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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-04-18
sMAcKs OF POpULIsM.
1t Begins to Look as IL the Memory OF
Peter Cooper Is tn Receive
ylndication.

The Chicago Chronicle is one of the
most radical gold bug organs in
America. 1t has been positively
mean in that behalf 1t is therefore
refreshing to see few CLEANS of COM
mon sense shining out of the dark
ness of its ignorance and prejudice.
In commenting on the last financial
bill in reference to its provision for
an increase of bank currency it SAYS:
rs this increase in response to any
business need? Not Il bit of it. 1t is
simply and solely because congress
has increased the profits arising
from note issues by purely arbitrary
piece of legislation. There is not the
first suggestion of automatic adj
iustment in the business. Now, the
people are not a lot of simpletons
who are incapable of seeing through
the elasticity humbug. They under
stand it very well. Therefore they
know that this bank currency
is not one whit better than currency
issued by the treasury. They know
that if the country needs $500, 0,00O, 900
or $400,000,000 more paper money it
would be to their interest to have the
government issue it and save the in
terest on the same amount of bonds.
They do not see any necessity for
putting a premium on bank imitation
and paying interest for 80 years on
some hundreds of millions of bonds
in order that banks may make a
profit on note issue which the bust
ness interests of the country do not
| at all require" Angels and ministers
of grace defend us. Has the Chroni-
| Gle joined the pops? 1t certainly looks
like it. 1t proposes that when the
government needs more paper money,
the government should issue it and
save interest on bonds, not a small
amount either, but three or four
| hundred millions. Greenbacks-fiat
money-irredeemab paper. o Lord
what is the country coming 20, when
the conservative Chicago Chronicle
climbs on the platform of the wild.
eyed fat money 1unatics ?-N0ncon.
| fOrmist
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-04-18
GAINING CONCESSIONS.
A. e. StiltweH, President of the Kansas
City. Mexico & Orient Railway, Sends
Good Report from Mexico.

Topeka, Kan. April 15.-W. c. Ed
wards, eX-secretary of state and one
of the promoters of the Kansas City.
Mexico * Orient railway. received Il
telegram from President \. E. Still
well, who is now in Mexico, stating
that he has secured the right-of-way
through the states of Sonora, Duran
go and Chihuahua with land grant
90 miles wide along the line and $l2.-
500 in cash from the government for
every mile built
rAs now projected. the line of rail-
WHY will run 1l'om Kansas City TO
Lawrence, from Lawrence to Emporia.
Eldorado and Wichita. It will pass
between Harper and Anthony and
enter Oklahoma II miles east of ki-
ow1. Part of the graded roadbed
from Kiowa to Cleo will be used and
Augusta, Ok, will be touched. At
Angelo. Tex, a branch will be extend
ed to Eagle Pass, connecting with
the Mexican international railway
for Mexico City. The main line will
cross the Rio Grande at Presidio del
Norte, and terminate on Santa Bar,
bara bay, Gulf of California.
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He HAD HIS "DOSE."
Short Story of u French Soldiers
StOicism After the Battle
of MOntmirail.

In February, 1914, the French army
made heroic stand against the allied
forces of Europe, and in one week
retrieved for short but glorious period
its lost prestige. Though composed
largely of half-raw recruits, it escaped
from the very center of a quarter Of
a million foes, attacked an army of
10000 men, won four battles and cap
tured 6S cannon, five generals and 2S,-
900 prisoners.
After the terrible fight at Montml-
rail, Maj. Bancel, staff surgeon of the
guard, was attending the wounded as
well as he could, close behind the col
umn still engaged. Looking up from
one unfortunate man, whose wounds
he was dressing, he perceived within
a short distance an old mounted chas-
seur of the guard, who was TRANQUILITY
smoking his pipe and watching the sur
geon.
Bancel did not at first pay any after
ton to him. BY and by he noticed the
man again, still in the same posture,
TRANQUILITY smoking his pipe
What are you doing here?" cried
the surgeon.
Smoking" answered the man. docs
the major forbid me to smoke?"
"What!" returned the officer. "Aren t
your ashamed to be loafng around here
while your comrades are covering them
selves with glory?''
The chasseur blew out cloud OF
smoke, and, driving his right spur into
his steed, made him execute half
turn; then he said, taking his pipe out
of his mouth:
Look, major, don't you think ]
fhave my dose as it is? Can do any,
thing more?"
The major looked. The chasseur's
leg was shot off halfway between the
knee and the ankle, so that his left
foot was hanging and dangling against
his horse. The veterans question re-
| quired no answer; but it may be sur
| missed what care and attention the sur.
geon lavished on the imperturbabls
| chasseur.-Youth's COMPANION.
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H MUST PLAY FAIR. :
Bryan Democrats, a Chicago Dis
patch Says, Are Willing to Wei
come Dewey into the Party.
DEFEAT MUST NOT EnBITrER HIM.
After the Kansas City Convention, Should
the Admiral Fail TO Secure the Nomi-
nation for President, His Hearty Coop
GRAFTON for the Success OF the Nominee
Will he Expected.

Chicago. April 15.-Bryan demo-
Gratis have decided to welcome Dewey
into the party. Such is the position
officially outlined in Saturdays issue
of the democratic press bulletin. I'VE
may accept the admirafs declaration
of his political faith as indicating that
he is With the democratic party at
least on an overwhelming majority
of the issues it has taken up" runs
the article, which is from the pen of
Willis j. Abbott. head of the demo
cratic literary bureau. This is
most gratifying fact the article
continues. 1T indicates that should
the democratic party, after mature
deliberation, deny to the admiral the
nomination which he seeks, it may
nevertheless count on his hearty CO.
operation and his influence in behalf
of its efforts to end the evils of Nc
Kinleyism by ending the reign of En-
peror William r.
In commenting on the purport of
his article, Mr.. Abbott said: 1--WE are
naturally delighted at the prospect of
such distinguished acquisition to-
our ranks as Admiral Dewey, but OF
course we expect the admiral to play
fair and accept the good old demo-
cratic doctrine of abiding by the re-
suit of an honest democratic eonven,
ton
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HAPTER XII.-CoNT1yuED.
CHAUNCY c. HOTCHKISS

c HAPTER XII.-CoNTINUED.
l will not go so far as TO say how this GER
tainly would have ended had there been no
interference, but the end came in masl-
ner totally unlocked for. ] had worked the
fellow backward through the room, hoping
to get him where he could retreat no farther.
and had forced him well toward the heavy
settle whereon still sat the Quaker, when
that white-haired patriarch rose with an
exclamation, and seizing his staff, stepped
behind Lowney and brought the stick down
on his barred head, telling him to the floor a
senseless carcass.
Though the blow was serviceable to me,
such an act of war on the part of Quaker
made me turn on my ally and regard him
with astonishment.
Twas foul thing to take a man from
behind when engaged in front, my friend, -
l broke out, and though give thanks for
good intentions, twas an unseemly act, and
you belle your cloth"
''Thee has small time to pick fine holes in
my service, friend" he answered, h;2rriedly.
Turn thee tc the winGow and see my mo-
tive. | wish to make friends with thee, but
we must hurry! Look yonder!'
| looked as directed, and to my amaze
ment saw a squad of British cavalry about
turning into the lane leading to the tavern
There was scant time for me to run for my
arms and get to the window, but, as was
about to throw open the easement, the
Quaker laid his hand on my arm.
Not that way!'he cried. 1T is swamp
land, and thee would be mire in the night
Upstairs-'tis safer for now--leave the rest
to me-"
With mighty ninlbleness for so old {
man, he drew me toward the kitchen. and
throwing open the door, poin ted to a set ol
boxed-in steps leading above, and then
quickly drew back, closing tina. door behind
him.
l had but gotten up the shor flight wher
/ heard him go to the barroom entrance ant
shout for help with all the M ght OF Iii
cracked voice. In 4 moment [ heard th'
clatter of arms as the men enbe. ed the low
er room, and at the same time the ncgN
came bounding up the stairs behi nd me.
The moonlight through the h; IL window
just showed me his black face as he ran to
ward me, and with will to sell myself a
high cost l lifted my sword to cut him dow
when he cried in horse whisper, and with
out the slightest trace OF dialect:
Hold up, man! I'm yer frienl! Thi
way!"
As he spoke he indicated door the lntcl
of which he lifted, and, throwing it wide
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-04-18
GOD GIVE US MEN.
The Time Demands Great Hearts, Strong
Minds. True Faith and willing
Hands.

IF L were young man 1 should
ally myself with some high and at
present unpopular cause, and devote
my every effort TO accomplish its sue
cess. John G. Whittier.
This very hour offers as many op-
portunities to the brave man as ever
did the past. The arena is open and
broad. The man who has convictions
of right and high sense of justice
needs only to buckle on his shield. He
will be attacked by all the old powers
of tyranny and wrong reincarnated
in new forms and forces.
The same struggle is going on to-
day between the weak and strong.
right and wrong, as in the last CEN
tury; as in all the centuries There is
a war right now in progress, only
rifles, bayonets and cannons are not
used, but other just as potent
weapons are. 1t is the strike. the
lockout, the boycott, the blacklist,
the eviction and the ostracism from
society.
Every man and woman should con-
secrate themselves to some noble pur-
pose in life. What we need is a
new heroism. In the old way of
thinking the hero was the product of
the battlefield. With what alacrity
will young men respond to a call for
volunteers in time of war and rush
to their country's defense. With what
bravery will they face rife and
cannon. How ready they respond
To
willingly sacrifice life or limbs or
contract disease.
To-day we need new and n
greater heroism. Il is the heroism
that will sacrifice luxury and comfort
time and money, in the advocacy o1
socialism. The new hero will not be
killed in battle. His enemies will not
be so merciful. His agony will be
long drawn out. Friends will desert
him, society will ostracize him and
| the pillars of society," will brand
him as a disturber of the peace, 'aT
enemy of the people" He will die
the death of an agitator. He will bt
denounced by the very ones that he
attempted to benefit. All this vii
come to the man who dares to enter
| the new crusade in the ranks of tn,
new heroes. Young men, have yo,
the courage to declare yourselves anl
enter the arena?
j. G.. Holland sounds the bugle cal
! as follows:
God, give us men. A time like this de
mands
| Great hearts. strong minds, true faitl
| and willing hands;
| Men whom the lust of office does not kill
Men whom the spoils of office canno
| buy!
Men VINO possess opinions and a will:
| Men who have honor-men who will
not lie.
| For while the rabble with their thum
worn creeds,
| Their large professions and their littl
| deeds,
Wrangle in selfishness-Freedom weeps
| Wrong rules the land, and waiting jus
tice sleeps
| Charles Emmett Barnes, in Ap
| peal to Reason.
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VOL. XIX.
THE PARSONS DAUGHTER.

Little foot whose lightest pat
Seems to glorify the mat,
Waving hair and picture hat,
Grace the nymphs have taught her;
Gown the pink of fit and style.
Lips that ravish when they smile
Like vision, down the aisle
Comes the parsons daughter
AS she passes. like dart.
TO each luckless fellows heart
Leaps throbbing thrill and smart,
When his eye has sought her;
Tries he then his sight to bless
With one glimpse of face or tress,
Does she know it?-well, guess.
Pretty parsons daughter.
Leans she now upon her glove
Cheeks whose dimples tempt 10 love,
And, with sanity look above, =.
Hears her pa" exhort her;
But, within those upturned eyes,
Fair as sunny summer skies.
Just hint of mischief lies
Roguish parsons daughter.
From their azure depths askance,
When the hymn-book gave the chance,
Did 1 get one laughing glance?
| was sure / caught her;
Are her thoughts so far anisJ
AS to stray, like mine, to bliss?
For. last night, stole a kiss
From the parsons daughter.
Joe Lincoln. in l.. 4. W. Bulletin.
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"Come, now, put yer hands on my shoul-
ders an let me have ye out O. this. There
be no time to lose
'.Where do we go?" ! asked
"Thee will be guided by me, friend" said
the Quaker. Let US get beyond this quag-
mire, and / will pilot thee. l will now make
the rear"
So saying, he took me by the flap of my
coat, and i, placing my hands on Stryker' $
shoulders behind, We three moved off into
the bog in an opposite direction from that
we had come.
The negro must have had the eye of a bat
and the nose of a hound to make his way
over such ground in such a darkness.
There were many turnings in the path, and
more than once did l see the reflection of
the stars in the black water that was almost
under foot. More than once was there a
loud splash as we disturbed some ancient
croaker OF the swamp, and now and again
tall clump of bushes or a mass of rank
August growth came out of the gloom ahead
like human figures. l think we must have
walked in this close Indian file for some
thing over half a mile before the ground be-
gan to rise and the sod felt firm beneath me;
but when it did, Strykcr stopped and turned
about
Now leave ye,' he said eye know yer
way onward, Ames, an ye can be safe till
sunrise at least. l charge ye both to keep
away from the Dove. l can do no more for
ye, though much regret it. | must not be
suspected, and, were a spy caught in my
house, | would be undone and my days oil
usefulness to the cause be over. Tell No :
that all is right thus far l will hear of ye
fast enough if ye be taken. God bless ye
both for true men! An now good night.
must hurry back"
Without word being spoken in return
he started on a dogtrot in the direction o.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-04-18
THE CAR DOES WELL.
He Does Not Propose to Have an OIL Mo-
nopOly Wax Great and Defy His
Rule.

The car of Russia sometimes does
things which ought to make our
money kings cautious when they
up an empire to be ruled by car.
Some of the good things which Rus
sia's czar does are of a kind which
our own republic. seems unable to do,
1 suppose he must have due respect
for those sacred rights of property"
which are so highly regarded in our
country; yet he does not always per-
NIT them to control his conduct.
| wish to make note here about
two big jobs upon which the afore-
said car is at present engaged.
A friend of mine who recently
visited southern Russia has told me
something about the oil or petroleum
business in the regions of the Cau-
casus, which business is in private
hands. 1t is small business COM
pared with that of Mr.. Rockefeller's
American Standard Oil company,
about which Mr.. Archbold wrote in
this place short time ago, and the
Srofits of it are petty in comparison
with those which Rockefeller draws
from his company.
The young czar, however. has heard
of these profits, which, as he believes,
should be used, not for the enrich
ment of few individuals. but for the
advantage of all Russia. So he has
ordered his minister of finance TO pre-
pare a scheme for the conversion of
the whole petroleum industry into a
public institution, under the direc-
tion of the government. Having
failed to persuade the monopolists to
be content with reasonable profit,
he has determined to oust them
think of this, Mr.. Rockefeller-and
apply their immense revenues to pub
lie purposes.
Think of that, Mr.. Archbold. The
owners will get such sums for their
property" as the minister of finance
may think fit to pay by order of the
cZar.
'.Oh. murder!" cries the Standard
Oil companay, 1--WE mustn't have a
ear in this free and oleaginous
United States"
Again, for some years past, the
car of Russia has run the whole
liquor business of his country, and
thus gets piles of money, which
doesn't all go TO himself, but is
largely used for public works.
More yet, the car, who is now boss
and controller of nearly the whole
of the vast railroad system of Russia,
has within the past two years turned
that system into a profitable institu-
tion for his people, the annual profits
of which would be far more than the
Il, ,0OO, 900 rubles OF 1898, but for the
fact that he is constantly building
new lines and cheapening passenger
traffic
The state ownership and manage
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-04-18
WHO CREATED HIS WEALTH?
MIR. Carnegie Did Not Create 1t. But He
Simply Absorbed Wealth Created
by Others.

rs it right that man should be al
lowed to make $40,O00,000 prof. in a
year with capital of $14,OOO,cyO?'
First. / cannot assume that any
man has or can make $4,000, 900 in a
year; it is a question if Mr.. Carnegie
actually made anything in the year
Just closed, the year referred to. His
name was before the public almost
constantly during that time, always
associated with some occurrence that
would Indicate that his time was en-
ployed spending money, not making
it; distributing it in foreign lands,
where he spent his time as well as
money, turning productive land into
deer parks and hunting lodges. erect
ing monuments to himself in differ
ent quarters of Scotland and En-
gland, and subsidizing colleges to teach
that "The almighty dollar is the God
of this country, but no more so than
it is in England and France" and
that ''these immense accumulations
of money are not only necessary, but
in the best hands,"
/ believe it is right that all men
should be allowed to make all they
can: / believe it is the first, the SUI
preme duty of the government to
protect them in the making and to
guarantee their possessions, against
the aggressions, not only of other
men, but of the state itself. Who,
then, made this $40,OOO,0OO that Mr..
Carnegie secured to himself last year?
Those who work made it; it was Mr..
Carnegie's share of plunder obtained
through the ..judicious combination
of the government-given monopolies
of land, transportation and taxation.
Frederick +. Ingram, in Detroit
News-Tribune.
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WANT NEW RECEIVERS.
Bondholders of the Omaha, Kansas City
& Eastern Road Ask Judge Thnyer for
a New Deal in Affairs.

ST. Louis, April 15.-Saturday the
Guardian Trust company and the
Provident Trust company, of New
York, representing the bondholders
of the Omaha. Kansas City & Eastern.
railroad. appeared before Judge Amos
NJ. Thayer, of the United States cir
cunt court, and asked that Receivers
Chappei and Hopkins be dismissed.
and that others living in Kansas City
be appointed in their places. Judge
Thayer postponed the hearing of the
case indefinitely. Permission to bor-
row $125,000 on receivers certificate,
was denied, but the court authorized
The payment of taxes amounting to
S45GO0
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ment of the railroads of Russia" SAYS
recent official report, '.has proved
highly advantageous to the country"
There are improvements in the serv-
ice, and in everything else.
Just think of this, Mr.. Vanderbilt.
Won't you, Mr.. Chauncey Depew, tell
us something funny about it?
So it seems that the melancholy
young czar of all the Russians can
do lots of useful jobs that are be-
yond the power of 7O,0o0,0Oo Ameri-
cans, mostly white.
We had better not have car
John Swinton, in n. Y. World.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-04-18

Hon. Eugene V. Brewster, Brook
lyn, N Y. is he who conceived and
carried out the great dollar Bryan
dinner in New York some time ago.
He is with Bryan no longer. At his
residence the other evening a club for
the promotion of socialism was
formed ard before the second meeting
had membership of GO, composed of
some of the most prominent literary
people in the city, though it invites
workingmen who are even too poor
to pay their dues. Socialism is COM
ing by forces from thousand differ
ent paths. 1t is the subject of sub
jects, the one that is ever present in
every public and private discussion.
1t is coming with force likened unto
the crusace of Peter the Hermit, and
will swallow up all other subjects. It
is great to live in these days.--Appeal
to Reason.
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His superb Climax.

One of the ablest of the Irish men,
bers in the house of commons was once
delivering speech against the rapacity
of the Irish landlord
This is the way he reached his cl;-
max:
I believe, Mr.. Speaker. if one Of those
fellows owned land in the heart of
Africa, he wouldn't be there a week
before he would have his hands in the
pockets of the naked sayages." Spare
Moments.
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Hint a. a Great r.rmer., rrn.,

Minneapolis, Minn.. April 15.-All
the farmers of the world in a sort
of international trust to restrict the
production of wheat and raise prices
is the plan which it is hoped to carry
into effect at the international agri-
cultural conference in Paris. July
GIG. 1t is proposed to ask the farm
ers of the world to reduce their
wheat output by 20 per cent. and not
to sell busheI for less than 81.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-04-18

Prick and Carnegie have buried
the hatchet and are to pay one law
yer $1,000,000 for organizing a new
company for them. Their quarrel in
the courts was letting the people into
too many of their secrets and furnish
ing too much populist campaign ma
terial. When one corporation in the
iron business makes profits at the rate
of $4,000. 900 year. it isn't very diff
ficult for the wayfaring man to see
why he is paying two prices for
barbed wire and nails.
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Macon, No., April 15.-The saloon.
keepers of this city notified the city
council that unless check was put
upon the sale of liquor by druggists
here, they would close their saloons
and establish drug stores themselves.
The saloons pay the city $4,000 year
and the proprietors claim. that the
drug stores have the advantage over
them because they can sell on Sun.
days and have merely nominal Ii.
cense to pay.
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Cowardly Captain Deserts Hi. Crew.

New York, April 15.-At the bot
tom of the sea outside of Santo Do
mingo harbor the wreck of the
French steamer George Croise has
lain for more than two weeks. En-
veloped in the mass of her wreckage
are the bodies of four men, two pas
sengers and two sailors. Her captain
is alive, but no one knows his where
abouts. He is said to have deserted
his doomed ship and nearly three
score people that were aboard of her.
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southern Au.horess Ds.d

Mobile, Ala, April 15.-Mrs. Eliza
beth Whitfield Bellamy, authoress, is
dead at her home in this city, aged
63 years. Her best known work,
''Old Man Gilbert" had large yogua
because of its faithful portrayal Of
southern social conditions Her, last;
novel, Trials of Penny Lancaster.'' r
appeared last year. - - 6 : - : < 6
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The ThoughtfuI po.e.

"Did you fall?" asked the officious
one of the man who had slipped on the
ice.
Fall" roared the man, witheringly.
mo! l Imerely sat down to think calmly
over the expansion question.'-Phila-
delphia North American.