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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-09-06
EVERYBODY IS AFFECTED.
No Matter What His Occupatfon.
Eve4y WOrkingman IL OPP
pressed by COmbines

How do you like the trusts as far
as you have had to do with them ?
If you are a farmer have you bought
any barbed wire or other trust pro-
duced article lately and have you reck-
oned how much tax you are paying
the trusts? If you are a railroad man
have you been thrown out of en-
ployment or forced to seek another
field of labor by the combine the
railroads have entered upon? If you
are storekeeper you have come in
contact with the oil trust, the sugar
trust, the cereal trust, the tobacco
trust and a good many others and
your profit but dictate what you shall
sell and where you shall buy.
If you are a clerk or a bookkeepe1
you have found that the coal trust
and the beef trust are getting more
of your income than you can afford
and while they are paying millions
of profit, you are unable to save a
penny.
If you are member of a labor
union you know what the trusts are
doing and that the steel strike is but
the beginning of an attempt to over.
throw organized labor and then re.
duce wages. The cotton mill trust
has just reduced wages IA per cent.
The railroad combine is gradually
advancing rates, there is a dearth OF
potatoes, they have raised the rates
on this necessity from the Northwest
to Chicago nearly 25 per cent and
freight on coal has been advanced
in about the same proportion. These
advances are but the opening wedges
for the ultimate extortions that it is
possible for the trusts to force all
to pay. That they will be cautious
in making increased prices is also GER
tain, for they are managed by the
shrewdest men in the world. They
are now engaged in forcing their
goods into foreign markets at prices
averaging Is per cent. less than they
charge us at home. This they are
enabled to do through the protection
granted them by the tariff.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-09-06

"Mr. Townsend and I have come to
an agreement about the house now
occupied by the Countrywoman's
club. It has been a long time since
he and l could agree upon anything,
but our friends, the women of the
club, and especially Miss Lucinda Ev-
ans and Miss Emma Hendricks, have
made us see what we didn't see be-
are friends" Here he was stopped
by applause.
go on! Go on, Dave!" called
Townsend.
"You do the rest, Townsend" said
Dave. 81 never was so beat in my
life!"
''Well, friends said Townsend.
coming forward, Dave and 1 are go-
ing to compromise, and here are the
terms of the agreement, namely:
Jointly to deed over to the Plai1yiew
Countrywoman's club all rights to
the house."
'That's it! That's the compro-
mise!" said Dave, and the cheering
began now in earnest; cheers for
Townsend and Babbitt, and cheers
for Miss Evans and Miss Hendricks,
and cheers for the Countrywoman's
club.
When the tempest subsidized both
men had disappeared from the
PLATFORM; the last seen of them, they
were shaking hands and laughing
over their attempts at speechmak-
ing. Then Emma Hendricks rose, her
MANNED hand hidden under her shawl.
':And I propose, ladies and gentle
men," she said, speaking clearly and
distinctly, "that before we begin the
supper, we christen the new club
house Compromise hall, in honor of
Mr.. Babbitt and Mr.. Townsend and
their future relation in friendship -
"Hear! heart" shouted everybody
together. sMore cheers for Compro-
mise han!"
Then they all began moving the
chairs and bringing out the boards
for the table, and really that first
club supper was so pleasant that It
was for weeks a favorite subject for
conversation at the Countrywomen's
club.
The club is a considerable institu-
ton now, for the men last fall built
log shed on the lot for the tempo
rary shelter of horses and buggies;
and also a lean-to for the library,
which contains nearly 1000 volumes,
all Contributed as gifts by the mem-
bers. Miss Hendricks is librarian and
custodian at once. and Lucinda Is
president of the club and the most
influential woman in the county,
Youths Companion.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-09-06
TRUSTS FosTERED By TARIFF
Made America the Home
Of Trusts.

{. The protective tariff league, whose
publication bureau is just now espe-
cially active in denouncing any repub-
EcanS who favor a revision of the tariff
is also informing its devotees that
there are trusts in free trade England,
and therefore it cannot be protection
that breeds trusts, or fosters them; SO
that something else must be looked
for that is the mother of trusts
This view of the matter is comment
ed on by the Washington Times, which
says: "The champions of the tariff
pampered trusts in the United States
have been in the habit of meeting the
demand for the removal of duties from
trust-contro1led products by pointing
to England, where, it is said, there
are many trusts fiourishing un-
der the banner of free trade.
That sort of argument may be salts
factory to those who are anxious to be
satisfied. but it ought not to be to one
who is honestly seeking a remedy for
what is undeniably very great evil.
IF the claim has ever been made
that there are and can be no trusts at
all without the aid of the tariff, the
claim has been thoughtlessly urged by
only few not very well-in formed peo-
pie. Large capital and combinations
in business are nearly always an adj
vantage to those who combine OBJ
viously an individual with million dol
lars capital can make many profitable
turns In business that are impossible
to man whose capital is only $4,000 or
$4,000. This is true in England as it is
anywhere else.
but the circumstance that large
capital has an advantage in and of
itself does not prove that it is wise
to increase the advantage by relieving
1t OF all competition and giving it a
complete monopoly by tariff laws
which operate directly to that end.
TO illustrates: If an English trust
unreasonably advances the price to
the consumer, foreign goods will at
once come in and bring the price
down again. In the United States,
the price may be set up 25 or
80 per cent. and still the for
eign goods cannot compete for the
protection of the American consumer
The result is that Tie English trusts
are forced to content themselves
with profits no greater than flow nat
urally from the advantageous work
ing OF their larger capital; while the
American trust not only has this adj
vantage, but very much greater one
in the tariff which enables them to
charge the American consumer 25
or 30 per cent. more than the same
goods are worth in the worlds mar
kets. The man who does not see the
difference between the two cases
must be either willfully blind or most
woefully stupid. It is the artificial
bolstering of the tariff that has liter
ally made the United States the home
of the trusts, and has swollen them
to such proportions that the greatest
combinations in england look like
babies by comparison.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-09-06
IN OTHER COUNTRIES.

England now has seven admirals of
the feet and nine field marshals.
The inhabitants of the province of
Ontario write more letters than those
of all the rest of Canada.
In 1899 there were more than 1885,
600 legal actions started in England,
making itigants of over four per cent.
of the population.
A memorial tablet has been placed
on the house in Lamberth where the
late Sir Arthur Sullivan was born by
the London section of the Incorpor-
ated Society of Musicians.
The Canadian government has de-
cided to have constructed at once four
very large passenger and freight
steamers to run between Quebec or
Halifax and Liverpool and save 752
miles over the New York and so hours
in time.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-09-06
&S< SOC
ALL oRu66ISTH..

taste good. Eat them Ike candy. They
remove any bad taste In the mouth. leav-
ing the breath sweet and perfumed- 1t Is
liked especially by children.
sweeten the stomach by cleansing the
mouth, throat and food channel. That
means, they stop undigested food from
ing in the bowels. and Kill disease germs
of any kind that breed and feed In the en-
tire system.
are purely vegetable and contain no mer-
curiai or other mineral poison: They con-
sfst OF the latest discoveries in medicine
and form combination of remedies I'M
equaled to make the blood pure and rich
plexion.
tone the stomach and bowels and stir I'D
the lazy liver. They do not merely soften
the stools and cause their discharge, but
lively. healthy condition. making their ac-
ton natural
never grip nor grippe. They act quietly, pos
1t1vefy and never cause any kind of uncom-
the liver act regularly and naturally as It
should They keep the sewerage of the body
properly moving and keep the system clean.
increase the flow of milk In nursing moth
her milk mildly purgative and has a mild
but certain effect on the baby. In this way
they, are the only safe laxative for the
nursing infant.
taken patiently. persistentiy. will cure any
form OF constipation, no matter how old or
how often other remedies have failed. They
are abs olutely guaranteed to cure any case,
or purchase money will be cheerful1y re-
funded.
cost Zoe. 25c, Soc a box. Samples sent free
for the asking. We publish no testimonials
but sell Cascarets on their merit under alb
solute guarantee to cure. Buy and try a
box to-day; or write us for free samples
Address STERLING RKzKDY CO.. CHICAGO or xEv YORK.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-09-06
Wise Democratic Policy.

The purpose of the democrats in the
several states, as their conventions are
held, seems to be the putting aside of
matters on which the party could not
agree in the last two national cam
paigns and which brought about its
defeat. BY confning attention in the
state contests to those questions
which are directly involved, ignoring
those which are not properly in issue.
an opportunity will be given for the
reuniting of the party upon such is
sues as may naturally arise in the next
national campaign.-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-09-06
A HAPPY BOY.

Oldenburg, ILL.,, Sept. 2nd:-The
doctors all failed in the case of little
thirteen year old Willie Keil, who
suffered with acute Rheuma tism.
For over three months, the poor
little fellow suffered excruciating
torture. His father, who had done
everything he could think of, saw
a new rheumatism Remedy adver-
tised-Dodd's Kidney Pills. He
bought some, and soon his little son
showed signs of improvement. Three
boxes cured him completely, and he
has not a symptom of rheumatism
left.
This miraculous cure of case
which had been given up by the
physicians, has electrified Madison
County, and Dodd's Kidney Pills are a
much talked of medicine
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-09-06

The members whitewashed the
walls themselves; some Bohemian
women brought their stencils and put
on elaborate borders with indigo blue
mixed with milk. They hung curtains
up at the windows, and worked with
will on the carpets till they were
stretched, bright and clean, In the
front rooms; the kitchen and bed
room floors had already been paint
ed. The pictures were hung, the beds
were put in the bedrooms for sleepy
babies; chairs, tables, table-covers
and cushions made the clubhouse
comfortable. Lamps were brought
that there might be evening parties;
soon the women were arranging for
a. cold supper, by means of which
they hoped to raise money to buy a
stove for the kitchen. Some women
had given books and magazines.
which were the beginning of a Ii
brary; and the village women for
mally presented an old couch, neatly
recovered.
The three village stores We'd with
one another in giving presents to the
Countrywoman's club Mr.. Townsend
made a strong kitchen table. Dave
Babbitt made cover for the dishes.
Miss Hendricks always was thanking
some one, and as for Miss Lucinda
herself-she drove Mack through
town on a fast trot, sat up straight,
and looked ten years younger.
It was in November that the har-
vest celebration was held. The wom-
en- gave an entertainment and sup
per to raise money for a new base
burner stove and enough good coal
for the winter. The lodge hall was
rented for this festivity, but even it
was not big enough for the crowd.
The farmers focked in as if to a cir
Gus, and the quarters chinked inces-
sanity at the door.
When the last of the exercises had
been applauded, Miss Lucinda rose to
make an announcement.
Ladies and gentlemen" she said,
quite as if she were beginning lee
ture, cit gives me great pleasure to
introduce to you Mr.. Babbitt, who
has few words to say about our
present clubhouse"
Excuse me, Miss Evans,' said Dave
Rabbit, "but Mr.. Townsend is going
to speak first"
'No, no; Babbitt," said Townsend,
rising from the audience.
"Babbitt! Speech! Speech" called
the audience, in excitement.
'Well, it's just this way" said Dave.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-09-06
PRESS COMMENTS.

When Mark Hanna runs for
president as the friend of organized
labor you'll see the trusts backing his
bunlxo game for all they're worth.-St
Louis Republic.
That transport that shipped the
water through her portfolios, enough
to put out her fires directly she wealth
cred the Golden Gate, can hardly be
considered safe boat to carry Uncle
Sans soldiers, though she did cost
a barrel of money, which no doubt
some one got a commission out of.
What right exists anywhere to
gorge the trusts with money forced
from the pockets of the people? It is
robbery-highway robbery-without
an atom of justification, save to the
extent the trusts subsidize the repub-
lican party, with which they are in
close financial partnership. = Pitts
burg Post.
The Pennsylvania democrats
find more than enough issues demand
ing the attention of the common
wealth without involving national is
sues in state campaign. They "de-
plore the need of making the question
O1 COnAOA AOuSSty anu UcCcuC dQml0-
istration an ISSUE" but such is the in
evitable result of "the outrages of the
republican machine government"
which have made Pennsylvania
shame byword.-A1bany Argus.
The Mckinley administration
is certainly making a record in re-
spect of the civil service law. It's ap-
Pointees have discovered unnumbered
ways of beating" the law and not one
of them has been dismissed or rebuked
for his "pernicious activity" And Mr.
Mckinley solemnly promised that
there should be no "step backward"
Indianapolis News Qnd.).
The Cuban congress is worry
ing over how to electsa president.
Eater they viii find that it is easy
enough to elect two, but the trouble
viii be to get the right one inaugu-
rated without q revolution.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-09-06
PAINT IN THE FALL

PAINT IN THE FALL
Fall painting is best; the
paint gets well seasoned be-
fore the hot sun gets busy.
You want your paint to
last, and to protect your prop
erty. IF you use Devoe ready
paint, you II have both.
Lasts longer than lead and
oil; costs less. Devoe is a safe
name In paint things.
Ask your dealer for Devoe; don't be
satisfied with less. Send for our PAM
phlet about paint and painting; free;
things You ought to know.
DEvOE CHICAGO.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-09-06

&G0O DENAADn re-
plOV w AMI
goodwill Cascare called
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-09-06
Mi8i1:I6o Q! y,
UNION MAnE -

The reputation OF w. l.. Douglas 50 90
and $3.50 shoes for style, ccmforf and
wear has excelled all other makes sold at
been won by merit alone. w. L. Douglas
shoes have to give better satisfaction than
other $500 and So so shoes because his
reputation for the best $500 and $3.50
shoes must be maintained. The standard
wearer receives moro value for his money
IN the w. L Douglas $500 and $3.50
WI. Douglas sells more So 90 and $3.50
shoes than any other two manufacturers.
". [. Douglas 81 90 Gilt Edge Line
cannot be cquaifed at anu price.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1901-08-29
RAILROAD RACKET.

Architect Charles +. Whittlesey,
who in company with General Mal.
ager A. G. Wells, General Passenger
Agent Byrne and Chief Engineer
Burns, made a visit TO the grand can.
yon of the Colorado during the past
few days, returned to this city on No.
2 today. After a thorough examina-
tion OF the country near where the
new railroad will extend to the rim Of
the great canyon, the gentlemen de.
cided TO locate the Grand Canyon no,
tel at the head OF Bright Angel trail
The railway officials left yesterday
for their headquarters In California
and Mr.. Whittlesey came on TO his
home office, where he will go 10 work
drawing plans for the big hotel. The
architect says that construction work
on the extension OF the Grand Canyon
railroad Is rapidly progressing and
that the contractors are expecting to
drive the golden spike by the first
CT October.
Santa Fe coach No. G36, which was
recently equipped with acetylene gas
apparatus, passed through the city
yesterday after making a trip to Cal.
ifornia. This Is the only car on the
line that is supplied with this sort of
illumination and Judging from all re.
ports the company officials and tray.
elers are well satisfied with the equip
ment. The cost of plant for each
car Is much less than that Of electri.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1901-08-29
MARKET QUOTATIONS.

Market quotations and review fur.
nished by w. p. Metcalf, No. 8 Crom.
well block, received over the private
wire Of F. q. Logan.
New York, Aug. 29.-The London
market showed an advancing tend
ercy. but there was not much bust
ness doing In American stocks. Con.
soils received their recent decline. In
our market, which opened firm with a
few exceptions the tone became
stronger and remained so up to noon.
London houses were buyers of stocks
notably Union Pacific and Erie. The
Wabash securities were favorably af
fected by the decision dissolving the
injunction against the road building
into Pittsburg.
Steel stocks were firm on better
strike news. The weakness OF Smelt
ers yesterday was continued this
morning Brokers identified with a
prominent operator were conspicuous
in the crowd giving out selling orders.
The expectations of n dividend on the
common stock are long ways from
realization and the disappointment
brought selling orders from other
quarters. Sugar dividend will be act
ed on next week.
President Havemyer Is not expect
cd to be present at the meeting. but
his ideas are well known. The com
pany has had several vacancies in the
board of directors. There has been
several vacancies in the board OF d.
rectors OF the Union Pacific. Messrs
!. p. Morgan and w. X. Vanderbilt
have been mentioned. but inside inter
asts are quoted as denying that thcy
are to be chosen. The railroad stocks
were bought by commission houses,
ut traders were the principal factors
IN the trading. The trading will prob.
ably be limited owing to approaching
holidays. The approaching bank state.
ment Is not looked on as of very "a.
vorable character. Money rates show
tendency to be a triHe higher than
yesterday and a good many people
who are inclined 20 buy stocks are
holding of on that account. Time
money over the first of the year Is
quoted at 4 per cent. Call money
loaned at per cent today and II looks
as II this will be the rate for over the
three DAYS holiday.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1901-08-29
Grand Commanded.

Louisville, Ky, Aug. 29.-The grand
encampment of Knights Templar To.
day elected Henry Bates Stoddard Of
Bryan, Tex, grand commander, to
succeed Reuben Lloyd OF California
Colonel George Moulton of Chicago
was elected to succeed Stoddard as
deputy grand master. The Rev. II. w.
Rugg OF Rhode Island was advanced
one rank to the Office of grand gener.
alissimo.
William B. Melish OF Cincinnati was
elected To succeed Rugg as captain
general, while Joseph A. Locke OF
Portland, Me, junior grand warden,
was made senior grand warden.
These officers were elected without
opposition. The only contest came IN
the election of the junior grand war.
den. There were fifteen candidates.
On the first ballot Frank II. Thomas
of Washington, ID. c.. received 1877
votes. The second ballot gave the
office to Thomas, he receiving 1856 out
of 20S.
II. Wales of Connecticut was re
elected grand treasurer on the first
ballot. John A. Gerow, OF Detroit
was elected grand recorder, defeatin,
w. III. Mayo, present incumbent, OF
the fifth ballot.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1901-08-29
ZEiGER IN JAIL.
He stabs a Man With q Sword Cane
at Ell Paso.

A dispatch from El Paso says that
last night Charles Zieger. proprietor
OF Zeigler's hotel of that place and for
merly In the hotel business at Albu.
querque, in front of the Parlor saloon
assaulted Rufus McCray with n sword
cane, inflicting two deep and danger.
GUS wounds.
Zeiger made two thrusts with the
sword, the first one passing through
the fleshy part of the right shoulder
and severing an artery, and the sec
end going through McCray's stomach,
the sword emerging on the left side
OF the backbone.
McCray until a few days ago had
been employed as bartender at the
Zeiger hotel. Zeiger was incensed Mt
the man for quitting and last night
when he met him on the street he
drew the sword from its case and as
saulted him with II. Eye-witnesses
state that II was an assassination pure
and simple. Zeiger, however claims
that McCray struck him in the face.
Zeiger was taken to the county jail
and held without bail.
McCray's condition is very critical
and II is not probable that he will live
for many hours.
Citizens of FL Paso are very indig.
nant over the affair and the consensus
of opinion is very much against the
prisoner.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1901-08-29

city or the Pintsch gas, and the cost
for Illuminating the car Is only cents
per hour. The firm OF Ellis & Ripley
OF Chicago installed the fixtures in
the car and their representative, VIII
liam Jamison, was sent out to Cali.
fornia to see that IL worked success
fully. II is understood the company
odicials have decided to equip thirty
new coaches with acetylene gas.
4. ID. kenna, first vice president Of
the Atchison, Topeka 4 Santa Fe
Railroad company, who left Chicago
few days ago. sailed for Europe yes.
terday, where he will enjoy n needed
vacation for couple o; months. He
was accompanied BY Mrs. Kenna and
children.
Superintendent Sanford OF the
Union depot OF Kansas City, after a
short visit on the Pacific coast with
his family, was in Albuquerque last
night on his return home.
+. G. Fox arrived here this morning
on the flyer from Las Vegas TO look
after some business pertaining to the
Office of division superintendent.
This evening Assistant Superintend.
ent j. +. McNally will leave for San
Marcial. after a couple of days bust.
ness engagement at this end OF his di
vision.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1901-08-29
FORESTRY ASSOCIATION
Closing Session Of the Annual Conven.
ton in Denver.

Denver. Colo, Aug. 29.-The Ameri.
can Forestry association completed
its work today and adjourned. Prof
A. ID. Hopkins OF Morgantown, w. Va,
discussed Insect Enemies OF the
Forest and Forest Products" He
made many valuable hints OF how to
combat these pestsA Prof. William r.
Dudley Of Stanford university, Cal.
iiornia, read an interesting paper on
The Santa Lucia Silver Fir (abies
venusta) Utility: Its Protection From
Fire" Prof. Charles Z. Bessey OF Lin.
coin, Neb., gave a paper on Twenty
Native Forest Trees Of Nebraska" !"
The election OF officers will occur ut
the annual meeting OF the associa
tion. which is Incorporated. in Decem.
har