Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-11-06
Just In Time.

Justin the very nick OF time comes
the rain. A few weeks ago it was so
dry we could not plow and dare not
sow, the rain came just in time to put
in the wheat the wheat; is nearly all
in, and they had begun to think they
would not have any pasture unless
the rain came soon. Again the rain
has come and plenty of it and bids
fair, not only for a good pasture but
for a good crop of wheat next year.
Well, you know the old saying, sit
never rains but pours," and for the
last few years it has been pouring a
good crop down on US and the people
have got so within the last few years,
if a: failure should come, they would
not feel it so much as they did, in
fact great number of the people
have not only had good crops but
have had a good time, they have
been spending their money and
enjoying themselves in their home
and have been doing it right nicely.
You go on many of these farms of
athese counties around here and you
will. find nice homes where but
few years ago they were dug-outs,
sod houses, old rickety rackety board
houses. The house looks very nice
on the outside but on the inside it is
not fixed up quite as nice as they
would like it to be. They say we
have been thinking all the time that
this year at least we would go to the
E. r. Moses Nero. Co.. and get a
nice pat,of suit of furniture, a bed
room suit of furniture or some for the
kitchen. We have not made up our
minds whether we want rug for our
floor or carpet, we have been look
ing over the rugs and velvet and
moquette carpets and. we find that we
can get nice carpet for S12, $18
and $50, at first we thought it would
not look very nice as our floors were
not hard wood but as soon as we
saw the hard wood varnish we have
come to the conclusion we can have
just as nice a border on our floor
and look just like hard wood. We
have made up our minds we are not
going to get the cheapest carpet and
furniture, even if we have to get less
furniture and carpets, and then when
we look at it we are pleased with it
and when we use it we know it will
last.
We think this year we will put in
Kroegef, Valley Gem, or Smith and
Barnes piano, but if we don't get
piano we are going to have Farrand
or Newman organ.
The people are redeeming their
pledges quite nicely this year as we
have put out quite number of
pianos and organs, IN fact the bust
ness is just this, that if your daughter
is 6 or years of age or your son,
and you won't start them into music
until they are much older they will
feel too bashful to play especially
when they come in contact with
children much younger. then them
selves; don't forget that you are doing
them great injustice by not starting
them in music if you expect them to
play at all. Some people kick and
say they would not have their children
play piano or an organ, we have
Known people to talk just this way
and ave have known people that if
they hear some one play they say
they would give hundred dollars if
they could play one piece as well
as this.
. Old Jack Frost has come but the
real cold weather will soon be here.
How are you fixed anyhow for warm
ing yourself during the cold winter
nights and if you get genuine Beck
worth Round Oak stove you will find
that it is just the thing to toast your
feet by. and keep your body warm
and will give you such an even heat
that your headswill not feel all burned
cup and your feet freezing, it is
stove that. will take less fuel and hold
the hre-longer than any stove made,
it IS the cheapest in. the end, but if
you want something cheaper we have
them, any price you want.
JUST RECEIVED, a nice line of
fancy damask and lace curtains, very
pretty and something that you have
been looking for and we. invite your
inspection, also in art squares and
rugs. small and large.
Now we have been fixing up the
parlor and bed rooms and so on, but
what about the dining room; do you
know woman takes greater pride in
having her table decorated with nice
dishes moreso than anything in the
house. We have just gotten in some
Havalin China dishes in sets of
hundred pieces that we can sell for