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The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1899-05-19

or discipline, but to that he was in
different; neither did he think it like
ly that 1t would come to the ears Of
the admiral, as the crew of the bort
were partial both to the commodore
whom he could trust, to put into n
of the boats a couple of muskets, and
a quantity Of ammunition, several
blankets, and various other articles,
besides provisions for two or three
months, for one person; and as soon
as it Vas dark the men pulled on shore
with the boat, found the commodore
on the beach waiting for them, and
supplied him with all these neces-
saries. They then rejolned their ship,
without the admiral's having the least
suspicion of what had been done, and
shortly after the feet made sail on a
wind, with their heads off shore. The
next morning the three smaller yes
sells parted company, and by sunset
had gained many miles to windward,
after which they were not again seen.
The admiral had sent for Philip to
give him his instructions, which were
very severe. and evidently framed so
as to be able to afford him hereafter
some excuse for depriving him of his
command. Among others, his orders
were, as the bort drew less water than
the admiral's ship, to sail ahead of
him during the night, that if they ap-
preached too near the land as they beat
across the channel, timely notice might
be given to the admiral if in too shall
low water. This responsibility was
the occasion of Philips being always
on deck when they approached the
land on either side of the Straits. 1t
was the second night after the feet
had separated that Philip had been
summoned on deck as they were near
ing the land Of Terre del Fuego; he
was watching the man in the chains
heaving the lead, when the officer of
the watch reported to him that the
admiral's ship was ahead CT them in
stead Of astern. Philip made inquiry
as to when he passed, but could not
discover; he went forward and saw
the admiral's ship with her poop-light,
which, when the admiral was astern,
was not visible. What can be the adj
miraTs reason for this?" thought
Philip; "has he run ahead on purpose
to make a charge against me of neg
lect of duty? 1t must be so. Well, let
him do as he pleases; he must wait
now till we arrive in India, for 1 shall
not allow him to desert me; and with
the company l have as much, and, l
rather think, as a large proprietor,
more interest than he has. Well, as
he has thought proper to go ahead, 1
have nothing to do but to follow"
"You may come out Of the chains
there"
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1899-05-19
Only n Partial Remedy at Best.

We do not believe that the total
the trusts, for such combinations are
not confined to this country. Take OF
the protection from American man
ufacture and the trusts would COM
bine with foreign combinations and
capital to control the foreign output
Of an article, as we'll as the domestic
output, and they would have consum-
ers just as much at their mercy as they
have now.
In order to properly regulate the
trusts and curb the awful power which
they are developing, they must be
brought under federal control. The
attorney general of the United States
claims that the Sherman antitrust law
is ineffective. Other lawyers. as good
as he, claim that the Sherman Law
could be made effective. if properly en-
forced; but whether it could be or
not, there is the power OF amending
the federal constitution, which re-
sides in the people and the states.
There is also another and a quicker
method Of securing federal control.
which has already been pointed Ouc
by the Tribune, and that is to employ
the taxing power OF the federal gov
eminent to tax the stock and bond is
sues of the trusts cut Of existence and
thus compel them to organize under
federal charters, just as banks Of is
- oro NOW oOmOoI1ed tO GO
The Tribune does not believe that
it would be good policy for the Re-
publican party to reverse itself on the
tariff in the hope of thereby throttling
a few trusts. If it is to tackle the
trust problem, let it adopt a thor
ough and not q partial remedy.-Mil-
n~eapolis Oiinn.) Tribune.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1899-05-19
CAUSE N EFFECT.
Real Reason for the Marked Increase
of Tarin Receipts.

The New York Stats Zeitung. In re-
buking the Republicans for
any credit for the increased revenue
from tariff receipts, says the reason
why tariff receipts under the Wilson
tariff were not so high as now was De-
cause of the general business depres-
sion and the low consuming capacity
of the country, and that the depression
has disappeared Is certainly no merit
of the Republicans" No protectionlst
will deny that the low tariff receipts
under the Wilson law were u 10
"the general business depression and
the low consuming capacity or the
country" There is no doubt that IL
the people of the country had had
more money they would have bought
more foreign goods-as well as mort
domestic goods.
But because of the closing Of Amer
lean factories through the operations
Of the Wilson-Gorman law the wage
earners of the country were deprived
of work and wages, and the employers
Vi lobOl OIO IILAOuI uoAASS
without profits. Naturally the con-
Stunning capacity of the country was
low. The consuming capacity always
is low under free trade, because free
trade means the destruction of Amer
lean industries. The strange thing is
that the Stats Zeitung cannot see the
inevitable connection between free
trade and a low consuming capacity.
That connection has been illustrated
more than once in the history Of the
country.
The Stats Zeitung apparently
thinks that business depression just
and goes and that no man
knows the why or the wherefore. But
all effects have a cause, and the Stats
Zeitung would do we'll if it would pom
der with unDrejudiced mind upon the
cause of the industrial depression
which prevailed throughout the cOun-
try during the existence Of the VIII
son-Gorman law and the free-trade ad-
ministration of Grover Cleveland, and
which disappeared at the restoration
of protection. There is no doubt in
the minds of the vast majority OF the
people as to the cause Of the industrial
depression of 1893-1S96. The result OF
the presidential campaign Of 1896
showed how they interpreted the mat
ter.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1899-05-19
Trusts Are ENerYMhere.

There are trusts in Germany, Aus
tria, Italy and Russia, as well as every
other country which has great indus
tries or natural resources valuable
enough to attract large sums of cap
ital in their development. The trusts
are doing more damage in some OF
those countries than they are doing
here. Nevertheless the republican
party will keep up its warfare on the
trusts. 1t has been fighting them from
the day they Srst made their appear
ance. 1t is the only party which has
had either the courage or the intelli-
gence to strike a blow at the illegiti-
mate practices of the combines and to
restrict them in their operations. 1t is
a satisfaction, therefore, for the
try to know that as the republican
party is going to remain in control o.
the nation for years to come its vigoc-
Gus and practical work in maintaining
the peoples interests in this as in AL
other fields will be kept up.-St. Louis
Globe-Democrat.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1899-05-19
CHAPTER Xxx.

Philip went forward; they were now,
as he imagined, very near to the land,
but the night was dark and they could
not distinguish it. For half an hour
they continued their course, much to
Philips surprise, for he now thought
he could make out the loom Of the
land, dark as it was. His eyes were
constantly fixed upon the ship ahead,
expecting every minute that she would
go about; but no., she continued her
course, and Philip followed with his
own vessel.
I'VE are very close to the land, sir"
observed Wander Hagen, the lieutenant,
who was the officer of the watch.
$50 it appears to me; but the ad-
miral is closer, and draws much nor
water than we do" replied Philip.
q think 1 see the rocks on the beam
to leeward, sir"
81 believe you are all right" re-
piled Philip; 81 cannot understand
this. Ready about, and get a gun
ready-they must suppose Us to be
ahead of them, depend upon it."
Hardly had Philip given the order
when the vessel struck heavily on the
rocks. Philip fastened aft; he found
the rudder had been unshipped, and
the vessel was ~immovably fixed. His
thoughts then reverted to the admiral.
"Was he OF shore?" He ran forward,
and the admiral was still sailing on
with his poop-light, about two cables
length ahead of him.
Fire the gun there" cried Philip,
perplexed beyond measure.
The gun was fired, and Immediately
! followed up by the fash and report
of another gun close astern Of them.
Philip looked with establishment over
the quarter, and perceived the adj
miral's ship close astern to him, and
| evidently on shore as well as his own
"Merciful Heaven!" exclaimed Philip
rushing forward, what can this be?'
He beheld the other vessel, with her
light ahead, still sailing on and leav-
ing them. The day was now dawning
and there was sufficient light to make
out the land. The Do was on shore
not fifty yards from the beach, and
surrounded by the high and barren
rocks; yet the vessel ahead was ap-
parently sailing on over the land. The
seamen crowded on the forecastle
watching this strange phenomenon;
at last it vanished from their sight.
That's the Flying Dutchman, by al
that's holy!" cried one CT the seamen
jumping off the gun.
Hardly had the nan uttered these
words when the vessel disappeared.
Philip felt convinced that it wa:
90 and he walked away aft in a very
rerturbed state. 1t must have beer
his fathers fatal ship which had de
coyed them to probable destruction
He hardly knew how to act. The ad'
miral's wrath he did not wish, just a
that moment. to encounter. He sen
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1899-05-19
WOOL mi TARIFFS.
Wilson Law Held Responsible for Exist
ing Demoralized Conditions.


From the address of DR.. James
Withycombe, president of the Pacilc
Northwest Wool Growers association,
at the annual convention at Pendle-
ton, Ore, March Z:
THE wool market has not blossomed
forth to a degree that inspires hope TO
many growers, and in some directions
loud mutterings are heard and many
articles are written tinctured with
sharp criticisms of the present WOOL
tariff. A careful and dispassionate
examination of the present tariff on
wool should convince any grower tnat
the late Congressman Dingley FULLY
considered the matter. True, the pres
ent law in some respects could be i'm
proved; but, as a whole, the law is
good, the wool growers interest being
fully protected.
"The dull and featureless wool mar
let is not due to domestic over pro-
duction, nor to excessive recent impor-
t~ations, but to the immense quantities
Of wool and woolens accumulated I'M
der the Wilson bill, and to the con-
tinued demand for the cheaper grades
Of domestic woolens.
"The custom house figures will fully
s~ubstantiate the statement so often
made that the Wilson bill should be
held largely responsible for the present
demoralized condition Of the wool
market.
There were 923, 600, 900 pounds of
wool imported during the life of this
bill, 100, 000, 900 pounds of which were
imported in the condition of secured
wool, which would last as long as
300, coo, 600 pounds Of American I'M
washed. Therefore, while the govern
ment figures show the free wool i'm
ports to have been 923, 900, goo pounds,
if measured by American wool, they
would equal at least LOO, 900, 900
pounds, which was equal TO the en-
tire consumption by American machin-
cry during the same period.
"The production of homegrown wool
during this period was about 826,OOO,-
900 pounds, which constitutes the ac-
cumulated surplus on hand at the time
of the passage of the Dingley tariff
act. The clip Of 1898 has since been
added to this supply, and the clip of
1899 is in sight. Thus it will be seen
that a two years supply was imported
in anticipation Of the passage Of the
Dingley tariff act.
Under the existing conditions it
does not seem wise for wool growers
persistently to agitate this matter; for,
by SO doing, congress may be induced
again to open the question of tariff,
and, in the final shuttle, the wool grow
er is in danger of coming out second
best. At the present time, items of
legislation affecting the industry are
not OF vital concern to the wool grow
er, but he should rather devote his
energies and talents to al analytical
study of flock characteristics, local i'm
proVements and markets."
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1899-05-19
A BALLOON UNDER FIRE,
Immediate Collapse Does Not Follow,
Even When the Mark Is Hit.

Immediate Coils pse Does Not Follow,
Even When the Mark Is Hit.
With regard to the effects Of gun
shots upon a balloon, the following ex-
periments were made, says the Pail
Mall Magazine. A shot was fired from
a Lebel rife at a balloon at an alti-
tude of 500 feet. 1t only penetrated the
fabric below the equator, n no ap-
preciable result ensued. After this
many shots were fired, several pene-
trating the balloon and passing out
GEAR the upper valve. After a lapse
Of six hours the balloon descended
quietly to the ground, by reason OF the
loss Of gas through the bullet holes.
But it appeared that, whatever the
number Of shots, the loss OF gas was
never sufficient to cause the balloon to
fall rapidly. On another occasion a
shrapnel shell was fired from a seven
FOUNDER Armstrong gun at a balloon
having an altitude of 1900 feet, but
this being above the limit of elevation
of the gun, it was impossible to hit 1t.
In any case, had it been possible to
do so, the shell would have penetrated
the balloon below the equator n
passed cut again so low down as to
cause no serious loss CT gas. Indeed,
a balloon loses but little OF its lifting
power-that is, little of its gas-if the
hole is made below the equator. Once
a gore was split UP to within a few
feet Of the upper valve; at first the
balloon fell rapidly, then the wind
filed out the tapping fabric, and it
called quietly to earth.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1899-05-19
How to Breed Deficits.

A deficit threatens the British gov
eminent, and it is proposed to impose
an import duty or sugar. grain. -four
and meal. This illustrates the differ
ence between free-trade theory and
practice, and also the difference be-
tween the protection principle and the
tari1-for-revenue-only idea. Under the
Dingley law duties are imposed MAIN
IL or articles of foreign manufacture
that come into competition with the
nroducts of our own labor. Under the
English system duties are imposed
mainly on articles not produced in
England, but which every Engiishman
must have. In England everybody
knows who pays the tax."-ChicagL
Inter QaasR
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1899-05-19
MaXims vs.. Markets.

1t has been said that the Democrats
are students Of maxims, while the
Republicans are students Of markets.
Experience counts for nothing with
the man who has a theory. The Will
son bill. adopted during C~leveland's
administration, was a theoretic low
tariff Democratic bill, but it brought
ruin to American industries and hard
times, and so bankrupted the United
States treasury hat bonds had to be
sold to pay the daily expenses of the
government. The Democrats can
never be made to see that a tariff tax
is not always added to the price and
paid by the consumers, but the truth
is that a tariff or imported goods so
stimulates American productions that
it results in cheapening the price to
consumers. It worked that way with
steel railway rails; it worked that way
with plate glass; it worked that way
with wire nails; and it is working that
way with tin plate. The industry is
built up in this country by the tariff
tax on imports, and the price to con-
sumers is reduced. But no Democrat
will admit that putting a tax on an
imported article results in reducing the
price. The protective tariff works
we'll; it furnishes work to Americans
at American wages, and reduces the
price to consumers, and makes good
times. and we agree with Mr.. Dfagley
that what practically works well in
any country is more likely to be safe
and wise than any theories. however
fine spun, that have not succeeded in
like conditions."-Freepcrt tfll.) Jour
mol
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1899-05-19

brother capitalist in China or England,
and to him the value Of a protective
tariff that saves the American laborer
from starvation wages is not a sufi-
cient factor worth the effort to secure
it. What he wants is profit. What
the laborer wants is a living and con-
tentment. Trusts will come and trusts
will 60 just as they are factors in in
creasing gains, and the duty we impose
on foreign goods will neither foster nor
prevent them.-Sandusky, Ohio, Regis
ter.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1899-05-19
Dangerous to Hypnotize.

The late Professor Drummond, when
quite a child, discovered that he could
hyDnotize people. At a birthday party
a little girl refused to play the piano.
Drummond happened to catch her eye,
and said, Play" To his surprise she
rose obediently, went to the piano, and
played. At another time he h%ypnotized
g boy, gave him a poker for a gun, and
said. I'm 2 pheasant; shoot me-" The
bow did SO, and Drummond, to keep up
the illusion, fell, ~whereupon the boy,
seeing the bird" move, made as if to
hit it over the head with the poker.
The hypnotizer had just time to stop
the magnetized sportsman.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1899-05-19
No Practicable Anywhere.

1t would seem that England must
teach US u lesson of stable and con-
sistent protection, and by exemplify-
ing the utility of that policy wisely
regulated. induce our madcap free
trade countrymen to have done with a
system that is not practicable even for
a nation so situated as England. To
cope with Britain in the regime of
her new policy we must the soonest
possible strike the golden mean of
protective tariffs and secure its main
teuance.-Boston Commercial Bulletin.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1899-05-19

The once-scoffed-at Dingley tariff is
more than indicating, nowadays, the
assurances Of its framers.-Boston
Journal.
The Forrest City times., 1899-03-10
POKER PARLANCE.
a Sunday school hoy whose Edaca-
tion Included a knowledge
of Good Pairs.

The mixed metaphor of South side Sun
day school teacher and the precoe:ousness Of
a youngster of seven in the juvenile class,
who had evidently been listening to some
fatherly club stories not intended for his
ears, combined to disrupt the Bible serv-
ices temporarily couple of weeks ago. Re-
Gently the good pastor of the church received
call to another congregation, and in re-
ferring to this the young woman who sees
TO the spiritual growth of the youngest
charges of the church dwelt at some length
on the righteousness, faith and upright life
of the pastor who had been so highly hon
ored. She impressed her young hearers with
the "faithfulness to duty" that had char
acterized the career of the beloved minister,
and was listened to with devout and deep
attention. Believing this lesson had ef-
fectiively penetrated the -oung minds the
teacher asked:
And now who can tell me the one thing
that our pastor held so dear that he should
receive this call?"
After an interval Of silence, during which
the members of the small set looked about
somewhat uneasily, shrill voice came from
the end of pew, where its owner and his
knickerbocker suit were curled up COM
fortably against the cushions:
81 know"
"Well, Bobby"
"Aces.'-Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Forrest City times., 1899-03-10
H. L. KRAMER.

and his advertising appropriation was
five dollars. Three years ago he orig
mated the now familiar Cascarets that
work while you Sleep" and this year
he employs over 200 people, including
twenty stenographers and typewriters
and system of ten graphophones. His
newspaper advertising investments
are over 100000 a year, and he is
counted as one of the greatest
practical, because successful, au-
thorities on the science of adver-
Using in the world. His delight is
to see the working of the enormous adj
vertising machine which he set in mo-
ton few years ago, and his ambition
is best illustrated by an expression
made use of to friend recently. He
said: my boy, We'll get rich when we
make money faster than we can spend
it for advertising"
Besides his proprietary enterprises,
Mr.. Kramer scored another great bust
ness success in the Magno-Mud baths of
Indiana Mineral Springs, Ind, where
treatment for rheumatism is obtained.
The place was mere wilderness in the
hills of Indiana few years ago. but ma
ture had provided the material, mud
and lithia water, for the cure, and Mr..
Kramer appreciated its possibilities at
first sight. To-day there is at the Indi-
ana Mineral Springs s25o,o0o plant Of
hotels, lighthouses and cottages, cleo
tric-lighted, steam-heated, with beau.
tiful park surroundings.
Mr.. Kramer is only thirty-six years
old and his energy and vitality have not
yet reached their climax. Many lead
ing business men of America have been
glad to join in his enterprises, display
ing the highest confidence in great fu-
ture which this mans remarkable adj
vertising genius and capacity for work
will bring forth.
The Forrest City times., 1899-03-10
Excursion Through Texas.

The Iron Mountain railway, in con.
junction with the Texas Pacific, Mis-
souri,, Kansas & Texas, and Intsrna-
tional & Great Northern, has arranged
a grand excursion to Texas points, for
Monday, March 9th. The fare is the
lowest ever made-s10 for the round
trip Stops will be made at Dallas,
Houston, Fort Worth, Austin, Waco,
San Antonio and Galveston. The special
train will leave Little Rock at 7:s0 a.
m, March 27th, arriving at Texarkans
at 1880 for dinner, and will reach Dallas
at $3.50 p. m. Leaving Dallas at 1850 on
the 2sth, the train will reach Fort
Worth one hour later, leaving the lat
ter place for three hours run to Waco,
where another stop will be made to 10
q. N. on the Goth. The excursion will
reach San Antonio on the goth at 4p.
m, leaving the latter place March s0th
at p. m. for Austin, making the run
in three hours. Over "a hours will be
spent at the capital of the Lone Star
State, leaving at IL a. M, March 31st.
A stop of 30 hours at Houston will af-
ford all an opportunity to view this me-
tropolis, and at IL a. m, April LIST tho
train will leave for Galveston, arriving
~ the place in enc hour and a
half. Returning. the excursion will
leave Galveston at 6 a. m, April Sd, ar
irving in Little Rock at 1855 p. m.
April 4th. AS will be seen by the
schedule, this will be daylight excur-
sien, affording all an opportunity to
view the country en- route. For the con-
venience of passengers there will be q
special cafe car on the train, where re-
treatments will be served la carte.
For further information apply to the
nearest agent, or address Aug. Sund-
holm, ticket agent, Little Rock.
The Forrest City times., 1899-03-10
AN ADVERTISING GENIUS.
Hnrry l.. Kramer Invests n The usand
Dollars Every Day for Ne TVS
paper Advertising.

The young man whose portrait is here
printed is living, breathing iilustra-
ton OF the success which can be OBJ
tanned by practical faith and persistent
and judicious investment in newspaper
advertising. Mr.. Kramer only a few
years ago, without capital, started in a
most modest way, advertising in news
papers the merit of a tobacco-habit
cure, building up an enormous mail or
der business for that successful specific.
His original line, Don't tobacco
spit and smoke your life away"
through the medium of newspa-
pers, became known throughout
the English-speaking world, and
brought in unprecedented results. The
secret of his advertising method is "re-
investment" When Mr.. Kramer ran
his first little advertisement ten years
ago his capital was less than one hum
dred dollars. He wrote the order on a
rented typewriter operated by himself