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times? The next day he gave his CON
sent, and the sale was made.
The old man lived in the suburbs;
he never came to that part OF the
town while the building was in prog.
ress. When it was finished and the
huge department store was thrown
open to the public, Lejee one day asked
him to come in. He led him through
the great crowded salesrooms, piled
one on top of another for nine stories,
and then drew him into a narrow pas
sage and flung open door.
'There is your little office, just as
YOU left it," he said. "We have built
around it, and beside it, and over it.
but not a brick in it has been touched.
There is your fire with the old tiles
and your desk, and your chair was
brought back to-day. 1t is your
Office, Mr.. Weber, and If you will sit
here as long as you live and think OF
them that are gone, and wafsh the
changes in the street below 1 shall
feel there is blessing on the big
house, because have a friend in 1t.
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Look at the health of the young of to-day Dissipation
causes it. Sleep in the daytime and dissipation night.
good mother will make her daughter good but morals
upon the mother follows the children. When these
their ntrigues they think
it is known far better than they think
have far sympathy for the than
know who have to take the daily find where
wives 1t distresse beyond
their children.
1t well that there the large families
of the day have pleasure
only in doing those things that reflect them
Mind nothing about cigarettes although they have
already become terrible evil the of country
What object and object strongI put strong
s the prevalence of drinking among the the higher
classes.
1t isn't in place. it is place. have from
California and everywhere have same thing
Even the the TASKS merely
for emergency either. Everywhere you them tpplnp
Every twice New York attend the Soros
gatherings usually have several me and
the WadorAstoria In three there see the
drink evil as exists plainly Beautiful
by the be gorgeous DINING
and whichever way look the same thner;n
ing, drinking, every of them.
And it the is beenn;no he
debauche Perhaps debauchey of the woman f thu
street, BUT THE EVEN WORSE DEBAUCHERY THAT CON
TEAMMATES THE HOME. ~
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THE TRUSTS, SHARE.
Republican Campaign Book Falsfhes
Facts Concerning the Capital
istfc Combines.

Under this title the republican man
ayers in their 1902 campaign book at
tempt to belittle the trust question.
They say:
The trusts have not occupied as
great place in the manufacturing
industries as they have in public dis
cussion. According to the returns of
the census for 1900, the value of trust
made articles was only 1913 per cent.
of the total output of the manufacture
ing establishments in that year. The
value of the total output of all manu-
featuring establishments in the CEN
sus year was 1904, 4OO.1 Jas, while the
value of the output of the trusts was
$1.667 .35O.941, or 1913 per cent. of the
whole.
1.-THE list contains 1873 corpora
"The largest of these was the United
States Steel corporation. with 81 ,005,-
331,740 capital stock and bopds."
None of these statements are true.
Some are absolutely false, others are
half or quarter truths. AS usual, the
latter are the meaner lies to deal
WITH
The campaign bookmaker is mis-
taken when he says the United States
Steel corporation is included in the list.
Census bulletin No. 122 distinctly
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THE G. A. R. ENcAMPMENT.
The Coming Meeting of the Veterans
Promises to Be q Most Inter
esting One.

Washington, Aug. 26.-The nation
al encampment of the Grand Army
of the Republic at Washington six
weeks hence, promises to be the
most interesting in the history of the
great organization. The entertain
ment of the great crowd of visitors
expected has virtually been made
government affair, and, profiting by
the experience gained in taking care
of the civil war veterans here ten
years ago, the arrangements for this
wear are believed to be as nearly
perfect as will ever be attained.
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REFORM rs NEEDED.
Mayor craddock Discusses Injustice
of Kansas Taxation Laws.
Democratic Candidate for Governor Shows
That Republicans Discriminate in Favor .
-. of Corporations and Against the
Farmer and Home Owner.

Topeka, Kan, Aug. 25.-The fol-
lowing speech was delivered by
Mayor w. ii. Craddock, fusion nomi-
nee for governor of Kansas, at the
fusion rally in Topeka:
Mr.. Craddock started out by reply
ing to IAN editorial in the Kansas
City Journal, charging him with dem
'agoguery in his position on the tax
alton question. The Journal called
him three kinds. of fool, he said,
because he declared that taxes could
be reduced half to the people if cor
porations were assessed properly,
and the republicans of Kansas be-
ieved he was three kinds of a fool
because the Journal said SO. THAT
is the way the republicans meet the
Issues this campaign" said he.
''When fusionist talks about in
creasing the taxes on corporations
the republican orators and newspa-
pers at once call him a fool and ap-
plaud themselves and believe they
have put him out so to speak. But
they will find out on election day"
He continued: "On behalf of the
fusion party the following state
ments have been made by me in good
faith:
"First-The statement in the dem
ocratic platform that in democratic
Missouri the Burlington road pays
taxes on valuation of $15,335 per
mile,. while in republican Kansas it
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BORROWERS PREDIcAMENT.
Housekeeper I'm Order to secure
q Rare Volume.

M. A. Brisson tells in the Paris
Temps some delightful anecdotes
about bibliophiles and dictionaries.
Here is one of them. A certain WELL
known Frenchman, an octogenarian.
spent most of his time in his younger
days hunting up valuable books among
the secondhand bookshops in the
neighborhood of the Place Saint Mi
chel and the Place Dauphine. He rare
ly came across "find," but his fervor
never abated.> He was bachelor and
for a housekeeper had an extremely
plain woman, who, however, had
caught from her master the taste for
old books, and occasionally came home
with an armful when she had been
marketing.
One day the housekeeper appeared
with a parcel of books wrapped in
paper. Among the rubbish was
small volume bound in red morocco
'What have you paid for this?" the
master gasped after looking at the
title page "Thirty sous for the lot"
the servant replied. "But, my good
woman, this book alone is worth 10000
francs" the bibliomaniac went on,
and the moment after regretted the
unwise speech. In vain did the master
try to recall his remark. ''I'll give you
hundred francs for it, ;" he said. 'But
monsieur said just now it was worth
10000" "I'll give you 500" 'No, no."
s'Seven hundred and fifty" But it was
no use, and, to make a long story short,
the master married the bonnie in order
to obtain the first edition of the
"Heptameron" G559). BY this time,
says M. Brisson, the wife has gone to
a better world, but the comtesse and
the portrait of Marguerite in the little
red morocco volume remain with
him.
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THE WINNING OF A FRIEND.
How . Zig Business Block Was Built
Around an Old MANS Treasured
Apartment.

. Here is little story which never
before has been told in print, but
which is surely as well worth the
crimes and sharp tricks in the money
market with which our papers and
minds are filed nowadays, says the
Congregationalist.
A certain shrewd Hebrew merchant,
whom we shall call Lejee, built, few
years ago, huge department store
N one of our large cities. 1t was
planned to occupy a whole block.
But the corner lot, 40 feet square,
VAS owned by an old German watch
maker named Weber, who refused to
sell it.
mo, will not give up my house."
he said. 81 bought it when property
here was cheap, and have lived and
worked here for SO years. will not
sell it."
But" Lejee patiently reasoned,
you virtually gave up business years
ago. You make or sell no watches
now. Your sons have other pursuits.
You don't live in the house, only sit
in this Office all day long, looking out
Of the window"
The Office was a small corner room
in the second story, with an open
fireplace around which were set
walnut desk was fitted into the wall,
and before it stood an old chair and
sheepskin cover.
The old mans face grew red. "You
are right" he said. 'I don't work
here. 1 have enough to live on with
out work. But am an old man, and
want to live in this room. 1t is home
to me. When my wife and I first
came here we were poor. I worked
in the shop below, but we lived here:
Greta fried the cakes and wurst over
that fire; the cradle stood in that
corner. Little Jan was born here;
his coffin was carried out of that
door. Greta is dead for many a long
year. But when I sit here and look
out of the window, l think she is
with me. For 80 years she and I
looked out of that window and talked
of the changes in the street below"
Lejee was silenced for the time, but
began his arguments again the next
day, doubling his offer.
"The lot is worth that to me-" he
said, "as I own the block, but to nobody
else. You are throwing away a large
sum which would be a great help to
your sons that you may indulge bit
of sentiment. Have you the right to
do that?"
Weber was hard pushed. His boys
were struggling on with small means;
this money would set them on their
feet, would enable them to marry.
What right had he to spoil their lives
that he might sit and dream of old
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TARIFF MUST COME DOWN.
It II the Mother of Trusts and the
American People Will Not
Submit to 1t.
"The tariff will not down.

"The tariff will not down.
mo matter how hard the repub-
lican leaders try to keep it down,
the tariff continues to force it's way
to the top.
1.-The official republican campaign
text book, by ignoring the tariff in
effect, issues orders to the party's
orators and editors to keep silent on
the subject. Nevertheless there is
an unmistakable demand among the
republicans of the middle west for
tariff legislation. The Iowa plat
FORMS declaration in favor of such
remodeling of the schedules as shall
deprive monopoly of protective shell
ter is a significant response to this
demand.
"The conviction is spreading that
the tariff is the mother of trusts.
at is the tariff that enables the
industrial monopolies to perpetrate
the swindle of selling goods cheap
er to foreigners than to Americans.
ct is the tariff which shields the
food trust from competition, and
thus enables it to charge what it
pleases for meat.
sit is the tariff which enables the
shoddy trust to make counterfeit
cloth, and so defraud the poor when
ever they buy a "cheap" garment,
carpet or blanket
Tariff revision must come.
'sThe American people will not
submit to being permanently gov
erned and robbed by the trusts
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on the platform that the fusion
nominee for governor would d. 40
better; that the administration as
mayor of Kansas City, Kan, was a
fraud; that taxes were not reduced;
the city debt increased; the indie
pendent voter who elected him was
bushwhacker. They declare the
little brown man a saint; the Gu
bans were angels, and President
Roosevelt second redeemer. but at
no time or place have they declared
for the interests of the people of
this state, or shown the negro where
the political turkey roasted, or
proved to the old soldier where the
law was enforced in his favor.
''We ask judgment on the proof
here submitted: Sam b. Cook, sec
rotary of state for Missouri, under
date of August 5, says: Replying to
your favor of the 4th inst, beg to
say the figures quoted in your state
platform as to the railroad assess
ments in Missouri and Kansas are
taken from the official records
Count 5000 miles Kansas rail-
way; voters, 100000; population, l.
100000; state taxes for 1891, $4,000
900; the result proves our conten-
ton.
For capitalization of public util-
ity corporations, use 1900 report,
Kansas railway commission. For
assessed value, take 1902 report of
state tax commissioners. For valua-
ton of your home or farm, take any
of your tax receipts for past five
years.
"Take 1902 assessments reported
to state at without railways $685.
100000; add so per cent. Tor one
half) of $500, 200, 900 as assessed value
of public utility corporations. The
result proves our contention, that
taxes can be reduced one-half.
Matters of common knowledge
need no proof. Every man in the
state knows the trust law, prohibit
tory law, old soldiers law and gam
bling law are not enforced. The
reason for non-enforcement of the.
violated laws, except as to the old
soldier, have been given. From
republican standpoint, the old soldier
and the negro are. considered reli-
able republican assets at all times
and in all places. They can be
scourged with impunity. They fur
nish the gun, ammunition, do the
hunting, bring the game to the feet
of the master, and must be content
with the feathers and offals as their
pay.
kansas City, Kan, has repub-
ican assessor, appointed by the
preceding administration, and holds
office until nearly the expiration of
my term. as mayor. We also have
republican city clerk, city treasurer
and city attorney; also republican
school board, republican county
attorney, sheriff, treasurer and I'M
til very lately a republican hoard of
county commissioners. The two
lone democrats are a county clerk
and city mayor. Reduction of taxes
and other gains and savings, aggre-
gate more than $356,OOO for the first
year of the ntw administration. If
this can be accomplished in our city
in one year under all the adverse
conditions named, what might not
be accomplished in the state of Kan
sas, with all the fusion candidates
elected and all of them pledged to
bring about reforms by enforcing
the laws as they now are?"
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The Hun of the Pelican Built

Dubuque, Ia, Aug. 26.-The steel
hull of the Pelican, built here by
the Iowa iron works, was slid down
the ways yesterday afternoon in the
presence of 1900 spectators. She is
the largest ever built on inland wa
tiers outside the great lakes. Her
length is 1863 feet and her beam 52Hs
feet. Her upper works will be put
on here, also her boilers and ma
chinery.
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KILLED In q street Car Accident.

Portland, Ore, Aug. 26.-P. c. Guild
was killed in street car accident
near Fulton park shortly before mid
night The car, which was heavily
loaded, was going down slight
grade at moderate rate when it left
the track. Guild, who was on the
front platform, was thrown under
the car and badly mangled. Several
others were bruised, but no one seri-
ously injured. Evidence shows that
the switch had been tempered with.
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pays taxes on valuation of $1,000
per mile; the Missouri Pacific $19,O11
in Missouri, $7,492 in Kansas; the
Santa Fe $17,O57 in Missouri and &c.
749 in Kansas; the Rock Island &c.,
724 in Missouri, $7,064 in Kansas is
supported by evidence, and on same
basis the difference in assessment
in favor of Missouri and against
Kansas, was $9O,OOO,OoO, which, at
taxes collected by Kansas in 1901, or
$13 for each voter and So for each in
habitant.
"Second-That the public utility
corporations o; Kansas were capital
lied for and the people pay interest
on $600,000,000 and republicans assess
them for taxes at ten cents on the
dollar. Tax commissioners report
for 1902 show railways, telephones,
telegraphs and Pullman cars are as
sessed at $50, 22O, 293.
''Third-That grossly unfair dis
elimination is made against the
farmer and home owner, whose
property is assessed at one-third to
one-half it's value.
.Fourth-!That the fusionists de-
mand that the corporations of Kan
sas pay taxes in same proportion
and on same basis of value as is paid
by the farmer and home owner.
That if this were done, the taxable
property in the state would be
doubled, and by reason of increased
valuation taxes would be reduced
one-half, or $40 for each voter and
$3.50 for each inhabitant; or where
you now pay 500 tax, you would pay
$50 tax.
"Fifth-That the party in power
never enforced a law where gain
ecould be made by it's non-enforce-
ment. That among the more fla
grant violations of law are:
"(a) Refusal to enforce trust law.
"Cb) Refusal to enforce prohibit
tory law,
..(c) Refusal to enforce gambling
law.
"(d) Refusal to tax corporate prop
erty at its cash value.
"(e) Refusal to enforce law giving
old soldiers preference in state and
municipal employment.
'Sixth-That excepting the old
soldier law the interests profiting
by refusal to enforce the law lived
outside the state, and is it not rea-
sonable to suppose that they would
be favored at the expense of the
home people unless a consideration
Were involved?
t"Seventh-That our motto, "To
Do Right" is in consonance with our
platform demanding the enforcement
of law or the repeal of law contin.
uously violated.
1.-THE fusionists are asking election
because they stand for enforcing the
tax law against corporations, which
means several million dollars pei
year to the people; also the enforce
ment or repeal of the trust law
gambling law, prohibitory law ana
old soldier law.
1.-The republican bosses demand re
election because of their open ant
fragrant violation of law. The cor
porations cracked the whip of au
thority and each obedient slave be
gan baying in defense of the cor
porate interests, who were defraud
ing the people of this state out o
several million. dollars taxes eacl
wear. They justified their violation
Of the trust law, prohibitory Law
rambling law and old soldier law b
epenly proclaiming in the press an
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A bank wr.ck.r Get. Ten Years.

Whatcom, WASH, Aug. 26.-Judge
Neteroi yesterday overruled a mo-
ton for new trial for II. ST. John
Dix and sentenced him to ten years
in the penitentiary, the limit under
the laws of this state. Dix was con-
victed of wrecking the Scandinavian
American bank, in this city. He fled
to England and was arrested there
about six months ago.
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germany want. ,o Intervene.

Berlin, Aug. 26.-The Cologne Ga
zette. newspaper which often ex-
presses the. views of the foreign
Office on foreign affairs, advocates
the Intervention in Venezuela of one
or several powers whose citizens
have financial interests there, par
ticularly in the United States. GEE.
many and France.
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Drink Habit Among Women
BY MISS FnoRETTH VIVING,
Editor Hull, Mass, Beacon.

I am simply paralyzed by what 1 see
and know about the great use of intoxi-
eating liquors by young women. The knowl-
edge l have gained would astonish any
one.
Last winter it was my habit to come
to Hull every Saturday and remain until
Monday morning. Young women of good
families accompanied by several young men,
would spend their Sundays at Hull. One
young woman always came; others joined
her different weeks. You ought to have
seen the countenances of those pretty, we'll
dressed young women when they were re-
turning home. Not one of them was FL
years of age.
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cree Sc the tariff. There is non,
suitable to reduce it or correct its
absurdities and wrongs. Conditions
may change Resources may be de-
veloped. New markets may offer
themselves. sOverproduction may de-
mand outlet, requiring chance to
buy that we may sell. But the tariff
must remain sacred, immutable, or
to be changed in the direction of In
crease only-N. Y. Times.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-04
INDIANA DEMOCRATS.
state Convention will Meet in Indi-
annapolis Today.

Indianapolis, Ind, June 3.--Although
numbers Of delegates to the State Demo-
cratic convention. which meets tomorrow
have put in an appearance. the majority
of them will not be In until the late al
ternoon trains and during the evening.
The delegates who are now on the ground
are In a state of tndecision regarding the
platform, and 1t is not likely that any
thing will be decided on concerning II I'M
til late tonight The members of the
Committee on Resolutions Will be ap-
pointed at the caucuses which are 10 DE
held this evening. From present indica-
tions il will be early in the morning Dc
fore the different planks have been deter
mined upon.
In the Twelfth District causus, the NOM
nation of j. NJ Barrett OF Fort wayne
as a member of the Committee on Reso-
lutions. was warmly contested. Henry
Colerick of Fort Wayne demanded to
know how Barrett stood ON the question
of mentioning Bryan and indorsing the
Kansas City platform in the State plat
form. Mr. Barrett did not commit him.
self on the platform. Mr.. Coierick then
asked Mr. Barrett If he had not voted
in a conference held in the afternoon Ia
omit the name of Bryan from the plat
form. Mr.. Barrett replied that he had
voted as he thought right and that II ne
received the nomination he would faith
fully represent the Democrats of the dis
trict. Mr. Barrett was nominated.
Tomorrows convention will nominate
candidates for minor State Offices and
judgeships.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-04
UPRISING OF YAQUIS
REIGN OF TERROR AROUND HER.
MosILLo, MEXICO.
Recent demonstration Order Has
Had a Bad Effect On the Indians
Many Murders Have Been
Reported.

Ell Paso Tex, June "a private letter
received here from a reliable source at
Hermosillo, Mex, states that a general
uprising of the Yaqui Indians in the CEN
trail and southern portions Of that State
has taken place, and a reign Of terror OK
lists, even at the capital. for 1t Is feared
that the Indians will attack the town.
Refugees from the ranches with their
wives and children, are, pouring into
Hermosillo seeking protection.
A conscript law has recently been passed
ana as fast as the able-bodied men arrive
at the capital they are conscripted to
serve in the army.
Indians are rising in large numbers and
concentrating among the hills. Many
murders have been reported. The recent
concentration order had a bad effect upon
the Indians. They regard the system
as virtual slavery.
The Indians are bolder than they have
been since the outbreak three years ago
and seem to be operating in greater
numbers.
Armed bands are securing the country,
but the principal stronghold Is In the al
most inaccessible hills.
Reinforcements of regulars are being
hurried to the front.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-04
Physicians Discuss "The Great White
Plague"

New York, June 3-The American
tuberculosis Congress today considered
Tuberculosis In its pathological and bae-
THEOLOGICAL aspects"
Professor j. J. Kinyoun of Pennsylva-
mia spoke of tuberculosis the great
white plague which destroys more people
than all other plaques" He said Pro-
fessor Koch had discovered that bovine
and human tuberculosis are not identical
and that no harm could come to the
human from the bovine tubcreule.
DR. L. Fl, Warner of this city said that
legislation requiring the isolation of con-
sumptives would be wrong and he as
serted that tuberculosis Is not infectious
or incurable. Exercise, noarishing diet
and healthy and hygienic surroundings
only are required to restore sufferer to
the normal condition. Raw food with
unbroken cells was, he said, the most
nourishing food for a consumptive.
DIR. H. c. Fairbrother Of East st. Louis,
Ills. told of the deaths of the members
of a family of six, one after another, ana
said 1.-The report of this case is given
out for the purpose of enlightening TINS
Congress 1t is useless for Boards OF
Health or other State municipal authori-
ties to enact laws unless supported by
public sentiment"
Discussing Tuberculosis and Environ
ment." DR.. H. Mediation of Macon. Ca,
said that tuberculosis was unknown in
plantation days In the South. that then
the negroes were well looked after and
were not surrounded by misery and
saualor as they are today.