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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-01-04

Articles of incorporation, announcing
capital stock Of 100000, have been
filed bv the Consolidated Land and Cat
tie Company of Kansas City with the
Secretary Of State At Topeka The CD
ject Of the company Is the breeding,
raising, buying and selling Of cattle and
horses. and in connection herewith the
buying. owning, holding, leasing and
selling OF -~al estate throughout the
United S,riHS
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-01-04
Kansas Asks For Ten

Kansas members have introduced in
Congress b lis for ten public buildings in
the State Mr.. Morrill, thinks AtchisOn
is OF sufficient importance to demand a
public building, and Mr.. Anderson is
similarly impressed with the claims OF
SalinA Mr.. Perkins wants two new
buildings in his district-Onc at Win
field and the other at Arkansas City.
Mr.. Funston introduced a bill for n
$50. 600 building at Kansas City Wei
ling.On. Hutchinson and Newton. in Mr..
Peters district. each wants = public
building. Mr.. Kelley desires the en-
largcment Of the Topeka pOst-Ofice. and
also will ask for q public building at
Emporia-
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-01-04
Teachers Declare for Prohibition.

The annual meeting Of the Kansas
Teachers Association, held at Topeka,
was largely attended The following
resolutions were adopted:
WHEREAS. The PrOhibItOTy amendment to
the Constitution of Kansas has, by driving
the saloon beyond her Borders. brought hap
piness and comfort to thousands of homes.
has brought thousands of sober. industrious
people 20 Us from other States and from
other lands; has reduced crime and pauper-
ism; has made It easier for Us to govern and
teach the children Of the Commonwealth,
and has elevated Kansas TO plane Of civil
iZatiOn never reached by any other people
in the history OF the world therefore.
Eesosrod, That We are now and forever OPP
posed 20 a resubmissiOn of the PrOhibitOry
amendment; and that It i our deliberate
eunvieslon that the PrOhieitOry amendment
u as firmly embedded in the Constitution Of
Kansas aad in the hearts Of her people as are
the Thirteenth, Fourteenth and Fifteenth
amendments embedded In the Federal Con-
stitution, and in the hearts Of the American
people
ResOGced, That the substance of the fore
going resolution be autographed 50 every
Stale Teachers Association now in session
il any part Of the United States
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-01-04
Wants DAmaxea.

Mrs Margaret Edwards. who. in com
pAny with her husband, AlonzO Ed
wards, was maltreated by mob last
summer at e Dorado on suspicion OF
having murdered and concealed the re-
mains Of little Sadie BlOOmer. has
brought suit against D. r Tilton. the
leader of the mob. and fOrtFEfive of his
followers for $4,000 for injuries re-
eeived at their hands Mrs Edwards
and her husband were brutality beaten
by TiltOn and his party, and both were
hung several times until life was ex-
tinct in the effort to make them reveal
the place where they had hidden the re-
mains of the child The child was aft
erEard found on the door step of q
neigbOring house totally uniniured-
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-01-04
An ola SoIdier KIIIed.

An old veteran stationed at the Lesv-
enwOrth Soldiers Home. named Alex
ander blackburn was fOully murdered
and robbed in that city few nights ago
for a small amount Of pension money he
had on his person.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-01-04

A hunting party twenty miles west OF
Wichita. while chasing a jack rabbit
was startled by the explosion Of gun
and John Dillman falling from his horse
He was accidentally shot in the side by
his own gun. and soon afterward died
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-01-04
judge DosiIer-s Deeision-

An item is going the rounds OF the
press stating that Judge Frank DOstler-
Of Marion had decided that = mortgage
could not buy property at sheriff Is sale.
under foreclosure proceedings The fol-
lowing extract from letter written By
Judge DOs.ler explains his decision:
DEAE SHE-YOurx of the lIih instant with
clippings from paper saying had decided
MORTGAGE eOlld not buy InOTtZI=ed prop
eIfy received ]. e eOurse- did not so de
eide as far as mortgage Of real estate Is con
eerned- ! did decide that . ehatt!e
mortgage could not buy at his Own
sale. where he had refused competitive
bids. and where instead of selling in parcels
he sold in gross. after being requested by
by-s1znd~rs 10 sell in parcels and In such
case he must account TO mOrtgagUr for value
Of property and not its purchase price
simply In this case probably instructed
that eflzrteI mOTtgazeeaeOuId not buy at his
own sale but such instruction was intended
10 apply 10 the particular facts Of the case
A few days after this CASE Was tried the
Supreme eOuTs .deeide6- 50 the syllabus
reads that = ehzfteI mortgage may buy n
his Own sale but the burden i upon him to
show that such sale Ma fair and bona fde,
rte etc
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-01-04
Fatal Playing OF SANTA Claus.

C. H Long. Of Wichita leading citi-
zen who PersOnated Santa Claus at the
First Christian Church entertainment
Christmas eve. died 4 few hours after
ward His physicians say the mask
worn at the entertainments caused him to
breath bad air and bring on heart
trouble
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-01-04
KANSAS STATE NEWS.
G1Ing 90 work.


Secretary r. l. Dana has issued the
following call:
GALVESTON. Tex Dee 7L-DEAR Sn-The
board q engineers asked for BY the Denver
resolutions has reported 20 the Secretary OF
War that Galveston h the most suitable
place upon the Texas coast for the e0nstrue-
tSOzs Of the deep h1THpOr asked for; there
fore Pres5GHent EVlns FnsnYuets me % call the
general committee together TO meet In Cal
weston. January -. 1850 NJ ten o'clock n m,
in the pzr1Ons Of the TTrE8Out Hotel, tn con-
slider the report and provide for further
carrying out Of the Denver resolutions i
am making zSrangeuDents for transportation
with every hope Of suceess- Correspond
with me NJ Topeka kasL. until December .,
afterwards Al Ipsnver- Col until January ?
YOu- presence - earnestly desired ut the
meeting Hoping 90 ser yOu there, ] am,
truly yours. p l. DANA seeTesary-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-08
Where is the Home Market?

''There continues to be q marked
depreciation of farm lands in nearly
every county and the depression among
the farmers continues while the pros
pect for improvement is not good.
Many assert that after paying expenses
they cannot realize from their farms
sufficie~t to pay the interest on mort
cages and consequently thousands of
farms are falling into the hands of
mortgages.
The above quotation is taken from
the assessors report for the state of
New York. These farmers are lying
in the shadow of the great manufacture
ing establishments of the east. The
quotation demonstrates what agricul-
ture is coming to with 49 per cent.
tariff and s'hOme market" With
such state of affairs right under the
wings of the protected manufacturer,
what protection" do the western farm
ers get? Protection AS a fosterer of a
home market is hollow sham, and our
people are, thank the Lord, finding it
out at last.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-08
A Queer EXPLANATION.

The reason assigned by the republi-
can leaders in Washington for finally
deciding to keep hides on the free list,
contrary to their original intention, is
that the protests of tanners in the west
and of shoe manufacturers i'm the east
satisfied the committee that to put a
duty ION an article which had been
free for eighteen wears would cause pro-
founder dissatisfaction than any sup
port it could possibly bring would
make good.
Two points appear in this eXplana-
ton. First, that in framing the new
tariff bill the republican statesmen
have confessedly considered each detail
justice or the public welfare, but solely
with reference to it's effect upon cleo
tions; and secondly, that free raw ma
terials are so manifestly advantageous
that the people will not consent to the
imposition of duty upon such goods
where they have once had them with
out duty.
Why should the people consent to the
retention of duties on other raw mate
rials-wool and iron ore for example?
The duty on these enhances the expense
of living more than duty on hides
would, but the people have not had
them free, and it is tie thought of the
tariff-bill makers that the people can be
hoodwinked as regards them with the
pretense that protective duties do not
raise prices. AS to hides the people
know. Perhaps they may find out as
to the other things.-N. Y. World.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-08
List of Jurors.

Following is the list OF jurors drawn
for the June term of the district court.
Will be subpoenaed to appear June 4,
1890, at 2 O'Clock p. 10.
Martin Musil, Ellinwood;
August Tansclieitt. jr.. Commanche
township;
S. III. Gwinn, Great Bend City;
Jacob Keener, Eureka township;
J. b. Miller. Great Bend;
S. J. Williams, Pawnee Rock;
C. Fl. Duling, Union township;
Henry Hagen, Commanche township;
Z. II. Cory, Liberty township;
J. J. Klein, Cheyenne township:
Henty Grossardt, Independent town-
ship;
7. J, Flint, Great Bend;
L. P. Frey, Buffalo township;
Geo. C. Gray. Wheatland township:
C. B. Gillis, Great Bend;
J. Geo. Brinkman, Great Bend;
Henry Nordman. Walnut townships;
d. w. Humphrey: Homestead town.
ship;
Joseph Cue, Homestead township;
A. 5. Houck, Homestead township;
d.. Jennison. Fairview township;
G.. II. Flanley, Great Bend;
NJ. n. Towers, Albion township;
A. E. Hickey, Walnut township.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-08
Kansas Corn.

Secretary Rusk, the other day, was
challenged to a showdown OF one of
the pet trophies of the department of
agriculture, and soon found it neces-
sary to acknowledge his defeat. An
ear of corn twelve inches long has for
some months been Uncle Jerry's pride
and joy but to day DR.. Wolfe, of Reno
county, Kansas, walked into the depart.
ment and wanted tO'talk corn. I'VE
already have the longest ear of corn in
America" said the secretary conf
dentIy. ''Well trot it out and put it
alongside these" replied the caller,
bringing out of his valise half-dozen
huge ears. Uncle Jerry sent for his
best nubbins and the clerks gathered
around to see the result of the contest.
The ears brought Ivy DIR. Wolfe meas
ured fourteen inches, nearly two inches
longer than the pride of the department.
"Weil. swow!" exclaimed the secre-
tary, Il guess I'll have to acknowledge
the corn.'' DIR. Wolfe is the most
enthusiastic cOrn-raiser in the United
States, and made Uncle Jerry's eyes
bulge out by telling of his last years
crop of 3s. 500 bushels from 500 acres.
--Nichita Edgle
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-08
HIRING DRESS SUITS.
What 1t Costs . Young Man to Go to a
Occasional Ball

What 1t Costs q Young Man to Go to
Occasional Ball
ssWhat does it cost to rent dress
suit?"
The question came from a shabby
genteel young man yesterday afternoon,
who dropped in on q prominent cos
tuner.
''What do you want 10 use ii for, sir?"
queried the dealer blandly.
Party"
Dancing partys"
''Yes, SIR
''For one night, S. This is the price
of a full suit. trousers, coat and vest
Without the trousers will knock off a
dollar. Do you want a suit now, sir?'
''Want it next week"
"Well, that's lucky. All orders for
this week are gone"
''Does any thing go with the suit?'
queried the young man softly
I'm what way?"
''Shoes, collar, shirt, necktie?"
'.No, SIR
''Can you furnish the whole COM
plete?"
For double the price, yes, sir; patent
feathers and all for double the price,"
"Diamonds?"
"a large sparkler for your shirt. SO
cents extra. There. that's Just right,
Sc. so. Thank you, sir. I'll have a first
class outfit ready on the day you men
tion.''
big trader" queried the reporter as
the young customer disappeared.
''Well. rather" said the dealer, smil
ing. Thirty suits let out for that same
affair already. His order makes ST.
St Louis Republic.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-08
What makes 'em Hot?

The report of the Kansas state board
of railroad commissioners states that
the total bonded Indebtedness of the
railroads OF this state reported for
June 80, 1889, was $4S7 POI .62l, and
that the assessed valuation of the roads
for 1888 was $52 ,S29 ,664 The roads
thus pay taxes on s52 ,s29 ,e64, while
the people are forced to pay exorbitant
freight and passenger rates in order
to enable these corporations to pay the
interest on S4S7 POI ,62l. No wonder
there are 500 Farmers Alliances, with
total membership of $4,000. in this
state, and that those who do not belong
to the alliance join with it in one grand
and long protest against such mon
strous injustice. .-Atchison Champion.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-08
PITH AND POINT.

-GoSSipS serve Satan without the in
tervention of formal contract-Mil-
waukee Journal
When pride leads the van, poverty
sometimes brings up the rear-arrear
guard, as it were.-Texas Siftings-
"A man is the happiest when he can
forget all the mean things Ia krcws
about himself.-Troy Press.
Let tomorrow take care of itself,
and you will find that it will let you
-Atchison Globe.
Clouds are good deal like mem
they are harmless when alone, but they
make trouble when they get together
Norristown Times.
The wind is tempered for the shorn
lamb in vain if the lamb does not think
SO. The man who laughs is the man
who has the wool--N. o. Picayune.
The road to happiness and the road
to misery follow the same course The
difference is in the travellers, not in the
road traveled--Boston Transcript
Because a thing is small of size
think not that you may scorn it Some
insects have larger waist but lift less
than the hornet.-Chicago Journal
The man who has enough earthly
possessions to keep the wolf from the
door finds they have the effect of attract
ing the trampS there.-Y onkerS States
man.
In America every man has right
to his own opinion, Lut nobody who has
an opinion seems to recognize that right
except as to ohimself.-Merchant Trav-
eler.
People are most disposed to talk of
themselves when they have the least
reason for it. A chronic invalid will
tell ten times as much of himself as one
who is in good health and abundant in
good works.-United Presbyterian.
The question is frequently asked,
''What would you do with your money
If you were rich?" The answer is de-
termined in nearly every instance by
what one is doing with the little money
which he now has. Wealth more often
lessons than increases the proportional
amount of ones nerosity.-Advance.
Being of the earth. earthly, it is fit
ting that we take pleasure in the ma
teria1 elements of enjoyment which
Heaven has provided for the solace of
our senses; but. being also of a higher
sphere, and destined to live when all
material things shall have perished, it
| consists not with the dignity of the
God-given and immortal essence with
in us that we permit the grosser part of
us to dominate our minds and SOULS
Once A Week.
Golden wrote proverbs about luck
and labor. 1t would be we'll for boys to
memorize them. Luck is waiting for
something to turn up: labor, with keen
eyes and strong will, will turn up some
thing. Luck lies in bed, and wishes
the postman would bring him news of
legacy; labor turns out at SIX O'clock,
and with busy pen or ringing hammer,
lays the foundation of a competence.
Luck whines: labor whistles. Luck
relies on chances: labor on character.
Luck strides down to indigence; labor
strides upward to independence.-N. Y.
Ledger.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-08
The First Scientific Society.

1t was named the Academy of the
Secrets of Nature" and was founded by
Baptista Porta, in 1860, The Royal So
ciety for Promoting Natural Knowl-
edge" was founded at Oxford, in 1865.
From its records for I66O. the follow
ing curious entries are taken: '-June
5th. His Grace the Duke of Bucking-
ham promised to bring into the Society
a piece of an Unicorn's horn June
14th. A circle was made with powder
of unicorn's horn, and a spider set in
the middle of it, but it Immediately ran
out several times repeated The spider
once made some stay upon the powder.
June Goth. DIR. Ent- DIR. Clark, DIR. God
dard. and DIR. Whistler were appointed
curators of the proposition TO torment
man presently with the sympathetic
powder. June 10TH The fresh hazell
sticks were produced wherewith the di-
vining experiment was tried and found
wanting at Work
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-08
Hoisington Items.

From the Dispatch.
The farmers are well pleased with
the creamery. They know good
thing.
Rev. Pitkin breaches in HoisingtOn
every Sunday evening now. The servi-
ces are largely attended.
Miss Ella Jones and Miss MOreland
are conducting select schools in this
city. The terms began Thursday.
Paul Lee has secured the contract
for carrying the Z. S. mail from
HOisington to Dorrance at $3.50 per
annum.
The NJ. E. Ladies will soon give a
butterfly social" We persume that
the refreshments will be hot cakes, AS
they make the butter fly.
The creamery company should put q
stop to anyone running into the build
ing at their own free will. The machin-
cry IS too expensive to he tampered
with. The adoption of bylaws would
be a good thing.
w. W. Sowards, in the DEMOCRAT
of last week, appears to be of the opin-
ion that the press of the country is
under railroad influence through the
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-08
HERE IT Is.

"u the senator Ungalls) has ever done single
act that has been of lasting benefit to Kansas we
would like to hear of it."-DENocRAr.
IF Mr.. Stoke will read something
beyond the average democratic paper,
he will be able to answer his own inter-
rOgatory. No sane and unprejudiced
man will attempt to say that Kansas
has not been benefited by Senator
Ingalls,. The name has appeared in the
civilized world daily, and with it has
associated the great state of Kansas.
On the other hand, go where you may
in any other state of the Union and as
soon as the word Kansas occurs, the
next thought is that of her brilliant
senator. Name any two others that
have been his equal. The state has
honored the senator, the nation has
done so likewise, beyond that of any
man in her history. And Senator
Ingalls, has honored the fair name of
our noble state, far beyond anything
anticipated, and we feel assured that
her verdict next fall will be ''Well done
thou good and faithful servant" One
thing is sure, that he will never be sue
ceeded by democrat Register.
Now you have it, in nutshell-and
very 1iminutive nutshell, too. Our
brother has at last come to the point,
and in the grand aggregate of some
what ingalls, has done for Kansas!
Read the explanation carefully; it is a
masterpiece of logic (?), an aggregation
of plain facts (?) that ought to con-
vince the most mortgage-ridden tariff
oppressed skeptIc. 1t is short but
lucid; brief, but plain. 1t carefully
enumerates all the great things the
rnOuthy senator has done for his con-
stltuents during his long lease of office.
OF course, after reading the above
grand summary of ingalls, great works
mo sane and unprejudiced man can
say that Kansas has not been benefited
by Senator Ingalls,
The Kansas farmer, as he hauls his
10 cent corn to market and exchanges
it for protected necessaries, or free lux
uries; the Kansas ex-soldier, as he
battles with the elements in hard
struggle to gain a livelihood and help
to pay the expenses of government;
the small merchant as he figures and
manages and schemes and plans to
make an honest living in competition
with the larger fry, all can point with
pride to the fact that whenever Kansas
is mentioned throughout the civilized
world the name of Ingalls, rises grandly
before the vision of a wondering public
Thanks, thanks, Bro. Caraway, for
the valuable information you have
given an anxious public. ''Well done,
thou good and faithful servant
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-08
HABITUAL DRUG-TAKERS.
Subterfuges by Which They Seek to OBJ
tain Their Favorite Poison.

Subterfuges by which They Seek to OBJ
tain Their Favorite Poison.
A druggist sees variety of odd cases
and comes eventually to read people
with the ease of phrenologist- This
astute observance is necessary mostly to
discern the habitual drug-takers. He
never allows any thing of a poisonous
nature to pass out of his hands except
With an exact prescription from a we'll
known practitioner: but the subterfuges
to obtain drugs are innumerable. For
instance, the other day / received a
prescription which only for the simplest
error might have passed the line of
scrutiny. This particular prescription
was written on the blank of a druggist,
and was written in clear, steady hand.
One of the constituents mentioned was
a deadly drug. What attracted my at
tention was the fact that beneath the
prescription was written: Take wine
glass full every four hours" Now, the
entire prescription amounted to only
a wine-glass, so that it had evil
IDENTITY been copied from that of
physician and the doses in
creased. / wrote on the back
of the blank that this order could not be
filled, and returned it by the child who
brought it, and who could give me no in
formation as to who had sent it. 1 never
heard from the applicant again, SO 1
suppose he knew his game was discov-
cred Another odd case l had was when
a prominent lady of this city came in
and asked me for grain of morphine,
or even half grain, as she was suffer-
ing terribly from neuralgia in the head.
/ looked at her and saw that she really
was suffering, but also that she was ac-
customed to taking the drug. / refused
to give her the amount she desired, but
seeing her physical agony 1 told her L
would fix up enough of the drug to re-
lieve her, yet make it safe quantity.
She took this, but / learned later that
the willy lady had gone to four or five
other drug stores and at each had OBJ
tanned dose in the way she had from
me, till she obtained all she wished of
it. It's marvel that it did not kill her
outright, but / suppose the awful men,
tai strain from which she was suffering
saved her, for on the same day she
figured in sensational shooting scrape.
st. Louis Globe-Democrat
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-08
Catholics I'm the British Empire.

According to the British Catholic Di-
rectory for 1890 the estimated Catholic
population of the British empire is g.
$50, 600. 1t is distributed as follows:
Ireland, 1913. 600: England and Wales,
1, 800, 600: Scotland, 32s, 900. and the colo
nies and dependencies, 4,130, coo. The
distribution among the colonies and de-
tendencies is as follows: America
Canada. Newfoundland. West Indies,
etc., 2, 200. 600; Australasia australia,
New Zealand, etc.. $50, 900; Asia
British India, Ceylon, etc., 1,044,-
900; Africa (South Africa. Gold
Coast, Mauritius. etc., $1,000; Eu-
ropean colonies ttiibralta, Malta and
Gozol, 115, 600. There are % archi-
episcopal sees. 96 episcopal sees and 20
vicariates and prefectures apostolic
Several writers assert that at least g.
600, 600 of the British Catholics are Irish.
N V Sun
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-08
A Metal Re.emblinr Gold.

A well-known scientific gentleman has
been experimenting on a metal resem-
bling gold for nearly a year, and mas
now got it down almost to perfection.
He stumbled on it first accidentally
while analyzing some metals, and when
he realized what he had found he went
to work and soon produced metal
which puzzles the best of jewellers. is as
heavy as gold, and to all appearances is
the precious metal itself. When the
gold test is applied to it the acid boils
up little, but gives no other evidence
that the metal is other than gold, and
when wiped off no mark or spot is left,
as is the case when the test is applied
to brass 1t can be manufactured at q
comparatively small cost.-London Court
Journal