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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-02-18

-AM SaS<A OF IISe SiiESi COih-
aM,. NV age. by the gold
80 standard advocates
of the United States, is compelling just
recognition by the wonderful advance
ment she is making in every way. Read
what Harper's Magazine, for February.
says about this ''terrible example of
the evils of free silver:''
s'M exico is a republic i'll chancery;
free as we are, but less licensed; happy
safe, prosperous, under the system
whereby we administer our homes; and
proud of the remarkable man who has
done what no other ruler Of modern
times has ever dreamed of being able
to do, and who still keeps a quiet,
steady fist in the waistband of the
youngster he has taught to walk"
''Within ten years the brigands of
Mexico have been simply wiped out. 1t
has beeu-to such as know the geo
graphical obstacles marvellous
achievement and the political difficulties
were as great. Nowadays the bandit
needs not rob. There is something else
for him to do: and he finds it not only
more salubrious, but more to his taste,
to take part in the development of the
patria he was proud of even when he
was her curse"
~ do not know anything in history
which fairly parallels these twenty years
in Mexico No othar man has taken a
comparably dead weight of population
and so upIifted and transformed it..
The wonder is all the more because to
this day every other colony of Spain in
the New World looks to be worse off
for the independency. Whatever we
may say of the theory of self-govern-
ment, in practice not one of them was
ever so miserably vIceroyed or captain
generated as it has been presidented
four-fifths Of the time since 1921"
sit is not far to remember when there
was not railroad in Mexico, and when
other material conditions were in pro-
portion. The actual Mexico has forty
railroads, with nearly 1000 miles OF
track, and everything that implies. Its
transportation facilities are practically
as good as those of our Western states;
and the investment is far more profita
BILE. 1t is netted with telegraph lines
with the cheapest tariffs in America)
dotted with post Offices, schools, costly
buildings for public business and public
benefcence. 1t is freer than it ever
was before-with free schools, free
speech. free press. 1t is happier thar
ever before, and more prosperous thar
ever in the bonanza days of magnificen
silver King of Zacatectes and Guam
ajuato. There are degrees, of course
by local variation of impulse or of op
portunity; but there is progress every
where-material. intellectual, moral.
Mexico is admirably prosperous, il
spite of seven years drouth; in spite o
the Garza revolution (kindled in the
United States in ways and for reason
too complicated to be reviewed here)
In spite of national debt contractet
when exchange was at from IS to Io2
In spite even of cheap money. 1t ha:
been a meravel of craftsmanship, bu
a miracle which will never be repeate
In a dissimilar land"
tI0L,1f vi, Met c.o,,,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-02-18

"Shave, or haircut-which shall it
be? Cut your face or shave your hair
while you count threel One boy two
boys-happy as a clami What's the
matter? Dad again that's what 1 ann"
And that's the way EIbert Seward has
been going on, by spells, ever since last
Friday morning
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-02-18

The way to get good roads is To build
them. We hope that, after the expert.
ence of the past two weeks, road over
seers all over the county Will seq the
need of giving more attention TO put.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-02-18

Mrs. M. N. Jones and children, who
have been visiting here since the holi-
days. returned to her home at Fort
Collins, Colo, Tuesday morning.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-02-18

The township assessors, with the
county commissioners. will meet at the
Office of county clerk on Monday,
March 1st, to go through the form of
agreeing on basis of valuation. Why
not be fair, square, and assess all
property according to its actual cash
value?
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-02-18

1t is one of the peculiar amenities of
fate, that often the man ysiIcsn ycu did
everything you cuuld to advance in a
political way, will take the first oppor-
tunity which offers to cut you il the
back. Newspaper men experience this
oftener than any other class.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-02-18

Attorney S. 1. Hale, of La Crosse,
has been offered the position OF assist
ant claim agent for the Mo. p road.
1t does not seem as if Sam had killed
himself off by standing by his honest
convictions for the free coinage of silver
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-02-18

Old Glory foated proudly from the
court house dome, and from the city
school buildings, Friday, in honor of
Lincoln's Birthday, Just while we
think of it, the DEMOCRAT has got a
silver dollar to put in puree to buy a
new flag for the court house. Who
will add some more dollars? Let us
put up GOOD flag on the court house,
and show that we, the people, are not
frayed out sa badly.
Our readers, and especially those do
ing trading at Pawnee Rock, should
note the coal advertisement of w. w
Bowman, of that town. All old set
tiers know him, and all new ones
should know him-and will receive
the best of treatment at his hands.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-02-18

0. Lindblom, accompanied by his
wife and daughter. stopped off to visit
with Jesse Rasor and wife last week,
on their way home TO Rush county
from Florida. Mr.. Lindblom says that
everything is overdone in Florida, and
he does not care TO locate there.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-02-18
Funny Advertisements,

Curlously worded advertisements,
which are unintentionally funny are
very common. A London periodical
recently offered a prize for the best
collection Of such announcements.
Here is the result in part J:
Annual sale now going on. Don't
go elsewhere to be cheated-come in
here.''
Respectable widow wants washing
for Tuesday,
Bulldog for sale; will eat anything;
very fond of Children
Wanted an organist and a boy to
blow the same.''
Lost near Highgate Archw ay, an
umbrella belonging to a gentleman with
bent rib and bone handle.''
Wanted, experienced nurse for bot
tied baby.''
A recent ad, called for young man
to open oysters seventeen years old.
A Hillsboro man lost his dog, and
this is the way the newspaper man let
the fact be known: Henry Michel has
lost his dog and don't know where to
find him. He wore two ticks upon his
neck and short stub tail behind himI
He is long and narrow built with spots
of black and white, and if he sees a
smaller dog he always wants to fight
He holds his tail up stiff and straight
when he's for war prepared. but points
it downward to the ground whenever
he is scared. The stump tail dog tia;
now is lost was Henry's friend and
crony, but now alas he sadly fears, he's
| made up in balogna-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-02-18
PROSPEROUS MEXICO.
A Truthful Admission by Gold-Standard
Advocate That Free Silver Does
Not Hurt Mexico.

HE land of the man
dolin, the greaser
and the padrone,
which was SO rid
iculed held up
as a terrible exam
pie of the effects
of free silver coin
age, by the gold
standard advocates
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-02-18

The low.lyIng flats about the city
were one continuous lake last Friday
and Saturday. Ditches which If open
would have carried off the surplus
water, were stopped up with snow and
debris, and the city looked ike a
southern Illinois swamp.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-02-18

The only reason Garden City dudes
part their hair in the middle is tn keep
their minds from becoming uIbalanc-
ed, while if they had little less point
to their shoes and more to their CONVEX
sation it would seem more interesting
to tn cir hearers.-Sentinel,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-02-18

Beware of the man who persistently
opposes and fights everything new. He
is not a safe teacher nor leader to be
followed. This is a world of progress,
and this age especially is an age of ad-
vaucement. We are learning new
things every day, and the man who
stands still is soon left far in the rear of
the mass OF his fellows. In every oc-
cupation it is the progressive man who
succeeds. who makes money, who is a
credit To bis calling and who is happy.
l-Wyandotte Herald.
These words of wisdom from v. j.
Lane, the veteran Kansas editor, should
be pondered over by the fellows who
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-29
SECTION OF pRunfnfERs, CAR.

to his memory to make the comparison
between samples which were offered to
him at inter walls of several weeks It is
probable that one line of goods only
will be carried on train, but this point
is now under debate and has not yet
been definitely decided.
Sleeping and dining cars will be at
tach ed to the train, SO that the drum
mers can literally live on wheels and
thus save all hotel expenses. The hotel
landlords will doubtless protest against
this innovation, but it is probable that
the drumnners themselves will greatly
appreciate the change, for their quar-
tiers in a Pullman will be much more
comfortable than in the best of country
hotels, and if the fare in the dining car
does not suit them they can make some
organized effort to better it. There will
be pleasant and congenial companion
ship for them, and the rides between
stations can be whiled away with much
more comfort than formerly.
The plan has not as yet been perfect
ed, but it has been more or less under con-
sideration by large commercial houses
for some time. Its present practical
shape was given it during discussion
of the scheme by little knot of Chica-
60 travelling men, and, while the heads
of some houses find objections to it, the
majority of wholesalers seem to favor it
and welcome the change it will make in
their business methods. At present the
expense accounts of drummers foot up
considerable item during the year, and
the cost of selling goods sometimes
wipes out all the profits.
No one doubts that the special train
scheme will prove less expensive than
the method now in use. None but
the houses handling the most reliable
goods, however, can stand the test of
such close competition, for inferior
goods would suffer by comparison. Only
the large staple articles, such as ready
made clothing, hats, mems furnishing
goods, groceries, millinery, dress goods,
ETC., will be sold from the special train,
for it would hardly be practicable to
sell minor articles in this way. Cigars
5ewelry, stationery and the like will
probably be carted about in drummers'
satchels in the future just as they have
been for years past.
As to the rivalry at close range, no
dealer in first class goods viii object to
that, for they have become accustomed
to facing their competitors Rival
drummers frequently display their sam
pies at the same time in the same hotel,
and it has long been the custom of the
boot and shoe drummers to visit Chica-
go at about the same time in the year
and show their samples together. It may
not be many months before the first
drummers' train will be started, and if
it is a success it will be followed by
many more. ANDREW Downs
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AS WE LIKE 1T.
All the worlds awheel,

All the worlds awheel,
And all the men and women merely wheelers.
They have their tumbles and punctured tires,
And each, in learning, bruises many parts,
His stages being seven. At first the neOphyte,
Keeling and sprawling in his tutors arms.
And then the iucl1less WARBLER, unattended,
With flushed, excited face, creeping like snail
Across each passer's path. And then the
scorcher,
Signing like furnace, with dire intent
To make century run. And then the veteran,
Full of strange yarns and lying like a pards
Jealous in honor of his make of wheel,
Seeking to sell another like it
Unto each man he meets. And then the agent,
Working unavares, plucking commission
From each sale he influences,
Full of wise saws and modern instances,
And so he plays his part. The sixth age shifts
Into the fat and Sinking retail dealer,
With spectacle nose and hand in pocket,
Clicking gold coins, the profits Of his trade,
And, winking slyly, and his bank account
Constantly swelling toward goodly pile.
Begets a new ambition. Last scene Of all,
That ends this strange, eventfu1 parody,
Is when he grows to be manufacturer
And owns the earth and all abiding on it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-29
NEW PORTABLE BUREAU.

Trunk with Drawers and COmpart-
ments of a Dressing Case.
The most convenient trunk in the
world is an English trunk which COM
bines all the advantages of a dressing
case and bureau with that Of trunk
in fact, a portable dressing-case. 1t is
fitted with sliding drawers, and SO the
bottom of the trunk is as accessible as
the top. This arrangement entirely
avoids tunbling over the contents of
the whole trunk, and also from crush
ing whatever is in the bottom of the
trunk. This has been for long time
the chief attraction of a tray trunk for
dresses, ETC., but this new arrangement,
opening the trunk from the front up
ward, does away with the necessity of
taking out all the trays to get at the
lower one.
Nothing need be removed. Tie trunk
does not need to be moved away from
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-29
CAR FOR DRUMMERS.
A NEW PLAN FOR CARRYING AND Dis
PLAYING SAMPLES.

Special Sales Trains Proposed by Chicago
Wholesale acknowledgements to Live
on the Cars-SpeciaI Facilities For Show
ing Goods-Advantages of the Scheme.
A special train occupied wholly by
drummers and their samples is the very
newest commercial scheme which the
ever wide awake Chicago business men
have evolved. The big wholesale mer-
chants of that city are debating the
practicability of the idea and propose
to test it by sending out such a train.
Some of them believe that this decided
" new and original method of selling
goods will prove huge success
At present the commercial traveller
whose business requires him to carry
large amount of big and bulky samples
sends word to his customers in advance
that on a certain day he will be at such
hotel in their town. He generally ar
rives the night before, has his trunks
taken into the sample room and is up
bright and early next morning arrang-
ing his samples for the inspection of
the retail merchants This involves the
paying of railroad fares, extra baggage
and express charges and hotel bill.
1t takes a lot of time to sell goods in
this way, too, but this system has been
in use for a good many years simply
because a better one has never been sug-
gested
The new method would be radical
change. Tt is proposed to equip a spe-
cial train of Pullman cars with every
convenience for the display Of goods.
The expense is to be met by a com bina-
ton of wholesalers, and in each car a
certain amount of space is to be allot-
ted to each firm. This will involve no
packing and unpaeking of samples. Be-
fore the train leaves the city the drum
mers will have an opportunity to ar
range their display as attractively as
possible, with the comforting assurance
that it will not be disturbed by packing
and unpacking during the entire trip.
A schedule is to be arranged before
hand and notices sent out to customers.
This does away with all delay caused in
waiting for trains. It is thought, too,
that retailers will visit a special train
as readily, if not more SO, as they go
to hotel sample room.
Then there is another feature of the
plan which is expected will be appre-
ciated by the customer. He will be able
to see the goods of rival manufacturers
side by side and can determine which
he likes the best instead of trusting
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-29
A Leve1er of Ranks.

"Pete," said Meandering Mike, ode BIZ
Cycle is a great ting"
81 don't see what it's done fur US" re-
piled Flooding Pete.
cts annihilated de aristocracy, dat's
whut it's done. Whenever we gifts hand
out of old clothes, they re bicycle clothes,
an when we goes up ter make a call at a
farmhouse nobody can't tell from de looks
of us dat we ain It swells dat got lost on a
century run. Washington Star.
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Not In the Church.

A well known vicar gives q curious ex-
perience. It was his custom to point his
sermons with either Dearly beloved breth-
rem" or ''Now, my brothers, until cAe
day a lady member Of his congregation
took exception to this and asked him why
he always preached to the gentlemen and
never to the ladies. My dear lady" said
the beaming vicar, Zone embraces the 9TH
err
"But not in the church l'' was the reply
Of the astonished lady.-Tit-Bit
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Raw Eggs.

Taken whole and raw, using table
spoon which has been dipped in lemon
juice, eggs are fine tonic. The old fash
toned way of boiling eggs until the white
is horny and the yolk soggy should be
abolished Put into cold water and
brought to a temperature of $50 degrees
and then allowed to stand from % to 40
minutes, the eggs will cook evenly, leav-
ing the white and yolk jellylike and di-
6esti ble.-NeW York Tribune
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sit is said, :" remarked the genial mag
istrate to the wealthy young bicyclist who
was brought before him, THAT you have
money to burn. That being the case, you
may put up $40 for scorching, please. ~
Detroit Free Press
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Ended Right There.

The new policeman on the block stepped
up to the baby carriage and looked with
great admiration at the cherub inside.
$50 pretty and SO quiet,'' he said.
"What good little thing it isl''
eyes, SIR replied the dignified domes-
tic in charge of the baby. "And I'm 60
ing to push it along. Please stand aside. -
Chicago Tribune
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81 saw man today who had no hands
play the piano -
e'Thats nothingi We've got girl down
in our fat who has no voice and who
gsl''-Yonkers Statesman.
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ST understand, - said the new husband
to the new wife, ''that you intend to raise
chickens for our own use. "
Eyes. The gardener is to set out egg
plants as soon as it is warm enough.-De-
troit Free Press.
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The Reason of a Name.

''Have you any objection to telling me
why you fellows call your fat mems club
THE Liberals?' ,"
Certainly not. It's no secret. We call
it that because no narrow person can be-
long. "-Cinoinnati Enquirer.
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In the Gentle sprinetirne.

They had just moved into new house,
and she stood surveying the situation.
ct WISH she said, THAT this carpet
was velvet
81 DON'T responded her husband I'M
feelingly. 81 wish it was down. New
York Journal.
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Another Consideration.

est never go to sad play said the
young woman who poses cit is almost
sure to make me cry, and then it is bad
for my eyes
YES replied Miss Cayenne, "and
sometimes for the complexion. ''-Wash-
ington Star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-29

Suitor-Your daughters little hands
were never made to work.
Mother-So discovered long ago.-De-
eroit Free Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-29
MALE HELP WANTED.

most BE HARD OF am making 81
- 300 a year working for s Gray & Co.
Columbus. Ohio, selling Royal Platers,
plating knives, forks. spoons. etc, by
dipping in melted metal quickly done: eIe-
CANT finish; plate guaranteed to 10
years; customers happy. Get all the
work 1 can do Write for a place.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-29

the wall before being opened, SO that
both the wall and the carpet are saved
much scraping and tearing. These ad-
vantages are possessed by no other
trunk Everything can be packed the
same as if IN ones own bureau at
home.
Nothing is ever disturbed, everything
is in place on arrival at destination, and
in the small quarters usually at the dis
posaI of a traveller in d hotel room it
certainly is a great relief not to be
obliged to unpack and pack up again
to save the dresses from being mussed
and crushed and wrinkled.
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"A ANTS, RENTS, SIT
UATIONS, REAL
ESTATE, AUG
% TION SALES AND
OTHER CLASSIFIED AD-
VERTISEMENTS
SITUATIONS wANTED-FREE.

Are you in need OF work? Il so. you
are at liberty to use these columns for
assistance In that direction. While This
notice appears the State Journal will pub
fish free on Saturday. Monday and Tues
day. for Topeka or Kansas people. all
notices OF Situations Wanted" not to
exceed five lines. or thirty five words, IN
length. provided that all advertisements
Of that nature are handed in previous to
20 o'clock Saturday morning; also on
Wednesday. Thursday and Friday. all
advertising of this class handed In by 10
clock W ednesday morning
No advertisements of this nature to be
started except on Saturdays and We'd
nesdays- No obligation is incurred on the
part Of the advertiser. No worthy and
needy man or woman need hesitate to
take advantage of this offer. No one in
business or having employment is ex-
pected TO take advantage of It, but all
others are invited to avail themselves
freely.
The Topeka State Journal guarantees
every day It is printed. to give a local
circulation by far more than all other
Daflies combined. This makes this paper
the cheapest. as well as the best daily
medium IN Topeka. the classified adVer-
Hsements below costing but
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-29

$50 Giddibols fell into fortuneP''
eyes, but he went right through IL. ''<
Detroit News.
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Make 1t Plain.

In writing to a candidate
Be cautious and give heed
So you viii state the case so plain
That he who runs may read.
Chicago Record.
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Group and whooping cough are child
hoods terrors; but like pneumonia.
bron chitis. and other throat and lung
troubles, can be quickly cured by using
one Minute Cough Cure. G. w. STAINS
field, 632 Kansas ave.
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CALEsMEN FOR CIGARs-Good salary
- and expenses paid Novelties given
with our goods, experience unnecessary.
c. c. Bishop Co., st. Louis.
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Not how cheap bur how good is the
way we try to do our work. Peerless
Steam Laundry. 112 and ia West sth.
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sALEsMEN WANTED

6SS % 40 warn ss77srTC- -6s1d7 -ccfes77c
O4O statesmen Experience unneces-
Sary. Permanent position. w. L. Kline
Co. St. Louis, Mo.
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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.
AGENTS WANTED.

@~-~~~~~0~~~~--~~-7~
w ANTED-Agents male or female, to
w handle the Acme embroidery needle;
Acme Needle Co, 626 RiaIto Bldg, st.
Louis, Mo.
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Missouri Pacific.

Leave Topeka. 500 a. m
TOPEKA & F@r. SCOTT ACCOM-. No 2s6
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

Horses and cattle to pas
ture. plenty grass. good water and
shade, good care. Frank Dickinson, val
encia, Kansas.
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POUND The place to get your picture
= enlarged, your watch, clock or umbrells
repaired. sos Kan. Ave, upstairs.