Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-02
BUSY BETTY'S" COLUMN.

! Representative wants to know if:
When Tom Reed convenes in regular
zession next December the free homes
bill will be pushed up under his nose.
1t is thought that majority of him
are in favor of the BILL"
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The Shawnee Blade has 1t figured
out so: "A man may sue, and man
may lie, and a man may puff and blow,
but he can't get trade by getting IN the
shade, and waiting for business to
grow. The United States mint is the
only business that can make money
without advertising.''
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The Mcpherson Republican says:
"A man in Lone Tree township bought
a farm last spring. He paid s., 500
cash. He has just threshed 1900
bushels of wheat which, at to days
prices, figures up 81 $50. He has al
most got his money back on the first
crop" What state can show better
returns for farming?
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The school boy in Georgia is original
if nothing more. Here is an essav
written by one on lynching:
"Lynchin' is wrong. 1t hurts the
limbs of the beautiful trees where the
birds sing. 1t also hurts the people
what's lynched. They should have a
regular hangin' an sell peanuts an
lemonade. People what's hung regu-
lar, by law, always go to heaven. L
don't want to go to heaven that way"
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He got MS revenge thinks the Wich.
ita Beacon: A Kingfsher farmer,
while making hay few days ago, got
into an old-fashioned humble bees
nest. One of the bees took the liberty
to puncture the haymaker's epidermis.
This made the old gentleman angry
and he avenged his injury by setting
fire to the humble bees nest. The nest
was destroyed, with most of the bees:
also sixty acres of excellent uncut hay
and lot of hay in the stack. The
next nest Of humble bees be finds, he
will drown.
1t would be interesting to know how
many of the teachers who failed in the
recent county examinations are regu
lar readers of a good county paper.
And what per cent make a practice of
reading daily to keep posted on the
topics of the day. Judging from some
of the answers in history, current
events do not appeal to their cultured
tastes. Some seem to have an idea
that history must be old enough to be
furnished in text books before it is
worth learning. There are things out
side of books worth knowing.
Xxx
Can any one tell the political com
plectlon of the Hutchinson Saturday
Bee, by it's motto? "This paper does
not look to the ground hog for it's
weather, nor to a political convention
for its creed" The editor does not
tell us what he looks to for his pay.
Since the Bee is exploring new territory
perhaps Mr.. Watson has some new
plan invented to collect his subscrip-
tions without having to insert the
worn out method of asking for side
meat, hay, cobs or any "old thingn
that will answer for film for the
editorial household. The editors
wives would be glad of change of
diet. Let us hear how you work it.
Bro. Watson.
Xxx
The Kansas City Times. of August
18th, contained a poetical description
of case in the Kansas City, Kansas,
police court which may have the cake
till something better is dished up.
Here it is:
This is the tale Of a woman who
knew comfort and how to use it, too.
who set at nOught the prudish sneers,
the naughty looks, the well bred jeers
Of the neighbor, who to expose the
negative way she wore her clothes
Mrs. ingalls,, Nora, an unknown wife
or we'll known man, STIRRED up the
strife and got a taste just yester-
day of police court ways in Z. G. K
With humid air and weather warm,
Mrs. ingalls, saw pot the slightest harm
in dressing as cody as she saw fit, re-
gardless of what folks thought of it.
1t was this that upset Mrs. Poinsett,
made her complain and warrant get,
for Nora who hadn't intended wrong,
but knew good thing, pushed it
along. The charge that Mrs p. made
was that Mrs. /. on her back porch
often sat. dressed in way that might
have been shocking, at least to V. r.
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