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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-03-22
City Reggars.

One of the most profitable and least
deserving forms OF beggary in the larger
cities is that piled by those miserable
looking creatures that crouch on the
corners of fashionable and busy thor
oughfares playing cheap and wheezy
musical instruments. They muster
strongest in cold weather, and at all
times they seem to respect one aaoth-
er's territory. Some of them have died
worth thousands of dollars. Their har-
vest is especially rich in shopping hours
and in the holiday season, when thou
sands of country folk, to whom the
theatrical misery of these Inendicants
is unfamiliar, drop pennies, dimes and
even larger coins into the waiting cup.
When death or voluntary retirement
takes one of these beggars from prof
liable territory the vacancy is at once
filed by another forlorn object. ANY
observant person may detect beneath
the rags of many professional beggars
evidence Of abundant warm clothing.
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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-03-22

The Cresset literally hashed US into
shreds last week for saving Black, COM
missioner of Pensions, was the Black
running against Watson. Or course
1.-THE Cresset says it, and the Cresset is
1nfallible III J, it was not haste, oyer
sight, clipping, or thOughtlessness; it
must be pure black ignorance of sty-
glan density, and it is useless for Is to
intimate otherwise. Well, it is our
treat; and we would treat, were it not
that III the past, when, with the con-
gresSlonal record before us we correct
ed them fol saying Simpson was on a
committee he was not on; they persis-
tentiy and wilfully, for political pur-
poses reiterated the false statement. (Of
course, the CreSset could not be igno-
rant, Oh, no! horrors! no-o-o! !!
'twould be sacrilige to intimate it'll
The difference between their course
and ours is tersely this; when we make
mistake, out of justice to our readers.
we stand ready to correct it, if it is of
any Importance; but they persist in
maintaining the brazen mask of infal-
liability. It's sad and unpoetical to
take the dose you try to give to others;
but now, Mr.. Cresset, dear barn-yard
fowl, you have lived on your own crow
for 10! these many months; now hadn't
you better leave the perch, get off your
tip-toes, tuck your wings, droop your
tail-feathers and prepare to gulp down
another? We don't want to hurt your
feelings; but now, hadn't you?
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-03-22
First Published Mch. %, 1893.
PURIIcATION NOTJcF

Summons for Service on Non-Resident De-
PENDANTS.
State of Kansas to Peter J. Schlosser, F. c..
Hubbell and - Hubbell his wife whose
first name is to plaintiff unknown. j. w. Nc
Neal and -- McNeal his wife whose first
name is to plaintiff unknown, greeting:
You are hereby notified that you have been
sued withG. w .EGriflith trustee, as co-defend-
ant by Treadwell Cleveland plaintiff
This summons is to require you to answer
the petition filed by the said plaintiff in the
clerk Office of the Barber district court, in
the state OF Kansas. on or before the 3rd day
or May, 1923, or said petition will be taken as
true, and Judgment rendered for the foreclos-
ure of Il certain mortgage, executed the 1st
day of June, 1887, by the said Peter
}. Schlosser on the following lands and
and described as follows: The northeast quar-
ter OF section thirty three 33, township thirty
one II, south, range fifteen Is, west of the sixth
+. NJ, containing one hundred and six
sum of $100 with interest at the rate of II per
cent per annum, and recorded in the Office of
the register of deeds of said county, in vol l,
at page IS. ana the prayer of said petition is
that the defendants and each OF them and all
persons claiming under them. be forever bar
red and fOrecosed of all interest, right, title
lien and equity of redemption, in, to or on said
land, and that the said land may he sold &C
cordipg to law without appraisement. and the
proceeds brought into court aud applied to the
payment of: LIST, the taxes due and payable on
said premises; md, the costs and accruing
costs of this action 3rd, the claim of the pIain-
till, with the acCruing interest thereon: and
4th, the claim of the defendants as their inter-
csts may appear, and for such other and furth.
er relief as may be just and equitable.
Witness my hand and the seal of said court
at my Office in the city of Medicine Lodge In
said county of Barber, this 10th day of March,
A: ID. 1873. AUG. SCHMIDT.
Seal. Clerk.
GEO. ]. BARKER s. r. A. FRENCH,
Attorneys for Plaintiff,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-03-22
The Car COuDler Bill.

Tie following from the Congression-
al Record shows who saved tho car
coupler bill and who influenced the best
legislation of the last congress. Read
and ponder. To whom shall we en-
trust the future legislation of this
country:
Mr.. Watson. Mr.. Speaker, L renew
the motion. Now sir, desire to say
this, with the indulgence of the house
[ am as anxious, presume, to get
home and have rest after this days
session as any gentleman here, but l
am tired of the perpetual surrender of
the majority to the minority, which
takes place on this floor.
l feel that upon question of this
sort If we of the majority, champiOning
a measure which both the leading po-
lltical parties have pledged themselves
in favor of, which the votes here haYe
demonstrated that majority of this
house is in favor of, which has at last
reached stage where 1t appears that
it can pass if this house will accept the
amendments of the senate-I feel,
say, that it will be piece of cowardice
on our part if we surrender to the min
ority, or if we do not fight it out to the
bitter end.
will stay here till the ants tote me
out of the key hole before 1 will give
up this fight, if the gentleman in charge
of this bill Will just order us to stand by
and fight it out. Applause.
Mr.. Wise. Win the gentleman allow
me 10 interrupt him?
Mr.. Watson. Certainly.
Mr.. Wise. will stay here forever,
sir, rather than give up.
Mr.. Watson. Then brother, we are
with you! Applause.
Mr.. Speaker, l am tired of this eter-
nal fashion Of the railroads bossing
this house. We are dealing here with
question of life; we are dealing here
with question that ought to be sacred
to the hearts of the American people.
While this very debate has been going
on, men have lost their lives by the sell
fish refusal of these corporations to
spend money in buying these safety ap-
planes. The appeal of labor comes to
this chamber. Each one of the parties
pretended in the last election that they
would heed this appeal; and now when
the election is over and the corpora
tions send their orders into this house
we are asked like towards TO bend our
heads and take the lash of the pluto
cracy. instead of hearing TO the de-
mandS OF labor.
Mr.. Speaker, appeal to this MAORI
ity; let us assert our manhood one time;
let us make the minority yield one
time; let us make the corporations re-
treat one time; let us stand by the peo-
pie one time, and we will go home hav-
ing redeemed in some measure the 9TH
wise discreditable record of Fifty-sec-
ond congress. Applause.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-03-22
An Eyewitness.

The following interesting cOmmuni-
cation by an eyewitness was given us
at the time of Landis' celebrated speech
in the senate; but was crowded out for
the speech. Upon reading, we find it
very interesting, and no doubt our
readers will find it the same.
ION the 10th of February, while a
resolution was before the senate asking
congress to pass a service pension law
| and providing means for raising the
| funds, Senator Baker of LeavenWOrth,
arose and said he hoped that while the
republicans were in the minority In
that body, the populists would not de-
prive them of the liberty to discuss
that resolution by moving the previous
question. The populists, although
generally opposed to devoting the time
| of the senate to political discussions,
agreed to give them time and oppOr-
tunity to discuss the resolution. Sena
tor Baker opened the discussion in OPP
position to the resolution, and very
ably abused the peoples party. After
the Senator from LeavenWorth had
concluded his so called argument, the
populists arose one by one from their
seats and resented these SANDERS; but
the Constitutional Lawyer" from
Leayenworth apparently enjoyed the
situation until Our Harry" arose and
said MIR. President" look of despair
at once framed the countneance of the
pleasant gentlemen. The Senate
Chamber was as quiet as grave yard
and and three quarters of an hourHarIy
held house, Hobbies, and galleries spell
bound. The Senator from Leaven
worth crouched down in his seat and
! moved restlessly from one side to the
other, pulled out his watch and appar
emily saying How long, o Lord, how
long must l bear this torment!" When
Senator Lands resumed his seat, con-
CALCULATIONS shOwefed in upon him
from all corners of the state house, and
the opposition among the first. The
Senator from Leavenworth informed
the president that he had pressing bus
mess at LeavenVocth and asked to be
excused until Monday afternoon. The
senate, being a somewhat humane body
and having no desire to torture the
gentleman, excused sim. 1t is said,
however, that he has mustered up
courage sufficient to return TO his du-
ties once more.
The speech was. Ly all who heard it,
pronounced the abless ever delivered
in the senate. Later. Senator baker
hnally deserted the senate entirely be-
tore the scathing populists fire.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-03-22
New Stock Wall Paper
Post-0ffice Book Store!
As Others See Us.

The people party of America is well
spoken of in Europe. The London
Chronicle endorses its principles ex-
cept free coinage. 1t says:
such is the program of the growing
industrial element. There is nothing
revolutionary in it, and, excepting the
demand for free silver, there is no
quackery in it. 1t is the sober and
righteous demand of a republic in name
to be converted into republic IN fact.
But neither Of the two old parties can
respond to these claims. Itlooks as if
America was gradually drifting into a
condition parallel to that existing at the
time the free soil party was formed.
and as if all the brightest and most
promising in American life was about
to slowly form party of real reform. >
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-03-22

Testimonies accumulate that prohibit
ton in Kansas was the supreme ele-
ment ia the prevention of bloodshed
during the late season of political tur-
buIence. Thousands of armed men
were congregated in Topeka under cir
cumstanees of terrific excitement: I'M
certainty. alarm and suspense marking
every hour OF the day and night. If
liquor had been ON sale, as in other
states, no human power could have
ayerted scenes of bloody violence. Un-
der the old saloon regime men already
maddened with political excitement,
would have been driven into acts of
frenzied recklessness by whiskey. One
drunken man could have preeipitated
deeds OF bloodshed which might have
cost the lives of hundreds of people.
In all the throngs that crowded Tapeka
there was no sign OF Drunkenness
scarcely trace showing that any man
had even tasted liquor. We commend
this fact to the consideration of those
who have been declaring that "Prohi-
bltion does not prohibit. "-Ex.-By
request.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-03-22
The Democrats.

We are sometimes criticised for criti-
cising the democrats, because theywere
our friends during the last campaign
and are yet. In criticising democrats,
we have always CRITICS ed the plutocrat-
ic wing of the democrat party, the east
ern wing. Every western democrat
knows that there is such wing as well
as we do, and deplores it. He knows,
too, that that ring has up to the pres
ent organization of the senate domi-
neered the party, and he deplores it.
In the present organization Of the
senate committee on finance the west.
ern democrat has won his first victory
and given eastern democracy black
eye. Against the Bland democrat the
John Martin democrat, the democrat
VINO fights the encroaching power of
corporations and monopoly, who fights
for an expansion of the circulating me-
dium, who fights for reducing tariff
taxation and for an income tax to sup
Dlement it, we have no quarrel. The
distinction between this kind of dem
ocrat and ourselves is that he believes
these things can be obtained through
the democrat party; while we believe
that the democrat party is domineered
and always will be, by the eastern wing:
that corruption has pervaded its secret
councils, that up to this time Wall
Street has dominated its inner circle.
But to the western democrats we say.
GO ahead" If you can send men to
congress to advocate what you advo-
cate on our western pralries, we will
send few clinchers to help you in our
mutual fight against Wall Street and
the plutocracy of the East.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-03-22
FirstPublished Feb. Is, 1898.
PUBLICATION NOTICE.

Summons for service on NONRESIDENT De-
PENDANTS.
State of Kansas to Lewis C. Bailey and -
Bailey. his wife whose first name is to plain
til unknown, greeting;
You are hereby notified that you have been
sued with l.. H. Perkins, trustee, as co-defend
ant 10y Cornelius A. Waldtow and John s Law
renee, executors plaintiff.
This summons is to require you to answer
the petition flied by the said plaintiff in the
clerk office of the Barber district court in the
state OF Kansas, Oh or before the 3rd Gay of
May, loiE}, or said petition will be taken as
true and Judgment rendered for the foreclOS-
ure of Il certain mortgage, executed the first
day of August, 1888. by the said Lewis G. Bal
ley, the following lands and tenements
situated in the county of Barber, and describ-
ed as follows: The southeast quarter of the
southwest quarter and the southwest quarter
quarter of sec ion thirteen -, and the north
half If the northeast quarter and the south
W. st quarter of the northeast quarter of sec
ton tWoity-fouI IL II in township thirty 30,
south, range eleven IL, west of the sixth +. ~,
containing three hundred and sixty
800 acres, more or loss, To secure the
payne q OF the sum of 81 hundred and nf-
ty dollars with interest thereon at the rate of
per cen, per aGnum. and recorded I'm the
Office of the regist sr of deeds of said county,
IN vol. :. ut page 10 ana the prayer of said
Ietition is that the defendants. and each of
them, and all persons claiming under them
be forever barred aad foreclosed of all inter.
est, right, title. lien and equity OF re compton,
in, to or or said land, and that the said land
may be sold according o law without epprajse-
Incnt, ana TIE proceeds brought into court.
and applied to the payment of: lst, the taxes
due and payable on said premises; End, the
costs and accruing costs of this action; 3rd,
the claim of the plaintiff, with the accruing
interest thereon; AID 4tn, the claim of the de-
fendants as their interest may appear, and for
such other and further relief as may be Just
and equitable.
Witness my hand and the seal of court at my
offce.in the city of Medicine Lodge, in said
county of Barber, this 18th day OF March.
A. ID. 1888. AUG. SCHMIDT
Seal Clerk.
gro. J. BARKER & B. A. FRENCH,
Al Attorneys for Plaintiff
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-03-22
Judge Gresham.
Journal Knights of Labor.

hnlSnIS Oh LaDOf.I
1t seems to be settled that Judge
Gresham is to be premier of President
Cleveland's cabinet. All or nearly all.
the comments of the country and
comments in the newspapers upon the
matter are complimentary to the Judge
and the Journal does not wish to intro
duce any discordant note. It is as we'll
that one fact should not be lost sight of.
When the committee from the Omaha
convention waited upon Judge Gresh-
am to urge him to accept nomination
from the peoples party, the Judge af-
ter carefully reading the platform of
the party, cordially approved of and
Endorsed every plank, declared himself
in hearty sympathy with the new party
and its principles, and only declined
the nomination, as he said, for reasons
personal to himself. How he can, be-
lievlng in the principles of the peoples
party, accept Office in government the
policy of which is dramatically opposed
to every plank and principle of which
he approves, must be lett to Judge
Gresham to reconcile with his own con.
science and with his ideas of what pub
tic men may hOnOrably do.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-03-22
All About Paints and Paper.

1t is the time of the year when you
should paint your houses and barns to
protect them from the hot sun and
storms of summer. Again it is coming
time for house cleaning as it is neces-
sary that every householder should
Thoroughly renovate his house so as to
make 1t healthful. 1t adds to the APP
pearance, also to the health of room.
to give the mop boards. window and
door casing, good coat of varnish, to
have large stock of paints IN small
cans, of various colors for this purpose.
TO have, also, largs stock of wall pa
per of the latest designs.
At DIR. J. d. KARR.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-03-22

A number of our ladies have urged
We editor to take up the cudgel for
woman's suffrage. While we never
could see what power or principle of
right and justice could give man a
right to say that woman should have
no voice in determining who should
act as officers over her, what laws
should control her property, or what
should decide her social status any
more than in case of a man; yet we
would like TO see women show some
better appreciation of the rights al
ready accorded them in municipal and
school elections, before we advocate the
sudden enfranchlsement of lot of vot-
ers who have never made political and
economic questions any study whatev-
er.
we have too many of that class al.
ready, and they are alwaS dangerous
class In free government; not that
they are dangerous IN their iuclinations
but they allow shrewd and designing
men to mould their sentiments and in
directly cast their ballots.
That women by every law of justice
and natural right should vote if they
want to, is clear to our mind; but that
giving them the ballot is the panacea
for every evil that government is heir
to we sincerely doubt; though it is per-
haps beyond question that the presence
OF true and good women in our legisla-
tive halls will, in time bring more of
true honor, uprightness, courtesy, and
moral tone INTO their councils.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-03-22
Administrators Notice of Hearing Petition to
Sell Real Estate

To all Whom it May Concern, and more espe-
cially to Peter Il. Farley, Andrew Farley,
Martin w. Farley. Charles Farley, heirs at
law ana GUARDIAN ad-litem of heirs at law of
james Farley, deceased, late of Barber coun-
ty, Kansas.
You are hereby notified that l. james E. Far
ley, administrator of said deceased did on the
10th day OF March, A. d. 1893, file a petition in
the Probate court of Barber county, Kansas,
praying that might be authorized and en-
powed to sell the following described land, for
the purpose of paying the debts and costs of
administration of said estate, to-wit: The east
half of southwest quarter of the southeast
quarter of section thirty-five, township thirty
one, south, range ten, west, and the northwest
quarter northeast quarter section two, town
ship thirty-twO, south, range ten, west of the
9Th P. n. in Barber county, Kansas, and said
petition will be heard at the Office of the pro-
bate judge of said county, on the 10Th day of
March, A. d. 1893, at 10 o'clock q. m, of said
day, at which time and place each of you and
all others interested are notified to be present
and show cause, If any you have, why an order
of sale as prayed for should not be granted.
Dated this 18th day of March, A. D. 1893.
JAMES f. FARLEY, Administrators
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-03-22
STOVE REPAIRS!

If any part of your stoYe
burns out or breaks do not
throw the stove away under
the impression that it's days
of usefulness are over. In.
stead of going to a great ex-
pense in purchasing a new
stove call on w. II. Olds and
have the old one repaired.
He has had seven years of
experience in making old
stoves as good as new, and
proposes to hereafter devote
most of his time to making
repairs. He will answer
calls within 80 miles of Med
icine Lodge. Send him the
correct number of your stove,
heating or cooking, and he
will call at your place. In
sending in a description of
your stove observe closely
the following points:
Give name and state
whether cook, range or heat
er.
Give name of manufacture
er and where located.
State date of patent.
Give the number of cast
on stove. Do not order No.
6, Z, 8, or 9, because cove11
happens to be that size, as
nearly all stoves of recent
make are numbered, for exam
pie, No. 8-18; 7-1S; 500; 8O-71;
80 and 20 OH. Also state
what letter, if any, is on the
stove in connection with the
number.
In ordering centers, state
whether long or short centers
are needed.
w. FL. OLD,
Medicine Lodge, Kan.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-03-22
Cate xMatsnn-

Gates banking bill provided for the
issuing of bank notes TO banking cor
porations to the face value of their
bonds, with no taxes but one fourth
per cent duty each half year with one
half per cent FOX expense of issuance.
WatsOn's bill provided tor tie issu-
ing of legal tender treasury notes to
the people who could furnish collateral
at per cent interest ana payable with
in one year. The democratic favored
Gates class legislation bill. Which is
the party of the people?
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-03-22
HOW'S This!

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY s. Co, Props, Toledo, o.
We the undersigned, have known f. j. Chen
ey for the last ID years. and believe aim per-
fectly honorable in all business transactions
and financially able 10 carry cut any obliga-
ton made by their firm.
WEST Il RUAX, Wholesale Druggists. Toledo. o.
WALDING, KINNAN s. MARVIN, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act.
ing directly upon the blood and mucuous sur.
Sold by ali Drnsssis Testimo TI free oo''ie
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-03-22
HUesUB IN GERMANY.
Proposed Increase of Army Burdens Fill
Tax-PaYers with Dismax.

Proposed Increase of Army Burdens Fills
Taxpayers with Dismay.
While France, England and Australia
are confronted by more or less destruc-
tive civil broils in the shape of strikes
and lockouts, Germany is somewhat
grimly preparing for the international
conflict which we are constantly told is
inevitable, but which somehow or other
has not yet come off, says the Review
of Reviews. In order to bring the Ger
man army up to the numerical strength
OF the French, the government has pro-
posed to increase the annual draft by
10000 men a year and to reduce the
term of service from three years to two
They also propose to add $50, 900, coo q
year to the army estimates, which al
ready amount to 500, 900, 900 per an
mum. There is a great hubbub in Ger
many over this increase of the burdens
of the Fatherland. Already German
industry suffers to an extent almost in
conceivable in countries which are not
plagued with CONSUMPTION. The pros
pect of increased taxation on beer, to-
bacco, ETC., fills the common man with
dismay. Bismarck also has lost no
time in letting it be understood that he
is as much as ever opposed to reducing
the number of years of military service,
and by-election in Bavaria, in which
an anti-government Catholic nearly de-
feated a ministerial supporter of the
center, has caused grave uneasiness in
Berlin. Negotiations are going with
the pope, who, curiously enough, seems
likely to have the commanding voice in
fixing the quota of soldiers in tho
army of the first Protestant power
ON the continent-the Luther celebra-
ton notwithstanding.