Norton County Plaindealer from Almena, Kansas • 1

NT1P "The Republican Party Stands for an Honest Dollar and a Chance to earn it" Major William Vti I77vr TV A mnmvT a TNJrkT5rprivT nrkTTivxrpv XT a tvtcj a cj A OA. thq ivn or? NORTON LAIIDEAIM cure consumption; Nothing could be fairer, more phil -DEALERS IN- REMOVED. The Plain dealer offio has beetr removed from the Wallin Main s'l-f-i tr fV Uiildiog' formerly occuj'i 'I l.V IV. Harris, south of the n' 1 I. All friends and -s p.

p. are in vited into our in-tv i 1 ir 1 Ure we' have more light, nn.m, r. and SALT --TVTRATS. Ml Everrbody takes their haf off to San Clause. It is worthy of note, All trains were on time xtnas.

J. J. Gibson is the proud1 papa of a new youngster. Dee returned from his wandering the other day. Will Hayes and Jake Bowlen were in Norton this m.

Several of the young people will celn cbra'e at Norton tomorrow George Smith and1 Smith Kelley were in Norton 00 business today. Frank Whitaker is Nursing a swolen molar, and is a crabbed as a hyetia. The Kansas Ciiy Journalr which 1-m Staple and Fancy Groceries-Fruits and Vegetables in Season. ALMENA, KANSAS. DAST SIDE.

MAIN STREET, i- DEALERS IN- 1 t. Tinware, Stoves, Buggies, Cutlery, Etc. FARM IMPLEMENTS ETC anthropic or carry7 more joy in its wakp thau the offer of T. Slooum, M. of I83 Pearl street, New York City.

Confident that he has discovered an absolute cure for consumption and all pulmonary complaints, and to make its great merits known, he will send, free, three bottles (the Slocuni new system of medicine) to any reader who Is suf fering from chest, throat and lung troubles or consumption. He' invites those who desire to ob tain the remedies to simply send him their express and postoffice address, and receive in turn the three free bot tles Already this "new scientific cource of medicine" has petm antutly enred thousand of apparently hopele.ff cas-l es He considers it his religious duty a duty which he owes to humanity to donate his infallible cure. Offered freely, apart from its inher ent strength, is enough to commend it and more so is the perfect confidence of the great chemist making the offer He has proved consumption to be a curable disease beyond any doubt. There will be no mistake in sendingthe mistake will be iu Doctor's generous invitation. He has on file in his.

American and European laboratories thousands of testimonials of experience from those enred, in all parts the world. Delays are dangerous mail; your ad dressr' to T. A Slocum, C.T83 Pearl street, New York, and when writing the Doctor, please mention reading article in the Plaindealer. PROGRAM Of Teachers Association to be held at Norton '97 1.30 Roll Quotations from Longfe low, 1.40 Class in Literature. H.

M. Culture. 2,30 Paper.Current Event. W. H.

Whipple. Discussion Miss Emma 1 Engster. 345 Declamation, Disf. NV. 35.

2.50 Methods of Penmanship Prof, Long, Discussion J. E. Fal-1' Miss Essie Houghton. 3.20 President's Address R. D.

Emery. S.30 Farewell Address-Snpt. F. H. Jaker.

Song. Adjournment, Nellie Cline. Secretary of Ex, Com. PROGRAM, Of Teachers Association to be held at Almena 16th, '97, Solo. -Misses Hattie Butler and Mable Besso Paper.

Mis hh Buroap, General Discussion. Report of State B. Walker. Paper. Miss Emma Wald.

General Disscut-sioo. My First Day's Experience in Teach ing. Len Lovejoy. 1 The work of moving, fixing up p'e, practicing law, evading creditors, makes us somewhat late in issuing this week. We may get "caught up" after, -awhile, "Nhe latest sansation in New York City is Sandow's new baby.

The strong mau's offspring, weighed eigh teen pounds at birth. 0. E. Rumsey's rig has been cele or, been celebrated th, from appearances, observations tken at 415, pi nnual raid of the grave nb ben at K6s 1 HEUGK-rtOOD HKMS. Weather still cjuaiiues tine and the' farmers are neatly hi 312:5 h' husking; Mr.

Garner of Griihum county is-visitingat Mr. Dohbie's over Christ-' mas. Quite a number have the whooping? coujih in the neighborhood! Mts Corban, Mr. Guthrie's daughter, died last Friday evening after an illness of uine days, and was buried in1 the Norton cemetery Saturday. Mrs.

Guthrie is improving slowly. Mr. Joe Conarty's children are quite' sick with the whooping cough. Tim Howells' also lave the whosp-" ing cough but are I hesrd a man say there was two" things in Kansur that should be exterminated, The Russian thistles and Pops; Susie Hotighton Will close her school today. They are holding protracted meet--ing at the Morris school house near' Fair Haven.

Broth L'nnis is preach-' Ing and expects to' Bro. Daniells to' help him soon L. Houghten and Frank Best are' feeding a bunch of cattle an 1 hogs, Sunflower-. "Excuse me," observed the man in' spectacles, "but I am a surton. and1 that is not where the liver is." ''Never' you n.

tnd here his- liver retorted1 the other. "II it" Was in his big toe or' his lei ear DeWitt's Little Early Risers wo'ild reach' it and shake it tor thut you can bet your gig. lamps." W.L. Howe. The calamity howling pedagogues are-' gigging back on their action at Colby.

Tfcey are trying to throw the blamr elsewhere than where it bolongs, but if a Northwest Kansas Teachers Associa tion is to exist it will be a tion. reo gauiza- The Cleveland girl who in a moment' of maidenly trust fglnass, loamd her' diamond ring, to her best young man and has seen neither of them nst know it, but she is piinpl) an additional proof ort he death of Time was when live outclassed greed, and vouih was chivalrous, and Bweet--hearts rose superior 10 the temptations of paltry gauds. Betall ehatis greatly changed. With the advanca of womut tloiig masculine pathways, the good old' theories regarding courtesy aud mauly deference are fast wa i. Alas for the iconoc'rsm of modern3 scientific progress.

Sherwood Forest sacred to the memory of Robin Hood and Frair Tucner, which has escaped the growth of cities and.the materalist--ic movements of the last generation, is to be profaned by the passage through its heart of a railroad line. But this is not all. It adpears that beneath Sher--wood Forest, there are great deposits of coal which have-; been discovered, and arrangements are being made to mine them The result, of cource, will bev that this bit of primeval fortst in the mldt of England will lose iis quiat and! wd-tradhienal josher? the reubes for iha samS offense, It fs (0 be hoped that the short and ong man will not molest Santa Cause. Miss Floyd Brown nd and Miss Dora Butler are visiting- friends at Blnnmington Nebraska. We understand', that Scott Burnap has a steady thing' with this branch of the reat Quincy system.

Duff looked as pretty as peach Thursday evening, wo have been requested (per 0) to state. Bnt "t's a fact. We received a1 pair of garters tor a Christmi'S present. We do not belong to the Order of the Garter but are just in need of those very things. Since writing the local about the turkey shoot at Gleason's Doo Bronson called arid said that ho bought Al off but he got the turkey just the etime.

While everyone else is enjoying this (Friday) Christmas day the printers of this sheet are laboring like1 Turks. A whole passel of pie is ths cause for same. Master Workman Chas. Bowlen, was tho artist in' charge of the pie pie counter1 at this office last week. The work of rearranging is slow, but sure.

An old fashioned turkey shoot is being had today. Some of the old time cracksmen, including Gus Cook and Doe Bronson, gobbled several of the stilted sirutters. Prof. B. Walker has purchasad the interest of his partner, Prof.

Sullivan, in the Educational Echo. Prof. Walker-is one oT the most energetic and thoronghiy competent teachers in the state and his ability is telling in his newspaper The pop teachers who were sp small as to carry their polstics into ths Association meeting has called forth roasts from many sources. Theacuon ofthuse little fellows in reference to the Educational Eci has been worth many dol-laas to that meritorious journal ar an adveniseuieut. Tli'w office was graced with itle J.

Browue lust weeic her recent roturu froar a tour oflrelaud, She left with us sprigs of' blackthorn, whitethorn, shamrock, and Irish moss aud shells gathered on the coast of Galway au Mayo; Her trip was aud her eulogy of the-Emerald Isle was worthy of cue of her fairest grand-dnuhters, NoriuD In answer 10 a correspondent: The first white, child born on the soil of Kansas was NepuLon Boo'if, son of Dariel Booue. who was a son- of the gr at Kentucky Daniel Boone. Tho birth took- placs ou August 22, 1828, at a place a L'W miles- north of the' present ske jof. Lecomptoo, in Jefferson county; The father was hold-, ing government imployuient teacher of firming to the Kansas 'tribe of Indians. Bert Fisher returued Thursday evening A year ego today 6now covered these hills.

We chased rabbits that ('all and Christmas' present us a dot lar on subscription, you thousand de linquents, Editor Smith and wife will go out iu the conntry tomorrow and get a good square meal. Attorney Nate Beauehamp was in Norton Tuesday, paying taxes and transacting other business. Miss Seuobia Rogers, printer on the Smith Centre Piooeer, attended the Christmas ball in this Thursday evening, We have heard of slaughter sales but never have seen such a one as dad Bratton has been hafiug with the Fisher stock. Will Howe has in the drug store a bearing orange free. Two oranges are growing on the slender little shrub, at the age of three years.

Al aud Dr. Bronson went out to Gleason'sto a turkey s' oot the other day, Al winning all the turkeys that is, when he shot. He laid off one round and gave Doc a chance fur a turkey. The little one that is content with a sock partially full of on Christmas morning, will probably turn out better than the haughty lit brat who grumbles because the cart load of presents wasn't a wagon load. Frank Mellor informs thai' Mr.

L. Wankel is prospering and satisfied in his new home, of which we are all pleasf to learn. A good mad like Loui Wankel is missed by all, as none contributed more towards making Al-mena a thrifty, prospesous city. But thrf best luck, though, that we can wish him and his (including Newbt)iis that they return to Almena. Frank Borin of Stoekton Kansas, Deputy Head Consul of the Modern Woodmen is in town for the" purpose of organizing a camp At this place.

The Woodmen is a fraternal- order carrying the cheapest insurance known it is having a marvelous growth and Boriu says it is here to stay. The Norton camp has been notified to put taeir goat in, training, so as to give the toys-here a toucb of-high life. GRANT'S JO ICE. Trie only jok that General Grant was ever known to perpetrate was one day during his compaign in Misiesippi when the rebel' Gen. Winter was coining up'to attack ouo of the wings of his Sfwtyi wnen chiel n4ned to; be present.

'iGen'Iemeo," said Grant, knocking the ashoa from his cigar and looking around at his officers; "you see a severe wiatr approaching and I advise you to have the boys keep up a gocid fire," Hutchinson News We notice that G. W. Slmok ifc in the race for the Jennings post-otnce. He has endorsements from some of the leading men of Decatur county and also tho Sixth district. George taught two terms of school in this county and was editor of the Star at this pkoe for three years.

He cau count his friends here by the score who woild be glad to see him lick stamps at Jennings for the next tour yeavs. He would fill tho place with credit to himself' aud the Jennings people. A preacher states that while in a trance he visited He said the pavements were solt and yielding. This ought to quiet the feara of the silver buzs who are opposed to the theory of goldeo streets, A young lady in Michigan bet her lover 1,000 kis-es that Bryan would be hcted During 'the prooess of payment the tally score was lost and a recount is now being takeu. Tho Jewell Republican advises those who, have the mistonune to bso a horse to skin it and have the hide It makes an excellent robe, so says the Republican.

They doubled teams. We refer to the Pioneer's Christmas number, (. ot-tm out by Editor Nelson and Bert Walker. It was a beauty, and it was well patronized. Iudignation is lunoiuj.

high over the miserablo treatmeht the Educational Echo received at the association meeting at Colby. It will be observed that the Ar tesion ice plant is bucking the warm weather trust successfully. General Sherman's statement that "war ia hell" Ur evidcutly Weyler's view of if. H. S.

Julian has bee made chief of police of Kansas City. t. 1 i 1 1 11 15 It r- 1.