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THURSDAY , MARCH 30 , 1905.
Our government is holding > en
doors for immigrants from coun
tries in Europe and Roosevelt ad
mitting that they are inferior to
the American calls upon philan
thropic or religious societies to
stretch out a hebing hand to make
them better citizens before Amer
ican citizens become worse. We
clip the following from the O'Neill
Frontier. Readers draw your
own conclusions.
President Roosevelt : No great
er work can be done by a philan
thropic or religious society than to
stretch out the helping hand to the
men and the women who come to
this country to become citizens
And the parents of citizens , and ,
therefore , to do their part in mak
ing for the future of our land. If
w do not care for them , If we do
Dot try to uplift them , then as
sure as fate our own children will
pay the penalty. If we do not see
that the immigrant and the chil
dren of the immigrant are raised
up , most assuredly the result will
be that our own children and chil
dren's children arc pulled down.
Either they will rise or we shall
sink. The level of well being in
this country is a level for all of us.
We connot keep that level down
for a part and not have it sink
more or less for the whole.
"See this ? ' ' asked the Atkinson
postmaster , holding up a bundle of
money orders to a merchant.
* 4f250 ; is a good days work for us
but bad on you merchants. "
"What is it ? "
* 'It goes to Sears Roebuck &
Co. "
"My cash sales today were $40"
said the merchant , "and I'm going
around to see if all of us together
did as much business as tht * de
partment store. "
He found four firms had taken
m cash sales less than § 200.
"It's not the depression in the
bay and hogs market that's hurt
ing the town but the department
stores. They get the money , and
we do the credit business. "
And the merchant looked for
ward to the day when the little re- ,
tail store in the country will be
closed by the big department
bouses in the city. Stuart Ledger.
The above article is a lesson to
the merchants of Atkinson as it
ought to be to the merchants ,
bankers , attorneys and business
men in general of Valentine who
send their money to other towns
for printing that might be kept at
huroe and spent with the home
newspaper for advertising or job
printing. Our business men also
howl about the catalogue houses ,
but they have the remedy or club to
use if they would. Our columns
ire always ready to carry an ad
vertisement - for these merchants
nd business men and our job press
is often idle while we listen to some
wonderful tale of how cheap they
can get their printing elsewhere.
As a further excuse they now tell
ui that to keep up appearances !
they must have lithograph work '
on their letter heads which is con
vincing to the public that they or
der in large quantities. Now for
fear that our people will think
that all of Valentine business men
are sending away their legal no
tices and for their stationery we
will inforrn you that some are loy
al to the homo printer.
We've Keen There.
Most all the newspapers boys
ire getting red in the face
swingingTneir armTand devoting
columns of valuable space trying
to convince the common people' ' , <
catalogue houses are the
greatest swindle and cheat on earth
and that the country is going to
hellinaminute if they don't patron
ize home merchants. Now them's
our sentiments too but there are
merchants who , when you take
your sample book under your arm
and go out after a little job of work ,
will say : "Well , here is a price
list and samples I just received
from Klopp & Bartlett or Ham
mond Printing Co. , J suppose you
can duplicate them ? " Then do
you feel like being bent and kick
ed through your collar ? Did it
ever happen to you ? Center Reg
ister.
Kansatt Stands
The almighty Standard Oil Go
liath has found a David. Whether
the David has the stone and nerve
to hurl it with sufficient effort will
be seen when the legal contests cer
tain to ensue are over. It is un
derstood that the Standard Oil has
appropriated § 20,000,000 to fight
Kansas and other like common
wealths who dare to compete with
or check this Fafner , this mon
strous dragon guarding its hoard j
of gold. The Standard Oil has j
many weapons ; it sits on the board
of directors of every railroad which
touches Kansas. And its criminal
restraint of trade has many ag
encies. But Kansas stands pat so
far , and , looking back over the
history of that state , we are proud
to note that her reputation for.
backing down is not extensive.
The nation is proud of you ,
Kansas. Your fight against the
Standard Oil is the fight of America j
against a python. Keep steady ,
and keep it up , Kansas. Iowa , j
Indiana , Missouri , Arkansas and
Texas are watching you and get
ting ready to stand by your brave i
' side. Central Christian Advocate ii i
in Manhattan ( Kan. ) Republic.
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An Experiment in Defi
ciency. .
1
In the last issue of the World's
Work there is a human document
that should interest every person
interested in-uplifting humanity
and the great mission of showing
those who are down how to get up.
rjhe Colorado Fuel and Iron
company , with 17,000 employees ,
is one of the great soulless cor
porations of the west. It has not
hesitated to fill its mines and fac
tories with foreign-born men ,
many of them of very low type ,
and the results of this herding of
undesirables was just what might
have been expected.
They lived like dogs. Some of
them got along with less decency
and cleanliness than would satisfy
the average dog. There was
drunkenness. A man thought no
more of becoming beastly intoxi
cated than he did of going to his
meals.
As to living well , in a bunk-
house of two rooms , thirty-eight
Italians lived , and the place
swarmed with vermin.
You know that good Americans
cannot be made under such con
ditions. - " :
The directors decided
to try j
some sociological experiments. :
They were chasing the almighty , 1
dollar as usual. Better conditions j
meant better workmen.'Clean , sobj j
er workmen can do more than s
drunken , uncleanly ones. I
It would take columnsto tell 1
vhat habci n done. Th < ro HIV
libraries and hospitals , and parks
and schools , and playgrounds and
bathhouses , and schools for conk
ing and even teachers who train
uneducated and ignorant mothers
how to become proficient in the
j art of caring for homes and chil
dren. Hundreds of respectable
houses have taken the place of di
sease-breeding shacks , and while a
few of the residents have growled
at being disturbed in their filth ,
the majority have shown a desire
to learn. Whiskey no longer
rules the towns and humanity has
certainly been given a chance to
grow.
The Colorado Fuel and Iron
company is a trust. As a trust it
has been condemned and criticised.
But for every move it has made
and will make for the moral and
physicial improvement of its peo
ple from far-away lands it should
receive unstinted praise. Omaha
Daily News.
No reasonable man has any ob
jection to a legislator enjoying the
privilege of free railroad rides if
it can be done without jeopardizing
the interests of the legislator's
constituents. It begins to look
now as if that is just the effect the
free pass is having. Every im
portant railroad measure has so
far been defeated , and with keen
interest the public is watching
what the salons will do on the home
stretch. O'Neill Frontier.
In our humble opinion if every
merchant kept scales large enough
and took the trouble to weigh their
freight they would have some ad
ditional information as to how the
railroads get rich by charging for
freight they never carry. La t
week one of our merchants was
charged 300 pounds freight , when
the actual amount was only 150
pounds. The same week the Rej j 1 (
corder was charged 110 pounds
freight for a package that only
weighed 75 pounds. Nearly every
week we are charged five to seven
pounds more freight on our prints
than they come to , and if every
merchant in the state is being
charged in the same proportion
the railroad companies are guilty
of potty robberies that must ag
gregate an enormous sum annual
ly. Rushville Recorder.
Fro-n Holt C amiy Independent.
If President Roosevelt is satis
fied with Garfield's report on the
beef trust , should the people be
satisfied with the president ?
Kansas was reprimanded for
daring to be dissatisfied with the
Garfield report on the beef trust ,
and yet Kansas is able to live.
"Teddy" is liable to run against
something worse than a bear when
he starts out to discipline Kansas
after her experience with the
Standard Oil octopus.
But one more ween yet remains
of the Nebraska railroad legisla
ture and the people will breathe
frecrer when this body has passed
into history. No legislation bene
ficial to the people of the state has
been passed nor will be. The prin
cipal thing this legislature has
achieved is the killing of every bill
introduced that would relieve the
people of Nebraska from excessive
railroad rates. History will record
the fact that the legislature of 1905
was the most servile tool of cor
porations ever convened as a body.
Alva Adams , the democrat who
was elected governor of Colorado
last fall , has been unseated by the
rotten republican legislature and
Peabody seated with the under
standing that he would resign and
let the lieutenant governor , who is
a ; republican , serve out the term.
This is a case where the mining
trust wrenched the franchise from
the people and placed themselves
in complete .control of the state
government. For a time , and by
rotten methods , the republicans
have gained control , but when the i
people get at these legislators <
again with jthe ballot , they will ]
sink the rotten gang to the oblivion ]
to which they are entitled. Things
have come to a queer pass wbeo J
l- -
5 We have just received a full line of the celebrated
= JOHN DEERE a
Farm
consisting of
Plows , both riding and walking
" " 66 66
Listers
" 66 66
Cultivators
Harrows , Disks , etc , etc-
have three different
makes of riding Cultivators
\ and also carry in stock Lister
Carriages suitable for convert
ing any steel beam walking
lister or plow into a riding lis
ter or a riding plow.
! Experience has proven that
, the JOHN DEERE goods are
'
the best in the market , and by
buying two car loads we are
enabled to make you very close \
prices , Our friends are invited
1 to call and inspect the goods. \
>
the trusts can defeat the will of the
people , unseat their officers , and
!
\ take control of all public affairs.
Let us hope that the republicans of
Colorado will get their just deserts
at the next election.
Stop find Ponrfer.
John H. Keys says in the Farm
Journal that three beers in a day
will offset in a year
One barrel 01 flour ,
Fifty pounds of sugar ,
Twenty pounds of corn starch ,
Ten pounds of macaroni ,
Ten quarts of beans ,
Four 12-pound hams ,
One bushel sweet potatoes.
Twelve bushels Irish potatoes ,
Ten pounds raisins ,
Ten pounds rice ,
Twenty pounds of crackers ,
One hundred bars of soap ,
Three 12-pound turkeys ,
Five quarts of cranberries ,
Ten bunches of celery ,
Ten pounds of prunes ,
Four dozen oranges ,
Ten pounds of mixed nuts ,
Making four big barrels heaping
up , and in the bottom of the last
barrel a purse with a five dollar
gold piece , marked "a new dress
for mother" and a ten dollar bill
4'to buy shoes for the children. "
Figure this over and choose which
you would rather have.
The Eed Front Merc. Co. has
just entered into a contract with
Mr. Olson , representing the lid-
land Glass and Paint Co. of Oma
ha , whereby they will now become
the sole agents of Pattens' Sun
Proof Paint , of this place. After
having put forth considerable ef
fort and study in their search for
the best , they have come to the
conclusion that Pattens' Sun Proof
ready mixed Paint possesses more
merits of paint value than any
thing else that could be found.
They found it possessed greater
spreading qua'ities , lasted longer
and held its color better. They will
issue a written guarantee with ev
cry can of paint sold by them and
if it is not entirely satistactory in
every way , return the certificate
of guarantee and they will furnish
you new paint , if your complaint
is a just one. They feel confident
of the merits of Pattens Sun Proof
Paint and if you will call at the
Kcd Front Hardware Dcpt. thcr
will be glad to explain the special
features which it possesses. XI
Statistics prove that the chances of your dying of \
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