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The Winslow mail., 1899-08-31
Trust PnMer In EIectinn,

Proof accumulates daily that com
bines, organized to destroy competi
ton in the field of transportation pro
duction or manufacture, are as surely
placing their tools in the seats o legis
iative and judicial power as they are
using the leverage of vast wealth tt
crush trade rivals and competitors
Whenever an election occurs whose out
come may affect the interests of these
combines their instruments and then
money are in evidence, working to plact
in power men friendly to their plans
and purposes. Herein lies the menace
OF trusts and their assistant corpora
dons.-St. Louis Republic.
The Winslow mail., 1899-08-31
ALGERISM REMAINS.
Until Mckinley Goes the Country
VIII Not BE Freed from Rot
ten Administration.

Yielding to pressure, Alger has at
last resigned. He is said to feel ex-
tremely bitter over his practical eject
ment from office, and he has a right
so to feel; for Alger's senatorial aspira-
ton is a mighty thin pretext for his re-
moval by an administration which ap-
proved and stood by the embalmed
beef, the death camps, and, in short,
went the whole dance, so far as the con-
duct of the war was concerned.
President Mckinley stood by Algel
when to have removed him would have
been popular. He now removes him
or forces his esignation-under condi-
tions which make Alger something of a
martyr, and are we'll calculated to
create sympathy with the Michigan
man at the administration expense.
For be it understood (and this every
administration organ has admitted over
and over AGAIN., Mr.. Ayers conduct
of the war department had President
McKinley's unshaken confidence and
support. So long as he could be count
ed upon for the second term, his resig-
nation was not asked for, and not de-
sired. This enforced resignation comes
too late to relieve President Mckinley
from responsibility for the rotten beef,
the rotten transports, the suffering and
death of hundreds of soldiers who never
saw Cuban soil.
Of Alger, the country is rid; of Alger-
ism, it will not be rid until William Nc
Kinley and the administration respon-
sible therefor have been retired to pri-
vate hfe.-AlbanY Argus.
The Winslow mail., 1899-08-31
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

Let Alger not repine. Ambition
has it's meats and bounds.-Albany Ar
gus.
The administration would be in
more creditable position if Alger's res
ignation had been rendered and ac-
cepted a year or more ago.-Pittsburg
Dispatch.
There will probably be an anti
trust plank in the next republican ma
tional platform, but it will be used by
the Hanna crowd merely as good
thing to wipe their feet on.-St. Louis
Republic.
-Alger's incumbency was one of
the grave misfortunes of war, which the
nation suffered in silence while vast
treasure and precious blood were
poured out as the price of error.-Phil-
adelphia Record.
If the administration had given
to the Filipinos the assurance of inde-
pendence given to the Cubans there
would have been no bloodshed. If that
assurance were given now hostilities
would cease.-William j. Bryan.
The truth is that Otis has been
a monumental failure as the director Of
the Philippine campaign, and that Al
ger and Corbin have made another
great blunder in establishing the CEN
sorship at Manila, thus muzzling the
press and preventing the American peo-
pie from learning the facts.-DuIuth
Herald.
Dumping Alger overheard is not
enough to restore the Mckinley admin
istration to popular favor. The dump
ing process must be persisted in until
he is rid of all the brood of advisers
who have misled him into bypaths that
lead to defeat and disgrace. There are
others than Alger. Dump them
Omaha World-Herald.
The plain truth is that the de-
plorable situation in the Philippines is
wholly due to Mr.. McKinley's unau-
thorized, un-American and unfortu-
nate proclamation of sovereignty and
for submission, and to the
weakness, the wabbling and she per-
verse faulty which have characterized
his conduct of the war. Any attempt
to place the blame elsewhere will be
rs futile as II is foolish,-N, I. WQFld
The Winslow mail., 1899-08-31
PLACING THE BLAME.
rhe Trust Is the Natural Offspring of
the Accursed Gold
Standard.

The more we see of the trusts the
less of bitterness do we feel toward
these institutions. We beheve in lay
ing the blame where it rightfully be-
longs. The trust condition is the nat
ural offspring of the accursed and alto
gether abominable gold standard. 1t is
not right, therefore, to visit the sins
of the wicked father upon the legiti-
mate progeny. We would crush the
head of the golden viper as we would
that of any other venomous serpent,
and we would foster the germ of good
that undoubtedly exists in the trusts
for the benefit of all the people. The
gold standard is so silly, SO suicidal,
so abominably unjust and wretchedly
and irretrievably wicked that we can
not think of it with any degree of pa
tience. 1t is the abomination of desc
lation, the pestilence that welketh in
the night, the slayer of innocent won-
en- and children, the wickedness that is
wholly wicked and altogether vile. But
there is some good in the trusts. The
children are better than the father,
and such good as there is in them we
would preserve and foster for all tn
people.
We would establish by law certain
date in the future, when and whereon
every trust then in existence or to be
thereafter organized, together with
all it's franchises and assets, should be-
come public property and be operated
by the government for the good of the
people. Nor would we make the date
very far in the future. The people
now on earth who have suffered from
the operation of the trusts ought to
have some of the benefits. Yet we
would not be so unjust as to confiscate
trust property without giving them
a chance to reform. The people are
not wholly blameless in this trust mat
ter. They have stood by and permit
ted scoundrels and thieves in high
places to debase the coin of the realm
which debasement has led to the
formation of the trusts. We, the peo-
pie, have committed the sin of omis-
sion in refusing to administer legal
punishment to the traitors who debased
the coin and established the single
standard. And now if we suffer q
little for our own sin we must not com
plain. Atonement comes through sac
rifice. Let us therefore give the trusts
time-a little time-to prepare for the
day of settlement, then if they fail to
heed the warning let them do the rest
of the suffering. Moreover, the con-
stitution forbids the enactment of eS
post facto laws. We cannot create a
crime out of something that was not
previously criminal; but we can fix
a date and say to all trusts, thus fan
and no farther shalt thou go. This is
the thing to do with the trusts.
But in order that no more trusts may
be bred, let us garrote the gold stand.
ard and forever put an end to the ma.
tional Mississippi Valley Dem
ocrat.
The Winslow mail., 1899-08-31
Mrs. Col. Richardson
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One day my husband noticed the adj
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The Winslow mail., 1899-08-31
BRYAN'S EPIGRAMS.
Democratic Truths Delivered In
Terse and Taking
StyIe.

William j. Bryan has an epigram-
matte manner of speech which rivets
attention and causes the truth of his
utterances to strike home and to re-
main constantly in the memory.
In his recent address delivered at the
Auditorium meeting Bryan was un-
usually forceful and remarkably wise
in his remarks, and the entire speech
was mastery in its logic and irresisti-
bic in its eloquence.
In dealing with the subject of the
trusts, the great democratic leader
spoke words that cannot be forgotten.
Among other things he said:
"The trust is bad because of the mo-
nopoly feature. When a few people
control a product necessary to human
existence. then those few control to a
large extent the lives and the happi-
ness of all who produce those articles,
all who work in producing, and all who
furnish the raw material used in it's
manufacture.
Can we afford to build up in this ma
ton a system by which few shall
transmit wealth from generation to
generation, where the masses can only
hope for clerkship under some trust?
''If they say there is no way to stop
the trust, that the republicans are do
ing all they can, remember that it is
within the power of the president to
appoint an attorney general who will
enforce the law against trusts, even If
he has to go out of the republican party
to get the attorney general.
"And if-the law on the statute books
is insufficient, it is within the power of
the attorney general to propose laws
which are sufficient, and if the consti-
tuition stands in the way, it is within
the power of the attorney general to
recommend an amendment to the con-
stitution which will give to congress
plenary power to deal with this subject.
''But the republican party is power
less to annihilate the trusts so long as
the trusts furnish the money to keep
the republican party in power"
These words should be studied care
fully by every man who has the good of
the people at heart.
In them will be found the arraign-
ment of the trust, the description Of its
evils, the suggestion of the remedy, the
impeachment of the republican party
and the demonstration that the peo-
pie need hope for no relief from that
party.
Seldom has so much of truth, wis
dom and epigram been expressed with
such terseness. There are volumes in
less than half a hundred lines.--Chi-
cago Democrat.
The Winslow mail., 1899-08-31
Playing a Game On a Bull
By NJ. QUAD. Copyright, 1898.

..Sneakin' about folks doin' sich
mighty smart things" said the farmer
man as he blew the hayseed off his hat,
ssmakes me remember a leetle adven-
ture L had about Is years ago. L
was standin' at the gate of my farm
house one day when a brewery wagon
came along on its way over to the vii
lage. Jest beyond my house the wheels
fell into rut and one of the kegs was
bounced off. 1 hollered to the driver,
but he didn't stop, and got the keg
and rolled it into the barn. Nobody
came for the keg, and month had
gone by when a big bull, which was
owned by farmer five miles away,
came bellerin' along the road. He
wasn't doin' any harm to anybody, and
he'd have gone on about his business
but for me. 1t struck me all of a sud-
den to offer him that keg of beer. |
was tickled to death at the thought of
maxim the critter drunk, and while he
was PAWN up the earth and lookiD'
over the fence, l got the keg out into
the barnyard and knocked the head in.
Then | left the gate open, and of course
the bull turned in as he came along
1t was hot day, with no water
around, and he went for that keg at
once. He didn't like the first taste, but
he kept sippin' away, and by and by he
upset the keg in tryin' to git to the last
pint. L watched for effects, and didn't
have to watch long,
''It made him boozy, did it?" was
asked.
'|That bull was regularly drunk, sir.
His head began to swim, same as a
The Winslow mail., 1899-08-31
PARLIAMENTARY WOoING.
Objections Promptly Overruled and De-
bate Shut Of With Neatness
and DISPATCH

II move" said the young congress
man, "that we now resolve ourselves
into committee of the whole to con-
Slder the advisability of immediate an
neXation."
II object" said the maiden shyly.
Il move the previous question" said
The young man slyly.
This was beyond her and she said
nothing.
'We will now put it to vote" said
he. ANY opposition to the motion
may be manifested by simple mo-"
She looked at him a trife bewildered,
and he hastily continued:
Your speaking eyes being the only
signs l note it is plainly evident that
she ayes have it and the previous ques-
ton is carried. Now, as this vote must
be considered a test of strength it can
no longer be doubted that annexation
is favored by an overwhelming major
ity in consequence of which you might
as well name the day when the union
shall be completed"
The maiden gasped.
IL OBJ" she began.
But with the able assistance of
luxuriant mustache he succeeded IN
shutting off debate. And the fight was
won.-N. Y. World.
The Winslow mail., 1899-08-31
No worlzingman,s Millennium.

Among other reflections suggested
by the strike of the Cleveland street
railway employees is the obvious fact
that employment is still hard to obtain
despite the assurances of the republic
an press that work is plentiful. For it
is certain that the non-union men who
have been imported by the traction
companies must be in dire need of en-
ployment or they would not face the
boots and jeers of the Cleveland mob as
well as sustaining running fire of rot
ten eggs, brickbats and other missiles
unsavory and dangerous. If they could
get work elsewhere they wouldn't be in
Cleveland. But there is further con-
frmation of the belief that labor is not
yet fully employed. The New York
state bureau of labor publishes bull
letin showing that on March 81 over IS
per cent. of the mechanics in thRt state
were idle, and if this was the condition
of skilled labor it is hardly likely that
unsllilled workmen were or are any
better off. There has been a change for
the better. but the worllingman's mill
lennium promised by Mr.. Hanna and
the advance agent of prosperity has not
vet arrived, despite the fact that we
are disposing of our surplus male popu-
lation in the Philippines. = Chicago
Chronicle.
The Winslow mail., 1899-08-31
An Excellent Combination.

The pleasant method and beneficial
effects of the well known remedy,
SYRUP OF FIGS, manufactured by the
CALIFORNIA FIa SYRUP Co., illustrate
the value of obtaining the liquid laxa-
tive principles of plants known to be
incidentally laxative and presenting
them in the form most refreshing to the
taste and acceptable to the system. 1t
Is the one perfect strengthening laxa-
tive, cleansing the system effectually,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
gently yet promptly and enabling one
to overcome habitual constipation per-
manently. Its perfect freedom from
every objectionable quality and sub
stance, and its acting on the kidneys,
liver and bowels, without weakening
or irritating them, make 1t the ideal
laxative.
In the process of manufacturing figs
are used, as they are pleasant to the
taste, but the medicinal qualities of the
remedy are obtained from SIENNA and
other aromatic plants, by a method
known to the CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP
Co. only. In order to get its beneficial
effects and to avoid limitations, please
remember the full name of the Company
printed on the front of every package.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP co.
SAN FRANCISCO CAL.
LOUISVILLE, KY. NEW YORK. N. 2.
For sale by all Druggists.-Price Soc. per bottle.
The Winslow mail., 1899-08-31
"HE WENT FOR MY NEW WAGON"

mans, and he was astonished. He
stood for about 15 minutes with his
legs all brace, and then the dizziness
went away, and he got silly. Seems to
me he tried his best to laugh. [ was
eXpectin' to see him begin to dance
around when the feelin' suddenly
struck him that he was the boss bull of
the United States. He couldn't talk
and so he couldn't brag and blow about
how many fights he had had, but it
DIDN'T need words to show what was
passin' in his mind. He begun to paw
and beller and lash his tail, and
threw clubs at him to start him goin.
1t wasn't long before he started"
"What did he doe"
wall, as there wasn't liyin' thing
in the barnyard for him to pitch into
he went for my new wagon. 1t cost
me $50, and l had just got it home. In
five minutes he had made kindlin'
wood of the thing, and then he turned
to the barn. All the doors were shut.
but he smashed in through the big ones
and made splinters of my tanning mill,
broke the corn shelter and hooked down
and destroyed two sets of harness.
That was all he could git at in there,
and he come out and threw down five
rods of fence and got into the orchard.
L tried to club him off, but ne broke
down and uprooted 20 young apple
trees, drove me into the house. and he
might have come in after me if he
hadn't stopped to upset the smoke
house and three bee hives. When the
hives went over about million bees
few out and wanted to know what was
goin' on, and as soon as they got to
work the bull started for home. He was
stung so bad that he died after a day
or two, but that didn't console me
much L had tried to be cute and
smart and play gumgame on harm
less old bull, and l figgered up that
was over a hundred dollars out of
pocket and the biggest fool in the
state"
The Winslow mail., 1899-08-31
Rich-Yet Starving.

Doctors frequently have very wealthy
patients who are starving to death. They
have money to buy food, but their stomach
has not the strength to digest it. It lies there
heavy fermented mass, the sole cause of
dvsnepsia. nervousness and bihousness. The
surest remedy to cure a weak stomach is
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. 1t will restore
vigor to the digestive organs. Nothing is
"just as good" See that private Revenue
Stamp covers the neck of the bottle.
The Winslow mail., 1899-08-31
E@gs and the Drama.

"After mature reflection" wrote the edi
tor of the Louisville Star Of the West and
Voice of Truth, "we have decided not to
publish any more notices of extraordinary
large eggs. We find that the notices tend
to create the impression that louisville is
not good theater town"
OF course, it was likely to hurt his circu-
lation, but art was art.--Detroit Journal
The Winslow mail., 1899-08-31
The Dinercnce.

The other day a little boy was sent
to shop for a penny's worth of cob
bler's wax. The shopman, thinking oi
quizzing him, said: won't shoemaker Is
wax do?'' Jaw doan't know replied
the lad, "Aw'll go an see" He re-
turned again directly and, addressing
the shopman, said: ''Mi father says
that shoemaker's will do" The shop
man handed it to- him, smiling, and
said: What is the difference?" "Well, "
said the lad, going toward the door,
mi father says ther' same difference
as ther' is between you and donkey,
and that is, they're both alike" And
Spare Moments.
The Winslow mail., 1899-08-31
HAD Words oxerIt

Il don't know whether that's yours or
mine," said the doctor, looking at the
small chunk of ice that had been thrown
carelessly on their common lawn.
1t doesn't really make any differ
ence," answered the professor. 1T
couldn't cause more than a slight cool
ness between us, anyhow. Chicago
Tribune.
The Winslow mail., 1899-08-31
An Ohio millionaire

An Ohio millionaire proposes
that the republican congressional nom
inations in the Columbus district be
knocked down to the highest bidder
and announces his offer. 1t is pleasing
to hear of this exceptional candor, but
what would Marcus Antony Hanna
think of it? And how the cold shud-
ders of horror would precipitate adown
the spine of Imperial Caesar Mckinley.
Chicago Democrat,
The Winslow mail., 1899-08-31
The Same Cham.

Mr.. Fangle-ITow late did Mr. Corset
stay last night, Lizzie?
Lizzie-There was no one here but
Charles, pa.
Mr.. Fangle-Charles is the chap l
mean.
Lizzie-His name isn't Corset, pa.
Mr.. Fangle-It ought to be; he has
eXcellent staving pwers.-Harlem Life.
The Winslow mail., 1899-08-31
How She Encouraged Him

Dick-I told May l would have kiss
if | swung for ii.
Jack-What did she do,'
Dick-Started the hammock, and
carried my point.-Chicago Daily News.
The Winslow mail., 1899-08-31
His Strike.

"Did you know that Jimcox had returned
from the Klondike?"
Eyes"
He made big strike, guess"
"Why do you think so?'
81 met him out at one of the gardens. He
was blowing the boys off to a good time
and was telling them some great stories
about the country up there"
"Oh! Then you must have run across him
just after l had been fool enough to let
him have five dollars with which to get new
start in life. Chicago Times-Herald.
The Winslow mail., 1899-08-31
Locating the Trouble.

'Dear me, the circus isn't what it used
to be-"
Now, John, stop; the circus is all right;
it is you that has changed. You know you
couldn't climb pole, turn double somer-
sault or skin the cat to save your life. De
troit Free Press
The Winslow mail., 1899-08-31
Ladies' Can Wear Shoes

One size smaller after using Aliens Foot
Ease, powder for the feet. 1t makes tight
or new shoes easy Cures swollen, hot
sweating, aching feet ingrowing nails, corns
and bunions. At all ruggists and shoe
stores, 25c. Trial package FREE by mail
Address Allen S. Olmsted. LIE Roy, N. Y.
The Winslow mail., 1899-08-31
They Talk IL Over.

First Boarder-Some of this meat
makes me feel like becoming a vege-
tartan.
Second Boarder-Yes; but I'd hate to
be a canned vegetarian.-Puck.
The Winslow mail., 1899-08-31
Considerations Pro and Con.

She-He wants dot l shall elope.
Her father-Vell l don'dt know 1t
vollld save der eXbense of der vedc.ng;
out, or der odder handt, you vouldn'
Gst mcoch Wedding Pa csends.-Puck
The Winslow mail., 1899-08-31
a New Glass.

Il see that there has bean .lew class
established for the heavyweight pugil-
lists in this country" Yes? How are
they classified now.' As paper
weights. .''-Richmond Dispatch
The Winslow mail., 1899-08-31
The Great Temptation.

Didn't he once say he would never
speak to you again?
''Yes. But he saw [ had a cold, and
ne couldn't resist the temptation to
tell me of a sure cure. ."--Tit-Bits.
The Winslow mail., 1899-08-31

Bill-'It's hard to understand some wom-
en-" Jill-"Why" Bill-"The other day
a woman in Brooklyn court refused to kiss
the Bible, but caressed her pet dog dozen
times while ON the witness stand " Yonkers
Statesman.
The Winslow mail., 1899-08-31
How 1t Looked.

Miss An;1que-He is insanely Jealous
of mel
Miss Rssebud-Certainly! He must
be crazy! Puck.
The Winslow mail., 1899-08-31

''That was crazy thing for those three
wise men of Gotham to go to sea in bowl" !"
ooh, don't know They were wise enough
Transcript.
The Winslow mail., 1899-08-31

Prof. Tyndall AYERS that blue-eyed women
should always marry black-eyed men. That
is all well enough as theory, but when a
woman-struck young man gets fairly gone on
pretty girl he'll marry her, if he can, even
vertiser.
The Winslow mail., 1899-08-31

Cast thy manuscript upon the literary wa
ters and it shall return to you after many
days--if you have taken the precaution to
incose stamp.-St. Louis Republic.
The Winslow mail., 1899-08-31
Oracle and the Moon.

Little Oracle sat out on the porch
the other evening, looking thought
fully away to the westward, where the
new moon formed thin, pale crescent
in the sky.
"What are you thinking about,
dearP" her mamma asked.
Oracle turned suddenly, as if she had
just been aroused from an interesting
dream, and said, pointing toward the
moon:
Mamma, do you know what l be-
lieve that is? [ believe it's Gods
finger-nail. Chicago Times-Herald.
The Winslow mail., 1899-08-31

"Some women who claim that they
wouldn't marry the best man on earth, y
says the Manayunk philosopher, ''fnd ont
after embarking in matrimony that they
have unwittingly kept their word. "-Phila-
delphia Record
The Winslow mail., 1899-08-31
Power of a Woman.

In five minutes woman can clean up a
mans room in such a way that it will take
him five days to find out where she put
things.-Berlin Herald.
The Winslow mail., 1899-08-31

Everyone is at least this mean: If he
pays tax on his dog, he wants other people
The Winslow mail., 1899-08-31
Budgeby's Nose.
"AIannna

Mamma"
"What is it, dear?"
isn't the pineapple on papa's face almost
wipe enough to pick ?'-Puck.