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

How to boil down a thousand
and one statesmen, politicians and
party shysters into seven competent
constitutional advisers is what both
ers Mr.. Harrison. VINEYARD
Herald.
The election of Washburn in
Minnesota adds another to the long
list of millionaires in the Federal Sem
ate. American politics are getting to
have a strong SAVIOR of the auction
block all around.-New Haven News.
DO what he may, Mr.. Sherman
will never convince the American peo-
pie that he is a great man. He has
never even been able to convince a
National convention of his own party
that he is q remarkable person.-Cou-
rier-Journal. sers
The farmers of Vermont want
more projection. Farmers have as
good right to all the protection they
want as any other class. No one need
ask where the consumer comes in. Oh,
no. we never mention him!-Boston
Transcript Rep.).
Every true American must re-
joice that John Sherman has never
been President. A man who thinks
that Congressional elections should be
regulated by the President is about as
near to monarchy as he can well get
on this side of the water.
Courier-Journal.
The New York Tribune uses
twenty type-setting machines, and a
stakeholder says that machine work.
pays. If there is paper in New York
where s'machine-work" can be made
profitable, It is the Tribune, as its rec
| ord in the last campaign showed
Springfield Republican.
1t is related that in Indiana so
many of the Republicans want to go to
the Inauguration and stay to get an of
fee that in many localities they draw
lots to see who shall stay to look after
the cattle and saw the wood. The
story lie probably Exaggerated. as the
| women could attend to such incidents.
st. Paul Globe.
The New York Evening Tele
gram thinks that II lingo Blaine il
Secretary of State in the Harrison
ADMINISTRATORS there is one circum
tstance that may deter him from rush
ling madly into strifa It isn't easy
at present. to see where any nitrate o.
lguaao bed sjobbery could figure in ,
var With Germany.s It would be :
4 warfare involving principle, and thii
is not exactly in Blaine's line
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-02-21
HARRISON AND BLAINE.

"A Clear and Indisputable Case of ssLike
Master, Like Man."
There seems to be no longer doubt
in any quarter that Mr.. Blaine is to be
Secretary of State. -. It is entirely safe
10 say however,, that he has not q
friend in the administration household.
Mr.. Blaine win not become a member
of the Cabinet because he is liked by
the President-elect. The "plumed
knight" and his friends assert that he,
more than any of the rest of the party,
is entitled to the first place in the Cab
inet-and he is. General Harrison
could not have been nominated with
out the Blaine ainflucnce.-With few
exceptions the corporation representa-
tives, the cormorants and boodlers
were Blaine men, and they dominated
the convention. General Harrison
knows this. Why. then. should he
have hesitated about gratifying
Blaine's present ambition?
It is idle for Harrison to pose as q
man ofsspecial integrity in politics.
He deceived. no one by his recent
-ntterance ina Grand Army post in
favor of honest elections. It is
known that the workers OF his party
In Indiana submitted all their plans
TO him, and that he largely directed
the campaign in that State. He was
with the committee daily for weeks
before the election, apd no scheme Of
fraud or corruption could have been
.concocted without his knowledge
Within ten days of the election his
son came from Indianapolis to Chi
.cago. and it was said he collected
Large sums from rich mem here to
promote his fathers chances This
money, it WAS said, was solicited and
oontributed fopfuse in Indiana Does
any one believe that the young man
visited Chicago without his fathers
knowledge, Or that the money was
needed at that late day; in~the cam
paign for Legitimate purposes? Ger
fainly uotI Never before in the
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-02-21
FLOOR FOR STALLS.

Mud Paddles.
We are frequently advised to let the
horses stand on the earth in their
stalls. Many stall through the West
has no floor for other reasons, aside
from the fact of such being recon-
mended. But after the stalls have
been in use short time. the complaint
is heard that holes are forming where
the hind feet stand, so that the horses
have to lie in filthy mud puddle. I
will give the remedy that have ap-
piled to case of this kind-I do not
give it as the best plan that can be
adopted, but as very Oh cap one that
might improve many stalls now in
use.
I placed two pieces of scantling 2 by
4 inches across the double stall, one
just back of the hind feet, and the
other just back of the fore feet. These
are bedded edgewise into the earth till
about even with its surface. Then
across these are nailed short boards
81 feet long and 10 inches wide. These
run in the direction of the stall. On
this floor nailed pieces of scantling
2 by 4 inches, 81 feet long. These lie
on their sides and one inch apart, SO
arranged as to break all the joints of
the boards. When completed, all in
front of the floor is filed with earth,
till level, or sloping backward a little.
This gives floor of earth for the fore
feet, which sustain the greater weight,
and gives dry place for the horses
bed I think this better than the
common plank floor that covers the
whole stall, and is but a third of the
expense of the former. There are no
cold breezes sweeping up through this
kind of floor. -
If one wishes still further to cheaper
the plan. he can use poles for the long
pieces of scantling. can leave out the
under floor of boards, and can split out
pieces from straight-grained sticks
from the wood pile. for the short pieces
of scantling. In this way the expense
of a great Improvement on the mud
hole stall would be SO reduced as to
stand only a trifle above zero.-Cor.
Country Gentleman.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-02-21
col on OF RACE.ssoRSES.

interesting Arabic Theories Preesnse1 n
the Form Of Legend.
In a series of interviews now being
given out by many Of the turf men OF
Kentucky much difference OF opinion
exists as to the effect color has over
speed and bottom. One says one Color
and one says another. the dark pays
however, having the call. with the
dark chestnuts next.
In this connection some interesting
Arabic theories upon the color OF the
horse are given in an anecdote In
new French book just published in this
country. ben Dyar. renowned
chief of the desert. happening to be
pursued one day by Saad-el-Zenaty,
turned to his SON and asked: What
horses are in front of the enemyf'
white horses replied the SON 1T is
we'll; let us make for the sunny side,
and they will melt away like butter
Some time after Ben Dyar again
turned to his son and said: What horses
are in front of the enemy? Black
horses cried the son. 1t is well; let
us make for stony ground, and we
shall have nothing to fear. They are
the negroes of the Soudan, who can
not walk with bare feet upon the hints'
He changed his course, and the oiack
horses were speedily distanced. a
third time Ben Dyar asked: And now
what horses are in front of the enemy?
Dark chestnuts and dark bays In
that case.' said Ben Dyar, strike out,
my children, strike OUT. and give your
horses the heel. for these perchance
might overtake US had we not given
barley to ours all the summer
through"
We imagine that the experienced
observers of the civilized turf will
agree that old Ben Dyar was right.
notwithstanding such contradictions of
his principles as were afforded by two
really first-class horses. Ben dor and
Proctor Knott. The old theory that
the race for supremacy lay between
the bob-tailed nag and the gray was
never true-indeed it was more than
ridiculous to even set up such a claim.
The contest always has been and al
ways will be between the bay and the
chestnut.
The Arabs have another theory about
color marks which has been set to q
| sort of rhyme that jingles thus:
One white foot buv a horse:
Two white feet try q horse;
Three white feet look well about him;
Four white feet go without him
And yet the celebrated Flying Child
ers had four white feet, the equally
celebrated Eclipse three. Fashion two
and the Flying Dutchman two.
Another thing-some of the finest
among the Arabian horses themselves
are spotted like circus trick ponies
But then the production of these spots
and stripes is an art only carried out in
the great deserts of sands, nomads
and wandering caravans.-Kansas City
| Times.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-02-21
ElEcTRicAL INVENTIONS.

One II . Positive Failure, and the Other Il
Of Doubtful Utility.
What will not our electrical invent
ors do next?
One of the ingenious members of the
New York Electrical Club has designed
q door opener. which relieves the dis
gusted traveller or visitor from the ne
cessityi of showing heavy mass of
wood with his hands, or of wearing
out the toes of his boots kicking it
back.
"A metallic plate set in the floor a
foot from the threshold is marked
.tdoor-opener. The caller treads
upon it in the same style as the peace
full street car horse treads upon the
clumsy iron switch plates, which now
ornament every street where this kind
of locomotion is in vogue. The plate
yields a quarter-inch to the pressure
of the foot and forms circuit which
immediately starts a tiny electro-mo-
tor that in turn opens the door, de-
spite door spring, air valve or counter
weight. The moment the visitor
passes in the plate is thrown back by
coiled spring to its former position,
the circuit is broken and the door
closes itself with or without reson-
ant bang as may be desired.
With swing doors the plate is inset
on both sides of the portal. With
double church doors two pairs Of
plates are arranged SO that the sexton
can connect or disconnect each pair
when the plates are connected, the
worshiper's foot opens both doors, but
when disconnected, only one.
Another electrical device of recent
origin has proved a failure. This was
a clever mechanism which. when the
current was turned on, threw out
a perfect deluge of sparks and
coruscations. These are intended to
create ozone and destroy all germs and
impurities in the air. The machine
was very pretty as curio. 1t was a
brilliant mass of metal inclosed in q
glass case and fastened to the wall
near the ceiling. At twilight when
the machinery was in action, the effect
was magical. From a revolving plate
or cylinder a mass of flames shot out
INCREASINGLY which illuminated the
room and cast the strangest lusters
imaginable. Theoretically, the inven-
ton was all right; practically it was
otherwise. It heated the air and pro-
duced queer odor of some thing
burning. 1t magnetized the watch
works, knives and keys of every one
in the room, and every now and. then
would run down or break off. One
used in the Tombs police court was
finally taken out in disgrace. The
presiding judge said that all he could
see about the thing was that it made
the court room more disagreeable
than ever and that it had put his
watch into such a state that he could
not tell within hour what time of the
day it might BEN. Y. Mail and Ex-
press.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-02-21

history of the country has it been
suspected that q son of Eresi-
Dental candidate and member OF
his fathers household had been en-
gagged in such despicable business It
Is true that, on his return to Indian
apolis. In an Interview with the rep
resentative of Chicago newspaper.
the son denied the charge; but there
are many here who do not believe he
told the truth. Some of the Chicago
men who were said to have given S.
600 each are we'll known The sons
denial is doubtless entitled to as much
credit as the fathers protestation in
favor of an honest ballot.
And again, knowing Dud1ey's char
acter and methods, General Harrison
.caused him to be placed on the Execu-
tive Committee of the Republican Ma
tional Committee as his friend and
representative. Did he do this be-
cause he desired to be elected honor
ably or not at all? General Harri-
son then knew. as he now knows, that
Dudley has been for years reputed to
be a political cprruptiohist. Efforts
were lately made to fndict Dudley for
corrupt conduct in connection with the
Indiana election; but through the in
fiuence of General Harrison's friends.
these efforts were in vain. Dudley
was protected because he is General
Harrison's friend.
General Harrison is no better than
Blaine. Chicago Globe.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-02-21
REPUBLICAN CRIME.

Some. Of the Unholy Transactions Nam
& ID aged by the G. o. r. ~
An Iryington correspondent dissents
from a Democratic assertion that if
Dudley had been convicted and di-
vulged what he knew of Republican
rascality, ,..it would have consigned
that party to everlasting disgrace and
oblivion" He thinks if revelations
of Republican rascality would have
that effect the G.. o. p. would long ago
have gone down in disgrace. and in
support of this contention he recites
the record of Republican knavery,
which Includes, among other things,
the following:
The Credit Mobilier swindle.
The Boss Shepherd ring frauds.
The safe burglary iniquity. ~ 4
. The whisky ring frauds.
The Freedman's Bank swindle
- The Belknap impeachment.
The Robson naval frauds.
The Sanborn frauds.
The Indian Bureau frauds.
The Black Friday rascality.
The stealing of the Presidency Of
1876.
The Indian bribery of 1880.
The Blaine Speakership jobbery.
The Star route frauds.
- The Mulligan letters.
- The Little Rock railroad enterprise
The assassination of Garfield.
Through these, and other Republic
an crimes, the people of this country
havo hoon rohhod Of ovor. 8600 000 000
and yet the g. o. p. holds its own,
hence our Irvington, friend is natural
ly incredulous when assured that the
exposure Of the Republican iniquities
in the last campaign would consign the
party to everlasting disgrace and OBJ
livion, or do itany harm whatsoever.
He concludes his letter, which would
be printed in full but for the great
pressure upon our columns, with the
timely admonition: ''Give us an iron
clad election law" - Indianapolis
Sentinel.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-02-21

Fire Company No. 10. of Cinesn-
natl. owns q dog which is said to have
saved the lives of several fremen.,
The animal is described as q large.
handsome Newfoundland, and IL cred
tied with being able to climb q ladder
three stories high.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-02-21

Wood moss laid on the earth
around plants is beneficial, by retain
ing the moisture and giving the pot Z
ueater appearance
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-02-21
PATTI AS JULIET.

The Costume Worn by the Diva the
Shakespe0rean Heroine.
No stage costumes have of late years
created more sensation than those
worn at the opera by Jean de Reszke
and Adelina Patti as Romeo and Juliet,
These costumes are an esthetic treat
to themselves, and M. Bianchini, in de-
signing them from old pictures and
manuscripts, has done honor both to
Patti and Gounod. The first dress in
which Juliet appears is one that has
been copied exactly from a fresco of
GhirlandajO, now to be seen in the
church of Santa-Maria-Novella at Flor
ence. Portions of the underdress,
which is of pink and gold brocade, are
seen beneath a talmatica of white vel
vet, embroidered with gold thread and
pearls and laced with pearls one side.
The chatelaine is of pearls, rubies, and
gold balls, with long, pear-shaped gold
pendants. With this toilet Patti wears
a rope of pearls twisted into the coils
of her rich, black hair.
The marriage dress of the third act
is a sober one, BETTING the occasion,
and has been copied from a picture by
Lorenzo di Pietro. It is study in
various shades of blue. The petit
coat and portions of the bodice
and sleeves are of velvet, while the re-
mainder of the dress is of pale blue-gray
silk, ornamented with patterns in dead
gold and with chenille of darker
blue. With this Juliet wears small
velvet Golf or cap, a black necklace
and cross, and white plated chemi-
settle.
The wedding dress in the fourth act,
designed from manuscript in the
Bibliotheque Rationale, is of splendid
effect and a good specimen of the Ital-
ian dress of the sixteenth century.
The skirt is composed of les of white
velvet and white MORE alternating,
those of velvet being embroidered
with silver and those of moire with
white jet. The center lie, forming the
front of the dress, is deliberately en-
riched with pearls, diamonds and sill
very embroidery. The bodice is OF
white velvet, glittering with silver
and diamonds; the sleeves. Venetian
in style, leave the upper part of the
arm bare, and the mantle in white
brocade is so elaborate that the flow
ers stand out in relief. With this
Juliet wears a long bridal vail of white
tulle.-Paris Cor. Boston Transcript.
Eminent Statesman (walking up
to reporter)-s.My face is familiar to
you. / presumed" Reporter-'I have
certainly seen you somewhere, and yet
can not exactly Eminent States
man-s.T.here is no use in trying t.
keep any thing from the watchful eye
Of reporter. You recognize me. @
course, as Congressman Blank?" Re
porter why, so it is! May I inquire
sir, the object of your visit to oul
locality?" Eminent Statesman (witl
| dignity)-'.You may say, sir, that
| am travelling through here in quie
way, and as far as possible avoidin,
publicity. "-Chicaso Tribune
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-02-21

American apples are sent to En-
gland, Germany. France, Italy, Spain.
Australia, Asia. Africa. South Ameri-
CO and Mexico
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-02-21

1t is a-tension to pay attention to
q dull story.-Binghamton Republican.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-07-13

clapboards; gables of 1ormers and
friezes of the windows and portico are
decorated with ornamental work; roof,
shingles.
Interior finish: The lower hall is fin.
ished with oak and has an oak door and
staircase; the rooms throughout are
trimmed with soft woods, finished in
natural colors or painted white. Ar
open timber ceiling in the hall, at cost
of about $500, would improve appear.
ance, as would, also, finishing one OF
more of the main rooms in white ename'
and gold, at an expense of $3.50 Q
room.
Accommodations The main rooms
and their sizes, closets, etc, are shown
by the floor plans given herewith
Besides these there are three bedrooms
and a storage room in the attic, a Gel
lar under the whole of the main house,
and laundry and servants w. c. un
der the kitchen. The bathroom is pro
vided with tub, w. c., and wash
bowl.
The halls are large and well-hghted
commanding all the rooms through
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-07-13

AS well look for q needle in bundle
of hay" as for a small article lost in tho
city of New York. OF course every
we'll conducted railway or carrying
company has an Office in which articles
found in their vehicles are stored for
reclamation. But there are so many
carrying companies; the article may
have been left in q cab or in some pub
lie place; and if the owner cannot re-
member the exact place, where is he to
make inquiry for it? Would it not DO
we'll to have u special bureau to which
all lost articles could be sent, Just as
they have in Paris, for example? There
if you leave your purse on counter,
your umbrella in an omnibus, or lose
any of the numberless small things a
lady loves to cumber herself with, you
know where to apply for it. Editor
Medill of Chicago lost a 1000 franc
bill in Paris few years ago. The
next day he clambered to the bureau
for lost articles, in the third story of
the Palace of Justice, and recovered
it. 1t had been found in the straw at
the bottom of cab he had used.
The Paris bureau has just been re-
organized. Articles found are entered
at the central Office, with the name Of
the finder TO claim them all that Is
necessary is to properly identity them,
and they are handed over without
charge, gratuity for the finder usual
" being left; but this is entirely at the
option of the owner. If after fifteen
days the article is not reclaimed, the
finder may claim it for himself. In
case he does not it is sent to the maya
zine for storage for three months, and
there. If it be clothing or something OF
a perishable nature, it is sold. Other
wise it is kept for three years. An in
stance is cited in La RcFubEqte Fran
cdiSc where q Russian lost 10, 600 francs
in carriage. Eighteen months passed,
and happening to be in Paris again
and hearing for the first time of the
Bureau for Stolen Articles, he went
there AID made inquiry. He was as
tonished to have it handed over to him,
and in his generosity he left half of the
sum for the honest coachman who had
placed it there to his credit, so to speak
Now it does seem little unjust that
the articles found in public vehicles,
and left unclaimed, should be sold to
swell the receipts of the company own
ing them; and the knowledge that the
product of his find will probably go
into the pocket of his boss is GER
tninlv no incentive to the honesty Of
an employee. Not only is this Partisan
institution sclf-supporting, but it does
offer an incentive to honesty, about
one-sixth of the total revenues being
awarded in prizes to the policemen,
coacllmen and others who have aggre-
gated the most valuable finds during
the year. This, of course, i'll addition
to the gratuitics.
The adoption of some such system in
New York would be a great public con.
vcnience, and in many cases be n real
saving of money, as well As Of time and
trouble. -ETchaHge.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-07-13

he so cultivated and iostered that it would
take the place of industry. He allowed that
the Lord would provide. He united what
may be called the High Church and Ho Sc
Chestnut Schools of Theology, viz: He
combined the unimpasSiOned and geomet-
rical style of religion with the deep. abid-
ing faith which enables II loworowsed horse
chestnut to make IL stubborn case of rheu-
matism 70 right away from there.
Prophet had been nicknamcd Loud Voice
because of his ability to test the acoustic
properties of Ohio. He could address an
open dir meeting as tar as the eye could
reach. He was also inclined to be a littlo
bit arbitrary. and when anybody found
fault with him or doubted his statements
he generally noticed right away that some
thing was the matter with his longevity. A
great many Icople saved their lives by be-
ing en- rapport with the Prophet.
The brothers. or MCssrs. Prophet and Te-
cumseh, were opposed by chief named
Black Hoo. He did not prophesy at ali,
hut called to his aid what has been referred
TO by PIutarch rs horse sense. BY this
for the Ind an to go to war with the white
man. and especially without the indorsc-
mont of the press. Black Hoof lived to lie
one hundred and ten years old, and would
have lived much lonLer. no doubt. had he
not changed his heavy un lerwear in March
Tor Il lighter suit which he found on a
clothes line one evening on the banks OF
the Auglaize River in Ohio. They were not
quite dry.
In 1897 the Prophet and Tecumsch gath
cred several hundred of their followers to-
gether. AMI, in obedience to IA command
from the Great Spirit. located on some land