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The morning call., 1893-04-02

for the State and the other for the Navy
Department, but both OF these papers dis
appeared from the departments prior to the
breaking out of the Civil War in 1861. The
report was highly favorable In tone, COM
mending the excellent harbOr at SANTANA
Bav. and pointing TO its strate2ical ad-
yaptageS as naval station.
In 1851 President Fillmore and Secretary
OF State Webster cOmmisslo ned Robert NJ.
, Walsh as special agent of the Government
10 Hayti and San Domingo to cooperate
with the British and French commissioners
IN bringing about a cessation of the war
fare that the Havtians had been wagjng on
the peacefully inclined and numerically in
Terror San DominicaDs.
The United States steamer Saranac con-
yeyed Commissioner Walsh to Pnrt-au-
Prince, where he met the French and Eng
lish commissioners. and during stay of
| SEINE weeks had two interviews with En-
| peTor FauStin l.
With The French and English commits
| siUners he then went to San Domingo and
reported the results of their negotiations at
Hayti TO President BaeZ of the.Dominican
! republic.
Mr.. Walsh's mission was not as successful
| as it might have been, for the HayJian
| Emperor was given TO understand secretly
| that France would not carry out her openly
| made threats of violence as a punishment to
| Hayti II she did not stop fighting with her
| sister island. In his report to the State
| Department Commissioner Walsh dwelt a
| little on the deSirability and practicability
| Of annexing San Domingo to the United
| States.
During President Pierce's administration,
| in 1864 George i. Mcclellan, then captain
| OF engineers, was sent TO the Gulf OF
| SANTANA in the frigate Raritan to examine
! into the adaptabiliy of the bay for naval
! depot and lis capacity for defense. His
| report. like those of all other commissioners
and ENJOYS ever sent TO San Domingo, was
/ hiUhlU faVo hln Ifft NJ
Marcy, already baked at every point 10
| obtain the annexation of Cuba. net with
| equal i'll fortune in his efforts to secure the
! Dominican Island.
During the war with the Southern States
the real value Of naval aud military sta
The morning call., 1893-04-02
NIAGARA FALLS POWER.
To Transmit Electricity to Buffalo for
Power and Lighting Purposes.

--'$HAihS Eui POSCSs
New YORK sun.
Professor George Forbes, the eminent
English electrician employed by the Mag
ara Falls Tunnel and Power Company, says
that the alternating current will be used in
the transmission Of electricity from the falls
TO Buffalo. This current, he says, will be
transmitted to Buffalo with a loss of
only So per cent, and it may be as low as 3
per cent.
How Is this electricity to be used after it
reaches Bunalo = asked the reporter.
All mills or manufacturing establish
ments will be obliged TO put in n motor in
stead OF steam engine. BY the use of
transformers the current entering the motor
can be varied in strength, so that motor
will run the machinery much the same as
steam engine would. The current being
put through different transformers will act
the same as throttle to steam engine
The further 1t is open the faster it turns the
wheel and the more power is had The
fewer number OF transformers that are
used the greater will be the power of the
motor, so that shop can run one machine
or dozen, it makes no difference"
How about the use of electricity for
lighting, heating and cooking purposes p"
No motor will be needed in these cases.
For lighting and heating a house. ana for
cooking also, the only thing that will be
necessary is to connect the apparatus in tile
house with the main cable. Then the lights
can be turned on at pleasure, the cooking
apparatus used whenever needed, and the
heating, too. But hardly think electricity
will come into general use for heating and
cooking. II will probably take the place If
gas in lighting 10 great extent, but proba.
bly, only the wealthier class of citizens will
use it for heating and cooking. II we could
furnish electricity manufactured by water
power at 10 per cent of what it costs to pro-
duce it by steam, the current should be
economically used for both cooking ard
heating But we do not propose to sell it
as cheap as that. We will sell it at about
half the cost of steam"
about how long will it be before the
wheels and dynamOs begin to turn?"
''lf nothing interferes l am sure the ma
chinery will be turning by the latter part
of summer or the early fall, perhaps before
that time, But IN my opinion many Worlds
Fair tourists will have a chance 10 see the
wonder of the age in operation"
The only contracts for power which have
been let up to date are with the Niagara
Paper Company, which has contracted for
5000 horsepower at the rate Of S24. 900
year, and the Contract Electric Company
OF Buffalo, which has contracted for 10, GOO
horsepower, to be delivered at the northern
boundary OF the city. There have been
many other applicants for power, but pur-
chasers seem to be holding back until the
first trial is made, in order to see il it is en-
tirely uccessful.
The morning call., 1893-04-02
Animals and Smoking.
Pearson's Weekly


In the Berlin Geological Gardens, Pro-
fessor Baul Meyerheim, painter of animal
life. has been trying the effects of the
fragrant weed on various denizens of the
gardens, withresults as novel as they are
undoubtedly amusing. Chief among the
subjects of his experiments was the brown
bear. He declares that the common bro
bears" are genuine enthusiasts for tobacco.
when | puff my cigar-smoke into their
cage" he remarks. they rush to the front,
rubbing their noses and backs against the
bars through which the smoke has pene-
trated"
The professor, with some temerity, once
Experimental on the lion. The creature
was asleep, and this was the moment Sc
leeted for putting volume of tobacco
smoke in his face. Did he at once wake up
with savage growl. lash his tail, and
springlng al The bar shake the massive
iron?
Not at all. He awoke and "stood ON his
legs, which seems a DAturai-euough atti-
tude to adopt, and ''sneezed powerfully -
Then he quietly lay down on his side and
elevated his nose for second dose" 1t
may be news to some to hear that goats,
stays and liamas all dev0ur tobacco with
remarkable satisfaction.
The morning call., 1893-04-02
But Don't FiIibuster."
Chicago Tribune.


ITO come back to what l was about to
say, Miss Quickstep," began the rising
young statesman, the honorable member
from the 'Steenth District, clearing his
throat, ''you must have suspected that II
What a queer thing cat is, isn't il. Mr..
HackersP See how QUICKLY pussy gets ac-
quainted with one. Rubs her head again st
you and purrs as il she had known you all
her life"
Yes, cat is a quee- animal. haven't
any great admiration for cats. l confess.
but to return to what l was about to say,
Miss Amanda, you Will pardon me il
seem too presumptuous when l tell you
that /"
Don't You think Mr.. 1saacs' is a very
wonderful story, Mr.. HackersY
Yes. it's great story. But what l
wanted to say Is tina. L"
And are you reading Benefits Forgot?'
NO. always wait till a magazine story
is finished before l tackle it. But listen TO
me just a moment, Miss Amanda. L"
Doesn't it seem 10 you, Mr.. Hackers. that
the study of Dante is"
Amanda Quckstep" exclaimed the
young Congressman, impetnOusly, ''if you
think you don't want to be my wifegve me
chance TO put the question squarely and
then say NJ, if you must, but for heaven
sake don't filibuster!'
The morning call., 1893-04-02

lovely. In the best wallpaper stores.
eretonne and paper may be obtained to
harmonize In figure and color, and the Idea
may De carried out also in toilet ware A
very pretty room may be arranged with
yellow poppy paper having o satin ground.
and dado of cretonne to match. The cur
tains and bedspread should be of the Gre
tonne, and the furniture covered with the
same material. The ceiling. paper and
woodwork should be of cream white. A
carpet composed Of varying shades of cream
and gray. with pale blue flowers, would be
appropriate in such a room. Wild-rose
paper and wild-rose cret0nne, with a dull
green carpet In various shades, will make
very cool, effective room. Rose papers can
also be matched in yeiows. pinks and reds,
with which yellow-and-wh ceiling
paper will also harmoniZe. A very COM
pete room would require the sheets pillow
cases, towels and toilet cnvers TO be
embroidered with the chosen flower. in col
ored wash-silks
The morning call., 1893-04-02
1t Don't Sell Well.

A patent-right man has been working
hard in Pennsylvania towns and villages
trying to sell territory for "burglar ex-
terminator" which has great points of sini-
pliclY and effectiveness. When the burg
lar raises the window-sash to erter the
room he sets machinery in motion which,
when he rests his whole weight on the
sill and prOjrets hls body across, drops a
tremendous knife admirably calculated to
cut an ordinary man in two. There is no
argument against the effectiveness of the
exterminator, but people seem to object to
It for some reason or other, and the patent
right man is not doing very we'll.
The morning call., 1893-04-02
For the Inner Man.

And now, my good woman" said the
learned man who was applying for board,
twill yon be pleased TO inform me. for the
benefit OF myself and family, what the gas
tronomic possibilities of your table are,
that there may be no future misunderstand-
ing on that point? What do you have upon
your board three times day in the shape
Of sustenance for the inner man?"
Then the landady, rising To her feet and
putting her arms akimbo, roaIed out in a
strictly commercial voice:
H'VittIes -
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A compositor,s Eat Take.
Nebraska state journal.

-NVUIdsh4 oLalt y UUIuAI.
A take" Of the stock market report that
came in recently brought good news TO a
journal compositor. 1t stated that stock of
the Iron-Silver mine at Leadville that sold
for 60 cents Saturday could not be bought
for 81 40 yesterday. T. F. Nelson, the cum-
positor. has had 80 shares in the mine for
some time, and the raise struck him as an
emnentlv proper thing.
The morning call., 1893-04-02
A Flower Bed Room.

Democrats Magazine.
Flower bed rooms. decorated to match
certain flowers, are very popular and very
The morning call., 1893-04-02
ALWAYS THUS.

Pilot Knob, Mo.
suffered Mr.. Henry P.
Oh Travers, formerly
~ Of this place, suf-
Years. fered with chronic
rheumatism for 20 years, and was
treated at times by several doctors.
ST JACOBS OIL
cured him. No No Return
return of pain .
in 3 years. =
y. a. Farrar. Years.
noe GIN Su
The morning call., 1893-04-02
Why He Was Insane

A iunatic given TO laughter.
Woke the echoes from floor to raughtar.
That the man was insane
Was perfectly plain
For no man could be any daughter.g
indianapolis Journal.
The morning call., 1893-04-02
RARE TREASURES.
Gorgeous Treaties in the
State Department.
DIPLOMACY AND FINE ART.
Official Documents Printed on Vellum
and Bound in Velvet or
Mounted in Gold.
AND FINE ART.

Correspondence OF THE MORNING CALL
The Progress., 1893-12-30

field. indicates feeling of hostility
against the Alliance. Why so good
a man as ITS editor can array himself
against the Alliance Qhe farmers only
hope) is more than can solve. unless
he believes the Alliance will in some
way go into politics, thing he does
not wish to see
We have used every effort possible
to get all the facts abont the GIN tag
gers and burners. The evidence be-
fore ms goes to prove that only few
gins have been tagged in this and adj
Joining States, and in every instance
the owners did the tagging. As re-
CARDS the BURNING of gins, we have
failed to get any evidence whatever
to prove that single gin in this State
has been burned by incendiaries
What has all this UNApULTERArED
cussEDNEss about gin taggers and gin
burners been going through the press
for, Was it not clear case of fright
on the part of the politicians and
their mouth-pieces, fearing the Alli-
ance men? All of this corrupt stuff
thrown to the surface by the unwor-
Inv hirelings of the more corrupt
political manipu!ators, who are now
and have for two decades, dominated
ocal and State politics, was purel!
Intentional. believing as they did that
I would have a tendency to driv.
rood men away from the Alliance
i more corrupt and foolish idea has
,eyer entered the 'deprsyed minds OF
The Progress., 1893-12-30
A QUERY,

Burnside, Ky.-When and where
was the first money coined in the
United States and by what authority +?
I. j. ID
Several of the colonies had mints
of limited capacity at which copper
and silver were coined. The earliest
coinage was made for Virginia in
1872. but the work was done Cn the
Somers islands, now the Bermudas,
Massachusetts began coining money
about 1852, and that was probably
the first money coined within the
limits of the thirteen original States,
Other States did more or less coinage
prior to the adoption of the Constitu-
tion. Congress caused some copper
coins to be struck at the New Haven
The Progress., 1893-12-30
Written for The Progress :
AUNT POllYS RELIGION.

1t was quiet, warm day in the
latter part of July, and sat on the
veranda of typical Southern plan
tation listening to the hum of distant
bees and the carol of birds.
The day was so pleasant and the
woods so fresh and green that / could
not withstand the charming aspect,
and with an impatient ejaculation ]
threw my book in the hammock and
snatching mp my hat hurried down
the lane that entered the forest. For
awhile | wandered on oblivious to the
surrounding world, but suddenly a
cracked voice broke the stiffness of
the qniet air in a question: "Brud-
der, be We a Christian"
BY Jupiter" exclaimed /, turn
ing to find myself confronted by a
queer little figure in black, what put
that question into your little black
head, auntie? z"
Case, Pse agwin' down to 'spe-
rience meeting, aid thought rs how
ye would come along of me-" she al
swered promptly, nOdding her woody
head until her bonnet tumbled to the
ground.
The oddIty of the scene seemed 10
strike me as quite amusing and L
could not refrain hearty laugh, but
as the little woman looked offended
l fastened to say, Il will accompany
you, auntie! Lead the way"
Her dusky face broke into smiles
and carefully tying on her head gear,
she hurried down the road, / follow
ing in her wake.
Emerging from the forest, little,
old rickety wbitewashed building at
tracted my attention, and my com
panion noting my look of curiosity,
hastened to inform me that Dat am
de church of Zionr'
We climbed the high steps and en-
tered neat little room, crowded with
dusky sisters and brethren. In the
pulpit stood tall, lank individual
who at once opened exercises by
calling upon some one to tell dar
sperience."
i was not little surprised to OBJ
serve my companion walk up the aisle
with her shufiling gait and face the
audience.
Il haIn't got much ter tell" she be-
gan preparssory to opening her sub
The Progress., 1893-12-30

mint in 17S7. This was the first
United States money, made before
the United States Government had a
mint of It's own.
After the adoption Of the Constitu-
ton, April 2, 1892, the United States
mint was authorized by an act of
Congress. The first building erected
in the United States for public use,
unler the authority of the Federal
Government, WAS a structure for the
United States mint. The cornerstone
of the building was laid by David
Rittenhouse, Director of the Mint, at
Philadelphia, Pa, on July 81, 1892.
In the following October operations
of coming commenced. 1t was occu-
pied for about forty years. The pres
ent mint was located on its present
site by act of May -, 1923. The
first coinage of the United States was
silver half-dimes, in October, 1892, of
which Washington makes mention in
his address to Congress, on NOvem-
ber &, 1892, as follows: There has
been small beginning il thu coin
age Of half-dimes; the want Of small
coins in circulation calling the first
attention to them" The first metal
purchased for coinage was siX pounds
Of copper, at one shilling and three
pence per pound, which was coined
amt delivered to the Trea. urer in
l79G The first deposit of silver
bullion was made on July Is, 1874, by
the Bank Of Maryland. L consisted
of the coins of France" amounting
to $50 715.l3 I-2. The first returns of
silver coins to the Treasurer was
made on October Is, 1884. The first
deposit of gold bullion for coinage
was made by Moses Brown, merchant
Of Boston, on February II, 1875; it
was of gold ingots, worth S2,27672,
which was paid for in silver coins.
The first return of gold coinage was
on July 81, 1895, and consisted of
Al half eagles The first delivery of
eagles was IN September ~, of the
same yeae, end consisted of 400
pieces. The coinage of the mint eff
fected from the commencement Of
the establishment to the end of the
year 1900 may be stated in round
numbers at S2,534 0O0-Courier
Journal.
Who dares to say that silver should
not be on a parity with gold after
reading the above?
The Progress., 1893-12-30

men who labor in eveey department
of industry? Not stopping to con
troll the price of the article, alone
they go farther and control, by cor
porate powers, the element that en-
ters in to the price, the thing called
money. Supply and demand exerted
an influence over the price of all
things that enters into the markets OF
the world, farming would be great
er dividend than any other business.
The farmers have learned at last that
the law that controls the price of
their produce is an artificial law; a
law, manufactured to order 10y the
combines and trust companies
through the operation of the Ex-
changes and Boards of Trade. The
prices are given out with each sue
ceeding day. No one can tell what
the price will be tomorrow.
A lesson taken by the farmers on
politics, has taught them the evils
that are now destroying this beautiful
Republic of ours at a fearfulIy rapid
rate, is found in chartered rights, to
control the finance OF the Nation.
This privilege will, in the end, in
slave the Republic. Hence it is, the
farmers have found it absolutely
necessary to take aud active part in
politics collectively, knowing that the
men who dominate the old parties
will never, neither can they ever, cor
rect this evil, usury, the greatest
course kno 8n to the race. His Royal
Highness, the greatest living Demo
crat, stands (immovable) in the way
of relief to the people. He speaks
for his party. He has shown beyond
doubt that his party is pledged to
foster the interest of chartered in
stitutions to the detriment of all in
industrial classes. The very minute
a farmer begins to study of politics
that moment he gets his consent to
break away from old party servitnde,
and is ready to assist in the organi-
zatlon of force against blind paIti-
zan devotion. These blind worship
pers or hirelings who serve as the
mouth-piece of old party methods,
are ready to resort to any method, it
matters not how corrupt, to keep the
farmers in the back grounds that they
may obey without complaint the or
ders of their political leaders. No
questions must be asked 10y the com
mon hero. The asking of these
questions has caused this fight and
all of these malicious charges against
the Alliance people.
May God speed The PRoGREss. I
am respectfully,
FARMER.
Grand Cane, La, Oct. 1893.
The Progress., 1893-12-30
GOOD REASONING.
The Farmer and Politics.


EDITOR PRoGREss-Not having no
YEA anything from DeSoto in The
aoeRrss for quite awhile, have con-
1aoed to give you few facts.
. Inc regular quarterly meeting OF
- Alliance was held at Smyrna
eu'ch with the brethren Of Smyrna
~'''snce. The attendance was mod
se'y god; would have been much
@ef had our parish. paper not made
mistake in the date of meeting.
'e'ner the mistake was intentional
unnot say. The great num-
4. q articles which appeared from
= % time in the Journal at Mans-.
The Progress., 1893-12-30

such ink singers than the charges
made against good and law-abiding
citizens, charging them with tagging
and burning gins. All Of this proves
beyond doubt that the people who
make politics a profession for reve-
nue. only, show signs of fear Of the
people, fearing the farmers will go
into politics. 1t has often been said,
in the press, that the Alliance was a
good thing if the farmers would keep
out of politics. How is it possible
for a farmer 10 keep out Of politics
and discharge his duty as citizen in
a Republican government like ours is
more than l can tell, when it is true
every farmer is responsible to his
family, if he has a family, if not he
is responsible to his country for the
manner in which he uses the right of
suffrage. To abuse that right will
bring discomfort. That right has
been abused, hence discomfort pre-
walls from one of our country to the
other. To follow blindly in politics
(the meaning of politics says Mr..
Webster is the science of govern
ment) the leadership of those who
are slaves to party for party sake ir-
respective of the rights of the people,
will always end in the destruction of
the interest of the masses, We have
all history, modern and ancient, to
prove the assertion. Every male
farmer 21 years old, and sound in
mind, has free use of the ballot.
Should he not know the real use, and
for what purpose the ballot was put
into his hands! This knowledge
should be possessed by every one who
has this constitutional right, other
wise institutions which has cost blood
and years of toll to build up, will all
be destroyed in the wreck which is
sure to follow this blind partisan de-
votion So soon as the farmers learn
that their interests must be protected
by the wise use of the ballot, which
means wise laws for the producers of
wealth who are entitled to more con-
sideration at the hands of the law
makers than any other class, because
they have all the elements of nature
to combat to foster and protect the
agricultural interests, means the
building mp of all other classes.
Some may contend that the State and
Nation has done a great deal for the
farmer in the way of agricultural
schools and commissioners, expert
mental stations, ETC.; all of this does
very we'll as far as it extends. But it |
does not reach far enough to save the
home from a mortgage foreclosure. !
A great deal of time and funds, |
public and private, are being used
through the Agriculturian Association
and experimental stations to drown
the outcry of the debt ridden farmer.
have noticed the advices freely
given how to make farming pay, etc.
All of which discuss only one side of
the matter, and that being the side
If scientific farming. have often
asked why the question of price was
not discussed in the Agricultural
meetings snd press, and the answer
is it leads to politics which is strictly
{ Ridden; adding that the law Of
supply and demand regulate prices.
Who is it that is SO narrowly con-
tracted that believes that the law of
supply and demand maintains under
4 system that fosters trusts, COM
bines and syndicates that cyntrol the
prices Of al the products Of all the =
The Progress., 1893-12-30

If Uncle Hiram Lott was less Of
political trlckster and more of pa
triot, he would qualify into the Office
which the law declares ne nsme..
whether his vote would thus be loss
to Senator Caffrey or not.
The Progress., 1893-12-30

1t Is merely a question of choIes~
whether an individual will be an in
dependent thinker, or the seryile fss-
terer of the President. And f-iersas-
who make different selections shonl1
not fall ont on that accOnnt.
The Progress., 1893-12-30

The question is frequently a.Es{
Why is Ayers Cherry Peotor1
much more effective than other cosyh
remedies" ?" The answer is, sirD,lv.
because it is the most skillfnl coEsaa-
nation OF anodynes and expectorssxS,
known to medical science.
The Progress., 1893-12-30

Free and unlimited coinage OF sal
yer and anti-options, should be tbr
peoples main demands of those who
would solicit their votes for Congress
The Progress., 1893-12-30

Self interest is the main motive
power which actuates Legislators and
congressman in their positions On, -
pending bill. --s- -