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People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-02-06

ron the afternoon before the assas.
sination, When Vice-P President Schuy.
Ter Colfax was on the eve OF departing
for the West TO examine into the CON-
ditions and prospects of the proposed
Pacific Railway, President Lincoln
said to him, measuring his words:
"Mr. Colfax, l want you to take a
message from me to the miners whom
you visit. | have very large ideas of
the mineral wealth Of our nation. /. i.
Now that the RebelliOni is oyerthrown
and We know pretty nearly the amount
OF our national debt, the more gold
and silver We mine makes the nav.
ment Of that debt so much the easier.
Now l am going to encourage that in
every possible way. Even so. o Lin
colnl1 We shall have hundreds Of
thousands Of disbanded soldiers and
many have feared that their return
home In such great numbers might
paralyZe Industry by furnishing sud-
denly a greater supply of labor thar
there will be a demand for. l am &c.
ing to try and attract them to the
hidden wealth OF our mountain ranges
where there is room enough for all.
immigration, which even the war has
not stopped, will land upon our shores
hundreds OF thousands more Der year
from oyercrowded Europe. | intend
to point them to the gold and silver
tnat waits for them in the West
Tell the miners from me that | shall
promote their interests to the utmost
OF my ability, because their prosperity
is the prosperity Of the nation: and v Q
shall prove in very few years that
we are the treasury of the world
These are the last glorious words of
Lincoln. 0 thou immortal In tby
Staunch and capaciOus heart there
was place even for the miners and
the mining interests of our country.
Thy last thoughts of public concern
In this world were how the war debt
was about to be paid with the treas
ures Oh the mOuntainsl To remember
such a man and to compare him with
the poor automatic who are now truck
ling and fawning around the Hessian
Rothschild in order to support the
treasury OF the United States kindles
10 every patriot soul a fire In which
the flames OF inspiration are blended
with flashes Of undying contempt.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-02-06

Miss Eta Smith entertained a
number Of her friends from 3 o'clock
until 6 Saturday afternoon in honor
Of her thirteenth birthday. The
afternoon was spent 10 games Of
various kinds and all present had q
splendid time. The following were
present: Misses Edith Garland,
Maude Barnes, Edith and Minnie
Stewart, Lula Davis, Mamie Cooper,
Ella Carnes, Fay and Ruth DeTurk
Hattie and Onis Dashler, Edna Shobe
Nellie Flandro, Bessie Taylor, Opel
Downey, Grace Edmonson, Willie
EdmOnson, Gertrude Frank, Tedia
Corder, Lena Miller, Maude Silvers,
Bessie and Beulah Hufman and Mae
Grinstead; Matters Willie Rush
Willie Stewart. Glenn Crawford
Clarence Miller and Fred Smith.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-02-06
the currency, In spite of the grimaces
and pripinps of Shvlock

the currency, In spite of the grimacei
and gripings of Shylock.
The law Of 1879 was very far shor,
Of perfection. 1t left silver exposed
to the intrigues Of the enemy, snt
placed gold in such a situation that
the price OF 1t might be gradually adj
vanced at the option Of the holders
1t made silver to be merchandise
coinable into dollars that we're to b.
buoyed up by coinage from the bullion
value which the gOldites might meas.
ure in terms Of gold, and depress as
much as they pleased. This actually
occurred. Gold began steadily to an.
preclate. Its purchasing power, as
measured by the average Of all other
commodities, rose higher and higher
Inc superstition that the average Of
all other commodities declined in
value is absurd. They only declined
In price-price as measured by gold.
Gold as measured by silver advanced
In price and purchasing power. The
price Of silver bullion declined, or was
forced down, by the standard Of gold;
but the value Otsilver-raw silver-did
NOT decline more rapidly than the
average ofthe great products OF Amer
lea and Europe; that is, it did not de.
cline at all.
The whole situation was so con.
triVed as to produce a divergency. a
disparity, in the bullion values of sill
YER and gold; but gold was able to
conceal iJs fallacy. just as any other
metal, from iron to iridium. would
conceal Its fallacy if it were the sole
standard of values. So muca gold,
namely, 1922 grains, was stamped as
The standard dollar, and II the treach.
erous metal had risen until Its pur.
CHASING power was five hundred Der
cent OF what it had been previously,
until one unit Of it would purchase a
thousand bushels Of wheat or fifty
acres Of farming land, it would not
have revealed the lie that was In itl
1t would still have been "the honest
dollar" As matter of fact, gold bull.
lion rose higher and higher, and all
things else, including silver bullion.
were correSpOndingly depressed in
price.
The advantages which this condi.
tlon-caretully contrived by the mon.
ey power with Vaccinations and in
trigueS extending back to the close Of
the war-would give, and did give, to
the owners Of gold and those to whom
gold had been promised in payment
cannot well be described. 1t was in
calculable, The spectral nightmare
OF debt built him a throne on the ruins
OF a million hOmes-just as Sherman
had said he woodland plumed him.
self all summer. The goldites became
by the possession Of augmented power
the autocrats Of the world. Strange
indeed to see the prices Of all the
products and industries of men sink
ing, sinking, under the pressure Of SO
small and diabolical an instrument as
gold dollar! The thing has seemed
10 be possessed OF a veritable devil.
Its action has been like that OF a man
kin three miles out at sea, submerged
to his chin, but by some internal self
pressure able to lift himself out OF
the water to the horizon Of his waist.
Looking around over the vast deep,
he cries in glee, "Great heavens, how
the ocean has sunk away!'
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-02-06
once OF THB PiONRhR PRESS COMPANY ". HoRMCK supt
st. Pau. MINI T.


Dear S have been tobacco fend
affected until physician yd me
without
eommcd using preparations and today am
es completely left Icder
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People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-02-06

An exchange remarks that what Is
hetter than promising young man is
a paying one.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-16

The horse and the motor have enter
ed the lists in a contest for supremacy.
Both in Europe and in this country the
horseless or automobile vehicle is an
nounced as the coming means of loco
motion, not only in cities but i'm rural
localities. And the revolution, as it's
prophets assure us, will work a change
in present methods radical enough TO
enable the humblest farmer to furrow
his fields with a new-fangled plow
operated by its own motor We shall
see. also. motor-driven farm wagons
loaded with produce en- route to mar
ket, the living horse left idle in his stall
TO die a natural death. while his sue
cessor, the mechanical horse. does his
work, and does II better, more cheaply,
and more quickly.
In the cities we are promised as
sweeping a change in methods of haul
age as the street railways experienced
when the electric and cable cars sup
planted the horse cars and caused us to
wonder why we had waited so long for
so easy and satisfactory a means of
covering long distances. We shall have
motor-driven delivery wagons. Stage
coaches. cabs. and all other public con-
veyances will no longer rattle over the
cobblestones to the clatter OF hoofs.
but will glide swiftly along on rubber
tired wheels actuated by a motor Sc
GREETED under the seat. All vehicular
transportation, even TO the delivery of
the matutinal can OF milk or the last
bill OF goods purchased at a big dry
goods shop. will be accomplished by
the magic OF the motor.-Oliver Mckee.
I'm March Lippincott's.
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State Of Montana.

discipline and their exc lent organiza-
ton. They approached l. ore nearly to
the modern notion of a solo n than any
troops that had yet been put in the
field, and they were employed as hired
troops by the various European sover-
eigns. They were armed with a pistol
and huge two-handed sword, which,
through their marvelously skilful hand
ling, became one of the most famous
weapons of the army. This two
handler" as the Germans called IL, often
reached length of seven feet, and one
still preserved in Westminster Abbey
weighs is pounds.
The wavy outline of the blade. style
of decoration that was much in favor
in the arts about this time, and from
which came our word ''fiamboyant," or
flaming" gave greater efficacy to the
blow. The prongs below the cross
pieces protected the guard. Welded by
trained men, this weapon was capable
of doing terrific execution. The brawny
man-at-arms grasped the sword firmly
in both hands; balanced on one foot,
he swung the blade in a circle above
his head and fetched a crashing blow
that moved down everything before it.
1t was a favorite weapon with the En-
gliSh Soldiery, to whose strongly built
frames its huge proportions were well
adapted. Richard the lion-hearted. who
from his great size alone would have
been the foremost man on any field,
handled this heavy weapon with such
strength and skill that his name be-
came a terror to the foe.
According to an old romance, an ex-
pert swordsman might hope to leave 60
of the enemy disabled on the field; but
these mighty brands had all the faults
of their virtues. Like the cumbrous ar
NOR of the Gothic period, they were a
sore tax on the spent energies of the
weary soldier; and, owing to their awk-
ward size, extreme care was required
in handling them lest an unexpected
blow might be bestowed upon some fell
low soldier in the furious assault. Be
sides, ii took a lifetime of training to
produce men of sufficient strength and
dexterity to render effective service.
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She Touched Bottom.

Washington, March 1f.-Private ad-
vices received here from Port Royal
are to the effect that the Indiana
touched bottom inside the harbor yes
terday while coming up the bay. As no
official report of the fact has been made
20 the navy department. yet IL is as
sumed that no damage was sustained
as the bottom Is soft mud inside the
harbor and the vessel was undoubtedly
proceeding very slowly. The officials
at the navy department ridicule the
story that there Is anything wrong
with the battery of the ship. and point
70 the report of the inspection board
which went to sea with her and fired
every gun on the ship under all possi-
BILE service conditions.
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ingston pupils left for home on No. 2
Sunday morning with all of the honors.
as wei las one-half of the receipts Of
the evening. The total receipts were
1925. which was divided equally. 10 be
used for the improvement OF the libra
ries OF the competing schools.
Bozeman was well pleased with the
efforts OF the pupils OF the Bozeman
High school and the people here are in
perfect unison with Professor Monlcal
OF the Livingston school. who said that
he believed the Grafton was won by
Livingston, but that Bozeman was en-
titled to the debate" The judges were
Rev. +. b. Lewis, Mrs. James +.
Keown and Contractor c. $. Suitor.
Others who were present from Living
ston were Professor +. S. Monical.
Thomas Graham, Berhnerd owen, VIII
liam Simpson, Frank Evans and Dell
Anderson.
The return contest. to come Off in
Livingston. will occur about the mid
die of April.
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BY YOUNG DEBATERS
The High School Contest of Livings-
ton and BOz}man Pupils.
ORATORY AND SWEET MUSIC
"Resolved. That Labor Organiza-
tIons as They Exist To-Day Are
Beneficial to the LaborlnR
Glass;" Which Was Defeated.

Special Correspondence OF the Standard.
Bozeman, March 1.-THE Livingston
Bozeman High school contest came OFF
i'm the opera house here this evening
and great was the victory for the pu-
pills from the windy city" The mu-
sic of the evening was a pleasant feat
ure and rendered I'm perfect manner
while the Delsarte drill. which closed
the evenings entertainment. would it.
self have drawn a good audience to the
opera house but that was not the cause
OF the large audience which greeted the
pupils representing the High schools Of
the two cities. The orations Of Miss
Pleasie Hodgman OF Livingston and
Miss Alice Martin OF Bozeman. followed
by the debate between the three young
men from the competing schools were
the features which attractd the large
audience and held the attention OF
every one present
The Grafton on THE Rights OF Wo-
man." by Miss Hodgman was in the
main, careful summary OF the argu-
ments favorable 10 equal suffrage.
Every statement made was clearly put,
complete in itself. brief and to the point
and the easy. natural manner of the
orator was simply charming. Even the
dress OF the young lady was so plain,
tasteful and becoming as 10 be much
commented upon.
Miss Martins grafton upon "The
Golden Calf likened the worship OF
money at the present time 10 the wor-
ship OF the golden calf which was set up
by the Israelites In the days OF Moses
These be thy gods. oh. Israel" Her
subject was most ably handled; she
held the large audience through every
sentence and was deserving Of the high
praise accorded her.
Then came the debate. the question
up for discussion being. Resolved.
That labor organizations as they exist
to-day are beneficial TO the laboring
classes"
Bozeman had the affirmative and I.iv-
ingston the negative. The debate was
exceedingly interesting and. especially
as IL was the first ever entered into by
"A part II not the whole OF the contest
ants. All did well. but the chief inter
est centered around the last speakers.
who We're Mark Conrow or Livingston
and Homer Thompson for Bozeman.
and both presented with great earnest
ness their arguments for their respect
i've sides OF the question. Harry Ha-
thorn and Earnest Edsall were 20 make
the last grand EFFORT before the oues-
tion was given 10 the judges. The inter
est was al the highest pitch as Harry
HathOrn arose To not only overcome
the strong points made by his oppo-
nents. but 70 review the negative side
OF the question. lie failed 10 collect his
thoughts or 20 present any worthy
summary before time was called. and
when Earnest Edsdll stepped forward
and championed the Affirmative side or
the question in very mastertul man
ner IL seemed positive that the decision
could be favorable only % ECZeman. II
was otherwise. however, and the Liv-
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We offer one HUNDRED Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that can not be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
+. ]. CHENEY & CO. Props. Toledo. O.
We the undersigned. have known r. J.
Cheney for the last IS years. and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able 10 carry
out any obligations made by their firm.
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Wholesale Druggists. Toledo o.
wALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN
wholesale Druggists. Toledo. o.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally.
acting directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces OF the system. Price 55c
per bottle. Sold by all Druggists Testi-
rnoniais free.
Halls Family pills are the best
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tour.ship Among the Beers.

Counting among the race is a novel
proceeding. a young man. having Of
course asked permission of his father TO
court the hand and heart of some neigh
boring damsel-by neighboring l mean
anywhere within 30 miles-proceeds to
purchase the most loudly colored and dec
grated saddle cloth for his horse that he
can possibly find. He will spend large
sums on this article OF equine adornment,
and one knowing the country can never
mistake a young Boer going out counting.
Mounted on his most spirited steed, he
approaches the house of the father of his
lady-love. Unlike the youth of more civil
lied life. he avoids the lady and seeks the
father. from whom he reverentially asks
permission to court his daughter The old
man returns no answer. but consults his
Nrou. and the youth joins the young
folks. No more notice Is taken of him
during the day, but IL his request be
agreeable to the parents. when the hour
for retiring comes the mother solmenly
approaches the young man and maiden
with a long tallow candle in her hand.
This she places on the table. lights. and
bidding the couple an affectionate good
night, retires. This Is the silent signal TO
the lover that his suit is successful. The
young couple are permitted TO sit up to-
gether in the kitchen long as the can
de lasts. when the lady retires to the one
dormitory OF herself and sisters and the
youth shares the bed Of the brothers or
male portion Of the family.-Captain r
Lorraine White in the March Forum.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-16
THE MAhoJErrE STATUE.
Honor Not to a Priest, But to a Pioneer
From the Kansas City Star.

ana a ls.,,ov rcr
From the Kansas City Star.
If the statue of Father Marquette
was unveiled i'm the statuary hall of the
capitol lin haste" as reported, then
the fact is greatly to be regretted. The
statue should have been unveiled with
the customary honors, or not at ALL
The state of Wisconsin should not have
suffered it's gift to be hustled into the
hall.
The name of James Marquette has
been greatly honored for centuries. He
was connected with that brilliant
course of exploration which led up to
the settlement. civilization and en-
lightenment of the North American
continent. He was, in a certain sense,
the discoverer of the Mississippi. He
found the ways in which the new age
was to walk, and, having done good to
all men whom he met, both white and
red, he died at last alone in the wilder
ness. His name has been remembered,
especially in the North, where he lived
and labored, and is preserved in the
names of towns and natural landmarks
and all the children see the good and
brave mans name in their school books.
The state of Wisconsin, desiring to
place a memorial of their state, some
thing speaking of it's history, in the
capitol fixed upon a statue of James
Marquette, the herald of civilization.
And now it appears that the statue
must be hurried to its pedestal to avoid
an injunction from the American con-
gress. This is disgraceful. Religious
bigotry, especially when combined with
political purposes, has done some gro
tesque, as well as frightfully, wicked
things in this world, but nothing, ii is
believed, smaller or meaner than this,
to object to the raising of a statue in
the American capitol because the in
sensate marble or bronze was dressed
in the garb of a particular religion,
and wore a cross, indicating that the
figure represented a follower of Jesus
Christ.
The statue of Marquette will remain
where the state of Wisconsin, through
it's legislature, requested that IL should
stand, and where the vote of both
houses of congress has given it place.
but the mischief has been done. That
objection should have been made to the
reception of the statue, and that the
objection should have led to a prema-
ture raising of the statue. that there
should have been on the floor of the
American congress such an exhibition
of bigotry and malice, is an indelible
disgrace.
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John Acker. plaintiff. against Martin
Michel and Marie Michel. his wife. and
Alois Freund. defendant. To be sold at
sheriff's sale. on the 9Th day OF March
A ID. 1S96. at o'clock p. m, AZ the front
door OF the court house. in the town OF
Deer Lodge. county Of Deer Lodge. state
Of Montana. the following described rear
property. Lot numbered tWenty-one I'D
i'm block numbered twenty-four (2O and
lot numbered six 90 Ia block numbered
forty-two ti21. both Of said lots being sit
uated in the city OF Anaconda. county OF
Deer Lodge state OF Montana.
Dated this 29th day OF February, A. ID.
ISs6
John Fitzpatrick.
sheriff OF Deer Lodge County, Montana
By NJ Martin. Under Sheriff.
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Washington. March H-Representa-
tive Linton OF Michigan. the A p 4.
leader in the house. received some days
ago from Capt. Thomas Phelan OF
Kansas City. the well known Irish
agitator. a challenge 10 fight duel al
Bladensburg. the challenge being pre-
coded by a long cenunciation Of Lin
toms course in opposing school appro-
Driations and placing Of the statue Of
Father Marquette In the capitol. Lin
ton paid no attention 10 the cJmmuni-
safflu
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The sly bermuda.

New York. March 1.-THE steamer
Bermuda, which was recently detained
in this port. the allegation being made
that she was about TO carry a force Of
fllibusters 10 Cuba, is reported 10 be
again ready for sailing and IL is possi-
BILE she may leave before daylight. At
midnight the Bermuda had steam up.
and though this may have been n ruse,
shipping men think IL VIII be found in
the morning that she has slipped out
of the bay during the night.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-16
ID pew Does Not Confirm.

New York. March 14.-Chauncey NJ. De-
pew was seen to-day with reference to
the statement that Division Superintend-
ent Mccoy of the New York Central road
is inspecting the Central and Union Pa
cific with a view to purchasing by the
Vanderbilts. Depew said there was Moth
ing in the story.
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Hanged In Emgy.

Allentown. Pa, March IA hundred
students OF Muhlenburg college partici-
pated in a midnight anti-Spanish demon
stration. They paraded the college cor
ridors and campus. singing patriotic songs
and cheering. ending by burning the
Spanish flag and hanging General Wey-
Ter in efhgy.
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Yell for Clark.

Little Rock. Ark. March 1.-THE
democrats voted for senator at primary
elections i'm Johnson, Pope and Yell
to-day. Returns are incom-
plete. but Senator Jones has probably
carried Pope and Johnson counties and
Governor Clark carried yell.
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tee on military affairs. advising against
revival of the rank of Lieutenant general
in the army at the present time. The let
ter was called out by sending to the sec
rotary the bill reviving this grade in Gem
eral Miles interest and asking his opin-
ion about II. as is customary in matters
pertaining TO the department.
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Ohio Silytrites.

Cleveland, March I.-Forty OF the IS
counties in the state were represented at
the conference of the silver democrats.
1t was resolved TO use every effort TO
send enough silver delegates to the state
convention to carry that body.
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A Vienna BimstalIic Move.

Vienna, March 14.-Deputy Suess in
tends to introduce at once in the reichs-
rath a motion calling upon the Aus
trian government to endeavor to solve
the bimetallic question through the me-
dunn of an International agreement.
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London March 1i.-At the wool auction
sales to-day IL. 100 bales were offered. of
which 200 were withdrawn. Another excel
lent selection was offered and bidding
continues spirited at full prices. The
5000 bales
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Washington. March 14.-Observation
Of Perrine's comet made at the Ma
tional observatory tonight show that
ii is travelling away from the earth in
a southerly direction very rapidly and
growing perceptibly fainter.
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Washington. March H-To-day's state
ment of the condition of the treasury
shows: Available cash balance, 1854. 49,
121 gold reserve. 1927, 06s.sl3