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The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1899-10-27
Death From Lockjaw.

FORT DODGE, Ia, Oct. 26.-William
Henry Daniels, farmer living below
Lehigh, a member of a well known
pioneer Webster county family, died
Wednesday morning with lockjaw.
Last Friday his foot caught in the
1oosened wire of an old broom and he
gave it an energetic kick. In some
way the wire penetrated his leg be-
tween the ankle and knee, infiicting
painful wound. The wound grew
worse, lockjaw resulting and death
following.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1899-10-27
THE PERSONNEL BILL.
Chief Engineer of the Navy Fails to See
ANY Benefit to the Department
Electricity vs. Steam.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26.-The three
of Adm. Melville, engineer-in-chief
of the navy, are the chapters devoted
to personnel, to the merits of electric
versus steam machinery, and to the
proposition to consolidate the naval
construction bureau. The general les
sons of the war, it is said, were in no
way indicative of any desirable change
in the machinery of our ships, with
the exception of increasing the evapor-
ating plants and the adoption, with all
practical and economical promptness,
of the water tube type of boilers.
Adm. Melville expresses his inability
to see indications of the benefit to the
navy which was expected to result
from the operations of the personnel
bill. He said that his hope was to see
vast addition to the number of Off
GERS who would give attention to en-
cheering matters, and he still hopes
that a comprehensive union OF the line
and engineering vOcations will result,
and that no department regulations
may be permitted to exist which will
prevent this consummatiOn. Depart
mental regulations insisting upon
service Of the line officers alternately
in the engine rooms as well as upon
deck are necessary, he says, to give
them practice.
An important chapter in the report
deals with the scope of the work now
executed by the bureau of steam en-
gineering, which is set out in order to
com bat the proposition 10 amalgamate
the constructive bureaus of the navy
department.; a matter which the adj
miral regrets has even been speculated
on. He says that not only is the trend
of modern mechanical work in all
| branches towards increased specialized
| ton. but the wisdom of such a trend
is not questioned by the leading talent
in the outside world of constructive
work.
| The steam engineering bureau has
| finally arrived at the conclusion that
it is a mistaken policy to carry so far
along the practice of driving the aux
Hilary machinery of ships by electrici-
/ ty, and the present report presents a
, strong line Of reasoning to support it.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1899-10-27

though everybody noticed that the
place it had occupied knew it no more.
Then Wagers rose, and his smile was
mellow as the moon.
Gentlemen" he said, "when Cleo
patra, lovely sOrceress of the Nile, gave
a banquet to her fr'en's she dissolved a
pearl in wine. But 1, gentlemen, go tn
fair serpent one better. I've dissolved
my mother-in-law."
And so he had, by the aid of the pawn
broker around the corner, to raise funds
for the feast
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1899-10-27
ENGLISH PLUCK.
Not OVernice, But IL Won
the Victoria Cross.

Maybe it was at Isandula, with Lord
Chelmsford's army, or it may have been
during the Zulu war, says Golfers
Weekly, after an engagement in which
the British troops were defeated by
Cetewayo's black warriors, and were
compelled to fly for their lives, an Eng
lish cavalryman, whose scraggy little
pony limped from an assegai slash, de-
tached himself from the retreat and
galloped back upon the charging
Zulus. A glance over his shoulder had
shown him n dismounted comrade,
stumbling painfully along, trying to
jam some cartridges into his clogged re-
volver. When the troopers pony
trotted up the Zulus were almost upon
the two soldiers; fortunately they had
discarded their spears and were mis-
handling captured carbines. Now, in a
melOdrama or in a realistic novel edify-
ing to schoolgirls, the language of these
two gallant soldiers, one to the other,
there amid the squcaling Zulu bull
let's. would have been noble, lofty, in
spring and gUdlike. This is what they
really said:
Get out O. this. Bill, ye bloomin'
ijit-the black beggars'll slewer you'll
gaspcd the wounded man.
you climb up on this ''orse or I'll
punch your d-n head Off" was the re-
ply from the trooper.
And it is delightful to be able to say
that he did climb up, and Ahey both es
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1899-10-27
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
The Annual Report of Auditor Henry c.
Castle for the Fiscal Year Ended
June 80, 1899, Made Public.

WAsHINGToN, Oct. 26.--The annual
the post office department, for the ifs
cal year ended June 80, 1899, has been
transmitted to the secretary of the
treasury and postmaster general. This
bureau has the largest accounting Of
fee in the government, or perhaps in
the world. Rince it is the clearing
house of the entire postal service
The report shows volume of transac-
tons aggregating about $780, 900, 900
for the fiscal year. The revenues
Of the postal service were so, O2I,-
3S4; expenditures of the postal service
BIOL, 632 16I; volume of money order
transactions S442, 4S5, 354. There has
been an increase in both of these items
and in each one of the various sub
divisions thereof, showing, the auditor
says. that the postal service is incre2s-
ing in ali of its parts, even keeping in
advance of the development Of the
country IN other respects.
The deficit in postal revenues was
! Sc, 61O, 776-the smallest since 1892, and
| only half that of 1897.
The number of post offices in the
United States on June SO was "A, 3S4,
and 27,62? of these were doing a money
order business. The money order serv.
ice of the government was conducted
last year at loss of considerably over
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1899-10-27
HER FIRST ALLOWANCE.
Spending 1t Had an intoxicating Eff
feet Upon This Care Free
Maiden.

The spending of her first allowance
has an intoxicating effect on the aver
age maiden, says the New York Com
meroial Advertiser. Power and free
dom and extravaganza are hers to use
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1899-10-27
ConauI John K. Pollard Dead.

CINCINNATI, Oct. 24.-Hon John K.
Pollard, United States consul general
TO Monterey, Mex, died at his home,
in Carthage, o., Sunday night. he
came north some months ago on &C.
count of i'll health.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1899-10-27
No More Relief Supplies Needed.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26.-Gen. Davis, at
Porto Rico, Wednesday cabled the war
department that no more relief sup
plies are needed there before the trans
port scheduled to leave for Porto Rico,
Novarnbor g
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1899-10-27
Lakes OF Killarney.

The Irish land court will soon offer
the most admired portion of the Lakes
of Killarney for sale. The Muckross
estate has already been sold to the
tenants, and the mansion, deer park.
etc, viii be offered with the lakes The
sum mentioned as likely to be asked is
$4,000.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1899-10-27
Number of students at Harvard.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Oct. ga tabu-
Lation of the students in the Harvard
university shows that this year there
are 4.O67 students attending the
branches of the university, an increase
Of 167 over last year
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1899-10-27
Miss susan Il. Anthony to Retire.

ROCHESTER,, n. Y. Oct. 24-Susan
r. Anthony, Sunday night corrooora-
ted the statement that she would re-
tire from the presidency of the Ma
tional Suffrage association at. tho
Washington convention IN February.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1899-10-27
Child's Drawing Book.

trace the pictures beneath, thus affording
enjoyment, as well as instruction to the
hand and eye. These drawing books and
the box OF crayOnS go very well together
There are six different kinds, and each
drawing book requires 6 lion heads and
2-Cent stamp.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1899-10-27

Mailed frse for II lion heads cut from
Lion Coffee wrappers and a 2=cent stamp.
An unusually fine picture from the brush
OF the noted German artist, Gabriel Max.
IT is founded on ChamiSSO's poem, 1.-The
Lions Bride" The story is interesting,
and we send with each picture a hand
some folder. containing copy of the poem
and telling all about it. Size, 15x26 inches.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1899-10-27
Stylish BeIt-BuCkle.

welcomed for "dressed-up" occasions by
the ladies who like to wear different
colored sashes. The gOld-fnish goes we'll
with any of them. Given for 20 lion
heads and 2-Cent stamp.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1899-09-02
BESTED THE PREACHER.

Representative Dolliver of Iowa,
delivered an address at Chautauqua,
N. Y, on Saturday. In the course of
his address he advocated the presi-
dents policy in the Philippines. At
the conclusion of his speech clergy
man who was present asked him if
Aguinaldo was not furnished arms
and money and authorized to wage
war against the Spaniards. st is not
a fact" replied Mr.. Dolliver, s'and, if
IL were a fact, he was to act as an
ally, and therefore, was not justified
in firing on our troops" The audi
ence cheered in reply. GLOW about
the Declaration of Independence"
shouted the minister; chow about
that assertion of self-evident truth
that all men are created free and
equal?" The Iowa congressman re-
piled as follows:
ssOh, as to that, 1 am yelling to
take the Declaration of Independ-
ence on the same terms as did Thomas
Jefferson If recollect the history
of JefferSon's time, / believe he was
an expansionist. / believe he at one
time ruled the Territory of Louisiana
with an iron hand, and the Aguinaldo
of the time, who was Aaron Burr, set
up a claim of Independence. For
this he was tried for treason and mar
rowly escaped conviction. Does that
satisfy you?"
Ii it did not satisfy the questioner
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1899-09-02
KEEP HER STEADY, MIR. PILOT.

Let the traitor whine and shiver.
Let the weaklings hide their heads;
Let the towards knife the victorS,
If they wish to, in the night;
Let the Tagalogs of Boston -.=
Bite and snarl like quadrupedS-
We are with you, Bill Mckinley,
For we know you are right.
Let them turn against the pilot
OF the country's policy,
Whom they trusted with the tiller
Only back in Ninety-six;
Whom they raised to save the nation
From a dire calamity
We are with you, Bill Mckinley,
Both in war and politics.
Oh, this f1imsy human nature
When it goes against the grain;
Oh, the blindness of a mortal
When we will not see the light!
Keep her steady, Mr.. Pilot,
There is sunshine through the rain
We are with you, Bill Mckinley,
For we know that YOU are right.
John Cone in New York Sun.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1899-09-02
THE LOBO WOLF.

At the July session of the Barton
county commissioners 10 coyote scalps
were presented to the board and tie
no s.Lobo' wolf scalps offered, which
are worth under the new law s. each.
And this reminds us that it has been
years since a "Lobo'' wolf has been
seen in this county. They are proba-
bly, an extinct race of animals in this
county. Yet thirty years ago and
more they were abundant. and they
were very abundant, and twenty years
ago occasionally seen. In the early
d lyS they were YariOuSly called ''buf-
falo" wolves, 'mountain" wolves and
sbig gray" They were the associates
and congeners of the buffalo, and liv-
ed mostly on them. In the days of
the Indians these wolves were the
greatest and most destructive enc
mics of the buffalo-far more so than
the Indians and pioneer hunters. The
Indians seldom ever killed a wolf. The
wolves were especially destructive to
buffalo calves, yet often killed grown
up and strong buffalo. They had a
strong, deep and yet rather musical
howl and when in packs, as they usu-
ally were, their mingled howls could
be heard from two to five miles. The
hunters and early settlers, as well as
the later ones, were their destroyers.
The gun and strychnine did the fatal
work Yet wolves never attacked an
Indian or whiteman. Like the
raven-multitudeS in numbr then
now extinct in this section, the
wolves passed away with the going OF
the buffalo.-Great Bend Register
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1899-09-02

BANNER SALVE is made from the prescription
in constant use by the greatest skin specialist in
America. 1t is positively the most healing salve
known. 1t will quickly all sorts of cuts and
bruises burns and scalds and all skin diseases.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1899-09-02

eng 8.ss asssss ion mad been
.reTf.ulcrs-
Some of the operators in the New
- sff~e wondered at seeing q
yourg nan sitting at an instrument
AMI in half an hour shall see her
again.
She is % today-and 1 hold her let
ter in my hand
Come to me-, she writes. 81 did
not know myself four years ago. Now
| do dear, and L ask you to come To
me-.
L was in Syria when I got that let
ter. and | have travelled night and day
since then.
How the horse crawIs. Oh. my lit
tie lady. NY little Ia
Why are tile blinds down?
Dead. Oh. no. no, It's lie. No.
it's true. and my white rosebud. old
and faded now. like MY life. lies upon
her breast
Ill-ro. I promised her. years ago.
never to do that. whatever happened.
She would not have me break my
word. Would that 7 could believe that
we shall meet again.
hope Oh, how | hope.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1899-09-02
Glorious News

Comes from DIR. d. B. Cargile, of
WaShita, /. T. He writes: "Four
bottles of Electric Bitters has cured
Mrs. Brewer of scrofula, which had
caused her great suffering for years.
Terrible sores would break out on her
head and face, and the best doctors
could give no help: but her cure is
complete and her health is excellent .
This shows what thousands have prov
ed-that Electric BitterS is the best
blood purifier known. It's the SUI
preme remedy for eczema. letter, salt
rheum, ulcers, boils and running sores
1t stimulates liver, kidneys and bow
els, expels poisons, helps digestion.
builds up the strength. Only 80 cents
Sold by Jones & Gibson, Druggists.
Guaranteed.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1899-09-02

Hamilton Clark, of Chauncey, Ga,
says he suffered with itching piles
twenty years before trying DeWitt's
which completely cured him. Beware
of worthless and dangerous counter
feitS- Jones & Gibson
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1899-09-02

Bent Murdoch of the Eldorado Re-
publican says:
The Republican party is for
Expansion,
Protection.
Aggression,
A strong army,
Big navy,
A gold standard,
Good prices,
Shorter hours,
Longer pay
The Republican party is against all
monopolies and trusts that seek to
control the output or regulate prices.
Is against
Socialism,
Anarchy,
Landowners,
The devil and all his works.
The Republican party is God-fear-
ing, home-loving, law-respecting or
that seeks the greatest
good to the greatest number.
And within ten years it will be de-
claring in favor of annexing all North
America to the United States.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1899-09-02

DR.. Cady,s Condition Powders, are
just what horse needs when in baG
condition. Tonic, blood purifier ans'
vermifuge- They are not food bu.
redicine and the best in use TO p,rt s
horse in prime condition. Price 2.
cents per package.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1899-09-02
For Sale by Jones & Gibson.

the report of the affair shows that it
did delight the 5000 farmers and
others vino were present.-Indianap
lis Journal
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1899-09-02
letter, salt-Rheum and Eczema.

The intense itching and sInarting, incl
dent to these diseases, Is instantly allaye6
by applying Chamberlain Eye and
Skin Ointment. Many very bad cases
have been permanently cured by IL i,
is equally efficient for itching piles and
a favorite remedy for sore nipples,
chapped hands, chilblains, frost bites
and chronic sore eyes % elsie box
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-10-17
A Worthy Candidate.

We note from the Davenport papers
with pleasure that the democrats OF
Scott county have placed in nominal
tion for the legislature, Hon. William
Theophilus, former representative
from this county in the legislature of
the state. Prior to that he had served
the people of Howard county accept
ably in the Office of Clerk of the
Court four years, two terms. In every
public trust our county conferred
upon him he served with fidelity and
faithfulness winning the respect and
esteem of men of all parties, in the
county, which was made emphatic
when he was the democratic candidate
for Clerk of the. Supreme Court, his
vote in the state being greater even
than that of Hon Cato Sells, who ran
on the same state ticket. Mr.. Theoph-
illus is self made man, conservative
and liberal in his views, a democrat
who is always true to the principles
that are fundamental and inherent to
man, of unquestione integrity in all
the relations of life, genial, and pos
sessed of fine social qualities, and OF
pure character; such men as make
good legislators.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-10-17
Government Expenses.

The expenditures of the Mckinley
administration, the first two months
of the present fiscal year was $102, 900,
09O.33, all of it for the army except
S21, 0S6, 649.81 which was exhausted by
the civil and miscellaneous depart
ments. For military purposes the ex-
penditure was $40, 169, S45.94. AT this
rate the yearly cost of the army and
navy will be S474, 959,O73.S4, and that
of the civil establishment $126,39S,-
93S.S6. For war purposes no other
nation on the globe squanders so much
money as the United States is doing.
We have gone from a peaceful to a
barbarous nation with frightful ra-
pidity and appalling consequences.
The cost of this increasing barbarism
is to be met by increased taxation
levied upon the producing classes as
long as they vote with the corrupt
political vandals now in power. Fol-
want of an income tax capitalists and
trusts escape taxation and increase
their holdings by special privileges
obtained by legislation. 1t is time tc
think and act promptly. Though
liberty is an unalienable right it may
be usurped by those having unwisely
granted power. This can be prevented
at the polls and must be speedily OF
imperialism will dethrone republican,
ism. National Republican.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-10-17
Weather and Suicides,

"Good suicide weather." the grizzled-
old sergeant behind the desk of one
of the east side police stations observed
as he glanced out at the dull, over.
whelming clouds from which the rain
sifted down in a never-ending drizzle,
says the New York Herald.
"a good day for suicides over here"
he continued, musingly. eff German
is going to kill himself he waits for
just such day as this. Even If he
don't intend to kill himself three or
four days like this will soon drive him
to it. Well be apt to have three or
four cases reported before roll call.
Now, it's different with a French
man. When German feels blue it
makes him all the bluer If the wealth
er's bad. But Frenchman, when he
is crossed in love or has gone broke
thinks the weather is sympathizing
with him If It rains when he is feeling
badly. When he makes up his mind to
commit suicide he'll invariably carry
out his intention on a sunshiny day.
The worlds brightness seems only to
mock him"
"And what about the Irishman, SER
geant7" asked the new policeman.
Look here, young man." said the
sergeant, with just a suggestion Of
Limerick in his tone, freshmen don't
commit suicide. When an Irishman
gets broke and blue he don't kill him
self! Not much! He goes home and
beats his wife every time"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-10-17
Referring to his statement, made i,

Referring to his statement, made in
Dubuque, that he regards the war up
on the Filipinos as the most importr
ant issue now before the country, the
Sioux City Journal says that "Mr.
White is alarmed. Mr.. White is by
no means singular III this respect. Ex-
Speaker Reed, Senator Hoar, ex-Goy-
Boutwell,, Carl Schurz, Senator Mason,
Senator Foraker and ex-senator Ed
munds are also alarmed. They view
the war as even more dangerous to the
American republic than to the natives
of the archipelago. And unlike Mr..
White, who is democrat, made such
by study of the writings of Thomas
Jefferson, these distinguished men are
republicans. 1t was not democrat
but republican who originally said
that if the war of subjugation were
pushed to it's intended end, the decline
and fall Of the republic would date
from the administration of William
Mckinley. The man who made the
assertion is Senator Hoar of Massa-
chusetts. Telegraph.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-10-17
About Terms Of Office.
The PLAIN DEALER has but Il

The PLAIN DEALER has but little
respect for political vsrtue based upon
so slimsy a foundation as but 1.-TWO
terms, !" for an efficient public servant.
This county has in our experience in
the last forty-two years repeatedly
given man the second term who was
not worthy of the first.
The idea of limiting such a man as
E. r. Thompson to two terms, and
comforting a second one on a successor
unfit for single term, is too absurd
to win the respect of thoughtful men.
A public officer who is every way COM
petent, should not be ineligible simply,
because there is some fellow unfit for
it's duties, who is anxious to don the
robes of office. The public in general
are not individually and personally
seeking office. The few are. and their
persistence is only equalled by their
total lack of the needed requirements
to discharge the duties they seek to
assume in an efficient manner. The
offices belong to the public; the salary
is paid by it; if the service is bad it is
the public that suffers. And when an
incompetent man full of errors and
blunders gets a place at the public
teat, it is criminal to insist upon CIV
ing him a second term. And this is
just what that cry means, give an in
competent man asecond term, because
he had the first, and discharge the
competent and capable officer because
he has served the public we'll for two
terms. Such position is untenable,
and will not meet the sanction of pru-
dent and thoughtful men, and tax
payers. Such men will vote to retain
the capable public servant as they
should do.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-10-17
Col. BRYAN in Iowa.

Blakesburg, Ia, Oct. 9.-William j..
Bryan spoke here Saturday to 1000
farmers. feature of the meeting be-
ing a barbecue in which numbered
sheep and hogs were consumed. Bryan
was introduced by Fred E. White,
Democratic candidate for governor,
and in his speech dwelt largely on the
evils of trusts and imperialism. .
A colonial policy, the speaker held,
meant eternal war, "never ending,
still beginning, fighting still, and still
destroying" At Sigourney at night
he addressed 5000 persons, the majori-
ty of whom were farmers.