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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-24

IT IS reported tha. the straight-out
leaders of this county contemplate get
ting their bakers dozen together and
endorsing the republican county nomi-
nees as soon as they are made Such
course would not be surprising.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-24

possibility. 1t is urged that one-fourth
of the money received by the govern
ment for these lands, will be sufficient
to turn the arid waste into garden
of promise. So be it.-Salina Herald.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-24

WHEN was the currency of any ma
tion dictated by an international con-
ference? The gold tories want this
republic to take dose of physic that
no European country has yet swal-
lowed.-Atlanta Constitution.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-24

BARRING politics, things are so
break the stiffness off in large chunks.
In order to break the spell, will not
some of our friends who are few years
in arrears drop in and square up their
subscription. Silver dollars Will be
taken at par,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-24
FOR FREE COINAGE.
The Silver Convention on Monday After
noon an Earnest and Profitable One.

~ oa9++t w SaH 4SS4CQ t0 oli C4tlztjS
of Barton county, regardless of polit-
ical faith, who are in favor of bi-metal-
ism, number Of our leading citizens
gathered in the court house on Monday
afternoon to discuss the question of BIZ
metalism and adopt resolutions con-
corning the same.
Judge James Clayton was made the
chairman and M. b. Fits, secretary.
The object of the meeting was stated,
and, on motion, committee composed
of D. N. Heller, D. T. Armstrong and
+. q. Strothman was appointed to
draft resolutions. This committee re-
ported the following
RESOLUTIONS:
RESOLvED-That we, as citizens of
Barton county, regardless of party
affiliations, are opposed to the uncon.
ditional repeal of the Sherman silver
act, and be it further
REsoLvFD-That our senators and
representatives in congress are hereby
requested and instructed to support
such measures as will, as nearly as
which it occupied in our money system
prior to its denomination in 1873.
D. N. Heller,
Com, ! D. T. ARMSTRONG,
The committee moved the adoption
of the resolutions.
Discussion was had by most gentle
men present. very strong arguments
being made in behalf of the free coin
age of silver by Messrs. James Clayton
d. N. Heller, F. G. Strothman, D. 7.
Armstrong, A. NJ. Button. c. F. Diff
l'enbacher, T. H. Butler, NJ. B. Fits,
]. B. -Fenno and S. ]. Day.
Mr.. Armstrong offered as an amend
ment to the resolutions, to strike out
the words ''as nearly as possible. ,
| The vote on the amendment was lost
and the resolutions adopted with bu
one dissenting vote.
In the general discussion that was
indulged in, Rev. Hall, D. A. Banta
and A. c. Fair took the position O
mono -metalism, or single gold standard
| All others being in favor of the free
coinage of silver, at ratio with gold o
| 10 to I, or as near that ratio as could
be agreed upon by congress.
Upon motion the chair appointed {
committee of five, as follows: a. ]
Buckland, T. H. Butler, c. F. Difen
bacher, S. ]. Day and M. B. Fits, tt
perfect the organization of 'Bi-Met
alic Club" in Great Bend.
The meeting then adjourned, aftel
having spent the afternoon in one o
the most sensible, patriotic, and enthu
siastic discussions ever INDUCED in BY
citizens of this county.
We want to see the bi-metalic clut
organized and the name of every free
coinage advocate on its roll of member
ship. Another meeting should be helc
in the near future, and should be at
tended by every patriotic citizen, re
gardiess of party, who believes WI
should unite to protect ourselves from
the Vaccinations of those who woult
force upon us the single gold standard
and thus further depress the price o
every product of the farm or workshop
/ Arouse, ye American citizensl ant
show to the world that no longer vii
you tamely submit to the domination
of Wall street money-changers Q
London bankers.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-24

THE irrigation -conventIon held at
Great Bend last week, adjourned to
meet at Salina on September %. The
Salina convention will be an Interstate
affair and it is expected that delegates
from all states interested in irrigation
will be present. 1t is the intention to
induce congress to appropriate money
to use in irrigation experiments in the
western tates.-McCracken Enter.
DriSe
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-24

ONE of the gentlemen who took the
position of mono metalist or single
gold standard man, in the silver con-
vention last Monday, stated that the
bible said: "You cannot serve two
masters" ETC., and argued that there
never could be double standard. If
the gentleman recognizes gold as his
master" he is not to be blamed for
upholdiDg the cause of his master
and opposing the Intervention of any
other metal. As for the rest of US, we
do not, as American citizens, recognize
ANY master; except the great Master
serve" either gold or silver, but ex-
actly the reverse. We want currency
that will do the bidding of ALL the
people, and not money that assumes
to play the master and order us up OF
down, here and there, for its own spe-
cial benefit and profit. The gentleman
referred to may continue to serve bis
golden master, as did the Israelites OF
old, while Moses was on the mount
communing with the ONLY Master
We, the free silverites. are with Moses;
we have received the tablets of stone
and will continue to read from them
the law and the gospel while the gold
worshipers are melting their trinkets
and casting the golden calf for idola.
trous worship. The gentleman has a
fixed salary and the financial UPS OF
downs do not bother him. But for us
we propose to rebel against the oil
garchy of gold; We propose to fight fol
financial freedom and to show the gen
tleman's master" that it is no longer
to CONTROL the great masses of the pe0
pie, but must drop gracefully into line
and along with silver and greenback:
do the bidding of nation of freemel
without prejudice or without favor.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-24

THE national democratic platform of
1892 ought to be read to congress every
morning as reminder from the peo-
pie that the Sherman law should be
repealed and free silver law passed.
Nothing else will satisfy them.-Abi-
lene News.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-24

The Sherman silver purchase bill be-
came law by the following vote:
Senate-39 yeas, (all republicans;) 26
nays, (all democrats.) House-122 yeas,
(all republican;) 80 nays, (all demo-
crats.) And the bill was signed by a
republican PRESIDENT
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-24
value is already so cents as a commod-

value is already 80 cents as a commod-
ity alone?
With free coinage at the present
ratio, the demand will always equal
the supply, and at s1.29 per ounce,
since all will go into the mints for
coinage, which is not used in the arts
and bought by foreign countries. One
thousand millions of silver certificates
added to the present circulation would
be but S15 per capita additional and
the vacuum of today would absorb it
so quickly that the country would but
give sigh of relief at the thought of a
millennium, and even then the United
States would have 80 per cent. less cir
culation per capita than France-a
country containing one-fourth less area
than Texas alone.
THE DUMPING GROUND THEORY.
Would this country be dumping
ground for foreign silver? Unfortun-
ately, no: because India coins at $1.373
per ounce, while France and the Latin
Union coin at $l.333 per ounce, while
the United States coins but $1.29 per
ounce. Hence this government makes
less money per ounce by putting in
more silver. 1t would cost foreign
countries from to s cents per ounce
loss to ship to the United States for
coinage. Besides the money of all
nations is circulating among their peo-
Piles and could not be gathered for
shipment.
There is but one thing that foreign
countries or people could do with sill
yer after coming it here, and that is,
to buy the products or securities of the
country, and who is there who would
not, especially at this time, sing praises
for such beneficence? If the press re-
ports are reliable the repeal of the bank
tax will be offered as a panacea for all
your ills, and as a substitute for the
unconditional repeal of the Sherman
law.
Is 1t not self-evident from the above
facts and figures that the repeal of the
bank tax cannot help the prices of
your wheat and cotton? Cannot you
see that your only cure is to advance
the price of silver so that England can
not buy it so cheaply, with which to
every penny's gain in the value of sill
yer your products will increase accord
ingly. How can you more effectively
bring this about than by insisting that
your congressman shall vote fer free
coinage of silver, which has served this
country for seventy-five years?
Why should state bank issues, how
ever abundant help you in your efforts
to advance the value of your products?
The characterization of silver costs the
laboring soil producers not less than
S750,O00,000 per annum, to the silver
miners of the entire country it is a loss
of but $22, ,0OO,0 900 per annum.
These facts make it imperative that
the soil producers should be the great
and leading champions of free coinage.
A recent senate committee has reported
that the mining of silver costs about
S1.5O per ounce, the eastern press tells
you that there is large profit in it at
the present prices.
Strange why National Cordage and
Reading are preferred to silver mines.
There is but one remedy, and there
should be no more make-Shifts. By
striking out the eleven surreptitious
words placed in the coinage laws of
1878, this people will once more become
united, prosperous and happy.
A DEMOCRATIC FARMER.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-24
STRIP OPENING SEPTEMBER Is.

The president, on the 22nd, issued
his proclamation opening the Cherokee
Strip to settlement at the hour of II
noon, September 10th, 1898.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-24

PECULIAR, is it not, that all the old
pensioners who are said to have had
their pensions cut off live somewhere
away oh-in Nebraska, Indiana, Wash
ingtOn, etc? The whole business of
these reports is but political bumcOmbe,
invented and circulated for the sole
purpose of arousing the prejudice of
the old soldiers against the democratic
administration. Will the the G. o. p.
never learn that it has fooled the peo-
| pie for the last time?
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-24

BOTH the democratic and republican
national platforms of 1892 demanded a
double standard, maintaining silver
and gold at parity, while the popu-
list platform was for double standard
without qualification. Neither party
dared to go before the people on any
other platform. Besides this, the DEM
ocratic platforms of years past have
always advocated the double standard
idea. Why should there be the shadow
of an excuse for the men elected on
either of the three platforms opposing
double standard? There is none,
Ard especially should the democratic
congressman and senators be firm in
their adherance to the demands of
the people.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-24

THAT deStitutiOn in the midst of
plenty should be stalking abroad over
the land, is evidence of a radical
wrong somewhere. In this connection
the st. Louis Republic says: ''Bounti-
full production ought to be a certain
source of prosperity. If it is not. we
have a right to assume that either
currency or trade laws, or both, are
radically wrong. Under natural laws,
abundance Of production would seem
to be as sure to Great general prosper
ity as abundant water is sure to re-
move thirst
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-24

The republican aid society, with
Jimmie Clarke as chief fugleman and
Marshal Ney Jones as town crier, are
liable to call another convention, at
least they have approached one of the
candidates on the democratic ticket to
ascertain whether or not he would run
ON another ticket. Boys, il you do not
like democracy, and do not intend to
work with democrats, why don't you
come out squarely and say you are re-
publicans, and not fritter away your
time kicking and growing.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-24

Nor democratic paper In Kansas
approves the Presidents message, and
so far as we haye noticed, but one
republican paper in the state COM
mends it.-Atcbison Champion.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-24

WATCH for the report of the silver
meeting to be held in this city, Satur
day afternoon.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1893-10-14
THAT BOSTON MAID.


mat Boston maid much admire becaus. shs
puzzles me.
Profound san.- she is in commonplace as well as
dew. VI "
Her speech IL rolysyllabie and thus Is ever
new.
we walked together-she and lone evening in
!, the rain,
And saw rainbow afterward And ye, It were
quite vain
For me to try to translate her aqueous va
por" 'hue"
Prismatic arch concentric'- these, perhaps
will give ciew.
Like other maids, she loves ice cream, ana soda
water, too:
bnf IN their nomination she is apt TO rattle ron.
Songealed CONNECTION Is the one. and / Ar,
not quite sure
just what she calls the other in her pet nomen-
clature.
Enough angular in speech, she is . pretty girl
to see,
And therefore admire her much, although she
puzzles me.
Froposei dare not; yet of life year or two
would give
To know Just how she would frame yes-or ret
anegativei
u A. Waldron IN Judoe
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1893-10-14
CALLED HIM DOWN.
A W0uld-Be Suicide Frightened with Pu
verified Sugar.

- W OukOs DC SulclOe fTlRnGSneQ WITH PuI-
| verified Sugar.
| A dishevelled man with a green,
CHASTITY glare in his hollow, spectral
eyes, dashed into the corner drug store,
apparently laboring under intense ex-
element. His bloodless fingers were
tightly clenched into his thin palms,
and on his forehead the great drops
stood out chilly and damp.
Staggering up to the prescription
desk he Missed in sepulchral voice:
Gimme some arsenic, quickr'
Druggists are not in the habit of dis
pensing arsenic on demand like sugar
candy. SO the clerk laid down his pestle
and faced about.
What do You want with arsenic?''
said he.
81 want to kill myself" gurgled the
frenzied one, hanging desperately over
the railing, with limp legs dragging on
the floor. Life hain't no charms for
me, and / want to die! Gimme some
arsenic, quick!'
"All right, mister" cheerfully re-
sponded the clerk. ''You shall have
your arsenic" and he turned to the
shelf.
The strangers knees caved in against
the counter with thump.
The druggist turned, nonchalantly,
with package in his hand; and with
out the slightest feeling in his careless
voice, went on:
ANY man that's big enough fool to
want to die hasn't any business living,
and the sooner you shuttle off the bet
ter it will be. Now, take this stuff,
and take it quick, so we can get your
carcass out of the shop in time to put
up for the night. And, for goodness
sake, don't muss up the foors' said he,
slapping the packet down on the coun-
ter, and turning back unconcernedly to
his work.
The fellow feebly shruDk away from
the little paper packet, and his eyes
bulged with horror.
Observation-Disclosures he stammered
hoarsely. "You wouldn't give feller-
being arsenic-to kill himself with?'
II wouldn't" CALCULATED the drug
gist I'D like to know why not? That's
what gave that to you for, amt it?
Hurry up and take it and go off and
die!''
With a Disguised expression blazing
on his face, the wild-eyed customer re-
marked:
well. I'll be blanketty BANKED!
Give man poison to kill himself with
what's the world coming lowell.
I'll be blanketty blanked! You hain't
got no more feeling than tin tobacco
tag"
And with look of reproach that
soured the pulv sacch, the suicidal citi-
zen stalked haughtily from the shop,
leaving the poison unconsumed. Gin
cinnati Commercial Gazette
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1893-10-14
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

Dreamed Beef - Scrape perfectly
lean beef to pulp, mince. put in pan
with salt, pepper, one tablespoonful of
water, two tablespoonfuls of rich
cream, butter the size of an egg. Cook
two minutes, stirring constantly. Add
one tablespoonful of cracker dust, one
teaspconful of made mustard. Boston
Budget.
Lemon Tartlets The juice of two
lemons, and the rinds grated; clean the
crater off with bread. only using suffi-
Gent crumbs to take off all the lemon
peel; beat all together with two eggs,
half a pound of loaf-sugar, and quar-
ter of a pound of butter. This is SUM-
be found very excellent The pastry in
which the above mixture is to be baked
can be made of one pint of -four and
spoonful each of butter and lard. Ev-
cry kitchen should be supplied with the
pretty little crimped tins used for the
lining to tarts. -Harper's Bazaar
Picked Plums. TO seven pounds Of
plums take four pounds of sugar, two
ounces stick cinnamon, two ounces
cloves (The cloves may be stuck in
the plums.) One quart vinegar; add
little mace; put In the jar first layer
of plums then layer of spices till all
are in; scald the vinegar and sugar to-
gether; pour over the plums. Repeat
three times for plums; only once for cut
fruit. The fourth time scald all to-
gether; put them into glass jars or
small stone jars ESQ that only small
quantity will be open at time), and
keep out of the light--Detroit Free
Press.
French Rolls.-The ingredients are
one pound of -four, one pint of sweet
milk, two tablespoonfuls butter, one
teaspoonful salt, one egg and one-hah
a cake of compressed yeast, or large
spoonful of good homemade yeast
Warm the milk and add the butter
When cool stir in the yeast, after dis
solving it in little tepid water. also
the beaten egg and salt. Stir well to-
gether, but do not knead and set in
warm place to rise. When light, form
into rolls with the hand, moulding
them lightly, lay in fat CREASED pans
and bake as soon as they have risen
Orange Judd Farmer.
Floating Island. This is nice
dessert dish. Separate the yolks and
whites of four eggs Beat the former
well with two whole eggs, and stir
them into a quart of scalding mill.
sweeten to taste, flavor with nutmeg,
or, after scalding, add vanilla if pre-.
ferred; set the custard into kettle OF
boiling water, and stir until it begins
to thicken; then pour into glass dish.
Beat the whites to froth, add spoon
fnl of sugar, put little milk in spider.
and when it boils dip the whites by
spoonfuls into it. They are quickly
cooked; lay them over the top of the
custard, or put the custard in cups and
plRce on each spoonful of frothed
white. To be eaten cold. Prairie
Farmer.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1893-10-14
POINTS ABOUT PouLTlcEs.
To Be Used Only I'm Localizing Infamms-
ton in Certain Cases.

40 Dc l8eQ ONly IN LOCallZInR lnu8mM0-
tion In Certain Cases.
Physicians are often surprised at The
ignorance of patients concerning the
use of poultices. The trouble arises
from wrong idea as to the curative
action of a poultice.
In general, poultices are primarily
1ocalizers of Inflammation. They act
by softening and stimulating the It's
sues with which they are brought di-
value lies in the amount of heat and
moisture which they radiate to these
tissues is the reason, probably, for their
application by the laity in every case
where heat and moisture may happen
to be indicated as necessary.
Take for example, two cases-a poi
soned wound and finger swollen by
muscular strain. 1t is manifest that
these two cases are not parallel, though
in both the application of heat is indi-
Gated as remedy.
In the case of the poisoned wound,
we have the presence of foreign sub
stance in the tissues. This sets up
local inflammation, which by means Of
the circulation tends to spread and be-
come general. We place a poultjce
over the affected part, and Immediately
the application of the heat brings to it
fresh supply of blood containing nu-
merous leucocytes-white corpuscles-
whose business it is to make war upon
all foreign matter with which they
may come in contact, and pus is formed.
This finds proper means of escape
through the softened tissues under the
poultice, and with it comes the poison.
In the case of the swollen finger, on
the other hand, we have a simple irri-
tation, and what we need in the way
of treatment is just enough heat to
draw renewed supply of blood to the
weakened part for it's nourishment.
But~we do not wish, as in the first case,
to confine the heat long enough to
stimulate the leucocytes to activity, as
in that event we should only have made
bad matter worse, with an abcess to
take care Of
The desired result may be obtained
by simply plunging the finger into
water as hot as can be borne for short
time, or by rubbing on stimulating
liniment
The moral of all this Is that we are
to use poultices only where we wish to
localize Inflammation. In sprains and
the like, proper stimulation is all that
is required. Youths Companion.