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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-10-29
LAND CURRENCY.

Government Money should BE .oa,.d nm
Land and the Revenue Derived There
from Substituted For All Taxation.
We now have interest received by the
individual Interest is the burden.
Place this burden on the whole and the
person 10 free.
This Is the political ultimate of Chris
tian teaching.
Let the Church accept this truth, that
the motherhood of the Nation has
taught for centuries unto millions Of
babes!
The truth will set US freel What is
the truth? The application Of all things
to the whole
Mortgaging ourselves to the part is
the lie Mortgaging ourselves to the
whole is the truth! /,
No taxi No tax! No taxi
Set up this banner! Millions viii
flock to It!
Instead of books we need but sen-
tences i
Instead of essays we need but word
1t does not require intelligence to
grasp the truth. A plant can grasp the
daylight
Long efsays have been offered to the
plundered farmers of America-ashes.
Here is thing in which the farmer
fands immediate relief without waiting
for the world to be educated, without
waiting for the millennium.
We simply say: PAY interest to- your
selves and abolish taxation and usury.
For what you pay to yourselves you re-
ceive."
Every other proposition has arrayed
the poor and rich against each other.
All men are brothers and would be
brotherly but that the lies of false
economists have set them apart
Land currency makes men one. In It
the landlord and tenant clasp hands un-
der this great national truth, which
ultimately brings them together and
abolishes that which separates them.
The land currency and no tax prin-
ciple is to issue and loan money direct
to farmers, and on landed security, al
two per cent, this to be treated as reve-
nue. In substitution Of all taxation,
Stephen Maybell. in National viaN
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The Power of Money.

No one will deny that the present
National Banking laws have placed the
farmers completely at the mercy of
those who control the capital of the
country. If any evidence were needed,
the rapid decline in the price paid for
cotton should convince the most skep-
tical that the farmers and laborers of
America must look to the ballot as their
only means of protection against COM
bined capital. Let them determine at
once to be men, and to accept the issue
made, by storing their cotton at home
and saying that it shall remain there
until they receive moderate profit up
on the cost of production, and let them
determine that henceforth their lands
shall lie idle before they will submit to
such arbitrary and unreasonable fieec-
ing for the sake of borrowing money at
exorbitant rates Of interest-Selma
lAla.l Mirror.
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REDEMPTION.

Some Reflections on "Redeemable' and
.'Irredeem.bIe" Money Why should
There Bs DISCRIMINATION Between Gold
and GPeenbacks?
The words ''redeemable'' and ''irre-
deemable" as applied to the character
Of money. have been used great deal
in the last few years
Some have claimed one thing and
others another, concerning the value
which these words respectively add to
or detract from the currency of the
soantry.
Some have declared that all paper
money must be 'sredeemable": and yet
in the same breath have inconsistently
proclaimed that ''coin money is its own
Redeemer' They give no explanation
why one kind of money should be tres
deemable" and the other not
Others have vociferously proclaimed
the evils and denominations of SIRE.
deemable" money, and yet forget that
the history of the world never showed
another instance where there have been
such gigantic strides in all that makes
a nat',.. "~Aat and wealthy as have been
witnessed in the United States uurlng
the last twenty-five years. while using
exclusively an 'irredeemable" paper
currency.
When the Government puts out what
is called gold dollar. it parts with a
dollars worth of some persons labor.
When 1t gets the gold tn which to
make the dollar coin it has to give
''value received" and when it parts
with the coin it receives an equivalent
To ILLUSTRATES: The Government taxes
John Smith one dollar for the privilege
Of making matches. John Smith hands
over gold enough to make gold dollar.
The privilege to manufacture matches
Is the value which Smith receives for
the gold. It is the value which the
Government parts with when it receives
the gold The Government then takes
the dollar coin made from Smiths gold
and pays it to lie tier carrier for his
services In this way 1t receives back
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---S e<--------
a POLITICAL YEAR.

Necessity of the AN ,nce Acting Wisely n
Order to Accomplish It's Purpose.
This is political year, and the strain
ls great upon a non-par tisan organixa-
ton that seeks to control legislation in
the interest of absolute right by meth
DDS purely educational. 1t must act
slowly, very slowly, and conservatively,
and these attributes of true educa-
t1onal reformation are in time of heated
political contest miSconstrued and mis-
understood. But the best possible evil
dence that the move is effective, that it
is really and surely accomplishing
something, is shown by the amount Of
opposition it arouses The bitter at
tacks of a hireling press; the SANDER
Gus falsehoods of the slaves to gold;
and blow from behind Of the hypo-
critic that has pretended friendshini
the over-solicitous advice of tha
interested politician; the finger of scorn
and ridicule pointed at the order: are
only primary methods of showing that
the effort made by the order has hurt
AS 1T hurts worse other and more severe
methods OF trying to produce discord in
the ranks will be resorted to- The Al
lance newspapers will soon have to
stand a charge and siege bitter unrez
lenting and unprincipled 1t will be
waged BY methods 40 ounningly CON.
trived that nothing can save them but
the solid support of the people. They
can depend on that if once the people
become aroused to the necessity. The
only question is. will the people rally
to the support Of their papers soon
enoughP Time will show-Nation1l
Economist
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"shylock"


Quite discussion has been going on
recently among the dramatic critics in
regard to the presentation of the char
acter of Shylock, as conceived by Shak.
speare.
There is an agreement on all hands
however, that the model stage Shylock
shoula be an old man. with slogenly
clothes, thin visage. struggling beard
and partially bumped in the back, ard
withal repnlsive in feature, word and
bearing,
This is in fact the conventional Shy
lock.
1t may have been the image which
fitted through the mighty brain of the
bard OF Avon, but, good Lord, how un-
like the real genuine Shylock of to-day.
Clothed in neatly-fitting broadclothi
shoes polished to the very height of the
bootblack's professional art: immacu-
late shirt front adorned with costly dia-
monds; smooth of tongue; face wreathed
in sweet eternal smiles; we'll fed, fat
and sleek.
This is more like the real genuine
Shylock OF modern times This is the
man who sits in his elegant Office and
with a bland smile genteely cuts the
throat Of his fellow-men by loaning
money at legal rates" of interest
The Shylock of Shakspeare's time has
become the respectable banker" Of to-
day.-ChicaRo ulLl Sentinel
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-10-29
AND pIuroCKaCr.

South Carolina Republicans Nominate q
Ticket of Democrats to Beat the ALI
Rnce.
Any thing to beat the Alliancel That
is the cry of the two old parties. When
Republican State, like Kansas for in
stance, is in danger the Democrats turn
In and help them. When Democratic
State is in danger of being swept out of
existence by the new party, then the
Republicans turn in and help them.
The Tillman ticket, though nomi-
mated in the regular Democratic con-
vention, is in reality the Farmers Alli-
ance or third party ticket The follow
ing dispatch shows what the Republic
ans are doing:
CHARLESTON, 6 c., Sept. 25-The Tillman
ticket, nominated by the Democratic State
convention September 10, has by no means
been elected as yet. A bombshelI was ex-
ploded TO- day by the Republican State Ex-
ecutive Committee, which threatens to put
an entirely different phase on the matter.
The committee was authorized by the State
Republican convention to put out State
ticket II they deemed 1t advisable and the
committee have agreed upon a ticket the
composition of which leaked out to-day. 1t
is as follows:
Governor-A. O. Haskell
Lieutenant -Governor-John Bratton.
Secretary of State-J. @ Marshall.
Treasurer-W. A. Ancrum.
Comptroller General-J H. Barnweu
Attorney General-J. II Earle.
Adjutant- General-M. L. Bonham.
Superinten dent of Education-J. H Rice.
All the nominees are straight out Demo
Gratis who opposed the illman movement,
and most of them opposed It on the stump.
The Republicans assert that the ticket en-
be elected even without the aid of white
votes. There are l670 90 colored voters In
the State against $1,000 whites. OF the col
ored voters they say over ITO 600 are regis.
tered and qualified to vote for State officers.
and they can poll 100000 of these for this
straight-out Democratic ticket Besides
viii join them in voting for this ticket as
against the Tilman ticket
Even If there should be no opposition II
Is estimated that Tillman will not be able to
poll more than 10000 votes in the entire
State. Since the straight-out Democrats
abandoned the fight against Titlman the
discomfort has been growing in the party
and the Republicans count ON these oppo-
nents of 1illman to see that there shall be a
fair count
The 1illman leaders here are very much
worried about it. One Of them said the
other day that if Judge Haskell allowed the
more negroes killed in November than were
killed in 1876
The Republicans say they don't care
whether the men they nominate decline to
serve or not: they will vote for them and
the straight out Democrats may do as they
please All they are expected to do Is to see
a fair count of the ballots The ticket it Is
thought, can carry the white vote of at least
six or eight countes.-sentineL
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-10-29
CHURCHES.

DAPTIST-PreachIng each sunday at II a.
DIN. and at 80 p. m, at the courthouse sun
day school at 10 O'Clock, a IN. Prayer meeting
Wednesday evening of each week. Rev: w. A.
Cain, Pastor. Residence on Cor. Lincoln Ave
and Cherry Streets.
NHRIsTIAN.-Preac every Sunday at
~ IL o. clock, a. m, and 1880 p. m, by Elder
]. E. Nicholson. Prayer meeting every We'd
nesday night Sunday school at 10 o'clock a. m.
every Sunday. Pastors residence at the par
sonage study at the chapel,
AFETHODIsT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. every
Ix4 Sunday at ii :00 a. IN, and 80 p. m: Sun
lay school every Sunday at 10 Q, m. Prayer
neetinA every Thursday evening at 1880.
Strangers invited. d. w. PHILLIPS, Pastor.
nRESBYTERIAN.-Se every Sunday at
Z II a. m. and 1880 p. m: Sunday School at
10 a. IN. d. D. NohIh' EaeUol'
CATHOLIC CHURCH Services on End
Sunday of every month at Sherlock's hall, at
10 100 A. m REV. BITTER Pastor.
GERMAN BAPTIST BRETHREN-Hold reg
IT ular services at Mingona, Barber county,
the second and fourth Sundays in each mouth
At Forrest school house on the second SUNDAY !;
Cedar Creek school house oa the third sunday.
BY Elders Shamberger. Smith and ReRer.
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Interest the Basis of All Robbery.

The plutocracy have always practiced
and defended the mortgage system, and
when we propose to legally and con-
stitutionally dethrone them, we propose
mighty big job for ourselves. Let us
have right ideas on this subject There
is not one of us. but experience has
taught to compute interest especially
so-since we came to Dakota. Any one
of US knows that at per cent COM
pounded yearly, and added to the prin-
cipal, one dollar will double in ten
years and three months Thirty-six
doubles would take place in $40 years.
This year 1890 minus $40 leaves the
year 1920. the year that Cortes was fight
ing Mexico. If in that year one dollar
had been deposited at interest at per
cent, and carefully guarded in it's
principal and interest, in this census
year, we would have had the
thirty-sixth double as follows: First
81. 90; second, 81. 90; third, SS. 90; fourth,
$1,000; fifth, S32. 90; sixth, S64. 90; sew
enth, SIPS. 90, and so on to the thirty-six
doubles in this census year 1890 when
the thirty-sixth double would have
amounted to more than the entire
wealth of the United States. over sixty
eight billion dollars (S6S, 719, 476, 1856 OO).
Figure it out for yourselves, and you
will see that that dollar at per
cent means more than the present Ma
tion Of sixty-four millions people. 1t
means more than the entire production
of this living generation, but also more
than the eleven generations of their
forefathers have been able to accumu-
late, added to the amount we have made
in our day. That interest dollar is a
monster. The very practice is wicked,
overheard it must go.
dollar at one per cent per annum-
no acoumulation-woald have amounted
to only four dollars and seventy cents
(S4 70) total amount in the same time.
A very harmless sum.-Dakota knight
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Barber County Omcers.
POSTAL.

poetofFice atMedic1ne Lodge open from A M
To- pm. Sundays one hour on arrival of mail.
Money order, open A. N. TO P. N. Satur-
days p. o. open until p. NJ. Eastern mail
L. NJ. AxnINE, p. NJ.
H. A. brown Assistant.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-10-29

If we should assert that the next
Congress will have $50 farmer members
it would probably provoke smile. We,
however, prophesy it and confidently
await the result-American Grange
Bulletin.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-10-29
FARMERS ALLIANCE.
ARE WE NOT SLAVES TO CLASS
LAWS?

War broke the chains that bound the chat.
tel slaves;
Then, for The first the old flag over freeman
waved,
But soon class laws the freedom rally broke,
And on labor was bound the oppressive
yoke;
With laws. for all the rich and com mbination
rings,
Trusts, bankers, all combined with railroad
kings.
In one great central power; they are en-
trenched,
With uncounted mill ,ons from the people
wrenchei,
On tariff they carried tn party slaves at last
By voting them on protc and with the
party lash
High tariff the monopolists' grand old
To swamp more homes than labor ever can
The tariff that makes the laboring masses
But heaps up millions in the rich mans
store.
IT we're better to be chattel slave that's fed,
Than voting slave, by grasping money
parties led,
And be ground beneath the greedy mon
arch's heel;
Toll for bare SUI stances, without relief
and no appeal.
And thus the may are by oppressive party
leaders lei
Through prejudice or the reasoning powers
dead;
And slavery will exist as long as time will
last
II men vote for the chains that bind their
fetters fast.
NJ H. IgTINE
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-10-29

DEIPHIA LODGE, No. 140, z. of P, meets on
Monday evening of each week, at the X. of p.
hall. Visiting Knights in good standing invi-
led to attend. L. @. MOLLOY, =. Z.
Otis LORTON, K. of K. & 5.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-10-29
TRANSFER LIVE.

j. B. Gano is the manager of the South
western Bus and Transfer Line. Buses and
baggage wagons meet every train, passenger
and freight, Delivers freight and express TO
any part of the city. Leave orders at the
ofice of H. o. Brian, or at the bus barn on
KansAssyeune, west.
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aoCIETIEa.

n A. F. & A. NJ, Delta Lodge No. Y
~ Regular communications, first and
" Y third Saturday evenings in each
-" month. Ali afaliating and non-afiili-
ating masons in good standing, cordially in
viled to attend FRANK BEERS, w. M.
n. M. INGRAHAM, Secretary.
CYPRUS CHAPTER No. SO, r. A. M, meets
in Masonic Hall every I'd and 4th Thursday.
Visiting brethren cordially invited.
CHESTER l. LONG, II. P.
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n n q LORRAINE CHAPTER, No. 49,
W. Lis Nu Regular Communications, first
and third Monday evenings in each month.
Mrs. EVA l.. MERRELL, W. NJ.
MAMIE V. o. BRYAN, Sec.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-04-10
PERs0SGL.

Rev J T. Wolfe has gone % DenisOn q
hold meetings.
w ". Morrison has gone ont % Tulsa 90
take charge Of Halsell's ranch.
p d. Herr. the Chei.ss lumber mer-
chant, was among our visitors this week.
IT II Harles came mp from webbe-= Falls
this week to look aner his Big Cabin farm
Vat skinner went to Nnskogee as Wit
ness Las; Monday morning. hut managed 20
grt away ami returned next day.
Agent Peek and wife are now occupying
the Decker cottage Thes are making ar
ransemeH;s for an exfende.; summer tour-
II n Crutchaeid; has moved lack to bis
oii home near Gatoosa and viii have charge
Ofthc cattle IN the great Greek pasture south
Of fhA: place
Rev Theo- r Brewer. editor of Our
Brother in Red was in vinlta yesterday at
tending the meeting OF the board OF Trustees
OF Galloway college.
Mrs Decker. sr.. has gone home 70 Mis-
sour. and Mrs ? l. Decker has stored her
goods and gone 70 board a. the Raymond. occu-
pying rs0ms a. Mrs. PattOn's
-Drs- Fortner and Bagby are arranging to
visit Kansas City on the occasion OF the APP
prosching medical association meeting and
will be accompanied by their wives.
Marshal Needles was in the city last
Thursday on his way home from Illinois He
il the owner Of Touring mill 81 Nashville,
H.. which he offered 10 sell our people.
DR. T A Sims. dental surgeon. recently
from Rogers. ark. has located in this city
with his family and engaged in the practice
Of his profession Ills card appears in the
proper column
Frank Hicks. Of COody's BiuG. was
in town Tuesday on his way home from
senecs- lie says the people Of his neighbor-
hood are getting sloas xsIl with their farm
ing. NAM Of them having planted corn al
ready The fruit crop will fail short on &C
count OF the asf freezs-not more than half =
crop is expected n e also SAYS bad lack seems
10 have been = close COMPANION 20 .ander
Keys lecently his barn buraed dow des-
troying so bushels OF corH. two sets OF har-
ness and two hne saddles Since then his
ane horne has died
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-04-10
Sued for Three DAVIS work.

VI. W. Couch came in from Chelsea
Sunday and wen; to MuskOgee 70 an-
swer a. defendant in a law suit ''icr
three days work" {" he SAID. A report
ed. Mr. Couch hired a mas 10 put down
a foundation and after he had wOi ked
three days it looked more Ike a worm
fence than anything else and so the
man was discharged The man now
brings suit for the amount involved in
the contract and for dan. ages. IL is un-
aerstood. Shortly after striking town
pete" fell into political discussion
with Boob Little, and getting warmed
up. If not wOrsted, expressed it as bis
opinion and asked the reporter 10
state il, that the town WAS unprin-
cipled, lame on politics, and not pious
enough to hnrt. But then, when
Pete's brOgans hit real hard plank or
paved sidewalk once or twice a year
and he looks through plate glass win
dOws, il makes bis head swim and he
is likely TO form poor estimates. As
for politics he was uu fortunate in that
he struck a hornets nest and found
the old man at home.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-04-10
A Child Kidnapped.

Last Sunday night about ten O'Clock
woman entieed the twelve year
old daughter Of jim Jackson away
from her home. east os Grand river,
some iifteen miles from Yinita. That
evening man by the name Of Dock
cry came to the house of Jackson in
company with Eva Booth, a woman of
bad character. While sitting in the
room this woman called the child out
and as they did not return after an ab-
sence of ten minutes or more the men,
bers OF the household began to cal
her This seemed 10 make the man,
Decksry, uneasy, so while ali the 9TH
ers were looking for the missing child,
he left. since then neither Eva Booth
or the little girl have been seen, hence
il is supposed shs was taken away.
No one knows why, but suppOses It is
for no other purpose than 10 intro
duce her into a life Of shame Dock
cry i a slight built man 50 or 40
years old, medium height. dark com
pleKi0n, black hair and eyes and has
one front tooth missing. The woman,
or girl, for she Is only sixteen or sew
entssn, Is medium height, rather
heavy, light complexion and light
hair and large blne eyes. The child is
twelve years old, dark with dark brown
BAR aud black eyes. Jackson is a poor
man and not able % offer a reward for
the recovery Of his child but il will
be nothing more thaa a human act
for evervbSiy to De on the lookout
and If possible rescue the child from
the fate which threatens her.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-04-10
xu>kOsH -OUsI As8 GEsEaAL NOTES.
Opening -ai azsy Days - Criminal Busius,-
Onlr.


0nis-
On L. dSy the aesoaa.s for the Maskosee
eosri wee oW IN a ne m -.iac- =
Hon " p Haekncy. Of wiuaeii. AM
judges e.. and Kilaba- g. L4ael.e comfy,
Kan, afs a sRdsnee - eourt.
The term has opeaed up with every izdies-
lion Of an interesting docket This month
will BE devoted 10 criminal cases
C \. Hall. living in The territory just
souih OF COrsyvilie, kan. vas tried to-day
AMI acquitted On a charge Of assault.
la the case Of Daekworih against Taylor.
warrant was Issued against Taylor for con
tempt in disObsyIns order Of stiseanent.
The prosecuting attorney aieG motion
asking that n 7. Perry eEseuis bond f.r his
good behavior Perry was once charged with
disturbances OF religions worship. The court
properly held II bad no jarIsdiesisa in the
matter.
- p. France aud Ar. Hoants were allowed
fees in criminal cases. having CONS from their
homes apen the idea that a. they we're wiz
nssses last term and had not b-ea specially
ordered 10 remain away. that thsir presence
was again desirable.
Court opened ysstsrdsy rzoralng with the
jadgs and oaacsrs in thsi- respective places.
Metsrs. Fitzpatrick. Wells and HsE. W r.
Hackney. OF Winfield. Kan. were sdmittsd
20 The bar. Ths accounts sf commissioner
were presented By The prosecuting sttoraey
and allowed by the c0urt.
-Ths prosecuting sttorn,y fled inforzs-
tions against Martin haeksy. Gee Bransr.
Thos. Hawes. ". J. Stokes. ChAs. Baldridge.
5. N Price. wm. Sheehan. >. D. Gray. John
W. Free. Chas- Rsbins. Frank Kelley. Geo
B Gibson. II. A. Grin-y. Robert Wiz. Geo.
5 White. c W Andrews, T. Mcintosh. :.
Edwards. Z $. Gsno~a, wm- Rawlings. snd
others.
Deputy Marshal MAtfox broaght Rev Geo
ysnn. eoiored. and az others from the Choe-
t1s natioa. Sunday. charged with every thing
from cutting : twiE on Indian lands ~ chang
Ing 4 sWalisw fork in the right 10 an underbit
In tue lelt ear OF rsEor backed hogs Thoss
held 20 answer will rseeivs the minimam pun
ishment on pleas Of guilty when iaEormAtions
are Gled-
The fact that Lincoln Go0dner =: al.
charged with larceny. were in the penitrn-
tisry. sent for = term OF years. from Fort
smith. vas made known 90 the o0urt and the
cases against them were diszissed- EKecu-
tion for nns and costs SFsinst HI enry Grahzm
WIS issusd- ThOmas smith. on . plea u
guilty. Was given hEe days for disturbing rs-
ligiOus services. Lewis Spenser. eE sans
plea. got one day for beating = man villa an
IL handle
Application for Witnesses in cases Of
vsna - al. Allswrd- B0a4 Of wm neI-szore
forfeited and alias warrant issnsi. l. u.
Trics ane > W. Bobbitf, OF Grcsr coTnty.
Texas. pleaded guilty 10 timber cutting Aad
each nnsd - %. The judge wss very much
dIsgusted st the character OF these cases. sHd
stated that the next OF the Kind Brought before
him he would dismiss These cases can be
defeated 81 Trial but the time and expense e
too great. hence the accused usually pleads
guilty. and the oeesrs have dropped to this
fact snd sometimes bring trivial eases. The
ludge's veto may prove efeetusi
Hurfr :