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THE BUGLE. J. DILL, Editor and Proprietor. One Dollar a Year Strictly in Advance. FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 21, 1896.

A St. Joe packing house valued at $150,000 was sold under the hammer the other day for $4,000. About two inches of black snow fell in Chicago, and for a distance of thirty miles around, the first of the week. Zero weather and heavy snow storms are reported in Michigan and New york, while Kansas farmers are plowing and making ready for spring crops. Dr.

J. J. Mott, of North Carolina chairman of the national committee of the silver party, has formally entered upon his duties for the complete organization of the United States. Dr. Mott is a brainy man of perfect integrity and will do his work well.

-Silver Knight. A Woshington special to the Kan- sas City Times, of the 19th, says "Senator Peffer is much gratified by the adoption of his resolution calling on the -state commerce commission for information as to discrimination in freight rates between the west and the east and from Kansas to Texas. This information the Senator thinks, will be supplied by the commission within' a few days. Senator Peffer contends there should be no discriminations in favor of or against any shippers, but that all should be treated alike. Paola Times We are sorry to see some of the populist papers opposing a union of the populists and silver voters.

And they insist that all such wish to adopt a single plank platform. Such papers are assuming a partisan position and seeking to deceive their readers as bad as old party papers. For no populist or bimetalist, that we have heard of, has declared for a single plank platform and in fact, the Bimetalic Union at Washington included everything that populists have contended for on finance. Populists should be fair. Many years ago it was the custom of merchants and business men to conduct the credit system.

Even bankers would run accounts with traders and farmers for months without a scrap of paper except an open account on their books and the creditor's word to secure them. To-day it is different, and the world is rapidly awakening to the fact that the credit system is a broad and open road to bankruptcy. There are still a few old broken down fossils in the world who cling to the old fogy ways of the credit system of long ago, and who, if they had the money they have lost by their methods in days gone by, would be millionaires. The people are awakening to their own interests and conducting business on principles of safety both to the buyer and seller. The farmer or day laborer, the merchant or the banker who does a cash business knows at all times how he stands financially and never lives beyond his income.

Ex, The Kansas democrats are divided on the silver question, and there is likely to be a row in the committee meeting at Topeka, Feb. 28. The greatest of harmony ought to prevail at this meeting, and there is only one way to avert a row, and that is to unite on the free silver issue. The question of basis of representation will be made the issue. The sound money men want to go back to the vote of 1890, or even to 1888.

The free silver men propose to take the vote cast for David Overmyer in 1894, when the sum total of democrats registered at the polls was less than 30,000. It was the free silver communities which gave to Overmyer the most of his votes, the sound money democrats scattering and giving their support to Morrill, the republican candidate. The object of the fight will be to control the state convention. Joseph G. Lowe is active in behalf of the free silver plan of representation.

He proposes a delegate for every seventy-five votes cast for Overmyer. This will entitle Morris county to two delegates. The Leaven worth correspondent to to the Kansas Oity Times says: Chairman Richardson of the cratic state central committee is in the city. All of yesterday he was in conference with leaders of the local democracy with reference to the coming campaign, Mr. Richardson thinks that the coming campaign will be one of the most exciting political contests the people of Kansas have experienced in many years.

He would not say what position would be taken by the democratic party of Kansas on national issues, but intimated that resubmission would be the battle cry of the campaign as a state issue. A prominent democratic leader stated to a Times representative yesterday that the time is ripe for a fight to overthrow the prohibitory liquor law. Republicans, as well as democrats, are disgusted with it, and all have arrived at the conclusion that prohibition is a failure, absolute and complete. The Mystic Brotherhood, whose chief purpose is to agitate rosubmission, is holding meetings nearly every night, and now has nearly, or quite half the male population of the city as its members. It is given ont from reliable sources that if the democratic party will adopt the anti prohibition plank, it will receive the individual support of this powerful organization.

Besides this, thousands of other thinking men who daily behold the devastating effects of the present prohibitory law, will rally to the standard. Resubmission the Issue. Free Silver Badges. The great issue in the coming campaign will be free silver. Every friend of the cause should let the world know where he stands.

We have the most unique and handsome badge ever designed. It is made of two metals, thus representing the popular idea--the coinage of gold and silver at a ratio of 16 to 1. The two metals are joined together with a link and has a bar pin at the top. Every patriotic American should wear one of these badges. Wrap a -25c piece in soft paper and send it with your address to the Novelty Company, Salina, and you will receive a badge.

Five for $1.00. Write for special rates to clubs. A New Party. Omaha, Feb. new national political party was born in Omaha to-night.

Two hundred laboring men organized it. "General" Kelley of the Industrial Army fame presided. Following is the pledge: "Recognizing the necessity of labor organizing for its protection, we, the undersigned, do pledge ourselves to the support cf no political party other than the party of labor, and we hereby renounce any and all political affiliation with the republican, democratic or populist parties. State and national organizations will be pushed at once. Ram's Horn Sayings.

It is easier to be happy without riches than with them. To lift the fallen we must take a stand with them. The man who wants to do good finds the world full of opportunities. The days are never long enough for the man who loves his work. The shadow of a trouble is generally blacker than the trouble itself.

The day which begins the darkest may turn out to be one of the brightest. The man who expects to outrun 8 lie had better start with good shoes on his feet. When you want a short prayer in church don't call on a long faced man to make it. We do not always have the most reason for sorrowing when we are sorrowing the most. Any prayer is too long that is made in church by the man whose yardstick is too short.

If all good people would stop wearing long faces our churches would not contain so many empty seats. Fighting Shy of the Tipplers. It is becoming more and more difficult for a tippler--and almost impossible for a toper-to get a sitnation under any corporation. Banks, insurance companies, merchants and business men generally demand temperance as a qualification for their employes. The doctor or lawyer who drinks to excess finds that his business is decaying.

The teacher who frequents saloons soon finds his occupation gone. Not many years ago there were notorious drunkards in congress, but this nuisance has been greatly abated. The legislatures of all the states show a similar change. Public sentiment is becoming less tolerent of inebriety. -Washington Post.

Grocerymen in other towns have agreed among themselves to close their stores at 8 o'clock each evening except Saturday. There is no necessity for any kind of store remaining open later than that hour, if all merchants would agree to it. This would give business men and their clerks a few of the evening hours to spend with their families, and a little more time to devote to church and society work. The butchers of Council Grove close at 8 o'clock, the banks close at 4, the printing offices close one hour at noon and promptly at 6 each evening, and who is inconvenienced after the custom has been established and the fact made known We merely mention this as a move that we believe would be a benefit rather than a detriment to the community. Obituary.

Eugene E. Metzger, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Metzger, born May 23, 1875, died Sunday February, 16, 1896. He had been complaining for several weeks, the disease first appearing as a slight cold, but during last week symptoms of pneumonia were developed and this was complicated later by typhoid fever.

In the home as in the school room, Eugene was kind and obedient, possesing those qualities which endeared him to all. In his death the family circle loses a link, a chair is vacant which never can be filled, but our loss is his eternal gain, and humbly bow to the will of the Lord. The funeral services were conducted at the home, February 18, at 10 o'clock a. by Rev. L.

Armsby. The remains were laid to rest in Greenwood cemetery, followed by a large concourse of sympathizing friends. NOTICE. A good house of 4 rooms and plenty of good water at the door, on two lots for rent. Apply to H.

BRAKE, Near depots, East Side Addition. At Fort Harrison. September 29, division stormed and carried Fort Harrison, the key to the defenses of Richmond east of James river. When Stannard learned that he had been selected to lead the assault, he went to the general in chief and said: "I have come to protest in behalf of the men of my division, who have led every assault of the corps from Cold Harbor until now, and are fought down to a skeleton of a division. I have not a word to say for myself.

I will go freely wherever you send me, but it is inhuman to give my men more than their share of these forlorn hopes." "General Stannard, we must carry Fort Harrison, and I know you will do it." Stannard's line moved forward until it reached the base of the hill crowned by the fort, all the way exposed to a plunging fire of musketry and artillery. A brief halt for breath and another dad, this tizzo a double quick up the steep slope, and the stars and stripes were planted over one of the traverses of the fort. General Burnham was killed the instant he leaped upon the parapet. Colonel Donahue, who succeeded him, also went down. Stannard rode boldly at the head of the Third brigade, seeming to bear a charmed life that day, but three of his staff officers fell beside him.

Colonel Stevens, leader of the Second brigade, was shot down at the head of his command, and when the charge ended not an officer above the rank of a lieutenant colonel remained in the whole division except General Stannard. More than fifty commissioned officers and 500 men had fallen. Other brilliant and desperate charges were made that day by different divisions to extend the conquest up and down the line. But the sacrifices were useless. Nothing remained in the possession of the Union troops excepting what Stannard clung to around Fort Harrison.

MINING WITH FIRE. Queer Method Employed in the Yukon Country in Alaska. From the Seattle Post-Intelligencer: J. 0. Hestwood, who is well known in this city, returned from Alaska on the last trip of the Alaska Commercial company's steamer to San Francisco.

Mr. Hestwood has some mining claims on the upper Yukon, near Forty-Mile City. He left that point in the early part of September, and it took him over a month to get home. He came 2,000 miles down the Yukon to St. Michaels, on the coast, then down to Unalaska, and from there across to San Francisco.

"About 700 people went into the upper Yukon country last season," said Mr. Hestwood, "by way of Juneau, making their way over the mountains Chilkat pass, then on the ice over at the great lakes for 300 miles; from there they had to go 400 miles further by boat, when they reached Forty-Mile City. here has been a great deal of activity in the mines at Forty-Mile. It was demonstrated last winter that these mines can be worked as profitably in the winter as in summer; in fact, at much less expense. This is done by the use of fire.

A hole is sunk by fire down to the pay streak, the earth being thawed out by the heat. The dirt is then hoisted by windlass and left on top of the ground and is washed out in the spring. I opened up quite a rich claim this season on Glacier creek, and I have men employed this winter burning. I expect to take in prospecting machinery next spring, which will enable me to locate the pay streak in the gulch in a comparatively short time. By using this machinery a hole twenty-five feet deep can be sunk in a day, when eighteen inches a day by burning is a pretty good day's work." Speaking of the Alaska boundary dispute Mr.

Hestwood said: "In my opinion, if the United States fail to hold their rightful title to the territory which is in dispute they might as well give up all claim to Alaska. If this country should have no coast line up there except above the 141st meridian, entrance to the upper Yukon would be impossible by way of an American port, except during the summer months, because the mouth of the Yukon, which is about sixty miles wide, is filled with ice from Behring sea until late in June. You can easily see what this would mean--England would absolutely control the trade of that country. It is universally claimed by experienced miners who have been in Alaska that it is one of the greatest goldbearing countries in the world. There are 5,000 miles of waterway in which gold can be found." A Gambler's Conversion.

An interesting incident related by Mr. Crosskey, a Christian worker in England, is reported by the Christian Herald: I heard of a young fellow who was in the habit of betting; he felt that he was on the way to destruction, but the gambling passion was too strong within him to be resisted. He told his Sunday school teacher that he had given up many bad habits, but that from this one he did not feel able to escape. "Were you always with me," he said, "I might manage it." "I cannot always be with you," replied the teacher; "but when and where do you gamble?" "Oh, every day at dinner hour; I go down to the saloon at 1 o'clock," was the answer. "Well, I will tell you what I will do," said the teacher.

"Every day as the clock strikes 1, I will pray for you." The young fellow was conquered. He came after a day or two, and said, "I shall bet no more. Yesterday I wanted to go to the saloon, and I could not. I thought what a shame it was that you should be praying for me and that I should be gambling at the saloon, and I could not do it." Thus by the patient, loving persistence in prayer of a good man, a sinner was brought into the gospel fold. "The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much." The Japanese in Formosa.

It is not the Black Flags who are now opposing the advance or the Japanese in Formosa. It is the Hakka yeomen and peasantry the men who have been accustomed all their lives, and their fathers before them, to till the fields with a gun beside them, prepared for savages that might drop upon them at any moment on a head hunting foray. These men, who till now have only had matchlocks, have been supplied with good arms and plenty of ammunition, and have been filled with dreadful stories of what the Japanese will do to them. They have no organization or discipline, but they are brave and determined and can carry on a guerilla warfare for an indefinite period, fighting, as they believe they are, for their hearths and homes. She faw the Point.

Beggar (to dude with young lady)Please, mister, gimme a cent. Dude (angrily) -Aw, go away. I haven't any cents. Young lady smiles and dude doesn't know why. -Texas Siftings.

Plausible Argument. Between the passenger offices of the Nashville, Chattanooga St. Louis railway and the freight depot there is a little spot of green sward that the public has few opportunities of observing. A tall fence shuts off the view from the street, so that it is only when the large gate has been left open through mistake that passers-by get a chance to see the little park. Several days ago the gate was standing open, and two countrymen who happened to be passing stopped for a closer inspection.

"What do you suppose that's for?" said one. "Don't know, unless it's where the railroad grazes its stock," was the reply. "Pshaw; railroads don't have no stock," said the other in disgust. "You bet they do," said his companion, "because I read in a paper about them watering their stock and I guess stock has got to eat as well as -Baltimore American. 1 er Idea of Art.

She wandered about the young arfist's studio exclaiming and admiring in the approved style. "How lovely," she remarked, to go through life always seeing and searching for the beautiful!" "Yes," agreed the young artist, looking longingly toward his pipe. "You paint marine pictures, don't you?" she went on, looking at the walls. "'Yes," answered the young artist, "or, I try to." "Are they er or water color?" she cons tinued. "Mainly oils," replied the long-suffering youth.

"Isn't that funny?" she said. "Do you know I thought pictures of water were always done in water colors?" And the young artist fell back among the cushions of his divan. DR. H. S.

KNOWLES. HOMEAPATHIC Physician Surgeon. DISEASES OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN A SPECIALY. Also, Rheumatism and Neuralgia made a cialty, by the use of an ELECTRIC BATTERY Also prescribes preparatory medicine for quick, safe, easy delivery in childbirth. time quired in preparation is from 4 to 8 weeks medcation beforehand, according to the condition of each patient.

All those who need will do well to give Dr. Knowles a call. Office and residence on Main street, over J. J. Crowley's harness store.

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