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Jl Delight fulzs (Rristmas Gift A , C. Samuels Co. Phone 40 Last Call Before Xmas Heaviest Reductions of the Year You who have not taken advantage of previous sales may do so this last week before Christmas for less than ever before Ladies9 Coat Bargains - $10 00 coats for - $ 6.67 12.50 coats for - 8.34 15.00 coats for 10.00 17.50 coats for 11.67 20 00 coats for i 13.34 22.50 coats for - 15.00 25.00 coats for 16.67 25 per cent off on all Furs Silks One lot of $1.00 Fancy Silks only 59c yard Men's Overcoats For the next week we will give 25 per cent discount on all men's overcoats. Childrens Coat Bargains Choice of any child's coat, ages 2 to 6 years in the house for $2.98 Choice of any misses' coat in the house, ages 6 to 14 years for $4.95 Ladies' Skirts Choice of any ladies' colored skirt in the house worth up to $12.00, only $3.98 Toys Be sure and visit our Toy Department. We are the dis tributors for Santa Claus For Jtfother, JIuntie, Sister, a future Wify, is one of Jtfrs. Riley's Hats. Remember at Half-Price. Mrs. J. D. Riley Keith Old Place NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT. PEN SAVES MONEY. $250,000 Is The Saving Estimated For The Past Yaar. Leavenworth, Kans., Dec. 13 The state prison at Lansing saved the state about onie-quarter million dol lars during the, fiscal year ending on June 30, 1913. This according to thee who should know, is a very conservative esti mate. It represents about one-balf of the appropriation, asked for by the warden, to be used in constructing a new penitentiary. The twine and the brick pteuts and the coal mine are tie different department where the most of the saving was made. The twine plant supplied the farm ers of Kansas with 3 million dollars wcTth( cf twine, this year at mine and a half cents per pound. This repre ecX a net profit of $32,000, which ent imtjo the etate treasury. If the farmers had, been forced to buy from outside dealers at 11 cents a pound it would have cost them $43,000 in excess of what it did. This amount tod the $32,000 profit, represents a total of $77,000 saved the citizens of Kansas on twine alone. The prison burns its own brick and - lime and BuPP&es brick to the differ ent institutions over the state. The prison brickyard manufactured in 1912 lor the use of state institutions, over 1,623,447 brick of different grades, nd the prison, received credit on the rfck account for $12,098. This was an average of about $2 a thousand less than the same quality of brick oftd for on the market. If these dif JeTent institutions bad been forced to Viy on, the open market, the cost to the state would have been about $15,344. Ttfc does not take into con sideration tine hrkk need in (he con struction of the new twine plant and other small buUdtogs in tfce prison yard. The coal mtue to the big morj( maker for the state. Last year the different institutions received 31,000 tons of coal from the prison and for this the prison was credited with $77,5OO--$2.50 per ton. It is said if the state had been forced to buy this coal on the open market, together with the 20,000 tons it takes annual ly to run the prison, it would have cost the state at 4east $153,000. Some estimates have placed the amount as high as aoe-quarter million dollars. If the prison had new quarters it is said that the annual maintenance ap propriation could be safely cut from $105,000 to $50,000 as the. saving on fuel alone would run into the thoue anda of dollars. The construction of the new twine plant is another instance of econ omy where the Ramses citizens prof ited. With prison brick, lime and labor, this plant, consisting of two buildings, will have cost the state at least $60,000 less than a.similar one constructed by a sister state. The two plants are identical in size, ex cept that the Kansas plant contains two more machines than Its neighbors. John Welsh was in from Liberty township on a business trip Satur day. Lee VoUmer was down from Dodge City to spend Sunday with home folks here. Photos are also nice as a New Years gift. Let ua make them for you now. Woods Studio, Gennaa-Am erican Bank Bldg. Ladies' $1.50 Silk Hose lor $1.15 KRAUSETS SEND A REAL PRESENT, If you have an absent relative or friend whom you desire to remember at this season, can you think of a gift which would be more appreciat ed than a year's subscription to the Barton County Democrat? It would be a reminder of your thoughtful nesg every week in the year, and would be a gift which would be thor oughly enjoyed by the recipient, and the cost would only be $1 for the en tire year. Come in and have the names of some of your relatives or friends added to the list bfore Christ mas. A croaker sat on a grumbler'? bench and croaked that the town was dead, and ne'er did once he lift his hand to push his town ahead. He cursed and swore with all his might such a town he ne'er did see the times were duU, the stores were bum as bum as bum could be. And he sat so from early morn, each bright and happy day, and croaked and croak ed witih all his might till the summer passed away. And then one night, while the wind blew cold when the winter time had come, he croaked his last and closed hfs eyes upon his earthly home. But when he reached the other shore the city bright and fair, K was no good, 'twas dull and dead, he ne'er would enter there. And since there was no other place, the croaker's fate he went, unmount ed by men, unwept, unsung none cared a cloomia' cent EX "THELMA." State cf Kansas, Barton Countr, SS- Ia the matter of the estate of J. W. Smith, late of Barton County, Kansas. NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT. Notice is hereby given that on the 17th day of December, A. D., 1913, the undersigned was, by the Probate Court of Barton County, Kan sas, duly appointed and qualified es Administrator of the estate of J. W. Smith, late of Barton County, de ceased. All parties Interested in the said estate will take notice and gov ern themselves accordingly. L. C. BREED EN, Administrator First published in the Barton Coun ty Democrat Dec. 19, 1913. The various merchants of the city have prepared some elaborate win dow displays for the Christmas seas- son, and one cannot help but catch the Yuletlde spirit by a glimpse of the. handsome showings made, and it is a pleasure for the older ones es well as the little tots to look at the beautiful assortments in the different establishments. Hardly an etabMsh- memt in town but what has on a gaJa holiday display, some of them decidedly pretentious and showing a great deal of artistic ability by the persons la charge of the work. It would perhaps be an injustice to say Just which firms had the best dis play for all are worthy of special no tice and some lines naturally make a better showing than others, but it is well worth anyone's time to make a Men's Work Shoes $2.00 to $3.00 KRAUSE'S trip to the town if for no other pur pose than to take a look at the display windows, and there is but lit. tie doubt but that If you once get a look at the attractive assortment of hundreds of both useful and orna mental Christmas remembrances the desire to fully enter into the spirit of the season and to experience the Joy of giving some of the gifts on display will be too strong to be m- siflteo. See our $3.00 and $4.00 Hats for 50 cents, at Mrs. Elder's. Remember the entertainment at the Elite Monday night for the bene fit of the Public Welfare Association. Daniel G. Bird was in from Clar ence township yeetterday, visiting with friends and looking after busi ness affairs. He drove in In his car, and reports that it was rather tough . pulling in places. School Shoes For Boys and Girls KRAUSE'S Mrs. Ed ilitohefl left yesterday for i visit with friends In Newton. Remember the entertainment at the Elite Monday night for the bene fit of the Public Welfare Association. Mrs. Harve Fankhauser and Mrs. Myrtle Krebs left Thursday for their home in Haviland after a short visit with relatives and frfends here. The famous Northland story of "Thelma", this world read book will be presented in dramatic form by Henry W. Link's fine company at I the Opera and Photo Playhouse, El- linwood, Saturday evening, Dec. 20 Thelma" is without doubt the mosi effective of Marie CoreUl's lighter stories, and it lends itself to the dramatist's scheme, making it a faultless play. It is a Norwegian tale, with a dash of the weird mys ticism of the old Vikings, the gods, Odin and Thor. The beautiful love story of Thelma and Sir Phillip Er- rmgtoa, their marriage and Thelmas unhappy life in London, and the re turn of Thelma, broken-hearted, to her old home in the AKen Fjord, Norway, followed by her husband to her snow covered home and their happy reconciliation by the light of the midnight sun, all presented by a company of competent players and mounted with special scenery end electrical effects. A powerful 6ide story embraces the picturesque fig ure of Olaf OuWmar, Thelma 's fath er, a descendant of the Viking Norse men. Later he is stabbed to death by the witch and he goes, before he dies, aboard his Norse sea boat, sets it afire and drifts down the stream in his crimson shroud of flame. A scenic production will be given in de tail, the fire ship, the vision of the death prophesying Va&yre, and the midnight sun. Seats are now for sale at the Gem Drug Store, EUm wood, and reservations should be made at once, as this promises to be the best attended attraction of the season. Capt Ewing and sons Dave and Harve were business visitors from the west side Wednesday. Remember the entertainment at the Elite Monday night for the bene fit of the Public Welfare Association. At the K. of C. Opera House, Ellinwood Saturday December 20th Presents the World's Greatest Book Play MARIE CORELLI'S "UDELRflA THE NOTVVEG1AN PRINCESS Story of the Mid-Night Sun. Romantic Drama In 5 Acts. Produced by a Selected Company. Special Scenery and Electrical Effects. Book Is Good-Play Is Better. A Heart Story of Tears and Laughter. As Good As Any Sermon GUARANTEED r'Tr0' Money Back After 2nd Act ORDER YOUR SEATS AT ONCE . Prices: 25, 35, 50 and 75 Cento Seats now on sale at Gem Drug Store, Ellin wood. Call or Phone. -1 7