Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-12-27


inst thirty-six 1857 columns of good
reading matter-just about as much as
will be found in both the other Great
Bend papers put together.
The Hoisington Echo had an attack
Of amateur poetry last week, and was a
day late. Young newspapers, like
like young Americans, have great
many small Affections to contend with.
ExEMPLARY bank cashiers with a
love for fine horses and women; sancti-
monious treasurers with hankering
after gambling in stocks, and others
with a like preference for Canadian
climate should form combine to OPP
pose the annexation of that country to
the United States.
A HUNDRED sugar mills ought to be
built in Southwest Kansas within the
next year or two. It has been demon.
strated that the business is profitable
one to the cane grower, to the manu-
facturer and to the mill locality. It is
not only profitable but sure crop and
the market is unlimited. Wichita
Eagle.
Now. BOYS, prepare your new resolu-
tions, those you have known yo" ought
to make but have been putting off un-
til New Years day; get them all in good
oh = ot,. H. s>>A1
stove. For it is better to make no new
resolutions than to neglect them until
a certain time and then make them
only to break them.
The KENTUCKIANs are now making
their surplus watermelons into brandy
It is said to be better than the famous
apple jack. Thousands of loads of
melons in Finney county went to waste
that might have been worked up and
used for heating purposes in the place
of coal aiid tariff taxed bed blankets,
had it not been for prohibition.-Gar
den City Democrat
TIE press of Kansas is just begin
ming to wake up to the Importance of
sorghum, creameries and Vegetables
and are presenting the matter in Il
light that cannot be ignored. When
the newspapers advocate cartain
thing in an earnest manner there is
something in it and in this case there
is millions in it," Keep on, brethren,
and we'll all wear diamonds.-Larned
Democrat.
THE Hoisington Echo suggests that
a good way to put in some leisure time
about now is to dig holes for such trees
as you may want to put out around
your premises. The suggestion is a
good one, and the more holes you dig
the better it will be for the country
providing you can get trees to put into
the holes. Nothing so beauties a
home at small expense as much as
plenty Of trees.
WHY Is newspaper like a pretty
girl? To be perfect it must be the en-
bodiment of many types: its form is
made up. it is chased though inclined
to be giddy; it enjoys good press, the
more rapid the better; it has weak
ness for gossip: talks good deal, can
stand some praise, and is awful proud
of new dress. It cannot be kept i'm a
good humor without cash. Please pay
up.-Oberlin Eye.
The mad rush of the hungry office
seekers to Washington next March
will be something unprecedented. The
slogan will be turn the rascais out''
and if President-elect Harrison does
not heed this cry, the rage of the dis
appointed will be frightful. A four
years fast has created an intense long
ing for official pabulum and disap-
pointment would be most bitter indeed.
-McPherson Democrat.
SATURDAY a gilteless looking cow
boy victimized a couple of grocery
firms in this city to the tune of ten
dollars. His method Of doing" his
victims was to order large bill of
goods and while they were putting
them up, borrow five dollar for an hour
or SO, or until the goods were ready.
The grocery men now have the expert
ence and the callow youth has the
Mcpherson Democrat
IT LOOKS now as though Colonel
Dudley, treasurer of the national re-
publican, committee and the auther of
the famous letter To Indiana heelers.