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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-31

1t is easy to grumU4t esy to be a
but grumbiIng gets no grub, cynicism
captures no cash, and pessI. lism pulls a
people down IN the scale of Of civilliZa-
tion.
The failure of the administration
and congress to redeem the financial
pledges of the democratic platform and
the delay in reforming the tariff have
prolonged the hard times, but this great
country cannot be ruined in +he brief
period of two or three or four ears by
any policy that our rulers are likely to
adopt.
When Cur people are disappoir ted in
obtaining the reform they hope OF, all
they have to do is to depend moro than
ever upon their judgment, industry and
economy. If they will make the most
of their resources they will pull through
all right, and they will also pull the poll
ticians oyer to their side.
We are going to have fairly good
crops, and all the nations of the earth
will be our customers. There is every
reason why we should make a hard
fight and a winning fight for financial
relief and revenue tariff, but the ~. n
who gives up in despair. and suIks in
tent, and makes business of calamity
SD outing will not help us in bringing
about the return Of of good times.
We do not believe in being over-con-
fident, but we do believe in sensible
optimism. when it is accompanied by
the right kind or energy. The pessimist
never reforms or reconstructs, and
never builds up anything. It takes the
optimist for that sort of work.
The signs of the times indicate better
things. The panic is thing of the
past, and the growing south has more
than held her own. Down this way we
are building new factories and rail-
ways, developing our natural resources,
running our industries on full time,
starting an immigration movement,
and getting under way the Cotton
States and International exposition,
which promises to be one of the most
notable events of this generation.
1t is no time for faint hearts, proph
cts of evil and pessim1sts. If the men
we have placed in power are working
against us we can counteract what they
do and what they fail to do by working
all the harder for ourselves. We can
pull prosperity back to US, and pull
every democrat back on the Chicago
platform if we make united effort in
the right way.
Pitch the pessimists overheard and
keep the optlmists on deck.-Atlanta
Constitution.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-31
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION.

The state convention, by direction of
the state central committee, will as
semble on the Sd of July in represent
alive hall at The capitol, in the city of
Topeka, for the purpose of nominating
complete state ticket. The repre-
Va at such convention from each
+'l be the same as it was
There's sos-
love, per5s.
Steals acrost you w1iosle Convention be
on their winter wraps.Fs-.
sud the ha'my breath of mornin Ara ia te
and Ia kles in the dew
he risin sun creepin up the sky
convention a.NDd blue.
that the necessity OF c. .as froze acrost y
ventions may be obviated, ana ~ Cs.-
pense and trouble of holding two
county conventions will be unneces-
sary. % 2
w. C. JONES, Chairman.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-31
ALBERT ITEMS

From "Jonny So So"
Bill Kellar spent Sunday in Albert.
Jake Teten visited in Great Bend
Sunday.
The Albert barber had opposition,
Sunday.
No moon in Albert last Sunday night,
Boys, sit went off,"
Frank Nordman, of Oimitz, spent
Sunday in our city.
c. F. Hayes visited his sister near.
Larned. last Sunday.
Geo. Schlegal made a flying "trip
Sunday night to the Methodist church.
Sig Jacoby made a flying trip to
Hoisington last Saturday night, to see
his best-girl.
Several Albert people think that
Fred Gallon writes the Albert Items.
You are left, fellows.
A. G. Campbell has got job nov
riding around in a buggy. It's the
kind of work he likes.
Lewis Gabbert wants to be more
careful about taking shoes off of horses;
he is liable to get a hole put through
his-leg.
Charlie Haas says he is not going
with Maggie any more, because H. G.
beat his time, Sunday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-31
HOISINGTON.

From the Dispatch.
Hoisington is getting high toned.
She is to have an organized club with
a well furnished club room.
Ford Bros. are marketing hundreds
of fish from their ponds. The fish
weigh from one to eight pounds each.
DR.. Koch received telegram Tues
day evening calling him out to Olmitz
to attend baby of Andrew Reynolds
that bad fell from chair and fractur-
ed It's skull.
The trustees of the Hoisington GENE
tary will soon have the plat of the
ground ready SO that those wishing lots
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-31
And Such Like Rot
E. L. HoTCHKIsS

of the 797 criminals in the peniten-
tiary, but IA are women. Does this
signify that women are morally unfit
for the ballot, or mentally incapacitat-
ed for crime.-Minneapolis Messenger.
1t means that just about that per
cent of women are com PEELED, in the
struggle for existence. to take the
same chances that the male takes, but
not in the absence of tn at protecting
care and general consid Grafton extend
ed to the sex by man in the competi-
ti0n wherewIth he has wrested from
nature all that civiliza tion prizes and
which never could have been so wrest-
ed by woman. If the male had been
no stronger than the female in the bat
tie for existence the race could not
survive. The screech of the female
suffragist that she has been kept down
rather than protected and nurtured is
all rot.-Wichita Eagle.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-31
CLAFLIN,
From The Leader

From The Leader
COMMISSIONED Montgomery is build
ing fine new smoke house on his farm.
The festive game of Zone ole cat" is
monopolizing the attention of base ball
lists at this stage of the game.
An exchange has new name for the
Coxeyites. 1t calls them the common
squealers. That designation hits the
mark about right.
"King Lutte" will give a grand bawl
in Cleveland township next Friday
night. Anybody and everybody invited.
At least so says our informant.
Mr.. Stultz, one of our prosperous
south side farmers. passed through
town yesterday with several loads of
rock from A. NJ. Traylor's quarry. He
is building new house on his farm.
The Claflin band will give concerts
every Saturday afternoon on Main
street. This is move which should
receive the encouragement and SUBJ
stantial aid of the business men. 1t
will attract people to town besides
affording a pleasing variation to the
hum-drum monotony of every day life.
From the Banner
Sam Slower started fot the Strip
Tuesday.
The closing exercises of St. Mary's
snhool will take place on June 3rd at
p. m.
Miss Nellie Maxwell closed her school
at Usage last Wednesday and gave an
exhibition in the evening.
Cass McDesmet informed US that he
has traded his interest in the lumber
yard to his partner, Mr.. Elmore.
George Dunston came home from
the Strip Friday night. He says the
rest of the boys will start for old Barton
about June Ist.
Considerable work has been done to-
wards draining the town. This is a
good move, as the streets are low and
of wet season somewhat resemble a
duck pond.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-31

obtained and utilized at the least cost
and greatest profit.
We want every citizen of the county
to join this association and work fol-
the objects sought.
Therefore, cordial and pressing
invitation is extended to all to attend
this meeting on June 18th, and join the
associ alton.
Arrangen being MADE &c
have a .practic, rigator from the
west part of the s,ate to deliver an
address on that date.
Let us all unite, for the good Of all
L. BALDWIN, Chairman,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-31

1t is recommended that the delegates
from the several counties be selected be-
fore Saturday, July 28, '94, and the Sec
retaries of the several county conven-
tions or mass meetings are requested
to send the credentials of the delegates
to the secretary of the congressional
committee, Will E. Stoke, Great Bend,
Kans., without delay.
By opder of the congressional COM
mittee.
JOHN S. RICHARDSON, Chairman.
WILL E. STOKE, Secretary.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-31

The republicans of the west and the
democrats of the south will have to
explain in plain english why they are
enemies to the silver and income tax
-Clafiin Banner.
WE DO not care to defend any
branch of the republican party west OF
south; but we do want to assure the
Banner that, SO far as the Individual
members of the republican party tnot
the politic ans( of the west are con.
cerned, they are NOT enemies of the
silver or the income tax. The same
can also be said of the democrats of the
south. Some of the politicians, those
who still think it necessary to bow the
obedient knee to Wall Street, may
oppose silver and the income tax; but
the masses of the west and south,
regardless of party, are favorable to
both.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-31

members of the executive committee,
w. E. Stoke Secretary. and about
dozen farmers present.
so would not ttendence was much de-
this way. For MS ut that there
ur that week, his father NO .oroo+
here he was left to take casS%S
taken by os+le ones and sell papers al
what would be thee same time until
an interest in the asst u about !
thoroughly discussed by those preset w
Mr.. W. B. Cornell thought an e2s 5
pertinent should be made, under de
rection of the association, and he Of
fered to donate 10, Is or 20 acres of
his land near Great Bend to the asso-
citation for experimental purposes, and
would give use of teams and machin-
cry and subscribe cash to further
such plans. He made standing of
fer of $500 an acre to any man or set
of men who would get water on his
meadow land.
Mr.. Chas. Fenno, of Homestead.
described his method of irrigating his
market garden. He thought that the
earth reservoir had not proven as sue
cessful as running the water directly
from the pumps into bitches.
Mr.. w. ". Sowards gave his ex-
perience in irrigating on a small
scale, and spoke very encouragingly
of the benefits that would eventually
be derived from pushing ahead with
county organization. He believed that
all people of this county should work
to the end that our next legislature
should make such laws as weuld fur
ther irrigation in the western two
thirds of Kansas; that every farmer
who was situated SO he could, should
make it point TO raise his own pota-
toes, cabbage and such, and not be
compelled to buy imported vegetables
with 40 cent wheat.
Other gentlemen present spoke upon
the necessity of Barton county farmers
orga MIXING and uniting to obtain state
and national aid for the semi-arid
part of Kansas.
Moved that the chair appoint a
committee of three to confer with the
Barton County Farmers Institute, and
to name time to meet jointly; to
draft bylaws and arrange program.
Motion carried, and the chairman ap~
pointed Messrs. Armstrong, Sowards
and Wright.
The meeting then adjourned to such
time as might be designated by the
above committee.
l.. BALDWIN, Chairman.
WILL E. STOKE, See'y.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-31

THE burden of the county and con-
gressional platsorns adopted by the
Kansas republicans so far is as follows;
Resolved, that we demand a change;
that we are republicans; that we mean
what We say" says an exchanges.
Watch the resolutions OF the conven-
ton here June 10th, and see the above
duplicated.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-31
Address to the Public.

Every citizen of Barton county
should be interested in increasing the
productiveness of our soil; in raising
etterstock; in making more certain
the returns for our labor. Every in
dividual farmer, stock raiser, merchant
or professional man will become more
prosperous as our citizens as a whole
become more prosperous. mo man
can afford to overlook or ignore the
experience of his neighbors, and every
man should have suffi cient love for
and interest in the welfare of the
entire community to give a little of
his time and attention to the discuss
ion if any and all ques tions of general
interest. No reader will deny this
statement of fact. No man should
hesitate to lend aid in this direction.
There have been started two organ
iZations in this county whose objects
are the improvement of agriculture,
viz: The Barton County Irrigation
Association" and The barton County
Farmers Institute" Believing that
one organization is sufficient and that
to best accomplish the ends sought
uniting of the two organizations
should be brought about. we the exec
utive COMMITTEES of the above named
organizations unite in calling a meet
ing of all citizens of the county in
sympathy with the aforementioned
objects, to be held in the court house,
Great Bend,
TUESDAY, June 10, 1884,
At 2 o'clock p. M, for the purpose of
consolidation and perfecting one
healthy, vigorous, BUSINESS organlza-
tion, by the adoption of bylaws, elect
ing officers and taking such other steps
necessary to put our people in working
shape to accomplish good.
We want legislation, both state and
national, in the interest of agriculture
in Barton county in particular and
western Kansas in general.
We want an exchange of Experiences;
a comparing of methods and results by
our practical farmers.
We want to know what crops make
the best returns to Barton county
farmers.
| We want to know how water can be
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-31
CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTION.

WICHITA, KAN, May IL, 1S94-A
delegate convention of the democrats
of the seventh congressional district of
the state of Kansas, is hereby called to
meet at Hutchinson, on Monday, Aug
ust 9th, at o'clock, P. M. for the
purpose of nominating candidate for
congress for said district.
The several counties will be entitled
to the following delegates under this
call:
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-31

ALABAMA democrats are for free
coinage of silver. Their state plat
form made last week does no dodging.
Kansas democrats will have plenty of
company in their demand for the full
fllment of the pledges of the Chicago
platform of 'e2.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-31

WE WOULD like to hear a paper, at
the next editorial association, on the
subject: 1.-The Use and Abuse of the
Scissors" There are several able editors
in the state who could write an inter
esting paper on the subject. For in
stance, there's Father Mcintyre of the
Arkansas City Democrat; Judge Les
ter. of Reno county, formerly'of Syra-
cuse; John Watrous of the Burlington
Independent, and the guttersnipe man
of this city. What they don't know
about the scissors would make a mighty
small book.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-31

EVERYTHING is looking favorable
for the amendment. A rooster, at
Bucklin, Kansas, has adopted a brood
of motherless chickens. and a thomas
cat in Ellis county came out from
under the woodshed the other day with
a mess of kittens. What has Marsh
Murdoch got to say -Kingman
Democrat.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-31

HAVE any of the republican or popu-
list papers of this county an oppin ion
on the A. T. A. organizstion2
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-31

WHY are the Register and Tribune
of this city silent on the a. 2. A. ques'
ton? 1t Is known that this secret
anti Catholic organization has large
membership of republicans in Great
Bend. Do those papers dare to either
praise or condemn the order? We
think not
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-31

WE HOPE that senatorial courtesy y
in the alleged bribery case now being
investigated will not turn out to be a
bucket of old-time, republican brand of
''whitewash." Let the light of day
fall upon the attempted bribers.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-31

IN ONE paragraph the republican
papers state that confidence in Kan
sas is completely restored" and in the
next column they assert that it is posi-
lively necessary that the CONTROL OF
state affairs be put back into republi-
can hands, else the state is sure gone
to the dogs. Consistency thou art a
Jewell" but not generally found in the
shirt front of. a republican newspaper
editor.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-31

THE republican calamity howlers
rave about the awful expenditure OF
public funds being made by the demo
cratic administration in arresting train
stealers and for other protection
against Coxeyism gone riota The re-
publican party having brought the
q country to condition that made an
army of paupers and tramps, it is
rather cheeky in it to reproach the
democrats for mourning expense IN
checking the depredations of these
children of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Gazette.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-31

AN EXCHANGE tells good one on a
farmer: He went to town and pur-
chased a rev suit of clothes, placed the
bundle on the seat behind him and
started for home. When he REACHED
the bridge over the creek the idea
struck him that it would be a great
surprise to discard his old patched
clothes and go home in new suit. He
pulled off his duds and iredsfhem into
the creek piece at a time. When he
had nothing on but shirt he reached
for the package but it was no longer in
the wagon. The night was chilly and
he went home at a two forty gait. He
surprised his family completely, and
next morning when he went out and
found the package hanging on the
brake of his wagon he was somewhat
surprized himself.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-31

THE wheat outlook is not at all fiat
tering. If the present conditions con-
tinue the Kansas wheat yield this year
will be even less than that of 1898,
The fact of small yield would not be
so miserably discouraging if there was
much hope for an increase in price; a
price commensurate with the cost OF
production. AS it is, the price of wheat
now is not within 10 to 20 cents of the
actual cost of production; and the pow
ers that be, the wheat gamblers, seem
to still have it in their power to keep
the price down. Whether they will be
permitted to continue this unlawful
and un-American practice of wheat
gambling at the expense of the wheat
producer remains to be seen.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-31
IRRIGATION ASSOCIATION.
Meeting of the County Association More
Interest Wanted.

The Barton County Irrigation As
sociation met in the court room last
Saturday. with Chairman Baldwin,
Senator Armstrong and Isom Wright
members of the executive committee,
w. E. Stoke Secretary, and about q
dozen farmers present.
80 would not ttendence was much de-
this way. For MS Ut that there
nr that week, his father no
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-31

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his
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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-02
Women of Brittany.

The women of Brittany still cling to
the antique costume of their mothers,
consisting of an open vest cut square at
the neck, an embroidered skirt and a
great snowy Golf and plated collar. But
the men, alas! no longer wear the
Dragon brass of the ancient Breton. The
e-breeches, embroidered vest and
flowing locks of the Chouans are things
Of the picturesque past. seen at rare in
tervals upon some patriarch Of the old
regime. Models at Pont Aven are paid
from 1 TO = francs a day, but they are
scarce and intractable.
A Breton girl, for instance, cannot be
persuaded to divest herself Of her am
pie and snowy Golf. and every stray ring
let is hidden away as carefully as if
some public shame attached TO its eX-
hibition. This is mainly due to ma
tional prejudices, no doubt, but also in
part, l fancy, to the fact that few of
them have preserved their natural
tresSes. 1t will ease the mind Of many
of the prematurely bald to know that
most of the artificial hair Of the world
is clipped from the heads Of pretty Bre-
ton rnaidens, who are in all the heydey
Of youth and health. At every large fair
there is TO be found a dealer in artificial
hair, who offers the young girls a ten
franc piece in exchange for their chevel-
ure AS ii is no Disagreement to them,
many accept the tempting offer. and a
bunch of linen easily supplies the de-
6oianCxv-
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-02
A FRENCH BRECKINRIDGE.
Scandal and Tragedy Affecting Sup
pressOr of immortality in Paris.

Mdlle. Alice Pinard. skilled musician
and a composer of note, aTrayed herself
in full bridal costume, locked herself
in her room, lit several furnaces Of
charcoal, and was found in the morning
stone dead says the Paris correspond
ent of the Philadelphia Telegraph She
left note stating that she wished TO
carry the secret of her life intact into
the grave, and earnestly entreated no
one TO pry into it. Human nature is so
constructed that if one is requested not
to investigate a secret the whole world
instantly investigates diligently. So it
was in this case and frivolous Paris is
chuckling in glee over the fact that
former senator, an eX-pastor. NJ. Dide
was the direct cause of the poor girls
suicide.
1t seems that Mdlle. Pinard was nladly
in love with this gentleman, and he re-
ciprocated the attachment, and they took
various Journeys together. and he wrote
her numerous touching letters in which
he called her his dear little wife" etc.
and swore that as soon as ne succeeded
IN diVorcing his first wife he would
marry Mdlle. Pinard. He obtained his
divorce, said nothing about the fact, but
went peacefully away and married
another woman. Three days ago the de-
serted Alice discovered that the man
she loved and trusted had betrayed her
and went TO his apartments and made
most fearful scene before several people
who were dining with the newly-married
pair. The pastor, il is said. told her that
he still loved her and had married mere
ly for money. If Mdlle. Pinard had been
hard-headed Anglo-Saxon she would
have sued the ex-senator for breach of
promise and obtained heavy DANA ges
which are accorded even in France: but
being sentim entail Partisan, she mere
y invoked the malediction Of heaven
upon the betrayer's house hold and told
him she would kill herself He calmly
replied that people who threatened to
commit suicide never carried out the
threat, but it appears that this lady was
the exception, which proves that rule.
N Dide is the president of the asso-
citation for the suppression of immortality
in the streets of Paris He is seized
with -speechless horror when he beholds
one of the exquisite studies of the nude.
in which Jules Lefebvre excels, and his
piety was the admiration of all beholders.
In short. he was a living example of the
dictum of the late archbishop of Paris,
TO whom some priest was Wanting the
strict religious observances of a man
whom the archbishop knew TO be a
scamp. His reply was: 1T is infinitely
easy to say ones prayers; ii is infinitely
hard to do ones duty"