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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-30
Beveled Edges Reign.

Very recently a most charming frock
for a midsummer bride was made of ivory
taffeta decorated with small hounces to
the knees, in a fun ruff over the shoulders
and over the sleeves and every founce
was raveled out on its edge for half an
inch. The consequence was a costume
unique IN that il bore no lace about it,
and that in its fringy Wilderness it sug-
geSted some lovely deep sea flower rather
than a creation of a human artist This
rarely pretty toilet was relieved on the
left shoulder by the usual velvet bow
Indeed, what evening dress is now with
out its big looped and wired contrivance
of tinted bias velvet az some point on the
If you win closely observe the fashionable
women after o'clock p. m. you will not
fail to remark that all, or nearly an. her
dinner and dancing dresses are in one
color The modistes do not now mix their
tints for gaslight, and a study in blue. or
red without the jar or contrast of another
tone, is considered tho acme Of good taste.
The exception to this rule is the bow
on blurred blue dress, il is a bow Of tiir-
quoise OF powder or periwinkle blue vel
vet; # il is a pale green gown, but on a
please The black lace dress is usually
accompanied by a seranium end knot ana
a white lace OF silk frock by strong
verbeua pink, or clear pollen yellow Vel
vet wheel, tied sometimes with an inside
mist of chiffon of the same tint.
Mary Dean
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-30

blue is rapidly superceding the pastel
blues that came into large notice during
the spring, and the last development in
the silk dress is its many small flowers
edged with fringe made of its own ravel-
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-12-07

railways, or the railways will control
and run the government"
In referring to the matter Mr.. Lock-
wood stated that he was going to fight
the thing out and see what rights a
witness had before this commission,
do you call this a partisan
commission" said he. "Why, it's
nothing more than a shield for the
trusts, and 1t has shown It In this
case. Senator Hanna has promised
that the Republican party would see to
the trusts II that party wins In Ohio,
Here is one instance Of caring for the
combinations
Chairman Philips Of the industrial
commission ruled on each occasion
that my testimony should remain as
1t stood and be printed. And then
what? Well, you see what my testl-
mony looks like after the censors have
gotten through with It.
II am going to New York, and | will
see whether I can get my testimony
printed when | return. will first de-
mand 1t gracefully but II am not rec
ognlzed there will be more campaign
material In what | will say then than
there was In my testimony"
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-12-07

lie Is free man II he has the means
Of livelihood, and Is assured In their
possession; II he Ia independent Of
others, But II he Is dependent upon
some other man for the means Of earn
Ing q livelihood he Is not free. Free
dom, In fact, which in It's highest effect
Is self-sacriACe, and OF tho skies, ID
chained to the earth in the question OF
necessity, as certainly rs the soul Is
chained to tho earth in body. II Is
only occasionally a political affair,
civic affair; II Is constantly social
affair, pecunlary affair, an economical
affair. II is true that in tyranny the
richest are not free, but in a democracy
not only Is no man free, without the
means Of livelihood, but the richer man
Is always freer than the poorer man,
as he Is in every state.
The man who Is In danger Of waat,
or even In dread Of want Is not free
man, and the country which does not
guard him against this danger and this
dread, or does not assure him tho
means Of livelihood, is not a free coun-
try, though It may be the freest OF all
the free countries. In other words,
liberty and poverty are incompatible,
We used fondly to figure the Ameri-
can who earned his bread In the sweat
Of his brow, and voted with his party,
as sovereign, and we invited him to
regard himself in that light. Really,
however, without the means of livell-
hood In his own hands, but in the
hands of another, he is scarcely the
regal shape we figured him. The work.
ingman out Of job can have little Joy
out of his vote, and II he Is very poor,
II he is not making both ends meet,
he cannot will goods to others, the
sovereign act Of the freeman because
he has none to WILL 1t is true that he
may rebel, that he may renounce his
employment when he has one and does
not think himself justly paid, but with
out the means Of livelihood he has
no choice except to seek some other
employment, and this choice is scarcely
freedom.-Wm. d. Howells,
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-12-07
Two Grent Mon.

The Jewish Messenger tells a story
characteristic Of two of the great men
for whom Germany has lately been
called upon to mourn. DR.. Martin Ed
ward Won Slmson, who died on May 2,
in Berlin, in his eighty-nlnth year, was,
like Disraell, baptized in his childhood,
but he accounted himself true son Of
Abraham, and the antl-Semitic press in
Germany could not conceal its chagrln
at the honors paid to an Israelite who
was called the grandfather of the Ger
man nation. President of the first Ger
man parliament, the national assem-
bly, Of 1S4S, he was called to preside
over the Reichstag Of imperial Ger
many, and his life was tlttingly round
cd out by long presidency Of the high
court Of justice Of the German empire.
An encounter between DR.. Slmson and
Bismarck illustrates the Israelites
pride of race, as well as Bismarck's
naughty disdaln. 1t was In 1850, when
DR.. Simson was president Of the En-
furt parliament Bismarck had been
carrying on loud conversation with a
secretary Of the Erfurt parliament,
when DR.. Slmson, as president, called
them both to order. Thereupon Bis
marck haughtily explained that he and
his colleague, being men of old nobil-
ity, knew how to conduct themselves
withcyt being told. "What?" answer
ed DR.. simson, with the dignity that
characterized him. 40 you say that
to me, a descendant in the direct line
from the high priest Aaron?" Where
upon, so 1t is reported, Bismarck
bowed and replied: Pardon me, Mr..
Speaker, but had never looked upon
the matter from that point Of view"
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-12-07
The Dead May Not RulO tho Living


Every age and generation must be
as free to act for itself in all cases as
the ages and generations which pre-
coded 1t. The vanity and presumption
OF governing beyond the grave Is the
most ridiculous and insolent Of all tyr
annies. Man has no property in man;
neither has any generation a property
In the generations which are to follow
Every generation Is and must be
competent to all the purposes which
Its occasion requires, It Is the living
and not the dead that are to be ac-
commodated. When man ceases to
be, his power and his wants cease with
him; and having no longer any par
tlclpation In the concerns OF this
world he has no longer any authority
In directing who shall be its govern
ors, or how Its government shall be
organized or how administered. Those
who have quilted the world and those
who are not yet arrived In 1t are as
remote from each other as the utmost
stretch Of mortal imagination can
conceive. What possible obligation
can then exist between them? What
rule or principle can be laid down that
two nonentlties, the one out of exist
ence and the other not in, and who
can never meet in this world, that the
one should control the other to the
end of time?--Thomas Paine.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-12-07

When G. A. r. post at Wichita
Kissed Jerry Simpson for protesting
against polluting the flag Ia the Phil
lippines, 1t Kissed itself iato con-
tempt.-Chicag Public,
Simpson himself says that the hood
lums who created the disturbance
numbered only five to eight. But the
dispatches, Of course, magnifed the
hoodlums into the entire Kansas G.
A. R.--San Francisco Star
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-12-07
CHARGES CONSPIRACY
AGAINST MEMBERS OF THE
INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION.
NJ. L. Lockwood, President of tho ANTI
Trust League, Says Ills Testimony
Attacking Combines Was ExpurgAtOd
by Members OF the Commission.

Hon, NJ, L. Lockwood, a wealthy oil
producer of Zelienople, Pa, and presl-
dent of the American Antitrust
league, Is preparing a statement charg-
Ing several members Of the industrial
commission with conspiracy and at
tempt to lnterdlct and disguise his
sworn testimony delivered before that
body during the inquiry into the meth
DDS employed by the Standard Oil
trust, Mr.. Lockwood claims that upon
three different occasions he was sum-
moned to appear before the commission
while in executive session, and
upon each occasion was threat
ened and pleaded with to with
draw certain portions or all Of his
testimony. He further states that
while the testimony was in type and
awaiting publication with other reports
of the proceedings Of the commission
he was called before an executive ses-
sion Of that body and again an attempt
was made to induce him to allow the
matter to be changed. AS he refused
to do anything of the kind, he states
that his testimony was carefully edited
and eXpurgated by members of the
commission, without his knowledge
and while other reports have been pub
llshed, he claims that his matter has
been withheld for several months, and
1t Is his belief that 1t Is the intention
OF members Of the commission to keep
1t from the public until after the fall
campaign is closed.
The statement, Mr. Lockwood says,
will be presented to the president and
an investigation demanded. The testi-
mony Of Mr.. Lockwood against the
Standard Oil company created some
thing Of sensation at the time, and
the evidence was widely quoted, but
has never appeared among the pub
lished proceedings Of the commission
Mr.. Lockwood has obtained q proof
sheet Of the testimony as 1t was given
to the printers, after being edited, he
says, without his knowledge, and as 1t
may appear in the proceedings Of the
commission. The proof sheet has been
compared with the stenographic re-
port and with the original, and the re-
suit will be offered as evidence, A
comparison shows that nearly all Of
the damaging statements in his testi-
mony have been either cut out or
toned down, and this, Mr.. Lockwood
claims, was done by several members
OF the Industrial commission.
The testimony anent the Matthews
case has been cut out entirely. In many
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-12-07
OUR FLAG.
Some Awkward Questions for tho
PEeaidsnt

Our nag uoeA not mean ono tnlnB In
the Philippines and another thing in
the United states.-From the Ocean
Grove speech of President Mckinley.
Our flag In the United States means
government Of the people, by the peo-
pie, for the people" Does II mean this
In tho PhillppinesY
Az home our flag means government
with the consent OF the governed" Are
we asking the consent OF tho Filipinos
to Establish a government for them.
as tho president puts III
At homo our flag means mo taxa
tlon without representation, Mr.. Nc
Klnley proposes to tax the Flllplnos
Does he mean to give them represents
tlon In our congress2
At home our flag means the suprem-
acy OF the civil over the military power
VIII II signify any such thing In the
Philippines for years to come, even
after the inhabitants have been subJu-
gated,-New York World,
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-12-07


What Is the remedy? The control
Of the public highways is the most i'm
portant duty Of the government. Mr.,
Chairman, give me the control of the
highway over which the products OF
your labor must 60 to market and let
me fix the charges, and can make you
my slave.
Take the railways, the highways Of
the people, away from these corpora
tions, make them public property, let
the government own and run them,
make them what they should be, pub
lie highways for the people, over which
every man can go to market just as
cheap as any other man. Do this, and
these great trust monopolles that now
Cypress us, will lose their power for
evil, as they meet the honest competi-
ton which will arise from every hand,
Make these highways highways indeed,
declare to every man that no Standard
Oil company, that no sugar trust, no
meat combine, no coal combine, shall
have any advantage that is not open
to the poorest man In the land. Re-
establish the equality Of our people
over the highways Of the republic.
When you have done this the people
will do the rest.
with absolute equality over the
railways of the country so that every
butcher could ship car Of cattle just
as cheap as the Big Four beef COM
bine, the Big Four beef combine could
not hold a monopoly Of the meat busl-
ness of America for twenty-four hours.
Today, under government manage
ment, the letter Of an oil producer,
miner, or butcher goes to Its destina-
ton with the same speed, at the same
cost, and with the same precision as
the letter Of an Armour or Rookie
Teller. Send their oil, their coal, their
meat to market upon these same terms
OF equality, and these great trust COM
binations will soon be getting rid of
their $25,00O-a-year lawyers and their
$25,OOo-a-year managers, upon the
proposition that their business will not
stand such hlgh-prlced men.
1T is because these eleven billions Of
railway capital, together with all of
the men which 1t controls, are in poll
tics clear up to their armplts, and 1t is
because this capital and these men are
in politics for corrupt and selfish pur-
poses, irrespective of the public well
fare. 1t Is because these eleven bill
lions Of capital, together with all Of
the capital Of the trust, are corrupt
ing our public affairs and debauching
our public men, that constitutes the
important reason why these railways
must be taken away from these corpo-
rations. The record Of the last twenty
five years has demonstrated that the
government must own and control the
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-12-07
There are little industrial communI

There are little industrial communi-
ties in small Massachusetts, towns that
are practically without any work to
do as a result of the policy of the
trusts in closing down the smaller or
the less pretentious mills. The public
mas heard but little Of these cases, as
generally the mills are not large
enough to secure much notice In any
single case. Boston Advertiser.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-12-07

"Our country, right or wrong" the
jingos shrek,
The phrase seems strong to those
whose brains are weak.
The same thought put in other wordN
sounds odd,
When Gods against us, why, then,
down with God.
james J. Dooling, in Rhymes With
out Treason"
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-12-07

places all reference to the Standard Oil
company has been taken out and other
words substituted Figures and dates
have been changed or eliminated, and
the censored testimony Is a weak affair,
according to the witness. Some OF the
eXpurgated paragraphs follow;
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-12-07

The more bitter medicine tastes the
greater benefit we think we derive
from 1t.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-12-07

The testimony anent the Matthews
casa has been cut out entirely. In many
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-10-04

WHIrEsTOWN.

ONTARIO. Sept 30-onie Smith returned
ITO u Illinois after an al 3ence of five years.
We understand she comes 20 stay. Clerk
of Court G. F. Lille and family. of Sparta,
are visiting relatives In our town -. State ".
5. Revels IN divers court, Whitestown. was
adjourned for a week. District Attorney
Bennett and p. j. Sullivan are the attorneys
u. OConnell. our Plano agent, was In
Richland Center last week selling machinery
70 the farmers. Our kid ball club crossed
bats with our old team, last Saturday. The
old lads got WI itewashed a time or two and
lost the game by a few tallies 4. The excur-
sion to Madison by the Elgin Co. created no
small STIR in our town. M and Mrs. ELL
Sanders, OF Cranberry Center, are visiting
relatives here -. Village board condemned
eur covered bridge for the use Of steam en-
zines and now they go some other way.
The farmers near Oden, in whitestown. or
gained and will not thresl their small grain
until next year Nv. r. Parish, of Forest.
mas o small patch of Canada thistles In his
field. He fenced 1t for a hog-pen and the
nogs keep IL rooted up and keep the thistles
from spreading. !. Milton Stokes, of Viroaua,
Is moving his family to Clinton, on a farm he
visiting her father. j. b. Paine. in our village
Mr.. Luce, of Cashton. gave our town a
brief call yesterday. BE Intends to attend
the reunion here next week :. VIM. Wallace
and Harry Rittenhouse each took a load of
household goods to Elroy for Bert Holmes,
our former creamery nan Many of our
They report wages high and work hard in
proportion. -. Lucy Walker went for exam
%ination to DR., Miller. of Norwalk. He will be
laid up 2 weeks yet with his crippled leg.
The infant twin girl of Henry Gschwender
died last Wednesday of cholera .infantum.
Funeral took place. Thursday, at 81. II Sted-
mans, Rev. Best of Norwalk. officiating.
This is three deaths in the one family in 5
months, the mother and her twins. All speak
words OF sympathy for the husband and IA
ther and other relatives In thei~ great sor-
row.. This was a cfacker3ack of cold NOR
ning-l2 degrees above zero will 90 for Sep
TENDER. ONTAR LAD.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-10-04
The Coon Anniversary Celebration.

The people of Coon Valley are making
preparations for a big celebration on
Sunday next, t. commemorate the fifth
eth anniversary of the settlement of that
,alley. A good program has been ar
ranged. Exercises will be held near
the church one mile east of the upper
Coon valley post Office. The principal
speakers will be Prof. r. B. Anderson
OF Madison, Judge d. o. Mahoney and
C. ]. Smith, of Viroqua- Col. c. M.
Butt, of Viroqua, will speak to the old
soldiers. Music by the Viroqua brass
band. Nomanna singing society of La
Crosse, and lower Coon Valley singing
choir, will entertain the people. Re-
freshments will be served on the grounds.
The committee and people extend a
hearty welcome to everybody.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-10-04
The finest line of ladies' corssts to

Inc HneSb line OF laQleS cOrSStS 70
be had at the Big Store.
The season for winter repairs is at
hand. Buy your putty and glass at
Johnson's drug store. A full line of
paints. also.
Don't be led astray and led to be-
lieve that there's something Just as good
as Rocky Mountain Tea. There's moth
ing half as good. A. j. johnson 81 Co,
druggists.
We have over 600 ladie misses and
children's winter jackets and capes from
which you can select. We buy direct
from manufacturers and can save you
money. THE BIG STORE
An exceptionally strong and meri-
torious company is the Hartigan combi-
nation, which appeared at opera house
Monday evening. Mr.. Hartigan in the
dual role of DR.. Jekyll aud Mr.. Hyde,
has had no superiors on a Viroqua stage.
His support was excellent
New fall and winter goods, bought
in the leading market OF the United
States-New York city. We buy di-
rect from the manufacturers and import
ers and are in position TO give you good
merchandise at lower prices than can be
found elsewhere. THE Big STORE.
Rev. John Treseder, new pastor of
the Methodist church, will arrive in sea-
son to preach his first sermon Sunday
morning. Mr.. Treseder has been Elder
of the Platteville and Eau Claire dis
tricts and held man. important charges.
He comes to us with the recommended
ton of being a broad and excellent gent
leman and brilliant minister.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-10-04
OUR COUNTY C~LEANINGS.
From the Brain and Pens Of the Censor's
Live County and village Writers.
4

WEsTBY. Oct Mr. and Mrs. B. T. Langs-
tad have returned after n mohth's absence
in The northern part of tie Andrew
81 tgeu and family have moved to tue village.
Mr.. Hagen has sold his farra TO his brother,
Melvin Mrs. Schiller. from southern MIN
nesota. is visiting her brother. p. L. Hektoen.
:. The teachers OF our schools Will ill the
program at the next temperance meeting,
Thursday evening Mr.. Johnson will give a
history OF the Dreyfns case and tile Misses
Omundson and Guliord will have recitations,
and Miss Natwick with Miss Westby will give
several duets, ...R Rev. Deidrickson of Neceda,
preached at the Coon Prairie church. Sun
day. Through some mistake there was no
WOOD Tor the furnace Ind nearly the entire
congregation was frozen out kew. Guild
GRANDSON held his service at the Temperance
Hall, Sunday. on account OF the torn-up con-
dition Of the church. Miss Julia Langstad
bridge az viroqua i. Miss olga Westby has
been home from La trosse for u couple of
weeks ..Th class mates OF Miss Stella Brat
tile gave her a surprise last Friday evening,
u being her birthday TIL party consisted
OF the Misses Mile Jeffson, Elm IRA Dahl. Ge-
ma Willard and selma Dahl. Miss Tillie
Jefison has gone to La Crosse TO remain till
Christmas. =. Rev. Haiyorson was at New
Lisbon over Sunday with Rev. Sheve and
family. He preached at a mission festival
there Sunday. /. Mr.. and Mrs o.. Il Helgeson
OF vlroqua, visited friends here Sunday.
The Young Peoples Society of Westby Irurch
will meet at 0igaard's next Sunday !. Mrs
DR.. Schreiner is visiting MRS. Rev. Asheim al
West Prairie. Miss MiiIie Larson has re-
turned from her visit to Chicago Mr.. Stan.
lord OF Cashton. has opened a barber sboI
here... Clarence shannon OF Stoughton. was
In town a portion of last week :. Foundation
10 Hanson's t1bacco warehouse Is nearly con
pleted. Stone sor the other warehouse l. %
ing hauled Miss Title omundson spen'
saturday with her parents at Viroqua.
CALVERT.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-10-04
Kickapoo Road Sold.

At Madison, Monday, the Kickapoo
railroad was sold to Attorney Upham
Of Milwaukee. for $500, 900, who is said
to represent holders of receivers certif-
icates. A report is also afioat that it
was in reality bought for the North
western road, to which it would be a feed
er, but on the other hand this is denied,
and it is affirmed that an independent
company is to extend the road south.
Our Judgment is that there will be no
change in the management of the road
for the present season, at least.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-10-04
Carpet Department.

Just received q full line of all grades
of carpets, in Moquettes, Administers,
Brussels, and all grades of ingrains-
To close, 8 pieces of heavy super, A7r
Atwood ingrains, regular 50, at IL
8 pieces heavy, strictly all-wool liS.r
ingram, newest of patterns. ~
10 pieces heavy super, one-half liz
wool ingram, at. ............. 4UN
5 pieces union heavy wool in lQL..
grain, at. JJ'l
10 pieces fancy hemp carpet &c
at.
90 pieces straw mating, 11HT10r
in all grades, from ..... IL oJUS
Is pieces ingram and Brussels, stair
carpets AT ALL PRICES.
Full line Rugs; and also a complete line
of samples of high grade carpets. You
can order carpets at Chicago prices,
all cut and made ready for your room.
Come and see them