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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-02-10
Republican Consistency.

The Anthony Republican charges the
alliance officers of Harper county with
incompetency. Yet 1t admits that wit.
nesses dare not lie nor jurors violate
their oaths in this county ann more
is getting too dangerous thing to do.
We rounded up the Republican last
week. In reply it says:
"Then again, the country at large is beholden
to the Republican party for all the advance
thus far made in the cause of temperance and
sobriety. What makes perjury dangerous i.
because public sentiment acts swiftly when g
fearless newspaper turns strong light upon
the wrong doing at county headquarters"
Ii the country owes the republican
party anything for passing a prohibl.
tory law, and then winking at its VIOLA.
ton in order to secure votes, the coun-
try has not found it out. Why did not
the republican officials make whisky
selling and perjury dangerousP Why is
it Getting dangerous under the admins
tratiOn of alliance officials? Why has
not the Republican, which is thirteen
years old, been a fearless newspaper
under republican rule? Perhaps you
did not dare call your soul your own
unless your republican boss gave the
wink. but now you think you can shout
and abuse alliance officials and call that
fearless. Old fellow, we wish you a
long life of fearlessness, and may you
always have plenty of alliance officials
to criticize.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-02-10

The Chicago & Alton railroad should
receive all the alliance patronage that
can be thrown to it. This road was the
first last year to make reduced rate of
half fare to Cincinnati, and it was the
first this year to give half fare rate to
st. Louis. We have had business rela-
tions with this road for many years and
have always found it more liberal than
any of its competitors. When it was
built through Missouri the people were
asked to take stock, which they did,
and when the road was finished, instead
Of going into bankruptcy, and freezing
the people out of their stock, as is the
usual railroad custom, this stock was
bought from the people at 154 per cent
premium. That's the kind of road the
G. & A. is.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-02-10

Says the Dakota Ruralist: The
resolution passed by the state presi-
dents at their late meeting very much
simplifies the position so far as the E.
A. and /. q. is concerned. It has been
claimed by some of our friends that
there was no national peoples party
organized at Cincinnati last May. We
have always contended that there was,
and that the party then organized
should go on with its work the same as
any other party. Others have claimed
that IL was only organized conditional
~, etc We believe that the F. A. and
L q. delegates when they assemble at
st. Louis will be a unit on this ques-
ton fAe dssty Of the national COMMITTEES
Of tho people, party is to push tho cork of
organisation.
~At the last session of the last con-
gresA Congressman Post OF Illinois.
introduced q short bill of only three
sections, which If enacted and enforced.
would so long way toward straight
ening mSttcrs out. I regret that 1 do
not have the bill at hand. It was re-
ferred to the proper committee, where,
1t has since slept the sleep of the just
As recall it's provisions, it empowered
the secretary OF the treasury to issue.
and pay out treasury notes of different
denominations, said notes to read some
thing like this: This note will be. re-
ceived by the United States in payment
of dues and taxes to the amount Of
dollars; and shall be legal tender to
that amount. in payment of all private
or public debts or contracts made or
entered into after this date" This note
is not promise to pay. 1t rs a promise
to receive.-Cor. Farmers Alliance.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-02-10
No Race for Blaine.

James G. Blaine, secretary of state,
has addressed the following letter to j.
). Clarkson, chairman of the national
republican committee. The letter is
dated Washington, February 9Th, and
was given to the press last night:
my Dear Sir: 81 am not a candidate
for the presidency, and my name will
not go before the republican national
convention for the nomination. make
this announcement in due season.
TO those who have rendered me
their support 1 owe sincere thanks, and
am most grateful for their confidence.
They will, l am sure, make earnest eff
fort in the approaching contest, which
is rendered especially important by rea-
son of the industrial and financial poll
cies of the government being at stake.
The popular decisions on these issues Is
of great moment, and will be of far
reaching consequence"
Very sincerely Yours,
JAMES G. BLAINE
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-02-10
The Coming Fight.

Dick Blue, of Lynn county, for years
a prominent legislator and politician,
gives the Kansas City journal this
kind of talk:
The greatest fight is yet to come.
Last fall we fought as hard as we could
and prided ourselves on it, but we only
learned to fight harder, and the battle
which will surpass those of 80 and 81
is coming next fall. The papers have
created the false impression that the
alliance people have vanished, but they
are there in large quantities still. Kan
sas men have begun to learn that a
flood of cheap money with which to re-
pudiate their debs will never come, and
since they have learned this lesson they
have paid more mortgages than ever
before. There is no denying the fact
that Kansas is covered with men who
would pay their debts with a dollar
worth nickle, and vote for a man
who promises to print money to do ii
with. Yes that is giving the state a
black name, but they are there. real.
ly believe that the two states OF Kansas
and Iowa can, in dry season, change
more votes than all the other $1,000 ,OO(
people il the nation put together. This
floating vote is composed of men who
have outrun their credit. They listen
to cranks and regulators and they
don't give d how they pay theil
debts"
Kansas farmers. how do you like fol-
this old republican politician to cal
you repudiatorsp Are you giving Kan
sas black name, or is Dick Blue lyingi
Are your fellow farmers paying mort
cages, or is the sheriff selling their
lands and releasing mortgagesP Such
SANDER will not catch any farmer votes
this county.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-02-10
A Pie Expoaition.

The greatest pie display Of which
history tells us took place N 1909 at
dinner given after the funeral
Of Albrecht w.. king of Bavaria, at
the royal palace in Munich There
were seven great pies upon the table,
representing the seven ages of tho
world The first pie was made of
apples. 1t represented Adam and Eve,
the tree of knowledge, the snake and
the apple. The pictures were made
upon the crust with CONNECTIONS of
sugar and almonds Another pie was
made of doves, and bore wonderful
representation of Noah's ark in its
center. while round the edge were
placed figures of every created thing.
A key went with this pie In order that
it might be determined what these
figures were intended to represent
Upon the crust of these wonderful
pastries appeared the tableaux Of
Abraham sacrificing Isaac. David slay-
ing Goliath. the ravens feeding Elijah,
Samson tearing open the jaws Of the
lion, and the last and most wonderful
Of all the pies, when opened, was
found to contain four living birds.
which all began to sing. In his cook
book, entitled "Epulario," is a recipe
headed: How to make pies that the
birds may be alive in them, and fly out
singing when II Is cut.up." Possibly
this is the origin of the old rhyme:
When the pie was opened the birds began to
sing
IN. Y Press.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-02-10

The Car of Russia is dlsgusted be-
cause his people are starving, and has
concluded to reduce them back TO serf-
dom. This means that the peasants
will be placed on farms, and compelled
to remain. The lands are then leased
to the mobiles, who get the people with
the land. The mobiles then work the
poor devils nearly TO death, in order to
make themselves rich. Beautiful Rus
STA! Welcome starvationl Scratch a
Russian and you find a Tartar" scratch
a Tartar and find a born anarchist
What Russia needs is leader to smash
the government into the earth. May
he quickly be found.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-02-10
NOTICES.

Politeness Is the outer garment of a
good will.
Manners and learning make a gentle
man.
We must be gentle now, so we can be
gentlemen.
There is nothing that costs less than
civillty.
A good deed is never lost. He who
sows courtesy reaps friendship; and be
who plants kindness reaps love.
Politeness is to goodness, what words
are to thoughts.
Kind words are the music of the
world.
Life is never so short but that there
Is time enough for courtesy.
Look up and not down; look forward
and not back: Iont AZ apa notin; lend
helping hand.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-02-10

The New York World says OF some
alliance statesmen: Jerry Simpson
and Senator PETER both wear gold spec.
tacles and have a fondness for store
clothes. Mr.. PETER affects q shiny
black coat, of rather antique pattern.
There is SAID to be suspicion tnat the
alliance senator's long and voluminous
whiskers are periodically treated to
hair dye. Simpson Is gaining a reputa.
tion in Washington for his cleverness
in repartee, and there is growing be.
lief that he Is very far from being the
crank he has been made out to be. Tie
most rustic in appearance of the ALI
ance congressman is Clover, who looks
and dresses like farmer, and talks as
If he were engaged in controversy will,
moving machine. But he is a man
with original ideas and was smart
enough to beat Bishop Perkins, the
new Kansas senator, in the race for
congress. In fact, his constituents
think Mr.. Clover will make fine arti-
Gle of hay when he gets an opportunity
TO spread out in congress"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-02-10

do not advance your pupils too fast.
A pupil is not ready to pass from Sec
ond reader until he can get 80 per cent.
in spelling the words. or from the Third
reader until he can do the same. 1 am
aware that. young teachers especially
desire to make good record, and they
think that rapid advancement means
amount of ground gone over, but it
means how thorough, how lasting, and
not how much. 1t you learn to spell a
word to-day and forget it tomorrow,
what have you gained? Repetition
makes lasting impression. Frequent
reviews should be given. Examinations
should be held now and then and pupils
graded accordingly.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-02-10
He Has Climbed His Ladder.

From the Coldwater Star:
"a few of the republican papers OF
this congressional district, who have
received favOrs in the way of legal no
tees from Chester l. Long, are now
tickling his vanity by announcing him
as candidate for congressman from
this district. There is no doubt but
Chester has the congressional bee in bis
hat, but he will never get the republi-
can nomination. He has already reach
ed the top of his political ladder as
state senatOr.n
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-02-10
The Anthony Republican saws

The Anthony Republican says: I'VE
want candidate who will not need a
bogus platform built to order for him.
We want a candidate who has not been
defeated, and cannot be. To those who
know the condition of affairs in the
big Seventh the best, is very apparent
that it will be exceedingly unsafe to as
sumo any risk. If the idea is to let
Jerry have second term, then of course
our argument does not hold.,n Do you
admit Prince Hal'' had bogus plat
form built under him, and all the
bright, good things you said about him
last year were liesp We think the idea
is to let Jerry have another term. He
Is good enough. AS an advertisement
for Kansas" he beats ingalls,.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-02-10

PETER did not say this, but it is true
just the same: more than all the rest,
Senator PETER feels the ridicule heaped
upon the alliance members in congress
and is always on the alert to meet an
attack. The other evening as he was
leaving a Washington restaurant the
waiter noticed that he had dropped his
handkerchief on the floor and cried af-
ter him: Senator, haven't you forgot
ten something's Forgotten some
thing said PETER, turning upon the
waiter shaply, why, young man, have
forgotten more than you ever knew,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-02-10
Brave MouNTAlNEERs.
Butterflies That Mount On Airy Wing &
High Attitudes.

High Attitudes.
Bees, the common GO betweens OF the
loves OF the plain, cease to range about
thousand or fifteen hundred feet be-
low snow-level And why? Because
it's too cold for them? oh, dear, no;
on sunny days in early English spring.
when the thermometer doesn't rise
above freezing in the shade, you will
see both the honey bees and the great
black humble as busy as their conven-
tional character demands of them
among the golden cups of the first tim
Id crocuses- Give the bee sunshine.
indeed. with temperature just above
freezing point, and he'll fit about joy
ously on his communistic errand. But
bees, one must remember, have heavy
bodies and relatively small wings; In
the rarefied air of mountain heights
they can't manage to support them
selves in the most literal sense. Hence
their place in these high stations of the
world is taken by the gay and airy but
terfies. which have lighter bodies and
q much bigger expanse Of wing-area to
buoy them up. In the valleys and
plains the bee competes at an advan-
tage with the butterflies for all the
sweets of life, but in this broad subgla-
cial belt on the mountain-sides, the
butterflies in turn have things all their
own way. They fit about like mon
archs Of all they survey, without q
rival in the world to dispute their su-
premacy.-Popular Science Monthly.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-02-10

The alliance Is losing ground rapid
ly all over the state" shout the old or
gans. 1t is the individual members of
the alliance who are losing ground.
The alliance never owned any ground.
1t is the loss of ground which makes
farmers turn to the alliance. The sher-
If has taken their ground from them.
Yes, alliance men are losing ground
rapidly all over the state, and the re-
publicans are losing offices just as rap
idlV
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-02-10

The Ashland Journal says "Jerry
Simpson struck politics in the dark of
the moon" Yes, and he hit your old
party so hard that you saw a million
stars, and had no use for a moon. You
have been afflicted with strabismus
ever since.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-02-10
THE FARMERS SIDE.
Where we are, how we got here,
and the way out"
BY Hon. w. A. PETER,
U.s. SENATOR FROM KANSAS.
12mo, cloth Price, 01.OO.
12mo, cloth

There is demand for a comprehensive and
authoritative book which shall represent the
farmer, and set forth his condition, the infu-
ences surrounding him, and plans and prospects
for the future. This book has been written by
Hon. W. A. PETER, who was elected to tho
United States Senate from Kansas to succeed
Senator Ingalls,. The title is THE FARMER's
SIDE, and this indicates the purpose of the work.
In the earlier chapters, Senator PETER de-
scribes the condition of the farmer in various
parts of the country, and compares it with the
condition of men in other callings. He carefully
examines the cost of labor, of living, the prices
of crops, taxes, mortgages, and rates of interest
He gives elaborate tables showing the increase
of wealth in railroads, manufactures, banking,
and other forms of business, and he compares
this with the earnings of the farmer, and also
wage-workers in general. In clear, forcible
style, with abundant citations of facts and fig
ures, the author tells how the farmer reached
his present unsatisfactory condition. Then fol-
lows an elaborate discussion of THE Way out, |"
which is the fullest and most authoritative pres
entation of the s.rns aud ,ie"e OF the Farmers'
Alliance that has been published, including full
discussions of the currency, the questions Of
interest and mortgages, railroads, the sale Of
crops, and other matters of vital consequence.
This book is the only one which attempts to
cover the whole ground, and it is unnecessary
70 emphasize its value. 1t is compendium Of
the facts, figures, and suggestions which the
farmer ought to have at hand.
The FARMER's SIDE has just been issued,
and makes a handsome and substantial book
of $50 pages. We have arranged with the pub
fishers for its sale to our readers at the pub
Gshers' price. The book may be obtained at
our Office, or we will forward copies to any
address, postpaid, on receipt Of $1.0o per copy.
Address
THE BARBER COUNTY INDEX,
Medicine Lodge, Kansas.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-02-10

A rate of one fare for the round trip
has been granted on all roads in Kan
sas to the National Labor Conference,
to be held in st. Louis, Mo-, February
I'D, 1892. Tickets will be on sale Feb
ruary 10th to I'D, and good for return
until March 10th.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-02-10

A new paper at Topeka, called the
Buyer and Seller, has made its appear
ance. 1t is bright, out-spoken paper,
and is devoted to the best interests of
the greatest number, and of course is
forced to take the side of the people
against plutocracy, trusts and COM
bines. We wish prosperity to the new
venture
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-02-10
ITEMS OF INTEREST

Encourage pupils to read the descrip-
tive geography In all the text books at
their command. The following items
were selected from a number of text
books. They may be cut out, pasted
on slips of cardboard and handed to
pupils with request that other inform
alton be obtained on the same subject
if possible. AT the recitation each top
ic may serve as text for short talk
from the pupil. The teacher should
guard against doing too much of the re
citing.
No part of the world possesses a larg-
er proportion of intelligent, industrious
self-reliant citizens than the Northern
Central States; and no, area surpasses
this group of States in the excellence of
the common schools and the general In
terest in public education.-Harper.
The Central States are capable of sup
porting denser population than any
other equal area in the world.-Butler,
The North Central States include
about one-seventh of the area. and
about one-third of the population of our
country.-Swinton.
No other part of the world produces
so much corn, wheat and oats "a the
prairie lands of the Central States
Butler.
Most of the lead produced in the
United States is obtained from the lead
mines of Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin and
Missouri.-Swinton.
The divide" separating the Basir
OF the st. Lawrence from that of tbe
Mississippi River. is, in places, three q,
four miles from the shores of the Grea1
Lakes. Water lifted less than sever
feet from the level of the Chicago Rive,
is poured into canal that connects tbe
Great Lakes with the ILLINOIS River
Barnes.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-02-10

The papers say Blaine is sick, sub
ject to fits of melancholy and deep des-
pondency, his mind weakened by the
steady encroachments OF Bright's dis
ease. 1t is said he will soon publish a
letter declining to let his name be used
for the presidency.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-02-10

The Topeka Capital is praIsing dem
ocrats for seeming unwillingness to
fuse with the alliance. Time was when
a democrat would swear he had done
something wrong if he received praise
from the Capital.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-02-10

If Hill should be elected president he
would reward his friends who worked
for his election. If Cleveland gets there
1e~might do as he once did-call his
workers defensive partisans' and give
all the offices to mugwumps.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-02-10

The very first bill that Senator Per-
kins introduced was one to aid a
claim" in which he is personally in
terested as claim agent. That is the
kind of a senatorial hairpin Perkins IS.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-02-10

We believe the peoples party want
murderers punished, and the next leg
islator will undo a lot of republican
law making which makes it impossible
to convict such fellows as Brennan.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-02-10

OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE COUNTY.
For SaIel

The editor of the INDEX fearing that
his eyesight and general health Will not
permit him TO remain much longer in
his present position, offers to sell-tO
the right man-his half interest in the
Office and business. Speak quick if you
want IL
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-02-10
Educational Column.
IooNDucrED BY sUpr. ]. o. HAH,

The educational column is designed to he of
interest and profit to the schools and school
ofhcers of the county. The co operation of
teachers and school officials is solicited and
contributions to this department, of pointed
articles on school matters will always be well
coined.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-02-10

What Barber county needs badly is
line of railroad through the county,
north and south, through Medicine
Lodge and Kiowa. We will do any
thing reasonable to guarantee such a
rod
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-02-10

Alliance men are losing ground in
Comanche county. We notice that the
Coldwater Star is publishing over
eighty sheriff sales, and the Enterprise
has twenty, all at one batch.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-02-10

The INDEX is in favor of Kansas
City, Kansas, as the place to hold the
first national convention of the people s
party.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-02-10

Does the republican party of Barber
county endorse Botkin? We suppose
Mr.. Long is against him, and the Cres-
set for him.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-02-10

Yes, Jerry Is Ill the flattening bust
ness. Will somebody blow up Funs-
ton again. prince Hal" is about
ready to receive another sitting on.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-02-10

All the little possibilities" are put
ting up lightning rods hoping presiden.
tial lightning Will strike them.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-02-10

Strange, is it not, that not a repubIi-
can paper in Kansas has published
Funston's speech, or even alluded to it.