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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-11-01

! Z Il iravera vas accidentally shot
on the Union Pacific train between
Wallace and Osburn station. Oclobe,
20, by revolver in the oyerooat pocket
OF Dolph Gailand, OF the Galland Bros.
OF this place. Travers was taken from
the tram and removed to the railroad
hospital at Osburn. The surgeons saw
that the wound, though a dangerous
one' need not necessarily prove fatal.
The bullet passed through the abdomen.
and lodged nnder the right shoulder.
, 1t was removed after painful though
sklllful operation. Mr. Galland, when
asked bow it happened, said: "Mr.
Travers and were setting in the smoker,
and when the train whistled for Ogburn
suggested going into the passenger.
! He assented, and as I rose and was
walking toward the door I heard the
loud crack of pistol. I did not know
where the shot came from nor who fred
1t. When the train stopped we were all
| standing on the depot platform. I
remembered a pistol 1 had borrowed
just before leaving Wallace, which was
IN the pocket of my overcoat. Taking
1t out of my pocket found one chamber
empty and showing evidences of having
been recently discharged. There was al
SO hole in my coat showing where the
ball had passed through. I can't form
any idea how the gun was discharged,
but suppose the theory advanced by the
passengers is correct-that the hammer
OF the gun was not in the safety catch.
The gun struck the arm of the seat as /
arose and by the conclusion was dis
charged.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-11-01

Through the influence of the Women's
Franchise league bill is to be intro
duced into parliament next session to
check the public exhibitions of hypnot-
ism. which have become SO common OF
late in Great Britain.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-11-01

Julia Drink, medical writer Of some
note, has received from the British Med
zeal ASSOCIATION Of London 500 to defray
the expense Of publishing : physiological
treatise on the nutrition Of the muscle.
Dr.. Brink is the first woman to be thus
hnnnrpd
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-11-01
PALOUSE CITY.

From News, 23rd ult.
VIM. Goodyear, proprietor of the News
started last Saturday for Boston, Mass.
Ills business this time is to fulfill an
agreement and consumate contract
which he has had for some time with a
certain young lady of that place. Mrs.
Goodyear will return about the first Of
! December with William.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-12-25
Paw the Veterans.

THAT the veterans of the war, theiT
widows and orphans, should be treated
with the utmost consideration admits
of no question. They are entitled 70
more than gratitude-they should have
justice. We do not like the service
pension idea because the men with
whom we are dealing are in no sense
dependent. What they should demand
is justice, not charity. Nor is there
any need of pensions when the nation
justly owes them debt long deferred.
Let us nation pay what we owe and
the service pension talk will cease and
the country will enter on an era of gen
uine prosperity. In onr humble opin-
ion the right thing to do is to pay them
the difference between the dspreciated
currency they received and gold. Fer
example: suppose soldier was in the
army four years and the currency he
received was worth 40 cents on the
dollar; he should now be paid sum
sufficient to make that equal to gold
1t would amount to from $500 to 81 600
for each soldier or his dependent ones
By such action the nation would dis
charge sacred debt and acquit itaelf
with the highest honor. And to dis
charge this debt full legal tender green
thus pay sacred debt and put in cir
culatIon the increased volume OF money
SO much needed by the business inter
eSts of the country Demo-
crat.
We fully endorse the above editorial,
and belieys that. should the plan there
in suggested be carried ont the soldier
and his widow and orphans would the
more quickly receive their Just dues.
we do not look upon the old soldier as
a ''ward" or dependent, but rs q
man Who earned good round dollars in
the preservation of the Union, and who
should be paid to the full value CT a
dollar. Pay the veteran as the bend
| holders were paid, in money worth as
much as any other money, and he Will
not ask for alms. The old veterans
are not set ef beggars: neither should
they be considered as a bone of con-
| tention between two great political
parties. We honor them as brave
soldiers. their deeds have shown IT
and instead of our great leaders quar-
reling and wrangling over how mucl
or how little they should be paid, th'
aim should be to simply do them justicl
pay them every dollar the goyernmen
] agreed to pay them.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-12-25
oUR CHRISTMAS GREETING.

A MERRY CHRISTMAS TO OUR READ
ERs ONE AND ALL. May today be tho
happiest of all the year. May no res
Elections of troubles past Nor shadows
of coming oaes be cast aslant your
pathway to mar the .pleasureo of this
Christmas day. May your hearts be
filed with peace, and good will 90
men," On this day the christians Is,@d
was born. He who hath said Blessed
be the merciful. for 9hey shall obtain
mercy;'' He whom from Gle cradle 10
in the manger to Calvary's eruel cross"
led on earth an unblemished Fife, will
be adored and cOmmemosate6 tie world
over on this day. Pm this happy time,
when hand meets hand and hearts are
WARMED with love of fellow men; when
it Is truly felt to De more blessed to
give than to receive" the DEMOCRAT
has but kindly wish for all mankind.
Lay the blessings which follow in the
footprints of the Savior find each and
all of us; may brotherly love come to
all, and the sunlight of SreedolD shsue
resplendent DER onr fair Jane.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-12-25

81 am of course grateful to my
friends who stood by me in the fight.
am going to the senate as democrat,
and in full accord with national democ-
racy. 1 am in full sympathy with the
alliance but whatever may be obtained
by me for the alliance must be obtained
through the national democratic party. -
-Irby, the alliance United States SEN
ator from S. G.
THE Register last. week published
the above, double loaded and quite
prominent, without comment. We are
somewhat surprised to see that paper
SO freely endorse a good, level headed
democrat who talks so plainly and to
the point. Can it be that Caraway is
getting ready to flop? Your action,
Bro. concerning the item above quoted
nesds explanation.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-12-25
Correspondence from Illinois.

EEDIToR OF DEMOCRAT:
Permit me to occupy small space in
your paper for the benefit of some of
your readers-who want some informa-
tiosn in regard to the prices of farm
lands and rents here.
1 will say that in this part of illinois
logan county, land is high, ranging in
price from $50 to Sl25 per acre. Grain
rent from two-fifths to one-half, in the
crib on the farm, and frequently the
grain must be delivered in the market
1t is a hard matter for a man to rent a
farm here unless he makes application
some months in advance.
The corn crop this year IS good in
this part of the country, making an
average of about forty bushels per acre;
the wheat and oats crop very light; the
apple crop very light and of poor quail
ity; vegetables in abundance, except
potatoes, they were almost a total fail
aure. The summer and fall have been
very dry; well water very scarce, many
farmers having to haul water from the
streams for their stock where they are
SO situated that they cannot drive stock
to the water. There is a great deal of
complaint here about hard times.
To anyone contemplating moving
east would say you had great deal
better stay where you are than to move
here. 1 expect to work here as long as
1 can get employment at paying wages;
when the work stops 1 expect to ship
for Kansas. We have had a beautiful
fall here, no cold weather yet, to inter.
fere with work.
Horses, cattle and hogs are very low
here; wheat so cents per bushel; corn
AZ; oats 80; potatoes ST. .25; apples 81 so
butter 20 cents per pound; eggs 2(
cents per dozen. Republicans very
scarce, and but few in the market since
the great ''land slide.'' This county
once republican by about 500 majority
is now democratic by 500. majority
VIII close, hoping the ~ lines ma,
find the many readers of the best papel
printed in central Kansas we'll. happ,
and prosperous.
Yours Respectfully.
| W. A. HANGER.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-12-25
The Beet Sugar Industry.

Last year the farmers Of Germany
raised beets and made them into sugar.
The farmers Of the United States
raised corn and burned it for fuel or
fed it TO hogs. The farmers Of the
United States paid the farmers of Ger
many SIG, 600 600 for their beet sugar,
but Germany did not buy pound of
the 'corn-fattened pork of the farmers
of the United States. The balance OF
trade in that direction was just
$16,G 100000 against Us. Now il a few
of the corn raisers of the United States
had turned their attention to sugar
making from beets they might bayel
had that sixteen millions of dollars; and
they in turr would have taken the cofn-
raisers' hogs at good prices. fs
Why should the American farmers
continue to raise more corn thar they
can sell, and buy sugar of country
that prohibits its citizens from using
American products? Why not raise
beets and make their own sugar?
There are dozen states in which the
soil and climate are as well adapted to
beet culture'a as the most favored por-
tions of Germany. Indeed the Amer
can beet shows better sugar qualities
than the German product. The Ger
| man is content when his beets average
II per cent. sugar, but experiments
with beets raised in Barber county
show an average of 1928, while in some
cases it ran as high as 20.S9
We are not unmintlful of the fact
that wages in America are higher than
they are in Germany; but the difference
| is not sufficient to oyerbalance the
advantage we get in improved quality
of raw material and the saving oA trans
portation. together with the further
consideration thatsthe government will
pay bounty of two cents per pound OF
all the sugar made in the United States
Hutchinson News.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-12-25
Hoisington

From the Dispatch.
The Hoisington State Bank has plans
laid for the erection Of a building in the
spring.
The infant daughter Of afr. and Mrs.
VIM. Whetsell died Thursday night and
was buried Friday afternoon.
Mrs. A. S. Cooke and children arrived
from Garden City Sunday, and it is
needless to say that A. S. is happy
man.
We understand that the Catholics
have partially contracted for lots in the
eastern part of town on which to erect a
church building.
The Brotherhood Of Locomotive
Firemen are not sparing any pains to
make their coming ball, on the. 5Ist, q
success in every particular.
DIED-In this city December II, 1890
infant daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. John
| Huston, funeral services conducted al
the house by elder w. J. Downing
pastor of the Christian church of thi:
city.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-12-25
The Farmer in Politics.

It is not TO be wondered at that the
farmers of the country are at last talk
ing an active interest in politics and
are making their influence felt. And
why should they not? Their prosperity
is at the basis Of all prosperity.
It is useless to deny the fact that
the farmer has been Disseminated
against in national legislation, but
whether or not it has been internation-
AZ Is matter Of opinion. Certain it IS
that he has felt the brunt of many a
financial crisis, while others, whose toll
is not to be compared to his, have sue
cessfully avoided embarrassment or
conveniently made an assignment and
avoided financial responsibility.
The farmer has had plenty of time to
find that he is too often at the mercy
Of the unscrupulous spectators,
whether the latter be men who frequent
| the board of trade or politicians who
make business OF being as mercenary
as possible. The only remarkable
thing is that he has not rebelled long
| before this.
Perhaps one reason WHY the farmer
has not received more consideration in
legislative halls before this is because
until recently the law making power OF
the nation has virtually been vested in
the east. 1T has only been recently
that the influence of the west. due tt
it's enormous growth and prosperity
has been felt at Washington, and now
lethat it is being felt at last the fact i!
also beginning to be recognized that TIT
center of population, of wealth and o
political power itself is certainly ant
surely moving westward.
In the recent elections the farmers o
the west spoke IN no uncertain tones
They showed that they are beginnin,
to realize the fact that while for gener
ations they have been the backbone O
the country they have been steadil
ignored by congress and the products O
: their labor forced to become little NOR
than chips on a gambling table.
5 The farmer works hard and is de
t serving of his reward. There is n
+ laboring man that laboIs harder. If b
t now rebels against excessive freigh
= rates and high tariffs which limit hi
market who can blame him? Withou
him no nation on earth could exis
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-12-25

loaded editorials demanding more mon
ey in circulation, but still supports the
party that refuses to give it to us; and
ridicules and denounces the peoples
party which is working to accomplish
what it says it desires. Comment is un-
necessary. Now it is in order for all
the little fellows to take it up and take
back all they have said about over pro-
duction. egalk up boys and take your
medicine.
3n reply 60 the question: rs mar
riage failure?" a farmer said; What,
marriage? Well let's see. There's
Lucindy gifts upi in the mornin', kindles
the fire, milks six COWS, starts four
children off TO school, tends to three
others, skins twenty pans of milk,
feeds the hens. likewise the hogs, looks
after some motherless lambs, gifts
breakfast, washes up the dishes, gifts
dinner, etc. Why. man do you think l
could hire anybody to do all that work
for what she gifts? Not much. It's a
great success, sir. Greeley county
Republican.
The investigation beingSmade by Col.
Nettleton and Professor Hay Of the
''agnderfiow theory" is OF vital import
snce 60 Kansas. D. w. Gregory, of
Garden City, started the ball rolling
q year ago and to his persistent efforts
is due the work of these gentlemen on
the mission above mentioned. Col
NettletOn IS quite positive that the
s.underflOW'' is a sure thing III the Ar.
kansas valley and that there is suflici-
ent volume of water to take care of all
Qua crops. This OF itseH is enough fol
rejoicing. lt means that every acre OF
land from Hutchinson west will be
threbled or Quadrupled in value in two
years and insure our farmers a crop
that will soon lift them out of debit
Hutchinson News.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-12-25

able time. The tables fairly groaned
under their burdens of the many good
things, until the editors got in their work
and then-the groaning was done by the
other parties. If brother Feder's paper
doesn't appear on time this week you
can set it down that he's foundered. but
will be all right In a few DAYS.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-12-25

Without the products of his toll civili-
zation would speedily relapse in bar
barism. Without his sturdy manhood
and untiring industry the great balance
wheel of the nation would be motion
less.
Then let no one regret that he has
at last entered politics in earnest. By
doing so he is fulfilling duty to him
self and to the people, for conform
ance with his demands means more
equitable legislation for the entire
cOuntry-K. G. Times.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-12-25
Pawnee Rock.

EIOnl Tue htSuNf-
Little Opal Baker has been sick for
the last week with diphtheria.
Our farmers are hankerins after q
good rain. A soaker would not come
amiss just at this time.
Henry Iindas returned from Kansas
City last evening and will spend the
holidays at his home, returning to col
lege at the close of his vacation.
The alliance enterprise spoken of last
weeks progressing finely. The charter
| has been seEt for as also the first
iinvoice of coal, and also lumber. Mr..
John Hall was elected chairman of the
board of directors and F. I. Belt
lsecretary. Walter Belknap has been
chosen weighmaster. They start with
alcapital stock of $1,000.
The electric light question is being
agitated once more in Great Bend, with
view to resurrecting the old plant
They surely need som m"crN l of light
down N that neck of the of the DNhat
with the elegant walk (?s q is the Dem
ton and the darkness ~ "I.le
don't know when they may ght it down.
limb movement OF
/ to advance
i clahin Gullings. nment- st
| From the Banner.
| Mrs. Byers of Heizerton, isSo4ES
her daughter, Mrs. Weltmer, 49,.
place: ave :
If there is any country that canS
these parts for fine winter weather, J.
would like to hear from it. :,
+ Mr.. Polzine of Dubuque, is the happ
ia ther of another bouncing boy whic
took up its residence with him on Sun
day last.
If you meet Will Giles and notice Al
unusual smile on his countenance. yo
can credit it to the fact that bright gil
, baby arrived at his house Sunday.
FL A little unpleasantness occurred at tn
! hotel on Sunday evening. A certai
, young man got too full on the ''foTbiG
den juice and became SO noisy an
used such abusive language that th
1 landlord had to drag him out. We w
D not give the name this time, but shoul
it occur again we certainly will.
;, The Ladies of the @. A. r. of Eli
n wood, gave fair and supper last We
= nesday evening at which large crow
!. was present. The net proceeds W;
l.{S55.z5. and the order will, clear abo
lS4s.oo. AL present had most enjo
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-12-25
Cannot Paw.
agreed to pay them.

There lies in Houlton Jail. Ar0ostook
doomed 10 pass his life Within lis walls.
He owed wealthy merchant OF that
section a SUN OF money and refused TO
pay. BY some legal technicality under
the debtors law the creditor had the
young man put in jail. Tie latter re-
manned stubborn, however the credit
or paying 81 week for ilis board til
six mo1tlls bad expired The prisoner
then said ne would pay the debt, bat
under the law he must pay all the costs
and his board. This he could not Go,
so ne is still i'll jail. and his creditor saws
that as long as he lives he viii pay the
mans board, and has made his Uill
according. to which 3 200 will be set
aside to keep the prisoner in lis cell
till death releases him. The prevail
ing opinion seems to he in some of the
eastern states that a debtor has 40
| rights that a white man is bound to
| respect Reduce Che currency until Il
is not obtainable to pay debts and some
os the uilliOnaires of the east viii still
insist that people ought TO make i'm
mediate payment. They do moi seem
TO have ever passned that blood cannot
| be extr;,c.sns On - turnip- Wichita
beacoi iessful, the hostiIeee %
IONS of the continent not being sole
to pull together, and England, the great
free trade merchant nation OF the world.
being opposed to any scheme for raising
| up barriers against trade.
Meanwhile France had to certain
extent taken matters into her owh
| hands, and had adopted a measure of
| partial retaliation against us Early
| in the summer the grain tariff was re-
| vised. duty of S3 cents bushel being
imposed on our wheat while that of
| other countries was allowed to come in
at Is cents; and Indian corn hitherto
free, was made dutiable- The measure
has already resulted in restricting our
exports of these commodities to France
: For the nine months ended September
q, 1890, we sent France 4, $50, 900 BUSH
Ie'1>et corn against 9. $50. 600 for the
hegls"-,e last year.
ing the fa.~sRpmer passed, and .f be
ure. he is not in it. the Mckinley tariff
licans, wound mp an. lA~ W.. nsI Zen tns an
certain manner. are. n,o,e must be
when we speak of the puaking is .
county. We all know wli5 According
clock is going off if we are 70 pre-
\ how the the thing is set; and II and
know how the republican mahru.
! papers are set to go of. Bat as tht
: racket is not dangerous, only gruesom
:, and diseorlaRt, very little attention
. paid to it any more. even by the faiti
full.
THE Cook boys, sentenced ID b
hanged for the murder of Sheriff Gro:
/ and possee, in county seat war in III
q western part of the state, have bee
IS granted new trial. the reasons bein
1t that 1.-The testimony against them Wa
-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-12-25
THE FAIRNESS ALLIANCE.

AOoS ~~-OS
upon their numbers but upon the Wis
dom of their policy; and true wisdom
would seem to advise the concentration
of their efforts upon such measure of
relief as can command ready support of
all tLeir genuine friends and will not
antagonize those principles of govern
ment to- which thousands of their most
ardent well -wishers are devoted
Nashville American.
While it may be true that the mem
bers Of the farmers /alliance are very
much divided as to their official pro-
gramme, there are plain indications
that they are agreed upon some points.
The republican majority in congress
may well study the news which comes
from the alliances convention today, to
the effect that the delegates one and all
denounce the federal elections bill
Pittsburg Dispatch;
The fact that the southern members
of the farmers alliance are almost solid
against the proposed third party move
ment, while the western members are
as SolidiY in favor of it, is significant.
The fOrmer are about all democrats,
while the latter are largely made up OF
those who have formerly acted with the
republicans. This state Of things
affords additional proof Of what was
demonstrated in the recent elections
that tue republican party has far more
to fear from the farmers movement
than Che democracy lias.-Boston Her
ald.
What the farmer needs 20 learn is
that the prosperity of other industries
is built up largely at his expense; that
the taxing power OF the government is
used to draw his substance from him to
enrich favored interests and that 1t is
impossible Cor him to escape mortgages
SO long sts the fruits of his labor are
sold in competition with all the world
while The cost of what he buys is en-
HANGED by taxation for the benefit of
others. When he understands why
prosperity attends other pursuits and
leaves him 20 struggle with mortgages,
he will learn that the remedy is to be
found not in thiFd party movements
| bat IN an intelligent choice between
the two parties, one or the other OF
which must prevail! in our national pol
itics-S. 7. Times.
Speaker Reed, the patron of the force
bill, accuses the farmers alliance OF
''impertinence' in it's resolution
5enouncing that bill syhile i % ge, its
author, says the farmers are Ignorant
and don't know what they are doing.'
the trouble with Reed and Lodge, and
all of that ilk, is that they have vast
1iy exaggerated opinion Of their owI
craftsmanship" ana too little Of tha
of the people. who constitute the cour,
of last resort in legislation and public
affairs-the breath OF whose moutl
makes and Nnmakes statesmen" o
the Reed and Lodge calibre. They ar
born aristocrats, who have no faith il
popular government as organized in tn
american cOnstitution.-Dem Head
light.