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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-07-05
What They Do.

1t is said that on an average each
newspaper printed and sent out, will
have six readers. That is supposing
each family to consist of father, mother
and four children or in place of child
zen not old enough to read, some grand
parent, visitor, or hired help. This is
very likely correct estimate, and goes
to show how careful every editor should
be of what he writes or puts in print.
If he has 1000 subscribers then every
good or bad thing he writes must bless
or injure six thousand fellow mortals.
Think of that brother editors and do
not forget that your congregation of
readers to 1000 circulation each week
would be equal to thirty church con-
gregatiOns of two hundred members
each, and that their homes are scatter
ed off in every state in the Union, so
that your thoughts like the clouds or
sunlight reach almost everywhere.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-07-05

the price made in Liverpool and not
here, except by gambling grain rings.
He has to pay the heavy tariff tax, but
has no protection for himself, and is
not allowed even to put the price on
what he produces. When Mr.. Butler,
whom judge to be young gentle
man, grows older, puts aside any po-
litical influences and judges from facts,
he will discover that his plea in regard
to protection and high tariff is not
based on any ''indisputable fact"
In Great Britain there are more than
100000 of people living on less
ground than the states of Illinois and
Missouri contain. OF course there is
poverty when half the land there is
owned by few, who obtained it during
the high tariff times up to 1916. In
the United States the same is happen-
ing. The farmer every year is sending
east an average of So for every man,
woman and child as a protective indi-
rect tax to the manufacturing capital
ist. The, capitalist sends it back as a
loan at high interest on the farmers S
land, ar I'd the farmer eventually loses
the land. No, Mr.. Butler, protection
of high tariff is death to our farmers. ="
J. E. FERREIRA>
Odin, H., June 2, 1888.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-07-05
Sir Anton Rosebud Writes.

The following special correspondence
to the Claflin Gazette we half suspect
was written from Ellinwood Under
the head of Humorous correspon-
dence" Sir A. says:
It is my intention to sketch couple
of notes from b fiat as regards some
! what obscure and quiet place in this
part of Thurman's dominion. 1t is,
nevertheless, visited as stated times by
self binder agents and other public i'm
provementS; also by periodical rains,
not stated before hand.
AS good place to begin with let me
say the prohibition law is pretty well
enforced in most cellars, drug stores
and vest pockets here. My friend al
| ways keeps well regulated supply at
his place, for snake bites and similar
occasions. He received a good COM
mon-SchOOl education in New Jersey.
Owing to the above law, this local city
had been rather dry for the past week
or two, with the exception of a few
places, we'll secluded. The rain we
had lately was not only a good one,
but one we'll calculated to promote ithe
interests of certain bankers who have
mortgages outstanding.
COTH tVcSoCaDlcJ Is growing nicely,
and my private crop of barley and
grapes are doing well, so remain for
the present. seated in misgiving
| chair yours.
SIR ANTON ROSEBUD.
n. B.-BefOre close let me not for
get the interest of others as well as
| myself, will therefore ralate simple
story such as many be comprehended
by all shades of society, including gov
ernment officials. Related it sounds
AT political gathering large
| whiskered and baldheaded man spoke
with much gesturing and violence
about the impending election of the
| school board, when some party de-
clared that he succeeded well in adj
vertising his ignorance. ''No wonder''
remarked by-stander, ''the gentle
mans brain is very volatile; it has
diffused through his hair and these
have fallen Out.''
So Yours Truly,
SIR A. r.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-07-05
Sensible Logic.

The republican party and the colored
voter perform together election days,
but during s64 days of the year they
know little about eachother. The
negro has never been permitted to
have much acquaintance with the
management of the party, and the
white republican has never been free
with his friendship toward the negro
In the hard grind of living which comes
to all, the white and black alike. If
a negro gets into trouble he usually
goes to democrat for help, and when
he is in doubt to a democrat for ad-
vice.-Kansas City Times.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-07-05
Wages in Kansas.

Labor Commissioner Betton has
been making to ur of observation and
study of labor conditions, taking in
New York, Rhode Island, Boston, and
other centers of industry. Returning
by way of Toronto, Canada, he found
that wages were about % per cent.
higher in Kansas than in Toronto,
while the cost of living was about per
cent. lower here. In but one item of
living expenses was there an advantage
in favor of Toronto, and this Mr.. Bet
ton thinks, is offset by an additional
amount of fuel consumed.-Lawren
Telegram.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-07-05

The tickets are now in the field.
There is no need of a revival of the
dirty, disgusting, personal campaign of
1884. The issue before the people is:
I Shall we or shall we not have a reduc-
tiOn of the tariff taxes? The republi-
can party has taken the grounds that
no reduction or modification is needed;
that the law is good enough but the
administration should be changed in
order to save the country from ruin
and bankruptcy. They, the republi-
cans, take this stand, not because they
have, or can find any just grounds up
on which to base their assertions; but
because they believe that by raising a
cry of rebel brigadiers,'' nation des-
poilers" and such other incendiary
sentiments, they can excite the people
into the belief that the tariff law is all
right but that the democrats who have
been in power for the last four years
have brought about all the trouble.
Honest men cry ''fie upon" the republi-
can policy, and their own bravest
leaders refuse to make fight upon the
grounds mapped out. Democracy is
standing fairly and squarelv to her
principles. We claim the necessity for
high tariff is past; the evils of the
war have been outlived in other direc-
tions, and after the ides of November,
when Grover Cleyeland is again Sc
lected to the presidential chair, we
promise the people of America that the
good work of reconstructing the lame
laws of dead past will go bravely on.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-07-05

r. b. HAYS, the great national fraud,
is the kind of man John j. Ingalls,
wanted nominated at Chicago. What
a wonderful head that Ingalls, has got!
Notwithstanding the reps. are making
such a hoodoo about his letter, the
convention did nominate jsst another
mediocre individual as r. B. H., and
they followed out his idea also in get
ting the fright sort" of man from New
York, q man with "the grease" Give
the devel his due, gentlemen, if he is
from Kansas.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-07-05

WE WOULD like to say to you
Blainiacs who are arranging "tour of
America for Jingo Jim this season,
that you will be the cheapest looking
and smallest feeling crowd after No
mberIelections that was ever seen
in America. The transparency of your
motives, the incincerity of your inten-
tions, and above all the bull-headed
Aand unfair manner you adopted to put
in nomination the present republican
candidates, will be condemned by the
best men in your party.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-07-05
An Un-American Thing.


This is the way the New York Conf
rlercidI Advertiser, one of the ablest re-
publican papers in the country talks
about the republican platform; 1.-The
platform adopted is astonishing I'm its
proposals. 1t is as we have said un-re.
publican and un-American. The plat
form is in direct contradiction of the
history, the principles, the teaching and
the oft-reiterated promises of the party
in whose name a conspiracy of un'
scruplous politicians has put it forth.
Lincoln would have repudiated it with
disgust and loathing because it antag-
onizes individual liberty and the rights
of the people, in the interest of favor
ed and would-be aristocratic class.
Henry Wilson would never have assent
ed to it. Salmon p. Chase would have
scorned it; Garfield, Grant, Arthur,
Mccullough. and Folger left words on
record which condemns its most vital
parts, and We mistake the character
and temper of intelligent. republicans of
to-day if many thousands of them do
not with their ballots, as their represent
atiye newspapers have through many
months, condemn its suggestions in adj
vance
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-07-05
Have YOu Enemiesf
vance.

Go staight on, and don't mind them.
If they get in your way walk around
them, regardless of their spite. A man
who has no enemies is seldom good
for anything; he is made of that kind
of material that is so easy worked that
every one has hand in it. A ster-
ling character is one that thinks for
himself and speaks what he thinks; he
is always sure to make enemies.
They are as necessary to him as fresh
air: they keep him alive and active.
A celebrated character, one who was
surrounded by enemies, used to remark
"They are as sparks, which if you do
not blow out, will ge out themselves"
''Live down prejudice" was the Iron
Dukes motto. Let this be your motto.
While endevoring to live down the
scandal of those who are bitter against
you, if ysu stop to dispute, You do but
as they disire, and open the way for
more abuse. Let the poor fellows
talk; there will be reaction if you
perform but your duty, and hundreds
who were once alienated from you will
flock back to you, and acknowledge
their error.-Jonesburg Journal.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-07-05

IF YOU don't see the kind of politics
you want in this paper, ask for it.
You will get the straightest, most red
hot, aggressive and irrepressible de-
mocracy. Our years are not many,
and only one has been spent in politi-
cal editorship, yet our faith in the right
principles of true democracy is grow
ing greater every day; Notwithstanding
number of republicans are trying
to make out that we have leaning in
their direction. BY our works ye shall
know us.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-07-05
THE national republican leaders al

THE national republican leaders are
beginning to fight shy of Kansas
leaders" They never will recover
from the effects of st. Johns labors;
and now ingalls, comes out boldly and
gives them away in manner that
will prove disastrous. The great
trouble with Kansas republican leaders
is, that they aspire to be the equals of
Depew, Elkins & Co., in political in
trigue; and all of them can not be fat
tened out as successfully as was old
Albert Griffin.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-07-05

The republicans are having quite a
picnic in this senatorial district over
who shall be their candidate this fall.
There are four or five men in the field,
but our opinion is that Brother Chap
man, of the Register has the inside
track for the nomination. "Chap" is a
great man on still hunt, and he with
Steve Deupree to back HIM will
stand a pretty fair show of getting to
the front in the convention.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-07-05

AN EDITOR is a human. He Is liable
to grammatical blunders, toothache,
typographical errors and loss of memo
~, and usually he has twenty-five
Thousand people watching to catch him
tippling. He is man of sorrow and
acquainted with grief, the landlord,
the fellow who cashes sight drafts fer
the city bank, the tax collector, the In
telligent compositor and poverty. His
children sport in rags" while the man
who deals out the ''ardent" next door,
dresses his kids in the giddy height of
the latest cuts from Paris. He walks
home with piece of liver or 1O-cent
cut from the stem end of ham for his
breakfast, while the Dago who sells
peanuts from goods box in the streets
can feast on wines and much flavory
meats; and yet the woods are full of
people who are desirous to become
editors.-ReckLeSS EXCHANGE.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-07-05

The motto of every patriotic delegate
at Chicago was: "TOte fair, whatever
you do. No shenanegan. Topeka
Capital
THAT motto was about as appropriate
in the Chicago convention as "GOd
Bless Our Home" in beer garden,
and had about as much influence.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-07-05

DEPEw's organ, the New York Mail
and Express, says he can get the vote
of 10000 or $4,000 democratic railroad
employees. Anybody knows what that
means. The railroad will coerce some
of its employees by threatening
discharge and buy others. But for
every railroader Chauncey Depsw can
buy or intimidate two farmers will
vote for Cleveland. Thurman and the
rights of the people.-Kingman Demo-
crdt.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-07-05

will have nothing to do with the re-
publican reactionists or their policy of
reaction except to bury them under an
adverse majority so great, that no set
of men will ever again dare to make
to the American people propositions 30
unconstitutional, so reasonable to the
spirit of free aud equal government as
the republicans now PROFOUND. The
people will remember the republican
pledge Of 1884, and how monstrously IL
has been yiolated.-New York Star.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-07-05

GENERAL HARRISON is the speaker
who at a meeting short time ago in
Chicago insulted every poor person in
ing was already too cheap, and that he
had no regard for cheap goods; he new
er saw a cheap coat without thinking
it must be cheap man or woman who
would wear it.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-07-05

WALNUT CITY's council appears to
be made of the pure stuff. The Daily
Ne,os of that city has labored hard and
faithfully for the city against all odds,
and the council, to show an apprecia-
tion of the work done by that paper,
at a recent meeting awarded the city
. printing to the Ne,os at full legal rates.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-07-05

A REPUBLICAN who has not claimed
at least fifty per cent. more than the
party will get at the November elec-
ton is not much of rep.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-07-05

CONGREssMXN William Warner, of
Kansas City, declines to stand for re-
election. VIM. is longheaded, and sees
the Handwriting on the WALL" which
reads, for him: "NO republicans need
apply"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-07-05

BEN, Ben, Harrison's son, got the
nomination and started to run. But
Grover is feet, and Ben will get beat,
while Levi goes believing down the
street
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-07-05

FARMERS, while you are getting
good things of this world, always get
the best-get the best county paper in
Barton county by getting the DEMO
Graf.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-07-05

A st. Joe girl was recently entirely
disrobed by a stroke of lightning.
Persons standing near must also have
been shocked.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-07-05

'TIPPLE CANOE" and Morton, too,
have ''bit off more than they can
chew" They'll find, alas, twill come
to pass, they'll have to keep off the
white house grass.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-07-05

Mr.. Depew looks so much like Adam
Forepaugh, the circus man, that his
readiness to enter the canvass isn't as
tonishing. Herald.
AND just like Forepaugh, Depew has
entered into contract to start out
with the great Chinese Ben and Doodle
Bellied Levi l.. on tour of humbug-
gerry. If there is anything that people
can spend their time and money in
more recklessly, and with less chance
of value received in return, than a cir
Gus and menagerie, it is a republican
presidential campaign.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-07-05
REPUBLIcANIsM-Rum, rice, rats.

AT SIOUX CITY, Iowa, the great corn
palace is now being prepared for open
ing on September oath.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-06
River IeIcgrnms.


PlTTsBURG, Ia. July 5.-Noon-Rlycr falling.
Raining.
WHEELING. ". Va, July h-Noon-Rlycr ,
feet inches and falling slowly.
NlCKsBuRG. Miss, July 5.-wciihcrNyarin
Light rain. Arrived; city OF Nicksburs. 81
LouiSL
CINCINNATI, o., July b-Nonn-Rivor 0 feet .
inches aud rising. Weather clear Thermometer
-. Night-livcr feet inches and rising.
Weather warm aud clear Departed ". y. Chan.
ccllOr. rittNIurg.
LOUISVILLE. NY. July h-Noon-Tho river 4,
rising slowly, with I feet . inches IN the rnnal
aud icct Inches on the falls business good
weather clear aud warm. Thermometer -
Packets all on time. No hoatS up Passed down.
ohio, Memphis Harry hroWn went back 90 Cairo
lying light Night=Rycr rising. with feet n
inches Ia the canal aud feet inches on the alls
weather clear and warm, Passed up; None
lHssed down OHIO, Cincinnati 10 Memphis
EVANSVILLE, Ind, July River 5 feet and
aicnths lnuc, and rising Weather clear The
O'Ncil 4 laid up. Passed down: Harry ilrown
sam. Nlght-RiNCr feet aud :cuths aud Ala.
tiunnty The Jos. Williams 4 herr laid up Tor
water. Weather clear
CAIRO. H.. July h.-Noon- Arrived. New
South, Ohio. ! pm. Arkansas city, NnichoA >
pm, bucAryc state, Memphis sam. Departed.
New south, ~ Louis. an, Afknnsns city, "a
Louis, AM Hurkcyc ftutr. Cincinnati o 4 ma
River y feet inches and falling Weather fair
and hot NghiHArfiNCd ". n. Cherry. ~ lnuls
pm. hyparcd. ". II. cherry, Tennessee liver
I pm lafis q Known, New Orleans \ nm
Weather clear nnd hot
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-06

OF n mile. Starters; Grimald, Patrocles,
Brait, Swift, Lady Primrose, Tom Hood,
Salisbury, Dciaulter, Stridcaway. Sails
bury won by length, Lady Primrose
second, Patrocles third. Time-l:l4.
Fourth Race Handicap; mile and an
eighth. Starters; Tcllie Doe and Paragon.
Taragon won by three lengths. Time
2:02.
Fifth Race Fivc-eghths of mile.
Starters. Young Duke, Joe Cotton, Bank
or, Mona, Volta, lIawley, Freedom, st.
Glare, Queen OF Hearts, Rosicre, Battery,
Blithsomc, Romance, Tourmaline and Pisa
gclding Volta won by length, Freedom
second Mona third. Time--EO2.
Second Racc--for three year olds; three
quarters OF mile. Starters; Diablo, Jay
+. Dec, Flood Tide, Gypsy Queen Holt
day, Bob Furey, 1enny Pcrsuader, Gallop,
My Fellow, Blush. Diablo won by a
length, Holiday second, Gypsy Queen
third. Tme--l:l62.
Third Race Handicap; three year Odds;
mile. Starters: George Oyster, Rapine,
Cousin Jsms, Belle Dor, Balston, Cargo,
lnycrwick, Austricnnc, Owas. Gorge won
by a length, lnvcrwick second, Geoige
Oyster third. Time--l:II3.
Smith Race-NIilc and quarter; over
hurdles, Starters; Jim Bradt, Elphin,
Alex 7, Referee, Will Davis, Marlborough,
Van Clusc, Rapartee, I'd Gilman, Burr
Oak and Jackson. Burr Oak won by n
head, Ed Gilman second, Will Davis third.
Time 23I
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-06

| answer an indictment in the criminal
court Tor the same oiTense.
The residence ofMr. A. =. Watson, on
Mosby avenue. vas discovered on fire at
II O'Clock yesterday morning. With the
aid Of kind neSltJors and friends, Mr..
Watson succeedsdn putting ii out with
the loss Of only a roof. To those neiphbors
and friends he returns thanks.
Squire Fleming shield an inquest yester-
day morning on the body Of an unknown
negro woman found dead in house on
Pennsylvania avenue. The jury returned
q verdict OF death from unknown causes.
From appearances the woman has been
dead for several days The body was
thrned over to the county undertaken for
burial. '
An interesting entertainment, under the
auspices OF the Industrial School OF Rowan
Mission, Fort Pickering will be given to-
night at the church II is earnestly ex-
pected and desired that full attendance
Will be present. as the order OF exercises
viii embrace the fan drill by the muses.,
the kitten brigade in their fantastic pro-
gram and the dudes and bellies in their
charming exercises together with many
other interesting scenes
The Legislative Council will meet this
afternoon. Electric railroads will be lib.
orally discussed, pro. and con-, and prob.
ably admitted to all the rights, powers and
privileges OF city corporation.
A building permit was issued Yesterday
Tor the new public school building to be
erected ON Linden street. The estimated
cost is $4,000.
Beaverly Easily, colored, is held at the
Stntion-house on suspicion of robbinp n
drunken man of u watch. Officer Snlli.
van made the arrest and thinks that Easily
IL the right party.
Paul Martinella, an Italian fruit dealer.
was arrested last night by Officer Doherty
for brutally beating fellow countryman
named Antonio Nardia Nardia was also
locked up on the charge Of disordcrly con-
duct
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-06
THE LEAGUE REVIVED.
THE BIG STATE OF TEXAS COMES
TO THE RESCUE.
Dallas and Galveston Have Entered,
With the Probability OF Austin, Hous-
ton and Fort Worth-Charleston viii
Withdraw-Games Yesterday.
Special Dispatch to The Appeal.

Special Dispatch TO The Appeal
NEW ORLEANS, Ia, July 5.-The South
crn league now consists of New Orleans,
Charleston, Birmingham, Dallas and Gal
weston. The combination preserves the
league in IFS reserve privileges. II is not
yet playing league. Charleston will
withdraw rs soon MS she can be spared,
being too far away from the other
cites, She will be given her guarantee
money and be, mll.hedged member
OF the big league TO be formed
for next year. Birmingham is still u
doubtful quantity, although when Prcsi-
dent Wilson left for home tonight, he gavo
more hope than he did any time before.
II Birmingham remains in there will be u
six clubs league, Dallas, Austin, Houston
and Galveston being the other members.
Austin has raised money and will hold on
TO her team. Fort Wort is booming again
and may make eight clubs with Mobile.
Bimnghnm's detection will change the
program again.
Secretary Kaufman left for Texas to-
night, the Texas clubs being now in
session at Galveston. lie will agree to
$1,000 monthly salary limit urge the re-.
tcntion OF the Southern league title, and
as soon as birmingham is heard from def.
mite arrangements will be made, SEIZED.
ulc arranged, and play commenced next
Monday, schedule or no schedule. II the
Southern league remains alive IL will be-
after the pluckiost fight made in baseball
history with New Orleans doing most OF
the lighting