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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-02-01
EDITORIAL.
WHO TEACHES ExTRAvIGANoE2

The times have taught the peole a
lesson in economic living that they will
not perhaps SOON forget. The world has
been entirely too extravigant. The
boom" theory has borne its legitimate
fruits. The whole world has been rush
ing headlong in extrayigant ideas. the
|only thought being to get money and to
waste it. Children have caught the
mania and have been raised to idleness
and extravigance. Bed rock has been
reached and the people begin to look
over the past The building of cities
and populating them with people who
expect to live without work, is an evil
of great magnitude. The injunction:
'sIn the sweat of his brow" ia a truth
that cannot be shut out.-Tribune.
Very true. And who, pray, is respon-
sible for this country going at such a
ruinously extravigant rate the past
thirty years?
What party has advocated and fos-
tered the idea that we should collect an
enormous tariff tax; pile up millions of
dollars in the national treasury at the
expense of those who earn their bread
in the sweat of their brow?
And what party then assumed that,
as the people were Directing to extravi-
CANT methods of accommodating useless
money, that money should be shelled
out, and Immediately proceeded to get
rid of the surplus" at the same time
that new and more extensive obliga-
tions were incurred?
What party made its pledges to IRE
form" the robber tariff. ard when
placed in power again on the Strength
of those pledges, proceeded to levy
greater tribute from the brow sweaters
through the Mckinley law?
What party has been in power and
had supreme CONTROL of this govern
ment while all this extravaganza and
booming business has been going on?
What party is today using every
effort to prevent the passage of a law
lowering the tariff on the necessaries of
life and making the protected monopO-
lies of the land whose only object is to
.get money and to waste it, in junket-
ing tours through foreign lands come
down on an equality with other people
and earn their money Tin the sweat of
their brow" instead of filching it from
the national treasury?
Is it not one and the same party
the republican party? And will you
continue to bow down and worship at
the shrine of that old many colored idol,
knowing, as the above extract proves
you know, that with it lies the respon-
sibility for all the extravigance in prac-
tice and education that you cry out
against.
Verify the man is indeed blind who
WILL NOT see.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-02-01
FEBRUARY FORECASTS.

Let it be remem bered that the entire
month of February is under the 1nfiu-
ence of Mars perturbation, and that
our terrestrial equinox will be felt for
the last half of the month. These facts
necessarily call for much stormy, disa-
greeable weather outside Of the normal
limits of the regular storm periods. But
even the casual observer will see that
the great centers of storm movements
will hinge about the central dates of
of Mercury will be at its center-the
dictionary storms will be central on the
End and 3rd; continuation of cloudi-
ness, with rain, sleet and snow, through
most of the intervening time up to the
regular storm period, from the 9TH to
11th. Heavy rains with thunder and
lightning to the south, turning to de-
structive sleet and snow storms north
ward, may be expected during these
disturbances. The crisis of the reac-
tionary disturbances, normally due on
the End and 3rd, will not likely be
reached until about the time of the new
moOn-the 5th. A sweeping cold wave
will separate these perturbations from
the distul Dances of the period begin
ming about the 9Th, but it will soon give
place to storm conditions in the vest
elusive, storms of rain and snow will
visit all parts of the county as they
progress toward the Atlantic. Another
cold wave will sweep behind the storms
of this perion, insuring cold weather
untilfthe temperature rises for reaction
airy storms, centrally due on the 18th
and 18th. The probabilities are that
billiards will result in the north at
both the periods above mentioned. and
that very cold weather will reach very
far south at the close of each period.
The 18th is the central day of the
next regular storm period, the first half
of which will be passed before the act
ual storms will be organized and well
on their eastward march. About the
18th to 21st inclusive. the disturbances
will reach their crisis in all central and
eastern sections. Meantime it will have
turned very cold in the west and north
west. and by the 22nd the cold, clearing
wave will have been felt far into the
south and to the Atlantic coast. The
last disturbance for the month will be
central on the oath and 25th. February
Will end to most parts of our continent
in cold winter weather. Such to our
mind are the indications. and we so
admonish. March promises to be an
unusually hard month. Our reasons
for such forecast have been fully given
many months ago-are found in our
1894 Almanac.-Word and Works.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-02-01
CLAFLIN


From the Banner
Joe Christoff is able to be on The
streets again after an illness of about
six weeks
Almost every man you meet nova.
days is an aspirant for Office, or has q
friend that he wants to see in Office
Claflin is one of the best little towns
in Kansas, but lacks two things, viz
"A good Touring mill and being in
corpOrated.
The literary last Friday night was
excellent. The main feature of the
evening was the Flag Drip by six,
teen girls. which was we'll performed.
There is said to be man some
where in these parts, so mean that he
hires his children to go to bed withou,
supper and makes them pay over the
money in the morning for breakfast
Under the direction of II. a. Err
the young men of Clafiin and Oden met
last Sunday in the afternoon, for the
first rehearsal of an Easter entertain
ment to be held in Claflin Hall, on
Easter Monday. The pieces selected
promise good time to all who attend
The republican position is rather
embarrassing. Wherever hard times
seem to be pressing, the country is told
that it is ''lack of confidence" OF
fear" of the Wilson bill. When a
factory opens or a new industry is
brought to light, it is the workings of
the glorious Mckinley bill. Verify.
verify, the ways of the politician is
crooked and hard to follow
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-02-01
A MAN in Elwood, Indiana, recent

A MAN in ElWood, Indiana. recently
for which he paid twenty cents. He
took it home and his wife proceeded te
do it up into ''cold slaw." Upon in
sorting the knife it struck something
hard. The cabbage was divided and
$40 gold piece revealed. Further
dissection discovered three more TWEEN
ties, a ten and a five, all in gold. The
superstition is that some gardener hid
his savings in the plant when it was
yUuDg and forgot tie Plant.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-02-01

The reason that confidence men and
swindlers usually aim to give the farm
er the benefit of their Establishments
is that SO many farmers do not keep
themselves posted as to the goings and
doings of these gentry. The victims
of the threadbare green goods game
are ninety-slx per cent farmers. There
Is but little sympathy deserved by a
man who is silly enough to go into
that trap. Then signing contract
with a stranger and afterwards learn
ing that he has signed note of large
amount is another old game, of which
the farmer is almost the only victim.
The farmer himself opens the gate
for these scoundrels to get at him by
always buying of strangers because
the latter promise goods little cheap
er than the well known reliable dealer
in the Observation-Disclosures Rural
World.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-02-01

How LUDICROUS it is to hear repub-
licans say, If Harrison had been pres
ident there would have been no neces-
sity for a bond ISSUE" They forget the
steel plates for the bonds were made
while Foster was secretary of the treas
ury, and had Harrison been president
the bonds would have been issued ten
months ago.-Lyons Democrat.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-02-01

GOLD is the standard of value while
bread Is the staff of life. Owners OF
gold can obtain wheat very cheaply
while wheat owners have to pay very
dear price for gold. Thus the stand
ard of value is greater than the staff OF
life.-TOpeka Press.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-02-01

IN COCHIN CHINA the breaking of
pair of chop sticks in the presence of
the pair is legal form of divorce.
Without doubt much better way
than the American way of breaking a
rolling pin over the husbands head,
just to secure a cause for divorce.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-02-01

4 KANSAS wife was released from
her husband because as she stated in
her petition, 1.-The defendant pinched
the nose of this plaintiff, causing it to
become very red, thereby causing the
plaintiff great pain and anguish of
mind -
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-02-01

A PARTY of Mormon converts from
the Indian Territory who arrived at
Santa Rosalie, Mexico, where the new
Norman colony is located. are not sat
isied with their new positions, and
several of them have already left for
their old homes in the United States.
One of the dissatisfied converts has
reached Chihuahua and states that
instead of being provided with num-
Der of wives, as they had been led to
believe they would receive, they were
not even given one.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-02-01

The democratic party proposes
to put wool on the free list and tax
shoddy. That will perhaps remove the
Notifying spectacle of a western
farmer dressed in shoddy arguing for a
high tariff, while he sells his merino
wool for five cents pound.-Woodson
Democrat
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-02-01

A MAN slipped and fell on the streets
of Fort Scott and a load of coal
passed over his right arm lengthwise
before he could get up. He went to
the doctor to have his arm ''set" and
it was found that no bones were brok-
en-. That is the stuff Kansans are
made OF.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-02-01

cans of the east to prevent the LAYING
of an income tax on the wealthy of the
land. We are sorry that NewYork
went democratic at the Last presidential
election; that state is liable to do more
harm to the democratic party than it
will do good.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-02-01

Trains 3ea~eNemphis
M@ESISG aulEvENISe
aster arrival Of trains
fE-n glie Wes. and
sun g-.1- running TO
or rrnIeCuaE in UNION
I-Ha1~ fer All fOii;ts in
the Easi and Southeast.
TEe Ivmph s an d
Charleston railroad
al 5lle East Tenn. Va.
& Ga Ry-, have earned
The reputation they
have Of giving the
ouickest Time. Best
Ta-ouEh Tar Service
sid al The Latest and
F5nestAccommOGations
It's the Principal
TLoreuEhfaTe 10 the
Summer RcssTts II the
Summer and Winter
Resorts IA the Winter
Passengers ny his
-lEtc cross the Ncg
sod Bridge Al Mem
r-i5s --fa viii avoid iedi-
u-S ! cry Ir2usi ers
across arc mississippi
EsIrer. necessary h. any
other Ea-5~HT south -
- EcH-E-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-02-01

The English trouI., have killed 200
Sofas IN Sierra Leone, .!ich causes an
exchange to remark, that they have
yet to encounter the warlike and
aggressive folding bed.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-02-01

Washington, Jan. 1S.-[Spcial.]-
Mrs. Mary E. Mitchell, of Great Bend,
is here trying to get the appointment of
pOstmistress at her town. She says
that as the other applicants for the po-
sition are populists, she is very certain
that she should he appointed to the po-
sitiOn.
The above dispatch appeared in the
dailies of the 18th. 1t will probably BIT
a surprise to Bro Stoke to know that
he is populist.-Ellinwood Advocate.
YES rather surprising, Bro. Wilkin-
son, and rather amusing, too, when the
fact iaremembered that the most active
workers here in the interest of the lady
in question are pepulists, and the
further fact that she is stopping with a
populist congressman from Kansas, in
Congressman Davis.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-02-01

WILL some of the republican smarties
who are so freely criticising the demo
cratic administration and its course in
regard to the deficiency in the treasury
and the methods taken to meet it, what
the republican party would have done
had it been selected to meet the emer:
gencyP The hard times would have
come, the deplorable deficiency would
have had to be met just the same.
How would you have done it? The
tariff laws by which revenues for the
running of the governm emit were col
lected are still in force-but the gov
eminent is bankrupt almost. The eli
max of thirty odd years of republican
legislation was reached or nearly so
before the democrats were put in power.
What provision had the republican
party made to meet this climax? When
the country's funds were all exhausted,
where would you republicans have
gotten more? BY increasing the pen
sion list? BY paying more subsidies to
protected trusts aud combines? Trot
out your plans and tell an interested
public what you would have done to
avert the national disaster you had
been sucking and nourshing for all
these years. Would YOU have given us
free coinage of silver, an income tax or
reduction of national expenses? Or
would you have long ago done what
your president promised Wall Street to
do when that relentless octopus came
to the relief of your administration just
before the last presidetial election?
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-02-01

Z. Of p
Woodland Lodge No. 81, meets every Thursday
evening, at hall north side of square
W. X. Bunting, C. c.
Chas. V. Brinkman, K. of R. & g.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-02-01

Odd Fellows
Valley Lodge No. 95, meets every Wednesday
evening.
w. b. Cornell, N. G.
". Ii. Bonner, Sec.
Clara Barton, Rebecea Degree, Lodge No. 81,
meets frst and third Monday evenings of each
month.
Mrs. Cheney, N. G.
Mrs. John Crilley,V. G.
Miss Mary Moore. Secretary.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-02-01

WILL Tom Fulton please inform us
whether or not he is going to serve
"pink tea'' to the democratic editors
when they gather at Pittsburgh on
April ID?
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-02-01

6. a. r.
Pap Thomas Post No. So, meets every first and
third Saturday evenings, at q. A. r. Hall.
Ogle, P. C.
E. Tyler, Agt.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-02-01
LODGE DIRECTORY.

Masonic
St Omer C0nmandery No. IA, K. r., meets at
Masonic hall, Fair block, the first and third Tues
days Of each month.
E. r Moses, E. c.
E.W .Waynant. Roc.
Mt Nebo Chapter No. Sc, r. Il. M meets at
Masonic hall the first and third Fridays of each
month r. G. Bailey, II. p.
j. Geo. Brinkman, Sec.
Great Bend Lodge No. 49, A. p. A. M meets at
Masonic hall the second and fourth Fridays of each
month. RW Wsynsnt, w. N.
j. Geo. Brinkman, Sec.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-02-01

IF THERE has got to be an issue of
$50. 000, 600 of bonds to meet the def
cheney in February, what of April. and
June, and Augustp If Wall Street
succeeds in compelling an issue of fifty
millions now, have We any reason to
believe the issue will not be duplicated
later on? These are indeed grave ques-
tons, and it is hoped that our nations
lawmakers will not make the mistake
of permitting the old, republican theory
of this being a government for the rich
men only. to be carried out
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-02-01

CHARLIE MITCHELL. like the the ex-
railroad commissioner Mitchell from
Kansas. was not ''in it" little bit.
Both were knocked out without half
an effort.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-02-01
AMi8CPllane0u8.<
ss.H4s4Rsssa

THE altitude is so high out in West
ern Kansas that Sheridan county
man caught an eagle in wolf trap.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-02-01
a. o. U. W,

4. q. u. ".
Great Bend Lodge No. t27, meets at Odd Fellows
hail, every Tuesday evening. All visiting
brothers cordially invited to attend.
G Hooper, NJ. W.
c. NJ. Smith, Rec.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-02-01
Npiehb0rhO0d N0tpS.
ELLINWooD.

ELLINWOOD.
From the Advocate.
Long haired men and short haired
| women are two very undesirable ami
mails in the human menagerie.
It is mighty good showing for a
town to not have single empty dwell
ing house at the close of a hard year
| like last year was
John Wolf began cutting Ave inch
ice from his pond last Wednesday
afternoon with large force of men
and hopes to have his house we'll filed
| before we get thaw.
l.. FL. Bullock, who has been staying
in this city with his brother, c. @.
Bullock, for some time, gets personal
letters from Vice. President Stevenson.
They grew up together.
The city has advanced another step
by putting in its own gasoline, and
thereby getting it at first cost. Hav-
ing. no other use for the old Gala
boose" the tank and gasoline was
stored in that.
A young man by the name of Ed.
McGinty, residing south of Great Bend
brought his bride to this city on Tues
fday evening and were married early
Wednesday morning by Father Epp.
The following is a list of names OF
the officers of the g. A. r post for the
ensuing year: F. 81. Eberhart. Capt. ;
1. 7. Divilbliss. 1st Lieut.; j d. Ramey.
I'd Lieut.; Sylvester Elliott. Adjt.; Nj.
Garvey, s. of g.; H. Rohlhng, officer of
the day; A. w. Strong, Chap; H. F.
Bulow, Sergt.
HoIsINGToN
From the Dispatch.
Farmers say the roots of the wheat
| are all right yet.
Hank" Smith intends running a
livery barn at Oklahoma City.
Word comes from Arkansas that an
| heir was born to d. M. Southwick
| nd wife.
E. j Zimmerman and wife left Sun
day morning for Champaign, Illinois.
to be gone several weeks.
DIED:-At her home in this city On
Tuesday evening, January %, Mrs.
Leah Hopson. wife of P. P. Hopson.
Evangelist Black is continuing his
meetings at the Christian church with
good results. There have been large
| number of conversions.
II. j. Webber went over to the coun-
ty seat on the train yesterday morn
ing. but finding that town entirely too
slow for him, rather than wait until
he could get a train back, walked
home.
The Dispatch has just come into pos
session of information of how a family
near here is making private snap out
of the law which allows the senators
and congressman to distribute seeds
free of charge. This family lives just
short distance from Hoisington and
are reasonably we'll to-do, at least
amply able to purchase all seeds need
ed for planting purposes. There are
counting small children and all. about
six in the family. and every one has
written an individual letter to Senator
PETER and received from him a large
package of seeds free of charge.
Some people are always wanting some
thing for nothing no matter who it
comes off of.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-02-01

EASTERN democrats are fighting the
income-tax bill. Tammany is said to
be in rebellion aud the New York dem
ocrats in congress are reported as at
tempting to absoIve themselves from
Parry Esfeds md uniting with republic
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-02-01
OFFIcIAL DIRECTORY.

COUNTY OFFICERS.
Treasurer Dick Bose
Clerk r Typer
Attorney E Hotchkisa
Sheriff Geo Spencer
Clerk of Court X A Charles
Register Henry Klein.
Probate Judge II Brewer
Supt of Schools Mckinney
Surveyor Sid Nevcomb.
nv Bruce
&c Montgomery.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-02-01

CITY OFFICERS.
Mayor Ed. w. Moses
Clerk Chas. Hobart
Treasurer Richards
Marshal W. P. Cone.
Surveyor Newcombe
COUECILMEN.
John Langham CIV Moore
LP-Aber B Hannum
VIM Kelley IN Wood ward
X Moss John Brown
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-02-01

THE city of Hutchinson has S2s, O0o
of city script outstanding, and no
money to take it up. That's a good
republican town. Issue bonds and take
up the script-the bonds will draw
interest-the script does not.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-02-01

TOO many railroads in Kansas al
ready" says the republican press when
opposing the North & South road.
Not too many roads. my dear sirs; but
too much watered stock; too many
bonds to pay interest on; too many
high salaried officers. Kansas railroads
have made Kansas. or helped the peo-
pie to make her. and the North & South
road, If it. ever survives the political
complications it is rapidly getting into,
would do much towards opening a
market in the south for Kansas pro-
ducts.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-02-01

den City have now been moved to
Dodge City and it is expected the new
Office will be open today for the trans
action of business, with two good,
capable democrats, Geo. Crist and John
l. Lee, in charge. There is but little
land Office business to be done for this
county, but when our people have any
thing in that line to do they will have
to go to Dodge City instead of Larned.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-10-05

hundred million crop hold ont as well as
either Of the past two crops The south
will naturally offer exporters and north
ern SPECTATORS corn at reduced prices
the coming ninety days, as they have
doubtless increased their yield over any
previous season about 333t per cent. Hav-
ing no facilities for storing they will
naturally sell or offer for sale their pres
ent surplus Stocks Of wheat, corn oats
rye and barley in Chicago Low equal
about 81, OG0,O0O bushels. The demand
for coarse grain is small We advocate
selling futures, expecting the mass OF
traders are wrong. and lower prices are
more likely to prevail than d higher
range, until decidedly different condi
tions exist.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-10-05

FIRST AID TO THE DROWNED.
R"hythmical Pulling of the Tongue Has
Proved NarvelOusly Useful.

'Nh
A Young Italian doctor has published
a pamphlet recommending the opera
ton Of firmly holding the tongue of
persons taken with svncOpe as a sure
means Of restoring life. The tongue
can be held fast by means of wrapping
a cloth around it, and then must be
drawn backward and forward with a
rhvthmical monion. The doctor de-
scribes a case in which he thus sue
ceeded in restoring life:
A Young man, while bathing, wa
surprised by a wave and drowned.
After d quarter Of an hour he was
taken from the water, and every effort
made to revive him. Two doctors for
more than an hour used all their re-
sources in vain. The young man
seemed to be dead. Then the doctor ar
rived who reports these facts; and, ask
ing for a spoon, thrust it into the back
of the mouth. seized the tongue and
worked it violently. Shortly after the
patient gave a deep breath, and a little
later vomited water. The operation
wa continued; the breaths became
gradually more frequent. Meanwhile,
cloths dipped in almost boiling water
had been placed over the chest Of the
patient, and the extremities were
rubbed vigorously. After Ia an hour
thus employed the heart began to beat,
the face gained a little color and the
patient frightened. But the patient
still needed careful attention four
hours more to completely recover from
his long syncope.
The doctor hopes that this simple
mode of restoring life will be adopted
at all places on the sea where life saw
ing apparatus is used. But even when
no such arrangements are ready, any
one can try the tongue-pulling process
and procure hot water for the ap-
plicatiOn Of heat.-London News.