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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-01
TRAINED IN POLITICS.
Private Secretaries of Public Men
Forty Years Ago.


Forty Years Ago.
Washington Corr Philadelphia Times.
I'm the days before the war;" said a man
who has visited Washington for the past
forty years, sit was customary for gentle
men from the south who came to WASH
ington as members of the House of Repre-
sentatives or as Senators each to bring
with him a young nan who was to act as
private secretary for he purpose of being
trained in politics, because politics was the
gentlemanly profession of the southern
people at that time. The private secretary
of a Reprs sentative or of a Senator was
regarded as a student of politics, and his
standing was such as student of Yale or
Harvard might obtain in the cities where
those institutions are located. According
to his family history and ancestry and his
own personal merit, the private secretary
of a Senator or Representative was re-
ceived in society in those days. and he was
not looked upon as a hireling or an under
strapper.
ION the contrary, he was regarded q
highly favored gentleman, who had been
brought to the national capital, the center
of politics of the country, to study the po-
litical history and the political development
of his time, with the prospect and hope that
in the near future he would become Sena-
tor or a Representative in Congress him.
SELF and at home he was regarded as one
of the most favored men in his city or Sec
ton of the country. Nearly all OF those
young men attained or achieved distinction
as officers and soldiers in the confederate
army during the civil war; and a number OF
them have become members of Congress
since the great American conflict closed.
During tee present generation, however,
the private secretaries of Senators and
Representatives are not in Washington for
the purpose of being trained and educated
ir political affairs. but for the purpose of
attending to the clerical duties of the gem
tlemen who have given them employment"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-01

American Ingenuity took pencil and
sketched the cross section of one of those
fruits The waiter brought him an UNI
breIla-
The story sounds true, but it is doubtless
founded on imagination. 1t is not so hard
to get on in France that. Indeed, from
some points of view, 1t is as we'll 10 know no
French at all as to go suffering Intellectual
~ and giving pain to friendly people. The
man who frankly speaks no French at all
will be saved the horrid moment when, after
having framed the sentence, 90 ay loire
cotay doc ROOF with nicely he sees the
native stare at him perplexedly and turn
away dejectedly. Tourist ladies will not say
TO him. Why, Mr.. Smith, 1 thought you
spoke FrenchI' He will not infuriate every
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-01

enc around him by explaining the plots of
pieces in theaters. He will not have to make
lying TRANSACTIONS of songs he does not I'M
derStand in cafes-concerts- He will not get
into disputes with American school girls.
He will take things easy and let others do
the work. All will love him, because they
all will feel superior to him
This is the~first type of the American In
Paris-the man who looks on French as
lingo and refuses to distress himself about
II. He is treated with the greatest defer
ence. because his bearing is naturally proud
and independent For him the hotel walters
of all Europe learned the English language;
for him the American bars sprung up like
mushrooms throughout the continent; for
him the dancers of the Moulin Rouge
ought Ollendorffs. He can still have the
best room in the hotel. 1t Is pity that the
type is dying out, to be succeeded by such a
pitiful figure as the apologize lisper of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-01
What Is Gan Edftion.s

From Tid-BitS.
What constitutes an editon?" is a ques-
ton that Is frequently asked, and nobody
seems qualified to answer 1t satisfactorily
The truth is that in 80 out Of every 100
cases later editions are merely servile
prints of the first edition, and there may
have been 10000 copies of book made for
the first edition, or there may have been
only $50.
The first editions of all works by Emile
lola number 10000 copies each. In a Paris
shop, where only rare volumes are sold, a
first edition of 'LAssommoir'' is valued at
1o5 francs-say f4-but this book came out
at time when lola was comparatively
unknown, and lola editions were then linn
tied to 1OO0 copies each.
In fact, in France an edition Is supposed
to consist of 1000 copies, but, as Mr. Rob-
ert H. Sherard says In a recent letter:
publishers are not without guile, and to
whip up a sale a book may be issued in
editions of fifty copies, SO that by the time
LOCO copies have been disposed Of the book
Is in its twentieth editionE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-01
DR.. Jameson's Mistake.
From the Pail Mall Gazette.

from tn6 Fan l1AU GaZette.
Englishmen worshiped DR.. Jameson;
Beers liked and respected him; but the
Chartered Company was hated by the one
and cordially disliked by large proportion
of the other. This proportion consisted
mainly of men frcm Kimberley and Natal
diamond fields by the amalgamation policy
of Rhodes, have never ceased to nurse their
resentment to keep 1t warm. The Natal
men hated everything that had any SAVIOR
of the Cape. There were divisions among
Englishmen. and they, generically, had
their national jealousies as against Germans
and Hollanders. Jameson never seemed to
appreciate this fatal absence of unity, and
hence 1t Is that what was probably at best
by him as the universal solicitation OF the
Rand
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-01
Mr.. VernOn's Perpetual Pointer.

From the San Francisco Post.
That pointer Of mine is great dog"
declared Howard Vernon as he petted his
81 900 dog Glenbeigh. 81 can always de-
pend on him. When he makes a point I
know that he has scented bird, and 1
know that he will not move q muscle while
I have q chance at it.
81 was hunting quail up at Point Reys
last month, when 1 lost Glenbeigh / knew
he must be pointing in the brush some
where but / looked everywhere for him
and could not find him. The next day /
resumed the search, with no better success,
but on the third day found him in a dense
thicl5et standing perfectly rigid, with his
tail sticking straight out behind and one
foot up. A quail had run into q hollow
tree, and the dog stood at the opening
pointing. The quail dared not come out,
and the dog, true to his training, wouldn't
move. He had boon standing in that posi-
ton, without so much as moving a foot,
for sixty-five hours, and when / tried Ia
lead him away he could not walk
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-01

scrappy parly-voo. Ashamed of his bad
French, he goes about with the air of
whipped dog. Servants. clerks and employees
look down on him, misinterpreting his ku
mility. He does not refer to the Champs
EIysees as the Champs Eliza" nor pro-
nounce Filles-de-Calvaire as if 1t read
Fields of Cavalry" So much the worse.
Nowadays every one speaks French, and
when nice girl comes TO Paris it is always
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-01

that dear old lady who sells Puck, judge
Life and all the American magazines at the
corner of the Rue Scribe and the Boulevard.
As for the first month of sightseeing, what
American mother >with a pretty daughter
ever yet lack I'd beaux who know it all to
take them round? us this the Sainte-Cha-
pello? How nice!'-"So here we are in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-01
The Church Debt.
from the indianapolis Journal.

From the Indianapolis Journal.
Mrs. Watts-"There! We have cleared off
the last of that church debt, and it never
cost You men a cent. See what women can
do
Mr. Watts-'T don't know about the other
fellows, but l know you have made me
spend more than 800 for extra meals down
town while you were out monkeying
around"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-01

: II Z r z i 3 L II Il
story Of a well-known
American politician
in Paris, who had
eaten beeksteak and
mushrooms at the
Cafe de la Paix and
returned the next day
for more. "Biftek"
was understood, but
the waiter knew no
more about mush-
rooms than the politi-
clan knew of cham
p,gnons, whereupon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-01

adelphia aristoerat of his uptown relatives
Secondly, there is the colony itself, an
any thing but compact body, held together
by its money and the common wish for So
cial place more elevated than its individual
members could have always found at home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-01


o'clock at the close of
the month-we shall
have before us the
splendid Orion region,
interesting to t h e
naked eye observer
for the number of its
brilliant stars and to
the astronomer for its
peculiar richness in
telescope objects.
Orion itself contains
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-01
Why Paris is Not the Place to
"Piok Up" French.
Use THE LANGUAGE MORE IN new YORK
Classes Into Which Americans in
the Gay City Are Divided.
FOR THE AVERAGE PERSON

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-01
Splendid Consultations and Where
They Are Found.
WONDERSOF qHEGREkT SPIRAL NEBULA
In the Vicinity Of the Beautiful
Cluster of the PIeiades.
A ABOUT THE PL A n E T S

nlACING THE SOUTH
III at about 8 o'clock to-
Ii morrow night-at Z
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-01

PARIS, January 81. 1896.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-12

these times of low prices for produce.
He has them for his own use and con-
sumption and don't have to buy them.
while the "big farmer" is carting them
home from his nearest trading point
each day and paying for them out of
the "single crop" he raised several
years ago, providing he has any of it
left, while the ''small farmer"i swap
ping off some of his surplus for su ch
things as he wants and does not
possess.
1t is small or seemingly small sort
of way to do, but then it is all right
and counts when dinner is called. A
variety dinner beats single dish, as
does diversity of crops beat "single
crop" farming. Try it and see; don It
take my word for it and say 1 don't
know, without an effort to either farm
or disprove what have said, but try
it yourself and confess your mistake.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-12

The bicycle is most useful machine
in this part of the country. In Bar
ton county the roads are such that a
man can go almost anywhere on a
wheel. and when the price of these
machines are brought down to rea-
sonable figure whole lot of saving in
time, horse feed ETC., can be made by
people of all classes. And the price is
bound to come down. The Japanese
are making wheel and putting it on
sale in San Francisco at Sl2. Think of
that, and then compare the price to
that which is asked by other dealers =
SIS to $1OO! The patents on the bycle
of the present is what keeps the price
up; but competition is bound to force it
down.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-12
PERSONAL POINTS.

PERSONAL POINTS.
John Campbell was down from AL
bert, Monday.
-Orville .Kackley was down from
Galatia, Saturday.
Bernard Markey come up from
Wichita, Tuesday.
Mrs. Ed Tyler returned from
Wichita, Saturday morning.
Ben Dawson's Youngest boy has
been very sick for some days.
Charles Test, of Hoisington, did
business in Great Bend, Friday.
Attorney Breeden. Of Clafiin, did
business in Great Bend last week.
John Dickson returned last week
from a pros pecting tour in Colorado.
Prof. G. r. Aldrich, of the Hoising-
ton schools, took in the Dyche lecture.
-Zell Humphry came home from
Arkansas, last week, on short vaca-
ton.
Peter Brack an Olmitz merchant,
was doing business in the city, Mon
day.
Eugene Wilson, young friend of
Tommie Hart's, is out from Iowa on a
visit.
Miss Sadie McCauley, of Hoising.
ton, attended the Dyche lecture, Sat-
urday.
"A. G. Campbell, of Albert, made
the DEMOCRAT an appreciated call last
Monday.
Jessie Rasor, the Mo. P. agen.
made a trip up the Selkirk branch.
Monday.
DIR. Castle is slowly recovering his
health. He is now able to ride out
occasionally.
Charlie Jones and Ed Robinson, of
Hoisington. were over to the county
seat Thursday,
Leon Roberts was down from the
north side. Sunday. His school closes
in another week.
John Malia's oldest daughter has
been quite i'll for some time, but is
able to sit up now.
j. B. McCauleT, the Mo. p. rail-
road man. last week moved his family
back to Hoisington.
Will 7. Bannester of Hoisington
skipped ever to the county seat, Sat
urday, to avoid the rush.
Ed. Corbett and Chat Donley tool
their first lessons in riding the X. of P
| ooot Last Thursdav night
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Samuels returned
last Thursday, from an extended visit
of several months in the east.
-Chas. Zutavern attended leal
year party at Larned, Friday evening
He reports most swell event.
Rev. A. M. Barrett, now Of Nc
Pherson, filed the pulpit in the Presby
terian church Sunday, the sth.
Miss Drue Hogue, sister of Mrs
Geo. Caraway, returned to her claim il
the Strip the first of the week.
Three members of the family o.
D. Fankhauser, north of town, ar
very bad off with rheumatism.
Mrs L. &. Moses and Miss Vid
Shaw left for Kansas City Saturday
to attend the ''Peterwhisky" concert.
Ira Cheney returned from Kan
sas City, where he has been for SOM
months. He will remain in Grsa
Bend.
VIM. Brueser returned home from
Gallup, II. N. last Saturday. Tn
country out there does not agree wit
his health.
james keenan, returned to th
Strip, near Cleo. the first Of the weeh
after arranging that the DkMoCRA
continues to kesp him posted abou
J Barton county affairs.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-12

last Saturday afternoon and evening,
was doubly charming.
All who missed hearing these lee
lures, illustrated by large magic lantern
pictures, missed an opportunity of a
lifetime. The wonderful and compar-
atively unknown regions of the far
north, the Land of the Midnight
Sum-" were most graphically described
and beautifully illustrated by the lee
turer, and the large audiences in at
tendance both afternoon and evening
went from the lectures with far great
er knowledge and broader conception
of the vast uncertainties and mysteri-
Gus possibilities of the regions of the
north pole.
We want to congratulate the MEM
bers of the band upon their success in
furnishing useful and pleasing enter
tainment for our people.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-12

We arise to remark-and it gives us
pleasure to do so-that Mr.. Joe Arm
strong's, in third ward, IS now the abid
ing place of bouncing son snd heir,
inst.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-12

About twenty men and boys went
down east of the Walnut, Sunday
afternoon, and had a rabbit chase.
Seven jacks were run and five were
caught. Pat Boughan's dogs were the
champions of the races.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-12

Ed. BraZell came up from the Okla
homa country the first of the week, for
a 10 days. visit. He says there is quite
lot of corn. potatoes, and other spring
crops already nlanted, and the fall
wheat looks fine
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-12

Consult DR.. w. A Phillips for dis
eases of the eye and ear, at the Hotel
Greene, March 14th to 18th.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-12

Remember, DR.. Phillips will be at
the Hotel Greene but three days,
March 14th to 18th. Call the first day
aud arrange date for consultation.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-12

Higest market price paid for butter
and eggs. in exchange for goods at
cost, A. r. Moss.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-12

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, 1896-03-12

Tell your neighbors they can get all
the county news, and get it fresh, in
the DEMOCRAT, for half the price they
pay for some county papers.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-12

A. r. Moss has opened an exper-
mental grocery store at Cripple Creek.
He says if the experiment proves sue
cessful he will branch out.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-12
THAT CRUEL FASHION.
A Parody on The Irish Washer Woman, by
Zone of The Boys

AL H1H How cruel
@S G@h More cruel than the sword
SpHe AN or the lash,
I NNJA L To make a man appear
MA IN like fool,
O. By cutting off his mustache
It wasn't intended for no.
Al BILE man,
But concocted to serve the
III ~ clown
A Who needed a face like q
frying pan
To go with his comical gown.
The "fad" is only common in places,
And condemned by the wise sham,
1t has caused some of our prominent faces
To resemble an un-smoked ham.
Our best ones have tried the barber's chair,
In response to the barber's call,
And now are such models Of despair
AS to cause a blind calf to bawl.
Charles Brinkman--the maidens' ideal
Has been favored, we must allow,
But after fooling with the barber's steel
He looks like home-sick COW.
Morrison's face to girls was hauntage,
And his rivals would weep and wall.
But now he is at the same disadvantage
As a monkey with Billy goats tail.
Jim Clarke's we thought permanent feature,
But he, also, dug up dime,
And he now presents as rare picture
AS rose on pumpkin vine.
NJ Eppsteir early took up the cry,
~ Soid h.of fho fod int
The sun hides its face when Epp goes by,
And the moon to get up needs boost.
Ralph Bailey, proper. g quite handsome,
Had face where Cupid's imps lie
But alas. he paid the barber's ransom,
And now resembles an over-baked pie
Boys, is this move fraternal stand?
Is it Democrat, Repub, or Pop?
For humanity's sake pray do disband.
And go raise another crop.
To your friends you look like mourners,
You would cause bull dog to dust,
Make all the kids fly round the corners
And laugh until they bust.
Now with ugliness you may be shackled,
Suffer lack of good clothes and cash,
Be cross-eyed, buck-toothed, or freckled-
You can cover all with mustache.
Girls. do not be SO hard to please,
And your hopes may be gratifed.
You should compare us, at your ease,
With what your sisters are satisfied.
THE BOYS.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-12

James Armstrong removed his fam
lily and personal possessions to the new
home in the Strip, last week. Starting
overland Saturday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-12

Farley Bloss has moved to town, in
the third ward.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-12

Will and Fred Witte, of Heizer,
were callers last Saturday, to arrange
for advertising their new feed mill at
Heizer. See their ad, elsewhere in this
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-12

Mrs. Althea Briggs Stryker is in
Washington enjoying high life while
she writes for populist papers aud
helps to instruct Kansas farmers how
to run things.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-12

For RENT-40 acres of land; Soutl
side. Good terms to right party. Ad
ress: Box 1856. Great Bend.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-12

Go to Nelson 81 Sons Feed Store for
early Ohio potatoes, apples. oranges
and lemons.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-12

The American Steam Laundry, of
Hutchinson, does repair work FREE
ard guarantees satisfaction. Give
them a trial. F. B. GREENE, Agt.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-12

An old fashioned base burner:
The old mans slipper, when he takes
Willie back into the back kitchen for a
private interview.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-12

Judge E. G. Cole of appellate court,
seems to have had complete possession
of the Hoisington Dispatch and Clafiin
Leader, last week.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-12

Henry Nordman, of Olmitz, was in
Saturday, and left the DEMOCRAT an
order for stationery for his general
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-12

Did you notice the wind and dirt
from the north. Saturday afternoonp
What lot Of spouting those republican
politicians must have done over at
Hoisington TO raise such . commotion.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-12

The boys who went to HoislngtOn'
to the. convention Saturday, had q
way-up time; and it was not prohib-
itlonlsts time either-Hoisingto is
not that kind of a town.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-12

Elrick Cole seems to have no opposi.
tion as republican candidate for Appel
late Court Judge. Barring his politics,
we do not know OF a man we would
rather see hold that position.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-12

When wanting sale bills, notes, OF
any kind of job printing done, remem-
ber that the DEMOCRAT Office is better
equipped than any Office in Western
Kansas for that kind of work.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-12

The old veterans worked up surprise
parties on Mrs. E. A. Lynch and
Judge J. Wood Brown, last Friday
night.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-12

Girls. do not be SO hard to please,
And your hopes may be gratifed.
You should compare us, at your ease,
With what your sisters are satisfied.
THE BOYS.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-12
THE TIME IRRIGATE.
Some Hints to Irrigators by The State Ir-
rigation Commissioner.

ONE of our people
who have irrigation
plants started may
get some valuable
"pOl1ters" from the
following letter by
Hon, d. Nj. Frost,
s t a t e Irrigation
Commissioners , o f
Dodge City:
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-12

T. r. McEIroy, formerly of Alma,
Waubaunsee county, but later of Ar
kansas City, is the new man in charge
at the waterworks here. His family is
here at present domiciIed near the en-
oine house. in the 3rd ward.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-12

Col. 6. F. Mecklem, of near Heizer.
was in to pick crow with the DEMO
Graf, Saturday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-12
LOCAL NOTES.
City registration closes March 9th.

Ben Slower was over from Claf1in,
Saturday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-12

The DEMOCRAT and School Visitor
one year for S1.1O.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-12

March will come between the 25th and
OQth
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-12

DR.. Phillips, the eye and ear Special
ist, will be- at the Hotel Greene March
14th to 18th.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-12

Already that grotesque speciman of
the genus homo (half brother of the
genus hobo). with hair sticking through
the top of his hat, elbows peeping
through his sleeves, scantiness of pant
aloons where he keeps the chair the
warmest, is going about the country
frothing at the mouth and calling hard
names the men who have sufficient
manhood to patch their pants instead
OF advertising Incidence and shiftless-
ness, because such men do not think
politically in line with the brother ho-
DO. The mouthings of such useless in
dividuals are what disgusts industri-
Gus men with politics.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-12

A newly arrived girl baby is reported
at the home of Sherman Smith, this
city.