Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-07-15
HERE AND THERE.
Parker can speak, can't he?

let II be with an ak.
1t is said the Igorrotes at ST. Louis
take Mrs. Astor's London gown as
fashionable plate.
Esopus is where Judge Parker
lives in New York. Some politician
boys think it should be changed to
Hesoapedus.
What does Kansas care about
politics as long as her hens are sure
to be the winners in the Australian
egg laying contest.
Green apples and stomach aches
are here. By the way, Imagination
has caused more stomach aches than
have green apples.
The people of Argentine certainly
must have sand in their craws. The
saloons are closed, and the streets
are full of Kaw river water.
The Wichita Star says the rivers
went on high lonesome. Can't un-
derstand that, as they visited pretty
near everybody in Wichita.
The campaign of the farmer is now
on. Later he may pay some atten-
ton to the campaign of the politician.
But it will not be enough to be noticed.
A north Kansas man who is rails
ing nine little, motherless pole kittens
says "they are getting along fine, are
strong and vigorous" No doubt
about it.
The Democratic convention having
adjourned, the scene will now be
shifted from politics, to another kind
of war, and the war correspondents
will come to bat,
Henry Gassaway Davis. No
doubt those who selected the million
aire for the vice presidential nomina-
ton thought it was Henry Giveaway
Davis. After election it maybe
Henry Gaveaway DaAis.
Grasshoppers are doing much dam
age to crops in Kearney and adjoin-
ing counties west of here. The can
telope and sugar beet crop fields are
damaged most, but the alfalfa seed
crop will also be damaged.
The man at the helm of the Hutch
inson Gazette wants to know who
Col. Mack Gretchen is. Sorry for
you Nettleton. but your ignorance is
wholly inexcusable. You do not
seem to be acquainted with your 7th
district brethren.
"A gentleman who has been making
an investigation of the wheat condi-
ton in the Kansas grain belt. states
that the losses by reason of the con
tinued rains will not exceed 25 per
cent. We hope he is right, but it is
our opinion that in Barton county the
loss by reason of the delay in harvest
will be at least 80 per cent of the total
crop.
If the state accountant keeps up
his good work he may prove to the
public what has been often asserted
that the Topeka banks have had, and
still have, valuable "graft" in the
handling of the state funds. Six
counties have sent total of S20f,00O
to the state treasurer, which amount,
according to the auditors books, has
been in transit for the past 5 months
or more. In other words, some one
has had the use of this 100000 for
five months, or since January 1, 1904,
cent of interest.
The Russian-Japanese war will be
a good thing eventually for Russia.
The eyes OF the Gar are being opened
every day to public abuses, military
lackness, official lapses and internal
and civil iDjustices that the Gar can
not help, but we must be remedied if
he keeps his country great. Just this
week an imperial decree has been
issued abolishing the system of con-
demning political prisoners by mill
tary order. Hereafter persons of hat
country charged with military crimes
will be tried by courts. under REGULAR