Great Bend Beacon from Great Bend, Kansas • 5

The Populist Legislature School Legislation. CHEYENNE LAKE. From Kansas Educator. Will be abused, ridiculed, and misrep PRICES Arguments On Each Side. The schools of Kansas are near to tbe resented by tbe republican press of the state.

Every appointment that the ad hearts of its people. The school system is the favored institution. It is at once ministration makes, where any possible excuse can be found, will be criticized our hope and our pride. It is supported and the appointee misrepresented. Nothing, out of whioh political capital can be made, will be overlooked.

with a free hand by those upon whom the burden of taxation rests. No effort should be spared to make it worthy of continued favor and to cause it to progress along the lines of economy and efficiency. The Topeka Advocate will print the truth. It will give speoial attention to reports of legislative proceedings and the acts of the new officers. Its reports We wish to suggest the following that the many are not taxed, just to accommodate the few.

Of course the artistio will embelish everything, they will try to make the people believe that there will be great summer resort built, and great steam boats will navigate Lake Baldwin and try and fool the people into their schemes. But as Abraham Lincoln said, "you can fool all the people part of the time and part of the people all the time, but you can't fool all the people all the time." But if the irrigating company will pay all expenses, buy their way as nil syndicates should do; I say let them build their ditch, and make their lake and we people will take the water and pay the company for all we use, and that is all they should ask of anyone, for it is a money making scheme for them If it were not they would not stay over night in the county, as far as the irrigating scheme is concerned J. R. Underwood. changes in the school laws of the state.

will be truthful and reliable. When measures which the party is supporting First, Provision should be made for a or opposing are being discussed the Ad Are made in many ways sometimes they are put low on certain lines in order to get hold of your trade with a view of making up later, and occasionally you get the worst of it in quality or something. It is our, policy not to throw out any bait in this way but rather to earn your confidence by honest methods. However, you should bear in mind that no one undersells us we meet all competion in Patent Medicines and Drugs, but there is a difference in drugs, you know quality counts. We have the quality and the know-how and will treat you right always prices and goods.

ALLEN'S DRUG STORE. uniform system of text-books for the entire state. The adopted series should be equal in every way to the best series published, and should be obtained by the people for about one halt the price they now pay. The books should not vocate will give liberal space to the ar-. guments of both sides.

It will give a synopsis of all general bills introduced -and at the close of the session will give a general statement of the new laws enacted. No reading populist should be without it. It will be furnished with the Bkaoon for 81.50 per year. The price of the Advocate alone is $1.00 per year. Write the Advocate Pub, Topeka, Kansas, for sample copy.

be furnished to the pupils without, cost, but district officers should be given the Hoisisgton, Jan. 25, 1897. Editoe Beacon: In regard to the iake on the Cheyenne bottom and the ditch from the rivor to it, I will say that I can not understand why the gentleman from Pawnee Kock took the position he did in regard to it, for his position is the exact position of any land speculator; he owns the land, let the other fellow do the work, improve the country and he collar the profits. He also holds up the bridge question as a matter that is liable to bankrupt the county. Suppose we look at the situation as it is.

To bridge the ditch on every section line will not cost to exceed $3,000. About two thirds of tbe taxable property is in the towns and railroads and one third in farms; thus it will be seen that $1,000 would be raised off of the 900 sections of farm land in this county, over one-half of which is owned by nonresidents. The cost of these bridges will be less than 30 cents to an average quarter section. This is too small an ant hill to make into a mountain. If the ditch and lake is a success, the county can well afford to bridge the ditch, and if a failure they can afford to scrape tbe dirt back and level up the road, for then they will be forever done with the talk about irrigation ditches and the lake in the bottom.

As I see tbe subject there can be no question about success if the gentleman has the money to make the ditch. In the topagraphical survey made by the government in 1889, they took power to providejuooksfor those unable to buy. Second, In order to be eligible to the office otv County- Superintendent, a person should be required to produce a certificate issued by the State Board of Education certifying to the holder's Eesoiutlons, qualifications and fitness for the work of school supervision. And such pro vision should he made for an increase in salary as will attract tothis work those of experience and ability. APPLES AND POTATOES.

rt Third, Those counties that hold a normal institute for a term of eight weeks, in any one year, should receive Teller sees no Hope. Denver, Jan. 21 In his speech to tbe legislature Senator Teller said he would not try to express his thanks'but by zeal in the interests of the people. "The unanimity of your action yesterday he said, "was not born of your confidence in me, but your belief in a great fundamental principle of economic law." He reviewed the political occurrences of the past year, explained his reasons for leaving the Republican party and declared that there was no hope of securing bimetalisrn through international agreement, and there had been nothing done by the Republican party to indicate that it would give the country relief in the next four years. doubln the amount that is now received Whereas, Rev.

W. E. Gladden has in the Providence of God been called to labor in another portion of Christ's vineyard, and has in consequence thereof tendered his resignation as pastor of this church, and Whereas, We recognize the divine influence which has induced our beloved pastor to sever the ties which have bound him to this people, Therefore be it Resolved, That the resignation of Rev. W. E.

Gladden as pastor of the First Baptist church of Great Bend, Kansas, be and the same is hereby accepted, to take effect January 24, 1897. Resolved, That Rev. W. E. Gladden has by his uniform courtesy and kindness, by purity of life and doctrine and There are good ones and others.

I have the from the Normal Institute Fund. Fourth, Provision should be made for granting a Professional Certificate to such holders of First Grade Certificates, as are in regular attendance at the normal institute and carefully do the work required by the Kansas State Reading Circle. Fifth, Power should be given to the County Superintendent in conjunction Why Her Name Changes. The practice of a woman changing her name on marriage originated from a Roman custom and came into use after the Roman occupation. Thus Julia and Octavia, married to Pompey and Cicero, were called by the Romans Julia of Pompey, Octavia of Cicero, and in later timesjwomen in most European countries signed their names in the same way but omittedftthe "of." On the other hand, at the beginning of the seventeenth century, the usage seems doubtful, 6ince we find Catherine Barr so signing herself after she had twice married, and we always hear of Lady Jane Grey (not Dudley), Arabella Sluart (not Seymour), etc.

Some persons think that the custom originated from the Scriptural teaching that husband and wife are one. This was the rule of law so far back as Brae-ton, and it was decided in the case of Von vs. Smith, in the reign of Elizabeth, a woman by marriage loses her former name and legally receives the name of her husband. The custom, however, is not universal. In Spain and Portugal married women do not take the names of their husbands, but continue to be Popular Low-Prica California Excursions good ones have just received a car load of each from the east.

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iUiUiUiikiiWUiUiUiiUUiUiUiii the elevation of the bottom in three The Santa Fe Route daily excursions to California in tourist sleeping cars are with the County commissioners, to make such changes in school districts as are by his faithful discharge of the duties of his holy office merited and secured the love and confidence of his people, places. The east end near the outlet into the Little Cheyenne is 9 feet, in the interest of the tax-payers, and of 4 inches lower than the section and that their good wishes will follow the children. As the law now stands a corner, a little over a mile south of and remain with him in his new field of district having three legal voters cannot be disorganized, nor can two the round-house at Hoisington, and work. By order of the Church. J.

W. Clerk. districts be united without an act of the deservedly popular. Cars are of newest pattern and very comfortable, having every necessary convenience. These excursions are accompanied by Pullman conductor and porters, and are patronized by many of the best people.

Low ticket rates. The Santa Fe's California line is remarkably picturesque. Its middle course across the continent avoids extremes of beat or cold. For descriptive literature, G. T.

Nicholson, G- P. A-, A T. A. R'y, Chicago. Is a Commercial Education Desirable? the bottom in the middle is about 35 feet lower than the bed of the Arkansas river at Great Bend.

After diking out the good land on the From KansHi Educator. Many young men came west a quar south side of the bottom, there will be about 72 square miles left, and to ter of a century ago, without money or education and found employment on fill this bottom 9 feet deep at the known by their own. In many parts of west end and 18 at the east end it the ranch, farm or at 6ome other manual labor. A number of them to-day are the wealthiest men in our state and are honored and respected by all who know the United States a woman never relinquishes her maiden name and is called by it as often as by that of her husband. would take cubic feet of water, this would allow for seepage and evaporation.

If the ditch is to be 100 feet wide and two legislature. In the sparsely settled portions of the state we now have many small districts having only one or two children of school age. When desirable these should be combined and the extra cost of transportation of pupils living at a distance should be paid. The above, suggestions are given for the purpose of stimulating discussion in the hope that others will bring to the notice of legislators such changes as they desire, and no doubt the interest thus manifested il 1 result in progress. vf.

E. D. Wkbb. It is not alalia matter of surprise that Chester. Long voted for" the Pacific funding His sympathies are With the corporations; they run him, and it is not unnatural that he should vote for their demands no matter how them.

Even in the rural parts of England one often finds a married woman called by The force of' circumstances coupled wHtrf th condition- of business nd feet deep with water, with a current; of 3 miles an hour, after making allowance for seepage in the ditch it will take 1G months to fill the RipansTabules. Rlpans Tabules are compounded from a prescription widely used by the best medical authorities and are presented in a form that is becoming the fashion society in those early days, more than anything else, enabled them without the preparation of nn education, to her maiden name and in country districts of Scotland jf is sometimes found that, both names are used. In many parte ofPrance and Belgium the husband's and wife's names are used, together when either of them is mentioned. gradually accumulate property until they have amassed fortunes. bottom.

With this bottom full of water drouth would be a thing of the past, so far as this county is concerned, and every acre along the Young men in similar circumstances still come west But conditions of busl-and society are different now, and they continue to do manual labor and none, to our knowledge, are making more Rail Plant Closed. The steel and rail plant of thelllnois outrageous they may be. Thank the Steel Company at South Chicago was- voters of the Big Seventh he will be out after March 4th. Barber County Index. than a living.

Times have changed. To be success ful in business now, a young man must be qualified. Even the degree of pro ditch that can be irrigated from it, will sell for more than 10 of the same land will today, and all the rest of the farm land in this county will double in value the moment the lake is made, for lam) is valuable just in proportion to what you can get off of it. Let everyone be interested in representing the facts to the commissioners, that 9 out of 10 men in this county wants this lake if it can be made Rod no back talk about the bridges lours Truly, 1 W. VV.

SOWARDS. National Woman Suffrage Convention. Des Moines, Jan. 20. rThe annual convention of the National Woman's Suffrage association was called to order in this city this morning.

There are delegates present from all over the country, among the most prominent being Susan ii. Anthony, who will be re-elected president. Fire at Lincoln, Neb. Lincoln, Jan. 20.

The Hall-Lansing block was totally destroyed "by fire early this morning. It had been used as a hotel and, as the legislature is in session, was quite full. Several had narrow. escapes. The building was valued iit partially cause of the', fire was a lamp 'explosionV '( A Fatal Tallow Boiler.

Kxplosion. Mexico, Mo. Jan. 30. -A rusty tallow boiler that had been exposed to the weather a dozen years, exploded just west of last nighty killing Sterling Brown and perhaps fatally scalding John.

Brown, both colored, I. Dr. EdWords, formerly editor of the Kansas City Daily Journal, who started for Mexico two -month's ago with anexplpring party, has' not "been beard from and his Kansas City relatives are greatly worried. The National Board of Trade began its 27th annual meeting at Washington on the 27th. Fprty-one organizations were represented.

A. Burglar- Applies a Match. Leavenworth, Jan, 26: A "burglar entered, the home of John N. Murray, over his dry goods store, last night while the family put After, ransacking the house the burglar set fire to a feather bed. The fire was put ut before it reached the dry goods store.

Jail Break at Camden, Ark. Camdks, Ark. Jan. 2tt. There was another jail delivery last night about eight o'clock.

Five prisoners. bored their way through the bottom of the jail and made good their escape. Poultry and Pigeon Show. CniCACp, 28. The poultry and pigeon exhibition given by the National Fanciers' association opened last night with entries of 2,000 poultry and 1.000 pigeons.

The various classes of pigeons and poultry were well represented. Electric riant Burned at Jomcr, 111.. Jan. 2(5. The Economy light and power plant in this city was burned to the ground yesterday.

Loss with only JW.00O insurance. The fire started in the basement from the explossion of an oil stove. closed Tuesday morning and over 2'000 employes out of employment. It was a complete surprise to the workmen and as they gatherd at the gates at tbe hour of going to work they were posted announcing that the works were closed definitely Great crowds stood about streets and discussed the of them claim means destitution of the worst Express. flciency required to meet with success has changed in recent, and a youDg man must possess better qualifications than formerly it he.

would suc ceed. Mrtil published January 2H, IHti. Aialguee's Notice. In th PMrlct Court of Barton County, Kmi. In the Matter of tha Amlgnntent 61 It.

F. riKr. To Whom ItMuyConoern: Notice In horetiy given, that on Monday, tha 8th (lay of MMroti, 1H97, or a soon thermiflor mi to the Court may be conv ftriUnt, Anting th Mnroh, 15)7, Term or mid Court, the nmlor-lgneil, amilgiiM at MKr, lntondu to make application to Ui laid Honorable Court for a ilia-charge from hi trtut herein an wwiKtioo an aforenatil, an by the itittute In each ciuxw luwlu and provided. (. t.

Awiliite of It, 1'. PlKr. t. Vorann Huwwll, Attorney. Tbe curriculum of the business in stitute of to-day is more thorough and comprehensive than twenty-five years SENATOR ARMSTRONG'S BILL.

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Sample vial, to cents. RIPANS CHEMICAL lO Spruoa Street, NEW YORK. so and progressive commercial educators are doing everything they cau to make business education more practical by increasing their facilities and keeping abreast the times. A business education is to-day a national necessity inasmuch as it equips the youth of the land for practical pursuits and thus enables him to cope with the adversities of life more effectually. We do not depreciate the value of a scientific or a classical education, for such is a necessary qualification for Stoves for Salo.

One large Base liurner, One small Base Iiurner and lUdiators, that lire genuine Coal Silvern at Electric Light Plant Keep the Profits Sent out of the state for Fire surance and in ton years save enough to lift the mortgages on your homes. THE ALLIANCE CO-OPERATIVE INSURANCE CO. of Topeka, Kansas. Incorporated under the mutual insurance law Kansas. J.

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T. Armstrong, Local Agent many of the professions. Vet the time and expense in securing it are. so great that a large percent of the young people who must make their own way in life Send for gam pis copy of this week's are unable to secure it. A young man with a thorough business training of from five to ten months A bill abolishing the board of directors of the state penitentiary, the board of managers of the state reformatory and the board of pardons, and placing the entire work now performed by these boards in the hands of three men, to be appointed by tbe governor and known as the board of control o.f the penal institutions of the state, will be recommended to the senate for passage this week by the committee oh penal institutions.

If passed it will accomplish a saving of several thousand dollars a year to the state. Senator Armstrong. (Pop; Barton county) is the author of the bill. Each of the three members of the board of control will receive $1,500 per year salary, and will be required to give bond to the amount of $10,000. Four years will constitute the term of office of each member.

The bill also provides for the classification of prisoners at the state penitentiary, and a merit system will be established by which prisoners not sentenced for capital offenses, can be liberated on conditional parole. The most radical change that is made by the measure is that it takes from judges the right to sentence prisoners, convicted of any but capital offenses, for any stated length of time and leaves the termination of the imprisonment of all such prisoners to the judgment of the board with the proviso that the duration Bhall not exceed the maximum term provided by law. State Journal. JTantai Farmer no partisan politics ia it and then take advantage of the following low clubbing rat: The Beacon and tha "old reliable" Farmer both for on year for 11.60. Save mosey.

Mr. Editor, will you or some one of the readers of your valuable -paper answer this question. By aking a lake, out of the Cheyenne bottom; or covering the 04,000 acres of land with water, will it do away with the taxing of the land or will it become non-taxable by becoming a lake; if it does, the county will lose at the rate of ten dollars per quarter section in tax to the amount of four thousand dollars per year in taxes. And if the county builds the bridges, say twelve in all at $450 per bridge, (that is Mr. Brinkman's calculation) you see the first year if the bridges are built the county will be out between nine and ten thousand dollars, and every year afterwards the county will be out some four thousand dollars' in the way of taxes.

Now, this deficiency of taxes will have to be made up by the raising of the taxes on the balance of the land of the county. We can all see at once that it will work a hardship on all land owners of the county, by having the tax raised on their lands to make up this deficiency of tax on the land that the lake will take up. That is if tbe land becomes non-taxable by being covered with water. It seems to me, that some of onr county schemers would give the right of way for the ditch, build the bridges and throw in the Cheyenne bottom to boot; just to get those millionaires to take hold and spend a few of their surplus dollars. I hope that our east and west county commissioners will stand by tbe people of the county, and see Cheyenne's Pout malt er Arrested.

Cheyensk, Jan. 20. Post Office Inspector McMechen has arrested George A. Draper, postmaster of Cheyenne, and his son Charles on the charge of stealing a registered package containing $3,553 from the Chicago mail pouch. The post office has been turned over to the bondsmen.

ESTERI mil founded upon a good common school education, is, as a rule, better qualified to go out into the world and make his own way than the Greek and Latin student who has spent years in securing a classicnl education. We frequently 6ee those in our midst who have spent nearly all their lives searching for some of the lost arts or in the study of ancient languages and now. are in almost destitute circumstances. One of the best Greek scholars I ever knew, after peddling notions for a livelihood, died penniless, while many boys with but a business education were earning good salaries. A sound commercial and common school education is the best foundation upon which to build the scientific and classical.

It is also the best preparation for providing life's necessities in case the higher course becomes, for any reason, unattainable. (Props. Elevator Buyers el Shippers. F. D.

Colturn Imlorxcd. Kansas Cut, Jan. 20. At a special meeting of the Kansas City Live Stock exchange to-day a resolution was adopted strongly urging Secretary Colmrn, of the Kansas state board of agriculture, for secretary of agriculture in President Mc Kin leys cabinet. lute of a Farmer.

Xafvoo. Jan. 20. Arnold Tretit-hart. a farmer, was found frozen to ilt-aih near ids home, several miles uorth of this city, yesterday morning.

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