Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-02-21


THE only flies on Barton county now
are 'sthe snow flies" In month or
less we will announce the ''plowboys
shoe fies.''
TWELVE of the county superintend-
ents of Kansas are women. Four
years ago there were but eight, and
eleven years ago none.
THE anarchists are becoming more
and more noisy and unruly in Chicago,
and we may look for another outbreak
among them before long.
IT is difficult to tell just which floats
faster in Topeka this winter eloquence
or liquor. All the hotels are said to be
well patronized ''joints. ''-Paola Spirit.
DODGE C1TY's cowboy band will
give concert in that city on the 22d
inst, before leaving for Washington to
take part in the inaugural ceremonies.
IT is claimed that over 500, 900 were
sent by the republican national COM
mittee into the congressional district
of Missouri, to be used in electing a
successor to the late Congressman
Burns.
Bob BURDETTE says that God vast
ed mud when he made the man who is
SO little as to have the postmaster
return a newspaper marked refused"
when he owes two OF three years sub
scription.
On March 18th an Interstate con-
vention will be held at st. Louis, the
object being to investigate the beef
combine which has been of so much
interest this winter. Seven western
states will send delegates.
THE sugar bounty bill which passed
the senate authorizes two cent per
pound bounty on sugar. It will prob
ably pass the house. It provides,
however, that the total amount to be
paid yearly shall not exceed $4,000
Park Central hotel at Hartford, Conn.,.
on the morning of the 18th, some
twenty-eight or thirty persons were
killed either by the falling building or
the fire which followed. Full particu-
lars next week.
THERE are three powers in the mind
of child--powers of knowing, feeling
and willing; by some called intellectual
and moral powers. Education should
train these powers so that no one of
them be neglected, or developed to the
detirment of others.
THE present legislature will make no
reduction in the legal rate of interest.
Although its members were elected on
that platform and stand pledged to
give the farming and producing classes
legislation in that direction, they will
tsquare back on their constituents
A SAN FRANCISCO paper wisely sug-
gests that lit is time for a revival of
reading, writing and arithmetic in the
public schools. Clay modelling and
music are nice accomplishments. but
the children when grown cannot handle
mud for their board nor sing for their
supper"
THE electoral vote has been counted
but that little 100000 plurality for
President Cleveland was not worth
considering. Ben Harrison will 90
into the White House against the
wishes of near 100, 900 more men than
voted to put him their. He will have
hard job to give a satisfactory
administration.
EACH TICK of the clock should re-
mind us that human life is ended.
In addition to these facts there are
others of equal interest. A married
person lives longer than one that is
single, and tall men live longer than
short ones. Before the age of SO women
have more chances of life than men,
and fewer chances after that age.
o, KLAHoMAl 'Klahomal The land
of the squaw, and the squalling pap
poose, and the festive outlaw; the land
OF contention, where fools want to go
and be scalped by the hands of their
brother, t'poor Lo;" at last it appears
that the solons most high will open thy
gates, when unto thee will fly the
kickers, the grumblers, the faint-heart-
ed ones and other obnoxious sons of
guns.