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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-03
TO SUSTAIN THE RATE.

Pittsburg. August 1.-The coal mine or
ficials are going 10 make determined
effort TO sustain the 7o-cent rate for min
ing, and with that IN View Will esfhbnsh
a camp In the vicinity OF the Boone Al
isxou and Enterprise mines nsag Canons-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-03

Y. an the lnternat onaI anu -
~. ~ The Galveston, houston ano
~. ~ ar arrive AT and depart from the
.ss , depot. foot OF Congress ave
Missouri Kansas and Texas trains
= Esty depot at the foot of Mont
" venue, north side of the bayou;
Ia Porte and Houston and al!
s1as except those mentioned use
yI;nld Central depot.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-03
WEISS. STRAUSS & co.

W FsIbs, . 7 IkNVSS n %,
Greenvilie. Miss, August THE dry
goods house Of Weiss. Strauss & Co. was
destroyed by fire this morning. Stocks
OF goods In adjoining hnildings were dam
aged by water The total loss Is estimated
at 49,, 0tD. insurance t200O.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-03
THE. HOTELS.

l fAwfoR-hATES. $3.50 AND -
n DAY. JAMES LAWLOR. Pro
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-08-13

by the democrats at Hutchinson, with
the result that the electors and can.
didates for state officers will be the
same on both the democratic and
populist state tickets, and should re'
ceiYe the united and nnreserved sup
port of all democrats and populists.
The unanimity with which all ele-
ments worked to bring about this
uniting of forces promises well for the
result in November. Kansas will
cast an unquestionable majority for
Bryan and free Silver, and will also
be once more redeemed from the
clutches of the "redeemers" of two
years ago and placed in the hands of
a new set of officers.
All that we can learn of the personal
characters of the candidates on thestate
ticket is to their credit. Men might
been selected who would have been
more acceptable co democrats; but in.
asmuch as the main object to be at
tanned is the saving of the state from
the clutches of gold bugism, small
personal disllkes are, and properly
should be, over'shadoWed by the
greater issue of free silver and indus
trial and agricultural freedom.
To democrats, popullsts and Abra'
ham Lincoln republicans, the outlook
is promising. The lines are being
drawn closer and firmer every day;the
plutocracy of the east is already re-
sorting to the most desperate means
to thwart the will of the masses and
establish themselves in the ship of state
but on the other hand, the masses not
only of the west and south, but of the
over crowded east as we'll, are becom-
ing as deeply interested for their
own welfare and are banding together
to meet the onslaught of the wealth
owners against the wealth-producers.
Let us, in Kansas, now use every
honorable means to strengthen our
cause and increase our numbers. Let
each individual voter constitute him
self committee of one to labor with
his neighbor in a friendly, rational
way, and win him over the to cause.
Let us make it a hundred thousand
majority in Kansas for silver.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-08-13
AS To County Candidates.

In little more than a week the dem
ocrats of this county will meet to select
candidates for county offices. The
question is, who will they be? The
DEMOCRAT cannot answer; that will be
the duty of the delegates in convention
assembled. There are able men in the
field as candidates. Some are making
the canvas themselves, while others
are only being spoken for by their
friends.
For county attorney c. F. Difen-
bacher and James w. Clarke will be
before the convention. Each is able,
and we believe either would win over
the republican candidate:
For clerk of the district court. Frank
Strothman is a democratic candidate,
and VIM. Brueser free-silver repub-
lican candidate. Each have friends at
work advocating their claims before the
of for this position, but be declined to
let his name be used, having already a
good position at work that he likes.
For probate judge there are several
good men named. L. c. Breeder; of
Clafiin, Robert Merten, of Clarence, P,
H. Willis, of Pawnee Rock and VIM.
Gagelman, of Clarence are favorably
spoken of by their friends; but we do
not know that any of them have per
sonally announced their candidacy.
In the east end, Mat Dick seems to
be the only man spoken of for commits.
sioner, and if he be chosen we are Ger
tain that no better selection could be
made.
1t is understood that the populists
will nominate the candidates for repre-
sentative and school superintendent
For the former place the following gen.
tlemen are talked of: .Isom Wright. NJ.
w. Cobun, D. 7. Armstrong, 7. H.
Butler and Joe Strothman For the
latter: A. U. R. Livesay, Clarence
Aldrich and M. L. Harrison are the
probable candidates.
The DEMOCRAT hopes that each con-
vention will use good Judgment, and
select as candidates able and efficient
men who will help to unite all the anti
gold standard votes of the county, net
only on the national ticket. but on state.
congressional and county ticket. Each
candidate should make his canvas for
the position with fairness and good feel
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-08-13
Barton Boys Win.

Many readers of the DEMOCRAT will
be glad to learn that the Great Bend
boys, Joe Long, G. r. BROKER and
others who have had their claims near
Cleo, Ok, contested, and who were
also charged with cutting timber on
government land. have won in the test
suit as given below, from Cleo paper
handed US by BROKER.
1--WE have just received copy of the
decision in the Case of Travis Bickei
against Joe Long, from Jesse J. Dunn,
attorney for Long. The decision is
quite lengthy and in favor of Long.
This was one of the most important
land cases ever tried before the land
Office at Alva, and the firm of Miller
s. Dunn can rightfuIly claim great
victory. AS this decision is very i'm
portaut to several homesteaders resid-
ing near Cleo, we will publish part
of the opinion next week.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-08-13
CLARENCE TOWNSHIP.
THE DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

Elsewhere will be found the full
state democratic ticket, as nominated
at Hutchinson last week. Everybo
who feels that the success of the move.
ment for the free and unlimited coin,
age of silver and gold at the legal and
natural ratio of l6 TO / is the most
important thing to be accomplished
this year will rejoice with the DEMO
Graf that sill the elements, regardless
of former party affiliations, favoring
such movement and opposing the sin.
gle gold standard Of 1896 republican
ism. have thus got together in the
present campaign.
The democrats composing the Bryan
and Sewall electors were chosen by
the democratic convention at Hutch
inson and nominated by the populists
st Abilene, together with the candi.
dates for state ofiees which the latter
convention selected. Then both elect.
ors and state officers we're nominated
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-08-13
STATE TICKET.
COUNTY CONVENTION.

delegate Convention of the Democrats of Bar
ton county is hereby called to meet in. the opera
house. Great Bend on Saturday, Aug. D, 1896, at
IL a. M for the purpose of nominating candidates
for the following county officers, viz:
Representative.
County attorney.
CLERK of the District Court,
Superintendent of Schools,
Probate Judge,
Commissioner for 1st District,
Commissioner for Sd District.
Each township and city ward will be entitled to
one delegate at large, and delegate for each 10
votes and fraction over cast for Ira d Brougher
for Representative in 1895, making the representa-
ton as follows:
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-08-13
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUSES.

GREAT BEND TOWNSHIP.
At the DEMOCRAT Office, Saturday
Aug, Is, at 8 p M.
FRED WITTE, JR., Com.
GREAT BEND CITY.
FIRST Saturday, Aug, 10,
at p. NJ, at the Office of FL. j. Klein.
w. TT. ZUTAvERN, Com.
THIRD WARD-Saturdav Aug, Is,
at 8 p. M, at the Hose House.
WILL E. STOKE,
For GEO "a. Moss, Com.
FOURTH WARD-At Hotel Greene,
Friday, Aug. 81, at $50 o. m.
j. w. MCMICAN, Com.
SECOND WARD-At the DEMOCRAT
office, Saturday, Aug, Is, at $50 p.
m. d. j. CoUGHL1N, Com.
LIBERTY TOWNSHIP.
A caucus to eject 8 delegates and
alternates will be held at the school
house, District No. at 8. p. M, Sat.
urday Aug, 10Th.
FRANK KERN, Com.
CLARENCE TOWNSHIP.
A democratic caucus, to elect 4
delegates and alternates will be
held at the school house in District
No. IL. Saturday evening Aug 10Th
at o'clock. &. REEDER, Com.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-08-13

Charlie Hobart insists upon rubbing
it into his readers that he is not run
ming the Dispatch for political prefer
ment. If not for politics, Charlie, why
not run it for the people. If the gold
bugs will not pay you for what you are
doing for them, why not espouse the
good cause of mine out of every ten of
your constituents? Why not come out
for the free and unlimited coinage of
silver. You have espoused that cause
in former years, and your party has
been with you.
Mrs. S. j. Saul, of the south side,
who has for the past 16 months been
making her home with son at Deca-
tur, Ills. returned home last Saturday
morning. She has been much improved
in health and thinks she can ENJOY her.
self in this country again We asked
Mrs. Saul if free silver is talked any
there, and she says why. EVERYBODY
is talking it, and it looks like everybody
that is any good will vote for it IN
Illinois, Her son sends personal en-
enlargement TO the DEMOCRAT editor.
Will Moses. younger brother or Ed.
and Clayt, is at present Sheriff out at
Pueblo. He was elected by the re-
publicans. but at the same, is red'
hot Bryan man, and says that Bryan
and free silver will carry Colorado by
loo, 900 majority. His brothers here
ought to see the handwriting on tne
wall, and get into the band wagon
before too late.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-08-13

ing, and when the choice of the con-
ventions is made. there should be no
raking up of old quarrels. no sulking,
but patriotic unselfsh unity of action
for free silver and success.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-08-13

It is recommended that the township and ward
caucusses be held not later than Saturday. Aug Is
and it s also urged that list of delegates be mailed
to the secretary Immediately upon their selection.
By Order of Central Committee,
WILL L STOKE, Chairman,
W. P. FEEDER, Secretary
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-08-13

The republican committeeman at
Larned reported six republican bust
ness men who would likely vote for
Bryan and one democratic business
man who would likely vote for Me-
Kinley. Would like to ask Tom
Leftwich chow is that ratio? TomY>
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-08-13

AND now Tennessee falls in line as
usual, for the democratic ticket. The
election in that state last week shows
that another fond hope of the deluded
McKinleyites goes glimmering.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-08-13

LEEDY by name and Leady by
nature is the next governor of Kansas.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-08-13

Down in Texas the populist's have
endorsed the Mckinley electors and
the republicans endorsed the populist
state ticket. Queer populists and
queer republicans, amt they? One
beauty about it lie, however, that the
democrats of Texas, with 100000
majority can elect Bryan electors just
the same.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-08-13

TIE republican senatorial conven.
ton will be held at Ellinwood next
Tuesday, to nominate a candidate for
state senator. Barton county has two
candidates, Ed w. Moses and T. J.
Ross. but the delegation is not solid
for either one. Stafford county has no
candidate-her candidate of a month
or SO ago having pulled off and Joined
the free silver forces. Rice county
has candidate in the person of Mr..
Laskey, and as his delegation is solid
for him, he is likely to be the nominee.
John Armstrong can beat him in his
own county.
Both the democratic and populist
conventions, at Larned, last Saturday
nominated Jerry Simpson by acclama-
ton for congress in the big seventh
district. This time Jerry will show
the vascilating Chester I. that the
people of this district want man to
represent them who means what he
says and says what he means, Jerry's
votes in congress were always for sill
yer and for the people, and he will be
supported by all the silver element.
Arizona republican., 1896-10-02
ORATORS AND NEWSPAPERS

In these days, when so many orators are at work in the land, one is re- minded of the wonderfully clever turn given to an exciting situation by Wen dell Phillips in one of his Boston meet ings when he was confronted by what he called the well dressed mob." It was early in 1862, at meeting when MT. Phillips followed the Rev. James Freeman Clarke.
 On the appearance of Mir. Phillips a fearful avalanche of adverse demon stration came down from the galleries and up from the pit. Shrieks of de- rtsion and yeils of defiance were inter posed against the great orators efforts After vainly attempting to go on, MT. Phillips leaned over the front of the stage and continued his speech to the reporters at his feet. He said: While I speak to these pencils, I speak to million of men. What, then, are those boys? We have got the press of the country in our hands. Whether they like us or not, they know that our speeches sell their papers. With five newspapers we may defy five hundred boys. My voice is beaten by theirs, but they cannot beat the types. All hail and glory to Faust, who invented printing, for he made mobs impos- sible"
 This gave Phillips a complete and overwhelming triumph. The mob could not stand it to see him talking to the reporters, and soon the only break in tlhe silence of all was the matchless eloquence of the speaker and the tlnnultous applause of his sympa- thizers.
 The orators in the present crisis are
 good, but all hail and glory to Faust for the types which give the mass of the people what the orators say-and
 a good deal more besides.
Arizona republican., 1896-10-02

county Republicans declared for gold standard in the following language: we fully endorse the financial plank of the Republican platform, and pledge the party of Coccnino county and the nominees of this conyention to the policy therein expressed
 Tucson Star: Monk" a crippled San Francisco newsboy, is the recipi- ent of charity from various sources amounting ito $3S0. The list was start ed by The Chronicle and a list of the contributors is published. It is pleas ing to ATizonans to know that the larg- est individual contributor is a resident of this territory, Dr. Scott Helm, of Phoenix, who increased the fund by $5.
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 Prescott Journal Miner: Charles D. Lane, owner of the richest gold mine in the world, is in Mohave county on mining business.
Arizona republican., 1896-10-02
SHORT OF MAIL SACKS.
Campaign Literature Swamps the
 Postal Facilities.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-The activ- ity of the headquarters of the various presidential nominees in sending out public documents and other literature has somewhat embarrassed the post office department by overtaxing it's mail bag facilities. The result was an order issued Ito postmasters throughout the country directing all surplus mail equipment to be promptly forwarded to regular Repositories :; also that when mail sacks containing documents or other matters are re- ceived by any postmaster, they must be emptied at once and promptly for warded to the proper depository. If members of congress or others have been permitted ito take from a post office sacks containing matter ad- dressed to them, the postmaster should demand the immediate return of such sacks and forward them with other surplus.
Arizona republican., 1896-10-02
NONE BUT AYERS AT THE
 WORLDS FAIR.

Ayers Sarsaparilla enjoys the ex- traordinary distinction of having been the only blood purifier allowed an ex- hibit at the Worlds Fair. Chicago. Manufacturers of other sarsaparillas sought by every means to obtain a showing of their goods, but they were all turned away under the application of the rule forbidding the entry of patent medicines and nostrums. The decision of the Worlds Fair authori- ties in favor of Ayers Sarsaparilla was in effect as follows: Ayers Sarsapa- rilla is not a patent medicine. It does not belong to the list of nostrums. It is here on it's merits."
Arizona republican., 1896-10-02

The exceptionally fine quality of the cigar leaf tobacco crop grown in the United States this year will serve in a measure to console smokers for the decree against the exporbation of Cuban tobacco to this country, though
 it isn't presumable that our native brands of cigars will prove an alto gethar acceptable substitute for Ha- vanas in the estimation of finical con- noiseurs of the weed. Some day this difference will be wiped out, but not yet,
Arizona republican., 1896-10-02

Many people marveled only why General Buckner, who was such an outspoken silver man in Kentucky in the not very long ago, should turn so glibly to the selfish and marrow gold standard. It appears, however, that his wife was recently left cool mil lion of dollars, and now the general poses as a capitalist with all the greed of the most ravenous of that class.
Arizona republican., 1896-10-02

would be cheaply purchased at ten lung complaints, it is prompt 10 act and sure to cure
 Neglect of the hair often destroys its vitality and natural hue, and causes it to fall out. Before it is too late, apply Halls Hair Remover, sure remedy. 1dG .itw
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 Ayers Hair Vigor promotes the growth and improves the beauty of the hair. This preparation stimulates the roots of the hair, cleanses the scalp, prevents the accumulation of dandruff, and restores to faded and gray hair it's original color.
 Constipation is usually habit of the body induced by prolonged inattention to the calls of nature It is a condi- tion so perilous to the general health, that it should be relieved as speedily, but judiciOusly as possible People who have allowed themselves to be- come costive and irregular usually try to remedy the evil by the use of violent purgatives, and the result is that the bowels become weakened and the dis order all the more difficult of cure. The medicine best calculated to pro- duce natural movement and at the same time to strengthen the bowels, is Ayers Pills When taken according to directions, the result is always bene- ficial. A few doses gently stimulate the bowels to healthy action, restore their lost tone, and promote easy evac- nations. No other pill so we'll supplies the demand of the general public for safe, certain, and agreeable family medicine. Physicians recommend them. They received the highest awards of the Chicago Worlds Fair Commissioners.
Arizona republican., 1896-10-02

The Union Pacific has just issued several new and interesting publica- tions, such as '9Nhe National Plat form," giving the 1896 platforms in full of each party, besides other politi- cal statistics and data; Gun Club Rules" Outdoor Sports and Pas times" "Prune Culture in Idaho," "49 to '96," etc. Call at ticket office, 941 Seventeenth street, and get copy of the above or address Geo. Ady, gen. ertal agent, Denver.
Arizona republican., 1896-10-02
GOLD AND COMMODITIES.


  In his last letter Henry Clews makes bold to declare that "gold has re- J Inained at a fixed value the world over, l while the prices of commodities have gone down owing to the supply exceed Ing the demand" From this poi1t he goes on to argue that the decrease in prices is due ito over production on &C., count of improved machinery, and all the time holds that gold has remained at a fixed value, Now it is unques tionably true tlaat the law of supply and demand does operate upon prices not real values, but prices-but MT. Clews does not want to see the right side of the question. Take, for in- stance, land. There has been no over production of land, has there? Yet prices of land have fallen to abso- lutely nothing, as in the case of the New England abandoned farms. And yet that drop in prices is strictly to be accounted for by the law of supply and demand, but not ty over produc- tion. While there is no more land than existed before, the original sup ply is not now wanted. And when we begin to inquire into the cause of this condition, then we begin to really get into the cause of changing prices. The land is not now wanted because it is not now so profitable as it was formerly, and is not so profitable as some other property Therefore, there is reduced demand for land. But why is the land not so profitable? Because its products are not so profitable; be- cause the produce of land has fallen dn price to a point that returns no profit to the owner or producer. The RlOuuOlIOa VI WniCAbt AOW AOCu1 ho OO the owner about S6 per acre, and counting the cost of seed, labor and interest on the investment, there is no profit in it. But as hope of better ppices springs eternal" in the breasts of the farmers, they continue each year to plant some wheat, especially as other farm products are on about the same range, as profits go.
 But why is the price of products so low? Because the comparative value or price of money is high. Gold has not remained at fixed value. It has gradually become too valuable to in- vest in even the necessaries of life in a liberal way. All the ingenuity of the age is applied to the problem of sustaining life without the employ ment of money. Barter goes as mat ter of course, and with that the plain people are exercising every poSSIble economy Not a dollar is expended that can be avoided, but in most cases the avoidance of expenditure does not mean saving. 1t means that the person who would otherwise be a pur- chaser has not the dollar to spend The dollar does not circulate. It is held for investment in mortgages and in loans that return to the owner z fixed income.
 What is the remedy? An increase of the representatives of value, which may be most feasibly accomplished by the adoption of unlimited coinage O
Arizona republican., 1896-10-02

The stenographers who have been travelling with Mr. Bryan since he was nominated, and have taken down every public speech he has delivered, agree that his average rate is 100 words per minute, excepting when the train is about to move. Then he spurts up to 15O.
Arizona republican., 1896-10-02
THE SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.

Tucson Citizen: The German propo- sition for modern housebuilding might be followed in Arizona with very sat isfaotory results The plan is to build the framework of the house of hollow tubing which may be filled with hot or cold water as the temperature de-
Arizona republican., 1896-10-02

The sound money Democrats of Della ware have nominated Thomas F. Bay ard, Jr., of the Wilmington bar, for representative in congress. The name is familiar.
Arizona republican., 1896-10-02

silver. The effect would be to increase the supply of dollars and all in ac- cordance with the law of supply and demand d-decrease their value to a point where something like an equal ity will be established between the price of dollars and the price of other property. When this occurs it will be possible to exchange dollars for prop erty. TIhere will be less barter and more sales, less pinching economy and more purchases; Jess restriction to en- terprise and more Investments; less trusting and less dealing on confidence; more dealing for cash and more pros perity. The farmer will be able to sell his produce at profitable prices, and then he will be content with his farm, and that is the best test of prosperity.
 For Clews to deny that gold has ad- vanced in price is to deny the plainest fact in tine present condition of affairs, and to deny the operation Of the law of supply and demand.