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The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-06-08
A Hard Way to Make PopuIists

Farmer B had driven his team to the
end of his halt-mile corn field and was
busy hopping the sweat from his face
with a piece of a last years flour sack,
which lie utilized us kerchief and neck
tie, when a nicely dressed man drove
up in Il buggy and accosted him with:
''Good morning Mr.. B. My name is
Slick. 1 practice law in Blankville.
! expect to be before the republican
convention as a candidate for repre-
sentative and called to ask you to do
all you can for me in your precinct and
primary. Or course know how you
feel. A man who has voted OUR
ticket as long as you have can he relied
OIL to do the right thing. know you
want to see Kansas redeemed and the
state government taken out of the
hands of the repudiating calamity-howl-
ing mob that has almost ruined us,
and has been running the thing for the
last two years.
While Mr.. Slick was making this
address farmer BIS eyes were beginning
to glitter somewhat like small electric
lights, and bis jaws took Oh the appear
ance of an ''infantile masculine bovine
canine" Then he sOpke thus:
LOOK here Mr.. Slick, came west
twelve years ago and settled on this
farm. 1 built that house and barn,
planted those trees and put this ground
in cultivation. borrowed $500 to
help me Lake start, expecting to pay
it off with what raised. I've worked
from twelve to sixteen hours day;
raised thousands of bushels of wheat
and corn; thousands of pounds of beef
and pork, which were sold most of the
time at loss to me. I've been as
stingy as miser-never wasted a
thing, and yet in spite of all that tile
sheriff sold this farm yesterday to pay
that mortgage and my children are
without a home. Blankety Blank my
fool picture if ever 1 vote another
republican ticket until they get new
financial system. Condemn to the
regions Plutonic such a manner of IRE
deeming'' the country as we have had
for the last twenty years.
From this time forth and forever,
to all eternity. and the day after, am
a populIst from the end OF my big toe.
nail to the longest hair on the top OF
my now almost bald head!
Mr.. Slick I have said my say.
Now git.
After the lawyer had gone Farmer
B said to himself: cts hard way To
make populists, but the factory can
warrant their goods. They will never
be anything else after being made
once"
Mr.. Editor: This is live case, only
the names are suppressed, and with a
few variations it has any number OF
parallels G..
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-06-08
Republicans in Contention.

The "holier than thou" crowd is
doing business in Topeka this week.
and have up to this hour nominated
johnson for associate justice. Morrill,
for governor, and Billy Edwards for
secretary of state, and adopted the
usual resolution lauding the republi-
cans and condemning the populists.
1t Is a notice able fact that the same
old crowd who drove the republican
party to destruction are in the saddle
shouting: Redeem the state! Purify
the government!
Their platform is very curious and
means a whole lot.
They are in favor of gold, silver and
paper currency. on basis established
by Lombard and Wall streets.
They are in favor of prohibition, but
don't want it in their platform.
They are in favor of woman suffrage,
but for fear of losing votes in Novem-
Der remain silent on that subject.
They object to the Importation of
pauper labor, but are afraid to say SO,
for they can't get the votes of that
class without first letting them in.
They are in favor of free ballot and
fair count. if it can be had without
Furnishing any of their crowd.
In fact the republican platforms are
made of one mateIlal-clap trap-and
are for but one purpose to catch votes
and are more noticeable for what they
leave out than for what they put in.
The only principal involved is to gel
the offices and turn the rascals out. :"
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-06-08
Democratic Convention.

A delegate convention Of the democrats. of
the Seventh Congressional District or the
state of Kansas, IL hereby called to meet at
Hutchinson on Monday, August 9Th, ut i
ocOcks for the purpose of nominating can
didate fo4cOngress for said district.
Edwards county is entitled to two delegates
1t is recommended that the delegates be
selected before July 2sth. and the secretary
OF the convention is requested to send the
credentials of the delegates to the secretary
of the congressional committee, Will e. Stoke,
Great Bend, Kansas. published by requestj
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-06-08
First Publication April 9th, 1894.
mo. Hill

mo. Hill
SHERlFF'S SALE.
In the district court OF EDWARDS county, state
OF Kansas.
Rutland Saving Bank, plaintiff,
Thomas w. Reeder. Rose N. Reeder, .he an
sas Loan Trust Company. and the Kansas
Loan d Trust Company, Trustees, defend
ants.
Ky virtue Of an order of sale issued to me
out OF said district court, in the abOve-enti-
tied action. will on Monday, the 18th day
June. A. ID. 1854. between and O'Clock p.
m. of said day, at the front door of the court
house in the city OF kinsley. in the county of
Edwards in the state or Kansas, offer ut pub
lie eale and sell to the big hest and best bidder
for cash in hand, all the following described
real estate, tO-wft:
The north Il OF the southwest 4 and the
southwest 4 of the southwest 4, OF sectiun
q, ana lots and in section q. except one
acre on the east end Of lot 8, for school house
purposes, and lot in section ~. al in town
ship 10. range IL, west OF the Sixth princ+
pal meridian
Lying and situate IN the county Of Edwards
tn the state of Kansas.
rhe above-described real estate will be sold
without appraisment. to satisfy said order
OF sale. ID. l.. HEATH.
Sheriff ofEdwards county, Kansas
Fuller 4 WhitcOmb, Ats for Plaintiff. SIS
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-06-08

ons in good faith, although 1 remem
Der he did say Wednesday night: I'll
tell you more about it Tomorrow l
did not see HIM yesterday at all. I
do not approve of trying to steal trains,
and especially trains of company
that is in the hands Of receiver. As
I said in my courthouse speech, the
men do not want to get in a row with
the United States government at the
start.
1 can't imagine how the Capital
should use my name in this connection
except as matter of principle not to
vary from its set policy to lie on every
OCCASION
This shows the utter unreliableness
of the Capital to tell the truth when a
lie suits Its purpose better.
The Capseal has frequently hereto
fore accused G. C. Clemens of being
an anarchist of the worst type. 1t has
even gone so far as to explain to its
readers that an anarchist is a bomb
thrOwer, a law defer ard an all around
tough. It has also given out the
infamous expression that Mr.. Clemens
was a blatant mouthed ignoramous.
If the public needed any proof of Mr..
Clemens ability and the force of his
oratory we need only to direct its
attention to the continuous dirty fight
being made upon him by that sheet.
If it needs any proof that he is not the
bloodthirsty anarchist the Capital Ed
itor would have his readers believe, we
need only to call to mind that Hudson
can travel the streets of Topeka at all
hours day and night without a body
guard and never be mOlested by
Clemens. If the people wanted any
proof that the Capital Editor is liar
when it alleges that he belongs to the
anarchistic class of dynamiters, we
point it to the beautiful Capital Block
that sold under the sheriff's hammer
recently which bears not even scratch
from dynamite bomb. If Mr.. Glenn
ems has any of the dynamiter blood i'll
HIM he has certainly had provocatiOn
enough to bring it out. So when we
look at the facts in this case and see
that mans reputation and business
is to be ruined simply because he is a
popullst we must conclude that it
shows up far more dangerous and
vicious nature in the accuser than in
the accused.
We can not help feel that we have
devoted too much time and space to
this personal affair, hut it comes SC
close to lis politically that we believ {
It needs to he thoroughly understood
by the people. The Capital makes the
fight for political purposes; and We are
willing that it should receive all the
benefit after the people thoroughly
understand its motives. Mr.. Clemens
had always been employed rs one Of
the campaign orators before he lief,
the republican party at which time
the Capital had nothing to say about
his radical views. It has only discov.
cred that he is an anarchist since lie
became populist.
We are informed by Chairman
Breidenthal that all delegates and
alternates to the state convention or
June 18th, will he furnished transLOr
tatiOn at one fare for the round trip
Big preparations are being made fol
and old time love feast at this cOnvel.
ton and all attendants will be treated
royalty.
J. M. p.
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Prohibition Convention .

A delegate convention OF the prohibitiOnists
OF the Seventh Congressional District of The
state of Kansas is hereby called to meet in
the city of Emporia on Tuesday, June 18th, al
O'Clock, for the purpose of nominating q
candidate for congress.
Edwards county is entitled to three dele
gates. published by reQuest)
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-06-08

Dr.. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Wesil's Fair Highest Awssd,
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-06-08

State of Kansas, Edwards county, Sd.
In the district court of Edwards county
Kansas.
/ a. BIee Plaintiff
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-22

KANSAS PARAGRAPHS

A Melvern man has weighted his in
FAINT child down with the name Of Lew
cling.
FIT SCOTS sole aim at present is to get
a shoe factory. but most people don't
think it viii last.
A Mr.. Drinkwater is visiting at Cedar
Point That's more than the fishing par
lies which 60 there do.
1Ir. Lard is making a political canvass
of Riley county and trying to keep the
Populist wheels CREASED.
Caldwell is small town, but i has
some Nyce families. J. w is a Nyce
one and William is Nvce two.
Some of Paola's amateur actors are GO
ing to take THE Death Witness" over
and try it on Spring Hill people.
Manhattan had two church socials and
didn't have to keep them going BY relays
either.
A. R. Ice of Chase county was nomi-
mated by the people for a township Of
fee. but he gave them the cold shake
and declined
Some Of the most amative young men
Of Chase smoke cigarettes. and yet
physicians say the smoking of them
weakens the heart
The base ball association of Manhat-
tan has had a meeting and decided to
pack all the paraphernalia away IN
camphor for the winter
Some people are very queer. A man
living near Raymond, Rice county, ia try
ing to bring to Justice a thief who re-
lieved him of load of wheat
Mrs. Cragin's daughter has just re-
turned to Caldwell from years study in
Boston. AIRS Craige's daughter is a
great favorite with Harvard students.
Peabody Graphic: Newton claims 70
have no empty houses II has been the
sad duty of many moon to wane since
Newton was famous for 1.full houses"
The editor of the Peabody Graphic IN
a demure and confused way acknowl-
edges that his conscience has been Civ
ing him great deal Of trouble since q
British medical society declared kissing
q sin.
Peabody Graphic: An eastern man
asked US this week if this sand out here
was good to ''raise" things on. We told
him il was. We once knew a Kansas
man who raised" a two card draw so
on a pair of deuces and raked in the
pot. If it wasn't sand" that did that
raising" we are badly mistaken.
Frank I White of the Huron Herald,
is preparing a souvenir addition to aD-
pear November /. This is probably the
first instance where a Newspaper pub
lished in a town OF less than four hun
drad Inhabitants has undertaken to issue
an edition devoted to historical and bio
graphical matter, and illustrations Of
half tone work
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-22

New Jersey woman has patented
device for an improvement in en-
velopes, in answer to the recent in
vitation of the government to submit
ideas and designs for means to detect
tampering with sealed letters Her
invention is very simple, merely the
printing of a small device of any
shape on the under side of the flap Of
the gummed envelope in a sensitive
fluid, fixed when dry, but which viii
run or spread on the application Of
steam or moisture. thus showing
whether the seal has been molested-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-22

oners will be given the limit of the law.
Experience in past cases of a similar na-
ture does not afford much ground for a
successful prosecution In the few in
stances where district attornes 9 have ap-
peared really solicitous for conviction,
the judges have managed to bind them
with such restrictions as to make
action impossible. Consequently the
Interstate commerce act has be-
come . jeer to railway men and
shippers. What the present pros ecution
will amount to we hesitate to predict
while it is under the control of a man 50
stepped IN corporation trickery as the at
torney generalof Mr.. CIeveland's cabinet
But it may be hoped that the public cry
against wholesale wrecking Of rail-
ways and the common charge that no
railway thief can be convicted under the
interstate commerce act will stir even
Olney to action. The time is fortunate to
show that this law is broad enough to
take in the corporation thief as well as
the striker, that the penitentiary yawns
not for one class OF maIefactors alone.
The standing of American securities
abroad has been destroyed, great proper
ties have been ruined and thousands Of
hLu4AA sHaIbAOA06Es tAEOu SAOub lL0 COuE-
try-the widows and children OF Pull
mans pathetic plea-have been de-
spoiled Of their savings through the vii
lainies Of which Joseph w. Reinhart
stands accused The crime must be pun
ished unless the law Of the land as ad-
ministersd in the United States courts is
TO become q reproach to justice and a
hooking on the lips Of mankind and
the republic to stand before the world as
a nation of cutpurses.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-22

LEVI r. MORTON himself employs quite
an array of men as servants about his
home and farm The arrest Of Dir. Nor
toms coachman and the talk flying
around concerning the nationality Of his
household servants. have led to a census
Of the same at EllersIie. Here it is: SUI
perintendent, American; foreman, Amer
lean; teamaters 9. 8 American, L Irish;
cow stable 8, z American, , Irish; dairy
man, 1 American; milk delivery, ?, Irish;
engine house. 2, Americans; poultry
house, 8, Americans; carpenter, 4, Amer
lean; painter. 4, American: general lab
orers, 10, Americans, 4 Irish; gardener.
I, English, and assistant gardeners, 2.
Scotch. OF the A men on the payroll,
81 are Americans.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-22

LET us predict: On and after the 18th
of next month the whole Populist party
in Kansas, that il, what is left of it, will
be on top of Governor Lewelling with
both feet, fguratively speaking. He will
be blamed for the defeat Of the party.
His corrupt and incompetent admins
tration in all its departments viii be
made to do service as excuses for the
overwhelming defeat Of the party. In a
word, Mr.. Lewelling viii be the Pops
s'scapegoat" after the election See if he
isn'L=MariOn Record.
In case he is elected, his election viii
be regarded as a vindication and an en-
dorsement and the abuse and misman-
agement Of state institutions will grow
worse than ever. More relatives will be
put into Office, more Incompetence and
boodlers will be given jobs, more funds
will be diverted from their lawful pur-
pose, and corruption may be expected to
run riot.
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family moved to New York city soon
after the war, and Nathan obtained
good business education His first ven
ture was as a travelling salesman for
his father in the crockery line. In 1874
he took charge of the crockery business
of r. II. Macy & Co, and later became
the leading partner He is also interest
ed IN other lines and takes rank among
the merchant princes of New York
Mr. Straus is noted also as a philan-
thropist Of a rather original kind. Main
tanning that one of the great burdens
Of the poor Of New York is the high
prices paid in the petty retail line, he
last winter opened coal depots at which
the fuel was sold at cost and last sum-
mer sold sterilized milk at a nominal
price He is a member Of the Hebrew
Benefit association and various clubs
and is a park commissioner.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-22

A water turkey, one Of those vicious
1ong-neclzed and sharp billed birds
that cry so weirdly along the water
ways Of Florida, was caught recently
By small boy, who exhibited it. A
passer- by stopped down and Peered
between the Stats at the bird, when,
quick as a fash, the long stilettO-
shaped bill shot out and pierced the
pupil of his eye. and, entering into
the brain. caused his death fe "
hours later
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-22
THE TAMMANY CANDIDATE.
Nathan straus Aspires to the nIayOraIty
Of New York City.

or New AOrk City.
Nathan Straus, the Tammany candi-
date for mayor of New York, Is one Of
very remarkable family indeed The
father began active life as a revolution
ist in Germany, refused to be a revolu-
zionist in Georgia and finally became
very wealthy merchant in New York.
Oscar Stratus was minister to Turkey
IN the first Cleveland administration,
and Isidor is a member Of congress from
New Y ork city, while all three brothers
are noted as personal friends and very
warm political supporters of President
Cleveland.
Mr.. Straus was born in Rhenish Ba-
varia in 184S and was brought thence
to America in 1854, when his father
settled in Talbotton, Ga. The father
was a stanch Unionist, and when the
war came on he arranged to leave, but
the people requested him to remain. The
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-22
MANY WOMEN REGISTER.

Almost As Many Women as Men on the
Denver Books
DENVER, Oct 22-The registration of
women in this city is almost as large as
that of men. The total number of names
entered on the books, which are now
closed, is 81, 400. The registration in
this county will exceed 10000 Should
seventy per cent of those registered vote.
the vote cast at the next election will be
considerably more than twice as great as
it was two years ago, when the total vote
was % o75
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-22

EThs STATE JOURNAL is the only
paper in Kansas receiving the Full Day
Associated Press.
~ Member American Newspaper Pub
Hshers's association.
EThe STATE JOURNAL has the
handsomest and most complete web ster-
eotyps psrfeoting press.
~ Eastern ofacs. 70 Tribune Building.
New York, Perry Luxsns. Jr.. manager.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-22

IT was Topeka young man who asked
the local music dealer If he had sTriIby''
in his I've cent sheet music.-Kansas
City Star.
It was the Star q kansas Notes" man
who made she blunder Of saying that
'Trilby" was the latest popular ''song"
in Kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-22

SCRANTON Gazette: A story is being
published by some state papers and was
sent out BY the Associated Press that the
Democrats and Populista had fused in
dfty legislative districts in the state,
naming Usage ceunty's two districts
among the number. II every county is
fusing like this one there isn't much
fusion in the state, for the three leading
parties all have candidates for the legis-
lature in the field as follows: Thirty
fourth district, = w. Perryman, Demo
Graf; Robert Forsythe, Populist; J. T.
Pringle, Republican. Thirty third dis
trict, Charles Cochran, Republican; G.
w. Shaw, Democrat, and J. II. Sowell,
Populist
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-22

A LOT Of members of the legislature
will come in from the buffalo grass coun-
ties, who will all combined, not repre-
sent ~ many people az the three repre-
sentatives OF Shawnee county. About
fifteen hundred people in the buffalo
grass counties can elect a representative,
while is takes 10. 600 IN Shawnee county
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-22

CHICAGO Post: a. federal grand jury,
after inconceiva Bile delays. has contrived
to squeeze i've indictments out Of the
mass Of corruption unveiled in Santa Fe
affairs. Two are against former officers
Of the bankrupt road. The other three
mro against leading shippers of cattle
and beef The charge is violation Of the
criminal section Of the interstate com
merce act concerning unjust discrimina-
tion- The maximum penalty is nne of
%, 900 and imprisonment in the peniten-
tlary for two years. The fiagranoy Of the
Offsnse In this case would seem 70 war
rant the hope that II convicted the pris-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-22

THE wife Of w. c. Edwards, candidate
for secretary Of state, has gone to St
Paul. Mimi, for a long visit Mrs. Ed
wards health has been seriously affected.
She Will remain for a time at the home
of her sister, with the view Of beneftting
her health BY enjoying a rest in re-
gi0n where the climatic conditions have
before exerted a beneficial influence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-22

MRS Anna SAwHnL4 Of Washington
county, is another woman who is work
ing for the emancipation Of woman. She
ID leading woman suffragist and the
mother OF fourteen children.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-22

does not pay, but
according to Le-
gal ur g a { @
Towns his muse
has come down
very handsomely
with about 5000,
OOO- This appar-
ent anomaly is
explained by the
fact that Mr..
It D W ms never
writes p try,
strictly sp e k
ing, but doggerel
of the yellow
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-22
IfIRABEAU Z. rows.

EIRABEAU L TOWNS. dog variety Mr..
Towns. who was member of the recent
constitutional convention Of New York
state, tells remarkable tale about how
he came to cultivate his $500, 600 muse.
About ten years ago an old man named
Michael Broone, a lineal descendant Of
the famous Brian Boru, who drove the
Danes from Ireland, called at his Office
and promised him case if he would
agree to sum it up in rhyme.
To humor the old man Mr.. Towns
complied with his request and summed
up the case as follows:
In July last. about the time
That hungry mortals like to dine,
The plaintiff, being q married woman,
Went forth to see her husband Rowan
The frugal meal, yet smoking warm
She had in bucket on her arm,
For tbs the plaintiffs chief delight
To quench her husbands appetite.
Now. the defendent, Charles Bedeu.
Keeps near the park-oh. sad to tell
A low resort Of vice and sin,
Where he dispenses rum and gin
Yet not content with deadly cups
He keeps two wild. ferocious pups
To STAY those who escape his lair
With deadly hydrophobia air.
When plaintiff came into the park,
This Charles Beden, just for q lark
As he says in his own defense,
By way Of excuse or pretense,
Seeing she but woman,
Set his puppies on Mrs. Rowan,
And as he saw her race with fright
Trying to save herself by light
He shouted. Bill. before she goes
just play upon her with the hose
Cursed. assaulted, all but drowned.
Bleeding from the puppies wound.
The plaintiff, gentlemen Of the jury,
AT last escaped this bIackguard's fury
And comes in court to see if you
VIII do you d have others do.
The jury gave his client a verdict Of
1878. which pleased him and the old
man so much that he utilized the muse
in numerous other cases Broone brought
him. just before Broone died he wrote
the lawyer a letter Of thanks You
have devoted your muse TO my whims
and fancies, he said. land your Peg
asus has been at my disposal as a
hobby horse. - He then WiIled the law
yer property said to be worth about
5000. 600.