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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-04-11
War and Political Crime.
st. Louis Republic.

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The demoralizing effects of the civil
war are manifesting themselves more
fully in 1890 than in 1866. This is
shown in the progressive increase ol
the cost of government, from $66, 600, :
600 in 1850 to $293,OOOOOO in 1870;
1864 ,OOO,O 900 in 1880; and over $780,
OOO, 600 in 1890. The expenditures for
1891 will be over five times as great as
the expenditures of 1890.
Immediately following the war, there
was strong reaction against its effects
and the use of the Government as a
contrivance for plumber was somewhat
diminished. The leading men of that
period were not educated in the
schools OF such politics as followed the
war. Neither in this country nor any
other has the standard of practical
politics" ever been very high, but the
year 1850 is line of exact demarca-
ton in all the tables which show in
figures the condition of political NOR
ality. Whatever else may be charged
against the American politician be-
fore 1860, he cannot be charged with
being public plunderer. His reputa-
ton in this respect is entrenched be-
hind figures which leave no room for
question.
The most remarkable feature of the
decentralization of the period of war
politics is its cumulative effects.
When sanguine philanthropists pre-
dictcd that the end OF cival war poll
tics was at hand, the late John A. To-
gan replied that the children begotten
in the heat of war passion were just
coming into control. He believed
that the reply was based on physiol-
ogy, concerning which he had cared to
inform himself as little as about some
other things; but aside from that ab-
surdity, it is an unfortunate fact that
the younger generation has been sub
jected to all the educational effects of
the period of worst generalization.
This decentralization, for which the
generation most effected by is in no
way responsible, has manifested itself
in every possible crime, from the as
sassination OF Presidents to the stuff
ing OF ballOt-boxes, the purchasers OF
-" floaters in blocks Of five" and the
use OF law as an agency of plunder.
Of all its forms this latter is the worst.
Assassination and ballot frauds are in
dividual crimes against law. The
crime committed through law itself
does more than all the rest to render
Government and all rights held
through its protection insecure.
1t is hardly doubtful that we are
still in the period of worst political
decentralization, and that we are not
soon to emerge from it without NOR
al awakening felt throughout the coun-
try. And it is obvious that there can
be no such general impulse towards
better politics while the lines on which
the civil war was fought are drawn.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-04-11
Author and Origin Of MGintv.

The man who evolved from his
teeming brain the ballad which mar
rates the tumbles taken by Dan Nc
Ginty is probably at the present mo-
ment the most talked about of the
minor poets of America, says the Ro-
chester Democrat and Chronicle: :
Down Went McGinty" has arrived at
the dignity of being "the" gag of the
day. So when the reporter was in
formed that Joe Finn, the undoubted
author of the most popular song of
the season, was singing II daily and
nightly at local theater, down went
the writer to the bottom of the hall
that connects the upper tier of dress
ing-rooms at the opera house and
found himself in the awful presence
of the original McGinty, who was en-
gagged in extricating himself from his
grease paint, preparatory to donning
"his best suit of clothes"
Mr.. Finn is good-looking, black
haired and black-eyed young fellow,
who takes the success OF his muse in
the most philosophic and modest
manner. OF the origin of the famous
song he said: "If you ever heard the
story of the Irishman who was sue.
cessfully carried in a hod to the top
of seven story building by a friend,
as the result of bet that the feat
could not be successfully accomplished
and who remarked on paying over the
money, well, Pat, ye won fairly, but
when yer foot slipped at the sixth
floor, be jabbers, had hopes!" You
know what suggested the first verse of
the song. If you ever heard the air of
the old song about the old man who
had wooden leg, and who had no
tobaccy in his old tobaccy box," you
can guess where the suggestion of the
tune came from. I wrote the song
some time last April and did not
think very much of it, while my part
ner, Mr.. Sheridan here, thought moth
ing of it at all. We tried it on for the
first time at the Providence Opera
House. That important event took
place on the evening of May 9th last.
The song caught on at once, ana We,
and as far as I can see, every song
and-dance man, have been singing it
ever since. I suppose it took me
about half an hour to write the song
after had got the chorus in my
head"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-04-11

The main provisions of the bill es-
tablishing U. S. Courts in this State
arc as follows:
1t divides the State into four divi-
sions.
The counties of Whitman, Asotin,
Garfield, Columbia, Walla Walla,
Franklin and Klickitat, including all
the Indian reservations, constitute the
Southern division, for which court is
to be held at Walla Walla on the first
Tuesday of May and November Of each
year. The counties OF Whatcom,
Skagit, San Juan, Island, Snohomish,
Clallam, Jefferson. Kitsap and King
constitute the Northern division, for
which court is to be held at Seattle on
the first Tuesday in June and De-
cember OF each year.
In the Western division court is to
be held at Tacoma the first Tuesday
OF February and July OF each year.
Included in this division are the
counties of Pierce, Mason, Thurston,
Chehalis, Yakima, Pacific, Lewis,
Wahkiakum, Cowlitz, Clarke and Ska
mania. In the Eastern division are the
counties OF Spokane, Stevens, Okan-
ogan, Douglas, Lincoln and Kittitas,
court to be held at Spokane the first
Tuesday of April and September.
The bill further provides that Grim
inal trials shall be held in the division
where the oilense is committed and
the defendant is arrested. Civil trials
on issues of fact are to be held in the
division where the defendant or de-
PENDANTS reside, unless by consent the
case is transferred to any other divi-
sion. The bill also requires the circuit
and district clerks of courts each to
have a deputy at each Of the towns
where court is to be held, except the
one in which he himself lives.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-04-11

THE New York Star prints an in
teresting interview with Mr.. ]. E. Bor-
den, OF Boston, who takes a great in
terest in the industrial condition of
the Bay State, but who is not enthusi-
astic over its present prospects. Ac-
cording to this interview Mr.. Borden's
opinion is that the factory condition
in Massachusetts grows more serious
ryyear. at is" said Mr.. Borden,
"drivi9A men out of the State and
filling Their places with young girls,
and even with children, so far as the
law will permit. Nearly all the more
valuable machinery invented within
the past ten years does its work by
taking the place of anywhere from five
to one hundred men to machine and
requiring from one to five girls to
manage them. As a result, such cities
as Fall River, New Bedford, Lowell,
Lynn and Worcester show discrep-
ency between the numbers of the
two sexes is that almost appalling
The preponderance OF women over
men in the centres is not conducive to
morality, although it does not pro-
duce SO much wrong doing as nerv-
Gus writers prate so much about. 1t
does, alowever increase poverty, by
compelling its members to live upon
insignificant wages. For while many
OF the hands earn from $40 week
upwards, there is a much larger num-
ber who do not average over So week.
The girls get over this to considera,.
BILE extent by living together in little
groups OF four or five. But even then
their mode OF living is far from salts
factory. The system is SO vast in its
ramifcations that it has almost ex-
hausted the available supplies of young
women in Massachusetts,, and it is
drawing from the other New England
States, and even from Canada, to meet
its needs of labOrers." Here is some
thing for the consideration of Senators
Hoar and Dawes, and other Massa-
chusetts humanitarians, if they can
only be induced to let up little in
their work of devising schemes for the
annoyance and oppression of the
Southern people.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-04-11

IHE woman suffragists propose to
send Miss Susan B. Anthony to Wy
oming to gain residence, and where
United States Senators are elected
sometimes in the sweet by-and-by,
elect her to place in the American
House OF Lords" The scheme would
be feasible were it not that there are
already so many old women in the
Senate, who would undoubtedly dis
pute the admission of a young and
fairer rival. Hope pinned to such a
contingency is likely to fall at the
slightest zephyr.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-04-11

AMONG the petitions presented in
the U. S. Senate last Saturday, was
one from the Methodist Church Mis-
sion providing against the passage
of bill for the expectation or i'm
prisonment of Chinese found in this
country without certificates. The
antidote accompanied the bane, how.
ever, in the form of resolutions from
the San Francisco Board of Com
merce, asking for additional legisla-
tion for lcssening Chinese immigra-
ton.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-04-11

A SEATTLE correspondent of the
Oregonian says: The West Seattle
ferry has been running four years, at
an annual loss of $1O,OO0-in order to
boom and populate West Seattle. The
suburb may be said to have q fine
view, and quite unobstructed by build
ings; yet spectators have cleaned up
a million of dollars on this very
property.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-04-11

The discovery has been made that
the Government has lately been robbed
of 100000, though the importation
OF goods upon which no duty has been
paid. The frauds are said to be enor-
NOUS on the importation of gloves
from Germany which merchants Of
New York and of other cities managed
to smuggle through. The custom
house officials in New York only
knew of it through a report which is
well authenticated. They are in
clined to think that the most enor-
nous scheme to defraud the Govern
ment that has ever been known will
be disclosed.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-04-11

A RACE took place last week between
the Olympian and the new steamer
City of Kingston. The course was the
run between Tacoma and Seattle. The
Oiympian's time from wharf to wharf
was one hour and thirty-twO minutes,
and her opponents one hour and forty
four minutes-twelve minutes against
the newcomer in q run of thirty miles.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-04-11

A NOVEL means of stopping leaks
in the Hudson river tunnel was adopted
a few days ago. Engineer Moy secured
q number of water rats and tied long
pieces of oakum to their tails, caught
in the middle by apiece of wire. The
rats were then forced into the caision
through air pumps. The rats follow
ing the current of air, found the leaks,
and passing through creyices left the
oakum behind. This stopped the
ingress of air sufficiently to enable
the pumping to proceed with success.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-04-11

D. s. 3. HENRY,
o. s. DEPUTY SURVEYOR.

Residences sixth Street, Swans Addi.
tisn to Olympia, Wash.
CURVEYING ofall kinds promptly at
- tended to. The re-establishing OF old
Government lines speciality. TOwnsites
surveyed and plated. Railroads located,
and levels run for drains. Lands exam
ined and character reported.
Olympia. June 3. 1887. II
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-04-11

THE President has nominated Gen
eral Nelson A. Miles to succeed the
late General Crook as Major Gene raj of
the United States army.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-04-11

MARX Twain has written another
book entitled" A Connecticut Yankee
or King Arthur's Court" 1t is said
to be equal to anything he has writ
ten.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-04-11
Cen,aaissieners

We Me undersigned Banks and Bankers u,u
pay al Prizes drascn in the Louisiana Stafe
Lotter'es rhich may be presented at oar com.
-: r: ~: MAk1SkEY, Pres. Lousa Nat. NIX
rAEmME LAMAUx, Pres. seaHe Natsl m
4. BALDWIN, Pres. New Oeleans M m
CAHL kOHN, Pres. uAion Naf,l NM.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-04-11

WHATcoM has lavished over $lCO, 900
on street Improvements since last
July.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-04-11
II APRE tEDEN1ED ATTRAcTloNl
u Over a Million DiStribntndl
[154 l.
Louisiana State Lottery Comn.rv

Louisiana State Lottery Company
Incorporated by the Legislature for Edu-
eational and Charitable purposes. and its
.tamehise made part of the present State Con
vote. PoPuiaE
lfs Mammoth Drawings take place
semi.Anhually lJuns and Deeeusber.,
1no Its GRAND SINGLE NUNREx
DRAWINGS take place In each e shs
osner ten mOneAs 81 the year. ana are
~ drawn In public, at the Acadeav
ef Music. New Orleans, La.
FAMED FOR TWENTY YEARS.
For Integrity Of its Drawings, and
Prompt Payment of Prizes,
Attested as follows:
We do hereby certify that zoe supervise the
arrangements for all the Aonthly and Semi
Annual Dsa,cings Of the Louisiana State LCt
terry Company and in person manage and con-
trosthe D'dscings Memselres and Gtat he sone
are conducted scith honesty, fairness and In oood
faafh totodrds all parties, and tce authorize ne
company TO use this certificate, scifN T0c
sinites Of our signatures attached, in ifs adrey-
tisenaents."
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-08-23
Chronicles III.

And it came to pass IN the year OF our
Lord, one thousand eight hundred and
ninety, and on the twentieth day of the
eighth month thereof, the same being the
third year of the reign OF the great and
good Abou Ben, the grandsire OF the
child Mckee, that when the great high
priest who presides over the destinies OF
the dwellers upon the desert lands OF
Westernkansas, and who is called Lee
Monroe (siRnifying straight Republican,,
come forth to take his place among the
money changers in the temple. he carried
in his hands great boxes OF fragrant
Havanas. And to each and every man
whom he did meet be did say: "Take,
smoke and be merry, for unto me man
child is born. Let us make great noise
yea, even a great and joyful noise, for all
the rest of my boys are girls. And will
call his name Eli and be shall be a great
player Of checkers even as is my father,
surnamed Gyms, the same being the
grandsire OF the young man, Eli. have
spoken, so mote it be-" And it was even
30 from the rising of the sun to the going
down Of the same. And all the people
did rejoice and did fill the air with
smoke and rejoicing. And it was so that
the high priest did go forth many times
during that day from his place in the
temple and did journey to his dwelling
tent to shake hands with the young lad,
Eli, when he would go straightway to an
empty barrel near by and bowling his
head therein he opened his mouth, saying
in loud voice: "Born, August %, 1890,
to Lee Monroe and wife, a SON."
Caloh
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-08-23
No Smiths in Trego County.

For some reason the Smith family
doesn't seem to take very kindly to west
ern Kansas. There is not single person
by the name of Smith in Wa-Keeney and
SO far as we know there is not one In the
county. We doubt if there is another
county in the state that is entirely desti-
tute of Smiths. We have about half a
score of Browns on our subscription list,
several Of the Jones family and in the
neighborhood we have Cranks, Cronks
and Croakers but nary Smith. There is
an opening here for the Smith family.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-08-23
Wanted.
500 dozen eggs at Bestor's.
Institute Items.

0S4SAO0 6S04A46s
The enrolment has reached fitty-two
this week.
Miss Naomi Davis returned from Den,
yer Monday to take charge of her old
school, near the Smoky.
The dissection and experiments OF Mon
day afternoon proved very interesting
and were well attended by the students
In spite OF thu wind and rain.
The social Of last Thursday did not
pass on as socials usually do, for every
one seemed to enjoy themselves. Each
number Of the program was well rendered
and especial mention should be made of
the male quartette, who furnished some
excellent music.
On Wednesday We were favored by a
visit from Prof. John Macdonald, of the
ResteyH School 9oarHGl He entertained
the students In a decidedly humorous
way and they we're loath to leave when
he reached his twentieth and lastly"
The following are the visitors who
called this week: Mesdames Shuler,
Blair, Nelson, Walker and Carter, Misses
Adams, McCullom. Henkel, Walker and
Maxon, Messrs. Ed. Kerns, Kent, Thaue
Brown. F. Il Calender, Kan. Walker
and e. w. Brown.
This week closes the normal, which.
owing to tbs earnest and enthusiastic
work Of Prof. McClain and Miss Davis.
has been one Of the most interesting and
successful ever held in the county and all
hope to receive instructions from .ho
same source next yesr.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-08-23
SALINE sLAsHEs.
SAnrrE YALrEY. Ang. 80.


David Ssllars proved up on his home
stead last week.
There was o large turn out at Sunday
school last Sunday.
VIM Lawson looks as natural ever since
be has come back from Mexico.
OIL. Cook has been making hay on
Coneers ranch for several days.
George and Word McRey started Tor
Colorado in search Of employment.
There was about 2 inches OF rainfall
in this locality last Monday evening.
Jacob Schenk thinks Of emigrating to
Missouri when the washer gets cooler.
Joseph Kadulky writes from Chicago
{ hat he has found work there at his
trade.
A Mr.. Ziglar from Ohio, q friend and
old acquaintance Of Mr.. o. l. Cooks Is
visiting him.
o. F. Cheney writes from Kansas
City that he has three months work
there at painting.
VIM. Lmkey says he will raise some
corn this year and he has some old corn
on hands of his last years raising.
The President signed the Wilson bill
last Friday so that answers the question
Why 80 many are emigrating from Kan
sas to Missouri.
III. E. Wilkinson will return to his
claim in Cove county soon, as his five
months term Of school commences the
first of September.
The President of the United States and
congress have won our gratitude and in
creased our confidence in them for the
recent original package bill
Geo. Galloway received dispatch from
his cousin in Colorado that there was
job for him there at $500 per day. He
took the train last Monday night for that
place.
There was a threshing bee on the
Saline Friday. Several of the farmers
hauled their wheat crop to o. F. Chem
ey's place aud had it threshed. Messrs.
Aylworth and Rhine did the threshing.
The quality was good but the bushels few.
o. F. Cheney had 81 bushels; A. s.
Marshall bu.; Benjamin Cox ID bu. and
McVey bu. So that wasn't bad for an
off year. SLAsHER.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-08-23
An Editor Loose.

We took a little trip up to Sharon
Springs last Monday by way of variation
from our arduous duties and, of course,
called upon the various print shops that
abound in that city of great probabilities.
We took in the Leader office first and
found Bro. Bentley winding up his think
ing machine preparatory to making an
other onslaught on the Wallace Gazette.
Bentley is an old timer and is not easily
discouraged. He says the Leader is get
ting there.
Lacock & Benjamin were hard at work
when We invaded the Echo sanctum, pre-
pairing alliance gospel for their patrons.
These gentlemen have splendid new out
fit and clean chair for visitors Benja-
min is practical printer and WIS hard
at it, while Lacock was learning the trade
with 16-inch job stick and 4-inch wood
type. Think he will soon have it.
While the Times Office is not a very
pretentious affair, the Times is, and its
editor is unquestionably the handsomest
one in the city. Bentley and Lacock
may get hot, but we won't take it back.
Kate Russell Doering is pioneer in the
newspaper business in western Kansas
and has succeeded, not only in pushing
her way into the front rank of her chosen
profession, but also in making herself
financially solid. We found. her handing
out the mail and presiding over general
stock Of merchandise, while she writes
'copy" and takes acknowledgment in her
official capacity Of notary public while
she is resting.
All editors are clever, hospitable people
and those of Sharon Springs are no ex-
ception. May they all prosper and all
get the county printing.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-08-23
PROGRAM
OF the County Sunday School
Convention, Wednesday and
Thursday, Sept. hip.
WEDNESDAY.

WEDNESDAY.
7:S0 P. M-Devotional services.
500 P. M.-Address by Rev. J. A.
Bright.
THURSDAY MORNING..
S:3O-Devotional service.
Goethe Model Sunday School,
o. N. Maxon.
9:40-'Importance OF Bible Study to
the Young, IS. L. Shorthill.
10:10-Some causes Of failure in Sun
day school work.
1O:4O-"Infant Glass Teaching" Mrs.
S. L. ShorthilI.
11:10-Reports of Sunday schools.
Election of officers.
IL M.-Adjournment.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
1:30-Devotionafs service.
2OO-"Sundsy School Literature"
Mr.. Mckinley.
2:3O-"Temperance in Sunday School
Tesching,"-Mrs. B. J. F. Hanna.
3OOl"How to secure steady work in
the Sunday School" y. W. Hickman.
-"Children's Meeting, Rev. J. A.
Bright.
4:15-Adjourrment.
THURSDAY EVENING.
7:30-Praise service.
7:50-"Inhuence of the Sunday School
on the American Citizen"
6:20-''The Sunday School as an Evan
gelizing Agency,"-Rev. h. n. Rogers.
-Address-Rev. ]. A. Bright.
Benediction.
The exercises will be suitably inter
spersed with singing by choir and con-
pre1ation.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-08-23

During the epidemic of aux in this
county last summer, I had hard work to
keep a supply of Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy on hand.
People often came ten or twelve miles
in the night to get bottle of the Rem
edy. 1 have been selling patent medi-
cines for the last ten years and find that
it has given better satisfaction in cases
of diarrhoea and hux, than any other
medicine 1 have ever handled.-J. h.
BENHAM, Druggist, Golconda, Pope Co.,
Ill. Over five hundred bottles of this
Remedy were sold in that county during
the epidemic referred to. 1t was a per-
feet success and was the only remedy
that did cure the worst cases. Dozens
Of persons there will certify that it saved
their lives. In four other epidemics of
bowel complaint this Remedy has been
equally successful. IS and so cent bot
ties for sale by 81. J. lille.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-08-23
REDUCED RATES TO NEW
YORK.

Attention is called to the fact that rates
to New York via st. Louis and the
Ohio & Missippi Railway are two dollars
less than via other routes running through
cars, while at the same time the high
character and efficiency of our train serv-
ice is fully maintained.
We are therefore able to offer lower
rates, combined with first class through
car service from st. Louis to New York
via Washington, Baltimore and Phila-
delphia; combination Of advantages
possessed by no other line. These re-
auctions apply on both first and second
class tickets sold at all western points via
this line and its principal connections to
New York, and holders are entitled to all
the privileges usually accorded on tick.
cts Of the class purchased; there being
no extra charge whatever for passage on
limited express trains except for Pullman
car accommodations.
Double daily lines of Pullman Vesti-
bule Sleepers are run by this Company
from st. Louis to Cincinnati. Louisville.
Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia and
New York without change.