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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-10
iawatha Democrat.

Frank Feaster, a popular young
farmer of Eureka township, was mar
ried, on July 9th: to Miss Laura
Wilkins, sister of Charlie Wilkins
and Mrs. III. B. Byers. The ceremony
was performed at the home of a sister
of the bride, at Ord, Valley county,
Nebraska, where Miss Wilkins was
visiting. The. young couple returned
to Barton county on July 80, and are
at present making their home with Mr..
Feaster's parents. The Heller. brass
band serenaded them on the night of
the 31st ult., and were handsomely
entertained. The DEMOCRAT was slow
to learn of the happy event, but ex-
tends congratulations all the same.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-10
Bureau Of Information


1.-The Burlington" has recently
established in convenient quarter
Of its elegant and comodious passenger
station, at Chicago, an office designed
to afford travellers information on the
thOusand-andone things they need to
know, with regard to routes, rates, con
nections and accommodations 1t has
been placed in charge of an experienced
man, supplied with all railway guides
maps and Timetables, and is known as
the Bureau of Information"
1t is a place to which all travellers
may apply for information and receive
full and correct answer Tbs is the
only Office Of the kIg,t vest Of ihp sea
board cities; ami it canno: bn: prove a
help and CONVEX fence TO the travelling
public. All trains OF the Burlington :"
enter and depart from this station, and
the Intelligent and valuable service of
the Bureau may be enjoyed by all pat
rons of this line
A special pamphlet Will be issued by
the Burlington in the near future, Civ
ing accurate information as to How
to get to the Word s Fair Grounds"
- How to secure rooms and board at
the various hotels. boarding and lodg-
ing houses"
Trustworthy agents will be at the C.
B. q Q. depot in Chicago, to impart all
information to visitors. Arrangements
will probably be made by which some
trains will be run direct to the Worlds
Fair grounds without change or delay.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-10
some Foolish People

Allow a cough to run until it gets be-
yond the reach of medicine. They often
say: "Oh, it will wear away" but in
most cases 1t wears them away. Could
they be induced to try the successful
medicine called Kemps Balsam which
is sold on positive guarantee to cure,
they would Immediately see the excel
lent effect after taking the first Dose
Price SOC and 81. Trial size free. At
all drug stor.s.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-10
Star Of the South.

Go to Velasco for health, sea air,
and comfort; where ships too deep for
all other Texas ports sail in and on.
with ease; where fruits ripen earlier
and pay better than in Californis;
where soil is natural hot bed /.
Fresh vegetables all winter. Coolest
day in three years 25 degrees above
zero. Warmest day 90 degrees.
Velasco offers the best Investments in
the South. Write the Commercial
Club. Velasco, Texas.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-10

The annual school meetings having
occurred, the newly elected directors
are now having regular picnic being
interviewed by our handsome and
efficient school mans seeking job.
The young single man, or frisky wild
over, who is Oh the board has an OPP
portunity that should not be neglected.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-10

Talk irrigation, and when you have
talked it, see if you cannot commence
it on small scale on your own place.
Put in some spare time with team
and scraper aud throw dam across
that draw. If every farmer in the
county had one or more small ponds,
such as could be made with a days
work, the atmosphere would be tenn
pered csnsidera bly, by the water
standing therein.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-10

Myron Gilmore, one of the solid
men of this county. returned last week
from the Chicago merry-go-round. IF
there was anything in the whole show
that My did not see it must have been
covered up by those modest Metho-
dists. My is little feeble, but we
guess he managed to squeeze around
in the crush and sail through the swim.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-10

He didn't read the papers. for they
hadn't any news; at least they didn't
coincide with his especial views; and
when he came to town one day, with
criticism ripe, he climbed to an electric
light to light bis ancient pipe. He
hadn't read the papers, but he knew
just what was best; he simply touched
the wire-and the fluid did the rest.
-Hiawatha Democrat.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-10

At Sabbath school meeting in St.
John the other day a young man arose
and moved, as his plan for increasing
the school, "that a committee of young
ladies and gentlemen be chosen to
raise children for the Sabbath school.
The motion was lost for lack of sec
ond
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-10

Have you seen those handsome por-
traits at the popular dry goods
and grocery store of VIM. Brueser?
Every cash purchaser of $40 worth
of goods from Mr.. Brueser can get. as
a present, any photograph enlarged
and handsomely framed. as shown in
those on exhibition at his store.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-10

If such body Of water as can
be created by flooding the Cheyenne
was there now we would have one of
the largest fruit crops here next year
ever known in the county.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-10

The DEMocRAT of next week will
publish an article giving a practical
illustration of the working of a system
of water power where the water is
taken from the UNDERTOOK, the water
that flows under the surface, just as it
does in the great Arkansas valley.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-10

What's the matter with bringing
the editor a half dozen spring chickens
to pay for the DEMOCRAT a year? Is
it go? Do not be afraid of over
stocking the market.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-10

''Next to stout heart" said phi
losopher, "the best possession is a
cheerful countenance. Nobody likes
glum people. and the man who seeks
employment is less likely to find it if
he present a woeful face than if he
seeks it with brave 'front.'
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-10

l will open German Night School,
if sufficient number of scholars can
be had. School 2 nights each week.
3 months term; for 20 scholars $3.50
each; 10 scholrs 81; 5 scholars So; pay
able in advance. Call .,p, or address
III. KUPFEBNGLE, Pastor.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-10

Possibly. the great Cheyenne bit
toms will not be turned into q lake
this yeer, but mark this: The day
will come when such q thing will be
done. Paste this in your scrap book.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-10

Harry Tracy aud wife were pre-
sented with handsome Grover Cleve-
land boy, their second son, early
Thursday morning last. The young
man is at present holding a reception
at the home of his grandfather, A. L.
Miller, on west Forest avenue.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-10
The Hanasomest Lady i'm Grea. BEND

The HandsOmest Lady in Great Bend
Remarked to friend the other day
that she knew Kemp's Balsam for the
throat and lungs was superior reme-
dy, as it stopped her cough instantly
when other remedies had no effect So
to prove this and convince you of Its
merit any druggist will give you a
sample bottle free. Large size Scots
and 81.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-10

., de Kansas watermelon am a
grown COZ an green; I'LL soon be
pullin' heavr al De stem! Dat knife
1T needs whettin' till de aidge am
razor Keno, won't dis yer ole coon
be Sin de swiml"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-10

Col. Thomas L. Powers, Of Sterling
was in attendance at the irrigation
meeting Monday. His son Perry ac-
companied him.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-10

To Denver, Colorado Springs, Man
itou or Pueblo and return, good all
summer, for $40. via the Mo. Pac.
J. RAsoR, Agt.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-10

We have few Sample Universal
Cook Stoves, and also the. famous
Dangler "Surprise" gasoline stove,
which we offer at bargains as long as
they last. Every Stove warranted.
GREAT BEND IMPLEMENT Co.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-10

Joel Weathers called Monday to
instruct US, in the most approved
manner, to continue sending the DEM
OCRAT to his father in Illinois.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-10

|, A young child OF P. w. Pasco. of
Buffalo township, died on Thursday
morning last, of cholera infantum.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-10

The Arkansaw has been bank full
for few days, and the west part of
the state, where there are irrigation
bitches, is grateful for the long looked
for water.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-10
JACOB HAHN.

Between Great Bend and Hoising-
ton there is very little corn that will
even be worth gathering. Some of
the late planting may make corn if we
get rain in few DAYS.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-10

j. w. Drake, Of north of Hoisington
dropped in Monday, to see how he
stood with the printer and say "keep
her comm, as she's a dandy good
paper
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-10

If we get the water turned onto the
Cheyenne bottoms before coursing
meeting this fall, the sportsmen will
have TO train their dogs to dive for
fish instead of chase Jack rabbits.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-10

Great Bend is said to be "dry" now,
but just the same Saturdays number
of men under the influence" was as
large as usual.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-10

One of the speakers hit the nail on
the head, Monday, when he said "Quit
damnlng the country, and dam the
draWs"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-10

Money becomes tight when it is
locked up. Man is generally locked
up after he gets tight.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-10

Elgie Benedict was thrown from a
horse, last Thursday, and had his
left shoulder fractured. Next.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-10

The irrigation convention of last
Monday is starter for new era of
prosperity in this western land.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-10

Ike Pollock, young man living in
Eureka township, was driving a colt
to cart last Thursday, and when near
the home of G. F. Mecklem the colt
became frightened, and he was thrown
from the cart forward, across the shaft
behind the colts heels. He was
picked up by the Langford boys and
taken into Mr.. Mecklem's. His back
was badly bruised and his injuries may
yet prove serious.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-10

Court adjourned Monday afternoon,
to give the court room for the holding
Of the irrigation convention.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-10

We keep farm leases, blank notes
receipts, contracts, cbattle mortgages,
and full line of justice of the peace
blanks, at prices that cannot be dupli.
Gated by eastern houses.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-10

Ray, an eight year old son of James
Slonager, thought to have a 18th of
July celebration on the Sd of August,
and ignited lot of powder that came
very near blowing the face off of him.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-10

Castor Machine Oil, 40 cents gal
Ion, at ALLIANCE EXCHANGE.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-10

WARNING fishing or hunting
will be allowed on the Maggie
Brinkman farm, east of Great Bend,
On the Walnut creek.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-10

Find the presidents message in this
issue of the DEMOCRAT.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-10

There are about 200 old soldiers in
Barton county who draw pensions.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-10

Mrs. r. 3. Warren has been unable
to leave Ter residence, most of the
past week
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-10

To the @. A. r. reunion, at Hutch>
inson, Kans., one fare for the round
trip; on sale August IA to Is; final
limit August 31st.
W. ToRREY, Agt. A. 7. d s. R.R.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-10

The board of county commissioners
met Monday to finish up business left
over from the last meeting.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-10

photographs given away at Wilson's
Gallery. Inquire for particulars.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-10
DIED-At her home in Great Bend

DIED-At her home in Great Bend
August 8, 1898, Ada L. Thatcher,
eldest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
w. Thatcher, aged Is years. She
had been sick but few weeks with a
fever. She was young lady well
liked by all who knew her, close
student and earnest worker in the cause
of christianity, being leading mem
Der of the Christian Endeavor society
of the city. Funeral services were
conducted at the Congregational
church at 10 a. M. August 4th. The
loss of their daughter is severe blow
to the parents, and the family has the
deep sympathy of the entire commu-
nifty.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-10

Parties living on or near the line of
the streets, where the electric lights
are. can have electric lights furnished
on application to the Electric Light
Co. Also electric bells, and all kinds
of house bell work done, in this and
adjoining towns.
FRANK ROSE, Supt
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-10
LOCAL COMMENT.

See Rev. Kupfernagle's terms for
German night school.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-10

Wilson's gallery is the place. Right
now is the time to get your photos
cheap.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-10

for water.
The herald., 1893-05-25

among the lndians appears the following
quaint narration of a iegend which had
been handed down through generations
of the Wsmpanoags, a warlike tribe OF
great power and prosperity In those days
of his peaceful ministrations among them:
II trust your reverence will not deem
it trivial in me Qbut rather panisBsta-
ton of my zeal that your reverence will
have an understanding of these strange
people, if relate a curious legend cher
ished by these simple sayages. 1t goes
to the following effect:
''Upon the death of great chief in
battle his squaw gave birth to blind
son, whom, when he had come into man.
hood, the young men of the tribe took
away into distant forest and left there
to perish, believing that by reason of his
blindness and his total lack of skill as
hunter he must perish, for to what they
supposed had been curse sent upon him
in the form Of blindness they ascribed
the dire sufferings of the tribe and the
imminence of it's extinction. Well, it is
related that the tribe, some time after
the supposed death Of the blind chief,
LluoJClCd lOo CitCl klSo AOA u AudA tObtoV
ance against the Nahigonsiks, It's ancient
enemies, who, finding that the newly
elected chief Of the Wampanoags was
merely loud braggart, without the true
metal of great warrior in him, deter
mined to fall upon the feeble Wampano-
ags and sweep them from the earth.
"The battle was q very unequal one.
for the Nahigonsiks greatly outnumbered
the Wampanoags. But it is related that
in the fercest part of the fight, when the
arrows of the Nahigonsiks were reaping
the Wampanoags as ripened wheat, and
despair and CONSERVATION sat upon the
weaker tribe, there suddenly sprang
| forth stalwart young man of great size
and strength, who, with commanding
voice and gesture, swinging aloft q club
which he had wrenched from tree,
cried, For your lives, my people, and
leaped to the 'front.'
81 feel constrained to inform your rev.
erence that, according to the legend, this
visitant dropped from heaven, but your
reverence will understand that l believe
nothing of tie kind, having, through the
mercy Of the Son of God, received q
clearer light than that which illumines
the minds of these benighted savages,
and that am constrained to believe that
this savage young chief, left by his COM
rades to perish of hunger, suffered men
tai agonies SO fierce and radical as to have
broken up knotted and tangled places
within him, to the end that the slight
cGnse which had held his vision in abey-
ance had been removed, but upon this
matter your reverence, with superior wis
dom, may be able to pass more intelli-
gent opinion. 1t is smy function solely to
report affairs as have heard them, and
in this pursuit report the following:
1.-The Wampanoags recognized in this
strange conner the spirit of Chikkatabac,
the blind young chief; you and |, your
reverence, recognized in him Chikkata-
bac himself with sight restored. Be that
as it may, his superior presence, the
calm majesty of his bearing, the infinite
ly sad earnestness of his glance and the
superb daring of his movement inspired
the Wampanoags with an almost for
The herald., 1893-05-25

gotten courage, 10 the end that thsy fol-
lowed their strange leader, despite the
frantic warnings Of their newly elected
chief, and moved to extraordinary dar-
ing flung themselves upen the enemy
with incredible ferocity.
Foremost in all their bloody enter
prises was the new leader, his great
frame towering above all others, his club
swinging with deadly regularity and
crushing out the lives of hapless Nahi-
gonsiks with every blow, and his clear
voice ringing far above the din of strife,
crying, For your lives and your chill
dren, my countrymen.' Your reverence,
/ trust you will not think am too deep
ly stirred by this narration. I give the
legend merely as it has been told to me.
ut is related that the Wampanoags
carried the field and won the day, and
that this was but the beginning of a
series of victories which restored them
to their original glory and sent the Ma
higonsiks into another part of the world.
That which more directly concerns this
legend is matter of simple record. The
new chief, it is said, after placing his
tribe upon the old footing by means Of
numerous valorous battles-maintain-
ing always the extraordinary reticence
and solitude which followed his advent
among his people-kept apart and silent
until all had been finished. Then one
evening as the sun was setting he was
seen upon an eminence with arms out
stretched toward the west and eyes up
lifted to heaven, his lips moving in 81
lent invocation. And after that he walked
slowly toward the west and was never
seen again by his people. He had faded
forever into the silent mysteries of the
twilight. IL. G.. Harton and W. G. Nor
row in San Francisco Examiner.
The herald., 1893-05-25

1t seemed more like warmth than any
thing else, and yet not warmth of the
kind that he had known. It was in his
head-no, it was in his eyes, which he
dared not open. He sank to the ground
in weak helplessness. Still keeping his
eyes closed, he felt the warmth in them
increase, and then it became so painful
that he opened them. Instantly ire
mendous heat burst forth within his
head, racl1ing all his sensibilities with
excruciating pains. Trembling with fear
and awe, Chikkatabac fell to the ground
and buried his face in his hands. The
sun had risen.
Thus lay the helpless savage, filled
with terror and narvelings. His great
frame quivered, and agonized means is
sued from his burning throat. After
time his courage returned. He clasped
his hands tightly over his eyes, the more
securely to exclude the burning, blazing,
terrifying vision that had appeared when
ever he opened them. Onward he went
toward water, and finally the presence
of a messy sod under foot warned him
that stream was near.
He now went forward cautiously, and
then dropped to his hands and knees and
crawled toward the stream till he
touched the cool water Then he eagerly
stretched himself at full length upon the
! bank and was about to drink, when un-
guardedly he opened his eyes. So strange
o vision at once appeared to him that he
started back in dismay.
A strange vision indeed and immeas
urably unlike the others, for that which
he had seen as he bent over the still wa
ter was much like the spirit Of one dead,
as he had imagined it. Then q great
comprehension came to his soul. and so
swift and heavy was the shock it brought
that he was stunned, but after that a
gentle peace fell upon him and tears of
happiness rolled down his cheeks. Ris-
ing to his feet, and with calm courage
opening his eyes to the dazzling visions
which confronted him he raised both
arms to heaven and reverently said:
20 thou Great Spirit, know now that
l, thy child, have died and am now in
the happy hunting ground of my kindred
who died before me. Accept thy humble
child, O Spirit. Teach him to understand
thy will and to bear with courage the
blazing glories Of thy habitation."
No sound but the strangely familiar
singing Of birds and the rustic Of the
trees in the morning breeze came in an
swer to his prayer. But though oppressed
with a sense of loneliness and wondering
that no other spirits came to greet him,
he faced the new world with manly
front and open eyes, and turned again to
the stream. Once more the spirit which
he had first seen confronted him, but he
was not afraid. AS he brought his lips
nearer to the water. the face of the spirit
came close TO his. He drank, seemingly
from the mouth of thespirit itself, whose
features became strangely wavering and
distorted.
But, oh, the sweetness of tho water! 1t
vas only in spiritland surely that such
water could be found. He drank deeply
nd was refreshed as he had never been
fore.
IN the reports of white missionary
The herald., 1893-05-25
BattIeaaes made by women.

In olden days, when armies went forth
to battle all in their armor dressed, the
flag they carried in the forefront of their
ranks was worked and embroidered by
the hands of fair ladies at the court, who
thus visibly signaled to every man who
carried sword or hcibert the hopes, sym
pathies and good wishes of those whose
limbs were unfit for the rough expert
ence of the war. Ii is custom which
in modern days has nearly gone out Of
fashion. Recently the Andrea Doria, an
Italian battleship, was presented with
colors worked by the ladies of the city
Of Genoa, and the hosting Of the symbol
to the mast was made the occasion of
great rejoicing.
A correspondent in The Queen asks
why something of the same kind should
not be done IN England. 1t is believed
that no ship of the British navy has ever
left port carrying an ensign worked and
presented by the 4adies OF England. And
yet 1t would be difficult to imagine a
more appropriate flag for any vesses,
whether entering into battle, hberating
slaves from terrible cruelty or carrying
a message of peace and protection to the
oppressed, than one made by the hands
of women at home. Tie correspondents
suggests that ladies should bestir them
selves in this direction and make be-
ginning by presenting to battleship q
silk ensign worked by themselves. Lon
don Telegraph