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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-12

If YOU know good man in the east
who will be interested in. learning
something about Kansas in general and
Great Bend in particular call at this
Office and have copy of the DEMOCRAT
sent to him. You may thus, with Il
slight effort on your part, be inhuen
tial in bringing him out to this country
and he may again become your neigh
Dor as well as your friend,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-12

IT Is said there is giantess in Japan
who, though only l. years old, stands
eight feet high and weighs go pounds.
When she is about for years older
sweet sixtecn- and larger i'll proper
tion to her Increased age, how quick
she could snatch the fellow bald head
ed who did not like the color of her
hair.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-12
Correspondence.

To the DEMOCRAT:
RED WING. Kansas, Jan. Z, 1888
a blizzard is on the program.
n very satisfactory examination was
held at the Redwing school yesterday.
the report of which was communicated
to the County Superintendent.
The question: Resolved, that the
tariff should be abolished from the
United States-or one of like IMPORTS
to be discussed at the Redwing Lyceum
next Thursday.
"The end of IL division talk has
quieted down.
III. G.. BENKE.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-12

THE Salina Journal says large capi-
tai has been hanging about Salina try
ing to get monopoly of the gypsum
bearing lands of that neighborhOod, i,
and that before long they will have
stucco works, kalsomining companies,
whitewash trusts and alabastine COM
bination as thick as buffalo gnats on a
crippled steer.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-12
Every Man Gets a Slice.

Out in Ness county the citizens and
people generally are all worked up over
the Interpretation of a law passed at
the last meeting of the state Legislature
which declares all section lines III that
as well as in several other counties
public highways, sixty feet wide. The
settlers in Ness claim that all such
lines as are not fenced are open TO
travel and therefore are putting in
their claims for damages-at SO an
acre, which the law allows-to the
board of county commissioners. The
commissioners began allowing the
claims, but were enjoined by the
county attorney, and the question will
probably go TO the higher courts. If
one is entitled to damages all are. and
if all such damages were paid it would
be an item of 500, ZOO or so to be paid
out to the people, ia scrip, and col
lected from them again in taxes.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-12

a MAN procured some whisky from
a druggist yesterday by making af1i-
davit that he wanted it for mechani-
cal purpose, that of soaking roots"
He probably meant the roots Of
tongues.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-12

ATRAaIP attempted to ojump from the
"blind baggage" on Santa Fe train,
at Sterling, Friday last, when he fell
under the moving train and had one
leg so mangled that it had to be taken
off at the knee, and the man is now be-
ing cared for by the county authorities
of Rice county.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-12

MfNIsTER, to an east side young
mans Young man, do you realize
whe4eyou retire at night that you are
liable to be called before the morning
dawns?'' ''Yes, sir! o yes! have
spoken to the doctor, and am pre-
pared.' And the work on the new
school house still goes on.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-12

How MANY of you who turned over
a new leaf' on New Years day forgot
to gum it down, and now find that the
blamed thing has Hoped back and the
lines read same as they did III 1887?
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-12

CONSIDERABLE speculation is going
on about what the grand jury viii do.
Without doubt there is work for it,
and the sooner such work is COM
menced and some of the existing crook
edness Strengthened out the better it
will be for the town and county.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-12

WE HAVE private letter from
Wichita, which states that there are
several cases of smallpox in the city,
and considerable fear is manifested in
regard to the spread of that enanthe-
matte disease.-Arkansas Valley Demo-
cr0t.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-12

\ FINE and lustrous polish for cabi-
net work is said to consist of half a
pint of linseed oil, half pint of ale, -the
white of an egg and one ounce of spirits
of salt Shake well before using-and
don't let the husband know that there
is that much ale in the house.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-12

STERLING'S new democratic paper.
the Arkansas Valley Times, dropped in
upon us Sunday morning with its first
issue. Rev. J. N. Barbee is local edi-
tor. and the initial number of the pa
per promises for it life of usefulness
in its county and among its constitu-
ents. Messrs. w. J. A. Montgomery,
and Lee w. Arnold are associated with
Rev. Barbee in the publication.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-12

IN Caddo Parish, La, recently, a
negro was found hanging dead. The
coroner's jury rendered the following
verdict:
The said Aaron Jones came to his
death by strangulation, by having one
end of a rope tied around his neck, the
other end of the same rope around the
limb of Chinaberry tree about twelve
feet above the ground, and the body
suspended about two and one-half feet
above the ground, hanging dead.
Whether the rope or the tree was re-
sponsible for the occurrence, the jury
omitted to state.-Salina Journal.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-12

The Chase Record appears this week
under the proprietorship of Mr.. r. I.
Specht. The paper is well edited, neat
ly printed, and gives promise of con-
tinued Improvement.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-12

The European war cloud appears to
have already cleared away. With all
the bluster and braggadecio of that
country it is inclined to make
haste slowly" when going into war.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-12

SAM JONES is again laboring with
Kansas City's wickedness. Any good
he may do there should have double
credit on the great book-once for
Missouri and once for the wickedest
city in the west. Sam is striking where
the licks count, as it will appear from
the following extract from recent
sermon:
''Now 1 don't know who your Mayor
is, and for my purposes don't care. 1
haven't heard any talk of city officials
since came here. But you can never
run city on the Ten Commandments
while your officers are in partnership
with the devil. Some say that Pm re-
fiecting on the Mayor and city officials.
It's this way: have a wholesale shoe
shop. Come in and get all the shoes
you want. They're my shoes. It's
their fit. See? You say Sam Jones is
not preaching; he's making political
speech. That's what you need-poli-
tics reformed. There's enough hell
right around here to damn any convert
if left alone. If the devil should die
there are 1000 men i'll this city you
would pick out any day, and any one
would make a first-class devil. Do L
believe there are any good people here?
Yes, but they're in a small minority" !"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-12

EIGHTY-EIGHT is woman's year, and
duty then requires we step aside and
let the dears get up and build the fires.
Winfield Courier.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-12

MCPHERSON is organizing a stock
company to bore for natural gas. The
plan is for the company to put up $4,000
and the city subscribe $1,000.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-12

THE KICKER-He wouldn't when he
should and he would when he shouldn't;
he couldn't when he would, and he
would when he couldn't.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-12

The world would be better If we could know
Ourselves as thoroughly As others know US
And keep in memory the debts we owe
As constantly as those which others owe Us.
-Roston Courie,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-12

Though six attempts have been
made duri ng the past five years to
abolish the use of corsets at Vassar
college the dear girls still cling to
the m with girlish adhesiveness.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-12

"DE LORD help de rich i'll desc days
of trubble; de poor knows how to take
care of demselveS.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-12

WITHOUT a doubt the smallpox has
broken out in Wichita, and it behoOVes
us to be careful of our diet and habits,
use such precautions as are necessary
to prevent an outbreak here.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-12

CoALl coal, is beginning to be an
eastern cry already.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-12

A Pennsylvania paper sees an adver
tisement for ga 10Y to do heavy work
and comments that ''boys who would
be caught by an advertisement like
that are very scarce in that section,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-12

A NUMBER of weather prophets have
predicted plenty of rain during JAN
uary, and as that would be the proper
caper,' all around we say, let it pour.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-12

IT HAS been said that the fumes of a
kerosene lamp, turned low and left
burning all night, is cause of diph-
liberia. Many people practice this
habit, especially during the winter
months, and that is the time of the
year when the dread disease spoken of
is most prevalent; it Will be well to in
form yourself on the truthfulness of
the above assertion.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-12

"Any thing new or fresh this morn
ing?" a reporter asked ia railroad
office. "Yes," replied the lone occn-
pant Of the department "What Is
it?7 queried the reporter, whipping out
his note book. Said the ralroad man
edging toward tie door; That paint
you are leaning against. The rail
road man is now in the hospital. and,
the reporter is in Jail.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-12

"OUR DOUBTS are traitors, and make
us lose the good we oft might win,
by fearing to attempt" We oft hang
back reluctantly and fear to take steps
into the vague uncertainty. when each
experience of the past points to favor
able ending of the move we con-
template. We reason from tho past
and calculate upon the future, and
though to our minds there comes no
reasonable cause for defeat or failure
in a contemplated action, the traitor,
doubt" puts in whisper, and We
lose the chance and forfeit the oppor-
tunity.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-12

A PAIR of twins-protection and
penuTy.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-12

THE Memphis appeal puts it in this
light: Where the rich pay $4,000 for
imported goods the mass of the people
pay $4,000 for protection of home
made goods. In other words, where
the rich pay $4,000 to the foreign
manufacturers, the people pay $4,000
of tribute to the home manufact urer;
and this $4,000 is nearly all perqui-
sites-very little of it being shared
with the workmen or laborer, and none
of it with the farmer.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-12

IT IS a fact that three out of five
voters in any and all states in the
Union admit that Mr.. Cleveland will
succeed himself as president. 1t
speaks volumes for his popularity and
w orth and for the successful admin
istra ton given the people by the dem
ocratic party. y year ago the politi-
clans were heaping every possible
abuse on the president but at last they
have aroused to the fact that he was
right aud themselves wrong.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-12

A spanking team: A pair of nurs-
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-18

what a coward that MAJOR Smith II,
said Jones to Robinson, why, the very
sight OF gunpowder would make him i'll
How did he ever manage to become an
officer in the army2' Don't say anyN
thing against Smith, answered Robin
son, "he once saved my life" Saved
your lifel Nonsense, impossible What
do you mean2' Il mean that | was IN
the first stages of consumption; | was
losing strength and vitality every day
with the terrible disease, when Smith ad>
visei me to take DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery. I had tried all kinds
of medicines without success, and my
physician had given me no hope; yet
here | am, as well as ever man was,and
owe my life to Smith and to the won
derful remedy he recommended
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-18
A WONDERFUL ANALYSIS,
A Simple Physical Trouble Shown to be
the Beginning of the End"

What is a coughY 1t is an irritation of the throat
and lungs. What causes it? Congestion. Stop
the cong the irritation ceases and the cough
is tured But how to stop the congestion All,
there Is jlst where phys clans have always been
puzzled. But 1t must be checked or pneumonia,
quick consumption or some terrible pulmonary
disease will follow. Some doctors give cod liver
oil, others cough sYrups but the most advanced
prescribe stmulauts. Nature must be assisted.
Pure whisky will do it. See what physicians say
Prof. Austin Flint OF Bellevue (N. " College
says; The judicious use Of alcoholic stimulants
is one OF the suiking characteristics Of progress
in the practice of medicine during the last hall
century.
Prof. Henry A Mott. Of New York says: 1.-THE
purity of Du1y's Pure Malt Whisky tas simple
analytical tests will readily convince a physician
or an exper) should certainly recommend it to
the highest public favor"
DR.. Wm. T. Cutter, state che mist Of CcnneCti-
cut, says "Dufys Pure Malt Whisky contains no
deleterious injurious qualities, and its absolute
purity. as well as scientific mode Of manufacture,
must commend it to general use and favor"
Duff'ys Pure Mat Whiskey is & certain cure and
preventive of congestion. atd shoulc be Kept in
every family. II is sodby II druggists and deal
ers. Be sure and secure the genuine.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-18
Two Waya. Choose Which!

There are two usual ways of doing
what nature sometimes does incomplete
y, namely, to relieve the bowels, One
is to swallow drastic purgative which
evacuates profusely, abruptly and with
pain, the other is to take Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters the effect of which is
not violent, but sufficiently thorough, and
which does not gripe the intestines. If
the first is selected, the person employ
ing it need not expect permanent bene-
fit, and he cannot hope TO escape the
debilitating reaction which leaves the
organs as bad or worse off than before
IT, on the other hand, he resorts to the
Bitters. be can rely upon the restoration
of a regular habit of body, consequent
upon renewal of a healthful tone in the
intestinal canal. Besides healthfully re
laXing the bowels, the Bitters arouses a
dormant liver, imparts beneficial i'm
petus to the action of the kidneys, and
Counteracts the early twinges of rheumaN
tism Il tendency to gout, and malaria in
all its forms
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-18
How Tugboatmen sleep.

The question has often been asked, "When
do tugboatmen sleepF' In point of fact so
far as disrobing and lying down in bed,
nothing of that kind ever occurs to their ex-
perience; but still they manage to obtain a
full and, in fact, liberal allowance of slum-
Der, because they have trained themselves to
lie down at any time and in any shape, where
the temperature is high enough, without any
formality of divesting themselves of cloth
ing, and at once dropping off to sleep for an
hour or as much more as is possible. In this
way, it may be confidently asserted, twelve
out of each twenty-fonr hours of q tugboat-
mans life mey be devoted to slumber if be so
chooses, and is, indeed, generally spent in
this manupr-NeW York World
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-18
A Wonderful Food Medicine

Known and used by physicians all over
the world. SCOTS Emulsion not only
gives flesh and strength by virtue of its
own nutritious properties, but creates an
appetite for food that builds up the
wasted body. 81 have been using SCOTS
Emulsion for several years, and am
pleased with its action. My patients say
that it is pleasant and palatable, and all
grow stronger and gain flesh from the use
of it. ] use it in all cases of wasting
diseases, and it is specially useful for
children when nutriment medication is
needed. as in Marasmus IT w. PIERCE,
NJ. D., Knoxville, Ala.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-18

You are allowed free trial of thirty
days of the use of DR.. Dyes Celebrated
Voltaic Belt with Electric Suspensory
for the speedy reiief and PER
manent cure of Nervous Debility, loss OF
Vitality and Manhood, and all kindred
troubles. Also, for many other diseases:
Complete restoration to health, vigor and
manhood guaranteed. No risk is incurredi
illustrated pamphlet, with full informa-
ton, terms, ETC., mailed free by address,
ing Voltsic Belt Co.. Marshall, Mich.
decd s. W,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-18

For the relief and cure Of the intlam~
nation and congestion called a "cold in
the head" there is more potency in ElY's
Cream Balm than in anything else it is
possible to prescribe. This preparation
has for years past been making brilliant
success as n remedy for cold in the head,
catarrh and hay fever. Used in the mi
tial stages of these complaints Cream
Balm prevents serious development of
the symptoms, while almost numberless
cases are on record of radical cures of
chronic catarrh and hay fever after all
other modes of treatment have proved Of
no aYail.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-18

Nearly all diseases originate from in
action of the liver, and this is especially
the case with chills and fever, intermit'
tent fevers and malarial diseases. TIC
save doctors bills and ward disease, take
Simmons Liver regulator, a medicine
that increases in popularity each year,
and has become the most popular and
best endorsed medicine in the market for
the cure of liver or bowel diseases
Dubudue, Iowa.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-18

We will pay the above reward for any
case of liver complaint, dyspepsia, sick
headache, indigestion, constipation or
costiveuess we cannot cure with Vests
Vegetable Liver Pills, when the directions
are strictly complied with. They are
purely vegetable, and never fail to give
satisfaction. Large boxes containing 80
sugar coated pills, 25c. For sale by all
druggists. Beware of counterfets and
limitations. The genuine manufactured
only by John G. West & Co., SG2 W.
Madison St, Chicago, Ill,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-18

Andrew jackson spent more than his sal
ary while he was in the White House, and he
had to borrow money TO keep up with his
penses, Thomas jefferson borrowed the
money that carried him out of Washington
when he left the presidency, and Andy John
son, though he entertained considerably, is
supposed to have saved at least $50 900 dur
ing his White House career. He died, | am
told, worth about $lOO,0OO, and the most of
this came from economy. 1t was pretty
good estate for tailor to leave. James Bu-
chanan was making about $1,000 year at
the law when he entered congress, and he
spent during his presidency what was left
from his living expenses in charity. He
was not, however, n rich man when he died,
and his estate of Wheatands was sold year
or two ago.
President Fillmore began his life as wool
cardCr During the three years he was en-
gagged to his sweetheart he had not enough
money to pay the expenses of the 80 miles
which lay between her home in Saratoga
county, N. Y, and where he had begun to
practice law. During the first years of their
marriage his wife did the houseworll and
taught school, and still he died one of the
richest of the presidents. The greater part
of his fortune, however, came from his sec
ond marriage to a rich woman of Buffalo,
whom he courted after his first wife died.
President Cleveland is supposed to be worth
about 100000, and he owns am told, real
estate in Buffalo which is rapidly advancing
in value, President Arthur left much less
than he was supposed to be worth. Garfield
shortly before his death owed $50, 600 to Gen.
Swain, and Grant did not add to his fortune
by his White House career. Hayes made
money out of the presidency, and is rich
through Inheritance and economy. The pres
idents, as a rule, have not saved money dur
ing their presidency, but the same abilities
which made them presidents would, if they
had been used in the field of money making
and money saving, have given them fort
unes.--Frank g. Carpenter in New York
World
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-18

Is natures own true laxative. 1t is the
most easily taken, and the most effective
remedy known to cleanse the system
when bilious or costive; to dispel head
aches, colds and fevers; to cure habitual
constipation. indigestion, piles, etc.
Manufactured only by the California Fig
Syrup Company, San Francisco, Cal
Hartz & Bahnsen, agents, Rock Island,
Ill.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-18

There Is a mistaken idea among women
that men do not appreciate tides. man
always appreciates tidy when ii is in its
pl oper place. Its proper place, accord
ing to his idea, is on the easiest chair in
his worst enemv's house.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-18
Health is Wealth |!

DIR. Z. C. Vests Nerve and Brain treatm ent,
guaranteed specific for hysteria, dizziness, con
Yulsions, fits, nervous neuralgia, heaIaChe, ner-
vous prostratiOn caused by the use Of alcohol or
tobacco, wal<efnness mental depression. soften
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to misery. decay and death, premature Old age,
barrenness, loss of power in either sex, involun
tAry losses and spermatOrrhoea caused by over
exerton of the brain, self abuse or over iudul-
gence. Each box contains one months treatment.
81 box or six boxes for s., sent by mail prepaid
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-18

The punch bowl has been nearly BAN
ished from Washington society, Tea and
coffee take the place of the intoxicating
draught
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-18

George H. Wente, of Danbury, Conn.,
is likely to lose one of his legs which was
badly burned by matches carried in his
pocket.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-18

The Empress of Austria, having been
forced to give up hunting, has taken up
fencing for exercise.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-18

Santa Cruz, CAL. has witnessed the
novel sight of men standing in the snow
and picking grapes in a vineyard.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-18

To cure any case. With each order received by
for six boxes, accompanied with s., we will
send tn purchaser our written guarantee to
fund the money if the treatment does not affect
cure. Guarantees issued only by Marshall Il
Fisher, Harper house drug store soe agents,
Rock Island H.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-18

GLY'S
Cream Balm
Cleanses t h {
Nasal Passa.
ges, A ii a y s
Pain and In.
-hamation-
Heals Sores,
Restores t h {
S e II s e S OF
Taste e Smell
TRY the CURE