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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-02-06
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Washington, JAM 3o.-There is a
strong likelihood that the Indian
agents hereafter to be appointed viii
be put in the classified service and
no Appointments will be made to
these positions unless the applicant
has passed the civil service examina-
ton
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-02-06
fts an Un-eAm.rlcan Law.

Manila, Feb. Gov Taft has pare
-doned isabelle. De Las Reyes, dthe Fill
Pine LABOR leader Convicted 0 under
the Spanish law for fofbidding COM
binations to enhance the price OF
labor, of conspiracy and threats of
violence. The ogoverpor 9 took the
ground that the law % un-American.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-02-06

Washington, Feb. 1.-The senate
passed the house bill providing for
the creation of general staff of the
army and added as an amendment
the bill providing for the retirement
with increased rank Of officers who
served in the civil war.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-02-06
More for Executive AIansfoa.

Two years ago the house ways and
means committee allowed Coz Stan
ley $500 a year for maintaining the
executive mansion. This time it al
lows Gov. Bailey s., 900 a year.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-02-06
No Grain for shlpmeu. wanted

Kansas City, Mo-, Feb. 2.-The Chi.
cago, Rock Island & Pacific and the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe rail-
roads have issued orders that no
grain for shipment from Kansas City
to gulf ports will be received until
the congestion caused by the short
age of cars is relieved.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-02-06
Want Another Trial.

The De Boissiere Odd FellGw Or
phans' Home and Industrial School
association, through the trustees of
the corporation, have fled a petition
in the supreme court for rehearing
of the case which was decided against
them at the last session of the court.
The supreme court admitted the case
for a rehearing last fall and reversed
itself, giving property valued at $751;
900 to James A. Troutman and Rob-
ert Stone, of Topeka
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-02-06

Admission, Ala, Feb. 2.-The local
plant OF the Southern Car & Foundry
company received an order for loo
box cars to. be built for the Santa Fs
railroad. The order involves an ex-
penditure of over $1.000. 900 by the
railroad, each car costing nearly 5000.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-02-06
vanaeven.er ASsee.. Sew Juase.h,o..

Washington FEB. a2PPresident
RooseveltO has signed the bin recent
~ passed by congress creating an adj
ditiopal judgeship f5r the Eighth jul
dicial circuit of the United States.
Saturday AFTERNOON he Wade per-
sonal tender of the judgeship ito
Judge Willis Va1deventer, assistant
attorney geperal for the, interior de-
partment, and the proffer was accept
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-02-06

E1<band aud wife An Fatal Ouarrsl
Hazleton. Pa Feb. adam Reich
art. aged so years, Is dead as result
OF bullet wounds inflicted by his wife
during g quarrel Mrs. Reichart Il
under arrest.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-02-06

La Porte, Ind. JAN s1.-Physicians
attending Charles T. Schultz. city
treasurer. who died last night at the
age of ~ years, declare that he died
of old age. having lived half q life
time In less than a year. The case
has attracted much attention
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-02-06
stste e.nk oe oexter Rohhea.

Winfield, Kan, Feb. 2.-The State
bank Of Dexter, little town 20 miles
southeast of this city. was robbed
at two o'clock yesterday morning
and relieved Of $500 in silver, gold
and 1reeubacks
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-02-06

Charles S. Finch, for Is years edi-
torial writer on the Lawrence Jour
naL has quit that paper and Pur-
chased an interest in the Jefferson
ian-Gazette, of which Ed Martindals
is business manager The new paper
will be Independent in politics. Finch
is one Of the ablest newspapers writer's
in Kansas.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-02-06
Voting Machines.

Kansas will use voting machines.
Both houses OF the legislature have
favorably reported bills authorizing
the executive council to contract for
a machine that will fiji all the require
ments OF the state elections
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-02-06
Plead. for the Birds.

Ex-Gov. Samuel j. Crawford has
printed an urgent plea for the enact
ment of a bird-protecting law. He
says: "Birds of every kind and va
riety, except the hawk and English
sparrow, are useful, and many of
them are in-aluables They should
be protected by rigid, stringent law
with a severe penalty attached there
to. One quail will destroy 1000 in
sects in a single day, and many other
birds will do as much"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-02-06

Kansas, City, Mo-. Feb. las a re-
suit Of experiments carried ON by the
University Of Missouri. immense de-
posits of limestone suitable for the
manufacture OF Portland cement have
been discovered in the west bluffs Of
Kansas City. These deposits are said
to be better than those In lola. Kan.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-02-06
nla Own L.f. tl,s Pena.tx.

Piainfeld. N. J.. Jan. 3o.-Engineer
James II. Davis. of the Reading train,
(which ran into the Eastern express
near Graceland Tuesday night, when
Is people were killed. died in the hos
pital here Thursday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-02-06

Topeka, Kan, Feb. al. L. Day
hoff, state superintendent of public
instruction, will ask the legislature
to make an appropriation of $4,000
for Kansas educational exhibit 81
the ST. Louis fair.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-02-06
Fell into the RIVER.

Chickasha, 1. T., Feb. al. P. Ter
rail-, farmer. was knocked from the
steps OF Rock Island passenger
train crossing the Washita bridge
and killed.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-02-06
Young wife Has N Children.

The eleventh child was born to IAN
Atchison family this week, and the
mother is only 80 years of age. Her
children are all alive and all healthy
and hearty.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-02-06
Knocked out Labor Biii.

The house knocked out a bill
championed by Adams, Of Sedgwick,
to make employers liable for dam
ages when an employe should be in
jured by the act Of another employe.
The bill applied to all employers as
well as railroads.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-02-06
1900 Bushels of Onion Sets.

Richard Wilson, farmer near
Wichita, has shipped the first car of
500 bushels of onion sets from
Wichita. Wilson last spring planted
3H acres Of onion seed from which
the sets were grown, and that little
field produced little more than 1,2o0
bushels
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-02-06
Bought an Emporia Newsa per.

Emporia, Kan, Feb. 1.-The Daily
and Weekly Republican, founded
more than 20 years ago by the late
C. v. Eskridge. has been sold to W. B.
Etahl, editor of the Pythian Herald.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-02-06

Boston, Feb. 2.-The reports yes
terday from the bedside of ex-Gov. q
Long were of a character to give
renewed hope of ohis ultimate recov-
cry.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-02-06
state Dairy Association.

The annual meeting of the state
dairy association will again be held
days.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-02-06
The Vote on suRrakes

The senate bin extending woman
suffrage in Kansas to presidential
electors was killed in the senate by
vote OF 81 against to Is for. Senators
Allen, Cubbison. Fullington, Peter
son, Kennedy and Porter were absent
when the vote was taken. This is ths
way the others lined up. Against the
bill-Branine, Buschow, Carpenter,
Clancy, Conrad. Crum, Findlay. Fitz-
patrick, Fulton, Henley, Hurrel. Nc
Knight, Mcmillan, Miller. Morrow,
Noftzger, Pestana. Sponable. Tapp.
Vincent, Ward. For the bill-Caid-
well, Codding, Gabriel, Households.
King, Leidy, MorehOuse, Simons.
Smith, Stewart, White, Wright, Wulfe-
kuhler. oo
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-02-06
<,trl.. s.m,u.rv for Ch,cka.ha.

Chickasha, I. To Feb. lathe COM
merciai club has accepted the propo-
sition of II. oSheffiey, president Of %
school for girls at Trenton, eMo., to
establish similar institution here.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-02-06
E,exator at Ent-s.nrise Bnrned. Q

Abilene, Kan, Feb. 2.-The corn
elevator of the Hoffman mills, at En-
terprise, burned wis 1000 bushels
of corn. The Joss is $1,000 and the
insurance 1000. Q
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-02-06
wan for the Reformatory.

The legislature viii appropriate
sufficient money to erect wall
around the state reformatory at
Hutchinson.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-02-06
Reappciufed Three.

Gov. Bailey reappointed three mem
bers of the state board Of charities
Henry J. Allen, Rube Vincent and
George Kanayei-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-02-06
Another Coal FIND.

On the farm Of Alexander Bagland
In McPherson county. at depth u
only u feet, three-foOt vein AZ coal
was struck.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-02-06
70 So to Cu1a e ~s.

Miss Minnie Cook, a youp- Esnssz
City. Kan, woman, has sta for
Gibara, Cuba. where she Is tn marry
R. s. Holding. OF Eoble<ville, Ind
now 3 teacher OF languages IN the
mission school Of the Friends
church,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-02-06
Cane Seed killed SO Calves.

Osborne county reports a number
of cases of injury to stock from feed
ing cane seed. One man who had a
bunch OF 100 head has lost over so
calves.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-02-06
The Best Kansas News.



The feature of the banquet CT the
Kansas Day club at Topeka Thursday
night. celebrating the forty-second
anniversary OF the admission of Kan
sas into the union, was the address
of Gen. Leonard Wood. His subject
was Reciprocity" and the. address
consisted of an exposition of the
needs Of Cuba and the duty of thu
United States toward the island
Gen Frederick Funston, commands
OF the department. of the Colorado
was present Gen. Funston refused
to make an address, but thanked the
members of the club for their greet.
ing and expressed pleasure Of being
again in Kansas-the state of his
BIRTH Associate Justice Burch. Of
the Kansas supreme court, was
among the other speakers on the pro
gramme- The toaStmaster was VIII
liam Allen White, Of Emporia, pres.
ident of the club. Three shnndred
leading republicans had places at the
banquet tables. Fred NJ. Harris. OF
Ottawa, responded to the toast Kan
sas," which is always assigned to a
native born Kansan. Representative
John L. King, of Minneapolis, spoke
on "Kapsas in the Philippines" Go
mer Il. Davies. the Concor6iia editor,
spoke on Justification" Theaspeeeh-
making concluded with remarks by
Senator Noftzger on MAUD and the
Judge" A reception by the governor
and state officers was giyen, Gen
Wood and Gen: Funston was enter
tanned at DIM at the residence of
]. ". Gleed.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-02-06
Monument to Kansas soldiers.

An effort is being made to induce
Kansas to erect a great monument to
the veterans of the civil war. Rep
resentative Speer introduced a bill
appropriating 100000 for the con-
struction OF such a monument, and
providing for a commission of five
members to havescharge of the work.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-02-06
Wife wouldn't Take Washing.

Because his wife would not take in
washing, George Woodley. Of Topeka.
went home the other night and beat
her with his fist. Had it not been for
the timely arrival of the police, who
had been notified by Woodley's little
girl, the woman would undoubtedly
have been seriously injured.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-02-06

A soap fsl<ir recently Cleaned up
the housewives Of Fredonia- He sold
ten bars at 50 cents each After .
few days the cakes turned into vitzi-
fed bricks
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-02-06

Ben ekalielxy, butcher at Winfield.
has been arrested ON charge of
knowingly selling diseased meats
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-02-06
Drxa9fas People e. Kansas.

A large land deal has been closed
nv she Uuion Pacific Land Co.
whereby the company disposes OF TO-
200 acres Of land situated In Logan
and Thomas counties. to an Illinois
firm, who are now selling to home
seekers.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-02-06
600 Pesnds OF Batter . week.

The dairy department Of the agri-
.,lltural college is making about 900
sounds of butter per week. It Is sold
1t net price at the college OF ss
.ents. and goes mostly 20 New York
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-02-14

German character. II we give to It the
respect which 1t deserves. which must
needs provide serious cause for rcflcc-
tion In considering the continuance of
our moral ana economic dominance In
the Western Hemisphere. 1t IL certain
that. having the necessary physical
power. these Germans In South Ameri-
ca will not long permit u continuance
of the disturbing and anarchical cOndi-
tions charactcrizing the present cOndi.
tiOn of the countries In which they
are domiciled. which prevents any real
progress and arrests legitimate eco.
nomic and Industrial advancement.
Who, therefore. could measure the dan.
ger II these sclf-samc German col
Onlsts. In, order To safeguard properly
the diversified and valuable interests
which they have at stake. should deem
II advisable to take the rcins Of gov.
ernment into their own hands?
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"The other day the dean OF one Of
the largest OF our colleges for women
made IN impassiOned appeal to young
mothers not to waste their time In the
personal care of their babies, but to
give them over to trained nurses while
they devote themselves to study and
such outside work as would tit them
to be companions for their children
when they are grown" Read that, ye
old-fashioned mothers of the race. A
dean" OF II wOmans college tells
young mothers they waste time In the
personal care Of their babies. The
writer regrets the news item does not
name the particular dean guilty Of this
reasonable utterance. There are some
things. he would like TO throw ut him.
Wasting time! Nature IL In no hurry
either with prenatal or pOst-natal proc.
esses. When nature starts to make a
human being 1t proceeds deliberately
and 1t makes that being. mt Its birth
and for II long time afterwards. help.
less. Nature does that purpOsely. 1t
has Il reason for ito develop the
mothers care and the mothers love.
In that development IL the safety and
'uc poEIcsS VI tuc uuiIluu IuCcs w nut
ever takes n mother from her child IL
against nature. ana II the separa tIon
Is without good reason 1t is u crime.
The mother needs the CHILD no less
than the child needs the mother. They
are made for each other. "What God
hath Joined let no man (nor silly
"dean') put asunder." Napoleon real
lied the sad needs of France when he
said II was mothers" And the great
est need of America to-day Is mothers
mothers who will not shrink from
any OF the natural responsibilities of
motherhood, who will be mothers first
and ladies afterwards. No man and
no woman ever amounted to anything
who did not have a mother who loved
her child into being and cared for that
child ns long MS she lived. Where Is
the college for women that permits a
dean to substitute the word nurse
for the sacred word of mother?
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-02-14

Less than one hundred certificates of
naturalization We're granted to aliens
by the British Home Secretary during
the month of November The percent
age of applications from subjects Of
the czar shows that the classification
of England is more probable than the
Amcricanizatl0n since only one appli-
cant was citizen of the United States,
whereas siXty-four We're Russians. One
petitioner Is set down as being the sub
ject of no foreign state. but there Is
no evidence that he was the famous
Man Without a Country"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-02-14

a young man In one of the North.
western States committed suicide be.
cause he was reputed to be the home.
liest man in the county. There was
young man In this country once who
rose above that kind of handicap and
became President Of the United States.
But "Old Abe" was made Of firmer
stun.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-02-14

people of Chicago. in high and RESPONSE
bic office, n proof of his real worth
both as II progressive citizen and u
faithful ana efficient public official. Is
being prominently mentioned as u man
who, II nominated Oh the Republican
ticket, could defeat the payroll can.
didate, Harrison, by an overwhelming
plurality.
As to Mr.. Eckharts ability to give
Chicago one of the greatest admins
tratiOns this city has ever witnessed
there Is not the slightest doubt. In
every public office he has ever held
he has been an honor to the peopl,
and to himself and IL he were to b,
elected to the Mayors chair he could
be relied upon to give Chicago what
It NO sadly needs ut this juncture-;l
business administration.
~6A
Only fOrty.fOur days more of Ilarri
son as Mayor.
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Over In corner Of Europe hundreds
Of dark.skinned men are digging NJ
buried cities, and the wise ones hav,
found beneath one set of ruins another
and below that still another, ana nc
man can say how many cities and cen
turtles lie still further beneath the
ground. Above. the sands shift witt
the wind, the sun shines, children are
born, grow up and die. and the works
Of man crumble and decay. Nothing
formed by mans hands endures. 1t Is {,
far cry from the buried cities to bed
side In Cincinnati, where man lay
dying and gazing Into the dear face OF
sick woman who had been carried tC
his bedside to take u final look mt tht
man she had ardently loved through
the long years. Mamma said tht
dying man, "yOu have been {
good wife and mother. You hav,
never failed me. and l have Away,
loved you. You are a good woman.
Philip" she said, and there were tear,
In her voice, "all that You can pOssibl,
say of me can say Of You. You were
uWuyb Soou W AAic uuu w sHS Shbutci'
You have made your wife happy.
Nothing formed by mans hands en-
dures. But love lasts for the ages. Th'
kindness and sympathy and tenderness,
that makes n man and a woman clin:
together. fills their lives with hope ant
happiness, is a fire that warns human
ity. 1t is pure gold. Time and adver
sity do not destroy It. 1t Is more beauti
full than field of flowers, aI0 II bios
SONS and spreads and blossoms again
In other hearts. until who shall tell til,
limits or the life Of one good deed
When this man lay dying he dldn'
think of his medals, his fame, his posi-
tlon, the material things that had com,
into his life, They were as are tn,
buried cities, builded by man, enduring
for Il while to be lost In the future
But the flame of love burned strong ant
clear IN those last days, and those VIII,
study mankind and realize the short
ness of life and the vastness of eter
nifty must know that the true greatness
of the man lay In that treasure thai
cannot dle--love for his family and fol
humanity.
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There can be no denying the fact
that at the present time the German
sphere of influence i'm South America
IL greater than that of the United
States OF any other power, For many
years German colOnists have been
pouring into Brazil and the other re
publics of eastern South America. In
Brazil and the Argentine Republic
there are at the present time no less
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-02-14

Mr.. 4. A. Lennon, the able secretary
and treasurer of the Chicago, Whining
ton and Vermilllon Coal Company. has
been connected with the business inter-
ests of Chicago for the last thirty years.
He Is respected by all who know him
and occupies a high and hon0red place
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-02-14

Hon. Charles +. Gunther has made
a fine City Treasurer and would give
Chicago n splendid administration rs
Mayor. II the Democratic party We're
unhampered by the Harrison ham,
strngers It would take II delight In
honoring him by electing him to that
office.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-02-14
AA6A

Mr.. Edward II. Peters, the popular
West side business man, is one of the
most energetic and progressive mem
bcrs of the West Park Board. Mr.. Pc.
ters has been n successful man all
through life, and although he has never
held or sought any but honorary office,
where his services have been given
gratuitously 10 the public, he ut the
same time has ever taken an active in
tcrest and n good citizens part IN public
affairs. Much Of the good work of late
done by the West Park Board Is due
to Mr.. Peters active and energetic
work.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-02-14

Mr.. John q. FetZcr Is one of the
great business men of Chicago who
find time TO take an active interest in
the public affairs Of the city, State and
Nation. TO which they belong Ii,
is highly respected in business, social
and political circles. He would make
II splendid Governor of Illinois, and II
nominated by the Republicans would
sweep the State like whrlwind.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-02-14

There can be no denying the fact
that NJ the present time the German
sphere of influence i'm South America
Is greater than that of the United
States or any other power, For many
years German colOnists have been
pouring into Brazil and the other re-
publics OF eastern South America. In
Brazil and the Argentine Republic
there are at the present time no less
than 4,OO000O inhabitants either OF
German nationality or German descent,
sufficient in numbers and influence to
seize upon the governments of these
countries any time they shall elect.
Nor Is this a contingency far removed.
Ihe German colOnist Is not assimilat-
I've, his sturdy Chauvlnlsm and Teu-
toniclsm Is not Obliterated or altered
by contact with alien conditions and
peoples, 1t is this complexion Of the
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-02-14
Chicago, Feb. ..
Re@

Hon. John Powers has proved to be
Il most useful member of the State Sen
ate. His knowledge of public affairs
and his acquaintance with the affairs
of the people of Chicago, gained
through long years of experience In
public office, has contributed to max
ing him one of the best representatives
ever sent to Springfield from this city.