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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-09-11
The Voice Of n Child.

Professor Drummond tells the stor,
Of little girl who once said TO her IA
Their Papa, want you to say some
thing to God for me, something / want
to tell him very much. | have such 9
little voice that don't think he could
hear it way up i'll heaven, but you have
a great big mans voice, and he will be
sure to hear You" The father took his
little girl in his arms and told her that,
even though God were at that moment
surrounded by all his holy angels
sounding on their golden harps and sing
ing to him one of the grandest ano
sweetest songs Of praise ever was heard
in heaven, he was sure that he would
say to them: Hush Stop the singing
for little while. There's little CIR
away down on the earth who wants tC
whisper something in my ear. Ram ;:
Horn
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-09-11
A Dlighted Life.

Farewell forever, then, cried the
weeping girl. eve part, but the sorrow
of this shall scar my young life for aye. "
In paroxysm of grief uncomfortable
she threw herself upon the couch as the
street door slammed shut behind the
haggard young man who had torn him
self from her presence. Then hastily
arising she brushed away the traces of
tears and went down to match that lovo-
ly piece Of heliotrope. New York Her.
aid.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-09-11
A Mascot.

HE is the luckiest mall ever knew. /"
"In what wayF"
"Well, he was never sick day in his
life and there is every likelihood that he
will live to green old age, and yet be
Is so thin and pale that every life insur-
ance agent who comes along skips him
ss q dangerous risk Chicago Post.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-09-11

AT Sevastopol the opposing commanders
exchanged civil courteses. Sir Edmond
Lyons sent Admiral Machinoff the pres.
ent Of "A fat buck, and the Russian admiral
returned the compliment with large
choose
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-09-11
Temper.4nce Shoes.

Customer notice some shoes in the
window that you have labeled ITEM
perance shoes. T" What kind are they.
Dealer-They are warranted not TO be
tight London Tit Bits.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-09-11

Many Of the East Indians. particularly
among the Hindoos of south India believe
that monkeys can speak but will not do
SO for fear they will he put to work
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-09-11

Wedderburn, the first LORD Ashburtor.,
used TO place blister on his chest when
be had 20 make great speech, after which
he presumably spoke with warmth
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-09-11

Avoid him who, for mere curiosity, asks
three questions running about thing
that cannot interest him. -Lavater
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-09-11

NEURALGIA cured by DR.. Miles PAIN
PILLS. "One cent "a dose" al all druggists
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-09-11

All pain banlshed by Or. Miles Pain Pills.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-09-11

The British isles comprise no fewer than
1000 separate islands and islets, withous
counting mere Jutting rocks or isolated
pinnacles
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-09-11

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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-09-11

That Lame Back con be cured with
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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-09-11

Nobody need have Neuralgia. Get DR.. Miles
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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-09-11

A race horse galloping at full speed
,lears from 20 To "a feet every bound
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-09-11

stop suffering! Try Or. Miles Pain pills.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-09-11

Dr.. Niles Pain Pills stop Headache
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-09-11

DR. Miles Nerve Plasters for Rheumatism.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-06-25

OWING to the plank adopted in the
national platform and the driving out
of the party, of Teller and his asso-
ciates, the control Of the United States
senate will be lost to the republicans
not to be regained for four years, at
least. IfMcKInley and a republican
house is elected, tariff bill, carrying
out the protective feature of the plat.
form will be introduced. It will be
impossible to put it through the senate
and all such legislation will be blocked
because the republican party has driv-
en- away from it the western states,
each of which has two United States
senators, whose votes will be needed
in making a majority in the senate.
A full recognition of this situation
does not seem to have dawned upon
the average republican. but its sig.
ni6cance and import cannot but be
seen.-Topeka Journal.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-06-25
Democrats.

Your attention is called to the following an
1Ouucement:
The Transportation Committee of the democratic
delegation to National Convention at Chicago, con-
sisting OF Messrs. j. G Johnson Frank Bacon,
Charles StackhOuse, L. G. Slime, and t. j. O'Neal,
have selected the A. T. & S. F. as the official
route to the National convention of 1896. We
have arranged to leave Kansas City by special
over the Santa Fe line at p. Saturday, July
4th, reaching Chicago Sunday morning at or about
9:OO a. M, where we will proceed direct to the
Leland Hotel, but few blocks from the A. T. & g.
4. depot, where accommodations have been re-
served for the Kansas delegation.
You Will note the leaving time from Kansas City
OF our special will enable those located on other
lines to reach Kansas City before our departure.
we are especially DESTROYS of having all democrats
and their friends arrange to join this train as to
send solid delegation to Chicago which will be a
credit to state.
First class Pullman sleepers, chair cars and din
ing cars Will be attached to the train, insuring
1ort tor ali who join 1t would be advisable to
notify Mr.. " j. Black, A. G P. A., Santa Fe
Route, topeka, Kansas, soon as possible what
reservations desired in seepers chair cars by
yourself and friends
1t you are not located on the A. T. & s. F line
see that your ticket reads via that line between
Kansas City and Chicago.
w. j. BLACK,
Asst Gen. Passenger Agent
LII you want to buy a good jersey
cow, call on A. r. Moss.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-06-25

HE ULTRA rabid populists, those
whose political opinions are reflected
by such newspapers as The Coming
Nation, The Arkansas Buzz.Saw and
a few others, are worried to think that
the democratic convention is likely to
declare for free silver coinage, which,
by the way, is one of the important
planks of the Omaha platform. II
these leaders of the middle of the road
populists are working in good faith
for the interest of the masses, :hey
should rejoice at the rapid growth Il
silver sentiment, sentiment suffic.
iently strong to control one of the old
party convictions. This inconsistent
position of q small, but blatant mino1l
ity of the peoples party shows that
this new political organization has its
bosses who are more strongly welded
to party than they are devoted to the
cause of the people. The populist
party got it's strongest support in the
silver states. and if it should prove
disloyal to the silver cause it can be
counted upon with certainty that it
will lose its strongest following. But
it is noubtful if the political bosses can
control the party against silver in the
West and South.-Aspen, Colorado,
Daily Times.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-06-25

Republican Hatianal Money
Pistfsrm-1S96:
We are unalterably op-
posed to every measure
calculated to debase our
currency or impair the
credit of our country.
We are, therefore oP-
POSED to the free coinage
of silver. except by IN
TERNATIONAL AG Rec
MENT with the leading
commercial nations of
the world, which we
pledge ourselves to pro-
mote, and until such
agreement can be OBJ
tanned the existing GOLD
standard MUST be pre-
served. ALI our silver
and paper currency now
in circulation must be
maintained at a part y
with GOLD, and we favor
all measures designed to
maintain invlolably the
obligations of the United
States, and all our mon
ey, whether coin or pa
per, at the PRESENT
STANDARD, the standard
of the most enlightened
nations of the earth.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-06-25

COLORADO republicans say they
will give 100000 majority against
Mckinley if the democrats nominate
a free silver man. That's no joke.
And the democrats at Chicago will
nominate just that sort of a man-and
that's no lie. And he will be elected
and that's no fairy tale.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-06-25

The Register platform, and the
national platform of 1892 have been
carried in that paper for the past six
months-but is now dropped like a
hot skillet.
From tradition and interest the
American people "favor bimetallism, u
but from avarice and cupidity the
republican bosses in this year of our
Lord have sold their party to the ben.
efciaries of the single gold standard.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-06-25

A FREE silver man who is not will.
ing to make all reasonable concessions
in order to unite all the free silver
elements in the coming great political
battle, is not as strong in the faith as
was jackson, jefferson and Lincoln.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-06-25

WALL STREET, after extending the
same for over a quarter of a century,
has at last foreclosed its mortgage on
the republican party. We don't think
the assets will pay out 1 to 16.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-06-25

Every day additional reports Of dam
age by the high wind of the 18th are
brought in. -,Windmills demolished
sheds and out buildings blown down
and trees torn up all over the county.
No uncomfortable damage to wheat by
hail is also reported.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-06-25

ED. LITTLE, one of the brightest
yoang republicans of Kansas, and
Genl. Harrison's Ex-Consul General
to Egypt, bids farewell to the G. o. p.
and announces that he will follow
the free silver banner to a glorious
victory. Gentlemen. get into the
band wagon before it is too late.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-06-25

Congressional COMMITTEE Meeting.

There will be meeting of the Democratic Con-
gressional COMMITTEE of the 9TH Kansas Congress
Hotel. july 29th, 1896, at p. m, for the purpose
of electing chairman of this committee, and also
for the fixing upon time and place for holding q
Congressional Convention for the purpose OF NOM
mating candidate for Congress.
FRANK CoLLADAY, Sec.
Hutchinson, Kas., June 20, 1896.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-06-25

BARNEY SHERIDAN is ruthlessly cut.
ting the ties that have bound him so
strongly to the hearts of the democratic
editorial fraternity of Kansas. His
Paola Spirit was once considered a
power for good, but alas! it has degen'
Grated to a trucking admirer of all
that is obnoxious in republicanism.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-06-25

Thinker, little town up in Rush
county, on the Great Bend and Scott
branch, was shaken up by q small
twister, Saturday night. Two small
grain elevators were blown over, and
other small buildings wrecked, but no
persons injured.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-06-25
THE DEADLY PARALLEL.

Compare the platform OF the
national republican party IN this cam.
paign with its platform of four years
ago and the platform of Barton county
republicans and the Great Bend Reg
lister:
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-06-25

GOLD standard men of Wall Street
are threatening to deliberately bring
on destroying panic should free sill
yer win in the coming election. Az
free silver is bound to win, the gold
bugs of Wall Street will have to 20
through a panic that will hurt them.
selves worse than 1t will anybody
else, or they will have to eat crow.
They'll eat crow.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-06-25

If THE Chicago convention wants
Silver Dick Bland, it will find him
standing on the same spot he has
stood for the many long years he has
devoted to the public service. He is
no straddler.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-06-25

THIS years campaign will be one OF
the masses of producers against the
amassed fortunes of pampered pimps.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-06-25
Republican County Platform
-f6QH.

We are in favor of
honest money: for a cur
rency OF gold, silver and
paper with which to
measure our exchange,
that shall be as sound as
the government and as
untarnished as its honor;
we believe that no dis
elimination should be
made against either gold
or silver, and we favor
unlimited coinage of
both on terms of equal
ity.
Register PlatfOrm-1S96.
Our republican plat
form this year: OPPOSE
single gold standard,
favor coinage of both sill
yer and gold. =
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-06-25
PERSONAL POINTS.

Nellie Minis Is visiting in Rice
county.
Joab Mccall came home last week
to see the folks.
Eric Cole and wife are attending
the Ottawa Chatauqua.
W. F. Putnam made a business
trip to Clafiin, Tuesday.
Ernest Bolinger visited Pawnee
Rock the first of the week.
= ]. D. Lamb, of Seward, was doing
business in town Saturday.
Mrs. Lena iced and son visited in
the city the first of the week
C. N. johnson has gone to Colo
RADIO to spend the hot season.
Miss Clara Ward, of Ellinwood,
was shopping in town Saturday.
\ G. S. Koelsch, of Ellinwood, was
doing business in town Tuesday.
John Frank is out tinkering up
the state irrigation plants again.
Mrs. A. B. Miller went to Hutch
inson to visit relatives, Saturday.
D. E. Fryberger, of near Heller,
was doing business in town Saturday.
Col. G. L. Jones, of the Cheyenne,
was doing business in town last Thurs
day.
Wat Wagner and brother rode up
from Ellinwood on their wheels Satur-
day evening.
Charlie Day is working on the
O'Brien County Democrat, at Prim-
CHAR, Iowa.
G. e. Mabey, of New Mexico, Wis.,
tied with j. v. Brinkman a couple of
days last week.
Mrs. Will Bonner, of Nickerson,
visited with relatives in this city the
first of the week.
John Hoch is now turning brakes
on the P. B. s. H. LII. Durand lay
ing off for Is days.
Miss Edith Freeland, of Larned,
spent few days visiting with F. A.
Freeland and family.
J. z. Humphrey and family left on
an overland trip into the Colorado
last week.
\ Jack Clark and Lew Kelly, two
Hoisington railroad men, were doing
business in town, Friday.
Little Mamie Maher is up from
Kansas City, Kansas, on a visit to her
grand parents, G.. Strobels.
Ira Butler and wife, of Wisconsin,
visited with brothers Ovid and W. E.,
west of town, the first of the week.
w. w. Hickman was up from
Stafford county, Friday. He reports
the outlook good. but too many grass
for comfort.
W. G. Meyer arrived Sunday from
a two months tour of Western Kansas.
He reports crop prospects as not very
fiourishing in that section.
Mrs. Bruce Morrison ard son stop
ped off to visit with Mrs. G. G. Nor
rison, last week, continuing their juor-
ney to Colorado Springs Thursday.
X W. d. Wilkinson and Mayor Book
emohle were up from Ellinwood Fri
day to complete arrangements for the
ball game between Great Bend and
Nickerson on the 4th.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-06-25

THIS will be field campaign for
the mercenary's. That six million of
dollars of slush fund, put up by the
gold interests, will lead many a craven
kuave to the brink of hell.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-06-25

REPUBLICAN bosses are now kept
mighty busy trying to quiet the indie.
pendent outbreaks of Indignation
against the republican gold,bug plat
form, by the more honest and far.see-
ing members of the party. ':Gentle-
men, don't think for yourselves; let
Boss Hanna do your thinking for you.
He is fnancier, and knows all about
what's the matter with you-you do
not" Such are the pleadings of the
republican wire-workers of this
county.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-06-25

The gold dollar is dishonest dollar
because it has appreciated. Its pur-
chasing power is 100 per cent more
than what it was when silver was
demonitized. 1t is, therefore, wrong
to speak of the silver dollar as a fifty
cent dollar. The truth is that the gold
dollar is a 200 cent dollar, just as Gov
ernor Altgeld of Illinois has declared.
Such q dollar is necessarily dishonest,
for it is as wrong to compel debtor
to pay more than he contracted to pay
as it is to compel a creditor to accept
less than he contracted to receive
Denver Republican.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-06-25

The name of the next president
will commence with b.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-06-25
Republican National Honey
Piatform-lS9a.

iotlV1 N k0Jss
The American people,
from TRADITION and IN
TEREST, FAVOR bimet-
all1sm and the reUubli-
can party demands the
use of both gold and SILL
YER as standard money,
with such restrictions
and under such pro-
visions, to be determined
by legislation, as will
secure the maintenance
of the parity of values Of
the two metals so that
the purchasing and debt
paying power of the dol
lar, whether of silver,
gold or paper, shall be at
all times equal
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-06-25

LII you want to buy a good jersey
cow, call on A. r. Moss.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-06-25

= ". D. Wilkinson and Mayor Book
emohle were up from Ellinwood Fri
day to complete arrangements for the
ball game between Great Bend and
Nickerson on the 4th.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-06-25

Mrs. Bruce Morrison and son STOP
ped off to visit with Mrs. G. G. Nor
rison, last week, continuing their juor.
ney to Colorado Springs Thursday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-06-25

W. G. Meyer arrived Sunday from
a two months tour of Western Kansas.
He reports crop prospects as not very
fiourishing in that section.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-10-01
McKinley's Latest Epigram.

If Major Mckinly had been nominated
like Generals Palmer and Buckner. only
10 be beaten. he would have emerged
from the campaign test of intellectual
capacity a greatly enlarged national
character. He has already taken his
place among the most forcible speakers
10 mixed audiences in the nted States.
and has contributed epigrams to eco
monte literature that will remain as
firmly imbedded in political discussion
AZ Gray's Elegy in the English language
A. was predicted at the date of his
coming it the phrase "open the mills.
not the mints," has become current.
Since then he has scattered good things
in profusion. But none is better than
the brief and pungent summary of the
lesson taught in the last four years.
The country has learned. he says, that :;
you cannot injure the manufacturer
without iniuring the laborer; you cannot
niure the manufacturer without iuiuring
tn business of the whole country"
lhe free trade propaganda thought it
could be done. The Popocrat philoso-
ply is based on the assumption that it
can be done. Deluded but honest men
who voted to uphold the Democratic
platform of 1892 now shrink from its
Popocratic echo with dread founded in
disaster and a knowledge gained from
bitter experence.--N \. AdreHiSer
The Somerset reporter., 1896-10-01

The pa annual convention of tie
Maine Women's Christian Temperance
Union opened in Belfast Tuesday morn
Ing, Mrs. l.. NJ. \. stevens, presiding.
ABOUT $50 delegates were present. and
the arrivals the second day swelled the
number TO 300.
The report of Mrs. Cram, recording
secretary of the State w. C.. +. L., Tues
day. showed 200 local unions. She said
the past year had been better than any
previous year. Her report by counties is
briet; Androscoggin, 5 unions, gain in
membership; Aroostook, "A unions, all
prosperous; Cumberland, Is unions, Il
gain of 4 Franklin, unions never stood
better; Hancock, the outlook bright :;
kennebec. II unions. banner county TO-
public meetings; Knox, active: Lincoln,
all unions doing good work, Oxford,
prosperous; PenObscot, II unions, good
degree of activity; Piscataquis, prosper
Gus wear; Sagadahoc, no gain but in
good condition, largest loyal legion;
somerset, good work; Waldo, : unions,
doing well; Washington, II unions, 5
loyal legions; York. holds its own.
The treasurer reported the whole
amount received for the year 50, l55.33;
paid out $2,92S &c; balance $226.56.
The question of wine at the sacrament
was discussed Nearly all churches in
the State use either unfermented wine
or water. The question of reforma-
tory prison for women was discussed and
petitions will be forwarded to the legis-
aiure for ore
The Somerset reporter., 1896-10-01
IION'S This,

We ofer One Hundred Dollars Reward
tor any case OF Catarrh that cannot ne
cured IS taking Halls Ca.arrh Cure
+. !. CHENEY X CO.. Props.
Toledo. O.
W. t1e undersigned. having known T J.
cheney fer re .asi II years and believe aim
nfJ'oe,t honorable III al business transactions.
ead huaucsk.y aoe to carry aat ally obligations
made - their tIm.
West \ IraaX, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo.
ottu.
"a.d.ug, kMuan X Marvin. Wholesale Hras
s.sts. Toledo. 0h,a
HALLS Caarh Cure is ,4hen internally
acting directly Q.ea ~ H.eo5 a0a mucous
surfaces 81 ,hc system. Ff.ee -5eIer se;.
tie. SOLE e. j. Druggists.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-10-01
Adah Hichmond's Claim Disputed.

Boston, Sept. 30.-A motion was filed
In the supreme court yesterday 10y eoun-
sci for Charles II. Pattee. the executor
of the John Stetson Jr., will. asking that
the appeal from the decree OF the Suf-
folk probate court filed 10y Mrs Adah
O2ichmond) Stetson be dismissed The
motion denies that she is the widow OF
the late John Stetsen Jr. as Shc alleged
in her appeal and therefore is not IL per
son aggreNod by the probate a hear
ing of the motion will be sci later
The Somerset reporter., 1896-10-01

Providence. sept. 30.-A petition WAS
filed in TIN supreme court yesterday 10y
the INSURANCE commissioner for the
nding up of Two Insurance companies
the Citizens and the Security Mutual
Both companies have been doing Il fire
insurance business. The petition asks
for tho appointment OF a receiver for
hOth cNmIanL.e
The Somerset reporter., 1896-10-01

The New York Sun takes up the
gage for the Yale students, vigorously
from which we clip the following
When MIR. Bryan began his speech he
proceeded to insult these students by in.
saIling their fathers. Would they not
haye been contemptible fellows if they
mad not resented his words with all the
force Of expression in language of which
hey were capable; Treat such a man
WIN respect. 1t woul have been dis
graceful to them if they had kept silence.
II h" had right to talk haa they not an
|eqnal right to respond: There was no
|ooli2ation of courtesy preventing them
lrom utterng their indignant and der
sRt dissent. He offered himself for
|erlteiSm and he has no reason to com
? am because he got it.
HE Yale students did right. They
NAV have been boisterous beyond the
Measure of necessity, after the fashion
20 college boys but the spirit aninatiug
''em was wholly honorable, wholly
|commefdable. Their fathers have good
lgason to be proud of such sous.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-10-01

Lewiston journal: Money is easier in
spite of Bryan and because his star doth
Wane Call money was down to ! per
cent. in New York on Tuesday. The
bank statements are more favorable,
gold comes to us in buckets-full. De-
posits in the banks begin to rally against
the 60 million decrease in the past two
weeks, which contracted bank loans by a
large majority. General business i'm.
proves.