Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-02-24
NUMBER 40.

IN - III DEN 4S.
The Cheyenne lake, when brought to
a reality, will be worth more to the
people of Barton county than would
have been a branch OF the state normal
at Great Bend. And we somehow feel
that the lake is go.
Be good TO yourself aud others will
be good to you. In other words, don't
tack onto yourself the lab Ell I'm no
good" If you are always hunting
trouble others viii see that you have
plenty for your pains.
Our ''better half' took in the State
Editorial association meeting at
Topeka. and Sousa's concert at Kansas
City this week, while "Wes'. staid at
home and kept bstch-and any other
old thing that we got chance to keep.
Prof. Aambrose Baier, of Seward,
left for Burlington, Kansas, last Friday
where he goes to take charge Of the
opera house orchestra and reorganize
the Burlingtonband. His many friends
in this part of the county wish him
success.
Several exchanges have been giving
directions ''how to dress,' IN ocold
weather. In our judgement, the most
sensible way is to stay in bed till the
fire is started and then take your
clothes on your arm and trot out to the
dining room stove.
VIM. Wissman and wife, OF near ALI
bert, were in the city Saturday. Mr..
Wissman says few of his neighbors
lost some stock from the effects of the
February blizzard, but not many head
He thinks the wheat in his local ity is
not injured to any great extent.
The Original Tennesseean Jubilee
Ministrels will appear at the a. o. U.
w. hall this-Friday-e evening, under
auspices of the Workmen. These peo.
pie have entertained Great Bend
audiences before, aud all know that
they will give most pleasing concert.
If you want to be we'll Informed,
take paper. Even a paper of pins
will give you points. "A paper will tell
you what the rest of the world is do
ing, and what they are talking about.
We find that the thinking apparatus
has to be tiekled just about as much as
any other part to be able to do its best.
1t is reported that one of the Larned
preachers wives has made collection
of al the buttons placed in the con-
triDution box during the last two or
three years, and has fastened them to
card board in various cunning shapes
of birds, animals aud flowers, and has
had them framed and hung IN her
sitting room.
The "Lord-I-thank-T k-Thee-that-I- am
not as-other men>are" Editor Of the
Beacon ought to learn in tiue that the
bigot and bull head never makes
converts, but on the contrary drives
people away from himself He ought
to learn this, but he doutless will not.
because some men will die Kicking
against all their fellow men.
The Newton kansan says a Sedg-
wick young man advertised for a wife
under an assumed name, and bis Sister
answered 1t under an assumed name.
Then photographs were exchanged and
the sister felt so humiIiated that she
told her mother. The old lady broke
the news TO ''pap," who yawned and
remarked. Mother. it's pretty lard to
have two fools in one family" ss
Some men were in at Allens Sunday
talking about the rise and fall of
late star from the east which shown
upon Great Band for few weeks
and then disappeared from the local
armament. One man suggested that
the late flyer was somewhat OF q
''shoe-fy." Another man had selected
the very appropriate name of Nave
rick" What's the matter with do,
do, Huckleberry do?"
AL newly married men are happy in
the thought that they have secured
''the best woman in the world." And
they have Make that woman happy,
and keIp her to spend pleasantly the
hours that you are away to work in
the fields or at the store, by subscribing
for the DEMOCRAT. Il viii always
contain something of interest fer her