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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-06-12
THE DOCTORS FEE.
Miss Winnie Grows Sentimental and ll4k
Pyu Becomes Sordid.

Pyu Becomes Sordid.
CDR. Pyll. you have earned my lasting
gratitude. Without your skillfui, un.
tiring and watchful care feel that {
should never have recovered. We arc
indebted to you, o so deeply.''
The beautiful young convalescent,
pale but never more lovely, was sitting
up for the first time since her illness
had taken favorable turn. She leaned
back rim her easy chair, comfortably
propped with pillows, and looked with
ardent gratitude at the young physician
who had called to make his last pro.
fessional visit.
Don't speak of it that way, Mise
Winnie" he replied. I'm your happy
recovery feel more than repaid for the
exercise of my highest skill"
"But it would be unprofessional 10 lst
your feelings be sufficient remunerar
tion," rejoined the fair Miss Winnie.
with gay smile. There must be .
fee besides, and 1 think you need nos
fear to make it large one"
The young physician moved forWar&
on his chair.
81 fear If should include in my bill
one item that-that occurs to me, Mise
Winnie, it would be thought presumps
that isl mean exOrbitant" he said,
with voice that trembled and chin
that showed singular tendency to waip
BILE.
81 hardly think it possible, doctor,~
she said, still smiling brightly, that
you can ask too great a compensation
for yonr-"
''Winnie Greenupr' exclaimed the
young man, hoarsely, talk not to me of
fees! What are fees to me. I want some.
thing infinitely more valuable than sor-
did dollars and cents I-I-I-Winnie,
may ask your father"
Certainly. DIR. Pyll," said Miss
Greenup, haughtily. Papa is the one
to present the account to, of course. He
always settles the bills. Good morning,
SIR"
In the privacy of his Office down-town
a few minutes later the young DIR. Pyll
might have been seen making out, with
a most determined expression of countes
nance, a doctor bill that will simply
paralyze Papa Greenup when he sees it
Chicago Tribune.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-06-12
OLD ENGLISH MARRIAGES.
Peculiar Unions OF May and December
Reported to the Registrar.

Peculiar Unions Of May and December
Reported to the Registrar.
OF the many interesting matters that
come under the notice of the registrar
general there is nothing more surpris-
ing than the frequency with which
youth and age try the paths of matri-
mony together. OF 8, 500 brides over
fifty years of age who were married last
year secured a youth of twenty, were
accommodated by men of twenty-onc,
and IA others kept their choice of strip
hngs below twenty-five In one of the
last-named cases the good lady was
forty years older than her partner.
Turning to the veterans among the
husbands there is even greater dis
parity. There were no less than 500
bridegrooms above seventy years of ages
and of these one took girl of seveDs
teen, another one of nineteen apd foue
others kept under twenty-one- Between
sixty and seventy years OF age s,osi
men married. Three Of them took girls
under eighteen and twenty-seven others
were content with partners who had NOS
reached their majority. As many as
4, $40 males whose ages ranged between
fifty and sixty were also brought to the
altar, and here again a score of the
wives were in their teens. A hundred
were not more than twenty-one and s4S
were under twenty-five.
Among other strange matches was
one between a couple of octogenari-
ans, while three ladies of ''eighty-five
and upward" got husbands whose ages
were seventy-fve, sixty-fve and fifty
Ave respectively. Taking the gentle
men of ''eighty-five and upward" we
find that one of them secured bride OF
forty-fve. But even greater contrasts
are to be seen in the venerable Adonis
of seventy who got maid of twentys
one, and in the seventy old
buck who secured a blushing dsmsel OF
nineteen.
At the other end of the scale we have
a marriage between q girl OF shirteeH
and boy of eighteen, another where
the contracting parties were sixteen
each and third where men OF twenty
one saddled themselves with wives of
fourteen. Two husbands of thirty took
partners whose ages were under fifteen,
while no fewer than seventy husban6e
of forty found wives of from sixteen to
twenty years of age.-Manchester Cous
rier.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-06-12
The Propriety of Doubt.


There is common mistake that peo-
pie fall into in supposing that to have
any doubt, even in ones own mind, on
what some one may say is equivalent to
accusing him of untruth or insincerity.
Nothing could be more fallacious.
Thousands of honest mistakes are made
-under-statements,o ,over-statements and
mis-statements-by sincere and truth.
loving persons To make due allowance
for this probability and for the influence
of prejudice, or a one-sidedness which is
as unconscious as it is habitual, is very
different from casting any siur on the
speakers candor. The wise man knows
that he, too, is in similar danger, and
will examine and test his own motives
and thoughts with even more scrutiny
than he applies to those Of others.-N.
Y. Ledger.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-06-12
which exactly fits his case.
Pawnee Rock.


rom the 1e20er
Everybody and their grandchildren
went to the alliance picnic Thursday.
Two extra mails arrive at Pawnee
Rock now, one from the east and one
from the west.
If the farmers alliance people turn
out at the polls and manifest as
much interest for their principles as
they did on Thursday at the picnic
the alliance cause will go marching
on.n
Miss Lille Bolinger, Of Great Bend,
was up on Wednesday to make appI-
cation as teacher of our primary school
for the coming term. We understand
Miss Bolinger presented first-class
recommendations, and is said to be a
good teacher.
A quiet wedding took place at the
residence of Esquire Wilson on the
22nd, of May, which has just come to
our knowledge, it being the purpose of
the contracting parties to. keepit secret
for short time. The twain made
happy were NJ. J. A. Brown and Miss
May KsepeE. both of Dry Walnut dis
trict, north of Pawnee Rock. in Ciar-
ence township.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-06-12

AS TIE time draws near for the state
and county tickets to be named people
begin to cast about for good and avail
able men for the various offices. 1t is
a propitious time for the democracy
of Kansas, and if the right man is
selected to head the ticket, and good
men to back him up down the line, we
ought to have the next governor of
Kansas. The two names most prom
inently mentioned are those of Ex-Gov-
ernor Geo. w. Click and Ex-Governor
Chas. Robinson. Either of them are
able men, and fully capable of again
filling the Office Of governor to the
satisfaction of the people. 1t is under
stood that the differences that once
obtained between Geo. w. Click and
John Martin have been all buried long
ago, and that there would be no ele-
ment in the party to oppose Click as
the democratic candidate for governor.
On the other hand, the friends of Chas.
Robinson claim that he would be
not only strong man with the reaub-
mission advocates, but would gain
much strength from the alliance. AS
between the two. the DEMOCRAT at
present has no choice. What it desires
in the democratic candidate for chief
executive is man who will strength
en- the party at every point; one who
will have no element in the DartY
against him.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-06-12
A WORKING STEWARD.
Lessons to Be Learned from the Carec
Of. ToI, ri

Lessons to Be Learned from the Career
of John Ericsson.
John Ericsson will always be a bows
hero. To read of his inventions is to
believe almost in magic, so wonderful is
it that one man should have done SO
much to revolutionize methods of travel
and warfare, as we'll as to have enlarged
the field of mechanics until the posi-
bilities are boundless-for the little
solar engine which Ericsson left as a
legacy may work as great wonders, when
understood and applied, as steam has
worked. Great engines may yet be
worked by the heat of the sun.
as they are now by steam and
electricity. Think of the great
economy in coal and labor when the
sun becomes the generating force in
moving machinery! Every boy can not
be John Ericsson, but every boy can
hold as a principle in his life the prin-
ciple which controlled him. ''Provi-
dence has given me greater abilities for
use, within certain limits, than to any
other mortal. / will be a faithful
steward he said to friend once; and
it was this thought that controlled his
life. To every boy is given some gift
not held by any other boy. It may not
be one that will make him marked be-
fore the world, but it is this gift that
distinguishes him from the rest of the
world. What he becomes depends on
the use he makes of this gift.
If you read the life of Ericsson, doubt
less you will be impressed with one
thing-his devotion to study; his deter
mination to understand whatever sub
iect he undertook. He understood the
principles of geometry SO perfectly, ap-
piled them SO thoroughly to mechanical
drawings. that he found models unnec-
essary. 1t was this knowledge that en-
sbled the young Swedish engineer to
enter contest and complete a locomo-
tive in seven weeks and Monitor in
one hundred days. Some one gave the
definition of genius as the ability to do
hard work: and when we read the life
of this Swedish boy, who had but slight
school advantages, it seems to have
been his greatest genius, in spite of the
monuments of skill which he left
Every opportunity to gain knowledge
was used, and he studied especially
those lines which he felt would help to
lead him to his chosen field.
Boys can do that now. There is hard
ly city of any size in which a training
in any special line can not be followed
art, chemistry, mechanics, electrical
engineering, as well as the trades.
Never did boys in school have the OPP
portunities that they have now, and he
who teels himself steward will work
for the wardship--Christian Union
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-06-12

Down in Randolph and Macon
counties, Missouri, it has been dis
covered that the census enum orators,
who of course are all republicans, have
been furnished with little private
book by the republican central COM
mittees and instructed to take a poll
of the voters of their respective dis
tricts, keeping a record of the names
and addresses of all, and ascertaining
their politics. This is fragrant viola
tion of the census law, but will prob
ably be practiced by the present
administration, in the states. 1t is the
duty of every voter to look out for this
move, and when discovered that the
enumeratOrs are doing this political
work they should be reported. Our
government is for the whole people.
and not for the exclusive use of the
republican party, and such practices
will not be allowed by the popular
sentiment. The census business will
be managed for the interest of the
party in power, but we had not thought
they would dare go so far as to have
the census enumeratOrs act as political
enumeratOrs under government pay.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-06-12
Read Who Will.

Great Bend, KS, June9, 1s9O.
To ALLIANCES BRos.:-Let me say
this: While 1 have used my utmost
endeavors for the good and advance
ment of our order, my thoughts and
desires have been wholly taken up in
suggesting and devising manner and
mode of unifying our efforts to. accom-
plish much needed reforms in legisla-
ton that so nearly affect our very
existence as producing people. And
while the cause of our sorrow, discon-
tent, and condition is every day becom-
ing more apparent, and the remedial
department in our case in times of
recent past has been so Indifferent in
the application of saving balms, l
believe the time is here, and the
opportunity present, for prescriptions
that will cover this complicated case.
That laxative would be appropriate
in order that our stringent condition
may be relaxed. That some wise and
judicious restorative, that would
embrace much of the stimulant to the
physical body polite, without having a
tendency to excite the brain is necess-
ary. For the more cool and reasoning
we can keep the brainy part of our
society the more certain of lasting
results. Now, my Bros, while would
take much pleasure in assisting you to
formulate the necessary remedy, l
must insist that you excuse me from
taking part with you in the selection of
the proper persons to make application
of the remedies decided upon. For 1
owe the damocratic party Of Barton
county my vote in exchange for and
payment thereof, of many votes given
me the last three years. That debt of
honor asks me to discharge next
November, if demand is made. Other
than this 1 am your companion in
arms. BERNARD MARKEY.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-06-12

Texas and Kansas, that have been
exporting provisions and breadtstuffs
to Mexico. 1t is an indirect blow to
the American silver mines that pro-
duce the so called dry ores. The Mexi-
can fluxing ores are imported for mix
ing with American dry ores, and so
their importation not only makes busi-
ness for our smelters, but promotes
the business of the larger class of
mines. But we have certain mines
that produce fuxing ores, and this tax
on Mexican silver-lead ore is designed
to give the owners of these mines a
monopoly. National Democrat.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-06-12
Hoisington Items,


From the Dispatch.
A platform dance was given at
Fenno's west of town, Wednesday
night.
The Farmers Alliance of Barton
county will hold their next quarterly
meeting at Hoisington, Friday, July 8,
1890.
The road between this place and Great
Bend has been greatly improved by
some grading on the bluffs near
Carney's.
1t looks rather strange to see the
farmers husking corn in a wheat field
that is headed out, but that is just what
we have seen done in this vicinity
during the past week.
The Claflin wheat buyers have paid
out $4,000. to the farmers in the
surrounding country for wheat since
last harvest. But few towns, if any,
i'm the state have a better wheat record
MARRIED-At the residence Of Mr.
John Armstrong, father of the bride,
in district 52, on Wednesday evening,
June 4th at nine O'Clock, Mr.. B. F.
Wilson and Miss Della A. Armstrong,
Rev. F. M. Pitkin officiating. About
one hundred friends and relatives were
present.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-06-12

Nearly every man in the streets of
Lisbon has a cigarette in his mouth.
Two gentlemen, strangers, each with
lady on his arm, will meet each other
on the sidewalk. One has an unlighted
cigarette and the other lighted cigar
cite. The former withdraws his arm
from the lady's, removes his hat and
bows to the gentleman with the lighted
cigarette, takes the lighted cigarette
from between its owners lips, ligh is his
own, replaces the other, bows again,
gives his companion his arm, and passes
on without a word being spoken on either
side.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-06-12

The REGISTER has couple of alliance
columns on its ''paetnt" side, but turns
loose numerically upon the alliance
and its lsaders on its''home side" In
this instance It's patent" judgment is
better than it's homemade judgment.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-06-12
Ellinwood Items.


From the Advocate.
A little democratic girl last week
made her appearance at the home of
our druggist, P. Doherty.
We're are sorry to hear of the sad
news that little Carl Balfour, son of
DR.. C. NJ. Balfour has lost his eye
sight.
The Ellinwood and Claflin base ball
teams played game in this city on the
day of the old settlers pinic, with a
result of II to Z in favor of EllinwoOd
The Register man each week contin-
| ues to make himself ridiculous before
the people in his display of unsurpassed
gall and wisdom. We advise him to
carefully study the familiar lines of
| Burn;
| 20 wad snme power the giftie gle Us,
| To see ourselves a others US"
which exactly fits his case.
On last Friday, Louis Mueller and
Lizzie II. Herter were married at
Great Bend by Judge B. F. Ogle.
The happy couple are well known here.
Mr.. Mueller is an industrious young
man and Miss Herter. daughter of
our farmer friend, John Herter, is also
well known as an excellent young
lady. We wish them success through
life.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-06-12
town, Saturday, to hear Mr.. Hollowell.
He can hollowen any how.

eo"hs OoeuAOoys W uCdI AI. 11OIlONcll.
He can hollowell any how.
We are glad to report Mr.. W. Comp
ton still continuing in his possession of
comparatively good health.
On last Sunday forenoon, at about
l 1 O'Clock, while the entire family were
absent, fire originated in Mr.. VIM.
Doty's residence, in some unknown
manner. and consumed it, together
with all the contents. The insurance
of $500 will hardly cover the loss. He
will probably rebuild Immediately.
Doctor McC. should have bound a few
more of his sheaves of truth with the
binding twine of eloquence. A
Mccormick is frequently an excellent
substitute for the header, even though
it decapitates considerably below the
ears, and leaves shorter stubble. The
Buckeye would like to assist, so, poll
ticians, beware!
Thanks, ''Spunk;" your advice is
good, and we shall follow it. Believing
such brilliant literary effort as yours
deserves recognition and repetition, we
reiterate it: "Will Winget spent Sun
day 'over south !" Col. Archinard has
captured the sacredcity of Segon Sikoro,
on the Upper Niger. "'Spunk,' please
hunt him up and report" and label it
sAlbert Items"
A grand time! And most propitious
day for it, and worthy object of it!
Having noted the presence of the editor
at the picnic of Thursday last, we
refrain from giving an extended
account of it, knowing that his report
would be superior to ours. Suffice to
say, it was one of the largest concourses
county, all of whom can testify to the
indispensable manner in which things
were conducted for the thorough enjoy
ment of all. By some it was estimated
that fully four thousand persons were
present. All came laden with baskets
filed with products of the cuisines art,
and the tables, had there been any,
would have ''groaned" in the most
approved manner beneath the burdens
of substantial eatables, and dainty
indfgestibles always prepared for such
occasions. Many beautiful banners
bearing significant inscriptions enliv-
ened the scene, and are monuments to
the taste and industry of the ladies of
the various local organizations. An
attentive ear was lent the able speak
ers, who undoubtedly made hundreds
of conventions. Various glee clubs
added vocal stratus TO instrumental
harmony, and are deserving praise.
The Light fatastic," as usual, was not
neglected, and made an evening attrac-
tion for the young people. In eonclu-
sion it would not be amiss to observe
that it takes Clarence to do things up
in style.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-06-12

How DOES this strike you? The
republicans found surplus, and now,
after one year, are facing a deficiency
and the republican congress increases
the tariff in twelve to thirteen sched-
ules, more than the war tariff was,
twenty-five years ago. The affairs of
the government are ran on a very eco
nOmical basis, you know.-Etlin,U0od
AdrOcGfe
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-06-12

HERE is the way the Atchison
Globe sizes up the matter; 1.-The McKiE-
ley bill offers to the farmers a tariff on
important farm products. The farmers
of the United States grow more than
the country produces, and in conse-
quence such tariff is useless Last
year the United States exported
S42 100000 worth of wheat,
$33 900, 600 worth of corn, SIT ,OOO, 600
worth Of cattle, more than $5,00O,OO0
worth.of cheese. We imported last year
less than one-third as many cattle as
we exported; less than 81 900 worth of
wheat, about $4,000 worth of corn,
less than 5000 worth of wheat flour,
only SIS, 900 worth of butter, and less
than One-fifth as much cheese as we
exported. Mr.. Mckinley and his asso-
ciates cannot expect to benefit the
farmers by tariff on their products.
They need cheaper prices on the nee
essaries of life. That's about the size
of it, but it's no use to talk remedies
no; 1.-the horses eye is sOt."
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-06-12

The speeches of the gentlemen who
addressed the crowds at the alliance
picnics would indicate that farmers see
the advisabilty of not antagonizing the
retail merchan is of the towns. If the
merchants are treated right they are
with the farmers in any good move.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-06-12
EDITORIAL COMMENT.

THE democratic state convention is
fixed for September 9th, at Wichita.
A good location, but the convention
ought to have been held earlier.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-06-12

SENATOR INGALLS, says that the
publication of politics is an ''iridescent
dream.' The practice of politics, as
Senator ingalls, favors it, comes very
near being putrescent reality
BOSTON Post
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-06-12

come so expert in climbing up the door
and raising the latch to get in that the
carrying of a big rat does not now in
terfere with her performing the feat
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-06-12

The Lyons Democrat has sold out its
subscription list to the Central Kansas
Democrat, Ed. Wod's paper. Lyons
was not large enough for two demo-
cratic papers to do successful busi-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-06-12

THE political barometer in this state
is fuctuating considerably these days.
1t is doubtful if it will indicate any
thing to certainty until after the
November storm. In the meantime
let us give our present attention to the
booming of the 4th of July celebration
in Great Bend, and try and do that
which will rebound to the credit of
our people.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-06-12

IMAM article headed ''Plumb and the
West" the Wichita Eugle, a few days
ago, struck the keynote in this declara-
tion--''The time has come when
economic questions are of more impor-
tance than political ones" The
Kansas Farmer some time ago
expressed the same thought in this
way: The Kansas question is more
important to the people of Kansas just
now than the southern question:
Kansas Farmer.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-06-12

"A clergyman who expended five dol
lars in order to officiate at wedding in
Harrisburg, Pa, received fee of three
dollars.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-06-12

Two YEARS ago, in many of the
counties of the state. democratic plat
forms and speakers advocated the print
ing of the school books used in Kansas
by the state, as in that manner the
books could be furnished at first cost
fully one-half less than they now
cost our people. This very thing is
now one of the demands of the alliance,
and reasonable one, too.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-06-12

WITHOUT doubt Kansas farmers alli-
snce men mean business. On the 7th
they met in convention in Hill City and
put in nomination VIM. Baker, far
mer of Lincoln county. who will make
the race against Webb McNall repub-
lican In the course of his speech of
acceptance, Baker denounced ingalls,
as "a tool of the monOplists, and lack
ing in sy npatly for the agriculturists
of his state" Resolutions were also
passed, requesting the president to
oust McNall from Kirwin land Office
us they deemed it unjust for the govern
ment to pay a man a salary of $40 a
day to stump the district for congress.
So the good work of reformation goes
on.