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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-02-09


lie country inn, rest euriously upon
his dishgured face. He had not yet
become accustomed to being stared at.
The fresh spring morning had nc
charm for him. for he felt that his life
was ruined. He looked over at the
tiny vine-trellised cottage, with a bit
ter sigh and rebellious spirit. He
had come from the hospital to his old
home, and for a whole week had been
50 near to Rose, his sweetheart, that
twenty steps would have carried him
to her side; and yet he had kept his
room until the morning of his depart
ure, fearing, by chance to meet her.
He had sent coldly polite notes of
thanks for the many gifts of flowers
and books which had come to him
from her kind hands; and though his
heart cried out in bitter protest, he
resolved that he would never see her
again. He would rather die than see
tler shrink from him in disgust.
Moodily, ne smoked his cigar, and
reviewed the past-the long years of
toll and study in college, his admis-
sion to the bar, his first speech before
a Jury-a speech that had won the
plaudits and br light predictions of his
colleagues. How full of promise life
had seemed, But everything bright
had come to an end on the day of the
accident
The explosion of gun in his own
hands had robbed his right eye of its
sight, and torn his cheek SO fright
fully that he started in horror when
he first saw its reflection in the
mirror The publicity of the court
would be intolerable to him now. He
must work at something away from
the eyes Of men.
suddenly, a sweet young voice rang
out in merry song, behind the tall
thorn hedge, and in an instant the
man was on his feet.
1t was Rose. The desire to see her
once more overpowered him. His
cigar and resolution were alike for
gotten. He ran down the steps, and
sprang through gap into little
flower garden, where slender,
brown-h aired girl, on her knees, was
$50 S4iAAS GAALOlAS tlS HNt tGd|CS 4OT
violets
Good morning. John" she said,
quietly. See! l have quite nice
little bunch. Papa had his yesterday
morning; these are for you. Kueel
down here while pin them on.
And the young fellow kuelt at her
side, and shut his teeth tightly to-
gether. while with dew-wet fingers
she pinned the fragrant cluster on
his coat.
How sweet she was How danger
ously kind and obliy+ous.
lie must not stay; ne could not
trust himself any longer.
They both rose, she blushing a
little at her nonsense.
n have come to bid you good By,
Rose" lie said, almost curtly. Il have
sufficiently recovered, / think, to 20
back 70 work, and l leave for the city
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-02-09
Woman Bootbiacs..

4 New York woman recently III
Paris confessed 70 . great interest III
the woman bootb!ack- whom she saw
there They wear peculiar unl.
form. she says, mot unlike that Of
the sisters Of mercy, but their co4uet.
fish manners quite uullify the religious
association d their dress Mos, 81
them work with gIoved hands. and
they are wonderfully neat ara dcx.
ferrous a their calling.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-02-09
POKER JIM
Cashed In
August % 1856

Tibet thar's bout the nearest we
hey in these parts, = said Mr.. God sey.
regarding 1t with an air Of profound
satisfaction. I'VE see, stranger, IL
saves heaps trouble In teiIin' folks
all bout it, fur the hull history ~ the
affair is as plain ter be seen ez my
sombrero. Any man ez waru't fool
id know thet Jim held four aces at the
wrong time an didn't git his shoottu
iron quick enough arter he played EN-.
| knowed Jim. He usetcr iine parties
crossin the plains an skin en- fore
they got half way, but he RUINED up
agin snag orct an tibet settled IT..
About 100 miles further on from
Poker Jim's grave is the last resting
place OF a gentleman whose name has
been handed down as Surethinen
Jackson, but the given name Is owl
IDENTIFY the last sarcastic insult that
the man who killed him could offer.
and the strargest part 81 all i that
he should have taken the trouble ID
erect monument. unless actuated by
the keenest sense Of deviltry: still the
humor Of this inscription Is almost ir-
resistible, and a rude sketch portrays
the unfortunate jackson laid out.
toes up and underneath are these
lines:
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-02-09

IT, was "a old 1'homsstoa paa
An through his llfc be was ~
duFa and a. tho time 81 hts deal
owned i dozen. w the last eslEsl.
a Clergyman came 70 bis bdalis
IN the course ~ conversation -
the dying man II he bad anyinia.s
his life to regret Yes. ! ~.
kept moro dogs,' Lewiston joy
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-02-09
Americans Only.

Museum Manager - understand
you are really a Canadian.
Zulu Chief-That is true.
Museum Manager Well, you've 90,
your nerve to come here asking for "a
job IN the crescent state OF sentiment
as to foreign -hor Detroit Tribune,
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-02-09
Was "Surethinz' jackson HANDY
with his gum
Is Mr. Jackson having any fnns
He ism
May 4, les.

! regret to say that many Of the
tributes adjoining these desert monu-
ments were more than heartless and
worse than sacriligious, says writer
in the Cincinnati Enquirer. Here Is
one that marks the last resting place
Of a horse thief who was lynched ia
1867
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-02-09

The death rate among little children
IN New York eity, which ha. been
steadily increasing ha- shown az.
crease q more than TEN par ceut since
the Inauguration ~ Na.hau Strau.
ot his -tertlized mills charity
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-02-09

Barber-But you have paid me ten
cents too much.
Van Pelt-That's all right. That's
tip for not a king ms If wanted a
shampoo.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-12-18

IF you were member Of a company
that would loan money to another in
diyidual or company at per cent per
anhum, and you, needing money, would
be compelled to borrow of the latter
named person or company and pay "a
per cent interest per annum, would
you not think 1t an outrage upon you
as member of the company first men
toned? And would you not be quick
to resent such treatment? 1t you value
your own financial welfare, you GER.
tainly would. Yet the government, of
which institution every citizen is a
member, loans money to the national
banker at per cent per annum and
the borrower pays from 10 to "a per
cent. If men could be induced to look
at political matters, as they do at every
day business matters, this injustice on
the American people would never be
tolerated. But some people will vote
the necessaries of life out of their reach
to keep the old parties in power. Ev.
| en- the dumb brutes know how to pro.
| tect themselves, in which respect they
are superior to many people.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-12-18

The citizens and authorities of TC-
peka were in high degree of excite
ment several days last week over sever
al grave robberies that came to light.
When it was found that bodies were
missing from their graves in the GENE
terry search was made and they were
found on the dissecting tables in the
medical college. AS soon as it became
known that the bodies were being used
by the students of the medical institu-
ton, there were rumors of mob organ
lzations in different portions of the
city. Gov. Morrill, called out the troops
to guard the college building and the
students and faculty acting upon the
advice of the police force, retired to
quarters where less turmoil prevailed.
The faculty claims that the bodies were
taken from their graves without their
knowledge or consent, and promise to
assist in locating the guilty parties.
Most of the prominent citizens of To-
peka are on the lookout, including the
A. o. U. W. lodges and the Catholic
church, and if the ghouls are found
they will receive the full benefit of the
law. Gov. Morrill, has also offered
$500 reward for information leading to
the conviction of the guilty parties.
LATER: The faculty has been placed
under arrest on the charge of know.
lngly receiving stolen bodies"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-12-18

WE notice that several republican
papers, among which is the Cresset of
this city, are indirectly scoring Chief
Justice Martin on the decision of the
mortgage redemption law of 1898. This
cry of drive capital out of the staten
has no terrors for the intelligent peo.
pie or Kansas any more; it has been
overdone and worn threadbare. A
large portion needed the complaint and
voted for Morrill, thinking that CAPT.
tai would come to the state under a re-
publican administration and everybody
get money simply by promise to pay
his obligation at some future time, so
great would be the confidence. But it is
like midnight dream; conditions are
worse under Morrlll's administration
than they were under dwellings and
the CRY that pOpulist officials and pop
ullst legislation have driven capital
from the state is nothing more than
goods box and bum-element poss,p.
Neither will the decision make it more
difficult to procure renewal of mort
cages, but it will have the effect to give
mortgage companies, that bought land
that was mortgaged for 50 500, for $500,
dose of their own medicine. Under
this law a man can redeem his proper
ty by paying the amount that it sold for
at sherlffs sale. within Is months after
such sale. together with interest from
said date to the date of redemption. If
the mortgage played the SWINE act by
bidding in the mortgagor's farm at one
tenth the amount OF the mortgage, 1t
serves him right to be treated In the
same way when the original owner does
the same thing when he redeems the
property. We say the decision is just
aud right, and may have tendency to
cause the mortgage to deal honestly
with the mortgagor.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-12-18

ALMOST every republican editor in
the state is entitled to the distinction
OF being a professional liar, but the one
that comDoses the twaddle that fills the
columns of the kingman Leader Cour-
Ter deserves chrome. Several weeks
ago In commenting on some political
items under the head of ''some election
pointers" which appeared in this paper
last month, it made the statement
that we said in Kingman county half of
the pcpulist ticket was elected. What
we did say Is, that in the counties where
the republicans and democrats fused,
manning the counties) half of the Off
GERS elected are populists. In some of
these counties over half of the populist
ticket was elected, and in others over
half of the demo-republican ticket was
elected; but the average ofticers-elect
of all the counties mentioned, gives the
populists majority. The Leader.
Courier has frequently misquoted Us
and we ask its editor to confine it's lies
TO Kingman cOuntyites.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-12-18

"WHY did Simpson vote for the Will
son-Gorman- Brice tariff bill?" queries
the Cresset. We should think that has
been told often enough for even re-
publican editor to remember, but we
VIII cater to him and repeat it once
again. The democrats were so divided
against themselves that they were un.
able to get the bill through without the
support Of the pOpulist delegation. The
populist congressman demanded an in
come tax provision in the tariff bill
and refused to vote for it without. even
though it was a small Improvement on
the infamous Mckinley law. The dem
ocrats, seeing that without the support
of the populists the whole bill would be
defeated, consented to the insertion OF
a graduated income tax clause. Thus
it is, that the number of populists in
Congress forced the majority to enact
one of the foremost demands of the
peoples party into law. The income
tax, of itself, was worth more to the
people than anything else that congress
did, and was one of the few redeemine
features of that body. This is
the reason why Jerry Simpson voted
for the ubiquitous W.G-B bill" Oh
course, an arbitrary court has abolish
ed the income tax, but Mr.. Simpson
and the other populist congressman die
their duty in fulfilling their promise:
to the people.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-12-18

CHAIRMAN CARTER of the national
republican committee does not think
that the republican victory is a fore
gone conclusion. He says the large
gains of the peoples party at the last
election is stumbling block in the re-
publican path and the grave questions
before the country might we'll cause
the republicans to pause and reflect.
He Is right; sometimes the people learn
great deal in a years time.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-12-18
A CHRISTMAS GIFT TO sUBscR1 BERs.

The Farm Record of INDIANAPOLIS.
Ind, Is bright, hustling, wide-awake.
sixteen page monthly journal published
at gu cents year by G. Vincent, for
merly with the Nonconformist in Kan
sas, and it is thoroughly alive to the
needs OF the farmers and full of sensi-
Die and business-like suggestions as to
how the most can be made from farm
life. Most farm papers from the East
have little in common with our west
ern and southern people, and, knowing
out little OF our surroundings, they do
not reach the point of making them
selves indispensable to the farmer.
1nls Is not the case with the Farm
Record, for its editor was reared in the
West and spent last summer here and
Is fully acquainted with the peculiar
position of the western and southern
farmer. He is also familiar in a pener
al way with the needs of this class in
all parts OF the country, having person
ally visited every agricultural state in
union. But he is now engaged in max
ing fight for the farmer that should
endear him 10 every farm home. The
grain ring has had in operation a sys.
tenn of weighing which has locked a
very large portion of your grain for
years past. Mr.. Vincent has probed
that ulcer and found a cure for it.
He has arranged with Chicago firm to
handle the farmers grain without any
dockage and all grain will be weighed
under state supervision. G. S. Knipe.
OF Arlington, 5. D., acting under the
direction of the Farm Record, sent
carload of wheat to that market and
saved DC per bushel. This is only one
OF hundreds.l You can save money.
too, on any grain you may have to sell
this winter. and if you have not a car
load several can club together. You
need the Farm Record to give you full
directions and we will send that paper
ons year free to every subscriber that
sends or pays US dollar on subscrip-
ton (either old or new during the next
few weeks. This is the most valuable
Gift that we can give you. for il will
| put you In the way to save on vour crop
money that has been going to the grain
ring. You cannot afford to miss a
single copy and you should act ouick,y
a nd avail yourselves Of this unparalIei.
ed offer before it Is withdrawn. II Is
too good TO last long. Come along and
get your Christmas gift.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-12-18

NO ONE should expect reform papers
to compete with others in point of the
price of subscription. When it comes
to advertising patronage the odds are
in favor of that class of papers which
are opposed to any kind of reform
Some of the Chicago papers claim that
they could give their paper away and
still make money out of 1T. Yet there
are populists inKansas who help to sup
port old party papers to the exclusion
of those which champion their prin.
iples.-Topeka Advocate.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-12-18

In last Wednesdays mail we receiv-
ed copy of speech of Judge G. N.
Aldredge, of Dallas, Texas, on the free
coinage of silver. Naturally, we ex-
pected to put in a few minutes in read
ing some good wholesome literature;
but when we glanced on the outer bor-
der of the document we saw this in
scription: Compliments of DR.. E. z.
Miller" That instant our hopes were
shipwrecked and the story, as the mu-
latto would say, was done toI'." How
ever, we plead guilty to reading it, but
regret to say that no more profit or in
formation was realized by us than
though we had read Deadwood Dick.
Junior in Texas, or some other scent
blood and thunder production. The
author simply reproduces the old gold
bug rot, that free coinage would make
90 cent dollar, ruin credit abroad
that overproduction is responsible for
low prices and an hundred other equal
ly absurd, statements, all of which have
oeen disproved by history. He con-
GUIDES by an appeal to patriotism; just
AS though the gold monometallist, who
cails Uncle Sam liar every time
ne looks at silver dollar, is patriot.
vi course, we are very thankful to the
Doctor for thus remembering us with
copy OF the epistle, but since we are
not millionaires and must depend up.
on the sweat of the brow to keep ouI
bodies moving on this panic strlcker
gold monometallic sphere, we mus
decline to accept the proffered schem,
to make US lifelong slaves to the mon
ey power.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-12-18
NOTHING CHARACTERISTIC" ABOUT IT


Under the head of "a Characteristic
Letter From Jerry Simpson, the Cres-
set of last week publishes the following
which appeared in the Greenfield, Ind,
Republican of Dec. 5th:
MEDICINE LODGE, KAN, Nov. %, 1885,
Mr.. o. c. IRWIN, Greenfield Ind.
DEAR SR;-In reply to yours of Nov. 10Th,
in which you want information in regard to q
location for an electric light plant, will say
that Medicine Lodge is not the place you are
looking for, for several reasons: first, no suf-
ficient population and all too poor. can hardly
afford to buy oil. Too much protection and
gold standard has done us up; corn Is cents
and everything else In proportion.
Give us free silver and free trade and then
you can come out west with your electric
light plant; we need it, but at present we can
stand it to read our mortgages by the light Of
the 15-cent corn fire. Truly Yours,
JERRY SIMPSON.
Now if there is anything character
istic" In the above letter, we should
like to know wherein it exists. It is
nothing save plain statement of cold
facts and Mr.. Simpson would have
done Mr.. Iwrin an injustice by telling
him that this was the place for his cleo
trio light plant.
Of course, Mr.. Simpson regrets that
our city cannot support electric lights
and other desirable improvements, as
do many others, but that would not
justify him in making false repre-
sentation to stranger who has money
to invest. Where the characteristical-
ness is found in reality. is the fact that
men and public journals of a commun-
| ity will pretend to be working in the
interest of the country while support
ing measures that deprive our city of
these improvements. Let the Cresset
do the one hundredth part for this
county and city that Jerry has and 1t
will have reason to boast forever. Those
who have assisted in impoyerishing a
community and it's people should not
criticise those who are endeavoring to
| build up.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-12-18

ANOTHER glazing lie of the season
is the one going the rounds of the press
that Hon. Jerry Simpson telegraphed
to Washington to have his quota of
public documents turned over to des.
lgnated party. 1t is true that the doc.
uments issued up to the day of the
meeting of the present congress belong
the ex congressman, but the statement
that Simpson telegraphed to have them
turned over to a party or parties is a
ridiculous lie.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-12-18
PATIENTS

Caveats. Trade Marks and Copy Rights sc
cured for inventors and those engaged in
mercantile pursuits. Do not send your appli.
cations two or II ree thousand miles away
when you can get your patent just as soon
and in many cases far sooner. and with bet,
ter results by sending them direct to
HlCDON & HlCDON at Kansas City. Mo-.
where they have the most extensive depart.
ments and the best equipped offices, fitted ex-
pressly for this purpose now Ia the United
States, located in the Times Building at the
junction of Main and Delaware Sts- KanRns
City, Mo. Their charges are the same as 9TH
er well established Patent Lawyers. For ref
erence all the banks and business houses of
the city. Send for price list and book Of in
stIuctions free Of charge.
Please mention this paper.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-12-18

A LATE dispatch says that Roswell
G.. Horr has challenged Senator PETER
to debate the financial question. PEI
fer, of course. has accepted the chal-
Ienge and will relieve Mr.. II. of what
little hide w. II. Harvey (coin) did not
take.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-12-18

CHEF L. LONG has again been heard
from. BY hard work and cringing beg
ging he has been put on committee of
foreign relations. We are inclined to
think that Chef is now in his true
sphere, since he never advocated any
thing at home but what was foreign to
the interests of Kansas.-Pratt Union.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-12-18

THE Topeka Capital claims to have
reliable information that the U. S. su-
preme court Will reverse the supreme
court of Kansas on the redemption law
decision. No one is supposed to know
what the decision of a court will be
until it is made.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-12-18

SENATOR PETER is in favor of abol-
ishing congressional funeral sprees
He thinks there is no need of the coun.
try's squandering several thousands OF
dollars whenever a senator or congress.
man dies. Senator PETERS head is
LAVAL
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-12-18

The republican papers that are try
ing to make political capital of Labor
Commissioner Birds acquittal. must
necessarily go back on their pet,
Dawes. The windy attorney general
was certain of Birds guilt and was
very much disappointed when the jury
brought in a verdict of mot guilty."
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-12-18

THE redeemer Bird that Dawes
had Gagged for a time, constructlvely
speaking, has been given its freedom
by redeemer court and jury. A re-
deemer politician is vicious animal
and is not to be trlffled with, especially
when he don't do more than steal few
hundred dollars.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-12-18

THE Santa Fe railroad was sold last
Tuesday for S6OOOO,OOO The road will
remain in the control of the receivers
until the first of the year when it will
pass into the hands of the new manage
ment.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-12-18

SILVER did not not get a ''black eye"
at the convention on the 9TH inst. The
peoples party of Barber county is for
free silver Is to first, last and all the
the time.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-12-18

ALLEN q THURMAN died last Thurs
day. lie was member of both houses
in congress from Ohio at different
times and was once candidate fol
vice-presldent of the United States
but defeated. lie was 50 years of age
on the 18th ult
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-12-18

CY LELAND has been made an exec
utive member of the republican nation
al committee. Does this mean that the
Kansas delegation Will be gwen to Nc
Kinley next June?
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-12-18

Gov. MORRILL, made an address to
the boys ut the Hutchinson reforma-
tory last Wednesday. We failed to
see a report of his speech, but suppose
he told the boys not to steal unless they
were to be elected governor of Kansas
on the republican ticket, when they
can consistently steal the contingent
fund
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-12-18
OFFICIAL PAPER OF COUNTY & CITY

THE Topeka Capital says there are
pa sound money" republicans and
20 free silver republicans in the lower
house of congress.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-12-18

The Topeka State Journal favors a
postal savings bank. So does the ma
jority of the voters of the UnitedStates,
but somehow, someway, they haven't
the courage To vote their convictions.