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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-06-17
Rich Thieves.

The rich thieves of the Union Stock
cago city water works, by connecting
the water mains with pipes that run
into the packing and fertilizing manu-
featuring establishments of that nest
of millionaire anarchists, have not yet
been made even to pay for the water
that they stole. and no effort has been
made to indict them for the crime they
committed. Chicago is pretty steadily
engaged in hanging friendless and OBJ
scure men who commit murder; in i'm
prisoning little boys who, from their
environments are led into little pilfer-
ing; in Furnishing men who sometimes
steal to keep their children from starv-
ing, and men who steal a coat to keen
them from freezing in winter; but a
millionaire Stock Yards thief, perhaps
a prominent member of the church and
a star in the social circle is permitted
to go unwhipped of justice. We have
changed our mind in regard to a stand
ing army. This country ought to have
millions OF men under arms, for as
sure as the sun shines and the seasons
come and go. there will need to be
a soldier with fixed bayonet on every
third yard of our territory if this mon
strous perversion of justice goes on.
Talk of anarchy; talk of furnishing 1t:
talk of it's impracticability and it's fol-
IL. It is the millionaire thieves who
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WOrkInUmeu.

Don't go into polictics. You will only
be skinned. Only demagogues and agi
tators want you to go into politics
This is the advice of the men who have
been getting the benefits of your vote,
all your lives. They have grown fal
and domineering on your votes. They
have sold your votes to corporation,
at so much a head. All bad laws in
favor of the property class attest thii
fact. You are in politics now. You arr
in politics at every election. You cant
keep out of politics. The men who wanI
labor unions to avoid politics are in tn,
pay or friendship of the people whs
now fatten off your votes. They wani
you to remain ignorant so they ca,
the unions if they vote to discuss poll.
tics themselves and don't want you t.
see how you are being used. ThcJ
fear it will injure the unions, They
are the men who will try to break ur
the unions if they vote to discuss poll
tics. Members of unions who think
more of party prejudice than unionisn
are the bane of organized labor. Labor
unions can control politics in their owu
interest, but they must discuss polite,
to learn how to do il. Why ask law,
CT old party hacks? Why rot elect
men who want these laws without be.
ing asked? Every enemy OF the labor
ing men, every monopolist and EN-,
ployer. advises laboring men to remain
ignorant and vote ss they have in the
past. Wake up, you sluggards.-
Coming Nation.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-06-17
Plenty of Money.

One of our Chicago dailies declares
that there is plenty Of idle money il
the country, that is anxiously seeking g
good collateral can get all the money
he wants. That sort of argument is
wickedly misleading OF course there
is idle money in the country, and OF
course it can be borrowed on good Sc
curity. Thousands of farmers could get
money by mortgaging their farms. and
when they had got it the farms would
practically belong to the money loan.
ers. The farmer does not want to Dor.
row money. He wants simply to sell
his products at living prices. That he
cannot do. Why? Because business il
paralyzed; and what paralyzed it? Th,
legislation of Congress that established
of their loans by the banks few year.
ago. Business is afraid to go ahead OIL
borrowed capital. 1t is afraid that l.
will be crushed almost without notice
by the people who loan it money. Thi
farmer has products to sell. He hal
wheat in his bins, corn in his cribs ant
stock in his fields and yards. But h,
can get nothing for them; and he hai
no money. The public wants his pro
ducts, but the people have little none,
with which to buy, and hence consump
tion is limited and prices are necessari
ly low. The banks and the Shylocks ar.
masters of the situation. With less tina.
one-half the per capita circulation tha
we need, they are able to hoard thi:
money and drive the people to despair
Enlarge the circulating medium and
they cannot hoard the money; they
cannot build a wall between their
vaults and the people by demanding
usurious interest or unusual security. II
is crime to put all the industries OF
the country into the grip of the money
owners, and that is what Congress has
done. All the money in the world viii
do us no good as long as it is locked in
bank vaults. What we want is to maxi,
money SO plenty that the vaults will
not hold it.-Farmers' Voice.
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M'KINLEY's ON SILVER.
This Declaration Was FriHted Ia.
Spring and Denied.

Spring and Denied.
Chicago. Ill. The Times-Her.A
prints this conclusive statement as Is
Major McKinley's position on free coil =
age:
"A year ago in Thomasville, Ga,
Major Mckinley, when offered the dele
gates of the three Southern states if he
would declare for free silver. said in
the presence of the editor of this jour-
nal:
If the Republican platform declares
for free coinage, will not be candi-
date. would not run on free coinage
platform
The editor of the Times Herald, it
will be remembered, is H. H. Kohlsaat,
one of Mr.. McKinleys most intimate
friends. and who, next to Mark Hanna,
is generally understood to be most COM
petent to speak for the Ohio statesman
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can steal and plumber and yet be safe
from the clutches of the law, while the
little thief is roaded to prison, who
make anarchists and create the spirit
OF anarchy even in ordinarily loyal
hearts. In the name of justice and our
civilization We demand that the rich
thief shall take his place in the dock
beside the ragged violator of law who
has stolen loaf of bread or a pigs
foot at the Stock Yards, to feed his
starving children.-Farmers Voice.
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NOTES AND COMMENT.
Snap Shots Taken at the Passing Pro-
cossion.

Snap Shots Taken at the Passing Pro-
cession.
The democrats in Tennessee have
come as near adopting populist plat
form as the gold element and a proper
respect for the seventh commandment
would permit them. They declare, in
their state platfrom, for rigid re-
striction of the federal power, for the
largest measure of individual freedom;
for local self-government; for free sill
yer at the ratio of IL to l regardless of
the action of any other nation; that both
gold and silver shall be legal tender
from Dan to Beer Sheba; against the
issue of interest bearing bonds; against
payment in gold of government obliga-
tions; for the repeal of the 10 per cent
tax on state banks; opposition to ma
tional banks and so down to 19thly.
That is to say they get on nineteen
sides of the dear people in one platform
and not breath of suspicion of ism"
in it. In the populist platform proper
there are about nine distinct demands
or propositions, and we are accused of
wanting the earth and the fulness
thereof" But this Tennessee platform
outreaches us at a ratio of 16 to 1
regardless of all that has been said
heretofore. And not hint, not horn
footed in favor of trimming it. And
now the question arises: how would
the populists look trotting along side
of such an imposing structure with
| 1v,'k
have anything in it that wasn't in the
democratic platform, and with an
apology on their lips from bringing
that out in the race for political pie?
And the Arkansas democrats are go
ing to follow now in few days. They
will not be whit behind their brethren
in Tennessee in building their plat
form. They have got up their free
silver steam. and will have their an
ti-bank and bond pitchforks on hand.
If they will take a pointer from us
We'll tell them how they can discount
the Tennessee fellows and take all the
wind out of the populist sails. Declare
for the referendum. OF course they
won't know what that means but most
of them will likely be too drunk to ask
any questions. and if they do they can
be told that it is new kind of ballot
box that will withstand the x rays of
populist investigation. Just do this
boys and make the Tennessee demo-
Gratis mad with envy. OF course it
don't make the least bit of difference
what you promise, you don't intend to
perform it anyway.
Old Uncle Ben Colvin lives at st.
Charles, Michigan. He is an old green
backer, one of the anti-fusion and anti
compromising kind. He has held his
town in line against both old parties
for twenty years. Some one wrote and
asked him to give the difference in the
cost of 500 bank bill for 20 years.
Here is his reply:
"A national bank 800 for 20 years
costs the people $3.50 to keep it afioat,
while the government 500 costs the
people nothing but the printing of it
to keep it afioat for 20 years. Now to
prove: The bond under the bank
drawing Az per cent in twenty years
woHid be $50 without compound. A
banker never loans his money below
per cent. That would be $40 in 20
years without compound; adding that
to the $50. there is clean robbery of
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when they know we will receive a large
following from their ranks in the
south and west.
Yours for our cause,
H. E. TAUBENECK.
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A Mistake.

Railroads in Russia are almost en-
tirely under control of the government,
which is great mistake, for it pre-
vents private companies from exercis-
ing in that country the great American
privilege of robbing the people. See?-
Coming Nation.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-06-17

II you want the rich to bear their
share of the burdens of taxation, vote
the Peoples party ticket; it is the only
party that favoys making them do it
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-06-17

Did it ever occur to you. no. ey, tha,
you can't put down monopoly hf votin
for the parties that create it?
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-06-17
FROM TAUBENECK
HIS REPLY TO THE JOLIET
NEWS EDITOR.

The Position of the Popu!ist Psrty
Clearly and Patriotically Put-FuJion
With Old Parties Would BE an Inn
possibility.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-06-17
PLUTOCRATIC METHODS.

This one issued by an agent of Lon
don capitalists to New York capital
lists in 1862:
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-06-17
The Hazard Circular.

Slavery is likely to be abolished by
the war power and chattel slavery de-
stroyed. This, l and my European
friends are in favor of, for slavery is but
the owning of labor, and carries with it
the care for laborers, while the Euro
pean plan, led on by England, is for
capital to control labor by controlling
wages. This can be done by controlling
the money. The great debt that capi-
talists will see to it is made out of
the war, must be used as a measure to
control the volume of money. To ac-
complish this bonds must be used as
banking basis. We are now waiting to
get the Secretary of the Treasury to
make this recommendation to Con-
gress. 1t will not do to allow the green
back, as it is called, to circulate as
money for any length of time, for we
cannot control that.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-06-17
MUST BE OWNERSHIP.
HOW INTERSTATE COMMERCE
LAW WORKS.

Under Government Control the Rail-
roads Generally Do the Controlling
A Good One from the Chicago Ex-
press.
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"77" for GRIP,

Sold Sy Druggists. rreraId rri..
~ for ti.- - s--orfed. er~ert g. e.
Dr HrErHEETs' GssrEL ENLARGED Revtse<i
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The Panic Bulletin.


Dear Sir: The interests of the Ma
tional Bankers require immediate
financial legislation by Congress. Sill
yer, Silver Certificates and Treasury
notes must be retired, and the National
Bank notes upon gold basis made the
only money. This will require the au-
thorization of from $500, 200, 600 to ST.
000, 100000 of new bonds as basis of
circulation. You will at once retire
one-third of your circulation and call
in one-half of your loans. Be careful
to make money stringency felt among
your patrons, especially among infu-
entail business men. Advocate an ex-
ira session of Congress for the repeal
of the purchase clause of the Sherman
law and act with the other banks of
your city in securing large petition to
Congress for it's unconditional repeal
Use personal influence with Congress
men and particularly let your wishes
be known to your Senators. The fu-
ture life of National banks as fixed and
safe investments depends upon imme-
diate action as there is an increasing
continent in favor of government legal
tender notes and silver coinage.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-06-17

National Chairman Taubeneck has
sent the following letter to Jas. H.
Ferris, editor of the Joliet Qll) News.
1t speaks for itself:
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-06-17

$23O drawn out of the people and
handed over to the banker. That same
500 government bill is the redeemer
OF the national bank bill. Why not the
government issue the money and save
that to the people?
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This one afterwards issued by New
York bankers to the National Banks:
The Bank Circular.


Dear Sir: 1t is advisable to do all in
your power to sustain such prominent
daily and weekly newspapers, especial
ly the agricultural and religious press,
as will oppose the issuing of green
back paper money, and that you also
will hold patronage or favor from all
applicants who are willing to oppose
the government issue of money. Let the
government issue the coin and the
banks issue the paper money of the
country, for then We can better protect
each other. To repeal the law creating
the National Bank notes or to restore
to circulation the government issue of
money will be to provide the people
with money, and will therefore serious
ly affect your individual profit as bank
ers and lenders. See your Congressman
at once and engage him to support our
interests that We may control legisla-
ton.
This one issued March, 1898, by the
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-26
The Old Year, Les son.

Weaving mantcl of spotless white
To sprcad Ger the graves of our loved
ones tonight,
And fcld round the shoulders OF fa'nei
Ere he ,aR5s his fight to yon mystic
OF tbe buried past-of the hopes that are
or sleeping Tonight in the graves Of our
dead
Pause awhile. Old Year I pray thee and
say
would be today
OF the hearts thou wouldst crush meath
their burden of grief.
OF the weary 20 whom thou wouldst
OF ne vacant chair. and the desolate
home,
OF the lost. and the loved, who would
never returnt
III came as God sent me, my duty IS
done
If thou knew that thy loved one was
happy tonight.
In thar beautiful city-where God is the
light
I'm the robe of his Righteousness, spotess
and pure .,e.,
AS the muntol I'm weaving OF peautllul
snow,
No more wouldst thou chide me IT'S
only Gods wiz,
We are bonn and we die, his DEGREES
TO iulhll'
We may keep for cur loved ones, and
long for sight,
OF the form that was lovely, Of the eyes
that were bright
The feet that were ready loves message
to bear
Tho hands ever willing our burden to
share
But in vain arc our longings and an
guish tonight
Their graves on the hillside are covered
Win white.
But they keep in Gods marion their
Xmas cheer.
II comes not. not goes with the Old, or
New Neer.
They measure not time by '1ife's ftfm
dream
Though so weary and long TO us it may
seem
They'll never grow old in that beautiful
land
But waiting and watching around rs
will stand
To help as through life, and to welcome
as home
When the Master shan send us lis sum-
mons 10 come.
BELMA.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-26

into effect, approved January 81. 1854, and
providing the time from which bonds is
sued under this act after March 81. 1896
shall carry interest.
To protect fish In the waters OF Roanoke
river.
To repeal chapter 30. Acts Of Assem-
bly,. 1854. Tor the protection OF FISH in
Roanoke county.
To amend and re-enact section IS. Of the
charter OF the town OF Luray. Va, as
amended by an act. approved March o.
1894. authorizing the town council to levy
a AK for street and road purposes.
To authorize vote in the city OF Dan
VILE and town OF Neapolis. upon the
question OF annexing and uniting said
city and town in one city.
To amend and re-cnact sections SIS and
6i6 OF the Code of Virginia. In reference
10 the proceedings against delinquent
trcasurers and their suretles, and the
liens OF judgments and executions against
such treasure-s and their sureues
To amend and re-enact section 81. Of the
charter OF the city Of Manchester, and
validate all taxes and assessments in
said city made prior to. and including the
years 1895 and 1896.
To give NJ c. Richardson. treasurer OF
Warren county, Va, power OF levy and
distress TO collect certain uncollected tax
tickets.
To compensate school trustees other
than clerks OF district school boards in
the counties OF Gloucester and Mathews
To incorporate Basic City, Bridgewater
and Piedmont Railway Company.
To require sheriffs and sergeants of
the counties and cities of the State TO re-
port 20 the courts OF their respective coun-
ties and cities the number OF prisoners
confined In their respective jails.
To amend and re-enact section 1904. OF
the Code In relation TO the place whore
writs OF prohibition or mandam from
the Court OF Appeals shall issue and be
tried
To prescribe terms for holding courts In
Fourteenth Judicial Circuit.
To allow the voters of Northampton
county 10 vote on a fence law.
To vest in Charles Pook England
Bradie G. Blunt, Joseph c. Gilman. James
A Mallory and c. F. Cross, trustees for
Independence Christian church. two acres
OF land situated I'm Hanover county.
TO repeal an act entitled IAN act to
provide for the establishment OF a High
School for Bedford county" approved
March 3. 1894.
To authorize the Circuit Court OF Clarke
county, or the judge thereof in vacation
to appoint an additional commissioner I'm
chancery.
To amend and re-enact section 2S23 Of
the Code Of Virginia, in relation to in
terest
Giving defendant i'm any case
OF misdemeanor the right TO waive trial
by jury.
To authorize Thomas W. Shelton. depu-
ty treasurer Of Patrick county. TO collect
taxes duo for the year 1872
OF Norfolk county TO issue bonds for the
redemption of ferry bonds issued under
an act Of the General Assembly, approved
May o. 1887.
To amend and re-enact an act. entitled
an act to amend and re-enact section 622,
Of The Code of Virginia, In reference TO
the property that may be distrained for
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-26
THE SECURITY BANK.
Attractive improvements In Keeping with
Fionrishing business.


AS index TO the business stability OF
a city there is no more reliable criterion
than the growth and prosperity OF local
banks. Perhaps ono Of the most phe-
nomenal growths I'm this line which has
attracted the attention OF business men
In this city for a long time Is that OF the
Security Bank. This has been In exist
ence only five years. and yet IL has ac-
qLired a snug surplus OF $4,000. witch
amount is steadily increasing. II now
has a capital stock of 100000. and de-
posts to the amount OF $4,000. TIE
institution pays out annually $1,000 IN
dividends. These figures speak for
themselves, and business men have not
been slow 10 notice the fact.
The officers OF the bank are +. A. Cat
lin, president: James II. Gordon. vice.
PRESIDENT A. b. Blair, cashier: Directors
e. A. Catiin. James II. Gordon. Pres
ton Cooke s. Dabney. Crenshaw, A. Bar
gamin, C. II. Hagan. Beverly Il. Mum
ford. T.. w. Gates. Clay Drewry, C. w.
Tanner, j. b. Mosby. T. ID. Neal. Jr.,
w. T. Hancock. n. II. Savage. and j.
l.. Antrim.
Recently a number OF attractive
improvements have been made at
the clearinghouse. No. ll07 east Main
street. hTe fixtures have been moved
back several feet from the en-
trance. and tho interior space greatly
enlarged and facilitated. handsomely
polished desks and ratings have been
used In the improvements, and the work
has been done with an ego to convent
ence, as we'll as appearance. The walls
have been repapered with tasteful ana
attractive pattern, and tho entire IN
terror touched up In manner In Keep
ing with the general requirements OF
the steadily growing business
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-26

College of the Allied Masonic Degrees for
the United states. Rev Hartley Car
michael. Sovereign Grand Master. presid-
ing the College. by unanimous vote, con-
fcrred tho honorary academic degree Of
Doctor Of Universal Masonry on the fol-
lowing persons Thomas Hubbard Cas-
well. of California; Niscount Dungarvan,
OF England. and the King Of Sweden.
Only eight Masons IN the world have
been thus honored. Mr.. c. A. Nesbitt
was reelected Grand order-General.
Mr.. John r. Mayer was reelected Grand
Bursar. and a number OF subordinate OFF,
GERS were ra-alected.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-26

Judgment entered on bond for the pay
ment Of money
To incorporate the Odd-Fclows JOINT
Stock Company. OF Alexandria
To amend section 455i in relation 10
the time for loyies and taxes.
To amend the charter OF inc 'hesa
peake Land and Improvement Company.
TO amend the Code as TO how Judgment
entered for payment OF money
To amend the Code in relation 10 to
cognizances.
To amend the Code IN relation 10 oo"u'
taken by courts and officers.
To emnower the several boards OF
visitors to the institutions OF the state
TO investigate their MANAGEMENT.
To authorize Fairfield school district' III
Henrico county, to issue bonds.
The Senate at 1:45 adjourned until TO-
morrow at u O'Clock.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-26
:. !. apnsar.a January Is. 1ss. .pyrsyss

taxes. approved January is. 800. apvrov~s
March :. 1879. ~
10 abolish school district No. 3 ~ ~
town OF Manassas. Prince Wiihsm eossr
ty. r,~-.,~
TO incorporate the Salem ana F'.c~F
burg Electric Railway Company
TO empower George Booker 20 ercct
a pavilion In Hampton Roads, IN tn9
county OF Elizabeth City. and conn:Ss
the same by bridge or waikway "'o'
the Sherwood Hotel IN said county
To amend and re-ensct an act, ensitieo
an act for the protection OF fish In Bianos
Tszeweli and Smyth counties.
To incorporate the Italian Benenciai ana
Social Society OF the city OF Richmon1.
To authorize the Board OF SUPERVISOR
OF Botetourt county, to compromise Suit
against +. J. McCulloch. late trecsurcr
of said county. and Jacob Bicoley ana
others, sureties on his official bond.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-26

Before the English missionary YVES half
gone the King OF the Ooglyzocks sudden
~ gasped. turned pale. and falling under
what would have been the table II can
nibals ever used such things. expired Ia
great agony.
The coroner's jury eat on him at once.
Died from a foreign subject lodging
In his throat" was their vcrdlct.-New
York Recorder
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-26
A HISTORY OF "F" COMPANY
Ihe Organization That viii Erect a
hOInnsit on The Triangular LOl.
A GALLANT BABD CT SOLDIERS.
Sketches Of Msior Charles II. >kinkcr' the
President and Mr. Il. 4. Brock, the
Secretary-Thcir splendid Record
During the War.

4 memorial from the "I"' Company
Association to The Board of Aloefme"
and tho Council tor ihc grant oi sue
for the erection of 20 monument go ue
,,emor, of the dead of "F" Company.
WAS recently presented TO both branches
OF the Council aud was unanimously
passed. Tho site asked for was the trl-
angular Dot just opposite tho Masonic
Temple, and al The head OF Brook ave-
nue.
ON this site will Doc erected mOnu-
ment in memory Of the gallant dead
who gave their lives in defence OF those
principles which they believed TO Doe
Eieht and just
Whom Topc ponncd those immortal
Hnes. without sign his sword the