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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-01-30
BALLOT RIGHTS LEAGUE.


Meeting to BE Held at New Orleans
Jan. 18.
Hon. J. C. Manning, leader of the
Alabama Populists, has given out
call for conference to organize the
Southern Ballot Rights league. 1t is as
follows:
1.-THE right of the states to republi-
can form of government and the right
of the citizens to fair vote and an
honest count is guaranteed by the con-
stitution.
''The unrest caused by the reign of
ballot box stufing oligarchy in Ala
bama and other southern states has
but recently aroused the people to de-
mand that their constitutional rights
be given.
I'm consequence of existing condi-
tions, have been delegated by those
who.have awakened to patriotic effort to
call conference at New Orleans, Jan.
1910, for the purpose of organizing a
Southern Ballot. Rights league and taxi
ing such other steps as may restore
constitutional rights to the people.
Delegations are urged to come in re.
sponse to the call from every southern
state.
(Signed) 81. C. MANNING,
fsMoufoomarv Ale
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-01-30
Studying a Little.

Well, pa, have been figuring lit
tensive system of agriculture would
enable us to raise food as follows:
Four bushels of wheat for every hu-
man being in the United States can be
raised on $500, GOO acres of land; 2,600,-
600 acres will supply every family with
fifty bushels of apples; 1885, 900 acres of
potatoes will furnish three bushels for
each one of us; 9,125, 900 acres culti-
waited in corn will supply half pound
of pork a day to everybody over 20
years of age; 473, 900 acres will furnish
a quart of Strawberries a day for ten
weeks to every one, and 100000 acres
will give us mushmelon apiece every
day for ten weeks. Now to produce all
the bread, meat and potatoes, apples,
melons and strawberries we can all
eat will require but Is, 1916, 900 acres of
land Indiana alone contains %, ,04O,-
900 acres. Subtract Is, l9S, 900 acres
from this number and you have 1884,
600 acres left, which is enough to
furnish each person over 10 years of
age pound of butter week and still
leave 3.5oO,O00 acres for the use of
building lots, vineyards, poultry yards,
etc. In other words, enough of every
thing to eat can be supplied to our
g.. 5.Oo0, ,oO0 people upon a spot of ground
the size of Indiana.
Well, what of it?-Stockwell's Bad
Boy.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-01-30
NUMBER 81.
HERE'S YOUR Mule.
Give the Bankers the Earth. or Thcyn
Take It.

Take It.
Congress don't know where it is at
But it still knows what the bankers
demand, and what congress must do,
or do nothing.
Congressman Crisp and Senator Cor
man have held little caucus and con-
clude that the only proposition which
the senate and the bankers will accept
must embrace the following features:
l. An issue of $500, ZOO, 900 of long
term, low rate bonds at az per cent.
if possible, but not over per cent.
:. These bonds to be sold to the
banks at not less than par and to be
the basis of circulation up to their par
value.
3. The legal tenders to be retired
and Cancelled as the bonds are put out.
4. One fifth of this issue of $500, ,o0O,-
600 to be retained in the treasury and
made available fol current exp .nses il
needed.
8. Silver to be bought and coined at
the rate of $50, ,Ooo,O 900 year.
6. No bank notes to be issued of less
denomination than $50.
:. All denominations below SEQ to
be silver certificates and silver.
8. Silver certificates to be redeem
able in silver
There it is in nut shell.
Just what the Populists have told
f0,. 80 -
the money power.
Take each of those numbered items
into your mind separately, roll it over,
tear it apart, and analyze its intea-
tions.
Five hundred million dollars Of long
term bonds-Sl5, ,OcO, 900 a year in
terest, enough interest to support
10000 people in idleness, interest that
will take the labor of $4,000 men a
year at 81. day to pay-and all for
the benefit of the bankers,
Cancel the greenbacl1s and substi-
tute interest bearing bonds and wild
cat bank notes. Destroy the money
that saved the country in time
| of war, and turn the issuing
of money over to the traitorous
towards, who hired substitutes
and boarded up their gold to profit on
the nations necessities
And what magnificent outlook for
silver-to be bought" and coined
bought with what? Give us free coin
age of both gold and silver or demone.
tie gold.
Big bank notes for the rich and small
currency for the poor-and the banks
in control of BOTH
Glory, hallelujah!
Those philanthropic, benevolent, as.
tute and monkeydooodle bankersi
Amt they smooth?
Give us the earth, or we'll take it.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-01-30
A GREAT STORM.
it Spreads Snowy Mantle Over AL
the Northern States.


the Northern States.
KANSAS CITY. Mo, Jan. 2G The
storm which swooped down on this
section of country yesterday is con-
tinuation of the one which was rag
ing in the Sierra Nevada mountains
four days ago. From Navada the
storm curved upward into and across
Montana and Wyoming. 1t was in
Wyoming Wednesday night and Thurs
day morning it took southeastern
ly course through the central Rocky
mountain region into Arkansas and
Louisiana.
From Louisiana the storm curve
nOrthward and was first felt in Kan
sas city Thursday. The storm is
travelling in a northeasterly direction
toward the lakes, and the weather
bureau in Washington directed all
stations in the lake regions to-day to
post bulletins forecasting destructive
gales on the lakes.
From the lakes the storm will
sweep across the country to the At
lantic coast. A peculiar feature of the
storm is that it will precipitate snow
over the whole of the northern half
of the United States from the Pacific
% the Atlantic
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-01-30

You say you are out of debt and own
a house?
Yes.
Well; how many children have you?
Five.
That makes seven in the family.
What is your home worth?
Oh. about 81, 400.
And you are loyal patriotic Ameri-
can?
Yes; 1 defended the flag in the re-
bellion, and the very sight of old glory
thrills every drop of blood in my body.
Oh, you are enthusiastic.
Yes, sir; for my home and country l
am ready to lay down my life.
Good you are one of the kind OF
men who made this great nation the
richest on the globe.
Yes, l guess l have done my share
and am proud to be an American.
Well. let's come back to the original
subject. How did you get into debt?
Who, me?
Yes, you.
Why didn't 1 tell you that / don't
owe dollar to any man on earth?
Oh yes, you do
What! Do you mean to insult me?
There is my house free from debt and
I've got money in the bank.
Yes, but you said you were a loyal
American, and you certainly are loyal
to your state, county and community
and believe that every individual
should pay his debts.
Certainly, but what has that to do
with the case?
Oh, nothing. perhaps, but how much
did you make last year?
Well, made a living, and I've got
enough money to buy new wagon
and a plow and some other things L
need.
Then how are you going to pay off
the debts of your family?
Are you crazy2 1 want to say en-
phatically that don't owe any debts,
and 1 don't thank any man for trying
to make fool of me.
Friend, don't get excited. That
won't make the debt any easier TO pay.
Don't You know that it would require
all the land in the United States to
pay the debts of the people?
Well; what in thunder has that to
do with me?
Oh, nothing, but do you know of any
way of paying the debts without sell
ing the land?
OF course do, it can be paid off with
the money that goes into the treasury
as taxes.
Don't you know that instead of pay
ing off debts the treasurer is borrow
ing more money? The debt of your
family was increased about $14 by the
last two bond issues of $50, ,0O0, 900. and
the treasurer is now preparing things
for another issue of fifty mil
lions. That will make S21 increase
of your debt this year, and the bankers
are demanding an issue of $500, 900
worth more of bonds and that would
increase the debt of your family SO
more.
The total Indebtedness of the people
of the United States is $500 for each
and every man woman and child in the
matchmaking your share $1,000 with
family of seven.
OF course you do not owe this amount
directly and you have never signed a
mortgage on your own home.
But you pay interest every year on
the state, county and national debt
and through depreciation in prices you
contribute of your labor and produce
every year to pay interest on the pri-
vate mortgages of the country.
Ultimately you must pay your share
of the principal
There is no getting around it.
Oh! you're one of these darn Populist
calamity howlers-I have nc time to
waste listening to fool. I've got to
go to town and pay my taxes and buy
some tools / need on the farm.
Yes; there he goes to buy more tools
to raise more produce for Shylock.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-01-30
THE INDUSTRIAL LEGION
To Meet at Kansas City. NO.. Feb. 2s,
1895.

1895.
The meeting of the National Indus
trial legion will take place with the
Reform Press association at Kansas
City, Mo-, on Feb. 22
All recruiting officers holding COM
missions from headquarters, all state
officers of every grade, executive coun-
Gil and one delegate from each legion
will be admitted.
We earnestly hope that the utmost
energy will be shown in organizing
legions We should have thousaro
new legions before that date ine
legions already organized who nave
not paid dues will confer favor on
me If they will send as large a con.li-
button as possible to pay printing oiiis
and other expenses. ] have borne the
burden long enough. and shall be com.
PEELED to lay it down unless this Y
done. A small sum from each legion
win be q great help.
PAUL yAEDERvooRT.
Peoples party = wiz please
copy.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-01-30
Hawaiian Cahle AImost Csrsain.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 26. - Hugh
Craig, manager of the New Zealand
insurance company, says the cable
between Vancouver, Il. c., and New
Zealand via Honolulu Will certainly
be laid. He states that he has offers
from would-be bidders who will also
lay a cable between Honolulu and
Monterey, Cal, if an American con-
ccssiOn can be secured.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-01-30
sevcre storm in Dram Rr,t,in.

LONDON, Jan. 25. - Severe storms
prevail all over the coasts of Great
Britain, France and Holland. In
Scotland the fall of snow has been
particularly heavy. a fishing boat
belonging to Dunbar, with crew of
seven on board, has been lost, and off
Port Reath, Cornwall, vessel with a
crew of fourteen men has gone down.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-01-30
To the supreme Court.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.-The petition
of John G, Moore for mandamus
against Commissioner of Interna
Revenue Miller, to prevent the col
lection of the income tax, was over
ruled this morning by Judge Hagner
in the district equity court. The case
will now be taken on appeal to the
United States supreme court in order
to test the constitutionality of the in
come tax law
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-01-30
Big Cannon FACTORY.

PITTsBURG, Pa, Jan. 26-The Car
negie company, it is said on good
authority, is contemplating the
changing of their Homestead steel
plant to admit of the manufacture of
cannon to compete with the BethIe-
hem works, and even with the great
KrupD himself
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-01-30
Political Mathematics.

Perry Englc has at last gotten his
paper, the Iowa Referendum, admitted
to the mails as second class matter.
The first number sent to the third as
sistant postmaster-general contained
a cartoon showing John Sherman as
school teacher and Grover Cleveland as
school boy, and the lesson on the black
board reads:
20. If there are 175 silver congress
men, how many Wall street pies and
federal Offices will it require to pass
unconditional repeal in the house?'
20. If fifty United States senators
favor free coinage, how much pie and
office will be necessary to pass uncon-
ditional repeal in the senate?"
EXAMPLE,
Fifty silver senators plus IT'S silver
congressman equal a free coinage law.
But fifty silver senator's and 175 sill.
yer congressman, divided by pie and
patronage, equal unconditional repeal
See.!"
The objection to the paper by the
department was the fr ivilous one that
the price was nominal-too cheap. The
Referendum, commenting on it's ad-
mission after ten months delay, says.
No, it was not the nominal price, but
in our opinion it was TIE cut of the big
necked fraud taking lessons from John
Sherman on the financial question.
Such partisan tyranny would disgrace
the bloody RACES of the history of any
monarch. We raised our subscription
price. and now Cleveland's pie eater
has admitted the paper to the mails
Missouri World.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-01-30
Johnston Hns a I,Iaze.

CLINTON, Mo, Jan. 23.-The old
town of Johnston in Bates county,
twenty miles west of Clinton, burned
last night No means were at hand
for lighting fire, and the principal
business part of tho town went up in
smoke. The loss will be almost total,
as the insurance was light. This
town was the scene of a destructive
ire during the war
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-01-30
indictments DIsapDear.

NEVADA, No., Jan. 23.-Another
chapter developed in the celebrated
Citizens back cases here yesterday
when it was discovered that seven in
dictments of two counts each against
o. K. Caldwell, late cashier of the
stranded bank, had been taken by un-
known parties from Circuit Clerk II.
II Brady's Office safe.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-01-30
a Hung Jury in the Iiarlan Case.

FAYETTE, Mo, Jan. 24.-Judge J. A.
Hockaday dismissed the jury in the
Harlan murder trial this morning.
The last ballot of the jury this morn
ing was the same as their first ballot
on Saturday morning-seven for
hanging and five for acquittaI. Har-
Ian was admitted to bail in the sum
OF $40. OOO
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-01-30

The people are so paraIyzed with
poverty that many have lost all cour-
age to fight plutocracy. In other
words they have consented to slavery.
This is cowardiee and is unworthy Of
the sons of the men who fought the
battles for independence in I776.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-01-30

Mrs. Margaret McVerney of Boston,
drowned two of her children at her
home, and, after laying them out for
burial, went to the police station and
told the police. The woman is be-
ieved to be demented.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-01-30

It's amusing to read in democratic
papers about the Populistic setback in
the recent election, when the demo-
Gratis throughout the nation met de-
feat that means annihilation, while
Populists added over million votes to
their vote of two years sgo-New
Charter.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-01-30
WHO Is A FOOL?
IS ANY MAN FREE WHERE HIS
BROTHERS ARE SLAVES?

Farmers and Laborers Pay the Interest
on All Public and Private Debts, and
Their Labor Is Mortgaged for tho
Principal.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-01-30
ANOTHER H0LD-UP.
rHE COTTON. BELT EXPRESS
LOOTED IN ARKANSAS.

aasked Men Cover the Engineer With
Revolvers and Compel the Messenger
to Open the Safe-S25,OOO Said to
Have Been Stolen.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-01-30

Messrs. Biddle and Botkin of the
Ell Dorado, Kansas Advocate have
purchased the Butler County Citizen
of the same city, and consolidated the
offices. This leaves only one Populist
paper in the county and three papers
in FL Dorado.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-01-30
Bin Cook Arraisned.

FORT SMITH. Ark, Jan ga Bill
Cook, the notorious outlaw, was ar
raigned this morning before United
States Judge Parker and pleaded not
guilty to each of three counts. He
is charged with robbery on two counts
and with taking government money
on one account The court room was
hacked
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-05-13

The riders who have ridden all winter
now show their superiority over those
who haven't Crane and. Evans have a
phenomenal squirt that is likely to lead
them over the tape first, but the others
are gradually getting into good form and
the Decoration Day races will surely be
hotly contested. Those in training go out
to the track on the $50 train and about
o'clock, pretty sight is presented. to the
spectators by about twenty men Naining
as though they We're going for the event
of their life.
Weller and Mayeock practice starting
every day, and will commence to work
twice a day. George is in fairly good
form and gradually on the improve
blood and determined to add many more
laurels to his already long string.
Every day can be seen at the track
Weller, Thatcher, Savage. Conibear, Has
sard, Schefski, Langton, May, Joe Beck,
Hyde, Royle and several lesser hghts IN
the racing field.
Holger Jensen is improving daily and and
shows marked Improvement over MS last
years riding.
Ed Scott is training for the races. As
Ed is the official Handicapped he will
have no trouble about fixing himself Tor
race, especially handlcaps.
It is rumored that Jensen and Evans
viii ride in class A This must be wrong,
as they are two of the best men IN the
territory.
The entry blanks for the races are out:
The Rambler has a large NUMBER OF
riders this year. Brockbank ana SHARP
will be the Rambler tandem team TINS
year and will be known as the "Slivers.
The latest man to appear as a novice
Is Walt Romney. Walt promises 10 ndke
ii hot for his opponents and II is tnoughI
he will lead over the tape quite Often
cushrnan has taken hold of his team
and is taking. especial pains with mem iesdd
This team will be one OF the pest lfdlIieu
in Utah.
Charley Evans has a young protege, oy
fine name of Collingston, whom ne is
Coaching and putting on to all the track
lodges. and as he will enter the nrst
novice race look out for him. he r!oeS
well and strong and las phenonlliial
sprint.
lac c. Greenwald goes north through
Idaho on Monday next in the interest u
NJ. X. Evans
y. w. Jones has finished leveling the
path around the park for wheeiment a 1T'
it is almost perfected showing Si1ao M ",
w He has also leveled the rest Oh the
drive for horsemen.
Billy Loclkington, seems to be the FAVOR,
lite for the road race DECORATION DAY, anu
is training Systematically for that event.
Paris, May 12.-Sixty-fve. competitors
were entered for the international Dlcyc5 Ie
race which started from Bor9sauA x, d. No So9
won by Meyer of Dieppe, who arrived
here at o'clock this morning.
Paris Nav IAN American named
John q Ruck. arrived at Calais this even
ing. having crossed the British channel
in a cycle boat "a feet long. He started
from Woolwich on May ..
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-05-13
ADJUSTMENTS.
EfFfe EIIsIer Tonight-Ysaye Concert
-"Sweethearts'' at the Grand.

Efffe EIIsIer Tonight-Ysaye Concert
-"Sweethearts' at the Grand.
While, in a great measure, the suc-
cess which has attended the produc-
ton of Doris" Robert Drouets play,
is due to the superb acting of Effie
Ellsler, and the exceptionally strong
dramatic organization with which she
has surrounded herself, the drama is
undoubtedly a very good one, as IS
amply attested by the favorable no.
tees it receives everywhere. 1t was
especially written for Miss Ellsler,
and is proving very we'll adapted to
her style of acting. 1t is the opinion
Of many that Doris" is the best per-
Torrance given by this popular ac.
tress in some time; her conception OF
the role being intelligent and thor
oughly human, and in some scenes she
Is said to fairly surprise her auditors
by an exhibition of power few would
suspect in one of so slight and girllsh
a figure.
The comedy, of which there is ju-
dicious amount, is bright and exceed
ingly we'll written, and has undoubted-
ly much to do with the plays popular
ity.
The company includes Frank Wes-
ton, Robert Drouet, and others of as"
sured ability. Doris will be given
Monday night, and the romantic COM
edy, "A Woman's Power" on Tuesday
at the Theatre.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-05-13
A FREQ PUFF.

Los Angeles, Gala, May ia sensa-
ton is caused today by the premature an
nouncement that Irving F. Blinn. son or
the millionaire lumber dealer, will tomor-
row wed GeneyiVe Nannary, a member
of the Daily company of actors, which
concluded an engag cement at the Burbank
theatre here recently.
through Texas yesterday and are to be at
San Diego tomorrow. Young Blinn will
join the troupe at Orange Junction and
the marriage will take place in San Diego.
Blinn's parents are said to be violently
opposed to the marriage but the youth
Is now in hiding and will doubtless be
able to conclude the nuptials before the
parents can interfere.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-05-13

Rev. George C. Hunting. of Virginia
City, New, preached the sermon at st.
Paul's chapel yesterday morning. His
text was from II Philippians. 81, as
follows:
Let this mind be in you, which was
also in Christ Jesus;
Who. being in the form of God,
thought it not robbery to be equal with
God;
But made himself of no reputa-
ton, and took upon him the form of
a servant. and was made in the like
ness Of men,"
He said that the religious thinkers
of $50 years ago We're intent upon
some of the most irrelevant problems
regarding church matters. For in
stance they spent much time in dis
cussing whether angels occupied space
and how many could stand on the
poi,t of a needle The scientists Of
today are giving their attention to the
force underlying the world and have
called it all sorts of names from pro-
toplaSm up to primary intelligence.
But this text is sufficient for him.
Here Paul who lived contemporaries
ouSly with Jesus, and look part in the
eTentS of his life says that he came
upon earth and took upon him the
form of man. To endeaVor to say this
writing is not correct is on plane
with an attempt to dispute the history
of the battle of Yorktown, as written
by George Washington. The burning
of Moscow and retreat of the French
occurred sixty years before he was
born, and yet he was positive the
events occurred, because they had
been written aoout by those who were
in them.
More than that this text holds out
much to the Christian. 1t teaches him
that the Lord came upon the earth,
and had the feelings Of man, and can
appreciate their cares and pains. This
holds out hope for the future. And
what, after ALL would life be if hope
were taken from it? There is scarcely
one who can believe that the joys of
this life are a compensation for its
sorrows IN this hope Christianity eX-
GELS. Look at the millions of followers
of COnfucius. They have only a sys-
tenn of morals, and can only hope that
their descendants will burn joss sticks,
while they MORALLY fear this will not
be done. and they will be left to starve.
Look at the millions Of followers of
Brahma. They can only hope that
in the end they will be absorbed in
the great It. Look at the followers of
Buddha- They can only hope for ami
hilation at death. But Christianity
holds IN life beyond the grave where
the good shall he rewarded