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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-12-29
THE OLD YEARS LEGACY.

The bells were riuging out the how
At midnight ON the new years eve,
Above the cradle of the new
The old year lowered, taking leave,
What shall leave thee when 90"
lie said pure babe. sent forth 80
meet
The soiling, grinding, weary world;
What shall lay here at thy fvels
II will not leave my mantle stray;
Thou hast new rohc, lajr and
bright;
viii not leave the griefs ana cares
That turn my hair to silver Waite;
Il win not leave the VOWS mkept.
The blasted hopes, the useless tears;
My wisdom, all too dearly bought
Is far too bitter for thine ears,
but, blotting out the BACKGROUND
dark,
The long, sad days OF this my span
I'll leave thee all It's Joys to hll
with mem'ries sweet the heart ~
man.
Thine be the happiness that's past,
Thine be the gladness, not the care,
Earth shall forget my griefs, whose
sum,
With future Joys shall not compare
For now give men double weight
or glad and happy thoughts, through
thee,
My somber form fades fast away
My brightest smiles alone they sec.
SO spoke the cid year, and the new
Flung out across the winter dawn
Dear memories of yesterday,
The Joys filled full, the SORROWS
gone.
Margaret noane Gardtacr
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-12-29
HAIL TO THE NEW YEAR!

tlal to the new year! The glad
new Year for, of course, it is to be
glad. An new things are supposed to
be glad AS gladness and brightness
and freshness are naturally associated
With the new.
Time was when the first day OF the
new year led the merry procession OF
festivals, but II has gradually been
relcgatcd to the rear. and serves now
as an occasion for the very cordial
handshake only, and the accompany.
ing many happy returns
Thus much for outward observance
but next to ones birthday, it is the
most significant to the observing man
or woman of all anniversaries. for
in retrospect, there must come 4
sense of falling short in the accom-.
Iplishmcnt of ones intentions, 10 even
the most solfsaushed of mortals
while he who is really honest with
! himself must feel that in his failure
to carry out his resolutions, the old
year has been a loss of opportunity as
I
But even SO, new years has IT.
place a. a moral factor II Is SURELY
better to make a good resolution, ever
7 II II is soon forgotten, than never L
feel the need of making one at all
and If the resolve leads to the break
ing off of the old habi; or The over
coming of the hoeetting sin. there
must be an uplft.
Men may rise ON stcpping.stones
OF their dead selves to higher things
To rise to higher things, one should
not be given to introspection nor to
retrospcction, Oh, II the dead past
were only allowed to bury It's dead
oh, If The golden present were never
spent bcwatling weakness or disa,
5ility,
What then? Look ont, Look up,
Lend a hand Especially lend hand
We are much bound TO those that dc
succeed,
But in a more pathetic sense are bound
10 such as fail
III ltdtlliE tul 20 HtlU AHtH Hs
fail " or who, but for the helping
hand may fail do we learn our own
weakness, and, knowing 1t. put forth
fresh effort and grow In wisdom and
IN grace
Let us then make our good resolu
lions, and, in trying to keep them ler
MS remember that not only January
!. but every day, Is q new beginning
WHAT WILL 1T BRING2
with hope millions stand on the
closing day of the year with faces 10
ward the future" writes Mrs Hami!
ION Mott What will the new year
bring me- each one asks himself Nc
one knows. And how well II Is that
We do not II requires sober thought
70 realize hat what wc are and what
We 10 are along the lines Of a wise
creation. II Is often very easy for ~
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-12-29

breakfast table IF YOU have no other
engagement, | should like you to cal
for me at the bank at three this after
noon.
Mrs. GAYLORD only looked nquiring
~ at her husband, for he had never
MADE such a request before.
He explained by saying There is
set of Cmeralds at Clifford's which
thiall would please YOU, | am al
leisure at that hour, and if YOU car
come we will examine them together
al fhree?' said Mrs Gaylord witt
animation.
Yes, and please be prompt, for
have other engagements later
81 shall be there said the lady, ant
she decided mentally that her husband
was after all, handsome man.
Come direct to my private room,
said Mr. Gaylord as he left the house.
She nodded pleasantly and thought
on the emeralds.
1t was exactly three O'Clock when
Mrs Gaylord entered her husbands
Office, He was waiting for her eyi
IDENTITY, for he had assumed his hat and
cane.
Ther was another person in the
room, Il person clad in a long apron
paper cap and cotton gloves, holding
in his hand long-handled carpet
sweeper. She failed for an instant tc
recognize in this garb her friend, Al
bert WintuTn, and he in confusion
pulled off his paper cap and waited
for her to speak.
She nodded coldly as to a servant
and took her husbands proffered arm
You can go for the day when you
get through with that work, Win
turn said Mr. Gaylord, carelessly, as
they passed from the room, and Albert
with a strange feeling of depression
closed the door behind them
M. Gaylord was pleased with IN,
omralds and praised her husbands
taste She carried the jewels home
with her
He escorted her to the opera that
evening, and after their return she
said
Il hope dear You can find time for
short trip 70 Europe. | think
should enjoy a sea voyage"
y can make time he replied
promptly. when shall We start?'
As soon as ! can get ready. And
dear, with your consent, shall on our
lIetmn revise our social list. There
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-12-29
A WISE MOTHER

Gaylord called Albert into his private
room at he bank and asked him to be
seated My young friend" he said
your services in this house up to this
time have been a test only, and an
now ready to announce that the triaI
has been satisfactory"
Thank, YOU, sir" said Albert.
The banker continued: You know
that Smith my confidential secretary,
has been given charge of our branch
business in San Francisco and has de,
parted to assume his new duties.
The young man bowed, his heart
beating
Il have determined said Mr.. Gay,
lord, to offer you the position vacated
by Mr.. Smith"
Albert could hardly conceal his JOY
The position of confidential secretary
to the head Of this great establishment,
was one Of which any man, young or
OLD, might be proud. He murmured
his thanks and said: The duties OF
the position are strange to me, sir
but J hope TO please YOU"
Well" said the banker, your
duties viii be fairly easy to learn
They vii, consis. mainly of yom at
tendance at the bank, the entertain
mcnt of visitors of distinction while
am busy or absent, and a general
supervision of affairs as you become
acquainted with the details Of the bust
nos There is also a social side to
the position, From you" knowledge
gained here you will assist Mrs, Gay
lord II preparing her list oG guests for
the entertainments we shall give, for
1uu know we have to a certain degree
Ito combine sOcial and business affairs
You will also be called rpon OCCASION
ally to escort Mrs Gaylord to the
opera o: elsewhere whe.. am absent
or otherwise engaged.
Il shall not shirk my duties said
the secretary-elect
There is another duty which will
no doub- prove disaG! ccablC," said the
banker, but it is unavoidable. You
are aware, perhaps, that no person
connected with this institution ex
cept myself and secretary is permitted
to enter this room
Winturn nodded.
This Is a cast iron rule and must
not be broken, and 1t makes 1t neces
sarF for you and me to perform the
janitor work within these four walls
II may seem irksome at first, but you
will soon get used to It, | used to dc
The work myself and | really enjoyed
handling the broom and buster after
awhile. DO you think you can learn
10 sweep"
Albert was not pleased with this
prospect Of doing even light janitor
work, but he dared not refuse and ex.
pressed himself as satisfied.
Il shall show you about the janitor
work Immediately" said the banker
and brought from a closet a long cling.
ham apron, paper cap, a pair Of cot.
ton gloves and the necessary nipple.
ments used in removing dust
Albert went to work at once. con.
soled BY the remark of his employer
who said "Of course no one must
know that YOU do this sort Of work.
That Is better kept secret"
Gertrude" said Mr.. Gaylord at the
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-12-29

Gertrude Lansing had been care
fully reared by a sensible mother, and,
IN spite of the fact that she was
naturally romantic, the success of her
training was shown in her acceptance
of the proposal of marriage made her
by Horace GAYLORD on this New Years
eve True, sentiment had caused her
10 decline several good offers during
the seasons, or until she became CON
Nmced that Albert Winturn, whom she
thought she loved, would never sug-
-est marriage, though he was profuse
in his expressions of devotion.
Albert was poor, though of good
family, and Gertrude, one OF several
daughters, could not expect from her
father, who was only rich and not or
me rich rich, more than a moderate
dover or inheritance. Albert was
handsome and his manners were per-
feet, and, being wise in his genera
ton saw the necessity of marrying
wealth, although, as he told himself,
it was a great sacrifice to give up the
beautiful Gertrude.
The situation became apparent to
both of them during the second sea-
son, and so She accepted Mr. Gaylord,
he mead of the great banking house
of Gaylord & Co. and they were mar
ried after an engagement of the usual
length. Horace Gaylord was 40 and
Gertrude 20, but he was very rich,
belonged TO her set and was a present
able man of whom no wife need be
ashamed. Yet Mrs. Gaylord tried to
rhink of herself as a martyr to cir
oumstances and stroye to thrust aside
the happines which her husband
fairly forced upon her.
Albert still remained her friend and
was one of the most frequent callers
at the Gaylord residence, and, while
his devotion to her was marked it did
not reach that point where scandal
could use it.
1t was a year after their marriage
hat Mrs Gaylord noticed that her
husband appeared to be growing very
fond Of MI Winturn. This pleased
her and hattered Albert, The friend.
ship of a leading man in the business
world was valuable to young man
with his fortune 10 make, and, being
wise, he carefully cultivated that
friendship.
u thiak shall offer young Winturn
a position in our bank aid Mr. Gay
lord to his wife There is a vacancy
that is being sought by the sons OF
some Of the best names on the street,
but I think shall offer it to Albert
before considering other applica-
tons"
You are very good said Mrs. Gay
lord, and she began unconsciously to
like and respect her husband, who was
powerful enough and kind enough to
be of use to her friend.
Winturn gladly accepted the prof
fered position, for II was one not only
70 aid him in securing a rich wife, but
to render his footing in the social
world more substantial and to identify
MIN with the leading business group
Of the city. The duties OF the position
were light. the salary good and all con.
cerned seemed well pleased with the
progress Of events.
II was only month later that Mr.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-12-29
NEW YEARS IN JAPAN.
A Time Of Universal Peace and Good
viii.

The LIST Of January in Japan bears
the significant title Of Gansan che
Three Beginnings). meaning, beginning
Of the year, beginning Of the month
and beginning Of the day. And to this
might be added the beginning Of new
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-12-29
lneorrioible.

Are you going to give up any Of
your old hsbits7"
YES" answered the man with
defiant air; 'one. I'm going to give
up this old, old habit OF swearing OF
every new year day"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-12-29
THE NEW YEAR.

Here's Il happy new yearl
sunshIno's in the sky
Join the throng
And swell the song
That comes aiIonting' by.
Wear smile fur strangers.
Welcome all yer kin;
Carve the roast
And give a toast
70 folks that happens In.
Wish we all may prosper
In whnlocr We do
An No must
l3f eaCh'll just
Help the others through
Wen give no thought to our incrons.
Ing age,
Nor sigh because another year has
flown,
But write upon each new and spotloss
page,
"Our minds have wiesr, hearts have
warmer grown"
Tommy what does "credulous
mean, ma?
Mother VIII, II ! were 10 take any
stock in your fathers new years reso-
buttons, then | would DO credulous.
Concerning January bills
There's just this thing TO say:
II everybody paid MS we
Could everybody pay.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-02-10

MORT ALBAUGH is now going after
State Treasurer Kelley and at this dis
lance it looks like MIR. Kelley is going
to be chewed up blood raw. He says
Kelley is thief, that he uses state
funds to enrich himself, and is an all
around fraud and rascal who should be
in the penitentiary instead of the state
house. When Kelley gets the renomi-
nation Mort will have crow for break
fast, dinner and supper, just as he is
daily feasting on the same dish at the
present time in reference to Mr.. Hoch.
A good deal OF what he says about Kel.
ley is true. but why-oh why dear Mort
inner, did you help TO elect this thief
in 1902 when his shortcomings were as
public as they are Cow? Mr.. KelIey's
alleged theft was committed before he
was nominated, yet all during the cam
paign Mr.. Albaugh and his paper main
tanned a remarkable silence.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-02-10

The First district g. o. p. congress.
siOnal fracas at Holton last week end
ed in the nomination of two candidates.
The factions held separate conventions.
One renominated Congressman Curtis
and the other nominated d. r. Antho.
nv, jr. If both factions are to be be-
lieved neither candidate is fit subject
to represent district in congress.
The state election board consisting of
the secretary of state, attorney general
and auditor will settle the dispute by
deciding which name shall go on the
ballot. 1t is almost settled that Curtis
will win out.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-02-10
FIXING THE RESPONSIBILITY.

The Kansas City Journal, speaking
of Gov. Balley's defeat. recently con.
tanned the following:
While Governor Bailey has taken his
medicine like little man, he is not
treasuring up his defeat to the anti.
machine leaders wholly. He holds
some of the men in his old camp as
much responsible as he does those who
fought him openly. When he first
scented danger he wrote to those whom
he had favored and asked them to do
something. A few of them came
out of the brush but the most of them
went back on him. Bailey turned over
all the patronage at his command last
winter to help elect Long senator.
Three weeks ago he wrote Long a let
ter expressing alarm over the situa.
ton. He reminded Long what he did
for b m last wiuter and asked Long to
come to his aid now. AS stated, that
letter was sent three weeks ago. Up
to the present writing Long has not
even replied. It was the treatment
Bailey received at the hands of his
friends whom he had helped that had
as much to do with his getting out of
the race as anything else. This and
his desire to save his friends in the
rural districts
President Roosevelt had heard of the
Kansas contest and few days ago he
wanted TO know OF congressman what
all the trOuhle WAC ahont
ut is protest against machine
rule" said the congressman. kansas
will be solidly for you for president,
but it Will not send machine delega-
CATION to Chicago"
The anti machine led the van four
years ago to make Roosevelt vice
president. The machine has never
done anything for Roosevelt and never
will. Yet the machine claims it
carries night key to the White
House.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-02-10
WAR AT LAST.

Japan and Russia, according to late
dispatches, have raised the curtain and
are soon to begin the fight. Each ma
ton has recalled it's minister and all
diplomatic relations have been severed.
The first gun can be expected to fire
most any time. The Japs now feel that
Russia at no time did seek to patch up
difficulties but simply made pretenses
IN order to get more time to prepare for
the conflict. 1t promises to be bloody
event. Japan has u good navy and will
probably enlist China's assistance,
while Russia is world power
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-02-10

F. r. HAYES, secretary of the
PODulist committee Of this county,
issues call this week, as will be seen
in another column of this paper, for a
meeting of the committee to agree upon
party policy for the approaching
campaign so far as Barber county is
concerned. MIR. Hayes, in issuing the
call, is acting on the advice of populists
and exercises this prerogative for the
reason that the party IS without
chairman and has been without one
since last September when that official
returned to the republican party. The
Index sincerely hopes that every mem
who can, will attend this meeting, and
while it is not within our province to
suggest what the committee should or
should not do, we desire to express
hope thatthey will do tie things which
will &c nent the forces opposed to the
dominant element of politicians
which are now imposing on the people
of Barber county, and the shameful re.
suits which do and must invariably
follow. When it is remembered that
the voice of the people as express ed at
the ballot box has been ignored in
several instances. that the republicans
who are now holding Office in this coun-
ty are doing so only by reason of the
fact that opposition voters were dis
franchised and votes cast aside under
the flmsy excuse of technical law,
is it not time that honest men
arise in their might and cast aside
small party fancies and present solid
front to the enemy? In free govern
ment there is nothing more sacred and
vital than the ballot, and any party
which seeks to deprive a man of that
right is menace to good government
and public morals, and is certainly
unsafe in any administrative capacity.
The opposition can divide and permit
this kind of infamy to go on or it can
unite and stamp 1t out. That the
populist organization IN this county
has lost Its old-time strength can not
be denied; that it probably holds the
balance or power between the republic
can and democrat parties is true; that
thers is no difference in the tenets of
democracy and populism is also true,
.and hence there can be no inconsis.
'tency or sacrifice In permanent ANAL.
gamation. If the opposition is wise
enough and broad enough to cope with
the situation the days of republican
hossism and vindictiYeness and their
sundry attendant evils will soon be at
an end in Barber county.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-02-10

WE know now how to sympathiZe
en- after being Tilted by her affianced.
Only until recently our friend, Col.
John MacGregor, used TO congrat.
ulate us on the excellent newspaper we
are publishing and in this way ''swelled
US up" awfully. Now he puts us in the
same class with Otis Lorton. At this
very moment We are clinching our
hands, our faces have assumed tie SOM
Der shade, our eyes are turned heaven
ward and we are calling on the Omnipo-
tent to save US from the disgrace, and
like the betrayed maiden, we must
close the scene by exclaiming FALSE!l!
FALSE!! FaIsel-and faint away.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-02-10

THE very first machine editor to
climb down off the fence and make
run for the Hcch wagon was William
Allen White, the gifted magazine
writer and publisher of the Emporia
Gazette. In his anxiety to get a good
seat i'll the Hoch vehicle he gave
Senator Long a most horrible stab.
He said that every appointment made
by Gov. Bailey was made with a view
to further Mr.. Longs interests and that
all the governors patronage was used
to make Chester senator. Truth, like
murder, will out.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-02-10

The local prohibition people are
bestlrring themselves preparatory to
nominating candidates for congressman
r. 3. Hammond of this city is being
very favorably mentioned in connection
with the congressional nomination and
thus will Medicine Lodge continue to
hold fast TO her fame.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-02-10

a DEMOCRAT Of this city who is a
believer In signs and presidents recalls
the fact that no presidential candidate
who got the nomination in st. Louis
has been defeated. The democratic
convention will be held in st. Louis
this year and hence the republicans
may as we'll prepare to vacate.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-02-10

The Kansas City Star and Wichita
Beacon are IN error in saying that Cy
Leland is the only man who remains
true to Gov Bailey IN his hours of
trouble. We have two right here in
Medicine Lodge. They are Boss Nick
and Postmaster Titus
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-02-10

TOM MCNEAL 'rubs it inn on the
machine gang very cruelty, in the last
issue OF the Mall and Breeze. He says
he had always given them credit for
being smart politicians and good fight
ers but he now learns that they are
dead easy.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-02-10

SINCE the fall of Willis Joshua the
machine organs of Kansas are very qui.
ct about the Folk boom In Missouri.
They doomed Folk so loud that the rot
tenness in Missouri attracted public at
tention to their own dung hill in Kan
sas.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-02-10
promote the prosperity and welfare of

promote the prosperity and welfare of
the great body of producers-laborers.
mechanics, farmers, business men,
manufacturers-all of those whose
intelligence and industry contribute
to the growth and power of the country.
Would Washington, Jefferson, Jackson
or Lincoln agree with the man who
says that the interests of the criminal
trusts are the interests OF the nationp"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-02-10

WHEN man is down even his
supposed friends will jump onto him.
Ex-Governor Stanley is out with a
letter pouring hot shot into the Bailey
administration
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-02-10
Official Paper Of Barber County.

The Cop. bosses in this county have
local ticket. A knowing one says that
the nominees are practically agreed
upon.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-02-10

PRIVATE dispatches received before
breakfast this morning state that
Joe" is still suffering great pangs of
grief and Historically refuses all
proffers of sympathy.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-02-10

OSCAR HABERLEIN, the talented
editor of the Kiowa News. Review,
SCOTS at the idea that Billie Millar is
an original Hoch man. Mr.. Haberlein
claims that distinction.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-02-10

cleared but that doesn't change public
sentiment.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-02-10

Hedge posts for sale. Inquire of II.
N. Burner. Medicine Lodge, Kans.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-02-10

The Kansas City Journal, speaking
of Gov. Balley's defeat. recently con.
tanned the following: