Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-02-21

League OF American Wheelmen are
cEanks-yet they all have wheels.
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Joe Rosenthall, who cut such a fig
ure in western Kansas politics year |
or more ago, has been appointed to a |
good position in the revenue service |
at the port of New York. Joe's all
right.
Senator Brian, Of Wichita, seems
to be trying to ''play even" all along
the line, doubtless knowing he will
never get another chance, after his
present term as state senator
expires.
An observing young Great Bend man
suggests that, as it is the fashion in
Kansas this year to prohibit all lot
teries, bill should be introduced to
prevent farming in Kansas-without
irrigation.
If Col. Hughes does not like the en-
phatic turning down Governor Nor
rilI gave him, he can go down with
Artz and get job as captain of the
Mexican greasers. Kansas would then
be doubly relieved.
Say, readers, has it ever struck you
that sugar is cheaper now than at any
time when Bill Mckinley was paying
Claud Spreckles two cents a pound for
producing it ? is question that the
thoughtful Garden City Sentinel editor
propOunds.
The Kansas City, Kansas, man who
hugged his wife so hard he broke her
ribs, ought to go out to Larned and try
his hand on some af the old maids and
widows there who have been practieing
up for such an emergency for 10; these
omany years.
Don't complain if the world doesn't t
suit you. The chances are that you
don't suit the world, but it has to stand
it, so says the Atchison Globe, and the
chances are that the world would not
suit us, or any one else, if we had bad
the making of it.
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Let us see. All the republican man
ayers Of the campaign last fall have
been put in good official positions
except Cy Leland, and he don't want
an office. His labor for his party was
purely matter of love and the distinc-
tior of being called 1.-The great re-
deemer. Topeka Press.
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Ed. Wood, of Lyons, suggests that
the next republican editor that says
anything derogatory of the pop legisla-
ture ought to be swatted in the mouth
with a dirty stocking filed with hot
mush. For utter imbeciiity the pops
were not in it with the present hypo-
critical demogogic body.
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An old inhabitant, remarks the Win
field Tribune, says this is the coolest
winter Kansas has had for many years
When the duplicate of this winter was
here, he says it was followed by most
productive season, therefore he predicts
good crops this year. This locality is
in good shape to have his predictions
verified.
Only / IA residents of Shawnee county
have been able so far to have theil
names entered on the pay roll of the
state. The average salary drawn by
them Is nearly $500. The legislature
should pass an act prohibiting any res
ident of the remaining 105 counties
from applying for official positions unit
all the timber in Shawnee is exhausted
Thus admonishes v. j. Lane of the
Wyandotte Herald, one of the oldest
papers.
The Oskaloosa Times says that ''Tht
foOI-killer has missed one excellent sub
ject in the person of the representative
who introduced bill to COMPEL bicy
Gle riders when within one hundred
feet of team to dismount and stand
to one side of the road. We presume
that this same man had he lived in the
early days of steam locomotion would
have wanted a law to COMPEL all train,
to stop and crawl in hole upon com