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Entered at the Post Omee at Minneapolis, Kan. as Necond Class Matter. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1897. For Judge 30th Judicial District, DAVID RITCHIE. Populist County Convention.

There will be a county convention of the Populist party of Ottawa county, held at court house, in Minnen polis, on Saturday, the 18th day of September, 1897, at 11 a. for the purpose of nominating candidates for following county County Clerk. County Treasurer. Sheriff. Register of Deeds.

Coroner. Survevor, Commissioner of the tad District, The representation for each precinct will be one delegate for each 90 votes and major fruetion thereof, cast for William J. Bryan at the election of 1890, in each of the said precinets respectively, The number of delegates to which each precinct will be entitled is as follows, towit. Bennington No. .5 Henry, Bennington No.

Lincoln. Logan. Morton Chapman. OLLa WIL Richland. Concord.

Sherman. Sheridan. Stanton. Minneapolis 1 Ward. Minneapolis Garfield No.

Minneapolis 3 Garfield No. It is recommended that the primaries in the several precincts be held not later than Thursday evening. September 16th, and that didaten for the township tickets be nominated at the same time, to avoid the necessity of holdInge a second caucus. A committeeman for the ensuing year should also be elected. It is also recommended that all advocates of the free and unlimited coinage of sliver at the present ratio of 16 to 1, be allowed to participate in these primaries.

J. H. WHITE, Chairman, O. B. FLEMING, Sceretary, CARELESS CRITICISM There has been some criticism of State Senator J.

A. Reser on the ground that he voted against Senate Joint Resolution No. 1, providing for the adoption of the Initiative and Referendum. This criticism is either based on inexcusable carelessness, or on a desire to misrepresent Mr. Reser.

On page 442 of the Senate Journal for 1897, Mr. Reser is recorded as voting for the proposition, and the record is in accordance with the facts in the case. People should be careful concerning charges made against a public officer, especially when the truth can be learned from the records. CREATED WEALTH VS. STOLEN WEALTH.

In his titanic efforts to make a point at the expense of Geo. McConkey, the P. P. overlooked one fundamental difference which nullifies his whole argument and makes his effort ridiculous. His point was to show that George McConkey is making a greater profit on his investment than are the railroads and stockyards companies, but he fails to perceive that Mr.

MeConkey produced the wealth which goes to make up his profits, while the companies mentioned do not produce any wealth at all. Mr. McConkey added 30 bushels per acre to the wealth of society, and did not lessen anyone else's wealth in order to do so. The companies do not add anything to the wealth of the world, but make their investment the means of extorting an unjust portion of the wealth of others. Mr.

McConkey secured his profits without oppressing anyone, or leaving anyone any poorer on account of his good fortune; while every cent exacted by the corporations above a reasnable amount for services rendered, leaves the victim that much the poorer. Mr. McConkey uses his investment to add to the general wealth of society; the corporations use theirs to exact a portion of the wealth ereated by others. Therefore there is no parallelism between the cases cited, and the author suffered all the parturition pains of maieutics, with the sole result of exposing his ignorance. An Institute Idyl "The Institnte which has just closed, had its share of little romances, some of which will, of course, result in a fusion of interests and increased revenues for the Probate Judge, happy homes and harmonious households; and glad would we be did fidelity to our subject permit our observations to end here; but once again hath the silver cord been riven and the 'golden bowl shattered: once again hath the irreverent hands of fate loosened "the tie that binds," and torn asunder two fond hearts that beat in unison like unto the relentless ticking of a Waterbury watch; once again are two lives parted, even as the red and white portions of a watermelon in the devouring clutches of a piacular pickaninny; once again hath the course of true love punctured its tire on the ragged edges of dispelled delusion.

And for why, ask you? Oh, tell it not in Gath! Whisper it not to the passing breezes, nor circulate it at the sewing society; impart it not to the police, nor even yet to the marines. Relate it in language half heard, in signs half seen, and forget it the next minute! She accidentally discovered that he wore a celluloid collar, the hospital flavor of which left a drug-store taste in her mouth, which she could not reconcile with her high ideal of summer love, generously garnished with caramels, and vanilla ice cream. Our Special Edition. Next week, The Better Way will issue al special edition of 3500 copies, on the resources and capabilities of Ottawa county and the city of Minneapolis. This feature will be the work of Mr.

M. D. Steiner, a writer of many years' experience, and one who will give the smallest details careful mention. The topography of the county, soils, water supply, together with a description of the city, her schools, churches, lodges, and general advantages, will be noted at length. This will be a desirable paper to send to friends east, west, north and south.

Mr. Steiner will call upon the people of the city, and any information given him will be thankfully received. Two runaways this morning near the creamery. Particulars next week, Frank R. MeCumber of Fairfield, Nebraska, and Miss Minnie H.

Ingram of this city, were married yesterday in Fairfield, They will make their home in Fairfield, E. S. Downs came up from K. C. this week and bought 40 head of native feeders of N.

Gasnway and Geo. West, for E. C. Collield, who intends putting them on four months feed. Presbyterian church, Sunday, September 5th, 1897, Rev.

W. Waite will preach at 11 a. m. Subject: "The Sleep of Death." At 8 p.m. there will be no regular sermon but short addresses.

At Summerville school house there will be services at 3 p. In. A delegation from Red Top is enjoying the scenery and fried frogs at Rocky Fern Springs today. Ad Swayze does not seem to be of the number this time: we do not know whether he has voluntarily severed his connection with the organization, or has been suspended for non-payment of dues. The following is a list of the delegates selected to atterd the Republican judicial convention which was held at Salina last evening: A.

P. Ferris, Henry Gilbreath. F. D. Boyce, A.

F. Dickinson, R. R. Rees, J. H.

Nelson, J. T. Cumberland and Wilbert Ward. The result of the convention has not yet been learned, but Hon. R.

F. Thompson will probably be nominated by acclamation. Thompson received the nomination. Nathan Boyce who was so unfortunate as to get his hand crushed in the cog wheels of a windmill last week, is progressing as rapidly as can be expected considering the serious nature of his injury. Dr.

Murphy expects to save the hand, though the meta carpal bones are so badly crushed and the flesh so terribly lacerated that its usefulness will be considerably impaired. Mr. Boyce has the symyathy of his friends in his misfortune A very disastrous fire occurred on the farm of C. N. White, in Richland township last Tuesday afternoon.

D. C. Hatheway who was farming a part of the land, bad a fine crop of wheat in the stack, and had also stacked the wheat, which he had raised on another farm, in the same stack yard, for convenience in threshing. Last Tuesday afternoon while a machine, owned by Mr. Smith from near Manchester, was threshing the wheat, the stacks caught fire from the engine, and burned all the wheat, estimated at about 800 bushels, together with the separator.

We are informed that Mr. Hatheway lost all the wheat he had, while Mr. White's loss in the aggregate will amount to nearly $300. The gentlemen in question have been subjected to the ravages of hot weather for the last few years, the same as other Ottawa county farmers; and now when they 1 had finally succeeded in raising a good crop, which would go a long ways toward reimbursing them for past failures, it is particularly unfortunate that it should be burned up just when they had it almost ready for market. A.

o. U. W. The committees appointed by the various A. 0.

U. W. lodges of the county, met last Friday afternoon, and perfected an anniversary organization by adopting a constitution and electing a set of officers as follows: J. H. Richards, Delphos, president.

C. C. Hess, Tescott, vice president. T. A.

Cordry, Minneapolis, secretary. W. B. Simmons, Bennington, treasurer. A Board of Directors consisting of Cordry, MeMillan and Shaw.

of Minneapolis lodge, Shibeler, Richards and Disney, of Delphos lodge, C.udas, Stevens and Hess, of Tescott lodge, were elected to have general supervision over the preparations for anniversary meetings, and an executive committee, of which the President of the Association is chairman, is to be appointed to haye direct supervision of arrangements. The first Anniversary meeting will be held in Delphos, on October 14th, and a large attendance is antici- pated. The Teachers' Institute. The Institute of 1897 is now a part of the educational history of the county, and the instructors and students both feel that it was good for them to be here. The utmost interest was manifested in every department, and the instruction was of the highest character.

The new course of study provided this year is the best that has ever been compiled in this state, and the work resulting from its use was correspondingly better. The modern Institute is not so much a place to acquire academic instruction in the various branches, as to acquire A professional knowledge of the best methods of presenting these branches in an intelligible and interesting style. This feature of the work was more distinctive than usual, and the recitations were made as nearly as possible, models for the teachers to follow in their school work this' winter. The examination which took place on a Monday and Tuesday of this week, was fair, practical, and well calculated to indicate the ability of the applicant. There were certainly no puzzles among them and few that could be considered obscure as to their meaning.

The Grammar, History, Geography and Arithmetic, were especially fair, and no one failing to pass on the questions submitted in those branches, ought to make any roar about it. A Birthday Surprise. Last Thursday evening about twenty of the residents of Minneapolis loaded themselves into carriages and drove out to the residence of H. Brown, and proceeded to execute one of the most complete surprises on that celebrated citizen that was ever carried to successful completion, It happened to be the 48th universary of Haney's birth, and he, all unconscious a of the kindly interest which his well earned popularity had caused his friends to take in his welfare, was out in the water tank, dressed in the meager apparel for which a private holiday attire is noted, when a man is taking his weekly bath. He was immediately notified of the approaching invasion, and hurriedly took refuge in a weed patch Where he was compelled to remain until certain unmentionable articles of raiment were passed out to him through a window, on the end of a fish But to be long on visitors and short on pantaloons at the same time is no insurmountable obstacle to an old timer like Haney, and he soon appeared in the midst of his numerous and welcome guests, and proceeded to do the honors of host in the genial hospitable manner for which Haney is noted.

Ice cream, cake and other refreshments were indniged in, while mirth and gladness caused the hours to pass unnoticed, as the many friends testifled their warm regard and high esteem for their deserving friend Brown and estimable family. At a late hour the pleasant party broke up and the guests departed after wishing Mr. and Mrs. Brown many returns of that joyful oecasion. The following named persons from town were present: Mr.

and Mrs. J. E. Ewart, Mr. and Mrs.

Ellis Morris, Rev. and Mrs. Waite, Mr. and Mrs. L.

P. Jordan, Mr. and Mrs. S. T.

Stull, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Ewart, Mr. and Mrs.

W. R. Brown, Mr. and Mrs. J.

C. Gafford and 1 Messrs. E. L. Chapin and F.

M. Spalding. We understand that Mr. Blagg and family were present also. PLEASANT VALLEY.

Robert Jones of your elty came out to his farm last Tuesday, and stopped over night with J. I. Brown's. Born, to Mr. and Mrs.

Levi Reynolds, August 22, a bright baby girl. Father and child doing well. Raymond Brown has the best corn in this section of the country. Raymond Is feeding a bunch of Steers, and consequently is lucky In raising a good corn crop. Ellas Coffield's attended the Odd Fellows picnic over on Pipe Creek, last Friday.

There was no Sunday school last Sunday on account of the rain, now let us have a good turn out next Sunday, for election of officers will take place, and each and every one should be present. The golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Morgan, was well attended by relatives and friends of this vicinity.

Miss Grace King returned to her home near Bennington, last Saturday. Will Scrant took in the golden wedding over on Pipe Creek, last Saturday. Teacher--What kind of a bird did Noah send out of the ark? Small Boy--A dove. "I am surprised to find that the smallest boy in the class is the only one to know." "Please, teacher, his father keeps a bird Y. World.

Nome Again. Gavin-Hello! Back from the shore so soon? Railey--Yes, I want to get a little rest before returning to work. LUBRICATING A WATCH. No Other Plece of Machinery Will Run So Long After a Single Oiling, few of watches the realize millions to of what people carry powerful extent lubrication is developed, and what an extraordinary number of turns the balance wheel makes with one oiling, says the Philadelphia Record. A Chestnut street watchmaker, whose knowledge of these wonderful pieces of mechanism is not exceeded by any man in this city, has made up an interesting table of comparison to show the perfection of lubrication in a watch.

A watch will run on one oiling from a year to a year and a half. Every minute the balance wheel turns on its axis 450 times, and 27,000 times in an hour. Accepting the year as the time the ordinary watch will run with one oiling, he finds that if the driver of a Jocomotive was as well oiled as a balance wheel of a watch, it ought to run 60 miles an hour day and night for 648 days, or well on to two years, with one oiling. In that time it would traverse a distance equal to nearly four times the circumference of the earth. In view of the fact that in reality few locomotives will run one day without reoiling, he maintains that the watchmaker has developed his art fo a far greater degree than the locomotive builder has yet been able to reach.

HUGE KITES TO AID SCIENTISTS. A Princeton University Party to Explore the Famous MONaN CHINa. Prof. William Libby, of Princeton university, accompanied by several seientists of repute, has begun an exploration of the famous Mosas cliffs in the United States Indian reservation of New Mexico. It is expected that the task will require many weeks for its completion.

Prof. Libby, who is a geologist and an Arctic explorer, conceived the idea of attempting 1 to investigate this district years no means offered itself until William J. Eddy, of New York, perfected his kite machines for aerial transportation. Mr. Eddy has built a contrivance formed of four huge kites arranged in a square, four feet apart.

These kites can be sent up in the air to a height of 800 feet. The apparatus was sent by express to the scene of action and an expert in their use sent by Mr. Eddy to fly them, under Prof. Libby's directions. cent.

more to build merchant vessels in France than in England, according to Vicomte d'Avenel, France will build Building Their Own Vessels. Though it costs from 25 to 50 per her own ships. Work for London Milliners. It is stated in a fashionable journal that 1,000,000 bonnets were sold in London during one week recently. Deceased.

Notice is hereby given that on the 19th day of August, A. D. 1807, the undersigned was by the Probate Court of Ottawa county, Kansas, duly appointed and qualified as executor of the estate of said Florence O'Leary, Deceased. All persons interested in said estate will take notice and govern themselves accordingly. A.

F. SHEPARD, Published in The Better Way September 2d, 1897. NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT. In the matter of the estate of Florence O'Leary, Wanted, a boy to work for his board and go to school. Enquire at Ballou House.

Card of Thanks, who knows," has our sincere thanks for appreciated favors lately conferred. Institute Social. Last Thursday evening, the Normal Institute had a repetition of the social of a week or two ago, and the program was, if anything, better than the first. We did not secure copy of the program, but it was entertaining and amusing, and the social proceedings which followed it, were one unbroken round of unadulterated enjoyment. How to Extinguisn Fire.

Take twenty pounds of common salt and ten pounds of sal ammonine (muriate of ammonia, to be had of any druggist,) and dissolve in -seven gallons of water. When dissolved, it can be bottled, and kept in each room in the house, to be used in an emergency. In case of fire occurring, one or two should be immediately thrown with force into the burning place so 88 to break them, and the fire will certainly be extinguished. This is an exceedingly simple process, and is certainly worth a Remedies. Lutheran Lecture, Prof Carl Johnson, of Bethany College, Lindsborg, Kansas, delivered an interesting lecture on the subject of "Education," at the Lutheran church, last Monday evening.

Mr. Johnson was suffering from a slight indisposition, and after speaking about twenty min utes, suddenly fainted; but after taking a short rest and making several attempts, he succeeded in reghining his equilibrium, and proceedad with his address. Mr. Johnson treated education from a practical standpoint, and gave his hearers many new and instructive ideas on that always interesting topic' TESCOTT. Bert Tibbitts of Ada, was in town Monday.

John A. Rossi, of St. Joseph, was in town last week. Andrew Bertheison attended Wm. Loll's sale, near Salina, last Menday.

D. Nelson of Junction City, is visiting in Tescott, where he formerly lived. Miss Sewell has been engaged to teach the primary department in the Tescott school. Addie Reed, daughter of John and Clara Reed, of Salina Kansas, formerly of this place, died in Salina on the 26th, and was brought here and laid away in the Price cemetery. The bereaved have, the sympathy of all.

Died, at Tescott, Kansas, August 25, 1897, at 5 o'clock a. Mrs. Sarah Catharine Nelson, wife of Neals Nelson. Iler funeral services were held in the Tescott M. E.

church on Thursday, at 1.0 o'clock a. by Rev. M. J. Mumford, who preached a very able and impressive sermon from Hebrews 9 025.

it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment." Mrs. Nelson was born in Tennessee; she was left an orphan when quite young. For some years past she was an invalid and a very great sufferer. She had been a member of the M. E.

church in earlier life, but for some time was wholly unable to attend public services. She leaves one daughter and a husband to mourn her loss. She was a kind neighbor, and a devoted loving wife and mother. She bore her suffering with christian patience and strength. Her husband and daughter have the loving sympathy of many friends and neighbors in this their hour of sorrow.

WIDE RANGE. Dove Burgman has recovered. Sunflowers are out in full bloom. Peaches and cream are now in fashion. Johnny McMillen is still quite sick; no improvement noted.

Homer Shannon and family have moved to Minneapolis, Dave Simpson threshed oats for Wm. Akerman on Saturday last. Miss Annie Akerman returned from her studies at the Normal on Tuesday. E. L.

Clark joined the Delphos excursionists on Saturday, and Sundayed in K. C. Mrs. Elijah Fernald visited with her daughter near Minneapolis, on Tuesday. I see by the Messenger that Delphos is in possession of a "flowering mill." It must be a sight.

Miss Addie Lake, of Oak Hill, died of consumption, and was buried on Wednesday last. Mrs. May Jackson, from near Miltonvale, visited friends near Widerange on Thursday last. Mr. and Mrs.

Wm. Akerman visited with their daughter at Solomon City last week. Miss Jennie Gabhart is not yet out of danger, but all the rest of the family are improving. Mrs. Gus Trickle and Mrs.

Philip Reitenauer, went to Longford after peaches on Wednesday last. Ell Catlin's hired men had quite an illumination on Monday. Their bonfire consisted of about 40 acres of new mown hay. Guess they were celebrating the dawn of prosperity. Little Leland Warner, aged three years, son of J.

L. and Florence Warner, near Longford, died on Saturday last, of lung fever. He was buried at Rose Merom cemetery on Sunday. Mrs. Annie McNay had a genuine water lily sent her by friends in St.

Louis last week. It was a lovely sight for the inhabitants of dry Kansas where you can't find a pond big enough to float lilies on. Mrs. Addie Foote arrived from Oklahoma on Tuesday of last week, but was one day too late for the funeral of her sister, Mrs. Flora Reed.

She will remain for a short visit with her parents. BENNINGTON, BENNINGTON, John Kephart visited the Hub, Monday, Elder Sweet visited Mr. Selby's Monday, Miss Tena Richter visited in town Saturday, Fred Baldwin spent Wednesday in town. Mrs. Bailey visited Mrs.

M. Brown, Thursday, Dr. Melvin has again returned to Bennington. Fred Baldwin is working in the sountry this week. Miss Minnie Wilson visited in Minneapolis, Friday.

Mrs. R. A. McConnell went to Minneapolis Thursday. Miss Retha Garten visited in Sleepy Hollow Wednesday evening.

W. S. Baldwin, the city marshal is having his house repainted. Miss Annie Essig visited her sister Mrs. J.

S. Boyle, Friday. Truitt Hatfield is working for Wm. Nelson, southeast of town. Miss Mamie Towner returned to her home at Delphos for a short visit.

Miss Sadie Sawrey visited in town Sunday, the guest of Miss Baldwin. Johnnie Nelson and Jim Hawkins have commenced threshing their wheat. Tony Shannon and Jane Brotton visited at Mr. Tart's Thursday evening. Misses Mayme and Myrtle Tart turned to Minneapolis Saturday evening.

Most of the boys in town were engaged Friday afternoon working their way into the show. There was an Tom's Cabin Show in town Friday that was well rendered: All the children who have been away visiting are now returning home to prepare for school. Mr. and Mrs. John Short are moving their goods to Gypsum where they will reside this winter.

The different lodges of this city are preparing for a joint picnic about the first of September. Mr. Hatfield returned today from a visit to his daughter, Mrs. Pitts, of Barnard. Miss Clara Tart returned home Monday from an extended visit with her sister, Mre.

Haley of Niles. Mrs. Stout who has been visiting the family of C. Nelson, returned to her home last week. A family by the name of Rouse gave a free entertainment at the M.

E. church Monday. Miss Zoe Craft went to Minneapolis Friday for a visit with Rev. Brown's. Mrs.

Noeman visited her mother Mrs. Baldwin. Dr. Crosthwaite has traded off his horse to Dana Hathaway for a smaller one. John Hatfield accompanied by his brother-in-law, Mr.

Warner, went to Barnard, Wednesday. Wallace Wood is the possessor of a fine new carriage purchased of R. M. Barber. Mr.

Egberg has moved into the property formerly occupied by If. Craft. Miss Jessie Simmons returned from Minneapolis, where she has been visiting Miss Lillie Deardorff. Quite a number attended Quarterly Conference at the Stanton schoolhouse Sunday. The school board is having one room of the school house papered and reseated, Mrs.

Russell gave a party in honor of Miss Lizzie Washburn, Thursday evening. Mr. Hathaway is quite sick at the present writing. Dr. Crosthwaite is attending him.

Mr. A. Craft has moved into the property formerly occupied by Mr. May. Miss Katie Smith attended the "Uncle Tom's Cabin" show Friday.

Mrs. Miller who has been visiting her brother Mr. Swope returned home Saturday. Prof. Senter passed through the city Friday evening, enroute for Salina.

Mr. Rankin came upon the train Saturday evening and filled his appointment Sunday. Martyn Ritesman visited in the city Sunday. Fred Nelson is the happiest boy in Bennington. Guess why.

Jay Sexton visited Willie Nelson Sunday. Ira McMannis came in town Sunday with F. S. Baldwin. Harry Lorenz is visiting his friends Mr.

Slaght's. Miss Alta Slaght and Lottie CoTe visited in town Friday. Prof. Lockhart was in town Friday. A number from town attended a party south of town Saturday night.

Jake Spohn and family visited with Shepard's Friday. Miss Eva Armstrong left Saturday evening for Kansas City. Mrs. Startzman and children visited with R. M.

Barber's Friday, and took in the show. Miss Ida Rehberg has been staying at Verdi for the last two weeks. Mrs. VanTine visited her mother Mrs. Henry last Friday.

Buying Shoes for a Family Is very apt to be a heavy expense- -it's worth saving something 011 every pair- and it's worth something to have every pair wear a few weeks longer than you expect. Now we can make the expense of shoeing the family a good deal lighter than it has been, and every pair we sell you are bound to give you satisfaction. If they don't do it you know where we keep store, and can come back. 'The Ladies' $1.88 Shoes we are selling will save you from 25c to 75c a pair. Money back without any red tape methods.

'Templin's Shoe Store. Miss Mabel Robinson went into the for a short visit country. "Thursday, Smith. Miss Showers, of Minneapolis, who has been visiting her aunt Mrs. Judd, returned home Saturday.

Misses Helen and Eunice Nelson visited with their aunt Mrs. Rowe Friday, and attended the show. W. Wood and family returned from Delphos Monday, where they have been attending the campmeeting. There was to have been a musicale at the Opera House Tuesday might, but it did not materialize.

Miss Edna Bald win returned Monday morning from a visit with friends and relatives in the country. Mrs. Baldwin and daughter Edna visited in the country over Sunday the guests of Mrs. Noeman. Miss Hazel Munson returned Saturday evening from Oklahoma where she had been visiting her grandmother.

Mr. Waldron who has been visiting his brother-in-law Mr. Hatfield returned to his home in Illinois Friday. Gnats became so bothersome Wednesday evening that all the stores were closed and lights put out in private houses. While Chas.

Slaght was in town Thursday his horse took a notion to break loose and go home, leaving Charlie to foot it. Dannie Barber, while riding a bieycle Monday, got his foot tangled in the chain and had his great toe badly hurt. A large number of from Bennington and vicinity came home from Minneapolis Friday where they had been attending normal. Quite a number of people were invited to a party at Mr. Garten's Thursday evening but only a few got to go on account of a contrary escort.

Bert Nelson was climbing up a straw stack by the aid of a pitchfork, when in thrusting the fork into the stack he thrust one tine into his foot. DELPHOS. School begins next Monday. We were blessed with a nice rain Sunday. We are glad to have our girls home again since Normal closed.

Mrs. Helen Talcott is away buying her stock of fall millinery. Grnadma Bishop is visiting her son, Leroy, in that new house at Cool. Uncle Tom's Cabin was played here Monday night to a large audience. S.

S. Courtney and daughter Osa, of Lawrence, are here visiting relatives. V. S. Dillingham and family started Monday for their home in Oklahomu.

A. C. Wheeler is building a new stone house on his farm west of town. Qbite a number of our people contemplate attending Ringlings big show. Mrs.

Cunningham and family have taken up their residence in the Graham property. Mr. J. M. Truex has purchased A.

C. Farrow's place in the south part of town. Mrs. M. C.

Dudley will start Saturday on a visit to old friends at LaCrose, Kansas. Our street commissioner is doing some good work in repairing street crossings. Mr. and J. F.

Rollings have both been quite sick, but we are glad to note that they are now improving. W. B. Eames will start up his sorghum mill next week. He is the man you want to call on if you have cane to be made up.

Mrs. J. A. Shibeler has returned from. California.

She reports a fine trip and says "if she had had her family with her she would never care to come back here to live." SALT CREEK. Tom Blades left for Beloit Monday, E. Haley has purchased the Stull farm. There is quite a demand for corn cutters. Chas.

Bailey and son Oscar, went to K. C. Saturday. School will commence at Spring Hill on the 13th, inst. Mrs.

Hoard is the happy possessor of a new organ. Mrs. Ollie Clayton and son visited with Mrs. Templin Saturday. Miss Evelyn Ross, of Kansas City, is visiting her aunt, Mrs.

Emery. Joe Blades will be found at the Zukerville school house after the 6th. Rev. Gouldin of Barnard, was in the neighborhood Monday, attending the funeral of Anna Smith. Win.

Hake and sons went to Kansas City on the excursion Saturday night. Billy returned via, Salina. Miss Blanche Brewer and sisters, who have been visiting relatives in this vicinity, left for their home near Independence last week. John Conklin and family, who have lived in this neighborhood for many years, are going to move to the Henry Orns farm near Culver. Anna Smith died at the residence of her parents in Henry township, Sunday.

She ha's long been a patient sufferer with that dread disease, sumption. The sorrowing friends have the sympathy of the community, Borrowed Mirth. "Now, sir," said the professor of medicine, "you may tell to what class of maladies insomnia belongs." it's a contagious "I never heard it so described. Where did you learn of this? "From experience. Whenever my neighbor's dog can't sleep, I'm just as wakeful as he is," A genderpan visiting Liverpool was being shown around by a citizen, who said: "Now, let's go and see the Widows' Home." The gentleman put his finger to the side of his nose and winked: "No, thanks; I saw a widow home once, and she sued me for breach of promise and proved it on me.

It cost me a matter of 86.500. No, sir; send the widows home in a cab." a man calls you a donkey, iny son, do not try to prove, it by Teddy- Why do they gall the end of a coljege education commencement, Papa my son, that is the point at which a young man commerges to learn." Stranger (after an examination) -Well, doctor, what do you think: Have I the gout?" Great Er- what is your income? Stranger-' Twelve bunded a year." Great Physician- "No, yot've got a sore foot." What Does It Signify? As your readers are already formed, Prince Henri, Orleans and Victor Immanuel, the Count of Turin and nephew of te King of Italy, fought a duel near Paris, Franc early on Sunday morning, Aug. 15th. The del, which was fought with swords, lasted twery-six minutes. The French prince was worste in the brutal fight, and received a sword-ou which nearly killed him.

It is true that he is aw no more of a prince than any other man, bause France has laid royalty to one side, annow governs herself. But after all this exhition of brute bravery, and this desperate effort two gentlemen to murder each other, ae question arises, what does it all signify? It indicates, undoubtedly, that (man nature still retains its savage and blochirsty elements in spite of our boasted modn, civilization. As for proving that what wrote about the Italian officers and soldier in Abyssinia was true or false, it proves thing. As to vindicating Italian courage ancharacter, the world knows no more about it wan it did before. It has certainly stirred up fires of national animosities; for France antaly have not been any too good friends for Sne yeors.and this spirit of unfriendliness bween the two powers has been greatly increed by it.

All Italy has gone into a frenzy of over the event, and even the emperor of Geriny, who seems to have a remarkable faculty 1 getting into prominence when he should notnas telegraphed his congratulations to the Vor. The European pot is all of a boil just ovene affair. And although the French people havepudiated the Prince of Orleans and all his aims as such. their pride is wounded by his Ceat, and blood is called for. Wars have gro, out of smaller things.

A late dispatch fromome de-. clares that the pope will excommunite both, Prince Henri and the Count of Turinr fight-. ing the duel. RICHARSAKER. TEACHERS! Do you know that you can get envelopes with yr return address printed on them, at The Better War office, cheaper than you can buy them plain? Well, can; also note heads, report cards, visiting cards, prorams, and (confidentially) wedding cards.

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