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The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-31
Il 90 A YEAR IN ADVANCE.
and replaced by bonds not usable as

and replaced by bonds not disable aS
money, SO that by 1873, when pay
ments were resumed there had been
retired 81 ,23O, $780, O86-leaving on
ly $765, ,679, ,685 for use. This had
the desired effect-the coin came
forth, and in the same II months
over $25O,OOO,OOO of coin entered
the arteries of commerce, and there
was a steady increase of currency,
but not in proportion to the increase
of population. Now the facts to be
given are these:
In 1866 there was a circulating
medium of $1,996, 100000. Popu-
lation 35,OOO,OOO. Currency per
capita, $57.
Add to this a bond deposit of
$SOS, 100000, making $50 per
capita-but we will use for reference
only the $57.
In 1889 we have total bond and
coin issue of 81 ,4O5, 100000. Popu-
lation IS, ,O0O,O 900. Money per capita,
$21.6O.
In 1878, with similar calculation
we had afloat 81 ,O66, 900, 900, (dif-
ferent from above statement for 1873
owing to including the coin then in
banks and just coming FORTH and al
lowing 48 million population, the per
capita was about $22. But bear in
mind that that year was the ''forced
contraction year, supposed to be
temporary, in which probably a bill
lion Of money was burned or destroy
ed, in order to bring out coin to take
it's place. Silver was then being dis
eliminated against-and now is prac-
tically shut out Of the mint.
Mr.. Smith was correct. There never
was less money in circulation than
now. We have allowed Mr. Harrison
the full amount of the table figures
but the truth is that 4SO, 1000, 900 of
that money is tied up-locked up
banked against the producer and
laborer, in U. S. repositories, vaults
and securities. There is not to-day
a practical per capita of over $40 in
the United States. The fortunes of
one thousand persons take up one
eighth OF the floating currency in the
process of exchange.
The New York National Banks
made profit last year of 3O3 per
cent on capital ($51 millions) and by
that means and the clearing house
reports We come close to this figure.
The country is starving forexchange.
Money is becoming fearfully dear
and everything else fearfully cheap.
Ten per cent interest to-day is worth
thirty per cent twenty years ago. 1t
will buy more land-more produce
more labor
A word in regard to these financial
tables and estimates: A hundred
varying results can be produced by
leaving in or taking out varions
items. On this same page of the pa
per is another method OF estimating,
giving a remarkable result. Both
methods are correct, though vary
ing. We will very soon give an an
alysis of the Treasurer's Report OF
the United States. 1t will be reliable
and complete. The reason it has not
been given before is want of time.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-31
THE UNITED STATES TREASURY
Let Us Have This Thing Settled.

A Discussion of Very Great Value.
Hon. H. w. Smith made the state.
ment to the Farmers Alliance, oi
Dakota, and the Alliance used that
statement-that the amount of mon.
ey in circulation per capita was now
less than it ever has been before
The President in his message says
that the amount of money per
capita has increased S. ''since
1S7S."
The Aberdeen News says H. w.
Smith "put the farmers Alliance in a
hole" and that
"The official report of the secre-
tary of the treasury shows Just the
reverse, to-wit; that the currency has
increased nearly $6OO,OOO,OOO, or
about seventy-five per cent, while the
population has, during the same
time, increased only thirty-three per
cent. and that the circulation per
capita has increased $500"
Now the Aberdeen News is in a bad
hole. The Report of the secretary OF
the Treasury does not show the
above condition. The president says
it, but does not show it. We are
obliged to say that the President
could not show it.
Our statement will n6tgo so far as
the Presidents unless supported
with the figures: but we make it
with equal confidence:
There never has been a time in
the present century when there was
so little money in circulation as at
present-per capita.
In reports like that of the Presi-
dent in which he says, there are now
$5 per head more dollars afoat, the
president becomes the demagogue.
He does not state that he selected
for comparison the year of contrac-
ton for the purpose of
RESUMING SPECIE PAYMENTS!
And for this purpose they s'took
in" over $3.50, 100000 of the 7-3O
bonds, which were issued to be used
as money-small denominations,
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-31
+ LUCE.

Tally One For The Great West.
Within forty eight hours from the
time of the issue of the GREAT WEST
containing the wonderful revelations
regarding Luce, on the Northern Pa
cific, an agent was appointed at that
station.
This is what the Winona Poodle
would call "GREAT WEST rot!"
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-31

Farmers, will aid in getting paid
to railroads he roads have
declined to publish them in their reports!
Write us OF County, OF Township,
age cty--or OF other County, Township City
the State Will the Alliances
cially-at earliest possible moment
Let each write personally reports
section will be all better.
GREAT WEST.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-31

Our friend Cooke, of the Crookston
Journal, in endorsing our views as
to canaling from Duluth to the Red
River Valley, mentions the matter of
expense. 1t would not cost more to
canal this distance than it did Civ
en- so miles of the Erie Canal. 1t
would, in fact, cost about $25, 200 q
mile to furnish a canal fit for steam
freightage and steam packets.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-31
The Executive Committee.

The Executive Committee.
In regard to the prevalent dis
satisfaction over the Executive Com
mittee and it's relations to the State
Alliance, few words will be timely
and judicious. We are soon to have
a rousing state meeting, and the
ideas to be there discussed may well
be formulated now.
The Alliances cannot dispense with
an executive committee. Just why
not may not be easily explained, but
there are certain functions which q
gathering of members from all over
the state, but once a year, cannot ac-
complish. Still, such committee
never should have, and never does
have, original functions. 1t certain
ly overstepped-not what it had
practically done before, but-what it
could legitimately do, in nominating
Albert Scheffer for governor nearly
two years ago. That step cost the
Alliance it's very life-and the mis-
fortune was more pronounced when
Mr.. Scheffer subsequently voted
against the Observation-Disclosures bill.
and the Observation-Disclosures
tion bill. The simple fact that he
was banker at the head of vast cor
pOrative interests, was OF itself a
sufficient reason for preventing a
non-political 'party" of five or six
nominating him for the thousands
who never gave them proxy.
But we are not scolding the past
Such things had been done by the
Execute Com.-and they doubtless
thought it wise and expedient. 1t
was we'll they did it for the alliances
now know what blunders four or five
members can make-hOnestly or dis.
honestly.
In the first place, and pre-eminently
important it is, the power of three OF
four out of nine, with a proxy OF
two, to meet every few days in some
hotel closet, and work up mighty
brews in a two-pint teapot, must
be stopped. There isn't q poll
tician in St. Paul to-day SO insight
icant as not to sneer at the "secret'
fiiggymyjigs going on. And If any
alliance official about this time
speaks of the GREAT WEST with 8
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
air about him, you may rest assured
that the GREAT WEST sat down in q
political mares nest last week-sat
down awful-awful hard-and the
nest builder begged us not to expose
him. And we wOnt-fOr MIR. Scheffe1
certainly will not have to bear all
the burdens of his foOl-friends.
No set of three Or four men ought
to run or ruin the welfare of twenty
thousand. The remedy should either
be constitutional provision that nc
action could be taken by the board
without the presence in person of at
least twO-thirds of the committee
or membership Of the Executive Com.
should be increased to fifteen mem
bers, and majority required for
business action.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-31

Yes, Bro. CRANKY, $47, $50 for a
small county of twelve townships is
a generous donation for the privilege
of being skinned out of over a million
more in the watered part of the
stock in those same townships!
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-31
WinOna Herald:
Give Up the Name.

The st. Paul Globe makes a pretty
direct charge when it says: "The
editor of a republican paper in the
southern part OF the state, who has
yelled doodle until the effort has
made him hoarse, is known to have
received $10O for his valuable influ-
ence last winter in favor OF a certain
candidate tor United States senator.
The Globe did not say his name
was Renville Union. Neither do we.
How?
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-31

The "warhoss'' who S'knew The
GREAT WEST wouldn't succeed" last
October, is now repairing his fences.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-31
GOVERNMENT FINANCES, !.
There not Money Enough to Buy and seIntest Yeste-
day and Today

~ 80 ~J
On our table lies two rom banker hos stranger to
one from former member OF old time
r1eno
Both these men tell us we are mistaken financial
sau 10 the amount Vi money circulation
botn er 10 the message Tor Authority But neither
the TACT that the the
com 1or issued friends
proDaDy that nearly like genbas bills
crcuatng or money
that and twelve
the money mad been reduced billion OF dollars by burning
DacKs bondsn
This was the banker and admitted the proposition that
was oemagogca IN us looks nut probably not intended
NOT Then why take that particular 1878? What
years interesting than especially
Simply this1S7S the
OF the country
TO money
e e oen le" brave men foughtfor nat money but
a of circulating was
removed and the great demands Of tho nas+ +o u.s.
Presidents attempted fnancering
culatinp medium as follows -
N1Ioia 1,lhK ISSUES $ S47,l6S
1eioachs--o o. No'es."'".." 5466SlO
oon oAD99oo5|
$l 445527,O2l
competent this
In the banks Unit Treasury (de-
$7OO1S1 1O21
Money destroyed National Banks retired and
greenDacks 45OOO,OOO
~ trade e{c u 'o'' ' o'eu lor Aslauc ,zo ooo ooo
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-31
What is the Matter

What is the Matter
With the GREAT WEST this week +?
It has the grip! Everybody's sick
and the other one is on his-sneezel
Chats q punitentiary Joke.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-31

The more you crowd a week with
work the shorter it is.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-31

"Thumbing his mouth" keeps a
dude busy.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-31

This Republic Was 1ounden
upon principles which involved
the Dignity Of Labor. TO des-
troy the power O1 Labor IS to
construct Caste. n Caste ca120s
co-exist with q Republic.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-10-17
ITO BE CONTINUED.

1t is reported in Chicago that the Great
Northern road would have it's Pacific
Coast line in operation within a year.
1t will cross the Union Pacific and North
ern Pacific roads in Washington and tap
all Its Pacific Coast connections. It's Pa
clfic Coast terminal will be south of Port
land. with branches to that CITY and
Seattle.
Intelligence has reached Ottawa from
British Columbia that the governments
of Great Britain and the United States
have agreed to close Behring sea during
1891, by which time it is expected that
the questions at issue will be settled bv
either mutual agreement or arbitration.
House Committee on Public Rrild-
ings and Grounds has ordered a favora-
BILE report on the Senate bill for public
building at Oakland, Cal. The bill is re-
ported with an amendment reducing the
appropriation from $500, 900 to $3.50. 900.
The report accompanying the bill rec
ommending its passage says that Oak
land is very prosperous and growing
city and needs properly located. com.
modious and suitable building for pos
tai purposes. The business of the Office.
it says, is rapidly increasing with the
rapid increase of population. The gross
receipts OF the Office for the year ending
June 80, 1889, were SIC, 243, and the rev.
enue, above all expenses, $3l, 426.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-10-17
An English Captains Nerve.

Captain -, of the Royal Artillery,
was fishing on the Southwest Miramichi,
above Bolestown. In an unlucky mo-
ment he was rather hastily and heed
lessly swinging around his salmon rod
preparatory to casting, his large hook
caught in the thin part of an ear of T.
P, who was one of the Captains men,
who, as ardent and better fisherman
than his master, was intently watching
the motions of large salmon which the
Captain was endeavoring to secure.
Selling the lines with both hands, so as
to save his ear as far as possible. T. P.
slowly walked up to his master to be re-
lieved from the hook. "Break it of,
Captain; break it off," said one Of the
party. 'No, no." replied the Captain,
81 am going to do no such thing. Would
you have me destroy my best fy?" And
60 quietly taking sharp pen-knife out
OF his pocket and Sitting the lobe of his
servants ear, he thus safely redeemed
the favorite fly uninjured The story was
related to me by the sufferer, who bore
on his body confrmatory evidence of
the TRUTH Of his statement. Forest and
Straam
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-10-17
CHAPTER III.

CAROLINE AND S1BYL MARRIED.
And SO the third Miss Temple was engaged.
Mamma made no objection. She did, indeed,
when business came to be talked, remark
to Mr. Brent that her daughters fortune
would not be large, and that she hoped he
would be able to provide handsomely for his
son. At this he waved his hand in a conf
dent way, nodded and said: ''That shall be
all right" He did not at that time enter
into any particulars, but Mrs. Temple, from
what she knew of him, was quite satisfied
with this assurance and the matter dropped.
1t was soon known to the whole town that
Sophia Temple was engaged to Percival
Brent, and the announcement little relieved
our disappointment at the mysterious disap-
pearance of the rectOr's Irritation with the
widow. Indeed some of us started the
hypothesis that what we superficial investi-
gators had mistaken for a Irritation was in
reality nothing more than the settling of the
preliminaries of the present affair. We said
it must have been very pleasant for the two
seniors to make the arrangements in that
snug way; and thus we explained the little
intimacy between them.
Pleasant was the early courtship of this
happy pair. The very skies smiled on it.
Never, believe, was there such a February.
Day followed day in the softest beauty.
Mornings crisp with frost, soft, balmy moons,
evenings with red skies and frosty air again
Their love making was full of satisfaction
Sophia found him an ingenious young fellow.
with real enthusiasm, full of active resolu-
tions for life. True, she found it hard to he
very warm over geology; but his general no
ton of living to use and honor delighted her
think she would have been better pleased
had he talked of getting into parliament or
entering the church, rather than of achieving
triumphs at the British association. an insti-
tuition which at that time had not emerged
from the age of weakness and scorn. Still
she was fully satisfied with him, and gave
him all her love. And he, for his part-it
could not be otherwise-was entranced with
her. Warmth, purity, tenderness, principle
all the finer parts of character were hers:
taste and no lack of humor, ready speech.
lively fancy. AS to her face he worshiped
it. He always said that her face was beauti-
ful, because it was the image of her mind.
Why narrate lovers rapturess They were all
in all to each other these happy days of early
spring.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-10-17
ANTIQUITY OF SPOONS.
History Shows That They Have Been
Use for Many Centuries.

History Shows That They Have Been In
Use for Many Centuries.
Spoons have been in use for many
centuries; in early times it was the
fashion for all ladies and gentlemen to
have their own spoons and spoon-cases,
which they carried with them wherever
they went Two hundred years ago we
find frequent mention in the newspapers
of "a lost case containing a knife, fork
and silver spoon" The spoon was usu-
ally described as bearing the crest of
the owner upon its handle, or a picture
of the Blessed Virgin. The s'apostle
spoons" were dozen of these silver
implements, each containing an image
of one of the apostles in relief upon it's
handle; sometimes with and sometimes
without his name. If the name was
omitted, there was usually some en-
blem OF the worthy supposed to be
represented on the spoon. In case
emblems were used in place of a
name, st. James would be attired as
pilgrim; st. Jude was usually pic
tured with a club, the emblem of
his martyrdom, or with a boat to show
his occupation; st. Simon with a saw.
because he was sawn asunder, and gen.
orally with an added oar to show his
earlier tastes. The use of these spoons
as gifts from god-parents to god-children
dates back nearly five hundred years,
When the giver was too poor to present
the whole twelve, he gave one spoon
with the image o. the patron saint after
whom tte child was named, or to whom
he was dedicated, or who was the patron
saint OF the donor, not always in such
cases an apostle. The images of the
four Evangelists were often thus used.
the spoons being called apostle
spoons" although all were not apostles
in the usual meaning of the word.
Shakespeare, in Henry WILL" when
Cranmer declares himself unworthy of
being sponsor to the young Princess,
makes the King reply: Come, come.
my lord, you'd spare your spoons" in
plain allusien to the gift expected on
such occasions. The earliest notice we
find in print of this form of spoon is an
entry on the book of the Stationers'
Company, made in the year 1900. It is
this entry; "a spoyne Of the gyfte of
Master Riginold Wolfe, all gyite, with
the pycture of st. john" showing that
apostle spoons" were well known n
that early day."'-St Louis Republic.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-10-17
Furniture

Direct from the factories the East and will be prepared to
wholesale and retail
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-10-17
College Didn't Hurt Him.

Farmer Peters-Howdy, Joe, howdy.
Farmer Jones-Howdy, Jim!'
Farmer Peters-What dye hear from
Jack down to New York?
Farmer Jones-He writ me last week
he was goin' onto tn stage.
Farmer Peters-Ye don't tell me!
Well! Well! I'm powerful glad It hear
it wuz afeard his college eddication
md Spite him. I driv stage ten year
myself in Californy.-WestS Shore.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-10-17
inducements Offered to Enterprises and
Manufactures.
Some of the Reasons Why Shelton Will be One of the mpoant
Cities of Puget Sound

SHELTON is incorporated town about inhabitants located
Big skookum Bay the most southwesterly Puget Sound
the County seat OF Mason County Its are l
up the needs the people for being one
twoso public school building with two departments present
at work under the instruction of teachers
the substantial buildings business or other
are the splendid twosor Sx4S 32x0 fitted
o theatrical and public three bank
building three large hotels machine shops During this wear
have gone up all the town and Streets the
land cleared and opened which makes pleasing when
viewed from the bay by the incoming passenger.
Though but four years old the growth Of Shelton steady
represented are to he started no.
at present in operation: new sash and door ] @
MILL two engines employ about 30 hands
THE sATsQP RAILROAD
Has been operating here for years they have substantial ne
manent buildings warehouse and the now
and spurs into all parts of the vast body timber
the line of the railroad The Sasop largest logging rail
RATS logs scaling 100000 feet EACH are towed awy to tive
mills each week to be cut into the lumber that article
The Mason County Railroad new enterprise that has b
operation about and important develop
en and opening OF the region round about we'll the
hey also nave sawmi OF fair capacity supply local demands
Also the Port Townsend Southern Railroad pass through or near
and open new line of travel direct by rail with California
the as Among the railroad projects foot the building
road from Port Orchard bay to Shelton and Gy Harbor
transontnental connection with the Railroad Shelton
will become metropolis of the Upper Sound
AS for beauty from the
had in almost weather. while from the upland the opposite
can be obtained fine the Olympic with their rreg
uar and snowcapped peaks which lie between Hoods canal
Without doubt Shelton lying it does in sheltered valley
one OF the pres bays of this region most eligible
site tor townone that hardly be improved 1t
tered from continuous streams from the
ments being made osuppy the water at
a fall of more than fifty feet,
These few of advantages they investigating
mere is no boom hadng OF rumpe but Shelton is proportion
atey growing rapidly than point the Sound Town lots
from $50 upward For further information address
DAVID SHELTON.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-10-17

The story of life, to one who has
reached advanced age, seems to him
like dream. He can not discredit the
story which his own memory tells, yet
he wonders and muses. over the long
line OF events in the past Happy is
the man who, when he thus dreams,
finds no occasion toregret the unforgot.
ten conduct of the past The way to
lay the basis for pleasant memory is to
live right in each present moment-N.
Y. Independents
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-10-17

My business has grown that obliged large
house goods which will enable stock
enough tor the demand have bought right and buying
each grade OF furniture by the carload will get freight
Ana by my customers the benefit of all these advantages will
enable them buy from cheaper than from
have also secured the services sa uphosterers and
direct from San Francisco that prepared
rstcass work both repairing and person that
wants uphosterng campaigning done be
ing at
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-10-17

-Willie-"What are phosphates used
lott" Uncle Bob-s'They are used for
fertilizers to make things grow" Willie
well, then, Uncle Bob. why don't
you put phosphates in your hat to make
your hair grow?"
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-10-17
BOOK THREE.
LADY BEAUTY'S LOVERS
CHAPTER I

THE LOVER SAYS TWILL YOUR AND TIT
LADY SAYS eyes"
0ne evening IN February Rector Brent an