Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-12

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matter who does the kicking it il
always the tax payer who is kicked. ano
it is fair to the tax payer to say that he
fairly enjoys kicking so long as it is bis
boss who administers the kicks. Some
times tax payer becomes sore and
joins reform party led by wild eyed
and impractical men and the result Is
that nothing is accomplished in the
way of true reform. Under this state
of affairs the average politician con-
suits only his own interest. The ball
may be rolled in the dirt, fattened out,
Or even busted and it is all right. The
players have good time and when
they meet in Congress engage in two
or three months at a stretch in mock
quarrels which greatly amuse the foot
ball tax payer. Well. it is all strange
to US and we take our medicine only
because we have to. but we are ready
| for a new game in which the foot ball
will be somebody else, and in which
the people will do the kicking. When
that time comes no rheumatism in
ours.
Here isan example in arithmetic
with which all school boys may keep
their wheel turning during the even
ings: "a young man went to
preacher to get married, and the
preacher asked: How old is your faith
er? He is two years older than my
mother. My oldest sister is two years
older than my younger sister. My
youngest sister is four years older than
my youngest brother. How old are
they altogether? asked the preacher.
The young man replied that five of the
children are II years older than my
father and mother together. How old
is John and each of the children and
his father and motber2"
A farmer in the eastern part of the
state thinks boys are kept out Of mis-
chief by giving them plenty of work.
One evening he told his son to milk
the cows, feed the horses, slop the pigs,
hunt the eggs, feed the calves, catch the
colt and put him in the stable, cut
plenty of kindling, stir the milk, put
fresh water in the creamery after sup
per, and be sure aud study his lessons
before going to bed. Then this indus
trious old farmer hurried off to the
club to take leading part in the ques
ton: ''How to Keep Boys on the Farm"
Jasper, my son, wish to caution you
against most arrant and despicable
habit of some people, that of stunning
those who do not wear clothes as good
simply rags for covering up soul and
can in no way traduce or under-rate
it. A diamond whether set in gold or
brass, has the same value. The set
ting does not detract from it's lustre.
A noble intellect will work as well
under an old straw hat as it would
under silk tile. Do not respect the
clothes man wears, but the man him
self.
Hiram" said Mrs. Corntossel, ST
hate ter say anything tibet amt exactly
good-natured, but it pears ter me thet
you amt maxim ez good use o. yer
time ez you might Mandy" was
the reply, ST think I am doin' purity
good. I've been doin' good deal in
the way of improvin' my mind lately"
''Thet's jes it, Hiram. They's hull
lot er folks in the agricultural perfes
sion thet keeps putin improvements
on their minds when they ought ter be
putin repairs on the farm"
A travelling man stopped off the
train at Newton the other day and
after viewing the large truck load of
empty beer kegs and cases asked
darkey if this was prohibition Kansas.
The darkey answered, mo sab! DIS
am Newton, Kansas"
People who live in this day and
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