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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-06-14
Salt Manufacture.
For the DEMOCRAT.

For the DEMOCRAT.
The water from our artesian well
holds in solution about 6 per cent, or
little over OF, of sof1d material to
the gallon, of which four fifths is salt
and one fifth magnesia, lime, silica
ETC., but chiefly magnesia. This is a
comparatively weak brine, so that the
one great advantage is in the natural
flow of the water, no pumping being
required. There are two disadvantages
the weakness of the brine and eXpen-
siveness of fuel. Investigation and
experiment will, believe, show two
things. First-that the brine must be
reduced by some natural process near
ly to point of saturation, say to fiye
times its present strength, during
which the lime, silica, iron, ETC.,
Will be deposited; and, Second-that
the salt must then be precipitated by
the steam process, leaving the magnesia
in the bittern, from which it might be
profitably manufactured.
The first part of this process seems
to present the greatest difficulties: but
there are methods by which it might
be speedily and expeditiously accom-
plished. Among them, the follow
ing is suggested as probably the
best: Place a shallow tank-it need
not be very largely the well, on the
fo11 of roIoc cOroe 2n or 40 feat hiof1
have the bottom perforated with in
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-06-14

Vulnerable little holes from which
cords descend TO tank be low; run
the water from the we'll directly into
upper tank and let it trickle down
upon the cords exposed to the wind
and sun, and so regulate the flow that it
shall be of the required strength when
it reaches the lower tank. Here let it
settle while, and then pour it off into
a series of vats mad of thick oak plank,
through which steam is conducted in
copper pipes until the salt granulates
and sinks to the bottom.
If such a process can be made sue
cessful it ought to pay, at present prices
of salt, at least 100 per cent. per annum
OH the capital invested.
W. a. BOSwORTH.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-06-14
What ia There in It2

at the recent meeting of the North
western Kansas Editorial Association,
at Topeka, Gov. Martin delivered the
address of welcome, from which we
copy the following: Every Kansan,
Mr.. President, is proud of Kansas and
has right to be. But above all other
Kansans, the men of the newspaper
craft have just right to be proud and
happy. This great commonwealth of
ours has not been builded without
effort. Dangers and difficulties, trials
and vicissitudes, have marked every
step and stage of its growth and devel
opment. But no Kansas editor ever
saw 4 season so gloomy or disastrous
that he wanted to run. No Kansas edi-
tor, within my knowledge, ever saw
the time he was willing to write Icha-
bed on the face of his paper, and turn
his face to the east. Day after day,
week after week, the editors of Kansas,
have sung the praises of Kansas and
glorified her name, and neither border
wars, nor Indian raids, nor drouth, nor
grasshOpper invasions, have ever for a
moment discouraged, dismayed or dis.
heartened them"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-06-14
FROE EUREKA.

Mr.. EDITOR:
Last Sunday, Children's day, was
celebrated in the Walnut Valley
church, the Pleasant Ridge school
uniting with them in the exercises of
the day.
The church was decorated with
flowers and happy birds mingled their
songs with those of the children. A
large crowd was in attendance at the
opening exercises and continued to in
crease until the house was full to over
iOwing-many being unable to secure
seats. The opening song, "This Glad
some Day" was very sweetly rendered
by the two schools in concert. An i'm
pressive prayer by Rev. Haskins fol-
lowed, then an excellent essay was
read by F. A. Bloss on "Children's
Day." why it should be observed, etc.
The program was so elaborate, that
1 can enly mention a few selections.
The Floral Offering by seven little girls
of the Pleasant Ridge school was one
of the most attractive features of the
day as was also 1.-The Golden Nine"
enacted by the Walnut Valley children.
The little folks spoke so well and with
such sweet, childlike, innocence and
simplicity that all hearts were touched.
After the exercises of the forenoon,
the congregation was dismissed and
were soon scattered in groups, enjoy
ing bountiful lunch prepared for the
occasion by the ladies.
After something over an hour spent
in this way, they resembled in the
church, and the exercises of the day
were resumed. Songs by the schools
and congregation, responsive reading,
declamations and essays occupied the
time until 4 p. m, when the congrega-
tion was dismissed all having enjoyed
most delightful day.
The crops in this section are suffer-
ing seriously from the continued dry
weather, wheat and oats particularly.
There seems to be prospect Of hav- .
ing town located on section 2, Of this
township and who knows, but some
day, it may be rival of Great Bend e
for the State Capital. d.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-06-14
POLITICAL COMMENT,

The New York Herald says: at is
as good a platform as was ever adopted
by convention"
The st. Louis Republican says the
convention obeyed the will of the peo-
pie in nominating Cleveland and Thur
man.
The Philadelphia North american de-
clares the st. Louis convention has
made the issue clear-protection or
free trade.
The Philadelphia Times says the
presidents message emphatically de-
manded the protection of labor and the
convention accepted the doctrine.
The Chicago Morning Ne,cS say it is
a singular piece of good fortune for the
democracy that couples the ''senti-
mental ideal'' of the party with 1.-The
man of destiny"
Cleveland, Thurman, tariff reform
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-06-14

will enter the canvass with well ground
ed assurances. Monopoly will oppose
the man and the plan,'' is the declara-
ton of the Chicago Times.
Every vote that the revengeful
mSnopolist will throw against Thur
man. says the Chicago Herald, indie
pendent democratic, will bring thous-
ands of suffrages that no lesser candi-
date could have commanded.
The San Francisco Examiner, demo-
cratic, says: ''The nomination of Thur
man has proven even more Strikingly
than that of Cleveland that when the
people of this country have made up
their minds to thing their politicians
may as we'll stand aside. Thurman
means victory"
The Indianapolis Sentinel, democratic,
says: 1.-The most ardent tariff reform
er could not have asked more clear,
explicit, OF emphatic definition of the
principles and policy of the party" OF
Thurman, it says, ''Never was an honor
luOIc WI lilly DcolOhCu.
Indiana's fifteen electoral votes
may be safely set down for Cleveland
and Thurman.
"Whatever doubt may have existed
as to the meaning of any phase of that
instrument (the platform of 1SS4)' says
the Louisville COauier-Joan7adl, sis re-
moved by the declarations as inter-
preted by the message of Mr.. Cleve-
land and the subsequent approval of
the action of the democrats in congress
who for four years have labored to give
force and effect to the promises of
1884,
The AHa- Californian, democratic, re-
ferring to the acts of President CleYe-
land which entitled him again to be the
standard bearer says: 1.-The President
has provided for the permanent eXclu-
sion of the Chinese, but above all his
example has sweetened and corrected
policies In inference to Thurman it
says; age now cuts no figure. Thur
man was always good name to con-
jure with.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-06-14
CLARENCE JOTTINGS.

Contributed by Buckeye:
Prepare for harvest.
Mr. Avery's new house is about COM
pleted.
F. p. Cline has put up a new milk
house.
Jno. Price is inclosing his door yard
with fence.
Mr.. Everett has harnessed the ele-
ments by putting up wind mill.
Thomas Jurgensen and Henry Meyer
came out from the city Sunday.
Henry Filing has improved his farm
by moving upon it granary.
Miss Nora Beye and Willie Hengist,
of Great Bend, were, last week, the
guests of Mr.. J. Cell and family.
Charlie Cline imported a case of Wa
bash ''shakes" and proceeded to 'shake''
la Indiana since our last.
Dick still goes about with fifty-mile-
away look upon his face which plainly
shows that he has weighty (25O tbl
subject on his mind.
Charlie Reeder is the fortunate pos
SCISSOR of the autographs of President
and Mrs. Cleveland which he received
from the executive mansion a few days
ago.
The protracted dry weather of the
past few days has considerably injured
the wheat prospects; but, if rains fall
soon, it will still make a fair yield.
Oats continue good, and the corn shows
| appreciable injury. No chinch bugs
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-06-14

ALMOST time for the wind mill
agent to be around among the farming
community and take orders for wind
mills, "to be paid for after harvest. :"
There would be no harm in persons
buying from these agents, did they sell
as cheap as do our merchants and i'm
plement dealers, and where they salts
fed with taking the word of the farmer
that he would pay "after harvest" :"
But your word is not good, you will be
asked to give your note, and the first
thing you know you will find cut you
have paid about two prices for what
you have got, and if your crops do not
pan out as you thought they would,
your entire farm will be sold, if neces-
sary, to- pay for the wind mill.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-06-14

JUDGE JoHN MARTIN will make
Kansas good governor, and he suits
our style very well. He appears to
have no opposition among the demo-
ocracy of the state-no opposition any
where except in the republican party,
and that opposition will not count in
this year of democratic accendancy.
For lieutenant governor we are teeth
and toe nail for the choice of the con-
vention to be held at Leavenworth OH
the 4th of July.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-06-14
ELLINWOOD EARMARKS.

From Saturdays Express.
Mr.. Frank Aubertin, typo on the
Great Bend DAILY GRAPHIC, was a
pleasant caller Monday.
Mr.. James Ward returned few days
since from his trip east, bringing with
him better half,
John Kessler, an old settler living in
the north part of the county was killed
on Sunday last by horse kicking him.
1t is a very poor motto to endeavor
to build ones self up by tearing the
characters of others down, and motto
which is sure to fail in the end.
Dad Sockwell was around setting 'em
up to the boys last week. He says him
and the old lady have joined hearts,
hands and fortunes, and will hereafter
be found doing business at the old
stand. Hic-here's our "a Dad; may
you live long and ''p erOsper."
Prairie schooners have been quite
numerous in our city the past few days,
which goes to show that migration to
Kansas is at present as great as ever.
Everybody, it seems, wants home of
their own, and so they are coming to
Kansas where they can get good home
at limited cost.
DIED-Tuesday, June the 9th, at
eleven o'clock p. H., Milton, three
year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. II. w.
Bockemohle. The funeral services were
preached in the German Luthern church
this morning at nine o'clock. The
sympathy of the entire community is
with the sorrowing parents.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-06-14

j. w. Miller, of Chicago, an old
friend of Charley Hooper, spent FRI
day in town visiting. They had
not met for twelve years. Mr.. Miller
is getting tired of Chicago life and is
looking for a more desirable location
in some Kansas town, and thinks
Great Bend suits him better than 9th
er places he has visited. He owns
some real estate in this vicinity which
he thinks together with being engaged
in business will make it more conven-
lent to locate here. He left for Garden
City ON last nights train:
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-06-14

Lafayette Park must be cleared of
the tall grass and weeds, in order that
it will present a good appearance to
those who may come here on the 4th
of July, and expect to be entertained.
will have to be attended to in a better
manner than it is at the present, and
The day is almost here when this park
in such a way as to make it the pride
of the city of Great Bend. New
paths will be laid out on the north
side, which together with those al
ready there will be kept clean and IN
good order. The grass should be
mown down until the park looks as
though it had been covered with car
pet of green. Fountains will adorn
the north and south side of the court
house; seats placed where our people
can rest in the shade of the beautiful
trees and a magnificent stand for the
band will be erected.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-06-14

FRANK MAY, who was working in d
saw mill at PortRepublic, Virginia, was
killed in frighful manner few days
ago. He was caught by the saw, which
cut off his right leg at the thigh, enter
ed his side and cut his bowels, liver and
lungs, and forced the heart from the
left to the right side. He lived four
teen hours after the accident and suf-
fered intense thirst. The water he
drank flowed out at the wound in his
side. He was conscious until his death.
tits considered remarkable that death
did not occur Immediately.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-06-14

A LOCAL editor may some times be
called the town pump. The name is
not a bad one; the local editor works
faithfully for all men, he pours out
little refreshing and satisfying local
puffs, and works like the town pump,
at all hours, day and night. Like the
town pump also, every crank that
passes along will grab onto him and
try to get some favor out of him. Un-
like most town pumps, however, he IS
generally dry
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-06-14
Races Postponed.

At meeting of the Central Ar
kansas Valley Agricultural Associa-
ton, held at the Office of Hon. D. N.
Heller, Saturday evening, it was de-
cided to postpone the circuit races at
this place until the fall meeting. This
will be great disappointment to
many. 1t is known of course that
the association has been preparing a
mile track just west of the city. This
track, it was thought, could be in
readiness for the June meeting, but
owing to the dry weather and other
unavoidable things causing delay in
grading, the track is now not in con-
dition to receive horses, and it is net
the desire of the association to furnish
any but the very best of ground for
the valuable horses which are making
the circuit.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-06-14

THE long drawn out trouble at the
Larned Land Office appears now to be
settled, as the senate, on the 9th con-
firmed the appointment of Henry w.
Scott as Register, and that gentleman
: is fully empowered to go ahead with the
business of the Office. The opening of
the Office for business will be a great
relief to many men in this district,
who have been ready and waiting to
prove up on their claims. We hope
the Office will now be conducted with
out any more contention.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-06-14

TELL ME ye winged winds, that
round my pathway roar, do you not
know some quiet spot where wives
clean house no more, some lone, Sc
questered, lofty dell, some island, ocean
girt, where life is not one ceaseless war
with cobwebs and dirt; where only
natures carpet spreads beneath the
quiet feet, and wretched men are ne'er
compelled its emerald folds to beat?
The cold breeze famed my heated face
and said, "beat on! there's no such
Dlace ,,-Er
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-06-14
From the Advocate.

From the Advocate.
Messrs. F. A. and VIM. Steckel left
for California Tuesday morning, to be
absent two or three months.
Henry Bosse fell from Mayor
Toepke's windmill tower Wednesday,
spraining and bruising his shoulder.
Mrs. w. L. Bay, is visiting with her
friends i'll Illinois. having left on the
train Tuesday evening.
What's the matter with running
Roetzel on the democratic ticket and
Deupree on the republican ticket for
state senate this fall?
We desire to extend our heartfelt
thanks to our many kind friends dur
ing the sickness and burial of our be-
loved daughter.
w. n. and Mrs. HALsEY.
By Rev. Leonard Epp, at st. Peters
church, Tuesday, the 5th inst, at 8
o'clock a. m., in the presence of a large
number of friends and relatives, John
Robel and Maggie Heintz, both of Bar
ton county.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-06-14
A Chip of the Old Block.

Teacher: Goodness gracious, Johnnie,
what language you use! 1 never heard
anything like it. Come till scrub your
mouth out.
Johnnie: Aw, go soak your head.
What's the matter with you? My papa's
a United States senator and don't allow
no scrub schoolmarm to teach me man
ners. Washington Critic.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-06-14

WITH Grover Cleveland and the ''Old
Rom ian" as our national standard bear
ers, and the fearless upright judge as
our state leader, why shouldn t we carry
Kansas-lift her up and out of political
filth and corruption in which she has
been struggling all her life? ? Barton
county will do her duty.-Ellinwoo
ddrOcrte
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-06-14
THE LIVING SPRING
OF Health Giving Water--It Has
Been Tested and it's Results
are More Than Flatter1ng.

For weeks the people of this city and
vicinity have been interested in the
prospecting we'll and what its final re-
suit might amount to. The artesian
flow of water and the subsequent dis
covery of its medicinal properties has
caused great deal of comment, and
the advisability of making the well
another one of those great springs of
water which have;;-become noted far
and wide by their medicinal and
healthgiving powers, and famous
throughout the whole world as resort,
for those who are seeking that boon of
boons-Health. The water has been
analyzed, and different people who have
used it speak highly of it.
This morning a GRAPHIC reporter
visited the home of Conrad FRANKIE,
who lives in the south part of the city,
to interview Mrs. FRANKIE who had
used the water and was greatly bene-
fitted thereby. Mrs. FRANKIE told the
reporter that rheumatism had caused
her almost constant pain for the last
four years. At times she was unable
to walk, and at night sleep and rest
were strangers. The cords of her
limbs had contracted until she suffered
most, excruciating pains, and life SEEM
ed a misery. She had tried different
remedies without relief, and had begun
to think that her case was beyond the
control of doctors or medicine. Last
Sunday evening Mrs. FRANKIE COM
menced using water from this well,
taking in internally and bathing the
rheumatic parts with it
She diluted the salty water with
fresh we'll water, and drank it. The
water was used in it's natural form
when she bathed with it, which caused
prickling sensation for some time
after it had been applied. From the
time of the first application of water
she has commenced to improve. For
the first time in months she has slept
at night without groaning in agony
such as only sufferers afflicted with
rheumatism have experienced. The
cords of her limbs have relaxed, and
she can walk about once more with
case the pains seeming to have disap-
peared, and Mrs. FRANKIE thinks the
water from the prospecting well has
given her relief and feels confident it
will cure her if it continues to benefit
her as it has the past week.
Among those with whom the report
er talked to on this subject is Judge
Townsley, who was one of the first
to use the water. He had been troubled
with acute rheumatism, and since he
commenced the use of this water he has
been greatly relieved and feels like
another man.
Capt. J. F. Lewis has been drinking
the water for some time, and dyspepsia,
which has troubled him for years, is
not troubling him as before.
a lady, who does not wish her name
made public, spoke very enthusiastic
ally of the virtues of this water. Before
she commenced applying the salty
liquid her face was covered with
blotches, which have since disappeared.
There are many others, who likewise
have been benefited by this wonderful
water, and ere many months roll by,
the outside world will hear of this liv-
ing spring, and people from all parts of
the country, will come to Great Bend
in search of this water of life.''
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-06-14

LYONS has again found it necessary
to shut off all street and lawn sprlnk-
ling on account of scarcity of water
supply. Why don't the people of that
village abandon their forlorn hope and
come down into the Valley of the gods
the ArkanSaWr
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-06-14

KANSAS has but a small per cent. of
insane people, compared to her popula-
tiOn. 1t is also noticeable fact that
Barton county furnishes a less per
cent. according to her population, than
any other county in the state.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-06-14

ALLEN G. THURMAN, the ''Noblest
Roman of them all. the Gladstone of
Americal The loved stars and stripes
and the red bandana will wave side by
side as the vast democratic column of
tariff refOrmers march on to victory.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-06-14

Rip Van Wrinkle was very foolish
fellow to so out and sleep on a damp
mountain for twenty years. He might
just as we'll have clerked in a store
where they didn't advertise.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-06-14

AT ABILENE, on Friday night,
burglars entered the cellar of promi-
nent man of the city and appropriated
thirty bottles of beer. Verify, dry
weather has had its effect in prohibi-
tiOn Kansas.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-06-14

THE grasshopper plague is visiting
Minnesota this year. Kansas is devoid
of all pleagues, excepting perhaps, a
plague of politicians.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-06-14

have appeared as yet, and the opinion
is expressed by all that the odiferous
pests will give us no serious trouble this
season.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-06-14

GOOD crops in Kansas and demo-
cratic victory will do some toward
evening up the evil effects of long con-
tinuedrepublican ruin.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-06-14

AMONG the attractions announced
for the republican campaign against
fate will be the "Florentine Mosaic"
from Maine.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-06-14

GREAT BENDS "hellO" system will
soon be in operation; poles are set in
all parts of the city, and We understand
the company have large list of sub
scribers already assured.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-06-14

o ATTORNEY General Bradford ought
by this time to be extremely well versed
in prohibitions physical condition, af-
ter having treated so many of it's
TiOiutc ,,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-06-14

Rice county's six hundred Republi-
can majority is needed to elect Sen
ator Ill this district, and should be Civ
en- due respect in naming the candi-
date.-Sterling Bulletin.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-06-14

IT is carrying temperance just lit
tie bit too far when a fellow gets SO
cranky on the question that he
will not even appear in company in
good spirits.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-06-14

HERE IS what Bradstreet's says: Re
ports from ninety-six counties indicate
that Kansas, all things taken into ac-
count, is in more promising condition
agriculturally than for several previous
years. The fall, the winter and spring
have been altogether favorable. This
is the cause of the thrifty condition of
the wheat plant at the beginning of
May. The area devoted to wheat is
larger than in 1887. Although it has
been diminished in the eastern coun-
ties, it has been more than made good
by the increase in the western coun-
ties.''