Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-07-26
PRAYING FOE RAIN.

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heavens with dynamite to see if We
could not force it down upon us. We
did everything that wac possible to
bring rain. Why, even some people
who never looked in bible since their
childhood, would take it down and
read passages from it and then, turn
over and comfort themselves by read
ing of the seven years of famine and
the seven years of plenty, and then
when they all became good they knelt
down and gave glory to God. Then
Elijah or some other prophet would
call down rain.
just think of it, the Governor of
Missouri is asking the churches to
pray for rain. Old Missouri, that
always lived within itself and thought
itself old enough and big enough to
live without God or the devil.
We tell you it comes pretty near
home when your stomach is empty
and you are thirsty aud the cattle are
thirsty and their stomachs are empty.
When food is scarce then is when
they begin to call on God or pass
around the hat.
Well, we are thankful we are as
we'll of as we are, that we live In
Kansas and in Barton county, and
that we have nice wheat crop
whether we have big corn and hay
crop or not. We will be nicely fixed
to enjoy life and we believe the far
mers here are doing it, :hey are pre-
pairing for it, some are building new
houses, some are repairing their old
ones, while others are enlarging their
barns and great many of them are
using our Sewall, Lincoln, and Iowa
paints.
Some say they have all the hay.
rough stuff. and fodder they need
outside Of good wheat crop and
they are now coming in looking for
furniture, for the sitting room, dining
room, bedroom, parlor and so on.
They are also getting the very latest
patterns of wall paper, which are very
cheap at :he present time.
We are selling more carpets THE
year than ever before. 1t shows tina,
the farmers are going to erj,y life
after 20 years or more of hard strug
gle. They realizs that if they are
going to have good home and have
it fixed up nicely they must do it now
or else they will never do it,
| There is one good fact that is we'll
to take notice of and that is, every
husband is DESTROYS of his wife's
health and knows that there is more
money saved by keeping good health
than by doctoring, hence they are
buying the Quick Meal gasoline
stoves to keep them cool and healthy
in the summer. They DO the cooking
all right. Many are getting our new
style washing machines for they are
labor saving and health giving.
They know a good thing when they
see it and that is Why they are get
ting our latest patterns of dishes. Sur
prises are always welcome and especi
ally 80 when they come in the shape o.
. of good, nice dinner set or mic,
piano or organ.
We have put out more pianos ant
organs in the last two weeks thai
D ever before. Parents are realizin,
, that their children will get too oil
to take lessons for they don't like t
: start in when others, 80 much younge
have gotten 80 much of a start @
f them. A good education in this lin
/, is worth more to children than money
a as they will bs better able to cop
with the world and earn a livelihoo
aud stand equal with their feliowmer
e Don't you know there is a great DEF
re of satisfaction in that, to know tbs
d you are just as good as anyone eli
70 and you can take a stand in II
world As we'll as anyone else and yo
don't have to take a back seat f
es anyone.
err Give your children a good educ
b. ton. they will appreciate it mo
!" than all the money. and if you v