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The advocate., 1896-08-26

We bid him enter the halls Of Congress
a free man to battle for the material and
business interests as we'll as the moral
and political welfare Of this great
State"
BY this time Ury was getting nervous.
McNall, to the edifcation Of the Cope
land county statesmen, had been rubbing
it in pretty hard. Ury began arguing
with Webb, and declared that 1--WE must
keep gold and silver at parity"
"That reminds me Of story" replied
McNall, "and Jim Hallowell, who was to
enter the halls Of Congress free man,
is it's hero. Some years ago" said
Webb, al was in poker game with Hal
lowell, and an incident happened that
reminds me of this parity business. A
st. Louis travelling man had been throw
ing his pocket book into the center, with
the declaration, I'll see that, and raise
you twenty-five-the pocketbook goes to
the limit It was dead knocker for
six or eight hours, but Hallowell rudely
broke the spell by reaching down and
taking off his slippers and tossing them
into the pot, saying, There, I'll just
raise you fifty. If leather is ON a parity
in this game, there is just twice as much
in my slippers as there is in your wallet,
(which did not contain a cent?"
This ended the argument, and Ury
winked at porter significantly, and the
"two old cronies" went up to q room to
exemplify the Kansas plan Of irrigation.
The advocate., 1896-08-26

Commerce Commission to prescribe and en-
force reasonable transportation charges upon
interstate commerce; and we further demand
that the Legislature OF Kansas make such
changes In the present laws Of the State as
may be necessary to increase the power OF the
Board OF Railroad Commissioners, by making
their findings, conclusions and orders under
the act Of their creation primG jacie evidence
Of their correctness, and providing fOs q
speedy review thereof by the courts when
questioned and q summary enforcement
thereof IL sustained, as recommended by the
board In iss thirteenth annual report.
We commend the efforts OF the Board OF
Commissioners to secure reduced rates upon
Kansas products TO points whore rail and
deep water transportation connect. and wS
pledge our support 20 al further endeavoTs in
that direction.
We hereby express deep regret on account
OF the death Of our distinguished citizen and
ex- Governor, George 4. Anthony For quar-
ter OF century In Kansas he was . leader OF
public opinion, fearless champion Of every
just cause and an invaluable defender Of ths
rights and interests OF the people As our Gov
ernor he became distinguished because Of the
clean, honest and business.like manner In
which he administered public Affairs, and our
people took great pride In him as their chief
executive, because Of his sterling character
and superior ability. His death is an occasion
Of public sorrow, and IL is with sadness that
every Kansas Republican realizes that we can
no longer have the benefit OF his clear judg-
ment and aggressive Ideas in our public dellb-
Grafton.
We heartily indorse the husiness.liks and
economical administration OF Governor +. N.
Morrill,, and his associates; and we invite o
most careful comparison between the present
Republican administration and che POpulist
administration which preceded IT, believing
that every citizen who win so examine into
the affairs OF our state as administered by the
present Republican administration will be
convinced that it is to the interests Of the peO-
pie to retain the Republican party In power
and control Of our State affairs.
We believe that the record OF the Republican
party In the past will commend II to all good
citizens, and that the two years experience the
people have had Of Populist depredStions and
misruls win bring 20 our support oil good oit-
liens, irrespective Of former political sfilia-
| kiODa
The advocate., 1896-08-26
Protection and Sound Money.

The following platform was adopted
by the recent State convention Of Kan
sss Republicans. Special attention is
called to the sixth plank:
We, the Republicans Of Kansas, in conven-
tlon assembled, heartily indOrse the nomlna-
tion OF william Mckinley for President and
Garrett A. Hobart for Vice President Of the
United States, and pledge them our most en-
thuslastic support.
We hereby renew our allegiance to the prin'
ciplss Of the Republican party so fully and
clearly expressed In the National Republican
platform adopted at st. Louis, each and every
part Of which we unquSliaedly approve and
hereby adopt ss our own.
We regard the three cardinal principles en-
phasized in our National platform, viz: Pro.
lection. Reciprocity and Sound Money, as
indispensable to an enduring National pros
perlty.
For over q century Of our National history
the prosperity Of our country has depended
upon protective tariff policy, and whenever
the free trade theory has been adopted by our
National legislators, It has been followed by q
period Of business depression and industrial
ruin.
We believe prosperity win never come TO
the American farmer, mechanic and lAborer
until the American markets are stimulated
by protective tariff, and our foreign markets
enlarged and increased by the policy Of recip-
rocity.
The Republicans OF Kansas believe In sound
money. We favor the use OF gold, silver and
paper in the largest measure possible consist
ent with the maintenance OF the equal debit
paying and purchasing power Of all money.
We are opposed to the free and unlimited
coinage Of silver ct the ratio Of Is TO By this
country alone, because II means silver mono
metallism, debased currency, and the de-
structlon of our National credit
We condemn In unmeasuFed terms the un-
patriotic treatment Of the veterans Of the late
war by the present National administration,
and heartily favor not only more liberal In
terpretstlon Of the present pension laws, but
such additional legislation as viii properly
care for our disabled soldiers.
We favor the permanent improvement Of
our highways, believing that thereby the cost
OF transportation Of agricultural products
to market will be greatly lessened, business
and social Communication between country
and city facilitated, and values Of farm lands
augmented.
We favor National and State legislation foE
the encouragement Of irrigation.
We believe that the Penitentiary coal mines
should be operated only for the purpose oi
furnishing fuel for State and charitable In.
stitutions.
/ In the interest Of the people Of Kansas we
demand that our Senators and Represents
tiyes in Congress use their best sndeavorS tc
secure such amendments 10 the interstate
commerce act 40 win enable the Interstat'
The advocate., 1896-08-26

Democratic minority, in both houses Of
Congress, is rapidly increasing the value
Of silver, and is good step in the right
direction, but we, the Republicans of
Kansas, demand free coinage Of silver. "
"That plank was adopted by rising
vote, said McNall, "and such gold stand
ard statesmen as Dick Blue, Joe Hudson,
Governor Morrill, and ]. r. Burton OBJ
served this thing with q satisfaction that
betokened contentment and pride.
"But that isn't all the evidence | have
on thatsubject. You will remember that
l thought l was running for Congress up
in the Sixth in 1890. Well, l didn't run
to speak of. I was nominated on free
silver platform that declared for unlim-
tied coinage, but for some reason the peo-
pie didn't have any confidence in the
platforms that especially Republi-
can platforms, and the result was | was
short about 5000 votes necessary in the
matter Of securing a certificate Of cleo
tion. That was the year Jerry Simpson
went over the Big Seventh district on
the mo socks issue. His opponent, you
know, was Col. Jim Hsllowell, the silk
underwear statesman of the Arkansas.
II the people had manifested any conf
dence in Republican promises that year
Hallowell would have gone to Congress,
but they were unable to harmonic his
silk undershirts and socks with the plat
form, which declared:
"'We favor the free and unlimited coin
age of silver and such other legislation
as may be necessary to insure an increas-
ing value Of currency adequate to the
growing demands Of our trade and popu-
lation. And we commend the recently
enacted silver law as long step in the
right direction. ,"
"That," quoted the gentleman from
Smith county, "ls the kind Of doctrine
the Republicans of Kansas have been
taught from 1890 down to the present
time, and (pointing the finger of scorn
at Ury) you would have us make asses OF
ourselves now and 60 back on our own
record. But that plank is not the only
one IN the Seventh district platform
which indicated the trend of the Repub-
lican party along reform lines. Here is
one for you to take with you to your
closet tonight:
"'We favor the issue Of full legal ten
der treasury notes in such amounts as
may be necessary for the proper transac-
tion Of the business of the country, with
out reference to the Whims or the de-
mands Of those who desire to control the
financial affairs of the nation for purely
speculative purposes"
"Thst," said McNall, "ought to be en-
crossed and forwarded to Marc Hanna
as Kansas souvenir And then would
have you transmit this resolution, which
was adopted by the Seventh district Re-
publican convention, to our friends, the
enemy, the Wall street gold robbers" ;" In
q loud tone Of voice the statesman read;
believing that the banking system
has accomplished the purpose for which
it was created, and that it cannot further
subserve any useful purpose, we favor
the repeal OF the National banking law.
Ury was getting nervous BY this time
and wanted to break in and check the
The advocate., 1896-08-26

Why not make a few more POpulist
votes in your locality by sending in q
few 15-cent subscribers to the ADvo-
GATE.
The advocate., 1896-08-26
WEBB M'NALL'S ]
CANISM.
REPUBLI-

peka correspondence in the st. Louis
Republic of August 8. 1t is reproduced
accurately, except that certain inelegant
expressions are changed to unobiection-
able ones:
A few days ago Webb McNall, the
leader of the Republican free silver bolt
In the Sixth district, was in Topeka. He
met his old friend, Newt UrV Of Fort
Scott, who has recently been nominated
oy the Republicans for member OF the
Kansas Legislature. These two men
have been the "tWo old cronies" OF the
Republican party of Kansas for years.
They have slept together at State con-
ventions chummed together at grand
lodge meetings, drank Kansas drug store
booze out Of the same bottle and rounded
up many a delegation Of Kansas "Jays"
when the bosses had on hand scsly job
to run through the Legislature or aState
convention. The meeting here was the
first since Webb jumped over the fence
into the free silver pasture.
Ury was sitting in front of the Cope
land hotel, where Kansas statesmen who
drift into Topeka cOngregate. He was
dilating upon the political conditions in
Fort Scott and Bourbon county WREN he
observed McNall strolling up the street.
AS the statesman of the Sixth district
approached, wearing 16 to badge that
covered the left lapel Of his coat, Ury
addressed him in this choice sslutstion,
which is part Of the vocabulary of all
Kansas statesmen who have taken the
degrees of the order:
"By the eternal, Webb, you've played
thunder. I thought you would be the
last Republican to leave the party.
Well, / remember a remark you made
down in Fort Scott few years ago when
an old Populist jumped you and told you
that the Republican party would be
wiped from the face of the earth. You
turned On him in your wrath and said:
Colonel, when that time comes you will
find one Republican left and voting the
ticket, and that Republican will be Webb
McNall.' And now you have gone over
to the Democratic party"
The Cliff Dweller from the great North
west was not disconnected by this brief,
but pointed lecture. "Wise men change,
but fools never" was the reply. The
fools, he insisted, composed the member
ship Of the Republican party in Kansas,
because the party had changed, but they
had not yet discovered thefact. "During
the past six years." he continued, "the
men who have mapped out the policy
and dictated the platforms of the Repub-
lican party in this State, and who have
constructed the State, Congressional
and county platforms, have been teach
ING us fellows that the free coinage Of
silver would be a good thing for the
country. I have been an apt scholar.
have accepted their pronunciamentos as
good Republican doctrine, and have
from every stump and rostrum in the
Sixth district, proclaimed these priDci
pies as sound Republican doctrine. The
great John ]. Ingalls,, the idol of hero wor
shippers, was one of my teachers. The
splendid Preston B. Plumb died free
silver advocate; in fact, all Of the mer
who have been prominent in Republican
Dol;t;oa in Kansas during the mast aiJ
The advocate., 1896-08-26
About Proxies.

The Abilene convention gave VlVld
example Of the proaigste and wantOn
use Of proxies, and ought to be warn
ing to county conventions hereafter to
use more care in the election OF dele
gates to State conventions. In almost
every instance the proxies in the State
convention did not represent the counties
from which they came, and some proxies
who had seats in the convention could
not have received ten votes in their
respective county conventions for any
position Of trust.
In this county there was proxy who
obtained seat In the convention and
proceeded to fight and work against the
judgment Of every other delegate in the
delegation, and was clog and hindrance
to the contamination Of plans laid out
and adopted by the entire delegation in
the interest Of Bourbon county.
Hereafter the conventions 10 senu
delegates TO State convention should
elect delegates and alternates, and pass
resolution to the effect that in case q
delegate or alternate was unable to 60,
the delegates present from the county
be allowed 10 select the proxy who will
work in harmony with them in the in
terests Of the constituency.
No delegate ought to be allowed to
give his proxy to any Tom, Dick or
Harry who may come along and want
it for the purpose venting out personal
spleen upon the convention floor against,
some one whom he don't happen to like,
to the detriment Of his county and the
party he feigns to represent.-Fort
Scott LGnterD.
The advocate., 1896-08-26

The Kins Of Fills is DsoohAa's-sEEcHAN's
The Anaconda standard., 1896-04-23
MARkeD ON.
An Experiment Has Been Made in the
Weser River and is suits

An Experiment Has Been Made in the
Weser River and Is suits
From the Washington Star
Last year 26 salmon, caught after a
freshet at boom i'm the Weser river.
near Oeynhausen, were marked by in
Producing a numbered clamp of the
kind used to fasten papers together in
the large fin on the back Circulars
were then sent by the German fish COM
missioners to the people interested
along the river that the 26 salmon had
been returned to the river, and in the
interest of pisciculture, IL would be de-
sirable to know when, where and at
what weight the fish were caught
again. Until recently but two of these
fish had been caught. one of which had
assembled the river fully rs miles, while
the other was caught where they were
first taken and returned to the wet ele-
ment. Both of them had increased in
weight and size, the respective data
having been given to the fish commits
sioners. Two weeks ago three of the
fish were caught together by one fish
erman at the mouth of the Weser river,
where, at this season. salmon will as
cend the stream in schools. Consider
ing that ii Is nearly a year and a half
since these fish were returned to the
river. 1T is certainly very strange that
three of them should be found to-
gether now.
The Anaconda standard., 1896-04-23
POKER HINTS.
PRACTICAL Suggestions which VIII Make
winning a Dead Center shot.

rracticsi suggestions Which VIII Make
winning "a Dead Center shot,
From the New York World.
The whole object of poker is to save
your own money and secure some one
eise,s. Win cash and lose on credit is a
good general rule.
Therefore. buy only one-half as many
cmps as you think you will need. When
they are gone. owe!
Ante only when you are reminded of
1t. You'll make a chip or two in an
evening by following this advice.
III any one has to owe for chips, make
sure that you're the first one to do so.
Then bet against the ready-money
players.
Get look at the bottom card IL you
can. 1t may alter your draw mate
rally.
Always salt away" checks in your
pockets. No one can tell how you
stand, and you can be shy" from time
to time.
Watch the discards carefully. but use
them sparingly. Excess In these lux
uries may beget trouble.
Sell your chips while you have plenty
of them, but only for cash.
III there is kitty take a few extra
cigars; If you don't smoke yourself.
there are Others"
At the close of the game halve your
winnings and multiply your losses I'm
discussing how you stand. All good
players do this
Never pay any hold-over debts at the
beginning of the game. Mercenary men
have been known to accept money so
often and refuse to play.
When luck is against you call for a
new pack, grumble and claim more
trouble than ever mortal had before.
When you are winning, look at your
watch all the time, with the remark.
i've got to so pretty soon" Go when
you get good and ready.
BY following these instructions yon
VIII show an intimate knowledge of the
game, even If you do not win.
The Anaconda standard., 1896-04-23
ourts and Personals.

Special Correspondence of the Standard
Livin gston. April 20.-At the sheriff's
sale to-day the real estate Of the Nc
Cauley company was bid I'm by John
r. Work for the sum of Ss.579. This
is the amount Of the Krieger and Work
judgments and the labor claims. The
property is subject TO a mortgage of
$500 and preferred claims of 5000.
There are other creditors whose claims
in the aggregate amount TO 5000 The
company claims that under the law IL
may work the property and devote the
profits to settlement of the amount due
the bidders-in of the same.
The Bear Gulch hotel. also sold at
sheriff's sale. was bid in by william
A. Hall for the sum OF s4ss7O
Judge Henry administered the oath
OF allegiance to the United States to
three applicants to-day. James Ship
ton applied for naturalization papers.
but IL appearing that his father was
an American citizen before his birth,
the court held that 10 papers were nee
essary.
The Northern Pacific has just secured
patents TO S7.7S1 acres Of land i'm Park
county This represents about one
third of the total lands within the orig
inal grant i'm this county.
While playing upon the walls OF the
new court house to-day. an 11-year-old
son OF Mrs. NJ. ~. Hickok caught his
foot between the hollow of the walls
and lost his balance. lie hung in a
precarious position for some time, but
managed to hold on until rescued al
though his ankle was dislocated by the
wrench sustained
w. III. Sutherlin Of White Sulphur
Springs was over from Helena to-day.
He says the grade Of the Castle road
will be finished in four weeks at the
most.
W +. Jewell OF Creyasse came down
from that camp tonight and went over
TO Helena Part Of his baggage con-
sisted Of large chunk OF gold retort
the product Of the Bear Gulch Mining
company.
George Hancock. a Fargo architect.
arrived on No. I tonight In COM
pany with Helena man he viii make
a new appraisement Of the opera house
fire loss
George W. Hustled the druggist. Is
back from Columbus.
A. Brown returned to-day from a
visit TO his parents at Miles City.
The Anaconda standard., 1896-04-23

A good, healthy wholesomeness will
make even homely face attractive.
There are many reasons why women
should take care to be healthy. One
very strong reason is that beauty and
illness are very seldom found together
lllness-and especially the kind peculiar
to women-inakes the complexion bad.
the eyes dull and sunken, the manner
hstless and the intellect dull.
No woman in this condition can be at
tractive to her friends. Personal ap-
pearance counts for much, but comfort
amounts to even more. What's the good
OF living If one cannot enjoy anything f?
III headaches and backaches and drag
ging WEAKNESS and pain accompany even
slight fatiguea
IL the system is constantly subjected
to a debilitating drain, where IS the
energy to come from to make endowment
possible?
Personal comfort and a consideration
for the feelings of others are two of
the incentives to an effort TO secure
health.
If the illness is in any way connected
with the purely feminine organism fand
the. chances are ten TO one that il isl
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription will
cure it.
DR.. Pierce has used the " Prescription -
IN his practice for thirty years with un-
broken success. A large book written
by him entitled Woman and Her Dis
eases will be sent securely sealed, in
plain envelope) TO those who will send
this notice and ten cents to part pay
postage, to WORLDS DIsPgSsARY MEDI-
CAL ASSOCIATION, No. COS Main Street
Buffalo, y. Y.
The Anaconda standard., 1896-04-23
RAILROADS ABOvETHE CLOUDS
Elevated Tracks ON the Andes and the
Rocky Mountain Peaks.


Rocky Mountain Pcaks.
From the st. Louis Republic.
There are several places in the world
where the iron horse actually climbs
up mountain sides to spots which are
situated far above the clouds. In Peru
they have built a railway over one of
the most elevated ribs of the Andes,
and in Switzerland the steam engine
snorts and puffs around and up the
sides of peaks where ii was formerly
considered hazardous for a footed
Alpine climber to attempt to worm his
way. The engineers of the United
States have been equally enterprising
as those of Europe and the Spanish
republics of South America. They have
proven that there is no mountain too
broad to be tunneled or too high for
them to send a locomotive to the sum-
nit. The plateau on the top of Pixies
Peak was once thought to be almost as
inaccessible to human beings as are
the canals of Mars to mundane navf-
gators. To-day all is changed. Since
1891 the locomotive has made it's regu-
lar trips up the sides of the Pride of
the Rockies" seemingly doing it with
as much ease as the regular makes
the journey from the union station at
Korkwood.
At one time the Pixies Peak cog was
the most elevated" railroad in the
world, its upper terminus being at a
spot 14,147 feet above the beach at CAL
weston, Tex. Since the Peruvian rail-
way, mentioned above. was built the
Pixies Peak elevated takes a back
seat 1T is still a wonder in engineer
ing, however, being nine miles long
lhigh), and having several grades of
20 per cent. The engines used on this
queer railroad weigh 40 tons.