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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-10-01
} THE UPBUILDING OF THE CITY AND COUNTY.


organization OF a syndicate which will have
control of all the lands owned by tho Sc COM
panfes and which will take steps to induce
immigration, etc. 1t seems to be the opin-
ion of all present that best results could be
obtained by the formation of a syndicate
company, the central company to own or
have the exclusive con. roI of all lands owned
ty the several companies and that the rep
resentatlon In the central company be based
on the equity OF the individul company In the
appointment OF n committee on oFganiza-
Noble. Fl. R Hilton, s. W. Winn, A G VIII
COX and A. b. Heber. The general plan pro-
posed and recommended 10 to organize a
corporation to be known as the Syndicate
Land Corporation with q capital of So O0O,-
90. with a directory of thirteen, the usual
complement of officers, with agencies In the
principal cities in this country and Europe
The committee recommended that all lands
decided to the company lying between range
10 west and range Is west of the
sixth principal meridian be taken
by the corporation and the equity In such
lands to stand as partial payments on sub
scription to stock. The committee among
other things. has recommended that the
corporation put as much of their ground
Into wheat rs the time would allow In
nearly all OF Western Kansas wheat was a
successful crop this year and the committee
thinks thHt by buying or renting one or two
steam plows for each county an immense
acreage could be cultivated and the revenue
from this next year woull go q great way
toward carrying the company along.
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NO.. 19.

Franklin, the home OF Colonel N. N.
Cox, the Alliance candidate. Colonel
Cox led Mr. Whitthorne throughout the
meeting, having majority of votes cast
of from eight to twelve.
AS the season for State and county
fairs is close at hand, it is urged upon
members of the order to secure wherever
possible an "Allience day." and obtain
good Alliance speaker for the occa-
sion Through this means the doctrines
and principles of the order can be placed
before many of the best farmers of the
country that Alliance literature has
been unable to reach.-Economist.
The following ticket was nominated
by the South Carolina Democratic con-
vention: Governor, R. E. Tillman, of
Edgefeld; Lieutenant-Governo E. B.
Garry, of Abbeville; Secretary of State,
Z. E. Tindall, of Clarendon; Treasurer,
w. T. C Bates, of Orange burg; Attor-
ney-General, Y. j. Pope, of Newberry.
The Farmers Alliance controlled the
convention and nominated the candi-
dates
Some farmers are still wearing green
ties to do as we want them to-" If
there was any such thing as this it
would be all right but the idea of fore
ing the o;d party is one of the impossi-
bilties You have been trying this
method until thousands of your num-
bers have been forced to the wall, and
the end is not yet Farmers can not
force either of the old parties to do or
undo any thing. They have been
weighed in the balances and found
wanting. Farmer Friend.
Now that the farmers are resolved
that they shall be represented in Con-
gress and Legislatures by men of their
own selection, and tried and true, the
voice of the partisan in all parties is
raised against such honorable names as
shall be presented This is natural and
has been the case from the remotest
days. But farmers, if they are TO be
successful, must not listen to such
SANDER, but examine for themselves
Look at the record of those you would
have represent you and let that be the
guide, but shun the partisan's cry for
or against the men of your selection
Exchange.
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UNEQUAL FREIGHTS.
Argument For the Government Owner
ahiD nf RaiIrooAa

Argument For the Government Owner
ship of Railroads.
The Government railroads of Russia
are paying great and fast growing profits
into the treasury of that Empire. In
1888 the net surplus was SIT, 600, 600. In
1889 it is said to have been SIT, 500, ,0O0
Taking this as basis, our railroads,
if they were operated by the Govern
ment would pay all taxes, National,
State and municipal
India has more than 16 600 miles of
railroad and magnificent depots, iron
telegraph poles, and the lowest fares in
the world.
India can only earn seven cents per day
and board themselves. But the fare for
this class of passengers is only one
seventeenth of a cent per mile, or for
one days labor the common laborer of
India can ride on the Government roads
of that country 119 miles.
The common laborer of the United
States will not earn more than $1.50 per
day on an average, and board himself;
but at three cents per mile he can only
ride fifty miles for the price of one
the poor pauper of India of sixty-nine
miles for one days labor, or 25, 1876
miles further that pauper can ride in
a year than the great and free inde-
pendent American citizen.
One Of the best papers of the West in
an issue dated April IL, 1889, states of
John l. Blair who was one of the build
ers of the Sioux City & Pacific railroad:
THE business was so shrewdly man
aged that for every dollar expended the
incorporators received back five dollars
in securities"
This is fair sample of corporation
railroading. What does it moan? 1t
means that if the Sioux City & Pacific
paid five per cent. interest on its mort
gage Indebtedness it was equivalent to
25 per cent. on the cost of construction.
And as it charges no higher rate than
other roads, it means that if we are
charged Is cents per bushel freight
from the Missouri river to Chicago on
grain, road built and run on the cost
of construction could make the same
profit at one-fifth that price, or three
cents per bushel.
1t means the same with all other
products-wheat, cattle, hogs, etc.
1t means the same thing of such goods
as we all must buy and pay corporation
high freight on from Eastern factories
It means more!
1t means while our farms are now
only worth $50 per acre, that that is
only one-ffth the actual value of our
land.
You all know that the value of your
farm depends on the nearness Of your
farm to market, or in other words, the
cost of freight on farmers products
regulates the value of his land and the
amount of profits he is to make.
It means that the Missouri valley
farms would be worth more when the
Government shall own the railroads
than Mississippi valley farms are worth
now, because it costs us Ave times too
much freight-Farmers' Voice.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-10-01
FARMERS, READ THIS.

How Strikes Are to BE Suppressed BY q
Combination of Rich COrporations-AP Fro
posed Gigantic Land Monopoly.
For years, says the Nonconform;st
the protected manufacturers, the cor
porations and money interests have
preached submission to the laboring
men, telling them to stay with their
bosses, stay with their parties, well
give you relief" well look after your
interests" They have done so. Under
the benefcent favor OF protection, they
have an abundandance of stock manu-
factured ahead, have, by pooling, form
ing trusts, reduced the cost of produc-
ton, filled the land with foreign labor.
and now, with fingers to their noses,
they tell the laboring men to ''strike If
you want to, we are Indifferent" Read
the following Associated Press dispatch,
dated Pittsburgh, Pa, September s.
Smack your lips over it and read it
again. Then help yourselves If you
can:
A number OF the richest corporations IN
the country have formed an alliance against
strikes. Among the corporations which are
members OF the cImbination are the West
iDghouse system, the Yale Lock Company,
the Colt Arms Company and four or hve
other big factories In Connecticut, and pre-
sumably the Pullman interests. The COM
pact agreed, in case strike occurr ID, to en-
force unreasonable demands, whether the
strike be against one or al of them as asso-
ciated factories ali work is to cease The
strikers are to be allowed to remain idle un-
til they see fit to rcturn to work and no
factory is to employ any worker who may
have left another factory on a strike.
Neither is an associated factory to seek
WOrEaFo dnTfnU q nf ha
federated works.
But" says Mr.. Farmer, that's a
mbine against wage workers." Yes,
but who are the farmers best custom
ers? Are they not the laboring popula-
ton of the East? Certainly. But do
not lap your chops in contentment too
soon, Mr. Farmer A job is printing for
you. too Wait till all these lands are
foreclosed upon: wait till your British
masters tell you to clear out, we want
these farms cleared Of their fences,
houses, etc; we want fine park here
for our fox hunts. No one but our ten
ants can live in this settlement?' Then
what are you going to do about it?
Say, friend, how many more times are
you going to call the men who are warm
ing you of these dangers, fools, F"
''cranks," anarchists Socialists"
and the like, all the while voting for
the same old bosses who never refuse to
make law or pass an act when asked
by corporation?
''Oh, we are done with that sort of
thing" you say You said so two years
ago. didn't you, but when the bosses
blew off load of dynamite you ran like
scared rabbits and You'll do it again
at least that is what they are betting on.
Now read this item dated Topeka,
Kan, September 6:
| meeting Of the representatives of the
various oan COMPANIES, which have ac-
/ qeir.ai lands by foreclosure Ia Western Kan
| sas aud East. rn ColoraGo. is being held In
l th city for the purpose Of csmpIetipR che
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-10-01
A warning.

No statesman ever possessed the love
and devotion Of his constituency to
higher degree than did Daniel Webster,
and yet upon one occasion, when he had
differed with the people on question,
they refused to re-elect him. The citi-
zens Of Georgia, Kansas and North Caro-
lima are about to be put to similar test
In each State their favorite is offered
the people as candidate for the United
States Senate, and has declared against
the peoples platform. This causes a
conflict in each mans breast, the ques-
tion being which should govern him, his
devotion to friend or his duty to him
self, his family, his country and his
God. The situation in these three
States is very similar, and it remains to
be seen which will stand by their prin-
ciples with the most tenacity, Georgia,
North Carolina or Kansas There Is no
doubt that Gordon, Vance and Ingalls,
represent class of statesmen who have
shown by their inability to comprehend
modern conditions and necessities that
they have survived their usefulness
politic ically.-Economist
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-10-01
.rsr,fr" Not tn. os...,on.

The farmers are now pretty thorough
ly convinced that the tariff has about az
much TO do with their success as look.
ing at the moon over the right or left
shoulder. II Secretary Blaine should
present new phase of the question,
they may once more be caught In the
tariff trap The present indications,
however, confirm us in the belief that
the 4and, labor, transportation and
money questions will receive at the
hands of the farmers fair and earnest
consideration, somewhat equal to their
Importance. The duty of American
fathers should be to protect the rising
generation from the land thieves of the
present They should also demand that
labor should receive a compensation
equal to the necessities of good living
for themselves and families during a
lifetime. also fair opportunity for an
education. A further demand should
be that the railroads should be owned
and controlled by the Government and
furnish transportation at cost Their
erowning effort should be to demand q
sufficient amount of money to do the
business Of the country without any
robbery in the system Can any person
give a good reason why money should
pay eight per cent and farm industry
pay two? These questions are now be-
ing asked, and they must be answered.
Lansing mich Alliance Sentinel
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-10-01
Another Fraternal Greeting.
IT. -

hAcl LANE Al6, aug. -
EDITOR ADVOCATE: At t. close of q very
able speech by Colon ell L. l. Polk before our
State Alliance, giving an account Of his late
trip through the great Northwest, and
bringing to Us the glad announcement that
you, of the West, had determined to break
down sectionalism, 1 offered the enclosed
resolution which was unanimously adopted
by q rising vote Colonel Polk asked me to
send Il to you.
Resolved. That we send greeting to our
brethren Of the great Northwest, and say
to them, hold the fort for we are coming,
leaving behind US the dead past and look
ing to the living future.
The above is the third of these fra
ternal greetings from Southern States,
called out by the reception given to
Colonel Polk on the occasion of his re-
cent visit to Kansas The South is az
ready as the West to wipe out the Sec
tionalism that has kept US divided for
SO many years, and to unite for the ad-
vancement of our common interests.
All hail the day when this shall have
become an accomplished fact LET US
have peace."-Advocate
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-10-01
RINGS FOR BABIES.
Objections Raised BY Physicians to the
Dainty Little Ornamanfa

Objections Raised BY Physicians to the
Dainty Little Ornaments.
Baby jewelry is largely limited to bib
pins The infantile ring is not sue
cess, although fond mothers struggle to
make itpopular. A couple of years ago
the fashion was started of putting sol
itaire on the middle finger of every first
born, and for awhile the demand vase
cessive. Orders came from all parts for
the tiny jewels, and those intended for
the exclusive trade of New York were
boxed in dainty cases and presented to
the scions of fashion at the christening.
1t soon became evident that the rings
were proving troublesome ornament
for not only did the diminutive patri-
clans object to the decoration, but spe-
cial attendants were needed to keep
them from being swallowed.
For the first six months the average
baby ignores the gold ring. but almost
as soon as the shining band attracts his
attention the streak of viciousness be-
comes apparent Mr.. Baby proceeds to
gouge his eyes out and tear strips of
pink and white skin from his velvety
cheek with the edge that seems the
sharpest The fiat or ribbon band is es-
pecially adapted for this purpose and for
plowing up the soft flesh about his chin
or abbreviating the corners of his nose
there is nothing in the toilet basket
better adapted than a twisted Venetian
gold ring. All stone rings are good for
gouging purposes, and during the teeth
ing period most of the gems are swal-
lowed. It doesn't make any diff.
ference how we'll the ruby or
turquoise may be set, if baby takes q
notion to bite and the nurse is remiss,
the stone will come out and be gulped
down in jiffy. Repeated accidents,
some Of them fatal, reported to the jew
elers selling the rings, have had the
effect of reducing the manufacture of
cluster and solitaire designs One Of
the largest firms in Broadway refused to
carry any children's jewelry set with
stones, for the reason, the manager said,
''that we can not afford to sell cheap de-
signs and the trade will not pay for the
best" He added, laying aside tray Of
tiny rings set with clusters of diamond
clippings, 81 never would permit o
young child of mine to wear ieweled
ornaments until he was old enough to
appreciate their value"
An old West Side specialist Of chill
dren's diseases, whose book of baby
patients contains as many names as the
public records of a small town, consid-
ers the baby ring an idiotic species of
woman's vanity.
81 am opposed to them and always
have been, for the reason that they
shackle the child. If the mother tends
to the infant there is no danger to be
apprehended, but it is not safe to leave
baby and gold ring alone with
nurse girl
''In oonvulsion have seen children
bruise and tear themselves with a ring,
and also know that ornaments Of this
sort often worry and distress the little
ones. They may do no harm, but they
can do no good, and for that reason of
with the lingering and away with the
bib and shoulder pin until the nursing
child is old enough to enter complaint
against the cruelty and discomfort Of
maternal vanity."-N. Y. World.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-10-01
THE oHANoELLoR's JOKE.
What Came OF an InquIsitive Lady's Oues
tlon to Prince Bismarck,

What Came Of an InQuIstive Lady's 0ues-
Hon to Prince Bismarck.
The following incident, which oc-
CURED in 1896, is related by Herr Won
Sybel in the fourth volume Of his book,
''The Founding of the German Empire
by William L.: During dinner at the
Saxon embassy in Berlin, Countess Ho-
henthal, wife of the Ambassador, said
naively to the Prussian Premier, who
sat next to her: DO tell me, Excel
lency, Is it really true that you want to
fight with Austria and take Saxony?
Prince Bismarck answered, with great
amiability: Certainly it 10 true, dear
est Countess; from the very Arst day Of
my ministry have thought Of nothing
else. Our cannons are now ready and
you will soon see that they are more
powerful than the Austrian artillery
Dreadful cried the lady. But she
added, as you are in so frank humor,
give me some friendly advice. have
two estates To which shall / ny-the
one in Bohemia, or to that near Leipzig9'
If you will listen TO me- answered
Prince Bismarck, you will not 90 to
Bohemia; 1t is there, and, If I am not
mistaken, 1t is exactly in the neighbor-
hood of your estate that we shall beat
the Austrians. You might experience
some terrible adventures Go to
Saxony; nothing will happen near
Leipzig, and you will not even be
troubled with quartering soldiers for
your castle of Knauthsim 10 near no
line Of march
when the eex-Chancellor was anxious
ly questioned by other diplomatists as
TO this conversation, he was much
amused that the mocking repulse of an
indiscreet question should be taken
seriously. But Herr Won Beust, remem-
bering his long enmity against the poll
cy of Prussia, really took up the matter
In earnest sent the important news to
Vienna, demanded Austria's protection,
and declared that If Austria would arm
at once all the middle states would
stand by her, but that otherwise they
would turn their backs on her forever.
This communication from Herr yon
Beust was not without influence in the
decisions OF the military circle in Vien-
ma. The troops in Bohemia, Morayia
and West Galicia were strengthened, so
that In very short time 80, 900 men
were ready to invade Silesia from three
sides, while before only e5, 600 men were
divided among the usual garrisons.
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THE FARMERS ALLIANCE.

California Being Rapidly Organized -
Strength of the Alliance.
]. B. Rigdon, of San Jose, Cal, writes
as follows to the Pacific Union:
Quite recently have had the pleasure
to meet with your paper, and although
not Nationalist am pleased with its
purity and earnest tone in defense of
human rights. and especially of farmers,
mechanics and laborers, in their con-
test between labor and capital. Being
an organizer of the Farmers Alliance I
am deeply interested in the expression
Of the great economic questions which
are so ably and fearlessly discussed in
your most valuable paper.
A few words in regard to the Alliance
in this State may not be uninteresting
to your readers. Brother j. S. Barbee
residing at Santa Barbara, formerly of
Texas, organized the first Sub-Alliance
in the State on the 1lth of April last in
Santa Barbara County, with but eight
members; soon that county was organ
lied into county Alliance. Since
then San Luis Obispo. Monterey, San
Benito, Tulare and Fresno were organ
lied, and now this (Santa Clara) is al
most ready, while organizers are busy
in several other counties From eight
members we have grown to about 1000;
and still the grand work goes on, and
will. until by organized effort our beau
tiful land shall be free indeed from the
grasp of relentless monopolies.
AS to its practical working. / beg to
quote from letter just received from
Brother Barbee. dated at Santa Barbara:
The success which has attended your ef-
forts and mine is most encouraging and
shows us that California will be free. The
Alliance here are negotiating the sale of
their beans through the Florida Exchange,
775 Broadway Now York; also Pennsylvania
Exchange, adelphia and the Missouri,
! at St Louis. The best price offered by mid
dlemen is ia cents per pounh. New York
Exchange quote them at Ga. We are now
looking up charter car freight. The farm
ers here will save thousands of dollars on
| the present bean crop, and that, too before
| wo are able TO do our own business through
| our State Business Exchange In this coun-
| ty (Stnta Barbara) the Alliance has in three
| months gained from eight members to eight
hundred; some other counties are making
about the same progress.
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GOODBYE, JuTE sAeeINo.

AIR: THEY We GOT BRAN NEW ORGAN, SUE
Goodbye, dear jute. good bye, good bye,
You once were strong and brave.
But united Wheel and Alliance men
Will put you IN your grave.
Your greedy avarice and theft
Aroused the farmer boys
Who swore by all that's good and bad,
To rob you OF your Joys
The farmer is mighty slow to move
He is humble and contrite-
But when aroused with kicks and cuffs,
He's worse than dynamite.
Dear 1ute. merry song we'll sing,
And round your grave we'll shout;
Well bury you face foremost, so
You never can scratch out
King Cotton then will reign supreme,
Grown in the Southern field;
And robber iute must stand aside
Regardless of its yield.
Then goodbye, iute. your time is come,
Your reign is ended now.
And never more the Southern sons
VIII to your scepter bow.
Nashville (Tenn. ToileE
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Keep it before the people that the
past legislation, combined with execu-
tive action, has brought the country to
whore it now is. And that this condi-
tion of things will continue until the
remedy is obtained by legislation
through the administration of a new
political party founded on a moral
foundation. Now, then, let all the loyal
friends of all needed reforms come to-
gether and stand shoulder to shoulder
in one grand living political party.
And let the command be given and re-
given all along its line: Forward,
march! On to Washington and Topekai
Greeley Kan. Agitator.