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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-12-29
A Nut to Crack.

Did you know that the government
has refused to redeem its own postage
stamps in gold or any other kind of
money! Aye, worse than that; i
won't even exchange other postage
stamps for them. The facts are that
it looks as though the postoffice de-
Partment is getting most damnable
stuck up and independent. A few
days ago one of our many admiring
friends sent us a dollars worth of nice,
new, clean, never had-been-licked-and
stuck postage stamps in payment of
his subscription. Being in the post
office shortly afterward we called at
the window and asked the stamp clerk
to give us the cash on them. With a
look of disdain and with an importance
that comes only from long service in
public capacity, he informed me that
he was selling postage stamps and
not buying them. We then requested
him to exchange and give us one
centers for our twos. He simplv
EAe~0 ~ q AhbOA hOl1CG IndI Uncle
Sam does not even exchange stamps.
We expected that as soon as the word
got out, stamps would depreciate and
be worth possibly less than the paper
upon which they are printed. So We
hurried to drug store and found. to
our surprise and pleasure, that postage
stamps are still worth their face value.
That was several days ago and we are
told this morning that they are still
selling all over the city at the same
old price. 1t seems kind % strange
how this is. Why, they are not legal
tender for anything; they are not fit
for money even If they were, because
of the nasty sticium-tight on their
backs; the government won't have
them after he sells them once; and
still they are worth two cents apiece,
and 1t now looks just like the price is
going to stay up right where it Is.
There Is only one use that anybody
can make Of the things, and that is to
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-12-29

together with the long delay in the
senate, resulted in a large increase of
importations under the old rates by
importers who stocked up in anticipa-
ton of the increased dnties. This in
crease, he says, amounted to SIS, OO0,-
600, and had these goods come in un-
der the new rates, the duty paid would
have amounted to over S83, O0O, 900, and
thus have given us surplus revenue
so far of S37 900, 900, instead of de-
felt of $40, 200, Coo Which is all very
interesting; but calculating what
might have occurred if something else
had happened doesn't pay bills, and
we notice that even such stout Repub-
licans as Congressman Walker and
Senator Allison speak quite despond-
emily of the future prospects under the
Dingley tariff. The secretary of the
treasury, too, in his estimates of re-
ceipts and expenditures, gives as a
probable deficit for the year ending
June 30, 1899, deficit of $21, 647 1885.
This, also, is exp1ained-it is a cold
day when a tariff-maker can not ex-
plain things to your hearts content.
The secretary took-the estimates of
the war department just as made, and
nobody, it is said, expects to appro-
pirate all the money asked for river
and harbor appropriations, for in
stance, consequently this apparent de-
felt will be in reality a surplus. Well,
we hope so, we are sure; but it does
seem as though an extra session of
congress called for the express pur-
pose of giving us an adequate revenue
need not have left us still, FIVE months
later, in such narrowing suspense.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-12-29

The report of the secretary of the
treasury showing the financial condi-
ton of the country indicates that
Uncle Sam is doing losing business.
For the fiscal year which ended June
80, 1897, the receipts of the govern
ment were S44o, 3s7, 167 and the expend-
itures $449, 439 ,622, showing deficit OF
S18,052,4 Estimates for the year to
close June 80, 1898, based on existing
laws, show revenues to the amount OF
SAL ,227 ,o76, and expenditures aggre.
eating S469;227 ,O76, leaving balance
on the wrong side of the ledger of $28,
100000. If existing laws continue
Secretary Gage estimates that wher
the year ending June 80, 1899, arrives
there will be an annual deficit of $21,
647,9S5.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-12-29

pay postage; and still they don't de-
preciate. There seems to be some
sort of law back of them which keeps
up the price. Well, as you cannot pay
postage with anything but stamps, we
wonder why somebody hasn't got
corner on them? Why don't some of
these smart bankers get together and
buy all the postage stamps at two
cents apiece and then raise the price?
Possibly they have not thought of it.
But they have thought of every thing
else; wonder why they have not
thought of this? They corner up the
governments money and make Uncle
Sam dance around and beg like little
puppy dog and make him issue ponds
and do lots of those humiliating things,
but somehow they have never thought
to tackle the postage stamps. After
looking it up a little it seems that
Uncle Sam got it into his old head that
he could run the postoffice without the
aid of the bankers. He seems to have
forgotten to make any provisions for
his banker boys in the matter, and so
he keeps his postage stamp mill going
all the time; and if they buy all the
stamps he has, he simply prints some
more, and some more, and some more,
and keeps right on smiling; and the
more they buy the more he smiles
If they should conclude to buy up a
big lot of them and ship them to
"Yurrup' he would keep right on
smiling and smiling and printing
more stamps. The supply of stamps
| seems almost inexhaustabie. 1t looks
like Uncle Sam might get tired of it
after while and delegate the issuing
of his stamps over to the banks as he
has done IN the matter of money.
Then he could take a much-needed
rest, and his banker boys could have a
real picnic. They could have regular
high old time, and there would be a
shot time in the old town." you bet
your life. The boys would put the
price of stamps down till they got
possession of what are on hand; then
they could bull" the market and
make nice pile. They could limit
the supply; they could slip them off to
Europe, and a great many other things
they could do. They could give Uncle
Sam some pointers in business
Stamps could be used just like the
money is if Uncle Sam was not such a
blasted old mossback as to stand right
in the way of progress. Funny, ism,
it? Suppose you put in about five
minutes thinking this over.-Warren
Fosters Paper.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-12-29

All the reports from Spain indicate
that since the return of General Wey-
Ter to that country his voice has been
constantly for war, and he has told
the Spaniards that with the heroic
courage of their soldiers, there is no
reason to fear war with the United
States. The admirers of Wey1er and
the foes of the Liberal government
predict that the policy of autonomy
will be short-lived, few weeks being
sufficient to demonstrate its futility.
In their opinion nothing less than a
war for conquest will settle matters IN
Cuba. 1t is asserted by DIR. C1une,
state veterinary surgeon of Milwau-
kee, Wis, that Spain is buying war
supplies in this country, and in case of
war with the United States will ship
IT'S purchases to Cuba by way of Mex
leo. He picked up this information in
st. Louis, where parties who have
been making sales of supplies to the
Spaniards said they had sold 1000
mules within the past two months to
be shipped to Cuba.-Voice.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-12-29

The question about a deficit this
year in the Treasury is arousing con-
siderable discussion in political circles.
The Dingley bill YVES past by an extra
session of congress professedly for the
purpose, chiefly. of increasing the ma
TONS revenues SO that they would
equal the expenditures. Five months
have past and the deficit has continued
TO grow, the aggregate growth for
this period being so, 5S1, 100. For an
emergency act, this is not shining sue
cess. But the sponsors of the bill ex-
plain that it has not yet had fair
triai, and It will be all right little
later on. Congressman Dingley says
that the defeat of the retroactive
clause in the bill, as the house past i.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-12-29

The Oklahoma Territorial Agricul-
tural, Horticultural and Irrigation
society will meet at Oklahoma City,
January 18th, for four days conven-
ton. Eminent speakers will be in at
tendance from all over the territory
and adjoining states, including the
professors from the Oklahoma Agri-
cultural college and Hon. T. v. Mum
son of Dennison, Tex, leading au-
thority on grape culture.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-12-29

Hon. Frank J. Browne, state superin-
tendent of public instruction of Wash
ington, has revoked the certificate of a
teacher "for the glaring inconsistency
of using tobacco on the school prem
ises, when by law Obliged to instruct
his pupils as to the evil effects of mar
cotics." The w. c. T. U. of Everett,
Wash, sent letter of thanks and APP
probation to superintendent Browne
for this commendable action.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-12-29

The pension appropriation bill which
was reported to the House on Decem-
Der 10, contained an important amend
ment to the present law which pro-
vides that hereafter no woman who
marries an old soldier will, in the
event of the soldier death, be entitled
to widows pension.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-12-29

Mrs. Nancy Allison Mckinley
mother of President Mckinley, died at
Canton, o., Sunday, December II, at
o'clock, a, M, aged SO years. The
president and other relatives were at
her bedside. She was buried in the
West Lawn Cemetery, Tuesday after
noon,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-12-29

William II Sage, of Ithaca, N. Y.
and Dean Sage, of Albany, have pre.
scented to Cornell University, the IA ag-
nificent residence of the late Henry
w. Sage for students hospital. and
besides equipping it, will endow II
with 100000. The property is worth
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-12-29

Topeka is agitating the question of
union depot. There is certainly
need for the agitation as well as the
depot, and it is TO be hoped that the
railroad companies will keep pace with
our rapidly growing capital city.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-12-29

William ]. Bryan has given to the
Missouri State University $3.50, which
is to be used annually in awarding a
prize for the best essay on the science
of government.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-12-29
DAVIS & GLICk.
Spot Cash GroCers
1OS East Sixth Street.

Christmas Candies Nuts Christmas Groceries eur
were so cheap before We selling and GROCERIES
cheaper than house the city This below will
substantate COME HERE AND LEAVE YOUR CHRIST
MAS ORDERS Special prices schools and SUNDAY schools ON
Candies
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-12-29
CANDIES.

CANDIES.
i Id. Mixed Candy .................0 5c
Id. nice Mixed Candy .25c
1 Id Cream Mixed Candy ...... 1Oc
lbs. hand made Cream Candy Csc
lbs. Caramels. Csc
1 lib. Gum Drops ....,.............O 5c
2 lbs hand made Chocolates. .25c
1 lib. Mint Lozenges. .............. 1Oc
10. Joily Beans. 1Oc
Id. Cinnamon Imperials. 1Oc
Special prices on Candies iu 1arSe lots.
NUTS.
2 lbs. Taragona Almonds. Csc
lbs. Filberts. Csc
1 Id. English Walnuts ........... 1oc
Id. Brazi1s .1Oc
Id. Pecans Observation-Disclosures. .1Oc
DRIED FRUIT.
package Cleaned Currants .1Oc
packages Seeded Raisins Csc
lbs. Seed1ess Raisins Csc
Id. Fancy Glaze Citron. zoe
lib. Good Raisins .............O 5c
Id. nice Prunes. Csc
1b Fancy California Peaches. Csc
31bs. Fancy California Pears. .25c
3 lbs Fancy California Apricots. ..2sc
3 lbs. Fancy California Nectarines. Csc
2 lbs. Fancy California Figs .2sc
CURED MEATS AND LARD.
Fancy Sugar Cured Hams. $500. .osc
Breakfast Bacon, per lib ..O7c
Dry Salt Meat, per Id. "A 1.2c
) lib pail VOLTS Lard .... SOC
5 Id. pail VOLTS Lard. SOC
10 Id pail VOLTS Lard .6Oc
2 lbs Butterine. ..................25c
FRESH MEATS.
We have added a meat market to our
store, where you can find all kinds of
fresh meats at the lowest prices.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-12-29

Teaspout:-"why are you so angry
at the doctor7'
Mrs. Teaspout:-"Wh I told him I
had terrible tired feeling he told me
to show him my tongue. Household
Words.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-12-29

c. A. Hinkson claims to be the big
gest rabbit merchant in Kansas. Dur
ing the last three weeks he has ship
ped in all two carloads of rabbits,
which, by actual count, were 1924.
These shipments were to Kansas City,
St. Louis and Chicago. Nearly ali of
these rabbits were killed in McPher-
son county. Several hundred were
shipped in from points along the
Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe rail-
road.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-12-29
T.N.U .-rOPEKA.-NO. u.-Issz.
When answering advertisements please
mention this paper.

on Guard.
"Then you don't judge clergyman
by his bearing and remarks in the
pulpit7'
'No. 1 judge him by the way he
talks at the grocery Monday morning"
Chicago Record.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-12-29

The Danger I'm q Kiss.
She-Do You think there is danger
in kiss?
He-Well, I think that very often
there are breach of promise microbes
New York Journal. 4
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-12-29
Premature.

$50 the professor recanted after they
charged him with heresy, chr"
"Weli, yes, temporarily. You see,
the publishers weren't quite ready to
bring out his book."-Detroit News.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-12-29

form convex lenses, which produce the
same effect as burning mirrors.
An American traveller who spent
some time with Rudyard Kipling in
London recently, tells this story:
Zone afternoon we went together to
the Zoo, and while strolling about our
ears were assaulted by the most ne1an-
choly sound have ever heard, COM
planning, fretting, 1amenting sound
proceeding from the elephant house.
What's the matter in there?' asked
Mr.. Kipling of the keeper.
ga sick elephant, sir; he cries all
the time; we don't know what to do
with him was the answer.
'Mr. Kipling hurried away from me
in the direction of the lament, which
was growing louder and more painful.
1 followed and saw him go up close to
the cage where stood an elephant with
sadly dropped eyes and trunk. He
was crying actual tears at the same
time that he mourned his lot most
audibly. In another moment Mr..
Kipling was right up at the bars, and
heard him speak to the sick beast in
a language that may have been
e1ephantese, but certainly was not
English. Instantly the whining
stopped, the ears were lifted, the mon
ster turned his sleepy suffering eyes
11OO11 his visitor and MT o,,t he +~,,,1x
Mr.. Kipling began to caress it, still
speaking in the same soothing tone.
After a few minutes the beast began
to answer in a much lowered tone of
voice, and evidently recounted his
woes.
Possibly elephants, when enjoying
poor health like to confide their
symptoms to sympathizing 1istners as
much as do some human inva1ids.
Certain it was that Mr.. Kipling and
that elephant carried on a conversa-
ton, with the result that the elephant
found his spirits much cheered and
improved. The whine went out of his
voice, he forgot that he was much to
be pitied, he began to exchange ex-
periences with his friend, and he was
quite unconscious, as was Mr.. Kip
ling, of the amused and interested
crowd collecting about the cage. At
last, with start, Mr.. Kip1ing found
himself and his elephant the observed
of all observers, and beat hasty re-
treat, leaving behind him a veiy diff
ferent creature from the one he had
found.
s. Doesn't that beat anything you
ever saw CALCULATED compatriot of
mine, as the elephant trumpeted a
loud and cheerful goodbye to the back
of his vanishing visitor, and agreed
with him that it did.
What language were you talking
to that elephant?' I asked when 1
overlook my friend.
Language? What do you mean?'
he answered, with laugh.
Are you a Mowgli,' I persisted,
and can you talk to all those beasts
in their own tongues?' But he only
smiled in reply"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-12-29
EVERYTHING IN GROCERIES.

19 lbs. best GRADUATED Sugar 81 90
20 Id best c Sugar LOO
lbs. Broken Java Coffee. ..25c
? Id very fine Sautos Roast Coffee2. &C
This is fifty per cent better thar
package coffee; a trial will convince
you.
Extra Golden Rio Roast per lib. &C
IL lbs. Mocha and Java Coffee: a
one. ..--............ LOO
lbs full Cream Cheese 25c
Id. Bakers chocolate. soc
Id. sweet Chocolate. 2Oc
can Elk Col. Pears .1Oc
1 can Elk Col. Peaches. 1oc
l can Elk col. Apricots 1Oc
cans Kaw Valley early June peas. 25c
can Marrowfat Peas. Sc
1 can solid Packed Tomatoes. Sc
1 cab Wax Beans. Sc
1 can Lima Beans. Sc
cans Oysters. 25c
can Al Salmon. 10
3 cams good Salmon 25c
cans American 4 Sardines. .25c
Pint bottle Vanilla Extract. .25c
Pint bottle Lemon Extract. .2Sc
II lbs Beans 25c
II lbs Rolled Oats. 25c
BIB Package Rolled Oats. ... Sc
20 lbs Pearl Hominy .... 25c
- us ANiSS. &c
lbs Pure Buckwheat Flour .25c
1 gal sour Pickles. .25c
90 boxes Parlor Matches 25c
Urge Pail Jelly. .35c
Large Pail Syrup. .4Sc
gallon Table Syrup. .25c
gallon pure Cider Vinegar zoe
Id Battle AK Tobacco. zoe
l lb Smoking Tobacco. .15c
box good Cigars. Csc
1 box very good Cigars LOO
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-12-29
The Orchard.

In the summer, after some days of
fine weather, during the heat of the
day, if storm happens, accompanied
with few light showers of rain, and
the sun appears Immediately after
with its usual splendor, it burns the
foliage and the flowers on which the
rain had fallen and destroys the hopes
of the orchard. The extreme heat
which the sun produces at that time
on the leaves and flowers is equal to
that of burning iron. Natura1ists
have sought for the cause of this
strange effect, but they have said
nothing which satisfies reasonable
mind. This is, however, the fact: In
the serene days of the summer it is
visible that there gathers on the
foliage and the flowers, as, indeed, on
every other part, little dust, some
times more and sometimes less, scat
tered by the wind. When the rain
falls on this dust the drops mix to-
gether, and take an oval or round
form, as we may observe when water
is scattered on dusty floor before
sweeping. These globes of water
form convex lenses, which produce the
same effect as burning mirrors.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-12-29


That South Dakato is fast coming
to the front as big daring state will
be seen from the following: Six years
ago there were just two creameries in
operation in South Dakota. Ali the
farmers were raising wheat. Five
years ago the number of creameries
had increased to five. Now there are
las creameries in operation in the
state and by this time next year L. N.
Hunter, a creamery expert, says the
number will not be less than 200. Mr..
Hunter says that the creameries now
in operation are bringing into the
state every month s285, 900, and insists
that this estimate is low. During
1897, he says, the amount of money
brought into the state by the industry
viii amount to s5,25o,0OO. There has
not been a failure among the cooper
alive creameries. Three or four, inn
provtdently. managed by private par
ties, have failed, but hundreds of far
mers are paying all their living ex-
penses out of the proceeds of the busi-
ness with the creameries, and the pro-
ceeds from their grain and stock crops
are used either to pay debts or as
saving Minneapolis Market Record.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-05-11
RsAPINe rKg wRIRLwINp.
Ths san FranciSuS Girl who Married =
Title Discovers Her MIstaks.

The san FrancIsuo Girl who Married =
Title discovers Her HIstaks.
SAN FRANCISCO. May lO-Jeannine
Young. the baroness Won TurkheIm."
Is now reaplng the whlrlwInd. A cable
gram from her received yesterday in this
dty, states that she has at last awakened
70 the fact that she Is :he victim OF con-
splracy and that she is anxious TO return
to this city. She states that she & Al the
hotel Cecil in London and that Won Ar
mold, alias Turkhelm. intends TO desert
her early thiR morning. She asks friends
10 send her sufficient money to return
here, rs she is without funds. That she
NV appreciates fully tie vlllalny n
Turkhelm Is shown by the suggestion
that steps be taken 10 effect the eNtradi-
ton OF her husband and compel his re-
turn 10 this state where ne committed the
crimes Of bigamy and perjury, to say
nothing OF the conspiracy in which he
was the leading actor.
The deceived and deserted woman sent
three eablegrams 20 San Francisco, all Of
which were OF the same tenor. one was
addressed 10 the chief % police and read
as follows:
LONDON. May 9.--Dlscovered proof
Of Delma's villalny at hotel Cecil. Lon
don. Turkhelm Intends leaving early to-
NOTION. Tell friends Wish for imme-
date return. No money Can you have
Arnold. alias Won TurkheIm. sKtradlted
10 San Francisco? Has valuable papers
Of Fair case In his possession. Gable me
care American embassy,
JEANSINE Won TURKHEIM"
Chef Lees turned the cablegram over
70 the wOmau's attorney. who will proba-
BY demand Arnuld'S eItraditlon.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-05-11

was very favorable. and receipts at
Minneapolis and Duluth were liberal.
those two cities reporting 4lg cars
against 5l3 last week and $40 ON the
corresponding day OF the year before.
The pending government crop tended to
restrict trade Tor while, but 1t became
almost certain Ms the session progressed
that the report would favor the bulls
aud this belief greatly strengthened the
market Realizing on every bulge
however, made II a decidedly nervous
market towards the latter end OF the
session. The visible finally showed
100000 bushels decrease, or 100000
bushels more than year ago.
The price reacted from 724C TO i2bhI
IgAc and then rose again higher than
on the first bulge, reaching 1880 before
the advance enticed sellers enough TO
knock Il down again They knocked II
hard when they did start, July getting
down TO 72%c bid by closing time.
Corn was almost lifeless. The firm
ness which might naturally have been
expected from the strength In wheat
was Offset somewhat by the fine
weather and the favorable outlook for
the planting. The visible supply de-
creased l.936.OOO bushe'.. .uly opened
unchanged at g77sc. sod between .i&c
and 2%hG25c. closing at 25Ac,
oats were fairly active and ruled
somewhat higher. the feature OF the
market being free buying by elevator
people That was responsible for the
advance. The fine weather was a benr-
lsh feature with more deferred deliver
les
The visible supply decreased $4,000
bushels July opened unchanged At
l7Ac and advanced TO l77sc, where II
closed
Provisions with all their dizziness were
steady. exCep. for lard. the decline In
that staple being due more % utter abb
sencc .; buyers than TO liberal ofter-
Ing The market was helped by the
tirmncss OF wheat, but liberal hog re-
Celpts prevented any advance. At the
close July pork was unchanged at
IS seq July lard Sc lower at 81 0On
I O2s and july ribs unchanged at
81 67isdS 20,
Estimated receipts Tuesday:
Wheat II cars. corn 800 cars. oats $50
cars: hoas 20 900 head.
The leading futures ranged as follows: