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The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1890-08-21

plying the position Of Judge, he would
descend from the high dignity which
the ermine imposes We're he to allow
himself to be called into print to an
swer every sling which an unscrupu-
lous enemy might make at him. Fur
thermore, as a judge, he feels that it
would now be unbecoming in him to
enter into political discussions.
We are not an ardent admirer of
Judge Whitaker, but we believe his
position is the right one and we ap-
plaud it.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1890-08-21
Radical Brotherly- Kindness.
(From the Statespile Landmark. I

From the Statesrilie Landmark
Coming and going, and while at
Durhaa and Morehead, found that
there is good deal of politics in the
State this year. The call for a Re-
publican State Convention to nomi-
nate ticket caused great deal Of
amusement. A leading Republican
Office holder told me that he was in
Washington recently and was asked
by member of the cabinet if the
prospects for Republican success in
North Carolina this year were god.
i told him. he said, that the pros
poets were excellent; that every Re-
publican in the State was carrying a
pistol and pair of brass knucks for
some other Republican, and that
hardly any two Of them were on speak
ing terms. A party organized like
that. he added, you know is bound to
win."
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1890-08-21
Col. Dick Bogart and the Burglar.
IFron. the Greensboro Patriot.l


Monday morning about 3 O'Clock,
Col. Dick Bogart was awakened by
his wife calling him and saying there
was burglar in the store. Col. Dick
jumped up quickly. lighted the lamp
and gave it to Mrs B,-art. He then
got his cannon aud in went the two to
capture the burglar. On opciias the
door about one half dozen rats near
the size of full grown rabbits came
rushing by him and out at the door.
The Colonel has half grown Cat that
stays in the store. After seeing that
the supposed burglar turned out to be
rats, the Colonel commenced to make
search for his cat which he found on
the top shelf seemingly scared half to
death.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1890-08-21
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
DEMOCRATIC gONVE NTION

Notice is hereby given that a Demo-
cratic Convention will be held at the
court house in Winston, N. c. on
Saturday the 18th day of Sept 1890
at 1 o'clock p. m. for the purpose of
nominating candidates for the various
county offices and electing an execu-
tive committee.
Aug. End, 1850. r. B. KERNER,
Chairman of Forsyth County Dem
ocratic Executive Committee.
ALI Democratic papers in the coun-
ty please copy.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1890-08-21
Syrup OF Fies,

PRODUCED from the laxative and nutritious
juice of California figs, ,mbiaei with the
medical virtue of plants known to be most
beneficial to the human system, acts gently
cleansing the system, dispelling colds and
headaches, and curing hasatnal constipation
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1890-08-21

The Best Salve in the world for Cuts, Bruises
Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever, Sores, letter
Chapped Hands, Chilbains, Corns and all Skin
Eruptions, and positively cures Piles or no pay
required. 1t is guaranteed to give perfect salts
faction, or money refunded. Price IS cents
Spsr box. For sale by v. o Thompson
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1890-08-21
LATE NEWS NOTES.

1t showed in Colorado Tuesday.
-"Uncle Frank" Caldwell, of
Greensboro, is quite ill.
Macon and Greene counties lave
fallen into line f,r Vance
The State Farmers Alliance will
meet at Morehead next year.
Mrs. Ruth Porter, an esteemed
lady of Greensbor :, died Monday.
She was sister of til late Governor
Worth
-Mecklenburg county has instrnc-
ted its Legislators I, v,te for Vance
for the Senate. CASTOR county did
the same.
The legislative ticket IF Meckien-
burg is: w. E. Audrey for the SEN
ate and j. Watt Hooa,W d. Mayes
and r. A Grier for the House.
DR.. J.-T. Ried, of Old Fort, and
j. L. Avery, of Burke, are the nomi:
nees for the State Senate from the
36th district, They are for Vance,
of course.
"A printer named Jack Farquhar,
working for Thomas Bros, in Green's
boro, took poison Monday, but was
resuscitated. He said his love affairs
were in bad shape.
There are now thirteen persons
in New York likely to soon meet the
fate of Kemmler Five of them have
already been condemned to death by
electricity. Among these five are one
Chinaman and one negro.
Allegheny county Democrats
have nominated r. A. Doughton for
the House, w. S. Gambill for sheriff,
w. E. Cox for Clerk and j. c. Rpup
for Register. Mr.. Doughton will a
candidate for Speaker of the i. It
House.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1890-08-21

The South Carolina State COW en-
ton met at Columbia last week to de-
eide whether the nomination for Gov =
ernor shonld be made by primaries.
Of the 800 delegates, Tillman had 261.
A new executive committee was
elected, which the old executive COM
mittee refuses to recognize. Now there
are two committees and two State con-
ventions will be called. One will
nominate Tillman and the other will
nominate straightout Democrat to
oppose him.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1890-08-21

Senator Vance made speech at
Red Springs fair, Robson county, last
Thursday. His welcome by the peo-
pie surpassed anything we ever knew
in the State. Fayetteville gave him
big reception on his return Thurs
day night and Illuminated the town
with torches and tar-barrels in his
honor.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1890-08-21

The Democratic convention of
the Third district of Virginia nomi.
mated Hon. George D. Wise for Con-
gress unanimously.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1890-08-21

Editor Ramsey, of the Progressive
Farmer, has his leading editorial this
week on the subject of his own shoes!
Two weeks ago The SENTINEL
charged him with wearing "yaller"
dude shoes and he pleads guilty. "Nuf
ced."
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1890-08-21

RomulusZ. Linney, of Taylorsville,
is the Republican candidate for Con-
gress in the 9Th district. Col. Cow les
will beat him again SO badly that his
friends can't recognize the remains.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-12-27
Work on the Portland & Seattle

| Work on the Portland & Seattle
Railroad has been discontinued
an advance of 8 per cent ordered
on western railroad rates, to take
effect January /, 1891, which events
go to show that Gould's views art
paramount in railroad circles. This
policy is bad for Idaho, as one O.
the greatest needs of our state al
this time is railroads. A railroad
from this place, via Galena, to the
head the South Boise river, thence
to Atlanta and across the country
by the way of Banner to Boise
would give transportation facilities
to large and rich section of coun-
try; rich in agricultural resources,
timber, pasturage and in mines,
that is practically tied up until
some such road is built But there
is little prospect that any road will
be built in the state during the next
two or three years unless it is done
by private capital. The agents of
the Matchmaking conspirators who
control our railroads and build
or refuse to build roads as suits
their convenience, managed, with
out appearing to do So, to get the
subject of state aid to railroads
before the late Commercial Con-
vention, where it met with just de-
feat, and that defeat settled the
matter of bringing new roads into
this state by the Gould gang for the
present. Had they succeed ID in
inducing the people, through their
representatives, to recommend to
the Legislature the policy of bond
ing the state to build roads for the
benefit of that gigantic corporation,
the roads would have been built,
but the state would have been bur-
dened by a debt sufficient to build
and equip the roads, for which she
would have nothing to show. But
it is not yet impossible to get the
roads needed. Salt Lake is as much
interested in the matter as Idaho :;
and were company organized and
a charter obtained from the present
Legislature, there is little doubt but
that the needed capital would be
forthcoming. A railroad through
the region described is an absolute
necessity Of the times, and the ex-
pertinent of securing it's construc-
ton at an early day should be
made at once.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-12-27

PROTECTION has developed our agri
cultural machinery industry till we leat
the world. THIS is the way it has brough
down the price of self binders in ter
years: In 1880 they were $315; in 1884,
they were $l9O.-N. Y. Express.
Better machinery, a larger mark
ct, improved facilities and work
manlike skill, acquired by practice
has developed our agricultural ma.
chinery industry till we lead the
world, and can now produce ma
chine for $3.50 which formerly cost
$3l5; and protection has developed
our rascality till we can sell the
same machine abroad for $lO4 80.
But to do this we must and do re-
quire our farmers to pay profit on
what they purchase and profit on
what is sold abroad, for the manu-
facturers do not lose their profit
even for the sake of protection.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-12-27
Their Predictions Falsif1ed.

When the Mckinley bill was be-
fore Congress its advocates told US
one of its effects would be lasting
mining boom all over the west. The
price of lead was to be permanently
advanced our miners were to be
relieved from all danger of compe-
tition with Mexican peon labor -
the importation of foreign cheap
lead was to be stopped; our smelt-
ers were to be started up new ones
were to be erected all of our min
ers were to be employed at advanced
wages, and many other desirable
things were to happen. The bill
became law and the miners out
of mistaken gratitude for the great
benefits they believed would re-
dound to them from it's passage,
voted the republican ticket although
the rest of their countrvmen repu-
dated it with degree of unanimity
surprising as it was hattering to the
opponents of the measure. Six
months have elapsed since the pas
sage of the bill, and what has hap
pened? All the things predicted
by republican politicians and press?.
No. Has any of those things hap
pened? No, none. Not smelter
that was idle has been started up;
not a single new smelter has been
erected not a mine has been opened
because Of the enactment of that
law, nor a miner employed that had
not employment already. On the
contrary, the slight advance in the
price Of lead, manipulated by spec
ulators, has caused the smelters to
advance their rates for smelling
ores, from fourto five dollars a ton,
and they have done this without
advancing the wages of their help |
a cent. And this is just what might
have been expected. The miner is
not in position to advance the
price Of his lead, and must yield in
hat as in his purchases of supplies,
% the memorable law of supply and
demand; but the wealthy and pow
'rful smelling companies can COM
'ine and by curtailing the supply
# lead, advance its price a few cents
N the hundred pounds, in order
hat they may make that advance
he pretext for a greater advance in
he charges for smelling the min
rs ores and that is just what they
ave done. And not until another
lection comes around will the
inner be permitted to profit one
lill by the rise in the price Of lead,
nd then only for campaign pur-
OSpS
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-12-27
Duration of the Legislature.

Article III section % Of the state
constitution provides that "Eacl
member of the legislature receive
, for his services a sum not exceed
ing five dollars per day from thu
commencement Of their services
but such pay shall not exceed fol-
each member, except the presiding
officers, in the aggregate three hun
dred dollars, per diem allowance
for any one session, and shall re.
ceive each the sum of ten cents pei
mile each way by the usually tray.
eled route" In another paragraph
of the same section it goes on to
say: when convened in extra SEES
sion by the governor, they shall
each receive five dollars per day,
but no extra session shall convene
for longer period than twenty
days, except in case of the first ses-
sion of the legislature" etc. 1t is
very evident that the words, lex
cept in case Of the first session of
the legislature" we're intended to be
inserted after the words three hun
dred dollars per diem allowance
for any one session" mentioned in
the first paragraph. But whether
the error was made by members,
clerks or revisionists, it exists and
has to be acted upon. An amended
house bill came back from the SEN
ate this morning providing for an
appropriation of $4,000 for the
payment of members and attaches
of the house, and soon after a reso-
luton that when the house ad-
iourned it do SO until the 9Th of
January. Before the resolution was
put and carried an opinion of Attor-
ney-General Roberts was handed in
by Mr.. Steunenberg to the clerk to
read. 1t was to the effect that each
member should receive but $500 for
diem at any one session. But that
an extra session may be called
which will be unlimited as to time,
though subsequent sessions of the
kind can continue for no longer
period than twenty days. 1t is very
likely, therefore, that Gov. Wiley
will call such session Immediately
upon the expiration of the present
regular one, for it will be impossi-
bic to properly consider the many |
things demanding the attention OF
the Legislative body in the limited
time allotted to it by the constitu-
ton. The bungling of the consti-
tuition, made in thirty days, should
be sufficient warning against leg
slation of too hasty a character
Idaho Democrat.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-12-27

May not ages of our peculiar climat.
have toughened the Indians and rendered
their nervous system less Liable to shock
Professor Shaler.
Nonsense The nervous system
of the civilized man is always more
sensitive than that of the savage
just as the nerves of the savage are
more sensitive than those of the
brute. It is true, also, that the civ
ilized man enjoys more, feels more
acutely pleasure, as we'll as pain,
than does the savage. His intellect
is more far-reaching, his magma
ton more vivid, his aims, pursuits
and ambitions more elevating and
purposeful than the savage's. All
of which must be due to cultivation
and not climate.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-12-27
VIII Be Contested.

Two or three of our exchanges
have given it as their opinion that
| the election Of Hon. Fred T. Dubois
to the United States Senate will be
contested, and we think they are
right. The Eagle Rock Times, how,
ever, presents our views Of the case
when it says, according to the
constitution Fred 7. Dubois is not
u. 5. Senator. George
L. Shoup was elected first Senator,
William J. Mcconnell as second
Senator" and as the state can have
but two United States Senators at
one and tbs same time, Mr.. Dubois
election was and is void. It is void
for the double reason that the Con-
stitution of the United States pro-
vides that each state shall have two
United States Senators and no more,
and because the Legislature which
elected him is a special session
called by the governor, and our
State Constitution in making pro-
vision for the converting Of such
special session also provided that
Within ten days after the organi-
cation Of the Legislature both houses
of the Legislature shall then and
there proceed to elect, as provided
by law, two not three) Senators
Of the United States for the State
of Idaho" In accordance with that
constitutional provision the legisla-
ture did elect Shoup and Mcconnell
Senators for Idaho, and right there
their duty and their authority ended.
But misled by interested advice, the
superseded it's authority
aEd elected Mr.. Dubois to be a third |
United States Senator, an officer
unknown to our laws. But |
he construction of the law and the |
acts by the United States Senate
8 quite another question, and our
Judgment Is that the election Of
Mr.. Dubois will be sustained, and
| precedent established that will |
make similar perversions of the
elective franchise easy for future
legislative bodies.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-12-27

IN enumerating the State and
county officers it will be observed
that three U. S. Senators are named.
The reason of this is that the term
Of one Senator expires on March
4th, and his successor was elected
by the present Legislature, and at
the same time. Dubois gets the six
years term, as the result of COM
pact entered into between Shoup,
Mcconnell and Dubois. The ques-
ton of whether Shoup or Neon
nell is to get the two months term
is to be settled by them by lot and
the drawing will take place after
their arrival at the National Capt.
tol. The decease of E. E. Richards,
Probate Judge-elect, of Alturas
county, leaves that office vacant,
and as the Probate Junge is ex-ofli-
clio superintendent of public In
structlon, both offices are vacant
until the county commissioners APP
point Probate Judge. With that
exception the county officers are all
named in our list.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-12-27

Gov. WILEY, in a paper prepared
by him to be read before the Com.
mercial Convention, among MANY
other stupid thing said: "Silver is
money" Captivated by sound the
Hornet few days later echoed
Silver is money. This statement is
wholly absurd. Silver, like gold,
lead or iron, corn, wheat or pork, is
commodity. Like these, it is sold
IN the markets as a commodity. and
ITS price tluctuates as theirs do. But
unlike iron and lead, unlike corn
and pork, silver and gold are en-
ployed by governments in the man
utacture of public convenience
called money; and when stamped
with the insignia of public author
lty they become money, not before.
Recognizing these facts, the class
who live and profit by alternate ex-
panslons and contractions Of the
volume of money in circulation, pre-
vailed upon a republican Congress
at the instance of British bankers
10 increase their power to defraud
the people by the decentralization
oi silver Do you see the point?
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-12-27
Supply and Demand Vagary.

A law that can neither be repealed
modified nor evaded, regulates tn,
price of labor and the products o
labor. 1t is the law of supply ant
demand. 1t is not of human en-
actment. Given a large supply anc
a limited demand and low prices
will prevail reverse this order O,
things and high prices are the re-
suit. These changes are called
Fluctuations of trade" and were
regarded by Adam Smith as fixed
and unalterable facts. Theoretic-
ally they are SO; but a way has
been found of late to make ineffect-
ual even this natural principle. By
combining our products to the "home
market" by law, and by effecting
rigid combination between heavy
capitalists, called trusts, the element
of competition has been eliminated,
and supply regulated to demand.
This is done by controlling manu-
factories and by the enactment of
high tariff laws, by which foreign
products are kept out of the home
market. Were our ports left open,
foreign wares would be brought in
to the country, and by competing
for a share of the trade equalize
cost and selling price. Under
such conditions supply would at
least keep up with, and might out
run demand. On the other hand,
the natural effect of combining our
selves to the home market would be
an excessive supply and low prices;
and to avoid this manufacturers
have combined and agreed amongst
themselves to produce only enough
TO supply the home demand, and
have fixed the prices just enough
below cost of production with tariff
added, to keep foreign goods out of
our markets. But while excluding
foreign manufactured goods, and
even raw materials, they encourage
the immigration into the country
of foreign laborers, and even import
them, thus keeping up an excessive
supply Of labor, against scant
supply of the products of labor; a
forced and unnatural, and therefore,
as everyone should see, a condition
favorable only to the interests Of
those who produce and control it.
To recapitulate: 1t benefits the
manufacturing classes, first by en-
abling them to maintain their goods
at prices above their natural market
value, and second, by enabling him
20 reduce the wages of the laborer
by increasing the supply Of la
oOrers.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-12-27
NOTICE..

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT
~ the accounts of Jerome F. Jacob. havl
been placed in my hands for collection
and all parties indebted to said Jerome r
Jacobs are requested to call and settle al
once and save costs.
f. B. WILLIAMS.
ketchum. January l, 1850.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-12-27

The census bulletin of Decembe,
18th, gives by the official count the
population of the United States, by
states and territories, for the wear
1890. The bulletin says: The pop-
ulatlon of the United States on
June l, 1890, as shewn by the final
count OF persons and families, ex-
elusive of white persons in Indian
territory, Indians on reservations
and Alaska, was 1852 $50; includ-
ing these persons the population
VIII probably reach in round num-
bers 100000. In 1880 the pop.
ulation was 5O,155,7S3. The abso-
iute increase of the population in
Inc ten years intervening was r.
1885, 67, and the percentage of in
crease was 24.S6 In 1870 the pop
ulatlon was stated as 3S,55S,37l.
According to these figures the abso-
lutte increase in the decade between
1870 and 1880 was II ,597 ,412, and
The percentage ofincrease was 3O.OS.
The foregoing figures are explain
ed on the theory of deficiency in
the census of 1870 in the Southern
States. A more or less marked in
crease of the population and of the
rate of increase per cent of
the cities, and an equally distinct
decrease Of the rate Of increase
per cent in some agricultural
localities in the North and middle
States is apparent in the census re
turns. This is particularly true of
Iowa, Ohio, Illinois, Missouri, and
of Southern Wisconsin and South
ern Minnesota. Nevada shows a
decrease of population, while Ida
hos population has increased two
and half fold. Washington
takes the lead in the increase of
population, having five times as
many inhabitants in 1890 as she
had in 1880.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-12-27

THE Idaho Democrat of last Sun
day contained the following, which
is good. The rule should apply to
all persons in the public service.
Neither public nor private employees
should draw pay when not engaged
in the performance of their duties
Attorney General Roberts says to the
M mbers of the Legislature that they can
draw no pay while not in session. This
well make difference to the state of
So, $50 during the holiday adjournment.
The General CONSTITUTES the constitution to
mean mo work, no pay"
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-12-27

MILTON KELLY has undertaken to
show in a series of articles he is
writing for the Statesman, how one
half of the present expense of our
penitentiary can be saved, and how
the prisoners should be treate d.
There is certainly room for improve
ment in the handling and treatment
of prisoners, and if Mr.. Kelly can
point it out he will deserve we'll of
both the public and the prisoners.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-12-27

Hon. GEO. L. SHoUp having re-
signed the governorship of Idaho,
Lieutenant-Governor n. B. Wiley
has taken the oath of Office and is
niw Governor Of the State of Idaho.
SO Idaho still has a governor and
three senator's,
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-12-27

The legislature having elected
Mr.. Fred Dubois to the Senate for
the six-year term gives rise to
question as to its authority to do so.
We believe the custom has been to
elect two Senators and let them
draw for the long term, and that
this custom is in full accord with
the law.