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TI-IE5 jSlDVOOjTS. 3' That "Anti-Trust" Law. Editor Advocatb: The readers of this paper are familiar with Dr. Mo Lallin's contention that the aim of the Sherman anti-trust act of July 2, 1830, waa designed to work for, instead of against, corporationa that overshadow state and nation. The courts sustain his view. Judge Morrow of the federal court for the northern diatriot of California said last summer in addressing a grand jar;: "The crimary object of the etatute waa undoubtedly to prevent destruction of legitimate and healthy competition in inter-stata commerce by individuals, corporations and trusts, grasping, en grossing and monopolizing the markets for commodities. Bat its provisions are broad enough to reach combinations or conspiracies that would interrupt tha transportation of euoh commodities from one state to another." The latter sen tence, of course, refers to the members of the American Railway union, and strikers in general. Bat Judge Baker speaks more openly in the case of the United States vs. Alger : "The growth of the railways in this country, and the combination of la borers employed on the roads for the Durooee of enforcing by strikes or other wise, what they conceived to be just rizhts. had led to a condition of things that in the judgment of congress made it imperative that the courts should be clothed with the power of laying their strong hands on these men and not waiting till crimes had been committed." The law intended to lay its strorff hands, not only on capitalists and monopolists, but also on the laboring men. Judze Baker seemed to realize more fully and to express more freely than Judge Morrow, the truth that corporate power had dictated to its servants in Washington, and they had done its bid dinar. If anyone does not accept the last uroDOBition. he is confronted with a sin gle alternative: The courts, unsated with power which they alone limit and define, eacer to extend their jurisdiction by that stealthy usurpation which has cone on unchecked for a century, the courts wrested the statute from its meaning in order to aid the tyrants of the times. Bat usurpation waa the order of the day last summer. Exeoutive and judi oiary vied with each other in their ef forts to excel in subserviency to wealth and power. The legislative department found itself completely distanced. A few more such strides will produce a judicial despotism more absolute than any imperial autocracy. Upon the presumption that the labor leaders encouraged the laborers on bankrupt railroads to stop work, the courts punished them for contempt A laborer on a road in the hands of receiv ers hardly dared to qaithis employment Frank W. Pheian, for example, waa sen tenced to six months' imprisonment in tfca iitil rf Wftflhicorton countv. Ohio, for contempt He had visited the men on a railroad that waa in the hands of the United States for building up after a corporation had wrecked it Without proof or trial, he waa, punished aa were others. Judge Baker defined the powers of the court aa practically unlimited: "I think an injunotioi that is issued azainat one man enjoining him or re straining him and all that give aid and comfort to him, or all that aid and abet him. is valid against everybody that aids or gives countenance to the man to whom it is addressed." By this the courts seize unlimited power and may imprison for contempt anyone whom they can continue to con nect in any way with some person en joined. Waa the old Uttre de cachtt of the French kings more arbitrary? Are the star chamber and the inquisition in procesa of restoration? Are successors to Jeffries and Torquemada about to re appear? Meanwhile our young men are indifferent to wrongs that 250 years ago would have drenched England in blood. Yet the ballot is more potent than the sword. Kansas University. Another Co-operative Colony. Editor Advooatx: The Co-operative Brotherhood, which ia by all odda the strongest co-operative organization in the United States, ia preparing to lo cate' a co-operative colony, in southeast ern Kansas. A splendid location has been selected in one of the most fertile valleys in tbe West, on a beautiful stream which at fords an extensive and never-failing water power, which ia already in opera tion and whioh has been saoured cor .the use of the colony. The exact location ia withheld from the publio pending negotiations for cer tain properties that are wanted for the colony, which will be settled within the next few days, and the first families will be on the ground by the middle of next month. The location has been carefully se lected, and the colony will have the ad vantage of an immense water power for manufacturing purposes and as fertile valley lands for agricultural purposes as can be found in the West In addition to a good publio school. the colonists will have the benefit of a good academy which is already built and will be open for students next fall. The colony towsite will be one mile from the railroad station! on a level pla teau overlooking the river valley land about 150 feet above the river. Several thousand dollars in money and good property has been listed by the brotherhood to start with, and every thing is being placed on a solid business basis. Those who are interested in watching the development of this colony, or in the great work being done by the Copera tive Brotherhood, should read the official organ ot the order, The Commonwealth, published every week at Clinton, Mo , at 50 cents per year. O. It. D. Rich Heiresses Rebelling Agilnst Oar Social System. Here is an interesting story published in a New York paper. He who wholly doubts its truthfulness should consider the sort of feelings capitalism breeds in the upper classes as the prospective husbands of the "heiresses." A knowi edge of the fact may help to make the story at least plausible. . Here it is: "Plutocratic heiresses like Gartruds Vanderbilt daughter of Cornelius; Pauline Whitney, whose father is Wil liam G; Edith Shepard,;Orme Wilson, and four or five other girls, whose f ami lies will soon be paying small fortunes annually in income taxes, do not believe in the rights of property. On the eon trary, they are very radical young ladies, and have come to the conclusion that this social system of ours ia all wrong. They have recently formed an organiza tion for the purpose of passing resolu tions to that effect. "These heiresses style themselves the 'Downtrodden.' They have an official enranizsd existence and meet regularly for general debate and discussion, which at times takes a decidedly inflammatory tone. Were these young ladies to ex prtcs some of their opinions in certain publio purlieus they would be in danger of punishment aa anarchists. "These young ladies while engaged in observing the trend of thought among the younger element in what ia known aa the Four Hundred have been im pressed by its pronouncedly socialistic cast It is no uncommon thing to hear such well-becashed misses as Miss Van derbilt and Miss Whitney denounce the unequal distribution, of wealth with all the fervor ot youth, if not of logic. All the Vanderbilt iyoung ladies, "for that matter, are markedly radical, )and go in for all manner of unconventional opin ions. . Miss Consuelo Vanderbilt, for in stance, thicks there should; be .no pris ons. Human beings ought to bejbrought out of their evil ways by kindness and love. Miss Pauline Whitney lis an ar dent advoo&tejof woman'suffrsga. Miss EJith Shepard thinks 'there should be a law against people having so much money while others .have.next to none at alL All agree that the inoomejtax ia a very good thing indeed. "It waa only natural, perhaps, that'.flnd- ing themselves in such thorough accord, these young misses should unite on gsn- eral principles. There are already lots of little organizations to whioh they and their sister heiresses belong, such as whist clubs, danoicg classes, reading so cieties, and what not, but a union of the downtrodden is something out ot the ordinary. Into it they accordingly have gone, and so far it has proved a suocesa. A recent meeting was held in London, where all the young ladies happened to be. The last coming together ot the fair radicals waa at New York. "Miss Gertrude Vanderbilt ia probably the leader among her young friends. Ever since she began to think for her- self this fair girl has manifested a dacld edlv original turn of mind. She is well acquainted with the literature of social ism, and her views of the rights of prop erty and aggregated wealth are as ad vanoed as views could well be. Her papa hardly knows what to make of these ten dencies. Nor do the you eg companions of Miss Gertrude allow her to outdo them in radical notions. A meeting of the 'Downtrodden' is something simply awful The whole organization has long ago reached the conclusion that the con ditions of civilization have no ethical sanction. The members have another grievance in the costume of femininity. Women ehould clothe themselves after the fashion ot the anoient Greeks. Misa Whitney made the address on this sub ject at tbe last meeting. "The 'Downtrodden' do not limit their aotivity to talk. They make it a rule to go about among their fellow creatures who, like themselves are overwhelmed by misfortune. One campaign twill be in the interest of the flower girls. They gave a dinner to a number of them in October. They also read to the sick in hospitals. Another good work is the in vestigation of special cases of mlstry and the preparation of reports to be read at the meetings. Minutes are kept in rigid exactness. When the Sloans girls recently went into the Salvation army work they were aoting under orders from the 'Dowtroddan.' What they see and hear ia duly written up for their meet ings. "Naturally the young ladiea have come to be recognized as specialists in certain fields of investigation. (Accordingly, we have Miss Whitney an authority on the land question. This young lady thicks all the men in the country should be made to spend two years farming, on the same principle as in foreign countries ther put in the same period as soldiers. This would cot only enlarge the range ot thsir ideas but bring them For Tired Mothers "I feci very thauS ful for what Hood's Sarsaparilla has done for me. I have taken three bottles and tbe nvdicine has mads a great change. X was All Run Down from trouble and overwork, and had other com plaints com mon to my sex at my jisc. 44 years. Now since taking Hood's Mri.O. W.Warnock SarLan!irilLi I am much stronger and am gain lug In fle9h. I would advlso all overworked, ilred, weak moihfru to tako Hood's Sarsa parllla to build them up." Mrs. G. W. Wak nock, Beverly, Nebraska. Kemember, floods Cures- Hood's PI1I3 aet easily, yet promptly and efficiently, on the liver and bowels. 25c. in close touch with nature and add to their healthfulnsas. It would also tend to relieve the congestion ot municipal populations, besides subserving a va riety of other useful purposes, all ci whioh Mies Whitney elucidates with skill and gracefulness. Mies Orrse Wil son has a theory about animals. Horses, in her opinion, are unnecessarily Jill- usad, and they should not be continually hauling heavy wagons about the streets. And so on through all the members of the little group. "The girls often organize expeditions. Not long eince they took up the rail way question, and W. Seward Webb placed a superb palace car at their dis posal, and in this way they mads a tour of inspection that lasted two days. They have likewise visited the factories ca Long Island to look .IntoJ alleged over working ot children. 'The Downtrodden are a rvery close corporation. They do not admit any Ti m, Dick or Harry, or rather any Jane, Mary or Ann, who comes long. Hlza Consuelo Vanderbilt was refused mem bership beoause she is too conservative. The youog lady is not in favor of woman suffrage. 'Tne DDwntrodden meet every'mcnth at the houses of those whom convention still obliges them to allude to aa'their parents. Amid almost Oriental luxury they denounce the accumulation of wealth that to-day makes the contrast between rich and poor so pitifully sharp. These young ladies have helped many people who would certainly be astounded could they know the source of their wind falls. MWhat the parents of the youog ladies think .of all these doings may probably best be surmised. Bishop Potter, who knows all the girls qilte well, does not think favorably of all their ooinions. and it is whiskered that he had tbem in his mind when be recently tola nis clergy to beware of the spread ot exag gerated thinking among tbe rosj iritv of the youthful portion of their fljeka. The mamas and papas nave so rar Deen in Anont hACAuaa voucfif ceoDle are no toriously hot headed and prone to vex themselves about the universe, man's destiny, the teloa ot creation, and the like, and to go to bed very miserable over these subjots. At any rate, the ex stance of tbe 'Luwniroaasir is a mos? unique fact in the cosmopolitan vortex that now stvles its1f the American aris tocracy." Bjoton Hrald. "Among the Ozarks." "The Lend of Big Bed Apple," ia an at tractive and interesting book, handsomely illustrated with views of Sooth Missouri scenery, including the famous Olden fruit fsrm of 8.CCO acres in Howell county. It pertains to fruit raisins; in that great fruit blt of America, the southern skpe ot th) Ozarks, and will Drove of great value, net only to fruit grower, but to every farm a and home seeker looking tor a farm sad a home. Mailed free. Ad drees, J. E. LOCXVOOD, &A2S3S Ciiy, ZIo.