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These remaining sections, summed up, deal prin.
cpay with those having preferred rights within the
meaning Of the act One year IL allowed them to se
cure the cash. when failing, the lands are again o.
fered at public sae and tie pesferrsd right lapsss
Ths corporation nay take IL ehoies h dsalns VIM
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Republicans ere still throwing tAlnss
q !sonas psashstt assd-w hsslias
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It may Be noted here that the appraisers are BY
this section only estopped from PERSONAL bid.
ding. They may have representatives acting for
them at the sale in fact be Stockholders Of the
land-gFabbins concern ITSELF They merely attest
that they have no interest in the lands to be ap.
praised. Being government lands, this, Of course,
ID natural eonclusion,
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The Republican hue and cry fusion
during the past two STATE administrations has had rsac
tioaary eject The period oe corruption and misanaes.
ent ceased whsn The last Republican govsuos vacated hs
ssa to the everlasting relief ce The descent people Of this
state The past and present Administrations have been mo-
tably strong and wslbaanced the various Department.
lin fact not TIE pick Of political party bat he cholce
Of an the bsst political parties Any haw found In s staes
financial condition may b. traced sragh 10 IL time
when the Republicans having Il their owe way with
wolcott Henry Brady ct a. In the saddle.
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FUSION STATE TICKET.

&0e R're1t04nt, V0k Vtco PEooIdent
W4. JENNINGS BRYAN. ADIAI n STEVENSON
For Presidential Msctors
J. Fl. ROBEGON Of Clear Greek. Democrat
@. ]. HUGHES Of Arapahoe Democrat.
+. NJ. PATTERSON Of Arapahoe Populist
b. H. EATON OF Weld, Silver Republican.
For Supreme Court Judge,
ROBERT W. STEELE Of Aspahoe, Silver Rep
For Lieutenant Governor,
d. @. COATES of Pueblo. Popuist
For Secretary of State
D. A. MILLS of Arapahoe Populist
For Treasurer
N. cHlPLEY of Pueblo. Silver Republican
For Auditor,
CHARLES CRoUrER Of Weld Democrat.
For Attorney General,
G. G. POST Of Georgetown, Populist.
For Superintendent OF Public Instruction,
MRS H. L. GREENFIELD Of Gilpln, Sill Republican
Regents Of University
FRANK KENDRICK of Lake, Populist.
w. H. BRYANT, Democrat
Congressman First District
JOHN +. sHAFROTH Silver Republican.
Congressman Second District
JOHN G. BELL, Populist
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when Frank Cloudy. Republican candidate Tor sovsrnos
prosecuting mns who struck for decent wages II ~
Cripple Greek district fsw ysars ago hs announced that
man who belonged 10 labor union fought 70 b taksn
and hung" Dvea Senator wojcot could not have ads
~ q more brutal Language than th ard sslerpsctns
" aDlsatisae = wsestt ard 0oudy II be sans unA
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1t will be noted by this and the preceding section
that only actual resident landowners Of Baca coun.
ty are granted preferred rights The applications
OF these residents to purchase adjoining lands must
be made "withn sixty days from the passage Of this
act" Does the average settler down in Baca county
keep In constant touch with the legislation Of Con.
gress? II not he would And himself hereft Of his
preferred rights whatever they might be worth.
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This looks like generous provision, but suppose
we dssect and il such is the case 1t evident
ly is thrown in as a sop to Cerberus
The landowner Of Baca county is authorized to
purchase ten times the number Of already held
by him, but this land shall be adjoining his holdings
Here IL where the appraisers get in their fell work.
Baca county Is sparsely settled. Probably 800
would cover the actual landowners. The appraisers
would have no difficulty in setting the values Of
the lands adjoining those residents at a prohib
tive price far the settlers might be concerned
The land.grabbers could afford to pay fancy prices
for these lands because the appraisement would be
merely nominal in other sections, which would CON-
prise fully ninety per cent Of the public domain Of
the county.
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Sec. 10. That every person desiring
to avail himself or herself of the ben
efits OF section o hereof shall, within
the time therein limited. file with the
register OF the land ONCE his written
application to purchase, wherein he
shall describe, by proper legal subdi-
visions, the land sought to be pur-
chased; also description Of the lands
by him or her owned, together with
an affidavit that he or she In native
horn Tor nnturalixed) citizen Of the
United States. and that he or she IL
mt the time Of the application q resi-
dent OF said Baca county. Colorado,
and the owner In fee simple Of the
lands described In the said application
M lnnd owned Inv him Or her
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1t will be observed that only week is set aside
for public sale; rather short period it would seem
for the disposal Of 26OOOO acres Of land in blocks
The syndicate being in position to control the ap
praisers could readily have the appraised values set
TO suit ITSELF and would have the choice of bidding in
the lands either at public sale of letting them go
over and taking them in at appraised value by pri-
vate entry.
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80. D. That it shall Be the duty ok
said appralsers, before entering upoa
thu discharge OF their duties q ap.
pralssrs, to take and subscribe 10 a.
oath TO wen. truly. faithfully, and
without partially or favor. MAKE .
full. fair and 5ust appsalssment ol The
land submitted 70 them for appralse-
ment; and that they have no Interest
either directly Of Indirectly Ia the
lands % b. appraised, or any portion
thareof, and that they will not become
bo0ders therefor a. purchasers thereof,
o. cf any Interest therein. ct any salo
which may BE- made thereof un6oe
THAR nnlA a0nrnlnns,an<
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Last week Senator wolcott caused to be circu-
lated letter. signed by himself which purported to
explain the provisions Of his Baca land bill.
1t did not explain. True to his nature, the sen.
ator seeks to exculpate himself at the expense Of
another. He says Judge Northcutt seduced him.
Judge Northcutt seeks reelection in the Third in.
dical district. The voters Of that district will re-
member that Judge Northcutt was in league with
Wolcott to steal county, and attend to his case
The voters Of the state at large win look after VOL
colt, the chief conspirator.
1t is the purpoAe Of this article to explain certain
provisions in the Wolcott bill which the senator and
his accessory, Judge Northcut failed to touch upon
Measures Of this kind are usually beclouded, and
purposely 80. Therefore the sections Of this bin WIN
be taken up seriatum:
56th Congress- 1st session.
g. b. ITO December 6, 1880.
In the Senate Of the United States.
Mr. Wolcott introduced the following
which read twice and referred to
the Committee Of Public Lands.
A Bill
Authorizing the sale Of all public lands
belonging to the United States sit
uated In the County Of Baca and
State of Colorado
BE 1t Enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives Of the
United States Of America, In Con-
gress Assembled:
That the President Of the United
States be- and he is hereby, authorized
to cause to be offered for sale and sold
all the public lands belonging to the
United States situated In the county Of
Baca and state Of Colorado. upon the
terms and conditions hereinafter pro-
vided
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Sec. o. That every citizen of the
United States living In said Baca coun-
ty and owning land therein shall have,
and is by this act granted, preferred
right, for the period Of sixty days
from the taking effect Of this act, to
purchase, at private sale, at the ap-
t. praised value thereof, land adjacent
to and adjoining the land owned by
him or her to the amount OF and not
exceeding ten times the number of
acres owned in fee by such person;
all purchases at private sale, as pro-
vided by this section, shall be In legal
subdivisions Of not less than forty
The Winslow mail., 1900-03-01
CHAPTER X.
NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI.

AS we reached the street | expressed the
hope that the lady and her stout companion
were in safety. The stranger laughed: "Oh,
Buonoccorsi, he and La Sirani are no doubt
shivering in security by this time; but let
us hasten, for although we have barely no
more than a couple of cross-bow shots to 60,
our braves may return and have better
luck. St. John but it was narrow affair.
Cur way led back to San Felicia, past the
Ponte Necchio, and at length we came to
halt before a small side door, let into what
seemed to me nothing but vast blank wall.
My new friend opened this door noiseless-
ly, with key he drew from his pocket, and
invited me to enter. Pleading ignorance of
the way, however, | gave him the pass, and
followed him up narrow and very dark
stairway which opened into long gallery,
likewise in scmi-darkness. Up this gallery
we went, then there was another small
passage, and, lifting a curtain at the end OF
this, we stepped past an open door into
large room, evidently study, for 1T was
filed with books all but the side near the
passage, which was covered by heavy
tapestry. In the middle of the room was a
large table Uttered with papers in much
confusion, and eight tall candles burning in
a pair OF grotesque candelabra threw
a bright but soft light over the chamber.
"St you down there" said my host, point
ing to a chair, ''and we will have something
to drink Diavolo! You are wounded!
Why did you not say?'
| looked at my left arm, and, sure enough,
the coat sleeve was red with an enlargenlng
patch. 1t was only triae, however, as we
found on examination; but my companion,
who still kept his mask on, insisted on ban
daging it, which he did with deft fingers, and
then turning to curousy inlaid cabinet let
into the wall, brought thenceforth llagon
of green crystal and two ong-stemmed Ven
elton glasses.
Whilst he was thus engaged my eyes rest
cd on book on the table, and saw at
glance that it was the copy of "Pntareh's
Lives" which Ceci had lent me on payment,
so that it was riost probable that | was in
the presence of the noble against whom the
hLedioi plot was draoted. and IN whose IL
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fourishes with his sword, and in cheering on
the attack, than on real business. My oppon-
cnt was q left-handed man, so anything like
a time-thrust was out of the question. He
played the usual game of left-handed men,
namely, cut over, and disengagement in
tierce, but, remsing, l forced him to
a straight riposte, and pinked him through
the ribs. He fell with howl, just as my
companion ran his man through. We were
now two to two, if Brico was included, but
the others waited for no more and fled, no
attempt being made to stay them by the
host The inkeeper, however, began to
make great to-do but the stranger thrust a
purse in his hand, and, lifting his mask,
spoke a few words in mine hosts ear. The
effect was magical, and the padrone was now
all civility. We had a look at the two men
who were down, the one who was slashed
across the face being nowhere to be seen.
They were both quite dead, and an ill-look-
ing pair of corpses did they make.
'Haye these carrion removed, padrone
and beware how you say word of what
has happened, signore," and the masked
man held his hand out to me: Il thank you
heartily and you will find | have a long
memory Do me the favor to accompany me
to my house"
| had no reason to refuse, and, bowling my
acknowledgements, We left the inn.
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THE TRUSTS ARE NOT AFRAID.
President McKinIey's Attempt to Mis-.
lead the People and Cater to
the Peoples Enemies.

No man can read that portion of the
presidents message relating to trusts.
and say what it means. The sentences
flow smoothly and the words glitter
with meaningless generalities; but
there is nothing in them. They are az
sounding brass and tinkling cymbal
On reading them one gets the impres
sion that the president meant to catcf
the antitrust sentiment without hurt
ing the trusts. He is like the man oui
west who sought the bubble reputation
by loudly proclaiming his intention te
catch a troublesome bear, but care
fully refrained from going near tht
haunts of the animal.
The trusts are not afraid. They know
their friends. They will hardly begiI
to put up their shutters and go out OF
business while Mr.. Mckinley remains il
office. Words do not scare them. In 1896
Mr.. Bryan said that the trusts and com.
binations did not oppose him because
they were afraid he would not enforce
the law; their anxiety arose from {
| feeling of certainty that he would give
them the laws limit. They were moi
looking for justice. What they wanted
was a man who could gull the public
with meaningless words, and let Tho
law rest quietly on the statute books
and they got him.
There is plenty of law to put dow1
the trusts if it were enforced. The CUR
| is loaded and the bear is in sight, but
the president shoots in the opposite
| direction Then he shouts for more
law, more ammunition. He wants tt
make the people think that he is il
a frenzy to kill the bear; but all the
time he winks the other eye, and tht
bear smiles broadly. 1t is beautiful
farce, and some of the people, as homes
Abe Lincoln said, are fooled by it. Bu
not all of them. = Mississippi Valley
Democrat.
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THE MASK THROWN OFF.
Mckinley Proud of the Fact That He
Fooled His Party In
1896.

"We are on a gold basis, and we mean
to stay there" exultingly exclaimed Mr..
Mckinley in his talk at Ackley, Ia,
IN his recent trip through the west.
Mr. Mckinley seems proud OF the
TACT that he and his party sue
,eeded in fooling the American people
n 1896. He was nominated and elected
Tor counted in) on a platform professed-
y friendly to bimetallism and pledging
he party to use every possible effort to
secure it by international agreement.
subsequently 100000 of the peoples
money was spent in sending a commits
sion of pleasure-seekers to Europe on
| pretended search for international
bimetalHsm, but in fact as part of the
general movement to deceive and
swindle the people. The gold standard
was the thing aimed at and intended
| from the start. But the declaration for
international bimetallism deceived
many free silver republicans and kept
them in the party. Now the president
and his advisers think they are suffi-
ciently intrenched behind the breast
works of the British money system and
| imperialism to unmask and boldly hoist
the yellow flag. But they may find
themselves mistaken. The people have
lost none of their interest in the money
issue. Every principle claimed by the
democrats in the campaign of '96 has
been proved true by the progress of
events, and no bimetallist has changed
his mind regarding the real issue. On
the contrary, every man who has stud
| led the money question since 1896 has
become a bimetallist by the irrefutable
! logic and the common sense and justice
of the principle. 1t is vastly stronger
now among the masses of the people
than it was in 1896, and from this time
forward silver republicans will have nc
cause to remain in their party under
the de1usive hope of international bi-
metalliSm.
Mark Hanna returns from Europe
| proclaiming that the English govern
ment is better than ours. The bank
syndicate asserts that the English
money system is the best in the world.
The administration stands by England
in her unjust war on the African re.
publics, and has sent an army of 10000
men and As warships to subdue the only
republic in Asia, this stupendous wal
being declared and carried on wholly
without authority-a private war OF
Mark Hanna and the president. AL
these lawless and scandalous measures
are a part and parcel of the conspiracy
to fasten the gold standard shackles ir.
revocably on the limbs of the common
people of the world, and make them
serfs of the ruling plutocratio class.
Backing this movement we have an
army of 100000 regulars" armed ant
drilled as grim menace to our people
and republican institutions. 1t is time
for the people to Mississippi Val
ley Democrat.
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WHEN FARMERS PRosPERED.
Prices Were Highest When There
Was a Plentiful Supply of
Legal Tender Money.

Under the simple law that pricet
are regulated by the quantity OF tht
money by which they are fixed ane
measured, which is as invariable a!
anv law of nature, acknowledged a.
self-evident by all standard writer:
on the subject and established by the
worlds financial experience through
out history, it stands to reason thai
the larger supply of standard money
afforded by the volume of the two
metals under bimetallism would di.
minish it's exchange value in relation
to the demand for it and consequently
prices would rise to their old-time
healthy normal level, affording farm.
ers fair prices for their products
From 1865, at the close of war, until
1873, when we had the bimetallic
standard supplemented with bounti
full supply of legal tender greenbacks
as medium of exchange, the gold
price of farmers products was the
highest in the history of our country
National Rural.
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out of the clutches of his friends, the catch
polls of Montevarchi made certain, there
fore, | would have business shortly, and,
leaning back again, pretended to doze, keep
ing my ears very wide open, and holding a
watch on the scoundrels from the tail of my
eye.
"He tarries late," said one, perhaps your
information is wrong"
Il have it from a sure hand, from the young
er Ceci. Buonoccorsi and he will both be
here. The former, however, as you know,
we do not want"
/ almost started at these words Was it
possible that had stumbled on the bravos
who were engaged in Ceci's plot? If so,
stranger thing never happened to me, and
chance was probably throwing in my way
what otherwise | would never have been
able to discover. Even as the last speaker
finished his sentence, two persons, evidently
of consequence, and woman entered the
inn, and set themselves down at a table
close to mine The men both wore masks,
but the lady did not, and let her glance run
with a free look on us all. One of her two
companions, a very stout man, put down his
mask, disclosing a jolly, rublcund face, and
roared out for fagon of wine. The other,
still keeping his features covered, engaged
in a lively badinage with his fair friend, and
as he moved his hand slightly caught the
fash of valuable ring.
The five at the table all had their heads
together now, and | saw the one nearest to
me stealthily draw his sword. With an ap-
parently careless movement / SO placed my
own weapon as to be at hand on the mo-
ment. Presently Brico arose, and, swagger-
ing across the room with glass in his hand
deliberately stopped before the lady, and
drained it to her health. She laughed back
her appreciation, and Brico called out:
"Blood Of king! Madonna, but you waste
yourself with His Corpuience there, and
he jerked his hand towards the stout man,
who sat speechless, his cheeks purple with
rage. Come and join us good fellows here"
he added, and attempted to pass his arm
around her waist; but the masked stranger
flashed out his rapier, and Brico only es-
capped being skewered by an agile retreat.
This was, however, the signal for an instant
assault, and with a shout of: "a Medici-
palle-palle,'' those at the table rushed on
the smaller party. As they rose, | jumped
up, and pushed my table with great violence
in their direction. Two of the men fell over
it, and this gave me time to draw my sword
and join the weaker party. helady rushed
out with a scream, and the stout gentleman,
believing Justify for help, followed suit, the
attack being solely directed against the
masked man, who, with his back to TIE
wall, and the table between himself and his
assaiants, defended himself with great spirit
and skill.
Slashing one of the ruf6ans across the
face, which put him out of the fight, L
ranged alongside of the stranger, and very
pretty set-to ensued At this juncture the
innkeeper entered with half-a-dozen others,
and kept dancing about, adjuring us to stop,
but offering no help. l made for Brico, but
could not reach him, having to engage with a
better swordsnan than had met for many
day; but | saw we were now three to two,
for the ancient was more bent on executing
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admitted. "But don't like It as q
whole. It-well, it looks too common,
Now, l hardly think you would say that
| look common" She gazed at Polly
severely through her lorgnette, and
then turned her eyes back to the por-
trait.
"No, indeed" Polly said, with some
haste. She looked at me, and l saw her
lips move. 81 wouldn't dare to-" they
said.
when I buy gown buy it with the
expectation that it will add something G
to my appearance. Why shouldn't ex-
pect the same when 1 buy picture?"
You should" Polly agreed, giving
me a look full of hopelessness.
"Just so-that's what L think. Now,
don't you believe that you could-you
could improve it-you could touch it
up bit in places?"
Easily enough" said Polly. 'Is there
any special change you'd like to sug-
gest?"
II can't say like the chin. I don't
like the fullness beneath it. And the
wrinkles-they look bad
Polly eyed the picture critically.
Yes, think they do. What kind of a
chin do you think you'd prefer?"
What kind of chin do I want? ]
suppose you carry stock?" she asked,
sarcastically.
Anything you want" Polly picked
up a pad of sketching paper, manipu-
lated pencil rapidly for a minute, then
held up the pad in such a way that 1, as
well as Mrs. Wilson, could see the hand
iwork. The pencil had traced a round
ed chin with<just the least suggestion
of matronly fullness beneath it.
How'll that do?" asked Polly.
Just what l want ThatIl look far
better. Now, don't you think you could
do something of the kind for the nose ?''
"You think it's too-it doesn't come
out far enough?"
Not in the picture. I hardly think
my nose is as fat as you have made it,
She drew herself up with ponderous
ma ajesty, and turned about on Polly.
This movement brought me into her
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WILLING TO TRY IT.
No Lineage Necessary as Long as He
Had SuEciency of the
Coin.

'T suppose" she said, .'that you had an
ancestor in the celebrated little party that
came over with William the ConQueror?"
Perhaps" he replied, "but l have never
looked the matter up
Of course you are lineal descendant of
some one who came over in the Mayfower?"
Il don't know 1t is possible that | am,
but | have never hunted up the records"
Well" she went on, you are descended
from an officer Of the revolutionary war,
aren't you!'
Finding himself cornered he broke down
and confessed.
My fathers name was Szfchzerskendow-
ski, which he changed to Dows with the
sanction of the court"
She sat for moment, almost crushed.
Then, hope seemed to return to her and she
asked:
How much did you say you expected your
father to leave you?"
Il figure that my share of the estate will
be about s., coo, ,0o0," he said.
All right" she answered briskly, eve
can worry along without the lineage and
still be happy, dear. Chicago Times-Her-
cid.