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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-08-15

Jake Weltmer, baseball fan of the
53rd degree, came over from Claflin
Saturday for little visit with his
many Great Bend friends and to at.
tend the ball game in the afternoon.
He had intended to return home the
same evening, but the fan fever"
was in his blood to such am extent
that he decided to remain over for
the double header Sunday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-08-15

F. W. Goldschmidt, Of Kinsley who
has many friends in this community,
has suffered a double bereavement
in the past few weeks, having lost
a brother in Cincinnati, O., and on
his return from there receiving the
sad intelligence that his father, 81
years old, whose home was at the
same place, had died suddenly.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-08-15

A marriage license was issued on
Saturday to Jos. Prusa, aged 2S, and
Josephine Holecek. aged IS. both Of
Dorrance, Kansas. A license was al
80 issued the same morning to Ev-
erett L. Mettlen. aged 20. Of Brow
nell, and Opal N. Hedrick, aged 81,
Of Hutchinson. The latter couple
we're united in marriage by Judge
Hall in his usual impressive style.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-08-15

Taylor Robertson, of Ness City,
who was brought to the st. Rose hos
ital Monday, Aug. 4th., suffering
from a particularly severe attack Of
appendicitis and for whom little II
any hopes Of recovery were at first
entertained is recovering nicely and
will soon be able to return to his
home.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-08-15

Alva LYDIA returned Friday morn
ing from Missouri where he had Wis
tied relatives for a few weeks. Pre-
vious to going to Missouri, he had
worked several weeks iu Iowa.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-08-15
TARIFF BILL HELPS FARMER.
Minnesota Paper Replies to Attacks
Of the Knockers.
From the Duluth Herald

From the Duluth Herald
Senator McCumber, Of North Da-
kota, and other Republican lackeys
Of the tariff special privilege, have
been pleading tearfully for the farm
@.
They have been picturing the ruin
that will come to him under the new
tariff law, with an eye to the pos
sibility that if they can continue to
fool the farmer about the tariff, as
they have done for twogenerations,
maybe the farmer will vote Repub-
lican" next time and turn the Dem
ocrats out.
The farmer Is indeed a uitiable OBJ
1ect when you consider what the
new tariff law Is going to do to him.
Standpattens say that the new tar
III system. puts the farmers prod
ucts on the free list, thereby rum
Ing him, and gives him no compen-
sating advantages.
With. wheat ten cents higher over
in Winnipe than 1t is in, Duluth or
Minneapolis, it is easy to see how
the farmer Is going to be buried un-
der a flood Of the pauper grain of
Canada.
And the tariff system devised by
the Democrats hardly puts a single
thing the farmer buys on the free
list. Hardly a single thing. with
these EXCEPTIONS
Cotton bagging and sacks
Plows.
Harvesters.
Rakes.
Threshhg machines.
Reapers.
Drills and planters.
Binders.
Harrows.
Shoves.
Hoes.
Mowers.
All Kinds Of planters and a~r,c,,,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-08-15

Theo. Mercer, who Is employed by
the Santa Fe at Lamed. visited with
his family at this place Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Johnson were
in from Buffalo township Saturday
visiting with friends and shopping.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-08-15

G. W. Ohmart returned to his
home in Augusta, Kansas, Saturday
after a visit here with his son, Chas+
Ohmart and family.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-08-15

Doan's Regulets are recommend
ed by many who say they operate
easily. without gripping and without
bad after effects. 25c at all drug
stores. ti'
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-08-15

John Beaman was here from Claf-
lin Sunday for a visit with his broth
er Ernest Beaman and family, and
his many Great Bend friends.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-08-15

Mrs. John B. Chapman went up
to Syracuse last week to see the
new granddaughter at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Clayton.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-08-15

Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. WOODBURY. and
family were in from the south side
Saturday visiting with relatives and
friends and on shopping trip.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-08-15

John Reinecke ST., was down
from Heller Saturday to visit with
his many old friends and to attend
to business matters.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-08-15

Joe Komarek motorcycled up from
Ellinwood Sunday for a little visit
with Great Bend friends and to take
in the ball games.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-08-15

John Welsh and Win Katzmier Of
Liberty township, were visiting and
looking after BUSINESS matters in the
comfy seat Saturday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-08-15

: VIII Charles Left this morning for
CoSmopolis, where he will remain
cor few months and may conclude
to locate permanently.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-08-15

Miss Blanche Marx is expected to
arrive home tomorrow from st. Louis
where she has visited for a couple
Of months.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-08-15
LOST.

Pocketbook containing two fives
and one dollar bills. VIII give one
half il returned. s. C. Kangius. OIL
mitz, Kansas.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-08-15

Geo. W. DOrman. Of Cincinnati, Is
here visiting his brother-i0-law, 'Bil
ly' SchWier. He expects to remain
for a couple Of weeks.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-08-15

MIS- Frank Hammond and children
returned last Friday from a visit Of
several weeks with relatives and
friends in Haven and Wichita.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-08-15

VIM. Mcclure and son. John, Of
Chase, drove over Sunday to watch
the Champs take a double header
from Rice County's pride.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-08-15

Mr.. and Mrs. D. G. Bird were Clar-
ence township people visiting and
shopping in the city Saturday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-08-15

Joe McMullen and family were in
from Liberty township Saturday for
visit with relatives and friends and
on a shopping trip.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-08-15

Miss Julia Frisby, who has visited
several weeks at the Chas. Younkin
home in this city, left on Monday for
her nome in Topeka.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-08-15

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Thornton were
IN from the west side Saturday shop.
} pin and visiting with friends.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-08-15

Martin Keenan, was in form Clar-
e0ce township Saturday, visiting and
looking after business matters.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-08-15

Maple Moore Whitzel AMI her little
niece, Vida, spent Sunday with Mt.
and Mrs. AL Nohney at Hutchinson.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-08-15

Charley Jones was down from the
farm near Heller Saturday visiting
and attending to business matters.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-08-15

Joe Komarek rode up from Ellin'
wood Sunday on his motorcycle for
a little outing and visit with Great
Bend friends.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-08-15

Harry Hoffman, and Guy johnson
were among the Larnedites who at
tended the ball games here Sunday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-08-15

John Sipes was among those from
the south side who were in the city
Saturday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-08-15

Attorney Sam Jones, of Lyons,
was counsel in case in Judge Tor
rey's court here last Saturday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-08-15

Henry Schwier was down from Heiz
er Monday for a visit with friends
and to attend to business matters.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-08-15

Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Rudiger were
in from the west side on shop
ping trip Saturday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-08-15

Tom Johnson was among those in
from the west side Saturday to look
after business matters.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-08-15

"Bill /" Hoskinson, president Of the
Lyons Baseball Association, was here
to witness the Sunday double header.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-08-15

Fred Wolf, Frank Henks and Hen
~ Drehle were among the west sid
ers in the city Saturday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-08-15

Al Mayes and Frank LANCER and
families were In from the south side
Saturday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-08-15

Carl Kienzle was here from e.
linwood visiting with friends Sunday
evening.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-08-15

Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Robertson, OF
south Of town, are the parents Of a
fine baby girl, born last Wednesday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-08-15

VIII Null was a business visitor
from Pawuee Rock township Satur-
Gay.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-08-15

Henry B. Unrlh was in from Dun
dee Saturday to visit with friends
and to look after business matters.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-08-15

DR.. A. R. Haas was here from e.
dnwood Sunday to take in the ball
games. I
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-08-15

Will Sloniger and Bert Barnd were
among the Hoisingtou people here
Sunday to take in the ball games.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-08-15

Mr.. and Mrs. R. A. Bidleman we're
visitors from the south side Satur-
dag.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-08-15

When a married man has a good
time he has to deny it.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-08-15

- Andy Leroy was a business Visi-
tor from the west side Saturday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-08-15

Fred Kienzle spent Sunday with
Lis parents in EllinwOod.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-08-15

George Tucker was business Wis
itor from the south side Monday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-08-15

jacob Rudier was a business Wis
itOr from Liberty township Saturday
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-08-15

c. L. Manuel visited friends in
the city Sunday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-17

For a number of years Alabama has
lad a county superintendent of education
n each county. and a state superinten-
lent of education to direct school mat
eIs over the entire state. 1t is obvious
Ihat the state superintendent of eduea-
ion can do only general supervision, that
ae can only plan the work and direct the
county superintendent in a general way.
With three heavy sets Of teachers exam
lie tons each year. with the finances of
.he schools and with clerical work, his
personal supervision of rural schools is
an impossibility. This, then, is the work
of the county superintendent. They are
expected to visit the schools in their
counties and to do the necessary office
work, such as receiving the teachers re-
ports and making reports to the state SUI
perintendent receiving and disbursing the
school money for the county.
This plan is successful in the counties
where there are enough schools to war
rant the superintendent giving his en-
tire time to supervision and office work,
but in the sparsely populated counties the
salary connected with the office is so
small that the county superintendent usu-
ally has other work-store, postoffice,
falm-and his opportunity to supervise
the schools is limited. The result is that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-17

schools into one system. Two years ago
the Peabody fund made an appropriation
to Alabama for maintaining a state su-
pervisor of rural schools. The salary CON
nected with this newly created office is
gift to the state from the Peabody
fund
Mr.. N. r. Baker was chosen for this
place and has had charge of the depart
ment since it was established. Imme-
dlately previous to that time his work
was in the schools of Mobile county and
the city of Mobile, and in Birmingham,
making him familiar with school life in
various sections of the state, where the
patrons surroundings and circumstances
vary with their business This UNDER
standing of farming, mining, shipping and
manufacturing districts, together with his
qualifications as school man, make Mr.
Baker particularly well fitted for this
work, which requires sympathy with the
wnole system of education and necessi-
tates an appreciation of every section of
the state.
The Plan
Ihe position is not an easy one II IS
the task of making from the little, iso-
lated schools all over the state a school
system which will be the means of really
educating Alabama's children, and ii
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-17

is proved by a case in Geneva county
whore the wagon carries 25 children to
a school which formerly had only y pu-
pills.
Why Consolidate?
The best reason for consolidation is that
ii Is the means of overcoming the unfor-
tunate features of the one room school.
1t makes possible those things which are
impossible in the isolated, unimproved
one room school. Tt makes better grading
possible, as each teacher has fewer
grades. For example, there may be two
one room school houses a few miles apart.
The entire routine of seven grades must
be handled In each of them by one teach
er. These two teachers are very proba-
bly, inexperienced. as those who are ex-
perienced usually have better places. If
these two schools were made into one,
each teacher would have fewer grades.
The number of pupils would not be less,
but there would be seven large grades
instead of IA small grades. One teacher
would have the first three grades and the
other the remaining four, where in the
two one room schools, each would have
to teach seven grades. Every teacher
realizes that he can do better work with
a small number of grades than he can
VIXEN he teaches every study from pri-
mary reading to seventh grade arithme-
tie; SO a we'll qualified teacher can be
much more easily secured for either OF
the places in the two room consolidated
school than for either of the one room
schools.
The consolidated school makes possible
the teaching of vocational and cultural
subjects for which there is no time In
the one room school. 1t is more econom-
ical just as is any combined effort, and
1t fosters social activities at the school.
This work was begun two years ago,
ara SO Its plans are already in operation.
1t is not merely a possibility, nor is it an
experiment. Mr.. Baker is giving it all his
time and the state and county school Off
eials are deeply interested. While they
have long realized the need of bettering
the rural schools. they We're unable to
change materially until the gift from the
Peabody fund financed the movement and
made possible this work which will rev.
olutionize the states country schools.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-17

school opens. The children who do not
live on the roads along which the wagons
rass are expected to station themselves
beside these roads at a scheduled time
and they are taken up as the wagon
passes. The drivers are under bond to
take care of the children and to carry
them back and forth on time. They are
given limited police power. provision
which may be desirable in some emer-
gency. That this new plan is a success
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-17

they mean an untold amount of wasted
energy. Naturally most of them are In
inaccessible places, and in small commu-
mites. There can be little grading owing
to the fact that children of all ages and
degrees OF advancement must be taught
by one teacher. and they invariably have
only limited funds and short terms. Their
equipment Is poor and scanty. and since
there are so many of them and they are
so isolated it is difficult for supervising
officers to give them much help. Poor,
unfortunate one room schooli Poor chill
dren, whose one chance in life for educa-
tion must be lessened by the lack of good
schoolsi
To improve this condition the schools
are being consolidated. This is being
done in two ways In some places two or
more small schools are consolidated at
some central place within walking dis
tance of all pupils. In others large
school districts are consolidated and the
pupils are carried in wagons to the one
newly organized school.
School Wagons
The New England states and other sec
tions of the union have used school wag-
ons for years, but Alabama has only very
recently added them to her school sys-
TEN. As yet there is no public money
for this transportation, in any county ex-
cept Mobile. There are five instances OF
consolidated schools using wagons in that
county. In Sumter county. at Geiger, a
new two story school house has been
built to replace three small schools and
there is a wagon to carry the children to
this central school, The wagon is covered
and has high sides and is drawn by two
400 pound Percheron-Norman horses. The
patrons benefited bear the expense of
this transportation. The new building is
OF brick and is heated and ventilated by
a mechanical system. 1t contains an au-
ditorium and a good library. 1t is we'll
lighted and is equipped with single desks,
musical instruments, and with other fur
nishings which extend its usefulness be-
yond teaching alone and make of it a So
cial center. One of the three buildings
which it replaced was built like barn,
The outside walls were not weather board
ed, but We're made of rough boards run
ming up and down, and there was a win
dow which had no glass and was covered
by wooden shutter
At F'airview, In Geneva county is new
school house which replaces two one room
buildings. One of these abandoned build
1ngs is little better than the house Just
described and the other is log house
The new school house is one story
frame house, built on state approved
plans. 1t has level front yard in which
are few trees of natural growth. The
whole makes one of the most tasteful
spots among the states schools.
The drivers of the school wagons stop
at the 7children's homes and deliver them
at the school house few minutes before
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-17

Prince Roland Bonaparte, grandson
of Napoleon l., has been reelected pres
ident of the International Aeronautic
Federation, which will meet next year
in November at St Petersburg.
Before adjournment the federation
voted to raise the age of candidates for
licenses of dirigible pilots from eighteen
TO twenty-one years. Each candidate
must make twenty-five trips before OBJ
taining his license. This viii tend to
minimize the chance for accidents.
All Together
From the Chicago ODaily News.
Where is my breakrast?" inquired tho
star boarder.
well, sir" replied the landlady. -I
got nice bit of FISH for you. but, I'm
sorry to say, sir. the cat
"confound the catl Then let mo have
cold chicken
Il regret to say, sir. the cat
well. then, some eggs"
."rhere are no eggs in, sir. The cat"
'Hang it all, then. Cook the cat and
Wen have it all together"
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killing of microbes according to Messrs.
Langlais and Sartory, who state their ex-
periments have shown that in five min
utes tobacco smoke will kill almost all
the microbes in the saliva. thus nearly
completely sterilizing the mouth.
One of the experiments carried out by
NJ. Langlais and Sartory was to place
several cigars in water containing many
million cholera microbes to the squars
inch. The tobacco sterilized and destroy
ed the microbes in "a hours.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-17
A CURIOUS Prize IS.
FOUNDED BY WOMAN
At FRENCH ACADEMY
$780, 900 for First Astronomer
Who Puts Earth in Com
municati0n With Any
Planet Except Mars

Paris. August 9.-(special)-A prize
which will perhaps never be awarded is
emy of Sciences for the encouragement
of research.
Twenty thousand dollars lie in the cof-
fers of the Academy and will be paid to
the first astronomer who puts the earth in
communication with any planet of the
solar system other than Mars.
This curious prize was instituted by a
woman named Guzam who died in 1899
and left the money for founding it in her
will. The reason why Nine Guzam ex-
cepted the planet Mars is not explained.
She may have thought this task too easy
of accomplishment to be rewarded with
$4,000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-17
4" "'Ologies,,

From the Washington Evening Star.
'aIost of these scientific researches are
designated by some~word that ends in
'ology.
i've noticed that" replied Mr.
Growcher.
(which do you think most important
of all the 'ologies?"
"Phra seology."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-17
To Attend Ceremony

Queen Wilhelmina of Holland and the
Prince Consort, with Mr.. and Mrs Andrew
Carnegie. will be present at the transfer
of the Palace of Peace at The Hague
from the Carnegie Foundation to the
Council of the Permanent Arbitration
court on August %. Four hundred guests
have been invited for the ceremony.
These include the 40 judges of the arbi-
tration court, the members of the diplo-
matte corps and the principal Holland
officials.
The president of the Carnegie Founda-
ton, M. Won Karnebeck, will make a
speech in French, formally transferring
the palace to the court, and the minister
for foreign affairs will make a brief
speech of acceptance. After this simple
ceremony, enlivened only by vocal choir,
the guests will inspect the palace and its
grounds.
Tobacco Kills Microbes
Tobacco is exceedingly effcacious in the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-17
Explained at Last

From the Boston Transcript
Gibs-I suppose they serve wine at ban
quets to make the speakers witty.
Dibs-No; they serve it to make the
other people think the speakers are witty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-17

each teacher has had to do his best alone
county or of the several counties has been
impossible.
The great need in Alabama's rural
schools has been definite supervision
which could tend toward making the