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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-04-09

the south and southeast, so that it is
very seldom that any of our days are
too hot for cycling. Consequently
the girls enjoy themselves as they
choose, in lotteries, groups or clubs, as
well as singly. They traverse the miles
and miles of smooth asphalt streets
of the city, and also travel the country
roads over the historic heights sur
rounding Washington; and very often
they Wheel across the Aqueduct bridge.
over into Virginia, to Arlington GENE
terry, where they draw from the depths
of the well in the rear of the Lee man
sion the pure cool water, and drink
from the rim of the old oaken bucket,
the iron bound bucket. the moss COW
cred bucket, which hangs in that well.
Our pretty girls are brave. and do not
want long to suffer the humiliating
presence of a mans hand on the rear
mud guard to steady the machines.
1t is some little trouble to learn to ride,
but the girls become very independent
when once they feel that they hare
mastered the wheel. When first ventur-
ing to ride the treacherous steel steed
a girl feels that if she could only wear
trousers she could easily learn to ride;
but she wears dresses. and dresses she
must continue to wear. Moreover, she
cannot ride on a side saddle. She must
bestride the bicycle like an Amazonian
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-04-09
ARCHITECTS OF THE PLATFORM.
Each One Working on His Own Plans and
Specifications.

Each One Working on His Own Plans and
Specifications
In view Of the stubborn claim made
by the republican party that it is the
party of sound money and sound fnan-
eial principles, the platforms presented
by it in different states afford the evil
dence on which the people will base :,
popular verdict The stupidity of the
claim had already been established by
the course of certain United States SEN
atOrs, and among them the chairman
OF the republican national committee,
but 1T is emphasized by the comparison
of platforms. 1t is plain that the build.
ers have been governed by polite con.
siderations and are deliberately aiming
to hoodwink the voters in every Sec
ton, or that there is division of senti.
ment that cannot be healed by any
false pretense Of unanimity. Indeed.
that both of these potential influences
inspired the architects.
The ambiguous expressions of Ohio
republicans on the subject of silver
were unquestionably designed to at.
tract western, northwestern and south
ern delegates to the support of Nc.
Kinley. It has been noted that since
the PRONUNCIATION of that financial
double-header the same confusion Of
ideas has been embodied in the "deS-
| ]aration of principles" given out by
other states in the sections named and
that they have shown a strong leaning
toward the representative of the Ohio
idea. On the other hand, the New York
platform was constructed with the pur-
pose of unifying the delegates from the
middle and eastern states against Nc
kinley and uniting them on Reed or
Morton, as the one or the other of thess
candidates may develop the greater
strength in the convention.
It is inevitable that these conflicting
sentiments shall assert themselves in
the national convention, and the alter.
native against an open rupture will be
| an adjustable financial plank so con.
structed that it will dovetail with the
dominant sentiment of any and all
communities. It is this horn of the
dilemma that will be taken by those
IN control. Then the thinking dele
gates with honest convictions will be
governed largely by the known charac-
| ter and records of the candidates. The
! study of these is a matter to which
patriotic republicans should address
| themselves, for to attach importance to
platforms Numerically opposed or to
act upon the declarations of a conven-
| ton that will be afraid to do more than
| to disguise its views would be the erro-
| of insincerity and partisan servility
The claim that the republican party is
| distinctively the champion of sound
money is without the slightest .founda.
| ton in fact-Detroit Free Press
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-04-09
THE BICYCLE MAIDEN.
More Numerous at Washington
Than Anywhere Else.
n1any Who, Few Years Ago, Looked
with Horror Upon Wheels Are
Now Enthusiastic Devotees
of the Sport.
Especial washington letter.


There can be no doubt of the truth of
the couplet: in the spring young
mans fancy lightly turns to thoughts
of love-" 1t may also as truly be said
that in spring a young woman's fancy
lightly turns to thoughts of bicycles.
At any rate, there is no doubt that the
ladies of the national capital are infat-
uated with. the wheel.
Whether our girls are drawer than the
girls in other parts of the United States
or daot, it is certainly true that there
are more lady riders in Washington
than in any other city in the country.
The riding of bicycles by womensw
a few years ago regarded as one of the
wonderful things to come in the goth
century; one of those events that are
to precede and foreshadow the coming
CT the millennium. The ease with which
the world has accepted this advance of
progress. contrary to the general eX-
pectation, is, perhaps, but character
istic of the present civilization, which
takes everything that comes as mat
ter of course, and simply wonders what
the next move will be. Washington has
the honor of having harbored the mind
that conceived the idea of making a BIZ
of owning, as one of its fair citizens,
the first lady who had the courage to
brave the world and push pedals from
a saddle hung between two wheels in
stead of three. Women on wheels had
then long been an ordinary sight on the
streets, but there were always more
than two wheels to each woman.
Mrs. Belva Lockwood, Mt one time 4
RI
bicycle III this city for several years
before any other woman i'll the country
dared to do so. She used very heavy
machine, and did not present very
graceful figure on the public highway.
but she was a fearless, independent
character and pursued the even tenor
of her way regardless of the gibes and
sneers of youths who gazed at her
with wondering eyes as she traversed
our streets.
When women first began to use the
wheels, many physicians looked lugu-
briOusly at them and made all sorts Of
predictions indicative of disasters not
only to the health of the venturesome
ladies, but also to the future health
of the human race. But the majority
of people, it would seem, do not take
much stock in the theory that the
exercise gives rise to spinalcomplaint,
il one may judge from the great sue
cess OF the dealers in wheels. Not
withstanding the hue and cry, there are
several instances in Washington of
well-known physicians buying wheels
for their daughters simply because
they believe that the exercise would be
good for them. 1t is said that one
never sees homely woman riding a
horse, and it will just as surely be the
case, according 10 the enthusiasts, that
one will never see a girl on a bicycle
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-04-09
A TERRIBLE CONFEDERATION.
Four Thousand Houses Burned and 80, 900
People Made Homeless


People Made Homeless
MADRID, April Ga terrible fire has
occurred at Manila, in the Philippine
islands, by which ZOO houses We're de-
stroyed and 80, 600 people left homeless
Manila is the capital of the Philippine
islands, and has population Of 100, 600.
or, with the suburbs. 16O. OO1 It is
one Of the great emporiums of the
east The principal buildings are the
cathedral, the palaces of the governor
and the archbishop, q beautiful town
house, ten churches of different reli.
gious orders, several monasteries and
converts, the arsenal, three colleges
for young men and two for young
women, supreme court, prison, civil
hospital, university, a marine and
commercial school, a large theater.
custom house and a barracks It has
frequently been visited by severe and
destructive earthquakes
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-04-09

and fight her own battle for success. If
she would not have the wheel eating up
whole yards of founces and furbelows
she must have a dres made for BIZ
cycling and for nothing else, in order to
attain the greatest proficiency. There
is nothing as constant as failure and &C
cident to a beginner, whether on q BIZ
cycle or off of it, and the more a lady
observes the rule never to go to the
bicycle school in her street dress, but to
have a special costume for the purpose
of being torn to pieces by the raging
wheel, the quicker she will learn and
the more graceful she will look when
she has fully mastered the art Of sit
ting upright on wheels saddle. Our
girls very speedily learn this fact, and
therefore very speedily learn to ride like
Centaurs.
With many miles of smooth paved
streets. which are kept scrupulously
clean, our girls have plenty of room for
their exercise and enjoyment, while the
roads contiguous to the city are al
always kept in excellent condition.
Therefore it is that our girls are ex-
ceptionally graceful riders. They do
not lean forward and become round
shouidered. In our riding schools the
teacher does not try to impart very
much grace to his pupil at first. He hui
1nors his patient, as it were, and lets
her have about her own way. When she
has learned to make her wheels go
round without tumbling and can man
age the machine without help, then he
begins to tell her things about style in
riding that makes her blush a little,
| nPrhHnS l1uf which yvhn1oSnT,,o
truths. He shows her how to sit on the
saddle without having more than half
her dress skirt on one side, and then
he gives her modest and respectful
points as to the disposition of her gar
Dlents when on the wheel that she often
thanks him for afterward when he is
not around. He adjusts the saddle and
handle bar so that her arms are
stretched out to their full extent when
she holds the handles and her feet reach
the pedals without any length of limb
to spare. Should he fail to do this and
let her wheel go without proper adjust
ment she would present a most awk-
ward appearance, with her arms crooked
and her back bent over, while her knees
would threaten at every revolution of
the pedals to knock against the handle
Thus, with good teaching, good roads,
good company and good climate. it
is no wonder that the girls become
graceful, healthful, strong and wholly
ignorant of the meaning of that tired
feeling" of which the parlor plants
pirate all through life.
The girl who is a parlor plant can
never know the real happiness which
is the companion of health and strength.
There is no immodesty in exercise, but
there is supreme folly in laziness and
shiftlessness. Every girl should be
cultured and 1adylike, always gentle
and affectionate; but no girl should
be sickly. weak and helpless, for lack
of proper exercise. Bicycling is COM
mendable. because it is sensible and
beneficial. 1t is better than dancing.
and equal to horsewomanship. Try it.
SMITH d. Fry.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-04-09
HOW 1T WILL BE DECIDED.
Contested Delegates VIII Make Trouble
at St. Louis.

Contested Delegates VIII Make Trouble
at St. Louis.
According to present indications the
balance of power in the republican ma
tional convention at ST. Louis will D.
held by the contested delegations.
"Joe" Manley, the secretary of the re-
publican national committee, is re-
ported saying that Sc contested seats
are already reported and that there are
likely to be 100 more.
The convention that was held in Texas
recently presented a case resembling
many others at the south and resem-
bling the condition of affairs likely to
exist at ST. Louis. \ huge colored poll
tician named Quincy is chairman of the
Texas republican state committee. He
is said to be an Allison man, and a COM
bination has been formed by Reed and
Allison to procure southern delegates
against Mckinley. In the Texas con-
vention Of 800 or 400 delegates there
were 136 contested seats, and Cuney's
committee decided all the cases. Nc
Kinley men were all thrown out and
their opponents admitted to seats. This
shows the advantage of controlling the
committee that decides contested cases.
At ST. Louis the delegation from each
state will choose one of its number for
member of the committee on creden-
tialS. Forty-five states, five territories
and the District of Columbia will each
have a member of the committee, MAX
ing SO in all, of which 81 is a majority.
The prospect before Mckinley is as
plain as his facial resemblance to Ma
poleOn Bonaparte.
Mckinley must go into the ST. Louis
convention with majority of the dele
gates from 81 states and territories or
the committee on credentials will be
packed against him. With an adverse
committee the claim of 156 Mckinley
delegates to seats in the contested cases
will be decided against them and their
places will be given to anti-McKinley
men.
In short, it appears that in an indirect
manner, but effectually, the next repub-
lican candidate for president will be
nominated by the committee on creden-
tials and not by the delegates as chosen
from the people.-Chicago Chronicle.
"A few Pennsylvania manufac-
turers met with the leading free silver
republicans in Washington lately for
the purpose of formulating a plan OF
campaign in favor of free silver and
protection. The two causes are rightly
linked together. Both have for their
purpose the alienation of the United
States from the rest of the world. Both
serve the same purpose-to build a wall
around this country and place obstacles
in the way Of international trade. There
is at least a shadow of logic in the adj
vocacy of free silver by an advocate of
high protection.-Kansas City Star.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-04-09
Dead Certain.

Higgies-Old Bilson called in four
doctors in consultation over him the
day he died.
Miggles-Gedi There's no danger
of his being buried aliye.-Brooklyn
Life.
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PRESS COM MENTS.
A Million Copies Circulated.


washington Correspondence of Bos-
ton Journal)
Congressman Apsley is putting an
amount of work into the Republican
congressional committee which is quite
unprecedented in the history of Kciml-
lican campaigns. Mr. Apsley and his
associate, Representative Babcock of
Wisconsin. who is chairman OF the
committee. have organized the can
Vass on a basis equal to that which
would have sufiiccd for a national com
mittee in almost any other presidential
year.
The congressional committee is car
rying on Il campaign of education with
special reference to the financial ques-
ton, and the thoroughness of its work
has never been equaled by any previ-
Gus congressional committee. Cam
paign documents will be sent broad
east over the country in almost limit
less quantities
OF one document. a little more than
million copies have been printed for
distribution. This is entitled Three
evenings with silver and money. or
talk of four neighbors about money
and silver II is written in conVersa-
tional form. and discusses exhaustively
and entertainingly the financial prob
lem. 1t is understood to have been
written by Representative Dingley of
Maine, although it was inserted in the
record by Mr.. Babcock as a part of his
remarks.
Another document which is asked
for everywhere is Mr.. Dingley's speech
of Feb. 5, 1896. in opposition to the
Senate free coinage bill sent over to
the House as a substitute to the bond
bill. Speaker Reeds speech on the
tariff Feb. /, 1894 is another of the
star productions, while Congressman
Apsley's speech of May u. 1896. on
Protection and Reciprocity" ves
With these others in popular demand.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

The following real estate transfers have
been made in kennebec county:
ALBION-W Wellington T. REYNOLDS to
Julia A. kidder. land. $3.50
AuGuSTA-[,ydiaC c. Johnson TO Samuel
ana Richard Worcester land. valuable
\. Packard land, $725; Emily NJ Doyle
10 Mrs. Dora Barry. land and buildings
2l3Q; Thomas Leigh, Jr., for estate of
Josiah NJ. Gilley. to Edward G. Storer
BENTON Nellie NJ wiham to Elma-
iien Withee, land. $795; Sumner to f. s.
iiodSkinS. land. consideration
CLINTON-Slania Berdeen to Blanche
Jacobs. land. $500
FARMINGDALE-Almira Frost to
Mary }. McNish. land 81.
GARD!NER-Alec l.. Murray to Rose
e. Murray, land and buildings. ST. and
other considerations; Miranda NJ. to Ell
Terda B. Libby, land and buildings. $40.
LLOWELI4-CharleS W. Howard to
Clarence f. Harvey, land and buildings,
$3.50.
MANCHEsTER-Chares 2. Bailey to
ivan. and John n. Taylor, land and
buildings. $3.50
MoNMouTH-George W. Halowell to
Martha J. Hallowell. land. S150
Mt vERNON-Mary A Morrill, to b.
L. Allen. land and buildings. $1,000.
oAiSLA y Np.ssmuei ] Thayer to Az
Bales to cascade Savings Bank, land and
buildings. $1,000; Ellen Q. Ham to Edwin
n. Lake. land. $3.50; Fannie Starbird TO
Charles A. Roberts, land, $500
PITTSTON-John c. to Rebecca NJ
Rollins, land and buildings. $l5oo
ANDoLPH-IIlza A. NJ. Fogg to
Thomas J. Trask, land. 500.
UNITY PLANTATION--Steph a.
Nye to Henry A. Priest, land 81 and
other consideration.
NASSALBORO-Benja min G. to Edgar
\. llusssy land and buildings, consid-
Grafton; Phoebe A. and Allen W. Pink
nam to |. G. and p. A. Libby. land. $1,000;
Lcnora NJ. Dodge to the trustees of Oak
Grove Seminary. land SIPS; H. A. Priest
10 w. r. Reynolds, land and buildings.
5000
VIENNA-Stephe e.. TO Wallace r.
Webber. land value and 81.
WATERNILLE lillian Hunter to
Alendre Ouellett. land. 500: Watervlle
Savings Bank TO w. d. Spaglding. land.
$3.50: Leon Ietert to Sarah Hebert. land.
81: Joseph to Sophia Jacques. land.
ST: Lillian X. Hopkins TO w. s. Mozart
new land, $232.
WINDSOR-George F. to Lucius b.
French, land, s125.
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HOME SECRETS.
Augusta Mothers Keep Them: but With a
Little Light There Need Be None.

Did you know that 40 per cent of the
children of the whole world have weak
kidneys to greater or less extent E?
Mothers know it and there is a very
mistaken policy Of Saying nothing
about it. Sweet, clean. dry beds
should be and can be the resting place
By night for our little ones. some
mothers attribute it to habit 1T is
not a habit at all. Why are these
children who have this habit" thirsty
at bed time? Let us tell you. Weak
kidneys become somewhat innarned hv
mand something cooling. The result is
the same. whether they drink or not
wet beds We write our schoo,
teachers. asking them to always and
quickly permit Fred or Nellie to retire
on request, as their kidneys are weak.
Let us set you right in this matter
Give such children one Doan's Kidney
Pill twice a day. and as sure as YOU
do, their kidneys quickly strengthen 10
Il full ability of retention, and sweet
rooms and beds, and undisturbed
studies at school win be the result.
Their weakened kidneys are nearly al
ways the result of some former sick
ness, and as easily cured as any child
ish ailment. Doan's Kidney Pills are
pleasant for children to take. and per
fcctly harmless. An example of the
success of Doan's Kidney Pills in this
trouble comes from Merden. Conn.
Mrs. VIM. Wood, who lives in that
city. at No 130 Colony street. says
My little boy of ten years of age has
always been troubled with weakness
of the kidneys, causing him to wet the
bed. So many mothers punish their
children for this but | knew he couldn't
help it. | hearo about Doan's Kidney
Pills curing incOntinence of urine in
adults, and thought they might help
the little fellow. | procured a box and
their use produced a marked effect at
once 1t is very seldom he does it
now. l shall continue giving him
Doan's Kidney Pills until the kidneys
are sound and strong. 1t is only out of
gratitude that | permit publication.
but the trouble is very prevalent one
and most people from modesty or
diffidence do not speak of it. Physi-
clans don't appear to be able 10 cope
with it, and | consider it a mothers
duty to tell others about it when she
has found a specific for this terrible
annoyance"
Doan's Kidney Pills for sale by all
dealers Price 30 cent3. Mailed by
Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo, n. Y.
sole agents for the L. S.
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Maine Churches.

Rev. Joseph Cross baptized 10 per
sons at North Norway, July 26
A Christian Endeavor society for
young people has lately been organ
lied in New Portland.
tuesday, August %, is named as the
opening day of the centennial celebra-
ton OF the First Baptist church of
Cherryfield.
Rev. Nelson Hedeen of North ELS
worth, has accepted a call from the
FIRST Baptist church in Montclair. N.
j., and will commence his labor there
September 1st
Extensive improvements are to be
made on the exterior Of st. Anne's
Episcopal church in Calais. 1t is the
intention of Rev. Mr.. Thomas to
erect a rectory at an early date.
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because the Joint Traffic Associa-
tlon has refused To allow its Western
INES TO run cheap Niagara Falls ex-
cufslons. Western authorities claim
that travel to that point has been for
ever ruined. The cheap Niagara Falls
excursions have long furnished manip-
uiation by bookers at Buffalo and 9TH
ef points, and their action is most sal
utary and consistent.
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CANADA HoRaEa

Cummings h Prescott have iusA ls,.c.,..x
Sarload OF heavy draft hoPses froS ~ -
VOW 70 the time to get good holS - cSSs<
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The family of Geo. York at Mars Hill
has been increased by the arrival of the
18th child Mr.. York and his wife have
only been married about y years. This
is three pairs of twins in the family
Deering has passed an ordinance to
constitute the street commissioner d
city forester: and fixes fines for mutt
lating. defacng or improperly re1nov-
ing trees on the streets. The fines col
lected are 20 go to fund for setting out
new trees.
/. c. Libby, Esq, Of Waterville re-
ceived a despatch Friday from his
partners Merrill & Libby, in Montana,
stating that they had purchased at
EIGHT cents ii pound a quarter of mil
lion pounds of wool in Montana to be
shipped 10 Durham, where the com
pany have extensive store houses
j. NJ. Merrill Of Bangor and J. A.
Greenleaf Of Auburn, the contractors
who are building the new stone dam at
Madison. are again on the ground and
have put a crew Of 80 men at work on
the lob. The dam viii beof solid mason
ry. granite being exclusively used. $40
feet long. and at the present time is
about two-thirds completed Work will
now be pushed as fast as possible and
the job will be finished before cold
weather comes this fall This will be
the best dam in the State of Maine
when completed and will cost about
$35, 900
The new oval ana athletic field at
Bowdoin college, Brunswick. is nearing
completion; the field is cleared from
trees and the work upon the track is
SO well along as to warrant the belief
that it viii be ready for use this fan
The Bowker strip" as it was called.
small piece of land which rendered the
field incomplete, has been bought and
transferred to the college. SO that there
is now no bar to the early establishment
of the field as a regular feature of the
institution. The field. as it will be re
nembered through the Commercials
excellent cut and explanation of it, lies
in the rearof the campus and isreached
by pretty walk through the famous
college pines. 1t Is easy to get at and Is
on land which is sufficiently high to
drain with ease. This viii insure dry
ground for games at almost any time
as the soil of Brunswick is sandy in
the extreme and will absorb great
amount of moisture without the re-
formation of mud. Soil taken from this
field will be used for grading the cam
pus in front Of the Walker art building
The late Governor William f, Russell
was the referee Of the life insurance
qp ifS, tKsI {yb in,
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The Lopez Club of Cambridge. Mass.
ONE 20 strong, are live crowd They
have cottages at Maranacook. and are
having the best kind of a time. They
were in the city, Monday and say they
are coming in during the week to take
IN the ball games