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When Baby was sick. we gave her Castofia.
When she was Child, she cried for Castor'a-
When she became Miss, she clung to Castorls-
When she bad Children, she gave them Cassor'a

Words cannot express the gratitude peo-
pie feel for the benefit done them by using
Ayers Sarsaparilla. Long-standine cases OF
yield to this remedy, when all
,thers fail to give relief. This medicine
thoroughly expels the poison from the blood.
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Notice to Creditors.

ALL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS
N against the estate of Mary E. Plowden,
deceased, will present them duly attested,
and those owing said estate will make pay
ment to w. VI. PLONDEN
Administrator.
limo 30 1901
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Application for Discharge.

T WILL APPLY on THE S'rH DAY OF
4 August, 1891, to the Judge of Pro-
bate for Clarendon County for letters
dismissory as executor of the estate of A. }.
Floyd, deceased. All persons having
claims against said estate will present them
before that date. 7. w. FLO1D.
Jlly 7th. 1891
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Notice to Creditors.
une 20, lS9.

ALL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS
n against the estate Of H. S. Kelly Will
present them duly attested, and those ow-
ING said estate Will make payment to
w. ?. CORBETT,
Executor.
Jnlv II 1891
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THE Killough Music


England
Farand yotey Knbal
freight
publish the
catalogue price Special discount Churches Ministers
Schoos,a nd Mus
all
Strings
special sheet catalogue c
COMPANY, Florence S. C.
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Application for Discharge.

IN THE FIRST DAY OF AUGUST
" 1891, 1 Will apply to the Judge Of Pro
bate for Clarendon county, for letters dis
mlssory in the matter of the estate OF DR..
G.. Allen higgins, deceased. All persons
having claims against said estate must pre-
sent them before the above date.
G. ALLEN HUGG1NS,
Administrator.
Manning, S. c., June 30, 1891.
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Peculiar

To itself in many important particulars, Hoods
Sarsapariila is different from and superior to any
other medicine.
Peculiar in combination, proportion and prep
aration Of ingredients, Hoods Sarsaparilla pos
sesses the full curative value of the best known
remedies Of the vegetable kingdom.
Peculiar in It's medicinal merit, Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla accomplishes cures hitherto unknown.
Peculiar in strength and economy-Hood's Ssr-
saparilla Is the only medicine Of which can truly
be said doses one dollar" Medicines in larger
and smaller bottles require larger doses, and do
not produce as good results as Hoods Sarsaparila
Peculiar in its good name at home there IS
more OF Hoods Sarsaparilla soldin Lowell, where
It Is made, than Of all other blood purifiers.
Peculiar in its phenomenal record Of sales
abroad, no other preparation has ever attained
such popularity In so short time. Do not be In
duced to take any other preparation. Besure toget
Hoods Sarsaparilla
soldby all druggists. 81; six fors5. aredonly
BY c. I. HOOD & CO., Apothecaries, Lowell Mass.
100 Doses One Dollar
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100 Doses One Dollar

Application for Discharge.
ON THE 18TH DAY OF AUGUST, 1891,
" we will apply to the Judge of Probate
for Clarendon codnty for letters dlsmlssory
from the estate of Robert J. Holladay, de-
ceased. JAMES Z. TINDAL,
J. B. BROWN,
July 5. 1891. Executors.
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Notice to Creditors.

ALL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS
N against the estate of William Morris
deceased will present them duly attested,
and those owing said estate will make i'm
mediate payment to R. S. MORRIS,
Executor.
July 9th, 1891
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u Pianos and Organs
w eaver Organs

1XTEAvER ORGANS NOTED FOR
w action
b Company, York. Penn
~ y ~ KILLOUGH MUSIC COMPANY, Agents
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One hundred and fifty Q5O) acres in Har-
mouy township. Black River swamp,
bounded north by lands of ". II. Cole, east
by lands of D. j. Bradham, south and west
by unknown lands.
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Four hundred (400) acres in Harmony
township, Black River swamp. bounded
north by C. L. Emanuel and J. J. Conyers,
east by unknown lands, south by unknown
lands, west by lands of D. j. Bradham.
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July II, 1891.
, 1891-11-17
Unexpected and Awful Climax to a
Bank Suspension.
Discovered In Bed Several Hours
After the Shocking Event.
Theories Advanced as to the Causes
of the Suicide.
No One Believes There Was Any
Adequate Cause For the Killing.
The Body Taken East This Morn
ing to His Old Home.


This community was not simply shocked
but Mortified BY tine news that George l..
Beard. cashier OF the suspended Cheyenne
NatinaI bank, had yesterday morning
taken his life by his own hand. Every
body in the town was depressed by the
intelligence which swallowed up and
seemed to dwindle into insignificancs the
startling news of the bank suspension.
The news fell upon the town like a
nightmare and it will be many days be-
fore the intimate friends and associates of
the young cashier recover their equili-
brum.
, 1891-11-17

1t was almost precisely s o'clock yester-
day morning when Mr.. A. G. Campbell
started from his home, on the corner of
Nineteenth street and Warren avenue. He
walked briskly down town and went at
once to tie bank. Mr.. Beard had not
yet arrived there. and knowing the neces-
sity for prompt action. he went across the
street and knocked at Boards bedroom
door. There was no espon He then
went to the Cheyenne club. but found
that Beard had not yet been there, By
this time he was considerably alarmed.
Going to the bank ouce more, he met
Otto Snyder. and sending him to the
club, took j. NJ. Jillich with him, and
once more went to Mr.. Boards room.
Failing again to get a response to his
knocks. he helped MI. Jillich to peer over
the transom. Jillich reported that he could
see Beard hat, shirt and clothes, but moth
ing else. Meanwhile Snyder had returned
with the report that Beard had not been
at the club for breakfast. He was like
WISE IhioCu W II tiauoohl II llC
same report as Jillich. Thoroughly salts
fed that something was wrong, Mr..
Campbell then broke a panel of the door,
and inserting his hand through the e
ing unlocked the door. The three men
entered together, %overturning a large arm
chair which had been evidently b.aced
against the door. They found themselves
In a sitting room which fronts with two
windows on Seventeenth street. Nothing
was in disorder. No papers had been
tossed about. his trunk had not been ran
sacked and there was no evidence any
where of anything but a sudden irresistible
determination to end his life. The inside
room has a door and window opening
on to the hall way. This is
a small apartment. Built In the
east side of it is a stationary wardrobe
which, with the bed. occupied nearly all
the available space in the apartment. The
bed, which Is a large mahogany affair,
was placed directly opposite the wardrobe.
its head against the west wall. To the
right a window opens into the hallway
directly opposite the head Of the bed
and a door opposite the foot.
The smell of powder smoke was noticed
bv all of them. Upon going into Mr..
Boards room. which is on the hallway
with a sitting room facing the street. they
we're Mortified to discover Mr.. Beard lying
dead on the bed, a bullet hole through
his brain.
HOW IT HAPPENED.
Mr.. Beard Law in his night shirt, his
bare right foot incased in a slipper. the
slipper for the left foot being in the bed
/ under the clothing. The body lay fiat on
the back, the right loot being crossed
over the left. His head was elevated
somewhat more than Is usual in sleeping.
the head itself being slightly turned to
the left The body was covered with the
bed clothes as high as the breast and the
bed clothing showed plainly that there
, 1891-11-17

George Beard was a man in whom the
element of self esteem was well, ever
largely developed. He had for a long
time occupied an important bank position
where he could naturally WELD a good
deal of weight. He was a thorough
master OF the banking business as it is
practiced in and modified by Western
conditions. In the practical control of
an important banking institution at the
age of %, the effect was not to puff him
up with foolish vanity but it naturally
strengthened his self esteem. He was
circumspect in his conduct and grew
more so. He could feel the respect and
even the consideration with which he was
treated. He knew that that confidence
was based upon the public estimate of his
integrity combined with n confidence ia
his ability in the banking bust
ness. When the bank suspend.
ed it was an awful shock
to him. His most anxious inquiries
were as to whether he had fallen in public
He received SO many assur-
ances that he had not and that the conf
, 1891-11-17
Whv Did He Do ltt

The question OF what prompted MI.
Board to take his own life was asked
hundreds, perhaps thousands OF times
yesterday. Those who were closest to
him in life seemed to have as much trouble
in arriving at a positive conclusion as
those who had been farthest from him.
1t may as well be said right at the be-
ginning that all statements of what led to
the suicide are based to a greater or lesser
degree upon speculation. No man knows
absolutely why but a theory can be iormu-
lated which may prove satisfying 10 the
absence of something better.
That the idea OF suicide flashed across
Boards mind Immediately after the fail
ure is known TO be true for there is at
least one person IN this city to whom he
mentioned it as a possibility. That this
idea had not become a fixed and firm
resolution is perhaps equally true. 1t is
the testimony of Mr.. Harrington that
when he left Mr.. Beard on Sunday night
that gentleman was apparently in a more
easy frame of mind than at any time
since the suspension. That the suicide
was the result of an irresistible impulse
seems proven by this circumstance None
of his private letters were destroyed pre-
vious to the commission of the deed.
There was no appearance in the room
that any attempt had been made to de-
stroy anything. Ii a man long premedl-
tates suicide there are always some docu-
ments which he would naturally destroy
lest they should fall into the hands Of
people he would not wish to see them.
AS TO THE BANK.
The way the matter strikes the public
is this: If the bank is perfectly solvent
and an investigation will demonstrate it,
why should Beard feel the necessity of
taking his own life? In this question is
contained an element of suspicion which
is suggestive rather than outspoken. In
this connection the words OF Bank Exam
rncr Griffith will have much weight: II
cannot say anything officially said Mr..
, 1891-11-17

be seen except above the right ear. The
only article of wearing apparel on the bed
was a small light colored soft felt hat
which Mr.. Beard wore last hummer. 1t
was 1ecked with a few small spots OF
blood.
TEE THREE MEN
Were so Mortified at the sight that for
several moments they were unable to
move. They believed from appearances
that the revolver had been inserted in
Boards mouth and then discharged. 1t
was at this time about 9 o'clock. A
physician was sent for aud DIR. Crook
soon arrived. He found that the revolver
had been placed to the head abou; an
inch above and a little forward of the
right ear. The bullet went crashing
through the skull and brain. making a
hole three quarters of an inch in diameter
at the point Of entrance. 1t then passed
through the wall of the skull on the OPP
posite side and spending Its force found
Judgment directly under the skin. The
shock of the explosion was so terrific that
the top of the skull was fractured in its
entire circumference. All the bleeding
was internal except a small amount of
blood which escaped through the medium
of the nose. The body was still warm
and post mortem rightly had not inter-
vened.
His death was as quick as a fash of
lightning" said DR.. Crook. There was
undoubtedly no struggle"
Marshal Schnitger was at once notified,
as was also Coroner Tuttle. W. r.
Schnitger. A. M. Clarke, Z. s. johnson
aud r. L. Mccormick, as a committe e
representing the Knights of Pythias, of
which order Mr.. Beard was a member,
assumed charge of the remains. The
body was subsequently taken in charge by
Mr.. Fitz, at the Turnbull's undertaking
establishment, and was there embalmed.
Last evening it was transferred to the resi-
dence of Hon. E. S. N. Morgan, where it
was to remain awaiting information from
the East. During the evening the follow
ing telegram was received;
Geo. F. Morgan. Cheyenne:
YORK. Pa, Nov. 16.-Prepare tn e
body at once and forward by Adams Ex-
press to York. Pa. Wire me when
started. Draw on me for expenses.
j. r. BEARD.
This was from the father. A c%onsulta-
ton was at once held at the residence Of
Mr., Morgan. that gentleman, T. B.
Hicks, Geo. F. Morgan. A. q. Camp
bell and a few others being present 1t
was there decided to ship the body east at
sos o'clock this morning on the limited
express. Religious services we're con
Quoted BY Rev. Geo. G. Ratter at the
Morgan residence at 4:3O o'clock. The
remains will be accompanied east by J M.
Jillich. Dr.. Barkwell telegraphed the
Pythiains IN Chicago and Harrisburg to
meet the body and give their assistance in
securing the transfer Of the remains and
in such other ways as may be possible.
, 1891-11-17

bank was In trouble and she wished to
offer him a deed to the l6O acres of land.
It was all she had in the world, she said,
but if it would do him any good she
offered it to him freely and hoped that he
would accept it with the same freedom.
He was very deeply touched with this
exhibition of disinterested kindness and
had tears IN his eyes when he read the
letter.
DURING THE WHOLE OF SATURDAY
Beard went through the same routine as
on Friday. He went to his room about
midnight, but slept very little, if any.
Sunday morning the bank examiner, j.
q. GriHiths. of Omaha, arrived and spent
several hours in the bank with Mr.. Beard
and the other employees OF the bank.
Later both gentlemen strolled about the
town for a little while, and in the after
noon met again at the bank with Mr..
Boards attorney, Mr.. A. G. Campbell.
With the full concurrence of the exam
liner certain legal papers were then drawn
up for filing Yesterday, but, it being Sun
day, none of these instruments were ac-
knowledged. Upon the conclusion of this
work, Mr.. Campbell made an engagement
to meet Mr.. Beard at 8 o'clock yesterday
morning, and as he regarded the ac-
Acknowledgement of the papers as a very
important legal step. he strongly urged
the necessity upon Mr.. Beard Of being
promptly on hand at that hour. Mr..
Beard and Mr.. Griffith dined together
at the club, after which the latter
gentleman left to go to church.
Later Mr.. Campbell, Mr.. Beard. Mr..
Griffith and Mr.. Morgan met at the bank.
About half past 9 Griffith aud Beard
vent to the Cheyenne club. Beard
looked harrassed and worn. but was not
preoccupied. He did not enter into the
pleasantries with bis accustomed zest, but
he chatted freely and aver spoke of his
future. the prospect of obtaining employ
ment aud such like matters. At a quar-
ter before 10 o'clock he arose and said he
would 20 to his room. he babe good
night to the examiner and said now that
bis mind was at ease and he had stopped
worrying, he looked forward to a splendid
nights rest. Accompanied by Mr..
John Harrington. Mr.. Beard started
down town, apparently feeling
in pretty fair spirits. Their talk was on
general topics and only once was the bank
Suspension referred to. Then Mr.. Har-
rington said: You've got a nice man to
deal with in that bank examiner, and l
believe you eau rely on it the business
will be disposed of in a business like way"
Beard expressed his complete satisfac-
ton with the examiner. BE was glad to
find him a trained bank man. he said, and
his arrival had taken such a load off his
(Beard's) shoulders that he now felt COM
paratively easy. Both gentlemen paused
at the foot Of the stars leading up into
the Kent block where Beard roomed. He
seemed quite cheerful and bid Mr.. Har-
rington good night in much of his old
time manner.
George L.. Beard was never again seen
alive.
, 1891-11-17

cured. Mr.. Griffith thought it would be
better to not have the acknowledgment
taken BY a man who was an officer of the
bank. and therefore this feature of the
transaction was postponed by common
consent until yesterday morning. The
other paper was not drawn up. 1t was
to be a deed OF trust to A.. c. Campbell
transferring to him for the benefit OF the
creditors of the bank all of Mr.. Boards
personal possessions, amounting to
about $50, 200. While these papers
were being drawn up and dis
cussed there was also a more or less
talk about other things. Mr.. BCard's
own future prospects came up for dis
c~ussiou land the examiner assured him
that anything he could do would be done
to place Beard in another position. Beard
seemed at a loss to know what to do
about the Collins property but the
suggestions of the examiner seemed to
place matters In their true light. When
the whole thing becomes known George"
said Mr.. Campbell, you will be even
more thoroughly trusted and highly
respected than you have ever been"
II know everything is all right" he
said. Il have got a clean conscience
with when to face the people," was
Boards reply.
In speaking OF the re-d~iscounted paper
of the California National, one OF the
gentlemen said:
"You should have protested to Mr..
Collins"
II did So"
Then you should have resigned"
II rendered my resignation twice. 1
first wrote Mr.. Collins a long letter. l
told him that while | regarded him highly
as a man his present actions did not suit
me aud while | could afford to lose my
money I could not afford to lose my
honor. | then %peremptorily resigned my
position as cashier. l sent this letter to
| Mr.. Collins but received no reply. Later
| addressed him another letter, again
resigning my position. 1t was not
answered. l told Morgan of this and he
said if | went he would go too Now what
was L to do2 l couldn't walk out and leave
the bank to run itself. My hands were
tied behind nv back. but 1 had to stay
with it and here l am.
, 1891-11-17

Continued on Second Page.
, 1891-11-17

had been no struggle. The left hand lay
supinely at the side. The right was held
at an angle on his breast and in it was
grasped the 3S-calibre revolver with which
the life had been taken. The face from
the upper lip to the chin was covered
with blood, but otherwise no blood was to
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-01-29
Paternalism.
For the DENOCRAT

For the DEMOCRAT.
Senator Stanford's financial scheme
is now referred to the senate finance
committee. Is it wise in its concep-
ton? Is it not redundant? Most GER
tainly every alliance man should have
in order 10 satisfy himself whether it IS
the ideal he wants or not. For one, it
seems as if it was or is over generous
by its terms. Sometimes proffered
generosity if accepted proves delusive
i'm the end. As such, look upon this
sub-treasury scheme as proposed by the
Stanford bill.
The rate of interest, two per cent. to
Kansan would be ailuring, and the
means of attaining so easy, when COM
pared with his previously abridged
wants, and high rate of interest, would
be seductive not only to the absolute
needy but to those who are not in debt
but possessed with speculative turn
of mind Hence L conclude that the
full amount lands couid secure would
be thrown in the commercial world and
most certainly would make and un-
make fortunes commensurate with the
well or i'll directed energy of our people
Now hold that government after
this plan would encourage debt-mak-
ing: on its face entIcing yet delusive In
the end My experience has been that
the man who encouraged me and even
aided me to borrow money, which l
could possibly even under minor hard
ships have done without, has proven to
be lot my friend. but. on the contrary.
an evil counsellor. Our government
Ike a parent should encourage econ-
omy and frugality lest child should
form habits in life that after circuu-
stances it could not support.
Kind reader. excuse me for NV
assumption when 1 here attempt to
amend this sub-treasuryC plan: /
would ask of the government to liqui-
date and assume every landed home
stead mortgage not in excess OF leo
acres. at the earliest possible time that
the then present mortgage would come
due For this assumed debt, say of
$500, secured by mortgage to the gov
erument. interest two per cent, tfme
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-01-29
NUMBER A.

ten years 1 would, instead of two per
cent. annual interest, have Che moCts
gage face to secure $500, for the teS
years, and have ten $50 coupons, one e4
said coupons due and payable each Wsxs
In this yearly paymeus rlan it wori$d
encourage thrift and would leave II
impossible for a mortgagor to take ease
for eight or nine years perhaps, and.
then dying, leave widow and chiidreu
to pay the burden or ieave the homo.
Those persons having in excess of l6e
acfes homestead would exempt from
this favor at first, and possibly at ne
time more than sufficient Of the mcpe
worthy or needy could have access %
these rights, to consume snd take en
the 10 per cent paid in and sufficient
for gradual increase Il the circuyste
ing medium.
The landless poor woald receive eiss
benefits of the lessening of taxation
from excessive tariff and such benefits
as would result from INCREASED laboe
demand. etc, while I confess these
last benefits are little remote
in conclusion viii say she presepf
mortgages gradually coming due sns
being assumed by the governments
would increase our money and trafa
our citizens to this new condition OF
affairs that no unnatural expansion
could follow other than that which sas
desired by the money. Let US discuss
this matter, brothers, and learn each
from his neighbor something more thxu
we now know. Most certainly cur
needs an alternative; but let
us have the best, having in view thar
which lifts those who are at the bottous
with as little hurt TO those 0ppressiveyy
on top, IS possible.
SOUTH BEND.