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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-03
Trusts and Free-Trade.

The common cry of the political
demagogue in this country is that
1.-The tariff is mother of the trusts -
II would naturally be inferred that
in free trade Great Britain a great
scarcity of trusts would be found, but
the contrary is true.
The English Trades Union congress
recently adopted the following resole-
ton: I'm view of the colossal growth
of trusts and combines of speculative
capitalists and consequent concentra-
ton of capital and monopoly of indus
try this congress foresees the grave
danger to the nation and the toilers of
dlslocation of trade, stoppage of work
and distress of wage earners.'
Great Britain is not only a free
trade country, but is the home of the
strongest kind of labor trusts which
are opposing the other trusts of CAPT
tai; yet the formation of the indus
trial trusts, especially of the monopo-
listic kind, continues with great sue
cess.
In this country trusts are natural
accompaniment of the great industrial
development. Stop industry and trusts
will cease. Let hard times return and
trusts will fail. Those who believe in
the protective policy think that it is
better to have prosperity with the
trusts than hard times without the
trusts. The trusts are great machines
for facilitating production. They
should be the servants of the people
not the masters. The remedy lies il
the hands of the people. The exist
epce of trusts does not depend upoI
either free trade or protection, bu
of the two free trade offers perhap:
the best opportunity for the develop
ment of the monopolistic variety o
trusts.-Minneapoli Progress.
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GarfieId's Nomination.

At the Republican national conven-
ton in 1880 the Blaine Half-Breeds Ito
use the nomenclature of the day. and
the Grant Stalwarts, 3O6 in number,
Rugged each other in a death grapp1e
They crushed each other and Garfield
scampered off with the nomination
for president. When leaving Wash.
ington to attend the convention as
leader of the Sherman delegates, Gar
field was asked by John Randolph
Tucker of Virginia: Whom are you
going to nOminate?" Garfield is said
to have loved Ran. Tucker. They were
far asunder in politics, but there were
love and affection and intellectual
kinship between the Virginian and
the Ohioan. Garfield put his arm
around fuckers shoulders and whis
pered: Keep your eyes on me-" And
SO it was. Garfield became President
and Blaine took the secretaryship OF
state, ito keep his hand on the helm -
his friends said. ITO watch the Peru
Wan guano BEDS" his enemies re
plied.-Washington Letter to Rich
mond Cva-) Times.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-03
What We Miuht Do.

Writing in favor of proposed
tariff commission the New York Even
ing Post, which is in sore and chronic
trouble over the present rate of
American production, comparing 1882
and its tariff commission, says:
1T is true that the tariff is worse
now and stands in greater need of
reform than it did them
Everybody will agree that from the
point of view occupied by American
free traders the Dingley tariff Is
worse than we had in 1880. The
Pennsylvania railroad was not in
creasfng the wages of its employees by
10 per cent, as we remember it. at
that time. AS a matter of fact, there
was no increase in wages for some
six years. Let us have a tariff COM
mission by all means. If we can't
get Reform we may paralyze some
Industries and decrease wages. We
surely can prevent the introduction
of new industries.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-03
How to churn Up Things.

The creation of a permanent tariff
commission is favored by the New
York Evening Post, not because such
a body would have any power to .'re-
FORM the tariff. for it would be ALSO
lutely powerless to do that, but be
cause the existence of a commission
would widen the schism in the Re
publican party, and furnish to Gov.
Cummins, Congressman Babcock,
Director of the Mint Roberts and
others of that ilk the chance to churn
up things. Yes; it would do that, un-
doubtedly. 1t would churn up the
tariff and give the revisionists their
coveted opportunity to keep it churn-
ed up for long time to come The
Evening Posts reason for favoring
the tariff commission plan is good
reason from the free traders stand
point Is it, however, a good reason
from the Republican and Protectionist
standpoint?
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ton in European travel, and while at
union. at which he and other dis
tinguished kinsmen toasted the family
name.
The German ambassador is a bach
elor. and ON one occasion not only the
ambassador, but each of his secretar-
les and attaches was bachelor or had
left his wife in Europe. and Herr Won
Holleben was obliged to call upon
Lady Pauncefote to act as hostess
whenever he entertained.
1t looked as if the ambassador would
again be dependent upon the wives of
his colleagues, when Iuck-or perhaps
tie kaiser's thoughtfulness-se to
the Washington post Herr Elrod
Scheck, attache for agriculture and
forestry, who has remarkably pretty
young wife
Frau Scheck before her marriage
was baroness Won Bincklage. Her faith
er is judge of the reichsgericht, Ger
many's highest court She is attract
i've mentally as well as in person, and,
ike most educated foreigners. is an ac-
.omplished linguist- AS she is a
stranger and has not yet had time to
make friends she confesses to being
lomesick. yoicing her confessions in
,uoyant nature. however. and expects
be perfectly happy when she once
Jets acquainted
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-03
Prosperity Was the Issue.

The result of the late election
shows that. as claimed by the Repub-
hcans, the real issue was prosperity.
The Democrats attacked national
prosperity through the tariff. and the
Republicans met them on that issue
and Won The old issue between the
parties was once more brought to the
front, and the voters were asked TO
pass. judgment upon the question of
protection to American industries
Inc republican party heartily well
coined the issue. There is nothing in
Its great record of which it is more
proud, or in defense of which it can
invoke more splendid and conclusive
facts The party is always fully pre-
pared to meet It's opponents in a dis
cussion of the eariff policy before the
people, confident that the history of
the last four years, to go no further
back, would amply vindicate and ms
thy Republican policy, which is as
necessary to-day to American labor
and industry as at any time in the
past
Laooring men studied the question
and decided to let well enough alone
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-03
TOLD OF SCHOOL CHILDREN.
shrewd Answers Given by Tots in Ex
limitations.

ShreWd Answers Given by Tots in Elk
limitations.
The word govern" was on the
board and the pupils were asked to
name derivatives therefrom. Governor
was easy, and there were many who
could give such examples of its use.
as, "Mr. Bates is Governor. Mr.. Crane
is Governor" but when governable
and ungovernable were mentioned
there was no proper example of their
use offered, as the children seemed
to have no acquaintance with them at
all. At last one held up a hand and
said with confidence, "Oh, 1 know
teacher. CASTOR is ungovernable.'
CASTOR was the defeated candidate
for Governor of Massachusetts, at the
recent election
On another day exercises in draw
ing being in order, one child was told
to draw a person sitting in a chair
When called up some time after, she
showed a sketch of child, or a very
small person, standing at the side Of
a chair, as tall only as the seat of the
chair. But" said the teacher, "why
didn't you make this person sitting
in the chair, as told you to?" "Oh,
said the child, when you called me VI
1 was just going to bend her."-Bosto1
Transcript.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-03
When the Tide is In.

The boats lay stranded on the beach,
Tangled with seaweed. dark and green
A desolate and dreary scene
AS far as the eye could reach:
The tide out.
How changed the view when day is done
The boats rode gayly in the deep. \
Their white sails nodding in sleep
Kissed by the setting sun;
The tide was in.
Thus many a life, in want and woe
Lies stranded on the barren shore;
But God is God forever more;
Take courage for we know
The tide is coming in
And lifted from the rocks and shoals
We sail upon the suniit sea;
Night rpens eternity
Sweet rest for-weary souls
The tide is in
Frank l.. Stanton
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-03
Why NEEDLE With II?

Speaking of the Democratic cry for
tariff reform" a leading merchant
said: What's the use? Every one is
prosperous Why NEEDLE with a good
thing? No good can come from tink-
ering with the tariff. If some big
trusts make money because there is a
duty on the goods they make, little
manufacturers of the same goods are
benefited No one company has an
absolute monopoly Of any article OF
general use- Why destroy the small
manufacturers? The big ones can
stand taking on the duty The little
ones can't"-Seattle Post IntaIli-
gencer.
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PROGRESS OF THE WORLD.
DEVELOPMENTS No Longer Looked On
as Remarkable.

Developments NO Longer Looked On
as Remarkable.
]. p Morgan's ride to Philadelphia
in a special train ninety miles in sew
enty-three minutes, to attend the
funeral of a friend, is a prophecy 1t
was little better than seventy-two
miles an hour
Queen Elizabeth eating her dinner
with knife and fork-previous Eng
iish monarchs used their fingers-was
remarkable. A few years later knives
and forks were on all English tables.
To-day's exception is to-morrow's
rule. The years will be few between
seyenty-two miles an hour-the pace
of the autocrat of the trust table to-
day-and the time when it will be
everybody's pace From New York to
Boston in three hours will be the I'M
remarkable rate of the limited of
the future.-New York World.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-03
LOOKS AFTER FOOD PRODUCTS

DR.. Wiley, Expert Chemist of the De-
partment of Agriculture.
DR.. Harvey W. Wiley, who is busy
just now as Uncle Sans chief inves-
tigator OF the effects OF artificial col
oring matter in food products, began
his professional career as professor of
Latin in Butler university at Indianap-
oils. DR.. Wiley is a many-sided man.
A scholar in the classics, a graduate
in medicine, an expert chemist and a
doctor of philosophy (Harvard), he is
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-03
Book Of Comfort for Mourner..

pairing obituary albums has beer
built up by a New York man He
has 1900 daily newspapers from diff
ferent cities of the country, and clips
from them obituary notices. Then he
approaches surviving relatives to SEE
if they will not buy an album prepared
from these notices, and the letters OF
coincidence they may have received
He has fixed prices for everything
Each obituary clipping is. cents
kilograms and cards are 10 cents
Mrs John w. Mackay mas two Oh
three albums prepared from the no
tices about her husband. There were
over 5000 clippings about him Sam
uel D. Babcock and Bert Refss wers
also subjects for voluminous albums
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-03

ten days ago, no one recognized in
the simply dressed prisoner, whose
resistance was tigerish in its ferocity,
the respected merchant and social IA
voxite.
He gave a false name-Charles
Westcott-and laughed scornfully at
the police officials who tried to cross
examine him. But the clue they
sought was near at hand. They found
tia little tintype-in his coat
pocket.
This picture, taken at Long Branch
last summer, showed the self-styled
Westcott with a young and strikingly
pretty woman at his side.
One keen-eyed detective, studying
the pictured faces, identified the WON
an it represented.
1t was easy then to get at the truth
and in short order the unmaske6
George Wescott' stood revealed tt
the astonished Investigators as the re
spected merchant, George Dickinson.
Twenty-Five true bills of indictment
were found against Dickinson, and
he was sentenced to fifteen years il
states prison. The total value of the
recovered booty will not exceed 81,
900, but as the police experts figure i
Dickinson, during his two phenomena
years of crime as merchant by da,
and thief by night, must have looted
of property.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-03

Mine Owner Suffers From Cold
Congressman Beidler of Cleveland
WINS mines in the Massillon district
rom which about 1884, 900 tons of coal
Is taken annually. but he is unable to
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-03

The average lake trout lays 500
eggs each season, and the whitefish .
greater number
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-03

There are more things done without
motive Ia this world than are dreamed
Of by the police department
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-03
TO DO HoNoRs AT WASHINGTON
Frau Scheck the Only Lady Connected
With German Embassy.

Herr Won Holleben, the German
ambassador, spent his summer vaca-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-03

obtain fuel for his home in Washing
ton. He lives in the house formerly
occupied by John Sherman and in cold
weather it takes several tons per week
to keep the place warm
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-01-22
INFANTIClDE.
A Young Woman in MeIrose
Makes way with her IlIe-
Ultimate Child.

The Journal Press OF St. Cloud has
the following account of assnsati on al
occurrence at Melrose. which the HER
AID verified by DIR. Dubois who added
to the following narrative, that the
woman was alone in the house when
DIR. Campbell arrived, and while suf-
fering intense pains denied having
given birth to a child. Her course
from the house to the clubhouse was
traced by blood, which led to the dis
covery of the infant.
'Melrose has asens ational case. and
Lizzie Zirbes, Long Prairie young
woman who has spent the past five or
six months at Melrose. will probably
be prosecuted for infanticide.
1.-The young woman is very sick a,
the home of distant relative, and a
corners jury decided that she is re-
sponsible for the death of her new
born infant.
"Dr. j. E. Campbell was summoned
Monday morning to attend the girl,
who was employed in the family of a
Great Northern conductor at Melrose.
He was suspicious and after giving
the girl attention the authorities were
notified and the search revealed the
body of a newborn female babe in an
clubhouse. When found it had evil
IDENTIFY been dead for matter of two
- 'IarhS Of VlO-
.enCe.
Coroner Hilbert summoned a coro-
ner's jury of six Melrose citizens and
under his direction a post norton ex-
animation was made by Drs. Camp
bell and Dubois of Sank Centre
they gave their evidence before the
Jury last Monday evening, stating
that the child had been born alive.
The jury after a few minutes deliber-
alton gave it's verdict that the child
died from exposure and held Miss
Iirbes responsible for the exposure.
The evidence indicated that the child
had been born in the clubhouse and
then thrown into the vault. The
mother is about twenty years of age.
County Attorney Dunohue attended
the inquest as representative of the
state and it is probable that a COM
plant will be laid against the young
woman charging infanticide upon her
restoration to health. For the pres
ent, owing to her delicate condition,
nothing will be done in the case"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-01-22

The department is in excellent con-
dition, aud has record which is an
honor to every member of it. Its ef-
fective services are universally iecog-
nized, and it enjoys the complete con-
fidence of the people to whom it is a
constant pride. Not only is it prompt
in it's responce to every alarm, but its
apparatus is always in order and no
time lis lost in getting action, and its
efforts. are well-directed. 1t is not
strange, therefore, inasmuch as the
members work at the peril of life and
health that they are sensitive to un-
warranted criticism. Said Chief Nc
Gibbon the other day: ''There IL no
question about 1.-THE department has
not gotten through missing Capt. Coo.
He had faculty Of keeping the boys
enthusiastic even when things seemed.
to be going the wrong way. he was q
great chief, and the department knew
it.'' This comment was called out by
the fact that some Of the men get dis
couraged at times. and either resign
or threaten to do so. But there 10 no
occasion for the feeling-the depart
ment has an efficient, head and his
assistants are thoroughly competent.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-01-22
ALMOST.
John }. Hickman Narrowly Es-
capeS Death From an
Exploding Gun.

On Sunday last John J. Hickman
and Charles Miller went out with
their rifles to get a shot at a wolf.
driving somewhat southeast of the city,
On the Chan Harmon place they saw q
wolf and drove after it, getting we'll
within gunshot. Mr.. Hickman fired,
and his gun exploded, the barrel fly
ing in pieces-and it was q nrst-class
weapon. A lage piece of tan inch
and a half square chunk of metal
striking him glancing blow in
the middle of the forehead just above
the nose. He was knocked senseless
but soon recovered, and was brought
back to the city. The wound was
aboutthree inches long and bled free
ly. Arriving at home Mr.. Hickman
the wound and put a plas-
ter on the cut, and went to see DIR.
DuBsis. An examination revealed
the fact that the skull had been
crushed in, the hole being as large as
the end Of ones finger, and . piece Of
bone was forced around into the ma
sal cavity and came ont through the
nose. Had the wound been an inch
higher 1t is more than probable it
would have been fatal. AS it is no
serious results are apprehended and
Mr.. Hickman is about with his head
,bandaged.
Two or three years ago new Win
chester shotgun exploded In the hands
Of Mr.. Hickman, and on another oc-
casion q rife he wss shooting Was
badly broken. He 10 an expsrt with
. gun and always uses the best, and it
has happened to him ~ to few he
has had three serious accidents by
explosions, without serious rssults.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-01-22

constitute the State Society which
meet every June. This system is I'M
der the direction of the American Med
ical Association and has for it's object
the unifcation OF the profession
throughout the country.
Nearly all of the visiting doctors ar
rived on the noon trains, and were
pleasantly entertained during the af-
ternoou by our local physicians in
their various Offices, and by being
shown about the city.
At seven o'clock the visitors were
conducted to the Palmer House where
refreshments were served. The en-
tire society were seated at one long
table and did full justice to one OF
Landlord Palmer's usually excellent
repasts. The society then retired to
the Office rooms of McMaster's &
Lamb where the program of the even
ing took place. After being called to
order by President Hilbert, the bust
ness routine of the meeting was tran
sacted.
The first paper on the program was
by DR.. Hilbert, entitled Typhoid Fee
YER. It was a most excellent treatise
on this important disease and was val
liable because of its breI ity and direct
ness.
DR.. Maloy presented an article upon
the complications of the acute con-
contagious and infectious Diseases
which was most excellent, and deserv-
ing of credit to the writer as it showed
much thought and originality on this
subject. which is of so much import
ance to the general practitioner.
DIR. j. B. Dunn completed the pro-
gram by showing several pathological
and clinical cases which he had
brought with him. They were of q
surgical nature and highly interesting
to the members. ....,. ..
All OF the papers brought forth live
discussions which did fully as much
J toward making the evening interest
ing as did the papers themselves, be-
cause they displayed the opinions
and gave the experiences Of all the
physicians upon these subjects.
This was followed by paper by
DIR. J. A. Du Bots on acute tonsilitis,
of especial interest to the society be-
cause IL is a disease OF such frequency
and is quite prevalent at the present
time.
DR.. Bauman' paper entitled "Dis
eases OF the Appendix and Gall Blad
der, was read by DR.. Pilou, owing to
absence Of the writer. It gave evil
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-01-22
Medical soisty Meeting.

On Thursday, January 10. the Id.
cal physicians had the pleasure of en-
pertaining the Stearns- Benton Med.
ical society.
During the past year the State
Medical society has been divided into
districts, of one or more counties
each. The several districts have their
individual set OF officers and meet
quarterly.
The members OF the several districts
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-01-22
The Fire Laddies.
Annual Meeting of the Fire
Department on Tuesday
Evening.
The Elections of Officers ana
Submission of OFFICERS
Reports.

The annual meeting OF The Sank Gen.
tire fire department was held at mead
quarters in the city hall on Tuesday
evening. chief McGibbon presiding.
Routine business only was transacted,
and the reports of the several omcers
were submitted and accepted, after
which the annual election was held
which resulted as follows:
Chief--John McGibbon.
First Asst.-Gordon Ingram.
Second Asst.-W. S. Dean.
Secretary-Mel. Schertflus.
Treasurer-W. S. Dean.
The following are the reports VI Vic
officers
"% CHIEF OF DEPARTMENT.
find that the department has re-
sponded to the following calls during
the past year:
Jan, 10, Hub restaurant.
Feb. l6. Cotter's candy store
Feb. 26, Garfield terrace.
Mar. 5, Mrs. Chris. wards resi-
dence.
Mar. IA, F. E. Minnette's livery
barn. Germania House barn, Melg 5
barn, Jos. Eibenstiner's residence
Abr. 8, A. E, Lyman's residence .
Irish's straw pile.
Apr. q, c. M. Boosts residence.
Nav 8, Geo. Cleveland's barn.
July1, S. C. Bjone's store.
Aug. 5. E.. L. Hedin's building.
Aug. 26, Smith block.
Nov. 10, Vessey building, Evans's
barber shop.
Making a total in all oi Ii CALLS n'p>
of which were destructive fires, Two
chimneys and two calls without cause
The total loss in the above fires
amounted to S9,475 Insurance on
nroperty $4,000 Amount OF lnsur-
ance pain $4,473. =
The property in the the Minnette
aud Meigs fires amounting to ABOUT
$4,000 was uninsured.
We have run total OF Of miles,
laid $500 feet of hose, which has taken
l6 hours of each mans time.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN N. MCGIBBON,
Chief of Dept.
TREASURER
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Our citizens believe in them and in the
department as whole. There is a
feeling of security from fire which is
decidedly restful.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-01-22
bert, Maloy and Boehn and Me;rose
by DIR, Hilbert.

Lost-A small browa dog with long
hair. Answers TO the name of Mac.
suitable reward If rsturaed to b. d.
Orendofi.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-01-22
lsnce Of careful preparation and re-

Itwas in the early morning, hours
that President Hilbert adjourned the
meeting until April, when the society
convenes at st, Cloud.
.Paynesville Was represented by DR..
Pilon, st. Cloud by Drs. Dunn, HUI
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-01-22

Treasurer
SECRETARY.
Report of Thanksgiving dance for
1892. Number of tickets sold 1T 81
each: John McGibbon IS, Gordon
Ingram 16, M. Scherffius and Geo.
Ingram SO, Walt. Cummings %, H. F.
Alden 10, Herman Donart 21-total
40.
Expenses-music $3.50, supper So,
printing S4.25-total 500. rs. Net re-
ceipts slOO.25.
M. A. SCHERFFIUS,
Secretary.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-01-22

Bal. on hand this Goth day OF JAN
w. S.DEAN,
Treasurer.