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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-11-29

The Boston Advertiser very tersely
says. The campaign of 1855 will be re-
membered as the first that was ever fought
on a scientific basis. The tariff question
is question of political economy, and
political economy is science. And it is
a matter to be very specially noted, mat
ter for congratulation and philosophical
reflection that millions o. American peO-
pie have been engaged much Of the time
during several months in studying the
laws of supply and demand, the purchas
ing power of wages, the nature of COM
mercial exchange, the balance of trade,
the relations of capital and labor, the
true nature Of money and other elements
which enter into that complex whole
which we call business.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-11-29

While American capital is pouring into
Mex co it is a remarkable fact that there
is a strong movement of native Mexicans
out of the rich state of Sonora into Arizona
and New Mexico. The reason of this sud-
den emigration is explained on the ground
that the authorities of Sonora have invited
foreign capital and immigration into the
state, and that the lands have been given
or sold in large bodies to English and
American cattle companies, mining syndi-
Gates and colonizing companies. There
is undoubtedly considerable truth TO this
complaint. The granting of monopolies
increase the burdens on the native popu-
lation. Besides, the influx OF the wide
awake, money-makng American pushes to
the wall the simple and indolentnatives.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-11-29

Russian competition in petroleum with
the export trade of this country is attract.
ing attention, and the prediction is made
that the time is not far distant when the
petroleum of the Caspian region will
drive the American product out of Euro.
pean markets. The fact is noted that
while the world S consumption of petrole.
um is steadily increasing, the exports OF
this coultry are not keeping pace with il
in either quality or value. The Russian
pro duction of mineral oil has risen in a
few years to twenty-five million gallons,
and the oil field appears to be well-nigh
inexhaustible. There appears to be some
danger to the future of this important
part of our export trade.
Some things die hard - some never die,
but remain, in the language OF Keats
things of beauty, AMI JOS forever. OF
such It seems is that peculiar object which
the dressmaker calls a tournura, and the
scoa'ng world of coarse men hustle II
was currently reported that it was dead
that it would be seen no more, and that
it had been killed by the refusal of Mrs
Cleveland to utilize its mysterious advan-
tages. The most recent dispatches from
Washington indicate that all that was er
roneous, and that Mrs. Cleveland is not
the sworn enemy OF the tournure. A re.
porter dared to ask the uestion point
blank of the leading mlliner of Washing.
ton, and was told so
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-26
PAWNEE ROCKETS.

From Saturdays Leader.
Frank Belt has secured an increase
of 50 per month in his pension.
Amos Huls has purchased the meat
market of Harry Lewis, and will con-
tinue the business.
w. II. Hendricks moves near Great
Bend, on the farm of Mr.. Markey, who
was elected surveyor of Barton county,
last fall.
Compare the grain, poultry, egg and
butter shipments of Pawnee Rock and
you viii see that it can't be beat by any
town of 1000 people.
City marshal Byram is never lag
gard when his official services are re-
quired. Under his 'heagle hye" we
hope to see the city treasury overflow.
1t being leap year we hope to see the
young ladies go to work and try to
brighten up the lives of some of our
young men. There are many oppOr-
tunities open and the young menare
willing.
The school report of Prof. Looney,
shows our school to be making fine
progress. We had the pleasure Of look
over Csome examination papers the
other day, and as whole, we consider
them equal in every respect to those
we have seen at county normals.
On Sunday, the Sth inst, the Sunday
school of the M. E. church held an
election of officers, with the following
result: Superintendent, Walter Hen
derson; assistant, Mrs. J. M. Van AIKEN;
organist, Miss Lena Van AIKEN; secre-
tary, Miss Jennie Hardy; treasurer,
Miss Ella Johns.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-26

AFTER reading the long list of deaths
by storm and cold through Dakota.
Mipnesota, Iowa, Nebraska and Wis
consin, the loud wall of the eastern
press over the falsely reported suffering
in Kansas sounds just little bit fiat,
and to the thinkingsand refiecting read
er will appear to have been raised more
for effect than as a matter of news
The fact is, Kansas has made record
in the past few years which places her
in the very front rank of available
states for the investment of capital;
has impressed upon the energetic and
progressive people of the east the sound
ness of her advantages; and the knowl-
edge of all this has caused feeling of
alarm among the newspapers of the
east, fear that, unless something is
done to check the tide of wide-awake
and ambitious men who are preparing
to come to this land of plenty, they
win lose the bulk of the best element of
tl,elr cpnstitnepcy. But prevarication
and maligaaney pFaetjced by the ene'
mics of Kansas will not prevail, and
coming years win demonstrate that
Kansas is and always will be the first
state in the Union.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-26
Not a Glowing Outlook.

The Parsons Eclipse says in recent
issue:
"A man who moved to Los Angeles.
Cal, writes back TO friend: Rent in
the city is so high that poor men find it
impossible to make enough money to
pay them. They tell you people back in
Kansas that it is always summer here,
but coal is now selling at sixteen dol
lars ton and going up. How is that
for a land of everlasting summer? Liv-
ing. too, is very high-much higher
than in Kansas-and lahorers get on
ar average about fifty cents day. L
would not swap a county in Kansas for
the whole state, SO far as living, making
money, and good climate are concern
ed. am coming back if L can ever
make enough to pay my fare, and
thousands are coming. The fever is
off now, and L am suffering from its
depressing effects"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-26
ELLINwOOD EARMARKs.

From the Express.
Mr.. Stanley Chatten is quite sick
with diphtheria.
v. S. Musil s. Co. will move their
stock of goods into the Meyer building
tomorrow.
A couple of birds of paradise" livery
much dis fguredl were in the city this
week.
Five carpenters are busy at work on
the round house, repairing the floor,
windows, etc.
Everything indicates the heaviest
emigration to Kansas ever known when
spring opens up.
BoRN-On Friday evening last to
Mr.. and Mrs. Fair, a boy. at last ac-
count all were doing well.
Meyer & Sons have again moved in
to their new brick, and are now pre-
pared to give you bargains in hardware.
Rev's. Barbee and McCune are con-
Quoting a protracted meeting at the
Presbyterian church this week, with
fiattering results.
Mr.. Frank Williamson, of Olympia,
Washington, Terri, formerly of the
firm of Williamson s. Phipps of this
city, Is visiting his many friends here.
Friday evening a number of the
young folks gave Mr.. and Mrs. II. j.
Klein surpries. The party gathered
about eight o'clock in the evening, and
the dancing was continued until an
early hour the following morning.
Supper was served about twelve o'clock,
and taking all in all, better time
could not have been had.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-26
HOISINGTON HASH.

From the Echo.
Railroad men report business lively
on the Missouri Pacific at present.
James Hughes, nephew of Mrs. E. L.
Bartholomew, is very low with brain
fever.
Conductor Cooper is back from his
eastern trip and has resumed his old
run from Monon west.
Farmers report stock in this vicinity
doing better than could be expected
considering the scarcity of feed.
The band will give grand ball at
HOisington, Friday evening, January
9th. An invitation is extended to all
who wish to participate in the sport.
The Hoisington hotel has been leased
and will soon be occu pied by j. M.
White who will have it reftted and
make a frst-class railroad hotel. q.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-26

THE cultured city of Lawrence; the
historic city which boasts of its learn
ing and pure morals; the city whose
laws are such that it is a crime to pur-
chase cigar or even newspaper OH
Sunday; with all these and more blue
laws on her books, commits most
despicable outrage when her authorI-
ties, for a slight misdemeanor commit
girl of some sixteen years to the rock
pile, there to pound rock, in full view
of the public gaze. 1t seems her NOR
ais take fantastic turns.-Kanopolls
Journal,
You are sound to the core in your
Opinionl We hereby detail Brother
Morgan to get us up story founded
upon this outrage. 1t can be made
fully as thrilling-even more so when
we consider our alleged civilization aud
advancementl than 1.-The Scarlet Let
ter. r.f-Salina Journal.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-26
Mixed Relationship

\ farmer living south of MacksyiIle
married young girl few years ago.
Shortly afterward the farmers son by
his first wife married the mother of the
girl his father married. Now what re-
lationship exists between them. The
girl is her mothers step-mother. and
the young man is his fathers step
father. The son is his fathers chill
dren's gran dfather and half brother,
and the girl is her mothers clildren's
half sister and grandmother. AT any
rate it is very strange relationship
MdcksrfUe Times.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-26
From Pasadena. Cal.

Frank Herthel, former employe of
this office writes an interesting letter
to one of the boys, from which we
CLEAN the following:
Il promised / would write you in re-
gard to this glorious country of Cali
fornia. like it better than Kansas,
still ! have seen some pretty cold
weather here; ice fFoze half an inch
thick. : Talk about work. The
streets are crowded with men who
have not money enough to pay their
board, to say nothing about going back
Two carpenters L knew, from Con-
necticut, worked abOnt TWO sweeks,
then got laid off-fred, when they
packed up and went back, never to re-
turn here. : > Two weeks ago [ was
up in the mountains; could see the
ocean (20 miles away with ships upon
it. 1t was beautiful sight, compared
to Kansas prairie and sand hills. : = If
folks tell you it don't freeze out here
tell them they are lying, and that 1 said
so; and if they teH you it don't rain in
the day time tell them its another. 1t
rains here steady, day and night My
advice to folks in Kansas is, stay where
you are. > l had a pleasant ride down
through New Mexico and Arizona.
The Indians would come to the cars
and sell trinkets. and charge 10 cents
to see papPoSe.
Gas was struck recently at Cherry
vale at depth of sos feet, and is re-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-26
A Sound Souib.

The editor of the Emporia Ne1Cs has
evidently found ''devils Workshop .
he says: THE Ne,cs has meyer sug-
gested or advocated mob law in any
shape or manner. nor does it intend to.
1t has stated. however that the law is
to ow and uncertain for certain kinds
of ciimes-murder and faIaticism for
instance. Ne are in favor of having
a law to hang murderers and another
to adequately purnish persons who
maliciously interfere in other persons
affairs for personal gain" The same
fellow is also in this vicinity, and often
NEEDLES from pure cussedness. when
personal gain is not the incentive
The american.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-26
WE HAVE had the blizzard in Barton

WE HAVE had the blizzard in Barton
county, and we were prepared for it.
AS yet we have heard of no fatalities
and of no great amount of suffering.
Every winter people say: 'This is the
coldest winter we have ever had, :" when
the fact is, in our mind, the winters
are becoming more moderate each year.
The people of this county are also be-
coming better prepared each year to
meet the severe winter weather, and
the fears of a "biizzard" in our coun-
ty are among the least Of our troubles.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-26
"CALL not that man wretched, wh

"CALL not that man wretched, who,
whatever i'll he may suffer, has child
to love" The business cares of a 9iuil
day may depress the spirit and strain
the muscles; the mind may grow weary
of the hollow mockeries of society or
but if there be little one at home
with happy voice and winning smile to
greet the world weary one the troubles
of the day are forgotten and the mind
and body both are rested and refresh
ed by an intercourse with childhood.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-26
Advantages of Improved Stock

Advantages Of Improved stock
The advantages to be secured through
the production of improved stock are sc
great that it would seem as though ev-
erybOdy would engage in it and the
business would be quickly overdone.
But in point of fact everybody VIII not
engage in it, and there is no probabili-
ty that the business will be OverdOne to
the slightest degree, there are a great
many people who can not see or realize
anything, no matter how plain it may
be. These will live and die without
appreciating that there is any material
advantage in improved stock over any
other kind. Then there is another class
of people who, while they do see and
understand perfectly well, yet from
mere Incidence of habit, or thought
ing Of their present stock for that of
improved character; and they keep post
poning and will never make the change,
although fully impressed that there are
many advantages to be gained by it.
And these two classes constitute such a
large proportion of the community that
there is no danger of the remainder
OVERRIDING the improved stock business.
The ignorance of one class and the
lethargy of the other is sure to leave a
clear field for the operation of men who
have clearer heads and more enterpris-
ing spirits. breeders Gazette.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-26
KANSAS KEWS.

Cattle in Southern Kansas are said
to be in better shape than at any other
time since 1875.
Kansas expects to do something in
the way of carp culture next summer
if the ''June'' rise doesn't get side
tracked.
Farmers say there is more moisture
in the ground now than ever known be-
fore at this season of the year in the
history of Western Kansas, which is
the best indication of an immense crop
of everything grown here next year.
a farmer living within a mile of
Columbus, raised 500 bushels of peanuts
this season on seven acres OF ground.
He estimates that his crop will bring
him 81 per bnshel, which beats the
growing of wheat and corn all hollow.
An exchange says: 1--WE are reliably
informed that the Improvement Com
pany of Great Bend has turned over
the Central Kansas College to an emf
nent Normal teacher who proposes to
make the school a first-class Normal
Institute for Western Kansas.-Man-
hatten IaaduStriGliSt.
Twenty years experience in this
state has taught us that when the
wheat gets good start in the fall and
goes into the winter in good condition
there is no general failure the next
year. The wheat is in good shape,
well rooted and all right. The open
winter SO far makes it probable that
there will be few chinch bugs.
Hence we predict general good crop.
Laura NJ. Johns advises the ladies of
Kansas to register and thus get ready
to vote at the spring election. Mrs.
Johns gives many excellent reasons
why women should attend the polls
and vote for good men for Office, but as
nine out of every ten of them will vote
as their husbands do we believe that
the greater portion of her advice is
wasted. Men should vote for good
men for Office as well as women, but
don't always do so, and neither will
their wives. The old world will remain
just about as wicked as it was before
female suffrage Herald.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-26

A GOOD bill has been introduced in
the U. S. Senate providing that, be-
fore any immigrant shall be allowed to
land, the master of the ship in which
such immigrant has come over shall
produce certificate for each immigrant
on board, certifying that such are not
deported for crime, are not paupers,
lunatics or idiots, not in charge of
blood relations OF authorized guardians,
and are not under contract to labor in
the United States. Such bill should
be made law. and by placing inspectors
at proper places should be enforced.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-26

SPEAKER Smith said, among other
things, at a recent speach before a
meeting of the State Board of Agricul-
ture:
1.-The atmosphere in which we Kan
sans live is redolent with boom, boom,
boom. We hear the voice of the mod
est real estate agent echo and re-echo
this magic word. This man or that
fellow is designated as a great boomer,
But the man that tickles mother earth
with hoe, and causes, her to laugh
a harvest, is the substantial boomer of
the age"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-26

'''TIs LOVE that makes the world go
'round.' Some people appear to think
that it is revenge that makes the world
get squar. In our humble opinion the
scarcity of the former and supera-
bnndance of the latter cause the world
to become exceedingly fiat.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-26

HoIsINGTON councilmen are labor
ing with a set of city ordinances.
They had some formed and published,
but for some reason it all had to be
done over again, and last weeks Echo
don't, "echo" very much else but city
ordinances.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-26

AN EXCHANGE says that the differ
ence between a manufacturing concern
which judiciously advertises and talk
ative woman is, that the former never
shets down and the latter never shets
I'M
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-26

"WHY is it that the grooms most al
ways seem frightened, at a wedding?''
remarked young woman. "Humph!
He's got right to be-" was the re-
joinder of an old married man within
hearing
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-26

THE warm sunshine and the gentle
zephyr may melt the glacier which has
bid defiance to the bowling tempest; so
the voice of kindness will touch the
heart which no severity could subdue.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-26

THE new perfecting press of the To-
peka Capital should have phonogrphic
attachment to yell ''color" once every
fifteen minutes.-Er.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-26

AToTAL eclipse of the moon, visible
throughout the United States, will oc-
cur on Saturday the 2Sth inst.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-26

YOUNG ladies like tight shoes, but do
you know, they don't any of them want
to acknowledge the cornl
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-26

THE trouble which arose on Saturday
concerning an advertisement on a hotel
card again reminds us OF the fact that
a smooth talking stranger can come into
town and get more money out of its
business men for advertising purposes
than can our own men wdo are in that
business. On the hotel rules scheme
there were fourteen cards obtained,
which, if all paid So a card, would
bring the neat little sum of S42. The
printing of the cards cost So, the put
ting Of them in the hotel nothing, leav-
ing a net profit to the man who worked
the scheme S37, for say, two days
work. Without questioning the advis-
ability of such a mode of advertising,
we wish to say that that S37 could have
been made to do more good to both ad-
vertisers and the city generally had 1t
been distributed among the newspa-
OPFS
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-26

II Is now claimed that the Harper
county seat fight has. been settled in
favor of Anthony.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-26

y NEW ORLEANS editor when learn
ing the printers trade, occasionally
called upon preachers daughter
On attending church he was aston
ished when the preacher announced as
his text: MY daughter is previously
tormented of a deYil.''
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-26

DODGE now has paper called
ChTtSt's Irritation. Very little atten-
tion is paid to it.-Newton Republican.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-26

JUSTICE LAMAR, as is well known, is
a very absent-minded man. a few
days ago he boarded ''bob-tail' street
car in Washington i'll company with
his friend, Senator CockreH. The ex-
secretary walked creamily up to the
box and dropped quarter through the
slit. "Why, Lamar!' exclaimed the
senator. what are you doing? You
put aquarter in the box" Why, SO L
did" replied Mr.. Lamar, land knew
the fare was only five cents.' And
thereupon ne slipped nickel into the
box, paying thirty cents for his ride.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-26

THE Ford county Republican of the
18th inst, is a boomer. 1t contains two
full pages of illustrations showing
buildings and grounds in and around
Dodge City. If we are permitted to
criticise we would say that a better
quality of paper and more care in the
press work would have improved the
paper one hundred per cent.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-26

Gas was struck recently at Cherry
vale at depth of sos feet, and is re-
ported as being strong flow.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-26

THERE is said to be pleasure i'll pur-
suit. but it takes quite a mixture of
imagination, determination and oscil-
lation to get any pleasure out of the
pursuit of local news when the mercury
is ranging down i'll the basement of
the thermometer, and the wind elbows
through your whiskers' with a Whit
right from the north pole. However,
it has been said that there is a special
warm place prepared for all newspaper
men, and some day perhaps we will
reach it.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-26

LET every citizen who has pride in
Kansas, unite in assisting to make the
exercises on kansas day. complete
and entertaining. State pride should
be as great as national pride, and if
every citizen of Barton county would
turn out on that day and assist in the
celebration the good that would be in
stilled into the minds of youth, and
the pleasure derived from the gather
ing would be incalculable.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-26

Cattle in Southern Kansas are said
to be in better shape than at any other
time since 1875.