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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-09
The G.. A. r, Celebration,

A large number Of old soldiers and
their families gathered in the city Mon
day to celebrate the 18th anniversary
of the organization of the Grand Army
of the Republic. The program as last
week advertised was carried out. The
procession formed at 1920, at the GA.
Il. hall and marched through the prin-
cipal streets. The visiting speakers in
carriages led the procession. Follow
ing came the Sons of Veterans drum
corps and members of the camp; the
Great Bend Fire Department, and ex-
soldiers. in the order in which they are
named.
An ample dinner was served by the
ladies of the G. A. r. at the hall, and
the exercises afternoon and evening, in
the Grand opera house, were attended
by good audiences.
= There were many comments on The
neat appearance of the fire boys i'm theil
new uniforms.
The day was simply perfect, nothing
could have made the weather NOR,
pleasant. and all who participated il
the exercises and parade viii long re
member the occasion as one of pleasure
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-09
ALBERT.

From "Spunk-
w. E. Winget made flying trip to
Great Bend on Friday last.
Mrs. Alice Cox spent last week visit
ing friends in Great Bend.
John and Fred Haas left last week to
attend the G. n. c., at Great Bend.
Mrs. Wells, who has been running
the Palace restaurant through the
winter, moved into the country last
week.
Andrew Beye and family left last
Friday for short visit with frierds
at Wichita.
Miss Kuhl closed her term of school
north of town last week and returned
to her home at Ellinwood.
Misses Alice Button and Nettie
Adair, students of the G. n. c. were
In town on Sunday last.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-09
CLARENDON.
From ssSand Burr

From fsS3nd Bun"
C. NJ. Reaugh has been quite sick of
late. with the la grippe.
Jesse and Edward Shannon started
for Kettle Falls, Washington last week.
We are looking for boom down the
old Arkansas as soon as the snow
melts.
Mr.. Robert Yard. a former resident
of this neighborhood has returned, we
understand.
Our spelling school was caught in the
snow storm last week, and its recovery
is very doubtful.
Mr. Henry Wards children are very
sick with the whooping cough, but are
better at present
Wild geese and ducks are now ripe,
and several Of our Nimr0ds have been
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-09
City School Exhibits.

Last Friday was exhibit day in our
city schools. Representatives of the
DEMOCRAT visited all the schools, and
found the display of handy work In
every department so interesting and
creditable that it would be hard to say
which was the best. The scholars had
made everything, from corn-cob
giraffe to a handsome crayon drawing.
It would be impossible to enumerate
the thousand-ahd- -one different things
shaped and executed by the busy
fingers. Some of the fancy work of the
little ones was wonderfully perfect and
showed not only fine taste, but skill and
industry.
The editor visited, personally, the
east side building whose, departments
are under the direction of Mrs. Anna
Bell, and Misses Susie Long. Matte
Fruit and Lizzie Phelps. The ages of
the children in this building range from
seven to thirteen, and the many exhib
its of their inventive genius and origi-
nal ideas we're wonderful indeed.
We believe there should be more
encouragement given the children in
the direction of exercising their natural
tastes for mechanical and domestic
pursuits. An hour or so spent occa-
sionally in that direction will be vari-
alton from the mOnotonOus routine of
study. and will serve to increase the in
terest of the scholar in the school.
In all departments exhibits of class
work were made, showing penmanship,
composition, orthography. spelling, map
drawing, etc.
The next exhibit should be attended
by the parents of every scholar in the
city schools. No.one will reeret. hAF7
ing spent an hour WITH. the kstps
children, and one visit win make you
anxious for another. We believe also
that the members of the board of edu
cation would better understand anC
appreciate the labors of both teacher:
and scholars if they would OCCASIONAL,
visit the schools. We are Informed
that some members of the board have
never been inside the schools, and w,
were greatly surprised at the state
mens.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-09
WASHINGTON LETTER.

Washington, D. c.. April 3, isoo
Gen. Albert Pike. whe died at his
residence in this city last evening after
prctracted illness. the first and last in
his long checkered life, was one of the
most remarkable men of the century.
of whom it may be truly said that .had
he devoted himself wholly to letters he
would have achieved the highest ex-
cellence; or wholly to the law, he would
have long since stood upon the 'topmost
round of his profession. Yet in both
pursuits he won distinguished success.
During the Mexican war he was a
cavalry commander. and fought at
Buena Vista. During the civil war he
espoused the Confederate cause. To
the present generation, however, Gen.
Pike was better known through his
conspicuous connection with Masonry,
to the study and promotion of which
he had devoted the larger portion of
the latter years of his life and in which
he attained the most exalted honors.
He was a man of uncommonly brilliant
mind and of versatile accomplishments.
Treasury department officials are
much pleased with the new immigra-
tion law and expect great benefits from
it in the future. 1t will. in their opin-
ion, reduce materially the number of
pauper, diseased, and criminal immi-
grants that annually arrive in the
United States. Under it all such can
now be returned to the country whence
they came within year. and thus
cease to be a burden to our govern
ment. A proposition is now under
consideration at the treasury depart
ment to transfer insane immigrants
now in various hospitals in New York
to st. Elizabeth hospital for the insane
at Washington, which is government
institution. This will reduce the ex-
pense of this class of immigrants very
much below the present cost. The i'm
migration fund within the past few
months has increased considerably be-
cause of the lessening of expenses.
The secretary of the treasury yester-
day forwarded a check for S377 ,S56 to
the governor of North Carolina in set
tlement of the direct tax claims of the
| citizens of that state.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-09
HOISINGTON.

From the Dispatch.
There is more water on the bottoms
at present than there has been for some
time past.
There will be Catholic services at the
school house on Sunday, April 18th, at
10 a. m.
A man in Rush county utilized forty
jack rabbits last winter by boiling them
and feeding them to his hens.
o. 2. Putnam will have 900 acres OF
land broken this spring on his and his
fathers land some nine miles north of
town.
Lumber has been ordered with which
to erect the Catholic church. They
will put up a neat and commodious
building.
GossiperS men and women
are always ready to circulate rumor
of evil tendency without first learning
whether there is any virtue in the
charges made or not. Great injustice
may be done both man and woman in
circulating rumOrs without first learn
ing their authenticity. A lady or
gentleman is never found among this
number classed as gOssipers. They are
worse than those who steal your chat
tells, for they rob you of your character
which it is impossible to restore.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-09
NJ. w. COBUN

SENATOR EDMuNDs, of Vermont, In an
interview published by the associated
press, states that the result of the
farmers alliance movement, if it goes
into national politics, will be the cleo
ton of democratic president Sena-
tor Edmunds can see pretty plainly
the drift of popular thought, and knows
full well that the democratic party will
be triumphant in 1902 Being a Har-
rison republican he desires to ''hedge''
for his party and thus lays the founda-
ton for the claim that the republicans
will make, l. e.: that the third party
movement did It, instead of giving the
credit to democracy for the good worl
done.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-09
Snakes Won't Live on Irish Soil.

James Francis Hogan in his book,
The Irish in Australia" relates that
Vaucluse, one of the prettiest spots on
Sydney harbor. has curious romantic
history. At the beginning of the
present century it was chosen as his
place of residence by Sir Henry Hayes,
ali Irish baronet, who had the misfor-.
tune to be transported for abducting
the lady upon whom he had first set his
affections. but who did not see her way
to reciprocate his tender passion.
Though technically a prisoner. Sir
Henry's rank and social position caus-
ed him to be treated by the authorities
as privileged person, and he was al
lowed a full measure of freedom on
giving his word of honor that lie would
make no attempt to leave the colony
and return to Ireland. Sir Henry ac-
cepted his fate with philosophical resigs
nation, and commenced to build new
home for himself on the beautiful
estate which he purchased and called
Vaucluse. But though the place was,
and is still, one of the loveliest spots On
earth. it had at that time one serious
and annoying drawback 1t was
infested with snakes.
One day, however, a bright idea
seized Sir Henry as he was cogitatiDg
on the subject, and wondering if there
were any practical means of ridding
himself of these unwelcome intruders.
He resolved to try a bold and remark
able experiment. He would see
whether the virtue of ST. Patrick's
prohibition of snakes on Irish soil
would extend to the same soil If trans
ferred TO the other side of the world.
He accordingly sent home for a num-
ber of barrels of Irish soil, and they
arrived in Sydney in due time. Sir
Henry spread this imported earth. as
far as it would 60, around his resi-
dence, with the result, very gratifying
to himself, that his domestic precincts
were never afterwards troubled with
snakes, although the other portions Of
the estate continued to be infested by
the reptiles. Succeeding occupants Of
VaucIuse, among them the distin-
guished statesman, W. c. Wentworth
all agree in testifying to the singular
fact that a snake was never known to
cross the charmed circle of Irish soil.
l-Donahoe's Magazine :
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-09
NEIGHBoRHooD HAPPENINGS.
ELLINWOOD.

From the Advocate.
Fred Wolf has returned from Kan
sas City.
Quite number of our citizens have
been wrestling with la grippe.
Guss Lieperts has been suffering
considerably of late with sore eyes.
Leu Graper, Chas. Carson and Frank
Zwick left for Wichita Thursday even
ing.
Miss Stella Harrison has accepted a
cIerkship in the ST. Louis store of this
city.
EllinwOod and Great Bend mines ex-
pect to play game of base ball some
day this week.
A grand Easter concert is being ar
ranged to be given at the N. E. church
next Sunday.
Last Monday evening the Knights of
Pythias OF this city gave their sixth
annual ball. For some DAYS our young
people and some of the older ones as
well, anxiously awaited the coming of
Easter Monday, that they might take
part in this, the social event of the
season. The music was furnished by
Carr's orchestra, of Great Bend.
Owing to the bad roads and threatening
weather the number in attendance..was
not as large as expected. The supper
was furnished by the ladies of the G.
"A. R., and the tables fairly grOaned
under their load of good things, until
the gallant Knights and their ladies
became aware of that fact, when there
was some more groaning done but not
by the tables. After supper they all
enjoyed themselves in the may rounds
of waltz or the hurry, scurry of the
gallop, until the ''wee sma" hours and
the sun began to creep over the edge of
the eastern horizon, when all departed
wishing the Knights much success and
good luck.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-09

could run in the heart of Topeka for
seven years and never be discovered
until there was a hard municipal fight
on. The matter looks a little suspic-
ious, to say the least of it.-Lawrence
journal.
Yes, and those who know, say it was
pulled because the proprietors refused
to put up any more money for the re-
publican slush fund.-Topeka Demo
crat.
AND that is about the way prohibi.
tion has been prohibiting in ninety nine
out of hundred towns in Kansas.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-09

THE Hoisington Dispatch advertises
the organization of a Republican
Worlds Fair Association" with head
quarters at HoisiDgton and branches
at various smaller villages of the state
Go in. T. W. f. q, and see If you can do
anything towards redeeming your party
from the odium cast upon it by the
republican senate when it refused to
make an appropriation for a Kansas
exhibit just because it COULD not
make such exhibit a creature OF sstbe
machine" Go down INTO your pocket,
Ira you ..bloated bondholder and public
spirited aristocrat," and put up duczts
to repair the damage done your state
by your beloved, hut rapidly weaken
ing party. Practice what you prach
and the rest Of US, ''tbe commcn berd, !"
win not kick.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-09
SOUTH BEND g. wASHBURN.

From 'Hawkeye-"
Jim Gould has moved to Great Bend.
f. G. Seeber has moved from the
Geo. Elliot farm to the north side.
Arthur Gould and brother Gardie
have moved onto the Milligar farm.
Mrs. John Riegel's cousin, Mr..
Stephens, of Arkansas City, is visiting
her.
Mrs. G. p. Ayers is dead. Mrs.
Ayers has filled her mission on earth.
and has passed away. Her depar ture
is mourned by everyone. She leaves a
husband and four daughters, the Oldest
seven years and the youngest
two years old; her disease was con-
sumption. She has been going down
gradually for two years, and finally on
the first day of April, 1891. her life
passed away.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-09

THE Alliance Tribune sizes up the
situation in a single sentence: IAN
average of $S tax on each man, woman
and child in the country to run the
government; and there is only $497 of
money in circulation for each man,
woman> and child in the country"
High tariff men and gold bugs are in
vited to take fall out of the Tribune
if they can.-Kansas City Times.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-09

THAT the old political bosses in poll
tics are being set down upon by public
opinion and have lost their power to
manipulate things all their own way, IS
the most striking exempli6cation of the
statement we have often made, that
there are going to be many surprising
things in political circles during the
next year or two.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-09

THE Massachusetts house has passed
a resolution providing for an amend
ment to the constitution abolishing' the
property qualification for the Office of
governor. The senate has taken the
same action on an amendment abolish
ing the pOll-tax as prerequisite to
voting. The old commonwealth is be-
coming truly democratic, with big d
and little d.--N. Y. World.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-09

putting in their time of late trying to
gather few, with but poor success.
We have been informed that Mr..
Chas Rose intends to build fish pond
on his farm in the near future.
Mr.. Simon Will soon occupy the house
made vacant by Mr.. Nose Fletcher
moving to Pratt county.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-09

THE Louisville Courier Journal
warns nature that if she abhors vac
uum she must keep away from the
United States treasury.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-09

THE democratic editors of Kansas
will hold their annual meeting at the
Hotel Throop, Topeka, on Saturday,
the 11th inst.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-09

THE citizens ticket was elected in
Lacrosse, Rush county, Monday,
against straight republican ticket.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-09
PAWNEE ROCK,

PAWNEE ROCK.
From the Leader.
Last week it was all weddings, this it
is deaths; and thus goes the world.
Mr.. Frank Porter has got settled
down to housekeeping in the Daniels
property.
Amos Huls received word on Thurs
day that his mother was lying very low
at her home In Illinois.
]. F. Byram and Frank Hall, who
were of the party that went to the Strip
some time ago, returned home Sunday
evening. Frank brought some Indian
relics home with him.
Ira Bartle, son of Rev. Bartle, has
been chosen as Larned's high school
delegate to Great Bend as competitor
in the oratorical contest which is to take
place In that city on May Ist.
The council has had the new pump
put down this week, and it is an i'm
provement that will be appreciated by
town and country people alike. 1t is a
large force pump, and stands in the
middle of the postoffice square.
A beautiful banner was presented TO
Mrs. Shaut's Sunday school class last
Sunday morning, it being the banner
class of the NJ E school for the last
quarter, on collections. The class will
hold the banner for this quarter.
DIED-On Tuesday morning, March
3Ist, 1891, Stella Melvina, youngest
daughter of Amos and Mary Huls, aged
II years, months and 20 days.
CARD OF THANKS.
We desire to return our sincere
thanks to the friends and neighbors who
rendered us their kind aid aud sym
pathy through our late bereavement.
Neither words nor actions can express
what we feel, but our prayers will
ascend on high, that God may bless
those who so kindly remembered US.
AMOS AND MARY HULs.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-09

gress; they have not paid it yet, but
will be compelled to do SO in the next
two years, whether they make living
or not. Every citizen of the United
States pays, indirectly. his or her share
of the money expended by the U. s.
congress for any purpose whatever.
We thought you certainly we're smart
enough to have learned that much.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-09
EDITORIAL COMMENT.

THE spring chicken, of a size that is
easy of Identification, has made it's
appearance in Kansas.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-09

In THE St. John County Capital of
last week is a correspondence from
Great Bend wherein it is stated that:
''The English syndicate formed to buy
up Kansas mortgages and foreclose
them. has bought many of the mort
cages in this county, and the people
are beginning to see the need of de-
manding their rights under the laws"
Why such an unreliable and ground
less statement should be made, to the
discredit of Barton county, we cannot
understand. The ''syndicate' spoken
of has had Barton county pretty thor
oughly canvassed by local men, and one
of them. Mr.. Geo. St1 obel. tells us that
the farmers whom he called upon ale
not willing to sell their equity in their
lands, nor do they desire all extension
of time on their loans; but that they
are preparing to pay all the indebted
ness as it becomes due. The ''syndi-
cate" has NOT bought any farm mort
cages on Barton county land.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-09

If THE April showers keep a COM
in and Prof. Snow gets his chinch
bug exterimatOr in motion. Kansas
farmers will be wearing diamond buck
les on their straw hats along about
August.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-09

VOTERS of Michigan Monday elected
a justice of of the supreme court and
two regents of the university. The
democratic candidates weIe elected by
from 1000 to 5000 majority.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-09

The citizens ticket at Sterling beat
the straight republican ticket IN the
election Of city officers.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-09

Whenever Il man or set of men takes
a soiemn oath to support at all haza rds
any party, they take stride in the di-
rectiOn of compromise and destruction
of Americanism and political freedom.
Let us beware and fear not Italy. but
Observation-Disclosures Dispatch.
BEWARE of the knights of reciprocity,
then my dear sir. That is a secret
organization in the confines of your
own party, and for the sole and only
purpose of advancing the republican
idea. A secret. oath bound organiza-
tion for political purposes. is, as you
say, a menace to American freedom,
and no party which relies upon such
organization can expect to succeed
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-09

JUST before the recent U. S. con-
gress adjourned it passed the Indian
Depreciation" law, which, it was claim
ed " uld put in circulation $50, ,O00, 900
in pay ment of claims for damage done
by the redskins. The law practically
removes all restrictions and limita-
tions, and any person who can trump
up any sort of claim for damages in
fiicted by poor Lo" stands pretty fair
chance to get slice of the fifty million.
The bulk of that money, however, will
go to the schemers who had their plans
laid before hand atd who worked the
strings at Washington. Kansas people
would rather have some sort of reprisal
for the excessive freight rates that they
have been robbed of; the millions acres
of good land that have been donated
by the government to the depredatOrs.
ACCORDING to the 1890 census, Bar
ton county has population of 1912
people. According to the most authen-
tic reports of the appropriations made
by the fifty first congress The sum total
reaches 81 ,OO9, 900 900, or sl6 per head
for every man, woman and child in the
United States Therefore the people
of Barton county furnish just
S2Io.752 of the money appropriated by
the business" (?) congress of the re-
publican party. How many families in
Barton county have made their SIC pei
capita and all other expenses, during
the past tyearp-DEMOCRAT.
WILL the mathematical philosopher
show us how the people of Barton
county paid Sl6. Be specific in a few
cases just. 1t will be relished. Do not
give us any glittering generalities but
come down to business. Can you find
a single family that you can give spe
cific figures onp Do not dodge.-Reg
lister.
No, my dear Mr.. Smart-aleck, w
will not show you .'how the people ol
Barton county paid" the $l6 per head
pquandered BY the late republican con
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-09

THERE are sounds that often fall
upon the ear, that make one feel old,
they seem to be echoes from time SO
long ago. They never seem to be of
the present, but always take us back to
the past-so far distant that it seems
to be a hundred years. Of such sounds
are the notes of the whip-poor-will of
an early summer evening. away off in
the edge of the timber; the distant
voice of the turtle dove, at the close of
day, down in the orchard, calling for
its mate; the bob White" piping from
the field of ripenine wheat: the "kill-
deer" screaming over the stubble; the
lowing of cattle and tinkle of a bell in
the woods pasture down by the creek;
the notes of bugle far over the hills;
the soft notes of flute borne on the
evening air, playing some plaintive
tune; or voices floating from some
country church, singing ''Old Humid
red," or "Greenville." or other old
tunes.-SOl Miller.