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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-11-29
Director Of the Mint Makes His.
Annual Report to secre-
's tary Carlisle, =
And Introduces a Little His
tory In Regard to None
= tary Legislation.
Claims That Silver Was De-
monetized in 1S59-Orher
Reports.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.-The director
Of the mint has submitted his report to
the secretary Of the treasury. The
value Of the gold deposited at the mints
and assay Offices during the fiscal year
was Isl. 49,, OS2, Of which $65. l6l ,0O7
were original deposits and $22, 1921, 022
were redeposits. The value of the de-
posits Of domestic silver Million at the,
minis during the fiscal yeds was 50, 804,-
1858, and worn and mutilated domestic
coins, at silver dollar value, $S,89o, 1853;
foreign bullion and coin, 81, $50, 1923; old
plate, jewelry. etc.. $740,061 The coin
age by the mints during the year was
gold, as, 9SS, 47b; silver dollars. 1885,
OIL; subsidiary silver coins, 95,1lS,469;
minor coins, $712. 594; total coinage Of
468; 49, $40. In addition to the coinage
executed by the mints during the year,
gold bars were manufactured Of the
value Of $43, 153, $40 ana silver bars to
the value Of $10,34l,b48. The average
London
Price # Silver Bullion
during the year was 30 pence, equiv
alent to 63.8 cents. The highest price
of silver during the year was 6S cents,
and tho lowest price 60.8 cents. At tho
average price Of silver bullion during
the fiscal year the ratio Of gold to silver
was to 1873, and the bullion value Of a
United States silver dollar was 40. 1853
cents. The estimated metallic stock in
the United States on July /, 1895, was:
Gold, $3.50, 220, S25; silver, $685., 853. 949;
q total Of 81 ,262. 048, ia:
Mr.. Preston, in are view Of the None
tary legislation of the country, states
that the real demonstration of silver
took place in 1868. when the weight Of
the divisional coins was reduced about
2 per cent. Thus, he says, it was not
an accident or an oversight; it was "ex.
pressly declared in the house of repre-
sentatives that the intention was to
make gold the sole standard of value in
the large transactions, and silver sub
servient to it for small ones. The act
Of 1878, he says, was only nominal.
An Incoherent Monetary System.
In his report the director of the mint
says the result that the currency legis-
lation of the United States for over 100
+. y = 2.
years has been such as to leave an inco-.
herent monetary system as inconsistent,
illogical and expensive as can well be
imagined, that inspires little confidence
at home and is not conducive to our
credit abroad, and it's reform is one Of
the most important and urgent political
and financial questions Of the hour. He
says that on Jan. l, 1879, the date of the
resumption of specie payments, the only
currency, except coin certificates re-
CURED to be redeemed in gold coin, was
the $S46, 6S1 ,O16 legal tender notes then
outstanding, which the then secretary
of the treasury was Of the opinion that
a gold reserve of 500, 900, 900 would be
sufficient to maintain, but that there
was now total of 1921 1929, 523 resting
on the basis of the gold reserve of $780,
N00 OOn
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1895-08-24

Grand Cheap Excursion via the
F. c. & p. to Pablo Beach Aug. ~,
1895. Colored Knights of Pythias
competitive drill. The gold medal
won by Excelsior Division, No. 4,
from St. Pythian Division, No. 5, of
Ocala, at the Grand Lodge held in
Ocala in 1898, will be contested for
by the following divisions: Eastern
Star, No. I, St. Augustine; St.
Pythian, No. 5, Ocola; Gulf, No 6,
Tampa; Excelsior, No. 4. Jackson
Vile Drill to take place on the
beach at Pablo at 3 p m. Aug. Fl.
Round trip from Ocala 81, on reg
ular trains Aug. 20. good to return
until Aug. 20. 1895. Everybody
go and have a good time Take
in the Jacksonville Bicycle Tour
nament the same trip. For tickets
and other information apply to r.
G. Blake, city ticket agent, or ohm
Dozier, depot
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1895-08-24

Houses to rent from S. to SIS.
Inquire of I. Stevens.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1895-08-24

The exercises of the Senior
Loyal Temperance Legion Thurs
day night at temperance hall were
exceedingly interesting, the pro-
gram as published being fully car
ried out. Willie T. Gary won the
silver medal.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1895-08-24
Grand Ricvc1e Tournament at

Grand Bicycle Tournament at
Jacksonville, Aug. II, 1896. Music
by Fifth Battalion Band, OF Tam
pa. There will be $500 in prizes
distributed. Tickets on sale Aug.
26, good until Aug. 20 inclusive.
Round trip to Jacksonville, 81; to
St. Augustine, 81 So Apply to
r. G. Blake, city ticket agent, or
John Dozier. depot.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1895-08-24
Ho for the Beach /!

The Plant System have on their
summer rates to St. Petersburg,
Tarpon Springs, Clear Water, and
for points on the east coast, for
rates to all summer resorts call on
F. J. HUBER, Ticket Agent,
Fla. SO. Depot, or
c. F. FARES, City Ticket Agent,
>Ocala House.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1895-08-24

Rev. c. H. Nash, formerly pas
tor of the Baptist church in this
city, but now of Barlow, will adj
hress the Ocala Temperance Re
form Club at Temperance Hall to-
morrnw afternoon at q o'clock.
Mr.. Andrews is we'll known here as
a strong temperance advocate ano
worker and we anticipate good
time. Let all hear him.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1895-08-24

To Trade.-A good improved
Missouri farm, in southeast Mis-
souri,. The Ozark mountain sec
ton and home of the big red apple,
for a Florida property. Owner
lives in Florida. Enquire at this
office.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1895-08-24
A PLEA FOR THE RIGHT.

A PLEA FOR THE RIGHT.
It seems to me that there is no
subject as broad, as deep, and as
high and far reaching as that of
incompetence.
1t affects mankind everywhere,
and blights the human race wher-
ever it goes.
Against this evil I would fall
my length and rise with the banner
of temperance and plant it if pos
sible in every vilIag e, in every city
and on the summit of every hill
and mountain in the world.
More than 100 900 American
souls perish every year as the re-
suit of alcohol.
There is a man running for the
physician.
What is the matter?
A woman dying.
Cause-whisky.
Listen to the crying and the
screams of the children in the cab
in on the hillside.
What's the matter?
Papa's away on drunken ram
BILE; no bread to eat; mother dying
with grief.
Cause-whisky.
Here's grave.
Who's buried here?
A prominent lawyer.
When did he die?
Years ago.
Cause-whisky.
Here's beautiful, happy home,
surrounded by beautiful groves, in
which the little birds MARBLE and
sing their sweetest melodies
flowers in the yard, music in the
parlor-a family circle-Annie in
the parlor singing "Sweet By and
By" Willie reading Youths Com
panion; papa studying the Bible;
mamma crocheting-a temperance
home-all happy.
A few years later-no flowers in
the yard; dilapidated, abandoned
house; broken window panes; car
pet sold for debt; no music.
Where is Annie? In the county
poorhouse.
Where is Willie? Killed his best
friend and was hanged
Where is papa? A drunken
debauchee.
But oh! where is mother? Died
of broken heart.
Cause-intemperance.
This is but dim picture of the
great home wrecker and heart
render which is blighting our ma
ton today.
Vote for prohibition!
Vote for wife and child!
Vote for mother, home and
heaven!-Robert McInturf, in the
Pilot.
The exercises of the Senior
Loyal Temperance Legion Thurs
day night at temperance hall were
exceedingly interesting, the pro-
Gram aS nuhliShed heino f1li1v car
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1895-08-24

Bring your job work to the STAR
office and see how cheap they will
do it for you.
The Louisiana populist., 1895-03-29
DIED

DENNISTON-.At her home in
Natchitoches parish, March 2!St,
1898, at 3 O'Clock p. m.,, MARIE A.
DENNISTON, wife of Capt. ii. L.
Gallien; aged 81 years. = months
and 2l days.
Deceased died very suddenly,
and the sad occurrence was Sc.
rious blow to the grief. stricken
family and friends. She was
member of the Catholic church,
and was buried with its sacred
rites and ceremonies.
The funeral took place IN this
city, Saturday, March 23rd, at 10
O'Clock a. III. She leaves q hus.
band. several children and many
other relatives and friends to mourn
their lost, and to them VIC extend
our coincidence.
The Louisiana populist., 1895-03-29
If Gold Were DemOnetize,l.

The Picayune has received the
following:
WINNFIEED, La, March 10, %.
Editor Picayune, New Orleans, La:
Dear Sir-NOt for the purpose of
precipitatins q newspaper cOntro-
versy, but solely for the purpose
Of gaining information, l would
like to ask you one question. 1t
is this:
|, Please tell us what effect the
demOnetizatiOn of gol,i would have
upon the price OF the yellow metal,
when compared with silver, stand
ing in the same category
WOnld such action by congress
have tendency to equalize the
value of the two metals. or would
the wide range of difference now
existing still he maintained ! Very
truly yours,
3. w. BAILEY.
The Picayune, not being engaged
in any sort Of prophecy business,
is unable to say what would hap
pen if such an unexpected event as
the demOnetizatiOn of gold were
accomplished. Never since gold
was adopted by the commercial ma
tions as a money metal has it been
retired from that condition, and,
therefore, no precedent exists upon
which to base suppOsitions on the
subject, and, as to mere idle specu-
lation on the subject, the field is
open to all corners.
1t may we'll be supposed tnat, If
gold were dcmOnetized and coinage
in it refused by all the great CON-
mercial nations, the yellow metal
would sink to the position of an
article of commerce, and its com.
mercial value would be regulated
by such demand as there might be
for it. Further than this it would
be prOfitless to speculate about it.
But if gold were demonetized by
the Congress of the United States,
and retained as money by all the
other great nations, and that is
the proposition advanced by the
correspondent, the probabilities are
that the effect would be very dif-
fercnt from wbat it. would be if all
the nations should reject it.
The Louisiana populist., 1895-03-29
FRIDAY, March 90, 1895.
NOTICE TO ADvERTIsERs.

All defendants in judicial sales
have the right to select the paper
in which the advertisement is to be
inserted, therefore We would ask
our friends to give us q bid before
advertising. The Populist is be-
ing run in the interest of humani-
ty, and it is the duty of all men to
support it. Also those who enter
homesteads have q right to select
thcir own paper for advertising.
Don't fail to give us call and we
will treat vou well.
The Louisiana populist., 1895-03-29

Congrcssi Oh, yes; it has gone
home, and the free passes can now
rest.
Your treasury is empty; your
taxes are higher; your national
debt is larger; your national ex-
penditures are greater; your sup
ply of currency is smaller; your
volume Of national trade has
shrunken; your struggle for life
has grown more desperate; your
commodity sells at half price;
your debt eats twice as much as it
did; your tax works you two days
where it used to be content with one.
Such is the fTuit of the DEM
ocratic Congress
Do you want more of the same
kind?
If so, Just whirl in and elect the
Republicans.
The tree is the same-and so will
the fruit be. Peoples Party Paper.
The Louisiana populist., 1895-03-29

Transient advertisements 81 per square first in.
scrtion; each subsequent insertion 50 cents per
square.
first insertion; each subs quent insertion 50 cents
PER square,
LEGAL advertisements. 10 cents per lin.
Editorial notices. first Insertion. Is cents per
line: subsequently 10 cents pr line.
Communications are soI,cited, but we win not bc
responsible for any views therein expressed.
Address AL communications To the Businesa
Manager. Communications must be sent In by
Monday.
Communications intended for publication should
be accompanied by the real n well a. the assumed
name Of the author. not for publication but a. an
evidence Of good faith on the part Of the writer.
failure to do 90 will consign them TO the waste
basket. t-.ts ..-.
The Louisiana populist., 1895-03-29
Louisiana Populist
The Coming Nation
Both One Year for sl.oo.

This is not q permanent offer and
should be taken advantage Of at
once. The Coming Nation is too
we'll known to need an intrOduc-
tion to many ofour readers. 1t isOne
of the most aggressive and popu-
lar reform papers in the United
States.
The Louisiana populist., 1895-03-29

The following would be . good
plank for the democrats to make
the campaign ON: "Dad-gum our
adgamued fool hides, we had
the werfl by the tail and . down.
hill pull, but we acted o dad-gum-
med fool and threw it all away
Morgan's Buzz Saw.
The Louisiana populist., 1895-03-29

]. A. Wsyland ID one of the best
writer's in America. He writes
for no other paper except the
Coming Nation; and he fills that
full. That paper and the LOUIS
lama PoPULIsr for 500 in ad-
raace. IT,
The Louisiana populist., 1895-03-29
I he 0niv k|ay

To head off a bloody revO.
lntion in this country, lies
in quickly educating the
people-in getting them to
see things in the light of
truth, and to fully realize
the dangers which menace
the republic. NOW is the
time to work. Get yonr
uncOnvertcd friend to read
ing and thinking right now,
and in '96 he will vote
right. Let
The Louisiana populist., 1895-03-29

Man-Has a Fine Address and
Makes Friends Easily-Is a
Large Owner of Mining Stock.
Special to the indianapolis News.
Washington, d. c., March A.
ExCongressman "JOe" Sibley, OF
Pennsylvania, the presidential can
didate of the free silver party, who
was nominated rather informally,
to say the least, last week, by the
sO-called bimetallic league, has
given up hissumptuOus apartments
at the Sh0reham, f, which he paid
$5, 600 year, and gone home.
Mr.. Sibfcy enjoys hrs new dis
tinctiOn, for he is fond of adver-
tising. He was one of the many
queer products of an "eff year"
election. He is a millionaire bank
er, who was elected to congress
from a republican district as fu-
sion candidate of the democrats,
Peoples party and prohibitionists
by $500 plurality. He did not
even reside in the district from
which he was elected. Sibley has
had a varied business career. His
money was made from PennSylva-
mia oil wells, but he has been a
banker and successful breeder of
trOtting horses. He is a member
of the national association OF trot-
ting horse breeders. lie says he
once failed in business in Chicago,
thus verifying his "cheerful habit
Of failing where Othtr men sue
ceeded and succeeding where other
men failed.'
Mr.. Sibley has given away his
entire congressional salary for the
past two years to the agricultural
societies in his district, of which
he is a member. The new presi-
Dental candidate has an attrac-
tive personality that makes him
friends wherever he goes. He is a
few days past forty-five. and if he
realizes his ambition and becomes
president two years hence he will
be the same age Mr.. Cleveland was
when inaugurat,d the first time.
Siblcy, like other moving spirits
in the bimetalllc league, has an in
terest, either salnsiel or propric-
tary, in compelling Uncle Sam to
buy all the silver produced in the
mines. His interest is proprietary
as he is a large owner of mining
stock, like his republican colleague
in the silver cause from Pennsyl-
vania, Senator Cameron. 1t is
characteristic of the leaders of the
''bimetallic league" SO called, that
they are either owners or on a sal
ary. 1t is currently reported that
A. j. Warne draws a salary of
$1,000. A. Wolcott, of Indiana,
one of the signers of the recent free
silver pronunciamento, is also said
to be a large owner of silver min
ing stock.
The Louisiana populist., 1895-03-29

"Thy kingdom come, Thy will
be done on earth as it n in heaven, :"
says the voice of the preacher in
the fashionable church. 'Ha! Ha!
Hal" laughs his Satanic majesty,
as he compares this invocation
with the votes cast by pastors and
members of many popular church.
The Louisiana populist., 1895-03-29

"The earth is the Lords and the
fuflness thereOft" reads the preach.
er in his morning lesson. That's
old" says the landlord. "Pve gos
Il cinch Oh it nOw.p
The Louisiana populist., 1895-03-29

Ooht mtutiOn tuc ctidNCcs
Read the Omaha platform.
Why don't you be mani
The Democratic party has run in
Hard times makes o picnic for
the speculater-
Down with banks of issue and
all other mOnopolies.
What millions Of people want
now is a chance to work.
Monopoly Is a thief, no matter
under what name it goes.
There is no monopoly eqnaT to
that of money monopoly.
"Hold fast 10 that which is good"
the Omaha platform.
The Democratic party lied itself
in and stole its way ont.
Money is running this country
because manhood permits it.
Dear money MAKES cheap labor,
and cheap labor means slavery.
Tie income tax is trying to run
The gauntlet of the Supreme COurt.
The time is here when the labor
movement should be crystalized.
The trouble with the free silver
party is, the free silverites won't
20 intolt.
All experience tells us that the
more money we have the .ss mise
ry there is
TIE Democratic administration
has increased our experts-of bonds
and gold.
The whisky trust is rcorganised-
the devil still doing business at the
old stand.
Both old parties have had their
chance, now why not give the peo
pie q chanccf
It Is somewhat unfortunate that
many men will not think until they
become hungry.
Cleveland is worth much moro to
the country as duck shooter than
as president.
The new silver party is perhaps
larger at fits birth than 1t will be
when It is Q year old.
The Omaha platform embraces
free silver and many other good
things that are even better.
The Republicans have already
begun TO plead the baby act They
say they cant do anything with .
Democratic Presidents and Senate.
This is what the Democrats always
said with regard to the Repubh-
cans prior to 1892. Thus liberty
ID being cruciaed between two
thieves.
The Louisiana populist., 1895-03-29

The plutOcratic republican dali.
les are now acting as wet nurses to-
bring the democratic party back
to life.
The Louisiana populist., 1895-03-29
Candidate "JOe" Sibley.
Some CHARACTERISTICS of the New
Silver Party's Leader.

He Is Millionaire Banker-Was
Elected to Congress by COmbi-
nation of Democrats, Populists
and ProhibitiOnists-Is a Stock
Breeder and Successful Business
Man-Has Fine Address and
Makes Friends Easily-Is a
Large Owner of Mining Stock.
The Louisiana populist., 1895-03-29

Do you know why the Peoples
party IN LOusiaBa IL 50 far behind
the party IN other statesi Be.
cause its supporters will work fol-
clubs and subscriptions to reform
papers in Washington, Kansas OF
Indiana, but never think Of work.
ing for a home paper. You Can
read those papers and cuss till
doom's day, boys, but You never
will elect congressman until you
get some papers at home. We
have all the facilities here for max.
ing u great state paper tor the
Peoples party Of Louisiana, but
we lack the support. We have
less than 200 subscribers and less
than half of these are paid.
Give us the subscribers and we'll
give You q paper IS good as can be
printed mp North or out East.
The Louisiana populist., 1895-03-29

The Coming Nation contains no
advertisements, is a larger paper
than this one and is warranted to
make Populists out of every one
who has unything left in his cram
ium to build to. That paper and
this one both one year, 81 90 in
advance. tf.
The Louisiana populist., 1895-03-29

What is the difference between
the man who buys groceries on q
credit ahd q United States demo-
cratic senator's One was trusted
for sugar and the other was sugar
ed for the trust.-Buzz Saw.
The Louisiana populist., 1895-03-29

Be. your watchword, and
practice what you preach.
We will do our part in
helping to get the right
kind Of literature before
the people, and desire the
earnest cooperation of all
our readers in this work of
education. Look over tho
following offers, take aivs-
vantage of the one that
suits You best when you re-
new your sbscrpition, and
don't forget to call your
neighbOr's attention to
them also.
The Louisiana populist., 1895-03-29
The Courthouse.

| he cltlICN~ OF w ara y nave
struck burning question in that
of raising taxation to build new
courthouse.
1t is runOred that the parish
rate of taxation will be raised next
year to the constitutional limit of
10 mills, and that assessme nts will
also be raised, which will have the
effect of increasing the taxes of the
people to something more than at
present.
When it is known that over one
third of all taxes in this parish
were unpaid on the 1st day of JAN
uary. when they became delinquent
and in all probability cotton will
sell another season for 81 cents in
stead of A., making it that much
harder for the people to get money
it will be seen how utterly impos-
sible it will be for people to pay
increased taxes.
But if they sit idly by and al
low their police jury to make con-
tracts and pass ordinances, it will
be too late to kick, and they (the
peoplel will be compelled to raise
the cash or give up their homes.
Now we are not inclined to be
extremists, neither are the people
who have as yet spoken on this
question.
We think the present courthouse
is in a dangerous condition, and
that at least good deal of repair
ing will have to be done.
But we feel sure that two new
walls and new roof could be put
on to the present house for less
than half what a new one would
cost, and that then the courthouse
would be almost rs good as new.
This would save the vault in the
Clerks Office, which was only re-
Gently put in at a cost of 5 or 6
thousand dollars, and many other
fixtures on which a lot of money
has been spent.
The last payment on the present
house was made only this winter,
and it does seem like bad manage
ment to tear it down now, sink the
parish again in debt, and increase
the taxes of an already overbur-
dened people.
The money necessary to COM
pletely rep-ir the present court
house, could be raised by a little
economy and close management in
the parish finances as follows: Our
present rate of parish taxation is 9
mills, 2 of which 60 to the public
schools leaving Z for other purpos-
es. This on an assessment of q
little over 8 millions (the present
amounD would give 81 thousand
dollars, to which add at least 3
thousand dollars for mercantile
and professional licenses, and YOU
have "a thousand. Now if we re-
member correctly, the annual bud
get of expenses calls for s1s,5OO
for all purposes, which might pos
sibly be lowered, as all old judg-
ments have been cancelled and in
terest stopped, but if it Is not low
cred, we see, after taking of the
entire budget, surplus of $500
Tor one year, winch would DO no
little repairing itself in these days
of cheap labor and material and
dear money, and two years sur
plus would be more than sufficient
to repair, paint and plaster the
''whole thing"
Why it would be cheaper on the
taxpayers to 60 on paying $40 per
month for the rent of the Schuman
hotel, as they are doing now, than
to either have their taxes raised or
put the parish in debt again and
pay somo ''2-bit" bank or Shylock
an exOrbitant interest.
We hope the people will not
A.. -s-lk. - kls- v~,~k
The Louisiana populist., 1895-03-29
Ref0rnnB0okS.

Every person sending $1 90 for one
years subscription to the LOUIS
lana POPULIST can have the
choice Of any ten cent or two five-
cent books advertised in our book
list on another page.
The Louisiana populist., 1895-03-29

The national banker borrows
money of the people collectively at
1 per cent, and loans it back to
them individually 1T IL per cent.
That's business. They had that
kind of a law passed to benefit
themselves. That's politics. The
people still vote and indofse the
whole thing. That's damphooiish-
ness.-Morgan's Buzz Saw.
The Louisiana populist., 1895-03-29

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