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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-06-24
THE EMERGENcncuRRENcY Law

Spurred on by the monsters of
high finance, congress used the ex-
piring hours of the session to force
through a so-called emergency
currency bill, but it is merely con-
summation of a plan which they
have had on foot for years. They
simply used the emergency to coerce
the public. Their object is to es-
cape from the present bank note
basis and this measure is but an
entering wedge. 1t establishes a
precedent; it inaugurates change;
it substitutes the assets of a bank
for government bonds. These f.
nanciers, having won this victory
by false pretenses, will now pro-
coed to plan for a reduction of the
emergency rate of interest with a
view to making the emergency
currency a permanent currency.
Senator LaFollette deserves cred
it for leading the fight against it.
He was ably assisted by Senator
Stone and Senator Gore, but it was
impossible for SO few to long delay
the vote when the republicans were
ready to vote for it and when most
of the democrats felt that they
were justified in simply voting
against the bill and throwing the
responsibility upon the majority
COmmOner.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-06-24
sit Is An Outrage

The following editorial is taken
from the Ohio State Journal (rep J:
at is charged that Governor
Folk transcribed the bounds OF
courtesy when, at the governors
conference, he declared a good way
to protect our forests was to repeal
the duty on lumber. The criticism
of Governor Folk is based on the
idea that politics was to be tabooed
in the conference. But where is
the politics in merely saying the
duty on lumber should be removed?
Why, nearly everybody is in favor
of that. 1t is certainly no party
question, for no party would dare
say specifically it favored the re-
tention of the duty on lumber.
''In discussing the question how
to preserve our forests, the sugges.
tion to take of the tariff that en-
courages their destruction is very
pertinent. Putting an impost duty
on lumber means the protection of
trees In other lands and the chop
ping down of our own. 1t is a good
thing to suggest this. 1t is as
pertinent as the reservation of vast
areas of mountain forests.
'lf the governor has been guilty
OF a little impropriety,it will prove
OF service, for it will call attention
of the people to an impost that is
not only destroying our forests, but
is increasing the cost of every home
a man builds. We hear much of
the question, is a tariff tax? That
doesn't apply to the tariff on lum.
Der, for it is an outrage"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-06-24

The new Aldrich currency law
has outdone the old farmers alli-
ance plan known and scoffed at as
the sub-treasury scheme. The
farmers alliance idea was to have
the government loan money to the
farmers and take cotton, corn and
wheat for security. Under the pro.
visions of the Aldrich bill the
national bankers get the govern
ment to loan its guarantee to their
notes which are based among 9TH
er things upon railroad bonds,
which Thomas F. Ryan said were
o5 per cent water.-Wichita Com
moner.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-06-24

The widely heralded anti-in juno.
ton plank in the republican plat
form, after all, is a milk and water
affair and just what the corpora
tions want and if this demand
should be framed into law it will
not materially alter the present or
der of things. An anti-injunction
plank that means something should
call for atrial by jury,thus in a meas.
ure at least protecting the public
against the tyranny of corporation
owned courts who often act at the
direction of capitalists. The anti
injunction plank, so-called, is a de-
cided victory for the reactionaries.
1t means nothing and reads as
follows:
"The republican party will up
hold at all times the authority and
integrity of the courts, state and
federal, and will ever insist that
their powers to enforce their pro-
cesses and to protect life, liberty
and property Shall be preserved in
violate. We believe, however, that
the rules of procedure in the feder-
al courts with respect to the issu-
ance of the writ of Injunction
should be more accurately defined
by statute and that no Injunction,
or temporary restraining order
should be issued without notice,
except where irreparable injury
would result from delay, in which
case a speedy hearing thereafter
should be granted"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-06-24
State Of Kansas. Barber County. IS:
The Sheriff Of Barber County, Kanea
to ali whom it may concern:

State Of Kansas Barber County. se:
The Sheriff Of Barber County, Kansas.
to ali whom it may concern:
You will take notice that by virtue of an or
der OF sale Issued out and under the seal of the
District court OF Barber County, Kansas, on
the 18th day OF May, 1905, in an action therein
pending wherein The colonial and United
states Mortgage company (Limited) is plain
tin and Timothy J. clancy, Frank L. Flagg and
their unknown heirs, devieees, executors, ad-
illustrators, and trustees are defendants
will on Friday, the third day of July, 1908, at
the hour Of two O. CLOCK p. IA, of said day, at
the north front door of the court House in the
City OF Medicine Lodge, Barber county, Kan
ess, o6er for sale at public auction without
appraieement, to the highest and best bidder
for cash in hand. all the right. title, interest
and estate of the above named defendants in
and to the following described real estate, or
any part thereof, situated in the county of
Barber. State of Kansas, to-wit:
Lots three 81 aud four a. and southeast
quarter OF the southwest quarter Of Section
thirty-ope t3D, township tbirty-three (33),
range fifteen Q5). also lot one % OF section six
(6), township thrty-four ga, range fifteen Q5l
west OF the sixth P. II.
Said property is levied on as the property of
the above named defendants and will be SOLD
TO satisfy the judgment on which the order of
sale is based.
Done at my office in Medicine Lodge. Barber
county, Kansas, this 18th day of May. 1908
G. ". KIDD,
Sheriff of Barber county, Kansas.
8. 8. ALEXANDER.
Attorney for plaintiff.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-06-24
The New York Herald after what

The New York Herald after what
it calls unbiased investigation
admits that Mr.. Bryan's nomina
ton at Denver is now assured. The
Herald says: "The Herald in its
table of proba abilities continues to
place New York where it was
scheduled last week, AS not instruct
ed or classified. The Herald be-
lieves that the delegation from New
York will vote for Mr.. Bryan. But
the strength of the Nebraskan is
growing so rapidly from week to
week that 1t now must be evident
to the veriest tyro in politics that
MIR. Bryan can be nominated with
out the support of either New York
or New Jersey. The anti Bryan
managers have had an unexpected
backset. 1t is hard enough to elect
delegates opposed to BRYAN, but to
have them apparently elected and
then discover that they were not
elected at all is maddening. This
is what has happened in Florida.
Florida is entitled to ten delegates.
An open primary was held, and al
though no question of presidential
preferences was raised, it was an
nounced that eight of the delegates
were opposed to Bryan and were
classed for Judge Gray, while two
were for Bryan. The vote at the
primary was canvassed last week,
when it was discovered that only
four delegates had been elected and
! that these were for BRYAN. Six
delegates will have to be chosen al
a second primary. The BRYAN men
will be On the alert this time and
will fight for every delegate. The
loss OF these eight delegates reduce.
the number of votes instructed O,
classed for Gray from thirty-one tc
twenty three. The action of the
West Virginia and New Hampshire
state conventions were seriou.
blows to the candidacy of Cover.
nor Johnson. The Johnson mana.
gers expected that both these state:
would refuse to instruct and thai
anti Bryan delegates would b
elected
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-06-24

1t is all over. Taft for president
and Sherman for vice president on
a strictly reactionary platform.
Taft processes to be a progressive
while Sherman is an outspoken
protege of the anti. Roosevelt, Wall
Street crowd, and thus do the re-
publican schemers figure on catch
ing the voters "gwine and comm. -
Will the people be humbugged?
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-06-24

The Topeka Capital AYERS that
Taft and the republican party still
stand for publicity of campaign
expenses, physical valuation of
railroads and election of senators
by popular vote, regardless of what
the national convention did. This
is new. Under the old way politi-
cal parties were judged by their
platforms.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-06-24

1t is becoming common to hear
people who have no faith in the
election of Bryan give as their rea-
son, that he is too honest to be
president. The same argument
was used against Gov. Folk in
Missouri but the people of that
state decided that honesty was a
commodity needed in the executive
Office. Who knows but that the
nation will profit by Missouri's
fine example.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-06-24

Senator Burrows, in his keynote
speech, hedged with admirable
dexterity. He wanted tariff revis-
ion in a way, but he desired to be
plainly understood that it was not
to interfere in any manner with the
profits of any American industry
which is only another name for
American trusts. Unfortunately,
that is the kind of revision the
American people are now enjoying
q and it IS the only kind they will
have as long as they entrust the
reins of government to the repub-
lican party.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-06-24

Why, Oh why, do Congressman
Madison and Murdoch have no op-
position and Senator Long SO
much in the same territory-if all
have equally been representing the
people faithfully and well. All,
what an amount of trouble that
little word "if" does make in this
world.-Lyons Republican.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-06-24

The Taft platform is reasonably
generous on promises but not more.
SO than republican platforms have
been since 1890. The same gang
is running the republican party
that has been running it for the
past quarter of a century and the
same fellows who turned down
tariff revision, anti-injunction and
other measures which the party
now pretends to favor, in the re.
cent session of congress drafted the
platform. Ye hypocrites!
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-06-24

Now that Taft is nominated, will
the christian people of the United
States please remember the part
that distinguished politician took
In the Oklahoma statehood cam.
paign? Will they recall how Mr.
Taft went down in the territory
and advised the people to vote
against prohibition and statehood:
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-06-24

The news has been telegraphed
from Chicago that Long and Le-
land buried the Ratchet at the big
convention. The news is belated.
The Ratchet was buried when Cur
It's was elected senator over a year
ago.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-06-24

The hero worship idea is still
predominant in the republican par.
ty, as evidenced by the frantic yells
and actions in Chicago last week.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-06-24

The republican convention de-
feated the plank providing for pub
licity of campaign expenses $50 to
ga. And this is the demand that
Taft claimed to favor above all
Others. By their acts, not by their
noise. etc.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-06-24

The anti-injunction plank, So
called, could have been shorter and
still expressed the same meaning.
1t should read thusly: cts bad,
but were afraid we'll lose the sup
port of the men with the bar'l if
we 60 on record against the in
junction evil"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-06-24

1t is said by Longs friends that
Long completely annihilated Will
liam Allen White at Emporla, but
the trouble is that White doesn' I
realize it and therefore Long will
not profit from the tremendous job.
Wichita Beacon.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-06-24

We read in republican exchanges
that Senator Longs name was
prominently mentioned in con-
necfion with the vice presidency
but he preferred to decline the hon.
or. Zoe Cannon, Philander Knox,
ct. al. finally took the same view
concerning the presidential nomi-
nation.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-06-24

Taft got 7o2 votes. The other:
scattered as follows: Hughes s.
Cannon 81, Fairbanks 40, Knox 68
LaFollette IS, Foraker 10, Roose.
welt 3, absent 2.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-06-24

With all the knocking" on the
Haskell administration in Oklaho.
ma, on the part of republican pa
pers in Kansas, it is noticeable that
it is costing several millions dol
lars less to run the government
there than here. And Oklahoma
is a new state.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-06-24

Even Senator Foraker and Sena-
tor Aldrich are for Taft now. And
what's more important, these two
trust serving senators will domi.
nate the Taft administration in
the event of the corpulent Secre-
tary'S election.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-06-24

When it is remembered that over
one-third of the republican conven-
ton was composed of officeholders
it is wonder that the cheering
didn't last more than forty-fve
minutes.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-06-24

The republican press has already
filled Taft's cabinet. Wouldn't it
be a beautiful thing if the Ameri-
can people would spoil that little
game at the polls?
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-06-24

When Taft was nominated Pres
ident Roosevelt said, "Bullyl' But
if he says "bully" to the platform
he will have to eat those messages.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-06-24
RHEHIEE

am a candidate for the office of Sheriff of
Barber county. subject to the decision OF the
Republican voters of said county. at the pri-
mary election to be held August 4th. If NOM
mated and subsequently elected, the only
promise ] have to make il to discharge the
duties of the once faithfully and impartially.
J. -. MATHEWS
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-06-24

Physical valuation of railroads
was showed under by the G. o. p.
convention eI7 to 90. Another
one of the Roosevelt Taft meas
ures gone to the internal regions.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-06-24

With Bryan for president and
Botkin for governor, there is no
valid reason why every Kansan
who stands for good citizenship
should not vote the Democratic
ticket nextfall.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-06-24

Even the republican platform is
a compromises compromise
between the real reformers in the
republican party and the real trust
servers. The trust crowd was ultra
radical and. of course, did not ex-
Pect to get all they asked. The
compromise is the thing they are
after.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-06-24

The question is, will the trusts
and the Wall street crowd be able
to fool the peoole with Taft as
their standard bearer?
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-06-24

The ''allies" got the platform
and there is a well grounded sus-
Ipicion that they also got the can
didate.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-06-24

Thirty-fve per cent of the dele.
gates at the republican national
convention were officeholderS.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-06-24

SHERIFF

j hereby announce myself az Q caDdi-
date for the ONCE OF sheriff or Barber county,
Kansas. subject to the decision of the electors
of the democratic party of said county, TO be
expressed At the primary election on the 4th
day Of August, 1908.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-06-24

If Abraham Lincoln were living
today he would be as lonesome
and as despised in the republican
party''as Senator LaFollette.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-06-24

The republican convention went
on record against direct election of
u. S. senators 500 70 ia.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-06-24
How does Taft stand on cam.
lpaign money publicity now?

The New York democratic dele
cation has scrambled into the BIy-
I an band wagon.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-06-24
SHARON, KANSAS.
E. E. BLACKMORE. Prop.
SheHf's Sale.

Fret published in The Barber County Inde,
June 3, 1908.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-06-24

G. W. KIDD.
The National tribune., 1908-12-03
The mth PA.

Editor National Tribune: Please give
a short history OF the 55th Pa.-F. W.
Bergen, Schuylkill Haven, Pa.
The 65th Pa. one of Fox's hghting
regiments. was organized at Harrisburg
Dec. T. 1851. and finally mustered out
Aug. 80. 1865. 1t was commanded by
Col. Richard White, who was mustered
out March "a, 1865. and at the time Of
final muster-out Lieut.-Col. James
Metzger was in command. At Drewry's
Bluff the regiment, when in an exposed
position, was attacked by a division Of
Beauregard's men, losing over 500
killed, wounded and captured, Col.
White and 164 men being taken prison.
ers. At Cold Harbor II lost ~ killed,
10 wounded and 90 missing. The 65th
lost $50 men killed or wounded during
the IL months preceding Lees surren-
der. 1t belonged to Ames's Division
Tenth Corps. and lost 208 killed and
271 from disease, etc. Its total of killed
and wounded was 7S2, and 96 of itB
members died in Confederate PRISONS
Editor National Tribune.
The National tribune., 1908-12-03

voir, however, which will be capable
of holding volume of water suffi-
ciently great to cover the surface of
Manhattan Borough to an average depth
of 25 feet, represents only a total daily
supply of one-half the maximum ca
pacity of the entire system.
To make way for this reservoir 81
miles of public roadway and II miles
of railroad tracks will have to be dis
continued TIE huge dams which will
confine the water will measure 220
feet from foundation to capstone, and
will rise 610 feet above sea level. The
length OF the dams will aggregate three
and three-quarters miles. To provide
an outlet for wastage in times of flood
there will be a wier 1000 feet in width.
When the reservoir is completed the
bed of Esopus Greek will be dry gorge
for the distance of II miles from West
Hurley, where the big dam is located,
to the Hudson. To provide for this
contingency the city of New York is
already paying for change in the
sewerage system of Kingston.
Siphons and open and covered aque-
duct constructions will eat up close to
s100.000.000 OF the entire expenditure.
To great siphons to; carry the water
under the valleys of Rondout Creek
and the Waikiki River must be con-
The National tribune., 1908-12-03

us and never rise to the Filipinos,
and all the stars would not revolve as
now. but would remain fixed in a celes-
tiai hemisphere, except as to a zone as
wlde as the earth's orbit. East is at
Iisht angles to the axis of the earth.
and loses its position at the poles. or
becomes any direction at right angles
10 the same line. which has then be-
come not north and south, but the
zenith and nadir points to that observ-
er. SO the sun rises wherever the mo-
ton OF the earth opens a straight line
from the observer, and may be from
north TO south by the east, but never
In the west. for that part is always ris-
ing to obscure the way. B. Potter,
Sergeant SD Pa, Conway, Ark.
The National tribune., 1908-12-03
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Science Notes.

Montana during 1907 produced sap
phires worth s229,S00.
The highest suicide rate of any Ma
tion is that of Denmark.
OF the 100000 families in France,
nearly 100000 are childless.
The greatest authentic hight attained
by man is $500 feet; kites have been
an unnamed balloon, carrying re-
cording instruments has risen $500
feet, a little over 16 miles.
A species OF ant In Australia builds
its nests along north and sOnth line
so accurately that traveller may direct
his course by their aid.
Emery was produced in the United
States in 1907 in but two localities,
Chester, Mass, and PeekskilI, N. Y.
Most of that used in the country was
imported from Asia Minor and the
Greek island of Naxos.
The United States, including Alaska,
produced but So tons of tin in 1907,
about 1-20th of one per cent Of the
total output Of the world.
In the recent French army manuvers
wireless telegraph station in a bal
loon successfully intercepted messages
sent from Berlin to vessels at sea.
The United States leads the world in
patents. the 0,000th having been is
sued this month. Commissioner Moore
estimates the number will pass the
100000 mark by 1911.
In new telescope at Johns Hopkins
University, Baltimore, the reflector con-
sists of basin of mercury, revolved
by an electric motor. BY varying the
speed the concavity of the mercury
may be changed to alter the focus.
The experiment to eliminate noise on
Chicago's elevated railways by using
gravel as ballast has been abandoned.
Not only did it fail in its purpose, but
the gravel held water to such an extent
as to injure the steel structure.
More than 10000 tons of coal in the
yards of the Southern Pacific Railroad
at Reno, New, was recently ignited by
the suns excessive heat. Continued
warmth was the cause OF the sponrane-
Gus combustion.
A paper nursing bottle for babies is
The National tribune., 1908-12-03
The Peekskill section. which is nine

The Peekskill section, which is nine
miles in length, will bring the water to
the upper end OF the present Croton
watershed. If the demands of the city
for an additional water supply are
urged when the work is completed to
that point, the Catskill-Esopus water
can be turned into the Croton shed
and sent thru the existing aqueducts to
New York while the work of complet-
ing the big reservoirs at Kensco and
Hill View is in progress. 1t is intended.
however, to eventually build tunnel
under the Croton Lake.
Kensico Lake Reservoir is to be en-
larged SO as to be capable of impound-
The National tribune., 1908-12-03

ing 10000, ,o60, 900 gallons Of water on
storage. This will represent two
months flow of 500.000,000 gallons a
day, and will insure the city against
famine should any accident occur along
the line.
From Kensico the aqueduct will con-
vey the river of water to East View
Reservoir. back of Yonkers, where
great filter beds are to be laid out.
The final stage will be thru an aque-
duct to the Hill View Reservoir, just
north Of the city line.