Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-19

press ~ opinion might economic
somewhat and send it by freight.
WHEN a tramp comes about the
premises of Barton county farmer he
should. be given some pointers, i. e.:
should be jabbed with the pitchfork.
ACCORDING to the Darwinian
theory our ancestors were all tailbear-
ers." Therefore the worst gOssips
more nearly resemble the baboOn fam
lily.
THE Clafiin Gazette is Il new candi-
date for public favor. We have not
seen COPY of the paper, but under
stand,the first issue was published last
Friday, with G.. r. Vert publisher.
HAPPY THOUGHT: Don't throw
your calendars for 1887 in the ash can.
Send them to the man who doesn't adj
vertise. Being behind the times he
naturally will find them timely.-Er.
THE one hundred and forty-ninth
man wo fired the first shot at Fort
Sumpter," has just died in South Caro-
lima. The man who fired the said ''frst
shotr is about as numerous as was Geo.
Washington body guard.
THE Fort Scott Daily Monitor reaches
our table to-day in regular holiday
dress. having graphic Illustration of the
many branches of manufacturing bust
ness which have grown out of the find
ing Of natural gas at that place.
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WOMEN will never become success
full lawyers. They are too fond of
giving their opinion without pay" In
cross examining witnesses, however,
they would be JOedandies, because
they could ask more senseless ques-
tions in a minute than the average
lawyer does in day.
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AS A RULE "the winter the diamond
the more it is WORTH So it is with
character, young man. If you steer
clear of questionable transactions, keep
away from the company of roughs, and
build up the character for steadiness
and reliability your accomplishment
will always be in demand.
KING SOLOMON said: Better is the
end of thing than the beginning
thereof" That depends, MI Solomon.
If applied to married life perhaps some
people will agree with His Majesty
But in courtship! All, there, my king,
where will yOu find the ending of sweet
Spooning as delicious as the beginning?
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On SUNDAY last the express car on
the Santa Fe took fire and burned with
all it's contents, at Emporia. Our ''pat-
ent inside'' or, four pages of the DEMO
GRAFT which we get printed at Kansas
City, was i'll that car, and as conse-
quence we did not get our paper and
are compelled to issue the
usual size.
THE Register last week thought it
best to own up that the county offices
are now in good democratic hands. No
sane person has ever thought to ques-
ton the ability of any of our newly
elected county officers. and to some peo-
pie our neighbours ''taffy' has the ap-
pearance of being administered for the
purpose of getting some fayors which
he was not certain would fall to his lot.
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FIVE members of the Salvation Army
arrived in Sterling this morning, with
the intention of holding series of
meetings ut this place. They came
here from Ellsworth, over the Mo. Pa
cific railroad, and will be at the NJ. E. |
church this evening, and take part in
the exercises after the preaching by
Rev. Brink. 1t is not known whether |
they will continue their meetings in the |
NJ. E. church or not.-Sterlinq Bulletin. |
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The express car on the Santa Fe |
train that arrived here Sunday, was
destroyed by fire at Lang, Il station |
just east of Emporia. Sterling Bulletin.
THAT train must have presented an
Sterling with an express car which had
been destroyed hundred miles or so
away. Sterling must have captured
the spook like car, as we have not
heard of its being seen any further west
of that city.
IN THE six years preceding 1887
there occurred in the United States
8 1908 strikes, or an average of two
strikes day for every working day of
all that period. lightweight per cent
of all the strikers were men. In all
these strikes the number of employees
involved was sos, 1924; and their losses