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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-10
REEDS DIRTY WORK.
Tho Disgraceful Methods OF the Accids
from Maine.

Iho OIsgr3ceful Methods OF the Accident
from Maine.
To retain his grasp upon his scepter
Mr.. Reed. Speaker of the National
House, may find it necessary to unseat
few more Democrats. He can ask
nothing from the Democracy, the minor
ity whom he has steadily treated as an
enemy to be punished, and it is clear
now that he can not depend for support
in his arbitrary proceedings upon the
loyalty of an unbroken majority recruit
ed as it has been by the displacement Of
duly elected Democrats. Reed stands
with the President and the Secretary of
the Treasury against radical enact
ment regarding unlimited silver coin
age. and was potent in shaping the leg
islation of the House on that measure.
When the drastic Senate bill reached
the Speakers desk he quietly referred
it of his own motion to a committee Sc
1ected by himself. proceeding not at
all in accordance with the practice of
the House. The object was to gain time,
and glide, if possible, past the present
point fraught with peril tc the party.
If the point of concurrence Or non-con-
currence in the Senate measure were
urged the House might concur and the
the President being compelled to the
embarrassment of meeting the silver
question squarely. He and Reed would
rather dodge. When the journal of the
House was read showing the Speakers
action on the silver bill, attempt was
made by Mckinley, the Republican
leader on the floor, to carry approval
without debate. Therein, much to the
CONSERVATION of the party, he was
beaten.
Regardless wholly of the merits OF
the silver controversy the conduct of
Reed in this matter is inexcusable. But
it is of piece with his proceedings
from the day on which he assumed the
gavel. Presumably servant, he has
assumed to be the master of the House.
substituting his own will whenever it
suited his purpose for the rules, GUS
toms and traditions of the House. The
rights of the minority have been re-
spected only when the interests of his
own party or his own plans would not
be injured thereby. He has taken
narrow view, however An appeal lies
this very fall from his desk to the votes
of IL, 900, 900 electors who can have lit
tie sympathy with his course. 1--WE
must be successful" he said, on re-
cent occasion. but he has taken the very
worst way to succeed. Later in the ses-
sion the National election law, which he
approves, designed to place the count in
Republican hands with as little scru-
pie as Reeds own, may become law.
but the present appearance is that
neither force nor fraud will be able to
defeat the overwhelming sentiment that
the Republican party shall not organize
the next House. Like the Presidency
of Mr.. Harrison the Speakership of Mr..
Reed is for single term.-chicaao
Times.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-10

An Austin man read in a paper that
the family should always be the scene
of laughter and merriment, and that no
meal should be passed in the moody
silence that so often characterizes those
occasions. The idea struck him SO
favorably that when his family was
gathered around the table that evening
he said:
Snow, this sort O. thing of keeping SO
blamed mum at meals has got to stop.
You hear me? You girls, put in an tell
stories, an keep up agreeable sort %
talk, like; an you, boys, laugh and be
jolly, or I'll take and dust your jackets
with grapevine till you can't stand.
Now begin!'
The glare that he sent around the
table made the family as funny as q
funeral.-Texas Siftings.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-10

The fact is that about the only Repub-
lican papers of any Importance which
indorse the Mckinley bill are such as
the Indianapolis Journal whose edi tors
hold fat offices under the Administers
ton and are ready to support any meas
ure, however outrageous, which tie
party bosses at Washington may decree.
The Republican newspapers which OPP
pose the Mckinley bill are the ablest
and most respectable in the country,
and there can be no doubt that they
represent a great body of Republican
opinion. which will make itself heard
still more effectually at the polls next
Novemb er.-Indianapolis Sentinel
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-10
An Eccentric .slxcoon. >,

In Illinois small cottage Just at the
edge of recent cyclone was moved by
the wind thirty or forty feet without in
juring the structure materially. The
family was scarcely aware of the move
ment, but Goals were scattered from the
CRATE upon the floor, and there was dan
ger of confagration. The head of the
family seized bucket, and fastened
to the well for water, but no we'll was
to be found! The house had covered it,
but the patriarch did not notice this
fact. Rushing back to the house, he ex-
claimed:
Maria. tibet war the doggondest sly
coon ever heern on. It hes bowed the
well clean off the lot, without even
leaving stun to tell whar it war!''-
Texas SiftingS.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-10
POLITICAL DRIFT.

The Democratic party is not
merely party. It is the bulwark of
Southern civilization.-Mem Ava
lanche
1t is thought that Mr.. BENJAMIN
Harrison will finally be compelled by
the exigences of the political situation
to write a card indorsing Quay.-At-
lanta Constitution.
AS long as Pension Shark Lemon
can keep his debtor at the head of the
Pension Bureau, he proba ably cares little
whether that S25, 900 note is paid or not.
st Louis Republic.
Hon. Thomas B. Reed is not only
Speaker of the House, but its general
manager. He should hang out his
single: "Bills put through the popular
branch of Congress with neatness and
dispatch. boston Transcript.
Our wealthy men are only crea-
lures of special favors bestowed upon
them by the workers of the Nation
through the agency of Government, and
are not rich men in any true and legiti-
mate sense whatever.-Manistee mich. }
Broadaxe.
john Wanamaker's gift of $780,
900 cottage at Cape May to Mrs. Benja-
min Harrison, and the latter's prompt
acceptance OF the gratuity, easily make
up the most shameful incident of an
administration that has been more
scanda1ous and disgracefuI than any
thing that the country has seen since
the second term of Grant.-Chicago
Herald.
1.-THE obstinacy of the House on
the pension question" says the ST.
Louis Globe-Democrat rep }, will not
meet the approval of the people. 1t is
we'll understood that the Government
is not in a condition to pay service pen
sions, and the politicians who are in
sisting upon the adoption of such pol
icy with view to- promoting their
chances of reelection, deserve censure
rather than praise"
1t would be far cheaper for the
country to pay $4,000 idle men average
wages to do nothing than to tax every
square of tin roof, every dinner-pail,
teapot milk pan and tin can, simply to
s'build up" half dozen more monopo-
list millionaires and enable them to
give coaching parties through Scot
land to protection leaders, and to
found libraries from the savings of a
10 per cent. reduction in their working
mems wages.-N. Y. World
EVERY time that thermometer
is used on board of ship to determine
whether she is in the Gulf stream or
not, an American may reflect with
pride that though our flag is driven
from the high seas through the opera
ton of our navigation laws, it was an
American who taught the world how to
navigate these seas. and that no nation
has in modern times done more to dig
Nifty the sailors craft than ours--Illus-
trated American
Young James G. Blaine, Jr, has
been refused membership in the swag.
ger Columbia Athletic Club of Washing
ton Perhaps the idea may gradually
dawn upon that young mans mind that
marital eccentricities and personal in
adequacy can not be entirely white
washed in the minds of the best peo-
pie by even papa's great position a.
Prime Minister and pu1ler OF the wires
in ordinary to the amusing puppet
President Mr.. Harrison = Chicago
Nail
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-10
HUMBUGGiNG THE FARMER.
A Duty of Five Cents a Dozen on Eggs, ans
What 1t Will Do For Us.

A Duty of Five Cents a Dozen Eggs, and
What 1t viii DO For Us.
This country imported in 1889 Ia, $685.
ATT dozen eggs, worth 81 07O, GA. Nobody
supposes that this was any thing like
the whole number of eggs consumed in
that year. 1t PROBABLY was not more
than one-tenth of the whole consump-
ton. 1t is pretty easy to understand
why we imported thateuantity-nam
because we did not produce enough at
home to furnish all that were needed.
OF course we did not produce all the eggs
we needed because it was more profitable
to produce something else. It is highly
probable that we could export a great
many million dozens of eggs if we
chose to devote ourselves to the indus
try. In fact we did export last year
500. S15 dozens But why export eggs
when we can export something else to
greater advantage, and why supply the
home market when we can buy abroad
to equal advantage?
Mr. Mckinley evidently believes that
we ought to raise enough eggs to supply
the whole home demand. At any rate
he makes the pretense of that belief,
and in his fine, new Tariff bill he has
put a duty of five cents per dozen on
eggs. If this has the effect he would
have us expect it will increase the cost
Of all imported eggs by at least that
much and viii tend to increase the price
of eggs produced in this country. As
matter of fact it will probably stop at
the former, for farmers know, or ought
to know, that the effect Of going into
the business of raising chickens for
eggs would be eventually TO depress the
price below the present rate
How little effect the import of eggs
has in depressing the price of American
eggs is demonstrated by the fact that
the largest imports are Invariably in
November and come upon the market in
November or December, and that inva-
riably it is just in those two months that
the prices of eggs are always highest.
On the other hand, our imports are least
in the months of February, March and
April, to be sold in our markets in those
months or the forepart of May, when
the price OF eggs is invariably the low
est The only conclusions, then. are:
Either il Is some other cause las it is)
and not imports that affects the price of
eggs. or else large imports make high
prices Our high tariff friends can take
their pick
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-10
HOUSEHOLDS eREvITfEs.

Half a teaspoonful of sugar wiz
nearly always revive dying IRE; and.
| unlike the few drops of coal oil which
servants are so fond of using and which
have caused SO many sad accidents -
perfectly safe.
To cook summer squash, wash clean
and peel or not as you chsose, but cut
open and take out most of the seeds
and cook in hot water. When done skim
into pan, and with a plate squeeze as
dry as you can. season with plenty Oh
butter and little salt-The House
keeper.
The simplest method of loosening
wallpaper is to start q large kettle OF
water boiling in the room The damp
ness will soon loosen the paper, and it
may readily stripped of. If the boiling
water is not a possibility, mop the
paper all over with wet cloths, and leave
the water to soak in, repeating the pro-
cess many times until loosened-
Orange Float-One quart of water
and the juice of two lemons, one cupful
of sugar, let this boil and add three
tablespoonfuls of corn-starch mixed
smooth. stir until the mixture has boiled
ten minutes, let it become cold, then
pour it over four or five oranges sliced,
cover the tops with the beaten whites
of three eggs sweetened and favored
with vanilla.
-Rhubarb Tapioca Pudding.-Soak
cup of tapioca over night, and cook in
water till perfectly smooth, and of the
consistency of warm blanc mango. Put
uncooked rhubarb in the bottom of
pudding dish, plenty of it, sweeten Law
ishly, and pour over this the cooked
tapioca, cover and bake in the oven for
thirty-five or forty minutes. or until the
rhubarb is done.-The Household.
I'm washing all body linen, napery
and bed linen the practice Of soaking
them for some hours in water in which
borax has been dissolved is good one
| Nor should clothing be boiled beyond
fifteen or twenty minutes at most None
| but the best soaps ought to be used in
| any kind of Washing and after clothing
has been rubbed in the first water. and
put loosely into the boiler, with plenty
| of water to scald it in, it should not re-
quire rubbing again in the sudsing
| water.
Match Scratcher.-Take a piece of
| ribbon three inches wide and seven
| long. Fasten narrow ribbon. at the top
to hang up and fringe out the. lower
edge to the depth of one inch. just
| above the fringe tasted piece of sand
paper one and half inches wide and
| three inches long. At the top fasten
| another piece one-half inch in width
Between these two pieces of sand paper.
outline on the ribbon with gold tinsel
| or silk the words Matches and Scratch
es-"-The Home.
-Horseradish Sauce. Mix two or
| three heaping tablespoonfuls of fresh
grated horseradish with twice as much
| sweet cream. Salt it lightly and stir in
an equal number of dessertspoonfuls OF
vinegar with a teaspoonful of sugar.
Add a little pepper-sauce or cayenne il
very hot sauces are liked. This sauce
is good either hot or cold. If preferred
hot, it must be warmed in a double
boiler, taking care that it does not boil
| or it will curdle. Il is specially good
with roast beef, either hot or cold.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-10

Gather stayed out at night; but must
sc Good night, DEAR" and off he
cent.
Prom that time on Henry heard No
more reproaches about his staying out
SO late. He went out almost every even
iue One day he was brought home in
a carriage. He had sprained his ankle.
The injury was very severe. The doc
Cor said he would be confined in his
house for at least two weeks. At first
he suffered severe pains, and his wife
did all in hee power to relieve his suf-
1esings. She put cold applications to
bic swollen limb and alleviated his
agony b. reading to him. He immedi-
ateSs began % improve. While he nc
1nges suffered physical pain he was
10lige2 % Semain in his room, as the
ankle R4s eco weak to bear his weight.
Bow cas- the time for Mrs. Carter to car.
o. sut little plsh she had matured.
One evening She appeared in the
Soon % her husband dressed to 60 out.
She Aaa = fUss il her hair. and had 9TH
ersiSs made Aersela q attractive as DOS.
siblA
y 80 RaiNs ouA. dear Henry, to at.
eeA3 s1itels social gathering at my sis.
tefa Voc need not get up for me. You
Can go 20 bed. I'll take the door kew
along and let myself in"
OAK right, Responded Henry cheer
Sullgs SritiAg his teeth ss she closed the
6o0s ~2haH's . very nice arrangement
3er UomaA "a leave her husband at
8eme .sAa 90 cavarting all over the
0ei4hADIh0Od. Whse shall 1 do to
AtnNse 0yeeless
S4rA Carter ala noe get home until
Gerry Ysse, ous her husband did not re-
1roacb her. de was toe proud for that.
Next night che was of again. and SO
DIR oeSrrsY consecutive evenings Carter
eaA g Gle up. and he found it very ted
0Ous. ~ laSs she went 20 Q ball. She
~ accompanied by her brother. She
orrisee - her home simultaneously
9th Che milkmsn. On opening the door
Che SOC bee husband white with rage.
eSRadaN.e Ae said sternly. you have
6eea abseot ell eight"
SJeS" Sespended Mrs. Carter, coolly,
Wthe veil, die aot break up until the
Dee small 6ouro anent the twa.'"
Mr.. Carter was already very much ex-
osperoaeos but spriAging that old gag
0po0 hio aeouoeA. Ain 20 perfect
erenzN.
Spo 1ou knoo, = ne said, in hoarse
SoiceO G&nashin9 the water pitcher to
omitheraenA ssthas yov have been out
prowlin0 around every night for q week
whi0 ! have beeD confined to the house
by mysolf?''
'16enrys ! - vesy much surprised at
9onr 1024age."
lou aee surprised, ere you? Do you
suppose I'm going to stand this any
longer?e
IF Soere . married man." said Mrs.
Carter, s1eVould think it very natural
that my wife should go wherever she
likes it best. If you are displeased. you
should address me in a different tone
You should endeavor to make home
pleasant for me-
"Whatm exclaimed Mr.. Carter.
snake my homo agreeable TO me-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-10
A SeIf-Made Man.

Hostler-Young Denny It used to
work here in the stable IS got to be a
regular gentleman. I tell yer he's get
tim along fine.
observation-disclosures man, Den
ny is. l knowed he'd get to be somebody.
Alters tended to his own business;
never drinked nor smoked nor nothin'.
like to see such fellers as Denny get
along, do; what's Denny doin' now?
Hostler = Keepin' saloon over in
East New York.-Puck.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-10
GETTING EVEN.
How q Wife Cured Her Husband
OF Going Out Nights.

Rs. CAR T e b
had only been
married a short
time. but her
husband b a d
already begun to
go out at nights.
One evening she
said to him:
sfYOu are not
going out again
tonight, a T 9
you, Henry?"
"Y g s, m y
dear"
"And where
are you going. if
/ may ask?"
"Oh, I am
only going to
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-10
Ne Sutor Ultra Crepidam.

Lawyer Which-Well, OFlaherty,
have you told me all the facts, without
elaboration, exaggeration or equivoca-
ton? / want to save you if can.
OFlaherty-Oi have, yer honor.
Olive tould how / shot de mon, an not a
wurrud butts as thrue's me affidavy; so
ye can put in de lies, SOFT, to shoot yer
self. Ye onnershtan that part bother
nor do. onny day.-Puck.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-10
Would Have to Wait.

Customer Tin cheap restaurant)-
Waiter, bring me napkin, please.
Waterfall in use at present, Cap, but
that chap with the heavy mustache eat
ing soup over there will be through
with his soon.-Drake's Mag
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-10
The National Failing.

Jackson-I'm going to start a new
paper, and think I'll call it the Um-
brella. H
Merritt-Why?
Jackson-Because every body who sees
it will take it.
Merritt-Yes people would take it,
but they wouldn't pay for it.-West
Shore.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-10

Are you certain of what you say?"
Absolutely"
.sWould you bet q dollar on it?"
(After q moments thought)-sOhi
am not sure enough to bet. butt ri,
YOU INV word of honor. "-Transatlanti
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-10
Didn't Envy Him..

Bobby-There amt much fun for a
fellow in this world after all, is there?
Tommy-Plenty of fun, but I could
never enjoy it if my mother wore as big
q slipper as yours.-Drake's Magazine.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-10
A Parents Growl.

Parents Growl.
Flows your family?"
Pretty well, thank YOU"
ANY of your daughters married yet?'
mo; and I can't understand why
they don't go off; they use powder
enough. goodness knows" = Boston
Courier.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-10
The Difference.

"Who was the undertaken at your
aunt's funeral?'
There wasn't any"
'sWhat! No undertaken
mo; it was funeral director. The
bill was three hundred and fifty doll
lars "-Bostonian-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-10
MAKING THE FEATHERS FLY.

First Nimrod-Did you see the feath-
ers fly when fred?
Second Nimrod (sarcastically)
saw the feathers Hy-off on the bird.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-10

The Mckinley bill would even tax
the farmer for the light he would use.
whom looking over his paper at night
after a hard days work. by imposing a
duty on his lamp chimney; but the
manufacturer must be pro.ectea
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-10
whore Woman Often Goyerns.

Mrs Tangle-Did any State of the
Union ever have a woman for Governor?
Mr.. Tangle-No, I think not; but
there's one state of union which fire.
quently has
Mrs. Tangle-What is that?
Mr.. Tangle-Matrimony
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-10
Social Item from shycarro

'sHave you been invited to Mrs. de
Bronson's divorce on Friday?"
mo; only the intimate friends are
invited to that--but got cards for her
marriage to General Henderson on Fri
day next. "-Life.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-10


condemns the increased duties on wool,
and declares that 1.-THE people are not
in a mood, at this period of surplus rev.
enue, to be driven into unreasonable,
not to say unnatural protection
The Boston Journal. organ of the rad
ical Republicans of New England, also
opposes the wool schedule, and the Bos-
ton Transcript criticises the whole Nc
Kinley bill very freely.
The Philadelphia Telegraph, an indie
pent Repu blican paper, and an advocate
of protection, says:
When the Mckinley bill was promulgated
the people for the first time were made to un-
derstand that the fat fried out OF the especially
protected firms, corporations combines and
trusts was to be returned, and 1t was to be got
by Congress frying it out Of them. If this Nc
Kinley bill should become a law, there Is not q
poor devil of q citizen from one end OF the
country to the other who viii not be put into
the pan and placed over the Goals In order that
he may contribute his item of fat to the great
quantity which is to be returned to those who
supplied the campaign grease OF 1883
The most Interested and fair-minded man,
Republican or Democrat may go up and down
the Mckinley list and find thereon not single
thing added to or taken from the present tar1n
schedule which has not been added to or taken
from it for the benefit and behoof OF representa-
lives OF special interests. The entire scheme
rests upon no other or better principle than
that OF returning their fat to the manufacturers
or of helping the party by the basest partisan
methods.
The Philadelphia American. which
enjoys the unique distinction of being
edited by the only protectionist college
professor in the country (Robert Ellis
Thompson), declares that iron ore and
other raw materials ought to be on the
free list. while the Pittsburgh Dispatch,
pronounced advocate of protection.
ridicules McKinley's rather cheap at
tempt to throw tub to the agricultural
whale in advance of the duties on eggs
butter and potatoes.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-07

zukins and Miss Helen Haw-
W ms welded at Americus-
.,,1,crs. GA, Aug. 6.-This morning
.-.,ock W. E. Hawkins was married 10
81 Q u 9 Hawkins. The ceremony was
MIS- Lisa nd by Rev. j. R. McC.esky OF sa-
perioi u If the bride. The groom Is
Va coI H. Hawkins, and young
a son Oh ~ social aud business stand
man ia secretary ana treas
ing. ne e. Americas Investment Com-
urer OF VI - assistant TO bis father, Coi.
papy' a an 10 the management Oh the
:. d. "a A-1ericus and Montgomery rail-
SAVANNAH IT, h-;de is the beautiful and &C =
road, SsS laughter of Col z A. hsw-
ccomplsT tbs leading lawyers OF TINS city,
Elns, one % tbs late Judge Willis A. Ha"-
and son III ~ ea,,nle are two of the most pop
Rms kins' ,o,ng society people OF this city.
U''-' HANDSOME PRESENTS.
.oiyad number OF very elegant
1ney tl'a.-lrirs was fine dauond ring Tor
by pit, iia Among those most appreciated
presents, - a rare old gold diamond broce-
hln1set ri; 81 vie. presented by the officers
LED tor LIZ LIo,,aS NJ the S. A. NJ. road as tes-
ana elnp ~ their appreciation OF his uni
tlIhonIoi ,.tasv and kindness to them. The
form coul a so left on the S:35 a. m.
happy H the S. A. NJ. road
Tram three months bridal tour:
I0r Oil, visit the leading places OF interest
ipey oerice and Europe. In their tour
Ia L1r America they will travel IN MT:
Wawt;ns' elegant private car Louise,
Iitb an ample corps of attendants; Ihey
,rsre ACCOMPANIED to-day as lar as Lyons py
a select party of friends