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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-28
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Soothing, healing, cleansing, DeWitfs
Witch Hazel Salve is the enemy to sores,
wounds and piles, which it never fails to
cure. Stops itching and burning. Cures
chapped lips and cold-sores in two or
three hours. G. W. Stansfield, 632 Kan
cas- ave.
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HOMES EEKERS'
EXCURSIONS,

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for Ehe Round Trip.
These tickets will be sold to various
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Missouri, Arizona and Indian territory.
Dates of sale will be April 7th and 21sr,
and MAY 9Th, with final limit of 81 days
from date of sale. For tickets and all
particulars, call on
J. P. RowLEY, City Ticket Agent,
Santa Fe Route.
Topeka, Kan.
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For over Fifty Years.

used for children teething. Itsoothss
the child, softens the gums allays all
pain, cures wind collie, and is the best
remedy for diarrheea. Twenty-Five cents
q bottle
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Chas. Bennett, the optician, will move
to 730 Kansas avenue, opposite Transfer
Station, April LIST.
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No investment too small for the Saw
ings and Loan association. We want tc
encourage systematic saving.
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Unless You wish to know that Beggs'
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on earth for Summer Complaint. Never
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for children. Sold and warranted BY all
druggists.
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One Minute Cough Cure touches the
right~spot. 1t also touches it at the right
time if you take it when you have
cough or cold. See the point? Then
don't cough. G. W. Stanafeld, 632 Kan.
gas ave.
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Does your headache? Try One Min
ute Headache Tablets. ]. 4. JONES,
DrnuOisr
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Smooth as silk is the way our collars
feel now. Peerless Steam Laundry, 112
and ia W. 9Th.
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Tayman, OberIey Hdw. Co., zo2 K. A.
For Poultry Wire.
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Time certificates issued by the Savings
and Loan association are superior to and
safer than mortgage. Sixth and Kan
sas avenue.
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a trial will convince you that Swee,
Moment cigarettes are the best
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We Have Big stock of Garden Tools.
TayEan, Oberley Hdw. Co., 702 Kan.
avenue,
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Go to Mayberry's for spring suitings,
$40 Kansas avenue. Harrison phone ISL.
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Save the home by paying of mortgage
through the Savings aud Loan associa-
ton. Sixth and Kansas avenue.
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Mayberry T1'g Co. from 713 Kan. ave.
to $40 Kan. ave.
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Mineral Water.
The finest in the west. Come aud try ie
J. W. PHILIPS, 612 W. Eighth ave.
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New Gasoline Stoves.
Tayman, Oberley Hdw. Co., TOP Kan.
avenue.
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Renew your mortgage through Savings
and Loan association, Sixth and Kansas
avenue
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Give az a trial-PeerIess Steam Laun-
dry.
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Beggs' German Salve.
Beggs' German Salve.
BeC0s' German Salve.

The greatest pile ointment in the
world. 1t cures where all others fail
A positive guarantee with every box
Cali for sample box. Sold by all drug
gists-
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Qnick in effect, heals and leaves no
scar Burning, scaiy skin eruptions
quickly cured by DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Salve Applied to burns, scalds. old
sores. it is magical in effect. Always
cures piles. G. W. Stansfeld, 632 Kan
sas ave.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-22

was a common occurrence. Before tho
burial of murdered man the sridata was
Celebrated. This word, which literally
means a crying aloud, may be translated
a wake" The body OF the victim WIS
laid upon a plank; his useless firearms
were placed near his hand and his blood
stained shirt was hung above his head.
Around the rude bier sat circle of women,
wrapped in their black mantles. who
rocked themselves to and fro with strange
wailings. The men, relatives and friends
of the murdered man, fully armed, stood
around the room, mad with thirst for re-
venge. Then one of the women--the wife
or mother or sister of the dead man-with
a sharp scream would snatch the bloody
shirt and, waving it aloft, begin the voce-
ro-the lamentation. This rhythmic dis
course was made up Of alternate express
sions of love for the dead and hatred of
his enemies and its startling images and
tremendous curses were echoed in the
faces and mutterings of the armed mourn
ers. 1t was by a not unnatural transition
that the phrase "hloody shirt" became ap-
piled to demagogical utterances concern
ing the rebellion.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-22
THE MORTGAGES OWNERS.
From the Philadelphia Press.

Whom Mr. Rrvap cbargod ",boso u,ho
hold tixed investmepts,, as ..,ha onI,, ,'n,
tent force in favor of tho sxistiny cnId
standard ba nrobabIy bad roa,,o isa.
I'm his III formal nina tbot tbe,, 80
few in n,,mbnr Take reaI ostato No.,
gapas rho mor..age &c tba s,,n,ho, H. ~ =
minds of many for Tho orasnino ora1;,nr
Tn Iseo there were a. oSo ooa onS -, s,,h
mortpayes Who ouned ,hen,o Tho co..,
take hanks held of th.sa n,or,a.aas se1e
Lsg o77 In trust fo, 5eo o,- aorasitor, rh
hIildirr associot;ons ha,d st%o n0a noo ,,,
tr,,s, for s0o ooo shornbnidars NJ" nc.
insuranc. cor,nan;o. doina h,,,;n., a.,
Now york etata ha,d IDan q, ie.o s,,a
sos i,7 fo, tso &c, ,n,ia,, L.,dor 1t,
otbar statas IN 1san ato,,t 5000 nco ono
Tn Tho thrao i,ar,,s T., 1000 ,h,',l @ =,
,oo os0 ,,ars,ns hoId;, ., 40, ooo ooo W. 10,
gayes rhis rmn,tar " ,nrSor'o ~ VI n.,.. ,,o
tY.ioa nc n,,nnroms &c a. 10 III,
ho cast for pr,on ona to,u,,, ", ~ W.,
sstata n,nr,saras Il, ,ho oo,,n,,, -, ."e
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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-22
Will Only React.

On another page we print today the
text of the speech delivered Saturday
night at Cleveland, o., by ex-Grand
Master Workman Powderly. From
copies of the Cleveland papers which
reached us yesterday we learn that the
disturbance mentioned in the press re-
ports of that meeting was begun dur
ing the speech Of the gentleman who
called the meeting to order. and con-
tinued during the entire evening. a
sprinkling of hoodlums had evidently
been placed in the galleries by the de-
sign of the Democratic managers, un-
der instructions to create a riot. The
Cleveland World says:
The Democratic committee had filed the
galleries with the most turbulent and an
archistic rowdies that could be found in
the city With no call whatever they be-
gan n terrific uproar with the sole pur-
pose of not allowing the meeting to pro-
coed. So violent did some of these cow
ardly people become in their insane rage
Mt the prospects of a great Republic ca n
success that the police were obliged to
take action. One of the ringleadcrs was
violently elected from the hall amid /,
terrific uproar. For a brief period II
looked decidedly ominous. Everybody was
on his feet. and angry shouts were swell
ing into a sea of rage. From this time on
II became battle of noise. the people
in the galleries continually kissing the
speakers. who were encouraged BY the
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-22
Jones as an "Old Slueth."

One can imagine the oyerbubblinp
eagerness with which Chairman Jones
rushed to the newspaper correspond
ents with the information that the Nc
Cormick Harvester company had been
caught distributing sound money
literature. 1t is evident from the
nervous manner in which this infor-
nation has been spread broadcast that
Chairman Jones regarded it in the
light of momentous discovery. He
could, 1t is assumed. scarcely contain
himself until he had taken the world
at-large into the secret. And no
sooner had the wires finished clicking
the horrible news than Jones, we can
readily suppose, must have fallen back
in sheer exhaustion under the re-ac-
tion.
And yet, now that the first sudden
shock of the revelation has passed
away, an impulse moves us to In
quire what Of it? Has any law been
broken? Has any wrong been done?
We can scarcely suppose that Jones
would have raised such a stir had the
literature sent out by the Chicago firm
been Bryan literature. 1t Is improb-
able that in such contingency he
would have threshed himself into q
passion and sought to set the uni
verse allame. Wherein, then, lies the
appalling point? At what place are
we to groan and shrek and shiver?
How is the public to comprehend. with
out the aid of diagram. where it
should feel in duty bound to let Its
Mortified feelings find angry and
vengeful vent? That is where Jones
made his fatal mistake. He neglected
to connect his frightful expose with
an explanatory key.
Levity aside, is It not time that the
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-22

partment gives the 'amount Of money in
the United States. per capita, S32. S6," and
the money In circulation in the United
States, per capita. s21, TO- Placed side by
side. these facts stand as follows:
Average per capita. circulation. silver
standard countries ..................s 4 30
Average per capita circulation, gold
standard countries ....................SlS o.
Average per capita circulation in the
Which class of nations do you want to
belong to? Don't you think 1t wise to let
well enough alone, and at least not join
the class Of nations whose per capita cir
culation Is only one fifth that Of our own
country?
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-22
UNDER WHICH FLAG.
From the Syracuse Standard.


The silver-using countries are Mexico
China. Japan, Russia, India. the Straits
Settlements, the South American States
and the Central American States. The
currency of the other nations of the wo-ld
is upon gold basis. The total population
of these silver-using countries is $50, 900. .CD0
and their total currency, metallic and pa.
per. Use given by Preston at $3.7s5, 0)o, coo
Thus the average amount of money for
each citizen in the countries whose cur.
rency is based upon silver is $3.50 per capt.
ia.
The population Of the nations of the
world whose currency Is based upon gold
aggregates $4,000, ,OOO and the total amount
of their money is sG.7s9, 100000. Thus the
average amount of money for each citizen
I'm the countries whose currency is based
upon gold is $1S.05 per capita.
The latest statement Of the treasury de.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-22

applause from the more respectable ele-
ment, the majority OF whom were on the
ground floor.
This turbulence began long before
Mr.. Powderly appeared and kept up
long after he had finished speaking.
1t was not aimed at him personally.
but was rather designed to convey the
impression that the labor element is
out of sympathy with the Mckinley
campaign 1t is possible that Mcllin-
ley may not capture the hoodlum vote.
He cannot compete with Bryan, Alt
geld and Tillman in bidding for its
support. But it'is libel on the name
of labor to associate this contingent
of irresponsible loafers and hoboes with
the honest. manly and decent class Of
men who work for a living at days
wages. and who repudiate with as much
emphasis as can be employed by any
body the pretensions of the loud
mouthed loating element to speak in
labor's behalf
Such tactics as that employed by the
Popocrats at Cleveland will not help
Bryan. 1t will not hurt Mckinley. it
will only recoil on its designers ana
bring upon them the contempt Of all
fair-minded men.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-22
ORIGIN OF POLITICAL PHRASES.

The origin of the phrase "mending his
fences" is said to be as follows: lmme-
diately prior to the meeting of the Repub-
lican national convention in 1880 John
Sherman, known to be an aspirant for
presidential honors withdrew from the
senate to the seclusion of his farm at
Mansfield, o. 1t was generally believed
that in this retirement he was maturing
plans and secretly organizing movements
to bring about his nomination. One day,
while in a field with his brother-in-law
Colonel Moulton, engaged in replacing
some rails in a fence, a reporter found
him and sought some political news by
inQuiring what Sherman was doing. Col
onel Moulton avoided the necessity of n
direct answer to so pointed question ly
exclaiming: "Why, you can see for your
self; he's mending his fences"
"Log-rolling" is an American slang en-
preston for mutual assistance rendered
by persons in power to the dctriment of
the general public. The English "Yon
scratch my back and I'll scratch yours"
and the Scotch Cav me. AAv thee are
approximate equivalents In its original
sense log-rollng Is n sort of mutual-help
festival akin to the quilting-bees and husk-
ing-bees. When n backwoodsman cuts
down trees his neighbors help him to roll
them away, and in return he helps them
with their trees. The phrase was first ap-
piled as q slang metaphor to politics. A
and b, for example, congressman and as
semblymen, each has a bill to pass. Each
agrees to support and vote for the others
bill They are log-rolling for each other.
Furthermore, neither, we will suppose
has any interest or belief in either bill. but
wishes to gain the help of the promo
ters for some scheme of his own. He and
the promoters are log-rolling for each
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-22
On Deceptive Foundations.

On Saturday at Chicago Governor
Altgeld made an elaborate reply to
Bourke Cochran and Carl Schurz. 1t
Is no more than fair to the governor of
Illinois to say that whatever may be
his defects as a political leader he is
evidently man Of much greater IN
te.lectual ability than Is generally con-
ce,!eG to him by the newspapers. His
speech Saturday is in all fairness a
remarkable production. We have read
all or nearly all the great silver
speeches prepared in this country dur
ing the past score of years. and we
have no hesitation in saying that this
speech of Altgeld, taken in connection
with the ore in which. some months
ago. he replied to Secretary Carlisle,
constitutes the most Ingenious presen-
tation of the free silver issue for aver
age minds that has yet been made.
Even the Times Herald, of Chicago,
perhaps his bitterest opponent, is
moved to call it "adroit. subtle and
evasive." 1t immeasurably outclasses
the frothy oratory of Bryan.
But its intere sting superstructure is
builded throughout on utterly deceD-
tive foundations. Its fundamental
proposition is that there IL MT today in
the civilized world money sufficient to
permit "a fair and equitable transac-
ton of the business of the world. IN
order to sustain this sweeping asser-
ton Governor Altgeld is compelled Il to
challenge the accuracy of the various
official estimates Of rer capita circula-
ton that publicists generally accept
as sufficiently correct for all practic ii
purposes. and to substitute in lieu
thereof purely Hypothetical Eucsses OF
his own. He uses his figures dexter
ousy. one has to watch closely in or
der to know when they are official sta
tistics or merely Altgeldian hazards.
But once the line is drawn his con-
clusions tumble to pieces from sheer
lack of supporting authority, and we
have left simply case Of Altgeld
against the governments Of the world.
Ard this, after all. is about what
this silver movement amounts to. 1t
! is nothing more nor less than an Or
ganized contradiction of facts, held to-
gether in hope of some form of per-
sonal gain. To the silver rnine-owner
It holds out the prospect of temporary
and undeserved profit. To the dis
| sembling politician it offers gamble
on the public's Credulity and thus a
dream of power and prominence. To
the not over scrupulous debtor 1t
means a way out of the full payment
Of the creditors claims. To all others
1t represents rather delirium of COM
Sriingled innocence, delusion, demagoE-
ism and greed than a serious and
sober creation of well-digested thought
II cannot stand analysis.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-22
Let Quackery Alone.

1t Ia worthy of remembrance by those
who wish to see renewal of prosper
ity in this country that the United
States, in all its history. has never been
so prosperous as when on a Protective
basis. Between the years 1870 and 1855
the foreign trade of Great Britain, a
revenue tariff country, increased 25h
per cent. Between the years 1870 and
1889 the foreign trade of the United
States, under the Protective system,
increased 62.S per cent, gain
over Great Britain of nearly 81
per cent. accomplished wholly be-
cause of the fact that under Protec-
tion our industries had been stimu-
lated until they were able to compete
with the Industries of Great Britain
in many cases in the latter's own ma
tural territory.
In 1880, according to Mulhall, Great
Britain commanded 27.2 per cent of the
commerce of the world; but by 1870 it
had fallen to 24.5 per cent, and in
1880 it was only 212 per cent. Now
witness the percentage figures relat-
ing to the United States. In 1880 we
had only 80 per cent. of the worlds
commerce. In 1871 we had reached n
place wherewe commanded 80 percent.
and In 1850 our percentage had reached
1l.5 per cent. The figures for 1890, are
not at this time available, but 1t Is
certain that when complied they will
reveal for the decade from 1880 to 1890
larger ratio of gain than for any
prior decade, and possibly for the
whole period back to 1880 This is the
more significant because Great Britain
Is our most formidable rival and next
to the United States is regarded the
most prosperous nation in the world.
There Is not direction in which the
statistician can turn that does not
bring him directly to the fact that the
greatest development this country has
witnessed in point of material ad-
vancement has been coincident with
the maintenance of Protection and
sound money. There has never been u
low tariff period in our history that
has not produced stagnation in busi-
ness, curtailment of labor and wages
and a general lowering of the Ameri-
can standard Of living. These facts
stand out bodily and instructively; they
cannot be beled nor denied. They con-
vey meaning at this present moment
which the voters of Lackawanna coun-
ty, in common with their fellow citi-
Zens in other portions Of the country,
should not fail to take into proper ac-
count.
Mr. Bryan, with glbEess of tongue
and small scruDle in the excitement of
class prejudices, may come among us
and lend the charm of his oratory to
the championship of free silver Just
as four years ago he lent it with seduc-
tive Establishments to the champion
ship of free trade. He may promise for
his new nostrum the same curative vir-
tues that he then predicted for his old
one. But do not let him deceive you.
The one experiment has been tried and
has ended in distressful failure. The
other Will be ignored, because the peo-
pie know of remedy which is not un-
certain, and possess the address of q
political physician whose treatment
has stood the test of time.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-22

The one argument which reconciles
the public to the pardon Of John Bards-
ley Is the testimony of reputable physi-
clans that his Ill health would cause
further confinement to be equivalent
to taking his life. On this score Glenn
ency is perhaps defensible. but on no
other. The liberation of this duly and
fairly convicted felon prior to the conn
pletion of his just sentence must not be
construed as an invitation to duplica-
tIOns of his crime.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-22

Some persons are beginning to dis-
cuss the question "Will the Democrat
ic party perish?" The discussion is
useless. The Democracy is immortal.
1t has outlived 4 whole generation Of
mischievous principles and it will sur
vive its present crisis. 1t is really
necessary to our politics as q horrible
example
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-22
THE COMING HERO,

The base ball seasons nearly oer,
But what of that?
The college boy has hair galore
Beneath his hat.
His muscles are like bands Of steel,
Already he's
Apparently begun to feel
Like forming ''V's."
He talks of "center rushes," and
OF "halfs" and "ends:''
The thumps and bumps that he can stand
Astound his friends.
What though of books he doesn't seem
To know enough?
He's captain Of his college team
And that's the stuff!
Cleveland Leader.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-22

Mr.. Thacher says he is forninst Mr..
Bryan's theories, but is willing to do
what he can toward Bryan's election,
even to get the worst licking that a
gubernatorial candidate ever received
in New York state. This is the gist Of
Thacher's letter of acceptance.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-22

The charges are multiplying so rap
idly against Minister Terrell that some
thing ought soon to be done in the di-
rection of an official investigation.
However, it will not be long until there
will be a decent administration in con-
troll Of the American state department,
and then perhaps public sentiment will
stand some show
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-22

That is fine tribute to the Republi-
can commissioners of this county which
the Democratic organ pays when it re-
luctantly admits that during their ad-
ministration of the county finances
"there have been no serious scandals" "
The taxpayers of Lackawanna county
will be likely to retain such good SER
wants rather than sanction the prob
lematical experiment of a change.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-22

1t strikes us that the Scranton Times
descends to small business when it
abusss Mr.. Scragg for having dared to
follow his convictions. 1t will not help
it's cause by such tactics.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-22

In this campaign the rea, working
men are doing their own thinking. 1t
is not being done for them by such
men as Sovereign, Mcbride and Debs.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-22

Governor O'Ferrall, of Virginia. one
of the stoutest Of Democrats. repudi-
ates Bryan and declares for sound
money. Let the good work go on.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-22
NATURALLY so.

From the Times-Herald.
The people apparently prefer to stand
with England, Germany and France ra-
ther than with China, Siam and Mexico.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-22

Congress-WILLIAMC CONNEII.
Commissioners-S. w. ROBERTS. GILES
Auditors-A. Z. KIEFER. FRED l..
WARD.