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BARBER COUNTY INDEX. PAINTER & IIERR, Editors and Business Managers. WEDNESDAT OCT. 7, IS96. OFFICIAL. PAPER OF BARBER CO. Peoples Party Ticket. For President, WILLIAM J. UKYAN, of Nebraska. For Vlco President, THOMAS K. WATSON, of Georgia. STATE TICKET, For Governor, JOHN W. LKEDY, of CoiTey. For Lieutenant Governor, A. M. HAK.EV, of Shawnee. For Secretary of State, W. B. HUSH, of Jewell. For Treasurer, W. II. HKFLEIlOWElt, of Miami. Eor Attorney General, "L.C. HO VLB, of Bourbon. For Auditor, W. H. MOUH15, of Cherokee. ForSuperlntendcnt of Public Instruction, WM. 8TKYKEH, of Barton. JUDICIAL TICKET. For Chief Justice. FKANK DOSTEK, of Marion. Judge of Apiellnte Court. 80. DIv. Cen., Dept. A. W. DENNISON. of Butler. CONGRESSIONAL. For Congressman at Large, J, D. BOTKIN, of Wilson. For Congressman 7th District, JERRY 815IPSON, of Ilarber county. For Senator 37tli district, A.J. TITUS, of Harper county. COUNTY TICKET. For Representative, F. T. PATTON. For District Clerk, W. 8. BALLARD. For Probate Judge, S.8. FUNK. For Co. Superintendent, F. M. SHELL. For Co. Attorney, C. W.ELLIS. For Commissioner, 1st district, F. O. GATES. TOWNSHIP TICKETS. MEDICINE LOIXJE. Trustee H. J. Adams Clerk J. V. KlHhburn Treasurer II. A. Burnett. Justice B. Lacy. Constables John Mr-Daniel. F. 11. Haves. Road overseer. 1st district, V. E. Williams; Znddlxttrlct, Win. Walker; 3rd district, Wm. Riindolph; 4th district, Davenport; 5th uiMnci, inoB. Jiurpny. Tiik man who wants to bet on Gov. Morrill is not in evi dence this year. - The Kiowa Journal has a candidate for district clerk dy the name of Frank B. Kead. The republicans of Kansas ought to climb into the band wagon, if for nothing else, j ust to able to say on Novem ber 4 th, "I told you so." Mrs. Plumb, widow of the late senator, has contributed $300 to the Bryan and silver campaign fund. This a straw in the wind indicating where the senator himself would be were he living today. Imputation of cattle does the farmer good instead of harm. If the farmers of Bar ber county had enough cat tle in the county this year to create a market for their feed we are of the opinion that they would gladly see the cattle come. If Oscar Haberlein betray ed his brethren when a mem ber of the Farmers' Alliance, is he a safe man to trust with the responsible position of a legislator? Beware of the man whose whole effort has been for political honors and advancement. The election of Hon. John V. Leedy for governor of Kansas is a sure thing. He will be a governor of whom the state can well be proud. His executive ability, his honesty and his determina tion will make of him a mod el governor. Does Oscar Haberlein fa vor a maximum freight rate law and a law providing for a lower rate of interest? These are very essential to the people of Barber county and it is due them that they Know wnat Mr. naberlein's position is. F. T. Patton fa vors these measures. How .about you, Oscar. THE HARPER DEBATE. Long and Simpson Addressed a Large Crowd, Many of Whom Were Citizens of Their Home County. Having heard and read bo much about the different results of the .Long Simpson debates, tlie Index editorial force concluded to go to Harper on TiiiuiIii rt lost .1 a 1 j. ucownj jl l3U vCCIk 3UU BCC HI1U llfUr j for ourselves so that we would not be asked to take another's opinion in re gard to the outcome. Both of the candidates had returned home on the Saturday preceding the Tuesday of the debate and rested on Sunday and Monday which put them in good shape for the battle at Harper. Doth went to Harper on the excursion train on Tuesday morning among a large number of friends and neighbors and each had his admirers. While the train was on. its road to Harper the vot ers on the train were polled twice once between Medicine Lodge and Sharon and once between Attica and Harper. The result was: Simpson. Long. First poll 57 45 Secoudpoll 96 go This, of course, was not expected by the Simpson men and a very great as well as a very unpleasant surprise to the Long men. Under the circumstan ces it was naturally expected that the Long men would be in the majority for the reason that most of the crowd was made up of town people. On the train between this place and Harper Long badges were given to all who would consent to wear one while the supply ofSimpson badges were exhaust ed in a half hour at the price of lOcents each. By the time Harper was reached it was plain to all tint the Populists were greatly in the majority and the republicans looked considerably wor ried.though they made a heroic effort to Keep up courage. The crowd was not less thau 5,000 in number and we would not be surprised if it reached 6,000 had there been a way by which all could have been counted. It was a great day for the city of Harper but a greater day for Jerry Simpson, Bryan and free silver. The debate took place in the open air but even then over half of the crowd could hardly get close enough to the speakers to hear plainly what was said. The debate began at about 2:30, p. m. Long opened the discussion and the tirst thing he did was to read the six questions he asked Mr. Simpson at Newton and which he prepared for G. M. Martin in his first debate in this city. Of course Simpson answered these questions at Newton and Welling ton but, as he put it. Long would not "stay answered." Long then added three more quesMons which were also answered and answered in good shape. Mr. Long devoted most of his time to putting these questions and very little to argument. He wanted reciprocity and protection but was opposed to free silver because it would bring the coun try to a currency with a poor basis, cheap money, etc., and ultimate disas ter. Mr. Long did not receive much en couragement from the audience. He was applauded only a few times and when they did applaud it was a very weas manifestation. After auotincr some figures on cost of exchange be tween London and I'aris in an effort to overcome figures given by Mr. Simpson at Wellington and a few other remarks along the line of a usua' republican speech, Mr. Long yielded to Mr. Simp son. When Jerry arose he was given a great ovation, yery much in contrast with the way Long was received. He begun by stating that his opponent had attempted to avoid the issues by ask- ng irrelevant questions but that he would discuss the question of finance regardless of what Mr. Long wanted, that he had answered Mr. Long's Ques tions at Wellington and would answer him again in the hope that he would stay answered. Any fool could ask questions but it took wise men to ans wer them. Mr. Simpson took off his coat, remarking that when he proceed ed to skin a goldbug he wanted to skin mm right, and then took hold of the issues and handled them without gloves. He showed how the volume of money regulates prices, how the repub licans had destroyed silver by inches, that the tariff had nothing to do with existing conditions for the reason that the present law is higher than any other law ever in effect, except theMcKinlev law, and that it was only about five per cent lower than this great pride of the republican party. He said that the country had never even approached free trade and Mr. Loner's talk about free trade was the silliest of twaddle. Mr. Long did not refer to this in clos ing. Mr. Long had, in. bis opening, ex hibited two Mexican dollars and said that he purchased them six weeks ago for 53 cents each. Now they were worth ouly 50 cents. Here Jerry made a good point. lie said that Long bad in that unguarded moment showed the evils of the gold standard, viz: that under a gold standard everything but eold would depreciate in value while gold would appreciate. That a man's silver would lose value just as his corn. his cattle, his wheat, his hogs or any property iu his possession except gold ana government bonds. I his was loud ly cheered by the audience and Long was glad not to touch on this subject again. Jerry went over the whole ground and before closing took up all of Long's questions and answered them one by one. In answer to the question as to whether he could name a country which, under the free coinage of gold and silver, maintained the parity of the two metals, he cited France and showed from that reliable statistician and stan dard authority, Sootbeer, that the par ity in that country was maintained be tween 1S03 and 1S73. This, effectually squelched Long and his admirers, and neither he nor anyone else referred to ! it again, nor did anyone contend that the answer was not a good one and one that could not be contradicted. In this way Mr. Simpson answered all cf the numerous questions. We cannot no tice many of them, but one that we cannot pass was "Why do you demand the ratio ot 16 to 1?" Simpson answer ed that it was the universal ratio, with only a slight variation, for 400 years and that the present public and private indebtedness was contracted when the ratio was 16 to 1 and it was only justice that coinage should lie resumed at that ratio, thus giving the debtor an equal chance with the creditor. Everybody was well satisfied that this question, like the preceding ones, was well an swered, and lying and his fellows did not reler to it again. When Jerry closed he was cheered vociferously and oyer halt of the audience left. Long tried to answer but accomplish ed nothing, The republicans tried to equal the reception and repeated ap plause given Simpson but their num bers were too small. His answers were weak and could have been blown into atoms by the average school bey and he realized this fact as well as the audi ence. The republicans who came determin ed that Long would come out victori ous were sorely disappointed and a great many were provoked while others were what we usually call mad. The Populists and free silver men wera in the best of spirits and felt that the cause was strengthened. Simpson had the audience, as was demonstrated when he asked all those who would vote for the gold standard to raise their hands, after which he asked for those who would vote for free silver to raise theirs. The result was fully 2 to 1 in favor of silver. Then Simpson had the argument and the wit which had the tendency to confuse Chester I., though he did not faint this time. If the demonstration at Harper is a criterion, Simpson's majority in No vember will exceed the expectation of his most enthusiastic friends. The Index has flopped. At first it was for Bryan and Watson, but this weeK it comes out ror uryan and Sew all. The democratic party has swal lowed the Populist party and the tail goes with the hide. Cresset. All of which is a lie. The Index has always been for Bryan and Watson and is yet. For proof of this assertion we refer you to the ticket printed week af ter week in our columns. About the silliest story that ever was started in a political campaign is the one lately brought out to the effect that 1. Patton, the Peoples party candi date for representative, is opposed to public schools. The fellow who started it, of course, is a common street cor;. er liar, a besotted bum, and hardly de serves notice. We only mention it that Mr. Patton and his friends may know what kind of rot is being used against him. We can expect that our enemies will use anything but the truth during this campaign. The republicans of the county have started a report to the effect that W.B. Itackley is a mm better Qualified for the office of county superintendent than . M. bhell. This is false and if it be comes necessary we will offer the rec ords to proye what we sav in counec tion with the matter. If it 13 possible we will avoid everything during thi: campaign to embarrass Mr. Rackley but if he allows his friends tomisrepre sent him he cannot take exception to our publishing what appears on record in the superintendent's office. Mr. Ilackley and most of his political ad visers know what we refer to and it would be better for them to state ALL the facts when they speak about a "first grade certificate." We sav aeain that Mr. Itackley's educational qualifi cations are not above those of Mr. Shell and, lacking the two year's experience which Mr. Shell has, it is self evident that the republican candidate is not as well qualified to fill that important of fice as is the present incumbent. When a republican speaker wants to make a point he always refers to the amount of silver coinage under the Bland-Allison and Sherman laws. If those laws were the proper thing why did the republican party repeal them? The question is what law do we have now providing for silver coinage. We are not providing for the past, it is the present and the future m which we are interested. Why don't our republican friends tell us why the Bland-Allison and Sherman acts were passed after the demonetization of silver in 1873, and why they were both repealed later. Was John Sherman right when he said that they were passed because the ef fect of demonetization was felt through out the whole country and the roia clamoring for the restoration of silver had to be given a compromise measure to quiet them, and that they were only make shifts to prevent free coinage? Was he rigbt when he said that the work of banishing silver as part of our primary money had to be done gradual ly and the way to do it was to coin a limited amount for a stated length of time alter which to suspend coinage altogether? Yes, Sherman was right. And history proves that lm plan was adopted. Five years after demonetiza tion the Bland-Allison act which pro vided for the purchase aud coinage of a certain amount of silver, was passed. That law was in force several years and it is a fact worthy of notice that the smallest possible amount of silver was coined under its provisions. Then came the repeal of the Bland-Allison act and the substitution of the Sherman law which provided for still less silver coinage and this law was repealed in 1893. Thus it will be seen that absolute destruction of silver was what Sherman and the republican parly were striving for and what they finally achieved. And now the republican politician would excuse the infamous work by lauding the compromise measures and glorying over their effect. Nobody will be fooled, however, as the people see through the whole game and the repub lican party will be held responsible for the degradation of silver. BKAliSTER WEST'S LETTER. Damn the Farmer," Say the Hanna Crowd Their Attempts to Bulldoze ana Delude the Laboring Tote The Necessity for Fusion. Special Correspondence. 'Damn the farmers. One-third of them are dyed in-the wool republicans, who would vote our ticket if we had the devil for a candidate and the abolition of the ten commandments for our plat form." The foregoing words, loudly uttered. attracted my attention in the Hotel Ra leigh one night this week, and 1 turned to look at the speaker. He was dressed n a suit of very irreproachable broad cloth, his silk hat was tilted on the back of his head, diamonds glittered In his shirt front and ou his hands, and he wore all the appearance of a man who did not measure his wealth by the hun dreds or thousands,but by the millions. His companion to whom he had made the foregoing remarks bad all the ear marks of a professional politician, and from his anxious and cringing air it was evident that he was trying, to work the wealthy individual for funds for some campaign scheme. Rebuffed con cerning the farmers, he said:- "Well, that leaves two thirds of the farmers for Bryan, and we are not sure of the labor vote." That conversation is a fair index to the manner in which the managers of McKinley's campaign regard the mass of voters iu this couutry. Although my former letters have not been specifically intended for any particular class of your readers, I wise to make an excep tion for oner; and to point out the man ner in which Hanna and his allies pro pose to elect McKinley and fasten the single gold standard and other monopo lies upou the nation. With the im mense campaign fund at their command they are sending creatures, generally red-faced, whisky-drinking, purchas able men, to all meetings of Bryan sup porters, whether they be large or small, equipped with funds, stuffed with soph istries, and instructed to counteract the influence of the poor but honest men who advocate the principles which Bryan and Watson advocate. In the factories of the East, in the coal and iron mines, the employes are handed their pay in envelopes upon which are printed lying statements to the effect that the remonetization of silver will harm the wage earner. Into the lum ber camps they are sending men with Mexican silver dollars which they have bought at the reduced bullion value of silver, which reduced value was caused by the demonetization of that metal, with instructions to offer the lumber men hve Mexican silver dollars for 2.75 of United States money. The railroad employes are forced to listen to addres ses from hired speakers who endeavor to impress upon their minds the idea that bimetallism will cause a reduction of their wages. All these things are done to array the wage-earner against the farmer, when every wage earner should know that if agriculture be des troyed there wilLe no sale for the pro ducts of the factories, no freight for railroads to haul and no passengers on railroads, save the rich, which will re sult in throwing out of employment millions of factory operatives, workers and railroad employes. When these art out of work there will be no demand for the product of the forest or the mine. These facts they do not state. Withal they profess a growing and abiding love for the American laborer. How great is this love can be judged from the fact that Mark Hanna, the manager of McKinley's campaigu, wrecked the Sailors' Union and the Street Car Drivers' Union of Cleveland, Ohio, drove the Union men out of his ship yards and forced down the wages of coal miners all over the country over forty per cent. Now, however, that the votes of the wage earners are neces sary to maintain the rule' of gold mon opoly, trusts and-syndicates, Hanna employs such men as Bourke Cockran to tell the wage-earner how much capi tal loves him. It is useless to attempt to shame Bourke Cockran with facts or statistics proving what all laboring men know, that capital has oppressed them in the past ten years more than at any time before, for to quote Alexander bis flb. or sophistry, In vain! The creature's at his dirty work again. Those of the readers of your paper who are wage-earners, particularly those who are employed by large cor porations, and who know themselves, perhaps better than I do,how they have been maltreated, underpaid, and scorn ed in the past; when those persons who have thus abused them come to them this year and profess great affection for them and great interest in their welfare they should reply : Perhaps It was right to dissemble your love. But why did you kick me down stairs? That is the great question for tho la boring men of the United States to con sider today. "60ft words butter no parsnips," nor will all the blandish ments cf Mark Hanna's hired spouters add one cent a week to the wages of inose whom they are now trying to ca jole; on the contrary, if McKinley Is elected, their wages will grow lower and lower, for there is no intention on the part of Mark Hanna to allow his pawn, McKinley, to charge the policy of Grover Cleveland. Doubtless in all parts of the country the arguments of the advocates of the single gold standard are similar to those advanced by such individuals in Washington. Here I have noticed that they have virtually no arguments, and when cornered produce fifty or a hun dred dollars otllanna's campaign tnnd, try to stop the discussion by offering to bet that Bryan will be defeated. There is an old saying, written, by the way.by a man named Butler, wbo liyed over two hundred years ago, that Fools for arguments u e wager and the saying is just as applicable to day as it was then. Let aie say to your readers, that when a McKinley . man tries to evade discussion on the finan cial question by an offer of wager be proves either his Ignorance of the ques tion or his knowledge of the correct ness of the silver side. At the People's party headquarters 1 am informed that there are good bones of yet affecting fusion in nearly allif not all, ot the states, and it is to be hoped that this will be done. In Illi nois it is an accomplished fact, and be fore the end of this month should be so in every other state. Without fusion there is a probability of the defeat of the people. All of the national com mittees are eager for fusion.and should it not occur in any one state it will be the fault of the people of that state and not of the national leaders. This may seem more of a homily than a news letter, but there is comparative ly little news in Washington at present and what occurs throughout the coun try at large the country newspapers are able to learn from their daily exchanges before my letter reaches them. Advices from .New York state are good, and from various sources I learn that there is a strong probability of overcoming the republican majority in the rural districts. If this be done, then New York state will be counted for Bryan. All my letters are sent to Western and Southern newspap?rs,and I ask all friends of reform in those sec tions of the country to harmonize as much as possible, to work energetically and if they need any campaign litera ture to address the People's Party Na tional Committee, Wormley Hotel, Washington, D. C. Brabster. West. Sam Adams will be elected to sue ceed himself. Put that in your pipe and smoke it. Dallas. A vote for G. M. Martin is a vote against compromising the bonded in debtedness ot the county. Can you af ford to do it? No one questions F. O. Gates' busi ness qualifications to make a good com missioner. He will make a good officer" if elected. TnE Kansas Citv Star, in its Sunday issue, sums up the probable result of the presidential election and practically concedes the election of Bryan. The Star is a gold standard paper and, 00 litically, it is necessarily very antagon istic to Bryan and the principles upon which he stands, yet in giving its can did judgment it says Bryan will beelec ted. The Wichita Eagle claims that lx)ng was victor at the last joint debate of the campaign between Messrs. Simp son and Long at Wichita on Saturday, and then prints both speeches which disproves everything tbe Eagle says If the Eagle had not published Simp son's speech, it would not have looked quite so inconsistent in claiming a vie tory for Long. The democrats of this di vision and department have met and nominated Judge Dennison, the Populist can didate, for judge of the ap pellate court. In this nomi nation our democratic freinds have honorel an honest, com petent judge and a worthy man. His election is one of the most certain results of the campaign. Since it has become fash ionable to propound ques tions in a political campaign, we last week submitted a list to Oscar Haberlein, the re publican candidate for repre sentative, but as yet they have not been answered.. By his silence Haberlien admits that he is going to ignore all interests except those of Os car Haberlein. But the peo ple of Barber county will get even with him by electing him to stay at home. If the people of Kansas re turn that besotted dema gogue, Dick Blue,to congress, after having experienced him for two years, then decency will indeed have no place in the political domain of the state. Contrasted with Hon. J. D. Botkin, the Populist candidate for Congressman-at-large, Blue is nothing but an inflated gas- bag. Botkin is honest, sober and intelli gent. He ought to be elected unanimously. W. S., Ballard has never held an office in the court house, neither as a deputy nor otherwise. He became a member of the Peoples party because he believed the prin ciples of the party to be right and not because he thought there was an office in it for him. He didn't play Popu list part of the time and re publican part of the time to get employment from the dif ferent county officers. He did not seek the nomination for the office for which he is now a candidate but the nom ination sought him. With these facts under considera tion, Mr. Ballard deserves your support ' Friday, September 18. was the dav set for the great Ellis-Martin debate at the Elm Mills grove. Mr. Ellis being called away on business, Hon. Chas. II. Apt of this city kindly consented to fill the vacancy. The question was: lie solved. That the United States shall adhere to the present existing gold standard until the commercial nations of tbe world by international agreement establishes the ratio for coming silver." Hon. G. M. Martin, of Medicine Lodge. affirmed and Hon. C. II. Apt, of Pratt. handled the negative side of tbe propo sition, affirming that tbe United States should com silver and gold at the pres ent ratio of 16 to 1 without waiting for the consent of any other nation. Mr. Martin devoted bis time largely to the foolish ridiculing of the Seven Finan cial Conspiracies and Coin's Financial School, and made many assertions which he did not nor could not prove, while Mr. Apt at every point, in his earnest, logical discussion, produced the records which furnished abundant proof, clear and decisive tor every as sertion he made, and those who heard and are competent to give unbiased judgment claim that b.9 (Apt) simply "threshed the very earth" with his op ponent. II. F. Williamson, P. Smith, Judge Simpson, G. M. Kridler and G. Ralston, of this city, attended the de bate. Chas. A. Apt is one of the must brilliant young orators in the south west and is making a fine record. Pratt Union. FAIBYIXW. News is scarce and tbe atmosphere is perfect. Mr. Dunning and Martin Brookhart are stop ping: with your humble scribe. Mr. Dunning is going to Smith county, Kans.. to get some household goods and stock. Mr. Brookhart is going on to Nebraska., They are both from Wh'.tehorse, Ok. Mr. Cummins baa been sick this week but is better nt preseut. Several neighbors sold their hogs thu week for S2.C0 and 12.70, Mr. Bud Hall being the luc.y man getting tho highest price. Mr. John Smith arrived this week from Tex as where he has been on a drive for Fritzlcn & Davis. They brought up about KiO head. There is a little town in the strip in which there is a sign which reads "Good chease fur sail here." A passerby said he supposed sail was spelled that way because the cheese had skippers in It. Vox Popcli We this week run across part of a speech of the Hon. W. B. Gladstone, premier of Eng land and a virtual leader of tbe English na tion. After reading it we don't see bow any honest man can hold out International agree ment which is tbe grand rallying song of the g. o. p. Mr. Gladstone laughs to scorn the Idea that they are going to give up tbe sure system which supports them and will support a posterity In idleness. We will append the extract Itself verbatim. It will explain itself. It is taken from the speech of Hon. R. F. Pet tygrew made in 94: I suppose thereis not a yearwhlcb passes over our heads which does not hugely add to the mass of liritish investments abroad. lam al most afraid to estimate the total amount of the property which the United Kingdom holds beyond the limits of the United Kingdom, but of this I am well convinced, that it is not to be counted by tens or hundreds of millions. One thousand millions probably would be an extremely low estimate. Two thousand mil lions or something like that is very likely to be nearer tbe mark. (."Hear! Hear!" I think un der these circumstances 11 ts rather a serious matter to ask this country to consider wheth er we are going to perform this supreme uct of self sacrifice. I have a profound admira tion for cosmopolitan principles. I can go a great length in moderation in recommending their recognition and establishment, but if there are these two thousand inillious of mon ey which we have got a broad. It is a very ser ius matter as between this country and other countries. We have nothing to pay them; we are not debtors at all; we should get no comfort, no coneolation, out of the substitu tion of an inferior material, of a cheaper mon ey, which we could obtain for less and part with for more. We should get no consolation, but the consolation throughout tbeworldwould be great. ILaughter.l This spendid spirit ot philanthropy, which we cannot too highly prise beecause I have no doubt all this Is foreseen would result in our making a pres ent of 50 or a 1J0 millions to the world. It would be thankfully accepted, but 1 think the gratitude for your benevolence would be mix ed with very grave misgivings as to your wis dom. I have shown why we should pause and consider for ourselves once, twice and thrice before departing from the solid ground on which you have within the last half century erected a commercial fabric unknown in the whole history of the world before departing from the 6olid ground you should well consult and well consider and take no step except such as you can well justify to your own un derstanding, to your fellow countrymen, and to those who come after us. Cheers. The Times, London, March 1, 183:1. SHARON. A gentleman named Moffat from Iowa is vis iting in the valley. He talks of buying a car of cattle to take with him on his return home. J. D. Fair and son were paying 13 cents for corn last week. Irish potatoes were a poor crop here this year, almost a complete failure, and farmers have them to buy instead of to sell. Tandy Trice has some which were raised lo the Kaw valley which bo sella at 40 cent per bushel. Uncle BUlie Brown went to the county seat on Saturday. A card on the outside of office door says: "Gone to lunch. Be back in ten minutes." And, the man will be there on time. That Is, for some days, weeks or even months, he will. Then he will be at home occasionaly for a day. He'll tell you he had a headachea turn of cholera morbus, or maybe he'll say he had a lump in his stomach and felt loo miserable to move. The lump was probably two or three ten-minute lunch es condensed. The man who "bolts" his lunches will find Dr. Pierce's Pleas ant Pellets the best friend he ever met. There is no case of biliousness,-constipation, indigestion, "heart-burn," or any of tbe rest f the night-mare breed ing brood, that tbeee little "Pellets" will not cure. They cure permanently. Send 21 one cent stamps to cover cost of mailing only, and get his great book. The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser, absolutely free. Address, World's Dispensary Medical Associa tion, No. 603 Main Street, liuffalo,N.Y. SCHOOL EEP0ET. lieportof the Antelope school, dis. 92, for month commencing Sept. 7th and ending Oct. 2nd: No. boys enrolled 6. No. girls enrolled 4. Average daily attendance 8. Names of thoso neither absent iur tardy: Goff Davenport, Lrtna and Lola Davenport. Names of those not tardy: Lloyd and Nelson Davenport. Jennie McGregor, Teacher. Louis Nilson, merchant tailor, makes coats, vests and pants at reasonable prices. Call on or address him at Medicine Lodge, Kansas, or Alva, O.T. The best $3 pants in tue city at Woodwards. Go and see them. List of letters remaining uncalled for In the post-office at Medicine Lodge, Kansas, for week ending Oct. 3, 189G: Srielda Drake, Joe Klngaman, E. E. Kelly. T. A. McCIearey, P. M. Teachers Association. Programme for Teachers association to be held at Medicine Lodge, Satur day, October 10, 1S96: 10 a.m. Music. 10:15 a. m. Literature Emerson Prof. C. G. Messerley. General discussion. 11 a, m. Mental arlthmetio Lucy Wood In. Discussion-Supt. F. M. Shell. Sam Griffin. 11 :45 a. m. Recitation by a pupil from the Medicine Lodge scbooll 2 p.m. Music. 2:15 p. m. "Tbe Importanceof Child Study, Prof. J. C. Kenwell. Discussion Jessie K. Burgess and MalUe Thayer. 2:4). "Qualification and Responsibility of Teacher" Mra. J. O. Hahn. Discussion Evaline Flowe, U. G. Rodger. 3:15. Text books Fred Perry. Discussion Mrs. Gorman. Bva Ted row. 3:45. "The Maintenance of Discipline C. D. Hackley. - Discussion Fred Wadswortb, Anna Nelson 4:15. "Criticism inCIaasWork" T.W.Brewer Discussion Flo Tilbury. Jennie McGregor. Recitation by pupil from Sharon scbooL The people's theatre rightly contains goodly numbers ot visitors drawn thither by the familiar name on the an nouncement of the bouse, of John Dil lon. What old resident of Chicago, and what theatre goer of this neck of the woods does not know John Dillon, and has not laughed and cried alternately at the portrayal of some character by this clever comedian V To the eye the audiences drawn by this nctor are as large as last year, and if it is assumed that the mere curiosity seekers have been weeded out, and that those who now attend do so with a desire to en joy Dillon under the best cenditions the compliment is greater than that of previous years. The vehicle in which he now sees fit to exploit his ability is called "Wanted, the Earth." (John never conveyed in private any suchde sire.)In the character of J. D. Smythe. Mr. Dillon lir.ds himself thoroughly at his best, and all the wit and humor that is a second nature to him bubbles up and over, iufecting with its high con tagion every one in the auditorium, and brings continuous laughter and ap plause in its wake. The play is nicely staged in all the scenes, and may be recorded as a Grst rate piece for an evening entertainment Times, Chi cago. Mr. Dillon and his excellent company will open the season at Medicine Lodge on Saturday evening, October 17. Louis Nilson, the tailor, will make regular trips to Medicine Lodge and will b prepared to ttke orders for gen tlemen's clothing. All work guaran teed. If you want a bright paper with apt cartoons in the interest of silver and Bryan, send for "Up-To Date," Chica go. It' is a hard hitter and can give both Puck and Judge pointers. It is a semi-monthly publication aud will be sent you for the small price of $1.00 per year or five cents an issue. Get prices 011 hats, dry-goods, grocer ies, etc., of Glasier & Co.. as they are cheap and of good quality. Read their advertisement. Fine sugar drip syrup 40 cents pnr gallon at Woodward's. SHERIFF'S SALE. State of Kansas. Barber County, ss: U. A. Do well vs. W. J. Dow. BY, virtue of an execution issued out of the district court sitting in and for tbe county of Kiowa, state of Kansas, in the above entitled action, and to me directed. I will on Saturday tho 17th day of October, 1W, at 2 o'clock in the afternoon of said day at Mlngona. in said county, offer for sale at pub lic auction and sell with appraisement to tbe highest and best bidder for cash In nand to satisfy said execution, all the right, title and interest whatsoever or tho above named de fendant 111 the toilowlng described personal property, to-wit: The undivided interest of IS head of cows and heifers. 1 bull and 11 calvon not exempt by law, to be divided according to a certain written contract lietween Joseph R. McCartyand W.J. ow. The said W.J.Dow'w interest to be held subject to n. mortgage of one hundred !llnrs. Given under my band at tny office in the city of MedielneLodge.in saidcounty, this 5th day of Oct., 1KX5. O.MILLS. Sheriff. J. T. CUSHENBERY. PHYSICIAN AND EUHGEOB. Special attention to diseases of Women and Children. Office with J. K. Young Drug Co. City Drug Store. 1 B. S. Kauffman, "WATCHES and CTEVEIRY. CLEANING AND REPAIKIAU A SPECIALTY. Office with Glasier & Compa'y DR. C. L. SPARKS. 3ST O OPERA HOUSE BLOCK. Medic-ire Lodge, - Kansas. Special Attention given to Crown and Dridge work. All Work Guaranteed. Centrally Loaded, Wct Kan sas Avenue on toay to Depot C11A IIGES HE A SOX ABLE J. H. JOHNSON. -Proprietor. Neat, clean and comfortable in appartments. Our table Is eet with the best on tbe market. When in Town STOP WITH US, iillfBH