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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-06-18

Judge Sluss declines to be a candi-
date for congress and the republican
county convention of Sedgwick county
last Saturday in stTucted for James
II. Hallowell. This will simplify mat
tiers in the republican ranks, considera.
bly,; but it does not elect Prince Hal
to congress, by large majority. The
only recommendations he has are
these: He has been for ten years a
blind partisan, radical of radicals; a
chronic office-hOld or Office hunter;
a specialist as bloOdy-shlrt flaunter;
prohibitionist and assistant attorney
general for revenue only; bon Uiudnt
when among the boys; now an alleged
farmers friend and trucker for the
old soldier vote. Before the campaign
as over, he will be a tariff refoFmer If
he thinks it will pay; otherwise, like
Blaine, he will advocate an entire re-
peal of the internal revenue tax rather
than surrender any part of the glorious
system of protecting eastern manufac-
turers at the expense of western farm
ers. Two or four or SIX years ago Col.
Hallowell's nomination for congress
would have meant his election. This
year the masses are doing their own
thinking and if they keep it up until
November they will do their own vOt-
ing. III that event Gel. Hallowell will
discover what long-headed man Sam
Peters was In declining to be a candi-
date.
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ORIGINAL PACKAGES,

Judge Caldwell, of the United States
circuit court, sitting as judge of the
district court, at Leavenworth, last
Saturday, decided that original pack
ages of ardent spirits and fermented and
malt liquors may be sold in Kansas,
Notwithstanding the prohibitory law.
The question came before him on ap-
plication for release of eleven persons
arrested at Topeka and Salina for con-
Quoting original package houses.
In his opinion, Judge Caldwell says
that all the points of law raised in the
cases have been decided by the supreme
court of the United States and that he
must abide by that decision. After
quoting the relevant portions of the su-
preme courts decision, in which it is
held that the interference with the
sale of original packages of intoxicat-
ing liquors was an interference with
interstate commerce, and therefore un.
constitutional, Judge Caldwell says:
1T was, then, no offense for these
petitioners to sell liquor in the original
| PpShoSOo' my VI IuOL
for so doing is, in the language of the
habeas corpus act, violation of the
constitution of the United States and
| illegal. And this court has the juris-
dictlon and it is made its duty to dis
charge any person 80 illegally held in
custody"
The Judge further holds that the
size of the original package has moth.
ing to do with the case. So long as il
is an original package it is an article
| of interstate commerce and as such the
state, under the supreme court ruling
has no authority to restrict or prohibit
it's sale. The judge admits that thi:
state Of affairs seriously impairs the
efficiency of the laws of the state, but
he holds that III congress alone is to bC
found the remedy.
II do not sit here, " he says in con
cluslon. Ito make or disregard the law
but TO enforce it regardless of my owl
views of its policy or justice. 1t is t
the legislative and not the judicial de
partment Of the government that tn,
people of this and all other states mus
look for relief against the evils of TIT
sale of liquors in original packages b!
the importer or his agents. The sever
al petitioners must be discharged"
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All the crops are still growing nicely.
-. May wheat about all cut and shock
ed. Winter wheat is ripening fast.
Some of the farmers have their corn
laid by. Birthday parties have been
the leading feature of the past week.
Kitty Cook entertained a few of her
little friends on Tuesday. On Friday
night Mrs. Lappin gave quite an extern
sIve party in honor of her eldest son,
Cecil's, sixteenth birthday. The young
ladies and gentlemen, as well as the
kids, are enthusiastic over the pleas
ures and enjoyment the evening afford
ed them. :. Miss Joe Mills, of Medicine
Lodge, attended the Lappin party. She
has many friends in this part of the
county. Miss Florence Hickman, who
was guest of her cousin, Mrs. Landen
Mills, got sick, ana had to go home,
much to the regret of her young asso-
ciates. Last Sunday was children IS
Day. at Lake City. Quite party went
up from the Valley to witness the ex-
erclses, which they pronounce good. es-
pecially the singing. :. Rev. Farrell
promises to preach here soon ). "A full
attendance of members of the Alliance
is desired and requested at the next
two meetings at Forest City, as there
is business of Importance to transact.
-. Most of the Alliance people are ex-
pectinp co attend the celebration at the
Lodge on the Fourth. However, if
Judge Slush is to be one of the speak
ers, it may keep some of the western
coyotes" at home. >. There was an ar
ticle in the Cresset of last week, which,
though unsolicited, seemed to convey
the idea that the editor thought it his
bounden duty to give the alliance men
little kindly advice. But think it
failed to have the desired effect, for
when the article was read at their meet
ing, at Forest City, there seemed to be
general feeling OF Indignation, so
much so that one gentleman, who has
always been staunch republican, got
up then and there, saying he had been
subscriber to the Gresset foF years,
but it would cease with his tlrst visit to
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the Lodge. Yes, Mr.. Cresset, we will
admit that there are lots of good men
left out of the alliance; and yet we have
lots of good men IN the alliance. who
know what they want, and are capable
of attending to their own business and
l Will just Say. In all kindness, that they
have way of doing things orderly, and
that when they need your advice they
will appoint a committee to wait on
you. This community was thrown
into state of excitement, Sunday af-
ternoon, about two o'clock, by the an
nouncement that Francis Howard bad
just been drowned in the pond near G.
w. Hendrickson's. Young Howard
was aged about Is or 10 years, and had
gone with some other boys to take a
swim. The boys say he told them he
was good swimmer. They were on
the opposite side of the pond when he
went in. When he went in deep water
and went under, they thought he was
dying. They say he arose five times.
each time wipIng the water from his
face with his hand, the boys all the
time thinking he was playing. When
at last he remained under longer than
usual, they became alarmed, some run
ming for help, while Marion Kimbell
searched for the body. When Wiley
Winters reached the spot, he found the
body about six feet from where it had
sunk, with the feet up, and the head in
the mud. He was taken to DR.. Bonds,
and everything done to restore him. the
poor mother urging on every effort, but
it was all of no avail.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-06-18
TAX LODGING

y study of the abstract of taxable
property 10 Barber county on which the
taxes of 1890 will be collected will con.
vince anyone that taE-dodging is the
rule rather than the exception among a
considerable portion of the population.
There is great cry about high taxes,
aud yet 1T appears that but a small por-
tion OF personal property is reached by
assessors. The lands and town lots are
in sight and of course have to pay taxes:
but personal property is too frequently
hidden entirely or given in at such low
valuations that it bears very small
proportion of the burdens of taxation.
The table published is this issueA OF
the INDEX will bear us out In the asser.
ton that tax-dodging is very common
in this county.
According to this table there is in Tx
county but SIS worth of plate and Jew,
elry. Let any fair minded reader
count the fine rings and pms and silver
ware that he knows of and he will re
member enough to more than equal ter
times $45. Somebody has sworn falsely
Not q dollar of interest in state
county or district bonds is taxed. Ey
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Sun City Items.

Harvest is under full Roadway. The
first cutting begun on June 5th. Mrs.
ii. h. VanTrees and daughter, Dora
left, Monday, for Oklahoma, to join Mr.
VanTrees at their new home. They
were accompanied by r. Marshall and
L. L. Whitaker and wife, who contem-
plate locating there. . j. M. Jayne, at
torney at law at Medicine Lodge, is
here this week. Sam. Hoagland re-
turned from Oklahoma, this week. He
reports times hard and work scarce.
Mrs. Douglass and Mrs. Bibb were out
to the ranch, Monday, gathering null
berries. They found good many.
Currants are ripe, and our housewives
are busy gathering them. Mrs. Har-
gis lost quite a number of fine hogs last
week. w.
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The Cresset and the Alliance.

EDITORS INDEX: see by last week S
Cresset that Mr.. Axline has come out
denouncIng the Farmers Alliance.
This is what we have been expecting
for some time, and we look for him to
raise quite howl as the chances grow
! better for hiDl and his little band of
Office holders to lose their hold on the
public teat.
This wailing cry that comes up to us
this feeble protest against the newt
| able-reminds one of that cry of old that
came from the spirits which sought
refuge in the herd of swine. IS recorded
in the Sth chapter and 18th verse of
Mathew.
he is so worried about the Alliance
going into politics! Why, of course they
are going into politics! How else are
they to secure government control of
railroads and telegraphs? How else are
they to get laws to carry out those re-
forms which they demand in their plat
forms2
He says they can get anything they
want from the two old parties. What
gall it must take for man to get that
off If he had said they could get any
promises they wanted, everybody, old
soldiers included, would have believed
him. But the farmers and laborers are
getting poor and ragged living on wind
and promises. They are going to take
the machine into their own hands, and
grind out grist for Labor. So he had
as well get ready for it.
He whines considerably about the Al
lance excluding large percentage of
the people. suppose, it he could get
IN, so he could get to hold the postoffice,
and get the county printing, it would
be ali right But the Alliance wisely
excludes such as he, who have set them
selves up as a governing class; wni2c con-
slider themselves an ever-present-pro-
bate-court, to look after the people.
lie is afraid it will become a machine
such an one as he helps to run-a ma
chine that has turned out a grlst of
debts to the tune of half million that
rests with such crushing weight on the
shoulders of the tax payers. A machine
that turned out Capt. Rogers, with q
shortage of $4,000, and permits salary
grabbers 10 hold Office. who have been
drawing from $3.50 to $500 more than
their pay, No wonder the fellow is
scared, for well he knows what a power
his political machine is to help bad and
vicious men TO rob and plunder the peo-
pie. But let him possess his soul in
patience. The farmers and laborers of
Barber county are honest men. They
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demand nothing but justice and their
rights. 1t may be they will have to use
this machine to get them.
They have been driven to it because
those whom they trusted to run things
have betrayed their trust, and it may
Decome-nay, has become-necessary to
use the machinery of politics to get the
rascals out.
lie is dead set against secret socie-
ties! Does he not know that he owes
MS liberty to-day to secret political
society? Does he not know that every
banker in the United States belongs to
bankers political order, to control
political nominations Does he not
know that every liquOr-seller is a mem
her of liquor-sellers' organization. not
for his health, but for business i? Is he
not a member of two or three secret So
cleties, one of which has a political
foundation ?
The republican party is run by one of
the strongest of all oath-bound secret
societies, who meet behind closed doors.
where they fix up the policy of the par
ty, and the crowd never get any chance
to take part in the proceedings except
to hurrah over the work of the secret
cabals. Then why should not the farm
ers organize They must, in self-de-
tense. And if they have learned this
lesson, remember who taught them.
There is no law, human or divine, to
prevent it. In fact, if they have but the
instinct of dumb brutes, they would
combine for self-defense. When cattle
are attacked by wolves, they will bunch
together, with horns to the front. The
angry and disappointed wolves will then
raise great howl, hoping to stampede
the bunch, so that slngly they may be
caught and devoured.
And now that the keynote has been
sounded, await to hear the rest of the
pack take up the cry. They may sue
coed in soaring few There may be
some weak brother who has not vet
enough promises who thinks more of
his party than of himself and family,
and Will cast one more vote for the ma
chine that Axline is turning.
will now close this article, for
know editors do not like long articles {;
but l could not refrain from saying,
to use the words of the once-famous
John j., this fellow fatigues my in
dignatiOn." ALLIANCE MEMBER.
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The Removal Of Mo,.s.

In recent number of the Practition-
or, Mr.. Jamison writes on the use of
sodium ethylate in removing hairy moles
on the face. He operated in this way:
The hairs were cut off as closely as pos
sible with very fine pair of scissors.
and the mole was then painted over with
sodium ethlylate, fine glass rod being
used. When the mole had vanished
look the ethylate was gently rubbed in
with the glass rod, to make 1t penetrate
more deeply into the hair follicles. The
mole had quite black look when the
operation was over A hard crust formed
over 1t, which was nearly three weeks in
becoming detached. When it came off the
hairs were seen to be destroyed, and the
surface OF the mole had a smooth, some
what cicatrical appearance, of a much
lighter color than before; and this IA
vorsble condition continued until the
mark was scarcely noticeable.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-06-18

The secretary of the interior has re-
ceived information that prospective
settlers are making preparations to en-
ter and settle upon the lands recently
sold to the United States by the Iowa
and Sac and Fox tribes of Indians in the
Indian Territory, before the articles of
cession have been ratified by congress.
The secretary states that until congress
shall have ratified these re-arrange-
ments all settlers will be rigidly ex-
cluded from these lands and no prema-
ture attempt at settlement on the part
of individuals or parties will be toler-
ated,
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erybody knows that there are coupon
clippers in the county?
No man admits to owning stock in {
company or corporation. Where arr
the many stock companies known t.
exist in the county.
Not share in a national bank is
taxed. Is 1T possible that this is cor
rect? The assessors returns show it
1t may be that the stock is taxed under
some other heading. But where?
Only $3.2S5 in money was found in the
county. And yet the banks IN the
county have more than quarter of a
million of deposits. Why should not
money be taxable if farm land is?
Only $500 tax sale certificates are
taxed. Everyone knows that $4,000
would not buy those owned in this
county. They draw twenty-four per
cent. interest per annum and yet the
holders commit perjury and refuse to
give them in.
But here is the greatest dodge: Not
one cent of judgments is taxedI And
yet the books of the district clerks Of
flee are full of judgments; there are
hundreds of them, all drawing interest,
all unsatisfied and not a dollar taxable
How could this item have been over
looked?
Only S235 in mortgages were found!
What has become of the others? Who
cannot point out thousands of dollars
worth of these that should be taxed.
Something is radically wrong. The
assessors have not been as strict as
they should have been. They have fol-
lowed a custom rather than their plain
duty defined by law and the result is
that the land of the county is bearing
the heavy burdens of taxation, while
the bulk of personal property has es-
capped.
No wonder there is wall of dissat.
isfactiOn going up. No wonder there
is complaint. Tax-dodging among the
rich is being made respectable and the
tax levy IS increasing.
What has become of the ax-payers
league? Here is a chance for 1t to do
some good, solid work.
Read and study the table we publish
| TO-DAY,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-06-18

A joint conference of about one hun
dred delegates, from farmers alliances,
farmers mutual benefit associations,
labor unions, knights of labor and other
organizations of Kansas, was held at
Topeka, on the 18th inst, the confer
ence being presided over by President
Glover, of the alliance. 1t was decided
to put combination tickets in the field,
state, congressional and county. 1t was
decided to call the organization ''The
Peoples Party" It was also deterInin-
ed to ascertain. by a vote at the prima-
ries, whom the voters favor for United
States senator. An address will soon
be delivered to hepeople, by a commit.
tee of five, appointed by the conven'
tion.
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HazeItOn Happenings.

s. z. Medaris is thought to be dying
of consumption. s. "A want of brotherly
love and harmony is reported in the al
lance; this is not as it should be-. DIR.
Erwin shipped car load of cattle
to Kansas City, Monday The joint
stock company has purchased Huber
machine, and so j a. Robinson s speech
won. :. "A sure sign of harvest IS to see
the women coming to town for grocer
les. Luther Martin Is home from the
Emporia normal school. w. l.. Gam
BILE will start with his family to Ten
nessee next week. He expects to get
about so to 75 people to return here
with him and locate. :. Now would be
good time to trot out the dog ordi-
nance. :. Hart Bros. have sold $50 acres
of land, 8 miles northwest, TO James
Erwin, OF Highland county, Va, for
$500. Miss Mamie Betty is home from
school atEmporia. MissEvaBetty and
Miss Ada SHILLING closed their school
Friday; Mr.. Stowell has days to teach,
he having lost that much time last win
ter with the grippe. :. The Hazelton
schools had a picnic at the river on
Saturday. .Evert Anderson lett sew
eral days ago for Wichita and the re-
port is that he is in Jail somewhere;
but there are fears that the report is
not true. S. S. Robinson is kept out
of the harvest field by a new boy.
Hart Bros. have sold their cattle to DR..
Erwin and they will go east. w. B.
Clark was the first to commence and
the first to end his harvest, he having
finished IS acres Thursday. From 25
to 80 acres of wheat cut and stacked per
day is the way the header men are TALK
ing around here. w. C. A.
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Even republicans in congress admit
that the next congress will be largely
democratic, some admitting that forty
will not be to big guess. The present
congress at the December meeting will
then attempt to pass all the outrageous
legislation possible, including the
national election law, believing that as
the senate will be reliably republican
for several years that bad laws cannot
be repealed. No congress In the histo'
ny of this country has ever been guilty
of as many outrages as the present one
and especially is this true of the lower
house of the law making body,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-06-18
AN INTELLIGENT MONKEY.
How the Little Rascal Successfully De-
ceived His Suspicious Mother


ceiVed His Suspicious Mother.
81 am wholly convert to evolution, -
said clever woman to the New York
Evening Suns Woman About Town,
land, more than that, / count it an
honor to be able to claim an ancestry so
intelligent as the monkAH: 911at has
won me over is scene saw last week
in the monkeys house at the park.
"a half-grown little rascal of a
monkey had got possession of a lump
OF sugar which woman had slipped in
through the bars. Just as he had taken
the first preliminary nibble of the NOR
sci he saw his watchful mother descend
ing from her perch above to inquire
into matters. Instantly he placed tho
lump OF sugar down on the floor and sat
upon 1t, while he assumed a look of
monkey innocence that would have won
him not guilty from an 'evoluted'
jury. Then conversation took place
In which it was evident that the mother
charged her offspring with having had
a bit OF something to eat. He made
emphatic denials and showed her his
empty hands. She persisted in the
charges and supplemented them by de-
claring that he had not only got it, but
that he had even been eating it. WIZ
q dramatic gesture ne threw back his
head and opened his mouth wide. eYou
see there is nothing in my mouth it
said as plainly as words. Then he
caught his mothers face in his hands
and breathed over it, and you see there
has not been, it said. That convinced
her, and the instant her back was turned
the rascal had popped the sugar back in
his mouth and had swallowed it,
Now, the question in my mind is.
how did the little fellow know that the
sugar he had already eaten had no
flavor about it that would leave its trace
in his breath? Would he have done the
same thing if it had been peppermint
dropP'
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-06-18

The Missouri democrats, in state con-
vention, at st. Joseph, Mo-, last week
nominated as their state ticket: Judge
James b. CAN'T, of Henry county, for
judge of the supreme court; Prof. l.. E.
Wolfe, of Randolph, for state superin-
tendent of schools and Mr.. Hickman
of Stoddard county, railroad commits
siOner. The last named is president OF
the farmers alliance and his nomina-
ton was made in Difference to the
wishes of that organization.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-06-18

Buffalo, -Mans-Land, 80 miles
southwest of Liberal, Kansas, has been
named as the site for land Office for
that country. Buffalo was not town,
even, until the announcement Of it's
selection for land Office was made;
then there was great rush and several
hundred people were located in Buffalo
within twenty-four hours. Reno City,
Oklahoma, has also been given land
office
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Sunday Schools. Attention,

The Pratt and Barber county Unior
5. 5. ASSOCIATION will meet at Clipper
school house, Elm Mills township, the
4th Sunday IN June, 22d, at O'Clock o
m. to make arrangements for holding
their annual picnic. a representa-
ton of all the schools is desired.
E. NJ. BYERLEY, President,
CHAs. BRATTAIN, Secretary.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-06-18

w. T. Walker having been appointed
register of the land Office at Buffalo,
No-Man s. Land, has given up the edi-
torship OF the Harper Graphic. He is
succeeded by his daughter, Miss Miner
va Walker who has been assistant edl-
tor during the past year.
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First Published june 4. 1850,
PUBLICATION NOTICE

Before Geo. B. Johnston, a Justice of the
Peace in Hazelfon Township, III Barber
county. Kansas.
Aultman. Miller Co.. Plaintiffs,
versus
E; F. Blackburn and A. NJ. Cunning
ham, Defendants.
CAID Defendants are hereby notified that
~ said plaintiffs have instituted suit against
the defendants in the above entitled action
for the sim of one hundred dollars. and that
said cause viii De heard be1ore the above
named Justice OF the Peace. at Hazelton in
HazeltOn township, in Barber county Kan
sas, on the Both dag of June, ISaO.
III w. L. GAMBLE
Attorney for plaintiffs.