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Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-06-02
LIKE WASHINGTON.
A Great King Who Would Not Tell =
Lie.

] Lie.
There was once a little baby boy
born in Persia, who was called Cyrus
His grandfather, who was a king
thought that when the boy grew up he
would want to be a king himself, sc
he had the poor little baby carried out
into the forest and left there to be eat
hearted woman was looking after her
sheep that day and she found the little
baby, which she took home with her.
As Cyrus grew into boyhood he seemed
In some way different from the other
boys around him; and SO, whenever
they played at soldiers, it was always
Cyrus who was general, and whenever
they played at kings, 1t was always
Cyrus who was king, and they were his
subjects. One day, when he was play
ing king, he led the other boys out on
what we should call an apple-stealine
expedition; only, instead Of apples. they
were pomegranates. They went into
the grounds belonging to poor man,
picked great many pomegranates and
ran away before the owner could catch
them. But the next morning the man
went to their schoolmaster and told
him how much fruit he had lost, beg
ging him to find out which OF the boys
had stolen it and to punish them Sc
verely. One by one the boys were call
ed before the master. but each of them
said he knew nothing about the POM
egranates. At last Cyrus appeared,
and was asked whether he knew any
thing OF the robbery. II did it," he
said at once. LET me be punished. ]
was the leader. I can break into an
orchard and steal a pomegranate, but
cannot tell lie. 1t was all my fault
and l am ready to bear the punishment
which I deserve for being thief As
for the others, you must not ask me
to name them. l was their king. and
am responsible for them"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-06-02
QUEUES HUNG UP.
Az an Evidence That Chinese Rebels Had
Met Justice.

Az an Evidence That Chinese Rebels Had
Met Justice.
Shanghai correspondence New York
Sun: Letters from missionary who
has just travelled across North Anhui
from Honan, selling Bibles for the Brit
ish and Foreign Bible society, give
graphic pictures of the terror and dis
tress caused by the rebellion in that
province. The missionary started out
with corporteur and two young Chi
nese wheeling barrows. For several
days they simply heard rumors OF the
approach of the rebels, who were kill
Ing, plundering and burning. Finally,
after four days travel, they neared a
large city toward which crowds of fu-
gitives from the surrounding country
were pouring by every road At all
the small villages rusty old guns were
being furnished up and spears brought
out for use. The city was reported to
be full, but thousands were pressing
about the gates eager to secure the
shelter of the walls. The missionary
was unable to gain entrance to the
gates because of the crowd, which
would give way only to an official.
Many of these refugees had come some
distance, and all were carrying their
household belongings in carts or in
wheelbarrows. Little children were
crying from hunger and exposure. On
reaching Suchon, in Kiangsu, it was
found that the soldiers had defeated
the marauders, killing large number.
Over the west gate were hanging about
~ queues, some with the ears attach
ed, and over the south gate were 200
more. grim evidence that justice had
been dealt out to some of the criminals
who have terrorized the whole pro-
vince.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-06-02

should be added that, in 6ormity
with generous etiquette. as much as
$4,000 ($10.000) OF the Osaka windfall
was expended In presents to friends
and friendly tea houses. Devoted to
his own drama. Mr.. Danturo does not
pretend to take much interest In for
eign forms OF the same art. He once
took part with Nine. Theo In little
sketch entitled "The Green Eyed Mon
ster.' and written half In French. half
In Japanese. to amuse the guests Of the
foreign legation at Toxic, but he has
never seen ono OF our typical pieces or
performers. The attempts of the Soshi-
Shibai Tor Students theater'') to Inn
port Dumas and Palleron by tho me-
dunn OF translation were not SO sue
cessful as to enlist his sympathy. Con-
sentative In morals as In art, he fears
that such a writer as Shakespeare
would brutalize and unsex Japanese
girlhood. Perhaps he is right Mr..
Archer exposed us Londoners to the
danger OF marrying Mort or taking
Hedda Gabler In to dinner" far more
heinous were 1t to open O Hazukashi
Sans almond eyes to the forwardness
OF Beatrice and the shrewishness OF
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-06-02
TAKEN FROM LIFE.

Many years ago. when boy. wa
taken into the Office of big express
company. 1t was In city OF som'
ten thousand inhabitants, with three
banks and ~ many hotels. 1t was 9
thriving place In every way, witt
prosperous merchants backed up BY
Z sturdy agricultural community.
| In those days the express companies
did a big busin IS In the merchandise
carrying trade. Besides there was con-
Siderable currency to handle. 1t was
before the days OF express orders.
When q person wished to send money
he sealed up the same In . package.
took the express company's receipt for
It. and II was generally carried SAFELY
to its destination. II 1t went ARRAY
the express company paid the con-
signor Not many packages went
astray, however.
At the ONCE In which worked l
fulfilled the duties OF clerk and driver.
That is to say drove to the station
every night and morning to deliver
OWNS W thQ AuCoSSh6Si OA sAsS -
and to take on new load consigned
to banks, merchants and inhabitants
OF the town. On these trips ! gener-
ally carried the strong box" or hand
safe, in which the money was trans
ferred from Office to messenger. The
agent trusted me Implicitly and val
ued his confidence greatly. On my
trips to and from the station l was
often the custodian OF money packages
OF large amounts. Whenever l del1v-
cred such packages to the messenger
took his receipt. He took mine for
those consigned to my ONCE.
l had been working at the ONCE for
about a year when a strange event
occurred. Just before going to meet
the east-bound train one morning two
bank messengers arrived with three
packages said to contain $4,000
They were placed in the Strong box"
and. putting the keys in my pocket,
drove rapidly away. Just as ar
rived at the station the train pulled
in. As l had considerable merchan-
0Aoo 4 AouuCu thC hCyo Va IAC oSA OAo
box" to the messenger and told him
to help himself while l put the mer-
chandise aboard. Just as l finished,
the train pulled out and the messen-
ger returned the keys and receipt book
duly signed.
II have nothing for you," he said,
and in an instant the train was speed
Ing away on its eastward journey.
returned to the Office, where
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-06-02
PARENTS GO INSANE
Over Christian Science and Scar Thefr
Children with Hot Irons.

Over Christian Science and Scar Thefr
Children with Hot Irons,
San Francisco Examiner: Ten years
ago in Paso Robes a pretty sixteen
year-old Swedish girl became the bride
OF an Industrious young man. a native
OF her own country. During these ten
years the couple lived in comfort and
contentment. Five children were born
to them. Today these little ones are
worse than orphaned, for their parents
have been committed to the asylum for
the insane at Agnews. They are fam
atics on religion. Converts to the doc
trine OF Christian Science, they refused
medical aid when their youngest child
was taken i'll with commissions. They
claimed to see strange, supernatural
visions, and in obedience to what they
declared a divine behest they scared
their children's bodies with red-hot
irons. They had selected the 5th day
OF April as the date for crucifxion Of
themselves and children. Their mania
Is the more remarkable because they
are people of education and intelli-
gence. Fortunately it is rare that a
father and mother lose their reason
simultaneously. as did this unhappy
couple, whose children, east upon the
world unprotected, now call the poor
farm" Of Monterey county their home.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-06-02
MOURNING CUSTOMS.


| Valet the Correct Color in Turkey
Diplomats Funny Error.
New York Press: Some men ike 70
wear Z broad band OF black Grape on
their hats. They think 1t improves tho
appearance OF man and chapeau, and do
not hesitate to adopt 1t whether there
10 death On the family or not. The
British have taken to the arm band
az an outward show OF grief, and we
see Its employment creeping In here
1t 10 In very poor taste. Following an
ancient and honorable custom certain
people regard the death OF friend as
an exemption from bathing for seven
days. The Greeks and Romans tasted,
and all nations, at one time or anoth-
er, have had funeral feasts In fash
fonable street on Sunday noticed tied
to the doOrknob of a brown stone
house mourning roeette and stream
ers, the cOlors OF violet / once saw
similar emblem at the Hotel De By
zance, in COnstantinople, and the land
lord, Mr.. Arghiropoulo, informed me
that the ordinary color for mourning
in Turkey is violet. When we see a
black hearse we say grown person."
when we see white one it is Child"
The ordinary color for mourning in
Europe Is black, in China white, In
Ethiopia brown. It was white in Spain
until 1893. You all have heard the
story OF the Chinese minister at Wash
tngtOn, who, having but recently ar
rived, threw the entire legation in
mourning because boy employed to
scatter white handbills through the
city cast lot into the windows and
doors of the big house at 2703 Four
teenth street. He thought the pieces
OF paper had been sent there by order
OF the administration to signify to him
that some high official was dead. The
blinds were closed and the embassy
solemnly proceeded to suspend BUSH
ness for three days.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-06-02

She-Will you ever speak to papa I!
He-Never. unless he speaks to me
first. 1t would be unjust to you and
me. my dear, for he dropped me be-
cause adored you. Any advance to-
ward reconciliation must be made
BY him.-DetroN Free Press.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-06-02

or the entire human race 1t is esti-
mated that 500,oo0Oo0 are well clothed
that Is. they wear garments Of some
kind; 250,o00.000 habitually go naked.
and 700.00o,000 cover parts OF their
body. Five hundred million live In
houses. 700. 900. 900 in huts and caves.
and CSC. 1000. 900 have virtually no shell
ter at all.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-06-02

Yes tho colonel Is going to Wash
inston. and he's going to take me. He
testinss In the beef inquiry. you know. .
Does be know anything about the
bcef!" Nothing. But We both want
to ses Washington. and It's too good =
chance to mias. Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-06-02

1t Is so much harder to be great in
common life than to be great on the
special occasion.-Rev. George L. Per-
rim. Universalist. Boston. Mass.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-06-02
THE IRVING OF JAPAN


- xnae1assA maay Refesas - me
Raar~as - sAs stage In d,s Ce~sssy
D~seae Alsess Exsiassvsiy - sAe
mbAA1e 80 Lever Glasses
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-06-02

noss naturally and gives ths author =
bettr chance Of being appreciated.
Wssfsrn ideas have affected very little
IL form ar sebstancs Of Japanese
plays. which continue to b. written
abost national heroes and to incul-
cate seudal ideas OF obedience 1t any
pricA Among the more famous roles
iatsv1rstsd By Mr.. Dan1uro and fAmil-
~ = ~ students Of Japanese history
are Nakamitsu. who bsheaded his son
IN plaas Of his masters: Benkcl. the
esvu-ycuth. whose gigantic strength
and crafty Wit we're loyalty used for his
1ioinuttvs lord. Yoskitsune; Jiraiya.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-02
THE election next year-1soO-will

The election next year-190O-will
place men in charge of national affairs
in 1901. People, let us prepare to
redeem the country in the year Il.
Let us start anew and once more adj
here strictly to the principles of the
Declaration of Independence. Let us
unite all elements opposed to the
present party in power which is 30
rapidly turning the whole machinery
of the country over to the monied few,
who in turn are making it, as fast as
they can, conform to European ideas
of Imperialism and military power.
To make this change in 1901 we must
begin now. No local party jealousies;
no personal ombitions should stand in
the way of uniting all elements of the
common people in the "battle grand
of 1900. We must overthrow the
gold power, the trust power, the
would-be English fashioned aristoc-
racy and English dictated financial
policy. The United States can never
be a nation of slaves or serfs. This
can be prevented at the ballot box il
we look carefully to the common in
terests. Let US prepare to turn over
a new leaf in the year L.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-02
Caused by Gold Standard.


In recent editorial in the Emporia
Republican. the veteran republican
editor, c. V. Eskridge, q man who has
grown gray in the republican harness,
and one who has helped to make some of
the really great statesmen the republi-
can party once had, says some plain
things that the venal, time-serving
small press of the state will denounce
as rank heresy, because it is so con.
trary to the plans of the great republi-
can bosses. although it strikes re-
sponsive chord in the heart of every
honest, earnest voter in Kansas The
editorial says:
TRUSTS are the legitimate off
spring of the gold standard. If you
would get rid of the effect you must re-
move the cause. Trusts have been
formed, are being formed and will be
formed. Nothing will stop them but
change in the financial policy of the
country. All the small industries of
the land are being closed out. Com
petition is being destroyed, men are
being thrown out of employment in the
shop, factory and On the road. The
country is rapidly becoming impover-
ished, wealth is concentrating in the
hands of the few, interior cities are
struck with the dry rot and there is no
hope for the people under gold stan.
dard money policy. 1t is the parent of
trusts. 1t is a money policy which par.
alyzes industry and drives the larger
tlsh to eat up the smaller ones. The
gold standard is commercial cannibal-
ism. It is serfdom for the masses. It
is head wind against all transporta-
ton lines. 1t is the undermining of
republican institutions.
Don't stop to argue the question
with juggfers of figures, but vote to
down it in the party if you can, out of
it if you must. Country first, party
next. AS we said in yesterdays Daily
Republican. referring to the wealth of
the Rockefellers, Vanderbilts, Goulds.
Astors and others ''If there is anything
that shows the incapacity of the people
for government it is a system of
legislation under which the accumula-
ton of such vast sums, by individuals,
| is possible" Interior banks, under the
national banking system, have felt and
will feel more perceptibly than ever be.
fore, the gradual squeeze of the gold
standard, the concentrating power of
which tends to centralize all business.
| all industries and all commerce in three
or four cities located on the larger
bodies of water-one on the Atlantic,
one on the Pacific, one on the lakes
and one on the Gulf-to the utter de.
struction of life and prosperity in the
interior. These larger cities will in
turn waste away because they will
eventually have no country to back
| them. The gold standard is the road
to ruin. Expansion or anti.expansioni is
an incidental question. Every patriotic
citizen, who loves his country more
than his party, should vote, in the In.
terest of humanity, to save the United
States from the disastrous conse.
| quences of the gold standard money
policy, which is now sought to be per-
manently fastened upon this country
for the purpose of bringing our people
under European conditions"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-02

WE THIS week publish the official
announcement of j. j. Gustin ss
candidate for sheriff. Jake Gustin
hardly needs an Introduction to the
people of Barton county, as he is
well known to almost everybody. He
has been in this county many years:
knows its ups and downs; knows that
it has required plenty of that well
known quality which Kansas people
are proverbially supplied with
'sand"-to stay on the farm and make
it win. He has done this and has en-
couraged and assisted many a neigh
Dor to do likewise in the earlier days.
Mr.. Gustin has always, so far az we
know, been a conservative democrat;
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-02
ELSEWHERE see call fer a de

ELSEWHERE see call fer a demo-
cratic county convention. Every
democrat in the county should attend
the caucus, help to select levelheaded
representative men to attend the con-
vention, that capable and strong can
didates may be selected. No man
should stay away from the caucu0 or
the convention, aud then say "the
other fellows did it, and l don't like
it"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-02
Effects of the Cigarette.

Recent statistics prove that the
cigarette habit has become more dam
gerous to the safety of our government
and is making more criminals of on r
youth than the saloons.
In the state reformatory in Ohio
there are 278 boys Out of sixty three,
averaging IL years of age, fifty eight
were cigarette smokers. Of 1873, av-
eraging IA years of age, 125 were
cigarette smokers. Of eighty-two, av.
eraging Is years of age, seventy-three
were cigarette smokers. This demon.
strates that 80 per cent of the whole
number were cigarette fends at the
time of committing crime for which
they were committed to the reform.
atory.
VIVA can be said of Ohio can be
said of Kansas, or any other section
that has youthful criminals
And it is said that the governor of
Kansas smokes the poisonig pimp.
sticks.
nd 70 rtx1< q IN
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-02
Galatia, kans., June

THE Atchison Globe wants to know
who picks out the hymns in heaven.
That's easy The same fellow who
distributes the harps. You had better
ask who builds fires down below
Council Grove Republican.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-02
Township.

Ii is recommended that the township and ward
caucus for election of such delegates be held not
later than Saturday. July IS, and it is also urged
that list of such delegates be sent Immediately
upon their seec Ion to the secretary of this com
mittee, to facili tate the work of the convention
JAS. w. CLARKE, Chairman.
Attest: w. p. FEEDER, Secretary.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-02

W. G. BRANN. the late editor of
the Iconoclast, Waco. Texas, is
credited with the following: "The
dollar is indeed almighty. 1t is the
Archimedian lever that lifts the ill
bred man into select society and
places the ignorant saphead in the
United States senate; it makes pres
idents of stuffed prophets, governors
of tools and gilds infamy with SUI
perhatural glory. 1t wrecks affairs of
innocence and pollutes the face of the
people; breaks the sword of justice
and binds the goddess of liberty with
chains of gold. It is the lord of the
land, the uncrowned king of the com.
monwealth.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-02

AN official announcement in the
DEMOCRAT will let the people know
you are aspiring for nomination, and
awaken your friends in your interests.
We will not say don't MI come at
once" There are not SO many but
what we can accommodate all at once
if necessary. The newspaper man
like the preacher, the teacher or any
other creature-likes to be paid for his
work.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-02

one wac has always believed that the
will of the majority should rule, and
that the majority of the farmers and
all industrial classes of this country
can and do get their interests looked
after through the democratic party
only, as he believes the foundation of
that party is based en- the true Amer
lean principle, that this government
should be conducted BY the people,
FOR the people. We know that Mr..
'Gustin is well qualified for the posi-.
ton and should he receive the nomi.
nation would make strong candidate
for the parties opposing those who will
represent the gold standard theory of
finances, the un-American policy OF
imperialism and military rule and the
champions of trusts and com bines of
large capital.
SOME of the Kansas editors who
mean ali right, but who are not as
we'll posted on military matters as
they might be, are complaining be-
cause che war department has signi-
fed an intention of mastering the
Twentieth Kansas regiment out at
San Francisco. and are calling the
war department "mercenary." So far
from being mercenary, it is really
generous. To be mustered out at San
Francisco means about $50 more pay
to the private than he would get if
mustered out at Topeka, and means q
trip across the continent in comfor t
instead of being herded like cattle on
a special train. ALI this protest
against the San Francisco muster out
comes from Topeka which wants to
use the Kansas soldiers as an attrac-
ton for some jim crow fall festival
Hutchinson Bee.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-02
ANNOUNCEMENT.
For Sheriff.

hereby announce myself as can
didate for Sheriff of Barton county,
subject to the action of the Democratic
and Populist county conventions.
J. J, GUsTIN.
Galatia, kans., June 81, 1900.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-02

DR.. A. c. Graham left on the first of
the week for New Y ork, where he takes
a position as specialist in large san-
itarium. Mrs. Graham, his mother,
will make her home here for the pres.
emit. and later on the doctor expects to
come out and spend summer vacations
by the lakeside.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-02

Leo Bockemohle and Gus Schrepel
were>up from Ellinwood, Wednesday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-02

A number of Great Bend Masons
went over to Hoisington, Thursday
night to assist in work.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-02

Mesdames W. 81. Bockemo hle, Schre-
pei, Bunte and Thurow, of Ellinwood,
visited with Mrs. Dick Bosse, Wednes.
dow
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-02

Jack Morrison and family came in
from Colorado. Thursday, and will
probably remain here now for good.