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THE LOST EARL OF sHANNos.

Believed TO Have GONE TO South Amer.
tca-Ths search Ahondonsd.
SAH FaArclsco. May l1.--Sir Henry
Boyle. of England. who came here . week
ago in search OF his missing brother, Wis
count Boyle. who, through his fathers
sudden death becomes Earl Of shannon.
has departed after . vain hunt for the iost
nohseman. IL Is thought that after Wis
count Boyle reached the Coast he took pas
sage on . calling vessel for the South
American diamond fields; at least his sur
viying brother c.ings to this belief.
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EEw Y0xx. May 1.-THE Ti1nn<ss caLls
from, R8r8e says. Among the most nota-
Ile persons who have rscrntiy come 20 the
EseFnal City Is the nosntioss Horssa-al-
Akkad. Who ID ~ well known on the bnu .
rarls q Paris and On The PsEcso 1T Rome
a. he l. in the northwestern portion OF the
African continent. Sir kingiy handsome.
refined and highly educated. he Il - much
At home In thu saion OF Fic ach grsadc
dame or tbs smoking o1Is 81 an excsu i've
metropolitan cIisb as he Ia In the teat ct
a desert chief or the inu ! hut Of an Ahys-
sinian general. His knowielge OF the world
mar be sauged By the fact that Tor fifteen
years he has been accustonseI 10 transmit
81 OF his iil-xosten wealth 70 En- gland. ard
that the whole Of his large fortune II In
the sats keeping Of the Bank Of England.
Ii II extremely doubtful. however.
whether be will ever be able 10 dsrivc any
personal benefit from the result Of his fore
sight In money matters, for he arriycd here
heayily chained on beard an Italian man.
os-war. and now lies In one OF the terrible
circular cells Of The great San stsfano
prison. where he IL TO spend the remainder
of his life IN solitary confinement
There are many who freely wager that
within = lev years be will find some means
or other to secure his liberty. and they
base their opinion IN the matter on the
wonderful manner In which be has always
until now been able 70 wriegie out Of din
cultIes, even of moro serious nature than
those IN which he nov finds himself
MOUSSE was mads prisoner by the Ital-
ians for treason. While In > trusted POI
sitiou ~ conspired to deliver Massawah 70
the Abyssinians and massacre the Italian
army. He was condemned to death bnt
the sentences WAS eommutsd 10 life i'm
psisonment By King Humbs:s.
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WAsnlxaaox Ciry. May II. The
weather crop bulletin says: "puring the
yoet week the weather has hesn generally
zonfavUTahls for growing crops throughout
{ - central valleys. the lake region and the
flddis and WSksern statss. owing 10 the
nnsually lower temperature and fFosts.
nln & much needed In Minnesota. na-
-, Nebraska and Eastern Kansas.
z@fkiis In Western Ksnxas most favorable
rn oon<lilicns are reported. In CAlifor.
- fRain and fruits Of ail kinds were In
61o1 "a 81 parts Of tina state by favorable
VoHlHen. The outlook h good and snssea-
~ that Southern California viii pro.
- largest fruit crop. In Oregon the
! r nro reported ~ growing Gneiy.
18TH promIsinx. but more rain would
fnnof1cial
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bond ciens Nain M Montana.

HELEsA. Mont. May ia rain and
snow storm Is reported today from ali over
Montana. The country ID decidedly in
need OF rain and the present storm insures
plenty of feed on the ranges during the
coming season.
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u Will Isain resaax.

San FsAxclsec, May ii.--Weather fore
cast I'll, SIP. m Monday: For Oregon and
Washington. light rain.
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Ing ears also Eat<&e ssneruTrss fcarssz ksexs<rx
tAro~11 20 RE E&af VIA Saf1hsxu rseEHe sas1-
roee 4. tsssn~se. ssts ss<kss sxexs 10 s<rnna
sarss<, epsssa Ha<xk. + IoaAsn. exTes uSAks
o<sm. eon1taS
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furvhsss yeur ssekssx aad ye&trss roar ssssp
snx ear scso - rso<tasksa ever xezthexn FxesEe
raslssA1 A. cas.sesx, eszy u<ses a<eas ~
Seeesss street. E~<ea Asosk; r Ionksa. sxpes
szrkrs Sgsns. sc@tssSS
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DRINK AND LOVE CAUSE DEATH.

- NoSg0B0 49, Dt0Wo VUS Hu1o Wt840o u
Tacomn.
TACOMA. Nay To- Eugene Hazard. =
respectable appearing man about 50 yc4rs
old. committed suicide here this vorning
By shooting himself through The head with
. revolver. At IL o'clock the report
Of pistol va heard BY the residents on
Center street. near ~. in the southern
part Of the city. 0tiicsr Mccoy ran In the
direction Of the sound and discovered Has
sara lying on vacant lot between two
logs. with hoie In the left side Of his head
and revoGvss by his de. Tho body was
taken 10 Undertaken Harlan.
The declared il recently from Chicago.
and b suppOs a TO have taken his life be-
caass Of the rejection Of his attentions to .
young lady. sine coming here he drank
heavily. The undertaken 10 waiting 70. .
telegram from Chicago to know what to do
with the body. He Is said to be connected
with Riddsli 4 Fracken. wholesale CLOTH
srs. Archer avenue. Chicago. The coroner
win not hold IN inquest
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LAST Cali

f~s frs~ Aas.e site ~ The lovely Green Lake
nes3y se~ aAss iarxsf ard y9Gs eAxnsa viii
he gone. Escxaas aha trsSasns sasess<s s<xvscs
sssassest as1 &ssat fase xus<assssd sara an
o4Forsanssy isx ssssssne . dsssxetfsl heue
rstss ssIsrea eesuss Call 81 resza = Kilgca
bl9rx
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SAN FsAsctsce. May Sailed-sAip
Joseph 5. spsnney. Nanaimo: str San
rssirp. Tacoma
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cALIroRNIA SHAKEN ur.

San Diego ssfrers Frssn u Sunday Alter
noon Quake.
SAN nfrsc, May li.--A very heavy
sheck ef earthquake was felt here at ..
m. today. The oscillation WAS from north
b south. aud the duration Eve or six sec
ends. No damage IL reported. although
many older houses were loosened up cor
ssdsrahsy.
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8 8 ~
r. o. NJ .l.Z = NY 1a~.Gomo e o.
4 s 90 - o(sn16 ~ eeno1oe
r. - loe1nse ru1offo9o
- |l D e Uew Yoek
r. r. 0ue $50 49, q 49,
zz:.||Z (11 oueoufne foctfoan
A. }lzI r1ra - Wa6kare.
M lIl u RI - - aer1~res
IL. |<< - ~ 800 g g. rilvnr
J. 1 80 - - 1920.
s * ~ - 8 uers-snc..s
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SJACoHS OH.
CURES PERMANENTLY
0RUlSG9 and WOUNDS.

Fen From . Telegraph Pole.
Gary, Oak Sept -. lsoaL
vas badly bruised and strained a. an
nom telegraph pole; couldn't turn q bed.
poctos did no good Tried St jscohs OIL: e
cured ne. w. n. ScANSElL
The Rieher Outwtttea.
Merccd. Cal, Sepk =. iSn
vas kicked b. = mule on rigki knee and
veeks. but B. Jacchs OIL cured ne con n,eselv.
L. LANGDON.
AT DRussEs1s AMP pKAIxks.
mn oHAales Z, voeelsR ca. s,.s..,. ~
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lost WITH KrGnr MEN.

m AmeE fcnn Shtp WxNcke0 On New
zealnnd's Coast.
San FkAxcssco. May 1.-THE steamer
zeaiAndia tonight brings news that the
bark Emetic. owned In San Francisco, was
wrecked on the New Zealand coast on
March E. The captain and seven men
were drowned. First Mass Brownrigg aud
three men were rescued by tug.
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nAf1Oolf&i bAiIp0N$
$500. ~ ~1 nnflnpna vii he ready - dls.
sS. .S.ae~. vfn Q41l give oszs - s@<sN sassa
SesersreefS - - parsnfs o. xa4fdiaaA
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Nav YeKx. May it.--A morning paper
states that there arpears 10 be little room
for doahs that the Richmond Terminal
Company Is about 10 close . big deal By
which eonsrol 81 or consolidation with the
baltimore & onlo railway wla be secured.
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WoaAinoosa l10aUraAasa - Us0ssoso1
Associates.
We havs fos sals 1000 sessp IN lilersns pesa
seed isra.ns i.sas; 8 :ss sss 4 ' fneasiss: ;
1iles On Northern faG11o railway.
sDvvnnson couHYx.
Thsse hu.drsd ssres. ~ - / y IN, ssvs
aefss; 10 49, in 90 n . a \. ~: Gocd eiaS
uplanos heavily dmhoced. ~ PER acsA
xrssAP COUNTY.
~; ness,y bosssa lara. Sl1sS y "a
I'm ssos hoautifsl land ad)oaning vIdalGo
City; cleosod ready los plating: o250 =. acz0s
= aesss nsaf The above. eioo Per sor&
One A.nassd and afsy serss sess ysasisa,
Lake WaAhtogton. " miles Ven of &. l. Z =
irsii tss:a. sssx Isrriss. Ed SIS PEI exc: vi1
ssu Weeese iees soe ~ pr sers.
Ons hundred and sfxty ssrss. TX miles wsses
fron4 en 6qaamish hsTbv. oppoaits Port Can
pc; beautiful loostson; eood Tor plattinSs nteo
beash; - Per acre
Five and 10 sers FARMS near LAts washing.
tn. - 10 Per AGRA: - lots 1oxfzo. near Nd
ssnc .ss .n o s 5: g ss
Lee u Laaens. ~exloo: fronts On tws ssrssss:
emaii hcass: oDod sostns: nno View 81 lake
Unioe and the city; oooQ
I've hundred acre., secs 70 and II, y - =. Z
~, 9l1te pr acre: - scssa 80 "a, . = =. sSA
vx7e pr acSA
Crest borgains - Kent end Olsughtes: both
are subufbao towns q oeattlss hall hoss ~
Unilroad
WasAingsss Innigrasisa anA HeasstsoA
Associates.
1ooW = end =. noxwell building, oesnw e
0o1oD11a 80 yso0t G1Foe1A esattla. Waah
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BALLARD PR0I
For leasa

4 hne large building jugt eornr1
for either hotel or large boog1
several store rooms which c. Il
Situated on second seeoo4 $780,
Corner Commercial and t.
III: 500 pr month fce hfoDoo o. 3
Two lots, ooxlO each. c0fnoe -
vessity sireeea Jog Ave- or ion 49, s.
Heases fog nese Ia al por(1 =
We have Z largo LIS e
best property In the eity.
shall b pleased to ohoW 8
calling Ct our Ofnce.
lnenranca no0arlr
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WASHIIl
TERnIro
" E01l :
EAD Up cARz1ax W -

AW q CAl1EAx = -
oaeAeoe-Fs1 - - =. eS
o9obooo-M mn q La r.1's. F.!
OF e3eoeyte 60 -
hundTed ~ e -
uae1e tDDgovo6G1 : b.
U8Ssooo-0xy0 nogGnvn -
Bel st1oeeA IS1mS r.
balance NE yoGn r \
oaeooo-Twe ccgnee Inn - ~
unfon slxooA
o1&ooo-S1A ~ 60: halnnanx
ernt; vin hly -
houoeo vAtoA y1oa6 m
pee cent ~ ennum -
OsO0o-tine lot q 4root -
o1o.ooo-fwo loas i1nxlaa -;
oon street -
oosooo-Iak eoxi1o "a arvonzn
oeswals and 00Ve
oreo1e4 = 2-stogy A1i1S
"a paying y - g.
oJsooo-1wo looA ooxlSa q -
tween Jacksna aod l1sS T.
osssoe-ons los and pass q 60
0xeees ooeaek
a. ~ W@Y 0I|k ~
ballard. 81.
es.ees-Tlvs sarss n ws1 -
oSsSoo-Nev s-room honuk -
bnilk une-hAlf A1oCk
u,nuoo9 walk y 49, -
o1sooo-Tuo of the anone - e -
ticns - s1tuAAo1 -
noyur u euk az
U1sJoo--uoueo. : roomA q ~ -
blocks hen lla1ison 61SsS Z
Cheapsr iots In eli para G ~ ~ \
A hOeel aud several to6Rinr~
1eying from e225 pr uoGtk y RI
Requires hon y - - oAec4
6Awmtll, now running e N 20
fcos pef DAY: q food 1ocnficS ~ f.
One-half Interest In Z sowu3Es
set per day, with ready nnRSS3 ~
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BELLINCHAM BAY.

e58-rss acse, ten acres near Lake whAtcom.
%. OoO-Choice corner 75xl00 In Lyslo's nrot
edition 70 Fairhavon.
Oehor property In loto and ocsonUoA
Ageats for G. ". Lysie q Co, vsishavou.
owners Of Lysle's dIot addition. Mars ard
inl80otton tree
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SOUTH SEATTLE

o1o-Loks scxl0o with allsys) IN seatAen
edition.
o15-Ioss soxIoo fwitA allsyN In southern
addition
oE5-A lev lots In Aherssldy estate
o7O-culttvaeod lots il Aberfe,dy estate
oSC-vicw lots in Ahesfeldy estate.
o3o-P r acre. - aero iractA
o1oo-Per acse. s ~. 80. toacro traces a.
cleared land.
oloe-Pcr acre. n n 20. % and l2cacrs tracts
Of dne land
% ,OOo- Per ACRE 50 acres cultivated land now
fipe foe plating.
q ,s5S-Tive lots In Moss second adaisioa
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RANCHES.

Improved cd uainprovsa In oil para q The
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BALLARD.

o36o-c1eased. lots soxiD On Harriscn Hefshta
$500 Splendid cosnef - spokane avenus. -
feet front
es.eos--one q tAs bess blocks a. Low On
Harrison HolghtA
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The Farm ers' Alliance.

Before another election takes
place the Farmers Alliance will be
a power in this county and State.
Already there are three lodges in
Long valley, where there is an agri-
cultural population of over 900. As
that valley will have 500 or more
voters in 1S92-nearly all OF whom
will be farmers Alliance socie-
ties in Garden valley, on Squaw
creek and at Horseshoe Bend, that
organization will be power that no
political party can afford to ignore.
This is as it should be. Political or
CARNATIONS will then be compelled to
recognize the claims of the farmer
and day laborer, the interests of
the two are identical. If the farmers
of the State take an interest In that
organization and watch close y the
actions of public servants much good
NAV be accomplished, for that which
benefits the farmer benefits the mi
ner. mechanic, tradesman and labor
er. The Knights of Labor, which is
the organization of the miner, me-
chanic, tradesman and laborer, is in
sympathy with the Farmers Alll-
ance, and the organizations in Idaho
should pull together, and we believe
they will. The time is rapidly ap-
preaching when a candidate must be
known to be a friend of the working
man, or he cannot be elected to any
position. The sooner that time come:
the sooner the poor man will be more
respectfully treated.
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TO COMMIT MURDER.
James Hen. of squaw Creek, Shot
While I'm His Bed

On Wednesday night, between
Upper and Lower Squaw creek,
James Hall, brother-in-law of our
former townsman, Ed. Miller, was
shot in the back of the head and in
jured by some one who is not known
at this writing. w. H. MCGOWAN,
who left Long valley few days ago
on account OF some trouble, was stop
ping at Halls place. On Friday,
while on bis way to Boise City with
his team, he was arrested and taken
to Horseshoe Bend. District At
torney Dunton went down Sunday
and it was the intention to hold the
preliminary examination yesterday.
Hall cannot give any idea as to
who shot him or remember any of the
circumstances. All he knows is that
when he regained consciousness Nc
Cowan was bathing the wound and
doing what he could for him.
The story of the prisoner is that
during the night two men entered
the room after Hall had retired,
knocked him (McCowan) down, beat
him, fred shot, which hit Hall, and
then hastily retreated. Hall rode on
horse back the next morning to some
neighbors six miles distant. The
ball struck the back of the head.
ranged down and lodged in the back
of the neck.
These are rs near the particu-
lars as can be ascertained at this time
as there is no telegraphic or tele-
phone communication with the valley
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LONG VALLEY ITEMS.

LONG VALLEY, Nov. %, 1890.
ED. WoRLD:-We are having such
lovely weather now we can't help
speaking of it, if the subject is worn
threadbare. Our valley is having
building boom this fall. A great
many settlers are moving from their
snug little log cabins to the more
commodious lumber houses which
have been erected to take their
places. Some fine barns have been
built, also. Much more building
would have been done if the lumber
would have been procured. As 1t is
team after team is turned away with
out load, because they cannot saw
the lumber fast enough to supply the
demand.
Cattle are in splendid condition
now and will remain so till fall, as
the range is fine, green grass beng
we'll started on the hills. There was
an excellent crop of potatoes raised
in the valley this season. Some were
sold as low as cent, but they are
now selling at II. Hay is worth SIS
per ton, and there is plenty of it.
Grain sells at cents, but is scarce.
E. !. Smith, of Van Wyck, has
bought the Tripod ferry property,
and will move his family to the place
this week. Mr. Davis, OF Gold Fork,
has moved his family to Van Wyck,
so he can send his children to school
this winter. Francis Moore has
charge of the school and gives good
satisfaction. There is a spelling
match once a fortnight, ia which
much interest is taken. The Far
mers' Alliance is flourishing and have
three different lodges in the valley
There is a lyceum at Center and one
at Van Wyck. Both are well at
tended. There are dances every
week and horse races every Sunday
Who says we are uncivilized bar
bariaus and murderous cowboys?"
y
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A BADLY EEDED LAW.

The people of the State of Idaho
want the Australian system of ballot
ing. 1t Is not party measure, as
Democrats and Republicans are all
in favor of it, and the platforms of
both parties was emphatic in favor of
such system. Trials in several of
the States have shown that it works
batter and in greater justice to the
elector in its original and simplest
form. Wherever it has been encum-
oered and heightened many intelli-
gent voters were obliged to leave the
booths without depositing their boil
lots, thereby making the law incom-
petent to accomplish the ends for
which it was intended. All that is
necessary is to make it short and in
plain, unmistakable English.
The election law under which we
have been working for the past few
years was framed by lawyers and
passed by Legislature composed to
large extent of members of that
profession, and more incomprenen-
slble law was never placed on our
Statute books. Even the authors of
1t cannot interpret the meaning of
some of the sections in contains.
Ten or twelve pages of uncertain Ian
guage could have been condensed in
to two and made SO az to be under-
stood by judges of elections. As it
is, lawyers become puzzled over
clauses that every officer of election
is supposed to understand without be-
ing obliged to resort to legal advice.
In the Legislature about two con-
vene there will be but two legal
lights and there is some hopes that
laws enacted will not contain more
than half dozen meanings. That
body will not be expected, and we
believe will not, work in the interest
of litigation, but for the benefit of
the whole people, and the best place
to start in is by bringing about fair
and honest elections s-give every man
a chance to deposit his ballot un-
trammelled by any influence whatever
other than his own Judgment. When
ever an American citizen can deposit
secret ballot this will be accom-,
pIished, and not until then. 1t is a
shame on justice to see men dragged
to the polls by personal friends anC
corporations and forced to lay aside
their judgment long enough to de-
posit ballot antagonistic to their in
terests, and which tends to take {
scrap of bread and butter from the
mouths of their wives and children
By all means, give us good, simple
wholesome election laws.
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UxExPECrED DEATH.
Ed Doa.Ia,s. s3r e;araen valley. Dies
Very :sa1aenIy.

Ed. Douilott died very suddenly
at Mills ranch, 10 Garden valley, at
between a aud 8 O'Clock on the morn
ing of the 29th. On Thanksgiving
evening, while dance was in pro-
gress, deceased complained of feeling
slight sensations of paralysis, slight
attack OF which he had about a year
ago. Next day he did not go to bed
until late in the evening, when he was
still complaining. AS there were a
good many people at the ranch three
or four went out and made their beds
down in the barn. During the night
deceased complained considerably,
and at o'clock woke up a China
man who was sleeping near and sent
him down to the saloon for help.
Ben Robinson returned with the
Chinaman, when Douilott insisted on
his parents and sisters and brothers,
who live few miles further up the
river, being sent for, as he was going
to die. Robinson attempted to dis
pei his fears, but he was emphatic,
saying that he could feel death com
ing over him. He was Immediately
taken to the bar room and placed by
the side of hot stove, and rubbed
with hot brandy to warm his limbs,
but it was too late. Life was extinct
inside of FIVE minutes.
Deceased was son Mrs. N. Car
penter, of Garden valley, and well
known throughout the county. The
funeral, which took place at 2 o'clock
Sunday, was largely attended.
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IRRIGATING CANALS.

There will be big fight in the
State Legislature over irrigatlng ca
nails and water rights. Canal compa-
nies will do everything in their pow
er to have laws passed that will give
them power over the farmers to such
an extent that in time the ownership
of the lands will be transferred to |
them. The people should watch their
representatives and see that their In
terests are not imperilled. The dis
astrous effects of irrigation conpa-
nies are already felt in Boise valley.
The canals are taking so much water
from Boise river that the time is not
far distant when many of tho farms
of the lower valley will become bar
rem wastes. The canal companies
claim that by carrying the water out
on the plateaus large tracts of land
will be irrigated that are now worth
less. That may be true, but as the
companies will charge sxorbltant
prices for water every farmer might
Just as we'll deed his land over to the
company he purchases water of at
once and save years of toll and hard
ships for himself and family. The
cana system of corporations IS merely
an indirect way Of becoming owners,
in a few years, of large tracts of land
that should belong to the people.
The time to stop the unAmerican
system is now. When corporations
once get a good hold, it is next to an
impossbility to check their encroach-
ments upon the rights of the people.
The proper course for the Legisla-
ture to pursue is to have canals con-
structed by the State and guarantee
to each farm of 160 acres so much
water as will be necessary for irriga-
ton and domestic purposes at a low
figure until the expense of the canal
covering it is made up, when deed
to the water shall be issued. Through
such a system of irrigation all of the
lands covered by such canals would
be reclaimed and cultivated; our
population would rapidly increase,
and the wealth OF the country null
tiply with astonishing rapidltY. Laws
that give the poor man an equal
show with the rich are needed; in
fact, they should be enacted in the in-
terest of the poor, because the rich is
able to look out for himself. The
way the matter now stands the poor
man is given no show whatever, al
though the stability of the govern
ment and the standing OF the great
est Republic on earth is due altogeth
er to his labors and protection
Should it ever be necessary to face
armies of invasion the poor man will
r be called on to shoulder his muskst
while the rich can shirk this duty
In fact, the poor man is depended OF
! in hours of peril, while the rich ex
5 pect, and receive, especial favors t,
Y which he Is not entitled and snoul,
!, not be accorded.
5 Legislators, you will earn and re
It ceive the plaudits of the people b
5. enacting canal and irrigation law
!. that will remove the farmer from th
grinding monopolist;