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The Lamar register., 1894-05-26
The work of convicts.

1t was stated in recent number
of Bradstreet's that "Convicts from
the New York state prison at Danne-
mora have constructed 3,400 feet Of
macadam road and $3.50 feet Of
cobblestone gutter, set 5000 feet Of
curbstone, and made 1850 feet Of
earth sidewalk since June IS last !"
The Lamar register., 1894-05-26
"nOTHEk'S
:. FRIEND" :.

is scientifically prepared Liniment
and harmless; every ingredient Is OF
recognized value and in constant use
by the medical profession. 1t short
ems Labor, Lessons Pain, Diminishes
Danger to life of Mother and Child.
Book ITO Mothers mailed free, con-
tanning valuable information and
voluntary testimonials.
Sent by express, charges prepaid, on receipt
Of price, S1-50 per bottle
bRADHElD REGULATOR CO., Atant1, Ga.
Sold by all druggists.
The Lamar register., 1894-05-26

ftntt1 tuf >ihdlAs
They were hooting and
!, a man seated In his shirt
ID the doorstep placidly smok-
p German porcelain pipe
pushed her way in
NJ. the uatter?"
-Dutehyi rnt e u blooming
Give a boy n shIllin' to go an
n something to eat, and is
ere for IN. Int e a stylel
'ow long he'li wite."
j. hes
blooming Dutchyi e carnt
10 English e earnt - as
signS-and nobody ere carnt
to;hink' else. Int e a softyI-
mi paused. and looked at the
ere was something in his pa
iiiudc that aroused her pity.
piter remembrance OF the days
She came to this great wicked
came over her. She went up
nan and signed for him TO fol-
indoors. She tried 10 make
nd.rstand tha, he had been
The soft. gentle tones tina;
.sd her were quite unintelligi-
smiled shrugged his shoulders.
his hands. and looked At her
u; calm trustfuiness one secs
AMI children
bniled. nodded. pointed up the
na then ran out of the house.
rrned with n loaf of bread aud
,oand Of saussgrs for him. and
tor herself. she would make
be was a stranger. alone and
- She put the things in his
n,lnz down the street A. II
&c ihAs she had brought the
roz The boy. lie seemed TO
bad. took her hand and raised
iipes the sction was so simple.
liul- that sh. felt ashamed and
DE stairs TO her own room
tamfortlcss breakfast OF dry
next morning made her little
b. uf her charity the night be-
he mus, shift, eor himself as
y 20 do. she thought. and she
ui to ber days work When
rned IN the evening she found
lnding outside his door. He
and smiled. opened the door
w~d his various purchases on
e. He had evidently found
round To the shops
zen; up the stairs feeling the
bale bit disappointed that he
require her help any more
bed different from the jaded,
men and women she came In
with in her city life. The air
felds seemed TO cling TO him
he thought as she toiled up
ry stairs how sweet the coun-
. be looking now. Something
her table. a little sketch of
y wide hills, with fir forests
TO their sides. n little cluster
~ with wide. overhanging
nd shutters to the windows
was standing In the doorway
y the houses
Is his house" said Jcanie to
What n funny thing TO do.
me a picture OF IL, ] wish !
md him back one of Loeb Awe
house upon the braesr
next day was Sunday; she
passed the morning in bed,
with her weeks work When
pc down about the middle of
she met him coming in. .evi-
p his Sunday best Could he
ben to church? Well. 1t was
bat he had not learned the
of Eureka court yet She
The Lamar register., 1894-05-26

The editors chief fe<. ktion in summer
time Is the perusal Of circulars and map PAM
phlets describing the beauties Of the vacation
resorts.
The Lamar register., 1894-05-26
JEANlES
LOVE.
TERS.

+ ANIE CA NJ p
BELL came back
rom the tailor's
shop where she
worked and found
. co m pan y of
boys and girls
C o gre e a I e d
round the door
step of the tall
tenement house
in which she
rented one small.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-26
DUBUQUE NOTES,

From Occasional Contributor
Mr.. Doleschek is building a big stone
granary this spring.
Nick Magirus has NOT yet got over
feeling good over the arrival of that new
boy some weeks ago.
Mr.. Strenge's German school has
now been running several weeks, is
proving satisfactory and has a good
attendance.
Female suffrage is not wanted up this
way. The old lady had better stay out
of the high hills on the divide. or she
may ''suffer."
Our wheat in this neck O. the woods
has fair average stand for this time of
year. making nice showing since the
rain of last week,
Farmers In Beaver township are pref
ty generally busy now following the
lister, and big acreage of corn will be
put in during this month and next.
SluCS tAC Sell
sation has subsidized, the boys who con-
gregate at ''the store" don't know what
to talk about: they are looking every
day to see Mollie Lease break out in a
new place.
We're all about over having the
measles, mumps, whooping cough,
scarletina, grip. spring fever, Strip
crzae, etc. The "Coxey" complaint
never got hold in this prosperous
Northumberland never will, thank
you.
Boys, you had best turn out now and
work the roads. Val, the road boss,
is onto his job, has got the authority
and the law behind him and much
needed work before him. Turn out,
when called upon, and don't monkey
any more.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-26

THERE is said to be quite q large
membership of the A. P. AS. in this
city, though they are so secret about
their workings that but few know of
their meeting place or the night of their
meeting. While we do not know who
of our citizens belong to the organiza-
ton, we cannot conceive how an hon.
est, upright American citizen can join
himself to an organization whose sole
aim is to make war upon a religious
organization. 1t Is an underhanded
business, and if persisted in will create
trouble among neighbors and friends.
If there is good to come out of the
organization; if its objects and aims
are honorable and upright and worthy
he consideration of free American cit
izens, why should its members seek the
darkness of the night to do their work,
or try to hide their membership
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-26
Judge Waxen's Frover BIS.

Thars iifferents betwixt a states.
mans politikle morrels and his morrel
morrels.
Female suffrige don't seem to be
what the country needs so bad that Il
is runniD' after it.
Even Congressman is got to be a
nifty good man to be jist ez good after
he is found out.
: A pension amt no longer a sine uy
onner.
Nothin' short of the crack of doom
kin tare the star pangled banner into
Nashunal politicks amt emmy better
than politicks; it's bigger, that's all.
The statesman that haint Termed how
to crawfsh, amt fittin' for his job.
When statesman gets to smokin
siggerets it's about time he wus havin
his horns bored for the hollers.
The only use a woman ought to have
fer votin' ticket is to cut it up into
didos fer the baby to play with
Detroit Free Press.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-26
The Greatest of ALI.

AS circus day approaches interest in
the coming exhibition of the Great
Sells & Rentfrow's Shows, which will
exhibit here Saturday, May 5, increases,
and the excitement in young and old
American circles expands. The re-
ports of the big shows success this
year have been so general, and the
leading features have produced so
great sensation elsewhere, that public
interest has been aroused to a greater
extent than usual, and the big show is
certain to coin money. 1t must always
be source of satisfaction to an audi
ence when it feels that it is getting an
equivalent for its money, but when the
features-both in the menagerie and
Ting-are out of the established .srut''
of the average circus, and developes
into series Of surprising novelties,
any one of which would constitute a
feature" strong enough to draw the
public. an audience must become en-
thuSiastic In its pleasures. This seems
to be the effect wherever Sells & Rent
frow's Shows have been this season,
and NO doubt will be the effect here.
Among the new features the most
prominent will be the largest elephant
that walks the earth. The free exhi-
hitiOn on the show grounds after the
parade is said to be the best ever given
We expect to see an enormous crowd
On Saturday, May q.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-26

escape, that will add to the prosperity
of our city. Start right, go slow but
keep hammering, and resolve never to
let the iron of improvement get cold. We
can each do something, there is plenty
of work for those that are willing.
Do not get discouraged, but with light
heart toll on. How sweet will be that
rest when our labor is over and the
victory won.
Let each and every one of US put
forth every effort and may the inter
ests of our city be fixed star toward
which our ambition is directed 20 make
it, not only as good, but better than any
city in our state. and may our efforts
be crowned with the fullest measure
of success.
''Let US, then, he up and doing,
With a heart for any fate;
Still achieving, still pursuing,
Learn to labor and to wait"
GEO. IL. Moss.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-26
The Farmers Problem,

The period has been reached in the
history of this country when producers
in every industry must figure on close
margins of profit. 1t is thus the more
necessary that every farmer who ex-
poets to prosper in his business, avail
himself of all the aid and information
obtainable. And there is nothing more
useful in this line than a subscription
to frst-class and practical agricul-
tural journal like the "old reliable''
Kansas Farmer, Is to 20 page farm
journal which was established in Kan
sas in 1868. 1t ranks above most of
the journals of its class, and no enter
prising farmer can afford to deprive
himself or family of it. Every issue
has information worth the price of a
years subscription. It only costs S1.OO
per year. Send at once to Kansas
Farmer Co., Topeka, Kansas, for free
sample copy and supplement of premi-
ums, benefit offers, ETC.. and then call
at this Office and subscribe for THE
DEMOCRAT and the Kansas Farmer
both papers for one year for only s2.25.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-26
grade of work and driving horses as any
of her neighbors.

grade of work and driving horses as any
of her neighbors.
The assessors report shows that
Hoisington has a population of sSz and
Homestead township 1895. The
amount of old wheat on hand in the
township is 49, $50 bushels.
The general opinion seems to be that
if favorable weather is had from now on
that Barton county win produce from so
to 10 per cent. of good wheat crop,
which means about two million bushels
for the county.
]. B. Prose has added largely to his
law library in the past ten days, having
purchased about fifty volumes of inval-
liable aids. He has indeed good reason
to be proud of his present library.
Great Bend has a regular organized
bali nine that the judges over there say
is dandy. Hoisington will get her men
together and take the conceit out of our
neighbor, which, by the way. she always
does in bali game.
Geo. Harper was over from near Oh
mitz yesterday and says wheat is look
ing splendid in his section of the coun-
try. He believes some fields will equal
the big yield of two years ago if we get
favorable weather from now on.
]. w. Soderstrom was in Saturday
and told us the chmpion true to life
snake story that has thus far been heard
from this spring. He was out to Arthur
Braddel1's place few miles north. east
o town Thursday where an old well was
being filled up. In the shale about the
well den of snakes was discovered
and in less than half an hour forty
snakes of many varieties were killed.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-26

Coon, the liveryman's lad, follow:
the boys up to see how many they have
in the buggy, and then tells the boss
Coon your coon skin.
We think the young folks had better
some of them take some other direction
than south-they look like Coxey's
army, all going one way.
A concert and exhibition will be held
in the Albert school house the 18th OF
May. Everybody invited to come out
and hear some fine singing.
What takes the young folks of Albert
over south every Sunday? Perhaps
they find better crowd. They say the
German league is just boss.
Two of the Albert boys went up to J..
Hargit's last Sunday. Driving up to the
house one got out and knocked. Mr.
Hargit stepped to the door, when the
lad said: sis Jack at homer" "No sir,
did you wish to see him7'' asked Jack.
"Yes, about railroad business" replied
the lad, Hol no! boys, that's one on
you. (The girl was who they wanted
to see.)
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-26
ALBERT ITEMS.
From Johnny So So."

From Johnny So So"
Love your neighbor as yourself
And your neighbOr will so love you;
Never sit down and ladIe around,
Bnt paddle your own canoe
P. w. Paxson lost horse last week;
broke its leg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Saddler spent Sunday
in the country.
Johnnie Gallon, east Of Albert, was
in the Bend Saturday.
w. D. Beattie is now better and will
soon be taking care of his Office again.
Hattie D. Worden, who has been
sick for several weeks, is now much
better.
The Albert barber says trade is aw-
full dull, so he will try railroading-
a change.
D. Titterington and some of the other
Albert boys were down to Great Bend
Sunday last.
Prayer meetings at Albert are held
every Friday evening, and are quite
well attended.
c. Hass is the sickest man in town,
since Maggie went back on him. The
writer sympathizes with him.
Lewis Gabbert will put up a shop this
week, and he will have room enough to
accommodate all his customers
Ed. Bellfeh, of Rush county, was in
the city last Monday peddling meat. Is
he meddling with our butchers busi-
ness?
Andy Campbell says he don't want
fellow to take the whole family out in
a single rig of his, when he goes to see
his girl.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-26
NOTES FROM OUR NE1eHBoRs.
ELLINwOOD.

Joe Nimpler has erected a new Halli;
day windmill on his farm this week.
At the meeting of the city council
Monday night, Fred Schroeder was ap-
pointed night watch by Mayor Dick,
and Charley Vossen was appointed treet
commissioner.
Another reasyn why times will be
prosperous this year in addition to the
democrats being in power, is because
there will be no Worlds Fair to drain
the country of its surplus cash.
1t is a significant fact that less or just
as little land is offered for sale in Bar
ton county as any other county in the
state, and very encouraging to note
that none of the land for sale is in the
neighborhood of Ellinwood.
E. B. Cowgirl, editor of the Kansas
Farmer, has shown his abiding faith in
Kansas and Barton county, by purchas-
ing farm west of town, near the Wal
Il
alfalfa. This is a good example for
some of our home farmers to pattern
after.
DIED-On Sunday. April 18th, at 6
O'Clock a. M. Hannah Hallmann, aged
go years. She apparently passed into
a deep sleep, and indeed it was; it was
the sleep of death. She had shown no
signs of sickness or suffering at the time
of her death. Her earthly remains
were inferred in the city cemetery
Tuesday at : o'clock.
D1ED-Mrs. Willimena Phal, mother
in-law of Henry Remmert, of northeast
of town, on the morning of the 18th, of
Inflammation of the bowels. Funeral
was held in the M. E. church in this
city Sunday afternoon, in German, and
the remains inferred in the Ellinwood
cemetery. The subject of this sketch
was born in Germany 81 years ago.
While in Kansas City this week. V.
S. Musil took occasion to stir up the
weather bureau people, and as conse-
quence the weather reports will here
after come right into VS.. store, over
the Postal line. They promise to get
the kilograms here by o'clock a. M,
and IN case they do this they will be of
much more benefit to US as well as to
Kinsley, Larned, Pawnee Roch, Great
Bend, Raymond. Sterling and Nicker-
son.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-26

WHEN a mans democracy is so all
firedly strong (?) that he cannot abide
by the decision of the majority in his
way so far that he eventually falls,
with a dull sickeLing thud," clear
into the ranks of the other party.
Such uncertain characters are detri-
ment to any party with which they
affiliate, and true democrats will feel
relieved when they find them counted
with the enemy.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-26

The democratic party outlived the
war with all its prejGdices; it outlived
Sam Randall and it will outlive Dave
Hill and his coterie of traitors. Our
republican friends have begun to whis-
tie before getting out of the graveyard.
Abilene News.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-26
HoIs1NGToN

From the Dispatch.
P. M'Lrory's family left last week for
Arkansas, having rented their farm
near here.
Barton county can show as fine
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-26

CoxEY army is doing one thing the
o. S. senate has not been able to do
latelY-it is getting move or it
Post-Dispateh.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-26

From The Leader
The rains have put the ground in fine
shape for spring planting.
Miss Laura Frederick, of Cleveland
township, who has been i'll for some
weeks past, is able to be out again.
The cider works turned out 400 gal
Ions of that excellent beverage the past
week. The boys have had grand sue.
cess SO far,
The populist township caucus will be
held at the Banner Office. That once
good republican sheet has gone over
body and soul to the pops.
F. G. Smith, north of town. closed a
very successful term with big picnic
and entertainment, which was Thoroughly
enjoyed by both pupils and parents.
Miss Reese closed her school, thr ee
miles northeast of town, Friday. 1t
was intended to give an entertainment
that evening, but inclement weather
caused postponment until last Tues
day night. There was veritabIe over
flow crowd at the school house and the
program was immensely enjoyed by the
audience.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-26
FIopped. From Rep. to Pop.


With last weeks issue the Claflin
Banner Topped from republican to a
populist paper, and now promises to
stay in the fight still the last dog dies. "
1t is planted square lin the middle Of
the road" If its editors will pull the
leg'' of the populist enthusiasts and
get new hand roller and a couple of
pounds of good ink, land learn how TO
use both) they ought to be able to
make a successful paper and a good
living. They show their good judg-
ment by renouncing republicanism;
but ought to have had little more
foresight and made their paper dem
ocratic exponent-then they would
have been started right for once.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-26

SENATOR PEFFER has introduced a
bill in the y. S. Senate to allow one
man to own not more then 100 acres
of land. He is said to be preparing
another bill to prohibit any man from
owning more than six dogs. If he will
now prepare another bill to prohibit
any county from supporting more than
two papers his work will be dene, and
be can come home to Kansas and
dwell in peace while the gentle Italian
breezes play hide the thimble in his
WhiskerS.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-26
CLAFLIN,
From the Banner

From the Banner
.'Tiddledy Winks" is a fashionable
game among TIE young people of our
city.
The regular advertiser is the life of a
town, for by papers advertising the
town is judged. = -
Since the rain Of last week wheat is
coming out wonderfully, and a 'good
prospect" is all the talk everywhere.
John Crawford has purchased the liv-
cry stock and rented the barn of Sam
Thomas in Eliinwood and will in the
future conduct the livery business of
Ellinwoed.
A hundred cases of eggs were shipped
out of Clafiin Sunday evening and nearly
"a hundred cases were shipped Tuesday
evening. There seems to be more
money in eggs than in raising wheat.
On Tuesday evening of last week, the
boys of our young city who are fortu.
nate enough to possess safety, met at
R. K. Putnam's barber shop and reor-
ganizied their club. New officers were
elected as follows: Frank Roesler,
captain; w. L Schroeder, secretary;
Harry Degen,. Ir., treasurer; R. K,
Putnam, Ist Lieut.. Weekly meetings
will be held every Tuesday evening, at
the barber shop.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-26

Poor old Ohio! 1t is in an awful
financial hole and the legislature has
been asked to give authority to borrow
$500, 900 to supply deficits in the gen.
eral fund. Under the guidance of that
distinguished but unsuccessful econo-
mist, Major Wm. Mckinley, jr., the
great state of Ohio has been dragged
to the verge of bankruptcy. The re-
port says that it has never before been
so hard up as at the present time. So
much for the triumph of Mckinley and
republicanism. Ohio's voters wanted
a change. How do they like it now
that they have it? Come to Kansas,
where we don't have to borrow money
TO run the state. There is nothing
mean about us. If Ohio can't get the
money, draw on Kansas for what is
eeded.-Lawrence Gazette.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-26

LAST fall there were few so-called
democrats in this county who were SO
stand true to the democratic organi
zation, and talked of '.'sell-out" and all
that. We told some of these fellows
at the time that their place was in the
republican party. and later events
show that we was right, that they had
no more right to call themselves demo
Gratis than the blackest republican
extant. In the future We hope that
our party will not again be cursed
with two-faced traitors whose highest
ambition appears to be to play the
og-in-the-manger act and pose as the
only true-biue democrats.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-26

STATE Printer Shows paper has dis
covered that when Jim Legate came
to Kansas in 1854, he had letters of
recommendation from jeff. Davis, and
was democrat. Failing to get some
Indian agency he turned republican.
After having worked the republican
racket for several years, and growing
corpulent and arrogant by virtue of his
many political jobs, he was finally
kicked out of the republican ranks.
and became populist. Pursuing his
old methods, he soon got the new party
into hot water, and is again thrown
upon a cold and cruel world. For
heavens sake don't let as permit
him to break into the democratic party
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1894-01-24

The Oconee News (reform) objects to
Mr.. Ellerbe for Governor. 1t says he
is in full sympathy with the move
ment and all that, but there are hosts
of others who are also in full sympathy
''and who are not lacking IN maturity
and discretion" ''Then, too," says
the News, "Mr. Ellerbe has held office
for four years, which will be satisfac-
tory reason for his retirement" The
News must be joking. Surely it has
not been in the reform movement all
this time and has not yet learned that
four years of office only fitted a re-
former to rotate into better office and
so on to the end. Why there is Gov
Tillman, who didn't want any office,
after holding one for four years want
ing 10 rotate into six yearjob. A
leading reformer expected to retire
from office after only four years SER
vice! Perish the thought! 1t is alb
surd! Where has the News been
been since its birth to think such
thoughts, much less give expression to
them.