The Oswego Independent from Oswego, Kansas • Page 2

A KAN3AN ABROAD. THE INDEPENDENT. be Rural i tke highest grade balmq powder COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE WAR INCIDENTS. New Yorkers Having a Penchant for Aristocracy are Attacked by Kansans and Others. Ed Lane Writes How the Rough Riders Resisted Spanish Bullets.

Various Items of Interest to Taxpayers and Politicians, and the Gossipy Side of Labette County Life, as Gathered by our Corps of Busy Reporters. WANTS TO AROUSE THE PEOPLE. In delivering his first speech as a candidate for governor. ex-Cnited States Senator W. A.

Peffer said Wednesday night to a congregation in a church in Parkdale. a suburb of To-peka: 'My purpose in this campaign is not to elect W. A. Peffer governor of Kansas. What I ant to do is to arouse the people.

I don't care for the office of governor and the harrassing details connected with that office. But I want the people to realize that we have a prohibitory law on our statute books, and I want them to show their power as a people. If they don't care to vote for the Prohibition candidate for governor, I want them to refrain from voting for either of the other candidates. I would rather see Mr. Stanley or Mr.

Leedy governor of the state than to hold that office myself, but I want the man elected to be frightened by the people, to feel the power of the law abiding element, so that they will respect the constitution and the law By M. A. VcGtll Son. FRIDAY, Al'iifST 2ti. lsS.

TEEMS OF SrBSt'KIPTlOS. OBwego Independent, One Year 1 50 Ot-wego Independent oi.e year in advance 1 (N) Oewepo independent and Semi-VVeeKly bt. Louis Giiobe-Ucmoorat. one 2 0u OeWeiro Independent and Set d-Weekly topeka Capital, One Year 1 75 Ot-wego Independent and Topeka Mail and Breeze, One Year 1 75 OBWepo Independent and Weekly Kansas City Journal, One Year IKS OweVo Independent aod Kaaeas City eekly Star, Ona ear 1 55 Obwego Independent and New York Weekly Intone, One Year 150 AUGUST 1898. Sun.

Kca. Tua. Wed. Thar. Frl.

Sat Ed Lane, the Rough Rider." has and comparisons which were not cal-written another letter to Oswego culated to Batter. They said that the friends under date of July ifi. iu camp men from the Empire State were sev- VALEDA. eral kinds ol suobs. and that they were of the stuif that made the Seventy-first Xew York Regiment lie down to avoid the Mausers at Santiago, while braver troops marched onward over their prostrate bodies.

The butts of all this ridicule retorted in kind, of course, and the wordy conflict was getting dangerously warm when some of the officers of the Kansas Regiment appeared and ordered their men to move on. The order was obeyed, the fantastic crowd of Kansans marching to the Tennessee camp, while the New Y'orkers went and angrily told their comrades of the indignities to which they had been subjected. There was no further disturbance until 9 o'clock, when a force of men from Kansas. Tennessee and Iowa regiments its numerical strength has 77j7 J89 20 23 24 25 2 27 30 31 ALTAMONT. C.

A. Lane and son Ralph went to fct. Louis Monday. A. J.

Ross took in the Chetopa reunion Tuesday. Howard Call is painting his resi dence. Ben Gragg spent this week at the Cherry vale reunion. Teach patriotism, for patriotism makes Republicans. Mrs.

Church returned Friday from a visit with her parents in Indiana. Gartrell and Gordon, two rock-ribbed Pops, were over from Oswego Monday. Sant Wimmer is building an addition to the Pacific House. (Jen. Prosperity is doing it.

The Royal Neighbors took into membership Mrs. .1. H. Reasor. of Edna, at their last meeting.

Shoulder to shoulder and get there is the watchword of the Labette county Republicans this fall. Parents, is it your boy that is horse-racing Sunday nights? There are a number of young boys who are going a pretty rapid gait. Harry Starnus. M. M.

Metcalf and J. H. Taylor attended the Stover speaking Monday night. They report a goo'. turnout and excellent speaking.

Henry Harrimau bought of Mrs. Agnes Miller about 13 acres of land adjoining her residence. She reserves! 20 or 3U acres. Consideration $500. Jnite a crowd went to Oswego to hear Bailey.

Every one of them said they were amply repaid for their drive. There are but few better speakers iu the state than he. Mrs. John W. Breidenthal came in Saturday.

When she returns to her home in Topeka she will take her two boys who have leen spending the summer w-ith her father. J. J. Slaughter. Joe Byrnm took the contract to trim and clear out the park for Like Ben Franklin turning the grindstone, its a job not to be forgotten, but he will live up to his bargain "if it takes all summer." Constable Hamilton aud John Byrum are watchiug the express office for the purpose of securing possession of Walt Johnson's truuk and saddle now there addressed to his mother.

They hope to secure some additional evidence-He lias not been found since his escape from the officers at Wiutield. It is not what a manufacturer say. about his own medicine that curesa patient, but what the medicine does Ballard's Horehound Syrup does the work and does it well. It cures colds and coughs in a day. It is healing, soothing and quieting.

25c aud Sold by Kingsbury A Frick. ELM CITY. Born, to Jesse Clark aud ife. Tuesday, an eight-pound girl. J.

L. Ediuuudsou is visiting relatives and friends and attending to business. Miss Oua Huffman of Altamont was the guest of Miss Hollis Ediuundson. Tuesday evening, the ltith about fifty young people assembled at the home of Miss Callie Bickhaui. who was unware of their coming, although her mother had been apprised of the invasion.

Miss Callie surrendered and pleasantly entertained the company. Cake and pie were served. A large number of friends and relatives of Mr. and Mrs. J.

S. Addis honored them with a surprise party, Friday night. Light refreshments were served. As this estimable couple soon move to a farm five miles northeast of Oswego, the event not only showed the high regard in which they are held, but proved a delightful evening socially. CASTORIA Tot InfuiU and Children.

Tfca KkJ Yea Kara kin sjs Signature of CafffidJtii Pur Brugt, Genuine Castoria Chat Woolren Make No Hottest weather of the season. Henry Hollaud, who has been sick, is out again. The candidates are around with the genuine ''campaign Mrs. Charlie Fitch and Miss Minnie Wallingford visited in the territory last Saturday. Roy Young bought a fine young team and harness of John Neville, of Coffey-ville.

Albert Harris and family attended the reunion at Chetopa Monday and Tuesday. Two of Louis Peterson's children (Ollie and Bertha) are sick. Dr. Knox is attending Frank MeCartv was not able to at tend trains on Sunday and Monday, being on the sick list. Antrum Milliken gave the young folks of this vicinity an.

ice cream supper on Wednesday nig-ht, which was an enjoyable event. Lou Kinman shook the 'Valeda dust from his feet last Monday and went west. He goes to Arkansas City for an indefinite period. The young folks will be given a free ice cream and cake social at Mr. Salisbury's, on the territory line, Thursday night.

All anticipate a good time, but no particulars. A hay stack and a stable belonging to Enoch Carson, two miles southeast of Valeda. were burned on Sunday, The boys were lighting matches by the hay stack and started the tire. The Valeda boys who were shot in Frank Livingston's watermelon patch say it was beans." but Frank says it was "shot." If the Imjvs would go in the day time and ask for melons there would be no danger, but if they go on stealing them they may get hurt. Will Hobbs' threshing machine caught fire and was entirely consumed as was also four large stacks of grain, while threshing at Mr.

Kirfmans. on Pumpkin creek. They took fire while the crew were at dinner half a mile away. Isvour child puny, peaked ir peevish? Does it have convulsions? If so, it has worms. White's Cream Vermifuge is the only safe eure.

Every bottle is guaranteed to bring worms. 25e. Sold by Kingsbury A Frick. 3 MONTANA. Mrs.

Dr. Wheeler arrived from Danville. 111., last week. Messrs. Simons and Fpdcgraff were doing business in Oswego Monday.

Watermelons are plentiful in this market. Mr. Ruark. east of the river, has some fine ones. Wiley Peak is the possessor of a new buggy.

Girls, a hint to the wise is sufficient. On lat Wednesday night we had the largest rain of the year not less than six inches of rainfall. It is almost a nightly occurrence for some one to miss their poultry. We have a gun loaded for chicken thieves; midnight prowlers, beware! George Woolverton died Sunday evening from kidney trouble, and was buried in the Duukard graveyard, northwest of town Monday. Mrs.

Berry, two miles west of Montana, is building a fine residence which greatly improves the appearance of the place. Our townsman, Mr. Cash, does the plastering. Ol. Sawtell hal two fingers badly mashed yesterday, necessitating the amputation of one.

He was helping Mr. Ruark to load rock when it occurred. Montana township held a convention Wednesday evening and nominated a strong ticket, and ought to be a sure winner, after which speeches were made by Messrs. Kimball, Clark, Flan-nelly, Ryan and Crain, as did also Miss Arnold. Cheathem Chill Tonic is particularly adapted to persons in enfeebled health and invalids.

It assists digestion and is a perfect strengthener and appetizer. Satisfaction or money refunded. Put up in both tasteless and bitter styles. 50 cent size. Mistake.

know. ActMl testa abow it goes om third farther thai car ether hraad. Fovozn Absolutely Pure OVAt BAKING POWDCR HFWVOM. ELM COMET. BY DKWKY.

J. E. Kessler has SO acres of corn that will-make 00 bushels per acre. W. H.

King has already picked 30 bushels of castor beans. A great many of the farmers of this vicinity fear the stacked grain will be greatly damaged. A. A. King has leased 40 acres of his land to Jesse Clark, for wheat.

Everybody seems to have caught a bad cold during this dewy weather. Miss Rogers will conduct a seven months school at the Liggett school house. Mrs. Lawrence has returned Oklahoma, after a six weeks' with her daughter. Charley Banzett has a very tine from visit field of castor beans, and it is reported they will make 15 bushels per acre.

A. J. Barrick has purchased a 5-acre strawberry patch of Mr. Duff, in the suburbs of Chetopa. Grant Owen has engaged to teach the Valley school, and we feel sure he will make as god success as usual.

E. B. Miles, of Altamont. was in this vicinity Sunday. He will teach the Oak Grove school this year.

There is some talk of mad dogs in and around Elm. -Mr. Maxon's dog went mad and bit several other dogs. TIhxsc Ikjvs who have been making raids on their neighbors' watermelon patches should not destroy the vine, but if they want melons bad enough to steal them, they should have principle and manhood enough about them to not cut and stamp the green melons. Early peaches and plums seem to be a great commodity just now.

and are selling in this community at from a dollar to a dollar and a quarter per bushel. Late jeaches are expected to be higher than that, as the crop is almost a failure. John Sprechcr and his sisters. Misses Ella and May. are preparing to leave "wooly" Kansas for Illinois, where their father resides.

Their section of land in Elm Grove township will be controlled by Fred Sprecher. The neighbors and many friends of those leaving will regret their absence very much, but at the same time will heartily welcome their bachelor friend to to the old farm again. There is no pain or discomfort when Tabler's Buckeye Pile Ointment is used. It relieves that itching increased by-scratching. It is prepareil with scientific accuracy ami professional knowl edge and is the kind that cures blind, bleeding, or protruding piles with no pain or loss of time.

Sold by Kingsbury Frick. Too Much Ozone in the Atmospnere. A Parsons woman says that one day this week her husband came home to dinner as usual and that there were no indications that even a slight wave of discontent had swept over his placid countenance. Everything seemed serene and there was not the slightest suspicion that everything had not kept the even tenor of its way. In less than fifteen minutes after his departure the sheriff served a legal document on her breaking the startling intelligence that her hubby had sued her for divorce.

Wm. Widmer. the carpenter, has been at work this week on a coffin and box for Mr. Bcaman. a well known citizen.

The coffin received a coat of paint today and tomorrow Mr. Beaman will take it home and keep it until he has use for it. He is now enjoying1 his usual health, and having a little time to spare he considers that it would be an opportune time to attend to matters that a little later on he might have much to say about. It would then be too late to drive a gd bargain. Several very odd circumstances have occurred in the community of late which from the natural current of events, cannot be wholly accounted for, not to mention the fact of several good citizens trying to preempt a portion of the street, and it is quite apparent that some unusual causes are manifest, and it is earnestly believed by some with scientific tendencies that there is too much ozone in the atmosphere.

Eclipse. Grandma Dick, mother of Leroy F. Dick, and one of the early settlers of this county, was seventy-eight years old Sunday. A number of friends from this city and neighbors gave her a birthday surprise at her home west of the city. Mrs.

Dick is a well preserved old lady and gave her guests a counter surprise by preparing a most substantial meal which all greatly enjoyed. Parsons Sun. A good Stock Farm for sale or rent, near Eilna, Kansas. -Ho acres. 'iH) in cultivation, ItiO in pasture, balance hay land.

Plenty of gool water and good buildings. J. S. HILEMAX, Edna, Kansas. tv.

jftTha Kind Von Haw kinm BaagW rf Pure Drugt. Genuine Castoria Chas Woolren Notice to Farmers. I have the best grades of machine and lubricating oils at lowest prices. Call and let me show you. CHAS.

The Druggist. Oswego. Hunt's Lightning Oil. Cures Catarrh. Neuralgia.

Sprains. Cramp Colic. Diarrhoe. uts. Headache, Rheumatism.

Goxi for man or beast. Failing, money refunded. mm L. J. Alien Writes of His Experience a rue while snip is on Fire.

Sp-rial ol In-ie-peu'lf nt. IN MID-OCEAN. July Uth. Today has been the mot delightful one we have spent. The clouds eariy shifted and the sunshine, with a good bracing breeze, has enthused everyone: it has also been a rt markable day from the early morning.

Before breakfast two whales were seen less than 300 feet from the vessel, and before an hour after breakfast another appeared in very close proximity to the to our delight. Four young men occupyir0 Xo. 25. feeling the need of fresh air. contrary to rules had skirmished around and found a wrench and opened their port hole and left it open while they went to sleep.

Of course while they slept the ever moving ocean was outside anxious to get inside, which it did and thoroughly soaked them and theirs at one. dash. A committee was appointed to investigate and they reported the decision that they should be arrested for trying to scuttle the ship and drown ever-body. A mock trial was held this evening with a judge (in the bench, sheriff, lawyers, jury, and for pure, unadulterated, uproarous. hilarious, unobstructed fun we had it for two hours.

The young men were eonvictet1 aad duly sentenced. After the trial a great many of us went up on deck for a promenade and a breath of fresh air. We were there greeted with something that was not on the program. About 10:30 the alarm of fire was sounded. Of course, quicker than it takes to tell it.

the excitement was intense. We are on a modern built ship, that is. a compartment ship: one or even three compartments may be separated from the rest aud be flooded or on fire without seriousiy affecting the balance. Fortunately for us the tire was in the hold of the ship under the aft deck in our cargo of cotton. Immediately that part of the ship was cleared of all passengers and closed from the others, and then flooded.

The smoke and steam were awful, beyond description. After about an hour the pumps were reversed, the water pumped out and the derrick was put to work lifting the bales of cotton out of the hold. Despite the fact that it had been thoroughly flooded. as the smouldering bales were brought into the open air they quickly flamed up again but were nnmediateiy dropped over the rail into the ocean for the sharks to feed upon. Through the noble, heroic efforts of the sturdy seamen in the overcoming heat and suffocating smoke by 1:30 a.

m. they had the fire completely under control. While for a couple of hours our future looked decidedly precarious, yet there was the best exceptional good order among the passengers. Several of the ladies were prostrated, and some of the passengers remained up all night. It was an event of a lifetime, being afloat on the wide Atlantic with a burning ship beneath you, at midnight.

It is an experience that should not be coveted for every night; but it must be personally experienced to be fully appreciated. L. J. ALLEX. Ail standard remedies ADVERTISED ire for sale by Chas.

Woolven. The Druggist. Oswego. A Iron Tonic. Pure, soluble iron concentrated, and pure amorphous quinine is contained in Cheatham's Tasteless Chill Tonic, making it the most desirable iron tonic on the market.

It is a true tonic, strengthener. appetizer, toner up of the system and blood purifier. Only 50 cents. Held Up the Circus. It would seem from the following from the Girard Press that Crawford county farmers had much the same experience at a recent circus as Labette county farmers had at a circus at Oswego several years ago.

But the experience was not wholly confined to the farmer: Considerable excitement prevailed at the circus grounds Tuesday night when it was discovered that the show-had been attached, and that those on the outside of the tent who had purchased tickets could not get inside, and those on the inside who had entered before I. X. Skinner and H. F. Asdit, together with several others, had assumed the duties of doorkeepers, had no show performance to look upou.

The trouble grew out of a shell game which had taken place earlier in the day and hud been the cause of several of our citizens being fleeced. The game netted the show quite a stake. and a great many of our people cut their eye teeth by losing a SI0 l-iil just by way of experience. James Daxon, of Grant township. Charles Jackson, of this city, and Dave Groomer.

of Walnut, were three who lost money. Jackson did not lose his money on the game, but was conri-denced out of it. Many others deposited their coin with the grafters and it is thought they must have fleeced their victims out of about a thousand dollars, as re ports show that the suckers were num erous and played their money just as thousrh they had a wacon box full. On complaint of Daxon. who lost 10.

a warrant was sworn out for the shell grafters, but the officers of course could not find them, as they had gone hence. B. S. Gaitskiil, attorney for Daxon. then attached the show, and in the evening shortly after the main show opened the officers closed the doors.

After considerable wrangling and attempted bluffs, and a delay of three-quarters of an hour the show people paid the claim demanded. SI 10 and costs. The cists amounted to SIS.tiO. Immediately after the claim was paid the doors ojened, the "spielers" set up their 'buy your tickets at the green wagon." and things went on though nothing had happened. The circus carries a gang of grafters, short changers, who piy their trade with a vim.

It is well for neigh-lioring towns to be on their guard. BREAD 32 Loaves for tx.oo at Gilham's Bakery. We have purchased the Everett Bakery, and ask tlm public for a share of their patronage, assuring the best bread, pies and cakes. Our facilities are enlarged and we are prepareil tg fill all orders wLh promptness, J. W.

GILHAM. OASTOTIIA. Bean th of Pure Drucs. Cen-m Casr near Santiago de Cuba: "We rise at 4 o'clock every morning have to. as later in the day it is too hot to do anything.

In the morning we do our work, and in the afternoon it always rains. Have had some diti'i-cult3' about getting my mail. It may have been lost or burned, as we have heard the authorities burned a town down the bay, and in it was a lot of mail. I would almost go through yellow fever for mail, unless the fever was terribly yellow. "By the way.

I haven't hugged as many girls over here as I have trees. A tree looks mighty small when you are trying to dodge a bullet. I think. however, that it is no use dodging around all the time, as you will get killed anyhow when your time comes. The sharpshooters are the worst things in the whole Spanish army.

They are thick and hide in tops of trees, and as they use smokeless powder, are diffi cult to locate. One of our troop boys was shot iu the leg and he crawled back from the firing line about half a mile and lay down in the bushes. After awhile a soldier went by aud a sharpshooter in a tree above our man shot at this soldier, and the bullet went through his shirt front. The soldier could not see the sharpshooter. but our wounded man under the tree saw him.

and as he still had his carbine, he took fine sight and let him have it. Well, the fellow was hit under the arm and fell out of the tree Parker (that's the name of our boy who killed him) crawled over and found an American Winchester on him six teen-shooter) and it had only four cartridges left. Xo telling how manv men he had killed, as they rarely miss. He had a machete upon him: also some eigirettes. "I did not take any buttons from Capt.

Capron uniform as he was buried as he was. only they took his sixshooter and sword. I helped carry him into camp and lay him out. We wrapped him up in blankets. I was one of the pall bearers to carry him down to the coast to Siboney, six miles distant.

We had eighteen pall bearers six at a time three reliefs. Captain Capron weighed pounds, and with the blankets, he was quite a load. Be sides, the trail was rougn and it was very warm. All the boys felt pretty bad when we carried him by the ambush where he fell. All along the trail we would see some one's hat.

Xearly all had their names written with indclibie ink. Several had bullet holes in or side, all covered with blood, the whole trail was bloody. That was result of first light. Xow ten of those pall learers are either killed or wounded. We carried the body down to the coast to await coming of the father, who is captain of light artillery, but he failed to arrive although we waited until evening.

After making a box in lieu of coffin, we buried him on the mountain side overlooking the sea. He was a brave soldier, a born leader, loved and honored by all the soldiers. We returned to camp that night. None of us were permitted to carry guns, but were loaded down with two hundred rounds of cartridges. Incase of necessity we intended to make the bullets iy.

Fire? Xo, but throw cartridges by the hundred, boxes and all. Early next morning we broke camp and marched four miles to another place where we spent several days, amid surroundings beautiful, and were fed upon all kinds of fruits. My first mate. Tom Isabell of Vinita. I.

was seriously wounded when our Captain was killed. He was shot seven times. He has the honor of killing the first Spaniard on our side. At noon. Sunday.

July 17. the day of surrender at Santiago, we were ordered to line up on top of our trenches. All officers were present. We could see the city from three sides and the bay on the fourth side. The Spanish officers rode up to our officers, and then the cheering commenced.

Spanish colors were lowered and the stars and stripes floated over the city. Col. Roosevelt appeared in front of the Rough Rulers and said he was "the happiest man in the world, that he never expected to see anything like it again." E. K. LAXE.

San Francisco Examiner. Ask any uniformed resident of the Presidio Reservation if there was an uncommon occurrence out there Friday- evening and he will either give an evasive answer or tell you point blank that there was not. His reply may be measured by his regard for truth, his respect for the unwritten military rule which prohibits tale-telling out of camp and-his solicitude for the United States army's fair reputation for love of law and order. For there was trouble at the Presi- lio trouble so serious as to induce the most garrulous officer or private in the tented city to either entrench himself behind an icy barrier of reticence or erect a brazen fortress of falsehood to escape telling just how serious it was. Yet from the mass of evasion and in veracity enough facts, inadvertently dropped, have leen obtained to form a pretty straight story of the unusual happening, even if the narrative does not carry official sanction.

It began at 7 o'clock p. when a company of tne 1 wentieth Kansas Ueg- nent turned out in "Indian parade" and marched up the roadway in the First Xew Y'ork and said uncomplimentary things to the men around the guard tent. The Kansans were attired pajamas and regulation blankets and headgear made by inverting a rub-ler haversack and having the flap dangling over the shoulders. To heighten the grotesque effect some of the men had dauln-d their faces with hoe-blacking. All of them were very noisy and their remarks to the Yorkers consisted mainly of allusions as and enforce what the people nave ue-manded." A FABLE.

Topeka Mail and Breeze. A Kansas bird, seeing some grains of wheat on what appeared to be a platform under the inviting shade of a box hopped np on the board to feed and rest; but it had no sooner lit than the platform seemed to suddenly fall away, the box dropped and the bird was a prisoner. And a wise old crow, passing by, saw the bird gazing sadly through a hole in the box and said: You fool, if you had asked me. I could have told you that that platform was never made to stana on: it was made to catch such jays as you." Moral When you vote the Populist ticket and find out afterward that the fellows you elect pay no attention to the platform, console yourself with the reflection that the platform was never made to stand on; it was niad to fool jays with. Dunn's Review for last Saturday had the following to say about the com mercial situation since the close of the war: 'Prospects of peace have had a curious influence on business contracts.

not quite explainable on common sense grounds. Nobody really feared disaster, or exhaustion of national resources, and nobody feared that anybody else was afraid of either. Yet orders unusual in size and number have been placed since Spain asked for peace. In some industries the gain has been large for about two weeks. while in some textile manufactures it has only begun to appear this week, but it involves a considerable increase in the working force.

Crop prospects are on the whole more encouraging, for the government's last report as to corn is much larger than the commercial estimates, and its cotton return promises a heavy yield, while allow ance is made for its habitual error in its wheat return. Money markets show no sign of possible disturbance, securities are stronger, and there is no harmful speculation in stocks or products. Rarely has the financial outlook Iwen more nearly unclouded." Dispatches announce that Dr. S. V.

Leech, pastor of the Atchison, M. E. church, has resigned and his resignation has been accepted. Dr. Leech's case is being generally discussed.

He is charged with havinir kissed an lS-year-old young lady and her relatives took offense, and considerable opposition to the pastor resulted. Dr. Leech has made the following statement: "I have great reluctance in saying anything. The indiscretion was without any unholy motive. My best friends in the church board thought if I continued in the pastorate it would greatly injure th church, and it would be better for me to disconnect myself with my work here by resigning.

They are honest and good men. I frankly told them that I would rather be churchless and homeless w-ith my family than to see their church prosperity impaired. So I promptly requested them to accept my resignation. I have no unkind feelings toward the board. The whole affair makes manifest the caution with which anv pastor should prosecute the delicate duties and meet the solemn responsibilities of his sacred office." Dr.

Leech is an elderly man. having been a pastor for nearly forty years. $ioo REWARD $ioo. The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there is at least one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure in all its stages, and that is Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure known to the medical fraternity.

Catarrh is a constitutional disease, requires a constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system, thereby destroying the foundation of the disease, and giving the patient strength by building up the constitution and assisting nature in doing its work. The proprietors have so much faith in its curative powers that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that it fails to cure. Send for list of testimonials. Address.

F. J. CHENEY Toledo. O. Sold by druggists, 75c.

Hall's Family Pills are the best. It is too much to have to scratch for a living and for relief also. Hunt's Cure will not help you in the former case, but will sure cure the itch, tetter or ringworm, or it costs you nothing. Price so cents. Ballard's Snow Liniment will cure Wounds.

Sores, Lame Back, Sore Throat. Sprains, Bruises, Cuts and Old sores. Ladies, it will cure your backache. For sale by Kingsburv Frick. 2 OABTOniA.

Bear, th Zf HW EitgM Pure Drugs, Genuine Castoria CAM Woohen Kansas Day at Omaha. September 1st is Kansas day at Omaha, and the M. K. A T. will sell round trip tickets at one fare on August 31st.

ticket good until September 7th. Only one change of cars. H. C. OLIVER, Agent.

Ballard's Snow Liniment cures rheumatism, neuralgia, headache, sick headache, sore throat, cuts, sprains, bruises old sores, corns and all pain and inSam- mation. 1 ry it. 50c. Sold by Hmgs-! burv fc Frick. 3 7 J4 15 2i 22 28 29 STATE REPUBLICAN TICKET.

For (lovernor E. Stanlev. of Sedgwick county. For Associate Justice V. II.

Smith, of Wyandotte county. For Lieutenant Governor H. E. Eicliter. of Morris county.

For Secretary of State George A. Clark, of Geary county. For State Auditor E. Cole, of Crawford county. For State Treasurer Frank E.

Grimes of Wichita county. For Attorney General A. A. Godard. of Shawnee county.

For Superintendent of Public Instruction Frank Nelson, of McPheron county. For Congrcs-man-at-Large W. liailev. of Nemaha countv. REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL TICKET.

For Congressman. 3rd District. S. S. K1RKPATRICK of Fred.mia.

REPUBLICAN COUNTY TICKET. For District Clerk. T. A. RYAN, of Parsons.

For Froliate Judge. L. W. CRA1X. of Montana Township.

For Count Attorney. E. C. CLARK, of wt'jro. For Supt.

of Public Instruction. ANNA S. ARNOLD, of Liberty Township. For Coroner. J.

W. FRENCH, of Parsons. I'or High School Trustees. (Lonir Term)' 1'Rc'F. C.

H. WILLIAMS, of Oswego. SAM BOWMAN, of Osage Township. (Short Term) A. RiiLLER.

of Mt. Picasant Township. For Commissioner. R. I).

TALBOT Fir-t district, of Parsons. For Representative 2ih District. T. .1. FLANNLLLY.

Chetopa. I'or 1 It ji drdieial District Court. A. II. SK1DMORE.

Neodesha Sun: county man has a with work. Dividi lated wealth in the A Montgomery heme to do away up all the aecumu-I'niled States and let each person loan out his 10 per cent interest and all their incomes. hare live From late dispatches it appears that Snth Kansas would to he mustered out. The officers suppressed the circulation of one petition, hut another was put out immediately. Ninety-seven men in one company are reported to have signed one of the petitions.

Ainonfr the list of volunteer regiments to he mustered out soon is the Twenty-second Kansas. This is gratifying news to the boys, the majority of hom have no desire to do garrison work in Cuba. Included in the regiments and batteries relieved from are men. State Lank Commissioner John W. Breidenthal says: I have got far enough into the reports from the banks to know positively that the July showing of this year will be bigger than ever before in the state's history.

There is more money hcked up in banks in Kansas today than there ever was in boom time or any other time, and it's all Kansas money." Kansas City Journal: And this is a question that Governor Leedy will find pursuing him over Kansas as ho campaigns for the state ownership of stock yards. It was estimated by the Populist referees in the recent stock yards case that it would cost Kansas something like to build stock yards fit to compete with the present ones at Kansas City. Where does Governor Leedy expect to get the money with which to engage in this manmotli enterprise? He cannot pletge the credit of the state, for his platform forbids the issue of more bonis, and he could not pledge this ceo it anyway, for the constitution limits the debt to Jl.0bo.0oo. Mark Twain once told of an old Mississippi pilot, who spent hi last dollar "as though it was a leaf and lie owned a forest," and the same liability seems to pervade the Populist politicians. Here they are.

many of them men who don't own a dollar's worth property in the wond, who are self-confessed failures in the realm of private business, who owe it to the sheltering kindness of long-tailed ooats that their patches do not flaunt the public failures, charlatans, financial mountebanks but they nevertheless spend millions of spectral public dollars as though they owned a ghostly forest. How long. Lord, can the public mind be humbugged? FOR nheat. RENT Forty acres ground for Inquire of J. J.

Kingsbury. I been variously estimated at from half a dozen to ii.ooo suddenly appeared on the roadway facing the New York guard tent and made a more threatening demonstration than had been indulged in by the Kansas contingent a couple of hours previous. They hooted and yelled derisiv dy at the guards ami some of them even attempted to enter the line, but were driven back at the point of bayoneted rifles in the hands of angry and determined men. The uproar was steadily increasing when Major Whitman of the Kansas regiment hurriedly called out three companies and ordered them to charge upon the crowd. The mob went to their tents quietly enough, their movement being apparently accelerated by several troopers of the mounted post guard trotting up the road.

Thus the incident closed for that day. at least. CAMP MEADE. MIDDLETOWN. August 21.

We broke camp the ISth and marched to Dunlorring and arrived in Washington at sundown, but only remained one hour in the cit-. Middletown. our destination, was reached at 3 o'clock next morning. Our regiment is still quartered at Thoroughfare Gap. and I am not informed when it will depart.

This is a beautiful country, but it does not equal Kansas. The tents are pitched on high ground that gently slopes back one mile south to the Susquehanna river. The view is magnificent. From our tent we can see fourteen large mounds, dotted with fine residences. The distance is one mile from camp to Middletown.

a city of about 8. t)o0 population. Ilarrisburg is seven miles west and has a population of 40.000. The boys are contented with Camp Meade, but a large number prefer to return home rather than do garrison duty in Cuba. Respectfully.

T. CONKIX. Speaking of the departure of the Kansas for Santiago. Monday, the Topeka Journal says: "The platform and space between the tracks was crowded with friends who were there to bid farewell to the soldiers. Girls were caught up and kissed.

Women were rushing here and there with baskets of lunch, glasses of lemonade, sacks of smoking tobacco, and small boys took the canteens from the soldiers in the cars and filled them at the hydrants. Jeff Davis was there with blood in his eye. "I'm lookin' fer a feller dat's 'ere wearin' my daughter's ring," he said. "If I kin fin' him I'll wipe up de groun' wid him till I wear de price oh dat ring out ob him." Jeff hunted till the last but he could not find the man. "Wait till weuns git to Cuba." said Bandmaster George Washington Jack son.

We'll make dem natives cut de mustard when we play 'A Hot Time. All Coons Look Alike to and 'De We'se gwine to hab cake walks right under de palm trees and hab a big eoeoanut cake fer de prize. I expects ter run fer sheriff as soon as dere is a chance. I se had spenence enousrh in de iustice court ter make a wa sheriff. 'Oh cried a tail colored girl who stood on the outer edge of the crowd and looked over their heads to where "Isaac" was in the car.

'What is it. called Isaac. I wants ter kiss yer." and Isaac made a rush through the crowd and it was given and taken for several min utes. "Good by. honey, -ou mus' wear yo baby's rinir all de time you'se in Cuba." Capt.

Allison, who has been drill master of the colored troops, is a white man and will accompany them to OUba. He was not uniformed, but wore a suit of white crash." A Xew York dispatch, dated the 25th says: Barrooms, restaurants and fruit stands alonir the wharves near South Ferry, Brooklyn, are being put in order again after a raid of Soo hungry colored soldiers yesterday. The colored troops were members of the 23rd Kansas volunteer infantry and claimed to have been without food for 12 hours. They were on their way to Santiago. The troops refused to board the transport for Santiago until fed, and when refused food, laid down their guns and raided all the places in the neigh boruood.

the ponce were powerless to check them. Old Soldiers, Take Waruing. A sharp fraud, and not very sharp either, has just come to light in Lola and Xeosho township, this county. Some days ago a nice smooth gentleman appeared in the above township. called upon a number of old soldiers and represented himself as a government ageut looking up pension masters.

After making a nice little talk, he would ask the usual questions pro pounded by a special pension examiner. writing down both questions and answers. When through with the questions the old soldier would be asked to sign his statement. Without hesitation he would take the pen and sign his name. Nothing more would be heard of the pension investigation until the old vet would receive a notice that his note, payable to so ami so.

for the amount of so mai.v dollars, would fall due on a certain date. The old soldier knew, or thought he did. that he had no such note out. and hustled around to see what it meant, only to find that lie had signed a note for a stun of money instead of a statement to his record as a soldier, or his status as a pensioner. Tuesday last some of the victims were in Columbus for the purpose of making inquiry as to hat they could do in the matter.

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