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The morning times., 1896-12-29
GOLFERS BATTLING FOR
TIE PRESIDENTS CUP
First Days Work on the Washing
toms Links.
Society Turned Ont in Large Num-
McMillan's Fine Playing.

fine, crisp, cold day was yesterday
an ideal day for the opening OF the annual
tournament Of the G blf Club-the tOurna-
nent for the presidents cup. The morn
ing was biting cold, but toward noon the
weather moderated. The sun had q mel
lowing influence, which induced people
to turn back their collars and drink in
the wine of the air with pleasure and COM
fort. 1t was day to make golf enthd-
siasts rejoice, and as the drawings did
not take place until 2 O'Clock at the club
house the members who had decided to
appointed time.
The Washington Golf Club is situated
on Arlington Heights, jGst across TIN,
Aqueduct Bridge out of Georgetown. 1t
is a modest structure, but very comfortable,
and back of it stretches as fine course
for golf playing as any In the country.
The members are enthusiasts and the
sport at the golf links is OF that healthy
order which invites the attention of gen.
tlemen of leisure who have not forgotten
in the cares OF affairs how to enjoy the
flow OF animal spirits which a good Con-
test in the open air gives. II is the right
season OF the year for such sport, and
the right climate is afforded IN Wash
ington. 1t is game to be played where
the weather is sharp and clear and the
ground free from the encumbrance of
snow.
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Viewing the Game.

The whole course of the game may be
viewed from this point as Well q S the city
of Washington and the surrounding valley.
Away tOthe orthlieS the white observatory
in a setting OF green. The gray stone
walls of the Georgetown College rise mott
far distant The red brick city is reStIvd
off 10 the cast, and the Capitol and Nonu-
ment rise from the southern side with a
background of green and a skirting of the
blue Potomac.
When the pairs have all gotten away
and are working their way over the links
il is dangerous 10 walk in any Fart OF the
course. \ driving ball would certainly
be the death of a living obstruction, AMI
the cry of 'Forer' rings out on the ears
of the intruder with report that is
omincus.
Unless one stays with the players it is
better 10 sit on the verandG and view the
spectacle. All the players wear natty COS
tunes, which brighten and euliven the
scene The club uniform is a scarlet
jacket and brown breeches, and most Jf
the pla ycrs wear this Many of the mem
bers are gray bearded. ruddy cumplexioned,
stalwart men, that putthe Younger fcllo VS.
on their mettle, and they follow up n
ball with as much agility Us that displayed
by youth in his early twenties.
\ spectator ca only follow one set Cf
players, and if he happens to select an
excellent team, he gets the idea that play
ing golf is a picnic, as easy as falling off
log. DIR. jenkins and Senator Mcmillan
gave one that Impression yesterday. They
went over the hazards with the sang froi,l
OF tossing a rose across a hedge.
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In the Clubhouse. .

Within the clubhouse the members who
had assembled early to get a little prac-
tice had come in fer lunch and were max
ing merry in a more subdued manner
The front entrance of the building opens
into big square hall, whose polished floor
is covered with rugs and which is furnished
with roomy hairs and lounges of cane. The
| most conspicuous part of this hall is a
great brick and stone chimney. It's wide
fireplace was heaped with logs which
cracked and sparkied with dancing flames
| and threw off an added perfume OF pine
smoke.
In this room the gentlemen assembled for
the dra awnings and engaged in good -natured
chaff and badinageon the probable outcome
of the tournament. The rear door was open
and flood of sunshine came in with the
fresh air. Two or three colored servants
hurried about, filling orders and helping
the members TO get into their war paint for
the fray.
The lockers are upstairs, and over each
compartmentare the names of the owners.
These names include many distinguished
ones in Washington. There are attaches OF
several embassies. especially Y the British and
Swedish, and there are names we'll known
in Congress. The gentlemen mostly went
| out in golf breeches, stockings and heavy
shoes, and had only TO doff their hats and
upper garments. They struggled INTO sweat
| ers and scarlet jackets and clapped goli
caps upon their heads, thereby ira nSformng Z
| themselves into picturesque beings, and
throwing aside the stamp of business and
care They grouped themselves in the
| upper hall and on the stairs, and talked
! over the banisters to those below in big,
! and parlors.
The morning times., 1896-12-29

school girl daughter, who is at home for
the holidays.
The morning times., 1896-12-29

Gen. Reads Funeral on Thursday.
Paris, Dec 2S.-The funeral services over
the remains OF the late Gen John Meredith
Read, the American dipiomist, who died
here Yesterday morning from pneumonia,
will be held Thursday
The morning times., 1896-12-29
Society Was There.

little after noon yesterday the pro-
cesSon of members toward Georgetown
began. There were many smart turnouts
drawn by spanking teams, whose silver
mounted harness jingled as they bowled
along the avenues and country roads, and
there were jolly parties that went out
by the cable cars and crossed the bridge
on foot and climbed the hill beyond the
river.
Following the footpath one came To
sharp bit of climbing that fairly winded
the unaccustomed pedestrian, but when
the ascent was gained there was view
that alone paid for the effort. The club
house is q weather-worn, snuff-colored
building with white facings and green
shutters. 1t has a broad piazza across the
front, and a growth of evergreen beautifies
the stretch before the entrance. The air
was filled with the fragrance OF pines
that reached the most rilS like incense
preaching a religion OF outdoor sport and
country life in general.
A little before O'Clock the caddies who
were to serve, or. in popular language. the
colorCd boys who were to carry the balls
and bags OF clubs and sticks for the game,
were assembled out in front OF the club
house. They were swarming around an
outhouse and were being treated to good
lunch Of sandwiches and making the air
ring With their shouts and chickering's.
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The CaddieS.

In the dining-room, which is a comfort
able, homely place, the Presidents cup
was on exhibition and was much admired.
1t is. small, silver loving cup with two
handles, mounted on an cnibony base. What
its engraving will be remains to be seen
after the tournaments completed on Satur-
day
long, bospitable table occupies the
middle of this room, and the ornamenta-
ton of the walls is confined to frieZes of
old blue china and an occasional vase or
jardiniere. The han has a few drawings
on the wall, which are carrCatures Of the
golfist, and some framed photographs of
other teams and other club houses. 1t is a
right jolly club house and promises sport
which the surrounding country does not
gainsay..
While the drawing for pairs was going
on the caddies gathered in the rear of the
building and wrestled and tumbled and
affected to play golf with crooked sticks
Factotums of Senator This and the Hon
orable That patrolled the rear veranda
and bags Of clubs We're brought forth.
If you looked kcenly over the stretch
| of country you could discern a rcd flag
| here and there across the brown fields
marking the holes on the putting green's.
When the members -swarmed out OF ;hc
| club house they made for the first tee,
which is few yards from the door. The
| tee is n leveled bit of ground from which
| the ball is driven. If you know nothing
| Of the game you will be interested to
| know how it is begun.
The Game.
The caddic of the player runs up and
| places lump of wet sand on the earth to
| set the little white ball upon. If this Is
| not used small rubber ring is used for
| the pedestal. When the bah is in ECsi-
| tion the player stands to the side Of it,
| spreads his feet apart and takes up an
| attitude OF swinging freedom. He selects
| his driving club from the bag that the
| caddie holds, and graphing it with 10th
hands, swings it through the air with 4
quick trial stroke, just missing the bail.
| 1t Kisses like a black snake as it cleayes
| the air, and Is held aloft for a moment
| while the player RECEIVERS from the tre
| mendous swing his tody has taken. The
next stroke is likely to be the telling one,
I and the white ball goes sailing aloft and
| away to a wonderful distance. That is,
it does If the player does not flukc and
tap his ball with an excess of nervousness.
| Some one has said that playing golf lis
| for two people to drive balls as far across
| country as they can, and the one thai
| finds his first that day has Won the game
| That is certainly the way it looks to an
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Into the Hurdle.

Between Wood and Far, DR. jenkins
made an excellent record, and put his ball
into the hole with a play of twenty feet.
He outilid the Bogie in his number of drives
and puts, and quite covered himself with
glory. between six and seven, however,
both the doctor and the Senator smashed
into the hurdle instead OF clearing it, and
had some difficulty in lofting over.
Tie game OF golf requires eighteen holes
for a course. There are ORly nine at thcSe
golf grounds and il is necessary to play
around twice. 1t was about O'clock
when the players began struggling into
the club house. The suns rays were
falling horizontally and the verantIa be-
gan to be a cold place to linger.
Tie members threw their heavy coats
over their sweaters as they stood armand
waiting for tie last scores They pro-
duced pipes and smoked and wraDgltl
and talked. The argument was about
cad,lies Some OF the players had gVcd
ones that they had coached, others had
to take what they could get. Nest were
agreed that the caddies should be nunr
bered and taken in their turn.
II played rotten; never had such luck" :"
was the frequent remark OF an incoming
player. What Il glorious day; couitln {
be better" was another repeated PHRASE
After the Game.
Caddies were dispatched for beer to
the nelghboring village, and pipes aid
cigars came out. Two or three ladies ar
rived with the carriages that returned
for the players, and tea was served in
The morning times., 1896-12-29

Jenkins and Mcmillan, ST.. made the reo-
orI of the day playing the round in rs.
The morning times., 1896-12-29

BUTTER. EGGS, CHEESE-B Best Elgin
butter, SOC. to 35c per pound: butterinc / &c
10 26c per pound; nearby eggs, 25c per
dozen; Western eggs, zoe per dozen; cream
cheese, 1Sc. TO zoe. per pound NeufcEalel
cheeses, &C. each; pineapple cheese, 65c
to 75c each; Edam cheeSes, S5c each;
Sweitzer cheese, zoe to 25c per pound.
The morning times., 1896-12-29

GAME -Canvasback, Sc per pair; red
head, $3.50 per pair; mallards, ST. 80 per
pair;ruddy duck, ST. per pair; near by quail,
So per dozen; Western quail, So so per
dozen, grouse, ST.. 1.25 per pair pheasant,
$3.50 per pair.
The morning times., 1896-12-29

q Fine Down Comforts,
silk tops. Worth $1,000.
To close
So.
People's voice., 1896-03-12
Twenty cents pays for
the VOICE to January
1, 1907, inside Sumner
county.

Good Republican friend, while
you are meditating upon the dire
lictions Of your party, maybe the
following from the New Charter Of
San Jose, California, will challenge
your sober thought:
For eight years we voted the Re-
publican ticket. When we became a
voter all the chief legislative deviltry
of the Republican party had been
committed, Men older and wiser
than ourself did all in their power to
enlighten US. They gave US books
and we would not read them. They
gave US papers and we tore them up.
They argued with US and we got mad,
shrugged our shoulders. sneered,
cussed the men who argued with US
and told them that if they didn't like
the country they had better get out
OF it. What was the matter with US?
We were a party slave, with a party
ring in our nose, the party collar on
our neck, the party goggles before
our eyes. We had eyes to see with,
ears to hear with, brains to think
with, yet we let the party bosses do
our seeing, hearing and thinking on
all things political. What we did,
seven out Of eight men in this coun-
try are still doing, in spite of the
thousands whJ are holding the truth
UP before them. Were we blameless?
Are they blameless?"
People's voice., 1896-03-12
RAILROAD NOTES.

Brakeman Harry Shreves is laying
of and George Lester is working in
his place.
Railroad men say there was quite a
SHOW storm at Englewood on the
Santa Fe Monday. There was a fall
Of about six inches.
Conductor w. A. Wuner and fam
lily returned on Tuesday from a few
days visit with friends at Alva and
other territory points.
When it comes to cleanliness the
Santa Fe men cannot be beaten.
They bave now fitted up a bathroom
10 the round house at Wooodard.
Some Of the railroad men say that
the reason the duck, shot by Otto
Gilliland Saturday, bounded so high
was because it bit him in the neck.
Fireman Harry Beard, who has
been firing switch engine at Win
field for the past few days, returned
home on Tuesday. He was relieved
by a Chanute fireman.
Mrs, Geo. r. Peck, wife Of the gen.
eral solicitor Of the Santa Fe, died in
San Antonio, Texas, Monday. The
Santa Fe ran a special train from San
Antonio TO Chicago carrying her re-
mains.
An engineer on the Santa Fe some
time ago. was delayed at a certain
station west Of here, on account of
his engine leaking so bad as to put
out the fire in the fire box. The dis
patcher sent him message asking
him why he was delayed so long at
that station. He sent back word that
his engine had had a "cOngestiye chill
and was dead"
People's voice., 1896-03-12

Love is the greatest force in the
universe. Reformers haven't begun
to utilize it yet. Good will towards
men will do more in year than hate
and enmity will in a century, towards
overthrOwing bad cOnditions.-Inde.
pendence Star and Kansan.
Every word true. There has been
too much taunting and chiding of the
rank and file Of the old parties.
Let US quit that and appeal to them
as fellow travellers to the poor farm.
Talk kindly to them. Implore them
TO see the brink Our country is near
ing. Nothing is too harsh for such
scoundrels as John Sherman and
Grover Cleveland, but let US rather
excuse the blindness Of the people
on the same ground that we our
selves were so long emerging from
the old party influence. Sober,
sound reasoning among neighbors is
what is wanted.
People's voice., 1896-03-12

Prof. VIM, Stryker, Of Great Bend,
writing to the Topeka Co-Operator,
queries: Gust how the next plat.
form will be framed, or just how
they will fool the people again is a
mystery and would seem an impossi.
bllity, as often as it has been done.
but they are fertile in resources.
The ablest minds in the world TODAY
are perfecting this scheme, as they
have done in the past" The VOICE
believes it has dropped onto the
scheme. Until recently the "sound.
est" Of the "sound money" brigade
have not had the courage to speak
out openly for the single gold stand.
ard. They have always disclaimed
this idea and insisted that they were
bimetallists, with parity" annex.
Lately they have become openly
demonstrative for an unequivocal
gold standard plank. They do not
expect to get it. They are demand,
ing it in order to be able to meet the
people of the west "half way" by
compromising on the same old par.
ity resolution. They are shrewd
enough to see that they cannot win
concession unless they have some to
give. They will be perfectly salts.
fed with the same old straddle. II
is purely question with them as to
how to get it.
People's voice., 1896-03-12

There is one man whom the
Populists Of Kansas must not
forget this year, and we speak with
out his knowledge or consent. We
refer to Rev. J. D. Botkin, VINO left
his pulpit in '94 in order to raise his
voice efectually for the masses. He
has been speaking and organizing
reform forces ever since that time.
His whole soul is wrapped up in the
success Of the movement. He is a
giant of honor and power on the
stump. We should like to see him
in congress, and have often thought
what a wonderful campaign he would
make against that arch god bug,
Dick Blue. And he would make
a glorious record in congress. Hr
People's voice., 1896-03-12

Tom McNeal, of the Topeka
Breeze, struck the keynote of the
Republican state convention when
he said in his speech: "As under
stand the purpose OF this convention
is to avoid everything that may
create dispute and diSsenSion, l shall
therefore carefully refrain from ex-
pressing any opinion on politics or
religion. What we want is to lick
the other fellows" In other words.
they have only an organized appe-
tite for office.
People's voice., 1896-03-12

Chester l. Long is congratulated
upon his valuable work done in Con.
gress in aid of irrigation. Come to
think of it that was the main plank
in he Republican platform in '94.
Now if he was just as true and vigi-
liant for the other more vital ques-
tons in which the people are inter-
ested, Chester would be a bonny,
good boy.
People's voice., 1896-03-12

The Wichita Eagle has discovered
that Mckinley has always been a
free silver man. This discovery is
surprise equal to that Of the discov-
cry Of a new world. Since he de-
clared at Atlanta that be would leave
the Republican party if it adopted a
free silver platform the discovery is
almost a shock.
People's voice., 1896-03-12

The delegates chosen by the Re-
publican state convention were
named as early as Saturday and tel
egraphed to the papers everywhere.
The convention Tuesday merely
ratified the work prepared for it by
Cy Leland and his gang of fxers.
People's voice., 1896-03-12
Hoods Pills act h,rmOnlOu,ly with
tAVOA iiio Hoods SsrsapArilla- DC

We must kill the gold standard
and raise silver to an equal footing
with gold if we regain lost values in
commodities. Anything short Of
this will leave US as deep in the
mire as we are now.
People's voice., 1896-03-12

We can understand why Republi-
cans are still republicans, but we
can't understand fully why they are
so emphatically opposed to the
Pops. There were no Pops when
their "daddies" lived.
People's voice., 1896-03-12

Gold-bug Anthony's platform pur-
ports to be only "a declaration of
such facts and principles as upon
which there is no contention or
diversity of opinion in Republican
ranks" and then proceeds to CEN
tralize all force against the Popu-
lists. They are against the Pops
because they want the offices.
People's voice., 1896-03-12

would shine equal to the brainiest
men in that body. Championing
the interests of the people, he would
become the personifcation OF elo-
quence and activity. Botkin ought
to be sent to congress, either from
his district or the state at large.
We make these remarks wholly of
our own volition.
People's voice., 1896-03-12

Hon. T. ]. Hudson, ex-congress-
man from the third district, will ad-
dress the convention Saturday at 2
P. m. Everybody invited to hear
him. 1t is more than likely that the
Belle Plaine Glee club will be pres
ent, also. The convention will be
held in the opera house.
People's voice., 1896-03-12

The country delegates to the Re-
publican convention Friday sat
down pretty hard on the city fellows.
To insure defeat proposition had
only to be labeled "city," or be
championed by city delegate, and
It went down with thud.
People's voice., 1896-03-12

J. J. Galyon sends US eleven new
names from South Haven. Thanks.
Let every Populist in the county
take up the work in this way.
People's voice., 1896-03-12

Mrs. J. G. Blunt, of Leavenworth,
widow of Major General Blunt, has
been granted a pension of $75 per
month by our national congress.
When the generals and their widows
are all supplied, privates will be
given a chance.
People's voice., 1896-03-12

A few of the privates in the ranks
wanted to be delegates to the Wich-
ita convention, but they found that
the fellows whom they had oft placed
in office claimed the delegateships
also. They have no use for privates
People's voice., 1896-03-12

Congressman Long does not need to
come home and 60 around making
speeches to let people know he has
been in congress. He is speaking to
them through his deeds and elOQuence
In the hOuSe.-Harper Sentinel.
Wonderful deeds! Tremendous
eloquence! Hail to the Chief OF
Irrigationl
People's voice., 1896-03-12

The bankruptcy OF the Baltimore
& Ohio railway system is doubtless
due to poor crops in and around
Baltimore.
People's voice., 1896-03-12

They are coming from all sources.
Tuesday mornings mail brought US
fifteen new subscribers from different
sections Of the county.
People's voice., 1896-03-12

states do the same. These politi-
clans 60 there and their sole
aim is to make themselves solid
with the successful crowd in order
that they may "get in on the ground
floor" in the matter of political jobs.
In such farce where do the peo-
pie, who are supposed to be sover-
eigns, leave their impress on public
principles and policy. Such pro-
cedure is travesty upon popular
government.
Goldbug Anthony says in intro
ducing his platform:
"Your committee on resolutions are
unanimous in conclusion that this is
not the time nor the occasion for
formulating and resolving upon a
platform of defined policies of national
administration. That work, as we
believe, can only be done wisely and
well by a convention after a patient
and patriotic interchange of views by
representatives Of all the states, dele
gated to speak for them in that con-
ventiOn
All turned over into the hands of
set Of politicians such as are de-
scribed by the Eagle, and they i'm
bued with the same idea that perme-
ated the convention that delegated
them-cowardice and expediency.
Kind Republican neighbor, when
do you expect to get relief from the
ravageS Of the gold standard by such
supine activity
When do you expect to assert
your sovereignty
We say these things in all kind
ness, neighbOr. We wish only to
remind you that your party is pursu-
ing the same policy on this financial
question that it has pursued for years
past. You have absolutely no hope
Of a change of policy within your
party along this line. You may win
party success by condemning Grover
Cleveland and the Democratic party.
But so long as your party, in and
out of congress, stands for the same
gold standard policy, what will your
victory be worth2
If you would throw off this deadly
Stupor which has come over your
sovereign manhood and utter your
honest, unrestrained conviction, you
will leave party which has become
a coward and tool of monopoly
an enemy Of the people.
There can be no better time to do
this than now. The great common
people are coming together every
where. Before November they will
be marching elbow TO elbow in solid
Phalanx against the gold power that
is threatening the life of this nation.
and bringing it to the verge Of revo-
luton.
Brother, We need your help. 1t
has resolved itself into question of
patriotism. Don't stife your con-
victions longer. We plead with you
in the name of Washington, Of Jet-
ferson and Lincoln. Come nowl
Enter our primaries and voice your
sentiments. Right will prevail
sooner or later and if eyery man
will do his duty, this year will bring
success.
People's voice., 1896-03-12
Twenty cents pays for
the VOICE to Jaru ary
1, 1897, inside Sumner
county.

J. NJ. Mckee buys all kinds Of junk,
old copper, rubber, brass, lead, zinc
and bones, and wants all the poultry
you have for sale. See me when in
town. Respectfully, ]. NJ. MCKEE.
20-ff
People's voice., 1896-03-12

Farmers, when in town Top at
Hugh Taylor's restaurant for good
meals or lunch. First door south Of
Luenins's. st-3O
People's voice., 1896-03-12

From all appearances the official
badge of the Republicans this year
will be piece of court plaster just
above the eye.
People's voice., 1896-03-12

Coinage Of the American product
still means the perpetuation Of the
gold standard.