The Winfield Sentinel from Winfield, Kansas • 3

0 0 0 00 REPUBLICANS MEET. The Cowley Republicans Were at Island Park Last Saturday and Nominated a Ticket THAT WILL BE A SURE WINNER Hon. S. S. Kirkpatrick Made a Talk "That Bore Good Fruit and Opened Many Eyes to the Truth.

The republicans of Cowley county held their convention last Saturday at the tabernacle in Island park in this city. Irving Cole, chairman of the county central committee, called the convention to order and directed S. A. Daniels, secretary, to read the call: D.D. Hale, of Dexter, was made chairman, F.

M. Vaughn was chosen temsecretary and AH Abrams, 88- porary sistant. The following committees, were then motion, appointed by the chair: Oron der of business, Dr. H. D.

Cooper, Fred Knowlton, A. C. Bangs, J. H. Bryan and F.

M. Latham. Credentials. W. H.

Pottie, F. M. Vaughn, W. O. Whiting, Win.

Stiff and Frank J. Hess. Resolutions, Wm. Wagner, Geo. W.

Sickles, Ross Straton, Arthur Brooks and John Sartin. To select delegates to the state convention, one from each township and ward. At this point the convention adjourned for dinner. lION. S.

KIRKPATRICK'S SPEECH. Upon the opening of the convention in the afternoon. and while the committees were preparing their reports, the Hon. S. S.

Kirkpatrick, our congressman, made a vigorous, logical and convincing speech in support of republican principles and doctrines, standing squarely upon the platform of the party, and urged the right of the position occupied by it. His speech was a bold and fearless presentation of our stand before the country. He claimed that the troubles we are now enduring proceeds wholly from the wrongs done the country in the repeal of the best tariff law this country ever had and the placing in its stead the worst tariff law possible. That the only thing to do was to elect McKinley, secure a working majority in both houses and end a the career of Grover and the democrats. He opposed the position of the Chicago slice of democracy.

He made a strong argument for a tariff so laid as to put sufficient money into the treasury for the needs of the government and to protect our capital from destructive competition, laborers in good American wages and with reciprocity so as to protect our farmers in the products of their fields. He severely arraigned the administration, and said that the only thing it had done rapidly was to drop the old soldiers from the pension roll. He is a true. bi-metallist and favors the very greatest use of both gold and silver in the currency of the country but he is positively opposed to the free and unlimited coinage of silver at 16 to 1. For he said it would bring this country to silver monometallism and drive all of our gold out of circulation, and that the further coinage of gold would cease at once for the reason that gold is about twice as valuable as silver, and so long as the bullion owner could have 51 cents worth of silver coined into a dollar, no man would have a 100 cents worth of gold coined into a dollar.

He preferred the wisdom and views as to the best way to conduct currency affairs of all the European nations, rather than to look to the Greasers of Mexico or to the rat eating Chinamen. He did not want a free coinage law passed and a debased money put upon the country for the purpose of enabing men to pay off their mortgages and debts, for it would take 18 months after the law was passed before the machinery of government could get the cheap dollars out for these needy fellows and the men whom they owed would push their claims and the poor would be bankrupted and ruined before help could reach them. He spoke for over an hour, in the intense heat, seemingly oblivious to all his surroundings, intent upon the great thoughts of the justness of his cause and the distinctive needs and wants of our country, facing as it does the dangers of the wild free silver notions. It was the clearest, most logical and forcible speech he ever delivered in Winfield. Everybody was delighted, and many got new ideas and are stronger and truer republicans than ever before.

We are proud of our representative, The committees being ready to report, that on credentials reported that all wards and townships were represented and that whenever the full delegation was not present those, who were, should be empowered to cast the full vote. That there were contests, except a claim was made by Captain Hatch to a seat in the convention based upon a proxy of a member from another ward than that in which the Captain lived. For this reason the committee had reported against his claim, and for the further reason, that he had been defeated by the republicans in his own ward. Captain Hatch appealed to the convention for the seat and made a brave and vigorous fight for it, but the convention sustained the committee and refused the seat to the Captain and adopted the report of the committee without reading. The temporary organization was made permanent and the committee on order of business reported and the order was followed.

The committee on resolutions reported as follows: We, the committee on resolutions, beg leave to submit the following report: First: We, the republicans of Cowley county, Kansas, this day in convention assembled, again renew our allegiance to the republican party declare our fealty to our national leaders and espee: ially to that Prince of Protection and gallant statesman and soldier, Hon, Wm. McKinley. Second: We believe in the principles of the republican party as declared and enrried out in the past and with the fullest confidence in the wisdom and prudence of its adherents, trust to it for the future, firmly believing that the greatest good to the greatest number has come and ever will continue to come under the banner of the republican party. Third: We believe in the doctrine of for American labor; that the protection same is sound in theory and firmly 04: tablished by its practice as right and beneficial to the American people. Fourth.

We do not believe in, neither do we favor mono-metalism in any form whatever, either of gold or of silver, but we do believe in, and favor bi-metalism and the largest possible use of both gold and silver as the money of the nation, a dollar of the one now and to be just as good as that of the other, and all money, whether gold, silver or paper sound as the nation's credit and as tarnished as its honor. Fifth: Resolved, That the republican party will never forget the bravery displayed and hardships endured by the brave boys in blue, fighting the battles which preserved our common country, and we denounce the arbitrary and unpatriotic action of Cleveland and Hoke Smith in cutting off pensions of disabled soldiers without cause or hearing Sixth: We recommend that the delegates of this convention this day selected to the state convention so work and so vote that the greatest good may come to the republican party, believing such to be to the best interests of the people. Seventh: We commend the present state administration for its economy and prudence in its management of the finances of the state. W. G.

WAGNER, GEo. SICKLES, J. L. SANTIN, ROSA STRATTON, A. W.

BROOKS. Committee on Resolutions. Nominations being in order, Judge Troup presented the name of C. W. Roberts for county attorney, and George W.

Sickles presented the name of J. E. Torrance. The roll being called, Roberts received 109 votes and Torrance received 83, Roberts was declared the nominee. Probate judge came next and Judge Beekman presented the name of the incumbent, Judge F.

W. Miller and D. H. Woods presented the name of Judge Harvey Smith and a vote being had, Miller received 134 and Smith 58 and Miller was nominated. The names Dr.

W. Marsh and L. H. Webb were withdrawn before the balloting began. S.

E. Fink presented the name of Adam Staggers and there being but one candidate he was chosen by acclamation. And in like manner the name of Prof. J. H.

Anderson was presented and unanimously chosen. State senator being next in order Judge Geo. H. Buckman presented the name of Hon. S.

M. Fall and no name being presented, he was elected by acclamation. The committee on delegates to the state convention reported the following named persons for such delegates. E. P.

Greer, Dr. H. W. Marsh, Eli Reed, A. F.

Smith, Arthur Swain, J. M. W. Irons, J. F.

Aenderson, A. L. C. Bangs, Sid Cure, R. I.

French, C. P. Duff, W. H. Upton and Jas.

Crutchfield. On motion the report was amended by striking out the name of Sid Cure and inserting the name of S. E. Fink. The latter had been a persistent fighting friend of Morrill and Greer wanted to keep him out of the convention, managed to get himself on the committee to select the delegates.

Fink went to the committee and asked that he might be permitted togo as a delegate, but Greer controlled the committee and kept him off. Greer and Fink live in the same ward and Greer being the committeeman from the ward gave him the advantage, but Fink was not going to be set down on by Ed and so made an appeal to the convention. He was sustained and Greer got a black eye. This is but one of the many attempts of Greer to run Cowley and control everything in his own interest, and the republicans of this county are tired of being treated by Ed as though they were his cattle to be delivered at the seambles whenever he chooses to do so. Cowley republicans admire brave man but despise hoggishness.

A motion was made to instruct for Gov. E. N. Morrill, but Greer was on his feet and moved to lay the motion on the table. To intimidate the delegates, he demanded a call of the roll, but the convention was not built on his plan and voted it Then by a rousing vote instructed for Morrill, and Greer was downed again.

The county central committee waa then appointed as follows: Arkansas City. First ward, R. C. Howard; second ward, W. H.

Pottle; third ward, W. D. Kramer; fourth ward, S. A. Daniels.

Beaver. J. A. Vandevers, Winfield. West Bolton.

P. B. Andrews, Ark City. East Bolton. J.

N. Crutchfield, Ark City. East Cedar. Thos Sartin, Cedarvale. West Cedar.

Eli Reed, Hooser. East Cresswell. F. M. City West Cresswell.

A. H. City Dexter. H. C.

Hargis, Dexter. Fairview. W. H. Clark, Akron.

Grant. J. H. Bryan, Otto. Harvey.

A. F. Smith, Burden. Liberty, Robert Shinn, Tisdale. Maple.

W. R. Thompson, Red Bad. Ninnescah. W.

R. Atkinson, Udall. Omnia. J. S.

Denny, Atlanta. Otter. PO Keithley, Cedarvale. Pleasant Valley. R.

W. Anderson, Hackney. North Richland, J. C. Stuber.

Wilmot South Richland. Wm Stiff, New Salem Rock Creek. A. Q. Thompson, Rock.

Sheridan. Kirk Brown, Burden. Silver Creek. Bert Woods, Burden. Silverdale.

John Irons, Silverdale. Spring Creek. J. B. Daniels, Vinton.

Tisdrle. S. M. Raper, Tiadale. Vernon.

Parsons, Winfield. Walnut. Graham, Winfield. Windsor. A Booth, Grand Summit.

Windsor. Musgrave, Cambridge Winfield. Firat ward, Elwood, second ward, John Clarkson; third ward, A Bangs, fourth ward, Raymond; 10th ward, Gentry. The Wichita Beacon announces that Bill Hackney has carried out his threat and left the republican party. This, AR I we gather from the Beacon, is regarded 08 good newa by the demo-populista, while the republicans who know Bill will heave a sigh of relief to know that he has gone.

William goos because he is opposed to the business policy of the republican party. Now, any conservative man who is acquainted with past history would like to find out what business policy this government should pursue, but if he were placed in full charge of the government and told to ran the thing to suit himself he would have the nation in the hands of a receiver in six months. While he always made as much money as any lawyer in southern Kansas he never was able to keep out of debt. At the tail end of the boom, when men of sound judgment could that the reaction was already beginning to set in, Bill began to wildly speculate. His speculation was as wild, unreasonable and fantastic as his recent utterances on the financial question.

He didn't go in moderately. He never does. He built an immense block of massive stone buildings out in a side street is the city of Winfield and borrowed the money to build with. There was 110 reason to suppose that the town needed the buildings, or that it would be a good investment, but William wasn't built on the lines of reason, and didn't figre by ordinary rules. He was proud of his achievement and blazoned on the front of the walls of stone, the characters, W.

P. H. The enterprise was a failure, as any ordinary man would have figured it would be, and William found himself in the hole, likewise did the men who loaned the money. The buildings did not have tenants and the revenue failed to anywhere near meet interest and taxes. In a moment of bitterness, as William gazed on his empty block, he called the attention of a stranger to the glittering letters which marked the monument of his folly and remarked: "You may suppose those letters stand for William P.

Hackney, but they don't. They stand for William played hell." As a financier this is about what William has done all his life. His politics now seem to fit his experience. Bill is better calculated than almost any man we know to lead some impractical scheme. If Bill could have his way in national politics he would sooner or later be constrained to exclaim as when he gazed upon his Winfield block of empty rooms, "William has played hell." -Mail and Breeze.

-Notice is given to the scandal mongers and other idle gossipers who are tryto soil the immaculate whiteness of Judge Levi Ferguson's moral character that their efforts along that line will avail them naught. The Judge has a duly signed and sealed card, under the name and attest of Mrs. Levi Ferguson, giving him all the privileges with women that may be granted him. Mrs. Ferguson states that she knows the Major to be a good judge of feminine beauty, reccommends him to them as being as gallant as a Chesterfield and further adds that she wants him to have a good time while living as he will be a long time dead.

-Wel lington Mail. -How dear to our hearts is the old silver dollar, when some kind subscriber presents it to view; the liberty head without necktie or collar, and all the strange things that to us seem so new. The wide spreading eagle, the arrows below it, the stars and the words with the strange things they -the coin of my fathers! We're glad that we know it, for some or other 'twill come in right well- the spreadeagle dollar, the star-spangled dollar, the old silver dollar we all love so -Beliot Call. -Speaking of free and unlimited coinage of silver, to whom would it be To the happy owners of uncoined silver bullion. Everybody else would have tor get silver dollars then as they do now by exchanging labor or property for them.

And such a silver dollar would be worth just about half of our present silver dollar. -Leavenworth Times. R. C. Bourdette was over frym Dextor Wednesday.

Coffeyvile will play a series of games with the Reds here next week. Col. Loomis was unanimously chosen captain at the meeting of Co. Monday night. Lou Hitchcock, who has been baking for Frank Rau, has accepted a position in the bakery at the asylum.

Joe Arnett went up to the camp meeting at Rock Monday night and he says there was a ronsing big meeting held there. If there is anything that will excite the salivary glands of a hungry man quicker than the smell of frying onions and beefsteak. name it. Herb Hurst and Will Fishback went down to Guthrie last Thursday and returned Sunday. They say Guthrie is an "all right" town.

The Y. M. C. A. boys who have been camping up near Rock, will break camp today.

The majority of the boys came home early in the week, Rev. Bruner will be absent next Sunday and Dr. Place will preach morning and evening. Dr. Place is an intellectual power.

Hear him. Guthrie won Wednesday's game with Oklahoma City, by a score of 5 to This is the first time Oklahoma City was ever defeated by Guthrie. Charlie Vance of Winfield pitched for the winning team. Harry Coffin was down to Chilocco this week and the most wonderful thing he saw was a horseless carriage that Dell engineer at the Indian schools, has made. The motive power is gasoline and it is expect ed to go at least 10 miles an hour.

Dell is an inventiue genius, He will have a flying machine or a sub-marine boat, the next we hear of him. Billy Mahan, engineer on the Santa Fe switch engine in the yard, here, has been visiting in Terre Haute, Ind. He returned last Monday and in a conversation said: "Everybody back there is for McKinley, and the silver business is hardly taken into consid-! eration. The working men think more of the protective theory than of the "'silver craze." A great many people have probably noticed the advertisement of Star totobacco billed over Winfield, of a benevolent looking old gentleman holding a pair of scales and weighing a pound of his favorite weed at a ratio of 16 Now, to a close observer, it will be seen that the plug balance and brings to mind J.E.Riley's favorite expression, "the handwriting on the Mene 'Tekel Upharsin." Thou art weighed in the balance and found wanting. G.

A. Maxwell. the wheelman is causing new senations in every race he is entered. At Fremont, the wheelmen were worked up over a Swede, who conld not speak a word of English and got out on the track there with an old clanking wheel and beat all the would be scorchers without a struggle. He turned out to be John 'Lawson the "Terrible Swede" and 1 he has won so many medals there isn't room on his breast for any more.

He was backed by a big crowd of Chicago sports, but when Maxwell went over the tape the "Terrible wasn't in sight. Then they said "Reddy" was a cyclone and it will be hard work to get a Chicago man to chance anything against the Winfield lad in the future. At the same meet he defeated Mockett, the pet of Lincoln and Frederickson, of Omaha. who at one time held the state record of Nebraska, until Maxwell lowered it for him. And at the Zook, meet, he broke the half mile state record, making it in 59 seconds.

Where will he stop? There has been in town for the past week the purest speciman of the genus hobo that we have ever seen. And our observance of this class has in no wise been limited. His straw bat that would have been a disgrace last season sat upon his head like a cupola, he was utterly innocent of linen, his coat wasn't worth mentioning and his hung on Chis emaciated nether limbs like a flag from Bunker Hill. He was walking on his uppers, his toes, peeped boldly and innocently through the holes of his ash barrel shoes and he carried a tomato can attached to his clothes that gave it the appearance of a huge watch charm. He was study for a hard time social.

a Ele was a pleasant fellow and smiled blandly on every one and didn't seem to harbor ill feelings against the hu man race generally, He was deeply afflicted with that tired feeling and spent most of his leisure moments in the shade of a tree back of Savage's barber shop. The only time that he would venture from the welcome shade was as meal time approached and visions of "thrust outs" and the delights of a "sit-down" would go daneing through his brain. After he had fared sumptously, or otherwise, he would come back and contentedly lay himself down to wait until his next meal was ready. Weary Willy has no ambition and without a doubt he was the most happy and contented man in Winfield this week. A.

0. 0. W. Fraternity insurance for the protection of our homes has existed abont a third of a century, Among the earliest was the Ancient Order of United Workman, instituted 28 years ago among the wage workers. This grand order now numbers nearly half a million.

In commemoration of the day when this institution was born there will be an anniversary celebration at Island park in this city Tuesday the 15th day of September. All railroads center here, and everybody will come. Our Tabernacle will seat 5,000 people. M. B.

Light is the master genius of the situation. MARRIAGE LICENSES. Name. Wm Briggs, Douglass. 29 Miliard Cox 16 Wm Hale, Dexter 29 Mary Riggs 20 Sweet, Cambridge Ada 0 Smith .25 Death of Miss Day.

Miss Kate Day, daughter of W. H. Day of this city, died on Wednesday of typhoid fever after a brief illness. She was not thought to be in danger when she took worse and died quiokly. 1 The funeral will be held Friday morning at 10 o'clock at the Catholic church, Miss Day was a true Catholio and a pure christian lady.

She had admiring friends in great nambers, but had no enemies. Her death is universally regretted and the family have the sympathy of all. Democratic State Convention. Hutchinson, Kansas, Aug. 4, 1896.

For the above occasion the Santa Fe will sell round trip tickets to Hutchinson, Kansas, at rate of one fare for the round trip, $2.56. Dates of sale August 3 and 4. Limited for return August 8, 1896. W. O.

BECK, Agent. WINFIELD MARKETS. The following is the state of the market in this city correcied July 31, 1800, GRAIN, 15-17 42-45 10 82 00-2 25 Cattle, 2 00-2 50 stock and 1 8 00-8 50 Fat 3 00-3 50 Scalawag 00)-2 45 PRODUCE MARKET. Buter per 5-70 Eggs, por tie Turkeys, per lb b. tie Chickens, per lb, 50 Young he 40 NEWKIRK DEFEATED By the Reds in Their Game Here Tuesday Afternoon.

The game between Newkirk and Winfield here Tuesday afternoon was poorly attended. The grand stand was barely represented and the bleachers sat around halt asleep. When the game started, and up to the fourth inning it was rather quiet. Winfield had 2 runs and Newkirk 3 and then the spectators awoke to the fact that the Reds might be defeated and more interest was manifested. It WAB tied in the fifth and it was quite interesting to the end.

It was by no means one-sided. Both clubs played pretty good ball dividually, but they need more team work and good coaching by a man welleducated in the national game. Ed Hepler made a one-handed catch back of second base that was a surprise to his enemies and a delight to his Guy Raper, the Tisdale boy, did some good batting. Josh Clarke made a hit, that he thought was good for a merrygo-round, but his judgment was a little at fault and the ball beat him in just enough to be aggravating. Hoyt and Brown worked well together.

Newkirk's left fielder was a mere lad, who wore a pink shirt waist aud disappeared in the weeds every time Newkirk went out, and only a spot of pink could be seen out there, but he had a basket with him and he took in the flies that came wandering in his direction. The keeper of the grounds stopped the game until the price of the grounds was placed in his hands, which was quickly done and the game went on. The Newkirk boys are gentlemanly ball players and it was a harmonious game. Of course there was the customary joshing, but the beat of feeling prevailed. The following is the score by innings: Winfield 0 1 0 01 2 3 00 0-7 ......1 0 1-5 SHE SHOT HERSELF.

Miss Carrie Wooden Thought Life Was Not Worth Living. Monday afternoon about 3 o'clock Carrie L. Wooden shot herself with a 22 calibre revolver with suicidal intent. A physician was summoned and dressed the wound and she remained in a semi-conscious condition for several hours. She is a step daughter of Ike Davis who was in Trinidad at the time the girl committed the resh act.

Last winter she became infatuated with one of the actors in "A Breezy Time" and went to Pittsburg, Kansas, with that company. After staying some time with the company she came home sick. She had been getting letters from her actor friend and the missives were not coming as reg. ularly as she wished and she told her mother if she didn't get one Monday she would kill herself. She often had these tantrums and her mother thought little of it.

She went to her room and closed the door. Suddenly the report of a pistol startled her mother and the girl rushed from the room with blood trickling down her face from a wound in her forehead. A consultation was to have been held Monday only two physicians were present and it was postponed. An examination WAS made Tuesday and it was found that the bullet had not penetrated the skull but had flattened out and cracked the skull a little but would not necessarily prove fatal. The girl heard this with a good deal of satisfaction, for she had received a letter from the actor whom she claims to have married, and thought life was worth living, after all.

At last reports she was doing well. National Convention, Republican League, Milwaukee, August 25 27, 1896. For the above occasion the Santa Fe will make a rate of one fare for the round trip. Tickets on sale August 23 and 24.1 Final limit for return August 29. W.

O. Beck, Agent. Losing Flesh You naturally lose flesh in the summer and running down is so easy. You get a little weaker each day without hardly hoticing it. There is loss of appetite, headache, weakness of the muscles, disturbed sleep, weakness of memory, and these are the beginning of nervous prostration.

Iron and tonics and bitters may afford some temporary relief, but what you need is a food for body, brain and nerves. Scotts Emulsion. of Cod-liver Oil with the Hypophosphites, furnishes just the nourishment needed for those who are run down and pale and thin and weak. If you lose flesh in summer take Scott's Emulsion now. Don't wait till fall or winter before beginning.

For sale at soc. and $1.00 by all druggists The McKinley Club. The republicans met last night at ning's opera, house and effected a permanent organization with the following officers: President, Johnson; vice president, Dr Holcomb; WT Madden, Compton, Johnson, Prof 0 01 Lowe, secretaries; Capt Fishback and OJ Strother, assistants, Sommermier, treasurer, Committee Oll program: Col Loomis, A Arment, Manning, John Clarkson and Buckman. The president and vice-president were constituted an executive committee. All citizens of Cowley county may become members of this club by subseribing a roll of membership.

Speeches were made by Prof Kuehne and Pollock. The club numbers about 300. Rev. Rupp. Dead After an illness of about fifteen days Rev.

Rupp, pastor of the United Brethren church of this citydied at his home yesterday. Ho thought he was getting better, but after being moved by the nurse said he could not breathe and in a few momwas dead. The funeral services will take place today at 2:30 o'clock at the U. B. church, aud the burial will be made in the Union cemetery.

Mr. Rupp was greatly loved by his people because of his intense christian character. His whole being was wrapped up in his devotion tothe cause of the Master. He had been pastor of the church about two years and had their entire confidence. He made no display, but was modest and gentle in his manner.

He leaves a wife and four young children to mourn his loss. The sympathy of the whole community goes out to the bereaved family. Missionary Society. The Woman's Foreign Missionary society of the M. E.

church have arranged a special program for Friday evening, July 31st, at the church, commencing at eight o'clock. Everybody invited. No. admission fee. Nothing to Do.

Sensible men who have been hard workers are always talking about the time when they can retire from business. They have kept regular hours and had busy lives, full of interests and cares and they imagine they want to lay these aside and rest. They do not know they have lost the ability to enjoy rest and that the great pleasure of life is in work, not in idleness. Frequently men carry out their plans. They go out of business.

They have nothing to do and they find out for the first time how interminably long a day can be that has no duties in it and they wear themselves out trying to have a good time. Generally a man then makes the discovery that he has a liver, or the gout, or some ailment that he can nurse into a disease. He sits with his fingers on his pulse because he has nothing else to do; he undertakes to teach his wife how to keep house and makes himself a nuisance to his friends because he has nothing else to occupy his mind. It is reported that Bismarck, when he had the reins of power taken from him, chafed at inaction and said that it was a curious feeling to wake up in the morning and feel that the only thing he had to do was to wind up his watch. That may be enough occupation for a hair-brained chappie, but a man who has led a busy and useful life wants something better to do if he is to keep healthy in mind and Orleans Picayune.

Nolseless and Smokeless Locomotives There is now in use in the Grand Central station, New York, a locomotive which switches passenger cars without any noise. While the engine glides up and down the tracks shunting rows of cars no smoke is to be seen nor can the noise of escaping steam be heard. The big engine exhausts and uses its own steam. It is what is known as a compound locomotive, and was designed by William Buchanan, master mechanic of the New York Central and Hudson River railroad. He has succeeded in doing away with the objectionable sound of the exhaust.

Applying the Proverb. Roadside seems to be some truf in de sayin' dat heaven helps dem wot helps demselves." Ragweed Reggie "What makes yer t'ink so?" Roadside Jim-" 'Cause if we hadn't er gone an' helped ourselves to dat cold ham in de kitchen we'd never seed dem summer suits hangin' up Times. The Poor Dog, In a well. known street in London a beggar was often seen plodding about with a small dog. The dog was held by a piece of chain and had round his neck a placard with "Pity the blind" in large red letters.

Mr. T- passing one day, dropped a sixpence into the man's outstretched hand. "Halloa!" he cried, as he was turning away, "was that a half sovereign I gave you?" "No, sir--no," answered the beggar; "only sixpence." "So," said Mr. T-, "you are not blind, then, after all?" "Bless you, sir, no!" he replied; "you see, the placard refers to the dog. He's blind--not -Tit-Bits.

National Convention Republican League, Milwaukee, Aug. 25 to 27. For the occasion the St. L. S.

F. railwill make a rate of one way company fare for the round trip. Tickets on sale Aug 23 and 24, final limit for return Aug. 29. For full particulars regarding time and connections, call on or address- Neviss, agent.

Annual Convention, Fire Engineers, Salt Lake City, Utah, Aug. 10 14 $96 For the above occasion the Santa Fe will sell round trip tickets to Salt Luke City, Utah, and return at rate of one fare plus $2.00. Dates of sale Aug 7 and 8. Limited for return leaving Salt Lake City Aagust 15 and 22 only. W.

O. BECK, Agent. Professional Directory JAMES MCDERMOTT. A. JOHNSON McDERMOTT JOHNSON.

A lie. TTORNEYS Hackney AT Block, LAW and Winfeld, Notaries Kansas, Pub F. HOYT PILCHER, M. OCULIST given AND to AURIST, Urinary Special Recta atten Genito, and DINeRses. Offleo and residence bloe south from Post Office, cor.

Church and 13th street. The nichts are never 100 dark or stormy, or roads too bad or long if the pay is good. ROUTE Railroad Time Rabie. Time card in effect May 3d. 1896.

Southern Kansas. No 201, Eastern Express. ......920 222 8,30 0 WEST, No, 208 Panhandle Express dep 7:55 8:80 k. 221 Way arV 6:50 Freight trains 218 and 219 carry PARsengers between Winfield and Wellington. Freight trains 221 and 222 carry passengers.

Florence, ElDorado Walnut Valley Time Card in eftect May 3d, 1896. NORTH. No No. 414 438 Kansas City Express. ......6:30 10:86 a 10 SOUTH.

No.413 Arkansas City 6:35 23. 453 Through 8.30 10 Freight trains No. 438 aud 453 carry paet. engers. Atchison, Topeka Santa Fe, Time Card in effect May 30, 1396.

NORTH. No. 406 Chicago 9:20 a 408 Kan. City and Chicago Ex. .9:05 418 Way Freight (arr) 10.50 a (dep) 11,25 a BOUTH No.

405 Texas 6:55 407 Oklahoma and Texas Ex ........8:28 it in 417 arv 4.20 Way dpt 4:40 ar 1.30 a 428 Freight dep 1,50 a Freight trains 417, 418 and 423 carry pas. sengers. a and Train makes 406 carries connections Kansas with all City lines sleeper at Kansas City and Chicago, also makes connections at Newton with No. 1, California Express and No. 5.

Denver Express. No. 405 carries through Galveston sleeper and No. 409 carries Kanaas City J. NEVINS, Agent.

Frisco Frisco Time Card. Into effect May 3d, 1896. EAST. No. 6 Passenger 11:15 a.

No. 30 Freight 1 ar dep 7:05 7.45 In WEST. No. 5 Passenger 55 No, 29 Local Freigne 10 15 a Freight trains 29 and 30 carry passengers. Corrected June 26th, 1894.

Missouri Pacific. HAST BOUND. 10 Passenger train in 486 6:30 a WEST BOUND No. 9 Passenger train 485 Mixed train departs 2:55 Train No. 482 carries through chair car for Kansas City and St.

Louis. Time Table. UNION STREET RAILWAY. MAIN STREET. COLLEGE HILL GOING EAST.

GOING WEST 7:30 a $7:50 a $8:30 $9:15 10:20 10:40 11:05 11:40 12:05 12:40 1:40 2:00 2:80 3:00 3:30 4:00 5:00 5:20 6:05 6:25 7:00 7:30 Baden's Switch. Baden's Switch. 7:40 a Ill 8:00 a 8:40 8:55 9: 40 9:55 10:30 10:50 11:15 11:50 12:15 12:50 1:50 2:10 2:40 3:10 3:40 4:141 5:10 5:30 6:15 6:35 7:10 7:40 indicates Car Connections at Corner of 9th and Main. LEAVE ORDERS FOR Book Binding. At this Office Magazines and Periodicals of all kinds neatly bound in every style of cloth and leather.

Embossed Lettering in Gold on Bibles, Music Rolls, Purses, also on Velvet and Plush. Special attention given to Rebinding old Dictionaries, Albuns Bibles, Satisfaction Guaranteed. Democratic State Convention. Hutchinson, Kansas, August 4th. For the above convention the Missouri Pacific Ry will sell tickets at one fare for the round trip.

Tickets on sale August 3 and 4, with final limit of August 7. Passengers leaving at 2.25 p. m. arriving at Hutchinson at 7 p. m.

Fare for round trip $.256 Evangelistio Conference and Annual Institute and Convention, Young People's Christian Neb, Aug. 16-24, '96 For the above occassion the Sinta Fe route will make a rate of one fare for round trip. Tickets on sale August 15,17 and 18. Tickets mast be executed for return leaving Omaha August 24 or 25.An extension of twenty days limit may be had by depositing the ticket with the joint agent at Omaha on or before Aug. C.

BECK, Agent..