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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-06-22
Millions Of Americans.
ELECTION FRAUDS.

A Washington special 10 the Balti-
more Sun says:
1--WE have the authority Of the Penn
sylvania Ledger that no such crimes
against the suffrage have ever been
committed anywhere as in the city Of
Philadelphia. IL has been open com.
common talk for years that the ballot
box thieves OF Philadelphia are good
anywhere for from 10000 70 $1,000
votes which were not cast Pittsburg
and Allegheny county are good for half
as many more. Not a great while since
an eminent Republican said to me in
his office: cleveland carried Penn
sylvania in 1892 just as much a. he car
ried Maryland and New jersey. Patti
son was elected Mayor Of Philadelphia
but what does IL amount 10 when you
have TO buck up against l25 600 fraudu-
lent vOtes?"
"Pennsylvania Republicans are too
busy shedding tears lover abuse OF suf-
frage in the south to look after their
own shortcomings in this respect. So
the presidential election will be con.
Quoted under the usual auspices and no
matter how many votes Mr.. Bryan may
get Mckinley will be certified 10 having
2OO, 900 or 300. 900 majority. Whatever
election surprises elsewhere may be in
store you need not look for any from
Pennsylvania. q
"Savoyard," the brilliant Washington
correspondent of the Louisville Courier
journal telegraphing his paper upon
the eve Of the adjournment Of Congress
that perhaps no other ten sessions Of
Congress ever turned out so much cam
paign thunder that was absolutely worth
less continues;
Translated and boiled down the Dem.
ocratic campaign thunder reads: The
Republican party is rogue" Trans.
lated and boiled down the Republican
campaign thunder reads: The Demo.
cratic party is fool" Now Just read
that debate on trusts last week and see
II you can make anything else out Of il.
Take Diamonds speech, the ablest on
the Democratic side, and what is IL :
Why, he shows that the Republican par
ty has no disposition TO curb the trusts.
Then take Littlefeld's speech-and /
never heard finer effort-and what does
he say? Why he contends that the
Democratic party hasn't got enough
sense TO curb the trusts And what is
more both prove their positions"
A WESTERN congressman recently re.
ceived the following note from one OF
his rural constituents 10 whom he had
sent consignment Of garden seed
"Kind sir and esteemed friend / have
the seeds. They came this morning
and suit very well, especially the cab.
bage seed which grows well in this soil.
Please send me two loads of fertilizer
and new harrer, and il you could send
me man for couple of days / would
be Obliged"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-23

China's army comprises "the Eight
Banners" noninally containing about
100000 men. The national army,
nhose normal strength is $4,000, has
about 100000 available for war. Be-
tides these forces there are merccnary
:roops ready, Mongolians and other
irregular cavalry. Irregular cavalry
ire nominally 100000 strong, but like
everything else in China they mostly
Exist on paper. They number but
10000, and are of no military value.
The total land army on peace foot
ng is put at 100000, and on a war
footing of about 100000, but the
,rmy as whole has no unity or co.
sesion. There is no proper discipline,
:he drill is merely physical exercise
aud many of the weapons are long
Nnce obsolete, but since April, 1895,
british firms have shipped to China
seNcnty-one guns of position, 1913 field
guns, 297 machine guns, aud Ger.
nan firm has supplied China with
over 100000 lnauser rifles and 5000 900
:ouads of ammunition From this it
Nill be seen the Chinese are not as
backward as regards war material as
mas been supposed. During the war
with Japan the Chinese navy disup-
pointed those who regarded it MS an
effective firing force. Since then a
number of modern vessels have been
added to the fleet.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-23

II VIZ. ulluouute..y grutlfy the
many admirers of John l.. Sullivan to
know that he succeeded in recovering
his diamond studded gold champions
ship belt, which seems to be the only
souvenir left to him after his career in
the ring. This belt is not an artistic
triumph, says the New York Sun, hut
that does not decrease its sentimental
value in the estimation of John L.. To
The imaginative mind it conveys n
vcry distinct impression of the tistic
popularity of its owner when he was
in his prime. MIR. Sullivan has saggcd
Down into private life as the manager
Of n saloon and friendly critic of his
successors in the ring. incidentally
hc has developed new slang of his
own which is tersc, picturesque and
Expressive. 1t is like no other mans
slang, and it is eminently characteris-
tic of its author. Mr. Sullivan coins
his slang unconsciously, and his out
put is so large that an unsophisti-
.atcd listener needs an interpreter at
time TO catch his ceaning. MIR. Sulli>
,an had not used the expression, Ter
III woods with YER two days before
III his imitators had adopted it as an
expression of contempt or doubt. 1t
Nas new and expressive, and when
Jhon L.. said it no one doubted his
meaning. Mr.. Sullivan and his belt
Ihuuld not be separated.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-23

General Alcxei Nicolaievich Kuro-
patkin, the Russian minister of war,
Is probably the most trusted, the most
powerful and most faithful servant of
the czar. His rise to rank and power
was gradual but sure, and in 1898 he
was made absolute master, under the
ear, of the armies of all the Russias.
he began his military career in
Iurkestan when u youth an has
served with distinction in all Russia S
wars for many years.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-23
Anything Counts.

Boston Transcript: Minnie (writing a
letter)-And oh. Annie, there are lots of
men here. I've seen three this very day.
Nettie-But that isn't true. you know.
We saw only two.
Annie-Three. including the scarecrow
up In the field. In case of this kind,
you know, we must take advantage OF all
our resources
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-23
Seasoned,

Chicago News: Nov, children"
said the teacher, 1--WE all know that
Lots wife was turned into pillar of
salt, but suppose Lot lad glanced
back? Can we surmise his fate?"
"Yes, ma'am," spoke up the bright
boy, "he would have been turned into
pepper
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-23

Evert Jansen Wendell is a blue
blooded knickerboclier, a member of
one of the oldest New York families,
and rich. He is known all over New
York as the best friend of bad boys"
He carries on a correspondence with
20 less than 1000 boys who at one
time most people would have put I'M
der the category of bad MIR. Wen
dell has been instrumental in placing
almost all the boys with whom lie cor
responds i'll good homes On western
farms or in western villages.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-23

Many savings banks are being insti.
tuted all over Italy, and the people are
taking very kindly to them. In some
cities the prizes given in the public
schools are in the form of savings
bank books, with small sum entered
to the credit of the prize winner.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-23

A pretty story is told of the late
King llu1nbert and Queen Marghcrita.
The queen, it seems, had strong par
:inlity for white dresses, but with the
advancing years she feared that they
cooked too girlish and affected, and
asked the king what he thought about
Il. He replied that he would think it
over. A few days after she received Il
box containing half dozen white
dresses from Paris, with her hus-
oand's compliments. No answer could
have been more gallant, graceful and
pleasing.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-23

A Partisan solon seems to have de.
,ised way to avoid throwing Il great
temptation to perjury i'll the way OF
women who testify before him. In a
recent case he asked an actress TIC
state her age, as required of all wit.
nesses, and after getting an answer
proceeded to administer the custo
mary oath with due solemnity.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-23
or Chicaso's Upper Zen.

Chicago Times-Hcrald: Yes. she's
well bred. There's no doubt akou: that"
.She has always seemed TO he."
"Why. Der little brother tolls ME that
she eats her pic with fork even when
only members OF the family sls present."
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-23
lkcnl Cnmse of Qnnu rifhcs.


Following the indian famine and the
strenuous efforts to bring gold to this
country in order that the money famine
might be relieved, the discovery of gold
Titles of bullion came to cur mints. Fol
lowing this came the Spanish war. Near
~ two hundred thousand men were with
and made consumers alone. The labor
market ma was relieved and consumption
was in creased; Bm But this was not all.
borrowed and spent. Antiquated tramp
steamers. were purchased at thrice their
valve va 1,e Us, rseless Yachts Of broken down
prices Enormous quantities of clothing
were purchased for the soldiers use. Out
of date Springfield rifles were taken from
stale stocks and used in arming our :, Vol 1.
unteers. Tons of boiled beef and spoiled
beef bee . We're . taken off the hands Of the
diers Of the land. The Transportation
combine" received twenty millions of dol
lars for carrying soldiers and munitions
Oh Oh NAT ~, horse horse doctors We're appointed to
help the tiatulent purses of railway sys-
TENS like that of Plant. Degenerate sons
roll of well-paid lncompetents who fol-
lowed the army as suffers follow the
Out Of our borrowed money we paid
for the medical supplies that were not
furnished to our men who died on Mon
tauk Point; out of this came the salary
this came the pay Of the commission that
heard the one and whitewashed the other.
:, me iever-fiushed prosperity. of 1898 was
abnormal conditions. Only wars and ru
mors of wars served to prevent collapse.
Immense ln,,lel military expenditures and naval
falling I'm hideous ruin and combustion
down Today we IRE looking over-capi-
pery ehe1e In w hs faee pros
change in the monetary laws 1t was a
business reaction aided by abnormal and
unusual factors, When the tenant of the
machinery into operation, when gold was
finally made the standard of Value by
s1ted n en da no great good re-
standard Of value was passed stocks
Sent off a billion of dollars in New York
S az, .s AND 1.a,l today the bank cearngs Of
s.onp unfavorably with the year
sss ru makery w frenn aae The he prodga
GUS In the dog days of 1896 were neither
prophets nor the sons thereof And the
VISIONS ,saoh OF prosperity" that they fondly
publican legislation We're but the fleeing
phantoms of heated brains, the .erratic
aoeratlons OF an unsettled reason"
Republican Inconsistency.
a place al in , power on platform that be
Huantitatlve theory of money, the repub-
Icans have relied upon that theory in
every phase of their financial policy De
nying that an Increase in money circula-
Ton stimulates stagnant business. they
nave nave increased the money circulation by
more more, than half t. billion dollars since
their advent 70, power. Condemning any
enort TO raise the price OF commodities as
reputation, they have made money
cheaper by making it plenty. Ridiculing
me enort to increase the volume Of
money IN ls96 By coming the silver of the
!ano. they now declare in the Philadelphia
plas'efM that The volume Of money in
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-23

Some of those who are watching the
Belgian hare craze which is sweeping
this country at present fear that
when it SUBSIDIES the land will be af-
5ictcd with pest which will threaten
the agriculture. L. S. Palmer, acting
chief of the biological survey, has sent
out warming letters in which he sug
yests that steps be taken TO keep un.
der observation the hares that have
been liberated and that all possible
measures be adopted to discourage
the liberation of the animals. All
countries have these crazcs for ami
mails not indigenous to them. Japan
twenty years ago went daft over rab-
ibts and pigs and the spectators
trade vast sums of money out of
craze
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-23

Young women frequently wear belts
That were manufactured to go around
'hc necks of dogs. They show thus
low slender their waists are, dog
collar being big enough to clasp them.
philosophers can dig out no other rea-
son for this fad. In Philadelphia the
Ssher day yaung woman wore an en-
5ravcd dog collar belt which she had
borrowed for the time from her ia.
hers mastitf. The engraving was of
mastiff's head, and around it ran
The words: II am John Browns dog.
Whose dog are you?" Smiles and
,',ecrs were handed out to the young
woman from those who read the belt,
and she appeared to be delighted with
The attention she was winning.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-23

1t has always been thought that it
was impossible to initiate the cloth in
which the ancient Egyptians wrapped
their mummies. \ Manchester tourist
brought home a small bit of the fab
rio and asked cotton expert If he
could tell from what mill it came. He
examined it carefully under his glass
and then said that it came from mill
near Oldham, England, and was
known by the manufacturer as his
NO. So Investigation showed that
he was right. The ancient mummy
cloths had worn out and the Egypt
ians were rcwrapping the relies in
English-made fabrics
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-23
Warrington. Tho republican party Of -.
dAy. while u tndorses with hypocriticAl

Washington. Tho republican party Of -.
eaioEy this doctrine Of the. fathers, has
departments. entered into . secret and
covert alliance with the arch enemy OF
our rep1slie 4, and ITS free in.titutions.an
out Its hereditary work Of strangling hus
man liberty In our sister Iepublics Of
which 1t has the moral aid and support
OF an American administration that ID
now asking reelection to power at the
citizenship born ct the blood Of our reyo-
lutionary forefethers.
Peoples Rights Dnnied.
The principles Of LINCOLN were based
Independence. wherein 1t is decreed that
the right to govern involves the consent
Of the , goyerned; that All men are On
liberty and the pursuit. of happiness and
that the primary object ard the Interior
design Of 9f oMr federal government were to
its jurisdiction. Tho party which styles
itself the party of Lincoln today sneers
document Of the fathers as out Of date
and too kuttquated for our modern ten
dencies." and for use only in front porch
candidate for the presidency; a candidate
who denies the power Of the peoples con-
ST by denying its privileges to 49,
rights avowed by the fathers, and as
serting by three years of administrative
abuse Of power that the theory Of tho
right TO govern being derived from the
eensent of the governed Is Il lie against
the divine right of the governor; can
didate who declares by his official acts
the ideal condition If the interests Of the
trusts may be thereby subserved a con-
aitton created by the levy. OF an uncon-
people Of Porto Rico. whom Mckinley
ism and the trusts, by false. pretenses.
brought within the sphere of their lex
elusive jurisdictton," the most blasphem-
GUS usurpation OF power this country has
oN;or kunx =
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-23
Exemption Ilrom Comneti,iou.

The term protection is concise
statement e,'t, for legal exemption from COM
primarily to prevent foreign competition
hAempt from foreign competition by a
tarltf law, combination of all competing
domestic concerns in a given line of bust
ness produces monopoly in fact. In
stead OF numerous competing concerns In
q given industry, there is but one con-
Gem. Numerous sets of officers give way
70 one set. Many statesmen give way to a
few. Instead of a number of houses buy
ing raw material in competition there Is
now but one buyer, and instead of a unm-
per or houses offering to sell to cons,lm-
ers there is now but one seller. Instead
G ia Anu, a number 10, OF employers competing for
single demand. do not need to tell you
me result. The market of labor is ALSO
i ,h controlled in spite of the laborer;
lutely limited in spite of the producer;
and the price of the finished product is
h p ID absolutely in spite of the consumer.
ploy ed a3ot the e pronnaeE he is unem
product is unpurchased; If the consumer
OBJECTS ne rs left unfed. And this modern
oeb of m ane world this Mo
spring Of the policy of privilege as ex-
pounded by modern republicansm.
n Transparent Apology.
The apologists say that trusts are but
try. If this be true. then the benefits of
trust economy should be shared with all
the people. II combination lessons the
cost OF producing Il given article, then
mat article should be marketed at a
lower price than before the combination
was made Employees should receive a
share OF the gain in a higher wage scale,
cheapened products. But is such the
case? rs the public made a partner in
the economic. gain? The cost Of produc-
public benefited? Instead of a fall in the
price Of trust-made articles. the price has
been advanced from SO to 500 per cent. La
but for every cent yielded to silence the
complaint OF labor, one hundred cents
have been extracted from the consumer.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-23

Three sysats q ssBS Ss sg RUE 4Ss
dominant factor in American Industrial
have as
arbiters of the economic world. The ere
alton of the laws of the land. they are
set above the laws. that made them.
the courts. Capitalized in the aggregate
at eight billions of dollars. they invest
actually but two hilll1ns aud, then des
sn s a ss g. sssf is ps ssas ds fa
dividend On .sour; and when the public
protests. With tho cruel. arroganee 81
nonnatea IL she P Bond ren ana the iee rep eaa
can party; partner In theit infamy, sits
as judge and DEGREES that the people shall
pay the pound of flesh.
three and a half years of republican rule
than In all the years of our national life
prior to 1896. Their cxtortlon is admitted.
their hgh-handed methods are known to
all. vet the ruling party refuses to pass
an amendment strengthening the Shcr-
man antitrust act. refuses to. give the
Interstate commerce commission more
the people demand that the attorney gems
sral Of the United STATES proceed against
oAe sntirsly within ,he j,irlsdictiSa 81 the
States and devotes his time to Hunting
flaws In procedure to keep Garter 6ut Of
jail: With ample constitutional powers;
an abortivc attempt TO pass constitu-
tional amendment that may not be rati-
fed, or II ratified only far in the future.
when the evil designs will be fully ac-
Thus does modern republicanism, slave
TO privilege, bargain away the peoples
6irthright for mess Of pottage.. Thus
does 1t tribe with the rights of those 1t
m fr.yt
The colored American., 1900-01-27
Moors Hope ts Return,

Visitors to Tangier and other settle
ments Of Morocco notice the keys that
are carefully kept in safety in the
houses Of some Of the families OF an
cient descent These keys belong to
the houses in Spain once occupied by
the Moors before their expulsion from
their homes many centuries ago. Ths
Spaniards occupy these old houses, but
the descendants Of the Moorish owners
still guard the keys, In the hope that
the day will come when they can return
to Grenada and once more resume con-
troll OF the property from which they
were driven by Spanish arms. Tangier
is delightfully."- Oriental, like leaf out
of the Arabian Nights. Nowhere east
of Damascus. 1t is said, do you get such
q good idea Of the o lent One sees the
eadi administering justice In the
houses are the courts, with fountains
playing In the cent e, and ali the In
terror detail Of Ar .bian architecture.
Tall jars In which Q Forty Thieves
might hide stand In the house.
The colored American., 1900-01-27
A Valuable AImanac.

From the earliest days. man In all
lands, has been interested In the
weather, and has made records OF times
and seasons. The ancient civilizations
-Assyrian, Chaldean, Egyptian-all
had their chronology and their alman-
acs. A daily paper gives us these facts
about existing ones:
The most valuable almanac ever
made is that now in the British Mut
scum, which is priceless. It Is beliey-
ed to be at least three thousand years
old. The days are written in red ink
on papyrus, In columns, and under each
is 8 figure, followed by three charac-
ters signifying the probable state OF
the weather for that day. The most
elaborate almanac in the world Is that
issued by the Chinese government In
twelve thick volumes, which gives full
information as to lucky times and
places for performing the acts Of ev-
ery-day life, which is considered an
essential Of success by every good Chi
namen.
The most curious calendar at present
In use Is that OF the natives Of Central
America, where the months are only
twenty days long. and are named af-
ter animals. Among most modern Eu-
ropean ones the "Almanach de Gotha"
has been longest in continuous circu-
iation-upward Of one hundred and
thirty-6ve years.
The colored American., 1900-01-27
City Paragraphs.

A symposium to be presented by
Bethel Literary and Historical Associs.
tion Will treat of "AnimaIs and Their
Functions in the Development ofClvili
zatiop."
Miss Frances A. Riley, the energetic
insurance agent and well known factor
In Washington literary life, has re
turned from a pleasant sojourn in
Richmond, Va.
Metropolitan A. M. e. church will
give its pastor, Rev. J. Albert Johnson
grand anniversary reception on the
evening OF February l. He finishes
HE twenty fifth year In the Christian
ministry.
Our agents " ill not be allo we'd any
commission for subscIiptio they may
take at the one dollar rate. 1t OILY ap
plies to persons who send their money
direct to the Office. Agents who collect
and who expect their com mission must
collect at the old rate of So per year.
The Amanda Smith IndustIlal Or.
phans' Home, located just out of Chi
cago at North Harvey, ILL.,. is in q
thriving condition. Mrs. Smith is q
woman OF energy, education and
wonderful executive ability. She show
ed excellent Judgment in choosing as
her private secretary, Miss Bertheuis
Davis, formerly of Washington, d. G.
The colored American., 1900-01-27
THE CoLORED AMERICAN.

We were very mu:h surprised TO see
the last issue of The Colored American,
q secular newspaper published at the
National Capital. 1t contained an ex-
cellent write up Of Jackson, Tenn; it's
colored business men; its various en-
terprises; Its public schools, and Lane
College. It contained brief biographies
and cuts Of Revs, l. 81. Anderson and
q. 81. Phillips; also write up of Prof
@. a. Leftwioh, D, D. 1t was also a
surprise to US because we knew roth
ing Of these things until we eaw the
paper. It was all worked up while we
were visiting the fall conferences. The
American certainly stole march upon
as this time. But we are not surprised
AZ Elder Cooper knows how to WORK
surprises. We congratulate this paper
upon Its great business tact and enter-
prising methods-The Christian Index.
IN TOUCH WITH THE TIMES
The Colored American, OF Washing
ton, D. c., has undergone change OF
dress from quarto to the sixteen
page form. The American is alive to
the progressive spirit of the tunes, as is
evineed by its rscent change of style. =
Cincinnati Rostrum,
The colored American., 1900-01-27
THE JUDGES SAYINGS.

The best thing a champion prize
fighter ever said-"I have nothing to
say"
"This is mighty good SOIL" said
Farmer Green; "see that tree?" eyes"
"Wa-al, that wuz hitchin'-post when
it twas set out"
willie, don't want to have to talk
to you any more; it makes me tired"
Unterval Of ten minutes) Nav, ain't
the social-hour club meetin's awful
hard on your"
First College Girl-What is to be the
title of your graduation essay? Second
College Girl-"Beyond the Alps lies
Italy" What's the title of yours?
Beyond the altar lies the washtub."