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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-03-25


1t appears that our recorded indebt-
edness-that for which our lands are
held-is $2Z6, 900, 900 more than our
lands, with all their improvements, are
worth. If it be said our valuation for
assessment is low, it is quite as true to
say that if our landed estate were sold
at auction on notice, it would not bring
its assessed value. And the same is
true as to conditions in other states
Transportation rates, like interest
rates, are exorbitantly high, keeping
the prices of farm supplies at high fig
ures, and all sorts of farm machinery
and equipments are sold through agen-
cies, with several added profits bv the
time the purchaser is reached. A brief
but comprehensive statement of the
situation is this: Manufacturers and
railroad companies operate in combine
ton; railroads control transportation
rates, and capitalists who own the
mortgages on the homes of the people
individually, and the bonds of NUM-.
cipalities, do also own the bonds and
stock of the railroads, so that the peo-
pie are at the mercy of the compare
tiVely few men who own and control
the money OF the country The lands
of people are always held, in the end,
as security for debts At last the great
burden falls upon the land The land
must pay for everything when the end
comes. So we have it now Money is
owned by few, the government flies
to the rescue of that few whenever
"stringency" occurs in their money
MARKET" they hoard money, they i'm
poverish the people. And in these
things are found the unjust burdens
of the farmers"-Kansas Farmer
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-03-25
Greenbacks and Bonds.

Twenty-six years ago, this very year,
q few men who had $3.50, 900 in gold
locked up because they wouldrather see
the government go to destruction than
risk their money, without doubling it)
sold their gold for $500, 200 greenbacks
and exchanged the greenbaclzs at par
for six-per cent. government bonds.
They then deposited their $500. 600 of
bonds and got from the government
$3.50, 600 worth of national bank circula-
ton. For fifteen years they drew six
per cent. on their bonds; after that
they got an average of four per cent.
Now let us tabulate the deal:
Original Investment $3.50 oOo
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-03-25

The equivalent, in English money, of 81 500
was once offered by an old lady in London for
the return of favorite cat which had strayed
or been stolen. People called her q crank"
and perhaps she was. 1t is unfortunate that
one of the gentler sex should ever gain this
title, yet many do. 1t is, however, frequently
not their fault. Often functional derange-
ments will apparently change woman's en-
they are :" cranky" but tell them to use DR..
Pierce's Favorite Prescription, which is an in
fal16le remedy for " female weaknesses."
sands of poor, bed-ridden suffering women of
female weakness" painful irregularities ul-
cerat1ons, organic displacements and kindred
ailments too numerous to mention, 1t is the
only medicine for women. sold by druggists
under positive guarantee that it will in
every case, give satisfaction or the price (SI.OO
will be refunded.
WORLDS DISPENsARY MEDICAL AssoCIA.
TON. Proprietors, Buffalo, n. Y.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-03-25
MORTGAGE INDEBTEDNESS.

The Property of the People Would Not
Sell For Enough to Satisfy the Debt.
Soon after the close of our great war
vast scheme of railroad building and
settlement was projected for the west
ern region. Immense bodies of lands
were given to railroad corporations, and
these lands were sold out to individual
settlers on long time and mortgaged for
the deferred payments. Then bepan
the building of feeders to the main lines,
and these feeders were built in large
measure by the people of the cities,
counties and townships through which
the roads run. In few years all this
western region was populated, the peo-
pie enjoying facilities of transportation
exceeding those of some of the older
states, and many of the comforts of an
older civilization were enjoyed in these
new communities. Contemporaneously
with this marvellous development came
general system of money lending, the
money being in the east but repre-
sented here by loan agents. Lands
were purchased with borrowed money.
Stock and farm implements were pur-
chased with borrowed money. Houses
were built with borrowed money. and
rates OF interest ranged in the beginning
as high as 40 to so per cent. per annum.
1t appears now, in this year 1891, that
the municipalities and the people indi-
vidually are overburdened with debt
Take the state of Kansas, for example
The last report of our state board of
railroad commissioners (1SS9) shows
that the total capitalization of the rail-
roads within the state, with main line
mileage of S,755 miles, is 1856, 719, coo.
of which amount 1929, 54S, 900 rep
ressnts bonded debts, and 1921, III
OBS represents stock. For purposes of
taxation the roads, including all their
property of every description, are as
sessed at $50, 1856, 1872 The auditors re-
port for 1890 shows the municipal in
debtness to be nearly S3S, 600, OOO At
least two-ffths of the farms are mort
gagged, and the lowest estimate which
has been made by any person who has
Investigated the subject, puts the aggre-
gate farm mortgage indebtness of the
state at about $50, 600, 600. Village and
city real estate is encountered in like
manner to an extent fully equal to $780,
O0o,o OO Putting them together, the fig
IJrRS RhaxU In T.O11pd Mum I,a1e.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-03-25

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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-03-25

The French customs authorities did
not allow the bottle of lymph which
Koch sent Pastcur 10 pass the border
because its composition was unknown
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-11-28
WHAT II MEANT ny DEMONETIZA,
Tl0N OF SILVER!

A CORRESPONDENT says that mas.
much rs there Ia nothing In the coin.
age bill Of February ~, 1878, pertain.
Ing to demonstration OF any metal, II
Ia hardly fair 10 characterize that
measure as silver demonstration act.
In n certain sense our correspondent
IL correct. The act was ostensibly for
the purpose Of regulating details OF
coinage at tho mint. Its object was 10
collate and embrace In ono act all
previous legislation on tho subject Of
u, =. money. II Ia true, II made no
reference 10 the standard silver dollar
In tho way Of reconciliation or other.
wise. II did not make anything else
the unit OF value. However, II limited
the coinage Of silver to half and quar-.
ter dollars and dimes, and TO trade
dollar above the standard OF the
unit dollar. II prohibited these coins
from being a legal tender for more than
i've dollars In any one payment.
Mention Of the old unit dollar was
entirely omitted a. one OF the coins 10
he made AT the mint.
The bill contains sixty-seven sec.
ions. Section seventeen says; "No
eoins either OF gold, silver, or minor
coinage shall hereafter be Issued from
the mint, other than those VI the de.
nominations, Htandanls and welehts
herein set forth" By the terms OF
this the old unit dollar was set aside,
and silver coins in legal tender limited
to i've dollars. Many Of tho men who
voted for this bill openly confessed
lew years afterwards that they never
thought for a moment II would de.
none,ise silver. Among theae were
Thurman, Blaine, Garfield and olhers.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-11-28
wEILLy TRADE REVIEW.

Dun 4 Co. In their trade report for
the week ending Nov. 81, 1891, state
though much has happened to shake
confidence, yet con fidence ir not shak-
on. The bank failure In Boston and
tic Berlin finance troubles had scarce.
ly my effect on American markets ex-
cept that buyers were made TO hesitate
somewhat.
Receipts Of wheat ut Western cen.
tres continue at the rate Of more than
million bushels daily, aud exports
are also large, but the price has de-
clined 2. cents on sales OF 5000, 900
bushels. The speculation In corn. Is
yielding, tho price being eight cents
lower for spot, while pork products
are substantially unchanged, and oats
halfa cent higher.
The money markets OF tho country
are well supplied for legitimate needs,
but some points report speculative
money tight. i.ates on call In New
York have declined from TO 81 per
cent, and the treasury has paid out
during the week $1,000 900 more than
II has taken In. Exports OF merchan
dlze from New York In three weeks
Of November have been $50, 26i,7l9 In
value, against sis,5is, 9s1 last year,
while imports for November thus far
a y a
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-11-28

applied to a particular Kind Of ship
now coming into favor rs freight
carrier. During the last summer a
Transatlantic trip was made by the
Charles W.wetmorc, "a vessel OF the
whaleback pattern. Other tests made
since by several Of the Kind demon
sirate the superiority Of this kind Of
vessel for ocean trade.
These, vessels are built In the shape
Of a huge cigar, aud entirely Of steel
plates. The deck is slightly rounded,
from which comes the name.
IL has neither bulwafkg nor spars.
protection being afforded by strands
OF wire rope stretched around the deck,
supported by steel posts. A iurret for.
ward and n cabin, or superstructure
resembling II, are all that show above
the cigar shaped hull. when 1t was
frst talked Of sending this kind Of
vessel on the Atlantic, old captains
characterized the idea rs insanity.
The "Charles W. wetmore" was
built ut West Superior, Wisconsin. She
was first taken to Montreal, and there
loaded with 10000 bushels Of grain for
Liverpool. She arrived safely at her
destination, and was the wonder Of
tho i'is1i utr.ns', Of Englaud's
great trading city while there. She
returned In ballast to New York. She
wsa next loaded with machinery for
Puget Sound. She steamed around
by the Straits Of MagellAg and when
last heard was ut Valparaiso, on her
way to the Northern Pacific.
There Is another vessel Of this type
In the United States coastlng trade.
Her name In the "Joseph Il. Colly."
Her ability 10 siihstsnd the soverest
gales has been amply tested In the
time OF the recent storms. On trip
from Boston to New York she en-
countercd weather which caused many
Of the best craft In that trade to found
er, but the "Colly" rode out the storm
without even Inconvenience To the
crew.
These vessels arc patented and the
right to build them Is held by com.
pany OF capitalists. The capital Is
s6,OOO,OO a plant will be built at
Puget Sound for their construction.
The"w,tmore" &, loaded with machln-
cry for this purpose.
The steamer "whalcbaol" can he
used successfully for towing vessels or
bsrges. The "Colby" Is 265 feet long;
30 feet beam ami % feet depth Of hold,
with a capacity Of 5000 tons. Her crew
consists Of men, including the cap.
tain. II IL said that for safety against
weather, for chrapness IN operating,
aud for reliability in travel they will
soon supersedc the old ocean carrying
freight transport altogether. When
tho company get their plant In full
operation they will turn out one
"whaleback" per week.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-11-28

she silver dollar at the tlme Of the
passage Of this bill was actually worth
sl.03 In gold.
Almost Immediately after the bill
became law silver began to depreciate,
but during the fint year nothing Of
any extent was said. In about the
third year II became theme Of uni.
versal comment. The Forty fourth
Congress took II up. In August, 1879,
the Monetary Commission was organ
lied. II consisted OF three senators,
Jones, Bogy and Boutwell,, three repre-
sentativcs, Gibson, Willard and Bland,
aud three financial experts, Grocsbeck,
Bowen and Weston. The duty Of this
Commission was TO inquire: "First,
Into the change which has taken place
In the relative value Of gold and silver;
the causes thereof, whether permanent
or Otherwise. Second, into the policy
OF the restoration Of the double stand.
ard In this country; and, n restored,
What wv ftthbuu W tht tWV WIN" ''s'
be-" The labors Of this Commission
extended over n wide Held
In the financial world. Informa-
ton was received from every prominent
banker, financier and economic student
In the civilized world. The main sub
stance Of tho report was submitted and
ordered printed March 9nd, 1877. In
It's findings II said Of the depreciation
Of silver "rhe evil Ia enormously ag-
gravated by selecting gold as the metal
10 be retained and silver rs the metal
10 he rejected" II also said "rhat
demonstration OF silver In this country
will have powerful influence In pre-.
venting, and probably will prevent, the
decentralization Of silver In France
and other European countries" But
the item which refers directly to de-
monetizatlon reads: "rhe ancient
money OF the country, Instead Of being
Intentionally lcgislated out Of existence
by Congress, WINS revised out Of exist
ence." This, Of course, meant that ill.
yer was reduced from an article Of
money 10 n mere commodity and DO.
came an article OF commerce.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-11-28
CURRENT COMMENT.

In 1857 the City OF Bellvue, Idaho.
was anxious for water system. IL.
encouraged the Bellyue Water Com
pany to 80 ahead by agreeing TO ex.
ompt their property from taxation Tor
% year and TO pay annually one per
cent. Of the cily'- collected taxes to tho
company for the US. OF water for fire
purposes. For several years the city
failed 10 live up TO the latter stlpula-
tlon Of the agreement. The company
entered suit In the district court TO to.
cover and enforce. Judge O.. o.
Siockslager, ON motion Of the defend
ant city, non-suiicd the water com.
pany, on the ground that the statutes
provided that all water used for the
extlngulshment OF fires must be- free.
II Is presumablo that his honor, ON this
basis, took the ground that the part OF
the contract between the city aud
water company which required pay.
ment for water for fire purposes was
Illegal aud therefore void.
Perhaps only few people have
thought upon the subject, but 1t IL
evidently fact that Mr.. Pow DERBY, W no
stands at the head Of the chief national
organization Of workingmen, H. very
strong character. When ho says any
thing upon any subject requiring an
expression from him there IL always
evidence Of thought aud Judgment Ia
his utterancc. He also gives proof Of
tremendous will power. 10 far ~
known he Ia much more than ordinar.
lily honest. orproof Of his power aud
ability one has only to refer to tho nu-
merous aud determined attempts that
have been made 10 damage his uharac.
ter aud to unseat him, and then take
into consideration the fact that in every
controversy OF this nature he has come
OF with dying colors. Undoubtedly
Powderly l. n national character not
TO be considered lightly. Ills strength
lies 10 great degree In his conserva-
tism. Radlcalism Mt the head OF such
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-11-28
THE PHILOSOPHY or CRIME.

a SERIES Of articles entitled Diapers
Oh Penology" has been published In
book form by the New York Reiorma.
tory OF Elmira. Another series Of
similar character was Published about
i've years ago. Their purpose is to
promote rational, practical reform In
the treatment Of criminals, u result that
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-11-28
Is 1T NOT WORTH THE TROUBLE,


THE ore0onian, published at Port
land, Oregon, frequently has some.
thing to say about the Enormous"
But II rarely manifests any correct
understanding Of the subject. Recent
ly, II tried 10 draw some contrast be
tween the opinions Of Utah's Chief
Justice and those Of female Journal.
ist, who 10 known to be In the pay Of q
corporation 10 whose Interests her pen
Ia pledged, and OF n faction that Is IN.
tercsted In maligning the "Mormon"
people. The idea OF naming the two
indi viduals together and OF placing
their utterances on the same plane, IL
about a. reasonable NJ most Of tho re-
marks OF the Oregoniaa In reference to
the "Mormons."
In the same article, however,we find
the annexed paragraph:
"while talking about tho Mormons, II
may DO mentioned that there has been
some recent discussion Of tho origin OF
the Book Of Mormon which appears 10
auu something 70 'ne STOCK OF ih'oIn"',o"
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49, VS.. a.. s,' . S..,,,a,na
-, as."',,'a ,soa.S,. -no IN no oa,lv
n.,, =, Tho n,os.,, century. lived in
Western pennsylysnia and Eastern
Ohio. IL ha. been assorted that ,hi. orig.
inal was discovered In 1851, and that com.
pari,on show. only very slight rcsom-
hlancc between IT aud the Book OF Nor
mon - much slighter than hitherto
asserted or supposed. sun us ad'n'''ea
ihm thoro Is similarity enough 10 Prov
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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-11-28

In the region immediately north Of
US there seems TO be- good deal Of pre-.
mature cremation inprogress. Several
miners have been recently burned To
nhcsi In their cabins. There was one
cssc Of the Kind near Diamond City,
Montana, on Thanksgiving morning.
The victim was man named Pat
Gillian. ON the night Of the same day,
near Wallace, Idaho, another miner,
named Amos wooiyor, met similar
fato. In both Instances, tho lnhuman
murders appeared To be tho work Of In
cendiaries.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-11-28

Is only possible when the intelligent
public rightly appreciate aud approve
The general superintendent Of th'
Reiofnatory who publisnca thi'
volume states that he does not desire
notices Of n complimentary character
for his work, but serious review Of II
no M TO give the general public an In
terest In a very important phase oil
sociology. Any persons making a
special study Of crime and criminals
will be furnished with copies Of the
brochure on application.
In the present volume there nrf
seven very instructive articles. Tn,
flnt is on "rhe Prisons Of Grea'
Britain" by J. y. Butlera wellknown
writer Of the New York 7inieI They
were fret published In 1850. The AT
ticle "Lcsding Principles OF Modern
Prison Science" was fret read by Pro-
fcssor Colin at the Conference Of Char
tiles aud Corrections, held last May In
indianapolis. The article on "Crim-
inal Anthropology" was written by
DIR. Hamilton ID. wey, physician TO
the Elmira Reformatory. "The
Philosophy Of Crime" Is treated by DR..
Harris, United States Commissioner Of
Education. The compiler Of the
volume, who, II appears, Is an inmate
Of the reformatory, has an origina
article entitled, "rhe Elmia Reform
atory OF Today" The book, editorial
ly and mechanically, Is entirely the
work OF inmates Of the reformatory.
To persons who usually connect
crime and ignorance, the article by
DIR. Harris Ia most interesting. He
approaches the philosophy Of crime
and punishment from the side OF liter
atare and education. Man he classi'
fies M Of dual nature, animal and
spiritual. The animal or natural man
regarded rs n passive product Of he
rediiy and OF his physical environ
ment II selfish, savage aud criminal.
The spiritual man regarded rs having
realized the humanlzlng influences Of
family, civil rocloty, the church aud
state IL non.sclfish anu altruistlc.
Man emerging from the animal TO
the spiritual brings with him tho
seven deadly sins OF lust, intemper-
ancc, avarice, anger, indoloncr, envy
aud Pride. These are the great anlag-
onisms to a development Of the spir.
itual or higher self In man. Hcredlty
may have much to do with these. A
man may Inherit a strong tendency to
any OF them a. well rs to strong pas
eions or weak nerves. HIS position as
a frcc agent, however, IL not affected
by either heredlty or physical environ
ment. As DIR. Harris says: ole IL
free TO withhold from all actlon-he
can utterly suppress the natural factor
attached to him by sulclde-thisis the
transcendenial character Of his Will
n ho permits passion, or interest, or
Impulse 10 have sway, II IA he that con-
senis and Is responsible"
This IA the soil in which 10 SOW III,
seeds Of individuality and s.itrespect
I'm man. It's hero that religion and
education eau DO mad, effective. Bu,
then in civilized society the freedom Of
the individual In cities and town.
actually leads 10 lack OF individuality
and self.respec,. Under the tribal or
ua,rlarobal form religion waa NOR.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-11-28

Caprivi, the German Premier, seems
to he capable Of making some mixed
statements II the dispatches arc to be-
credited. He asserts that no nation Is
In advance Of Germany In her capacity
10 carry on a successful war. At the
same time, no says tina. Russla's
strength Is 10 great that tho Car Il In
n position TO make bis will FREEDOM
mate in the councils Of Europe.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-11-28

"The Adventures Of Fair tebel"
Il the title OF new novel OF stirring
Interest by "Mat Grim" and published
by Charles l.. Webster a Co., Of New
York. The scene Is principally laid In
Georgia.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-11-28
THE wmALHBACR.

FRoM time to time for the pas, year
the word "Whsiebaok" frequently
occurs In Dispatches and articles rcla,,
ing to marine matters, It Ii name
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-11-28

Throw drugs aud medicine 10 the
dogs; all diseases cured at little or no
cost through the treatment IA explained
In "Dr. MILFORD Hsll's Health Pam
phlet." George Goddard Agent. 7
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-11-28
A


true fruit free from others poisonous oils and strong,
rank taste. They are natural havors obtained by
new process which gives the delicate and CRATE
ful taste. Insist upon having DR.. Prices. Substitutes
are often recommended because they afford better
profit
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-11-28

As usual the people are beginning
everywhere TO speculate upon what
they imagine will be- the main points
Of President HaIrison's message 10
Congress. None Of the newspapers
are able 10 say more concerning II at
present beyond tho bare fact that the
Chic, Magistrate is busily nj work on
the document.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-11-28

1t Is an established fact that
the only natural aavors in the
market are DR.. Prices De-
licious Flavoring Extracts.
Each flavor is made from the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-11-28

Tho abduction case at Kansas CITY
Ia likely to be duplicated In various
parts OF the United smies, aud perhaps
In other parts Of tho world rs well.
Criminals are great lmi,ators. A two
year.old boy Of David T. Beal, a
prominent banker, was abducted by
the connlvanco Of woman, engaged
~ a servant, and couple Of toughs.
The distracted parents offered a reward
Of 5000 for the recovery Of the child.
The little one was restored and the
money paid. Hence we say that other
pieces OF vlllalpy Of this kind may be
looked for.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-11-28

Brazil Is passing through n period OF
snllction. just as the revolutionary
throes were subsidlng, yellow fever
breaks out and spreads among the
people.