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Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-10-14
Editor of the Kansas Commoner:

Gents, have been greatly interest
ed in, and much pleased withs the re-
cent discussion of the railroad ques-
ton in your columns by Messrs. Brown
and Ripley. have been interested be-
cause the question of our public high
ways is one of the most important sub
jects that can engage the attention of
the people. 1t is fact we'll attested
by all history, and by the ulti-
mate judgement of all thinking men,
that whoever holds and controls the
public highways of nation are mas
tiers of that nation. They dictate the
character of its legislation, mould its
institutions, control its finances, COM
merce and industries, collect and dis
burse its revenues, select its rulers and,
in every important particular, become
and remain the masters of the peoples
destiny, and, even of their liberties.
1t was the policy of ancient Rome
to build stone-paved roads into all the
provinces, that her legions might read
lily and swiftly march from the capital
city into all parts of the empire, on a
sudden call to repel invasion or to sup
press insurrection; and to maintain the
Roman supremacy. In that way only,
was it possible for the empire of the
Caesars to maintain its independence
and autonomy for thousand years, and
to earn for itself so proud name in
history.
Those magnificent highways, paved
with cut stone, belonged to the Roman
government. They were free Co all
the Roman people, and the title of
''Roman Citizen" was greater than that
of King. But when the legions were
beaten, and the public highways fell
into other hands, the empire crumbled
to pieces, and Rome lost her power,
For another thousand years the pub
lie highways of mediarnal Europe were
held by the great feudal barons who
built and maintained castles and for
tresses in the mountain passes and
other strategic points along the public
roads of travel and traffic, aud collect
ed toll from the travel and commerce
of the people, "all the traffic would
bear"
1t was in recognition of the general
fact here stated, that President Jeffer-
son purchased the Mississippi and adj
jscent territories. He recognized that
great river as public highway of par
amount value to us If held and con-
trolled by our people; and. on the 9TH
er hand, extremely dangerous to our
interests if held and controlled by u
foreign power
At a later date this great nation
poured out precious blood like water,
and, lavished untold treasures in order
TO hold and maintain undivided posses
sion of that great waterway and its
tributaries All because of its trans
cendant Importance to the interests
aud liberties of our people.
Now, beg to state that we have in
this country a system of public high
Ways many times more important than
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-10-14
Sheep-Receipts since Saturday. 5,717;
shipped 1000 The market was steady
Chicago Live stock

CHICAGO Oct IL. - Hogs - Market act
i've. J01Oc higher. Light $1,000; mixed,
Sa7O046j; heavy. g. s0J400: rough, IS. 80
0a 40
Cattle-Market was steady to strong
BeeYes. 1885 G5J0 cows and heifers, 81 s5
0A4O; Texas steers, q 20 $3.50; Westerns
Ss.OO043J stockers and feeders, t2s50
4.4O.
Sheep-=est ste ady; others lower; native
sheep l22O0AO0; Westerns. s275e9 s5i
lambs, e. 250340
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-10-14

81 am 10th to surrender my belief in
municipal control and accept the doc.
trines of municipal ownership; but
am FREQ to confess that am being
gradually being forced into the posi-
ton of an advocate Of public owner
ship. The methods Of franchise hold
ers compel it, as also the ignorance
and venalitY of many of the peoples
representatives. After some
seven years of struggle against extor-
tionate rates and the exploitation Of
watered stock, must confess that my
hold on the municipal control is fee
bic. The methods Of franchise holders
are forcing the expedient Of municipal
ownership, and yet they expend large
sums of money TO defend themselves
against the municipal ownership. y
Pingree
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-10-14

The people of Nashville are soon to
vote upon giving a man 100000 to
build rs miles of railroad into that
town. There is little doubt but that
the proposition will carry. This amount
of money will very nearly pay for
building the road. The only thing the
gentlemanly and accomplish ed capt.
tslist agrees to do is to keep the road
himself for not less than 20 years and
to haul coal mt a somewhat lower rate
than Nashville has yet been able to get
it. 1t seems to me that it would be
better if the city would put up the
small additional amount required and
build and own the road itself. 1t
would then know that the road would
be operated as an independent one and
it (the city, could get coal at less than
the capitalist will give it to it, because
he will have to make profit. The
road, if owned by the city, would do
away with taxes in Nashville and pro-
vide revenue besides. But no that
Init the way to do it Capital must
build the railroad, but the capital must
be furnished by the people. Nashville
will dona to this $500, 900, and in a year
or so, when the people ask for lower
rates, the railroad owner will refuse
on the ground that he must make a
profit on his investment of. the $500, 900
which was given him outright. Wise
Nashvillians! Smooth promoter. -
Coming Nation.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-10-14
Eggs nuttor, Poultry and pOtntoo.

Eggs butter, Poultry and POtstOSL
KANSAS CrTH NO. Oct IL. Eggs Fresh
candled Kansas and Missouri stock, 11he
dozen
Butter-Extra fancy separator. 22c; flrstS,
zoe; sec ondS loo; dairy fancy tic; choice,
14c; store packed, 12914c; fresh packing
stock 709c,
Poultry-Hens, bhc; brollers TIC; large,
springs &c; ROSTERS. 1916 each; ducks,
b06c; old geese, &c; springs 6hc; turkeys
Dc. Pigeons 60c per doL
Potatoes-Home grown COO per Blu In a
small way; 47h050c per Blu In bulk car lots
Northern stock, 6507Oc per blu In jobblng
way, 55G5sc, sacked in car lots Colorado,
CSC per bu Sweet potatoes, 100000 per bu.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-10-14

ChIoago Board of Trado.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-10-14

NEW YORK Oct l1.-Sugar-Raw nrmi
fair reclining. SIC; centrifugal SO test
e15-16c: refined, arm; crushed 5kei pow
dered. 5Nc; granulated SIG
cofiee-Qulet; No 7, 7he
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-10-14
RAILROAD QUESTION,
AN ABLE DISCUSSION OF THE
SUBJECT BY JOHN DAVIS.

president Ripley Of the Santa Fe System
IL answered by a man who has made a
study of the transp OrtatiOn problem
in all Its phases.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-10-14
TO BE CONTINUED.

The silver question is not one merely
for to-day, tomorrow or for this year,
but it concerns our people for all time.
If it be true, as tho goldites so loudly
claim, that we now have prosperity"
then the people are certainly in posi-
ton to study the condition which sur
round them. Now is the time of all
others. If any student of the subject
has yet found a single valid argument
in favor of the gold standard, we have
never seen or heard it The gold men
tald sneeringly about 16 to 1, but they
fail to tell us how the gold standard
has benefited the country or how it
possibly conditional Bemetallist.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-10-14

KANSAS CITY. Mo. Oct IL Cattle-Re-
ceipts, since Saturday, 9,415; calves 1,Os5;
shipped. 1926 cattle. 12J calves The mar
ket was steady on best natives and weak to
a shade lower on Westerns.
Following are representative sales:
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-10-14
MARKET QUOTATIONS..

NEW YoRK, oct IL Money on call nom
inally 2h@3 per cent Prime mercantile
paper 4h05 per cent
Sterling exchange was weak, with actual
business in bankers bills at SA94H
for demand, and at s4.s2h for sixty
days; posted rates, S4s394 s5x; CONNER
cial bills, gA9I
Government bonds, ARM new IS regist-
cred, 1861; new As coupons 126X; old A.
registered, 112N: old As coupons, 113K;
5s, registered, l15k; 5s coupons 115X;
Is registered, 9Sh; Pacific IS of 80, 1924
Bar silver. SIC; certificates for 5000 Oh
sold at SIC. Mexican dollars 43hc. Bar
silver In London. 26hd per ounce.
The following are the closing prices Of the
The Holly chieftain., 1897-06-18
Friendly Dlrd. and Insects.

Through ignorance or blindness the
nice balance which nature has provided
has been destroyed and great waves of
insect pests sweep over the country,
eating everything green in their path.
The destruction Of birds has interfered
with'the delicate operations of the laws
Of nature. Audubon states that wood
cock will eat its own weight of insects
in day, and many other birds are
equally ravenous in their appetite. AL
though the English sparrows, because
of their quarrelsome habits. have
aroused SO much dislike, they were in
troduced at time when other birds
were rapidly decreasing in number.
Their wonderful multiplication in the
past 20 years has probably been the
means Of saving millions of dollars
worth Of crops. II is unwjse policy to
kill toads. lizards and friendly insects.
II is considered that the latter destroy
many more noxious insects even than
the birds.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-06-18
80 80
MOVABLE BERRY sHANTY.
-~~asHRl27E

the holes for the stakes (using the same
auger). putting one on side, feet
high on one side and feet on the
other, in order to give it sufficient
pitch. For stays to nail around the top
of the stakes used 1x4 pine,
which procured by ripping an old
board fence in two, putting sufficient
number on top to support the canvas,
For $3.50 l bought enough old sail
cloth to cover the entire shanty The
bottom of the sills on each end should
be beveled, 70 as to prevent dirt from
ciogging in front while it is being
drawn. If properly made the entire
weight should not exceed $50 pounds
One horse easily draws mine back and
forth through my patch. hitch to-
either end, using log chain attached
to the corners. If the cheap canvas is
not easily procurable, half-inch siding
could be used for the roof and old
blankets for sides. The entire cost is
small, and it is much more convenient.
than one made Of old boards and sta
tionary. Much time is saved in carry
ing berries. / often move mine twice
day, keeping it directly opposite the
psckers.-Rural New Yorker. 4
The Holly chieftain., 1897-06-18
Poi.onou. 1n.ectic,ae..

Not only hundreds, but thousands of
tons OF mineral poisons have been em-
pIoyed during the past decade by farm
crs throughout the country. whether to
protect the potato crop. or cotton crop,
or other products Of the soil, from the
ruinous attacks of insects. The gen
eral experience during this long pc
riod, and over the whole country, is SO
cmphatically in favor of their use and
their perfect safety and harmlessness.
with ordinary precautions, as to render
almost lnughable the objections of the
few persons who object to them. No
advancement, no improvement, no gen.
eral benefit to the human race, is ever
accomplished without some attendant
danger. and those who inveigh against
such improvement as increasing the
risks Of life stand on the same foot
ing as the opponents to nrsenicar poi
sons and insectic:des.-Western Plow.
man.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-06-18
TAe Dairy Farm r..tur-.

The pastuse is the sheet anchor on
the dairy farm. Too much care cannot
lie given it. No satisfactory substitute
has been discovered. nor is 1t In the least
degree probable that any win be. Stall
feeding Is very well for beef cattle to
be butchered, but is slow death to the
breeding COW. soiling is an Invaluable
ully to the pasture. but soiling can net er
be made a. satisfactory substitute. A
given number Of acres divided into two
or more pastures will give better re-
sulta than ~ tlsft In one inclosure. The
grass will bs more evenly cropped.
therefore more uniform in quaint tity and
quality, and fewer weeds will grow.
BY changing the COWS rsgplsrly from
pasture 70 pasture, ! constant supply
of fresh grass inny b secured through
Eoet ~ whpss Deeson RxtS1 g6e36 sss' Y
The Holly chieftain., 1897-06-18
NUIJslBER' 10. !!
GOOD ,lNsgcT1clpE.
G.ssIi.s. IL Il Ci.insA. VIM Aeeosl
,pllnh Wonaar1.

HAAo4 ~ ~ N8AWs
A most excellent insectitide Is gaso-
line. The housewife can easily rid hsf
carpets of moths and feas by its use.
For such purpose take q acommonwater-
ing pot with fine rose, and having
raised the windows and opened the
doors of the room 80 the fumes may
readily pass out, for they nre explosive,
sprinkle copiously around the margin
Of the carpets and then more lightly
over the whole. Every insect and every
egg of un insect that is touched will
be destroyed - If by hre.
In the garden 1t is no less useful
Perhaps the best way to apply to plaslts.
standing in tho ground Is with = brush.
an. old pe3nA ~ tlsals aaswSrs NJ 6rarPsss..
well, Take any convenient dish or pot.
and I'LL two-thirds With whtsr and tho,
balance with gasoline. Thew&ter will.
retard evaporation and assist in spread
ing the gasoline to every infected por-
ton when the brush is applied. Most
kinds of scale are killed effectually with
cne application.
For ridding plants in pots of insects,
fill a tub or other deep vessel nearly,
AuiA VI "uscE aAu kSOuA y AttiS SuSoAAIO'
on surface, then dip the plant top down
wards. and at once withdraw. Every
portion will be touched with the gaso-
line, and it will do its perfect work. I
have not tried it on tender plants, and
should hesitate to do SO till trial
should be first made on leaf or two.
as a test. Sd
1 save my seed peas from the weevil
by first letting them get dry, when
they are put into a convenient dish, COW
cred with water into which has been
poured a little gasoline, say cupful to
halfapeck. Thepeasare then thorough
ly stirred for some minutes, when they
are drained off and put away. A sec
ond application is rarely necessary. In
this cnse. the gasoline has to penetrate
the peas and kill the eggs of the wecvily
and it does 1t most effectually.-AmeriJ
can Gardening.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-06-18
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
sleaned BY Telegraph and Mail
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL

LARz ANDERSON, son of a well-known
Washington family on the 10th married
Miss Isabelle Perkins, of Boston. The
bride will have $50, 900, 900 in five years.
AT the session of the national credit
men at Kansas City, Mo-. on the 10th
James G. Cannon, of New York, was
elected president and H. F. Chilean, of
New Orleans, vice president. Rcsolu-
lions were adopted urging congress to
pass law empowering the president
10 appoint a monetary commission.
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY and party were
given hearty welcome at Nashville,
Tenn, on the 1lth. In the afternoon
Mr.. and Mrs. Mckinley gave a recep-
ton to women in the women's building
at the exposition and in the evening
saw grand display of fireworks.
ARCHBISHOP FRANCIS JASssESs, of
New Orleans, died on the steamer
Creole, while on lis way to Europe for
his health. The body was transferred
at sea to the steamer Hudson and taken
back to his home.
An attempt was made to assassinate
Felix Faure, president of the French
republic, while he was on his way to
see the races on the 18th. A man in
the crowd threw bomb and it ex-
ploded. No one was injured.
A RECENT telegram from Washing
ton stated that the president will have
to ask congress for more than 5000, 900
to cover pension allowances made since
March 4 over and above the sum Of
s141.sss, 900 appropriated for the cur
-ent fiscal year.
BARNEY BARNATo, the South African
diamond king committed suicide by
leaping overheard from the steamship
Scot, off the west coast of Morocco,
Africa.
THE final ratification of the boundary
treaty between Great Britain and Ven
.zuela was exchanged at the state de-
oartment on the 18th.
A TREATY for the annexation OF
Hawaii to the United States will be
sent to the senate soon. All the de-
tails have been fully agreed upon.
SECRETARY GAGE has determined to
put into effect the Tarsney act of 1898,
authorizing the secretary of the treas
ury to obtain plans and specifications
for public buildings by general compe.
tition among architects.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-06-18
D,.rracef.l Country n.o.a..

While the entire state is taking .
grent deal of interest In good roads,
the immediate vicinity Of Oil City can
furnish some examples of bad ro,lds
that ore fearful to contemplate. :.
Good roads can be constructed II the
proper materials are used and proper ~
tention paid to the grading and dru;n-
age. The people are paying for this
sort Of Improvement md should inais4
on getting their moneys worth. II
il easy enough to make roed that y
good In summer, but what Il demsndsd
Il something that can b relied 1pcn ~
all seasons cf ths year on CITY fRu,y
Derrick. q I X '''
The Holly chieftain., 1897-06-18
TUESDAYS SENATE.
Tho LIndsay Amendment Defeated-Al
Head Tar ON Immigrants.

Tho Lindsay Amendment Defeated-A
Head Tar ON Immigrants
WASHINGTON, June 16.-The consider
alton of the sugar schedule of the tariff
bill was resumed in the senate to-day,
the pending question being on Mr..
Lindsay's amendment to strike out /. .95
cents and to substitute 1.s cents per
pound on sugar above number 10
Dutch standard. The amendment was
defeated after considerable discussion.
Senator Tillman gave notice of an
amendment he will offer to the tariff
bill providing for head tax of $500
on all immigrants to the United States.
The .amendment also makes it misde-
meanor, punishable by fine and i'm
prisonment, for any person to enter
the United States for the purpose of
engaging in trade or manual labor
without intending to become citizen.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-06-18
A Preacher Capture. q Thlef.

FORT ScOTr, Kan, June 16.-Ben
Jones. Nevada (Mo.) negro, was
chased 30 miles to this city yesterday
by Rev. John Ward, Baptist evangel-
ist Of Nevada, whom he had robbed.
The preacher caught him just as he
was afighting from q. train. Rev.
Ward arrested him and conducted him
to Jail without assistance, despite his
resistance. Ward rendered Jones lodg-
ing at his home in Nevada last night,
and Jones disappeared in the night
with the preachers gold watch, spec
tacles, money and other valuables.
The stolen property was found on him.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-06-18

THE discussion, which has followed
The veto message of Gov. Black, of New
York, upon the graduated inheritance
tax bill reveals the fact that no less
than 10 states of the union have adopt
ed such tax in some form. The courts
of the different states have not agreed
upon the constitutionality of the meas
ure, and the principle will probably
not be definitely settled until case is
made for the supreme court of the
United States.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-06-18

THE British house of commons is
making searching inquiry into the
alleged abuses Of the money lending
system. One person who had borrowed
$500 had repaid $3.50 and still owed
s., 445. A clerk with u snlary of $1,000
a year was in the hands of "a money
lenders, having had to borrow from
one to pay of the other. The amount
of salary this man retained was now
Sl75 q year, and the time was coming
when he would not be able to pay the
interest on the accumulated debt Of
s5,645, and would assuredly be dis.
missed from his situation.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-06-18
wERx PAY ROLLS PADDED,
An Investigation Begun ON the SANTA re
Find Ont

An AuveStiBnbAon B0Gun ON Hoo bontD re 70
Find Out.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, juno 10. : A SEN
sation Is promised in connection with
the pay rolls of the Santa Fe railway
system. Officials of the company have
suspected for some time that fcti-
tious names and the names of dead
men have been carried on the pay
rolls. They recently began an investi-
cation Of the time books on the entire
system The investigation is now in
progress in the general offices Of the
company at Topeka and will not be
finished for several weeks 1t is ru-
mored that the company has been
robbed Of thousands Of dollars through
padded pay rolls, and when the in
vestigation is ended the discharge and
possibly the criminal prosecution of
several minor officials is expected to
follow.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-06-18

TEE genius Of invention has come to
the assistance of the hired man who
Itales care of bicycles at places patron
ned by people who ride wheels. A
ad-house near Chicago is provided
nth mechanical Improvement in
locks for wheel racks. To open the
lock one must drop nickel in . slot.
That releases a key which the wheel.
|msn- takes out and leaves his wheel se-
cure When the lock Is unfastened Z
clasp falls over the key. the wheel u
released and the nickel rolls ont In the
hands Of the whcclmau. The hired
nan Il always standing by and seldom
fails to get the nickel
The Holly chieftain., 1897-06-18

ELI A. GAGE. manager of the North
American Transportation & Trading
Co., said to a press correspondent at
Seattle, WASH, recently that a char
tered British company was preparing
to operate on the Yukon on the same
plan and scale as that of the famous
chartered South Africa ca Itwas pro-
posed to build and govern towns and
cities, maintain force of soldiers. OPP
crate mines, build steamships, etc.
The company was admitted to have
millions of money back of it.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-06-18
MOVABLE BERRY sHANTx.
1t Saves Lots of Time and Labor and
Is Easily Made.

I send you sketch of my movable
berry shanty, which is much liked by,
those who have seen it. My berry patch
is so rods long and 40 rods wide, with
road running lengthwise through the
center feet wide, hence my OBJ.
ject in making movable shanty. My
first step was to go in the woods and
cut two straight poles 12 feet long.
and inches through, and o num-
Der Of small poles 9 inches in diameter.
Then went at it as though was about
to make large wood rack. using q
Alnch auger. first bored tho hUfes
for the cross pieces and fitted them In.
using the Pinch poles. I then bored
The Holly chieftain., 1897-06-18
rAMMANY FOR PEACE.
Gold Democratic Leaders Invited to spe.b
the Fourth Of July.

EOIu Uem0CfHttc LebueFs Invitru % 5poSb
the Fourth Of July.
NEW York, June 18.-The invitations
to speak for the Fourth of July celebra
tion OF the Tammany society include
Gen. John NJ. Palmer. Gen. Simon b.
Buckner. William ID. Bynum, William
C. Whitney and other leaders of the
bolt against the Chicago platform.
William J. Bryan is also invited. 1t is
said that Grover Cleveland and ex-Gov.
Flower were put on the list ut the last
moment, bnt this statement lacks con.
frmation. Ultra,silver men are not
well pleased with Tammany's action
In extending the olive branch to thu
GOLD democrats.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-06-18

WHEN the idea OF Richard Dix, of
London. Eng. is carried out, people
will be able to travel through the at
mosphere in cars high above the earth,
impelled by compressed air. 1t will
be railway without engines, without
cables, without electricity. The pas
senger coaches are to be pendent from
tube overhead. Compressed air is to
be forced through this tube from the
central power station and thus the car
will be propelled.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-06-18
FIRE AT ELLIS ISLAND.
All of the Government Records and the
Baggage OF Immigrants Burned.

All of the Government Records and the
Baggage OF Immigrants Burned.
NEW YoRK, June l6.-Fire early this
morning destroyed the immigrant
landing station that covered almost all
Of Ellis island, causing loss Of about
$3.50, 900 to the United States govern
ment. All of the government records
and the baggage Of the immigrants
were burned. Two hundred and fifty
immigrants were rescued from the
burning structures and brought sa fely
to this city. Forty patients in the
wooden hospital building in the rear
of the main structure were carried out
in cots just before the hospital took
fire. The cause of the fire is as yet 0
mystery.