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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-08-30

THE Vert Bros, who erstwhile pub
hshed the Clatlin Gazette, have resur-
rected the Hoisington Echo and present
it again for public favor. Its editor
does not9 say where the paper stands;
politically, but as he is a. young and
hopeful democrat we presume he will
Mheel into line in the right direction in
good time.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-08-30

On THE sixth page of this weeks
DEMOCRAT will be found good pic
ture of the "owner of the republican
party" with all the rag-tag and bob
tail following in his wake. We would
like to be able to scrutanize the Utmost
soul of Ben Harrison when he gazes
upon that fair Illustration of the pres
emf state of republican politics.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-08-30

THE grand assembly of democratic
clubs, to be held at Lawrence ON the
4th of September, promises to be a
big thing all around. This meeting
will virtually open the campaign for
the fall, and the citizens of Lawrence
are making great exertions to provide
entertainment. The Topeka fiambeaus
will be on hand with their fireworks,
and the 'Jeffersenian Cadets" will do
the l,onors.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-08-30

Is 1T retaliation you want? If SO,
you shall have it, but in a manner that
will not bring odium upon the fair
name of America. So says President
Cleveland's message OH the fisheries
treaty.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-08-30

WE ARE indebted to the Pratt
County Register for copy of the pre-
MUM list for the Pratt county fair
which Will be held at Pratt this year
from September 4th to It'll inclusive.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-08-30

Ii. PURCELL has sold his Newton
Chronicle to Mr.. Ellis Carton, who will
continue the publication of the ChrOn-
icle as a straight democratic paper.
Mr.. Purcell will read law with Charlie
Bucher.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-08-30

A LOUISVILLE whisky firm has del
uged Kansas with circulars headed,
"You can sell whisky in Kansas"
About seven thousands men who have
tried it have sent postal cards to the
hsuse simply inscribed, You're liar. :"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-08-30
UBLIsHED WEEKLY
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
NATIONAL.
For President,
GROVER CLEVELAND,
Of New York.
For VicePresident,
ALLAN G.. THURMAN,
G 9 OF Ohio.
@ STATE.
For Governor.
JUDGE JOHN MARTIN,
q OF Shawnee County.
orLieut Governor,
F. w. FRAS1CS,
Of Cloud.
/ For Secretary OF State.
ALLAN. G.. THURMAN,
an OF Labette.
For Auditor,
w. H. WILHITE,
OF Miami.
For Treasurer,
w. II. WHITE,
OF Morris.
d. For Attorney-General.
c. +. DIFFENBACHER,
OF Barton.
For Supt. Public Instruction,
a. N. COLE,
90 OF Phillips.
For Associate Judge,
W. II. CAMPBELL,
OF Sedgewick.
For CoDgIess-7th District,
CHARLES S. EBEY,
of Sedgwick.
For state senator-36th District,
O. FRANK W. ROSS,
of Rice
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-08-30

GEE WIFI! But don't the ring
leaders in the G. o. p. get up on their
hind legs and howl when those
'.cranks," the union labor people, say
any thing that is not very compliment
tary to the same g. o. p? The u. l. or
ators are not partial, and kick out lib
orally at democrats and republicans
alike. It's the kicked dog that howls
the loudest, and don't you forget it.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-08-30

The sons OF veterans have a duty to
perform in November. Cast a solid
ballot for Harrison and Morton
Rocky Mountain Herald.
YES, ''the sons of veterans have a
duty to perform" But as we have
been member ever since that organi-
zation was founded, and fully under
stand the constitution and bylaws and
they define that duty as follows: ITO
keep green the memory of the heroic
dead, and the care of their widows and
orphans" 1t is strictly forbidden to
take political part. We protest
against allowing politicians to drag it
into the slime of political cesspoOls to
serve the ends of designing party lead
ers.-ColoradO Bdndora.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-08-30

WHEN rash republicans charge the
democratic party with standing in
with England" just tell them to go loft
and die" or, if they want to live
and learn to do better, to go and read
President Cleveland's message on the
fisheries treaty, and learn that Ameri-
cas- rights are first in the mind Of cur
chief executive. Cleveland would not
be coerced into an act of petty retail
iation that would make our nation ri
diculous in the eyes of the world; he is
not constructed after that republican
plan of architecture.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-08-30

John NJ. Burnau, Edith w. Burnau, d. w. Inver
ariIy, Mrs. D. w. Inverarity and Z. j. Phelps, De
, 1888-09-29
Publication.

T is hereby made known that Go
vernment has transmitted to the
undersigned Sheriff the list of arrears
of taxes to the Colonial Treasury for
the year 1887, with order to levy for
said taxes if receipts be not produced
before the Goth of October a. c. The
Collector of Customs is authorized
by Government to receive and give
receipt for taxes Of town properties
in West End, not belonging to Estate
owners, the said taxes will be receiv-
ed at the Custom House every day
from II o'clock a. IN. to 2 o'clock
pm. Monday and Saturday excepted.
More than $500 in change will
not be received.
Sheriffs Office, F~rederiksted, St. Croix,
9th September 1883.
r, PETERSEN.
, 1888-09-29
acknowledgements

RETbekjendtgj0res herved, at Gou-
Ed vernementet har tilstilIet under
tegnede Foged Fortegnelsen owe
ubetalte Skater til Colonialkassen
for 1887 med Ordre til at fOretage
Execution for disse Skater, saafremt
Qvittering like er forevist linden den
code October f0rstkommende. Told
forvalteren er bemyndiget at Gouver-
nementet til at modtage og q%vittere
for Skatterne af allie de Byeiendom-
me / Frederiksted, der like eies at
Plantageiere, og kunne de n@vnte
Skater indbetales paa Toldkammeret
liver dag fra I'll. II d. IN. til III. z
p. m. med U~ndtagelse af Mandag og
L6rdag.
Store Bel6b end $500 Smaa-
penge kunneikke forlangesmodtagne
Frederikstels F~Ogedcontoir, st. CrOlx
den eide September 1888.
r. PETERSEN.
, 1888-09-29
(From q Correspondent IN Samana, SantO
D0mjngO.)
Obituary.

Once more has that fell destroyer, Death,
"unbarred his portals" and It's our painful
duty to record the demise Of one of our
most respected and esteemed fellow citi.
Zens, Mr.. Ernest de SOb6tker, which took
place on Monday the 18th inst. The de-
ceased has for a number of years been liy-
ing among us, and, during that time, cult
waited the friendship and warm esteem Of
many family circles which are now left to
deplOre his loss.
Tn writer may be a partial chrOnicler Of
one whom he considers 50 warm a friend,
so jOvial u companion; vet he thinks he
would be unworthy that sacred name (0f
triend) now alas SO much abused, did he
not embrace this opportunity of paying ~
last tribute to the memory Of one whom he
so much admired, as did most that came
in contact with him.
Mr.. SOb0tker'S field of usefulness in this
republic has been one Of as wide a range
as any that has influenced the history
thereof, an influence none the less apparent
that it did not assume the form of political
agitatiOn-but rather of that mighty factor
OF the 10Th century, education or the
teaching Of the young idea how to Shoot
He was a native OF the island of Sta. Cruz,
where he was born in l843, leaving in his
early infancy for the United States, where
he was educated. He subsequently remOv.
ed to this island, and in the city Of SantO
Domingo, for a number of years, filled the
posts respectively as Cashier of the Bank
NaCiOnal, Secretary to the United States
Consulate, and Professor of the College
(of that city, with entire satisfaction. On
the closing Of said bank, he removed to
this city, where after filling various pO-
sitiOns e.g. Chief ~BoOkkeeper and account
ant for several of our large irmS-his p
bilitieS at length received their due appre.
citation by his being unanimously appoint.
ed to fill this his last position as General
Superindent of Public Instruction here, his
public functions not only being highly salts
factory, but several families placed under
his private tuition the younger members of
their households.
When one considers the small community
in which he lived, his usefulness to that
community is almost incalculable, whilst
his gentlemanly and courteous manner as
sured him a hearty welcome at the few
homes which latterly he thought fit to fire.
quent.
He was a descendant of one of those old
West Indian families, of which so few now
remain, that came to these Western shores
actuated by that spirit Of enterprise and
push for which the past century was SO
conspicuous, at a time when the fortunes to
be acquired were equalled only to those
daring spirits who essayed to court the tickle
Goddess Fortune in a cline where "YellOw
jack and Buccaneers reigned supreme.
In the republican age in which we now
, 1888-09-29

III is hereby made known, that the
Government has transmitted to
the undersigned Sheriff the list of
arrears Of taxes to the Colonial
Treasury for the year 1887 with
order to levy for said taxes if
receipts be not produced before the
goth of October next.
Sheriff. Office, Christiansted, St. Croix,
27th September 1888.
MAXEN.
, 1888-09-29

Obituary-Mr. W. G. s. Paulsen, on
Thursday last, at 6 55 p. M, aft er six days
illness from pneumonia, passed into the
silent majority.
Mr.. Paulsen was a native of st. Thomas,
but bad resided for some time in this city
with his mother. He was but 81 years of
age, II dutiful and aftectionate son. a kind
hearted friend, ana a steady and indus
trlouS young man. Up to the time of his
death he had been in the steady employ
Of MeSSrs. Gaerste & Co.
To his afflicted and sorrowing relations
we tender our cOndolence.-Star d Herald,
Panama. Sept. 3.
, 1888-09-29
CHRISTIANSTED.

Sept. 81 Per schr. "Vigilant' from st.
Thomas-Jane Andrew & child, Miss. Titzk,
Alfred Essannoson, $. A. Smith Esqr,~~P.
Robertson, Miss. @. Heyliger child &
servant, Rosa MOnsanto.
Sept. % Per schr. VigIant for st.
Thomas-Vice Governor Andersen, Mrs.
Andersen, and Mrs Banneberg; Mrs. John
Brown & children, G.. L. Petersen Esqr,
Mrs. G. Newton, Miss Hahn.
F~REDERIKsTED.
Sept. 26 Per s. S. Rarr0c0WtG for New
York-Captain a. Ostermann wife &
child, Miss Jane Brown.
Sept. % From st. Kits Per s. s. Bar
racOWta-Rev. P. Dolan.
Sept. % Per schr. Atlantic for St.
ThomaS-Lawyer Q. BUgel
, 1888-09-29
acknowledgements

lr(ET bekjendtgi0res herved, at
ID Gouvornementot har tilstillet
undertegnede Foged Fortegnelsen
over ubetalte Skater til Colonial
kasSen for Aaret 1887 med AnmOd,
ming ON at foretage Execution for
disSo Skater, saafremt Kyittering
like or foreyist linden den code
October d. A.
C~hriStiansteds Fogedcontoir, st. Croix,
den 27de September 1888.
MAXEN.
, 1888-09-29

a watering can, which he found on the
place, and filled it with water, of which all
the work people then drank. Shortly after
wards they were all attacked with alarming
symptoms, and it was then found that the
can into which the water had been poured
had been previously used for holding a
poisonous substance for sprinkling hides in
the store yard. 1t appears that the man
who filed the can had been told on a form
er occasion not to use it, but probably he
looked upon the order as merely arbitrary,
and therefore took his own a
, 1888-09-29

Vice Governor Andersen left yesterday
per schr. ViqjIant for st. Thomas to take
up his official residence III that island.
The s. s. Barracuda, 1882 tons, Capt.
Hubbard, arrived at Frederiksted on
Tuesday, and left on Wednesday for New
York.
On Tuesday afternoon a case of acciden-
tai poisoning occurred, which affected
some six or seven persons, but fortunately
without any fatal result. Several masons
and other workmen were engaged at Mr..
JAS. Roche's store, when one of them took
, 1888-09-29

We regret to have to record a sad occur
renee which took place in this town on
Wednesday afternoon, when Sergeant
LAMPE, who has been for about 80 years
in charge of the Military Depot here, shot
himself in the head with a revolver,
apparently while in q state of delirium.
He died the same evening, and was buried
on Thursday.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-09-08
The Old-Fashioned Girl.

She arose in the morning when
called, and we do not suppose she had
her hair done up in curling papers and
crimping pins or banged over her fore
head. She did not grow into young
lady and talk about her beau before
she was in her teens, and she did not
read dime novels, nor was she fancy
ing hero in every boy she met. The
old-fashioned girl was modest in her
demeanor, and she never talked slang
nor used by-words. She did not laugh
at old people nor make fun of cripples
She had respect for her elders. and
was not above listening to words OF
counsel from those older than herself.
She did not know as much as her
mother, nor did she think that her
Judgment was as good as that Of her
grandmother. She did not go to par
ties by the time she was ten years old
and stay till after midnight. dancing
with chance young mon who happened
to be present. She went to bed In
season. and doubtless she said her
prayers and slept the sleep Of inno-
cence. rose up in the morning happy
and capable Of giving happiness. And
now, II there is an old-fashioned girl
In the world to-day, may lie eaven bless
and keep and raise up othsrs IKE her
-~Bishop Cosgrove.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-09-08
sUNBuRN WITHOUT HEAT.
Interesting Facts Presented by Prof
TyndalI and Other Scientists.

Interesting Facts Presented by Prof.
TyndaiI and other Scientists.
Iron workers, glass workers, and
others are constantly exposed to heat
OF 400 or 800 degrees Fahrenheit and
yet do not become burned, and there
can be little doubt that the enormous
radiation from heated rocks and valleys,
In addition to the direct rays of the
SUN, make up an amount of heat far
greater than Is ever experienced on even
very sunny snow slope, and yet one
does not become sunburned. No doubt
the surface Of the snow reflects and dis
perses much heat, but certainly far less
than 1t receives, as heat rays are alb
sorbed and rendered latent by the snow
melting and evaporation. Experience
fully corroborates this, for one may
lie on ones back and freely expose the
face for long periods to the sun and
yet remain unburned. There must,
therefore, be some other factor in sum
burn than heat alone.
In discussing the subject with Tyn-
A"ii iio ouuCu ohO NcIy lutcTcstiuB auu
significant fact that he was never more
burned on snow than while experiment.
ing with the electric light at the North
Foreland light house, where there was
no heat sufficient to produce such an
effect.
am aware that sometimes, in pecul-
lar conditions of the atmosphere, the
direct suns rays will burn. I have met
with some singular instances where
several persons have been burned on
the same day, even in England, who
had never previously suffered in that
way. l am further aware that some
times-not always-in dead calm on
a ships deck one may be severely sun
burned, and that in boating the same
may occasionally happen.
Masks and wells have long been used
as a protection on snow, and are more
or less successful, brown wells and
glasses In my experience being the
| most efficient. AS bearing up this I
may mention that friend of mine, after
an ascent on snow, had an enormously
swollen face, and observed that in the
general swelling there were many pits
and depressions, and that each pit COR
responded TO freckle. The irritating
rays had been intercepted by the brown
color of the freckle. e.-Nature.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-09-08
CULTIVATION OF WHEAT.
Colonel Curtis System Of Rotation and
Method OF Manuring.

Colonel Curtis System Of Rotation and
Method OF Manurlng.
! have raised thirty-tive bushels oil
winter wheat to the acre by the follow.
ing culture. The previous crops had
been corn and oats. This is the usual
rotation in this section of the State.
Sod ground is plowed for the corn and
the land is manured with barn-manure
either plowed under or put on the
autumn before. The last is the best
way. If a farmer has barn-manure it
is put on the surface and narrowed in
with the wheat, and if he has none,
commercial fertilizers are used. No
one thinks of getting good crop of
wheat without some extra fertilizer.
In my own case heavy coat of barn
manure, made during the summer, was
put on and well narrowed in. The
wheat was sown broadcast, and as the
hand was clay-loam it was not rolled,
as twas not necessary for securing the
needed compactness OF soil. II the
land is mellow and light it is always
best to roll it, as wheat will do better
in firm and compact soil. The roots
take stronger hole and the plants
will not rise up SO readily when pried
by the frost. In the spring, If the
ground is baked, crusty and hard, it
should be gone over with square
toothed harrow.
In my crop, no extra work was done.
After the wheat had been harvested,
the land was plowed, manured and
sown with fiat turnips. The weather
being very dry, the turnips did not
come up soon enough to make II good
crop. Enough wheat came up to make
it an object to let it grow, and in this
way u good crop was obtained of volun-
teer wheat. The best way to prepare
the ground for good crop OF wheat, is
to make it rich. Barn manure is the
best. The so called ''phosphates" Will
do, in the absence of the other; but the
wheat-grower on old lands must enrich
all the soil If he wants to get good
crop. A clover sod, or land in u high
state of cultivation, will usually bring
good wheat; but even on such land the
chances will be improved by using sew
eral hundred pounds of commercial
fertilizer per acre. Any old sod land
may be fitted for wheat by plowing in
July and several harrowings, This is
a shorter cut than the old method OF
summer-fallowing, in which our fathers
had SO much faith, and by which they
grew good crops of wheat.-F. d. Cur.
tis. sn Rnral NeW Yorker.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-09-08
ANCIENT ROMAN WOMEN.
They Were the Property OF Their Hus-
bands and Had No Rights.

bands and Had No Rights.
In the early stages of Roman history
there is reason to believe that the
Roman wife was completely under the
control of her husband. The Roman
idea of a family made the father des-
pot, with power of life and death over
his children, who could do nothing
without his consent. This was the case
in regard to the male children, even
after they had reached considerable
age. Women, according to the opinion
of the early Romans, were always chill
dren. They required protection and
guidance during their whole life, and
could never be freed from despotic con-
troll. Accordingly, when a Roman girl
married, she had to choose whether
she would remain under the control of
her father or pass into control, or, as it
was called, into the hands of her hus-
band.
1t is likely that in the early ages Of
the city she always passed from the
power of her father into the hands of
her husband, and the position she occu-
pied was that of a daughter to her hus-
band. She thus became entirely SUBJ
ject to him, and was at his mercy.
Roman history supplies many instances
of the despotism which husbands exer-
cised over their wives. The slightest
indiscretion was sometimes punished
by death, while men might do what
they liked without let or hindrance.
III you were to catch your wife," was
the law laid down by Cato the Censor,
''in an act Of infidelity you would kill
her with impunity without a trial; but
If she were to catch you she would not
venture to touch you with her finger,
and, indeed, she has no right"
Wives were prohibited from tasting
wine at the risk Of the severest penal
ties. The conduct of Ignatius was
praised, who, surprising his wife in
the act of slipping the forbidden liquor,
beat her to death. The same sternness
appears in the reasons which induced
some of the Romans to dismiss their
wives. Suspicious Gallus dismissed
his because she appeared in the streets
without veil. Antistius Vatus dis
missed his because he saw her speak
ing secretly to freed woman in pub
lie, and P. Sempronius Sophus sent his
away because she had ventured to go
to the public games without informing
him of her movements. .-Conten,porary
Rel,ieay
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-09-08
How to Overcome the Dangers of
Exposure,

Francis O'Reilly, the well-known livery
man of No. 1S Prince street, New York,
says of ALLcoCK's Porous PLAsTERs:
I" For the last forty-two years l have been
engaged in the livery and hacking bust
ness am greatly aided by my four boys.
We are much exposed to the weather, and
we have found ALLcoCK's PLAsTERs of
very great service. We use them as chest
protectors, placing one on the chest and
one on the pit of the stomach. They not
only ward Off the cold, but act as tonic.
We are frequently affected with rheuma-
tism, kinks in the back, and pains in the
side; but one or two Of ALLCoCK's PLAs-
TIERS quickly cure u.s. My wife and daugh-
ter have been using ALLCocK's PLAsrERs
for weak back and think the world of them.
have now been using them for twenty
years, and always have box in the house."
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-09-08
AN EXPENSIVE LUXURY.
what It Costs to Send Cable Messages 10
various Parts Of the Globe.

What IL Costa to Send Cable Messages 20
Various Parts Of the Globe.
The charges for cable service are 80
outrageously out Of proportion to land
service that inexperienced persons are
staggered. Now q ten-word message,
with Its direction and signature, costs
only 81 to San Francisco, and, count
ing the address and signature seven
words, not less than $117.9S to Aspin-
wall, and yet the distance is about the
same. The American cable companies
are not responsible for these terrific
rates, for they have to charge the rates
prescribed by the governments or COM
panies they connect with.
Now, to send anywhere across the
Atlantic 1t costs, first Of all, IL cents q
word. That is the rate to Great Britain,
Ireland, France and Germany, but you
have got to add to this cents word
to send to Algeria via Marseilles, 81. 20
word to Alden via Bombay, IA cents
to Bulgaria, $1.20 to Cape Verde
Islands, $2.05 to $3.50 to various points
in China, $2.61 to Corea, 10 cents to
Denmark, "a to 66 cents to Turkey, 3
cents to Switzerland, and 30 on. It
costs more to send to South America
than anywhere else, the tariff to Co
lombia being $6.6s a word, Ecuador
1886, Peru, from 1886 to $5.45, and
Uruguay $2.71. You can get an idea
Of the difference in rates by comparing
the rates to China and Australia. 1t
costs $4.05 to send to Northern Aus
tralia, and only 81. 05 to So. SO to Chinese
cities.
Some people think the present rate
to Great Britain high at - cents
word. There are some interesting
facts connected with cable charges.
The first cable tariff between New
York and London during August, Sep
tember and October, 1866, was 800 for
twenty words of not more than one
hundred letters. Twenty words now
cost $2.40. Then you had to pay for
twenty words anyway. During the
latter part of 1866 the rate was cut
down to $50 for twenty words Of 100
letters, and since that time it has come
down steadily. By looking over the
old cable company's tariffs we can find
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-09-08
A TwiSter,

Rheumatism is remorseless twister. 1t
twists tile joints out of shapes it produces
angular projections where there should be
curves. and worse than all, makes us wr1the
and twist with pain on couches that sleep
refuses to visit. Conquer this truly demoni-
acal disease in its infancy with Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters, which also overconles kid
ney complaints, nervousness, dyspepsia,
chlllS and fever.