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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-07-29

"They will search the pages of
history in vain to find 81 single in
stance in which the common peo-
pie of any land have ever declared
in favor of single gold standard.
They will find whore the holders
of fixed Investments have"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-07-29
MINK oft.

What blooming success tho
gold bug financial idea is. Issue
bonds to buy gold; use tho gold
bought to redeem gold notes; re-
issue the gold notes SO as to be
forced to sell more bonds to buy
more gold to redeem more notes
and then reissue them as soon as
redeemed. Already 262 millions III
bonds have been issued, and now
the reserve is in such depleted
condition that the magnanimous
bankers have had to come to the
rescue of the government to pre-
vent an immediate bond issue. For
political reasons bond issue may
be STAYED off until after the cleo
ton, for more bonds, at this time,
would be an object lesson that all
the sophistry of the gold bugs
could not annul, but as sure as you
live there will be another large
bond issue before this Administra-
ton closes, and probably several
issues. Think of it, farmers! This
great government entirely at the
mercy of the money power. The
government should control the
banks and not the banks the gov
ernment.
Hero is what Daniel Webster
thought of the money question.
He said:
81 am certainly of the opinion
that gold and silver, at the rates
fixed by Congress, constituted the
legal standard of values in this
country and that neither Congress
nor any State has authority to es-
tablish any other standard or dis
place this standard. "
This is an age of young men.
The old men don't like to give up
their reins, but it is about all they
can do to hold their seats without
attending to the driving. 1t is
useless to object to the inevitable,
The Bryan cyclone is coming.
No greater calamity could hap
pen this country than to have the
Republican party restored to pow
er. 1t would place the necks of
the people under the heels of the
monopolists so securely that they
would never escape.
If it was the desire to preserve
the party of gold and silver at any
ratio, the only sincere way to do it
would be to treat them both alike.
They can not be made equal by
treating one as inferior.
The leaders of the Democratic
Dartv had their way in 1892. Why
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-07-29

If it was the desire to preserve
the party of gold and silver at any
ratio, the only sincere way to do it
would be to treat them both alike.
They can not be made equal by
treating one as inferior
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-07-29
Mnrn IL Is.

Herr John Most, the noted Now
York Anarchist, has declared that
he will not support the Democratic
national ticket. He says:
81 have been represented as a
follower and supporter of Atgelt,
TilIman and all other silver cranks,
when l am, as all Anarchists know,
a better gold standard advocate
than even the most rabid Wall
street banker"
So it would seem the leading
Anarchists are supporting the Re-
publican national platform and
ticket. Democrats can afford to
do without the support of this vic
ious class, who ought not to be
tolerated in the country.
Even Mark Hanna aud McKin-
ley must be convinced by this time
that the silver question, and not
the tariff, is to be the leading issue
of the campaign.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-07-29

eff they say that bimetalism is
good but we cannot have it until
some nation helps us, we reply that
instead of having n gold standard
because England has, we will re-
store bimetalism and then let
England have bimetalism because
the United States has"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-07-29
Democratic Ticket.

congressional Ticket.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-07-29

"You shall not press down upon
the brow of labor this crown of
thorns: You shall not cruelty
mankind upon cross of gold"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-07-29

"The Democratic idea has been
that if you legislate to make the
masses prosperous, their prosperity
will find its way up through every
class and rest upon it.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-07-29

al shall object to bringing THU
question to level of persons. Thu
individual is but an atom; he i
born, he acts, he dies, but princi
pies are eternal, and this has beer
n contest of principle"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-07-29

We rise to state that no man is
better than his party.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-07-29

Quiet argument, we'll made, is
what makes converts to n cause.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-07-29

"When you come before us and
tell us that we shall disturb your
business interests, we reply that
YOU have disturbed our business
interests by your course"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-07-29

Scarlet rash is becoming an cpl
demic in Huntington.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-03-03
Meeting of Amateur Athletes.

New York Feb. 2-The annual meeting
of the Intercollegiate Athletic Association
of Amateur Athletes of America was held
at the Fifth Avenue hotel today and fol-
lowing is a list of new officers elected for
the ensuing year:
The colleges represented were: Am
herst, Brown, Columbia, Cornell. Dart
mouth, Fordham, Georgetown, Harvard,
College of the City of New York, Untver-
sity of the CITY of New York, University
of Pennsylvania, Princeton, Rutgers,
Swarthmore, Syracuse, Union, Wesleyan
and Yale.
resented were: Iowa university. Lafay-
cite and Lehigh colleges, University OF
Michigan, Stevens college, Williams and
the University of California.
The applications for membership OF
Holy Cross college, of Worcester; Wis
consin university, University Of Boston,
University of Rochester. Columbian col
lege, of Washington, y. C, and Washing
ton and jefferson university, OF Nashing-
ton. Pa, were granted by unanimous vote
and the representatives of those institu-
tions were allowed a voice in the meet
ing.
Article Of the constitution was amend
ed so that the bicycle meet will come off
on Wednesday preceding the last Satur-
day in May, on which date the annual
field meeting will take place, but the pre-
liminary heats Of the 1C0-yard, 22o-yard
and the quarters-mile runs, the l2O-yard
ana Z-t-NdIO HuTQlS races, anu tic nan
mile run-.f the referee thinks the nUlu-
Der of entries requires it-shail be run
the previous Friday afternoon. An amend
ment was added to article OF the by
laws so as to make II read champion
ship games and it was voted to dss-
pense with the three-mile run, leaving the
games TO be contested this year as fol-
lows:
Running-1OO yards, go yards, quarter
mile, half-mile and one mile.
Hurdle racing-l20 yards, ten hurdles,
three feet six inches; one mile walk, run
ming high jump, running broad jump, pole
vaulting, putting the shot, 16 pounds, and
throwing the hammer, Is pounds.
The bicycle events scheduled are the
quarter-mile half-mile, one mile, five
mile and one-mile race for tandem tearms.
Section of Rule II Of the rules TO gov
ern the awarding of the championship
cup was amended by adding the following:
But the bicycle races shall be counted
as a whole upon the following basis, viz:
Five points for the college or university
winning the highest aggregate OF points
in these races, computed by the value of
their prizes, as above: two points for the
second college and one point for the third
in rank
The report Of the executive committee
favoring an alliance with the Amateur
Athlete union and declining to enter into
competition with the Western Intercolege
Association Of Athletes, was adopted IN
animOusly.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-03-03
SIZE OF THE UNIVERSE.
An Imaginary Journey TO the ESrthi
Nearest Nesghbor.

An Imaginary Journey TO the Esrthi
Nearest Nesghbor.
It has been estimated that a cannon
ball moving with a velocity of 500
miles an hour, and leaving our earth
at certain time and travelling m the
direction Of the nearest fixed star.
would not reach It in less than 4. 500 900
years, and yet there are stars IN the
heavens visible through telescopes that
would require a cannon ball moving
with the same velocity az east 500
DOC 900 years to reach them II was
said bv the elder Herschell that il
would require light travelling at the
rate of 1s5, 900 miles a second 2,0oo. 900
years TO come to the earth from the re-
motest luminous vapors within reach
of his 4o-foot telescope. and yet. what
ever may have been The efforts Of as
tronomers TO bring the starry heavens
as a whole into view, even with the most
powerful refecbors. they have so far
proved TO be futile. Hence, to the minis
of men, the universe must seem for
ever to be and 20 remain immeasur-
able, incaiculable and incompTehen-
sible. And while we may be able TO
weigh and measure suns and systems
within range of our telescopes, there
are others so far away and 50 far be-
yond our powers OF vision and our
power of calculation that even our
present supposed great knowledge Of
the sidereal heavens would dwindle
into the thinnest of mental vapories.-
PopuIar AstrOnomy
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-03-03
"NUNGRY JACK"
tgnosinious Rout of the Terror OF the
stakcu Plains

staked Plains.
Hungry Jack, the daring Indi,u
scout, stood on the back of his faith
full steed and swept the broad plains
with his eagle eyes. He was clad il
The fringed buckskin dress of the dime
museum hero, his exuberant hair fell
IN tangled masses down his back and
was saucily toyed with by the frolick-
ing breezes, which. on that barren
plain, could find nothing else to play
with.
Dismounting, he placed one ear 70
the sandy earth and listened intently
for quite few moments.
Not a sound was in sight.
Being thus assured that no painted
foemen were lurking near with covet-
pus eyes glued upon his luxuriant scalp,
be grew brave and recklessly bit of a
chew of navy plug, jumped up and
cracked his spurred heels together,
and, addressing his horse. which stood
eyeing him suspiciously. said:
"Bagobones, I'm the terror o the
traill I'm the bowin' hurricane o. the
Wen Hungry Jack fetehes yell the
red niggers burrow in the sand 70 git
outen his sight. an the wolves an csta-
mounts shake their clawsof with sszeer.
W-loop. Did you feel the airth trsmble
an see the fringes fly from that cloud
up thar a. the sound o my voice? I'm
hungry, Bagobones, an 1 want some
Iniun liver 20 satisfy my stummickl"
The horse bowed as an Indication that
Re would Ike 20 have something 20 eat
himself, and the fearless scout coz-
tnued:
''Whar's the copper-pated imp o
Satan that kin make Hungry Jack
weaken an hit the book trail? Whar
Is the safron-hided niger that kin do
him up in q squar' hsa'-to-h han scriT1-
mage with Only 4 csvOt- fur referee -
The horse shook his head - II 20 say
he gave il up.
Seating himself upon a lov mound
the daring scout pulled a black bOtt!s
from the bosom OF his buclsEirl shirt
and took another drink-
I'm the howlin' h-ena o Tie nils.
he yelled - SON - he could catch his
brea:h ~Tha- - the fresco-f -fEcsd cur
that kin maze Eung-y JACK hght CT
fur the e-arral hills Wbar - The bug
eyed brother o Belzy5u5 that KIN ear-se
him 20 make t-acls from the slippery
field o czI-r-r-r-nsge? Wh2r Is the
th~@-he"-
But the next conuadrura bad fo- TIE
moment escaped him
Then a trcu50r OF pan shoo< ha
F-alvz-t frame. b. moved uHeaS-ly q
his seat. @ad q moment later. VIA =
es--shstterin2 shrek Of 1FTDr' y
sprsng 20 his feet elA<ped 20 f-A1c'
lehind his sbdoza~n aa1 ed 2TssiPs-
tafeiy from ths spot
He ha4 b~>n sistinZ &C AoEaets
nrst.-X. y. World.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-03-03
The doita zsy EAGLE Tuesday gornim9 5larfh :, sa6

man who fights Peter Maher takes
chances. 1 have whipped him twice,
and now l should like to see Corbett
meet him Let Maher and Corbett fight
Tor the championship Of Ireland and
VIII fight the winner
FitZsimmons considers Maher better
man than Slavan, ChovSski, Ed Smith,
or in fact, any of the big fellows now be-
fore the public.
On the subject OF newspapers Fitz
said: There must be some bloody
conspiracy against me. At least in con-
nection with corbett. It was 1 who
sought the match and I made every con-
cessiOn TO get it, After the match was
on conceded point after point and YET
every day I would read IN the papers
that Corbett had agreed 10 such and
such thing. but that E'iJzsimmons was
stubbo and holding out FOR the ad-
vantage. For a fact l held out for
rothing. I was ready and willing 10
fight Corbett al any time for any
amount or for nothing, but every time
1 expressed myself 10 the effect the word
was sent all over the country that titz-
simmons had made another break. I
know that Corbett had number Of
newspapers men in his employ. There
isn't any question about that. I know
il 10 be fact. 1t was because ] found
the correspondents were not kindly dis
posed toward me that caused me to sleIt
them out of my training quarters at
Juarez for time"
That's right" chired IN Martin Ju-
Ian. The newspapers are all against
t'itZ. and it's a bitter pill for a good
many Of them that he has won the
championship"
IN
that he will make Fitzsimmons fight or
What do you think of the big stiff?
After my chasing him all over the Unit
ed States and driving him into retire
ment to get away from me, he now
talks about making me fight. He don't
want to fight. II he did want to fight
why didn't he meet me last fall instead
of hiding behind Peter Maher. He pub
licly announced that he would never
enter the ring again, and made show
of presenting the championship 10 Ma
her, so as to get me off his track and
farce me into another fight with Maher.
I had then been in training several
months, but being really desirous of
match, / kept right on at it, and after
several months work, whipped Maher,
Corbett's protector, with a punch. A
man can keep IN framing all lne tlme,
and I claim the right TO rest. Corbett
has not had fight in over two years.
Let him take on some good man, Peter
Maher. for instance, and if he wins I
will gladly meet him. 1 will fight him
anyhow. if he really wants match. but
not until I have had chance to resup-
crate Why. would go stale were I 10
start working for another battle right
now -
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-03-03
BIRDLIKE BEASTS.
freeh1sh Quadrupeds with Beok, Spar
and Clxws.


There is a family in the animal king
dom TO which naturalists have given the
name Ornithodelphia, a long Greek
name which means brothers-of-the-
birds. As far as looks go the two mem
bers of this family are more alike than
the Covington twins, one OF whom was
n blond, the other a pure brunette.
Both species, the duck-mole and the
porcupine anteater. live In Australia,
and are never found beyond the ad-
jacent islands.
The duck-mole. owes its popular name
10 its habit of diving aud swimming
like a duck and digging long tunnels
like mole. IT'S snOut terminates in
an odd spoon-bill like duck. Adult
males measure about 1S inches from
tip Of tail TO end of bill. The general
color of the soft fur Is deep brown on
back and head, lighter on the under
parts of body. Long hairs Hattcned at
their tips and bent at an angle grow
through the soft, thick fur which lies
cloee TO the body. and these fattened
hairs seem almost like the last re-
mains of feathers. The bill and webbed
forefeet are naked. but the tail, five
inches long. is covered with coarse
hair.
The bill is formed by the extended
Jaws, which are covered with sensi-
tive, naked. grayish skin, which Is
closely attached 10 the underlying
l,~,.z s--ca,o@ - ~ b;-> Tfl<o h---l er orI
1T the folds OF fill al the base of the
bill When tile animal is burrowiDe
in the mud for it's food this fold of skin
is turned hack 20 protect the eyes and
keep the fur from beinC soiled-
Two small holes near the front Of
the upper bill are the nostrils. and this
arrangement e what enables the platy-
pus (anotheT OF the duck-moie's =
names). 20 lie hidden under the water
for hours If need be. He comes near
enough TO the surface 80 that the very
tip Of his bill IS ADORE water and he can
breathe without bzing seen By any oui
e very observant eve.
This brother of the bir1s is quick
70 hear. although. ike them. hs his
no external ear The eyes are small.
but bright as Jet Their position. like
those Of blaclc-and-tan terrier. is
clearly indicated by . bright ta~ny
spot over each eve
The bxrd Likeness Of this besFs +
shown as much n his claws as in his
bill. Zach foot has Eve toes provided
with strong claws, which are blunt On
the fore{eet brc sharp On -A- hod ooes-
On the front feet the web reaches BE-
yond the claws. and when sxsendest
makes a paddle four inches Tvidc-
The males hare a spur On the bind
legs This spur has 4 small canal
through = which allows . PoiAcr from
q gland IN tae ioin 20 flow into any
wound made OF - spur.
The honse of TIE dack-,ole IS bur
rowed chamber. erc=Tzted by ths
ruo<irT with very ittls hrlp fror1 10
f--her. wao is bus ~ - tine nsi1g
his zrurs. Tbe entrances are Just 4
ii.tle ADORE o. below water mark n
the stern banks o. 1oz6s az onisS
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-03-03
SURPRISED BY MERRY GUESTS
Il Wa . Joke ON HIM. But the Gallant
Host Made the Best OF It.

II w A. q joke ON taf1Al. ftuN NEF Oo~-~~f
Host Made the Best OF It.
A practical Joke was played few
evenings ago IN boarding house IN
WiiliaInsburgh. in which the principal
part was played by group OF young
ladies gathered from the eneighboThOod.
Two OF the boarders, an old man and =
young man. have been accustomed 20
sharpen their wits upon each other
Ind recently the young man set out to
make the hit of the season. IL was thc
old mans custom TO retire to his apart
me1rts every night Immediately after
dinner.
On the particular might referred 20.
Just as he had donned his smoking
jacket, and with pipe and book was pre-
pairing for his usual quiet evening, q
servant knocked at his door and in-
formed him that some ladies were IN
the parlor waiting TO see him. With
look of surprise on his FACE. he said
there must be some mistake. The
servant said there could be no mistake.
as they had asked for him by name.
Hastily removing his jacket he put on
a coat and went downstairs tmidly.
As he entered the pSrlor one of the
group of young ladies came forward.
and, extending her hand, called him
by name and wished him a very happy
New Year. He did not know any OF
them. With a look OF bewildermen;
on his Sace he returned the greeting
IN voice scarcely above n whisper.
Without giving him time to recover
from his surprise. and just as he ex-
oIaimed: My dear young lady. you
must excuse me. but" she broke IN
upon his protest with:
ALLOW me to introduce my friends.
This is Miss So-and-So and Miss So-and-
So and Miss So-and-So," I" and so on until
che whole party OF ten bad shaken
hands with the old man and wished him
a happy New Year. This ceremony
hal no sooner been completed than
they all began "a talk at once, and 20
much occupied wss the old man in
answering IL random all sorts of qucs-
tlons that ne forgot that all of the
party were strangers to him Not n
be lacking in gallantry, the old man,
though wondering more and more what
II could all be about. hastily got to-
gether some refreshments, which n
servant helped him to serve 10 his
pleasant guests. After the refresh
ments had been partaken of, the young
lady who had addressed him when be
first entered the room. arose and sasi:
eve have had q most enjoyable even
Ing, but it ia getting rather late, and
don't think We shall wait for Mr.. 30
and-So mentioning the name Of the
young tolcer) any longer"
This let in food of light on tho
elderly hosts mind, but he kept his
countenauoe, and wished the merry
group q happy New Year as they de-
parted. The next evening az dinner tho
old man, who was the last 20 reach tha
table. was greeted By the young man
with;
"Ah, good evening sir. Tn awfyIlJ
obliged 70 you for entertaining my
friends Iast night
The old man promptly replied that
he admitted being the victtm- but tha;
be certainly had the best Of tbs JOKE
y. Y Sun
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-03-03
Do You Know

That the Frisco Line (St. Louis and
San Francisco railway is positively
the only line running two daily through
passenger trains from Wichita TO ST.
Louis, without change. leaving Wich-
fta at 1925 D. m, and 1910 p. m, arriv-
ing in St. Louis at $50 p. m, and 1:15
a. m. The equipment of these trains
is first class in every particular, con-
sisting of elegant reclining chair cars
(seats free) and Pullman Palace Draw
ing Room Sleepers.
If you are going beyond St Louis re-
member that connection with all lines
for the east, northeast and southeast
Is made in the magnificent new Grand
Union station, ST. Louis. the largest
and handsomest passenger station in
the world.
For sleeping car berths' and all infor-
nation relative to rates, routes, etc,
call at Santa Fe Route ticket office,
southwest corner Main and Douglas.
or Douglas avenue station
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-03-03
Bob and Peter are Friendly.

New York, Feb. 29.-One of the liveliest
three-round exhibition bouts ever seen in
this city vas given in Madison Square
Garden tonight by Bob Fitzsimmons ard
Peter Maher. II was truly a friendly con-
test. Fitzsimmons was the first 10 ap-
pear, Maher following a few minutes lat
er. Both were loudly cheered and FitZ-
simmons was presented with several floral
pieces. There were about 500 people
present.
Before the attraction Of the evening was
put on. Maher complained Of his eyes and
said they We're stu sore. When the men
jumped into the ring FStZsimmons went
over to Mahers side and graSped the
ITshman'S hand warmly. The three
rounds did not last more than three
minutes but many stiff punches were ex-
changed and both men appeared very &C
tive. The preliminary bouts were very
tame.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-03-03

In the fall Of 1898 a son OF Mr.. T. a.
Mcfarland, a prominent merchant of
Live Oak, Sutter Co, Cal. was taken
with very heavy cold. The pains in
nus chest were SO severe that he had
spaSmS and was threatened with pneu-
monla. His father save him several
large doses Of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy which broke up the cough and
cured him Mr.. Mcfarland says when
ever his children have croup he invaria-
bly, gives them Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy and It always cures them. He
considers il the best cough remedy IN
the market For sale by druggists.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-03-03
ga. BRIGHT HOME MAKES AMERRV
HEART" JOY TRAVELS ALONG VIII.
8 APOl.. %


streams. these leading iroo long. Wind
ing passages. As the duck-mole con-
struots her burrow she makes several
chambers for temporary resting places,
but the house or nesting place Is fully
20 feet above water level This nursery
IS only large enough for mamma and
The babies. so Papa Platipus is never
snvited TO coma and see his family.
IT will not be many years before these
strange. birdlike beasts viii become
extinct. Natives end white men, wild
dogs and tame ones. are all combining
20 drive these ancient links between
Che birds and the beasts from the face
Of the earth.-St- Louis Globe-Demo-
crat.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-03-03
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tracing hundreds Of people. BY snriny
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demons era1ed beyond 5oub5 Fortunes
are being rapidly made.
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