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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-22
WHEN INDICATIONS.
TUESDAY-Fair weather; warmer.
RESOLVED

People who are looking for New Years
resolutions can get secondhand lot
now, cheap, by applying almost any
where politely. The cheapest of all is
that New Years resolution that you took
to stand no longer upon the order of go
ing, but to 60 at once to
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-06-27
BAD WORD SOCIETIES.
An Interesting Movement too supPre
Profanity Among the Youth

An Interesting Movement toe suppress
Profanity Among the Youth
bad word" societies are the latest
institutions at several of the New York
City schools. They are destined to do
deal of good that is of a nature that
generally lies beyond the reach of
teachers. There are few Fairgrounds
attached to boys schools in this coun-
try where language is not constantly
used which would grieve and astound
the mothers of those who utter and of
those who hear them.
The rules of the Bad Word Society
are usually not written down; but theys
are something like this: rOne cent
fine for every bad word spoken; every
boy to report his own bad words to the
treasurer and pay up; no telling OF
any other boys bad word; the money
to go to the school library"
This is simple and practical. Per-
haps the scheme might be enlarged a
little so as to include the grosser forms
of bad grammar, such as 81 done it"
''them cabbages." and '.you was" 1t
is highly absurd that the boys wis
have been going to a grammar school
for years should violate the most rudi-
mental laws of grammar every time
they speak ten consecutive words.
But the main point is to destroy the
habit of polluting the mouth and cor
rupting the heart by the use of words
which they call ''bad." Every boy
knows what they are, for no one can
keep beyond the sound of them They
pollute the air of every street, and are
heard more or less wherever and
whenever there is a company of boys
playing together. They partly cause
the dread that mothers feel when they
see their little ones going for the first
time to boys school. The mothers
watch their boys departure with q
mixture of pride. pleasure and appre-
hension, and turn away from the win
dow at last with sigh, because they
know that few older boys yet realize
what duty they owe to younger ones
in the way of good example
ton.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-06-27
Breeding Rats in London.

In London, where rafting is much
more in vogue than it is here. some OF
the ''fancy" tried to breed rats Ihey
succeeded to a certain extent, and pro-
duced a great number. But they were
no good. Being, in fact, domestic AMI
mails. they were not much afraid of the
terriers, and the dogs, as con-
sequence, killed them in taSdy, half
hearted way that would insure their
defeat against time or rivals in a pit.
A big rat is not always the best He
Is apt to be slow and to die without a
struggle. The large, fat sewer rat is
generally overfed, and can neither run
nor fight. A medium-sized animal,
thin and hungry, is probably the best
When he is cornered he viii often
spring at the terrier, grip him under
the lower jaw, out of reach of his teeth.
and hold on for dear life. If the dog
knows his business he Will waste no
time in trying to scrape him ON via
his paws He will go straight on ",In
his work. killing the other rats IN 'ne
nit. until the one that is cllnglIg 20
his chin gets tired and drops on WneH
he will not be likely to have ahesoss
ehance--N. 7. Sun.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-06-27

seemed long ride to the prisoner, and
when he emerged he saw himself before
the morgue OF the Bellevue Hospital He
knew what was coming, and those who
were watching him so sharply thought that
they detected the resolution forming in his
mind to endure the coming ordeal without
flinching. He was taken into the room
where the remains that had been found in
the river the day before were lying on ice.
.sMr. Brownlow,'' said the detective in
charge, ''behold that which you have de-
manded us to show you"
Without a word and without q tremor the
prisoner looked earnestly at the remains
scanned the distorted face, the ruined
clothing, and, after q full moments pause,
looked up at his attendants and saids
cit is lie. That Is not the body OF Mrs.
BrownIow."
Nothing more could be dragged from the
unwilling prisoner, and he was taken back
to his cell.
With the facts thus obtained the district
attorney brought the matter to the atten-
ton of the grand jury and an indictment
was promptly found Inasmuch as the case
had already attracted so much attention
from the public at large. and such a clamor
had been raised for q trial and conviction
of the wealthy prisoner, the district attor-
ney urged that q day be set for . trial at an
early date. The judge, before whom this
motion was made. recognized the impor-
lance OF the case, and accordingly trans
ferred it on the calendar, SO that the trial
was for q day within the next month.
Many of Mr.. BsoWnlow's wealthy friends
went to see him at the Tombs, but he re
fused peremptorily to discuss the matter
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-06-27
@i7H AND PoiNT.


People natteF rs because they can
depend on our credulity- -Tacitus.
Enthusiasm is good to raise men
upon. but discipline is the only thing
to fight On --Beecher.-g
Affection goes into bankruptcy
when it marries for money and fails
to get it-N. o. Picayune-
TO know how to be silent is more
difficult and more profitable than to
KNOW how to speak.-Leel
food manners include not merely
pleasaE. things said and done. but I'M
pleasant ones left undone.
1t Is generally the idle who COM
plain that they can not find time to do
that which they fancy they wish
Once a Week.
There is no more objection to
poking bit of wisdom in between n
mans ribs than pounding it in through
his skull"
in this world the young man who
is always intending to do something
becomes the old man who wonders why
he never reached success.
No state can be more destitute than
that of person who. when the delights
of sense forsake him, has no pleasures
of the mind.-Burgh.
I'm all evils which admit a remedy.
Impotence should be avoided. because
it wastes that time and attention in
complaints which, if properly applied,
might remove the cause--Johnson.
The water that flows from a spring
i-, Sn
sentiments of friendship which flow
from the heart can not be frozen in adj
! versity--N. Y. Ledger
To maintain an opinion because il
Is thine. and not because it is true, is
to maintain thyself, not the truth, and
SO to prefer myself above the truth
Venning.
There are great things and little
| things-as men see things; but the
greatness and the littleness are oftener,
in the seeing than in the seen. Little
things rec often great to little minds
in little way; but little things are
great to great minds-in a great way.
Trifing is trivial only to him who is
so trivial as to be trifier.-S. S.
Times.
Lots of Fun.-Visitor-"'Do you,
have any amusements out here?" Kan
| san-'.I should say. Had fight over
| the county seat last week, and three
men were killed; hung four horse
thieves yesterday. and tonight we-are
going to take couple of fellows out
| and whip the hide off of them 1 guess
| we have our share OF amusements,
taking it the year through Drake
| Magazine.
1T is the busy men who keep the
| world moving. 1t is the busy men
who sustain society, and the busy men
are the projectors of the progress and
| improvement The lazy man is al
| ways full of trouble. He is never COM
| tent with himself. He never succeeds.
He has fault to find with every one
| but himself. Besides being a burden
to himself. he is a pest to society; for
| when he is too lazy to earn for htIn-
self, he then begs for charity.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-06-27
The Erec,s =. ~. ;. Jon.

There is man in Washington City who
says that he stood within two feet of Guiteau
when he fired the fatal shots at Garfield in
the Baltimore &Potomac depot He says: 81
was SO startled, SO fearful that my turn
might accidentally come next, that I disap-
peared in a dazed manner and hurried home.
i intended the next day to appear as one of
the witnesses against him, but when
learned that the man acted irrationally and
that his defense was insanity, and when
further heard that he claimed to have been
providentially sent to do that terrible deed,
4 kept my story to myself. No witnesses
were needed TO prove the shooting, and
was superstitious enough to keep entirely
out Of the affair" Even now the gentle
Enan mentions the matter only in confidence
10 n few friends.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-06-27

interest to the prisoner TO SEQ what he
would say. The judge signided to the pris-
onef that il he had any defense to make il
was now the proper time to mako II. Mr..
Brownlow rose and addressed the court a.
follows:
"Your honor and gentlemen OF the jury,
have up to this time kept silence upon the
accusations under which suffer. It is now
the time for me to speak, and propose to
make an explanation of the event about
which you have beard SO much. wish to
say, first, that have sat here and inter-
posed no objection when the prosecution
pried into my domestic matters to an extent
that was altogether unjustifable, whatever
the merits of the case: that made no OBJ
lection when q volume of evidence was pro-
duced that had no legitimate bearing upon
the matter. and that ] have done SO because
felt that was in the hands of the law,
which respect and always have respected
and have never broken, and that / was in
the presence of judge who would guaran-
tee me fair trial and before a Jury of in
telligence competent to see the truth Of
this case when should find it time to speak.
The facts in this matter are these: I was
going out to dine with Mrs. Brownlow at
the house of some friends on Tuesday, the
18th. While waiting for the moment of
leaving wrote e letter, and when my wife,
who was ready dressed, came to the study,
she sat down while finished it. She asked
me to whom was writing. answered her
that my letter had nothing in it of interest
to her. Sheinsisted upon knowing to whom
the letter was addressed, and / persisted
that should not tell her. She became an
cry and told me that she was very unhappy,
that had no consideration for her, that she
had quarreled with her parents for the sake
Of marrying me, that she had no one in the
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-06-27

in many parts of China the Bibles
given to the natives by missionaries
are used in the manufacture of cheap
boot soles-which are not the kind of
souls the Bible is intended to benefit
But the heather in his blindness
doesn't know any better. Now in
America it is different In many parts
of this country Bibles are used for
pressing ferns and autumn leaves. and
are frequently placed on a chiid's chair
to elevate the little one.-NorristowD
Herald
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-06-27

wonder and envy Of their brethren and Sis
tiers of the faith. The war came and went,
sand they left the farm and took residence
an New Orleans, where America tended
large flock and prospered accordingly. He
was q wonderful speaker, and many people
tDf wealth frequented his church, always
leaving him a practical reminder of their
appreciation of his talents. He grew in
fame, and went to the Legislature
One morning the pOstman handed him a
letter. 1t was for his wife. They went
into the parlor and read it. 1t said:
'.MY DEAR GOOD SERVANT DAPHNE: Papa
4s dead. The old homo must be sold, unless
ran borrow five hundred dollars. IT it passes
Unto strangers hands 1 will not care to live in
3s any more, even If its new owners were to
pier me a homo with them. was always good
TO you, and know you loved me- hear you
are prospecting. II you help me know
you viii: SO 1t is no use for me to write more
than this. Your mistress in sorrow,
DELLA"
sDoes er boat go up this evenin', Daffny9"
heasked. s'Look in the paper an see.'
eyes, at half-pas' FIVE"
"You go down an gage passage fur
rtwo.";
ssMy own sweet darlin' purity lady, wy
didn't you write soonera Whut did you 60
and worry yerself even fur er day fur,
when you knowed Daffny wuz er ivin' an
within Ter give you query ceHe Sno n"o oi
you needed it. Did you think dis chile 'ud
tlet de ole house go, eff her dollars could sabe
iit.''
mo, Daphne, no, but-sit down, Amor
iica; insist on it."
"'Deed I will, Miss Della, fur knows
yer means it No, indeed. Mos all de lam
Is sole off, but dis ole house am yourn.
Heah's de deed. No. you doan' owe me
nuthin'. We owe it all ter de Lawd. He
ken see err laung ways erhead-er mighty
.aaung ways; an wen He flung dat thunder
bolt at me erbout ten yeahs ergo. He said
-<Pnmake er Christyun outen dis black ras-
cal, so he ken be wu'f sumpn in de worP.
An eff wuz ter stay on dis vale of tears
fur err millyun yeahs. my wu'f wouldn't
shine brighter N it does now"
CHARLES S. BLACKBURN.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-06-27

1T grieves me to give you pain,
Mr.. Ferguson. but 1 fear it can never
be. Try. try to forget me-" '.rH try.
Miss Laura" replied the young man.
in a melancholy, hopeless way. lab
soroed in the vortex of business, as
shall be henceforth, I may be able to
still the clamor of my aching heart
and Danish your sweet image from my
mind" ''Then you contemplate going
into business" Il have made arrange
ments." he said in a hollow voice, Ito
open a large retail confectionery
store" 80, George!" exclaimed the
beautiful girl. wildly. as she flung her
self into his arms. 1.-The sight of your
suffering is more than can bear. ]
am yours Chicago Tribune.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-06-27
Early Indiscretions.

( sSslt Is strange how man is obliged to
may for his early exposures or indis-
scretions," said Senator Davis, of Minneso-
u, recently, whhe lying i'll in Wash
Tneton. sWhen I was young / was
strong and vigorous. During the war
nonstantly exposed myself to all sorts of
weather and to numerous fatigues. I
laughed at sickness, even as possibility.
But III tell you that within the last ten
GEARS I'VE been paying up for it. Ny pny-
.Sician says that ell these twinges and al
.Soe,et unbearable aches and pains are the
roeult of those exposures Of more than .
.1unarrer q Z century ego" -------
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-06-27

back home again every Sunday afternoon.
But he could not catch her.
1t was before the war, and they were
sslaves. He was solid black and his face
had an oily sheen; but his nasal organ was
long enough to place him outside the CLASH
dcation Of ssfat-nosed niggers." Daphne
was also as dark as an hour before day, and
consequently had no objection to his color
Her complaint against him was based on
higher ground. =
"'Tain't no usen akin me ter malay yer,
Merely, for amt gwine ter do it less'n
yer do what ak yer to do"
ssBut, Daffny," he pleaded, placing his hat
on stool and wiping his brow with ban
dana handkerchief, '.you know KANT be
er hippercrit. Sposen I'd jine de church.
Wouldn't lose my 'ligion de fus' time
plowed in er new groun'sa / tell yer wen
er root flies back en- hits me on de shin, Use
sbleeged ter swar. It he'ps talk de so'ness
outen de bruise."
"You knows likes yer, but I won't hab
yer. You's de only fep niger dat missus
let's come inter dis kitchen, kase she says
you'se got some sense and knows how ter
ack like er generman; but eff I'd ma'ay you
.-ez you liz I'd halter leave heah an go down
ter de plantashun. Missus couldn't bide
yer. Yo' promisin' ter stop cussin' amt
1ywine ter do no good. Err niger KANT
quit his meanness 'cep'n he leans on de
1Lawd."
America went to work next morning. 1t
was a hot day in June. The sky was in
tensely blue; a startled quail rustled the
still leaves of the dark-green corn before
him; a woodpecker ratified off his snare
drum beato on dead limb. The negro was
almost pious 9Th fool Daffny by not
talkin' de Lawd's name in vain dis day,
.sho'."
A storm came up when the afternoon was
half gone. While unhitching his mule it
stepped on his foot. He could not utter
word until he had mounted the animal,
when he turned loose the pent-up profan-
fly of a day. A streak Of lightning split
the air, followed by thunder and smell of
burnt leather. The mule was dead and the
sole of one of Americas brogans was gone
His wits were gone, too, but he found his
sway to the Quarters"
Next Sunday ne was baptized. mo,
Danny" he said, solemnly, dropping her
hand from his as he stood at the kitchen
door. 81 amt fitten ter marry yer yit. De
Lawd was mussiful ter me. I mus show
Jim dat l Tub i'm. When Use called ter
preach Pll ak yer ergin fur yer ham,"
Three months afterward he was "called,"
and they were married. "Missus" taught
chem to read and write, and they were the
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-06-27
tTo BE CONTINUED


The amount of material necessary in the
construction of a ], Foot ton steamer Is simply
astonishing. 1t takes 10000 hneal feet of
timber, twenty five tons for hog chains, and
in all fifty tons OF iron, 40 bales Of oakum
to cslk the seams, and fully 100 worth Of
pant. The cost Of such boat at the yards
runs about $4,000. to which an additional
$4,000 may be added for furnishing. Il
takes generally about five months to put up
a LOCO ton boat, and it should last ten years
with ordinary care. When the hull of .
boat is finished. every nook and corner 10
filed with salt, about 100 barrels being used
for 1,2O0-ton boat. This is done to prevent
the rotting of the timber, and. strangely
enough, the cabins and upper works usually
decay much sooner than the hull
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-06-27
Tho True Soldier.

Colonel Hunt, of Kansas City, said one
afternoon recently: 1.-The real soldiers Of
tie war were in the ranks, and didn't wear
shoulder straps. I was private during
the first five months Of the war. The pri-
vate loses his identity. He has no person.
ality. He is merely part Of great butch
ering machine. There is no glory for him.
heard the bullets whizzing at Wilson's
creek and my hair stood on end. When we
charged forgot fear, of course. When I
was an officer, had my men to look after,
the orders of my superiors to execute, and
the possible honor and glory of success. /
left the army an officer, but I have never
forgotten, my experience in the ranks, and
Honor the real heroes of the war, the men
VINO stood in the ranks, actuated solely by
patriotism and personal heroism. My most
heroic soldier days, my most periodically
unselfsh days were spent in the ranks. !"
There is a true soldier for YOU.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-06-27
Calumnv win Como.

A distinguished United States Senator re-
Gently said: ssThere is considerable abuse
Of me just now in the public prints. 1t IS
all owing to q singular fact. declined to
make peace with my enemy at his price.
have always made it a rule to defy perse-
cutiou. In every mans life there is some
thing which he wants to keep to himself.
NV life has not been perfect, and realize
it But, when any one Processes to know
something damaging about me, never beg.
It is simply q question of time when the
persecution viii commence, and with me
the sooner it comes and is over with the
better" he is eminently right. Though
he be chaste as ice and pure as snow, no
public man can escape calumny at some Pc
Rod OF his life
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-06-27
Match-Rreakers.

In Harrisburg, Pa, there Is an organ
ization which has excited considerable
comment in the press Of that State. Ladies
and gentlemen Of certain churches have
agreed to break up wedding engagements,
by fair means if possible, between young
ladies In their teens and young men or old.
who are known to be habitual drinkers. It
is kept secret as far as possible, and yet
several manageable young men have felt
its refrigerating force. They have been
frozen out from the objects Of thear alleged
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-06-27
AMERICA.

8 name was America,
but it should have
been Apollo, because
he was feet of foot
and 1.-the and grace
full Of limb. and his
sWeetheart's name
was Daphne. He
pursued her, figure
atively spe kin g,
around the house,
out the front gate,
down the road, across
the cornfield, through
the cane-brake and
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-06-27

done me more good to put a tack where it
'ud be set down on than it would to We
found half q dollar; and I'd go 'thout my
dinner any day to git chance to hide the
hired mans hat. But had an experience
one night that changed my sentiments con-
siderable. Allus after that whenever any
body said any thing bout jokes it made
me feel like wanted to 60 out behind the
barn and think" And shade OF melan-
choly fitted across the old mans face as he
recalled the misfortunes of that long-ago
night.
ssTen US about it, Uncle Jake,'' urged
Bronson.
ssWen, it can't do no harm to tell it, as
know of" said the old man, after q moments
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-06-27

TIM fire Of jealousy burns with very litts
fnal
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-06-27
UNCLE JAKE'S JOKE.

PEAKIN' of jokes"
said Uncle Jake, a.
b g re In ct q ntly
pushed his empty
glass away, "'ninds
me that / used to be
Pc W g rful fond o
playin' pranks when
I was a boy. When
I was bout eighteen
years old / used ter
lay awake nights to
study up some pro-
jec' er nuther to git
OF on somebody. Ii
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-06-27
CHAPTER v.

Never before in the history Of the
general sessions court had there been
such crowds at the doors as when the
day came for Mr.. Brownlow's trial. The
prominence Of the accused in social
circles, his great wealth, and, perhaps,
more than all, his extraordinary de-
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-01-24
For California.

In addition to frst-class round
trip tickets to California and Pacific
Coast points which are on sale daily,
the Chicago & North Western Rail
way Company has arranged a series
of personally conducted one way
second-class excursions to Califor-
MIA. Persons joining these excur-
sion parties will be provided free of
charge with completely furnished
berths, including mattresses, cur
'tains, blankets, pillows, ETC., in new
tourist sleeping cars which will be
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Chicago to San Francisco and Los
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Conductors and Porters the entire
distance. The cost of second
class ticket covers every necessary
expense except meals. For tickets
and full information regarding rates
and dates on which excursions will
start, apply to Agents of the Chicago
& Northwestern Railway. 5w35