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Winnie laughed to see her fathers
/ earnestness. His voice had increased
in volumes till the 80 help me Godp'
rang out with awful clearness.
simon" said Cynthia, anybody
would think you was swearin'."
LET 'em think it ii they want to. |
guess its nobody's business il | call on
God to help me down Mckinley. have
been thinkin' of sending for my brother
Ezra, back in Pennsylvania. to come
out here, and help me down the Re-
publicans in Marble County. Now,
none of my folks ever saw Ezra, and
If you did, you'd be astonished with
| his great intelligence. He is a we'll
educated man, and honest as the day is
| long Father gave him a better school
| ing than he did me, which probably
accounts for the difference in us at
present He made enough in his
younger days by his good skill and
careful management to keep him the
rest of his days. All. wish you could
see Ezra. | do wish he would come
out here, and lecture in the cause of
| Free Silver during the campaign. OF
course, he never was real orator, but
he is a good talker-used to make
stump speeches at school to amuse the
boys. Something like Abe Lincoln in
that respect"
BE joke on you, Simon" said Gym
| thia, "if he was Ike Abe Lincoln in
politics, and he might be. for all you
know"
Have You lost your reason?' said
Simon, impatiently. abraham Lin
coin didn't live in this age of the world.
1t wasn't quite such a disgrace to be
a Republican then as it is now. To be
sure. Ezra has never told me his poll
ties bat my reason tells me that a man
as noble, as honest, and as intelligent
as he is, could be nothing else but a
Populist."
Simon continued to eulogize his
brother for some time, and then start
ed for Boonsyille to get the evening
mail Cynthia proceeded with the
''milkin' and feedin' calves" If she
had been more intellectual. more like
Simon. she meditated she might get
along with more pleasure and less
work But Cynthia was quite content
ed, though humble her surroundings.
If Bryan was elected Simon had said.
everything would be changed. She
wouldn't have 10 drudge all her life.
Nor did she believe that such a ca
lamity ever could come. as the election
of Mckinley. which Simon had said
would mean that "all but the classes
would starve TO death
''Now, Winnie" she meditated. kind
er hangs toward the Republicans.
heard her tellin' Anna and Mary cthey
were the twin girls of the household)
that she intended TO make a study of
the silver question. and that she
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to be the paramount issue Of this CAM
paign?'
:. Your father remembers two cam
paigns before this when Imperialism and
| ndlTtarism were the keyno.4 of the Dem
ocratic war cry. The first was In 1864.
when the mighty Lincoln, whose name
you bear, was a candidate for reelection.
| was not quite old enough to vote for
hlIn' although | was carrying an Enfield
rihe IN the Union army, and / remember
now unjust it seemed to me because
was old enough to fight aud not old
enough to vote / remember that our
Democratic friends said that the re-elee-
tlon of Lincoln meant the downfall of
the republic and the establishment Of an
empire by force of arms.
The same cry came TO the front in 1872
when Gen. Grant was q candidate for re-
election. ''Caesar;sm " ''nepotism' and
military tyranny were the sum and
substance of every Democratic speech,
and the downfall of the republic was pre-
dicted il Grant should be elected.
Well, the logic Of events proved that
our Democratic friends were mistaken.
Lincoln and Grant were elected, but the
republic lived on. No empire was estab-
liShed- No army tyrannized over the peo-
pie. The nation grew and prospered.
Free speech, free schools and g free press
not only continued, but enlarged their
privileges and powers
In this letter | have shown you that
the presumption is against the nemo-
cratic position.
In every campaign for forty years the
logic OF events has proved that the Dem
ocrats were wrong aud the Republicans
right. 1t is not unfair to presume that
such is the case this year
YOUR FATHER.
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CHAPTER /.
The sian on the House.

1t was an everyday occurrence to see
Simon Grey standing on the street cor
ners of Boonsville, making Wild GEES
lures with his hands. Ii the one he
was conyersing with was on the oppo-
site side in politics, Simon was always
in a state of excited earncstness. "Po-
liticaF' Simon. he was often called. Ii
any one wished to be posted on any
political question of the day, he was
ever ready TO explain the subject, ana
you could see. by the all-wise and self
confident expression of his face, that he
enjoyed himself in so doing.
In his household politics was still his
topic. He was ever talking to the fam
lily of the free and unlimited coinage
of silver at the ratio of 16 to L. till his
children began to think that anythiY Y
so grand aud good must come fro :
God.
PAS gettin' happy again." shouted
his Little son Jimmie. as ne passed out
of the door one day with paint brush
We shall learn later what he did will
the brush. Simon Grey die not notice.
him, so absorbed were his thoughts in
the man who was to be the "next Presi-
dent of the United States Cynthia,
Simon's wife. wGs so busy peelin'
apples and listening to her better half
that she also failed to notice Jimmie
and the brush.
Cynthia was proud of her husband.
L., 4, Ill Ia Ia
temper; yet his wisdom o'erbalanced
that defect Her daughter Winnie was
highly edu ed, and most everyone
said she was naturally smart" and
then it was invariably added, "she
takes after her father"
1t was the talk in Boonsville that
Winnie Grey would be nominated for
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county needed for Superintendent. She
had been away to college: had taught
school in Marble County for three sue.
eessive years, and the citizens of
Boonsville knew her by experimental
knowledge" to be a good teacher. She
was now instructor of the grammar de-
partment of the Boonsville city schools,
and many claimed she should have the
high school, though the young profess
sor, Glen Harrington, was well liked.
1t seemed evident that Winnie would
receive the nomination; but as Cynthia
said, You can never tell: don't count
your chickens before they're Matched"
You always look on the dark side,
Cynthia" said Simon. wish | had a
wife with more cheerful disposition.
and better knowledge of the questions
that so concern our welfare"
well, guess as long as bake your
bread, mend your socks. and make your
apple pies, and as long as you have
enough wisdom for two. we can get
along all right"
Their conversation was here inter
rupted by Winnie entering the room.
She had just returned from school
Winnie Grey was indeed pretty.
Whenever she came home her smile
seemed to make the old home brighter.
This evening disgust was depicted on
her usually bright countenance.
Father" she said. Il was ashamed
of my home tonight For the first time
in my life | felt Inundated when /
came In sight of the house,
winnie" said her father. SIS 1t posi-
bic that because the young professor
Glen Harrington. has been paying at
tentions to you for some time. and be-
cause he is sort OF well-off, that you
cherish hopes OF SO much better resi-
dence that you are ashamed of your
homer"
II am astonishedr" said Winnie.
"Whoever thought of such ridiculous
idea, What made me ashamed of my
home was the word Bryan" in big
black letters. over the front door. How
did 1t happen TO be 1t areF''
Il knew nothing about it, Winnie.
You must be mistaken"
Indeed. | am not. If you know
nothing about it, then Jimmie must be
the perpetrator of the crime"
"Crimer' repeated Simon. Would
you consider that crime? If he had
have painted Mckinley there you
might so consider it, but such a noble
name as Bryan looks well any place.
1t will show to the world that we are
on the side of right"
at is disgrace" said Winnie. What
will the Republicans think OF US. and
even the Democrats and PopuIlsts viii
know that is not the place for his name
As far as showing that we are on the
side Of right, time may prove that we
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wouldn't be surprised if pa was wrong.
Anyway. she was goin' to let time prove
all things to her. If Mckinley was
elected and times got better then she'd
know that our money system doesn't
need changing, but if times got worse,
then sne'd think the Populists were
right, or if Bryan was elected she'd
watch his administration just the same
Anna had said that surely would be
the simplest way of proving which side
was right. but Mary. she knew right
now that rs TO | was just what we
needed. that it meant sixteen dollars
where we have one now. and anybody
ought to know that would be good
thing. and then Winnie and Anna laugh
ed and said she had better find out the
true meaning of Is to before she COM
menced to argue
Il hope" Cynthia thought to herself.
that Winnie will be loyal to the Popu-
list party, for they may give her the
candidacy for Superintendent"
Cynthia had now finished milkin and
gone to the kitchen. to help the girls
with the evening work Suddenly the
door flew open. and Simon plunged into
the room. He had returned much soon
er than usual. and Cynthia wondered
what could be the matter He seemed
mad" and without saying word to
explain his distorted appearance. threw
a postal card on the table. With a
heavy crash his fist came down after
1t. From the noise produced. she might
have thought he used sledge hammer.
"Simon Grey, you'll break that ia
BILE Are you crazy2"
mo, sir! But darn the luck. Read
that internal card and find out for your
SELF
Cynthia, picking it up, read these
words:
''W-, Pa, Sept 10. 1896.
''Afr. Simon Grey, Brownsville:
Dear Brother-I am coming to make
you a visit Will arrive Wednesday on
the west-bound train.
''Hurrah for McKinley!.!
EZRA GREY"
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Prosperity has made labor scarce in
Kansas and the thriving farmers are
compelled to import men 10 harvest the
crops these days. said a well-known
wheat farmer who has inst harvested
100. 600 bushels which brought him s7o..
600. He said in the course of Get ge;-
sation: Il voted for Mckinley four years
ago, but this year | am going to vote for
Bryan" | asked him why. il conditions
were so prosperous Well" be sand
-four years ago I could get all the labor
l wanted at a dollar day. but now [
have hard work getting men at So aud
even s.. aud we farmers are too busy
paying off mortgages to hunt the men
up" 1t strikes roe that some people are
hard to satisfy.
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49, VIVA A1All otNt ctNppCu AtOAA tbO
lsatform of the train Simon grasped
his hand and gave it a hearty shake, at.
the same time taking secret survey of
his clothes to see if lie had a Mckinley
button on. To his satisfaction there
was nothing about his person to inform
people of the awful truth; so with real
delight he introduced him to all he met
as his brother, Mr.. Grey. from Pennsyl-
vania.
Just as they were preparing to start
for home Ezra Grey's keen ear heard a
group of men. near by, discussing him.
One of the men. evidently Populist,
was heard to remark:
Talk about the Populist party being
composed of ignorant men. and then
look at that fellows face. Would you
call him an ignoramus?"
By this time the two brothers had
started up the dusty road, and Ezra
Grey heard no more of the conversa-
ton.
Say, Simon" he said. Gid you hear
those fellows discussing me? They
seem to have the impression that am
a Populist. Wonder how they ever
happened to think that?" he said, laugh
ing.
Blame me for that" said Simon. 81
told them that had a brother back in
Pennsylvania capable of making
speeches, and I thought of sending for
him to lecture for Free Silver in these
parts through the campaign This was
before l received your card. of course.
Is it possible, Ezra, that you have not
yet seen the lightf"
Ezra Grey chuckled in spite of ST.
mons solemnity.
The light? Is that the na:ne they
have for the silver delusion "a this part
of the country? So you are Pop are
you. simon
Indeed am. am proud of that dis
tinction."
well. Simon, | am truly sorry that
you have been led into the silver tran.
| have spent much time studying the
subject. and | am thoroughly convinced
that free silver is not what we need
and that it is a fraud"
Ito be continuedl
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CHAPTER III.
Supply and Demand.

Five days had pissed by since the
postal card from Ezra Grey was re-
ceived. 1t was now the day for him to
arrive in Boonsville.
The County Convention of the Peo-
pies Independent party had been held,
and Winnie Grey was successful in re-
ceiving the nomination. She was now
candidate for County Superinte:. tent
of Public Schools in Marble County on
the Populist ticket.
Political Simon was very proud of his
daughter, and only one thing marred
his happiness-the awful fact that his
brother Ezra was Republican.
His first impulse after reading that
"Hurrah for Mckinley" followed by
three exclamation points, was to give
his brother a cool welcome. but after
much thought and consideration he de
cided to treat him all right as long as
Ezra didn't let his neighbOPS know IL at
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Eating onln Cents a bay.

a New York yellow journal is vigorous
ly advocating the election of William ] !.
Bryan for President. and at the same
time daily printing articles TO prove that
it is possible for man to live on fifteen
cents day wages. This is a very con
sistent thing to do under such circam-
stances. With Bryan President there
might soon be such a state of affairs that
the working man would be glad to earn
hfteen cents day, aud it is good thing
for him 70 be Informed that he can live
well and grow fat and prosperous 90
that misunderstanding to the yellow
Democratic organ in question
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II prefer to trust Mckinley and inilu-
ence the policy OF my party later in a
way TO give the distant lands the best and
freest government possible. | cauuot
trust party that has been instrumental
in forcing the adoption Of the treaty in
the Senate and now holds the President
responsible for doing his duty. | cannot
trust a party which is so anxious for the
rights of the Filipinos. and tramples
these sacred rights under foot in our land
In the South. Rabbi Hirsch.
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story in Nine CHAPTERS. as follows:

A story in Nine Chapters. as follows
/. The sign on the house.
2. Supply and demand.
3. Simon's fight for his honor.
4. Cynthia grows skeptieal.
.. The road to the poorhouse missed.
q. The Spanish-American war.
Z. Winnie Grey's remarkable speech.
8. The ideas OF the freshman.
9. Healing of the breach.
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Germany Pro.perou. Under proteetior

Germany adopted the protective policy
in 1878 and in 1881 and again in 1885
the tariff was made higher and the en-
forcement more stringent. Ernest l..
Williams In the National Review Eng
lishl contrasts tue development under the
protective policy.
In 1S63-69. under free trade. the aver
age annual production Of coal was 30
$4,000 tons; in 1859 it was s.. 300
600 tons.
In 1S65-t;9 the pig iron production av-
eraged 1.l6J,oo0 :ons; in 1899 the pro-
duction was SIP 600 tons.
Prosperity follows protection.
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Talks by Prominent Men.

81 tell you. increase and mu.Jply and
expand is the law Of this nations exist
ence. You cannot limit this great repub-
lie by mere boundary lines. aging 'Thus
far shalt thou 70 aud no further Just
so far as our interests require additional
territory, in the North in the South. or
on the islands Of the ocean. | am for Il.
Stephen A. Douglas. one Of Lincoin's
opponents in the election Of 1850.
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The Prosperity Aiphabet.

abundance of work.
Better times.
Calamity dethroned
Duty performed
Expansion realized
Free silver exposed
Gold standard continued
Hawaii annexed.
Independence to Cuba.
Justice TO all
knowledge promoted.
Liberty extended
MckinleY's reelection.
National honor upheld.
Opportunities improved
Prot sction assured
Quantities OF employment.
Roosevelt winner.
Stability of credit,
Trade extended.
Union forever.
Values uuheid
Wages increased,
"Xs" more plentiful.
Yankee Doodle Dandy.
Zenith u prosperity.
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fT1-. he opeaed his sesg1-ffffb raorYthS I'D
yelled Hasten quickly forward yonSer.
The wonder was it didn't stampede Ne
-Aerl.
In the Chimney Butte horse herd. !"
continued Mr.. Packard. was a hroncho
named Devil. When you find a horse in
the West with such a name you can be
sure he has earned IT, Devil had. One
after another the cowboys had tried their
best to stay with the leather on him,
and none had succeeded, even with the
all Of 'life-preserver' and hobbled stir.
rups, He had been given up as spoil
ed horse. especially after he had acquir-
I'd the playful habit Of trying to bite anu
jump on the rider after he had thro IN
him
Roosevelt decided to ride Devil and
tame him for saddle horse. 1t took
three men to rope aud tie him down while
the blind ant. saddle were being pat on,
and he was then led to the edge OF the
Little Missouri aud headed for quick
sand. Roosevelt mounted. jcrked of the
blind. aud then began what was called
AZ the time the gaui durndest panoram-
NEE the Bad Lands has ever saw The
first jump took Devil into the middle of
the qnicksand aud Macmonnics' fountain
became squirt gun by comparison.
Sand water, Ro bseyeIt and Devil seem
81 merged into solid body Finally there
was separation aud Roosevelt ascend
ed to take look at Wyoming as Bin
Jones facctiously remarked. The next
day and the next and the next there was
the same 'panorammer, but finally came
a day when Roosevelt stayed with the
leather and brought Devil, thoroughly
tanned. back to the ranch. 1t may not
sound like much IN the telling, but man
who can tame a horse With Devils repu-
tat-pn can divide the last chew of tohae-
co with vlw-puneher. And that is a
final test of friendship. lie at once be.
came Teddy to every cowboy in the Bad
Lands
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German. Commend Expansion.

Commenting on the recently published
report of international trade, the Weser
Zeitung says that expansion pays glorf-
ously in the case Of the United States.
and adyi ses Germany to pattern herself
after the new world. 1t points out that
four years ago the trade Of the United
States with Cuba amounted TO only ST.
100000. while it now reaches S1S,OCO.-
900. Likewise four years ago the trade
with Porto Rico. Hawaii and the Phil
ippines was $1,000, 900, S4,000.000 and
S500.O00 respectively. Now the Porto
Rieap commerce amounts to $1,000, 900,
that OF Hawaii to $4,000. 900. and that
with the Philippines to S2,aoo,o0O.
Money Is Cheap.
Western towns aud counties now bor-
ro~ money at about 3la per cent. Truly
prosperity benefits everybody
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COWBOY STORIES
ABOUT ROOSEVELT.
Rough Rider Had the Friendship
OF the Cattlemen.
Quaiat Orders Given to The Cow Punch.
rs II His Experience with a
Bronch0--The Colonel Won
Test of Friendship.

In most interesting letter in the Chi
cago Record, dated at Medora, y. D.,
William e. Curtis repeats many of the
stories told him by the ranchmen and
cowboys of North Dakota and eastern
Montana relative to Gov. Roosevelt He
says they remember him most kindly and
consider him oHe of themselves. Among
others Mr.. Curtis relates the following:
A. 7. Packard. now of Chicago, was
editor of the Bad Lands Cowboy when
Roosevelt was ranching up on the Little
Missouri, and has many pleasant recol-
lectioDs of those days. Said he: You
cannot pay higher compliment to The0-
dore Roosevelt than to say that he won
the friendship 81 every cowboy in the
Bad Lands There isn't on earth a more
Independent. self-thinking lot of men than
these same cowpunchers. They haT the
faculty of shucking a man out of his
crust and looking his real character
squarely in the face. Ii they like him it
is pretty safe guess that the man will
pass muster anywhere for his sterling
worth. and it is just as safe for any one
who differs from such conclusion about
Roosevelt to keep his opinion to himself
in the Bad Lands The cowboy is per
feetIy willing at all times to back up in
any way his friendship for Roosevelt |
wonder what would have happened to
Altgeld ii he had delivered his Toledo
speech az Bad Lands roundup?
Roosevelt had just established his
Chimney Butte ranch and was driving
in some cattle when landed at Medora,
so that WIS cotemporary with him.
His name was a little too much for the
average cowboy aud at FIRST be was gem
crafty known a. Roosenfelipr That he
wac destined to popularity was shown
.,y an almost immediate change to nick
names. chief Of which were Old Four
Eyes, because he wore speetacles with
enormous glasses and Skin Tooth
which has been sufficiently explained by
the eartoouist
I Nothing amuse the cowboys more
than Ro0seyelt's choice Of words and
manner IT speech. He was the pufist in
language. aud at first was unable 70
tackle the COW punchers slang. While
driving the first bunch OF >attle to his
Chimney Butte ranch number Of Them
started up a coulee. Al experienced fore
man would have sAQ9ted Get gtt on
nxau theEe aHa@hFad them steers, or Hit
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at any period in our history, on account
Of more help being employed and also
because OF higher salaries. In fact, the
general average Of wages Il higher to-day
than at any time within my knowledge.
Anticipating. | might say that the gem
crai outlook for all trade IS very good aud
we have at this moment no reason TO
question the satisfactoriness Of the last
six months Of the present year."-E. A.
Selfridge, Of Marshall Field & Co.
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$50 into any city or town east Of the
Missouri aud north Of the Ohio rivers. and
you viii fi..l 50 pei cent Of the business
men hostile to She supremacy Of the Dem
ocratic party. hsre not seen one BUSH
ness man who is not confident that Pres
ident Mckinley viii be reelected and
this very confidence may prove disas-
tr0us. 0yer-eonGdenta Is the only dan
ger which threatens the Republicans. If
the business interests We're not 50 sure
of success there would not be any doubt
about the result In November There is
a sense of absolute security in the BUSH
ness world which is highly compliment
airy to the Republicans, but oyer-conf-
lence may beget apathy. That is the
only thing we have to guard against. =
Chairman Henry g. Payne.
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Continually. Croker was genteel
tough. He had his uses. Then he grew
rich. the devil knows how. and set up for
a vulgar swell. Now he is the merest
fash sport Of the la-da-da variety, all
shirt front and sinners, and quite bereft
of bra;.,s. In the long run, what Hill
will 10 to him will be a-plenty. Henry
WattersoG (DemoeraU.