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,.mr,. ,,.p O., III. Earth.

,.r =. ". Clarke. of tho rhilo,opn,.
o SoriHty of Washington. has made
20 io,owiig estimate Of tho relative
,uauti:y Of tho chief elements In the
'omposition Of tho earth. lie assume,
.or the earth's known crus, thickness
Of ten miles below sra.lovci and In.
cludcd tho occan and tho air In hi, cal.
culation. Oxygen, +o.os per cent: sill.
con, $3.50; aluminium, 726: iron. SOS.
calcium. 3Si; magnesium, ., 80; sodium.
a2s: potassium. 2.a3; hydrogen. 0.pii
citanium. o.3o; carbon. oai: chlorine
and brominc. OILS; phosphorus, o06;
manganese, O.0'; sulphur, ooi: bariuu.
o.o3; nitrogen, 0.0s; chromium. 1oi;
total, 10000. 1t Is calculated that these
mine elements form 9s per cent, Of the
mass OF the earth. Titanium. which Is
popularity supposed to bc very rare. is
soldom absent from the older rocks. Mr..
Clarke says; but having no striking
characteristics and but li,tlo CONNER.
eial Importance, II is easily overlooked.
Toledo Blade.
The Meeker herald., 1891-03-21
Some Royal Civil Lists.

Tho people OF the United States
have, generally speaking. but vague
idea OF what 1t annually costs the pco-
plo OF Europe to maintain their re-
spectivc sovercigns The German En-
peror heads tho list with yearly
stipend OF AZ. 600. 900 Of francs, which
means. In other words, that every
man. woman and child OF 1900. 900
OF Germans who inhabit tho Father
land must pay an annual tribute Of
about 1S cents to sustain tho dignity
of tho imperial crown. The Car OF
Russia comes next with a civil list OF
&c, o00 600 francs. or o head taxation
OF nenrly Q cents for each ono of his
s7.Oo0.Oo of subjects Tho Emperor
OF Austria. who rules over Al. 900. coo
OF people. has an annual income OF
23.0o0. 900 francs. raised by means Of
m individual personal taxation Of 81
cents, Queen Victoria receives from
tho $1,000. 900 of people which COM
prise the population OF the United
Kingdom a royal tribute Of 10 cents
per head. or e3,7Oo.OO0. - United
PrOsbyterian.
The Meeker herald., 1891-03-21

when tho husband, . working mason,
began 10 give way To habits of drinking
Efforts wore made " reclaim him. aud
he became an abstainer for some time,
Some months Ago. however, he broke
out again and left his home. His sife
had heard nothing Of him for three
months, when ono night she ~As
awakened by = voice calling her repeat
.>tly from the street outside aud which
she felt sure xas that Of her husband.
She ross. dressed. and went into tho
street, but found NO one A fss days
1ftsrssrd she reed an account in tho
newspapers of . man Who had commit
ted suicide On the railway 81 small
village near Hale Prom the d-ssrip-
tion Of him shs suspected IL might bs
her missing husband, and became full
of tho idea that the voice sh. had heard
~As communication from him At Tho
momsn, Of death. She sas coFEotso-
rated in her belief by learning, A. the
r.sul, of inquiries. that hs had made
application for work 81 . nsighh-oring
quarry, bu, being In liquor ~
tho tim. had been roughly rs-
fused by tho foreman. Tho body
Tor eJffis stu.s now hbi t--rh ihtrff'bs
bu, in order 10 put An end IA her sas'
I.nss IN. poor woman, having got To-
g.,hsr iit,lo money, started on with
III. determination To have tho bo-iy dis
Inferred. shs reached the village. and
after som. delay secured permission 10
open the grave. With ,so or three men
As A.sls,ants she set "a ~ora. When the
conn ~As op~n.d tho ets.uslum sas -
terrible that her companions ran and
left her alone With her dead. For
twenty minutes -nAid-d she pursued her
ghosiiy task. Tho body had been de-
eapiia,-d by tho train. and tho bead.
horribly mI,iiai-i. ~As wrapped by IT,
recognized i, by III. teeth. on. Of III.
.ioo siTs., al>o sho knos aSain from hAs'
inr urniei IL with . particular Kind OF
aUfsssi. Her wors, fears thus con-
tFmesi. sA. f-turn-i home in the depths
0t sorros. The age! mother OF III. man
"a, Informed Of tho Identification. and
mourning NAs being prepared for the
whole fasaily when tho efo.nins ~: OF
tho drama -, furnished by = letter
which has Just h-on received from fay'"
himself. announcing ,hAl ho Is a. Win
t-rhus alive and we'll. I'll. ~l'- hal.
after all. Identified IN. ~fon. man,
Who IL IL that actually lies In tina, loi-
iy gray- no ono knows wha, would
no, wiiki- Collins ha,o mad, ogt os
,hA, fnldnish. voice. the graveyard
vigil and ,h-"Si.a"riina-y dcnoucsnun''
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sns esYcHED n....
4 Ss.ais Lawyer HT--s r 4r.=t.sT -
CSAEgsssn..H 10 I..s-s-

. 1S0Ais Lawyer IF--s faG 80
CsAGssss1..1 - 4..s-~-
IL vas sitting in my ofiee one day
some yesrs ago." said Assistant Dis
uirs Attorney Lpseomb, reeol,iy
Qs vas vhiis vas s,ill eaga-,'i In
sessssl prseties). shen beautiful!
young woman hounoed ia. all tears
Asd dismosds and y ssal'sin saequs.
and told mo . story. shs hal eons
all the way from the State Of sell
boo1rumgummy 10 get married " .
seii-knoun Congressman. who noS
sports an sI. only 10 nnd that her
confidence and trust had besn betrayed
and that hs wouldn't marry her at all,
bhs had big baio of very inerlm.nai-
Ing and od-headsd letters which she
vas prepared 10 spring on him ss r.sh,
and isf, bower. both ace. and the
joker. l didn't want TO tackle il. so
oAimod her grief. wiped away her
tear. gave hor s0ms smelling salts
snd said;
"'You want revongef'
"'fss. rovsngs!'
".And dAmAgcsr
"'Yss. heavy dsmase.s
".Ah! my dssr young lady. will
make your case my osn ] seritelsd
= fss iinss on sheet Of paper. folded.
inclosa.i and sddres sod L. Take this
letter W tho sddross gi,en. Tho lady
is =. tho head Of tho Washington bar
a. . representative Of her ssx- She
will pursue THE man 10 tho bitter end.
She will bs Tiger on his track
The youn. woman departed Ia -
good spiris As could have beca OK
pec.sd. and my learned sister at tho
bar took tho CASE heard nothing
moro Of IL for month and concluded
IL had bssn settled outside Ono day
] mot tho sister.
well. what has become OF my
young ladyy l a.ksd.
" OH shs has rono hack to ioo-r-
umgummy With a thog.Ani do.'ars'
"'Tho doaos you say! ho~ did you
do i,S'
"Oh. ! sat down and urotr ,hn, ba..
villain and bs,rsy.r OF lnno;eae. a
i.,,ns. iis paid no attention 10 .. 4,
i. oaiy tho fifteenth ease o. tho sort l
hnso had. Oh. these ule-.a Con-
src,.inon' They seldom pay any ai-
,rs,ion to tho ar,' letter. d1a', .s-
pcci th.m Ia hg, tho s.cohd one a.
Why, fc,.h-, ON. ~ro,s tho sce"ad
cn-. My iis eoaldn'; Sc, around
.soa enough. iio ielesraphed. aud
llya ra-r,, tho so.o. rnph ali tho uAy
from Long Branch. That .eeold let
:.r asod him. Ho planscd down iwo
,hou' -
"'ilow much did you say III. girl
took away
1.-TWO thousand dollar. jIin't
charge tho poor dear ono rcd cent :"
Post.
The Meeker herald., 1891-03-21
,an-n,f,r,f..n Cured.

Au nd ula Nir''n. rriirrd from rr,r
irr. hIy'rr I. > r l-,'i "a ni. 'rt.- .
Iu E,-i lntii, IN ,i"U.N fur iu's
"T vegetable icn q, G., 100. ep...I.
an permanent rurr u' r'u.ump puH
bronchitis. ct;a'rh. asthma auh
throat and iurr lii,-iiuns. ''s, Il p's,
tive ani radical curr for nervous drh
d.. "'yr.. en-. 'H'u.. aft
htyin4 tested 81, wnn. r.rl otruiv,
'r .... ..l' ..
s 100, rua rt' l,Npwi 'l ''.s u
H. ir'!'w Aru "a O., .l.. uu'
nd o. dtsI. 'ot ieve H'm % -rl.
.i. | lwfA -.uI Il 81. Ii 49,
80 d.,'iIr Il t7, rt.r. TOO g.. mHi.
ct mel ", English wfi "a 4Hcr't"H.
- rr'pWiu. U,i g,iu S.'tI HN niI
" nd ~ ss'u! w't'' s' mr. rimuH
.,prr " A. NoY so luN
nck. Rrchcst.J.N y
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soUoAT ey HIS FATHER.
Msv . stsse-tAs~iss Was C.mpetisA %
withdraw It'll NtI.

In Jarkson,ili-, Fla. In III, ~ln,rr Of
i-,., AN auction sale Of III. personal .s.
tate of ic-rasrd planter. comprising
some seventy or eighty sia,.s and other
''rha,i.I,." ~As held In III. public
mars-, place. ! was glad Of tho oppps.
,uni,y 10 SEQ for myself how such things
~-r- done. write, New York Sun cor
respondent on beginning tn. sal. tho
sge,lon-rr announced that families
would ne, bc separated. bg, would b.
sold In 'iois." After a number Of "iois"
hal been duly brought TO tho biork and
knoesci down TO the highest bidder. .
hrIsh,.iookins boy VAS brought forward
snd placed upon tho stand. Tn" auc-
,!on~-r at tho same iimo called an old
eolorI man among tho crowd ~ como
up and stand bnsi.is tho boy. uo did
80. and IN. aue,soaeos tissa sAsd:
''tiertt~asoa. The old saAa " tAo 6oy'a
father; he lives IN tho Wcst indics, and
Is a FREQ man. iio wants 70 buy tho boy
aad take him to his home and make him
free. Iic bid, eco. which 10 all the
money he has"
The intcg, Of this statement ~as ~si.
IDENTIFY 10 discourage any advance on
,ha. bid. aai IL touched sympathetic
chord in hi. audience. The crowd
watched III, proceedings for . minu'"
or two In sil"ncs. Will" tho Auciionccr
dwell, upon tho bid Of 500. aud VAS
calling IL for tho third aud las, iimc.
when. from tho outskirts OF tho crowd. .
voice bid: Fifty" Every cyc MAS Al,
once turned In tho direction Of the bid
der, who was . rough, ,d!ssipa;cd.look.
Ing fellow. a typical slave trader in ap-
praraaco. Tho auc;ionccr paused .
moment. looked annoyed. and then rc.
pcaicd his previous btatnmcn, concern.
ing tho old man. cmphasi..a. tho re-
mark that four hundred dollars was all
tho money hc had. And now" said
he Il am bid four hundred and Nifty"
From dozen voices came tho cry:
Withdraw your bid.' Tho auc,ionccr
araiIrd tho result Tho bidder gro~lcd
sgFly refusal, saying hc wanted that
boy, and had as good right'o bid a. any
body" -Four hundrcd and ATTY" cam"
slowly from the lips Of the Auc,!onccr.
Tho shout, of withdraw your bid"
were repeated in angry tones on every
siio.
WELL" said the bidder, II withdraw
f."
The auctionccr quickly went back to
tho original bid, on which hc dwclt two
or three times. when down wen: his
hammer. "Sold Mt four hundred. Old
man, tho boy is yours; .ako him down. ="
The crowd chcorcd. aud tho principal
figure in this little drama, who tho mo-
mcnt before had been tho picture Of
despair. hurried down from tho stand
smiling and happy.
The Meeker herald., 1891-03-21
Alaska kouvenips,

The French newspapers report tha,
hr. Cot.cau. who has been on pleasure
rip To Alaska this year. thinks the
coast towns OF that country are not At
ali behind fashionable watoring-placcg
iI tho number Of souvenirs the natives
u.,0r to the con!lding touris. lie says
he lhiinket Indians OF Wrangcll spend
much time watching for the steamer,
and whom they sec its smoke In the
distance they at once convert their
houses into shops, where both tn,
womcn and the men offer for sale all
or,s of curiositics that they have manu-.
facturcd to coax nickcls out OF the
pockets Of travellers.
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CENTRAL ASIAN HEAT.
Lvse0 - rsAseuv.sni naas~s =. Gs~sps
sAs Roll f1st Ar.

Lvteg - cssseuvssni n"as~s =. Es~.ps
de Gsi.nss Ar.
Il 10 stated IN tho official rcpor, that
7o3 persons died bs. ~oca tho i;ih nad
i7ih Of Angus, At ltox.ara Of hiat.
and tho figures. IL 1, cxp.cs.ly aided.
do no, include ch!Iarcn. II this aina,-
ing calamity 10 not duo 70 any a,mo.-
phcric y.,isnr~, n. q Bat...sltaoon. for
example. ~ \. probably uue9uai~d In
authentic record. bu: when no ,hiak
Of tho agony. tho horrible wruisacd-
aass In which tho whole po: u!aiion
must hssp been living. II may well
sccm ihs: ,hoss who found ca apo In
death aro no; - DO p!iiai. Tho hor-
ror o! hen. I, unknown to IN. or. !n-
deed. TO ANY par, o! Europe. though
Naples naa A,hons aro desperately
trying sometimes. Bu, 10 tho native
of Sci.dc. Central Asia tho shore, o!
tho Persian Gull. tho sun Of & COCO T..
bu, triac. Tho utter hcip,naarss OF
nun under this irfIc.ion nid, horror
20 his su.',riEGs
There ia no hopo and no resource
when tho rrd.ho; mir pcagiraics TO
those underground chamber In which
tho summer /. passed In Central Asa
Tho inhabitants" wo learn. "nrc
shutting themselves up 10 escape
probably closing nil tho npcr,uros OF
their subi"rrancan nbodo,. except
those absolutely necessary for yout!.a-
,ion. Tho air down bo.ov. under such
circumstances, eau not DO iinE E-inci by
ono who has not had Il touch O! cSpc l.
cree. Houses OF good class aro so!llly
constructed under ground, with cham.
bcrs aud doors and corridors. but tho
mass Of tho people inhnb!. big holes.
rooted ovc-. with no kind Of pcrma-
mont convenience. Evory winter tho
.ros, mud snow and rain play mischief
with these rough pi,s. and tho damage
is not always nor often repaired by
tho following summer. Fancy thou
sands OF Mongols In these dcns. pur-
suing their filthy habits in scmi-dark-
ness. suffering the awful torment Of
heat, ch..dron wailing. adu.ts rnving.
always In want Of watcr and gencra.!y
Of food. in an atmo. 2hore bcy ond con-
cciving. That Is tho picture which
those fcw lines OF telegram suggest to
rcadors who know. London Standard.
The Meeker herald., 1891-03-21
The d d~st Painting.

The most ancient painting OF which
tho author is known and date asccr.
tanned is portrait OF Henry VIII.
as child, with his young brother
Arthur and his sister Margaret. This
was done by Jan Gossaort, called Ma.
busc. One of several copies, bearing
date lia5. is in the gallery at Hampton
Court. This celebrated artist received
the name Of Jan dc Mabuse, from its
being his birthplace; he lived from la7o
to 1889, and was court painter to Henry
VII. OF Enrland
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Satisfaction Guaranteed.

Summer Guest (impaticntly)-1
havo found dead flies in every dish l
touched this morning, and l think
you might ut least make reduction
in your charges.
Hotel Proprictor-I can't reduce
your bill. sir; but II you will come
with mo 10 tho kitchon III lot you
iloar no sws4, .. .he servants.
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eu.AI..,. ..n.s. s.i,..
ruR MIgKER HERALD.
MEEKEH. f1i1

The last sai.. 1, 81 ,I eJr -u'sr
Hu's.-', sofss, n'e-s, ,,'t ,isuu, -vag
''rr. ''rp r..
n-r,, .is. II - +iHpi! - ani 20,
wells currs pii.-.. UI np p'g required
~ 3, gusisn,--a H. sive peIirc' s',.'
f'-Ii"n. ar mus-F refunded. !'E.'- -
u'' peF irE &c <.ais ii' ail druggists
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Piles! r,,..! Itching piles.

Moisture; intense itching
and singing; most ut night: worse by
scratching. If allowed to continue tu-
mors form. which often bleed and ulcer
ate. becoming very sore, Swayne's Dimt.
ment stops the itching and bleeing.
heals liberation, and in most eases re-
moves the ttimnrs. At druggists. or by
mail. for 80 cents. DR.. Swayne X son.
Philadelphia
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ROMANCE IN REAL LIFE.

4 Thrilling Episode That Would Have
Delighted W'llkie Collins.
A case Of mistaken identity involv-
ing elements of dramatic interest sum.
cient to make the fortune OF a scnsa-
sional novel has just occurred In
Switzerland, says the Pail Mall Gazette.
A young couple named Favro belonging
70 the working class had lived happily
together :or some ycaya 4. e-,it'aatcl,
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COUNTY OFFICIALS.
I.IlrlINer nrFtri.it..


nEtEEu rHnIs'E-i'sai utsfss.f. - hi.
'Tis' See Z, VI rT'stur1 Bi.,TLt Ne, ), AFthlf
; shs ft'IFtt NJ, q. J. u, iiia..isUEih.
lsistars q the rras.s-AEthur iiuTrhsB 81.
" : ilsugi-,
Caustsiius-ir .. ctsTs sHi ~ gsn;-F,
G"Nf. sEI,H-Ju.itns,-I. ;. nlnlulEFGi
tsrHsfsil.--w. A- Ertirr,
ilziutsFassr-rzu zui Nartr-
rirrNNrr -iustl--T, E Kihs,
artasrai.i.a=N- itlsrh,
ii.si - tar--,T-n T.. iIsritsF.
Wurt iitVrH-jf'stiss- JuhI iuls,
',Hp-ia's.-Nl ). piua.
s1u,~fsssr-I. u giiiiaI"f
Hssrrtv -ir,'s- 3 " Gu.uru.
satIe=I.ta Iu'r-
'f,H.3 Ut,Tss.rgr-s- e. ~HaFfs.
- WIN . .it.sr--v TdHr
HfHs's.HTHgFi uHHsts
af '1Hsr|-.r- TO- rturL
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ONE. ENJOYS

a :,a s.'.i aud rosu.ls wh.n
u.r II i'iss 3 ,aisn; II Is pleasant
.i hing % tie Taste. ani aci'
rf srt F.fuplly ou tho Kidney,
.' nDr'i'. cleanse, the -
H!'g. .isI--l, en!is. lc3d.
l itgzfs sai c,r5s 'sliluai
'H. srIup Of Pigs - Tho
e iti tiul ever pro-
.t - : 20 ugl Er-
f'rI . IL
i IH ir
af '-a: 1:
.sH .i j.
q. l.s mos;
Cog E's /. E0r
I'D i.s-iu. dtu--
-lir sus.isg vA1
r LHt vi.l pi1-
M say one ~.s
i- Ls l1. aaaggt al.y
aLif1E@.. 30 SFaUP co.
DO. s,,. g. f1Ssso e. Ct; ,,,, ~,
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TrHuefs igu k-f
.... q. u. Iphu'iuit-
iutsn \. Watson
nis s-'isr
.#"HH.H." ~. ", warner
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viufa uy,m Fru.-K Kuuuwras s.so.
'tNrtnS.
rBrti'rui, 'lra Price
Virv.rpssaisut. \, n 'Tit-hipr
ssrrrtsrt. 4. :. nio.aulr'i
. rsusurrF. sc. Nnuigun
F,-siityi, 'nintHiii",,-w. ~. '.,s-. tahu u
sttiiirr,pn sud u. N liuu,iuE.
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IpsrosrcI nrLL,7riS.

IpsTuyrCI nriLi.riN,
N'iaj ,ii i'.1f'h-rn ui,ii -sv.s daily =; T. IA.
trsN-s daiil Mt n'un.
.nsui iy-r usn leave. dail, ai =, IN. AZ
,iNs-. dsiiy nj ssop. M.
Iturrf sui white ulNrr mali i.n,r, Ie.kor
,.,~+. NuH'iay and THURSDAY q, .. "a.
.rit,. c,"ry H-in'-t'y ami saturday Hi
o.. Ht
f.prr "ri-r sui registry department "pCn
tsHIri q. tu. 'ufp. m.
.t.g.J" ",.-p on Sundays from stp "a a. M.
at-d foiig t"s =. M.
'u,ui,as +, AITi,. Postmaster.
The advocate., 1891-05-27
A FARMERS ALLIANCE LEADER.

Almost Governor Quite an Honest, I'm
buyable Man-New and Striking Statistics
Wants the Sub Treasury Bill-MeanS Busi-
ness from the Start.
THE following interview occurred at COlunn-
bus, o., and appears in the Rural Nc'O Yorker
Of May 23.-EDIToR.l
All Kansas rang last year with the
name of farmers candidate for COVER
nor. Professional politicians and "irri-
descent dreamers" had hitherto been
made the guardians of the public inter
est by the farmers, while they followed
the plow. When, at the end of the year,
these men, who had left kindred and
friends to find a home in the wide west,
sat down on their plow beams and bal
anced their accounts, they found them
selves poorer after the years labor was
done than they were at the beginning.
Forbearance seemed to have ceased to be
virtue, and it was time to awaken the
dreamers.
]. F. Willis, pioneer and hard
working farmer, was chosen as the can
didate for governor on the Peoples ticket
in spite of his protests of financial ina
bility to make the canvass. One hun
dred and seven thousand voters helped
him make 1t, however, and for several
days succeeding the election it was be-
lieved by them that they had won, but
the final count decided otherwise. These
facts, 80 we'll known to Rural readers, are
recalled, as they serve to introduce to
every reader the national lecturer of an
organization of nearly three millions Of
peOple-the Farmers Alliance and In
dustrial Union.
Your correspondent met him at Colum-
bus, O., where state Alliance was or
ganized, and, in common with the other
delegates, was impressed with the native
ability, force of character and honesty of
purpose Of the incumbent Of this import
ant Office in the Alliance. "There goes
q man that a million dollars cannot buy"
said one delegate to another as the sturdy
Kansan passed by. So much is being
said of danger to the Alliance from dis
honest men, who may get into the lead,
that there was general expression of
content that two men-the president and
lecturer carried with them that air Of
honesty that rogues fail to counterfeit.
Mr.. Willis was seen again the other
day and told that the Rural Neto Yorker
would like to present, in an authoritative
way, to its readers, his views upon the
Alliance work, its demands and Its fu-
ture prospects.
"You are welcome to anything that /
can say that will help the growth Of the
Alliance" was Mr.. Willis kind reply.
Mr.. Willis, Governor Tillman says
that he does not believe II the Farmovs'
The advocate., 1891-05-27

Alliance were polled in his state, ONE
half would support the sub-treasury
scheme. He further says: Il believe the
Alliance of the entire south would re-
pudiate 1t. Some leaders may favor Il,
but the rank and file the thinking, read
ing members-ut utterly refuse the absurd
provisions of the scheme"
"The Governor is mistaken" said Lee
turer Willis. ~ meet with our people
from every section of this country. Put
me on record as saying that the mass, the
great mass Of o Olr people, stand squarely
on the Ocala platform and are demand
ing the adoption Of the scheme. The
reasons are many: C) That 1t provides
for the distribution Of the crops as needed;
it gives the producers opportunities to
hold back sufficient quantity Of their
products partially to prevent the usual
glut that Is so disastrous to prices for
time succeeding harvest. (2) 1t gives us
q flexible currency; It will make money
plenty at time when money is in de-
mand, and It provides for its gradual
withdrawal when q less volume is needed.
(8) 1t takes the agricultural products out
Of the hands of the gamblers; it is the
perfect cure for dealing in futures.
"Some sections do not feel the need of
this plan as keenly as others, but our
people believe that it will benefit them
as whole, and that any benefit to the
farmers Of this country will be equally
shared by the entire people. None
would suffer but the class that would
keep our currency unduly restricted for
selfish and unpatriotic ends"
"How about its alleged impractica-
bility?"
"There Is nothing In that claim" an
swered the lecturer. 'There are minuti@,
Of course, for the consideration of our
Legislators. Provisions requiring such
insurance Of the grain, cotton, etc, stored.
as Is now kept up on the grain in the ele-
vatorS, limiting the amount loaned and
the time, and providing for a business
like regulation Of affairs, will be needed.
The plan Is feasible, and the Alliance Is
unit in its demand for It.
However, some people have one mis-
taken idea. They think and talk as IL
this Sub-treasury plan was our chief,
nearly our sole demand. Our first and
our great demand Is for an increase of
medium. Unless the farmers
Of this country, and especially the farm
ers west Of the Mississippi, get proper
and honest increase-and that means
large increase-at an early date, they will
be q ruined class"
"Do statistics indicate impending |
ruinYn
'There is no question about this. As
lecturer Of the greatest organization on