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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-09-21

II -- Candle dates NJ for AZ the district
S1udgeship In Minneap lid are having
Ha someWhat sensat tonal campaign
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-23
was All Face.

he governor general of Canada whTs.
enJoyl9g drive in the keen, frosty air. met
mere curiosity he stopped the sie;rh WIN osn
opposite the Indian and asked him how II
vas vas ne could withstand the cold under so
, I a eoyenng The Indian, without =
noments hesitation, answered by asking.
How your face not cold 80 @sA>ilis
Inc governor general explained in his
simp.est English how it vas that. the skin
reather always, It naturally had harSsrsaas
4 ne Indian waited til the white mar -.
through, then, with an utterly exnress;o-,s
less counteance. he said: o9S'ol-
Ne all face, and went his way.-Guc;n.
natl Enquirer
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-23
STATE OF ONO, CITY OF ToLnDo, :.

Frank j. Cheney makes oath that he is the
senior partner of the firm of F. j. Cheney
3 Co., doing business in the city of Toledo,
County and State aforesaid, and that said
firm will pay the sum of One Hundred Dol
lars for each and every case of catarrh that
cannot be cured by the use of Halls Catarrh
Cure. FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in nv
presence, this 9th day OF December, A. D.
1886. a. w. GLEASON.
lSeaII Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally and
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. Send for testimonials,
free f. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, 75c
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-23

name, believing that it had power to
charm the convention away from the
cold and unmagnetic Harrison. Many
of the leaders of that opposition were
Biaine's lifelong enemies, not his "fol-
lowers" and some of his truest
friends held aloof and protested
against the use of his name
President Harrison-to his infinite
credit be it said-had declined to be-
come a mere registering clerk to re-
cord the will Of the state bosses like
Platt, Of New York, and Quay, of
Pennsylvania. They tried to prevent
his nomination, and, failing in that,
in the opinion of many, sold him out
at the polls.
There is no chance of a REPETITION of
the conditions that prevailed in 1892
There is no need for a rally of federal
office holders to save Mckinley from a
combine of managing politicians. He
has given to every one of them more
than his pound of flesh. His hoped
for second term is mortgaged to the
eyes with pledges to the bosses. Nc
Kinley can well afford to assume a
virtue, thought he have it not, by
keeping the federal Office holders at
home. His denomination is bought
and paid for, at the sacrifice of what
ever backbone he once had-Albany
Argus
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-23

once may be compelled again. A wrong
done to one element of the American
people furnishes a precedent for
wrongs to other elements of the same
people. And the Gargantuan greed of
the tariff syndicates, sure of their grip
on the American government and peo-
pie, is not likely to be satisfied with the
Porto Rican tribute as the full profit
accruing from such power.
Does the American constitution or
the trust system govern the American
people these days? This is the ques-
ton to be answered by the action of
congress on the Porto Rico tariff bill.
st. Louis Republic
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-23
POINTS AND OPINIONS.

-WheDeverin future President Nc
Kin1ey makes a recommendation he
should carefully specify whether it is
to be honored in the breach or the OBJ
servance.-St. Louis Republic.
The republicans are about to dis
cover that there is about as much
affinity between expansion and pro
lection" as there is between water and
oil.--Indianapolis News Qnd.).
President Mckinley started off in
the right direction, but his backbone is
weaker than gelatine where opposition
to the trusts is concerned, and he has
placed himself in position of sub
serviency that is humiliating even to
his friends.-N. Y. journal.
When the republicans during the
campaign this fall, in conventions and
on the stump, declare their support of
the Administrations policy will they
mean the policy mapped out in the
message concerning Porto Rico or the
backdown from that message by the
president ?-Nashville American.
Leaving out of consideration all
question as to the extent to which the
constitution should prevail over Amer
lean possessions, Porto Rico is entitled
to better treatment than the imposition
of duty upon her products, under
whatever hair-splitting theory it is
sought to justify the act--Boston
Globe.
The presidents message recon-
mending the appropriation of $685.
455.0S-the amount of tariff duties col
lected under the Dingley act on i'm
ports from Porto Rico since October
IS, 1SeS-and of future duties on such
imports to the expenses of the Porto
Rican government is in the nature of
a public acknowledgment of the enor-
nifty of reckoning helpless people into
the United States with one hand and
shutting the door against them with
the other The presidents heart seems
to be all right; but he has lent his head
tie the trusts--Phiiadelphi Record.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-23
WHAT GovERNs7
Repudiation OF the Constitution al
the Dictation OF the
Trusts.

Congressman Mccall, OF Massachu-
sets, struck the keynote of the Porto
Rican tariff bill discussion when he
said in congress the other day: 1.-THE
question is not does the constitution
govern Porto Rico?' but does it govern
us?' Can congress, which is the crea-
ture of the constitution, do those
things which the constitution pro-
hibits?'
The American people must not blind
themselves to this simple and signifi-
cant truth. 1t may seem a matter of
little consequence whether or not the
tariff syndicates are allowed to tax the
Porto Ricans as they see fit. The
Porto Ricans will suffer and the tariff
trusts will profit-and there, some
might say, the matter ends. Why both
er about it?
But before this tax can be imposed,
before the profit of the tariff trusts and
the tribute-paying of the Porto Ricans
begins, an American congress must de-
clare its authority superior to that of
the American constitution. 1t must do
a thing which the constitution distinct
iy prohibits. Having thus violated the
constitution, it's act of violence must
receive the official approval of the pres
ident of the United States-who will
approve it despite the fact that in his
message to congress he took a stand
against it.
This reputation of the constitution
at the dictation of the tariff trusts will
country. What has been compelled
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-23
STATE NEWS PARAGRApHED.


Guy Sexton. who enlisted in the
fwenty-frst Kansas at Fort Scott for
;he Spanish-American war. got into
trouble at Denver. Col. the other day
md was senteEced to state prison.
de was in Denver hospital and stole
watch from a fellow-l atient. He
eried when he WIS taken to Jail. His
discharge papers Were shown and in
.he remarks it was stated the boy had
shown excellent character and in
service was faithful and honest" His
mother has. written many pitiful let
sers to different officials.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-23
Minor State News.

! Jessie Lewelling, daughter of the ex
governor, has gone to Costa Rica il
the interest of Chicago paper.
| Fort Scott has decided to build a
convention hall at cost of $4,000, in
time for the populsts and democrats
Four deaths have occurred at In
dependence and vicinity recently from
blood poisoning caused by gunshot
| wounds.
The joint funeral of Henry Morri-
son and Sam Wilson, Kansas heroes
| who fell in the battles OF Luzon, was
| held at Salina.
Sheriff Simmons, of Kearney coun-
ty, and Miss India Harris, superin-
tendent of Hamilton county, were
married recently.
Walter johnson, aged 10, accident
ally killed himself while out hunting
near Galena. When found the whole
left side of his face was torn off and
an exploded shell in his gun told the
story.
Since J. r. Burton was elected a
delegate from tie Fifth district to the
republican national convention his
friends are urging that he be selected
to make the speech nominating Pres
fdent Mckinley.
John Wanamaker, the Philadelphia
merchant prince and eA-postmaster
general, presented the new Presby-
terrain church at Chetopa with enough
fine velvet carpet to cover the whole
church floor.
The library end collection of the
Kansas Historic al society reached
these proportions January l. 1900:
21 1857 books; 65.349 pamphlets; %, 426
volumes of newspapers; 22,555 manu-
scripts; 4,517 PICTURES; 5,493 relics;
1851 aliases and maps
Great crowds attended the funeral
at Hope of Ernest Ryan, company L.
Twentieth Kansas, killed in battle in
Luzon Lieut. Col. Little and Lieuts.
Sampson and Callahan took part in
the services. Members of company I
will erect a monument to Ryan's mem
DRY.
F. S. Zumbro, pioneer farmer of
Arlington, writes to the attorney
general that turkey buzzards are re-
sponsible for the spread of hog
cholera
George Baker, aged IS, was drowned
while duck hunting on the Neosho
river south of Burlington. He killed
| a duck and went down the bank to
the water to get 1T out and did not
| come back.
James NJ. Dunn, who died in Butler
county recently at the great age OF
90. came to Miami county in 1883. In
pioneer days one of his sons was
killed by Indians.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-23

Missionary contributions in the
churches are becoming less and less,
according to statistics printed in the
Standard, the organ of the Baptist de-
nomination in the west. The de-
crease is for home as well as for for
eign missions. The Standard says
that of 9s1 white Baptist churches in
Illinois 5S7 gave nothing to the home
mission society of the church, and
661 gave nothing to foreign missions
last year. Probably churches are
showing an increased tendency to
spend their contributions under their
own jurisdiction for charity.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-23

There is still much gossip in Wash
ington regarding the presidential as
pirations of Admiral Dewey-or rath-
er of Mrs. Dewey, for she is credited
with being much more DESTROYS of
such advancement than her sailor
husband. 1t is said to be the desire of
John r. Mclean, Mrs. Dewey's broth
er, to keep tie admiral in the public
eye until the campaign four years
hence. According to report the sis
ter and brother are entirely as one n
this matter.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-23

Karlene Theresa Ashbridge, daugh-
ter of the mayor of Philadelphia, was
married recently to Mr.. Armstrong
1t was the Quaker city's biggest we'd
ding. Nearly every employee of the
city sent wedding present. and af-
ter the ceremony an invoice showed
the couple had received 1894 presents
from city employees alone. Among
them were two pianos, A oil paint
ings, 22O vases, 800 silver spoons, 200
individual cups, 3s5 pieces of silver, As
chairs and IA bedroom sets.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-23
Pleasure OF Nece.s,tie..

A lady living in the Eighteenth ward an
swered a knock at her door the other morn
ing to md a poorly-dressed woman, greatly
IN need of help. Her tale excited sympathy
IN the kind lady's heart. When The poor
woman left she carried a big bundle of
clothes and sack containing many of the
appeared at the same door a seven-year-old
urchln OF TUddy countenance, who somewhat
shocked the lady of the house with this:
Say, that lady you guy the things to yes
terday wants to know if you've got a pair of
skates that me brother can Tear.6-SaIt
Lake Herald.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-23
The Porto Rican tariff bill

passed by the house savors very strong
ly of imperialism. for it assumes that
territory can be held by the United
States for the benefit of the United
States, and taxed by congress against
the viii of its inhabitants, without be-
ing accorded the privilege even of a
freeintercourse with the United States.
If this measure becomes a law it will
be difficult for those responsible for its
enactment to parry the charge of i'm
perialistic Chicago Rec
ord fInd.l.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-23
New translation of r. s v

A clergyman entering upon the charge of
new living not far from London resolved to
invite all his Pensioners to an "at home" in
order to make their acquaintance, and &C
cordlngiy sent out cards to that effect A
district visitor calling at one of the houses
was at once accosted in this way: "Oh, miss,
L have been wanting so much to see you, for
my ,neighbor and l have got an invitation
card, but we are so puzzled about the four
big letters in the corner. She saws thex
mean: Reply soon, victuals provided but
now You will be able to tell us''-Chicago
Chronicle.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-23
Strange Episode of Two Girls

Misses Carolyn A. Hall and Nina
Clark. of Emporia, whose popularity
Is due no less t, their winsomeness of
form and face than to their charm of
manner and mental attachments, have
created sensation by visiting dis
reputable resorts in search OF testi-
nony against violations of the Murray
prohibition law. and they have sue
,eeded in presenting two cases in
court here which are practically Ger.
tain to result liz convictions.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-23
M'KINLEY BOSS RIDDEN.
The President Has Afortgaged His
Chances for a Second Term to
the Combine.

Secretary Dick, right bower to the
mighty Hanna, has sent to the chair
man of the Texas republican state
committee hint that sit is deemed
advisable that, SO far as practicable,
delegations to the coming national
convention should be composed of
those not holding federal appoint
ments." The Chicago Times-Herald is
thereupon moved to remark:
There will be no excuse for a repetition
of tho monumental folly of 1892 The con-
test at Minneapolis was struggle between
the federal Office holders and the deter
mined followers of man who had been =
popular idol for 20 years. No one denies
that the administration of President Har-
rison was able and patriotic, and that 1t
commanded the confidence and admira ton
of the people. By common acknowledge
ment of all fair-minded people he was en-
titled to another term. 1t was unfortunate.
therefore, that his relations with his Secre-
tary OF state should have precipitated a
struggle that made a grand rally of the
Office holders at Minneapolis necessary to
secure his denomination.
How far the presence and the strenuous
labOrS of office holders in the Minnea polls
convention may have contributed toward
the defeat of Mr.. Harrison at the polls is
q question upon which there will always
be wide diversity of opinion among poll
tcians. But upon the question of the adj
visibility of avoiding a repetition of the
folly of '92 there can be no difference of
opinion amoAg intelligent republicans"
It was not President Harrison's re-
lations with Mr.. Blaine, but his lack
of relations with the political bosses
in various states, that precipitated the
The opposition seized upon Blaine's
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-23
New Use for wireless. TeIegraphy

Wireless telegraphy has had new demon
stratlon for usefulness by the captain of 4
had failed to notify the shore authorities of
danger In a ike manner Hostetter's Stom-
aeh Bitters, the famous dyspepsia cure, acts
when all other medicines fail. Its superior
ity is quickly felt in the renewal of Strength.
1t regulates the bowels, improves the appe--
tite, and cures indigestion. Try it.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-23
Two New Gubernatorial Booms.

A special from Topeka to a Kansas
City paper said: Two new booms
have come into fusion speculation
since the recent conference of the
three committees: Col. E. C. Little
and Judge David Martin, and both for
governor. John w. Leedy is respon-
sible for Little, and, unintentionally,
j. W. Orr for Martin.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-23

Two American women conducting a
mission school on the Yukon, 1900
miles from it's mouth, tested the
Alaska climate last year in kitchen
gardening. beginning operations in
the open ground May 16. In spite of
a lack of rain for two months and cold
storms in midsummer, they harvested
$50 bushels of potatoes, 500 cabbages,
so bushels of turnips and a few
bushels of carrots. The strawberry
bed set out grew finely, but the crop
of berries was destroyed by mice.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-23
Poorhouses rhat Pay EXPENSES.

According to the reports received by
the state labor commissioner, Marion
county is one of the few counties in
Kansas whose poor farm is self
sustaining. Another well managed
poor farm is that in Dickinson coun-
ty. There the farm almost pays eX-
penses of maintaining the poor de-
pendent upon the county for support.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-23
Powers of justices of the Pesc,

The attorney general ruled that q
Justice of the peace is authorized by
law to commit boys to the reform
school. The question was raised by
the superintendent of the reform
school who refused to receive three
boys from Marion county because SEN
tence had been pronounced by jus
tice of peace, claiming that a justice
court is not a court of record.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-23
The Savage Bachelor.

eff you had been at the Browns golden
wedding celebration last night" said the
tered your views on matrimony"
81 wouldn't, either" said the Savage
Bachelor. eff matrimony were not fake
there would not be such 4 powwow raised
over a couple that have managed to endure
each other for few years, and don't you
forget it!''-Indianapolis Press.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-23
Kent Money U~der the Carpet.

The home of II. f. Mootz. proprietor
of a cigar factory at Arkansas City,
burned to the ground. The damage
was So 900. In addition to the damage
to the house and furniture is the loss
of s615, which had been placed under
parlor carpet for safe keeping.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-23

March IA, Russia dropped another
day behind the rest of the world. In
Russia, Greece, and the other east
European countries, where the Greek
church is predominant, it was March
1, while in the rest of the civilized
world it was March IA. The loss of
another day is due to the fact that
1900 is leap year in the Julian calen-
dar. which is still in use in Russia,
while most other countries have long
adopted the Gregorian calendar, in
which the years ending with two CT
pliers are not leap years unless they
are Invisible by 400.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-23
Distressing Accident at Topeka.

A distressing accident occurred at
Topeka recently. While going at a
high rate of speed an undertaker's
ambulance was upset and the casket
containing a dead baby was thrown
out, the coffin being smashed to
pieces and the baby's body rolling out
in the mud.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-23

There is an average of four en-
ployes to each United States senator.
The salary list of the senate amounts
to nearly 100000 year, and as most
of the employees are engaged less than
six months, on an annual salary, the
positions are desirable.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-23
A CawaraIx PaIIcx.

AS if the Is per cent. and two years
limit in the Porto Rico tariff measure
were not sufficiently apologize, the
president came along yesterday with
a recommendation to congress that
the 100000 collected on importa-
tions from the island since the Span
ish evacuation be applied to the relief
of the Porto Ricans by the United
States. Next to the performance of a
plain duty" the president seemed to
think the two millions would serve.
The republican majority, stimulated
by sharp home messages of disapprov-
al of Wednesdays work, lost no time
in joining Mr.. Mckinley in his con-
science fund. The Porto Ricans asked
for loaf; they get stone. Instead
OF admitting this territory to its con-
stitutional rights under the flag, and
giving its people the opportunity of
working out their own industrial sal
yation through fair and rational trade
privileges, the president and his party
in congress prefer to procrastinate
and temporize and patch up provision
al laws.
1t is cruel and cowardiy policy
from first to last.-Detroit Free Press.
Mr.. Mckinley can truthfully say
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-23

Thomas Wentworth Higginson, af-
ter some close study of the SUBJECT, re-
ports that he finds law and journalism
the most attractive professions to
young men just leaving college, the
latter calling being the more popular
because a man can earn living at
once in it.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-23

WI Ting Fang, Chinese minister to
this country, is one of the direct de-
scendants of Confucius, founder of the
Chinese religion. There are 10000 of
these descendants, now 20 generations
removed, and they constitute the arts
tocracy of China, being the oldest
family in the world.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-23

BY order of Bishop Hoban the
priests of the Catholic churches in the
Scranton (Pa.) diocese announce that
funeral services will no longer be con-
Quoted in the churches of the diocese
on Sunday, which practically puts a
ban on Sunday burials by Catholics
there
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-23

Education costs s45o,O0o,OO a year
in the United States, Great Britain,
France and Germany. It is crafty
ing to know that the United States
spends three-sevenths of the whole
amount and leads with an educational
per capita of $2.67.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-23

In the free textbook system in oper-
alton in Yankton, S. D., the children
rent the books, the yearly charge
ranging from 20 cents in the first
grade to s5 cents in the eighth grade.
The fee entities the pupil to all books
available for his grade.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-23

Write today to Allen S. Olmsted, Leroy,
\. Y, for FREE sample of Aliens Foot
Ease, powder to shake into your shoes. 1t
aching feet. 1t makes New or tight shoes
easy. A certain cure for Corns and Bun
ions. All druggists and shoestores sell il. 25c
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-23

Thirty thousand maple trees in
Franklin county, N. Y, are owned by
n Brooklyn millionaire. He has con-
tracted for big maple sugar plant,
to consist of a group of buildings
lighted by electricity and provided
with concrete or marble floors.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-23

Mrs. Blaine has purchased lot of
seven acres adjoining the city Gem
etery at Augusta, Me-, overlooking the
Kennebec. 1t is said that she contem-
plates having her husbands remains
removed there from Oak Hill, WASH
ington.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-23
Bad Fire at Augusta.

A disastrous fire visited Augusta
early the other morning and every
body in town turned out and fought
the flames to prevent the whole town
being burned up. As it was, the dam,
age aggregated $4,000.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-23
CURRENT COMMENT.

Admiral Sampson recently stated
that he believed a young mans
chances in the navy better now than
at any period of history, whether he
enter as common sailor or Annapolis
graduate.