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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-05

Police Matron Thorpe says: I'm my
work l have found ten cases of des
tituition caused by divorce to one
caused by strong drink. Topeka
State Journal.
AND yet there are people who insist
that tais state should adopt the female
suffrage amendment, an amendment
that if il became law would cause
more divorce suits than any thing
else that could be conceived.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-05

Col. BREcKINRIDaE side of the
great scandal case only proves that
the hoarY old Lothario was a greater
rascal than ever for having truck with
the gay young PO Hard girl.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-05

MEN in Maine cook, WASH dishes,
make beds, sweep the floor, ETC., while
their wives are at work in the factories.
II must be awful funny thing for a
Maine man to find his wife thrown out
of employment through apprehensions
of the Wilson bill He would probably
faint if mischievOus boy were to open
the kitchen door and shout, Free
trade!n
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-05

THE DEMOCRAT acknowledges re-
ceipt of the FIRST number of the Clafiin
Leader. very neatly gotten up eight
page, five column paper, with Joseph
w. A. Cooke as editor.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-05

THE board of directors of the State
Historical Society, at meeting last
Saturday elected new members to fill
vacancies on the board, one of the new
members being Hon. D. N. Heizer of
Great Rand
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-05

Several companies of Coxey's army
were routed the other day by sen
sible old farmer appearing with saw
and buck offering them Work. They
were not looking Tor work. and the
very impliments of labor thrust before
their eyes struck terror to their souls.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-05

NoTwITHsTANDING the Kansas City
Tines opposition to combinat ion in
Kansas, it has fused in its own city and
calls on everybody opposed to the
Vaccinations of the republican party
to join in order that common enemy
may be defeated - Manhattan Mercury.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-05

IF QUEEN LII is going to come to
this country OF lecturing tour, it
would have been better for Grover
to have reseated her. Possibly our
president thought of the lecture possi-
bility when he suggested placeing the
Sandwich queen back upon her throne.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-05

IT WOULD not be bad idea for the
executive committee of the Barton
county irrigation association to get
together.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-05
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS.
Clippings From Our Kansas Exchanges.


The mad race for wealth is about
as alluriug, exciting and Disappointing
as the recent race for homesteads in
the Cherokee strip.
-.
An exchange notes that henceforth
Ohio is to have biennial legislative
sessions once in two years. We believe
this is better than to hold biennial
session every year.
-
A New York preacher put himself
in the line of presidential possibilities.
should woman suffrage soon be granted,
when ne said that no dying man has =
right to leave his wife money with a
proviso that it shall be forfeited if she
marries again.
-
Three men were burgla1izing the
post Office at Independence Tuesday
morning last. The watchman detected
them, when one ran out and ordered
him to throw up his hands. He threw
up one arm and shot the burglar with
the other Good for the night watch.
-
Unless you write or have printed
upon envelopes the numbsr of days
you wish them to be held. the post
master will hereafter, by new rule.
hold them for 80 instead of 10 days.
The government has discontinued print
ing on envelopes, and hereafter this
will be.done at home.
-.
They are talking of the vanity of
woman. "Of course" admitted one
lady, 1--WE women are vain-ws admit
it. Yous men are not-we admit that
too. Why" she added, with glance
around the circle, s'the handsomest
man present has even now his neckti
up the back of his coliarr" Every
man present put his hand up behind his
neck. Whereupon the lady smiled
she did.
~
The Chicago Times hits it right
when it says there is more fraud IN
paying stout salaries for slim services
at the departments at Washington than
there is in the pension rolls. A twenty
per cent. reduction in all salaries
above $1,000 a year is what congress
ought to have made when our govern
ment expenses began to exceed our
income. And then there ara handreds
of positions in which no service is rem
dered, and which should be abolished
entirely.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-05

APRIL Is is named AS Arbor Day
for Kansas. Every good citizen is
supposed to plant tree on that day.
Democratic editors OF the state will
have to be excused. from planting trees
on account of "A previous engagement.
On April 18th the democratic editors
of Kansas will be at Pittshurg, and
they will be probably making prepar-
ations to plant thorn in the side of
all parties opposed to good, old fash
ioned Jeffersonian democracy.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-05

THE business interests of the coun-
try demands the immediate passage of
the tariff bill The democratic senators
who are delaying action in their efforts
to, McKInleyize Congressman Wilson's
magnificent work, are sapping the life
blood from the heart of the democratic
party. If they are successful their
work will prove as disastrous to the
democratic party As its contention for
negro slavery in l860.-Larned Eagle
Optic,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-11-16

work together or to inspire party following.
The singular spectacle was presented of a
Democratic President withholding his APP
.pr0val Of the Democratic organization and
candidates in his own city and State, thus pro-
claiming to country that either the President
has no party or the party has no President.
A party thus demoralized from centre to cir
conference entered the battle wi hout hope,
and logically emerged from it not only de-
feated but routed
When a party deserves defeate it is certain
to profit by it, and no party ever more needed
a thorough Christening than did the Democratic
party as it al peared before thu people for
their verdict yesterday. True, it had MANY
complications to confront, and many oo
stacles which are entirely uncommon when a
party is charged with the administration of
the government, but making IL llowanca for all
The exceptional complications which had &c
ue accepted by the Democratic leaders, tilay
nave failed to develop such statemanship as
can command the confidence of the country.
1t was an occasion for great leadership; suon
an occasion as in all past experience OF che
government has created men whom the nation
followed, but in neither Senate nor House
was there developed during the last session
of Congress any measure Of leadership that
could invite the trust of the people.
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Snothered by the Ca.
New York SUM-

Sadie Krantz, the siX-:nonti, Ilt chld OF
jacob! Klailtz, of II Clinton street, WAS
s.lluthe.e ed to death yesterday. The family
sat. ID large black aud white tom, curled up
and went 90 sleep Oh the baby's face as she
lay half buried in cushions and blankets in
her carriage. when the ciilds mother
CAUGHT tile cat there, ah,ut ! O'Clock in the
noriling. tie baby was dead.
Mr. kranfZ, who is the jAni.or of the apart
nlen house where he lieveS, CAME in few
minutes after 10 O'clock Tuesday night and
found the Cat sleeping alongside the baby in
til, carriage, which WAS near the bed in his
room. his wife occupying the adjoining bed
room with another Child. He drove the cat
away after giving 1t "a whipping. He told his
wife, who was surprised that the Cat should
have GOT in the baby carriage. as she had
hae.l very careful not to let it lie on any of the
beds.
,!r. Kr4ntz went to bed after assuring him
self that tie baby was not Injured in any way
Just before lie dropped TO sleep he felta warm
feeling at MS feet. ai;i kne. that the Cat had
jumped oa the bed. Being very tifsi, he did
not tf.,l.b.r hinself to drive the animal away,
a5 h X e " that the fire in the sttngroon.
ts::. ,yss .;ut and that it must be cold on the
Il .ur.
At 1893 O'clock. BARTER friedman, g.
i;oaid ei of the hralltles, who sleep with MI
Kr.;.tZ, care nome, STRIKING light, SAW tha
tie Cat wiss Shaping alongside tna b.,A
In The carriage. i'ilc hahy'5 faae was perfect
" free. an tie i.ttat hre4tiiei easily, viii,
tie eit parr..I. lie lupket at tbs pair III.
;.t.f
but il qaIer CLEAN in The cats EYE Ii, .de hinl
suspicious, as ne had heard stories of Cats
suckilig cilildren's breath, SO he grabbed the
Animal by tbs Iact; whipped it. AM tlrc" 1t
iuto thu Kitchen, where it fell with great
cialtei anlpng lot of pans. H. shovel tie
!a.,f .,,i.:l4 into'th. kitchen shut, as he sup
~ I'd Hi..G.ag y chair against it to keep the
Cat sat, nd 2. epar far lql.
III kranlz Wiz awakened by the CHATTER Ii,
tie kitchen and wanted to know what the
T.c1+t w.s about. lyon beins Informed that
the eat had been found in the taly's carriage
again he sat up in bed ami sWore he would
kill it, Ills b,ar1er assured iliii lsiat he had
locked th. car out in the kitchen and told
81; is,i. men, being very tired, dropped off
70 sle''R. Nrs. braItS, ~ slIs l'aa a great
deal Of washing tc o. ye,feiqas, arose at ia
o'clock. Leaving the ebila she had Slept
WITH she went into her hqsh.i4 faoM to
sess her baby and feed her. When Mrs.
Era,.tz bs,,t aver the crib she saw in the dim
light the eat curlei up where the bahy's head
ought to have been. There was not bit of
the baby'> face to be seen, and the Cat puired
conirntedty Hrs. KrantZ Gould sc the out
line Of her chiiu' forni under tie 'bedclothes.
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IErom Washington Post. |


"There is ii profit OF $50 par cent. on bread
at the present price, SAID Samuel Camp rs,
president of the American Federation OF
; Labor; Speaking yesterday on the existing
high price OF the product as compared with
the cheapness OF hou. | know" he added
'that loaf OF bread whisn. now costs five
cents at the groceries Can ne made and sofa
to the retailer at two ana one eighth cents
and Still leave big profit for the baker
Cheaper bread by all MEANS he Went on,
"snd not THAT alone, bat let soila of the big
bakers apply so.ne Of the extra profit the,
are making while the cost of iioar is 50 low
to shortening the crminaiiy loag hours Of
their employees, Increasing their wages and
approving the sanitary Conditions under
which the men work. They could make all
0: these desirable changes ami still sell one
of the present five-cent loavs for two and
Hneeight oents.s'
Tile fact seemed evident from canvass of
several bakeries and groceries in Third
avenue and the cross streets from Fourteenth
TO Eighth. Either the prioa Of bread mast be
reduced or there will soon be hardly any de-
mand for it. Housewives who formerly
bought this table necessary al the nearest
bakery or grocery are now taking advantage
of the cheapness of four and are making their
own BREAD
Tho grocer suffers nothing by this change
What he loose5 in the sale of bread he makes
IN for ia tho increased demand for -four. hat
1t is different with the baker, lie isn't sell
ing as many pies OF douainuts.
There are thousands, However, to whom
this home breadInaking is an impossibiiity,
and they are the ones to whom reduction OF
one cent loaf in the price of bakers bread
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-11-16

aud after throwing the cat on the floor she
lifted the child up.
Although the body Was yet warm, the
neither at once suspected that the child was
dead. Lin a frenzy of grief she called her
husband while the cat ran into the sitting
room and hid under the stove. Mr.. Krantz
hurried next door for DIR. L-fkowitz. while
the distracted lsother tried in vain to resusci-
tate the baby by chaling her little hands and
limbs. She was bending over the little one
" hen the doctor came in. He assured her,
altar looking at the baby, that she was in
deed dead.
On hearing this verdict Mr.. Krantz went to
lie sitting room to look for the cat. The
animal seemed to know that vengence was
iii Store for him, for he kept we'll under the
stove, and could only be driven out by long
ecker. He was captured finally and his
las dashed out On til door by the infuriat-
ttili,r, wtlo th~n threw the body through
N low into the courtyard.
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would be most beneficial. They are the,
women, mothers of families, who have to go
out TO their day g work, leaving tho hame in
there can b, - one baking and the bread.
which forms the great part of every meal,
must be bought. A saving OF cent a loaf
would be Il welcome addition to the family
,, supply of meney.
William GreTel, secretary of the Bakers
Association, speaking OF the reduction in the
price of bread that has been made in other
cities, while the old figure has been generally
retained, notwith- landing the vast drop in
the cost of flour, said that the New York
bakers had to contend against a factory
which did not exist elsewhere.
! in Washington aud other cities" said he
''thcre is no such thing as returned bread.
What the bakers deliver they have actually
sold ana the profit is clear. In this city there
is 10 telling how much of the bread sent out
VIII cone back on our hands. This returned
bread ,ye sell here to every body Wio wants
| it at three and five cents d loaf and at our
store, at Ilignty-fifst street and avenue B.
we sell it at two and one half and five cents -
Mir Greyel had said few days ago that his
firm could not at present TAXI full advantage
OF THE decline in flour as they had not used
the stock bought at the higher figures Ask
! ed yesterday if, at the present cost of -four
his concern could not bake bread enough
c reaper to justify a reduction Of one cent a
loaf, he said they could not The difference,
h declared, Wouli only be three sevent.is OF
ut a loaf, wnich would not warrant cut
nf one cent a loaf.
He added, however, that even now, while
using the higher price four bread was ben.
sold to dealers at four and eight cents loaf !,
"But they have to make a profit lie ex
| claimed.
The question is naturally suggested: If
there is a profit at the present retail price of
| bread III ide FROM expensive hbur Why could
1T bread be reduced and still leave Il pro-
| portionats profit BY u'in:, ilour at the lower
| cost, and let the poor get the benefit of the
! ifftrence?
! Air. Grevel admitted that it might be posi-
and and an olice, which would sell to the
retailers for three cents, buy it would have to-
De made Without milk.
| There will bs y upeting OF the Bakers A.
| ISOLATION to morrow, when the subject OF
cheaper bread will come mp for considera
! ton. The outcome is awaited with interest
| The smaller bakers say that if the associa-
smaller concerns would l,e forced to do like
wise to NEST the competition, and the result
would be a cut AT along the ire.
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The Why a1i Wheref ora
TPh;iadtIuhia Times Nov. IL


The simple explan ,tua Of tn election yes
tevtlsy is in the fact that with Dem >crttic
rule came financial disturbance and indus
trial paralysis, am hungry Or distressed men
are not preparet for the refinement of argu-
mentatiqa that seeks to pia;e the re poasi-
bility anywhere natsiis of the party in power.
The paopleare disp'eassi wit, Democratic
authority, ana th4y have In their own strait
forward way expires ,ea their displeasure with
unmi,takable emphasis. They dill the Sd ne
t!,ilg with the republicans on'y four years
$50, when they were dafEated by a million
majority, and they will defeat ting same party
again whenever they shall be convinced that
it deserves eandenqatid4,
The Democratic party was not In line of
battle yesterday in any Of the dehatabe
States of the Union. 1t was d!scordant and
rent by factional feuds, dissatisfied with It's
leaders. disputing as to party policy, and
there was nothing to make the party leaders
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nov. l5-6w.

TOMMt SHOWERS SALE OF DESIRAB E
com issOners appointed for the purpose, by the
rcut court OF Augusta county, Va by decree
OF un LIST, 1871, in tnsa cau>ts of Carson, j. w.
Carson. j. A. ct ais, d Ha uiiton, II v. VS.
simmons ct as and Dasgy, : Carson. j.
A., then hea'd together. will proceed to sell at
pubic auction in front of the court house in the
city of Stanton, Va, on
Manddy, the g5th of Norember, 1891, =
about the hour O. noon, that certain tract or par
eel OF land situate in the county OF Augu>ta
about Ii inies, in a north westerly 'rection
6n- CITY OF stanton. anu adjoining The
.,,ld@ al w. >Wingar, ). H. Daggy d Mrs.
.argarat Hanger being The same prope. ty that
.tuhaina liza ,siton by deed of Dace aiber 9Th,
* O. ofraoord in the clerks Office of Aug sta
county, a. il Deed Book rs. page IL. This
tracf OF land cont a,.s aout 10 acres roods I'D
10 poles and has on it q substantial log house
waaiherboarded, and containing six rooms, and
some oatbiiidinas.
RMS on f,AI4H-Ten per cent. cash; the
residue in three aqua j. S ailments at 6, II and s
mon rs from the day of sale with interest from
that day, for Wnieh the purchaser will be feQuir-
I'd to excel: "Onds with approved personal Sc
curity, and the lite will be with he; as ultima tie
security. THOS O. SLIDER,
Il. S TURK,
issioners.
l, Jos. B. woodward, Clerk of the Circuit Court
of Augusta county. do certify that Thomas c.
Elder has executed the BOND required by decree
Of sale in he above styled causes. Given under
my hand this 10th day of Oct 1884
nov. 10Th &c. JOS. Is. @OUD~ ARD, Clerk.
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tgNtU5sTE!GS SA LIE OF VALUABLE RE L.
I t1STA rE.-AS substituted trustees in a
deed of trnss executed by III. Young and wife
% the S'h day of september, 1883, o record in
the clerk $ office Of tste Augt.sta ounty Court.
in - y. o page 2fi. the undersigned, at the re-
quest O. the beneficiary, viii sell a. public ..uc
tiou in front OF The court touse in stanton, on
Monday, tie eth Dag Of December, 1894,
{ curt iay) that certain valuable farm situated
in August county, near 'raigsV,;ie, occupied by
i. Il. Dung and wife, aud containing i59 acres,
more or less.
FER .i.S fash in hand sufiici ent TO pay the
c SIS OF execnting The trust and the amount then
i he debt secured, viz: $i1s6 II and the residue
ofthe purchase money in three equal annual in
st>silments. payable il one, two and three years
from day of with interest, said deferred paw
uents TO be secured by a len upon the proper. "
and evidenced by The bonds of he purchaser
NJ n. BRAD DIZZY,
w. l.. Lush Is UGH.
VIM. b. Nc HF'SNtY,
nov. l5-6w. Substituted trustees.
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The RooatIidge County News las.
entered on It's eleventil.year. 1t is ole Of
the ablest and best of our exchanges and
We wish it long life and prosperity. and
with Mr.. Matthew W Paxton still at its
head we have 10 flonlt hit that it will con-
time to be one OF the best newsp apess in
the State.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENT

~ 0Yi z 70 7 aN-P.Y f{;S-No.fe4 is here
= by given tna5 tht : ate isexes ior the
ear 1885,, are row s'ue and ready for collection
All persons failing 70 pay by i'cce'nber LIST
1871 viii be charged III FER cent add ional
I'D their tickets Turned over 10 tie Deputy
freasrier for mined ale collect on.
Artist / no Il. Treasurer,
City OF ota unton, Virginia.
Nov 49, 1891 st.
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THE TARIFF ACT SHOULD BE PER
FEf{TF2i

NIr. Ijayard thinks that Congress at iii
short session should pass the bills for ffee
raw materials and give the people tW"
years opportunity Of observing the work
ing of RevenEe reform befole they shah
again be required TO elect President at'''
Congress. Mi. Bagard is right. The blil
toput iron ore ana coal Oh the free Isl
should he passed aid the manifest erf"is
and omissions OF the Wilson bill CORRECTED.
Putting iron ore or tie free list caniiU,
now save the steel Industries OF tile East,
from destructive Western competition.
The Mesaba Eessener ore by TIER extr;ioi
binary cheapness, have given estern THAN
ufacturcrs an ADVANTAGE which viii lie per
manent as long It's the supply Shall caililii-
lie. But by striking Off the duty Oil fE-
eign ores the Eastern manufacturers
would lie better able TO protect themselves
against eXtortioD and to cO;nai;lnd /; prize
for their products in localities from Wili&h
The West is cut off iy cost OF tiansport;;-
ton.
Free coal would also operate 10 til.a adj
VI misunderstanding iiitSi - y ny ana
ing in the maintenance If equahle prices
for this important raw material. Tie c
cessities OF Inc Treasury. however, VIII
not permit OF the passage of Il bill to pat
sugar on the free list. Tic sugar ta;. is
needed for revenue. The excessive iu.por-
tation of free sugar in anticipation al the
repeal of the Mckinley law, viii soon have
entered into consumption and a renewal Of
the normal import movement RAY lie 6 :
recied.
Dating from that time tie extrication of
tile Treasury froin the difficulties into
Which the oilerat ion of the A..cI. Iiiey act
had plunged H. through fixture OF iccess:lry
reyeiiue. niay lie COZ. 'iiion;ig !,reGieted.
II The Democratic l,stt.: sl:aii lie able 10
go 10 lie country iii 1886, with the policy
of free raw s.,ai ciaIs well advanced, it
could ;tstpe Viii. certainty 10 regain mere
than it has i<st. in lie eon,roi CT i.at 10: il
affairs.
When every consumer has felt the bei.e-
fills which .iow from & low tariff there will
I've no trouble about the voters. Nefor:.s.
like revolutions. neyef go backward.
Strange that before tlls elsction Repul5-
llcan newspapers had nothing to say about
tie furnaces going into blast and the facts
ries into operation ali OVER the country.
Now tiaeir news columns are full OF Ie-
turning prosperity, and no tin shop OF
bucket factory is too small to receive the
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TIwsLEY g. MORTON. ProprIetors.

Published every Friday. Price $l.5o per year
rs cents for six months, and 10 cents for months
-iuvaria bly, in advance.
Transient advertisements l2M cents per line
eacn in sertion and 81 cents each insertion there
after. Contracts for longer terms inade at tn
counter.
Local circulation in Augusta Rockord5e. Rockin
han. A,Ieqhany, Highland and Bath Counties.
dives general and local news; stories and mis-
celiany; reliable commercial reports.
II. c. TiNsLEY,
a. S. MORTON.
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Big Profits on Bread
j. T. LAwLEss,

Secretary Of tho Com nonw ealth.
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Nov IS, 1891 3t.