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Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1892-08-16

J. C. Griffith says that the PROPOSE.
ton to compromise in the case Of the
stolen warrants came from M. Nom
tandon: that it was agreed between
them at the outset that neither party
would use any thing said or done At
the interview in case Of litigation
arising out of the matter, and that he
{ Griffith positively refused to make
any compromise.
II might have been less expensive
to Mr.. Griffith to have compromised
than it will he to engage in litigation.
But he says that owing to the rumors
in circulation connecting him with
Cooper, he feels it due to himself, his
friends and the public that tho great
est publicity be given to everything
ever so remotely connected with the
thefts of warrants and OF ore. Hence
although the refusal to compromise
may cost him $1,000 he will positively
not compromise.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1892-08-16

II you desire . luxuriant growth of
healthy hair of q natural color, ma
lures browning ornament OF both
sexes, use only Halls Vegetable 81
Gillian Hair Remover.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1892-08-16

' chicago. Union Pacific and
""es'rrn Line leads all competi.
short liness quickest time,
o. oepots, solid ves,ibule trains
{. "'e'go' no vexa,ious delays or
-"se' at the Missouri river.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1892-08-16
Don't be cnu0At

Don't be caught
by d" cut prices."
Don't buy spur-
GUS limitations OF
DIR. Pierce's medi-
cines at le9s than
tho regular prices,
and think that
you're saving
m ey. Y on
Il ~
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-03-11

Go along the streets of our prin-
cipal towns and cities and you will
see large stocks of provisions on one
side and hungry people on the other;
clothing men without customers and
hundreds walking the streets clothed
IN rags; stacks of shoes on one side
and bare foot people on the other,
Merchants, can you tell US why these
goods and the people.are kept apart9
There is an ample supply of goods
in every line and no lack Of people
who need them but the customers
come not. The people have no
money to buy, Jet, merchants allow
their party prejudices to lead them
into voting for these conditions. Is
your party idolatry worth more to
you than the interests of your bus
inessp Think these things over
carefully before you vote again
Free Press, Winfield, Kas.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-03-11
The Petition.

A petition was circulated and
numerously signed asking the legis-
lature to pass law submitting to
the citizens of the borough of Rising
Sun the question to be decided by
vote of license or no license to sell
intoxicants within the corporate
limits. A letter accompanied the
petition which stated to the General
Assembly that drunken men were SO
obnoxious on the streets of the town
some times as TO brighten women
and children, and shock by their loud
profanity and obscenity, polite ears.
Some who had signed the petition,
ON being informed that such letter
accompanied the petition, made com
plant of the fact, alleging that such
letter was uiwarranted by strictly
the facts, and expressed a wish to
have their names withheld from en-
dorsing said letter. One of the
active promoters of the petition
furnishes the following facts and
Wishes them published with the above
explanation.
Two ladies' we're insulted . short
time ago by drunk man or men on
the street between the church and
Butfington's store
Several drunk men after 10 o'clock
at night gathered ON the street OPP
posite Mr. Roberts house and with
profane and indecent Language
shocked his and other families. One
of the insulted parties appealed to
the Town Commissioners for pro,
lection.
The Band festival which was held
on Pogue's lot last summer was
broken up by lot of drunken men,
who got into fight and the ladies
and children ran screaming away
the people dispensing on account Of
the disturbance.
A childrens' entertainment held In
the Town Hall was broken up by q
drunk man entering the Hall, and by
his behavior frightening the children,
some Of them running to aneighbor'e
for protection.
These are q few of the instances
cited TO justify the allegations of the
letter accompanying the petition.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-03-11

The Emperor of China. WHO has been
In degree the object of recent rictous
demonstrations in that country, is the
representative upon the throne of the
Tartar conquerors Of China. The con.
quest Of the country was made more
than 250 years ago, and the Tartar con.
querors have in that period become thor.
oughly assimilated with the Chinese
but the enperors are still really, as well
as nominally, of the Tartar blood. Their
wives are chosen from among the daugh.
tiers Of the Manchoo Tartar nobility, and
the strain OF blood is thus kept pure.
The present emperor is named Kuang.
Eu. He is 20 years old, having been,
born August Is. 1871. Outwardly he ia
regarded as the vice-gerent of heaven,
and the earthly interpreter of divine de-
crees.
In official documents he is often styled
Amost august emperor, but his formal
title is Ason of heaven" The common
people, though there are signs that they
nre beginning to turn against the Tartar
rule, are often found to regard the EN-.
peror as the incarnation of divinity.
He is sometimes called athe lord OF
the ten thousand years" and those
who meet him salute him with the words,
AOh, emperor, live foreverl"
The emperor is the source of all au.
thor;ty and the head of the religion, the
nuthor of the laws and the dispenser of
pardons. The empire is his property, yet
he must not govern as a tyrant. He is
subject to what is called the immemorial
constitution of the empire. Some of tho
ancient customs have almost a republi
can character, and to these old laws the
emperor himself is subject.
The crown is inherited in the male
line, but the emperor may choose his sue.
cessor from his children or nearest rela.
lives. Naturally all his male relatives
are anxious to serve him.
Winter and summer the emperor rises
ut three o'clock in the morning. He takes
o light collation. and goes to pray in one
Of the imperial temples. Afterward he
reads official reports. Atseven he break
fasts, then receives his ministers and his
mandarins. At II o'clock he visits the
women's apartments or walks in the gar
ucuo' LAG NAuSS at ., anu tll0u TCtlFeS CC
his private room, where he writes stead.
lily till bedtime, which is at sunset.
The empress is called the mother OF
the State. In recent times custom has
grown up under which there are two EN-.
presses Of equal rank, each occupying a
wing Of the palace. They are called the
Eastern or Western empress, according
to the wing they occupy.
The life Of the emperor is very monot.
onous, and lie is practically prisoner in
his palace. The few journeys he takes are
to the tolnbs Of his ancestors, where he
Is supposed to spend hours in solemn
meditation.
Sometimes the emperor goes hunting.
but his large suite must go too, and all
the formalities of the court are observed.
Hunting, in such circumstances. is likely
to be vexation rather than pleasure to
bis majesty.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-03-11

all that class of false teachers cite the fact
that prior 10 1873 when silver was demon
etized, the silver dollar was worth three
cents more than the gold dollar. But this
is moi the fact. The silver dollar and the
gold dollar would pay exactly the same
amount of debt, no more no less. They
were both the money of account because the
law made them SO. When their function az
dollars was destroyed and they became mer.
chandise 10 be use in the arts, their values
differed they had lost their unit ofacconnt
which the law of congress had invested
them with, ard had their commercial values
determined by the laws of trade. There is
no such term as unit of value in commerce,
but comparative values. And there is
nothiug else but unit Of account in money.
Dear noisy friend. the western farmers
you propose to teach can easily give you
points on money.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-03-11

What society wants is not a man who
can sit and look impressive, or even a
man who is famous and content with his
fame, but man who will just amuse it
or keep 1t gently alive in no sense Of dis.
comfort, with small talk.
From this point of view the silent man
is worst of all. He is, in fact, something
less than nonentity. He is present,
and yet he is not present. The minus
sign represents him, and not even his
claim as good listener shall save him
from contempt. Confessedly it is hard
upon him, if he have q constitutional
timidity. But in that case, depend upon
it, Nature has not been SO remiss as to
send him into tho world unequipped with
r variety of elegant tastes and aptitudes,
for the cultivation of which he need not
frequent society.
1t would matter but little, Of course, il
he were not likely to be a positive obsta.
Gle to the enjoyment Of others. In the
interest Of small talk, however, this as.
pect Of the case must be considered. Il
Is not to be endured that he shall greet
the genial remark, aHew do you do?"
with mere nod, instead Of responsive
inquiry. which, with ordinary mortals,
would be the prelude to q brief, but re-.
freshing bout of commonplace.
Even the systematic grumbler is not so
dangerous foe to our dear small talk as
this laconic or dumb person. Indeed,
not infrequently he proves to be remark.
ably entertaining. For it must not bo
supposed that because he grumbles he Il
an unhappy or misanthropic person. b.
no means. The real sufferers on this
count are the people who are too scrupu-
lous of what they regard as the feelings
of others to venture to utter any com,
plants. They suffer in secret, and are
truly very miserable sometimes.
Not so the systematic grumbler. No
one offers him the tax of sympathy. He
does not want it, moreover. His woes
and grievances are his stock in trade. 1t
is an understood thing that without them
he would be very dull fellow. AS it is
they save his reputation, and set the ball
Of small talk moving-no matter in what
direction. ALI the Year Round.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-03-11
The Future Farm Paper.

This Oldest among agricultural journals,
The Americdss Former, has been published
En the city of Baltimore almost continuously
since 1919 under the management of the
late Samuel Sands, and more recently thai
of his son VIM. d. Sands, who, a few
months ago sold the paper to parties in
Western Maryland, where it was moved by
the new management. The paper has again
changed hands. The last number announces
that il will he pnbiished in future in the
cities of Washington. d. c.. and Baltimore
The Farmer under its new management
Is nicely printed in clean new type and on
paper ola very good quality. In neAtness
and appearance there is nothing lacking
The matter choice, readable and instructive,
and neither too briefto satisfy nor oyer
lengthy 20 weary. In short, like the reg
imental pattern agricultural paper of our
fathers, the matter is purely agricultural;
tells how to plow, 10 plant, to raise and feed
stock, prnns and cultivate in the most APP
proved and modern methods. The Farmer
is confined to the soft, taught show crops
grow !" and the domestic department is rich
with entertaining articles for the good wife
snd daughters. But there is something
lacking. II die agricultural paper Of the
immediate future expects to make success
il must teach more Than the science of
farming. 1t must get out Of the old, well
worn rural ruts. where "Buck and Duke''
have been irudging along and hauling
Numbering van Tor 10 these many years.
The farmer has been confined 10 the furrow
behind his patient oxen til the rest Of the
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-03-11
That unit of Value.

Our esteemed contemporary the leading
prohibition organ, the Voice, tries its hand
again on the money problem and gives the
world the benefit of its corliss brain. The
little parable of the Farmer and Sow which
We related in a former notice as peculiarly
fitting its case is as apropoa to lie last effort
as former ones on that line. Oar contem-
porary is still in the woods.
The Voice was gold money worshiper
for season but has come out finally full
fledged greenbacker, and ''does not believe
in the coinage of either me:al." This ought
to catch the majority of western farmers,
that class being largely greenbackers. We
have never anywhere met with such an
amusing mixture of sense and nonsense as
the Voices article on the ST. Louis Confer
ence. We quote one paragraph, many
more even more ludicrous are crowded into
the same article. The Voice says: "a safe
currency can only be secured by stable
unit Of value, aud If gold we're no Longer
compelled TO gil the Office of a circulating
medium il would furnish us the best unit Of
value Known"
lfthere even existed or could exist snch a
Thing as a "unit Of value" why would .
gold unit be any better than one Of iron.
A ton OF iron il worth - dollar, and an
ounce OF gold is worth ---- dollars. Neither
Of them being used as 'scirculating
medium" but by the iron worker and
ieweler The demand for either would deter
mine the "value" of each from day to day,
Value is intangible and. can have no unvary-
ing ssunit." But there 10 unit OF accoun,
The government 6xeS the unit Of account,
and it has never varied when SO fixed unless
the law by adding . wi'ful exception created
difference. The Law DEGREES that disc Of
gold weighing 25.s grains OF coin gold shall
constitutes dollar and that 4l2i eraihs oil
oliver shall constitute dollar, but neither
esns,itute dollar unless the government,
has had this fact stamped on these two
metals at the mint. 4 piece Of paper de-
uotuiuatcu Aebdi tCHuSK WIN thS faSt
pripted on it by order Of law of congress,
also 10 unit OF sccogpt and a dollar The
same as the two metals, nsger varying
unless by an exception clause. They all have
the same value as money aud at that line
the relationship of the three part company
for ever. Money has but one use, which is
to pay debt. 4 debt exists at the moment
a commodity changes bands unless the
change involves q saGp. Or a peTSop Wsy
assume the obligation Of . debtor by writ
ten contract. IN either case money will ex-
tinguish the debt. The account against the
debtor expresses the amount 10 dollars and
fractions thereof, and the Law has provided
The units of the account. 1t matters not
what commercial value may repose in the
coin, the money musi be destroyed before
that value can be utalized. The Voice apd
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-03-11

We're not waiting for the bats and moles
but for nen aud women who have eyes and
use them, who have brains and reason !
There's new world for them-suffering
and sickly as they area new world created
from the brain Of skillful physician-a
new rorld created from the brain of skill
ful physician-a discoyery--the ''Golden
Medical Discovery" Years ago DIR. Pierce
found out thst the secret ;of all scrofula,
BRONCHIAL, throat and lung trouble lay-in
the beginning at lesst=riu impure blood and
the weak tone Of the system that the way
to cure these effects was 10 remove the cause.
that human nature being the same, the some
results might be looked for in nearly all
cases. So confident was be that the excep-
tioDs were pneommo4 that be took the risk
of giving the medicine to those i didn't
benefit for nothing, and The results hsys
proved that DO was right. And @Golden
Medical Discovery" is the remedy for the
Million The only guaranteed Liver.
Blood and Lung remedy. Your money
back il il doesn't help yOu.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-03-11
Chima's Great River,

The giant Chinese river rises In the
mountains of Thibet, drains nearly IT'S.
200 square miles of country, and flows
for $500 miles before reaching the sen.
The higher reaches Of the river above
Chungking have been seldom seen by
Europeans The lower reaches are thor.
oughly well known, and for 600 miles
up, as far as Hankow, every mile of tho
river is almost as familiar to the Euro.
peans out there as the Thames is to US at
home.
The navigation of the Lower Yangtso
il without doubt the most wonderful
piece Of pilotage in the world, as it Is 900
miles long, and passes through innumer.
able shoals, which are continually shift.
ing. The pilots have to be very MANY
years on the river before they can ba
properly qualified to take large ocean.
going steamers through such an intricate
waterway, especially as the cargoes OF
these vessels are invariably of immense
value, and in the tea season quick dis
patch and absence Of delay is everything
The junks, while passing up and down
che river, have to pay "likin" dues to the
different viceroys whose provinces the,
pass through; and in case any attempt Is
made to evade the extortion. they soon
find themselves chased by the little
armed gunboats, which are always lyinG
in wait at the ~likin" stations. From
Kiukiang to Hankow the country be.
comes very fat, aud in the season of food
1t is nothing short Of marvellous to see the
enormous extent Of country under water.
Although over 500 miles from the sea, the
water reaches in some places to the hori;
Eon on both sides, and junks sail over
what a month before was green, cul.
hyatsd TRACT Of country .--LOadOn Globe.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-03-11
An Eloquent Passage.

The closing paragraph of the ad
dress put forth by the St. Louis In.
dustrial Conference closes with the
following eloquent passing embrac
ing quotation from the Constitu
ton of the United States.
TN order to restrain the extor
tons of aggregate capital, to drive
the money changers out OF the TEN
pie, to form more perfect union,
establish Justice, insure domestic
tranquility, provide for the common
defense. promote the general welfare
and secure the blessings Of liberty
for ourselves and our posterity,' wa
do ordain and establish the following
platform Of principles"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-03-11
Excitement in Rising Sun !!

Occasioned by the arrival of that invoice of Wall Paper
Thousands of pieces in stock. you building new
house repairing old one cite you assortment
of Paper for the new spring styles
Carpets and Straw Matngs claim much of our at
tenton Call and take look at line of Brussels
and compare the prices ask for them ready sewed to fit
the room.
We have given special attention the purchase Dress
Goods and already prepared show splendid line.
Ladies' Refers and Blazers came to hand last week
Tan shades to be the rage Hamburg Edgngs, all
widths, grades and prices.
The young gents showing their appreciation of Neck
Wear Of fine finish moderate price by pnchasng literally
Piles Of Clothing added since last report. The
styles and prices speak for themselves they the motive
which keep the stock moving the front door
gladden. the heart of who appreciates good honest
reliable goods at fair price.
In fact prepared in almost every line
the early spring It is needless tell you that
prices right intend shall be below who
doing legitimate trade This is of the settled facts
upon which you always rely.
=. r. BURLINGTON.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-03-11
REMARKABLE SINGING TREES.

Grove TIA Connecticut ForevarMs
People OF Coming storms.
This township boasts of curiosity
that probably is not duplicated in the
entire hemisphere and probably not in
the world, says Hamburg Conn. COR
respondent.
ii is musical grove Of chestnut and
walnut trees. This grove stands on the
north side Of Nicksrson Hill, which ia
the highest point of land in New London
county, and all the trees are old, and
there are but very few that are not hol
low. The spot is well known among
local hunters as a resort for gray squir.
rels, and many hundreds of these ami.
mails are taken out Of the grove every
year.
Into the heart Of the trees the squirrels
have gnawed their way through the knots
and stumps of limbs that have decayed
and fallen to the ground. In many cases
but the mere shell of the tree stands, and
II fire is built in the hole at the roots
smoke issues from q hundred holes above
1t in the limbs and the main trunk.
The peculiar sound caused by the wind
blowing into these holes has given the
grove the name of Singing Trees. In the
summer, when the trees are covered with
foliage the wind has no effect upon them
but in the fall, when the leaves fall to the
ground, the wind has clean sweep at
the trees, and it whistles and means and
Kisses through the hollow trunks and
limbs until it seems to one short dis.
lance away that horde of crazy demons
are holding grand jubilee among the
trees.
These sounds are produced only when
the wind blows from the southeast. II
then sweeps over the top Of the hill and
falls upon the grove apparently, as the
wind from the mouth of boy falls upon
. hollow key placed at his lips and the
sound produced, in many cases, is like
that made by q person blowing into tho
nose Of q bottle multiplied l,0o0,00
times.
In other cases there is nerve shatter.
Ing noise, as If giant was blowing
through an immense comb covered with
paper. Breaking into these tones is, now
phN pAsSA sAoAs stAeAt n 1hAiSAAhS nOiSS
and then a kissing sound, as IL from the
mouth Of 1000 pythons in chorus.
Taken together these misses, and toots,
and means, and shrieks make a pande-
monium that one doesn't care to listen to
very long. The noise of these trees can
be heard five miles away, and it has been
heard to the leeward distance of eight
miles. Its roaring is looked upon by the
people living within hearing distance Q!
it as precursor Of . storm.
Among tbs hills and valleys It 10 often
impossible to tell correctly In what direc.
ton the wind is blowing, but when the
roar of the singing trees is heard the wind
is known to be blowing from the SOUTH
east, and preparations are at once made
foI o storm.
In September, during what is known as
the equinoctial storm, this strange grove
is heard at its best. Then, above the
bowling Of the wind. the roar rises aud
falls, liks the moaning Of 10000 lcvia-
thans in the agonies of death.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-03-11

The Secretary of the Treasury's
reports, for the year 1866, show that
the various issues of United States
notes, gold certificates and fraction al
currency, he called in, '.retired,
counted and destroy ed" $211, 000, GOO
and more of the money Of the coun-
try. The report also shows on page
1853 that more than 1881, 900 900 in
United States greenbacks were re-
tired from circulation. Thus more
than 1892 900 ,000 were wrested from
circulation in one year and changed
into 6 per cent gold bearing bonds.
Money used by the people for tran.
sacting business was changed into a
debt on the people bearing interest
A debt created out of their own
money. after the governments had
ceased to be borrower!
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-03-11

The politicians are mad because
the Alliance does not confine it's baa
mess 10 the scientific principles in
VOWED in feeding hogs, growing
pumpkins and corn shocking. It il
practical. 1t means business. It ID
going to the root of the disease. Ii
lie meddling in politics, taking 8
band in the caucus and the conven
tions, thinking and voting and kill
ing more politicians than you caa
shake stick st and that hurts
That's Why they squeal.-C Commerce
journal.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-03-11
Silence.
"ln silence read, in darkness seal,
Despise. forget but not reveal"

The above motto is being acted
upon by the daily monopoly press.
They gave q sneering report of the
Industrial Conference which met at
81. Louis Feb. 22d, and dropped the
subject without q word more. The
policy of "game making" misrep-
resentason and belittiing haying
failed. they arc now trying sans ey es,
sans ears, sans everything concern.
ing the impending political cata-
ciysm In their prophecies of the
result of the next election only Re-
publicsn and Democrat parties and
their probable strength are mention
ed. This "forgettery" dodge of the
putocracy dailies will work no better
than their other failures. The peo-
pie will laugh at their calamity when
they record the vote on the 9th OF
November.