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The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-09-06
WHICH CAN WE TRUST?

The record of the United States dur
ing the past three years has been in
many respects the most wonderful in
the history of the world.
The revival Of industry and the
flood-tide of prosperity that followed
has been without precedent in the his
tory ofthis or any other country.
Three years ago when the presiden-
tial campaign was on two great parties
contested for the honor of administer.
ing the government Of this country
The one, headed by William Jennings
Bryan, protested that unless free silver
coinage at an obsolete ratio was in
augurated Immediately the distress
and disaster which had hung like a
pail over the nation for nearly four
years would be increased, and the
great mass of the American people
would become paupers.
The other party proclaimed William
Mckinley, its candidate for the presi-
dency, to be "The advance agent OF
prosperity" They. told the people
that the mismanagement of govern
mental affairs and mistaken govern
mental policies had created lack OF
confidence in the business world and
had so injured many interests that
the effect had been generally disas-
trous. They promised that revision
Of the tariff along protection lines and
the guarantee of a sound currency
would bring a return Of good times.
The people will soon be called upon
to stop long enough from their busy
vocations to consider which Of these
parties was correct three years ago,
and which has kept its word with the
public.
Is the administration of William
Mckinley the period of idleness and
poverty and misery which William
Jennings Bryan and his fellow Dem.
ocrats predicted it would be?
Has the failure to restore free silver
coinage at the obsolete ratio of 16 to
/ caused business depression or pro
duced business collapse and catastro-
phes?
Has not the Republican party done
Just what 1t promised in the restora-
tion of prosperity?
If Bryan and his fellow advocates
were mistaken in 1896, is 1t likely they
have learned any wisdom in three
years? The people have found the ex.
act reverse Of what the Democrats pre-
dicted in 1896 has come to pass. 1t has
come as steadily as the current of
mighty river in increasing volume
from the day Of the election of William
Mckinley to the present.
If Mr.. Bryan and the Democratic
party were so gravely mistaken in re-
gard to the effect of the defeat of free
silver and the election Of Mckinley,
can the people trust them to be right
now when they are opposing national
expansion and fretting about othel
matters which have created more OF
less public concern?
Which party will the people trust
this year and next-the one that has
kept faith with them or the one which
has proved itself false prophet?
Robbed Of all false and misleading
political claptrap, that is the question
the people of Ohio will be compelled
to answer at the polls in November.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-09-06

Maj. Gen. Nelson A. Miles, COM
manding-general Of the army. is going
to the Philippines in October. He
will not take command of the forces
in the field, norwil he supersede Gen.
Otis, but he will act in his capacity of
general of the army and will have sup
ervision over field operations.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-09-06

The schedules for the cuban census,
which is to be taken this fall, are be-
ing prepared by the assistant director
OF the census with the hope that it
may be completed before the congress
meets in December This not part
of the work belonging to the census
bureau, but the bureau will give gen.
eral supervision to it at the request of
the war department.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-09-06

Railroad men express the belief that
before long all the prominent roads of
the land will have adopted the pension
scheme recently taken up by the Penn
sylvania system and now being worked
out. Employees who have attained the
age Of 10 years and all persons on the
pay rolls for thirty years are benefit
ted.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-09-06
4 PEOPLES 50 COLUMN. I

HUUHB bUChs Tut oHIo'
! have about 20 head Of thorough
bred and high grade Oxford and
Shropshire bucks, which / offer for
sale. Enquire of s. X. Warner, one
half mile south of Wellington. 81
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-09-06
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

The grentest welcome ever given to
any hero by any city is what New Yo k
proposes to give Admiral George Dew
ey, the winner of the first great victory
of the Spanish-American war, and a
truly great figure which that conflict
developed
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-09-06

France has her eye on the Alaskan
dispute between the United States and
Canada. While France has no direct
interest in the matter, yet she is in
sympathy with the United States, as
are also several other foreign coun-
tries.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-09-06
PERKINS REUNION.
THE FIRST EVER HELD IN THIS SEC.
TION OF THE COUNTRY.

Over Eighty Guests Assembled Mt the
Home OF Truman Baker, on South Main
Street, Last Thursday.-The Reunion a
Permanent Thing.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-04-21
AIM HIGH.

"Aim at the sum-" the proverb says,
IF you would cleave the sky.
And, though your arrow miss the mark,
1t yet shall higher fly
Than If content with lower aim;
And thus success shall be
More easy when you next shall try
Your skill at archery"
Who honor, fame or wealth would win
Must set their standard high;
And for the ladders topmost round
Strive long and earnestly.
Not all may reach the highest peak.
Not all the prize may gain;
But, In the conflict, each may hope
The victory to obtain.
Aim at the sun! Oh, be it ours
To strive the best to win!
The field is wide, and he who wills
The lists may enter in.
God helpeth those who help themselves,
But spurns the willing slave:
The prize Is his who noblest strives
For fortune crowns the brave.
Edward Grafton. in s. s. Times
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-04-21

I had heard once before, and knew it
was the murderess.
Down winding stair we went, and !
remained passive, but mentally counted
the steps and the turns. There were Is
steps and three turns, at each of which
there was apparently door, anu then
we stopped. There was jingling of
keys. the harsh grating noise OF bolt
being drawn back, and Babette spoke
again:
"Monsieur's apartment is ready-'tis
the safest room in the Toison dor"
Then I was flung in heavily as was and
the door bolted behind me.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-04-21
Honey Candy.

Put a pint of honey with half cup
full of graduated sugar into porce-
lain-lined kettle; when it begins to boil
add two tablespoonfuls each of butter
and vinegar and continue to boil until
it becomes brittle when dropped into
cold water. Rub level teaspoonful of
baking soda until perfectly smooth and
sift it into the boiling candy. Pour il
at once into shallow CREASED pans
When nearly cold cut it in squares OF
q may be pulled the same as molasses
taffy-Good Housekeeping.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-04-21

" All communications for this paper shoull
De accompanied by the name of the author, not
necessarily for publication but as an evidence
efgood faith on the part Of the writer. Write
only on one side Of the paper. Be particularly
careful in giving names and dates to have tho
letters and figures plain and distinct
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-04-21
MfRf0ken.

Artist Showing his latest picture to
friend)-What do you think Off
Friend-Admirable-very realistic
brilliant technique-it actually makes
my mouth water.
Artist-Why, what do you think it
represents?
Friend-Represents? Still life, of
course--scrambled eggs in a frypan.
Artist-Scrambled eggs, you blanked
fool! It's a sunset in the desert!-
Heitere Welt.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-04-21
A Red-Letter Day.

THAT was great achievement" ex-
claimed the foreman on an emotional
newspaper; "a great achievement. 1
ought to have my salary raised for
thati"
What did you doc"
Il not only got all the headlines into
the paper, but some of the news that
came with mi'-Washington Star.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-04-21
AfteFwaFd.

Chollie-Don't you think it was bad
fawm in you lawst night to dwink too
much wine?
Rounders-Didn't think about form
then, but / must admit the bad taste of
it now.-P Philadelphia Record.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-04-21
CHAPTER xIv.-CoNr1SuED.

took the ring he gave me and
slipped it on, and then our hands met
in a hearty clasp that expressed more
than words. 1t was at this moment
that Susette announced Pantin, and the
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-04-21

low our route by the movement of the
party, but could see nothing; and aft
er time my brain began to get con-
fused, for we turned this way and that,
up side streets, down winding roads,
until the thing became impossible.
Once we were challenged by the
watch and my captor answered boldly:
NJ de Gomeron, of the marshal's
guards, with prisoners for the chatelet;
let us pass in the kings name"
I heard the words and strove to call
out, but the gag was too secure. At
any rate I had learned one thing-we
were going in the direction of the
chatelet. Who, then, was Babette? 1
had heard the name once before on
the night that I lay wounded before La
Fere, and an inspiration seemed to
come on me; and was certain that the
night bag and de Gomeron's Babette
were one and the same.
Then we jolted on for about another
half hour-we must have passed the
chatelet by this when suddenly the
litter took sharp turn to the right
and after going little way was put to
the ground.
After half hour or so was dragged
out and / heard a woman's voice:
This way. my lambs; the gentle
mems room is below, very far below,
out of all drafts, and she laughed with
the same pitiless note In her voice that
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-04-21

A>OA AAAh tAAOu " SCASC Hc III Ills way
through the scarf by which his jaws
were bound together when we lay in
ambuscade. With touch of my hand
I stayed my beast and stopped to listen.
Beyond me stretched the avenue, at the
end of which stood the great lime trees
1 could see nothing but the ghostly
line of trunks lit up here by the moon,
there standing out black against the
night, or fading away into lacework
OF leaves and branches, and the sullen
creaking of the boughs overhead. cit
must be her horse or Palms." said
aloud to myself; and then, the compline
came to me clear and sweet from the
spire of St. German.
lifted my hat for an instant with a
silent prayer to God for help, and then
shook up Couronne. Ere the last notes
of the bells had gone was under the
lines. At first could see nothing;
there was no one there. and my heart
grew cold at the thought that some dan
ger had overtaken my dear one.
"Madame!" I called out. ''It is T.
d'Auriac."
Then figure in gray mantle stepped
ont from the shadow of the trees, and I
sprang from the saddle and held out my
hand.
II knew it was you. chevalier." she
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-25
There is no royal
road to The Golden
Du1n This is,severy-
NAIS' body's store.

1t IS policy and prices that make it So
We do not build on sentiment, but mark
our goods at such prices as make it expen-
sive for those women Who trade else where.
Whenever any of the other fellows adj
vertise anything ataa-d great bargain, just
make up your mind that you can get It
here for less money: M
That's a rather broad statement to make,
but you come and. we'll produce the goods
to your entire satisfaction.
How many stores do you suppose there
are in this country that buy the best quail
ity of goods and sell them at so close a
profit as The Golden Rule does
Ask the leading manufacturers and i'm
porters OF the country, those who know
best, and they will tell you that you need
not more than the fingers of two hands to
count them on.
In our advertisements we tell you how
our goods are bought and why prices are
reduced. We do not wish to make blind
statements or m1srepresent facts The truth
about our goods will never work harm to
you or to us. We wish to merit and retain
your confidence. We do not want you to
keep any article that is not satisfactory
providing 1t is returned with the sales
ticket and in good condition.
Our immense outlet enables lis to buy the
largest quantities that would brighten any
st. Paul jobber, and we're more ready than
ever before for all the trade there is We
find 1t easy just now to get new goods at
bargain prices, and the chance to do some
thing exceptional is general all over the
store. Quantities of goods, worthy in ev-
cry way, came to US the last ten days at
less than half-prices You will, after read
ing this adj. conclude The Golden Rule will
be the center of interest this week, with
these goods and prices"to help the selling.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-25
GOWNS.

Night Gowns worth &c., go on sale at 3Qc
Night Gowns worth 75c go on sale at Sac
Night Gowns, worth s9c, go on sale at. EQc
Night Gowns, worth $1.0O, go on sale att 69c
Night Gowns worth 81. Is, go on sale at75c
Night Gowns worth $l.5O, go on sale att 89n
Night Gowns, worth 81. 90, go on sale att g8c
Night Gowns, worth 81. SO, go on sale at. pr
Night Gowns worth s.. 90, go on sale at. 81 40
Night Gowns, worth ST. Is, go on sale at. 81. ar
Night Gowns, worth S. so, go on sale at. al 50
Night Gowns, worth $500 go on sale at al "a
Night Gowns. worth $3.75, go on sale at. 50. "a
Night Gowns, worth $500, go on sale at. 80. 9a
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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-07-21
ENGLISH JOKES sFROM RIVAL.

Grocer: What are you grumbline
about? Dye want the EARTH" Gus
toner: "No. not in the sugar."
Miss Makeup wears her hair just
the same as she did ten years ago.
Yes, Tom, but not the same hair.
rs it trua that sailors, after becom-
ing quite old, always stop swearing?''
Old Salt: my friend, you'll have to ask
some one older than l."
Grocer: well, little one, what can l
do for you?" Jenny: please, sir,
mamma says will you change sover-
eign for her, an she'll give you the
sovereign tomorrow"
Have you broken of your engage
ment. old man? What's the natter"
well, 1 was hard up. you see, so I
quarreled and had all my presents re-
turned, and was able to realize upon
them. Couldn't possibly have raised
the money any other way"
"Auntie, dear, Mr.. Mailer, the artist,
has asked me for my photo; he wants
to make use of it for his next picture.
Ought to send it to him." asked Alice.
Eyes, you can do so, but be sure to
inclose with it photo of your mother,
or some elderly lady. It would be
highly improper to send your photo by
ITSELF" exclaimed her aunt.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-07-21
lsREyITIES.

Des Moines dispatch: The monthly
report of the Des Moines clearing house
shows that bank deposits in Des Moines
have about doubled in 10 months since
Jan. ], 1898. At that time the deposits
were s6,55G,5 a4; they are now S12, 6s4,-
3IS.
Professor c. F. Curtiss, director of
the Iowa state experiment station at
Ames, has recently received official
announcement of his appointment by
the Provincial Live Stock association,
as judge at the annual live stock show
at London in December. He has also
been invited to deliver an address be-
fore the association at the English
capital at that time. He has signified
his intention to accept.
Almost the entire business block
east OF the square, at Bloomfield, the
county seat of Davis county, was de-
stroyed by fire a few days ago between
and o'clock a. m. The damage to
property and stocks is varionsly esti-
mated at from $50, 900 to $40, 900, only
part of which is covered by insurance.
The fire originated in an unknown
in the G. o. P. hotel, just
north OF the center of the block. The
FIRE department was l,ampered by
lack Of water and the fire was gotten
under control only by tearing down
The frame building near the opposite
md Of the block from where the fire
started. The only buildings remain
ng on the block are Lowen berg's
bakery. CURL Bros grocery and the
Iardy hotel.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-07-21

The Boston Journal quotes the pre-
dictna uttered by Gen. Horace Blnney
sarxent In his Grafton on Memorial
day, 1868: Comrades, though few "a
us may live to see it, feel sure that
the last survivors Of the Grand Army
Of the Republic win celebrate this an
niversary after some day o. glory
when the sons Of rebels and our sons
shall have fallen side by side IN some
common cause Of foreign war, Is oar
sires and their sfres fell side by SIDE
under the eye OF the great rebel, ~.
the Yirginian, Washington. TINS
prophecy has been literally fuialied.
Tho predicted foreign war, mas re-
ambtaspned Americas national char
acter, restored the. unity OF her people
and-as Editor Watterson phrases It
.nunx her geography into the sea
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-07-21
THE ! NEWS IN IOWA
KlLLEDSIN COLD BLOOD.

6rasl Courts Fatally Shot by John
Fraxee.
N OTrUMwA, July ia brutal MUIR
der occurred about shutdown near
Dean, . small town close to the Mis-
souri, line, in Appanoose county.
Brazil D. Courts, a single man, aged
40 years. WINS shot and instantly
killed BY John Trazee. 1t is known
that the men had quarrelled before,
but were thought to have been on
good terms again. F. D. Pertum was
the only eyewitness of the tragedy.
He was walking along the road which
divides Iowa from Missouri, when he
came across Frazee on the Missouri
side. He had a shotgun across his
shoulder. Courts and Pertum asked
him where he had been and invited
him to have a drink. Frazee came
over onto the Iowa side and shot
Courts, just rs the latter was handing
him the whisky bottle. Frazee then
jumped the fence and disappeared in
Missouri. The sheriff was notified
and found him at his brother-in.laws s,
where he gave himself up, and is now
safely locked in j all at Centerville.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-07-21
REDUCED RATES FOR IOWA.
Ruling BY I"terstate Commerce Commits
-. sion In Favor of shippers.

Ruling BY Interstate Commerce Commis-
-r sion In Favor of shippers.
{ WASHINGTON. July 2O.-The inter
state commerce commission. in an
opinion by Commissioner Prouty, has
announced It's decision in the case OF
the Grain Shippers Association OF
northwest Iowa against the Illinois
Central Railroad Company and others.
The commission finds that the trans
portation of grain eastward from Kan
sas City and from Sioux City and other
points in the territory adjacent to
Sioux City is subject to competition
between the carriers; but while re-
duced rates have resulted from the
competition at Kansas City the COM
petition in northwest Iowa has been
more effectively restrained by an
agreement formerly in effect, and.
since such agreement was cancelled, by
continuance of rates without substan-
tial reduction. The commission de-
cides that the 19-cent rate on corn
from Sioux City and other points in
adjacent territory should be reduced;
that the 17-cent.rate on corn now in
effect from most points in western
Iowa should be extended to Sioux
City and points in Iowa on the east OF
the Sioux City & St. Paul railroad
(now part Of the Chicago, St. Paul,
Minneapolis & Omaha system), and
that Corresponding reduction should
be made from other points IN south.
eastern South Dakota. The commits
sion further holds that, while no opin'
ion is expressed as to what is the
proper relation of the rates on wheat
and corn from Sioux City and adjacent
territory, the difference Of 4 cents.
which now prevails from most ship.
ping points in that section. should not
he exceeded. The complainants also
demanded PREPARATION, bat this was
denied upon the ground that there is
no proof that the rates were unreasop
able at the time they were paid.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-07-21
CHAPTER xxx.
A Wild Boar.

We felt very much the want Of fire.
arms. The air seemed alive with birds
the woods with game of several
kinds; and now an old musket' with a
few charges of powder would nave
proved more useful to US than the
treasure of the Bank of England.
Hislop recovered strength rapidly
and his convalescence inspired cur lit
tie band of castaways with new comb
dence and vigor, as they had implicit
reliance in his superior knowledge and
intelligence.
We were never idle; for, unarmeo
as we were, the task Of procuring 1000
for our general store was by no means
a sinecure to those who undertook II.
Tom Lambourne and John Burnet'
the cook, first brought us valuable
contribution in the shape OF grea'
sealion, which was furnished with q
rough and shaggy name, that ADDED
greatly to its terrible aspect, for 1t was
an unwieldly brute, as large as q
small-siZed COW.
luey udu Idlleu III Will ~ "AA~
lay basking on the beach. Burnet
courageously attacked it. with one OF
the stretchers of the longboat, ana
dealt it a severe stroke on the head.
The animal uttered a hoarse grunt
and turned upon him open-moutneo'
when he thrust the staff down It's
throat and held it there till Lam
bourne hewed off the head with his
hatchet.
One or two others were afterwarn
dispatched in the same way; but we
had to lie long in wait, and could not
catch them only by cutting of their
retreat to the water.
Their hearts and tongues were con-
sidered the best food by the sailors,
who broiled them over a fire which
we kindled by striking two stones to-
gether, and letting the sparks fall upon
a heap of dry leaves; and to the dis
covery of these impromptu hints we
were indebted to Ned Carlton.
AS for salt, 1 found plenty OF II,
baked in the crevices of the rocks up
on the beach, where the spray had
been dried by the hot sunshine.
(To be continued.)
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-07-21
KAFFlR'S ANTlDOTE.
Which Made Serpent's Venom Haf

Which Made Sorpent's Venom HAtm lssA
A road party, comprising the usual
gang OF from fifty to sixty kafiirs' was
employed, says a writer in the London
Spectator, on the construction OF
road in the Tuegla valley, Natal, about
thirty or more years ago. In the
course of their work they came upon
a huge stone which it was necessary to
remove, but beneath it was the homo
of a large black mamba, well known
to the neighboring Inhabitants az being
old and, therefore, very venomous.
The mamba is the most deadly OF the
South African snakes, and the super
intendent anticipated some trouble
over that rock. He offered bride for
the snakes skin, and the gang
"wow'd!" and sat down to "bema
gwi" (take snuff. But slim youth
sauntered forward and, amid the jeers
and protestations of the rest, declared
himself equal to the task. He took
from his neck what looked like bit
of shriveled stick, chewed it, sWal-
lowed some of it, spat out the rest on
his hands and proceeded to rub his
glistening brown body and limbs all
over. Then taking up his stick and
chanting song OF defiance he ad-
vanced with great confidence and
swagger to the bowlder. There he
reused up the mamba, which, in great
fury at being disturbed, bit him In the
Lip. The boy took no notice Of the
bite, but broke the snakes back with
his stick ana, bringing it to his master,
asked for his reward, obtaining which
he went back to his work, and the
bite of the reptile had no effect upon
him whatever. No bribe, not even
that of a cow DIETER than any gold In
the eyes of Kafflr) would induce the
native to disclose the secret Of his an
tidote, which, he said, had been handed
down in his family for generations.
The snake was very long one, and so
old that it had a name. 1t is we'll
known fact that certain Of the Zulus
have antidotes for the more deadly
snake poisons, which they preserve as
a secret within their own families.