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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-10-24

The above are by no means all of the
counties wherein the levy was lowered,
but the reader can strike fair average
from the above instances. The levy
was lowered in all the counties of west.
ern Kansas.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-10-24

Do YOU believe that the Santa Fe
institution is more sacred than the
rights of the people Of Kansas? If
not, keep its pet, DobsOn, at home.
Vote for Wilson, man who is not
owned by the railroads.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-10-24

SPEAKING of foreign deputies, it
might be well for the Cresset to re.
member that the only republican in
the court house has foreign deputy,
you should not throw stones from glass
houses
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-10-24

CY CORNING has made contract
with the state central committee by
which he was to receive $4,000 for
$4,000 votes. Corning is that fellow
you know, that is in it for principle
and feminist corruption.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-10-24

Nor long since, the republican
henchmen of Topeka were offering
to bet that Morrill, would be elected by
10000 plurality. The bluff was called
and the g.. o. p. flunked. dwellings
election is conceded by the republican
bosses.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-10-24

JERRY SIMPSON is being greeted ev-
erywhere with greater enthusiasm if
possible, than he was two years ago.
The Handwriting on the wall'' is be-
coming palmer to the &. o. p. every
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-10-24

DID you notice how slick the Cresset
didn't say that Boyd is not to be Otis
deputy, if the voters of Barber county
should so far forget themselves as to
elect the Cresset to the Office of dis
frict CLARK
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-10-24

w. n. JOHNSON is corporation law
yer and is owned and managed by the
railroad kings of Kansas. He rides
all over the state on free passes and
has record as rotten as the routenest.
1t is time that he is retired from the
supreme bench. re
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-10-24
STATE or KANSAS.
OFFICE OF SECRETARY or state So

OFFICE OF SECRETARY or STATE So.
L, IL. s. osborn, secretary of state of the
state OF Kansas. do hereby certify that tho
FOREGOING is true and correct copy of the or.
lglnal enrolled resolution now on file I'm INV Of
nee ana tnat the same took effect by pubIica-
tlon IN the statute bOoA May 1S.ISg3
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, / have hereuDro
subscribed my name and affixed nv of5cIaI
seal. Done at Topeka, Kansas this 25tb dav
Vi Juiy' a ID. 1884 X. S. OSBORN.
0EAL' Secretary of State.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-10-24

If YOU want to break powerful
combination, a menace to the taxpay-
ers Of the county, elect John Wyer
commissioner of the Second district.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-10-24

A KNOWLEDGE of the technicalities
of professional poker game is not a
qualification for the Office Of district
clerk. Vote for Sparks.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-10-24
SIMPSONS MEETINGS.

Simpsons appointments as arranged by the
congressional committee, are as follows:
October 10-Tribune.
11-Dighton.
12-Ness City.
&" 13-Lyons.
" I5-Hutchinson.
I" 16-StafOrd,
d" 17-Kinsey.
a" IS-Dodge City.
A." I0-CimarrOn.
" 2O-Garden City.
24-Greensburg.
" 27-Marion.
" 29-TurOn,
30-Kingman.
- 3l-Pratt.
Nov. 1-Wichita.
3-Newton.
" 5-Mediciue Lodge.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-10-24

WE ARE Informed that J. o. Lump
kin is out hunting for school. He
had better held to his Kingman county
lob.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-10-24

JOHN Martin has come out for Lew
cling and the pOpulist ticket. Who
says Overmyer is in the race?
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-10-24

REMEMBER that when you vote for
Dobson you say by that, you endorse
theft in a public official.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-10-24

A VOTE for Dobson is a vote for John
J. Ingalls, for u. S. senator. Who has
not had enough of IngalIs.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-10-24

FREE CoINAGE and populism, gold
basis and republicanism. Which will
you have?
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-10-24

DOBsON and extravaganza, Wilson
and economy. Which will you have?
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-10-24

SHALL the taxpayers or the hood
lums manage the affairs of Barber
county the next two years?
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-10-24
T D. KARR, II. D.
2 B. BURNEY, II. D.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT go THE
CONSTITUTION,
Substitute for senate Joint Resolutions
Nos. and 2.

Be II resolved by the legislature of the state Of
Kansas: two-thirIs OF the members elected
TO each house thereof, concurring therein.
SECTION l. The following proposition to
amend the constitution of the State of Kansas
is hereby submitted to the Qualifiei electors
OF the state for their approval, or rejection.
namely: That section one, article five of the
constitution of the state of Kansas be amend
ed so that the same shall read as foIIows.
section l. Every person of the age of 81
years and upwards belonging to the following
GLASSES, VINO snail have resided in Kansas SIX
months next preceding any election, aud in
the township or ward in which she or he offers
To vote, at least 30next days preceding such O.
lection shall be deemed IA qualified elector LIST:
cltlzens OF the United State. I'd: persons of
foreign birth who have declared their inten-
tons to become citizens of the United States
conformable TO the laws of the United states
on the subject of naturalization.
SECTION. >. This proposition shall be sub
mitted to the electors of this state at the gene
al election OF representatives TO the legislature
In the year eighteen hundred and ninety-four
Tor approval, or rejection; those voting
in favor of this proposition shall have written
or printed on their ballots For the suffrage
amendment to he constitutions" those voting
against the said proposition shall have written
or printed on the ballots Against the suffrage
amendment to the constitution said ballota
shall be received and such vote taken, count
en, canVassed ana returns made thereof, I'm
the Same manner and in all respects as provid-
ed Tor by law; as in the case of the election of
representatives to the legislature.
SECTION 3. This resolution shall take effect
and be In force from and after its publication
in the statute book.
thereby certify that the above resolution
originated In the senate January 16, 1893 and
passed that body February s. 1893
PERcT DANIELS, President of Senate.
w. j.. BROWN. Secretary of Senate
Passed the House March 1. 1893
GEO. l.. DOUGLASS, Speaker of House.
FRANK T. BROWN. Chief Clerk of House.
Approved March q, 1888. $3.50 D. m
L.. d.. LEWELIIEG. Governor
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-10-24

The republicans want to dodge Dob
sons Thompson case record by saying
that somebody else helped him to work
up the case. Even if that be true, it
doesn't exonerate the Santa F'e idol.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-10-24

STATE OF KANSAS. COUNTY OF BARRIER &C.
Harriet X. Taylor, Harriet S. Taylor. CharIes
II; Taylor, administrator OF the estate of VIII
tH sfh r. Taylor, and Charles II. Taylor, plain
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-12-28
Anxious to Hit It Again.

Many years ago, when the Democratic
party had been badly beaten on certain
issues in New York, there was confer
ence of leaders, one Of whom was the
late Samuel J. Tilden.
A proposition was offered by one of
the conferees that the party continue cn
the same lines Of policy, trusting to tho
better education of public opinion TIT
next time.
When Mr.. Tilden's views were re-
quested. he said:
ION Certain Occasion all Indiscreet
Man placed himself beneath descend
ing Pile driver OF course he was Crush
cd to Jelly, but Spark of Life Re-
manned. The Doctors, by Dint of Band
ages, Splinters, Plaster of Paris Molds,
and Other Appliances of the Healing
Art, Restored his Body to Semblance
Of Human Shape. The Patient then lay
for Several Days in Stupor. Finally
one Morning he opened his Eyes, look.
ed languidly around and said in Fee
BILE Voice to the Attendant: Where is
1t? Let Me Hit 1t Againr Washing
ton Post
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-12-28
McCosh and Gladstone.

The late President McCosh used to
tell the following story about the days
when he was one Of the active cham
pions Of the free church movement in
Scotland: "Often would be forbidden
to set foot in town, such was the hos
Utility. In one place, after trying in vain
to get hall or vacant lot on which
to preach, Isat on my horse by the road
side and delivered my sermon to the
crowd, calling on all good Christians to
come out and be separate from the op-
pressive state church, and asking those
who might be SO moved to remain A
decent man and his wife stopped and
said: We desire to go with you, but
we are in service, and our master
threatens to turn us off if we have any
thing to do with the movement. And
who is your master?' Sir John Glad
stone, who lives yonder.' I shall call
up and see him tonight. went, and
while walking through the grounds l
met noble looking young man reading
a book and deeply absorbed in Thought
Asking his name, was told that it was
Sir Johns son, William Gladstone, a
rising young man and graduate Of Ok
ford. saw his father and carried my
point with him, and his two se~vants
were the nucleus of a Furnishing con,
gregation which was gathered in that
place.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-12-28
EAST DORSET.

An auction sale of personal proper
ty belonging to the estate Of the late
Edward Batehelder came Off last Sat
urday,
Hon. j, b. Hollster has been APP,
pointed assignee for ID, l., Kent &
Co, aud John Champion for Prince
& Co., South Dorset.
Prof. Markham has singing and
whistling concert for his gain and our
amusement this week.
The Union church held sociable
Wednesday evening of last week.
The investment Melted a good time
and $500.
Christmas was dull, duller, dullest.
A few returned home TO enjoy it
among these Harold Butfum from
the University of Vermont, John L.
Cochran from near New York and
our newly hedged lawyer James F.
McNaboe from the metropolis.
Our answer to the problem which
we sent the SITTER is 29962 ,39l some
seven feet less than Mr.. Gales.
The solution requires numerous and
somewhat lengthy operations in which
decimals must be used and no two
persons would be likely to get exact
~ the same answer. Unless they
used the same number of decima
places throughoutthey certainly would
not. 1t was claimed, as before told
that the problem could not be don'
and we didn't suppose any one on thu
east between East Dorset and tn,
| raging Atlantic could do 1t but hope(
it would keep those who tried out 0
mischief awhile. The problem is diff
ficult and very interesting and if MIR
Gale will send his solution to Box 81
East Dorset, VT, we will send hin
ours and thereby we will see whethe
the old saying that "great minds ru
in the same channel" is conspicuousl
verified or no.
| We have forwarded to our CORES
pondent Mr.. Gales solution, minu
the diagram which got into the stove
If Mr.. Gale will redraw and forwar
this we will be under obligations
EDITOR.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-12-28
TOWNSHEND.

Miss Mary Rock is home from
Putnev.
j. j. Dale of Beaufort, S. c.,
spent Christmas with his family.
Miss Grace Blood who is attend
ing Moody's school at Mortified is
al home for a two weeks vacation.
Cylus Farmer having finished re-
pairs on his house has moved into the
same for the winter.
Mrs. c. V. Bryant returned to hel
home in So. Londonderry, after 8
two weeks stay with her daughter
Mrs. f. d. Reed.
Mrs. Mary Allen Dawes, a for.
mer student at Leland & Gray, but
now missionary among the Chica.
saw Indians, gave an interesting adj
dress in the church Sunday morning
The two church societies uniting
Idisplayed three well loaded Christ
mas trees on Tuesday eve. This to
gether with appropriate exercises
made it a pleasant evening for TIE
large audience assembled.
The Christmas exercises consisting o.
recitations, dialogues and singing helC
in the school house, in district No. 8
Monday evening was decided success
The tree was handsome with its load Of
pretty and useful presents. Many
thanks are due the teacher for her la
Dor in training the children in theil
work, and to E. A. Corey, who actec
as Santa Claus, and to those who
aided in arranging the tree. The
scholars presented their much esteemed
teacher, Mary Underwood, with a
beautiful photograph album, a silver
napkin ring, butter knife, sugar spoon
and IA Christmas card.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-12-28
THE LONDONDERRY SITTER, .
!. FRIDAY MORNING. DEC. %, 1894

The Shah of Persia has a pony
only II inches high.
Eleven hundred head of horses
were bought in Oregon recently at an
average price of $3.50.
Settlers were reduced to eating
horse flesh in the recent drouth in the
western part of North Dakota.
1t is said that the romances Of
Jules Verne have made fortune for
his publishers, but only $4,000 a year
for the author.
Napoleon III. was extensively
fond of the Strasburg pates de foie
gras. They were regularly sent from
Strasburg for the imperial table in
Paris.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-12-28

Mr.. Stead has new hobby, hav-
ing gone to Scotland to collect ma
terial for an onslaught on the owners
of deer forests, chief among who is
an American.
Kant, the German philosopher,
was content with the simplest food in
small quantities. A bit of fish or an
egg, with piece of rye bread, made
his meal.
A. j. Balfour carries neither stick
nor umbrella as he travels through
the streets of London. He never gets
wearied enough to need a cane or we
enough to want shelter.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-12-28
Marvellous Results.

From letter written by Rev. J. Gun
derman, of Dimondale, Mich, we are
permitted to make this extract: 81 have
no hesitation in recommending DR.. Kings
New Discovery. as the results were al
most marvellous in the case of my wife
While l was pastor of the Baptist Church
at Rives Janction she was brought down
with Pneumonia succeeding La Grippe.
Terrible paroxysms of coughing would
last hours with little interruption and it
seemed as if she could not survive them.
A friend recommended DR.. Kings New
Discovery; it was quick in its work and
highly satisfactory in results" Trial
bottles free at Geo. G. Smiths Drug
Store. Regular size SOC. and $1.00.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-12-28
PERU.

A special term of school for the
more advanced scholars of the whole
town will be opened at the village
upon Tuesday, Jan, 9Th, under the
direction of M, j, Hapgood, 1t is
much desired that any of the Young
persons intending to teach in town
the coming year will attend.
Archie Russell, son of Chas. Rus
sell, fifteen years of age, began to at
tend school when five years of age,
and has never had an absent or a
tardy mark. He has always resided
ini the same district, No. /. Has
this record ever been equaled in the
state? If so please report to State
Supt,. M. S. Stone, Montpelier.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-12-28
JAMAICA.

Monday morning the mercury was
below zero, and Tuesday morning
it was thawing.
Miss Addie Howard has finished
work at Wilmington for the present
and is at home.
f. l.. Sprague, who has been in
Pennsylvania on his business, is at
home for few days.
A. 2. Carpenter, former teach
er of onr village school and now a
teacher in Ludlow village, has been
passing few days with friends here.
Albert Cheney of Brattleboro is
visiting with his parents, Mr.. and
Mis-. Wales Cheney.
The Misses Irene Gleason, Adde
Boynton, and Mary Cheney, who
have been attending school at Brat
tleboro, have flushed the term and
are at home.-
Norman Allen, who bought the
Gleason mill at West Jamaica, has
taken out the water power and is put
ting in steam power.
The union Christmas tree Tuesday
eve at the Opera House brought out
a full house to listen to appropriate
and entertaining exercises, after
which two trees were relieved of their
beautiful burdens and conveyed to
eager hands to receive them, and
your correspondent ventures the as
sertain that there was not one that
went away emp ylautled.
The Christmas tree and oyster sup
per at East Jamaica Christmas eve
was an occasion much enjoyed by all
present, which was the house full
There will he an entertainment and
speaking contest at the town ball
New Years eve.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-12-28

"IIe doesn't behave as if he be-
longed to the best society,"" said one
young woman. "No," replied the
other, s.he behaves as if the best So
ciety belonged to him. Washington
Star.
Moncure D. Conway, who was an
intimate friend of Froude, thinks
that if it had not been for Carlyle's
influence Froude would have cultiva-
ted the field of romance instead of
that of history.
Andrew Reclus, the nephew of the
famous geographer of that name, was
recently condemned to one month in
prison and to pay fine of 500 by
the Algerian courts for crying "Long
live Anarchy !"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-12-28

The Russian Empress became re-
Gently grand mistress of the Ladies
Order of St. Catharine, which was
founded by Peter the Great, and is
the first female decoration in Europe.
Arthur Robinson of Glen Sutton,
P. O., aged so years, was struck by
train while crossing the railroad
track Monday at East Richford and
received Injuries from which he died
Tuesday.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-12-28

A terrible tragedy occurred at Wi
nooski on Wednesday. One W. II.
IL. Whitman shot his wife dead, at
tempted to kill his two children, set
his house on fire and then shot him.
self, dying in a few minutes. The
cause was mental arrangement.
The snow storm was severe through
the West reaching domn into Ken
lucky and West Virginia. 1t is be-
ing followed by extreme cold.
The shooting of eight negros in
Georgia because it was supposed they
were harboring a negro murderer, in
dictates that the people of the South are
still semi-barbarous.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-12-28

Count Goetzen, a German explor-
Ell, has completed q journer across
Africa. He started in October, 1898,
and went westward, midway between
the routes followed by Stanley and
Wissman, reaching Matadi, on the
Congo River.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-12-28
LANDGROVE.

Grace Parker of Dorset is visiting
her aunt, Mrs. D. A. Coolidge.
Fred Holden has gone TO Water
bury TO work in the asylum.
Mrs Hiram Farnnm fell and
sprained her wrist quite badly short
time ago, while going from the house
to the barn.
The report is that the Elias Abbott
place has been sold but we have moi
learned the name of the purchaser
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-12-28
BONDVILLE

Mountain Home Grange elected its
officers for the year ensuing the 18th
inst, but as we have not the list can
not furnish it.
Mrs. Burbee is improving.
Abbie Houghton has been visiting
here. With the help of a shoe, which
friends have procured for her she
gets around quite comfortably. She
would thank all who have so kindly
helped her in this way.
Halle Thompson has the Graham
vile school for the winter.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-12-28
SIMONSVILLE.

Mrs. j. W. West has returned
from her visit to New York and
Manchester.
Fanny Haseltine accompanied by
her friend, Miss Mabel Moves from
Cavendish spent Christmas at Mrs.
Z. NJ. Haseltlne's. -Ne "
Frank Leonard is at work in Wind
ham shaving scythe sticks.
Fred Olcott and family, Elmer
French and family of Chester, Gil
bert Eenson and family spent Christ
mas with their father, Josiah Andrews.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. F. Virgins and
c. j. Pettengill attended the State
Grange at Morrisville.
There was Christmas tree with
appropriate exercises at the church
Monday evening.
Prof. Tenney's singing school here
has been changed from Thursday tc
Tuesday evenings.
At the annual meeting of Indus
trial Grange the following officer:
were elected for the coming year
G. A. Fuller, master; G. +, Spauld
ing, overseer; Mrs. A. M. Stannard
lecturer; G. P. Stickney, steward
5. p. Carlton, assistant steward
Mrs. S. A. Rowell, chaplain =; William
Rowell, treasurer; H. |. Walker
secretary P. r. Carlton, gate keep
er; Mrs. A. A. Walker; pomona
Mrs. r. B. Fuller, Flora; Mrs. M
o. Stickney, Ceres; Mrs. P. r
Carlton, lady assistant steward.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-12-28

Take dose of De Wits Little Early
Risers just for the good they will do you.
These little Pills are good for indigestion,
good for headache, good for liver COM
plant, good for constipation. They are
good. C. E. Bacon, Londonderry and F.
E. Smith, Jamaica.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-12-28

Henri Roch effort has an income of
about 100000 year, and although
he lives with great simplicity in Lon
don, he is never able to save any
money owing to his generosity. He
is always ready to help those who
deserve it.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-12-28
SO. WINDHAM.

Miss Ella Stearns is home for the
holidays.
Harry and May Adams are home
on a two weeks vacation.
The Ladies Missionary society met
last Friday with Mrs. A. j. Baker.
The c. E. Society had social
last Monday evening at Dea. A. j.
Fishers. The programme consisted
of readings, Rotations, music etc. :,
followed by a ten cent supper. All
report an ENJOYABLE time.
Purify your blood, tone up the system,
and regulate the digestive organs by tax
ing Hoods Sarsaparilla. Sold by all
druggists.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-12-28
A Thirteen Superstition,

1.-THE superstition as to Is being an
unlucky number crops ont sometimes
il unexpected ways" said shopper.
THE other day, when in big dry
goods store, saw woman pay IA
cents for an article, the price of which
was ID cents, because of it. The shop
g'rl stared, and with disdaii-- Il smile
Fave the extra penny to the cashboy ;"
New York Sun.