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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-20
THE CASE EXAGGERATED,

or course the gentleman exaggerated tie case
somewhat. for it is hardly expected TINT the
uniforms OF the civilians will approach tho
character OF hveries. bat the fact remains tia,
Sac proposition seems to CRATE some what
harshly upon tine average citizen. Everybody
ID talking abcu. it and Little straws in tbs wind
appear 10 indicate that if the plan is carried
out tine protector Of it will bring a storm Of
ridicule ana opposition about his ears.
Mr.. Claude Aeeker OF Ohio, recently an
pointed consul at Bradford. and Mr. James E.
Nea! OF Ohio, the new consul a. Liverpool,
called upon the President this morning. They
will leave for their pests in few weeks
Mr.. Clinton Fu.b.sn Of Chicago is after the
place now filed by Mr.. w. Z. Curtis a. chief of
the bureau of American republics.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-03-08
TWEEDLEDUM, TwEEDLEoEE.

The Twin Frauds Are Getting Closer and
Closer Together.
The spectacle of Harrison appointing
rabid democrat to the supreme bench,
and that of Cleveland inviting life
long republican to a seat in his cabinet,
serves to emphasize what the Independ-
ent has all along held. that there is not
particle of difference between the two
old parties. Who can tell where is the
difference between Harrison and Cleve-
land upon the vital issues of the day?
Both hold exactly the same views upon
the money question. Both oppose free
coinage of silver, and both desire the
repeal of the silver-purchase law Both
want a single gold stand ard and a
money famine in the interests of Wall
street Foster, present secretary of the
treasury, holds exactly the same none
tary views that Carlisle, Cleveland's in
coming secretary does. There will not
be the slightest change in the methods
of conducting the affairs of the treas
ury. The change will be distinction
without difference, consisting mainly
in the signatures appended to drafts
and receipts of custom.
Even upon the tariff question there
will be no change. Cleveland has an
nounced himself protectionist and
has taken special pains to assure the
protected barons that their system is in
no danger from his adninis tration.
There will doubtless be changes in
schedules, but when the principle of
protection is admitted, the remainder
is a mere squabble of the special inter
ests for the greatest share of the
plunder.
1t is therefore entirely appropriate
that Cleveland should be looking around
for republicans to fill his cabinet, and
Harrison searching for democrats to I'LL
Wall streets courts Cleveland will
set up shop at the old stand without
any ''shock" or "commotion." Wall
street will continue to control the life,
blood of the country and set prices
upon all labor products. The railroads
will continue to take all the traffic
will bear" and foreign landlords and
syndicates will still take 1900, 600, 600
per annuD, from American citizens for
the use of American soil. The fool peo-
pie have again jumped out of the fry.
ing-paa into the fire, where they must
continue to sizzle and fry until they
get sense enough to take the reins of
government in their own hands Dead
wood Is. d. Independent.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-03-08
GEMS OF THOUGHT.

DIippinEs From the Pen OF a Western
Philosopher.
Cease to do good and you begin to do
evil.
You had as we'll do nothing as not to
work to purpose,
The effect of reducing the number of
hours is to increase wages
Pleasures, however innocent, pursued
to excess, are criminal.
Get your heart into the work and you
will find both time and opportunity.
True democracy demands the sane.
ton Of a majority in the enactment of
laws.
Don't stand around wishing that we
had more votes but get to work and get
them
Do good as you have opportunity or
the opportunities you have will do you
10 good.
We have right on our side Skill and
industry will make us masters of the
situation.
Z Double-dyed hypocrisy is the least
that can be said of western democracy
on the silver question.
Truth shines, even in darkness, and
when men search for it, as they do to-
day, they will find it
Because you love your fellow-man is
no reason why you should allow him to
tramp upon you,
Get to work, get to work. Don't sit
around like top and wait till we
spin" you before You go.-Des Moines
(Ia.) Farmers Tribune.
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NO.
WAGES HIGH ENOUGH.
Railroads to Resist Attempts to Secure
Advances.

Railroads to Resist Attempts to Secure
Advances
There has been so much talk lately
about contemplated strikes by the en-
ployes of the various western roads
during the last few weeks and so many
demands have been made for increase
in wages lately that the railroad man.
ayers in this city have concluded that
united action is necessary to prevent
the men from following the advice of
professional agitators and mischief
makers
The matter was discussed at full
meeting of the General Managers asso-
citation of Chicago, which comprises
twenty-three of the principal roads GEN.
tering in this city, at ''The Rookery'
Saturday, and it was the unanimous
opinion that the wages now paid are as
high as the railroads can afford to pay,
crease in wages should be earnestly re-
sisted Upon motion, the following
resolution was unanimously adopted:
Whereas, Examinations show that the wages
of Chicago railway employees are now as high
az any in this country under like conditions:
1t is the sense of every railrold terminating
in Chicago that the conditions existing will not
JUSTIFY any advance chicago Tribune.
That, of course, is final But SUP
pose the presidents of various railroad
employe organizations should assemble
and pass resolutions and whereases
that, insomuch as all the roads center
ing in Chicago are paying regular divi-
dends and interest on values that do
not exist and were never invested;
therefore, resolved, that we feel quite
as competent to pass upon the question
of wages as relates to the necessi-
ties of our wives and little ones,
perhaps more SO, than those whose
salaries are drawn exclusively
on the basis of how much
lower they can squeeze labor, and be it
further resolved. that if the railroads
cannot realize profits from our industry
upon their actual investment let the
general government buy, take charge
of and operate them at cost For we
believe the good of our country quite as
much depends upon the welfare and
comfortable maintenance of those who
toll with their hands as upon those who
toll not neither do they spin, yet Solo
mon in all his glory was not arrayed
like unto one of these, whose industry
alone consists in coupons clipped from
values that represent our labor and not
the labor, industry or even investment
of its holders. p" l-Nonconfo formist
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THE CURSE OF USURY.
1t VIII Impoverish aud Enslave Any Poo
Dle With Whom LII Comes Into Contact.

1t VIII Impoverish and Enslave Any Poo
pie With Whom 1t Comes Into Contact.
The widows mite spoken of by our
Saviour is supposed to have been a half
penny. If that half-penny had been
put out at interest at 6 per cent and
compounded from the commencement
of the Christian era until the present
time it would have amounted to the
sum of s5l, 200. 600, 600, 900, 900, 900, OOO, 3.
600, 900, 600, 600, 600, 600, 900. The above
amount if in pure gold would make
fourteen solid globes of gold as large as
this earth.
From these illpstra tions it must be
perfectly apparent that usury or inter-
est if tolerated and persisted in for any
considerable length of time must de-
stroy the present civilization and bank
rupt the world.
The question to be determined is, is
it right to collect interest for the use of
money? is that one of the purposes for
which money is created? If it is, and
If the general welfare of the communi-
ty will be promoted by the continuance
of the present system of usury or inter-
est then it ought not to be interfered
"ANA- A1uS II IL ID HOI anu L GD0
general welfare of the people would be
promoted by the abolishment OF inter-
est then it should be abolished, no mat
ter how long it may have been prac-
ticed, or who may suffer individual
Inconvenience by its adjustment. The
pirate may have invested all his money
in the construction of vessel in which
he proposes to carry on the business of
piracy, but when we capture him we do
not allow the fact that his all is so in
vested, and that he has no other way of
making living to influence our con-
duct in dealing with him We know
that piracy is wrong and we not only
inhibit further acts of piracy by him
but we eonfiscate the vessel,
Usury Is condemned by the Bible.
The word usury as used in the Bible
means interest, it means increase. it
means anything paid for the use of
money The distraction betwesn inter
est and psury is a modern invention, an
improvement by bankers and brokers
on the law of God. The Bible is full
Of inhibitions against usury. I will
quose few of them.
If thou lend money to any of nv
people that is poor by thee, thou shalt
not be to him as usurer, neither shall
thou lay upon him usury. Exodus
ed chapter, 25.
u thy brother be waxen poor and
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-03-08
PANAMA ABANDONED.
Utter Failure Of the Great Canal
Project.
Uncle Sans Gold Now Held at a High
Premium In the Desolate Region
Everything Gone to
Rnin

The squadron for special service, con-
sisting of the Baltimore, San Francisco
and Charleston, which sailed from Re-
dodo, Cal, on October 10, on a round of
friendly visits to the various countries
that lie to the southwark of us, and
more particularly to Chill, to invite her
to participate in the naval review next
April in New York harbor, arrived at
Panama November IL, says Panama
dispatch to the New York Recorder.
This place, which was so busy and
wore such n delusivc aspect of prosper
ity when the canal works were under
full headway, is now humping along
the corduroy road of the hardest of
hard times.
The good yellow gold of Uncle Sam
brings premium of 75 per cent, and
there is brisk demand for it at that.
The streets are quiet, almost deserted,
and grass grows in spots. Nowhere Is
there any activity except in the neigh
borhood of the omnipresent market
woman, clothed in her peculiar sleeve
less waist, which is characteristic of
the people.
Many of the Jamaica and other West
canal are still here, some because they
are so poverty that they cannot
get away, and others-the majority
because they are under six feet of earth
The very air of the city seems charged
with death, and peculiarly offensive and
unhealthy smells strike ones nostrils in
every street.
The great trouble with Panama is
that ships have to anchor SO far from
shore that communication is difficult
This disadvantage is compensated for,
perhaps, by the healthier air, for were
we close in shore we would get the full
benefit of the miasmatic exhalations of
the swamps.
Fevers are so prevalent and the gem
eral health is so bad that there is no
such thing as a health officer for the
port, from which it is to be inferred
that at no place from which ship
could come would the sanitary con-
ditions be worse than they are here.
Although it is supposed to be the dry
season, it rains every day, and when It
does rain there is a businesslike man
ner about the downpour that leaves no
doubt of its intentions.
The canal and the machinery for the
work are in dreadful state, the one
given up to long grasses and sedge, the
other rusted and unfit, to all appear
ance, for any use but to be sold as old
iron. Scows and dredges are moored
just where they were last used, with no
one to look out for their movable be-
longings. The workmen's shanties
have fallen into ruin and the picture of
desolation presented could hardly be
bettered.
The canal company's Office ON the
plaza is closed
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-03-08
THE HIPPOPOTAMUS,
Something About the Habits of the Great
and Ungafnly Brute

something About the Habits of the Great
and Ungainly Brute
Its legs are shorter than those of the
elephant, so that the lower part of the
body almost touches the ground but
the bulk of the body is little inferior tc
that of an elephant. With it's thick,
hairless hide, short neck, small ears
and eyes, large muzzle, great nostrils
and lips, it presents a singular appear.
ance.
The food of this enormous animal is
entirely vegetable, such as the plants
which grow upon the margin of lakes
and rivers, the roots and stems of
which it tears up with its great tusks.
| cutting them through as cleanly as
though done with a scythe. Unfor-
tunately it does not confine itself to
these, but leaving the water under
cover of night whole herd of these
amphibians will invade cultivated
fields, = devouring and tramplinp
the crops in terrible manner. The
natives of Africa in some parts eat por-
tions of the flesh Of the hippopotamus.
Its tuslls are valuable for ivory. The
hippcpota;uus is generally inoffensive
unless attacked, but can be reused to
fits of rage very dangerous to those
who pursue it.
There are several methods OF DESTROY
ing this animal. The natives dig pits
in the usual track leading to the wa
ter, or they shoot it with poisoned ar
rows. Europeans shoot the game with
( rifles while it is in the water. If at
tackled from the land the hippopotamus
may become enraged and make rush
for the enemy, and then 1t will be found
that it can run with speed. crashing its
way through the African forest more
rapidly than man can do. Hunting
! the hippopotamus in boats on the river
is dangerous sport, for the animal is
active and bhoyant in The water, swim
ming with ease, sometimes dying IN.
der boat and heaving it upward
broken into pieces, The mother hips
popotamus is very careful of her young
one, and may sometimes be seen swim
ming with the ungainly little creature
seated on her bacl1.-N Y Herald.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-03-08
AN APPALLING RECORD.
First Half of 1892 Has Been a Most Di
astrous One.

astrous One.
Since January there have been four
destructive windstorms, killing nearly
200 persons, viz: April 1, Missouri and
Kansas, 75; May 16. Texas, Is; May %,
Wellington, Kan, IS; June le, southern
Minnesota, So
In the same period there have been
four great floods, viz: April IL, Tom
bigbee river, $50; May Is, Sioux City.
Ia, %; May 20, lower Mississippi, 81;
June 5, fire and food, Oil Creek, Penn.
196.
There have also been four mining dis
asters, viz: January Z, McAllister, ].
T., Go; April 20, Minersville, Pa, 12;
May 10, Roslyn, Wash, A; May II,
Butte, Mont, IL.
Three fires have been unusually dis
astrous to life, viz: January 81, In
dianapolis surgical institute, 10; Feb
uary Z, Hotel Royal, New York. 80;
April ss, theater, Philadelphia, 12.
Besides these there was. on March %,
an explosion at Jordan, Mich, by which
10 lives were lost; june Is, the explo-
sion al the Mare Island navy yard,
which killed 13, and June IS, the fall of
bridge over Licking river. by which Sc.
lives We're sacrificed. These are the
principal disasters of the year thus far.
and they involve an aggregate loss of
060 lives
Adding to this total the sum of losses
by minor accidents as reported, we have
the following sad and unusual record:
BY fire, SIG; by drowning, 1864; by ex-
plosions, S1s; by falling structures of
various kinds, 267; by mine disasters,
sos; by windstorms, $40, and by light
ming. 100; grand total, 3,5ss. !
The total loss of life by these causes
during the whole of last year-snd 1891
was one of the most destructive years
on record-was 5.T62. So IL is evident
that 1892 will probably surpass its
predecessor.
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CHURCHES.

OHRISTIAN.-Rcgula services. each alter
- nate sunday at IL n. M aud : p. IN. sun
day school every Sunday at 10 q. m. Pray
lermeetlng wednesday $50 y. m.
J.C. IRWIN, Pastor.
RTETHODIST EPISCOPAL.-Serviceeev
AVA sunday at IL 10 a. IN. and 80 u. m Sun
uay seSNol every sunday at 10 a. IN. Prayer
HneetinA every Thursday evening at I'D
Strangers invited. }. NJ. ARCHER, Pastor.
DRESBYTERIAN.-Sor orviccseverysundaya at
III a. IN. aad ! 10 p. m. Sunday school at
10 q. n.
HATHOLfC CHURCH-SerSices once every
~ month In the Gobielle busIdjax oa North
Main Street. REV. u HARA. Pastor
GERMAN BAPTIST BRETHREN-Hold reg
" ular services at Mingona, barber county
the second and fourth Sundays In each month.
AT Forrest school house ON the second Sunday;
Cedar Creek school house ON the third Sunday.
by Elders Shamberger. Smith and Nchcr.
ct. Marks MISSION-Sunday School ut
~ 3:3J O'Clock on every SUNDAY afternoon, in
the g. A. X. ball. Children please come.
n APtfSr:-Proacninr st and 3rd Sunday IL
la IN add ~ 500 p. every sunday. Sunday
sen vol nc u O'Clock y. M Prayer meeting
wednesday evening OF eRob week. Rev. w. A.
Cain, Pastor heSldence on Cor, Lncolr Ave.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-03-08
vox PoPuL,-vox DEL
The Voice of the Peoples Party Is til
Voice of Gods Party.

ne voice OF the Peoples Party is the
Voice of Gods Party.
We see in the National Watcbman
an article nearly two columns in length
recommending new name for the peo-
pies party. We have said heretofore
that we did not care by what name our
party was called so that its principles
were all right. We have had quite a
variety of names and are now accused
of changing our principles as often as
we have changed our name. During
the campaign we were frequently told
that Gen. Weaver was too tickle to
make good president Upon inquiry
as to what was meant we were told that
he had been a member of several differ
ent parties. going over the list of names
by which the reform party has been
known during the past seventeen years
These men had received their impress
sions from the old line press and were
sincere.
Now the name of party is to very
large extent the secret of its power
We have the best name now that it is
possible to find. We have a record
made and principles esta ablished in con-
nection Herewith. Let us not be tickle
and foolish enough to think of chang
ing it If our enemy could have the
choice of one blow, he would change
our name. With our present name we
will poll million more votes at the
next election than we could possibly
poll with new name. Since the evolu-
tion of the term ''PopuIist," we have
better name than either of the old par
ties. ''Vox populi voX Dei''-the voice
of the people is the voice of God So
the voice of the peoples party is the
voice of Gods party. What would be
thought of a proposition to change the
name of the demo cratic party or the
republican party? Heavens! Their
names are all that is left of them. st
Louis Monitor
The peoples party cannot afford to
change its name again. 1t now has a
right to have the names of its candi-
dates placed on the tickets in several
states that have the Australian ballot
law and if the name was changed all
these states would be again forced to
get up large petitions before their can
didates' names could go on the tickets.
The issue is corporations against the
people, and therefore the name of our
party is all right Let us also accept
the term populist, bestowed on us as a
derision by the corporations st Jo-
seph Wasp.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-03-08
A wonderful Pig.

DIR. Hickman, of Ludlow, Shropshire,
England, has an alcoholic specimen IN
his museum In the shape of pig, the
anatomical structure of which is as ex-
traordinary as it is unaccountabla
The minute anatomy is not given, but
the external appearances are: One
head, two eyes, four ears, eight legs
and two tails The internal structure
is: One tongue one windpipe and one
heart. the latter having two sets of cir
culations, viz: Two aoTtse to supply
the body and two to supply the lungs;
two ivers, four kidneys. two biadders
two spleens and two sets cf intestiues.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-03-08
THE I.AsoR QUESTION.

UpoD Wise solution of Its Problems De-
pends the Existence OF the American Re-
public.
To close and critical observer and
student Of current events and social de-
yelopnent, there is no more startling
phenomena noted than the apathy and
indifference with which the general
public regards the social and political
evolution, expressed In general terms
as the labor question" This appears
the more astonishing and unaccounta-
BILE when it is remembered that the Ia
Dor question is the issue Of issues now
before the American people, paramount
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-03-08
MEDICINE LODGE KANSAS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH g. 1898

depends the very existence of our re-
publican form of government 1t is not
the intention in the series of articles, OF
which this is the initial number, to dis
cuss the various measures of relief re-
quired, but to show the relationship the
demand for shorter days labor, COM
monty known as the eight-hour ques-
ton, bears TO the great issue known as
the labor problem" will be the at
tempted task of one who subscribes
himself working calamity howl
er.-GeOrge c. Ward, in Midland Me-
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-03-08

A EoyaI l,ociu.e.

The empress of Austria has been since
the death of Prince Rudolf complete
mental wreck. subject to most pathetic
deiasions about her son, and requiring
the greatcSt care. She still preserves
much of her stately beauty, for which
she has been always famous among the
royal women of Europe, for il Is beam
ty Of contour which neither time nor
trouble can destroy; but she Is con-
slant recluse.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-03-08
A Good Reason WHY.

Lady Customer Cooking over 2 lgt Of
pilloNal-Why weren't these marked
down?
Clerk finnocently) because, ma'am,
they are feathers. Detroit Free Press.
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An Excess of Gallantry.

Miss oldgirl-A woman Is simply just
as old as she seems
Wooden-Oh. my dear madam, /
should have placed You twenty years
below that.-Jury.
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PeODie'S Party.

The future of the peoples party is
largely dependent on conservative,
thorough policy to be yet matured by
our leading men and minds Deliber-
ative, profound thought and liberal
ideas must be incorporated into its
authoritative creeds and literature. No
selfish, personal motives, or narrow
contracted principles can avail the
party or country anything. That party
stands to-day before the world as the
most wonderful and successful party
ever organized. In its very infancy
in its first great fight and struggle it
presents an army of solid men number.
ing over one million voters, who have
passed through the ordeal and the test,
and men who feared not to be sacrificed
at the stake. Our skies are bright, our
future sublime in its coming. This
government belongs to the people--the
honest wealth-producing people-and
they are going to control its affairs and
destiny as sure as liberty and constitu-
tional government exists on this CONT
nent Let broad and liberal views pre-
vail and permeate all our actions and
doings. Our best and ablest men must
come to the front and must speak out;
indeed, they must now act!--Nashville
Toiler.
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a clear Case.

Judgc1-Tcn are charged with resist,
ing an officer; how do you pleadS
Finnerty-I'm afraid I'm guilty; he
cafae To nay saloon and wanted to pull
my leg for drink, but resisted him.