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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-09-05
VINTAGES AND METEORS.
Curious Connection Between Wines
and Heavenly Visitsnts-COmet
Wine of 1855.

It has been said that a good drink
er should be able at the first taste
to recognize the wine; at the second,
the quality; and at the third, the
age. If any of the genuine race of
"gourmets' still survive, they may
be able to appreciate the old for
mula, though it is to be feared that
the modern expert would find some
difficulty in applying it. Not that he
would necessarily be unequal to the
occasion in the mere matter of
words. Every branch of criticism
has its necessary vocabulary, and
judge of wine is not behind his
brethren in the use of esoteric terms
of art. The ordinary consumer con-
tents himself with those broad dis
tinctions which are sufficient for
everyday purposes, says the London
Globe.
Any wine merchants list will serve
as an elementary text book on the
subject, and the novice may edify his
mind with such approved epithets as
lovely, soft, round, delicate, until he
is competent to pronounce in favor
of the Light and dry" Of the full
and generous But the wine faster
subtle appreciation. He knows to a
nicely what "delicacy and vinocity"
denote, the precise value of the
phrase elegant in style" and the
exact amount of body necessary to
justify the encomium of showing
great firmness.'
That a port wine should be pro-
nounced "well-bred'' is in the nature
i
company it kept for so many years
any falling off in the manners of
Old Port would be positive calam-
ity. Then there is "curious" port, a
phrase which touches the connois-
Seur in the one soft spot of his eX-
perienced incredulity. Sound and
''old" are responsible adjectives, in
dicative of vinous status of much
seemliness and responsibility. But
curious" touches higher note, and
the critical palate at once prepares
itself for a revelation.
1t may be questioned, however, if
any of these epithets are so express
sive and satisfying as one which was
formerly in great vogue. Something
like century ago every virtue and
accomplishment which a wine could
possess was summed up and certi-
fed to by the term "comet wine"
Only a genius could have arrived at
the conclusion that the vintage of
notable comet year was of vastly SUI
perior quality and flavor to that pro-
duced in ordinary seasons; and none
but an astute man of business could
have turned the discovery to profit
able account. In the old time COM
cts were held as accountable for
wars, plaques, earthquakes and 9TH
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ways" as they are called here; 240
owning gas works; and ISL supplying
electricity. Most of these are in Eng
land. Municipalities were not allowed
to work the tramways until 1896. 1t
is estimated that half of the gas users
in England use municipal gas. In
number of places-Liverpool among
them-the municipalities supply cleo
tricity for lighting and power, while
the gas supply is still in the hands of
private corporations, In the case of
Liverpool, the gas company is quite
willing to sell to the municipality, but
the latter will not buy; first, because
under the charter of the gas company
the municipality would be compelled
to pay a perpetual dividend of ten per
cent to the stocEA olders, and, second
ly, because it is believed that in the
near future electricity will practically
supersede gas as an illuminant.
The municipalities of bennington
and Harrogate own Turkish baths,
two of the best at present existing in
Great Britain, and Harrogate also
gives fireworks displays at municipal
cost. Glasgow, like Liverpool, owns
its waterworks and trans, and
provides municipal lectures. Glasgow
has quite recently reduced the fares
on the tram cars, so that there are now
not only half-penny-on cent-fares,
but a distance of two and one-half
miles can be &raverSed for two cents.
Universal penny-two cents-fares
will probably be shortly introduced in
Liverpool. The transfer" system. as
prevailing in America, is not used in
Liverpool. nor in any other British
municipality, so far / know. Glas-
Cow was the first city to establish a
municipal palace" Manchester owns
shares in its ship canal. Out of its
municipal tramway profits, Sheffield
has appropriated $4,000 for the cree
ton of shops and business premises,
which it will rent. Quite recently, the
northern townships outside of London
bought the well-known Alexandra pal
q ace where the municipal auth critics
maintain an aud Grimm and give organ
recitals and theatrical, military band.
and variety entertainments of all
sorts, and industrial exhibitions. Tor
/. QUAY owns a rabbit warren; Co1ches-
ter. possesses an oyster fishery; ST
Helen.s supplies sterilized milk:
Hull owns a crematorium; DorcasteI
and Chester own race courses, the
former actually managing the races;
Bournemouth owns one of the finest
golf courses in Great Britain; West
Ham, a borough of London. owns 6
stone-1ag factory;s and Bradford
owns a hotel-as also does Liverpool
on its waterworfs property in Wales
Bristol has municipalized its docks
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in time for great crises. They are not
discovered by men They are dis
closed unto men"
The pamphlet which Mr.. Lansburgh
loaned the writer was issued manifest
" for the purpose of booming the new
enterprise; and presumably to aid in
the disposal of stock In order to raise
money to further develop the business.
Stock which people to-day would be
glad to buy was hestta tingly taken in
those days. It seems strange to us
that anybody should have hesitated
But distrust is the habit of conserya-
tive men. The narrator once heard
the great Methodist pulpit orator,
Bishop Simpson, say:
How can anybody blame the people
for not accepting Jesus when he was
on earth? I don't blame them. He
was out of the ordinary. They did not
comprehend His words or His works.
He spoke as never man spake. His
words were high above them. His
works made the wise and conservative
old Jews believe that he was mounte-
bank. He was bevond their compre-
tension"
This new business Of talking in
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instantaneously over an electric wire.
for distance of forty miles, seemed
trifie doubtful to capitalists, large
and small. The inventors and man.
ayers queered their own business by
claiming that they could transmit in
telligence over wires thousand miles
in length just as easily as over the one
wire of forty miles, then in operation.
People naturally were inclined to be-
heve that they were lying. The pam
phlet says: 1.-The term circuit, used
frequently in this work, has refer
ence to the wire, which, commencing
at the positive pole of the battery,
goes to any distance and returns to
he negative pole of the battery.
When its going and returning are
continuous or unbroken, the circuit
is said to be closed or complete"
There is the claim that the wire
will carry the electric circuit "to
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-09-05
THE DECLINE OF PAUPERISM
By EDWARD T. DEVINE,

Editor of Charities Secretary
rectons; Author OF Economics, Practice
o
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such as parks with concerts, tech
meal schools, etc. But the Creates
socialistic undertaking by the Liver
pool municipality is that of provid
ing dwellings for the very poor, tn,
dispossessed tenants of demolished
insanitary dwellings of the slums.
The one great predominating CUES
ton in connection with municipal so
cialism is the housing question:
that is, the demolition of "slums'' an
insanitary dwellings and the cree
ton by the municipality of suitable
dwellings in place thereof. American
who have been here can have but 1T
tie conception of the terrible condi.
tions existing in many of the large
cities of Great Britain as to the
housing of the very poor. This con.
dition is heritage of former
social and economical conditions
as well as of feudal land laws
and of the past Indifference both OF
the municipality and of parliament
as well as of the public generally
even, it may be said, of philanthro
pists. But heroic efforts are now
being made in many of the large cit
les, and Liverpool is in the from
rank in the efforts to remedy thi.
| deplorable condition of affairs. Many
| difficulties have been confronted acc
overcome which at first were thought
| to be insurmountable-a these il
addition to the perplexing moral ant
social questions involved. One greai
difficulty is that of compensation tt
the owners of unsanitary property
In England the doctrine of "vestee
rights" is generally held very tena
ciously. London has spent nearly SIS,
100000 in clearing away insanitary
property. In some districts of London. ii
has cost 1900 to So, 500 for every fam.
lily turned out. These large sums re
fer only to the clearnces of the slums
and to the compensation of the land.
| lords, and do not include the amount.
| spent on the construction of new mu.
nieipal houses. An agitation is beins
raised against the past generous com
| pensation of owners of insanitary
property, and it is claimed that under
the present act of parliament these
owners can be prosecuted for allowing
their property to becoming insani
tary.
Two observations are appropriate
to be made in conclusions: Speaking
generally, municipal government ir
Great Britain is honest, intelligen,
and energetic; and, as a rule, poll
tics has but little to do with the en-
gagement or retention of civic EN-
ployes. JAMES BOYLE.
The average duration of a strise,
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and harbor, at cost OF between
$40, 1000 and $4,000, 900. The docks
of Liverpool are municipalized in a
modified way. The system is pc
culiar to Liverpool. This vast estate,
valued at several hundreds of mill
lions of dollars, is administered by
public trust, nearly all the
members of which are elected by
those who pay dock dues, and the
profits, after deducting expenses and
payment of interest on capital ac-
count, go to improvement, and not
to the benefit of a private corpora
ton. The probability is that the
London docks will before many years
be managed either under the Bristol
or the Liverpool plan. Nottingham,
in addition to owning parks, markets.
artisan dwellings,, baths anu hos
pital, has bought a castle and for
est, and has a natural history mu-
scum and a school of art, and was
the first municipality in Great Brit
ain to have a university college. The
last item gives occasion for the
statement that several English cit
les have within the last year or so
taken up the question of local uni
versities. Birmingham has estab-
lished one, and Liverpool will shortly
follow suit.
Liverpool is one of the foremost
cities in municipal socialism. 1t owns
the waterworks, one of the best sys-
TENS in the world; it operates the
street ears; it supplies the electric
light and power; it has one of the
largest and best bath systems any
where, and proposes to erect the
finest Turkish bath in Europe; it
provides public laundries for the
poor districts; it furnishes flowers
and plants for the windows in the
slums; it sells sterilized human
lied milk for the children of the
poor at cost price; it has salaried
organist to play it's famous municipal
organ; it gives municipal lectures
and all these in addition to the
usual undertakings of municipalities,
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\ ORsome years past, thereh has

been a quiet but gradually
ESN increasing development of
EsN nv a certain phase of socialism
~ in Great Britain. Reference
is made to what is gen
orally known as municipal trading"
and sometimes and more correctly, as
municipal socialism" The first ap-
pellation is rather a misnomer at the
existing stage of the movement. Mu-
nicipal socialism does not mean a di
vision of private wealth or property,
"share and share alike" but the own
ership and operation of certain I'M
dertakings and enterprises, in America
generally described as public util-
ities," by the municipality for the
public good, as claimed. AS generally
explained, the enterprises within the
proper sphere of municipal socialism
care public necessities But here
arises the question: Where is the
line to be drawn? This line is by the
great majority of advocates of the
system drawn at those enterprises and
undertakings which by their very ma
ture are essentially public or semi
public in their functions, and which
are of necessity more or less monopo-
>.
waterworks, gas lighting, electric
lighting, and electric power. Incident
ally, it may be mentioned that the do
main of national socialism" has been
entered into by the British govern
ment by its ownership of the tele-
graph system and by its proposed
gradual absorption of the telephone
system; and a movement has sprung
up for the naturalization of the rail-
roads, and even of the coal supply, as
well as of storage of wheat for use in
case. of war.
In 1875, the capital invested in mu-
nicipal undertakings in Great Britain
was $465, 100000, while in 1900 there
were 1850, 100000 invested
There are now in Great Britain 931
municipalities owning waterworks; 80
owning the street railroads, or "tram-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-09-05
Probably Four,

"Were there only two pigs in.
Noah's ark?" said one commuter to.
another on their way to New York
'Only two, / believe"
How many seats do you suppose.
they occupied? - Yonkers States
man.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-09-05

The average duration of a stri.<s
has been found to be about "a daya
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-12-26
OLNEY SPRINGS

The Olney schools closed last Friday
for two weeks vacation.
A Christmas tree delighted the chill
dren at the Auckland school house
Wednesday evening.
The Christmas tree and cantata that
was to have been here was given up on
account Of the smallpox, for which we
are all very sorry, especially for the chill
dren's sake.
Miss Kiely went to Denver last Satur-
day to spend the holidays with her par
ents and friends.
o. F. Comstock was Pueblo visitor
Monday.
Miss Rockwell left for La Junta Satur-
day to spend the holidays at home.
Mrs. Ira Gilbert went to Pueblo Tues
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo, Bamford entertained
at dinner Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
Green, Mr.. and Mrs. o. F. Comstock,
Mr.. and Mrs. Conard, Mrs. Rogers, Judge
and Mrs. Parker, and Messrs. Joe and
Soon Conard.
Jim McBoone was down town Tuesday,
the first time since his russell with the
smallpox. He is looking fine, and we are
all glad to see him about again.
Mrs. McCallin and Miss Mrs. Bamford
left Tuesday for Denver. Mrs. B. will
return in month.
Mrs. Collins, Mrs. Parker, Mr. Bene-
dict, Mr. Glaze and a number of others
spent Christmas in Pueblo visiting friends.
A. Paul shipped car Of fat cattle to
St. Joseph, NO.. last Friday.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-12-26
CORRESPONDENCE
NEWDALE.

Newdalc Melon Growers association
meeting tomorrow evening.
The Sunday school children rendered a
very pleasing Christmas program
"Wednesday evening.
Robert Turnoy Of Holly was visiting
old friends this week.
There will be box social at tho school
house next Friday evening. Jan. 2. The
Sunday school and literary society have
banded together to procure chairs for the
the vacant room in the school building
and this social is for the purpose Of rais-
ing funds to pay for the furnishing.
Grant A. Mumford has moved to the
three-aore tract, near tho experimental
farm, recently purchased by him.
The Newdal schools closed last Friday
for two weeks vacation.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-12-26
Personal and Social.

Married. a, tho home Of Mrs. Carrie.
Dec. %. by Rev. Warren. Mr.. Gilber,
Bluford and Miss Le,,ie Sauires. both Of
Pueblo.
Married. Tuesday evening. December
25rd. a. tho Bap,is, parsonage. by Rev.
Wilson Mills. Mr.. Isaac Reed Of Rocky
Ford TO Miss Elizabeth Sa;,arheld Of
Fowler.
Married. at tho homo o! tho brides
paren's in Rocky Ford. at high noon on
Christmas day. by Rev. NJ. NJ. Nelson. Mr..
Roscoe WEIGH. for many years a valued
employe Of tho 6moriean Beet Sugar Co..
TO Miss Cora Peck.
Married. at tho homo Of Mrs. J. L.
Mott. tho brides mother. in Rocky Ford.
Sunday morning. by Rev. Wilson Mills.
Mr.. Murray w. vandefwark To Miss Ola
Mott. Tho Same day tho happy douple
loft for visit Of a couple Of months In
Minnesota. after which thoy will return
and mako Rocky Ford their home.
Married. Tuesday evening. December
25rd. at tho homo Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. p.
Miller. tho brides grandparents. Chauneey
Burnsides Of Holbrook to Miss Dora
Melissa Miller. Promptly at eight O'Clock
tho pair took their stations under an arch
way decorated with ovcrgrccns and holly.
whom Rov. knuekoy in a fow words pro-
nouneed them man and wife. The bride
was dressed very boeomingly in cream
cashmere. tho groom in tho conventional
black. After congratulations all were
escorted to tho dining room where nico
supper had boon prepared. On account
Of Mr.. Burnsidos' father being very sick,
tho wedding was quiet ono. Our wish
Is that all their days DO happy and pros
porous. and IL they live to celebrate their
golden wedding. that they may be just as
happy as today.
Tho ladies Of tho Every Tuesday club
have at occasional intervals Waived their
rules and invited the husbands to the
meetings, providing u specially fine lunch
for such gatherings. In gratitude for past
favors Of this kind the husbands are ar
ranging to give feas, Is tho ladies next
week. The arrangements for the func-
ton arc not in shape to justify publica-
ton this week. but splendid time is an
tieipated by tho so-clled "better-halves'
Of the club members.
Mrs. F. H. Hilfiker is making holiday
visit with sister in Colorado City.
Mrs. Ida Lewis has purchased Mrs.
McLain's interest in the Alta Vista hotel.
and will join Mrs. Carol in the personal
management Of the business.
Milton Badger writes home that he is
greatly enjoying his visit in California.
Long expected come at last" Mr.
and Mrs. H. K. Wiley on Monday moved
to their new home in the eastern suburbs
Of town. Having been knocked about the
world ever since they begun married life
they now rejoice in home of their owr
and many friends rejoice with them.
A regular Christmas social was held a,
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. o. Gould
on Thursday. A large company was
present composed Of the following gentle
men and their families: Geo. Winchester
B. Brown, Ernest MoPeak. E. w. New
berry, c. L. Umstead. Geo. Shering: Mrs
Willis and daughter, Ed. Haymen, A
Wilson. Clyde and Clarence Mccoy ane
Miss Mary Turner. The day was spent
in social chit-chat, crokinole, caroms
checkers and other amuseme nts. and a
seemed to enjoy themselves hugely.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. Rice are receiving
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-12-26
NOTICE.

After January Goth we will move into
our building, recently bought; the building
which Geo. c. Maxwell formerly occupied
on the north side. We will gladly well
come all to our new place of business.
and to show our appreciation of the lib
eral patronage of our customers we will
continue to make the closest prices pos
sible. We believe in quick sales and
small profits. Our motto, "Underbuy and
and undersell."
Yours appreciatively,
Ramsay g. Byars.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-12-26

Lexington. Mo-. for the Christina ysea-
ton. Both look quite soldiefiy in their
neat cadet suits Of grey.
The mos, valuable Christina gift at
tho home Of W. r. Dye this year was a
bouncing boy. Congratulations,
Or. Hereford on Tuesday returned
from his trip To Ohio TO attend The funeral
OF relative.
Leroy q. Elser is expected to sing a,
the NJ. e. church mex, Sunday.
Mrs. A. Is. MeNelly and daughter o..
Canon City arc tho guests OF II. hsNeliy.
c. E. Lueore was Denver visitor
yesterday.
Miss Bertha Knuesey is visiting Lamar
friends.
Miss Ellen Gilmor was called 70 Ohio
las, week by tho death Of hor father.
Tho Every Tuesday Club was agree
ably entertained by Mrs. S. W. cressy
this week.
o. @. Crawford will be absen, from
town for several days on an auditing
NhH1toAi. Ats A-Ak"s' ~
various yards for tho purpose OF checking
up tho years business.
Miss Lo,,ie Beymer. head book.ecpar
for KILN & Co.. Pueblo. came down yes
terday for family reunion dinner Of tho
Beymer family. |, is tho first ume so
many Of tho family have boon together
for number Of years.
Rev. Mcbride Is steadily recovering
from his attack Of paralysis.
]. W. Miller arrived from Carthage.
No.. few days since to look after his
real estate interests hero.
Walter Smith Of olnoy was in town
Tuesday renewing old friendship shd
doing some trading.
Miss Katie Thompson has resigned hor
position at tho Farmers Department
Store and left Wednesday evening for
Los Angeles. California. where she will
spend tho winter.
Frank Galway has resigned. the position
Of nightwateh. tr
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-12-26

CHURCH NEWS.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Services a, the FRS, Presbyterian
church next Sunday a, tho usual hours.
Morning sublec,. Vocation and Asoea-
ton" Evening theme. Grown Of GLORY
and Honor"
CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
Bible school e:45 a. m. Y. p. S. c. e.
5:45 p. IN. All arc cordially invited to
worship with US in X. p. hall. Morning
NJ. N. Nelson. Pastor.
BAPTisr CHURCH.
Tho regular services at tho Baptist
church noxt Sunday morning and evening.
also a, Patterson Valley in tho afternoon.
The subject for morning sermon will bo
Looking Backward. a Retrospect Of tho
Year" For tho evening. Temptation
How To Meet Them
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
Services every Sunday at II o'clock:
Sunday school 9:45 a. m. Room 6 Hagen
block. Subject, Christian Science"
oERxss BAPTIST BRETHREN.
Services every Sunday as follows:
Sunday school at 10000 a. m: Preaching
bcfSico1 ar a. M Evening sof'is01 ~
7:5o. Ministers: @. E. S,udebakcr. q.
Noyinger. J. c. Fundorburgh. J. NJ. Elliott
n. p. Talholm. superintendent Of Sunday
school.
METHODIST CHURCH.
Morning subject, Tho Lowiy Birth"
evening. "The Good Samaritan" Hymns
&C. ls5. 100. 5s4. 454. 5s5. Epworth
League topic. "our Heavenly Home and
tho Way" Leader Mrs. Ed Swink.
CHURCH OF CHRIST.
Elder Jenkins Of tho Church Of Christ
will preach in Commercial College hall
nos. Sunday morning and evening.
Ministerial association meets with Rev.
Nelson. Monday at ton o'clock.
Rev. M. M. Nelson preached To large
congregation at manxanola last evening.
A program entitled Christmas Tri-
umph" was rendered by tho children Of
the Christian Sunday school Wednesday
evening.
The members Of the Episcopal church
were highly pleased with the lato visit Of
Bishop olmsted and his fine sermon.