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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-04-25
Cures Blood Poison, Cancer, Ulcers, FeezmI
c~arbuneleS, Etc. Medicine Free.


c~aTbuneles, Etc. Medicine Free.
Robert Ward, Maxey's, Ca, says: ~ suffer.
cd from blood poison, my head, face and
shoulders we're one mass OF corruption, aches
in bones and joints, burning, itching, scabby
skin, was all run down and discouraged, but
Botanic Blood Balm cured me perfectly.
healed all the sores and gave my skin the rich
glow Of health. Blood Balm put new life into
my blood and new ambition into my brain
Geo. A. Williams, Roxbury. face covered
with plmples, chronic sore on back OF head,
suppurating swelling on neck, eating ulcer
on leg. bone pains. itching skin, cured per-
feotly by Botanic Blood ~Baln-soteg ali
healed. Botanic Blood Balm cures all malig.
nant blood troubles, such as eczema, scabs
and scales, pimples, running sores, carbuu.
cles, scrofula, etc. Especially advised for AFT
obstinate cases that have reached the second
or third stage. Improves the digestion;
strengthens weak kidneys. Druggists, o..
To prove 1t cures, sample Of BLOOD Balm sent
free and prepaid by writing Blood Balm Co..
Atlanta, Ca. Deecribe trouble andfreesmed.
icai advice sent in sealed letter. aprIni1
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-04-25
WORLDS FAIR CORN EXHIBIT.
Missouri Commission Offers Prizes for
COrn..-Wil Distribute Seed Free.

With a view to making the best pos
aible Corn Exhibit for Missouri at the
Worlds Fair in St. Louis IN 1904. and
to induce the farmers of the State to
take special pains 10 produce the best
corn possible, the Missouri Commiss-
toners TO the Wlrld's Fair have decid-
ed to offer liberal prizes for The best
exhibit Of not more than one hundred
ears of any one kind OF corn. The
details of classification, the rules gov
erniDg the contest, and the time and
places where these preliminary exhibits
will be held will be announced in a
short time
The Commission has also decided
to distribute free of charge a limited
quantity Of pedigreed seed corn of four
or five Of the standard varieties such
as the Boon County White, Nebraska
w hite Prize, Leaning, Silver Mine,
Reid's Yellow Dent, etc. The Boon
County White and Nebraska White
Prize are adapted to the bottom lands
and very rich upland, while the silver
Mine, Leaning, and Reid's Yellow
Dent are better adapted to tho uplands.
1t is understood that the prizes off
cred by the Commission are not to be
limited, however. to corn grown from
seed TO be distributed. These prizes
will be awarded on the merits of the
corn, regardless Of the source of seed
from which it was grown. Therefore,
any farmer in preparing for this con
test may use seed of his own selection
if be prefers to do so.
A condition of the contest is that the
Commission may select any exhibit
that is entered for the contest, whether
it was awarded a prize or not, and
place the same on exhibition at the
Worlds Fair IN 1904 without expense
to the grower, and to be entered at the
Worlds Fair IN the name of the grow
er for awards offered by the Worlds
Fair.
Parties desiring this seed should APP
ply at once to Dean II. j. Waters Of
the Agricultural College, Columbia,
stating The kind Of soil upon which the
corn is to be grown, so that a variety
adapted to his soil may be sent. He
should also state the color of the rest
of the corn that is 10 be grown on the
farm so as 10 avoid mixing.
1t is needless to say that this corr
ought to be put upon the best possible
land; it should have the most thorough
preparations and subsequent cultva-
ton, and should not be planted too
thick. 1t is best for this purpose to
have bnly two stalks in a hill, about
three feet SIX inches apart each way.
The corn ought to be planted medium
early, and as the planting season is
now upon US those who avail them.
selves of this opportunity should write
to Dean Waters Immediately for seed.
Missouri can win on corn at tbC
Worlds FAIR it every corr grower il
the state will make it his persona
business to produce the best that hi
soil will grow aud place at the dispose
Of the commission the choicest ears o
his crop.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-04-25
Notice!

To the farmers Of Lafayette county
and citizens Of our neighboriDg viii
lagos, II you want the best 'dlnner"
that can be served for zoe stop at the
Commercial Hotel. Good parlors and
waiting room. Courteous treatment.
E.. NJ. Coon, Proprietor.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-04-25
500 Reward, 500.

The readers of this paper will be
pleased TO learn that there Is at least
q dreaded disease th9t science has
been able 10 cur in all its stages and
that is Calarrb. Halls Catarrh Cure
is the only positive cure now known 10
the medical fraternity. Catarra being
a constitutional disease, requires a con
st%ltutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surface of
the system, thereby destroying the
foundation OF the disease. and giving
the patient strength by building up the
constitution and assisting nature in
dong rs work. The proprietors have
so much faith in Its curative powers,
that they offer one Hundred Dollars
for any case that it fails to cure. Send
for list of testimonials
ADDRESS. f. j. CHENNY & Co.
Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggist. 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the hest.
4-4 MI
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-04-25
Hoods ~JdrSGpGriLLG
and Pills

Forming in combination the Spring
Medicine par excellence, Of unequalled
strength in purifying the blood ~
shown by unequalled, radical and per-
manent cures of
0cFofuIa Salt Rheum
ScaId Head BoIls, PImpIss
All Kinds Of HumoP Psoriasis
Blood Poisoning rheumatism
catarrh Dyspepsia, Etc
Accept no substitute, but be Surs to
Ret Hoods. and get It today.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-04-25

David Rankin, Of Tarkio, has sold
1910, 900 worth of cattle and hogs
from bis Missouri farms in the past
twelve months.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-04-25
Spring HumorS

Come to most people and many
trOubleS,-pimples, boils and other
eraptiOns, besides loss Of appetite,
that tired feeling, fits Of bi~iOusnsEs,
indigestion and headache.
The sooner one gets rid OF them the
better, and the way to get rid of them
and 10 build up the system that has
suffered from them IL to take
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-04-25
Farm For Sale.

800 acres well improved, four miles
from Lexington. For particulars apply
to Louis Welpmann Higginsville, Mo.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-18
There Was a Hen On.

From one of the smaller cottages
at the end of the street came a bare
footed child in a colorless calico
dress and slat sunbonnet. With the
important air of heavy buyer she
entered the village store and handed
across the counter blue teacup.
The proprietor took the teacup and
said in brisk tones:
"Well, Emmy, what does your ma
want today?"
"Please, sir, ma wants an eggs
worth of molasses," and she carefully
placed large white egg on the
counter.
The storekeeper poured out little
molasses into the cup from stone
jug and set the cup before his Gus
toner.
"Mr. Smith," she said, as she took
her purchase, s'I'll be back in a little
while for some ginger. Ma said to
tell you the black hen was on. The
Cleaner.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-18
Capt. S. S. Shields Dead.

On Monday night, Dec. 14th, S. S.
Shields, an old and well known resi-
dent of Barton county, died at his
home near Maherville. He has been
sufferer. with paralysis for the past
two years, being almost totally help
less for the last few months. For
many years he was village blacksmith
at Maherville boyd station), and was
Known and respected by large circle
of friends. He was upwards of 65
years old. The funeral occurred
from the Olivet church on Wednes-
day afternoon, the 10th.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-18
The, Poultry Show. =

The Association has very good
show this year. While the number
of fowls on exhibition is not as large
as last year, the grade of fowls is bet
tery showing that the Poultry Associa-
ton is continuing to be a benefit to
breeders in encouraging more careful
attention to one of the most valuable
industries of Barton county.
The fowls on exhibition are almost
exclusively from the vicinity of Great
Bend-not a feather being present
from our east side neighbors. The
premiums offered this year are better
and more equitably placed than in
former years.
We will next week publish list of
awards, providing the secretary can
furnish US same in time. Judge Rapp
finished the scoring Thursday, and
the poultry men are pleased with his
work.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-18
Somebody Please Answer-Quickiy

Why was reciprocity so honestly
promised the Cubans, long ago, and
so uselessly, dishonesty and unreas-
onably delayed? Why must extra ses-
sion be called. to do what should have
been done a year ago? Why was the
wish of President Mckinley. in the
matter disregarded, and that of the
sugar trust obeyed? Why did that
congregation of senile infants and
bigotted nobodies, known as the SEN
ate, block the fulhllment of our duty
toward the little republic, as all broad
minded American citizens regardless
OF party, saw it? Is the desire of the
trust a greater ruling factor than the
sense of honesty and political obiga-
ton this great people have?-King-
man Journal.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-18
Contest Closes at 6 p. m. Dec. 81, 'O3
New Years Reception.

]. Gee. Brinkman, G. S. Allison,
Geo. Greene, Ed S. Marx, Ed L.
Chapman, Phil Tracy, Lester Cox,
DR.. Lindas and Charlie Brinkman,
met at the Office of w. P. FEEDER last
Sunday afternoon. and once more be-
gan preparations for observing New
Years day in the sa me social and hap
py way it has been done for the past
seven or eight years. The committees
were appointed, and another meeting
held Thursday evening. Any
who may wish to attend that have
not heen invited, may drop their ap-
plication and $3.50 in the post Office,
addressed to "Jackson,'' who passes
on the application.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-18
A "Bib!e Class" Question.

New York, Dec. 15.-If there are
100000 millionaires in the United
States, as Senator Depew said at the
dinner given by John D. Rockefeller,
Jr., to his Bible class. an official of a
great commercial agency and the
president of one of New York's rich
est banks are decidedly in error.
Both placed the number, of million
aires in the entire world at 10000.
There are 1900 in the United States,
and 1000 Of these live in New York
City, whether they pay taxes here or
not.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-18
The Pope Bicycle Daily Memoranda Call
endir,

The reissue of the Pope bicycle
daily-leaf calendar may be considered
the opening gun proclaiming the
natural and healthfuI return of BIZ
cycling. Col. Albert A. Pope. the
founder of our bicycle industries and
the pioneer in the Good Roads Move
ment, is again at the head of the BIZ
cycle industry. Upon the 366 calen-
dar leaves are freshly written lines,
from our greatest college presidents,
doctors, clergymen, statesmen, and
other eminent men and women, all of
them enthusiastically supporting BIZ
cycling Half of each leaf is blank
for memoranda. This calendar is
free at the Pope Manufacturing Com
pany's stores, or any of our readers
can obtain it by sending five 2-cent
stamps to the Pope Manufacturing
Co., Hartford, Conn, or 143 Sigel st.
Chicago, Ills.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-18

Jesus:-Blessed are the poor IN
spirit for theirs is the kingdom of
heaven.
The Average Man:-Blessed are
the pretentious for theirs is the lead
ership of men.
Jesus:-B Blessed are they that
mourn for they shall be comforted.
The Average Man:=Blessed are
they who never lose their loved ones
for they shall need no comforting.
Jesus:-Blessed are the meek for
they shall inherit the earth.
The Average Man:-Blessed are
they who look out for A. No. 1, for
they shall own land.
Jesus:-Blessed are they which do
hunger and thirst after righteousness
for they shall be filed.
The Average Man:-Blessed are
they who do not try to be overly good
for they shall be hale fellows, we'll
met.
Jesus: Blessed are the peace-mak-
ers for they shall be called the chill
dren of God.
The Average Man:-Blessed are
the nations that have the biggest
armies and navies so that they may
become the greatest .war-makers for
they shall be called the chief nations
of the earth.
Show me a poet however poor in
possessions from whose melodious
heart proceeds true songs of natures
praise and l will show you one who
has s'inherited the earth" And
when you have pointed to the pluto.
crat who has lost his digestion, his
peace and his sense of humanity be-
cause of his vast possessions, will
show you one whom the earth has in
herited.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-18
Here is a Big Bar gain.

$50 acres of good land 8 miles
northeast from St. John, Stafford
county, Kansas. Improvements, 4
room house, stable for IA horses,
granary for $500 bushels of wheat,
crib for 400 bushels corn, 2 wind
mills, wells, fish pond and 10 acres
of good orchard, 195 acres in cultiva-
ton, 125 acres in pasture. On the
place are 100 acres of growing wheat
which all goes with the place if sold
soon. This land is all fenced. Write
for prices.
DAWSON & ZUTAvERN,
Financial Agents,
Great Bend, Kas.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-18
prosperity Items,

Connelsville, Pa. Dec. / 5. A reduc-
ton in wages averaging II per cent
and affecting 10000 men in the Con
nelsville coke regions was announced
today. The H. c. Frick Coke Com
pany took the initiative in this, the
first reduction since the great strike
of the early '90s, and today posted
notices at all their plants announcing
the reductions.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-18

There should be some united action
taken by our citizens towards secur-
ing better electric light service.
The faint little glimmers that struggle
feeDly to dispell the gloom of night
for a few hours of an evening are not
a good advertisement for our town,
and are practically of little use for
any other purpose. Some more
feasible" plan should be adopted.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-18
Heizer A. o. u. W.

The following officers were elected
in Heizer A. o. U. W. No. SIS: P.
M. W., r. &. McMullin; NJ. w., ]. E.
Coss: Foreman, c. c. Nichols; Over
seer, ]. Reinecke; Guide, L. Boshell;
I. W., J. Holman; o. W., W.H.Hane-
line; Trustee, c. H. Lucas. A public
installation of officers will be held on
the first Monday in January.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-18
VOTE!
A KANSAS PROGRAM.

ne thlrty-thlrd annual meeting OF
the state board of agriculture viii con-
vene in Representative hall Topeka,
January Is and continue in session
three days. Secretary Coburn has
arranged a program for the meet
ing, which he believes will be of great
interest TO all of the agriculturists
who attend. The program follows:
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY Is.
EVENING SESSION, 7:30 O'CLOCK.
Address of welcome, Governor W.
]. Bailey.
Address of welcome on behalf of
city, Mayor w. S. Bergundthal.
Response, the president, J. H.
Churchill.
agricultural Leadership Eugene
Davenport, dean Illinois College of
Agriculture and director experiment
station, Urbana.
THURSDAY, JANUARY Il,
MORNING SESSION, $50 O'CLOCK
Selection of Dairy Cows" o. Err,
professor of dairying and animal
husbandry, Kansas State Agricultural
COlIeSe, Manhattan.
Profitable Dairying," H. A. Bere-
man, Wellston, Mo.
"The Big Horse and the Large
Kansas Farm H. w. Avery, Wake
field.
AFTERNOON SESSION, 1:30 O'CLOCK.
agricultural Education as a Fac
tor in Developing Uuseful Men,
Fred H. Rankin of Illinois College of
Agriculture, Urbana
Address, Frank Strong, Chancellor
University of Kansas, Lawrence.
ENENING SESSION, 7:30 O'CLOCK,
Country Life in Prose-" Mrs
Margaret Hill McCaTter, Topeka.
Improvement in the Oat Crop"
NJ. A. Carlton, cerealist bureau of
plant industry, United States Depart
ment of Agriculture, Washington.
FRIDAY, JANUARY Is.
MORNING SESSION, $50 O'CLOCK.
1.-The Sugar Beet Industry in Kan
sas," Mrs. Henry Block, Syracuse.
''The Mail Order House and the
Farmer Henry Hatch, Barry.
AFTERNOON SESSION, 1:30 O'CLOCK.
Election of officers and members.
agriculture at the Worlds Fair
in 1904" Charles F. Mills, secretary
department of live stock. Louisiana
Purchase Exposition.
Query box.
EVENING SESSION, 7:30 O'CLOCK.
Breeding Field Crops illustrated
by stereopticon)," w. NJ. Hays, pro-
fessor of agriculture Minnesota ex-
pertinent station, St. Anthony park.
1.-The Social Center of the Country
Neighborhood," Mrs. Cora G. Lewis,
president Kansas State Social Sci
ence federation, Kinsley.
OTHER MEETINGS.
The Kansas Improved Stock-breed-
ers' Association will hold its regular
annual meeting in Topeka during the
same week as the State Board of
Agriculture (Monday, Tuesday, and
Wednesday,, and the State Poultry
Association will be holding its annual
show during the entire week. FL. A
Heath, Topeka, secretary of the
Stock-breedeTS' Association, and J.W.
F. Hughes, Topeka, secretary of the
Poultry Association, will furnish pro-
grams and desired information Of
their respective meetings. 1t is be-
lieved that no man or woman interest
ed in the agricultural and livestock
industries, or in wholesome home
making, can attend the meetings with
out being profted. Their sessions
and discussions are open to all. The
railroads have made a rate of one and
one-third farefor the round trip
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-18

Mr.. SEVERN L. Wiersma a nephew
of Rev. Father Wiersma, of Great
Bend, is theological student in the
Episcopal seminary in Eichstate,
Germany, studying for the diocese of
Wichita. Mr.. Wiersma, who speaks
English, French and Dutch, is learn
ing German in addition to his other
studies.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-18

EIlinwood Dedicates.


After wait of eighteen months,
many threats, and much work on the
part of the Commercial Club and citi-
zens, Ellinwood on Tuesday evening
dedicated one of the prettiest and
best built combination freight and
passenger stations on the entire San
ia Fe system. The depot which since
1882 had done service for Ellinwood,
was on June Doth, 1902, destroyed
by fire. A committee of the Com
mercial club Immediately set about to
secure for their city structure which
would be up to-date and a credit to
the city and company. The city
council extended the fire limits SO as
to prevent the building of frame
building, and after about a years
work with the railroad officials an
agreement was reached for the erec-
ton of brick veneer building, and
on Tuesday evening it was formally
dedicated, and that in elegant style.
The building is 40 by 140, one story,
hard oil finish, seperate waiting
rooms, fine ticket Office, refrigerator
in the freight room, and is, as Supt.
Ayers said, the best depot ever built
by the company for city the size of
Ellinwood.
The ceremonies were to begin at
seven, but owing to the train from
the east, on which there were quite
few invited guests, being late, it.
was after ten when the banquet began.
On the menu cards it was. described
as Clutch Banquet" but before the
DEMOCRAT man got through, he was
of the opinion that it was several
kinds all in one. Hot wieners, sauer
kraut, turkey, pickles, salads, rye
bread, pretzels, and other things too
numerous to mention, constituted the
bill of fare. Tea and coffee were
served, and those who desired the
beverage which has made Elinwood
famous, could have their wants sup
piled. Over 200 people sat at the
banquet tables, which were elegantly
decorated. Joe Cooke acted as toast
master, and as only Joe can, filled
the part. Ellinwood in 1873, was
responded to by w. H. Grant. F.
Vernon Russell of this city was on
for the subject of Commercial clubs,
but he was unavoidably absent, and
his place was filled hyW. Y. Morgan
of Hutchinson. >Ellinwood in 1908,
response by DR.. Barr; The Santa Fe
Depot, by A. Sickle, and few we'll
put remarks by Supt. Aver, OF. the
road, closing the program of speaking,
All the responses were we'll received,
especially that of Bert Sickle. We
must not overlook the stories and
the recitation by Dell Lamborn. 1t
was only necessary to say that he
was on the program and his reputa-
ton will do the rest. He is hard to
beat. After the banquet those desir-
ing to dance proceeded to the opera
house, and had a good time, while
others went to the Commercial club
rooms and spent the evening pleas
antly.
Ellinwood does not do things by
halves, and the dedication for which
so much work was done by the hust-
ling committees was pulled foff in a
manner that would have done credit
to any set of citizens on earth. 1t
was all right in every respect, and we
feel well paid for having taken the
time to attend.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-18

c. V. Brinkman, Geo. II. Moore
and E. w. Moses attended the dedi-
cation exercises at Eli lwood Tues
day evening. Also quite number of
young people went down for the
dance.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-18

Ness Clty IS as haPPy as chlld
with new toy-the -four mills are
again doing business in that town.
Kansas editors will do well to con-
tinue the use of poker terms in their
editorials. They may, some day want
to run for federal judgeship.
Jerry Simpson has become a full
hedged democrat and has declared
for the nomination of Alton R. Park
er of New York, for the. nomination
for president.
The Santa Fe recently sold one
hundred of its worn out engines to a
South American railroad, but there
are still enough left to do business on
the Great Bend branch.
= According to the statement OF. Pres
ident Gompers the American fedora
ton of labor has gained 100000
members in the last year. This
brings the total up to l 1,465,900.
The Catholics had a distinguished
visitor this week IN Rev. ]. ]. Harty,
the new bishop of the Philippine
Islands. He was entertained by
Bishop Wichita Star.
Rev. A. B. Hestwood of Great
Bend preached very interesting
Thanksgiving sermon to a large con-
gregation in the M. E. Church in this
city on the evening of Nov. the 25th
Rush Center Breeze.
There are men in every town that
block every move that is made for
the towns advancement unless they
can see dollar at the other end of
the deal. The dead towns of the
states are monuments to this individ-
Winfield Tribune.
Somebody who has been comput-
ing the quantity of the liquids drank
by the American people within a
twelve months has found that we
drank last year enough tea, coffee,
wine, beer liquors and other bever-
ages to cover an area of land two
miles square to depth of 10 feet-a
lake large enough, it was suggested,
to float several navies of the size of
our town. The amount of alcoholic
beverages alone which were necessary
to satisfy the national thirst during
this period would fill a canal 100
miles long, 100 feet wide and 10 feet
deep.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-18

All those wishing to attend the
New Years Reception who have not
been solicited will please address
JACKSON, City," inclosing s150.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-18

Remember, the DEMOCRAT Office is
the fifth door west of the postofice,
On the street running west from the
court house.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-18

Sam Airheart, who has been i'll for
a year or more, is very low with lung
fever, at his home in the End ward.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-18

c. Avery, of south of Heller, who
has been quite Ill, is now reported
much better.