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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-08-25
CASH

CASH
Paid for Wheat, Oats and Flax by
the WHITE IMPLEMENT COM
PANY, Baxter Springs, Kansas.
FIG. Funk of Galena was in the
city Wednesday on business.
Low Prices still prevail at ]. NJ.
Cooper's. "The best goods for the
least money" is our motto.
Phil ]. Pfenning and wife drove
over from Joplin Wednesday to see
old landmarks and greet friends.
To hay men wanting the
worth of their mOney---trade
with McCammOn.
Julius Meyerding transacted busi-
ness in Webb City Tuesday.
A new line of Ladies' Oxfords at
Cooper's. Patent tip and Crimp
Vamps.
DIR. W. S. Jones had business in
Joplin Tuesday evening.
Our 81 Ladies' Shoe is world
beater-nothing to compare with II
in the city. I'M. COOPER.
Chas. F. Noble was in Galena on
Tuesday evening OH business.
The largest stock of Wall Paper
in the county at McGregor's.
Subscribe for the Reunion Daily
NEWS and have It sent to a friend.
Only ten cents for the week.
WALL PAPER! WALL PAPERl
All new Patterns in complete Sets
of Side Walls, Ceilings and Decora'
tions at McGregor's.
Joplin supported twenty-nine sa'
looms three years ago. Now she
supports only eleven.
For genuine bargains go to the
Racket.
G. w. Bigham of Melrose was in
town Tuesday on business.
Ask to see our new Rock Bottom
Shoe. 1t is a world beater. A guar
antee bond given with every pair nj
I'm. COOPER'S.
Don't fail to see the Selz Royal
Blue Line of shoes at Cooper's-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-10

but with no strained effect. A long
slim waist, the lines unbroken by belt
or buckle, gives the figure that stylish
plainness which is the acme OF the
dressmaking art. And here is a new
feature. The waist must be absolutely
round. Nearly all women's waists are
naturally oval or elliptical, but the
perfectly round waist is not often
found except among southern women,
who are noted for their small round
waists A fat waist is now an object
of adherence, and the new corset is
made with steels of compression at the
sides that will answer the penitential
purpose of shirt of mail
A smart tailor-made gown is then
the necessity of the smart woman.
That adjective is rather overworked, but
1t comprises the whole vocabulary of
personal elegance.
The materials for these gowns give
much latitude of choice, as they In
clude every kind of cloth, in black,
light, dark and white broadcloth,
cheviots or covert coating of new Eng
lish goods I have just seen two styles
that were most dissirpilar. One was a
white broadcloth suit, with vest of
white moire, and walking hat of white
Panama straw. trimmed with more
ribbon and cocks feathers, also white.
This was first to be worn at church
wedding at high noon The other was
3 string-colored covert-coating suit
with waistcoat, lapels, collar and cuffs
of black MORE, awfully swell. The
style was a shortened coat faring
| stifhy, and the skirt cut to perfection
falling in rounded folds from the CEN
ter of the back, and fiaring gracefully
from the belt to the feet. Broad shout
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-10

might be sot up to see you look picked
up a bit"
81 haven't any folks" answered the
old man, land they wouldn': care if I
had. What's your name"'
Miss Tilly's head was stretched half
out of the window
II knew it, she cried, Uncle
'Riah's there, got out O. bed to come!
Oh! you asked me my name-Matilda
PearsaI. What d you want to know
for?'
The old man scrubbed few words
rapidly on piece of paper which he
took out of his poclzetbook.
Miss lilly was half way down the
aisle before he succeeded in catching
her.
My! myr' she exclaimed-''To think
I never said good-by. You see I'm so
worked up seem them twins an Uncle
Uriah, that 1 don't jest know what I'm
a-doin'.''
She held out thin hand apologetic-
ally.
Take this said the man, ''it's got
my name on it. Take care of it.
He thrust the piece of paper into her
open palm, and with gruff Good
day, ma'am," disappeared through the
door at UnG OJn0F emu Oh Glie Car. MISS
lilly deposited the paper in her rec
ticule and entirely forgot it.
Later on, however. when she was
sitting in the trim, little parlor in her
sisters house, with tine twins rummag-
ing through her bag for the promised
candy, one of them pulled out the
crumpled slip OF paper, and triumph
antly held it under her nose inquiring:
ssWhat'S this Amt TillV?"
Miss lilly laughed. and handing it to
her brother-in-law, told him the story.
Its the pore old idjit's name, 1 sup
pose. You read it, Dan'l; l can't make it
out without putin on my spectacles
Daniel unfolded the paper, and ex-
claimed: Gee whiz!'
''My land, Matilda! Hev you any
| idee what this is?'' he inquired.
Don't tell me it's anything wicked,
| Dan1,'' she cried.
Its a check for five hundred dol
larsr' screamed his wife, looking over
her husbands shoulder AN it's
signed William K. Moore, an he's the
richest man in the county, an as queer
as Dicks hatband.
SIT amt possible" exclaimed Miss
lilly, - that that pore old scarecrow
had ten cents more'n he needed, let
alone givin' away"
| But she believed it next day when
| Daniel brought back five hundred crisp
| dollar bills from the bank and threw
| them in her lap.
81 suppose now you'll be putin on
airs - remarked Phoebe Ann.
| ~ guess not, sister," replied Miss
lilly, putting her cap straight, and look
ing thoughtful, but bet there'1 be a
pore old horse eatin' his head off in my
riverside medder before him and mes
| ten weeks older"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-10

survey her fellow passengers
Incredible as it may appear to the
reader, it was the first time she had
ever taken journey further from her
old home in Yanktown than to Aunt
Polly Jenkins, who lived ten miles
away and who usually drove over for
Miss Tilly-staying all night-to return
in the cool of the next afternoon with
the old lady beside her.
have called Miss lilly ''old,'' but as
a matter of fact, she was little oyer
fifty, and exceedingly spry and lively.
When Miss lilly had put on her
spectacles she leisurely surveyed her
fellow-passengers, most of whom she
set down as uninteresting, but her in
quiring eyes finally rested on an old
man who was the sole occupant of the
seat directly in front of her.
''Seedy'' is the adjective that would
best have fitted the old gentleman.
His hair-unkempt and thin-night
have been combed with rake. His
clothes had that woebegone untidiness
which comes to men VINO grow old
without ''wimmen folks to look after
them. Miss lilly took in the whole
thing in glance.
''Poor old fellow" she unused, taking
off her mittens and putting them in a
satchel she carried on her arm. 1T
does make me sick at my stommick to
see man run to seed like that Myl
Myl Look at his cloes. Why, there's
"a big hole in his overcoat at the elbow. p"
She half leaned forward, then, re-
Numbering that she must be particular
as to her acquaintance, restrained the
impulse to offer some sympathetic
civility.
The old man, unaware of the interest
he had awakened, continued to stare
out of the car window, offering ample
opportunity to the public to see and
criticise the hole in the sleeve of his
overcoat
He took off the SLOUGH hat he wore
and leaned against the back of the
seat. She could see how thin his face
was, and the hard lines about his
mouth.
"rll bet he's as cranky as a mule, "
she muttered, then pulling out a shawl
from its neat leather strap, she deity
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-10
HE WAS A GENTLEMAN.
He Showed Self-POssession in Circur
stances Which Were Trying.

He Showed Self-Possession in Circum-
stances Which Were Trying.
a chubby boy in knickerbockers en-
ing a big red rubber balloon. AS he
seated himself by his mother it was
evident that he was most anxious to
have no harm come to his treasure.
After a moment he placed it in an
empty seat beside him, holding it
doSvn with the long, slender stick at
tached to it. and casting admiring
chances at it.
After time rough but kindly old
countryman came in. While the little
fellows mother was calling his atten-
ton to something outside the car the
newcomer dropped into what he mis-
took for an empty seat beside the
child
Pop went the balloon.
The old gentleman gazed about him
wondering what he had done. The
passengers laughed. They could hard
ly help it Even mamma could not
help laughing softly with papa, who
sat on the other side of her. But to
the boy it was terrible tragedy which
had befallen him through some ones
mistake. That some one sat beside
him, so, like the gentleman he was, he
tried to behave as if nothing had hap
pened. He gazed straight ahead into
space; but a terribly grieved look came
in to his face, and his mouth made itself
;nto a little round On. Y. Journal
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-10
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

"A protected manufacturer Is
thief He has been indicted - q thief
He viii be tried SIS q thief, and convict
ed as thief, unless his paid attorneys.
like Mr. Lodge, can say something in
his behalf Protection Is on trial, not
free trade Protection has robbed the
people, and 1t is protection, not free
trade, which Is indicted for the theft
n. Y. World
1t Is reassuring 70 note that many
o fthe pension cranks in the country
are being brought to book for their Of
lenses 1t is q little difficult 70 recons
Gle the fact that republican organs
deny the existence of pension frauds,
yet applaud the punishment of thess
men who have been doing nothing bus
q fraudulent business for years.-De-
troit Free Press
The meanness Of the tactics by
which Mr.. Reed won his vindicatien in
the quorum-counting business should
not escape attention He fGbustereG
persistently over petty affairs and de-
hberately stopped the course of tia
house, with no great public Issue sS
stake, for merely selfish reasons largely
personal to himself He and his party
have not gained in the respect Of the
people by such a COURSE But the dem
ocrats, unable 70 maintaiD 3 QUORUM
with great majority TO draw from
how contemplate they appear!-s
Springfield Mass Republican lind
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-10
DOLABELLES LETTER.
Thu Present Is the Era Of the
Tailor-Made Girl.
TO Be Strictly AN Fait You Must Have at
Least One Gown Made by a Repre-
sentative of the Stronger Sex
Some Sample Styles.
Chronicle.
Especial New York letter.

The nineteenth century will be re-
sponsible for many reproductions of
fashion, but it has originated one
which will probably remain in favor
for many years and be power in the
revival of fashions for generations to
come. 1 allude 90 the tailor-made
woman, who is really product of the
period, the dress being one of her
characteristics. 1 believe it was the
princess of Wales who invented the
style, but women wore gowns made by
men in the time of Henry VIII, when
that capricious many-wived monarch
grumbled over payment made to
John Malt, tailor to Anne Boleyn.
The tailor-made gowns of that period,
however, bore not the slightest re-
semblance to those of to-day, as 1 have
assured myself from prints of the
time. You all know the dressmakers
are away up in art now, as they take
their leading designs, from the por-
traits painted by the old masters, and
you can easily mistake them for artists
when you see them, note book in hand,
at some of our very select art galleries,
or in the Metropolitan museum. They
also study the stage for the same eff
fects, and the revival of an old play
which brings out the fine dress of the
Shakespearean age or Colley Cibber's
time draws out the leading dress
maker and produces delightful COS
tume-the result of a successful blend
ing of the new and the old.
have already limited that there is a
renewal of interest in the tailor-made
gown, but have seen SO many COM
pleted costumes aud orders for suits
L.
give complete detailed account of the
new garments, which include yachting
and sporting suits of the same style,
but rather more festive in makeup and
coloring. The actual tailor-made suit
is quiet and super elegant. There are
no sashes, or ribbon cravats with flying
ends, or lace hourishes of any sort.
There is nothing to catch on to a WON
ans parasol or a mans coat button as
you glide past. 1t is-to use nautical
language-trim and taut. It fits close,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-10
HYPOTHETICAL YAwP.
HsrrIson's Parroty PaIaver on the Bean
ties OF Protection

HsrrIson's Parroty PaIaver the Beau
ties OF Protection
To the republicans of Indiana In
convention assembled ex-President
Harrison said: Our people became so
rich" under the benign operation of re-
publican tariff laws, labor was so uni
versally employed at good wages, that
men ceased to appreciate the danger
and the disaster that was involved in
an abandonment of protection princi-
pies"
Yes, ''our people" became rich. The
benefciaries of the protective tariff be-
came rich They waxed fat, and lubri-
Gated the republican machine with
their fairness TO their own great advan-
tage- But did the people become rich?
Did they become rich collectively or in
proportion to their numbers faster
under the republican system of COM
mercial and Industrial restriction and
bondage than they did under the dem
ocratic system of comparative freedom?
The census returns tell a different
story. They show the true valuation
OF all real and personal property in
millions of dollars 1000, 900 omitted) in
the years named, the increase per cent
the value of property per capita and
the increase per capita, as follows:
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-10

pushed it behind him, making a COM
Portable prop for the back of his head.
He turned partly around and saw her.
She WINGED little as she perceived the
-quizzical expression of his eye. Then
leaning forward with her mouth drawn
down into lines of strict propriety, she
exclaimed:
II saw you he'd nothin' under your
he'd to keep it from bouncin' about like
pop corn over a hot fire-so l jest
showed that shawl under it You aim t
bound to take it." she stammered. The
man was glaring at her.
''lf you are trying to sell anything
or get anything out of me-" he OBJ
served, snarlingly, you might as well
spare yourself the trouble"
For the lands sakes!' cried Miss
.Tilly, her cheeks ahame. Me sell
anything to you? Why, 1 never sold
anything in my hull life but hens
eggs, and they're SO skeerce now no
one but a fool would think I'd try
and as to getting anything out o. you
you'll jest excuse me If remark that
in that matter, jedgin' from your ap-
pearance, it would be pretty poor
Pickin,."
She settled back in her seat. and the
old man, with growi, returned to his
former position. The shawl fell in g
soft mass at her feet Presently she
r,icked it up, and after shaking out tn,
Gust. folded it and replaced it in it.
strap.
But. angry as she was, the old maj
still fascinated her. Miss lilly was ont
ofOthose women who are born to b
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-10

could lay my hands on that need, unless
it might be new bunnit. / suppose
she added doubtfully, the folks may
be a little ashamed of this one, but the
hens did lay so pore this year. an l amt
had much cash for spendin'.''
Her eyes rested on the hole in the
elbow of his overcoat now particular
ly prominent.
'sIf l really had that money, which is
supposin' the biggest lie 1 could.
know where fifteen of them dollars
would 60"
Where would they goP" persisted the
man.
straight into a new overcoat for
pore man that's not ten mile away" re
piled Miss lilly.
SIS that alp He spoke disappoint-
eddy.
81 guess it is" she replied. IAN I
wouldn't be perticlar about maxim it
fifteen dollars 1 dunno but a new hat
would be a sensible thing to put along
of tan trousers-I guess your folks
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-10

The strain under which the re-
publican organs have placed themselves
in their efforts to prove the demo
craatic tariff policy responsible for all
human ills is beginning to tell There
are signs of spoplexy, not TO mention
softening OF the brain and other kim
dred disorders The gravity of the sit
ustion was somewhat ludicrously
shown in the way q press dispatch
from San Francisco was handled the
other day. The dispatch told OF q
shrinkage in the assessed value OF real
estate in the Pacific city of thirteen
million dollars To the uninitiated
this meant nothing but the caprice or
dishonesty of an assessing Official To
the luminous intellect and profound in
sight of the Chicago Tribune. however,
1t represented the indubitable effect
of the democratic low tariff policy on
the values of real estate in San Fran
CISCO" and as such wss loudly pro
claimed to the world Kansas City
Times
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-10
Effective Rantiau.

At one of the smaller cities of New
England. there was an Episcopal
church which had two mission chapels,
commonly known as the East End
Mission and the North End Mis-
sion. from the parts of the city
where they were respectively To-
Gated. One day the rector gave out the
notices, in his most distinguished high
church tone, as follows: There will
be service at the North End Mission
at 5 o'clock, and at the East End at 5.
Children will be baptized at both ends y
Boston Transcript.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-10

HE train bound
for Stillman had
buzzed through
the tunnel ten
miles north of
Yanktown. The
passengers had
all settled them
selves, and ar
ranged tn cir
bundles in the
racks overhead,
when Miss lilly
Pearsall putD on
her glasses and
felt at leisure to
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-10
SLEEP.

We all must sleep;
Some side by side,
OtheE in lands afar;
Soma 'neath the tide; 80
But sleep we must
Just and unjust;
Though when and where, and how
In days or months or years none now
May know. nor time nor reckoning keep;
Twill come upon unaware
This unsought sleep.
To close
Our eyes to earthly things,
To life and love and those
Who, seeing that we wake not, weep
Sad, silent and mysterious sleepI
Another name it hath, sbut here
Let not that name appear;
1t hlleth us with dread;
Leave 1t unsaid.
Fearful and fateful word,
Some day 1t must be heard,
And wiring the heart.
Whilst lips a-trem BILE frame
The dreaded name.
Sleep" say we then,
For sleep we must
Just and unjust
Nor wake again
To life, and love, and those
Who, seeing that we wake not, weep
And so, man born of woman, keep
Thy pillow ready, and a whttened gown
Wherein to robe myself, ere thou lie dow
To thy last sleep.
Dora K Freaney, in N. Y. Independent
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-10

The Indiana republicans patri-
oticaIly denounce the hauling down
the American flag at Hawaii" despite
the fact that the good republican pres
ident, who ''disavowed'' the action of
his minister in raising il. was present
in the conventional. Y. Post
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-10
AN ERROR OF Mr.. HARRISoN's
The Natural Result of Taxing Labor to
Benefit Capital.


Benefit Capital
Ex-President Harrison in q public
reference to the Coxey army says: 81
believe that If the republican policies
of administration had not been threat
ened we should not have witnessedsthis
sad, almost appalling manifestation"
1t is by such utteraz.ces as this that the
ex-presideDt makes L almost impossible
for intelligent men 10 preserve that re-
spect for him that his position in life
entities him TO.
Ever since the Mckinley bill became
effective the industrial distress through
out the country has been increasing.
Nearly two years ago the discomfort I'M
cident to it took the form of riot and
murder at Pittsburgh. Pa. and. though
the strikers were subdued by military
force and workingmen in other sections
were restrained by fear of ssimila<
treatment, the condition proceeded
from bad to worse, until 1t finally dis
closed to Coxey the method which the
ex-president deprecates in such solemn
terms
But the change Of policies of admir-
istration from republican to democrats
is not responsible for it 1t Is the
natural and logical result of taxing
poor and patient people to the extent
of hundreds of millions annually that
the favored few in the sugar trust. the
steel combine and the organizations of
aggregated capital might multiply
their millions and continue to control
elections by bribery snd corruption
Raosas CITY TimeS
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-10

Men fear death as unques tionably
the greatest evil. and yet no man
knows that it may not be the greatest
good.-W Milford.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-10
MISS TILLY'S BONANZA.
BY VIOLET ErYNGE MITCHELL

LCOpyright, 1sa4. By the Author.l
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-10

might be sot up to see you look picked
up bit"
81 haven't any folks" answered the
old man, land they wouldn't care if
had. What's your name?"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-09-14

ed majestically into the air. After the
wall had been caught by passing
zephyr and waited over against right
field fence. Der Boss recovered suf-
fieiently to institute q still hunt for his
little south paw, who had just won the
first game. Breitenstein. after polish
ing off Foutz's Fairies, had, supposing
his afternoons work was completed,
bathed and donned his everyday
clothes. "Breit" WAS discovered to the
magnate, who. pereeiving that he had
DOTTED his uniform. puffed up with
anger and would not down.
why did you take off your uniform,
huh2" inquired Mr.. Won der Abe. get
ting an opening for his rufilsd feelings.
"'Cause / thought was through, "
said Briet, nervously biting his finger
nails in anticipation OF the terminating
storm.
ibid l tell you that you were
throughf said Der Boss, with difficulty
restraining himself. Mr. Won der Abe
took occasion to look around him
Seeing that a sufficient number of
spectators had deserted the ball game
for the new entertainment, he again
faced the culprit, who had deferentially
removed his hat, and was ssiowly, but
surely, removing the rim. "Well, den
ged back to your dressiug-room, right
away, undt ged your suit on. You goot
to pitch dis game out"
"But, Mr.. Won der Abe, I've pitched
my game and won it. Don't you think
that is enough for one day2 l pitched
| yest--"
mot il l want you to pitch two
games" and he looked like the villain
who had just laid the heroine across
the railroad track in the play. Despair
nerved the great south paw as the
words slowly issued from the magnate.
A sinister smile played fitfully under
the beet.colored projection which
decorstes the Brown Stocking presi-
dents face.
Breitsnstein pondered on the hard
work he had done on the just ended
trip, and his spirit rebelled. He fatty
refused to pitch the second game, His
good left was his salary drawing ap-
paratus, and. in fact, was his stock in
trade. 1t was duty he owed himself
to protect 1t to some extent. Won der
Abe viewed him with unbelieving
eyes. but recovered enough to fine
Breitenstein $1O0 and suspend him in
definitely. Hawley pitched out the
game.