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i to - 1 i' v' it, tf 'is : i V. J ir i '. - .. tft it ririiSS-JOUXNAl , D. CANON. URM-. CT'nrON, - - NEBRASKA NEWS NOTES : Wymote haa organized a dancing club A Bryan club has been formed at riattsauouth ia putty up a new libra tf baUding. I atate normal opened at Peru with t3t students. AS Wymore took in the Ak-Sar-Ben at Omaha. Qrd kai ortantaed a "Rough Rider of Destiny" club. J. Morgan has purchased the FtaUaOMMith Journal (ram H.B. O roves. la a free-for-all fight at Bralnard Tmmj Nessec was badly cut and may Unfavorable weather caused a small attendance at the Woodmen picnic at Silver City. lightning struck the flouring mill of J. T. Roll at Mars land, burning it to the ground. Tba Pioneer association of Jefferson only held it annual reunion at Falr Bry last week. " The annual meeting of the Old Set tlers Picnic association was held at York last week. i Nebraska Bute Spiritualisti held their annual convention at Lincoln on and Monday. B. W. Fisher, a hardware merchant mt Kerfeik, died of apoplexy. He left wlft and two children. Charles Green of Geneva cut his leg a a barb wire fence and almost bled 4e death before assistance a rf rived. Bart Sherman, who was wanted In Kara Paha county for horse stealing, was arrested last week in Ashland. Sheriff King of Sidney took Ben Lyon ad Arthur to the state penitentiary, There they will serve one year each for barglary. Tba Implement house and blacksmith hop of John Malmgren at Ceresco was destroyed by fire. Loss, 13,000, with tLSOt insurance. The annual reunion of the South western Nebraska district. Grand Army sf the Republic, is being held in Cam bridge this week. Joseph Albright, a promLnent Sioux county ranchman, was . accidentally killed at bis ranch on Running Water while moving a house. ' " The proprietor of the Grand hotel at Hartlngton left a sack containing S90 a the register for a few minutes and sosae enknown now has It. The residence of Mrs. Theresa Scott at Grand Island1 was burned, the occu pants barely escaping in their night clothes. Insurance, about half. During a severe electric storm at Wymore lightning struck the Baptist eharch, knocking the chimney off and tearing a large hole In the roof. Walter Btroskl and William Wllonskl. r g-vear-old lads of Beatrice, quar- reled and the Utter "was seriously' cut by a knife in the hands of the former. Bargiars broke into a blacksmith shop at Coleridge, and with tools ob tained therefrom rifled a safe In the tare of O. G. Ritchie and secured boat 0. The Fremont city council spent an rati re evening In discussing whether or aat to permit the Salvation army to pa rade and hold meetings on the busl aeaa streets. Lee Beatnghorm of West Point took H Into Ms head to abuse some proro- ' i' e'.t'.zenr fr- "'Ir retlgiouR and po ke"!" 1 ended up by being at of towr . Was Marguerite Oentcke, daughter f Editor M. O, Gentxke of the Ne- Votksblatt at West Point, has left far Hew Tork, where she will en- sar a art Institute: W. D. Oldham spoke at the Bryan at Grand Island to a crowd After the speaking many beta were added to the club, wMek saw hat a membership of 800. Faanvy ear-old Jamie Tawry of Fort open a loose window fell two stories to the pave- t Oaa fw saiaaaaad ir '--Taasw vww, iuimob vb mm ikc, sua .tatssc teJarlM that wiU probably tX W rtatr of Valeatlae has perrhas v ;' 4. 3 tit Eawes County Journal at Chad ,pf. 1 rxi wfB aawttasw It alone the aoH 'i ( tStik M haa alwaya advocated. 1 ; CaMr It aradaaU of the Mats Carta, altos Fsvtar, arias ' tat Ma arraeUd at sHaart (or iU'nm, aat aid aat owa. He tmta ta atraiBl farM :C-Cr-i to WatMac U&'&, 3$ Dawey by Tt t-ar trr.iatil and 1 1 rirj tt aVad to .Jr-".:.. tft taat BIMMD Orer Fin Tbousasd Piople Stand ia tie Rail At Nebraska City To Hear tti Arraipssst. Ispssitfoi if Dtseertej's Ettsin Kail Clur tad Atttftij Cnnl'i Attititfi Cxtirtd to tta Nebraska City, Neb. (Special.) In the same city In which a few nights before was witnessed the extraordinary spectacle of a mass meeting of reputa ble dtlsens assembled to protest gainst the enforcement of the anti-trust lawa of the state of Nebraska, waa gathered Thursday night a much larger throng of citizens to express their belief In the purpose and intent of the law then denounced, and to cheer the courage and honesty of the men who 'declare that It must be enforced, and to dem onstrate their loyalty to law and order 9 WSl! SS tblr Intense opposition to that great industrial and social evil, the trust. Five thousand men and women stood for two hours and a half in the open air, exposed to the cold and rain, and wildly cheered the speeches of William J. Bryan, C. J. . Smyth and ex-Congressman Lewis of Washington. It was one of the most enthusiastic politics! mMtlnrs ever oel4 D tne state of Nebraska. It completely confounded the publicly expressed prophecy of leading republican politicians that the people of Nebraska City and vicinity would resent at the polls the perform ance of his sworn duty by an officer of the state of Nebraska. Not only was the meeting enthusiastic, but It was altogether friendly. The subtle at tempts to work up a hostile demonstra. tlon completely failed in their purpose. MAYOR MATTES' INSULT. The mayor of the city. Mr. John Mattes, jr., was the only offender and his breach took the form of a circular reflecting on the people of the city in a manner that aroused the indignation of even the men who work in the Au?o starch factory, many of whom openly resented the imputation of lawlessnewa and rowdyism. The circular was headed In big, black letters, "Order and Silence," and read as follows: "Whereas, it has come to my knowl edge that some citizens of Nebraska City are much irritated because of the action taken by the attorney general of the state to close the starch works, and whereas, they have made remarks In dicating a disposition to disturb the political meeting this evening at which Colonel Bryan and Attorney General Smyth are to speak, I deem it my duty In the interest of law, order and the gqod name of the city to warn all men that the police will arrest any persons who attempt to disturb the speakers or the orderly quiet of the assemblage. The right of free speech will be, de fended by every good citizen. Those who do not wish to listen can frtay away, but order will be enforced and the law upheld. (Signed) "JOHN MATTE?. JR., "Mayor." From the time that Mr. Bryan and Attorney General Smyth stepped from the special train at 6 o"clock until they left again at 11 their reception was cordial and hearty to an unusual de ST neoole of Nebraska were evl- dently bent on proving that saturaay- mass meeting was not representative of the real sentiment of the community, and that the law Is respected and Its enforcement demanded In Nebraska City Just as in every other civilized Christian community. A cheering pro retslon headed by the Bryan Home guards escorted Mr. Bryan to the hotel through streets lined with people. While be was at supper hundreds of his ad mirers thronged about the hotel, cheer ing while he ate. And throughout tht time that he and the attorney genera) tnd Mr. Lewis spoke the demonstra tions of friendliness and support con tinued without one hostile Interruption. The meeting was presided over by Hon. George W. Teasajklas, chairman of the democratic county committee. Be fore it was adjourned there waa not a person in the audience who did not un derstand that the attorney general's ult against the starch trust was in the real Interest of the people of Nebraska City and tbe whole state, neither was there any oae present who was not en abled to understand the true inward ness of the republican "non partisan" mass meeting of Ssturday night which denounced the attorney general for "seeking to shot down the Nebraska City stsrch works," while fn fact his ult wss the only means for insuring its continued operation here. MR. BRTAN TAKES IT TJP. Mr. Bryan prefaced his speech by tying that he had not Intended to speak In Nebraska City during this campaign, but he had learned that the attorney general's suit had aroused the people of the community and that many had protested against the en forcement of the anti-trust law. "And so." he said, amid loud cheers, "I came down to discuss the trust question un der the shadow of the starch, factory." He said be was amaaed that the people of the city bad held a meeting to pro test against tbe enforcement of tbe anti-trust law, and that a republican fudge bad presided orer tbe meeting. Ao be proceeded Mr. Bryan wanned up to bis subject and spoke with even atore than his usual force and earnest- He declared that tne starch trust was a greater menace to Nebraska City than to the rest er ta state, and that tba attorney general waa sot trying to destroy a factory bat to prevent a trust from absorbing one. "Did any one this," aa Inquired, "taat tbey aoald prevaat thw attorney general (ran oaf ore tne tbe taw by protesting aaaHstt HT (Cieers.) "Wilt tbey also protest against en forcing the law against the Standard OH dad tbe other trwsuT (Cheers.) Or ae tbey stand In the poatMoa of men aao protest against allowtaf others to leal, demanding that rtcbt aaly for CaemaslvasT (Loud cheers.) I glory la tae ceurarv of tbe attorney general," wattt aa it.- Bryaa amidst oontHiaoua eaarhr "wbeeomes toOtoeoeesaty te 4 re i t ire tract aat cf e -a.vy. a4 a? yaw fsaarai i J Ul CJSa JwJ Cat? SMYTH DENOUNCE TRUSTS be enforcing the law instead of Mr. Smyth. (Cheers.) "1 promise you that if I am elected president I will do all i can to dissolve me starch trust and leave the Argo company an independent institution." (IToionged cheering.) air. biyan buoke in part as follows: "A prominent republican has accused the democrats of representing tne forces of lawlessness. 1 mention this because the republicans of Nebraska City have met and protested against the enforcement of a statute of the state of Nebraska and a republican judge was chairman of the resolutions committee. While the meeting was called a non partisan one, its purpose was purely po litical, and it la worth while to note that the republicans seem better able ts enforce the statutes against petty offenders than they are to enforce me statutea against great corporations. "The attorney general haa commenced proceedings, not ta destroy a local man ufacturing establishment, but to pre vent the manufacturing establishment from entering into a trust. In this connection it may be well to note the different steps which have been taken. The Argo Manufacturing Co. of Nebras. ka City was a prosperous corporation. As evidence of this prosperity I note from the Conservative (published by ex-Secretary of Agriculture J. Sterling Morton) of Nebraska City, May 25, 189S). Here is what the Conseivalive says: WHAT MOKTON" SAID. " "Therefore when the Conservative points with pride to the Argo factory at Nebraska City, which turn out thir ty tons of starch every twenty-four hours, finds market therefor and suc cessfully competes In America and Eu rope with the National Starch trust, it is not in extenuation or mitigation ot any views expressed heretofore. It is merely irrefutable evidence of the fact that no combine nor capital can crush uui a we:: mssagea pnva concern. Nebraska City in its cereal mills and the Argo actory, has two successful plants which no trust has, as yet, been able to buy, bully or wheedle. They plainly illustrate the fact that intelli gent competition can enter the market against all trusts and triumphantly win out.' "It will be seen that the National Starch company is denounced as a trust and the Conservative declares that th Argo company was able to compete with the trust and that no trust 'had yet been able to buy, bully or wheedle the Argo company. ' WHAT MORTON DID. "About the 1st of September, 1899, a few months after the editorial com ment which I have just read, the Argo company joined the United Starch com. pany. and the Conservative of Septem. her 21, 18S9, quoted an article from the Commercial and Financial World, from which I take the following extract: " 'Ever since tbe starch trust, or National Starch Manufacturing Co., be. gan business there has been talk among those manufacturers of starch who re main outside of it. of the formation ot a strong competitive organization, and this we have now the pleasure of re cording has at length been brought io pas. There has just been organized under the laws of the state of New jer sey, with a capital of t6.000.0ti0. a pow erful concern under the style of the United Starch Co., which is a consolida tion of the only four starch manufac turing concerns In the United States that are not In the trust, the Oswego Starch factory, the American Glucose Co. of Buffalo, Gilbert 8. Graves, the Argo Manuacturing Co. of Nebraska City, Neb., Joy, Morton & Co., and the Sioux City, Ia., Starch work, owned by Duryea & Co. These concerns are the largest and most important manu facturers of fine grades of starch in the United States and their transactions are in the aggregate of enormous mag nitude.' About a year later that is in Au gust or September of this year Vjuo, the third step was taken and the United rcl: ccr?v '"In'"! the trust. . First we have an Independent company, growing and prospering upon its own merits: second, this independent com pany joins other companies to flffhi the starch trust, and. third, this Inde pendent company, with Its associates. Joins tbe starch trust and competition is at last destroyed. If any citizen of Nebraska thinks that this starch com pany is not a trust let him read the extracts from the Conservative which I have just quoted, and he will find that this organization has been recog nized at all times as a trust. Mr. Bryan then quoted extensively from editorial articles In Mr. Morton's Conservative, showing hostility to the trusts. Commenting In a general way, Mr. Bryan said: "If tbe people of Nebraska City de fend tbe starch trust, tbey must be pre pared to defend all the other trusts, for it is impossible for them to destroy trusts located elsewhere and defend a trust located In their own city. Are the people of Nebraska City willing to subject themselves and their country men to the extortion practiced by all the trusts In order to maintain one trust which haa a factory In their city? ARE MORB INTERESTED. "As a matter of fact the people nt Nebraska City are more Interested In the dissolution of the starch trust than tbe people of other parts of tne state. When the Argo was an Independent company it waa controlled by cltlxens of Nebraska City, and Nebraska City Interests . could be considered by Its management. But when the National Starch company, with headquarters in New Tork, la allowed tomanage thla plant, tbe control will be removed to New Tork. and the wishes of the peo ple of Nebraska City will have Httlt consideration. "Mr. Charlie R. Flint of Boston Is one of the directors of the United Starch company, and Mr. Flint made a speech In Boston a year ago last May, in which be summed up tbe advantages of the trust!. One of the advantages mentioned by him was that raw ma terial could be bought at a lower price because there would be only one pur u " n"1 who sell raw material to tbe various starch companies? CAN BC CLOSE DOWN, "Another advantage waa that the least productive plants could be closed down and tbe work done at the more productive plants. The people of your town have already seen a distillery clos ed down by tbe whisky trust. What Is to prevent the Argo company from be ing closed down by tbe starch trust? When al Itbe factories belong to one corporation the dosing down of one factory does not bring loss to the cor poration, because tbe work can be ear Had on nomownore else, bat the Argo eompaay, aa aa Independent company, cou it not cleat down without eerteen loam, Therefore the ehsnees are greater ta favor of tae ocal fawtory mmj closed down under a trust than under Indenendent management. "i,r. Flint also suggested as another advantage, that In case of local bres or strikes tne work could be done elte- where without4oss. If the employe of, the starch company are urgeo to sup port the trust for fear of losing taeir employment, let me remind them oi Mr. Hints speech. The Argo com pany, as an inuependeut company, could not afford to close down and turn an" its employes, but when the Arijo company becomes a member of the Na tional Marco company, the employes have no way of protec ting theiuteives, because the work here can be suspena ed while the employes are starved into subnotion. Under the trust system a striKe in one factory brings no loss to the company, but it does bring great loss to the employes. Let me give you a case in point- The li.rmiiigltarn Age and Herald ot September 12 contained the following dispatch, trom bessemer, Ala.: EMPLOYES UNPROTECTED. " Woi k waa resumed at the Central Foundry company's plant yesterday. The men who went out on a strike early last week returned to work on the company's terms. The manage ment here is not responsible for the re daction in wages, it having been or dered trom the head office in New Tork the reduction prevailing throughout all the pipe plant belonging to the com pany.' "The attorney general is seeking to enforce a statute In Nebraska. The law is a good law and ought to be en forced and the people of Nebraska City ought to hold a mass meeting to com mend him, rather than to condemn him. The fusion forces believe in enforcing both state laws and national laws against the trusts. The Kansas City iilatform demands the annihilation of uli private monopolies, and if the dem ocratic ticket is successful I believe legislation will be enacted which will make it Impossible for the National Starch company to buy. bully or wuee- dll' tbe Argo company Into Joining a trust, and with the dissolution oi tne starch trust will come the dissolution ol all other trusts which are now plunder ing the people." Continuing, Mr. uryan congratulate? the people upon having an attorney general who has courage to bring tbe suit, and said that if the United States attorney had done his duty there would have been no necessity for the atate authorities to take up the ques tion. He said that If he should be elected the federal administration would be found moving against all combinations contrary to law. His words on this point were as follows: HIS 8TAND ON TRUSTS. Mv friends. If the United States attorney general, of the republican paf ty, had done his duty he would have been enforcing this law instead oi mr Smyth being down here tonight, doing what the republican national attorney general should do. This republican ad ministration has brought Just three suits in the last three years, and yet more trusts were organized during the last three years than in all the previous history of the country. "I want you people to know that If we get control of this government, the federal administration as well as the tate administration will lay its hands upon the starch trust. I heard it said that you people down here felt some hostility toward Mr. Smyth because of his fight atcralnst the trusts, but 1 do not fear any hostility toward me. I want you to understand that I am as much aeainst the starch trust, or any other UBsst. as Mr. Smyth is, and 1 will fifiht . - .. . . , .1 ; , L . . 1. if m a nara as ne uihh, aim n vy ic of the ceople of thlflcotmtry and t-f state I am made president of tbe Cntted States, I will promise you that I will do all I can to dissolve the starch trust and leave the Argo company an Independent Nebranka City company." He asserted that to fupport the trust meant to support the republican poli cies, including imperialism, militarism, high tariff, etc. He look up and dis cussed briefly the general lsnues of the campaign. The speech was liberally applauded In many places and there were fewer shouts for opposing candi dates than at most mee.'.ings. The conclusion of Bryan's speech was the occasion for prolonged applause.the cheering being again and again re newed." Through the greater portion of his remarks a oold drizzling rain was falling, and he spoke holding an urn brella in one hand. j CHrEEA!. tat.kR. ,The weather in nowise daunted the crowd's enthusiasm, ami not a handful of people left when Mr. Smyth rose to peak. He was loudly cheered ana after outlining the provisions of the Ne. braska anti-trust law, spoke in part as follows: "The law represents the will of the people of this state, aye, the will of the penple of this city and county. When I saw It staled In the resolutions adopt ed here the other night that my action was violative of the principle of govern- ment by consent,, I went to the house ana senate journals iu Bvrruti huw the representatives from this county voted on the law, and I found that every one of them voted in favor f putting It on the statute book. (Loud cheers.) "Among those who attended the Sat urday night meeting and made speeches denunciatory of my action waa the Hon. Patrick Roddy of this city. He was a member of the legislature which passed that law and he voted In favor of It. (Laughter and cheers.) I ask him, good republican as he Is, what he meant when he voted to command me aa at torney general to bring action to pro hibit trusts from doing business In this state. Did be mean what be said or did he Intend his action to be taken as a Joke? (Applsuse.) HOW THE CASE BEGAN. "Evidence was laid before me tending to show that the United Starch com pany and the National Starch company were both trusts within the meaning of our taw and thst the Argo Manufac turing company of your city bad trans, f erred all Its properly to the trust. To set aside that transfer and restore the plant to the Argo company and exclude the trust from the stste I commenced the action complained of. Here In tbe language of the petition filed In the supreme court ia what 1 ask the court to do: " 'Wherefore, the plaintiff prays tbat tbe agreement by which the said Argo Manufacturing company sold and transferred all Its property and rights to the said United Starch company and the deed of conveyance lo tbe United Starch company from tbe aald Argo Manufacturing company to be ad judged null and void and that said property and right to the Immediate possession therefore be restored and confirmed In tbe Argo Manufacturing company.' "My friends la there anything In that which bears out the statement made to you through the press and on last Rat. urdsy "night, at the meeting held In this city, that the purpose of my action waa to close the works located In this city? Ia there anything In it which even suggests such a purpose? And If there be not, and there certainly Is not, what do you think of those who for the purpose of building up their party and tearing down mine, made tbe statements that that waa my pur pose? (Cheers.) "Suppose the prayer of the petition Is granted, what then will be the situs- tiouT It will be this: The Works will be taken out of the o-mtrol of a for eign board of directors which has no sympathy with your city and placed back in the hands of your own citizen, and for this I lave been condemned. (Cheers.) , CITES LOCAL DISTILLERY. "The Argo people do not own one twelfth of the rtcck of the trust. They have one vote In twelve to say lhr nioi, in the management of tne con cern. The eleven votes may be cast against them at any moment; thty would be entirely powerless to resist the decision reached even though that decision should be to close down the works. Trusts have done such things before. Witness the case of your dis tillery; snd they may do It again. In fact it Is a part of their policy to close down the smaller and more remote e tabllahments. To protect you against this probability the slate has brought its sctlon. Some ten years ago when it waa announced upon your streets that the Hon. John C. Watson had suc ceeded in annulling the contract con veying your distillery to the whisky trust you were intoxicated with delight and headed by a band you went in a body to the station to welcome him upon his return snd crown him with laurels of your gratitude. For attempt ing that which Mr. Watson accomplish ed you have poured out upon me the vials of your indignation. (Laughter and cheers.) "No man who condemns trusts can find fault with my action and be con sistent. If I should not proceed against a trust in this city because to do so might Injure one of your Industries, then for the same reason I should not proceed against the ice trust, the grain buyeis' trust or the school furniture trust, because they have establishments in Omaha which might be Injured by my action. Neither should I move againet the Standard Oil trust becauso It has a plant of importance In t hi city of Omaha. And with equal force every community In the state which has a trust within its midst could say: 'You shall not act. The law must re main a dead letter and your duty un performed.' Do you want that? (Cries of "No!") FEDERAL OFFICIALS LAXITY. "There Is today a federal statute against trusts mere severe than the Nebraska statute; It not only forbid all combinations in restraint of trade and denounces against them a punishment of fine snd imprisonment and also pro cldes that any property belonging to a trust in the course of transportation from one state to another may be seised by the government and confiscated to Its use. If the attorney general of the United States had done his duty un der that statue it would have been un necessary for me to bring the action which I have brought. (Cheers.) For he would have prohibited the starch trust from doing business anywhere in the country. But he has not done his duty. Do you want the attorney gen eral of Nebraska to do likewise? (Cries of "No, no!' ) "I have seen It stated that Mr. Mor ton has declared that he will move the works to Kansas City If he is not per mitted to operate a trust In this Ftate. Let him not forget that Kansas City is in a democratic state: that Mjsaourt has an anti-trust law and a democratic attorney general willing to enforce it. (Cheers.) "How any one who condemns a pro tective tariff can uphold a tnit, sur passer comprehension. (Cheers.) A pro tective tariff enables Its beneficiary to charRe the consumer a higher price for his wares by preventing the competi tion of foreigners. A trust enables its beneficiaries to charge the consumer a higher prices for their wares by de feating home competition. The only difference between them Is that th one 1 levies its tribute under the form of law while the cither does,, so In defiance of law; th tariff is a creature of law, the truft Is an outlaw. (Cheers.) "No.my friends. If the principle which underlies trusts Is wrong, It ts as wrong in Nebraska as 'it Is In New Jersey. You cannot condemn it in New Jersey and uphold it In Nebraska. This is a campaign of principle. Our leader has shown us a spiendid loyalty to princi ple. Let us emulate his example in that respect and we will be better dem ocrats and better citizens." (Applause.) After Mr. Smyth had finished, ex Congressman Lewis of Washington spoke briefly and by his wit and elo- aroused the crowd to such a pitch of ecstatic delight as made a fitting climax for the most successful political meet ing ever held In Nebraska City. OBJECT LESSON IN TRUSTS. Workings of th Infamous Standard Oil Company. The Iron and 8teel Trade Bulletin declares that Wall street is aghast at the fabulous profits of the Standard Oil company. The declaration of a divi dend of K a ?hsre on the t97.t00.00O outstanding stocks of the king of cor porations," which means 38 per cent In dividends so far this year. Is w hat caused the excitement. On March IS last, the com pany declared a divi dend of tZO a share, or about 120,000.000, which was probably the largest Inter est disbursement ever made by a cor poration In this country. This divi dend was followed on June IB by the payment of $10 a. share, and now comes an adldtional IS per share. Thus 138, 000.000, or about that amount. Is re quired for the payment of the three dividends. In the past eighteen years, exclusive of the current year, the Standard Oil company has paid some thing like tr;.::.ooo m dividends, a comparative table Is Interesting. Tt shows; From 1&S2 to 101 the company paid dividends at I 1-4 per cent, amounting lo 147.250.000; 1R91 Xn 193, dividends at 12 per rent. $4S,000.000; 184 dividends at 31 per cent f3I.0O0.0O0; 1W, dividends at 33 per rent, $33.000.. 000; lft. dividends at 30 per cent, 130, 000,000; l!, dividends at 33 per cent, 133,000,000; estimated thla year, 41 per cent or S4S.000.00. The stockholder are receiving profits at a rate that al most baffles Imagination. John D. Rock efeller, president of the company, is popularly credited with owning about one-third of the million shares of the corporation. On that basis his check for bis share of the present dividend would be approxlately $!,tt.000, snl should the dividend payments continue only at this rate Rockefeller would draw annual!;' about tlO.Ctf.OAO from his Standard holdings alone. No won. der the Standard Oil crowd Is buying up all tbe banka In New Tork. ' The machinery of tbe United I tales It doing tbe work of 1,000,000.00 men. PRILLS OF FASHION. Ecru, cream and Ivory guipure laaaa, with stock collar and girdle of som dark-bued velvet, are still In marked favor as a decoration for handsome gowns of cloth cr wools of lighter weave. ' Feather boas in all shades are now found in straight feathers, presumably those from the barnyard fowls made up fancifully, and they are quite as at tractive and rather more stylish than those of ostrich feathers. Many Persian designs are soft com binations of colors are to be seen In broad sash ribbons and panne satin ribbons have velvet on one side and satin on the other. A heavy,, warm looking ribbon is the beaver. The gold and sliver, which is to be so popular this season ia so many forms, must be used with discretion, particu larly the geld. It la seen already on blouses and jackets, conspicuous and Inartistic and unattractive. Bonnets are not much In evidence, but they are te be found for matrons, and there is a variety of fancy frames for foundations for them. These are of black and white laces, with embroidery of spangles of silver or gold, and some with jet The new Russian blouse, with and without the skirt below the waist which finished all tbe Russian blouses when last In vogue, will rival the Eton and bolero jackets In fashionable favor. These garments are particularly be coming to slender figures. The great thing to determine just now Is the apparent center of gravity of the hat. The trimming In many seems to radiate from the center of the front in long lines to the back, in plumes, folds or feathers That Is al ways a pretty fashion and becoming to many people. Most of the hats are set well off the face, while a few people to whom that particular style is be coming cling to those worn well over the forehead. There are soft Tarn crowns to hats, .soft crowns of other designs, large broad fiats with only an Indication of a crown and hats with de cided high bell crowns. The double and triple rims will be worn this year., LITERARY NEWS NOTES. Hinds sc Noble will publish a new edition of "New Dialogues and Plays" early In the fall. Longans, Green & Co. have Just ready Winston Spencer Churchill's new South African jock, "Ian Hamilton's March," with colored maps and plans of battles. L. C. Page & Co. have In preparation, the sixtieth thousand of "Philip Win wood," which ban been published now tfut four months, and the sale of which is increasing dally. Mrs. Helen Cody-Wetmore sailed for London on the St. Paul September 5. An English editlin of Mrs. Wrtmore'a very successful book, "Last of ' the Great Scouts,", wiii be liisued next month. An untold amoupt of real humilia tion and r.tTerlng Is inflicted upon men and womiii striving ot serve God In the church, by a lack of appreciation of their point of view. Put yourself in their places. Would not you resent be ing an object of disapproval, or. when the case Is bettered ,an object of char ity? Would you enjoy ftellng that your hat, your coat, your dress and your children's clothes were matters of comment, and that the parish felt that the money paid your husband must be spent to pleaae it and not yourself? . "A Minister's Wife," in the October Ladies' Home Journal. A NATURAL ERROR. After dinner tbe guests of the house In the Adirondacks used to re pair to the porch to watch the gorgeous sunsets. Little Ellwood Wilson's father had tried to Impress upon the boy, who was but five years old, the mar vellous coloring, and as the little fell" r sat on his father's knee he would t l him that this was the work of the an gels, who, every night, while the guests of the hotel were at supper, would paint with their fairy brushes the west ern sky. Night after night the child, grew more Interested in the subject, and hi belief In the legend grew stronger and stronger. But one day a shadow crossed his young life: his playmate, Johnnie, after a brief l!!nt. had died at the hotel. The little fel low's heart waa nearly broken, but he was comforted with the fact that al though Johnnie was dead, he was an angel now and could look down on Ell wood snd watch him at his play. A few nights after the little fellow had been laid away the sunset was less gorgeous than usual. A haze In the western sky had dimmed the colors, and the display was disappointing. Aa Ellwood sat on his father" knee watching the sky, he suddenly looked up and said: "Papa, the sunset Isn't blight tonight, I guess this must be Johnnie s first." Edgar fl. Nash In the October New Llpplncott. SUGGESTION FOR REVIEW, The September number of Great Pic. tures presents to Its reader one of the bet yet Issued. It Is replete with ar ticles of an Interesting nature to the student and artist. The Teeth In Art and Science, by R. Bhufeldt. M. D., la Interesting and of great value to tbe student Piano Playing and Teaching In America, by Walton Perkins, direc tor Sherwood music school. Joaqulm Miller, by Julian Hawthorn. Psmous Painting are well represented repro. luclng many renowned reproduction t matter of the brush, with a abort Wographlcal sketch of their career. So nany good things are to be eeen and read In Great Picture for September that apace forbid to enumerate then ill. Sample copy, I cents, from tba White City Art Co., Chicago, lit I 'l '