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The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-12-05
The Poll Tax Cases.

The cases of Kootenai county
against the G. n, contractors were
beard in the probate court this
week, The judgement Of the court
was against the contractors and
they were ordered to pay.
Burns & Chapman, P WEIGH &
Go. and Burns, Jourdan & Mitchell
have taken an appeal to the district
court. The other contractors will
pay.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-12-05
Ordered the Founders Out.

Deputy Sheriff Warren ordered
the FOUNDERS out Of town last night,
giving them till 8 o'clock today to
get out. The jail is now ready for
occupancy and we trust few will
remain to get taste Of Kootenai
justice, which, though it has been
slow in coming, is about to fall
heavily.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-12-05
Libby Greek Ore.

P. G. Lougee yesterday left 800
pounds Of ore at the mining ex-
change from the Hustler and Snow
Shoe mines, located in the Libby
creek district, Missoula county,
Montana. The ore assays from Is
to 81 ounces in silver and 50 to rs
per cent lead.-Review.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-12-05
The Bonner 7ownSite.

The Bonner townsite deal has at
last been fully completed. The
owners now are the Coy syndicate,
President Hill and Richard Fry.
The property will be on the market
by January /. The town now has
the resources and the backing tC
make it a city
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-12-05
Notice.

The partnership heretofore exist
ing between A. B. Wylie and B, H.
Mead has this day been dissolved
by mutual consent, A, B. -Wylie
continuing business at the old
stand under the name of Wylie 4
Mead. Mr., Wylie'will collect and
pay all accounts contracted pre-
vious to this date. 't
4 A, B. WYLIE.
B. H. MEAD.
Sand Point, Idado, Nov. Is, 1891
22-4t
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-12-05

Ellsworth Wentzell, night
Waterman, went to Spokane yester-
day.
"A. A.. Mcdonald came down
from the Ferry Thursday evening.
Deputy Sheriff Warren was
down to Spokane last Monday.
DIR. Hendryx has gone down
the Kootenai to Pilot Bay.
Sam Smith was in from Eator
yesterday.
Fl. E. Cole is on the sick list.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-12-05
II r skinner road


the county commissioners. lie re-
ports that the commissioners hon
orea his bill, but they could draw
no warrant until the regular meet
ing in January.
MIR, d, S. DpphoY has sold a
half interest in the Palace Theater
to w, A, Jones, and Duphoy &
Jones will be the proprietors. They
have added lunch counter to the
place and fine meals are now served .
out, fresh oysters . speciality.
1t must be coming q little
rocky for the gang. They were sell
ing fur overcoats for 80 cents and
gold watches for IS last week.
Kootenai must be Q poor market
for stolen property Of else the mar
ket is overstocked.
Capt. Gray, of tbs Spokane,
came down from Bonner last eve
ming, The Spokane has made it's
last trip for the season, 1t will,
however, continue to make trips to
the boundary line till the river
freezes,
The Nelson Miner says that
many Of the men grubstaked to go
into the SLOGAN country went back
on the men who grub-Staked them.
Such fellows are fit subjects for a
neck-tie party.
The Minnesota Mercantile Co.
have Just received car load Of very
fine potatoes, If you want to lay
in your winter supply at half what
they will cost you later buy them
now.
Nose Robenorvitz walks around
the street with big smile this
week, all on account Of a fourishing
business. Nose, old boy, that
? "stand-off in the paper is coming
1t is the general opinion Of
e contractors that there will be no
J track laying in this vicinity this
: winter, but that the G. N, will com
, mence from this end next spring,
Moscow had case of safe
: blowing on the Sd. The robbers
! got about $500. 1t is a wonder
that something in that line has no
: been attempted in Kootenai.
! The Western Union Company
J are receiving bids for telegraph
! poles to reach from Sand Poin
ninety miles east. They seem to b
in hurry for them.
All the labor unions of Mon
It tana are preparing to inaugurate
le boycott against the Chinese, 9
e, whom there are about 10000 in tn
Y. state.
ct The jail is progressing fnel
rs and is about completed. tits bui.
to out of 12-inch bridge timbers an
it will be pretty hard to break OF
of.
= A large rush is expected int
: the SLOGAN country next spring
- They are now building several GOO
:. trails into the new camp.
N Police Commissioner Miniel
a is undecided about his trip cas-
81 The company do not seem incline
III to part with his services.
Mr., J. NJ. Townsend thinks
closing his harness shop and retur
~ ing to Spokane. We are sorry
: lose jim.
~ A new switch has been bu
~ in the Kqotenai depot yards to q
~ commodate the cars Of the brid
Is gang.
rs w. B, FoPsythe is in town.
was, until recently, the agent
Smiths stage line at Bonner's Fer
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-12-05
To TrapperS.

The Minnesota Mercantile Co,
have just received a large invoice
of traps of all sizes.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-09-02
A SIMPLE PROPOSITION.

The EmporIa Gazette Modlhes Its None
tary Plan, and it Now Seems to Be a Good
Basis For All to Unite Upon.
From the Emporia (Kan.) Gazette of
August Is, clip the following:
Letters from George C. Ward, of
Kansas City, the we'll known statistical
and economic writer, and other leading
writer's on the financial question, show
us that they do not readily understand
the provisions of the Gazette monetary
plan we have been publishing, and
that consequently, while it seems very
simple and clear to us, it goes too much
into detail to serve as a national
compaign plank. We have been pro-
testing against national platform go
ing into detail in regard to any subject.
and must apply this rule to one none
tary plan as well as another. The
national monetary plank cannot be too
free from detail or complication. As
the question of how to put currency
into circulation must be met we make
simply this proposition: Issue it to the
several states and territories up to $50
per capita of population, in exchange
for their respective bonds bearing
interest at one per cent per annum,
and leave each state and territory to
enact its own law as to how it will put
its share of currency into circulation.
This avoids all national campaign
discussion as to details. and it seems to
rs VIII stop the discussion aud diScord
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-09-02
OFFICIAL
GEORGE G WARD.

To the Officers and Members of All State
County, District or Primary OrRanfxa-
tions Under the JurisdictIon of the Ma
tional Farmers Alliance and Industrial
Union, Creating:
In pursuance of the authority In us
vested by the proceedings of the SUI
preme council at Its last annual session
at Ocala. Fla. to designate the place
for holding the next annual supreme
council we, your national executive
board, being limited by the terms of
said authority to the states OF Indiana
and Illinois, do hereby make the fol-
lowing announcement:
Whereas we have carefully consid-
cred the facilities and hospitalities of
fered by the officials and citizens of
many cities in those states; now, there
fore, we do hereby announce the fol-
lowing as our official notice:
The next annual session of the SUI
preme council of the National Farmers
Alliance and Industrial Union will con-
vene in the city Of Indianapolis, Ind, at
10 o'clock a. M, on the third Tuesday
In Novemb Der next, the same being the
18th day of said month.
Hall and committee rooms have been
rendered free. A very low hotel rate
has been contracted for. and special
railway rates will be announced by the
national secretary at as early a date as
possible.
The hospitalities of Indianapolis were
generously rendered by the honorable
mayor of that city. who has carefully
demonstrated its great advantages as a
central and accessible point, with every
accommodation, such that we feel as
sured our action will meet the unquali-
fed approval of our great organization
c. w. MACUNE. Chairman.
j. T. TILLMAN, Secretary.
ALoNzO WARDALI.
Washington, d. c., Aug. 3, 1891.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-09-02
MOHAMMEDAN WORSHIP.
The Devout Turk Performing His Religion

The Devout Turk Performing His Religious
Duties.
know of no religious spectacle more
impressive than that of a barefooted
Turk standing erect on his prayer-rug
with his face towards Mecca and his
eyes looking straight into the eyes of
his God. 1t is not duty with him, nor
formality, nor the maintenance of a
time-honored custom. It Is his very
life. Watch him as he enters this
wretched interior of Bania-b -bashie, with
its scaling and crumbling walls, and it's
broken windows, through which the
doves fly in and out. Outside, at
the trickling fountain, he has
washed his feet and face and
hands, bathing his throat and smooth
ing his beard with his wet fingers. He
is rough, broad shouldered, poorly
clad man in fez and skirt, his waist oyirt,
with wide sash ragged and torn. He
is perhaps mammal" a man who car
ries great weights on his baclx-a hu.
man beast of burden. His load. what.
ever it may be, is outside in the court.
His hourly task is his daily bread: but
he has heard the shrill cry from the
minaret up against the sky, and stops
instantly to obey.
He enters the sacred building with
his shoes in his hands. These he leaves
at the edge of the mat. Now he is ON
holy ground. Advancing SLOWLY he
halts half way across the floor. and
then stands erect. Before him
is a blank wall; beyond it the
tomb of the prophet. For moment
he is perfectly still, his eyes closed
his lips motionless. 1t is as if he stood
in the antechamber of Heaven. await
ing recognition. Then his face lights
up. He has been seen. The next in.
slant he is on his4xnees, and, stretching
out his hands, prostrates himself. his
forehead pressed to the floor This SOL
ltary service continues for an hour
The man stands erect one moment. with
a movement as if he said: Command
me; am here" The next moment he
is PROSTATE. in obedience. Then he
backs slowly out, and, noiseless. re-
gains his shoes, bends his back to his.
burden and keeps on his way. his face
having lost all its tired, hunted look
Z. d. Smith, in Century.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-09-02
AN ABsuRpITY.

A Popular Superstition That Coin is Es-
sentiai to Prosperity.
The daily press all over the country
is alarmed about the diminishing guam
tity OF gold held by the government
and fears the consequences of further
coinage Of silver. The withdrawal of
gold from government safe keeping"
indicates want of confidence in the gov
ernment, and it is withdrawn to hoard.
or it Is In demand abroad and it paws to
export it; in either case 1t materially
reduces the volume of money In circu-
lationL The object In suspending the
coinage of the silver dollar is to stop
increasing the quantity of this silver
coin so that it will remain at par
with the gold dollar. What has
all this to do with the pros
perity OF the people? Everything,
because OF the superstition that prevails
among the people that coin Is essential
to prosperity. If it were not for this
superstition it would have nothing to
do with it, because It is not at all essen
tial, and the ruling class could not play
the game of bluff they do on the indus
trial classes. The realization that this
coin business is only superstition will
end the rule of ruin by the class.
The writers who uphold the rot about
the need of coin are either fools or
knaves.
II Europe wants all our gold then we
must get along with less money. If it
should want all our silver, too, then
we must do without any money at ALL
How scientifici A perfect system of
currency entirely independent of coin
has been known for forty years; but
the buffers have, so far. been success
ful in preventing it from coming to the
knowledge os The peopla Auditor.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-09-02
GOVERN MENT LOANS.

The State of Oregon Has Now More Than
S2.OOO.OOO of School Money Loaned Out
Upon the Improved Farm Property of
the State.
'There can be no better or safer Sc
curity for government loan than the
real property Of the nation. If the loan
is placed upon such property at one
half or one-third of its real value, it is
as secure as the government itself, and
the currency based upon such loan is
as good as government bond or gold
and silver.
'"The main argument against such
policy is based upon its supposed i'm
practicability. This has been answered
by stubborn facts. The state of Oregon
has now more than 81, 900 900 of school
money loaned out upon the improved
farm property of the state. The amount
OF the loan is fixed at one-third of the
fairly appraised value of the farm. The
entire management of the loan is
confined to the state school land
board, consisting of the govern
or secretary of state, and
state treasurer, and is without anv cost
to the state other than that involved in
salaries paid to the members Of the
board for their entire official duties,
amounting in all to SO, 800 per annum.
The applicant pays for the examination
of the title to his land and its appraise-
ment by the attorney of the board for
the county in which the land is situat-
ed The machinery Is perfect and
comparatively inexpensive, and the Sc
curity the best in the world. The loans
for the whole state are made by the
state board at the capital. and the dis
tribution of funds throughout the state
Is fairly made. This system has been a
blessing to Oregon farmers, and it may
be blessing to the farmers of the
whole country by demonstrating the
entire feasibility of loaning govern
ment money upon the improved real
property of the country.
"The next question of Importance
evolved by the proposed financial sys-
tenn is: How shall the money be pro-
cured by the government for making
such a loan? If required, it could and
would be procured as it was in order to
carry on the late war, but the amount
to be provided would to great extent
depend upon the exact conditions of
the fiscal policy established
'Tf the loans were made to the people
upon improved real property at the rate
not exceeding four cent, and the cur
rency for such loans, as well as gold
and silver, was changeable at will into
government treasury notes or bonds
bearing interest not exceeding three
per cent, the result would undoubted-
~ be that the issuance of not nearly 30
much currency would be required al
would be If no such provision for fund
ing 1t was made, inasmuch as investors in
government securities would largely
furnish the required amount II q
policy be adopted of changing the cur
rency into bonds and the bonds into
currency at the will of the holder of
either, under the necessary restric-
tions. the whole financial business of
the country could be adjusted to the
proposed system without any greater
enlargement Of the volume e ths cur.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-09-02
No AIIlDf,

An old colored man was up in the M.
lice court charged with stealing one
chicken from the coop of his neiehbor,
ard the attorney for the defense was
getting alone swImmingly.
May it please the court. he said
we expect, nay, we are positive we
can prove an abili in the case of this
prisoner"
is dat me. boss?" put in the prisoner
eyes, that's you"
well, boss, 1 specs you knows yo'
business bettern does, boss, but fo' d.
Lawd, you caint prove no alibi on me-
boss; | haint fetched drop O. muffin
strongern coffee sence las spring 3
year, when | went up to de mo'ners
bench an speenced 'ligion: deed / haint.
boss. s.-Detroit Free Press.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-09-02
The Oregon School Fund.

Speaking of the fact that the state of
Oregon loans its school fund to its citi
zens, the National Economist saws: SIS
it not apparent that it would be better
system than the present, were the gov
ernment to provide for its credit to 90
direct to the states, and the states
by some such system as that of Ore
gon let the money among the
people? The present system was
represented by S,474 national banks
last year, and there are about two
thirds that number of counties in which
agriculture is the principal industry.
To carry out the system of farm loans
specified in the Ocala demands. there
fore, would involve a board in each
state, and all expense to the govern
ment and state would cease with that
provision and the distribution of the
money to these boards The borrowers
would pay other incidental expenses.
and no reasoning would suggest that
they would be greater than to maintain
so many banks. The interest paid
would replace other forms of taxation n
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-09-02
Moonlight in Guatemala.

According to the English wife of q
Guatemalan coffee-planter one can see
to read by the light of the moon in thai
country. She says it is no uncommon
thing to see senorita reclining in =
hammock. with book in her hand. ON
her fathers veranda In the Costa Cuca
district, Guatemala, between twelve
and one o'clock In the morning. "There
are no moonlight nights in the United
States or in England like we have in
Guatemala" says the lady. 'sThe moon
at certain periods of the month is so
bright that it is as light outdoors as
during the day. 1t in too hot during *be
day in Costa Cuea TO be out for oIe,s-
ure, and all our little excursions arouna
the country are arranged to take place
at night when the moon is bright
Chicago Herald.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-09-02
Interesting rrn,..,


The census bureau has perfected the
statistics on mining of gold and silver.
and the figures are highly interesting:
The mint value of the gold mined in
1889 was SS2, $50, 744. of silver $50, 500. ess.
total S99, 2SS, 7S2. The total cost of min
ing this stuff, including wages, sup
plies, etc, was S63, 451. 147, leaving an
actual profit of only $50, $50, 596, all of
which profit goes to the gold and silver
mine owners, without any labor ON
their part.
1t strikes one, who recognizes the
folly of the present barbarous money
system as extremely ridiculous that so
much labor and effort should be vast
ed in digging from the bowels of the
earth these two metals that are of very
little real value to mankind.
Like pearls they are pretty to look
at and can be used for articles of lux
ury, but when it comes to a question of
real, practical usefulness, neither of
these metals is much more useful than
pearls. The great Carlisle's advice was
good: stop digging the useless metals
and dig potatoes; they are more useful
to mankind. ."-Milwaukee Advance.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-09-02
FIGURES TELL THE STORY.
This Is the Effect Of the PIutocrat's svs-
tenn Of Finance,

This Is the Effect of the PIutocrat's svs-
tenn Of Finance.
In England and Wales one hundred
persons own 1000, 900 acres In En-
gland in 1887, one-thirteenth of the peo-
pie owned two-thirds of the national
wealth
Seventy persons own one-half Of
Scotland; 1. 700 own nine-tenths; 12 per-
sons own 4, 046, 900 acres
In Ireland, less than seo- persons
own one-half' the land; 492 members of
the house of lords own IA, 24O, 012 acres,
which rent for S57, s65, ,639. The total
number of tenant farmers in England.
Scotland and Wales, is i,O69, 1877 and of
these Ireland furnishes 574, 222, and En-
gland 314, s04
England's war debt is So, 600, 600, 900
and the English bondholders fatten on
an interest of S312. .O04, 800 annually
drawn from the Industrial population
OF that country.
In London relief was given to SO, 1874
paupers in one week. 1t takes IA, 600
policemen to guard London's popula-
ton.
In the United States, seventy persons
are worth 50, 700, 900, 000-and less than
hfty of-these can control the currency
and commerce of the country in days
notice--one hundred are worth s., O0O,-
600, 900 and 25, 900 own over one-half of
the total wealth The census shows
that the railroads of the country own
2S1, 900, 900, acres of land, and foreign
and domestic syndieates "a, 900, 900 acres,
making a total of 365, 600, 900.
In New York City 10, 900 Of the 2, 00O,-
600 inhabitants own nearly the whole
city, and only 1900 own any real es-
tate.
In Chicago population 1,200, o0O-less
than az per cent own all the real es-
tate.
The total number of mortgages in
this country, according to Superintend-
emit Porter, is 1900. 600, or one to every
seventh inhabitant
Total number of millionaires, so, 900.
Total number Of people out Of work.
over LOCO, ,000
Tbs number Of tgsmnR nearly 500 oo0
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-09-02
WATCH Ohio.

The peoples party of Ohio held their
state convention at Springfield on the
9Th and put in nomination a full ticket.
The convention was large and enthusi-
astio and promises to make trouble for
the two old parties. There are manv
causes which lead up to such a conclu-
sion The recent election In Kentucky
has disclosed the unity and power of
the peoples party, and the ease with
which old party machinery can be dis
abled. Again, Gov. Campbell was re-
nominated on platform declaring
for free coinage and graduated in
come tax; both planks he has
squarely repudiated at the command of
Wall street Such action places the
candidates of the two old parties in di-
rect opposition to the demands of the
people, and will precipitate one of the
fiercest political struggles of the decade.
Already the proposition of making the
contest over the tariff has been aban-
doned, and the two old parties will act
on the defensive. Mr.. John Seitz. the
candidate for governor, is a man of
sterling integrity and unquestioned
ability. He will make a canvass of the
state upon reform principles that will
bring honor and respect to the cause.
and much larger vote at the polls
than many are willing to admit Ma.
tional Economist.