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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-02-09
A Tariff Sermon.

The tariff is dry subject. but here
is little tariff sermon from the Law
renee Journal that will bear care
ful reading: There was a decrease
OF a hundred millions in our imports
last year. That means, of course.
that the goods we're made at home
instead Of being bought in foreign
countries. The Dingley law did it.
But that is not all; the people Of this
country used many millions Of dol.
lars worth Of goods last year in ex-
cess Of the total Of the year before.
Those goods, also, we're made in this
country. But with decrease Of i'm
ports will necessarily come decrease
Of revenues. That is the Democratic
objection to what they call high
tariff 1t is an objection, to be sure,
but even the Democrats have come to
learn that it is not SO potent as the
objection to having our goods manu-
featured by foreign nations, while
our own people are Idle and in want.
There are ways Of raising revenue
aside from tariff on imports, and il
we can manufacture all our own
goods, people Of the country will be
that much better off, and there will
then be no trouble whatever about
getting money to support the govern
ment. The year Of grace, 1898, has
done more to prove that the Demo-
cratic theory Of buying goods in a
foreign market is fallacy than any
other year in third Of a century"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-02-09

\ The Lawrence journal in its in
tense partisanship for Prof. }. H.
Garfield loses its temper and calls the
REFLECTOR names because it has in
the past opposed his teachings on
matters Of political economy. 1t is
very quick to declare shis paper Gun
truthful" in the matter. viii it
kindly specify? The teachings of
MIR. Garfield are a matter of record.
It was notorious from one end Of
Kansas to the other that in lectures
and class room he advocated the
doctrine Of free trade, policy which
was and is opposed to the best judg-
ment of large majority of the peo-
pie of the State and nation. Because
Of this chiefly, he failed of his ambi.
ton to be chancellor Of the State
University. Whether or not he has
repented and sees things in clearer
light we do not know, but it is certain
that he should exhibit proper peni-
tence before he aspires to an APP
pointive position under the present
Republican administration.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-02-09

Atchison Globe; A bill was intro
duced in the Kansas legislature yes.
terday that aims blow at the rights
Of every good citizen. 1t is an act to
prevent the carrying of deadly weap-
ons to church and to church socialS.
Hereafter, the men who have been in
the habit Of putting a gun in their
pants pocket and razor in their boot
before starting to the house of God
will be law breakers. Considering
the exorbitant prices charged for cold
coffee and dried sandwiches at church
socials, the church social prohibition
should really be eliminated,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-02-09

The papers that are copying some
body's remark that the "REFLECT0R
has chilled On j. X. Burton" really
ought to exchange with this great
moral expositor and find out what it
says. The REFLECTOR has thought
for several years that J. X, Burton
was the most eloquent and best quail
flied man in Kansas for United States
senator aud that be should be chosen
to that position. 1t has in no wise
changed its opinion and expects and
hopes to see him elected.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-02-09
health VS.. Live Stock.

One Of the most sensible utterances
made in Kansas in long time is that
Of Prof. S. W. Williston, of Lawrence,
in pamphlet Of the state board Of
health. All should read it:
There is scarcely any science. |
may truthfully say no science at the
present time that is growing more
rapidly than that Of sanitation. No
science has made greater strides with
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-02-09
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White Man Rule.

To the anti-expansionists, the be-
believers in the inalienable rights Of
Aguinaldo and his savage followers,
we commend the following succinct
statement Of their case from the Kan
sas City Star:
with regard to the moral right Of
the white man TO rule over the dhrk
peoples, which is so earnestly denied
by certain Americans, let's accept
their view for moment and carry it
out as they now seek TO have the
United States carry it out.
First, we will recall the British
army from India, disband the native
regiments in the British service and
let the great empire take care of it.
self We will then withdraw the
power Of the Anglo.Saxon from
Egypt. France will evacuate its
North African possessions. Let Rus
STA return to Europe and cease it's
sway over Turcoman and Mongol
Cease holding the Afghans in check.
Let the Burmese alone, they must
have their right to rule themselves
as they will. Order the fleets home
from China, for II it is wrong to rule
the dark and slant-eyed races, it is
wrong to intimidate them and force
them to concede anything against
their will and wish. Order an exodus
from South Africa. Let Zanzibar
rule itself. Abolish the Congo free
state. Tell Dewey and Otis to come
home. Take off the weight that holds
the dark races.
"If the False Prophet, with the
standard of fanaticism, overruns
Egypt and North Africa that is liter.
ty and must not be checked, because
to interfere is wrong. II a barbarous
emperor builds for himself throne
upon human bodies in India, that is
all right, because it is wrong to rule
without giving representation. II
the Indian emperor's power and the
False Prophets crusade meet upon
the Euphrates and hundreds Of thou.
sands perish in the struggle, the
white man can thank God that he is
not wicked enough to enslave his fel.
low man. II China closes the ports
and draws inside its shell that's
China's right. II pirates range the
seas that will bring back the age Of
romance. II the workmen Of Europe
and America are out of employment
because the worlds trade is stricken
with paralysis, that will be liberty.
White man, put down your burden.
Order Dewey and Otis to come home. v
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-02-09

The greatest political convention OF this
century will be that OF the Democratic party
next year.-lNews.
1t certainly will, With the eastern
wing declaring that free silver is dead
and Bryan fake, with the west
flirting with Populism and the Boy
Orator gathering his forces in the sill
yer states, with Henri Watterson de.
claring for Dewey and the southern
states whooping it up for Lee, the
convention ought to be a bigger cir
Gus than Barnum's. The absolute
certainty that whoever is nominated
will have to run on platform OF
anti-expansion, free trade, business
stagnation and reversal Of the wheels
Of progress, will add to the hilarity.
The Democratic convention will be
worth going many miles to see,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-02-09
Gar McNall's Last Whirl.

Webb McNall, who has been a dis.
grace to Kansas as insurance COM
missioner for two years, is keeping
up his record to the last. The Marys-
vile News OF this district in its last
issue tells this story Of Supt. McNall's
methods as applied to home people,;
"Our own people are learning
something about the great and good
insurance commissioner, Webb Nc
Nall. He sent one Of his road agents
to examine the new Blue Valley In
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-02-09

III INC past ten years than that OF bac-
teriology, and bacteriology stands at
the very foundation of all public san
itatlon. Laws that were useful ten
years ago are inefficient or useless
now Before consumption was known
to be contagious disease disseminat.
ed through the sputum Of those af-
flicted, no law could do much to pre-
vent its spread. At the present time,
If there were law against splitting in
all public places and the law was en-
forced, | believe that one fourth, il
not one-half, Of all the cases of this
disease would be prevented. There
is no disease so fatal as consumption,
none that causes more pecuniary loss,
and yet Kansas has made no attempt
whatever to prevent what can be so
easily prevented. Kansas has wasted
a great deal Of energy in trying to en-
force temperance by legislation, when
there is more needless suffering from
contagious diseases in this State that
could be prevented by proper hgisla-
ton than intemperance ever produced.
And feel quite sure that, as tenn
perance measure, sanitation is worth
all that it costs. III health is the
cause of very large share of intern
perance and a fourth of all cases of
sickness might be prevented by proper
sanitation.
1.-The trouble is that there are too
many who are yet imbued with the
idea that when person dies tits fate,
but that when hog enters the unre-
turnable bourne, save in the appoint
ed way, that it was carelessness. An
epizootic Of hog cholera causes con-
sternation, but an epidemic Of scarlet
fever is a dispensation of Providence!
The one is stamped out with all vigor
and the aid Of the highest experts is
called for; but the other is dealt with
in very feeble way, if at all.
at is sad fact that the world is
more careless of human lives than it
is of dollars and cents. II there is
danger OF Texas fever entering our
commonwealth, the State very will.
ingly spends much in prevention, but
1t begrudges pittance to check the
ravages Of typhoid fever, diphtheris
and consumption. There seems to
be too many people and too few cat
tle-too many children and too few
hogs; for we are careless in one case
and careful in the other; Kansas takes
pains that the purveyor of pills and
potions shall be a properly qualified
person, but is careless whether he
who orders and uses them knows any
thing about their use or not. Laws
for the regulation of dentistry or
pharmacy and of plumbing have or
shortly will be made statutory,.sbut
almost any one may practice medicine
and the muniicent sum Of $1,000 is
annually granted by this great COM
monwealth for the preservation Of
public health. Sixteen hundred dol
lars is the plutocratic salary the State
pays Its experts in the care Of the in
sane.
There are too many people and
the State seems willing that some Of
them should die."
The annual appropriations is $1,000
for the State Sanitary Live Stock COM
for per diem and mileage.
The appropriation for the state board
Of health was formerly 5000 but was
reduced to e., 100 by the legislature.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-02-09

New York bankers are reported to
have stopped Withdrawing gold which
is due them from London, for fear Of
disturbing the English financial mar
ket. This will be sad information for
the News which prefers the Cleveland
method OF having the English bankers
Jerking gold out of the United States.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-02-09

The supreme court also makes good
appointments. No man in Kansas is
better fitted for reporter OF the SUI
preme court than /. +. Dewey Of
Abilene and his appointment will in
sure accurate and careful work in his
department. Abilene congratulates
him upon being selected for SO i'm
portant position.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-02-09
To q Prophet Of Woe.

AnO NO"o Wuiou udS cVluoHJiy HUI
read anything since Jerry Simpsons
and Mrs. Leases speeches Of 1890
emits a wall about "a million men
out OF work." million starving
women and million suffering chill
dren. 1t has about as much concep-
ton Of the business conditions of the
country as last years birds nest.
1t complains that although the cur
rency expanded s3OO,OOo,oOO last year
"it is all in the banks" As the banks
have lowered their rates Of interest
at least one fifth in the past two years
the fact that they have large surplus
shows that the people are prosperous
and do not need to borrow money.
Here is summary of business con-
ditions for the present year, made
from leading authorities by an eastern
paper. Compare them with any state
ment Of conditions made under any
Democratic administration that ever
existed:
National trade: "The imports Of
merchandise in 1898 were 1854, 0O0,-
700; exports, $l,25S, ZOO, 900; excess
of exports, 1924, 900, 900; all export
records broken; outlook for 1899 still
better"
Eastern trade: shipments of mer-
ohandise from eastern points to west
ern and southern points are increas-
ing, and there is every prospect Of
increased railroad earnings generally
this year"
Western trade: 1.-The prospects Of
trade are bright. | believe the bust
ness done by this country will not
only be maintained, but will be large
ly increased"
Southern trade "At no time since
1880 have conditions and surround
ings been so full Of promise as they
are today"
Agriculture: Great as have been
recent returns, the future promises
greater"
Railroads: 81 have never known
the railroad outlook to be better than
it is now"
Cotton: There is much sugges-
tive Of what is encouraging for the
future"
Iron: 1.-The iron industry will wit
ness year Of extraordinary energy
and prosperity"
"Steel: 1.-The United States alone
can supply the worlds needs"
Copper: "The output in the Lake
Superior district was greater in 1898
than ever before and 1899 promises to
exceed it,"
Stacks: 81 have never seen the
business outlook more favorable for
all kinds Of investments.
Wholesale groceries,: can unus-
ually prosperous year ahead"
Dry goods: "Much better results
than last year"
Jewelry: 1.-THE greatest prosperity
yet known."
Shoe and leather trade: 1889 will
see still greater advance in our ex-
port business, as well as CORES.
ponding growth in manufacturing in
this country"
The News needs ozone, it needs ex-
pansion of view, Of lungs, of ideas.
1t lives too much in the dreary Cleve-
land era Of the past and fails to keep
in step with the progress of the ma
ton. Cheer up, leave off being a
prophet of woe and try to see things
as they are and be happy.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-02-09
The White Mans Burden.

Take up the White Mans burden
Send forth the best ye breed
Go, bind your sons to exile
To serve your captives needs;
To wait, In heavy harness,
On futtered folk and wild
Your new-caught sullen peoples,
Half devil and half child
Take up the White Mans burden
In patience to abide,
To veil the threat OF terror
And check the show Of pride;
By open speech and simple,
An hundred times made plain,
To seek anothers profit
And work another's gain.
Take up the White Mans burden
The savage wars Of peace
Fill full the mouth Of Famine,
And bid the sickness cease;
And when your goal is nearest
(The end for others sought
Watch sl0th and heather folly
Bring all your hope to naught.
Take up the White Mans burden
No iron rule of kings,
But toll OF serf and sweeper
The tale OF common things,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-02-09

Prof. J. II. Garfield, formerly Of
Kansas, is after the appointment as
national librarian. In consideration
Of his encouragement Of free trade
while at the head Of the State Uni
yersity President Mckinley is likely
to look a little carefully at bis creden-
tials.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-02-09

Minneapolis Messenger; Whenever
a newspaper boasts vehemently Of its
fearlessness, Il is best to note care
fully what piece OF dirty work it is
forwarding The truly brave do not
waste words in hoasting.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-02-09

A Concordia paper says the editor
of rival sheet i so stuck on himself
that he makes the typesetters in his
Office get off their stools and make a
bow whenever they come to his name
In the cnny.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-02-09

II there is u congressional re-appor-
tionment it can be made without
gerr, wandering Kansas is in such
condition that 1t will be very difficult
to make Pop district.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-02-09

There are 400 less OF the dusky
'huttered folk and wild' on Lunon
island to make trouble. IfAguinaldo
keeps on he will have no army left.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-02-09

The senate, after all the Bryan
Cleveland blow and buster, seems to
have been pretty well satisfied with
McKinley's treaty
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-02-09

Secretary Coburn and }. A. Trout
man have denied their candidacy for
office this week. Topeka has more
patriots than most people suspected.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-02-09


The Topeka Capital says that the
State Editorial association after its
Topeka meeting will 60 to Kansas
City and listen to Sousa's concert
latter which the ball given as feat
ure of the formal opening of the con-
vention hall will DO witnessed" That
is a cheerful outlook-Kansas editors
must sit around like wall flowers and
"witness" the dancing of Missourians.
Not good enough to have place on
the floor, ehe Must BE- "shown"
what dancing lisp The Kansas editors
may have a little partiality for
rag time and may sometimes swing
twice around on the corners, but If
they can't have room on the floor at
that dance they will remain at Topeka
and witness the legislature or some
other attraction.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-02-09

Expansion makes business for the
army. Uncle Sam proposes to have
meek and lowly colonies II he has to
kill few thousand natives to do 1t.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-02-09

Gov. Stanley Is accused Of appoint
ing "unknowns. tits far better than
appointing barnacles.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-02-09

A Legislative Nistake.

On Saturday by vote Of So to S6
the Republican house Of representa-
tives refused to reconsider the anti
oleomargarine bill.
The agricultural committee in whose
hands ii had been previously report
ed it adversely and the house en-
dorsed its action. Representative
Grosser Of this county, the author OF
the bill, made a gallant fight for it
and both before the committee and
and on the floor OF the house led the
battle bravely-but the odds were
against him. Added to the Populists
who opposed it almost to a man
enough Republicans voted against the
interest Of the dairymen, creamery
patrons and farmers to defeat the
measure.
The electromagnetic bill has
been before the Kansas legislature on
previous occasions. Against it have
been arrayed as now the packing
houses Of Kansas City, Kansas, which
are interested in being allowed to
manufacture oleo in the guise OF but
ter and in selling it in competition
with the product Of the dairy. The
Kansas farmers ask that 1t shall be
sold on its merits, that it shall not be
made and colored in imitation OF but
ter and that the purchaser and user
shall know what he has before him.
The Populists defeated the bill two
years ago and in the last campaign
the Republicans roundly abused them
for such action. 1t is a strange COM
mentary on political consistency that
enough representatives voted with
the Populists to defeat the same bill
in Republican house. The Repub-
lican members so recreant to the in
terests OF their constituents deserve
the severest condemnation and should
be lined up so that their standing
may be known. They knew better
down deep in their hearts and ought
to have considered the interests of
Kansas more carefully.
Kansas prides itself on being
dairy State. 1t is proud that IL is
building upa great creamery indus
try and hopes to make still greater
fame. 1t is putting money in the
pockets OF the farmers and has tided
them over many q hard year. Yet
there is a constant competition with
the packing house product of oleo-
margarine manufactured so as to de-
ceive purchasers and sold so cheap as
to drive much Of the pure batter from
the market. The Kansas farmers ask
that it shall be sold for oleomargarine
under its own name and on it's own
merits. The packing houses Of Kan
sas City want to put it on the market
as butter. 1t i'll becomes the legisla-
tors OF Kansas to vote for the pack
ing houses and against the farmers
Of the State. Thirty-three states in
the union have an anti-0leo law.
Missouri has one. The packing houses
make their product on this side Of the
line, Kansas, an agricultural State,
and which is striving to build up
creamery industry, makes fine spec
tacle Of itself defeating such a meas
ure.
Every farmer who sells milk TO the
creamery, every farmers wife who
sells butter to the store or to private
customers, will feel the effect Of the
houses action. The butter of Kan
sas will continue to fight its way
against the product of the packing
house.
Dickinson county, the banner
creamery county of the State, hoped
to see its leading industry given a
fair show. The house has made a
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-02-09
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY .. 1899.

Bryan might be fighting instead Of
talking now il he had not hunked.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-02-09

You can wager that the Twentieth
Kansas was in the front Of the fight.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-02-09
D. L. PISLE;.

surance company OF this city Inc
secretary paid this representative OF
Mr.. McNall all the fees provided for
by law, mileage and expenses and $25
fee, all that the law asks for, and was
told that they were ready to do bust
ness. But Mr.. McNall refused to send
the license until the company would
send him another $25, and when the
secretary protested against this rob.
berry Mr.. McNall curtly replied that
they could not do business until this
$25 was paid. The money was paid
SO that business could proceed, and
the company had Judge Glass call on
Mr. McNall for an explanation but all
the explanation he'got was that the
extra 1926 was for him and his exam
liners and made no pretense that it
was authorized by law"
This is a practical illustration OF
what Webb grandiloquently styles
protecting the great common people
against the insurance robbers" 1t is
clearly and Enthusiastically Gov. Stan
ley's duty to remove him "for Cause
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-09-30
VIM. PENN.

The concert held in the NJ. L. church last
evening by the Lotus Glee Club, of Poltsville,
assisted by local talent, under the direction
Of Prof Herbert, was a grand success, in
tellectually and financially. Notwithstand-
ing the inclemency of the weather. the
church was filed. Those from Shenandoah
who took part, Misses Edith Morgan, Maud
Gilpin and Mahala Fairchild, acquitted them
selves creditsbly and were enchored. The
Glee Club after the entertainment, were
guests of Supt Quin, and rendered several
selections at his home
Elias Hopkins has been afflicted with ear
trouble for the past two weeks.
Miss Jennie Jones is still suffering from
rheumatism.
John Knight has resigned as janitor at the
NJ E. church, because of his removal to
Shenandoah. His successor has not been
selected.
The third quarterly conference will be held
this evening at 200 o'clock in the NJ. L.
church.
Services in the NJ. E church tomorrow as
follows: Sunday school at 1920 a. m. Jr.
Epworth League will hereafter meet at ?
p. m. instead of p. m. sermon at p. M,
preaching by Rev. W. L. Mcdowell, presiding
elder for this district