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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-02-26
Just A Passing Word

That's all then we are through.
Say, won't you stop and read it?
You may find just what you
want, and we are sure if you will
just come in and see them, you
will want one of our hand
forged butcher knives, pairing
knives or steak knives, that are
made by a blacksmith in Colo
RADIO, and sent to us for sale.
We guarantee them to be just
he same all the way through,
and will not make your husband
say cuss words while he is
carving the turkey. and will
always have a sharp edge for
| you to use in the kitchen.
Then you ought to see our
bread kneaders, they knead the
bread and leave it in the bucket
to raise. They save lots of
elbow work and hard knocks to
the tired wife.
Come and pick it out before it
is all gone. That is, our odds
land ends in wall paper at 5
cents a roll Do not fail to see
our window display of wall
paper when you are in town:
Our new stock is nearly all in,
and it is the latest, you may
depend upon it.
We have two of the best
paper hangers in the country,
who will also contract with you
for painting your house, inside
and out. We keep a very large
supply OF paints, oil, varnishes
and window glass,
By the way, speaking of
window glass, we keep it in. any
size you want. Give us a call
when you want window glass.
Don't forget that we are the
sole agents in this country for
the Kroeger, Valley Gem, Filing
ton and Smith & Barnes pianos
scores of which we have put out,
and which are giving perfect
satisfaction. We have a practical
musical agent who understands
music, and will put a piano or
Vi SOh LII .tOOI I1OluO. dun SuOW IL
up to you in all it's minutiae. and
detail,
We are continually getting in
new rugs, large and small
People are beginning to. realize
that it is much easier to clean
house when they can take rugs
and sweep and dust them every
week, or as often as they choose
and not be troubled with dust
and moths.
Don't say you cannot use a
rug on account of your floors
because we can take any kind of
a floor and make it all right
with our new paints and
varnishes. Your very truly,
THE E. r. MOSES Nero. Co.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-02-26

The increasing practice of DIR.
Morrison has forced him to employ
an assistant, who took his residence
at the Morrison home Thursday this
week. All happy and doing well.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-02-26

F. V. Russell was laid up with the
Grippe few days last week.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-02-26

Districts IS items, and the Otis
school report did not reach this Office
until Thursday about noon-too late
for this week.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-02-26

Patrons, try and visit the school
this month and inspect the work we
are doing. We were pleased 10 have
five visitors last Friday.
LOUISA LIPPHARDT, Teacher.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-02-26

Bert Swartz is back from Califor
MIA where he had been for a few
months on a prospecting tour.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-02-26
School Report.

The following is the report of the
Dundee school for the 9th mcnth
beginning Jan. 18th, ending Feb.
10Th.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-02-26

Have you seen Henry Born? Did
you notice that twinkle in his eye,
that elastic step, and cheerful dispo-
sition? A ten pound boy took up his
residence there on Thursday morn
ing and Henry and wife are happy.
All doing well. and the boy looks
more like his papa every day.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-02-26

Ed Marx is expected home this
evening. His father died, and was
buried Tuesday, the 22nd.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-02-26

Benz F Ward to S B Ward Sc or
and sw or block Is, Lafferty Add.
81.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-02-26

D. B. Meyers of Missouri came out
the first of the week to pay a short Wis
it to his brother-in-law, J. R. Stock
well, and family. .
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-11-12

Every housekeeper mouid know
that II they will buy Defiance Cold
Water Starch for laundry use they
will save not only time. because "a
never sticks 10 the iron. but because
each package contains 16 ozone full
pound-while all other Cold Water
starchos are put up in %-pound pack
ages. and the price Is the same. 10
cents. Then again because Defiance
Starch is free from all Injurious chem
icals. II your grocer tries 20 sell you a
l2-oE package II Is because he has
a stock on hand which no wishes to
dispose OF before he puts In Defiance.
He knows that Defiance Starch has
printed on every package in large let
ters and figures "l6 ozs." Demand
Defiance and save much time and
money and the annoyance OF the iron
sticking. Defiance never srieks.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-11-12
When Banks Cave IN.

A large number OF farmers have
trouble with the parts OF their farms
that border on rivers. Whenever there
are heavy rains the banks along the
rivers and large streams cave In, and
on some farms the area OF the most
valuable fields Is being constantly re
stricted by this process. The schemes
tried for preventing this are numer.
Gus and quite generally unsuccessful.
Where stones are thrown in they soon
disappear In the mud, IL Il rs OF the
nature OF soft clay. Grass seed sown
on the steep banks fails 10 take root.
n II be quack grass IL may gain a
Ioothold. but II thence spreads over
the farm and becomes nuisance.
Brush when tarown In may check the
washing away II there be enough Of H..
but II Is difiicult 10 haul In sufficient
quantity 10 be effective.
Growing willows seems TO be the
most effective method OF checking the
wasting OF the land. No matter how
steep the land. me willow can be
made 10 grow. The mere sticking in
OF the willow twigs is not enough.
They may be swnmped In the mud
that falls from tho disintegrating
bank. The willow rods must be long
enough and numerous enough 20 be
made into "A sort OF great shield by
the use OF barbed wire.
The willow IL admirably adapted 10
this work, as Il so readily repr6duces
itself by means OF cuttings. sprouts
and suckers. as well as seeds. Where
the bank lis steep, willow poles should
be cut not less than twenty feet In
length These can be laid up and
down tho bank. and fence wire stapled
20 them. II necessary some wire may
be run up over the top OF the bank
and fastened 20 stakes driven In the
ground back too far 10 be affected by
the caveins. II there are any further
breakinEs away 81 the earth they will
bat make soil about the Joints OF the
willows and will become roofing
places for the new growths. The viii
low poles will be held together by the
wire TIL the willow trees have become
yell started. when they will be no
longer needed.
The rows OF willows are far more
slightly than are the ragged banks.
Besides. In n dozen years or so the
wood from these growths win have
become valuable
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-11-12
Cabinet Dinners Not Popular.

Cabinet dinners have been voted a
bore by the president and Mrs. Roose-
welt and will be abolished this winter
II they have their way. There are
nine OF these dinner each season. one
being given by each member OF the
cabinet. The guests invariably con-
sist OF the president and his wife and
the other members OF the cabinet and
their wives or other ladies Of their
families. Occasionally one or two out.
siders are included, but very seldom,
and IL is hardly 10 be wondered at that
the Affairs have become boresome.
For the past two years Mrs. Roosevelt
has felt that the dinners we're an un'
necessary tax on the cabinet families
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-11-12
ProsperIty b Small Farms.

We have become quite familiar
with the term agricultural depres-
sion In England" II has been a com
mon text for writer's and speakers on
both sides OF the water. The ques.
ton has been why should an agricnl-
tural depression exist In England
when II did not exist in France and
other European countries. Along with
agricultural depression has come Az
rlcultural depopulation. the people In
the rural districts finding IL impos-
sible TO make a good living have
moved 20 the cities and there de-
pended on days work 10 give them
enough 10 subsist on. Mr.. Joseph q.
Stephens, United States consul at
Plymouth. England. reports 10 the
United States government that small
farm holdings are now considered the
best remedy for agricultural depopu-
latlon. Many papers still argue, how
ever that II Is delusion. and will
not work In practice. Where II has
been tried II has been successful. and
II Is strange that so few estates
should be cut up Whenaa large farm
is divided into small holdings the de-
mand for the land usually far exceeds
the supply. This has been the expert.
ence in Dorset, Willis. Suffolk Norfolk,
Lincoln and Surrey counties. Men
are willing TO remain In the country
II they have the satisfaction Of work
ing on land which is their own. or
is held on secure tenure. This is
az present far from the case. and thou.
sands OF acres 30 out OF cultivation
and multitudes hurry on TO foreign
lands TO obtain the opportunity denied
them in their own"
The small farm is everywhere the
salvation OF the country. where the
agricultural conditions are such as
10 make the small farm possible. On
great areas OF poor land or on rich
lands that have a very Insignificant
rainfall. OF course extensive opera
tlons have 60 be carried on. But most
OF the land In countries with rich
soil and abundant rainfall Is OF a
character that makes the small farm
easily possible. Americans should
take lesson from England and
should do all in their power TO encour-
age the breaking up OF large farms.
The man that adds farm TO farm for
his own glory and that he may dwell
alone In the midst OF the land is not
a public benefactor.
Our land is never lntensiyely farmed
under extensive operations. The man
with tens OF thousands OF acres de.
Ponds on doing work on an immense
scale and almost always the ground is
not made 10 yield the returns II
should. No man will work as hard for
another as he will work for himself,
and when the land Is filled with men
working for themselves the land
brings forth larger crops than 1t does
at any other time.
The more small farms there are the
more independent farmers we will
have and the more they will be In.
terested In the welfare OF the rural
inhabitants. Big farms employ hired
men, and these never feel themselves
TO be fixtures even II they are re-
tained on the same farm for many
years. Their independence OF action
Is destroyed They cannot take hold
OF public Affairs as they would do II
they owned their own farms and were
not under the dlctation OF other men.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-11-12
The Youths Companion In 1905.

II Is impossible even to summarize
m a single paragraph the many and
varied attractions which The Youth 3
Companion announces for the coming
year. A series OF articles planned 20
interest especially the forty-hye mil.
liens OF Americans who look directly
10 the soil for their subsistence with
treat OF New Fields for Young Farm
ers." "The Sanitation Of the Farm.
~The Future OF American Cotton.
"tbow Women Make Money on the
Farm" etc. Seven serial stories and
$50 short stories by the most talented
and popular American writers OF hc.
tion will form part Of the contents OF
the new volume for 1905.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-11-12
income From LIQUOR Tax.

Napoleon used to say that when he
was looking over the imperial accounts
that no virtue paid him as we'll as
brandy. Without echoing his cynis'
ism. we can realize that liquor fur
nishes n great proportion OF the funds
required TO operate our government.
Thus OF the s494.i7s.eS3. the aggregate
OF customs collections and internal
revenue receipts the last fiscal year.
si96,53S.6l6 came from liquors OF all
kinds. imported and domestic. Through
customs and internal revenue the gov
eminent collected SOS. s32. 101 on tobac.
co and its manufactures The total OF
the two items is $500. $40. III, or enough
TO pay the pension charges and leave
100000 600 over Boston Transcript.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-11-12
OPERATIONS or IRON FURNACES
Report Made on Users Of Lake supe.
rior Ore Idle and in Blast.

Youngstown. O.. specials j O. hut.
Ter. Jr chairman OF the Bessemer Pig
Iron association. announces that on
Nov l 1877 furnaces. users 81 Lake su,
pcrior ore. reported 10 the association.
OF this number l3i are Ia blast and 90
out Of blast The furnaces In blast
represent daily capacity Of aisle
tons and the furnaces out OF blast q
daily capacity OF 1885 tons The ca,
pacity In blast Nov. was rs per cent
and the capacity out OF blast 20 per
cont. showing a gain OF ! per cent In
the active capacity since oct ] and a
decrease In the idle capacity since Jan.
1904, Of S9k per cent.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-11-12
KEPT $1,000 BILL IN HER HOSE
Remarkable Evidence Presented In
New York Divorce Suit.

New York special That In a stock.
Ing OF autumnal hue she kept a $1,000
bin 90 golden tint IL the latest asser-
tlon made In the proceedings for linn.
tied divorce brought In the supreme
court by Florence Crosby Hermann
against her husband. George Herr.
mann, Hermann Is wollknown
man about town, a member on sever
al clubs. was formerly In the lumber
business and has always been &C.
counted wealthy. arthur Cohen swore
10 the $1,000 bill incident and that he
has seen Mrs. Hermann az times
wearing diamonds worth not less
than 100000 Hermann alleges that
his wife was friendly with many prom
inent men, both in this city and In
Europe, prior 10 his marriage with
her. and that he was not aware Of
this fact az the time OF the ceremony
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-11-12

| have not the least hesitation In
claiming that were the whole world
searched there might be found sec.
lions which closely approached Cali
fornia. as horse-raislng country. tut
none that surpassos Il. inasmuch as
there are parts Of this state which
are perfect In every particular moth.
Ing. in fact. being lacking for the pre-.
duction OF the very highest type pf
horses. Joseph Cairn Simpson In
Sunset Magazine for November
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-11-12
New Train Service, Chicago 70
CT 4 ouia

The Chicago a. Eastern Illinois rail.
road now runs night and day trains
10 the Exposition city. which ropre.
sent the highest type OF railroad con-
struction. When yoa go to the Worlds
Fair be sure your ticket IS made good
over this line. and you will enjoy
every mile OF the short trip.
Your local ticket agent viii gladly
make your ticket good this way II you
request H.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-11-12
TO SIGNAL DAWN OF NEW veAR
Preeise Instant VIII De Flashed BY the
Naval Observatory.

Washington special The naval oh.
scrvaiory viii transmit telegraphlc
time signals at midnight and nj 1. 2
and o'clock a m. on Jan. /. seventy.
nth meridian time. TO Indicate he
beginning 81 the new year to each az
the great standard time belts OF the
United States. Last year these zig.
nails were heard IN Alaska. az Panama
Valparaiso. BuenOs Ayres, Honolulu.
Guam and Manila.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-11-12

wlfe-"The woman next door got a
new gown yesterday"
lIusband-"Yes, and OF course you
want one Just like a."
Wife-"Dont you believe n. Hers
only cost s25."
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-11-12
PosalbIlItIes of the Future.

The Injuries OF one generation are
the necessities for the next. IL Is not
impossible that In a few years more
the poor man OF this country will ride
10 his work In neat $50 automobile
and look enyiously at his rich neigh
Dor who is able 70 sail around In a
$4,000 alrship. 49, Oshkosh Northwest
ern.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-11-12
NAN is DecAplrAreD pY TRAIN
hammond Resident Killed After Hard
Struggle for Life.

Chicago m, dlspatch q. b. Clark
"a wears old. 407 Clinton street. Ham,
mcnd. was killed az Riyordale ON the
Calumet Terminal railroad by falling
under train. Both his logs were cut
or but he kept his presence Of mind.
trying 20 keep his body from getting
crushed. Finally his arm caught the
brake beam. throwing his head across
the track. and he was decapltated
Several spectators tainted az the
sight
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-11-12
veteran 10 EdIt Roxs, JournaI.

Murat Halstead. the veteran Journal
ist. OF Cincinnati, has been elected
president OF the American Newsboys'
company. which was organized 20 pub
lish the American Newsboys' Maya
zine. lie also has been chosen editor
OF the magazine.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-11-12

ARE you GOING TO ST. LouIsf
The Hamilton Hotel is located but
. few blocks from Worlds Fair II 10
nreproof and moderate In charges.
Good rooms with bath. $500 per day
and up. European plan. Breakfast
b0c Write for Booklet Address II.
Williamson. manager
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-11-12
Unsafe Depository.

ITS odd In what peculiar places
people put their money and then
lose IT,"
Yes. once put some OF mine on a
horse"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-11-12

We view the world with our own
eyes. each OF US. and We make from
within us the world we Setback
ernY.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-11-12
PILLsBURY's BEST
Takes Three Grand Prizes
Al the 81. louis Worlds Fair.

The Grand Prize for the highest
grade OF -four. a Grand Prize Tor the
finest exhibit and Grand Prize for
the best loaf OF bread.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-11-12
CUBAN CONGRESS
IS IN SESSION
President PaIma's Annual Mes
sage Deals With the Needs
of the Republic.
ONE CASE OF YELLOW FEVER
Death Rate in the Havana District Is
2i.2o Per Thousand Against 1887
on the lsIand-sehooIs Show Good
Progress.

Havana cablegram: The winter SEES
sion Of Congress opened Monday
There were less than half a dozen alb
sentees IN each house. and the pro
ceedings were characterized BY friend
illness
In his message. President Palma.
after detailing the progress made In
paying of the 90 per cent due the
veterans. the total amounting 20 {2e.-
100000. asked congress 10 decide In
what manner the remaining half
should be raised or to suggest other
mode OF settlement. and suggested
that the difIiculty might be obyiated
by the creation OF debt bearing In.
terest at per cent per annum.
Asks Sanitary Grant
President Palma called attention 10
Cuba's responsibility under the Plat
amendment for proper sanitation
throughout the island. and asked con
gress 10 appropriate sufficient money
for that purpose and authorize definite
executive control thereof The NOR
tality the last ten months in the Ha-
NAlb AAnAAAAA wan @AtaN III iAVAaAANt
and throughout the island 1881 The
one case ef yellow fever had been dis
posed OF, and that had not originated
In Cuba.
Submits the Budget
President Palma submitted the bud
get OF expenses for next year. amount.
ing 10 sl0.000000. OF which he pro-
posed to devote $500. 600 for the con.
structiou OF new roads and bridges.
The special internal tax on liquors.
matches, otc., levied for the payment
Of the present loan. now yields 49,.
100000 annually. with a surplus of ST..
10000 above the amount needed. II
tho export duty authorized to be
placed on sugar and cigars were also
enforced II would yield upward OF
100000 more
The number Of schools, the message
says, has reached 5000. with 100000
pupils, an increase for the year Of TO-
600 pupils.
The president urges the passage OF
the pending bin for the promotion OF
the immigration OF white lAborors
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-11-12

The average depth OF the Atlantic
is estimated 20 be about 10000 feet.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-11-12
When You Buy stareh

buy Defiance and set the best. 10 or.
Tor 10 cents. once used. always used.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-11-12

Tho tTuest honor IS the manly con.
fession OF wrong and the best cour-
age TO avoid temptation Thackeray
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-11-12

ron SALE ountTY residence IN tho plny ", \
~ Mississippi. nptcd a. beneficial fur weak iang n
iArEr fuumE, q - Hand fenced ard ~ n adi0lnln N
hrN orleans aud heAf the depot wrl adapted fnrt
hgaialnk hFnae Nhlcl VII % sell patr.aited. Al&s
80 = - timer lsnd 90 He'd illKef. AIkansaa ~
terms adffrts a. T.. PniLLIfH Chatawa Ml.s
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-11-12

When my little girl hal eczema many doctors
failed 10 cure her. found the medicines that
aid. will send tho prescription on receipt of 40
cents Louis Kannc CD Penn Ave. ,Pittsburg Pa
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-11-12

Culture sets before a man high
Ideal TO aim at. which enters in aud
controls his life. G. Sharp.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-11-12
Cheap Wheat and Alfalfa Lands. Co..

bolt fofd County kanras Read and cun.idar. Nina
Thousand arrcs we'll iiupHotrd ranlh. living wafer
Tour hundred nai4n timber. three thousand bottom
iand, DARK soiil o. lttt hundred aud eiahiy rns
lafiug. rich soil vel lncatrd, wen Improved.
Edwards ttunfyi klufas, as. A snap. Buih fnHr
niesf iron faiif - frirsinus ~ ai kinds. fnoney.
makers tnNest ATE Nant ~ cooperate wlth rcd
estate nen lrscllgiinn end price list furulshra
upnn npPtCatiun. Y. l. faiatsI Real Lstate, DaGff
City, Ford County, KAN. save this az Or rsfefs0'e
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-11-12
RKaL rsTArE.

REAL ESTATE
ron QUICK 8ALE Pine lgpacre farm All ufatcr
cultivation, pnu mic from Glencoe. firsi.i asf
dwelling house, barns Ani Aii neresssry outh 81
windmill aud tubular sell go fee dr~pt 0aosn 100
tiaht pasture, balance veil fenced, 81 only rras0s
Tor Feiiug A. 81 hralh ~ % lac cleared for s4
year q the Past years. Price tinNp. Easy fnrms
arranged. lgnd hrrc sells fuf tiuu per Ad4fNu
PHlLLtP RANCE, S!aaCGs, Nam
FARM Acfus good ridge aud bottom land %
houses bans eriar rlttrfs, wells orchard - fet
Tfass al fenced wi ssit ~ neat months oaff "a
THIS price o. l Can affsuNe terms For paftirtian
Addfcss u. y Compton. Route ., Bfilsrigs, uilssis
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-11-12
PUTNAM FADELESS DYE s

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Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1904-03-10

A Frenchman has invented a track
less train. Which means that when
you hear the whistle or bell there
would be nc means Of telling whether
you were in the way until you had
been run over. remarks the Memphis
News. We believe in tracks for
trains. Nobody would feel safe with
locomotives roaming around the coun-
try with no chance for the pedestrian
to discover whether hefFwas on the
track or not. Bother tha- Frenchman.
He means mischief. s'8s' pc