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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-01-10
THE PACKERS COMBINE.

Special Commissioner l. H. Kiuley,
appointed to take testimony 10 the
custer proceedings instituted by At
torney General Grow, has made his
report to the supreme court Of Mis-
souri,, in which he finds that allfthe
large packing houses in the state
have been for the past three years
operating under al agreement to fix
prices and obtain railroad rebates
The conduct of this organization has
been very similar to that Of the
Standard OH Company aud the Hual
end of 1t must be the same. unless
the people e III to strlngle 1t at
whatever cost The Capitalization
OF industries works so many co.,
veniences that apologists are sure TO
arise whenever these institutions are
attacked; and IN a conflict between
an organized oligarchy of the great
captains OF industry and the disor.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-01-10

ganized masses Of tojlers. the issue is
ordinarily fore.doOmed.
In the case OF the packers com
blne, if the best were done that could
be done under the proceedings To-
instituted against them, no more
serious harm would come to the
packers than the loss OF their char
tiers and a hne. They could reorgan-
ize and secure charters in any other
sta1e in the union without moving
the plants. The state might then
forbid to them the use Of its common
carriers, just as lawless and harmful
institutions are forbidden the use Of
the mails; but when the ''Original
package" decision is recalled it seems
doubtful whether the courts would
sustain such a law.
The truth is in this case and in all
the other cases of trust and tariff
oppression, the people are suffering
for the want Of a surgical operation,
but they are unwilling to stand the
pain. Eighty per cent of the people
would favor heroic treatment tomor-
row if they could pass through the
ordeal under the influence of an
anaesthetic. But political anaesthesia,
says Mr.. Roosevelt, is a close pro-
fessional secret Of the "friends of the
tariff" and the friends of the trusts.
And it seems to be so.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-01-10
OUTGENERALED.

England has for so long a time sus-
tanned snch high reputation for state
craft and diplomacy that it is hard to
believe her outgeneraled by Germany
in the Venezuelan matter. But such
seemsIto have been the case. Plain
ly England entered into the bargain
with the thought OF collecting debtsi in
some manner not Objectionable to the
United States, and plainly Germany
intended all along to test the strength
Of our attachment to the Monroe
Doctrine. England has more terri
tory now than she can COLOMBO or
successfully govern, and certainly
does not wish to be a cats-paw to
provide for the territorial aggrandlze.
ments of her European rival. Within
the past five years England has come
to look upon the Monroe Doctrine as
quite as valuable to her as to US; and
it would no. be surprising If, within
the next five years, she makes formal
acknowledgment Of 1t. Canada is a
perpetual hostage of England's good
faith 10 acceding to the Monroe Doc
trine as If to a recognized interna-
tIonal convention. ALI the bitterness
over this matter is in Germany.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-01-10
BEASTS.

In a very thoughtful and highly
interesting Sunday editorial on 'In-
dividualism and National Morals, y
the Kansas City Star marvels that a
nation in which there Is so high an
average Of mental acuteneSs and SO
high an average Of moral rectitude,
taking the people Individually, should
be so destitute Of the moral sense in
their organized social capacity. The
Star is SO deeply impressed with this
reflection that it even goes far enough
to question the wisdom of a form OF
government in which the moral re-
sponsibility for social actions is so
widely distributed.
The particular question to which
these general reflections lead up is
the tariff outrage. The Star is con-
ident that eighty per cent OF the
people could fcsaIy see-do now act.
uallV see-that our protective tariff is
not merely unjust favoritism, not
merely rank class legislation, not
merely legalized pilfering, but in its
moral aspect is on par with train
robbery and safe. blowing. Put the
question cannot be separated from
party politics, and hence, says the
Star, the people are willing In their
social capacity to assume responsible
ity for a moral outrage which individ-
ually hardly a n would be guilty Of,
This is by no means a new idea.
1t is older than party politics. 1t is
as old as social order. Solomon spoke
against |consenting with a multitude
to do evil, and 10 the dreams of Dan
iel and in the apocalyptic vision of
St John nations are ever represented
under the symbol of beasts. And they
are beasts. The standard of national
morality or of party morality by no
means corresponds to the standard Of
the constituent individuals. Not five
per cent Of the people Of Germany
would think of collecting their bad
personal debts of doubtful validity
with a shotgun, If they had 10 other
recourse. And u beloved Monroe
Doctrine in its modern form and
meaning, il reduced to the cast of a
few petty land holders and a few big
landlords living on opposite sides of a
county road, might appear to many of
us in d very different moral light.
1t is perfectly natural that this
should be so. And it is the failure to
recognize the naturalness of it and
the inevitableness of it that is respon-
sible for the short-slighted philosophy
Of anarchism. Personal and inter-
personal morality antedate the social
sense of countless ages. They must
always ~outstrip the latter in degree of
development as they do chronological
precedence. But we are making
Roadway in this particular. Nation
ally we are beasts still, but not beasts
Of the Jungle, as we once were
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-01-10

Under the heading, William AL
len White Is solid ut the White
llou>g," u metropolitan paper goes
on to say: President Roosevelt who is
bis close ami admirlng friend, r CARDS
White as me Of the ablest writer's In
his line the coun ry has produced. "
The president dou rless arrived at
tpis conclusion after dsep study Of
Mr. White article IN the d cember
McClnre's on The dOre Roosevelt.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-01-10

An exchange is wrestling with the
long defunct issue Of convict labor on
public roads. The writer has grave
doubts about the justice Of COMPETE
tion between such labor and "honest
labor" OF all the vain quihbles that
have in times past disturbed men s
minds this appears to be the most
futile. Is the public wealth increased
more by their idleness or their labotp
And is 1t not better that they should
be compelled to contribute to the
public wealth than that the public
should have to contribute to their
support? When u exchange set
ties this matter to its satisfaction, It
will be at leisure to take up that
other burning qnestson, as to whether
a great snow blockade is not a public
blessing 10 that il furnishes employ
men1, or whether the Invention o
machines Is not a curse in that lat-
orers are thus thrown out Of work.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-01-10

eby OF protected wealth and the party
Of %entrenched% interests may win vic
tories ia the interest Of private or
sectional plumber, but the party Of
the people can never triumph except
ia the cause Of eternal truths. 10
such a cause no better leader could
be found than Williams.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-01-10

a New York financial syndicate
has offered to lend Venezuela The
money to pay Germany aud England
The Monroe doctIine is not supposed
70 stand in the way Of Uncle sam as a
collection agent
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-01-10

The work OF draining $4,000 acres
OF Ray county swamp land has been
started. J. E. Rogers & Co, OF Illinois,
have the contract and a dredge boat
SOx26 feet was built for work. 1t has
powerful machinery and a modern
electric light plant, so that work viii
60 on at night as we'll as day. The
dredge has a capacity Of 1000 cubic
yards of dirt q day, The canal will be
twelve miles long, an it is expected il
a be completed within a year. The
lateral bitches aggregate forty miles in
length The farmers in the drainage
district expecE the land III De worth
$500 dollars an acre when reclaimed
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-01-10

Married, At Corder, NO., January i,
Mr. Charles G. DYER and MISS Ella
Hartman, both Of Hlgginsyille Rev,
GInn officiating.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-01-10

lh~ allies AYE epni- a. 'nr IL cisiou
lh4i nlev will m,in'ain the blackade
% V%enezle', pr > durlng the ,ltling
~ lhe IlasNe
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-06-10
Neglected Etiquette.

That tie society young man In Eng
land Is as lax in matters Of etiquette as
his American cousin appears from a
complaint In q London weekly. The
writer says: "I notice n quantity of
books on etiquette have lately appeared,
so that certain number of people
must still coucern themselves with its
laws aEd cdicte. On the whole. how.
ever. q decided free aud caslness has
begun to prevail in society. Aiter-din.
ncr calls and card-lcaving generally
are almost entirely neglected by young
mon, and the efforts OF hns,ssses to
entertain meet Will s,ant encourage
mcnt. a branch of etiquette In which
men who have come from our smart
schools are sadly deficient In the art
Of letter writing. Of accepting or de-
clining invitations aud addressing Ia
dies. Every foreigner can write well.
expressed, grammatical letter hut our
English young man OF smart society is
strangely illiteratc. lie learns neither
essay writing nor English composition
at Eton and Harrow. and this forms
one of the greatest drawbacks to the
political career OF an otherwise prom
lslng young man."
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-06-10

tahlishmcnt of school gardens was be-
gun in 1881 by the Swiss Agricultural
Society. and about 1885 the Federal
Government began to subsidizc school
gardens and to offer prizes for plans
and essays on the subject. School
gardens are maintained in connection
with normal schools and in that way
the teachers receive special training
which enables them to make the best
use of these important institutions. In
Belgium Il remarkable impetus was
given to vegetable gardening, matter
of great Importance in that densely
populated country. In Switzerland, ac.
cordirg TO a recent consular report,
one can sec flowers, vegetables, frui.
trees or shrubbery planted ION every
foot of ground-on the front, sides and
rear of houses. Richard j. Crosby, iD
Boston Transcript.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-06-10
Did Not Think of the President.

A pretty little incident occurred in
Governor La Follette's office, in Madi-
son, Wis. while President Roosevelt
was holding a reception there. Two lit
tie girls edged their way into the crowd
in the Office Their dress indicated that
their home was not furnished with all
OF the good things which children like
TO have. Governor La Toilette, see
ing the children, asked them il they
wanted to see the President The small
er OF the two shook her head. abashed
by the big crowd. The Governor press
ed them to see the President. when
the larger ono spoke up and said:-
I'VE don't want that, but we would
like something else"
What would you likc?' asked the
Governor.
Wed like that flower" replied the
little tot. Papa is sick at home and
could not come, and we'd like to give
him that flower"
She was told she could have the
flower, and she was so Happy that she
cried with Joy as she seized the large
American beauty rose. Willing hands
stripped several OF the vases in the Gov
ernor's Office and the children had all
OF the flowers they could carr" to cheer
up the sicl; father, whose happiness
they thought OF amid all OF the excite
ment OF the presidential reception.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-06-10

81 Barker. who lived in hill town
i'll Vermont. became fred with an am
bition to emulate tho men who make
money in Wall Street. He read tho
| financial news OF his paper with care
and regularity, but it was some weeks
| before he made TIP his mind what his
| first move should be. says the New
York Tribune.
One morning he came in from milk
ing and sat down at the breakfast ta-
bic with manner as mysterious as that
OF an Oriental diploma;ist.
For the lands sake, Si," said his
vile, after looking al his complacent
expression for a while in silence what
be you a-grinning at?'
Maria, il told ye," began 81,
coolly, you'd know as much bout it
as | do. Bu:." he added, I'll let yc
III on the ground floor when the right
time comes
After breakfast 81 "hitched up" and
drove to neghbor's, three miles away,
and dickercd for a rooster. which he
finally bought Then nc carried the
rooster four miles to the next town, and
sold it within all hour. As he drove
home another farmer met him and pull
cd UP.
Hello, Sir he called. Where YOU
bcen?"
oh, spcclating little" 81 answered.
ST."
Wal" returned 81, with the careless
case OF fnarcicr Il bought me
rooster OF Ben Jones for iorty-cight
cents. and took it to Rochester and sold
It for. fiity-eight cents. Just a little
flier that's all.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-06-10
A Little King.

An amusing incident is told OF King
Victor OF Italy, one OF whose chief
amusements is motoring. One day
when out with the Queen they were
passing through small village when
a breakdown occurred. Amongst the
crowd attracted to the spot were two
English motorists, who, unaware OF the
identity OF the occupants, carried on
the following conversation
Pretty motor-car."
"Yes, and the lady is pretty, too"
More than can be said OF the man.
Did you ever see such little man i'll
such big carr"
Il am out of brandy l wonder il he
can supply me- Shall ask? Perhaps
he speaks French
Il shall be most happy to oblige
you" said the King, in perfect Eng
lish, turning and holding out his flask.
Then, as he prepared to leave, he add
ed,-
Can | be oi any further use to you?
My kingdom is at your disposal. and
it is not so small as its monarch"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-06-10
sTQAws FROM THE WORLDS CURRENTS

Nearly 600 patents have been grant.
cd to Edson
American pork is no lon-cr prohibit.
ed i'll Turkey.
The process OF rapid tanning BY clcc.
trolysis has failed
The number OF opium smokers in the
United States is estimated at 900 COO
The number OF persons in the pcniten.
tiaries OF Iowa TO 1000 population has
doubled in fourteen years.
In Cuba sixteen tons OF cane Weld
one ton OF sugar. In Peru il requires
only twelve and half.
One in every eight OF the patents
granted by the United States last year
was to a foreigner.
Every action OF human free will Is a
miracle to physical and chemical and
mathematical science, says Lord Kel
win, in the London Times.
The largest living thing on earth is
the new-found redwood tree in Califor
mia. which is about $50 feet high and
i56 feet in circumference.
The importations Of opium that /.
prepared Tor smoking is double tha,
used bv physicians and morphine habit
ucs. The amount is more than 100000
pounds and the value Sa.soo.ooo.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-06-10

A man moved to the country and
bought farm. He was Just getting
settled when a man with a book under
his arm, leaned over :he fence and
said:-
Just bought this land?'
"Yes."
Very fine farm"
"Yes. sir; very fine"
Must be worth two Thousand dol
lars"
More than that paid three thou.
sand for it. Then there are indications
of coal on it, which arc alone worth
FIVE thousand dollars.
You don't mean it,"
Yes. sir. Thcrc's coal on it. Then
the new railway is going across one
corner | consider NY iarm worth fiji
teen thousand dollars OF any mans
money.
Fifteen thousand chi"
Yes. sir, fifteen thousand at least
wouldn't take fifteen cents less. What
arc YOU putting down in your book?"
"Oh, nothing much. You see, | am
the tax assessor Other farms round
here are not worth morc'n fifteen hun.
drcd or two thousand dollars. but I've
j1st put yours down at the figure men.
toned because you insist. Good-morn.
in. sir; glad you've moved into Tho
neighborhood, aud hope you'll sta,
some time
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-06-10
Not What He Wanted =,

a man walked into a hosier's shop
and politely addressed the salesman.
II should like TO look at some black
gloves stitched with white" he said.
Black gloves stitched with white are
not fashionable now," the salesman re-
piled.
\ beg your pardon said the polite
customer. you evidently msundcr-
stood me. ! said should like to look
at some black gloves stitched with
white"
They are no longer fashionable, )"
reiterated the salesman, with impatient
superiority.
9. find ! must apologize again" said
the other. II came in here thinking Il
WAS a hosiery establishment: find i i
4 bureau OF information Perhaps can
buy a pair OF gloves at the place across
the sircet'--snL ont he went.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-06-10
"FraZiug the Baste,"

An Irishman, being annoyed by a
bowling dog in the night, jumped out
oi bed to dislodge the offender 1t was
in the month OF January, when the
snow was two feet deep. As he did not
return his wife went out to see what
was the matter. and found him in his
nightshirt in the middle OF the road,
with his teeth chattcrng and the whole
OF his body almost paralyzcd with cold.
holding the STRUGGLING dog by the tail.
Good gracious, Pat" said she,
what would yc be aither?'
" "Hush!'' said he, don't yc sec I'm
trying to frazc the bastc?"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-06-10
Live StncL

Chicago-Cattle,-Good to prime
steers S4ooGd5.3 80; POOR to medium
81 4oo@4oo; stockers and feeders $40:
M4.6S; cows ST 5oGI4 90; heifers Sz.oo6
4.so; Gamers $r.5o@z,75; bulls S2.25M
4.25; calves S2.sodo6s; Texas led
steers S4ood4.6o. Hogs-Reccipts to.
day $1,000 head; tomorrow $4,000; LETT
over 10000; market 10 to * cent
lower; mixed and butchers Sc. IoG76. 3s:
good to choice. heavy, $6.4sM6.o2% F:
rough, heavy, $6is@64o; light S. oo6i
6.zo; bulk OF sales Sc. goa g. 40. Sheen
Receipts 10000 head. Sheep steady
lambs steady to Ioc lower; good tc
choice wethcrs S4.7s05.5o; fair to
choice mixed $375@47s; native lambs
S4.5o@7,co,
East Liber;y.-Cattle steady: choice
$500 5.4o prime $5.ooG5.5 so; good
S475@4Ss. Hogs lower; prime heay,
S6.45@6.5o: mediums $6o5d6. 10: heayy
Workers $o.o5; light Workers and pig,
$6.oo@6.o5; roughs So, 4,5o6l5.7o. Sheer
slow; best wethers s.. sod4 46s; culls
and common 81. .sod2. 5o choice lamb:
S6ooQo,25; veal calves $575@6.as.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-06-10

One CT the sad features OF civil and
military life Is the unpreparedncss Of
men in the presence OF tile newspaper
reporter. Without the reporter there
might be papers. but not newspapers.
He is necessary evil. IL he bc any
kind of evil. Those who iieht hardest
against him and oppose his mission
are the very ones who at some future
day need him most, aud II Is they who
VIII work most strenuously to use him
for their purposes. II gives me pleas
uro to say that we OF the Fourth Estate
are gradually educating the public in
tho art of receiving newspaper incn
and treating them with that courtesy
and frankness which the cxlgcnciss of
the hour demand. We arc here 10 stay.
We are friends Of all good ana enemies
Of oil gulle.-New York Press.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-06-10

the early part of the year 1902
| had been sufferer from kidney
troubles for many years. The pain in
nv back became worse and worse until
II was n daily burden that lnterfered
with every duty. | was much af-
fictcd with headaches and dizzy spells
and was unable to rest well nights. In
May, 1902. after using Doan's Kidney
Pills | made n statement for publica-
ton declaring that they had entirely
relieved nc Of the pain in my back. l
have since then had years time in
which to study the effects of the med-
cine. and while ] have had slight
touches OF the trouble since. the use OF
the pills has always driven away NIL
signs of tho disorder. and I have be-
come convinced OF the fact that the
first treatment was practically perlna-
ncnt in its effects. and | know that q
box OF DOau's Kidney Pills kept on
hand is n sufficient guarantee against
any suffering from the kidneys or back.
| should advise every sufferer to take
Doan's Kidney Pills. and know that
they will be surprised and pleased with
the result"
A FREE TRIAL Of this great kidney
medicine which cured Mrs. Broderick
will be mailed on application TO any
part of the United States. Address
Foster Milburn Co.. Buffalo, y. Y. For
sale by all druggists, price 80 cents per
box.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-06-10
tUMMtRtlhL. ktviro.
General Tradc CoudjtjoaS

Bradstreet's says: Wholesale trade
awaits crop, labor and price develop
fients. Too much rain is reported for
Western crops, but particularly TO-
corn, the planting OF which is still de.
layed.
Business failures in the United
States for the week number 1871, again5,
ISs last week ~
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-06-10
Same Old Game.

A granger one day cashcd chequc,
On 4 city bank that was wreque;
This ncw-iangcd gold brique
Made him so hopclcsslv sique
That lie hanged himself by the neque
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-06-10

The attention paid to inconsequcntial
things causes us to overlook many that
arc great.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-06-10

FITS permanently cured. No fits or nervous
ness after first days use Of DR.. Kline's Great
NcrveRestorer. s2trial bottle and treatisefree
Or. Il. II. KLINE, Ltd. 93l Arch St, Phila. Pa
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-06-10
CUT|CURA SOAP
The Worlds Greatest
Skin Soap.
The Worlds Sweetest
Toilet Soap.
sale Greater Than Tie Worlds Product
Of OihGr Skin Soaps.
Sold Wherever Civilization Has
Sold Wherever Civilization Has
Penetrated.

Millions or the worlds best people
use Cuticura Soap, assisted by Cuticura
Ointment, the great skin cure, for pre-
ccrving, purifying and beaE;ifying the
skin, for cleansing the scalp of crusts.
scales and dandrufI, and the stopping OF
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and soothing red rough and sore hands,
for baby rashes, itchings and chafings,
for annoying irritations, or too free or
offensive pcrspiretion, for ulceratIvo
weaknesses, and many sanative, anti.
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themselves to women, especially moth.
ers, as well as for all the purposes Of
the toilet, bath end nursery.
Cuticurs Soap combines delicate
cmollicnt properties derived from Cusi.
cura, the great skin cure, with he pur.
est OF cleansing ingredients end the
most refreshing of flower odorrs. No
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nurscry.G Thus II combines In one coap
ut one price the most effective skin and
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ever compounded.
Sold throughout the vc,t:, Cur-u-u P,.s,-., O. sro
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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-06-10
THE SCHOOL GARDEN
TTNN

Value Of This Nature Study Labor
at0ry-The Practical knowledge
as Well as Artistic Conceptions
Which II Affords