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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-05-22
BEHIND THE SCENES.
How Governor and State Treasurer
Came to Understand Each Other.

There is good story of an amusing
scene at certain state capitol the
other day, when the governor called the
state treasurer into his Office and de-
manded his resignation.
II was just coming in to demand the
! same thing of you" replied the treas
urer.
The governor looked surprised and
/ hurt.
30, you needn't look so pious about
it," said the treasurer. Just calm
yourself, and 1 may give you some good
advice before get through"
The governor recovered sufficiently to
say: "What want you to know is that
this administration can't stand the
scandals your misbehavior is creating
talked with you the other day about
the Sunday drunk, and since then that
other story about your scrape with the
girl has been published and certified to
by no less parsonage than ex-Lieuten-
ant Governor Felt. 1 had persuaded
him to keep it quiet, aud thought he
had forgotten it. Now there will be
no end to this business unless you re-
sign, and"
Jaw, you make my head ache" said
the treasurer. 1--we got something
I more. serious than that to talk about.
What would you think if you knew
that some of our own party were going
to have you arrested for misapproprl-
ating state funds? Wouldn't that be
very embarasslDg?"
well, and the governors eyes be-
gan to prOtrude like two incandescent
electric lamps.
"Well," echoed the other, Pm just
giving you forecast of what is actual
ly going happen, unless you can avoid
it by taking sneak out of this office.
What are you going to do about it?''
But" said the governor, as he
idgeted about in his seat, THAT little
matter about the false vouchers, invol-
wing few dollars, is nothing compar-
ed with the crime with which you are
charged"
Amt it, though? Mind you that
your transactions, of which have on.
ly mentioned one, are matters of pub
lie record. 1t will be good deal east
er to get the evidence of your crooked
ness from the auditors and my office
than it would to convict me of trans
porting jag about the streets, or tax.
ing liberties with fool girl, see?''
Realizing that he was getting the
best of the controversy, the treasurer
continued: Now, my dear governor
think this matter over carefully and let
me know your conclusion as early as
possible-aw-by the way, wouldn't il
be good plan for you to see the at.
torney general about it?''
20, hang the attorney general
groaned the governor, taking his finger
from his mouth as the treasurer arose
to go. "His advice amt worth a con.
tinental; and more than that, he's as
deep in trouble as any of us, only the
public don't know so much about it
1 demanded his resignation this morn
ing"
What did he say?" asked the treas
urer, with his hand on the door knob
HE told me l was after the wron.
man, and I'd better see you first
Advocate.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-05-22
AMERICAN apusH..
Good and Bad Sides of . Characterised
Quality OF Our People.

Good and Bad sides of . characteristics
Quality OF Our People.
An American visiting Europe for thu
first time last summer was compli.
mented by the English captain of the
outgoing steamer upon the energy of
his country-people-
"They are bringing the best. of every.
thing in Europe back to the states" he
said. 'They have the will and the
money to do it. They are a live, push
ing people"
In London when he visited West
minister abbey he was told by a canon,
mo people, not even the English,
show as much appreciation and rever-
ence for the mighty dead buried here
as do the Americans Thousands of
educated Londoners have never entered
the abbey gates, but no American
passes them by"
In the cities OF the continent he heard
the same refrain of praise.
Your people care more for historical
relics than any other" Americans
have such respect for all that is old. ~
Americans are the most liberal patrons
of art in Europe"
The traveller listened complacentlv.
But presently the other side of the
shield was turned to him. Some of his
wealthy countrymen bought pictures to
fill the galleries of their new houses
through agents, without themselves be-
ing able to tell Corot from Meis-
sonier.
Warehouses in old Paris and London
were filed with high-priced, worthless
limitations of old furniture and china,
which were ''for the American mar.
ket-"
The great modistes of Paris and Lon
don tailors boosted that they had 'just
furnished forty gowns to Mrs. Dash, OF
New York, or sixty to Miss Blank, of
Chicago"
Other rich and energetic Americans
bought the crown jewels of France, or
the laces of retired expresses. Still
others were pushing their way into
fashionable circles in London by dint
of ruinous outlay in entertaining PEG.
pie who ridiculed them, or by bribing
court officials. American girls were
striving for notoriety by driving coaches
down the Strand.
The traveller came home with wiser
and sadder views of the pushing quail
tiles" of his country-people; convinced
that while the energy that leads man
to climb to the mountain top is good
trait, the energy which lands him
groveling in the slough is neither use
full nor enthusiastically Compan
ion.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-05-22

IT is claimed by some of the more
radical republicans that the national
bankers are losing money in their
business. If this be true, it would
seem to us that the poor banker would
not hold so tenaciously on to his job.
When a man gets good interest from
two differant sources on the same
.'wad, . il is PLAIN to an outsider who
is not fortunate enough to be one
among the favored few. that such a
gentleman has quite snap at his dis
posal. II these fellows are losing mon
ey why do they bray so audibly when
1t is proposed to abolish the national
banking systemP 1t is not generally
supposed that they are sophilanthropic
and wholesouled as to sacrifice their
own well being for the benefit OF the
general government.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-05-22
AN ANIMATED SATCHEl
The Shock That it Gave an Impecunious

The Shock That it Gave an Impecunious
Person.
"a rather funny thing happened to
lady who lives on Piety Hill, I" remarked
a lawyer the other day. This lady
has dog of which she is particularly
fond, lavishing upon it all the tender
affections of a devoted woman's heart.
The dogs name was Fuzz and he looked
It Whenever my lady and her dog
went travelling the latter had to go
right in the car with her, for she would
never consent to send him by express or
as baggage. So a neat satchel was made,
full of holes, and in this the dog would
be placed and would lie there content
edly at his mistress side until their
destination was reached, when he would
be released from confinement. given a
nice well cooked lamb chop and petted
for his patience. One day the lady
was going to the sea shore, and Fuzz
was there by her side. He did not even
whimper.
''It CHANGED that the train stopped at
station and that the lady went to the
door to look out. An impecunious per-
son, relying on the confusion that fol-
lowed the stopping, took her satchel
and started off with it, doubtlessly
thinking that it contained many valu-
able articles. He got as far as the sta
ton door when Fuzz, no doubt with
animal intuition knowing that some
thing was wrong, set up an awful howl.
The man with the satchel looked as
though he would faint.
"'That's my Fuzz!' exclaimed the
lady, rushing toward the thief
The latter started to run, but Fuzz
made such horrible racket that he
finally dropped the satcheL Then the
lady came up and released the dog.
Did they want to steal my darling
little Fuzz? Did the bad man want to
take my precious etc, moaned the
lady.
But by the time she had finished
kissing the animal, the thief was out
of sight His feelings had probably
received a severe shock when he dis
covered that he was carrying an ami
mated satchel Detroit Free Press.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-05-22

ACCORDING to the Cresset, the IN
DEx is the only popullst paper that has
the nerve to "resurrect" the Ernest
Seyd story. This shows that the Cresset
editors reading of populist papers is
very limited. AS for the Hazard cir
cular, we Will say that it will be pub
Iished whenever we need it to make or
prove point. All these things CRATE
harshly in a gold bugs ear.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-05-22

SINCE making trip to Washington
and meeting, John Sherman, Tom
Reed, ct. al, Senator Elect Baker is no
longer a free silver man. He Is now a
parity" international bimetallist,' u
another name for single gold standard.
The republican party is the party OF
gold'bugs, none other can hold office
and caucus with that party.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-05-22

OLD Mother Lease says, lone woman
and God are always successful" Zone
woman in this case precedes all else;
God is only a secondary matter. The
republicans have bought the old wo-
man with a price. The extent of the
remuneration they get out of her is a
matter of conjecture and wide specuIa-
ton. When Dame Purity (Y) mixes up
with the Dawes Anterior gang, she
needn't wonder at the funny comments
which her course has excited.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-05-22
Lack of Education.

Bill the Burglar Tin PRISON. How did
You come to git caught?
Jim the Penman-It was all OWN to
lack o early edication.
"How sop
II got hold of a check of man wot's
known everywhere as the author the
Great Amerikin Spelling Book. The
check was for four dollars, an l raised
it to forty without scratchin' out the
''u."-Good News.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-05-22

The political investigations of the
season have become embarrassing to
the republicans themselves. After all
Is done and said they have failed to
show up the least corruption or incom-
potency on the part of any of their sup
posed victims. The Topeka Capital,
the most rank republican document in
the west, says that these Investigations
IS the result of spitework. 1t seems
that the x. o. p's. are taking their spite
out on the state treasury more thar
any person or thing else.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-05-22
A ROYAL Rec,use

The empress of Austria has been since
the death of Prince Rudolf complete
mental wreck, subject to most pathetic
delusions about her son, and requiring
the greatest care. She still preserves
much of her stately beauty, for which
she has been always famous among the
royal women of Europe, for it is beau
ty Of contour which neither time nor
trouble can destroy; but she is con-
slant rsclnse.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-05-22

A JOINT debate between w. H. Harv-
ey,author of CONS Financial School, -
and Prof. Laughlin, professor of polit-
ical economy in the University of
Chicago, took place inChicago last Sat-
urday. Mr.. Harvey represented free
coinage while Prof. Laughlin upheld
the gold basis system. 1t is pronounce
ed the greatest debate In political cir
Giles since the Lincoln Douglass debate.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-05-22
NOTICE-
Equalization Meeting.

Notice is hereby given that the Board OF
County Commissioners of Barber County
Kansas. will sit as Board of Equa lization on
the 3rd day of June. A. D. 1885, to equalze the
personal property assessment of Barber coun
t., for the present year
All parties feeling themselves aggrieved
will please take due notice. and be present or
the day above mentioned.
BY order of of the Board of County Com
miSsioners.
Given under my hand this 9Th day of May
1875. f. A. LEWIS,
COunty Clerk
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-05-22

THE 2. o. p. papers take special pride
in announcing the news that there is
some prospect in Carnegie's raising the
scale of wages 10 per cent. They for
get to state that the Carnegie scale is
81 per cent below the amalgamated
scale and that the amalgamated scale
is 90 per cent below decent living.
These manufacturer and capitalists
manage to keep wages just high enough
TO keep body and soul of the laborer
togethe. That said, all IL said.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-05-22

IT'S extremely tiresome to hear some
fellows, with scarcely enough to per-
petuate their existence, talk about
money that Is good in Europe. The
farmer or labOrer who talks "sound
money" as the republican party con-
strues it, deserves his present lot.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-05-22

CHAUNCY DEPEw, like the rest of
the bloated plutOcrats of New York.
is out denouncing Coins Financial
School" as lie. etc. The gold bugs
are feeling the pinch and are doing ey.
erything to suppress the money of the
people
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-05-22

COINS Financial School'' is being
read by men of all shades of political
belief and has larger circulation than
any work of its kind. 1t contains the
same doctrine taught by the peoples
party ever sinceits organization. This
book has been the means of drawing
thousands from the ranks of the old
DartinS
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-05-22

The Kansas City Journal of May s..
had this to say of the gold-bug element:
They would suppress the silver people
with the man on horseback if thew had
the pOwer-and if not checked in time
will have it some day.
Mark you, this comes from a repub-
lican paper.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-05-22
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT,

State Of Kansas, Barber County, IS:
In the matter of the estate of James Kennedy
late of Barber county. Kansas.
NOT1CE is hereby given, that on the 18th
= day of May, \. ID. 1895, the undersigned
was, by the probate court of BARRIER county,
Kansas, duly appointed and qualified as ad-
ministiator of the estate of james Kennedy
late of Barber county, Kansas, deceased. All
parties interested in said estate will take no
tee and govern themselves accordingly.
5Z K. s. BREWER.
Administrator.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-05-22

SPOKANE, a city of 10000 inhabi.
tants, in Washington, elected a popu-
list MAYOR and two populist council
men by good pluralIties. A year ago
the populist vote in that city was verJ
light. Silver agitation was the main
factor in turning the tide.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-05-22
The TMCE-A-WEEK REPUBLIC
SPECIAL OFFER,
Good Only Until narch 3Ist, 1905.

Send two new subscribers with two
dollars and get one year free.
Send four new subscribers with four
dollars and receive the paper two years
without cost.
do you know a good thing when
you see it? a word to the wise is
sufficient
Address THE REPUBLIC,
st. Louis, Mo.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-05-22

HAVING been disappointed and I'M
honored so long by his party, Joe Ady
has decided to pack his grip and go to
Colorado where he will continue to talk
free silver and vote the gold bug ticket.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-05-22

CHICAGO now owns and operates her
own waterworks, thus saving her cit
liens 80 per cent Of the amount paid
in rentals under private ownership.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-05-22

OUR from the vest govercor paid
the money that he stole from the state,
back into the treasury. The was enti-
tied 20 it. why didn't he keep it, Ell?
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-05-22

SINCE the war, the bondholders have
reaped net profit of 1880, 575 ,672.
1t required many poor mans toll to
produce this wealth. Let's free the
white slaves.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-05-22
OFFICIAL PAPER OF COUNTY & CITY

THE establishing of gold as the sole
unit of value must have ruinons eff
feet on all forms of property. flames
G.. Blaine.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-05-22

-watts-.T don't believe that polite.
ness always pays" Potts-'.Whether
it pays or not. it is a great help toward
getting credit '-Indianspolis Journal
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-05-22

-Madge-"Why did you thank that
man when he gave you his seat in the
carp" Mabel-''That mani Oh, don't
mind him at all I've known him since
l was a child. Detroit Tribune
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-05-22
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT.

State of Kansas, Barber county, IS: In the
matter of the estate of Ella Shackelford late
of Barber County. Kansas.
Notice is hereby given. that on the 18th day
OF April, A. ID. 1895. the undersigned was by
the Probate Court of Barber county, Kansas.
duly appointed and qualified as administrator
of the estate OF Ella Shackelford late of Bar
Der county, deceased. All parties interested
In said estate will take notice and govern
themselves accordingly. GIN. MARTYR.
Administrator.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-05-22

-Belle-'Would you call Blanche a
beauty" Jack-'Not unless thought
she was likely TO overhear me."-Kats
Fields Washington.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-05-22

sntIcr sex. every one Of whom should subscribe 20
emorest's Magazine. II you are unsoqasinfed with
. merits, send for specimen copy 6ree), and
N will admit that seeing these THUMBS has pur
On in the way OF saving money BY finding IN one
Agazne everything 70 satisfy the literary wants e
whole family.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-05-22
PATIENTS.

Caveats. Trade Marks and Copy Rights Sc
cured Tor inventors and those engaged in
mercantile pursuits. Do not send your appii-
cations two or three 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
HlCOON & HfGOON at Kansas City. No.,
where they have the most extensive depart
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er well established Patent Lawyers For ref
erence all the banks and business houses of
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stIuctions free of charge.
Please mention this paper.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-05-22

Down with the system that furnishes
money to banking corporations at one
per cent to be loaned to the people at 6
to so per cent.-Missouri World.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-05-22

There are numerous voters in every
party who are declaring that hereafter
they will know no party except the one
which openly demands the free and un
limited coinage of silver at the the ratio
of 16 to l. And most of them mean it.,
too.-WIchita Beacon.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-05-22

The cause of silver. the money of the
constitution. is revolutionizing the
country and 1t is a revolution that can
not be turned backward.-W Woodward
News.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-05-22

Won't somebody start subscripti on
list for the relief of Mir. Armour and
the packers? The loss incurred III their
business is awful-to hear them tell it.
-GreeDsburg Signal
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-05-22

Some republican papers say their
party has done more for silver than the
people have. Yes, it has done more to
demoraliZe it. The people are in favor
of remonetizing 1t, thereby making it
more useful.-Pratt Union.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-05-22

Last weeks Leader Courier prints
another obituary of the populist party.
Ii we had dollar for everyone that
has been got off we could buy the
Leader Courier plant and have enough
money left to celebrate Easter Sunday
la the redeemers' state treasurer's
style.-Kingman Journal.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-05-22

Say, you republicans with mortgages
on your farms and patches on your
pants, how is the ''redeeming" bust
ness striking you? Kansas has been
afflicted with droughts, hot winds,
cyclones, grasshoppers, land chinch bugs,
but the greatest affection of all that
ever cursed Kansas is the REPUBLICAN
with patches on his pants. He holds
The same relation to the corporation
thief aud plunderer that the blood
hound did to the slave owner.-Ottawa
Journal.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-05-22

In collecting expert testimony on the
Intoxicating properties of hard cider
Judge Ferry seems to have overlooked
State Treasurer Anterior. There is
another state official also, who, if re-
witness. (Affidavits are in order. J.
State Journal.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-05-22

Those fellows who conduct Morrlll's
infant industry in Leavenworth must
be hard crowd. Governor Smith, of
the Soldiers home, has issued strict
orders to prohibit members from leav-
ing the barracks in the evening, or at
any time of day during the ten days
following pension payment, without
special permission. The reason given
for this rule Is Ito prevent the veterans
from being made drunk and robbed by
Leavenworth jointists. Topeka Ad-
vocate.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-05-22

and laundering bOobylsm. Governor
Morrill, is now denounced by Rey.
Barnyard Kelley as the most notorious
liar that ever dlsgraced Kansas. &el-
ley is the fellow who boosted that the
Methodist preachers elected Morrill,
ElDOrado Advocate.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-05-22

If silver Is remOnetiZed gold will
leave the country, say the sound
money" advocates. Suppose it should.
1t will not go cut without something
being left for it, will it? Then how
can we be the losers? Perhaps the
sound money! people expect to make
present of their gold to foreigners,
but the people generally will not do so.
They will have value tor every dollar
of gold they give up.-Wichita Com
mOner.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-05-22

Mrs. Lease said when she appeared
on the witness stand to testify in the
Householder case, she prayed the Lord
to direct her to say only the right thing
All we have to say is, that if her prayer
was answered and her testimony was
inspired from on high, the Lord is ter
ribly slangy Troy Chief.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-05-22

The republican weeklies that care
more for pelf than the good of the
state are running editorials bought and
paid for by the gold standard syndIcates
who spend thousands of dollars in
fixing the press of the country. There
has been decided change in the tone
of quite a number of those papers IN
the past month.-Anthony Bulletin.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-05-22

The republicans charged all kinds of
crimes against populists state officials.
but they never had an opportunity to
charge our men with insulting and
running young girls. Neither did they
have any excuse for charging tue state
treasurer with drunkenness. GOV.
Lewelling never paid his private ex-
penses, answering congratulatory tele-
grams, political headquarters rent. ETC.,
out of state funds. Oh, but the re-
dee mers are sweet scented outfit
Lawrence Jeffersonian.
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