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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-03-21
Keen This in Mind.

We would impress upon our people
the Importance of getting acquainted
with strangers who are seeking homes
among us. A family ought not to be
allowed to live for months among us
without receiving call from neigh
Dor. Many woman has become home
sick because she thought herself slight
ed by her neighbors. This ought not
to be; especially should members of
the several churches look after new
cOmers, and see that they find encour-
agement and assistance from those of
their own faith and order. This is not
proselyting, but Christian duty. If
the family have no church relation it is
none the less the duty of all good peo-
pie to make their acquaintanc e, and by
kind acts and Christian work lead them
up to better way. Look after the
new cOmers and make them feel they
are welcome among us, and soon they
will not want to leave US. junction
City Sentinel.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-03-21
constant Reader Heard From,

Please give through the columns of
your valuable paper a summary of the
work accomplished by the Kansas leg
islature just adjourned and what it
costs our taxpayers, and oblige
CONSTANT READER.
FlrSt-AS near as we can remember
the honorable legislature
Convened.
Satsas an Arkansas jury.
Inspected Buffalo, Jones' collec-
tiOn of bison and Indians.
Read the Kansas City Times, individ-
ually and collectively.
Incurred the enmity of Kansas
women.
Changed the name of Davis county.
Decided that, Burton. Legate and
Poe were true statesmen.
Discovered that Plumb knew his
business.
Passed sundry county bills.
Listened to report or two.
MOnkeyed little with mortgages,
meat, money and school books, and
Adjourned.
Second-$6O,0 900 will probably foot
the bill.-Hiawatha Democrat.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-03-21

hardly support them on the wages you
are paying me, only $1.25 a day. I
think you ought to pay me s1.5O day -
The manufactures replied: 81 can get
my laborers from Germany, from
France and from England; can get
plenty of laborers at s1.25 day, and
if you don't like that pay you may stop
work." s'Well," said the workman.
''if that is the case, suppose have to
take the s1.25 day.
After his weeks work was at an end
and he had received his weeks wages, ,
he said to the manufacturer: SIT is
getting cold. What will you charge me
for pair of those blankets have been
working on?'' ''Five dollars,'' said
the manufacturer. "Five doIlars!''
said the workman; "why 1 can buy
those blankets in England, in France
or in Germany for SO pair, and I
won't take your blankets. 1 will send
over there and get pair.'' ''Oh, no;
yot can't do that,' said the manufact-
urer; ''there is tariff of So pair,
which, added to the $3, makes the price
to you IS. That is for my protection. :"
And then he started off for home,
thinking, poor fellow, how strange this
tariff is.-Roger 9. Mills.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-03-21
Anatomical.

The murderers have discovered some
astonishingly vulnerable parts of the
human anatomy of late. From paper
this morning we learn that Georgia
colonel was ''shot in the ticket Office"
the other day man was fatally shot
Through his door," and not long age
another received fatal wound 'sin his
window" New York Commercial i'd
vertiser.
He was shot in the suburbs. Chica-
go Daily Nescs.
He kissed her passionately upon her
temperance. Jefferson Souvenir.
She whipped HIM upon his RETURN
Hasokeye.
He kissed her back. Constitution.
Mr.. Jones walked in upon her invita-
tlOn.-EIectric Light.
She seated herself upon his entering.
Abba Democrat.
We thought she sat down on being
asked Saturday Gossip.
She tainted upon his DEPARTURE
Lynn Union.
And DR.. Shaw would have pr0nounc-
ed her soft on the spot.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-03-21
It is Simply Damnable.

Two hundred and seventy-four new
laws were made by the last legislature
with which to render more onerous the
duty of the citizens and the greater the
burthen of his taxes and expense, and
still that body asks the people to prac-
tically double the length of the session
by constitutional amendment which
they submitted. How the taxpayers
will whack that proposed amendment
over the head when they get a chance
at it next fall? The last session passed
double the number of local bills ever
passed at one session in the history of
the state. Now look at that additional
burthen: Senate bill No. 379 provides
that any city that is run by police
commission shall also be saddled with
a board of supervisors of elections, the
police commission being a part of the
board, and the boss of the thing to have
an Office and to have charge of the
election precincts, designate them, etc.,
taking the last vestige of power from
the mayor. Wichita under that law
must pay somebody 81 200 year for
aAafing. The law has twenty proyis-
ions or sections and is cumbersome,
expensive and foolish. This outrageous
board is expected to hold high court on
election days and to employ messengers
at the expense of the city to carry to
them the news how the thing is going.
Why couldn't they send one of their
hightoned metropolitan policemen?
Oh, no, they wouldn't add any bur-
thens to the taxpayers! This miser-
able ''old man of the sea- only applies
to cities having police commission.
But before this outrageous act closes
up it provides in section II, that this
supervisor of elections may appoint
deputies and have an $500 clerk. 1t is
simply damnable.-Wichita Eagle.
(Republican.)
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-03-21
A Trust at Work,

TRUSTS are private affairs, and not
to be interfered with''-Jim Get-Lhere
Blaine. The following associate press
dispatch from Minneapolis, Min, will
be read with interest by the farmers
who voted to uphold the Blaine idea:
'sMost of the twine in use in binders
by farmers, in stock here, has been
bought up for the trust and is IN Min
neapOlis warehouse and the price has
already advanced materially. An agent
Of the Dekota farmers alliance which
last year bought its twine direct from
the factories, was sent east to contract
for this years supply, but discovered
that the whole output had been bought
up by the trust, and that the twine which
last year could be bought for 8 cents
per pound would cost 25 cents this year.
The only remaining plan for the farm
ers is to boycott the trust and this they
seem inclined to do.''
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-03-21
Hoisington Dispatch "-es.

Hois1ngton is being visited by a
great many strangers.
The wheat fields are looking green
and nice. We anticipate a boun.iful
wheat harvest.
4 hummer 81 psopis aie getting stone
on the ground to begin the erection of
new buildings.
The farmsrs of this vicinity are hope
full and are making preparations to put
in big spring crop.
J. G.. Gwinn, our lumber man is over
from the Bend to stay. He will here
after be in Hoisington.
Henry Roth was severly stunned by
a stroke of lightning last week
while near McCauley's store.
J. III. French, merchant tailor of
St. Louis, will erect stone dwelling
on his lots on West First street this
spring.
Welch's printing outfit was moved
from this place last week to Pawnee
Rock. where it will be used in the
publication of paper.
The postal clerks are looking for
ward to the putting on of fast mail
train. Their salaries will then be rails
ed to ST. $50 and 81 500.
The corner stone of the Methodist
church will be laid on Monday after
noon, March 25th. The Ladies' Aid
Society will give a basket social the
same evening at the New Typer house.
All are cordially invited to attend both
the corner stone laying and the basket
social. Ladies will please bring well
filed baskets, large enough for two.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-03-21

From the Advocate.
A trade which involves considerable
Ellinwood and Great Bend real estate
is on tapis.
We do not remember of ever having
seen work horses look better than they
do at present.
Pete Doherty is again able to be
about town after being confined to the
house for several weeks.
We have failed to hear of a single
field of wheat that does not give prom
ise, with favorable season, of making
good crop.
Jack Bachman came in the latter
part of last week from Ellsworth, hav-
ing but recently returned from Wash
ington territory. He was not satisfied
with that land of boOms.
There is some talk of a salt plant
being established here in the. near
future by an eastern capitalist who
owns an extensive tract of land in this
vicinity. We are looking for an inter-
esting item of news in this direction.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-03-21
AMONG 0UR NE1.dBoRs.
Clarence Olack.

Clarence Olack.
From Buckeye.
j. w. Campton continues very i'll.
Items are not growing on every bush.
Squire Bruce was over to Albert
last week.
. c. Merhoff is visiting August Brue-
mer and family.
We regret to report Mrs. M. Jur-
gensen as being on the sick list.
The drama rendered at district No.
IL some time ago, was repeated last
week.
Rev. Kionka has received as present
from his brother in Berlin, a costly
meerschaum.
The spring term of school was COM
menced last Monday mening at district
No. IL, with the average enrolment.
Miss Jennie E. Capen is the teacher.
Mrs. F. P. Cline has returned from
her visit in Colorado. She says the
peaks and canons of the Rockies have
thoroughly captivated her.
The literaries, spelling school and
dances which formerly occupied the
mind and attention of the Clarence
youth, are, this winter, conspicuous only
by their absence.
Most of our farmers are busily en-
gagged i'll scratching the surface of
mother earth with the oat drill. Mean
while, the wheat is breaking the record
in the way of growing.
A word to dominoe players is suffi-
cient: If you have no desire to be
everlastingly overwhelmed by an ava
lanche of i'll luck, do not WELD the
blocks with Miss May Cline as an op-
ponent! We speak from experience.
By the way of a surprise, about three
score of our people, old and young,
assembled at the residence of Mr. J.
thinner last Thursday evening, and,
after discussing that which refreshes
the inner man, proceeded to enjoy the
games and pastimes usual to such
occasions,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-03-21
THE FALL RIVER STRIKE.

The strike of the cotton-mill opera
tives in the Fall River is a justifisble
one if the republican position in regard
to protection be true. They are simply
asking for fairer share of the benefits
of high tariff.
We should suppose this would be the
expectation and attitude of the work
ing people in all the protected indus
tries. The tariff was first advanced
beyond the revenue principal upon the
theory of ''bulldjng up infant indus
tries" But DOW that most of these
coddled infants are hoary veterans from
fifty to a hundred years old the plea is
made that high duties are necessary to
enable manufacturers to pay high
wages to American workmen.
Very well. We like that. The high
er the better. But in 1884 wages in
the Fall River mills were cut down.
The excuse given was that the "free
trade democracy" menaced American
industries by protesting to give some
of them untaxed raw materials and to
reduce the duties on others to within
some 20 per cent. of the rate prevailing
at the beginning of the war. Now that
the war duties are secure for four years
more it is natural that the operatives
should ask for their share of the pro-
lection.
The stocks of the Fall River mills
are at premium of from % to 15O per
cent. They are paying dividends of
from 10 to 224 per cent. Meanwhile
the wages of the operatives are but
little more for 60 hours work per week
than the English wages are for Sc hours,
though leach American operative -
according to Secretary Blaine's report
in 1881, work up as much raw materi-
al as two British operatives" Why
should not the tariff barons live up to
their doctrine and give labor benefit9
A despatch from Fall River to pro-
lection organ in this city says that
''the manufacturers are taking things
very quietly'' in face of the strike.
They are protected by ''strike clause
in their contracts for goods, as well as
by prohibitory duty on competing
goods from abroad. And so they ''are
inclined to let matters take their
COURSE" believeing that ''when the
help get tired of loafing the strike will
end naturally - "a rainy day or tsco
,oould help things along admirably" say
the mill-owners. Secured in their own
shelter, food, warmth and luxuries
they rely upon cold and hunger to
force the men back to work and wages
which barely keep them alive. And
this is how protection prtects!-New
York World.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-03-21

UNDER democratic administration
four new states were admitted to the
Union. Harrison cannot possibly do
as much.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-03-21

DON'T stop to reply" is the advice
of a republican organ to the proofs
given by the World of the practice of
vote-buying and the growth of plutoc-
racy in the republican party. That
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-03-21

A NAN who thinks paper can
not survive without his support ought
to go off and stay awhile. When he
comes back half his friends will not
know that he was gone, and the other
half will not care cent, while the
world at large has kept no account of
his movement. You will find things
you cannot endorse in every paper.
Even the Bible is very plain and hits
some hard licks.-Er.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-03-21

GARDEN CITY closes her books for
the registration of voters on March
25d. The 22d is the legal day for clos
ing the books.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-03-21
A Point Forcibly Made.

saw the other day an illustration
of the truth of this fact. A working
man in mill said to the manufacturer:
81 don't believe you pay me enough.
I have a wife and children and can
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-03-21

''PUBLIC Office is a public trust. y is no
longer the guiding motto at the execu-
tive mansion. Under the Blaine re-
gime ''Public Office is for public plum
der" will have a four years rum
Pratt Reister.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-03-21

MR.. PARNELL and others have now
brought civil suits against the London
Times asking damages in the sum of
about million dollars. It comes
higher to tread on the tail of an Irish
mans coat than it used to.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-03-21

AN EDITORS wife never goes through
her husbands other trousers pockets to
strike package Of love letters. Edi-
tors are not like the wicked, unfaithful
men of the world-editOrs rarely have
the other trousers. Printers Ink.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-03-21

In THE cabinet are four ex-soldiers
and four millionaires, and in the foreign
missions, thus far, two millionaires.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-03-21
REPORTS from all over Kansas are

REPORTS from all over Kansas are
encouraging for wheat prospects.
There neversbefore was better promises
of the grain doing we'll at this time of
year. We might add, that there never
was time when Kansas needed su G.
cuessful crop more than this year.
Three years of partial failures in sue
cession have been taken up by the
enemies of the state and all sorts OF
false reports circulated as to our re-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-03-21

sources, Our producing abilities and
the safeness of investments in Kansas
lands, and we need a rousing crop to
prove to the doubters that our state
will take care of herself.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-03-21
VOLUME v.
GENERAL COMMENT.

THE constitutional prohibitory
amendment was defeated in New
Hampshire on the 18th inst, by nearly
a twO-thirds majority.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-03-21

WE ARE in receipt of the sixth bien-
nial report of the Kansas State Board
of Agriculture, for which the secretary
will accept our thanks. 1t is full of
valuable state statistics, giving hand
some map of each county, with proper
ty valuation, Indebtedness. ETC., and
numerous other interesting tables.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-03-21

was Tweed's motto. But there came
time when he had to answer. The
corrupters of elections and buyers of
Offices will some day be brought to
boOk.-New York World.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-03-21

THE new American navy when COM
pleted, will consist of twenty-five ves-
sells, ranging from the armored cruiser
Maine. carrying 444 men, down to a
first class torpedo-boat, carrying four
officers and eighteen men. There will
be 1856 men on board the twenty two
vessels-5OO officers and 5,2S6 sailors
and mariners.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-03-21

VERIFY, the fun has commenced.
The daily press now contains such
headlines as: every Few Happy -
'Ofice-seekers Ravenous," ''New York
gets more than is Consistent" "The
West Sighted" etc. But. the little
difficulties are nothing compared to
what they will be when ''King jim"
begins to play his hand in earnest.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-03-21

THE Pawnee Rock Leader again bobs
up serenely, and makes another bow to
the public in general and Pawnee Rock
township people in particular. The
names of H. r. Lewis as editor aud M.
E. Keynes as publisher appear at the
head. May it live to do good only.
THERE are only five territories now
left. and when the democrats get a
chance those five will be made states,
and we venture the prediction that
most of our readers who are under
forty years of age will see the day when
there are no territories within our
borders.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-03-21

IT is said by those in a position to
know that the farmers of Barton coun-
ty will not buy more than half the
amount of machinery this year that was
bought last year and the year before.
If that be the case the crop to be raised
this year will be u greater benefit to
the county. Farm machinery has
absorbed = wonderful amount of money,
and is an undenied fact that there were
thousands of dallars' wsrth bought that
the purchasers could do without.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-03-21

HARRISON's cabinet IS weak one,
though thoroughly "Jingoish. All the
members are strong Blainites but Mil
ler and Wanamaker. Miller was ap-
pointed because he was Harrison's law
partner and personal friend, and Bro.
Wanamaker because he bought his
positiOh-virtually-for 100000 in
hard cash. The cabinet is all right SO
Tar as the boss-Blaine-is concerned,
but it is predicted that not many
months will elapse before its weak
spots are brought plainly to light.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1889-02-23
DeS incOnfenientS de Ia mastica.
tiOn de Ia CONNIE.

Tn Journal medical de Philadel
phie rend compile dun accident
assez singulier ct qui occupe en- ce
moment nos chirurgiens.
Une jeune file pour S'etre livree
avec trop d'energie & Get exercice
Embarrassment trop repandu de
nos jours, qui conslste 4 machonner
a triturer un moroccan de CONNIE
de toln, a tellrment tati que les
muscles de SEES maxlllaires Qu'lls
sont devenus inertes ct que la ma
chOire inferieuse tombe lameEtable.
ment II sa poitrine.
Les m6decins essayent en- vain
de rendre penergie aux muscles ia
tigues, en- attendant les machoires
ne fonctiOnnent plus, ron est oblige
d%'intrOduire les ailments dams Pes
tOmac avec II sonde ct pour fer
mer la houche de se servir done
espece de bride i l'instar des che.
vaux.
VOLTA crrtes un villain cote de
cette fureur Qu'ont surtout nos leu.
mes files, de tenir ct de tourmente r
CONSIGNMENT un moroccan de gOmmr
dams Ieur bouche. LacEose ma pour
tant lien de bien gracieux Ell sol ct
fait Solvent ressembler celles Qai
s'y Iivrent d dos rnminants.
lie fait que nous citons est de
toute veracite ct fera retlfchir sc.
rleusement toutes c-lies qui nous
llront. Songez y bien du jour au
lendemain vous pouvez devenir
ladies, ladies a faire peur. 81 vous
ne nous croyez, consultez vOtre
medecin ct quill nous demente sill
Pose. Ii ne s'asit plus maintenant
de barbe qui pousse sur la levre ct
lie mention, mails dune chose tres.
serieuse les %Journaux de la faculte
ne sc permettant jamais dc plaisan-
terie.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1889-02-23

A VENDRE.-Une occasion excep.
tionnelle est offerte a tous IT a cha.
Gun de devenir fermier on habitant
dams un endrOit a portee tic toutes
les commodities procurees par lie
chemin de fer ct la vote d'eau. Une
Jolle ferne mcsurant 3 arpents de
face sur 40 de prOfondeur, avec
maison de residence 1T cabanes,
est a vendre. LA propriete est ST.
tnee pres dn Lafourche Crossing.
S'adresser pour plus amples infor-
nations, a L. P. Caillouet, Thibo-
daux La.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1889-02-23

que par points, DIES couches
d'air tres utiles i la conservation
de la chalecr SubSistent dams leurs
intervalles. La cole de cas6ine
est preferable, pour Get usage, a la
cole de pare, parce qu'elle est
moins sensible a rhnmidit6. FL
ralement, on coud Get encollage en-
ire deux pieces d'etoffe quelconqne,
soft settlement III les bords, soft
Gu piquant Ell loSanges, CONNIE
pour les cOuvertureS OuaFeeS.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1889-02-23
Les c0uvertures de lit en- papier

Un inventeul Went d'imaginer
hes cOuvertures de lit Involvement
faites en- papieT; elles conservent
Acknowledgement la chalenr, dit-on.
sont ausai chaudes que la laine ct
mettent en- fuite les inSectes ct les
rongeurs. Tout est bon pour les
fabiiquer: vieux iournaux, manu-
scrits illisibles on meconnus; Quelle
resource supreme pour la litttra-
ture aux abois!
Noici comment Sc fabriquent ces
couvre-pieds speciaux: GU depose
sur une grande table, sans les collier
bord d b0rd, un certain nombre de
feuilles de p9pier quelconques; puts
on les touche delicatemeut, de dis
lance en- distance, ayec I'm pinceau
4 cole: Par-dessus, on depose une
nouvelle couche de feuiIles, ct ainsi
de suite jusqu'a Pepaisseor voulue.
Les fenilles indifferent entire Giles