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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-06-19
New ENGLAND Dissatisfiea.

1t is thought by the Boston journal %
Commerce that in the next. Congces-
sional election the question OF free wool
will be made an issue in the carpet.
manufacturing district of New England,
and that the mill-owners will make
their influence felt in that contest.
The chief apostles OF protection preach
that protection is broad NstionaS
policy" and does not exist for Any SEQ.
ton or for any sectional interest: but
the Republican Boston Transcrive
says that New England does
not propose to have its In.
uerests sacrificed for the beneSt
of any of the new o, the old States" IL
thinks that q tariff 60 stand 20. anss
length of time must be recognized eysevs
where throughout the country As e0uis
table and just But tariff of that de.
scription has never existed, and can
never exist
The only kind Of duty that VIII nesee
be complained OF is one like the duty %
the farmers corn. lt does nobody sAP
harm because il protects nobody; and g
does nobody any good because ne DO not
import more than can be raised ON sa
ordinary farm. 1t 10 one Of those duties
which serve NO purpose, except 20 tod
| the farmers.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-06-19
ADisrusted Pnot.ct,ous.t.

Mr.. j. A Sawyer. of the Irwin Phillips
Company of keokuk, Iowa, who de-
scribes himself as "a Republican and Q
believer in protection to American in
dustries," has expressed a very positive
opinion of the Mckinley Tariff bill He
writes letter on the subject to E. n
Talter. of New York, who is q large
hosiery importer and who is prominent
member of the famous Union League
Club. A few sentences from his letter
will show how this prominent Republics
an feels over the work that Mr.. MckiDr
ley has done My. Sawyer says:
Our domestic Industries have been fo0-
tered and protected for many years by lsgio-
latIve action. They have passed the infaR-
tile period. and il they can not noe stan4
alone. with protective duties averaging q
per cent, let them fall to the ground. Our
Representative in Congress, John H Gear,
sent me the new schedule / consider it ae
an outrage upon the common practical sense
OF the American peoplei Wewant reduction
in import dutieS-not the contrary. If the
proposed schedule becomes a law, your
tailment of consumption of certain foreign
goods.
81 am tired of class legislation; the people
generally are tired OF it We want laws
framed in the interests of the whole people.
We want rather to increase than diminish
our trade with other countries
Mr.. Sawyer evidently agrees with Com
gresham Butterworth that there can bs
too much of a good thing-when protee
ton Is the good thing in question
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-06-19
THE RIVER JORDAN.
A Traveller Recounts His Impressions Of
the Sacred Stream.

the Sacred Stream.
There is probably nothing more disap-
pointing to the tourist in Palestine than the
first sight of the Jordan. This most famous
Of earthly streams can not be seen until you
are upon its very banks. What olsen
chantment it was to find ourselves looking
into a stream scarcely wider than a creek,
with muddy banks and water as muddy as
that profane river, the Missouri. It is no
wonder that Naaman preferred the limpid
river OF the north. Some of the party had
brought formidable bottles with them. in
tending to fill them and take them back to
America to serve in case of the baptism Of
infants yet unborn. But they were thrown
away unused. We almost gave up the
project Of bathing, but we remembered
that we had come six thousand miles, and
would probably feel often inclined to say
after our return home that we had bathed
in the Jordan, even if we did not do so. So,
after luncheon, we got ready, slid down the
muddy bank and then-had the most re
freshing bath of a lifetime. If I had ever
had rheumatism I might have felt like q
former bather, who said he ''imagined him.
self miraculously delivered of that linger-
ing infirmity'' by a bath in the Jordan.
The water was five feet deep and over.
The bed of the river is covered with peb-
bles. The current is exceedingly swift, and
we were obliged to use all our strength to
keep on our feet in wading to the eastern
bank and avoid being carried down stream.
We could not swim across. The waters are
cold and very sweet to the taste. The chan
mel is about one hundred and ten feet wide
at this point. As we stood on the soil of
Moab W looked back and thought of the
old hymns which use the river as an image
of the line dividing the present from the
future life.
ION Jordan's rugged banks stand
And cast a wishful eye
The Hudson, the SusQuehanna and many
| other streams are incomparably more use
| full, but no stream on earth can equal the
| Jordan In sacred associations. Only pity
| that the pure, clear water that we saw one
| hundred and fifteen miles to the north,
| gushing forth from the base of Mt. Her
mon at Paneas, shoald at least have no bet
| ter fate than to be lost in the Sea of Death.
Cor. Toledo Blade.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-06-19

thy golden cup OF wine, and let him drink q
pledge to our success: the cup shall be his
guerdon."
And still wondering, Antony gave it to
the man, who, stricken in his guilty mind,
took it. and stood trembling. But he drank
not.
ssDrink, thou slave, drink!' cried Cleo
patra, half rising from her seat and flashing
fierce look on his white face. "By Serapisi
so surely as / yet shall sit in the Capitol at
Rome, and thou dost thus flout the Lord
Antony, fu have thee scourged to the
bones, and the red wine poured upon thy
open wounds to heal them! Ah. at length
thou drinkest! Why. what is it, good
Eudosiusa art sick? Surely, then, must
this WINE be as the water of jealousy of
those Jews, that hath power to slay the
false and strengthen the honest only. Go,
some OF you, search this mans room; me-
thinks he is a traitor!''
Meanwhile the man stood, mis- hands to
his head. Presently he began to tremble,
and then fell, shrieking, to the ground.
Anon he was on his feet again, clutching at
his bosom, as though to tear out the fire in
his heart. He staggered, with hvid, twist
ed face and foaming lips, to where Cleo
patra lay watching him with a slow and
cruel smile.
''Ah, traitor thou hast it nowr' she said.
sPrithee, is death SWEET"
''Thou wantonr' yelled the dying man,
'sthou hast poisoned me! Thus mayst thou
also perlsh!'' and with one shrek he flung
himself upon her. She saw his purpose,
and swift and supple as a tiger sprang to
one side, so that he did but grasp her Royal
cloak, tearing it from its emerald clasp
Down he fell upon the ground, rolling over
and over in the purple chiffon till presently
he lay still and dead, his tormented face
and frozen eyes peering CHASTITY from its
folds.
'Ahr' said the Queen, with hard laugh,
s'the slave died wondrous hard, and fain
would have drawn me with him. See, he
hath borrowed my garment for a pail, Take
him away and bury him in his livery
what means Cleopatra?" said Antony,
as the guards dragged the corpse away
1.-THE man drank of my cup. What is the
purpose of this most sorry lesta'
SIT serves a double end, noble Antony
This very night would that man have fed
to Octavianus, bearing of our treasure with
him. Well, have lent him wings, for the
dead fly fasti Also this: thou didst fear
that should poison thee, my Lord; nay,
know it. See now, Antony, how easy were
it that should STAY thee if had the will.
That wreath of roses which thou didst steep
within the cup is dewed with deadly bane.
Had I, then, a mind to make an end of thee,
I had not stayed thy hand. o Antony,
myself than harm one hair of thy beloved
head! See, here come my messengers
Speak, what did We findl'
''Royal Egypt, this we found. All things
in the chamber of Eudosius are made ready
for fight, and in his baggage is much treas
ure."
s'Thou hearestl" said she, smiling darkly.
''Think We, my loyal servants all, that Cleo
patra is one with whom it is well to play the
traitor! Be warned by this Romans fate ~
Then great silence of fear fell upon the
company, and Antony sat also silent.
TO BE CONTINUED
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-06-19
SOME IFS.

If all the folks in this ere world
Wuz only what they should be,
It takes my breath away ter think
How good o world it would be.
II, when q man f1shin' goes,
He'd tell the truth a:out il,
He'd make his word SO mighty good
No one 'hd dare to doubt 1t.
Il plumbers bills wuZ made ter at
Mems bank accounts, then may DO
The time 'ud come when other folks
Would be as rich as they be.
II. fore Teller went ter spark,
He'd practice on his sister,
He'd larn to watch fur chewin' gum
And hairpins when he kissed her.
n girls nd drop their fancy work,
An larn to help their mothers,
1T wouldn't be q month afore
They'd be a-swappin' brothers.
II all the old maids in the world
Wuz rich as Julius Caesar.
Z hain't q doubt the souresL one
I'd find some fool ter squeeze her.
II folks 'ud mind their own affairs,
An let their neighbors suffer,
We wouldn't hear SO much complaint
o. times a-gittin' tougher.
II editors 'ud only see
The genius in this jingle,
1t wouldn't be year till i
With millionaires nd mingle.
In fact, If had made this world
An got FER tew my notion,
The milk an honey would a-rolled
Frum ocean plum tew ocean.
Mortimer c. Brown. in Yankee Blade.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-06-19
THE HUMAN VOICE.
1t Is Ruined by tho HabituaI Use

1t Is Ruined by tho HabituaI Use of
Liquor Tobacco.
Tobacco, alcohol and fiery condiments of
all kinds are best avoided by those who
have to speak much, or at least they should
be used in strict moderation. Like tipping,
the effect of cigarette smoking is cumula-
tive, and the slight but constant absorb
ton of tobacco juice and smoke makes the
practice far more obnoxious in the long run
than any other form of smoking. Our fore
fathers, who used regularly to end their
evenings under the table, seemed to have
suffered little of the welI-known effects of
alcohol on the nerves, while the modern
tippler, who is never intoxicated, is being
whose whole nervous system may be said
to be in state of chronic Inflammation. In
like manner cigarette smokers those at
least who inhale the smoke and do not
merely puff it ''from the lips outward" as
Carlyle would say are often in state of
chronic narcotic poisoning. The old jest
about the s1owness of the poison may seem
applicable here, but, though the process
may be slow, there can DE little doubt that
it is sure. Even If it does not kill the body
it too often kills or greatly impairs the vic
TINS working efficiency and usefulness in
life. The local effects of cigarettes in the
mouth must also be taken into account by
those whose work lies in the direction Of
public speech. The white spots on the
tongue and inside of the cheeks, known as
''spokers' patches" are believed by some
doctors with special experience to be more
common to devotees of the cigarette than in
other smokers: this unhealthy condition of
the mouth may not only make speaking
troublesome, or even painful. but it is now
proved to be predisposing cause of can
Ger. All fiery pungent Goods, condiments or
drinks tend to cause congestion of the
throat, and if this condition becomes chronic
II nav lead tn irnnairrnent If not cOmplete
loss of voice. The supposed miraculous
virtues of the mysterious possets and
draughts on which some orators pin their
faith exist mainly in the imagination Of
those who use them; at best they do moth
ing more than lubricate the joints Of the
vocal machine, 50 as to make it work more
smoothly.-Contempora Review.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-06-19

There is an attempt all along the Pres
tectionist line to hoodwink the fs-mee
and make him believe that his turn a
projections wheel has come at last
This attempt is based on the assertion
that our farmers are suffering from suias
Gus competition from agricultural proee
ucts imported into the country ft0A
abroad.
The New York Tribune gets ND figIr>e
to show that these foreign farm proas
ucts, counting all the way from liyes
stock to shrubs and plants, amouteA lass
year to S75, e27, 900.
But our farmers exported lest yesS
about $500, 00O, 600 worth of their pro&-
ucts. This sum does not include manse
features into which farm products co.
tered; and it can, therefore, be grest.f
enlarged.
In this competition, then. between tho
foreign farmer and his American rival
the account would stand about thus: Foe
every dollars worth of produce that tlea
foreigner puts into competition WITH
the American, the American puts aboue
seven dollars worth into competitions
with the foreigner.
With such a showing as that the
American farmer has no cause for alarm.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-06-19

Thou art strango m4n VINO taikest
thus, but ii what l hear be true, one well
learned; and, indeed, I do mind me OF thy
counsel when thou didst bid me join my
Lord Antony in Syria, and how things befen
according to thy work. Skilled must thou
be in the casting Of nativities and in the
law of auguries, whereof these Alexandrian
fools have little knowledge. Once knew I
such another man, one Harmachis," and
she sighed; shut long is he dead-as I
would wereI-and at times sorrow for
him" She paused, while sank my head
upon my breast and stood silent.
s'Interpret ne this, Olympus. In the
battle at that accursed Actium, just as the
fight ragged thickest and victory began to
smile upon us, great terror seized my
heart, and thick darkness seemed to fall
before my eyes, while in my ears a voice
cried: 'F7W .fv or perishp and I fed. But
from my heart the terror leapt to the heart
of Antony, and he followed after me, and
thus was the battle lost. Say, then, what
God brought this evil thing abouts"
s'Nay, o Queen" answered, ssit was no
God-for wherein hast thou angered the
Gods of Egypt2 Hast thou robbed the
temples of their faitha Hast thou betrayed
the trust of Egypt Having done none of
these things, how, then. can the Gods of
Egypt be wroth with thee2 Fear not, twas
naught but some natural vapor of the mind
that o'ercame thy gentle soul made sick
with the sight and sound Of slaughter; and
as for the noble Antony, where thou didst
go needs must that he should follow
And as spoke Cleopatra turned white
and trembled, glancing at me the while to
find my meaning. But well knew that the
thing was of the avenging Gods, for, by
their will, myself had some hand therein.
Learned Olympus" she said, not an
swering my words; my Lord Antony is
sick and crazed with grief Like some poor
hunted slave he hides himself in yonder sea-
grit tower and shuns mankfnd-yea, cen
me he shuns, who, for his sake. enduros so
many woes. Now, this is my bidding to
thee. Tomorrow, at the coming OF the
light, do thou. led by Charmion, my waiting
lady, take boat and row thee to the Tower
and there crave entry, saying that We bring
tidings from the army. Then will he cause
you to be let in, and thou, Charmion, must
break this heavy news that Canidius bears
for Canidius himself dare not send. And
when his grief is past do thou, Olympus,
soothe his fevered frame with thy draughts
of value, and his soul with honeyed words,
and draw him back to me, and all will yet
be well. Do thou this and thou shalt have
gifts more than thou canst count, for l am
yet a Queen and yet can pay back those who
serve my will"
''Fear not, Q Queen,"I answered, ''this
thing shall be done, and no reward ask
who have come hither to do thy bidding to
the end"
So went and, summoning Atoua, made
ready q certain potion.
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touch her charms, had stamped upon her
presence such q look of weary grief as may
not be written. Passion, beating ever in
that fierce heart of hers, had written his
record on her brow, and in her eyes shone
the sad light Of sorrow.
Low bowed before this most royal wom-
an, who once had been my love and my de-
struction. and yet knew me not.
She looked up wearily, and spoke in her
slow. well-remembered voice.
$50 thou art come at length, Physician.
How callest thou thyself-Olympusa IT'S
name of promise, for surely now that the
Gods Of Egypt have deserted us, we do
need aid from Olympus. Well, thou hast a
learned air, for learning goes not with
beauty. Strange, too, there is that about
thee which doth recall what know not.
Say, Olympus, have we met beforea"
"Never, o Queen, have my eyes fallen on
thee IN the body" I answered. ssNever
till this hour, when come forth from my
solitude to do thy bidding and cure thee OF
thy ills"
"Strangei and even in the voice
Pshawi tits some memory that can not
catch In the body thou sayesta then, per
chance, know thee in a dream!n
Jay, o Queen, in dreams have we met y
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-06-19

not be just for the American people 70
reduce the duties which protect these
manufacturers. and by such reduction
compel them to sell their goods az lower
prices to their fellow-citizens as well a.,
to foreigners? Is it not singular thss
these zen can reduce prices in order to
sell in the markets of the world, and
then claim that they need the higheSe
kind of protection from those very
markets of the world so that they may
be able to hold their own home marketsL
Curious. Is ii not?
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-06-19
The Melting Surplus.

The surplus, which has caused our
statesmen so much trouble, is rapidly
melting away. Congress is voting away
money out of the treasury at such .
rapid rate that the President is reported
to be alarmed He fears that the sur
plus will soon become a deficit
Does not this reckless use of the pub4
lie money grow out of the fact that the
taxation which raises it is disguised in
the form of a tariff? When a man putzs
his hand into his pocket and pays out
his money to the tax collector. he sees
his bills going and it hurts He knows
exactly how many dollars and cents he
is out of pocket
But as the National taxes except en
whisky and tobacco, are raised by duties
on foreign goods. no man knows just
how much he pays TO the Government,
and still less does any man know how
much he pays to the protected classes
whose goods he buys
II those two facts could be seen and
measured by every man when he buys
tarif-protected goods, we should have
less of extravaganza in Congress-aea
certainly less of protection, too
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-06-19

mil IRE 1T was yet dawn
> came Charmion once
Q) ag a in, and w Q
walked to the pri-
IA vate harbor of the
! palace. There, TAX
4 ing boat. we rowed to
the island mount where
On stands the Timonium, q
v aulte d tower, strong,
and round. And
having landed, we twain
came to the door and
knocked thereon, till at
length a gr a tin g was
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-06-19
CHAPTER XVIII.

OF THE DRAWING FORTH OF ANTONY FROl
THE TIMONIUM BACK TO CLEOPATRA; O
THE FEAST MADE BY CLEOPATRA; AND o
THE MANNER OF DEATH OF EUDOSIUS TIL
STEWARD.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-06-19

The seines which fishermen use and
the Irvine from which they are made
have felt the heavy hand of Mckinley.
The duty on them is doubled.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-06-19

THE National Gallery Of Ireland has OBJ
tanned portraits Of Sir Walter Raleigh
and his wife, Tom Moore and Charles Lever,
all more or less Identified with Erin.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-06-19

)LAD in my plain dark
robe, / sat in the
guest chamber of
the house that had
been made ready for
me. In a carven,
lion-footed chair l
sat, and looked upon
he swinging lamps of
scented oil, the pict-
lred tapestries, the
rich Syrian rugs
and, amid all this lux
bethought me of the
OF the Harpers that is
ape. and of the nine
roorc Nf 1ork 1nno1i
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-06-19
b1ustrAtsd by N1CHoLL. after CATION WOOD
VILE and GREIFFENHAGEN.
CHAPTER XVII.

MEETING OF CHARMION WITH THE LEARNED
OLYMPUS: HER SPEECH WITH HIM; COMING
OF OLYMPUS INTO THE PRESENCE OF CLEO
PATRA; THE COMMANDS OF CLEOPATRA
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-06-19

good example OF the iniquity and inc
equality of the Mckinley bill. The
cheapest gun. now selling for u. y, siR
bear Mckinley price" OF g. 25, which
is an increase OF SO per cent. This 10
the poor boys gun.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-06-19
CLEOPATRA.
Being an Account of the Fail and
Vengeance of Earmachis, the
Royal Egyptian,
AS SET FORTH BY HIS OWN HAND.
BY H. RIDER HAGCARD,

author OF =" King Soloraon's Mines"
~She," "Allan Quaterrnain,"
Etc, ETC., Etc.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-06-19

And the richer the man che ugheae
Mckinley touches him.
The poor boys guns and the pooe
mans guns are nearly ali imported. snd
the duty will necessarily CONS cut sR
the pockets OF the BUYERS
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-06-19

These are the poor meh'a Ruas-aA&
the poorer the man the higher his duty u
piled up.
Contrast with that the following table
showing the increase on zach nepie
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-06-19

European bill" Why then should
Americans be Disseminated against in
this precious American bill? Our tariff
maker gives Europeans, who buy the
products of our factories. the advantage
of free raw materials; but he refuses
this same advantage to the American
buyer. And yet he calls it an '.Ameri-
can BILL What has the American citi-
zen done. that he must be made to pay
duties on raw materials which are offered
to the European without duty? Does
Mckinley think that the people will
look upon this as just and fair to them?
This looks as if Mr.. Mckinley regard
ed the home market theory as a hum
bug, and the home market itself as en-
titled to no special consideration 1t is
known that many of our manufacturers
secretly entertain the same feelings
toward the home market They viii
contribute literally for election ex-
penses TO hold the home market for
themselves, and will make expensive
trips to Washington to see that the
agreement is carried out by putting on
a high tariff-a1 this they will do; but
when it comes to the question of show
ing how tender they love the home
consumer by selling cheaper TO him than
to foreigners-no, sir, they refuse to do
that every time! Not only so. but many
of them actually sell to the foreigners
cheaper than to the American fellow
citizen. OF course such men believe in
the home market, for they make bigger
profits out of it
This suggests one important ques-
ton, If these people can deduct part
of the price of their goods in order tc
sell them in foreign countries, would il
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-06

dogs chained, and the treasury thrown open
TO plunder; but the general sentiment was
that no matter how obnoxious the rules are.
they were asked for by the democrats and
would be considered in a fair spirit.
TIME TO BE ASKED.
Mr.. Carlisle was accordingly instructed
to negotiate with the majority
managers for proper and reasonable
time TO consider the rules in case they
should be reported tomorrow, inasmuch
as the democratic managers are without
copies. The republicans will also be al
lowed debate Of reasonable length upon
them when they are called up for consider
alton, and il these concessions are granted
the democrats will interpose no unusual OBJ
Stacles TO obstruct them. A feature of the
evenings proceedings that would have been
amusing, If it had not resulted in p lsitive
Inconvenience. was the attitude of
certain capital policemen, who, acting under
the orders OF a stupid superior, refused
entrance to the building to reporters for
press privileges never before denied. More
over, they persisted in this course in spite
OF the fact that the chairman of the demo-
cratic caucus, Mr.. Holman, had courteously
given an order for their admission.