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The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1910-09-16
SOLDIERS INJURED IN 80
- ~ rae TRAIN WRECK MONDAY

Twenty-Five members. of, the First
Regiment. Kentucky ationap Guard.
and Lieut.. Van Wrinkle. of,ths Sec
ono were injured near indianapolis
Monday, when fast. express train No.
OF the Big Four. crashed into the
troop train. bearing. the soldiers to
camp at Fert BENJAMIN Harrison.
Mai. Mechiing and Lieut.. Van Wink
le were the most seriously injured.
II u believed both will recover. me
engineer Of the fast train and tho
fireman Of the troop spscial were In
SANITY killed, and many civilian r.s-
senssrs were injured. .rs
Nene'ef our Hartford boys were
:" ~ "secss''e'.s3iS
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1910-09-16
TWO OF THE SAME MIND.

Tuesday Evening sOwensboro lnquir.
er, which does not reach Hartford I'M
til early wednesday morning, con-
tanned the following editorial:
"A 100000 ship subsidy
grab and central government
bank are two good bets in
the event of the next house
of representatives retaining its
present Republican majority.
II the house Is Democratic
il is an equally good bet that
special privilege will be dis
appointed on both PROPOSE
tions.
The Hartford Herald is printed
each Tuesday evening, contained the
following editorial:
"A five-million-dollar ship
subsidy grab and a central
Government bank are two
GOOD bets in the event of the
next House of Representa-
tives retaining its present
Republican majority. II the
House is Democratic, it is an
equally good bet that Special
privilege will be disappoint-
ed on both propositions.
Now it was impossible for the edi-
tor of the Inquirer to have the ad-
vantage of a copy of the Hartford
Herald, for the reason that 1t had
not gone to press when the Inquirer
was printed. 1t was impossible for
the editor of the Hartford Herald
to know what the Inquirer would con-
tain, because it had not yet reached
Hartford, and unless the editor of the
Inquirer, or someone for him, tele-
phoned the above editorial to the Her.
aid editor, We have the most re-
markable occurrence. Here are two
men, thirty miles apart, whose minds
are running so nearly in the same
channel that they actually write an
editorial containing the same iden-
teal thing, same thought, and same
words. We are at a loss to account
for this condition except on the the
DRY of mental telepathy.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1910-09-16

very sick for the last six weeks, is
slowly improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert NJ. Miller, Mr..
and Mrs. Dudley Haynes spent Nom
day with Mr.. Oscar Rice and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. NJ. Miller were
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Holland, Of Whitesville, Wednesday.
Mr.. Charles w. Phillips, who has
been quite i'll of eczema, is some bet
ter.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1910-09-16

When a wild-eyed man, with a
double-barrel shot gun in his hands,
rushes pell nell through the streets,
flourishing the gun and announcing
that he is going to shoot some theft,
honest men as well as thieves take
shelter, even though the gun may be
empty and perfectly harmless.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1910-09-16

The high cost of living is bother
ing free trade as well as protection
countries. The tariff is not the gull
ty dog. We should expend a little
time knocking out the monopolies and
trusts, but it wont do to kill the
goose that laid the golden egg in an
attempt to change a condition which
would exist just the same after the
death of the goose.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1910-09-16
Ohio Valley Exposition.

Cincinnati, Ohio. For this occasion the
L. & N. will sell tickets from Hart
ford dates of sale Aug. 2Sth to Sept.
24th, at the following rates, Tickets
limited to ten days from date, of sale
$3.50. Tickets limited to reach origi-
nal starting point not later. than
midnight, Sept. 2sth. $685..
H.; E.sMISCHKE, Agt-
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1910-09-16
ARNOLD.

Sept. .12.-Health in this community
is good ut this writing.
A revival meeting is being con-
Quoted at Mt. Liberty church by Rews.
p. w. Pharis and Arthur Kessinger
Tobacco cutting is progressing nicely
the quality is better than last season.
Mr.. James Cook visited at Mr.. Har-
Ble ,pspsherty's Sunday. -' :"
Mr.. Allen Coy has lately moved In,
Dur midst.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1910-09-16

Il is not customary to announce the
fact from mountain tops when you
hunt thieves and gratters. Whenever
a man makes a display of his inten-
lions 1t is pretty sure sign that he
has other motives in view than the
catching of criminals.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1910-09-16

Insurgent La Toilette voted against
reducing the tariff on paper because
paper is made in Wisconsin. He was
no doubt willing and ready to vote
to reduce the tariff on the product
Of some other state.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1910-09-16

Just now all the Democratic poll
tieians, big, little, old and young are
taking notice of one John Whallen,
the Louisville boss seems to be in
position to dominate to some extent
Kentucky Democratic politics.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1910-09-16

Il is recorded that even Christ
sat down to eat with sinners, and
was not afraid of the criticisms which
followed
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1910-09-16

The south needs protection, ana
needs il worse than any other section
of the country.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1910-09-16

Every Democratic statesman Is a
protectionist for his district, and a
reformer for the other fellow.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1910-09-16

ty so doing in its efforts before the
peOple.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1910-09-16
20 POUNDS OF BUTTER.

ialue of 20 Pounds of Dairy Butter in March 1910.
and in March. 1896. When Measured by the
Wholesale Prices of the Following Staple Ar.
ticles.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1910-09-16

Sept. 19.-Mrs j. w. Ford is very
sick. Her death is expected at any
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-14

George ", "by the grace OF God of the
United Kingdom Of Great Britain and
Ireland and OF the British Dominions
beyond the seas, king, defender of the
faith. emperor of India" despite ali
the pomp of title. simply rules and
does not govern. He Yields much less
power than the president of the United
States, or the governor of state
The English learned in the school of
experience that no individual may safe
ly be trusted with absolute power. To
them we owe gratitude for the corner
stones and the pillars of our constitu-
tional form of government. They led
the way through the paths of blood.
through dark. dank prisons to liberty.
There is grateful acknowledgements to
them for many of the best features of
our scheme of government.
Dearly loving a king" the British
were careful to let nothing interfere
with their love, by shearing him of
the power to work harm. They left
him without power to initiate or to
veto. He cannot set aside an act of
parliament. Nor can the highest court
in England. Here the veto of the
president may not be overruled except
by vote of twothirds of both houses
of congress. Nor is the will of con-
gress final. Unless the enactment
shall stand the test in the supreme
court. the will of congress cannot pre-
vail. Nor the will of the president.
The British king is the servant OF
parliament. 1t may at it's pleasure add
to or take from his powers. AS Bage-
hot has observed, it can, If 1t chooses,
compel him to sign his own death
warrant. Whereas here the presiden-
tial oath is prescribed by the consti-
tuition; there 1t is prescribed by par
lament. That the same form of oath
is retained there from century to cen
tury is because OF the English love of
precedent that does not affect the
liberties of the people.
George ", aristocrat through and
through, will invite trouble If he shall
lend the weight of his influence
against successful achievement of the
ends sought in the present pacific
revolution. At any time there may be
initiated q movement to take some of
his powers from him. He must care
fully consult the popular will and be
guided by it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-14
TAKE HIM OUT AND SHOOT HIM"

100000. But Valdez didn't wish to
be considered a deserter from the ex-
listing government. To avoid this ohio
guy he would be on a certain day at
a certain village midway between the
government and the insurgent forces,
and Mancha could send out dozen or
so mounted men and capture him.
Sonora Valdez was to secure Mancha's
promise to permit the secretary and
herself to take passage for the United
States with 100000 of the $500, 900.
the remaining 100000 to go to the
cause of the revolution"
This was a very nice and looked like
a very safe scheme TO the secretary.
but his wife, who was brighter than
he. couldn't see why Mancha should
be content with 5000, 900 when he could
as we'll have the whole sum. How
ever. she volunteered to go and make
the deal So giving out that she was
Ill and shut up in her home. she went
under cover of the night to Marcha's
lines and in the morning, raising q
white handkerchief on stick in sight
of the revolutionary vedettes, was talk
en- in and conducted to Mancha.
NOW, sonora NaACcZ NllO nOl piOPOoC
TO have her husband give himself up
until she had swept those handsome
but keen eyes Of hers about her and
learned something Of the situation.
The revolutionary army at that par
ticular point consisted of between 100
and 200 men, and with view to fnsur-
ing her husband {, safety she made up
her mind to capture It. don't mean
that she. a woman. would take SO
many men prisoners, but she would
win them to do her bidding in case of
need. She didn't work openly before
Mancha's very eyes, but secretly and
principally among the officers, espe-
cially the commander in chief, half
breed Spaniard and Aztec not twenty
five years old. whom she proceeded to
tie up in bowknot.
When she had made due preparation
she sent q messenger. or. rather. Man.
cha did. telling Valdez to be at the np-
pointed place the next night. At tho
time agreed upon Valdez was there,
quietly sleeping. 80 it was supposed. at
an inn. when troop of revolutionary
soldiers swooped down on tho place
and carriad him on. He ronched tho
headquarters of the insurgents the
next day and wns conducted between
two soldiers to Mancha.
Take him out and shoot him." said
the revolutionary chief.
Before die" said Valdez, may J
have a word with you?"
Mancha took him into a private
room, where be unbert. grasped his
hand and embraced him.
Sonora Valdez has assured me-"
said Mancha, that you are especially
anxious not to be known as DESERVING
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-14
The Argus Daily Short Story
Blank Cartridge. By Oscar Cox.
Copyrighted. 1910. by Associated Literary eresa

the government cause. Now, it has oc-
CURED to me that IL order to preserve
your good name it would be well to
have you shot"
What do you meanY asked Val
DEE, blanching.
Il mean that If place you before a
firing squad whose guns are loaded
with blank cartridges. they fire at you,
you drop and are carried away, the
news will go to the capital that you
died noble death. Meanwhile you
and your sonora can step on steamer
and remain dead in New York, Paris
wherever you find the climate most to
your taste"
Very well. presume / shall have
to remain under guard till ! am ex-
ecuted. When will that oeeurr
Eat once"
Il suppose 1 may bid goodby to my
wife?'
Certainly"
Sonora Valdez was called in and the
matter explained to her She thought
a moment and said:
Your plan is admirable, but you are
making one mistake. The execution
must not take place till just before
steamer leaves
Every WE'LL said Mancha "a steam
er leaves tomorrow evening for New
York. 1 shall appoint your execution to
take place at p. m. You win sail
at 81
Sonora Valdez went at once to Con
zales. the commander of the army, and
told him that her husband was to be
stood up TO be shot at, but no order
would be issued to leave out the bull
lets. Gonzales looked knowing, and
the sonora secured his promise to in
form her if she were correct in her
surmises. She further plotted with
him for his support in case Mancha
should not give an order to use blank
cartridges. If Gonzales would obey
her order to get rid of Mancha and
lead his men, with the secretary of
state, to the capital to join the govern
ment forces the half million that Man
cha had with him would be divided
between him and his army, he having
hundred thousand for his share. To
this, after some hesitation, he also
agreed.
The next afternoon the secretary
was marched out for execution. His
weeping wife was there to see. Con
zales was there, too, and whispered to
her that his mems guns were shotted
by order of Mancha. She then openly
requested him to send for the COM
mander. Mancha appeared, wonder
ing If there could be a hitch in his
plan.
81 believe, general" said Sonora Val
dez, that there is treachery. Ny hus-
band will be fred at with bullets in
stead of blank cartridges"
Mancha did not know what to do or
to say.
Colonel Gonzales" continued the
lady, "I have General Mancha's prom
Use that my husband shall be fired at
with blank cartridges. You are an
honorable man. Make a test of your
guns by firing them at General Man
cha. If he has fulfilled his promise he
will not be injured"
Gonzales. who was prepared for this.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-14
They Mean 1t Now.

We used to hear about tariff reduc-
ton OF course, the republicans
never used such phrase, and some
of the democrats became alarmed and
began to use the phrase tariff revis-
ion" When the republicans got scar
ed couple of years ago they borrow
ed this and promised to revise the
tariff. The revision having been up
ward on many items and downward
nowhere sufficiently to affect the con-
sumner appreciably, public dissatisfac-
ton has been manifested with little
regard to party lines.
The republican managers see large
part of their former followers wander
ing on into the opposition camp.
Alarmed at the prospects of defeat,
they are now talking about tariff cor
rection.' There is no use of beating
about~the bush. They know what the
people demand. and they might as well
say ''tariff reduction" and then prac-
tice It
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-14

A friend of mine who had been Unit
ed States. consul in Central America
told me this story one evening while
we were smoking on the deck Of
steamer on our way from the isthmus
to New Orleans:
You've heard of the Mancha family.
I suppose. who did a bigger business
at revolutionizing than any lot of men
who ever put out the sign "Revolu-
tons" in Central America. Well. Juan
Mancha, the oldest brother, was head
OF the frm and was the keenest, the
always on the loot. but he had the fac
ulty Of playing patriot with more emo
tional accomplishments than any revo-
lutionizer In Central America. l was
consul at Costa Riea when Juan Man
cha engineered the revolution of 1S-
and knew all about the story of Diaz
Valdez, the secretary of state. who
finally went over to him with-a satchel
containing half million dollars.
Mancha had got most of the people
on his side and had stolen enough
money to send TO New Orleans for a
cargo of arms and ammunition He
would have appropriated this find to
himself. but it wasn't enough. He was
not small dealer in revolutions, but
a big one, usually aiming for some
thing like a million or two. But he
was In need Of more funds when Val
DEE. thinking that he was sure TO win.
concluded to go over to him.
Sonora Valdez was a mighty pretty
and mighty bright woman. She had
been a great coquette before Valdez
married her and hadn't outgrown the
habit. though you'll see from what I'm
going to tell you that she was true to
her husband. Well, Valdez told his
wife one day that Mancha was sure to
win in the end and that they'd better
arrange to go over. He suggested that
she go to Mancha and tell him that her
husband was ready to join him with
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-14

Delivers Analysis of the Tariff Law.
The following paragraphs are from
Senator Delivers speech delivered at
Des Moines Tuesday evening:
"The new rates and classifications
in the cotton schedule operate to in
crease duties very materially on most
children's summer wear, and on all
mercerized cottons, figured curtain and
upholstery goods, tapes, cords, etc. In
fact, the Aldrich revision of this SEIZED
ule was one of the most daring iniqui-
tous features of the new tariff.
"The refusal of Aldrich to permit a
proper revision of the wool and wooden
schedule, with it's excessive rates
upon the necessities Of life, the con-
sumption value OF which amounts to
over $700,O00,OO0 per year, was with
out doubt the worst feature of Payne
Aldrich tariff legislation.
1.-The silk schedule, which advanced
rates on goods the value of which was
S106, 742, SAG, and decreased on only
S7,947,56S was defended on the ground
that all were 1uxuries,' and yet they
are now commonly used by almost
every girl and woman in the land in
some form or other, for dresses, shirt
waists, underskirts, and hats, and for
mems and boys neckties and suit lin
ings. and by most people are no longer
considered luxuries.
There is the item of bituminous
coal, amounting to $685., 344,733, of
which we export seven times more
than we import, and on which the re-
merkable reduction of % cents per ton
was made-for the benefit only of the
Atlantic seaboard manufacturers, who
may thereby get their coal little
cheaper from Nova Scotia.
Duties on hides were removed and
decreased on leather, for the benefit Of
the New England boot and shoe manu-
facturers. We export some go times
more of these manufactures than we
import, and manufacture more chealty
than any other country. The manufac-
turers admitted they needed no duty
at all
The production of agricultural i'm
plements is largely in the hands of
trust, and the trifling reduction of
per cent on these products was merely
for the purpose of attempting to fool
the farming community.
$50 far as the public is concerned,
the tariff revision in fact carries rates
as high, or higher, than the Dingley
tariff law on most articles of general
use in their finished condition. Most
of the reductions were so trivial as to
be ridiculous. and were either upon
articles which we do not import to any
extent (but, on the contrary, export in
enormous quantities), or were for the
purpose of further protecting the man.
ufacturers especially by reducing the
duties on raw materials, while most of
the rates on finished products were
either kept at the Dingley tariff stand
ard or were increased"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-14
A National Conscience.

When the railroads get together to
increase freights and fares; when eggs
and meat are cold-storaged to create
Importunate demand; when iron, steel.
leather, lumber, woolens, cottons and
other prime necessaries are lifted In
price by combinations in restraint Of
trade, why should not the middlemen
follow on and get their share Of the
loot? The middlemen do follow on
with vim and a vengeance. 1t is not
a legalized and authorized pillage. like
that which builds up the dividends of
the steel trust, but it is very fashion
able and very fierce.
There will never again be a return
of conscientious fair dealing in the
United States until the government
puts conscience into the tariff rates.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-14
The Public Health.

Senator Owen of Oklahoma is max
ing a strong fight in congress for the
establishment of a department of pub
lie health, to be under the secretary
of health, who shall be cabinet off,
Ger. Senator Owen gives some good
and forcible reasons for the faith that
is in him. In advocating the bill be-
fore the senate he says:
THE agricultural bureau was Of no
great comparative value until 1t be-
came a department, and now its enor-
nous value is not questioned by any
man. It has been worth thousands of
millions Of dollars, and its value is
annually increasing. 1t has wisely
taught us how to protect plant life.
tree life, animal life, and is q noble,
dignified department. Is plant life,
tree life, animal life confessedly worth
q great department and human life I'M
worthy OF q department? / recently
sent $4,000 bulletins to farmers in Ok
lahoma on how to raise swine. 1 had
no bulletins to send out how to protect
the health OF children. | believe In
giving first place to conservation of
human life without neglecting plant
life or animal life"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-14

took gun from one of his men, aimed
1t at Mancha. fred and shot him dead.
The act was the signal for a counter
revolution, off IL could be called such,
where there were but some hundred
and forty rascals led by greater ras-
cal than any OF them. OF course Con
zaIes ifeigned establishment that the
piece he had fired at his chief had been
loaded. Sonora Valdez rushed to her
husband and embraced him Then.
turning, she addressed the garrison.
nearly all OF whom had turned out to
witness the execution.
soldiers she said, my husband
and myself came here to make an of
fer by which you should all profit.
That man." pointing to Mancha's body,
promised for the sake of appearances
to pretend to execute my husband.
You see that the traitor has been kill
ed by one OF the bullets intended for
the man he would STAY"
Then Gonzales told them that there
was a treasure to be divided among
them; that they were TO march TO the
capital and have preferment among
the government forces, which now that
the treacherous Mancha was dead
would surely be triumphant.
The first thing done was to bring
out the treasure and turn It over TO
this valiant army, whose conscience
was altogether too tender to see q
man stood up to be shot down by bull
lets when he had been promised blank
cartridges. There was p fine spree
that night, and the next morning the
army, with Senior and Sonora Valdez
riding In its front, marched to the cap
ital. They received an ovation, for 1t
was certain that the killing of Mancha
and the detection of this small though
relatively important portion of his
army would end the revolution.
Senior Valdez gave out that the plot
had been carried out exactly as 1t had
been conceived. OF course there was
a shortage of half million In the ac-
counts, but the people didn't mind q
little thing like that since It had ac-
complished such brilliant result. The
outstanding revolutionary armies soon
laid down their arms. and peace once
more reigned In the state.
Sonora Valdez came In for the credit
Of executing the scheme. though her
husband was supposed to have con-
eeived II. At any rate, she was the
most popular woman at the capital.
and when the presidents term expired
vaides was elected IN his place.