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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-07-30
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTION.

Hutchinson Kansas, July 2, 1885,
A delegate convention of the demo,
Gratis of the Seventh Congressional
District of the state of Kansas, is
hereby called to meet at Larned
Kansas, on Saturday, August 8, 1896,
" the purpose of nominating a can
aldate for Congress for said district.
The several counties will be enti'
tied to the following delegates under
the call:
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-07-30

1T DOES grind the editors OF the
gold-bug press to see the prophetic
words OF James 6. Blaine brought as
an evenging Nemesis before their
eyes. IF they dared they would claim
that Blaine t'never said it."
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-07-30

.sBIG fieas have little heas on their
backs to bite 'em; and little heas have
smaller ones-and 80 on ad infini-
tum.' The big gold'bugs have little
gold bugs, etc. The little gold'bugs
are already eagerly preparing to suck
she blood of the big bugs-hence the
little boys Mckinley clubs.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-07-30

The die is cast! The issues are fixed.
Now let the patriotic friends of silver
go to work unitedly and the cause of
the people will win.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-07-30

In Norton county last week the
populists nominated q combination
ticket, democrat for county attorney
and q silver republican for clerk of the
district court. The Barton county
democrats, populists and free silver
republicans should get together on q
Eicket.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-07-30

Tom REED, in a speech in congress
in 1894, when the Indian minis had
been closed to free coinage of silver,
said: "We have learned from this
object lesson that the yellow man using
white money holds at his mercy the
industries of the white man using
yellow money"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-07-30
Advertised Letters.

Following il list of letters remaining uncalled
for in the postofice at Great Bend for the week
ending July %. 1896;
Elliott Charley Houcks A s.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-07-30
Peterson, Annie.

Persons calling for any of the above letters Wiz
please .sv "adyertised.r WILL E. SToKE P. II.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-07-30

LET Us see. They tell us if tb
United States adopts the free coinage
Of silver we will be flooded with the
cheap silver bullion of the world.
Poor Mexico had better look ont; she
has free coinage of oliver, and tbs first
thing she knows she Will be deluged
with a food. What's the reason SHE
has not been overlooked long age?
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-07-30

The sneaking little guttersnipe does
not like Charley Bucher's speech of
last Saturday night. Bucher's blunt
way of calling spade a spade and
an ass an ass did not suit the artful
dodgers of the G. o. p. He was not
expected to please THEM. The time
has como when the eastern gold.bugs
and their western allies must face the
plain truth, and the palmer the better.
AS to MIR. Bucher's attacking the
"Sheeney Jews, the Dutch and the
Irish, and all foreigners, he made
the point that the eastern gold. bugs
were Dragging that the organizations
of those nationalities were for the sin
gle gold standard, and if that is the
case he was justified in critIcizing
them. He stated that we should all
be American Americans" and not
"German.Americans, Irish Ameri-
cans, Italian Americans" or anything
but TRUE Americans, looking to the
interests of America first, last and all
the time.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-07-30

MARK HANNA urges upon the
eastern gold standard democrats mot
to put up a sound money democratic
ticket, as it would beat Mckinley"
Now let US see whether those sound
money democrats ARE democrats, or
whether they are Mckinley republic
cans and wiling to be bossed with the
rest of the gold standard men by Ham
na. Ii they are still democrats they
will put up sound money candidate
even if it does defeat Mckinley. IF
they fail to put up an eastern demo-
cratic ticket at their August conyen-
ton, they will thus publicly announce
that they care more for tie success
of McKinleyism than they do for
democracy.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-16

Portable. and are not to be called mud
huts, according 10 Miss Stevens.
our house has four rooms" she con-
tinued, "and each of the rooms Is very
large, at least twenty-five or thirty feet
iong. The houses are very comfortable
and cool 10 warm weather. There are
sized ones"
Asked about burial customs, she said
that when a person is buried II is in a
rented grave, lots IN graves not being sold.
The rent Is $3.50 per year where she was,
ana this must be paid year after year
or the body will be removed by the au-
th0i1ties. The poorer class Of people rent
coiilns, the very poorest engaging them
Tor use between the house and grave the
body, wrapped In a CLOTH being placed
In the ground without the coffin, which
article Is taken back to the undertakers
ana rented over and over again for use
from house to grave only
she said couple of American ladies'
In boomers lately created a sensation in
San Luis Potosi The fashionable ladies,
who bet their last dollar on ROSTERS, and
never miss a bull fight, were very indig-
nant, and the innocent bloomer girls were
threatened with arrest
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-16
SUNDAY BULL FIGHTS IN MEXICO.
An American Girl Describes How
They Are Conducted.
From the Worcester tIaas.) TELEGRAM

From the Worcester CaIass.) Telegram.
Miss Eva Stevens, young lady, who has
made her home in the interior of Mexico
for two years, has just arrived in Worces-
ter. She is a granddaughter of Harvey
Harper Of 46 Irving street, and is likely to
remain here. Miss Stevens gave a Telegram
reporter very entertaining description
Of what she has seen in Mexico.
my home during my stay in Mexico"
said Miss Stevens was in San Luis Po-
tosi, a city Of 62,OOO people and a day and
a half by rail from the City Of Mexico.
There are 200 Americans there, nearly all
Of whom are engaged in railroading. Ny
father and brother are employed on a road
there.
Miss Stevens was asked II she had ever
attended any bullhghts.
"Oh, yes; have been to a good many Of
them, she replied. I'VE have them every
Sunday, except during July and August,
when the bullhghters take a rest
The bullhghteTs, you know travel
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-16
LION STAYS BABE,
A Shocking Accident to the Child OF
Keeper at ChIIIicOthe, o.


From the Philadelphia Press.
Chillicothe, o., Aug. "a horrible acci-
dent occurred at the fair grounds this
afternoon. A portion of Hagenbecks an
imal show occupied the tent just inside the
gate and big lion was chained in front
of the tent as an attraction. Eddie Hurd,
the 2-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Thom-
as Hurd, who have charge Of the show,
was playing near the lion. The brute
watched the child as he came nearer and
nearer, and finally, with a movement
quick as lightning, seized the child's head
In its jaws.
The boys father and mother were stand
Ing near by and a great crowd of people
was In front Of the tent Women tainted
and confusion reigned supreme. The father
sprang on the lion and with the greatest
difficulty forced the beast to open its
jaws. The top of the child's head had
been crushed. A panic followed among the
crowd surrounding the tent, and the peo-
pie who were inside watching the show.
II was at once reported that the lion was
loose and it Is a miracle that no one was
seriously injured in the stampede that fol-
lowed.
Another child happened to be in the
cage with the other lions doing her turn
al the time of the accident and was res
cued from the angry brutes with great
difficulty. They smelled the blood and
became excited at once. Their constant
Mr.. Hurd picked up the lifeless form
of his boy and bore it into the tent. There
was a great cut on the forehead where
the lion had first struck down its prey
with it's paw, AID around the top of the
head were terrible wounds made by the
beasts strong teeth The skull had been
crushed. Mrs. Hurd was frantic. Her
screams echoed through the grounds for
half an hour. She seemed utterly crazed
by the accident. The boys death was not
Instantaneous and his mother sat nursing
the manned body and refused all conso-
lation.
Mr.. Hurd was employed by Hagenbeck
to do the talking on the outside, and his
wife posed as a snake charmer. The
child had been left near the lion by a ne
gro servant, who had been sent out to get
bucket of water. and some one remark
ed to the mother that it was playing dan
gerously near the lion but she replied
that there was 40 danger as the lion was
perfectly gentle and would harm no one
An instant later the tragedy occurred
The lion was a great pet and had never
been known to attempt TO injure anyone
before. 1t was an especial favorite with
Hurd. who patted It every time he passed
II, going in and out of the tent.
There Is a woman with the show who
makes regular practice Of putting her
head in the lions mouth, but that feature
viii be omitted from the programme for
some time to come. The lion was pre-
scented to the show by Pugillst James J.
Corbett.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-16

The handsomest bathroom in New York
is owned by woman, and it cost 5000
1t is tloored and walled and ceiled with
imported tiles, The bath tub is of fine
porcelain, painted by artists of reputa-
ton. so that it is a thing of beauty There
is every convenience for taking shower
baths and plunge baths, and there are
many appliances that can be understood
only by the fortunate user of them Ev-
cry possible wish seems to have been
thought of in advance in this bathroom
There are plate glass mirrors so arranged
that the back Of the head can be seen
as well as the face, and a full length
view be obtained Of their occupant in any
position.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-16


Time Ine bicycle girl says the New York
551lnes' cannot be insured. This is the
MES tiisui dliCe coInpa-
The, The reason for this is as odd from a
; BUSINESS standpoint as the fact itself. II
l. DeSduse Of the frivolity of woman: that
so, sHe makes frivolous claims for dam
o. Inc accident Insurance. policy usua1lv
S anS Tor payment of 5000 in case Of
1aatu, and in case of disability the weekly
rC,S5iiileHts range from 81 to S25 a week. ac-
iuins TO the extent of the injuries. The
aI-'1dl payment to secure this Insurance
oLsFS from 81 to $40 in different COM
pf%IIes: Scarcely day passes that fenoi
-'-llt bicycle riders do not visit the ins1Ir-
b' ~ companies as applicants for policies
60 now they are invariably told thew
- t,uol De insured under the rules agreed
~ oy the underwriters
" sr tiie early stage of bicycling women
~ insured, and it was found ~ that
Minis Tor trivial or imaginary iniuTies
60. $50 made by them so frequently and ner-
boosygHty that the underwriters would he
q - upted If one-half of them were Maid
- we companies at a joint meeting made
h. '-le Jnat women bicychsts should be de-
-'ea from accident policies.
yyai IIe re Is growing fancy to have the
ana paper and draperies of a room alike.
Daif. Is quite easy now to match a
wiz enlntz or boldly Powered eretonne
"a ~ 80. 5tper OF exactly the same tone and
az OUT lavish use and repetition
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-16

Mrs. z. L. Loring. Of Washington
goes in swimming every day in the bath
ing pond at AppIedore, and regularly swirns
four times around the pond. As she is IS
years old. the islanders claim that the
there.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-16

of any design are very apt to fatigue the
eye. and more satisfactory results are
obtained by the judicious mingling of plain
and inquired surfaces and stuffs. a per
feet Delft room has the woodwork fin
lshed in ivory the walls covered with
gray-blue ingram paper. above a dado of
hlue-ftecked mating. and finished with a
frieze OF the narrow japanese crepe in
a quaint oriental design Of dull blue on
a white ground. The bed and window
curtains are of Delft chintz. which covers
also the chair cushions and one large
pillow on the divan; but the divan itself
IS covered with figured blue denim 10
match the pOrtieres, and the floor with
plain blue denim OF a slightly darker
shade. The toilet table is draped with
white Swiss muslin over blue Saline. and
its silver fittings are mingled with few
bits of Delft.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-16

a writer in the London Chronicle. says
the New York Times, has been making
study, or rather quest, In search of an
analogy between the world of people and
the world Of food. The simple formula
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-03-28


On Sunday trains will leave Hillen Station at 90
a. m. and 2.S5 p. m. Westminster ll12 a. m. 4lG p
m. arriving at Union Bridge at HIS a. IN. and 80
Z. IN. Leave Brueevile at G3j a. m. and Union
Bridge at GIG a. N. and i.l5 p IN. Westminster 10
a. m. and ASS P. m, arriving at Hillen Station at
$40 a. IN and 615 D. m.
Frederick Division Pennsylvania r. r. DAILY ey-
cept Sunday. )-Tnins for Frederick leave Bruce
vile at $40 am. and $40 p m. Trains for fancy
town, Littlestown and York leave BruceYille IA
a. IN. and 3.45 p. m.
Through trains for Hanover and Gettysburg and
points on Baltimore and Harrisburg Division leave
Baltimore, daily, except Sunday, at 722 a. IN and
1872 p. m. Through cars for Gettysburg and inter
mediate points leave Baltimore also daily, except
Sunday, at 10.17 a. m.
Passengers for and from Cherry Run Williams.
port, p. V. and intermediate points, from and ioE
stations east of Hagerstown, change at HagerstOwn
EInmitsburg K. K. Trains East win leave En-
nitsburg daily except Sundays at $50 and 100
N and 255 and $50 p. M, arriving at Rocky Ridge
ut $50 and 1880 O. m. and 3.25 and j. 70 p. m
Trims west win leave Rocky Ridge daily except
Sundays, at S26 and 1910 a. IN. and S3i and 65l p
H., arriving at diminishing S.56 and II. 10 a. and
4.0l and 7.O4 p. N.
ORDERS for baggage calls can be lcfl at Ticket
Office No. 205 East Baltimore street, Baltimore
J. NJ. HOOD General Manager
Oct5 b. Il. GBISwoLD Gent. Passenger Agent
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nRDER or puaIIcAr1oN.
Iuthe Circuit Court for Carroll county, sittin
as a Court of Equity.
No o40o EnTI1TrI-

In the Circuit Court for Carroll county, sitting
as a Court of Equity.
NO. 1923 EQUITY.
Mary Hahn, plaintiff, VS.. Elizabeth Toepke,
Mary Meyer and - Meyer, her hus-
band, Maggie Smith and Josephine Smith,
defendants.
The object of tins suit is to procure de-
cree for the sale of the real estate, situated In
Carroll and Baltimore counties, in the State
ofMaryland. of which William Smith, late OF
the city of San Francisco, California, de-
ceased, died, seized and possessed, or so much
thereof as may be necessary for the payment
of the claim Of Mary Hahn, of Baltimore city,
Maryland and the other creditors of said
deceased.
The bill states that the said William Smith,
deceased, was, at the time Of his death, in
debted unto the said Mary Hahn in the sum
of $208. go, with interest thereon from the 18th
day of December, 1885, as shown by the ae-
count or statement filed with said bill, and
that being so indebted unto the said Mary
Hahn and other persons in divers sums of
money; the said William Smith died in San
Francisco, State of California on the 18th day
of December. 1885, intestate, leaving no per-
sonal property, but seized and possessed of
two lots or parcels of land, one lot in Balti
more county, and the other lot in Carroll
county, in the State Of Maryland, and leaving
his daughter Elizabeth Toepke. and his grand
daughters, Mary Meyer, wife of Meyer,
Maggie Smith and Josephine Smith, his only
next of kin and heirs-at law, all of whom re-
side in the State of California, and are adults,
and to whom said real estate descended, and
all of whom are made defendants TO said bill;
that the said Elizabeth Toepke, conveyed by
deed, filed with said bill, all her interest in
and to the lot of land in Baltimore county
aforesaid, to the said Mary Hahn that said
Elizabeth Toepke, Mary Meyer and --
Meyer, her husband, Maggie Smith and Jose
phine Smith are nonresident.
1t is thereupon this End day of March, A.
D., 1896, ordered by the Circuit Court for Car
roll county, sitting as Court of Equity, that
the plaintiff, by causing copy Of this order
to be inserted in some newspaper published
in Carroll county, once in each of four sue
cessive weeks before the It'll day of April,
1896, give notice to the said absent defendants
of the object aud substance of this bill, warn
ing them to appear in this Court in person or
by solicitor. on or before the said 9TH day OF
April next, to show cause, if any they have,
why decree ought not to be passed as prayed.
CHARLES B. ROBERTS.
True Copy, Test;
mar I ST BENZ. F. GROUSE, Clerk.
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Advertising for Farmers.
From Printers Ink.

While waiting at country station
became acquainted with quite an intelli-
gent, nicely dressed gentleman who be-
longed to that class which, according to
the funny newspaper, is the natural mark
for the confidence man. During our con-
versation he learned that | was connected
with the advertising department of the
press.
II believe in advertising, he remarked,
''and practice it, as also do several of my
neighbors. y
The possibility of a farmer advertising
had never occurred to me, and upon ex-
pressing curiosity to know in what man
ner farmers could advertise, he said
II live in one of the best counties in
Michigan, where l own and till large
farm In addition to growing all kinds of
grain | raise both cattle and hogs. live
within convenient distance of four railroad
stations, each having number of grain
BUYERS and stock dealers. When | con-
clude that l am ready to sell my stuff, |
insert local in three or four local papers
published at those villages stating the
amount and quality and, if stock, when it
will be ready to go. Then, instead of
being compelled to go from one dealer to
another in order to receive fair price,
they come to me, and by mail and per-
sonally put price on it. The buyers
know my methods, and as consequence
they bid the highest price they can afford.
always get the best prices going, and my
little outlay in advertising pays me. Then
another thing If want to buy a milk
COW, what is the use of my riding all over
the country, iuquiring from Tom, Dick
and Harry for the desired article, and
spending four or Eve dollars worth of
valuable time when dollar invested in an
advertisement in the local paper will bring
such throng of eager sellers as to give
my premises the appearance Of a county
fair ground p
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MO. a42o EQUITY.

In the Circuit Court for Carroll County in
Equity.
Glencoe w. Leist.
Ordered this 18th day of March, A. D.,
1896, that the sale of the property mentioned
in these proceedings by Louis 7. Henning-
hansen, Attorney and Agent, be ratified and
confirmed, unless cause to the contrary there
of be shown on or before the 18th day OF
April, next; provided copy of this order be
inserted in some newspaper published in Car
roll county once in each of three successive
weeks before the 9Th day of April, next
The report states the amount of sale to be
$6025.00.
BENZ. F. GROUSE, Clerk.
True Copy,-Test:
marl43t Benz. F. GROUSE. CLERK.
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The Function of Public Education.

From the North American Review.
How far should the State educate?
Simply to the point necessary for Its pres
ervatiou. The underlying principle OF
State education is State preservation.
The moment we leave the principle OF
necessity, we are on uncertain and debat-
able ground 1t does not require much
discussion to determine the simple and
fundamental branches of education that
the State should teach in order to protect
itself against gross Ignorance and ineffici-
ency. Reading, writing, figuring and a
knowledge of the country's history should
be most thoroughly taught. To this
could be combined an education of the
hand as well as of the head, the first
rudiments of training having been started
in the kindergarten All appliances for
teaching these fundamentals of education
should be most modern and complete and
carried on under the best hygienic sur
roundings. The absence of any attempt
to cope with the higher and more orna-
mental branches would leave sufficient
time and money to lay proper ground
work in every child 5 case, even the most
backward and unpronising one. The I'M
portance of primary education is now uni
yersally recognized, as it is, directly or in
directly, made compulsory in all civilized
countries, When however, the State at
tempts to carry education along higher
lines, the temptation to neglect the humble
primary branches in the interest of the up
per and more snowy grades becomes APP
parently impossible to resist.
The tendency is nowhere more glaringly
exhibited than in New York, where public
education is poor and incomplete in the
primary and fundamental parts, but elabo-
rate in the higher and non essential grades.
We have two well-equipped colleges, with
many courses, and numerous grammer
schools on the one hand; on the other,
primary schools without proper appliances
for either health or education, overcrowded
and unable to accommodate many of the
children who apply for even this poor
modicum of instruction. The great ma
jority of the children of New York who
are educated at the city expense never
get beyond the primary grades, as they
have to begin to earn their living at from
II to IA years of age. A conservative
estimate places the number of children
who cannot be accommodated for want Of
room at the public schools at so, 900, the
great majority of whom are candidates for
the primary grades. Poor as it is, the
fundamentals of education are thus denied
TO large number of children who need
such training. Many of these children
are of foreign parentage, and are thus in
danger of growing up in ignorance of our
laws and institutions, unless the State edu-
Gates them, as measure for its own pro-
lection.
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4oetrp.
WHEN ELLIS HAD HIS DINNER.

ON long, hot Sunday afternoons.
When we've got home from meetin,
An ELS changed his pantaloons,
He's awful set on eatin.
He's that outrageous cross twould shame
An unconverted sinner.
have to stand heap fblame
TIL Els got his dinner.
An so Pm never very slow
To get the kettle bilin;
call it duty. for / know
His temper is spilin.
warm the taters an the meat
And don't let nothin hinder,
An then let the Teller eat,
An Eli gets his einner.
Now, Ellis not a greedy man,
But somehow, come Sunday,
He'll eat bigger dinner than
He'd think of on a Monday.
An when he's done he tips his chair
Back 'gainst the kitchen winder.
An soon you'll hear snorin there
When Ellis got his dinner.
But when he's dozed little while,
Half wakin an half sleepin,
He'll wake up in a better style
For Sunday an deakin.
He'll talk so pious an so kind,
'Twould touch hardened sinner;
A better man you'd never find
Than Eli after dinner.
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Farmers do not make enough Of wood
ashes as fertilizer. Procure them even
if they must be paid for. Clover and all
leguminous plants supply nitrogen, but
they cannot grow without supply of
potash. 1t is cheaper to furnish the pot
ash, that the clover may bring the nitrogen.