Plymouth Tribune, Volume 1, Number 34, Plymouth, Marshall County, 29 May 1902 — Page 8

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TO MAY 20, 1902. AS FURNISHED BT C RESSNER & CO., Owners of the only attraot books In the countv. Abstracts of title to all real estate Id Marhall count compiled promptly and accurately. Louis A Mueller and wife warranty deed to Lewis F llamman all int in sw q of nw q of sec 35, T 32, R 1; con sideration $100. Catherine Peeple and husband Q C D to Geo A Feeples Und 1-5 of w hf of sw q of sec 18, T 32, E 2; consideration $400. Heirs of Millard McMlllen dec'd Q C D to Geo A Peeples All int in w hf of sw q ex 8 a off s end of sec 19, T t . mcirWtmn $200. "J ' . , ... , .,f . Floyd S. Linkenhelt and wife warranty deed to Charles Leupert jui iul 2 ex n 138 ft Cabells add Plymouth also lot 22 Rose add Plymouth; conj tonn , Charles Leupert and wife warranty

deed to Jeff Florian and wife out lot IndIana was among the most back2 ex n 133 ft Cabells add to Plymouth ward of all the states in this very par-

also lot 22 Rose add Plymouth; concm f om . t, .- a i.ooi mr Emma A Barrett ana husband warx,uiiu4AuauCiva ranty deed to J una iv 151am au mu m lot 4 Blains add Plymoutn; consiaeration $900. Hiram Shaffer and wife warranty j . -r, ,,,,,..,! Tf rf wc deed to Joan F Caldwell Part of lots 16, IT and 18 Pearsons 1st add In-

wood also lots 32 and 33 Pearsons con sanitary surroundings have been emadd Inwood; consideration $400. bodied in statutes. Judged from this r.An RHt7 nnd wife wajrantv deed standpoint, the most advanced states

t 4 j We nnA -. -poorcnnc to Ira Anderslots ol and o2 Pearsons 3rd ahd Inwood; considejation $to. Elmer E Iden and wife QC D to John IJ Iden s hf of se q of sec 16, T 33 R 4 ex 8 a in ne cor; considera- ' ' tIon ?1 Thomas B Lee and wife warranty deed to Manda Biir e hf of e hf of se q ex hf a in ne cor of sec 8, T 32, R 3; consideration $1600.

nowers mat uni, earner are as conspicuously absent as The majority of people think that they were In England a century. ago. the tulin.ias no smell, and this is true vfn e deplorable conditions preV. foewnnnwn vailing in manufacturing centers servof a great number of the fashionable- to awaken the TOnacnce of a na. variegated kinds. Toe old self-color, tion and inaugurate a peaceful lndused sorts, however particularly those trial revolution. Children 9 years old of a deep crimson hue have a power- are employed 12 hours a day in some f ul odor, which is dangerous when in- CarolIna cotton factories, and the let- ... alone policy has marked the course "aIed of these states in their attitude toward Another common flower whose odor conditions surrounding their rapidly has evil properties is the poppy. This developing factory life, is doubtless due to the quantity of The Indiana Factory Laws, opium which the blossom contains, Tne Indiana factory inspection law. All flowers grown from bulbs are enacted three years ago. strengthened M . . , by the last legislature and enforced. dangerous in rooms where there is ill- it la of tn .. vi " it is safe to say, more generally than ness. Although bunches of flowers the similar law of any other state, emare invariably taken as presents to pa- bodies every demand and wish of tients, such bloc ms as hyacinths, lilies veorkingmen within the scope of facof the vallev, tuberoses and even daf- legislation Not only have its opm j 1 " . . . erations proved of immeasurable benfodils and narcissus should be care- efit to the factory workei. but thne fully avoided. The perfume is as dan- results of its enforcement have proved gerous to a person in a critical state most gratifying to manufacturers, of health as a dose of momhine would ome cf whom, though reluctant at

be, without possessing the benefits the drug sometimes confers. Thank Fortune She Is Married. Thank fortune Miss nolman of Indianapolls is at last married. She v u , . j 1 jilted Marconi, the celebrated wireless telegraph man, and in a few months fell in love with a homely foreign dude whose parents happen to be rich. TVe hope she is satisfied and that the in v . , papers will be relieved from any further strain regarding the lady. She wouldn't have been heard of if it had not been for Marc" Laporte Her2rit Number Thirteen In Coins. The commonest of all our silver coins is the 25-cent piece. In the words "quarter dollar" are thirteen letters. "E Pluribus Unum" contains thirteen letters. In the tail of the eagle are thirteen feathers, and in the shield are thirteen lines. There are thirteen stars and thirteen arrowlionic it , . , deads, and if you examine the bird ' . J through a microscope you will find 11 ii K ci ieatners in its wins:; 97 Miles in 88 Minute,

s:mnm nc 00 t- - proviaea againsr, a cnier inspector D.TROIT, May 26.Engineer and flve tfeputies- are prorfded for the"üVillianT Tuck, on engine No, 611 enforcement of tfte law; and" are vest-

-Of the Wabash railroad, drawing

four coaches, made . a record breaking run from Montpelier,

.Hhin f tMc itxr irfi?terdav. a

-distance of 97 miles. The tim&

was 89 minutes. The train was a special, carry-

.... a-oIJ1" uuiucu n. yrwiug Liiö cullung a contingent of skat player trIbTltory neg,Igeilce on the part of itnd a n amber of Pythians frona an employe, and far-the sanitation of TrAianaDolis to Detroit No all food-producing' establishments, AnuiA p , . . ! 0, oll were passed in 1899 and 1901. only did the trip oreaK an re; Department. ords between Mpntpeher and Tne organfeatioiL of tbe department -n f w-kit but during tb run in. was effected under the original law of Uetrou., 4 2 miles 1899, by the-appointment of D. H. McOhio, a distance 01 h. mms AbwofMnndeiMehlettaspeetori He as made in 71 minutes, and Jxj haa been mo3t effrcient In the perfor1gs from Whitaker, Mich., to mance of bis dutfes. The last legismi, ' -i Af?v, wac covered iri lature, recognizing the Importance of Oakwood, Mich., was coverea m & enforcement of the 21 minutes,-thus maintaining a ,aw authorized the appointment 01 maA nf 75 miles an hour. three additional deputies or flve in all

An Tnwn U Roodcd. " , "Pnr.BLO. Col., May to Ane amae done in this City by the ua D . . locf I flood Of tne ounu u nicrht is estimated at uu,uuu. he railroads are the principal enffprers No througn trains are Sufferers. & run. ffive hundred people are nomeo..nf rr traffic in East less, w ponnnt be Pueblo is shut off and cannot De resumed for many days.

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Indiana Credited With Having the Most Effective Law Bearing Upon Child Labor. HOW FACTORY LAW OPERATES Chief Inspector McAbee Talks Enter tainingly of the Practical Results of Recent Legislation for the Benefit of Indiana Wage-Earners. "In the matter of legislation affect ing child labor Indiana stands first amonS the states of the Union." This is the significant statement of FlQTence Key Qf CMcag0 gec. retary of the consumers' League, and formerly factory inspector of the state of Illinois. And yet, no. longer ago than 1S96. Mrs. Kelly declared at a national convention of the state facinsnprtnrs hM n npf rn thar ticular. With the approval of Governor Mount on March 2, 1S99, of an act ... , , "providing means for protecting the iiDerty, safetv and healtn of laborers and "for its enforcement by creating a department of inspection," the state ot Indiana took its place among those commonwealths of the Union wherein ffiodern concepUong concerning the right of the wage-earner to safe and tne Union are Massachusetts, the ploneer Jn Jabor legIslatlon New York Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Connecticut and Illinois. The labor laws of these states are based UDon 20th century ideas of human rights and duties. In striking contrast stand out the conditions in some other states of the Union most notably Virginia! North Carolina, South Carolina. Alabama, Georgia, Florida and Mississippi. In the Carolinas, for instance, laws for the Protection of thf furinrv venire. ?.rsV vmply wIth the provIslons of na c cAUföBeu iueir pleasure with the outcome. "It pays" Is a mOttO tO be Seen AVPrvwhoro In n-n a of the model mannfurturin? tnrtifav. mnt3 of Indianapolis and so it does rVV6 Promt,on ofgood w,n and the Increase of self-reliance and skIIl tbe advancement cf morals and intelligence among wage earners, but, withal, In dollars and cents to the emP!yer who understands himself nd f086 h? wIth hIm" Provisions of the Law. The IndIana law provides, In brief, against the employment of boys under 16 and girls under 18 in factories, Etores or shops for more than 60 hours w ee& or tne employment 01 any cnna nnaer 14 years of age. The provisions Ior xne enIorcemeQt or this regulation are more stringent, man tnose or any other state. No illiterate child u:rder 16 years of age shall be employed, No woman. shall be employed in a factory between the hours of 10 p. m. dangerous machinery 'shall be nronerly safe-guarded. Proper washroomsand water-closets shall be provided, "ith dressing-rooms for women. Female employes shall be allowed to take' . f , ... . seats when their duties do not neces8itate standing. Not less than 60 minutes shall be allowed at the noon' hour; boITdings must be safe and sanlVur7' sweat-srwps a-re - specificairr d wIthj an-antorfty whtclr Gorernor state. Supplementary aets retrufre the weekly payment of wages, and the Inspectlon and condemnatfon of all unsafe buildings of a public or semipublic character, pfacin upon the defendant in actions for damages for InThese are Davtti F. Sprees of Vincennes. chief deputy; Harvey A. Richards of Muncie, josaph H. Clark of ln Lu - nanoHs. Thcanas S. Wiliamson of Anderson, and James H. Roberts of civ, Ron?. The demand for an inerea7eln e number of depuUes was t rapid ae. Telopment of the industrial interests 01 me suite. Ä Abee says In his report Just issued: "The wave of prosperity, which waa flr8t felt ln an 0f 1897, haa con tlnued with unabated force untU not only have the unemployed found emremuneraUve wages, but it has caused an actual dearth of me-

trades. This is more noticeable in the window-glass houses and among that class of iron workers where the old process of iron, known as 'puddling' is still in vogue. Puddlers are at a premium, consequently' they are receiving the highest compensation ever received for this kind of work. Furniture manufacturers are employing all who ask for .work. Manufacturers of workingmen's garments are crowded with orders, and sufficient help cannot b3 had to operate the machines now in position. The same conditions exist in all parts of the state. Common laborers do not have to tramp in search of employment." Chief Inspector McAbee Talks. "The work of this department has been largely educational," said Chief Inspector McAbee to your correspondent the other day. "In almost every case it has been necessary only for us to call attention to deficiencies in factory surroundings in order to ensure their prompt improvement. In very few cases has it been necessary to employ drastic measures, but when occasion demanded, we have not hesitated to carry the law into the court for vindication, and we have not failed in a single instance to have it upheld. On the other hand many manufacturers have borne testimony to the beneficial effects of the law in the improvement of the personnel, the spirit and the efficiency cf their employes. So great has been industrial growth In our state during the past three years that it is exceedingly fortunate we have had this law to prevent the conditions which usually arise during such a period the crowding of rooms, the failure to provide safety devices unCfr the pressure of rapid changes, and the hasty erection of buildings." Some Instances of Improvement. "Practical illustrations of the benefits of this law are plentiful. For Instance, when I was first appointed, I was informed of a certain factory in Indianapolis where ten men were employed, one of whom died every year owing to unsanitary conditions. The room where these men were at work was at all times full of flying dust. Conditions in that establishment have been revolutionized, the room is practically free from dust, and the life of

n workman there is no longer limited to ten years. MI cannot now recall a place. ln the state that had, when this law went into effect, what is called a blower system from emery wheels for taking the dust out of the rooms. The effect of flying particles of steel and other foreign substances, I need not say was most injurious to the health of workmen. Now the use of these appliances Is practically universal. I remember one Indiana establishment employing a large number of men, where the rooms were so full of flying particles that it was impossible to see across them, forty or fifty wheels being In active operation. I said to the pro prietor: 'This will never do; your men can't live in such a place.' 'Tt will cost me a thousand dollars to remedy the trouble, he replied, and he objected vigorously. I issued an order requiring the change, and it was made. Not long ago I went Into that establishment and noted a complete change of conditions. I met the proprietor, who said to me: 'Well, yon made us do it, and it cost us a thou sand dollars, but we are mighty glad we got it in." This is only one of a great many similar instances." Operations of the Law. . During the last year 2.413 Inspec tions were made, an increase in number of about 40 per cent over the previous year. In the establishments inspected 151,719 persons were employ"' ed. Nearly 1,500 hundred orders re quiring changes In arrangements were promulgated. Fire escapes were or; dered on 72 buildings. Accidents to the number of 672 were reported to the office. Mr. McAbee Is of the opin ion that the requirement that accidents be reported to the chief inspector Is having a very marked effect In Inducing manufacturers to introduce safety appliances, and that this in connection with the features of the law, will ultimately result in reducing the number of acefdents from machinery at least one-third. Indiana is not, as are some of her neighboring commonwealths, a bureauburdened state. Every executive department, each created to perform a useful function, is operated upon a business basis, at no greater expense than the work In hand demands. During the year ending- Oct. 31, 1901, the total cost of the department of Inspection including salaries, traveling expense and office expenses aggregated only $7,921.08. The cost to the state per employe In each of the establishments Inspected was a little over five eents. The result of an expenditure so modest may not ? e measured in dollars and cents, for Woo can estimate the value to a state of the health, the happiness and the contentment of her toiling citizenship ln whose behalf the labor laws of Indiana were enacted And are enforced. The first platform pronouncement In favor of the erection of a state sol diers' and sailors' monument was that fit the Republican state convention of 1S84, which declared: "We favor an appropriation by the legislature for the erection of a suitable monument to the memory of the loyal and brave cns of Indiana who gave their lives to save the republic." That desire has been fulfilled in the dedication of the most beautiful military memorial structure In the world. The Critics Are Silenced. When President Roosevelt appointed Knox attorney general, there was a great outcry Among Democrats about the appointment because Knox was a distinguished corporation lawyer. Nt doubt he was hired by the corporations on account of his great ability. For the same reason the president appointed him attorney general. Since he has undertaken the fight against the railroad mergers and the beef trust, the guns of the opposition have been silenced. Let It be remembered that all anti-trust laws have been passed by a Republican congress and all efforts to enforce such laws have been made by Republican ailiamJstnLtion--Na-blesville Ledger.

ÜF HOOSIER ORIGIN An Indianian Made Rural Delivery a Permanent Part of the Postal Service.

4 THOUSAND ROUTES IN INDIANA Will Be in Operation Soon After the Beginning of the Next Fiscal Year The Service Has Enjoyed Exceptional Popularity in Indiana Its Rpid Development. Before the close of the coming summer more than 1,000 rural carriers will be distributing mail over Indiana routes, equaling in aggregate length the circumference of the globe. It is a point of special interest to Indianians that the father of this "most striking new development in the continued and rapid growth of the postal service" was a Hoosier, Perry S. Heath, who as first assistant postmaster general, found the service in the earliest experimental stage and made it, before the close of his administration, a vital part of the work of the postoffice department. The appropriations made by congress in 1894, 1895 and 1896 -for experimentation in a service originally suggested by Postmaster General Wanamaker, were rendered futile by the skepticism with which Postmasters General Bissell and Wilson regarded the innovation. With the administration of Mr. Gary and Mr. Heath a new attitude toward the plan for extenalng daily mall facilities to the farmer was assumed by the department. As a result nearly 10,000 routes are in operation at this time, while the liberal appropriations for the service made by the present congress insure increased activity in the establishment of routes after the beginning of the next fiscal year. The Service in Indiana. , From the beginning Indiana led in tbe number of routes, and is Uie pioneer state in the matter of rural free delivery. From Indianapolis is directed the work of extending the service In one-third of the states of the Union. In number of routes established Indiana has been in the front rank, not only because of- the disposition of General Heath, in the earlier stages of the development of the service to favor his own state and the activity of her members of congress, but because Indiana is blessed with an unusually Intelligent and progressive rural population. Indiana is a state of good roads, of schoolhouses, libraries, newspapers and magazines. Her people write and receive as many letters per capita as those of any other state in the Union. In the number and quality of her newspapers she surpasses most of her sister states. All these things have combined to make rural free delivery a popular Institution in Indiana, as shown by the number of petitions for additional service now pending in the division offices at Indianapolis. Extent of the Service. In the last report of the postmaster general are found some Interesting facts concerning the rural service. At this time nearly 6,000,000 persons living on farms are favored with daily mall delivery. More than one-fourth of the eligible territory and population are now covered by the service. It is estimated, that within less than four years mail can be delivered at every door in the United States except In the most inaccessible localities or in villages where the postoffice is near at hand to every resident. Applications are now on file In tm; department sufficient to more than double the extent of the service, and despite increased facilities for the investigation ol routes the demand for the location -f routes far surpasses the possibilities of Immediate favorable action. With the Increased appropriation soon to become available, it fs expected that the work of Investigation will be pushed with unprecedented rapfdlty, and localities where the installation of the service has been long" delayed, will soon be favored. The Farmer Favored. The argument that the farmer Is the least favored by legislation of any factor in American citizenship no longer holds good. In the matter of postal facilities he has- been given during the past five years", more than It seemed at all probable he rrould receive within a generation certainly more than he could have expected to obtain withfn that time had the postal policy prevnilfnr in 1896 been continued. Rising value for the land the farmer c-tts Increased prices for all that he has ro ssll. growth In the market value of livestock on American farms alone during the past five years sufficient to pay the national debt, a department of agriculture active beyond precedent in the development of American agricultural interests, and the widening of markets for products of American agriculture abroad, a discharge of mortgage indebtedness on American? farms far greater than has ever before been known within a similar period, ant alön? v:h nil tnis. the Inausr. i'on of a rno-npiit looking to dail- an f(w practically every rural resident, would seem to indicate that the American farmer Is at last coming into his own. S50.00 Round Trio to-Call orn a California & Northwestern R'y from Chicago, May 27-June 8. The New Oyerland Limited, tbe luxurious every day train, leaves Chicago 8:00 p. m. Only three days enroute. Unrivaled scenery. Variable routes. New drawing room sleeping cars and compartment cars, observations cars, with telephone. All meals in dining cars. Buffet library cars, with barber. Electric lighted throughout. Two other fast trains 10:00 a. m., and 11:30 p. m., daily. The best of everything. Daily and personally conducted tourist car excursions to Califorria, Oregon and Washington. Apply to your nearest ticket agent or address A. H. Waggener, 22 Fifth avenne, Chicago, 111.

WAGES

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Wage-Earner's Pay Has Increased More Rapidly Than Price of Provisions. FIGURES ON STAPLE ARTICLES Show That There Has Been a Substantial Decrease in the Price of Staple Articles of Food Since 1891. The assertion that the cost of living has advanced in the same proportion as wages during the past decade will not stand investigation. Indeed, there is a very general misapprehension as to the relative cost of staple commodities at this time and the price obtaining in former years. That wages have advanced very subfctantially during the past five years and that labor is better paid today than during any previous period in the history of the country Is very generally granted. Figures collected by the Indiana bureau of statistics show that the average daily wages paid to skilled labor in the 193 manufacturing establishments covered by the inquiry In 1901 were $2.&6; to unskilled labor, $1.58. In the industries covered by the report of 1890-1 the average wages to skilled labor were $2.09; to unskilled labor, $1.38 an increase in the case of skilled labor amounting to 23 per cent, in that of unskilled labor of more than 15 per cent. The Cost of Living. Has the cost of provisions, for instance, increased in proportion? Investigation shows that most staple articles of food were lower in price last year than they were ten year ago. In 1S90-91 the average wholesale price of flour per barrel on the New York Pioduce Exchange, derived from the Monday quotations during each week of the year, was $4.72, in 1901 $3.31; the average wholesale price of rice per pound at Chicago In 1890-91 was 6 cents, in 1901, 5 cents; of potatoes !n Chicago, C7 cents per bushel in 1890-1, 56 cents in 1901; of eggs In New York city 20 cents per dozen in 1890-91, 21 cents in 1901; smoked ham at Chicago 10 cents per pound in 1890-91, 10 in 1901; of the best grade of graulated sugar In New York city in 1890-91, $0.0535, $0.05 in 1901; of bacon and short ribs in New York city m 1S90-91. J0.063 per pound, in 1901 $0.0S6 per pcund. A Practical Illustration. The following table will illustrate the relative cost of of a bill of staple gioceries in 1890-91 and In 1901: 1890-91 1901. 2 lbs. butter $0.47 $0.42 5 lbs. smoked ham 50 .55 5 lbs. rice 30 .55 1 bu. potatoes 67 .56 2 doz. eggs 40 .42 1 bbl. flour... 4.725 3.31 3 lbs. bacon 199 .258 $7.799 $6.268 THE PLAIN PEOPLE" An Indiana Editor Preaches an Effective Sermon From This Text. (From the Muncie Times.) Did you ever stop to consider who are the plain people in this country? Did you ever stop to reflect what a pitiable and miserable minority Is composed by those who are not "plain" people? You and I, your neighbor and my neighbor, are the "plain" people. Your neighbor may be a banker and mine a toiler In the mills, yet both are of one blood, democratic In its origin, with interests as closely linked as those of relationship. This republic Is governed by the plain people it is a government of and for the plainpeople. This government was estab lished by plain people and the brains and blood of plain people have perpetuated the democratic institutions and added glory to them. In the last presidential election McKinley received 7,208,224 votes and Bryan 6,358,789. This was popular suffrage. It was the vote of the people. Analyze it as we may we find no evidence of class distinction. The plain people voted their convictions and Mr. McKinley was the choice of the majority. The present administration is of the people's making and for the , people's welfare. With the confidence that came with the people's vote the mills and factories resumed work. The full dinner-pall became a reality. The returning prosperity was no gift, tied by dainty ribbon and handed out as a pretty package; it was tho substantial work of the plain people, reflecting good Judgment The Republican party with its seven million votes must necessarily be a parts of plain people. Put all the cads and snobs ln a bunch class them as apart from the plain people and you wouldn't have enough Influence to carry a county. The Republican party is the great popular party, in whose organization all men of all interests are found, working for better laws and the enforcement of laws that are. The Republican party is the party of the plain people. In It are found workingmen, the loyal friends of organized labor and working side by side with them are' professional and business men. 'The Republican party recognizes no classes. It seeks the greatest good to the greatest number. It stands for clean and businesslike administration it stands for the rights of the plain people, that is the righta of you and rue, your neighbor and my neighbor. The Democratic Lebanon Pioneer says: v lt is estimated that (? taring the past five years the average increase in the value of farm lands In Boone county has been $25 an acre. This means an increase of over six and a half million dollars ln the wealth. The farmer who flve years ago owned farms of 80 acres Is today $2,000 better off by the increase in the price of his holdings."

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oi?oi?oi?oioieoisooiot?ofcooo I PARAGRAPHIC g POINTERS o Ho o o no r, o o no o o o ooo To Senator Fairbanks belongs the honor of introducing in the senate a resolution making an appropriation for the relief of the people of the devastated Island of Martinique within a few hours after the extent of the disaster at St. Pierre became known. This resolution would have passed both houses of congress the same day but for the objection of Representative Underwood of Alabama, who insisted that ccngress should await "official information" before going to the relief of homeless and starving peoj'3. Of the Fairbanks resolution, which was steered through the house by Representa tive Hemenway, the Gaulois of Paris, said: "Of all friendly manifestations, the most brilliant and the most touching are certainly those of the United States. The great people beyond the ocean have again proved that feeling3 of humanity and generosity are among the noole qualities upon which they pride themselves. This fine example of human solidarity touches us profoundly, and we are happy to note it in this unforgettable circumstance." The Interest of every voter in good government from a tax-paying standpoint is in direct proportion to tho nearness of that government to him. The honest and economical administration of state affairs is of vital concern to the citizen and should not be lost sight of, even in the excitement of a campaign conducted on national lines. Good government ought to begin at home. In the management of the affairs of the state of Indiana a series of four Republican legislatures has made a record for honesty, wisdom and economy unexcelled in the legislative annals of this or any other state. The people of Indiana are not ready to reverse a policy which has been of such signal benefit to the commonwealth. Nothing better indicates the prosperity of the people than the patronage accorded to the newspaper. When Hard Times comes to a community the first place he hunts up Is the newspaper office. There is significance in the fact that despite four years of exceedingly "hard sledding" for Indiana publishers during the decade ending with 1900, there are now nearly twice as many wage-earners employed in the printing and publication of newspapers and periodicals In this state as there were in 1890. In 1890, 2,623 persons were employed in this industry; in 1900, 4,485; in 1890 there was Invested in the business $3,589,513; in 1900, $6,093.191. Senator Dolliver expressed in a few words the attitude of Republican leadership toward the Philippine problem when he said recently: "The timo may come when we will in sheer exhaustion abandon our work in the Philippine Islands. Our burdens have been grievous, and sometimes I have thought they have been almost too heavy to be borne; but if the time ever ccmes for us tc go, our retreat will be taken up in an orderly way and it will not be conducted by the men who häve defamed the uniform of the American army in the senate of the United States'." "SEEING THINGS AT NIGHT" Senator Patterson Telia of an Officer Who Sat in the "Shade" After Sundown. Senator Patterson of Colorado is a former resident of Indiana, having, like former Senator Wilson of Washirgton, gone west from Crawfordsville to grow up with that section and become an active factor In its political life. As editor of the Rocky Mountain Ntws Mr. Patterson proclaimed on the morning after Dewey's victory, in a trpe display that occupied most of the f.'ont page of his paper, the doctrine: "Where Dewey has hoisted the flag there shall it' float 'forever," or words to that effect. The nimble Colorado statesman doubtless thought the administration wculd withdraw American authority from the Philppines, thereby creating a first-class Democratic issue. But Editor Patterson guessed wrong. Now Senator Patterson is the leader of the opposition to the policy of maintaining American supremacy in the Philippines. That he, ln common with his associates of the minority In the senate, has been hard-pressed in the effort to maintain himself In his new position, Is indicated by a somewhat amusing colloquy which took place between him and Senator Beveridge the other day, as shown by the Congressional Record. Senator Patterson had been discussing American "atrocities" ln the Philippines and said: "The senator from Indiana wants to know whether there was any Instance but the one in which there was an order from an American officer to admlnjster the water cure. My sole aim,

rect I want to say to the senate. Mr.

r President, that In every instance In which the water cure was adminls-, tered sometimes to as many as 20 Filipinos, then again to 12, and sometimes to lesser numbers in every instance an officer was in the immediate vicinity." Mr. Beveridge That is as near as you can get an officer "In the immediate vicinity." Mr. Patterson In the immediate vicinity, when the water cure was applied all night, commencing early in the evening and running until broad daylight in the morning, the officer in command of the troops was sittin; under the shade of a tree, within less than 100 yards from where the process was being conducted. Mr. Beveridge Great Heavens, Mr. President, sitting in the shade of tree at night . Laughter. We have it at last, I am glad to say. Tn the courts, both federal and state, if a lawyer who is confused presents some half a dozen theories upon whoh he desires to proceed, no one knows better than the senator from Colorado that the court requires him to elect the theory upon which he proposes to try his case. Mr. Patterson Mr. President Mr. Beveridge Just wait a moment. I want to set through with that officer sitting at night under he shade of a tree. Laughter. Mr. Patterson Ah! Mr. Beveridge Mr. President, I started out with the expectation of occupying the attention of the senate for three or four minutes In a kindly way to call attention to what I said was an unintentional error of my friend the senator from Utah Mr. Rawlins. Immediately a diversion was required; and the senator from Colorado proposed another subject of discussion. That was taken up, and then my friend the senator from Tennessee took up another subject of discussion, and that was the American scldier. Ho exonerated him, and then he attacked th? American officer. I then asked the senator to name the American officer, to file his specifica tions, and he" said It was not a bubordinate officer, but it was Chaffp and Bell; and yet we had Chaffee yesterday exonerated by the senator from Utah. Then comes again the senator from Colorado to the rescue and says. "Yes, there is more than one instance; there is a horrible and dramat'c circumstance of water cure given all night long until broad daylight, and during the whole of it an American officer sat within a few yards under the shade of a tree." Laughter. We must not be too prodigal of our opportunities, or of our resources. We may well husband them for the future. Not for those of us who stand here today, but for those who shall follow us and to whom we owe a supreme duty. Extract from the notable Chinese exclusion speech of Senator Fairbanks in the United States Senate, M'LAURIN MAY BE JUDGE Rumor Says Roosevelt Will Place on Court of Claims. Him Washington, May 23 According to current reports, Senator J. L. McLaurin, of South Carolina, the colleague of Senator Tillman, will soon retire from the senate to accept a life position under the Federal Government. Gossip has it that Senator McLaurin has been sounded by President Roosevelt as to his willingness to take a place on the Court of Claims, and that he has said he would accept. It is understood that Senator McLaurin is willing to give up his residence in South Carolina, where he is at variance with the dominant element of his party, and take up his permanent abode in this city. A few days ago McLaurin announced that he would not be a candidate for re-election at the democratic primaries. He has voted with the republicans since his trouble with Tillman. The first necessity of athletics is a sound stomach. Food is the source of all physical strength, but to extract and assimilate the strength from food requires that the stomach and other organs of digestion and nutrition should be in a condition of good health. What is true of the athlete is true of every man and woman; physical health and vigor depend upon the digestion and assimilation of food. Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery cures diseases of the stomach and other organs of digestion and nutrition, and by enabling the perfect digestion and assimilation of food, builds the body up with solid flesh and muscle. I used ten bottles of Dr. Pierce' Golden Medical Discorery and several rials of hi Pleasant Pellets a year t0 this spring, and have had no trouble with indigestion since." writes Mr. W. T. Thompson, of Townsed, Broadwater County, Montana. r Words fail to tell how thankful I am for the relief, as I had suffered so mach and it seemed that the doctors could do tne no Rood. X got down in weight to 125 pounds, and was not able to work at alL Now I weigh nearly 160 and can do a day's work on the farm. I have recommended your medicine to several, and shall always hire a pood word to say for Dr. Pierce and his medicines." The Common Sense Medical Adviser, iooS large pages in paper covers, is sent free on receipt of 21 one-cent stamps to Ky expense of mailin? only. Address . R. V. Pierce, Bufialo, N. V.