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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-21
LEE TO LEAD v1Ra1N1A,s TROOPS

How thoroughly the country is united
is shown by the following correspond
ence:
"Charlcston, w. Va, April 49,
Governor j. Hoge Tyler. Richmond,
Va: / suggest, il possible to accom-
plish it, that the volunteers Of the two
Virginias be consolidated into a bril-
gade, and that we ask the president
to appoint Fitzhugh Lee as the brigade
commander.
(Signed) ''W. G. ATKINSON.
Governor"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-21

Harlem Life: Teacher-Now, little girl
have told the class about the wicked
place being paved with good intentions.
Now. what do you suppose heaven Is
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-21

preserve the honor of the nation,' shouts
the broker I'VE will keep that honor
secure-for a consideration. War is
hell shouts the excited dealer in options,
and in an undertope he adds; 1t de-
preciates the price of my securities" The
patriotism that is confined to Delf seems
TO be IN the saddle now. But it is riding
for fall.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-21

Cleveland Leader: A Way Out.-"Wen,
this war talk has done me a good SER
vice, anyway
How SOP"
Il can excuse myself from getting a
as wheel on the ground that it would be
no good if 1 were called upon to go to the
'front.'
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-21

Boston Journal: Spain gets the Italian
cruiser Giuseppe Garibaldi. but she pays
dearly for it. Commander Brownson $
adroit bidding ran the price up TO about
$4,000, 600. and then he let Spain take a
ship which can not be completed for four
or nye months and can probably play no
part in the impending conflict. Com
mander Brownsen's Yankee trick cost
Spain cool million dollars.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-21

Enfant Terrible-No. l mustn't do that
Mamma told me l must stay sitting in
the chair. because there's a hole in the
cushion.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-21

Remember the Maine!
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-21
30, WAR SHIP. "

Far down the Southern. coastwise sea
An ocean fortress, armored. glides;
The suns glow gilds with radiancy
The eager waters that she rides;
Astern the pillows in her wake
Recede, revolye, rebound and break.
Q War Ship, what strange power is thine?
What tragic sweep of grace and force?
What mighty reach of depth and line
To Dlow the waters in thy course,
Far on the great swells seem to feel
The coming of thy lordly keel.
Down. down the Southern coast she
speeds,
Nor feels the tempest on her trail:
Her giant form, defiant. leads
In scorn OF night, of storm or gale,
While all about the seaguils Shrek,
And all about the wild horns speak.
She waits 2ot for the morning calm.
As seward, crossing reef and shoal,
Beyond the land of prune and palm.
She passes southwark to her goal.
The dawn across her armor falls
AS she salutes Old Morro's walls.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-21
STOCKS AND INVESTMENTS,

Utah Bank and Commercial Stocks, and
other High Grade Investment securities
bought and sold. a. {.
Loans on Stocks.
Dividend-paying stocks bought and sold.
Investment orders from institutions.
trustees of estates and capitalists will re-
ceive the best of attention.
JOHN c. CUTLER. JR-,
Tel 127. So Main Street.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-21

TROY. On. W Press In his speech last
Thursday. Senator Hoar of Massa chusetts
said: War means the addition of untold
millions to the public debt of the country,
the Diiing up of pensions mountain high,
thousands of homes" He is old enough
to know something of the misery and
debt of the civil war. and is not anxious
TO see the government get into another
war II such a calamity can be averted.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-21

Little Girl with delightful recoIlec.
ton of a fresh-air pic-nic)-Bananas
ham sandwiches an pie"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-08-18
A POLITICAL sPAsM.

1t seems that the usual ..just be-
fore election" movement to stir up the
joint question is being made all over
the county. Our readers will remem'
Der that, over four years ago. when
the opposition to republicanism had
the county attorney, the prohibition
question was agitated all over the
county, and Mr.. Hotchkiss, then
county attorney, was compelled to
commence prosecutions that piled up
many thousands of dollars in costs
for the people to pay-and DID NOT
close the joints-and the republican
politicians we're the prime movers in
the agitation. The republican candi-
date was elected county attorney. all
agitation ceased-snd the saloon bus
iness MOVED ON SMOOTHLY.
In ad vance of the election two years
ago they were very careful not to ag-
itate the question; the joints were do.
ing very nicely under a republican
county attorney, and all agitation
was squelched.- But 10, and behold,
the people elected democrat county
attorney; and now, in advance of
another election. the same old tactics
are being pursued
The spasm has struck Hoisington,
as the following from the Dispatch
would indicate:
We have not been furnished with
the proceedings of the city council of
last Monday evening. 1t has come to
our ears. however. that that the point
at issue was whether or not the coun-
Gil should take action concerning the
closing of the joints. It seems that
very strong pressure has been brought
on the city dads to have them take
some action in :his matter. We are
informed that the decision OF the
council was that red war should be
waged at oncs. City Attorney Prose
was awakened from his bed of slum-
Der and told that action of this kind
had been decided ON. His advice has
been that it would be futile effort
and would only result in large bill
of costs against the city. We are told
that the city attorney has informed
the mayor that he will resign before
he will be a party to the prosecution
of these cases.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-08-18
The Blood Stained Greenback,

We never found any gold or silver in
the pockets of our dead comrades dur
ing the war.
at the close of one of our great
battles rem ember Of taking from the
pocket of dead comrade his diary,
some old letters, few keepsakes and
pocketbook. In his pocketbook was
new five dollar greenback, and it
happened to be covered with some of
his life's blood. I did not think SO
much about it then as I haYe since.
But as think of it now I feel like
saying thank God the little greenback
had never drawn a cent of interest
money in its whole life; it had never
been polluted by the touch of a Shy.
locks grasping fingers in its whole ex>
istence. He had received it only a
few days before, fresh and crisp, direct
from the hands of Uncle SAM g pay
master. It was paid to him for his
paid service as soldier defending the
old flag. rolled all the contents of
his pocketbook into a little package
and sent it through the mail to his
good old mother in Vermont. Many
years afterwards I visited my old
home among the Green Mountains,
and while there called upon the mother
of my dead comrade. After talking
with me for while. and thanking me
with tenderness and pathos which
only mother could feel. she brought
from an adjoining room the same little
package which had sent to her so
many years before. And there with
the rest was still the biood-stained
greenback. / looked into the mothers
face, and knew I need not be told
that more than once during all those
long years she had baptized that green
back with her mothers tears as her
son had baptized it with his blood up
on the battlefieid-typicaI of the great
fact that every dollar of our green
back money was baptized in the tears
of widows and orphans of dead soldiers,
and with the best blood of the nation.
love the greeHbaek because it saved
the nation In its hour of peril. because
it preserved the Urion, because it
liberated 8 .000. 600 slaves, because it
planted the old flag upon rebellious
fort throughout the land. because it is
money OF progress and civilization
and more than alIs because it is the
money of the American republic. Nor
tons Monthly.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-08-18
Now a Democrat.

Chicago, Aug. S.-Stephen A. Doug
las, son of the statesman who was Lin
coins opponent for the presidency in
1860. and since boyhood one of the
fighting members of the Republican
party and at times a part of the Re-
publican machine, has become a Demo.
crat. Formally and officially he joined
the ranks of the Democratic party in
Cook county and pledged himself to
become member of the organization
and do whatever work for the party he
public letter:
s'For years have been considered
by Republicans as doctrinely unsound
because 1 really believe that this
should be a government of the people,
by the people and strictly for the peo-
pie. This was the reason, without
doubt. why was not permitted by the
machine to make single speech in the
state of Illinois during the campaign of
1896, though this year. under date of
July 2S, the Republican sfate central
committee honored me with a request
to take the stump for them.
''Of late years the tendency of the
Republican party has been to fasten
this government under the control of
trusts and monopolies.
1.-The tendency of the Democratic
party has been to curtail the power of
money and place the government in
the hands of the mass of the people.
not only believe that this should be so,
but firmly believe that the only
thing that can prevent this country
from being wealth-ridden on the one
hand or mob-ridden on the other is
that the government shall be IN the
hands of the plain people.
''All my life my sympathies have
been with the people (having been
taught this by the two men / honor
above all things. my father and Mr..
Lincoln), and today believe my prop.
er place is in the Democratic party,
and there shall abide
STEPHAN A. DOUGLAS, JR,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-08-18

INAsMUcH as the war is now over
readers of the daily papers can now
look for stories of that sea serpent,
the Corbett- Fitzsimmons windmill,
Chester I. Longs record in congress
and other ridiculous and highly imag.
NATIVE tales of things obsolete. There
ought to De some protection to the
public against the imposition upon
them of these ancient themes.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-08-18
MEMORABLE WAR DATES.

The chronology of important dates
of the war and events Immediately pre-
ceding it is not long one, but valuable
to all students of history. This table
gives every date worthy of precise
recollection:
February Is: Destruction of the Maine.
April IS: Armed Intervention ordered by congress
April p: Nashville fires first shot OF the war.
April %: President calls for 125 900 volunteers.
Apri! 25: Declaration of war by United States.
May 1: Battle of Manila.
May II: First naval engagement In Cuban waters,
the Winslow fight.
May I2: Bombardment of San Juan, Porto Rico.
May 10: Admiral Cervera arrives at Santiago.
May "a: Oregon arrives of Florida; journey 49,
600 miles
May %: President calls for 75 900 more troops.
June 81 Lieutenant Hobson sinks the Merrimac
in Santiago harbor.
June 10: Invasion of Cuba by Americans com
mences
June II: Battle of Guantanamo.
June %: Ladrone islands taken
June p: General Shafter lands at Baiquiri.
june "a. Battle of Baiquiri
June %: Sevilla captured
July 1 and 2: Battle of Santiago
July 3: Destruction of Admiral Cervera's feet.
July IA. San tiage surrenders.
July 25: General Miles invades Porto Rico.
July 26: Spain makes peace overtures
August 2: Arroyo and Quay ANA, Porto Rico sur
render.
August 8: French ambassador confers with Presi-
dent Mckinley for SPAIN
August 5: Spanish forces in Porto Rico ordered
not to resist,
August g. Spain accepts peace terms of the United
States.
August 10: Protocol cabled to Spain.
August H. Spain authorizes the signing of the
protocol.
August 1s: Protocol signed and President McKin-
ley proclaims suspension of hostiities
SUMMARY.
" ar oesah ..-.-..-..-. April 21. 1888.
!" ar CLOSES 1900 -..---- August IL, 1898
Duration of hostilities ..............-.115 lis DAYS
Expense OF sctual war. s141, ,00O, ,O00
Anieficahs KIieo--.. 7...--.-....-.-. .5Oo
Americans wounded ,465.
opanlarus killed. 2. .199.
Vessels destroyed (American). )............o
Vessels destroyed (Spanish) ......a5 a5
TERRITORY LOST BY SPAIN.
So Miles Population.
Cuba Observation-Disclosures. IL ,655 1851 COO.
Porto Rico. lco......,.......... $3.50 SOC, ,7os.
Guam Observation-Disclosures. 80 5000
Philippines ......-....... $3.50 10000
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-08-18

Boy, do you think you are in love?
Have you sort of an itching around
the heart that can't be scratched; a
kind of thirst that soda phosphate
will not quench; consuming banker
when you come near her that causes
your fingers to twitch, your hair to
curl. your mouth to water and your
eyes to put on that yearning look so
noticeable in calf trying to get to
its mother-lf you have these symp,
toms. and have not taken any preven-
tative, then you are sure in love.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-08-18

A PLEASANT ON young man has
gone back tofree trade Germany to get
him a wife and writes some excellent
letters to the Pleasanton Observer.
In order to get married legally he had
to publish bis intentions several weeks
in newspaper. We clip the following
from his last letter: eff the Kansas
farmer could get such prices for their
products as are paid here they would
ali get rich. Fat cows bring from
to 6 cents, steers from to 8 cents,
hogs from 8 to 10 cents per pound, ,
eggs from 15 to II cents per dozen,
oats 81 70 per 100 lbs. wheat 50. so
per 100 lbs. rye 81 per hundred. hay
s12 per ton. Although GermanY,s
expenses are numerous considering
that it has an immense army and navy
TO keep up the taxes are lower than
in Kansas. But every one of its
fifty-two millions of people except
those who are supported by the COM
munities, who are paupers, pays their
share of the taxes. A farmer who
has 81. 900 worth of land showed me
his tax notice. His total taxes On bis
land were only $40 marks or So. 40;
bis income tax and other taxes prob
ably amount to $500.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-08-18

Do you remember what great
howl of glee went up from the repub.
ican press when young Letter had
bulled the price of wheat up above
the dollar mark? Well, our republic
can friends now would like you to
forget that and Remember the
Maine"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-08-18

Fred Evans, formerly of this city,
and for mum ber years printer in the
DEMOCRAT Office, came out from Kan-
sas City, Kans., last week for a few
days visit. Fred is now working on th e
Kansas City Gazette, Geo. Martins
paper.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-08-18

Love and lumber wagon are about
alike-trayel a hard rough road. Some
times a smoth valley is passed over
with jar or rut to mar the pleasure
but there is always a hill ahead which
is often stony and rough. but with pa
thence and plenty of good axle grease,
the most undesirable obstacles may be
ayere0m0.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-08-18

IL Is said that Superintendent
6tryker will attempt to have the study
of Latin as . requirement in the high
schools of the state abolished. He lie
of the opinion that the study is time
thrown away. he says that be studied
Latin three years. and that be can
not nov tell whether bis diploma s
written % Latin q Grssk. Hs uiI)
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-08-18

Editor Armstrong of the Beacon re-
turned last Saturday evening from his
visit to Indiana. He was gone about
two weeks, and visited his old home,
besides number of eastern cities. He
did not particularly enjoy the wet. mi
asmatic haunts of his childhood, aud
expresses himself glad to get back to
Kansas. the finest country on earth.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-08-18

REPUBLICAN papers all over the
land are rejoicing at what they term
the downfall of populism" in Ala
ALBANIA. Inasmuch as the Alabama
populists and republicans fused at
the late election. it seems queer that
they should exult over their own
downfall.-LaCrosse Chieftais.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-08-18

If THE scarcest and dearest money
is the best money and the scarcer and
the dearer it becomes the better it
becomes. when money reaches its
highest point of excellence the masses
of the people must become slaves.
Money is so scarce, dear and conse-
quently ''good" in India and China
that six cents pay for days work on
the average throughout those coun-
tries and skilled mechanics earn from
three to seven dollars per month.
Wa:chman.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-08-18

A wagon load OF men who had been
harvesting in this county passed
through town one day last week. on the
side of their covered wagon being the
following inscription: Thirteen hun
dred Spaniards down below; Praise
God from whom all blessings foW."
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-08-18

ABOUT those Philippine Islands:
Let Dewey decide what We shall do
with them. 9e won >em all by bis
old lonesome, and without any im-
practicable red>tape to hamper him.
What Dewey says, goes.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-08-18

The united silver forces of Kansas
should make the election of the entire
state ticket headed by Governor Leedy
so pronounced victory that even the
bones of the dead Ingalls, would cease
to rattle around like clapboard in q
eycIoue.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-08-18
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
STATE TICKET.

For Governor,
JOHN W. LEEDY.
For Lieutenant Governor.
MAI. A. M. HARVEY.
For Associate Justice,
II. 8. ALLEN.
For Attorney General.
L. e. BOYLE.
For Auditor of State,
w. H. NORRIS.
For Secretary of State,
w. E. BUSH.
For State Treasurer,
oh. HEFLEBOWER.
For Superintendent of Instruction,
WILLIAM STRYKER.
For Coneressma an at Large,
j. d. BOTKIN.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-08-18

For Representative,
ISOM WRIGHT.
For County Attorney.
C. r. DIFFENBACHER.
For Clerk of District Court,
F. G. STROTHMAN.
For County Superintendent.
NJ. L. HARRISON.
For Probate Judge,
l.. C. BREEDEN.
For Commissioner Sd Dist,
FL. C. MERHOFF.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-08-18

The Ladies of the G. A. r. have ar
ranged for through train to Cincinnati
via Santa Fe on September s.. The
round trip is $21.50. An excellent
opportunity to give your family an
outiuQ
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-08-18

IF Kansas City's ball club carries
off the penant-and it looks like it
would-it will be largely because the
Kansas City Stsr-that financial and
political plarah of western journalism
has been ''ferninst0 the ball team.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-08-18

Cards are out announcing the we'd
ding of Bliss Leila Clancy, daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. A. 81. Clancy, to
Frank Leek, both Of Eureka township,
to take place next Wednesday, August
oath, at the home of Mr., Clancy.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-08-18

Saturday morning Squire E. J. Dodge
went out into his back yard to takes
care of set of harness. just as the
rain storm came up. When near an
iron pump there was binding flash,
ard he lay PROSTATE on the ground.
He thinks the lightning struck the
pump, the main bolt following it into
the ground while q small splinter
bit him in the right ankle. burning the
ankle and one side of his foot and
knocking of aslipper. besides laying
him out Geld for short TINE. sauIFs
thinks it vas as close call as Ee e7er
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-08-18

Real estate men are said to be doing
good business. The public, however,
would not think we had any such peo-
pie in Great Bend. after consulting the
advertising columns of the papers
published here.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-08-18

A wild West" show is said to be
headed this way, and has Great Bend
down as one of the places to stop. If
it comes within hundred miles of us
we hope it will stop = there.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-08-18

Frank keenan, was in Saturday to
have some sale bills printed. His sale
will take place September 10th, at his
place II miles northeast of Seward.
See his bills for terms and enumeration
of stock.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-08-18

Call at Hotel Greene on Saturday,
Aug. 2Ith and make an appointment
with DR.. w. a. Phillips, the eye and
ear specialist. He will be here three
days - 9th to 29th.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-08-18

BARTON county people are general
ly inclined to "let good enough alone y
We have as good set of officers now
as the county has ever had. and those
who are candidates this fall for re.
election to second term are pretty
sure to receive we'll merited sanction
of their acts for the past two years, at
the polls in Novem Der. The opposi-
tion candidates are uselessly spending
their time and money trying to beat
our candidates.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-08-18

SAY. now does 60 cents bushel
s'ze up as "war price" for your
wheat? What's the matter with Hanna?
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-08-18

By using the Baking Powder named
Perfect" you will show appreciation
of pure food. Always use the Perfect.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-08-18

Save this copy of the DEMOCRAT fol
future reference. It has the dates of
all the important events of the late wal
with Spain.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-08-18

The Woman's Relief Corps viii go to
Cincinnati via Santa Fe's special
through train, which will leave here
on September B. Round trip ticket
from here costs only S2I- so.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-08-18

Have our silver people nominated
township officers YETI The DEMOCRAT
would like list of all township officers
as they are nominated. Send in your
nominations.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-08-18

IT TOOK this country less than six
months to lick the vermacilla stuffin'
out of Spain-at least Spain was that
long finding out she was licked.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-08-18

This has been good year for lumber
dealers, but according to the adver-
tlsing columns of the Great Bend
papers there are no lumber dealers In
Great Bend
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-08-18

rumors you hear on the streets about
our soldier boys. They are all pretty
near able to take care of themselves.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-08-18

REPUBLICANS told you last year
(and some benighted cbumps be-
lieved it) that the Dihgley tariff bill
"made dollar wheat" We still have
the Dingley tariff law, but how about
dollar wheat?
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-08-18

The ElIlnwood Leader. win this
week get out supplements giving the
delinquent tax list an exhibition of
enterprise not found with the other
papers of the county, outside Of the
DEMocRAT.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-08-18

John Welch was in from near Dun
dee. Saturday. TO get coal and other
necessary essentials for threshing time.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-08-18

When you want old newspapers. for
renovating shelves, putting under car
pets etc., call at this Office. 20 cents a
hundred.