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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-02-04
A Gentle Reminder.

Here is the way a brother edi-
tor has Of dunning his subscrib-
ers: Gentle reader, you who
owe for this paper you are read
ing, as well as for several of its
ancestors, did you ever see an
EDITORS pOcketbOok? Well, it is
just as fallible and prone to emp
illness as those of other common
mOrtals. The newspaper business
hasn't yet been brought to that
degree of perfection that it can
be run without expense, and until
that is successfully done we shall
be under the painful necessity of
asking you for a little cash now
and then, especially now. We
have been patient-in some cases
long suffering-knowing that
your pocket books were about as
lean and lank as our own. But
now, the harvest is past and some
Of you have sold your hogs.
When the big, round dollar begins
to jingle in your pockets, please
remember that vacuum in the ed
itOrial purse"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-02-04
MET ITS FATE ON THE HOOK
Escaped Goldfish Had Short Freedom
from the Natural Enemies Of
It's Tribe.

A young woman employed in a ply
sician's Office in West One hundred
and twenty-fifth street was told by the
doctor to change the water in the
aquarium in which he kept two gold
fish, says the New York Times. While
she was following the doctors or.
ders one of the fish leaped out Of the
bowl and we2t down tho GC9'l Pie
The young w0nan visited the bird
and fish stores in the neighborhood
and finally found fish that resem-
bled the one she had lost. She bought
this and brought it back to the Office
with her, but when she put it in the
bowl she discovered that the water
magnifed the fish to twice its normal
size.
Finally she determined to take the
aquarium around to the fish store and
have the man match the fish for her.
This was an easy task.
A friend Of hers met her few days
after and while relating some Of his
experiences told her of catch he had
made few days before. He said that
he was fishing in the Hudson from
one of the string pieces. Suddenly
felt a little tug at my line. | pulled
! in gently and what do you think
! saw on the hook? A little goldfish"
The physicians helper is sure Il
was the lost fish.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-02-04
TROUBLES OF A HUMORIST
Professional Laugh-Maker Had to
Have as Amanuensis Man
of Wood.

Mark Twain once approached a
friend, a business man, and confided
the fact that gems of thought were
forming in his brain with such rapid
ity that they we're even beginning to
sparkle in his eyes, and that he need
ed the assistance of stenographer.
81 can send you one, fine young fell
low" the friend said. He came to
my Office yesterday in search Of po-
sition, but didn't have an opening. i
am sure you will find him all right"
HAS he any sense of humor?" Mark
asked cautiously.
"Oh, am sure he has-in fact, he
got off one or two pretty witty things
himself yesterday" the friend hast
ened to assure him.
Sorry, but he won't do, then" the
writer said, with disappointed shake
of his head.
why, er, why not?" was the sur
prised query.
The would-be employer assumed q
confidential air.
'l'll tell you," he said. You see,
had one once before with a sense Of
humor, and it interfered too much
with the work. | can't afford to pay
a man 81 day for laughing"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-02-04
Prizes for Peasants.

The billy territory of Trieste, Italy,
1t is stated, in consular report on
that district, is covered by pointed
stones which prevent any cultivation,
and some years ago the Society Agra.
ria offered prizes for those who would
remove them and thus change the
waste ground to meadows. The work
has now been going on for some years
and every autumn a commission as
certains the area of the proposed re
demption and the difficulties to be en-
countered and fixes the prize to be
given. In spring it again visits the
improved grounds and pays the prizes
if deserved. This year in the different
parishes sixty-six peasants improved
forty-four acres and received $1O4O.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-02-04
SCIENTISTS TELL US LITTLE
Men Of Learning Are But Theorists
When They Come to Face the
Facts Of Life.

That great part of the body be-
sides the bones Is really dead in
healthy, living man is the verdict OF
science. Even the blood, which has
always been called "the life," is only
alive as to its corpuscles. These swim
in the liquid known as the plasma,
which is not alive and can be replaced
by serum that may have been stand
ing in a druggists bottle for six
months. With the hair, teeth, bones
and blood plasma are to be classed
the lymph, the chyle, the fluids in the
pleura, pericardium, peritoneum and
even the cerebro-spinal fuid-the fluid
part of the brain and spinal column.
None of the gases and fluids in the
body are more alive than the lime OF
the bones. This leaves US the cells
as the only living part, and these are
dying and being replaced by the mil
lion every hour.
From all of which facts it is argued
by certain scientists that life is ne
more real than death and that the
only difference between life and death
is a state of the protoplasm or con
tents of the cell. AS long as the cell
is alive it retains and controls the
chemical substances which constitute
protoplasm. But as soon as it is really
dead, the control is lacking and the
cell breaks up.
This still leaves US much in the
dark as to what Is life.-Exchange.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-02-04
FARMER IS IDLE TOO MUCH.
He Puts in Five Months of Work
While Banker and Business Man
Works All the Year.

While talking about raising home
supplies, vegetables and fruits, let us
carry that question to the end and find
something profitable to do during the
entire II months. This is the key to
the trouble with southern farming
We do not work enough to accomplish
the desired results. This is a fact
that might not be admitted, but it is
true nevertheless. The average south.
ern horse or mule works about five
months in the year, and the farmer
works about seven months in the
year. The horse or mule is idle about
seven months in the year and the
farmer about five months. All this
goes to the expense account heavily,
and nothing to profit account. Not
only is this true of the farmer and his
horse, but his land is idle also. Take
these leading cops, cotton, corn and
small grain. The land that is plant.
ed in either of these is idle five or
six months in the year. 1t stands to
reason that no business can succeed
with two of its main factors idle two.
thirds of the time.
The banker works II months in the
year and his capital works at the
same time. The merchant works his
full II months in the year. The
farmer may say: There is seed time
and there is harvest time; how can
work II months in the year," Study
the fundamental principles of the
Farmers union and let them become
as second nature, then your hand:
will find something profitable to d.
every work day in the year. Brains
and muscle must work together in or
der to bring results. The real bust
ness farmer will plan by night TO
work by day. He applies the bes
means to accomplish the best results
Neighborhood gossip, politics and pet
ty yarns are as chaff to the real genu
Inc business farmer. Everything upol
the farm is made profitable, eve
the walnuts and hickorynuts in tn
toms are put upon the markets
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-02-04

Chas. Barngrower was in town. for
a hand shake with old friends yester-
day. He is signed to pitch for
Great Bend in the Kansas league the
coming season-Dodge City Journal.
L. F. Hartley left last Saturday
for a trip to Mexico, on real est te
business. During Mr.. Hartley's
absence Mrs. Hartley and children.
Elsie and Fred, IT,. are visiting rela-
tives in Salins.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-02-04
to prove unbecomlng, but II AID not &C,

to prove unbecomlng, put II aid not &C.
cord with his own idea of a proper
military figure, and he went to his
summer residence near Charlotten-
burg and lived the life of an ordinary
out of door laborer. He stayed several
weeks and worked all day at garden.
ing, tree telling, and carpentering,
wearing a workman's clothes. He also
helped in the construction of a new
riding school. The princess became so
interested in the cure that one day
when she stopped to watch some ma
soRs in the construction of a clock.
work fauntain in connection with the
new building she became so interested
that she set to work with hammer and
trowel and worked for nearly an hour.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-02-04
ce Wheeler In the supreme court.

tice Wheeler in the supreme court.
you don't like Mr.. Morse?" asked
John B. Stanchfeld. counsel. for the
trust.
mo, do not"
"And it is true that you once threat.
ened to shoot him?"
well, l was chasing after him with
a gun for two weeks once" was the
witness frank reply.
Briggs went on to say that in March,
1900, While he was engaged in the
ice business on the Hudson he had
gone to Morse, then president Of the
Consolidated Ice Company, to com.
plain of the breaking up of the indie.
pendents' ice on the Hudson by trust
vessels.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-02-04

The consumers Of -four are not in Mr.
'Patten's wheat corner game, but they
are paying the freight all the same.
The corner on wheat is great OBJ
ject lesson to the consumers of bread
It shows up the beauties of the sys
tenn of dealing In futures.
Talk about regulating" the trusts
and corporations. If there is any way
In which this can be done it ought tC
be put out where the people could
see it.
When the government gets IN q
tight place the corporations and trusts
squeeze it for all it is worth, but wheI
the. corporations get into close quar-
tiers they appeal to the government
for aid and protection.
A man up in Wisconsin who belongs
to the class that know all about
finance" has spent 100000 trying tc
secure a $4,000 Office. If farmer
was to make a deal of that kind they
would spell his name Reuben with 9
little r."
The farmer who cannot see the ben
.efits of organization and cooperation
must be very blind, indeed. All othel
classes are organized for the protec
ton and promotion Of their interests
and the unorganized farmer is the
prey of all
Some people want the government
to step in and break up the corner
on wheat. That would be no more
than just, but the cry of paternalism
would be raised against such action
II gang of commercial pirates want
to "hold up" the people what business
Is 1t Of the governments?
When one federal Judge can prac
hcally set aside law which required
q years time for congress, with thu
aid of the best legal talent in thu
United States, to prepare and pass, i
ts time for the people to inquir,
what's the matter in regulating" tn,
corporations, and busting" tn
trusts?
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-02-04
MADNESS THAT HAD METHOD
Simple subterfuge Of Actor Found for
Him a Needed Haven Of
Refuge.

A theatrical manager had a stock
company at Los Angeles. Business
was bad and no money coming in. He
hadn't paid a salary for months, and
had managed to keep his company to-
gether by advertising in San Francis
co and elsewhere holding out all sorts
of promises.
The actors came, stayed until all
their money was gone, and then left
The manager made shift to keep his
thespians contented by taking them
on little excursions about the city
when they were not working. One
day ne announced: This afternoon,
ladies and gentlemen, we shall visit
the insane asylum, a most interesting
place"
They went and were shown through.
Seated under a tree in the garden was
man who, over and over again, was
counting his fingers and muttering:
'Eeny-meeny-miny-moe- eeny -
meeny-miny-moe."
who is this?" said the manager.
Strange case" said the attendant
Found him in the street a few weeks
ago. He sits there all day and does
that. Harmless, but apparently insane
We are giving him the best Of atten
ton in the hope that his reason may
be restored"
The manager looked at the count
er closely: BLESS my soul" said thu
manager. 1T resembles my former
leading man, Simpson"
The man kept counting his fingers
Really" said the manager, 1T Il
a most extraordinary resemblance"
Meantime the other actors and &C
tresses and the attendant had gone on
Tell me, my good fellow" said tn,
manager, ARE you not Simpson, tn,
actor?"
Cheese it," said the man who wa
counting his fingers. IF they don
get on to me l can stay here all sum
mer."-Saturday Evening Post.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-02-04
TValn" Fritz as Workman.

"Eitel," which is an old family name
among the Hohenzollerns, means
vain" consequently it attracted an
unusual amount of attention when
Prince Eitel Fritz adopted unusual
methods lately to decrease his weight.
1t did not seem to anybody else that
the prince was taking on enough flesh
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-02-04
Get in Line.

Just think about it for a moment.
had the farmers Of the grain belt or
ganized compactly and held their
grain for demand Of prices what the
man behind the plow would be max
ing to-day? Instead of that, one man
is making his millions. To-day there
is a universal -four famine and even
the farmer is buying back his flour
at a broad margin. This is all bad
business to the producer, and financial
success to a few. Mix brains with
your fetilizer, mix it with your every
effort. Get in line for cooperation
and brotherly love.-Union Farmer.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-02-04
Meant to Do Mischief.

John NJ. Briggs, an Independent New
York ice dealer, was so incensed that
he went hunting for Charles W. Morse
with a revolver, bent on killing the
lice king" on sight, according to
Briggs own testimony at the trial Of
the ice trust for violation of the Don.
nelly anti-monopoly law before Jus.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-02-04
Failed to Connect.

mo, me good woman. l didn't come
fur nut'n' ter eat; l knowed me job
better'n dat"
What did you come for, then%
"Jest ter tip you of ter wat de
woman down de road is sayin' about
you"
"She says dat your cookin' is SC
plum bad dat even de hoboes CAM
eat it."
She's just right, they can't; move
. olonpt"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-02-04

Arnie Z miller returned from Wis
consin Friday night. He reports
two feet of snow On the Level in the
Badger state. Ernie Miller, who &C.
companied Mr.. Esmil er. will remain
in Wisconsin.
W. P. Rubart has returned from a
months stay in Texas looking after
property int rests.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-02-04
Wants to Be Watched.

One policeman stood on the corner
of Blank avenue and Dash street last
night. To him appeared a flustered
Scotchman, speaking these words:
"Are We a good police officer? Then
listen! My good wife runs a board
ing house / tn next square. We have
16 boarders and l keep dog. l give
v me word that of Saturday NIGHT
tn dog is tn most respectable O. tn
lot. Wad We mind keepin' yer ey,
ON us?"-Cleveland Leader.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-02-04
Grabbing Cotton Options.

Right today the spectators are
grabbing at your October cotton sales
for II cents. They have found out
that this warehousing, cotton reduc-
ton, hogs and hominy means business
and that they must get busy early in
order to get a half siice.-Union
Farmer.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-02-04

The hustIing business farmer has set
his stake and day by day he works to
1t with renewed hope that he will &C
complish his desired results.-Union
Farmer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-21
DIED.

ADAMS ON Sunday. February -. 1910 al his
residence, 746 18Th street northeast. ISAAC
ADAMS. the beloved husband of Nellie
Adams nee Halp, and son Of MIS- Patsy
Adams.
Funeral from First Baptist Church * Biadens-
burg, Md. Tuesday, February -. II II am.
AUTH ON Sunday February - 1910. II ~.
pm. SAINTS. beloved husband II Regina
Auth, aged sixty five years.
Funeral from his lates Residence. Elaslensltr2
road ID. g. "Wednesday. February -. III
= o'clock am. ReGaiem mass al 81. Mary
Church al 10 O'Clock. Relatives and friends
invited Interment AT St Marys cemetery. :
BRAXTnN. ON sunday. February 20 1910 a
O'clock p,m al the residei;es 81 n hsr
BETH behaved sister Of Z. Il. Bra2tan and
Mrs. Frances Curry. and aunt Of Mrs. Alice
Funeral from the Vermont Avcnnc Baptist
Church. Tuesday February -. NJ o'clock
pm Friends and relatives are invited II
BROWN. on Thursday, February l.. 1914 At
he Home OF The Aged and Iniirm. ISAIAH
BROWN tcol"rcsil. Body ~ city rsiorS7ie If
nnt called for by tomorrow afternoon 1T :
o'clock. such remains will be disposed Of a.
cor,ling - law.
COLLINS on Monday. February II 1910. al
Collins. aged sixt, eight wears:
Funeral from late residence, go II street south
west. "Wednesday N 80 o'clurk- Mass -
81 nominics Church ~ am. Relatives
and friends invited I" attend.
CONN. on SUNDAY. February 20, laio. a g.!
ANN CONN. widow Of Charles ". Conn
Funcr2i services At > pm. Tuesday February
y. Funeral from romfret street Church.
Carlisle IA, Thursday. February -. ut il
am. Carlisle, Pa., papers please coryi
90, pm SAMUEL ". Conner beloved
husband of Walter y Conner. aged eighty
i've years and six months
The depth of my sorrow tongue can tell
At the loss of one ! loved Mcll
and while he lies in peaceful sleep
His sacred memory | shall always keep.
RY Ills WIFE. WAITER \. CONNER.
Funeral from his late residence. as Torn stree;
Relatives AMI friends invited u attend.
,ptssburs Ohio AMI Detroit papers pleas
copyl
DAVIS; Killed. on Friday. February IS, 1910,
NOBLE Il Ma ~o doH * b, s,g. quarry u "'
Funeral will rake place ffcn, the Third Baptist
Church. Tuesday. February r. ~ pm
He II member If Garrison POSI-. No. -
Army and Navy Union Friends invited =
attend the funeral.
ELLIOTT On Sunday morning. February ~,
1910. at : O'Clock. SAMUEL IL. ELLIOTT,
father Of Harry " Eliot III, 30, u,,rs
Funeral Tuesday at pm from III hirsard
street
soN MAYO. only child II Oscar Raymond
and Grace Writer Evans, aged one year and
ten DAYS.
Funeral from sc Eryant place northwest Ties
day morning at IL o'clock
FIELDS. Departed this life Sunday. Febru-
airy 20 1910. AUGUSTUS FIELDS. the be
loved father of Augustus Fields. jr.: Albert
Fields Mrs Ida G. Dorsey, Beatrice Fields
and Morton Fields.
Funeral yin TAX. elssc from Vermont Avenue
BAPTIST Church "Wednesday, February - ~
nm. All friends invited
FISHER Suddenly, on SUNDAY February -
1910, al $50 Pun, EDGAR ", eldest and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-21

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sill,. Mrs I<riilxyitcb ~ New York in
veIlov, satin with diamond ornaments.
md Mrs L. GOLDSMITH in black satin and
"ntd Aesistin, in tre ,,ininr room. where
the decorations we're o. rod carnations
and ferns. were Miss Lillian BGrnsfein
con Other guests were Miss Leon Of
Norfolk. Va. Aiiss Gcldfarb Of Chicago
III: Mir. I.owenstein OF Mount Vernon.
\. Y, and Mr. and Mrs Benjamin
Isaacs. Mr. and Mrs Jacob GoldsteIn,
Mr. Maurice Rome, Miss Macht, pr.
kraener, MI Williams M:. sugar, MISS
Fannie Kruiwitch and Mr.. I-avine.
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several Sclech"ns. Among .to9g ~.
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Sohl, Mr.: Spier Ar. itehi% Aauoe.. 90 -.
Minnie lSeman, Nj ana AtS. van ~, ~.
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WASHINGTON barracks. IS ~ - 80
tho death ~ her talhtf' ne idt" -
SNOW al one tne hited gu" - $50.
from Arkansas tapt an" Ai9 f ,'
Will return to WashihSton ahout MsLSh
and viii be at the westminster i''p
and . streets, for about q month
Tie Ladies OF the Ger1nania Maennerchor
were delightfully."- entertained last night
bv the president. Mrs. Carl Cnssler, in
tons and appropriate toasts had been
made she was presented with club pin
i'm the shape of a gold Tyre. \ bountiful
German supper was served and the guests
departed at midnight. Among those
present we're Mrs Baur, Mrs. Sanders,
Mrs. yoeh, Mrs Bile. Mrs Brauer, Mrs.
Gerth Mrs Boeckler. Mrs. Helm, Mrs.
Bessler. Mrs. Smelling, Mrs. Galbreath,
Mrs Adams. Mrs Sanford. Mrs Cussler.
Messrs Cussler, Genth, Brauer. G. Noehi,
J. Sanford A. T. Adams, Aug Schwartz
and Misses Dora Cussler Louise Cussler.
Julie cussler Agnes Meyers and Elsie
Adams, Clifford Sanford and Carl Bocck-
-
Mrs William Dennis is not receiving
this afternoon. a. she is entertaining a
party. which includes Mrs Dickinson,
,yifn Of the Secretary of War at the
svnnhonv concert
The first wedding of the Easter season
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-21
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
MISS CARTER WILL MARRY AN
EARL'S ELDEST SON.
Movements of Capital Notables Here
and Elsewhere-Days at
Home-Notes.

a special cabiegram to The Star to-
day from London says the engagement
is announced of Miss Mildred Carter,
daughter Of John Ridgeley Carter,
United States minister To the Balkan
states. and Niscount Acheson, son and
heir of the Earl of Gosford. 1t will be
recalled that it was announced a few
years ago that Lord Acheson was en-
gagged to Jean Reid, now Mrs. Ward,
the daughter of Ambassador Reid. lie
is a lieutenant in the I'd Battalion of
the Cold Stream Guards. The marriage
will probably take place in London
early in the summer
Mr.. Carter will leave London this
week 10 take up his new duties at
Bucharest, and Mrs. and Miss Carter
il WAS thought, would follow him in
several weeks The coming wedding is,
however likely TO make a change in
their plans.
Miss Carter is the granddaughter of
Mrs. ID. i. Morgan. whose former resi-
dence on Scott Circle is now occupied
by the Secretary of the Navy She is
pretty and attractive and has been u
great belle in London, where she came
out q couple OF years ago, and III New
York. Newport and Washington society,
where she has visited from time to
time since her father went to. London
as first secretary of the American en-
bassy.