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The age-herald., 1899-11-24
The Were Not Capons
From the Philadelphia Call.

From the Philadelphia Call.
 Waiter, I asked for roast chicken but I did not wish one with legs dts large as teaspoon!"
 ''Yas sah, ah know, sah, but desc yere chickens is roasted in a special way, sah Yo SC, they're matched in one of desc yere inku-battors. When they grow a lit tile, sah, they're shifted to one end of the instrument n baked. So when we have d great many ohdahs we has to take em earlier, and dey doesn't get so much chance ter grow, sah. That was the case with youahs, sah."
 Waiter, it is with great solemnity that I affirm that you happened to be the great est prevarieat tor I have ever met. Bring me half-dozen more of those chickens that go to roast early. See?'
The age-herald., 1899-11-24
THE DESMONDS, Scientific PalmistS.

If you are skeptical, have your hand read by the Desmonds. Personal interviews daily free; maid in attendance. Office hours a. m. to 10 p. m., Elks hall, Twen- tieth street and Fourth avenue, parlors and 4. Letters containing stamps prompt ly answered. Under management of Thom- as w. Ryan.
The age-herald., 1899-11-24

tras be en used for over FIFTY YEARS by MILLIONS of MOTHERS for their CHIL- DREN WHILE TEETH1NG. with PER- EJECT SUCCESS. It SOOTHES the CHILD. hOETENS the GUMS, ALLAYS all PAIN; CURE WIND COLO, and Is the best rem edv for DIARRHOEA. Sold by druggists In every part of the world. Be sure and ask for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup" and take no other kind. Twenty-Five cents bottl0.
The age-herald., 1899-11-24
Practical sympathy

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 ''Georgie has such a sympathetic heart. He saw a poor old glazier passing the house yesterday, and what do you suppose he did?''
 "Fm sure I don't know.'
 Ran down the street and threw stone through Mrs. Pinchbacks parlor window"
The age-herald., 1899-11-24
Examination of Teachers

The next examination of county teachers will be held at the office of County Superin- tendent of Education Jere Fountain in the court house beginning on Monday. Decem- Der 4, at 10 a. m.. sharp. n-23-tf.
The age-herald., 1899-11-24

Flower bulbs cheap. Godden's.
The age-herald., 1899-11-24
Mrs. WinsIow's Soothing Syrup

Goddens drug store-bulb headquarters
The age-herald., 1899-11-24

Mrs. Peter B. Clarke has returned iron New York.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-10-06
Were They HYpnotized.

matter of general comment, and
small compliment to the city council,
that has interested our citizens the
past few days, is the fact that the big
Ringing shows, which could we'll have
afforded to pay the license provided
for in the city ordinances, did not pay
any license here Tuesday.
The matter was brought up in
council meeting Monday night. A
motion was made that the license fee
be RENTED, was put to vote; two coun-
Gil men voted "aye." and the motion
decided carried without the mos" be-
given an inning. We are told by a
member of the council that three mem
bers had previously signed an agree
ment to favor a remittance of the
license, but that the others wanted the
matter discussed in open council.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-10-06
PAWNEE ROCK.

Iic1-l OHS " no sees.
Work will begin next week on the
new Christian church.
d. R. Logan is taking in the Carni-
val at Kansas City this week.
Mrs. F. T. Belt and daughter Nellie,
are visiting relatives in Topeka.
+. M. Lutschg, popuIist candidate
for county clerk, was in town Monday
A large delegation of Pawnee Rock
people attended the circus in Great
Bend Tuesday
Rev. Southern. of Indiana, preached
in the M. P. hall Sunday for the CHRIS.
tian congregation.
Mrs. w. G. Boney and her nelce
Miss Mabel Morris returned from their
Illinois visit last week
Francis & Keynes celebrated Ad-
miral Dewey's home coming by putting
in Dewey cigar machine.
City property has been changing
hands quite rapidly the last week.
James Geff bought the Byram resi-
dence, G. A. Frances the Geo. Keynes
residence and Geo. Keynes the ]. R.
Baker residence.
The republicans nominated town
| ship ticket Wednesday evening as fol-
lows: Trustee, ]. B. Schmidt; treas
urer, w. H. Bowman; clerk, H. T.
Radcliffe; justice of the peace. F. A.
| Smith and c. w. Vosburg; constables.
R. R. McDougal and Jude Goodale;
road overseer Dist. No. 1. Jacob P
Wadel; Dist. No. 2, Jacob P. Dirks.
Considerable excitement was caused
| here Thursday evening of last week,
| when the sheriff of Pawuee county
stepped from train No. and arrested
a Mr.. Levert of Chicago. who was
about to board the train for the pur.
pose of returning to Chicago with the
corpse of his father who died in Lar
ned from the effects of the amputation
of limb. The corpse was removed
| and sent back to Larned on No. S.
Upon the arrival of the sheriff and
party in Larned about 200 citizens
met them and demanded the release OF
the prisoner, with which demand the
sheriff complied. Mr.. Levert took the
next train for Chicago with the body
of his father. 1t seems when Lavert's
| father was hurt, he was taken to Dr..
Smiths Office for treatment and Dr.
Smith and Ingalls, performed the oper.
alton. After his death his son came on
| and proceeded to settle the various
| bills around town, and settled with In.
gals for the amputation. Afterwards
he offered Smith a small fee which
angered Smith, and he by the advise OF
| some of Larned's noted legal advisers
had an administrator appointed. Mr..
Leverts had in his possession some
valuables belonging to his father and il
was on the charge of embezzlemeni
| that he was arrested.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-10-06
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Transfers in Barton County, Kansas, for the
week ending Oct. 4. 1899:
A. T. s. S. F. R. B. Co. to Henry B. Unruh hf
E or 9-20-14 $50.
Edward Wilder to Henry B. Unruh hf
9-20A $500
Edwin F Benner to ] W. johnson or ga
1914 S., 600
E. a: Eddy to Mary Thatcher lot 10 blk $50
Crest Bend ST.
c. q. Kershner to Henry Nordman or 1916
Is si.i50
E. c. Modesxeu to Emma White lot blk Is
Heisington SIS
D. R, Logan to E. W Smith lots lO-1I-12 biz "a
Pa1nee Rock 81
Chas Brewer to T. H. Brewer lot Is blk Paw
nee Rock $3.50
t. II. Brewer to E. W. Smith hf int lot is blk 8
Psweee Rock $50
c. W. Linder 90 JAS R. Logan lots II and Il blk
HOisington $500
John schauf to Michael schauf " or H-16-1s
81 500
A: T. [. Co. to J. A. Haas pit W or go
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-10-06

AGAIN the Fillipinos have sent
a delegation to General Otis, the
car OF Manila, asking for peace;
asking that hostilities cease, and
that their people be recognized
as having a right to the country
they inhabit. But under instruc-
lions from Washington, General
Otis refuses to consider anything
but unconditional surrender.
This the Fillipinos say again
they will never do, and the result
will be, SO long as our policy OF
imperialism continues, that we
will have to keep up the war up
on that weak but determined
people until every dark skinned
man able to bear arms is shot
down, imprisoned, or driven into
the sea. And it will take years
to accomplish this.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-10-06
Of the Time of Holding General Election.

OF the Time of Holding General Election.
State of Kansas,l 60
Barton County So
The State of Kansas tC all to whom these pres
ents come, Greeting:
Know ye, that 1, L. P Aber. Sheriff of Barton
County, Kansas, by virtue of the authority in me
vested, do by this proclamation give public notice
that
Tuesday, Nov. 7th, 1899,
there will be held general election in the County
of Barton and State of Kansas, and the officers at
that time to be chosen as follows, to-wit:
COUNTY OFFICERS,
Treasurer, Sheriff, County Clerk, Register Of
Deeds, Surveyor, Coroner, and Commissioner LIST
District.
TOWNSHIP OFFICERS.
Justices of the Peace in townships where by law
elections are required to be held, one Trustee one
Clerk, one Treasurer, two Constables and one
Road Overseer in each road district.
Also TO vote upon the proposition of electing a
County Printer for Barton County.
In witness whereof have hereunto set my hand
at my Office in Great Bend, in said county, this
18th day of September, A. D. 1899.
L. P. ABER,
Sheriff of Barton County
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-10-06

WONDER why the republicans
have not thought Of his nibs
the Sultan of Sulu, for second
place on their presidential ticket
What a running mate for Nc
Kinley old Suit. would make,
with his several hundred wives
and thousands of slaves to work
as strikers and ward fiXers! Alb
dul-ab-Himmell but he'd be a
cOrker!
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-10-06

Carl Brown, of "Coxey Army" fame,
landed in Great Bend Monday. and
addressed large crowds during Tues
day. He says he anticipates a special
session of congress, and is now prepar-
ing another March to Washington. +"
He is asking pledges from farmers to
contribute to fund for the susten-
ance of the 'army" on its march, and
also inviting recruits.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-10-06

Ira H. Clarke took possession of
the Register, Monday, the I'd inst,
and is now sole editor and proprietor,
The DEMOCRAT wei comes Ira to the
Great Bend newspaper field. which
field by the way is pretty well titled
already, and hope that we may not
get over in each Others pastures too
often,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-10-06
Notice to the Pnblic

I am now prepared to do all kinds of
carpenter work. 1 guarantee my work
first class in every particular. Please
submit your plans and specification to
me whether the job is large Or small.
Please call at my shop End door west
of the opera block. Respectfully,
n. f. GRIPPE.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-10-06

THE glorious stars and stripes
is the emblem of liberty, and
should not be made to stand for
the oppression of those who seek
liberty and independence.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-10-06
No Fake, no Fraud,

But the genuine article. I have
sold Pianos and Organs for over 20
years and expect to continue to. Call
at Hooper's any time next week and
examine my celebrated Lakeside
Pianos and Organs. Will refer you
to some of the very best people in Bar
ton Co. who have purchased their
goods of me in the past year.
q. B. ATKINSON,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-10-06
Lumber For Sale.

All kinds of second hand. lumber,
iron roofing, etc. to be sold in small or
large quantities on Saturday, Oct. 81 at
1:30 p. m. Terms cash.
FARMERS COOPERATIVE MILL s.
ELEVATOR Co.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-10-06

Gus Schaeffer this week moved up
into the second ward. onto Broadway.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-10-06

First published in the Barton County Democrs
Oct. 9th, 1891 30-32
SHERIFF'S PROCLAMATION
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-10-06

The city board of education met
Monday night and transacted regular
monthly business. La the matter of
the primary teachers, the board raised
the salary of all such teachers $3.50 a
month. Miss Meta K. Legler was en-
gagged TO give instructions in vocal
music, two days each week, at $40 per
month.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-10-06

Mrs. Soden, aged about 40 years, died
on Wednesday evening. the 4th inst,
at her home north of town, on the In
gersoll place. The remains were ship
ped on Thursday to Barnard, Lincoln
county, Kansas, for interment, it be-
ing her desire that she be buried with
others of her family gone before.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-10-06
The Committee Meeting.

The democrat and peoples party
central committees met with the can
didates in the court room last Satur-
day afternoon, to compare notes. to
discuss the local situation, and to map
out plans for the future. Each com
mitteeman present reported the sltua-
ton in his locality. and the candidates
gave an accounting of how they found
matters in general. with the result
that general good feeling prevailed and
all were filled with the laudible deter
mination to make the majorities for
our ticket as large as possible. A
more active campaign was planned,
and it was decided to hold school
house meetings to commence shortly
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-10-06
Barton Comfy Schools.

Superintendent Harrison has just
completed his report on the schools of
Barton county for the past year.
From it We are furnished some inter
esting statistics:
The school population, between the ages
of years and 81 years, is...-...... 4,947
No. of schools in the county. ..... 1O3
No. of teachers -........... 125
Total amount of salary paid male teach
ers .......s s,O11 95
Total amount of salary paid female
teachers. rs 20
Average monthly salary of district teach
ers, MAJ ........-. 30 oS
Average monthly salary of district teach
ers females Observation-Disclosures. "a 30
Money received for school purposes dur
ing year ............. ............ 4s,s4a 90
ing year .......... az, 1863 90
Bal. on hands June 1, 1892. ........... 5,S77 81
Average lenght of school year. 25 and 1910 weeks.
Average tax levy for all school purposes ID and
16-10O mills.
The schools have mostly started their
fall and winter terms throughout the
county, but the attendance is not near
full, on account of many being kept
cut to help finish up the fall farm work.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-10-06

Probate Judge Breeder visited
| Clafiin Wednesday, and the picnic at
| st. Peter Ond Peul's Thursday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-10-06

All nomination papers for township
nominees must be on file with the
county clerk not later than Saturday.
October Eth. Keep this fact in mind
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-10-06

Mrs. Wilhelmina Weltemer, mother
Of Mrs. o. F. Ordelheide. of near San.
dago, Stafford county, died on the I'd
inst. at an advanced age. The remains
were brought up to Great Bend We'd
nesday, and from here shipped to Hig-
ginsville, Mo-. for interment.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-05-25
The Elephant Butte Dam Decision.

The history of litigation leading up to
| the decision just given by the United
States supreme court in the Elephant
Butte dam case is not without interest
all over the west.
An English company began the con-
struction of a dam at Elephant Butte,
above Las Cruces, to store flood wa
ters for use in the Mesilla valley. Their
attorney procured the approval of the
reservoir site from the secretary of the
interior, and the work vas progressing,
a temporary dam being under construc-
unexpected source.
A Texas-Mexico syndicate of pro-
moters at FL Paso and Juarez had
planned to get the government to ex-
pend SO, 900, 900 for a reservoir just above
Ell Paso, to supply water power for en-
terprises in the latter city and irriga-
ton for the farmers on both sides. This
dam would have caused a great deal of
land grabbed in the interest of some Of
the long-headed schemers on both sides
to be flooded, and it was to have been
condemned and paid for out of the
SO, 900. 900, of which 81, 200, 900 was to be
devoted to this purpose. This dam had
long been the hobby of Colonel Arson
Mills, of FL Paso. By reason of his po-
| sition on the international commission
to determine the boundary between
Mexico and the United States, and to
| suggest means to prevent the Rio
Grande shifting it's bed and thereby
changing the boundary, Colonel Mills
had influence. He recommended that
by holding back floods in such a reser-
voir the river would be prevented from
braced by another.
The Mexican people were encouraged
to claim damages from the lack of va
ter to carry on their operations in the
state of Chihuahua. There was a treaty
provision that neither country should
divert %navigable streams in such a
manner as to interfere with navigation.
Nothing was anticipated as to irriga-
ton rights. Even when this treaty was
made the Rio Grande went dry occa-
sionally at Ell Paso. With the gradual
filling of It's bed to a greater depth with
absorbing sand, and the growth of ir-
rigation enterprises on the Rio Grande
tributaries in Colorado, water ceased
to flow most Of the year at Ell Paso, and
even much further north, in New Mex
leo. The Mexican courts, under the
plan of the Ell Paso schemers, worked
up damage claims by taking the testi-
mony of farmers, covering a long Pc
Rod, the aggregate being something
like $1,000 900. This was supplemented
by an estimate from the Texas side, of
the probable loss from the lack of wa
ter.
The Mexican minister, Senior Romero,
then presented the matter at Washing
ton in the light of an equity. The Unit
ed States had permitted its citizens to
use water in Colorado and elsewhere
that would have gone to Mexico. The
Mexican government realized that the
irrigation systems in Colorado had
grown up without the disastrous re-
suits to Mexico being foreseen, and the
damages might not be c%ollectible. AS
an act of compromise, damages would
be waived If the United States would
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-05-25

speaker should arbitrarily displace
members from the chairmanships of
important committees simply because
they We're not his followers in the rom
test. This would be an exhibition of
petty politics, which would be ridiculed
from ore end of the country to the 9th
er, and the great office of speaker
would become the medium for truck
STEERING in offices.
The speaker will o lack for excel
lent places to bestoW upon his follow
ers without entirely recasting the com
mittees and without disturbing chair
men. While it will not be incumbent
upon the successful aspirant to regard
the present arrangement, it is said by
experienced members of congress that
he will avoid a great deal of trouble if
he contents himself with b~estowing pa
tronage legitimately at his disposal
without attempting to displace, without
reason, the chairmen who have served
satisfactorily in their positions.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-05-25
Sugar Beet Raising.

Cuba, Porto Rico, Hawaii and the
Philippines might be able to produce all
of the sugar that this country needs,
but the people of the United States are
not in the habit of holding back from
an industry for fear the jewellers in
some other land may become compet-
itors. That is why there has been no
diminution of interest in sugar beet Gull
ture and plans for new factories, de-
spite the acquisition of tropic lands.
The fear that foreign countries would
grow wheat has not kept farmers from
turning prairies into grain fields. The
tropical countries have been in exist
ence and occupied in part by agricul-
turists for a longer period than have
the western states, yet the islands have
not lately increased the output of sugar
to any material extent, nor will they be
likely to do SO if left to themselves.
Coming into possession of Americans,
plantations may become heavier pro-
ducers of sugar, yet the farmer in
America has not been distanced in any
line by the one who has sought a for
eign land in order to secure cheap la
Dor. Just as the manufacturer in this
country has prospered when employ
ing high-priced labor, so has the Amer
lean farmer been able tt compete sue
cessfully with the cheap labor of other
lands.
k<,ap,ao, 1lr,1I Nd ,n,~, I'LL ~,o
| vail over the methods of natives in 9th
er countries. even if capital be invested
and American methods inaugurated in
| the tropical lands. When the farmers
en-, there is little to fear from people of
the hot countries.
While New Mexico, Arizona and Cal
ifornia have advantages in the matter
of climate, beet raising will long be an
important industry in other states. no
tably Colorado, Utah and Nebraska.
Experiments show that it may be prof
liable ven in some of the greatest
of ground, each of ten acres area, were
planted in beets. The crop was fifteen
tons to the acre, and the price was
$3.50 per ton, making the gross receipts
per acre $67.5 0 The net profit was 1897
for each acre. Near Rome, N. Y, forty
six farmers cultivated 1863 acres of
beets. The gross returns from 14.S5
tons per acre. which brought $4.46 per
ton, We're $66.2S an acre. In comparison
with returns from wheat of a net profit
of $6.S7 per acre, the advantage of SUI
gar beets is plain. The total value of
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-05-25

build and maintain the storage dam
forever and give free of cost half of the
| water to the Mexican territory.
President Cleveland, in his first term,
| recommended a treaty along this line.
| In his second term his secretary of the
| interior approved of the reservoir site
| of the English company that proposed
| to do with it's own money for New Mex
! leo territory what the Ell Paso-Mexico
| schemers asked the government to do
at its own expense. After this approval
| by the department Colonel Mills went
| to Washington and had the New Mex
/ leo enterprise temporarily blocked in
| the same department under whose APP
prevail work vas begun.
The FL Paso syndicate represented
| that the flood flow of the Rio Grande
would not fill both proposed reservoirs,
| that one was to be a government enter
| prise, and should have precedence. AS
a pretext to tie up the private enter
! prise until English capitalists, fearing
| obstruction from the government,
| should abandon, Colonel Mills and his
was estopped from permitting the New
| Mexico dam to be built because it
| would be interfering with the naviga-
bility of a stream and a violation of a
| treaty, to which Mexico would not o
| sent. The wise and cautious department
| officers thereupon issued an order for
the United States attorney of New
| Mexico to bring a bill to enjoin the
| work, on the plea that the irrigation
| enterprise would destroy the n~avigabil-
ity of the Rio Grande.
The injunction case was heard by
| Judge G. D. Bantz. 1t was shown on
| the records that the Rio Grande was
| never navigable except near it's mouth,
| at the gulf, hundreds of miles below Ell
Paso, and that for half a century at
| least the river bed was dry occasional
ly at Ell Paso. The claim of n%avigabil-
ity was supported by the fimsy proof
| that once, when the river was at flood
height, a raft of wood was loated a
i few miles in New Mexico.
Judge Bantz and the supreme court
of New Mexico decided that the plea
of navigability was absurd and insin-
/ cere. There was an appeal to the United
States court, in order to keep the tenn
porary injunction in force.
The highest court in the land has now
| remanded the case and directed fur
ther inquiry as to the facts of naviga-
bility, with direction that if the dam
interferes with navigation it must be
restrained from doing so to the extent
that it does so interfere.
That means that if there were enough
flow in the river to permit of naviga-
ton, and the dam would stop the flow,
this could not be permitted. There can
be but one result of this inquiry If con-
Quoted by a court and not by a COM
mission chosen to carry out the Ell Paso
scheme.
If the government should, on a plea
Of navigation being interfered with by
this canal enterprise, estop it, the same
principle would apply to other canals
in New Mexico and even the San Luis
valley in Colorado could be forbidden
to use flowing streams that might find
their way to Mexico if not utilized.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-05-25

That proud old fighter, Wade Hamp-
ton, has declined the offer of admirers
to pay for a home for him by popular
subscription, to replace the house recent.
ly burned. General Hampton is a poor
man, yet he says that the reward of
well done. good and faithful servant
is reward enough for his course in life
The old general is sincere, and the PEG.
pie of the south will respect his wishes
Doubtless Admiral Dewey will also ask
to be excused FROM accepting a public
testimonial of great intrinsic value that
he does not need.