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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-24
The CObble Pickers.

A peculiar and not altogether pleas
ing sight about the iron and steel
works in this city is the groups of
men, women and children that are
constantly prodding and digging in
the cinder dumps. and are known as
''cObble pickers." The men are al
ways old and frequently weak and tot
tering, The mark of poverty is on all
the women, and the children, who are
in the majority, are abiect-looking
creatures and range from the age of s
To 16- Cobbles are the bits of iron and
steel that remain among the cinders
from the furnaces, and are dumped
with them on the cinder piles. On the
gathering of these bits of metal the
small army of toiiers referred TO de-
pend for their living. With hoes and
rakes they dig in the cinders as they
are dumped, and struggle, and push
and wrangle for the possession of the
metal as it is uncovered.
Each picker has a basket in which is
placed the result of the pickings. Over
200 persons daily Jelve on the grimy
dump for cobbless While they will
use all manner of means to secure pos
session of a lucky find in the dumps,
after n picker has filled his basket and
emptied it on his s'pile," a few. feet
away, there is not one among the cur
ious and by no means scrupulous pick
ers who would touch one of the cob
bles in it. Each picker has his or her
pile of cobbles, and the iron company's
teams come around at intervals. The
driver weighs each pile. gives the owner
voucher for it. and takes the accum-
ulated metal to the scrap heaps to be
melted again.
The earnings of the cobble pickers
range from so to $40 month. and
there arc women who have been on the
dumps for years. The case of one
woman and her 12-year-old daughter
is notorious, because they earn not
only their own living, but enough to
feed and clothe the husband and father,
who is an employe of the iron works
and gets 500 a month, which he
squanders in drink and riotous living
as soon as he is paid. One old man on
the cobble dumps, who is barely able
TO save enough to keep him from
starving, was once a prominent busi-
ness man worth at least $4,000.
The work of cobble picking is one of
the lowest forms of human occupation,
and its degrading effect on the young
girls and boys engaged in it is only too
apparent Many efforts have been
made by the church and other societies
in Johnstown to suppress eobble pick
ing among children, but with indiffer-
ent success.-JoItnstoscB (Pd.) Letter.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-24

thoroughly explain the points to be
made; but as we understand it the dog
that makes the best run up gains a
point; turning the rabbit from his course
ia point; passing the competing dog
on q straight run is ''go by" two
points; tripping the rabbit, half point;
killing it is a point. The dog which
gains the most points in the race is de-
clared the winner of the heat, while the
other dog is retired from that series of
races, or the stake for which the race is
run.
Suppose there are 100 dogs entered,
so of them are retired and so are win
ners. The so winners are then drawn
in pairs and it requires % races to de-
eide which 25 of the so are winners;
and that 25 is paired off in like man.
ner and 12 races run. This divid-
ing 25 dogs into 12 races leaves an odd
dog with no companion to run with.
In order to have this odd dog run as
many times as the others, a tbye" is
run: that is. the dog is started with
some other dog who is out of that series
of races and run just the same as a
regular race but the race is not judged.
Of the l9 races there will be winners,
of these six, 8 winners, and so on down
until there are only two dogs left in
the race for the stake for which the 100
dogs were entered, aud the winning
dog of the two ID the winner of the
stake.
In the meeting which begins to-day
there are two stakes: The american
Field Cup Stake" and The Great Bend
Derby Stake" The Championship of
America is awarded to the winner
of the Anaerican Field Cup Stake.
A large number of dogs are entered
for the races, gentlemen from all
over the United States taking part
this fall The races last until the
2sth inst, and promise this year to
pc mYeh more interesting and exciting
than at any former meeting. The im=
ported dogs are expected to make a
wonderful showing, as they earrie,, off
the prizes at the Hutchinson meeting.
FQ those who have never seen it the
sport will prove pleasing surprise,
while the interest of old coursers in
creases every year. Many of the rab-
bits are 50 Heet Of foot that they finally
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-24
An interesting sight in the pine

An interesting sight in the pine
woods of New Jersey, at Tuckahoe,
Cape May county, is the smiling face
of Jerry Laton, who. though one hun
dred years old, cuts his cord of wood
with each succeeding day. A no less
remarkable parsonage is Uncle Peter
Shafer. of FREEDOM, \. j., who is nine
ty-four years old and who is just now
passing his fine hunting squirrels in
the woods. He can see better than
many men of sixty. and he never re-
turns with an empty game bag
A merchant in Philadelphia had in
his possession seven quarter dollars
that he had taken at different times.
These quarters had hole punched in
each of them, and the mer chant placed
them on a shelf in his counting room.
intending to take them to broker and
sell them for wha. they were worth.
Somebody stole the quarters, and
while the merchant was away took ad-
vantage to pass those seven quarters
back on the clerks in one day in pay
ment of purchased goods,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-24
AMERICAN ooURs1HG.

There are doubtless some of our read
ers who do not understand just what is
meant by American Coursing, and it is
our desire to give, in the short space
we can devote to the sport, some idea
of what it consists.
The American Coursing Club wa
organized several years ago, and the
annual meetings are held on the Chey-
enne bottoms, about six miles north of
Great Bend. These bottoms, or plains,
are wonderfully adapted to the sport,
being d vast expanse of level land, sur
rounded by hills, and at this season of
the year containing an abundance of
those fleetest of all Kansas animals,
jack rabbits, the game that is pursued
by greyhounds. Before the races are
begun all dogs that are desired to be
contestants for prizes are properly ell
tered as for any other kind of races.
They are then drawn in pairs. two dogs
only running after rabbit at each race.
If there by 100 dogs they will make SO
pairs, making SO races before each dog
has had run. In the start the dogs
are chained together in 1.-The Slips"
which are so constructed that 1.-THE
slipper" who walks with the dogs can
turn them both free at the same mo-
ment, giving each the same start. All
hOrsemen, and there are generally sew
eral hundreds of them, ON the ground
are formed in a half circle, some 10 to
IL feet apart, with the dogs and slipper
in the concave side of the half circle.
Behind those on horseback the persons
in wagons and carriages are formed.
Starting thus in line the entire con-
course of people move across the plains
at a walk until a jack springs from his
form, or hiding place, and nimbly skips
away. When the rabbit is started every
body halts and stands still. The slipper
waits until Jack has got good start
and until both dogs have sighted him,
when he simultaneously turns both
dogs free, and the race begins. Mount
ed Judges" of the race follow the rab-
bit and dogs, as do also the owners of
the two dogs THAT are running, and
the reporters for various papers. The
race is decided by the points made
by the dogs. Not having copy of the
rules governing the races We cannot
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-24
A Lesson I'm Geometry.

A class had been instructed all .l,out
a perpendicular line, and among other
things they were taught To say it was
an upright line. The teacher came in
turn To horizontal, and wishing TO
know if any one had the knowledSe of
Its name she inquired if any one Know
IL There MAS no response untik :.
little hrisht-eyed boy. who had been
gazing intentiy at the board and WAS
DOW SO carried away with his tbouabt
that the usual schoal-roe-n decoTum
was Iorsoiien- sliaute<is "a downright
line Chicago Assuikf.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-24
Another usouthern Outrage"

In the Hutchinson Nescs of the 18th
inst. the following telegraph dispatch
can be founds
'sMurray City, o.. Oct. l7-Resi-
dents Of this city Tuesday night burned
to the ground the house of Geo. Wash
Ingt0n, a cOlored man. He lost every
thing. The excuse given for the out
rage Is, that no blacks are wanted in
the place."
II the above item had been dated
from Mississippi or Texas the Netrs
would have sweIled it up to a column
special, at least; but being from Ohio
that's different.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-24

escape after leading the nervy dogs a
chase of many miles. One can sit on a
horse or in q carriage and see the race
for many miles. Many ladies as well
as gentlemen attend on horseback, and
the recent rains having laid the dust
and purified the atmosphere persons
can enjoy one of the grandest weeks of
sport ever experienced i'm the west.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-24
Seeding Forest Trees.

Persons wishing to avail themselves
Of the benefits of the Forest Station
that is III the way of getting young for:
est trees for nothing, should address .
note to Hon: Martin Allen. Saperin
tepdent, at Qgallah, Trego county
Dodge City. Ford County, or at Hayes
City. Ellis county, aud he will send
blank applications 10 be filed out fol
orders.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-24

LYONS has had a disastrous fire by
which the town lost large Touring
mill. The continuous rain which had
fallen for several days before the fire
was, says the Tribune of that city, the
only thing that saved most of the town
from going in flames. The season of
the year is here when we mrst be ex-
ceedlngly careful.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-24

DON'T believe half the cock-and-bull
They will try to ''hOodO" the people
with the great noise they make with
their hired singers.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-24

MEMBERS of the fire company of
Great Bend desire to extend thanks to
the gentlemen who literally purchased
tickets to the dance last week. Finan-
cially and every other way it was the
most successful dance the company has
yet given.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-24
FROM OUR NE1GHBoRs.
Ellinwood Items,

6I1uW00Q 1CemSs
From the Advocate.
We are sorry to note that our live
merchant, Z. GLENN. is quite ill.
The Harvest Home concert at the
Presbyterian church was a grand sue
cess.
On Monday last, while III. Hirscll
was driving some cattle, his horse fell.
breaking its neck.
Boston Wilson and bride arrived
here last Friday evening. Our good
people here tender them hearty well
come.
A new pnmp has been put i'm on tn e
school house grounds, and ssyoung
idea" may now drink Bright, sparkling
mineral water.
Mrs. John Bacon returned from an
extended visit to Indiana last FRIDAY
evening. accompanied by her brother,
Morris Hugo.
The republicans tried to have meet
ing here last night, and some of their
best speakers present, but the audience
was missing.
A bright smile illumed the phis. of
our enterprising townsman, DR.. A. II.
Harris, last Friday. A; bright new
democrat. Eleven pounds.
Hurrah! Ellinwood is to have another
railroad. 1t is the continuance of the
Frisco, and will rlln from Hutchinson
on through Ellinwood to Denver.
The rain of the last six OF seven days
insures us one of the finest crops that
Kansas has ever produced. KANSAS is
now the best farming state in the
Union.
What the people of Barton county
want for treasurer is an honest man.
and one that is competent to attend
to the duties of the Office. Such a man
is Leonard Krause. With such a-man
we have no use for graduate
Great dissatisfaction is expressed on
all sides here among republicans, at
the outcome of their convention last
Saturday. AS we understand it, few
ringsters tried to have their own way
at which our republican friends OBJ
jected.
Vote for men who are qualified to
discharge the duties of Office The
gentlemen on the democratic ticket
have proved that they are the men who
are qualified and why now have another
change? In electing new men into
Office certain time is always required
to get acquainted with the duties, and
during that time who is placed to in
but the public? The
gentlemen are only asking for second
term and that should be given them.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-24

IMPORTATION has been received
at Topeka from the Paris exposition
that the state of Kansas was awarded q
gold medal for the best agricultural re.
port exhibited. A silver medal was
awarded to the publication of the labor
department. of Kansas, and ''mention
honorable" was awarded to the Con.
way Springs and Douglas Sugar COM
panies for their sorghum sugar. Kan
sas is all right.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-24

Mr.. George Wylie. the Wiscon sin
swine breeder, in discussing swine
raising before farmers institute, de-
clared: eff you want a hog that is
never satisfied with what you give it,
and is always looking around the fence
for hole to get out, get one one with
a long, sharp nose, and narrow be-
tween the eyes" Never satisfied
with what you give it, hits o fl the
''scrub'' hog very well indeed.
that causes them to decay, but the
sudden thawing. A long period of
cold weather will not damage the
stored crops as soon as alternate spells
of cool and warm weather. For this
reason all crops, such as turnips, beets,
carrots and parsnips should be stored
where the temperature is as uniform
as possible, in order to avoid chances
of variation.
The Chinese are the greatest ego-
eaters in the world, according to the
New York Lcdger. They raise more
poultry than all the other nations of
the earth taken together, and have
way of keeping eggs for forty years or
more in sound condition. The older
the eggs the more valuable they are,
aud it is trick of the Chinese grocer
to ring in fresh eggs on his customers
whenever he has chance to cheat
them in that way. Our government
should at once instruct our consular
agents in China to- discover what this
valuable method for Keeping eggs is
Cor the benefit of American poultry
raisers.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-24

iHE republican organs are quite
positive in their assertions that Gov.
.Hiii controlled the democratic state
convention in New York, and that the
friends of Mr.. Cleveland were pro.
scrioed. That is their way of account
for the fact that there was no discord
IN the convention, The truth is that
the democrats of New York are abso-
lqtely united in one grand purpose~ a
the determination to redeem the state
and place its electoral vote in 1892 be-
yond the reach of treachery, factions
contention or corruption; and no indi.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-24

THREE hundred and fourteen thous-
and pounds of sugar have thus far
been branded by State Sugar Inspector
kellog. OF this amount the factory of
Fort Scott manufactures nearly one
half and as this is the only factory
which has really gotten down to busi-
ness. the balance sheet of the company
will go far toward settling the question
of whether sugar making in Kansas
will be success.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-24

MORE than twenty counties in Kan
sas have each this year raised a larger
corn crop than all the New England
States combined.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-24
Pawnee Rock.


From the Leader.
The trouble in the republican ranks
last Saturday was a deplorable affair.
and much to be regretted, and more
especially so just at this time when
general harmony and good feeling
should prevail.
Owing to the bad weather the repub-
lican meeting did not materialize
Wednesday evening. A telegram was
sent to the Bend to notify the boys not
to come but they had started before
the message reached there.
Mr.. George Leitner returned from
Texas yesterday with his heard of
Angoea goats, 40 i'll number. We are
not much of a lover of that kind of an
animal, but must say that these are
beauties. Most of them are white and
their fleece is of long silky texture.
Our schools are progressing to the
full satisfaction of all its patrons. 1t
is true we have heard one or two speak
of the primary department, intimating
that they thought the teacher was too
strict. For our part we do not think
so, and we heartily endorse strict rules
in our schools.
In converse tiOn with Mr.. f. T. Owe
man, examiner for Austen & Co.. of
K. C. he tells US that Barton county is i'm
the front ranks with any of tn EN-. He
says they have not lost a cent in Barton
county and thus far have not had to
fOrclose on single mortgage. They
have but one man in the county that
is likely to let his farm go, all the rest
are paying up in good shape. IIurrah
for Barton!
It is almost an assured fact that the
Pawnee Rock Mill will be in motion
again in the near future. IL was sold
about the 1st of the month, and the
Indications now are that Ell and Henry
Bowman will once more be the owners.
Mr.. Henry Bowman is now in Illinois
looking up the matter and on his return
it will be settled as to who will have
charge. 1t is very much to the interest
of our people to have the mill in motion
again, and if assistance. financially, is
necessary it should be rendered.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-24

Tue republican managers have gone
TO big expense to hire giee club.
They expect to get the votes of the
people for a song, but in course of the
next few weeks they will learn that
Barton county farmers want OFFIoERs,
not minstrel men, and their votes will be
east for men who have been tried
and trusted and found faithful and
true.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-24

THE Emporia school board says that
it will prosecute all parties who sell
tobacco to minors under sixteen years
of age.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-24

A COUNTY commissioners should
represent his entire district. and no
man has right to promise to do so
and so for a certain locality providing
he is elected. And the man who il
doing that will never he elected; let
him remember that.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-24

Nor line appeared i'm the Register
last week in defense Of German
farmer(?)" or i'll reply to the challenge
for him to slow himself man and
come out in his true name. All of which
will show conclusively that the fellow
was no more German farmer" than
JAY Gould, and the whole dirty scheme
was concOcted and carried out by the
republican wirepullers.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-24

THERE is no uncertain quantity or
quality in the democratic ticket. All
the men have been found to be what
the people want. Take no chances,
but stand by the tried and true.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-24

KANSAS has gone wet! Not neces-
sarily because of the nearness of elec-
ton day, but because of the week of
rain which has swept her lands from
the Missouri river to the Colorado
piaing.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-24

WHEN a high-taxer talks about the
subsidies paid by England to sustain
her shipping industries, he can be an
swered by the simple statement that it
is not true. England pays no subsidies,
and this fact is well understood by
every high-taX organ.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-24
POLITICAL AND EDITORIAL.

GREAT gobs of harmony were an un-
known quantity at the Sterling sena-
torial convention.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-24

vidual ambitions or prejudices will be
permitted to stand in the way of the
realization of that result. Chicago
GlO6e.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-24

EVEN in Kansas there occur such
southern outrages' as the excluding
Of culored children from schools at
tended by white children. Strange.
isn't it.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-24

IF ANYONE believes that the repub-
lican candidates, the republican speak
ers and manipnlat0rs are angels in
disguise: are all ''goody-goody" boys
the Tribune would have you believe,
just get Whit of their breath, watch
their actions at their. meetings, the
size their hip pockets and thickness of
their tongues occasionally. The ''only
religious journal'' man should remem-
Der April LIST, 1888. when he rushed
from his Office to Ed Crail's barber
shop with coat off and sleeves rolled up,
licking his lips and watering at the
mouth, to get cool drink Of beer.
Really the old gentleman must be in
his dOtage.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-24

DIR, telsDl Miller of Sheffield. Mass.
has gwen $40. .oO0 fo Williams College
TO. establish Il chair in American his
--.--e-aattra. and siacs,ers.a
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-24

DICKS DARLING. D. C. LUSE, OWNER.
Winner of the National Derby, Hutchinson, Kan
sas, 1889. First and second money, $4,000. was
divided between '.Dick's Darling and Alfred
hoe papg had also Injured es Sy
ing an eight foot fence, aud did not show hei
usual speed. Third monev, $50. was wor
by D. y. Luse's imported 'Lady Barton" BY
D. n. Heizer's imported .'Trales.'' out of "Dick'.
Darling.'' ''Trales'' fourth money, S25, In
same stake.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-24

In A communication from Prof
Blake. i'll response to Joe Pilgrim, y
the closing paragraph is as follows;
I'm closing, wish to say to tue people
of the United States that they had
better use all possible diligence in
taking advantage of the present fine
weather, rs cold weather will come
within three weeks. November will
not produce as much fine weather in
the Northern States as we usually have
during that month";" The rest of the
letter will be printed soon.-Kansa,
Former.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-24

WHEN q candidate visits you and
tells you that his opponent in this race
who has held Office for the greater part
of two years and whose act is open to
the public, is ''unfit for the Office. in
COMPETENT. not trustworthy or safe, .
and then proceeds te sing his o,on
individual praises. telling you he is
learned and wise, the best man in the
world for sqeh an Office; whefpp aae, eT
any of them talk to you in that manner
tFeat him, OF them, as the South BEND!
republican farmeF did the other day;
tell the fellow what you know is
the fact. that he is q nincomRoop, a
braggart. and conceited ass, and don I
know the first principles of campaign
or any other kind Of courtesy.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-24

1.-The republican delegation that
drove "a miles just to see the city OF
Great Bend last Saturday, all arrived
home safe; but with the avOwed inten.
tion to 'see' Great Bend later; Inde.
pendent! o glorious wOrd.''
THE above paragraph from Claflin
correspondent in last weeks ReQistel
very plainly Indicates that the Clafliu
delegation Was enabled to ''see'
through the schemes Of the old ring.
masters at the senatorial convention,