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The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1891-09-18

CTRAYED-From . place on the new Springs
y road 5 miles this side of Woolsey's; one bay
horse with star in forehead and branded M P on
left shoulder; one gray mare branded d on same
shoulder. Finder will be suitably rewarded BY
returning same to Henry Wilson's Livery stable,
Neihart, Montana. 6-8
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1891-09-18
A. Nthan,

The One Price Clothier.
There Isl sound and reasonable
foundation for this statement.
Some of these Great Falls clothing
stores. sell fairly well made goods;
some sell shoddy trash at fictitiously
low prices. The last are the worst.
But Sc
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-05-28

from the visiting Knights over lack of
appreciation of the honor conferred
upon the city by its being selected as
the place of the 1891 rendezvous, and
the unanimous expression to be heard
on every hand was, that "Wichita
knows how to entertain-she did not
get us here simply to bleed U.s."
Topeka should note this.)
The city was beautiful in red, blue
and yellow decorations-th colors of
the order of Knights of Pythias. Great
pains had been taken by every business
man to decorate his premises, from the
most extensive dry goods palace to the
dago peanut stand in the alley, and
the general decoration was the most
extensive we have. ever seen in any
city on any occasion.
The rain, which fell in torrents all
Wednesday night and up to three
O'Clock Thursday, made it impossible
to carry out the program as arranged,
but the visiting Knights did all in
their power to show an appreciation of
Wichita's hospitality.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-05-28

A wATCHFUL sentinel on the demo-
cratic ramparts has made a discovery
that at the election of last November
every one of the thirteen original states
of the Federal Union was carried 10y the
democracy. Ten of these states now
have democratic governors, namely:
New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey,
Massachusetts,, North Carolina, Del
aware. Maryland, South Carolina, Vir-
ginia and Georgia. Two of the three
remaining states, Connecticut and
Rhode Island, were carried by the dem
ocracy on the popular vote, and would
have democratic governors but for the
majority clause in their respective con-
stitutions. The remaining state. New
Hampshire, although democratic on the
vote for congress, was carried by the
republicans for governor by the slender
plurality of ninety-three votes. The
democratic majority in the next house
will be $50, more than the whole con-
gress of the original thirteen states in
O.-Ellsworth Democrat
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-05-28
Why He Never Drinks

''Matthew Gearing, Plattsmouth,
Nebraska.
This signature is found on the
register of the Carey hotel. The writer
and owner of the signature is a bright
young attorney who visited Wichita for
the purpose of instituting legal proceed
ings to gain possession of the eighty
acre tract of land adjoining the stock
yards, which Mr.. Gearing claims was
illegally taken from his client, a minor,
several years ago. The trial will come
up in the federal Court and promises to
be most interesting.
Mr.. Gearing is teetotlar, but is bit
terly opposed to prohibition, and thinks
that if Kansas would repeal the pres-
ent prohibitory law that burdens the
statutes that it would prosper as it
never has in the past.
During the Cleveland administration
MIR. Gearing was appointed attorney
general for the Dakota territory. His
backing was first class and his appoint
ment was great compliment to the
young Nebraskan. at the time of the
appointment he was in Washington.
The night after appointment Mr.. Gear
ing, feeling jubilant over his success,
made merry with party of friends,
and not onley looked upon the wine
when it was red, but likewise tasted it.
The next morning he found note at
his hotel, asking him to call at the
white house. 1t was signed by Private
Secretary Lamont. He was on hand.
President Cleveland net him: With
out formality, President Cleveland said
that Mr.. Gearing was the youngest
man ever appointed to such respon-
sible position, but he felt justified in
naming him on account of his high in
dorsements which he had received.
But, 1 learn with regret that you
INDUCED too freely in liquor last
night Mr.. Gearing admitted that he
had taken several drinks the night
before; that he was not in the habit of
so doing, but celebrated the previous
night on account of his appointment.
IT." said the President, ''you con-
duct yourself in such manner on the
first night of your term as a federal
officer, what can I expect from you?
l will withdraw your appointment
Mr.. Gearing has never touched a
drop of liquor from that day to this,
and he says he never will.-Wichita
Beacon.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-05-28

10000 children die in New York city
every year for lack of nourishment, and
the state Board of Lunacy reports that
1000 young girls in New York State
were examined in a single year for in
sanity, and the cause found to be in
sufficient food and clothing. And yet
all this misery is under the very shadow
of billions of dollars, millions of which
is money worse than stolen from these
very unfortunates. Plutocracy polite
ians claim that this is all on account of
'indolence and overproduction. :"
Truly, the most shameful inhumanity
is mans inhumaity to man.-Kansas
Farmer.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-05-28

WHILE the republican state senate
of Kansas, sitting as high court of
impeachment, has declared that Botkin
is mot guilty." ninety-nine men out of
every hundred who have taken the
pains to follow the trial know in their
inmOst thought that the man should
never haye been sent back to dispense
his sort of justice to his fellow men.
On the charge of assisting TO rob a
town out of big pile of money the SEN
ators practically find him guilty by a
vote of 1S to II, but not by two-thirds
vote as required by the law. And yet
you will notice that republican papers
have no word of condemnation for the
man. If such a calamity Ito the alli-
once) should happen as Botkin joining
their ranks, what howl would go up
over his corrupt practrices. That
would be different, you know.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-05-28

Walt. Mason often has funny turn
Of mind, but he strikes it pretty lively
when he tunes his Tyre thus: 80 Absa-
lom, my Absalom, come hither unto
me, few short words of good advice,
L fain would say to thee. Full well
you know I've loved you, boy, your
frolics I've ignored, your childish tricks
and peevish feats, 1 always have
adOred; but when you pour the castor
oil into my finest wine, anc load my
pipe with dynamite, it's time to draw
the line. With youthful glee you've
daubed red paint upon my sleeping
head, you've scattered tacks and
shingle nails upon my dOwny bed;
you've tied my trousers into knots that
made my spirit groan, you've filled my
Sunday hat with rocks as though it
we're your own. And often in the
dewy morn, wake with drowsy head
and witness both my ankles wrapped
with harness to the bed. These little
jokes I've stood. my son, and reveled
in your joys, I've tried to smile a
christian smile, mid din and roar and
noise; I do not mind your merry
pranks, I like to see you gay; like to
see you joyfully pass all your hours
away. But when you load your fathers
pipe, and dope your fathers wine, as I
remarked before may son, it's time to
draw the line; then hither como my
Absalom. and lie upon my knee; while
1 wear out an oaken state, and spend
my strength on thee; and when I've
dubbed you, Absalom, until lose my
breath, go to thy room and mediate on
darkness, sin and DEATH"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-05-28

We would ask the editor of the BAR
TON COUNTY DEMOCRAT to keep tally
and see how much of the money allotted
to Barton county as its portion of the
fund proposed to be raised for Kansas
exhibit at the Columbian Exposition, is
contributed by alliance men and how
much by democrats, and then compare
this with the proportion of the county's
population that these parties have
HOisington Dispatch.
ALL RIGHT, Mister Dispatch man;
we have the tally sheets ready, and
when the returns are all in you will see
that the disgruntled, disappointed,
schem'ng republicans: the men who
would like to have the monopoly of the
earth and high board fence around it
and spikes on top, will show up sadly
in the minority when the tally sheet is
footed up. You may think your old
party has all the patriotism and love of
home and country, but you are away
off; it has an overgrowth of self love.
and that is all.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-05-28
More Schemes Disclosed.

When the direct tax bill was pend
ing in congress the democrats took the
position that there was no demand
made by the states for the refunding of
the tax, and that the expectation of big
fees on the part of lobby claim agents
was at the bottom of the movement.
and they did manage to force an
amendment providing that no portion
of the money should be paid to any
party claiming to have secured the
passage of the bill, and the republicans
did not dare to openly oppose it. Now
comes the lobbyist Davis and lets the
milk out of the cOcoanut. He had a
contract with Gov. Brockett, of Mass;-
securing the refund. Gov. Russell,
however, refuses to recognize the con-
tract made by former governor, and
has made the matter the subject of a
special message to the legislature, and
Davis now has either to shoot or give
up the gun. In his defense, he says:
''In the winter Of 1884 was urgent
ly solicited by the different agents for
the several states to join their associa-
ton here Tin Washington which was
organized solely to obtain a refund of
this tax by congress and to employ all
legitimate means to attain that result -
The republicans wanted to deplete
the treasury to furnish a pretext for
keeping up the high tariff to pay the
Yankee mill men for the campaign
funds they furnished to elect Harrison;
the lobbyists and claim agents wanted
slice of the pudding, and the rank
and file of the e. o. p, who get to be
very strong states rights advocates
when the bosses give the word of COM
mand, thought the refunding of the tax
to the states was a very wise and
patriotic measure. Mr.. Davis lets the
cat out of the bag, and it is just the
same kind Of cat that the democrats
said it was.-Sigourney, Ia, Review.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-05-28
ELLINwOOD.

From the Advocate.
Bound by an Oath,'' will be pre-
sented by our home talent troupe, on
June 4th.
A former night operator, Mr.. Staf-
ford, seemed to own the town and run
it to suit himself last Monday night.
DIED:-Anna, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. II. Coffey, at the home of her
parents, in st. Joseph, Mo-, on May
18th, 1891, of typhoid lever.
Mrs. Brown, of Great Bend, and Mr..
Pitman, brother of Mrs. Hawkes., were
married at Great Bend Sunday morn
ing, and spent Sunday in this city.
The farmers all over the country are
in excellent spirits and feel confident
of big crop. One big crop will put
the farmers on their feet and reduce
the price of a shave five cents.
The Logan township creamery COM
pany is now ready to receive bids for
the performance of the work at the
creamery. They will soon be ready to
receive milk.
One of our exchanges says that all
wheat that was drilled deep and put in
ia proper shape shows at glance its
superiority in growth and color over
that which was drilled shallow or sown
broadcast. This should be lesson to
our farmers to put in their CROPS in
good shape.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-05-28
KANSAS LOANS.

The following extract from letter
written by II. A. Cutter Esq, of this
city now in Kansas, to his father, E. S.
Cutter, may be of interest to some of
our readers:
1.-The people in Kansas are feeling
tural outlook never was better. From
my own observation it would seem
true, as that section of Kansas that /
have seen IS covered with a growth of
beautiful grass excepting where it is
being cultivated. The farmers seem to
be very active. The abandoned farms
are being taken up and worked. Of
course this is but prospective as dry
all with whom have talked, both east
ern and werstern men, that the affairs
of this state have reached hard pan, and
the tendency most assuredly is upW ard.
The days of reckless ioaning have pass
ed and the borrowers and the lenders,
as Nashua people know. have received
a lesson which will not be forgotten
very soon. Loans are now being made
on proper valuations and with the con-
servatism of New England.
[ believe the eastern investor in
majority of cases is unduly frightened
and that if he can but wait he will re-
cieve on loans which are now in bad
shape dollar for dollar. One good
wheat crop, have been creditably in
formed, has enabled and will enable
farmer to pay off $500 mortgage on
quarter section. Stock being up, even
grazing is more profitable than ever be-
fore. Corn can be raised and sold at
higher price than ever before. In my
trip of fifteen hours through southeast
ern Kansas 1 find the country arabic
and fertile and quite fully occupied. 1
have taken pains to confer with respOn-
sible parties who are conversant with
every county in Kansas, and they say
that even west Of the Goth meridian the
country as a general thing is fertile and
perfectly adapted to the raising Of
wheat. 1t appears that the defaulting
mortgagors are made up, in large part,
Of men, not farmers, men who have not
properly managed their property, and
who are shiftless and uneasy, showing
that it is not the soil and not Kansas
that has pinched the mortgagees."- p
NaShau, N. H.), Telegraph.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-05-28

JUST prior to his death Abraham
Lincoln prophesied in the following
manner: Il see in the near future a
crisis arising which unneryes me and
causes me to tremble for the safety of
my country. As result of the war,
corporations have been enthroned, and
an era of corruption in high places will
follow and the money power of the
country Will endeavor to prolong its
reign by working upon the prejudices
gregated in a few hands and the repub-
lie is destroyed. 1 feel at this time
more anxiety for the safety of my
country than ever before, even in the
midst of the war. God grant that my
fears may prove groundless." 1t was
the power of Wall Street which Presi-
dent Lincoln feared. But how much
more powerful are the money manipu-
lators of New York today than they
were in the great war presidents timel
Lincoln beheld Stewart taking ad-
vantage of the war and making his
millions out of it. He saw other lesser
ones turning the nations misfortunes
and peril to their private gain, taking
advantage of the nations need and pur-
chasing government bonds almost at
their own figures. If Lincoln could
speak today, would he not be able to
pronounce with the assurance of
prophet whose predictions have in
measure come true and that the re-
mainder of the prophecy may be fulfil
ed? He was not an alarmist. but was
i'm position where he could see and
feel the rapacious greed of the monopo-
lists and money sharks.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-05-28
Knights "Wet Up" at Wichita.

Wichita was "wet'' last week-no
mistake about it. She was "wet'' from
center to circumference. She was wet,
but her people were not sappy or slop-
py, neither were they soggy and slip
perry like the streets of their fair city;
but their great big hearts were solid
and full with hospitable love and gen.
erous cordiality. There was no indica-
ton that any visitor among the many
thousands present felt that be could
not jerk the latch string to any place
in the city and find it yielding to his
touch. There were no kicks" coming
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-05-28

city and has a position behind the coun-
ter of the dry goods department IN the
Peoples store.
The farmers are now busy turning
over the prairie, and where the buffalo
grass now holds forth, will be seen wav-
ing fields of golden grain next year.
1t never rains but it pours. and now
we hear some of the farmers complain
ing of the wet weather. They say if it
doesn't stop raining pretty soon, the
wheat will be ruined by the rust. Man
was born dissatisfied. and holds well to
bis heritage.
We had the pleasure of listening to
the closing exercises of Miss Hege's
school in district number twenty-three,
on Friday evening last. and must say
that the scholars one and all, without
an exception, did their respective parts
grandly and with credit to themselves
and their teacher.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-05-28
The County Attorney on Trial.

Last Saturday County Attorney
Casey was arrested, charged on three
counts with exactiDg and receiving
illegal fees from the county. under the
color of his Office.
The trial commenced Wednesday
afternoon before Justice FInney and is
still ID progress as we go to press
G. p. Cline is prosecuting and Nelson
Adams, n. b. Freeland. Isaac Coberly
aud John Scott attorneys for the de-
fense.
LATER-The jury has just returned
a verdict of guilty on all three counts.
.Larned Chroncecope.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-05-28

AWAY up in the good, young repub-
lican state of Washington, the mine
owners have discharged their white op-
eratives and employed a gang of negros.
They of course want to show their
spirit of protection (?) to American
laborers, and so have employed a gang
of seventy-fve armed guards to take
care of the negros while the white
laborers go hungry. The secret of the
matter is, that the negros will work for
a little less than the white men. One
of these days a gang of Chinese labor
ers will be procured to take the place
of the. negros-all in the way of ''pro-
lection to deserving labor'-and the
mine owners will get wealthy faster, as
the rate of wages paid the laborers de-
creases.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-05-28
Is Poultry Raising Profitable?

A writer in the Kansas Farmer gives
some figures on the profits of poultry
raising in Kansas. After stating that
a person should look after their stock
in trade in the poultry business as care
fully and intelligently as it is necessary
to look after any other business, he
says: "A woman who kept one hun
dred hens last year, and carefully re-
corded the result, reports that the
number of eggs produced was 16, 800.
She sold them for prices ranging from
II to % cents dozen, averaging 19
cents, which brought her 1886. The
cost of keeping the fowls through the
year was $40, leaving a net profit of
$196, or a net profit on each hen of
$1.96, exceeding any agricultural pro-
duction. How often do the western
farmers have failure in crops, either
total, or partial? Almost every other
year. This would not apply so often in
poultry-keeping, when carefully man
aged. In poultry, if you want eggs,
select the Leghorns, Minorcas OF Span
ish. If for market, you want the
Brahma, Plymouth Rock or Wyan-
dottes. If you have good market,
and select eggs as your business, leave
it 70 those who believe in poultry as food
to maintain that side of the question.
Trust Companies, banks and similar
institutions expect us to entrust our
money to their tender mercies at to 6
per cent. interest per annum. We are
expected to leave dollar with them a
whole year to earn us to 6 cents, and
a hundred dollars year to make Sd to
Sc. This may do for people shut up i'll
the city, who have only room enough to
eat and sleep in, and the streets for
their recreation; but it won't do for the
farmer. What will dollar buy that
will do more for us and bring us more
income than the dollar itself? 1t will
buy four ordinary hens, and $25 will
buy one hundred hens. What are these
ordinary hens, that we should inYest in
them? They are savings banks, and
they pay us all that they earn, instead
of paying us but cents at the end of
the year, and keeping the rest of it in
the bank. With the hen we do not have
to wait twelve months for the interest
on our money; not at all. We may in
vest in them to-day, and tomorrow the
first dividend be disclosed. The inter
est starts from the first. A 25 cent hen
will lay enough eggs in a week to offset
the interest on a dollar in the bank a
whole year. Six eggs are at least
cents. Four hens will lay enough eggs
in a week to pay the interest on $5 for
year. A hundred hens may be made
worth as much to us in a week as 500
in the bank three hundred and sixty
five days. How much then, should we
obtain from one hundred hens in three
hundred and sixty-ive days? At least
twice their value. SeventY-five dollars
net from S25, in the same length of time
that $50 would earn us $3.50 in the
bank"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-05-28

The Topeka Capital ''double leaded"
the COrbett-J Jackson prize fight and let
the Presbyterian assembly and Denver
congress run 'solid." The Capital is
fast degenerating we are sorry to say.
Hutchinson News.
The Capital was led to do this by a
desire to be solid with the slugging
class.-Great Bend News.
AND the Capital is the great 1 am,
the head and front, the band wagon
and big horn of the prohibition-republi-
can-G cd and d-moraliryta ke-a-drink-on-
the-sly-party of Kansas. The Capital
represents REPUBLICAN prohibition
not honest, sincere prohibition. If it is
attempting to be ''solid with the slug
ging class" its prime object is to capture
that class for the strengthening of the
q. o. d.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-05-28
ALBERT.
From "Spunk.' >

From 'Spunk."
j. S. Winget and family spent Sum-
day in the country.
G. B. Gillis, Of Great Bend, was in
our village on Monday.
Sig Jacoby was down at Great Bend
on Tuesday of last week.
Andrew Campbell is having tussle
with the mumps this week.
T. J. Wilkinson took a pleasure trip
to Lacrosse on Monday of last week.
G. F. Hays and family spent last
Sunday visiting his father in Rush
county.
DIED:--Of consumption. on Wedues-
day morning of last week, the wife of
E. Johnson, living few miles south of
town.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-05-28
NEIGHBORHOOD HAPPENINGS.
HOISINGTON.

From the Dispatch.
Joe Boisell was passing around the
cigars early Monday morning. Joe
says it is another boy and a fine one
too.
The Pearson boys have the credit of
building the first sidewalk under the
provisions of the new sidewalk ordi-
nance.
A steady rain came down all of Fri
day night and a heavy one on Saturday
evening. Plenty of moisture and
everybody is happy.
a social dance was given at the resi-
dence OF Geo. NJ. Bagley in this city on
Friday evening. There were present
all enjoyed the occasion very much.
The following secret orders have
organizations in the city: Masonic.
Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias,
Ancient Order of United Workmen,
Fraternal Mystic Circle. Odd Fellows
Encampent, Grand Army Of the Repub-
lie. Brotherhood of Locomotive Engin-
eers, Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
men, Brotherhood of Railroad Brake
men.
HOisington city officers appear to
haye it in for Great Bend. Uncle John
Brown sold bushel of potatoes to a
hotel man, and not allowing potatoes
served these costive times, the marshal
pulled him, and they wanted So for the
act.-Great Bend Register.
Hoisington does not hold any grudge
against Great Bend OF any of her peo-
pie; she simply believes in enforcing
her ordinances. no matter who may
suffer the consequences or how ''cos-
tive'' (say, Caraway, we'll take some
thing On that) times may be. 1t seems
that a few Great Bend people, and we
are sorry to say the Register, are always
looking for a chance to get offended at
the style of the Hoisington people. Be
little more neighborly; come over and
we will give you cathartic.