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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-19
TAYLOR WOULD COMPROMISE.
Terms-Ruth to BE Put on the
Rack,

Rack.
Special to the Globe.
PIERRE, S. D., Feb. 18.-The Ruth
investigating committee heard today
Secretary of State Thorson, who swore
that the testimony Of Chief Clerk Bow
man to the effect that Thorson advised
the holding up of state money, and
had inlportuned Bowman not to senG
it out, was incorrect. Thorson had
merely expressed an opinion in casual
conversation that forcing of counties
to pay the money they had, would.
during the panic, result i'll the failure
of number of banks. Commissioners
Lockhart appeared before the COM
n3ittee in an informal way, and in
formed them that the methods OF
bookkeeping under Ruth were exceed
ingly irregular and careless, and that
the office had been largely neglected
during his predecessors term. Tns
committee wired Ruth to be in at
tendance Wednesday morning, aI1G
he will at that time be subjected T.
a close and thorough examination. He
testified three weeks ago that at 10
time since 1892 had he a dollar OF
state money in his bank at Desnlet.
The public examiner has furnished the
committee with a certificate from the
cashier of Ruths bank dated last
April, stating that there was then CT
deposit $4,000 due the state. There are
other serious conflicts Of testimony,
making it look somewhat dark for
Ruth. The committee has instructed
Col. Jolly, of Vermillion, to take the
testimony of certain people in that city
regarding the famous letter which
Ruth is alleged to have written to
Taylor and sent by mistake to the
treasurer of Clay county. c. 7. Me-
Coy, who admitted that he was Tay>
lor's attorney, representing the de-
faulting treasurer and bondsmen here.
also admitted that he was prepared
to treat with the state for compro
mise.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-19
TeaS-S0

IN the silver bill was as follows:
.o
.,...-
n n.lta H II,Ir'G-0=-' Pettigrew
Berry, Hunton. Push,
Blackburn. Jones l A[h'' cI"rIT.
G Dot'''' Kyie Teller,
Cameron. McLaurin Turpi",
Ozark, , Mammr' WIN
Dpbois PETER. White,
Nays-27.
Allison George. Henderson.
Bricc, Gibson, Mitchell C"ls)
.alnueI'' f Ta%?' PHsco,
Sha1dler Hawley, Plat
Davis, mn f n,
BlAon' Nathan Ransom,
Gallinger Mcpherson. Villas
I3irSIt d I.'i d 51Trjch. blanchard and
R SrI, ,l Cockrell and Cullom; Coke and
Dolph; Faulkner and Higgins GoiG9n ana ana
Mllsom 10 hodcm n1 "ii lindsay: Martin and
TCdGa. Mills and sherman; Wolcott and
Murphy: Power ana CaHely' 0Houp "Nu
oAh''h' eS' an" " 5000
Inc move Oh 'ilS 81 - - :.
as the climax OF al eACi'iii7 l'.'' 49, -,
the senate L OF wv l'o u
opening OF the See9ioil ~ w.,
renewal OF the atIach anu "e.i 0i'''l'
the charge ana Co''licei - Iii''i . -
celnlnS the course u nv 70
and secretary Oh 'ile u c''ui -
negotiating inc recent ooii'l ~,
tract WIN loielSH oe'ii'NSi@'
were made by Mr. gray u ASil,
ware, whose leIauoIlS WIN INC '''-
ministratlon are socn ths't liie u.
terances IN deIehse o. tile pI e0l0eii'
and secretary were resaioie'' do
1ecuhg Ihe attlIuue u t,ie go III = :
orsthch' ana by WI, 'oiiel liil'ii' ~
ways received with marked atten-
Mr.. Sherman's criticisms of the
bond contract were none the less
severe because of the calm and dis
passionate manner in which he set
forth what he termed Its hard
and imDrovident'' features, and the
Excessive" rate of interest allowed
on thtrtv-vear bonds. Mr.. Sherman
declared that no bonds should be
issued except to be taken by the
people of the United States, and he
asserted the abundant ability of
Americans TO furnish all the gold
necessary. The Ohio senator did
not. however. question the presi-
dents position in favor of gold
pavments. but presented the facts
Of all bonds issued since 1869, Show
ing that the government had al
ways received gold for it's bonds,
and was bound by common honesty
to pay il gold for them. The agri-
cultural appropriation was finally
passed.
SENATOR GRAY DEFENDS.
MI '0's' 81 ! y Gl1'' -!eYI '1e ~
VI ~ nv. ,--t!-.l
poliN ooii' l , 1,.-.i1 49,
C1'IieI ~ 10y u - Is ia',oI o,,+InlitE9 -
.i+'-l aal5 a ' -, nrofaro~oo - si1,,or
''S go tl,. a,l+- aal,eo ,,ha+a,,ar NJ,
C C4'-l s,,ol,o Of +bo b,1,i1io Tin o.
,os.ition of tho Tinted States in he
80 hoId nv the throat Inv gold
80. ,.is-io,, which had the newer
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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-19
SHERMAN,S IDEAS.

milton, after brief attention to routine
business, and took up the thread of the
financial debate, being accorded the
closest attention.
1.-The real question" said Mr.. Sher-
man, sis. shall this government pay it's
obligations in gold or in some other
coin'
II wish to point out said Mr.. Sher-
man, that in every act, every loan,
every sale of bonds since 1869, this gov
eminent has demanded gold And now
are we to refuse to pay these obliga-
tons in the same coin we receivd for
them? If this question is fairly pre-
scented and understood by the people,
no honest man will say we should pay
in any coin other than that we re-
ceived."
Mr. Sherman read the law of 1859,
solcmnly pledging the faith of the gov
eminent to pay in coin. What coin, he
asked. was existing at that time, and
what coin was meant by the law-mak-
ers? It was gold, which at that time
was the only standard. Silver was not
then a standard. Gold was the only
possible COIN il c0ntempIa ton at that
time.
Mr.. Sherman took up The 4115-per-cent
bond issued by the secretary of the
treasury, NORTH, and read the Ian
guage that the proceeds from them
were TO be paid in gold.'
The same provision was made as to
the bonds issued by him (Sherman)
while secretary of the treasury. To
say that such bonds, for which gold
was received, should not be paid in
gold, was not honest. "And let ME say
to the Senator'S" declared MI. Sher-
The Opelousas courier., 1895-09-07
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs # physical being, will attest
the value to health Of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced In the
remedy, Syrup Of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of a perfect lax
alive etfectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and levers
and permanently curing constipation:
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the KID
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak'
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-09-07
Jealous Assessors.

Fort WAYNE, Ind, April II, 1895.
New York Tax Reform Association,
New York Experimentation
favor to 1913 Broadway was forwarded
to me (by whom / know mott and re-
ceived to-day. The New York author
tiles have been chasing me quite lively,
but will spend their time and postage
for naught. do not live in New York
neither do / own one cents worth OF
either real or personal property there.
I did travel for an eastern manufac-
surer, whose office was at 1913 Broad
yav, but have not been there in two
years. My name was taken from an
old directory. February l last l went
before one of the commissioners OF
taxation in Stewart building, made
affidavit that I owned nothing n New
York city or state, but since then they
have flooded me with notices.
+ should be pleased to assist you IN
your good cause against the thieves
but can not do so at present. All they
can do is to find my property . levy
and If they do find any. will do more
than / can.
Yours very truly,
fSipned) J. w. ACKEMANS.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-09-07
H STEAMSHIPS.

In the t~wenty-one years that the
White Star steamer Germanic has been
in active service she has run over t.
500, coo statute miles.
THE Hamburg-American line Is said
to be planning for the building Of a
steamship about 600 feet lohsg7 and 81
feet wide.
No DIVIDENDS were paid by the North,
German Lloyd company last year, as
the profits amounted to only 8 LOGS, 300,
as eo1apaYes w;th s., 45s, 400 for 1893.
The falling off in German emigration
largely accounted for the diminution.
THE old Oceanic, the pioneer steamer
of the White Star line, has just returned
to England from the cast. She has
been used as a passenger boat for
twenty-five years. from 1870 to 1875
she ran between New York and Liver
pool, and for the last twenty years be.
tween San Francisco and Yokohama.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-09-07
RIfl. AIlU SAFER.

EVERY German regiment has a CHR
opodist in its ranks.
THE Legion Of Honor costs France
about 14,Goo, 900 francs a year. There
are pensions ranging from 5000 francs
for the grand crosses down to a small
sum a year for the military medalis:s.
A rwENTY-Two-Tos Armstrong rife
in the British navy throws a solid shot
twelve miles, much further than it'll re-
port can be heard. At its highest
point for this extreme range the shot
would be over three miles above the
earth's surface. ."....
AT the German army maneuvers .
new shoe sole for soldiers will be tried.
It consists of a kind Of paste OF linseed
oil, varnish and iron filings, with which
the soles of new shoes are painted. It
is said to keep leather flexible and to
give the shoe greater resistance than
the best nails.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-09-07
ON THE @ soA,
would He Foolish to Hare M,ss
ESges Tarad.

oiu lie Foolish to Hare M,ss h.
cages Taxed:
g I'e EdiGof OF the Herald-Tha
"f''er mas read with interest Sha w..
GUS letters and editorials on tha oros:
.ion OF taxation that have recently ~.
peared in The Herald. az
cso not understand whv the
srangers sf Massachusetts should "a
Vor a renewal of the tax on MORTGAGES
" d more rigid assessment Of n]erson,t
propertT, since both would vor1;
against the farmers interest. To saw
notnlng of indirect taxes, the farmar
uears a heavier burden of direet taxa
'ion Ihan any other class.
Ii most cases his tax is not less than
."Snl.y per cent. Of his net income and
ho,s nsald be relieved, but he seeks tina
very legislation that would make his
'ufoeh heavier. He wants the tax on
mortgages renewed, when the abo1i-
.,on Of that tax has certainly lowered
the rate Of his interest without ner-
tsptioly raising the ate of taxation.
ne seems desir6us Of taxing litho.
graphic evidences of property already
taxed in other states.
IDEAL tax for the farmer is the
single tax on laid values. He is q
small user of land when values are
considered. Statistics show that only
III per cent. of the land value of Mas.
s~achusetts is held fuf agricultural pur,
poses Ihe city of Boston contains 4f
per cent. OF all the land values of Mas
sachusetts, while paying but as per
cent OF the taxes of the state.
Land constitutes more thajs Al per
cent. OF the valuation of Boston, while
IL Is but 80 per cent. of the valuation
OF the state outside of boston. These
figures, in spite of the fact that land is
assessed at nearer its full value in the
rural districts than in the city.
The single tax is q tax ON the site
value Of land, irrespective of improve
nents. One-half the value of agricul.
ttral land is due to it's state of i'm,
proFement, while the value of city land
is almost entirely due to it's location.
The adoption of the single tax would
Shift some part of the weight of taxa
ton from country to city, but wherever
the tax falls, it will never be a burden,
because it does not touch production or
exchange, Or any form of industry. 1t
the abolition OF every tax which
falls on production or exchange, and
the opening up Of natural opportun.
tiles to labor and capital.
Southboro, Mass. s. II. HowEs.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-09-07
1t Wasa Case of '.Puahensy."

That VAS way back yonder in the Old
days, when me and Joe Nick Stringer
was nothin but chunks OF boys and
thicker than three in a bed. One Sat
urday in July Joe Nick come over to
Our house and me and him had made 1t
up to so down IN the creek
and tishin that cvenin. But at dinner
time it was give out to me from general
headquarters, you understand, that a
particlar piece Of late corn down In the
Red field bottom had to be hoed out be"
fore night, fish or no fish. And there l
was, az the man says in the play.
SO after dinner me aud Joe Nick lit
out and went down to t.le Red field,
thinkin we could brush out that piece
of corn inside OF two hours and yet have
plenty of time for tishin and foolln
around down on the creek. But when
we got down there in the bottom the
f%ervent stage of the weather and the
general appearments of that corn field
was enough to turn the stomach OF a
saint. The corn was about waist high
| reckon, and man sir, the hogweeds
and cu]ckleburrs and mornin glories
was high as the corn and thicker than
the hair On a dogs back.
Bnt somethin had to be done, you I'M
derstand. and sonethin had to be done
right away Immediately if not sooner.
I told Joe Nick that under the sur
roundin circumference about the best
thing for me to do was to git sunstruck
and faint and fall over i'll it. The pro-
ceedins then proceeded along that line.
We had took Il big jug of water with
us. and after | had fell over in a soft
shady place in u jam of the fence told
Joe Nick! to pull the stopper and wet
me good from head to foot, which at
hat time felt like if | ever got to
Heaven I would like t 0 go by the water
route anyhow. Then | got Joe Nick to
take me by the arm n lead me n
help me. and in that fashion we drag
gled off towards the house. When we
got there I was ruther weak to talk
much, which l lowed it wouldn't o
natural for a boy that had tainted to
remember anything for certhin about
the calamity. But Joe Nick he put in
and told the most hair-raisinest yarn
you ever nedtu Will ItRdluo w INV L
had got sunstruck and tainted dead
away. and how he had brought me
around finally at last by pourin the Jug
of water on me.
Naturally of course the old folks then
made me go to bed and stay there till
the next mornin. To be certainly it
went powerful agin the grain with me
to STAY in the house and not go down
on the creek fshin and foolin around
with Joe Nick, you understand, but
that was a whole tremendous big lot
better than hoein corn in the Red field
bottom about that time of the year.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-09-07
THE WAYS OF NATURE.

SEVERAL petrifcd forests have been
discovered in Arizona.
EBONY wood is hardened after telling
by immersion in water for periods
varying from six to eighteen months.
The web of the comEon garden
spider is SO fine that SO, 900 of them, laid
side by side, would not cover an inch
in width. .
TIE eye Of the vulture is so con.
structed that it is a hieh-power tel
cscope, enabling the bird to see OBJ.
iects at an almost incredible distance.
An unusual growth is noticed in the
garden Of Mr.. George ID. Colt at Nor
witch, Conn. 4 wistaria vine has en-
twined itself around an elm So tightly
that it is gradually strangltns ths
greWth cut Qt tbs latter,
The Opelousas courier., 1895-09-07
The Gentleman Loses.

''The gentleman loses End the gam
b!ers win"
That vas q Frea. savin with slim Jim
B1evins. 1t don't make any difference
what sort of a game he was playtn at,
when bad luck broke him up and ths
other fellow scooped in the pile he
would bow his head and smile a gentle,
painful lookin smile and say:
The gentleman loses and the gaH-
blers win"
1t was perfectly all right, ron under
stand for slim Jim to say that. Ihs
boys all knowed him and everybody
was willin for him to git all the comfort
he could out of it in that way.
But by-ana-!,r one day hard luck hit
slim Jim all in a wad. Over at the
Cross Roads one saturday he got into q
little game with three strangers which
were trayellin around through the
country as agents for lightnin rod
concern, but they turned Out to be seG.-
ond-class tin horn gamblers. In little
or no time they had sized up slim Jim q
pile and had it put away in their TANKS.
They played three agin n and it was
a dead easy open and shut game. When
it come to pass that he had dropped his
package. as usual. slim Jim got up and
bowed his head accordin to his reglar
habit and said, says he:
The gentlemi loses and the gam.
blers win"
BY this time. with plenty of ''whits
ink flown free and promiscus, you I'M
derstand, the whole crowd was right
tolerable mellow, and the lightnin rod
fellows fired up and got terrible mad
They cussed and ripped and snorted
around considerable, and then present
ly one of them pulled his gun and open
ed fire on slim Jim, which he showed
down and answered to the call quick az
a flash. Then the firm got thicker and
more furious till the general crowd
scattered and left slim Jim there to
play another hand out with the stran-
gers.
And slim Jim he played it, too, for ali
there was in it. He never did have any
luck, but | always maintained that
whensomever a man took down his old
musket and went forth to shoot slim
Jim Blevins for Il coward or a fool
he was more than probable to back
himself up agin a tremendous big snag.
He was a plum failure at cards. you I'M
derstand. and he couldn't even play
marbles for keeps. But he was dead
game, and game clean down to the
bone.
So finally at last when the erin ceas'
ed and the smoke cleared away there
was three lightnin rod frauds and tin
horn gamblers layin around there On
the ground dead. and slim Jim, when
his friends got to him. was also nearin
the great Divide betwixt the whittier
and the where. Some of the boys giva
him a drink of water. whereas he bow
ed his head and smiled his thanks.
Then he caught me by the hand and
pu}lin me down clost to him, he Wills
pered with his last dyin breath:
The gentleman loses and the gam.
blers win"
There was a four-cornered funeral In
the settlement next day, and every eye
was dry e%xceptin them as sheds a few
tears for slim Jim Blevins.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-09-07
The OvERSHADoWlNG o,,Es
TON,
BY Ra1uh z, Hiatt,

Folltlcal economy is generally con.
sacred a dry subject" Thase txho
think it dry, however. are almost az
weys those who have never studied If.
'ee 10 thos who have become familia.
WIN us fundamental principles, politi-
Gai economy is Intensely interesting.
n iaet, 70 many persons it is more fas-
esnatlng than any other subject. Politi,
cal economy is domestic ercnomv On 4
large scale, Instead Of being limited
70 the management of a family it COW
ere the management of the raee,
Inc definition of Political Econo-
my" as given by Noah. Webster. is
simply this:"The judicious and frugal
management of public affairs"
surely everybody ought to feel an
interest in such d subject. Yet thou
sanas who are suspected of having
'oraias scarcely give the matter a
thorght. As for the officials who run
the various governments, political
economy Is not in their line. Their,
most familiar science is political extra
vagance. In that line they are gener-
ally experts. They know how to dis
slpate the surplus" whenever there
happens to be any surplus. with neat
ness and dispatch" The ~variou. govern
ments that exist within the domain
OF the United States are numerous and
costly. From the great federal ma
chine down to the smallest municipal
ity we have governments till we can't
rest. We do not try to rest. We must
be awake and active for the purpose OF
paying taxes.
To maintain all of these govern
ments we pay annually the neat little
sum of 81. 00o. 900, 900.
To persons who may desire to study
the science of political economy, be-
ginning with its fundamental prin-
ciples, 1 recommend a book entitled
Social Problems" written by Henry
George, on the miscalled dismal
science" He can also read the Single
Tax Courier and thus learn how the
leaven Of tax reform is working
throughout the United States and in
foreign countries.
A more thorough study and intel
ligent understanding Of political econ
omy on the part of the American peo-
pie, backed by sufficient moral courage
to repeal iniquitous taxation laws and
raise necessary public revenue without
robbing private enterprise, is absolutely
essential to a solution of the industrial
problem. And a speedy solution of
the industrial problem is essential to
the %perpetuity of what is called "the
peoples government"
The Opelousas courier., 1895-09-07
Mixed as to Silver.

The people out here in the woods and
hills are still mighty bad muddled and
mixed up on the free silver question,
whilst the ''po1iticusses,' as Aunt Nan
cy Newton calls EN-. are browsin
around on both sides Of the branch to
the best of their ability. Right now
amt for nothin particlar but liberty or
death, you understand, but it is my pri-
vate, personal opinion a terrible con-
fusionment and a mighty rattlin will be
goin on now presently in this valley Of
dry bones.
RUFUS SANDERS.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-09-07
Had a Round Trip Ticket.

Now Andy was a right smart chunk
of a bov-with WHISPERS on his face and
women on his mind, you understand
before he ever rode anywheres on q
railroad train. All the Lucases was
powerful handy with horses, and Andy
was a reglar member of the family. He
had a good plug of a horse which he
could ride as far as he wanted to go
anywheres in forty miles around-and
he didn't particlar need any railroad
trains in his business.
But finally at last old man Lucas
took up a meltin big notion that Andy
must go off somewheres on the rail-
road, so when he got to be a man he
could have it to say that ones upon a
time he had rode on a railroad train.
The Lucases was monstrous proud, you
understand, and old man Hiram was
kin to all the rest.
So along in the fall of the year whilst
the State Fair was runnin and ridin On
the railroad was uncommon cheap, the
old man took Andy to town one day
and bought him a round trip ticket up
to Calhoun and back, and told him he
could go up there on a visit to his I'm
Gle Gus.
"You have got what they call a round
TRIP ticket, Andy" says old a Hiram,
(which means that it will take you to
where you are goin and then bring you
back to where you started from. You
can go up there and see your Uncle Gus
AMI his folks, and then come back home
ON the same ticket"
Well, Andy he got on board n pres
en.lv the train lit out. She got faster
and moro faster, and Andy he got ner-
vcus and more nervous. By-and-by he
got to jumpin up and down and R1vin
in his general opin ons in the case
with powerful plain United States. Ii
also come to pass that there was .
preacher on board. and he got terrlbie
sick of Andy and his cuss words. FL
nally at last the good man says 10
Andy, says he:
Young Eaan. do you know where you
ere goin ?"
"Te be certainly OF course J Do eaTs
The Opelousas courier., 1895-09-07
TOBACCO DESTROYS vitality.

Nervous system paralyzed by nicotine
means lost manhood, weak eyes, and a gen
eral all gone look and feeling that rnbs life
of it's pleasure. Tobaccoi is the rootof many
an impotent symptom, and No-To-Bac a
guaranteed cure that will make you strong,
vigorous and happy in more ways than one.
No-To-Bac guaranteed and sold by Druggists
everywhere. Book, titled Don't Tobacco
Spit or Smoke Your Lie AWAY Ad. Ster-
ling Remedy Co, New York or Chicago.