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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-03
PARALLELS FOR PoPocRATs.

If the government were running
the only grist mill in the country
would it be right to give as much of
the peoples money for fifty cents
worth of corn as for dollars worth
of wheat? Would such plan double
the value of corn at the mills of other
countries? If so, would it benefit any
one except the large dealer in corn
and if received any benefit would it
not be at the expense of others?
Would such an arbitrary proceedings
make and keep the two products of
equal value regardless of the worlds
supply and the demand for either? If
meal and flour were both legal tender.
as silver and gold now are, would it
be right to adopt a plan whereby all
the flour is boarded and the meal
forced upon the people? If the gov
eminent owe you bread would you
not like to have your choice between
flour and meal and are you willing
that others take their choice also, as
in the case of gold and silver? If you
owe debt which may be paid in
either meal or flour can you expect
to get either the one or the other
without giving an equivalent? Would
this arbitrary grinding of the peoples
griStS. regardless of relative value,
make flour and meal equally accepta-
BILE at home or abroad, as you claim in
the case of gold and silver, notwith-
standing a decided preference for
flour gold is expressed by the people
of the whole civilized world excepting,
of course, the Chinaman who bankers
Tor rice and the Mexican who is not
above beans? albeit perforce, since
both enjoy (?) the blessings of
free silver cOinagel. Can you see the
point?
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-03
Macaulay's Idea of Free Coinage.
Toronto Mail and Empire.]


The subjoined passage from Macau-
lev's History of England happily de-
scribes leader and a party not unlike
Bryan and the Democrats. 1t relates
to Lowndes, Secretary of the Treasury:
''He was not in the least aware that
a piece of metal with the Kings head
on it was a commodity, of which the
price was governed by the same laws
which govern the price of a piece of
metal fashioned into spoon or a
buckle, and that it was no more in
the power of parliament to make the
Kingdom richer by calling a crown a
pound than to make the Kingdom
larger by calling furlong a mile. He
seriously believed, incredible as it
may seem, that if the ounce of silver
were divided into seven shillingS in
stead of five, foreign nations would
sell us their wines and their silks for
a smaller number of ounces. He had
a considerable following, composed
partly of dull men. who really believ-
ed what he told them. and partly of
Shrewd men, who were perfectly will
ing to be authorized by law to pay a
hundred pounds with 3d.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-03
Wall paper at Cortright's ut BIC.
41f :Jc and lie Der roll

he &c and re per roll.
1t is said that J. w Leedy. the Pop
uliSt candidate for governor was the
only state senator who voted against
the appropriation for the soldiers or
DhanS- home However. as the EN-
poria Gazette saws. if Il man wants to
vote for Il bull-headed old ignoramtiS
like Leedy. the fact that lie voted
against tie soldiers orphans would
not stop lin. The man might say
that this government of the United
States could prevent soldiers from
having orphans.
If vonr children are subject to Group
watch for the first symptom of the
disease-hoarSeneSs. IL Chamberlains
Cough Remedy is given as soon as the
child becomes hoarse it will prevent
the attack. Even after the croupy
cough has appeared the attack can
always be prevented by giving this
remedy. 1t is also invaluable for colds
and whocping cough. For sale by
Jones < Gibson.
Every column in a newspaper con-
tains from ten to twenty-five thous-
and distinct pieces of metal. the dis
placement of one of which would
cause blunder or Il typograph-
ical error. And yet some people think
it strange to see an error i'm the paper.
When they see Il word with wrong
letter in it. or a misplaced one. they
are sure they could have spelled the
word riSllt, and they are happy for a
whole day and go around feeling how
the editor made Il mistake.-EX.
The Darlington. " is. Journal SAYS
editOrially OF a popular patent medi-
cine: 1--WE know from experience that
Chamberlain'S Collie. Cholera and Di-
arrhoea Remedy is all that is claimed
for it, as on two occasions it stopped
excruciating pains and possibly saved
the house, This remedy undOubted-
ly saves more pain and suffering than
any other medicine in the world.
Every family should keep it in the
house. for it is sure to be needed
sooner or later. For sale by Jones &
Gibson.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-03
HEARD AT THE MINT.
1879.


Uncle Sam-Why don't you let me
have that silver to make into dollar?
Mine Owner L can get B
cents more for it as it is.
Uncle Sam-You won't let me have
it, ell? Then / can't make any silver
dollars.
Mine Owner-I don't care. | amt
fool enough to let you have my silver
for less than 1 can sell it to other
folks for.
Mine Owner-Why don't you take
my silver and make it into dollars?
Uncle Sam-BecauSe you haven't got
enough to make a dollar. You have
only got SO cents worth.
Mine Owner-Yon won't take it.
eh? Then can't have a silver dollar?
Uncle SAM don't care. L amt
fool enough to take your silver for
more than can get from other folks
for it.
Mine Owner-Then you're mean.
miserable fellow. You have always
had a grudge against me. and L don't
forget that way back in 1873 you com
mitted crime, and 1 will have you
put through for it. I'll break you up
in business for this-Council Bluffs
Nonpareil.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-03
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Administrator Notice.

STATE OF KANSAS. ! In the Probate Court
TREGo COUNTY. held in and for said coun-
ty and state.
Notice is hereby given that letters testa-
mentary upon the estate of William Prit-
chett, late of Trego county. Kansas. deceased
has been granted to the undersigned. f. NJ
Wagner, by the probate court of said county
of Trego. bearing date the 18th day of Sep
TENDER. 1896. All persons having claims
against said estate required to exhibit
them to me for allowance. within year
after the date of said letters, or they may be
precluded from any benefit of such estate;
and if such claims be not exhibited within
two years from the time of the publication
of this notice. they will be forever barred.
Dated this 18th day of September. A. ID. 1895.
f Nj. WAGNER Executor.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-03

Since the nomination of BRYAN. who
is the champion of the silver. that
product has fallen per cent. in value.
Since the nomination of Mckinley
wheat has gone up 40 per cent What
becomes of the popocrat theory that
the two products keep together? If
the prospect of electing either candi-
date has any effect upon the interests
each represents the voter should not
be slow i'm deciding how to vote. At
present the ratio is 10 to in favor of
Mckinley
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-03
For Sale.

One good mich COW. S-years-old. $40.
One good milch COW, 2-years-Old. $40
One Bay William" filly, I-year-old.
$40
$40.
One good saddle pony, 12-years-old.
S15.
One pony mare. 10-yearS-Old, $40.
One pony mare, I2-yearS-old. S25.
The mares are bred to the s.Webb
horse" and service of horse paid for.
stock before Saturday. October oath
to pay a note of 81, will sell enough
of them to pay the note at public sale
in Wa-keeney on that day at O'Clock
D. m. w. B. ROBINSON.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-03
Delegates. Alternates.
BRYAN.

He secured the nomination
AT the silver cOnvOcatiOn
By the fervid agitation
OF his chin.
He has travelled through the nation
And disturbed the population
By the loud vociferation
OF his lungs.
Since Vermont's late demonstration
He is ma king his migration
To the western reservation
On his car.
With the whole condemnation,
POpocratic aggregation.
Howling dervish collocation.
Northumberland amalgamation.
He will view the situation
AT the campaigns termination
On his back. Chicago Tribun,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-03

In 1892 the home consumption of
corn in the United States was 30 33
bushels per capita. In 1895 the home
consumption had fallen to 1928 BUSH
els per capita In 1892 the home con-
sumption of wheat was 5.92 bushels
per capita. In 1894 it fell to 4.95
bushels and in 1895 it was 3.7s bushels
per capita In the face of such de-
structive results from the abandon
ment of protection and with no de-
crease in average production the
american farmer can well marvel
that prices for food product have not
been more nearly wiped out of exist
ence.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-03
Notice.

George Baker has all kinds of fresh
and smoked meats at his market and
will be pleased to see and supply all
his old friends and patrons. Baker
buys and sells nothing but the best in
the market. His customers need not
be afraid of buying diseased or un-
wholesome meats OF him. he does not
buy that kind and never has. You
will find him at the old stand.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-03
CAsTo7IA.
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1t is told of a certain young man
that he got too smart to stay at home
where he was doing reasonably well
and went away to seek his fortune.
After a few months of tramp life he
returned and, hiding in a corn field on
the outskirts of town. sent in the fol-
lowing to the old man: ''Send me out
a pair of pants and a blanket: l have
got hat" This is about the cOndi-
tiOn Webb McNall will be in NOvem-
her Sd. except that he won't have the
hat, having worn it out talking
through it.-Gaylord Herald.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-03

When Mccormick. the Populist
nominee for congress in the Sixth dis
trict, stated in his speech that the
volume of money in existence in a
country determined absolutely the
price of products, little old farmer
who didn't look as if he knew beans
rose from his seat in the corner and
in quivering voice demanded to
know why it was then, that here in
the United States where we had five
times as much money as Mexico.
wheat didn't bring five times as much
as it did in the latter country. And
Mr.. Mccormick hasn't answered vet.
Kansas City Journal
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-03
CALL FOR A COUNTY CONVENTION.

A delegate convention of the Republicans
of Trego county is hereby called to meet at
the court house in Wa-keeney at o'clock D..
m, Saturday, October 10. 1886. for the purpose
of putting in nomination candidate
For Representative. 101St District,
For County Attorney,
For Clerk of District Court,
For Probate Judge.
For superintendent of Public Instruction.
For Commissioner of First District.
For Commissioner of Second District.
The basis of representa- ton from the sew
eral townships will be one delegate at large
and one delegate for eace ten votes or ma jor
fraction thereof cast for w. G. Edwards, sec
rotary of state the last general election.
The townships will be entitled to the follow
ing number of delegates:
Delegates. Alternates.
Ogallah ....
Glencoe.
Riverside ............
Wa-Keeney.... Is ID
Wilcox.
Collyer ...-....-. 5
Franklin .-.-.
A. S. PEACOCK. GEO. BAKER.
Sec pro tenn. Chairman
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-03
FALL FESTIVAL OF MOUNTAIN
AND PLAIN

For the Fall Festival of Mountain
and Plain to be held at DENVER.
Colo. October 9th to Still. 1896. the
UNION PACIFIC will sell tickets at
very low rates from points in Kansas
and Nebraska.
Full information viii be given by
Z. p. BRADSHAW. Agent.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-03

Gold, silver and paper money make
an ideal circulating medium. The
United States has these various kinds
of moneys in almost equal proper
tiOns and we think it would be folly
to disturb their present relations.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-03

The United States with a per capita
circulation of ssh in gold and SS.77
in silver seems to be very nearly a BIZ
metallic country. Make silver the
standard and. following the well es-
tablished Gresham law, gold would
Immediately go out of circulation,
thus reducing our metallic money one
half.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-03

France made an effort to keep gold
and silver at parity and i'm doing so
changed her coinage laws one hum
dred and thirteen times. She finally
gave up in despair and adopted the
gold standard and now has over $500
per capita of silver in circulation.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-03

The principal significance of Mr..
Bryan's tour through the south lies
in the fact that he is the first Demo-
cratic candidate for president since
the war who has found it necessary
to stump that part of the country
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-03

The gold standard countries have
more paper money and more silver
money in circulation than do any of
the countries having any other stand
ard
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-03

The Popocrat papers are quoting
Bismarck as being in favor of an in
ternational agreement for silver coin
age. The Republican party is on
record in its platform as being in
favor of it also.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-17
WHAT COULD AL HER.

In certain New England village there
is n little Irish cobbler whose conversation
is much esteemed by his fellow. citizens
for the amusement which they are pre- tty
sure to derive from it.
Good morning, Mr.. Mooneyr' said a
customer one day, going into the shop
with a pair of shoes to be mended. 81
hear your wife is i'll. What is the mat
ter?''
cts mesilf that's tried to find Il ray
son for Norah' being took sick since Wis
thertay morning" said Mr. Mooney
''Unless it's the heat, | don't know what
the trouble is
DAY before yistherday she was as well
as liver she was. We mind it was II pow
erful hot day, day before yisthcr(lay?
Well, thin, Norah took no notice av the
weather, no more than usual. She picked
blueberries all the morning; thin she
| made IL bluebcrry pie for dinner, and she
ate the half nv that pie, and quarther
OF Il watermelon I'd bought, and she rel.
ished livery mouthful.
Then she made the rest nv the blcc-
berries into Il nice cake for supper. and
she ate the half av that-me eating the
rest, same as did NV the pie-and the
| aast quarther of the watermelon and what
wild irish doughnuts and the last end of
Mrs. Mulcahey's wedding cake, she made
| out Il fine meal And in the evening, it
being so terrible hot, she made IL pitcher
Nv lemonade, and drunk the whole av IL.
It's the quare thing her being took
sick yistherday morning afther being 80
well the day before said Mr.. Mooney.
''She ate twice what | did, and re-
| member spanking to her about her fine APP
petite, wild the heat and all; and Lere she
is fiat on her back since yisuherday morn
inu,'
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-17
BREAKFAST ON TIE TROLLEY.
There Seems to be no Limit to the Uses
of the Electric Car

There Seems to be no Limit to the Uses
of the Electric Car
The utilization of electric cars for spe-
eial purposeS other than the mere trans
portation az passengers presents one of
the most Interesting features connected
with the operation OF electric railways.
The availability of these cars for picnic
and theatre PARTIES was soon dscerned,
and 10 meet the popular demand fn' such
facilities speGinlly-built cars were pro-
videG by many railway companies. The
theatre cars Oh some lines are models of
luxury and art in car construction, and
many gay and festive private parties avail
themselves OF these select means of en-
joymcnt. 1t is not long since TINT we gave
an account Of IA trolley card party ON one
Of the prominent brooklyn lines. The
special uses of trolley cars are, howeves.,
not confined To the pursuit of pleasure
alone. Thus we find in some cities trolley
funeral cars, built expressly for mourn
ful service and appropriately furnished
and finished Among other uses as spe-
cially built cars are the carrying of mail
matter and express packages, and yet the
list is net complete. The latest idea in
this direction comes from the Brooklyn
grand jury, recommending trolley prison
vans to carry prisoners from the courts
to the Jail and penitcntiary. y glimpse
into the future reveals the trolley resta,I-
rant and cafe, trolley beer saloons, cigar
stores, barber shops and various other
trades on wheels. The twentieth century
business man will demand household ia
cilities on wheels. He will receive his
shave and breakfast while going to bus
mess in the morning, dine and be amused
while returning home in the evening.
Truly there are great possibilities in the
trolley Electric World.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-17
TO RIDE ON GAS.
Novel Scheme for Initiating Tires and
Making Bicycles Much Lighter.

People who ride bicycles will not need
to worry hereafter as to whether the ma.
chine they buy is light or heavy Prof
w. II. Morse, of Westfied, n. j., has
just made Il little discovery which he
firmly believes will decrease the weight
of any wheel. Wheels that were heavy
before will now be light, and those that
were light will be somewhat the weight
OF feathers if their owners follow the in
ventcr's plan. 1t will not be hard for
them to do this, for about all that is
needed in the first place is IL long rubber
pipe and in the next working gas
burner For II considerable time Prof
Morse has been experimenting by inllat-
ing bicycle tires with different gases.
These, when used, he has discover ed, ma
tcriaily lessencd the weight .of the ma.
chine. In Il ma iority of cases, however,
the gas ruined the rubber tires and after
Il few days rendered them useless.
After many experiments, however, and
after trying every conceivable combinn-
ton known to chemists, the .eXperientcr
found that when the tires of the ma
chine were inflated with hydrogen gas
the weight of the machine was reduced
eight pounds y considerable greater
reduction OF weight was accomplished
when compound oxygen gas was used rs
initiating gas Prof Morse now hopes to
arrange combination of gases by which
| the weight of the machine can still be
further reduced without any injury to
the tire of the wheel lie claims that
with an aluminium frame wheel, inflated
with the proper combination of gases,
the entire machine can be put on the
road or track ut a weight under ten
pounds When the proper combination
of gases cannot be had, II long tube at
tached to the gas burner and to the tire
of the wheel answers the same purpose
1t has been found that illuminating gas
is much better than air for initiating tires
and at the same time materially lessons
the weight of the machine New York
| Journal
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-17
\ QUEER BELIEF.
The Place of Torment to Which Wicked
Buddhists Are Consigned.


Buddhists Are Consigned
The place of torment to which al
wicked Buddhists are to be consigned on
the day of final. reckoning is n terrible
place of punishment. The Buddhistic
hell is sort of apartment house, divided
into eight easy stages. In the first the
moor victim is compelled to. walk for I'M
told ages in his bare feet over hills
thickly set with red-hot needles, points
upward. In the second stage the skin is
carefully filed or rasped from the body
and irritating mixtures are applied. In
the third stage the nails, hair and eyes
are plucked out and the ,denuded body
sawed and planed into all sorts of fantas-
tic shapes.
The fourth stage is that of sorrowful
lamentations. In the fifth the left side
of the body and the dcnudcd head are
carefully roasted. Noma, the Buddhist
Satan, superintcnds the work. In the
sixth stage the arms are torn from the
body and thrown into an immense vat
among the eyes, nails and hair already re-
moved. Then in plain hearing OF the
sore-footed, blind, MANNED roasted and
bleeding victim the whole ,horrid mass is
pounded into jelly In the seventh stage
the other side of the victim and his feet
are roasted brown and then comes the
eighth and last stage, III which the cand-
date is thrown into the bottomless pit of
Dprlitio
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-17
PROTECT YOUR EYES.

Properly adjusted speetacles and eye
glasses are something that Roanoke has
long been in need Of
Prof. Hirschberg, the well-known eye
specialist of New York, has appointed
NanIear Bros. agents for his celebrated
spectaaes and eyeglasses, where com
plete assortment can always be found.
Prof. Hirschberg, or one of his ataf will
reniain in Roanoke from November TO
12,inclusive, and all those in need of prop
crly adjusted spectacles and eyeglasses
should avail themselves of the opporou-
nifty. Consultation free.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-17
ABSOLUTELY TRUE.

We are indebted TO Dean Holes recent
book on America for the following anec-
dote. The dean says that Il Denver audi
ence is notably benevolent 1t is said
that chairman, after depressing adj
dress, assured the speaker that his dis
course was moving. soothing and salts
flying" When repPbvcd next morning
for having commended Il dismal failure.
he denied the charge, and maint ined that
he had uttered no appreciation, but only
simple facts, namely, that the lecture
was moving" because large proportion
of the audience fihgctcd in their seats and
several left the room; it was Soothing, -
because many fell asleep: and it was
'satisfyingn because there was not a sin.
gle person present who had not had quite
enough.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-17
HASTE WASTES TIME.

y gentleman who had an impediment
in his speech was dining in II restaurant,
and WAS being served-a great favor-by
the proprietor of the establishment. This
man was IL hustling, nervous person, with
an exaggerated opinion of the value of
his time.
Soup was served The guest waited a
moment, and at the first opportunity, be-
gan to say to the restaurant keeper:
~ c-c-c- ant e-e-e-ea--"
''Well, what is it, SIR" asked the res
taurant-keeper, impatiently.
II c-c-an't eat my soup"
The man snatched up the plate of soup
and was off after another, which in due
time he brought; but again the guest be-
gan to murmur:
II c-c-c-an't eat my soup"
"Well, pray" asked the restaurant
keeper, ''what may be the matter with
this soup, that you are unable to eat it?''
~ c-cc-can't ca.ea.eat my soup,
t-t-tell YOU" answered the guest
ww-w.ithou ouout IL sp-p-pp.oon to
eat it within
: Then the restaurant-kccpc comprc-
hcndcd that he would have saved time
and temper if he had waited for his STAN
mering guest to finish his sentence.