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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-12-27
Early Seed Corn for Kansas.

In answer to a letter written by SEN
ator Kelley, SECRETARY of the committee
on seed corn, MIR. j. Wheeler, of Nor
tonville, Kansas, who has farmed in the
state for twenty-six years and who is a
close observer and very reliable, writes
that the quick maturing corn is the
kind to plant. Plant corn that will get
it's growth in not over one hundred
days and any section of the state will
be able to raise good corn crop any
year. He heartily approves Of the ag-
itation Of the farmers and only regrets
that more attention has not been given
to the question, thinking the results
would have been very different in many
sections. He urges such agitation that
will result in improving the crops, aud
thus bettering in financial way the
agricultural communities on welfare of
the state. His ideas seem to be in
keeping with the best informed on the
questions that are being considered.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-12-27
AMONG OUR NEIGHBoRs.

Ellinwood Items.
From the Advocate.
j. D. Ronstadt and wife are reported
quite I'LL.
BoRN:-to Mr.. and Mrs. Mellies.
living east of town. on Wednesday,
Dec. 18th, a boy baby.
DIED: james Reh, at his home
two and one-half miles east of Ellin-
wood, on Monday, Dec. 18th.
There will be a grand dedication cere-
mony the new school house when it
is completed ard opened.
If Ellinwood is to have sugar fac
tory next season, now is the time to do
the planning and arranging.
This locality was treated to a light
snow on Monday. but it's all gone now
and oyercoats are going out of fashion
again.
John Wolf and Charles Andreae.
each shipped two cars of cattle from
this place to Kansas City last Saturday,
and Petz Il Schultz shipped one car
yesterday.
The stock shipping rates on the San
ia Fe has been changed from car rates
to pound rates, the new rates from
Ellinwood TO Kansas City on hogs per
hundred weight 20a cents; cattle 143
cents.
We stated last week that the orches-
ira boys were going to give Christ
mas ball. We now wish To correct the
announcement by stating that their
grand ball will be given on New Years
eve, December 3lst. 1855.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-12-27

five, " would have an opportunity to
cultivate a meditative disposition.
The United States grand jury is inves
tigating his case, and the probability is
he will be indicted and convicted of
criminally corrupting the voters of the
Hoosier state. Optic.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-12-27

The CREAMERY is now running on
full time, and the output of butter and
cheese far exceeds the expectations of
the managers of that concern.-King
man Courier.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-12-27
EDITORIAL COMMENT.

A SUGAR company with a capital of
SIS, 600. nearly all of which has been
subscribed. has been organized at st.
JOHN, Stafford county.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-12-27

A HUNDRED sugar mills ought to be
built in Southwest Kansas within the
next year or two. 1t has been demon.
strated that the business is profitable
one to the cane grower, to the manu-
facturer and to the mill locality. It is
not only profitable but a sure crop and
the market is unlimited. Wichita
EAGLE.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-12-27

EXEMPLARY bank cashiers with a
love for fine horses and women; sancti-
monious treasurers with a hankering
after gambling in stocks, and others
with like preference for Canadian
climate should form combine to op-
pose the annexation of that country to
the United States
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-12-27

IT LOOKS now as though Colonel
Dudley, treasurer of the national re-
publican, committee and the auther of
the famous letter to Indiana heelers,
wherein he instructed them how to
buy and i.vu4A the iloaesrs IN blocks Of
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-12-27

Now. BOYS, prepare your new resolu-
tons, those you have known yo" ought
to make but have been putting off un-
til New Years day; get them all in good
shape and then chuck them into the
stove. For it is better to make no new
resolutions than to neglect them until
a certain time and then make them
only to break them.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-12-27

THE Hoisington Echo had an attack
of amateur poetry last week, and was a
day late. Young newspapers, like
like young Americans, have a great
many small Affections to contend with.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-12-27

THE DEMOCRAT this week contains
inst thirty-six 1851 columns of good
reading matter-just about as much as
will be found in both the other Great
Bend papers put together.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-12-27

The KENTUCKIANS are now making
their surplus watermelons into brandy.
1t is said to be better than the famous
apple jack. Thousands of loads of
melons in Finney county went to waste
that might have been worked up and
used for heating purposes in the place
of coal aiid tariff taxed bed blankets,
had it not been for prohibition.-Gar
den City Democrat.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-12-27

ONE OF the best New Years presents
you can make a parent, friend, sister or
brother is a paid up subscription to the
DBeoCRA7-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-12-27

SATURDAY a gilteless looking cow
boy victimized a couple of grocery
firms in this city to the tune of ten
dollars. His method Of s'doing'' his
victims was to order a large bill of
goods and while they were putting
them up, borrow five dollar for an hour
or SO, or until the goods were ready.
The grocery men now have the expert
ence and the callow youth has the
Mcpherson Democrat.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-12-27

THE Hoisington Echo suggests that
a good way to put in some leisure time
about now is to dig holes for such trees
as you may want to put out around
your premises. The suggestion is q
good one, and the more holes you dig
the better it will be for the country
providing you can get trees to put into
the holes. Nothing so beauties a
home at a small expense as much as
plenty Of trees.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-12-27

THE RAISING of caStor-beanS ought
to receive more attention from our
farmers than it does. It is said to be a
crop that will stand the dry weather
and requires a great deal of sunlight.
Several of our farmers who have ex-
perience with the culture of castor
beans are satisfied tl.ey are "a paying
crop. VIM. Roberts, living twelve
miles north of Great Bend. in Home
stead township, raised about twenty
acres this year and is preparing to put
in thirty or more next year. They will
bring him. he says. from SIC to $50 AN
ac.e, and are little if any more care
than corn. They require most care
during gathering time, which is from
July OF August. until the frost comes;
but the work Of picking the beans can
be done by woman and chidern. and
need not interfere much with other
farm work. Let our farmers investi-
gate castor-bean culture. 1t is our
belief there is good money i'm it.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-12-27

TIE press of Kansas is just begin
ming to wake up to the Importance of
sorghum, creameries and Vegetables
and are presenting the matter in Il
light that cannot be ignored. When
the newspapers advocate Il cartain
thing in an earnest manner there is
something in it and in this case there
is millions in it, Keep on, brethren,
and We'll all wear diamonds.-Larned
Democrat
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-12-27

WHY Is newspaper like pretty
girl? To be perfect it must be the en-
bodiment of many types; its form is
made up, it is chased though inclined
to be giddy; it enjoys good press, the
more rapid the better; it has a weak
ness for gossip: talks good deal, can
stand some praise, and is awful proud
of q new dress. It cannot be kept in a
good humor without cash. Please pay
up.-Oberlin Eye.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-12-27

STEWART, the Wichita drug clerk,
who about a year ago was fined $780,
600 and sentenced to seventeen years
in jail for selling a couple of hundred
glasses of beer, and who after having
served SIX months, was pardoned by
the governor, has been re-arrested at
the instance of the assistant attorney
general, who demands that Stewart be
incarcerated until the costs, amount
ing to 5,277 shall have been paid.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-12-27

A DICKINSON county, Kansas, farm
er has ten milch COWS whose milk he
sells to the creamery, realizing $50 cash
each month, a monthly average of Ss
per head besides rearing their calves
and large number of swine on the
milk after the cream has been separated
from it. Cold facts like these ought to
awaken our farmers and business men
to their own interests. We ought to
have creamery here. We can have
creamery, and one that will be of
wonderful benefit to the country and
the city if men who are in shape to do
so Will take hold and start the business.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-12-27

JUST as raZoOp in western Kansas
dialect took the place of boom, renecay-
boo is taking the place of bluff. If, in
a game of poker, which has grown to
be a principal occupation in western
Kansas, one player bets twenty chips
on an lace high while the other fell
low holds ''full hand,' he is running
a renecayboo on the other fellow. The
word comes from two words, Lat. re-
genare, to be faithless, and As. bot,
then, faithless bet, OF going after
something which you have your doubts
about getting. Ness City Sentinel.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-12-27

The mad rush of the hungry office
seekers to Washington next March
will be something unprecedented. The
slogan will be turn the rascais out''
and if President-elect Harrison does
not heed this cry, the rage of the dis
appointed will be frightful. A four
years fast has created an intense long
ing for official pabulum and disap-
pointment would be most bitter indeed.
-McPherson Democrat
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-12-27
Four Years More.

Four, four, four years more!
Of what2
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-11-11
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Some OF the MAiOrities for COnEress-
meD-JudEe shepherd.
Especial telegram TO the Dlspatch.l


RALfIGH. y. C.. November lot Is
learned that the msiority OF Alfred Rowland
NDcmocraO for Congress In the Sixth DIS
irici j. over 5000. while the majority OF G..
W. NcClammy NemocrsD in the Third dis
trct il about $500. The minority OF ii. G..
Ewart (Republlcan) in the Ninth district IS
less than 1j0.
News to-day confirms previous iniorm'-
tlon that Thomas c. skinner Demo
craD has over 1870 majority in the First
district AS yet, however, the official re-
Turns have not come in from several cOun-
tres in that district. No further news has
come 10 from the Second district. Chair
man Whitaker, Of the Democratic Executive
Committee, said 10 your correspondent this
evening that be bad not heard n word from
that district The Republicans bad some
sort Of advices yesterday that r. NJ. Sim
mons Democrat) would be seated, but bad
TO further Information to-day 80 far a. could
be learned. Considerable interest IS felt IS
TO the result in this district.
There were some fears that Judge Shep-
herd. the Democratic candidate for the su-
preme Court, who was attacked most I'M
Justly 30 the Democratic State Convention
lqst Nav, would run behind his ticket. Re-
turns so FAR show that he Kept well up with
IL. He and Judge Avery will take their
seats on the Supreme Court bench at the
February term.
Another one Of the men who were guilty
Of melting negroes 20 commit crimes at Dur
ham has been sent away by The good citizens
~ that town. The fellows name Is Henry
Patterson CcoloroO. lie was waited on by a
committee Of citizens and informed that his
presence WAS not wanted. He left on the
first train He il the second man thus sent
away. Everything is now perfectly quiet 1T
Durham. The firm aud prompt action OF
citizens has had the best effect.
Mrs. Logan Seller was attacked by q COW
IN Catawha county. The cow threw Mrs.
seller across a rail fence and then fell on top
Of her. Three OF the womln's ribs are bro
ken and she is internally injured.
Mrs. q. w. King, OF Burke county, fell
dead while 10 the barn milking COWS.
The North Carolina and Virginia Confer
cnce Of the Christian Church meets st
Youngsyillc, franklin county, Tuesday.
Rev. ). L. Newman breaches the opening
sermon.
Governor Scales has gone to Danyilleto re-
main until Tue dfy.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-11-11

figures Of the two committees are getting
VERY close together IN the State. The Chair
naiu Of the DcmOcratic Committee comedies
less than 30 Democratic majority on Fiem.
ing, the Democratic candidate for Cover.
nor, aud thinks that Hubbard, Republican
candidate for Attorney General, may be
elected. The Republican COMMITTEES claims
from 300 20 800 majority on the Cover
nor, aad thinks the prestdenlial ticket
has also pulled through. There are
still twelve counties either imperfcctly Or
not at all heard from, and upon those and
possible corrections In others depends the
result. The chances seem 10 be With the
Republicans, especially for Governor. The
Democratic Committee have reduced their
estimates o. EGl t1is morning to less than
200 this evening Two Republicans have
certainly been elected IN the First and
Fourth congressional districts. and McGin-
MS lRcpubhcan) Il probably elected 10 The
Third.
PTTsHUgGu, November 10.-The Cbroni-
Gle elegrsph has dispatches from Wheeling
timed 2'30 T.. NJ. stating that the state has
gone for iIarrison by 800 majority and Tor
6o6 ffor Governor) 10y 1000 majority. The
congressional situation Is unchanged.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-11-11
PORTSMOUTH RIOT.
OLE OF THE WOUNDED MAY DIE
OTHERS DOING WE'LL.
Wounded Negroes Said to be concealed-The
Situation in contemporaries
sOnal Notes.
Correspondence Of tho RIqamond Dl,Oa,cn.i

Correspondence Of the Richmond Dlspsteh.l
NORFOLK, November 10, 1888.
The condition Of the men woun led In the
Portsmouth riot on Wedncsday night con-
times 50 excite sympathy. Mr. samuel ".
CAST. who was shot In the BODY, may die,
and Mr.. Frank ReIeer IL suffering very much
with a ball 10 bis thigh. The others shOtsre
refung along we'll. 40 arrests among the
negroes haVe been made vet They made The
assault and the police are trying 10 get at the
leaders, but have not vet succeeded IN doing
so. Three Of them are reported wounded OF
their homes in the county but are carefully
concealed.
Information from Southampton to-day
states that no outbreak has occurred there.
ret. though the negroes went through the
town of Franklin last night firing guns and
pistols, alarming the women and children
very much. The people Of southampton
are well armed snd fortified against attack
should the negroes be crnzy enough TO a.
temptit.
This afternoon the members Of the Nir-
ginia Conference went in q BODY on an ex-
cursion 10 the scssborc at Virginia Beach 10y
invitation % the railroad company and re-
turned about niphtial.
Rev. George u. WILEY, % Richmond, adj
dresscs the young men here tomorrow after
noon.
There was heavy discharge Of workmen
IN the nsYy-yard last night, and there are
apnrehensions 81 still further reductions.
surgeon. General Jonn NJ Browne. 81 the
navy. is here inspecting his department at
the navy.yard.
General Manager Charles =. Peck has been
elected yice-president Of the Atlantic and
Dahville railroad.
TrA ~ = Lrrnl ~ Ports
mouth, has been arrested by the United states
commissio Toner. on complaint Of the Republic
can supervisors. charged with ohstructiug
The election. and r held in $1,000 bail
In the United States Circuit court to-day
the indictments against The officials OF the
Exchange National Bank were, on motion.
consolidated and the cases were adjourned
10 January, Of which time they are set for
trial. II was ordered that special venire
be- drawn from the Richmond box for the
trial " these cases.
The hington steamer Excelsior ishard
aground at Cedar Light, in the Potomac
river, having gone ashore Thur-day night
fer passengers were brought down boy the
Lady ~ the Lake. Two other steamers
went 10 The assistance Of the Excelsior and
proceeded TO Washington with part OF her
passengers.
The four italians were tried in the United
States Court to-day, charged with uttering
counterfeit money in Portsmouth. and wero
found guilty.
The cases Of !. +. East and David Chill
dress. United States deputy mlrshals at the
late election, charged with violation Of the
election laws, were continued 20 wednesday
the 18th. All the other cases brought up.
except thst OF G. &. Small, for violation OF
the election laws were dismissed, there being
no sworn compliant against them. G.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-11-11
LrTrLEmOPE FOR THE POIsONER.
Mrs, Robinson, Charged with six
Murders, VIII Probably Hang
FrsOuE

A Boston special says: The modern Lu-
cretia BorEia-Sarah Jane Robinson. of
somorylle-i- destined 10 die on tne sclffoid
next Friday unless the petition for the con-
mutation ~ the death sentence 10 imprisOn-
mcut for lie shall be granted.
The World correspondent learns tonight
that there is no hope for the prisoner, be-
cause the decision Of the Governors Coun-
eli, while not vet officially announced, is
AGAINST the petition. la behalf Of the con-
demned woman great influence has been
brought 10 bear upon the Governor and
Council bv those who are opposed 10 capital
punishment and certainly tO tue hanging Of
a woman.
Mrs Robinson was sentenced 10 be hanged
after verdict fastening upon her the death
hy poison Of Prince Arthur Freeman, her
broiher-n-law, on June o. 1854. She bad
already been tried for the murder by ar,cni-
cal poisoning Of her son Willie, but the jury
disagreed, being unable % find verdict Tor
Tack ~ evidence. There were besides in-
dictmcnts for the murder Of Oliver Sleeper.
her landlord. August 10, 1881; Moses
Robinson. her husband, July -, 1857; Au-
ME Freeman, her sister, February 6,
lssj; Lizzie A. Robinson, her daugh-
ter. February %, 1>SG, and Tlomss
Aitlui IttMlu, DIS uFI htputM' July
23. 1856. All ~ these persons died Il
arsenicai poisoning, the symptoms In all
cases were the same, and II was charged
that Mrs. Robinson had administered The
arsenic 10 each person. The motive m the
latter cases it least was The collection Of the
insurance on The lives OF the deceased. The
peculiar thing about the story was that there
was 40 evidence show ing Mr.. Robinson
had ever possessed any arsenic or that she
ever understood It's use OF effect. Public
opinion is generally against the prisoner. but
there are many who believe in her inno-
rtnre.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-11-11

Rush or EUStness-PcrsODal Notes.

Correspondence Of tho Richmond Dispaichl
WEST POINr, Va, November 10, 1sSS.
What with the election and tremendous
rush ~ business At the docks this has been a
week Of great excitement IN our town. Last
Monday morning there were ten steam
phips-thc largest number ever here at ore
tlmc-sevcn Of them foreign, lying at our
wharyes or IN the stream. and there are five
foreign shiDs here now. The cotiou-com-
presses and the large force ~ hands are
going day and night ard business j. brisk.
There hardly seems 20 be doubt that the
receipts ~ cotton at this port thi, season VIII
largely exceed those Of Norfolk.
Harry Robinson, whose legs were ampu.
tatcd last week, az mentioned in The Dis
patch, Ia dong remarkably well. His limbs
sire healing nicely and he has not had the
slightest fever. His patience, general good
spirits, courage, aud nerve are wonderful
Mrs. +. Kendall, who has been visiting
her mother, Mrs. Bolyer Star, returned yes
terday 20 her home in Orange county.
Mr.. j. NJ. Jrnrics, Jr.. Of Niddie-eX, was
in town this week visiting his father, Judge
,Iefrles.
Mrs. II. j. Dudley and Miss Rosa Roy,
who have been quite sick, sTe much better.
MIR. and Mrs. j. II. NeWhill, OF Chase CITY,,
spent several DAYS In town with their many
friends this week.
Elder Robert Y. Henley and daughter Of
King and QIcen, have moved to West Point
10 live.
Rev. a. {. Morrison, 81 the Virginia Fe-
male Seminary, took number Of bis pupils
10 the Exposition Yesterday. by The way IL
Is said that The largest horse. The largest
pumpkin. and The prettiest girl seen NJ the
Exposition we're from Wet Point.
WILSON PHGEII.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-11-11

Mr.. Pax, the Corean Minister AZ Washing
ton. Is quite 90. lie has asked for leave OF
absence 90 return 20 bis own country.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-11-11
WILI.IAsISBURG,
Y. N. g. A.-RepOrted Property Pur-
chase-PersOnai.
Correspondence OF tho Richmond D.spa'ch.l

Correspondence Of tho Richm0nd Dispatchl
WILLIAMSBURG, VA. Nov. 10, lSsS.
4 branch of the Young Mems Christian
Association has been started mere among Tie
college students. A meeting viii Doe leld
SUNDAY evening in the college chapel 10 eject
the officers. A short discourse will be given,
and the services will be conducted 10y Mr.. j.
Lee Hunter, Of Norfolk.
A well-iounde1 TumOr Is current that
Jamestown island has been purchased bY
Mr. Barney, Of Hog island. Jamestown ha'
for some years been in the possession II
Mr.. Frank Brown, Of New York. Mr. Bar
ncy is from DAYTON. o. Being a wealthy
man he has expended a large sum IN mn
proyements on Hog island and made il an
attractive and weltstocked farm.
Greenland County Courts meet here Mon
dav. In the County Court the case Of PO-
licelan Gloves will Doe called.
Miss LIZZIE Coleman, who has been spend
ing the past ten months in Colorado, Is home
again.
DE-. aud Mrs. Terhune marion IIar-
land), who have been spending several DAYS
here. left this morning for We,toyer in
On ,ffes City county. Mrs. Terhuue is writing
up this section and during her stay her, ac-
cumultted much data. W.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-11-11
The independence Of France.

10y Auglo-American cable 10 the Dispaichl
PARIS. November iO.-tn replying u the
criticism upon the war budget in the Cham
Der OF Deputies to-day, Ercycinet insisted
that all hopes Of reducing It were vain. Even
the necessary preparations for war required
nm exceptional effort IN order to insure the
defence OF the country. A great nation
must make it- honor and dignity dependent
upon itstlialo [Cheer,.l SO long as the
gpucial situation remains As II il the Cham.
Der cannot bone to sce tue war estimates be-
Lw 5lOOoO,OJ) francs. and these estimates
iciudo all possible considerations OF cconO-
my. The sum Of 1000 100000 francs lad
been talked Of. bIt the exact figures were
much ICES after doducting what had already
been voted and partially extended. The
Government. said tine Minister has am outlay
oi about $4,000. 900 francs TO be extended
over several budgets. This does not indi-
cqieany aggressive intention on IT. part. No
body {. surprised that France desires TO Sc
cure her mdependence in the face Of al Eu-
rope. Freyub,rs remarks were greatly ap-
pauitd.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-11-11

Poke bonnets are popular for miss's
wear. They have very high peaks in
front, setting altogether of the forehead,
amt are trimmed usually with II single
knot Of ribbon upon the side and a
feather pompon in front
Smoking has now been, for the
most part, rclegatel 70 children's wear.
Lace bows arc among tie dainty and
pretty things OF the season.
Handkerchiels for gentlemen aro in a
great variety of fancy patterns and
colors, and very few plain ones are used.