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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-27
AN IDEAL STEAMSHIP.

Designed to Cross the Atlantic In Three and
Half Days.
Drawings and propositions for q new
style of fast ocean steamship appear in
the American Mail and Export Journal
Civil Engineer B. Schieldrop, the author
of the proposed new greyhound, claims
that it will be able to raise the record OF
speed across the Atlantic from twenty
one to thirty-four knots an hour. This
would admit of voyages between Queens
town and Sandy Hook in three days and
thirteen hours.
Mr.. Schieldrop claims that in the
fundamental principles upon which the
modern transatlantic steamers are built
and operated no real advance has been
made since the Savannah crossed in
1878. He thinks that the trouble has
been that the same boat has been ga
mail conveyance, a hotel, barn and q
warehouse" all in one. He proposed to
build, upon a special model, a vessel for
first-class passengers and speed. which
will possess the maximum of speed and
space with the minimum of weight and
displacement. By removing cargo space
of the vessel now in use he proposes to
tighten the structure of the hull and
still keep it submerged to the same wa
ter line. This would give the hull a
shallow and broad upper part and mar
row and deep lower part. It might be
described as combination of the center
board type in the upper and an English
cutter in the lower part.
AS regards stability the new vessel
will prove mean between the cutter
and the center-board type. He claims
that on account of its fullness above
the water line his plan will insure dry
deck both amidships and at the extrem-
tiles. The upper deck will be devoted to
a spacious library, ladies' cabin, smok-
ing saloon and music room. The main
deck will be taken up by dining sa-
loon, an elegant after cabin and several
high-priced staterooms. The dining sa-
loon will seat $50 person comfortably.
The entire lower deck will be divided
into state rooms of different dimensions.
All of the modern conveniences will
be at hand, and cleanliness, it is
claimed, can be more thoroughly Sc
cured than if steerage passengers and
freight were carried. The entire vessel
will be lighted by electricity and each
apartment will be placed in connection
with a central system Of ventilation,
which will supply pure air in such guam
titles as may be required, and cold or
hot, as the season may call for. Mr..
Schieldrop says that his method would
be thoroughly American, as it would be
in reality fast limited express transit
with Pullman accommoda tions.-N. Y.
Times.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-27
FASHIONABLE KINKS.

Novelties That Are Considered CONNIE II
Faut In Society Circles.
Hussar blue will be the leading shade
for cloth walking suits.
At home natural flowers are worn on
the toe of dark slippers.
Egg plant purple is shade that ladies'
of serious taste incline to.
The latest fad is lingering of black.
ened steel with q small brilliant stone
set in it.
Silver beads are popular for house
dresses when a collar would seem stiff
and fresh ruche something of an ex-
ertion to provide
The old style of dressing-table has
been revived and old silk and muslin
dresses and petticoats cut up for mirror
ruff1e and valances-
Many Of the handsome coats and
jackets seen on the promenade have the
line of the sleeve and shoulder outlined
in glittering passementerie.
apparently reached the acme of beauty.
The variety is endless and new designs
seem to be introduced weekly.
Castor gloves. for shopping. have .
purse in the palm of the right one. The
matinee glace kid glove is provided with
little pocket to hold car ticket.
The colors of half-mourning violet,
gray and black. are the favorites of the
season for street and church by refined
ladies of fashion who believe SO firmly
in che fitness of things.-N- Y. World
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-27
A FRIENDS WEDDING.

The Entire Ceremony Took Less Than Hall
IN Hours Time.
A short time since had the pleasure
of Witnessing Friends wedding in the
old meeting house at the corner of Fiji
teenth and Race streets, Philadelphia
To one from New England, where such
affairs are not common, it was indeed q
novelty. Upon entering the meeting
house the extreme plainness and sim
plicity of the surroundings attract the
eye of the stranger. Directly in front.
and facing the entrance, are three rows
of unupholstered benches. There is q
gallery extending around three sides of
the building and containing several rows
of benches, each one being much higher
than the preceding one. The massive
pulpit, the customary church organ, the
handsome windows Of cathedral glass,
all these are absent, and their absence
tends to give the place tone foreign to
that of the majority of religious edifices
Of to-day. After taking our seats, and
before the wedding party arrive. we
have an opportunity to observe our sur
roundings and the guests who have as
sembled to witness the ceremony. 1t is
evident that the female portion OF a
Friends congregation do not come to-
gether to exhibit any new style of head
gear, as their sisters in other denomina-
tons are often charged with doing.
Suddenly the low murmur of voices
ceases, and without any pomp, or being
heralded by the swelling sound of some
famous wedding march, the bride and
groom, preceded by the ushers and fol-
lowed by the bridesmaids and their es-
corts, come slowly up the aisle, and take
their places in the center of the
front row of seats, facing the Friends
who have come to witness the
ceremony. In the second row of seats,
and directly behind the bride and groom,
are seated the nearest relatives of the
parties. All is profound ST
lence for a short time, then the bride
and groom rise simultaneously and clasp
their right hands, and the groom says:
SIN the presence of the Lord and these
our friends. take thee, - -, to
be my wife, promising, with divine as
to be unto thee faithful and
loving husband until death shall separ-
ate u.s." AS soon as he has finished, the
bride says. in substance, the same thing.
after which they resume their seats. A
table is then brought in and placed be-
marriage certificate is signed. The GER
tificate is then handed back to the near
est relative of the bride and the table
removed. 1t is necessary that the GER
tificate be signed by the bridesmaids
and groomsmen also After a short pc
Rod of silence the person holding the
document arises and reads it aloud.
After this reading, it is often customary
to have a sermon preached by some
prominent person. Another period of
silence then follows, and is closed by
one of the relatives rising and asking
that the guests remain seated until the
bridal party have passed out, which is a
signal for them to do So
The entire ceremony takes less than
half an hour. and the strange solemnity
of it all. together with the absence of
gives it rather strange APP
pearance Cor Boston Transcript
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-27

He was . bright handsome boy Of six
teen, sunny tempered, brilliant and engaE-
ing, the delight Of his parents, the joy Of his
home, and the pride Of his class. But shad-
gan with q trifling cough; soon came pre-
monitions Of consumption, his strength
failed, his cheeks grew hollow, and be
seemed doomed to an early grave. Then q
friend advised DR.. Pierces Golden Medical
Discovery. He tried it and was saved.
Health and strength returned, his cheerful
voice rang out again across the school play
ground, his cheeks again grew rosy, his
eyes bright He is still ssthe pride Of his
class" and he graduates this year with high
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-27

a DoeeA Interesting EA<1s--
There arc 8. 75e la1guages-
America was discovered in 14e2,
A square mile contains $40 acres.
Envelopes were first used in 1889.
Telescopes were invented in 1890.
A barrel of rice weighs 600 pounds
A barrel of pork weighs 900 pounds
A 6rkin of butter weighs Sc pounds
The first steel pen was made in 1880.
The first knives were used in England,
and the first wheeled carriage in France
in 1859.
The present National colors Of the
United States were not adopted by Con-
gress until 1777.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-27
st.nko and had overt.ten him At point

where there was no escape.
Pierced by . dozen balls Stank0 fell,
weltering in his own blood The Turks
set up shout of triumph and rushed
upon the two girls, whom they already
regarded as sure prey, but before they
reached them Kosara and Ljubica gave
each other an agonizing embrace and,
locked in each others arms, sprang into
the abysS.-Philadelphia Press.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-27

IT 10 common belief that an advertise
ments of medicines are gross exaggerations
or downright lies More than thirty years
ago DR.. Shallenberger, Of Rochester, Pa,
discovered an Antidote for Malaria, and the
medicine has had q large sale without news
paper advertising. Could lie live and pros
per so many years without helpa We are
now telling the public through the newspaper
every sufferer from Malaria. and shall state
nothing that does not square with absolute
truth A T. SHALLENBERGER & Co,
Rochester, Pa.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-27

The personally conducted excursions to
this rapidly growing city have been 30 sue
cessfuI that the Chicago & Eastern Illinois
Railroad, Evansville Route, will run one on
each Of the following dates-Feb 4th, 11th,
18th and 18th For copy Of I" Alabama As
William Hin, Gen. Pass. Agent, Chicago, Ill
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-27

MY friend, look here you know how weak
and nervous your wife is, and you know tina,
Carter's Iron Pills will relieve her, now
why not be fair about it, and buy her box
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-27

HoLLow-EYED little children, worms are
gnawing at their vitals. Their pleading
looks should make mother quickly get
them DIR. Bulbs Worm Destroyers.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-27

NATURALLY the ofacials Of electric com
panies base their re-orts on current bust
Pittsburgh Chronicle
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-27

HAVE used Bulls Sarsaparilla with en-
tire success in cases of syphilitic, scrofulous
and other skin and glandular diseases. 1t is
the best medicine manufactured for that
purpose.-James Moore, NJ D. Louisville, Ky.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-27

TIE scissors editor of q newspaper is apt
70 make great many cutting remarks.-N.
Y. Commercial Advertiser.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-27

Mime. T., charming woman who
had married three times and was three
times divorced, died in Geneva Today
the passers-by may read upon her tomb
stone: "Lamented by her father, her
mother, her children and her husbands. -
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-27

Mistress = Mary, go shoe those
chickens out of our yard" Mistress
have you shod those
chickens yet?"-Munsey's Weekly.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-27

THE highest ambition Of some men is tc
be seen on corner talking with police
mRn.-Texas Siftings
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-27

"A man should not put too much
trust in his fellcw-nen-particala
when he runs . grocery store.-Somer-
Vile Journal.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-27

ONH swallow does not make q summer
but it frequently creates q sensation of
ethereal mildness'' in q mans s.innards' ~
-BinghAmton Leader
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-27

No SAFER Remedy can be had for Coughs
and Colds, or any trouble of the Throat, than
''Brcscn's Bronchial Iroches." Price 25 cts
Sold Onlp IN boIcx
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-27

CHRoN1c Nasal Catarrh positively cured
BY Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy. 80 cents, by
druggists.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-27

WHEN man is attacked by s'la grippe'' it
makes him weak in his knees and strong in
his 'neeze. Enterprise
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-27

Two OF the wealthiest men in the West
are said to have been messenger boys 1t
pays to go slow, after au-Yonkers States
man.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-27

DON'T Neglect Cough Take some Hale's
Honey of Horehound and Tar instdnter.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-27

WHEN a man having a round million asks
q maid in marriage, he seldom gets fiat re
fusal.-Boston Transcript
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-27

A SURE sign that the door-ber In going to
ring: When you are the only one in the
house and are in the bath tuh-Atchison
Globe
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-27

nephew David
when they infrnged
ouwish
infringe good health and enjoyment OF
Besides alcohol
splitting
wonderfully ecus
Remedy Sold
Assoc Proprors,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-27

No Opium in Piso's Cure for Consumption
Cures where other remedies fail. 25c.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-27
arch
April ay

Are the best months in which to purify your blood.
During the long. cold winter. the blood becomes
thin and impure. the body becomes weak and tired,
the appetite may be lost. and just now the sy stem
the aid of reliable edicine. Hoods Sarsa-
parila Is peculiarly adapted to purify and enrich
the blood. to create Q good appetite and to over
come that tired feeling. 1t increases in popularity
every year. for 1t il the ideal bring medicine.
My health was very poor asst spring and seeing
IN advertisement of Hoods Sarsaparilla thought
l would try it 1t has worked wonders for 1t
has built my system up. have taken four bottles
dfth. / recommend ft my
Quaintances." JOHN MATHEWS, Oswego. N. Y.
N. b. Be sure to get only
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-27

WHEN the grip gets complicated with sui
eide it generally proves fatal.-Boston Her
aid
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-27

THE real-estate man wants the earth and
usually has some ground for such desire.
-Kearney Enterprise
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-27

Rfost.BItten Sore Feet.
Stockton. Cal, April, 1859.
Amer rubbing his feet with St Jacobs Oil, In
the evenines9efore going to bed, my son was
Mrs LEONE CHASER
Ar DRrGSIsfs AND DKAIKRs
IlsE CHARLES 4 toeklER CO.. Ral6nsrs. n
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-27

RICH, fragrant, fine, ''Tansill's Punch"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-12-23

ourselves. This is all there Is to II.
IA
Talk about the Alliance breaking uI
the Democratic party in the South !
WHY, the Alliance in the South Is the
Democratic party, minus a few hun
dreds of offce-holders and a few thou
sande of chronic dead beats, who
want to be ofice-holders. We ALI
ance Democrats of the South have
found out that our interests are identl
cal with those of the farmers of the
North and West, who have been vot-
ing with the Republicans, and we
mean to bury our hates and work
with them until we build up a party
that will be a Democratic party sure
enough. Gentlemen, with standing
hair and staring eyes, do you "catch
on ?"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-12-23
A MYSTERY.

The Raleigh Chronicle says Col. Polk
will dismiss his Private Secretary, Ritten-
house, alias Old Fogy; which leads to the
surmise, what will the tail do without the
head p Charlotte Chronicle.
Our contemporary presents a real
conundrum in the above excerpt.
Sure enough, "what will the tail do
without the head ?" 1t is hard to
answer our friends riddle. But we
will lay our ingenuity under strain
long enough to make a few con-
lectures as to what will occur. We
are sure the tail will not invade the
Office OF the Chronicle. We think there
is not a respectable "tail" in the
United States that would hunt for a
"heot" in the Office of the Charlotte
Chronicle. We never heard of a
tail " that expected anything so con
crete and tangible as a "head " to be
found an vacuo. The Office of our con
temporary is, therefore, safe.
Now, if the case were reversed; if
a "head" were in search of a "tAil,"
we should expect to record a forciole
entrance into our friends ssnctum.
For it would seem that our contem-
porary has "tail" enough to furnish
wsgging power and caudal rna
mentation to all the "heads" in
the Republic. The truth seems to
be, that the Darwinian Develop
ment has not been long enough at
work upon the spinal column of
our friend of the Charlotte Chronicle
to make it proper for him to speak
lightly of "tails" of any sort. Our
friend might do we'll to intermit his
attentions to Col. Polk, and devote
the intervals to the study of Darwin's
Origin Of Species. 1t is the oaly book
we know If that is likely to give him
any comfort.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-12-23

have consecrated ourselves. The
methods that may be employed in
making these great principles effective
in practical statutes are and
complicated; and the discussion and
choice of these must, in the very ma
ture of the case, be left largely to
those who are skilled in practical
craftsmanship. Let it be rememoe red
that the Alliance is not committed to
any one method, OF to any particular
set of methods, of reform. But it is
committed to the principles set forth
at Ocala, and will maintain them to
the end. These principles are irwin
chile and must prevail, and we call
upon all patriotic men of all parties to
give us the benefit of their patriotism,
of their wisdom, and of their expert
enca in the efforts we are making to
embed these principles in practical
benign legislation. A good and neces-
sary principle may be rendered in.
effective and useless by a bunglingly
constructed aud i'll digested statute.
But a bad principle cannot be made
good by the most adroitly constructed
statute. Hence it is that we plant our
selves upon these simple principles
and call upon our feLlo w-citizens of
all classes to help us to enforce them.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-12-23

WI ask the attention of our readers
to the circular letter OF Maj. R. S
Tucker, President of the Board Of
Trustees of the Institution for the
Deaf and Dumb and Blind, printed in
another eeeGll9mGr We hope it will
have the serious and intelligent con
sideration which the importance of
the subject demands. The State, as
it seems to US, is under obligation to
put itself abreast of the times in the
provisions it makes for the education
of these helpless classes of its :~itizens
The columns of The PROGRESSIVE
FARMER are open to all the citizens OF
the State who have anything to say
on behalf of these unfortunate chill
dren in our midst. Let US hear from
you on this, or upon any other ques.
ton pertaining to the real happiness
of the people.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-12-23

The partisan press of the country is
gre atty excited over what it claims is a
discovery. 1t is, that the Northwest,
ern delegation to the Ocala meeting
came instruc led to vote against the
Sub Treasury plan, but that they con
ceived the idea after reaching Ocala,
that by advocating the Sub Treasury
plan they would split and destroy the
Democratic party, South, and thereby
secure a big advantage for the third
party movement. OF course the dele
gates and the people of the Northwest
are laughing heartily at this great
sensation. And it is a little strange
that papers should aid in circulating
this absurd story, wheni it is well known
to the country that in no section was
this measure more warmly endorsed
and advocated since it was first pre-.
sented than in the Northwest. The
story is all bosh and humbuggery.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-12-23
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENTS.

= We are now enabled to explain to
our readers why the proceedings of
the Ocala meeting were not furnished
us for publication. The Supreme
Council, as a precautionary measure,
forbade any notes to be taken for the
press, and permitted only such matter
to be given out as was first passed
upon by a committee. Hence the only
authentic record of the proceedings
was taken by an official stenographer,
and is in the hands of our National
Secretary. AS soon as it is published
we will give it to our readers.
To meet, however, the eager de
mand for information, we present a
brief outline of the work of that
body, as obtained from exchanges
and other sources.
The following States were repre-
sented: New York, Maryland, Vir-
ginia, West Virginia, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Tennessee, kentucky,
Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississip
pi, Missouri, Louisiana, Arkansas,
Indian Teri itory, Kansas, South d.
kota, North Dakota, Wisconsin Min
nesota, Indiana, Illinois, Michiga al,
( dorado and California.
The Secretary reported that 1858
charters for Sub-Alliances had b, en-
issued during the year, as follows: West
Virginia, 252; California; 1876; Indiana,
1872; Michigan, 1061 New York 50;
Illinois, 81; Oklahoma, SO; Ohio 81;
Pennsylvania, SO; New Jersey, 20; Mn
nesota, 5; Iowa, 5; Oregon, l. State
charters were issued to Indiana, Illinois,
Colorado, Michigan, Wes5 Virginia, Okla
bona and North Dakota.
Among the important matters acted
upon was the re adoption Of the St.
Louis platform, with slight modifi
cations in some of its features. 1t re
affirmed the position of the Alliance
on the Sub Treasury plan, and added
land to non perishable farm products
as a basis on which the government is
to issue money. 1t added also a de-
mand for a just and equitable system
of graduated tax on incomes, and also
that United States Senators be elected
by a direct vote of the people. The
salaries of the Executive Committee
were abolished and the salary of the
Secretary who is, hereafter, to be also
Treasurer, was raised from So, 900 to
S2,25O. Some change was also made
in the eligibility clause in the Consti
tuition. 1t provided for a National
Legislative Council to be composed
of the National President and the
| President of each of the States com
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-12-23
UNITED STATES SENATE,

Washington, D. c., Dec. 6, 1890
Elias Carr, President N. q. TURNER'S
Alliance, Old Sparta, ". g.:
DEAR SIR,-In answer to you
Official communication of the zV1n
ult., which did not reach me until tI0
lst inst, l have to say that L recognL1o
the old Democratic ooctrlne d VIZ
right of. the people to instruct 'n0t
representatives to the fuIles; ez5sn'
to which it has ever been carried n
North Carolina | hold that the vi" W.
of the people, clearly and unequlVOc1n5
expressed, must be obeyed unless cOn
pliance would involve the represent
tive in a moral wrong, in which GA
it would be his duty to resign abo
give place to a Representative ob,
would ooey. Good faith in the b Iii
servsnce of instructions and pun y
pledges is absolutely essential vii
government based on the popular w.
Very respectfully yours,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-12-23

THE attention of ;he Alliances in
North Carol ma is called to the dis
tressed condition of brother John
Swain and children, of Long Bridge,
N. G. Persons desiring to help this
family will please write to L. F.
Padgett at the above address. The
PROGRESSIVE FARMER cannot in future
take notice of these appeals unless
they are made in Official form by the
Sub Alliances, and then we will pub
lish nothing but the official appeals.
We cannot commend, ~editorially, cases
of this sort that We know nothing
about. This rule is necessary, and
will Do strictly adhered to.