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The advocate., 1894-05-09

W SuD mHJOr1by VI buyers 6ney Mu96 CON-
tain plenty of shot stuff" The writer's
write what the newspapers want to print,
and 10 it is entirely natural that the news
from Kansas should nearly always be linn
tied to sensations of the "red hot'' kind.
Every managing editor has his mind made
up to accept and print anything, no matter
how extraordinary, if il only has a Kansas
date line. These woody stories from Kan
gas are what the superficial observers judge
by.
The second class Of observers are those
who pay little attention to what the papers
contain, but yet have only a hesrsay, seq
Ond-hand knowledge Of Kansas matters.
The third GLASS is made up of those who
have actual, close business knowledge of
the state. The man who merely has bad
Kansas mortgage, or several of them, can
not necessarily assume TO know Kansas.
ALI he knows 10 that some reckless or
knavish loan agent or agency has sold him
bad securities. Kansas is not TO blame for
that. Those observers who study the Sta
tistiCs, and are able to intelligently COM
pare net results in Kansas with net results
elsewhere, know that Kansas is all right,
and deserves TO ranked with the very frat
states, and second to none. The number
Of these careful observers is increasing
rapidly, and when the papers cease from
looking to Kansas for sensational news
solely, our general reputation will be of the
highest everywhere.
Now, the reader will bear in mind
that Mr.. Gleed is one of the leading
republicans of the state. He is the
man who was selected by the repub-
liCan league last year to furnish
brains to the republican editors of
the state. His testimony certainly
ought to be acceptable to republicans,
whatever estimate other people may
place upon it. Now, there are points
in his testimony that we would es-
pecially impress upon the mind of
the reader.
C) Mr.. Gleed derives his knowl-
edge Of Eastern sentiment from busi-
ness contact with Eastern people.
~ He testifies that the credit and
reputation of Kansas are first-class
among intelligent people who accept
only statistics and reliable informa-
tion as the basis of judgment.
o. He says the bad opinion enter
tanned of the stale is derived from
the sensational "crime and freak de-
psrtments of the big papers"
Now, here are the facts in a nut
shell: THE big papers" land none
have been more active or unscrupu-
lous in this matter than the Topeka
Cspltal) have gone to work system
atically and deliberately to tear down
the credit of the state and bring its
people into disrepute in order that
they might falsely say that our repu-
tation has suffered in'consequence of
Populist success. A more dlsbollcal
scheme could not we'll be conceived; Z;
and its want Of success IS OWING
solely to the fact, as Mr.. Gleed OBJ
serves, that intelligent people placed
no reliance upon the false statements
contained in the papers.
As 8 matter Of fact no state in the
| TT-s ..,Ro,nl 1o,o R.ovo A. LII
The advocate., 1894-05-09

We hold TO the use
of both gold and sill:
ver az Che standard
money Of the OOun-
try, and to the coin:
AGE of both gold and
silver, without dis:
eliminating against
either metal or
charge for nintage,
but tine dollar mint
of coinage Of both
metals must be Of
equal intrinsic and
exchangable value,
or % al u Sb0 U
through lnterns.
ti0nal agreement OK
By such safeguards
Of legislation as shall
insure the msinte-
nance Of the parity
Of the two metals
and the equal power
of every dollar at all
times in the payment
Of debts; and we de-
msnd that all paper
currency shall be
kept Rt par with and
PsdeemRble in coin.
We insist upon this
policy as especially
necessary FOR the pro-
teOtiOn Of the farm
ers and laboring
GLASSES, the first and
most defenseless VIC
tims OF unstable
money and huCtuat-
ing currency.
The advocate., 1894-05-09

the world.
Cut this out and carry it with you
in your vest pocket, and whenever
you meet a republican or a democrat,
ask him which is the republican and
which the democratic plank, and see
how many can tell We will add a
few more questions that it may be
we'll to ask also.
II it IS really the desire of both
parties to maintain the two metals on
parity with each other, as they pre-
tend it is, which would be most likely
to accomplish that result-to treat
them both alike in law and practice,
or to always discriminate in favor of
the one and against the other! To
be more specific on this subject, ask
the following questions;
l) Section 2 of the so.called Sher-
man law of 1890 declares:
That upon demand OF the holder Of any Of
the treasury notes herein provided for, the
secretary Of the treasury shall, under such
regulations as be may prescribe, redeem
suoh notes in gold or silver coin at his dis
cretion.
If it is really the desire of the two
parties, as their platforms declare, to
maintain the parity of value OF the
two metals, why has the secretary
Disseminated in favor of one metal
and against the other by exercising
his discretion invariably and without
exception for the redemption of the
treasury notes issued for the pur-
chase of silver bullion in gold, rather
than in silver!
~ Parity of value IS understood
to mean equality of value upon some
established ratio. If it is really the
desire of the two parties, as their
platforms declare, to maintain the
parity Of value Of the two metals, is
il not rational to presume that they
would encourage any approximation
of the value of silver, upon the exist
ing legal ratio, to that Of goldi II
such q presumption is fair and rea-
sonable, when the monthly offering
of silver bullion was made to the
treasury department prior to the re-
peal of the law, at the market price
in America, if that market price ex'
ceeded by the smallest fraction, the
The advocate., 1894-05-09

The American pe0-
pie, from tradition
and interest, favor
bimetalisnn, and the
- party demands
the use Of both gold
and silver as stand
ard money, with such
restrictions and un-
der such provisions,
10 be determined by
legislation, aSV will
secure the mRinte-
nance Of the parity
Of values Of the two
metals 80 6hAS the
purchasing and debt
paying power Of the
dollar, whether Of
silver, gold or paper.
shall be at all times
equal. The interests
of the producers Of
the country, its
farmers and its work
ingmen, dem an d
that every dollar,
paper or coin, issued
by the government
shall be as good a.
any other. We COM
mend the wise and
patriotic steps al
ready taken by the
government to Sc
cure an International
conference 10 adopt
such measures as will
insure q parity of
value between gold
and silver for use ag
money throughout
khA world.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-02-24
The Calf Wns Cnnnht.

A farmer near Portland, Me-, who
had worn him elf out trying 10 catch a
calf that he wanted 20 get In from pas
ture before winter, wa advised 10 send
for a certain dog In tho next town
which was an expert In catching re-
fractory cattle. The canine was sent
for. An Insignificant dog, not much
larger than a goo1-sized cat, and OF no
particular breed, simply a dog -ap-
peared. a Y the Bostt n Traveller. He
didn't LOOK very capable OF fulfilling
the hopes OF the owner OF the calf, but
he was taken along and put on the trail
Of the calf at the edge Of a grove oil
trees wherein the latter was accus-
toned 20 defy pursuit.
Soon the loud bellowings OF the calf
we're heard, and following the sound a
novel sight was presented. The calf
was not only caught was anchored.
He was a. immovably fixed as the trees
around him. The little dog sat calmly
ON his launches with his teeth firmly
fastened in the most tender part OF his
captive's nose, any movement OF which
was attended with 40 much pain thas
his calfship had concluded, after a few
trials. that on ia" whole IL was better
70 remain QsiosSDt
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-02-24

standard dollars and subsidiary coins,
the balance being bullion. Yet only
80, 700, 600 silver dollars a:e to-day in
circulation, more than fi,e times as
many being locked up in the Govern
ment vaults unused. They take up a
lot of room. One million of them will
occupy a space Of $50 cubic feet. Oddly
enough, a box containing only $50 cubic
feet will hold 81 900, 600 in quarters or
dimes, because they pack SO much bet
ter.
Disappearance of Silver and Gold.
Nobody has ever been able to explain
what becomes of all the silver and gold
produced in the world. The total loss
Of both these substances from ship
wreck, fire and wear and tear has been
reckoned at 81 100000 per annum. The
entire amount of silver now in the pos
session of mankind is only equal to
what has been produced during the
last eighty years. What has beer the
fate of the great balance? The white
treasures of past centuries-where are
they? 1t is an unsolved mystery. At
the beginning Of the Christian era the
precious metals in the Roman empire
amounted to 81, $40, 900, 900. This store
shrunk SO rapidly during subse-
Quenu centuries JnhJ dI Ine udJS VI THE
discovery of America the stock of sill
yer and gold money in Europe did not
exceed one-tenth of the sum mentioned.
The depleted currency OF the old
world was made full again by supplies
from the new. To-day America fur
nishes nearly all Of the silver used
by the inhabitants of the globe. The
great source of supply is what geolo-
gists term the COrdilleran system, en-
bracing the Rocky Mountain region, the
Mexican plateau and the Andean chain
of South American. In fact, the metal
is not produced to any important ex-
tent anywhere else. In 1892 the United
States produced $4,000, 900 worth of
1t and Mexico $50, 900, 900. 1t is among
the foremost of American products.
For that reason, among others, silver
advocates claim that W. ought to up
hold it in the worlds markets at all
hazards.
Silver coin undergoes a loss In weight
due to rear and tear OF circulation. 1t
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-02-24
HUNDREDS NEEDHELP
PiVlFUl DESTiTuTlON ON THE
GOGE5iC RANGE.
Northern Michigan and Wisconsin stricken
with famine-lAousands Of People Who
Must lie Supported All winter-seene at
Hurley and Ironwood.
Food Is Their Cry.

Famine has clutched the iron belt OF
Michigan and Wisconsin in its freezing
fingers. On the Gogebic range, in the
heart OF which il located the once
thriving towns of Hurley, Wis, and
lronwood, Mich, business of every
kind is paralyzed, and starvation con
fronts the community. More than
$4,000 human beings, absolutely de-
pendent upon the iron mines. have six
long months of weary winter before
them, and in hat lapse OF time there
seems no possibility OF a cents being
earned. OF that number possibly 3,0OJ
all told have accumulated sufficient
means TO carry them through until
summer. But this class includes only
those who are engaged in the business
OF buying and selling. The miners and
laborers and their families must either
have food and clothing from a charita-
BILE world outside the Gogebic district
or they will perish with cold and hun
ger before spring buds the trees.
Throughout the entire iron and lum
Der districts of Michigan and Wiscon-
sin, embracing an estimated population
of $4,000 persons, the chief industries
upon which the people depend for
bread have been cut of or suspended
practically since May. In oil the differ
emit iron and lumber districts suffering
has been entailed 10 a more or less de-
gree, and the outlook for the next six
months IL ominous. None OF the iron
mines which form the Lake Superior
district, including the Nermilion and
Mesaba ranges in Minnesota, are now
doing more than working a force sufi-
cient TO keep down the water in the
pits. The miners who are thus EN-
gagged work for wages that represent a
cut of mor than 80 per cent. of what
they were last winter.
The Chicago Inter Ocean recently
sen out a special correspondent, ac-
~companied by an artist. TO ascertain
the exact condition OF affairs. We re.
produce some OF the illustrations here,
and, according TO the report in the
Inter Ocean, accounts OF the prevail
ing restitution have not been exagger,
ated. Business is at a standstill, the
people have no money, no clothing, nc
credit, and with the thermometer reg
istering 10 degrees below zero ard.twc
feet of snow on the ground, the pride
OF the inhabitants yielded and they
have appealed TO the State and the
country for assistance.
Lately "a Forest.
Seven years ago this tract of country
was a forest. About that time iron was
discovered in the mountains, mining
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-02-24
KILLED HERSELF IN PUBLIC.

How . Beresved Chinese Fianceo Ended
Her Days According tn Announcement.
Mr.. Medhuast, for many years Brit.
ish Consul at Shanghai, tells In the
London Million Of a singular card OF
invitation" which he once recesved In
China. II was from a lady, intimating
her intention to commit suicide on q
specified date. She was very young
and attractive, and belonged TO q
wealthy family; but the Chinese gentle,
man e. whom she had been affianced
from childhood having died just before
the date fixed upon for their nuptuals,
che gave out. hat che deemed II hen
duty 10 render her widowhood irrevo-
cable by dying with her betrothed. So
she sent cards around to tho local gen.
try, giving notice of her purpose. No
attempt was made by her relatives or
the local authorities 10 Illustrate her
design. though Mr.. Medhurst appealed
u the msndarins, the general opinion
being that she was about TO perform a
m%eritorious act. Eventually, on the
day named, the IN did deliberately
sacrifice her life in the presence OF
thousands of spectators. A stage waa
erected In the open fields, with IA tented
frame over il, from which was sus1
pended a slip OF scarlet crepe. One end
OF this slip she fastened round her neck,
and then, embracing a little boy pre-
sented by one of the ~bystanders, she
mounted n chair and resolutoly jumped
of, her little clasped hands salutihg
the assemblage as her body twirled
round with the tightening cord" The
woman was not bounded on by a fanatic
mob, as was the practice nj suttees In
India, but immolation appeared to bd
an entirely voluntary act. Sacrifices
of this kind, according 10 Mr.. Med
hurst, are not uncommon In certain
districts OF China, and, strange TO say
they are rewarded with monuments,
sometimes erected by order Of the En-
perpr.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-02-24

the millions OF silver and gold in his
charge and keeps ii circulating
throughout the country, and protects
the millions which come in and go out
from the treasury department every
day from those inside and outside of
the great building, from which issues
the financial current, supplying the
outside world of business.
The United States Express Company
acts as Uncle Sans messenger boy,
and between S and 8 o'clock i'm the
morning or 4 and 8 in the afternoon
the visitor to Washington can see the
great wagons backed up TO the Treas
ury Building, loading and unloading.
These wagons are always accompanied
by armed men. They make their way
TO and fro between the Treasury and
railway stations with all possible haste,
and never permit their progress 10 be
blocked by other vehicles.
The visitor may go down to the
vault where the vast amount of silver
is stored by obtaining permission from
Mr.. Daniel y. Morgan. Treasurer of
the United States. When this has
been obtained you are escorted down
two flights OF stairs into the sub
basement, where the walls are very
thick and the corridor very narrow.
Here you halt before a heavy grated
door, behind which a watchman sits
night and day. The messenger directs
the watchman TO open the door AM you
step inside the corridor where are
stored l0l 800, 900 silver dollars. To
enter the vault one must first PASS the
great door with its multiplicity Of COM
b.nation locks and time locks. Beyond
this is a heavy steel door Weighing
over six tons, which is rolled into place
by a windlass and securely locked.
Beyond this is the great silver vault
which is eighty-nine feet long and
f~fty-one feet wide, and twelve feet
high. Around the outer side OF this
vault il a corridor about three feet
wide which extends clear around the
inner vault. which Is composed of steel
lattice work. strongly riveted together,
and which securely holds the millions
within.
But even through this steel lattice
work you cannot see the white metal
which is stored away. All that can be
seen Is a long row OF wooden boxes
which are piled up .ier upon tier, from
the floor of the vault 10 the ceiling.
All around the sides and lining the
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-02-24

central corridor cf the vault. these
boxes are two tiers deep and form .
large room on either side OF the central
aisle of the vault. Inside these two
rooms formed by the rows OF boxes the
silver is stored away In bags, $1,000 in
a bag, the weight of which is sixty
pounds; the boxes each hold two bags,
90 that a box of silver weighs 10
pounds, exclusive OF the weight OF the
box.
But this is not all the silver that
Uncle Sam has in his strong box. At
the right hand of the silver vault is
the door of another vault in which
some OF the gold and silver is stored.
In this vault are kept the dimes, quar-
tiers and half-dollars. F~orty-eight
millions of this money and eleven mill
ions in gold are kept in this vault.
while In the department OF the Con-
troller OF the Currency are stored all
the Government bonds deposited by
the national banks as a security for
their circulation. and in other vaults
are kept the United States Treasury
notes. In another is the supply of
money used by the cashier Of the
United States, in the daily banking
operations OF the cash room, which
acts a. a feeder not only TO the banks
of Washington, but 10 the banks Of
the United States at large.
While the Secretary OF the Treasury
is in q general way considered the rep
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-02-24
Couldn't Believe His Eyes.

Perhaps the most expressive opinion
regarding the Worlds Fair was uttered
by "A Washington County farmer. His
brother was at the Fair, and. after a
number OF letters praising the beauty
of the place and numerous requests for
him 20 come out and see il also, the
Washington County man went. His
brother met him ia Chicago and took
him TO the Fair grounds. arriving in
the court Of honor just as the electric
lights on the buildings and throughout
the grounds were being turned on.
He surveyed the scene from one OF the
little bridges in v for a long time.
At last his brother asked him what he
thought OF it. He replied: why, gol
darn IL, John, | don't believe IT.
pitteburp DISPATCH.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-02-24
Ancient ~StcnORrnnhY.

Most people probably believe that
stenography is a moder invention, but
IL is not, Gays the Chicago Herald.
Some think that the Egyptians, Phoni-
clans and Jews alike knew IL, but IL is
uncertain. IL il certain that the Ro-
mans used IL extensively. The creator
Of Roman stenography wa. Cicero's
freedman. Marcus Tullius Tyro. BY
means Of his notes the speech OF tho
younger Cato against Catalina was
taken down on the fifth day Of Decem-
Der, SO, Is. &. Cicero's speech for Milo
was pre- crved by means OF steno-
graphic characters. MHcenas loved
stenography, and caused Augustus 10
take "A liking 20 IL and 70 establish "a
system Of regular instruction in 300
Roman schools. Under DiOcletian the
teachers OF stenography were paid out
Of the public treasury 10 denarii per
month for each pupil. After the intro
duction " Christianity the popes, bish-
ops and the fathers used stc~nography.
In Greece, also, ~stonOgraphy was
known and employed. Trials and pub
lie speeches were reported In short~
hand.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-02-24

Fog horns, writes the London GORE
spondent of the Manchester Evening
News, are likely 10 make rather more
hurly-burly this winter than they have
done in any previous year, several new
ones having recently been set up.
These are nice little instruments, 10
foet or IL feet long, and between z and
3 feet at the mouth. A caloric engine.
blows the breath into them, and raises
such a hubbub that II can be easily
heard ten miles Oft.
The dimensions given are those OF
the actual sound-producing pipe, but
connected with IL In n still larger trum-
pet which serves to "%condense" the
sound, very much a. diffused light may
be condensed into n beam by reflect
ors.
IL Is no doubt n pleasant sound for
the captain OF a ship who IL cropping
his way through n dense fog on a dan
gerous coast, but for the, unlucky men
who are penned up on u lightship with
one Of these musical Instruments going
night and day as long as the fog con-
tinues, IL il sometimes IA veritable tor
ment, and the crews Of several new
ships are just now bemoaning their
fate at having 10 take on board 30
noisy a plaything.
So great an objection Is felt by tho
men that IL has been found necessary
TO reconcile them TO the uproar by
paying them an extra penny AN
hour all the time the fog horns are
blowing. Some men cannot endure IL
on any terms. IL makes them Ill, and
they have to be shifted TO other ves-
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-02-24

resentative Of the Government on
financial matters, still the Treasurer
Of the United States is the direct GUS
todian OF Uncle Sans gold and silver.
Although il is certain that with all
the watchfulness with which the gold
and silver are guarded, non of the
contents Of the huge vaults can be
stolen, nevertheless, with each change
of the treasurer all of Uncle Sans
money is carefully counted, so that the
incoming treasurer will only be held
responsible for such money as is turned
over TO him and received by him dur
ing his term OF Office. When the Dem
ocratic party came into power in 1885 a
careful count OF all the money was made
and the books and money balanced ex-
actly; when the Republican party came
into power in 1889 the count was found
TO be exactly what the books showed il
10 be in the vaults, and upon the turn
ing over Of the treasury TO the treasu-
rer the money was again counted, and
the accounts found TO be correct.
OF course each silver dollar is not
counted, neither is each gold piece. A
bag of silver contains 1000 silver dol
lars and should weigh sixty pounds, 30
in counting the money a bag of silver
is placed OF the scales and if up to
weight, the bag is counted as $1,000,
but IL the silver dollars have lostvSn
weight by the wear Of circulation then
the bag is opened and every dollar
counted so hat there will be no posi-
bility Of a mistake.
silver I'm the Bible.
The first mention of silver occurs in
the Bible, where Ephron values his
field at 400 shekels OF silver, which are
weighed out TO him 10y Abraham. 1t
is stated later on that Joseph's broth
ers sold him for twenty pieces OF the
same metal. Silver and gold were
used by weight long before they were
coined. The ratio at which they were
first coined was the ratio at which they
had previously gone into use by weight.
In Greece and the Greek cities Of Asia
Minor the ratio was Is TO !, but IL fell
to 10 to | after the conquest of Athens.
In ancient times gold was the variable
metal; il nuctuated greatly in value.
while silver was always the CONNER
cial standard. Here are a few unclassi-
fed facts concerning silver: The total
production of silver since 1900 IL reck-
oned at 400, Coz, 900 pounds. The ring"
of silver is best initiated in "a
counterfeit by an admixture OF pow
de"ed glass with base metal. The sill
yer dollar of 1904 is worth $500; the
silver quarter of 1897 is worth $40;
the half-dime OF 1902 is worth $50; the
ive-cent silver piece Of 1872 is worth
$50, and the dime of 1904 Is worth 81.
What would happen IL the United
States Treasury would throw its stock
Of silver on the market? The most
frightful financial panic that has eve
been seer would ensue. The 800, Co.,
90 worth of the metal now held by the
Treasury more thar equals the present
circulation Of silver in the world. Such
action on the part Of this Government,
happily impossible, would almost de-
stroy this substance as money, reduc-
ing IL 10 the statue OF a ba.e metal.
After all, il is only rarity that makes
value. If gold we're a, plentiful as
iron IL would fetch no higher price.