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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-06-25
FOR AGED PEOPLE.

We unhesitatipgly and strongly advise
the use of Rexall Orderlies in preference
to any other constipation treatment. We
so well know their value that we offer to
return every cent paid US for them If they
fail to give entire satisfaction. They are
eaten like candy, are beneficial to the whole
system, do not cause any inconvenience or
gripping, and positively relieve the evils of
constipation. Two sizes, Ioc. and asc.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-06-25

Dick Hawthorn, who has been
connected with the Gnovier Pro-
duce Co. in this city for some
time, has been sent to Hoising-
ton where he has charge of a sta
tion for the same firm.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-06-25

Miss Kirksmith displays marvellous
ability on the cornet in her solo
as well as concert work with the
orchestra.
Her coronet solos will be one Of
the features of the Chautauqua while
the Kirksmiths are here.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-06-25
Ellinwood
Leader II {:

IDelry OcHuHtlllddlil anu DTuIbo
Dick live returned from their
trip along the western coast.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Doherty and
little son Clarence, are visiting
friends in Pratt, this week.
E. S. BrOdie Of Wichita visit
ed with j. H. D. BOsse and family
Sunday night and Monday morn
ing.
J. L. Ruddick and family ex-
pect to. leave the last of the
week for a six months tour along
the Pacific coast.
Mrs. Klein and daughters, who
hive been the guests of Mrs.
BlOckley, returned to their home
in Kingman, Friday morning.
Mrs. o. s. Bailey. of Great Bend
Misses Olive and Elizabeth Ben
field of Salina and Geo. Vancil
of Great Bend were the Sunday
guests at the Brining home.
H. c. Arnold went to Wichita,
Sunday, to visit with his children
for a few days. They will ac-
company him back and will make
their home for the summer at the
home of Mrs. Stepanek.
T. B. Morris of PaxicO, Kansas,
was in town the first of the week
visiting old friends and relatives.
Tom says he likes his new lOca-
ton fine and that the crop pros
pect is bright in his part Of the
country.
John Hermes and family of
BLACKWELL, Okla, arrived here
Monday night for a visit with rel
atives. Mr.. and Mrs. Hermes
will also visit relatives in Denver,
Colo, before returning to their
home in Okla.
Ray Chapman has been trans
ferred from messenger on the
branch to baggage clerk on No. 7
running from Kansas City to
Dodge City. Mr.. Freeman of
Newton has accepted his former
rum. =.
Tuesday was thhe 73rd birthda.
of John HirSch of this city, and
his children gathered at his home
and carried out a complete sur
prise upon him. Those out of the
city attending were his sons,
W. A. HirSch of KinSley and
wife and Joe Of Rice county,
Adam Reisse of Raymond, Rev.
Davem of Chase and Rev. Hull Of
Kinsley.
NJ. l. Specht went to his farms
near Dodge City, on Monday, the
14th inst. In going to his farms
he has to pass over the road
through the sand south of Dodge
City, which was built partly by
the national government as an ex
pertinent, and by contributions
from the county, city, commercial
club of Dodge, and the farmers
south of the city. The piece OF
road is abut two miles thrugh
the sand and costs altogether som
thing like $2,5OO-it is worth
all it costs. It is like a macad-
amzed road, finely graded, and
as hard as a cement sidewalk. TIL,
material which was used to build
it, was provided out of the Soul
Ditch. and is laid ON the top of
the sand about two feet deep.
1t IS probably silt, washed down
the Rockies, and from the Arkan-
sas River into the ditch. 1t
comes nearer cement than any
thing else. With a little care and
now and then, a layer of sand ON
top of the road, will make it
last forever.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lynn Dana, ar
rived from their home in the
east last week for a visit with
NJ, nano,o yannla tha Nimnckro
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-06-25

Miss Ruth Russell celebrated
her birthday on Monday last by
inviting in a few of her little
girl friends to a dinner party,
which was much enjoyed by all
of them.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-06-25

Miss Beulah DuNIont has re-
turned from Lake Forest, where
she has been attending school the
past winter.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-06-25
For Sale

SwA Sec. 81, Twp. 2S, Range
rs, Ford County, Kansas. Good
land, price $4,000. Address B. F.
Martin, Dodge City, Kansas.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-06-25

Mr.. and Mrs. Lynn Dana, ar
rived from their home in the
east last week for a visit with
Mrs. Dana's people, the Nimoc@,
and others.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-06-25

Motion Pictures are as popular a.
ever, and the management has Sc
cured D. Donald Plumb, an expert
with motion pictures. for this Chau
tauqua. Mr.. Plumbs wide experience
and good taste In selection, is guar.
antee that the latest and best mo-
ton pictures obtainable will be ex-
hibited at the CtautauQuA.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-21
THE NEGRO STATE FAIR.
Will Be Held in Macon in November
Some of Its Features.

l.. b. Thompson, who is secretary
and manager of the Negro State
Fair, announces that it will be held
in Macon this year from November
10th to goth.
thompson is instructor at the
State College at Savannah, being
superintendent of industries at that
institution, with which he has been
connected for seventeen years, and
talks interestingly of the college, it's
purpose and its work.
The Negro State Fair will immedi-
ately follow the white Agricultural
FAIR at Macon, and will probably
have the most, if not all the amuse-
ments and attractions of the white
fair, with the balloon ascensions and
others which make the grounds at
tractive.
The purpose of the leaders in this
negro fair is, first of all, to stimu-
late the negro in agricultural pur-
suits, to show the products of the
best OF the negro farmers of the
state, the latest and best devices for
successful work on the farm.
The second, and it is a matter of
vital Importance to the race, is spe-
cial teaching in matters of health
and hygiene. The danger to the race
through the infection by tuberculosis
will be especially dwelt on, and all
matters pertaining thereto will
be in the hands of teachers es-
pecially equipped for the work. The
United States government will send
an expert to the fair, who will have
a stereopticon with exhibits. He
will show how the ordinary class of
negroes live, the weakening of the
race through failure to follow the
laws of health, and will demonstrate
what is necessary for the welfare
of the race in these matters.
The third incentive for this fair
is to assist in the development of the
race in efficiency of service in what
ever field of usefulness they may
follow.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-21
FATHER OF THE HUMAN RACE.
RECEIVES RECOGNITION IN
BALTIMORE SUBURB.

There is now no fear that BaIti-
more will lose its prestige as the
Monumental City unless some COM
peting citizen of another municipali-
ty goes it one better and erects a
monument to the Missing Link, for
there has just been set up in it's
suburbs a memorial to Adam, the
father of the human race.
Old Baltimore Town" boasts
many first things" but heretofore
her first monument on this continent
to Christopher Columbus has given
her unique position as a remem-
brancer of a hero whom all America
should have honored, yet left to OBJ
livion; and now she has spanned the
Intervening ages and cons between
the Spanish navigator and that re-
mote progenitor who peopled this
planet, perhaps not wisely, but-as
some of his descendants think-too
we'll.
What, indeed, were the discoveries
of Columbus compared with those of
Adam; and the indignity of so
long neglecting to memorabilia the
achievements of the earlier discov-
erer ranked in the breast of one
Adamite so keenly that he deter
mined, in a small degree, to atone
for the neglect of all his fellow de-
scendants.
This appreciative son of Adam is
John P. Brady, a contractor, who
has erected the stone at his country
home, Hickory Grounds, near Gar
denville, suburb of Baltimore.
But say, it is not stone after all,
but concrete, and may not be reck-
oned on to outlast the sole surviving
member of the genus homo.
1t is a plain square shaft sur
mounted by sun dial, around which
runs the old inscription, "Sic transit
gloria mundi."
1t now remains for some enthu-
siastic daughter of Eve to see that
the mother of the race is not out
done in this matter of monuments,
and there may yet arise devotees
who will vote to the memory of the
no less illustrious serpent before
long.
Mr.. Grady raises this shaft, pri.
marily, in joyful gratitude that the
lord of Eden was his own lineal an
cestor; and, secondarily, because, as
a loyal Marylander, he wished to
confer on his native state the dis.
tinction of being the first bit of the
earth's surface to bear upon it a
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-21


city early in the afternoon and reg
lstered at the Screven house. The
clerk inquired for his baggage, and
when told that there was none he
declined to permit Mr.. Mather to oc-
cupy room without paying for it
in advance. The would-be lodger
could not do this.
He left the hotel and went to the
Pulaski House across the square.
Here also he registered, and after
his name was on the list of arrivals
Tor the day the clerk asked him for
MS baggage. Not having any the
traveller was asked to pay in advance.
and as he could not do so he was
compelled to move on again. He
then went to the DeSoto Hotel. where
he was given a room, as much
through charity as anything else.
The next morning he was asked to
vacate. Since then it is not known
what became of him.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-21
THE CURFEw IN WASHINGTON.
Piano Playing After Midnight De-
clared DisOrderIy Conduct.

Piano playing and singing after
midnight is disorderly conduct, as
much so as cursing, swearing or
fighting, declared Judge Ivory G..
Kimball in the police court in Wash
ington in dismissing with a lecture
case against Raymond Leman. The
court announced that hereafter cur
few would ring promptly at mid
night, and all offenders brought be-
fore him would receive a fine. Il
want to impress upon you and your
friends who were with you," said the
judge to Leman, that playing the
piano after hours will not be tOler-
ated in the city. We can't live in a
city like this all crowded together
unless everybody has some consid-
GRAFTON for the rights of his neigh
bors. No man or woman has the
right to play the piano or sing after
his or her neighbors are asleep or
in bed trying to sleep. Anyone who
does not recognize the rights of his
neighbor is transgressor. Con-
tinuing the judge said that any house
where music was kept UP late at
night was disorderly one.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-21
QUEER ARE THE BILLS AIMED At AUTOS

must be paid fee of 50, and from
Whon must be secured a number
Edcn machine must then carry it's
metal number with the letters Ca. -
Chereon. Other features of this
etc. o -19 49,
Other bills prescribe a maximum
speed of twenty miles an hour on
country roads and ten miles an hour
within the limits of incorporated
cities and towns.
One of these, by Mr.. Edwards of
walton, provides that when an auto
mobile approaches frightened horse
or mule the driver of the machine
must get out and lead the frightened
animal by the car.
Another, by Mr.. White of Screven.
makes it misdemeanor for an in
toxlcated person to drive an automo-
bile.
over in the senate a bill has been
introduced by Senator Perry to Gre
ate lien upon an automobile for
any damage to person or stock of
which 1t may have been the cause,
for a period of three months from
the time of such injury. The pur-
pose of this measure is to prevent the
injured party from having to go into
the county in which the automobile
is owned to bring suit.
It is suggested that it might be
well for the automobilists to be heard
from. 1t is known that the auto
mobilists generally will welcome
proper and reasonable regulation,
but they don't want any freak laws.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-21
FLAG 100 FEET LONG.
Greatest Piece of Bunting in World
Tears Tiles Off Building.

UreatesC Flece OF Bunting in World
Tears Tiles OFF Building.
A Pittsburg, Pa, dispatch saws,
The largest flag in the world, un-
furled here on July 4th, pulled thou
sands of pounds of tile roofing from
the court house. Many persons had
miraculous escapes from injury when
the tile crashed into Grant street.
The district about the courthouse
and brick building has been roped
Off and police will guard the place
until a score of city employees re-
move the great banner. 1t will take
the best part of the day to lower the
flag.
The national emblem, 80 feet wide
and $50 feet long, weighing over g.
600 pounds with it's fastenings, was
unfurled the Fourth of July with
appropriate ceremonies. 1t was
stretched between the eighteenth
floor of the Prick Building and the
court house roof. A strong wind
waited the big flag toward the Dia-
mond street side of the court house.
1t caught in the lightning rod of a
capstOne. The next moment the
stone and tile roofing were pulled
loose and crashed to the street, al
most in the midst of several hundred
persons who were gazing at the flag.
No one was injured. The flag is
badly torn.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-21
He Smashed Twenty.Four Hearts
and as Many Bank Accounts.
Had Winning Ways.

SAN FRANCISCO.-John Madison.
wanted for bigamy in nearly every
large city in America, and In many
of the smaller ones, is in the hands
of the police here. The authorities
have established his marriage to ten
women and his engagement and pos
sible marriage to fourteen others.
Each of the twenty-four duped by
Madison is said by the police to have
lost more or less money through him.
The largest amount was from Mrs.
Elizabeth N. E. Jackson of lola. KAN
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-21
TOBACCO BRINGS A HUSBAND.
Note in Package Starts Man From
Alaska to Virginia.

Petty Mrs. Corinne Raleigh of
Richmond, Va, young widow,
forced to make her living by work
ing in tobacco factory, placed these
lines in package of tobacco: 81
am very lonely"
The package found it's way to
Alaska, where Cyril ]. Worthington.
former Virginian who had made a
small fortune in mining, bought the
goods and read the note. Then fol-
lowed correspondence and exchange
of pictures, and now the young wild
ow, just 25 years old, is waiting for
the Alaskan husband, who is en- route
to Virginia.
The romance is love at first sight
of photograph, for Worthirgton
has never seen the pretty girl who is
waiting for him.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-21

creams. The next year the mail or
usr mouse comes along and makes a
yet bigger contract, but al a lower
ngure. In order to cheaper the cost
OF production the manufacturer en-
iarges his plant, puts in more ma
chlnery and greater capital in his
business with the expectation that
MS orders from the mail order
house will continue to expand wear
by year. 1t is then that the mail
order concern gets the manufactures
IN It's power. 1t comes forward the
third year with an offer for a still
greater quantity of his, product, but
at prices that are about equal to cost
Vi production, or at least so near it
as 70 leave no margin for risk or
pront. III the manufacturer refuses
the offer the order is placed else
where, and the manufacturer has to
race the prospect of ruin owing to
MS having a plant that is too large
Tor his normal trade, and which will
eat its head off, if not run to it's
Iullest capacity. In most cases, too.
the additions to the plant have been
made with borrowed money. The re-
suit is that the manufacturer either
mas to go into bankruptcy or accent
the mail order concerns terms. which
practically make him it's servant to
the end of the chapter.
How the Association Works.
Driven to desperation a year or so
ago some of these manufacturers and
some OF the smaller merchants in the
west got together and after express
ing their Indignation at the big mail
orqer houses formed an association
with It's headquarters here. The
plan OF procedure is simple. Certain
special articles that have been
handled by the mail order houses in
enormous quantities are selected.
They generally are staple goods for
which there is a steady demand. The
small storekeepers combine their or
ders, IN this way making them
amount up to huge aggregate.
Inc manufacturers belonging to the
association are thus able to produce
the goods and place them on the
small merchants shelves at prices
lower than the mail order people can
aHord to sell them, but at a living
profit to themselves. AS the mer-
chants and manufacturers connected
with the association advertise in
their local papers the enterprise is
having the solid support of the lat
ter
The result has been to cut down
very appreciably the volume of busi-
ness done by the Chicago concerns.
and all over the middle west mer-l
chants are joining the association at
the rate of ten a day, or 800 month.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-21
TRADING BY MAIL ORDER.
Merchants and Manufacturers Or
ganize to Fight the Evil.
TO BE WAR TO THE KNIFE
Between Country Stores of the West
and Mail Order Business, the Vol.
ume of Which Totals Five Hum
dred Million a Year. How the
Battle Will Be Fought.

O VI HIGH totals Five Hum
dred Million a Year. How the
Battle viii Be Fought.
SIOUX CITY, Iowa.-There is to
De war to the knife between the
country stores in the middle west
ana the owners of the mail order
business" which is conferred in Chi
cago, and the battle will be a battle
OF giants. The mail order business
has become tremendous institution.
In chicago two of these houses do
business aggregating 100000, 900
year, and it is said that the total
Of merchandise sold by mail in the
United States yearly amounts to
500,000,00O.
Chicago is the great center of this
huge commercial industry. From
that city the catalogues of the mail
order houses go to every corner of
rural America. There is hardly a
farmhouse or woodchopper's cabin,
no matter how remote, where you
will not find one. These catalogues
are bus tones, almost as big as
family Bible. They weigh about five
pounds apiece, and cost their spon-
sors from SO to 40 cents each for
postage. One house sends out 60O,-
600 of them every year, and the
other a few thousand less. The ex-
pense Of preparation and printing is
more than million dollars for each.
Organized for Protection.
The mail order houses have al
most ruined the business of a good
,many manufacturers and country
merchants, and these manufacturers
and country merchants are eager to
take advantage of anything that will
give them chance to fight back.
And that opportunity came with the
formation of an enterprise which is
organized more for the benefit of the
small dealer and the consumer than
1T is for purely gainful ends. AL
ready it has enrolled on it's side
5000 country merchants and many
manufacturers, some of whom had
grievances against the mail order
houses. The latter buy tremendous
quantities of goods from manufacture
ers at very low prices. The first year
the contract is made the manufacture
er is happy and INDUCES in golden
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-21
POOR JOHN! HE LDOLLZED WIDOWS;
NOW IN JAIL ON ACCOUNT OF n,

sas, from whom he is said to have
obtained s1,40O.
Madison is said to have deserted
each of these women within a few
hours after marriage. Among the
women to whom he was either mar
ried or engaged was one each in
Jonesboro, Ark, Gettysburg, o., and
New Orleans, La. The strange his
tory of Madison, who is an aged man.
extends over only a few months. AL
most without exception his victims
have been widows or divorced wo-
men of middle age Madison may be
taken for trial to Stockton, where
one of his wives resides, but in the
meantime the police here are trying
to secure a complete confession from
him.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-21
Top of List of Evanston Taxpayers.
Assessed This Year on 100000
Worth of Personal Property.

CHICAGO.-Jas. A. Patten, who
is said by fellow members of the
board of trade to have made profit
Of 100000 within "a hours yester-
day, found himself on top of the list
of Evanston taxpayers today, and his
option on this distinction he pro-
poses not to close out for some time.
Mr.. Patten was assessed this year
on 100000 of personal property,
which is twice the amount levied
last year. Mr.. Patten himself asked
the change.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-21

memorial so unique.
1t reminds one, in form, Of the
tear bottles of the ancients, but
would scarcely hold all the globules
of grief shed by the many descend
ants who may visit the shrine
The formal dedication will not
take place till the early autumn, and
the donor thinks that the ceremonies
should be participated in by all the
races and nations of the earth.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-21
NATIONAL EXPERT COMING.
Agricultural Department To Send a
Man to Study BlaCkroot.

At the instance of Representative
Edwards of the First district the
National Department OF Agriculture
will send an expert from plant divis-
ion to make an investigation of
'blackroot, - cotton wilt that is do
ing much damage to cotton in GER
tain sections of Georgia.
Mr.. Edwards brought the matter
to the attention of Supt. Galloway of
the plant division. Previous investi-
cations have been made. of black
root in cotton, but Mr.. Galloway
promised to send an expert to Geor-
gia at this time to study and make
a special report on the conditions of
the wilt.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-21
HE'S FOR THE COLONIES.

The bill to increase the number of
colonies to fifty meets our hearty
approval, and we hope the legislature
will pass it without delay There is
nothing like the Georgia colonel,
bless him, and we want more of EN-.
-Darien Gazette.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-21
IN "a HOURS PATTEN MADE JUST
THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS

"How much personal property
ought to assess you on this year,
Mr.. Patten?" asked Mr.. Milne,
Evanstons assessor.
"How much was it last year?"
said Mr.. Patten.
Something like $250,O0O," re-
piled Mr.. Milne.
"Never mind the figures" Mr.. Pat
ten interrupted. fWhatever it was
just double that now. Reckon that'll
fix it about right.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-21
TRIBUTE TO BACON.

The Marietta Journal says: SEN
ator Clay says that Senator ga.
con is one of the purest and best me1
in the senate, and that in their
twelve years service together they
have never exchanged cross word.
A high tribute to himself as well as
his colleague.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-21
SAD STORY OF A CONVICT.
Cotton Mather in Hard Lines on His
Return Home.

Cotton Mather, a former Savan-
nah man, who was sent up from Bibb
county three years ago for forgery,
and who was given a pass to Sa-
vannah upon his release a few days
ago, reached that city under the most
distressing circumstances and came
near having to sit up all night be-
cause he had no place to sleep and
nothing with which to buy bed.
Mather was formerly in business
in Savannah and was once well-to-do.
His Homecoming in this instance
was a very sad one. He reached the
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-21
WHILE PICKING UP MATTRESS
Early County Boy Was Struck by
lightning and Killed.

Early county suffered badly from
big rain and electrical storm on
Tuesday. A young son of Mr.. Ben
Jones, living a few miles out from
Blakely, was sent by his mother to
bring in some mattresses which were
out summing, and while STOPPING to
pick up one he was struck by light
ming and instantly killed. A tenant
house on ". D. Rays place a mile
from town was also struck by light
ming, as well as a horse belonging
to z. V. Balloon.