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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-10-15

made a full legal tender. Although both
gold and silver disappeared from circu-
lation. gold did not go To Il premium
until the government. ut the instance of
the bondholders, created IA demand for
it by making customs dues payable in
gold alone. This created demand for
gold among the importers and the pre-
MUM on it was precisely what the own
ers Of gold chose To ask for it, But
prices rose and prosperity at the north
was at the floodtide during the whole
period of the war. In 1865, according
To the report of the secretary
of the treasury (see statistical
abstract No. ~. the volume of
currency had reached the total amount
of $1.1SO. 1917, 1I7.76. not including s1S2,-
OO0.O0O of the smaller denominations of
$50 bonds. which Were in circulation
as money. This amount gave the peo-
pie of the north a per capita circulation
of $50.
The first form of contraction occur
red mt the close OF the war when the
volume of currency then in circulation
WAS made la serve for the needs of the
people OF the south. being divided
among 35.00O00O of people instead OF
2I,0oO.000. Contraction went on in one
shape ami another until in 1863 the
volume of currency WAS reduced to less
than STO0.000.G00 for i0.0eo.o0O people
Ii was no larger in 1870. when rc>ump-
tion took place. although the popula
ton had Increased 10 :oo00O00. Prices,
of course, fell in proportion Ia the CON
traction. They fell also i'm response 10
the sweeping contraction in the volume
of primary money. They have been
falling ever since. and they will con
tinuc 10 fall until the people elect men
Ia office who will relieve them from the
crushing burdens of an inadequate
money supply.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-10-15
ready decided to make IA great exhibit

ready decided TO make IL great exhibit.
With the endorsement of the govern
ment and the cordial cooperation oil
Spanish-Amcrica IL goes without saying
that our exposition will be one of the
biggest ever held in this country. Under
IL low tariff there is no reason in the
world why we should not reach out for
foreign trade AMI get it. Even under
high tariff we have done some of this
business and with reduced duties in our
favor there is every reason why the
South American countries should trade
with us.
The exposition will. of course, bring
all of these prospective customers TO-
gether. ana when we get better ne
quainted. trade relations will. OF course,
be developed. The interest already
manifested shows that il will he easy
enough To make this industrial and
commercial reunion one of the most
brilliant ever held in this quarter OF the
globe
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-10-15

proposition was accepted and the Jury
gave the woman verdict for SO. Inc
Irisbman gave him another case when
he also won, after making MS ars"iiiei'
in rhyme.
70 cut a long story short, IT IS ehouEh
to say that this strange admlrer Oh MI
Tow-ns's poetry is dead. and has made
the rhylner one of his four heirs, each
of whom will get $15oWn.
We do not believe that there Is
similar ease on record. Certainly. no
American ever before received such Il
rich reward for II few jingling verses.
Let our poets be of COED cheer. FER
haps their golden age is here. u opens
well this autumn drear, ana spreads It's
sunlight far and near.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-10-15
Counties May Lawfully Issue Currency

-hfS 'N'hJ 'SH'NF wi 'hN
lin Floyd county there is some discus.
sion concerning the legality Of the pro,
posed issue of county bonds of denomi-
nations a. low as 81 and 81. 10 be used
aS a local currency. and the federal
treasury department, has been asked for
Il ruling on The subject
Secretary Carlisle referred The mat
Ter 10 lion. 7. \. Reeve, solicitor Of the
treasury. and in his reply 10 the sec
rrtary hc says:
have the honor 10 acknowledge your REF
erence 10 letter addressed to the comptrol-
ier IF the currency by Mr.. Il. G. Clark. Of
Rome, "a.
As. clark states that tina county commis-
siou"f> oI Floyd county, Georgia, propose
to issue certain amount IN county bonds,
Pa cent interest. IN denominations of five,
ten and twenty dollars. with view OF using
the same as local currency, ana he inquiries
whether such action would conflict in any
way with United States banking laws.
In response 90 your request for an eN-
preston Of my opinion ! have 10 advise
SOu,tEtt 40 statute - the United states
prohibits the issue Of county bonds in amy
denomination. a county has 4 right 10
issue bonds when not il contravcntion TO
the constitution of the state. IL may be
observed, however. that section 10 OF the
act epp;oN"I February i, lS,1 Oh Stat. IL
provides: That every person. hrm, asso-
citation ether q Dn rational banking associ2-
t!ti $. and every corporation. state bank or
state banking association shall pay a tax
oI 10 per ccntum on the amount Of their
own notes used for circulation and paid
out by them" ana - provides, THAT every
such person. firm, association, corporation,
state bank. or state banking association, and
also every national banking association shall
pay n like tax of 10 per centum of the
amount OF the notes of any person, finn,
assacia tion other th0n national banking
associations, or Of any corporation, state
bank or state banking association, or Of
any town, city, or municipal corpora lion,
used for circulation and pad out by
them"
1t VIII be seen that the WORD county"
is not enumerated among the corporations,
bankiag asSOCia tons, etc, mentioned IN the
statute. Nor can the word notes be held
20 include county bonds, ana 1 am, there
fore, also OF the opinion that the proposed
iesus would moi be taxable under said stat
ute.
Anuarently. This opinion finally set
ties the question. If this be the case,
any county when not prohibited by the
constitution and laws 81 It's state. may
issue bonds small enough to be con.
Venien,ly used rs local currency.
Perhaps this settles the state bank
problem. Ii will he an easy matter for
the counties Ia provide the people with
IN ample and Il safe circulate ting me-
dunn in the shape of bonds OF small
denominations if they can do SO with
out bpng liable to the 10 per cent lax
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-10-15
A Lucky Georgia Rhymer.

AIirabeau IT, Towns. Il Brooklyn law
yer who once lived in Atlanta. received
a legacy of S15o.000 the other day from
an eccentric irishman who had taken
IL fancy 10 the lawyers rhymes.
About ten wears ago The IriShman
called on Mr.. Towns and requested him
to rake the ease OF an old woman who
wanted damages for being bitten ny Il
dog AMI drenched with water from Il
hose But the condition was that Mr..
Towns should utilize his poetic gifts
by making an argument in rhyme. The
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-10-15
Are You Working for The Con-
StitutiOn?

IL viii pay YOU To go TO work for
fHe Constitution this winter. We
VIII give $1,000 to nur agents in adj
diti"n TO allowing them the best
commissions offered by any news
paper
TIA" Constitution il the easiest
newspaper to work for i'm the coun-
returns. Write for samples and full
outfit at once.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-10-15

which stands in the way of state banks.
it is to be hoped that all doubt will
soon be cleared away and that the
ruling of the federal treasury and the
department of justice will stand. We
do not very well see how this opinion
can be reversed, unless some cXtraOrdi-
nary methods are resortcd to, but this
is an age OF surprises in law and poll
ties, and there is no telling what the
result will be.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-10-15
"Strikes the Keynote"

From The Columbia Sentinel.
The Atlanta Constitution of Sunday last
has an able editorial Purity OF the
Ballot" II strikes the keynote in contend
ing for an honest count, ana Is eminent
~ correct in saying that ~ con
urgency never will arise when any party
can afford TO he dishonest-when those who
represent 1t can afford To do the dirty work
and commit the political crimes that the
republicans are charged with
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-10-15
The Exposition.

From all quarters come The most I'M
qualified endorsements Of our cNpGsi-
ton.
In will he the greatest success of the
century. 80 far aS the south l. con-
cerned. Letters from the north and
The South American countries make This
plain enough. and the gratifying an
nouncemcnt is made that Mexico has al
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-10-15
"SimpIy SpIcndfd."

From The Waynesboro Citizen
The Constitutions feat Of getting in The
returns of the election was lust simply
splendid. Everybody in the state seeme;.
turn 10 The Constitutio. TO set the facts
about the great contest
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-10-15

Knoxville. Tenn. October 13.--(Special)-
George Crane, the best known manufac-
turer OF trusses, artificial limbs, etc, in
charge OF bigamy.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-10-15

All the experts say we ought to be inl-
porting gold al this season. But the fact
is mat We are about 10 export it. Then
more bonds. Clearly Nr. Cleveland was
correct when he informed Colonel OATES
that the shylocks had the coun;iy by the
hind lee-or words to that effect
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-10-15

In Richmond young men are fined when
they are caught talking 10 college girls.
but the girls are allowed to go free. Why
this unjust discrimination in the levying OF
taxes?
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-10-15

Ii is no wonder that the democratic ma
jority in Georgia shrank in the face OF the
attempt OF democratic speakers to popu-
la-ize Wall street Views.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-10-15
Georgia's Largest Vote.

The official canvass of the returns of
the vote for the general assembly and
on the constitutional amendments was
completed Thursday by the governor
and the secretary of state, the canvass
of the vote for governor ami statehouse
officers not occurring until the meeting,
this month. of the general assembly
which. rs The law directs. will open the
sealed returns of the votes for these
offices and declare the result.
The canvass of the legislative vote
however. shows the total vote Of the
state To have been about 2tJ,U00. BY
mistake the returns from five counties,
mistake the returns from six counties
with the legislative and constitutional
amendment vote were not sent to the
secretary of state, but have evidently
been enclosed with The documents which
should have been addressed to The sec
Rotary of the senate and the clerk of
the house. Omitting these six counties
ties the total vote of the remaining 1:t2
is 2l0.0Oo, and il is estimated that the
vote of the other six counties will show
the total vote of the state to be 2t5.0OO.
This is The largest vote ever polled in
Georgia, ami ii must bc diScomforting
Ia those who have been proclaiming
that the extremely light vote" WAS the
cause az the tremendous losses suS-
tanned by the democrats. for no other
reason than on account of The organized
ciior, of few Federal office holders to
deliver The democracy of the state into
rlIc camp of the gold standard cnntrac-
iIunisiS
la 1SS3 the total vote of thc state WAS
l.2,ui9. for governor; in 1854 the total
was 1I354:;. for presidents in 1856 the
vote WAS 101 .1J9, for governor; in 1883
! the vote was li2.939. for president; in
! 1S:lo it was lG;.:i';1. for governor: in
1882 ii was 20G0o. for governor.
The vote east last week was. there
fore. the largest IN the history OF the
! sl}le.,
/ Iional amendment increasing thc NUM-
/ be- of judges of the supreme bench from
! three Ia five. was defeated. The fact
lhaJ the majority against the amend
Genj was small makes it's loss HE more
/ kcenly fclI. The supreme court needs
The assistance which the passage of this
amendment would have given It. We
believe The people favor tie amend
ment. and that they will yet see the
necessity of The relief Of The supreme
court by giving its oyerworiicd Judges
the assistance contemplated by the
amendment which has just been de-
fcalcd 10y a very narrow margin.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-10-15

If Mr.. Carlisle is going 10 run for the
senate he should do so before The Courier
Journals Wall street values smash the
party in Kentucky.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-10-15

Governor Campbell. Of Ohio, seems to
have petered out entirely He ran away
from the silver issue and fell in glIagpire.
Ii is a great pity.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-10-15
EDITORTAL COMMENT.

The Philadelphia Record, democratic
says: president Cleveland and The friends
Of President Cleveland viii, without doubt.
give q sturdy support to the regular demo-
cratic state ticket in New York. Ii is an
Insult Ia insinuate that they win be found
encouraging or aiding boilers. But no time
should ne lost il. making such an unmfstak-
able avowal ia favor Of Senator Hill as
would put an end to ali question or bubble.
This ayonal should come from the presl-
q mt himself"
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-10-15

If the republicans have majority of the
next house the democratic Soldbugs will
have things their own way.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-10-15

Major Mckinley is going ABOUT the country
lamenting the passing away of his great
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-10-15

None Of John Shermans apostles in Geor-
gia care about discussing the question of
supply ana demand a. applied to the price
of land.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-10-15

II Tin is to be knitted by the cuckoo's
friends. he should retire and leave them
with the campaign bag 20 hold.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-10-15

Poor old Mr. Voorhees,. the "hye-bye-
metallist." is campaigning out in the west.
Nobody knows what for
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-10-15

The news from Georgia has given Mr..
Cleveland's cabinet something interesting
To think about.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-10-15

Mr.. Dana has two mOttoes-"If YOU see
It in The sun it is So and Don't fool
with facts that are loaded"
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-10-15

No party in Georgia can afford to dis
franchise voters on technicaiit,es.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-10-15

The apostles of John sherman must be
rylng to run the Chinese government.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-10-15

peaceful one She. cannot afford 10
draw the sword without Il Just cause.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-10-15

The death of Mrs. Rosa Vertrer Jeffrey
removes picturesque figure from Ken
lucky society. Few women we've De.,er
known throughout the south ana her writ
inSs gained for her national reputation.
1t was she who gave the famous haSheosb
supper many years ago at which the ;,uests
took dose of the eastern drug. Under its
influence Mrs. Jeffrey wrote one of her
best poems, but the result was not so aaDpy
with others VINO swallowed the opiate
Some OF them We're quite i'll from it, and
this famous supper w5S long the talk OF
the town. Among the guests were some of
The most prominent people OF he state
one of whom was General Basil Duke
A st. Louis drummer, who was travelling
in Texas, was very much surprised the 9th
er day Ia read i'll the papers that his wife.
with whom he had always lived i'm perfect
accord. and to whom ne had transferred all
his property, had sued for ana obtained A
divorce. He wrote to ask her why in the
world she had taken such step. and she
replied that il WAS all mistake He hur-
Iied home to see about it and found that he
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-10-15
England's Sepoy Troops.

Among the troops ordered by England
from India TO the China seas VIII ne
a large number of SepoyS. ana IL IL uii-
derstood that they win he landed IN
japan. if thar country declines 10 submit
to British intervention in behalf OF the
Chinese.
This is Il rctjan 10 the brutal policy
adopted by England when she iri"d to
suppress the American movement Tor
independence. At that time ll"Sslah
soldiers were sent IL fight Us ANA the
Indians were induced 10 make war upon
the cOlOnistS.
The SepoyS are no better than The
HcsSians and The red SavaGcs who
were turned loose upon us in the revo-
luton. In the last great mutiny III
India they slaughtered unarmed Eng
llSh civilians. butchered their women
and children. and did not even spare
their infants
Theus cruel and savage cutthroatS
are now TO he sent against the Japa-
ncSc 10 sack cities and murder non-con-
batants. The leading civilized nations
of the world should protest against this
mode of warfare against Il people whose
progressive civilization should excite our
admiration ard enlist Our sympa thy.
If the brainy and plucky iapanese can
whip China. capture Pekin@ and dictate
terms. they should be permitted 10 do
it. without bein" interfercd with from
the outside 1t is true that The British
have extensive interests in China, bur
France, Germany. Russia and the
United States also have interests there,
and there is no special reason why Eng
land should Interfere and take the re-
sponsibility of turning her guns upon
the Japanese.
! We cannot believe that this proposed
outrage upon the rights of Japan VIII
! be carried out, but if it comes 10 pass,
] with the atrocities thai would attend
a Sepoy invasion. England will rue the
day when she returned 10 the barbarouS
methods which disgraced her III our
revolution. Nor can she count ON the
continued allegiance of the conquered
distant when Russia will march Il mil
lion of The finest soldiers IN Europe into
that country. and IL is safe 10 say that
! her injrieucs with the native Indian
leaders viii cause Them 10 turn the
! great mass Ut their fellow countrymen
against the power which has prosecuted
and plundered Ghem ever since the days
OF Give and Hastings
! =
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-01-18

LEOPOLD IL, King of Belgium, is
now SO years of age and has been on
the throne since 1866. He has been
reluctantly compelled to consent to
the reduction of the franchise and to
various other concessions by which
the people are able to have something
to say about their own affairs. The
people had been so brutally treated
by the police who wore swords that
last year they succeeded in getting
the Kings consent to the adoption
of the English bludgeon instead; and
the police have to carry it in the belt
when not required otherwise for law
full purposes. The thrift of Belgium
was curiously illustrated last year.
The savings banks became so sur
feited with deposits that they had to
announce they would receive no more,
and capital was drug, for invest
ment could not be found for the sur
plus on hand.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-01-18

into the bowl of any sized pipe. The
cleaner is charged with the heads of
two or three fusees and another is
fixed in the cover by its stem fitting
into a tube made for the purpose.
This one Icing ignited and the cover
being replaced on the body of the
cleaner-previously adjusted to the
bowl of the pipe-and held down by
means of non-cOnducting knob, an
explosion takes place as the several
fusees ignite, which serves to drive
out every atom Of nicotine deposit
through the stem, leaving the pipe
absolutely clean and dry The opera
tion is perfectly clearly and simple
and has none Of the dangers attend
ant upon the usual method Of prod
ding and stringing
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-01-18

THE death of Sir Samuel White
Baker removes almost the last Of the
great African explorers and one of
the greatest of them. He was the
comrade Of Spoke and Grant, and the
predecessor of Gordon in the Egyp-
tian Soudan. He will be remembered
as the explorer Of the Blue and White
Niles. the discOverer of Albert Lake.
and the leader of vigorous move
ment for the suppression of the slave
trade. Gordon and Emin continued
his civilizing work, while Stanley
and others have well-nigh completed
the task Of exploration and have re-
yealed to the world what he vainly
sought the long hidden sources Of
the Nile. When Baker began his
work in Africa that continent was
largely unexplored and unknown,
and civilized powers had only a little
foothold here and there upon it's
borders. Now, at his death, scarcely
mile remains untrayersed by ex-
plorers, and only few small districts
here and there are left unclaimed by
the land grabbing powers of Europe.
And to this great end few have con-
tributed so much as he.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-01-18
Machines that Almost Think.

An automatic windcr Of cotton
thread has been contrived, a mechan-
ism which takes thread from eight
large spools loosely wound and trans
fers it to eight small spools contain
ing 200 yards: these small spools hay
ing received 200 yards exactly, stop
revolving, a knife cuts slot in the
spool, the end Of the thread is fast
ened in this; the machine then cuts
the thread, off drops the spool into a
trap, takes eight empty spools from
as many hoppers. places them on the
spindles and fills these as it did the
previous set. The machine goes
through the entire process in just
forty-five seconds, making all changes
automatically and with the greatest
precision. In another machine the
small spools are placed on an inclined
track, and in rolling through the ma
chine receives on each end a ticket
cut from a long strip or roll Of previ-
ously printed tickets placed On a
stand above the machine. After the
ticket is cut. paste is applied to the
back and it is then pressed upon the
spool, which has rolled into proper
position to receive it-this at the
rate Of ninety spools per minute. -
Cnp
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-01-18

IT is strange what airs some Of the
pettiest officers of the law put on,
and especially if they are judges.
The action of Judge Barbour of the
police court of Hartford, CT, is a
good illustration of this He insists
that the court is in session SO long as
he is in the room, and that all hats
must be kept Oft until he takes
his leave. A day laborer went into
the court room to see how judicial
matters were arranged. When the
mornings business was concluded and
all started for the door, he chanc ID
to put his hat on just before he
passed outside the room. Instantly
Judge Barbour ordered the man be-
fore him, and, on giving his name,
sentenced him to five days imprison-
ment for contempt of court" Mich
ael Murphy, the victim Of the judges
fit of choler, was Woodworking man
who is well spoken Of by all who knew
him. The popular feeling against
the judicial outrage gained him the
best volunteer coanse and he was
promptly released on habeas corpus.
The popular contempt which the
judge gained by thus protecting his
dignity is far more injurious to him
than that which he tried to repress.