TRUSTS AND PARTIES. RECORD SHOWS WHO HAS FAVORED THEM. An Antl-Tru.t Campaign on the Tart of the Democrat, with Cle.rlandl.m Thrown In, Would be a Laughing Mtotk. The Examiner, after quoting the statement of ex-Unlted States Senator W. D. Washburn of Minnesota that the Republican party ought to put forth Its full strength and legislate against trusts, remarks that Mr. Washburn and his friends do not say how they are going to do this and at the same time train under the leadership of Hanna. It would Indeed be difficult for any party, under any leadership, to mark out a lawful plan of attack upon the trusts, but not more so for the Repub licans than for the party of Calvin S. Hrlce, Coal Oil Payne, William C. Whitney, J. Plerpont Morgan and the late Roswell P. Flower, to say noth ing of Richard Crokcr, whose interests are almost as securely wrapped up In trusts as they are In thieving. We might add that remarks about the lead ership of Hanna come with bad grace from a newspaper which favors the election for governor of Ohio of John JL McLean, who is the richer man of the two and was maiuly Instrumental In foisting Joseph Hoadley.a trust law yer, and Henry B. Payne of the Stand ard Oil company, upon the Ohio gov ernorship and senatorship respectively. If Hanna Is indeed for trusts It Is not for the western organ of John R. Mc Lean to think any the less of him be cause of it. Criticisms of Senator Hanna do not conceal the fact, however, that during the past few years the Republicans ha.vc been more active against trusts than the Democrats. The Fifty-third congress. Democratic, did not move a finger against them, and it was left to a Republican congress to pass the Sher man anti-trust law. Last winter and spring the most drastic laws for the suppression of these great combines were passed by Republican legislatures, the one exception, proving the rule, be ing the legislature of Texas. As a mat ter of fact, there is no politics in trusts. They are no more Republican and no lees Democratic than partnerships are. What are the politics of the Anaconda Copper company, the Standard Oil, the Sugar trust and the Diamond Match company? The Examiner lays especial stress not only upon Hanna, but Griggs. But what is the ofTense of the Republican attorney general? He refused, as in duty bound, to make a federal matter out of a wrong which could look for lawful redress only in state courts. His Democratic predecesor, Richard Olney, did worse, as we shall show by a quo tation from the Examiner itself of a past date: "It is probable that the indifference or hostility of the attorney generals of the United States to the anti-trust laws has had something to do with failure of the statutes to accomplish anything. Attorney General Olney frankly stated his belief that the Sherman law was unconstitutional, and the remarkable decision of the Supreme court ia the Sugar trust case has the effect that the power of the United States over in terstate commerce applied only to per sons and corporations whose principal business is handling goods for sale and not to those whose principal business Is manufacturing, and that the sugar trust’s business was mainly manufac turing and not selling sugar, seemed to support it.” How can Republican Attorney Gen eral Griggs’ attitude compromise his party any more than Democratic At torney General Olney’s? It fnkile and in some degree vicious to talk V trusts as the wards and pets x>f parties. They are no more so than corporations. If they are harmful the damage falls alike upon the Republican and Democrat; If advantageous the profits ami rewards are common to both. Only demagogues seek to create a contrary impression.- San Francisco Chronicle. GOVERNMENT REVENUES. (i)ilriiillil Showing of lh« lllngtr) law < onfonmi* I ree Trailers. At the risk of appearlug to display excessive brutality toward a foolish and ignorant contemporary, we invite attention to the government lluunces for September. The revenues have been so large that the month probably will rhow a surplus of $7,000,000. and the first quarter of the fiscal year a sur plus of more than $7,000,000, Possibly our leaders may recall that at the cud of July, the first month of the fiscal jcar. w* took the New York World fo task for the most P mark able exhibition of stupidity about gov ernment Muanee* or the most re. kls> pet version of facts which we had ob served In a long time. What the World did was to tube the July def icit. and. using that as a monthly average of dctl.lt flame out and sol emnly predict for the ft* a I tear a def icit of more than $l0n um ooo At that time we explained to our ignorant con temporary (hat July dr Melts always wera enornu»u< owing to the excessive expenditures which the government Is compelled to make In the opening mouth of Its business year. Also, we warned that iwmie rail* .. >rn w : . h la the Beicest enrni) of the litngley tariff and the m«at aids at champion ,f AMUlnabt.* iha- the bc> sho- «> a waa In rnaliiy a very Hue one. as ib« dsMrll of that month was -mailer than It bad been for many year* and that it bc.dvd well fur tbo future The Meptmiber »*>*<«•* •* »H. t»« i •« worn right or Mot and they teach »» emphatic • teaaoa that we are bcvptng that e«*n papers so <#• hires or igaur •at aa the World way ia-er it la min*' glmrttealng the tariff. Federal reverues and other questions of Gov ernment and administration. Accord ing to the World, we should have had for September a deficit of more than $8,000,000, and for the quarter just end ing a deficit of more than $25,000,000. The facts which hit the World In the pit of the stomach are that we shall have for September a surplus of $7,000, 000, and for the first quarter a surplus of $2,000,000. Need anything more be said?—New York Press. FATHER OF THE TRUSTS. Lark of Competition Would Prot* Their Moat Potent Ally. That the tariff is the father of the trusts has been asserted by Mr. Have meyer, hut it has been disproved. That prosperity was the father of the trusts has also been asserted. Prosperity has been the cause of the organization of a large number of trusts, but it is the enemy of trusts that attempt to ad vance prices and resrlet the price of la bor. This has been illustrated in the past few months to the satisfaction of all who have kept posted in regard to th6 progress of trusts and combina tions. No sooner than an industrial combination has attempted to advance prices beyond a reasonable profit than competition has sprung up. When “good times’’ prevail capital is on the alei< for opportunities for Investment, and when any combination like the Sugar trust begins to make large prof its by advancing prices, this capital Is available for the organization of competing corporations, which bring down prices to a reasonable basis. In the hard times brought about by the Wilson free trade law the trusts enjoyed immunity from such competi tion, for there was no money to invest In the building of competitive mills and factories. Then the trusts easily controlled the markets,while now at the first evidence of unusual profits there springs up a competitor which serves as a balance wheel to prices. These facts show that hard times are the best aid to trusts, and that neither the tariff nor prosperity are to be held responsible for the crimes that are committed in the names of the trusts. —Tacoma (Wash.) ledger. “It It a Wl«« Child,” Etc. Uncle Sain—"What Is the matter, little boy?" Little Boy—"I’m looking for my father and mother. Nobody can tell me who they are.” Uncle Sam—"Never mind, little boy. In your case it Isn’t so much a question of parentage as of proper discipline and restraint. We ll look after you all right.” I.et Well Enough Alone. The south and west are not looking to the east to furnish them money with which to move their crops. These sections are now better off financially than they have been for years.—Ar kansas Gazette. In other words, "General Prosperity,” of whom Colonel Bryan was wont to make facetious remarks a short time ago, is becoming tolerably well known to the voters of the west and south. When the leading Bryan organ of Ar kansas concedes that prosperity has come it may tie taken as a tacit confes sion that all of Bryan's calamity prophesies in the campaign of '96 were mere bosh to fool the voters. It also may be taken as an honest but sly warning to the voters of Arkansas to prepare for the ravings of windy cal amity howiers of the Bryan stripe,who will soon be abroad In the land ap peuling to them to vote against the party of "Imperialism and corruption." In short, the Gazette's prosperity item may he taken as advice to the people to let well enough alone,— Little Hock (Ark.) State Republican. The (irrmrr Kill. "By removing the high tariff." say* the New York Journal, "the pow< r of * th« trusts would he greatly curtailed an th« Tariff llaa Thrown Op«n New Market*. It is admitted that the farmers are more prosperous now than in any pre vious year of the decade. This state ment or fact Is resented by the free traders, who insist that the prosperity of the farmers Is in no way related to the tariff and that the heavy sales or exports of agricultural products are not necessarily an index to the pros perity of the country at large. But if the farmers are prosperous they are heavier purchasers than when farming is depressed. They purchase more ag ricultural Implements, more clothing, more organs and pianos, more furni ture for their houses, and morn build ing materials for new houses, and In so doing contribute to the demajid that induces activity in all manufacturing establishments. In an interview published i£ this newspaper recently it was show o that the tariff on Canadian lumber opened New England and other sections to American lumber manufactures!. It w as shown also that in spite of tae ad vance in prices farmers and others are doing so much more building that there is a greatly increased hone de mand. In addition to this it was stated that the foreign demanl for American lumber wfas never so great as now. Most of the lumber shipped to Europe now is sold before it reaches the point of consignment, and prices of American lumber have advanced from $3 to |6 per 1,000 feet in the last two years. The tariff on Canadian lumber threw open the New England markets to western lumbermen ai d prices advanced. At the same time new markets in Europe were opened to American lumber and prices ad vanced there. These facts tell their own story—Chicago Inter Ocean. Dqoette. A consular report to the state de partment contains some Interesting facts about a new French drink called "Piquette.” It is brewed from low grade American dried apples, includ ing skins, cores, worms, etc., together with raisins, and as the brew acquires through fermentation just enough of alcohol to give It a piquant taste, but not enough to intoxicate the drinker, it is becoming very popular among Frenchmen. Last year they drank 60,000,000 gallons of Piquette at 2 cents a glass. It is said that the French people have takeu kindly to the new tipple, because of the vast amount of adulter ation practiced in the production of cheap French clarets, and that Piq uette, being too cheap to be adulter ated, is steadily growing In favor. Frenchmen do not like to be poisoned in their drink. It is only Americans who persist in preferring deleterious decoctions bearing foreign labels to the pure and wholesome wines of American makes. They would rather drink foreign stuff, real or alleged, drugs and all, than patronize a perfect ly honest and in all ways a better arti cle made in America. Some day Amer ican wine drinkers will wake up to the folly of this sort of thing. What All* McLeansboeoT There is prosperity in the country, but unfortunately it is confined to the men with money. Those without it have seldom, as a whole, been worse off. Even if they are employed the cost of living is great, so dispropor tioned to the scale of wages paid that they find it almost impossible to make ends meet. These men begin to anx iously ask what Is to become of them. —McLeansboro Times. We are sorry to hear that the labor ing men of Mcl^eansboro are in such a condition. Here in Benton they have work and seem happy and contented. In fact, it is hard to get hands when you want something done. This same report comes from almost every lo cality in the state, and we can't see what is the matter with McLeansboro. We are inclined to think that the only thing the matter is that Brother Dan iels needs a dose of paregoric. Pos sibly he Is vexed at having to change a five or ten dollar bill every time a farmer pays hl3 subscription.—Benton (111.) Kepublican. Frf»« Trails itu«l I'rntrcllon. Fuller free trade flue mas.*i*3 must get poorer, because they g» t less em ployment. If our protective system is so terrible, and their free-trade system so beneficial, why do foreigners flock here in such number*? How many of them return to their free country? Did workingmen ever emigrate to a free-trade country? Where are the best markets in the world? Where the 1 people have tile most money to »p*-n l. Sir Robert Peel was not a protection* 1st when he uttered the words that England must make her people work cheaper, if they controlled the markets of the world, than the laboring people of the country where they sold their IuimIi. lie was the free-trade leader of Eugland. hut wu manly enough to acquaint the English people of What they bad to contend with before they made the leap to a policy which ha* proven disastrous Is* them American Shipbuilder, IIa* I .at tu I •>»», Ct>|. iti)an like ik« lunit) man lh« AsierUan Binge, make* lot at hit*" When ha I* In ihe anal, tha heart uf \iu< rit a a rumuieii lat life ba lata alive* alone ami lalba «>n iwam thing mota to the an*terg taala When in Ih# eouth among hla nlver |4ate4 follonara. ha talka fraa ailver In the naat he mm4 tu whang awa> on thta one "ntlvar airing," knt the |iri>«*erltf of the waal natter a ff«> leetlva tariff an4 a a>44 araa4ar4 hag , an**4 tha r.lva* tuna to l.e» It* aharg 0‘t tha waalarnam Tiffin |U I l tllMl*. CANADA’S FAILURE TO CRAB OUR TERRITORY. Map Showing the Boundary as Settled By Modus Vivendi. The boundary actually laid down on Invention of modern times. According the map is only between sixteen and to Prof. Mosby, however, this is not seventeen miles in length, but its im- the case. This gentleman, who was aginary prolongation runs east to the lecturing recently before an antiquari White and Chtlkoot Passes. an society, stated that it was the cus To make clear the reason for the tom among the Greeks for the nurses adoption of this temporary dclimita- to carry a sponge full of honey in a tion it is necessary to explain that the small pot to stop the children from broken curved line is the boundary crying. The professor went on to say claimed by the United States under the that there are two Greek vases in the apart gripping either side of the nest, wings outstretched to prevent any slip ping back, the curious depression In which serves to steady it—the attitude is perfect for accomplishing the final act In the curious tragedy of nature by which a cuckoo is reared at the ex pense of the family of its foster pa rents.—London Chronicle. White Verbena. The scent of that old-fashioned, spicily fragrant flower, the white ver bena, is ousting the violet from the exclusive niche It lias occupied for the past six years. The violet haB fallen into disrepute, says the Minneapolis Tribune, since men of science and wisdom have denounced it us intoxi AWVVW%A^fVNAA^VVVVyVVVS^WVVV ALASKAN BOUNDARY SETTLED BY MODUS VIVENDI. Russian treaty of cession, but which Is disputed by Canada. The Canadian custom houses in the Chilkoot and White Passes and on Dalton's Trail mark the boundary and control the only gateways to the gold fields from the south. Dalton's Trail is reached through the Lynn canal, which at its head breaks into two arms, Chilkoot inlet to the east and Chilkoot Inlet to the west. The region on both sides of the Tle hlnl also written Klehini, river is known as the Porcupine district, and is believed to be remarkably rich in gold. There are said to be several thousand j miners in the district, but the exact number is uncertain. Inasmuch as both governments claimed jurisdiction which meant that while the question of jurisdiction was open there was no adequate police protection, it was feared that miners jumping claims might cause a conflict. To prevent ( this the provisional boundary line is drawn. The Canadian custom houses at the summits of the White and Chil koot Passes, under the terms of the modus vivendi, mark officially the boundary. Aii Ancient Device. Most people are of opinion that the feeding bottle for babies must be an British museum, dating from 700 B. C., which closely resemble the feeding bottles used subsequently by the Rom ans. In the old Roman cemetery of St. Sepulchre, Canterbury, a feeding bot tle of bright red polished ware was dug up in 1861, and Prof. Mosby came to the conclusion that this bottle must have been buried with the little Roman child to whose wants it had ministered during the child's lifetime. A Cuckoo Caught In the Act. Everybody has read in the natural history books how the ungrateful young cuckoo makes room in its fos ter mother's nest by evicting the right ful occupants, hatched and unhatched. As, however, few people have had the good fortune to see a young cuckoo, it has been rather difficult to understand exactly how the ingrate managed to turn out eggs and squabs. A patient naturalist, John fraig, has now solved the mystery, and in the Feathered World there are two photos taken un der his auspices of a young cuckoo In the very act of murdering a step brother. When the outline of the young cuckoo in the two pictures is once grasped one can see how well suited for Its fell purpose is the position it takes up. Head well down, legs wide eating, producing an artificial exhll iratlon. The verbena, on the contrary, has from time immemorial been used in certain sacred rites, and its essence has for centuries been known to phy sicians as a cooling remedy. Its odor is sweet, strong and refreshing, with out being artificially exhiliratiug. In Paris and among the few American women who have just returned from a visit to that sparkling metropolis, white verbena is the only perfume af fected. It is, of course, used only in sachets and toilet waters. Slow fo Catch On. From the Albany Evening Journal: They stood in a crowd of people at the corner of State and Pearl streets this morning- two line-looking girls— bright, vivacious and talking about everything. The taller said: "Well, I think Billy is awfully slow; he’s nice enough, but, dear me, he is so slow!” The other gave an inquiring glance, whereupon the first continued: "Sun day, you know, we went walking to the park. I picked a number of autumn leaves and fastened them in my belt.” "Well, what of it?" said her friend. "Oh. really nothing much, only he couldn’t take the hint that those leaves needed pressing." /\ MODERN CONVEYANCE.