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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-01-27
Larned, Kansas.
Grip is Very Old

So prevalent has tue grip been for
the past month or so that pei hapS few
persons in town ale now prepared to
put forth the oft>eXploded claim that
it Is merely a new name for an un-
usually severe cold" as matter of
described from the time of HIppocrates,
who was born in the year $50 b. G.. and
though its name has been changed at
various periods, it has always been
form of epidemic catarrh, more or less
severe according to circumstances. In
1910 1t was called ''c1ecoIuchs." Ue
their heads. Aftcrward the italian
physician named it "inflnenZ4," and
in later years tbs French doctors gave
it the name of la grippe, which is
now AugIiciZed into 1.-The grip"-though
it seems best to retain the French spell
ing for the word when meaning this
other grips 1t is known all over the
world, and there is disposition in
every nat ion to shift the odium of it
upon some other country. Then the
Russians call it the Chineass catarrh,
the Germ ans often call it the Russian
pest, the Italians name it the German
disease, and the Fren ID call it some-
times the Spanish &c tarrh.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-01-27

all knew, but the fruit grower easily
jumped at the conclusion that the bees
did the fruit great damage.
This perhaps was the principal means
of starting investigation and expert
ments on this point. Experiments have
shown that honey bees are the best pol
len distributors. and that we are large
ly indebted to them. not only for the
quantity of our fruits, but for quality
as well. Other insects are of course
pollen distributors, but only on small
scale compared to honey bees. Not
only in the line of fruits do we receive
bentits thus, but in almost all of the
most commonly grown cereals on the
farm. The honey bee is the most gen.
specialist as other insects which con-
fine themselves to certain flowers only.
The honey bee gathers pollen wherever
pollen is found. and her scope of terri.
tory is by no means small. Bees work
field of five or six miles in diameter,
and frequently, to some extent, eight
or ten.
Every up-to date fruit grower at the
present time is fully aware that the
honey bee is his best frien.i, and SO
governs himself accordingly by foster
ing them as near his fruit farm as pos
sible. Not only is this the case with
fruits, but it is the same with vegeta
bles. A strawberry patch without
honey bees is almost blank; aud not
only domesticated fruits. but all wild
fruits, are thus brought up to the high
est state of perfection possible by this
same process. Every fruit and vege-
table-growing district, eand not this
alone, but every neighborhood where
man exists, should be supplied with
honey bees, not only to gather honey,
but 10 pollenize the blossoms.
A. H. DUFF,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-01-27
Registration Notice.

The registration boo Ks of the City of
are now open and, ali citizens of said
city can register at the Office of the
city clerk of said city in the Tribune
building. as prescribed by law. No
he has been duiy registered. aud tue
registration books will be closed ten
days before any election 60 be held i'll
said city.
F. E Brown, City Clerk.
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Work That Lasts

a Photographer Capital is the Con
fdeLce of his patrons. This Confidence
is gained and retained by permanent
photographs.
Permanent Photographs depend
arg ely ,n The qualify of The paper and
chemicals used. Halliday uses nothing
but the best, therefore his success.
Don't be deceived by the cheap travel
ing concern AS their work won't last
NV work Is guaranteed and L am here
To back it.
HALLIDAY.
Main Street, Great Bend.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-01-27
The Value of Honey Bees.

One might suppose that the honey
crop of this country is the only value
attached to honey bees. This is no
the case by any means. and I will ven-
ture to say here that their greatest
value lies altogether in another direc.
ton. Honey bees, as pollen distribu-
tors, are of more value to the people of
this couetry than the crop of honey
they store. 1t ise only of late years
been discovered So much were PEG.
pie in the dark In this matter. that the
beekeepeg and the fruit grower were
almost at war with each other That
bees had considerable TODD with fruit
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-01-27
On a Larger Scale.

81 have heard some very romantic
stories about your successes" said the
young woman, assshe looked out of the
corners of her eyes and adjusted her
mouth so as to make dimples.
ssYes!" responded Senator Sorghum,
with a complacent smile.
at has been intimated to me that
you have made money out of politics.
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Letter from Rhode Island.
Dear DEMOCRAT:


Again the hands have
moved around the dial plate of time
and we are year older. guess there
Is no way of stopping this getting older
every year so we will just he We to let
her go. The Kansas man living in
little Rhoda sends greetings and wishes
to be kindly remembered to the good
people OF Great Bend and Barton
county. wish you all happy and
prosperous new year and all the good
luck that can befaIl you. May the
crops be bountiful and the town enjoy
growth unknown in years. l also
trnst that another year will find each
one few dollars richer AM NJ debts
to bother.
| have watched the DEMOCRAT care
fully to see what the Commercial Club
IS doing but have failed TO find mention
of it. Can it be that there is nothing
emore to do! Where are the .trustlers?'-
did see that the town was dark now.
1t seems to me as if this was step
backwards. 1 have seen good cheap
gasoline light used great deal in the
east and should think that this might
answer your purpose if electric lights
were out of the question
1t would have given me great pleas
ure to have attended the New Years
reception and ball for l know from ex-
perlence just what good time fellow
can have. l have been told that the
gentlemen who had the thing in charge
covered themselves with glory, but |
needn't have been told this for it is one
of the things to be taken for granted
with Kansas men,
In closing l want to send you a copy
of a letter written by debtor to a col
lector IN this city. BY Rhode Island
law II one man owes another and is
sent out judgment Enclosed against
him, the man be Is Indebted to can
have him put III Jail provided be pays
the state board. the other man be-
ing allowed SO much a day on his bill,
SO when discharged he has receipt in
full. Howard is the name of the place
where the jail is located.
Howard, Dec, 10, 1903.
You will see from the above that |
am here, and | am here because an
other man who is a bigger fool than l
am is paying my board. He thought
he could get money out of me quicker
than l could pay him so here 1 am.
owed him a small bill and when | get
out of here will have receipt in full;
an easy way of paying my debts. If
you want that bill you have against me
paid in the same way it suits me all
right. If not when l get out of here
will see what can doc l can't do any
thing now as you can see for | am here,
So you see people owe money once
in while down in this country
With kindest regards and best wishes
to all. | remain
Very Truly Yours,
GEO. NJ. Moss.
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ed much alike and recite that by di
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-01-27

words, the depts On ssi.s sse.o - .. =
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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-01-27

difference. The result Is, that tue
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the fellow who created
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-31
They Stand Firm.

IT looks now as though Quay will he
beaten in Pennsylvania. He is one
of the four leading republicans of
the United States but he is still four
teen votes shy of an election. All the
inducements he could offer have not
been sufficient to induce single demo-
crat to vote for him. Evidently the
democrats of Pennsylvania are made of
good stuff. The feeling runs high in
Pennsylvania over the senatorial fight
and anti-Quay meetings are being held
all over the state.
Every democrat takes pride in the
stand taken by the democrats of Penn
sylvania and will hope that they will
prove true to their party to the finish
Contrast the record made in Montana.
Mr.. Clark has declared himself in favor
of the free and unlimited coinage of
silver. Yet he was elected by gold re-
publicans and never on earth could
have been elected in any other way.
Even the Inter Mountain, while COM
mending the silver republicans for vot-
ing for Clark, denounces the gold re-
publicans for doing so. Montana re-
publicans are made Of very different
caliber from Pennsylvania democrats.
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any; war would upset all it's arrange

ments.
1t has been the policy of the war de-
partment apologists to blame it On
congress- for failing to make sufficient
appropriation to keep the country in
readiness, but that plea has been an
sWered by the secretary himself. For
weight days of inaction just preceding
the event that calls for action is a more
DANGEROUS thing than As years of ordi-
nary congressional stinginess with no
hght IN prospect. 1t is to be remarked
that no such fatal folly reigned in the
navy departments.
This Is getting little closer to the
meat Of the matter for which the war
investigation was instituted. If Secre-
tary Alger could be induced to make a
few more admissions the whole his
tory of the scandalous blunders and
breakdowns might be revealed and the
responsibility for them laid at the pro-
per mans door. But in making such
confessions Mr.. Alger should be careful
not to throw discredit on the state
ments of his friends.
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Myron Reed Dead.

IN the death of Rev. Myron w Reed,
which took place at Denver yester-
day, America loses one of the great
est pulpit orators of recent times. He
was born in Vermont, the son of
clergyman, and received an academy
education in Potsdam, N. Y. He served
through the war; first as chaplain, then
as captain, and finally as General
Thomas chief of scouts. At the close
of the war he entered the Chicago
School of Theology, graduating from
there in 1868. He preached in Michi-
gan, New Orleans, Milwaukee and In
dianapolis, moving West to Denver in
1888. He became pastor of the First
Presbyterian church of that city, the
wealthiest church in Denver, winning
national reputation by the force of
his pulpit utterances. After eleven
years of service he resigned and nom
sectarian church was organized for
him, known as the Broadway Temple
association.
Mr.. Reed was a politician as we'll as
preacher and was prominent in the pol
itics of the state. He was defeated for
congress by a small majority in 1896.
He stood for purity and honesty in the
politics of the state and accomplished
much good in the political arena as
we'll as in the pulpit
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New York Primary Law.

~ HANGES in the interests of sim
~. pliflcation have been agreed on
in the New York primary law.
Instead of the open declaration of po-
ltical preferences at the time of regis
tration, which the present law de-
mands, New York is to adopt the Aus
tralian ballot system. The voter when
registering is handed an envelope with
his name written on the back and a
card with the party emblems printed on
it. as on the official Australian ballot
The voter marks on this card his politi-
cal preference, places it in the envel-
ope, seals the latter and deposits it in a
ballot box which Is locked and kept
sealed until a week after registration
when it is opened and the proper en-
tries made opposite the names of the
voters in a book kept for the purpose.
This method obviates the necessity of
the voter declaring his. political prefer
ence openly at the time of registering,
to which many object and thereby lose
their right to vote at the primary cleo
tons. The amendments will doubtless
soon be passed by the New York leg
iSlatllre
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Her Farewell Marriage.
From the Brooklyn Eagle.

From the Brooklyn Eagle.
Art springs from an eternal youth of
the soul. Where this exists there is
more or less of physical youth, no mat
ter what the registers and almanacs
may say Adelina Patti illustrates this
truth. She has lived for art. She sang
to her dolls when she was child, and
finding that she cared more for music
than she did for Latin and geometry,
her parents wisely refrained from max
ing a new woman of her and burden
ing her with an obligation to reform
the universe She grew up as a singer
and has been one for steen years. In
material gains no artist was ever so
adequately rewarded. Yet riches have
not made her sordid, and instead of
boarding her wealth in her castle in
Wales she has shared it three times
with husbands. The first, a French
marquis, gambled it away and, 1t is
said, used to beat her il she did not re-
sign her earnings promptly. Nicolini
threw husband number one down stairs
and kicked him, and so became nus
band number two. He died, and nus
band number three, Swedish baron,
appears on the scene. and the Weish
castle becomes again scene OF meffl-
ment. May Patti keep her voice ana
her husband for as many more years as
she has lived already and never mind
how many that means, She was porn
in lS4S, He in 1870.
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has the power to remove them. The
board may suspend for a time or dis
charge any officer for incompetency CT
disability or for the violation of any
rules or regulations or for other good
cause, but only upon written charges
preferred against him and a public
hearing. The board may suspend for
ten days for good cause without prev
ious hearing. The act, if passed, is to
take effect on May 1, 1899, at 1 a. III.
1t is understood that there is some
opposition to the bill and another is be-
ing pushed by those Interested in the
fire department. This bill does not pro-
vide for a municipal board, but merely
provides that firemen shall be appoint
ed by the mayor and shall retain office
during good behavior.
Butte, being the only city of $4,000
inhabitants in the state, is the only one
that will be affected by the passage Of
either of these bills, and it is under
stood that the legislature will leave the
disposition of these bills to the members
of the Silver Bow delegation. 1t GER
tainly seems that some change in the
control and management of Butte's 20
lice force might prove beneficial and
there is surely great room for improve
ment. The Silver Bow members should,
however, exercise great care and delib-
GRAFTON in considering the matter of n
change and what may be the best
change to be made.
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The Police Bill.

nth the senatorial fight out of
w the way, there is nothing now
to prevent the legislators from
giving their full attention to the many
bills which have been introduced. One
which has been introduced at the re-
quest of a number of Butte officials is
a bill establishing board of munich
pal service examiners to have the man
agement and control of the police and
fire departments of Butte The bill has
been much changed from its first draft
AS introduced finally by Senator Court
ney, it provides that the board shall cen
sist of the mayor and two resident tax
paying freeholders. to be appointed by
the governor. The commissioners shall
not he of the same political party and
the term shall be for four years. No
member of the board except the mayor
Shall hold any other political office dur
ing the term for which he is appointed.
This board is TO exercise a supervisory
control over the police and fire depart
ments, subject to the city council, and
Shall have power to make and promul-
gate such rules and regulations as they
may deem best The board shall from
time to time report to the city council
the condition of each department and
make recommendations for the promo
ton of it's efficiency. The board shall
have the sole power to remove from
Office or discharge any member of eth
er department for any cause whatever
The various officials are to be origin
ally appointed by the mayor subject
to confirmation by the council and
after they are appointed only the board
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Ayers Admissions.

From the Chicago Journal
The war department had its share of
$4,000, 600 at its disposal for As days be-
fore the outbreak of the Spanish con-
fict, and in all that time not a solitary
new contract was entered into for the
equipment of the troops. The state
ment is according to testimony of the
secretary of war before the Investigate
ing commission.
This is in itself enough to explain
IS per cent of the misery and privation
of the volunteers. 1t would account for
the fact that they We're short of blank
cts, short of tents, short of arms and
ammunition, and short of medical
stores. for all of which they suffered.
The secretary of war thought war
would be averted. Mark Hanna had
said there would be no war, and, be-
sides. the war department didn't want
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Read Between the Lines.
From the Boston Herald.

From the Boston Herald
Ambassador Choate contributes to
this weeks Independent a sketch of
Senator elect Depew, with an estimate
of the latters character and capa city.
1t Is a rather fiattering article but
there are some passages in it that have
an ambiguous aspect. For instance,
Mr.. Choate dwells upon the fact that
Mr.. Depew's good will toward his fell
lowmen has led him to respond possibly
more freely than a, calculating pru-
dence would have dictated to the de-
snands that have been made upon him
for almost constant appearance upon
the platform. This looks like a gentle
End gracious way of saying that Mr.
Depew talks too much
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To Vote Monday.

HE senate of the United States
has unanimously decided to vote
on the peace treaty next Mon
day. While it is understood that most
of the democratic members are opposed
to that part of the treaty which will
annex the Philippines to this country,
yet number of democrats as well are
in favor of it and number of repub-
licans, led by Senator Hoar of Massa-
chusetts, are bitterly fighting the treaty.
The senator brings up the question of
labor and thinks workingmen should
oppose the expansion proposition for
the reason that in case of annexation
the Malays and Mohammedans of the
Philippine islands can go anywhere in
the United States and compete with
American labor.
While it may seem too distant a pros
pect to apprehend the invasion of this
country by Filipino labor yet the fact
should not be overlooked that this coun-
try has been invaded by Chinese and
Japanese laborers in vast numbers AMI
it is not an unreasonable supposition
that American labor may be forced to
compete with Filipino labor.
1t seems to be the general view that
the peace treaty will pass. If it should
be beaten it will doubtless be resub-
mitted and ratified by the overwhelm-
ingly republican senate which will be
in power after March 4.
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come unmindful of it? What doth it
profit a man to gain what at the in
slant seems to him to be the whole
world in the shape of a bride in ex-
change for his soul?
In the case of Beasley it is retribu-
ton. And there are others. And
that special dispatch to the Miner
what hideous mockery.
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Current Comment.
Works, Not Faith.

From the Syracuse Post-Standard.
Colonel Ingersoll has got so far as to
believe that if there is no hell there
should be one. He made this announce
ment from the lecture platform at Car
linvile, ILL.,, after being informed by this
manager that the local agent had de-
cHmped with the receipts at the box Of
flee.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-31
Should Restrain joey.

From the San Francisco Bulletin.
Now that the Chicago wheat market is
again getting excited, hadn't Papa Letter,
in the interest of that alreaoy heavily de-
pleted sack of his, better put a paddock
and a gag on Joe?
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-31
Stern Reality.

From the Atchison Globe.
An Atchison girl who ten years ago
used to dream of a Montgomery de Lam
cy knocking at her door is now very
contentedly preparing her wedding
clothes for man named Nick White
heifer.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-31
Old Enough to behave.

From the Buffalo Express.
Now that the Hon. Billy Hohenzollern,
Rex, has passed the 4Oth meridian of life,
he may no more. strictly speaking. be call
ed young. He still retains considerable
freshness, however.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-31
When Faith Doesn't Work.

From the Chicago Record.
I'VE broke that divine healer all up
How SOP
Ran across him using his repair kit on
his bicycle"
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And No Good For the Mules.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
A Mississippi judge has decided that the
word damn is profane and its user sub
ject to fine. This will be a hard blow
for the drivers of Mississippi mules
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Behind the Procession.

From the Denver Post.
"A Massachusetts, man has had his
name changed from Tomaszewelmer to
Bennett says the Cleveland Leader. He
is away behind the hero procession. Why
didn't he have it made Dewey or Shar-
key?
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-31
More Information.

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Bobby-Popper, what does pot valiant
mean?
Mr. Ferry-The fellow who stays all
through on a bob flush Is one of 'em.
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Embalmed Oratory.

From the Washington Post
Mr.. Depew is now hard at work en-
balming a few orations for use in the
United States senate.
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Clark Shook the Whole Orchard.

| Mr.. Quay finds 1t very difficult to get
| the IA votes needed to ensure his re-
election. And he is willing to shake the
plum tree in order to get them.
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