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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
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Tt t-ar trr.iatil and
1 1 rirj tt aVad to
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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
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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
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