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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-09
GREAT BEND, KANSAS, FRIDAY, AUGUsTe, 1901

laws, and a court of nine men to
set them aside. Where good
whiskey makes bad men, and bad
men make good whiskey. Where
newspapers are paid for suppress
ing the truth, and made rich for
telling a lie. Yea, this Christian
land, where preachers are paid
$25, 900 a year to dodge the
devil and tickle the ear of. the
wealthy and the politician.
Where trusts hold you up, and
poverty holds you down. Where
the girl who goes wrong is made
an outcast, and her male friend
the prodigal-is made a gentle
man and invited into society.
Where men vote for a thing one
day and scuss' it 364 days.
Where we have prayers on the
floor OF our capital building and
whiskey in the cellars. Where we
spend $5, 900 to bury rich con-
gresham and $40 to bury an
honest working man who is
poor. Yea, verify, in this land
where to be virtuous is to be
lonesome, and to be honest is to
be called a crank. Where churches
make Christians and honest men
make infdels. Where we pay
SIS, 900 for dog and 15 cents
a dozen to poor woman for
making shirts. Where in four Of
our large cities 35, 900 of our
young ladies pay $5 a week for
board and are compelled to work
back of counters for 81 a week.
Where in New York City alone
| 81, 1000 women are making liv-
ings for their husbands. Yea,
Lord God, have the Fillies come
to us; we have more guns, more
whiskey and more Bibles than
we can make use of; we can give
them dose Of religion, and on
top of that a dose OF hell. Will
mington Justice. q
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-09

Professor r. Fl. DOlbear has
given the most graphic and
striking summary Of the worlds
progress in science during the
past century that we have seen.
The professor set forth the
achievements 100 years concisely
as follows:
The Nineteenth century received
from it's predecessors the horse.
We bequeath the bicycle the
locomotive and the automobile.
We received the goosequill, we
bequeath the fountain pen and
the typewriter.
We received the scythe, we be-
queath the moving machine.
We received the sickle, we be-
queth the harvester.
We received the hand printing
press, we bequeath the Hoe
cylinder press.
We received the painters brush
we bequeath photography, the
camera and color photography.
We received the hand loom,
we bequeath the cotton and
woolen factory.
We received the gunpowder,
we bequeath nitro-glycerine.
We received twenty-three
chemical elements, we bequeath
eighty.
We received the tallow dip, we
bequeath the arc light.
We received the galvanic bat
terry, we bequeath the dynamo.
We received the fiintlock, we
bequeath automatic Maxims.
We received the sailing ship, we
bequeath the steamship.
We received the beacon signal
fire, we bequeath the telephone
and wireless telegraphy.
We received the leather fire
buckets, we bequeath the steam
fire engine.
We received wood and stone
for structures, we bequeatl
twenty-storied steal buildings.
We received the stairway, we
bequeath the elevator.
We received ordinary light, we
bequeath the Roentgen rays.
We received the weather un.
Eannounced, we bequeath the
weather bureau.
We received unalleviable pain
we bequeath aseptics, chloro
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-09
WHAT ARE WE COMING TOP
BY EDMOND VANCE COOKE.

came to a mill by the riverside,
half mile long and nearly wde
With a forest OF stacks and of
TOlling at furnance and shovel and pen,
FWhat most magnificent pant!' cried,
And man with smudge on his face replied
It's Morgan's.'
entered train and rode all day.
On regal coach and right of way
Which reached it's arms all over the land
In system too large to understand.
"a splendid property this" cried
And man with plate on his hat replied
"Its Morgan's.''
sailed on a great ship, trim and true,
From pennOn to keel and cabin to crew,
And the ship of monstrous fleet,
first class navy could scarce complete
''What a beautiful craft she is!'' [ cried
And a man with akimbo legs replied
sIt's Morgan's.''
Idwelt in nation filled with PRIDE
Her people were many, her lands were wide;
Her record in and science and art :
Proved greatness in music and mind and heart.
"What grand old country it ISL! cried,
And man with his chest in the air replied.
cts Morgan's.'
went to heaven. The jasper walls
lowered high and wide, and the golden halls
Shone bright beyond. But strange new mark
Was over the gate, viz: ssPrivate Park
"Why, what is the meaning of ths?'' CRIED
And a saint with a livery on replied,
sIt's Morgan's.''
went to the only place left. "Ill take
chance in the boat the birthstone lake,
Or perhaps may be allowed to sit
On the gridded floor OF the bottomless pit.
But leering lout with horns on his face
Cried out, as he orked Off the place,
cts Morgan's!''
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-09

The gold element in the demo-
cratic party is now trying to
control the party and any demo-
crat who raises an objection is
accused of disturbing the har-
mony of the party. One is re-
minded Of the boy who was play
ing with the cat. His mother
said, Tommy, stop pulling the
cats tail" He replied: II am
not pulling the cats tail. 1 am
just holding to the tail; the cat
is doing the pulling" We are
just holding to the Kansas City
platform-the gold bugs are
doing the pulling and disturbing
the harmony OF the party
Commoner.
AGAIN permit us to call the at
tentioh Of our readers, and our
local advertisers to the fact that
the columns Of the DEMOCRAT are
not filled with patent medicine
readers, to the exclusion of local
matter. And why? For the
simple reason that we will not
run that class of advertising for
a cent less than our local adver-
tisers pay. Other papers handle
this matter, but to get it they
must take LESS THAN ONE FOURTH
what they charge our home peo-
pie for the same space. Weldon t
believe in that kind of business.
The Chicago Tribune suggests
that the sun-fiower be made the
national flower. Judging by the
reports coming in from all
sections of the country today
this suggestion appears to be a
very appropriate one.-Bryan' s
ICOmmoner.
| NOTHING would be more proper
than that the Kansas emblem
should be the national emblem.
| The Kansas SunfiOwer shines nc
brighter in prosperity than in
adversely; it shines the same in
Igood or bad repute.
i Butler is the banner cattle
Icounty of Kansas; Cowley the
banner horse county; Sumner the
banner mule county; Mitchell thu
banner sheep county and Jewel
the banner hog county.-Topeka
Mail and Breeze.
/ COMPLETE the record by ad
ding: Rarton, the banner wheat
county, Sedgwick the banner
beer cohnty, Pawnee the banner
dry county and Shawnee th'
banner chump county.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-09
DEACON SIMS INVOCATION.

At a recent meeting OF expan-
sionists on Mt. Washington,
Pittsburg, John Sims, known as
Deacon" took advantage of an
opportunity extended to him in
the way of a joke: 1t was srg-
gested by some one that the
'Deacon" open the meeting with
an invocation. No sooner had
the suggestion been made than
John Sims, being an anti-expan-
siOnist, was on his feet and re-
sponded. Before he had finished,
one-third of the audience left the
meeting, and the remaining ones
were SO chilled that the meeting
proved a failure. The following
is the invocation:
go, Lord God, born in the
Jehovistic age, reborn in the
Oriental age, and largely wor-
shipped in this, the Modern age,
we wish to make a few sugges-
tions for your consideration, and
then have you transfer the same
to the Filippinos. Tell the Flip
mos that they do not know what
a good thing they are missing
by not wanting to become citi-
zens OF this grand country of
ours. There isn't anything like
it under the sun. Tell them to
send a delegation over here and
see us-this beautiful Christian
land of the free; land of churches
pointing skyward and 100000
licensed saloons and speak
easies'; Bibles and guns; houses
of prayer and licensed houses OF
prostitution; millionaires and
paupers; politicians and poverty;
trusts and tramps; money and
misery; homes and hunger; virtue
and vice.
go Lord God, born in the Je-
hovistic age, reborn in the Orien-
tai age, and largely worshipped
in this, the iron Or modern age
Thou who knowest everything
yet knowest nothing, will you be
so kind as to transfer also to the
Filipinos that here, in the land
Of the free, a Bible can be bought
for % cents and a bad drink OF
whiskey for 5 cents. Where we
have men in Congress with three
wives, and a number in the pen
itentiary for having two. Where
we make canned beef out OF
horses and sick cows, and corpses
out of soldier boys. Where we
put a man in. Jail for stealing a
goose from Off the common, and
put a man in the United States
Senate for stealing the common
from the goose. Where we have
a Congress OF 400 men to make
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-09

A dudish young duck. who thought
to have some fun with dry goods
clerk the other day went into the
Cyclone" and asked if they had "any
black ladies hose, or tanned childrens
shoes?" NO." replied the clerk, 'sbut
We have some ten cent mems socks; do
you want q pair?"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-09

z. P. Damn moves this week to his
new home. within mile and half Of
Chillicothe, Mo. He has bought a fine
farm there, with good buildings, and
most of the lard N meadow. The
many frIeLds of the Damn family (no
pun intended) wish them pleasure and
success in their new surroundings.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-09

We have acquired perfection in
handling children oily attained after
years Of study of their little whims
and peculiarities. No matter how
timid or opposed the child may be,
we can make fine picture unbeknown
to it if you will give US the opportuui-
ty. SHEPARD, the PhOtOcrapher.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-09

Roasting ears are 25 cents a dozen
Ii allowed to mature they would bring
almost as much.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-09

WHILE one wing of the republi-
can party in Wamego is filing
charges and accusing B. II.
Tracy, our newly.selected district
attorney, Of about all the mean
things known, the other wing is
banqueting him in the~city park.
But, as The Mercury said at the
time of Mr.. Tracy's selection, he
is just the class of men Senator
Burton wants in official position
in Observation-Disclosures Mercury.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-09

Henry Deitz. of the north west par,
of the county buried a nine year ole
son last week.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-09

Those who have been Saving money
for rainy day" ought to have quite z
stake saved up by now.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-09

The fellows who went to see girl,
and cut hole in the window screen to
crawl into the room while the mother
sat on the porch, may have thought no
for the "buzz saw"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-09

A welcome rain Saturday night
made wonderful improvement in the
condition OF the tmosphere.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-09

f. II Lenger came up from the In
dian country Sunday He "picks biz
choose'' some time this month
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-09

Mrs. Joe TroiiIet returned from Ex.
csisior Springs. Mo-. last week. feeling
n,sch improved in health
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-09

An unusually large number of peo.
pie were in town last Saturday. giving
the town q holiday appearance.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-09

''Plan well your work, and wori
we'll your plan" is good motto in an,
business or calling
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-09

form, ether and cocaine.
We received the e-average dura-
tion of life thirty years, we be-
queath forty years.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-09

Mrs. w a. Varab, of near Millard
is visiting in Illinois. and Mrs Kiunis
of the ssme locality is visiting in
New York. The farmers wives of
that locality are strictly in tho swim.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-09

1t kind O. sort O. seems like mex
Monday, the 18th, is the date for tb,
regular monthly meeting of the Com
mercial Club of Great Bend
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-09

Ralph Bailey will shortly move to
Oklahoma, on the line of the new
Orient railroad.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-09

Brumbaughs are putting up a new
porch at the Fred Zutavern residence
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-09

F. Il. Hitchcock, who has been il
business at Renfrew, Ok, is back t,
Barton county for keeps. Good eye
Frank,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-09

The Majestic Is the best steel range
on earth, go to the Great Bend implies
ment Co.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-09

Arkansas City seems TO have tn
crack base ball team of Southern Kan
sas. We would like to see them tackl
the Great Bend Shamrocks.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-09

Laugh, aud the word laughs with
you; weep, and you weep aloDe," if
you can't play ball don't jump up and
sqnall-i! you can't chaw meat, chaw
h0ne>
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-09

Frank Gum mas thrown up his jot
at the Moses Bros. Elevator. and goes
to the new Indian country to look up q
location
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-09

There is = drought ~ Hoboken. n. J.
The iicense of IL saloons in tf.as city
were recently revoked leaving only
$50 saloons. or one for every III inhab
itants. This is indeed a dry year.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-09

Four rural free mail delivery routes
were started out of Sterling las. week.
A few rural delivery routes out of
Great Bend might relieve the CO gest
ed condition of our p O.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-09

A year from now the E!Iinwood
Leader will not bep s'making goo,goo
eyes" st the Great Bend Tribune.
Mark this prediction
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-09

One of Phil Markey's dray teams ran
away. Saturday. and running into Z
A. Charles bnggy horse injured il
probably fatally by THE dray wagon
tongue penetrating is ursast.i
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-09

Call at the Forest Avenue Caller
for Photos. The best of work guaran.
teed. w. M. TITUS,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-09

Phillip Brack, of Olmitz, was
Great Bend visitor Friday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-09

John 81. Berry came out from Mis-
souri, last week to take a vacation and
visit with old Great Bend friends
Mrs Berry and daughter have been
hera some Reeka
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-09

The Hoisington Dispatch mau seems
to have bad case of sour grapes. He
has lately been knocking" on Great
Bend as though be though a tumble
stop a passenger train.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-09

Horses and mules bought and sold.
w. F. Klein & Co., south of Hotel
Greene.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-09

Mckinley relgnsl But why in thur
der don't he rain out in Kansas?
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-09

The st. John fair will be held Aug
ust %, % and 3Oth.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-09

It is matter of comment the way
the trees in this town hold their own
during the bob. dry spell. In earlier
days the leaves would have dried up
and blown away ere this.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-09

Several men south of the river say
they will have considera BILE corD this
wear
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-09

Home grown grapes will soon be on
the market.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-09

A hen 'pecked husband walls as fol-
lows: There are women who are
comely. there are women who ere
homely. but be careful whers the iat>
ter thing you say. There are women
who are healthy, there are women who
are wealthy, there are women who will
always have their way. There are
women who are truthful, there are
women who are youthful-was there
ever any women who was old? There
are women who are sainted, there are
women who are psiated. there are
women who are worth their weigh in
sold. There are women who are slen
der, th6re are women who are tender.
there are women who are large AID fat
and red. There are women who are
married, there are women who have
tarried. there are women who are talk.
less but thsy'r re dead
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-09

Lemonade. pop. milk-shake, coz
summer drinks-at Rathbun's.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-09

We have just received car of Barb
Wire. GREAT BEND IMPLEMENT Co.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-09

Charley Christianson, of Ellinwood
was up to the county seat Friday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-09

Nor content with robbing Ad-
miral Schley OF his rightful share
OF the prize money, the Sampson
crowd would also deprive him OF
his good name and his proper
place in history.-Topeka Jour.
nal.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-09

Atchison will not have corn carni,
val this year.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-09

We HAVE come to the conclu-
sion that the newspapers are
wasting a lot of space in giving
the farmers advice about their
crops and stock. If the news
papers would conduct their af-
fairs on as safe and business-like
principles as the average farmer
they would be in better shape
financially. Don't you worry
about the farmer Sterling Jour
nal.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-09

CHAIRMAN LOVE said to me re-
Gently, ''The referendum is good
democratic doctrine; public
ownership is good democratic
doctrine; the democratic party
must go forward. 1t must go
forward or go to the political
graveyard.-Vernon Rose.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-09

Arthur Taylor, the Olmitz Bank
cashier, was down home Sunday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-09

In the last days land drawing at Ell,
Reno, the folio wing additional Barton
county men drew chance to select
claim. V. s. Musil, Elllnwood; Ed.
Oeane, Ciafiin; Chas. Munich. Mike j.
Keenan,. 81. G. Smith, F. H. Lenger
and John Howard, Great Bend. This
makes seventeen from Barton county
to come out winners in the Goth CEN
tury government lottery.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-09

The drilling season is approaching
very rapidly. We are representing
the Sucker State, Hoe sier and Buck
eye; the former being the only drill
on the. market in which each disc
works independent of the other. They
can be adjusted TO any angle, at will
of the operator to suit various condi-
tions Of soil. For sale by
THE GREAT BEND IAPL. Co
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-09

Orient railroad.
''Plan well your work, and work
we'll your plan" is good motto in any
business or calling.
Those who have been Saving money
for rainy day. ought to have quite a
stake saved up by now.
Mrs. Joe TroiiIet returned from Ex.
csisior Springs. Mo-. last week feeling
n,ech improved in health
A welcome rain Saturday night
made wonderful improvement in the
condition OF the osphere.
F. II Lenger came up from the In
dian country Sunday He ''picks his
choose'' some time this month.
An unusually large number of peo-
pie were in town last Saturday. giving
the town holiday appearance.
F. II. Hitchcock, who has been in
business at Renfrew. Ok, is back to
Barton county for keeps. Good eye,
Frank
Frank Gum mas tb-own up his job
at the Moses Bros Elevator. and goes
to the new Indian country to look up a
location.
A year from now the E!Iinwood
Leader will not be ''making goo.goo
eyes" st the Great Bend Tribune.
Mark this prediction
Arkansas City seems to have the
crack base ball team of Southern Kan.
sas. We would like to see them tackle
the Great Bend Shamrocks
1t kind O. sort O. seems like next
Monday, the 12th, is the date for the
regular monthly meeting of the Com
mercial Club of Great Bend.
Laugh, aud the word laughs With
you; weep, and you weep aloDe," if
you can't play ball don't jump up and
sqnall-i! you can't chaw meat, chaw
bone>
John Ii. Berry came out from Mis-
souri, last week to take a vacation and
visit with old Great Bend friends
Mrs. Berry and daughter have been
bere some weeks
Four rural free mail delivery routes
were started out of Sterling las. week
A few rnral delivery routes out OF
Great Bend might relieve the CO gest
ed condition of our p o.
1t is matter of comment the way
the trees 10 this town hold their owl
during the bot. dry spell. In earlier
days the leaves would have dried ur
and blown away ere this
One of Phil Markey's dray teams rar
away. Saturday. and running into Z
A. Charles buggy horse injured il
probably fatally by tie dray wagor
tongue penetrating is breast.
| There is drought ~ Hoboken. n. J
The license of IL saloons in tf.as Gil,
were recently revoked leaving on,,
359 saloons. or one for every III inhab
itants. This is indeed dry year.
| Mrs. W. a. Varab. of near Millard
is visiting in Illinois. and Mrs Kiuni,
of the ssme locality is visiting j,
New York. The farmers wives O
that locality are s:rictiy in tho swim.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-09
LOCAL AND PERSONAL COMMENT.

Home grown grapes will soon be on
the market.
Atchison will not have q corn carni,
val this year.
Phillip Brack. of Olmitz, was q
Great Bend visitor Friday.
The st. John fair will be held Aug
ust %, % and 3Oth.
Lemonade, pop. milk-shake, cool
summer drinks-at Rathbun's.
Mckinley reignsl But why in thun>
der don't he rain out in Kansas?
Arthur Taylor, the Olmitz Bank
cashier. was down home Sunday.
Charley Christianson, of Ellinwood,
was up to the county seat Friday.
We have just received car of Barb
Wire. GREAT BEND IMPLEMENT Co.
Brumbaughs are putting up a new
porch at the Fred Zutavern residence.
Call at the Forest Avenue Caller
for Photos. The best of work guaran-
teed. w. M. TITUS.
Several men south of the river say
they will have considera BILE CORP this
year.
Horses and mules bought and sold.
w. F. Klein & Co., south of Hotel
Greene.
Roasting ears are % cents dozen
Ii allowed to mature they would bring
almost as much.
The Majestic Is the best steel range
on earth, go to the Great Bend implies
ment Co.
Henry Deitz. of the north west part
of the county buried a nine year old
son last week.
Ralph Bailey will shortly move to
Oklahoma, on the line of the new
The Redwood gazette., 1901-12-04
FAREWELL RECEPTION.

A farewell reception was given
by all the churches to Capt. Herbst
and Lieut.. Duncan of the local Sal
walton Army at the Methodist
church, Sunday afternoon.
The speakers were Judge Bow
ers, Chas. r. Apitz, Rev. G. w.
Lutz, DR.. Hill, Rev. E. A. Orr, and
Miss Lula Hitchcock, all of whom
spoke Of the work of the Army
officials while here, and recognized
the fact that they had done much
good.
During the reception the two off
#cials sang duets, and each also sang
a solo. They further responded to
the speeches, regretting their de-.
parture from Redwood Falls, and
promising worthy successors.