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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-19
NOTES FROM OUR NEIeHBoRs.
mLTNwOOD

From the Advocate.
How happy we would all be if it
would only rain.
Ellinwood has few people who
ought to be in Coxey's army.
Chris Wagner and wife were in the city
Sunday visiting friends.
lake Dresser and R. B. Herold are
in the Strip this week, prospecting.
Charley Zutavern and John REIN
Sundayed with friends at this place.
Mrs. John Dick left last week for
an extended visit to friends and rela-
tives in Wisconsin.
]. c. Batchman has gone to Great
Bend to spend the summer at the
Central Normal college.
August Burmenter came to town last
Saturday for the first time in several
weeks, on account of the rheumatism.
Much of the fruit is all right yet, but
it has good ways to go before it gets
out of the woods; that's the worst
trouble.
Mrs. Chas. Archer, who has been
confined to her home most of the winter
with variety of ailments, is again
able to be out.
Fred and Will Eberhart. August
Henning and Uler Devilbliss departed
Sunday for the promised land to the
south of US.
Jim Chalfant fred from Florence to
this city on the passenger train Satur-
day evening and spent Sunday with
relatives IN this city.
G. r. Archer, who came home from
Eureka Springs some weeks ago, found
it necessary on account of declining
health to return again. which he did
last Saturday.
Eight hundred and forty dozen of
eggs were taken in at the Cyclone store
in one day last week. There is prob
ably no other store in Barton county
that can rival this number in one days
business.
These dry years do not injure Kansas
in the long run. In the first place it is
going to demonstrate the fact that
some theory of irrigation must be
adopted in central and western Kansas
before farming can be looked upon as
a success year in and year out; and then
again, it compels farmers to adopt
variety farming and not trust every
thing to wheat, which at the present
price, there is no money in anyway.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-19

H. G. and c. H. are going to try
farming for awhile; they viii go into
the potato business. H. G. said 'sif il
will not rain we'll irrigate the patch. ii
Good for c. H. and H. G.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-19
ALBERT ITEMS.

From Johnny So so."
Walter Beattie is on the sick list this
week.
Business in Albert is flying; SO the
merchants say.
Frank Greenwalt, o. B., was in the
city last week.
Louis Kellar says ''laying off, don't
pay. Lay on, Louis, lay on.
Does anyone know who the person
was who set that black hen egg7
Louis Gabbert, of Dry Walnut, has
opened blacksmith shop in Albert.
John Hass went out (as usuaD last
Sunday, but returned just like sooner.
Sig did not get home until Monday,
and they say he looked rather down
hearted.
]. Teten was in Great Bend last week
to sell his black hen eggs, but said he
could not get a bid.
Leonard Andrew is mot in it, as
the boys of Albert say. There are no
more girls to go round.
We will have to put bell on F. Gal.
Ion, so we can find him when wanted.
He ran off again last Sunday.
c. F. Hays has his forest trees
planted, and says he will sit in thei1
cool shade the coming summer.
P. w. Paxson, the Albert lumber,
man, was out on the streets looking
for something. Is business dull2
Since the fine rain last week the
wheat is fairly hopping-like grass
hoppers in summer. That rain washed
off all the blues.
A. G. Campbell, the Albert horse
trader, is pretty good one, on the
trade; but F. Hass says he can dc
A. G. up every time.
When asked how he expected tc
paint his house, c. L. Hays said hs
thought he would do it with brush
just as common folks do.
Johnny So So" is not a Chin aman
though the name may sound that way
''allee samee he playee lie checkee
so so like e Mellican man. Tly {
gamee?"
VIM. Schrader, south of Albert
spent Sunday near Great Bend, visit
ing his sweetheart. But when he GO
ready to go home, where, o, where
was his horse?
Does anyone know what those two
queer objects were that were seer
going over the hills south of Albert
Johnny So So'' offers a reward of five
cents for an explanation.
H. G. and c. H. are going to try
farming for awhile; they viii go into
the potato business. H. G. said 'sif i
will not rain we'll irrigate the patch.
Good for c. H. and H. G.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-19
We are Put to the Test.

An esteemed democratic friend, a
constant reader of the DEMOCRAT, now
resident of Topeka, who has grown
gray in the cause of democracy and
who is well known to most Barton
county people. in personal letter to
the editor says of the present situation
in politics:
The time has now come when
democracy has met fearful test-as
between Scilla and Charybdis, time
will only tell the outcome. believe
that President Cleveland is hon
est in his purposes for the right; but
whether it will meet with the indorse
-ment of the people is quite another
taken off it will, in my judgment, do
more for immediate relief than the
coinage of ali the bullion in the treas
ury.
The fact is, the great mass of the
people attribute the hard times to the
wrong cause, to-wit: to currency con-
traction; when it should be attributed
to excessive taxation and cores
ponding government expenditures.
Previous to republican CONTROL of
government the largest annual expense
was "a million dollars; a0U we hear
people speak with pride of an expendi-
ture of more than 500 million dollars
Such extravigance can only result in
financial ruin.
1.-The action of congress-up to date
affords meagre hope for legislation
that will bring the country immediate
relief. Selfishness for local interests
CONTROL the action of many of the
members; and personal grudges stim-
ulate others to lose sight of that kind
of legislation which would result in
the general good. The settlement of
the tariff on democratic lines seems
just now great way off, by reason of
the above mentioned conditions. L
hope all may be worked out in good
time"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-19
CLAFLIN,

From the Banner
Miss Lou Veach started for the east
Monday.
Willard Galloway went to Garnet
Tuesday morning.
Mrs. H. M. Slower has been on the
sick list the past from a bilious attack.
Johnnie Barth has erected fine new
windmill at his residence in the west
part of town.
Mr.. and Mrs. James of Chase visited
with MIR. Willard and wife a few days
this week.
Several persons north of town report
good rain at Wilson and several miles
south.
We hear that Mr.. Dusenbury has
traded for two livery barns in Ellinwood
but are not able to learn particulars.
Frank Clark has son at his house
which is almost three weeks old, yet
we have never mentioned it until now.
DIED:-The little seven year old
daughter of Herbert Beck died last
Thursday from the effects of measles.
We noticed last Saturday evening
that Will Giles was wearing a number
one grin on his face on inquiry found
that son had taken up his residence
with him.
We have decided not to go to Holly
rood as was reported last week, but on
the contrary will stay with our first
love-Clahin.
From The Leader
Mrs. Rohan is teaching a subscr1p-
ton school at Ciaflin school house.
Trade among our merchants has been
moderate but steady the past week.
. Mr.. and Mrs. Giles child, who was
quite sick with scarlet fever, is now
convalescing.
A child was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Eli Turner, who live some little dis
tance east of Clafin, Friday.
]. R. Stockwell put in a crossing
over the creek, three miles south and
one mile east of town, this week.
There is man in Clahin who should
take lessons in getting off trains while
in motion before he attempts that feat
again.
Harry Degen IT,. received Monday
his bicycle which had been sent to
Chicago for repairs. As a consequence
Harry is again in the ''push" with the
cycle club in its spins around the
country.
R. N. Tucker. road supervisor of
Independent township. is improving
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-19

The north side farmer (who does
not want his name mentioned every
time he calls) who last week stated
that he "took all the Great Bend
papers at one time, but noticed that
tbe DEMOCRAT was the ONLY paper in
the county which published the official
news, whether it was the official paper
or not" is a gentleman who appreci,
ases enterprise wherever he sees it.
He has cut off all the papers but the
DEMOCRAT and one other-and the
other is not the ''official" paper either.
THE equal suffrage association will
insist that the republicans and popu-
lists endorse their movement in their
respective platforms. Now see the
politicians squirm. There is no ques-
tion about what the democrat state
convention will do. 1t is foregone
conclusion that the conyention will
declare in strong terms against an
extension of suffrage to women
McPherSon Democrat
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-19

THE following patriotic utterances
from Colonel Tom Morgan of the
Eureka Messenger are entitled to the
rounds of the democratic press of
Kansas: Republicans and populists
are agreed in their warfare upon the
President. and they employ substan-
TALLY the same arguments. In 1890
and 1891 the republicans claimed there
was no diffe renee between a populist
and a democrat. In 1892 and 1898 the
populists asserted that the democrats
and republicans were just alike. In
1894 it appears that the populists and
republicans have pooled their issues.
The only safe thing is to stand by the
old democratic party, the party that
listens neither to seductive whispers
of eastern plutocrats nor the uproar-
ious howl of western inflationists-the
glorious old party of Jefferson, Jack
son and Cleveland, that is not awed
by unreasOning olamor nor seduced by
the Establishments of corrupting wealth.
The democratic party is all right, and
will outlive all the schemes of pater-
nallsm and private plunder against
which it is contending."
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-05-27
She Was Ambitious.

Nellie Ely is Miss Elizabeth Coch-
rane, young woman still in her early
twenties, of remarkably childlike dis
position, but withal most pugnacious
faculty of holding ON" to anything she
undertakes. With no particular gift for
writing, she has yet succeeded i'll reach
ing the topmost round of the particular
branch Of newspaper work she affects
by sheer persistency, courage and work.
There is at times certain original quail
ity in her work which makes it extreme
ly popular with q great number of peo-
pie. Nellie Bly, was Pittsburg girl,
who wrote her first screed for a news
paper because her 15-year-old heart was
breaking with the woes Of the factory
girls. The sentiment of those articles,
not tho rhetoric, made them popular
at once and opened the door Of further
employment to the ambitious girl who
has achieved such unparalleled success
-Jenness Miller Monthly
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Mrs. Dunlap Hopkins.

Mrs. Dunlap Hopkins, through whose
efforts was established two years ago
the New York School of Applied Design
For Women in West Twenty third street,
is much interested in founding SINH
lar school in London. When her health
broke down last winter and she was
obliged to go to England for a rest, she
was sent for by Princess Christian to
enlighten her on the workings of the
school. By her invitation Mrs. Hopkins
spoke on the school at the Imperial in
stitute and at the Mansion House, and
after the latter meeting, at which there
were present the lord mayor, the com
mon council and great manufacturers
and dealers, she received with the prin-
cess and the lord mayor. Among the list
of patronesses of the new scheme are
Queen Victoria, the Prince and Princess
of Wales and others, including three
Americans. Mrs. Hopkins has also been
asked by the minister Of education in
France to assist in establishing similar
school there. Boston Womans Jour
nal
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-05-27

tight mousseline pufs that are also
trimmed with Jet spsngles. To COM
plete the outfit parasol of moss green
silk with a handle of natural wood
is carried.
A first rate device for a slender wom-
an, but one to be avoided by any one
who is fearful OF looking large, ia shown
in the next sketch. This ia the tab that
starts at the back of the short cape in
back, and extends over the shoulders
and down the front nearly to the bottom
of the skirt. These are OF course net set
with spangles in different size, and they
may be counted on to lend an appear
ance OF width to the wesrer. The wrap
itself is of accordion pleated mousseline
chiffon attached to a yoke foundation
and fastening at the side beneath the
lett tab. 1t consists of front, back and
epaulette parts, the latter cut in points
over the arms. Attached to the tabs at
the shoulders are frills of heavy guipure
and chains of jeu bands show across the
front.
The hat in this picture is a simple
sailor with white crepe twisted about
the crown and ornsmented with bow
OF white gros grain ribbon. The para
sol is OF white silk, with handsome
mother-o'-pearl handle. Parasols were
never more dainty, and the only re-
quirement is that they harmonic with
the gown. They are shown in all the
pretty wash silks, ginghams, swivel silks
and lawn s,but there anything that is
pretty to make dress of is suitable for
parasol. 1t is not now as it used to be,
that if you were going to have So
called wash parasol," it must be one
planned to 60 with dress of the same
goods. Now any pretty wssh pRrasol
may go with any gown with which it
harmonizes, and thus lawn parasol is
seen with wash silk gown, and the OBJ
server only says, "how prettyv" In
deed, many OF the wash materials of
the season are much frightened with
silk, and really look much like elk, 40
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A Hint For Women.

Women do love to chronicle women's
triumph. | know the above statement
will be challenged; perhaps it will evoke
the laugh Of scorn. Nevertheless it is
true, and happily, increasingly true, in
these days when women en- bloc are en-
gagged in the immense undertaking of
convincing tho men that their time hon
ored superiority is mere matter OF
moonshine-moldy moonshine at that.
We have often marvelcd that women
did not ego in' for photography to q
larger degree Not the amateurish kodak
business, but regular professional pho
Biography. AS posers l am sure they
would soon relieve us Of the dentist
chair suggestions SO often conveyed by
picture And if brunette sitter would
be so insane as to appear i'll sky blue
dress the photographer, viewing her
with woman's eye for the eternal fit.
ness Of things, would simply send her
packing home, with directions as to
what to put on. And now we are glad
that a woman has carried off The Her
AIDS prize for the best photograph. Miss
Emily V. Clarkson Of Potsdam, N. Y,
captured it over 1, 900 competitive pho
tographs, and doubtless will regard it
as sure indication that she is ready to
enter that field as breadwinner.
1t is hard to tell why this one pretty
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WOMAN'S WORLD.
MRS. HEEcHER's ARGUMENT AGAINST
ALLOWING WOMEN TO VOTE.

Woman's Good Influenza Hint For
womep-Public Spirited Brooklynitcs.
Sharp Hetty Green-Mrs. Dunlap Hop
kins-she Was Ambitious.
Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher does not
believe in the ballot for woman, as the
following interview with writer for q
New York daily clearly demonstrates:
There is great interest in woman
suffrage just now" Mrs. Beecher said
to the reporter.
And you are not in favor of the
movement, Mrs. Beecher?" she wax
asked.
mo, indeed" was the reply. 81
think women have all they can do with
out taking an interest in public affairs.
would be willing to give up half my
rights to men instead of taking any of
theirs.
''If you grant the suffrage, there is
nothing to prevent all sorts of women
from going to the polls, and it might
cause many evils. If they could arrange
it SO that only respectable, sensible
women should vote, it might be differ
emit. -
''Do you think woman suffrage will
come eventually?"
81 hope shan't live to see it." said
Mrs. Beecher, with energy
''They say" suggested the reporter
quoting a time honored argument
"that the poor woman who is striving
to support and educate her children in
the face of the obstacle of a drunken
husband will at least be able to protect
herself from personal abuse if she has
the ballot.
81 don't think she will. 1t is nonsense
to believe vote would stop it. A man
when he is intoxicated fears neither
God, man nor the devil, as the old wom-
an said, replied Mrs. Beecher.
''You believe in the protest that is
being made against the constitutional
amendment then?"
eyes, certainly. My name was the
first one on the list. The polls are no
place for women. Woman's place is at
home. I used to tell Mr.. Beecher that
if women should ever be allowed to
vote I would go to the polls with him
and then ask him how should vote
81 think woman's work is harder
In many ways than a mans. She has
more duties to perform in making her
home and children happy. That is work
a man cannot do.
81 believe in thorough equality be-
tween men and women. They can go
hand in hand together. My husband
and used to talk over all these things.
I always knew what his views were, but
as for going into it and voting l would
not have done it at all / think it takes
great deal from woman's modesty
going into public life, and modesty is
her greatest charm.
"There is not one public woman who
does her duty at home-not one in $780,"
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Not mn un,,suaI ssI,opse.,

Certain physicians who are ardent
specialists are accused by their brethren
tho general practitioners-with seeing
everything through the eyes Of their
spc lty and Of jumping to conclusions.
I'll sote from an alienist's or nervous
spc lists" diagnosis of certain case
is ci.ed:
The patient O. is Of unsound mind;
suffers singular lapses of the memory.
There is manifested, moreover, curl
GUS correlation in these lapses between
ideas of persons ard ideas Of money.
Thus it is noted that on several occa-
sions he has totally failed to recognize
his creditors when he has met them on
the street. Y Youths Companion
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Sharp Hetty Green.

He is sharp business man who can
get the better of Mrs. Hetty Green, the
wealthy financier. When the business
depression was weighing most heavily
upon the country, a rich New Yorker,
who wanted large sum of ready
money, wished to place mortgage on
one Of the most valuable pieces Of real
estate in New York city. His brokers
set forth to negotiate the loan, but cash
was extremely scarce, even when the
finest security was offered for it Among
others whom the brokers saw in regard
to the loan was a certain banker who
knows Mrs. Green. He was unable to
make the loan and could think of no
one who could. Meeting Mrs. Green
the next day, however, he said to her:
"Oh. why didn't l think of you yes
terday? Mr. Us brokers were in to
see me to borrow million. -
ION what?" asked Mrs Green, and
the banker explained the security, the
terms, etc.
"You can go and see the brokers
now" he said "You will be welcome
A million isn't easy to raise in these
days, and there is pretty commission
in it for them if they can get the money
from you. They'll be glad to see you. "
But the brokers did not see Mrs.
Green. She had no intention of letting
that commission go astray. She saw
Mr.. 2 herself, gave him tho loan at
her rate Of interest and took tho COM
mission aleo for getting tho loan New
York Trihuue
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A DESERTED CITY.
Capable of Holding 10000, and Yet No HUI
man Being Lives In 1t.

Capable of Holding 10000, and Yet No HUI
man Being Lives In 1t.
A party Of psychologists just returned
here from the northeast corner of North
Dakota tell thrilling story of the
abandoned city of West Lynne. The city
is desolate and going to decay. No
traffic goes on in its streets or business
IN its stores. No homes are in its dwell
ings The streets are graded, have side
walks, and trees and shrubbery flourish
In the yards surrounding the residences
but all is silence and loneliness.
The town is opposite Emerson, just
across the Manitoba line from st. Vim.
cent There, on two sides Of the Red
river and within an area of four square
miles, are four towns-Emerson, West
Lynne, Winston and Pembina
The history of the place is one of the
romances Of town building in the boom
period, when Winnipeg was the metrop-
oils Of the north. Some schemers, with
more fertility than scruples, plated and
exploited city on the river at point
where they claimed the Great Northern
was to cross. Eastern capitalists were
becoming interested, and money was
plenty. There was no sham about the
actual construction of that town, but a
substantial reality.
A man named Murray of Chicago was
the agent. He sold lots at auction for
So, 900 each. While he would be sell
ing, telegram would come notifying
him Of the sale of a certain plot, and i:
would be Withdrawn. Then he sold ad-
joining lots at advanced prices. That
was the broker feature. Meantime build
ing was progressing
No board shanties, wood walls nor
canvas shells, but handsome structures
of brick or lumber, thoroughly finished
in approved style, were erected, and to-
day the town is handsome but useless
monument to the credulity of some and
the hardihood of others.
1t has buildings which cost from $5,-
900 to $40, 900, and the bridge, which
cost 5000, 900, and is capable of holding
a population of 30, 900, and yet no hu-
man being lives in it.-Philadelphia
Times.
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The ladies Of the Women's Health
Protective association of Brooklyn arc
certainly indefatigable. l am a busy
man myself for tho money there is in
it, but when see the energy these la
dies exhibit for nothing at all except a
pure love of humanity understand the
surprising value Of unselfish effort.
Within four short weeks they have
aroused the ferry companies into scrub
bling out the boats every other day, have
worried the corporation council into de.
filming the law which forbids the cree.
ton of stables in residential districts
have stirred up the park commissioner
by instructing him how to spend his an
nual appropriation and have badgered
the mayor into ordering the police COM
missioner to strictly enforce the law for
bidding the throwing Of paper into ash
receptacles in public places. During
this period, moreover, nearly 200 mem
bers have Joined the association, and
each one is pledged to enlist at least
three more. Brooklyn is taking on in
consequence look Of rare smartness
and neatness, and the influence of the
work is permeating thousands Of house
holds. When the time comes that the
streets shall be properly paved, there
will have been sufficient public spirit
aroused to keep them reasonably clean.
For practical, sensible, unremitting
work and a lofty civic spirit this Wom-
ems Health Protective association is en-
titled to medal of the first class
New York Press.
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Another Occupation Suggested.

A new occupation for women is sug-
gested in the proposed establishment Of
an association for the care Of GONZALES
cent children. Members are to be sent
out like nurses for short periods. A
child has scarlet fever perhaps. He is
separated from his brothers and sisters
and most likely has trained nurse
who, though invaluable i'll actual i'll
ness, is not equal to the tedious recov-
cry period. 1t is here that the cheerful,
educated, child loving woman is to step
in and take the burden off the mother.
1t reads we'll perhaps, but is almost
TOO theoretical. And isn't it just at this
moment that the mother is glad to take
her little invalid back under her own
care again, after having yielded him
willingly, yet unwillingly, to the skill
Of the professional nurse?--New York
Times.