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Hutchinson gazette., 1900-09-06

The populIst of the fifth ward will
meet at Rexroad's carpenters shop to
elect delegates to the county conven-
tion, at 500 p. m. Friday September
9Th.
Hutchinson gazette., 1900-09-06

Populist9 Of the Third ward will
meet at the GAZETTE Office Friday
evening to select delegates to the
county convention to be held Saturday.
=. G. NETTLEToN, Com.
Hutchinson gazette., 1900-09-06

The Fourth Ward caucus Will be
held at tue Sherman Street school
house steps on Friday evening at 800
o'clock. A. L. ASHER, Com.
Hutchinson gazette., 1900-09-06

to the congressional convention which
is called TO meet In this city on Sep
telnber llth The apportlonment will
be the same rs to the last county con-
ventiOn which ia as fOllOWg.
Hutchinson gazette., 1900-09-06
wing representatiOn:

FRANK NIGHswoNGRR,
Chairman pro tenn, Wichita, Kansas.
W. I. HOPKINS, Secretary,
Hutchinson, Kansas.
Hutchinson gazette., 1900-09-06
Underwear.
Ladies' Wear.
Hest GHOd nc
Lowest Prices
Our Motto.

Wehave many other articles that selling tue way but
space is limited and we only give you few prices
Are also making very close prices
Amador ledger., 1900-09-28
oonfiscation In Morocco.

1t is a custom In Morocco that all the
property Of an official reverts at death
to the crown. The logic which leads to
such result is simple, for the govern
ment argues that all fortunes thus &C.
cumulated consist of moneys illegally
retained by the authorities. A govern
or when appointed is probably possess
ed of no considerable fortune. When
he dies, he may be a millionaire.
Whence came his wealth? Squeezed
most certainly from the tribes under
his authority and therefore amassed
only by the prerogatives of the posi-
ton in which the sultan had placed
him.
1t has never struck the Moorish gov
ernment that these great fortunes
might more honorably be returned to
the people from whom they were stol-
en-. The result is entire confscation to
the crown, including often such private
property as the governor may have
been possessed of before his appoint
ment and not seldom, too, Of the prop
erty of his relatives.
When the mighty fall in Morocco, the
crash brings down with them their
families, even uncles and cousins and
all connected with them, and it is not
seldom that the sons of great govern
ors. who have been brought up in the
luxury of slaves and horses and reti
nues of mounted men, have to go beg
ging in the streets.-Blackwood
Amador ledger., 1900-09-28
A Lincoln Story.

The Rev. Mr.. Alcott Of Elgin. Ills,
one of Abraham Lincoln's Springfield
acquaintances, tells Of seeing him COM
ing away from church unusually early
one Sunday morning. 1.-THE sermon
could not have been more than half
way through" says Mr.. Alcott. His
son, Tad was slung across his left
arm like pair Of saddlebags, and
Lincoln was striding along with long
and deliberate steps toward home.
"On one of the street corners he en-
countered a group Of his fellow towns
men. Lincoln anticipated the question
which was about to be put by the
group. and, taking his figure Of speech
from practices with which they were
only too familiar, said, Gentlemen, l
entered this colt, but he kicked around
80 | had to withdraw him."
Amador ledger., 1900-09-28

rays or ngnt concentrated by the con
vex surface are reflected into the eyes,
not directly In the axis of vision, but
more or less transversely or obliquely,
the result being even more injurious.
AS result of this reflection the vision
is weakened if not destroyed.
Moreover, the mirrorlike binders not
only reflect sunlight. but they reflect
objects as well, SO that blinded"
horse sees not only objects directly
ahead Of him, but has a more or less
blurred vision of other objects. inter
mixing with and confusing the image
Of objects disectly before him, and as a
consequence he Is rendered uncertain
in his movements and is easily scared.
No further proof Of this is needed than
the fact that nervous horse with a
reputation for shying and running
away often becomes tractable if the
blinders are removed, because he can
then see distinctly what before he
could only see indistinctly and confus-
edly.-Our Animal Friends.
Amador ledger., 1900-09-28
HAS A VARIED CLIMATE.

Curious Meteorological Conditions
of the Island of SaEhaIien.
Saghalien, off the eastern coast of
Siberia, presents a very curious anon
ally of climate. The island is bathed
by two cold ocean currents. and in
winter nothing protects it against the
icy northwest winds coming from 81
IBERIA. At the sea level the snow falls
continually and stays on the ground
till the end Of May, and the seashore is
very cold. Farther inland, however.
especially as we go higher up, the
climate is modified-just the opposite
to what Is observed elsewhere. 1t has
often been observed in Siberia and In
central Europe that in winter the cold
is greater in the plains and the valleys
and that the highlands have sensibly
milder temperature; it is as If the
denser cold air accumulated In the low
lands.
The cold air accumulates In the low
regions Of the island, and on the coast
the higher regions have more elevat-
ed temperature. So it happens that the
lower parts have an arctic vegetation,
while the intermediate attitudes have
the vegetation of a temperate zone,
sometimes subtropical. The birch, the
pine, the fir, abound In the low regions
and form often impenetrable forests,
but toward the center Of the island ap-
pear bamboos. hydrangeas. azalias and
other plants that one is greatly sur
prised to meet, and whose presence
can be explained only by the altogether
abnormal climatic conditions Of the
island.-Newcagtle Eng) Chronicle.
Amador ledger., 1900-09-28

hcan policy. but every sign of policy
antagonistic to Republican policy,
would we not be warranted in with
drawing the allegation that the trust
is the Legitimate product of that pol
icy?"
AS matter of fact, the home of the
trust is Great Britain, where there is
absolute free trade III all except some
six or seven articles which bear duty
for revenue only. Some of them are of
many years standing and are very sue
cessful. There are scores of them capi-
talized to the aggregate extent of hun
dreds of millions of dollars, and it was
from their successful operation that
American trust promoters caught the
trust idea.
We do not hear so much about trusts
in England as we do in America, be-
cause we chance to live in America and
not in England; but chiefly because
England does not happen to possess q
great political organization dedicated to
demagogy for Office only.
The trust everywhere-and the trust
is practically everywhere-owes its ex-
istence to the same eparentage-excessive
competition; competition that goes be-
yond bringing out the best there is in
a man and to the extent of crushing the
man and his occupation unless somehow
limited.
The experience of the California raisln
growers furnishes an admirable exam
pie. BY dumping their product Oh the
market all at once and competing with
each other they were brought face to
face with ruin. 1t was then that they
bethought themselves of combination
i'll restraint of unrestricted Competitio:,,
and since they have perfected thel
trust" they have prospared 1t shout;
be said, III justice to the raisin grower,
that they have not sought to limit pr.
duction. Some trusts seek to linn.
productions; others do not; but whether
they do or not merely determines
whether they are good trusts or bau
trusts, and they all have common
origin-excessive competitivl.
Now, those men who drafted the
Kansas City platform knew perfectly
well that there were trusts in free trade
England as we'll as in protected
America, and that trusts were not "the
legitimate product of Republican poll
cies," but the expression sounded
catchy" and, owing to lax political
morality unhappily prevalent in this
country, men otherwise as moral and
personally as exemplary as Mr. Bryan
excuse themselves for their lack of
candor on the ground that they are do
ing politics. and SO Everything goes
and it is ali right y
But thoughtful people know that
make-believe is not right, and no states
man who made campaigns on pretense
and make believe ever permanently
held the respect of any nation, as Mr..
Bryan, for mat reason, will not per-
manently hold the respect of this ma.
ton.
Amador ledger., 1900-09-28

viii be known from Maine to Califor-
MIA that Jericho has had a Decoration
day, and there will be thousands of
Inquiries fur real estate. Let us sacri
dce any selfish interests as individuals
and work to make the affair gin"ral
success"
That's powerful good advice" said
the deacon as he raped on the stove
with his cane-"powerful good. al
lus stand ready to sacrifice, and / hope
the rest of you do. Any further pint.
Silas?"
"You may call 1t pint or not" said
Silas, "but bein there seems to be a
controversy here 1 think It better he
settled by selectin me to boss things
1 don't want 1t because I'm proud and
want to show of. but purely in the in
terests Of harmony"
'I'll never surrender my rightsl" said
Horatio Sparrow.
''Nor mer' added Deacon Spooner
Nor mel! yelled Abner Jones and
Squar Henshaw in chorus.
1t was evident that the meetin was
on the pint of breakin up in a row
when Lish Billings come saunterin in
as calm as could be. The deacon seen
him and called out:
''Feller patriots, before this meetin
breaks up in a row that will send the
price Of Jericho real estate down TO 80
per cent and put our civilizashun back
so years let's hear what Lish Billings
has to say about it."
whats the question: asked Lish
about Decoration day. Shall we
decorator
Decorate whatT
"Why, the soldiers graves"
81 don't see how you are goin to dc
it." said Lish as he scratched his ear.
$50 fur as I know or hev bin able to
find out, nobody from Jericho ever
went to war. 1t tharfore follers that
no Jericho man was ever killed. 1t fol-
lers. ag'in, that you might look the
graveyard over fur a month and not
find a soldiers grave to decorate.
Pears to me that you'd better git yer
grave fust."
Two minits later Lish was the only
man left in the postof11ce. 1t was as
he had said-thar was nuthin to deco
rate, and all the BLOWN had bin fur
nuthin. NJ. QUAD.
Amador ledger., 1900-09-28
As Good as Teeth.

Less than an hours ride from New
York is a community in which a GER
tain meat and vegetable grinding ma
chine has attained such popularity that
1t threatens to affect the dentists work
and income. Not content with using it
for the preparation Of hash and similar
made over dishes, 1t is screwed to the
table in many houses and made to do
the work Of knife and fork in cutting
up food.
Father and I was talkin about get
tin some false teeth" said one elderly
woman, "but since we bought this ma
chine, I declare, we don't need 'em, and
we can save the money. I guess it
would cost as much as SIS apiece for us
to get new teeth, and bought this ma
chine for $1.15. If I'd only know'd II,
they had a bargain sale one day when
I could a got it for So cents, New
York PEesss
Amador ledger., 1900-09-28
Knocked out the Poetry.

James Russell Lowell was dreamily
strolling along toward his home in
Cambridge one unusually beautiful
night. Slowly, with serene. queenly
majesty, a full moon was ascending
her "azure throne" pouring her lavish
light over all things and softening into
semblances Of beauty even the ugly
outlines of the conventional domestic
architecture round about. Duly illumi-
mated by the loveliness Of the specta-
Gle, the poet as he passed by the house
OF the estimable brother man who sup
piled meat to him regularly for a slight
consideration Of profit noticed that val
liable citizen leaning on his fence and
gazing up in kind Of rapt way.
1t pleased Lowell to think that the
butchers immortal soul was bathing
itself In the food Of semispiritual
moonlight and, pausing, he remarked,
What a beautiful night it is, neigh
borw
:Yes, Mr.. Lowell. was just a-think-
in what bully night for slaughterin
this would bel"
"Of course, Of course" gasped the
poet, beating a hasty retreat.-Argo=
naut.
Amador ledger., 1900-09-28

Creatures of feeling are wont to rur-
sue a simi ar policy. and Mr. Brrun is a
pararouni product of tceling Whcn
he feels thing TO he true he at once
accepts it as tue with n truly ropuli tic
fervor, and no amount Of evi lence wili
dis'odre the unwl,rlcsome presumption
from his mind. lime tu cool off alone
does that.
But what of the paternity of tie
trust?
farmer finds q nc~iCus weed grow
ing among his gIaiu. y stranger pass
ing that way, an noticing tii,tt there
are signs of Il -, inc inrrcgHation on
the pace, volunteers the suggestion
that the ncxious weed isin ak Ii weed
and owes its Y F 'rcc I" the fostering
presence III suovraLu { 1n,e of that par
ticular salt
If this farpr~. il lo"ting about the
neighbcrhood. f; i tha. wced where be
finds alfali iii sni.rlbuf'!1ncc, ard no.
where else, he may he Warranted in
COM ludifc that alial j. the prolific
parent OF The nox''u- rlint.
But supp'~o 'I'ai, IN looi,ing about
the neiahb rl'oo,. h" finds this weed
growing luXurian;l'v where there is no
suggestion oi alkal., and also finds
plenty of alkali whpr.' here is no sug-
gestion of the weed. viii not his faith
i'll the verify of the information volun-
teered by the passing stranger be
shaken? In fact, would not that faith
be altogether destroyed?
If the trust were the product of Re-
publican policy. til IL we would look
would we not for the trust where we
found Republican policy i'll operation.
But if we found trusts fully estab-
ished and thriving luxuriantly where
there was not only no sign of Repub-
Amador ledger., 1900-09-28
A APATRIOTIC SCHEME.
JERICHO WAS FOR HAVING A DEcoRA
TON DAY PARADE.

Pap Perkins, Postmaster, Tells How
HoratiO Sparrow Sprung the idea
on the Town and How Lish billings
Gave It It's DeathbIovv.
copyright. 1900, by C. B. Lewis.l
1t was about a week before last
Decoration day that Horatio Sparrow
come into the postof11ce lookin as if he
had sunthin on his mind, and as soon
as he got the chance he whispered TO
NE:
"Don't say nuthin to a livin soul.
pap, but I'm comm around here to-
night and shake the town of Jericho
from center to circumference"
SIN what way?" said 1.
Never you mind, pap. You jest git
ready to feel the airth tremble, and
tomorrow mornin you kin put $500
more value on your house and lot
Horatio is a man who never gifts ex-
cited when he wakes up and finds a
COW in his garden, and felt quite sure
he had sunthin big on hand. He must
hev told about so other people what
he did me, as there was a big crowd
at the postof1ce at o'clock in the
evenin, and all expected to hear big
news. Deacon Spooner took charge Of
things, as usual, and as the crowd got
Impatient he said.
"It is understood, feller citizens. that
Hofatio Sparrow is goin to launch a
thunderbolt here tonight, and it is with
Amador ledger., 1900-09-28
THE PATERNITY OF TRUSTS.

The trust exists. 1t is not bogy. Ii
is real thing. Who is responsible for
its existence?
Mr.. Bryan's platform, adopted at his
instigation at Kansas City, declares
specifically that trusts are 1.-THE legiti-
mate product of Republican policies,
that they are fostered by republican laws
and that they are protected by the Re-
publican administration i'll return for
campaign subscriptions and political
support"
This is a sweeping charge and. if sub
Ftantiated, would deservedly condemn
The Republican party.
Mr.. Bryan everywhere, i'll one form
or another, re-echoes the substance of
this charge, but he nowhere offers evil
dence to prove the charge, relying upon
oft-repeated accusation to produce the
same effect upon the public mind as
nsoof,
Amador ledger., 1900-09-28
CHINESE MECHANICAL SKILL
A Wonderful Example of Initiative
Excellence.

A Wonderful Example OF Initiative
Excellence.
Whatever may be his lack Of moral
perception and originality Of idea, the
heather Chinee certainly excels in
Initiative power, and Is often very
much alive to the excellence of
mechanical devices that he never saw
before. In The American Machinist
Oberlin Smith affords an illustration Of
this fact.
Some years ago Mr.. Smith sent
Henry A. Janvier to China to assist In
the erection and operation Of coming
plants for brass and silver currency.
One Of the tools which Mr.. Janvier
took with him was a micrometer cali
per, made by a well known firm In the
United States, and capable Of detecting
differences Of thousandth Of an inch
In the thickness of piece Of metal.
The superintendent Of one Of the shops
which Mr.. Janvier established was
named Wal, and he proved very In
telligent fellow. During an interval Of
about six weeks he borrowed the cali
per almost daily, and was rather tardy
in returning 1t.
Finally he exhibited to the American
reproduction Of the instrument which
was perfect except in one respect.
Certain tables Of figures stamped into
the steel by the Yankee maker Of the
original were omitted from the copy.
and in their place were several Chinese
characters. The imitation had been
made with the rudest Of tools, but was
marvel of accuracy. Mr.. Wal pro-
posed an exchange to Mr.. Janvier, and
the latter agreed to the proposition
New York Tribune.
Amador ledger., 1900-09-28
A p Her.

An ancient epitaph in Latin in the
chateau of Chantilly, France, may be
translated thus:
Aelia Laelia Crispis
Neither man, nor woman, nor hermaphrodite,
Neither infant, young nor old,
Neither chaste, deprayed, nor modest,
But all these.
Removed neither by hunger, sword or poison,
But by all,
She lies neither in the sky nor in the water, but
everywhere.
Lucius Agatha Crispis.
Neither husband, lover nor friend,
But all these.
Neither weeping nor rejoicing,
But both.
Has erected this, neither a mausoleum, pyramid
nor sepulcher.
But all three,
Both knowing and not knowing to whom he hath
erected it.
This is a tomb that holds no body,
This is body held in no tomb,
But is its own body and its own tomb.
The answer is not known, and so ev-
cry nimble wit is invited to exercise it.
self on the tough old puzzle.
Amador ledger., 1900-09-28
The Correct Stroke In Swimming

The correct stroke Of the legs Is ex-
actly like that Of a frogs hind legs.
Watch one of these frogs and copy his
style. You cannot do better. The legs
are drawn up together slowly. not with
n jerk, until they are gathered In
close under the body. Then with
sudden, quick spring they are shot out
behind, the ankles being turned SO
that the soles Of the fee present as fat
a surface as possible to the water and
SO offer more resistance from which
to make progress. As the kick is
made the legs should be spread out in
the shape Of letter Y, but not allowed
to sink far down under the surface of
the water. If they kick downward at
nn angle instead Of out straight be-
hind much Of their energy is wasted in
unnecessarily forcing the body out Of
the water instead Of forward through
Lt.-Harper's Bazar.
Amador ledger., 1900-09-28
A Horses BIinders.

A horses blinders are usually con
cave on the inside. True, the surface
usually is a dead black, but not abso-
lutely SO, so that a glimmer of light
may be reflected from them. By con-
slant cleansing this dead surface is
made more or less smooth If not actual
ly glossy and shiny. Moreover, the
blinders are usually set at an angle, SO
that as result of the law of reflection
Amador ledger., 1900-09-28
Different Breaths.

Down in southern Georgia two Wild
ows were condoling with each other
over their troubles. In telling of the
last sickness and death of their hus-
bands, one said:
my man, poor feller, jes' suffered
and suffered and suffered, and then
jes' died for the want of breath"
The other replied:
"Waal, mine didn't. He drawed his
breath to the very last."-Argonaut.
Amador ledger., 1900-09-28
A Two Edced. Loke.

Sometimes joke reacts, as the Ban
cor (Me.) Commercial proceeds to prove
by relating that young man in Au-
burn, to play joke on barber, paid
him 30 old fashioned cents. Later,
when he found that the barber had sold
one Of the coins for $35, he did not feel
so well satisfied with his joke or at
least thought it had become misplaced.
Amador ledger., 1900-09-28

Ancestors Of Presidents Tyler, Lin
coin, Hayes and Cleveland were among
Major John Mason's band of 35 pio-
peers who founded Norwich. Conn.
Amador ledger., 1900-09-28

In proportion to population, North
Berwick is said to be the wealthiest
town in Scotland. 1t has an annual
value of real property per inhabitant Of
about $50.
Amador ledger., 1900-09-28

Under T. present Rdministrat ~,
the Unite'' ~tntes is sending Goal ,
iron td Russia and machinery to al
the world The Democrats promise
10 stop th,' business when they get
into pOve"
Amador ledger., 1900-09-28

Japanese swords have the high tenn
per Of the famous Damascus blades
without their wonderful hexibility,
Amador ledger., 1900-09-28

scription." 1t cures female weakness and
diseases of the delicate organs which
undermine woman's strength and mar
her beauty. 1t makes weak women
strong, sick women well.
Mrs. W. J. Kdder, of Hill Dale Farm (fsnos-
Kindly advice and medicines have WI'ss Srougbt ps
great relief. During the past year found
myself pregnant and In rapidly failing health
suffered dreadfully from bloatiug and urinary
difficulty. was growing weaker each day and
suffered much sharp pain at times. felt that
something must be done sought :1ou, adolce
and 1eceived a prompt reply. took twelve
bottles of DR.: Pierce's Favorite Prescription, and
also followed your instructions. began to i'm
prove Immediately, my health became excel
lent, and could do ali my own work 1--WE live
on good sized far1n). walked aud rode all I
could, and enjoyed It. I had a short, easy con-
hnement, and have healthy baby boy"
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure foul
breath, by curing its cause.
Amador ledger., 1900-09-28
LEDGER'S CLUBBING RATES.

Ledger and Daily Call, one year ..........S7 so
Ledger and Weekly Call, one year ....... 8 go
Ledger and Daily Bulletin, one year .... 6 so
Ledger and Semi Weekly Bulletin, yer 20
Ledger and Weekly Bulletin one year e.. 90
Ledger and Daily Chronicle, one year. 7 10
Ledger and Weekly Chronicle one year 8 go
Ledger and Weekly Examiner, one year. go
Ledger and Daily Examiner, one year ... 80
Ledger and n. Y. Weekly Tribune, yer 90
Ledger and n. Y. Tri-Weelly Tribune, ly 8 so
Ledger and Cosmopolitan Magazine, yr 8 35
Ledger and S. F. Weekly Post, one year 90
Ledger and McCall's Magazine, Cne year 2 rs
Ledger and St. Louis Globe Democrat, 1y 90
Ledger and Twice a Week." one year. s 90
~ The above rates are strictly in advance.
Daily camera., 1900-07-26
OVERLAND STOCK WIRE.
Supposed Rental to One Chicago
House IL $54, ,OOO-Cable Arbi-
tFaKe Business.

A large Chinese grain and stock
brokerage firm has leased private
telegraph wire from Chicago to San
Francisco, says the Inter Ocean. The
firm already had private wire from
this city to New York, so that it now
controls for it's own exclusive use a
wire service of 1900 miles from ocean
to ocean. Some idea of the profits
that such a firm must obtain by
means of their private-wire service
may be gained by the fact that the
1,00O-mile section of wire from this
city to New York costs $4,000 annu-
ally, which would indicate total for
the entire 5000 miles of about $54,0 600.
Another form of wire service that
yields large revenue to the ocean cable
companies is that which is associated
with the arbitrage trading, based
upon simultaneous varying quotations
for the same stocks in this city and
New York and London. The average
time for the round trip, or for an ar
bitrage order to London and the an
swer telling of it's execution in the
market there, is between four and one
half and five minutes. There have
been messages sent under exceptional
conditions in the record time of three
and one-half minutes.