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The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-07-31
A Lucky MfsDrint.

Even the 'intelligent compositor"
sometimes proves to be the instrument
of great good. For an example,
week or so since an indignant hus-
band wrote and gave to a Brooklyn
newspaper an advertisement in which
he gave notice that he would not be
responsible for any debts contracted
by his wife. He wished it to be in
serted twice, and somewhere on the
copy of the advertisement he wrote
the words 'for two days" These the
'intelligent compositor'' interpreted,
SO that when the notice appeared it
read as follows: '.For two days after
date l will not be responsible for any
debts contracted by my wife" The
separate d couple both saw the absurd
ity Of tn thing and concluded to take
the compositor's view of the case.
They are now among the happiest
persons in Brooklyn.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-07-31
The Issue.

It is amusing to see the anxiety, the
great concern manifested by the So
called Democratic and Republican
papers to find the issue, or some issue,
upon which the semblance of a cam
paign may be made in '92.
1t is Lo, this way, and that, and al
most every one of them has just had
an interview with General or Colonel
or Judge or Senator or Congressman
Somebody. They are all unbiased,
but particularly in favor of the farm
er, and they say the issue is, and the
fight must be made upon Mr.. Cleve-
lands tariff, or the silver bill. or this
or that and this is v>ry plain evidence
that they are perplexed.
They are beginning to realize that
they 'can not fool all the people all
the time" What is the cause of all
this commotion? What has caused all
this racket? What or who is it that
the so-called Democratic or Republic
an press are so anxious to save the
people from?
Answer Farmers Alliance.
And if there be any doubt upon the
mind of any member of cur order, who
are now, and are intending to vote for
.Mary and the babies" that this rev.
olution is Democratic or Republican
trick, let him select half dozen lead
ing so-called Democratic and Republi-
can papers and observe the vitriolic
fusilade of ridicule, misrepresentation
and abuse which they are pouring into
our order, it's officers and principles,
and if he has common sense, he will
see there is no trick, but that it is an
effort on their part to divide us and to
get up contention. In the south we
are told that this movement will break
up the Democratic party; north and
west our brethren are informed that if
they persist they will disrupt the Re-
publican party.
"a kingdom for an issue which the
'Hayseeds' would accept!'
Our demands are as plain and simple
as the English language can make
them. They are equitable and just
We have made them because we feel
we need them.
We have published them to the
world; and by the Eternal we mean to
have them.-Jno. S. Bird, in the ALI
ance Herald.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-07-31
Loans For the People.

The following extract is taken from
The Theory and History of Banking"
which goes far to prove the practical
bility of loans direct to the people. 1t
will be noticed that out of this vast
amount loaned, but a small per cent
was lost. A careful examination of
the financial systems of all civilized
countries reveals the fact that loans
have been made direct to people Dy
the government under various con-
ditions. Much can be learned of
interest to all earnest students of
finance by thorough study of the
past history of other nations:
It has been remarked that from 1914
for many years the Bank of France
was the bank of bankers rather than
of the merchants. The position of
intermediary between the bank and
the great class of borrowers on small
scale, should have been held by class
of Independent banks; it appears, in
fact, to have been held by private
bankers, and during the revulsion
which accompanied the revolution of
July, 1880, this class of establishments
either disappeared or became inactive,
so that part of the usual machinery
of commerce, never adequate, was for
time absolutely wanting, and it
seemed impossible for the normal
movement to begin again. The Cham
bers therefore voted that loans should
be granted by the government for the
relief of commerce to the extent of
sixty millions, one half to be lent di-
rectly by public commission, and the
other to be used in establishing public
discount Offices in Paris, and in the de-
partments. The loans were made at
four per cent and upon security, and
the business would seem to have been
managed with better success than
could have been expected; for the
thirty millions of direct loans, made
to industrial establishments and divid-
ed between Paris and the departments
with tolerable equality, the amount
still unpaid in 1860, and then set down
as either bad or doubtful, was only
about 900, 900 francs. The discount
Office in Paris discounted paper to the
amount of 20, 629, 600 francs and Sc
curities averaging a little less than
$50 francs each, and of this not quite
two per cent was still unpaid in 1841.
The operations of the ten or more dis
count offices opened in the departments
are not carefully reported.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-07-31
Frigb tened Negroes.

A reign of terror exists among tn,
colored population of West Philadet-
phia, who believe that the medical
college of the University of Pennsylva-
mia has paid gang of powerful men
whose business it is to Turk about the
streets at night with hoods and c1loro-
form and capture negroes for subjects
to be dissected by the students. It is
almost impossible to find a colored
man or woman willing to pass within
block of the medical college after
dark, and a coachman of one of the
professors was so terrified at the idea
that he became raving maniac on
the subject, and died in the state in.
sane asylum. The mania has been ao-
gravated by thoughtless students, who
have played upon the fears of the col.
Ored people.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-07-31
The Situation.

Ex-senator Farwell, of Illinois. one
of the stalwart Republican representa-
tives, in discussing the currency ques-
ton, and what the United States re-
quires in order to secure and maintain
its prosperity and development, in a
very able article in the Chicago Trib-
une, sums up with the following
propositions.
1. Demonstration of silver has con-
tracted the currency.
2. Contraction of the currency has de-
pressed prices of commodities.
8. Industrial classes and especially farm
ers suffer most as the result
4. Until silver is restored to money
functions this suffering must increase.
5. Experience has demonstrated the
utility of bi-metalism and that mono
metalism has only produced disaster.
9. An international agreement to use
both metals as money at fixed ratio will
restore confidence and prosperity and is
the only rational remedy in the light of
past and present history
From the above opinion of Senator
Farwell, it appears that the Alliance
demand for the free coinage of silver;
its assertion that the contraction of
currency has depressed the prices OF
commodities; that farmers have suffer
ed most from the depression; that, I'M
til silver is restored to its proper
money functions, this suffering will in
crease rather than be diminished is
not so wide of the mark as the ALI
anee's enemies have tried so vigorous.
ly to make it appear Champion.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-07-31
ikefused Louis Napoleon's Hand.

Two remarkable maiden ladies have
just died. both of SIavonic race, one
distinguished for her beauty and the
other as distinguished for her ugliness.
Princess Helena Sanguszko had the
reputation of being the most beautiful
woman in Poland; indeed, the fame of
her loneliness was at one time Euro
pean. 1t was her own fault that she
did not become the empress of the
French. Louis Napoleon made her an
offer of marriage when she visited
his imperial court, and it was not until
after her rejection of the splendid
position that he turned to the Countess
Eugene Montijo. The princess had
many suitors among the high. Austrian
nobility, but she preferred to live and
die in single blessedness. She was
woman of wide culture, and made her
ancestral castle of Gumniska a veri-
table museum. She died in her fifty
sixth year.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-07-31
The Farmers Advocate:

The Farmers Advocate: The gov
eminent issues money to national
banks. 1t is issued to them not for
the banks to do as they please with it;
they can not deal in real estate in
live stock, in merchandise; they can
not engage in manufacturing, railroad
ing or any enterprise. The money is
issued to them to loan, to loan to the
people. The banks are virtually loan
agents and the government is practi-
cally loaning money to the people.
The loans are at l per cent plus COM
missions to the agents (the banks).
The commissions are too high, being
from 5 to IL per cent per annum,
equal to 25 to 90 per cent on a five
year loan. Now the proposition is to
dispense with these costly loan agents.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-07-31

The farmers of the United States
received $48, 900, 900 less for rails ing
rs, 600, 600 acres of corn in 1886 than
they did for raising &c, O00. 900 acres in
1888, though the former exceeded the
latter 116. 600, 900 bushels. In 1884
there was sown LOCO, 900. 900 acres
more oats than 1883, and IL. 600. 900
more bushels raised, but to the farmers
e26. 600. 600 less was realized. An in
crease in acreage every year. but a
decrease in the amount realized on the
bushel -Virginia Alliance.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-07-31
8. !
ABoUT"rHE GOLDEN ROD"
Singular Preference of the Children IN
Voting for State Flower.

Singular Preference of the Children In
Voting for State Flower.
As the golden rod is likely to be the
New York State flower, nominated and
elected by the school children, says
the New York Herald, perhaps they
would like to know more about it.
1t is a large genus or family, con-
tanning upward of eighty species or
members, confined almost entirely to
North America.
One species is found in England and
on the continent, also in temperate
Asia, two in South America and one in
the Azores.
What peculiar fitness this plant has
to entitle it to the distinction of being
the state flower the children alone
know. 1t is nothing more than a per-
nicious weed. It impoverishes the
soil where it grows, and it is signif-
cant fact that it found the vast major
ity of its supporters among the city
school children, whose knowledge Of
it was doubtless confined to the en-
broidered caricatures Of it done by
their mammas and grown sisters.
Their little ears no doubt were
pleased with its euphonious title Of
golden rod" and thus their hearts
were won and their votes cast for this
farmers pest. The country children
knew it better and looked upon it with
disdain, preferring to vote for the rose
and other more aristocratic candidates.
A field of golden rod has charms Of
its own, and visitors from abroad,
where it is almost unknown; become
enraptured with it and carry away
pleasant memories of our fields clothed
in richest golden yellow, but daily as
ISOLATION with it would quickly destroy
this feeling.
Its harsh, coarse stems and leaves,
the dry, artificial-looking, scentless
spikes of gaudy flowers are without
charm for anyone with the least pre-
tence to knowledge of the beautiful in
nature. It seems somewhat ridiculous
to submit a question of this kind to the
children for decision without first CIV
ing them instruction on the subject;
for, surely, if they were fully CONVEX
SAINT with the golden rods peculiarities
they would not vote for it with such
unanimity. This view is borne out by
the fact that the city school children
are it's main supporters.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-07-31
Divorce In the S0ufIl.

According to the court statistics di-
vorce in the South is confaed chiefly
to the colored people, and the average
ratio of divorces to marriages in the
southern states is far below the gen
eral average for the whole country.
The northern and western states are
far in excess of the general average,
notably Colorado. where in 1880 there
were 781 divorces to every 100, 600
marriages. Two-thirds of the divorces
obtained in this country are granted
on the application of wivea
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-07-31
The China Trade.

In the early years of this century
Boston had no more imposing phase Of
commerce than that of her merchants
in the China trade. Hong Kong was
usually the centre in the celestial en-
pire, and branch houses were often es-
tablished in other Chinese cities. and
stately steamers piled their wav over
the vast oceans. Teas and silks were
the leading imports. but other GRO
ducts and manufactures were some.
times added. The failure of the house
OF Russell q Co.. which was reported
revives the memory of this
picturesque phase of commerce which
was so important a half-centnrv -.
more ago.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-07-31
Sensible.

Sensible.
$50 your son has been graduated pn
Yes"
What do you intend to do with
nimp" "i'n
I'm going to send him to Greece.
ne must know all about that country
Tor Greek is the only study in which
he took first place" sA
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-07-31

AAOOP JOuA SJ % OROA anu SUuuy Acu .
actions, present and past rather than
their words. As rule it will be
found better to select an honest, capable
man who is not asking for Office, and,
with him, dlsplace the man who is
seeking preferment.
The Atlanta Constitution: The argu-
ments against free coinage are con-
spicuous by their absence. The gold
bugs do not use arguments; they have
none to use, but resort to every subter-
fuge that ingenuity can devise. They
constantly fill the air with cries of
alarm, and by this incessant croaking
seek to create doubt and confusion in
minds OF men. Analyze all they say
and there is nothing in it. 1t takes
monumental effrontery to conduct a
campaign without. argument, but the
goldbugs are equal to the emergency.
They seek to continue conditions which
enslave men, and to effect their pur-
pose they work on the fears of the
timid. They seek to create in the
public mind that panicky condition
which prevents people from thinking
for themselves The Eastern bankers
have got some of our Southern bankers
fntimidated. They are full of fears
for which they can give NO reason.
Ask them why they are afraid of free
coinage and they can not tell you, ex-
cept that 1.-The great financial minds OF
the East" see danger.
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LOST a,IJ fouuU

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IN said company, dated March a. 1901 for 90 r
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we're burned In the Chicago fire OF 1871 All srsons ~
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l. Bank. Any person having claims up9n sah p93g
upOn the TO the bank Mthn Jury
daVs or the said will be declared cancee anu eN-
Unfinished and a new issued in lieu thereof
ADVERTISEMENTS FOR THE NEW, YORK TR :;
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Eegal Notices

~ !. SUPREME COURr-William Lautcr-
M lsch Plaintiff. against julius Levy AueustuS H.
ard Moses 4. Levy. comprising the hfm G Levy
BroJneis & CO.. Defendants. SummOns-N.th notice.
TO the above named defendants:
You and each VI you hereby summoned TO answer
the complaint this action. and 70 serve copy Of rCur
answer on The Plaintiffs Attorneys within twenty days
the service Of this exclusive Of the day VI
service. and in Of your failure APPEAR answer
judgment win De taken against you By default tho
relief demanded IN tn. complaint
Dated Nav 10. 1891.
uOADLY. LAUTERBACH JOHNSON.
Plaintiffs Attorneys
Onicc aud Postofce address.
no 100 B.oadwaY. NcwYork City
To Julius Low Augustus H. Levy and Moses 5. Levy,
Defendant. above named
The for'eoinc summons II served upon by pub
lcati0n Pursuant O!der Of the Hon. tfeorg, T.
Andrews o. tie justices o. the supreme Court state
New Or. dated tho 10th day Of June 1891 and 0l
with complaint IN the Office OF tho Clerk q Inc CI.v
and County OF Ncwlora in the County Court Iousc IN
sid city. county aud State.
HOADLY. LAUIERBACH & JOHNSON
Attorneys for Plaintiff
No 120 broadway Ncw-YOrk CITY
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RAILROADS
ania
~ RAILROAD.
THE STANDARD RAILWAY Of AMERICA
The Scenic Line to the West
TRAINS LEAVE STATIONS, foot AZ
DesbrOsses and COrtIaudt Strects
as fOIiOws:-
On and af<or selNE nnxL Inn.
On and after JUNE goth, 1901.

e~kUg tOUUg
THE FAST LINE
S'So a. M :75 yestbao Sleeping ami Paro,
o@fs' arrives Arrives Cleveland rs a. M, Columbus 8 ~
next day Connects ss or Toedo csesDt s So
,o.oo TIE PENNsfLvANh LIfITgD.
i".oV a. m'-Composc1 exclusively o. Pullman Vesti.
S ue a nf5aTng ana state Room Sleeping Dining smoE
Sa GDsfvstiCn Cars presenting financial feDor.
sexes ladies bsfSerScp bSaSy sSS ali Ia The con- con-
and i%e Ar Esed c ss asi' S,S
Dalnsy S cs oS segSse cars to e.
Columbus Arrives CINCINNATI 10 50 nv sSa 81
Louis 40 D. N. next day.
THE COLUMBIAN EXPRESS.
ing, aad PenasyIysna RaIrOad Sessib0le ps..enssi
oiches from New York 10 Chicago. Arrives Ia Chicsxe
TiIE WESTERN EXPRESS
fis;SSIIs SSssgP "a S:%:
burg to Kieh@ond and chicago. Arrives a, Columbus
20 p. m, Cincinnati go D. M. Chicago 80 D N.
next ass. snt St a sdd % .ssD s S
PACIFIC EXPRESS.
crE u Msn SsiT8 Va ca he SssY
ls5aSs $$sns, SSsS:;: g. T&5 A. "a
Cleveland and Coiam9g, sSs.pt SATURDAY s
with Dining Car to BatiSoreJ daily exceD; sunday.
eessoa E aiGY Eds a S DD D Car a0s
D. "a. arrive WASHINGTON 20 D. M; regular express
500 90. 80 and IL 100 a. M, 2:1O, 80 90 and
0 90 D. m. and 12 IS night For Baltimore only 90
D. m. Sunday, 9 rs and s 80 a. m, 80. 90, and
8 100 D. and Il :l5 night.
FOR LONG BRANCH, POINT PLEASANT and inter-
lnedl1te stations. weekdays. 80, 100, 10 a. m,
y 90 noon 80, $40, 40. 90 10 and 90 D. M
Sg lnn' 81, 10 80 a. H. 6h5 a. do not stop a.
FOB &IL1NEEI9 6 CITY,? 80 D. IA. weekdays. VITA
Through Buffet Parlor Car
FOR CAPE MAY, 100 d. m. weekdays with Tn
Buffet Paror Car.
FOR PHILADELPHIA.
Express 20, : 20, 90 30 0 40 Chiesso limited
WIN Nth Dlning-CaE and 10 10 Washington Limited with
So Zoo d? 80, Zoo so, $50 TO- 500 iS asSa
700 p. l99 and l2l night. Aceommotatioh, II 10
$50 300 40 Limited, and 10 a. M : 90. 80.
200. 4 30, 100. @ 80. 100. and 90 D. M and
- Is night Accommodation 100 p. ~.
FOR Timetables VI trains local points Pennsyl.
o ss hSlro.d system apply at the following Tckes
and foot Of 20 go snd 9tt Bf9sdway Aston House.
SoV tul,on,st, and Brooklyn Annex Station foot Oh
Jersey City. ''
The New-iork Transfer Company viii call for and check
baggage rom hotels and residences through to destination
CdAo ~, PtGH, J. II. WOOD,
General manager General Passr Agent
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T1UE WHITE MOUNTAINS EMPRESS.

lld trou.h nam OF Buuut rarlor Cars and Coaches
viii on and atr June ?Oh leave Ne" t ofx Isng Ssa
raj station y. ~. y. H. ii. i, H. diIy, eA,ep sul
d,vs az 10 90 q. NJ. Due at Fabyan's 0t 70 p m:
Through time schedule nearly one hour shorter tn last
Time tables giving full details may be Obtained az
Ticket Offices Grand Central station Nv p,.cllat hoei
and city ticket Offices in New York or ~
General Pa senger Agent
NewHaven. Conn.
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Anrtion Sales.

CALE or ORDNANCE STORES.-BENICTA
~ ARSENAL, Bencia. Cal. July g. 1891 -Ibrr. Uni
b. 0neic4 ~ iuDc adcUn, &C thls Arsenal. WTDNIS
DAY, AUGUST -, 1891. at 10 o'clock m, a Sarl,tv ~
obsolete and uuscryiceabie Ordnance stores cOn,r
Leather Goods, small arms, Parts Of Small Arms serau
Metals aud Miscellaneous Stores. Catalogues PiYIn, n
Titles, conditions etc. can DO had appcifioo ~ I'll
Arsenal l.. B. BABBlTr, LeutenantCOlonel Ord , t
Department. U. s. A., Commanding. ''-S
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Mem Unbllraiicns

Fightocnth Edition post paid, for 25c. or stamps.
THE HUMAN HAIR; Why 1t Falls OF ;
paRKER, A. NJ LONG g. Co, 0l3 Arch-st.. Phila. Pa.
LIVERY one should read this little book. '-Athenacum
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Railroads.
NeV-YCTk & LOng Branch Railroad.
Railroads

SCMMEk 81 ttDb
Tralus leave Ncw-lor1 for Rcd Bank. Long Branch,
ocean t;rove Asbury park aud Pont Pleasant:
from Of Liberty 80, ~ IL 10 M $50,
No. no. Sandays, 10 II 80 a. IL, i:C0 p. N.
y From OF Coftiand, or De'bro-s,' SOL 80 10
eeIcept nd .BaniQ. 20 cypress DO 700 p H.
sunday trains do not stop at Asbury Park and Ocean
Grove RUFUS BLODGETr.
oupt. y. Y. md j.. y; K, L.
H. L. BALDWIN, -
6enn Pass. Agent Q. X. IL Co.of N, ].
j. II. WOOD.
Gen'l Pass. Agent Penn. r. l.
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SANDY HOOK ROUTE,

FOR LONG BRANCH OCEAN UhUYL, NOr,
FROM PIER 5, y. r., FOOT or RI.CioI<t;; 4. -
For Highland Beach, NOimancle, SeabrSnL MONMOUTH
Beach Long Branch at 80 lo:io a. III, y O9 IN ~ y9
Saturdays only, AS, 30 80 D. NJ sundays o'oO
For Atlantic Highlands az 80 100 a. m, 100, 40
. 40 ID no SUNDAYS. 30 a. H., l 700 D. NJ.
For Theron. Ocean Grove AN6tty PARK ana Fo ga
Pleasant at 10 40 m Il 100 saturdays ohy' of'' 'o'
80 D. - 49, $500, pou,o,a, =. 4 .an n -,
10 200 m Il 100 Saturdays only, 40 p m. $500, ,,-,,
For Beach Haven Atlantic CITY Nineland ana Brldge-
ton 30 m. ~ 100 m. q 100 D. H. saturdays ohS]'