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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-12-11
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President Mckinley was kind enough
iu his message 90 tell the people that
'thc country s.. ln a condition % uuus-
ual prosperity
with wheat at 00 cents bushc,
cats at l. co, ON at D. cents aud
other farm products along The same
ratio. while thc articles controlled by
the Republican fostered uusi- aud
which che wheat corn and cotton
ra.sers cannot uo without, such ls
nails fencing wire, rope and c1rdagc
aud multiplicity 90 other things
which every farmer must have Cr qG.t
farming. have climbed up from OLD
prices 90 .0 and 500 per cent. the pres
idcpt must have shut his farm-ward
eye when be wrote that sentence and
only permitted the other eye 90 look
on the scene through the Republican
trust telescope
Under this trust system the farmers
pay "a cents for rope where they for
merly only paid cents per pound
Pipeing and castings that formerly
sold at from 5is 20 i6ld cents per
foot now sells AZ from i5 10 t55a cents
per foot Nails, from si.65 per hun
dredweight now are sold at $40.
Wire fencing, plain, formerly sls5
per hundrcdwelght Is now sold at 50.
Lumber that sold at si2 Is now SIS per
1000 feet
The president saw only the pros.
pcrity of the trusts when be got that
joke on These Ggurss ald prices are
not the result % partisan political
prejudice They can be verified or
disproved by every farmer and Others
who care 90 look into the subject OF
prices az our .ocaI stores. II sou ere
credulous of the statements Tor heav-
ems sake aud the welfare Of your own
pocket 40 not rear hack in the assum
ed dignity Of your own political preju.
diccs aud say they are political lies
but 90 To your local merchants and
price tfe articles we have named lie
may not tell you that the trusts trs
the cause OF IL, for he too. like your
self, is Ia the iron grasp OF these
trusts and were he 20 rail against
them their sRlesrooms doors wsuld be
closed against him We might 90 on
ad lnanitum al libitum TO recount the
articles controlled by the trusts which
enter into the constant use Of this pee.
pie upon which the prices have been
put up 20 extortionate rates. but what
Is the use
oDe Of the sugest ways 20 prove or
disprove what the LEApEE here says
about the extortion OF these trusts 10
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-12-11
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-12-11

srEAKiSo Of the Hon Sidney ClarlSc's
desire 20 winter in Washington a. the
expense ~ Oklahoma. Das Oklahoma
Nolksblstt ieclingly remarks
Won eipcn RhincEeros getodtet muir
de unlAngft der deutschc Reiscnde
Homb am Rudolfsc In Lansihar.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-12-11
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The members 81 the above associa-
tod are noi,n, % tnht a special meet
irg viii be held at OAlahoma Citv on
MONDAY. December ls. 1900, at o'clock
3. m. snarp, Tor thc election Of dele.
pates 60 the nntional Press Afsorin
ton az Sew Orleans iu March 1000.
and FOR other business purposes,
The secretary and treasurer VIII
make fuil reports nt tho meeting uud
the exccutlge committee it especially
requested % be iu attendance in
body. fnANt mcmAHtt"'
los Wuourog. See President.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-12-11

fort Uf nutuN
the sympathy
of viftiy aHc g
uou the sup
port shat only
a strong cheer
fui healthy
help mate can
give
Whoisto De
pitied moatf
Mother faith
e. chilif
Whose fault
i it
Nobody a
asaH
tainly not the
childs Eitlitt
the mother or
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-12-11

and rather wishes she could. what happens
Co iht childY Where else shalt thc child
get thr love Kindness and care that b. 90
fipcn it into useful happy maturity
Where is the husband io turn fof the com
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-12-11

GAoEs financial scheme pleases Ion
don brokers. Cutting down the orchard
fence ploaecs small boys.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-12-11

Wms Delegate Flynn wrote Tor Sid
ney Clarke Dee evidently failed 20 ra
closc q dtafi Mr clarke s., s'ili here
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-12-11

rua report that Oov Barnes iutcnds
10 present DIS resignation 90 D. 81 de-.
tractors flra Christmas present is NOT
VOL fnnnaeh.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-12-11

Mn rYNs should enact the role of
santa Clads and give us free aomcs
ana statehood Tor hristmas.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-12-11

lu buiousucss. HEkHlNE by cx
polling from Che body The excess OF
bile aud uciis. improve. ihc ass.uila
tive process puriNCt the blood and
tones up ard strengthens the entire
system Price 5ur. sold uy g. 90 Lil.
iIe d. Co... and wheeler 81 Son
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-12-11

Hoods pills are for sale at the Esgle
Drug Store.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-12-11

Ia often q warning that thc liver ie
TORPID CT inactive. More SERIOUS
troubles may follow. Fur prompts
omcicut cure of Headache ara ail
liver troubles. take
Hoods Pills
While thCy rouse tho liver, restore
nL rcgnlar action Of ihe bowels,
tbet do not gripe or pain. de- NOT
lrrante or .nnaml thc Internal organs,
bat have n positive tuulC effect. pc.
I'd niI druggists Or by mail 20
C.I Hood a Co, Lowell, Mass
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-04-29
LARGEST
WEEKLY CIRCULATION
IN CHICAGO.
LARGER TAX FOR 1899.

Secretary Weber of the Board of
County Assessors prOphesies larger
assessment for 1890 than was reported
in 1S9S. 1.-THE total valuation for 1898
for both real and personal property"
said Mr.. Weber, twas S1,SOO,OOO.OOO.
This was assessed by the assessors ut
one.tenth its value. and then equalized
by the Board of Equalization at $240,-
900. The theory Of the last assessment
was that property should be assessed
for one.tenth its value. The revenue Of
the county was at the rate Of One.tenth
of the assessabie valuation. or $40 Oh
500. which was one-tenth Of every ac-
tual valuation of a thousand. The as
sessments this year will be at a rate Of
one.fifth the actual valuation, or $3.50
on - 900. on which the tax rate will be
about 81. 1t may be readily seen that
the total appraisement for the year will
mean more revenue for the State, even
IL the valuation Is the same, and when
II Is added that the valuation will be
greater 1t Is plain the Increase In reve-
nue. will be greatly in excess of the
amount deducted from the calculations.
The estimate for the total actual valua.
ton of property, personal and real. for
the present year, made by our men,
places the figures at $4,000, 900 600"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-04-29

This illustrates how frequently good
men 90 wrong and how easy It IL for
wise men to be mistaken. The price
paid for Alaska was $7,200,OO0. The
area acquired was 800, 500, 600 acres. SO
that II was about 2 cents an acre. The
Alaska fur companies have already
taken over $33.OOO.OOO worth of seal.
skins, and they have paid into the
treasury over $6.OOO,OOO rs royalties,
with $3.50. 533 still unsettled. The fish
product of Alaska In 1897 was valued
at $2,077,010. During the last fifteen
years II has exceeded $30,OO0.OOO. The
Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries
In a letter to Congress estimated the
value of the Alaska fisheries. excluding
whales and seals. ut $07 500. 900, or nine
and one-half times the cost Of purchase.
The gold output has exceeded $4,000.
600 already. The Treadwell mine alone
up to 1907 had paid $G,62o.0l5 as divi.
dends TO Its stockholders. and claims
to have several millions In sight. In
that year alone the output Of the mine
was ?,430, 900. and In 1907 It was near.
~ twice rs much. When MIR. Seward
was asked what he considered the most
important event In his career he re.
piled: 1.-THE purchase Of Alaska; but 1t
will take the people generation to
find II out"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-04-29

II of English bunting, exactly the same
as those of to-day as far as materials
were concerned. save that our bunting
Is now of home manufacture. Mrs.
Weaver finds no record that Congress
took any action on the national colors
at that session. but the flag was made
at once. and in Washington's letter of
May %. 1I1G, TO General Putnam at
New York, may be found positive In.
structions ito the several Colonies to
hurry to get their colors done" The
proof is positive that the committee ap.
proved the flag finished by Mrs. Ross.
and instructed her to procure all the
bunting possible in Philadelphia and
make flags for the use of Congress,
Col Ross furnishing the money. Mrs.
Weaver believes there Is little II any
doubt that Washington carried the
starry flag in making his perilous trip
across the Delaware on Dec. "a, 11I6.
TO defeat the Hessans in the battle of
Trenton.
Mrs. Weaver has completed her book
by writing interestingly about the va.
rious Colonial flags and by giving a
succinct and instructive summary of
| the various steps of national expansion
including the taking of the Philippines
| \ valuable feature of the book Is found
in the excellent colored illustrations of
the different flags. and of Washington
| coat of arms.--Tribunc.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-04-29
NOVEL "SWiTCH" PLAN.

A switch.track ordinance, which
caused considerable comment on ac-
count of the novelty Of Its terms. was
introduced by Aid. Zeman. For the
right to cross Hawthorne avenue with
a switch track and connect Its plant
with the Chicago, Milwaukee and st.
Paul road, the Peoples Gas Light and
Coke Company offers to pay the city a
yearly rental of $3.50. Twenty years
Is fixed as the limit of the franchise.
The ordinance went to the Committee
on Streets and Alleys South.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-04-29
RCHARO j. O0LESBY.

While Lincoln and Grant belonged to
Illinois, their memories are In the keep.
ing Of the whole nation; but Illinois
had one son who belonged distinctly to
the State and whose memory Is In Its
keeping. He was Richard J. Oglesby.
the best known, best loved public man
who has given his life to the Prairie
State. For nearly half century he was
"Uncle Dick" to all the people Of every
part of the State, and the cities never
grew too big or the prairles too pOpu.
lous for Uncle Dick to take In all the
people as his friends.
Lincoln said to him, when n young
man: "Dick, remember to keep close
TO the people; they are always right.
and will never mislead anyone" Ogles.
by followed this advice through his
whole public career. and II Is doubtful
II America has produced another man
who was so near TO all the people of his
State and had their confidence In so
large degree as had this man who has
just passed away. He was great
commOner In the true sense Of the
word. He came from the people, and
he never grew away from them. He
carried them with him wherever he
went, in thought and sympathy and en-
preston. Whether In Congress, or the
Senate, or the executive chair, he was
one of the people, thinking for the most
lowly as well as for the most lnhuen-
tial.
1t can be said of him as Greeley said
of Lincoln: II doubt whether man.
woman or child, white or black, bond
or free, virtuQus or vicious. ever accOst-
ed him and detected In his countenance
or manner any repugnance or shrinking
from the proffered contact, any as
sumption Of superiority or betrayal of
dlsdain." II was this broad sympathy
with the whole people ana this feeling
that he was one of them whom no hon.
or could remove from them that made
O.lesby the ideal man public man In
Illinois for nearly half century
Whether as General. or Governor, or
Senator he was ever ana always
Uncle Dick one of the common PEG.
pie Of the State"
lie had studied law, but he never
grew away from the simplest princi.
pies of justice, and In his dealings with
cases that came before him while GOV.
| crnor he was always quick TO see the
plain right and prompt to deal out jus
ticc tempered with mercy as far as was
consistent with good government. H."
was as tender-hearted as woman, and
yet in defense of the whole people he
could he ms stern as Roman justice.
As an orator, he belonged 10 the com.
mon people, for his trlumphs We're on
the stump. In u political campaign he
had no superior on the American CONT
! ncnt. He possessed the power to bring
all his audience into immediate and
close sympathy with him, whatever his
subject. He made no preparation for
| a speech, and his words seemed TO come
by Inspiration; and yet no public man
OF Illinois ever so swaycd the people
and made his thoughts their thoughts,
his convictions their convictions, his
enthusiasm therenthusasm, as did this
man. While his speeches We're primar-
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-04-29
Birth OF STARS AND STRIPES.
The Story of Our Flag. BY Addle Guth.
rie Weaver. Illustrated. Chicago:

The Story of Our Flag. BY Addie Guth-
rie Weaver. illustrated. Chicago:
The author.
Mrs. Addie Guthrie Weaver, of Chi
cago. has done timely and patriotic
service In writing n new and authentic
account of the circumstances attending
the making of the first United States
nag. As most Americans know, the
first flag with stars was made by the
pretty Quaker widow Betsy Ross. Mrs.
Weaver, through family relationship
with one of Betsy Ross descendants,
has been able to consult private letters
ana documents that throw more defin-
lie light upon the subject. After de-
scrlblng how the first continental flag.
with its thirteen bars and its crosses
Of 81. Andrew and 81. George In the
blue field at the corner was rejected by
the people as indicating sub.eryiency to
England, Mrs. Weaver goes on with
her narrative thus:
1T was In the latter part of May,
1876, that Washington, accompanied by
Col. George Ross, n member OF his staif,
aud 10y the Hon. Robert Morris, the
great tinancler OF the revolution, called
upon Mrs. Betsy Ross, niece of Col.
Ross. She was n young and beautiful
widow, only - years Of age, aud known
10 be expert at necdlework They call
ed 10 engage her services in preparing
our first starry flag. She lived in a
lille house on Arch street, Philadel-
pha, which stands today unchanged,
with the exception OF one large win
dow, which has been placed In the
front. II was here, In this house, that
Washington unfolded paper on which
had been rudcly sketched a plan Of a
Nag OF thirteen stripes, with blue field
dotted with thirteen stars.
They talked over the plan OF the flag
IN detail, ana Mrs. Ross noticed that
The stars which We're skctched were
ssS-pontcd, and suggested that they
should have five points. Washington
admitted that she was correct, but he
preferred n star thar would not be an
exact copy Of thai on his coat of arms,
and he also thought thai a siX-polnted
star would he easier 10 cut. Mrs. Ross
liked the hye-pointed star, and 10 show
that they Were easily cut she deftly
folded piece Of paper and with one
clip Of her scissors unfolded a perfect
star with five points"
Thus Betsy Ross was commissioned
10 make the first nag, and she made
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-04-29

lily for the masses. he had an equal hold
upon cultured audiences. He touched
all with his splendid oratory and in
tense feeling.
In his whole public career there was
never breath of suspicion on his in
compatibility. He had absolutely no
fear of SANDER. and any attack on his
official life would have been set down
as vile calumny by the whole people.
without regard TO party differences.
His life was an open book. read by all
men with love and admiration.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-04-29
POLICE JUSTICES TO HOLD OVER.

The people are so well satisfied wifi
the way the police courts have beef
managed by the following police jus
tees that they are strongly in favor o.
their reappointment by Mayor Harri
son next Monday night:
Justice w. r. Hall.
Justice ]. J. Hennessey.
Justice James c. Martin.
Justice Geo. +. Foster (pro tem).
Justice George Kersten.
Justice Thomas Edgar.
Justice NJ. J. O'Donoghue.
Justice O. +. Severson.
Justice James NJ. Doyle.
Justice Max Eberhardt.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-04-29

The great prOpell!ng force In human
progress Is that which initiates and
stimulates an ever.increasing diversih.
cation of social tastes, and this Is the
function Of art. 1t retines and expands
the old and Introduces the new. The
taste stimulated by the Introduction
Of the new ana more beautiful Is the
germ of social force which Is destined
to develop an economic interest which
sets the world In action. The desire for
q more attractive form OF anything
habitually entering into the social life
Of people creates n demand for its
production, which sets the economic
machinery in motion to supply II. At
first It Is produced Mt an enormous
cost, only for the very rich, but. by the
force of Imitation and contact, what
the rich have the less rich desire. and
its domain wldens from the monarch
or aristocracy to larger social groups,
until 1t reaches the masses and be-
comes the market basis for profitable
capltallstlc production.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-04-29

The Constitution requires that an
enumeration of the people Of the whole
country shall be made as often as once
In ten years. Congress accordingly.
with the return OF each ten-year period
has passed an act In conformity with
this requirement. The census thus au-
thOrized, however, IL no longer limited
to bare enumeration OF the people.
but includes q special study OF popula.
ton, mortality, products, resources and
possessions. A census Is without value
unless 1t Is accurate. To be SO. the
methods of taking 1t must be under the
direction of an excellent personal or
ganizatiOn. The census force In i'm.
pOrtant respects Is much like an army.
1t must be well differed and we'll
manned to be effective. A large body
of men Is required. That which Is now
to be taken must have at least fifty
thousand enumerators. These will be
directly commanded by three hundred
supervisors-practically one for every
Congressional district-the captains OF
the army. Above the supervisors
will be a considerable staff of chiefs
and department heads, the whole com.
manded by the director, who has q
skilled statistician as his immediate as.
sistant. The twelfth census will crown
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-04-29
CALUMET WESTERN A CAS- TRUST
RAILROAD.

Wise and patriotic aldermen are on
their guard over the attempt Of the Mt.
torneys for the Gas Trust to get n rail.
road ordinance through the Council.
The railroad should not be permitted
to he built.
1t should never be granted an ordin.
ance.
The Gas Trust IL very wealthy, and
Its money will do wonders, hut this rail.
road should not be built In any event.
The proposed Gas Trust road is
known as the Calumet Western Rail.
way, and II IL now waiting for the City
Council to give II an ordinance.
The proposed ordinance will give this
road and It's hackers the control Of the
streets Of the whole southeastern por-
ton Of the city. 1t should never be
passed.
The interested parties are represent.
ed by James +. Meagher. attorney for
the Gas Trust.
The line which lie to be constructed
by Meagher's clients will extend from
Hegewisch north to South Chicago or
the west side Of the Calumet River
Railway and the South Chicago and
Southern Railway lines. A loop will bt
put In for the use Of oil three Of the
lines Of road which extend through the
Calumet district, and In addition 1t II
intended to construct a railway through
Thornton. The Trust has made pur
chase Of property In that town for the
use Of the three railways, and the road
will follow the south line Of the nortf
tier Of the sections Of Thornton. The
road will start from Calumet Park
where the Michigan Central and thu
South Chicago and Southern Roads
cross.
1t will literally own the whole sec
ton asked for and will virtually shu,
out competition.
Every alderman not owned by the
Gas Trust should vote against the Cal
umet Western ordinance.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-04-29
BiLL6OARDS MUST 90.

Building Commissioner McAndrews'
crusade against billboards and often
sive advertisements Will meet the ap-
proval of everyone who cares for the
appearance of the city. Advertising by
billboard and poster Is carried TO dis
graceful extreme In Chicago. Any va.
cant lot I'm fine residepcc district may
he made an eyesore to everyone In the
vicinity. A combination of a billboard.
a billposter and one of the offensive I'D
vcrtiscments too often TO be seen IL
almost enough to drive respectable
family out Of neighborhood. In this
respect at least the structures of Henry
Il. Fuller on Chicago are justified. The
billposter certainly does his best to
make II q horror"
There have been spasmodic reforms
of this kind before, but Mr.. McAndrews
appears to be thoroughly In earnest.
The Council should give him any kind
of an ordinance he wants in order that
he may control the situation. but mean
while II may be suggested that some.
thing can be done under existing Ortli-
nances. Section 167 of the revised code
provides that no advertisements Of any
kind shall be placed upon the curb.
stone, fiagstone or any other portion of
the sidewalk or street, or upon any
tree. lamppost, hitching.post. telegraph
pole, or upon any structure within the
limits Of any street without the express
consent of the City Council, and this Is
violated with startling regularity. The
next section prohibits the posting any.
where Of the medical advertisements
most commonly seen, ana this also Il
violated with deplorable frequency.
AS the law also provides that the
name on an advertisement shall 10
prima facie evidence Of the guilt of the
person SO advertised. there should he
no difficulty In enforcing these two sec.
tions, and that would be good prell,i.
mary to the more sweeping reforms
that will follow the passage Of II really
comprehensive ordinance. The reform
IL needed, and there II 10 reason why
we should not have little Of II imme.
diately.