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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-02-04

THERE were thirty-two bushels OF
0heat raised in Kansas the past sea-
son for every man, woman and child in
the state. The average consumption
of wheat is five bushels per capita per
Year.-EllswOrth Messenger.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-02-04

THE Beacon promises to ''cOmb'
somebody's head this week. Will he
use Missouri overtaker, or Kansas
godevil? If he would take the Office
Bellows and blow the notes out Of his
oWn eyes he would be less liable to see
80 many mountains of opposition.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-02-04

The feeling in favor of combina-
zion between the peoples party and the
democrats in the coming campaign is
gsowing rapidly all over the state
emong both democrats and populists,
and if good political horse sense is used
by both elements of the opposition to
Che republican party, combination can
be made that will sweep that party
from power.-Kinsley Graphic, (Alli-
ANGEL
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-02-04

KANSAS millers have secured a low
gate on flour to New Orleans, and can
compete with eastern mills on ship
ments to Europe. FIGURING mills are
manufacturing industries which should
and do prosper. We have the wheat,
and when it is manufactured into flour
it is ready for the consumer without
any assistance from the Chicago bulls
and BEARS"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-02-04
Vick's Floral Guide, 1892.

True and tried friends are always well
come, consequently ''Vick's Floral
Guide" is sure of warm reception,
especially when dressed as daintily as
this year. The "Nellie Lewis" "Carnation
on the front of cover, and brilliant
Poppies" on the back, and numerous
colored plates of flowers and vegetables
are certainly works of art and merit.
The first twentyfour pages, printed in
violet ink, describe Novelties and
Specialties. Send ten cents to James
Vick's Sons, Rochester, N. Y, and pro-
cure a copy of this attractive and useful
catalogue. 1t costs nothing, as the ten
cents can be deducted from the first
order.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-02-04

At an alliance meeting in this county
member said openly, I'VE will havs
to kill Judge Botkin," yet the Register
iZation instigated the plot.-RegIster
WE CHALLENGE tie yawping editor
Of the Register TO show proof of the
above assertion. We do not believe
that the farmers of Barton co6nty who
compose the alliance are that kind of
people, and will not believe it until
shown the proof The Register VIA
probably ssy-and lie about it when 10
says it-that the DEMOCRAT is trying
to stand in with the alliance; but we
do not care for that. What we de-
mand of him is the proof that AT an
alliance meeting in this county men,
Der said we viii have to kill Botkin'."
When he proves to the public that such
q brake was made and sanctioned By
our farmers, then viii we denounce
such men and such methods as strongly
as be dare do it. Until such proof is
forthcoming we feel called upon by our
knowledge of the class of men that
make up the farming community, to
brand the assertion as but another Of
that papers senseless and groundless
attacks upon a class of men who have
the manhood to refuse longer to be led
by such conscienceless sehemers as the
editor of the Register
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-02-04

ACCORDING to an exchange, if doc
tor makes mistake he buries it; if a
merchant makes a mistake he never
&ells it,; if lawyer makes mistake,
he crawls out of it; but if an editor
makes a mistake, he puts it upon a
large sheet of paper for the world to
look at, and in every community there
are cranks who think they are the
models of wisdom because they occa-
sionally discover them and for a week
keep their jaws wagging about their
greatness for astute wisdom.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-02-04

!. IT Is now announced that Russia is
going back to serfdom. Is 1T not Rus
sia where the government owns the
railroads?
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-02-04

LITTLE Chilli did not want to fight at
all; he was just foolin', and Bennie
Harrison is the lad who was the worst
fooled-thanks toIKing Jim Blaine.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-02-04

bsth wear gold spectacles and have
fondness for ''stOre" clothes. Mr.. Pef-
fer affects shiny black coat of rather
antique pattern. There is said to be a
suspicion that the alliance senator's
long and voluminous whiskers are
periodically treated to hair dye, Simp-
son is gaining reputation in Washing
ton for his cleverness in repartee, and
there IS growing belief that he is very
Tar from being the crank he has been
made out to be.--New York World.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-02-04
wheatland township to Frank Hayes


for $1,000.
Engineer Charles PETER, son of the
Senator, who runs between here and
Council Grove, is associate editor of the
Herald Guard at Council Grove.
d. o. Grey will put up a building 25
foot front by 45 feet deep two stories
high, On the east end of his business
lots, for which stone is being hauled at
the present time.
The revival meetings at the Lang
ford school house, conducted by Rev.
Dadisman, are meeting with great sue
cess. On Tuesday night there were
FIVE converts and on Wednesday night
six converts.
We took look at the plan of the
building which A. S. HOuck is to put
up this spring and must say that it will
be an ornament to the city and no
doubt will be very paying investment
for Mr.. Houck. The building will be
of stone, two stories high, with a street
frontage of SO feet and will be so feet
in depth.
PAwNEE ROCK
From the Globe.
T. P. Nichols has been having a
tussel with the grip.
DR.. D. B. Shaut, of Cortez, COL,
writes us that he is well satisfied and
doing we'll.
Mr.. Brentlinger, has returned, and
will work in N. P. Smiths shop again
this summer.
The farmer mill at Larned will COM
mence running on full time shortly, we
understand.
The new M. E. Church1at Seward,
will be dedicated on Feb. 9th. Ser
vices at II O'Clock and also at night.
The supper and dance given by the
S. of V's. on last Wednesday night was
a success in every particular. The
proceeds footed up to $3.50.
from Lne Leader.
Mrs. Ralph Halcomb left for Lincoln
Neb., Monday evening.
J. r. Baker has purchased the Chas.
Werehahn farm, six miles north west
of town.
Rev. Dixon is holding revival meet
ings at Seward this week. He reports
the meeting as progressing nicely.
Rev. Armstrong, of Great Bend, talks
of coming up and holding series of
revival meetings out at Mt. Pleasant
in the near future.
The wives and sisters of the X. p.
boys have organized a tx. P" taffy
pulling society. Trey meet every
Saturday evening, and their object is
to beat the boys staying out late al
night. They met last Saturday eve.
ming at Mrs. Llndis'.
j. III. Jennison, of Great Bend, was
up last Friday taking depositiops in the
Pawnee Rock bridge case. Said case
will come up for trial at the February
term of court in st. John. This case
is creating a great deal of interest. il
being suit brought by this township
against Lincoln township, Stafford
county, to recover off of her her share
of the expenses for repairs on the river
bridge, which IS owned jointly by this
township and Lincoln and Doup1as
of Stafford county, Lincoln having
refused to keep her part of it up.
ALBERT,
From "Spunk"
Miss Annie Crummack went dowr
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-02-04

WE HAD always supposed the official
paper was required to publish ALL the
commissioners proceedings, so that
: the public could get value received for
Che money paid for the work. 1t seems
bOwever, that the Beacon don't have
to- publish anything but the bills
allowed and such matter as it gets pay
4Or. However, as the Beacon reaches
out very few people in the county,
the DEMOCRAT deems it its duty to the
public to give allithe proceedings of the
board, without money and without
price.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-02-04

school at Otis, spent Saturday and
Sunday with friends in Clarence.
Miss Viola Pelter, teacher of Dist.
No. 40, spent Saturday and Sunday
with her parents near Great Bend.
d. G. Bird and wife, and Mrs. Mat
tie Compton, all Of Clarence, were the
guests OF Mrs NJ. V. Bird, on last Sum-
day, the 2Sd.
Mr.. and Mrs. WINS, of Buffalo town.
ship, were the guests of Mrs. Matte ].
Compton, on last Friday. Mr.. WINS
also visited the school at Dist. 40, and
thinks it can't be surpassed.
George Compton recently got his
second finger on his left hand caught in
the cog wheels of a churn, mashing the
finger so that it had to be taken off
above the nail, which is most well
again.
SOUTH SIDE-NO So
From "Pet"
The weather has been bright and
sunny.
Charlie Harper is taking care of the
widows.
Burt Ward was a caller at Ellinwood
Tuesday.
School No. SO has 80 pupils enrolle d;
everything lively.
Fred Moore's new barn helps the
looks of his farm.
I'VE heard girl say she was glad it
was leap year." A'hem!
We understand that Mr.. McTaggart.
who has been sick so long, is worse.
Uncle Tom Adair's orchestra is 70
furnish music at the Seward entertain
ment.
D. r. Ward has 80 far recovered from
his illness that he was able to attend
reciprocity.
Alb. Pursel has been making improve
ments by building new barn and
improving his farm otherwise.
Charlie MATHS corn averaged about
sixty bushels per acre. Beat that. Mr..
Matz is an old Buckeye farmer.
: w. Fl. Bidleman and Dan Pursel
were guests at the Ellinwood entertain
ment the other evening. Ring o, Ring
the bells!
Fred Leatherman and Joe Hamilton
put up quite a lot of ice during the cold
weather; some of the blocks were ten
inches thick.
Mrs. Steve Tonkins has been quite
ill with la grippe. Mrs. Patric and her
daughter Nettie, and Mrs. Ford and
her daughter Lucy, were visitors.
SOUTH BEND AND WASHBURN.
From aBSahcer. = <-
Will Hiss baby is very sick.
Dan Pursell shelled corn for Charles
Munich, last week.
The old culvert, near Vancil's, is
being taken out and tiling put in.
G. III. Taylor is hauling quite lot OF
stone for a new dwelling in the neal
future.
Haven't had any leap year parties
yet, but the old bachelors are anxiOusly
waiting.
South Bend township board met on
Saturday of last week at exchange store
Great Bend.
Noah Asher returned from Lane Co
Kans, where he has been visiting abou
three weeks.
George Chaffee, the newly married
man, was very liberal with his cigars
last Saturday.
VIM. Hoffmaster qualified as road
overseer of district l, and c.. P. Ayers
in district 2, South Bend.
South Bends brass band has come tt
gether again recently, the first meeting
since last fall, as great many OF TIT
boys have been away visiting.
1. W. Pursell made a cheap wagon a
a cash outlay of 81, doing the work
himself. He used the trucks of NOW
ing machines, and has An excellen
contrivance for hauling stone or hay.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-02-04
EDITORIAL COMMENT.

DEACON CARAwAY has taken to
indulging in ''symposiums. g." Brothers,
he should be churched.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-02-04

IN A few months the question of a
convention to form new constitution
FOR Kansas will come before the people
again. Many amendments have been
made to the constitution of the state,
until now it is only a patchwork, and a
crazy patch at that. The instrument
was made for the state when but few
people lived here. 1t is not adequate
for our needs now. We favor a con-
stitutiOnal convention because we
believe Kansas is in great need of a new
constitution and we believe her people
are perfectly competent to make their
own laws. We should look with sus-
picion upon the advocates of any cause
who fear to entrust it to the people of
ahe state.-Leavenworth Times.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-02-04

The preacher works for the souls of
men and generally gets his pay; the
merchant reaps his reward for his toll
in profit from day to day. the banker
sits in MS office chair with his bundle of
cash for rent, and gathers a harvest
month by month of vigorous ten per
cent; the dealer in grog stands behind
the bar and fills up ths scooners high,
and jingles the tin the boys "blow inn
for potions of good old rye; the law
yers and doctors find work to do that
brings in the hard cold cash, and the
men who yield the plane or spade have
money to buy their hash; but the edis
tor has a thankless task as the busy
months roll by, and he knows no rest
of body and brain and misses the chance
to die. His reward in this world may
never come, but over the silent sea, if
Justice reigns he is bound to have an
elegant jubilee.-Ex.
While those who have never known
their God, nor paid their printers bill,
will reap their reward as they justly
ought in the funing pits of h-l.-Ciafs
lin Banner
AvAsT there, Oscar, draw it mildly
Who knows but there may be, within
the bowels of the earth a hotter, seeth-
ing sea, than all the sheols told about ip
bible or in story; where those who have
not paid the print may roast in lone
some glory, and where special imp of
sin will make it his own pleasure to
stir them up to tn end of time and give
them ample measure of punishmenS
for their neglect to pay the needy
printers, by filling them from stem 10
stern with red-hot iron splinters.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-02-04

In his talk in the house Thursday
Jerry Simpson asserted that the west
ern farmer wanted to begin life next
year under a democratic administra-
tion. What party is Mr.. Simpson rep
resenting in congress-. anywavp-Em-
poria Republican.
JERRY was elected by democratic
votes with the hope that he would rep
resent the Seventh congressional dis
trict of Kansas instead of any party.
1t is the trouble with most congress-
men that they represent q party in pref
erence to the public. It remains for
Jerry to prove the exception to the rule
Republicans generally who represented
their party two years ago were defeated
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-02-04


From "Spunk."
Miss Annie Crummack went down
to Great Bend on last Friday, on busi-
ness.
Arrived at John Gallons, On Wednes-
day night of last week, a bran new
baby boy.
Mrs. Knight and children, of Great
Bend, spent Sunday and Monday last
in our village.
Mrs. S. Fields left for Hutchinson on
Friday last, where she goes to nurse a
sick brother.
Henry Gallon visited his home at
this place last week.
The meetings being held at this place
by Rev. Knight will continue through
the present week.
The quarterly meeting services held
here Saturday evening and Sunday
morning we're attended by a large con-
course of people. and the discourses
delivered by Elder Waite were both
entertaining and instructive.
Warren Wilkinson says you can brag
about a boil or a roast but he will take
a FRYE every time.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-02-04

DISTRICT NJ. 4U.
From ssVida."
Not so cold as it has been.
J. Rhoades has returned from a visit
out west.
Henry Ewing has been quite ill for
several days.
A little son of Mr.. Will Gums is on
the sick list.
Miss Nettie Dinwidie' 8 health is very
much improved.
r. Nelson took in Great Bend, Thurs
day of last week.
w. 2. Bruce and wife went up to
Larned Saturday of last week.
John A. Compton and children are
spending the winter with relatives at
the old homestead in Virginia.
Clarence Jones, who is teaching
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-08-06

In 1924 Mr.. Mines Gaskell writes
from Eton that an upper boy "got spurs
and rode some Of us dover boys over a
leap positively impossible to be leaped
over with a person on your back, and
every time (Which is every time) we can
not accomplish it he spurs us violently,
and my thigh is quite sore with the in
roads made by those dreadful spurs; my
new coat is completely ruined" In the
next year Ashley minor, a son Of Lord
Shaftesbury, died in consequence Of IA
fight which lasted two hours and a quar-
ter on the same evening, The quarrel
originated about seat in the upper
school,
DR.. Keate spoke about the sad event
to the school three days later; he blamed
the boys for letting the fight go ON so
long, but was not to be "seduced into
any namby pamby peace-at-any- price
sentimentalism. He said: "Not that /
object to all fighting in itself; on the
contrary, l like to see a boy return a
blow" Such state of things has for
tunately entirely disappeared; a clergy
man, a head master, doctor of divini-
ty, however much he might feel that the
meek acceptance of injuries was not the
sign Of keen and generous character,
yet would now hesitate to mark fighting
with his approval before an audience OF
boys whom he was bound by statute to
instruct in Christian principles.-Na
tional Review.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-08-06

When Colonel Van Wyck was run
ming for congress many years ago in the
Fifteenth New York district, there was
a certain Irishman who steadfastly re-
fused to give the old soldier any en-
couragement. The colonel was greatly
surprised, therefore, when Pat informed
him on election day that he had con-
cluded to support him.
"Glad to hear it, glad to hear it, =" said
the colonel. Il rather thought you were
against me, Patrick"
"Well, sir said Patrick, Il wuz, and
whin ye stud by me pigpen and talked
that day fur two hours or worse ye
didn't bulge me a hairs breadth, sir;
but after ye wuz gone away l got TO
thinking now ye reached yer hand over
the fence and scratched the pig on the
back till he laid down wild the pleasure
of it, and made up me mind that whir
a rale colonel was as sociable as that ]
wasn't the man to vote agin him. Ne
braslSa State Journal.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-08-06

The history of the federal govern
ment is one of growing strength and in
huence. The difference between the
intention of the founders of the system
and of the existing fact is nearly as
great as that between the opinions of
jefferson and moderate Federalists.
From the first organization Of the gov
ernment TO the present time there has
been almost a steady advance toward
Capitalization. This advance has been
both aided and retarded by the supreme
court; but in the legislative branch of
the government and in the popular mind
the proportions Of the federal govern
ment have constantly grown larger. 1t
has not been the tendency of the people
Of the republic to strengthen the local
government at the expense Of the general
government, On the contrary, the gem
eral government has grown at the cost
Of the states.-Henry l.. Nelson in Har-
per's
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-08-06

For seven years l have been making
almost daily experiments upon the in
ternal organs of dead animals in order
to increase my knowledge Of compare
tive pathology. The postmortcm ex-
aminations were made for the most part
at the Lamparter Glue works. in the
suburbs Of Lancaster, Pa. Here Of
course were the bodies of large numbers
of animals which corded me an album
dant supply Of subjects for examination.
The vicinity of the works swarmcd with
rats. Many Of those, the workmen told
me, sickened and died from time to time,
and l became curious to know something
about the disease that carried so many
Of the rodents Off
/ could find next TO nothing about the
rat in books, so the thought growing
upon me that the disease so fatal to the
rat might be made dangerous to the
rats nearest neighbor, man himself.
undertook a series Of experiments. Ny
first rat subject was a sick one which l
captured in the yard of the gluo works
without any exertion. The animal
crawled about, made no effort to escape
AAbAA Aho anu WIFI lllChtu up oIeItO no
resistance, Its appearance indicated that
it was dying of general debility. Its
body was greatly emaciated. Its back
was arched and its face bore an express
sion Of distress. 1t refused food, was
racked with constant cough and in a
few hours after being captured was
found dead in the comfortable prison in
which had placed it.
My next subject was Il healthier and
more active rat. | caught him only to
mark him and then gave him his free
dom. He came into the yard regularly
for his rations Of flesh from various ami
mails, but gradually showed the same
symptoms that marked the condition of
my first subject, and in fourteen days
after capture he, too, was dead. The
postmortem examination of these two
cases developed the fact that the lungs
were badly diseased. tuberculosis had
destroyed the right lung of each and
only part of the left remained.
S. Il. Weber's Lecture.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-08-06

Mashoupa was once the residence of a
missionary, but the church is now aban-
doned and falling into ruins, because
when asked to repair the edihce at their
own expense the men Of Mashoupa
waxed wroth, and replied irreverently
that God might repair his own house,
and one old man who received a blanket
for his reward for attending divine
service is reported to have remarked
when the dole was stopped, "No more
blanket, no more halleluiah.' fear me
the men Of Mashoupa are welded 10
athendom.-Fortnightly Review
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-08-06

The hard volcanic rock of Easter
island is covered with carvings intended
to represent human faces, birds, fishes
and mythical animals. Fishes and tur-
ties appear common among these sculp-
lures, but the most common figure is a
mythical animal, half human in form,
with bowed back and long, clawlike
legs and arms. According to the ma
tives this symbol was intended TO rep
resent the god "Meke-Meke, the great
spirit Of the sea.-Philadelphia Ledger,
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-08-06

The Nepalese "kukn', or heavy
curved knife, with the edge on the inner
side, is familiar by name 10 readers Of
the accounts of our little wars" in
which the Ghoorka infantry have taken
part. But there is another Nepalese
weapon, the "kora," the most strangely
shaped sword ever used, which, starting
from the hilt about an inch and half
wide, when near the end turns at right
angles and expands TO six inches. The
late Jung Bahadur, a noted expert at all
eastern arms and exercises, was able 70
decapitate bullock with one blow Of
the ora.-Chambers Journal.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-08-06

A funny mistake occurred lately in
printing labels for a meat preserving
company, The printer had been in the
habit Of labelling tins Of beef or mutton,
as the case might be, with the words
without bone prominently displayed.
The company having added kidney soup
10 its list, the new article was duly tick
tied as kidney soup-without bone, "-
London Tit-Bits.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-08-06

In the new form Of telescope for stadia
work spider lines are entirely omitted
aud instead a prism is placed so as 10
cover one-half the objective Of the tele-
scope, the consequence being that the
rays passing through the prism make am
angle with the rays passing through the
unobscured half of the objective, and
this angle Is constant whatever the dis
tanoe Of the object obserYed,-N
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-08-06
A oANTER.

When the breath Of the morning Is cool and
keen,
Aud the smile Of the sun in the heavens "a
seen,
Ono may forget that the world has ills
BY taking canter across the hills.
Away from the hustle and everyday grind
On high mettled stccd Of the thoroughbred
kind,
With exultation the bosom thrill,
When taking u canter across the hills.
When the body seems fettcrcd In listlcssness.
chains,
And the blood goes sluggishly through tho
veins
II is better than powders and better tbnn
pills
To go for n canter across the hills.
Susie NJ. Best in Philadelphia .cdger.