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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-05-20

Whatever you undertake, be a
:'rustler.'' In these days of push and
vim, the man who assumes that the
world "owes him living" whether he
makes any special effort to earn it or
not, is not the man whom the world
will encourage. And when such a
one begins making poor mouth be
cause, as he says, his party friends
are not standing by him, he gets the
"horse laugh from those who despise
laziness, and admire the rustler in
any business. If there's a living due
you in this busy world it is worth an
effort. Ifyou would get gold, dig.
If you would eat the fruits that are
pleasant, climb If you would lead
the procession, sprint up. If you
would succeed, be a rustler.
John ]. Schmidt, of Pawnee Rock
township, returned Monday from a
trip of three weeks through the west
and northwest. He visited the famed
fruit country of the Pacific coast, and
the irrigated territory. Mr.. Schmidt
is of the opinion that no man who has
farm in Barton county can better
himself anywhere in Colorado, Ore
gon, Utah, California or any of the
more northern states. He saw man,
things on his trip that made him NOR.
satisfied than ever with his Kansa:
home.
John Stevens came near meetin.
with serious accident Modday.
| AS he was passing horse in his barn
the animal took notion to kick an.
struck John just above the knee 81
the artificial limb. and laid him on
for while.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-05-20
TO THE WHEAT RAIsERS OF KANSAS.

Cash wheat in St. Louis, at this
writing, is S1.07, and the spectators
on the board of trade are selling our
new crop for September at SOC a
bushel l am informed that many
millers of the United States are buy
ing future wheat On that basis and
selling their -four on the same basis.
If that is true the millers evidently ex-
pect that price to prevail for our new
crop,
Now brother farmers, are there any
good reasons why wheat should come
down in our leading markets from 20
to 81 cents bushel?
If the average farmer is to get as
much for sixteen hours work as the
man in the factory gets for eight hours
then we must hold wheat up to one
dollar a bushel in ST. Louis, and pro-
portionately in every leading market.
Nearly five million acres seeded last
fall in the United States has been
plowed up and still more will be
plowed up. We had a short crop last
year and there is less wheat in the
hands of the farmers of the United
States at present than for years, not
outstanding the big crops we have
recently produced. The government
report for May 1st, 1904, indicates
much shorter crop even than last
year, The Russian crop promises
only a moderate yield. The farmers
in the Red River valley in North Da
kota are at a stand still in their efforts
to get in their crop on account of the
wet weather. This time last year
their crop was up and growing finely.
The demand for our wheat is con-
stantly on the increase in the world.
The supply is hardly up to the con-
stantly growing demand. Three
great worlds crops of wheat have
gone out of sight during the past
three seasons, each succeeding crop
leXceeding the preceding one.
| All of these facts show clearly that
wheat in St Louis and other leading
markets OF the United States ought
not to come down one cent below the
present cash price. But why are the
lspeculators pricing our new crop
down 20 to q cents a bushel in the
leading markets of the United States
and the millers expecting to get much
of it at that price? There is only
one reason for this. They expect
millions of bushels to be thrown on
the market when we thresh, at almost
any price they set for US.
: / The American Society of Equity is
a business organization of farmers
and county business men. It's plan is
to organize and cooperate under one
intelligent head, in such way as to
prevent prices from going unprofita-
bly, low in our leading markets. We
want the best prices the worlds mar
ket will justify and thus keep millions
of dollars in the rich agricultural sec
tons where it is produced, instead OF
having it flow into and accommodating
( in our large cities. l will be glad TO
, speak on this subject to the farmers
+ and business men of Kansas while
! am in your state. Correspond with
/ me for dates, at Great Bend, Kans.
+ c. o. DRAYToN,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-05-20

]. v. Brinkman and wife and Miss
Mabel left for st. Louis on Tuesday.
After taking in the fair Miss Mabel
viii return home and MFR. Brinkman
and wife will go on to Ohio for an
extended visit.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-05-20
LATEST TELEGRAPH NENS|

Madrid, May 17-Admiral Cervera
who led the Spanish fleet out of the
harbor of Santiago De Cuba, is
seriously i'll, and little hopes are
entertained for his recovery.
Santa Cruz, CAL, May 17th.-By a
vote of three to two the committee of
the democratic state convention today
decided not to instruct for Hearst.
The Hearst leaders say they will take
the matter before the convention.
St. Louis, Mo. May 1.-THE Bien-
NAL session of the General Fedora
ton of Womans Clubs began here to-
day. The executive board has adj
mitted five State Federations, and
two hundred and twenty clubs.
Columbus, O.. May IA young
woman with a four year old child
il. her arms leaped over the Rich
street bridge into the Scioto river at
an early hour this morning, and both
were drowned. The bodies were
recovered, but are as yet unidentified.
New York, May 17.-Wall street
hears that Charles Schwab, who is
soon to retire from the directorate of
the steel trust, is behind the Pacific
Steel Company, recently organized to
build plants on the Pacific coast, and
in Mexico. The new company is
said to be preparing to invest fifty
million dollars.
Concord, N. H., May 17th.-Rep-
ublican state convention today adopt
ed platform opposing reciprocity
endorsing the administration of Presi
dent Roosevelt, and favoring his
denomination. Senators Gallingei
and Burnham, Daniel Remich, AND
Sumner Wallace elected as delegates
at large.
St. Louis, Mo-, May 17.-Sir Gil
zean Rean, the famous Londor
journalist, who will preside over the
International Press Parliament, open
ed the second days session of thu
Editorial Association today, with al
address on "The Institute of Journal
ISM" B. B. Herbert, of London, ane
Edward Vance Cook of Cleveland
will also make addresses. Guthri,
and Pasadena are working for the
next convention.
London, May 18th, 3 p. M
| From high sources it is learned
that the Russian plants to resist Ku
roki's advance at Hatcher. near which
place fifteen thousand Japanese ar
reported today. In case a retrea
from this stand is necessary the sec
ond stand is to be made at Lao Yang
where Kuropatkin can throw sevent'
thousand men against the invaders
lie defeated at this place it is said n,
stop will be made at Mukden,~ blu
that Chisling, two hundred mile
north of New Chwang, will be mad
the rallying point. Meanwhile al
of the Japanese is contemplated.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-05-20
To The Voters of Eureka Township

You are requested to meet at the
usual voting place. District IS, on
Monday, May D, 1904, at 10 a. M,
for the purpose considering the re-
funding of the present outstanding
bonds of the township.
w. E. DURAND, Trustee.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-05-20
NATURES OWN CURE
Hyou.ei Cures Catarrh without Dam
gerous Dragging of the Stomach.

Not until Hyomei was discovered
has it been possible to truthfully say
that remedy for catarrh was known.
This remedy is breathed through .
the Hyomi inhaler for a few minutes
four times day, and during that
time every particle of air taken into
the air passages and lungs Is impreg-
mated with the germ killing and health
giving Hyomei. 1t is the only treat
ment that cures catarTh
Stomach drueging often causes dis
ordered digestion or brings on some
other diseases aud never makes per
manent cure of catarrh. Hyomei not
only kills the germs in the throat and
nose but peneIrates to the minutest
air cells in the lungs and. enters the
blood with the oxygen, killing the
germs in the blood. 1t frees the mu-
oous membrane from poisonous mi
Crobes and gives perfect health.
A complete outfit costs but. SkO0.
and includes an inhaler, dropper and
sufficient Hyomei for several weeks
treatment,
Hooper Drug Co. have so much
faith in the merit of .Hyomeis they
agree to return the money to. any pur-
chaser who may be dissatisfied.
c. P. Ayers shipped a car of hogs
to Kansas City today.
Miss Maggie Zimmeht is the
poSsessor of a new Whitney piano.
Fred Baker, being anxious TO re-
ceive the best local paper in the
county. has subscribed. for the DEMO,
| GRAF.
Rev. w. L. Sutherland will preach
the baccalaureate sermon to the
senior class at the Methodist. church
next Monday night.
The pupils of St. Mdrys convent
school will give an exhibition at Film
wood, in the opera house, on Thurs
day afternoon May 10Th.
Mrs. G. Krouch of I.arned- and
daughter, Mrs. Auerbach, formerly
Miss Rose KFouch, are On the city
visiting their numerous friends.
Will Upper and wife came in from
Trinidad last Monday where he has
been employed by the Standard Oil
Company for some time. They are
on their way to Rago where they will
go on farm.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-05-20

Every membeE' of the Eagles in the
country should give the return engage
ment of Lillian Mason boost. She
viii appear at the opera house Satur-
evening in Camille. Tickets now on
sale at Aliens,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-05-20
Singing School.

If the young people of Great Bend
and vicinity desire an .'old fashioned
singing school, will give them in
structions in the rudiments of music
]. WILLIAM MILLER
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-05-20
RUSSIAN ARMY ODDITIES
Blonde Men, Another of Brunettes
The Cars Tall Guards.

There are some queer bodies of
troops in the cars service One regi-
ment is made up exclusively of blonde
men, The Chausseur guards are bru-
nettes to the last man. Into the Par
less he wears a retrousse mustache
The biggest men to be found in the
army are selected for the cars body
guard. This is an honored command
admittance into which is almost equiv
alent to winning a title of nobility or
at least a decoration OF honor.
Dueling in the army is recognized
and regulated by law The statute
creates court of honor" which de-
termines whether or not the dispute
is a proper one to be settled by the
code. and if its decision is favorable,
the duel may be pulled on without fear
Of legal consequences.
Curling Popular in Canada.
One of the most popular of Canadian
winter sports, says st. Nicholas. is curl
ing. which is said to have originated in
Scotland. To the uninitiated the sight
is that OF four men sweeping the ice;
but there is method in the game. and the
curling stones and tees are arranged
carefully, for scientific player is keen
to take advantage of every ruling The
tees are placed 80 yards apart; the play
ers stand behind tee, and the score IL
OF each tee. OF course, the game is to
keep the stone within certain limits.
3 feat not easily accomplished.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1904-05-11
Revenue Employees Cannot Re-
main on Committee.

The next meeting of the Repub-
lican County Executive Committee
will be probably marked by the
resignation of three of the members,
John w. Pruitt, w. o. Brown and
H.. G.. Gardner. All three are en-
ployed in the internal revenue SER
vice, and are said to have been told
by Joseph A. Craft, the Collector
of Internal Revenue, that they
could have their choice of resigning
from the committee or from the
Government service, and it is ex-
pected they will continue to hold
the positions to which salaries are
acknowledgements journal.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1904-05-11
War News-DOings in the Far
East Graphically Described by
Our Own CORRESPONDENT.

LYING YANG, May At is re-
ported here this morning that IN
the forepart of week before last
Hglmzstnqw Szhmsu swat kgxs
Bladderboomstock gangloose fnzpg
swatsomore vcgnb Eatadogsky SOW
Pat can cure you xytzyj feet mxy
Fockashodder teraraboomdeaky
swatemagin, flax Yalu fizsky squad
ron.
There was great excitement dur
ing the day and up TO q late hour.
tonight when official assurances
were cabled that Alamagoozoviteh
ivyk bgmrj jantinit skeekOOdle
swgtvsky xmtmn Hilojack swinick
jibswatovich Yallerwhiskers.
Unconfirmed dispatches from uu--
reliable sources indicate that The
sgnx lambastem notherswat gxzjE
nitovich gxl Japanese swimalOng
, sxgntz pompeedle.
A report is current on change
that xvtm bowl lyzx sans Drinks
whisky nit parlyvoo smothertim1
yljz lockleuption.
Dispatches from st. Petersburg
tell of an important meeting in the
rooms of the Pompanoodleovicla
Club at which the war situation.
was freely discussed. Col, Rune
moffsky, jag sOrrowswat, mxtr blk.
Foolcheese, sick send for MoC;sskv
spoke as follows:
"Kidsjamodemuckle dehighbnek-
alodol Observation-Disclosures
detobacco ! : +! BAN boozledebun-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS !!r-
(Great applause
AS l close this dispatch alb rs.
quiet at Port Arthur.-Sun-SerfI-
mel, Winchester.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1904-05-11

rule. l regret that / was not
given a respectful hearing, either
in said convention or through the
Republican organs, on the subject. -
We do not know why Mr.. White.
declined to introduce the foregoing
resolutions. Perhaps lie TvooE-
nized both their inconsistency and
the hopelessness of trying to pass
them through any such convention
1t would certainly have been the
extreme of inconsistency to eplOg-
ize President Roosevelt and COZ
denim his convention, constituted
of his ofliceholders and organized
by his ofliceholders as his agents.
with his personal sanction and no
doubt under his personal direction
To laud President Roosevelt as
"the embodiment of civil service
reform" and to condemn his agents
and representatives as money
changers and patronage venders'S
would have been too absurd even
for suggestion.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1904-05-11
SPECIALS FOR ONE WEEK ONLY.
G. 7. Flanders, Judy, KY.

400 square miles, and was by the
act reduced to far less than that !;
that the area of Carter county was
354 square miles, the area of Lew
is county 454 square miles, and
Elliott county 274 square miles !;
that the new county line runs with
in six miles of Grayson, the county
seat of Carter, and within seven
miles OF vanceourg, the county
! seat of Lewis county; that the
.rea of Beckham county does not
exceed 2S6 square miles that Lew
is county is reduced to 800 miles,
Elliott to 234 miles; that the popu
lation of Beckham county is less
than II 900, and that its estab-
lishment reduces Carter and Elliott
to less than 10000 each.
In discussing the case, the court
here, in brief, says:
We shall proceed to settle the
case on its merits, as it is of grave
Importance to all the parties con-
cerned to have the validity of the
act settled before liabilities are in
Cured for county buildings, and
other steps taken in the organiza-
tion of the new county. 1t is in
sisted for appellants that the
boundary of the county, as given
in the act, will not close and in
fact takes in part of the State of
Ohio. But taking the act as a
whole, there seems to be enough in
it to show what was meant; for
the third section gives infinitely
the boundary of each of the five
magisterial districts by natural
objects, and by putting these dis
tricts together the mistake in the
call of one of the lines, if there is
one, can be readily discovered and
corrected. The act must be treat
ed like patent, and will not be
rejected as void because of a mis-
take in one of the calls il from the
whole act what was meant can be
reasonably determined. The. rule
is that the court will inspect the
whole act, and if the actual inten-
ton of the Legislature can be thus
ascertained, the false description
will be rejected or words substitute
ed in the place of these used by
mistake, so as to give effect to the
law. 1t ia not presumed that the
Legislature intended to include in
the county a part of the State of
Ohio.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1904-05-11

Internal Revenue, who was never
elected by the Republican voters
of the State of Kentucky for any
office within the gift of the people,
but who by peculiar concatena-
tion of events, has been intrusted
with the distribution OF Fedora.
patronage in the State of Kentucky.
should have been selected to pre-
side over the Republican conven-
tion held In this city last Tues
day.
cts true, tbs pity; and, pity
tbs its true,
"One of the most successful
business men in this State and one
of the most earnest and energetic
Republicans in the Seventh Con-
gressional District, a man of
wealth and professor in a college,
who has at least three thousand
graduates of his institution of
learning now holding positions of
trust and profit in the State of
Kentucky, requested me to offer in
the convention Tuesday the follow
ing resolutions
"Whereas, President Roosevelt
is the embodiment of civil service
reform:
"Resolved, That this convention
does not indorse the action of the
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
with his host of collectors, store
keepers and gaugers, supplemented
by the Surveyor of the Port and
the United States Marshal, in their
attempt to control the action of the
Republican party;
Resolved, That the Republicans
of Kentucky who hold no offices
should assert themselves and drive
these money-changers and patron
age vendors from the temple of
Republican liberty
upon reflection he approved of
I
why I declined to introduce them.
But l think that the Hon. A. f.
Wilson must have had it in mind
when he gave notice that he would
obj ect to making of the temporary
chairman, the permanent chairman
of said convention. There should
have been no compromise with dis
honor.
"By law, the governing authori-
ty of the party is authorized to
canvass votes and declare results
in a congressional district. No
such authority is given to the
State Central Committee, But the
Kentucky Court of Appeals has de-
cided that the State Court will not
review the action of the governing
authority of the political parties in
the relation of candidates. See
Moody against Trimble, % KY, L.
Rep, 692. Then down with YER
kes as dispenser Let the people
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1904-05-11
CONSTITUTIONAL OBJECTION.

The constitutional objection to
the act is more serious. 1t is earn
estly maintained for appellee that
the constitutional restrictions as
to area and population or location
of the county line are for the
guidance of the Legislators, and
that when the Legislature has act
ed it is incompetent for the courts
to inquire into the correctness OF
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1904-05-11

1
The court must have judicial
knowledge of the counties of the
State and their boundaries, as fixed
by the Statutes, of the public sur
veys made by the State and pub
lished by its authority. These are
matters of common knowledge
within the State, and if the court
does not remember the facts it will
resort to the books to refresh it's
memory. In this way we know
approximately the area of the
counties of the State, and know
that Carter county had by the
geological survey an area of 544
square miles, Elliott county 270,
Lewis county 450; total 1924, as
given in the official report of the
Bureau of Agriculture, SO that
Carter county can properly con-
tribute only 144 square miles to
the formation of new county, FL
lott nothing, and Lewis only fifty
square miles. We must therefore,
take judicial notice that only 1914
square miles can on this basis be
cut from these counties without in
fringing the mandate of the Con-
stitution, We know that since the
geological survey was made of
Carter county part of it has been
cut off to other counties. The
State Board of Equalization re-
ports show that the land assessed
for taxation in the three counties
referred to is as follows: Carter,
219,6S6 acres; Elliott, 141, 1882,
and Lewis, 800, SOB. 1t thus APP.
pears that Carter county is now,
in fact, not as large as Lewis, and
contains lees than 400 square
miles. AS shown by these figures,
the actual area of both Carter and
Elliott must be less than 400
square miles, and we must, there
fore, presume that no part of the
territory of either of these counties
can be cut off to form a new coun-
ty without a violation of the Con-
stitution.
BY the terms of the Constitution
the following conditions must be
complied with before new county
may be formed: No county from
which any part of the territory is
taken must be reduced to less than
400 square miles; the new county
must be of not less than 400 square
miles; the boundary line of the
new county must not pass within
less than ten miles of the county
seat of any county from which a
portion of its territory is taken; no
county from which any part of its
territory is taken shall be reduced
to less than $4,000 inhabitants the
new county must contain not less
than $4,000 inhabitants. If any
of these conditions are wanting
the act is in violation of the Con-
stitution and void. The Circuit
Court erred in refusing to allow
the petition of Carter county to be
filed. He also erred in sustaining
the demurrer to plaintiffs petit
ton. Judgment reversed and
cause remanded for further pro-
ceedings not inconsistent with this
opinion.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1904-05-11
NV Aid.
THE COURT OF APPEALS
DECIDES
THE ACT CREATING BECKHAM
COUNTY VIOLATES THE
CONSTITUTION.

The legislative act creating th'
county of Beckham was declare
by the Court of Appeals to be un-
constitutional and void in that it
violates Sections SO and ga of that
instrument, which sections pro-
hibit the reducing of the area OF
: thAeounties from which a new
county is made to less than four
hundred square miles, their popu-
lation to less than 10000 and the
line within ten miles of an old
county seat.
The decision was given by the
court in agreed cases of Carter
county against Zimmerman and
Brooks, here on appeal from the
Carter Circuit Court, and it is re-
versal of that court, which sus-
tanned demurrer and refused to
allow the county of Carter to be
heard in the matter. The court
here says this was error and re-
mands the cases for further pro.
cecdings.
The lower court practically adj
mitted all the allegations of the
petition as to the territory involv-
ed, but took the ground that the
judicial department of the State
government could not go behind
the bill creating the new county
proposed and inquire into the
facts upon which the General AS
sembly acted. The court, in pass
ing upon that question, says that
the provisions of the Constitution
are as binding upon the General
Assembly as upon an individual,
and as mandatory, and that it is
proper for the courts to inquire
into findings by the Legislature,
and it has authority to ascertain
whether the provisions of the Con-
stitution as to area, population and
location of lines are followed by
the General Assembly in the forma-
Ation of new county.
zIMMERMAN's ALLEGATIONS.
The allegations of the petition
of Zimmerman were that the coun-
ty of Beckham was created out OF
parts of the counties of Carter, Ell
lott and Lewis: that the part
taken from Carter county leaves it
with only about $50 square miles ;
that the county line between Beck
ham and Carter counties runs with
in less than two miles of the coun-
ty seat of Carter county; that FL
lott county, before any territory
was taken from it, had less than
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1904-05-11

When man begins to edit the
Bible to suit himself, it is time to
audit his accounts to protect your
self.