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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-25
Hflps Friends Confident In Colorado.

DENVER, COL, May A.-Delegates to
theDemocratic State Convention to be held
here tomorrow are rapidly arriving, and
considerable enthusiasm is displayed. which
is partly caused by the silver question. No
predictions as to the outcome of the con-
vention can be made with any degree of
accuracy, but Senator Hills supporters feel
confident of success,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-25

Assembly to-day was
action taken regard
ing the proposed six
teenth amendment to
the q. s. Constitution.
Injected into the
afternoon session was
a preliminary report
of the Judicial Com
mittee, upon which
the Briggs case is to
be introduced. Vic
tory thus far appears
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-25
Skin Disease for Years.

have read a good deal about the CUTICURA
REMEDIES. but did not take any stock In them
until saw 1t with my own eyes. My sister had
skin disease for a large number of years. 1t broke
out all over her body and face. Doctor did her no
good. Tried everything. Used one set of CUTI-
CURAs. 1t has all disappeared. You can take this
for q testimonial MISS MARY MCCARTHY,
4New York ave., Ogdensburg, N. Y.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-25
HE HAD A MOTHER ONCE,
But Her Memory Only Led Him Into the
Clutches OF q Captor.

CHICAGO, May "a - Especial. when
Mrs Edward Handrey returned to her
home last evening she saw a man ransack-
ing the drawers of her bureau. She
screamed and the fellow clutched her BY
the throat. She demanded to know the
cause of his visit He said he was after
jewelry.
'tAll those jewels were given to me by
my MOTHER" Mrs. Handrey cried in hys-
terical way. The burglar returned his
plunder. Take it, madam" he said,
''your wishes shall be respected. had
mother once myself" and with a polite
bow, the burglar walked out the back door
and into the alley. He was caught by a
butcher and will be tried for housebreak-
ing.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-25
NO PROHIBITION FOR THEM.

Wisconsin Peoples Party Men Won't Have
n Cold Water Plank.
MILWAUKEE, WIS, May 24.-The State
Convention of the Peoples party was held
here this afternoon. The convention was
called to order by Robert Schilling. He
referred to the Cincinnati ard St. Louis
conferences and the approaching Omaha
convention, and said that the Peoples
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-25
FOR STRICT SUNDAY OBSERVANCE.

Southern Presbyterians Denounce Pleasure,
Travel or Reading on That Day.
Hot SPRINGS, May 24.-At the South
ern Presbyterian General Assembly to-day,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-25

Sold everywhere. Price. CUTIcURA, SOC; SOAP.
25c: REsoLvENr. 81. Prepared by the POTTER
kTSend for How to Cure Skin Diseases, ~ "a
pages, so Illustrations, and 100 testimonials.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-25
party would give politicians tremendous

shaking up.
In conversation the delegates loudly de-
nounce the story that something in the
form of prohibition plank would be in
serted in the platform or that an effort would
be made to secure the adoption of such
plank. The platform adopted was substan-
TALLY that of the ST. Louis convention. A
State ticket was selected as well as dele
gates to the National Convention.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-25
BLUE FOR DIR. BRIGGS.
The Case Bobs Up Again, and Two
Reports Are Submitted Thereon.
HIS ENEMIES IN THE MAJORITY.
A Decisive Battle to Be Fought in the Gen.
eraI Assembly To-Day.
D0CTORING THE Z. S. CONSTITUTION

PORTLAND, ORE, May 24.-The first
matter of general interest taken I'D at the
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-25

NIPPLES, black-heads, red, rough, chapped, and
Tim oily skin cured by CUTICURA SOAP.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-11
Lyons, the Holy,

The little town of Lyons, down in
Rice county, where most of the slick
republicans of this senatorial district
dwell, last week passed an ordinance
that is an oddity indeed. Here is the
first section of the ordinances:
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Councilmen of the city of Lyons,
Section Every person who shall
within the corporation limits of the
city of Lyons, Kansas, either labor
himself, or compel his servant. apprent-
ice. or any other person under his con-
troll, to labor or perform any work
other than the household offices of
daily necessity, or other works of ne
ceSsity or charity, on the first day of
the week, commonly called Sunday,
shall be deemed guilty of a misde-
meanOr, and fined in sum not less
than ten dollars, and not more than
twenty-five dollars.
Candidate Bob should be careful
when he goes down to Lyons, and not
get into any poker games or any little
Irregularities like that.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-11
Jerry After Them.

The Kansas republican bosses have
for a long time had no affection for
Jerry Simpon. but now they positively
hate him.
While the commissioners appointed
by President Harrison to treat with the
Cherokee Indians for the opening to
white settlement Of the strip were
counted upon to prevent any such thing
being consummated, the Kansas organs
have increasingly charged that Jerry
Simpson was preventing the opening Of
the strip.
1t never occurred to to these tools Of
monopoly to state just how Jerry single
handed and alone could do all this,
but they have shown great industry in
persistently making the charge. Itmay
have been that Jerry has unlimited
influence with Mr.. Harrison and the ad-
miniftration and has finally got the
president and his cabinet to act as OBJ
structionists to prevent the opening
Jerry has. however, now thrown a
firebrand In the republican ring that
has caused tremendous roaring among
the ANIMALS. He intimates that the
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-11
His Life Saved,

It was Thursday morning last, and
the August sun had climbed well up
over the trees on the Walnut creek.
The street car had made it's morning
trip to the coal yard, and Dock Shaw's
roosters had finished their opening
concert.
She said: And MUST you go,
Frank"
Elizabeth, must!''
Again and again the fond husband
strained her to his breast with the hug
that is only attained by long years of
practice.
''My word is pledged, my DEAR" said
Frank, land cannot go back on it. :"
How, in heavens name, came you
to give them such a promise?" she
asked wildly.
Early i'll the season I promised
General 1 would stay with him, so help
me; but never thougt would be put
to this cruel test. Go must-I can't
crawfish now. The die is cast.'
''But, if anything should happen, if
If the worst should come to the worst,
what would become of me and the
children?"
81 am an A. o. q. W., an I. o. o. F.,
a z. of P. and member of, Hose Co.
No. 1. My life is insured; 1 have a
clean suit of clothes, and the boys have
all promised to keep my grave green.
II the WORST should happen you know
you could do very well on
"But, Frank, why take the risk,
why
"My dear, you do not know the obli-
CATION I have made; you don't know
the iron-bound rules, the relentless by
laws that govern US. / go prepared.
1t may be nothing will happen. Do
you feel that hard substance under
meath my shirt? That is steel. I've
got whole suit of mail under these
clothes. This cap has steel lining; I
can pull steel visor down and cover
my face all but my chin-that's got to
be free, you know. And -
80, Frank, Frank! do not goi''
But go he did. With the utmost
tenderness he released himself and
rushed away. He hurried into wait
ing carriage and was swiftly carried to
the Ellinwood ball grounds to umpire
the game; but when he got there he
learned that the circus was over and
his life was saved.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-11
HARVEST HOME AT ELLINWO0D.

Thursday last occurred the Harvest
Home'' picnic at Ellinwood, and it was
attended by large number of people
from all parts of the county. The
Ellinwood band boys got up the cele-
bration, and although the day was
excessively hot the affair was reasona-
bly, successful.
The grove, just east of the town, is
we'll adapted to that kind of gather
ing, being well wooded, reasonably
close to town, and part of it clear of
all underbrush. With some attention
it could be made much nicer.
The match game of ball. for a purse
of $50, between Hoisington and Nick
erson ball clubs, was fzzle. We are
not sufficiently .'up" on base ball rules
to say just where the blame lay for the
game not being played to finish.
The Hoisington team went to bat
first and scored one run; the Nicker-
son club getting a goose egg on the
first inning. In the second inning,
44OlolAStOd Ao0C GWO anu 4SIOAO4-
son tailed four times. The first half of
the third inning Hoisington got moth
ing. In the last half of the third
Nickerson had one man out and one
on third base, when batter struck
what the umpire called a ''fair' ball
but what everyone else called foul"
The Hoisington boys "kicked," the
umpire first stood firm, then wavered,
reconsidered, consulted, and finally
decided to stand by his decision; and
as it appeared impossible to get COM
promise or understanding between the
clubs, the game was stopped and de-
clared in favor of Nickerson, 9 to o.
1t was mistake that the game was
not played to finish. Hundreds of
people had paid quarter each to wit
ness ball game, and the clubs were
evenly enough matched to make good
game.
After the ball game fzzle about the
only other amusement was dancing.
A large platform had been prepared.
an orchestra was on hand, and many
buxom lad Or lassie tripped the fantas-
tic and sweat away in happy oblivion
of the August heat.
There was very little disorder, and
everybody appeared to enjoy them
selves to the fullest extent. There is
probably not another section of country
in the county that could get as many
people together in public gathering of
that sort and have as little wrangling,
contention or disorder as do the people
in and about Ellinwood. They are
free and easy people, but they are good
citizens.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-11

tion by then and there riding about said
town upon a cirtain vehicle known as
q bicycle, to the great disturbance of
the good people OF the state, and against
the peace and contrary to the form of
statute in such cases made and pro-
vided."
This reads like a chapter from the
history of the old blue law days. Why
should the bicycle be regarded as an
unholy vehicle? Why should it disturb
good people any more than handsome
team of fast horses?
We hope that the American Sabbath
will always be properly observed, but
we fear that Bridgeport has made a
mistake. Such extreme methods vex
the people, stir up resentment and pro-
woke lawlessness. The proper obser-
vance of the Sabbath is best promoted
by educating public opinion up to the
Christian standard-Atlanta Constitu-
ton.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-11

government officials are collecting rent
for the strip, and even goes so far as to
say that this matter viii be aird in the
house and in the senate. This, of course,
is highly offensive TO the Kansas repub-
lican- organs.
When pushed to the wall to explain
why Jerry Simpson should oppose the
Opening of the strip, these republican
organs have explained that if the strip
was opened that Jerry's farmer constit-
uents would all move over the border
and Jerry could not be reelected to
congress. The republican organs have
charged that the peoples party has in
jured the state of Kansas by their ca
lamitY bowling, but no greater slander
has ever been uttered against the great
seventh district than this charge of the
republican organ of monopoly, that the
farmers are only waiting for an op-
portunity to rush over the border and
leave the best country the sun ever
shown upon.
Thus calamity bowling republican
organs are disgrace to Kansas and
ought to be persuaded to quit SANDER
ing the state of Kansas.-Wichita
Beacon,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-11
The Republican Dude in Wichita.

Chester 1. Long was in this city
yesterday. You doubtless know
Chester. He of feminine grace and
hopeless aspirations. The unfortunate
young man who is burdened with the
republican nomination for congress,
and whose running qualities are de-
rived from the medical properties of the
gypsum water of the classical hills of
Barber county. Well, he was here in
Wichita. He was here seeking in
formation as to his strength He got
it. In fact he got it in such large frigid
chunks that it froze the marrow in his
bones, and caused the chilling winds
of dependency to toy with his sprout-
ing whiskers. He wandered about the
streets like bubble upon the storm
tossed sea of political expectancy, until
finally he foated into business house
on Douglas avenue, and seizing the
hand of the proprietor, Charles Beck
meyer, shook with a true political
fervor.
Beckmeyer has always been staunch
republican, and Chester knowing this,
thought that at last he had met one
supporter in Wichita.
"What are your chances?" asked
Beckmeyer.
Couldn't be better,'' replied the
classical Chester, striking a Chauncy
Depew after dinner attitude. ''I will
sweep the district by 10000 majority,
and by the time the autum winds have
tinged with red and gold tals forest
leaves, the hum of the reaper is silent
in the field, and the rustling of the the
corn blades sing joyous sonnets, will
have completely showed Jerry Simpson
out of sight"
1.-The h--ll you say!" replied the
somewhat blasphemous, but astonished
Beckmeyer. "There have been just
twenty-seven men in my store today,
nineteen of whom are republicans, and
every mothers son of them are Simp-
son men, so where, when the autumn
winds have tinged with red and gold
Ine 1OreSG leaves, are you gong TO get
your snow?"
Without attempting to answer the
question Chester left the store, but at
the corner of Douglas and Market he
ran into a bunch of seventeen men,
every one of whom wore Simpson
badges.
Oh, yes, Chester's chances are good.
[ migt say exceedingly good. But the
good part of it is that after the Sth of
November you will be able to fud him
at Medicine Lodge any day during the
week. where his squeaking sign, "Ches-
ter 1. Long, attorney at law" flaps vic
iOusly in the cold winter breeze.-Med-
icine Lodge Index.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-11
Showing Their Teeth,


The democratic party is always op-
posed 10 free vote and fair count
Emporia Republican.
All, here we have it at last.
Keep it up brother, keep it up.
We did not think you republicans
could wear your beautiful, lamb like
smile very long. and keep continually
pattlug democrats on the back, and tell
ing them to ''Stand up for Kansas
So 1.-The democratic party is always
opposed to a free vote and a fair count, D
is it?
The next thing we know we will all
be horse thieves again-bums, soaks,
ETC., with usual variations.
But go on. go on; if you get demo-
crat sucker to vote your ticket on eIec-
ton day, just cage him and send him
TO Barnum.-Topeka Democrat.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-11
"Stand I'D For Kansas. I"

The ''stand up for Kansas" racket
and the ''stand up for Missouri" racket
is being given the public by the re-
publican press of the two states, and is
calling forth merited ridicule from all
sensible people. In Kansas. the fellows
who raise the cry are the very men
who have for the last few years done
more to give Kansas a bad name than
any other class OF men-the editors of
the republican papers-and it doubtless
is the same with the Missouri crowd.
The Kansas City Times of Aug i. in
an article calling attention to the time
when those same fellows had CONTROL
of the state of Missouri through
carpet-bagism and fraud, notes an
instance that illustrates pretty plainly
the kind OF men who are making the
howl in this state, and explains how
it came about that the Tribune man of
this city got the title of Judge" and
the kind of a judge he was. The
Times says:
ASK the old legal practitioners of
the state regarding the ability and
standing of the circuit judges Of that
time. In many cases they will promptly
reply that the holding of courts was a
farce. There were men on the bench
who possessed no legal ability whatever.
Many OF them were elected or appointed
because it was known that they would
be plant tools of the masters they
served. To illustrate the matter, the
following incidents are cited: At
Sedalia, Pettis county, the late General
Bacon Montgomery, who was the
acknowledged leader of the radical
forces in that section at the time, met
Circuit Judge Chan p. Townsley on the
depot platform one evening and in the
presence of 100 people abused him un-
mercifully, telling him if be opened his
mouth he would be sent to the peni-
tentiary, as that was where he be-
longed, anyway To Judge Cochan OF
the Sadalia court OF common pleas
Montgomery spoke in even more offens-
i've tones, but neither offered to resent
IT, The republican judge in Bates
county was forced to resign on account
of glaring incompetsncy."
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-11
CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTION.

GREAT BEND, Kan, July 2, 18o2.-A
delegate convention of the democrats
of the seventh congressional district of
the state of Kansas, is hereby called to
meet at Dodge City, on Tuesday, Aug.
ust 16, at o'clock, p. m, for the
purpose of nominating candidate for
congress for said district. The basis
of representation will be one delegate
at large from each county in the dis.
trict and one delegate additional for
every 500 votes or major fraction of
$50 votes cast for John Sheridan a
democratic presidential elector in 1883.
The several counties will be entitled
to the following delegates under this
call
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-11
ALBERT.
From s'Spunk."

From ''Spunk."
Rob Campbell and wife visited in
Buffalo Sunday.
Miss Clara Winget left for her home
in Iowa last Thursday.
Upton Eby, of Kansas City, was in
our village Monday last.
Wheat is coming in at the rate of
about four car loads per day.
Miss Sulie Mckinney visited Great
Bend the latter part of last week.
A beautiful rain Saturday night which
insured the corn crop unless we have
some exceedingly hot winds.
Mr.. and Mrs. Greenboam, of Joliet,
ILL.,, are visiting Mrs: Greenboam's
parents, Mr.and Mrs. Grunewald,
southwest of town.
A surprise party at Rev. Rubicam's
Saturday night In honor of Mrs. Rubi-
cams birthday. Ice cream, cake and
lemonade was served during the even
iDp
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-11

PROTECTION, the sort that the re-
publican party is giving the country,
is blooming farce. While the farmers
are so per cent of the population, they
owned of the wealth of the country in
1850, five-eights; in 1860, less than one
half; in 1870, little over one-third; in
in 1880, little over one-fourth; in
1890, less than one-fifth, and still the
farmer is consoled with the blessed
assurance that he is protected" 4"
Under this system capital has taken
SIG net income from ton of steel,
while the gross receipts of labor is but
$3.50, and in the face of these facts the
laborer's wages is reduced 25 per cent,
with a demand that his contract ter
inmate in January instead of July.
And because he refuses to submit to
this reduction and sign contract that
would enable the capitalists to turn
himself, wife and children into the
mId-wlnter storm, capital confronts
nlm with an army of hired PinkertonS
and when he defends his interests he is
called murderer. In this country,
wnere we have u government to pro-
tect every interest, it should be made
treason to organize a private army to
intlmidate the humblest citizen in our
land.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-11

1t is recommended that the delegates
from the several counties be selected on
or before Wednesday, August 10, 1897,
and the secretaries of the several
county conventions or mass meetings
send the credentials of the delegates to
the secretary of the congressional COM
mittee, Will E. Stoke, Great Bend,
Kans., without delay.
Bysorder of the congressional COM
mittee.
JOHN S. RICHARDSON, Chairman.
WILL E. STOKE, Secretary.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-11
The County High Schools.

The first annual commencement of
the Barton county district schools oc-
CURED in this city last Friday evening
and was attended by reasonably large
number of people, considering that the
exercises were held in an out of the
way place.
There were 10 graduates, and all
comported themselves extremely well,
the average of their declamotions and
essays was above that of some of the
alleged colleges of the country.
Following are the names of the
students who graduated, and the dis
tricts they are from:
Earl Johnson, district 40,
Sadie McCauley, district %,
Priscilla Schilke, district %,
Fannie Armstrong, district 81,
D. c. johnson, district 3,
Leotti Worrall, district As,
Lydia Kellar, district %,
Julia Kuhl, district 8,
Lucinda Brewer, district 2,
Lottie Williams, district %,
Sudie Mckinney, district go,
Elma Lucas, district %,
Floy McQuillen, district %,
Estella russo, district 50.
The recitation of Miss Minnie Heath
was decidedly the best effort of the
evening. Special mention of Master
Earl johnson and Misses Sadie Nc
Cauley, Julia Kuhl, Estella Rusco and
Lottie Williams is due these young
people. Prof. Gaines, in behalf of her
parents, presented Miss Sadie Nc
Cauley with a handsome gold watch as
a reward for perseverance in her
studies. A number of handsome floral
offerings were bestowed upon the
young folks by admiring friends.
A mistake was made in having the
exercises in an out of the way place,
as a great many more people would
have attended bad they been held in
the opera house or in one of the
churches down town.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-11
ELLINWOoD.

From the Advocate.
The masons have again assumed
work on the Catholic churh north of this
city, after laying off during harvest.
We have one of the finest groves in
this city that can be found any where
in this part of the state. With little
more care it could be made much nicer.
We wonder why some man does not
invent s'father hubbard" for men TO
wear this warm weather. The ladies
look so nice and cool in their ''mother
hubbards" that it has a tendency to
make man envious.
There are probably not less than one
hundred threshing machines In this
county in operation, and which employ
constantly on the average twelve men
to each machine, thus giving employ
ment to 1900 men in this county by the
threshing machines alone until cold
weather.
Death has again visited the home of
o. G. Meyer, this time it removed his
oldest boy. little fellow of near two
years old, who died on the night of the
1st. of congestion of the brain. Death
is always sad thing, but when it visits
the same home in rapid succession as
in this case its sadness is made many
times greater. The remains of the the
little one were laid away to rest in the
Ellinwood Cemetery Wednesday after
noon.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-11

ONE of the numerous broken pledges
chargeabie to the republicans was the
law making hours day labor in all
public works. This law was passed as
eariey as 1858, but through successful
begging of government contractors the
law was violated and treated as dead
letter through each successive republi-
can administration down to the pres
ent time.