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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-12-24

been President Harrison's secretary or war
and was at one time governor OF Vermont He
is a rich man and enjoys the confidence OF the
nation at large
Idaho has elected two senators who claim
admission At the first election three senators
were chosen, two for the two short terms and
Fred T. Dubois. the sitting delegate in the
house, for the six years term beginning March
f. 1891 Subsequently the democrats, assisted
by some republicans, elected Judge William
Clagett, who will contest Mr.. Dubois right TO
the seat. Mr.. Dubois was born in Illinois and
is forty years of age. His father was person
aror is a graduate from Yale and has held varf-
out important offices. Early in the sos he
moved to Idaho and in 1882 was elected United
States marshal for the territory. He made
strong fight on the Mormons which made him
intensely popular and secured his election as
delegate to the F1ftieth congress. William
Clagett, the gentleman who contests the seat
Is native Of Maryland. He has served as Gel.
egate in congress and is the authof of the bill
establishing the Yellowstone park
Henry c. Hansbrough is the successor of Sen.
Randolph county. Ill. January 50. 1873 and
was educated in the public schools. He is an
editor by profession and at the present time
publishes the Devils Lake Inter Ocean. He
has been a resident of North Dakota since
1882. He was the first member of congress from
his state.
Hon. Charles n. Felton, OF California who
will serve out the term for which the late Sen
ator Hearst tdem-) was elected was born a poor
boy in Eric county, N Y, but Is now one of the
rich men of the Pacific coast. He has served
in the California legislature and was a member
of the Forty ninth congress He is a repub-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-12-24
THE NEW WATCH-WORD..
Blaine's lingo Policy OF Free Trade Oh
the Half Shell.

Blaine's lingo Policy OF Free Trade on
the Half Shell
Just now the republican organs are
teeming with such sentiments as these:
''Ring out the joyous praise of protec-
tons honest reign Reciprocity is the
watch word for the ninety-two cam
paign." Protection is triumphant,
now on to reciprocity"
What is reciprocity but free trade
between the countries involved? The
name furnishes the definition and ex-
plains the proposed policy. Kate Field
has happily defined Blaine's scheme as
free trade on the half SHE'LL 1t
simply says to the powers approached:
Throw your ports open to our COM
merce and we will reciprocate. 1t goes
farther than the conservative demo-
cratic doctrine of Tariff for revenue
only. and yet the republicans who sing
the praises of reciprocity ring forth
their hallelujahs for the blessings of
protection. Great is Mckinley for he
protects youI Great is Blaine for he
will make breaches in the Chinese wall
that has so long prevented your exer-
c;sinE the right of buying here you
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-12-24

can buy the cheapest If you want
protection. we have all there is of it
If you want free trade, We'll give YOU
piece of it Such is the sophistry Of
the situation
There is a lack of accuracy in the
republican writers who are crediting
Blaine with first suggesting ''reeip-
procity" as the name of his proposed
international policy. The magnetic
statesman no doubt read 1.-THE Rise of
Silas Lapham," by William ID. How
ellis, and without going further he
could have found there suggestion Of
both policy and name Lapham, a man
of rugged honesty and with strong
common sense as the best accompani-
ment for honesty, was lamenting the
fact that the home market was over
stocked with almost every commodity,
and especially with the mineral paint
which was his hoped-for means of
fortune. These We're among his words
to his good wife and counsellor They
say we can't expect to extend our COM
merce under the high tariff system
we've got now, because there amt any
sort of reciprocity on our side We
want the other fellows to show all the
reciprocity and the English have the
best of us every time. "-Detroit Free
Press
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-12-24
OPINIONS AND POINTERS.

The announcement that Blaine
and Harrison understand each other"
is the highest tribute to the under
standing of both--Philadelphia Record
When a billion congress spends
SO much money that there is nothing
left to pay experts to examine Phila-
delphia national banks. what is to be-
come of the hard earnings of the people
of Pennsylvania?-Lo Courier
Journal
Mr.. Harrison's message will be
his platform for next summer. Will
he try to heat Mckinley as a protec-
zionist or Blaine as a jug-handled
reciprocitist? Or will he continue to
advocate taxes for the American con-
sumer and untaxed goods for the for
eigner?-N. Y. World
What exasperates the repu blican
press is that it sees the possibility of a
reapportionment of the assembly and
senatorial districts of the state next
year. 1t is yelling stop THEIR in
order to protect itself in perpetuating
the crime of violating the constitution
by refusing the people honest repre-
sentation in the legislature--Bu Buffalo
Times
The republican party regards
reciprocity as the trump card in it's
hand to be played in the presidential
campaign. The republican party Of
fers reciprocity with half-dozen or 81
countries But the democratic party
offers to the people reciprocity with all
countries Judging from the result Of
the last two elections, the democratic
card is the commanding one--Balti-
more Sun
Democracy will never be tied
down to any single issue as against re-
publicanism- Nor will it waive or
make secondary the greatest issue Of
principle between the parties-the is
sue of the right of the Garner to his
earnings. and to full realization of
the value of his product by fair ex-
change, unchecked by any other tax on
the exchange than that absolutely nee
essary to maintain a government to
keep the peace--St Louis Republic
-Republican organs admit that
MI Crisp will treat his political OPP
ponents fairly In this he will prove
his title to the name democrat" By
it he will also emphasize the difference
between a gentleman and bcor in the
speakers chair. He Will not look in
the direction of the house barber-shoF
when he wishes to count a quorum
Perhaps he may forget to see Mr. Reed
at times But if he should fail in this
direction the country will make all
proper allowance.-ChicagoT Times
Judge Crisp would be very dun
man indeed if he could not perceive
the significance of this single fact
The truth is that the democratic
party has halter about its neck, just
as the republicans had when the Mekin-
ley tariff was pending. They can
hang themselves on the first tree
they come to. as the republicans
did last year. Speaker Crisp is now the
most influential parsonage in shaping
the issues of 1892 Let nobody assume
that he is going to wreck the fair pros
poets of his party either ps a radical
silver policy, or by a reactionary tariff
policy, or by engineering his Office for
or against any presidential candidate
IN. \. Post
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-12-24
OUR SILVER DOLLAR.
The Percentage of Alloy In Our STANDARD
Coins.

Tho Percentage OF Alloy in Our Standard
Coins.
The weight of pure silver in our
silver dollar has never been decreased
q particle; it always has contained
three hundred and seventy-one and
one-quarter grains of pure silver. In
1887. in order to adopt the handy
French decimal system of alloy. we
put exactly one pound less copper in
two thousand dollars. Thus, when you
hear anyone speak of the debasement
of the United States silver dollar, re-
member that all we have to ask for
giveness for is this trihe, which is al.
lowed by the constitution of the United
States The sin of debasement, if one
can call it a debasement, was commit
ted in 1884 on our gold coins, BY reduc-
ing them about six and one quarter per
cent. Had they reduced the gold coin
only half as much it would have been
an act strongly Endorsed to-day, but
now unwise to adopt. In 1887. a min
ute fraction of gold was added to the
weight of the coin for convenience in
mint calculations. These two, the
gold dollar of twenty-five and eight
tenths and the silver dollar of 4r2.5
grains of standard metal, meaning
that each thousand parts of coin were
alleged with one hundred parts of cop
per, were the basis dollars on which
the government was conducted from
1887 to 1878. The issue of greenbaclxs
did not disturb these coined dollars.
These were the legal coins our laws
referred to in the issue of all national
bonds sold during our war of secession.
These were the coined dollars which
we promised to pay in the redemption
of our green backs In 1869. in an act
passed to strengthen our public credit.
we find this clause: 1.-THE United
States solemnly pledges its faith to
make provision at the earliest prac-
ticable period for the redemption OF
United States notes in COIN" In all
these laws the word gold is not used,
but it is always coin We kept coin
ing these silver dollars, to limited
extent, all through the war, although
the silver in them was worth nearly
four per cent more than the gold in
the gold dollar. In 1S71-73 we coined
more than two and a half millions of
these silver dollars, each of which con-
siderably exceeded the gold dollar in
value.-John A. Grier, in Lippincott's-
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TRAIN THE EYE.
No Two Persons See the Same Object in
the Same Light.

No Two Persons See the Same Object In
the Same Light.
It is considered now to be an almost
essential part of the education of the
daughter of well-to-do American that
she should spend a season in foreign
travel The result of the large outlay
of money and trouble in these tours
are often painfully Insignificant
One young girl remembers nothing
of her journeyings but her chance
glimpses of princes and princesses-
Another comes back with definite
knowledge of but one place-the shops
in Paris To this girl the whole CONT
nent of Europe, with its history, its
vast treasures of art, architecture and
records of antiquity means only-pret-
ty gowns; to that one-bargains-
Each eye" says a Spanish proverb,
''makes its own harvest"
The same difference in eyes is found
among those who never travel A
book which won fame for It's writer
throughout the English-speaking world
was Richard Jefferies' Walks About
an Old Farm" in which he described
the beauty and mystery in the weeds
and insects, the common sights and
sounds inclosed within few acres
One boy goes out in the city streets,
and comes back full of interest and de-
light in the histories limited in thou
sand faces which he has met, the
glimpses of comedy and tragedy which
he has found at every crossing or in
every street car. Another sees nothing
but the muddy streets The first feels
his whole nature warmed and elevated;
the other is conscious only of the con-
dition of his shoes.
The important part of education is
not so much the things to be seen as
the eye to see them. How many intel
Iigent readers would be ashamed to
own that they had not read the last
popular novel, while they have never
spelled out page of the great books of
nature and human ife?-Youth's Com
ronion
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-12-24

again "a cunning, treacherous man,
ready to do anything to attain his ends.
He give her up! Not he, indeed. What
care he though she had a dozen lovers,
he did not blame her for it, only-it
would be all the worse for them.
So he said once more with all humil-
ity: BE. as you say. my friend, Miss
Arlington. l am as you see rough.
uncouth fellow, and you may humanize
me-
81 am very sorry for you," Wanda
said frankly; ''but, Mr.. Damiens. you
must not let your passion grow
the better of you. There are hundreds
of girls as attractive as I am, which is
not saying much for their charms, who
will gladly give you back love for love,
who have not already set up an idol of
their own
The words escaped her lips without
thought. She would have given the
world to have recalled them but it was
too late.
''Then you do love another?" he
asked, with well-feigned detection.
She blushed crimson.
''No one has ever spoken to me of
love but you," she prevaricated.
''Love is not born of words" Damiens
said, passionately. ga glance-a pres
sure Of the hand, fash of-but why
define a bliss denied me? Suffice it to
say that you are lost to me. Nay, do
not tremble SO, Miss Arlington; your
secret is safe with me-"
For moment her eyes flashed an In
dignant reproach, but she could not lie,
so she took refuge in silence
tTO BE CONTINUED
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Like an angry storm spending itself
in its own fury. his passion at last wore
itself out, and he fell into the more dan
gerous mood Of planning future retalia-
ton.
Pshaw! What a fool he had been to get
into such rage. He would win in the
end. There were two ways of catching
this bird of beautiful plumage, and, if
one failed he could try the other. If
the silken net of honied words was use
less, he knew how to cast the strong
bonds of obligation around her.
The Dolmans' owed him money-they
must help him; Robson, her employer,
was in the same fix, he must do his bid
ding; and Mrs. Evesham would surely
not be blind to the glitter of his world
ly prospects. AS for that blind fellow
but no, a girl like Wanda could never
give her love to him-well, if he stood
in his way, it would be all the worse for
him.
And Wanda! She was feverishly toss
ing on the bed, the victim of thousand
doubts and fears-the past with it's
phantoms of uncertainty, the present
with its disappointments, the future so
clouded with hOpelessness that she
dreaded even to think of it. With a
heart overlooking with the tenderest
gratitude. she pondered over Mrs. Eve
sham's long years of motherly solicitude
for her, of the sacrifice she knew that
noble woman must have made for her
sake. True, the burden was pressing
less heavily on that dear friend now.
Kate was at work, the store was pros
porous, Alice was no longer dependent
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-12-24

on her. and she, Wanda, was in a posi-
ton to add her mite to the family funds.
But, if she should fail-pshaw! she must
not fail; she must endure any discom-
fort, any degradation rather than go
back to Glastonbury to be again a
charge on the widows bounty.
AS for Damiens, with his rustic insol-
ence, she was foolish to waste a second
thought upon him and half regretted
that she had condescended to rebuke
his impertinence. But, then there was
poor blind George Arundel-that was a
different trouble. It was very well for
him to talk about being her adopted
brother, but she knew that his love for
her was of very different nature, and
she was sure that she could never re-
turn his affection in the way he wanted
it.
Then-ah, then-foated before her
Imagination face of typical beauty.
Big, earnest, brown eyes seemed to be
looking tenderly into hers, so vivid
was the picture that she could in fancy
have raised her hand to push away the
short, clustering, brown curls which
extended over the clear white forehead.
She saw the pleasant smile on the we'll
curved ips-nay, she could almost be-
ieve that they moved and whispered
her name in a tone of exquisite tender
ness. Wanda" never sounded half so
sweetly as when he uttered it. But she
must not think of him-no, it would be
crime of ingratitude to fetter him
with her dowerless love. She would be
brave, she would dismiss him forever
from her thoughts; and, saying this
she concentrated her whole soul on the
beautiful vision, till-the wearied eye
lids closed, and sleep drew the curtain
of oblivion over her wandering fancies.
And the brown-eyed hero Of Wanda's
dreams was none other than Harry
Evesham, who, as A1phonse Damiens
had truly said, was gone to New York
to make his fortune
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-12-24
CHAPTER TX.
LOVES YOUNG DREAMS,

But things frightened.
Time worked wonders even at dull
Havana.
Work - that splendid tonic for I'M
strung nerves-braced our heroine up to
a cheerful endurance of her surround
ings.
Then her children had begun to love
her and their parents to appreciate her;
and, best of all, Alphonse had ceased to
prosecute her, though. she learned that
he had managed to pick up an acquain-
lance with her friends at Glastonbury.
Then she was cheered by the most
delightful news of Harry Evesham, who
had won the esteem of Mr.. Hardcastle,
a railroad nagnate living in Brooklyn,
who had appointed him his private sec
rotary with salary beyond his widest
expectations.
But the climax of her satisfaction was
reached when one winters day the old
veteran with a wooden leg who in a de-
sultory manner presided at the telegraph
Office brought her a dispatch from Mrs.
Evesham that Harry was coming home
on visit.
Harry coming home.
I am afraid to confess that she took
tuc precious pdpcT auSt KISSED IL.
All! she was glad now that she had
shown no malice toward Damiens-
even little glad that she had con-
sented to allow him to drive George
Arundel out to Havana to spend the
EVENING" suggestion that had been
heartily Endorsed by Kate-for, who
knows? perhaps Harry might come
with them-but no; he would probably
not leave New York until after the tel
egram was sent.
Anyhow, she watched the slow, NOV
ing fingers OF the clock in school on that
eventful afternoon.
At last the hour of dismissal came.
The last little lad had bundled up his
head in his comforter" and made his
bow, the last little maid had donned
her cloak and rubbers and held up her
chubby face for parting kiss, when
Wanda began to make preparations for
her departure. She generally was the
hardest to leave, as her cavalier, Bob
Slocum, had ''chores" to do at home
which deprived him of the felicity of
escorting teacher home.
She had just put the finishing touches
to the arrangement of her white wooden
hood, in which her sweet face shone
forth too bewitchingly for description,
when she heard a gentle tapping at the
school-room door.
Come I'M" she said, cheerfully, quite
expecting to see some wee mite appear
to claim her sympathy and redress for
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-12-24
PENSIONS FOR VETERANS.

The Fair Basis OF Claims Upon the Cow
eminent for Pecuniary Aid.
Only those may speak with freedom
and by authority on the subject of the
disgrace of our pension legislation, in
whose name and for whose benefit PEN
sion laws have been enacted.
have earned the right to speak, says
an old soldier. / stood in the ranks a
loyal volunteer, in 1851 and heard the
kissing balls when the 6rst guns were
fired at the skirmisb of Blackburn's
Ford, three days befors the first battle
of Bull Run. i marched with my COM
pany at the last grand review at Wash
ington in 1865. lost not a day from
service between those dates, except
when disabled by a wound received at
the battle of Fair Oaks. No man can
say of me that l am not with those who
demand pensions for loyal service, be-
cause / did not serve or did not suffer
have written my record with my blood
i am not with the mercenary horde who
demand pensions for duty done. because
my loyalty is not and never was, for
sale.
What would be just basis for pen
sions? In forming the legislation of
the country, the clamoring of the dis
nOnOTaDle SnOulQ not De CONSIDERED
When the pension roll is relieved of all
those who are not in need, and al who
are willing to earn a living if fitting
opportunity is found for them, those
that remain will be only the very few
who can. under the most favorable
circumstances that can be found for
them, earn only partly enough to sup
port themselves; those who can do
nothing towards their own support,
and those who can earn nothing, and
who periodically require the aid and
attendance of other persons. To each
of these classes abundance should be
given. No honorable person will for
an instant withhold from such as they
the full sympathy and support which
are their due. When the pension roll
has been SO sifted, some dregs may be
left-moral and physical wrecks who
have reached the lowest depths of deg
radiation, and are unworthy of consid
Grafton, except as paupers
/ am Of the opinion that a close can
vass of all loyal volunteers will result
in securing the active support of at
least hundred thousand real veterans
for such a reform of the pension laws
as will change the legal basis of the
claim from support by manual labor
to impairment of earning capacity
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-12-24
BlA.NE'S WEAVING WAYS.

The Game of Plot as Played by Repub-
Hcan Gamesters.
The position of Hon. James g. Blaine
as constructively an aspirant for the
republican nomination for president
next year. while at the same time sec
rotary of state under President Harri-
son, who is an avo1ed candidate for re-
nomination, is SO anomalous that there
is reason to believe Mr.. Blaine must
soon announce the abandonment of his
am bition or the resignation of his cab
met Office.
The Blaine movement already under
way in several states is avowedly an
anti-H harrison movement In the state
of New York it is engineered by the
Warner Miller opposition to Thomas
c. Platt's control of the party, which
has been made absolute by federal pat
ronage. This opposition has already
taken form in the organization of
Blaine clubs, a work in which Hon.
James j. Belden appears to be the
prime mover. In Pennsylvania Sena-
tor Quay has already carried through
his plot for conventions in early jan
uary in Philadelphia to foresta1 the
work of the Harrison oficeholders, and
in Indiana the anti-Harrison men have
welI-iaid plans to capture the delega-
tion from that state for Blaine as a
marked humiliation to the national ad-
ministration- In brief, wherever
throughout the country there is to be
found a republican disguised with
Harrison there is to be found a vocif-
erous Blaine shouter.
Ordinary political decency. of course.
forbids the secretary of state to hold
his present position in politics to the
end of the month. If he is to lead the
revolt against the head of the admins
tration, courtesy to his chief req uires
that he tender forthwith his resigna-
ton to the president But, on the
other hand, If he does not intend to be
q candidate for the nomination next
year. it is equally duty to the presi-
dent to announce that fact and put an
end to the use of his name as an anti
Harrison rallying cry. The ways of
Blaine. however, have always been
devious. and as the situation demands
a frank statement from him, which
almost any other man in public life
under like conditions would hasten to
make, that probably is the last thing
to be expected from Mr.. Blaine. Al
barry Argus