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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-03-24
HIS CONDITION..
He was Just Plain Lazy, Without
Any Of Your FrilIS or Or
naments.

"Howdy do, Mr.. Jarlick?' saluted DIR.
Slaughter, an Arkansas physician. How is
your health to-day?''
Are You asking as physical or merely
as friend!" returned Mr.. Jarlick, moss
grown, but shrewd native
AS friend, of course!''
'Wa-all, then, Doc, I'm feelin' kinder
sawter, so to express it. Amt sick
enough to so to bed, nor well enough to
do anything that looks like work Amt rich
enough to need vacation, nor poor enough
not to feei like l want one. Can't say I've
got spring fever or palptation of the heart,
durn big an husky for anybody to believe
the latter The simple fact of the case is
that I'm truthful enough to own up that 1 m
lazy, without any frills or ornaments-jest
plain lazy, an honest enough to confess it.
That's all in the world is the matter with
me"-Puck
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-03-24

dience was kind of surprised, but
smoker ran around. Stub executed
few more plunks before he discovered
that he was playing a solo. Then he
got up and started for the front. lean
ing little forward under the weight OF
his hangover. He had only Corley to
pass before reaching space. Jerry
did his best, but he was a little chap
and Stub trampled over him, remark
ing:
Jerry. you've got more legs than
Il centipede. Take 'em away.
Just as Stub gained the open floor
Jerry had great idea He made
quick pass at the banjo and knocked
down the bridge. It made consider
able snap. but Stub didn't seem to no.
tice it. On he went, and when he got
to the front he said:
This is my first chance at a real
banjo. (Shut up, you fellows; won t
sit down. You're JEALOUSY I've been
doing a thinking part in this concert
too long. My friend back there has
now got my noiseless cheeseboX and
I've got his banjo. 1 will now play
tune of my own selection (Morse-
ley, if you put hand on me I'll throw
you up into the wings.)'
BY that time half the club was in
cold sweat, and the other half was
making a sneak for the exits. The
glee club in the wings was living up
to its name. 1t didn't feel the respon-
sibility, and there were snorts and
whoops all over the place. Stub called
for silence. Then he began to pick at
his banjo Maybe you never tried to
TlIox no 10 h tho hri6GpA down If
makes about as much noise as a fly
walking across window pane Stub
picked away a couple Of times, then he
looked at the banjo, and [ never saw
such a sad, woe-begone, dead-broke.
homesick layout of features as he pre-
scented. He held out the banjo at arms
length.
ladies and gentlemen he said. AS
our long-dead friend, George Washing
ton Irving sang:
''' 1.-The harp that once through Tara's
halls
The soul of music shed
Now hangs mute on Tara's walls
AS if that soul were dead.
Ta-ra-ra-boom-de-ay!
Tara
HE gSt as far as that, and then the
manager and half a dozen of the glee
dragged him off. But the audience was
in Mysteries. / never saw an audience
behave the way that one did. 1t was
like football crowd when the first
touchdown is made. It was hard
fight to keep Stub from going out to
respond to an encore. He said he was
the hit of the evening, and I guess he
was. Every other number we showed
up for the audience yelled for Stub, but
he had gone home in cab, and when
we reached the hotel he was in the bar
room offering to back himself against
any banjo player in the country
Fire him from the club? No, we
had hard work to keep him in it. When
he woke up the next morning and re-
membered what he had done, he was
for taking the next train home. But
he took farewell drink and the pledge
instead, and for the rest of the trip you
couldn't get him to lay hands on
banjo, unless he was satisfied it was
his own noiseless article. N. y. Sun.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-03-24

E-An communication FOR this paper should
be accompanied by the name of the author, not
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of good faith on the part of the writer. Write
only on one side OF the paper. Be particularly
careful in giving names and dates TO have the
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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-03-24
Rather Wearisome.

Maid-You got home early, Mr.. Binks.
Shall / call Mrs Binks?
Mr.. Binlls (who loves a joke)-Don' t
tell her I am here Just say a gentle.
man wishes to see her in the parlor.
I'm afraid you'd get tired
ssTired?"
Eyes, sir. She'd spend about two
hours maxim herself look pretty.
n. Y. Weekly.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-03-24

Upon man stating that he owned mule,
friend asserted that it was case of self
possession.-Boston Waterman.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-03-24

Theoretical philosophers are sometimes
practicl fools.-Chicago Daily News.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-03-24

cts gone" he said 40 years of rheuma-
tism. st. Jacobs OH did it"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-03-24

To Cure a Cold in One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money if it fails TO cure 25c.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-03-24

See! Bad sprain is cured. ST Jacobs Oil.
magic worked it.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-03-24
our Assets I'm warxhips.

The value of the warships for the
United States navy, building by Amer
leans, is S42. 393, 192.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-03-24

Auctioneers are morbid lnen.-Christian
Work
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1899-10-07
The Wolf Crop.

The fertility of Nebraska barley,
corn, wheat, oat, rye and beet fields
is surpassed by the fecundity of its
wolf dens.
Next after the bounty for getting
chicory into the coffee markets, the
bounty provided by the Nebraska
Legislature for wolf scalps is the
most idiotic.
The -givers appropriated forty
five thousand dollars last Winter
for payment of bounties upon wolf
scalps taken in Nebraska. Nearly
the entire sum has already been
absorbed. A bitch wolf = with
scalps cashable at three dollars each
lis more valuable as money
breeder, under this encouragement,
than a Poland China sow. Farmers
who cannot raise wolf pups to
scalping age, at three dollars each,
ought to quit live stock entirely.
The wolf crop increases yearly.
1t pays splendidly. tits encouraged
along with chicory and beet sugar
by a generous and indefensible
bounty. Grow wolves !-Er.
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1899-10-07

cal Discovery are beautiiers because they
are health makers.
The " Favorite Prescription is designed
to cure all distinctly feminine ailments. II Is
prescribed for girls about to become women
and takes from this dangerous period much
of its discomfort. II is prescribed for
women of all ages who are troubled with
inflammation, irregularity, debiitating
drains and other symptoms Of arrangement
of the feminine organism. It is general
tonic for the whole system but when such
a tonic is needed it is better to take the
Golden Medical Discovery" in connec-
tion with the Favorte Prescription" "
Dr PietCe's Golden Medical Discovery
is a medicine for men and children as well
as women. II is a most wonderful blood
purifier aud flesh builder II searches out
and kills disease germs in the digestive
system, blood and lungs and puts the
whole body in strong. healthy state.
Before purchasing medicine of any kind
1T IS well to write to DR.. r. V, Pierce. at
Buffalo, N. V, stating your symptoms. He
will diagnose your case and prescribe for
you free of charge. 1t may be that you
need both "Favorite Prescription and
Golden Medical Discovery" or you may
need only one. Possibly your case requires
something entirely different Whatever
you need Dr. Pierce will tell you without
a cent of cost to YOU
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1899-10-07
Mems
Furnishings

At money saving prices. You're
u well-dressed mani All right.
You take pleasure in saving
money whenever you can, though
just the same, don't you' Well,
there's great fun in store for you
nt this mems furnishing section
Of ours. Here's short pro-
gramme OF some Of the many
money saving events: Best
French suspenders in white and
colors 45c. Mems undressed kid
gloves in gray tan and brown at
75c and $l.OO. Mems Boston
Garters all silk, all colors at 4Oc.
Mems bleached challenge drawers
any size at 45c pair. Scrivens
elastic seam drawers at 75c. Mems
Cosmapoliton negligee shirts
detachable cuffs, without collar
75c. Mems ine cosmopolitan
negligee shirts, collar and cuffs
detached oil the new popular
colors at 90 each, these goods
are the same values as the usual
1.25 goods sold elsewhere. Lot
5000, are extra values, cuffs At
tached, two detached collars,
colors are fast aud choice Of entire
lot 900. Mems neeced lined
knitted shirts in light blue and
brown with drawers to match at
Soc q garment. Mems ell wool
white undershirts well finished
medium weight at Toe. Mems all
wool undershirts and drawers.
assorted colors, at 95c and LOO
per garment. Mems heavy fine all
wool shirts and drawers at 2.25
per suit. Mems sweaters, all
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1899-10-07

"to investigate and dreport upon the advisa-
bility of establishing a new district to
which may be assigned all houses of i'll
repuic now within the City limits we
submit that the demoralizing influences
resulting from the licensing of vice and
debauchery, in community so restricted
as this, are so far reaching, that it is
questionable if any effort should be made
by the authorities to shift plague spots
such as the one which forms the basis Of
this inquiry from one part to another of
the town limits. Hence we have made no
effort to find moro suitable location than
the present one but would recommend
that all keepers of houses of i'll llrepute
within the City limits be notified to close
all such establishments before the 1st day
of January, 1900.
The district now assigned to these places
has paralyzed the growth and develop
ment of an important portion of the city,
and, for this reason rs well as for moral
ones, should be purged of the dens that
infect it. The recommendation made
above gives ample time to all parties con
cerned to adjust their affairs in a satisfac
tory way and inflicts no hardship.
Respectfully submitted,
JNo. BRoUssARD, Mayor.
j. b. LAwTON,
J. A. FRENCH.
1t was moved by Mr.. Fagot, seconded
by Mr.. Lamperez and carried, that the
City Attorney be instructed to draft suit
able ordinance to carry into effect the re-
port of the committee on houses of ILL
repute and present the same for adoption
at the next regular meeting.
II was moved by Mr.. Burke, seconded
by Mr.. Lawton and carried, that the police
force remain as it is at present until the
regular election of police officers on the
first Monday in December next.
It was moved by Mr.. Fagot, seconded
by Mr.. French and carried that the Iberian
and Enterprise be made the official jour
nails of the town during the term of the
present Council and that they be allowed
each the sum of fifty dollars per anuum
for publishing the Council proceedings.
The bills of l.. Dreyfus for $4.55 and l..
p. Hacker for 60c. were read and refer
red to the finance committee on motion Of
Mr.. Fagot, seconded by Mr.. French and
carried
The following bills were read and approved
and vouchers ordered drawn on motion of
MF. LaWbOH, secoHueu ny WI. DuEhe anu
carried, towit j. Dreyfus, for barrel
of lime, rs cents W. o. Hugonin, for
special police service, $40; A. M. Bernard.
for one new wheel, sharpening road ma
chine, etc., $l4.10; Jno. Broussard, for
paupers, 1895 p. l.. Renoudet Cypress
Co. Ltd, for lumber, Ia s. Broussard,
for lights, after deducting $50 on dynamo
and 1877 lights that did not burn at cts
each, $65.65.
1t was moved by Mr.. Bernard, seconded
by Mr. Lawton and carried, that the Mayor
be authorized to accept the $25 rendered
for the iron safe sold by ex-Mayor Jno.
Fisher to Mr.. A. Rosenzweig, as the rec
ords of the corporation do not show any
thing in regard to this transaction, and
this was the amount realized from the sale
of the safe.
II was moved by Mr. Bernard, seconded
by Mr.. Fagot and carried, that the meet
ing adjourn until the next regular meet
ing. JOHN BROussARD, Mayor.
A. j. CAMMAcK, Secty.
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1899-10-07
Ladies' Walking
Hats and Tom Bows.

The fine felt walking hat with its
quill and little rosette is what we
are selling most rapidly in all its
variations of shapes and its great
variety of colors. It is the most
popular thing in ladies head-wear.
Prices are from 75c to 1.75c.
But a great number of ladies are
welded to the plain straw TOM
boys; and for this vast clientele
we have made ample provision.
We have plain black straw hats
and straw hats with the ubiquitous
quill and rosette. Our stock Of
medium priced hats is immense,
while our showing of the finer
grades is large enough to please
the most fastidious.
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1899-10-07

he agreed to do Il reasonable amount of
work for the town. II was moved by Mr..
LawtOn. seconded by Mr Fagot and car
ried, that Mr.. kerrigan be elected CITY
Engineer, and given an office in the Mark
ct building III consideration of a reason
able amount of his services as CITY Enoi
neer, provided there be no objection by
the present occupants of the Offices.
1t was moved by Mr.. Lawton, seconded
by Mr.. Fagot and carried, that Mr.. C. p.
Moss be permitted to make his request :
known. Mr.. C. T. Moss stated that when
he went into Bankruptcy he did not in
cludo in his liabilities. hotel licenses with
his taxes aud licenses for the reason that
he had never paid Il hotel license and did
not know that he owed any, and that he
had rendered to the Collector the sum of
flG2. so for taxes. liquor and hotel licons
eS which had been refused It wasmnved
by Mr.. Lawton. seconded by Mr. Fagot
and carried that the town Collector be
authorized to accept from Mr.. Moss the
sum of $l62.5O in settlement of his licen-
ses and taxes for the year 1890
Mr. J. w. Taylor, appeared before the
Council in behalf of several of the citizens
of West end and requested that the tanks
of the Waters Pierce Oil Co., be removed
as being dangerous to the adjoining prop
rety owners.
After discussion of the matter, it was
moved by Mr. Lawtou, seconded by Mr..
Burke and carried, that the City Attorney
correspond with the Waters Pierce oil Co,
and ascertain if amicabe arrangements
can not be made in regard to the removal
of these tanks to some isolated locality.
DIR. W. J. Emmcr appeared before the
Council and stated that valuable dog
belonging to him, upon which he had paid
the dog tax, had been poisoned by strych-
nine through its negligent use and asked
that he be paid for same, stating that he
had refused $75 for the dog. 1t was moved
by Mr.. Bernard and seconded by Mr.
Iawton. that DIR. Emmer be paid the sum
of $1,000 the dog had cost him when q
puppy. A yea and nay vote was taken
upon this motion. which resulted in its
adoption upon the following vote. towit :
Yea-Messrs. Bernard, Lawton Lam
perez and Fagot Nay-Messrs Burke
and French.
The Mayor report Secretary's report.
Collector s report and theTreasllrers report
were read and ordered spread on the
minutes, on motion Of Mr.. Lawton,
seconded by Mr.. Fagot and carried. which
are as follows. to-wit:
Amount of fines imposed and collected
by Mayor Broussard during the month of
Sept. 1899
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1899-10-07
Tailor
Made Skirts.

Style-the first consideration
with dressy women--is embodied
in every skirt in this stock. Style
stands for much. Il includes
perfection of fit, workmanship
and material--for how could a
garment be stylish il it didn't
possess these attributesi Those
of you who are interested in style
will enjoy this exhibit. Come to
see these: All wool black serge
skirts front trimmed with mohair
braid and buttons, back has but
tons and silk loops, price 2.75.
Black serge skirts with six rows
of braid on either side, braided to
represent a tunic. Back has but
tons and loops. Price 1926. All
wool storm serge, percaline lined,
waist band Of heavy silk opens
at side. Plain back. The newest
style skirts price 4.25. All wool
black crepon skirts at $50. Black
brocaded silk skirts at $50 and
4.75. Fine black taffeta skirts
made in latest styles, some
braided, others fringed, prices
7.5O, 8.75 and $50. Plaid skirts
from 1.25 mp.
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1899-10-07
Regular Meeting Of Board Of Trustees.

New Iberia, La, Oct. I'd, 1909.
The Board of Trustees Of the town of
New iberia met this day in regular session
with Mayor Jno. Broussard in the chair
and the following members present, to-
wit : Messrs. w. X. Burke, J. Lamperez,
j. A. Fagot, j. b. Lawton, J. A. French
and A. NJ. Bernard
The minutes of the last regular meeting
of Sept. 4th, the adjourned meeting Of
Sept. 9Th and the call meeting of Sept.
18th were read, when it was moved by
Mr.. Lawton, seconded by Mr.. Fagot and
carried, that these minutes be approved
after correcting that portion in regard to
the election Of q city engineer so as to
make the same read as follows, to-wit !:
"Mr. J. e. Kerrigan appeared before the
Board, asked that he be elected City En-
gineer and for the privilege OF opening an
Office in the City Hall and AZ compensation
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1899-10-07

Laugh, and the world laughs with you;
Weep, and you weep alone;
For the sad old earth must borrow its mrth.
But has troubles enough of its own
Sing, and the hills will answer:
Sigh, il is lost on the air;
The echoes bound to a joyful sound
But shrink from vocing care
Rejoice, and men will see you;
Grieve, and they turn and go
They want full measure for all your pleasure
But they do not need your woe.
Be glad, and your friends are many:
Be sad and you lose them all
There are none to decline your nectar d wine.
But alone you must drink life's gall
Feast. and your halls are crowded;
Fast and the world goes by
Succeed and give, and it helps you live,
But no man can help you die.
There's room in the halls of pleasure
For large and lordly train,
But one by one we must file on.
Through the narrow aisle of pain
Ella Wheeler Wilcor
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1899-10-07
Exemption Of Industry from Taxation

At the last days session of the
Southern Industrial league held at
Atlanta last month, the following
resolution was adopted by unani-
nous vote and its adoption was
greeted with hearty cheers:
"Be it resolved. That the South
ern Industrial convention pledges
its influence towards securing state
and municipal Legislation looking
toward the exemption from taxa
ton, for limited length of time,
of manufacturing enterprises to be
located within their respective
states.
That is good movement. as far
as it goes. But to produce the best
results in the most equitable man
ner, it must go further. Why ex-
empt only the manufacturing enter
prises that are yet "to be located
at the south? Why not exempt
those already there9 Why exempt
only "for a limited length of time''
Why not for all time' Why exempt
only manufacturing enterprises?
Why not exempt all industrial en-
terprises? If it would be a good
thing for the state to encourage
new manufacturing concerns to
establish themselves in the south
by exempting them from taxation,
it would be better thus to encour-
age those already there to push
their business. If it would be q
good thing to make the encourage
ment for limited time, it would
be better to make it perpetual. If
it would be good thing so to en-
courage manufacturing concerns,
it would be better also to encour-
age farming, storekeeping, mining,
building, numbering and other in
dustrial enterprises. And all this
could be done by the simple pro-
cess of concentrating taxation upon
the site values of the state. That
would make sites no fewer nor
poorer. 1t would take nothing
from any man that he earns. But
it would yield enough revenue to
government without levy
ing penny of tax npon any kind
of industrial enterprise. The state
that first adopts this system in it's
fullness will at once become the
most attractive state for business
in the union.-Publc.
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1899-10-07
A Class Movement q Failure.

The German Socialist organ in
this city the other day maintained
that there was not single republi-
can country existing in the world,
and according to it's definition it
undoubtedly is right.
"a republican state" it said,
lis one where no fellow citizen
suffers from hunger, or need to
allow his family to suffer from
hunger, who is able and willing
honestly to earn his bread by work
Such a state is not Switzerland, it
is not the United States. 1t is no.
where to be fonnd.'
Then it added: "The working
class of this country can change
this state of things at any time
they please"
There is where it's great mistake
lies.
By "working class" it means
simply the wage workers in the
cities. It does not include our
farmers, for our farmers are not
Socialists, nor is the corresponding
class on the Continent of Europe
to-wit, the peasants. These, on
the contrary, are the great STUN
bling blocks in the way of all efforts
by Socialists.
How then is it possible for the
Socialist organ to throw dust in
the eyes Of its followers by claim
ing that the mere wage workers of
the cities could, if they would, re-
form our industrial system by po-
litical methods-that is, by their
votesl
According to the census of 1890,
the wage workers Of the country,
engaged in industries, mining and
fishing, amounted to about $780,
600 persons in all. Let us say
that now there are four millions of
them. But the voting strength of
the country in 1896 was 13, SOC, 900
-, 900, 600 for. Mckinley, $780,
600 for Bryan.
What can four millions do
against nine and a half millions
But this is not all. It would
be an absolutely impossible task to
unite the four million of wage
workers on one programme. From
those four million Of wage workers
must be deducted nearly the whole
class Of clerical workers, who do
not want to be known as working
men at all.
No, the class movement is a mis-
take. No horizontal line through
society, dividing wage workers
from other citizens, but a vertical
line through all classes, making
friends Of reform in all classes -
n. Y. Journal.
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1899-10-07
shoeNews.

Mostely about new shoes. Per-
haps you are particular about
your shoes. Perhaps you demand
a stylish shoe as well as good
fitting one. All right. We're
prepared for you. All acceptable
styles In every stylish shape is
here to greet you. We have com
mon sense shoes too-they're
for comfort seeking people. OF
course we carry a complete line
of school shoes for children and
work shoes for men and women.
But it is our dress shoes which
attract universal attention. Our
three strong lines are Helmers
Beltman shoes for men, Drew
Selby shoes for ladies'. Star shoe
and Goldman shoes for misses
and children and infants. These
lines include style and economy
and durability.
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1899-10-07
Mothers
Friend

will do for every woman what II did for the
Minnesota mother who writes the above let
ter. Not to Use II during pregnancy Is =
mistake to be paid for in pain and suffering.
Mothers Friend equips the patient with
strong body and clear intellect, which in
turn are impaired TO the child. Il relaxss
the muscles and allows them 10 expand. Il
relieves morning sickness and nervousness.
II puts all the organs concerned in perfect
condition for the final hour, 30 that the actual
labor is short and practically painless. Dam
ger Of rising or hard breasts is altogether
avoided, and recovery is merely matter oi
. few days.
Druggists sell Mothers Friend for 81 . bottle.
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