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BI TIER WEFKIY TIMES. 1. D. ALLEN, Eprrox }- D. Atten & Co.,, Proprietors TERMS GF SUBSCRIPTION The Week. y Tintss, pudlisnen every i sent to ans sddrces aid, for $1.00. PEMOCKATLIO FICHET OWN AL KNOTT, OSEPH PRICE Supt s 1A CARRINGTON Judge Si GAVON D, BERGESS, JAMES D. FOX, tOY BR VALLIANT For Con A. We ARMOND For State senator ©. IMCKINSON For Rey nia 1 1. HARPER ' i ON FL HERRELL, bar Cir } A, PATTERSON r Recorier—T. kK. LISLE. Sher oO METH, tor Proba OlUN A, SILVERS. rProsecwing Attormey—A. BL LUDWICK, ¥ JOHNSON J}, W. MePADDEN, . North Dist—P, A. BRUCE, #6 Scute Dist. J.J. MARCH, Ob. RESNICK ——— —— itic Appointments. tor Coroner-- It Democr Maude by thie ¢ uapaign Committee: | HON, DOA DTARMOND, Virginia, Pride:y, Qet. Srd, 7 p.m, Merwit!, Saturday, Oet, th, 2 pom, Burdett, Saturday, Oet, 4th, 7 p.m, Rockville, Saturday, Oct, 11th, 2 p. m . Pleasant Gap, Saturday, Oct. 11th, Tp. m Ss. COWHRAD Batler, Thursday, Oet, Sth, 2 p.m. ich Hill, Thursday, Oct, 9th, 7 p.m, Het \msterdam, Tu mM Hackler Sehool, Mingo, Wednesday, Vet, Sth, 7 p.m. PW, SILVERS; Ballard, Thursday, Oct. 9th, 7 pom. SMITH Moteniy, Oet 6.7 pom HON. W CLARK, sday, Oct. Tth, 7 p. AVUDUE |. t Altona “LEST WE FORGET.’ Atkeson is story for the Rieh Hill Tribune in writing a eoutinued whieh he purports to give local potit- Its romantic features it is insipid, in ical history, but aside from sincere and onty ceensional fashesof trut ypearas a thin the whole. Like most of bis writings veneering of it is not conspicuous for its brev ty, but one must wade through a mits of conglomerated adjectives and metaphors to obtain a kernal of truth, morphosis of the Populis He hurries throngh the meta ir ty eo ering the period from 1882 to TS, in which latter vear the aihed forces ofall other parties wader the na nie of Labor defeated eratic tieket, the first Union the Demo. and ouly vine ‘since that party came into power in jthe county in the early seventies | He writes that the Republicans mig | nanimously. and presumably fortove aloneot the Union Laborcuuse, with drew their candidates and helped them gain a signal vietory now, at this late day, since Atkeson beeame a Republican, in name only, he thinks the Populists should pay this old debt of the Union Labor party and vote the Republican ticket, thus carrying out his compact to bring them into the Republican camp. Mr. Atkeson neglects to tell the most important part of the seeret workings of the forces in 1890 which brought about Demoeratic defeat, He could have told that a secret organization to catch the unsuspecting and honest yeomaury, under the alluring name of Farmer's Alliance, wasformed, and life-long Democrats were persuaded to join under a solemn and sacred promise not to interfere with their political aftiliations. They were re- quired to take a binding obligation to support the cause, which after- wards turned out to be the cause of the allied forces under the name of township are in than they have t nominee for Congress in the 6th dis- This public: be expected if thes should by any the name of Judge L W. Shafer, of possibly means get possession of the Greentield, was se ected by the com enfor thirty years. uta fair sample of how Re- trict, has withdrawn from the race, ans run things and what could alleging ill health as the cause ard will con- Judge it of the township board is the ticket Dearmond Republican nominee for jadge of the tinue to represent the district inCon- south district. But he will not get gress. unoppertunity to try reform ideas on the county as Judge March " | ee When the republicans were in pow- : z ‘ erin Missouri our state bonds were will coutinue to perform the duties of hawked about at XO cents on the that ottice \ ; : : ; _ jdollar. Under democratic rule they commanded a premium in all the Bs , markets of the world, and within a seat ord announces: “It's Deitd fay months the last of them will have Easy to figure Republean vierery That te ore difderence bet of publie “IT'S DEAD EASY.” wa been paid Then the editor tween the affairs by the two parties, in Bates county . management takes his pen ins hand and begins to fivure on the official returns of 1900, He selects the office of Seeretary of General R. A. Alger,ex-seeretary of war, has formally kecepted Governor w2 Bliss’ tender of the ad interior ap- St pointment as United States senator A clear me jority over all 21 ty succeed Senator McMillan, deceas- Then the Record announces that it] aq, of Michigan. Alger will take his would require ONLY 111 Democrats! seat when congress meets in Decem- to elect the entire Republican ticket.) ber, and stay until the legislature # electa a senator in January, 1903, But after studying bis tigures the! Afger is after the office and the pur Record man concluded that possibly pose of the appointment is to give the prohibitionists and socialists) him prestige. would not all vote the Republican p Sonim eee D ; ticket, but confidently declares that nA ROR ROCESS DOMES the populists can berelied on almost | for Judge of the north district, isone toatman, ‘Phle. of course. is bared | Of the cleverest gentlemen imaginable, on the belief that W. 0. Atkeson ean | 2° owns & fine farm in West | ‘oint fulfill his part of the contract nod | township, which he made by his own “deliver the goods.” Then, if the | @xertions. He was born and raised socialists and prohibitionists voted i: rome ty ng vate Sg his their own ticket, which, as honest ccaites Here! bbe aun petal wen it is conceded they will do, there | ah y ath treme bib he ag still remains a Democratie majority i dhrtvcecene cance bapa gael of 448, ‘Shon the Record nian ‘ane careful attention he would his own. ercome that has to figure that 500 He will be elected by the usual Demo- voters stayed away from the polls cratic majority in that district and and, of course, all were Republicans. | will <nh 65 mead of the court we . : : 7 u € My Now “aint that dead easy 2” biased 22 bor The Record, by its own figures, State and finds the tollowing result | For Sam B, Cook, Democrat | For Combined Opposivion Now “ain't that dead easy cuuusunemeraereran John Herrell has made arrange- ments to have a trained nurse stay Cor = W. DOOLEY, mnion Labor, an many over-eon- Sprace, Friday, Oct, 10,7 p.m. SENATOR 6M COCKRELT B itler, Friday, Oct. 24, 2 p.m HON W. S. COWHERD congressman from the Kansas City district’ will speak Thursday at 2 o'clock and at Rich Hiliat night. He The eloquent in Butler on next isanorater of national reputation, fvud commands the attention of the nution When he speaks in congress, hear the political arnedly discussed, come out and listen to Congressman If vou want to issues fairly and |} Cowherd Give the slanderers of the state a kiek by voting the ticked straight this year. SE There seems to be doubt whether the surgical operation at Indianap olis was performed on the Presi- or mouth.—Post Dispateh. Democrats should not be lulled to sleep by the feeling of absolute secu- rity. Therein lies a grave danger. Goto the polis and vote the ticket straight The intimation by the Republican- Press that uny of the defeated candi- dates before the democratic primary are dissatisfied. is a pure fabrication and was but an expression of the wishes of that paper. We have never known the party to be stronger or more harmonious in seientious democrats felt that they were in honor bound to observe their Joaths and voted against their life ‘long couvietious, Atkeson grows ferocious in his vin- dictive tirade against | Democracy and calls it the inveterate foe of populism, not taking into account! the fact that the Democratic party courted defeat iu the past two presi- dential electious by making sweeping concessions to that party's princi- ples. The Populists in nationa! eon- vention in 1896 and again in 1900 indorsed the Democratic platform and its nominees, But fellows like Atkeson, who were fighting for local spoils and not broad national prin- ciples, seceded and, of course, were chastised, as they should have been. In that matter the great majority of Populists in the nation, state and county were traitors and renegades and only such fellows us Atkeson were patriots to their cause, Such menas Hackett, Hendrickson, Erwin, in faet the great majority of the ster- ling fellows who were battling fora principle, and when they saw the par ty of their tirst Jove willing to make eancessions gladly came back home, areloathed and _ vilified by this para- gon of political virtue. We are at a loss to understand his unreasoning and deep-rooted hatred of Democracy, unless it be that the Democrats of Bates county declined tolie down and let him have his way, and he can rest assured that they the county befor this close toelection, The only trouble we see in sight is overconfidence. Every democrat should do his duty as if there was grave danger of the ticket being defeated —————— Emile Zola, the French novelist, was found dead in his own hdme in Paris Monday morning. He had been asphyxiated by fumes froma stove, the pipes of which were said to be out of order. Tis wife was over- come by the gases, but was resusci- tated by the doctors. “We declare,” says the democratic state platform, “that labor has the right to organize for mutual benefit and protection, and we sympathize with the efforts of the wage earners of the country to better their condi- tions.” There isn’t a syllable in the will continue to do so, They are proud of the record the Democratic practically.admits that the Republi- can party in Bates county is follow ing a forlorn hope. balance of the time before election to his campaign. He will see as many Por Mr, Austin’s information we! of the voters as possible in this time willassert that at least three-fourths and only wishes he could shake hands of the populists will vote with the ee on 2 2 hide Fo nore popule tticient man was party whose platform conformsnear- ever sorisntad to tuis important est to their principles; that they are} otfive, He was born on the present not: purehasable commodities to be] site of the county seat and ha lived dickered away by one man, and this] all his life among our people. His vote will have to be added to the| life is an open book, He is an indus- Democratic majorities figured out by Srigus) hotest, ulirignt citizen, a lis ] oe *} long Democrat, geperous to a fault that paper, and, further, if there was} and very popular with al who know any considerable stay at home vote,| him. He will make a worthy succes- iteould justly be apportioned among | SOF tO our present popular and ef- all parties according to their votes. ficient county clerk, Mr. Broaddus. The office of representative is al-| Robt. Guthrie, a telephone line- ways one of importance, but there|™an, Was instantly killed by a live hae tiever been a tine when is was of electric light wire at Columbia Satur county. And, by the way, the presi- mittee to fill the vacaney on es so much importance to the people of Bates county, as itis this year. The election of a United States senator day. He was making connection! with a telephone wire and climbed on an electric light pole to reach the wire, -In-some-way he slipped-and feli between the two wires, the whole cireuit going through him. Streams of tire shot out from his coat sleeves and trousers’ legs. to succeed Vest is to take place, and it is for the democrats to say wheth- er they want Stone or Kerens. By voting tor Thos. L. Harper, the deme- ocratic nominee, you are likewise], » 4 jy votingfor W. J. Stone, as representa- Bi is tive Harper will vote for W. J. Stone} 0% ‘ be | for U.S. Senator. So no cemocrat in the eounty should fail to turn ont and vote the ticket straight in No-] . vember. 1 the running brook, the d that flows through veins has to. come from ymewhere. ‘Lhe springs of red blood are cand in the soft core of the nes called the marrow and yae say red blood also comes Walter Williams, the versatile writer and talented editor of the Columbia Herald, has been appoint- ed European Press Agent for the World’s Fair by President Francis, Mr. Williams recently returned from]! ova (ic spleen. Healthy bone | The old theory that consumption wes inherited is utterly discredited by modern | medical science. The germs of con- | sumption must be received from with- ‘out. These is are every where. They are constantly being received and cast out by the healthy system. It is the narrow chested whose in- heritance is weak- ness wha fall a because they are too weak of lung to resist and throw off disease. » Doctor Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery fakes strong. obstinate deep- seated coughs, weakness, emacia- tion and other skilfully treat find a fatal ter- mination in con- sumption. “In the spring of hemorrhage of the tenet’ end became yery emorr hay un, an me weak and short of breathe lost flesh and had no appetite,” writes Mr. E. L. Robinett, of Xerxes, Tenn. “I was persuaded to try Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, The first few bottles ‘Seemed to do me but little good, Thought I would soon be a victim of that dreaded disease, consumption, of which several of my family died, Had almost given up in despair when my friends persuaded me_to give your ‘Golden Medical Discovery! a fair trial. I commenced its use again and in a short time was feeling better. T continued its use until I had taken sixteen bottles, I weigh 160 pounds now, and when I commenced I only weighed 140 pounds. If any one doubts this statement I will be pleased to answer any inquiry.” Accept no substitute for “Golden Med- ical Discovery.” Nothing" just gh vee Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cleanse the clogged system from impurities, Ballard Items. Arthur Asbury came in Friday from Okla. He hag rented bis farm there and will farm his mother’s place northwest of Ballard, Aaron Bell and Sam Foru drove to Butler Saturday, where Mr, Bell transacted business for the Unele Billy Griggs estate, having sold the south 40 to Miss Evans, The Ed Kuntzsale on the 24th was well attended and everything not bring satistactory prices and he had it called off. week for his future home in Harper county, Kan., where he, with bis father-in-law, Wm Knorp, are going into the cattle business. Willis Yates, Doe Miller and John Hibbs passed through our burg Fri- day afternoon headed for the capital of Bates. Howard and Ed Arbuckleand Clar- ence Teeter, former Ballard boys, are now located at Los Angelos, Cal. F. M. Fort and wife returned Sunday from an extended trip to the Pacific coast Mrs. Mary Miller and sister have returned to their homes in Texas, afterseveral weeks visit with relatives here. Clark Wix passed through Ballard Saturday en route for Johnstown. Clark seers confident-of election, but when T. K. Lisle rolls him to the tune of about 800 majority in Nov., his explanation will be similar to the ones given every two and four years for the last 14 years. Geo. Price sold hisfarm to a Henry county man; consideration, « frac- tion over $33 per acre Will Kiersey has bought F. M. Fort’s farm, 181% acres for $4,000 plus the agent’s commission. This lis the best bargain in a land deal in this part of the county, as it is a choice place and in a high state of cultivation Dan Embree attended a meeting of the democratic campaign committee in Butler last Saturday. Tom Board made his report last week—another boy. Ballard has te'ephone connections a tour of Europe, where he inter-};iarrow and healthy spleen viewed more than ong thousand edi-} 2 full of fat. party has made in the county and state, and will remain loyal and steadfast in its support even at the risk of offending Mr. Atkeson and his few followers who choose to forsake party principle for political revenge. RECENT REPUBLICAN RECORD. Last week we said that the only recent record made by theRepublican party was in the St. Louis boodle cases, Our attention has been called to one nearer home, and while it is | purely local, we are always willing to give credit when itisdue and have no doubt the Record will be proud of it, also. In the spring of 1901 the Republicans carried Pleasant Gap t wnship and elected the full town- ship board.. Among the first acts of Republican platform about the great needs of wage-earners, or in favor of their rights. J. A. Patterson, democratic nomi- nee for Cireuit Clerk, was in the city Saturday shaking hands with friends, (which is to say every man he met.) He said he was getting his affairs on the farm in shape with the expecta- tion of getting out with the boys /from two to making canvase of thecounty.. He |levy most genial fellows you __ i one of the nd ry is at this board was to redistriet the township, under the new road law, appoint four Republican overseers, and raise their compensation from $1.50 to $2 per day. Under demo- cratic board the seven overseers were | paid about $150 per year, while un- ‘der this board the four were paid nearly $240, three dollars and the| has taken of received illegally or was raised from 5 to 15 cents ‘on the $100 valuation.~ Ii spite of| ourState money. tors and was instrumental in having} = Scott’s Emulsion makes new the International Press Association] |,1 90 by feeding the bone hold its 1903 session at St. Louis.| 0... ; . Onhis return home Mr. Williams was “ fairer pe ro ECS with banqueted at St. Louis by the Mis- a ia eee eee ee souri Press Association, at which cod liver oil, : Mr. Francis paid him a very high| . For pale school girls and compliment for his efficient work for invalids and for all whose the World's Fair in foreign lands, | Dlood is thin and pale, Scott’s agree Er Emulsion is a pleasant and rich WHY COCKRELL IS PROUD. | pJood food. It not only feeds In a great speech delivered last| the blocd-making organs but week at Jefiersoh City, the venerable] gives them strength to do and venerated Senator F. M. Cock-| ticir proper work, rell said: “1 am prond of our Democraticad- ministrations in Missouri. Not a dollar of the many millions collected in-taxes—has been stolen, wasted, squandered or lost by any Demo- Send for free sample. x SCOTT & BOWNE, Chemists, cor] Street, New Ye soc. aud $1.00; all 4 ory ’ Worth of . SS NEW Mpsic cratic State administration. No Postpaid political party in any State in the For ‘$1.00. United States has so long, for so maby years, given the State better or equally as good administrations. , “Not a dollar of our School Funds Gases eases tam peabice meni celle has ever been lost, stolen, equander- ee ee Maroh, price. ed or misappropriated. I challenge] One co?” Ranier Bree Fi sgn me the Republican leaders and press to Only the Right Step is Tekew,’”....... name the man, woman or child that] For $1.00 we witt'send to any address, In order to introduce it to the public, namely: ~~ One copy Lake Park Schottische price. 500 wrongfully one dollar, one cent of They cannot doit their accusations and Postpald, the sbeye’ music. It te all brand | with the follewing railroad pointe: Creighton, Urich, Adrian and Mont- rose. 8. C. RipBLer. His Life in Peril. “] just seemed to have gone all to ieces,” writes Alfred Bee, of Welfare, ex., “‘biliousness and a lame back had made life @ burden. I couldn’t eat or sleep and felt almost too worn out to work, when I began to use Electric Bitters, but they worked wonders. Now I sleep like a top,can eat anything, have ins! rep; and bass ard work.” They give vigorous health and new life to weak, sickly, run-down people. Try them. store, LOW RATES TO ST. LOUIS count Fall Festivities, Will begin October 6th. __ The $30,000 in tractive exhibite than ever, will open October 6th and close October 1ith. The night of the Veiled _| Brophet will take place October 7th. ‘The South St—houie- £d Kuntz starts, with teams, this; a worse condition ia B. Lindsey, iepublicon) A aproyy Chests SAYS TRUSTS ARE | se fhadbmege af | weak lungs | Calderhead, It cures | tive from the Fifth bleeding lungs, | terized as ‘“godsends to the coun- conditions which | as “the greatest menace the country if neglected or hn ‘ever had.” Only 50c at H. L. Tucker’s drug} \ via the Missouri Pacific Railway, Ac- St. Louis Fair, with} miums and more at- ‘nent member of the Committee on BLESSING TO NATION. Republican Representative Cal- derhead, of Kansas, Makes a Remarkable Cam- paign Speech. DENOUNCES ORGANIZED LABOR. Topeka, Kan., Sept. 27.—In a re- markabie political speech W. A, Republican Representa- Kansas District, defended the trusts, which he charac- try,” and denounced organized labor His remarks have caused a sensa- tion, as Mr. Calderhead is a promi- Banks and Bauking in the lower house and has been regarded as a conservative, He said in part: “Why all this fuss about the trusts? Speaker Henderson has resigned, be- cause some Republicans insist on tariff revision as a panacea for the imaginary ills which the trusts are supposed to represent. Why seek to remedy that which has been a bless ing? “I deny that the trusts constitute an evil. I contend that they have been a godsend to the country. Why remedy or disturb them? I have no sympathy or patience with this fuss about the trusts. I care not if it does emanate largely within my party. [consider it all political bun- combe. “The trusts never will be remedied : and they ought not to be. 1 see evi- dence of their beneficial results on every hand. They are the hand- mn ids of progress in every channel of usiness and every avenue of life. They have reduced the cost of living. They have furnished employment for labor. They huve promoted science and encouraged invention, “Instead of attempting to ‘remedy’ or ‘suppress’ or ‘control’ or ‘disturb’ that which we know is a blessing we should turn our attention to that which is known to be an evil and take a hand at suppressing organiz- ed labor. “Lregard organized labor as the greatest wenace this country has to- day. It not only robs its members of their liberty, but is a constant menace to the lives and property of the whole people. It is the cause of famine and bloodshed. It frequently causes a famine in the necessuries of life. “It refuses to recognize brains and it holds the brainy, capable member down with the dullard. It isa bar- rier to progress, a bad and danger- ous thing, and should be suppress- ed.” VUCUTa So MEDICINAL {OILFy And P ’ every Distressing Irritation + ofthe Skin and Scalp Instantly Relieved by Baths with |