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About Semi-weekly news-herald. (Plattsmouth, Nebraska) 1895-1909 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 7, 1900)
luh OF DIARRHOEA. t 4 i IUC WJ A YD ITDAVT DITCCl k I MADE A I-IWKKAL OFFKlt. tr?da ho ?f nJfi.tf,re.8lio, afu,at FAICMEtt LOSES HIS MONEY. I wonderful cure r- l V SUPPLEMENT. PLATTSMOUTH NEWS. PlatUmouth, - Nebraska Saturday, September 8. 1900. COWBOY STORIES ABOUT ROOSEVELT. Rough Rider Had the Friendship of the Cattlemen. Qaalul Orders Given to the Cow Punch ers His Experience with a . Broncho The Colonel Won Test of Friendship. ; la a"iiiost-interesting letter in the Chi cago Record, dated at Mcdora, N. D., William K. Curtis repeats many of the Morics told him by the rauchmeu and cowboys of North Dakota and eastern Mutuua relative to Gov. Roosevelt He says they remember hi in most kindly and consider him one of themselves. Among others Mr. Curtis relates the following: A. T. Packard, now of Chicago, was editor of the Hud Lands Cowboy when Roosevelt was ranching up on the Little Missouri, and lias many pleasant recol lections of those days. Said he: "You cannot pay a higher compliment to Theo dore Koosevelt than to say that he won the friendship of every cowboy in the P.ad Land. There isn't on earth a more ndepemlcnt. self -thinking lot of men than these same cow-punchers. They have the faculty of shucking a man out of hjs crust and looking his real character f(iuarely in the face. If they like him it is a pretty safe guess that the man will pas muster anywhere for his sterling worth, and it is just as safe for any one who diffi-ra from such a conclusion about Koosevelt to keep his opinion to himself iu the Had Lands. The cowboy is per fectly willing nt all times to back up in any way his friendship for Koosevelt. I wonder what would have happened to Altgeld if he had delivered his Toledo fleech at a Bad Lands round-up? "Koosevelt had just established bis Chimney Rulte ranch and was driving ia home cattle wben I landed at Medora, that I was cotempornry with him. His Ufime was ajittle. too. much, for the average cowboy, and at lirst be was gen erally known as Koosenfclder. That he was destined to popularity was shown by mi almost immediate change to nick names, chief of which were C)ld Pour I'-yes,' Itecause he wore spectacles with enormous glasses, and 'Skin Tooth. which has been budicieutly explained by the cartoonist. "Nothing amused the cowboys more than Koosevelt's choice of words and manner of speech. lie was the purist in .language, and at first was unable to tackle the cow-punchers" slang. While driving the first bunch of cattle to his Chimney Butte ranch a number of them slat ted up a coulee. An experienced fore man wc-'.ild have shouted: '(let a git on you there and head them steers," or 'Hit the high places and turn 'em.' Roose velt's, order, while equally .sharp, nearly paraljred ilie Hying cow-puncher. It has been treasured and told and retold where- over two or more cow-punchers have gathered together. Standing in bis stir rups, he opened his steel-trap mouth and yelled: 'Hasten quickly forward yonder. The wonder was it didn't stampede the berd. "In the 'Chimney Butte borse berd," continued Mr. Packard, "was a broncho named Devil. When you find a liorse in the West with such a name you can he sure lie has earned it. Devil had. One after another the o- koys bad tried their best to 'stay wit'., the leather' on liim, and none had succeeded, even with the aid of a 'life-preserver and hobbled stir rups. He had been given up as a 'spoil ed' borse, especially after he had acquir ed the playful habit of trying to bite and 'juinivou the -rider -"after he bad' thrown iiiin. "Koosevelt decided to ride Devil nnd tam" him for a saddle horse. It took three men to rope and tie him down while (he blind and saddles were teing put on, nnd be was then led to the edge of the Little Missouri and beaded for a quick-' saud. Koosevelt mounted, jerked off the blind, and then began what was called at the time 'the gaul durndest pnnoraiu mer the Had Lands has ever saw.' The first jump took Devil into the middle of the quicksand and Macuionnies' fountain became a squirt gun by comparison. Sand, water, Koosevelt and Devil seem ed merged into solid body. Finally there , was a separation and Koosevelt 'ascend ed to takp n look at Wyoming,' as Bill Jones facetiously remarked. The next day and the next and the next there was the fcame 'pimrammer,' but finally came a day when Koosevelt 'stayed with the leather" and brought -Devil, thoroughly tamed. -ack t the ronrfc. It may not sound like much in the telling, but a man who can lame a horse with Devil's repu tation can ttovide the last chew of tobac co with a cow-puncher. And that is a final test of friendship. He at once be came 'Teddy to every cowboy in the Bad La uds. The Prosperity Alphabet. Abundance of work. Better times. 'Calamity dethroned. Duly performed. Expansion realized. Free silver exposed. Cold standard continued. -Hawaii annexed. Independence to Cuba. Justice to all. Knowledge promoted. Libert r extended. McKinler's re-election. National honor upheld. Opportunities improved. Irotection assured. 'Quantities of employment. ' Koosevelt a winner. Stability of credit. Trade extended. Union forever. Values upheld. Wages increased. "Xs" more plentiful. Yankee Doodle Dandy. ?nith of prosperity. Talks by Prominent Men. "I tell you, increase and multiply nnd expand is the law of this nation's exist ence. You cannot limit this great repub lic by mere boundary lines, saying 'Thus far bhalt thou go and no further.' Just so far as our interests require additional territory, in the North, ia the South, or on the islands of the ocean, I am for it." Stephen A. Douglas, one of Lincoln's opponents in the election of 1800. "I prefer to trust McKinley nnd influ ence the policy of my party later in a way to give the distant lands the best and freest gorernment possible. I cannot trust a party that has been instrumental in forcing the adoption of the treaty in the Senate and now holds the President responsible for doing his duty. I cannot trust a party which is so anxious for the rights of the Filipinos, and tramples these sacred rights under foot in our land in the South." Rabbi Ilirscb. "What I want to say is this: We are on the eve of n campaign second in im portance to none other in the history of onr- party, a campaign on the issues of which depend our future prosperity. I don't propose to discuss these issues, but I want to say a few words to sound a note of warning which the importance of this campaign justifies me in saying, not only to the Republicans of New Jersey, but to the Republicans of the whole country. It is your duty and the time is at hand when every man, n matter how humble, how prominent or influential, is called upon to contribute all the efforts, all the influence in bis power to perpet uate this administration. I tell you, my friends, in all sincerity and hon esty, it will not do to take anything for granted, not to neglect a single effort, nor miss a trick. We are confronted by a desperate foe. The fate of Bryanism hangs in the balance. If killed now, it is killed forever." M. A. Ilanna, in As bury Park speech. "Our business, that is, the retail house for which I" speak, has each year for sev eral years, handsomely surpassed its predecessors. The last six months have shown greater sale,s by a large percent age, and there is more general satisfac tion than has ever been shown hereto fore. Our pay roll is much larger than Q-'g CAafmTrYt aW m NOT TO BE CAUGHT WITH CHAFF. DEAR BOY LETTERS No. 2. My Dear Boy You say that you have read Mr. Bryan's speech at Indianapolis and that "there are some things in it that appear to le reasonable." Well, Mr. Bryan is a very pleasant speaker and can make a plausible show ing when he has a very weak case. He is a clever, respectable gentleman who "earns his bread by the sweat of his jaw," and he has learned his trade very well. But let me "call your attention to a few solid facts for you to consider le fore yqu feel inclined to yield your mind to his brilliant generalities about impe rialism. 1. Mr. Bryan's record proves him to be an unsafe leader. He is a theorist rather than a practical man of affairs. 1'n every campaign in the past and upon every issue heretofore presented to the peoyle for settlement, Mr. Bryan has been mistaken. The results have proved that he was mistaken. The natural pre sumption is that he is mistaken now. When a Democratic Congressman and also a Populist leader iu 1802, Mr. Bryan was very sure that free trade was the thing needed to insure prosperity in the United States. He was sure that the "robber tariff" was making it hard for the farmer and the .wage earner' to live.' He and those who believed as he did succeeded in convincing the people, and the Wilson bill, a free trade measure, was adopted end became a law. Three years of bitter experience proved that Mr. Bryan and his friends were mistaken. Factories were closed laboring men were without employment; capital found no productive investment, and the produce of the farm brought no adeqnate return to the farmer from 1803 to 1897 while this free trade bill was the law. In 180G Mr. Bryan and his Democratic Populist following dropped the tariff is sue like a hot potato and took up that of frea silver. During that campaign he declared that if the free coinage of sil ver nt the ratio of 1C to 1 was not adopt ed, if a gold standard continued to be the law and became the fixed policy of the country, "that prices will go down is as certain as the law of gravitation;" that "the rich will grow richer and the poor poorer;" that "there will be a de crease in the amount of money in circula tion;" that "the army of the unemployed will continue to increase." Results have proved that Mr. Bryan was again mistaken. Every one vf his predictions turned out to be false. We have now a protective tariff and the gold standard law. Prices have gone up in stead of down, while the rich have grown, richer, the poor have shared in the gen eral prosperity, the amount of money in circulation has largely increased, and la bor was never more generally employed nor more adequately rewarded than now. Is it not fair to presume that the gen tleman who has always been mistaken upon every other leading issue is mistak en about imperialism, which he declares at any period in our history, on account of more help being employed and also because of higher salaries. In fact, the general average of wages is higher to-day than at any time within my knowledge. Anticipating, I might say that the gen eral outlook for all trade is very good and we have at this moment no reason to question the satisfactoriness of the last six months of the present year." E. A. Selfridge, of Marshall Field & Co. "Go into any city or town east of the Missouri nnd north of the Ohio rivers.and you will rind 80 ier cent of the business men hostile to the supremacy of the Dem ocratic party. I hare not seen one busi ness man who is not confident that Pres ident McKinley will be re-elected, and this very confidence may prove disas trous. Over-confidence is the only dan ger which threatens the Republicans. If the business interests were not so sure of success there would not be any doubt about the result in November. There is a sense of absolute security in the busi ness world which is highly compliment ary to the Republicans, but over-confidence may beget apathy. That is the ouly thing we have to guard against." Chairman Henry C. Tayne. "Originally. Croker was a genteel toagh. He had his uses. Then he grew rich, the devil knows how, and set up for a vulgar swell. Now he is the merest flash sport of the la-da-da variety, all shirt front and shiners, and quite bereft of brains. Iu the long run, what Hill will do to him will be a-plenty." Henry Wattersou (Democrat). Germans Commend Expansion. Commenting on the recently published report of international trade, the Weser Zeitung says that expansion pays glori ously in the case of the United States, and advises Germany to pattern herself after the new world. It points out that four years ago the trade of the United States with Cuba amounted to only $7, 000.000, while it now reaches $18,000. 000. Likewise four years ago the trade with Porto Rico. Hawaii and the Phil ippines was $2,000,000, $4,000,000 and $."i00,000 respectively. Now the Porto Rican commerce amounts to $4,000,000, that of Hawaii to $13,000,000. and that with the Philippines to $2,500,000. Money Ia Cheap. Western towns and counties now bor row money at about 3Vj per cent. Truly prosperity benefits everybody. to be the "paramount issue of this cam paign?" 2. Your father remembers two cam paigns before this when imperialism and militarism were the keynote of the Dem ocratic war .cry. The first was in 1804, when the mighty Lincoln, whose name you bear, was a candidate for re-election. I was not quite old enough to vote for him, although I was carrying an Enfield rifle in the Union army, and I remember how unjust it seemed to me because I was oHl enough to fight aud not old enough to vote. I remember that our Democratic friends said that the re-election of Lincoln meant the downfall of the republic and the establishment of an empire by force of arms. The same cry came to the front in 1872 when Gen. Grant was a candidate for re election. "Caesarism," "nepotism" and "military tyranny" were the sum and substance of every Democratic Speech, and the downfall of the republic was pre dicted if Grant should be elected. Well, the logic of events proved that our Democratic friends were mistaken. Lincoln and Grant were elected, but the republic lived on. No empire was estab lished. No army tyrannized over the peo ple. The nation grew and prospered Free speech, free schools and a free press not only continued, but enlarged their privileges and powers. In this letter I have shown you that the presumption is against the Demo cratic position. In every campaign for forty years the logic of events has proved that the Dem ocrats were wrong and the Republicans right. Tt is not unfair to presume that such is the case this vear. YOU II FATHER. Germany Prosperous Under Protection Germany adopted the protective policy in 1S78 and in 1SS1 and again in 1S85 the tariff was made higher and the en forcement more stringent. Ernest E Williams in the National Review (Eng lish) contrasts the development under the protective policy. In lSGo-tE), under free trade, the aver age annual production of coal was 23,- 942.000 tons; in 1895-99 it was 85,290,- ut tons. In 1805-fiO the pig iron production av eraged 1.1G5.000 tons; in 1S99 the pro- uui-iiuu was o.i-k.wu tons. Prosperity follows protection. Katintc on 13 Cents a Da v. A New York yellow journal is vigorous ly advocating the election of William J Bryan for President, and at the same time daily printing articles to prove that it is possible for a man to live on fifteen cents a day wages. This is a very con sistent thing to do under such circum stances. With Bryan President there might soon be such a state of affairs that the working man would be glad to earn fifteen cents a day, and it is a good thing for him to be informed that he can live well and grow fat and prosperous on that income according to the yellow Democratic organ in question. A Story of BY ALMA L. PARKER. A Story In Nine Chapters, as follows: 1. The sign on the house. 2. Supply and demand. Sinion's-flght for his honor. Cynthia grows skeptical. The road to the poorhouse missed. The Spanish-American war. 7. VInnle Grey's remarkable speech. 8. The ideas of the Irishman. 9. Healing of the breach. CHAPTER I. The Sign on the House. It was an every-day occurrence to see Simon Grey standing on the street cor ners of Boonsville, making wild ges tures with his hands. If the one he was conversing with was on the oppo site side In politics, Simon was always In a state of excited earnestness. "Po litical" Simon, he was often called. If any one wished to be posted on any political question of the day, he was ever ready to explain the subject, and you could see, by the all-wise and self confident expression of his face, that he enjoyed himself In so doing. In his household politics was still his topic. He was ever talking to the fam ily of the "free and unlimited coinage of silver at the ratio of 1G to 1," till his children began to think that anythiij so jrand and good must come frai God. "Pa's gettln' happy again," shouted his little son Jimniie, as he passed out of the door one day with a paint brush. We shall learn later what he did wltl the brush. Simon Grey did not notice him, so absorbed were his thoughts in the man who was to be the "nex Presi dent of the United States " Cynthia, Simon's wife, was so busy peelin' apples and listening to her better half that she also failed to notice Jimmle and the brush. Cynthia was proud of her husband. She knew he had an uncontrollable temper; yet his wisdom o'erbalauced that defect. Her daughter Vinnie was highly educated, and most everyone said she was "naturally smart." and then It was invariably added, "she takes after her father." It -was the talk in Boonsville that Vinnie Grey would be nominated for County Superintendent of Public Schools In Warble County. Simon said if she was nominated he would 'lection eer for her from morning till night, every day till election; that no Repub lican humbug would ever defeat her. Simon had already been trying to prove to the people of Boonsville that his daughter Vinnie was the one Warble County needed for Superintendent. She had been away to college; had taught school in Warble County for three suc cessive years, and the citizens of Boonsville knew her by "experimential knowledge" to be a good teacher. She was now Instructor of the grammar de partment of the Boonsville city schools, and many claimed she should have the high school, though the young profes sor. Glen Harrington, was "well liked." It seemed evident that Vinnie "would receive the nomination; but as Cynthia said, "You can never tell; don't count your chickens before they're hatched." "You always look on the dark side, Cynthia," said Simon. "Wish I had a wife with a more cheerful disposition, and a better knowledge of the questions that so concern our welfare." "Well, I guess as long as I bake your bread, mend your socks, and make your apple pies, and as long as you have enough wisdom for two, we can get along all right." Their conversation was here inter rupted by Vinnie entering the room. She had just returned from school. Vinnie Grey was indeed pretty. Whenever she came home her smile seemed to make the old home brighter. This evening disgust was depicted on her usually bright countenance. "Father," 6he said, "I was ashamed of my home to-night. For the first time In my life I felt humiliated when I came in sight of the house." "Vinnie," said her father, "is It possi ble that because the young professor, Glen Harrington, has been paying at tentions to you for some time, and be cause he is sort of well-off, that you cherish hopes of a so much better resi dence that you are ashamed of your home?" "I am astonished!" said Vinnie. "Whoever thought of such a ridiculous idea! What made me ashamed of my home was the word "Bryan," In big black letters, over the front door. How did It happen to be there''" "I knew nothing about It, VInnle. You must be mistaken." "Indeed, I am not If yon know nothing about it, then JImmie must be the perpetrator of the crime." "Crime f repeated Simon. "Would you consider that a crime? If he had have painted McKinley there you might so consider it, but such a noble name as Bryan looks well any place. It will show to the world that we are on the side of right" "It is a disgrace," said Vinnie. "What will the Republicans think of us, and even the Democrats and Populists will know that is not the place for his name. As far as showing that we are on the -iie of right, time may prove that we Country Life. GUIDE ROCK, NEB. are on the side of wrong. I believe that Free Silver is what we need, but I have never studied the subject much, and it may be a mistake." "Vinnie." interrupted Simon. "Have n't you been readin the papers I take? Don't them noble papers of mine con vince you that It isn't a mistake? Why in those countries where they have the silver standard of money, they are away ahead of us iu riches and civili zation." "The Mexicans and natives of heath en India, ahead of us in civilization?" repeated Vinnie. "Why, then, do we send them missionaries ?' "I guess we don't send any mission aries to Mexico." "But what about India." "They may send them there, but it Is very likely that it's a Republican scheme to make people think they don't know anything." "It can t be possible, father, for it Is the church that sends missionaries, aud in regard to their riches. I am told that the laborers work for G cents a day. We are continually hearing of the fam ishing people there. Charley Reynolds has traveled in Mexico, and you know what he says concerning their condi tion. Their laboring classes live in ex treme poverty." "I don't want you to mention what old man Reynolds has said. These Re publicans will tell you anything for a devilish purpose. I dare say those Mexicans wouldn't trade their condi tions for ours. If they're not all rich down there, it's their own fault, but here in this infernal country a fellow can work day and night, selling 10-cent corn and 2-cent hogs and then, see the mortgage carry away his farm. Them rich fellows up in Washington are get tin richer off of our skin. O, It riles me to think of It! I do hope Coxey will make things hot for 'em. I shudder to think of McKinley's fate, if he's elect ed, and makes times ten times as bad as they are now. The only reason I should like to see McKinley elected is to see these Republicans like Reynolds and old man Harrington squirm. My! Wouldn't they twist if hogs went still lower and wool went down to nothing, where it would go, if it went any lower than It is now. Old Joe Harrington sells lots of eggs and butter, and if they declined any more, he'd have to sell his cows and chickens; that is, if he could find a buyer for 'em. "Nevertheless, seeing I am a patriot and not a man of spite, I hope to glory that Bryan will sink McKinley clear out of sight in November, and he will, so help me God!" VInnle laughed to see her father's earnestness. His voice had Increased in volumes 'till the "So help me God!" rang out with awful clearness. "Simon," said Cynthia, "anybody would think you was swearin'." "Let 'em think it if they want to. I guess its nobody's business if I call on God to help me down McKinley. I have been thlnkln cf sending for my brother Ezra, back la Pennsylvania, to come out here, and help me down the Re publicans in Warble County. Now, none of my folks ever saw Ezra, and If you did. you'd be astonished with his great intelligence. He is a well educated man, and honest as the day Is long. Father gave him a better school ing than he did me, which probably accounts for the difference in us at present. He made enough in his younger days by his good skill and careful management to keep him the rest of his dajs. Ah! I wish you could see Ezra. I do wish he would come out here, and lecture in the cause of Free Silver during the campaign. Of course, he never was a real orator, but he Is a good talker used to make stump speeches at school to amuse the boys. Something like Abe Lincoln In that respect." "Be a joke on you, Simon," said Cyn thia, "if he was like Abe Lincoln in politics, and he might be, for all you know." "Have you lost your reason?" said Simon. Impatiently. "Abraham Lin coln didn't live In this age of the world. It wasn't quite such a disgrace to be a Republican then as it Is now. To be sure, Ezra has never told me his poli tics, but my reason tells me that a man as noble, as honest, and as intelligent as he is, could be nothing else but a Populist." Simon continued to eulogize his brother for some time, and then start ed for Boonsville to get the evening mail. Cynthia proceeded with the "mllkln' and feedln' calves." If she had been more Intellectual, more like Simon, she meditated, she might get along with more pleasure and less work. But Cynthia was quite content ed, though humble her surroundings. If Bryan was elected, Simon had said, everything would be changed, she wouldn't have to drudge all her life. Nor did she believe that such a ca lamity ever could come, as the election of McKinley, which Simon had said would mean that "all but the classes would starve to death." "Now, Vinnie," she meditated, "kind er hangs toward the Republicans. I heard her tellin' Anna and Mary (they were the twin girls of the household) that she intended to make a study of the silver question, and that she wouldn't be surprised If pa was wrong. Anyway, she was goln to let time prove all things to her. If McKinley was eif cted and times got better then she'd know that our money system doesn't need changing, but If times got worse, then she'd think the Populists were right, or if Bryan was elected she'd watch his administration just the same. Anna had said that surely would be the simplest way of proving which side was right but Mary, she knew right now that 16 to 1 was Just what we needed, that it meant sixteeen dollar where we have one now, and anybody ought to know that would be a good thing, and then Vinnie aud Anna laugh ed and said she had better find out the true meaning of 1G to 1 before she com menced .to argue." "I hope," Cynthia thought to herself, "that Vinnie will be loyal to the Popu list party, for they may give her the candidacy for Superintendent." Cynthia had now finished mllkln' and gone to the kitchen, to help the girls with the evening work. Suddenly the door flew open, and Simon plunged Into the room. He had returned much soon er than usual, and Cynthia wondered what could be the matter. He seemed "uiad," and without saying a word to explain his distorted appearance, threw a postal card on the table. With a heavy crash his fist came down after It. From the noise produced, she might have thought he used a sledge hammer. "Simon Grey, you'll break that ta ble Are you crazy?" "No, sir! But darn the luck! Read that infernal card and find out for your self." Cynthia, picking It up, read these words: "W , Ta.. Sept. 10, 1S9G. "Mr. Simon Grey, Boonsville: "Dear Brother I am coming to make you a visit. Will arrive Wednesday on the west-bound train. "Hurrah for McKinley!!! "EZRA GREY." CHAPTER II. Supply and Demand. Five days had passed by since the postal card from Ezra Grey was re ceived. It was now the day for him to arrive in Boonsville. The County Convention of the Peo ple's Independent party had been held, and Vinnie Grey was successful In re ceiving the nomination. She was now candidate for County Superintendent of Public Schools In Warble County on the Populist ticket. Political Simon was very proud of his daughter, and only one thing marred his happiness the awful fact that his brother Ezra was Republican. His first impulse after reading that "Hurrah for McKinley," followed by three exclamation points, was to give his brother a cool welcome, but after much thought aud consideration he de cided to treat him all right as long as Ezra didn't let his neighbors know that he was Republican. He felt if it be came known In Boonsville It would dis grace the Grey family, especially as he hnd said so much about sending for his brother to give a series of lectures iu favor of Free Silver. It was a bitter cup for him to swal low, but there was no way to escape. So when Ezra Grey stepped from the platform of the train Simon grasped! his hand and gave it a hearty shake, at the same time taking a secret survey of his clothes to see if be had a McKinley button on. To his satisfaction there was nothing about his person to inform people of the awful truth; so with real delight he introduced him to all he met as his brother, Mr. Grey, from Pennsyl vania. Just as they were preparing to start for home Ezra Grey's keen ear heard a group of men, near by, discussing him. One of the men, evidently a Populist, was heard to remark: "Talk about the Populist party being composed of Ignorant men. and then look at that fellow's face. Would you call him an Ignoramus?" By this time the two brothers had started up the dusty road, and Era Grey heard no more of the conversa tion. "Say, Simon." he said, "did you hear those fellows discussing me? They seem to have the Impression that I ant a Populist. Wonder how they ever happened to think that?" he said, laugh ing. "Blame me for that," said Simon. "I told them that I had a brother back in Pennsylvania capable of making speeches, and I thought of sending for him to lecture for Free Silver in theso parts through the campaign. This was before I received your card, of course. Is it possible. Ezra, that you have not yet seen the light?" Ezra Grey chuckled, in spite of Si mon's solemnity. "The light? Is that the name they have for the silver delusion in this part of the country? So you are a 'Pop, are you. Simon?" "Indeed I am. I am proud of that dis tinction." "Well. Simon. I am truly sorry that you have been led into the silver trap. I have spent much time studying the subject and I am thoroughly convinced that free silver is not what we need and that it is a fraud." (To be continued.) ( Why He Will Vote for Bryan. Prosperity has made labor scarce in Kansas and the thriving farmers are compelled to import men to harvest the crops these days, said a well-known wheat farmer who has just harvested 100,000 bushels which brought him $70, 000. He said in the course of conver sation: "I voted for McKinley four years ngo, bn't this year I am going to vote for Bryan." 1 asked him why, if conditions were so prosperous. "Well," he said, "four years ago I qould get all the labor I wanted at a dollar a day. but now. I have hard work getting men at $3 and even $5, and we farmers are too busy paying off mortgages to hunt the men up." It strikes me that some people are hard to satisfy. ilka.