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Barton County democrat., 1902-09-19

person or persons to monopolize any
part of the trade or commerce among
the several states or with foreign ma
tions. shall be deemed guilty of a mis-
demeanOr, and, on conviction thereof,
shall be punished by fine not exceed,
| ing $4,000, or by imprisonment not
exceeding one year, or by both said
punishments, in the discretion of the
| court
| If President Roosevelt will instruct
his attorney general to proceed
against the trust magnates under this
section through the criminal courts
| there is hardly a doubt that many of
them could be convicted.
The attempted prosecution of the
| trusts in the civil courts is too slow a
process even if eventually successful.
| The beef trust and the Northwestern
railroad merger, the only ones that
| have been attacked, do not seem to
| be worried by the proceedings. In
fact, the beef trust is perfecting a
more perfect combine. Under the Grim
| inal clause of the law there would be
| quicker action if the president really
| means to fight the trusts, and if the
| present attorney general is slack and
| nonresponsive to public opinion there
are other lawyers who have not been
corporation attorneys that can be
| drafted for the battle.
| The coal and beef trust magnates
would hardly care to spend year in
| the penitentiary and would doubtless
obey the law rather than do so. The
coal road presidents would tumble
| over themselves in their efforts to ar
| bitrate their differences with the strik-
| ing miners and the beef trust mag
| mates would reduce the price of beef
to reasonable figure rather than take
chances of being convicted.
President Roosevelt has the trust
| question in the hollow of his hand if he
| wants to grasp it.
Barton County democrat., 1902-09-19
ARE WILLING TO PLEASE.
The Republicans VIII Do Amy Old
Thing to Win, According to
Their Programme.

The straits to which the repub-
fcan party has arrived in the tariff
and the trust questions are extraor-
dinary and must entail trouble
when the spellbinders are trying,
later on in the campaign, to explain
just where the republican party
stands. The newspapers publish in
terviews with several members of
congress who differ on these sub
jects. Mr.. Cannon, of Illinois, in an
interview published in the Washing
ton Post, August 21, says:
1.-The tariff will be revised some
time, but not at the next session of
congress, or by the succeeding con-
gress unless there is a check to the
present, prosperity" AS Mr.. Cannon
is one of the republican leaders of
the house of representatives and is
chairman of the committee on ap-
preparations, his statement must be
taken as good authority for the fac
tion which he trains with. If that
faction, which includes about all the
leaders that now control congress, is
able to control the organization of
the congress to be elected this year,
there will evidently be no tariff re-
vision or trust legislation. The
trusts would seem to have a firm
hold on this faction of the republican
party, for tariff revision is the only
legislation these trusts fear who are
protected by the tariff. Senator
Pritchard, of North Carolina, in all
interview in the same paper and on
the same day as Mr.. Cannon, says:
81 have no sympathy with the de-
sire to tinker with the tariff
L shall certainly oppose any effort to
reform the tariff
- In Massachusetts, there are candi-
Barton County democrat., 1902-09-19
EPIGRAMs..

Live merchants are a reproof to an
tiquated ideals
Advertising in the local paper in
duces home patronage.
The most successful merchants are
the most persistent advertisers
The local newspaper is the telescope
through which people gaze at the mer-
chants stock.
Advertising is to business what sea-
soning is to food-it encourages
healthy conditions.
The best evidence of business resus-
citation is the discarding OF the habila-
mentS of dead methods of advertising.
If the merchant will let the people
know what kind of stock he keeps, the
people will let him know the color or
their money
a healthy person cannot tell what
particular article of diet is respon-
sib1e for his physical condition Nei-
ther can a prosperous merchant ale
ways decide what display line in his
advertisement has increased his busi-
ness.-Oak Park Qll-) Argus.
Barton County democrat., 1902-09-19
TRUSTS ARE WAXING FAT.
Republicans Having Failed to Curl
Them and No Reform PromiAea
to That End.

The chiefs of the two factions of the
republican party are wide apart on the
policy to be pursued on the most i'm
portant issues. Senator Hanna says
there are no monopolies but patents,
thus inferring that no legislation is
necessary on the trust question Pres
ident Roosevelt has taken the stump to
prove that Hanna is wrong and is rec
ommending publicity of the trusts
transactions. In his Boston speech he
refers to Hanna as one of ''those gen
t1emen of large means who deny that
the evils (monopolies) exist are act
ing with great folly" He also tells
the New England people that it may
be necessary to amend the constitution
so as to be able to control the trusts.
AS it requires two-thirds ma jority in
congress to propose an amendment to
the constitution and then requires
three-fourths of the legislatures of the
states to ratify it, most of US will be liz
our graves before the presidential plan
is accomplished. The president does
not say a word about aboliShlng or re-
vising the tariff on trust productions,
that the trusts are selling here for
nearly double what they are charging
foreigners for the same goods. His
plan would seem to be to prolong the
agony of the people for an indefinite
period, while the coal trust, the beef
trust and all the other trusts slowly
bleed them to the point where they can
no longer resist.
There is another short road to re-
straining monopolies provided in the
much abused antitrust law, which in
it's second section provides that:
Sec. 2. Every person who shall mo-
nopolize or attempt to monopolize, or
combine or conspire with any other
Barton County democrat., 1902-09-19

house, where the gallant young Col.
Ellsworth was killed, the spilling OF
whose blood thrilled millions of hearts
and filed the armies of the union with
young men anxious to avenge that
death. Back of Alexandria, rising
above the dense foliage which crowns
the hills, we see the cupola of Fairfax
seminary, where hundreds of devoted
young men have been prepared for the
ministry of the Episcopal church;
and where upwards of sc, 900 sick and
wounded union soldiers were treated
during the civil war, for the seminary
was used as a general hospital for the
army of the Potomac for almost four
years.
On the left bank of the river is the
site of Camp Stoneman, which was
known as the cavalry dismount camp
Barton County democrat., 1902-09-19

dates for the republican nomina-
tions for congress who have declared
for free raw material, and so want
the tariff revised. In Wisconsin at
least three congressional district
conventions declared for tariff re-
vision. In Minnesota Congressman
Eddy, in an interview, declares that
the republicans of the whole state
demand tariff revision. This view of
the case is indorsed by the Mortified
News, which is owned and edited by
Congressman Heatwole, who in the
last issue of that paper said:
"The people of the northwest have be-
come fully convinced that they are paying
excessive prices for protected trusts goods
which are being sold cheaper in foreign
markets than at home. They are beginning
to realize that the foreign trade of the
northwest, especially in its food products,
will be diminished and is liable to be de-
stroyed unless some of the tariff schedules
are modified"
This would indicate that the whole
state is ablaze for tariff revision
against the trusts. Senator Cullom,
of Illinois, declared in an interview
at Atlantic City last week, that he
favored tariff revision.
How will these republicans recon
cfle their differences when on the
stump this fall, some talking for ul-
ira protection, others for free trade
in hides and other raw materials,
others for partial tariff revision, and
still others for the removal of the
duty ON trusts protected products.
The republican congressional COM
mittee, in sending out the army of
spellbinders they have promised, will
have to instruct them to prepare at
least three different speeches to fit
the localities they may visit. If vot-
ers living near the line of congress
sional districts should attend meet
ings in both adjacent districts, and
hear the spellbinders talking on both
sides, or even all sides, of the ques-
tion, will they be convinced that the
republican party is sincere in it's tar
iff nO1icvS
Barton County democrat., 1902-09-19

came nearly opposite to what is now
the foot of Twenty-fifth street. Here
big bowlder reaching out of water II
or II deep deep stood forth like great
buttress. The barges touched at this
rock and upon it all of the troops were
landed. Thus it became known as
Braddock rock"
Sailing between the piers of long
bridge myriad memories of the civil
war were recalled. Across this bridge
tramped hundreds of thousands of
men who have faded from the earth,
and become members of that "cloud of
witnesses" referred to by the author
of the epistle to the Hebrews. Over
on the Virginia hills were seen the re-
mains of the earthworks wherein
other thousands were located to de-
fend the capital city. Inside of 20 min
utes we were sailing past the arsenal
grounds. Standing forth above the
trees is the tall mast from which the
fagfloats. Right on that spot stood the
gallows on which Mrs. Surratt and the
other conspirators were hanged for
completely in the crimes of Lincoln s
assassination and the attempts on the
lives of members of his cabinet.
Four miles down the river, on our
right, is Alexandria, and looking up
King street We can see the Marshall
Barton County democrat., 1902-09-19
MRS. E. SAILER,

President German Relief Association,
Los Angeles, Cal.
day at time how 1 would feel the
next day. Five bottles of Lydia IE.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
changed all that, my days became days
of health, and have enjoyed every day
since-now six years.
1--WE have used considerable of your
Vegetable Compound in our charitable
work, as we find that to restore poor
mother to health so she can support her
self and those dependent upon her, if
such there be, is truer charity than to
give other aid. You have my hearty
endorsement, for you have proven
yourself a true friend to suffering wo-
men. Mrs. E. SALER, 1868 Hill ST.,
Los Angeles, Cal.-s5ooo forfeit If abous tes-
tfnsoniaf is not genuine.
No other person can give such
helpful advice to women who
are sick as can Mrs. PinkIlam,
for no other has had such great
experience-hera address is Lynn,
Mass, and her advice free-if
you are sick write her-you are
foolish if you don't.
Barton County democrat., 1902-09-19
queen Care. for so Children.

The queen of Italy is caring fo1
so children, all boys, whom she is
educating and viii have them taught
a trade. An enterprise of a some
what similar character is being
backed by the dowager empress o.
China, who intends to establish a
girls school in Pekin- Ten da.igh-
ters of princes will be the students.
A female teacher will instruct them
in English that they may act as in
terpreters when the empress enter.
tains the wives. of foreign ministers.
Barton County democrat., 1902-09-19
PRESS COMMENTS.
How different the Roose,

How different the Roosevelt of
former years-ardent reformer, i'm
patient critic of authority, unfalter-
ing champion of independence and in
dividual initiative-from this Roose-
velt, who from the accidental van
tage ground of exalted public sta
tion, throws dust in the eyes of the
people, sees no ills worth mention
ing. and exudes only words, words,
words ds!-Philadelphia Record.
Both as to their position with
regard to the trusts and with regard
to the Philippine atrocities the DEM
ocrats have been justified out of the
mouth of the president himself. The
democratic positions can be justified
by other argument than the presi-
dents Endorsement, but ready an
swer to republican criticism is:
'.Your president and chief leader, by
saying exactly what the democrats
have been saying, has admitted that
the democrats are in the right
Houston (Tex.l Post.
Barton County democrat., 1902-09-19
New Danger Threaten. Us.

Should the example set by thf
warden of the Indiana state prisol
be emulated, we are in danger of !;
flood of literary concoctions whics
will require a special chamber of hoT
rors in each library. AT th
request of the warden for an AT
thentic version of the deed that COS
him his freedom each life convict ha
written out the story of his wai-
wardness, which are said to max
up a collection of CHASTITY tales nc
to be matched by the master pre-
ductions of imaginative fiction.
Barton County democrat., 1902-09-19
Ridicufes Roosevelt.

torial on President Roosevelt's speech
in regard to trusts, ridicules his sug-
gestion of state supervision of these
combinations. The paper says it can
assure Mr.. Morgan, Mr.. Carnegie and
Mr.. Rockefeller that the president does
not mean any mischief. 1t goes on to
say:
THAT military imperialist Ohe president)
sees in trusts national source of power
and a medium for American economic i'm
perialism- Accordingly. he takes them un-
der his powerful protection Europe knows
what to expect from Mr.. Roosevelt, who
was once the reputed opponent of trusts
but who now has been transformed into
a reckless economic imperialist. Special
to the Chicago Inter Ocean (rep.l.
Barton County democrat., 1902-09-19
Singular Case of Cruelty.

A singular case is that of Patrick
Logue, of Altoona, Pa, who has been
prosecuted for cruelty to animals,
his offense consisting of excessive
kindness. Logue is so fond of an
intelligent horse that he will not al
low it to work. For four years the
horse has not been out of the stable.
Logue cares for it tenderly, but re-
fuses to take it out. Consequently
the Humane society brought suit to
force him to give the horse some
work or exercise it daily at least.
Barton County democrat., 1902-09-19
won't Issue Panama Bonds.

The treasury department will take
no steps towards issuing the $4O,-
100000 Panama bonds authorized by
the last congress. In authorizing the
bonds congress provided that the
secretary of the treasury should not
sell them below par and that circu-
1ation against them should be sub
ject to a tax of one per cent. per
annum. Secretary Shaw believes it
would be useless to try to issue the
bonds under this provision. 1t would
be impossible to place them.
Barton County democrat., 1902-09-19
DOWN THE POTOMAC.
Sailing Trip That Has No Equal in
United States.
history and dNature-Combine to Make
1t q Most Fascinating Outing
-Charms of Chesapeake
Bay.
Especial washington letter.

"HERE is a popular expression,
''Once a man, twice child
having reference to the petu-
liant, querulous second childhood Of
the very aged. The brain of an
anonymous poet coined a more COM
prehensive expression for the entire
race: Men are only boys grown
tall, aud hearts don't change much,
after ALL"
They whose lives are directed in
to paths of such prosperity that they
may have a couple of weeks or
months of vacation every year spend
many happy hours planning the out
ings which are doubly enjoyable be-
cause of the pleasures of anticipa-
ton. And their ideas of pleasure
are as different as are the provincial
isms Of their speech and manner.
The people of New England have
their times for camping out in the
dense forests, or of spending their
leisure days along the seashore,
where clam bakes are almost daily
weary. Going to the coastwise
places is also fad with the people
of contiguous states, in small num-
bers, as compared with their popula-
tions. In the west and northwest
the principal purpose seems to be to
"go somewhere" no matter where, SO
long as it is away from home and
gives restful change to tired
bodies and weary brains. The peo-
pie of the southern states have a fad
of hitch1ng up teams and taking
families to the mountains for camp
ing out periods. The folks with
wealth enough to travel and enjoy
all of the beauties and Won
ders of this wonderful imperi-
al country usually turn their
backs upon Yellowstone park,
the Yosemites and all other of the
grandeurs of nature in America, and
pack themselves off to Europe, where
they are smilingly and hilariously
welcomed by sycophants who are
after their money.
A few workingmen of the national
capital with little time for recrea-
tion recently spent their playtime sail
ing down the Potomac river and out
into Chesapeake bay. 1t was only a lit
tie bit of an outing, but ten days on
salt water, sometimes in salt water,
and all the time, day and night, breath
ing the air SO impregnated with
oceans virtues, sufficed to invjgorate
and strengthen everyone in'the party.
From the time of heaving anchor un-
til its final casting there was a con-
slant study of history albeit the OBJ
ject lessons were easily learned as in
kindergarten, one of the boatmen
having been familiar with story and
legend of the river for more than two
generations. The start was made from
Easby's point, where stands the old
Braddock rock, now inclosed by an
iron railing, the work of the Colonial
Danes. 1t is not now an impressive
sight. The river has been filed in all
around it. The waters of the stream
had receded, leaving the historic rock
in marsh. Not only did Braddock
land here, but upon this rock George
Washington landed when he came to
examine a site for the future capital.
When the waters were around it and
trees sheltered it the rock was as ar
tistic is it was attractive, because of
its history: "The Britishtr sailed
up the Potomac in barges until they
Barton County democrat., 1902-09-19
Emb1ems of Iowa Prosperity.

Civil war veterans of Iowa who
will parade at the national encamp-
ment in Washington next October
axe expected to carry unique en-
blems of Hawkeye state prosperity.
Each will have with him the largest
. ear of corn he can find
Barton County democrat., 1902-09-19
Where Races Do Nof Differ.

Booker I. Washington, the negro
educator, has declared that what the
negroes need most is more active
workers for the uplifting of the race
and fewer self-asserting leaders. On
this point, however, the negroes do
not differ from their white brethren,
who have always been afflicted with
a, surplus of generals and pleni-
tude of sleepy privates.
Barton County democrat., 1902-09-19
There is a suggestion that th

There is suggestion that the
democracy is assuming its former and
most wonderful solidity when Hon.
William F. Villas is chosen as delegate
to the Wisconsin state convention and
accepts with the assurance that he will
take off his coat to help elect the ticket
placed in nomination. When strong
men like him appear under the olive
branch the day of concerted and har-
monious action is at hand.-Detroit
Free Press.
Barton County democrat., 1902-09-19

Republican managers in Indiana
fear the party's prospects will be
seriously injured if congressional
candidates carry out the plan of cam
paigning by means of the automo-
bile. 1t is calculated that every far
mer's horse which kicks the dash
board when the auto flies by will
lose candidate a bunch of votes,
Barton County democrat., 1902-09-19
Giving the Natives a Show.

. The design for one of the new
silver coins for the Philippines which
will be approved by Secretary Root
represents ''a brawny native with a
hammer at forge, typifying the
Filipino hammering out the desti-
nies of the islands, Thus far the
American government has done most
of the hammering.
Barton County democrat., 1902-09-19
Her Impressive Text.

A California woman reformer who
combats the cigarette habit takes for
the text of her lecture the following
notice posted in a. dog show: mo
smoking allowed here, for it hurts
the dogs.''
Barton County democrat., 1902-09-19

The Real Discomfort Soon to Be Felt.
The anthracite coal strike has gone
Into its nineteenth week. If it runs
19 weeks more somebody will be COM
planning of cold feet.
Barton County democrat., 1902-09-19
The Only Surxixar

Judge John H. Reagan, of Texas,
the surviving member of Jefferson
Davis confederate cabinet, sat on
} Friday for a portrait to be painted
and placed in the Confederate Mu,
scum of History at Richmond, Va.
Barton County democrat., 1902-09-19
what Are Teeth For.

A glance over the menu of a
health-food faddist makes one wonder
what heaven gave teeth and salivary
glands to man for
Barton County democrat., 1902-09-19
A Palace on Wheels.

George Gould's private car Atlanta
is nearing completion at ST. Charles,
Mo-, where he inspected it a few
days ego. 1t is to cost about $780,
600 and will be a veritable palace on
wheels.
Barton County democrat., 1902-09-19
Too Much Water.

The bicycle trust seems to be badly
burst. 1t represented a conspicuous
instance of overcapitalizatio There
are others.
Barton County democrat., 1902-09-19
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
why the Shah Is sad.

1t was remarked that the shah of
Persia was moody and sad. He has
only 65 wives, while his father had
1920.
Barton County democrat., 1902-09-19
CHANGE OF LIFE.
Some Sensible Advice to Wo-
men by Mrs. E. Sailer.

"DEAR MRs. PINKuAM: I
passed through what is known as
change of life,' I had two years suf-
fering, sudden heat, and as quick
chills would pass over me my appetite
uas varia b1e and never could tell for
Barton County democrat., 1902-09-19
Strike. are Expensive.

Labor organizations have aided
striking employees in the last 20 years
to the tune Of SIG, III. 1893.