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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-05-16
PlIH AND POINT.


Scandal Is not like = brick build
ing. It never oollapses because of a
poor foundation Repub-
ican.
Without the obligations of 8 fam
lily, man goes down the stream OF time
adrift, like loose Harper's
Weekly.
Good nature is the very air of q
good mind. the sign of a large and
generous soul, and the peculiar soil in
which virtue prospers.
"A pretty girl may be so fully occu-
pied with being beautiful as not to
have time to be agreeable.-Detroit
Free Press.
livery man loves to hear his own
experience told by some other man.
That is the reason Bunyan's Pilgrims
Progress" is so much read.-Richmond
Religious Herald.
Well That depends Abstractly speak
ing, no condition is disgrace Only
the acts which have established it de-
serve the criticism.-Judge.
1t takes Imagination to realize Wv
idly any thing outside of our own con-
sciousness. but, directly we have this
keen res lization of another's condition.
we are in some sort of sympathy with
him.
Opportunities fly in straight line
from eternity to eternity, and they
touch us and pass on never to return
But injustices we practice on Others
fly in a circle and, however they may
widen out. they come back and smite
US with heavier wing than that which
they smote others.
1t is bad policy to be naughty, re-
pelent, unsocial The most resolute
aspirant to wealth or position may
stumble as he climbs. and, if no one
stretches out finger to save him. may
roll headlong to a depth far below the
point from which he started. A lift
for lift is the business rule of to-day.
Once a Week.
I'm repeating the statements of
one man to another, we take upon our
selves a responsibility which is over
looked. Many of the misunderstood
ings and difficulties between the peo-
ments of life, are to be traced to the
forgetting of this responsibility. 1t Is
the responsibility of safe transmission
of thought, without damage or break
age, from one soul to another.-S. s.
Times
That every man should regulate
his actions by his own conscience,
without any regard to the opinions of
the rest of the world, is one of the
first precepts of moral prudence justi-
fed not only by the suffrage of reason,
which declares that none of the gifts
Of Heaven are to lie useless, but by
the voice, likewise, of experience,
which will soon inform us that if we
make the praise or blame of others the
rule of our conduct We shall be dis
tracted by boundless variety of irrec-
oncilable judgments. be held in perpet-
usi suspense between contrary i'm
pulses. and consult forever without
determination 7. Ledger.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-05-16
Let the Truth Be Told.

Yes, Washington was a great man.
His name is dear to every patriot
He was a good man.
Caesar won his laurels, Scipio was a
hero, Hannibal was aggressive, Ma
poleon was a soldier without an equal
But Washington was greater than
all these put together.
He was first in war, first in peace
and first in the hearts of his country
men.
ALI these things are true. o orators!
1t is likewise true that he never had a
private wire running from HE house
to convention; that he never sat up
nights figuring for an Office; that when
he was elected he didn't TAX g his BROTH
ers and sisters and uncles and aun Is
and cousins with him for the country
to support He didn't hunt up his rel
atives for the soft places in the Gov
eminent He didn't hunt up the sons
of his friends and parcel out good
things for them merely because the
fathers of sons were great men. Lot
all the truth be told about George
Washington, for he scornsd lie
Chicago Times
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-05-16
DEMOCRATIC JUSTICE.

An Example About which Republican
Organs Have Nothing to Say.
It has remained for the Democratic
State of Arkansas to supply the only
example, save that set in two minor
cases in this city, of enforcing the
penalties of the law for crimes against
the suffrage.
In the court at Little Rock recently
from the polls in November. threaten
ing to shoot him if he attempted to
vote, was sentenced to two years i'm
prisonment. Another man convicted
of interfering unlawfully in the cleo
ton was fined $500. This is justice.
Any interference with the right of a
citizen to vote. by force Or by threats,
is an offense not only against individ-
ual rights but against the spirit of
republican institutions. and deserves
the severest punishment.
But the bribery of voters Is a crime
equally heinous and more dangerous,
because more insidious and less likely
to be detected and resisted. Bribery
pOisons the stream at it's source. It
debauches voters while defeating the
popular will And yet when the in
citers and perpetrators of bribery have
been arraigned before Judge Woods
court at Indianapolis the law has been
interpOsed, with strained and techni-
cal interpretations. to shield the of
tenders. Not one of all the guilty gang
has been punished in Indiana, or in
any other Northern State.
Arkansas has done well.-N. Y.
World.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-05-16
DISCOUNT YOUR BILLS.

The Best Wav of Securing a Margin for
Enlarged Mercantile Operations.
Once more we call the attention of
our readers to the subject of discount
ing purchase bills Those who have
eddy the case, therefore merchants in
general should give the matter more
serious consideration than they have
done. If the principle is correct, which
we believe, it can be followed with
profit by both large and small traders.
JObbers always favor cash buyers, will
sell them on closer margins, give bet
ter bargains and terms. Bills taken
up in advance. even if it be at the cost
of unusual exertions. save money and
anxiety. and the merchants will feel
the beneficial effects in the freer swing
given to business, Quickened energies.
and lighter heart resulting from fore
stalled obligations. This it seems to
US, is better way of using money in
hand than that of putting capital into
outside schemes, which merchants are
often tempted into doing. No business
thrives SO well as the one which re-
ceives mans undivided attention. A
man with a keen, shrewd mercantile
spirit is not. necessarily. equally keen
in matters foreign to merchandising,
and the larger part of those who go
into Wall street or venture into specula-
tive schemes in their anxiety to get
rich fast, prove the most fallible of
lambs in the hands of INSCRIPTIONS
operators. And the worst feature of
failure in these outside ventures Is
their bad effect upon legitimate mer-
chandising. Let those merchants who
have spare time and money turn them
to the advantage of their own legiti-
mate vocation. Make money by meet
ing bills in advance, thus clinching
your credit and securing a margin for
enlarged operations. = Geyer's Sta
toner.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-05-16
RAT-Pue FOR EPIcuREs.
The F1esh of the Barn Rodent Makes
Delicious Pastry.

The Flesh of the Barn Rodent Makes a
Delicious Pastry.
Not only is the rat fastidious in its
choice of food, but it affords a dainty
food itself, in connection with which
fact have had some amusing expert
ences. Some years ago / mentioned
incidentally in the course of a lecture
that the Chinese who eat the rat habit
ually and the Parisians, who did so
under compulsion, suffered no real
hardship, as the flesh is not only nu-
tritious, but really excellent and del
icate food, far surprising that of
the rabbit Being pressed by the au-
dience for further explanation. told
that I spoke from practical expert
ence. and that cold rat-pie (of course
made from barn rats) was a delicacy
worthy of any epicure's table
Reports of the lecture-mostly exag-
gerated-were published in the lead
ing newspapers, and copied into nearly
every journal in the land An ava
lanche of correspondence poured on
me. and was greatly amused with the
different views of the writer's A few
hnd summoned up courage to try the
experiment. and were unanimous In
their appreciation Many asked for
details in the manufacture of the pie
which would have taken up a whole
cookery book If answered Many more
asked If could kindly send them .
ready-made pie. 90 that they might
judge for themselves.-PaI Mall Ca
zette.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-05-16
wANAMAkER.s THRlFT.


How the Phfladelphia Man Expects -
Make His Once Pay.
When Judge Thurman alluded to the
POstmaster-Generala as ssthat Philadel-
phia breeches MAKER" the administra-
ton organs make a show of indigna-
ton that one of the sanhedrim should
be spoken of SO contemptuously. II
turns out, however, that the old Roman
knew what he was talking about. Re
Gently postmasters all over the coun-
try have been receiving circular let
tiers from Philadelphia clothing firm
which goes by the name of Wanna
maker & Brown. asking them to act
as agents or drummers for the con-
Germ. and signifying that they will find
it to their interest to do SO.
When the attention of the Postmas-
ter-General was called to the matter
he pooh-poohed it as ridiculous at
tempt to connect his administration of
the Post-Office Department with the
business management of a firm with
which he disclaimed all connection,
saying that he had separated from the
concern four years ago, and that he
had simply left his name with it as an
evidence of good will. 1t so happens
that Mr.. Wanamaker has two part
ners in his big department store in
Philadelphia, and observing that the
newspapers were onto the Wanna
rushed into print with an expla-
nation of the Postmaster-Ge
connection with the concern, and appar-
emily without consultation with each
other, or u knowledge that the boss
had been making an explanation him
self. Thomas B. Wanamaxer declares
that John is interested il Wanamaker
& Browns merely as a stakeholder;
William Wanamaker declares that
John is interested only as a creditor;
while John himself declares that he
has had no interest in or connection
with the firm for four years.
There is a Discrepancy in the state
ments of these three witnesses that
would strike any ordinary court and
jury as being quite remarkable. 1t is
not our province to undertake to
reconcile them, or to point out which
is right and which is wrong. But we
do know that Mr.. Wanamaker got his
Cabinet Office in consideration of the
large sum he contributed to the Re
publican campaign fund last fall, and
we do not see how he is to get his
money back unless he luns the Post
Office Department in connection with
mis- Philadelphia establishment.
With Russell Harrison's newspaper
pool, Mr.. Wanamaker's 'breeches"
trust and Mr.. BIaine's corner on guano,
the indications are that this admins
tration will be an exceedingly thrifty
one.-St. Paul Globe.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-05-16
OBJECTION TO COAL
At One Time 1t Was = Capital Oaense to
Burn 1t as Fuel.

AT One Time HI was . Capital OHeuSe TO
Burn 1t Fuel.
The discussion of the probability of
there being a deposit of coal in the
Thames valley and under the city of
London. of which there seems 10 be
considerable evidence, recalls some
interesting facts connected with its
earliest use in that city. When
coal was first introduced into
London as a fuel. very serious objec-
ton was taken to its use. 1t appears
that in the beginning of the four
teenth century brewers and smiths of
the city, finding the high price of wood
pressing hard upon their returns, re-
solved to make some experiments with
coal. but Immediately an outcry was
raised against them by persons living
near the breweries and FORCES. the
King was petioned and law was
passed prohibiting the burning of
coal within the city. Those who tried
it, however, found the new fuel to be
so much superior to wood that they
persisted in its use. But so deter
mined was the Government to sup
press what was regarded as an intoler-
able nuisance that a law was passed
making the burning of coal in London
a capital Offense. and 1t is recorded
that one man at least was executed
under that law.
1t would appear that the ladies were
most bit erly opposed to the use of
coal for domestic purposes They con-
sidered the smoke to be ruinous to
their compilations and would not at
tend parties at houses in which the
Objectionable fuel was used. Some
persons went the length of refusing to
eat food of any kind that had been
cooked on a coal fire.-Hardware Trade
Journal
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-05-16
STRIKING CONTRAST.
An Ex-Brakeman Tells How Railroad
Presidents Travelled Years Ago.

An Ex-Brakeman Tells How Railroad
Presidents Travelled Years Ago.
There is a striking contrast in the
mode in which railroad officials travel
nowadays from the modest way in
which their predecessors went over
their lines thirty or forty years ago.
Now the president and many of the
other officials of every railroad in the
country have their private palace cars,
and they never go out, even for short
trips, without them Thirty years ago
1 was employed as a brakeman On a
passenger train on the Pennsylvania
railroad. AS the train was filing up
at the Philadelphia depot one morning,
I was directing the passengers to their
respective coaches, when a tall man,
know, stepped up to the train to go
aboard. I directed him to the car and
he quietly took his seat There was
one coach little more finely finished
than the others that was used
as the ladies' car, but did not put the
tall man in it A few minutes later
the conductor came along and brusque-
ly inquired of me: where's Thomp
son?'' thompson" said L what
thompson" .'Why. Edgar Thomp-
son, president of the road" replied the
conductor. 81 don't KNOW" said. Il
have not seen him" WASN'T there a
tall man with white hat here a min
ute ago?" queried the conductor. Yes.
he is in this car" said L why didn't
you put him in the ladies' carp" the
conductor asked. Because he had no
ladies with him." / answered. The
conductor went into the car, bowed
politely to Mr.. Thompson. and made
an apology for not seating him in the
ladies' car. mo apology is necessary,
Mr. Conductor" replied the president,
II made the rules myself. and 1 expect
you to follow them" And Mr.. Thomp-
son remained in the car during his
journey.-St- Louis Globe Democrat
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-05-16
A HAsTY LOVE- MAKER.

All, dear Annette, you are my pet,
Tho sveetheart that choose;
Lightly Won sip lifes duteous booze
Imean lfe's beautious dews.
And were you mine, my love divine,
I'd praise in verse and prose,
And keep you e'er from wanting hose
That is from haunting woes.
AS I'm alive, I'd surely strive
To crown our days with peace,
And would never eat your cheese
What was itf Cheat your ease.
The warm ripe South made sweet your NOUN,
It's kiss who could refuse?
love to mark its harming cfews-
Great smoke! Its charming hues.
When descry you going by
My daily clerking place,
love to mark your gritty pace
Imean, your pretty grace.
Love softly lies in both your eyer g.
And do not deem me rash,
II should love each lying flash
Imean each flying lash. 4
Were bard of high regard
I'd time my raptured lays.
And loudly sing your ponderous ways
That Is your wonderous praise
But should you frown and cast me down
In disappointment drear,
You'd put me on my burly ear
Imean my early bier.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-05-16

Clever Tricks Played by Dlshonest Men IN
tho Klmbexly Nine District.

Clever Tricks Played by Dishonest Men IN
the Kimberly Mine District.
One man left the fields, and upon be-
ing followed and overtaken. pretended
he was out hunting. and as we came
up with him. coolly put his gun to his
shoulder and shot bird sailing over
head, remarking as we came up: 81
don't suppose that bird has any dia-
monds under his skin, has hep" We
went through him and finding moth
ing, let him go. Some time after
wards we learned that the two shells
he slipped into his gun after firing it.
were loaded with diamonds instead of
powder and shot, and although the
butt had been tested and the ambition
in his belt inspected, no one thought
Of looking at the two cartridges in the
barrels Soon after this, the same
man was caught at the coast with two
shotguns among his baggage for Eu-
rope. both of them being loaded to the
muzzle with diamonds. held in their
place by wad inserted as though to
keep out the dust
The greatest haul we ever made was
with book-agent; he came into the
Fields with a wagon and team of oxen
and sold books to every one, staying
there quite awhile; when he left we
found seventeen of his books had a
cunning receptacle in the cover, made
by following it out, filling it with dia-
monds and plugging the end with
paper-pulp. One of our men picked
up a volume to look at it, and hearing
something rattle discovered the trick.
There were over 800, 900 in diamonds
in his possession.
Another clever trick was tried by a
man who had been a shoemaker and
who still preserved his tools. He fixed
some hollow boot heels to a number of
shoes, filled them with diamonds, and
passing inspection, boarded the stage
and drove off. Six hours after he was
gone a woman whom he had been
drinking with gave the thing away be-
cause he refused to take her along.
We had a long and weary chase and a
dangerous one, as the stage had relays
of horses waiting and we had not, and
to get foundered on the veldt (prairie)
meant considerable hardship. if not
death. We caught up with him at
last, and made him stare by asking
him to get down, while we went for
his boots.-W. F. Pond, in n. Y.
Graphic.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-05-16
World

The latest discussion of the
Southern question shows that it re-
mains just where it was. No amount
of theory will solve it The solution
must be left to the gradual extension
of progress, and the growth of civili-
cation and enterprise. BAL timore
American
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-05-16

When a boy Of sixteen looks into
the future it seems almost an eternity.
When a man of forty looks into the
future it seems as brief as a rabbit
tail-Texas siftin9a
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-05-16

(Copyright, 1sss,-6y the a. NJ Ksllo5g Neaos-
paper Cousp0ny.1
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-05-16

INJURED the girl, impatiently. 1.-THE time is
ripe for the work, and he assured me that
he would be here before this. I dare not
trust myself away from here now. The
Captain is becoming desperate. He hopes
to see Grace die, and then Austin Went
word would suffer either imprisonment or
death for the crime of murder that
actually believe Starbright himself, or an
accomplice, committed
Uneasy was the heart of Lura-
The day waned and night fell with no
doctor.
In the afternoon Captain Starbright left
the vicinity of Lone Hollow on foot. He,
too, was gloomy and dissati' fed. The i'm
mense fortune lay almost within his grasp,
vet not near enough to seize.
eLura Joyce has thus far proved my evil
penius,n muttered the Captain. 81 would
certainly have long since been in undisputed
possession of the Vandible fortune but for
her. Fool that was to ever pay court to
such a strong-minded woman. She follows
me like q cat, watches and suspects some
thing wrong always. believe she knows
that Grace was dying from subtle poison.
and has determined to thwart, perhaps t.
crush me. But / am too clever to permit
girl to corner me. win crush her and that
young hunter, Fingal He, too. seems to be
in the league against me. Confound Gripes!
He ought to have put that viii through the
court before this"
The Captain followed the path that led to
the CABRERA cabin. When he reached the
place he tried the door. It opened to his
touch and he entered. He found the place
deserted. The CaberaS had gone, he knew
not whittier, and he hoped that he might not
see them again. II one Of them lived, how
ever, he knew that he might expect Z viaiD
at the end Of six months.
fro N OouxUuHRJ
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-05-16


She was angry as well and her face
showed it, but the darkness was as KIND to
her as to him.
I" This is my house, sir, !" she retorted with
r al the calmness she could assume, with the
hot blood of Indignation beating fercely
against cheek and brow. morgan Vandlble
invited me here, and until his granddaughter
orders me hence, propose to make it my
home. No one has a better right to care for
Grace than ], and you win oblige me much
by keeping your fingers entirely out Of the
pie"
She eluded his hand then, and swept up
the stairs to the door Of the sick room She
quickly fitted the key and unlocked the door.
Lucy was snoring in her chair. and Grace,
with wide open, restless eyes, lay quietly in
her place.
Oh, Lura, cousin, am so glad you have
come Somebody has twice tried the door
during the night, and-and haven't been
able to sleep. You won't leave me again,
dear, will yous"
No. Oracle. You can count on me from
TINS tune on. went to town to consult q
doctor with regard to your case"
"Hou are very kind, and am so selfish"
murmured the sick girl, and then she began
to cry.
.Nonsense. Oracle, L am the one that is
selfish" soothed Lura. kissing her cousin
tenderly
And then came . light rap on the door.
It proved to be Captain Starbright to in
quire after the sick girl
"The miserable hypocrite," thought Lura
after he had gone She remembered the
discovery she had made that night, and she
could only regard the Captain with feelin gs
1T theVtmostloathing
DE-. Cotton hid sent medicine by Lura to
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-02-07

THE death of Prince Rudolph of Aus
tria is mysterious affair. At first it
was reported as the result of a stroke of
apoplexy. Later it was announced he had
committed suicide, and soon after his
suicide was ascribed to a scandal in which
hn involved 1t cold no haa
seduced a lady high in rank and her
brother gave the Prince the alternative
of fighting duel or committing suicide.
Then new version of the affair was to
the effect that the duel was conducted
by throwing dice, the person losing to
commit suicide within three months and
that the Prince having lost paid the obi
alton with his life. The next disclosure
was to the effect that the Prince was
murdered by an outraged husband, who
before committing the deed induced his
guilty wife to commit suicide by taking
poison, her promising in such an event
not to bring the Prince to account. After
his wife was dead the Prince was shot.
The latest report makes it appear that
the Prince shot and killed beautiful
Bohemian Princess and then committed
suicide. From the conflicting reports it
may be gathered that scandal of large
dimensions is In some way responsible
for the Princes death.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-02-07
SENATOR NASH'S ADDRESS ON
JOHN CAREY.

MIR. PRESIDENT:-I know that words
OF eulogy upon member of this body
who has passed over to the "sllent land
are more fttingly spoken by one who
was his colleague than by one who is his
successor; but coming here as do from
the same county he came here from and
representing the same people that he
represented, it may not be altogether in
appropriate for me to speak for those peo-
pie at this time of the love and esteem
in which they held broad-browed, big
hearted John Cary, aud of the deep sor-
row and regret they feel over his untime-
ly death.
His colleagues in the senate who adj
mire genius and appreciate geniality
must have admired and appreciated him,
for he possessed both in marked degree.
His mind was active and accurate, bril-
liant and logical in its operation and as
susceptible of all the delicate shades OF
human sympathy as it was keen to dis
Germ all that was whimsical or grotesque.
It, however, is not my intention to
speak of him as senator, but as a citi-
zen. Those who were his colleagues can
speak of his career here with greater ap-
propriateness and greater fidelity than /,
who knew him only as citizen; and, as
such, will speak of him.
John Carey came to Wisconsin and to