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Hutchinson gazette., 1901-11-14

THE PRESIDENT AND THE TRUSTS,
President Roosevelt In his Minneap-
oils speech delivered but fcw weeks
before his accession to the presidency,
said 1--WE shall find II necessary In
future to shackle cunning ms in the
past we have shackled force, The vast
individual and corporate fortunes, and
the vast combinations OF capital,
which have marked the development
OF our industrial system, create new
conditions and necessltates change
from the old attitude OF the state and
nation towards property"
To which the Kansas City Star re-
plies: These are pointed and direct
sentiments inspired by conditions TO
which no thoughtful and sober-mind-
ed man can be blind, They are not
uttered in any spirit of intemperance
agitation or any false alarm for polit-
ical purposes, They come from an in
iluential member Of the party which
capital in modern years has regarded
as its chosen champion They do not
proceed from person who has eX-
cited the suspicion OF the conservative
element by the radical character of his
opinions"
If President Roosevelt tries 10
shackle the trust and corporation
which are all noted for their cunning,
he will split the Republican party into
two camps. He will have the common
people with him, but the Republican
politicians will be against him, at
least the most important Of them who
are maintained in their places by the
money of the combines But Presi-
dent Roosevelt making a stump speech
and Roosevelt as President may be en-
tirely different persons,
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-11-14
PLUTOCRACY'S AIM
IS TO MUZZLE the HONEST POR-
TI0N or PRESS.
AHter Having Purchased tho Dishonest
Papers Freedom for Dishonsst Press
and MuEsle for Honest Press IL the
Aim Of Corporations.

The attempt of the plutocrats to
muzzle a free press and free speech Ia
as old az the government. Hamilton
and the Federalists tried II and were
30 thoroughly defeated that as a party
they disappeared irCm the stage of
American politics, but their teachings
unfortunately did not die with them
and now appear again under the stress
of national misfortune, taking adyan-
tage OF popular excitement to again
rear its hideous head, The Nashville
News we'll describes this when II says,
An arbitrary government and a free
press can never agree together without
an explosion, This Is self-evident
fact, and Is the teaching of history.
1t Is as well known to the gentlemen
who are seeking to monopoli2e the in
dustries Of the nation and TAX all the
people for their Industrial benefit as II
was to Thomas Jefferson or any other
of the founders Of the government,
Free speech Is essential to q free peo-
pie, and the one cannot exist without
the other, Undoubtedly the blackest
portend Of trouble in the future which
has recently shown itself Is the dis
graceful attempt of the organized cap
ital OF the country, through Its subsl-
died newspapers, to use the sentiment
aroused by the national misfortune OF
the murder Of the president, as an ex-
cuso for an attack on the freedom OF
the press, If this were an isolated case
II could be put down TO the idlosyn-
Grassy of some hysterichl editor. But 1t
is national and shows unfortunately
from the number Of papers engaged in
1t, that an enormous percentage OF the
daily press has been acquired by the
same interest which now controls prac-
tically all the transportation lines, the
coal OIL the ships, the iron, the steel,
the coal and the agricultural machin.
cry plants, and which Is reaching out
after n monopoly Of the hardware, the
retail dry goods business and the fed
eral judiciary, The order has been Is
sued, and from Maine to California the
chorus of yelps and howls from the
pack has answered vociforously. The
burden OF the song Is the same in ev-
cry case. The cry is yellow Journal
ISM" and the demand Is that the gov
ernment be allowed to decide what
may be said and what may not be said
In newspaper about public affairs
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-11-14
THE COAL TRUST.

The coal trust, 1t now appears, can
work the double twist on the price OF
coal. AS the trust controls the rail-
roads that carry the coal and also owns
the coal mines, they can, when they
have raised the price of coal to the
top notch, give 1t an extra twist by
raising the freight on coal, "all the
traffic will bear" as the following in
terview in the Washington Post shows:
"While tho recent combinations of rail-
roads in this country have not mate
:ially advanced freight rates so far as
coal Is concerned they have resulted
in the price of coal being increased"
remarked Mr. John Duff, a coal jobber
OF New Bedford Mass. "you see." h9
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-11-14

The Wall street sharks and their
side partners, the bankers thereabouts,
should keep a tighter muz2le on some
Of their number or buy up some more
Of the newspapers that are apt to let
the cat out of the bag To work their
graft on the United States treasury
they should all stick to the same tale,
or the people will be asking with
more emphasis than they are now, why
the treasury should be run in the in
terest Of the banks and the Wall street
gamblers. The banks of New York
made a demand on Secretary Gage for
money. He gave 1t to them out Of the
United States treasury in order that
the money stringency might be re-
lieved. Now comes a banker OF New
York--Forgan Of the First National
who says in the Chicago News "At
the same time our deposits are keeping
up in highly satisfactory way. Coun
try banks are not Withdrawing their
balances and this is doubly gratifying
when applied to the institutions in the
northwest where heretofore the de-
mand at this time of the year has
necessitated heavy diminution Of the
moneys deposited in the reserve cen
ters, Under the circumstances why do
you suppose Mr. Gage was so ready to
extend AID TO the New York bankers,
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-11-14

continued, "all but about 10 per oent
OF the total output OF coal of the Unit
ed States is controlled by the railroads
Prior 10 the consolidation the roads
owned as many mines as they do now,
but II was individual ownership, and
competition kept the price down, Now
there Is no competition, and as a re-
suit we pay just about 81 ton more
for coal, both hard and soft, than we
did one year ago
1.-THE Lehigh, the Philadelphia and
Reading, the Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western, the Jersey Central and
the Pennsylvania roads in the big Nor
gan syndicate own practically all the
coal mines In this Eastern section,
They secured them by increasing
freight rates to the mine owners along
their lines, thereby compelling them TO
sell out, Railroad rates for shipment
Of coal are about the same, but they
stay down because the companies don't
have to put them up, They put the In
crease on the coal itself, OF course we
here In the East ship most OF our coal
by water, but most Of the barge com
panles are controlled by the railroads
of the combination. Rates have not
advanced for water shipment, because
an Increase would Immediately drive
many vessels now carrying other prod
ncts into the coal business,
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-11-14
AN HONEST NAM ME,
N Illinois Statesman Tells = Good
Story--Knew Ills Fathers Son
Would Not Lie,

Story--Knew Ills Fathers Son
Would Not Lie.
The Honorable Alya Merrill Of Chill
Icothe, member for tho Twenty-fourth
District, State OF Illinois House OF
representatives tells an interesting
tory;
Some two years ago Mr.. Merrill
ave testimonial stating that Dodd's
Kidney Pills cured his rheumatism
This with Mr., Merill's portrait we're
published in thousands Of papers all
over the United States.
On the train returning home from
Springfield one day last winter were
the Honorable Mr.. Merrill and sew
eral other members. After a time
one Of them said,
Merrill, what time do you get 70
Hhillicothe?"
This attracted the attention OF ar.
old man who had been apparently
awaiting some Identification OF NJ
Merrill and as soon as he heard the
lame he rushed up to his seat an&
extending his hand said;
You are Alva Merrill and you.
saved my life, ! was most dead with
Lumbago and in an advertisement |
saw your picture and your recommen
lation Of Dodd's Kidney Pills. knew
YOUR father, and knew his son woud
lot lie, and therefore decided to try
he pills
II am satisfied that Dodd's kidney
Pills and nothing else have saved my
lie and | have basn waiting this or
jortunity to thank you personally, fog
lad | not seen your recommendation
( might never have been led TO use
ais remedy, but, thanks to God
trough your honest name and the
lonest medicine which you so heart
ly recommended am still alive,
Il have been watching you since
,ou got on the train at Springfield and
hought recognized your face as the
me had seen in the advertisement.
md as soon as this gentleman called
,ou by name, knew you were the
lan l had to thank"
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-11-14
The inevitable result Of the imperial

The inevitable result OF the imperial.
istc tendencies of the government is
found in the annual report of the
heads Of bureas Of the army and navy.
They all demand more officers and
more men, and tell Of the great dam
ger to the country II their demands
are not complied with. AS the army
has been raised to maximum of 10O,-
900 men and the naval force largely
increased by the last congress, the
former at all events far beyond what
is necessary, these demands for still
greater increase is pretty good proof
that the Democratic charge Of miitar-
ism is rapidly being accomplished.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-11-14
CIVIL GOVERNMENT ovERRrDDEN.

The civil government in the Philip
pines which was established on Dec
laratlon Day to emphasize that GER
tain amount of freedom had been in
augurated and to carry out promises
made to these Fllipinos who surron-
dered, Is Il farce. 1t now appears the
military claim full authority and have
ordered the deportation Of civilian
who on appeal to the Supreme Coup
that the civil end Of the dual govern
ment has set up, has been ordered re-
leased under a writ Of habeas corpus
General Chaffee, however, holds that
the court has no such power and Is in
fact fgurehead to please the Filipinos
and fool the American people into be-
lieving that peace exists there, and has
appealed to the war department, who
is, through the president, the real
power under the extraordinary Spooner
amendment.
The trouble arose from the fact that
the government has been trying to
carry water on both shoulders, to be
prepared to trace It's authority to
either source as legal eXigences may
Seem to require with a view to meet
&e constitutional questions that are
before the United States Supreme
Court If the civilian can be deported
by the military commander there can
certainly II no civil government in
the Philippines and the expensive one
that has been set up is worthless
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-11-14
LABOR LOOKING AHEAD.

The steel strikers appear to have
lCsrned lesson from the result OF
thair late repulse by the steel trust
for their organ, the National Labor
Tribune, in discussing the effect Of the
strike, says: Now, as matter of fact
there is never likely to be a time when
the steel corporation can afford better
to precipitato fight than it could the
past summer. What 1t fears, and what
every other trust fears, above every
thing else is a public antitrust agita-
tion which will affect the elections
and either bring about hostile legisla-
ton by the existing congress or bring
into power n congress representing a
hostile political party. A year from
next month new congress will be
elected. Two years from that again
there will be elections for not only a
new congress, but for new president
The best time for n strike, from the
company standpoint, is when there Is
no political campaign in progress. The
worst time, from its standpoint, is the
time of campaign Of some import
anCe
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-11-14

The financial organs of Wall street
are limiting that another combination
of capital will soon be announced that
will be more startling than the enor-
nous Steel trust, but they do not tell
us what line Of enterprise is to be
monopolized. The consolidation Of all
the railroads is about due, instead Of
the community Of interest plan they
are now working under. in vastness
of capital and the number Of men EN-
ployed that combination would be a
fearful menace to our political institu-
tions which would make thousands Of
voters at the beck and call Of one man.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-11-14

What good does your college cdu.
cation do you II you can't carry
bowl OF soup to guest withut put
ting your thumb in ~" said the sum
mer hotel proprietor to the student
waiter. "oh, WELL" was the reply,
"you must remember have two years
more In college, ,"--Yonkers Statesman.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-11-14
Cornatalk juice as LIQUOR.

Farmers about Cortland, ~ y, a
prohibition district, werO puzzled to
find that their hands got drunk with
out any visible liquor supply, They
finally discovered that the employees
had tapped the silo for the Juice of the
green cornstalks, which, fermented
makes a liquor that is pleasant but
most terrible,
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-11-14

~ can't understand IT, said the man
with the heightening brow; Il can't
understand II at all" whats puE-
cling your" "The fact that my daugh-
tors seemed so content during the
summer with bathing suits and then
came home to trunks full of clothes
and said they had nothing to wear,"-
Washington Star.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-11-14
Metric sy.tem comnulnorr.

Consul Haynes reports from Rouer
that the metric system Is now compul-
sorry in twenty countries representing
more than SOO0OO000 inhabitants.
These are Germany, Austria, Hungary,
Belgium, Spain, France, Greece, Italy,
Netherlands, Portugal Roumania,
servia, Norway Sweden, Switzerland,
Argentine Republic, Brazil, Chile, Mex.
leo, Peru and Venezuela.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-11-14
China and tho Kaiser.

We believe that the original propo-
sition was that the Chinese delegation
to Berlin should PROSTATE themselves
before the Kaiser and bump their
noses nine times on the noor. We
think an American delegation would
be more inclined to tumble the kaiser
over and bump his nose on the floor.
Our Dumb Animals,
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-11-14

A land owner is liable for a nuis-
ance created by another person, &C.
cording to Massachusetts, decision,
in the case Of derrick with a guy
rope stretched across highway 30
low as to be dangerous TO travellers,
where the land owner permitted It to.
remain after he had knowledge Of II,
though II was erected by a llcenseo.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-11-14

A report just issued by the English
Board of Trade gives statistics Of the
changes in rates Of wages and the
hours Of labor. The great feature Is
the rise in coal miners wages, which
in the different districts range from SO
to 43 per cent. No wonder the English
are unable to compete with American
coal with our lower miners wages and
much less value Of coal lands
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-11-14

The monument 70 the mSmoey q
Richard r. Bland. 10 bO erected
Lebanon. Mo-. by the citizens OF U4at
place, will consist OF a base Of whllaI
bronze. surrounded by 4 frieEO MADE
as II from silver dollars. The base win
DO surmounted by a lifO.aiEs figure Of
Mr.. Bland In bronze.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-11-14
INSIST ON GETTING 1T.

Some grocers say they don't keep De-
fiance Starch. This Is because they have
u stock on hand Of other brands contain
ing only l2 OF. In a package, which they
won't be able to sell hrst because De-
fiance contains 10 OF, for the same money,
DO you want 10 o. instead Of u OF,
for same money? Then buy Defiance
Starch. Requires no cooking.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-11-14

In one sense the matchless man IL
the one who remains single.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-11-14

Lots Of serw rs ere not as broad az
1hey are toug,
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-11-14

For children tecthlng softens the gums, reduces In
nanmation nllays palm cure swind collie, &G bottle.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-11-14

Lots OF verse writers imagine they
were born poets
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-11-14

When a man comes out Of u joint he
is not guilty unless he is wiping his
mouth.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-11-14

Some young men fall in love and
some jump In with both feet,
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-12-18
UNABLE TO STAND FOR MONTHS
BECAUSE OF STRAINED ANKLES
Cured by st Jacobs oil
From the Cardiff Times.'


among the thousands OF voluntary
endorsements of the great value OF ~.
jacobs Oil for spralns, STIFFNESS anu
soreness, is that of Mrs g. lhomas'
Alexandra Road, Cell. Ysprod near
Pontypridd, South Wales, who says
ut is with great pleasure that aau
my wiling testimony to the invaluaple
excellence of your celebrated ST. ia
eobs Oil as experienced IN my own
case. sprained both my ankles IN
walking down some steps so severely
that | was unable to stand for seYeral
months, The pain suffered was most
severe and nothing that | used neipeo
me until Iapplied ST. Jacobs on, when
they Immediately became better danny
and in short time ! was able to go
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-12-18
AToHEWAN, WESTERN CANADA
is CALLED THE "GARDEN
OF EDEN"
by Former resident Of Reed CITY.

By Former Resident OF heeu City.
Michigan.
In letter to the Reed City, Michi-
gan, Clarion, Mr.. Jas. G. Armstrong.
of Meltford. Saskatchewan, says, writ
ing on 9th May, 1901:
This is fine country for poor
man, as he can go out on the hay
slews and cut all the hay he needs. He
turns his cattle out on the prairie, and
When. he Is not using his horses he
turns them out also. There is such an
abundance OF food they never wan
der away.
"a lady. who has lived here eight
years told me that this was the oriyi-
nal Garden OF Eden. l certainly
would believe 1t, If we could only find
the apple trees. But as it is, we have
many varieties of Observation-Disclosures.
cranberries, saskatoons, huckleberries,
red and black currants, dewberrtes,
plums, red and black cherries, and
red raspberries. All of these fruits
grow wild Then the flowers that dot
the prairies. making them look like a
real garden We have eaten of the
wild red currants, and they are equal
II not superior to those grown in
Michigan. We have sweet corn w
inches high. AS the Western farmers
are all done seeding, branding cattle
and sheep shearing are now progress
ing. Wool is only five cents pound.
and many ranchers have on hand last
years clip. enclose you a potato
blossom, slice of new potato, whirh
measured 61s inches when cut. This
is no fairy tale, as we are SO much
farther than Reed City. 1t is Ill
facts. Come up and see. This
has been truly called the garden of
the west. With fruits and flowers,
lakes and streams. fish and fowl, beau
tiful rivers, tracts of timber and
mountains. what more does a man
want?'
Information concerning all parts OF
Western Canada will be cheerfully
| given by communicating with the
agent of the government Of Canada
whose advertisement appears else
where.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-12-18
rAlKs oN AnYERrlslMn.

The best way to advertise is Just to
advertise. Get at 1t with view to hav-
ing the people know what you most
desire to sell, and incidentally letting
them know that the specified items do
not represent your full stock. Say in
teresting things about interesting goods
and have the goods to talk.
Men talk of the secret of successful
advertising, but it is all very plain. The
essentials are to offer what people
want, at fair prices, and to offer it in
way that viii make readers know
they want it. The art in writing an
advertisement is to speak as the inter
ested and well-informed merchant
would speak to a prospective customer
The mere appearance Of q business
mans name and address in every issue
of leading newspaper will do work to
increase his trade Every business man,
however, is able to give facts about his
establishment which will encourage
people to deal with him. To state such
facts clearly In newspapers tho prin-
cipal secret of ,suece ssful advertising. r
The idea that 1t takes number of
Impressions to make the average ad-
vertisement effective is not new Forty
years. ago an English advertiser said
to the publisher of the Cornhill Maya
zine: sMe don't consider that an ad-
vertisement seen for the first time by
reader is worth much. The second
time 1t counts for something. The third
time, the readers attention is arrested;
the fourth time he reads it through and
thinks about it,. the fifth makes a pur-
chaser of him. 1t takes time to soak
In. 'f''i
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-12-18

Irvine the bittersweet and holly
Arched above the hearthstones glow,
Joy, not melancholy.
Came. indrifting with the snow;
In each. face the frosts a-tingle, r.
And afar on flying wing
Comes the sleigh bells rhythmic jingle,
Through December Journeylng,
Set the, board and ask the blessing
For the bounty amply spread
In the simplest words expressing
What d loving father sud- fs
Peace on earth'-for this Is nearest
When the SHOWS with us abide.
And the winter air Is clearcst
In the hush of Christmastide,
Bring the old musicians fiddle.
Relic of the bygone days,
Send the fairest down the middle
While the liIfing music sways;
Light of foot and quick OF laughter
Swing the dancers, toe and heel,
AS they pass or follow after
In the Quaint Virginia reel.
Deck the tree and fight the candles,
Let the stockings all be hung,
For saint with furry sandals
Ger the housetops high has swung,
And his reindeer steeds are prancing
Through the star-bespangled, rime.
And the moonbeams pale are glancing
In the merry Christmastime
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-12-18
Sc 81 3
The children's Day.

Christmas is the day of all days for
the children. Before the joys of one
Christmastide are forgotten the little
ones are looking forward to the next
visit of Santa Claus. They are puz-
cling their pretty heads and keeping
bright eyes watching to learn what
would be the very incest thing to give
each member of the family. They are
counting the pennies in the small
pocketbook or wondering how much
wealth is hidden in the iron bank
which is not to beopened until the week
before Christmas. They are stitching
bits of fancy work in which the large
black knots would be ungainly were it
not for the love which is wound with
in each one. They are wondering and
wondering what dear Mr.. and Mrs.
Santa Claus are making and If the blue
haze which hangs over the house on
cold mornings is really the smoke
from Santa Claus pipe, which he puffs
as he watches his good wife make all
kinds of Christmas delights. The chill
dren are whispering and looking
wise, finding mysterious packages and
writing letters-such letters But
Santa Claus knows the universal lam
guage No line is too crooked, no pic
ture too dim for his love to under
stand. After all these pleasures comes
| Christmas eve. Then the children are
in quandary- Shall they. sit up to
| watch for the coming of Santa Claus?
Shall they go to bed early, SO morning
will come quicker, or shall they keep
| awake to hear the Jingle of bells on
the roof? 1t would all be such fun!
But dropping eyes and nodding heads
answer all questions and far off in
dreamland are the children while San
Ia Claus steals about on tip-toe filling
stockings. trimming trees and doing
all that is within his power to add u
the JOY OF the breaking day.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-12-18

and the stylish dresses of the ladies
who jostIed him on either hand One
given to studying the faces of Christ
mas shoppers would easily have read
the question which makes Christmas
the most pathetic as well as the bappi-
est holiday in the year-the question,
Can l do it with the little money 1
have?'
At length the man caught the eye
OF sales girl, and leaning over the
counter said in a low voice:
Say, miss, I've got a little feller at
home that's been talking for months
about Sanity Claus bringing him a
horse. I'd like to get him one If can
afford it, How much is this?' and he
pointed to an equine paragon in front
OF him.
THAT is three dollars said the sales
girl. BEST grade we've carried. You