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The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-01-07
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN.
(Report for Glass A by j. S. P.)

(Report for Glass A by j. S. P.)
The examination of the ages of the men of the
Revolution discloses what all revolutions dis
close. that few old men took active part in the
movement. Here Washington at the age of
forty-four. Jefferson ten years younger; John
Adams was ferty-one. Robert Morris year his
senior and Robert Sherman ffty.five. Frank
lin will at once come to mind exception. but
Franklin was peculiar man. and not type of
the men of his generation. At the time when the
Declaration of Independence issued Frank
lin little past seventy years of age, at time
of life when the few who reach it only too
willing to retire from active pursuits, when the
body is feeble and the mind is in sympathy with
the body. But Franklin at seventy was still
young man. He had never been an old man, for
throughout his life he had assiduously cultivated
the society of the choicest youth whom he could
gather about him by the pleasing attractions of
winning manner. and inexhaustible information,
and an Incompatible wit. He represented every
generation that had come upon the stage during
his time. He lived in the present, and, unlike
other men of his years. he looked into the future.
He had differed from the Society OF Friends in
opinion he had opposed them in the manage
ment of affairs in Pennsylvania; he had argued
against the treatment of the colonies by Parlia-
ment at the bar Of the House of Commons. and
with members of Parliament at their homes; yet
he had intimate and devoted friends among the
Quakers and among the leaders of both houses of
Parliament. He had long been known to the
world as philosopher, yet his whole philosophy
is the present.day wisdom of common sense which
everybody delights in and few possess. He
siduously applied himself to the solution of the
immediate questions of the day and to the expos-
tion and satisfaction of the immediate wants of
man. His keen. practical mind detected the signs
of the times, and, identifying himself with the
younger men, he easily directed them by his
counsel while they imagined that they were u.s.
ing his name in furthering their political schemes
or their individual ambition. When the hour of
the Revolution struck. Franklin was alert calm,
confident, discerning, cOunseling, surrounded by
the choicest youth of the city of his adoption and
by the ardent spirits Of all the colonies, who
doubtless would have acted without him. but who
harmoniously acted with him. His whole career
as leader in the Revolution was in perfect keep.
ing with his course of life a citizen of Phadel-
pha for three and fifty years before the Revolt.
ton came. Of all the men who bore part in the
great events of that age in America, Franklin,
more than any other man, was the embodiment OF
the highest type of Colonial America. Tie stood
for colonial experience, and colonial experience
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-01-07
The Ant and the GrasshOpper.

During an exceptionally fruitful Summer,
an Ant of sordid nature-by resource to
Contract Labor and similar questionable
means of AccreatiOn- cOntrived to garner
a prodigious Harvest. During the same
period an agreeable Grasshopper devoted
the whole of his time to the unprOductive
Delights of Feasting and Song.
In the Winter, after several days of
Fasting. the GrasshOpper applied to the
Ant for Out door Relief. So far from grant
ing the desired food, the Ant cOldly declined
to set up so much as single Sand wich: and
with this Insult he coupled the Injury of
inficting upon the Grasshopper a Lecture
upon the Sin of Improvidence.
AS the Lecture progressed, the Blood in
the Eye of the GrasshOpper visibly increased
in Quantity and in depth of Tone; until. as
the Ant was rounding his fourth Period, he
interrupted him in these words:
"You forget not only that am starving
but that. since l am much larger Insect
than you are. l am in a Position to Take
what want!" With which utterance he
let out with his Hind legs so vigorously that
the Relatives of the Ant (unable to find
even the smallest of his Fragments) were
forced to content themselves with simple
Memorial Service in the neighbOrhOOd of
the spot where the Corpse had disappeared.
MORAL.-Sincere Poverty usually can be
depended upon to square things with Com
placent Wealth.-Puck.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-01-07

''FrOm the development of language was
evolved the art of writing, and very crude
were the materials used. as they appear to
us in these days of Japanese vellum and
fine linen papers. In an old school history
of English literature. the author says. in
substance. that when in some primeval
forest sinewy savage stood, many years
ago. etching upon the inner bark of tree
rude pictures that told of the animals or
birds he slew. the first steps were taken to.
ward the making of book. w. 1. Way,
in the Inland Printer for January.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-12-08

ONE of 0nrexchanges asserts there
are more good laws violated, on the
statute books of Kansas, than in any
other state in the Union, and asked why
is it so? Among the good la VS. violat-
ed is the prohibitory. One reason for
the disregard of laws in Kansas is, that
the party which passed them was hypo-
critical. in their advocacy. In enact
ing laws to promote morals, the repub-
lican party assumed to be better than
it was, aDd when it elected officers who
averaged along with the leaders of the
party the effort to enforce the law was
mere pretehse. Itwas intended s
vote catching factor and for time sue
ceeded. The conscientious prohibition
ist caught on to the game and voted an
independentEticket, and now the repub-
lican editors abuse him worse than
they do democrat. A large number
of voters, when they came to. Kan sas
co-operated with the republican party,
believing it was sincere in its endeav-
| ors to promote temperance, but, having
been undeceived, cast their ballots in
other directions. Had the republican
party been in favor of the laws it pass
ed, with its eighty-two thousand ma
jOrity, it could have inforced every one
of them. TIE trouble was, the laws
were better than the party and became
dead letter. Winfield Tribune.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-12-08

LAYING all prejudice aside. men and
brethren, the ice-cold truth is that one
Grover Cleveland, formerly sheriff of
Erie county, New York, stands on the
proudest pinnacle ever attained by any
American citizen in time of peace.
Six years ago, in his message to Con-
gress, against the advice and over the
protest of the leaders, of his own party,
Mr.. Cleveland forced the tariff fight to
an issue. Four years ago he still held
his position and it defeated him and
his party. This year he still held his
position and it elected him and made
his party triumphant. We don't like
Mr.. Cleveland and we think his posi-
ton on the tariff question is utterly
wrong. But there is no denying that
he has won the biggest personal victory
ever achieved by any American poll
tician.-Iola Register. (Rep.)
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-12-08
A DELIBERATE STEAL.

The issuing of certificate of cleo
ton to Stubbs of Haskell county, in
stead of to Rosenthal, the democrat
who was fairly elected, was one of the
most barefaced and deliberate steals
ever perpetrated by any party at any
time in the history of the country.
Rosenthal had S3 of majority and
was elected and SO announced by every
one. But the republicans needtd a
vote or two to CONTROL the house and
organize it, so the clerk of Haskell
county simply gave Rosenthal's vote
to Stubs, the republican, when max
ing his returns to the state board OF
canvassers, and that board, composed
of Humphrey, Higgins, Slower and
Hovey-republican oficials-rushed
the canvass through and made out and
mailed to Stubs the certificate of cleo
ton before any protest could possibly
be made, and with the certain knoWl-
edge that the returns were errone--
Gus and that Rosenthal, the democrat,
was elected. By this low, contempti-
BILE trick they hoped to get the organi-
cation of the house of representatives,
and having the organization they would
then proceed to knock out enough
more of the opposition representatives
to give them the majority on joint bal
lot and thus enable them to elect ..
S. senator, state printer, etc.
We do not see how it is possible for
such plans to be carried out. If the
people of Kansas permit such skull
duggery, such venal, cowardly and
damnable methods of furthering po-
litical interests, then we have misun-
derstood the metal of our people.
Most republican papers are trying to
make light of the matter; say it is a
great joke on Rosenthal and the demo-
cratic committee. But all men know
the prime object of the fraud, and
when the matter Is finally ended some
merry-makers will be sorry
they were ever born. They cannot
longer juggle with the suffrage of the
people, as they have for so many years;
and their expressions of hilarity are
but hollow sounds, forced from them
in their last dying agonies.
The deciding of the tie in Coffey
county by the star-chamber act of the
four republican members of the can
wasting board, against the protest and
authority of the Attorney General of
the state, was another damnable act
of injustice, and one that will also aid
in digging the dark and gloomy grave
of republicanism in Kansas still deeper.
We have expected acts Of this kind
from the start, and at no time during
the last campaign have we for a mo.
ment believed it possible for the repub-
lican party to have single foothold in
the state administration excepting
they got it fraudulently and in dis
reputable manner.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-12-08

THE return of Mrs. Cleveland to the
White house will give not only high
satisfaction in the homes at Washing
ton, but in homes all over the land.
Aside from other thoughts, the one
that is uppermost is that Mrs. Cleve-
land will grace the nations executive
mansion, and is very interesting to
those who cannot vote. The place she
occupies in the popular heart is unique.
The American people have a peculiar
fondness for Mrs. Cleveland, whom
they have watched with increasing adj
miration from the morning of her quiet
marriage in the White house until the
present moment. ALI her acts have en-
deared her more and more to the peo-
pie. In every position she has shown
the womanly tact that comes from good
breeding and the most extreme kindness
of heart. AS she goes back to the White
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-12-08

house the people do not think of her at
the young and charming bride, but as
the Dung matron in whom the charm
of the bridesis intensified. She is, with
out doubt. a woman whom all mankind
delights TO honor and to reverence
Hoisington Blade. = !. -
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-12-08

FRED COOPER, the rustling editor of
the Lyons Democrat, was in town Fri
day. Fred has been selected by the
local democrats of Lyons as their
choice for their next postmaster, and
we know of no more deserving demo-
crat in that city for the position. He
has published a democratic paper there
against great odds, and has done good
work for his party.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-12-08

On THE inside pages of this weeks
DEMOCRAT may be found compiled
report of the state and municipal in
debtedness of Kansas. Barton has a
bonded Indebtedness of S27I ,322. The
total state and county Indebtedness is
S3s, 6lS, 1914. Six counties in the
state show bonded indebtedness of
over one million dollars each, the heav-
lest county debt being S2,624 1854, on
Wyandotte county.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-12-08

ONE of the duties of the Kansas leg
islature this winter is the introduction
of the Australian ballot system. The
people want it and should have it. The
only objection raised to the workings
of the system has come from the men
who see their hold upon public power
slipping slowly away drought the Sc
cret ballot. Let every voter be per-
mitted to go into a private room and
select his ticket and vote it without be-
ing pulled and hauled about by design
ing politicians and office hunters, and
the sentiment of each individual voter
will be more nearly expressed than by
the present methods of conducting cleo
tions. Every man who desires fair
elections should urge upon our senator
and representative to work for the Aus
tralian ballot law.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-12-08

GROVER CLEVELAND will be presi-
dent after the 4th, of March 1898, and
he does not propose to be bothered with
applications for preferment until that
time. When he takes his seat he will
do SO with the full determination of
administering the Office to the good of
the country and its people, and will
give every matter that comes before
him deliberate and careful consider
alton. He has expressed himself will
ing to trust the people at all times and
in all things, and the people can safely
trust him the same way. At present
there are scores of men throughout the
nation busily engaged in pulling strings
for political prefer ment, and they had
just as well understand that when the
proper time comes to act Grover Cleve-
land will do that which will be to the
best interest of the people. His will
not be an administration of friendship
or relationship, but an administration
for the people.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-12-08

MARK this prediction: The Kansas
republicans will not have representa-
tive in the u. s. senate in 1898. Every
scheme is being worked to gain the
balance of power in that branch of con-
gress, but their schemes will be check
mated at every turn.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-12-08

JOHN WATRoUs says it costs man
$15 to be born, 5000 to get married,
and $500 to def you use a metallic
coffin. According to those figures It's
cheaper to get married than to die, but
in this extravigant age there are more
deaths than marriages.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-12-08
the party so long as he can keep his
itching claws on the public crib.

LELAND STANFORD once asked Sher-
man in the Senate; Senator, what is
that?" holding out a silver dollar.
Eighty cents" replied Sherman.
"I'il give you my check for million at
ninety-nine cents each ''said Stanford,
but Sherman would not trade. He will
ted, and by his silence confessed that
the silver dollar is a good dollar.-Truth
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-12-08

Down at Richmond, Va, the demo-
Gratis had Thanksgiving pudding that
took the cake for size. 1t weighed 271
pounds, and was made in the regular
English style of plumb pudding. Small
slices weighing IL pounds each were
sent to the successful candidates on
the state ticket-12 being Virginia's
vote in the electoral college.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-12-08

After March 4th the toboggan slide
will be put in at the national capital to
slide the rascals out. -Claflin, Ba nner.
YES, and the way the rascals will
scOot down and out upon the broad
plane of common humanity will be good
for sore eyes. What's the matter with
building little slide right in Claflin,
at the p. o. door?
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-12-08

THE complimentary notices given
the editor of the DEMOCRAT by brother
editors in the county are highly APP
preciated. Words of commentator
aud encouragement, coming from edi-
tors of all political beliefs are pleasant
evidences of their appreciation of our
efforts to make success of what we
undertake.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-12-08
ARE you INTERESTED?

THE AMERICAN BUILpE :, (establishe 1852 BE-
ginning with January, $685. will publish complete
set of House Plans, drawn to scale of -inch to ths
foot, With each monthly issue. The subscriptions
price has heretofore been 500 but, as free trade
is the cry, they have decided to make great free
trade offer for December. Anybody sending 3
cents in stamps silver during December gets the
journal one year. After the 31st of December the
price will be so csnts per annum Its established
high grade will be maintained. Address the Ameri-
can Builder Pub Co., Cleveland. Ohio. It.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-12-08

1t is significant fact the Federalists
maintained their organization for SO
years, the Wings for SO and now the
S6th year of republican rule is about
to come to q close. Can it be that this
is the end OF republicanismp-P awnee
Rock Leader
THAT is just about the size of it.
Mark. We have been telling you this
quite often of late. but you would not
heed the warning. A young man of
your abilities should not longer stay on
board the doomed ship, but should take
passage on the staunch craft Demo
crazy" which has started so auspieiously
on q successful voyage.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-12-08

THE Dodge City Democrat favOrs a
division of the state. Certainly So.
Petition has nowhere to go in Kansas,
as she is, and therefore he wants Kan
sas as she never will be. Hurrah for
Jerry SIMPSON,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-12-08
EDITORIAL COM MENT.

The Alliance Gazette.of Topeka has
endorsed Judge John Martin for the
United States senate.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-12-08

THE official canvass of the vote of
the state at the Nov. 9th election may
be found on the inside pages. of this
weeks DEMOCRAT
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-12-08

THE legislature will stand up for
Kansas by sitting down on the ques-
tionable political tricks of the g. o. p.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-12-08

If George T. Anthony has the slight
est delicacy, he will tender his resig-
nation as Railroad Commissioner to
Governor Lewelling. Anthony was
before the people for vindication which
ne failed to receive. He ought then
to retire without being thrown OUT
Emporia Republican.
IF THE Republican has the slightest
idea that Anthony will step out before
he has to be kicked out, it does not
know the man. Holding Office is the
only ambition of Geo. T. Anthony, and
he is not built in manner to exhibit
any delicacy or sense of the eternal fit
ness of things. Just such men as An
thony was the death of the republican
party in Kansas, but little he cares for
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-12-08

THERE are large number of news
paper boys in Kansas who have, in
season and out of season, worked hard
and faithfully for the benefit of democ-
racy without any possibility of reward
other than the consciousness of being
in the right. Many of them have al
ways had an up hill pull, being con-
fronted with not only the "beastly" re-
publican majority in the state, but al
ways having the same kind of a ma
jority to contend with in local matters.
These men, we trust, will be remem-
bered by our worthy president when
the time comes for the filling of post
offices with new men. Warren Knaus,
of the Mcpherson Democrat; W. A.
Eaton, of the Kingman Democrat; Tom
Leftwich, of the Larned Eagle. Optic;
Fred Cooper, of the Lyons Democrat;
Luke Herring, of the Wellington STAN
dard-these are some of the boys whom
we recall as being especially deserving
Of recognition; and we are pretty GER
tain that each and every one of them
will be the almost unanimous choice of
the local democrats in the towns they
represent. There are hundreds of 9th
er democratic newspaper boys who are
as deserving and who should receive
the recognition they have so faithfully
earned. Concerning this, a Topeka
correspondent of the Kansas City
Times writes, on December 1st:
''Presuming that capacity and charac-
ter of the position are equal, should an
editor Of democratic paper have. a
preference? Are democratic papers in
rural districts needed or not? Surely
no we'll informed and reasonable man
can or will say no. Is an honest and
competent man as editor Of such pa
per to be encouraged or not? Who
can do more good for party, good pa
per which reaches hundreds of peo-
pie, or an individual who at best can
devote only part of his time to political
purposes on special occasions, and then
only in many instances for personal
motives? With such fair, honest and
liberal administration as we are iusti-
fed in predicting that Mr.. Cleveland
will give US, we have more chance of
making democratic state out of Kan
sas by encouraging the local democrat
&c press than by ignoring it. A few
years ago this would have been con-
sidered impossible, but now a close OBJ
server can or will say that our pros
poets are better. Therefore encourage
young, intelligent, honest and faith
full workers for the party"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-12-08

Ripans Tabules for bad temper.
Ripans Tabules cure scrS sula.
Ripans Tabuies cure hives.
Ripans Tabules prolong life.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-12-08

Ripans Tabules cure tse blues.
Ripans Tabules for torrid liver.
Ripans Tabules cure dyspepsia
Ripans Tabules cure biliousness.
Ripans Tabules one gives relief.
Ripxns Tabul@ cure cOnstipssiUu.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-12-08
CIoaks, Refers and Jackets.

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iS7o stated deIs1t ~ay the report isf6 the score
For each q thess The differ their The
@ s S ySas Ss The % s % debt $ ysae
ing the end Of the years somewhat differently
merely orroborave the statement already made that previous to
substantial differences appear secretary the
register in the statement Of the public debt
Attention asked the following extracts from the testimony Of Maj Power
(see testimony, pages IA and 76(
By the CHAIRMAN
Dosod that undsr R stssns hs
a S sosd Ion1 @ ESQ G gf q ' ao report for 1853 the item
the the
9 report 1870
the public the
'' S he ssssss s G. $ s b ed
s ai he ' Increase % have S'Ss ]
That being So the Pacific railroad debt had not dropped out
@ sasR s9 the Se 1 % B sn So9 3 81 % instead s 'S %
would cor s''' '
In the official finance reports previous years.
1899 to ar sss @ bu in 1870 this tenn was deS from the public debt state
M the wear 1859 being thereby reduced there was an apparent increase
total s9OOO adding sOO secretarys
showed increase the public debt the amounted stated
by the register
o
Reference made the following testimony Maj Power eS testimony
pages 76 and ID:
BY the CHAIRMAN:
whether Every month
made by the threeofices
What heA The registers comptrler and secreas The differ
these offices with the other They do not each
with the other officers; but the made by the registers
the comptroers with the In that
the month"; and these
with the teasu books and at the end Of
all the transactions for the made which
agrees o a in all branches Of the department
able 1870 back
amountsrA that should
have explain the discrepancies how this occurred
prominent official Of the tuone
committee specially referred by the secretary for information
au points connected with the operations Of the departmnh the different
divisions the the end each month"; quarter and
with each other and there they looked into and
This the committee assured has been the monthly quarterly and
practice the Offices the secretary comptroller and register from the
organization and this but the cash has al
quarterly the checked Notwithstanding all th
1870 by order Of the secretary the register that 1871 made many
the statements Of the public indebtedness from 1888 1870 and also
orkofth