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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-12-24

ner of her wares, and with old age cruel
" asserting itself she was stranded in
her little shOp-poor. so very poor, and
with heart far oftener sad than cheer
full. With her dainty nightcap still tied
under her chin, she pulled the window
shade aside-just little cautious mite
to see tub filled to its topmost hoop
being handed down from cord of hick
DRY wood cut surely for her stove, for
no other stove in the village was as
small as hers, and this, when piled up
neatly on her porch, was again crowned
with the wash day hamper. What little
Miss Prindle found under the white
linen tablecloth need not be told, but
kneeling by her old chintz-eovered
rocking chair, the room warm and
cheerful with its cracking. laughing
fire, and her table with both its leaves
spread to hold its bounties, she thanked
God, with her grateful tears falling or
the cushion, for the good friends who
had so kindly remembered her and
made her SO thankful this Christmas.
Two wagons drove up in front of the
old minister's house. One carried a
load of wood which was ranked almost
before he knew it in the leaky lean
contents Of the other wagon were car
ried into the house through the front
door. There was everything to eat
Christmas and Sunday dinners enough
for a whole year almost-and while he
was making woefuI failure of trying
not to cry and his sweet old wife was
crying outright and yearning to thank
some one, the door softly closed and
they were left alone with their happi-
ness and abundance. Want had walked
very close beside them, for many years,
and lives of cheerful, prayerfu1 labor
and sacrifice had their reward in part
in neglect, but that Christmas day all
bitterness and sadness were forgotten,
and when the new preacher asked the
old one to lead in prayer that morning
it was said there had never been such a
supplication as his offered before in the
new church. It sanctifed and rededi-
Gated it.
Three wagons almost surrounded the
poor little house of Widow Green.
She was the poorest of all the needy in
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-12-24
Minor State NeWs

Mr.. Bryan, of Brown county, has
named his baby Mckinley.
Members of the Topeka police force
have brought suit against the city for
$500 back pay.
There are now 97,5 volumes in the
Kansas state library, 2,761 having been
added during the past two years
The Kansas national guard consists
Of 1,4sO privates and i33 commissioned
officers, exclusive of the governors
staff.
The citizens of Lawrence. regardless
of party, rendered Gov.-elect Leedy and
wife a brilliant reception the other
night
w. A. Randolph. judge of the dis
trict court at Emporia, surprised his
friends by marrying his stenographer,
Miss Lane.
Nearly all the candidates for state
printer have promised, in case they are
elected, to establish a populist paper
at Topeka
Farmers of Marshall county are
gathering the biggest corn crop ever
raised in that county, which they claim
will exceed 10. 600, 600 bushels.
DR.. Selden w. Jones, who came to
Kansas in 1857, died at Leavenworth
recently. He was one of the oldest
practicing physicians in the state.
Pat Rabbit, clerk of the court-elect
of Crawford county, has been taken to
the insane asylum at Osawatomie and
Judge Simons, of Fort Scott, will ap-
point his successor.
Burglars had become so common in
Kansas City, Kan, that the chief of
police ordered his men to parade the
streets at night in citizens clothes that
they might more readily capture the
thieves.
The Kansas Day banquet will be held
at Topeka. January %. James l.
Challiss, OF Atchison, has been given
the place of honor on the programme
and he will respond to the toast Kan
sas." This place is always accorded
to a native Kansan- Other speakers
who will have places on the programme
are w. ]. Stewart, Troy; Henry j. Al
len. Ottawa; Charles S. Reed, Fredonia;
1. E. Lambert, Emporia; J. B. Furry.
Topeka; w. W. Finney, Neosho Falls;
Fred A. Stocks. Blue Rapids: E L.
AckIey, Concordia; S. n. Hawks.
Stockton; ii. G. Laing. Russell; Harry
L. Gordon, Wichita: John = Simmons,
Dighton. and r w. Coleman, Baker
university
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-12-24
Reads Like a Romance.

STEPHENS POINT, Wis, Dec. is.-Carl
Shopke, an employe of the Wisconsin
Central railway, was boiled to death in
a home made Turkish bath. He had
been rubbed with turpentine and
placed between wooden blankets. Spon-
taneous combustion ignited the blan-
kets and burned him frightfully. To
cure him, he was placed in a barrel
containing hot water and clover bios
SONS and covered. When the cover was
removed the man was dead.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-12-24
residents of Havana worried.

HAVANA, Dee. is.-Heavy siege guns
have been mounted on the outer sea
walls of new fort recently construct
ed west of the city. on theeoast Many
new Notifications have been built in
the city, and Weyler seems to be pre-
pairing for siege. This action natur-
ally awakens suspicion and worries the
residents greatly over the situation
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-12-24
Bland Not Anxious for 1t.

WASHINGTON. Dec 2i.-R P. Bland
has written to friend here that, while
he would appreciate the silver demo-
ocratic speakership nomination honor,
he will not contest for it. Notwith-
standing the letter the Missouri dele
CATION will present his name and un-
less conditions should change he is
almost certain to be the democratic
caucus nominee.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-12-24
Right Wins Over rechnicalities.

RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 1s.-The court
Of appeals issued an order command
ing the state board of election can
vassers to award to j. Yost, republican
candidate, the certificate of election to
congress in the Tenth congressional
district, though some of his ballots
read Jacob Yost, and to count for c.
NJ. Wallace, Jr., democratic presiden-
tia1 elector, votes returned to the credit
of c. M. Wallace.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-12-24
nIissouri seed Allotment.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1s.-The Missouri
congressman received notices yester-
day from the secretary of agriculture
that their al1otments of seed for this
year are ready for their disposal. Mis-
souri, farmers who are DESTROYS of OBJ
tanning seeds should, therefore, write
to their respective congressman at
once
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-12-24
Little Still n Candidate.

1t was announced when Gov. Leedy
appointed Ed C. Little private secre-
tary that it would take the latter out
of the senatorial race, but late reports
from Topeka indicate that Mr.. Little
will be an active candidate before the
legislature for Senator PETERS place.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-12-24
The Youngest nIember.

The youngest member elected to the
legislature is Warren Finney, of Wood
son county, son of ex-Lieut.-Gov.
Finney. He is % years old, is native
Kansan and still lives in the house
where he was born in Neosho Falls.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-12-24
Stood by the Teacher.

A bad boy in Downs recently refused
to obey his teacher and she broke
ruler on him. The parents raised a
fuss, and the board passed an order
that the teacher had done right, and
that if the supply of rulers ran out in
Downs they would ship in more for her.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-12-24
Old Ash Tree.

A great ash tree in Sterlingshire,
Scotland, which was planted by Sir
L. Nicholson in 1896. is still in -four.
ishing condition.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-12-24
Says Murray Law Is Hindrance.
Has Faith in Kansas Cows.

Secretary Coburn, of the state board
of agriculture. says the farmers of
Kansas should go into the cow indus
try more extensively. He says the
dairy industry, properly and vigorous
~ cultivated, would soon place Kan
sas in the first rank in commercial inn
0Ortance
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-12-24
KANSAS STATE NEWS.
a DIstressing Accident.

Fred and Frank Moerbel, of Doni-
phan county. tried the virtue Of powder
in splitting logs But they got their
faces too close to fuse and the explo-
sion disfigured them terribly. Their
faces aud necks were burned to raw
mass and their hair sinCed off The
chances are that one, If not both of
them. will be totally blind. Their
bodily pain and the distress at the
prospect of being MANNED for life
caused them to piteously beg to be
killed.
Fish Commissioners Report.
According to the report of Otis E
Sadler. state fish commissioner, there
were 1885 distributions of fish by the
state the past two years and 1887 by
the federal government During that
time there were 70 arrests and 22O nets
destroyed. The commissioner recon-
mends the location of fish hatcheries
and restocking the larger streams of
the state. He says the present law
needs strengthening, as it cannot be
enforced.
For Two Federal judicial Districts.
The bill to divide Kansas into two
United States judicial districts, as
agreed upon by the delegation in con-
SAOoSs purposes WV JUICES az az OOO
each. The Northern district will have
three locations for terms of court
Leavenworth, Topeka and Salina- For
the Southern district court viii be held
at Fort Scott and Wichita An attor-
ney and marshal, with deputies, is pro-
videds for each district.
Says Murray Law Is Hindrance.
In his forthcoming report Attorney
General Dawes will recommend that
the law requiring the appointment of
an assistant attorney-general in coun-
ties to prosecute whisky sellers be re-
pealed. He says the Murray temper
ance law is a hindrance rather than
an aid to the prosecution of whisky
sellers.
Has Faith in Kansas Cows.
Secretary Coburn, of the state board
of agriculture. says the farmers of
Kansas should go into the cow indus
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-07-25

and that each officer Of the club be pro-
vided with copy for personal use. Sign
ing this constitution is all that is required
to join the club and it is hoped that every
Republican voter in town will become a
member.
The executive committee of the Young
Mems club have decided to engage the
old wheel club rooms in Union block if pos.
sible and use them as headquarters until
after the September election and possibly
until after the November election. These
rooms will be kept open all the time and
will be literally supplied with campaign
literature.
George A. Weston is the Windham
county member on the state committee, P
H. Hadley president of the Young Mems
club, and F. H. Babbitt chairman of the
executive committee of the club and any O.
these gentlemen will be pleased to answer
questions or hear suggestions regarding
campaign work and plans.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-07-25
The Late Mrs. Stoves Will.

The will OF Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe
was admitted to probate at Hartford, Sat
urday afternoon. She leaves all her prop
erty to her three children, Rev. Charles
E. Stowe, Miss Harriet Stowe and Miss
Eliza Stowe, the son to have one-third and
the remainder to be held in trust, the in.
come for the support ofthe daughters. At
the death of the survivors of either the
principal is to go to the sons descendants.
A large silver inkstand, given to Mrs.
Stowe by the women of England, and a
cabinet of signatures of renowned men and
women, is bequeathed to the son. A
silver waiter, given to Mrs. Stowe by the
women of England, is left to Miss Harriet,
and silver cake basket also given by the
women Of England goes to Miss Eliza.
The gold bracelet given Mrs. Stowe by
the duchess''o Sutherland is given to Mrs
Stoves daughter Georgiana. Mrs. Allen Of
Boston, now dead. Mrs. Stoves colIec.
ton of pictures is to be distributed equally
between the children. Her residence in
Hartford, valued at $4,000, is given to
the daughters. The will is dated Novem-
Der 3, 1885. Her son, as executor, ha.
filed an inventory of the estate, showing
the value of Mrs. Stoves property to be
$42, 1858.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-07-25
Michigan Letter.

DEARBORN, July 20, 1896.
The season continues favorable with
plenty Of rain. Haying is about over and
the crop fairly good, and wheat the same.
Oats and corn promise an uncommon yield.
Fruit is the best for years, especially APP
pies and grapes. We raise the Concord,
it is the best grape for this section by a
long ways, and bears every year except
when late frost sometimes kills the bios
SONS. This part of Michigan is level and
free from stone. The soil is generally clay
and sandy loan, and is rich, but there are
sand ridges and tracts of poor sandy
plains. The timber is hard wood, no
evergreens; these begin to appear about 40
miles to the north. Oak and elm are the
most common. Black walnut, hickory,
butternut and chestnut, are abundant,
there is but little beech or rock maple but
a fair supply of white and bass wood, but
ton wood, white wood, or tulip, as it is
called, and kind named peperage, that
lightning can't split. Most farmers within
Is miles of Detroit are engaged in market
gardening for the city. Sweet corn, melons
and potatoes are the principal crops, to-
gether with all kinds Of garden truck and
small fruit, but there is little money in it
at present prices, and taxes are high.
Everybody is wheel cracked, and all the
pocket money is invested in wheels, and
bursting and puncturing tires is the princi-
pal business Of the young people. The
railroads, including the electric, are going
to the dogs and onward nobody wants tc
ride on railroad.
G. w. LEARNED.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-07-25
New Hampshire News.

The hosiery mill at Milford is shut down
until September /.
Jonathan Lamson of Cornish dropped
dead at the Flat Friday of last week while
trying TO hive a swarm OF bees.
The state Prohibition committee has de-
cided to hold state convention at Con-
cord on Wednesday, August 5.
The house and barn Of John Chick at
Newfelds, near Exeter, were burned Sat-
urday morning with their contents. Loss,
$4,000.
CYRUS f. Bickford, 55, roadmaster of
the Quebec division of the Maine Central
railroad, died at Lancaster Friday evening
of last week.
The departments of the Laconia and
Pepperell mills devoted to manufacture of
domestic goods, now idle, will be started
on half time next week.
The cornerstone for the $685. church
for the St. Francis Xavier parish, Nashua,
was laid with much ceremony Sunday after
noon, Bishop Bradley officiating.
The chimney, 1853 feet tall, of Hon.
Frank jones' new electric light plant, in
Portsmouth, now has its top surrounded by
line of powerful lights which are seen
many miles at sea.
The socialist labor party held state
convention in Manchester Sunday after
noon. There were 18 delegates present
from Concord, Nashua, Dover and Man
chester. Harry II. Acton of Manchester
was nominated for governor of the state by
a unanimous vote.
| A large barn owned by G. B. Moseley
at Concordville, York Beach, was struck
by lightning late Wednesday afternoon Of
last week, set on fire and damaged $1,000.
The men at the beach, aided by the new
water system, succeeded in preventing a
serious fire which might have destroyed
that section of the summer settlement.
John M. Dow, aged 10, OF South Sea-
brook, early Saturday morning stabbed
and killed Josiah Brown and seriously
wounded the latter's nephew, Joseph B.
Brown. The stabbing was done with a
large jackknife. The blow penetrated the
elder Browns heart, causing death in II
minutes. The murderer was arrested. The
younger Brown, it is thought, will recover
The men had been drinking and the
tragedy resulted from boisterous horse
play in which Dow was made the butt Of
the younger mems annoyances.
D. H. Gault, 20, prosperous farmer o.
Bow, was buncoed out of $1,000 Monday
afternoon by two confidence men. The
men said that they had negotiated for 8
farm but did not have quite enough money
to pay for it, and by offering him a good
bonus they persuaded Gault to go to the
loan and trust savings bank in Concord
and supply them with $1,000 from his de
post. The fact leaked out when Gault'
family appeared at the bank Thursday anc
secured transfer of his remaining funds
The swindlers were following Sawtelle'
circus.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-07-25
The Three RS Of 1896.

The Chicago platform declares for a
fifty three-cent dollar as full legal tender
for all debts, public and private and, con-
sequently, for the forcible obliteration Of
forty-seven per cent of all Indebtedness,
private or public.
That is Reputation.
The Chicago platform also demands a
renewal of the attempt to impose an in.
come tax, class tax levied against the
accumulations OF industry and thrift, con.
fiscating the earnings and savings of the
few for the benefit of the many.
That is Robbery.
Again, the Chicago platform threaten.
the curtailment of the powers of the Judi.
ciary, the bulwark of life, property and
our institutions against the enemies OF
society; and it likewise threatens to pack
the bench OF the supreme court of the
United States in order that the projects Of
populism may not be checked hereafter in
that quarter.
That is Revolution.
Mr.. Bryan stands for all three, Repudi-
alton, Robbery and Revolution New
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-07-25
A Chapter on Money Making.

If man takes piece of steel worth Is
cents and makes of it watch springs worth
800, that is skill.
If he takes piece of paper worth two
cents and writes on it a poem that sells for
$50, that is genius.
If he takes farm worth s. an acre, and
by his labor and knowledge puts it in
heart again and makes it worth 800 an
acre, that is work.
If man takes hammer worth 60 cents
and in a days use of it earns 81 80, that's
hard work.
II man buys yearling at trotting
sale for SIS that in its three year form de-
velops ability to make a mile at a 2.06 IA
gait, that is judgment.
If man buys silver mine he has never
seen, and it makes him millionaire, that's
luck.
If man buys an article to-day for 81 sc
and sells it tomorrow for $3.50, that's
business.
But when government takes % cents
worth of silver and coins it into a cart
wheel and says legislatively that it is 100
cents or a dollar, and pays it out as such
to its creditors, that is not finance, but
highway robbery.-New York Sun.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-07-25


A meeting of the various Republican
town officers was held in banquet hall
Thursday evening and plans for the cam
paign outlined. Chairman P. II. Hadley
raped order about o'clock and j. H.
Blakley gave report of the recent meet
ing in Brattleboro. He said that Chair
man Olin Merrill of the state committee es-
timated that the town of Rockingham
should give Grout and Fisk $40 votes in
order to insure majority of $4,000 in
September. The vote at the last guber-
material election was $40. 1t is estimated
that there are nearly 800 Republican voters
in town, and had there been anything like
full vote at the last election this town
would have had seven instead of five dele
gates to state conventions. Mr.. Blakley
stated that no effort would be spared to
get out full vote this fall. Captains OF
ffteens are to be appointed and transpor-
tation on election day will be furnished all
who cannot reach the polls otherwise.
George A. Weston stated that the state
committee had promised that two cam
paign speakers ofnational reputation should
come to Bellows Falls before the first OF
September. A grand rally and torch light
procession will probably be arranged for
the last of August.
1t was moved by c. III. Williams and
voted by those present that copy of the
constitution of the Young Mems Republ-
can club be left at the Blue Store in order
Al. N -
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-07-25
Planning a Vigorous Campaign.

1t don't rot clothes Harmless soap.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-07-25

GEMS as if all the
things we like disa-
gree with US, and all
the things we don't
like, agree with us.
Dyspepsia turks in
most of the good
things we eat, and
indigestion follows
the qualification of
pappetite. OF course,
} it isn't N ature s
fault. Nature does
the best she can, and
if a man will onlv
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-07-25
1t don't rot clothes-Harmless soap.
A Letter.

A Letter.
We Druggists named below will sell you
a Csc Bottle of the great Cough Cure DR..
Andrews Prescription No. 10 on posi-
tive guarantee to cure your Cough or pay
back the money. For Cough and Colds
for adults and children it has no equal and
the proof Of a pudding is eating.
S. T. ANDREWS, Bellows Fall,
H. II. DAVIS, "
j. F. PIERCE, /"
W. b. GLYNN. Saxtons RIVER
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-07-25

7. don't rot closhes-Ha-rnless soap.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-07-25

help her little bit at the right time, he
may eat what he likes and as much as he
likes. DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are for
people who are troubled with indigestion
Particularly for those in whom it manifests
itself in the form of constipation. The
Pellets " are quick and easy in their ac-
ton They are in perfect harmony with
Nature. They effect a permanent cure.
You need take them regularly only little
while. After that, use them occasionally
when you need them-when you have eaten
something that disagrees with you. They
may be taken just as freely as you would
take water or any other necessity of life.
Once used they are always in favor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-12-19
OTHER MARKETS-BY TELEGRAPH.

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ss hf @e iSt week Tes "s head
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& s e s1 an q S c m..d Toss s'aa
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s. ss late sales heavy Workers $50 200 NJ s3t2.
heavy grades 50 @ about 20 ears left 0ys .c ssssp
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weak for lambs to best native lambs S 25ass %
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sass o = rsan ssass g. a"a
market :teady lower heavy packing and shisoIns
Gs 81 sisSrsd 81 81 @ faos TO- pss
se s 80 to ensce Sc lambs s. a5as 90
St Louis Dec lscatsmRecspts ia4+ head; s,a
get s esay . nerye 81 ses s Texas s.
s4 hsss a aesyy s @ Sheer
~RScepts head market strong native sheep. 81 rs
ass So lambs 81 10
Kansas city Dec 1s.-Hogs-Recepts. Il 800 head:
market opened weak closed strong light 81 2ods3 go:
medium SO 2ods3 27i1 50 17sas3 90 pigs 81 $50
81 TO- Cattle-Recepts 500 head; market strong ma
tive steers best 81 1ods5 fair TO good S3dS4 TO- cows
and hefers best s3ds3 5O fair to good 81 7oas3; bulls
81 7O6s2 stockers feeders s3TS3 80 Texas and
Western 50 6cas3 TO- calves s5Gs1i. sheep-Receipts
600 head market steady.
East Liberty. Dec. ls.-Cattle steady; extra 81 oeg
81 81: prime 81 4OGs4 50 good. 81 25d$4 3O tidy. s4G
81 Is falr 50 ioas3 90, common s. SoasS 2o co common
cows and springers sI5ds+5. Hogs-Market steady
prime medium So 4ods3 as do light 50 50 pigs 81 500
sheep steady prime SO 5oasa 90 good SO 25mss so fair
mixed So 15dS3 Is: 81 5OTS3 %: cus 3ocnSl
choice lambs s. 6oMs5 35: common fair lambs 500
81 %. veal calves $5q$6 %