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the mothers duty she has the
more brains to comprehend. In
these enlightened days there are
training schools for young women
who are intellectual and wish to
understand their children.
II there were law granting the
woman half the earnings, man
would not select a dainty, frivol-
Gus doll for a helpmeet In life
and there would consequently be
less helpless, silly women in the
world to choose from.
They are expected now to grace
the table and be fitted for society.
Were this law passed, the men
would be as careful In the selec-
ton of life's companion as of
business partner, desiring honesty,
capability and a companion able
to meet adversely, IL need be.
The Rev. William Ellery Chan
ming said: when the slave is sat
isfied with his slavery, there is
the more evidence of his need for
freedom" Just so with woman,
when she feels satisfied with being
a subject rather than a sovereign,
there is the more necessity for
her emancipation, her freedom
and equality.
1t is long usage and custom that
have made her content with the
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RIGHT OF WOMEN TO ASSERT INDEPENDEN ICE

life of a subject during so many
years. We are going through q
transition now. The women Of
America stand at the head OF all
women of the world. They are
called the queens of America"
and the dignity has come to them,
because of the agitation which
has gone on during the past fifty
years.
The laws passed, year after
year, lave granted them privi-
leges and rights which have en-
abled them to live and act more in
accordance with their better judg-
ment.
The marriage laws from the
common law of the past to the
present time have been repeatedly
changed, granting a woman great
er independence. Still, the mass
of women have not been reused
to their need; 1t is only the rare
woman who realizes her power
and her rights and is comparable
with a Frederick Douglass and a
Booker Washington.
Fugitive slaves, in bygone days,
fed to Canada; but the women
today have no refuge for freedom.
They must stay and fight out their
battle at home.
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band has less independence and is
more hampered than the wife OF
the laborer. In the home of the
poor man the wife is handed the
wages.
1t is she who pays the rent, fur
nishes board and clothing and puts
away the mite judiciously for fu-
ture necessities. How much wiser
Is she in the handling of moneys
because of experience and neces-
sity.
Where he gives thousands in
one donation, the wife might d.
vide it into several beneficent
sums, and have a preference for
a hospital rather than the library
or the college.
Why should she not have
voice in the disposition of char
table funds? 1t Is because OF the
prejudice against woman's logic.
If a man has logic and a woman
intuition, then the gift of the
sixth sense has bestowed upon
her the vision of philosopher.
The independent woman gives
to the poor, gratifying her noble
impulses and asserting her individ-
uality. Had Helen Gould been
married to wealthy man-and
trusted him-she, too, might have
been hampered as others are. She
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MODERN FABL ES BY GEORGE ABE /.

Jail Records, received an En-
graved Invitation to come up to
the Pilkins House and take a peek
at High Life. Within three days
you couldn't buy a Yard of Wide
Ribbon in any Store and every
Second Man in Mink Patterson's
Barber Shop asked for Hair
Cut. The r. S. V. P. down in one
Corner of the Bid had some of
the Brethren guessing for awhile.
There was no need of putting that
on. 1t was an immortal Cinch
that every one would turn out, If
he had to be moved in on a Cot.
About the only Entertainments
they had in Smartweed Junction
were Uncle Tom under Tent and
the Indian Medicine Troupe.
Therefore, nobody was going to
pass up the Pilkins Jambaree, for
there was to be an imported Or
chestra, costing SIS, and Meals
provided and the City Caterer was
to bring his own Walters.
Everybody went home early that
Day so as to take a good thor
ough Securing before getting into
their Other Clothes. At Dusk
they began vending their Way to-
ward the Pilkins Place, all look
ing a little worried and apprehen-
sive. They were sorted out at
the Front Door and led into
Dressing Rooms, pegged out along
the Walls, fed on Marcaroons and
treated to large Bunches of Bach
Music. Every half hour or so
somebody would say something
and that would be a Cue for the
others to shift their Feet.
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her death, sne has nothing to will
away.
The man of wealth marries
woman who Is beautiful and gra-
cious; one who will bear his name
proudly. Her home is handsome
ly appointed. She fits into her en-
vironments as a statue In its
niche. At her command are SER
wants, horses and carriages-or
AUTOMOBILES, in this mechanical
generation. She is privileged to
trade upon credit and dress for
her position in life.
But too often her pocketbook
contains less than the woman in
moderate circumstances, whose
husband has a salary and gives
his wife a stated sum to live upon.
The rich wife, If asked by the
members of her club for dona-
ton, must consult her husband
first. She has no ready money,
and, frequently, is obliged to ask
him for paltry amounts.
She Is Inundated and becomes
embittered; her dignity is low
cred. sometimes she employs de-
ceit with which to obtain resources
from him And her thought of
her husbands parsimony soon kills
all her TENDERNESS.
The wife Of the wealthy hus-
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cry Station and they began to
read up on Salt Lake and Yellow
stone.
On May 1st she flashed Pros
pectus of a Northern Lake Re-
sort where Boats and Minnows
were free and Nature was ever
Smiling.
By May 10th he had drawn a
Blue Pencil all over a Folder OF
the Adirondack Region and all
the Hotel Rates were set down
in his Pocket Memorandum BOOK.
Ten days later she vetoed the
Mountain Trip because she had
got next to a Nantucket Estab-
lishment where Family Board
was. Sc a Week, with the use of a
Horse.
On June LIST Friend showed
him how by making two Changes
and ring a Canoe he could pene-
trate the Deep Woods where the
Foot of Man had never Trod and
the Black Bass came to the Sur
face and begged to be taken out.
On June 18th he and Wifey
packed up and did the annual Hike
up to Uncle Fosters Place in
Brown County, where they ate
with the Hired Hand and had
Greens three times a Day. There
were no Screens on the Windows,
but by climbing a Hill they could
get lovely View OF the Pike that
ran over to the County Seat.
MORAL: If Summer came in
Spring there would be q lot of
Travel.
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SHOWER BOQUETS FOR THE BRIDE.

The stiff bridal bouquet made up In
stock fashion without individuality or
artistic merit to recommend 1t, is thing
of the past. The bride of today chooses
her flowers as she chooses her gown with
special reference to her individual taste
and to their becomingness as well. II she
is tall and stately and has liking Tor
statuesque effects she will choose to car
ry a few long stemmed Gala lilies. But
no other style of bride would think OF
selecting this regal flower. The girl to
whom fluffy effects are becoming would
choose long stemmed roses instead.
But bouquets have not been abandoned
by any means, they have simply taken
| on new characteristics. A long bouquet OF
whatever blossoms the bride selects is
m ade to carry upon the arm. and this Is
a style particularly adapted to the tall
bride. Butp robably the most popular bou-
ouet of the present time Is the shower
| bououet. This is made from small bios
SONS usually, although small roses or
| balfblown buds are sometimes used.
The shower bouquet is the most expen-
sive of all, as one can understand when
| IL is learned that three thousand violets
are needed to construct one. There Is,
first of all. a centre cluster. which makes
a fair sized bouquet. From this depend
ribbon streamers twelve to fifteen. usual
Nv of No. 2 ribbon Into these streamers
the separate blossoms are tied at short
! distances so that when all the streamers
are filled the whole bouquet seems YER
ily a shower of falling blossoms ana
well deserves its poetic name. The
streamers are of different lengths, the
longest reaching to the bottom OF the
gown as the bouquet Is carried.
| Bits of the shower bouquet make dain-
ty souvenirs to distribute II the bride 80
! chooses The sectional bouquet. however,
| Is made up with this end expressly In
view The bouquet is made of small clus-
| ters, grouped together, the number or
! clusters depending upon the number OF
| maids who attend the bride, as the bou-
ouet is intended to be divided among
| them. This is a pretty custom and one
much in vogue.
The choice of flowers for the brides
bouquet depends entirely upon the brides
| personal preferences and not upon estab-
lished custom. 1t is no longer necessary
that the color be white, unless the bride
so chooses. although 1t must be conceded
! that by far the greater number of brides
! prefer white, or mainly white Lilies of
the valley have come quite to the fore as
popular favorites, and 1t Is not surprising
for no flower Is more symbolic of sim
| plicity and purity. These are made ur
into all the different styles Of bridal bou-
quets. A shower bouquet Of these dain
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oUND in the volumes Of the
1oJ letter books of Armour & Co.
10 is positive proof ,'. that Attn, the Beef sst
that 1t has exerted its powerful and COM
plicated machinery to raise prices, ruin
competition and enrich itself, as has been
asserted and to a moral certainty proven
by the Herald.
This proof is now given to the public,
within a few days 1t will be turned over
to the representatives of Attorney-Gen-
eral Knox to be used by the prosecution
of the monopoly in the United States
Circuit Court in Chicago.
In black and white, with the signatures
of the officials of Armour & Co.. these let
tiers speak for themselves in accusing the
men who dictated and the men who re-
ceive them.
They order prices raised In combination
with other Trust houses; ask information
about violation of agreements by their
supposed competitors; give notice of new
agreements on prices; speak of shipping
bad meat to New York; admit coluson
and combination, and expose the whole
hidden machinery of the Trust.
Almost as startling as the disclosures
of these letters Is the news that Arthur
Colby, the arbitrator and the New York
manager of every Trust house have fed
from the State.
With them have gone the books and pa
pers which have been ordered presented
before Supreme Court Judge Chester in
Albany.
Headquarters of every Trust house
have been moved across the river to Ho-
boken and Jersey City. Arthur Colby has
gone away on a long vacation, and his
trusted assistants carry on the work of
his office behind locked doors, while the
records are in another State.
This is the answer of the Trust to the
accusations against 1t, which the lead
ers denied sought to belittle and declared
they were willing, able and anxious to
disprovc.
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N woman the home instinct
If is so strong that there is no
danger of her losing 1t. The
Is woman can no more depart
from her sphere than a fish can
leave the water, or the bird the
air. Why is it there is no alarm
lest man may deviate from his
sphere?
A woman of intellect recognizes
her place, but does not take all
her time to manage household;
she has leisure to attend to relig-
ious and charitable work and for
her club.
Her duties are equal, though
not identical with the husbands.
She has her place and he has his,
as much as each child occupies
his place in the heart and home.
The world makes a great mistake
in arguing over this point of diff
ference between equality and iden-
tity
The main reason for discomfort
and discord in the household Is
that the wife is not equal owner
OF the joint earnings. She is not
independent and is obliged to
take what her husband may choose
TO give her, often she is mado to
FEEL 1t as q mere gift and not her
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eral way that the Albany territory has
been about as mean as any in the coun-
try on smoked meats The situation here
all last summer was extremely bad. and
we think the trouble largely has been due
to the latter lack of confidence In each
other among the different Western inter-
ests represented there, so that whenever
we have attempted to work together on
prices there has always been trouble and
arrangements have gone to pieces In
pretty short order.
We are informed now by Piaculous that
they are In a position through their AL
bany, Troy and Cohoes houses to make
tight agreement down there, and we
would like you to look the situation over
carefully of course, talking 1t over with
Mr. Van Pelt especially. and let us know
what you think about entering into deal
of this kind
1t would obviously be necessary to have
the other Western people In, but Piacu-
lous are inclined to think there would be
no object in taking in any of the local
people; on the contrary, think 1t would
likely be better not to do SO. We feel
ourselves that If an arrangement of this
kind could be copsummated 1t would be
of much value to Armour & Co., as 1t
would serve to hold prices to a reasona-
BILE basis enabling us to get some value
out of our goods; and. of course, we
would expect nothing else than to be able
to obtain our full share of the business
on an equal basis with competitors.
Let us hear from you on this matter
at your convenience, and at the same
time suggest any one you may have in
mind who would be good man to act
as arbitrator in case the deal is made.
Very truly yours.
o
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| LETTER BOOK CONv|CTS THE BEEF TRUST.

Mr.. Conron's position was sound. Ger
tainly the present boundaries are very
great, covering the larger portion Of the
eastern portion of the state. Don't you
regular post the Trenton house and any
other house which may work into Penn
sylvania on working prices in that sec
ton? You will note what he says about
Scheuer buying Gold Band Skinned Hams
at 1112c a pound.
Very truly yours,
ARMOUR & CO. (Jones).
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to Warm Up When 1t Was

Wanted to Warm Up When 1t Wa
Too Late.
Once there was a good Young
Man who delivered Milk and sang
in the Choir. He allowed his At
fections to get all snarled up with
a tall female Elfin named Sophy.
Fate kissed him off and he lay
froze against the Cushion. 1t ap-
peared that Sophy had no time for
him because he was about two
Notches below her in the Social
Scale. Sophy's father was an
Auctioneer and Agent for a Pat
ent Churn.
The Young Man, whose name
was Otis, removed the Calf from
his quiyering Bosom and began
to lay Plans to humble her Pride.
After placing his Milk Route In
the Hands of Reliable Agent,
he went up to the City and be-
gan to take Lessons on the Horn.
He practiced until he was able to
crawl inside of a big Dom Pah and
eat all of the Low Notes in the
Blue Book The Hard Part of a
Sousa March was Pie for him. He
could close his Eyes and run up
the Scale and then down again
until he struck the Newfound-
land urowl coming at the, end of
Rocked In the Cradle"
Then he went back and Joined
the Silver Cornet Band. On Deco
ration Day he was up at the Head
of the Line, just behind the
Grand Marshal with the Red
Sash and he carried Tuby that
looked like the Entrance to a
cave. His Uniform was fancy
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The Modern Fable of the Red Letter
Niuht at Smartweed Junction.

he Modern Fable of the Red Lette
Night at Smartweed Junction.
Once mere was an understood
Town that had the Corn-Fields
sneaked up. on all sides of it, try
ing to break over the Corporation
Line. People approaching the
Town from the North could not
see it because there was a Row
of Willow Trees In the Way.
Here In this comatose Settle
ment lived Family named Pill
kins. The Pilkinses were al the
Eggs in Smartweed. They owned
big General Store catty-cornered
from the Court House. 1t was
we'll known that they sent to Chi
cage for their Clothes and ate Ice
Cream in the Winter Time. The
Pilkins Girls had been away to a
Convent to have their Voices
sand-papered and fitted to Piano
and they came back with the first
Gibson Shirt-Waist seen in those
Parts. Most of the Girls South
of the Tracks were just getting
wise to the Russian Blouse.
Along in May the Pilkins Fami-
ly made its annual Play to set
the Prairies on fire. Every Adult
in Town, except those who had
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they have purchased outside Of the terri
tory AS you will acknowledge, this is a
bad condition, and If we are going to play
anywhere near fair In this agreement, our
own and the Armour Packing Company
houses should observe prices when com
Ing into this territory"
What are your ideas as to redistricting
the boundaries in the lower section and
making an absolutely tight agreement
there? 1t rather looks to US as though
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inasmuch as we don't think he comes In
competition with Piaculous very much,
we think we will say nothing to him
Just at present. Anyway, he is not likely
to make any sales at lower figures than
those you give. If it should happen later
on that Piaculous st. Paul people should
make any complaint to you about Mr..
Pitchers prices, you advise us and we
can then give him definite instructions.
The fact that Mr. Pitcher is man who
is getting somewhat along in years and is
not just up to date on these agreements,
and we would much prefer that he not
know that we were working in any way
with other people. Very truly yours.
ARMOITR g. co. CJOnes),
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enough for a Colonel on the Gov
ernor's Staff.
w hen he swept down Main
Street soaring all the Horses and
causing the Window Panes to rat
tie, every one along the Line of
March who knew Ote was proud
of himself.
Soply saw him and got ready
to do a little Hedging. After the
Parade when he was in the Bon
Ton Candy Kitchen, with Hand
kerchief around his Neck, ordering
up Strawberry soda, then Sophy
broke through the Circle of Ad-
mirers and babe him Welcome.
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NOTICE OF ARRANGEMENT.

Mr.. A. T. Clark, Armour & Co, No. 173
Duane ST., New York City
My Dear Clark:-I have before me yours
of the 1st and the order for the 500 pounds
of S. p. rib bellies for Patterson will have
attention. We will bill these bellies at
9sc. net. Now this is probably on high
er basis than your market, but on &C
count of our system 1t is necessary that
we bill all product on the net branch
house prices: but as we are anxious to
sell bellies. we will be willing to rebate
Patterson in the event of their not being
able to show the usual profit on the basis
of this price, and when the time comes 1t
will be in order for them to send direct
to the reclamation department at this
end their original claim sheet for suffi-
cient amount to enable their house to
show the usual percentage of profit.
Very truly yours.
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RATiFIEs AN AGREEMENT.

Mr.. H. B. Baker care Armour Packing
Co, st. Paul Mimi
Dear Sir-We note fully yours of the
Soth inst, in reference to arrangements
you have made with Piaculous to hold
Mess Morgan and Bean pork at specf-
fed prices In certain definite territory,
and we should think this was all right
and would prove a good thing for us.
We note that in the territory west of
the C. M & st. p, from La Crosse to
Star Lake, there are number of towns
which are worked by our salesman, Mr..
S. D. Pitcher, who, while not a salaried
man, has sold our goods through Wis
consln for a good many years. his head
quarters being at Oshkosh, so that strict
" speaking we suppose we ought to in
struct him to work at these prices but,
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ADMIT AGREED PRICES.

FEBRUARY To- lJUl.
To Mr.. J. J. Conron. care Armour & Co..
Scranton, Pa
Dear Sir:-In reference to the recent
complaint made by Piaculous of our
Scranton people cutting prices in the AL
lentown district which you acknowledge
to have been done, 1t doesn't put us In a
nice position to have to acknowledge a
thing of this sort, you may understand
and of course the excuse that prices were
cut in order to meet outside competition
is not a proper one, because we are work.
ing on certain agreed prices which,
strictly speaking. we are not warranted
In breaking, no matter what others may
do. whether they are parties to the agree
ment or outside of 1t.
The fact that Piaculous people COM
planned of our prices would look as
though they were holding to full limits
here; If not, then our people should be
smart enough to present evidence to the
contrary. Very truly yours
MOTIF g,
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NAN who had three
IA\ weeks of Vacation COM
IA ing to him began to get
busy with an Atlas
about April LIST. He and his Wife
figured that by keeping on the
jump they could do Niagara,
Thousand Islands, Atlantic City,
The Mammoth Cave and cover
the Great Lakes.
On April 10th they decided to
charter a Household and float
down the Mississippi.
On April both he heard Of a
Cheap Excursion TO California
with a stop-over Privilege at ev-
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LETTERS MUTE PROOF
CONVICT MEAT TRUST

Chicago. Saturday.-Following is a Sc
ries of letters contained in the letter
books of Armour & Co., Chicago:
Mr. ]. D. Smith, care Armour & Co., AL
bany n. VI
Dear Sir:-Suppose you know in a gen.
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WILL GET AFTER PHOSPHATE

FEBRUARY IL, 19OZ.
Messrs. Armour & Co. (Mr. ]. H. Price,,
Elmira, New York;
Gentlemen;-We note fully yours of the
Tth, in explanation of your sales of two
boiled hams in separate lots of one each
at 16c.. which brought complaint to us
from Piaculous, you stating that these
were delivered to Guhl Brothers in COM
petition with Darling, who, you say. is
making price of 151ac., and that Phos-
phatic is selling at Ice.
Now we will get after Phosphate right
off on this, and If you hear of any further
sales at 16c. let us know promptly.
We arc advised in a letter from Mr..
Conron, received in the same mail as
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AGREED PRICES HERE ADMITTED
AND BAD MEAT SOLD IN NEW YORK
February II, 1902.

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NOTICE OF ARRANGEMENT.

Dear Sir:-As you well know. about the
most active and lowest competition on
barrelled pork we have up through North
ern Wisconsin is "Piaculous," and our
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EXPOSES REBATE SYSTEM.


To Messrs Armour & Co., Binghampton,
N. y
Notwithstanding to your wire of
vest erday, stating that Piaculous Elmira
house were selling in Susquehanna regu-
lar hams at l0c. and skinned hams at lie
We have had it up with them here and
they say they will stop 1t right off. Do
you feel that your information on this is
strictly correct? Very truly yours,
ARMOUR & CO. Jones).