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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-11-15
Old Kansas SETTLERS.

Ihe hansas CIGy Star says the old
SETTLERS are OegIunlng To nOid reunlonS
osS far ~eSL as Abilene. rne IacL IS
however LnaI the old SetLlerS have been
notdInS reunions Tor ten years for d
nuudred miles West OF AoIioue. Ii has
already Uoen twenty years OF more since
The settlers hrSJ UNDERTOOK tusSie
With nature Ou~ In the western part of
Kansas. 1t haS been nearly that long
since tine siren song of the land agent
WAS first heard as tar west as Wallace
county ana The fellow who went tOrth
Rejoicing To vote bonds was there con
sIderaDIy earlier. There have been
several crops of settlers In the mean
time. The most of them have dried
up and blown away with the wind but
some have stuck like the Sandburr
Thev can remember back TO the time
the country started. They can all tell
OF the times they have stood on some
prominence and counted seventy mil
lion buffalo in one herd and when YOU
talk about dry weather they scoff at you
for Il tenderfuOt and recOlltct the times
When it failed tn rain for l6 months in
one year. You may say they are liars
Perhaps so, but they are the sort of
liars we like. They are liars with the
courage OF their convictions. With
them everything goes. If the season
IS favorable they fare SumptuOuSly on
spring chicken and early potatoes but
II hot winds and drouth strike them
| they live contented on jack rabbit and
wild onions. At their old settler pic
| MICS, if times are goot or even toler-
able, they dress in stoia clothes but if
occasion requires il overall stuff is rich
| enough for the blood of the best.
Their "reminiscences are more interest,"
ing than the published stories OF ad
venture; and the tenderfOOt who dis
| putes their correctness is liable to be Ot
| few days and full of trouble. But
whatever you may say about them
those Old settlers are a band of heroes
who on their fete dayS would he
/ crowned with laurtls if they didn't
| live in a country where it is too blamed
| dry for laurelS to grow.-Kansas
RraPZR
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-11-15
Happiness of Life on the Farm. 2


a pIoNI'oIouS 6Au IuCcnlsenU Idrulor
sat 1fI LnIS Utfice d short Gime ago uis
cuoSIHg Lno events ot lie last year; Lnt
nIAncIdI panic, Lno uueXpIalDtd DuSI-
ueSS uept eSSlOn, tie Industrial uureSG,
anu the progress UI d Rebellion dgdInSI
Lne gOVtrHnouJ, winch Il not arrested
would have ended In civil war. Wen,
Ee said aS ne arose 10 go. Il am going
Dack 10 my tarm and les the Old gwurIu
go on It's own gait. L am hapyY There.
Nothing dISturbs me. Iu The worst year
that Can come l Will have plenty To sup
port my family. L Will have my books
and papers and know what is going on
outside, but | am safe. PanIcS and
trade rtVulSiOnS do not effect me at all
and even revolution WoulS hardly
disturb me IN my quiet nook" Now.
bright people have been cudgeling their
brains to make out a picture OF the
even in the dreams of Missionaries.
that is much nearer to condition of
material happiness than this? Hard
ship and struggle are there and every
where. Life without struggle would
he worthless. But there also is inde
pendence; and, with industry and fut-
gality. absolute assurance against fu
ture distress. 1t would be an untold
blessing if armies of the unemployed
and of the unfortunate conld be trans
planted to the farm. In Kansas alone
there are opportunities enough for mil
liOns.-ParsOns Palladium.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-11-15

This Is d great State tor surprises,
but the greatest surprise of its history
would be To SEE The republican admin
Istfation fulfill one half the promises its
rarJy has made the people during the
lasG few months. They would do won
deIous things up the lottery bus
mess at Kansas City, Kansas; reform
the police commissioner business in all
the large cities; close the joints in all
the smaller towns and Villages; reduce
taxation: lower railroad freight rates;
give us irrigation laws; furnish work
for all idle labOrers, and bring on gen
eral prosperity and happiness to all the
people. Do one half or these things.
and you will surprise the people as they
never were surprised before.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-11-15

MoLLIE LEASE seems to be tickled
half to death over the pOpulist defeat,
for the reason, as she says, that it has
forever divorced the pOpulists from the
democrats" Moliie need not have been
so worked up over a little matter OF
fusion two years ago. The liason was
only for short time, and the divorce
proceedings we're commenced by the
democrats just as soon as the populists
endorsed woman suffrage-to catch
votes.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-11-15

"A SINNER in "A church weighs more
than dozen outside is a Rams Horn
maxim Same way in politics. A
republican or populiss pretending to be
a democrat did more harm to the party
than half dozen honest men.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-11-15

SOME alleged democrats voted for
Morrill,; others voted for Lewelling.
Let them explain to themselves. The
democrat who voted for Ogermyer
needs no excuse. His conscience is
clear.-W Wichita Beacon.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-11-15

EVERY loyal democrat should now
get TO work rejuvinating the party and
strengthening it for future contests.
The experiments Kansas democrats
have made during the last few years
ought to have taught them several last
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-11-15

KANSAS has had trihulatiOn. mnch
of woe and lamentation and her men
of every station, sometimes kick like
thunderatiOn; but. she has good ventil
alton, and when she gets her irrigation
in successful operation. she'll again
win admiration and the homage of the
nation
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-11-15

WHEN the democrats of BartoR
county learn that loyalty To party
organization will bring quicker enact
ment of democratic principles through
more certain party success. then they
will have learned azgeod lessen.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-11-15

EVERY honest western democi at will
rejoice at the defeat of TAmmanY in
New York. Hill has been landed to
the skies by the republicans for his
course in congress bEt covered with
Oblivion by the same party AS Il candi
date for governor of New York. Ia
ta Hill
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-11-15

THE Kansas State Dairy Association
will hold is next annual meeting at
Topeka November 81 to % Barton
county has large dairy Interests. and
will be represented there by all our
creamerieS
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-11-15

The local editor of the DEMoCRT is
not responsible for anything that ap
pears in the editorial columns of the
paper. (This will take quite load off
at the local editors shoulders, will it
not p
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-11-15

Now IF Senator Armstrong and
Representative Cole will pull together
they Can do Barton county some good
by getting through the next legislature
some good irrigation laws.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-11-15

party. Ii any who are today democrats
See fit To advocate fusion, coalition, or
combination Will any other party, they
VIII cease To Oe dem JcraJs as suon as
they advocate Sucu Things.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-11-15

THE Breckenridge sort of men stood
together in Kansas this fall, as usual,
They with the aid of the preachers
succeeded in elacting Long and Meri-
deth, a.home- wrecker and prostitute.
Hutchinson Gazette.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-11-15

Now that the election is over the
deep democratic conspiracy To keep
dowt the price of sugar will of course
he called off But the fact remains
that II dollar will buy more sugar than
at any time under McKinleyism.-
Lawrence Gazette
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-11-15

THE two or three weak kneed news
papers in Kansas THAT fopped to the
popHlist party few months ago will
now he wondering where they are at. :"
Wonder if the Harrington boys of
sHiaWatha can see their way out of the
WOOds2
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-11-15

TELL me. ye chilly winds, that
come prancing from the west; is there
no spot where it is hot, and where
your blasted fingers reacheth not?''
The fall wind whistles, pulteth down
its vest, and scooteth by on 2:40 trot,
and saith: You bet there's noti"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-11-15

OUR good friend Grover will sit on
McKinleyism for two years more, and
by that time the protection corpse will
be so securely dead the g. O. o. will
never attempt to resusticate it. The
country is safe God save the country.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-11-15

KANSAS democrats generally will
taks great pleasure in seeing E H.
Snow. the populists who has said more
mean things about democracy than
even Mollie Lease. bounced from his
fat job of state printer
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-11-15

IT WILL be bleeding Kansas for the
next two years. for the hungry reppbti
caus, who have been kept aw from
the public crib for two ldng yeats. will
bleed her for all she is worth or we
miss our guess.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-11-15

The Recent elccLlOH liz Kansas has
demonstrated that /. Lndn 10 De elected
governor must have, nrSG gOod DlS
wdd or money; second, all lnuId rubber
conscience, Will d lev years Oh eXpe
rience lii sharp practice politely called
''snreWunesS DuL more commonly
known as robbery !: buIrd, he must be
aUle TO preach temperance III one local
iLy, bowl up with The gang III an
other, talk gold standard finances one
week and Tree silver anoLner; and
tourCh, he must DC ashamed of the state
lie lives i'll and the people who make lG.
When parties are nominating candl-
dates hereafter they must hud men
with these qualifications il they expect
to WIN III KanSaS.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-11-15

THE joints will now get their legs
pulled" to their hearts content.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-11-15

THOSE pnpuIists who told us they
could cargy Kansas without the aid of
the despss-d democrats need not feel 50
sore about the result They still have
the state senate, and the referendum
and Peffer
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-11-15

THE democratic vote WAS larger than
the prohibition vote in Kansas anyway.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-11-15

MONEY makes the mare GO and
it cuts quite figure in a political cam
palgn.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-11-15

BARTON county gave gallant Dny
ONermyer forty mere votes than
dhl Shawnee county. What beastly
hole Topeka is anyway!
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-11-15

ing lessons in politics, and lessons that
will not soon be forgotten.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-11-15

BEHOLD the 'sredeemers" comethl
But. L)rdi what seti
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-11-15

WONDER what Joe Chapman is
thinking aDout now, as the bleak
November wind whistles through his
summer trousers? Pittsharg Messen
ger
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-11-15

WOMAN suffrage was sood for the
pops, was il? How abont Colorado?
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-11-15

FROM now on Kansas Democrats will
attend strictly to their own knitting,
and will not again lend their votes.
even temporarily. to any neW. untried
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-11-15

CORA V. DEIHL-HARVEY, formerly
d cierK Ia tue register OF deeu ) ot1ce
lii Luis COUNTY, Is Dl0UfiIng Into rival
OF Mulne Lease aS d fcndie ordJ TESS,
down III OAIanomd. Old settlers VIII
remember ner as very quiet Iady-
but Win ii daddy aS EalkaLlVe as They
maze EN-. IL. Clay Delni would stop
Any Gniug TO make d gleenoack speech
He once quit work on top of the court
house. where he was putting up light
ming rods To thunder fonrtu his pollti
gal harangue upon the unprotected
heads OF The people on the streets below.
Cap, Lewis will remember all about the
circumstances. Cap was then I'll
Clay s beet man Friday-he and Delhi
were the greenback party of Barton
county, with Bissel tn represent the
rural districts. Cap, however, has fal
len from grace since 4. 2. A.-ism and
Morrill, ape-ism has become fash
iOnabl0
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-11-15

from Ohio. He arrived there too late
to attend the funeral of his sister. Two
of his cousins died while he was back
there. Jack says crops are good back
in Ohio and times are flourishing.
ELLINwOOD.
From Adv"cate
Nick Graf had little runaway and a
smashed up buggy as a consequence,
last Saturday evening.
Pete Smith went down to Canton
Monday, where he has accepted a clerk
ship in Eugene Clemm's store.
Don't spend your evenings away from
your family. They need and desire
your company, if you are a good hus.
band.
Joe Robinson, the passenger break
man on the M. & NJ branch, has taken
short lay off to recuperate his health.
Politics or no politics, times will not
improve very much in Kansas until the
farmers raise good crop of something
besides politicians.
Everybody has enough of politics to
do them for a while and some of the
candidates have had enough to do them
twice that long.
While Willie Wins and his little
brother Hiney were out hunting last
week they hltied an Opossum, a very
rare animal in this part of the state
VIM. Howard and wife came up from
Hudson last Sunday to visit with Mrs.
Howard's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chas.
Andreae.
John Wolf shipped hogs to Kansas
City last week. He went with them as
far as Newton where he switched off
and went down to Wichita where he
invested in some fine Poland China
hogs for breeding purposes John new
er does things by halves. eS
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-11-15

KANSAS dem pCrdts ale Indeed un
fortunate in the daily papers they have
had at Topeka for the last few years.
Charley Holiday got up Il good, respect
able and reasonably safe democratic
paper for while. But in tune the
great railroad octopus OF Kansas got
hold of him and turned him against the
true democrats of the state Then joe
Chapman got hold of thSs Holiday pa
per. and it was supposed he would
give Kansas democracy creditaOle
state organ But he soon proved traitor
also. and Turned mis- paper against his
best friends in the hopes of getting a
big pulp at the popuiist crib There
is now little, ''pateut inwards" sheet
called the Daily Democrat published at
Topeka by that craZv loon. "whOop".
TomIinsnn. which while being dis
grace to democracy by reason of the
fulsome manner in which it slobbers
over the Morrill, gang. keeps some dem
0crat of enterprise and honor out OF an
excellent newspaper field.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-11-15
NOTES FROM OUR NEIGHBoRs.
HOISINGTON.

From the Dispatch.
Dr. Koch returned Monday from his
southeastern trip.
Mrs. Bert Baker has returned from a
visit with relatives at Horton, Kansas.
Mrs. Ed. Hoch and son Clarence left
last week tor Springsdale, Iowa to visit
relatives and friends.
@. A. Dusenbury, near Claf1In. will
winter 400 head of cattle from western
Rush county.
J. c. Boiselrs new stone residence is
looming up nicely. 1t will be hanl-
some structure.
Miss Lizzie Wildgen will next week
begin four months term of school in
the Hull district northeast of town.
]. R. Webber and Joe Shirley have
returned from the strip country. They
are well pleased with parts of the
Territory.
Ed. Terrell and sisters and Mrs.
Horne, came up from the strip to at
tend the funeral of their father A. J.
Terrell.
Jack Clark returned Thursday night
from Ohio. He arrived there too late
to attend the funeral of his sister. Two
of his cousins died while he was back
there. Jack says crops are good bacl
in Ohio and times ale flourishing.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-11-15
CLAFLIN,
From the Leader

From the Leader
DR.. F. M. Campbell left for Illinois
on visit Monday.
A. Giles, cf Delevan, ILL.,, father of
Alex Giles, arrived Wednesday night ON
a visit.
Miss Kate Cresswell, who has been
visiting relatives at Emporia, returned
to Clahin last week.
Hicks shipped IN another carload of
cattle and hogs from McCracken this
week to be wintered at the Dusenbury
ranch.
Prof. E. E. Sherrer, who has been
teaching school at Odin, left Wednes-
day morning for St. Louis. He has re-
signed his position at Odin.
Harry Degen Jr. returned from Sa-
lima Thursday night, where he has been
attending school. His many friends
welcome him back to Clafin.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-11-15

ALBEST.
From Johnny So So.'
The Albert skinner is now running
like bumblebee.
Will Schultz was in Albert last
Thursday, on business,
Mrs. ], ]. Calvert, of this place,
moved to Oklahoma territory, where
she will make her future home.
''Just toucE the harp gently, my
pretty Matte; just touch the harp
gently, M. d." (and-so-forth, &c-lack
of space will not permit our printing all
the sad refrain):
One good (for no) thing got beaten IN
the election-the female suffrage busi-
ness. Let the women who want to
wear the overalls pull 'em on, but they
will not vote yet while.
Charley Hass' sweetheart has moved
to the Strip country, her former home.
Charles, we sympathize with you. We
know what love is; but still it don't
look well for big fellow to cry.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-06-30
Yesterdays National League Games.

Yesterdays National League Games.
At Pittsburg S runs, II
hits, errors. Brooklyn, runs, 10
hits. errors. Batteriee: Ehret and
Mack; Stein and Daley.
AT Chicago-Chicago s runs, 8 hits,
errors. New York, IA runs, l6 hits, 6
errors. Batteries: Hutchinson and
Schriver; Meekin and Farrell.
At st. Lous st. Louis, runs, s
hits, 2 errors. Boston, Is runs, Is hits.
l error. Batteries: Brei,eastein.
aawsey, Ely and Peitz; Staley and
CAMEL.
AT Louisville, 12 runs, is
hits, errors. Philadelphia, runs. s
hits, errors. Batteries: Knell and
Earle; Luken and Buckley.
AT Cleveland-Cleve runs. IA
hits, 3 errors. Baltimore, runs, 10
hits, errors. Batteries Griffith and
OConnor; Mcmahon and Clarke.
Al MISUNDERSTANDING. runs, 8
hits, errors. Washington, runs, II
bits, errors. Batteries: DIVER and
Vaughan; Sullivan and MCGUIRE
Baseball Notes.
The indications are that large crowd
of rooters will take advantage of the
cheap rate and go to nchburg to day.
The special car will be attached to train
No. 4, which leaves here at 1l:45 a. no
Returning the special will leave Lynch.
burg at $40, arrHing in Roanoke at
1890 p. m. large number Of tickets
have been sold SO far. The sale OF tickets
closes at ] l O'Clock this morning. The
special rate ticket cannot be pur.
chased at the depot but can be pro
cured from Charles Lyle, James NC
Fall, Charles R Evans, Rubie Gold
stein. II. w. Anderson and W. b. Moss.
Nevins and O'Hagan will be- the battery
for Roanoke to-day.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-06-30
BOYCOTT THE MANAGERS AssoCIA.
TON.
Iho American Railway Union to Proceed
Against About Twenty Roads FIrst.

Tho American Railway Union to Proceed
Against About Twenty Roads First.
CHICAGO, June President Debs
and his assistants OF tho American Rail
way Union played high card to dav.
and made a radical move when thew for
mally boycotted every road represented
in the General Managers Association.
The roads repre- scented in the associa
and subjected TO the boycott are: c. r.
l. " F., |. c., G. 81 G. r., Santa Fe, C. &,
A., G. & Erie, G. & e. l., Chicago and
Northwestern, Western Indiana, G. b.
Q' Chicago Midland and st. Paul,
Chicago, Great Western, Louisville,
New Albany and Chicago, r., CHICAGO
and Northern Pacific, Lake Shore.
Michigan Central, New York, Chicago
and st. Louis, Pan Handle, Pittsburg,
Fort Wayne and Chicago, Wabash, Wis
consin Central and Baltimore and Ohio.
AS rapidly as possible the men will
be ordered out on the roads named
and it is tho intention of the union off,
Gals to inaugurate strikes on the lines
mentioned in preference to roads
throughout the county which haul tho
Pullman cars
According TO the official announce
ont the Managers Association has
oeen Organized FOR the sole purpose OF
crushing tho American Railway Union
and waving all other first claims the
union will proceed to do battle with
the association lines.
Tho Michigan Central and Grand
Trunk arc not affected as yet, but the
union officials say they will be tied up
unless they withdraw from the Man
ayers AssC citation.
NIusf mr. ISo ISiiIa,
President Debs is quoted as saving to.
day: at is life or death with one OF the
Two sides. We must kill the Managers
Association or it must disrupt organized
labor in America for years to come"
After tho meeting OF the General
Managers Association today, General
Manager Earring, OF the Chicago, Min
neapolis AID st. Paul, said that those
present had decided to pursue an ar.
gressive policy. All tho roads reported
have determined 10 secure new men to
take the place OF those who have struck.
by a vote of LOT to 1O3 the delegates
to the special conference OF the Switch.
mems Aid Association decided tonight
at ll:45 to take no par; in the present
strike.
Every train on tho Chicago, Milwau-
kee and ST. Paul, Omaha, Great West.
ern, Northern Pacific and Wisconsin
Central left st. Paul exactly on time to-
night, hauling Pullman cars.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-06-30
TOOK THE SECOND ALSO.
Rosnokss Did Some Great Batting at
LynohburR Yesterday.

LYNCHBURG, June 29.-Roanoke won
the ball game to day by superior work
with the stick. For the visitors Cava-
naugh batted beauty over left field
fence scoring two runs. McGinnis made
some brilliant catches in centre field.
Lynchburg got two runs in the first
inning. In Roanoke's half, O'Hagan
made slow hit to short and beat it out.
Crockett sent grounder to first and
made the base on Bouch. rs error. Nc
Hooveter and Cavanaugh struck out.
O'Hagan scored on McCoy's hit.
In the second for Lynchburg McGetti-
gan got hrst, stole second and scored on
Jobe's three Dagger. Jobs ran in home
also, Daniel dropping the ball, at the
home plate.
In their half Of this inning the visi-
tors got on their batting clothes right.
Frech knocked ball to third and m ade
two bases on McGettigan's tumble and
wild throw to first and scored on De-
moss hit to centre. O'Hagan got four
balls. Crockett hit a two bapger TO
centre, went to third on Jobe's error.
and on McGettigan's failure to stop the
ball from Jobe scored, Demoss and
O'Hagan having come in ahead OF him
hcdooVeter's hit was followed by Cav
anaugh's home run drive over the fence.
scoring two.
In the fourth McHooveter made a
single and was forced out at second by
Cavanaugh's ball to short Cayanauob
scored on McCoy's three. Dagger and Nc.
Coy crossed the plate on Mciinniss' hit
to right.
In the fifth Lynchburg got one man
home. One more was made for the home
team in the eighth. Following is the
score:
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-06-30
Bather Attaoked bv n shark

JACKSONVILLE, June 29.-Special to
Times Union from st. Augustine says:
While Mr. Erskine 81. Reynolds, one of
81. Augustine's most prominent citizens,
was bathing in the surf on Anastasia
Island to-day he was attacked by a
shark The calf of Mr.. Reynolds
right leg was badly mangled by the
shark, but being an excellent swim mer
he managed to escape to the beach.
This is the first instance where a shark
has attacked bather, though thew
abound in the sea.