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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-19

Il NC~IS been bribed a n d
V> No man knows
for sure whether he is honest or not
until he has been tempted.
Now, if the man who enjoys spend
ing money only knew how to make 1t
how this world would hum.
It doesn't generally break a boy of
lying to lick him for it, but it makes
him tell smoother one next time.
Say not my son that you can not be
fattered. The man does not live who
can not be fl altered, if you only know
how to 60 at him.
The successful politician is the man
who can work another man and at the
same time make the other man think
he is working him.
It seems like a pity to some of US
some times that the good Lord should
have made so many refOrmers who
seem to have so little good horse sense.
ALL things are said to come to him
who waits. This, however, is a lie, we
have ourself waited for half day for
fish to bite and have never got nibble.
When we hear man boasting in
public that he can't be bought, we quote
him at anywhere from $5 to $25, accord
ing as the market is dull or active.
Un easy lies the head that wears a
crown. Still, if we should be offered
a crown with a good salary attached
we don't know that we would throw
it over our shoulder.
We have once in a while, heard man
declare he was the Lords representa-
tive when we privately thought if he
was telling the truth it was mighty
tough on the Almighty.
One of the most trifiing men we ever
knew never had less than three dogs
but we never thought from the looks of
the dogs that they were to blame for
his having nothing.
Doth the wild ass bray when he hath
fodder? He doth not-and that is
where the wild ass shows more sense
than the man who growls and grum
bles when he has a good job.
1t availeth man but little to be
worth million when his liver has
ceased to do business. and a stomach
that will digest any sort of provender
is more to be desired than fine gold.
Some way or orther when we see a
young man and young woman going
down street and both chewing gum, we
think they ought to marry and save
spelling two families.
All men do not have their price, but
the individuals who can't be swayed a
little by an appeal. either to their am
bition or their pockets, are about as
seattle ring as righteous men in Soddom.
called to preach the gospel, when, as
matter of fact, the only trouble with
him is that he is too lazy to work. Of
course. this has no reference to any
preachers in Kanass.
BE not stuck on yourself over much
and on the other hand don't fall into
the idea that you cut no figure in the
world. OF the two men the one who
thinks himself corker will cut more
ice than the man whefgures himself
cipher.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-19

For SALE 10 pounds of fresh picked
goose and duck feathers. Enquire at
this Office.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-19

Chess Nichols is so well liked by the
patrons of Will Merritt's skimming
stationat Nekomo that they petitioned
Mr.. Merritt to let him remain at that
post.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-19

Henry F. Miller, of near Heizer, has
home grown. Early Ohio seed potatoes
for sale. See them at the Great Bend
implement Co.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-19

The Heizer creamery got their first
shipment of the summer supply of ice,
this week, from the Hutchinson man
ufactOrY.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-19
JOHN T. CoLDEwLL, MAYOR.

Horton, Kan, Feb. 25.-Arthur
Capper, Editor of the Topeka Mail: In
answer to yours of the Oath inst. will
say that I am in favor of resubmlssion
of the prohibitory amendment. my rea-
sons are that the prohibitory law is a
farce and makes liars and perjurers. ]
approve of high license with local
option, similar to the Nebraska law,
with strict restrictions.
JAS. G.. WALLACE
Mayor of Horton. Kan.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-19

Democratic committeeman should
remember the meeting of the commit
tee on March 2Sth,-a week from next
Saturday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-19

The Beacon got out very creditable
extra edition last week.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-19

Will the party who picked up the
light colored cottonflannel laprobe,
last Saturday, near the Fair block.
return it to the DEMOCRAT office?
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-19

The American Steam Laundry, of
Hutchinson, does repair work free
and guarantees satisfaction. Give
them trial. F. B. GREENE, ACT.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-19

J. r. Hayes, of Centerville Iowa is
here for week or two. looking after
his farming lands. Mr.. Hayes and
family lived here during boom times.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-19

The DEMOCRAT and School Visitor
one year for S1.10.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-19

The populist state convention to Sc
lect delegates from Kansas to the ma
tional convention at st. Louis was held
at Hutchinson yesterday, the 18th.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-19

March along with that other snow
storm, and then let's get to making
garden
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-19
FOR RESUBMISSION.
Personal Letters From Mayors of Several
Kansas Towns.

. REPLY to a re-
quest sent out by
the Topeka Mail
and Breeze of a re-
cent date a number
of the mayors of
Kansas cities sent
in letters with rea-
SONS why they were
OF were not in favor
of submitting to a
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-19

Mrs. a. West was recently made
happy by the addition to her house
furnishings of handsome new S4O0
piano.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-19

Horn beck, at the old Beye stand
has the best grades of apples and sells
at the lowest market prices. See him
before buying Also fresh CIDER and
cider vinegar always on hand.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-19
LOCAL NOTES.
One week in which to register.

Sleighbells were ringing again last
Saturday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-19

Gus Schaeffer, Bob Allison, Fred
Zutavern, Billy Cole, and j. NJ. Donley
are talked of for councilman in the Sd
ward. George Kincaid will undoubt-
edly succeed himself.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-19

About three weeks ago fine baby
girl came to the home of Valentine c
Kramer, near Dubuque. We mention
this this late in the day because Val is
still celebrating the event
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-19

Conrad Ruch came up from Ric G
county last week, to again make bis
home in Barton county. Rumor has il
that it will not much longer be a bach
elor's hall, either.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-19

Plenty of old papers to put under
carpets and on shelves is the neat
housekeepers delight. Get them at
this Office at 20 cents hundred.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-19

F. B. Greene, Agt. for American
Steam Laundry, of Hutchinson, sends
his basket on Tuesday evening and has
it back Saturday a. N.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-19

REGISTER of Deeds Kline is now liv
ing IN the Schermerhorn property, Is
ward.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-19

Newt Smith, of Pawnee Rock, mad
a business visit to Kansas City Thurs
day and Friday of last week.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-19

Fred Dawson, of Dodge City, was
down to see the folks last week, before
their removal to Colorado.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-19
MODERN PROVERBS.
Old Saws Reset to Nineteenth Century
Gauge by the Mail and Breeze.

RAIN up your son
IN the way that he
8 hould go. 1t seems
as If it would be
easy to do this :
with some o tn e T
mans son. -.
Many a man has
been bribed a n d
never knew it.
n o man knows
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-19

Dick Glissman says: You yust kick
de bncket-I'll do the rest.''
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-19

The next state irrigation asso ociation
will be held in Great Bend this fall.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-19

Lo, the poor Indian, whose untu
tored mind, clothes him before an6
leaves him bare behind.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-19

For RENT-40 acres of land; Sout
side. Good terms to right party. Ad
ress: Box 1856. Great Bend.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-19

Clarence Brumbaugh returned
fr ON Chanute last week.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-19

Now the timld doubling suitor may,
by Prof. Roentgen's art, before he
starts to speak discover whether she
has marbel heart.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-19

Cherryvale. Kan. Feb. 26.-Yes. sir.
l am in favor of resubmission of the
prohibitory amendment. Why? be-
lieve in the majority rule, and I do be
lieve majority of the people of the
state wish to do away with it, for it is
fraud, as it is, ,and think it is to the
best interest of the state that we should
wipe it out. You can not prohibit the
average Kansas by force, but only by
education and training.
JOHN T. CoLDEwLL, MAYOR.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-19

A young Kansas lady was sitting
with her lover In charmingly decor
ated recess. On her knee was dim
inutive neice. In the adjoining room,
with the door wide open. was the rest
of the company. Says the little neice
IL jealous and very audible voice:
''Auntie, kiss me too" L leave you to
imagine what had just happened.
You should say twice. Ethel dear, two
is not grammar was the immediate
rejoiner. Clever girl thatI
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-19

am long on corn. Short on hogs.
How art you? A l.. MILLER. tt
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-19

The King of Belgium is reported to
be very hard up. Shake, old fellow.
Blamed if we don't know just how you
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-19

New, bulk garden seeds, at half for
mer prices. A r, Moss.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-19

We want to close out our stock of
stoves, and are offering them at actual
COST to US. You cannot afford to let
this opportunity pass to get good
stove at cost. This is no catch advertis-
ment, but we mean business.
Great Bend implement Co..
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-19

Full proceedings of the populist
county convention in the DEMOCRAT
this week-and it is not an extra edi-
fian oithor
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-19

The enthusiasts are again talking
baseball. And we hope i. will not all
be talk
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-19

Little Miss Clara KauZer of Ellin-
wood visited her sister Frances i'll this
CITY last week
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-19

The late snow won't do a thing but
go right into the ground and encourage
the young and ambitious wheat roots
to do their best.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-19

John Cook returned home, last Fri
day, from Hot Springs, Ark, having
received no benefit from his sojourn
there.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-19

Variety show every night this week.
Powder and shot at cost.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-19

amendment, and from the point of view
or an advocate of temperance, believe
that the sooner the question is resub-
mitted to the people, the better it will
be, not only for the state of Kansas,
but for the cause of temperance itself.
Yours truly, B. p. WAGGENER.
Olathe, Kan, March al am not op-
posed to resubmitting the prohibitory
amendment to the people. for the rea-
son that believe it is always safe to
submit all great questions to the peo-
pie, but if submitted l shall vote for
prohibition. a. E. MOLt.
elena, Kan, Feb. 29.-1 am heartily
In favor of resubmitting the prohibi-
tory amendment, for the reason that it
has not been enforced successfully.
WILLIAM SMITH,
Oswego, Kan, Feb. 27.-In reply
to your inquiry of the oath inst. asking
whether or not am in favor of a re-
submission of the prohibitory amend
ment, l will say that the present law
does not prohibit, but has a tendancy
to make free and unlimited whiskey.
The tree can only be judged by the
fruit it produces. The figure two does
not make four, but add another two
the sum is equivlent to four. Prohibi
tion does not mean free whiskey, but
to enforce or try To enforce the same
the result is before u.s.
J. B. MONTGOMERY, Mayor.
Pittsburg, Kan, Feb. 26-In reply to
your communication I will say most
emphatically yes. My reasons are: 1st
To permanently settle the question.
I'd believe in the people being heard
from upon all important subjects. Sd
Its absolute divorce for politics. I
am arepublican and l am opposed to
having the prohibtory law grated in
our party platform year after year.
We might, with equal propriety, make
the fifteenth amendme Mt to the consti-
tuition one of the cardinal doctrines
of the party. G. A. FISHER,
Mayor.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-19

The DEMOCRAT and School Visitor
one year for S1.10.
The Beacon got out very creditable
extra edition last week.
Dick Glissman says: You yust kick
| de bncket-I'll do the rest.''
The next state irrigation association
will be held in Great Bend this fall.
New, bulk garden seeds, at half for
mer prices. A. e. Moss.
am long on corn. Short on hogs.
How art you? A L. MILLER. tt
The enthusiasts are again talking
baseball. And we hope i. will not all
be talk.
Little Miss Clara Kauzer of Ellin-
wood visited her sister Frances i'll this
city last week.
Lo, the poor Indian. whose untu-
tored mind, clothes him before and
leaYes him bare behind.
Fred Dawson, of Dodge City, was
down to see the folks last week, before
their removal to Colorado.
For RENr-4O acres of land; South
side. Good terms to right party. Ad
ress: Box 1856. Great Bend.
Newt Smith, of Pawnee Rock, made
business visit to Kansas City Thurs
day and Friday of last week.
The King of Belgium is reported to
be very hard up. Shake, old fellow.
Blamed if we don't know just how you
| feel.
John Cook returned home, last Fri
day, from Hot Springs, Ark, having
received no benefit from his sojourn
there.
Full proceedings of the populist
county convention in the DEMOCRAT
this week-and it is not an extra edi-
| tion either.
The late snow won't do thing but
go right into the ground and encourage
the young and ambitious wheat roots
to do their best.
Now the timld doubling suitor may,
by Prof. Roentgen's art, before he
starts to speak discover whether she
has a marbel heart.
F. B. Greene, Agt. for American
Steam Laundry, of Hutchinson, sends
his basket on Tuesday evening and has
it back Saturday a. M.
Plenty of old papers to put under
carpets and on shelves is the neat
housekeepers delight. Get them at
this Office at 20 cents hundred.
Will the party who picked up the
light colored cottonflannel laprobe
last Saturday, near the Fair block
return it to the DEMOCRAT office?
The populist state convention to Sc
lect delegates from Kansas to the ma
tional convention at st. Louis was hello
at Hutchinson yesterday, the 18th.
J. r. Hayes, of Centerville Iowa i:
here for week or two. looking after
his farming lands. Mr.. Hayes an6
family lived here during boom times.
The American Steam Laundry, of
Hutchinson, does repair work free.
and guarantees satisfaction. Give
them trial. F. B. GREENE, Agt.
Conrad Ruch came up from Ric
county last week, to again make his
home in Barton county. Rumor has il
that it will not much longer be bach
elor's hall, either.
About three weeks ago a fine baby
girl came to the home of Valentine
Kramer, near Dubuque. We mention
this this late in the day because Val is
still celebrating the event.
| Horn beck, at the old Beve stand
has the best grades of apples and sell:
at the lowest market prices. See hin
before buying Also fresh CIDER anc
cider vinegar always on hand.
When thinking of laying in your
supply of spring seeds remember that
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-19

elena, Kan, Feb. 29.--1 am heartily
In favor of resubmittiug the prohibi-
tory amendment, for the reason that it
has not been enforced successfully.
WILLIAM SMITH,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-11-11

way it is possible to learn that Mary
Kies WAS the first woman. whose in.
ventlon received the proper sanction
of Uncle Sam that her invention was
straw weaving with silk or thread, and
that it was patented on May 5, 1909.
Mary Brush, the inventor Of corset,
comes next, her date being July 81,
1915. About every sixth woman in.
ventor poses as the patentee of 9
corset. Next to corsets in popularity
come "curl retsiners," crimping irons
and the like. Cosmetics also play an
important part, and bustles are by nc
means in the minority. Some of the
articles invented are by no means what
one might expect from women. Such
for instance, are "smoke stack for
locomotives" a 'fence rail" and
'match and cigarette box" It is in.
teresting to note that large proper.
tion of the inventions scheduled in the
first pamphlet are merely improve.
ments upon some article originally in.
vented by man. But the appendix
registers different order of things.
There the inventions are nearly all not
improvements, but the original articles
themselves. This shows the advance
that has been made in woman's
thought and action. Once she was
content merely to improve upon what
man had already devised: now she
originates and devises for herself.-
New York Sun.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-11-11
M0lasSes as q Fertilizer.

The Louisiana sugar planters have
not yet been able to solve the riddle of
the bestowal of their surplus molasses.
1t is now proposed to use 1t as fer
tillzer. 1t is found that molasses can
be charred by waste heat in sugar
manufacture. and much reduced in
weight, and free from liability to
offensive or troublesome fermentation,
be easily added to the soil as are COM
mercial fertilizers.
When in this state it is devoid of
sickness, easy to handle and con.
tains large part OF the mineral fer
tilizers taken by the cane rom the
soil, as we'll as the lime used in clarity
ing. A temperature Of $50 degrees
Fahrenheit is sufficient to destroy the
objectional gumminess, to expel nearly
oil the water and to so char the
molasses that it is fit to return to the
soil. 1t is suggested that the sugar
manufacturers can easily place large
pipe in the waste heat OF their furnaces,
for the charring of the molasses, filter
press cakes, etc.
The mass would be removed by a
chain scraper passing slowly through
the pipe, and charred and dry and pull
verized, it would be ready for instant
and effective use as a fertilizer.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-11-11
PhOtOgraphing q Splash.

Professor Worthington has been
studying curious phenomenon for
twenty years, says knowledge. The
splash of drop occurs in the twink.
ling of an eye, yet it is an exquisitely
regulated phenomenon and one that
very happily illustrates some o. the
fundamental properties of the fluid.
The problem that Professor Worth
ington has succeeded in solving is to
let drop of definite size fall from
fixed height in comparative darkness
on to surface and to illuminate it by
flash of exceedingly short duration
at any desired stage. go as to exclude
all the stages previous and subsequent
to those thus selected. The many IL
lustrations in his volume testify to the
accuracy and beauty of his work.
The curious results Of a splash of a
drop OF mercury from height of
three inches upon a smooth glass plate
are particularly interesting. Very
soon after the first minute rays are
shot out in all directions on the sur,
face with marvellous regularity. From
the ends OF the rays droplets of liquid
split Off The liquid subsidies IN the
middle and soon afterward flows into
the ring. The ring then divides in
such n manner as to join up the rays
in pairs. Thereafter the whole con-
tracts till the liquid rises in the cen
tire, SO us to form the rebound OF the
drop from the plate.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-11-11
Earth Sinking in Missouri.

The people about Mansfield, No.,
are becoming frightfully alarmed over
what appears to be the gradual sinking
of the earth in certain. localities. It
has heen little more than year since
whole field fell on an average of q
little more than two feet. Within the
past two weeks the ground has become
very dry from want of moisture, and
as result crevices, scme of which are a
foot wide, have appeared in the earth.
Eight miles south of here, in Doug.
las County, there is very noticeable
depression of several inches, covering
more than section of land. Another
evidence of this ine1plicable phenom-
ena occurred in Texas County day
or two ago, when a sudden sagging OF
the earth swallowed up a horse while
bitched to a plow, and it was with
difficulty that the driver saved him
self. These strange occurrences seem
to come around periodically with GER
tain seasons. and although they have
been the subject of investigation for
scientific purposes, nobody is able to
advance a reasonable theory for the
existence of snch state of things
st. Louis Republic.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-11-11
A New Fabric.

A fabric of beautiful appearance is
to be put upon the msrket-an i'm
provement upon the waterproof coated
materials rendered thus impervious by
treatment with the well.known India
rubber and other solutions. The i'm
provement in this case consists in CIV
ing to the coated surface of such goods
a dressing formed bysa film of powder
made by reducing glass to an impalpa-
BILE dust and finely sieved so as to re-
move all crystallized appearance, this
coating giving to the surface treated a
fine, soft, silky and luminous effect.
Thus coated, the material may be or.
namented either before or after vul.
canization, by printing or other
method, in the suitable medium and
in the colorings preferred, the desired
pattern or design. For this purpose
colors having an India rubber or other
suitable waterproof medium are &c.
lected; and, in order to counteract the
adhesive property, the material is
treated after ornamentation to SEQ
ond coating Of pulyerized glass; this
also producees luminous appearance,
while notIbeing soluble in water it
possesses the advantage OF being more
substantial and lasting in its effects
than the ordinary powders employed.
Montreal Star.