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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-10-17

Agricultural Implements Burned.
The agricultural implement warehouse of
Churchill Parker, at Omaha, Neb., has
been destroyed by fire. Loss 100000; fully
insured.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-10-17

Winnipeg. Man., dispatch says: The
Northern Pacific Railroad has decided to
build into the Souris district at once. About
lofty five miles will be built this year.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-26
Mr.. Mobiles First Assistant.

When the Secretary of the Interior
has succeeded in Kidding himself of
Tanner, he ought to devote serious
consideration to the operations of his
own First Assistant, Mr.. Cyrus Bussey.
There seems to be something of the
same temperament in Bussey that has
brought Tanner into trouble. Both
men are possessed of the idea that
they can override the rules of their
own departments and even the statute
laws whenever they feel disposed to
do so. Mr.. Oberly's exposure of the
manner in which Mr.. Bussey is in
terfering with and overriding the
management of the Indian Bureau
commented upon by us recently
shows what kind of a man Secretary
Mobiles first assistant is This is the
first opportunity the public has had
to judge of Mr.. Bussey's qualification
for public Office, for, like nearly all
the other men whom this Administers
ton has lifted into official promi-
nence, he was an unknown mar at the
time of his appointment. and. 20 far
as public knowledge of him went, had
shown no fitness for the work to
which he was assigned.-N. Y. Post
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-26
CURRENT COMMENT.

Raising a corruption fund to
bride voters is now known as ''Wana-
makering" an election. Ar
gus.
The Democratic policy is to en-
force frugality in public expense and
abolish unnecessary taxation.-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
Corporal Tanner loses friend
every time he opens his mouth. and
Tanner has no friends to spare--Buf-
falo Express (Rep.).
The Republican party is exhib-
iting signs of unwonted activity in
Marshall, Mo. During the last month
numerous memories have been raided
and about five hundred chickens stolen.
st. Louis Republic.
The tariff, we have been told, is
the source and fountain of prosperity.
What is stopping the f1owa We have
# turned on in abundance, with an av-
erage tax of AZ per cent. on every
thing, and yet somehow the prosper
ity is not forthcoming. -Brooklyn Cit
izen.
-Mahone's resolutions in Virginia
pledge the Republican party's sym
pathy and succor to the disabled ex-
Confederates or the widows and
orphans of dead Confederate soldiers. "
Break it gently to Foraker! Tell it
softly to the bloody-shirt shakers!-
n. Y. World.
General William Mahone's pre-
diction that he will be elected Cover
nor of Virginia by a majority of 49,
900 votes seems to excite more enthu-
siasm than confidence in the Repub-
lican party. Yet we have never
doubted that Mahone's word was as
good as his oath. - Chicago News
(Ind.).
The Republican party is fast
pushing its great men to the front
With Fort Pillow Chalmers as its can
didate tor Governor of Mississippi,
and Malone leading the Republican
hosts of West Virginia, the g. o. p.
has placed two of its choicest repre-
sentatives in the front rank-Ionia
CMich-) Standard
The platform of the North Da-
kota Republicans can not be consid-
cred as an Endorsement of the wide
open policy OF Corporal Tanner re-
specting pensions. 1t favors the
granting equitable and liberal pen
sions to all honorably discharged
soldiers and sailors" This, although
too sweeping, is very different thing
from granting pensions irrespective
of honorable or dishonorable dis
charge. Chicago America Qnd.).
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-26

why. have in mind one woman
who looks ones ideal of high-bred
English gentlewoman-fair. sweet,
placid and proud as We're de We're;
the mother of soos holding Offices of
rank in her Majesty army; the widow
of a General; allied by birth to the no.
bility; near relative to the novelist
Thackeray; notable churchwoman
and bearing a name of worldwide
fame in literature, and speculation is
a chief delight in her existence She
engages IN it quite as a matter of
course; will go from a weekday serv-
i've in St Georges. Hanover Square.
down to her brokers' in the city, and,
sitting there with her black-glored
hands folded over her prayer-book.
the somber folds of her mourning vail
sweeping around her handsome face,
framed in its little halo OF widow cap.
will speculate to the amount of thou
sands of pounds, the vocabulary of the
stock market ripping. meanwhile
from her pretty, precise lips with
amazing ease and accuracy. And this
woman is by no means an isolated ex-
ample. IN. Y. World.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-26
Harvesting the Ocean Wave.

The problem of utilizing the force
of ocean waves has been solved to a
certain extent by an invention of Mr..
n. o. Bond, of Fairfax Court House,
Va, which is now in use at Ocean
Grove, n. j. Mr.. Bond has mounted
gates in such a position out in the
water that the wave coming in beats
against them and shuts them. When
the wave retires it opens the gate, to
bang it shut again at the next advance.
Connected with the gates are piston
rods working the force pumps, and
pipes connect the force pumps with
tanks elevated to a height of forty feet.
The device is a success. Not long ago
40, 600 gallons of sea water were
pumped into the tanks for use in lay
ing the dust of the streets. The au-
thorities hold that the salt water is
better than river water for laying dust
Mr.. Bond is Of opinion that by the use
of big floats. instead of gates, he can
get results six times as great But
the pump operated by a gate is prac-
teal device which Is destined, it ap-
pears, to have wide use.-Bostop
Herald.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-26
GOOD ADVICE FREE.
How q Detroit Gamfn Catechised q
Consoled q Suffering Woman.

How q Detroit Gamfn Catechised and
Consoled q Suffering Woman.
A woman with her jaw tied up in
a handkerchief was standing in the
doorway leading 20 Woodward ave-
nue. dentists yesterday when a boy
came along, caught on and stopped to
inquire:
'.Ache very hard?"
Yes
How long?"
For a week"
Going to have it pullod?'' Q
'I-I-guess So"
Tried peppermint, camphor. hot
salt ashes. laudanum, and so on, 1
suppose"
Yes"
kicked over chairs, spanked the
children and jawed your husband?"
Yes"
"Lemme see."
She opened her mouth and put her
finger on the tooth, and he made q
brief inspection and said:
Il was going to advise the faith
cure, but it's too far gone Advise
you to have it pulled. Deleterious to
your general system in present state.
Won't hurt over thirty seconds. Go
home smiling. Brace up and be a
man. No charge-good day."-De-
troit Free Press.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-26
TANNERS DOWNFALL.

The Boss Surplus Busters Ondcial Career
Cut Short.
There is good radiance of bad rub
bish. Thanks to Secretary Noble,
who left the President the alternative
OF accepting his resignation or COM
polling Tanners. the bloviant Com
just comprehension of the duties of his
Office and no respect for the law
which he was supposed to administer,
is functus officio. It was the Secre-
tary of the Interior, not the President,
who discovered firmness in this mat
ter. He found the Commissioners. the
Presidents personal appointment,
surrounding himself by lusty lot of
beggars. who immediately commenced
the re-rating of their stipends- He saw
him cheek by jowl with the great pen
sion attorneys who are piling up fort
unes by assisting pension raids upon
the Treasury. He heard the ceaseless
jabber about his policy. his purpose. his
plans. and when he made relnon-
STRANGE he found the Commissioners so
pulled up in his own conceit that he
was insubordinate- That was a situ-
alton he would not endure and re-
main Secretary of the Interior. The
President would have svoided the
issue He himself in his time has
done not little Of the Tanner kind
of talking. Tanner was his own
selection. But he could not well af-
ford to disrupt his Cabinet for the
sake of the cornoral's continued ofgl.
cial existence. and the corporal goes
to tie wall The head of the Grand
Army. General Alger. telegraphed
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-26
THE LOUISIANA VICTORY.

Failure Of the First Republican Attempt
to Corrupt tho New South.
It is very fortunate for the flannel
mouthed Republican campaign orators
who have been stumping the Third
Congressional district of Louisiana
that negro named Jacobs was grazed
by bullet in personal quarrel at
the polls in Franklin. For this is all
that is left them to talk about. The
district, which they have tried so hard
to proselyte. has gone Democratic by
a good majority, thousands of negroes
voting the Democratic ticket The
election was entirely peaceful, and the
only marked feature of it was the
large vote polled for an off election.
Ic seems probable that a greater num-
Der of white voters cast their lot with
the Republicans than before, but this
was because Minor, the Republican
candidate, made distinctively white
mans campaign, solicited white votes
in his speeches and carried out lit
orally the Harrisonian policy of neg
lecting the colored electors and doing
all that was possible to divide the
white vote.
The Republican interest in the cleo
ton was aroused by a desire to in
crease the narrow majority of three,
by which they hold the Fifty-frst
Congress. The success of Mr.. Price,
the Democratic candidate, reduces
the Republican majority to two. the
Laird vacancy being still untitled.
The Third district was formerly Re
publican, and was one of the last
spots in the South that the carpet
baggers surrendered. 1t used to repose
snugly in the vest pocket of the no
torious William Pitt Kellogg, and he
represented it in Congress as recently
as 1855.
The first Republican attempt to
smash the solid South having failed.
the Administration and its lackeys
will now be free to turn their undivid-
ed attention to Virginia, where all
Republican campaign meetings open
to the martial strains of Dixie" and
where the Republican candidate for
Governor favors pensions for Confed-
crate soldiers.
But until the Republican party South
becomes something besides a make
shift and fraud. simply useful as a
factor in the elections in Iowa and
Kansas, the solid South will remain
unbroken.- Free Press
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-26

Tanner: Don't resign; stand firm"
But the corporal, the commander. the
Grand Army, and the gathering hosts
of greedy pension claimants are
routed by Secretary of the Interior
who preferred self-respect to continu-
ance in Office.
Whatever of party embarrassment
there is in this situation the President
has brought upon it. He selected for
Commissioner of Pensions a man no
toriously unfit for any executive place.
Tacitly at least he encouraged his
fragrant exhibitions of characterization
and his constant appearance before
the country as surplus cluster.
And but for the manly stand of Secre-
tary Noble the President would still be
found giving countenance to this mis-
chievous fellow. The irrepressible
Private Dalzell, scouting the sugges-
ton of the corporals removal. cried
out: mo, sir; he will not be removed.
If he were removed Foraker would
decline to remain on the tick
ct in Ohio. His doom would be
sealed from that hour. The SOL
| diers are swearing mad; bowling.
cursing. damning mad, at the malice
and jealousy of the aristocrats who
are bounding our comrade to his
| death. Woe, woe to them if they
! down Tanner, for, by the God that
rules and reigns. if they touch a hair
of his head we will scalp every man OF
| them"
| Tanner is downed. The President
4
ing him into soft place, but he is
down. The earth will not be con-
vllsed. though Dalzell so declares,
but an ugly situation is created for the
Presidents party by the President him.
self. Foraker, who babe Tanner "Stay
with 'em, Jim," will have bad half
hour, but he will go on with his can
vass just the same.-Chicago Times.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-26
ABOUT ALARM CLOCKS. ~
According to an Old Watch-Maker They
Can Not BE Depended On

According to Old Watch-Maker They
Can Not He Depended On
My advice to those who find 1t nee
essary to rise early is. do not depend
on a single alarm clock. The human
mind is so constituted that it sooa be-
comes accustomed to oft repeated
sounds, and while am not prepared
TO say that an alarm clock will not be
heard. can safely predict that it win
not long be nt eded by IFS owner.
There are people whose habits are
so regular that they habitually awake
about thu time their alarms are
sprung. They would be surprised
into wakefulness if their alarms failed
to act, and it is quite probable that
they would awake at about the same
time without the use of such a clock.
If the tone and character of the sound
of an alarm clock could be changed
once a week. the result would be very
different One would then have no
opportunity to acquire the familiarity
which breeds contempt.
once sold an alarm clock to a
friend whose irregular hours rendered
it difficult for him to rise in time for
business. For few days he was de-
lighted with his purchase One day
he entered my store and declared that
1t no longer alarmed him at the hour
for which he set it He asserted that
he was. sure the time-piece was out of
order. 1 gave him another clock with
a bell of different tone, and told him
to set it a quarter earlier than his
~
hour of the latter's alarm. He did so,
and a week later informed me that the
clock had sold him faithfully per-
formed its duty every morning. He
also purchased the clock 1 had lent
him. and by alternating them and
sometimes using both together man
aged TO be punctual in his arrival at
his office. Weekly.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-26
A Kings Curious Custom.

Whenever King Qua took drink of
palm wine. or ate his meals, one of his
wives produced hard brown nut.
about the size of an egg. with one end
cut Oh. and the inside followed out
This nut he slowly placed on the great
toe Of his left foot; this done, the
palm wine or food was placed before
him. and a slave boy came and stood
behind him with q handbeIL Every
time he took mouthful of food. or
drink Of massanga or palm wine.
he raped the bottom Of the canoe
with the nut on his great toe, while a
tinkie on the bell announced to all
whom it might concern that Qua
Ikolungu was esting or drinking. a.
the case might be. He went through
the same ceremony when smoking.
taking . long pull at his pipe for
every rap Of his toe and tinkle on the
bell From Werner's AFRICAN Tray-
Ella.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-26
FEMALE SPECTATORS.

English Women who Greedily Buy and
Sell and Watch the Markets.
1.-The gentleness and modesty of En-
glish women are good deal quoted
on the other side" said an American
girl the other day, land are generally
brought up to contrast with the eman-
cipated behavior of some of my coun-
try-women. When other qualities are
undeniably obvious in the British fe-
male favorite plea is that the influx
of Americans and Americanism is the
cause of these derelictions. Now,
it is fact that English gentlewomen
will think nothing of doing things
which an American woman of the same
class would feel absolutely disgraced
by. Take stock speculation, for in
stance. In New York the experiment
of establishing Offices for women only
ried on has repeatedly proved fail
ure. The women who indulge in such
operations do not esteem it q privi-
lege to have men excluded from their
places of business. and did not avail
themselves of the facilities offered.
Feminine stock spectators here
are principally of a nameless class,
while the few ladies who are afflicted
with q desire to dabble in that sort of
thing do so through some friend or
relative and are so ashamed of what
they are about that the whole business
is kept strictly sub rosa. It is quite
aw eontrasre with an Engiishwoman-
Shs srs,ulates openly and greedily-
buys and sells and watches the market
with feverish anxiety; hesitates about
q journey which, presenting every
other inducement. has the one draw
back of putting her out of direct tele-
graphic communication with her
broker at q time when Borneo, All
sops or South American railway
shares. In which she has invested,
largely on contango whatever that
is), are fluctuating.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-26
True Democratic Principles.

There is no uncertain tone about the
platform of the Ohio Democracy, but
bold, fearless, steadfast adherence TO
true Democratic principles Those who
expected or predicted that the Demo-
cratic party would take backward
seat on tariff reform will be compelled
to change their opinions on reading
the following uncompromising DECLARE
ton of principles:
Ftrst-The Democracy Of Ohio. Ia convention
assembled, approve the declaration OF princt
plea made by the National Democracy In st.
Louis in 1883 and especially shat part Of Il
demanding reduction OF tariff taxea. We viii
continue this battle for tariff reform until the
cause Of the people Is triumphant
Second-We regard trusts In WhAsever form
organised ~ the legitimate result OF our prGB-
emit tariff system, and We demand the repeal q
al tariff taxes that enable them 70 extoFt frosD
the people exorbifant prices tor the prodnse
they eontrol
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-26

had already assembled, Miss Emma
Dickinson took charge of our hero.
while his cousin did the honors to the
arriving guests.
Soon the New York belle arrived.
and was warmly received by Alice.
Some half an, hour after jeremiah
found himself near her. To his sur
prise he recognized young lady whom
he had met in society.
The recognition was cordial on both
sides. They were conversing, 'unno-
ticed by Alice, when the music struck
up for a quadrille.
will you accept me in lieu of a bet
ter partner, Miss Vancouver" asked
our hero.
The lady inclined her head in the
affirmative
They took place opposite Alice and
a young military gentleman.
"GoOd heavens!" thought she; chow
on earth did Jeremiah get introduced
to Miss Vancouver He will make us
all ridiculous.'
But she had no time for remon-
STRANGE. The music struck up.
4O uer surprise, Jeremiah Wenl
through the figure with perfect pro-
priety. He did not jump about as she
anticipated.
The quadrille over. she went up to
the pair.
Il didn't know you had been intro
duced to my cousin" said Alice.
1--WE have been acquainted for two
years." said Miss Vancouver, quietly.
where did you meet?" asked Alice,
amazed.
I'm New York." said her cousin,
| significantly. Il was at that time q
college student there"
Alice was overpowered with aston.
ishment. which she managed to con.
ceal. however, till the party was over,
when her cousin made an explanation,
| adding with smile: cousin Alice,
! you were hasty in assuming that all
who live in the country are clodpoles-
If you will come to Vermont next sum.
mer hope to convince you to the con.
trary."
Alice did visit Vermont, as invited.
Her visit is likely to be long one. as
she has become the wife of awkward
Jeremiah. F. Preston, in
| Boston Globe.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-26
The DEBT STATEMENT.
Aarrison's Waste of Revenues in Order to
Eeep Up Taxation.

Harrison's Waste of Revenues in Order to
Eeep Up Taxation.
The form of public-debt statement
issued under President Cleveland was
such as to show at a glance the actual
finances of the country. The Repub-
llcan Administration is beginning to
find this extremely inconvenient. Any
form of statement which shows actual
conditions shows that the debt is be-
ing increased by the great increase of
expenses under Mr.. Harrison. His
policy. announced in his party plat
form and in his own inaugural, is to
spend the revenues in order to keep
the taxes The constant tendency in
departments managed on this policy
is to exceed appropriations and create
a deficit. In the second month of the
fiscal year the Administration has
managed to increase the debt Sc. O0O,-
900. The record of debt management
for July and August. 1889. is S1S, O00.-
900 to the disadvantage of the Admin
istration when compared with the rec
ord of the same months last year.
When these facts appear from the
debt statement made September 1. the
GlCbe-Democrat declares that the
form of the statement should be
changed. Treasurer HUSTON" it
says, lis thinking seriously of return
ing to the old style again. on the
ground that such a change 'will be a
great relief to many people interested
in the financial condition of the United
| States.''
No doubt it will It will relieve Mr..
Harrison and Corporal Tanner, as well
as all who find high taxes a blessing;
| all who believe deficit or a debt an
| evidence of prosperity, and all who
are in any way interested in first hum
bugging the people in order to swindle
| them afterwards.
But this is not 9 consistent attitude
for Mr.. Harrison. He has boldly as
sume6 that it is advisable to spend at
once all surplus money in the Treas
ury. He has not promised to increase
the debt, but if it is a good thing to
waste money already in hand, it is
even a better thing to create deficit,
and to go deeper in debt. If he is sin
cere, he ought to give the widest pos
sible publicity to every deficit. and
every increase of debt he creates.
Should he attempt concealment by
jugglery in the debt statement, he will
convict himself OF full knowledge Of
the wrong of wasteful and extravaganI
administration of his public trust
ST. Louis Republic.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-26
THE BELL OF JUSTICE.

There was a King long years ago;
His name historian doth not know.
He lived beneath Italian skies.
noble monarch, just and wise.
That he might serve his people well,
In q high tower he hung bel
He who was wronged had but to ring
The bell of justice. for the King
Was bound to make the humblest prayer
The subject of his royal care.
AT first men rung it every day,
Rotted at last the rope away,
And, growing shorter by degrees.
Swayed lightly to each passing breeze.
For many month it idle hung.
No longer needed. No one rung
For justice; men had learned to fear,
And dreaded now the bell to hear.
At length a wandering grapevine chung
Tight to the rope that idle hung.
And firmly held it, sweetly grasped,
AS if one hand another clasped.
A starving horse turned out to die,
One summer day was passing by.
anu DrOWSlHR W0STc tnc grapevine hNh6s
The bell of justice loudly rung.
Straightway a royal herald came,
And saw the horse, half-starved and lame
He told the King who rung the bell.
The monarch answered: 1T is well.
1.-THE brute for justice doth appeal;
For starving brutes I pity feel.
''Go seek his owner out for me,
And tell him this is our decree:
''Long as he lives this horse must fare
On oats and grass of his. Bewarel
''If he again for justice call
My wrath shall on his owner fall"
Would God to-day there was a bell
That brutes could ring, and thereby tell
The story Of their cruel wrongs,
And win the justice that belongs
To evefJ creature, great and small;
For God their Maker loveth all.
-Egbert L. Bangs, in N. Y. Independent.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-26

There are two things that make q
man feel about the size of pin-a
thunder storm on top of the CatskiIls
and first sight of Niagara Falls. OF
coursa. there are men who consider
themselves equal to both.