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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-10-14

THE election of Frank T. Patton to
the state legislature this fall is one of
the most imperative duties of
the voters of Barber county. If it is not
Patton it will be Haberlein and moth
ing more unfortunate could befall the
people than the election of the latter.
Patton stands for everything that will
help the farmers of the county out of
financial embarrassment while Haber-
lein is exactly the reverse. Patton as a
representative will use his efforts to Sc
cure measures that will reduce taxa
ton, lower the rate of interest, reduce
transportation rates, restrict the power
of corporations and last but not least,
he will cast his vote for free silver U.
5. senator. Haberlein. If elected, will
go as a tool of the corporations Of the
state and consequently he would sup.
port all measures depressing the pro-
ducers and further enriching the
wealthy class. His vote would be cast
for gold standard U. S. senator and
he would always be found on the
side or capital. You can't afford to de-
feat good, honest, conscientious man
like Mr.. Patton to elect a demagogue
like Haberlein. Your vote is your
weapon and your shield, be careful how
you use it.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-10-14

HAZELTON, Oct. TO- 1896.
The only legal way to defeat the fraudulent
bonds and fraudent interest is for the COM
missioners to appeal to the higher law lit is
always legal and right to obey God rather than
mani and pay no more interest on any bonds
but agree to commence paying the principal
of the legal bonds as soon as finances is regu-
lated in the interest of the people, instead of
the banks as it now is. and TO defeat the
fraudulent bonds and all interest on all bonds
by passive resistance. The people of Kansas
on the slavery question had to appeal to the
higher law. So did Mr.. Lincoln; he had to
trampls human laws and the constitution I'M
DER loot and obey God by proclaming liberty
throughout the land to all the inhabitants, be-
fore he had any success in putting Town the
rebellion. All Christians are higher law men.
The man that this county is named after was a
higher law man AMI died in defense of that
law about 10 years age. N. b. BIANToN
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-10-14
ELECTION PROCLAMATION.

STATE OF KANSAS
Barber County,
The State OF Kansas to all to whom these
presents shall come. Greet g:
KNOW l., That I. the undersigned Sheriff
Oh barber county, Kansas. by virtue of the
u lI' give public notice, that generalelection
TUESDAY, THE 3RD DAY OF NOVEMBER, A. d.,
between the hours of s O'Clock a. m. and o.
CLOCK D. m at the usual places of voting in
tue townships of Turkey Creek Sun CITY, Nc
Adoo. Elm Mills. Valley, Medicine Lodge Ia
Moore, kiowa, Cedar, Hazeltou. Mingona.
Sharon and Lake CITY, for the purpose of elect.
ing the following officers. to-wit:
Ten Electors of President and Vice Presi-
dent of the United States
STATE OFFICERS.
One Governor
One Lieutenant Governor.
One Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
One secretary of State.
One Auditor of State
One State Treasurer.
Oae Superintendent of Public Instruction.
One Judge of the Appellate Court, Southern
Division, Central Department.
one Congressman at Large.
One Congressman, Seventh District
One Senator, 31th Senatorial District.
COUNTY OFFICERS.
One Representative Goth District
one Clerk or the District Court.
One County Attorney.
One Probate Judge
One Superintendent of Public Instruction.
One Commissioner. First District
TOWNSHIP OFFICERS.
lin each township)
One Trustee.
One Clerk.
One Treasurer.
Two Constables.
One Road Oyersecr for each Road District.
Also such Justices of the Peace IN each
township as may be necessary to elect.
In Testimony Whereof have hereuuto act
my hand. at my Office in Medicine Lodge, I'm
said county, this 18th day of October, A. ID.
io'o' o. MILLS,
Sheriff.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-10-14
NIPPED IN THE BUD.

Saturdays Kansas City Star con-
tanned an account and dates of Thomas
Il. Watson's prospective appointments
IN The state, and among those to ac-
company him, mentioned Judge G.. W.
Mckay. This is absolutely false. We
spoke with the Judge an Monday re-
gardiDg the matter and he authorizes
US to say that the Stars statement was
made without his consent and that no
one has ever spoken with him or in aDy
way consulted with him regarding
Watson's canvass throughout the state.
He further says that he would not ac-
company Mr.. Watson nor hold any
meetings with HIM unless Mr.. Watson
would first pledge himself to support
the state and electoral ticket nominal
ed at Abilene at each and every meet
ing. The Judge, like most all of us,
admlres Tom Watson for what he has
done in the past but does not approve of
his present course. He has written to
the Star and informed that paper of
the misrepresentation and it is to be
hoped that it will have the honor and
decency to right the wrong it has COM
mitted. lie has also written to several
other papers in which he denies the
Stars report. We know Judge Mckay
too we'll to believe for a moment that
he would do any thing that would even
have tendency to turn Kansas into
the Mckinley column.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-10-14

EVERY man who is opposed
to increasing the price of
products and labor should be
spotted on election day.
When the farmers and labor.
ers are financially and social
ly embarrassed every branch
OF business suffers. The re-
publican party favors legisla-
ton in the interest Of the
class that are expressing the
masses today. For this reas-
on you can't afford to vote a
republican ticket.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-10-14
SHARON.

A moderate shower of rain fell on Friday
night. 1t was followed by frost on Saturday
N CHIT On Sunday morning the mercury was
two degrees below freezing point
T. Priest, OF Mcpherson county, a relative
OF j. X. Newsom. came in last Tuesday and is
visiting with }. r. and family. He will return
to Mcpherson this week
Dir. Russell is able to get around some and
was in town on Saturday. His foot is healing
but in walking he is obliged to use a crutch.
John Woollomes WAS in Sharon on Saturday.
he raised very fair crop Of corn this year.
ME- Naughton has thr1e children on the sick
list The disease appears to be scarlet rash
We understand that some other children in
the neighborhood are similarly afflicted
One week ago Saturday night our post office
was barglarized and robbed of eleven dollars.
The burglar effected his entrance through the
back window. There has been no clue obtain
g ! as yet to the perpetrator.
Last week Armstead HUI shelled his corn
and sold it at Sharon.
Last week We bought some fair eating pota-
toes of Tandy Trice at forty cents per bushel
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-10-14
SHERIFFs SALE.
state of Kansas, Barber County, IS:
&. A. Dowell VS.. w. J. Dow.

State of Kansas, Barber County, IS:
X. A. Dowell VS.. w. J. Dow.
pT virtue of an execution issued out
II of the district court sitting i'm and for the
county OF htowa. state of Kansas in the
above entitled action, and TO me directed, /
will on
Saturday the 18th day of October. 1895,
at O'Clock in the afternoon of said day at
iMlngona, In said county, offer for sale at pub
nc auction and sell with appraisement to the
highest and best bidder for cash in hand TO
satisfy said execution. all the right title and
interest whatsoever of The above named de-
fenGant IN the following described personal
property, to-wit: The undivided interest of Is
mead OF cows and heifers, bull and ii calves
not exempt by law. to be divided according TO
a certain written contract between Joseph X
McCarty and w. j. Dow. The said W. j. BOWS
interest to be held subject to "A mortgage of
one hundred dollars
Given under my hand at my Office in the city
OF MedicineLodge,in said county, this 9Th day
of Oct, 1896. d. MILLS.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-10-14

OF course it is naturally to
be supposed that the monopo-
lists and moneyed men are
greatly interested in the Ia
boring Rams welfare. Such
fellows as Carnegie and Pull
man who have both created
strikes by cutting the wages
OF their employees are very
much alarmed lest their men
should be paid in 5O.cent dol
lars. Look out for these ras-
calls! They are frauds: the
farmers and laborers should
vote in direct opposition to
the measures advocated by
such robbers.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-10-14

n so CALLED middle Of the. road''
Populist electoral ticket has at last
been nominated in this state. Those
who nominated the ticket are the same
Fellows who nominated what they call.
ed an initiative and referendum tick
ct Two years ago, viz: Corning, Benning
Ton, Rlghtmire, and Willis. The fact
that such men as these are at the head
OF the movement ought to be a suffici-
ent warning to every Populist in the
state. Two years ago this same gang
Is reputed to have received something
ike $4,000 dollars from the republicans
Tor attempting to divide the Populist
FORCES and 1T is not unreasonable to
suppose that they are receiving much
more this year. We suppose Sherry
hardy's petition is in Corning's hands
Oy this time ana that republicans in
olher counties did their whole duty in
the matter. To show that the purpose
OF the ticket is solely to give the state
To Mckinley and that it is not a pop
oLlST movement, the places for state
officers are blank. If it had been a
fopuiist movement in good faith the
Fopulist state ticket would have an
peared as the nominees of the party
All the candidates on the Peoples party
state ticket are middle-ot-the-road
Populists and If these men had. been
sincere they certainly wonId have
nominated our state ticket, 1t was re-.
publican money that put out this tick
ret. Don't be fooled.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-10-14

&. G. CLEMENS and other
noted Populists are opposing
the putting of the republican
amiddle-of-the-road Populist''
ticket on the official ballot.
One of the strong objections
is that the petition which
was drawn up to nominate a
new set of electors was sign
ed by a few men and not by
those whose names are on
the petition, and the nominal
lions are therefore invalid.
Another is that a considerable
number of well known repub-
Leans who will not vote the
ticket, signed the petition.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-10-14

ONLY a few months ago the
man who is now president of
the Mckinley club of this
city was talking free silver
almost day and night. Ev-
erybody who didn't agree
with him was styled a fool
and an ignoramus. Now he
is as rank a goldbug as ever
lived. Some people can
change their minds very east
ly when their party changes
positions.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-10-14

For the office Of clerk of the district
court the Peoples party offers a man
this fall who is we'll qualified to fill the
Office. His clerical ability is more than
ordinary and his reputation in the
community in which he lives is beyond
reproach. lie is cordial gentleman
ana Will make public servant of
whom the people of Barber county will
nave every reason to feel proud. The
man to whom we refer is none other
Than w. 5. Ballard, of Hazelton town.
ship,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-10-14

WHEN a republican tells
you that legislation did not
affect the price of silver he is
defying history. AS long as
gold did not measure the val
ue of silver, silver bullion
did not depreciate; but as
soon as the act of '73 was
passed silver dropped because
it's money function was de-
strOyed.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-10-14

down bis arm. After March 4, 1897.
your readers, through their representa-
tiyes in Congress and their chosen lead
or III the White House, will have to
decide what terms shall be given to the
horde of pirates who have piundered
the country, and if by means of an in.
come tax. the breaking up of their
trusts and monopolies, and a large in
crease per capita of the currency, we do
not give them taste of their own med
icine' then |, for one, will be greatly
disappointed. BRABSTER WEST.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-10-14

TIE Journal says Oscar Haberlein s
Every soul is filled with desire to bet
ter his fellowmen." The Journal might
add, also, that his itching for office is,
and always has been, Oscars greatest
ambltiOn.-KiOWa Review,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-10-14
No ONE questions G. w. Ell
lis competency to fill the of
fee of county attorney.

f. M. SHELL has shown by
his past service that he is full
ly competent to fill the office
of county superintendent.
No one can say that Mr.. Rack
ley is more competent and
speak truthfully.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-10-14

SAM ADAMS and Dal Morris
have both served as trustee
Of Medicine Lodge township.
Who has made the better Of
ficer for the township? Let
the records speak.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-10-14

The election of Uncle Sam
Funk is an endorsement of
his competency and faithful
discharge of his duties as
probate judge. Keep this in
your mind from now until
November 3.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-10-14

f. T. PATTON favors every
thing which tends to elevate
the human race. 0. Haber-
lein is for everything that will
degrade. Which is better
suited to represent you in
the legislature.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-10-14
WEDNESDAY OCT. IA, 1896.
Peoples Party Ticket.

Peoples Party Ticket.
For President,
WILLIAM j. BRYAN,
Of Nebraska.
For Vice President,
THOMAS 4. WATSON,
ofGeorga.
For Presidential Electors.
NORRIS CLIGGET,
ALBERT PERRY,
SYDNEY HADEN,
GEO. T. PITTS,
G.G. GOSHORN,
w. Fl. LINTON,
EARL NJ. BLACKSHEAR.
CHARLES A. KILLER,
JAMES X. LOGAN,
ii. j. ROETZELL.
STATE TICKET,
For Governor,
JOHN w. LEEDY,
ofCOffey.
For Lieutenant Governor.
A. NJ. HAIR. Ely,
of Shawnee.
w. 3: BUSH,
OF Jewell.
For Treasurer,
w. H. HBFLEBOwER,
of Miami.
For Attorney General
L. Q. BOYLE,
OF Bourbon.
For Auditor
w. Fl. NORRIS,
of Cherokee
For Superintendent OF Public Instruction.
WIN. STRIKER,
of Barton.
JUDICIAL TICKET.
For Chief Justice.
FRANK DOSTER,
of Marion.
Judge of Appellate Court. SO. Div Gen., Dept
A. w. DENNISON.
of Butler
CONGRESSIONAL.
For Congressman at Large,
J, ID. BOTKIN,
of Wilson.
For Congressman 18th District.
JERRY SIMPSON,
of Barber county.
For Senator 9th district.
j. TITUS,
of Harper county.
COUNTY TICKET.
For Representative,
II. PATTON.
For District Clerk,
w. s. BALLARD.
For Probate Judge,
SIS. FUNK.
For Co. Superintendent,
+. NJ. SHELL.
For Co. Attorney,
c. w. ELLIS.
For Commissioner, LIST district
T. o. ATES.
TOWNSHIP TICKETS.
MEDICINE LODGE.
~. j. Adams
Treasurer ......... ~ A pmrna.t
Sonstables John Mcdaniel. +. n. HAYES
ROAD oVerseers, LIST district W. E. Williams
Snd district, VIM. Walker; Bird district, Win
randolph; 4th district, - Davenport: 5ti
district, Thos. Murphy.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-10-14
SCHOOL REPORT.

Sun City, Kansas, Oct. 9th, 1886:
Boys enrolled A.
Girls enrolled %.
Average attendance %.
Pupils neither absent nor tardy: Be
atrice and Tracy Likes and Maggie Fal.
lis. Is. WOODWARD.
Teacher.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-10-14

Louis Nilsson, the tailor, will make
regular trips to Medicine Lodge and
VIII be prepared tc take orders for gen.
tlemen's clothing. All work guaran-
teed.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-10-14
TITUS APPOINTMENTS.

Hon. A. J. Titus, Populist candidate
for candidate for senator of The 37th dis
trict, has the following appointments
in Barber county. The meetings are so
arranged that all of our people can
avail themselves of the opportunity of
hearing him and they should not neg
lect doing so. He is good speaker
and an intelligent gentleman:
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-10-14

School report of district % for month
ending October 8.
Number OF boys enrolled 9.
Number of girls enrolled IL.
Average daily attendance 10.
Pupils neither absent nor tardy:
Mamie Cole, Ethel, Goldie and Joseph
Murphy, Florence and Merl Baldlng
and Ed Taliaferro. f. WADswoRTH.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-10-14

SAM ADAMS has saved mon.
ey to Medicine Lodge town
ship. Re elect him and en-
courage his policy.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-10-14
You can't beat my
prices on Flour. Come
and see. j. @. Davis.

Get prices on hats. dry goods, grocer
les, etc., of Giasier &c Co.. as they are
Cheap and of good quality. Read
their advertisement.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-10-14

AGAIN we arise to ask why Oscar
Haberlein violated solemn oath by
giving the secret work of the Farmers
Alliance to republican politicians.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-10-14

Louis Nilsson. merchant tailor, makes
coats, vests and pants at reasonable
prices. Call on or address him at
Medicine Lodge. Kansas, or Aiva, O.T.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-10-14

f. 0. GATES is a practical
business 1nan-just what is
needed for a good commits
SiOner.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-10-14

Report of the Eldred school, district
10, for the month beginning September
IA and ending October s.
Number enrolled II.
Average daily attendance II 6.
Cases of hardness II.
Those neither absent nor tardy are
as follows: Archie, Roy, Lawrence
and Hugh McAdoo, Ada Arthur and
James and Bert White, the two last en-
tering on the third day.
E. E. HAGERIAN, Teacher.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-10-14

All these meetings, except the one in
Medicine Lodge, will begin in the ev-
enlng at O'Clock. The Medicine
Lodge meeting begins at 2 o'clock, D..
M
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-10-14

The best So pants in the city at
Woodwards. Go and see them.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-10-14
FRAUDULENT BONDS.

C. G. MEsSERLEY, Principal
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-09-16
Writers Pride.

Dickens has told us of the keen emo.
tion that ovcrcame him on seeing in
print his first "eifusion," as he styled
it, which hc had dropped stealthily one
evening ut twilight, with fear and trem-
bling, into dark letter box, in q dark
Office, up dark court in Fleet street !;
and how, when it appeared next morn
ing. he went for half an hour into West
minister hall, "because my eyes were SO
dimmed with joy and pride that they
could not bear the street" Charles
Mathews tine elder describes the dclig' t
with which he gazcd ON the first proof
of his translation of "The Princess of
Cleves," which appeared by monthly
installments in The Lady's Magazine, as
"boundleas, and how he fancied the
eyes of Europe were upon him, and that
tho ladies who subscribed to that peri
odical would unite in calling on the cd
itor to insist on &c. M" declaring
himself.
Poor Hayden has left vivid record
of the flpster Of clation with which nc
greeted the result of his having dropped
a littleycomposition into the letter box
of Tho Examiner. Newer" he writes,
"shallu forget that Sunday morning.
In came the paper, wet and uncut; in
went the paper knife-cut, cut, cut.
Affecting not to be interested, I'turned
the pages open todry. and to my certain
immortality bcheld, with delight not
to be expressed, the tiist sentence Of my
letter. l put down the paper, walked
about the room, looked at Macbeth Ga
print m the wall), made the tea, but
tered the toast, put in the sugar, with
that inexpressible suppressed chuckle OF
delight which always attends condc-
scondipg relinquishment Of IN antici-
pated rapture till one is perfectly ready.
Who has not felt this? Who has not
done this?''-Chambers Journal
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-09-16
Her Hat.

IL wns just before the bandeau as an
item of hat decoration retired into OBJ
scurity. A pretty sdamsel with a black
Gainsborough. well tilted at an acute
angle by the pale blue bandeau that
rested on her fluffy hair, sat in crowded
Broadway cable Cur. opposite a shabby
old figure in shawl, who slumbered
stitfully, giving out suspicious rum
odor. Suddenly he'sleeper reused her.
self, stared stupidity at her vis-a-vis for
a moment, and then, lurching forward
in her seat, said with watery smile.
Yer hats on crooked"
The 'damsel turned her head away in
flushed indignation, but the elderly
dame would not be misunderstood. She
leaned stili farther forward. and. point
ing wavering forefnger at the offend
ing bandeau, reiterated: "It's you. Yer
hats on orooked" The passengers by
this time took an active interest in the
bandeau as we'll The Gainsborough
maiden looked helplessly around, made
a wild signal to the conductor and took
refuge in ignOminious fight New
York World.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-09-16
CANDLE POWE Err.
How 60 Measure the Lighting Force and
Erect of N Flame.

This question and it's answer have
been until recently of interest to scien-
lists only. But since one method of
lighting is competing with the other
for superiority the question Of lighting
power has seemingly become public
matter How many candle powerp The
question isvery simple and yet mysteri-
GUS to the layman.
For measuring the lighting power the
most reliable results are obtained by
means of n grease spot. In its most sim
plc application the experiment can be
tried easily at home. A sheet of white
paper with grease spot in the center
is put into frame and placed between
two flames Of different lighting power
for instance, between an ordinary
candle and lamp.
When tho frame is equally distant
from the two unequally bright flames,
the grease spot can be seen plainly on
both sides. BY moving the frame with
the sheet of paper slowly toward tho
less brilliant light-that is, the candle
it will arrive finally at n point where
the grease spot has apparently disap.
peared ON both sides Of the paper. This
deception must always occur when on
both sides of the paper an equal bright
ness prevails and no side light exists.
Having reached this point, 1t can be
ascertained how much stronger is the
light of the lamp than that of the can
die.
II tho candle is 20 inches distant from
the paper and the lamp 90 inches and
yet the brightness on both sides of the
paper il the same, then the light of the
lamp will be as strong as that Of nine
candles. The calculation is based upon
the distances, the figures Of which aro
multiplied by themselves and then di.
vided--here, for instance, 90 times 90
divided by 30 multiplied by 20 equals o..
This, of course, is the most primitive
method for measuring light, but it is
the principle for all the delicate instru-
ments used in the laboratories. Pear
sons Weekly.