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The Commoner.
MAt.22, 1903.
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A FEW ITEMS OF INTEREST
The furniture used in Cuba is large
ly from the United States.
The average annual temperature of
Sitka and Omaha is the same.
Seven railroads have recently voted
to issue 1230,000,000 of new securi
ties. Of the American males over forty
years of age 80.9 per cent are mar
ried. ,
The proportion of Chinese to Ind
ians in the United States is as two to
three.
The output of the American furnace
is more than double that of the
British. .
The United States steel corporation
has unfilled orders for 6,410,719 tons
of steel.
The population of Canada - east of
Lake Superior is 4,000,000 and west
of it 1,000,000.
The Canadian government has de
cided to add one-third to the tariff
duties of all German goods.
biying the last three years 22 mil
lionaires have died in England. Their
average age was 75 years.
A count of the unoccupied houses
in London show 40,000. That Is one
house in fifteen of the whole city.'
.England and the continent of Eu
rope, have suffered from frost and cold
this spring more than for 20 years.
California produces more dollars'
. worth of oranges than of gold oran
ges over $18,000,000 and gold $17,
000,000. The necessity for special asylums
for those addicted to the use of co
caine is being considered in British
India,
One hundred dollars' worth of but
ter bears off from the soil less of its
valuable elements than 5 cents'
worth of hay.
There are three-storied streets in
New York where the underground,
surface and elevated street railways
come together.
Gambling among American, work
men is almo3t unknown as compared
with the same evil in Great Britain,
says the Moseley commissioners.
Radium rays may prove of inestim
able value in the control of the vari
ous germ diseases, for Danjsz, in
Paris, reports that they check the
development of the anthrav bacillus.
Russia has invested in Manchuria
millions for railways, millions for a
standing army to protect them and
twenty millions in building the city
of Dalney. The total is hundreds of
millions.
A German scientist, Dr. Kaufman,
asserts that the electrostatic attrac
tion of unlike charges of electricity
are somewhat greater than the re
pulsion of such charges. If this bo
true gravitation is explained.
Railway wrecking cranes are now
constructed as high as 50 tons capac
ity. Such a crane will swing a loaded
freight car from any place within
reach or raise a locomotive after Its
easily detachable parts are removed.
Assuming that experimental tests
continue to verify the electronic hy
pothesis the discovery of the exist
ence of these infinitesimally small
quantities of matter will remain a
monument to the power of scientific
research
.Since 1790 the area of the United
States has increased from 827,844 to
3,622,933 square miles, the number of
counties has increased from 307 to
2,8b, and the total population has in
creased from 3,929,214 to 76,303,387, or
nineteenfold.
"HARMONY" PROGRAM OUTLINED
The Lincoln (Neb.) Post publishes
the following harmony proposition
which was suggested by a Colorado
democrat:
Whereas, It will be conceded that
. harmony is the strength and support
of all institutions, especially of dem
ocracy, and
Whereas, It is currently reported
that there is some rumor of discord
among the ranks of the unterrified,
and
Whereas, We are sincerely anxious
that there shall be perfect amity, con
cord, peace and harmony within the
ranks of our beloved party; . now,
therefore,
The- vndersigned submit the follow
ing proposition to democrats in the
sincere hope of conciliation, and with
the belief that many of the proposi
' tions herein laid down ought to be
incorporated as part of our next na
tional democratic platform:
First It must be conceded that the
undersigned are only leaders of true
modern democracy; that we, (with
some 3,219 souls who were guided by
our counsels) either remained at home
during the last two presidential cam
paigns, or voted with the republi
cans. Second It must be further conceded
that the remaining members of our
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I Can't Go
I've such a terrible headache,' ' need
never be said again. Dr. Miles' Anti
Pain Pills quickly cure and positively
Erevent headache and all bodily pain,
o opiated, non-laxative, never soldin bulk.
Guaranteed. All druggists. 25 doses 35 cents.
Da.. MH.M MxdiGjUi Co., Elkhart, Xnd.
party (some 7,000,000 souls) were led
astray during these two campaigns,
and refused to be guided by our coun
sels. Third The very name of Kansas
City makes us tired. It should be
erased from the map.
Fourth Thomas Jefferson and An
drew Jackson were not such great
men, after all. There are others
but modesty forbids.
Fifth We are democrats still!
Sh-h-h-h-h!
Sixth We are in perfect accord
with republican ideas of finance, and
pledge ourselves and our followers to
vote with republicans on this ques
tion. Seventh -We think we would be in
favor of the constitution and the Dec
laration ;provided these instruments
did not conflict with our ideas of
modern progress.
Eighth We do not think it wise to
discuss imperialism. We have not
looked up the subject It may be a
good thing.
Ninth We are quite sure that bus
iness interests are paramount, an I
pledge ourselves and our party not to
disturb the sound republican prin
ciple of letting well enough alone. We
believe with Hon. Mark "there are no
trusts."
Tenth We believe that the tariff is
sue is dead, and pledge ourselves not
to resurrect it
Eleventh We strongly favor Gro
ver and Mark as our leaders in the
next presidential campaign.
Twelfth We view with profound
feelings of alarm the Inroads of the
cockroach upon the tribes of Timbuc
too, and are in favor of making the
amelioration of these tribes the prin
cipal Issue of the next campaign.
On coming forward and expressing
penitence for past sins, and signing
tho above platform, or confession of
faith, wo are willing to receive back
into tho democratic fold (on proba
tion) those 7,000,000 misguided souls
who voted wrong during tho last two
presidential campaigns; but it must
bo understood that tho management
of affairs shall be left to us. Wo will
ao tho thinking; they can do the vot
ing. G. O.
' D. B. H.
A. P. G.
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v J. R.
N. Y. W.
Paragraphic Punches.
Memphis News: Mark Hanna talks
liko John Mitchell, but ho acts llko
$ Mark Hanna.
Houston Post: While Piatt and
Odell scrap over the Now York bono,
democracy will assimilate it
Birmingham Age-Herald: Abuse ot
General Miles does not answer his
statements, esteemed republicans.
Memphis News: Tho text of Gen
eral Miles' report is ample explana
tion of why Root held tho document
back so long.
Indianapolis Sentinel: There are
numerous indications that Mr. Roose
velt's anti-trust' war naint will hoe-ln
(to peel off as soon as tho campaign
Birmingham News: Deacon Baer
considers that he has been Insulted,
but the American people who use an
thracite coal are not disposed to shed
any tears about it
Pittsburg Dispatch: It is noted that
President Roosevelt evinced his po
litical discretion by delicately avoid
ing all reference to the Iowa idea while
swooping through that state.
Houston Post: In the case of tho
Mad Mullah, John Bull is like tho J
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saw-log. He's on top half tho time
anyhow.
Columbus Press: Now if Major
Rathbono had only remained at
Washington instead of going to Cuba
he might have been denied the priv
ilege of an appeal to the senate.
Birmingham News: It is not un
likely that one of the sights of the
St Louis exposition will be the yellow
dog who became famous by inflicting
the only physical wound on Adjutant
General Corbln that gentleman ever
received.
Washington Times; The syndicate
r ilch put up the first money for tho
oteel trust has a fine rake-off of 200
per cent profit. The syndicate is dis
solved and the fifty millions of money
which it made Is charged off against
capital stock. Yet there are those
who think there is no trust issue.
Atlanta Constitution: Hero In
Georgia, where the negro pays one
thirtieth of the taxes, we are giving
four of the negro's children a common
school education to five of our own.
i.Ir. Carnegie's gift to the cause of ne
gro education is a princely one, but it
is small compared with the millions
that the white taxpayers of Georgia
alone have spent upon the negro's edu
cation since tho war; a drop in the
bucket compared with what tho whole
south has spent upon him during that
time.
Dr. Shoop's
Rheumatic Cure
Costs Nothing If It Fails.
After 2,000 experiments, 1 bar
learned how to euro Uhoumatlom. Not
to turn bony Joints Into flcah again;
that is impossible. But I can euro cha
disease always, at any stage, and for
ever. I ask for no monoy. Simply wrt
mo a postal and I will send you an or
der on your nearest druggist for sir
bottles Dr. Shoop's ithoumatic Cure,
for overy druggist keeps it Use it
for a month and, if it succeeds, ths
cost is only $5.60. If it fails, I will
pay tho druggist myself.
I have no sam. cs, becauso any med
Icino that can affoc Rheumatism
quickly rauBt bo drugged to tho verge
of danger. I use no such drugs, and
it is folly to tako them. You must
get tho disease out of tho blood.
My remedy does that, even in tas
most difficult obstinate cases. No
matter how Impossible this seems to
you, I know it and take tho risk. I
have cured tens of thousands of cases
in this way, and my records show that
39 out of 40 who get six bottles pay
gladly. I have learned that people in
general are honest with a physician
who cures them. That is all I ask.
If I fail I don't expact a penny from
you.
Simply write mo a postal card or &
letter. I will send you my book about
Rheumatism, and an order for the
medicine. Tako it for a month, as it
won't harm you anyway. If it falls,
it Is free, and I leaye t-3 derision
With you. Address Dr. Shoop, Box 515
Racine, Wis. '
Mild cases, not chronic, are often
cured by one or two bottles. At all
druggists.
The Trusts In CoHtroI.
The latest reported victory of the
tariff trusts in the republican party Is
that Governor Cummins of Iowa has
agreed to give up his scheme of tariif
revision altogether, in consideration
for support for tho vice presidential
nominrtion, and tho "Iowa Idea" will
bo suppressed In tho platform of the
republicans of that state. This looks
like a good sale. The Iowa influence
for tariff reform in the republican par
ty never amounted to anything, as
was demonstrated when the tariff
came up in congress at the last ses
sion. The trusts scared President
Roosevelt into line at that time and
brought the republicans In congress
up with an unbroken front, notwith
standing the Iowa talk. It is now uni
versally understood by politicians that
the protection beneficiaries aro in ab
solute control of the republican party
and that any proposition for "tariff
tinkering" is heresy. Indianapolis
Sentinel.
A Resourceful Campaigner.
The invading army plodded wearily
through tho devastated land. Starva
tion stared them in the face and glared
at them from the rear as well.
"There is absolutely nothing to
feed the troops," announced the com
missary general.
"NoMiIng?" asked the commander.
"Nothing.. And," adds the com
missary general, "I might say, if it
were not for the fear of being accused
of plagiarism, there is mighty little
of that"
"Hum-m-m!" mused the comman
der. "The men shall be fed."
"But on what, sir?"
"Sausage."
"Sausage? We have nothing of
which to make it."
The commander towers above him
then, his eyes gleaming with that
flash of inspiration which indicates
the eternal influence of genius.
"Have you forgotten," he cries;'
"have you forgotten the dogs of war?"
Judge.
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