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The Monitor-register., 1896-07-10
LITTLE FUN.

A LITTLE FUN.
"Jim's done graduated. amt hep"
"You bet"
SCOT his diplomy?"
"ShOre."
"Well, what kin he dor"
"Reaoh home base every time, an kick
a football clean over INTO the next
oountYv'-Atl0nt0 Constitution.
Not Up to the Requirements.-"I'm
sorry, miss" said the leading director of
the school in Milk weed Township to the
young woman who had applied for the
position of teacher, but your anthogra-
ply amt up to grade" "You don't ever
seem to know how to spoil chimbly."-
Chicago Tribune.
~
Special Rates-''Great Jesse James,
mani" squealed the applicant for fire in
surance. II can't afford to pay any $685.
premium. 1t is outrageous"
"Tell you what We will do" said he
agent. "lf you will suspend all claims
for losses on the Fourth of July, We will
knock off the $780," Indianapolis
Journal.
docs your baby walk yet. Mrs. Tar
bell?"
"Wslk! Bless you, no But no can ride
all around the nursery on his little bike!'
-Ue0eland Plain Dealer.
~
II should like,'' observed the shade
of Richard Ill, ~anxiously, 'to go back
and cancel that option don't you knowP
Of course, real estate is pretty dead, but
still, l wouldn'tjust Ga re to give a kingdom
for a horse, as matters stapd."-DetrOit
Tribune.
$50 you enjoy belonging to the fat
mems clubr"
'Oh, yes; it is d~elightfull'
"What are some of the pleasures?"
"Why, every fat man in the club dis
covers at once that all the other men IL
the club are fatter than he is."-Louis
| ollie Courier Journal.
~
THAT hanging was half an hour behind
time"
Eyes; the Sheriff and the condemned
man got to talking about their bicycles
Chicago Neqos
x~*
Atwood (Ill.) has a woman undertaken
who may really be the woman of whom
we are always reading. Men die for her
at any rate.-New York Recorder.
x~x
"Noah," asked Captain Kidd, 'I'v,
always wanted to know one thing-diG
You only take two of every kind o
creature on board the ark"
"As passengers, yes" said Noah, ''bu
our steward had about 400 chichens all,
Holsters in the ice box for Sundays, jus
the same. "-Burlin0ton Hawkeye.
**x
"Look here" said the refrigerator
freezingly, 81 believe you're unde
weight"
SWELL" answered the ice, ''I'll admi
that Pm not all I'm cracked up to be" -
New York Press.
~.
O~sgood-"I guess Matthews Intends t.
run for office this year."
Wyman-"What makes you think so?'
OsgOod-"He's removed the fence fror
around his beautiful lawn Cleuelan
Leader.
~
The women spend these hot afternoon
on their porches, dressed 10 Mothe
Hubbards, with a fan and a pitcher o
ice water close by, and wish they wer
menl The men have on more clothe
than it is modest to tell about, and swelte
in stuffy offices or work in the harves
field. Talk about women's rightsl W,
wish we had some of them -AtcAiso,
l GTo6a
The Monitor-register., 1896-07-10

Not Up to the Requirsments.-"I'm
sorry, miss" said the leading director of
the school in Milk weed Township to the
young woman who had applied for the
position of teacher, ''but your anthogrs-
ply amt up to grade" "You don't even
seem to know how to spoil chimbly."-
Chicago Tribune.
The Monitor-register., 1896-07-10

II should like,'' observed the shade
of Richard III, a~nxiously, ''to go back
and cancel that option don't you knowP
Of course, real estate is pretty dead, but
still, l wouldn'tjust care to give a kingdom
for a horse, as matters stand."-DetrOit
Tribune.
The Monitor-register., 1896-07-10

THAT hanging vas half an hour behind
time"
Eyes; the Sheriff and the condemned
man got to talking about their bicycles"
Chicago Neqos
The Monitor-register., 1896-07-10

"Jim's done graduated, amt hep"
"You bet"
SCOT his diplomy?"
"Shore."
"Well, what kin he dor"
"Reaoh home base every time. an kick
q football clean over into the next
oountyv'-Ahanta Constitution.
The Monitor-register., 1896-07-10

Again, Iwant you to consider Vashti
the yelled. Fad she appeared before
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-06-17
AN EASTERN VIEW.

Henry Clews' circular of June 9Th
says:
The feeling is one of surprise at the unex.
pected force of the pro-silver faction in the
South and the West. While the East has been
supposing that it's educational efforts had
largely broken the force of this faction. the
heresy has been gaining ascendancy with sur.
prising rapidity. 1t has become a serious
question whether free silver may not possibly
obtain formidable vote in the coming cleo.
ton of Representatives. 1t is now considered
settled that the democratic national conven-
ton will be controlled by large silver ma.
tority; and no small uncertainty exists in the
minds of many as to how far like views may
influence the action of the republican conyen-
tion."
The West and South are awake; the
educational Efforts of the East have
only helped the people of the South
and West to open their eyes. The
Clews circular has done as much in
this direction as any other agency. The
protests to the free and unlimited coin
age of silver which have been so repeat
eddy and emphatically sent out by Wall
Street and British capitalists have been
of invaluable service in moldlng public
opinion in the agricultural and mining
sections. The people are not divided on
this question but they are not yet to-
gether on plan to accomplish their
purpose. If the gold interests of the
East succeed at all, they will gain sue
cess by dividing the silver interests
against themselves. Here lies the only
danger. The democratic party, even
though the silver wing be successful at
the Chicago convention, cannot be
trusted. 1t was trusted in 1892 after
having adopted free silver plank and
the result IS too well known for the
people to again permit themselves to be
ensnared by deception. If the. disaf-
fected free silver republicans prove to
be TOO narrow to cast aside prejudice
and vote with the Peoples party the on
ly sllyerparty in existence, no assistance
will come from that source and Wall
street and England will WIN an easy
victory. But if the West and South
are in earnest in this demand and CON-
bine in solid phalanx, all the power of
the effete East and England cannot de-
feat their will. The free silver men of
this nation are in the majority; if they
will use good judgment and common
sense next November they will win;
but if they allow themselves to be gov
erned by prejudice they Will fail.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-06-17
SHARON.

There was good rain on Thursday of about
three-fOurths of an inch.
Corn is doing very well but the moisture
evaporates rapidly from the soil and on Sun
day some fields OF corn locke trifie witty in
the heat of the day.
On Saturday son of Oliver Rule accidently
let some fire get away from him which burned
few acres of wheat belonging to his father
1t also burned a small piece of John McKeey.
er's wheat before the fire was gotten under
control.
On Sunday we visited the Sunday school at
Center View. The attendance was not large
as usual owing to a funeral in the neighbor-
mood Bro. Golf superintendent and is a very
efficient worker. Sister Sarah Crawford taught
the bible class. After Sunday school we went
home with Bro. Golf where we enjoyed the
conversation of himself and wife. At three
O'Clock we attended services at the NJ
church. Bro. Rarick preached an excellent
sermon. After church the people remained
and held Sunday school under the superin-
tendency of P. Dewitt. The people of this
vicinity maintain two good Sunday schools.
An infant child of Mr.. Perry was buried On
Sunday. The funeral was preached by Rev.
Parker at the residence
Elder Shamberger breaches at Center View
next Sunday at II O'Clock.
Bro. Rarick breaches at the NJ E. church
again in two weeks. He also breaches at At
tica and Crisfield. He is young man but is
we'll read In Holy writ
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-06-17

Two goldbug propositions
to the effect that free silver
would make the mine owner
rich and at the same time
produce a dollar worth only
SO cents, are Numerically
opposed to each other. The
mine owner could not posi-
bly, make much more than
expenses if the silver dollar
would be worth only SO
cent. Both of these PROPOSE
tions have been repeatedly
disproved.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-06-17
WHEN the returns of the Orepo

WHEN the returns of the Oregon
election were first received it was found
that both of the populist congressman
were elected. I'm fact this much was
conceded by all parties and the popu-
list state chairman and secretary went
TO their respective homes without any
further work on their part. Then it
was that the returns were manipulated
by the republican politicians and the
result is that the populist congressman
were counted out and the republicans
counted in. Fraud and republicanism
travel hand-in-hand.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-06-17


LIZ the silver forces are sue
cessful in carrying the day
at Chicago, Cleveland and
his kind will walk up to the
ballot box and put in a
straight republican ticket.
If the silver democrats will
do the wise thing they will
counteract the Cleveland
gang by voting for the man
nominated at st. Louis on
or about July 22nd.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-06-17

WHY don't the redeemers
take some steps to stop
the wholesale murder snow
being carried on at the
insane asylum? It is a shame
and disgrace to the state as
well as outrageous cruelty to
permit the management of
the asylum to carry on such
horrible butchery. It may
not look so bad to the aver
age man but put yourself in
the place of some of these un-
fortunate invalids or their
friends, how would you feel?
For the sake of civilization,
decency and humanity, let's
have no more of this kind of
redemption.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-06-17

THE republican leaders were greatly
worried last week over the way the no.
tel men of st. Louis refused to make
room for colored delegates. The no.
telkeepers were very positive at first
but arrangements were finally made
to store them some place. 1t is safe to
say, however, that our Ethiopian
brethren will be treated to an ovation
in the nature of an open snub at st.
Louis this week. Yet they will walk
up to the polls and ''vote FER straight
for their republican masters.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-06-17

Oh, YOU want a business man at
the head of the republic do you? A
man who can run his own business
successfully, hey? And you are for Nc
Kinley-but hold on now. Wasn't 1T
Mckinley that went into bankruptcy a
few years ago? And wasn't it the same
men who contributed to the fund to
liquidate his debts that are now furn-
ishing his campaign fund? And won't
these men control the policy of his adj
ministration if he should be electedf
Oh, we guess there's some things for
you 70 think about yet.-Co- Operator.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-06-17
POLITICAL CALENDAR.

Democratic National Convention, Chicago
July7
Popust and Silver National Convention
st. Louis, July %.
Populist State Convention, Abilene, Au
gust 5.
Democratic State Convention, Hutchinson
August 4.
Populist Seventh District Congressiona
Convention, Larned, AugustS
Populist Appellate Court Convention. Cen
tral Division, Southern Department, Wichita
June %.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-06-17
SILVER DOLLARS IRRFDEFMABLE.

A popular theory of republicanism is
that silver dollars are redeemable in
gold and goldbug stump speakers and
goldbug papers fell the people that the
parity between the two-gold and sill
ver-is maintained by the treasury re-
deeming the latter with the former.
Only few weeks ago our contemporary
stated that the reason that silver dol
lar will buy as much as a gold dollar is
that the value of the silver is preserved
by its being redeemable in gold. There
never has been an instance in the histo.
ryof the UnitedStates when the treasury
department redeemed a silver silver
dollar with gold and there is no law IN
existence which provides for such a
transaction. During the congressional
debates OF 1898 this matter was discuss
ed quite fully and finally Senator DAM
ell sought information from Secretary
Carlisle on this and other subjects and
the reply is as follows
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
OFFICE OF SECRETARY,
WASHINGTON, October Is, 49,
receipt of your letter of the 18th inst, and to
inform you. in reply to first, second and third
question therein contained, that there is no
statute or practice of this department under
which any of the standard silver dollars coined
by this government can be converted into gold
at the treasury.
In answer to your fourth question, as to
whether there is any method by which gold
dollars may be converted into silver dollars at
the treasury, have to state that there lie no
established method, but that the department.
would not refuse TO receive gold dollars in
exchange for silver dollars, when requested
to make the exchange, if at the time of such
request there should be In the treasury suf-
hcient amount of silver dollars above that re-
qured to be held for silver certificates and
treasury notes outstanding
Respectfully Yours,
j. G. CARLISLE Secretary
Hon. John W. Daniel, Lynchburg, Va.
This will at least forever settle the
question as to whether or not silver
| dollars can be redeemed in gold dollars.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-06-17

In Kansas Marsh Murd ock
is for bimetallism; in Chicago
he is for gold with friendly
legislation for silver and if
he went as far as New York
he would no doubt be the
rankest kind of a gold-bug.
If there is anything in the
state of Kansas more incon.
sistent than Marsh Murdoch
and the Wichita Eagle nc
one has yet located it.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-06-17

WE are told by our repub-
lican friends that protection
keeps out foreign labor, yet
when the great Carnegie
strike was on that foreign
capitalist employed foreign
labor at a shamefully low
rate of wages. Outside of a
few plutocrats protection
protects nobody. The tariff
issue is a fraud.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-06-17

JOHN MARTIN, ex-senator
from this state, says that the
two.thirds rule will be smash
ed at the Chicago conyen-
ton. If this happens the
goldbug democrats will be
knocked out and the free sill
yer element will be on top.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-06-17

The Butler bill prohibit
ing the president from issu-
ing bonds was killed in the
committee room of the House
Another sin for which the
republican party will be held
to answer.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-06-17

THE national republican convention
was called to order at st. Louis yester-
day. 1t is not probable that the result
will be made known until tomorrow.
though to-days dispatches may reveal
to the world the lucky man. The plat.
form is sure to be anything nnfavorable
to the masses
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-06-17

The Scott County News
Lever has absorbed the only
republican paper in that
county. That makes Scott
county safe next fall.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-06-17
GALENA. o. T.

AS have not seen any items from
this place for some time, and thinking
that summer green was somewhat dis.
appearing On account OF hot dry wealth
er, perhaps winter green was dead and
gone. l will attempt to send a few
lines occasionally.
There have been some very good
rains this spring, but they were follow.
ed by high hot wind, leaving very little
moisture in the ground.
Corn is good as a general thing on
Wild Cat.
Alfalfa good. Other crops not Sc
good.
1t is very dry about Alya.
There is some sickness among child.
rem.
Newt Martins and Tom Hanna's
babies are quite sick.
Born to the wife of VIM. Root. a son,
Four Sunday schools met in Tom
Hanna's grove last Sunday to celebrate
children's day. All had good programs
and good singing, and all seemed tC
enjoy the day.
Charley PhaTo will put steam zach,
on the lake at FL. Martins before the
fourth of Jnly.
Mrs. Martin is untiring in her efforts
TO raise funds to build church at this
place. Her friends in Kentucky have
sent liberal donations. May the good
work 90 on. Everybody should help
in cause of that kind as it will be
helping to advance the cause of Christ
Now AND THEN.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-06-17
HARVEY COUNTY HEARD FROM
from B. e. Kies' Kansas Commoner.


b. e. KIEs, Wichita, Kansas.
DEAR SIR:-We had one of the best
committee meetings Saturday, the 9Th
that we have had for long time. and
in connection with our committee
meeting, we had good turn out of
representative pOpulIsts of the county.
and all were in good spirits and spoke
in no uncertain term, as the following
resolutions will show. Hope every
committee in the district will wake mn
and show their hand. The people can't
be sidetracked by few men, be they
white or brown.
Respectfully yours,
Il. j. ELwOOD, Chairman.
Resolved. That we, the Central Committee
of the Peoples party OF Harvey county Kan
sas. most heartily endorse the denomination
of Hon. Jerry Simpson for Congress from the
seventh congressional district, and in terms
most emphatic denounce the few contemptibIe
tricksters who are trying to oppose his nomi-
nation, and be it further
Resolved. That we, good number of repre-
sentative voters of the Peoples Party of Har.
vey county, who are to-day met with the Gem
trail Committee, fully endorse the sentiment
as expressed by the Central Committee and
wish it distinctly understood that there is no
fight on Simpson in this county. We are for
Jerry for congress first, last and all the time
and never doubt it, K. j. ELWooD, :
Chairman County Cen. Com.
H. A. POLLARD, Secretary.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-06-17

The total amount of money of diff.
ferent descriptions in the United States
treasury on June 1, 1896, was $S27 $780,.
400. Just why this bond issuing bus
mess should be kept up is something
we can't exactly understand.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-06-17

SUMNER, Reno and Mcpherson coun-
ties have, in convention assembled, en-.
dorsed the candidacy of the Hon. Jerry
Simpson for congressman of this, the
Seventh congressional district.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-06-17

CONGRESS adjourned last
Thursday. They wanted to
attend the republican con-
ventiOn.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-06-17

1t is recommended by the committee that
unless otherwise ordered by the county GEN.
trail committee that delegates be elected to
said convention on August LIST. Also that a
member of the congressional committee be
named. ]. j. BARNES Chairman.
w. l.. BROwT, Secretary.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-06-17
OFFICIAL PAPER OF BARRIER co.
CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTION.

There will be a convention of the Peoples
party held at Larned, Kansas, August Sth, at
10 o'clock a. m, for the purpose of nominating
IA candidate for congressman of the Seventh
Congressional district The basis of repre-
sentation is fixed the same as to the state
nominating convention at Abilene, and will
cntitle the counties in the district to the fol-
lowing delegntes:
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-06-17

QUERY: Will party prejudice whip
the free silver voter into the goldbug
camp. A passionate prejudiced man
is dangerous voter.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-06-17
CALL FOR COUNTY CONVENTION

y delegate convention of the Peoples party
OF Barber county is hereby called to assemble
ut the courthouse in Medicine Lodge on
SATURDAY, JULY II, 1896,
Mt ii O'Clock n. m, for the purpose of selecting
three C3) delegates to attend the Congression-
al, state and Senatorial conventions The
State convention will be held at Abilene on
August 5th; the Congressional convention will
DC held at Larned on August Sth; the Senator
ial convention has not yet been set but the
committee has decided to select delegates at
this convention on the same basis that they
will select state and congressional delegates.
1t is recommended thar the primaries in the
different townships be held on Thursday,
July 9th, at such places as may be deemed
proper, or as the committees of the respective
precincts may provide.
The basis of apportioument of delegates is
one to every 10 votes or fraction thereof based
on the vote for governor on the Peoples party
ticket at the election in 1894, and one delegate
at large from each precinct, as follows:
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-06-17

When you buy -four. see Woodward
1t will be to your interest. l9tf
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-06-17
DR. c. L. SPARKS.
DEN
JUS First Published in The Barber Couatv
Index May "a, 1876
sHERIFFs SALE.

wv Ehes uDueueu In Inc Barber County
Index May q, 1876.
SHERIFFS SALE.
State OF Kansas, County of Barber, as.
Vincent Smith, plaintiff.
James c. Garten an Sarah &. Garten defend.
ants. ocaenu-
Qf virtue of an order of sale issued or.
~ OF tneDtetrict Court of Barber county Kan.
sas: IN the above entitled action, and to me A.
Monday, the 18th Day of June.
lSe6. at two O'Clock in the afternoo,,
said Gay, at the front door OF the co,,rfhr,,.1e
III sa1o county, oner for SALE at public ancfs,,,
end sen, without appraisement tn the hsghosss
end Dest bidder, for cash in hand To sst;sfv
salo order OF eae all the right title and S,s5,-
est whatsoever OF the above named dafend
nats, aud each OF them, and of All ,,e,s1,'es
Gaining under them, In and to the foiio, sJ,,s
oescLipeo tract, piece and parcel OF land Iysn ne
ana SITUATE In said county of Barber. fn.vt bs
The southeast quarter of section % TO-
snip OIL south OF range 10. west.
TogetheF with ali and sinoufar a.
tenemeuts. Entertainments and apnnrfena,sa
t tnereunto belonging or In anywise appertain.
Given under my hand, at nv oftica 4, -.
Ely Ssty OF Medlc1ne Lodge, in said county th,s
Up CArpapr. Sheriff.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-06-17

One Dollar will get the "Arkansaw
Kicker. " a weekly paper and the Buzz
Saw" monthly paper, both published
at Hardy, Arkansas, for one year. Sub
scr1ptions will be taken at this Office.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-06-17
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
OFFICE OF SECRETARY.

d. u. CAHLISLE, SeCretary,
Hon. John W. Daniel, Lynchburg, Va
This will at least forever settle the
question as to whether or not silver
dollars can be redeemed in gold dollars.