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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-03-23
WEALTH IN THE SOUTH.
How That Section Was Crippled by thu
Civil War.

How That Section Was Crippled by the
Civil War.
In 1860 the assessed value of property
In the south was IS, 200, 600, 600, out of a
total $l2, 900, 00O, 900 in the entire coun-
try or A per cent In ten years there
was startling change. In 1870 the
south had only So, 900, 900, 900 of assessed
value, while the total for the whole
country was ga, ITO, 900, 600. While the
south grew poorer, the north and west
grew richer as never before. In 1880
the assessed value of property in Mass
achusetts was SIT, $50, 900, as compared
with $500, 900 in the SOUTH in 1870
Massachusetts had $3.50, 900, 900 of
property, and the south $4,000, 600, 600
Such was the poverty of the south
that the one state listed for taxes more
than one-half as much property as the
fourteen states of that section could
show. The assessed value of property
in New York and Pennsylvania alone
in 1870 was greater than the whole
south. South Carolina, which in
1860 had been third in rank in
wealth in proportion to the num-
to be the thirtieth; Georgia had
dropped from the seventh to the thirty
ninth, Mississippi from the fourth place
to the thirty fourth, Alabama from the
eleventh to the forty-fourth. Kentucky
from tenth to twenty-eighth, and the
other southern states had gone down in
the same way, while the western and
northern states had steadily increased
In wealth.
In 1860 the assessed value of property
in South Carolina, according to the CEN
sus, was s49S, 000, 900, while the com
bined values in Rhode Island and New
Jersey aggregated 1921, 900, 900. or $685.
600, 900 less than South Carolina OF
course, the true value is always greater
than the assessed value. In 1870 the
mbined values In Rhode Island and
New Jersey amounted to 1868, 900, 900,
and the value in South Carolina was
s1S3 0O0. 900.
Thus, while South Carolina had $8s,-
900, 900 more assessed property in 1850
than these two states, in 1870 their
wealth exceeded South Carolina's by
1886, 600, 900. Notwithstanding the
mighty industrial advance in the south
during the last ten years, the building
of 20, 900 miles Of railroad and the in
crease in agricultural production, the
assessed value of property is not yet as
great as it was thirty years ago, and
Maryland---a border statc-and Florida
and Texas are the only states which
have as much assessed wealth now as
In 1860. Engineering Magazine.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-03-23
\ Fellow sufferer.

Judge-Have you ever been punished
before?
Criminal-Of course I've been pun
ished. Didn't you hear me testify on
the witness stand that had been mar
ried?
judge didn't hear you say you had
been married or | would not have asked
you about your punishment Excuse
ne-Texas SiftingA
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-10-12
A SoHnd Liver Makes a Well Man.

Are you bilious, constipated, troubled
with jaundice, sick headache, BAD taste
in mouth, foul breath, coated tongue,
dyspepsia, indigestion, hot dry skin, a
pain in back and between shoulders,
chills or fever? If you have any Of these
symptoms your liver is out of order and
your blood is slowly being poisoned, be-
cause your liver does not act properly.
HERBINE will cure any disorder of the
liver, stomach or the bowels. Ithas no
equal as liver medicine. Price IS cts.
Free trial bottle at NJ. <. Hooper s
CO's.drug store, Great Bend.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-10-12
That Wine Episode,

A lot of goody-goody people in
Kansas have been thowing up their
hands in holy horror and made great
deal of fuss over the drinking of wine
at the Kansas building at the Worlds
Fair during kansas week" The
talk threatened to become matter of
state concern involving the governor
and the rest of the populist state off,
GERS. Republican papers were prepar-
ing to make a great deal of political
capital out of it, when Major T. J.
Anderson exploded bomb in camp by
writing the following letter:
81 notice that the republican papers
are making a desperate attempt to
manufacture political capital out of
what they term the ''wine episode" at
Chicago during kansas week.
The state of Kansas did not pay a
farthiBg for wine or any kind of liqu-
ors. I sent some wine to Chicago in
tending 1t for entertainment of our
guests of the National and state COM
missions by whom I have been SIM
ilarly entertained. but much to my
surprise my wine was consumed by a
thirsty horde OF republicans who howl
prohibition at home and go to Chicago
to fill up at the expense of anybody
on whom they can forage.
T. j. ANDERSON.
Republican Member Worlds Fair
Board.n
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-10-12

the heart of every freeman, had failed
in his struggle for the separation of the
Is colonies from the mother country.
Think you that one true American
would on that account have relinquish-
ed his share in the deathless heritage
of English heroism and genius and
glory-in the fame of Arthur and
Ceur de Leon, of Sidney, Marlborough
and Wellington, of Rodney and Drake
and Nelson, of Chaucer, Shakespeare,
Milton, Goldsmith, Cowper and Gray7
Nay, verify! Nor do we, Southerners,
as Confederates. simply because we
failed and you succeeded, propose to
surrender one lot or one title of our
share and interest in the Respondent
heritage of American valor. American
patriotism and American glory!
Whether you won or we, Americans
were the viCtors; and in either event.
! throw up my hat and hurrah for
American powers. The time has
come when every Anne rican, regardless
| of section or party, whether he wore
the blue or or the gray, should feel his
bosom swell with honest, patriotic pride
at the recital of deeds that lend new
| luster to American fame, no matter
where or by whom wrought We
should glory alike in the memories of
Bunker Hill and Brandywine, and
Yorktown, of Palo Alto, Resaca de la
Palma and Buena Vista; of Bull Run,
Antletam. Gettysburg and Appomatox.
We share alike the fame of Wash
ington, Jefferson. Hancock, Adams, OF
Taylor and Scott, of Lincoln, Grant,
Sherman, and Sheridan. Lee, Jackson,
Johnston, Longstreet and Hill. Your
flag is our flag, your country is our
country and your God is our God.
Your destiny and ours is one and in
separable. Let US, then, lay aside all
bitterness and pickering, and work to-
gether as brethren for the highest good
of the majestic New World Republic
that rightfully claims the allegiance and
! the love of us all.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-10-12

REPUBLICANS say that all the fnan-
cial stress of the present time, the low
price of wheat and other farm products,
is all because of the success Of the
democratic party in the presidential
election. When asked how that can
be possible, when the democrats have
not changed law that in any way
effects finances or the price of farm
products, that the country is being run
under the same laws that the republi-
can administration has given us? they
reply: 1.-The people have not conf
dence." When a fellow makes that
sort of reply, look out for him. He is
confidence shark. He admits that
his party has made regular "confi-
dence game" of this government, and
deplores the fact that the people last
fall got onto the republican confidence
game, and bounced the gamesters, We
want the business of this government
done in a business way, not in the man.
ner of the confidence man, the slick,
smooth palaverer who worms himself
into the confidence of the people in
order that he may work his game and
fleece them of their money. That is
just what the republican party has
done, and the fellows have the gall to
make a roar because their game is
blocked.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-10-12
HIGH CARNIVAL AT ST. LOUIS.
The Metropolis OF tine Mississippi Val
ley Again Presents
Programme
Of Fall Festivities That ror Brilliancy
And Variety Outshines the
Carnival Cities of the
Old World.

Paris the most magnif icent city either conti-
nent, has for ages held the proud title OF 1.-THE pre-
mier carnival city of the world" However, dur
ing the last ten twenty years American rival
honor, and today St. Lonis holds what Paris
luctantly reliDquished, the title of 1.-THE carnival
| city of the two continents"
Not content with the successful exhibitions of
prfvous years, the Autumnal Festivities AssOcia-
tion has arranged programme for 1888 that for
briiliancy and variety will be difficult to improve
upon. The first of the great attractions, the ST.
Louis Exposition, viii throw its doors open to the
public Septemb Der 9th and continue until October
21st. The world-renOwned Sousa's Band has been
sufficient :nduceIaent TO crowd the magnificent
building during every concert
Special attention has been paid TO the street IL
Nominations. and on the evenings of August 12th
18th, 24th and 31s, September 9TH, l4th, 21st and
18th, and October Sd, Sly and 18th and 18TH the
the eye of the fortunte visitor, electricity play
a prominent part. The evening of October Sd the
Yelled Prophet and his followers Will parade
through the principle thorougfares, and imnedi-
ately after the great bail, which has received
siderable prominence Though the world, viii be
held.
The 33d great st. Louis Fair and Geological Gar
dens, October ID to 9TH, will be the crowniDg week
of the carnival season. This institution has
peer, and is known in every land where the foot
Railway and Iron Mountain Route being distinctly
St. Louis lines, and having at all times the inter
ests of the city in mind, have made remarkably
low round trip rate from all points the entire
system to St. Louis and return during the festivi
ties.
limit of tickets and for copy of the fall festivities
programme address nearest Missouri Pacific OF
Iron Mountain Ticket Agent in your territory, or
II. c. Townsend. g. P. and t. Agt ST Louis
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-10-12
NEIGHBORH0OD HAPPENINGS.
ELLINWOOD.

ELLlNWOOD.
From the Advocate.
John Denker is building nice large
barn on his property this week.
Everybody is good natured and feels
good since the rain and the cool wealth
er.
Only one month more until a full set
of democratic county officers will be
elected.
A small child of FL. Bruggeman' Is
died of spasms last Sunday and was
buried Monday.
When a woman treats her husband
as nice as she treats a visitor, he is
usually good to her.
Martin Musil shipped one Car load OF
cattle and John Wolf two car loads OF
hogs to Kansas City the first of last
week.
The work of building the new Evan
gelical church has been let to a Kansas
City contractor and the building will
be pushed rapidly to completion.
at the>demOcratic caucus held in
this city last Saturday afternoon for
the purpose of placing in nomination
township ticket, the SINE old board
consisting of Joseph Sprinkler, John
Doherty and w. D. Wilkinson were re-
nominated.
We will suggest that all who are in
favor of organizing teachers associa-
ton at Ellinwood, meet there at the
school house on Saturday Oct. IA at 2 p.
M. All schools will have begun by
that time and all the teachers in their
places.
Rev. A. T. Hill who has shaved the
people of Ellinwood and saved the peo-
pie of Great Bend for the last eighteen
months has sold his barber shop in this
city and has gone to Kansas City to at
tend A. M. E. Conference and will
from there be consigned to his work
for the coming year.
After the election is over and the re-
publican candidates find themselves
defeated, they will kick themselves
for not hireing the Register to keep
quiet. The Register editor is entirely
too fresh, is saying too much for one
so new in the county politics. The
Register man reminds US a good deal
of our late lamented IN Capt. Hilligoss,
in a political sense.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-10-12

THE candidates for county Office on
the democratic ticket are meeting with
much encouragement wherever they
go. They are recognized as honorable,
capable men, well fitted for the offices
for which they were nominated.
They are each and everyone working
for the success of the full tieket-re-
publican tales to the contrary notwith-
standing. The voters Of this county
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-10-12

We have stock of our premium
books on hands, which can be seen by
calling at the office. 1t would be a
good plan to select your book now.
ANY of them would make handsome
Christmas or birthday present, and
would be valuable addition to any
library.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-10-12

are going to use their best judgment
when they mark their tickets on cleo
ton day, and the republican alarmists
and s'fixers''' the underhand 'sstryk-
ers" who go about starting all sorts of
stories, had just as well save their
breath and their money and let the
political battle be fought fairly and
openly.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-10-12
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

For Treasurer,
FRED H. MILLER,
of Great Bend.
For Register of Deeds,
HENRY ]. KLEIN,
Of Lakin Township.
For County Clerk,
A. u. r. LIVESAY,
of Grant Township.
For Sheriff,
JOHN JOHNSTON,
Of Hoisington.
For Surveyor.
T. P. CHAMBERS,
OF Pawnee Rock.
For Coroner,
DR.. G. L. KOCH,
of Hoisington.
For Commissioner, list District,
N. KEEPER,
of Lakin Township.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-10-12
'Disgruntled." (Who7)

4
see by the editorial squibs in the
! last Bulletin that the action of the late
judicial convention held in Sterling on
| the 18th of this month displeases the
editor of that paper. Delegates were
instructed and they betrayed their in
structions, and many things were done
that should not haye been done, SC.
AS delegate to that convention ]
did what precisely seven-eights of the
democratic party of Rice county ex-
pected me to do. / was selected as a
delegate to the convention because 1
was kno,on to be Bailey man; so avera all
the rest of the delegates except one, and he
could not have been elected if his true
sentiments had been known. Some
two or three hours after these delegates
were elected, and at the very close OF
the convention after all the business
had been transacted and more than
half of the delegates had left for home
this motion was put and carried by
only few votes either way, and not
one delegate in i've knew anything
about it, and cared less.
A few democrats in Sterling, who
propose to be kickers because of the
action of that convention, get their
inspiration from such stalwart Jeffer-
sonian democrats as DIR. Terry, of
Lyons (anything to beat the republi-
cans, you know. Some men can work
in this way all along ;he line and be-
come insulted if you doubt their con-
sistency. say emphatica!ly that the
delegates. to the judicial convention
were not instructed, and could not
have been, at the time the motion was
put when more than one half the dele.
gates had gone home.
One of the best reasons that the &C.
tion of the judicial convention was
right is the b owl which has gone uI
from the republicans in this vicinity
and few democrats who had long
since made up their minds flor per-.
sonal reasons) to vote for Clark.
| With regard to the Stafford county
delegates I have this to say. Mr.
Cline, one of the two delegates from
that county, had in his possession
credentials given him by large mass
meeting of democrats held in the city
of Stafford on Saturday, the 10Th. be-
sides the credentials of what purported
to be from a democratic convention
held about the same time at st. John.
Now, from the best information / can
get, the st. John meeting was a fraud
of the first water, participated in by
not more than three or four men, and
controlled by the bankers association
of Stafford county, who are all Clark
men from top to bottom. Mr.. Mosley.
who has recently been appointed by
that association as their attorney and
who was known to the association as a
Bailey man, was the very man this
association wanted 10 attend the judi
cial convention. with instructions.
And if said convention did not accede
to his instructions he was to bolt the
convention, pretend to get mad about
it, declare for Clark, inform Bailey by
letter that he would not support him,
issue manifesto to the voters of the
district, and play the ID generally,
all of which he has done, and, 1 pre-
sumo, to the entire satisfaction of his
employers. w. L. BROWN.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-10-12

We keep farm leases, blank notes
receipts, contracts, chattle mortgages,
end 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, 1893-10-12
CLAFLIN

From the Banner
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. Keller died on Thursday of last
week.
Will Wickham left Tuesday morn
ing for Canton where he has purchased
a half interest in store.
C. D. Montgomery and wife and
Frank Roesler and wife departed Sun
day for few weeks sojurn at the big
fair.
Alex Giles has shipped his house
hold goods from Illinois to this county,
is putting up neat new house and is
otherwise making preparations to
make this his future home.
The state fish commissioner, Mr..
Wumpler, says every farmer in Kansas
ought to have fish pond. He is now
sending out a supply of fish gratis to
all who will construct pond.
We have cut the size OF the Banner
down one column this week, but the
amount of local matter will remain the
same as ever for month or two, when
we will change the makeup to an all
home print. without any patent at
tachments.
From all accounts the Interstate
irrigation convention at Salina last
week was success. All the western
states we're represented and much in
terest was manifested. Barton county
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-10-12
HOISINGToN.


HoISINGToN
From the Dispatch.
Henry Wildgen has purchased u. II.
Holders interest in the postoffice build
ing.
Albion farmers have potatoes so large
that one is enough for a meal for a
small family
Farmers are humping themselves
these days putting in the largest wheat
crop ever known in the county.
A fine large boy arrived at the home
of N B. Scregin and wife Friday night.
DR.. Koch reports the boy a demo
crat.
VIM. Corners little boy died Mon
day morning. Last summer he was
kicked by horse and the wound made
was never fully healed, Inflammation
setting in which resulted in his death.
Fairview township has four school
districts with schools all in session, all
being taught by home talent, viz:
Rosa Colgrove, Thos. Morrison, G. 81.
Luce and Elmer Morrison.
One of our prominent men stated the
other day that every cent he had ex-
pended for advertising in the Dispatch
had paid him one thousand per cent.
His card appears in the paper every
week and we consider his testimony
worth something.
j. A. and Samuel Hall have purchas-
ed the stock of the Mallory livery barn
and rented the building. These gen.
t1emen have lived in the northwest part
of the county for some time and being
well known here will doubtless have
good trade. They have already
ordered several new rigs.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-10-12

THOSE persons who have come from
the fair running down and belittling
the Kansas building and exhibits,
ought to be kicked to death by the faith
er of mule, and we would like to do
it.-SOl Miller.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-10-12
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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-10-12

STORIES of the Strip are in order
and this one, told on Jimmie Blank, a
smart young society man of Sterling,
is not bad. Jimmie went down to the
Strip over the Hutchinson and South
ern road on the opening day. At one
place the train slowed up and yonng
woman on board, thinking it was COM
ing to station, jumped off and went
tumbling down an embankment ten
feet high. She picked herself up and
when she discovered her mistake,
scrambled back on the car. Seeing our
Jimmie laughing she turned upon him
fiercely and said: well sir, I've seen
enough to know that you're no gentle
man." Whereupon Jimmie sobered
up and replied in his blandest manner:
well madam, I've seen enough, too,
to know that you're no gentleman,
either. STERLING Champion.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-10-12

was recognized by capturing the per-
manent craftsmanship, in the person of
E. r. Moses, of Great Bend. Irriga-
tion is bond to win, if all viii but put
their shoulder to the wheel and help
to push the cause along.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-10-12

EVERY county officers books should
be kept in such manner as to show to
the average citizen what they contain.
There should be no mystery about
them; no unheard of methods of book
keeping, only known to the official him
self, should be employed-it is not
necessary, and certainly serves to
mystify those whose duty it is to refer
to such books for information of i'm
portance to the county.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-10-12

AS Col. JOE. BORDERS of the Regis
ter seems to be great on puzzles we
will offer him one:
Our 1st begins with M and it hasn't any 8's
Our end starts with K-as in Kansas, if you please
Our 3rd is beaded L, and 1t don't contain a p
Our 4th with j commemorate 'Jay'' is he
Our 5th beginneth-and ''C'' is not in "Sid.
Our 9th and 18th adorns, and neither is kid.
Our whole is not the kind of ''hole'' in which
your men will crawl
When cold November winds come down, 'Dout
four O'Clock this fall.
Our whole, in fact, is easy read alike
by saints and sinners;
1t is a, wholesome, healthy team of easy
running winners.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-10-12

AS PER arrangement, the anOny-
nous letter rejecting on Fred Miller
and Leonard Krause, which appeared
in the two city organs, was copied by
the Hoisington and Clsfiin papers.
The editors of each of those papers
jump at an opportunity to take part in
such disreputable methods of politics.
with such avidity, that we wonder if
some one has not already began to
make his threat good. While he may
be able to afford it financially, he will
find in the long run that it will be po-
litical death to him.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-10-12

Because The alleged steel pot y nszeriercec
lt@cEes down ordiBzrFE IDS feeling
-hat the Steel wheel unsafe
In this years billiards aud cyclones
crtsonstey much less than wooden wheel,
q The steel fr.aneItlE