Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-12-18
ROUND ABOUT REEzEor1oNs.

ROUND ABOUT REFLECTIONS.
Moderation and conservatism should
be the watciword of the democratic
party from this time forth. Let as
profit by the deep, oery deep hole into
which radicalisne led she republican
party.
The Kansae City Stas seys tribe of
pigmies has been discovered in Crave
ford county, Indiana, ard, to preven9
any possibility of misrepresentation.
adds that Harrisoa is from Marion
county.
Here's 9nts eonundrum: WIS
were the Indians allowed to become
the owners of Springfield rifles and sD
unlimited supply ag ammunition2 Ct
might also be ID erdes &c ask, who sold
them to the Sndiasss Uolton Signal.
A prOminens citiZeN of 9his city went
home one night this week rather late
lowing suggestive Rem pinned in his
hat: ''All men are not homeless, but
some men are home less than Others"
He took the hint Larned Optic.
The farmers are going to run abe
Missouri as well as the Kansas legislS-
ture. In Missouri, however, the xarM.
ers will promptly recognize their friends
by sending a democrat 90 che United
States senate. Kansas @ill Cake Q bong
step forward by retiring @ yepublicAl.
Kansas Cit9 Times.
BY way of showing Che effect of the
late election on s&e opinions of COM
gressmen, two silver coinage bills SeSe
introduced in che senate last week
one of theus D5 Mss Plumb. and elk
similar bills wero iStSoduced in the
house, none o6 them BY Kansas men.
however.-Kansae Faxpss.
Since the deeeze CS prohibition in
Nebraska, R 10 stated that many ina.
provemenes anS 0ess buildings have
been commenced ia s;Wious portions
OF the state. Omaha is more lively
than ever and exhibits signs OF Mas.
velouS enterprise permits COZ the
construction o6 $4,000, 600 woxth OS
business house0 Sewing beeu take,,
out.
Jay Gould has Gepudisted the story
which made hem the owney OF 1000
acres of salt land s& Hutchinson. 2t
will be noticed that Hutchinson got che
advertisement if she did not get tbe
4 Gould plant. Such advertisements axe
like drunk on KensSs Joint whiskey,
any exhilerating efkGts axe more thais
overcome by 8he Wichiss
Beacon.
Oklahoma 3aAeo 20 become u etste.
She will have 90 wait upth New Mex.
leo and Arizona get in. In fact We do
not think it willaver come in unti il
comes in as Sars Of = state that will
be formed out oa she whole o. Indian
territory. Tbie ShingOx sunning small
settlements, cosy Sanches. and mining
camps into the C0ion - states in osdet
for the dOminaDt party 60 make sOEes
in the senate and eaectoyal college has
about. played Ellswoyth Demo.
crat.
The Greae Benz and McIhexson
papers deplore the existence of saloons
and boot leggers aN theix respective
cities. Well, they will only have feN
days now to wait Eos the Ives regime
you may depend 1t wil3 be an Ina.
provement on the husband of Mrs Eel-
logg business anybows = is shocking
to think of Great Bend bayIng Saloons
Isn't there some mistake.-1yons Dem.
Ocrat.
~. On becoming acquainted on Che
train with the delegates from Arkansas
th first question asked was: ''Wil
Jerry Simpson be at the convention
he is the first man we want to see.'
Their curiosity about Jere was like Pat
about Goliath. Pat thought that life's
work was ended and he about to pass
over, when the priest kindly said-''Pat
and who do you want 20 see first whsr
you land on the otheg shoret'' "Youi
reverence, I am aftee seeen Gerliats
first, sure" kansas faxmer.
The future aS Kansas is, indeed
bright. The pasS thses % Four YEAR
have been hard ones, and many hav,
left the state ana gone elsewhere
But the people wh0 are still here arr
of that class in Shose dictionary Oh
word ''fail'' is noe 9Ound-they hav,
come to stay and eubdue Che country
With true American grit they hav'
started anew afteC each reverse
through all these years of hard ime
they have managed % make liyip,
for themselves aud tho;~ f.,u,;l;oo. - a