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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-12-29

AV'lO"AlS niSUOflcdl artlcle,
which we deem well worth a place
in these columns.
In September, 1873. J. W.
GrlamS, John Corrington and r
). Smith, of Moweaqua, Shelby
county, ILL.,, went on an excursion
gotten up by George Lomer Of
Shelbyville. In my crowd leav.
ing the train at Pana, ILL.,, Mr..
Tower asked me to assist him in
getting the train through. We
got into st. Louis about midnight
and upon going to General Ticket
Agent E. A. Forces Office. and
he being absent at an outing Of
some kind in the city we wired
around till we finally found him.
and he soon came to the Office and
completed an arrangement to put
us into Kansas City, and we re,
manned at a hotel near the depot
till morning, and from there we
went to Atchison, Kansas and
made another stop of a few hours.
and from there to Topeka, arriv-
ing there about midnight. The
state fair was in session and we
went to the general land agents
L. A. Toosling, where we met
one Of the incest. men in Kansas.
Hseemed that he was so thorough
ly versed in lands. products, To-
cation, etc, His Office was Just
filled with corn, wheat, oats, pota.
toes, punches of bluestem grass.
ETC., gathered up along the Santa
He line. He was Just full of in
formation and ready to give it out
in anice gentlemanly way. He be-
came president of a railroad COM
pony afterwards with headquarters
IN Chicago and died there many
years ago. Our next stop was
Hutchinson, with a small mill and
a little bank and a few small
houses with a very good hotel for
the size of the place.
Our next stop was Great Bend.
We put uD at the Barton House
on the southeast corner, or nearly
south OF the square. After supper
we heard music on the west side
OF the square and went over. as we
were on the lookout to see what
was going on in that western
country and walked to a long
room and found it to be a saloon,
and in walked five or six women
took three drinks and each one
took cigar, and next thing was
to select a partner to dance with
them, and as one of them selected
me to dance with her | excused
myself on pretext of being lame.
Our CROWD did not larry long.
The next day We hired a man anG
livery team and went up west tC
Walnut,ffteen miles, and ran onto
a large buffalo and our driver
had'a pretty good gun and shot
him, but it only stimulated him il
drumming.
We followed him probably two
miles and he was so far ahead W,
gave it up, and he did not hav,
more than three or four rods thu
start of us. We returned to tn,
Bend and staid over night anc
drove down to Pawnee Rock tn,
next day, and when we got Their,
there was some buffalo on the land
lmade my filing on the southeas
4 of section 2S, as a timber CLAIM
and the southwest u as a soldier
homestead just because it joine,
the section 80 that the railroa,
company had built the station OF
and laid off some lots. LATTER
wards regretted that / did no
stop at Hutchinson. Very sool
Afterwards from9hen back to GU
section homeswe had seen an al
most unheard of country and lot
of it, and it looked good, and plen
ty OF both government and rail
road land, with but just now an,
then a handful of settlers. an,
ILL., -
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-12-29

friend Irwin and borrowed rail
road tea iron and telegraph pole
from my old friend Mike Sweeney.
the railroad agent, and took a loo
chain and pulled the pipe out of
the ground, and then dug we'll
tifty feet deep and five feet across
and found plenty of water.
On the morning of the 25th of
July the grass hoppers came down
almost like a snow storm and nv
crop was entirely destroyed that
day. my corn, my orchard, all
the new growth and the leaves
was all eaten of-onions, tops and
all. They followed the onions
down aud eat out root and branch.
About all the neighbors around
and IN the Rock when | landed
there were Mr.. Irwin. John Smith.
Sweeney. Gano. Logan, and Ga
nos brothers and family Mr.. Laws
Lindas and Norths, and a nephew
of Lindas. 1t looked like pretty
thickly settled community. There
were but very few children, Mr..
Ferry's Mr.. Lewis, and Eliza and
Jos. lannon's. Part went with
me and part soon after. Mr..
Ferry and wife, Mrs. Graves and
her sister. Jos. Harmon, and nv
wife have all died since they left
there.
l only remember of there being
preaching there one time in IA.
l met a man between the Rock and
the Bend and he inquired about
our spiritual welfare, and said
if / could get a room he would
come down and preach for us. II
made the arrangements and mott
fed him and procured the Twins
hotel place, he having moved out
east OF town on his claim, and he
came at the appointed time and
preached to them Lent. Some of
my friends came from Indiana
and wanted to 60 buffalo hunting,
and we went down south and was
gone four days and never saw a
buffalo, house, nor anything else
but two men putting up a little
stack of hay down on Rattlesna,e.
We went away south of the sand
hills, Just at the time the Indians
killed some men near Medicine
Lodge and Sun City. On our way
back we arrived at the lawmakers
camp on Rattlesnake and they said
the mail carrier passed going
north and reported that about 7OO|
Indians had chased him several
miles that day. That didn't make
us feel good, but we camped there
that night and had a bank on the
creek selected to make stand in
case they came, but they did not
come. The hay makers were put
ting up a little stack for the mail
carrier as that was near the half
way place. The next morning we
pulled out for the Rock, but was
too late for the meeting. We had
Sunday School a few times.
Mr.. Irwin being a non-recon-
structed Confederate soldier could
not hold the Office of postmaster.
but his wife could, and they NOV
ed a little shanty down probably
a quarter of a mile southeast of
the town and took the post Office
along, and some of the patrons re-
monstrated and got up a petition
to have it brought back to town
but Mr.. Irwin got on to his little
sOrrel pony and rode around up
and down the river among the cat
tie men who were herding their
cattle along the river, most of
thorn 4,o,,, To-.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-12-29

County Superintendent Aldrich
is sending out his annual year
book, one of the most thorough
compilations of school statistics
and other valuable information
ever issued.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-12-29

Judge Z. c. Cole and wife, on
Sunday, entertained the children
of their brother, Don Coler
This is the first time the children
have all been together since their
mother died about seventeen
years ago.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-12-29

In the Holiday edition of the
> Pswpee Rock Herald, published
on December 18th, appeared the
following historical article,
which we deem well worth a place
in these columns.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-01-18
MANY FISHING ON SUNDAY.
People Of CITY Island Know the Day
Under PSoultAr Nsaas-nNrly
osm~s Happy.

There n q certain Sunday in May
that me people q Ctty Island know as
"FfahSrmAa's Sunday" but IL 10 not
marked WITH red letters on the ealsn-
daz, and to . plain everyday etttHsA Of
New York wAo hapSana up thai way
any Sunday n Nag o. Jane. or July
even, it would Sssn AJAX he had come
on F1shSrmaa's BunAay, saTs Bertha
Smith, in rourTFack News. To be
most sure Of II he must start not later
than six O'Clock in the Morning. for it
Is not only the early bird that Rsts
the worm. but les the saTiy worm that
gets the fish. and the early man that
gets the boat to cast out the wOrm that
gets the Ash. Sax O'Clock IL none too
early in May. and II IL almost TOO late
from Juno to September to nnd a san
that is not ready to peit you with hot
rays; and 30, for the few minutes be-
tween that hour and the time whom
the nrst train for Barlow pulls out Of
the uptown station. every street car,
and every elevated train contributes
ita mits-a man. or two, d q half
dozsn-tO the line at the ticket win
dow. Later in the sutumn later
.:::s.--. . ca =. made.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-01-18
FOUND"
Odd Notice in Prominent Southern
Paper of interest to nj. sierl-
ING Residents.

Oae of the best known newspa-
pers in the South is the Guide, OF
Dunn, N. C. Its publisher, ]. P
Pitman, sends us the following
clipping. with request 10 pub
lish
-.Found,-by the editor of the
Guide. bottle of Hyomei. The
wonderful treatment that cures
catarrh without stomach dosing
We can speak in highest praise
of it's remarkably power TO cure
and relieve catarrh of the head,
and throat. This mention is
made not as an advertisement, but
in the interest of those who suffer
the torture of that terrible dis
ease, catarrh.
In sending the clipping, Mr..
Pitman wrote the following letter;
Il enclose little piece from my
paper, issued to-day You will
see from this that / desire 60 push
the selling of Hyomei Us iar az
possible. l am using it in my own
family, and find that it gives the
desired relief, so that take pleas
ure in spreading far and near the
knowledge of this sure relief for
catarrh.
VIM. S. Lloyd, in preparation
for the catarrhal troubles of this
season OF the year. has ordered
large stock of Hyomei. and sells ii
under guarantee to refund the
money if it does not relieve. The
complete outfit costs but 81, and
extra bottles can be obtained for
so cents. Ask him TO show you
the strong guarantee under which
he sells it. This remarkable rem
edy medicates the air you breathe,
soothing and healing the mucous
mbrane of the air passages, and
a complete cure of the
worst case of catarrh.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-01-18
Bryan says Missouri Differs Prom
Other States in Furnishing
lis Cnrrnntionists.

At jefferson, City, Mo-, VIM. j.
Bryan, by invitation, addressed
the House, IN which had gathered
the Senate and others.
Col. Bryan was given an enthu-
siastic reception. He devoted his
speech to an eulogY Of Folk. He
said Missouri was not more cor
cupt than other States, but had
done the remarkable thing in pun
ishing its corruptionists, while 9TH
err States kept them in high places.
He spoke strongly in favor of mum
icipal ownership.
He said the State should take
over life and fire insurance and
banking.
II have discovered some symp-
toms of reform in Roosevelt. /
was delighted with what he said
of not being a candidate for a
third term. If the Republicans
will acceed to it we Democrats
will vote to make it unonimous.
l like his suggestion that cam
paign contributors should be pun
ished. No trust would give one
million dollars to any party's fund,
because the contribution would
hurt more than it would benefit
with such publicity. The scope oi
the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion, Roosevelt suggests, should. be
enlarged, and / am indeed glad
that the President has undertaken
this fight for the regulation of
railroads, extortion, rebates and
discrimination.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-01-18
ALL DEPENDS ON HER PAST
Gable Car On Steep Hill Arousss sus-
pision Of Woman Passenger
to High Point.

A few years ago when they were oper-
ating cable oars up and down steep hill
in one OF the New England cities, mid
dle-aged lady, who had never seen them
before, entered a car one day that con-
tanned only two otherpeople, seating her
self as near the conductor as possible, re-
lates the Philadelphia Ledger, and
when he had collected her fare she spoke
to him and said:
lis this car perfectly safe?'
Il hope so. madam" replied the con-
ductor.
Have you ever had accidents on this
awful steep hill?"
We'll" replied the conductor, there
have only been few small accidents;
nothing serious"
where would 7 60" she then IN.
quired, IF this car should get away and
go sliding down this steep hill?"
We'll, madam" said the conductor
"it would all depend on how you have
lived your past life"
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-01-18
EVOLUTION in HoUsE-HEAT
Prom Bonfnss In the Main Living
RoOms 70 the Dangerous
Suction Draft.

In the primitive firsplaes the smoke
was supposed to pass through an open
ing In the roof, but failing 10 this, says
Country Life in America. II escaped,
with the occupants. through the handi-
est side opeing. The rnaddie ages set the
ss.s =. ss.::ss.. :.sss =;=.. &C 5::-.-
jeeting bod Of brick or stone above II to
carry OF the smoke. Gradually the are
place vas built with two hAnkins JAnha,
whIsh supported Il. And thAas ths present
fern of fraplacs wa evolved. A the
armoEdal bearing was . prominent fea-
turs Of decoration Ia these times. rs en-
bodiment In the treatment Of the IRE
place became common and tue already
important fireplace became the central
feature Of the room. At . later period
the arepAaes was lst Into the wall. az 10
the common form to-day. At nrSt Tie
fireplace opening was q small dimsn-
sion, but, on the theory that the laxgss
opening meant IN increase Of hsat. IL
was enlarged 70 great size. Then. when
- ..ss..--..s.sT ~ Ss.w children ano rur-
ntture up the chimney or let in all to
outside cold through the enOrnaous open
ing found little hinAranos IN the iron
doors employed 10 remedy the defeet,
they went back 10 the smaller oDeotng
~ a reuGf.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-01-18

White Tourist Tickets going via
Ashville, through the Land of the
Sky and Beautiful Sapphire Coun-
try and returning Via Atlanta and
Chattanooga-Or vice verss-are
now on sale at Low Rates.
The FLORIDA Limited solid
train of finest Pullman Drawing
Room Sleepe-s and vestibuled
coaches with Dinner Car service
enroute, leaves Cincinnati every
morning via Queen & Crescent
Route, running through without
change to Jacksonville. via Chat
tanOoga and Southern Railway.
The Chicago and Florida Special
beginning January 9tb) consist
ing of elegant Drawing Room
Sleepers, Observation Cars, etc.
will leave Cincinnati every evening
except Sunday, through running
solid to st Augustine via Chstta-
noogs and Southern Ry. with Din
ing Car service enroute.
Through Pullman sleepers to
Jacksonville from Cincinnati every
evening via Knoxville, Ashville and
Savannah
From Louisville, connection with
all of the above trains is made at
Lexington by trains of Southern
Railway.
For "Land of the Sky" book,
"Wi1ter Homes folder, Rates,
Schedules or other information,
address,
G. d. Allen, A. G. P. A. South
ern Ry., st. Louis, Mo.
C. H. Hungerford, d. p. A.,
Southern Ry., Louisville, Ky.
w. G. Rincarson, G. p. A.,
25.tf @. d c. Route Cincinnati, O.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-01-18
GOWNS TELL LOVE or HAZE
Dresses symbolieal Of Kmotions Is an
Idea Bred Of the Ancient
Timos.

Psychological gowns, said MILL
ner 10 a Newark News man, were worn
BIZ an actress In q piece that recently
fou fat The gowns were called psyche
Logical because they symbolized things
and the idea OF such symbolical gowns
was thought 70 be quite new. It's. now
ever. az old as dress itself The actress
In her play. TO symbolic uciousness. at
tired herself In scarlet. She wore oe-
hcious sky blue IN love scene 70 SYM
boliss vtrtuoas happiness between
svsethoer But her garb was yello"
when she mixed the poison TO oxun-
russh her unfaithfui lover. All this was
considered new and clever. what
though, could have been olderg Consio-
e. the bride a. she approaches the aitar'
Doesn't her white gown symbolic IN
nooence and her white veil maiden mod
esty7 Consider the widow In DiacA
Aren't her inky and lugubrious robes
symbols Of her dssolation7 Consider
the maid In white who is about TO Jake
the veil. Does not her snowy robe sym
boIize the purity of her hearth Dress
in fact, has always been symboiical. Inc
South Sea island women wear their
shells and feather with much psycnolog-
iczl significance. The women Oh the
Congo arrange their scanty draperies
and Ornaments in ways that mean; 1
desire a husband 4 am rich and twenty
other things. AL these forms OF dress
may truthful; - called psychological
forms. Hence don't understand why
this actress with her varied gowns gave
an idea Of novelty"
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-01-18
Mines Destroyed.

The Navy Department says that
the district covered with subma-
rine mines had a radius of forty
miles outside of Port Arthur. 1t
reports the destruction and explo-
sion of 395 of these mines to date.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-01-18
To California Via Scenic Colorado or
True Southern Route.

Daily through Pullman Standard Sleep
ing Cars, ST. Louis to San francisco via
the Missouri Pacific Railway and Scenic
Colorado. Elegant Tourist Sleeping Car
Service every Monday and Thursday
from St. Louis.
Daily through Pullman Standa5fj
Sleeping Cars, St. Louis to Los Augele#
Cal, via Iron Mountain Route-Tll
True Southerd Route.
For berthe. reservations and full infor-
nation address
A. A. GALLAGHER, d. P. A.,
Missouri Pacific 2=.:!;=s;yr
aft 4Io Walnut ST.. Cincinnati, o.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-01-18
Dentist Committed suicide.

DIR. Sylvester, Emperor Will
liam's American dentist, commit
ted suicide in Berlin, Jan. 10. He
shot himself through the head. DR..
Sylvester was thel pioneer Ameri-
can dentist in Berlin, having come
there thirty years ago.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-01-18
New Governor says DneaEtniRg Of
Corruption is MissOuri's Glory,
Not Der Shame.

inaugural address Governor Folk
devoted more time 10 the boooh
question than any other subject.
He said in part:
The legislators lot is not a
easy one. The pittAnce re re-
ceives for his work is hardly sii-
ficient to supply his necessary
wants. The temptation on every
hand assumes the most insidious
forms. An innocent present given
in supposed friendship may hav,
concealed in it the germ that will
ead to the downfall of Legislative
honor. All true citizens are proud
that the State is the leader in the
fight for g I'D government now be-
ing made all over the land. There
mas been no more corruption here
than in some other States, but it
has been exposed AMI punished
} ere. This is Missouri's glory,
not Missouri's shame. / promised
tie people CT this State to do my
oesr to put stop to bribery, and
ti'e promise. 1 assure you, is going
TO be kept to the letter."
CnnlInuins in the same tenor,
tlr Governor said.
The best way to keep corrup
ton from the legislative halls il
by the aggressive honesty of legis
lators. If there be found any a 3
venal nature among your number
they should be expelled as moral
lepers. There should be no poll
tics in this position. The corrupt
man has no politics. He uses
party names to serve his own ends.
In order to aid in the investiga-
ton of rumors of corruption, laws
should be enacted compelling wit
nesses to testify as to their knowl-
edge Of bribery transactions and
exempting such witnesses from
prosecution for any matters direct
ly or indirectly growing out of
such testimony. The statute of
Limitation should be five years, in
stead of three.
"To take away the incentive for
bribery, as FAR as possible, all
franchises, rights and privileges
secured by bribery should be de-
clared null and void. The law
should require all franchises to BE-
sold at public auction, and a suffi-
cient length of time allowed after
The sale for any one to raise the
DID, 10 prevent colluslon.
SIN investigating legislative cor
ruption, it has been my experience
that the fret step legislator takes
toward bribery, as a rule, is the
acceptance OF railroad pass. The
constitution of the State makes it
misdemeanor for a legislator to
accept a pass. and for any one to
give free pass. 1t is proper that
railroads and all interests quasi
public and private, should have
he right to appear before leglsla-
tive committees and present reso-
lutions for or against the passage
of any bill, but the maintenance
of professional lobby breeds cor
ruption, and professional lobbying
should be made a crime"
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-01-18

Terrible plaques, those itching,
Fostering diseases of the skin Put
an end TO misery. Doan's 0int-
ment cures. At any drug tore. 25-4
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-01-18
BOURBON FARM
FOR SALE!

Contains las acres, good land;
well watered. Has on it a tobacco
barn holding acres. Good tenant
house. The land will grow hemp,
corn and tobacco. Will sell worth
the money.
For further information call on
or address
DIR. w. G. WILKERSON,
LITTLE ROCK. ky
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-01-18
Through Tourist Sleeping Cars ID
California Via The Iron Mountain
Route
The True Southern Route J

New Tourist Sleeping Car Excursions
via Iron Mountain Route and FL Paso,
leaves St. Louis every Tuesday and Sat
urday. The service and equipment is
strictly up-to-date. Round trip and low
rate one-way tickets are on sale via Iron
Mountain or Missouri Pacific Ry. from
all points in the East.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-01-18

Tomorrow" is the reef that has
cost the life of many a business
man.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-01-18

q Connects at Georgetown Union Depot with
ky Central. WV "'''' ''N'''"o
Connects sn at Frankfort Union Depot
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-01-18

GEO. B. HARPER, SAMUEL e. HIJTroNs
Pres. and Genl supt. G.PA
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-01-18
Missouri Pacific Railway Co
81. Louis. Iron Mountain
and Southwestern
Railway.
txcURlON RATES
TO THE
WEST and SOUTHWEST.
HOmeSeektFs' Excursions

To the West and Southwest, on sale first
and third Tuesdays in Oct, NOV and
Dec. Final return limit of twenR zone
days. liberal stop-overs.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-06-07
THE CONVENTION IS ON
Hagerstown Royalty Welcomes
The Firemen,

Hagerstown has welcomed the fire.
men with open arms at the thirteenth
annual meeting of the Maryland State
Firemens Association, which was in-
augurated in that town today. The
Daily Mail says Hagerstown is in silk
attire" for the convention.
The first session OF the State Fire
mems Convention will be held in the
Courthouse tonight. The addresses
of welcome will be delivered by Col.
Buchanan Schley and Mayor Abraham
q. Strife. The concluding session
will be held tomorrow morning. A
band concert will be given in the
public square. A prize of $50 will
be given TO the best band.
In the parade will appear the fa-
nous old hand engine donated by
Gen. George Washington to an Alex
andria Va. fire company, of which
Washington was member and its
first president. The old enigne arrived
in Hagerstown yesterday. The steam
engine contests will be held at the
Marsh Run tomorrow morning and in
the afternoon the reel races, prize
drills and hook and ladder contests
will be held on the Fair Grounds. On
Friday the races of apparatus drawn
by horses on one Of the principal
streets will take place.
The purses aggregate 81 500. In the
parade the Annapolis fire companies
will be in the fourth division.