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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-06
Protected in Their Guilt.

1t will doubtless be surprise to most
people in Kansas to learn that a men,
ber of the legislature, any state or
county officer may accept bribes-be a
boodler with perfect impunity-with
no fear of criminal prosecution to de-
ter him-the law making it a criminal
offense for a member of the legislature
or state or county officers to accept
bribes having been repealed as long
ago as 1869, and never having been re-
enacted. Sections 1874, 1913, 1877, 200,
2O1, 2O3, 204 and 205 of the general
statutes of Kansas, making bribe-tak-
ing felony, strange as it may seem,
were repealed, as will be seen by con-
sulting page 1913 of the session laws of
1869. The only party guilty of a crime
under our statutes in such cases is the
person who offers and pays bribe.
This unique fact is no doubt well un-
derstood by those who have no scrupies
against accepting attorneys fees' for
legislative services. 1t would be well
for the next legislature. for the reputa-
tion of the state, and to remove from
viciously inclined legislators and other
state officials all temptations to corrup-
tion, to pass law making bribe-tak-
ing a felony.-Atchison Champion.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-06

west, potatoes are selling at eight cents
per bushel. Now there is ten cents
protective tariff on each bushel. 81
you see, gentlemen, that were it moi
for the tariff, our farmer friends would
be compelled to pay some emissary OF
John Bull and free trade two cents a
bushel to take potatoes off their hands
(AppIause and cries of ''Down with
John Bully So say 1. Down with
John Bull
''And promise you, my friends, that
the first thing 1 shall do, when l, az
your distinguished representative
return to my seat in Congress, will be
to put check on John Bull that will
not soon be forgotten. will move fol
a tariff on dirt. (Cries of ''good.")
have always felt that it is humiliatine
outrage for our western farmers soil
ten feet deep, to be constantly kept in
competition with the pauper soil OF
Europe.
s'The protective tariff has brought
you another great blessing. 1t has
enabled you II force the money kings
of the east to unlock their ill gotteI
gains and shower them upon the farms
of the west. There is scarcely home
that has not edjoyed one of these
showers. It is true, you gave to these
money sharks small parchment, with
the autograph Of yourself and wife
Some emissary of John Bull, some un'
reconstructed rebel, or chairman OF
some democratic committee, has
insulted your dignity and intelligence,
by calling these parchments 'mortga-
ges,' but they are not mortgages
gentlemen. they are only souvenirs
little mementoes. SO to speak, which il
the generosity and kindness of YOU
hearts, you gave the money sharks tt
remind them of the power the farmel
possesses under the glorious influence
of high tariff. The little oblong slips
of paper resembling your tickets to tht
opera, the low, vile and vulgar classes
call interest notes. when in truth
and in fact, they are not interest notes
but simply little semi-annual reminder
to your financial agents that you still
have your heels upon their necks read!
to Crush them the very moment the!
don't behave" Overwhelming ap
plauses, renewed every fifteen minute!
for an hour and half, at the close o.
which the farmers walked home
Meantime. a railway agent supplied
the Hon. Windy Snort with passes fol
199O.)
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-06

TThe following verses, written by Frederick, II.
Pierce under control I'VE publish by request OF
old friend and citizen OF Great Bend
Only waiting tin the loved call better
land,
Where, ali rain and shall ever by
them stand;
Hand in hand with those we love we shall walk the
celestial shore.
In the spirit world above where there's never
more.
In that land bright above you .he friends you
love dear.
They ever lingering by you when You wish
them TO draw near,
Death is so bad best, for the spirit draweih
nigh
From the land where all Is rest, where tear-rop
dims the eye.
Yes. draw nigh earth once more, the friends
we love well,
And from that happy shore TO you message We
would tell;
We would speak OF dear ones there, in the land OF
sweet delight,
Where there is though OF care. neither is there
any night
There the soul is happy ever, and thought of pain
Is felt by those across the river Yet they help you
troubles bear;
And the soul bowed down with sorrow, that sur
round us day by day,
Should look up, for on the morrow, al the clouds
VIII pass away
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-06
CHEESE AS FOOD.
IT should Not se Eaten Until ificr II
Has Been Cooked


Much difference of opinion has pre-
vailed in regard to the value of cheese as
food but we are beginniIr 20 ogetat real
facts with better understanding of the
relations of the digestive functions to
/ food elements. Cheese has been much
landed by many because of the great
amount of nutritive food elements it
contains. and people have been urged
! unfortunately TO eat il freely some
enthusiasts making the most eXtrava-
giant claims for il as a health diet But
many people who have sought % follow
I this counsel find themselves speedily
the victims of indigestion and dySpeP-
sia They would consider it little short
of treason to charge their disordered
digestion TO the cheese, but the truth Is
i tie cheese is the most probable cause in
aug such case. Although 50 far as its
ic01stituenrs arc concerned cheese is
fairly entitled to its fam as model
iocd, yet in raw cheese thcse constitu-
ents are very difficult OF solution By the
6i1estive juices-that IS. raw cheese Is
! indi cestible to a dcgree that makes IL
unavailable Stood except 10 the strong
est and healthiest stomaehs- and sbosiid
not be eaten by any one who 1nds on
trial that il gives his stomach the least
discomfort 1t IS found. however. that
I cooling the cheese removes this diff
cisIty ard makes cheese easy of dizes-
tion and as Eutritious = tender meat
and more SO. Various methods have
been adopted for this purpose, from
plain broiffpr. frying or toasting 70 the
most elaborate compound dishes The
main point is to get The cheese cooked
/ So that the stomach can diges. it,-Good
Houhekeeptux.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-06

WE HAVE received a blue-black
lithograph, representing winter view
of Bill Nye, looking east, and accom-
panied by his autobiography, written
by himself. The litho. shows Bill as a
rather bright looking lad with large
gael like eyes and a slouch hat. His
face is SmOthe and hairless as the bosom
of an untroubled lake, and his clothing
consists principally of large top
GOAT with velvet collar. Accompany
ing the picture of Bill is also dark and
dreamy shadow labeled James Whit
comb Riley. Riley is shown AS having
light hair and few in row; his eyes
have IA faraway McGinty look. while a
pair of eyeglasses straddle his
prominent nose. James has the
appearance of being borne down with
care, like country politician who
can't get INTO the alliance. If the
autographs are true pictures of these
two wanderers. it will be worth dollar
. see them. They are expected to be
at the Grand opera house in this city
ON February 24th,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-06
HOW 70 COOK poEAICEs.
Various Ways +, which fForse.eepers Can
E.ro.., r. tHe T-,E-f,-S


Does anybody want TO know the Taria-
tions played in orr kitchen On The tune
Of plain. cold boiled potatoes Here
they are: Milk is the keynote, and the
first recipe Is this: Put three-fourths
cup of milll-with tise cream on-in a
shallow frying-pan; heat to boiling
point. then add 4 pint % cold sliced
potatoes. salt pepper and q generous
lump of butter: simmer gently = fev
minutes, and serve hot. \ second recipe
Is: one cup of milk 20 which - hen it
| boils, is added a tablespoonful of corn
starch paste. then put IN one pint of
potatoes cut IN dice ana thc salt, pepper
and butter ncedful. Or instead of corn
starch. stir in a wolI-beaten egg Just be-
fore serving. The other variations are
made by using The above ingredients and
adding different fiavo-s: a at one time
SPRAYS of fresh parsley: Gt another boiled
corn cut from the coh, At another
sliced onion or two-tifou rh these last
must be cooked in water awhile before
being added 70 the potatoes Still an
othcr'way is to put bits OF dried beef in
the pan. add onc-half cup or cold water,
simmer awhile then add potatoes and
seasoning needed Yet one more Is This:
m nee the cold potatoes: pat in = baking
dish: add salt. pepper butter and one
half cup of milk, and bake bali an hour
in a moderate oven. Fried potatoes /
say nothing about except that IN my eX-
perience they have proven an iRdigesti-
bic mess. and therefor not to be toll
Grated in cookery department. whore
oItly wholesome food IS ;)Fepared.--Cor-
Rural New Yorker
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-06
Has Come to Stay.

The following items written by COB
server,'' the Pawnee Rock correspo.i
dent of the Larned Optic, will give some
idea of what strength the farmers alii-
ance is gaining in this part of the state:
No farmer has any disposition to
boycott any business. All they ask is
fair play. The price Of farm products
should be as high again as they are to
he on an equality with all merchandise
and machinery. A fair deal is all we
ask. and we intend to shuttle the cards
until we get a square deal.
The old hayseed farmers, the COM
mon people, but the bone and sinew of
the land what is the matter with them?
Oh, they have walked up, and they are
shaking off the lathargy of years, and
are now making honorable efforts to
secure agricultural protection. The
alliance is fast becoming great nation
al organization and it is for the rights
Of the people.
The Walnut alliance numbers sew
enty members; No. 2 about fifty-five;
Riverside, sixty. Barton county alli-
ances are taking in new members every
week. It is only a matter of little
time until all the farmers of Barton
county will be solid alliance. Pawnee
county is following suit. That is right.
Farmers must have protection. They
have been slaves to the trust companies
and combinations long enough. Some
thing must be done ,and it will be done,
and it will be done smoothly and in
compliance with the laws of the state
and under the protection of the laws of
the United States. We read an article
in the Chronoscope some time ago head
ed, "a Menace to Free Press.'' When
we first read the article we thought we
would reply to it but after few days
we found the article had made dozens
of alliance men. We will just say that
we are not making any threats. We
must and will have protection but we
will get it through the ballot box.
What is Larned or any other town
| without the farmer? The price of the
| farmers products are ruinously low
and this low price is all brought about
| by organizations and combinations, and
| when the farmers organize such papers
as the Chronoscope, high protective tar
| iff papers commence to kick. 1t is use.
less; the alliance has come to stay. II
now takes about $50 bushels of corn to
buy an average suit of clothes. The
| average farmer can drink coffee about
twice a week. Join the Alliance
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-06

THE columns of the DEMOCRAT have,
for the last few weeks contained d
number of references to the publisher
of the guttersnipe which we own were
not the most elegant reading in the
world. but which were called forth by
unwarrented and spiteful little attacks
of the fellow, upon this paper and its
editor. We have taken no pride in
such "a newspaper warfare, and ask the
pardon of our readers for tie part We
have had in it. AS the guttershipe
man himself remarked, fooling with a
polecat is unpleasant business, and we
will hencefOrth let him alone, no matter
how often he may. as is his nature, run
in our way and tlaunt his offensiveness
in our face. We are done with that
sort of warefare, and will have no more
OF it.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-06
ElREspE FRAGMENTS.

TO clean WOODEN goods try equal
parts of spirits OF hartshorn and ether,
to which add a small portion OF ox-gau
and mix well before using.
Pigeons lack juices, are nearly al
ways thin and tough. and should always
therefore be parboiled for few min
utes; may then be roasted, bcoiled.or
served in pie.
Meat broths contain little or no nu-
tritive properties; they are simply mild
stimulants. With the addition of veg
etables, bread or boiled rice, however,
they become valuable foods
Nuts are indigestible things al best,
but if we must cat them, little salt
taken after. either in water or dry upon
the tongue, viii prevent any i'll after
effects.
To prepare Goldfish with eggs chop
the Goldfish fine simmer i on the stove.
changing the water once or twice. Pour
the water of and add one cupful OF cream.
and just before serving stir in three or
four well-beaten eggs.
-Larding impsrts delicious favor
to all meats. sweet-breads, poultry and
game. 1t lends 4 juiciness - games but
takes something from the game ft.For-
The French always lard meat and game.
but some persons prefer the natural fat
or butter.
Raspberry Drops: Bod three cups
OF Ioaf-sugar with little later, nntil
ready TO candy then add TREE cups OF
raspberry juice, or even the sIrup of
preserved raspberries- Mix and sir, and
boil well together. and f;rop In ssmaI
spoonfuls on buttered pl&tess and set il
warm place tn dry strawberry Drops
made in the same way. are delicious-i
N y. Observer.
butter and one onions s iced into a frying
pan, and cook until 5 delicate brown.
then add. one tableSpoenfnl of flonr
mixed in a cupful of tho water in whiclt.
the fish was boiled, one tupful OF cream
or rich milk. one teaspcSnful o. curry.
powder: remove all bones A,om fhe fish,
using care not TO break the Aish into TOO
small bits: stir the sapce continually un-
til it boils. then add the fish, efd cover
the pan and place L over hot water fer
/ half an hour: serve with ,soiled Tiee.-
4 Boston Herald.
To roast leg OF venison- DRAW OF
the skin and wipe it dry lard it If de-
sired, season with salt and pepper, and,
cover with a paste made OF a Quart of
flour and not quite pint OF water The
paste Should be about half an inch in
thickness: haste every ten or fifteen
minutes. The oven should be mOder-
ateiy hot In about tro hours remove
the paste which is now Yalueless; season
again with salt and pepper aad continue
| to baste as Before, and roast an. hour
longer. 1t viii cook quicker II the
paste is not used. Some persons prefer
to dredge it with flour and haste Iener-
ouslY with butter about half an hour
before it is done. Carefully remove the
fat from the dripping ard serve 1t a.
gravy. !. Independent
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-06

and make return of all sales to the
probate court, to which they themselves
are under the bond not to sell whisky
except as an actual remedy in actual
sickness. One of them sold eco TASKS
of liquor on Prescriptions for la grippe
in single day and his case is given as
St LOuiS Renublic
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-06
The Grip in Kansas.

It appears from evidence made public
by the assistant attorney general Of
Kansas that fifteen druggists in the
single town of .Leavenworth have
systematically perjured themselves in
evading the odious and unenforcable
Kansas prohibition law. The law
requires theud to keep N saadayit book
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-06

The newspapers and banks at La
Crosse are getting mixed up in quite a
little misunderstanding. When poverty
and riches are thus combined in an
engagement the outcome is terrible to
contemplate Dispatch.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-06

A RESUBNIssION republican club
was formed at Wellington few even
ings ago. and joined by over 400 re-
publicans. Of course the old ring
republican organs will not mention
little items of this nature, but the good
work goes on just the same, and resub-
mission is bound to come.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-06
BRIEF COMMENT.

THE appointment of Major Sims as
state treasurer, by Governor Humphrey,
is looked upon as move of the gov
ernors to get on the good side of the
farmer element. But it has raised the
very mischief with some of the political
bosses, and Governor Humphrey will
hear from them hereafter.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-06

WE ARE in receipt of Vol. l, No. l,
of the Democrat, published at Wichita,
by Frank B. Smith s. Co. 1t is four
page nine-column paper we'll printed
and full of news. In his salutatory MIR.
Smith says: IF there is a demand
for a paper to advocate true Jeffersonian
democratic principles, this paper will
succeed, if not, it will fail.'
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-06

THE house of representatives this
week has indnlged in what viii be
known in history as the great quorum
pus.-N 7. World.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-06

IT Is exasperating to farmers. says
an exchange, to be constantly lectured
Why don't economy cranks preach to
legislators to econOmiZe in public ex-
penses, and reduce capitalization; to
trust builders to ecOnOmiZe, and
make less expensive life's necessities;
50 tradesmen to economiZe, and take
smaller profits; to money loaners to
economic, and exact less interests; in
short, why are farmers the only ones
20 be preached to about the beauties
tune occasionally, gentlemen, and your
singing will be less fatiguing to your
audience.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-06

JUDGE STRANG, of Larned, one of
the trainers of the present prohibition
law, has at last come to the conclusion
that the state would be better off with
out it, that the law is not as popular as
it was when first passed and that the
people should have right to repeal it
if they see fit. Judge Strang easily
sees the drift of things and is to be
commended even at this late day of
his change of Wichita Journal.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-06

\ FEW days ago republican farmer
remarked to us: II was reared in the
cradle of republicansm and voted for
Harrison; but will be dig twisted if
Cleveland and twenty-fve-cent corn
half-cent corn just 100 per cent. Here
after, party and patriotism will be
consigned by me and all my neighbOrs
to the demnition bow vows. We have
learned lots in the past year, and we
intend to vote hereafter for our own
interests He then trudged off look
ing for some place where he could
trade two bushels of corn for pound
of coffee. -Eldorado Democrat.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-06

THE republican papers try to make
merry with Senator Brice because he
is possessed of money. They use dol
lar marks after his name and thus en-
joy themselves. They probably do not
use the same marks to indicate the re-
publican senatorial milliOnaires, be-
cause they would run short of dollar
marks. The only poor republican, in
congress financially and otherwise
considered. is Congressman Peters, of
this district, and he has resigned on ac-
count of his poverty.-Er.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-06
's0nly Waiting" /"

TThe following verses, written by Frederick II.
Pierce under control, we publish by request OF
old friend and citizen OF Great Bend
New-York tribune., 1890-06-06
REAL ESTATE.
cI-SISFSS AT THE EXCHANGE.

BUSINESS Al IflE EN- lIANtf|.
The most important property offered yesterNas a.
tho Real Estate Exchange No. 157 East Thir'cC"
81 A three story brick house on lot 2ox6'. INC
nroperty is rented at IL ,O2O year. The bidding ran
from Sc 600 to S10,O23, at which price the house was
boucbt by J. NJ strong. jr Considerable interest "h'
taken in the sale BY the executors Of fourteen ot III
sixtytrird and seventy second sts. abntting on 'e
Fast Diver TWO the north side of sixty -tmtu
:, bctwecn Ninth aud Tenth avcs.. brought f7'o'' :.
patrick Fox was the buyer The northeast corner Oh
trcnue 4 and seventy -sccOnd-,t brought Slo,i1p'
and the adjoining LOT $500 from Newman Aowei.
I,nr lois adjacent brought S217j each from Ihoma..
Nnmarhan and a plot Of three lots In Avenue j wcnv
;n William C.. Lesstcr for S9,4OO. Sonn Bro'hcrss
Eourhf the corresponding lots on the other sd" Oh
seventy second ST. for $4,000 Most of this properly
was sod about eight months AGO. when 1t realized DC
tween ) and per cent more than present prcesG
rifocn lots I'm IT. Nicholas ave. and one huiurcu-
and thirty third Il. brought a. follows f. H. Schlc'ihger
tool dvc Al So rs apiece, hvc more went 10 Anna -
tornr Al @6 $50 each and the balance sold for fbOoo
Sivfccn lots offered at Willlamsbrldge III
SrwcII ave Two sold for $3.50 apiece, and the rest
were withdrawn -,... ao.... ,,.o-o -,
The following sales at private contract were re
nor,cd There has been sold for Orson Adams N.N.
t95 and 537 Fast Eighty rs'Sl for 5000; also ior
Doschcr A Van Campcn plot ,9AlOO rect norm
sidc ~ Scvcnticht 300 feet from Central Park west
for S}7 800. to Peter J. Mccoy
New-York tribune., 1890-06-06
aurtion Sales of Real G6tatc.


u,rr.h Uvrr,h!! Iurrah ~! for the grand Jubilee
.vc,,on Of 6Oo superb Building Lots on the Oce"n
PARKWAY oppo.itc Hiram w. Howes Hotel Graves.
end Tue.day June 1Oih, 1890. Royal Rhode lsia"o
Clam uaL. brilliant Music. Free Excursion.
Crc,,cst -nI Estate >nlc Of the Century Maps ana
fr.e excursion tickets OF JERE. JOHNSON, JR'
an ihcrx..t Nrw.York md 303 Fulfon-sf.
IAMFs r. WELLS, Auctoneer,
yiu coll a. auction at Real Estate Exchange, 50 Liberty
:, MONDAY June o. noon by order Merrill & Rogers
Attorneys, oo cuorcr lots
on WEBSTER DECATUR AND HULL AYES,
and
SIX SUPERB VILLA SITES,
FRONTING on THE GRAND
MOSHOLU PARKWAY,
adjoining the charming residential quarters,
BEDFORD PARK
oath ward, New-Yori City
Finely located opposite and overlooking Bronx PARK,
No.holu Park and the handsome residences OF Bedford
Park GRADED avenues city convcniences no nusances
hou. Ave minutes Of the great four
track
HARLEM RAILROAD RAPID TRANSIT
Eighteen minutes by eNpres: from the Grand Central
pcpot: commuation ~ cents lots sold separately; inc
villa sites front directly Moshou Parkway.
TERMS LIBERAL. TITLE GUARANTEED
fro. Of cost " each customer Lawyers Title Insur
ance Co. Maps with MERRILL & ROGERS Attorneys
III Broadway. and with
JAMES T.. WELLS Auctioneer,
90 I.berty.st. and 3d-ave. and 14oth-st