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York River Line,v1A WEST POINT
THE FAVORITB ROUTE NORTH.

LEAVE RICHMOND
Train No. Is, 4 80 p. n.
BALTIMORE LIMITED, Daily, except sun
day, for West Point, there making close con-
nection. Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays
Lester Manor for Walkerton on Thursdays
and Saturdays.
Train No. 10, 1850 p. n.
LOCAL EXPRESS, Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays for West oint and intermediate sta
tons, coDnectswith stage at Lester Manor for
WalkertoH: also at Tappahannock with steam
ers for Baltimore Stops at all stations.
Train No. 46, 500 A. n.
LOCAL MIXED, leaves daily, except Sunday
from Virginia-Street Station for West ONT
and intermediate stations, connecting with
stage at Lester Manor for Walkerton and Tap
pahannock.
TRAINS ARRIVE AT RICHMOND
o:17 a. m. Daily, except Monday.
10 40 a. m, sondays, Wednesdays S, and Fridays
s 90 D. m, Daily, except sunday from West
Point and intermediate sta tons.
Steamers leave West Point at 100 p m,
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and Bal
timore at 100 p m. Tuesdays. Thursdays and
Ticket-ofhce at station, foot OF Virginia st.
Open from A NJ, to p. n. and from . 80 P n
to A..
city ticket office, OOs east Main street.
J. NJ cULP, W. A. Turk,
traffic Manager Gen. Pass. Agt-
O. w. WESTBURY,
Travelling Passenger Agent,
o2o K Main ST. Richmond. Va
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JULY 4, 1897.

LkAVn RICHMOND, BYRD STREET STATION
WOO A NJ. and Norfolk YES.
ubule limited, Second class tickets
NOT accepted for pas age on this
sos A. NJ, Daily, The Chicago Ex press for
Lynchbcrg, Roanoke. Columbus
and Chicago. Pullman Sleeper Roam
oke TO Columbus; also for kadford
BRISTOL. Knoxville. Chattanooga
and intermediate points.
FSO +. N. Daily Tor Norfolk, suffolk and IN
termediate stations.
II 90 r. M-, Daily, for Lynchburg and Roanoke.
Connects at Roanoke with WASH
ington and Chattanooga Limited
Sleepers Roanoke 20 Mem
phis and New Orleans. pullman
Sleeper between Richmond and
LynchDurg, and berths ready for
occupancy ato:O0 p. NJ. Also pull
man Sleeper Petersburgto Roanoke
trains arrive at Richmond from Lynch burQ
and the west daily, S:15 a. M. and $50 %. m
from Norfolk and the east II :05 a. M and YES,
Hbuled Limited 90 D. m. Office S2S Main
street.
r. w. COURTNEY
District Passenger Agent
W. b. BEVILI.
General Passenger Agent
General omces Roanoke Va
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Southern Railway
SCHEDULE
SCHEDULE
IN EFFECT Der. 3, 1897.
TRAINS LEAVE RICHMOND, VA.

AASAAAtO -@1A - 0AOL10NO1NOe y a
2 Oc A. N.No II sOUTHERNEXPRESS daily foi
Atlanta. Augusta and points south.
Sleeper Richmond, 70 Danville, @ reens-
boro. Salisbury, and Charlotte sleep
Salisbury and Charlotte with the Wash
tngton and Southwestern Linz
tied (No 81 carrying sleepers
New York 20 Ashvtlle. hot Springs,
Chattanooga and Nashville: New York
60 Memphis, new York 70 New Orleans.
new York 70 Tampa, and nrst-ciasg
day coach between Washington and
Memphis. Connections are made for all
points In Texas and California Sleeper
II 90 noon, No. y, solid train daily for Char
lotte, n. q. Connects at Moseley with
Farmvtlle and Powhatan railroad at
keysVtlle for GAINESVILLE. Oxford, 4en-
derson and Durham and At Greens boro
for Durham. Raleigh and winston
salem; at Danville with NO. IS United
States Fast all, solid train, daily for
new Orleans and poin Is South, which
carries sleeDers New York 70 new Or
leans ana New York TO Jacksonville;
Through sleeper Salisbury, Nashville,
via Chattanooga also, Tourist sleeper
every Wednesday Washington 70 san
Francisco without change.
8 90 p. NJ, NO IL, LOCAL, daily except Sunday,
for KeYsvtlle and intermediates points.
TRAINS ARRIVE AT RICHMOND
6 90 A. n.
s rs P. n, from Atlanta Augusta, Asheville
and Nashville.
5 40 A. NJ, from keysvtlie.
LOCAL FREIGHT TRAINS.
NOS. 81 and g. between Manchester and Ne
apolls, Va
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VIRGINIA NAVIGATION

VIRGINIA NAVIGATION
COMPANIES JAMEs-RIvER LINE
10 Norfolk, Portsmouth, Old Point Newport
News, Claremount and James River Ian A. -
ana connecting at Old Point and Norfolk for
washington, Baltimore and the North
STEAMER PoCAH0NTAs LEAVES MONDAY WIN
EKsDAY AND FRIDAY AT A. NJ
Electrtc-cars direct 20 wharf. Fare only 81 20
$40 Sl-Oo 70 Norfolk, Portsmouth, Old Point
trfon. 80 ~ASn0S
Freight received daily from above-named
RlsS1s nno All points in Eastern Virginia and
IRWIN WEISIGER
superintendent
EDWARD Z. BARNEY
President.
General Ofces; Planters Bank Building.
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TUESDAY, THURSDAY AND SAT-
URnAV
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FROM BLUEFIELD.
TELLING COMPARISON.
A Word to the Brownies.
THE WORK FOR THE
PEOPLE.
Interesting Personal Items.

BLUEFILD, w. VA, Oct. Is, 1897.
We have discovered since the era of
all secret organizations according to
history that each one has done a
great work for falling humanity for
the lettering of the world at large,
but as time passes away from century
to century so doth many secret socie-
ties. II they do not finally pass away
there have been great universal split
which ruins the first foundation. Thus
people lose confidence in ITS founders,
discovering that they seek to be en-
riched and the masses cango to de-
struction.
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General omoes: Planters Bank Buildins.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23
SOME OBSERVATIONS.
A PARENT

Pawnee Rock, Sept. Is, 1897.
EDITOR DEMOCRAT:
DEAR SIR
In looking over my meteorological
observations for the years of 1896 and
'97, am struck with an apparent Co
incident. And in the interest of agri-
culture [ will cite to their now known
sequels. by way of rainfaIIs and crop
reports:
1896 April 8 IS, May $50, June 4.55 Total 10. 20
1897 f" 600, 3" 2.75, I" 200 - 1915.
Seeing the small fraction of .05 of an
inch of difference in rainfall of the two
years, being in favor of '97 over '96,
and such widespread of from 8 to 5
hundred per cent difference in yield,
makes one wonder if, perchance, we
are living in a world of chance or not.
AS, peradventure, the wedding out
of sinners and their departure to other
climes, has rendered it more of a
celestial than a terrestrial divining of
metaphysical prob lens.
However these things may be. we
are generally taught that the good
Lord, through this law Of nature, has
arranged their order and systematic
causes and effects. Say the least, to
me, there is an apparent logical
reasoning for enquiries of how is this.
and thus ieaYes the subject of enquiring
to do his own searching. Probably by
long research each and every fellow
would have long preamble, as to this
| and that cause and effect. But want
to say this to Old Growler: you car
never tell what old Kansas is going to
do, nor how she is going to do it. The
best thing for you is to abserve the
passing seasons; with one eye upor
insect pests, and draw your lines &C
cordingly. But avoid using too much
of your time in abusing old Kansas
and while not every time, probably no
over half of the time, will a fruitful anC
bountiful crop be in realization. Blu.
with care and proper distribution Of
good judgement enough times to make
you a good home, and a fair way tt
good living. at least I am fully
persuaded that many of our friend.
visiting northern cline now think SO
Now Old Growler quit cursing OLE
Kansas; go to an energetic, patient
systematic line of farming and yol
will be blessed, probably to the fuInes
of your hearts content.
And believe me as yours Truly,
F. T. BELT.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23

in the same course. [ wonder how
many of the fathers of these same boys
thought that they were going to fur
nish customers for the joints when
they were talking in favor OF said
joints? 1t is safe to suppose that they
thought some one else boy would do
the drinkiDg-thus enabling the joints
to pay their fines. 1t is an indespensl-
BILE condition, somebody's sons must be
sacrificed for city revenue. When boys
hear older men, and sometimes their
fathers, upholding or know of their
practicing the vice is it any wonder
they think the fun is greater than the
BARN. If the same number of our
girls had gone out on lark Saturday
night and committed the least breach
orthe peace, would 1t have been hushed
up and they allowed to escape the
lookup? II hear someone say "Oh! it
would be so much worse in girls" ."
Will Christ judge vices in women more
harshly than in men? The bible does
not teach us so. The difference lies in
our not being used to seeing our girls
committing such sins. not in the sins
themselves. We throw all kinds of
restraints and protection around our
girls to keep them pure, unsullied
all by contact with evil. Our young
men commit various disgraceful acts
and expect to move in the best so
ciety. tolerated because of the money
behind them. They have the affrontery
to expect the company of the young
girls who have deported them
selves as ladies, and act as their escorts
to parties, picEics and moonlight rides.
What assurance have we that our girls
will be protected? Is it likely that a
young man who has not self respect
enough to be gentleman at all times
and in all places will make a good
companion for our girls?
A PARENT.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23
Are Boys Better Than Girls2

EDITOR DEMOCRAT:
The recent disgraceful conduct of a
number of our fiue de ceicle young men
a few days ago has set me thinking.
Our society of young people, those
composing the upper-tent?) seems to
contain a number of boys who think
it is not necessary to be decent. That
they can pursue an unmanly course,
have it kept quiet, or made light of and
still be the leaders of the fashionable
set. They do not belong to the igno
rant class, for whom some little excuse
might be made, but a number of them
, are high-school graduates Asome hav-
ing taken a course at colledge-and
should know enough to be gentlemen.
Many older men will wink at their
rowdyism and say '-they are sowing
their wild oats" and sone of the
fathers will try to hush the matter up
thereby encouraging them to keep on
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23
A Saturday Iamhorea.

Last Saturday afternoon three young
fellows of this city we're what some of
them called "doing the town." Some
of the doing" was very disgracefully
done, but as the police court docket
shows no record of any arrests having
been made, and as this paper does not
desire to make public names until such
names are made a matter of public
record, the names of these young men
who are old enough aud intelligent
enough to realize the disgraeefulness
of their acts, are not published. One
of them ''had money to burn''-at
least he had just as well have burned il
as tearing it up and chewing it into a
wad, which he did in one OF the saloons
A business mana friend of the boy
expostulated with the young fellow
when he turned vile TRADE of abuse
upon several men present, and
measured his length upon the floor as
consequence. He was pat under
arrest Dy two policemen, but after.
wards, in Difference to the high stand.
ing of his family and his personal
pleadings and promises, was taken to
bis home instead of to the lookup.
The DEMOCRAT wants again to sug-
gest that all law breakers be treated
alike. We may have incurred the
enmity of one or two smart alec
upstairs who assume that they are
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23
F. T.BELT.

Mrs. Helen Dickinson Hartford, of
Oregon, who is working in the interests
of the Women's Christian Temperance
Union was in Great Bend last week
She succeeded in calling a temperance
mass meeting at the Presbyterian
church Sunday evening, where steps
we're taken to reorganize the W. G..
T. q. Mrs. Hartford will be at work
in the 7th congressional district for the
next three months.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23
DEMOCRATIC JUDICIAL CONVENTION

DEMOCRATIC JUDICIAL CONVENTION
The democrats of the Goth judicial
district met in convention at Ellin
wood last Thursday, the 10th, and
nominated Hon. G. F. Foley of Rice
county for judge.
F. n. Cooper was made chairman
and M. M. Osborne secretary. After
the appointment of committees a
recess of 20 minutes was taken to en-
able them to prepare their reports.
Upon reconvening the temporary or
ganization was made permanent. the
committees reported, on credentials.
organization and order of business.
The committee On resolutions reported
and the convention adopted the follow.
ing
RESOLUTIONS:
We, the democrats of the goth judi.
cial district of Kansas, in convention
assembled, do renew our allegiance to
the principles of true democracy as
laid down in the National platform of
1895, and we pledge our best efforts for
the upholding of such principles.
REsOLvED-That we congratulate
the silver forces of the three counties
of Rice, Barton and Stafford on their
earnest efforts in uniting for the defeat
of goldbug- ism and all the national ills
it implies.
INC l,ot rrof q fn
the State of Kansas upon the able and
efficient management of state affairs
by the present administration. which
administration has proven one of the
most economical IN the history of our
state.
RESOLVED That we as democrats
denounce the efforts of the republican
party of this judicial district in at
tempting to fool the people into sup
porting a republican by their subter-
fuge of an ''independent" candidacy,
and we urge upon every democrat to
stand by the nominee of this conven-
tion, to the end that no encouragement
shall be given to any man who supports
and defends the National republican
admins tration with its policy of high
protection, trust fostering. and en-
couragement of government by injunc-
tions instead of by the people.
After the adoption of these resolu-
tions a motion was offered and carried,
that the delegates present from each
county cast the full vote to which such
county is entitled
Upon motion, nominations were
made by informal ballot.
Informal ballot for judge -Barto n
% for G. T. Foley; Stafford 6 for T. r.
Moseley; Rice IL for c. F. Foley.
Formal ballot-42 for G. F. Fol ey-
unanim Gus vote.
Mr.. J. M. Flower, of the Central
Kansas Democrat, of Sterling. was ap.
pointed to conduct Judge Foley to the
hall.
The judicial committee was selected
as follows: Rice county, DR.. ]. M.
Gray; Stafford county, o. 2. Scarce
(selected by the conventienj; Barton
county, II. J. RoetZel. The committee
organized by selecting DIR. Gray for
chairman, Mr.. Roetzel for secretary
and Mr. Scarce for treasurer.
Judge Foley then appeared and
kindly thanked the convention for
| what he considered most valuable and
essential support, and in a talk of a
few minutes touched briefly and i'm
pressively upon the living issues of the
day upon which democrats. populists
and earnest, conscientious republicans
are united.
There being no further business, the
convention adjourned.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23
A Stolen Coat,.

Saturday night two men and two
women registered at the National
hotel, Ellinwood, one man registered
as himself and wife, and the other one
as himself and friend.
Sunday, while John Brodie, who
rooms at the National, was in the
parlor singing he took off his coat,
valued at $40, and laid it down. The
two men and women.left the hotel and
Brodie's coat disappeared at the same
time. Sunday night MIR. Brodie and
Jake Heidley, proprietor of the hotel,
came up to Great Bend, suspecting
that they would find the coat thief
here. The services of Sheriff Aber
were called in, and upon going out to
the place of Alice Slower. south of the
river, the four Ellinwood visitors
were found, and the stolen coat like
wise.
Monday morning charge was filed
against one of the men. E. E. Ashe,
for stealing the coat, the case being
tried in Justice Jennison's court. At
first Ashe plead not guilty of the theft,
but afterward plead guilty and was
fined $5, which he and his Partner in
sin paid, with additional costs amount.
ing to $14,75. It is thought by
the officers that the other fellow
whose name we could not learn-was
the real kidnapper of the coat, but
the matter up. When the sheriff
went out to the Slower place Sunday
night he found them all in bed. and
they are all liable to arrest for unlaw-
full cOhabitatiOn.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23

''too nice" to be criticised for disorderly
conduct; but we have the satisfaction
of knowing that the public in general
upholds our position, endorses our
criticism in such matters. The laws of
the land are made for all men alike.
and should be so administered as to do
justice to all and injustice to none.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23
WHEAT WOULD BE 1925
With the Free Coinage OF Silver. Our
Farmers Would Have Been DOubly
Benefited.

In a recent interview United States
Senator w. A. Harris of Kansas
made the above statement, when
asked about Kansas and her wheat.
And the facts carry out the statement
Free coinage of silver would have
made more money; more money would
have been cheaper money. and
cheaper money means higher prices
for agricultural products. Had the
friends of bi metallism succeeded last
fall in winning the national election
your wheat, Mr.. Farmer, would be
bringing you $1.25 instead of 70 to 80
cents a bushel. The dTouth In the
foreign wheat raising countries would
have made the shortage just the same.
Here is what Senator Harris says:
"The farmers of Kansas are set OF
men who are not carried away with
the enthusiasm of the republicans on
the ideas of prosperity. Out in Kan
sas there is good deal of good, hard
common sense, and the farmers know
that the increase in the price of wheat
is due to one of those accidents OF
nature and not to any legislation.
They know very well that if we had
free silver wheat would be selling at
S1.25 bushel instead rs or 80 cents
they are now getting. Wheat never
did fall until silver was demonetized
and its present price, although greater
than it has been in recent J ears, ls not
what it ought to be or would be under
former financial conditions.
"There has been much talk here In
the east about the enormous wheat
crop in our state. In the eastern part
of the state there is very little wheat.
The large crop is found only in about
one-ffth of the state, and even there
it is not greater than usual when a
good season is had.
SIN the eastern part of the state the
farmers have taken in recent years to
raising potatoes, for The reason that
they paid better than anything else.
This year we grew a large crop of
potatoes, while the crops raised In
Missouri, which compeses with US for
the Chicago trade. was total failure.
The consequence was that we con
trolled the market and the price went
up. Near my farm there is cross
roads postmaster who has been talk
ing a great deal of the return of pros
perity, and attributing every thing,
even the advance in wheat, to the
Dingley bill and the republican party
generally.
"The other day farmer from the
potato country of Missouri stopped at
this office, and this postmaster began
to go over his stock arguments.
When he had finished the visitor said
? that if he would come down into Mis-
souri, and talk that way he would be
hanged. The Dingley bill may have
caused bigc rop of potatoes in Kan
sas, but if it was true it had ruined the
crop in Missouri, and any man who
would go in that state and attribute
the failure of crops to the party in
power would be fit subject for a
hanging bee.
"We are in good shape politically.
There are 105 counties in Kansas and
in 92 of them there has been complete
and thorough fusion on silver. All
elements favoring the free coinage OF
silver are working in harmony and
there is absolutely no doubt as to
what the result will be st the next
election 80 far as our state is con-
cerned"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23

VIM. M. Gage left the first of the
week for Portland, Oregon. to visit
with brother who is quite sick. He
will probably go from there to Michi,
gan. to make that state his future home.
Mr. Gage has many frien ds here who
wish him much pleasure on his trip.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23

Fred Larsh and family came up from
Caney, Kansas. last week to visit with
old friends. Fred returned home the
first of the week, but the rest will re-
main here and visit a while longer
Fred says he has a good business in
Caney; works four men, and has the
only harness shop in town.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23

Z. L. Wood, the harness maker on
the south side of the square, was called
to Essex county, Illinois. to the bed
side of his father who lies dangerously
ill. He left for that place last Thurs
day morning, over the Santa Fe.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23

tt is estimated by the grain buyers
that about 100000 bushels of this
year s wheat crop of Barton county,
or one'third of the total crop, is now
marketed, and probably three-fft of
the whole crop is threshed.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23

M. l. Crow returned the first of the
week from a visit in the northern
states. He says be found some as hot
weather there as we have been having
here.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23

The Wichita Beacon suggests that
American labor can be protected by
Sheriff Martins system of killing off
the foreigners"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23

j. G. Weathers was down in Stafford
county last Monday after peaches, and
stopped with II. B. Bonner over night.
He says Mr.. Bonner wants to be re,
membeIed to all Barton county friends.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23

Mrs. 81. A. BOshell and party are
home from their recent trip to Okla
homa by wagon. They report having
had delightful time, with the excep-
tion that they got caught in the big
rain just before getting home,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23

a visit to Ellinwood last week
showed that town in most prosperous
condition. The citizens are putting up
additions to their homes, new side
walks are being built. and general i'm
provements on every hand were going
on. Ellinwood is holding her own @
the second best town in Barton county,,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23

The democrats of Lakin township
are beginning to learn that the So
called independent" Leader is about
as Independent as Mark Hanna-no
more so-in politics. IF the paper
we're honestly independent in politics,
and supported any man for Office, it
would support men of different politi'
cal faith. But it is not that kind OF
an Independent" t"-it will only sup
port republicans of the straight-laced,
uncompromising variety. CIT is a
long lane that has no tuyn," and we
believe that the deception and double
dealing of the Leader has brought it
to its turn. It's argument, from an
independent standpoint, no longer
will have any weight with men who
want to see honesty in politics as we'll
as in everything else.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23

VIM. Wissman was doing business
in town Monday. from the north west
part of the county.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23

The rains having interfered with
threshing, lots of men came to town
Saturday who otherwise would have
been at work.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23

heep this fact in mind: Smith, the
photographer, will be at his car in
Great Bend, Saturday Sept. 25th.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23

Remember that Smith can be found
at his photograph Car on the 25th-
Saturday. Car north of Hotel Greene.