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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-15
Stirring Melo- Drama.

Kentucky's and Tennessee's big
hearted, wild mountaineers have been
often painted by the dramstist with
varying success. but there can be no
doubt Of the beauties of the touches
reflected in the FIRST and kecond acts
of Knobs o. tennessee" Hal Reid
has done his best. The first two acts
of the play are Tenn sssee life near
the mOonshinerS' still
The comedy is furnished by three
characters. Jerry. a., Irish empiOye;
Centennial. an ola darkey servant.
aud Hepnle, q Swede servant girl
The play has been successful the past
three seasODs. and il its past reputa-
ton is any indication. should pack
the Guerra House to tina doors on Mon.
day night. March 18th.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-15
Registration Notice.

The registration books now open
for the April election, will close Fri
day night, March 22d, at 9 o'clock.
AN voters will be required to register
before being entitled to vote at the
spring election. The City Clerks
Office will be found in the Council
Chamber. Wendesday. Thursdav and
.Fridav, March Goth, 21st and 22nd,
until 8 o'clock at night. All voters
will govern themselves accordingly.
F. E BROWN, City Clerk.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-15
Gard of Thanks.

We desire to express our mast sins
who assite us in our holrs of hereave>
ment. Mr.. AND MRS N DICK.
EMANUEy. F. 8UEss
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-15

A bull dog belonging to Gus Shaffer
took notion to sample the flesh in
Volney Ricketts, thigh, az the latter
was walking along the street Tues
day morning.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-15

The j.ine meeting Of B.rttn ard
Rice county Teachers Associations will
be held 1T Lyons April 18th.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-15
Next Weeks Services at the Catholic
Church, Great Bend.

The 40 hours devotion will be held
ct the Catholic church next Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday. Services
these days at 1890 q. m. and 1870 o
N. The Rev. Doctor Pompeney OF
Hatchinson, = most eloquent preach :
Or. 10 expected to preach each evening.
There will also be service on Friday
evening at 1880.
T1E NCnofyYN a IN - 4,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-15

Capt. p. T. Green, Of New Albany,
Indiana. came out this week to look
after land interests in this county.
Mr.. Green has some lands in the Chey>
enne bottoms, under the condemned
level. He is an uncle Of Mrs. A.: M.
Sipes, of this city.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-15

A. N. Sipes, in the sourth part OF
town, is laid up with pneumonia. this
week.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-15

". ) Nusil aud 500. Pete. ware mp
from Etiin vO0d Rriday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-15
Election Notice.

Notice IS hereby given that the poll
ing place for the election Of membei
Of the Board Of Education for the ter
ritory outside Of the city of Great Bend
in District No. One (T, of Barton conn.
ty, Kansas, will be at the residence Of
8. 81. Gwinn, in said outlying terri
tory. and that the polls will be open
at o'clock.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-15

Walter BEDFORD, late of Chanute,
has taken q chair recently manipulated
by Mr.. Kidgeway at Ferger's barber
shop.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-15

Frank Nelson returned to his home
near Pond Creek, OK last week.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-15

Stanley PriDdle, Warren Whaley,
Tom Brown and Jim Phillips were
north side men we noticed at the show
Friday night.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-15

DR.. Daniels, OF Pawnee Rock, waf
down to the county seat. Tuesday, get
ting some pointers from the "com oil
100" We presume.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-15

The tenth snow Of the season fell
Saturday forenoon, the 9th inst. 1t
was almost q rain. and most of it
melted as soon as striking the ground.
It was equivalent-to half an inch Of
rainfall, and very pleasing to wheat
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-15

Mrs. johnson, wife of the sheriff,
accompanied by the children. is on q
visit to Ohio, to be gone several
mOptha
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-15

d. A. De Wire, who recently bought
. half section Of school land, sec
ton Is, Great Bend township, has
moved out onto it, from Johnson
county. and is now getting acquainted
with his new reighbOrs
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-15

The Dowieites have ceased their
meetings in the Brinkman bank build
ing-given up the town in disgust
since the soft drinks" enthusiasts and
bootleggers have taken charge.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-15

THE DEMOCRAT. ono dollar.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1901-09-21

sans Matched plot to kidnap the can
didate who was rumored to have dou.
BILE. They would kidnap him about a
week before the day of election, thus
compelling his paid substitute in the
interval to appear at all public func-
tons and make all speeches for which
the true candidate had made engage
ments. After election, should he prove
to have received a majority of the cleo
toral votes, the candidate was to be
held prisoner until after the succeed
ing 4th of March, which would compel
the successful party to either inaugu-
rate spurious president or admit that
the man elected was not to be found
and therefore could not be inaugurated.
Or, should developments after the cleo
ton make it seem wiser to restore the
elected candidate to his party before
March 4, heavy ransom could be de-
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1901-09-21

maudcG. which would repay the CON
spiratUrs for the risk they would run
in kidnapping him.
The election would occur on Tuesday.
On the evening of the preceding Thurs
day Il final great political rally was to
be held in II larG,r hall of one Of the
chief cftios. This rally would practical
l. end the campaign. such meetings as
were to be held aftcrward being Of less
or importance. The candidate credited
with having double was to address
this great political meeting. There was
IT, be a tOrch!iGht procession first, and in
order that rs many persons as possible
might catch Il glimpse of the great
man ii was arranged that he should
ride from his hotel to the hall in an
open carriage OF the head Of the pa
radc.
The conspiratOrs Of the opposing par
ty. knowing of this plan, decided that
tlu best Iimc to kidmIp the candidate
would he just before the hour set for
The meeting. 1t was hoped by them
that the salariCd substitute would be
uuurcparcl for taking the place of his
principal before this great gathering
anA would in his embarrassment and
tnpreparclncSS leave Il bad impression
on the voters. The plotters therefore
decided tO permit the candidate to pass
from the hotel TO the hall as arranged
and seize him just as lie was entering
the hall by Il private entrance. Two
dozen picked policemen were TO be on
guard near the entrance, each Of whom
WAS TO be Il symuathizcr with the con-
SpiratorS and secretly act in c0njunc-
ton with them. Plans were carefully
perfected, and it seemed reasonably
certain that the abduction could be Sue
ccSsfully accomplished. With subSti-
tutr available the managers would ccr-
tainly have the mass meeting proceed
with an address by the spurious cand-
date rather than cndangct the chances
Of the rial candidates election by MAX
ing public the fact that. he had been
captured and CARRIED away ard that it
was not known where he was or when
his person could be recovered.
Eut on the very morning of the day
when the abduction was to. occur and
when all the plans for its execution hal
boon arranged the startling news cane
to the conspirators that the secret had
leaked out and that the candidate ana
hiSmanagers would Dc.prcparcd fer the
kidnapping. \ traitor to the enemy
straight from that cnemy's camp
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1901-09-21

pIv, "sSion through double rs; ~
cheering and shouting sv<t. ~ Il
smiling AMI lallrSs man s4s <.'...i ;
rcSemhlcd IT," presidential caUltdate.
He Bowed anh bowed. and f.w - .cit-s
those in tn" secret dreamed t.at J.,
was othc" than what he seemed
vt the same hour a closed c,,:v'.,; ~
was driven rapidly from an alley in the
rear of the Candidates hotlTtr%l lD-3iotl
swiftly away through the more ur$rrt-
ed streets toward the hail where the
meeting was to b" held When "IroGt
half the distance had been covered. n
band of horsemcn suddenly dashed
from Il cross street and barred the read
in front of I'll" carriage. One of the
horscmcn quickly mounted the seat
with the driver, and the others lining
up on either side of the vehicle. IL"
carriage and the little cavalc%Gp sur
rounding it sped swiftly away toward
the enviponS of the city
The occupant had made no cutlery.
An hour or 50 later, when the great
hall was cchOing ana re-cchoinG to the
ringing tones of the presidential canli-
date and to the respondent cheers of his
audience, a little band of swearing con
spirators were disgustedly kicking
about an cfIigy of straw that their lead
from a closed carriage
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1901-09-21

countcrchargcs We're madc--somc well
founded, no doubt, and others utterly
ridiculous. Persons acquainted with
the two candidates knew these stories
and similar ones to be utterly false, but
the. fact that such stories originated
and gained currency illustrates how
high public feeling ran and into what
depths of crcduIty its preiudices al
lowed it to he carried.
One of the most Ridiculous and at the
same time one of the most persistent
rumorS in circulation Was that which
aycrrcd with all Solcmnity that one of
the candidates, who was stamping the
country from Maine to Caifornia-M
this most unusual of campaigns all
states were doubtful. a%l all alike
needed the presence Of the party nom
inees-WNS not the candidate at all, but
n man Of much greater Intellectual and
oratorical ability who bore Il str@ns
physical resemblance to the actual can
didatc.
The reports concerning this mystcrI-
Gus substitute Of the real candidate
were soA,Nhat conflicting. according
to the 1u." conservative versions OF
this improbable story. the substitute
assumed the part of his principal only
upon occasions whom the genuine can
didatc was too much exhausted to him
self address the cXpcctant crowds as
he passud from one railway station to
another in his sp"pchmaliing campaign.
This theory WIS given some color ny
the extraordinary number of speeches
which the candidate succeeded in
crOwding into Il working day of II or
- hours, There was no stopping place
so small but that he would lHd time
and words to NAL" ut least Il little
speech. and to such as gave 10 Gro
dcncc to the theory of canddational
Substitution il vas Il constant marvel
that the mans voice and strength
didn't give out. Thus there were many
persons willing to believe the candidate
had a physical duplicate to spell him Iii
his .pdcchmakug who would not 60 -
far as to believe. rs another version of
the story had it, that it was the sub
stitutc who was making all the speech
es and that it had all been arranged
before IL" nomination OF tie cand-
date. This version stated in terms rs
explicit AS WAS compatibl" with an
avoidance of libel suits that the man
put in nomination by the convcnI"R
was so inferior intellectually that he
was totally incompetent to make the
brilliant speeches which the party's
salaricd substitute was going about
making. This version of the fairy tale
would have it that the genuine candi-
date had gone into the most secret and
secluded retirement Immediately after
the convention had nominated him and
that he would not issue thcrefrom I'M
til after the election should have car
ricd him up to a triumphant victory or
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1901-09-21

Nasal tatarrh quickly yields to treat
m"nt 10y Ely's Cream Balm, which is
through the nostris. clranScS and heals
the whole surface over which it diffusos
itself. \ remedy for Nasal Catarrh
which is drying or exciting to the 'liSeas-
ed membrane should not be used. Cream
Balm is recognized as specific. Price
80 cents ut druggists or by mail. 4 cold
in the head Immediately disappears when
Cream Balm is used. Ely Brothers. 80
Warren Street, New York
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1901-09-21

BAND OF HORSElfEN BARRED TIE ROAD
brought the conspiratOrS the news. He
also divulged the plans the enemy had
prepared for outWitting the conspira-
tors. 1t was to be Il case of fOoling the
fooled. From this time on the Salaricd
substitute could well be spared. and the
plan of the enemy, as revealed by the
traitor, was to have the spurious candi-
date ride from the hotel to the hall in
the open carriage at the head of the pa
radr, while the genuine candidate
should proceed to the hall in closed
carriage and enter the building through
another entrance. The conSpirators
should be suffered to carry out their
plans, only instead of the real candi-
date it would be the substitute whom
they would capture and carry away.
This news brought CONSERVATION to
the conspirators at first, butt after the
first moments of discontinue and be-
wildermcnt the header exclaimed
"Why, all the better then! We will let
them see that we can change our plans
as quickly as they can theirs. We will
let them continue to think we are to do
as already planned, but in reality we
will let this substitute of theirs enter
the hail. and we will capture the candi-
date in the closed carriage. The re-
suits will be the same as first plan
ned"
"Ha. hal" shouted the other conspir-
ators and proceeded to rearrange their
plans accordingly.
That evening. with limelights bring
ing his features into strong relief, there
rode in an open carriage at the head of
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1901-09-21
IS 50 IS So So 6 g g s. s. 50

the story of the double started, accord
ing to the explanation given by the can
ddate and his managers. an eXplana-
ton. by the way, that was accepted
with reluctance or not at all by many
Of the opposing party. Then, too, rs is
always the case when sensational stO-
rics gain currency. there were many
who heard the story who never heard
the explanation of its origin.
According to the explanation. one dav
when the train was passing through a
city Of considerable size n gcntlcm&n
came aboard who bore n rather striking
resemblance to the candidate so far rs
features went, but who was n much
smaller man and one who could not
possibly be palmed off upon the public
for any length of time as the real can
didate. This gentleman and the prcsi-
dental aSpirant were presented to each
other, and the stranger remained talk
ing with his distinguished companion
until the train had carried Them ont in
TO the rural districts. and'as the train
was slowing up at an unimportant little
''''''' wv "''"''St' "SlillSl! SUE
S'Stod mat ne shoulu take the candl-
"hl" ; pace on the rear PLATFORM.
The candidate good humoredly ac-
Iu'oHcco 10 inc propoS'i' ana the Strah-
res actually showed himself upon the
rear platform to the little group wait
ing at the station while the real candl-
dat" remained WITHIN the car unseen.
~ a.
'"il'l"E! /" 'llc terms OF tNe proposal
"''H NN a@''plaI''' lHe stranger even
mace l''i" speech the temptation To
no :" apparently hcill% 100 great Tor
MN I" resist I'm" speech was merely
nri'l r'Siat'iheht Oh some Things IN"
cah'I'''e Hl" "ir"iH'H uttered III one OF
MS printed Sl""'ll"S ana :" would nav"
u"hr Il" Marin even II 1t had been re-
ported l"' tine press ana again printed
Wia'ciI WAS not doh"' as tIr plac" where
" was o'iiV'f'd WAS regarded as TOO
uhlllpor'aht TO MAKE appropriate Its
puolIc"tIoh.
Ana tilat was all there was to the
STORY according to the candidate and
'he part! managers inc stranger soon
utter lelt the trhl'l' ana Il" ana the cam
"lt",' '"' never seen each oller Si''c"'
HIS WAS all very wen hS an rNrla-
H'''l"il' S"lu 'lc cahullatcs opponents
p"t II true now was tIlat the caAHi-
ul'e WIS "btc TO make SucA an ihlpos-
h!oio hummer OF speeches: Ahd' l"r-
lL'Filore' now WAS II rilat on on" ocT'-
sl"h' que 7" somebody's hiahter, the
c"liol''alc ana ms substitute b"th nap
pune" III -c 'i!''i~l@ Ss!"cieS NJ lAe
same h"ur Ill NV" toWilS a'l"w miles
"I'a't; \" thc lirSt question the an
s"cT WIS iilade 'illt the great lhtellcc-
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1901-09-21

Of the two principal parties We're as UNI
like as it is possible to imagine, and the
principles and policies of the two party
platforms were as opposite as the mind
could conceive.
AS the campaign progressed with ev-
er intensifying feeling, charges and
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1901-09-21

,LDOM or never had po-
litlcal feelings in a presi-
dental campaign run so
high. Principles, policies,
and personalities were all
sources of prejudice and
hatred. The candidates
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-09-28
Bittner Company Coming.

The farfamed Bittner Company
will appear at the Pullman auditor
ium, Tor one night only, on We'd
nesday, October ed, in one of their
greatest successes, "a Man of Mys-
terry" beautiful melodrama. This
company comes here with exactly
the same people they had in their
IS weeks engagement just closed at
Spokane. Lots of good singing and
dancing specialties, and a treat
awaits the theater goers of Pullman,
as no better company tours the
Northwest.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-09-28

The subject for the morning
sermon at the Christian church to-
morrow will be christian Educa-
ton the Elements, Author, Basis
and Needs Of. Evening subject,
The School of Christ and How to
Enter it" Bible school at 10 a. M
Christian Endeavor at 6:3o p. m.
The public cordially invited
Captain Kinzie has taken
charge of the musical portion of the
services of the Congregational
church. Ii is expected that this
part of the public worship will be
made very helpful and enjoyable.
Tomorrow evening Capt. Kinzie
will sing "The Holy City"
Prof Z. E. Elliott, of the coll
eye, left Monday for Salem, Oregon,
where he will judge the live stock
at the Oregon state fair. He will
go to North Yakima before his re-
turn to judge the stock at the
Washington state fair. Mrs. FL
lott accompanys him.
Geo. w. Hill has sold his in
terest i'll the Star livery stable to his
brother, Oscar, who will hereafter
that popular equine hotel.
Geo is selling his household goods
at private sale and expects in the
near future to remove from the city.
DIR. Wilson reports the birth of
a daughter to Mr.. and Mrs. R. c.
Morley, at Staley, Monday, the
23rd inst, and also a daughter to
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. M. Kent, on Union
Flat, on Tuesday.
lie local NeDeKanS Will give a
social dance in l. O. 0. F. hall, on
Friday evening, October 4th.
1t will pay you to figure with
McCann & Outman before buying
1 heating stove.
Money to loan on wheat in the
See Squires and Gaddis.
Timing and plumbing a speciality
1t Mccain & Outman's.
Jas. Kitchen was here from
3enesee Thursday.
Heating stoves and school books
1t Vests.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-09-28

Al Panama, Colombia, by Chamberlain S
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy.

DIR. Chas. II. Utter, a prominent ply
sician of Panama Colombia, in recent
letter states: Last March had as a pa
tient a Young lady sixteen years of age,
who had very bad attack of dysentary.
Everything prescribed for her proved
Intellectual and she was growing worse
every honr. Her parents were sure she
would die. She had become so weak
that she could not turn over i'll bed.
What to do at this critical moment was
studv for me, but l thought of Chamber
lainis Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Rem
edv and as a last resort prescribed it.
The most wonderful result was effected.
Within eight hours she was feeling much
better; inside Of three days she was upon
her feet and at the end of one week was
entirely we'll. For sale by all druggists.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-09-28

In dealing with man, remember that
a spoonful of oil will go farther than a
gallon of vinegar" The same may be
said of children. There is nothing so
good for children as the o1d-fashioned
castor oil. However much they may abb
hor it. it is their best medicine for dis
orders of the bowels. In the more severe
cases of diarrhoea and dysentary, how
ever, Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy should be given after
the oil operates, and quick cure is sure
to follow. For sale by all druggists.
Josh Westhafer of Loogootee, Ind, is
poor man, but he says he would not be
without Chamberlain Pain Balm if it
cost five dollars bottle, for it saved him
from being a cripple. No external APP
pllcation is equal to this liniment for
stiff and swollen joints, contracted
muscles, stiff neck, sprains, and rheu-
matte and muscular pains. 1t has also
cured numerous cases of partial paralysis
1t is for sale by all druggists.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-09-28
YOUR FACE.

Shows the state OF your feelings and the
state of your herlth as well. Impure
blood makes itself apparent in pale
and sallow complexion, Pimples and
Skin Eruptions. fyou are feeling weak
and worn out and do not have healthy
appearance, you should try Acker's
Blood Elixir. 1t cures all blood diseases
where cheap sarsaparilas and sotcalled
purifiers fail; knowing this. we sell ev-
cry bottle on positive guarantee. For
sale by J. w. Palmerton.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-09-28

FOR SALE. Two houses and lots,
in Pullman, for sale cheap. One
known as the Gates house, the other
the Young's house. Inquire of w.
W. Waite, Colfax, Wash. NV
When you get your grain i'll the
warehouse go and insure it with
Eldredge & Bean.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-09-28
The Best Eminent for Strains.

Mr.. f. II. Wells, the merchant at Deer
Park, Long Island, N. Y, says: 81 al
ways recommend Chamberlain Pain
Balm as the best liniment for strains.
used it last winter for a severe lameness
i'll the side, resulting from strain, and
was greatly pleased with the quick relief
and cure it effected" For sale by all
druggists.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-09-28
Moki Tea positively cures sick head

ache, indigestion and constipation. VA
delightful herb drink. Removes all
eruptions of the skin, producing a per-
feet complexion, or money refunded. 25c
and soc. For sale by j. W. Palmerton.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-09-28

A number of lots in Lawrence &
Holbrook's addition for sale CHEAP
IF TAKEN AT ONCE.
SQUIREs & GADDIs.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-09-28

Ackers Dyspepsia Tablets are sold
on positive guarantee. Cures heart
burn, raising of the food, distress after
eating or any form of dyspepsia. One
little tablet gives immediate relief 25c
and soc. For sale by j. w. Palmerton.