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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-12-06
KANSAS STATE NEWS.
The Irrigation Convention.


The state irrigation convention at its
recent session in Hutchinson, recon-
mended that ''the proper authorities OF
the state so broaden the functions of
the state board of agriculture as to
enable it to fully cover all that the
state ought to perform in behalf of
this great agricultural interest and to
provide it with ample means for the
prosecution of such work-the collec-
ton and dissemination of facts repre-
senting water supply, rainfall, evapora-
ton, storage of water, the recovery of
underfiow, the production and utiliza-
ton OF profitable crops. the establish
ment and maintenance of such expert
mental works as may be expedient and
proper, and we recommend that a large
proportion of the funds annually paid
to the state of Kansas by the general
government for agricultural purposes
be utilized in practical irrigation in
central and western Kansas, in. addi-
ton to specific state appropriations for
this purpose
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-12-06
MINOR State News.

Senator Scion o. Thacher was re-
Gently reported quite i'll at his home in
Lawrence.
Charles Sederstrom, carpenter. was
killed the other day at Topeka by the
falling of a scaffold,
P. /. Bonebrake, treasurer of the re-
publican state central committee, Of
ficially reports that the entire expense
of the campaign was SIC, 1000.
At the second trial of A W. Little. at
Olathe, for the killing of Lawyer
johnson at Kansas City. Kan. the jury
returned verdict of not guilty.
Dr. J. Fl. McCasey has rendered his
resignation as superintendent OF the
state insane asylum at Topeka, and the
resignation was promptly accepted.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-12-06
Robbed the Mail.

A. R. Niblo, Of Dodge City, was ar
raigned in the United States court at
Topeka a few days ago and pleaded
guilty to the charge of stealing regis
tered package from the post Office at
Ports about year ago. At that time
Niblo was station agent for the Rock
Island at Dodge City. He went to Por-
tbs to visit his friend. the postmaster.
and while intoxicated stole the pack
age. Judge Foster gave him the mini
mum sentence-thirteen months in the
penitentiary.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-12-06
Kansas Products.

A late bulletin issued from the Office
of the secretary of the state board of
agriculture, gives the average of winter
wheat in 1894 at 4,e75, 7O4 acres, yield
ing %, 175, CSC bushels, valued at ST.
2s5, s04. so. The spring wheat crop is
valued at 81, 1892 80, making the total
value of the wheat crop in Kansas for
the year $11, 297, 1918. The corn crop
is valued at S25, 1854. 100. 81, and the oat
crop at sou, 543.74. The total value
of farm products for 1894 is estimated
at Sol, 154, 139. &c, to which should be
added the wool clip, butter. cheese,
poultry, etc, to the total value of $50,
201, 756.76, making a grand total of
$113, 355, 1896. OF. The value of live stock
returned by the assessors is SIS, 73s, 754.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-12-06

). M. RAPPORT. who has walked across
the continent from New York. arrived
at San Francisco. RAPPORT said he made
a bet OF SIS, 900 that he would leave from
New York in May and walk to San
Francisco before midnight December
1. He arrived about o'clock December
i, and therefore wins the bet.
THERE was no trouble at Montgom-
cry, Ala, at. the Inauguration of Gov.
Oates on the 1st. Kolb, the populist,
who claimed to have been elected
governor, was sworn in privately, but
the firm stand taken by the outgoing
governor restrained the populists from
committing any act of violence.
AMONG the passengers on the Cunard
steamer Etruria, which arrived in New
York on the I'd, was John Burns, Nj. P,
the great socialist and labor leader OF
London. A delegation from the labor
organizations of New York city met
him at quarantine.
j. W. SHowALTER played on seven
teen boards simultaneously at the
Brooklyn Chess club on the night of
the 1st. He won eight games, lost four
and drew five.
A DISPATCH from Berlin stated that
China had accepted the English offer
of a AZ per cent. loan of 81, 100000.
WAITE has made reply to petition
from the business men OF Denver, Col,
asking that gambling houses be re-
opened. In his communication the
governor attacks those who signed the
petition and says that the Denver
clergy were in league with the worst
element, before election, to defeat him
| because he had endeavored to suppress
| gambling.
EMILIO DE LEON arrived in San
| Francisco on the Sd from Guatemala on
| his way to Mexico. De Leon has been
appointed minister to Mexico and has re-
ceived authority from the Guatemalan
| government to negotiate a treaty
which will settle the boundary dispute
between the two countries.
JAPAN advices to the end of Septem-
| Der showed that the war had been less
| injurious to trade than was expected
and that the rice crop promised to be
from 10 to 90 per cent. above the av-
erage.
THE board of trustees of the Broth
erhood of Locomotive Firemen voted
to remove headquarters to Peoria, Ill.
GEORGE CENTRELL was hanged at
| Be1leville, Ill, on the 50th. He con-
fessed that he and Annie Kahn MUIR
! dered the latter's husband August z.
Mrs. Kahn was at the hanging and
shouted good-by to Centrell, to which
he remarked to the sheriff: ''Oh, that
woman makes me tired
REV. 1. n. MERRIFrrLD has FaEurned
to Guthrie, Crs., from three months
trip to south America looking up To-
cation for a cooperative colony on the
Looking Backward" plan. He sue
ceeded in getting conditional grants to
1000 acres in Venezuela and Colum.
| bia.
AZ Perry, Ok, Frank Gillett, rail
road man living at Arkansas City, was
horribly mangled on the esth. Gillett
was brakeman on the Santa Fe and
was assisting in switching some cars
when he fell across the track and sew
erai freight cars passed over his legs
crushing them to mincemeat
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-12-06
GENERAL NEWS.

THE wife and three children of Henry
Mudea, laborer, were burned in their
dwelling at Chicago. One child was
dead when taken from the ruins and
the others, with their mother, were so
badly burned that recovery is impossi-
bic. The building was fired by a de-
fective fue.
OFFICIAL returns from all the coun-
ties in Nevada are in and show that
the silver party elected every officer on
the state ticket and all but three in the
state senate and nine in the house.
This is the first time in years any party
has made clean sweep of the state
ticket.
A DISPATCH from Chez Foo says that
terms of peace between China and ia
pan have been almost arranged through
the intervention of the United States
1t is added that the feeling of security
is now so strong that foreign ladies are
returning to Pekin.
WORK at the sugar refneries which
recently shut down in the eastern dis
trict OF Brooklyn has been resumed.
1t was promised that 1000 men addi-
tional would be given employment.
Fourteen hundred men were set to
work.
AT oOuCn brluge, Mass, on the Goth
the Worcester football team was to
play a game with the South Bridge
team and in crossing over railway
track in wagons a train struck the
South Bridge wagon, demolishing it
and scattering its occupants in every
direction, three members of the eleven
being killed outright The Worcester
wagon escaped by a miracle.
A BALLOT was taken in both houses
of the Alabama general assembly for
United States senator, to succeed Sen
ator John 7. Morgan, democrat, Nor.
gan received % votes in the senate and
81 in the house; Warren Reese, popu.
list, of Montgomery, votes in the sen.
ate and "a in the house. A joint con.
vention was held and declared Morgan
reelected. Reese will, however, con
test the seat.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-12-06

In his report to the governor Secre-
tary of State Osborn will recommend,
among other things, a change in the
Office of state printer. He believes that
the profits of the Office under the pres
ent system are too large and he sug-
gests that the constitution be
amended so as to make it an elective
Office. He thinks the office ought to
be salaried and that the change would
reduce the cost of the state printing to
a maximum of $4,000 a year.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-12-06
Uncle Sam WON.

Eugene Hagan, special master in
the case of the United States against
the Leaverworth Coal Co., has filed his
report in the United States circuit court
at Topeka. According to the findings of
fact, the plaintiff is entitled to judg-
ment of $50, 900. It is understood that
the findings are concurred in by both
plaintiff anddefendant. aud the case
will be finally submitted on questions
of law. The award is for royalty on
coal mined under the Fort Leaven-
worth reservation and the Missouri
river.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-12-06
Reward for an Assassin,

The body of Louis Underwood was
found beside the railroad track near
Medina the other day with three bull
let holes through it. There was no
clew whatever to the killing. This is
in the same neighborhood that William
Ward, a wealthy farmer, was mysteri-
ousiy shot ten days previous; and peo-
pie living in the vicinity believe that
the same parties did both deeds.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-12-06
Atchissn LawIessness.

Law1essness has become SO frequent
at Atchison of late that the police had
more than they could do to keep down
thieves and other iaw-breakers, hence
private citizens have organized for the
purpose of guarding the residence por-
ton at night. The citizens will take
turns in patro1ling the streets.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-12-06
Hasken County Again.

Contests have been begun in Haskell
county over the offices of county attor-
ney and clerk of the district court
The county gained some notOriety two
years ago when the county clerk trans
ferred Rosenthars majority for repre-
sentative to his opponent, to whom the
certificate was awarded, but who re.
fused to take his seat
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-12-06
We.r aaa Cat

Is a bad simile,-for ths cat is very nt1sc5z-
lar animal for its size. But to be as weak
as a convalescent after wasting and pro-
tracted disease is to be weak indeed Moth
ing in the way of tonic promotes conyal-
escence, hastens q gain in strength, ike
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. It increases
appetite helps digestion and induces Sleep
Nervous invalids derive from it unSpeaka-
bic benefit 1t cures malaria, rheumatism,
consultation. .:
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-12-06
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary of the Daily News.
WAsHrNoToN NoTEs.

WASHlGc1OES SOLEcs
A woMAN calling herself MRS. Cleve-
land was reported fleeing igno-
rant Washingtonians by procuring
table institutions.
THE secretary of agriculture, in his
annual report, reviews the subject of
foreign markets. He reports a large
increase in the exports of beef and hog
products over the previous year and
marked decline in the exports of wheat
and warns American farmers to no
longer depend on wheat as staple ex-
port crop. He commends the work OF
the weather bureau and the bureau OF
animal industry and thinks the owners
of meat inspected ought to pay for the
inspection.
JOSEPH S. MILLER, the commissioner
of internal revenue, in his annual re.
port shows the total receipts from all
sources for the fiscal year ended June
30, 1894 to have been $147, les, 449, de-
crease for the year of SIS, $50, $40.
SECRETARY SMITH has received a tele-
gram from Gov. West, of Utah, con-
corning the Great Southern Ute Indi-
ans fighting settlers in San Juan
county. The secretary referred the
telegram to the war department with
the suggestion that Gen. McCook be
notified of the alarm.
OFFICIALS of the lower house of con-
gress have prepared an unofficial list
OF members of that body to send to the
printers and showed 244 republicans,
I04 democrats, six populists, one silver
and one vacant. The republicans will
constitute more than two-thirds OF the
members.
THE secretary of the interior in his
report deals largely with Indian affairs
and presents some practical sugges-
tions for the civilization of the Indians
He also recommends that the survey
ing of public lands should be done by
the government, as it wcc:s.Id See .;2re
satisfactory and save both time and
money. Money is as!zed to protect our
forest reservations from wanton de-
struction. Ills report on pensions
shows that the entire number of names
on the roll on June 80, 1894, was 969,
544. The estimated amount for pen
sions for the fiscal year is $40. 000, 900;
pensioners added to the roll during the
year, 80, O55; number dropped, 1881.
TIE report of Secretary Lamont on
the war department shows the cxpend.
itures for the last fiscal year were $780,
O39, OO9; the appropriations for the cur
rent year, $50, 42e, 1f2; estimates for the
next year, $50, 1918, 629. On October
the army numbered: Officers, ALAG
enlisted men, 25,772.
THE comptroller of the currency ha:
made his report. The defects were
pointed out, especially those in the
note issuing power of banks, and sew
eral changes in laws were recommend
ed, one permitting the issue of notes
against assets.
THE United States civil service com
mission has made it's eleventh annua
report. It says but few unimportan
branches remain yet unc1assified
REPRESENTATIVE MCCREARY, of Ken
lucky, will modify to some extent ana
reintroduce his bill for a financial com
mittee which he presented at the las
session of congress
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-12-06
Shot His Daughter.

Jacob Bush, residing near Pomeroy,
was recently exhibiting a pistol to a
friend, supposing it to be unloaded, and
snapped it, when the weapon was dis
charged and the ball took effect in the
leg of Bush's 19-year-o1d daughter.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-12-06
Double the Quantity, Same Price

Such is the highly important change made
by the proprietors of that standard remedy
Perry Davis Pain-Killer, for internal and,
to the public and will doubtless result in 8.
largely increased demand for this justly
popular preparation.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-12-06

TEACHER-''How is it thatyou don't know
your lesson?' Boy can't leaEn it.'S
Teacher (angerily) it were not for me-
you'd be the biggest blockhead on earth.'
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-12-06

JACK FoRD-''I say, old man, is there any
thing between you and that little LaughtoBs
girll'' Reggy Westend-''Only little mat
ter OF 500, 600 haven't got.1Smith, Gray
& Co.'S Monthly.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-12-06

AIN the course of time everything will be-
utilized, and even the barber will give one g.
cut for the hair. "-Galveston News.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-12-06

FORTUNE TELLER-''You will be very poor
until you are thirty-five Years of age" I'm
Fortune TelIerWssYo1 viii get used TO it. ~
Sketch.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-12-06

AFTER six years suffering, was cured by
Piso's Cure.-MARY THOMSON, 2915 Ohio
Ave, Allegheny, Pa, March 10, "a.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-12-06

The photograph is something like the
dude in that although it has sno brains it
talks freely.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-12-06

A DOSE in Time saves Nine Of Hale'S
Honey of Horehound and Tar for Coughs
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-12-06

Halls Catarrh Cure
Is Constitutional Cure. Price 75c.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-12-06

tHEETc make g profit 25c Political Novelty Sam
huLHtu pie, etc, 1oc. p NJ Pub. Co., Trenton \ p
q NAME THIS PAPER sEs-J azs ysz-zaas
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IT don't see how ! can make her con-
scious of It II I'm not conscious OF 1t
myself" Fred shifted.
"I'u tell you what I'll do" said her
father. presently. ITO begin with.
guess you're wrong Mothers about
old enough TO know what she wants
and what'll do her good. But II you can
make her do what you say for u single
week, and you'll pay all her expenses
you want TO pay half anyway, you say
why, I'll pay the whole amount right
back to you when find out II It's done
her good, But youll have TO take the
risk. Besides. there mustn't be any Inn
aglnings that its done her good, or
anything hair way: she must tell her
own self right out. II Il has dore her
good, and II she's enjoyed H."
Nets Il bls goose to throw her money
away like that" said Fred, with an
other sniH. Nights well burn II up at
once. Making mother do something
thatll make her mlse.ebia"
you walt and sec." called back Jean
uette. going Into the house.
That night at the supper table mother
was almost Nl-nHtured.
"Why, mother!' protested Mr.. Good
win. What in the worlds the matter:
Kinder tuckered out, amt you?"
"Well, yes ! am" said Mrs. Goodwin.
"Nettie Is 80 exaspersting! Here sae's
been and bought tickets 10 Block Island
and return, and engaged room for =
week at a house where the Packards
are. and now she's changed her mind
and won't go. She says I've got to go"
"Whew" exclaimed Father Goodwin,
looking a. Jeanette In evident adnl!ra-
ton OF her plan OF proceeding. Jean
nette shook her head warnlnsly al her
father, for fear he would say too much.
and remarked quietly:
"Yes. l bought the tickets a month
ago, and engaged the room. but have
changed my mind about going ana
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nett@, thoushtfully.
"Mother" incredulously cried her
fa,her. why. you couldn't get her %
this farm for anything In the world"
Guess ma never spent q night away
from home In all her life," said Fred.
did, too" said ma, stoutly. Five
years ago went to Norwich to visit
Sues folks. Stayed two days and two
home again"
What did l tell you?" said Mr.. Good
win.
"oh. we'll" said Jeanette, AUNT
Sue was sick. and she went to help her
Ma doesn't know what 1t Is to go on
and do nothing but rest"
Well, ] don't know as I want 70.
either" said mother. ia have Just SO
much more TO do when I got back"
A little later Jeanette went out IN the
field where her father and Fred were at
work and told them OF little plan that
she had been thinking about for some
time. Her father smiled incredulously.
at couldn't be done he said. She
wouldn't go. Even II she would,
'twoulda't pay. Twenty-Five dollars for
a single week. / couldn't afford It,"
Resides. 'twouldn't do mother any
good" said Fred. loftily. She'd be
miserable all the time she was gone"
But you don't understand" protested
Jeanette. Mother has never known
what 1t was to be free from care for
single night. Whenever she has been
visiting, It has been to help somebody
else. See how worn she looks? The
things that MI US with interest and en-
thusiasm she cares nothing for. It's be-
cause her mind Is so tired. with never
any change In her lie. one set OF nerves
has been used for years. It's time they
mad a rest and some others used. But
she isn't conscious OF all this. What
want 10 for US TO persuade her 10 70
away for = good rest"
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GEORGE THE HUGGER NOW.
lie Makes Things Lively for the
Girls on Lexington Avenue.

George Patterson. a well-dressed man
OF thirty-six years. who rays he Is
"railroader." living at 3i4 West One
Hundred and Fourth street, was n pris-
oner In Yorkville Police Court this
morning. charged with hugging and
kissing women last night on Lexington
avenue. Patterson told Justice McMa-
hon this morning that all he remem-
bered of yesterday was that he went
to Coney Island and got drunk there.
About s O'Clock last night Harry Ad-
Ter, young surveyor, of ll6 Licking
ton avenue, told Policeman Weise, OF
the Grand Central sub-station, that n
man was hugglng and kissing women
Unfortunately on Lexington avenue.
Weise went UP to the corner OF Forty
fourth street and there found Patter-
son. maudlin drunk, with his arms
around a. good-looking young girl whom
he was kissing vigorously. When Pat
terson saw the policeman coming he
ran away. Weise followed and caught
him.
Justice Mcmahon asked Patterson n
he had any friends. Patterson said he
had, and the Justice told him to send
for them, as ne would commit him to
the island In default OF $500 bail for his
rood behavior.
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want to stay in Ralston this Summer"
All Of which uaa ouite tr,ie

want to stay in Ralston this Summer"
All OF which was quite true.
II should think a girl who had to
work as hard for her money AS you do"
said her mother. severely. would think
twice and know what she wanted TO DO
before che spent such a large sum Of
money as that"
IN try the next time" said Jeanette
meekly.
Well, go right along, mother" said
father. ZEN do you good"
Good" was the impatient rejoinder.
Yes. II must do ne lots OF good TO go
where / don't want to- II should go
I'd be miserable the whole time. think
iUS ot all the more I'd got TO do when
got back I'm Go!nS 10 try 10 sell the
tickets before the 9TH o: August. II
can. That's the date the room Is en-
gagged Tor. II I can't sell the tickets
guess they won't care II give M tho
room. Thero'Il be plenty more TO want
Il at this time"
Jcannette smiled. The tickets we're In
her own hands yet. Even /! her mother
should chance to fNd some one in the
Sleepy old town who would care 10 buy
them. she couldn't very well dispose OF
them when Jeanette held them.
Hut there was no one who wanted the
Block Island tickets. Mrs. Goodwin did
not tell who II WAS who lad bought
them and didn't care to use them. but
the truth was generally understood. and
Jeannettes reputation for extrAvasancs
increased accordingly.
Aug. came. BY dlnt Of persistence
seconded by her fathers advice that It
migG; be a downright good thing for
mother 70 60" Jeanette had actually
induced her mother to so 10 Block
Island.
Tho early morning OF the 9th found
Mrs. Goodwin's vsliss packed and her
face more expressive OF worry and dis
content than eve. Jssnnstts brought
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w hS' she 'S was not Rcsrd FROM i f tfes
came a postal card simply saying; "Wn
Mothers been sick, or she wouldn't
have stayed 50 long" said Fred. con-
"That's wna, I'm afraid Of" said Mr..
Jeannette was divided between hop.
and fear. A school friend had Invited
nsT To- spend S Tsss at her fathers
money to spend even Tor her fare now,
having given II all 10 her mother.
she had heei, awaiting anxious!y the
result Of her experiment. before reply-
worst. that she had locked for was
that her mother would not enjoy her-
s,!t INT tgt What What II, n addition she
Mrs, Goodwin looked surprised 10 see
father, JearUctta and Fred all al the
a'"uou waiting Tor hey when she ar
You see. mother, We all thought, you
long" saul her husband. Il came
pretty n5ar going after you. But you
don't look SILK, and my! how tanned
Why, haven't been sick" said
molNcE Louise and her mother
wanted. me 20 stay. But. how have
FIRST ratt mo''hsr" said her hus-
hand. Did YOU have good timer"
"Oh, pretty good, guess. But
twas useless expense. Net had bet
ter have gone instead OF staying home
10 work, Lots OF rest she's setting!
shes thinner than she vas when she
:lrst came home"
When Fred got his sister alone just
after supper he said:
You see. Net, she hasn't enjoyed her
SELF al all. I'm real sorry for your dis
appointment. but YOU ought to have
known better than to think she'd like
it,"
up early and went to work. She wasn't
so "fretty" as usual, and even laughed
q good deal. Jeanette had orders not
TO rise early, but from forge Of habit
ibid you enjoy your trip, motherf'
asked Fred, rubbing his face on the
kitchen towel.
ipgiy. She could not be induced to make