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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-20

THE Populists are said to have given
General Weaver the marble heart" at
st. Louis. He was refused admission to
a session of the executive committee.
His arrival at the meeting did not elicit
the slightest applause. If they have de-
cided to shake Weaver they have done
we'll. They should also rid themselves
of Ignatius Doonelly. if possible. Meth
or has been of any real service to the
party.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-20
Making History.

State creation has been proceeding rap
idly in recent years. -Four new states
the two Dakotas, Montana and Washing
ton-were made in 1889, two-Idaho and
Wyoming-in 1890, and one-Utah-in
1896. Probably 1897 will see another
state-Oklahoma-ad to the list.-St.
Iouis Globe Democrat
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-20

IN the apportionment of delegates to
the Populist national convention there
are two states which will be entitled to
larger representation than Kansas. They
are North Carolina and Texas, which
will have 90 each, while Kansas will
hava 80
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-20
Charity the sultan,s Latest Move.

A committee has been formed, under
the presidency of the sultan, for the relief
of the sufferers in Anatolia. Assistance
will be rendered to all persons in need of
it. no matter what their religion may be.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-20

THE money of the country is rapidly
accumulating in the New York banks,
the reserve above the legal requirement
having doubled in the past month. There
has been a corresponding increase in the
mum Der of important commercial fail
ures The concentration of money into
bank vaults practically amounts to con-
traction of the currency of the country
and contraction of the currency, however
brought about, is always followed by dis
aster in commercial circles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-20
Weather ImdicatIOns.

81 CH1cAeo. Jan. D. For Kansas: -
Fair and warmer in northwest portion
tonight; Tuesday fair and warmer; winds
shifting to southerly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-20

Judging from the opinions of the Lon
don correspondents, John Bull is getting
into humor to Lick all creation. -
Furthermore, all creation is pretty willing
to have John Bull undertake the enter
Chicago Chronicle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-20

1t is not to be supposed Lord Salisbury
had any idea that some day he might
have to do battle with both Kaiser Will
helm and Senator Chandler.-Chicago
Record.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-20

There is an old proverb that "a man
may not marry his grandmother, but
Emperor Williams telegram to Mynheer
Kruger would indicate that he is not
aware of any proverb forbidding q man to
fight his NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Times
Herald
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-20

ALTHOUGH the cause of silver is ire
ceding from public view," according to
Mr.. Carlisle and according to certain other
goldbugs is dead, the house committee
on territories proposes to guard against
its temperance as far as possible by
falling to report the bills for the admis-
sion to the union of Arizona and New
Mexico. 1t is argued in justification of
this action that there should be no in
crease in the number of silver senators.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-20

Perhaps the most dangerous feature of
the sudden change in the European situa-
ton is the chance it gives the ambitious
German emperor to aggrandize himself.
Virtually the whole of continental Europe
s. behind the kaiser in his defiance of
England, and he has every reason to be-
lieve that it will follow him against that
country in case of war. A less ambitious
monarch than Emperor William might be
tempted to open hostilities by such an al
Turing prospect as the situation offers to
him. Ledger.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-20
sunday Chseken Mains

=
Much complaint is leing made aoout>
a gang of boys who meet on the edge of
Potwin Sundays and play dice for money
and fight chickens Small boys from six
wears up attend these meetings. 1hls
has been going on since Thanksgiving.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-20

Does your headache? Try One Min
ute Headaohe Tablets. J. K JONES,
DruprisC
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-20

The distressing feature of Kaiser Will
helms impudence in making faces at his
dear old grandma is the fact that Wilhelm
is too big to spank.-Chicago Tribune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-20

Smooth as silk is the way our collars
feel now. Peerless Steam Laundry, 112
and ia w. Sth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-20

Try US on collars. We can make
them look like new. Peerless Steam1
Laundry, 112 and ia w. Sth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-20
JANGLING EMPIRES.

Chorus of the nations to j. Bull, keep
off the fence line! '-New York Recorder.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-20

Everybody takes the JOURNAL
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-20

If you want ALL the news subscribe
for the JOURNAL.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-20

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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-11-05
Queer Story.
MARY.

The recent burial of Otto Schafier
unlocked as romantic secret as was
ever divulged in song or story. His
death was tragedy-killed by light,
ming while at prayer-and his funeral
was marked by an accident peculiar
ly dramatic, and which his friends re-
gard as prophecy of something be-
yond the grave. He was buried by
the Grand Armv boys during q lulI
in an awful storm. By accident,
doubtless, one of the guns of the little
squad of comrades who fred the last
salute over his body, was loaded with
ball as well as with powder. The ball
struck a pigeon, snow'white, wlnging
its flight over the old country grave;
yard, and it fell dead on the yet I'M
covered coffin just lowered to the
bottom of the grave. It was left
there and covered with the same
damp earth beneath which Otto sleeps
the eternal sleep. Otto had been a
soldier in the civil war. He enlisted
early and fought to the finish, par.
ticipatiDg in some of the biggest and
boldest battles of the war. He never
received scratch, but his bravery
and soldierly bearing won for him the
respect and friendship of the officers
and men alike. The revelation that
his friends made to Coroner Harouff,
who prepared the body for burial,
was that Otto Schafer was q woman.
Ell Dorado Republican.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-11-05

Miss Tracy Hejny was visiting with
her sister on Blood Creek last week.
Art Fullgroth seems to think the
Great Bend girl is the best, as he
don't come to Blood Greek any more.
George Harper and Charlie Quin-
lin are going to the northern part of
the state this week to husk corn.
G. B. didn't get home at the regn-
lar hour the other evening and III. N.
was SO bad excited that when a cusr
toner called for some sugar she gave
them coal oil.
They were standing on the front
porch. won't you come in the par
lor and sit a little while Clarence
dear?" mo, think not" replied
Clarence hesitatingly. 81 wish you
would" said May its awfully lonely.
Mother has gone out for a walk and
father has gone to Dog Trot, and
won't be back till morning" ''Are
you sure he won't be back?" asked
Clarence. Eyes, I am sure. " Then
I'll come in"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-11-05
UPPER BLOOD CREEK.
Fror, .Rptfalo Riu.n

From buffalo Bil.'
The early sown wheat is looking
fine.
Joe Pizinger was south of the river
last week.
Frank Schwarts was visiting near
Otis Sunday.
Bert Luce was doing business in
Olmitz last Saturday.
FL. Schwartz was visiting with
James Wigton last Sunday.
Frank Hartman says his corn will
make 25 bushel to the acre.
Pat Pizinger was doing business in
Great Bend one day last week.
Quite number was out to church
In Olmitz last Sunday. Peter Brack
went to church at Otis Sunday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-11-05
CLARENCE AND VICINITY

BY "Coin."
Mr.. Rhodes family are still on the
sick list.
Mis- Bertha Gagleman is staying in
the Bend again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bement were county
seat visitors last Monday.
Miss Clara Chapman, the teacher
at Dist. A, is getting along quite
nicely with her school.
Miss Annie Campbell is staying
with her grandmother, Mrs. Wallace,
and attending school at Dist. II, this
winter.
Phil Leroy and family, has moved
down to his home again. They have
been staying at Mr.. Giles for the past
few weeks.
Quite large crowd attended
preaching at Dist. 40 last Sunday.
The Rev. Ratclif of the Rock
preached quite good sermon.
This part of the county was visited
by fine rain last Wednesday night,
which Is making the wheat come up
nicely; but if we had a little more
frost it would be better, as the grass
hoppers are pretty lively and will no
doubt take considerable of the early
sowing.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-11-05
From the Leader.

DIED-Near Santiago, Tuesday, in.
FAINT daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. G. A.
Williams.
Work in the first rank. Knights Ply.
thias, Monday evening, Nov. 8. A
full attendance IS requested.
Mr.. and Mrs Miller south of the
river celebrated their 25th anniverr
sary-silver wedding, Sunday.
III. j. Sprinkler is helping z. B.
Kimpler at present in his undertaking
and furniture department. Henry
feels at home IN his old business.
Peter Poncin north of town, and
Miss Vogel of Nebraska, were married
at the Ellinwood Catholic church this
morning in the presence of their many
friends and relative
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-11-05
HOISINGTON COMMENTS.
From the Dispatch.

Mrs. Fenno and two daughters
went to Lake City, Colo, Sunday.
An eight pound boy was born to
Mr.. and Mrs. Doc Gray the first
part of the week.
The johnson House is being re-
moved to Albert where it will again
become hotel.
A nine pound daughter arrived to
brighten the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Elder the fore part of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hawley of Los An
geles, Cal. who hes been visiting
VIM. Rearick have gone to Arkansas
City.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-11-05
ABOUT ELLINwOOD.
The Advocate says:

ING AuVofate says.
Henry Burger son of the widow
Burger of the south side died sudden,
1v on Sunday Oct. 25th.
Miss Emma Tieperman, of Platts.
burg, Mo-, arrived in the city last
week to visit her brother, Louis Tieper.
man.
Mrs. Adolph Thomas arrived in this
city last Friday from Scandoval ILL
nois to spend few weeks with her
daughter Mrs. Theo Stein.
A careless man who handles gaso-
line with lighted cigar in his mouth
is going to furnish US with nice
juicy item some of these days.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-11-05

AS an appropriate sign, or emblem,
Of the cholera that devastated the
poultry yard of the Tribune, that
papers building was last Saturday all
most covered with the yellow cholera
sign. Brother Townsly had wonder
full foresight in anticipating what wa
going to happen.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-11-05
Politics and Love.

Queer results are developing from
the late political discussions. Up in
our neighboring county OF Rush two
young lovers have got the fever
mighty bad, as evidenced by the fol-
lowing letters:
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-11-05

this as gold dollar, and hope you
will be ready to market. I realize
that I am not on q social parity with
you. but the demand of my heart is
for an unlimited supply of your rec
iprocity. I know it will be hard for
you to fully sense my feeling, but try
and so cents it anyway. have just
composed a ballot for you and hope
you will value it. I long to hear you
sing it with your own silver voice.
Would that I could whirl to your side
on the wheels of industry, or leap in
to your presence by just one bank
vault, but at present am demone-
tized. Oh, sweet Is, do not fiat 1
who is dying to make free trade of
heart for heart Believe me your
"Pop" lover,
BILLY Boy.
MARY TO BILL.
My Dear Billy Boy: Your letter
of notification is before me- You are
Bill receivable and [ accept the
nomination. I do this without the
aid or consent of any family govern
ment on earth Do not have a panic
over your demonstration. We can
soon get hold of the dollars of our
fathers, and then we can circulate
freely. enclose you a clipping, not
a forged one, but one from my own
golden tresses. Il is no shy-lock,
though, but given freely. Put it in
your reserve fund, as pledge that 1
will never repudiate you. nor your
"pop" platform. Yours without
coercion and with restored conf
dence.
MARY.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-11-05
BILL TO MARY.

MY Too Dear Mary: My love for
you has appreciated until it is now
worth 200 cents. My thought is of
you. sweet is. I wish / could give
free coinage of my thoughts into
words, for have the legal tender
feeling for you and wish you would
be mine owner. Pm as honest In
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-11-05

"SAY, brother farmers why not
locate closer together and cultivate
smaller patches of land. Let these
farms then be fenced in one large body.
then we would have all the outside
country for range for our stock. This
would also give us many conveniences
as we could all be closec to churches
and schools, our postoffice would be
more accessible and wind brakes could
be formed. We cannoS hardly ex-
pect to have pleasant homes without
irrigating at least a small tract of
land. Let us locate nearer each
other and make a good well which we
can own in Common, and live as
neighbors, then when we want to
visit 1T will not take an entire day to
make the journey. Let us catch all
the rainfall and SHOWS and store tie
surplus water in ponds, thus a small
tract of land will be worth more than
large farm of $50 acres. By pur-
suing these plans people would be in
duced to settle with us thus making a
number of good farms and homes,
upon which money could be borrowed
to farther our improvements, for we
have fine soil for every kind of pro-
duce, especially fruit. If this finds
its way into print I should like to
here from others.-R. SHEPLAR, in
Santa Fe Trail.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-11-05
Wanted-An Idea ~ 7 ~ e

Protect your ideas; they may bring you wealth
Write JOHN WEDDERBURN & CO., Patent Attor
neys, Washington D. Co for their 81 800 prize o1ei
and List OF two hundred inventions wanted.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-11-05

A STORY is told of certain young
man who called on g. young lady one
evening. When he arrived there was
not cloud IN the sky. SO he carried
no umbrella and wore neither galosh'
es nor macintosh. At ten o'clock
when he arose to go it was raining
cats and dogs. My, my, my,p said
the nice young lady, .'if you go out
in all this storm you will catch your
death of cold!" 81 am afraid I
might" was the trembling answer.
well, I'll tell you what--stay all
niht; you can have Alphonso's room.
Excuse me minute, and I'll just run
and see if it's in order" The young
lady flew gracefully away to see that
Alphonso's room was in order. In
five minutes she came back to an
nounce that Alphonso's room was in
order, but no Ferdinand was in sight.
But in a few moments be appeared,
very dripping and out of breath from
running, a bundle in a newspaper
under his arm. Why, Ferdinand,
where have you been? was her greet
ing. "Been home after my night
shirt" was his reply.-Larned Eagle
Optic,
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-08-22

The announcement Of Judge Sam T
Baird of Morehouse for Congress ap.
peared in the Banner Democrat of last
week, and OH account of receiving it SC
late it was impossible for us to say
anything about the gentleman.
Mr.. Baird met with a cordial recep-
tion at the hands of our people on bis
visit. lie was no stranger, having
visited our town OIL several occasions
before.
There is no use to tell the people OF
our parish of Mr.. Baird's democracy
He has always been faithful worker
in the party at all times and under all
circumstances. He lie a strong supper
ter of Bryan and Sewall and the
Chicago platform. We believe that
Mr.. Baird will have 20 opposition be-
fore the convention and that the parish
of East Carroll will be there to boost
him along.
No better man than AR. Baird could
be named as the successor of the
gifted Boatner.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-08-22
NOtica.

Office of Parish Superintendent Public
Schools, Parish OF East Carroll, Lake Provi.
dence, La, August 20, 1896.-There will be
an examination of teachers to fill positions
in two white schools of the parish and
twelve colored schools for the ensuing ses.
SION. which examination will take place at
the Providence white school at Lake Proyi-
dence on Sept. 10th and 18th, 1896, COM
mencing at 8 O'Clock m.
The white schools in which vacancies
exist are those at Transylvania and Bird as
slstant in the Providence school. or what is
known as the primary department.
In all examinations in order to obtain q
second grade certificate the applicant must
be found competent to teach Arithmetic.
Geography, English, Grammar and Compo-
sitlon. United States History, elemets OF
Natural Philosophy and elements of Physi-
ology.
To obtain third grade certificate the APP
plicant must be found competent to teach
Spelling. Reading, Primary Mental Arith-
metic, rudiments of practical Arithmetic
through fractions and simple interest, ele-
mentary Geography. Primary Language
Lessons and Laws OF Health.
All examinations will be written and
must be IN ink and not pencil, paper pens
and INK to be furnished by the applicants
The hours of examination will be from 9
o'clock a. m. to O'Clock p. m. and o'clock
to . p. m.
All applicants must be present at 8
O'Clock a. m. at the opening OF the school.
and those arriving at 10 O'Clock a. N. Will
not be admitted unless good reasons are
given for their hardness.
CifAS. X. EG ELY,
Parish Superintendent.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-08-22

The long drouth of fully three
months was broken on Monday even.
ing by heavy rain that fell for nearly
three-quarters of an hour. There was
considerable wind, and it looked for
while that we were going to have a
heavy wind storm. We learn that q
few miles below town that the wind
YVES very strong. Mr.. Gillian of
Way-a-Way plantation told US Tues
day that it unroofed one cabin, blew
down several large trees, aud that he
thought his large residence would be
blown down. 1t Is said that the roads
leading down in the second ward have
large trees across them from the
effects of the storm.
Everything looked refreshed from
the rain, aud the large number of
in town that were empty have
enough of water in them to tide over
the remainder of the summer.
We have not heard whether the
strong wind has damaged the cotton
or not, but il seems to us that it would.
There is one thing sure, that the rain
came too late to do the cotton crop
any good.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-08-22
THE FORMATIVE INFLUENCE OF
BOOKS.

Last year Howells wrote for The
Ladies' Home Journal series of ar
ticle called s.My Literary Passions. /"
In them. he told OF the books he had
read. the books he had loved and the
books that had influenced his career as
a writer.
This is new line Of biography. but
the best line to pursue in studying the
lives of authors. Most writer's live SO
intensely in the thought realm that the
books they read have a more powerful
effect upon them than the people they
meet.
In tracing the ancestry OF book,
one finds quite as much food for
thought as in tracing the ancestry of a
person. The law of heredity is as
strong in the one case as in the other.
There are authors whose minds bear
the impress of some one style of liter
allure to such an extent that you can
scarce think of them without thinking
of that school of letters.
Charles Lambs mind was nurtured
on the old English drama and prose
productions; hence his thoughts, his
expressions, his. spelling, are tinged
with the concise quaintness of Beau
mont and Fletcher. of old Jenny
Taylor and Thomas Fuller. We read
his essays and find ourselves in the at
mosphere of Merry England under
Goode Queen Bess.
Mrs. Browning was great Greek
scholar. She did hunger and thirst
after knowledge of the poetry, the
philosophy. be metaphysics of the
Greeks. Her "vision of the Poets"
is An apocalypse of the authors that
had ruled her mind. 1t is. revelation,
a dream made real.
Thackeray's mind was disciplined,
but not dominated by the classics.
Hawthorne's mind was nurtured on
the annals of witchcraft and Puritan
ism and 18th century prose.
Hall Gaines style is direct product
of the literary study of the Bible.
Parts of the Deemster, read almost
like chapters from the Old Testament.
Olivor Wendall Holmes work shows
in every page the study of a physician.
Taire says carlyles is German
mind grated on English soil. Mac
auley's the study of a lawyer.
Reading maketh full man; con-
ference ready man, writing an exact
man. Histories make men wise;
poets, witty; mathematics, subtitle; nat
ural philosophy. deep; moral, grave;
logic and rhetoric, able to contend;
nay, there is no stand an impeachment
in the speech but may be wrought out
by fit study. Like as diseases of the
body may have appropriate exercises,
so every defect of the mind may have
a special receipt"
Thus, says the wisest, brightest.
meanest man of his age. and Bacan
was scholar.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-08-22

The game laws of Louisiana were so
amended at the recent session of The
legislature as to permit the police
juries of the various parishes 10 enact
such laws as they deem expedient for
the protection of game and fish in their
respective parishes. At the meeting
of the Police Jury last week laws were
passed protecting both game aud
fish. The law in regard to giging is a
good one, but the game law mas been
criticized considerably by large num-
Der of our citizens Parts oft should
be repealed. rhe idea of allowing
only citizens and free holders to hunt
wild game in our woods. Whoever
heard of such q thing.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-08-22

From away out in Kansas comes
the following copy of a notice pasted
on a home steader's door. ssFour
miles from neighborhood, sixteen
miles from post-office, twenty-five
miles from school house, forty-nine
miles from church, 1870 miles from
timber, 500 miles from a democrat,
half mile from water and quarter
of mile from hell and the same dis
tance from republican. Gone to
Missouri. which is Gods country, to
get fresh start"
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-08-22

The steamer Annie Laurie brought
to our town on Tuesday morning
about fifty colored preachers to be
present at the Baptist Parish Associa-
ton, which has been in session at the
North Star Baptist Church for several
days. We understand this association
has in charge the matter of the Madi-
son parish school, aud that If they can
sell their property in that parish that
they will purchase land in our parish
and erect suitable buildings for their
school. Several of our white citizens
will give them substantial assistance
and help them along in their undertake
ing.