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gia'
s.That case is decisive of all the
questions raised BY the exceptions
except.the fifth and eighth
eve do not wish to be under
stood. however. as asserting to the
doctrine that if the contracts were to
be construed with reference to the
laws of South Carolina, instead of
Georgia. they would not be usurious
t.The fifth exception will now be
considered. The bonds provide for
the payment of attorneys fees of 10
per cent, and as the contracts are
held not to be usurious it follows that
there was error in not allowing such
fees.
I've next consider the eighth ex.
ception This exception seems to
have been taken under a misappre
hension as to the effect of the judg.
ment Of foreclosure, as we fail to
end where his Honor decided that
the plaintiff was not entitled to In
teres5 from the date of the decree up
to the time, fixed for the sale of the
property
esIt is The Judgment of this Court
that the judgment of the Circuit Court
be modified SO as to conform to the
views herein announced News
and Courier
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IN WASHING
TON.
The Judge Opposing Appoint.
ment of Colored Postmas
ters.

Washington. Sept. Judge Thomas
j. Mackey, late of South Carolina, bet
now practiciag law in New York, is
here, aud will use his utmost endeavore
to prevent the appointment Of negro
postmasters 10 his native state. 10
this Senator McLaurin is cooperating
with him The judge is moved to this
GOT only for the good Of South Caro-
lima. but for that of the republican
party of Which be is jealous adherent.
-Columbia Reg ister.
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The Awful Burden.
Immense Sum Of 4o,477,639 Paid
In Pensions.

Washington, Sept. 9.-The annual
report of the auditor Of the interior de-
partnent shows that the amount paid
for pensions during tie last year was
s140,477,639 The payments on pen
sions accouot for the fiscal year 1896
was S13S. 1872. .127. and for the yea.
1895. $40, ,558,64l (; 1894, $l37.-
l19. .55l. aud for 1893. $l54.552,2l4.
The cost Of the service last year was
So SO per $1,000; for 1896. S4o7
for 1895, 81 90; for 1894. So II ;
and for 1898, $3.50
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The theatre hat is perpiexing prob
lem 10 many cities Iu Charleston the
ladies bless them for the example-havc
eliminated i. and solved the problem for
that city by voluntarily removing the b.
h's when they take their seats in the
show houses, and give the people be-
hind them show TO see the show.
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A Ware county farmer who claimed
that be was unable to spend dollar for
a years subscription to his county
paper. sent that amouot down east for
q recipe to stop horse from slobber-
ing. He got it, and it is: Teach
him to spit. Macon News.
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Emporia. Kas Sept. e.-Twelve
known dead, one missing probably
incinerated) and fourteen injured,
two of whom will likely die, is the
record of the terrible head end col
lision on the Santa Fe railroad as
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BUcKLEN's ARN1cA 3ALvE.

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Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever
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priso IS ceats per box. go, sale By D. j. :
w DNLorme.
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Cinco. the 5 cent straight havana Cigar:
or sale BY Il. C. Gs:een & Co.
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Excellent commercial note paper Is cents
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fcr Is cents.
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Fast Trains Crash Head
long Together.
LOCOMOTIVES EXPLODE
Making Hole in Which Cars
Sink---Dozens Killed and
Wounded.
W. j. BRYAN's NOBLE WORK.

Kansas City, Mo, Sept. 8 "A spe.
cial to The Times from Emporia, Xas.,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-03
OUR MONETARY SYSTEM.

Senator PETER in the Forum has the
following sound article on-the present
monetary system:
The trouble with our monetary system is
that we are trying to do an impossible thing.
You might as well undertake to haul ton of
hay on bicycle as to do hundred billion dol
lars worth of business on q hundred million
dollars worth of gold coin. The only way a
gold standard can be securely maintained is to
use no more credit paper of any kind whatso-
ever than could be redeemed in gold If it were
we all know, is utterly impracticabe. AS be-
fore stated we have not gold enough to supply
more than per cent. of our daily needs for
money. We use $92 worth of private credit
and 81 worth of coin in every 800 worth of
business we transact with the national banks
The simple truth is, we have long outgrown
the metallic money system and we shall have
to invent something better. If men want to
trade in gold, let them do SO; that is in every
way legitimate; for gold is a commodity, and
useful one in many ways. But, as the New
York Board of Trade said in a resolution De-
cember 8, 1896, "a sound credit sys tenn is a
necessary element to the stability of conf
dence." Money, in whatever form, is but
credit coined. The wise thing for us to do is
to establish sound credit SYSTEM and
there is no credit among us equal to that of
the government of the United States. That,
wisely used. is sufficient for all monetary pur-
poses. In addition to its simplicity and nat
uralness. it would be guaranty of loyalty
next only to the ownership of their homes by
the people.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-03

On the 10Th of February Senator
Chandler, of New Hampshire, than
whom there is no more staunch repub.
llcan. made a speech On the coinage Of
silver which startled his friends and
surprised his enemies. He was armed
with statistics and went over the
ground quite thoroughly, showing that
since 1873 (when silver was demonetiz.
edl prices have been on the decline.
business became gradually less active.
solvency increased and social conui.
tons became worse year after year and
the bottom Is not yet reached During
the campaign Senator Chandler was n
gold standard advocate, he has now got.
ten to the point where he favors an in.
ternational agreement and, according
to his speech, Is convinced that without
bimetallism the industrial forces of this
country are hopelessly ruined. Verify.
these who once slept are becoming
awakened.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-03

WE are under obligations to Hon. ]
j. Barnes, clerk of the House railroad
committee, for copy of House Bill No.
61S. by the committee on railroads, also
Senate Bill No. 524, by the committee
on railroads. There is a great differ
ence in the two bills. The House bill
Is as good IN every particular, and very
much better in many parts. If section
Is of the Senate bill was stricken out
and sections Is, %, % and IS of the
House hill inserted, it would be great
stride in the direction of what the peo-
pie need in railroad legislation. The
Senate bill fails to classify the railroads
and omlts the enacting clause. Taking
the two bills and closely comparing
them we find that the House bill, for
which we are largely indebted to our
own representative, Hon.W T. Brown,
is much the better bill. IT Brown of
Pratt succeeds in pushing this bill
through he will win the lasting respect
and confidence of his constituents He
has labored hard and earnestly and the
calumnies heaped upon him by political
foes, have no force whatever We are
glad to know that Brown has the force
of character that will move all the op-
position to bark and snap at his heels.
Go steadily on, Mr.. Brown. and care
fully redeem every pledge made to our
people during the campaign, as far as
it is in your power to do. and all good
men will arise and call you blessed
Pratt UnIou.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-03

a man may dress as well as his own
good judgment and the assistance OF an
artistic tailor may elect. He may take
his tubs" but if his digestive organs
are out of order, he will have an un-
wholesome appearance. His complex
ION and the white of his eyes will have
yellowish cast. His tongue will be
coated. appetite poor. his teeth rusty,
his breath abominabie. He is one big.
unmistakable signof constipation. The
quickest, surest way to cure this trou-
bic is TO take DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pei
lets. They are made of refined, concen-
trated vegetable extracts. Nothing in
the least harmful enters into their COM
position. They hunt down all impuri-
ties, and make them move on They
are the product or many years. study
and practice. DIR. Pierce cannot afford
to put forth worthless article.
Send p one cent stamps to cover cost
of mailing only. and get his great book,
The Peoples Common Sense Medical
Adviser. absolutely free. Address,
Worlds Dispensary Medical. Associa-
ton, No. 6s3 Main Street, Buffalo, Ny.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-03

G. A. HOBART, the vice
president-elect, announces
that he will resign the offices
which he holds in such cor.
porations which contemplate
procuring legislation at the
hands of the incoming con-
gress. In all others he will
retain his offices. The fact
that he will resign some of
his offices does not imply that
he will not lend his Influence
to the corporations in which
he is interested to secure for
them favorable legislation as
against the people generally.
The corporations are in the
saddle in this country.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-03
WHY DISCOURAGE THEM.

we arise to question of privilege,
not that we wish to make ourselves Of
fensiye to anyone. but that we would
like to have certain things explained.
Why is it that as soon as bill is intro
duced in the legislature along the lines
of Popnlist pledges some people and
papers who supported the Peoples party
and platform during the campaign are
decrylng the measure and urging the
legislature TO defeat itp 1t has come to
our notice that every material measure
which has so far been introduced in
either branch of the legislature has met
with some opposition from sources
which should be friendly to its passage.
If these measures should not be enacted
into law then there is no excuse for
having defeated the republican party.
When the Peoples party went into the
campaign i'll this state last year it used
for foundation declaration of princi-
pies and relied upon certain demands for
success. The democrats and free sill
YER republicans accepted that platform
presumably in good faith and the re-
suit was that majority of the people
of Kansas endorsed it. Now for some
of these same elements to discourage
legislation in harmony with that plat
form is little less than sacrilege. We
repeat that if it IS wrong for the legis-
lature to follow the plan outlined by
the Abilene platform, or If it is wrong
for that body to act in conformity with
previous Populist platforms, it was
wrong to defeat the republican party.
We would like to know what influence
has been brought to bear on those al
legged Populists who are opposed to a
reduction in railway. express and tel
egraph charges. 1--WE might PROFOUND
the same question regarding other
measures among which is the law pro-
vidIng for the lowering of the legal rate
of interest and fixing penalty for u.s.
ury.) 1t is due the people of Kansas
that those OF the successful party who
have suddenly discovered that these de-
mands are all wrong, explain why they
al Q dhIy lCoo ucolIdUiO HOW Lildn IDey
were during the campaign. The legis-
lature is sufficiently harrassed by the
enemies of reform without It's supposed
friends stepping in and adding to their
difficulties. Two years ago the Popu-
list senate passed these measures and
the Abilene platform very justly con-
dennis the republican house for having
defeated them and for our part we can
not see how any POpulist, democrat or
free silver republican, individual or
press, can justify himself or itself, in
discouraging the legislature In redeem
ing the same pledges this year The
voters of Kansas are not to be trifled
with and as Hon. w. J. Bryan well said
in his speech before JOINT session OF
the legislature on February IS. 1897. il
the legislature fails to take action on
these important matters they will not
be trusted again.
We hope.it will not be our unhappy
lot to again notice any person or paper
that claims to be in the reform move.
| ment opposing laws in consonance with
the POpu1ist platform.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-03

The fifty days for which
the members of the legisla-
ture draw pay expire in less
than a week. They can re-
main in session as long after
this time as they wish but
they can draw no pay. If
they, obey public sentiment
they will make the remaining
portion of the session an I'M
usually busy one.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-03
RAILROAD LEGISLATION.

Last week the state senate struck out
the maximum freight rate clause from
the Harris bill and later passed 1t. On
Friday the Brown bill was taken up by
the house and by vote of 70 to 46 the
Senate bill was substituted. The re-
publlcans voted solidly for the subSti-
tute while portion of the Populists
voted with them. An amendment by
Hackney, of Sumner county, providing
for maximum freight rate, is pending
at this time and if adopted Will be the
means of redeemlng one of the princi-
pal Populist pledges to the people of
Kansas. But If the bill passes the
Will he of little force. The senate bill
makes no change in the law with the
exception that the railroad commissions
sioner5 are given power to alter rates
by mandamus proceedings when COM
plant is made by the shippers of the
state. If the commissioners do their
duty they can give some relief but it
will probably not be as binding as d.
rect statute. If the railroad commits
siOners should ''stand in" with the rail-
road companies then the people of the
state will have nothing to do but to
take their dose.
Why a minority of the Populist sena-
tors and representatives should go in
with the republicans and endorse
makeshift when they were pledged to a
positive maximum freight rate law
which would have been of invaluable
service to the people of the state, is
more than we can understand. They
are not only damnlng themselves but
they are consplring with the republican
party to bring the Peoples party down
to premature grave. The Brown
dorsed by everybody except the corpo-
ratIons of the state and their tools and
lackies, and it was the duty of the leg
islature to pass it. Why was this mis-
cradle makeshlft, which was framed by
the senate railroad lobby, substituted?
Will those who are responsible please
answer this question? We can point to
several of the Populists who voted
against the maximum freight rate bill
who made several campaigns on that
very issue. Why did they change their
minds? This action on part Of a mi
norlty contingent of the Populist mem
bers of the Legislature has created in
dignation among the people of the
state and the censure that is going up
from the best men within the party's
councils is deserved.
We will not say that the senate bill
| is not slight improvement over the
present law but it is very weak at it's
best and not fulfillment of cam
paign and platform promises. There.
fore we say that if this bill and no other
IS passed the legislature has failed to
redeem its promise IN this respect.
But we will hope that the Hackney
maximum rate amendment will yet
| prevail. If it does all will be we'll; if it
does not we can conscientiously arrive
| at no other conclusion than that suf-
| ficient number of the Populists in the
present. legislature have joined hands
with the republican members to foster
anc further strengthen the railroad
corporations OF the state. We regret
that 1T is necessary to speak so plainly
but we cannot avoid the truth.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-03

The action of some of the
socalled PopuIists in the pres
ent legislature emphasizes
the necessity of more care in
primaries, delegate and nom.
mating conventions. There
are some few who seemingly
have little or no regard for
Populist platforms and Popu-
list pledges and if they had
not been elected on the Peo-
pies party ticket, would pass
for republicans. It is a great
deal of satisfaction, however.
to note that neither Barber
county nor the 37th senatori,
al district is responsible for
any such a misfit and it is
with a feeling of pride that
we can truthfully say that
both Representative Patton
and Senator Titus have at all
times cast their votes in ac-
cordance with the Populist
platform and the party's
campaign promises. Had all
other senators and represent
atives done as well every
Populist demand would have
passed both branches of the
legislature by this time.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-03

HE republican party is op-
posed to the iniative and ref
erendum because lit will cost
too much for the people to
vote on legislative questions"
Following the same argument
we should do away with cleo
tions and consent to be ruled
by a king, queen or some
other symbol of despotism.
A patriotric American will
never say that liberty is too
costly.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-03


AN old farmer who keeps
a few COWS, a few horses and
a few hogs must pay taxes
on them or the law will alb
sorb his property while the
capitalist who holds a mort
gage on his farm and draws
a high rate of interest, annu-
ally, goes scott free. Where
is the justice and eqality in
a law that tolerates such a
system of taxation!
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-03

ONE of the recent signs on
the prosperity signal board
is the fall of the price of
wheat. Prospects for a good
wheat crop for next summer
are quite encouraging and the
trusts are preparing to COB
BILE it up at the usual 80 and
Accent price.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-03

WHENEVER the people of a
country fail to interest them
selves in public affairs they
invite official crookedness
and political corruption. 1t
is the duty of the humblest
citizen to demand that gov
eminent is properly admins
tered.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-03

We want a few good men to sell
BELLS New Township Map of Kan
sas." 1t is compiled from the latest
Official survey, revised to Dec. LIST, and
should be IN every home. Honest.
Woodworking men can make $50 to 500
month above expenses. Terms most
liberal. Prices to correspond with the
hard times. Write for full particulars
TO w. L.. Bell 81 Co., Map Engravers.
9th and Walnut streets, Kansas City,
Missouri.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-03

A Snowman passing along the streets
of Chicago the other day and IN win
dow discovered picture of Mckinley
underneath which was printed in large
letters, THE Advance Agent of Pros
perity." The man looked long and cur
ious at it; and then exclaimed: well
LII be ID. have been in the show
business these forty years and never
before have seen the advance agent SO
far ahead of the show. "-Ex.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-03

After the big fire at Cripple Creek, 1
took very severe cold and tried many
remedies without help, the cold only
becoming more settled. After using
three small bottles of Chamberlain IS
Cough Remedy, both the cough and
cold left me. and in this high altitude
1t takes merItorious cough remedy to
do any good.-G. B. Henderson, editor
Daily Advertiser. For sale by J.R.
Young Drug Co.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-03
THE Kansas Commoner. B

The Kansas Commoner, B.
E. Kies' paper, protests
against the defeat of Senator
Forney's bill providing for
the listing of notes, mortgag-
es and judgments for taxa
ton. The bill provided that
any paper not bearing the
assessors stamp should be
barred from collection. The
rank and file of the Peoples
party believe as the Com
moner does. j. e. that those
Populist members of the SEN
ate who voted against the
bill did so in violation of
their pledges to the people.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-03

The first duty of the voter
is to inform himself on what
constitutes a free government
and the next duty is to cast
his vote for such men who
can safely be relied upon to
carry the right principles in
to effect.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-03

MCKINLEY has authorized
the statement that every
thing will be held up and
postponed until the new con-
gress passes a tariff measure
which will meet the presi-
dent-elect's approval. Nc
Kinley proposes to enforce
his plans Dy refusing to make
a large number of appoint.
ments uutil after the special
session of congress adjourns.
By so doing he will secure
the support of congressman
who are DESTROYS of controll-
ing federal patronage of their
respective states and dis
tricts.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-03

SENATOR TITUs and Repre-
sentative Patton voted for
the maximum freight rate
clause and they will retain
the confidence of their con-
stltuenCy as a reward.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-03

FHE following from the Kansas Com
moner is we'll put in and all who are
we'll informed in monetary matters will
readily endorse it:
Men who are so short sighted as to
imagine that the free coinage is the
panacea for all ills are to be- Ditied. A
far greater fight than to establish the
free coinage of silver will be- the repeal
OF the national banking system and the
establishment of the principle of gov
eminent issue of all the money!
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-03
OFFICIAL PAPER OF BARBER 60.

II BELIEVE that the lobby
as it has come to exist is one
of the worst things that our
legislative bodies have to
deal with" WIN. J. Bryan.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-03

The fact that Ex-Governor
Morrill, and the rest of the
recently retired republican
state officers drew pay for
four days more than they
served the people of Kansas
in an official capacity has not
been denied by either them
selves or the republican
press. Nor have they nor
any of them attempted to
justify the steal or apologize
for their unwarranted action.