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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-12

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-12

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them in the beginning with DeWftt's
Collie and Cholera Cure. You don't
have to wait for results, they are in
Simultaneous, and it leaves the bowels
in healthy condition. For sale by c..
w. StansfieId, 632 Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-12

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the colors will not fade by Peerless
Steam Laundry. 112 and ia ". Sth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-12

The King of Pills, Boechams-BEEoHAMs
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1896-01-04

-"Thought you said your friends
were unit?'' II was right about it.
too" answered the defeated one. II
got just one vote."-1ndianapolis Jour
nal.
The Wider Way. -Shc--''Why
don't you marry and make some won-
an happy?' He-"I thought it better
to make them all happy. "-Detroit
Free Press.
Fond Mother-"My darling, it is
bedtime. All the little chickens have
gone to bed" Little Philosopher
"Tcs, mamma and so has the old hen.'
Philadelphia Call.
-Tommy-"Pa. why is it the good
die young?" Mr.. FigG-''rhcy don't die
young because they arc good, but they
stay good because they die young."-
Indianapolis journal.
-.'\Vhat is the ma tier with that
horse?'' said the animals owner at the
race track. lies fast asleep" replied
the sta ble-boy. well, leave him that
way. It's the only time he ever is
fast. "-Washington Star.
A Good Observation-Disclosures"
passes all bounds, Anna. Last night
You had three soldiers in the kitchen
with you." Cool>-'Yes, ma'am, but
the hussar had had his supper before
he camc.''-Soldatenf
i'm the Art Gallery.-Lad Of Ten
II say. pa, what is the meaning OF
hose numbers at the bottom of every
picture? Look at this one. Shakespeare.
1884, Perplcxed Father (wllo has
never been in n gallery before)-''Oh
ah--1 expect that is his telephone num-
ber!''-Humoristischc Batter.
In reply to the cry for assistance,
| the professor said: IF I could help
you, couldn't help helping you. 1t
| is because 1 can not help you that
! can not help refusing to help YOU"
And the mcndicant darted around the
| corner, with terror in his eye and cries
| of ..Help!" in his mouth. - Boston
| Transcript.
| Mr.. Slavcserf to his wife)-''Clara,
I wish you would tell Bridget not tc
| cook the biscuit quite so brown in fu'
ture." Mrs. Slaveserf-''Why, John
what are you thinking of? Bridge:
| and haven't been on speaking terms
since that morning forgot myself and
| spoke hastily to her when she broke
| that old china saucer 1 had had Sc
| many STANDARDIZATION Transcript.
| -''Eave you written any of your
| speeches yet?' asked the old member
of congress of the new one "Why no,
| was tho reply, II don't know yet what
topic 1 may find it desirable to speah
| upon" What topic! Why. my man
| you don't need any topic. What yc,
| want to do is to have something read
to fling into the breach when YOU
! party calls on You in an emergency t.
come forward and kill time. Wash
jpgtou Star.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1896-01-04
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Mary Anderson Navarro, according
to reports from England, is in broken
health. She is wheeled about in u
bath chair every sunny morning.
\ 17-ycar-old London boy killed him
self with cyanide of potassium because
he had to wear a wig while his hair.
which had fallen out on account of n
fever, was growing out again.
Mr.. Eugene Ysaye. the violinist, has
bought. for $4,000, the Stradivnsius
known as Hercules. It is dated 1872.
is one of the most perfect Of it's family.
and is beautifully preserved.
The late Prot. Boyescn's three sons
have been made wards of tl.s college
by the trustees of Columbia college.
They are now at school and the cost of
their education is to be met by the coll
legc.
Mahlon A. Sellers, of Windsor Castle,
Berks county, Pa, recently celebrated
the 5Oth anniversary of his appoint~
1nent as postmaster at that place. He
secured the establishmen of the Office
in 1S45, and has been postmaster ever
since.
Robert L. O'Rrien, of Massachusetts,
who during the last campaign acted as
Mr.. Cleveland's stenographer, and who
has since been principal executive
clerk, has resigned to become the Wash
ington correspondent of the Boston
Evening Transcript.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1896-01-04
independent

Having received his ballot the voter
enters one of the booths back of the rail
ing, where. secluded from observation,
he prepares the ballot by placing in
the blank column cross opposite the
name of each candidate for whom he de-
sires to vote; or, if he prefers, by writing
the names of the candidates of his own
nomination in place of those already
there. If there are several candidates
for the same kind of office, as coroncrs in
the sample ballot above, or Presidential
electors, and he wishes to vote the
''straight'' ticket of his party, he places
the cross under the name of his party.
draws it through the space i'll the blank
column allotted to the partys candidates.
which signifies that he votes for each
candidate named in that space. Thus. in
tho sample ballot, cross under the word
'Dcmocratic,'' or through the first two
spaces of the blank column to the right.
is one vote each for Alanson Jacobs and
Harvey Sylvester.
After rrepa ring his ballot by indicat t.
ing every candidate for whom he votes,
the voter folds it in such manner as to
conceal the face and expose the indorse-
nent, and, withdra wing from the booth,
gives the ballot to the inspectors. who
Identify it by the Endorsement as Of
fetal. 1t is then deposited in the box
and the voter passes out ut the gate
marked "tcxit."
until he casts it, the voter is permit ed
to have communication with any one
but the election officers. and with them
only for official purposes; and only cleo
ton officers and persons actually engaged
in voting are ever admitted within the
railing.
Upon proof of inability from physical
irfrmity, voter may call into the booth
officers appointed and sworn for the pur-
pose, to aid him in preparing his ballot,
and when ballot is accidentally de-
stroyed or defaced it must be exchanged
for q clean one. The Importance of the
latter requirement may not at once be APP
parent: but to secure secrecy every bal
lot delivered to q voter must be either
cast or returned. This explains the ne
cessty for indorsing ballots. But for the
Endorsement blank paper outwardly re-
semblius ballot might be cast by a
voter, who would then be able surrepti-
:;ously to carry away an official ballot
I,his could be prepared for a bribed
voter, the proof OF its use being his pro-
6ucticn Of q second official ballot. That
could be similarly prepared and used. and
60 on Such a fraud, known as the 'Ias-
naniaa dodge" was successfully perpe-
trated in Australia in the early days OF
the system; but it's repetition was pre-
vented by requiring ballots to be official
ly Endorsed.
AS It is essential rnat ballots be printed
at public expense and distributed by pub
lie officers, the system must include some
mode of certifying nominations to the
proper authorities n reasonable time be-
| fore elections. That proposed by the
Yates Saxon bill of New York was per
hans as convenient could be desired
Under it State nominations were to be
| certified fifteen days and local nominal
uons ten days before election; aomina'
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1896-01-04
HUMOROUS.

-"Thought you said your friend
were n unit?'' II was right about it
too" answered the defeated one. -
got just one vote "-Indianapolis Jour
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1896-01-04

tons of a. political party which Mt the
next preceding election polled 3 per cent
of the whole vote were to he certified, b,7
party officers; lind independent nolnin:i-
lions, if for a State office, were to be
certified by thousand voters and II Tor
a local office by hundred.
a brief explanation of the way in which
this system affects its objects cannot nn-
ticipate answer captions objections
but win be Useful TO candid inGulrers:
Penal laws are ineffectual to prevent
bribery and intimidation: The primary
remedy is a secret ballot. And this is
best secured when the only proof of an
electors vote is his own uncorroborated
assertion. Under the Australian system
no other proof can he made. That fact
gives to the most timid among dependent
voters a sense of security which makes
him free. And to bribery it Is fatal.
I>r;hcrs are not likely TO invest money on
the faith of n bribed mans naked asser-
ton; if there be such a virtue as hon
esty among thieves" it is not accepta BILE
sccu :ity to the thieves themselves.
BiIt secrecy, though the primary rem
edy for bribery and intimidation, Is not
! all that is required to purify elections, nor
the only remedy the Australian system
offers.
The printing and distribution Of ballots
is Il most important part OF election ma
chncry. and, left to private enterprise,
| inevitably tends, as does the farming cut
Of any other public function, to breed
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1896-01-04
TEE AUSTRALIAN SYSTEM OF VOTING
Fully Explatned-A Checl< to Fraud and
Other Species OF Corruption IN
Oar EIcGticn3.
By LOUIS +, POST.

Reprinted from the Standard OF Dec. 1, 1888.
The Australian system of voting, eo-
called because first used in Aust ra lh. has
been for several years in successful opera
ton there. and, with non-essential varia-
tions, i'll England, Scotland, Ireland and
Canada. 1t has also been adopted in
Massachusetts, where it goes into effect
in 1850. It's principal object is to pre-
vent bribery and intimidation. to place
oil candidates upon an equality before
the law, and to undermine the dangerous
powers of political machines,
The system will be readily understood
by reference to the accompanying draw
ing.
The voter, upon entering the polling
place. turns to his right at the point
marked ''Entrancc," where he receives,
from two election officers selected from
opposing political parties, n single ballot,
n single set of ballots, according to the
local custom of voting. On the back is
Endorsed n stamp signature, sufficient
and only sufficient to identify the ballot
as official; and on the face arc plainly
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1896-01-04
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

George ~. was fond Of perfumes
b+tt did not care for the English man"-
tt.tvfe: lie had ali Isis perfumes
brought froia t'sris md factory in
south France was Keps ftfuninH 1"Al
time during the season in ma9apg per-
fu me for the k1ng aud royal family.
..-Throughout his entire life Victor
Hugo endenvorsd to- have the name Of
his father. Den. Hugo. who led q
elarae against the Englisl, at Water
loo and t:ae never heard OF after
wards, atlded'to the list of Napoleon,c
heroes on the Arc de Triompiie' ~
has been placed there at last, and its
adition to the list leaves room Tor
only two more. 1t is probable that
these will never be added.
barney Barnato. the man most
talked about in london to-day, is not
yet forty years OF age. lie 10 said to
nave made from $4,000, 900 to $780,
lie has been q barber, a drummer. a
brokers clerk and n messenger. AS a
plnnger his SUCCESS has been phenon-
email. just how he got started In south
Africa is not known. but he made n big
fortune there, and is now adding to 1t
in London.
REV. DR.. $: D. Mcconnell, of Phila-
del phin, spent his vacation in Europe
on a wheel, riding three thousand
miles in Inglund, France. Belgium
and Germany. He gives this advice TO
| those WHO may contemplate n similar
tour: ''You can see Europe very cheap
| ": but, RENE Der, keep away from
| the big hotels and from places where
! the usual crowd of American travellers
go. They skin America MS of every dol
lar they can possibly get
| The most interesting school boy In
San Francisco in all probability Is the
| little grandson of the late King Grcig
of Tanning and Washington islands.
| King GreiE was q merry monarch,
| though his ubjccts mum bered hardly
more than hundred persons. He used
| 20 make frequent visits to San Fran.
cisco and Honolulu But on his island
, home, which was his by right OF dis
covery, lie spent his life manufacture
ing cOpra. His son, George Is. NrelE'
| is the present ruler.
Lord Charles Eeresford, the hero
of the Condor. is laid up with the
govt although he is still IN the prime
Of life and. fond of athletic sports
! Writing the other day about his nil
ment, which some OF the doctor:
thought was govt, and others rheu
| matism he said: 1.-THE only consola
ton l have over the argument is, l.
it was the latter, it was probably due
to want of precaution of my own
whereas If it was the former, it was
certainly. due to want of Precautlon o
my jovial ancestors"
Though the heir to vast wealth
the late Oliver Ames served au ap
pre- nticeship for four years in the shop
of his fathers shovel mandatory
From the age of sixteen to twenty h
worked at Il bench by the side Of til
mechanics. and after graduating a
Brown university he ''went on tn
} road" to sell his fathers goods t.
hardware stores throughout the land
> It proved to be good training. TO
when Cakes Ames died in 1879, leaving
his estate apparently hopelessly in
volved, his son brought order out o
chaos, and in his later years lie wa
said, in addition to other great posses
sion, to have one million dollars i
, ! cash on hand.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1896-01-04
THE WORLDS WOMEN

Miss Rc:.1.co Harraden's winter In
California was 30 pleasant and benefi-
cial to her that she will return there
after her present brief visit to England.
Mrs. Howard Townsend, president of
the National Society of Colonial Danes,
is a guest of the local chapter Of the
daughters of the American Revolution
in Atlanta.
4 no less droll bluntler was made by
an American woman driving about
Athens. who pointed to a sign over n
shop: ''SoIon Confiscrie, with the
naive remark: What a queer why to
spell saloonl I suppose that is modern
Creek"
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1896-01-04

One who is induced by fraud to sub
scribe to the capital stock of Il corpora
ton can rcscind his subscription be-
fore the insolvency of the corpora ton.
An equitable title meets the require
ment of an insurance policy that the
interest of the assured is the entire.
unconditional and sole ownership.
Bonds issued by u corporation and
secured by mortgage are negotiable.
though under seal and payable to bear
cr on q certain day named. or sooner
after five (lcyS
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1896-01-04

printed the names Of the candidates for
each office, with designation OF their
respective political parties, after this man
nor.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-09-25
didacy OF Bryan and Sewall is eligible to
participate in the convention.


New ORLEANS, Sept. 24,-The slap.
ping Of child's face caused the death
of three persons in Gretna this morning.
Amos Hawkine, negro, slapped s.
year-old white child on the street last
night, Officer Miller swore out war
rant for his arrest and in attempting to
capture him, about midnight, the officers
fired at random in crowd of negroes,
killing Alexander and Arthur Green, the
former being an old and inotIensive
darky. Hawkins was later lod sed in
the Grstna jail und this morning at .
o'clock mob broke down the door, took
the man down to the river bank, and
hanged linn to d big tree, throwing the
body in the river Hawkins pleaded for
mercy and asked that he be given two
minutes to pray Gretna ie in Jefferson
parish, Just across the river from New
Orleans.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-09-25
Cattle.

CHIcAGo, Sept. 2i.-Cattle- 80 Common
and medium grades Of cattle were not
any higher, but good, fat beeycs rccoy-
cred yesterdays decline of 10 and 15
cents. Sales ranged at s3.25m3.J0 for
common native steers, up to 3l.5O@5.1O
for choice to fancy; stockcrs and feeders
went at 52.GOM3.G0, while extra eelectcd
feeders sold at :3.75M3.9O.
Sheep-Ihe trade in sheep Is better
this week than last, notwithstanding
greatly incrc ascd receipts. Inferior 70
choice sheep sold at 81. 1908, sales be
ing chiefly at II I3@2.70, with a GOOD
many feeders going at 3 4Om2G0; lambs
sold III $1,000 l.25,
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-09-25
HE Is THU BOSS.
John r. Gentry Covers Mile in the
Fastest Time Ever Made in
Harness.
TWO MINUTES HALF A SECOND
This Great Record Was Made Away
Down in the State Of Maine
Yesterday.

PORTLAND, Me, Sept. 2l.--John H..
Gentry today at Rigby park paced the
fastest mile ever made in harness and
placed the worlds record at 2:0O15. The
day was cold and light northweetclly
wind was blowing up the stretch when
John r.. Gentry, with w. S. Andrews in
the euIky, came out TO go against his
record of 2;0l1a, made on September g.,
this year, at Glens Fails, n. T., in the
second heat Of the race with Star
Pointer. Gentry had been given a
warming up during the afternoon, and
when he came out the sun was rapidly
sinking. The famous PAGER scored once
or twice with the runner, who was to
pace him, and then went up the stretch
in what was 10 be the faetest
mile ever dore lay Il horse in
harness. There was not big crowd
present but what there was Of then
gave the PAGER 4 great ovation as be
cam" toward the wire for The word "go.'
shouted by Starter CGlbGrta ~, and
hundreds Of watches caught the line
at the star The runner was at the
PAGERS throat l4tch as they oaGo the
fret turn in the etretch. Gcntry wert
steadily and with appa,ont ease, the
runner having hard "olS keeping Ills
position. The judges caught the quar-
ter mile at 23I+ 3ccJnd., aau the second
quarter wos made IN 3oll seconds, ,ual<-
ing the half mile in 591G a.coads, There
the runuer by tho uso of the whip, was
keeping up at Gentry 8 wheel, but was
making hard work Of it. The thirl
quarter was made IN 30;'; seconds, lak
ing the thrco.quartcrs in l;2JH, As thry
turued into the home stretch and caught
the wind in the teeth, The crowd began 10
yell, and both Andrews and the Jockey
commenced to ring encouragement q
their horses and 20 use the whip lI.tlo
With the ehouting of the crowd, which
was COW cheering like mad, the PAGER
spurted for the wire and, considering
that he had the wind in his tccth, made
the most remarkable quarter of the heat
:30M. When Starter Culb9rteon an
nouncAd The time tho crowd broke
through the fence and crowded out on
the track and around the PAGER, cheering
wildly.
After Geutry's great mile Robert j
came out to beat his record of 2.O1I5
but only succeeded in making it $685.
Tomorrow Star Pointer, John Il. Gen.
try, and Frank Agan will 90 against
time.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-09-25
ARB IN CUSTODY
A Number OF Miners Arrested In
Connection With the Riots
at Leadville.
MILITARY COURT IN SESSION
The Union Leaders Declare They Are
Not Responsible for the
Troubles.

LEADvIIIE, COL, Sept. 21.-Except
that clvi! officers are for the time being
allowed to exercise their constitutional
prerogatives, provided they do not inter
fere with Gen. Brooks movements, mill
tary rule ia supreme today in Leadville.
The soldiers will make arrests, disarm
all but officers OF the law, hold prisoners
subject to the commanding officers, ard
search houses without other warrant
than the order of Gen. Brooks.
"A military court Of inquiry, to inquire
into the circumstances of the obstruction
OF the Coronado mine and the loss of life
incident thereto, convened this after.
noon, and will endeavor to establish the
identity Of the men engaged in the riot for
the benefit Of the civil authorities. It's ges-
sions will be secret. The following off
cere ard members Of the Miners union
are in Jail under a strong guard, be-
ing held for the murder of Fireman
OKeefe: Peter Turnbull, vice preei-
dent; + J, DewaFt2y, George Handy,
William OBrien, Patrick Kennedy, j. Y.
Doyle, Joseph Otis. John 4. Aherr,
George Richards, Ernest Nicholas,
Eugene Cannon, Cornelius Shea, Mich
ae! Wcibe, 6 Is Johnson and Nols Clau-
sen. Five members of the executive
comnittea Including President Amburn,
are still at large and search is being
made for them. The charge against
Edward Boyce, president Of the Western
Federation OF Miners, who was arrested
last night, is "ireiting riot, ;" and is based
ou speech he made here to the miners
couple Of weeks age.
Secretary Dewar aSd other officers OF
the union, who are in custody, declared
that the outbreak Of violence Monday
morning was contrary to the policy Of
the union, and is greatly deplored by
them. Tho arrests caused Consideration
among the strikers and, it is believed,
has weakened their cause.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-09-25

and work ''scabs," For this reason
alorc the miners Of Iowa and Illinois. by
large majority, are opposing McNin-
ley, although majority believe in free
coinage and would oppose him under
any circumstances; but the action Of the
Mckinley men in Indiana soldiics the
opposition to the operators and their
goldbug hackers and intensifies daily
the sentiment in favor of Bryan.
Mr.. Merrill is confident that Illinois
and Indiana will both give good silver
majorities, for, he says majority of all
workingmen are for Bryan, despite the
co ercion OF the employcre, who dis
charge man if he refuses to sign a Nc,
kinley pie1ge, wears Bryan badge. or
in any way, by act or word, shows that
be is inclined toward bryan or even ION
the fence
Mr.. Merrill has received satisfactory
response and promises of aid from every
union in Montana and will return to In
diana, in time to not only help the strik-
ere, but in time to put in some good
licks for Iryan among the miners in the
SO called doubtful states.