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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-05-24

Cresset: We wondered through the asylum,
on a mere inspective call, and we noticed the
singular faces here and there along the wall
there was simpson, and Doster. and Scott and
PETER with his "way OUT" there was lands
and Beals, and other small fry; each had his
favorite hobby, and one with u keen eye said
''do you know of the populist principles, and
She easy way they are shedi"
The above were in the durable wards.
but way back in the Utmost cells under
lock and key and Hugh's guards, were
pictures of earthly bells. The irrides-
cent dreamer and tie Cresset slang
whanger shouted "Stand up for Kan
sas; boys" and their incessant clangOr
drowned reason with its noise. And
Douglass and g. /. Long and dear old
Mitchell too, were ON their Bonded
knees in prayer; and said, Dear Peck
what shall we do" the people are
bound to rule we fear. Joe Hudson,
Anthony and Botkin brave, were sing
ing there all in line, We've got a
catchword that will save, Stand up for
Kansas" that is fine. So "Stand up,
stand up, stand up" rung the rafters
and the walls; stand up, stand up,
stand up" echoed corridors and balls;
.'Stand up, stand up. stand up" jeered
the lunatical group, "Stand up, stand
up, stand up or Wen sit down in the
SOUP" Next
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-05-24
The THREE PARTIES.

The Peoples Party Scars Above the Re-
publican and Democratic Parties.
The democratic party dawdles over
the past, but its history is dead and its
prophecies are unfulfilled. Old and
enervated, the utmost limit of it's cour-
age is to propose a compromise, and it
says to the peoples spoilers, how much
is the least you will take and be salts
fed? At present it is a lean SOW in a
fat pasture.
The republican party has outlived
the age of it's heroism; had once a
mission, attended to it and now mis-
takes the husks thereof for another
An unconscious hypocrite, it fails to
distinguish between a shrewd bargain
and a principle Just now it grieves
for the flesh pots it has lost, but does
not repent over the opportunities it has
wasted.
The peoples party is young, strong
and full of high resolve
Jealous, because just; hopeful, be-
cause humane; national and catholic,
it challenges ancient fraud and has no
compromise to make with sin. It's his
tory instructs, prophecy inspires. but
x
face toward the future it halls the COM
ing of a brighter day. 1t is war horse
caparisoned for battle.
"Ah," say the first two, 1--WE never
desired what you seek, therefore are
you wrong" It replies: Vanity and
wisdom were long since divorced"
Again they say: Your theories are un-
constitutional" eff So" says it, ''con-
situations may be amended. Keep
diapers for yourselves, for we perceive
that you are in need thereof, but as for
us, we are men and will have the garb
of manhood" Again they say: ''The
evils you combat have become vested
rights" 1t answers: .'Yau are forever
doomed to wear an ass head because
of an ass brain within; as for us, it Is
plain that God made men and you en-
acted the laws 1t is not in reason that
the legislature of asses should destroy
the people of Cod Driven to the wall,
they pronounce the other crank and
II returns: AN ass eyeing an eagle in
it's fight from the trial mill of tradi=
ton, shouted to the eagle with an ex-
ceeding great voice: You are too high
up and venturesome Texas Adj
vance.
One million and a-half men work
in the coal mines of the world OF
these England has a,000i United
States, 500. 900; Germany, 2S5, 600; Bel
gium, 100000; Russia, $4,000. The
worlds miners of metals number 4,0OO,-
O0O
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-05-24

If some of you chronic grumblers.
WHO know how to run county paper
better than tho editor, would come in
and pay up your subscription, you
would get better paper, and stand
some show of getting to Heaven. The
man who swindles the editor out of his
paltry dollar, is the same kind of man
who steals the intrinsic value and gold
basis out of the bank vaults. or runs a
corner on the necessities of life. 30 far
as principle is concerned. But so far as
intellect and ambition are concerned,
he is very liable to be infinitely smaller,
small enough to crawl through key
hole. or the eye of a needle. So don't
be bashful. +. S.: We realize that not
every delinquent aims to swlndle the
editor.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-05-24
AN HoNEsr CONFESSION.

A Newspaper Correspondent Lets the Cat
Out of the Bag.
George Alfred Townsend, popularity
known as Cath" makes this astonish-
ing confession:
''The populist party is attracting far
more attention than Wall street infor-
nation would suggest. 1t is giving
concern to all the western republican
members of congress. 1t is coming
eastward. You see it troubling the
Georgians already. 1t is being formed
in the negro counties of Maryland 1t
threatens to absorb the whole operative
class of Pittsburgh, Ohio and Michigan
next time
It is astonishing, first, that Gath"
should write thus, and second, that the
papers for which he writes should
print IL. 1t is also surprising that he
incidentally and perhaps accidentally
acknowledges what is the source of the
information" adverse to the populist
movement. The statement is, of course,
no news to the populists themselves,
and it might be made even stronger
than it is, and yet remain within the
bounds of truth and probability The
populists have every reason for believ-
ing that their turn is coming next
time.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-05-24
The Douglass Law.

Why don't the republican
press crow over the Douglass election
law? This is why. When Douglass
introduced it in the republican house
before the decision of the supreme
court, the populists sat by and cheered,
while wrathy republicans scolded like
some old hen with flock of ducks, be-
cause the naughty pops would cheer
Douglass without recognizing him as
speaker. In spite OF all his elaborate,
spread-eagle eloquence, however, he
only got the support of about a dozen
of his railroad companies.
At request of Col. Garrison, he then
let his bill 90 before the Dopulist house.
where it was Immediately passed with
two dissenting votes. When the rail-
road house triumphed in the supreme
court, the pops again called for the bill.
and with the help of some republican
votes, passed it. Even here, however,
republicans tried to amend it in every
way to render it less efficient.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-05-24

Which side are you on? Speak out.
Don't sneak around the corners, and
then say you never said it, and never
wanted it. A manly man is not afraid
to define his position. He dares to sink
or survive by his own weight or strength
Speak out.
There IS 10 need of whispering,
"hush, the other fellows will catch on -
If we happen to mention fusion. 1t is
an open question among many populsts,
and especially the ring-leaders, who are
for the most part, emphatically in favor
of it, claiming that it is practical poll
tics" They claim it is practical poll
tics" of course, on the suppOstion that
the people will stand by their leaders.
But is it practical politics? is question
to be answered at our next convention.
Anything to down the republican,"
may be mistake from political stand
point. The history of fusion in the
past, says it is dangerous medicine for
new parties. Our next great battle
nationally, will probably be with the
democratic party. If we divide the
spolls In the counties with them this
year, we will be COMPELLED to divide con-
gressmen next. And with the republi-
can fest still barking at our heels, we
will be in poor shape to grapple with
the democratic mastiff, two years later
AS long as we fuse with the demo-
Gratis, it will be impossible to gain con-
verts from the Notwithstanding
republican party. What reason is
there, why a thinking, reasonable re-
publican, land they are the kind we
Will get if we get any, should leave the
party he has been attached to, because
1t is dominated by rings and money
lords, to join a fusion outfit, which is
liable to turn him over entirely, and
partially, beyond doubt, to the democ-
racy, party equally dominated by
rings and money-lords. There is no
please, his good sense and good judg-
ment tell him to stay where he is, until
the populist party manifests determi-
nation to make an independent fight
for something better. In independence
then, is our only chance of converts
from the republican ranks.
Again there is an element in the pop
ulist party, who are alleady muttering
in an undertone, that they didn't join
tie populists to be delivered over to the
democrats. Some of these will leave
us.
There is another element in the pop
ulist party, at heart, democrats, but
pOpulists while the democrats have no
show. Give the democrats part of
the offices; give them the strength OF
prestige, and these men, now being eff
fectively alienated from the democratic
machine, Will return to their vomit
never to vote with us again.
On every hand, fusion for the popu-
list party, means weakness, less, and
self destruction. II is time for the
rank and file, its is time for the sterling
reformers, 1t is time for the middle OF
the road, for principle only" element
which form the backbone of the popu-
list party, to rise in their might, and
shake off the grip of fusion office-seek-
els, who delsre only TO feather theil
own nests, regardless of the ultimate
welfare of the party, to rid themselves
of such selfish usurpers, and get down
to bedrock principles and business
Keep III the middle of the road, on.
ward and upward.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-05-24

Text: Don't try to pick sand out of
your brothers eyes, when you've got
sand -burs in your own.
How quick the Cresset is t. catch
like drowning sailor to a straw at
every assertion that it is possible for
populist leaders to make a mistake.
You can double yourselves up and
make yourselves as hideous as horse
fiddle, If Lands rides to Harper on a
special train because he has business to
talk over with the men on the train
and must get into Anthony as soon as
possible, but you smile and nod and
say good boy'' when the whole Doug
lass house hobnobS to tie Santa Fe and
defeats the clearly expressed desire of
the people for control of this self same
railroad and others.
YOu can bray with more vengeance
than Balaam's ass, if Judge Doster de-
tends the rights, which the law has
bestowed on corporation, as every
lawyer can honorably do, but you wink
out OF the corner of your eye when
republican lawyers make these self
same laws and when lawyer Douglass
becomes the leading instrument in
foul plot to compel a legislature to
serve the railroads instead of the peo-
ple. You can control your indiscriba-
BILE features INTO unheard of symptoms
of horror, if somebody writes a parody
on Aesop's Fables and makes candi-
date Lewelling or candidate VanWyck
the Aladdin of the story, while you eX-
cuse and apologize and 'hush" about
the real milllOnaires that a republican
policy has built and is building at the
expense of the real prosperity of the
the great masses of the people.
In your nightmares you see visions
of kuKluX and VidetteS and Band of
Gideon on the popuIist sides, but you
sleep soundly over the knowledge that
boards of trade. commercial combines,
banking and railroad mOnopolies are
holding secret meetings somewhere in
our broad land almost every day of the
year.
1t is horrible disgrace for jim
Legate to join the new party, but as
long as he remains on the other side,
be his name Legate, Anthony, Hudson,
Leland, Prince Hal, iridescent ingalls,,
Or Botkin he is a gentleman before
whom you take off your hats, and for
whom you clap your hands in plauditS
like some autimatic jumping jack that
must obey the string.
You insult the great mass of Kansas
farmers by ridiculing their socalled
'gullibility," yet advertise in your col
umns, one of the most contemplate of
Hudson, and appeal to what you sup
pose to be the "gullibility'' of your
readers to get them to read the Shiny
volume. But it is not ''gullibility"
that will prompt them. 1t is desire to
see the depths TO which you can sink,
to see how object you can be to your
party lash, for you know that like a
sneaking coward you have never dared
to raise yOar voice in criticism OF lone
of the boys in the ring" or any of the
corrupt methods to which so many of
your hypocritical leaders resort. INDIE
pendent? You dare not be. You do
not know what 1T is. Your selfish in
terests forbid. You can only hunt for
mOles on the face of the opposition
while the face of your own party is be-
coming blOtched and corrupted beyond
recognition.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-05-24

Our next big fight is with the demo-
cratic party; but it would be more cor
rect to say with the eastern gold-bug
wing of that party, after southern and
western democrats have seeded from
Clevelandism, and Clevelandism retain
ing the name democracy, like a hypo-
critical cloak, has absorbed the decayed
Venal remnants of class aristocracy,
which continues to cover it's hideous
skeleton of death, under the once glori-
GUS name, republican. This is what we
mean, if you insist on our going into de-
tail
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-05-24
2S7g
Fhst Published May -. 1899.
PUBIICTION NOTICE.

In the District Court within and for the couu-
ty of Barber in the state of Kansas.
The Pueblo Trust Deposit and Security Com.
pany, corportion, plaintiff.
Louis E. ". Eikert, t. ii. Stevens. ". D. Rack
ley and Z: z. Rackley his wife. Matte Jack
son. the Farmers Loan and Trust COMPANY
of Kansas and o. f. Eastern assignee OF the
Farmers Loan aud Trust Company of Kan
sas. defendants.
The state of Kansas to Louis E. W. Elk
ert, T. II. Stevens and Matte Jackson.
defendants. gre citing: You and each of
you will take notice that the said
The Pueblo Trust Deposit and Security Com
pany plaintiff did on the BIRD day of March.
1888, hie its petition in said district coIIt with
IN and for the county OF Barber, III the state of
KaIsas, against you end the other above
named defendants, and that you, and each of
you, must answer said petition filed as afole
said. on or before the 9th day of July. 1898,
or said petition will nc taken as true and a
Judgment rendered in said action against said
defendants Louis 4. W. Eikert and the Farm
ers Loan and Trust Company of Kansas for
the sum of three hundred and sixty-tyo and
25-l00 doiiars, with interest thereon at the
rate OF X per cent. per annum from the 1st
day of November, 1889. and for costs of suit
and further Judgment against all of the de-
Ien0ants IN the above entitled action for the
foreclosure of certain mortgage upon the
following described real estate, living and ST
uated in the county of Barber, in the state of
Kansas. to-wlt: The southeast quarter of the
southeast quarter of section twenty-five -,
the north half of the northeast quarter and
the northeast quarter Of the HorIhWest quar-
ter Of section went 5-seven -. in township
thirty 30. south. OF range thirteen Is. west of
the sixth principal meridian, together with
the Entertainments and appuFtenances there
unto appertaining, and adjudging that said
plaintiff has the first lien on said premises. 10
the amount for which judment will be taken
as aforesaid and ordering said premises 10 he
sola without appraiseInent, and the proceeds
applied TO the payment. let, Of the costs of
this ACTION; 2nd, Of all taxes that may be lien
upon ssid premises or any part Hereof and
Bird, OF the amount due paintiff, and forever
barring and foreclosing all &c the defendants
herein and aaeh of taths, al and from all
rigbs, tlIle. interest, property, and equity ~
part thereof.
In witness whereof. have hereunto set nv
hand and the seal of said court on the 24lb
day of April. A. d. 1883.
Seal. Arc. sr,,.,,.n,r
Clerk OF the District Court in and for Rar-
Dor county. Kansas
q. LEwELYs JONES, Attorney for Plaintiff.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-05-24

In the district court of Barber county Kansas.
Nm. III. Jones, plaintiff,
VS..
James 4. White, Michigan Stove Company, j.
thompson Son, Qimited) NJ. E. Culver, ct
al, defendants.
The above named Michigon Stove Company
ana j. thompson = Son limited, NJ f. Culver
are hereby notified that they have have been
sued by the above named plaintiff in the dis
trict court of Barber county, state of Kansas
and that unless they answer the petition of
SAID plaintiff against them filed in said action.
in the Office of the clerk of said court by the
10Th day of July, 1893 said petition will be taxi
en- as true and Judgment will be rendered I'm
said action in favor of said plaintiff and against
SAID defendants for the sum of eight hundred
ana nfty dollars, with interest thereon from
the lst day of June, 1888, at the rate of IL per
cent per anIum. and for the sale of the fol-
lowing real estate, lying and situate in the
county OF Barber and state of Kansas towit
The north half of the northwest quarter and
the west half of the northeast quarter of sec
ton twelve IL. in township thirty-four 81 south
OF range twelve j., west. under foreclosure to
satisfy said sum OF money. interest, taxes on
hand ana cost of said action in accordance
with the prayer of said petition
w. B. TBROCKMORTON.
Seal. PIaintiff's Attornev
Attest: AUG. SCHMIDT, Clerk
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-05-24

If the republicans want the Greenlee
Bill because it approaches Iowa law,
why don't they pledge themselves to
vote for fac simile of the Iowa law,
and agree to an extra session to carry?
Ratsl Their hollow pretentions are as
sounding brass and tinkllng cymbal."
They serve their masters faithfully,
and their masters, the railroads, don't
want anything of the KIND.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-05-24

There is moro catarrh in this sect on of the
country. than all other diseases put together
and until the last few years. was supposed to
be incurabe. For great many years, doctors
pronounced ii a local disease, and prescribed
local remedies. and ~ constantly failing to
cure with local treatment, pronounced it in
durable. Science has proven catarrh to be a
constitutional disease. and therefore, requires
constitutional treatment Halls Catarrh Cure,
manufactured by f. }. Cheney & Co, Toledo
ohio, is the only constitutional cure on the
market. 1t is taken internally In doses, from
ten drops to Il teaspOonful. 1t acts directly on
the blood and mucous surfaces of the system
They offer one hundred dollars for any case it
fails to cure. Send for circulars and testimon-
ials Address.
FL. CHENEY & co, Toledo, O.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-05-24

Last winter at Topeka, so many re-
publican legislators went home every
Saturday on free passes, that Saturday
afternoon and Monday were lost for
legislation. This in its elf is an argu-
ment against free passes and especial
ly in favor of law placing a penalty
on Legislators who accept them.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-05-24

The plan of Labor Commissioner
Todd, to organize labor bureau in con-
nection with his Office, IS commendable.
Through this bureau, lie proposes to
bring together, those who want employ
ment and those who want help.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-05-24

Talk about honest dollars and class
ing gold as the only honest money is
ridiculous. One dollar is as good as
another, so long as it passes. Money
only expresses measure or equivalent
of value. The law gives the expression
force, and has it accepted.
cry ala Alliance Herald.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-05-24

The way large combinations are
freezing out small enterprises is shown
in the census report on telephone COM
panies. The number of firms in 1880
were AS, in 1890 they were So. The to-
tai investment in 1880 was $14,605 600.
In 1890 1t was $72,34l 900. The net
earnings III 1880 were 1874 600. In 1890
it was S5,26O,OOO. This is only the
record of all branches of business.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-05-24

The decision of the supreme court,
that the United States must refund
eight or ten million dollars tariff col
lected from the hatters, makes the old
campaign song about the foreigner pay
ing the tariff, sound like plagiarism
from AeSop's fables.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-05-24

We read book not long since enti-
tie Sincerity seeking his way to Heav-
en-" In looking over the list of Cres-
set correspondents we find he is now
sneaKlng back into the Q. o. p.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-05-24

Now will be waiting and crashing of
teeth. Postmaster General Bissel has
announced that he will remove fourth
class posimasters, only for official mis-
conduct or offensive partizanship.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-05-24
Cat This Out for Use.

The report of the Western Union
Telegraph Company to the government,
for 1891, is as follows:
Expenditures. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. H. 42S742
Frodt ..- . ......$ $685. as,
Telephone diridens - ,..-...-.-..- 1,256 IA
Now sit down, some leisurs hour, dur
ing this dry weather, and consider how
large dividend you have declared on
your farm or your store, during the last
ten years. Consider how much you
have to pay to send ten words, wien
other lands can send twenty five for ten
cents; then reflect from the stand
point OF selfish interest. if you can find
none higher on the feasibility and adj
visibility of government ownership.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-05-24

Lanes Medicine moves the bowels
each day. In order to lie healthy this
is necessary. Ct
Hawkeye Condition Pow ders are the
best for stock of all kinds. Sold and
warranted by J. Il. Young and j. d.
Karr.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-05-24

The political platform or the soup
bone, is the choice left the laboT-unions.