The record-union., 1896-07-05

days work in five years, and needed
coin.
The doctor got his prize.
Then the band played again, after
whldh the Poet Laria t-whose other
name is W. S. Sims-oame to the front
in truly poetic style and delivered him
entitled,
"A HORRIBLE FATE
Twas the night before breakfast
What feeling / had!
My head it did ache,
Ny stomach felt bad;
| The times they were horrible
! But no more SO than !;
Q, but wasn't / hungry,
l thought l would die.
How soon shall l eat?
! Was question with me:
Not half in my pocket,
| Nor a silver rupee;
No place TO lie down,
/ And no credit to run
How l wished l had silver
AT sixteen to one
What horrible plight
/ found myself in
No breakfast in sight,
! And minus the tin
With which TO replenish
! The vacuum l had
| In the stomach | carried
| was ready to go mad!
While thus contemplating
My horrible fix,
Aurora showed up
| 1t must have been six.
l was suddenly awakened from my cogi-
! tatiOn
By fellow who was suffering from some
agitation.
| In excitement he addressed me,
Saying, Good morning, kind friend,
Tell me where, if you can,
/ When these horrible times will end?"
Without waiting response
/ He continued to say:
Not till the Silverites have won a grand
victoray."
Then another came up,
| And, Saluting US both,
| Said he came out to see
| If he could learn the truth
About whether good times
/ Were much further ahead;
If so, he would much rather be counted
as dead
| But" says he, before we had time to
reply,
It's much better to be living
/ Than wishing to die
So give US Mckinley,
Reciprocity and protection,
! And good times Will come
AT the next general election"
AT the next general election.
Why, good man." I exclaimed,
| I'm try vivisection,
/ And you'll see I've refrained
| From indulging my stomach
The extent of one meal
| For twenty-four hours
! Why, I'm ready to steal,''
Talk about politicians
! And their economies galore,
OF them and their theories
I've oft heard before;
| They take care of themselves
| Little do they care
| In how horrible a way
| We HorribleS fare.
But I'm with you to-day,
AS I've been in the past,
IL as horrible a state
| AS the night before last,
| But here's to our country
/ May she never more grow
! Till she's given US free silver
And other free dough.
AWARD OF PRIZES.
| Then Doc" Cronin, who had relieved
Trustee Kent as master of ceremonies
| because of his fog-horn voice., told the
| vast assemblage to keep on their gar
ments until the prize-winners had been
/ announced and received their money
whfdh the assembly consented to do, and
without more ado the prizes were
awarded as follows, each Horrible win
rer appearing as his number was called
doffing his disguise and appearing as
near natural as the grin which over
! spread his features would permit:
The Czar," $40; George Vice and
group.
THE Money Question" $50; o. Hast
| ings.
| Best group of ten or more persons,
THE City Board of Trustees" $50;
| William Wiseman and group.
! Second best group of ten or more per-
sens, THE Section Gang SO; Harry
| West and group.
| Best group of five or more persons,
East Park Dance" 500, Joe Nathan
and group.
| Second best group of five or more per-
sons Capital City Drum Corps"
S12 30; George Kleeth and group
| Third best group of five or more,
Hobo Camp" SO; B. NJ. Cliff and COM
pany.
Best group of two or more persons,
'Woman's Suffrage" SO; DR.. ]. S.
| Curtis and husband.
Second best group of two or more per-
sons, THE New Woman" $6; o. S.
Dean and husband.
Third best group of two or more per-
sons, Confederate Bills" $4; Frank
Flowers and comrade.
Fourth best group of two or more per-
sons, THE Summer Girl So; ]. C. Gott-
hold and best fellow.
Best local character, bill Land" So;
julius Brosius and gang.
| Best original character, ''The Fat
Girl $40; George Beyant
Second best original character, Free
| Silver" SO; Edward Nathan.
| Third best original character, 1.-THE
| Old Parson,'' 50 So prize not claimed.)
Best sustained character, George
Clarke" $40; George Ray
Second best sustained character,
'Woman's Suffrage" So. (Prize not
called for.)
Third best sustained character. Chi
nese Peddler,'' 81 80; S. L. Williamson.
Best comical character. Casey and
His Blonde" $40; E. L. Zemansky and
his sweetheart.
Second best comical character, "'Ex-
aminer' Bear" 50; Harry Black
Third best comical character, .Clown