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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-08-23
WHO ARE THEY 2

Here is thought we want to put in
print and bring to the attention of our
readers: The republican daily papers
are filled with glowing accounts of Wis
iting delegations to General Harrison,
and OF speech making, hand shaking,
and all that. Suppose all this is true;
not overdrawn, but an actual state
inent of factS-hundreds of men max
ing daily pilgrimages to his honor, the
republican candidate for president, and
feasting and having such a picnic of a
time-what class of men are they?
How many hard working farmers, me-
chanicS, small tradesmen, laborers and
men with small means do you suppose
can afford to indulge in such a jam
bOree? How many of your neighbors
or acquaintances would or could lay
aside their work, go down into their
pockets and pay railroad fare and other
necessary expenses of such trip, for
the exquisite pleasure of shaking the
kid glove hand of little Ben, or listen
to the gobs of taffy so literally dis
pensed by his MISUNDERSTANDING
Do you not know that the very bone
and sinew of our country, the life of all
prosperity, the men who work hard
and live cheaply that they may clothe
and educate their children, and acquire
reasonable competency, have neither
time nor money to spend in such fool
ishness? If all these stories were true
tand we know they are not) would it
not be the ward hummer, the cheap
politician, and the wealthy men who
alone are benefited by the protection
which Harrison says must be main
tanned, who would rush away on such
junketing tour and slobber over their
/ leader in the disgusting way portrayed
by the daily republican press?
Pshaw! This republican ''Ben"
QuiXote has no more show against the
democratic popular wave which is
sweeping over the land than did his IA
bled ancestor, "Don,' in his famous
assaults upon the windmill. When
you read about the enthusiastic dele
CATIONS" from such and such a county,
General Harrison" and going through
that same tiresome rig-marole of hand
shaking and speech making, just read
between the lines; just remember that
'all is not gold that glitters," and do a
little reasoning on your own hook.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-08-23

and the protection to prevent further
stagnation in the business of the coun-
try. If high tariff is benefit to the
laborer, for heavens sake double up on
it and stop these everlasting laber
strikes. We can't stand fooling much
longer.
A. B. Miller, wife and daughter were
out to family reunion of brothers and
sister and their families in Lincoln
sons present for dinner at the house of
Jacob L. Miller. and three were lack
ing of the whole number who are re-
siding in Kansas.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-08-23
MUST HAVE NEWS.

One of the hardest things in the
world for a country editor to do, is to
make his readers know that he cannot
give them all the local happenings un-
less they help him. J. d. Welch in
the Leader, very aptly says: Don't
forget the poor editor when you have
a news item. If your wife licks you
let us know of it and we will set it
right before the public. If you have
company tell us, if you are not ashafn-
ed of visitors. If youngster arrives
at your home, begging for raiment,
buy quarters worth of cigars and come
around, and if you are cash subscrib-
er we will furnish suitable name for
him or her as the circumstances will
permit; and if you have social gather
ing of a few of your friends bring
around big cake, seven or eight pies
and ham, not necessarily to eat but
as guarantee of good faith. You need
not bother about inviting us, for it is a
little too warm for our wardrobe. We
mention these little things for we want
news, and will have them if there is a
"God in Israel"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-08-23
OUR RESOLUTIONS.

Following are the resolutions passed
at the senatorial convention at Sterling
last week:
1st.-We hereby heartily endorse the
. nomination of Grover Cleveland. and
endorse his administration as honest
and efficient and in the interest of the
swh0le people, and we also endorse the
nomination of that grand old democrat
and statesman, Allan G. Thurman, for
the second place Oh the ticket.
2d.-We enthusiastically endorse the
nomination of Judge John Martin for
governor of the state of Kansas, and G..
S. Ebey for congress in the seventh
congressional district.
3d.-We endorse the platform of the
st. Louis and Leavenworth conven-
tions as the true exponents of demo
cratic principles.
4th-We declare ourselves in favor
Of tariff reform, and in favor of equal
taxation of the people for the support
OF the government.
5th.--We are opposed to the repeal
OF the internal revenue laws, as advo-
Gated by the republican party, believ-
ing that it would fill the land with still
houses and oleomargerine factories
where adulterations are sold under the
name of butter to undermine the health
Of the people and destroy the legitimate
dairy interests of the country.
.6th.-We are in favor of a straight
usury law in this state, fixing reason
able rate of interest and Furnishing
usury by forfeiture of the whole con-
tract tainted thereby, and favor such
Legislation as will permit a period OF
two years in which to redeem lands
sold under foreclosure of mortgage.
7th.-We are in favor of such legis-
Iation as will compel foreign corpora
tions doing business in the state tt
submit all controversies with its citi
Isns, to the courts of the state, and will
forfeit. their rights to do business IL
the state when they either sue citizeI
in the federal courts or transfer suit
commenced in the. state courts to the
federal courts.
6th.-We denounce the republican
party for its past course in that, while
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-08-23
NORTHERN SEED CORN FOR KANSAS.

Inquiries are made concerning the
merits of northern grown seed corn for
use in Kansas. This subject has been
discussed in the Kansas Farmer several
times by correspondents and by the ed
itor, and the opinion, as far as express
ed is all favorable to the use of seed
grown in regions farther north than
this.
Several advantages are believed to be
obtainable by the use of northern seed,
among them earlier maturity and less
stalk in proportion to ear. Our grow
ing season is a month or two longer
than that of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Iowa,
or any other state in their latitude.
The writer of this learned the art of
farming in Cumberland Valley, Penn
sylvania, where corn planting began,
usually, about the 10th day of May.
Kansas corn planting is begun at least
month before that and often longer,
but our corn ripens very little if any
earlier than it does farther north be-
cause our fall is a month later than
theirs. Flour from new Kansas wheat
is on the market every year in the lat
ter part of June, but corn meal does
not appear much before September un-
less the ears are dried in ovens. The
fact. then, is that northern corn grows
and natures iii less time than corn does
which is grown farther south. By us
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-08-23
AN ESSAY ON NAN.

| AIN bOSA1 I YIN MAN.
Men are peculiar; they wear No. 10
boots and snore. This is what makes
| it easy to recognize a man when you
see one. Men wear hats they are care
full of and. carry umbrellas they are
not careful of; when not losing them
they are always poking them into
somebody's eyes. Men don't gossip,
but they do go to their clubs and talk
over the "news." Men don't paint or
powder toftenl, but they raise whiskers
that makes them look like Scotch terri
ers, and coax the little hair moles to
grow on their chins. Men are not
vain, but they never like the young
lady who says they are not handsome.
Men are consistent. They like to
see the dress of lady plain and sensi-
BILE, ''haue furbelows and flummery,' -
but let lady in ''plain, sensible
dress" enter car where these men are
seated and she may stand an hour and
not one of them offer her a seat, but
when lady enters arrayed in the
height of fashion every one of them
will spring to his feet and glory in the
honor of standing for her sake, or
rather for the sake of her clothes.
Men never find fault with them
selves, not if they can help it. Adam
showed them how they could help it,
and they have profited by his instruc-
tion. Men take cold and think they
are going to die, and when you carry
them bowl of herb tea they turn pale
and ask you if it is bitter and if you
don't suppose it would do just as well
to take it next week.
Men don't lead around a poodle dog
with blue ribbon, but they chew tobac-
co and perfume their clothes with a
pipe. Men are always wanting clean
shirt, and when they get one they are
always ready to swear that there is
not button on it, when all the time
the buttons will be there only they
can't find them. Men can never find
anything. They pull off their boots and
forget where they put them, and pre-
tend they remember just all about
it, and after they rummaged around
and turned everything upside down,
and looked on all the shelves in the
pantry, in the machine drawer, and
upset your work basket, sit down and
remark that this is a duce of a house,
a fellow never knows when he gets out
of thing when he is going to set eyes
on it again; and when you bring his
boots, that you have found right where
he left them, he hands you his slippers
and wants to know if you "can't iab
them into some out of the way corner
where the old Scratch would never
look for 'em.'
Men think they know lot, and they
do sometimes. Men are a trouble, but
they are handy to have in the house in
a thunder shower, or when the wind
blows, and they are not afraid of mice.
know this is true, because 1 once
saw two men chase mouse around
room for an hour (mOre or less), and
neither appeared to be i'll the least
alarmed. Toward the close of the chase
one of the men stopped to wipe his
brow and remarked that it was warm
an exceedingly cold observation, in my
opinion, as it was cold and comfort
able up on the head of the lounge
where 1 WaS.-Honle Journal.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-08-23
GRANDPA's PANTS.

Grief has come into the household;
Sorrow laid its heavy hand
On our joy and hope and gladness,
On the promise OF the land
Tears are bitter, tears are many
Grandpa's pants will not fit Benny.
What is hope but disappointment
In a gaudy thin disguise?
Is there aught in earnest effort
If we fail town the prize7
Tears are bitter, tears are many
Grsndpa's pants will not fit Benny.
We had hoped and hoped so fondly,
With a sweet and tender trust,
That the past might clothe the present
Ashes, all our hopes are dust.
Tears are bitter, tears ore many
Grandpa's pants will not fit Benny.
Washington Critic.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-08-23

HERE is an item from the Eureka
Republican: A gentleman who went
down to Severy yesterday morning in
the same car with Farmer Smith and
Hon. L. Z. Humphrey, two prominent
candidates for governor, tells us that
Farmer Smith paid his fare, and that
Humphrey had a pass. Which of these
candidates is the favorite of the Santa
Fe.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-08-23

THE owner of the republican party
says he does not want a republican
tariff bill, therefor no bill goes. 1t is
too bad Blaine cannot be induced to
come out and run independent, ''see-
ing as how" Ben. Harrison cannot be
switched off and give Jim the lead.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-08-23

THE Globe-DemOcrat recently gave an
exhaustive article on "How to induce
sleep" The very best way to induce
sleep nowadays is to read in the re-
publican daily papers reports of the
Jim Blaine jamborees and Harrison
Misunderstanding.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-08-23

WHERE is Levi, amid all the pres
ent republican excitement? Even the
tail of the tiger is not seen while the
great striped hyena Of protection is on
exhibition.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-08-23

THIS is the part of President CleVe'
lands message that the republican
platform makers vainly assail: ut is
not proposed to entirely relieve. the
country of this taxation. 1t must be
extensively continued as source of the
governments income: and in a re-
adjustment of our tariff the interests of
American labor engaged in manufac-
ture should be carefully considered as
well as the preservation of our manu-
facturers. 1t may be called protection
or by any other name, but relief from
the hardships and dangers of our pre-
sent tariff laws should be devised with
especial precaution against imperilling
the existence of our manufacturing in
terests." Falsifying so dear and con-
viHcing declaration can only be as.
cribed to an unaccountable and irresist-
ible mania for gnawing a file.-New
York Star.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-08-23
AMUSEMENT NOTES.

From our Exchanges.
The topper is bottle greenhorn, and
an apple jackass.
Politics makes strange bedfellOws,
but they don't get much sleep.
Real estate owners don't like chik-
dren, but they have no objection to
pay rents.
A late book is entitled ''Half Hours
With Insects" What lively half
hour one can have with wasp. D..
Hardly a week passes but we are re-
minded that we are constantly sur
rounded by perils seen and kerosene.
\ Miss Leg, of Montana, has just
married a man named Hand. She
thought she would rather be a right
Hand than left Leg.
Little Boy: Spa why does the world
move?" Pa, thinking of something
else: because it is cheaper than pay
ing rent
A physician has discovered that the
older a man grows the smaller his
brain becomes. This explains why the
young men know every thing and the
old men know nothing.
4 man who has lived in Minnesota
for ten years says that when he went
there the country was peopled by reds
without a white, but now they are all
whites without red.
Old lady Ito small boy who was
smoking)-"Don't you know that
smoking isn't good for little boys?''
Little boy-"Yes'm. Dis stub (puffl
was maxim me little brudder sick
(puff), an took it from him."
Tommy.-''Pa, when grow up to.
be man, am going to get married"
Mr.. Henpeck- Perhaps you will die,
Tommy, before you come of age.
Let's try and look on the bright side of
things"
1t is said that in India perjury is Il
regular profession. We have no pro-
fessional perjurers in this country; but
there are some mighty skillful ANA
teurs amongst us. ..
The Prohibitionists of Genesee. n.
Y, have adopted the watermelon as
thier campaign symbol. The party is
rather week in numbers in Genesee,
and the object of adopting such a
symbol is to double them up.
''The best thing OH this earth is
happy marriage, and the worst thing
an unhappy marriage. Whom God
hath joined together let no man put
asunder. But whom the devil hath
joined let them go to Chicago. L am
a lover of children. When God gives
a man a wife and six or eight children
He has done something for him: But
when He gives him wife and cana
~ bird He has just thrown off on him..
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-25
Damage by the Flooded Rivers.

PITTsBURG, August 23.-The rivers are
again within the regular channels. The
people in the flooded districts are returning
to their homes. Trade and railroad traffic
are partly resumed, but it will be = week
before all the lines are opened. The loss is
a million Nof dollars or more. Loss at
Wheeling is $3.50, 600, at Altoona. Penn,
$3.50 900, ia Washington County $500, 900,
in Westmoreland County 100000 in In
diana County St0e,0oo. The damage here
is rohfned tp Beedins shs bonses atd ths
atephsss al wets In MANY satiiss
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-25
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS.
Indian Agents and Judges Named-Agen-
cies Consolidated.

Indian Agents and Judges Named-Agen-
cies Consolidated.
WASHINGTON, August 22.-The President
has sent the following nominations to the
Senate:
Indian agents, Jos. W. Preson ofGeorgia,
at Missouri, Tuiee river (consolidated)
agency, California; Thos. McCunneff OF
Colorado. at Southern Ute and Jacarilia
agency, Colorado.
Charles F. Templeton of Dakota, associ-
ate justice OF the Supreme Court of tn
Territory of Dakota, for the Eighth Judi
cial District.
Judges OF Probate in the Territory OF
Utah, Francis A. Harmon in San Juan
county; Francis L. Daggitt in Washington
county; S. J. Hardness in Emery county;
W. G. Stark in Piute county; T. B. Kin
ney in Sever county; VIM. F. Steward in
Kane county; Jacob Johnson in San
Pedro county; George Vile in Milard
county: VIM. Goodwin in Cache county;
Charles Alderman in Toole county: C. r.
Foote in Juab county; s. V. Fraiser in
Rich county; Henry Shields in Summit
county; T. H. Watson in Wasatch county;
Samuel Francis in Morgan county.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-25
PARTICULARS OF THE DIS 4STER.

Nine Persons Killed Outright by the Cy-
clone in Maryland, Tuesday.
BALTIMORE, August 23.-A special from
Stilipond, Kent county, gives the particu-
lars of the cyclone Tuesday. A large frame
building occupied as a canning tablish-
ment by Black & Kebs, OF Baltimore, was
struck and completely demolished.
One hundred men, women and children
were at work. Nine were killed outright,
three seriously hurt, and a number slightly
injured by the falling of timbers. Killed
Charles Schwetzenberg, Charles Beauchamp
and wife, Lauri Alpheus, August Goet, wife,
and two boys, and Rosie Gould. The
dwelling OF William Willis was crushed iii
nd Willis was fatally injured.
The storm came from The southwest, and
swept across the state diagonally in track
two miles i'll length. Houses and barns
we're crushed, and growing crops swept
away.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-25
Road and Waterway Co.'s in Court

New YORK, August 22.-Brayuon Ives,
who recently obtained an injunction
against Elijah Smith, Prosper W. Smith,
Sydney Dillon and Others OF the O. r. & n
Company to prevent them violating the
agreement between the company and the
Oregon Transcontinenta, Oregon Short
Line and the Northern Pacific railways,
today obtained an order to show cause
why the directors of the o. r. & N. Com
pany should not be punished for contempt
in violating the Injunction. 1t Is claimed a
bridge was built over the Snake river in
Washington Territory and branch roads
were built in violation of the order
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-25
KILLED A MAN IN SELF DEFENSE

Railroad Contractor Mccormick of Os
borne Takes Another's Life.
OSBORNE. Idaho, August 22.-[Special tc
the Miner. John Mccormick, in sell
defense, WAS to-day forced to kill a man
named Gordon.
Mccormick was not arrested. 1t is the
general opinion that he will be acquitted
at the preliminary examination, as the
popular sentiment iustifes him in the
act.
Mr. Mccormick is the man who took the
contract to build the Corbin Railway to
connect Osborne with the Ceur d'Alene
country.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-25
JoTrINGs FROM THE VEST SLOPE
Hot and Dry in Nevada-A Monster Gen.
tury Plant-Forest Fires.

Hot and Dry in Nevada-A Monster Cen
tury Plant-Forest Fires.
A century plant, 81 feet high, is in bloom
at Shasta.
"Commi tee OF three hundred have ru1
out of Fresno all the loose characters.
The Dun Glen country in Nevada is liter
ally dried up. There is no water for mill
ing or mining purposes. and OF course oper
ations are suspended.
James D. Fair and A. E. Davis are going
to build 20-stamp mill on their newly
acquired quartz property at Humbu.
Canyon, Placer County.
The thermometer at Teel's Marsh. il
Esmeralda county, Nevada, has beer
cavorting around 1OS and la degrees in
the shade for a number of days past.
The Northern Pacific Company has be
gun the work of building road from
Cheney, 16 miles west of Spokane Falls, to
Ellensburg, shortening the distance 80
.,riles.
Charles Kemler last week started band
Of so or so head OF horses across the coun-
try from Winnemucca, New, to California.
They go by way OF Carson and the old
Elacerville route.
lu6 lOWu SlAU6cu
ruiIes northeast OF Legrande, was burned
August 16. The fire originated in the
bank bull sing. The total loss will amount
to about $4,000.
The Executive Committee OF the Nevada
State Board of Agriculture held meeting
Wednesday, and allowed bills to the
amount of $500. There will be a meeting
OF the board on the 23d.
Lawrence Curran was in the act OF goug-
ing out his wife's eyes last Tuesday on a
farm near Santa Cruz when neighbors beat
him over the head with cane and knocked
him senseless. He claims that his wife is
in love with one Tom Nolan.
Destructive forest fires have been raging
for three days east and south OF Mariposa,
Buckeye, Pea Ridge. Smiths Bar and
other localities. A great deal offencing has
been b :rned, and it is with difficulty that
many buildings have been saved.
Mr.. Kemler and his two daughters Of
Paradise Valley. Nevada, passed through
Dayton this week with fifty-two head OF
work horses, which were being taken to
California for sale. The two young ladies
are expert horsewomen and are going to
drive the horses over the mountaine.
They hare won aevsrsl pfises, both at tha
Gaiifurnie and Nsfnds aenss fssksl sfje shsiE
darins feats an haesskgskt
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-25
FIVE billions PLACED,
Success of the Northern Pacific Loan
Bonds go to Europe.

Success of the Northern Pacific Loan
Bonds go to Europe.
New YORK, August 22.-The Northern
Pacific has completed the sale of about
$5 ,0O0,O00 worth of it's securities. The
price is not made known. The sale is to a
syndicate headed by Henry Willard. The
bonds will go to Europe where the bulk OF
the third mortgage is already held.
The transaction is said to extinguish the
floating bebt and leave something less than
S2,0O0,000 in the trea ury to be expended
in improvements.
An independent company with a capital
Of $3,000,O0O has been formed for the
purpose OF supplying the railroad with
equipments. Large orders for engines and
cars have been placed. The equipment
company is composed of the large stock
holders and directors of the Northern
Pacific organization, and the railroad is
not bound for anything beyond the rental
of the equipments furnished to it.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-25
St. Marx,s Academy, salt Lake City.

Conducted by the Sisters of the Holy
Cross. Studies for boarders and day
pupils will be resumed Monday, September
B. 1888. The English course includes all
the branches necessary for frst-class
education. The languages, linear drawing,
vocal music in class, plain sewing and orna-
mental needlework form no extra charge:
Terms are modified when two or more OF
the family attend school at the same time.
Stndents attending All Hallow's College are
nermitted to visit their sisters at the Acad-
emv. Halt rates can be secured Oh two
OF the railroad lines. TERMS MODERATE.
For Catalogues, address as above.