur. Is this to direct atten.
tion from 40 cent wheat, IL cent
oats, etc., or what? We have
some suspicion that this war talk
Iis simply hnother way Of playing
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1895-12-24

Gov. Matthews Of Indiana says in
>relatlon to a pardon issued by him
recently. Il would never pardon a
man who stole for himself, but when
it can be shown that a man through
misfortune is brought face to face with
want. and he steals in order that his
wife and children shall not go hung
ry, will pardon him every time. =
Shall the commandment be changed
to thou shall not steal except --'
etc. Litchtield Independent.
Well, that is good news. Let
everybody with a family in need
Of food and no work try to get to
hoosierdom. We say good for
Gov. Mathews. We wonder if
he is a populist? CO.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1895-12-24

Editor Stephens, of New
Paynesville, is getting IN d new
printing outfit to replace the one
destroyed by fac That fire was
a serious loss to him, and he is
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1895-12-24

tains, mates and all, thrown over
board and real captains Of States
craft like Bryan, Allen, Altgeld
etc: placed in command.
-, n r
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-11-30
Artist Browns Mishap.

Apropos of the babyhood of j. G.
Brown, the artist, one incident
should be recorded, because it left a
lasting result which, in some de-
gree, was an obstacle to the boys
success in the field of art 1t is need
less to declare that the obstacle has
been bravcly overcome.
He was just old enough to be able
to walk little. One morning he
was pattcring round in the kitchen
in all the glory of pair of new
shoes. New shoes are slippery, while
new walking legs are not absolutely
sure. On tho floor of the kitchen
was Il boiler, full of scalding hot
water, and with the cover off. Of
course the time when the new shoes
slipped and the baby legs gave way
was when the child was near this
caldron. Down he fell, his right
arm went into the scalding water,
and up went a prodigious howl of
pain from the poor scaldod baby. 1t
was q frightful burn, and the doc
tor did not know how to treat it
very well. My mother says l cried
from that burn for 10 months, Mr..
Brown says. That it was Il serious
one is evident from the fact that his
right hand has ever since been
crnmucd and shortened, so that he
can bend his fingers only very inn
perfectly. And that is tho hand he
has to use in painting. "In handling
my brush l have to uso it i'll one
way rather than another on account
of these contracted fingers" said
Mr.. Brown, land that counts lit
tic in tho technic of my brush
work "-"Tho Child Painter, j. e..
Brown by John j. a Beckett, in
st. Nicholas.
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Absentninded.

We remember tho stories of the
absentminded man who put his
umbrella to bed and stood behind
tho door all night, and of another
man who couldn't find his Pipe
when he had it between his teeth.
Here is still another story to add to
the list.
A prominent lumberman of east
ern Maine was hurrying in company
with friend to catch train, when
ho stopped suddenly and exclaimed:
"Thcrc! I've como away from the
hotel and left my watch under tho
pillow"
Lets go back and get it, - said
his friend.
Hold on" said the lumberman.
"Idon't believe we shall have time, s"
and he drew the lost watch from his
pocket, looked carefully at the face
of it, counted the minutes and add
ed, mo, we shan't have time. "
Then he pressed on toward the sta
ton, saying, "Oh, we'll, l guess l
can got along for one day without a
watch. Bangor Commercial.
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NOBLESSE OBllGE.

'Tis wisdom's law, the perfect code--
BY love inspired
OF him ON whom much Is bestowed
Is much required.
The tuneful throat is hid to sing,
The oak must reign the forests king;
The rushing stream the wheel must move,
The tempered steel its strength must prove,
IT'S given with the eagles eyes
To face the midday skies.
If am weak and you are strong,
Why, then-why then,
To You the Drawer deeds belong!
And so, again,
II you have gifts and have none,
If have shade, and you have sun,
IT'S yours with freer hand to give,
'Tis yours with truer grace 10 live,
Than /, who, GiftlesS, sunless, stand
With barren life and hand.
-Carlotta Perry in Boston Traveller.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-11-30
UnRal1ant.

a Russian paper institutes the fol-
lowing very ungallant comparison;
"Women in their childhood are like
water; from ~ to 10, like lemonade;
young ladies from Is to 20, like
champagne; women from rs to 40,
like liuuour; a woman from 40 to
SO resembles port wine; after their
fiftieth year they turn to vinegar. y
-Geillustreerd Stuiversblad
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-11-30
Eor over Hit0y ears.

Mas. WINSLOw'S SOOTHING SVkUP has been
used for over fifty years by millions of moth
ers for their children while teething. with
perfect success. II soothes the child. softens
the gums. allays all pain. cures wind collie.
and Is the best remedy for Diarrh9a. II " i'll
relieve the poor little sufferer immediately.
Sold by I'll druggists in every part of the
world. Twenty five cents n bottle. BIZ sure
and ask for Mrs. Winsow': Soothing sy.
run" and take no other kind.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-11-30

Bishop Doane's recent utterances
on the liquor question are attracting
wide attention, the principles ex-
pounded being somewhat novel and
coming from one occupying a high
position in the church. Bishop
Doane believes s'that we are abso-
lutely insecure SO long as the state
undertakes to exercise any special
control over the sale of liquor, other
than that which it exercises over the
sale of other things" He says that
no excise law can be framed that
will not either create a popular eN-
element by its alleged interference
with individual liberty, or be used as
Il means of extorting money by city
officials from violators of the law to
purchase immunity for their crime.
"Mcanwhile, if the state let the
whole matter alone and merely in
cluded in its criminal code certain
offences, drunkenness, selling liquor
to minors, violation of the Lords
day, and the selling of liquor IN the
immediate neighborhood of schools
and churches and polling places. |
believe the matter would regulate it.
self by the law of supply and de-
mand. There would be no more
liquor saloons than the thirst of the
neighborhood requires, and there
would be no temptation on the part
of politicians to support them as
places in which they could secure
influence, or to liquor dealers to es-
tablish them as centres of political
power.
sit stands to reason, it seems to
me, that beer and spirits and wine
are articles of commerce, i'll the same
way that bread and butter and beef
are; and that, while, on the one
hand the men who engage in this
most dangerous trade stultify them
selves in demanding privileges
which are neither asked bv, nor ac-
corded to, the people who sell safe
and valuable necessaries, on the
other hand, they might well be left
to be governed by the same law
which forbids the sale of ordinary
things on Sundays and Furnishes lille
gal sellers or sellers of adulterated or
unwholesome food.
Bishop Doanc is of course severe
" criticised for what to the mind of
the prohibitionist is a tlat-footed
declaration for free rum, but his
proposition is not so unreasonable
IN fact, it contains great deal of
common sense. The farcical opera
ton of the prohibitory law in certain
states, and especially in large towns.
makes almost any untricd plan for
the lessening of the liquor evil APP
pear feasible.
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ProctorSvIIlC.


II. J. Pollard is home from Rhode
Island.
Edison and Wallace Baldwin of
Watershed are up for visit.
Mrs. G. n. Grant closed sue
cesstul term of school Nov. Sth.
Number of pupils II. average at
tendance 9.
Luther Wakefield has purchased
10 acres of woodland of II. ]. Whit
ney.
S. L. Emery has been appointed
postmaster at this place. vice w. II.
Bowman, resi- gned.
6. II. Coffin of Baltimore is
spending few days at +. c. War
rcn's.
Luther Kinney has moved his
family to Mt. Holly and Edgar Mer.
L-ill again resumes charge of his
farm.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-11-30
Wonderful Production CT Pig Iron Il.

In its latest issue the Iron Age
states that the current production of
pig IRON in the United States lis at
the tremendous rate of II,.5o,ooo
tons per annum.
1t adds that preparations now
under way evil probably carry the
make up to s.o,oo tons per week, >
and that "ncarlv every furnace man
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-11-30

The Barre Enterprise calls on the
prohibitory party to prepare to meet
the high-license enemy in hand-to-
hand conflict next year, and is APP
parently much worked up over the
report that p. w. Clement of Rut-
land is to run for governor next year
as an independent candidate on a
high-license platform. The Enter
prise should read the Herald, which
has officially exploded the yarn.
This is rcgrettable, for with such Il
conspicuous feature the campaign of
90 would be something worth
watching, and long to be remem-
bcred.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-11-30

To live in tho presence of great
truths and eternal laws is to DO led
by permanent ideals-that is what
keeps Il man patient when tho world
ignores him and calm and unspoil-
cd when the world praises him.
BalZac.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-11-30
Bethel.

Bethel.
ID. l.. Parker and Robert Wilson,
students at the |. V. NJ, Burling-
ton, arc home for Thanksgiving.
The Misses Harry are at West
field for their holiday vacation.
Mrs. c. b. Weeks of st. Johns
bury is the guest of Mrs. "A. A.
Emery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. a. Davis spent
Thanksgiving at Chelsea with Mr..
Davis mother.
Postal clerk s. II. Mccullough
was at home two days this week.
Mrs. ]. B. Bradley of Ludlow was
in town a few days the first of the
week.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-11-30

Among the children OF many coun-
tries the idea is inculcatcd that toads
can spit poison. Several illusions
arc made in English literature to
the further notion that in tho head
of toads may be found an antidote
for the poison Of its spittle.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-11-30

Warner Miller told the Home
Market club of Boston that "what
the people of the country needed
was not the home market. which
was insufficient to consume the
American product, but the market
of the world"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-11-30
Threatened Revival OF Wool Duties.

But should the threat of the Ohio
shepherd and his coadjutors be real
lied in restoration of the high pro-
tcctive duties on wool, whence are
the American manufacturers to OBJ
tain their supplies; Senator Sher-
man asserts that free wool has re-
duced the number of sheep in Ohio
.'fully one-third. Judge Lawrence,
outdoing all other calamity howlers,
shrieks that Stree wool has wrought
destruction IN hocks never yet
equaled in this country by war. pes
thence or famine, Ivy blasting simeon
or whitening mildew, by drought,
sand storms, frost, billiards., coyotes,
dogs and wolves" His own figures
of arithmetic, which are more sober
than his figures of speech, show,
however. that the wool product of
the United Status has decreased only
from 34S. 53S.I3S pounds in 1893 to
2o4, 900 pounds in 1895. Yet
with this totally inadequate supply
of domestic wool. and with the finest
foreign fleeces shut out by prohibl-
tory duties, many American manu-
facturers. employing thousands of
busy workers, woul'l he obliged to
close their mills for want of mate
rails. Upon the showing of the
Protectionists themselves the imports
of wool constitute nearly 10 per
cent. of the entire supply.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-11-30

Major Josiah Grout now has three
weeks start in the race for the gov
crnorship. The various other cam
didates now in the background seem
to take no account of time.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-11-30

\. 6. BARLEY Of Magic. Pa.. writes: feel
it II duty Of mine To inform YOU and the pub
l.c thai he Niii'S Witch Hazel Snlvc cured
me OF very bad cu>- Of eczema. u also
cured my boy Of u running sore on his ir@.
A. b. Morgan. Wuol>tnck: Scott Think ham
Qucrhcc; l.. J. NJ. Marcy, TartSvir; agents.
The Ngc and World 81 Ok.
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Barnard.


A. c. Moore, who has been hav.
ing a bad time with rheumatism and
heart trouble, is out again.
The V. |. Dramatic Club played
to a fair house last Tuesday evening.
The performance will be repeated
Dec. 5.
Several flocks of wild geese rested
in the swamp and lake Monday and
Tuesday.
Capt. Michael Hoar and Lieut..
Stevens of the Boston fire depart.
mcnt are stopping few days at Ste
phen Hoar's.
G. Z. Wheelock came up to the
village one day this week.
The meat cart will run only once
Il week this winter.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-11-30

AS Nelson Rayturn of Chilicothe,
Ohio, was crossing the railroad track
near Kingston his horse was struck
by west-bound freight. The horse
was killed and part of the dashboard
torn away, but Rayburn. who was
sound asleep in his buggy, knew
nothing Of it until some time after.
The buggy was hurled twenty feet.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-11-30

The Republicans claimed even 4
greater victory IN the last election
than year earlier. hut no one ap-
pears to point out great Jump in
the business boom in consequence as
has been claimed for the earlier VIC
tory in explanation of the revival of
business under Democratic legisla.
ton and administration. -Manches-
ter Union.