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We, the representatives of the Democratic party of the
United States in national convention assembled, reaffirm
our devotion to the principles of Democratic government
formulated by Thomas Jefferson and enforced by a long
and illustrious line of Democratic presidents.
I Tariff Reform.
We declare it to be a fundamental principle of the
Democratic party that the federal government under the
constitution has no right or power to impose or collect
tariff duties except for the purpose of revenue, and we de
mand that the collection of such taxes shali be limited to
the necessities of government honestly and economically
administered.
The high Republican tariff is the principal cause of the
unequal distribution of wealth. It is a system of taxa
tion which makes the rich richer and the poor poorer.
Under its operations the American farmer and laboring
man are the chief sufferers. It raises the cost of the nec
essaries of life to them, but does not protect their product
or wages. The farmer sells largely in free markets and
buys almost entirely in the protected markets. In the
most highly protected industries such as cotton and wool,
steel and iron the wages of the laborers are the lowest
paid in any of our industries. We denounce the Repub
lican pretence on that subject and assert that American
wages are established by competitive conditions and not
by the tariff.
We favor the immediate downward revision of the ex
isting high and, in many cases, prohibitive tariff duties,
insisting that material reductions be speedily made upon
the necessaries of life. Articles entering into competition
with trust controlled products and articles of American
manufacture which are sold abroad more cheaply than at
home should be put upon the free list.
We recognize that our system of tariff taxation is inti
mately connected with the business of the country, and
we favor the ultimate attainment of the principles we ad
vocate by legislation that will not injure or destroy legiti
mate industry.
We denounce the action of President Taft in vetoing
the bills to reduce the tariff in the cotton, woolen, metals
and chemical schedules and the farmers' free list bill, all
of which were designed to give immediate relief to the
masses from the exactions of the trusts.
The Republican party, while promising tariff revision,
bas shown by its tariff legislation that such revision is
not to be in the people's interest, and, having been faith
less to its pledges of 1908, it should no longer enjoy the
confidence of the nation. We appeal to the American peo
ple to support us in our demand for a tariff for revenue
only.
High Cost of Living.
The high cost of living is a serious problem In every
American home. The Republican party in its platform
attempts to escape from responsibility for present condi
tions by denying that they are due to a protective tariff.
We take issue with them on this subject and charge that
excessive prices result in a large measure from the high
tariff laws enacted and maintained by the Republican
party and from trusts and commercial conspiracies fos
tered and encouraged by such laws, and we assert that
no such substantial relief can be secured for the people
until import duties on the necessaries of life are materially
reduced and these criminal conspiracies broken up.
Anti-trust Law.
A private monopoly is indefensible and Intolerable.
We therefore favor the vigorous enforcement of the crimi
nal as well as the civil law against trusts and trust offi
cials and demand the enactment of such additional legis
lation as may be necessary to make it impossible for a
private monopoly to exist in the United States.
We favor the declaration by law of the conditions
upon which corporations shall be permitted to engage in
interstate trade, including among others the prevention of
holding companies, of interlocking directorates, of stock
watering, of discrimination in price and the control by any
one corporation of so large a proportion of any industry
as to make it a menace to competitive conditions.
We condemn the action of the Republican administra
tion in compromising with the Standard Oil company and
the tobacco trust and its failure to invoke the criminal
provisions of the anti-trust law against the officers of
those corporations after the court had declared that from
the undisputed facts in the record they had violated the
criminal provisions of the law.
We regret that the Sherman anti-trust law has received
a judicial construction depriving it of much of its effi
ciency, and we favor the euartment of legislation which
will restore to the statute the strength of which it has
been deprived by such interpretation.
Banking Legislation.
We oppose the so called Aldrich bill or the establish
ment of a central bank, and we believe our country will
be largely freed from panics and consequent unemploy
ment and business depression by such a systematic re
vision of our banking laws as will render temporary re
lief in localities in which such relief is needed, with pro
tection from control or dominion by what is known as the
money trust
Banks exist for the accommodation of the public and
not for the control of business. All legislation on the sub
ject of banking and currency should have for its purpose
the securing of these accommodations on terms of abso
lute security to the public and of complete protection from
the misuse of the power that wealth gives to those who
possess it.
We condemn the present methods of depositing gov
ernment funds In a few favored banks, largely situated in
or controlled by Wall street, in return for political favors,
and we pledge our party to provide by law for their de
posit by competitive bidding in the banking institutions
of the country, national and state, without discrimination
as to locality, upon approved securities and subject to call
by the government
The Philippines.
We reaffirm the position thrice announced by the De
mocracy in national convention assembled against a policy
of imperialism and colonial exploitation in the Philippines
or elsewhere. We condemn the experiment in imperialism
as an inexcusable blunder which has involved us in enor
mous expense, brought us weakness instead of strength
and laid our nation open to the charge of abandonment
of the fundamental doctrine of self government We fa
vor an immediate declaration of the nation's purpose to
recognize the independence of the Philippine Islands as
soon as a stable government can be established, such in
dependence to be guaranteed by us until the neutraliza
tion of the islands can be secured by treaty with other
powers.
Parcel Post and Rural Delivery.
We favor the establishment of parcel post or post ex
press and also the extension of the rural delivery system
as rapidly as practicable.
Other Clauses.
The Democratic platform contained planks favoring an
Income tax, popular election of senators, presidential pri
maries, generous pension policy and a single presidential
term.
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Comparison of Chief Clauses In the
Democratic and Republican Platforms
DEMOCRATIC. REPUBLICAN.
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Social at Sunnyside.
The P. T. S. of West Whitefield will
give an ice cream social and pro
gram at Sunnyside School Dist. No.
65, Friday evening, July 26, 1912.
Following is the program:
Song Svea Male Quartette
Recitation Emily Bouska
Recitation Herman Nelson
Song Svea Male Quartette
Recitation Hilda Johnson
Address Hon. Elias Rachie
Song Svea Male Quartette
The Republican party, assembled by its representatives
in national convention, declares its unchanging faith in
government of the people, by the people, for the people.
We renew our allegiance to the principles of the Repub
lican party and our devotion to the cause of Republican
institutions established by the fathers.
The Tariff.
We reaffirm our belief In a protective tariff. The Re
publican tariff policy has been of the greatest benefit to
the country, developing our resources, diversifying our in
dustries and protecting our workmen against competition
with cheaper labor abroad, thus establishing for our wage
earners the American standard of living. The protective
tariff is so woven into the fabric of our industrial life that
we cannot afford to have a tariff that would destroy
many industries and throw millions of our people out of
employment The products of the farm and of the mine
should receive the same measure of protection.
We hold that the import duties should be high enough
while yielding a sufficient revenue to protect adequately
American industries and wages.
Some of the existing import duties are too high and
should be reduced. Readjustment should be made from
time to time to conform to changing conditions and to re
duce excessive rates, but without injury to any American
industry. To accomplish this correct information is in
dispensable. This information can best be obtained by
an expert commission, as the large volume of useful facts
contained in the recent reports of the tariff board has
demonstrated.
The pronounced feature of modern industrial life is its
enormous diversification. To apply tariff rates justly to
these changing conditions requires closer study and more
scientific methods than ever before. The Republican party
has shown by its creation of a tariff board its recognition
of this situation and its determination to be equal to it
We condemn the Democratic party for its failure either to
provide funds for the continuance of this board or to make
some other provision for securing the information requi
site for intelligent tariff legislation. We protest against
the Democratic method of legislating on these vitally im
portant subjects without careful investigation.
We condemn the Democratic tariff bills passed by the
house of representatives of the Sixty-second congress as
sectional, as injurious to the public credit and as destruc
tive of business enterprise.
Cost of Living.
The steady increase in the cost of living has become a
matter not only of national but of worldwide concern.
The fact that it is not due to the protective tariff system
is evidenced by the existence of similar conditions in
countries which have a tariff policy different from our
own, as well as by the fact that the cost of living has in
creased while rates of duty have remained stationary or
been reduced.
The Republican party will support a prompt scientific
inquiry into the causes which are operative both in the
United States and elsewhere to increase the cost of living.
When the exact facts are known it will take the necessary
steps to remove any abuses that may be found to exist in
order that the cost of the food, clothing and shelter of the
people may in no way be unduly or artificially increased.
Monopoly and Privilege.
The Republican party is opposed to special privilege
and to monopoly. It placed upon the statute books the
interstate commerce act of 1887 and the important amend
ments thereto and the anti-trust act of 1890, and it has
consistently and successfully enforced the provisions of
these laws. It will take no backward step to permit the
re-establishment in any degree of conditions which were
intolerable.
Experiences makes it plain that the business of the
country may be carried on without fear or without dis
trust and at the same time without resort to practices
which are abhorrent to the common sense of justice. The
party favors the enactment of legislation supplementary
to the existing anti-trust act which will define as crimi
nal offences those specific acts which uniformly mark at
tempts to restrain and monopolize, to the end that all who
obey the law may have a guide for their action and that
those who aim to violate the law may the more surely be
punished. The same certainty should be given to the law
prohibiting combinations and monopolies that character
izes other provisions of commercial law in order that no
part of the field of business may be restricted by monop
oly or combination, that business success honorably
achieved may not be converted into crime and that the
right of every man to acquire commodities and particu
larly the necessaries of life in an open market uninflu
enced by the manipulation of trust or combination may be
preserved.
Banking and Currency.
The Republican party has always stood for a sound
currency and for safe banking methods. It is responsible
for the resumption of specie payments and for the estab
lishment of the gold standard. It is committed to the pro
gressive development of our banking and currency system.
Our banking arrangements today need further revision to
meet the requirements of current conditions. We need
measures which will prevent the recurrence of money
panics a*nd financial disturbances and which will promote
the prosperity of this country by producing constant em
ployment
We need better currency facilities for the movement
of crops in the west and south. We need banking ar
rangements under American auspices for the encourage
ment and better conduct of our foreign trade. In attain
ing these ends the investments of individual banks,
whether organized under national or state charters, must
be carefully protected, and our banking and currency sys
tem must be safeguarded from any possibility of domina
tion by sectional, financial or political interests.
It is of great importance to the social and economic
welfare of this country that its farmers have facilities for
borrowing easily and using the money. It is important
that financial machinery be provided to supply the de
mand of farmers for credit. Therefore we recommend
and urge an authoritaive investigation of agricultural
credit societies and corporations in other countries and
the passage of state and federal laws for the establish
ment and capable supervision of organizations having for
their purpose the loaning of funds to farmers.
Philippines Policy.
The Philippines policy of the Republican party has
been and is inspired by the belief that our duty toward
the Filipino is a national obligation which should remain
entirely free from partisan politics.
Parcels Post.
In the interest of the general public and particularly
of the agricultural or rural communities we favor legisla
tion looking to the establishment under proper regulations
of a parcels post, the postal rates to be graduated under
a zone system in proportion to the length of carriage.
On income tax, popular election of senators, presiden
tial primaries, pensions and length of presidential term
the Republican platform is silent
Admission 15 cents. Everybody
cordially invited to come. Program
to commence at 9 o'clock.
W I I I I I I
Committee.
Tornado and Hail.
I write both tornado and hail in
surance. Come in and see me, or
use the telephone. Do it now. Next
week may be too late. tf
A. H. BROWN.
Ask for Johnson's
Cream.
ROSELAND
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Roseland, July 22—Misses An
nette Anderson and Hazel Ostrom
visited with the latter's sister, .Mrs.
Edgard Lindblad, last Wednesday
afternoon.
Carl Kohis and family visited at
the Buikema home last Friday eve
ning.
Quite a few of the neighbors help
ed Edgar Lindblad last Saturday
shingle his new barn, which he has
built this summer.
Misses Mary and Anna Anderson
visited last Sunday afternoon with
the Kohrs family.
John Anderson's had their little
baby girl baotized at Svea church
last Sunday. She received the name
Margaret Mariom Rosamond.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Olson and
daughters, Minnie and Helen, visit
ed at the Otto Grandberg home last
Sunday afternoon.
Miss Rosie Feifarek visited at the
J. Sluka home a week ago last Sun
day.
MihS Esther Engwall visited with
the Soderling girls last Sunday af
ternoon.
Some of our young folks took in
the ice cream social last Wednesday
evening at the P. 0. Mattson home in
Whitefield.
Mr. Carl Engwall was a Sunday
afternoon caller at the Eskil Swen
son home.
Mrs. Ed Sluka and daughter Ruby
visited at the J. Sluka home last Sat
urday afternoon.
Miss MabelGibson was a WUlmar
visitor last Thursday.
Misses Albin and Fred Norling of
Svea called at the J. Sluka home
Sunday afternoon.
All the farmers, are now busy hay
ing, and bonie have already started
cutting barley, and everybody is busy
so news is getting scarce.
Miss Marie Kohrs, saleslady of the
Roseland store, visited with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. C. Kohrs, from
Saturday until Sunday.
Miss Esther Engwall who has been
Malting with her sister and brother
in-law, Mr. and Mrs. And. Peterson
of Whitefield for some time, returned
to her home laht Friday.
HARBISON
HUSKINGS
Harrison, July 22—Mrs. A. E.
Dahl and Miss Mary Price were
Monday evening callers at H. P.
Johnson's.
James Wilson of Atwater visited
at the Geo. Wilson home last Mon
day.
Haying is now the order of}1£he
day.
N. McCrimon assisted H. Home
haul stock to Atwater Monday.
Miss Tillie Olson was a Tuesday
afternoon caller at Mrs. J. H, Par
son's.
H. Hanson of Atwater is at pres
ent employed at H. Home's.
Miss Jane McRae visited at the F.
H. Harris home a few days last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Harris and
Mrs. Peter Burns visited at the Geo.
Wilson home last Wednesday eve
ning.
The crops in this vicinity are
looking fine and if nothing happens
to them from now on there will be
a bumper crop.
Harry Martin seems to have di
rected his course in a northerly di
rection of late. What's the matter
with the Spicer road, Harry?
A baby girl came to gladden the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Edw. Pagel
last Monday evening, July 15th. Yes,
Ed., we all smoke on an occasion
like this.
Mrs J. H. Olson and daughter,
Miss Tillie, called at Geo. Martin's
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. James Tait, Jr., Mrs.
Ida Lingstrom and John Tait, Jr.,
called at Mrs. J. H. Parson's last
Thursday.
A few from here took in the dance
at Spicer last Friday evening. All
report a fine time.
The annual meeting of the Harri
son school, Dist. No. 4, was held last
Saturday evening. Rev. Barber was
re-elected clerk for a term of 3 years.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sternberg of
Lake Elizabeth spent Sunday at the
H. L. Stenberg home here.
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh
That Contain Mercury
as mercury will surely destroy the sense of smell
and completely derange the whole system when
entering it through the mucous surfaces. Such
articles should never be used except on prescrip
tions from reputable physicians, as the damage
they will do is ten fold to the good you can pos
sibly derive from them. Hall's Catarrh Cure,
manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O.,
contains no mercMry, and is taken internally,
acting directly uion the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. In buying Hall's Catarrh
Cure be sure you get the genuine It is taken
Internally and made in Toledo, Ohio, by F. J.
Cheney & Co. Testimonials free.
Sold by Druggists. Price, 75c. per bottle.
Take Hall's Family Fills for constipation.
I am prepared to buy scrap iron,
rags, rubbers and wool. Bring in
anything in this line you may have
for sale, or notify me by mail or tele
phone and I will call for it, whether
you live in the city or in the coun
try. I pay the highest prices. Tel.
434. J. J. RIVKIN,
608 Litchfield Ave.
Those old pictures of father and
mother are very dear to you. Price
less in fact. Just bear in mind that
your children would cherish just such
pictures of you. Olson Bros.
The Metropolitan Barber- Shop,
Bank of Willmar Building, B. ~Ti
Otos, proprietor, in the shop to get a
shave, hair out and hath.
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Teachers' Examinations.
Examinations for common school
certificates will be held at Willmar,
Atwater and New London July 29th,
30tih and 31st, The exchange or re
newal of certificates should be made
at the time of the regular examina
tion. Do not ask for it later.
Marks of 75 and over from for
mer examinations will be accepted,
but all below 75 are void. For the
renewal of a certificate, a new ex
amination must be taken, in all sub
jects marked below 75.
Marks from former examinations,
that aire acceptable, either on fail
slips or old certificates, should be
handed to the examiner in charge
during the examination. They can
not be accepted after the papers aTe
forwarded.
Two Reading Circle certificates
are necessary for the renewal of a
second grade certificate and four
for the renewal of a first grade.
They must be for books that were
on the Reading Circle list during the
life of the certificate. To exchange
a limited certificate for a second
grade, one Reading Circle certificate
must be presented and to exchange
a limited for a first grade two Read
ing Cucle certificates must be pre
sented.
If in doubt about anything relat
ing to these examinations, write the
county superintendent for informa
tion.
Program.
MONDAY, JULY 29th.
(Second Grade Subjects.)
A. 8:00 Enrollment
8:30 Professional Test.
9:30 Penmanship.
10:00 Arithmetic.
P. M.— 1:15 Geography.
2:45 Composition.
3:45 Reading.
4:40 Spelling.
TUESDAY, JULY 30th.
(Second Grade Subjects Continued.)
A. 8:00 U. S. History.
9:45 English Grammar.
11:30 Music.
P. M.— 1:15 Physiology-Hygiejne.
2:45 Civics.
4:00 Agriculture.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 31st.
(Fust Grade Subjects.)
A. 8:00 Enrollment.
8:30 Geometry.
10.15 Physics.
P. 1:15 Algebra.
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2:45 Physical Geography
or General History.
4:15 Drawing.
W. D. FREDERICKSON,
Co. Supt. of Schools.
Grue, July 22—School meeting was
held in Dist. 60 Saturdav night and
A. C. Carls on was elected director.
Enock Erickson and family were
Sunday visitors at J. E. Murry's near
Willmar.
Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Pederson were
in Willmar Sunday evening.
Chris. Johnson the tonsorial art
ist of New London called at Gun
derson's yesterday.
The Little Girls' Societv met at
Pederson's on Saturday.
Most of the barley cutting is fin
ished in this neighborhood.
Anderson's, Johnson's, Sand's and
Erickson's enjoyed an outing at
Green Lake Sunday.
Julius E. Erickson of near Will
mar called on A. O. Erickson Sun
day evening.
Arthur Kleven and lady was out
motor cycling last evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Knut Thompson's
little daughter was baptized Sunday
and received the name Edith.
Mrs. Ole Nelson and children ar
rived from St. Cloud, Minn., last
Friday for a visit at the home of Ax
el Nelson.
Mr. and Mrs. Arvid Anderson of
Kandiyohi called at A. 0. Erickson's
Wednesday evening.
COAL
Phone No. 31
Our wood yard delivers promptly
to any part of the city, or into far
mer's wagon, hard maple, birch,
pine slab, oak or ash wood, cut to
lengths as you order.
Building Material
If a small repair job or addition, or whether
your plans call for a large house or barn, let us
figure on your bill. We are confident that you
will find IN OUR YARD S what you need. The
quality is here and our prices will be right.
All kinds of LUMBER, SASH, DOORS, MOULDINGS,
Screen Doors and Windows.
MAMRE
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Mamre, July 22—Last Sunday the
three congregations of the late Rev.
N. Frykman, had the pleasure of
listening to his son, Rev. Andrew
Frykman, from Jamestown, N. Y.,
who preached at the Salem church
Sunday forenoon, Lake Florida at
three o'clock and Lundby at eight
o'clock.
Our heartfelt sympathy is extend
ed the J. P. Elkjer family in their
grievous loss of a dear sister and
daughter, the late Ma&s Thora Elk
jer.
Mr. Willie Bergstrom went to At
water on Friday for a few days'
business trip.
J. Alfred Swanson and family at
tended the funeral of Mr. Swanson's
brother near Spicer a week ago Sun
day.
Miss Clara Anderson from Will
mar visited friends and relatives out
here from Wednesday until Monday.
Mr. F. O. Carlson and family were
guests of Carl Carlson's Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Rodman enter
tained an "auto load" of visitors
from Dawson, Minn., a week ago
Sunday.
Misses Florence Erickson, Elvira
Swenson and Miss Peterson all from
Willmar, visited the F. E. and Chas.
Norman families from Wednesday
untd Thursday.
Misses Mable and Esther Lundecn
and brother, Richard of Willmar, and
Ray Leslie from Pennoek were recent
visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert
Sorenson.
The annual business meeting of
School District No. 14 was held on
Saturday evening, July 20, with a
minority of the members present. A
thousand dollars was appropriated
for current expenses and to apply, on
the school debt. Mr. F. N. Ander
son was re-elected District Clerk. It
was decided to have 6 months.' term
of school at the Progress and Suc
cess schools, commencing the 23rd
of September at the former and the
9th of September at the latter. The
Snowbound school will have eight
months, commencing the third of
September.
The Broman young people from
Fahlun autoed up here on Sunday,
and spent the day as guests of Miss
Annie Swanson.
Mr. Adolph Olson arrived here
from Minneapolis on Saturday for a
visit with his friends, Mr. and Mrs.
T. B. Dahlman of Dovre.
Mrs. B. A. Olson is here from Red
Wing, Minn., a guest of the Gustaf
Damelson family.
The two smiling bachelors namely,
Rudolph Haldin and Aldrich Ting
vall nicely entertained a bunch of
geiitlemen friends Snndav afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. John Johnson from
Tyler, Minn., visited J. A. Swanson's
Wednesday.
Miss Esther Johnson is doing
housework for Mrs. M. Haldin.
Mrs. J. P. Elkjer was a recent
visitor with relatives at New' Lon
don.
Mrs. Chas. Okeson and children
from near pennoek spent Thursday
at Swen Carlberg's.
A group of ten young people en
joyed Sunday evening, a week ago, at
Abrahamson's.
Mr. Oscar Strand from Spicer was
seen in this locality last Thursday
and Friday.
Mrs. Peter Rodman accompanied
her little granddaughter to Dawson,
Minn., on Friday.
Miss Cornelia Gunderson is assist
ing with housework at F. E. Nor
man's.
Misses Amy, Esther and Minnie
Olson from Willmar were guests of
John Berglund' Sunday.
Mrs. G. Swenson and children
from Noiway Lake made a short,
but pleasant call on Abrahamson's
Sunday afternoon.
Misses Wilma Johnson, Edna and
Helen Gustafson returned to St. Paul
on Monday.
"Yes, we handle only the best.
SCRANTON (Penn HARD COAL
heads the list. DIXIE GEM soft
coal, S O E E S S soft coal,
CEIGLER SPLINT. YOUGHIOG
'HENY, HOCKING VALLEY. Let
us fill your bins early."
WOO
Phone No. 31
SHINGLES, LATH, PORTLAND CEMENT,
LIME. PLASTER, BRICK, TILE, ETC.
Standard Lumber Co.
H. C. HANSEN, Agent
NEWS FROM FATHERLAND
A Brief Resume of the Moet Im
portant Happenings In the
German Empire.
Rorschach, Switzerland. Eleven
people were drowned, most of them
young girls, by the capsizing ot two
rowboats in a storm on Lake Con
stance.
It is rumored that an engagement
between the Grand Duchess Olga of
Eussia and Prince Adalbert of Ger
many will soon be announced. The
princess is the czar's eldest daughter
and is 16 years old. Prince Adalbert
Is the third son of the kaiser and is
17 years old. In the German, Rus
sian and French capitals great politi
cal significance is attached to this ru
mor and its importance is being eager
ly discussed.
The Frankfurt Zeitung says that the
meeting between Kaiser Wilhelm and
the czar of Russia must have been
of a very friendly nature, for it was
agreed that the monarchs are to have
such meetings every year in the fu
ture. Even their ministers are to be
present at such meetings, which
means that political matters will be
discussed. If the above statement la
correct, the two great nations must
be approaching each other In a closer
friendship.
A new Elsass-Lothringen sensation
has been turned up in the alleged dis
covery that the midwives of the con
quered provinces are engaged in sell
ing illegitimate babies to orphan asy
lums in France. Fifty such children
are said to have been traced from
Strassburg to Paris. The women are
said to receive fees not only from the
persons seeking to get rid of the
babies, but also from the French asy
lums, which are anxious to counteract
race suicide in France by bringing up
the German children as soldiers of
France. The Kreuz Zeitung has
called on the government to stop this
baby traffic immediately. The traffic
is said to have been going on since
1870.
A German merchant named Hinkel,
resident in Moscow, has bequeathed
his fortune, amounting to $2,600,000,
to his employes. Through the dead
man's munificence, several dozen
clerks, bookkeepers, packers, porters
and doorkeepers suddenly find them
selves raised to affluence and partner
ship in a well established and lucra
tive business. All members of the
staff who have worked with the testa
tor for at least five years share in the
bequest. Their portions are to be
reckoned on the basis of the first an
nual wage multiplied by the number
of years they have been in his serv
ice. Those who have worked for the
firm less than five years are to re
ceive a joint sum of $50,000, which is
to be divided according to wages and
length of service. The testator also
left $50,000 to the poor of Moscow.
The staff has decided to organize the
business inherited by them into a joint
stock company. They have also de
cided to erect a handsome tombstone
over their benefactor's grave, to build
an asylum bearing his name, and to
continue contributing to various char
ities which the merchant supported
during his lifetime.
Count von Elphberg is authority for
the statement "that Kaiser Wilhelm
has been preparing his personal
memoirs ever since he became kaiser,
in 1888. The memoirs are said to
be very frank. They deal with his
ministers, his children, and with his
fellow European sovereigns. The
memoirs will include a pen portrait
of Edward the Seventh, which will
throw a strong light on the relation
ship of the two men who for ten
years held Europe's fate in their
hands. The kaiser acknowledges that
the repeated achievements of Edward,
his easy, genial way, his success as
a diplomat, and even as a dandy, dis
pleased him, for his natural gifts run
on quite different lines. Toward his
own family the memoirs are not over
tender. His wrath at the crown prince
after the latter's incautious demon
stration in the reichstag at the Moroc
co debate is set down in vivid phrases.
Towaid the kaiserin the memoirs bear
witness of unfailing affection and re
spect. The kaiser, who so seldom
takes advice in certain difficult cir
cumstances, consulted his spouse and
acted with profit as she adviseS. The
kaiser expresses regret regarding her
detestation of court functions, in
which he revels. She loves to retire
early in the evening, and looks on
the January court balls as tortures.
The kaiser often had violent discus
sions with his chancellors. Prince
Buelow's retirement was the sequel to
a wild scene which took place at the
Berlin palace several days after the
publication of the London Daily Tele
graph's interview. From that day
Buelow's fate was sealed. The kaiser's
relations with Americans of distinc
tion are curiously described in the
memoirs, which display a most vivid
interest affecting America and Amer
ican capitalists. He speaks also of
his interview with ex-President Roose
velt, bet confesses "he was immense
ly disappointed."
Dr. A. Pepler, a prominent meteor
ologist, expresses the opinion that
Germany and central Europe are en
tering upon a period of 35 years of
drouth. In an exhaustive paper just
published, analyzing the weather con
ditions of the last year, he says the
late Professor Brucker established a
35-year climatic periodicity in which
one epoch of warm and dry weather
succeeded a term of cold and wet
weather. Dr. Pepler, by tables and
attendant indications, decides that the
hot and dry period, which is to last
for the next *5 yea or so, btgaa la
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