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The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-12-05
RAILROAD In ARCTIC
SWEDISH COMPANY OWNS MOST
NORTHERN LINE.
Runs From the Port Of lulea, 10
Northern Sweden, to a Point Fifty
two Miles Inside Of the Arctic Cir

Americans can no longer claim the
distinction of being the pioneers OF
railway enterprises that penetrate the
trackless wastes of the world. A
Swedish company has surpassed the
railway builders of all the rest of the
world by constructing a line that
reaches farther north than the
whistle of the locomotive has ever
been heard before. Some writers
who speak of the White Pass and
Yukon road, which runs from Skag
Jay, Alaska, to White Horse, gener,
ally refer to it as the most northern
railroad in the world. The Wild
Goose road, which maintains a pre-
carious existence throughout its en-.
tire five miles, inland from Cape
Nome, being quite devoid of ballast or
grading, frozen solid during the long
winter months and thawed to death
III the summer, Is also referred to as
the northernmost bit of track in ex-
~istence. But there is a regular rail
road in regular operation, quite well
ordered in construction and equip
nent, which lands passengers, freight
and mail many miles neare the north
POLE than do either the White Pass
ind Yukon or the Wild Goose lines.
both of which terminate well south
of the arctic circle.
At the head of the Gulf Of Bothnia,
IN northern Sweden, is the port OF
Lulea, a town of almost 5000 inhabi-
tants, distinguished rs the southern
terminus of a railroad which runs to
a point fifty-two miles inside of the
arctic circle. Nome is almost 200
miles south of this; White Horse Ove
$50 miles. This Swedish railroad is
a well-kept, well-built line of the
standard Swedish gauge, which is the
same as our own, and it carries iron
ore to the gulf from the mines ct
Malmberget in Swedish Lapland.
From Lulea to Malmberget the dis
lance by rail is about $50 miles, the
line running slightly west of north
through a country very sparsely IN
nabited, with almost continuous
woods of light green, stunted ever
down instead of upward because of
the long burden Of snow they bear.
Malmberget is far enough north so
that it has the midnight sun in June,
and even in August the sun just bare
~ dips under the hills at IL p. NJ,
and then the crimson sunset travels
a short eclipse and becomes
sunrise in the east at 2 in the morn
without losing a trace of it's
beauty in between.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-12-05
They Hate Tariff. Not Trusts.

The men who are the most vigorous
in their demand for tariff reductions
because of the trusts have always
been opposed to the principle of pro
lection. They are making the trusts
an excuse to attack the tariff with the
secret but ultimate aim Of entirely
breaking down the tariff wall and sub.
jecting the country and it's industries
to the %ruinous principles and policy OF
free trade. If there were no trusts
their attacks upon the tariff would
be just as vigorous as they are to.
day.
These free traders at heart make nc
distinction between trusts. They dc
not admit that some of them, like the
railroad merger, for instance, or the
smelter trust, have no connection.
whatever with the tariff. Of course
they never acknowledge that trusts
exist in free trade countries as well as
in the United States, and that hence
the establishment Of free trade would
not prevent great combinations Of cap
ita1.
1t will not take the intelligent Amer
lean public long to see what the situa
ton really is. Rejoicing in the pros
perity they have, the people will moi
be deluded by an attack on the trusts
into opening the gates to the free
traders. When it comes to a matter
of making changes in the tariff they
will intrust the work not to the enc
mics but to the friends of the policy
of protection to American labor anG
industries who have demonstrated
their capacity for the work by the
most extraordinary development anG
expansion in these United States thai
the world has seer in it's whole his
tory.-Denver Republican.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-12-05
The WurSt Yet.

'Is this the best wurst You can
send me?" asked the lady who walked
into the meat store with a package
of that edible in her hand.
Madam" answered the meat man,
lit is the best wurst we have"
well it is the worst wurst | ever
saw"
4 am sorry to hear that. The best
| can do is to try and send you some
better wurst from to-day's lot, but, as
| have said, that was the best wurst
we have at present. 1 am sure, how
ever, that the wurst we are now max
ing will not be any worse than this.
and it ought TO be better. | assure
you that as soon as ! get the wurst
you shall have the best of it. We
lever gave any one the worst of it
so long as we have been in the wurst
business, and you may be sure that
when we give you your wurst it will
be the best, for our worst wurst is
better wurst than the best wurst of
our competitors"
But the lady, whose eyes had taken
on a stare of glassiness, was seen to
thow up her hands and fee from the
place, for she was afraid the worst
was yet to m
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-12-05
In the Same Pair of Boots.

Mr.. George OIdfeld, a noted Fen
thatcher of Whittlesey, Cambs., was
born before the railway era, and still
scorns the use of trains, a the Lon
don Daily News. He walked this
week for the sixty-frst time to Pc
t~ersbOrough autumn fair, a distance
there and back of fourteen miles. For
the last fOrty-eight years he has
walked to the fair in the same pair
of boots, for which he has refused a
handsome sum from London s~hopkeep-,
ers since his record was published in
the press last year. He is most anx-
ious to complete his fifty years walk
in them, but it is doubtful if they will
stand another two journeys. They
were recently sent for repair, but the
bOotmaker could do nothing with
them, as the leather was too old to
hold the stitches. The old man has
no walked nearly 100 miles in them.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-12-05
LAWYERS Unique Plea.

Herman Merivale tells this story
of his father, former permanent secre-
tary for the colonies in the British
government: 1T was unlUcky for my
father that he chose common law In
stead of chancery, as his vas eminent
u the chancery mind. He never could
ccme down to a jury at all and always
saw the two sides OF everything. st
The Exeter sessions he held a brief in
q ease of which he felt the rights
strongly, but could not make the bench
agree with him. In the next case he
appeared, too, and simply remarked:
In the last case 1 held a brief for the
plaintiffs in which l was absolutely in
the right and you decided against me.
Now I will appear for the defendants.
The facts are exactly similar ard /
am entirely in the wrong. So | must
ask you to decide for me-. And the
bench had TO do it"
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-12-05
The Bow of Orange Ribbon !
ROMANCE OF NEW YORK ]
BY AMELIA z. BARR i
Author of Friend Olivia. Il, Thou and n Other Ono" Etc.. /
Copyright 1885, by Dodd, Mead ant Company. I
By E z. BARR

ence made bitter the joy of expecta-
ton.
But she kept her own counsel, and
doubted and debated the matter in
her heart until the hands of the great
clock were rising quickly to the hour
of fate. Then she laid down her fine
sewing and said, Mother, | want to
walk in the garden. When l come
back, my task l will finish"
THAT is well. Joanna, too, has let
her work fall down to her lap. Go,
both of you, and get the fine air from
the river"
This was not what Katherine
wished, but nothing but assent was
possible, and the girls strolled slowly
down the box-bordered walks together.
When they reached the river bank a
boat rowed by with two English sol
diers, stopped just below them, and
lay rocking on her oars. Then an Off
Ger in the stern rose and Katherine
saw Capt. Hyde fling back from his
left shoulder his cloak, in order to dis
play the bow of orange ribbon on his
breast.
Katherine went back to the house
as merry as a bird. She chatted of
this and of that and sang snatches of
songs, old and new. And all the time
her heart beat out it's own glad re-
frain, MY bow of orange ribbon, my
bow of orange ribbon!"
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-12-05

results of publicity are seen-then
other steps may be necessary. One of
these steps may have to be a revision
of the tariff. But to insist upon taking
that possible step now is both unnec-
essary and reckless.
For we cannot, without endangering
prosperity, curb the trusts and revise
the tariff at the same time. Our in
dustrial situation Is too complex thus
to be dealt with on all sides at once.
To take up both these questions would
call in question the whole foundation
upon which our industrial system is
built.
All lines of industry would halt IN
til the uncertainty as to their future
should be ended. The mill would work
upon positive orders only. The mer-
chant would buy only what he felt
sure he could sell at once. Consumers
would purchase for immediate needs
only. Producers would have to wait
until the terms upon which they
should hereafter produce were deter
mined. And such conditions are what
We call hard times"
When confronted with such a stu
alton, in which the welfare of all the
people is bound up, it evidently be.
hooves the nation and it's chosen lead
ers to TO- cautiously. Complete sue
cess in the whole task can be achieved
only by doing one thing at a time
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-12-05
to Facts.

That facts are directly contrary to
theories does not affect the Democrat
ic fr~ee-traders. The showing that
when a Democratic tariff was in eff
feet our foreign trade declined as rap
idly as did u domestic trade, and
that under the present protective tar
if the export trade of the country
has expanded to undreamed of fig
ures, counts for nothing. Parrot-like
they repeat the stale cry, Reduce the
tariff duties and trade will expand"
Is not Il experiment in that direction
a sufficient lesson for a few years.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-12-05
ONE THING AT A TIME.
Let the Tariff Alone and Attend TO
the Trusts.

Let the Tariff Alone and Attend to
the Trusts.
The decision reached by the Presi,
dent and the leading Republican sena-
tors with whom he has conferred. not
to attempt tariff revision at the next
session of congress is the only one
expedient at this time.
The industrial situation in this coun-
try is not an abstract mathematical
problem to be solved upon general
principles. In the great field of Ameri-
can prosperity the wheat and the tares
are so intermingled that to adopt any
sweeping method for removing the
tares is to run a great risk of de-
stroying the wheat as well.
The question is: Which do the peo-
pie desire the more-that the over
weening abuses of the trusts be
curbed or that the incidental hard
ships of the tariff be removed?
To that question sober and practical
men have but n answer Protection
benefits millions who neither gain nor
lose by the trusts. Therefore let the
tariff alone and attend to the trusts.
The first step toward curbing trust
evils is plainly indicated by the facts
and practically agreed upon by all
concerned. 1t is that these great cor
porations shall give a wholesome pub
lefty to their doings. That step can
!njure no legitimate enterprise, and
will be opposed by no man whose in
tentions r really honest.
When that step is taken-when the
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-12-05
(To be c~ontinued.)
DEPEW TELLS SOMETHING NEW.
Latest Story Put Forth by the New
York Senator.

York
Senator Chauncey M. Depew says
that this is his latest, and he guaran-
tees it to be new. He told it to a
group of friends at the Chamber OF
Commerce banquet Tuesday night.
4 was walking down Wall street to-
day. he said, ~"hastening to keep an
important business engagement. when
l was stopped by a mar who said:
Pardon me, senator. but l see you
have been taking an active part in this
state election, and l am anxious to
learn what you think of the result
"I am naturally much pleased by
the election of Gov. Odell,' I replied.
"'But there was a big slump in the
Republican vote in the city and Odells
plurality was very small. | was afraid
that this might have a serious signif-
canoe for the future of our great par
ty.'
Il replied that l did not think so,
and, remembering my appointment,
sought to get rid of my Questioner, but
he persisted:
You greatly relieve my mind, he
said. SO you are sure you are pleased
with the result Of the election.'
"'Quite So | responded.
""Then you will be glad, l know, to
lend me fifty cents
Il said that there had been a slump
in the stock market that day and 1
could only let MIN have a quarter
New York Times.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-12-05
Money Comino to Us.

Under the last Democratic admins
tration we sent our money abroad to
pay for goods produced by the pauper
labor of Europe. Under the succeed
ing Republican administrations we
have been shipping our home made
goods abroad, and foreign money has
been coming to us.-Davenport Qa.)
Republican.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-12-05

In the endless race for wealth men
are too prone to forget the ordinary
claims of humanity.
1t is always better to concede
something than to insist on a demand
that is both just and merciless.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-02

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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-10-24
AsHUELOT, N. Il.

Mrs. Joseph Little is entertaining her
sister, Mrs Barraby. of Royalston, Mass.
Stephen Sullivan will have the Spring
field and New York papers for sale Sun
day.
Norman Phelps is receiving visit
from his father, who lives at North
Adams, Mass.
Mrs. Garrett Sarsfeld returned Satur-
day from a months visit with relatives
in Holyoke and vicinity.
Arthur Gonley and Raymond Brooks
were called to Woonsocket, r. l., last
week by the death of a relative.
Miss Emma Doollttle of Springfield
Mass, was called to her home here Mon
day by the sickness of her mother
A copy of the check list of legal voters
and OF the warrant for the elections of
November 4, have been posted at the
post ONCE.
Rev. c. l. Scofield OF Mortified has
bought the Charles Davis farm on the
mountain and 100 acres of Taft Smith
farm. 1t is supposed these purchases
are made for wealthy Philadelphia peo-
pie who will fit up summer residences
An organization has been perfected here
under the name of The Universalist So
ciety of Ashuelot for the purpose of sus-
tanning Sunday gospel services and pas
toral work in these villages The trus-
tees are Andrew II. Woodbury., Edwin c.,
Stlmson and Frank G. Hicks. Miss Mary
Platt is the treasurer and will be pleased
to receive contributions
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-10-24
VERNON.

Rev. f. w. Lewis will preach in the
church next Sunday at 2 p. m.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. Wall have gone to
Springfield and Bridgeport for a visit.
Mrs. F. c. Sterry and children are
spending few days in Mantle, Conn.
Rev. F. l.. Piper of Boston will preach
in the chapel next Sunday at II a. m.
Mrs. NJ. |. Reed is visiting in Worces-
ter this week.
Miss Inez Akley, who is in the West
field Normal school, was at home over
Sunday.
Miss leila Johnson is in Boston to at
tend the Mechanics fair. She will also
visit in Lynn.
Alfred Johnson and family have moved
from the Central Park tenement to E.
T. Lines's farm
Miss Marcia Beers of Northampton
spend last Sunday with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. ]. A. Beers.
Vernon Grange will meet on Friday
evening, Oct. 81 to observe Halloween
with the usual games.
F. E. Johnson has begun running an
order team and will deliver goods from
his store on Thursdays.
Warner II. Burrows went to Boston
Wednesday to the fair. He will also
go to Medford for, short visit.
Edmund Heard of the United States
battleship Brooklyn visited his old home
and relatives few days last week.
Mrs. f. II. Akley superintendent OF
schools, and Miss Evans and Miss Nose
ley teachers are attending the State
Teachers association in Bellows Falls
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-10-24
NORTHFIELD, MASS.

DR.. c. l. Seofeld. who has been i'll for
some time. has gone to Clifton Springs.
hoping that the change may benefit him.
Mrs. A. NJ. d. Alexander and Miss Mary
Dutton are in New London this week at
tending the meeting of the A. NJ associ-
alton.
The young man reported drowned while
hunting ducks in Beverly was a brother
of the teacher in the grammar school of
this town.
1t was announced last Sunday morning
thai Rev. Mr.. Gray of Boston would oc-
crpy the pulpit of the Congregational
church during the month of November.
a petition to the county commissioners
is being circulated to change the location
OF the Main street approach to the East
Mortified bridge across the Connecticut
river . The petitioners ask for an ap-
proach farther South than the one staked
out by the commissioners.
About forty of the friends of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. L. Alderman from Mortified.
Winchester and Hinsdale called at their
home last Saturday evening to offer con-
gratulat lions on the occasion of the 18th
anniversary of their marriage. The first
knowledge the worthy couple had of the
visit of their friends was the ringing of
wedding bells AT their door To saw that
they were surprised would not half tell
II put their greetings were of such a ma
ture ne to make the unlimited guests most
welcome. Soon after the company were
assembled. Mrs. Sias. in a neat little
speech in hehalf or the company, pre-
sented Mrs. Alderman with an elegant
min while Mrs Caruenter of Winchester.
with much grace and wit, presented Mr..
Alderman with watch chain Mr.. AL
derman responded for himself and wife,
thanking the donors other valuable
pieces of silver and a sum of money were
sent bv ahsant friend The evening was
spent In PLAYING whist. refreshments be-
ing served nv the ladies. During the
time the Misses Robertson of Hinsdale
entertained the com0any with vocal and
instrumental music which was thorough
" 9nnr"ciated. The whole affair was
well planned and executed and was a
very plea SAINT manner Of showing the
esteem and good will felt toward Mr.
and Mrs. Alderman by their associates
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-10-24
WEST CHESTERFIELD, N. n.

o. Z. Randall has been seriously ILL., but
is better now
Charles Farr and daughter. Ethel. re-
turned to Northampton the 18th.
Bert Johnson came home Saturday
from Greenfield Mass, where he worked
several weeks
r. c. Farr and l.. d. Farr returned
last week from the Grand Army encamp-
ment in Washington.
F. M. Davis has bought a plot of land
south of r. c. Fairs house and will
build store house on It,
Rev. |. p. Quimby gave another excel
lent sermon last Sunday afternoon, and
he is expected to preach again in two
weeks at the same hour
The ladies' society will meet at the
hall on Thursday afternoon Oct 30,
to see II they will decide to pay for the
support of preaching the remainder of
the year
The next regular meeting of the Grange
will be held on Saturday evening, Oct.
%. 1t will be authors night on the lee
turer's program, and in addition there
Will be discussion of the question of
Trusts"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-10-24
SOUTH VERNON.

Miss Billiard, who has boarded at F..
w. Johnson's the past two months, has
gone to milder climate for the winter
E. Lines and his aged mother have re-
turned to Brooklyn. Allie Johnson and
family have moved into Mr.. Lines's
house for the winter.
Mrs. Fisher Brown has returned from
Buffalo, N. Y, to make needed repairs
on her farm buildings. Mr.. Works has
leased the farm for one year.
Mr.. and Mrs George Alderman were
surprised last Saturday evening, when so
of their intimate friends from Northfield,
Winchester, Ashuelot and Hinsdale took
possession of their home to remind them
of their 25th wedding anniversary. Dainty
refreshments were served and an enjoy
able social evening passed. Mr.. and
Mrs Alderman received many fine gifts.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-10-24

The body of Roland Wiley, IA, adopted
son of Alex Wiley, a farmer In Ashfield.
was found Sunday about a mile from
the Wiley farmhouse by a searching
party of 100 men. The boy disappeared
September %. soon after being repri-
manded at school by his teacher. He
said that he would be scolded for getting
home late and that he should never be
seen again alive as he should take poison.
He went home and was reproved by his
foster father. After working in the hay
field a short time he disappeared. In
one OF the hands of the body was a
bottle which had contained strychnine.
An, autopsy showed evidence OF death
by poisoning. There are some peculiar
features to the case, and II is attract
ing great attention in Ashfield and vici-
nifty. some people evidently believing that
the boy did not commit suicide.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-10-24
Carnegie Calls for UNITED States Of
Europe"

Andrew Carnegie was formally rein
stalled as rector of ST. Andrews Univer-
sity at ST. Andrews, Scotland, Wednes-
day in the presence of a large and bril-
liant assemblage. over which Principal
Donaldson presided.
The most remarkable feature was an
appeal to Emperor William to use his
influence toward the eventual creation
of the United States of Europe, under
the form of political and industrial
union.
In this way alone, Mr. Carnegie de-
clared, can Europe conquer the foreign
markets or repel the American invasion.
France, Germany and Russia, who had
already taken joint action against Japan,
would suffice to ensure satisfactory
union in Europe.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-10-24
MASSACHUSETTS NOTES.
American House at Greenfield Burned.

American House at Greenfield Burned.
Fire and smoke drove the guests of the
American House from their apartments
in Greenfield early Saturday morning.
The wooden part of the structure, five
stories high, was completely Quilted. The
damage to the hotel is placed at from
SIS, 600 to 100000. and the stock of the dry
goods store of John Wilson G. Co., in the
building. was badly damaged There
were about 43 guests in the hotel, and all
escaped unhurt, although there were mar
row escapes from suffocation. Two en-
ployes were overcome by smoke and were
carried out, recovering later. The fire
started by accident in the coal bin near
the kitchen stove. The firemen had a
hard task, but they fought the fire at
close quarters, and prevented what
threatened to be a confiagration. The
entire hotel had just been renovated and
refurnished.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-10-24
EkaT PUTNEY.

Miss Florence Converse is spending
the week in Brattleboro.
The steam shovel was taken away last
Monday. Work on the track will be
suspended until next spring.
The ladies' aid society will meet with
Mrs s. Putnam next Wednesday after
noon. The ladies are planning to hold
their fair early next month.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-10-24

Marion Lewis a niece of the bride being
the ring bearer. Miss Annie s. Spooner
of Boston, formerly of this town, was
bridesmaid. The bride received many
handsome presents. After a wedding
journey. Mr.. and Mrs Billiard will live
at 272 Main street, Keene, where they
will be at home to their friends after De-
cember l.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-10-24

more and more urgent, and not only the
boys and young men. but parents and all
who are not parents, should take an
active interest in seeing that 1t is brought
to speedy and satisfactory solution.