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rnn rfnt or ur
,u4 t U.I. J.MlUUO.Iilw.uUj'l"!;
t'uiisi'W nee duesu't make cowarda
t literary riiiuaiicer.
. mar. know less afior inarr!aa
a woman doa-a before.
nhuttillim Killing rl.
Tft in quick order after taklnv Ifl
f lr. Mlrvin lilH'iim.iti,) C,lrB
ji tablet form ii Aitrn 'jft,., ,wtiM,i,l'
.vis mac co., la i-Ktfc, Til
w. n. i.;
To w lt:ui evil Is qinio BS nocos.
siry as to do good. - Mrs, frail..
T!ia gain of love la lost by u,c, i,,ve
f gain.
I'l'TN AM FADELESS DYF.d cost
jut 10 ctii'.i j)or package.
llulin. U the reaching alter rath
.r than U:o arriving at perfection.
l.Otg of JH'OpIo COlUll to
n-itlug trjublo half-way.
snot by
Smoker find Lewis' "Sh.Rl,. Tti.,lt-r "
Uraigbt better quality than nm,t
.0i: brand, iwia' factory, Peoria, III.
Vim may roup what yon sow not
imnxthlr.tr olsu but tint. F. v.
rlobortson.
Tbre ti ir.ore I .ttrrh In tbta Mrit'.n nf the i-nimtrr
thaual ullidlillaruiK liul liiKo'lior. na Until Ilia !
In r.ra u; M,.eii hi In) lln'uraljlo. Kr grral
Uiaua yaar. a.Hlura pr.,uuiu,,'e,l It a ,.( ,,i
. . rlOtil iut.l rmiii.llaa, anj bjr maiianilr (all'im
1,, uur. Will l.x-al trtitliiiFtit. iirmiuuui'iiil ll luruntbie
Sdnu.-t liw tut ra Catwrti lu tec'.m.lllutlunnl die
a.iiil llirrrfurit repilrtiaciialllullDnl trcaimtm.
Mali a Catarrh ( ure, in. uura, lurrd. ,y K. ,1 l MIey
t 1.0. . la'.mki, tllilu.lt Urn .'lily ouuallliitl..ii. runun
Ilia inarkBV. 11 la taken Inlnru.tly In d,.ar from In
lr ipaio. teur,,..tiful. It Mia illrnctly no tlin I.ikI
ml ilul. uu aurta. ra of Ilia ayatuln. TU.JT nOtr ni
buiidm! l.,.lra for aor i'a It faltt to cura. t)eul
f jr clrcuiitrt al.il l.ithii.,ntala.
Adilwa.: 1 J. CJIKSfcT CO., Tol4o, Oh!
Mold lor lruvllata, 75o.
lata fia.i'i t audi; ftlla for euutttpattua. '
If all women who look bark wore
hirned into salt pillars tha atreeta
muld b full of statuoa.
The life .hat does no good la guilty
of much harm.
SaUrr'a Horn Uullilrr Corn.
So named because 50 acres produrfd
i heavily that Its proceed liullt a
lovely home. Sen 5aler'B oataloir
Yl.lded In 103 In Intl.. 157 bit., Ohio
HO bu.. Tenn. 8 bu.. and In Ml. h. 0
bu. per ai re. You can beat this record
In 1W4.
WDAT DO TOO TIIINK Of TIIB9M tlEI.US
Ma At:nil
bu. TtrardlesH Hurley per acre.
HIO bu. Salzer'a New Nat. Oata per A.
KO bu. Salzer Speltz & Mucaront Wheat.
J.OfiO bu. I'edlgree l'otatiei per acre.
14 tons of rich lillllon Uol. tirasn Hay.
60.000 lba. Victoria Hape for ithepp acre.
I'lO.'KO lbs. Teoslnte, the fodder wonder.
U.wii) lbs. Salzer'H Superior Todder
"urn rich, Juicy fodder, per A.
Now such yields you can have. Mr.
Farmer, In J904, If you will plant Sal
ter's HeedM.
J'JST HESD TI1IS NOTIl'B AN l lOo
In stamps to John A. Salzer Seed Co.,
I .a t 'I'liHue. Wis., and receive their
Kivat CHtjiloR ami loU of farm aettl
samples. (V. N. IT.)
Thlnga to Remember.
"My boy," auld a man of the state
of Texas to his son, who whs start
I tit; out for a career In an eastern
cliy; "my boy, let mo tell you gonie
thing which may help you. You get
up ther?, and you may see a heap of
people who have got more money than
you have; a heap of peoplo who have
not more brains than you have, and
more success. Some of them may
even be better looking than you are.
Don't you worry about that, and don't
you be wared of anybody. Whenevpr
you meet a man who allows he's your
superior, you Just look at him and
say to yourself, 'After all, you're Just
folks!' You want to remember for
yourself, too, that you're Just folks.
My boy. after you have lived as long
as I have and have knocked around
the world, you will come to nee that
that's all any one of Is folk9."
A Suggestive Name.
Jake, the colored servant of Lionel
Harry more, hag quit e a Rock of chil
dren, all of them with Biblical names,
as their father Is very religious, and a
great, student of the bible. A boy was
added to tho family not long ago, and
.lake confessed himself puzzled as to
a name for him. "You see," he ex
plained, "we'se 'bout 'sausted all dem
characters sich as David an' Amos
an' Soloman. Do woman suggests
Balaam, but I'so calculatjn' on Hallow-,
as the book slggests It fob itself.
'Hallowed bo Thy name,' salt. I reck
on well have It dab, sah."
DOCTOR DID IT.
Put on 38 Pounds by Food.
Feed a physician back to health and
he, gains an experience that he can
use to benefit others. For thU reason
Grape-Nuts food is dally recommend
ed to patients by hundreds at physi
cians who havo cured themselves or i
stomach trouble. One doctor says: 1
"Although a physician and trying to
aid and assist my fellow beings to en
joy good health It must he admitted
I formerly did not rnjoy the best of
health myself. In January, IS'.'., I
only weighed 113 pounds. At this
time I war- living In the Ohio Valley
and began to think I had about seen
my best days. One day about 3 year
ago I had an opportunity to try Grape
Nuts food for my breakfast. I liked
It so well thnt I ate three teaspoon
fills three times a day andhave reg
ularly used It up to the present lime,
and I now weigh 155, a gain of 3t
pounds' and enjoy the best of health.
' Not only has Grape Nuu made
this wonderful change In me, but
through it I have helped my friends,
relatives and patients. Th sustain
ing power of this food Is simply won
derful. I
"I have one patient who Is a sec
tion hund on the V. & O. 1L U . who
eata nothing In the morning but four
lablespiHinfuls of Grape Nuts and yet
does his very hard work tip to luuch
time and rnjoys the best of heaith
ami strength.
( could name a groat tunny rase
like this and I still proscribe Grape
Nut In my practice every day." Name
given by ro.itum Co., I'altlo Creek.
Mich.
Ask ntiy physician about, the srlen-
title piii'.riplts on which GiapeNu:
food is made. He'll tell jou the prin
ciples arc perfect.
Then a l'l days' trial proves that
tho piini lplcs are carried out In the
I, M., ("all tho good of fie ptalns to
tr. aicd that anyono t an dl'-st It all")
Shown In renewed p'j;.sii.al sitcncth
and brain tirjrpy.
"There's a reason."
Ixiek In each pkc for the fsmou
lltlle book, ' Tho Hond to VW'llvll.o."
.1 l'KKO AS1
mi'.. vir..,mi li.i.t n .iy
Anil, I llu- itr.ii. iiml i.rn
A .tKii!U Hlraiijcer i.,!,.oi-.l h w.-ll.
Wli-r,. cirv iii.'n iti i lit mm,
lie w.iU.-.l ii in an. I tiiinx Willi c.ire
A l.nlle ill the lirlnk.
lie llimiKhl n .1 of It,.- ne-.l lie .11. t.
Hui Jm.'ij.mI ih.ii all niliiht itimk
II mae, au.iin. itml l.j' the well,
lly lainiinir nevr .iiie.l.
Hj.I 'imlcd ten IVius.m.l p.ii'.l
And s.ive. a In,- M-lle
A 11:1m. lesn llliili, ;l 111 I . I ll Clilttd
Thai ilir.iim,',, the dnilv mill.
I.el hill .1 .,r,l of hn.. ;in, I hue,
I'liMliuii, , fr.mi tl,e li.-.ii t:
A lnsi.r mi ihe I ii in ii 1 1 ihi'imii.
A Ir.in.-iloi'v breath. -II
r.u.e,l ii In . .t Ii. r fr.nn Hie dui.
It siived i sniil i'miii il.-inh
1 :!. r!ii.' 1 1 fount : ( w ,n .1 ,. l,,
1 lllull'at .It r.lii.l.nn
Ye ,'!, 1.11 1 lltlle nl the tllsl
Hilt IliiKlily .:t tl.r Inst.
-rh ill, i M.i,
' -aMw.M,M,,,.,M
Mrs. Archers AngelFood Cake
Hy KI.HNOIl WK.iT.
t opyrigMtd. by Tht Anthori Pukluhinq Company.
"You'll be sure to come, won't you,
Mrs. Archer? It'll be the tlrst so
ciable we've had at M;s. Hanes' and
everybody'll be there. It'll he a splen
did chance for you to get acquainted.
Ami oh. yes! the committee wanted
me to ask yon to furnish an angel-food
cake. Kveryhody said that the one
you took to the last sociable was the
best they ever tasted. You don't know
how many compliments 1 heard for It.
"Well. I must hurry along; I've a lot
more places on my list yet. 'e got
the socialite up in such a hurry, It isn't
giving us ninth time. Well. I'll tell
'em they can depend on your angel
food then, Mrs. Archer. He sure and
come early." Voluble .Mrs. Wiley bus
tled away, still talking.
Margaret Archer came buck from
the door, her pretty face wearing a
troubled look. She wont directly to
the cupboard, and takim; out the cook
book, nervously began turning its
leaves. Finding the page for which
she was searching, she bent above it.
studying its directions intently. "It
seems as if I ou;ht to be able to do
It," she assured herself. "I simply
must." she went on emphatically.
"And 1 won't say anything to Rob
about it: I don't want him to know
what a little goose I am." Then she
closed the cook lunik and began to get
supper.
It was less than u month since Hob
Archer brought his bride to the old
homestead; but she was already well
enough acquainted with their thrifty
neighbors to know with what, scorn
the acknowledgment that she could
not cook would be recei oil. The fact
that she had spent all her time clerk
ing in a store since she lert school,
would seem no excuse to them.
There had been one other sociable
since she came to the neighborhood,
bill fortunately her mother was visit
ing hi r that week and it was she who
made the angelfood enke that had
created such favorable comment. Mar
garet could cook vegetables very cred
itably; so with the pies ami cakes that
her mother had left baked up when
she went home, she had gotten nlong
very well so far. tut what was she
to do now? She must manage in some
way to live up to the reputation that
that ungel'food cake had given her.
ller clucks grew hot as she saw, in
Imagination, the critical looks that
were bestowed upon each cake as it
was cut. She never could face those
excellent housekeepers again if her
cake tailed to bear the test; and she
must take one, for they were depend
ing upon her.
The next morning, as soon as Hob
was out of sight, she got the cook
book down again. It. opened readily
to the right page this time. Margaret
fastened its leaves open on the kitch
en table.
"One and one-half cups sugar; one
cup Hour; whites of ten eggs." She
rend slowly on through the directions.
"It doesn't look very hard." she
thought, cheerfully, ami her heart
grew lighter. Very carefully she put
the Ingredients together. The eggs
were beaten until her inn ached; the
sugar was sifted again ami again. At
Inst the frothy mass ah ready for
the oven. She put an armful of wood
Into the stove, slipped Ihe cake Into
the oveu, and then began to clear off
Nervouily began turning it leave.
the breakfast dishes. She glanced tip
at the dock. It was half past t.lne!
She had been two hours getting that
cake together. "Well. I don't care fur
that If it Is otily uonil, ami I really
believe It will be." i-h" thoui:ht com
phicetiilvi "I've gut all day to do the
work In. anvwiiy. for Hob Is helping
the Smiths thrc-h. lilid he won't be
home to dinner." She bixnn to hum
a little tune, a- she swiftly cleared the
table.
Sle Kent ilusc watch of tho clock.
Th'ee qiiHri.'i s i f all hour lor bakliiK.
the took hook mid. She would hao
time to i, .a imt and gather the ctus.
A (i:i.
nil I.in-
Kay.
She tied on her sun-bonnet and hast
ened out to the barn.
Fifteen minutes later slip came back
with Iter apron full of eggs, and was
met at the door by a strong smell of
somethliiK burning. She rushed to the
stove, threw open the oven door, and
was nearly choked by the smoke that
rushed out. Her cake was burnt to a
black cinder!
She Jerked It out of the oven, and
carrying it to the door, she scraped it
out Into a pall. Then she looked rue
fully at the empty tin. "I must havo
had too hot a Are," she concluded. "I'll
have to make another."
The oven had time to cool down be
fore she hud tho next cake mixed up,
and she took care not to have very
much fire. She was very anxious this
time, nml determined that this cake
should not scorch. Kvery few minutes
Burnt to a black cinder!
she opened the oven door and looked
at it. It raised nicely and seemed to
lie In no danger of burning. At the end
of the three-quarters of an hour It
was almost as white ami doughy-looking
as when she ptit ii In. She decided
that something must he done. There
was not lire enough this time; that
was sure. She would put a little wood
in the stove. Sh hastened out and
bro.tght in a handful and put It on the
dying fire. Ten minutes later she care
fully opened the oven door to look at
hi r rake. It w as about half an inch
in thickness!
Ma rata rot's lips set in a determined
lino. The spirit of her fighting ances
tors was aroused. She would not be
conquered by a nirre cake!
She was hot. anil oh. so tired! Hut
she went heroically to work again
A little alter 4 o clock Hob came up
the walk, whistling. The threshing at
Smith's w as finished, and he was home
early.
At tho door he mopped In surprise.
Margaret, who wus ulways ready to
receive him. in the I'.nntlest of'after
noon drosses, when he returned, sat by
the kitchen table in a soiled morning
wrapper. Her hair was disheveled
and sprinkled witli Hour; one hand was
done up In a white cloth, and two lin
gers of the other hnild showed great
burns. Her head rested on her arms,
and she was crying bitterly.
Hull was startled. It was several
minutes before he could understand
what was the trouble. At last, how
ever, with her tonr-stained face hid
den against his coat. Margaret sobbed
out a history of the day's disasters.
Hob laughed; but It was a comfort
ing laugh. "Is that all?" he exclaimed,
cheerily. "Don't worry about that,
lltlle wife. I wasn't my mother's hired
girl all one year for nothing. That's
the very cake she always used to havo
me make. I got to be quite an expert
at ll. It's a pity If I can't make one
more."
Ten minutes later Hob, enveloped In
a great kitchen upron. was busily at
work stirring up (mother cake.
"It's lucky wo have plenty of eggs.
How many cakes did you make, any
way," ho asked, a he noticed the great
pile of egg shells.
"Four!" Margaret looked foolish as
she answered, ".ou didn't kmiw what
a silly wife you had married, did yon,
poor boy?" She tried to speak lightly,
but Uol) caught the note of wistfulnesj
In her voice. Margaret was very sensi
tive about her tlellcloniies In the culin
ary line.
Hub took the sweet fucr between
two very floury hands and hastened
to assure her. for the twentieth tnno,
that he did not cue the hast bit In
the world whither she null, I bake a
cake or not.
That evening at the sociable Mrs.
Wiley bustled up to Margaret, exclaim
ing, "lour anijil food i.il.c was rltvp'y
dtllclous, Mrs. Ani.tr. I believe It
was even better than the one you
brought before, i.ml that is saying a
g'wd lent. I am t'otiili"; over mm" day
(o hae von show n:c how t do It "
Marsarct and Kob 'vchar.sed U.:sh- j
if tt kUiuhs. .Margaret could afford to
laui;h th.'ii. but he r ulslcrcd a vow I
that ht'f.ut' thi' nct stv-iable sh I
wnul'l bo able .ii maUe an ansW fmiu ;
akc i'c,ual to that oni.
Ami shi kept her wot.l. They al
most lived on anRcl fiaid cake- for tin1
i:i't to vu'i'ts. and it feemed to Mar
garet that she never would want to
ceo one attain: but at the cud of that
time even hfr mother could not make
a belter otn
TO PROTECT SPONGE FISHERS. I.
Submarine Vessel Will Make Their
Wor'x Less Hazardous.
Kxperimonts are leing made at iJt
(loulilte. Tunis, with a new submarine
vessel, invented by Abbe Kaoul. the
vicar general of Carthage, to be used
in sponge Ashing. The vessel Is made
of steel and resembles iu shape a
huge porpoise. The entrance to the
central chamber Is hermetically
closed by a heavy lid fastened with
screws, and the occupants survey
their surroundings through portholes.
long spear, terminating in a grap
pling hook, worked from the interior
ol the submarine, sel.es the sixmge
ami deposits it in a net at the side of
the vessel. The cratt Is propelled by
electricity furnished by accumulators
through a cable attached to a vessel
on the surface, with which it is in
constant communication by means of
a telephone. The vessel Is lighted by
electricity, and a lamp hanging In tho
bow lights up tho surroundings while
the sponge fisher is beneath the
water. Three men may easily descend
In the vessel at the same time. The
object of the vessel is to reduce the
great mortality among sponge fishers.
Philadelphia Record.
ROBERT INGERSOLL'S KIND ACT.
Great Agnostic Well Rewarded for
Help In Time of Need.
Robert Ingersoll was once asked by
an acquaintance to furnish transporta
tion to the destitute mother of a sol
dier, who was dying in western Penn
sylvania, "It would be a Christian act, Mr.
Ingersoll." said the petitioner.
"But I'm not credited with any
thing Christian." was the response.
A pass was sent, however, nnd so
promptly that before sunset the
woman was on her way west.
The next morning's mail carried to
Col. Ingersoll an envelope enclosing
these lines:
"The I !o,l who knows our deepest needs
I'ures llllle how liiim counts his bends,
Kor piety Is not iu creeds
I'r solemn faces:
Hut Miller lies in kindly deeds
And Christian Krai es."
The name of the woman who asked
the courtesy and she to whom It was
extended were signed,
The Colonel read tho paper twice,
folded it, placed It on the envelope,
closed his hand over it, then turned
to a friend.
"Such an experience draws the
sting from a thousand criticisms," lie
said simply. New York Tress'.
Historic Accuracy.
William Jennings Bryan visited
Warwick Castle in course of his recent
tour of Europe.
A tall young soldier took Mr. Bryan
through the historic house, pointing
out each object of Interest with a long
stick.
" 'Ere, sir." ho said, in one of tho
state chambers. " 'ere Is an ancient
old portrait of Queen Hess. A flno
work."
Mr. Bryan looked at the portrait
and there was a long, Impressive si
lenco. To break this silence more than
for nny other reason the visitor final
ly said :
"Queen Bess, oh? She was a pret
ty old lady when she died, wasn't
she?"
The guide shook his lu ad.
"Not pretty, sir, but very old," he
said.
Little Fairy Flyaway.
Utile hairy flyaway tore tier gauzy
wing:
She el into n bramble bush from nut
her cotiweli swliiu:
Ihe f. ones always knew she was a care
less little thing:
Sorry lltlle Flynwav, sotitilne n despair
Hear.) a siidileu liumnilnit through the
summer inr
Looked to Unit a Pragou-lly close beside
per i in re.
"Don't you know me, flyaway?" loin
and Ionic buzzed he.
"I'm the fairies darning needle If i
weren't lor me.
What a verv tanned set you IhoiiKlitles
elves would lie!"
Husy hii.zlnn liranon-uy darned the tea
with speed.
Mi.de the pieiiy lilmy wing beautiful In
ueeu;
I'ven fairies tlnd It g.iod to have a Men
In iievd!
Hannah i!. Kprnald, lu January St
Nicholas.
Nectar In Hia.
He was nothing but a tramp a mod
est, retiring tramp, one of the nature's
noblemen kind and when In answer
to his timid knock a young matron
opened the door he asked;
"Might I beg for a cup of hot wale
from the breakfast table?"
"You might," she began frigidly
when he Interrupted:
"Would it bo possible to spill a few-
drops of coffee Into it?"
"It would bo, but "
"Ami a spoonful of milk "
"I never In my life "
"One moment, please. I' don't ask
for sugar, but If you will kindly look
Into the cup it will be turned Into noc
tar nectar, madam, the food of the
gods."
He got It. and two large pieces (
toast besides.
Shakctpeare Improved.
At a bar examination a few years
ago the question, "Write a critical
analysis of any one of Shakespeare'
plnys," brought for tho following os
say:
"As to Shakespeare's plays, 1 thin!
Ihe most beautiful Is 'The Seven Ages
In this play Is represented and brought
clearly to view the lowness and llttlo
r.ess of man. In It Is delineated every
step from the 'ciadle to the grave.
in It Is shown the pride which mnn
exhibits In nil, Idle life, the happy an
ticipations of youth, and. lastly, tin
sorrowful reflections of old ago.
"In It Is taught one of the ninny
beautiful lessons which man should
hciiellf by if he would ot.ly heeil them.
In fact, all through it Is beautifully in
terwoven wish tknt golden thread, 'Ro
member, man. that thou art dust.'"
I'Or'Sa
r
Commoner
THE REEF TRI ST S WORK. I
Representative Martin of South Da-!
knta, speaking before the house com
mittee on interstate commerce, made
an Interesting sl.o.ving concerning the
operations of the beef trust. Ai cord
ing to Mr. Martin's statement, the facts
appear to be as follows:
The price of cattle since early in 10(13
fell until last DeceniLer, when it
reached the lowest price in live years.
The price of dres-sed beef during the
first six months of ISO" correspondingly
declined; but about the 1st of July It
began to recover, ,',nd during the fall
of 19011 it readied a point, at which
the spread between the pi ice of rattlf
and dressed beef was from Yl to $K
a difference greater than any preceding
record.
Dressed beef is bringing as nimh
now as in lihil. while cattle are min '.i
lower.
Consequently there Is a great loss to
producers of lattle in the west. Many
of the stockmen have become embar
rassed at the present condition of af
fairs, which cannot be attributed to
natural causes.
The foreign market for American
beet is good, and the local market Is
probably the best in many years.
In August. 1!)0;!, tho price of dressoa
iieef was $8.37 per lllli pounds, al
though It cost but $".17 on the hoof.
In February. 1901, dressed beef sold
at the same price, but beef on the hoof
ost $il.ru.
In one Instance a cattle raiser
shipped a consignment to the Chicago
stock yards. Ho found no competition
whatever, and, in fact, the absence of
a real market. This cattle raiser called
upon the various concerns, but secured
a bid from only one. He finally ac
cepted this. His curiosity had born
aroused, and he resolved to see what
the reason was that they did not !H.
That night the steers sold to the one
firm by this cattle raiser were separ
ated into seven equal lots and dis
tributed among the boven different con
cerns. In the face of this showing what do
the republicans purpose doing? They
propose to authorize the secretary of
commerce and labor to Investigate in
order to determine whether a trust ex
ists. That fact Is already clearly
dearly shown by the affidavits filed by
the federal law officers In the Injunc
tion proceedings against the beef com
bine.
These republican leaders rcali.e.
however, that something must be done
by way of a pretense at remedying Ihe
evil, and so they have provided for an
investigation that will be, necessarily,
long drawn nut. It is wholly unneces
sary investigation, because the facts
are already dearly set forth in the pa
pers tiled iu the federal court at Chi
cago. If these republican leaders were sin-
fere, if they really intended to curb the
beef trust, Instead of providing for a
long drawn out Investigation they
would Instruct the attorney general to
commence criminal proceedings and
call every one of these different trust
magnates before a court of Justice, un
der the criminal clause of the Sherman
anti-trust law.
Mr. Wnttor.'on announces that he has
"retired from politics." The use of the
word "retired" in this coiineitlon Is a
hit of unconscious humor.
An administration organ declares
that the death of Mr. Ilanna "removes
the last obstacle in the way of Mr.
Roosevelt's nomination." Of course
the aforesaid administration organ has
overlooked Mr. Roosevelt.
U pains the republican leaders 'o
think that I'orto Rico should be so un
grateful as to desire stntehood. They
have drifted so far from the doctrine
of self-government thai tm-y cannot
understand why the I'orto Rhans
should want to control thrlr own af
fairs. Any group of InsnrrrctloniFts con
templating a revolutionary movement
against a friendly republic will please
se to It that the financial Ittterests
of the Culled Slates are properly "pro
moted" If they expect hasty recogni
tion. The delegate who opposes Itntruc
Hons would willingly a ept Instrtr -Hons
If they met with his approval.
Mr. Cleveland Is a girat nnli
imperialist until somebody shouts
Koniethltig that gives him an excuse
for Mi;:ottlng the .:uly of ini;MiUil-
Rcpuhlli an leaders avow iind aver
that the Htne has come lo select v U e
presidential laiididritiM who are quite
worthy of being liii 'srd ns prrdil' ii Inl
timber. It Feeins that the repuhll'an
leaders nie not yet lin apul 'h ol learn
ing by eX".'lieni e.
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Comment.
WIIV NOT?
A reader of The Commoner direc's
attention to Attorney General Knox's
report showing the expenditure of
some $25,000 out of the half million
dollar appropriation for the prosecu
tion of trusts, and points out that this
report shows that the salt trust iu
California was arraigned under the
criminal clause of the Sherman anti
tru.it law. the result being that the offi
cers of the trust were fined $l.tni.
This reader encloses nn editorial dip
ping from the Louisville Courier-Journal,
In which, alter referring to the
criminal proceedings against the salt
trust, the Couniier-Journal rays:
"The inquiry Is pertinent why some
thing of the same sort has not been
done in the case of the larger i oinbinn- I
Hons which have been exacting execs-'
sive prices from consumers. What ha.s
happened to a little combination in
California, of which few people ever
heard, ought to have happened to the
large and aggressive monopolies, if
the law Is to be made effeitive for the
purposes for which it. was intended.
It Is hard to believe thai there is any
intention to strike the big fellows."
The Courier-Journal is eminently
roreet. The Commoner has on several
occasions directed public attention to
the failure of the Administration to
enforce the criminal clause of the ami
trust law. Administration representa
tives boast that the proceedings agalm-t
the salt, trust provided material relief
to the public. That being true, why
would it not be proper to use the crim
inal Indictment against the. other and
larger trusts whose managers conspire
against the people?
PLAINLY STATED.
If there are any democrats who yet
imagine that, the reorgani.eis intend
to make any concessions to those who
remain loyal to the democratic ticket
In the event, the former obtain control
of the democratic convention, they
have failed to read with profit, the
declarations made by tho organs of
those who would repuhllronlze the par
ty. For instance, the Mobile (Ala.)
Register, in Its Issue of February L'S.
says: "When the convention is held
In St. Louis, either the silver demo
crate or the gold democrats will pre
vail. The cleavage having gone to the
bottom, there is no c hance for a com
promise. If the rllver men are in the
maloritv they will rendopl the Kansas
City platform and this will be the dem
ocratic party's appeal to tho people."
The Register adds: "If the gold dem
ocrats have the majority in the con
vention, they will reject the silver plat
form of Kansas City and adopt a plat
form such as has been suggested ty
Mr. Cleveland."
No one can misunderstand that state
ment. If the gold democrato have the
majority in the democratic national
convention the democratic party will
declare in favor of the single gold
standard and will be delivered, hound
and gagged, into tho merciless keeping
of the powerful Interests that have
controlled the republican party nnd by
that control have dominated the af
fairs of the nation.
Are democrats willing that this pro-
pi! am shall be carried out?
The Chlcaao Chronicle seems offend
ed because some regular democrats ob
ject to its request for unanimous con
sent that, it be allowed to name tne
democratic presidential ticket.
Wonder if the guessing contests
which have ben run dining this ad
ministration will be expected to con
tribute to the campaign fund.
The farmer who hauled RO-rent
wheal to town In a tariff-taxed wagon
and sold It to an elevator combine
managed by a railroad trust. Is now
expected to rejoice and be glad be
cause that same wheat Is being sold
by the holders at a dollar a bushel
Tho tariff organs that favor putting
building materials on the free list for
the benefit of Baltimore will have to
talk awfully loud about comet ling else
In older to prevent pi ople from notic
ing their In iwe from the old crp that
"the foreigner pays the tax.
The gentleman who retired General
Miles without a wind of commenda
tion, retired amidst a perfect fusilado
of flapdoodle. And yet there are these
who will believe thai General Mill
will lie icmemlicreil for quit a while
vfur the other man lias been forgot
ten. It Is reported that "lie president has
ngrei'd to allow t'er.ruor Falrhaiika to
nunie the thnirmtui and vice chairman
or the ri publican n-it'oiml cummliieo
Why not nomlnaio Fairbanks for I'.n S
and t-"it the expeiifc of that iiinven-
tlctl?
r In Cnvt county
'Olin.1.1. I'llOlthl. a.L
wy In theiMuuiy. I
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Tie a flfw
canhqt deny
IT! .
Courtesy of The Commoner.
COMPETITION.
The New York Commercial is Indig
nant because tne republican member
of the American Newspaper Publishers'
association permitted thai organization
to adopt a resolution calling for the
ih'structlon of the tariff on pulp and
paper.
The Ci inmeriial sas that If Ihe co.-l
of paner is becoming a bunion to tho
publishers, they should obtain relief by
raising the price of their newspapers,
and adds:
"With the price of raw cotlon ab
normally high ami the cost of cotton
goods of all liiu-ses bound to be much
higher than now. ami wilh the price
of loaf blind, rolls anil 'cracker' pro
duels already advancing iu lemons.
lo -dollar wheat' and higher, the pub
lic's attention' is called to the really
abi.urdly low cost at which it gels its
newspapers."
The Commercial overlooks the fact
thai there is strong rivalry lu i lu- news
paper lidd iiml became if this rivalry
it is plain that it would not be prac
ticable lo increase newspaper prices.
There Is no competition in the pro
ducts of the trust, and so for the trust
prodin Is, which the people must have,
they mild pay the price Used by th"
trust.
Another fact, not entirely unworthy
of consldi rni ion. Is that the peoplo can
subsist without, newspapers. They can
not. however, subsist without the many
things upon which greedy trust mag
nates have secured a mauopoly.
THE "MERGER" CASE.
On Monday last, by a majority of five
to four, the I'niied States supremo
court upheld the decision of the circuit,
court, in the Northern Securities case,
pronouncing the "merger" Illegal and
declaring that It comes within the in
hibition of the Sherman anti-trust law.
The decision will be discussed in Tho
Commoner next week.
Tho opinion of the court upholds tho
Sherman anti-trust law, not only as
agaiiiel the merger, but against all
other combinations In restraint of trade
and competition. This being true.
President. Roosevelt, will you now lake
steps to prosecute those trusts organ
ized to restrain competition? Will you
now proceed under the criminal daiisn
of the law which has Just, been de
clared conslltuiional in the decision
rendered in the Noli hern Securities,
case?
The people will await your decision
with great interest, Presldmit Roose
velt. WHAT REORGANIZATION MEANS.
When the bankers who coerced their
debtors to vote the republican ticket,
and the employers who coerced their
workmen, and the coi poratlou attor
neys who loll the democratic patty to
please their employers -when I lies.'
men secure control of the democratic
organization, write the plntform and
name the candidates, then the loyal
democrats will realize what reorgani
zation means.
If, as the president told the Wet
Point cadets, a good soldier ought to be
not only willing to fight, but anxious lo
fight, how our army must long to get
into the war in the east.
There Is another uprising In tho
Philippines. The cause is not given,
but it is probably due to the miiiBgllni;
In of a copy of the Dedaratlon of In
dependence or constitution of the
Fnlted States.
President Jordan of l.eland Stanford
university Indignantly denies that rich
men tie Rlrlngs to their university
gifts. Professor Rosa of the Nebraska
Dale university might give President
Jordan a few pointer on twine.
The administration', quickness to
announce neutrality In the present war
recall" "em very Interest Iiir failures
to remain neutral during a recent war
when a little republic was valiantly
striving to keep from being gobbled lip
by an arrogant monarchy.
As the republicans assure u that
the negro ulways receives fair treat
ment In tho north, the qurstlou arises.
Was the Springfield, (.. lyuchlng dope
by a crowd of southern democrats? If
so. whv did the Ohio i-epuhlicuns per
mit it?
We i nn best npprnlato the rcfc-rip e
to Napoleon as standing "ginnd.
kjotmiy. solitary and alone." when we
think of the resignation of Mr. Simf
roth. The Inillcnilens tire that th"
te.slgtiatlou w!U never be ovrrwnll.c.l.
The fiii t Ihlii'; a family man dxeili
h" able to do I ; l,i write i he ks and
Ilio pixl to pretend h' v.culd be un
happy IT he didn't have to do It.
During eimit!ilp a g!il l!i'- in i -rlnge
is n haven of re t In h,,i.Ii Ok
will he free from all v.oiri am. are.
Aft'T muniae-' he h.i- un.it Iter link
lOlll'tld.
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