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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-04-10

:, IT IS very apparent that the repub-
iicaRs in congress don't know what to
do or what they. want in the way of
tariff reforms, One day they put raw
hides on the dutiable list and the next
day relegate them to the free list. Then
they take up sugar and strike it Of the
dutiable list and decide that all inn
portations of it shall be free from duty.
Tie next day they 30 to work ana striKe
it from the free list and give it q
prominent place in the list of articles
subject to dnty. And 50 it goes. They
are like lot Of school boys who change
theiT tactics every time tie Wind
ehxnges ID cdurss.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-04-10
Brother Democratic Editors, LIE. Us Meet.

Brother Democratic Editors, Let Us Meet.
''The time is drawing close at hand
when we will be called upon by the
people of Kansas, republicans as well
as democrats. to mould the political
destiny of our distressed and bleeding
Kansas. We democratic editors have
been silent, we have been swallowing
the bitter pills made by our republican
state government until we find our
adopted state a financial wreck. To
bear the burden of their misguided acts
in silence longer would not be in keep
ing with the true policy of the demo-
cratic party. The honest, upright
republicans are as much dissatisfied
with the party machine that is under
the lash of the Topeka ring as we dem
ocrats are, and we believe the time has
come for us to meet in a body and make
known to the people of Kansas the
danger that is now staring us in the
face. We have labored night and day
to induce those that are here to remain
with US, we have labored hard to induce
immigration to our state; what is the
result? We see train loads of home
seekers leaving Kansas City every day
for Colorado, California, Nebraska and
Dakota. Kansas, once the grandest
and most noble state in the union, is
heard of no more. Who is it that is
responsible for our DOWNFALL? The
republican party is the party that has
stabbed Kansas and left her bleeding
the last drop of life. Therefore we
believe it to be the duty of all the dem
ocratic editors to meet and discuss this
important question Of bringing Kansas
back to what she was In days gone by,
the grandest state under the sun.
Brothers, we are ready to meet any
place on Kansas soil and would say as
suggestion to Aot make the day later
than June I'd. Pass it around" p
Hartland Herald.
We have carefully read the above
and can willingly endorse the whole of
it. Any of us can be benatitted by
coming together and exchanging views
with our brother editors.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-04-10

SENATOR ALLISON says the happiest
moment of his life was when he counted
the vote that nominated Abraham Lin
coin at the Chicago convention in 1850.
The saddest moment i'm the life of the
Iowa farmers was when the recent
count in the legislature ip that state
showed AlIison's reelection to the sen
ate. And thus by little incidents like
these are we made to be happy or
sa6-Wichfts Uemocrut.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-04-10
WAR on THE FARMER.
To the Farmers Of tho United States.

II you will take five minutes to read,
and twenty-five minutes to think over
three facts, you will never regret the
use of the half hour:
1. The increase in the value of our
farms during the ten years Of low tar
i'll, 1850 to 1850, was 1878, ,469, ,5s6, or
1O3 per cent. yearly. For the 20 years
of high tariff, 1860 to 1880. it was
1874, ,449 ,lsl, or ~ per cent. yearly.
2. The average value of your i'm
proved land was $11 per acre in 1850
and $l6 in 1850, an increase in the 10
tow tariff years of IS, or As per cent. in
Che decade. Its value was s19 per acre
In 1880, an increase of s. in 20 high
tariff years, an increase of per cent.
each decade. Under a low tariff the
annual increase in value per acre was
50 cents. Under high tariff it has
been only Is cents yearly. The census
next year will show no increase, but an
actual decline.
8. During the ten years between
1850 and 1850 our agricultural exports
increased 250 per cent, an average of
25 per cent yearly.
In the past % years our agricultural
exports have increased 95 per cent, or
an average of per cent. yearly.
Since the last census was taken our
agricultural exports have declined from
$3.50, 1874 ,943 in 1881 to $500 $40 ,0S6 in
1888. as follows:
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-04-10
Ellinwood Items.

6lunW00Q 4Lome.
From the Advocate.
The City Hotel has changed hands,
Mr. Archer taking charge.
The outlook for a good crop is excel
lent. 1t could hardly be better.
W. Cantwell and Mr.. Heel, Of Cain
City, have leased the barn of II. j.
Klein of this city and will continue the
business at the old stand.
Mr.. Tierermar, wife and daughter
arrived from Germany last Tuesday
evening. Mr.. T. is brother of Mrs.
Tannebohm living south of town.
F. Stommel and wife left last Mon
day for Burdett, Kan, where they will
remain on a. visit for some time and
from there go to the place which they
will make their residence.
The concert to be given on April 9Th
by Cars orchestra, at Great Bend, has
been postponed to April IL. Those
who intend to attend this concert from
here should bear this in mind.
kansas has city with not a dollar
of Observation-Disclosures. No mis-.
take, prohibition. Topeka Capital.
And there is another city-Ellinwood
No mistake-No Prohibition.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-04-10

IN AN agricultural article in the
Hope Dispatch, the editor says: ssFhe
western farmer must come to a
realization of the fact that he must
depend ON himself, aud until he does
do this the door is not open unto him.
When farmers shall organize for such
an effort they will succeed; until then.
never"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-04-10

An old farmer out IN Kansas named
A. w. Bruner recently wrote his expert
ence on the republican policy of pro-
lection. He says:
"Just before Christmas drove into
Topeka to get some clpehes for myself
and dress for my wifet I bought an
entire ready-made suit fbr myself, $50;
an overcoat for $40; derby hat 81;
worsted shirt and cotton stockings, 81;
cotton shirt and cravat $1.5O; total,
$50; wooden dress for my wife, $40;
total, $3.50.
81 made bargain with the merchant
to take his pay in corn at its market
price on the second of January, 1890,
delivered to him IN Topeka, living
four miles out of town.
Well, yesterday being the day fixed,
1 went to town to see how much corn
must deliver for the clothing of s45. so.
L was told that the price was Is cents
per bushel, and that must bring him
3O33 bushels of merchantable corn. /
was somewhat surprised, but as my
neighbors who hadn't INDUCED in any
new clothing, were burning their corn
for fuel, I bore the news cheerfully, and
went home to arrange about getting
the corn delivered.
Last night, however, I took my
Philadelphia Record Almanac, which
had just received, and which had a
tariff bill in it, and thought 1 would
just see how much Of my corn had gone
for protection and the support Of the
government. 1 found the duty as
follows: .S..e -sks
.'On my ready-made suit, costing
$40, duty 56 per cent, S11; on my over.
coat, SIS per. cent. t1O).1 $3.50 woelen
shirt and cotton socks, 95 per cent. (s2,
81 so; cotton shirt and ecravate, $1.50
duty a per cent, 66 cents; on my
wife's dress, costs SO, duty 20 pc,
cent. 81. Amount payable TO 'protec.
tion' and government, $27.16. ;.
''Then I soon discovered by a very
simple division that protection costs
me 1s1 bushels of corn for a moderate
suit of clothes for myself and wife
whilst the whole cost to me, withou,
protection would have been only 12l
bushels of my corn, and would have
had the other 181 bushels to sell and
help pay off the remaining mortgage OF
my farm. But your monopolists in th,
east won't permit it, and am sorry t.
see that so many of the farmers in my
old state haven't got their eyes ope1
yet. But the time is coming. see il
your papers farms advertised at sheriff.
sale. You didn't use to see that in ole
times. So let your farmers look ou
when the bell rings. The monopolisti,
managers of our government ar,
having their own way, and after J:
while they will be but duplication o
old Ireland. with her riots and murder,
and her prosecutions" New Londol
| (OhiO) Democrat.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-04-10

TIE republican tariff bill will in
crease the duty on agricultural pro-
ducts. The Kansas farmer no doubt
will be duly grateful for this protection
against the British corn, which is
flooding the Kansas market, and
reducing the price Of the native pro-
6uct-lSoma UeaUefo4.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-04-10

To Return to Capital Punishment.
An agitation has sprung up in Bel
gium for re-enactment Of capital punish
ment iptco1seqWepceo Of the alarming IN
teuBooR murders wfsl3fh tk1e 3sst fsw
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-04-10
Farm Products.
AS2R 100 Q72

Our exports increased steadily,
though slowly, without break, until
1882. The increase in the tariff since
1881, caused by specific duties on de-
clining values, by doubling and trebling
the duty levied in many cases, has
driven down our exports below the fig
ures for ten years ago.
Your most profitable market is
abroad and will be abroad so long as
you can buy more manufactures for q
.bushel of corn in Liverpool than for a
bushel of corn in New York. That will
be 80 long az the purchasing power of
gold is greater abroad than it is here. To
keep you from exporting and selling your
,Chole product abroad, where gold has
double and treble the purchasing value
it has here, the American must pay you
eaough for it to keep it here-0r ta1
sour foreign pdyment so heavily that you
s1nnot send It a.cay. This is done.
Your foreign market gives you the
only control you can have of prices
Aere by providing two customers. com-
peting against each other for your
products, making prices high.
Once confined to the "home market" -"
sour own competition with one another
will destroy you. There were 2,5a6, ,O93
more on farms in 1881 than were re-
&uired to supply the ''home market
If you sell 200 bushels of corn in
New York for 500 you can buy with it
in New York LOO pounds of sugar OF
400 yards of silk.
If an Englishman sells manufactured
goods in New York for 500 he can in
vest it here in l 100 pounds of sugar OF
100 yards of silk, or he can take home
either 500 worth of our agricultural
products or s1OO in gold, and with
either one buy in Liverpool double
what he could buy in New York with
either-2,2O0 pounds of sugar or 200
yards of silk. He sells here for our
gold or our agricultural products be-
cause either has twice the value in
Liverpool that it has here. He cannot
sell Eere and inyest in any Of onr prod
pets except those of agriculture, be-
cause when he gets them home they
will have lost half their value. They
are worth only what he could have got
for his manufactures in Liverpool with
out the expense of the trade. He must
sell here for gold or agricultural prod
ucts to invest at home, or not sell al
all.
With you it is the reverse. If you
sell abroad and invest your payment in
foreign products, you can get 2,20(
pounds of sugar or 200 yards of silk
but if you bring your gold home you
can get only half as much. Your gold
when brought home will buy no more
sugar or silk in New York than your
corn would have bought without tht
expense of the trade. You must sell
abroad for. foreign products not sci
at all:
70 destroy yonr foreign market, Is
limit yopr sales to this market alone.
tax ranging from "a to 900 par cent
has bean levied upnn the foreign prod
u0ts you wish to take IN payment fol
what you sAll abroad. When you brinf
them here enough OF each one is con
6soated at the custom houses to max,
the remainder Of it less in amount thar
you could have bought here in New
York with your grain without the ex
pense Of shipping it abroad. and les
than you could buy here with the for
Oign gold If you had brought it back.
You szv engaged b supplying u
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-04-10
Clarence.

From Buckeye.
Measles continue their rayages.
w. b. Parks made trip to the city,
Saturday.
Some of our farmers will commence
listing corn tEis week.
Work upon the new Lutheran church
is rapidly progressing.
Rev. Haerring, of Ellinwood, was
last week calling in this township.
"Char-Freitag" and "Ostern" were
appropriately observed st both Luth-
eran churches.
The school exhibition of district No.
40 has been postponed for an indefinite
time.
The rain of last week has done a
wonderful amount of good to the grow
ing crops.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-04-10
State Center.

State Center.
From "Sbin"
The growing wheat is looking fine.
Farmers all through sowing oats.
The alliance store is prospecting finely
under the management of w. A.
Strader.
T. A. Curry is busy hauling stone
posts; he is going to build a pasture.
The alliance ladies gave free supper
at the school house last Saturday night
tthe cath March, There were one
hundred persons present. and it sur
prised the whole party when they
learned Ben. Giles capacity for chicken.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-04-10

material and ought to have irst-class
club this summer.
A fine rain visited us yesterday and
last night, doing vast amount of good
to the growing wheat crop.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. Shaffer have
moved to Great Bend, Mr.. Shaffer hay-
ing secured the position of fireman on
the branch, We are sorry to lose them.
DIR. A. L. DeLaVergne has moved
to town for the purpose of practicing
medicine and will soon commence the
erection of residence
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-04-10
HoisingSon Items.

From the Difpateh.
A. Shriwise is painting his business
building on north Main street.
Hotsfngtou hxs some good bsse BAH
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-04-10

From "Nibs"
Clahin, April 2, 1890
Wheat is rolling In fast, from three
to five thousand bushels daily.
A. a. German has his hair GU,
pompadore.
Messrs Klien and Norton are selling
lots of goods.
John Lunx has been digging a new
well in his back yard.
Guy and Bill Neversweat are doins
a good livery business.
Not much signing up of late; CUES.
the majority of the people are all cured
w. A. Strader was seen on our street.
Monday.
Cannon and Weltmer are expected
back frem Washington soon; we hope
they will come back much better
financially, than they left. They tool
two car loads of horses with them, and
we hope they will sell them to good
advantage.
Miss Matte Frederick and Alice
Emerine are going to Great Bend tt
work at the Dress Makers trade.
The wind last Thursday moved q
number of chimneys from building:
and played sad havoc with the lumber
yard, which made Bob swear.
i
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-04-10
HEIeHBoRHooD HAPPENINGS,
Pawnee Rock.

From the
John Bauer viii soon commence the
erection Of a substantial dwelling house
on his farm.
Pawnee Rock and vicinity sent a
good contribution to the Central Nor
NAL College at Great Bend for the next
term. Some eight or ten left here ON
the Tuesday evening train.
]. W. Ratcliffee will commence the
erection of q substantial frame dwell
ing house on his Stafford county farm
on Monday next. Hez Booze and Mute
Smith will do the carpenter work.
Why don't our school board have
some nice trees set out around the
school house this spring? It would re-
lieve it of that barren look that i. has
now. II we remember right it was
agreed upon at the last fall election.
On Friday, March 2sth, at 7:3O p. m,
II. 8. Converse and wife, of south side,
were called upon to part with their little
son, George, bright little year old,
who had suffered for some time with
that dread disease, typhoid fever.
Joe Williams was telling us the other
day that when they were digging the
grave Of Mr.. VIM. Brady, they ran into
a grave at eighteen inches from the
surface and second one at depth of
about three feet. A little good man
agement as to where graves should be
dug would be in order. They seem to
have been dug promiscuously.
We learn this morning of the death
of Mrs. Marietta Clark, or better
known as Grandma Clark, which
occurred yesterday evening (April 4th)
about O'Clock. There are but few of
our readers in this vicinity but will
feel thrill of sorrow pass through
them when they learn of Grandma
Clark's death. She was known far and
wide and beloved by all who know her.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-04-26
AHorse story.

a very good and true story l. re-
ported with Professor Marsh in the
title role. While walking on Pros
peet Street near his home not long
ago he remarked a horse attached to
dilapidated ash wagon, driven by
Rn aged negro, which animal had on
its leg a queer bone formation. The
professor stopped the team, made a
cunsory examination OF the protu-
bgrance, and concluded the inter
view 10y saying in n half joking
way that when the horse died he
would like that leg for scientific
examination, and would give $ for
ii delivered to his house. A couple.
OF hours later, on his return home.
he found a long, awkward bundle
n his front doo- on the veranLa.
and 1t requird no careful examina-
ton to reveal the Lee Of a horse.
"YCu see, sab" the owner OF the
ash wagon remarked, with 4 pecu-
lisr look in his eye. s'de old horse he
died. "-NeiC H0rsH Palladium.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-04-26
ne DrsSret- shuGay sshOss GSzss.
LYNN Eook.

The Deseret Sunday School Union
AXES great pleasure in announcing
.iilt il has now eeady for sale new
lynn Book, especially prepared Tor
The use u the Sunday schools %
In I-attcr-dny Saints. For some
years the Union has contemplated
the publication Of such a WORK, but
unforeseen circumstances have dc
layei its completion uniilthe present
time.
a great majority Of the Eymus
contained in this buoS have been
composed by our home authors arr
thosc with which the children are
laniliar, and to which the music
has been Published. The sele, .-.i
,ieces arr Llvoritas I'm general Us
hose IL was thought that 1t WOu!l
DC q grave error % omit 4 few
original hymns appear which havs
never before been published.
To enable ths schools 20 use the
publications IN which the music i
published OF those hymns 10 which
olusic has been set, the index Of
the WORK in which the blEs Cahh8t
found Is shown by a special refer
.nce. This viii euatlc the schools
% use the Union Music Cards. the
sunday School Union Music Book.
the Primary Tune Book, and other
works refcfrei e., in CONNIE, ton
gith this book. = few 81 the
hymns which are somewhat long
have been shortened by the omission
4 one or two verses, and 2 f1w
verbal alterations Eaas bazn made
which we trust the II;blig will agree
With gs arc IMPROVE 1leuts.
The Hymn Book contains 80
Tascs. well printed on good. stout
paier, and strongly bound. ami Is
loli a. the Nv Illy 81 $500 per
Iozen net postage pad. by THg
DISCREET NEEs Co4PAfsY, Sail
Lake City, Utah. tGzl
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-04-26
The Enslishmoman's Foot.

Every American woman who so
jOurns in London raises her voice
against the large and ill-fltting
shoes which She finds here. The
natives seek 20 justify the m0nstrOs-
titles Gu the plea that the feet should
be clad loosely and stOutly. The
truth, however, is that EngiishwO-
men have big feet-abnOrmally big
feet. Moreover, marvellOusly low
iusteps seem 10 bea characteristic Of
the typical English foot. The
English women are exceedingly
sensitive upon the subject OF their
prodigiOus pedals, ard they make il
a point to talk Of the pTOpriety OF
wearing large boots and shoes In
order to avert Coils and other SINH
lar iiscomforts: yet / am told by
dealers in footwear that corns and
bunions are quite as prevalent
here as elsewhere. Yet there have
teen English ladies with wonder
fully small feet. One Of the famous
beauties Of the court Of George ~.
wore shoe only five inches in
length, yet she was above medium
heigh, and was otherwise symmet-
ricaIly prOportioned.-L london Litter
20 Chicago AeiCs.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-04-26
Her Grace of Marlborough.

Yesterday afternoon / eneount
cred the Duchess on a tour Of :
picture gallery. She is not al
especially pretty woman in spite Of
the adulation OF the tribe OF Jen,
kins. She represents n very usual
type Of the well-bred society woman,
with brown hair, the standard blue
gray American eyes, regular fea-
lures and somewhat ennuied ex-
preston. She is rather above middle
height and weighs fr0I4 10 to 20
pounds less than she did when she
was plain Mrs. Hamersley. This,
however, is an improvement rather
Than Otherwise. She wore a tailor
gown OF chocolate brown with brown
straw capote trimmed with one
rather large yellowish brown orchid.
She chatted with her two eompan-
,ous with considerable animation,
and her voice was cultivated and
musical. She is making herself
very pleasant in New YORK, but there
Is a look about her mouth and her
ewes which would not impress me
as belonging of right to a woman
who was especially happy in her Jay
aud generation.-NeIC 1OTE Letter
to .Sor01fHdh NeUs.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-04-26

The postmaster at AIauawa had 8
disappointing time Sunday. IN
connection with his trade ia
carmine STAMPS he tried 90 sell beer
which was warrant To give q
really literary flavor 70 al the
epistOlary efforts OF the s9joIrners al
the resort. But before the beer had
time TO affect the inteliects Of any
purchas- n Of STAMPS, the postmaster
was ANONYMOUSLY arrested for sell
ing liquor in the vicinity Of Council
Bluffs. Moreover. the postmaster
was not only arrested but he, an
emuioye OF Uncle sam and repre-
sentative Of Mr.. Wanamaker, was
driven away in L common dirt
wagon. Government officials al
ways DO have n hard time and little
incidents OF this sort ought 10 dis
courage ofiice-seekeTs anu diminish
the number OF applicants forpOstoiii-
ces.-Omdhd HUrld-IieTaid
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-04-26
AIphonse Daudat.

AlphOnsc DaudeL the Dickens q
France, weaTs his laair long and has
a horror Of music. lie lives In q
haiconied and creeper embowered
house in tie heart Of Paris, and is 4
conuoisseur OF bric-a-brlc and an
tique furniture. He writes his It.
manees at an ungainly long legged
table. so as 10 avoid the necessity Of
STOPPING. for he Is very near-sight.d
He began life rs Z school teacher
aud once, when very hand Up
nodded a bust Of himself, and passe,
It of among the dealers as .sBalza,
when 4 boy" us last play-whiel
was pronounced 4 failure 10y Tia,
critics-hrought him In $1,000 .
week.-OHcc u Heck.