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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-09-04
Circumstances Not the Same,

George Washington signed the first
American protective tariff law" says
Q Dingley organ. But anybody who
has read William Maclay's notes on
the senate debate which preceded it,
enactment mows the difference BE-
tween moderate encouragement Of IN
ihnt industries and the Dingley back.
Ing Of giant robber monopolies.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-09-04
Claflin
From the Clarion

From the Clarion
. Morris Huslig, of route tao,
lost a fine horse last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. NJ. Starr left Tue
day morning for a visit with rela.
tives at Langdon. Their two daugn-
tiers have ben there for some time
and will return home with them.
Fred Ruch, of route two, last
week invested in a new Buck tour
ing car and On Friday loaded s
family into the same and started on
an overland trip to Colorado. We
did not learn how long theey expect
to be gone.
Mrs. W. c. Williams and Mrs.
Frank Blomer returned Monday ey-
ening from California, Mo-, where
Mrs. Villains was called on account
OF the serious illness of her father.
he died just before they arrivde.
W. W. Cresswell and wife of Be;.
ton' Texas, arrived Sunday morn.
Ing for a visit at the home of F.
NJ Campbell. Mr.. Creswel is q
brother of Mrs. Campbell. He is
travelling salesman for New Yo k
wholesale drug company.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. A. Cummings came
IN Tuesday afternoon and visited I'm.
I'll this morning among their many
friends here. They have spent tie
past two weeks on their Meade coun.
ty farm where NJ. A. was looking
after the threshing of his whe t
crop. He had out 25O acres which
made 1000 bushels. Mel is LOOKING
line and says he is enjoying a nice
business at Attica.
Mrs. Manderbach, mother of Nirr
j. A. Watson, fell and broke her hin
sunday morning while walking in the
yard. The fractured member was
treated by Drs. Jury and Campbe
and on Monday she was taken to So.
INA and placed in the hospital. She
Is 70 years old and the accident is
very serious one for a person Of
ner age Mrs. Watson and S. O. Man
derbach accompanied her to Sail
ma.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-09-04
On Mount Etna.

The characters Of all the climates Of
the earth can DO detected-the frigid
close around one, the temperate with
its belt of trees Just underneath and
the tropical at the base of the noun.
tain, with its vineyards and luxuriant
groves. The great ocean around, with
the islands Of Lipari, P:nari, Alicuei.
Stromboli and Volcano, with their
smoking submits, appear under your
feet, and you look down upon the
whole of Sicily as upon a map.-Ex.
change.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-09-04

Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Creviston are
here visiting Mrs. Rowell out on the
farm. They have come from Washoe
Nevada, where VI. Crewiston has
been employed by the Harris people
in the mines. Mrs. Creviston is a
niece of John Stevens, whom about
everybody around here knows. Mr.
Creviston speaks in glowing terms
Of the property owned by the Harris
company.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-09-04
improved Matrimonial Condition,


DR.. L. c. Halliburton, the noted Eng.
lish statistician, was discussing in
New York the statistics of marriage
marriage statistics are his speciality.
The last statistics" he said. show
us one pleasant change, one grand i'm.
provement. Aged men of wealth are
no longer marrYing beautiful. mer.
cenary young women as frequently as
they used. In tact, these marriages
are becoming in this country so rare
that the newspapers don't hesitate to
comment very forcibly upon them.
approve OF these cruel comments.
They keep such mockeries of mar.
rage down." Halliburton smiled grim.
g. in a little town in Herts last
month" he said, "a millionaire of 70
married a young and pretty milliner
Of %. The local paper printed the
next day this editorial paragraph on
the matter: six months ago. when
Mr.. Blanks venerable wife died, his
children and grandchildren feared
that he would % crazy over the sad
bereavement. Thsir fears have now
come true"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-09-04

Many peoI Ie suffer a great deal.
rom Kidney and Bladder troubles.
During The past few years much of
this complaint has been made unnec-
essary by The use of DeWiu's Kidney
and Bladder Pills. They are anti
septic and are highly rec mmended
for weak back, backacbe, rheumatic
pains, inflammation Of the bladder,
and all ether annoy aLces due to
weak kidneys. They are sold here
by Hooper Drug Co.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-09-04

Pink Pal Tabltts-Dr Shops
stop Headache. Hcm My pains, any
pain, any where, in 20 minutes sme.
Formula on The 25c bcx. Ask your
druggist OF doctor about this formula
its fine. Sold by Holmes, d ugglst.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-09-04

The Misses Maud and Ethel Rad.
er returned to Ellinwood Saturday
her duties as a teacher in district 80,
evening. Miss Maud will soon begin
while Miss Ethel will go to Wiscon-
sin and enter a college.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-09-04

Mrs. Robert Ewalt and daughter
visited friends in Hutchinson last
week.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-09-04
Submarines for Sponge FISHING.

Illust atoms, together with a full
description are given in a Partisan
journal o. nova type of submarine
intended for the sponge-fshing indus.
try on the coast q Tunis. The vessel
is built wholly Of IRON and is 1874 feet
in length b. 5.24 feet in diameter, the
general fern being cylindrical, with
hemispher.cal ends. 1t is intended to
carry two men, and is fixed so as to
enable tie vessel to move along the
sea bottom An electric lamp with
refectcrs fixed b front will serve to
illuminate The bed Of the sea, and a
glazed sDy-hole IN the bow of the yes.
sci enables the crew to seek out and
gather the spongss.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-09-04
Miss Juanita o'6rian attended the
dance given at Eilinwood Tuesday ev.
ening.: $50 '---' = 49,

Mrs. Bruce Jones and daughter,
Miss Fairy, Of Hoisington visited with
friends here Tuedsay.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-01-16
THE. LAWS OF COMMERCE.
Consumption Of Products In Accord
anee with Fixed Principles.

II is useless to fight for innovations
and reforms that are o based upon
logic and sustained by sound princi-
pies. There Is o much Of the super
fetal in evidence in the work of many
who undertake to better commercial
conditions. The scientist knows bet
ter than to ignore the laws OF gravity
in his calculations. The reformer is
foolish to set about his work with an
idea of d~isobeying any known natural
law. He Is sure to meet with failure.
There are conditions In the CONNER
cial world that must be observed. Trade
Is In accordance with requirements
Of the people, and these requirements
are according to other relative cir
cumstances. AS our civilization ad-
vances new demands manifest them.
selves. While a hundred years Z
the people were satisfied with certain
commodities, II vas because other
things known to us did not exist. The
expenses Of living keep relatively the
same. We have statistics that show
the average requirements OF a certain
class OF people. We know to a Ger.
tainty how the average runs. We can.
not tell how much a single man will
spend for living during a year, but we
do know the average that each In a
thousand or two thousand men will
spend, classifying them as to occ
patton and earning capacity. There
fore 1t stands to reason that In every
community the amount Of trade is in
accordance with the population and
the classes Of people composing the
community. It is useless to argue that
trade can be increased by certain
methods. A certain merchant by ad-
vanced methods may increase his
trade, but as he does 50 some one else
loses proportionately. Reformers and
business, builders should bear these
facts in mind, and not get their wires
crossed"
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-01-16
First Floor Plan

square corners and easily accessible
In the o approved relationship one
to another.
The hallway going up out OF the
large living conforms to a style
OF building that has become quite
fashionable of late years. 1t saves
room, and when the work Is nicely
done the appearance is very agreeable.
In this case this stair arrangement
does away entirely with an upper hall.
There is nothing but a landing, Prob.
ably no house was ever planned with
less waste room on the second floor.
You just step from the upper stair
through any of the four doorways
without going through any false mo
tons. This little upper hall Is
lighted by the stairway window, which
prevents a da rk pocket, a nuisance
that nobody likes,
The chimney answer for every
purpose, 1t Is large and 1t has sepa'
rate flues for the kitchen, for the fur.
mace and for the CRATE. and the CRATE,
by the way, Is n OF those pretty
t~hree-cornered affairs that effectually
sends the light and warmth from the
fire into every part Of the room. No
matter where a CRATE Is placed 1t Is
cheerful, and 1t is a splendid add,
ton to a home, but when you put 1t In
the corner OF a room you have every
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-01-16
True Prlnclple In AdyertlslnQ.

According to the most careful esti-
mates, the volume of business done by
the mail order houses in the United
States amounts to more than one bill.
lion OF dollars annually. When 1t is
considered that 20 years ago there
we're no mail order systems Of busi-
ness as now known, and that since
then the plan has been developed, Il
becomes evident to the thinker that
there is magic in advertising, for II Is
by advertising alone that the mail
order business has been built up. 1t
would perhaps be fatal for the small
merchant in the agricultural cities and
towns to follow the plans, the distort.
ed and exaggerated advertising meth
DDS of the department stores and the
mail order houses. Yet there is a prin-
ciple in advertising that ever holds
good. This principle is as sound for
the little merchant, the dealer in any
kind Of wares, as 1t is for the biggest
concern on earth. In fact, the great
business houses generally had a small
beginning, and by publicity pushed up
to the front, writes d. NJ. Carr.
Did people Of agricultural sections
fully realize how the millions taken
to the large cities by the mail order
system causes them a direct injury,
1t would not be long before these con.
Germs would be out of business.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-01-16
CHAPTER XVII.
The Two Women.


"And am | again to shout my com
mands to my servant through the
closed door," asked Madame de Par.
nier ironically.
I unlocked the door Of the staircase
in silence, taking the precautlon, how
ever, Of not admitting Alphonse.
HAS Miss Brett come to the cha
teau as | wished?" Madame de Var.
nier spoke naturally through the half.
opened door, not betraying my pres.
ence behind 1t.
"She is waiting In the music room,
madam"
Bring her here"
81 shall do as madam wishes. But
tins American, this man we called his
Excellency-he surprised me just now
las he intruded on madam or"
He came here to keep an appoint.
ment with me-" Madame de WARMER
replied composedly, cutting short his
agitated whisper.
an. that is we'll"
Alphonse sighed his relief, and de.
parted on his errand.
What inducement can yun haze of
fered hat she should come boldly to
this Castle of Despair"
rs not the lnducement great that
she is to see a loved %brother?"
CTO BE CO~NTINUED)
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-01-16
such expressions were n,dcous,y s,s.

such expressions were hidcous1y sig.
nifcant. But ! met calmly the male
VIOLENT triumph of Madame dc WARMER.
"When you read the next letter."
she said. watching me closely, you
will understand the meaning Of the
expression, There are other means Of
rewarding friendship besides empty
words Of gratitude Even 50 stanch an
advocate Of Sir Mortimer's honor as
yourself must realize that in the
words you have just read, he was en-.
%deavorlng to discover just what that
vague promise meant"
l received the next letter In silerce.
ITO His Excellency, etc:
"Our answer to your Ex~cellency's
kind letter wishes to make this fact
clear: The people Of Bulgaria pledge
their word, through this committee,
that II England gives to the insurgent
party is support in overthrowing the
rule Of Ferdinand, the relation Of Eng.
land TO Bulgaria shall be similar to
that which exists between Egypt and
England.
'1he Society OF Freedom 10 fully
aware that your E~xcellency's incon.
venience and labor must be recon.
pensed. The sum Of 100000 is al.
ready placed In the ottoman bank,
payable to your Excellency on de-
mand."
Mote by Sir Mortimer pinned to the
above letter.
ITO this | replied that the sum men.
toned was too ludicrously small to be
considered. Only the most substan.
tial guarantee could Justify me in tax.
ing the risks involved"
(Third letter to Sir Mortimer from
the society,"
ITO His Excellency, Etc:
THE sum of 100000 has been
placed in the ottoman bank to your
Excellency's account. The society
trusts that this sum will be sufficient
to justify the risks. VIII your Excel.
lency give his answer without delay %
Mote by Sir Mortimer pinned to
the above letter.
81 have taken the step, 1t is too late
to ask myself nov whether l have
been indiscreet. If | have consulted
my own wishes. II I have furthered
my own plans, l feel that l am justified
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-01-16
Pointer for the Merchant.

A thing that Is more or less q con.
slant source Of annoyance to the gen.
eral storekeeper, as well as his patrons,
is the matter Of arranging goods 80
that there Is the right kind Of dis
play, protection for the goods from
dust and dirt, and all arranged with a
view OF ready access. 1t Ia necessary
that there be places for hundreds OF
different articles. Go into some stores.
ask for a certain thing, a clerk may
take several minutes in looking 1t up.
Not long ago a man called at a general
store and asked the proprietor for
some small wax candles to be used
for ornamentation purposes. The
storekeeper said that he had them.
Then commenced a search of the
premises. Corners were looked into,
boxes examined, and no candles found.
The storekeeper was positive that he
had them In stock, and finally after an
hours search found the candles stored
away In a small box under the counter.
1t required an hour Of valuable 60
time to find ten cents worth Of can
dies.
The ~up.to.date merchant will have
a place for everything and everything
in its place, we'll displayed and easy
of access. In the grocery store there
should be bins and drawers, shelves
and cases for all the stock. Store fur.
niture manufacturers are continually
devising improved means Of caring for
stocks and displaying the same. But
1t matters not how perfect the store
arrangement In the way Of furniture
and fixtures, there must be system
employed. Sales are lost every day
by not having goods arranged rightly.
The buyer Of groceries dislikes to go
into a store where there is a barrel OF
sugar uncovered affording a feast for
the flies and a stopping place for the
dust; neither does the man have his
appetite for cheese or other like things
whetted by seeing the arrangement
suggestive OF filth.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-01-16
Gift Of Speech PUts Him IN a Glass by
Himselr,

Gift OF Speech PUts Him IN a Class by
Himselr.
The gift of speech is the last proof
of Divine favor, in virtue Of which
mankind has the rest of the animal
kingdom faded, and stands in a class
by himself.
Some beasts are stronger than men,
and some know more, but no beast
can be such a bore as a man, nor a
any beast slop over, in the true sense
OF the term, These distinctions we
owe to the gift Of speech.
The gift Of speech, moreover, lays us
under compulslon to read a great
many things which otherwise we
would not, in order that when we
have nothing to say, we may neverthe'
less say something, Thus we promote
the publishing business, create a de-
mand for wood pulp, assist in; the de-
forestation of the earth's surfare, stir
Mp a new school of kickers, increase
discomfort and contribute, at length,
to progress and petulance.
Our ancestors used to consider
speech a means Of ~concealing thought.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-01-16
Cooperative Systems Weak,

Advocates OF cooperative enter
prises point to the great success OF a
few English societies. Glowing re-
ports Of how great are the savings to
the people ny these cooperative or.
ganizations are given. But here the
law of compensation plays a part.
While the cooperative methods are ex.
tolled, few who are active in coopera.
tive work show the other side OF the
question. II some cooperative enthusi-
asst would dlssect the report of the
London board Of trade, recently made,
1t would be found that since these co
operative societies have gained such a
foothold more than half a million
workers In various lines have been af.
fected adversely; that those thrown
out of employment by cooperative eff.
forts are objects Of charity and are a
burden to the different trade guilds.
The substitution of one store for a
'undred may mean economy, but when
thousands are thrown out of employ
ment by the system what other field
affords them a living?
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-01-16
60pyB67Z no By 2A3Rkz12V 6 coU46H0S

tolerated by his subjects. We fear
the British Foreign Office. however,
does not realize the extent of Prince
Ferdinand's ~unpopularity. Even II
your ministers care nothing for that,
do they feel no concern that he ia the
tool Of Russia?
HE has asked Russia repeatedly
he receive that title. His vanity is
such that he would sacrifice the free.
dom Of his people to be on equal terms
with the sovereigns of Servia and
Roumania.
"Once more, perhaps for the hst
: time, we petition your Excellency to
exert the extraordinary influence FOUR
Excellency possesses, that the English
Minister be advised IN time. The gov
eminent Of Prince Ferdinand must
fall. We do rot desire ~bloodshed.
There shall be none, we swear 1t, II
England will support the insurgent
party. But In any Case Bulgaria must
be free.
I'VE do not ask for the active aid
OF England. We beg that England
shall not interfere with the ambitions
Of the people.
"Your Excellency shall have no rea-
son to regret being our friend. And
there are other means Of rewarding
friendship besides empty words Of
gratitude. Let your Excellency once
assure us Of you intention to support
our cause, and we shall make this
more clear.
"Your Excellency knows the man.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-01-16

at different times to do away with
these lattice panels, but no one has
been able to invent a suitable substi.
tute. Attempts at leaving them out
without anything to take their place
has never met with approval. be.
cause 1t leaves a bare, unfinished front
which no c%obble.stone pavement on
the ground will supersede. Such fads
are short lived, and sensible builders
usually avoid them.
There also is q comfortable rear
porch that may be easily screened
against flies and mosquitoes in sum.
mer time and paneled in for protection
against the cold winds and SHOWS in
winter.
A house shaped like this lends itself
easily to a sensible arrangement Of
rooms. They a be made all with
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-01-16

morally. am helping an oppressed
people gam their liberty. My own
recompense is meager enough. If the
Foreign Office should probe the mat.
ter. and discover the extent of my in
discretion, my diplomatic career will
be ended. But | am content to do a
little evil that good may come"
| crushed the paper in my hand,
sick at heart. l shuddered at the
hypocritical comfort this guilty man
had Rugged to his breast. | had hoped
against hope. But If they were true
copies, l could no longer doubt that
Sir Mortimer had stopped to the TAX.
ing Of brides.
And these documents are word for
word copies Of those in the safe?" /
demanded gloomily.
Il swear It by every oath | hold sa.
cred." she replied without hesitation,
and kissed the jeweled cross that hung
about her neck.
She stretched out her hand for the
papers, ! tore them to atoms before
her eyes.
For a moment she struggled to res
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-01-16
TURNED THE POTATOES BLACK.
The Sight Of Aluminium Ware Recalls
Old Timers Made Of Iron.

Among the many gifts, beautiful or
useful, that this bridal couple received
was a complete set OF cooking uten-
sils of aluminium.
DO you remember, Clarence said
an older woman who had seen these
attractive pots and kettles In the
kitchen of the new brides home and
who was now describing them to her
husband, do you remember how black
the potatoes were the first dinner l
cooked?"
And Clarence did remember 1t, for
that extraordinary incident OF the
black potatoes In that first dinner they
ate together in their home after
they were married could not very well
escape his memory.
We'll, nat" Mrs. Clarence went on.
was because they were cooked In a
new iron pot. OF course l knew that
new iron pots ought to be secured and
cleaned before they were used, and |
mad scrubbed and secured that pot till
| was tired and got 1t just as clean as
could be. but still the potatoes were
black.
Next day | asked our washerwoman
about that and she said that II | would
rub lard on the inside OF It aud then
scour 1t It would be all right, and I
did that, and do you remember that
the mex night the potatoes we're not
half SO black"
And Clarence remembered that too,
and then Mrs. Clarence went on to
tell about the many other beautiful
things that this young married couple
had received besides those aluminium
pots and kettles, the sight OF which had
called forth this recollection of her
own married life.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-01-16

GENERALLY OF POOR GRADE.
Sales OF Cheap Jewelry by Mail
Amount to Millions Annually.

The report OF the sales OF one large
mail order house showed nearly y halt
millions Of dollars worth Of jewelry
and sllverware sold annually. Take
the total of all the jewelry sold by
the mail order system of business and
II Is likely to amount to fully 9 5000.
900 to $50, 900 900 annually.
II the people could be made to un
derstands what kind Of stun In the
watch and jewelry lines Is generally
sent out by the mail order houses they
would he more careful in buying. The
guarantee OF these houses amounts to
little, regardless of the millions of dol.
lars of capital they may have EN-.
ployed in the business. All the guar.
antee binds them to do Is to supply
a new case II the one does not wear
for the 20.year period" Not n
case In one thousand, even though they
do not last five years, are returned
to the concern for exchange. The
cases are generally lowest grade,
and made to order for the concerns,
Not long since the manager OF one OF
the catalogue houses called upon a
large watch manufacturing
BY the way this company would not
sell the company its own trade.marked
watches unless there was An agree.
ment not to cut prices. However, be.
fore the manager left he had agreed
for several thousand watches to be
supplied them. Those watches we're
OF a certain grade. were sold at prices
lower than good watches could be as.
sembled and tested. These watches
have the special marks OF the con.
cern, but not the name.
In rings. emblems, all classes OF
jewelry, the mail order kind Is the
cheapest. Should something OF a SUI
perior character be listed, II will be
noted that prices are as high as the
local dealer asks. In silverware Is
where the catalogue house gets in Its
fine work On patrons. Plated ware
is generally sold according to the
amount of silver, the weight to the
piece or the dozen pieces, used In the
plating and the amount OF carved
work, etc. Like other goods, the mail
order house handles a class of a
that is lightly plated and inferior to
that which is handled in the regular
stores.