The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-25

ssndpaper. To strike a light one folded
tie sandraper over a splint and gave 10
n quick pull This was the 'loco-foco''
match. that furnished derizive name for
a political army not supposed 20 bear Q
good reputation
While people were Stili experimentinx
with these odoriferous blessings tho
march and match OF civilization sdvanc-
ell Already in iS12, before Maine has ac-
quired thar fondness for block matches
that remains mistaken 20 this day. the
Use OF phosphorus Ia the making II
matches had been discovered. IA required
= degrees Of heat 10 ignite the sulphur
splint: with the use Of phosphorus a ilEht
could be obtained al temperature % It1
degrees Fahrenheit The phosphorus match
, was not so productive OF bad odors -
its mediate predecessor. but IL was only
a poor thing. after all
The parlor match that boieterous ruc-
cessor Of the loco foco" that has after
many years OF mutteFing provoked tho
outspoken hostility OF the insurance cum
panies. SENS 10 have popped into popular
iiy about the time THAI Lnndsttrurl. A
swede. and Jordkoping IN iss5 or iss.
fell upon the Idea OF separating the ehsirn-
icais used ia making matches 20 as TO
remove the danger inherent in their com.
bination. This resulted IN the creation iof
the safety match. II YVES AZ sirst A
small industry that Jondkopinr started.
and was carried on In its infancy b the
children. Al Sweaes do not max. match
=. although the abundance and cheap
Hsss OF them might give that Impression,
For the rest. the twen'ieth century
match h IA the hands Of The trusts Vsss
asErcgations Of capital. operating in two
worlds. make them nov 1ith American
machinery after American wfrk.nz meth
DDS Tho parent Trust can hraz 81 IN.
distinction 81 once having as iga champ
pion IN the Senate the most distinguished
man % his party IA their boer. Igy con-
siciien he was free trader. euf sAe trast
induced him 70 resist TIE removal ~ =
stamp on matches because taxed matches
were the resslf II costly machinery ard
expensive experiments. lie even sefense.f
as Just fh~ bounty or rebate ~ twenty
Ter cent givent 70 nByer- Of STAMPS IN
quantities of 10 ana upward lie loss his
right. but the trust bss gone On making
matches without enJeyIoK psrfnsrahip
si'b the government sad n makes IN
told millions u matches ard gaiaa IN
kf5ogn millions 81 money selling sorss~-
thing that - treated almost as common
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