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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-11-18
A Few Pointers About Kansas.

Kansas has some of the richest ceA
ment beds in the world, and furnished
nearly all the cement for the exterior
of the Worlds Fair buildings.
Kansas has the biggest orchard in the
world. and furnishes apples for .the
royal households of England and Ger
many.
Kansas has salt mines that are richer
than those of Michigan.
Kansas has large number of -four
ing mills that ship their product direct
to Liverpool and Glasgow.
Kansas raises over three bushels of
corn for every man, woman and child
IN the United States.
Western Ksnsa. last year turned the
tables and shipped potatoes to the
great potatoe state of Colorado.
Kansas has millions of acres that are
underlaid with an unlimited supply of
petroleum.
Kansas produced John r. Gentry
and Joe Patchen, the two fastest PAGERS
in the world.
Kansas has a railroad mileage that
is exceeded by that of only two states
ID the union.
Kansas cattle aRd hogs nearly al.
ways stop" the live stock markets.
Kansas has raised more wheat in q
single year than any state In the union.
Kansas lead mines produce thousands
of tons of metal each year.
Kansas has bituminous coal mines II
half dozen counties.
Kansas has one of the largest silver
smeIters in the world.
Kansas can raise enough grain and
rden truck to supply a million more
residents without half trying.
And Kansas people never go away
from home without being anxious TO gel
back; and their haPPiest moments are
when they once more set their feet or
/ Kansas soil
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-11-18
CALVIN F. DIFFENBAOHER.

There probably was never as hard a
fight made to defeat a worthy candi-
date for Office in this county as the one
made against Mr.. Diffenbacher whom
the people have just reelected to the
Office of county attorney. For this
reason we have sought to learn some
thing about the history of Mr.. Diffen-
bacher.
Mr.. Dihenbacher has always taken
an active part in politics, has been a
life long democrat, and was one of the
few. men who in the early days pulled
themselves together and organized the
democracy of Barton county, He was
born April 5th. 1885, in Pennsylvania,
and came west in 1856 and taught
school several years. His first vote
was cast for Stephan A. Douglas for
president. in Illinois. He enlisted in
the Federal service, and was honor
ably discharged as Ist Lieut.. Co. G. ,
18th Reg. Ill. Vol. Infantry in June
1865. In 1867 he was appointed As
sistant Revenue Assessor tor the 9th
congressional district of Illinois by
Andrew Johnston. President. This Of
fee he resigned in September, 1868, to
run for Clerk of the Circuit court and
ex officio Recorder for Cass Co., Ills,
was elected, and served four years.
Mr.. Diffenbacher came to Great
Bend IN November, 1873. and moved
his interesting family here in April,
1874, and has been citizen of Barton
county ever since. Before coming te
Kansas he read law with Pollard
Phillips, attorneys at Beardstown, Ills.
was admitted to the bar after coming
to Kansas, and has pract1ced in the
State and Federal courts of Kansas.
He was elected county attorney o
Barton county in 1882 and reelected
in 1884. He was delegate from thi:
the 9TH Congressional district, to the
National Democratic convention il
Chicago in 1884, and also to tn,
Chicago Democ. attic convention of 1Sot
when he assisted in the nomination o
VIM. J. Bryan for president. In 1885,
he was nominated by his party for at
torney General of Kansas. In ISot
Barton county people again electe,
him County Attorney. and re-eIecte'
him on the Sth inst
Mr.. Diffenbacher is an able and sue
cessful attorney. a loyal. Trustworthy
and honorable citizen. true to his friend
and his party principles, and command
the confidence and respect of all.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-11-18

Religion is good enough for women
and girls" said one of those high
collared dudes few days since, while
he langnidIy rolled cigarette. go
into any church aud you will find five
women TO one man." Yes" remarked
and old woman who happened to be
hearing, Ego into your jails and states
prisons and you will find hundred
men to one woman,' End the dude
didn't continue the argument.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-11-18
the insinuation that Kansas is .'scab-

the insinuation that Kansas is ''scao-
bed in any detrimental manner.
Mr.. Miller says the farther west he
got the more prosperous he found
things, and the farther east the more
dead, and musty, and mummifed.
The dry rot is upon them. Their gold
worship is driving out opportunity and
ambition. killing hope; smothering
brotherly love and fastening the in
evitable downfall of their once bright
and prosperous section. Dan may in
deed be glad that he once more trods
the productive soil of 1.-THE Sunfiower
State,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-11-18

EVERY fusion candidate in Bar.
ton county was elected except Bob
Merten. Somehow democratic and
republican fusion does not seem to
work-especially with the republic
cans. That the republicans would
not vote for Bob is shown by the vote.
Take the vote on governor as the
standard, and Bob lost repu olicans
in Albion, in Buffalo. in Eureka,
l in Fairview, 4 in Liberty, 8 in
Pawnee Rock, 5 in Walnut, 1 in
Wheatland and in Washburn. In
other words there were "a republi
cans-takiDg the face of the returns
who voted for Stanley for governor
who would not vote for Merten for
commissioner.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-11-18
THE "SUNFLOWER STATE"
Once More on Kansas Soil.

Dan Miller, of Buffalo township, re.
turned last Thursday from visit of a
month in the eastern states, aud he
wants the public to know that his hap
piest moment after he left here for the
far east, was when he again got his
generous feet upon Kansas soil. Dan
visited in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michi-
gan, Indiana and Illinois, and every
where found old friends who were glad
20 see him and anxious to learn about
Kansas. In Pennsylvania he visited
with old school mates whom he had
not seen for 9S years.
Dan is one of those warm hearted
men who has a kindly feeling for all
mankind, and when wealthy Penn
sylvanian, whose accumulation of
riches has been at the expense of hun
dreds of poor laboring men, made a
sighting remark about Kansas the
"Sunf1ower State" being ''scabbed all
over" Dan felt hurt. Indeed Kansas
is ''scabbed all Oyer"-with millions of
wheat stacks and full granaries; with
corn piles and hay ricks, with comfort
able farm houses and commodious
barns; with herds of sleek. fat cattle
and fine horses, and underneath many
of these ''scabs" that the uniformed
easterner sneers about are Unlimited
quantities of coal, and salt, and lead
and zinc. while they are surrounded
with young orchards. groves, ponds
and lakes with living fish.
But that is not the condition in
which Dan found the agricultural ses-
| tions OF the east. No such "scabs'
there. but hideous, pitifuI, hopeless
running sores; poor men unable tt
get more than three or four days work
mOnth-e eveD during harvest-at a
cents to S1-25 day; so out of 100 farm
ers renters. 80 per cent. of the ianC
owned by rich men who haYe forgotten
the taste of the milk of human kiHd
ness" many, many years ago; the nu
merous poor multiplying misery ant
the select rich few helping the multi
| pllcat1on on every ha0Q.
Mr.. Miller says some of the peopl'
there seem to realize the fact that thei
country is played out. They eat bread
made of Kansas -four, buttered witt
Kansas butter, they buy Kansas apples
and Kansas pork and beef. Few Penn
sylvsnia farmers can start their sons II
life with farms of their Own; there Il
no safe investment there for thei
money but it is boarded up ia th'
banks to go begging. While kansas
''paid her debts with one crop, thel
have been unable to pay theirs in 2
crops. While Kansas has new orchard
growing up all over her fair acres, thei
orchards have entirely disappeared
their barns and houses are old and de
! lapidated, while Kansas farmers ar
proud of the new improvements mad'
; from year to year.
With our friend Dan. we feel sorr'
for them, but we also with him Tesen
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-11-18
How Republicans Took Their Medicine.

now h6puDllCanS LOOK ln6lr m6QlCll6.
(From the Tribune)
Another cold wave struck US Tues
day. Now laugh
Mr.. Breeder is unable to account
for his success here in town upon any
other basis than that of his personal
attractions and his inimitable methods
of performing marriage ceremonies.
If the boys who are elected have
gone in with clean hands, have dealt
honorably with their opponents, and
have taken no unjust means to be re-
elected, they can feel at ease. But
not SO if they injured the character OF
others by false statements. We know
of nothing of this kind, and presume
the canvass was honorably conducted
on both sides.
Stoke: "SAy, Harry! Bring me
all the rooster cuts in the Office and
go out and borrow what you can.
want five columns of cuts Harry:
"Why, what for? Haven't you heard
that we have lost everything, from
Maine to California, with a republi
can congress, Kansas and Jerry Simp
son gone glimmer,nafs Stoke: "Helll
What OF itf Haven't We got probate
judge by a millionf'
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-11-18

frosty for republicans in this county.
We saw boat come round the
Bend, all loaded down with fusion
men.
Breeden is the fastest breed of a
Missourian that ever struck this
county.
A few prohibition republicans in
the city cut George Moses on the
joint question
Generally defeated candidate says
that in the good old days politics were
pure and that if they were so now he
would have been elected sure. Don't
you believe ii! In those old days it
took three months to deny a lie in an
opposite pert of county. Now it is
done in fifteen minutes and the l,,r
can't afford to lie near so much.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-11-18
WHAT did it in Kansas

"WHAT did it in Kansas "Well,
a lot of things. Some populists did
it because they were disappointed in
not getting the earth fenced after
they had the earth. Some demo-
Gratis did it because they thought the
fusion state ticket should have had
democrats on it as we'll as populists.
Many men of both populist and demo
cratic faith did it because they were
not awakened to the fact that it is as
necessary to turn out and vote your
sentiments on off years as on presi-
Dental years. The republicans did
it because they had an unlimited
slush fund, while the opposition was
cramped for means to pay Legitimate
expenses. Anyway, it's done, and
don't ask us any more "wbat did it?'
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-11-18

THE war is over and idle mo: ey is
accumulating in the national treasury.
Why continue the war taxesg Every
time a man wants to give check. he
is compelled to take up lot of vaiu.
able time looking for revenue stamp,
and in canceling it. Every time a
telegram is cent, stamp must be
ttsched. The stamp tax has always
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-11-18

WE DON'T think our republican
friends should kick any more on their
postmaster. They have, by their votes,
given an endorsement to the power
that made bim-so why roar SO much
about your own handiwork.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-11-18

DIFF ran as smooth aud easy as a
IN prgan' '-thaler typewriter. If he
had hid little more Lee way he
would have won still easier and not
give sDamm.N
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-11-18
fFrom the Hoisington Dispatch. \

(From the Hoisington Dispatch.)
The fusionists were elected in Bar
ton CO. by ajorities ranging from
fifty to four hundred votes.
One voter in this township decided
to be impartial in his voting and de-
livered the ballot to the judges just as
it was given to him, without a mark
on it.
Great Bend is responsible for the
defeat of the republican ticket In
Barton county this year. With her
usual republican majority of over two
hundred every county candidate would
have been elected. She played dirt
on the candidates from the north side.
With anything like decent vote
from Great Bend Charley Luce would
have been elected Our fellows feel
pretty sore over the treatment ac'
corded them by the south side and
they have perfect right to. 1t is
not very often that the north side has
a candidate fer Office and we notice
that when they do he stands mighty
slim chance of election. Our memory
is good.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-11-18

WHY did republicans win, you ask
In the bible you Will learn that GA
feast is made of laughter, and wine
maketh merry: but money answereth
all things. ."-Eccles. x: 19.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-11-18

LAKIN township is not ':indepen-
dent" (Which is autoher name for ere
publican.'O She is still democratic.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-11-18

WHEN Judas Costigan demands
recognition at the hands of the repub-
licans of Kansas what will he get?
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-11-18

JERRY SIMPSON will be heard from
in behalf Of tine common peoples in>
terests oftener the coming winter than
Chester [. Long will during the entire
following two years.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-11-18

Our disappointment in not being
abe to crow over the state and con-
gressional election is greatly softened
by the glorious opportunity to say:
"Hurrah for Diff
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-11-18

REPUBLICAN papers crow over Indi'
gains in Indiana over the vote of 1896.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-11-18

Neither the Ellinwood beer nor the
Diff tieing his opponents vote in Paw
nee Rock township He skipped into
his second term as Leitner a rabbit.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-11-18

If you are in from the country. are
In hurry and cannot afford TO await
the sweet pleasure of Chester Is post
master to open up, step across the
street to this Office and gesan extra
DEMOCRAT. Many people are com.
PEELED to do this every week.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-11-18
fFrom Joe Went A-backwards Cooke.)

"D-n it! [ bet all the money /
could collect. borrow, or bulldoze
against Harrison! Somebody kick
my independence where it is softest
and try if it will not drive my brains
back under my hat
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-11-18

In Great Bend the republicans had
a bunch of five "dagos' Daturalized
and voted them in 'block". And
yet, the republican vote fell off In
Great Bend.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-11-18

TFERE was too much fine haired
m ,nkey business concerning the re-
ceipt of the returns from Buffalo,
Cheyenne and Walnut townships.
Had those townships not been strongly
democratic we don't believe there
would have been such fine distinctions
made.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-11-18

beeu annoying, and now it is unnec.
cessary. Il annoys the people to
accumulate money for politicians to
waste.-Atchison Globe.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-11-18

JUDGE Cole complained that he
looked carefully over the DEMOCRAT
last week to learn something about
elections outside of Barton county,
found nothing. My dear Judge, the
DEMOCRAT is a LOCAL paper, you
know, and was-last week especially
only interested IN the local returns
Barton county is all right-as you
will undoubtedly admit-and if the
rest of the people, outside Barton, are
hound to make fools of themselves We
cannot help it.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-11-18

AS SOON as the republican victory
was announced last week the price of
wheat took another slump. 1t takes
a whole lot of queer people to make
up this great U g.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-11-18

WE try to "tell the truth and
shame the devil" Still. Joe Cooke
won't he ''shamed
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-11-18
LET us see, Bro. Cooke.

LET US see, Bro. Cooke. Lakin
was to give Luce $50 majority over
Harrison, was she nol7 You failed to
mention why she did not Please at.
tend to this and relieve an anxious
public.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-11-18

THERE is only enough gold money in
the whole world to pay six months
interest ON the whole worlds debts.
Oar gold standard friends cannot deny
this plain statement of cold facts.
And yet, perforce, they want the
whole world to do business on this
small amount of actual gold as a
standard.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-11-18
COL, VIM. j. BRYAN,

AND Nebraska did NOT turn a polit.
ictl flip flop. The Tribune had bet
ter post itself.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-11-18
From the Register.l

There's hole in the bottom of the
sea and we fell in.
And the head went with the hide
Now let us have peace.
Wednesday morning vas might,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-11-18

1t is reported there is paper at Paw
nee Rock. Wen have to be sighted.
Evening star., 1898-11-12
DEFICIENCY EsTIM ATE,
Architect of Capitol VIII Ask Com
gress for S2O.OOO.

The architect Of the Capitol will ask tho
Secretary OF the Interior 10 request Con-
Gress for a deficiency appropriation of
S2o,050 fer the repairs to the Capitol build
ing made necessary by the explosions and
fire last Sunday. 1t is expected the money
will be made available Immediately after
Congress convenes.
The Supreme Court chamber is under
going redecoraton, and the law library
floors have becn relaid. The damaged law
books are being rebound, and the papers
in the clerks file room have been spread
out In the old Congressional Library rooms.
awaiting examination by Clerk NcKen-
neys assistants.
In the report which the architect oF the
Capitol will make 10 the House committee
on ventilation with regard to the Vcntila-
ton and sanitary state OF the House wing
ii will be suggested that no more books or
records be stored in the basement or SUBJ
basement of the Capitol, and that provision
he made for them outside the building.
These dry. inhammable papers. stored away
IN the underground vaults, where a spark
of fire would quickly start a blaze among
them, are a menace to the building. and
Assistant Architect Woods states that but
for them last Sunday the damage would
not have been more than one-third as great
rs il was
Evening star., 1898-11-12
GEORGE JUNIOR REPUBLIC.
An Institution Which Civflfzes the
City

The work of the George Junior Republic
will be described by the former president of
the board Of trustees, Rev. Lawrence Hunt
of New York, at the Western Presbyterian
Church tomorrow evening. This unique ex-
pertinent of applying the essential princi-
pies of our great republic to the veXed
question of reform has attracted world
wide attention The efficiency shown by
the waits Of the city slums in the govern
ment Of their little commonwealth is de-
scribed as truly remarkable, and the OBJ
ject lesson inspires even greater confidence
in the beneticeuce of our plan of govern
ment
The Junior Republic. in the judgment of
many authorities on social problems, will
work a revolution in the reform methods
of the world. Chauncey NJ. Depew, the
eminent New Yorker, thinks its processes
should be introduced into our public
schools" Representative c. H. Grosvenor
of Ohio, speaking this theme at the
Metropolitan NJ. E. Church last June, said ::
1T is one of the wisest plans 1 have heard
of. 1t is new to / wish to point out
to you that the system that is here brought
into operation, at present a small cloud no
bigger than mans hand, is of more value
and has greater helpfulness for the future
of America than all the prison and reform
atory Institutions of the government of the
state and of the United States"
Evening star., 1898-11-12
WeiI-knoyvn Citizen Dead.
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star

Si'e'ioi correspondence OF Inc Evening Star.
HfATTSVILLE, Md, November 12,-
Judge Thomas r. Brooks, one of the best
known and highly respected citizens of this
state, died at his home, sunny Side" near
Seat Pleasant, Thursday afternoon at D
O'Clock, after a brief illness of pneumonia
Deceased was seyenty-seven years of age
and spent most of his early life in Marl-
boro, the county seat. He was judge of
the orphans court for many years, which
position he filled with distinction and credit.
He was also for many years member of
the vestry OF Epiphany parish, and his re-
mains will be inferred in the graveyard
adjoining Addison's Chapel. Services Will
be held in the chapel at IL o'clock tomor-
row.
Judge Brooks was a widoWer, his wife
having died four years since. Seven chill
dren survive them, Mrs. Z. n. Waters of
Washington, Miss Clendine Brooks, Mrs
G. Nj. Henault, Mrs. Whiting ham Bryan
of Branchviile and William, Rufus and AL
bert Bi ooks.
A chapter of the Daughters of the Revo-
luton is now being formed in Prince
Georges county, Md. Any woman is eiigi-
Bile who is descended from recognized
patriot, a soldier sailor or civil officer in
one of the several colonies. Miss Susie
Willes of Croom's station has been made
chapter regent.
Evening star., 1898-11-12
FIRM GETS MORE SPACE.
s. kann, Sons & Co. Make an Import
ant Purchase.

The firm of S. Kann, Sons & Co, has just
made an important addition to its floor
space by the purchase of an indefinite lease
of the building occupied by johnson & Lut-
treli, On Market space When the improve
ments now in contemplation are completed,
hann, Sons & Co, will have, it is un-
derstood, one OF the largest floor spaces in
the city occupied exclusively for the retail
sale of dry goods. The property mentioned
is two-story building, built of terra Gotta
and brick 1t occupied a lot twenty-four
by one hundred and twenty feet in dimen-
sions, and has two stories and basement.
The back wall of the building is common
property between johnson & Luttrcll and
kann, Sons & Co 1t is proposed to re-
move that wall. put in arches and make
a connection between the two buildings.
AS soon as the stock, which was also pur-
chased by kann, Sons & Co, can be dis
posed of, which will be soon, the firm will
ADAPT the store to its own uses.
The firm bad long felt the need of addi-
ional space. 1t is already very much
crowded, and with the approach of the
holiday season, greater facilities were alb
so!utely demanded. Negotiations we're there
tore begun with the result that the John
son stock and the lease the building
and ground were purchased Through the
acquisition of the johnson store the firm
viii have two entrances on Market space,
one on Sth street and two on eth street
through the Family Shoe Store. The John
son store will be remod aled and fitted out
with up-to-date conveniences.
kann, Sons & Co. have been for forty
years leading firm in Baltimore. When
they first established business in this city
they located in what is known as the Car
ter property, III Market space. That was
hve years ago. Six months later they took
possession of the corner occupied by w. a.
Pierce, having one floor there and two sec
uons of the annex. Within ten months
they remodeled and took possession of the
entire building. Two years afterward two
adjacent properties on Sth street and an
adjoining store on Market space was Sc
cured and the present corner building
erected. Since then the firm has again
realized the necessity for more space, and
believes the johnson building will afford it.
1t is understood that Mr. johnson, of the
firm of Johnson & Luttral retires from the
business there to devote undivided atten-
ton to interests elsewhere