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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-15

The little ones nudged one another
and laughed. They could picture to
themselves the old, fat lady as looking
very droll: and yet there was one
Christmas when she stood under the
tree rosy and beaming, and loving
glances rested on her as they now do
on Ellen and the delicate English
woman.
In the meantime numerous packages
had been opened amid laughter and
mirth.
Count Degenfeld had received large
bottle containing Eau de Cologne; Miss
Rennert a lovely, little homeopathic
medicine chest.
One of the neat little English girls
came and gave me, with a curtsey, pack
age addressed to me which had rolled un-
der table. 1 opened it, astonished, and
found.an antique, very finely wrought.
wide ring. which was so small for me
that could scarcely get it OF my little
finger.
''Ah! Baron Aschen!' said the pro-
lessor, whose long, pointed nose was
everywhere to-day, you must certainly
give that wonderfully beautiful ring to
your future wife as an engagement
ring it is without doubt talisman."
''You are right" said 1, and looking
over at Ellen our eyes met. She blushed
wildly.
At that moment the countess called
| out to her something that 1 did not
hear, and saw her slender form hurry
through the hall and disappear.
approached the ladies.
''Ohi how tiresome!" I heard the
countess say. 81 sent that poor child for
my handkerchief, and here it is behind
me on the sofa-how she will hunt for
it!''
Il am just on my way to Lapotin, -
said L. perhaps / can inform Miss
Ellen?''
''Oh, yes, baron, please do sou 1
could hear the countess saying, when 1
was on the way.
The doors of the countess salon were
ajar. entered; the room was dark, the
second one also, but in the third was
bright lamplght, and through the open
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-15

public opil.ion and getting thtnss ready
for the sudden springing of the sensa-
tionai issue before snow flies.
And according to the same authority
Blaine is not sin it" The president is
running the state department during
Blaine's absence, and is getting ready
to spring this issue as one of his OVID
invention, and a great deal bigger and
better one than Mr.. Blaine's little re-
ciprocity issue. In short, the story is
that Mr.. Harrison means to outjingo
lingo Jim and beat the great sensation
al republican statesman at his own
game of sensationalisu.
It Is an interesting story as it stands,
but it is hardly to be accepted without
some grains of salt. Mr.. Harrison is
not generally supposed to be the kind
of man to play such risky political
games or to try conclusions with such
an adept as the Maine statesman in the
practice of the art sensational Besides,
the assumption upon which the whole
story rests is that in going into the
small business of reciprocity with the
poorest customers Mr.. Blaine has aban.
doned protection as an issue. He has
done nothing of the kind, as he has
said himself. He has only proposed to
enlarge the territory in which the
American tariff beneficiary can collect
his toll. That is all. No doubt many
of the Mckinley politicians would be
glad to get Mr. Blaine out of the way,
and still more glad to amuse the people
with some bogus sensational issue next
year, and prevent them if possible from
having a chance to express their opin-
ion squarely on the Mckinley system
of spoliation. These worthless would
be glad enough to make the president
a party to this little game, and they
are no doubt playing on his ambition
to that end. But if Mr.. Harrison has
the boldness and recklessness to play
the hand he has been greatly misjudged
by his ountrymen.-Chicago Herald.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-15
PARAGRAPHIC POINTERS.

The ridiculous republican yarn
that the English Golden club had col
lected fund of million to defeat Nc
Kinley in Ohio is authoritatively de-
MED. It deceived very few people,
Boston Globe.
Iowa republicanism is in bal
way when Mckinley has to be taken
from his own dubious campaign to
brace up the wavering Hawkeyes. An
ultra protectionist is q poor proselyter
in Iowa.-Omaha World Herald.
The Blaine yells emitted by the
Nebraska republicans almost made the
Harrison corporafs guard in Washing.
ton vanish in a mad panic. The dis
gust about the white house is thick
enough to gather up with scoop SHOW.
els.-Kansas City Times
The Harrison administration has
thus far paid only $4,000. 600 of tho
overdue bonds. It has asked and re-
ceived further time on SIS, 900. 600. and
it is still trying to get further time OH
the $40, 600. 900 overdue and not yet ar
ranged for.-St- Louis Republic.
-McKin1ey's american tin-plate
industry in Ohio is likely to die cleo
ton day. A World correspondent has
investigated the Piqua deception, by
which little mill, a little melting pot
| and one hundred pounds of tin are
made to Serve as a great enterprise
Mckinley bill.-Boston Globe.
! The republican candidate TO,
governor of New York insists that state
issues should subordinate national
issues in the campaign here. The re-
| publican candidate for governor Oh
| Massachusetts, insists that national is.
sues should subordinate state issues
there. Republican policy seems to be-
a matter of geography. : Brooklyn
Eagle.
-''Star Route Dorsey has Joined
Steve Elkins in prophesying that Blaine
will be the next nominee of his party
There seems to be little doubt that
stray vote taken among the men who
at different times have too tOtte-ec
upon the narrow lane that divides
republican politics from the peniten
tiary would give the author of the
Mulligan letters decisive majority.
Chicago Times.
The Boston Home Market clul
has sent fifty thousand documents int,
Ohio to help Mckinley. One of til
documents has for its title: ''Wng
Farmers and How They Are Affects
by the Tariff" If there is anything
which can give comfort to a McKinle.
republican In document having th;,
name it must have been written Q,
some subsidized dreamer who has no
read the daily papers for the last 81:
months--N. Y. Times
l If Maj Mckinley were con
scientious man he would denounce tn
; fraud which was perpetrated in hi
name at Piqua, o. He is now at leas
fully aware that he assisted in tn
making of no genuine tin plate at tina
place and that the incident which ha
been so extensively described and illus
trated by the republican papers was
, deliberate trick to catch votes for hir
in Ohio. The whole thing was 500
exposed and every one knows that tn
, so-called piece of tin plate which b
assisted in making was a mere piece q
rolled steel DIPPED in lead, yet he
|. stin trying to make capital ont Of III
matter.-Chicago Herald.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-15
SEA ISLAND COTTON.
A Combine Forming to Control the Sale
Seed.

A Combine Forming to Control the Sale of
Seed.
CHARLESTON, S. c., Oct IA con-
vention of planters of sea island cotton
in this state is called for Thursday
next for the purpose of organizing q
combine against the sale of cotton seed.
The object is to effect a com Animation
by which the Georgia, Florida and
Egyptian growers of long staple cotton
will be deprived OF the use of Carolina
seed. 1t is believed that the outside
world is dependent upon the use of
Carolina seed for the quality of their
staple, and that if they can be prevented
from obtaining this seed the quality of
their staple will deteriorate so rapidly
that the sea island planters of South
Carolina will practically control the
fine cotton market of the world Com
mittees have been at work for some
time preparing a plan for a combina-
ton, and it is believed now that the
com bine will be effected on Thursday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-15
King of wurtemburr Dead.

STUTTGART, Oct. 6.-The king of
WurtemburG died at o'clock this
morning. He had been i'll for some
time and yesterday his condition be-
came SO critical that the last rites of
the church were administered to him.
During the night his condition became
worse and his physicians stated that he
could live but a short time.
Karl l., king of Wurtemburg, was
born March 6. 1923. and assembled the
throne at the death OF his father. King
Wilhelm l., June %, 1864. July Is,
1876. he married the Grand Duchess
Olga. daughter of the late Emperor
Nicholas l., of Russia Prior to 1906
Wurtem burg was a grand duchy, but
by the peace of Presb1rg it was erected
into a kingdom The civil list OF the
ruler of the kingdom amounts to Sssaa.
500. with additional grants of SIS. $50
for other members of the royal family.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-15
No Foe of Parnen,s Wanted.

CHICAGO. Ill, Oct 10.-At a meeting
of the confederated Irish societies of
Chicago last night at the Grand Pa
cific hotel the following resolution
was adopted: Resolved, That this
meeting, while disclaiming any desire
to suggest, much less to dictate to
1rishmen respecting the leadership of
the Irish party. deems it essential to
any plan of union that no person prom
inent in the persecution of the late Mr..
Parnell can be at all recognized as liz
the running or in any sense acceptable
to the Irish or the Irish-American
people"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-15
MISSOURI, IRON PRODUCTION.
The State Drops to Tenth Place In the
Census Returns


The state Drops to Tenth Place In the
Census Returns
WASHINGTON, Oct 1Q-Missouri &C
cordinp to the census, has not held her
own in the production of iron ore She
was the sixth state in 1850. having I'D
yanced from tenth on the list in 1850 to
seventh in 1870. But 1890 finds her
down to tenth again The order IN
production now is Michigan, Alabama.
Pennsylvania. New York, Minnesota.
Wisconsin, Virginia. Tennessee, New
Jersey and Missouri But this is, per
haps, not the worst of it Missouri has
lost her rank She is also one of the
few states which produced less ore last
year than ten years ago In 1850 the
product of Missouri iron mines was 344,-
$40 long tons Last year 1t was 365.-
us, decrease of % per cent 1t does
not appear from the investigations of
the census officials that there is any
satisfactory explanation OF this retro
grade movement Missouri blast fur
naces. as the report shows use chiefly
red hematite. with a small admixture of
brown hematite, and get SO per cent OF
iron. The Alabama furnaces get only
40 per cent Only one other state shows
better per cent than Missouri 1t
costs in wages to get out a ton of iron
ore in Missouri only % cents. In Min
nesota the cost is 81 19. In Alabama 1T
is S1.06. None of the great producing
states have any advantage over Mis-
souri, in 'cheapness of mining. The
capital invested in iron mining in Mis-
souri, is S4.61S, $50, that is 81, 900. 600 less
than in 1850 Eight mines are reported
in operation, giving employment to TO
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-15
no BE CONTINUED.
Style in ShI ouds.

A lady walked into pattern store on
Fourteenth street the other day and
asked for the latest pattern for shroud
suited to niddle-aged widow, says the
New York Continent. In conversation
with the clerk she said. quite cheerful
ly, that she had made her own shroud
eight years ago and had it packed away
in her trunk ready for the final day of
dissolution; but her hair having become
gray since then, she thought Il new
shroud was necessary now. ''Do you
not think that the lace ON the neck
should be n little narrower to suit me
nov?" calmly asked the lady The
clerk said, with a weary look, that he
really was no authority on such mat
tiers. He referred her to another pat
tern store further up town, and rubbed
his hands in ghoulish glee when she de-
parted. Now he wants to hear from
the rival eSta bliShmentS.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-15

wrap it and to the delight of the chill
dren there came one cover after the
other until n handsome case was dis
closed. 1 watched, as the lovely wom-
an opened it. It was the serpent with
the turquoise eyes.
How beautiful cried all.
''See here!" cried the professor, cur
iously examining the ornament, "a
tongued serpent with blue eyes! Is
that a SYMBOL Mrs. Clifford colored,
and threw down the costly bracelet
carelessly. Count Degenfeld stepped
up, and looked at it closely; it seemed
to me as if he whispered something to
her, but I did not notice the pair fur
Their. My gaze rested on Ellen, who
with the help of different children's
hands, had just opened her package
eagerly; and now was holding thought
fully in her hand the to me well-known
enamel eye.
She stepped up to her aunt, seatep
next Miss Rennert on the sofa: 'sOnly
see, aunt, how lovely and how odd!
Should it be worn around the neck?"
I'm my youth" said corpulent lady
from east Prussia, ''s,fch an ornament
was worn fastened over the forehead by
a small chain; it was called: Think OF
me-"
'sWell, would rather wear it around
my neck" said Ellen, smiling; and
kneeling down gracefully she allowed
the countess to fasten the chain.
''It looks very beautiful" said the
stout lady, "but ON the forehead It looks
very well. too, you may believe me-"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-15
A SENSATIONAL ISSUE.

Mr.. Harrison's scheme to Head on the
D Man from Name.
A Washington correspondent reports
. republican politician who took a
prominent part in the last campaign as
saying that before the next presiden-
tial fight it will be necessary to inter-
est the people in more sensational"
issue than that of the tariff if the re-
publicans are to go into the contest
with any hope of winning. According
to this politician the protection issue
cannot be relied on to hold the repub-
lican voters, since it has been practi-
caily abandoned by one of their most
popular leaders.
The new and sensational issue, &C
cording to this party schemer. is to be
annexation-Canada Mexico, no mat
ter what. SO that the prize looks large.
He intimates that the talk about the
purchase of ST Thomas. an annexation
treaty with the Hawaiian islands, and
the like, has been instigated from the
state department by way Of feeling of
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-15
New appeals court O,ened

CHICAGO, Oct THE three Judges
of the new court of appeals of the
United States for the Seventh judicial
district assembled the bench in their
court room in the Federal building at
noon yesterday and opened court. The
Judges are: Justice Harlan of the SUI
preme court of the United States, and
Judges Gresham and Blodgett of the
United States courts for this district
The robes worn were OF black silk,
gathered in large ruff1es at the should
ers. forming cape that hangs down
over the shoulders The court was
opened according to the English form
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-15
Bare KnucEle Event.

PITTSBURGH. Pa, Oct ia bare
lnuclzle prize fight under London prize
ring rules for a purse of $500 was
fought at a point about sixty miles
from this city. The principals were
jack Dexter, 1S1 pounds. and Harry
Leonard, I27 pounds Both men fought
desperately and in the 3zth round
Leonard was knocked out The fight
was on the turf and lasted one hour
and ten minutes 1t was witnessed by
but thirty persons, including million
aires of this city.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-15
WILLIAM HENRY sm,rA DEAD.

The Great English Bookseller and Leader
OF CONSERVATIVES Passes Away.
LONDON, Oct 6.-Rt Hon William
Henry Smith, first lord of the treasury
and government leader in the house of
commons who was recently created
lord warden of the Cirque ports, died
to-day. He had been i'll for some time
past and yesterday was suddenly an
nounced to be in most critical condi-
ton A conference of physicians was
called. but they were powerless to
benefit their distinguished patient
William Henry Smith was the SON OF
the founder Of the firm of w. 81. Smith
f Son. railway station news agents and
booksellers. As everybody who has
visited England must remember, every
depot there of any importance is pro-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-15
tn. murder Editor P.nro...

BUTTE. Mont, Oct 10.-After a pre-
liminary examination that lasted FORTY
days il was decided yesterday to hold
Kelley. Hickey and Deeney, the sus-
pected murderers of Editor William Il
Penrose, for trial The murder we
committed the night of June o. Tn.
accused are prominent in labor circle.
During the examination 1os witnesses.
were on the stand The case has AZ
ready cost SIS. 900. Half a dozen Pink
erton men have been working on ths
case The prisoners are confident Of
establishing their Innocence.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-15
AN oLo-scHooL DOCTOR.

Oh. wee man is my doctor.
And he knows no wise old saws;
He has balm for all my troubles.
But he never hens and hawS.
All unwriukled is his forehead,
And he wears his long hair curled
His eyes are blue and shining,
And he smiles on all the world.
His gown Is quaint in fashion,
Short. to reach dimpled knee.
His are tiny feet that patter,
Patter almost ceaselessly.
When the shadowy dusk Is falling,
And my home again see,
Through the lowest pane he's peering,
And his healing waits for me.
All my wounds he binds up deftly,
And he pours in oil and wine;
Binds them with his arms SO tender,
AS about my neck they Irvine.
He gives hope Of bright to-rnorrows,
AS his cheek on mine he lays.
WEAKNESS is all forgotten,
CHEEKY grow the darkest days.
All. the magic CT his healing
Can't be learned by book or rule!
Heaven has taught this blythe young docto
OF a very old old school.
William Zachary Gladw1n, in Good House
keeping.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-15
sorehum NKakin< /. succe...

WASHINGTON. Oct THE secretary
of agriculture has received a report
from DIR. H. W. Wiley, chemist of the
department. from Medicine Lodge.
Kan, announcing a very successful run
with the new machinery for sorghum
sugar making under the new alcohol
process developed in the chemical
division last winter. He reports l5<
pounds first sugar per ton from
sorghum cane and estimates that the
molasses will give about enough more
to make it an even 200 pounds per ton.
The department says that the alcohol
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-15
DIFFERENT NOW.

The Republican Candidate and His Mode
of Procedure.
Time was when a candidate on the
republican ticket went before his con-
stituents with the party platform I'M
der his arm and, following long-es-
tablished custom, pledged himself to
certain measures more or less of re.
formatory nature. But that time has
passed-in Pennsylvania at least.
Now down in the keystone state,
when a candidate is presented to his
friends, he does not say he is going to
inaugurate this or that reform He
confines himself to a solemn pledge
that he will try not to rob the state of
its millions, will try his level best to
be honest, and attempts to impress up
on his hearers that he has sufficient
moral character to overcome tempta-
ton. Thus do we hear the republican
candidate for city treasurer down in
Philadelphia define his position. But
he goes further, as will be seen in this
excerpt from his letter of acceptance:
further desire to say to you and to the pub
lie at large that have not given to anyone
any pledge or pledges other than those which
now make. to do my full duty in the highest
and best sense of the word, and if elected
Will AOe PEO1COe VI COSCI duy tu1uS III OT per-
tanning to the Office past, present future, but
do my whole duty in a fearless. honest and i'm
partial manner, so as to warrant at the end Of
my term the appreciation OF my fellow citizens,
which will faithfully strive to merit and hope
to receive
The Thou shalt not steal" cam
paign started by the democrats will
glut the market with republican pro.
LESSONS of honesty. The last repub-
0f 1o1, 40
similar professions. During the next
fifteen years he will stick to his word
and the penitentiary. = Chicago
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-15
sLOAT's SOLiLOQux.

am but q little Fassett;
Platt's the bung;
That is why the unexspigoted
Happened to Chemung!
Did you think twas who did lit
Great Scott!
1t was Tom Plat who bossed It;
That's what,
White and all the other fellows
Were not in it. Rats,
They'd a notion that the circus
Wasn't Platt'si
Ignorance like that is wretched:
They would never do
To be a governor like Thomas
And me. too.
am willing to be battered;
I'm not that
Kind that's always saying
, Me and Plat,
or course I'm not: I'm
Man that's somewhat chittered
Up, but still who knows on
Which side his bread is buttered
II get there, bet your bottom
Dollar I'll be seen
Helping my creator lick tho
Platter clean.
We are seeking now to capture
All the vote;
Will you please to drop q ballot
In the Sloat?
] am but little Fassett;
Platt'S the bung:
That is why the unexspigotcd
Happened to Chemung.
N. Y. Su
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-15
A Big Sponge.

There is on exhibit on in New York
an enormous Sleeps wool sponge which
is said to be the largest one ever OBJ
tanned. 1t measures ten feet in circum-
ference and is two feet thick, being
quite solid throughout. 1t was fshed
up near the Bahama islands by the crew
of vessel engaged in that trade, and
judging by the stories of the fishermen
they had tough time in getting their
prize aboard. Being in a small dingey
when the hooks fastened themselves in
the sponge the men nearly upset their
boat IN the effort to haul the sponge to
the surface. When it was finally Sc
cured the iron prongs of the hook had
Strengthened out under the resistance.
When thoroughly soaked this monster
sponge is said to hold ten pailfuls Of
water.
-Watts-sI do not think any man
can be happy without a modicum OF
imagination" Potts-"And not %
very happy with it, if it leads him to
imagine things about his liver. In
dianapolis Journal
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A WINTER AT NICE
TRANSLATED fRoa The GERMAN BY HETTlE E MILLER
XII.-CONTINUED.
BY z. Won OSTEN.

Copyright. 1891. by A. N. Kellogg Newspaper Co
The Press., 1891-12-03
Died.


 New Haven, suddenly, 23d, Amaretta, J. Peck, 62, wife of Wm. P. Reade, form erly of Wilmington.
 Union, (Mashapaug), Nov. 2Oth, of dropsy, Mary A. Cleaveland, 58 years, 6 months.
 Westford, 18th, Reuben M. Barlow, 72. Ellington, Nov. 28th, Mrs. .Selden Hare. At meeting of Wm. Horton Camp, No. A, Sons of Veterans, held Tuesday evening, Dec. 1st, the following resolu- tions were adopted:
 Whereas, It has been the will of our Heavenly Father to call from us our be- loved brother, A. F. Patten,
 Resolved while we bow submis. sively to the all-wise ediet, yet we deeply mourn the separation of one who always had the welfare Of our order at heart, and who was ever willing and ready to assis, brother.
 Resolved That we extend to the fam. fly of our deceased brother our deepest sympathy in this dark hour of af1iction Resolved That copies of our resolu. tions be transmitted to the family of oul deceased brother, recorded in the camp records, and published in Stafford Press .4.a.4 E. A. CLEAvELAND,l c -Assess' F. G. SANFORD, 1'
The Press., 1891-12-03
FUR CAFES

Are particularly good now since we have changed the pattern. You know we are making them longer than be- fore, and close fitting, which makes a very desirable Garment, every price and grade of Fur being in use. Muffs to match if desired.