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BAEBER COUNTY INDEX.
"Sit. IP. JL. A, 2T. 1. JP.
WEDNESDAY. SEPT 30, 1891. ,
W. G. MUSGROVE,
Editor and Business Manager.
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les each week. W. G. Musorove.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 24th day of September, 1891.
II. S. Landih,
Clerk District Court.
By An?. Schmidt, Deputy.
Webster's first definition of the word
dollar is: "A silver coin of the United
States."
If Plumb sticks to his record on the
money question he will make the g. o. p.
very weary.
The next congress will be a little
careful about spending a billion dollars.
The last one got roasted for it.
The European shortage is getting
larger every day. Wheat will be worth
f 1.2." in Medicine Lodge by January.
The democrats and people's patty
have agreed on a ticket, at Lawrence,
each party naming half the nominees.
Itoscoe Conkling: "The American
people are honest, intelligent and ener
getic. The men who make the laws for
them do not represent them."
"It is easier to handle a surplus than
a deficit." When the republicans handle
a surplus a little bit there is generally a
big deficit to look after. The present
is no exception.
Say, Mister Plumb, why didn't you
come, and tell us what you've done for
the nation. The first thing you know,
if you poke around so, you'll be fired
from your high station.
Gen. Weaver has challenged John
Sherman to debate the politcal issues
with him the last week of the Ohio
campaign. If Sherman accepts the
challenge Weaver will skin him.
If the law's fiat cannot make money,
bow does it happen that 70 cents worth
of nickle and copper combined is
p tamped into one hundred nickels
worth $o and a full legal tender for
that amount?
K. C. Times: "The English and Scotch
who send money to this country to loan
on farms evidently pay the interest.
This is just as reasonable as the propo
sition that they pay the tariff on the
goods imported from their looms."
A small steamboat has been made en
tirely of aluminum. It weighs just
half as much as the ordinary wooden
boat of the same size, and is many
times stronger. It will not rust, and is
said to be the prettiest boat ever built,
I t will accommodate eight per
sons. Koswell P. Flower is the democratic
nominee tor governor of New York.
He is Tammany's choice, and it seems
to be a stab at Cleveland and a laurel
for Hill. Perhaps the Sun will be con
sistent enough to work for Flower, as
it nominated him for president a few
years ago.
Ingalls said In his last speech in this
city: "The democrats have never been
worthy of being called a party; they
haye always been simply a block on the
republican wheel of progress." The
sentiment was loudly cheered by the
republicans. Wonder it they would
cheer that sentiment now.
When Ingalls attracted attention to
Kansas the republicans could not say
enough about him as an adyertislng
medium. Veffer and Simpson advertise
the state more Jo a day than Ingalls did
in a month, and thes'C same republicans
are complaining of too muCh advertis
ing. There is no pleasing some ped le
Ex-Governor Albert P. Moorehouse,
of Missouri, committed suicide by cut
ting his throat with a pocket knife, at
his home, at Maryville, last Wednes
day morning. He had recently had an
attack of sunstroke, and his mind was
undoubtedly deranged. He was an
honorable and highly respected gentle
man. The Wichita fair is in progress this
week. It was amusing to read the
Wichita papers last week, in their ef
foitsto say something mean of Topekn.
Topeka had declared Wichita unhealthy
on account of diphtheria, and the report
was liable to keep somebody away fivm
the fair. They made poor old Topeka
Jfeel weary.
It Is charged that the son of G. B.
Raum, secretary of the pension bureau,
secures promotions among the clerks
foi a cash consideration. It is also
charged that the census bureau is so
vile that decent women cannot
may in the department. ''Turn the
rascals out'" is a good war cry for the
coming campaign.
The Kansas City Star and Times have
earned the gratitude of the people gen
erally for the fearless manner in which
they have roasted the fee-grabbers of
thateity. The vultures feel so secure
iu their tieiwlksli work that they laugh
at the expose. We aoi jcipate that the
corners or their mouths wtyl take a drop
before they are done with it.
Everett Moore, one of the editors of
the Sulphur Springs, (Texas), Vindica
tor, was HUM last Wednesday by
E. M. Tate, of h Echo, f that city
We want all seusibia wen to under
stand and dUcuss the political ques
tions of tin d-iy, but why should men
wrangle and kill each other, and bring
trouble and mist-ry noon themselves.
The republicans are Xond of asking
tlie question: "If there were billions
of dollars in circulation, how are jou
going to get any of it unless you have
something to sell." If this question is
propounded by them in good faith, will
ome one tell us what the late republi
can state platform means when it says:
' We favor such legislation as may be
necessary to inslre an Increase of the
yolucie of currency.'' .
WHAT DO THEY BELlEVEf
L he Cresset of last week says: "Let
the republicans oppose free coinage of
silver until that metal reaches a par
with gold." According to republican
doctrine that means forever. McKin
ley says the free coinage would drive
gold from this country. The two ex
pressions above seem plain and easily
understood. We now want to refer to
the past, and see what the republicans
wanted last year.
The republican state platform of last
year contains the following: "The
practical operation of the silver act
now in force, recently passed by a re
publican majority, and opposed by a
democratic minority, in both houses of
congress, is rapidly increasing the val
ues of silver. It is a good step in the
right direction, and the Republicans of
Kansas demand free coinage of silver, a
measure strongly and vigorously oppos
ed by the late democratic admiuis
tration, led by Grover Cleveland."
That seems to be a plain endorsement
of free coinage. Can the republicans
of this county harmonize the two fac
tions. We look over the platform of
the republican party of the Seventh
congressional district ot Kansas, and
find the following: "We favor the
free and unlimited coinage of silver."
Tne county platform steered clear of
the silver question. Now we would
like for somebody to tell us what the re
publicans of Kansas do believe in re
gard to the coinage of silver.
And while they are at it, please tell
what the real sentiment of the republi
can party is on the prohibition ques
tion.
WHY DO THEY FUSE?
The democrats of Sedgwick county ,in
their platform, say:
Wo arraign the republican party for the fail
ure, on the part of a republican senate, to im
peach Judge Tbeodoslus Botkin, a thrice prov
en venal, corrupt and debauched judge, and
we hereby declare It our belief that no corrupt
er body of men ever eat In office of trust than
this self-same senate composed of typical Kan
sas republican ringsters and mercenaries, who
were afraid to repeal a law which protected
them in thoir time-honored privilege and much
used practice of bribe-taking.
We also arraign this same republican senate
for defeating the bill for pure elections, and
the fee and salary bill, both of which bills
were demanded by all of the beet people of
Kansas, and passed by the lower hotfse almost
unanimously.
We charge that the power of the railroads
over the republican party in this state Is bear
ing its legitimate fruit In the discrimlnaUons
which threaten to crush the growing trade of
the cities of Kansas. Immediate relief from
these unbearable exactions which are divert
ing trade and commerce to neighboring states
Is necessary to the prosperity of the state of
Kansas.
This looks like an exhibition of right
eous indignation, but when we seethe
old parties patting each other on the
back, and agreeing to fuse to beat the
alliance, we wonder if a democrat can
agree to fuse without becoming parti
ceps criminis m all that he has charged
against republicans.
MILLIONAIRES AND PAUPERS.
At one time during the war $100,000
in gold would purchase $285,000 in
greenbacks and these greenbacks could
be converted at par into $285,000 in
bonds, bearing six per cent, interest in
gold. These bonds deposited with the
U. S. Treasury as a basis would secure
$276,000 in currency, which at that time
could be loaned at 10 per cent. This
made an interest bearing capital of
$.561 ,000 on the investment of $100,000.
The gold interest on the bonds would
be $17,100 per annum in gold. The in
terest on the currency $27,600. A total
of $44,700 per annum for the use of
$100,000. And still people ask how it is
that we have such a large crop of mil
lionaires and paupers.
MRS. LOOAN SIZES THEM UP.
Mrs. John A. Logan In an interview
said:
I take but little interest in poli
tics compared to former years, when
my husband was a senator from Illi
nois." "Whom do you regard as the most
prominent candidates for president
among the republicans?"
"I could scarcely venture an opinion.
One thing is certain. We have no great
leaders such as developed during the
war. We have men of moderate ability
and less honesty who overlap all bounds
of public patriotism in their ambitious
schemes for self. It is such men as
these .who are rapidly disintegrating a
great party, and if they do not see the
folly their ways, unite on a candi
date and Bupport him afterward, the
democratic party will triumph."
"You think the democratic party has
the best chances for winning then?"
"No; I did not say so. If we can find
a candidate who can harmonize all the
elements, the republican party will still
be the party uppermost, but we must
have more political honesty and less
wrangling, or farewell to our hopes."
HANBACK DRIVEN TO LIQUOR.
Columhus, O., Sept. 21. The case of
Jithn 1'iannigan, who pummeled up the
li u. i j- v. .a linback, of Kansas, was
couunucd in police court to-day. Fri
day night llaubaek confidentially told
an acquaintance that Sherman and Mc
Kin ley would be beaten "assure as '
and that it was because he realiz
ed that fact that he had taken to drink
again to soften bis sorrow. Said he:
"The same causes and agents are now
at work in Ohio that operated against
us in Kansas last fall, and the cussed
people's party will defeat McKinlev
and Sherman as sure as thedevil."
Chairman llahn will probably send
Mr. HanbacK back to the state of Kan
sas, and save the $101) per speech the
:ible gentleman was to have received
until the campaign ended.
Poor old Indiana! The home of Har
rison, the headquarters of all political
rascality, where political "soap" is the
only kind in use, where "blocks-
oMiYe" entitle a man to the highest
honor, where hypocrisy is a religion,
and white caps are indigenous to the
soil. Last Saturday, at Mentor, near
Indianapolis, a woman was tied to a
tree, and her naked body lashed with
hickory switches tijl she was gashed
from head to neei. xne wnite caps
then left her, tied, and sent one of her
neighbors to the place to release her.
Kaunas may occasionally hang a horse
thief without trial; Nebraska may kill
a man in order to start a grave yard.
but you may Loll Kansas and Nebraska"
take the scum and skim it again, and
you can't find a crowd that 1b so low
down and lost to all shame and decen
cy as to take a woman from her own
home, strip, tie and lash ber,
and then go away leaving her to the
mercies pf the more merciful wlM
beasts. Don't, aak what the woman
had done; it don't matter what she had
done; she had never gotten low enough
to be oa the level of aa Indiana white
cap.
A BIG SUCCESS
JERRY AND UTLEY ROYALLY
WELCOMED.
One-Third More People Than
Anybody Expected.
Banners and Flags.
A Lively Alliance Corpse.
Plenty to Eat, and Eyerybody
Welcome.
The People's picnic yesterday was a
big and howling success. The rain of
Saturday and Sunday had put the
ground m splendid condition for plow
ing and planting, and it was expected
that very many farmers, who had been
waiting for rain, would stay at home
and work. Many did so who otherwise
would have been here. But there was
a big crowd, estimated at from 1,600 to
2,200. We believe 1,700 a fair estimate.
There were 151 vehicles in the proces
sion, and 17 more were out of line be
tween the postoffice and Harmon's
store. Besides these, there were doz
ens of vehicles on each side of the street;
and when we reached the ground we
saw 10 more come in from the south,
which had not been up in the city; and
there was a number that had gone to
the grounds before the procession form
ed, and picked out good places for pic
nic dinners. It is safe to say there were
300 vehicles on the ground at noon.
There was a number of boys and men
on horseback, and hundreds of men and
women walked to the grounds.
At about 11 o'clock the parade, under
John Sparks, as marshal, began to
move, headed by our band. One-third
the way down the line was the Forest
City Glee Club, and near the end of the
line was the kid band. There were
many mottoes, and flags without num
ber. Among the banners College Hill
and Forest City were conspicuous.
There was one marked "sub-treasury;"
another "United we stand, divided we
fall;" another "Funk and justice;" an
other "Pinkstonfor the people;" anoth
er "We are solid for the ticket;" anoth
er representing a demo-republican, fus
ing; and John T. Jesse had a "sock"
about the size of a 50-pound flour sack.
After getting to the grounds the first
thing was dinner. The country people
bad brought big baskets, well filled, and
were generous enough to invite every
body t eat with them. The Index
editor had a dozen invitations, and we
took more than a dozen persons to din
ner, scattering them among the parties
on the grounds.
After dinner Capt. Garrison, of Shar
on, spoke about 15 minutes. lie is al
ways interesting, but this speech was
the most vigorous and pointed we ever
heard from him. At the close of his
speech Rev. P. J. Pinkston was about
to begin a speech, when the band, which
had been sent to the depot to meet
Jerry and Utley, was heard coming on
the ground, aud the crowd began cheer
ing and hurrahing for Jerry. There
was no more speaking to be thought of
until all had seen Jerry. About twenty
minutes were consumed in handshak
ing, and then Rev. W. H. Utley was in
troduced. He spoke for an hour and a
half, and his argument was so plain
that nobody could possibly misunder
stand him,and there was no way ofjavoid
i ng his logical conclusions. His chief
aim was to refute the cry of "unconsti
tutional," which the old parties put up
In regard to every movement of the peo
ple's party. We cannot attempt to
sketch the speeches, for we lack both
time and space.
At the close of Mr. Utley 's speech,
and after a selection by the band, the
crowd was restless and excited, getting
impatient to hear Jerry, and when he
stepped forward to address them, there
went up one of the old-time yells that
made his heart feel good. Jerry occu
pies a warm corner in the hearts of our
people, and they love to show their ap
preciation of him.
Jerry spoke for about an hour, and
the people listened closely, and cheered
him often. He gave the people a sketch
of his visits over the county, how he
had been received, and how he had
heard about the death of the alliance,
and how Peffer and Simpson would be
repudiated when they got back to Kan
sas. He had been "repudiated" every
where just as he was at this time. lie
kept the audience in good humor, to
the close of his speech.
NIGHT MEETING.
The simple announcement on the
picnic grounds that there would be a
meeting at the courthouse at night, was
sufficient to draw a crowd greater than
could get in. Every chair was occupied
and the doorways were crowded with
people, many remaining in town who
would have many miles to travel after
the. meeting. Mr. Garrison presided,
and in a brief, forcible speech, intro
duced Mr. Utley, who spoke an hour
and three-quarters, being often inter
rupted by applause. It was a grand
speech, and his points were clear and
incontrovertible.
Mr. Simpson then spoke about twenty
miuutes, making a friendly talk to hi
old neighbors, and incidentally shaking
up a few of his old enemies. The au
dience seemed to think as he did, and
cheered him on iu-the good work.
If our mortgages are evidences of pros
perity, why should we rejoice when
mortgage Is paid off?
Wonder it Plumb thinks that "tne
meanest republican that ever lived is
better than the best democrat that ever
ived."
When board of trade gamblers corner
wheat and bleed the people, that'?
financiering. But when the farmers
hold their wheat for a tair price, that's
conspiracy.
Tennyson is dying. He is poet lau
reate of England. He is the author of
some good poetry, and of some misera
ble sycophantic stuff. His poem "To
Sleep" was school-boy rot, and would
have been forgotten in a day if it had
been written by an obscure person.
There are half dozen so-called poets
who aspire to the title of laureate when
Tennyson dies.
Iienry George's latest and best book
"Protection or iTee Trade," is now
ready for dejiypry. Vfp will furnish
tUea to latsrtUera t23 cents ech.
FROM JUDGE McKAY.
Me. Editor: Mr. McNeal says that
he had not anticipated that he would be
jumped upon by the judiciary. If he
feels badly over being trampled upon.
he has only himself to blame for the
position he now occupies, for he ought
to place himself upon a plane so high
that it would be impossible for anyone
to Bet foot upon him.
I suppose il is astonishing to republi
can politicians to see a judge enter the
office ot a newspaper like the Index,
which is engaged in discussing govern
mental affairs in a statesmanlike man
ner; but, if I were to be found crawling
into the back window of a whisky joint,
I suppose a republican senate would
find no grounds ot impeachment in that
I hold It to be the imperative duty of
every American citizen to study and
discuss governmental affairs, and he
who does not do so is a poor citizen of
his country, at best.
Mr. McNeal seems greatly disturbed
oyer the term flux, and well he may be
if the attendant symptoms are as be
describes them, for any reputable phy
sician will say that the death of the pa
tient Is imminent.
I trust I shall not be held responsible
for the limited education or the pruri
ent imagination of my opponent, and
for his benefit I will refer him to the
definition of the term "flux" in any
standard work.
The People's party follow the teach
ing of the school of John Stuart Mill,
and if Mr.McNeal cares to read his work,
he will find the following principle laid
down: "If the whole money in circula
tion was doubled, prices would be doub
led. If it was only increased one-
fourth, prices would rise one-fourth.
The very same effect would be produced
on prices if we suppose the goods dimin
ished instead of the money increased;
and the contrary effect if the goods
were increased or the money diminish
ed. So that the value of money all
other things remaining the same var
ies inversely as its quantity." And we
find that Crawford, Hunter, McCulloch,
Fauchet, Smith, Ricardo, Jevons and
all standard writers on political econo
my, agree upon this proposition.
Statements made hastily in news
paper writing are not binding upon any
party, and yet if the quotation from the
Index of Sept. 2d is not correct, it is
much nearer the truth than newspaper
statements usually are. Anything
which the law compels a creditor to re
ceive from the debtor in payment of his
debt, is a legal tender.
I had supposed that thfi burden of
proving a proposition was resting upon
those affirming it, but it seems that Mr.
McNeal intends to reverse the process
and compel the negative to disprove his
assumptions.
The Liverpool market has been the
rallying cry of the democratic party,
and it seems strange that a life-long re
publican, like Mr. McNeal, should at
tempt to use it in a political argument;
however, I suppose, since it is thought
to be the proper thing for the republi
cans to form reciprocity clubs we may
expect to hear them make use of free
trade arguments frequently. Before it
would be necessary for me to disprove
the proposition that the Liverpool mar
ket controlled the price of our surplus
product. It will be incumbent upon Mr.
McNeal to prove the proposition. I
have given no figures; I simply quoted
those given by Mr. McNeal, and it de
volves upon him to prove them to be
correct; then I will reply. If the gen
tleman desires to examine the effects
of an irredeemable paper currency up
on a laboring people, I invite his care
ful attention to the decision of Frank
lin upon this subject.
He says: "On the whole, no method
has hitherto been formed to establish
a medium of trade, in lieu of coin,
equal in all its advantages to bills of
credit, founded on sufficient taxes for
discharging it, or on land security of
double the value for repaying it at the
end of the term, and in the meantime
made a general legal tender. The ex
perience of now nearly halt a centnry
in the middle colonies has convinced
them of it among themselves by the
great increase of their settlements,
numbers, buildings, improvements,
agriculture, shipping and commerce;
and the same experience has satisfied
the British merchants who trade thith
er, that it has been greatly useful to
them, and not in any single instance
prejudicial. If carrying out all the
gold and silver ruins a country, every
colony was ruined before it made paper
money; but, far from being ruined by
it, the colonies that have made use of
paper money have been, and are still in
a thriving condition."
This testimony ought to be enough
to satisfy even Mr. McNeal, that gold
and silver are not necessary to the pros
perity of any nation. -
If I at any time strolled off, it was
owing to the fact that Mr. McNeal led
in that direction.
The gentleman's explanation of why
our manufacturers sell goods in foreign
markets cheaper than the same class
of goods is sold on the home market,
reminds one of the German butcher's
explanation to the farmer. The farm
er had some fat steers to sell, and the
German was trying to buy them. The
farmer told the German that his ' offei
was too low, but the German declared
that his offer was already one-half
cent per pound too high, and that he
would lose just that much per pound
by the trade. Well, said the farmer.
'If you are losing money on the trade 1
do not want you to take the cattle."
"But," said the German, "I must have
those steers, for I have bought another
farm this morning, and I must make
money to pay for it." To the com
mon man it will always be a mystery
how that German expected to make
money enough to pay for the farm by
buying cattle and selling them at a loss.
So it is with reference to these manu
facturers yearly manufacturing a sur
plus to be sold at a loss, in tracking
any animal you are compelled to take
juBt such a course as the brute pursues,
and if the course Ig somewhat devious,
the one that lays out the course is to
blame, not those that follow.
Mr. McNeal's explanation of how the
silver dollar of 4121 grains, remains at
par, is unique to say the least. He
says: "Some 15 or 20 years ago, the
goyernment issued what was termed
the trade dollar. It had a bullion value,
when first issued, equal to the gold dol
lar ,and passed current. It stood upon its
merits, that is the government was not
pledged to redeem it in gold. As the
price of silver decreased the trade dol
lar fell with it, and passed for just ex
actly what is was .worth." Now Mr.
&tc; &ere ij QGt a to tfeu coun
try that has kept himself posted m
reference to the history of the trade
dollar but should know better than to
make such a statement as that. By the
act of February 12, 1S73, the trade dol
lar of 420 grains was made a .legal ten
der at its nominal value for any amount
not exceeding five dollars, and it contin
ed to circulate at par till the act of July
13, '76, which demonetized it. Then,and
not till then, did the trade dollar fall
below its face value. Cau it be possible
that Mr. McNeal contends that this na
tion stands pledged to the redemption
of its entire silver coinaee in gold? If
so, the people would like to know it.
If I am somewhat rambling tn my xe
marks, Mr. Editor, it is sim
Mr. McNeal's method of argument
leads in that direction. Now we come
to his wonderful exposition ot the fal
lacy of the position of the People's par
iy uu me exception clause, lie says
that the exception clause is still on the
greenback and the. greenback is good at
its face value the world over. Does Mr
McNeal not know that John Sherman
nullified the exception clause ou the
greenback in 1S78, by ordering that it
should be received at the custom houses
in payment of duties on imports? If he
is ignorant of that fact he had better
postup. After the order of Sherman
the greenback at once lose to par, and
nas remained so ever since. This
proves most conclusively that so soon
as a government ceases to discriminate
against its own money others will do
likewise; but just so long as the gov
ernment refuses to receive the monev
of its own creation for debts due it,
just so long will that money be discred
ited by others.
It ought to be very plain to Mr. Mc
Neal why the People's party proposes
to charge the farmers euough to cover
the cost of engraving and printing the
money that they are to be furnished,
but for fear that the question is too
difficult for him to solve, I will state
that the farmers do not ask something
for nothing, as the National Banks do.
but they propose to pay the government
just what it will cost to engrave and
print the money that the farmers are to
use. g. W. McKay
K. C. Times: "The rich young man
in Scripture who was urged to sell ail
he had and give to the poor should have
lived under modern reniihiirmnsnr
Which teaches the poor to sell all thev
i
nave and give to the rich."
Parson Burchard i3 dead. Who
cares? Nobodv. He tried t.r lift smart
toia a lie on democracy and downed
Blaine. He made a greater reputation
over one stupendous blunder than he
had by a life-time of honorable work.
Requie-soat!
Home Sentinel: "In Australia thp
government owns the railroads. Itoniv
costs a person $6.50 to ride 1,000 miles.
commutation rates for local service
are still lower. A workman can rule
to and from his work, a distance of six
miles, for 2 cents a trip: 12 miles for 4
cents; 24 miles for 8 cents; 30 miles 10
cents, i early tickets, good for 30 mile
trips, are sold for $17.40. Tliis is a kind
of centralization we need in this
try; it centralizes bread and meat in
to tne moutns or the workingman's
children and clothes on their backs."
If wheat was worth SI per bushel.
and a farmer should deposit 100 bushels
in a sub-treasury, and get 80 per cent..
he would get 80. If he should spend
that money, could he not sell his ware
house receipt for $20, less the cost of
handling, storage and insurance? Of
course he could, and the holder of the
receipt could take it to the warehouse,
pay back the $S0, the costs and insur
ance, and get 100 bushels of wheat. We
don't see where it is possible for the
farmer to lose his 20 per cent., nor
where it is possible to add double
the value of the wheat to the
circulating medium.
The anti-sub-treasuiy people seem to
think that everything the farmer raises
must go into the sub-treasury. Let
them consider that it a farmer raises
100 acres of corn he is apt to need sixty
acres for his own stock. If all the small
.wheat raisers in Kansas, who have to
sell half of their crop as soon as it is
made, had some place to store the crop,
and get 80 per cent, of its value, they
could pay their pressing debts, and not
be forced to sell at low prices, and slump
the grain market, and keep the prices
down. The large wheat raisers would
keep their wheat in the stack, as they
do now, knowing that the market was
steady, and would remain so. They
could take their time to. thresh and sell.
. Mr. McNeal last week offered himself
as a living sacrifice for the amusement
of the editor of the Indkx. We will
try to appreciate his disinterested kind
ness, as the grass begins to fade; and
when other subjects fail to furnish
copy, will pull the string on him. lis
seems to be fuddled on the money ques
tion, and gets two plain, simple, truth
ful sentences mxed: '-Ihe people's par
tydoes not claim that anything is a !ea;
tender that will pay debts.' Of cours
not. You can pay a debt with corn !
wheat, but they are not Ie-jal tender.
"Anything is money which is a legal
lender. A legal tender is that which
will pay debts." We don't see how lu
can fail to understand this. The green
back was raonej because it was a legal
tender; it paid debts because it was a
legal tender. Silver is money, yet it
will not pay certain debts, because Mr
McNeal's party has taken from it the
legal tender backing to which it is en
titled. And the greenback, which was
the best money we ever had, is being
robbed of its power by the gold clause
We think the explanation piaiu enough
for a school boy to understand, but we
remember that "none are so blind
those who will not see."
LET HIM GO!
The Wichita Eagle gets off the fol
lowing gag on the republicans:
"I'm done with the Alliance for rood," Bald
an old farmer yesterday. "And It that
fool Jerry Simpson that fcoured mo on it, too.
Why, didn't I hear him with my own cars
ay that the worklnjf-tnan mutt have shorter
hours? Think of that! Aiu't we all been
taught since we were little boys tnat there
were sixty minutes in a hour, no more, no let?
Anil now Jerry Simpson thinks he can ehang-e
it. Such noasence! I tell you I'm done with
the Alliance for good."
It is just such material asthat, which
the alliance does not want. The g. o. p
is welcome to it. And by the way, the
g. o. p. had better send him out on a
lecture "tower" He cant be educated
to a higher plane than he now occupies,
and will therefore be a brilliant orna
ment to the old crowd. Bring on anoth
er victim f
H. E. NOBLE.
HARDWARE, STOVES, TifJWABE, CUTLERY, FIRE ARMS
and Farming Implements.
John Deere and Canton plows
Harrows, Listers, Cultivators,
Corn Planters, Disk Harrows,
Hoosier and Improved Indi
ana Grain Drills, J. I. Case
and Nichols and Shepard' En
gines and Threshers.
Our Stock is new, and of the BEST STANDARD MAKES and Improved Paterns and
our Prices as low as any first class goods. Remember "we cary nothing but
THE BEST THE MARKET AFFORDS. We want your
trade and will treat you right. Call and see us.
It will do you good.
1ST DOOR SOUTH FIE3T NATIONAL 3ANK
Do You Want a Reform Paper From
Dixie!
The Montezuma Record is the only
square out, shoulder hitting, all wool
and a yard wide reform paper in Geor
gia. It is an 8 page, 6 column paper
and is red-hot all over. Price SI a y ear.
50 cents for 6 months. Sample conies
5 cents. No free sarnnles. Seiirl ns
your name and help us in this creat
battle for reform and good government
controlled by the people, and not the
politicians. Address, Recoup,
3m Montezuma, Ga
DELINQUENT TAX-LIST.
State of Kansas, )
lliirber County, f 83
IN 4tb Monday of'OutolKT, A. D. 1!J, l'will
soil ut public auction, at my olHee, in tlie court
hoilSC. in Mcili.-ine r.iuhrn fnr tuvua ., n.l
cliHrsres thereon, tor the venr lsi iinrl nm.
wtm.-jeuis, bo iiiucnoi tuin Ol toe lollowiutr
described t met sot' laml siumted in the county
Of lliirber. Stiiteof Kiiihik thn mav i n.
esnary for thut purpose to-wit:
S. T. it. Amt
KACI.E TOWNSHIP.
W'J nw!4 neX nwf4 nwli nc?....15 33 li 13 94
ELW(1I)1 TmvvilllP
Swfc ecX Si 33 13 4 05
DEERHEAD TOWSSHIP.
Scf 11 02 15 12 C
Nc?4 .'.17 34 14 20 03
E. II. PECK. Treasurer,
STRAYED OR STOLEN.
Prom Rtortfi's rntiii-n hnlf a -v
SOUth of town, about t.hr" 1-?th rF J-TT
tember. two mares and a colt. One black
mare, o years out. no brands, small lump on
OI1G fore loir. Onn limu-i. mom -i
no brands, no innrk-a. rinn siiritlLi.nr.it u:
pay a liberal reward for their return or for in-
ni unuuu lunujug uj mcir recovery.
UL1 IN. E. MARQUAND
STOCK FOR SALE.
T will sell at private sale, at my
j. piace, in lies eouuswePt, the fol
lowing stock. 20 head 3-year-old
steers: 12 head of veHi,,.r ctw. .
8 head of 2-year-steer; a lot of cows, calves and
uviiria. uuvu mure, man i want.
ls-t Howard Parker
About Paints!
It is the best econo
my to use the verv
best paint, especially
for outside work, for
the reason as every
one very well knows
that this climate is
very severe on all
Paints used for exter
ior work, causing the
common cheap kinds
to chalk and fade, giv
ing, after a very short
time, no Protection to
buildings, and beins
unsatisfactory in ev
ery way. Believing
the best is the cheap
est always, we' are
again offering for the
spring trade The Old
Reliable Mound Citv.
strictly Pure Mixed
Paints m all the new
and desirable shades.
We have sold this
oaint for three sea
sons, and it has never
lailed to give perfect
satisfaction, from the
fact that it is not a
mush filled with Span
ish whiting, Barytes
or common clay, but
is strictly pure French
Zmc and JLead milled
with finest colors. If
you are thinking of
painting anything this
season, call and see us,
as we are prepared to
do you good. Our line
of Fine Varnishes,
Oils, Buggy Paints,
White Lead, Colors,
Artists' Tubes, Brush
es, in fact everything
pertaining to the paint
business is lull and
Complete.
Respectfully,
Day & Records.
NOBLE & CASE.
DEALERS IN-
It Trill pay you to see my
and prices. Now is a good
TTn
I make a specialty of making any kind of work to order. Only the best oak leather used, and
all work warranted. Kepairinjf of all kinds at lowest living rateR. Get my prices on
Harness and look at my patent collars best out. Complete lino of single
and double buggy and cart harness at hard-time prices.
WEST SIDE MAIN STREET.
GRABD
MONDAY, TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.
(SEPTEMBER 28, 29 and 30.)
FALL WINTER MILLINERY
Mrs. Eily Martin lias returned from
the east, having purchased a superb
O
, cinity will do well to call and inspect.
Lovely models from most exquisite
Parisian hats. f
Prices Guaranteed Absolutely Lower Than Ever.
HARDWARE AND IMPLEMENTS
r,eopert & Ston r,.
We call your attention to our Complete lino of
finilH Htnnt ntfim if tha nM utn n ..
" ""-""v " me puiuio inspection lor any
goods usually found In a nrstrclass Hardware Store. 9
Gasoline and Cooking Stoves,
Barb Wire and Machinery.
REMEMBER US FOR CHEAP GOODS.
MEDICINE LODGE,
MILLINERY AND NOTIONS!
MRS. M. J. HIGGINS,
sun
HAS HER STOCK OF
AND NOTIONS,1
In the front part of the HIGGINS FURNITURE
ucr u ikuuo -i w.uci o nuuuug goons in ner line. .Prices to suit the times.
Also, is agent and has for sale the .'
New Home Sewing Machine.
J.P.HALL. Pres.
T.L.UNDLEr, Vice-Pres.
W. T. ROUSE, Assistant Cashier.
MEDICINE LODGE, KANSAS.
DIRECTORS:
J. F. HALL.
W. T, ROUSE,
F. A. SIMMONS.
i.r. wilson
H. H. case;
Wm. Deering & Co.'s Twine
Binders and Mowers, Hodges
and Randolph Headers.
Studebaker and Moline Farm
Wagons, Surreys and Buggies,
Road Wagons and Road Carts,
etc., etc.
AS
MEDICINE LODGE, KANSAS.
Finney
THE HARNESS MAN.
Headquarters for Everythlnq in
HARHESS!
toss-
Bridles, Lines, Harness
Chains, Whips,
Etc.
stock of Collars all kinds, sizes
time to leave your order for a
W. S. FINNEY.
OPEBIEG,
siock oi tue latest and most elegant
designs in Fall and Winter Millinery.
The ladies of Medicine Lodge and vi-
7
Heavy and Shelf Hardware that fill nui-
.1 i. i. i i . . , .7 lino Our BPA
KANSAS.
iliH
8TORE. where she will be pleased" w sem
C. 8. JOM3, Cashier.
tV. L. BLAIR.
T. L. LXXDLSYt