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Arizona republican., 1891-05-28
ReIl BonefactOr.

SYRACUSE, May 27.-Congressman Belden surprised the Syracuse Common Council Monday night by sending a communication in which he offered to build and donate to the city fire proof library and art building, to cost not l,ss than $l5O, ,00O. This proposition was wholly unexpected, and so care. fully had his intentions been concealed that nn hint of his purposes preceded its public announcement. The surprise, therefore. was complete. This is the kind of public benefaction that the peo. pie like. There is no fuss and feathers about it.
Arizona republican., 1891-05-28

his reasoning on it is really quite curious. He de- clares that thirty four years ago, and again sixteen years ago, there was a similar epi- demic. and be- tween times it struck the horses and produced the painfully remem- bered "epizooty."
Arizona republican., 1891-05-28

figure at Wash ington. In addi- ton to bel n g dean of the dip matic corps he enjoyed con. siderable S social distinction, and also n reputation for eccentricity.
 He moved so of- ten that people W h O wished to eaa him pn l,usi.
Arizona republican., 1891-05-28

tie dory, the Dark Secret, and thus prove the practicability of what seamen call "cockle shell nav igation." He has tried it once, and after drifting sixty-two days failed even to get across the Atlan- tic; but he in-,
Arizona republican., 1891-05-28

ness had difficulty in finding his quar- ters. His son is an architect at the na- tional capital. and by all accounts IS an honorable and energetic young fellow. Yet he and his father are said not to pe on speaking terms.
 Baron Fava is at present. reported III as result of the excitement and worry incident to the recent complications.
Arizona republican., 1891-05-28
HuyInc Confederate Money.

The paper money issued by the Con- fe,lerate states still seems to be of value. At any rate resident of Bairdstown, Ga., is reported to be paying five cents on the dollar for all that is offered him.
Arizona republican., 1891-05-28
IT. w,. Dean of the Diplomats.

Baron Fava, whose retirement from the post of Italian minister to the United States was one of the consequences of the recent lynchings at New Orleans, ,vas for at least ten years conspicuous
Arizona republican., 1891-05-28

Has Captured La Gtippe's Bacillus.
 Dr. William D. Gentry, of Chicago, has caught the grippe.creating microbe, and "has the little wriggler in micro scope slide" At least he says so, and
Arizona republican., 1891-05-28
THE LIFE OF A REPORTER.
Its Beginning and End Illustrated by
 Two Recent Examples.

Two Recent Examples.
 During the late Indian outbreak near Pine Ridge agency, in South Dakota, the world at large was indebted for most of it's news to Charles H. Cressey. Ordi- narily he reports the proceedings of the local courts for the Omaha Bee. but early in November he was selected to go to the front. For nearly two months, and un- til after the Wounded Knee fight of Dec. go, MT. Cressey's telegrams afforded the only full daily reports given out.
Arizona republican., 1891-05-28

It is now declared by scientists that 1t is possible to change any gas into Q liquid by means of the proper pressure and temperature.
Arizona republican., 1891-05-28
COCKLE SHELL NAVIGATION.

A SaiIorman's Proposed Trip Around tho
 World in n Dory.
 Captain William A, Andrews is deter mined to 90 around the world in his lit
Arizona republican., 1891-05-28
THE ARIZONA SUGAR COMPANY.

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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-22
A Voice From Iowa.

The Des Moines, Iowa, correspon-
dent of the Chicago Herald thus speaks
of the political change now going on in
that city: ''Ten years ago meeting
avowedIy to protest against the doc
trine of hypocrisy and the philosophy
of cranks would have been slimly at
tended in Des Moines. The crank
fever was in apogee then, but it is
nightly different now. From a repub-
lican majority of 400 then this county
IS now so close that the republican
managers have to put forth great eff
forts to capture it at all. When Boies
was elected two years ago the county
gave him 700 majority. The democrats
believe they will increase that this time
and elect their candidates to the legis-
lature as well. Anti-prohibition is
doing it all-that and theI natural
leaven of democracy which is ever at
work. One astonishing thing is the
number of prominent men, men who
have heretofore held high rank in the
republican party and high Office as well,
who avow their purpose now to vote
for legislative candidates pledged to
relieve the state from the incubus and
blight of unWise legislation on the
liquor question.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-22
Purity I'm Politics,

Judge Gresham says: 1t is worse
than idle for US to shut our eyes to the
existance of corrupt methods and prac-
tised in our politics, which threaten to
subvert our free institutions. The peo-
pie are often cheated at the polls and
in legislation, and prizes which should
be the reward OF honest merit are too
frequently bestowed upon the cunning
and the unscrupulOus rich.
Real freedom is not enjoyed by the
people unless the laws are enacted by
their honestly chooses representatives,
and their freedom of action is much
impaired when it is corruptly influenced
as if controlled by force.
The. man who accepts bribe Of any
! sort places his conscience and judg-
ment in the vilest bondage.
| Men who contribute money to buy
votes, and to bribe the peoples repre-
sentatives, as we'll as those who dis
burse it, are deadly enemies of the re-
public.
There can be no prosperity without
public tranquility, and the people will
not long remain tranquil under a we'll
founded belief that the corrupt use of
money prevents a free an honest express
sion of their choice Of men and meas
ures.
| Let US not be deceived by mere forms.
Radical changes in government may be
effected without perceptihle changes in
the mode of administration. Some OF
the worst tyrannies the world has ever
knoNn were maintained under popular
| forms.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-22
A Sad Death,

From the Hoisington Dispatch we
get the following account of the death
of the old gentlemen, MIR. Dugan, of
which we made mention last week:
On Sabbath morning the inhabitants
Of Hoisington were shocked to learn
that MIR. Elisha Nj. .Dugan, an old gen.
tleman had been found in an uncon-
sciOus condition on the grave Of his
wife in the Hoisington cemetery. Drs.
Peck and Farrow were summoned out
to the graveyard and brought the old
gentleman 10 to the residence of his
daughter, Mrs. Samuel Kuhn. Restor-
atives were applied but without avail,
life passed away without struggle at
8 O'Clock Sabbath evening. The con-
dition in which Mr.. Dugan was found
and the note which he had written is
sufficient evidence that he intended
dying at the grave of his wife and came
to his death at his own hand. Mr..
Dugan's wife died February IL, 1887,
soon after which he went to Iowa, re
turning last week. He stopped at the
residence of his niece, Mrs. J. NJ. Butler.
1t is thought that he went to the grave
yard on Saturday morning and remained
there until Sabbath morning when he
was discovered by j. NJ. Butler, who
was searching for him. Mr.. Dugan
had placed his coat ON the grave stone
and was lying on the grave; bis fore
head was somewhat bruised; apparent
ly by striking against the fOot-stOne of
the grave. 1t is thought by some that
he had taken morphine as lie was
known to have had some of the drug
since his return from Iowa. For d
number of years he has acted strangely
at times and his mind was doubtless
effected. Mr.. Dugan was "a years and
81 days old at the time of his death.
He was member of the Masonic lodge
at Burton, Kansas, and his dues were
paid up until February next. The
Masonic order of this city took care of
the body and had charge of the funeral
which was held at the Methodist church
Tuesday afternoon. The following
note addressed to his wife, was found
written in memorandum book that
he carried in his pocket:
/ DEAR MARY:-I have come long
journey to be laid by your side. Ny
heart is broke with grief aud my last
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-22
PAWNEE ROCK.

From the Leader.
P. H. Cleveland moved his family
into town last week, into the Putnam
property on Santa Fe avenue.
- VIM: Emel moved his family to
Speerville, Kan, last Saturday. They
will make that their future home.
James Halter moved his family to
Tacoma, Washington last Friday even
ing, where they expect to locate for the
future.
F. G. Strothman was on our streets
last Tuesday. Frank has made an
excellent officer and is man whom we
esteem as do the majority if not all who
know him in this corner of the county.
DIED:-At his home, seven miles
northwest of this city, on Friday, Oct.
g, 1891, at a. m, of typhoid fever,
Mr.. Verge Wynkoop. The death OF
Verge was quite sad blow to this en-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-22
TIE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.

The democratic party of Barton
county, in convention assembled, proud
of its history in the past and confident
of IL victorious and successful career
III the future, declares as its basis OF
political faith and practice, as follows:
1st-We are in favor of tariff reform
of the kind that will lessen the burdens
of the people and be in the interests of
humanity and economy in the admins
tratiOn of government.
2d-We are in favor of placing gold
and silver on a parity; of the free coin
age of American silver and an increase
of the circulation of good and lawful
money.
3d-We favor the substitution OF
greenbacks or treasury notes for the
national bank currency.
4th--Believing that the network OF
railways that cover our land, built
mostly by aid of the government, are
managed and manipulated with an un
just discrimination against the agri
cultural classes, we therefore favor
more stringent laws, both state and
national, for the management and con-
troll of all systems of transportation in
order that few men may not rob the
many nor the wealthy fatten off of the
labors of the few.
5th-We favor legislation both state
and national that will suppress and
destroy all mOnOpolies, trusts and
combines that interfere with or attempt
to regulate the prices of common neces-
sarles of life.
6th-We favor the adoption of the
Australian system of voting, believing
that the safety of our land depends
upon. a free and untrammeled ballot.
unfnfluenced by money. secret societies
or personal surroundings.
7th-Believing that the simplest and
least complicated laws are the best, that
the machinery of government should
not be burdened with the ownership of
industries or enterprises that require
the employment of great numbers OF
people or the investment Of large sums
of money in business ventures, we
therefore condemn the govern ment
ownership of railroads and land loaning
scheme of the So called peoples party.
Sth-The great cardinal principal of
the democratic party is faith liz self
government of the people, therefore we
condemn the last state legislature OF
Kansas for refusing to submit to vote
the prohibitory amendment, knowing
when they did so they were setting at
naught all rights of the people to peti
tiOn or demand hearing.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-22
HOISINGTON,

ON
From the Dispatch.
A. D. Schnars returned last week
from the Oklahoma country.
From fifteen to twenty men are con-
stantly at work on the Samuels build
ing.
The Hoisington State Bank will begin
the erection of a bank building ISx24
feet next week.
Quite good deal of the unthreshed
wheat is reported as spelling on accoun,
of the heavy rains.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Kuhn desire te
thank the friends who so kindly assisted
during the last sickness and sad death
of Mrs. Kuhn's father
1t is said that there was great dea
of drinking and gambling at the soldier:
reunion at Ellsworth last week.
To give some idea of the money to
be realized from alfalfa we will state
that Geo. Hart, living few mile:
south of Great Bend, last year realized
from I56 rods of land that was in al
falfa the neat sum of S6z. The seek
alone on this land yielded 10 bushels
which sold for over S. bushel. Ehalf:
is paying crop.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-22
About Free Sugar,

Il. recent speech at Spokane Falls,
Congressman Bynush4o indiana eaid
Ask republican to name ops redeem
ing provision in the Mckinley. Law and
he will answer free sugar. Ask him
why, and he will say.-because the tax
has been taken off and get my sugar
that much cheaper" In making this
confession he has given away his whole
case. The government must have its
revenue; the bOndh0lders must have
their interest, the pensioners their pen
siOns, the officers their salaries, the
clerks their pay, the army and navy
must be maintained, so that the
$50 ,00O, 600 of revenue derived from
the sugar must come off of something
else. 1t must come off of dress goods,
earthenware, window glass and other
products, the like of which are large ly
manufactured in this country. 1t is
clear, however, that every time a dol
lar is paid into the treasury on these
articles from 81 to SO is paid to the
home manufacturer; SO that when the
people have paid to the government
the O,0oO, 600 formerly paid on sugar,
they haye paid to the manufacturers on
the domestic product hundred mil
lions Or more. Nor is this all, the
people must not only make up the loss
of revenue on sugar, but they must
raise ten millions more with which to
pay the bounty on sugar, and while
they are being taxed to raise this sum
the manufacturers secure from them
ten to fifteen millions more. The peo-
pie, if they only knew it, are paying
dearly for their free sugar.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-22
The Treasury Confidence Game.

The pension commissioner is living
up to . his promise to break the records
of the bureau. During September no
less than "a, ,644 pensions were granted,
the first payments on which aggregated
81, ,O72, ,476. This is at the rate of about
800. 600 new pensions year, and is a
remarkable feat, as the bureau boasts.
But il is not half SO remarkable as
Secretary Fosters feat of meeting these
and increased expenses all along the
line out of smaller revenues, and still
showing larger balance in favor of
the treasury than year ago.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-22
ATCHIsON GLOBE PHILOSOPHY.

a mans life is one long scheme that
never works successfully.
All things do not come to him who
waits. but to him who works.
Every mans money is made by a
dwarf. but giant spends it.
|. Inquisitive people who ask questions
they shouldn't ask make liars.
Nothing comes natural to man ex-
cept doing things he shouldn't do.
1t is hard for man to agree with a
woman after he is married to her.
Praise a man twice for something he
did not do, and he will be convinced
that he did it.
It is hard to tell which has the most
influence in neighborhood: preacher
or policeman.
1t is usually the case that the worse
mans influence is, the more he has
on those around him.
No matter how good man is, he is
seldom SO shocked by what he hears
that he does not repeat it.
Men say they like women to be of d
tender, clinging disposition, and then
what a frail support they give her to
cling to!
1t is so easy in the spring, when ap-
pie trees are in blossom, for a man to
promise his friends all the apples they
want in the fall.
1t is not a very pretty comparison,
but most people find it as hard to leave
their troubles alone as they do sore
on their nose.
Lose no opportunity for improving
yourself. Your own society is the only
society you can be sure OF having for
the rest of your life.
The more subordinate the position a
man is in, the more self-assured he is
that he could run things better than
the head man if he was given chance.
Wherever we hear a girl practicing
on piano right after breakfast we
wonder if she does it out of love for the
music or dread of the dish-washing.
1t is always safe to doubt the religion
of the man who puts more money into
the contribution box on Sunday than
his wife has had to speRd all week.
When a boy is ten, he has an am
bition to be as great a man as his
father; when he is twenty, he believes
he is twice as great; but when he is
forty, he knows he does not amount to
half as much.
Do you ever stop to reflect, young
man, when girl tells you she loves
you, that in few years she will be
telling some other young man that she
never really cared for you at all; she
only imagined she did?
There is one thing the women can
exult over If they will. No great mans
daughter ever proved to the worlds
satisfaction that her father was the
father CT fool. 1t is something her
brother never fails to prove.
When most girls 90 away from home
they try to give the impression that
they left d town full of admirers behind
them, signing for their return. No one
believes it and everyone laughs at
them. We wonder why they do it?
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-22

The Register calls the many repub-
licanS who cannot stomach the Register
ticket this fall ''straights jackets" and
"kickers.' Wonder il the Register
man ever knew of any other method of
conducting campaign than that of
calling names and assigning dishonor-
able motives to all who do not choose
to think as he does? Friendship, per-
sonal favor, qualification, manhood
fair dealing and courteous treatment
cut no figure with him-everYthing
goes that is labeled republican, and
nothing is good thet has not that trade
mark. Rats! -
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-22

WE LEARN of two peoples party
men, one a candidate. who were last
week up in Beaver township canvassing
the situation and laying ''plans. .
Whether, or not they have. yet found a
suitable place to locate their s'wet
xoods'' we do.not know. One thing we
can tell them right now. and that is,
that Beaver township voters will not
be fooled by them, wet or dry.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-22

THERE will be one state senator and
one representative to elect in Kansas
this fall. The senator to succeed Hill
2. Wilson, who was appointed receiver
of the Wakeeny land Office and rep
regentative to succeed Reeder of Ellis
county who accepted Il government
appointment.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-22

SEVENTY counties in Kansas have
straight democratic tickets in the field =,
which leads us to hope that in due
time our glorious state will be brought
to the right and redeemed from the
says an exchange; and it does seem
that way.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-22

swallow the ticket that paper is cham
pioliing, and who viii therefore vote as
Register dictates, the poor ''cry- bady''
sniff1es about, and actually begs the
people to stand by its schemes. Poor
s.cry bahVr
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-22
EDITORIAL COMMENT.

w. II. BOOTH, editor of the Florence
Herald. died at his home in that city
on Tuesday the 18th, after long ILL
ness. He leaves wife and five
children
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-22
CLARENCE.

From Buckeye
Miss Alice Button is still on the sick
list.
John Rankin and family have returned
from visit to Illinois.
John Tammin is preparing to put up
a large and commodious stable.
Miss Olive Purviance, of Great Bend,
was calling on friends, Monday.
c. Reeder attended Masonic lodge at
Great Bend on Saturday evening last.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Baird left on We'd
nesday last, for their former home in
Illinois.
The Heizer machinist desires to
know whether German music is meas
ured with ''Johnson Bars,'o how?
R. B. Warren and wife, Mrs. c. w.
Murphy, of Great Bend, and two sisters,
of Illinois, were visiting the families OF
VIM. Doty and c. Reedef, on Tuesday
last.
Among the intricacies of musical
science, it has recently been discovered
by Heller connoiseur that a mustache
has detrimental effect upon ones
playing.
Inventor Edison, of phonographio
fame, could have obtained valuable
pointers upon the construction of ''talk.
ing machines" had he lived in the
| vicinity of Heller.
Thinking that Remington" may be
so confused by the machine-shop activ.
ity, of Heller as to forget to mention
it, we encroach upon his territory by
stating that Henry Schultz has presented
his daughter, Miss Louisa, with q
handsome new organ.
| Frank Tammin has been suffering
from a peculiar accident. While thresh
ing recently, head of wheat entered
his mouth In some manner, and, be
coming lodged In his throat, caused
him considerable pain and incon
venience for several days, when at las
it could be extracted. He is now i'm
proving slowly.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-22

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, the home
of President Harrison. went 5000 dem
ocratic last week. Only straw? Prob
ably; but a. great big. six foot blue-stem
straw, that plainly shows the way the
wind blows
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-22

REPUBLICANS are fond of saying:
LAS goes Ohio, so goes the presidential
election in 1892" When the votes are
counted out and Bill Mex. with his
biii is retired into inOcuous disuetude,
those same republicans will be asserting
that ''tiley never said it." Roll, Jordan
roll; the Campbells are coming! ~
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-22

GOy.BOIES squarely faces the prohib-
itory liquor law in his canvass through
Iowa. He says that the law has been
fully and fairly tried. and that it must
be pronounced Ineffective. Its applica-
tion is not felt at all in many places and
the efforts to enforce it anywhere are
farcial. He believes that the people
are tired of the burlesque business.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-22

THE SUN never sets on the soil of the
United States. When it is 6 o'clock at
Altoo Island. Alaska. it is 9.36 O'Clock
a. IN. the next day on the eastern coast
of Maine. Great country this, where
there is always daylight in some por-
SiOn of it.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-22
CLAFLIN.

From the Banner
A new addition is being built to the
rear of the drug store.
w. E. G1bler has moved his family
to Ellinwood for the winter.
Ducks and geese are now quite plen-
tiful on the Cheyenne bottoms.
The Holyrood band will furnish the
music for the ball on the evening of
Oct. e.
Math Klein has been on the sick list
the past few days, but at present is able
to be out.
Wonder if the Beacon would give US
the name of the leading republican pa
per that refuses to support the republi-
can ticket.
H. ]. Klein democratic candidate for
clerk, and Tom Mallory, candidate for
sheriff, were in town Tuesday feeling
the political pulse.
By this time next week the fall seed
ing will be about finished, and another
harvest of golden dollars will be growing
while the farmer sleeps.
A bouncing big boy was born to Mr..
and Mrs. Joe Jordan on Monday last.
All are doing well and Joe says he has
done more than Grover has, as his is a
boy and will some day swell the demo-
cratic ranks.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-22

Two WEEKS and two days until the
die is cast. and we'll know who's who
and what's what. Then will come the
time when the other fellows will wish
they hac been more gentiemanly in
their opposition to the democratic can
didates, the winners. II Caraway then
possesses the least bit of manhood he
will wish that he had acted the gentle
man instead Of the buffoon that he now
shows himself to be-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-22

Let no republican be found bush
whacking this year.-Register.
So THEY have been "buShwacking,'
have they? Let us give YOU pointer:
There are lots of republicans in Barton
county who are above "bushwacking,' y
but WHO are also, we are glad to say,
above being used as lickspittles
for the especial ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of such
fellows as the Register man, and they
will openly and honorably support
whom they please, whether the repub-
lican label is attached or not.