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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-12-20
MAKE IT YOURSELF.
Says Many People Here Can be Mace
Happy Again by Using This.

There is so much rheumatism b
IN our neighborhood now that the {
lowing advice by al eminent author
lty. who writes for readers of irs.
eastern daily pa er, will be highly Al
preciated by those who suffer;
Get from any good pharmacy one
half ounce Fluid Extract Dandelion,
one ounce Compound Kargon, lhre-
ounces OF Compound Syrup Sarsapa.
rllla. Shake these well IN a bottle and
lake in teaspoonful doses....after each
meal and at bedtime;S also..drink plen-
ty Of good water.
1t is claimed that there are few vic
tins of this dread and torturous dis.
ease wao will fail to find ready relief
in this simple home made mixture,
and in most cases permanent cure
is the result.
This simple recipe is said to streng-
then and cleanse the eliminative tvs
sues Of the kidneys so that they can
filter and strain from the blood and
system the poisons, acids and waste
matter, which causes not only rheu
matism but numerous other diseases.
Every man or woman here who feels
that their kidneys are not healthy and
active, or who suffers from any uri.
nary trouble whatever, /: should net
hesitate to make up this mixture, as it
is certain to do much good, and may
save you from much misery and suf.
fering after while.
Our home druggists say they will Ell
ther supply the ingredients or mix the
prescription ready to take If our read
ers ask Them.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-12-20
ELLINWOOD
Leader.
Dec. Z

J.F. Hittepolr and family, came |
from Oklahoma last week, on tn.
annual visit to friends and relatives.
Henry HlrSch OF Route l, is hav
ing fine 49, residence built on
bis farm. The house is nearing com
pletion and will be a model of mod
ern convenience. L.G. 1ullis is the
contractor.
A fine boy was born to Mr.. anc
2 Mrs. F J. Weber Monday. Frank is
in mighty good humor over the E.
vent, and we believe he would almos
give away goods at the Quality Store
about now.
Mary Wendell of rural route Mol
who was operated upon to remove a
needle fro n her knee, has had re
lapse, and has been quite i'll the past
few days Her condition is consider.
ably better at The present writing.
Mrs Hubert Beck, and son Alvin,
and the children, left this morning
to join Hubert at their new home at
Pewaukee, Wis. ElllnSood is mighty
sorry to lose thi, es Unable family
and wishes them every >uccess and
happiness in their new home They
will be greatly missed.
George Helfrich, one of the oldest
settlers of the north side, died at his
home last Thursday night at II O.
clock, of the infrmities Of old age.
The funeral was held asst Sunday
afternoon at half past one o'clock,
was conducted by Pastor A. NJ.
Weikman A large number Of friends
and relltives gathered to pay their
last respects to worthy citizen gone
to his reward.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-12-20


and grain dealer, of Ellinwoo
KaS. thinks the farmers ought t
have the very best of everythin,
that is going in the way of home
comforts. Mr.. Musil went to thai
country in The early DAYS, and re
manned through ali the ups snC
downs He owns a 900 acre farm
near that place that he could ash
In any day tor mure than $50. OO).
Raising wheat and handling live
stock made him wealthy. Recent.
ly Mr.. Musil erected a residence
IN the town of Elliwood at a cost
of $4,000. This home is built If
cement and is modern throus bout
with private water works and
heating plant. On his farm dur.
ING the past season, he cut from a
90 acre field of alfalfa five crops
of hay. SO heavy was the yield
on this piece of land that the
ground is covered with bay stacks.
My great hobby" sale Mr..
Mu,il, has been to make nv
farm as convenient as possible all
over. So many farmers are in
the habit of working hard all the
year through to make money and
sneDding just as little of it as pos.
sible for home comforts. Now
that is where | differ from a good
many. The farmer ought to have
some pleasure out of life as he.
goes long. The farmer should
have a cozy and comfortable home
in which to live. Instead Of buy.
ing more land. he should spend
some money in identifying his
home and making it convenient.
On nv farm | have windmills and
wells and from these wells | have
pipes carrying the water to the
house and the barns. IL this way
| have many little comforts and
conveniences that save time and
make life worth living even on a
farm. 10 fact all over that country
farmers seem to be realizing that
as they become better oil fnan
cially they must make these i'm.
provementS. And | can say that
in all the 80 years that | have
spent in that county. there has
never been a time when the far
mers were so comfortably fixed
as they are now. We live in the
banner wheat county of Kansas.
Then we raise corn alfalfa and all
other kind of crops. so that we
have been very prosperous, The
wheat product alone distribute
millions of dollars each year
among the farmers of the county.
In many places in Barton county
quarter sections of land would
readily bring if offered for sale
$4,000 and $4,000 cash. That
shows what our land will do and
what it has been doing. But very
few farms are for sale out there.
Growers Telegram.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-12-20

Last evening Mr.. and Mrs. George
Gano and Mr.. and Mrs. J'R. Baker
delightfully."- entertained their card
club at the home ofthe former, 52S
Avenue A east. Five hundred was the
game for the evening and the club
prizes were won BY Mrs. WE. Carr
and Mrs. w. G. Fairchllds. The
guest prizes we're won by Mrs. L. H.
Vallory and Mrs is. Simmons, dain v
refreshments were served. - Hutch
ison News.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-12-20
huQhes Of New York.

William E. Curtis, in the Chicago
Reco.d Herald, " iling Of Gov, Hug
es, says in part;
Governor HugeS is affable, genial
and unassuming, but never loses his
dig ity, never permits familiarities,
never plays, has no taste for society,
and although he belongs to number
Of clubs in New York City, seldom
crosses their thresholds.'iHe is not
what is called "clubable, man" He
never INDUCES in careless talk.
He weighs every word he says, is al.
ways exact in his statements: and, as
one of the veteran newspaper men re
marked, HE never shoots off his
mouth. The correspondents who
come into contact with him every day
describe him IS very cold PROPOSE
tion," but admire him tor his ability,
sincerity and Singleness Of purpose,
they say that he is absolutely nonpar-
tisan and impartial; that he is always
on the square; that he never misleads
anybody, and makes no pretensions.
rney regard him as the ablest man
who has sat in the statehouse for MI
ny year, and almost without except.
ion are confident that he will be the
next President, although with them,
as with others, he maintains that stol-
id Indifference concerning his nomina
ton that l described i'm a previous
letter. Some of them consider this at
tidude a new and novel method Of
playing politics, but the others be
lieve that the Governor actually pre-
ters to be the leader of the New York
bar rather than to sit in the White
House.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-12-20

q. P. Wilson was over from
near Hoisington Monday on bust.
ness.
Wheeler Racy. of Hoisington.
vas here on Monday transacting
business.
Will Smythe, of the Aitker
Lumber Co. was in Salina Monday
on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Critics left
Sunday for a visit with home
folks at Kansas City.
The Misses Minta and Minnie
Jones we're over from Hoisingtor
Monday visiting friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Schneider
we're down from Olmitz Monda,
visiting and buying holiday goods
County Attorney Clarke wa:
at Ellinwood Sunday in connection
with the Lswles Turner shooting
affair.
John W. MEXICAN. formerly
Great Bend resident but now o
Bsrtletsville. Okla, was in th,
city Monday on business.
The new school building will b,
ready for occupancy after the holi
days. 1t is expected that schoo
will be called there.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-12-20

Rev. A. J. Bixler, who is taking the
place of presiding Elder Irwin, was
in Larned Monday. Owing 10 the con.
dition Of Rev. Ir~ius health, Rev.
Blx'er will continue to act as presid-
ing elder for this district until next
Conference, Mr., Bixler intends to
bring his daughter to Larned and
they will live here during the winter.
- Larned Chronoscope .
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-12-20
A Little Straight Talk.

Beware of the newcomer, the
fakir or the travelling saleman who
comes in town and sells any line
Of goods under false representation
or otherwise. What interest have
they in you other than to get your
money and then skip out as soon
as they cant They are a menace
to the town, a detriment to its sue
cess. because thew pay no taxes.
they give to no church or school
house, they help not the Door.
the weak or the needy; they do
not contribute to make good the
road they travel over. They do
not help to build up a town or
make it better they take what
they can get 10 any wav they can
get it and then they skip out. They
ask more for the goods than you
can buy them at home. where you
get a guarantee from whom you
buy it; from where they are bound
to make it good. Now we can sell
you a good piano. guaranteed for
ten wears fer $1,000, we can sell
you better one for $4,000. a
nicer one for $4,000. and as good
a piano as you would want for
100000. We are here to make
good the factory guarantee and
we consider our guarantee worth
forty to fifty dollars more than any
travelling saleman on the market.
Why9 Because if a piano needs
repairing it has to 60 back east
where it is made. 1t cost twenty
dollars to send it there and twenty
dollars to return it. If the factory
does not make it good we perso-
nally make it good. Have you
ever found US wanting in this re-
spect3 The other day we took a
piano back that had been out 3
years and gave a new one in its
place because the case was il very
bad condition; who else would do
this for youl The same way
with our bugggies and carriages.
we can sell you q nice buggy from
6ftv dollars up. II you want a still
cheaper one. we have it. and we
have a good one for seventy FIVE
dollars that you will feel safe in
riding in and not having you head
broken or leg twisted BY the wheel
collapsing. Get the Moon or the
Velie. The cheapest goods are
the dearest goods you can buy as
they are unsafe for health. happi-
ness and good sound body. Sc d,
US when you want any of these
goods. We are,
Very trrly yours.
E. K. Nose, Nero Co.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-12-20


Show Card Writers and Win
dow Trimmers Wanted-Ev
retail store in the country uses
show card writers and window
trimmers. The demand for men
skilled in these professions IL
enormous. We teach botn show
card writing and window trimming
BY mail. Write now stating
whether interested In both subjects
or which che. LES. Box 100,
Scranton. Pa.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-12-20

I. 5. Mayhem and family will
this week remove to Valley Falls,
where they formerly lived, to
make their home. We are sorry
to see them leave our county.
They will keep tab on affairs il
these parts ty reading the Demo.
crat.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-12-20

Last weeks Kingman journal
was a sixteen page paper. and the
week before it was a twenty four
page paper GRANNY some pros
perity for the newspaper mall
down there.
Carl Schneider left this morn.
ing for Kinsley and Macksville on
a business trip.
Mrs. Ellen Coughlin has return
ed from Newton were she had
been called bv the Hines of her
son. D. j. CoughIin. H is slow.
~ improving and is able to sit upl
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-12-20

For Sale-10O improved Ches.
ter White pigs. Registered stock
Also 2 young registered bulls.
E York 3 miles east Of Albert
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-12-20
bCC. Id. L OUi.
Great Bend. kans.,

OTtdI DtUu. hdDS.,
Dear Santa
] would like to get a dresser
and a commode and safe and a dol
high chair and a little dog and
some books. l would like to have
a locket and bracelet and bring
me doll gocart if you can. | have
to little sisters | is Z years old anC
| is 5 years old. You must be
sure and bring them little tub and
board. And little cat. They
want bracelet. Put them in 90
cart to and we would like to have
some candy and nuts. We live To
block south of the east schoo
building. | have a little cousin
Pauline he sure and don't forget
here. She wants doll and gocsrt
and little rocking chair. Please
don't forget mamma and papa,
I'll try to be a good girl. Good
by be sure a nd come.
VIM a Hart.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-12-20

George White, the Garden City
boy who plays on the Washburn foot
ball team, is affectionatey referred to
as Angel Pie, probably because of
the disastrous effect he has on the
teams that try to eat Washburn up.
Ca den City Telegram.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-12-20

Mrs, Hartman, Of Alva Okl,, and
Mrs Smith Of Enterprise Kan. attend.
ed their fathers funeral, Mr. F. Hof.
meist T, at Dubuque last Sunday.
They will visit with their mother,
brothers. and sisters, a few days be.
fore returning home. -Bushton news,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-12-20
SuBflOWefS.

SuDilOWerS.
The city of Norton this week
dedlcates their new $4,000 opera
house, built by a stock company
Since Congressman Madison has
in reduced a bill for a public
building at this point the Garden
City people. just now are doing all
they can to secure free mail de.
livery. are also getting anxious for
a building.
Arkansas CITY ministers are
Lying to push an ordinance
t Trough the. city council which
has for its object the prohibiting
of Sunday funerals. They make
the claim that it inerferes with
their other duties too much.
1t is rumored in Wichita politi
cal circles that. Col. Murdoch. the
will resign on account
of i'll health and that be will be
succeeded by 0. Z. Smith one of
the be it known politicians of tnat
citv. 1t was Oscar Smith who
managed Victor Murdoek's cam
paign for the congressional nomi-
nation at the Great Bend conven.
ton.
The drouth of prohibition alb
final. complete and scorch.
ING settled upon Topeka Sunday
as never before IN the history of
the city. Every drug store in
Topeka closed from ~ o'clock Sat-
lrday night to - o'colck Sunday
night. This was not done with any
thought of enforcing the prohib-
tory law. but on the contrary,
was simply part of the Sunday
closing wave which is sweeping
around over the country in whirI
pools and eddies.
Governor Hoch in his letter to
Wichita Democrats who want a
special session of the legislature
to enact a deposit guaranty law for
banks states that while this mat.
ter alone is not of sufficient i'm
portance to cause him to call the
lawmakers together. other things
might be. He says:
Whether the legislature which
defeated the measure to give de-
positors a guaranty law last win
ter would now enact it, if recon-
vened is quite problamaticaI.
Whether the exigency is sufficient
TO constitute ar extraordinary
occasion for an extra session of
the legislature is probably open
to serious doubt, but there are
several other things that might all
together constitute a sufficient
cause for reconvening the legis-
lature. | have been giving all
these matters serious conside-
ration. but as yet have reached no
final decision.
Miss Anna Hiss visited at
Lindsborg last week.
Lee Morgan and wife were down
from the west Monday.
Louis Hans attended the Jacob
Cell funeral in Clarence township
Friday.
DR.. Brown of McCracken spent
several days last week in this city
on business.
Calico Ball at Heller Christmas
evening. Good music, good or.
chestra, good order.
John Davidson for some time
proprietor of the Eagle restaurant
went to Kansas City Sunday even.
ing.
j. H. Kramer and ". 7. Hart
were at Tribune Monday with q
large lot of clothing which thew
are selling for Lundblade &
Bolinger.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-12-20
Very trrly yours.
E. K. Nose, Nero Co.
Great Bend and Hoising ton,

j. c. Kendsll has resigned the
position of state dairy commits.
sioner and Prof. D. NJ. Williams,
assistant superintendent of dairy
husbandry. at the Agricultural
College, has been elected as bis
successor.
Electrical Workers Wanted
We can BIT you for. a good we'll
paid position as an electrician. OF
electric railway, lighting. or dy-
namo station foreman or superln-
tendent, or telephone manager.
We can teach you by mail in your
spare time and at small cost.
The Only qualification needed
is ability to read and write and
the determination to succeed
Write today stating the subject
which interests you. |. c. S. Box
799 Scranto nPa.
AZ. r.. NL - !
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-12-20
H,,ea sllI Over Again.

Washington Dee. IL Not siuce
the Hatch anti-oDtiou bill Dassed
, the house 20 years ago, and sub
seqaently found q fine resting
place in the senate graveyard as
the Hatch Washburn measure. has
there been so much real apprehei:.
81 m on rhe part OF the interests
affected NJ has suddenly arisen a,
4 result of bills intro, uced by
Senator Calberson of Texas and
Representative Rurleson of the
'ame state designed to wipe out
dealing IN. cotton futures. The
bills are identical and while they
apply only to King Cotton as
originally drawn. there is liKeli
hood that if either of them is re.
ported out of the committee to
which they have been referred the
provisions will ue extended { apply
to wheat and the grains. There is
a decidedly promising prospect
that the Burleson measure amend
ed as indicated will receive favor l
able consideration from the house
committee in agriculture. which
event vote upon it will be reach =
ed unless the power in control Of
the house blocks the way.
The central idea in the Rurleson
bill is the application of the pow
er to regulate commerce so as to
restrain telegraph and telephone
companies from transmitting
messages relating to contract
for the future delivery of cotton.
The use of the mails also is pro-
hibited to publications containing
notices or records Of the trsnsac:
tions of any produce exchange
wherein the contract aimed at IN
the measure are made. Heavy
penalties provide the means of
restraining the telegraph and
telephone companies.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-12-20

Arkansas CITY ministers are
Lying to push an ordinance
through the city council which
has for its object the prohibiting
of Sunday funerals. They make
the claim that it inerferes with
their other duties too much.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-12-20
ALeiter 10 Santa Claus.

The following letter has beer
received at this Office, addressed
to Santa Claus
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-12-20

The city of Norton this week
dedlcates their new S35, 900 opera
house, built by a stock company.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-13
How Shall | Meet Thee

By Mrs. Nan Rensselaer, Crugcr Julien Gordon
How shall meet thee? fear thy coming
have lived 50 long in deSolate pain
Drunk the cup of thy love or thy Scorning.
Lost the old faith to drain it again
How shall meet thee?
How shall greet thee? fear the message
Which bids me be ready to DO thy will.
have no lore of loves preSage.
have no courage, nor hope, nor skill.
How shall greet thee
How shall treat thee? fear the breaking
OF the huShed proud silence kept so long:
When the bar once breaks OF longing and hating.
Shall know my harShneSS did thee wrong?
How shall treat thee9
How shall meet thee? fear thy coming:
have planned so often where We should be
The gown should wear in which to greet thee.
And what should say; but now am dumb
| wish might bid thee not to come.
How shall meet thee
New-York tribune., 1907-10-13

an insane man through the night. with D. ..er-
worked lungs believing in and out until -te- felt
afame he burst into sObs, mutterIng % -.seIf
again and again, Only the gods can save N.-1enl
The gods help Nippon!"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-21
Birminuham's Openinu Date

The spring meeting of the Southern
tomorrow, and The Age-Herald takes
this opportunity to ask the members Of
it To take into consideration the nat
ural susceptibilities of the supporters
of the game in this city. The name of
those supporters is legion. They are
faithful good and true. They have
never seen pennant, at least not one
of their OWL In all fairness, then, do
not postpone unduly the flying of that
pennant at West End Park.
Under such circumstances the league
managers when they meet tomorrow
at Atlanta surely should not discrimin
ate against Birmingham. Every other
first division team opens the season 5
and Atlanta. Why not Birmingham
Why suppress that pennant in order to
please Nashville? Is not Birmingham
the better baseball town? Is not that
pennant to be considered at all. Is
Birmingham to stand outclassed in the
minds of the schedule committee by
Atlanta, Memphis and New Orleans?
Give, oh, leaguers, sentiment full
swing, for sentiment in baseball is u
considerable factor. Consider the years
the people of this town have waited to
see that pennant; consider, too, Bir-
mingham's claims as the head of the
first division, and be just and even
merciful. Simply say that all first
division teams shall be permitted to
play the opening game at home, and
you will be doing the square and the
kind thing.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-21
The Mail Service

The committee on postoff1ces and
postroads of the House of Representa-
tives has made certain recommends
lions which it wishes inserted in the
postoffice appropriation bill and which,
il adopted, will reduce the amounts
paid to the railroads for carrying the
mails and materially lessen, it is be-
lieyed, the efficiency of the service. 1t
is proposed, among other things, that
at the time of weighing the mails, as
now provided by law empty mail bags
shall not be weighed or taken into
account in determining the total weight
of the mail carried; and that lin COM
putting the average weight of mail car
ried per day the whole number of days
such mail may be weighed shall be
used as the divisor."
II is also proposed to weigh the mails
for six days of the week and force the
railroads to carry It seven days, where
seven days service is given, for the
weights obtained only on six. These
and other suggestions submitted by
the committee should be opposed by
the business interests of the country
and the public in general since moth
ing is of more real concern to our
mercantile and social life than the ex-
peditious way in which the mails arc,
handled. 1t is estimated that the eff
feet of eliminating the empty mail bags
from mail weights will amount to a
reduction in the revenues of the rail
roads of $2,O00,000 and if the rate for
carrying in excess of 5000 pounds day
is changed, as proposed, the railroads
will receive many millions of dollars
less than they are now receiving. Such
q large decrease in the amount paid TO
the carrying companies will certainly
result in a deterioration of the postal
service.
Economy on the part of Congress is
good. but there is such thing as over
doing it. False economy is always eX-
pensiye.