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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-07-29
THEIR OWN MEDICINE
THE TALK ABOUT FIFTY-CENT
DOLLARS.
An Unexpected Eject of Gold Worship
-Laborers Demand Gold-The Con-
tractors Are Unable to Obtain 1t
Some Suggestions.

The educational campaign" of the
gold bugs appears to be entirely too
convincing in quarters where extreme
ignorance prevails.
But the people of intelligence don't
believe what they hear about fifty
cent" dollars, and go right ahead ac-
cepting whatever kind of dollars bear
the stamp of Uncle Sam.
The following press dispatch from
Hazleton, Pa, shows the danger Of ly-
ing to the ignorant foreign element OF
our population:
THE monthly pay days of many of
the contractors of this region were in
the past week, and much trouble was
expected in paying off the foreign ele-
nent. They refused to take either pa
PEI or silver money.
For the past week or two, Anthony
Reitz, a we'll educated Austrian, who
speaks several languages, has been
among the foreigners and put 1t into
their heads that
The Silver Dollar
was not worth more than so cents, and
when any foreigner expressed a
doubt regarding his statement he read
extracts from American newspapers to
substantiate his argument
Jacob Hogan, a contractor, who is
building the reservoir at Buck noun
tain, employees 300 men, who had lis
tened to Reitz's arguments. The men
held meeting and decided they would
all be gold men, not only politically,
but commercially, and that their labor
should be traded on a sound money
basis only. Reitz, who Is an under
boss, communicated this fact to Con-
tractor Hogan, Thursday. The men
Were to be Paid
their months wages on Saturday
1T did not strike Hogan at that time
that there would be any difficulty in
paying the men in gold. He called al
his bank and demanded $1,000 in gold
He was struck dumb when the teller
told him he could not get that sum in
the entire county. Out of the $11 ,000,.
600 on deposit in the several banks o.
the county, 1t is estimated that scarce.
ly $1,000 in gold Is circulating.
THE laborers, however, have refused
beyond the S. limit, to take silver, ant
the contractor and his gold standard
advocating under boss are very much
embarrassed in consequence
There are some good hints in thi:
for the people. It shows the absurdity
Of depending upon gold alone as cir
| culatin1 medium
1t suggests way for working meI
to give the gold-bugs a dose of theil
own medicine.
If the people would simply demand
gold for all checks and drafts on thu
banks they would soon have orator!
in the field talking out OF the othel
side of their mouths.
But the people are more honest thar
the bankers. A wholesale boycott O
bank notes, and silver would make tn,
bankers beg for mercy. They dom
want their argument taken literally.
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PEFFER'S REMEDIES.
He Would Destroy Trusts and Give thu
Unemployed Work.

nc "OuIO Doetroy Trusts ana Give tht
Unemployed Work.
The greatest evil of the time is pri.
vate monopoly Of the sources Of sub
sistence and of the means and facili-
productions Of the people
The remedy is to destroy these mo-
nopolies and get the people employed
at remunerative labor.
The source Of subsistence is primar.
lily the earth, or the land, if you please
including forests and mines.
Land monopoly is shown in the cen.
sus reports. Thirty-four per cent OF
the farmers 50 per cent of all the fam.
lilies in the country, n per cent of fam.
lilies in large cities, and "a per cent
of the families in New York City are
renters. Small farmers are driven tc
the wall by competition of bonanza
farms. Small tradesmen are crowded
out by great manufacturing establish
ments. Small merchants are pushed
aside by department stores Wage
workers give place to machines.
Monopoly of mines and forests has
charcoal burner, and put up the price
of fuel to the poor 100 per cent above
its COST
Industrial organizations built on Dor
rowed capital float their shares on 6
speculative market, while the onl,
privilege left the poor is that of paw
ing rent and taxes.
Transportation is capitalized at three
times its worth and courts allow divi.
dends on the watered stock.
Dollars and dimes are instruments
of commerce the same as ships and
railway cars, and a few bankers holG
the nations treasury at their mercy
How destroy the monopolies? De.
stroy the land monopoly by taxation
The fuel combine can be destroyed by
government ownership and manage
ment of coal mines. The transporta-
ton monopoly can be disposed of by
the people building and owning theil
own roads. The money monopoly car
be got rid of through system of pub
lie banking.
How get the people employe6l
First, reduce the hours of daily labor
to seven or six or five, so that all ma,
be engaged on the work that is to b.
done. or second, employ the surplu,
labor on public work, or third, nation
alize all the grand industries, or fourth
and last OF all, adopt each of these
plans in parI-W. A. PETER in New
York World.
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NOTES AND COMMENT.
Flashes of Thought Prompted by Pass
ing Events.

Flashes of Thought Prompted by Pass
ing Events.
The annual drain Of gold upon this
country from British investments is
said to be not less than $3.50 ,OOO, 900 or
$200,0O0,0 900. This is about five times as
much gold as We produce. Every dol
lar of interest and dividends on these
foreign investments is payable in this
country, and therefore payable in any
lawful money Of the United States.
But little gold is in circulation. The
business is carried on with silver and
paper money. What is left in profits
consists Of that kind of money. How
then does the foreigner turn his profits
into gold to take to Europe?
resumed specie payment That is to
say it piled up 100000 in gold, for
which it sold bonds, and said. this ere
serve fund" is for the purpose of max
ing the greenbacks as good as gold.
Anybody who wanted gold for green
backs or treasury notes could get It.
But nobody wanted 1t, for the green
backs answered the same purpose as
gold and were much more convenient
1t looked like sort of superstition to
keep that gold piled up there to make
the treasury notes or greenbacks good,
when back of the 500, zoo, 900 in gold
was $40. 900, 900, 900 worth of other prop
erty, and nobody wanted the green
backs redeemed other than such re-
demption as that Of every man receiy-
ing them as money, which was the
case.
When the resumption law was passed
there was no thought or intention of
establishing a national brokerage for
the purpose of aiding foreigners to de-
plete this country of gold and then
selling it back again for interest,".
ing bonds. Every paper obligation of
the United States having the form Of
currency, except perhaps the gold GER
tif1cates, can legally be discharged in
either gold or silver. But a decision
OF John Sherman, sustained by every
succeeding secretary of the treasury.
without warrant Of law, gave to the
creditors of the United States, what is
denied to the creditors Of states, coun-
ties, corporations and individuals, the
right to demand gold in payment of the
obligations they held.
Thus the treasury gold reserve be-
came the reservoir from which foreign
nations could draw their supply of gold,
and four times has Mr.. Cleveland re-
sorted to the expedient of selling in
terest-bearing bonds for gold to re-
plenish this reserve. Had the secre-
tary Of the treasury exercised his right
under the law to have paid on even
one-half the demands made on him in
silver, it would have put an immediate
and effective check upon the raid on
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-07-29
A N.w Cycling Ba.in....

new line OF business in Brooklyn. Four
or five rods from the bridge station on
that side Of the river an enterprising
man has set up cycle storage place,
where for 10 cents a man who rides
down to the bridge In the morning may
leave his wheel In safety until his re-
turn in the afternoon. York
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-07-29
A Veil ofMist

Rising at morning or evening from some low
lands often carries in its folds the seeds of ma
laria. Where malarial fever prevails one is
safe, unless protected by some efficient medi-
cinal safeguard. Hostetter's Stomach Biters
is both protection and remedy. No person
who inhabits, SOLO urns in a miasmatic region
or country, should omit to procure this fortify-
ing agent, which is also the finest known remedy
for dyspepsia, constipation, kidney trouble and
rheumatism
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-07-29

the gold reserve. AS it was, the very
men who conspired to raid the treas
ury and force the sale Of bonds, were
the ones who profited thereby by OBJ
tanning them at a lower figure than
the market value.
And this is the process by which il
is expected to force the government
"out of the banking business and
turn the whole paper money business
over to the banks. Now the question
presents itself that this is either a
conspiracy or bare faced fraud. If
the government, the people, with their
seventy billions of wealth can't sustain
their paper at par without placing it
self at the mercy of foreign Jews and
Shylocks, how are the banks going to
do it without government aid? The
banks would do just what they do now,
they would not pay dollar of gold in
redemption of their obligations. They
are now demanding of the government
thing they would not think of doing
themselves, and if the people would as
sumo the same attitude toward the
banks that the banks have toward the
government, they would force every
bank to suspend within the period of
six months.
One OF the most contemplate frauds
In this country is delegating to the
banks both the power and credit of the
government to issue their own notes
and collect interest thereon. have be-
fore me bank note which says, 1.-THE
First National Bank of will pay
the bearer five dollars Now what
does that mean? 1t means that that
bank Is owing somebody (the bearer
five dollars; yet the bank is collecting
interest on that notion what it
actually owes. Anybody that can see
through a ladder can see at once that
this is a fraud on the face Of 1t. If
| there is any credit attached to that
note 1t Is because the government
the peOple-are back of it. The whole
scheme in a nutshell consists in US
the people-loaning the banks our cred
1t at one per cent and borrowing It
back at ten per cent, or whatever the
banks want to charge.
don't know that the bankers ought
to be seriously blamed for doing this
as long as they can find set of min
niles willing to wear patched clothes
and pay the freight, yet it is serious
thing to bequeath such a burden to our
children without protest. The ban
ker, however, is to be blamed. He is
not satisfied with the laws he has for
fleeing the people, but wants addi-
tional ones, and the assurance that the
present ones will be made permanent.
OF course there will be an end to all
this, as there is to all else that is wrong
and unjust. The money power have the
people enslaved now with debt, and
seek to make that slavery permanent
by imposing conditions that will make
1t impossible to pay the debt. To &C
| complish this end they are corrupting
| our legislators, our courts and execu-
tive officers. Not content with this
they have now begun to tamper with
the ballot, and accuse the people OF
being too ignorant to vote How il
will end God only knows, but that right
will prevail we have absolute conf
dence, il wrong has to be shot to death
as was chattel slavery.
W. S. Morgan.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-07-29

A German cavalry captain named
Baron Won Ehrhardt and First Lieu
enant Won Kamptz, of the garrison at
Dusseldorf, have been dismissed from
because they refused to accept chal-
lenge to fight duel with pistols which
was sent to them by a notorious scoun-
drel. Both officers published the facts
as an advertisement in n Dusseldorf
newspaper
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-07-29
EDUCATIONAL.
THE UNIVERSITY OF HOTRE DANE.
Notre Dame, Indiana,

Full Courses in Castles. Letters. Science Law ci,s he
snaneai and Electrical Engineering
and Cennerei.i Courses TO all students who
nave completed the studies equired into
me Junior or Senior Year. OF Of the CoIIeSfa,
Courses limited number of Candidates Tor th.
Ecclesiastca state will be received special rates
81. Edvard's Hall. boys uLder Is unique in
comp eteness II Is equipments The Iesth Terri IN
open septenber SAL 1sse- Catalogues pp
xOTRx DANE, LIB.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-07-29
KENNEDY'S
MEDICAL DISCOVERY.
nnNALn kEHEEnY. OF RoxBuaY. MAss.,


Has discovered in one of our common
pasture weeds remedy that cures every
kind of Humor, from the worst Scrofua
down to common Pimple.
He has tried it in over eleven hundred
cases, and never failed except in two cases
(both thunder humor). He has now in his
possession over two hundred certificates
of its value, all wi-ts twenty miles OF
Boston. Send postal card for book
A benefit is always experienced from
the first bottle, and perfect cure IS war
ranted when the right quantity is taken
When the lungs are affected it causes
shooting pains, like needles passing
through them; the same with the Liver
or Bowels. This is caused by the ducts
being stopped, and always disappears in
week after taking it Read the label. :
If the stomach is foul or bilious II viii
cause squeamiSh feelings at first.
No change of diet ever necessary. Eat
the best you cal get, and enough OF r.
Dose, one tablespoonful in water At bed
time. Sold by all Druggists.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-07-29

In Scotland tho proportion between
fishermen and the rest of the popula-
ton is one in every &c, in Ireland one
in every ZIG, in England and Wales
one in every 612
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-07-29
How to Grow 4oc. Wheat.

Salzer's Fall Seed Catalogue tells
you. It's worth thousands to the
wideawalIe farmer. Send AGENT stamp
Tor catalogue and free samples of
grains and grasses for fall sowing.
John A. Salzer Seed Co., Lacrosse,
Wis
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-07-29

Experts have recently demonstrated
chat the annual saving in substituting
electricity for steam on the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad would amount to many
millions. 1t is certainly within range
Of early probability that the railroads
cannot then afford to use their present
steam traction.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-07-29

The first United States co ms bore
the likeness of Martha Washington.
The General was greatly annoyed and
had the die altered, fearing that his
political opponents would construe the
image on the coin as indicating de-
sire for royal honors.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-07-29

Excluding warships, Cleveland, O.. is
the second shipbuilding center in the
world, the Clyde, below Glasgow, alone
SURPRISING it. Cleveland's lake COM
merce is 100000 tons. New York's
ocean commerce only $4,000, 900 tons.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-07-29

The rich corrupt the poor, and when
conditions are reached that men can
be bought like sheep we ara on the
verge OF revolution and the men who
have the most money are in the great
est danger.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-07-29

Out of 100000 farms in Denmark
only 1000 are over ESQ acres in extent,
and most of them are worked by their
owners. By their great technical
knowledge of their business and the
gradual change from growing grain to
breeding cattle and dairy farming the
Danish farmers have suffered less from
transatlantic co npetition than those
of any other European country
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-07-29

A contagious disease of the eyes, the
origin and characteristics of which are
puzzling the physicians, is spreading
in upper Silesia. At Beuth it became
necessary to close the high school and
and a number of other schools have
been closed throughout the province.
The victims of this disease are rendered
totally blind.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-07-29

Mrs. Katherine G. Reed, who has
just died at Sistersville, w. Va, was a
widow in Strengthened circumstances
five years ago, her only possession being
farm, looked upon as worthless. But
oil was found on it, and when she died
she was worth upwards of 81 600, 900.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-07-29

There are still many immense cattle
ranches in Texas, although In some
parts of the State they have been con-
tracted by increased settlement. The
largest is one of 100000 acres, the
property of the Capital Freehold Land
and Investment Company.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-07-29

There's one single paper pulp mill i'll
New York State that uses up 70 car
leads of logs and sherwood daily. Its
annual supply is 3O,OOO,OO it. of waste
lumber
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-07-29
ACADEMY 0E THE SACRED HEART
ST. JOSEPH. MO.

The course of in this academy conducted
by the Religious OF the Sacred Heart embraces the
whole range of subjects necessary constitute solid
and refined education Propriety OF department per-
sonal neatness and the principles of morality are OBJ
5ects OF unceasing attention Extensive grounds
ford the pupils facility for useful bodily
cise their health is object OF soIicitnue
and in sickness they attended with maternal
Fall term opens Tuesday, Sept. Terms session
months payable in advance Sis, this includes
uiiion board. washing. courses in French. German
Latin, Of library and physicians fee For fur
Their particulars address. THE SUPERIOR.
Academy Sacred Heart g. yessph, Ne,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-07-29

Mrs. Evans, the wife of Captain r.
K. Evans, the military attache of the
United States legation at Berlin, made
bicycle trip to Herringsdorf and back
a distance of 400 miles, this week.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-07-29

If you are but slightly acquainted
with the science of numismatics, you
can easily tell where the United States
coins were made by the mint marks,
which they bear. Coins minted at
Charlotte, n. G.. bear the letter c, those
made at Dahlonga, Ga, the letter ID,
those at New Orleans the letter O, those
at Carson City, C, and those at San
Francisco the letter s.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-07-29

There is only one $4,000 United
States note in existence and that has
not been issued, being kept at the trea-
sury as specimen. There are three
$4,000 greenbacks, only one of which,
however is in circulation. One thou.
sand dollar notes are numerous.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-07-29

In Belgium, about l25 factories oper.
tied each season, and n total of 35 re-
dneries turn off annually $500, 900 cwts.
Jaw sugar
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-07-29
Halls Catarrh Cure
Is constitutional cure. Price, 75c.

A 10000 spindle mill is to be erected
In Gaffney, S. c., to spin fine yarns for
fancy goods. This will be the first at
tempt of a Southern mill at the finer
warns
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-07-29

Broadway was first called by the
Dutch who settled New York sBroad
Wagon Way" and the term was finally
shortened by the word wagon" being
left out.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-07-29

In India there is a species of butter
fly in which the male has the left wing
yellow and the right wing red. The
colors on the female are vice versa.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-07-29

1t is said to be possible to draw
platinum wires SO fine that two OF
them twisted could be inserted in the
hollow of a human hair
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-07-29

The playing of golf on Sundays is
practiced to such an extent that in n
certain parish in England, it is said,
the hour of service has been changed
to suit the convenience of players.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-07-29

A brick concern in Eppinp, N. H.,
recently received an order for &c, 900, 900
from Boston firm, the contract to be
finished in three years.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-07-29

The Board of Aldermen of Boston
passed an order the other day appro-
priating S301, COO for the ventilation
and sanitation of schoolhouses.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-07-29

Counting clerk hire, mileage and in.
cidentals, member of Congress now
receives a total sum of about S12,65O
for his two years services.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-07-29

The gross earnings of 122 roads for
show an increase of percent, and 20
roads show an increase of IL percent
for the fourth week of June.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-07-29

The railway clearing house is one of
The largest Offices in Great Britain. 1t
has staff of 1000 clerks and $50 out-of
aoor officers.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-07-29

For the ten mynths ending April 80
last, the total production of cigarettes
for home consumption was 1888, 147,-
800, or an increase of 617, sO4, 4so over
the fiscal wear 1s04-'95.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-07-29
Person

ANY ONE who has been benefited by the use
OF Dr. Williams Pink Pills, will receive infor-
nation OF much value aud interest by writing to
Pink Pills." p. o. Box 1892, Philadelphia, Pa.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-07-29

Plants, seeds and bulbs are imported
into the United States from Europe to
the value OF more than $1,000, 900 an
hually.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-07-29

There arc probably more thieves in
China than in any other country in
the world. No exception is made.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-07-29

Piso's cure for Consumption is our only
medicine for coughs and colds.-Mrs, c.
Beltz, 439 9Th ave-, Denver Col, Nov. 8, 80
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-07-29
TWO FINANCIAL PLANKS.

Republican Platform
silver the ratio Of 6 to provided
Populis Platform Omaha the free and unlimited
coinage silver at the ratio Of 16 to
consent of other nation
The difference England's consent alone.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-07-29

The hottest day of the year at Chica-
go was Monday. At the signal service
Office the mercury rose to o. degrees
above
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-07-29

Talking about chickens" said the
rural citizen who habitually exager-
ates, live got the most remarkable hen
in the country" IA good layer?''
That's her strong point. Why, sir
he said, getting excited as he talked,
that fowl, sir, lays hens eggs as big
as hailstones."
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-07-29

The births exceed the deaths
throughout the world by over 1,50O,-
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-07-29

Bosheim's dry goods stora, in Nash
vile was burned out, causing a loss of
$500, 900.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-07-29

FITS stopped free and permanently cured No
nts after first days OF DIR. Kline's Great Nerve
hestorer. Free 30 trial bottle and treatise.
send to DIR. KLINE, 931 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-07-29

The German reichatag has enacted a
law prohibiting speculation in options.