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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-09-17
FAN Festivities at ST. Louis.
September 9Th to October Gath, 1885,

September 9Th tn October oath, 1896.
Grand Continuous Reign of Mirth, Melody
and Mystery.
The committee having in charge the ST. Louis
Fall Festivities which have contributed so much
to the pleasures of the good people of the Mssis-
sippi Valley as well as those residing in adjacent
states again announces its programme covering the
nineteenth annual season of mirth, melody and
mystery. After voluminous correspondence
ried with the aid OF Uncle Sans postal service
and N ysterious messengers from foreign lands, it
was decided that all the novelties of the world
princes Of melody and wiseacres of mystery, could
by land, water and aerial fight. reach ST. Louis
earnivai stage where ne curtain viii drop between
twilights of September 9th and October oath.
The first attraction announced on the programme
of gilt is the opening of the Thirteenth Annual St
Louis Exposition, which throws its doors open to
the public September 9Th, and for forty days and
nights. until October Gath, will be the home for all
wishing to be delighted with its magnificent dis
plays ahd enraptured by the strains OF Gilmore's
and lines Peerless Bands.
The master of ceremonies next announces our
newly discovered but highly esteemed friend, King
Hotu, supreme high chief of the Funny Fellows.
The jolly king with his band of humorous chaps
will entertain the young and old on Saturday after
noon, October Srd by a mirth provoking parade
through the decorated thoroughfares of the city.
Act No. on the programme OF gold viii be delin-
eatsd by the ST. Louis Fair Association through ITS
this event will be set the Monday October 5th
and will not be disturbed until Saturday, Oct 10th
Louis Carnival. blaze of light athwart the dark
Eastern SKIES strange creatures of inconcievable
forms darting and fro In tbs heavens and weird
sounds discordanl tom-toms waited the
breezes from the seas announce on the evening OF
Tuesday, October 6th the approach of mysterious
cavalcade of beings from another sphere. AS this
mighty army settles the streets of ST. Louis for
q triumphant march through ITS avenues of wealth
and beauty, his august highness, the Mightiest OF
the Mighty, the sstnte Yelled Prophet. is seen in
| its van, ro6ed in purple and gold carrying wand
charged will the powers of magic. In order that
the of carnival be highly successful, his high
ness. the Yelled Prophet, King Hotu and carriers
| from the Fair Association and ST. Louis Exposition
have issued edict ordering the Missouri Pacific
Railway and Iron Mountain Route 70 sell tickets
| TO ST. Louis and return st greatly reduced rates
| from all points their lines Complying in full
with the edict of such notables, the Management oil
VIII place the above mentioned rates il
effect For full particulars and copy of programme
giving attractions in detail call local agent,
address II. c. TovDsend, General Passenger and
Ticket Agent. ST. Louis, no.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-09-17
NORTH OLMITz.
By '-Cottontail. :"

A big rain fell in and about this
vicinity last Thursday and Sunday.
Farmers are most through putting
up hay and will soon go to sowing
wheat.
The Gettner Bros. have finished
threashing and have taken in their
machine.
While the rain was falling the
other day the water got so high it
run in the celler, and to keep from
getting drowned we tried to dam it
but dam it we couldn't.
Last Thursday night Sept. 10Th,
the Mckinley gold bugs held their
long talked of meeting to organize a
gold bug club in the noted town of
4Olmitz. The meeting was held in
the school-house and called to order
by prominent wheat merchant, and
same wheat buyer chosen chairman
by aclamation. About forty persons
were present, nearly one,half Bryan
men, and many of the other half
doubtful voters. The one speech was
made by the noted land agent from
the city, noted for his honesty CD in
doing business for the early settlers of
our county. This man told US that
all smart men (of course like himseif)
and a few others he mentioned we're
Mckinley men. solid. and intimated
that all fools and drones were Bryan
men. 0, how good it is to be wise
like this old land agent. He said
other rot that has been told so often
is not worth the printers INK. TAX
ing all in all, that fellow is weak
vessel to pay five dollars night to
influence voters TO vote his way OF
thinking. The speaker closed by
intimating that riding the Mckinley
ass had better be postponed until they
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-09-17
Annual Offering Day.

Sunday, Sept. 27th 1896.
To the Sunday School Superintendent
By vote of the last State S. S. con-
vention the last Sunday in Sept. (27th)
is made an Offering Day.. at which
time each School is asked to make an
annual offering for State and County
work.
Send all money to the Treasurer, or
to the County Secretary who will re-
ceipt for the same.
J. J. WINTERBURG.
Co. Sec'y.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-09-17
UPPER BLOOD CREEK.
rom "Sitting Bull. u

from 'SlIt1nS
Quite a nice rain last Thursday.
Most all of our farmers are putting
up hay.
Art Fullgroth has left Blood Creek
for a while.
Annie Hester and Fannie Aldrich
traded in -Olmitz Saturday.
Joe Pizinger is hauling milk to the
skimming station. And he's happy
Mr.. Bailey's Mckinley beer smelt
pretty strong-too strong for the boys.
Everybody invited to the dance at
the stone building, Olmitz, Sept. 26th.
"Spider Legs" says he'll have an
other girl if be has to go to the Old
Country after her.
Ben Grouse, formerly clerk in
Pete 8rscks store at Olmitz, has re-
turned to Great Bend.
Mary 10th says she does not know
why they call Art, Charlie and Joe
buns That is right, Mary: Stick
up for the Blood Creek boys.
Otto says: emma, can go home
with your" Emma looked up with a
smile and replied: "You can if some
body else does not" Who went Otto?
A German who listened to the
imported Mckinley speaker from
Wichita, the other night, was asked
what he thought of the speech. 81
t'ink she vas all tam lies vat he tell US
bout gold, / want something's for my
wheat, uad want him bad"
The republican club meeting last
Thursday evening had a pretty big
turnout, but most all democrats.
They got one or two democrats to
join. Mr.. Bailey says: Il got them. u
Yes, he got them so full of Mckinley
beer they did not know what they
were doing.
An OImitz merchant says that free
coinage of silver would mean less
money in circulation, and there is no
use of silver money anyhow; that
what would be called dollar would
only be worth so cents. He had
better be getting ria of all his silver
money before election, because we
are all going to vote for free coinage,
and it is going TO win.
James Wigton had an accident,
going home from Bailey McKInley's
meeting the other night. One of his
horses took sick and layed down.
Herbert says it threw up q lot of beer,
and was then all right. 1t is too bad
that there was not enough republicans
at the meeting to drink all of Mr.
McKinley's beer. so he would mo-
have had to pour it down that horse.
That was a democrat horse, and i
made him sick.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-09-17

Last Friday afternoon John Thomp-
sons threshing gang. of Seward, had
to lay off on account of the rain, and
so they came to Great Bend to while
away the time. To make things inter-
esting some of the Great Bend bali
boys, of the End nine and otherwise,
got up a team and challenged Thomp-
sons men. The threshers accepted,
and at the end of the 18th inning had
only runs ahead of the Benders-and
it was not good day for runs either +
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-09-17
OFFICIAL CALL.
Fourth Annual Meeting Of Kansas Irrs.
CATION Congress.

Fourth Annual Meeting Of Kansas Irrs-
CATION Congress.
By authority of the State Exeeu
tive committee, the fourth annual
meeting of the Kansas Irrigation Con
gress is hereby called to meet at
Great Bend, Kansas, en- the 18th,
18th and 18th of October. 1896
Four years of drouth and crop
failures have riveted tie attention Of
farmers and all classes of people to
the fact that irrigation is the only
salvation of the great plains country
Texas, Colorado. Oklahoma, Nebras-
ka and the Dakntas are pressing for
ward with unabated zeal towards the
reclamation of their lands BY irriga-
ton.
Kansas is not one whit behind any
OF them. She points WITH pride to
the work already done. Within her
borders over $500 private irrigation
plants have been put In since this
agitation was begun, besides thou
sands OF farmers have been induced
to Try irrigation in small way,
which insures them living outside
of their farming.
The Kansas State Board of Irriga-
ton will be here to give an account
of their stewardship. The prominent
candidates of the different political
parties as we'll as those directly ia
Eerested in irrigation will be present
to thoroughly discuss the duties of
the national and state governments
| towards irrigation. Noted speakers
| will be present from other states and
practical irrigation will be treated In
all its different phases.
No person should be absent from
this meeting who can possibly come,
Every town, city and township in the
state should be represented. Every
person coming will be considered
delegate. The Ladies are especially
| invited. Ali can have their ''say"
and ask as many questions on the
various subjects as they may desire.
The following railroads have made
one'f fare rates in the state of Kan,
sas. Kansas City and st. Joe Mo.
| included, excursion tickets to be sold
at Oct. IA to Is exclusive, good to
return until and including Oct. 10,
1896. Tickets to be good for going
passage commencing date of sale and
for continuous passage in each direc-
tioD: A. T. & S. F., B. q NOR, G,
Il R. I. & Pac., Col Midland D. & r.
IT,, Fremont, Elkhorn, & Mo. Valley.
Mo. P, Rio Grand Western, St. Joe
and Grand Island, st. Louis and San
Francisco. Union Pacific.
Great Bend has ample hotel accom-
modations and can take care of all who
come. For any information wanted
correspond with L. BALDWIN.
| Local Secretary.
John a.. Churchill, President
81. n. Lester, Secretary
| State Irrigation Congress.
John E Frost. Chairman
State Executive Committee.
E. r. Moses, Chairman
Local Executive Committee.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-09-17

A revival meeting, under the auspic-
es of the Christian church, was opened
at Clafiin the first OF this week, in q
large tent. The evangelist. Rev. L. G
Underwood. is accompanied 10y quite a
pleasing musician, Hiss Bozark.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-09-17

No, there were no converts made to
the gold standard by the speaker last
Saturday night. His figures were not
strung together right to make them
impressive
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-09-17

Sunday evening the entire west part
of the county was visited by good
soaking rain; just what wa wanted in
advance of fall seeding.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-09-17

When a colored man exhibits the
manhood to exercise his free American
privilege of voting as he sees fit he is
called ''nigger" by the republican
press. See Tribune of last week, in
its comment on the Baltimore election
board, where negroes in favor of Bryan
were substituted in place of Mckinley
democrats.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-09-17

At Pawnee Rock the Bryan club
numbers 96 members and the Mckinley
izer" Buckland go into Albion town.
ship?
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-09-17

D. W. Healy of the Mo. P, was in CT.
Bend last Friday Dan says tho re-
publicans need notbe whistling through
the graveyard to keep their courage
up-they are on the side'track already
and the Bryan train is rushing on to
Washington at 'steen miles an hour.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-09-17

Miners wages are at their lowest,
thousands of miners are out of employ
ment and their families going hungry.
Yet, the price of coal is to be advanced
Is to % per cent, and only part of
the mines from which :his country gets
its supply are to be worked. The coal
barons are all chipping in literally to
secure the election of Mckinley, so the
coal trust will not be disturbed.
1t is reported that the Great Bend
Mckinley club had meeting last Sat-
urday evening, and was addressed by
one of the most prominent New York
speakers at the disposal of the republi-
can committee. Another report goes
that the local Mckinley club wishes the
New York speaker had not come, and
the speaker wishes he hadn't, too.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-09-17

HoislngtOn citizens have formed
something unusual, but very sensible,
a ''nonpartiZan campaign club" The
object of the cluD is 10 arrange for ali
political meetings, of whatever party,
that may be held in that town. Geo.
A. Orr is president. G. W. Linder vice
president, L. +. Johnson secretary.
I. D. Southern. treasurer, and G. l..
Hobart, JAS. W. McCauley and a.
ii. Baker an executive committee.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1896-01-17
English Fairness.

The world generally believes that the
Transvaal raid was in accordance with
carefully planned plot, on the part of
England, to add to her African posses
sions, the South A rican Republic.
But the Rt. Hon. Arthur j. Balfour,
first lord of the treasury, says that he is
sure that those responsible for the move.
ment there were not guided by mean,
sordid motives. This must be true, or
the movement was entirely in keeping
with the generosity and fairness tina t
has for centuries distinguished England
in her treatment of the weaker nations.
The plan of taking of territory
and then holding it in spite of protes is
is all right in the sight of the English
people, who believe in taking whatever
they can get, without regards to the
right of the smaller powers. They can
see nothing forbid and mean about it.
OF course England was not "guided by
mean, sordid motives" when she forcib-
ly seized Gibralter, in l704, Mauritius in
ITO, Alden, in 1904, Malta, in 1914, Trini-
dad, in 1907, the most of Africa, includ-
ing the gold coast, Bechuanaland, the
Soudan, Cape Colony, Zululand, and all
the richer portions of the continent,
Jamaica, in 1855; Ceylen, in 1895; Ascen-
sion Islands, in 1916; British Burmah,
Berbice, Borneo, Hong Kong, Heligo-
land, Coco and st. Helena
and British India, which is
to-day one of the most valuable of Eng
lands possessions, When England had
once gain d a foothold in Hindostan
there was norest until the entire penin-
sula was under her control, In much
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1896-01-17

the same way many small islands, valu-
able as coaling stations, have been
seized by the British. In some few in
stances these islands have been after
wards surrendered to the rightful own
ers, but such cases are rare, and as
rule England has firmly held what she
has seized.
During this century, she has made few
attempts upon the American continents,
owing to the promptness and force with
which all such attempts have been re-
sisted by the United States. Mislead by
President Cleveand's habtual weakness
in dealing with foreign questions,
England believed that now, of all times,
was her long coveted opportunity to
smash the Monroe Doctrine, and open a
way for aggressions on this hemisphere;
hence her attempt to seize abaut third
of Venezuelan territory.
Whether or not the English government
had actual knowledge of the intended
Tranvsaal raid, it is certain that it
was planned and started by the English
chartered company controlling Cape
Colony, with the assurance, based upon
England's time honored policy, that, in
case of success, the territory of the
Beers, rich in gold deposits, would be
gladly annexed to the present British
South African possessions, and the pro
moters of the enterprise richly rewarded
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1896-01-17
=. An Iowa Letter.
PRAIRIE GROVE FARM, Poweskiek Co,

PRAIRIE GROVE FARM, POweskiek Co.
Iowa, Jan. Sd, 1896.
Editor Of Bdnner-DEAR SIR: By way
of New Years greeting l will tell yUn
of few things that met with here to
remind me of the old Green Mountain
State.
First will say that the winter has been
open so far. The day before Christmas
was rainy and we have not had enough
snow for sleighing yet. This morning
was our coldest time, being 10 degrees
here in the protection of the trees.
Chester, in the northwest corner town
of this country, was so named by the
pioneer settlers in honor of the Vermont
town from which they came. Grinnell
is the largest town in the county and ii
was named in honor of Hon. J. .. Grin
nell, who was one of its founders. He
was born in New Haven, Vt, in 1921.
His paternal ancestors were HuguenOts
who emigrated to Rhode Island in ITO
His grandfather settled in Vermont
His maternal grandfather came from
Scotland and as a soldier, was wounded
at Plattsburgh. Mr.. Grinnell Was,an oT-
phan at 10 years of age, a teacher at lo.-s
college graduate at 2l, with the honorary
degree of A. NJ. at 23 graduate Of
theology at Auburn, N. Y, at %,
first preaching three years at Union
village and one year in Washington, D.
c., then three years in New York. "A
throat trouble brought him to Iowa in
1854. His party took up 5000 acres of
land and fodnded the town 'for temper
ance, education and religion" He was
a State Senator in 1858 and in 1877, near
ly 900 guests helped him to celebrate
his silver wedding anniversary, and here
he died few years ago.
In ante-hellum days .Grinnell was
known far and wide as an important sta
ton on the so-called underground rail-
read, from the land of bondage to Cana
da. The hero of our sketch was so ae-
tive in the aid and encouragement to run
away slaves that some Missouri slave
owners made a standing offer for his
head. In the spring of 1889 John Brown
with a company of runaway slaves who
were on their way to Canada, received
his assistance while they were his guests.
The pioneer settlement of the county
was in the south near Forest Home, In
lS43 The first settlers passed by the
prairie, thinking it to be bleak and uR-r
inhabitabe, and said they would not
give 10 cents an acre for it. How little
they realized what a grand farming
country it would be when it was tanned
down to civilization. Keokuk, Burling-
ton and Muscatine we're the market
towns for this section in the pioneering
days. The Indian title to the land here
expired in lS45. Yours truly,
D.. G. L. BRECKENRIDGE.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1896-01-17
Compulsory Insurance.

Germany cOmpels women to insure
themselves, and agitation is now being
made for the extension of the'accident
and old age pension laws to the lower
and middle classes. The extent %
which misery has been averted by the
compulsory accident insurance is not
fully realized by the public. A Bel
gian gentleman, NJ. Oh. Morfsseaux, the
director of the Belgian labor bureau,
has just published book on the sub
ject in which he describes the enormous
problem which the German government
has tried to solve. He says that last
year there were 2G4, ,l90 accidents in
Germany. That means that in pop
ulati0n of 5O,000,000 4 quarter of mil
Ion are accidentally hurt in the execution
of their duties. Among them are 5000
killed and totally wounded. But Ger.
many can point to the following facts.
From Oct. |, 1885, to Dec. 81. 1898, 3d.
900 workmen lost their lives in Germany
in consequence of accidents Thanks to
the insurance laws, neither their widows
nor their children, nor their aged par
ents suffered from want; 1862 EN-.
ployees have been totally crippled, but
they are not forced to beg; 1921 ,0S6
have been hurt less seriously, but they
have been enabled to await their con-
valescence without fear that those de.
pendent upon them would suffer during
the enforced idleness of the bread win
burlington News.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1896-01-17
VERMONT NEWS.
Raise Good Horses.

There is still a good demand for fine
carriage horses, and owing to the general
disposition on the part of farmers to
raise scrub stock instead of higher
grade of animals, this state of affairs is
likely to continue.
What Vermont breeders should do
therefore is to pay especial attention to
the production of horses that will meet
the demand for gentlemen's drivers and
carriage horses. Mr.. Williams is right
in saying that the Morgan family are
distincti ely a roadster class of horses.
they have the desired size, speed and
powers of endurance, and their beauty
as a family is not excelled. 1t costs no
more after a colt is once secured to raise
good Morgan horse than it does to pro.
duce plug, and when the farmers of
this State realize this fact and act upon
it. there will be some probability of YER
mont again becoming famous for her
fine horses, and possessing a market
which will bring buyers from all parts
of the country arlington Free Press.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1896-01-17
The Reed-Dingley Revenue Bill.

1t could not be expected that under
such fire. alarm conditions fully digest
ed revenue measure could be prepared.
Under the circumstances, the. revenue
bill shows a gratifying degree of good
sense. In view of the brevity, directDess
and efficiency of the measure, to criticise
its minor defects would be superciliOus.
1t is a prompt, wise, efficient and we'll
directed effort to restore the sOlvency of
the government by much needed protect.
i've duties. 1t will be rs helpful to in
dustry as to the Treasury.
1t is only to continue in operation un-
til August, l, 1898, by which time the
nation will have decided definitely
whether it wants to continue its protect
i've policy or enter upon the new century
with free trade experiment. If the
election of 1896 should give a Congress
and president in favor of an anti-prO-
lection policy, the provisions of this bill
will clear TIE way for it, as these duties
will cease to operate in less than year
after the new congress meets.
On the other hand, if, as is much more
probable, the nation decides in 1895
that it wants to begin the century with
a protective policy, the expirat Oh of
this law will make an entire revision of
the subject necessary; in which case,
it is hoped that the tariff will be put
upon a more strictly economic and less
political basis than ever befOre.-FrOm
GunUon's Magazine for January.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1896-01-17

New York City is making hot fight
for the honor of being the convention
city of the Democratic party this year,
but the fear of offending the free silver
portion of the party, who object to meet
ing in the heart of the sound money sec
ton of the country, makes it more than
possible that New York's claim will be
overlooked. 1t is always policy, and not
fearless honesty, that controls the Dem
ocratic leaders. Later: Democracy sur
renders to the free silver element and
Chicago gets the convention.