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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-11-05
METALLIC MONEY BASIS.

An Explanation That Explains Itself
Teaching the Philosophy OF the Use of
Money.
Our good friend Ward. OF Kansas City,
did not catch the meaning of our head
ing last week-''Do Not Understand It"
1t was not intended to suggest that any
body, and especially Mr.. Ward, does not
understand the money question"
What was intended is, that some per.
sons do not understand the position
taken by the author of 1.-THE Way Out"
with respect to a metallic money basis.
The author does not believe that any
metallic or other basis for a monetary
system is needed, but the masses of this
and OF all other countries do believe in
such basis, and this general belief is
a necessary factor in pending discus
sions The object of the author
in sending out his little book 1.-THE
Way Out" is to teach the philos-
ophy Of the use of money - that
''the proper function of money Is to
serve public use" When that propo-
sition is understood by the people they
will soon lose faith in the metallic base
As long as men want gold and silver for
money let them have it What The
Way Out" teaches is that money is made
for the use of the people and that they
are entitled to use it at cost without
the Intervention Of any private, specu-
lating agencies THE Way Out" in
sists upon cutting down interest rates
TO what the people can afford to pay
and that is not a farthing more than
just what it costs to get money to them
The people do not pay toll on their
highways; nor ought they to be required
to pay royalty for the use of the peo-
pies money.
Never mind about the basis now, Mr..
Ward; let us teach the philosophy OF
money and when the people compre-
bend that and when they come to see
the great truth that they have sovereign
power in the premises that they may
make not only the money they use. but
the rules by which it shall be issued
and paid out to them, they will soon
dispose of the "base" question. A fat
paper dollar is much better than q fat
silver or gold dollar, for the reason that
there would not be 80 much disposition
TO hide away paper when danger comes
II we have no specie we shall not be
compelled to suspend specie payments
every time we need specie very much
People are learning very fast now, let
US be patient and prayerful. Kansas
Farmer.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-11-05
Justice In Holy Russia.

Ivan Demitrieff sued his laborer, Pc
tro Demitrietf before a justice Of the
peace in St Petersburg for damages to
the amount of so rubles, because the
laborer had spoiled his horse. "Demi-
trieff vs.. Demitrieff," called the Justice
"Are plaintiff and defendant related?"
ITO be sure" answered the plaintiff;
1.-The laborer is my father" The justice
was amazed at this answer, and tried to
persuade the litigant son to drop the
case against his father. But the son
would not listen to it, insisting that he
demanded justice, and that the Judge
had no business to take the part of the
defendant because the latter happened
to be the plaintiffs father. The case
was tried in due order. and Judgment
was found in favor of the defendant.
The plaintiff, however, was determined
to have his father punished, and ap-
pealed from the decision of the court.
The case was tried again in higher
court, and the Judgment of the lower
court was sustained. Leaving the court
room the son exclaimed: "There is no
use trying to obtain justice in holy Rus
siar'-Chicago Herald.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-11-05
THE LOCUST TREE.

It Is More Common In Europe Than In
Its Native Country.
Cobbett, during forced residence in
the United States from 1917 to 1919, oc-
cupied himself in farming on Long
Island, where he established q small
nursery for the propagation of fruit and
timber trees. 1t was at this time that
he came to the conclusion that moth.
ing in the timber line could be so great
a benefit as the general cultivation Of
the locust" On his return to England
he carried small package Of the seeds
of this tree home with him, and
began the systematic raising and selling
of locust trees, his total sales amount
ing to more than million plants. This,
he tells us in his book called the wood
lands" which, in some respects, is the
best book on tree-planting which has
been written in the English language
The author, in his preface, gives his
reason for having written it. MANY
years ago." he says, 81 wished to know
whether l could raise birch trees from
the seed. l looked into two French
books and into two English ones with
out being able to learn word about
the matter. / then looked into
the great book of knowledge, the
Encyclopedia Britannica; there 1
found in the general directory,
Birch Tree. See Betula, Botany In
dex.' l fastened to Betula with great
eagerness, and there found, 'Betu1a.
See Birch Tree That was all; and
this was pretty encouragement to one
who wanted to get, from books, knowl-
edge about the propagating and rearing
of trees" There are three-planters of
the present generation who turn to the
literature on the subject with results
which are hardly more satisfactory.
Cobbett's book has long been out of
print, but no other work gives such
clear and specific direction for rearing
and planting trees, and there are por-
tions of it which might we'll be re-
printed for general circulation.
Cobbett's enthusiasm for the locust
tree and his zeal in propagating it
caused it to be generally planted in En-
gland in his time, and the fashion, as
is always the case with English fash
ions, crossed the Atlantic, and fifty or
sixty years ago no tree was so often
planted in this country. Remnants Of
old plantations may be seen up and
down the Hudson river and in the neigh
borhood of all our seaboard cities, and
the locust is now fairly naturalized in a
large part of the country east of the
great plains, although originally
its range was a comparatively re-
stricted one, it being found only
in the forests OF the Allegheny
mountains, from Pennsylvania to North
ern Georgia, and, doubtfully, in q few
isolated stations west of the Mississippi
river. So far as the United States is
concerned, however. the locust tree has
not fulfilled the hopes of the early
planters 1t is preyed upon in this
country by horde of insects who bore
into the trunk and destroy the trees or
the value of their timber, and the
prophecy of the younger Michaux that
the locust tree would become more COM
mon in Europe than in it's native coun-
try has probably been fulfilled.
| and Forest
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-11-05
snakes sixty Years Ago.

Hugh McCrea, an old settler of We
dango County. Pa, in talking of old
times to an Oil City Blizzard reporter
the other day, had this to say of snakes
in his boyhood days and now: There
were seemingly no more snakes then
than there are now, except copperheads;
they were more plentiful Hogs used
to run at large and they killed great
many rattlesnakes. One time, as was
going up on the hill, heard a great
racket down in the woods On going
down there 1 saw two or three hogs
with RATHER having a fight They
would catch it and drag it and then tear
it to pieces, and they made as much
fuss over it as lift had been bear. Inever
knew of hog being bitten by rattle
snake. Have known of sheep and cows
being killed, and we lost three horses by
snake bite. Their bite does not always
kill dog. A dog will cure himself
just dig a hole in the ground, crawl in
it and lay there until he is cured The
earth seems to draw the poison out We
had a dog that was bitten. Having
missed him for two or three days, we
hunted for him, and finally found him
lying in hole he had dug under an
old house. He came home we'll enough"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-11-05
A Fine snake Industry.

For years many natives have made a
snug living out of the hunting and kill
ing of cobras and other reptiles for
which head-money was offered. 1t was
q perilous occupation and many men
lost their lives at it. But now an easier
and simpler plan has been adopted,
which is also more profitable. This is
nothing less than cobra-farming The
cunning Hindoos caught number of
the snakes alive and imprisoned them
in a carefully constructed pen, from
which escape was impossible but in
which the cobras would feel entirely at
home. There the snakes increased and
multiplied at an amazing rate. From
time to time the snake-farmers would
thin out their stock and get the boun-
ties on a few dozen heads. The bust
ness was conducted just as systematic
ally as poultry raising. About two
hundred cobras were kept as breeders
and the yield of arketable snakeheads
was large. But the Government offici-
ais became suspicious because of the
business-like way in which the heads
were brought in and their investigations
soon exposed the whole scheme and
broke up the enterprise. Cor.
. n. Y. Tribune.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-11-05

GERS or Marin, WITHIN sight OF san FRAN
cisco, mark the scattered fringes OF
what the botanists call the most SPLEEN
did and valuable coniferous forest
known on the face of the earth. II
reaches north to Puget sound and far
beyond, across British Columbia into
Alaska. Redwoods rule in California,
but then the spruces, frs and pines carry
on the great forest to the Arctic circle.
Like the deep Andreswald of England
in the days of Hengist and Horsa, like
that German forest that turned back
the Roman legions, this vast coniferous
forest is the one great physical fact of
an immense region. If the tracts that
still belong to the Government are with
drawn from public sale and presumption,
and if wise forestry laws are enacted
and enforced, California will have ever
enduring forests Otherwise, in twenty
years the best portions of this gigantic
forest will be destroyed beyond restora-
ton. The forests of Sierra Nevada, COW
ering more limited area, but protect
ing the sources of far greater number
of streams, and comprising species Of
trees far more difficult to reproduce
from seed, are in danger of far more
rapid Observation-Disclosures Magazine.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-11-05
n1a1n1re 1ns;r I1ecorn.

The outlook for the farmer, politically
and leglslatively. has never. from the
foundation Of the Government looked
so favorable as at the present provided
he Is true to his interests Independ-
Once Of action In such matters simply
means an exercise Of manhood. Every
candidates record should be carefully
scrutinized and no mistakes made.
Farmers hold the balance of power and
1t may be relied upon that their good
Judgment will guide them Alright
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-11-05
MEpIocRITY IN PARIS.
II Has Loss Chance There Than An
WHARF Else In the World.

1t Has Less Chance There Than Any.
where Else In the World.
Paris is the chief receptacle of the
veriest scum Of the whole earth. All
the Williams who can no longer remain
in their own countries, for they would
have to pay the penalty of their mis-
deeds, come here destitute and desper-
ate, ready for any uproar, hoping for
some profit by fishing in troubled wa
ters. With these, less dangerous at the
outset, but finally corrupted to any de-
gree. are the Discontinued provincials;
men who, through the want of brains
or want of energy or want Of steadiness,
have failed in all they have undertaken;
who consider themselves prosecuted
gsasusss. only to be appreciated in Par
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-11-05
Land onioe at Larned, Kans., Oct IA. 1890.

Ho'Ilu OIIOo ut 11HI IIou, 1AdIIs'' OC1 tt Io'U'
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of bis intention
to make Anal proof in support of his claim
and that said proof will be made before the
Register or Receiver of the United States Land
Office, at Larned, Kans., on Noyember29 1880
viz: william G.. Waller, ID. s. No 1855, for the
nw4 sec. 15. tip. 30 south. range II, w.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land, viz:
E.F. w. Winter. L. E. Mittendorf, e. B. Cor
ION, J M. Robinson, all of Medicine Lodge
Kansas.
Any person who desires to protest against
the allowance of such proof, or who knows of
any substantial reason, under the law and
regulations of the interior Department. why
time and place to cross examine the witnesses
of said claimant. and to offer evidence in re-
buttal of that submitted by claimant.
I'D II. T. H0I,CoIT. Register.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-11-05

"A desperate horse thief in Maine,
who escaped from jail, has been captured
by boys. Discovering him, they gave
chase and cornered him in q deserted
house, where one of the lads drew a toy
pistol and fred several blank cartridges
at him. The fellow then gave himself
up A carriage was obtained, and he
was returned to Jail by the triumphant
youngsters.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-11-05
CREAlING pIsCORp.
Efforts of the Partisan Press to Create Ds
cord In the independent Ranks.

Efforts of the Partisan Press to Create DIS
cord In the Independent Ranks.
It is plainly apparent to every news
paper reader that the partisan press Of
Nebraska is making mighty effort to
create discord in the independent farm
ers' and laborers' ranks. Every issue Of
the Omaha Bee and other papers Of its
ilk contains sarcastic squibs about the
disaffection of some set of farmers,
Knights of Labor, or other supposedly
independents ympathizers Every candi.
date is misquoted and misrepresented
Alliance and independent meetings are
ridiculed, and liberal supply Of misses
and groans' are inserted in their reports
where it is supposed that they will do
the most good. This organization for
instance didn't get its share of the off,
oes, or thatcountry was snubbed. There
are thousand and one ways in which
they expect to work the sym pathy
racket
We have only to look into the motive
of these editors to be quickly unde-
ceived. They wou have you desert a
ticket made up of farmers and laborers,
to vote for bankers, money loaners and
AdW JCLo w III WO az Gill dAAOW
to be deceived into voting for men whose
only business in life is to get rich at our
expense2 How often have the Same
oily promises been breathed in our ear,
and this same magnificent platform put
up for US to read? What matter If we
did not all get our first choice in the
independent convention, does the rail-
road ticket offer US better than we have3
For once in our lives let US bury spite
and revenge and chickering's and march
to victory under our own banners
lincoln (Neb) Farmers Alliance
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-11-05
The Doctor Could Cure 1t.

Physician with ear to patients chest)
There is curious swelling over the
region of the heart, sir, which must be
reduced at once.
Patient lanx ously)-That swelling is
my pocketboek, doctor. Please don't
reduce it too much.-Loudon Tid-BitS
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-11-05

the result is q collision, whether "comfna
thro' the rye" or not. Life Is full of coils.
ions. We are constantly colliding with some
body or something. II il isn't with our
neighbors it is with some dread diseases that
knocks us on the track" and perhaps dis
ableS us for life. Women especially il seems
have to bear the brunt Of more collisions and
Affections than mankind. In all cases OF
nervousness, bearing-down sensations, ten
derness, periodical pains. sick headache con-
geetion, Inflammation, or liberation and al
7" female irregularities and :. Weaknesses -
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription comes to
the rescue OF women as no other medicine
by druggists, under positive guarantee
from the manufacturers, that it win give
satisfaction in every case, or money paid for
Wrapper,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-11-05

To Preserve neutrality-suspicious.
beef. Add little butter, pepper, salt
and mace. Bake thirty minutes; press
into jars; cover with layer of melted
butter and paste over with paper
HousekeepeP.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-11-05

-Stranger-"Dot the cars run to the
park all the time?" Conductor-"No,
sir; only half the time" Stranger
That's funny. How does it happon3"
Conductor-'It takes the other half for
to run back"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-11-05
naar uifa n ,

ne : DeaF vile, ! wish you
would" Shelves, to be sureI
Want another button sewed on, sup
pose" Not that dear, but Then
your coats ripped or something of that
sort" s'No, was about to say that I
wish you'd 90 and select a sealskin
sacque to suit your own fancy. but I've
changed my mind about t."-Chieago
D0uk
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-11-05
A Point WeIl TaGeTD,

She-You must not let any other girl
rest her head on your bosom.
He-Why, of course notl
She-No, it would interfere with
vested rights, you know.-Munsey's
Weekly.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-11-05
A Fond Hnahand

Billy-So you have returned from
your bridal tour. What did you see on
the trip that pleased you mostP
Johnny wife.-Texas Siftinps.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-11-05
$4,000 REWARD.

will pay the ab1vc reward for the arrest
and conviction Of any person killing or uniaw-
fully handling any stock branded triangle H
~ belonging to r. T.. Hubbeli Co.. or for
- any Information leading to said arrest and
conviction. JAS A. LoCKARD, Manager.
Lodi, Barber county. Kansas. IL
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-11-05
Intellectual Pleas ures.

Mr.. Jolonel-You seem to be intensely
interested in the paper this morning.
my dear. Do you find any thing pleas
ant?
Mrs. Jolonel-Oh lots! Here are four
murders, an elopement, and divorce
case on the very first pagel-Puck.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-11-05

-Cnina's solitary railroad is eighty
one miles long, and cost 500 a mile
1t uses American locomotives.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-11-05
P|ERCE'S PELLETS

regulate and cleanse the liver, stomach ana
bowels. They are purely vegetable and per.
fectly harmless One q Dose Sold by
druggists. 25 cents vial
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-11-05

CalIfornlR RedwoOda.
The Eedwcods that stand on the Dor
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-07-28
READY FOR THE CAUCUS
The Force Bill to be Submitted 10
the Republicans Tonight.
Some of the Most Objectionable
Features Stricken Out-A Hot
Discussion Expected In
the Conference.

Special to the standard.
WASHINGTON, July E.-The republican
members of the senate elections commit
tee have finished the work of going over
the federal elections bill and will submit
it to caucus tomorrow night. They are
not all agreed upon the bill, for Teller has
reserved the right to prepare a new
amendment. Each republican senator
has receiveda copy Of the bill with re-
quest to read IL carefully and then tell the
committee what changes should, in his
best judgment, he made. The COM
mittee has cut out the par
agraph which revived the old
law allowing the use Of troops at the polls.
1t Is hard for the radical republicans to
let go of chance to surround the polls
with bayonets, but public opinion is too
strong for them to buck against il. They
have also modified some OF the penalties
provided in the house bill, and have
rubbed of some of the sharp edges Of
other paragraphs so as to make the bill
easier for conservative men to swallow.
There will be lively discussion of it in
the caucus.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-07-28

BosToS, July 27.-Delegates from l0d
railroad centres in this country and Can
ada attended the meeting of the grand
council of the steam railroad mems pro-
tective union to-day. The necessity for
an automatic draw bar, a guard and a
higher elevation of bridges was forcibly
presented by many delegates. The ques-
ton of reduced hours Of labor for train.
men and switchmen and more wages was
discussed, but nothing definite done.
Several standing committees were ap-
pointed and the general president was in
structed To secure the enactment of legis-
latian measures i'm the interests of rail-
road G uployes,
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-07-28
AS TO THAT BOYCOTT.
Governor Ross Says IL Would Be Unwise
and DislOyal.

Governor Ross Says II Would he Unwise
and Disloyal.
ST. Louis, July Ex-Governor Ross of
Texas i'm an interview yesterday, i'm reply
TO an inquiry as TO his opinion of the pro-
posed boycott of the north by the south
said: II deem the proposed boycott ut
terly impracticable and IL practicable il
would be unwise because il would array
the north and south against each other in
permanent political, social and CONNER
cial hostility. Ii would withdraw millions
of eastern capital from the south and de-
stroy the credit of thousands of southern
merchants. 1t would. in every southern
community, create enmity between those
who wavered and those who refuse to
join the boycott. A citizens loyalty
to his state and country would
be tested by false standard, while i'm the
north every interest would be arrayed
solidly against the south. IL practicable.
il would be indefensble because il would
involve the injury of friends and foes
alike. II would be practiced upon the as
sumption that the force bill, once enacted
into law, would be unrepealable; that the
just sentiment of all sections could not be
relied upon to relieve the oppressed Sec
tion from "a measure found To be tyranni-
cal and dangerous to peace.'
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-07-28
WIPED OUT BY FIRE
Halt a Million Dollars Worth OF
Property Consumed and Fiji
teen Hundred People
Left Homeless.

SPOKANE FALLS, July 27.-Meagre adj
vices have been received Of the almost TO-
tai destruction by fire of the town Of WAL
lace, the most prosperous mining camp
i'm the Northwest, situated in the Cour
d'Alene district of Idaho. 100 miles south
east OF Spokane Falls. Direct telegraph
communication with the town In not OBJ
tainable since early this evening, but .
special to the Spokane Rerie,c from Tekoa
says that as near as can be learned the
fire started i'm the Central hotel and
burned north and east. The entire busi-
ness portion OF the town In
destroyed, including a score Of
blocks, restaurants and many resi-
dences. II will he impossible 10 get
full particulars until morning. Busi-
ness men here think the loss will not bs
less than S5O0oO. All the leading business
houses, hotels and the postoiilce building
are gone.
A private despatch received at late
hour tonight says | 800 people are home
less.