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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-14
"BUY THE POOR FOR SILVER.

"BUY THE POOR FOR SILVER"
We cannot find anything about the d.
vine ratio IN the Bible. but 1t seems there
is a sort OF scriptural origin for the dogma
that silver is the money OF the poor"
although not IN the sense intended by
those who so unctiously use the term.
Amos. the prophet, has an allusion.
which may be quoted-Amos. villa.
Then answered Amos and said to ANA
ziah. i was no prophet, neither was I .
prophets son. and the Lord took mo as
I followed the flock and the Lord said
unto me, Go, prophesy unto my people
Israeli"
Joel. who lived about the same time.
had predicted unpleasant things for the
Israelites because we have taken my sill
yer and my gold" Amos continued the
malediction, saying:
Hear We, We that swallow up the
needy, even to make the poor Of the
land to fail: saying when will the new
moon be gone that we may sell corn. and
the Sabbath that we may set for the
wheat. making the ephah small and the
shekel great. that we may buy the poor
for silver and the needy for . pair OF
shoes"
So that eight hundred years before
Christ the crafty rich men kept the gold
and bought the poor with silver" They
made cheap silver shekels, so as to de-
ceive the unwary by a fictitious value.
There Is no divine ratio about this. On
the contrary, for these offenses the
prophet. speaking by inspiration, said:
II will turn your feasts into mourning.
and all your songs into lamentatlon:
will bring up sackcloth on all loins and
badness upon every head"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-14
NORTHWEST NEWS.

II. G. Wheelock 80 years old. commit al
suicide by shooting at his home three
miles from Vancouver. Wash. July Q.
John Hawthorne. who killed Corpo,is
an indian policeman on the Warm
Springs reservation, Oregon, one sear
ago. was sentenced TO five years i'm
Buck English, the stage robher recent
" sentenced in California TO life irnprtsor-
Inent. was one Of the convioss pardonasi
oy Gov. Pennoyer. He was a native of
Oregon and IS years old.
Rev; w. G. Robe, pastor of the Ger
man Baplst church al Portland has
oeen arrested on a charge Of approprisst-
lag 70 his own Use q. 80 belonging 10
ms congresatson- Deacon Marks swore
10 the complaint.
The secretary OF the interior has called
upon the war department for inforrna ton
eSner tntre are any improvements on
the military reservation al the Narrorrg
ol Foget sound that ought TO be- ap-
rsea ana sold. The reservation was
transferred 10 the interior department hy
tAe ore@4dent last October,
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-14

We take great pleasure IN adding to our
list OF state papers favoring bi-metallism
as the true monetary system the Fancou-
yer Herald, which says: There Is de-
clded change noticeable in the writings
of many of our exchanges on the money
question. Some, who for the past few
months have been trying in half-hearted
way TO favor the Is 10 / idea, as though
they thought IL was going to sweep the
country and they wanted to be In the
swim, now that the reaction has set in
and the tide has turned are back on the
right side Of the question. We admire
their courage. but how much greater their
influence IL they had never swerved from
the right path. Get IN, boys. and make
up for lost time
The thinker is a great institution!
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-14
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Eastern Washington Is the great wheat
producing section OF the Northwest There
are millions OF acres capable OF producing
from thirty to forty bushels to the acre.
Oats and barley do well: in fact almost
anything can be grown IN Washington
The western part OF the state leads the
world In hops. over 100000 pounds being
the annual output. The largest yield ever
known was about $500 pounds per acre
Vegetables. like everything else. grow
to enormous size. At one OF the state
fairs was shown onions weighing four
pounds. potatoes eight pounds, beets
thirty pounds, a cabbage head fifty-two
pounds and a pumpkin weighing ninety
three pounds. All kinds of fruits do well
in different parts OF the state. The prune
orchards produce on an average 1000
pounds OF dried fruit to the acre and II js
no unusual thing 20 hear OF a ton OF straw
berries TO the acre. Washington is also
a fine stock country"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-14

Poker playing for money is not gam
bling. according TO Chief Justice Beatty.
OF the California supreme court. or at
least there Is no criminal act committed
in playing the game for money stakes.
In a recent decision the justice says:
Poker playing for money. however OBJ
tectionable In fact Is in the eyes of the
law as innocent as chess. or any game
played for recreation. and its votaries and
the places where IL is played are not
criminal" The decision was in a case
where the district attorney accused a ma n
OF perjury because he said he did not fire.
auent gambling places. while IL was shown
that he regularly played poker for money
In q certain sporting resort
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-14

stIll retained power his retirement naade
the sentiment against third terms stronger
than ever.
Forfortyyears from Jackson's lime there
was no more talk of third terms. and
then for the frst time In the history OF
the government there arose the case OF
where q president really wanted 1t. Long
before Grants second term had expired
there was feeling throughout the coun-
try that an attempt would be made 70
give him a third term nomination and
"Caesarisrn" became a cry common TO
both Republicans and Democrats. In 1915
the Pennsylvania Republican convention
adopted q resolution opposing q third
term and later in the year W. n. Springer.
Of Illinois, introduced q similar resolution
in the house OF representatives and 1t was
carried by a vote OF "a to Is. The agita-
ton was efsectuai in killing the Grant
boom OF 1876, but the third term idea was
revived In 1850 and became more formid-
able perhaps than II had ever been before.
Roscoe Conk.ing presented Grants name
at Chicago In . speech which has be-
come historic for its eloquence and i'm
pressiveness. but though In q convention
where only 81 were necessary for choice
the famous Dos stood solid for a third
term during thirty-six ballots. tho issue
could not win. and the result has ever
since been regarded al the voice Of the
people renewing their faith IN the wis
dom Of Washington and Jefferson, who
declared that no man should hold the Office
Of president more than eight years.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-14

The colored folk OF Glen Allen, Va,
were convinced by a wonderful dispensa-
ton OF providence that occurred on a
Sunday last month that IL pays 10 attend
church. The church is close TO the rail-
road track. and just as the congregation
was coming ont from service a train load
OF watermelons came along. struck a
loose ran. jumped the track ana spilled
two or three car loads OF juicy melons
right IN the path OF the worshippers.
More than enough OF the fruit was broken
20 sfford fine feast.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-14
SEEN FROM ABROAD.
A Seattleite Talks interestingly About
His Home City.
j. A.
Baillargeon
& Co.

A seattleite Talks Interestingly About
His Home City.
C. c. Ramsay who IS well known in Sc
attic. Is on a visit 70 his old friends In
North Carolina. and contributes to the
North Carolina Herald, published at Sails
bury. an interesting description OF his new
homo IN the Northwest. Seattle, he says.
with her CO. 600 souls, IS the Queen City"
OF the STATEN fact, OF tae whole North
west" Seattle has more fine stone build
ings than any city on the Pacific coast.
Her fine schools and handsome school
buildings would do credit to any city. The
state university IS located there. and the
new university, now in course Of erection,
Ga going TO be one OF the finest buildings OF
the kind in this country. Seattle also has
a good business colleges as any oGaer city.
The city is beautifully situated on hills
overlooking Lake washington on the
east and the magnificent harbor OF Puget
SOUND on the west. Stand where you will
in the city OF Seattle. and your eye viii
never tire OF gazing on the grandest and
most sublime scenery on the American
continent.
zone thing that would impress You Is
the Young men found in important posi-
tons, Take. for instance. .nat great ana
influential journal OF the Northwest, the
Post-InteI.igenc AMI you viii find at It's
head Mr. James y. Eoge. jr., young
man scarcely out OF his teens. Mr.. w. %.
mccarthy. manager for Newhalfs Sons Il
Co men worth many millions. is COMPARE
.ivslv a Young man Alfred Battle. al
though a young man often sits as special
fudge on some OF the most important cases
ever tried In King county. You win find
the same condition in banks. mercantile
houses ard IN the legislative halls oe the
sta,e -Tis t-uely a great country for the
Young and ambitious
NJ Ramsay also describes come OF the
S~eat resources OF the state Talking or
lumber he says:
some OF the trees are the most remark
aNls sights ever saw. Fir and cedar trees
n.s.s,,re from fifteen TO twenty feet in dia-
meter and are over 100 feet high. Near
seattle is a stump. a picture or which
shows three horses, three feet apart, with
thirty men standing on IL. Homesteaders
and trappe-s often live in the holiows OF
trees. and on Puget sound there Is an
enormous hollow tree, sometimes used by
camping parties. thar has sign Hotel
ces3ar Tree From the Sound lumber Is
sh.pped to almost every quarter OF the
globe. All the great ship builders the
world over are drawing on Washington
for their supply of spars and ship masts.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-14
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.

The public is hereby warned not 10 pay
any money to parties representing 10 be
agents OF the Seattle Post-Inteiligencer.
except the following. who are the oniy
authorized travelling agents OF the Post
-nte!ligsncer. viz: J. A NcClellan, j. L.
Hawfey and G. p. Lamping- This does
not apply 10 resident agents or this paper
who are located In various cities and
towns IN the Northwest. nor to postmas-
ters, who are IN all cases authorized 10
take subscriptions for the Daily, Sunday
and Weekly Posf-Intelligencer.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-14

The removal 90 Eve clerks iron, ,ha
pension offscc because they have expressed
themselves in favor OF the free cosnara q.
silver IS an unwarranted outrage. Much
as We fear the m!schieveus effects % the
adoption q that policy. We would prefer
10 see il adopted rather than that It should
~ prevented ny an interference. especially
by the government. with the right Of free
dom % speech. r does not alpsar thar
example OF exalted members os the admin
isfratlon Ia ahsen,ins themselves from
duty in order 20 express their views az
political gatherings. Their remarks were
made In private conversation. sHi tAey
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-14

You can't ever please q free silver
crank. One Of them said: Look AZ Mex
leo; observe its prosperity. IL has silver
mono-metallism." When we observe
that labor is wretchedly paid in that
country. another Pop jumps up ana says;
There's no Relation between labor ana
the metal II is paid In" We humbly ad-
NIT we didn't say there was. We were
invited to look at Mexico. And We
lookedi
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-14
BETTER TIMES IN THE WEST.

Nebraska State Journal.
Once more we sing that corn Is king
And from the highest steeple
The cry is raised. THE Lord DO praised
Potatoes are the people"
No more we weep and lose our sleep
And bow our heads In sorrow:
The crops are great, in joy we wait
The harvest time tomorrow.
For those who mourn the loss OF corn,
Killed by the hot sand blizzard,
A Joy awaits that permeates
Each saddened heart and gizzard.
When cold winds blow the drifting snow
No trouble will we borrow;
For past distress the Lord viii bless
Nebraska homes tomorrow.
There's going to be- as all can sea
A harvest time of pleasure,
And crops will yield from every held
Their joys in heaping measure.
Then dry your eyes, bid hope arise.
And chase away all sorrow:
Your buster jerk, fall in and work.
And draw the prize tomorrow.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-14

An article in the London Quarterly Re-
view publishes statistics showing that
there has never been so grea; a demand
for the Bible. IN all parts OF the world.
as there is at present. Early in this cen
fury the Bible was accessible only 10 one
nth OF the worlds population, while now
Il may be read by nlne-tenths. and there
are more than 81. 90 copies OF Il in
in go different languages.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-14
The SURROUNDINGS.

Detroft IF1Dune.
The heroine had the center OF the stage.
Amid such surroundings" she ex-
claimed. looking rsptly at the people.
''who could not be happy7"
Upon her felicity broke the villain
rudely.
"Ha. ha." he laughed through his nose.
wait"
She shiyered with a nameless dread
wait, he cried, "till you see the seem
cry we get when we 20 on the road"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-14

An ingenious artist IN the East has
made a great success IN photographfns
ladies and securing a happy. eontented'
self-satisfied expression OF countenancs.
Instead Of asking them to direct their at
tention to a picture on pole or some
equally uninteresting object. he politely
requests them to gaze into large mirror.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-14

churches which adopt his ideas. An out
line OF his plan is. in effect. that. say,
twenty members Of any congregation IN
church. and that the trustees OF the latter
pay the premiums. When an insured
member dies. or when the time limit OF
endowment Insurance expires. which IL
twenty years. the money rcverts TO tho
church. The author is. OF course. an IN
surance agent
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-14

The Natchez. Miss. Democrat well says:
The masses OF the people are quick TO
learn. and. above all. they are honest; II
their errors are pointed out to them they
viii not be slow to correct them. ana IN
the correction viii be apt TO visit dire
punishment upon those who had delioer-
ately and designedly sought TO deceive
and mislead them" True. grandly true.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-14

The church fair. the mono-oyster soup.
he picnic. the envelope and other means
devised by deacoas and elders 70 ssimu-
late contributions. are 70 be superseded
In measure by 3 New Yorker who has
devised new PLAZA. He proposes 20 use
life Insurance as a basis upon which to
eventually raise a sum % money SUM-
clent - clear OF the Indebtedness OF those
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-14
Tndeniable Evidence.

Seattle Trads heeist stG
The Post-In;eiEgencer has nus s. a
past week given undeniable evIu sapx
the betterment OF the times by - ~
the number OF fts pages 20 make 800
growing patronage. The Post-inso - "a
has done much 10 advertise tnss 49, - ~
few papers on the Pacific coaa asrmsp.
ce1ved more general or frequens co
IL as much
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-14
A GUARANTEE.

The Post-Intelligencer hereby guaran-
tees its advertisers bona fde paid cir
culation, Daily, Weekly and Sunday, dou-
bic that OF any other newspaper pub
lished In the State OF Washington. Ad-
vertising contracts will be made subject
20 this guarantee.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-14

A Scotch newspaper refers to Mrs.
Lease. OF Kansas, as "one or those
strange men, found frequently In Amer
lea, who write under q nom dc plume"
Yet people say the Scotch have no sense
Of humor. They would no doubt describe
our bloomers as women who travel under
q nom de pants"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-14

II great fire should reduce Seattle to
ashes. and every property owner con-
cluded to build at once. wages, brick.
lumber, everything, would go up to the
prices of 1889. but money could be bor-
rowed at a lower rate on the same prop
srty than Ii could be then.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-14

The Evergreen. published by the stu
dents of the Pullman Agricultural col
lege. Is discontinued with the june num-
Der until October. It Is a creditaole col
legs paper. but promises to do better next
TINA
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-14

The st. Louis Globe-Democrat suggests
that Spain. instead of borrowing si2ooo.-
600 to carry on the war in Cuba. would do
much better by selling the island to the
United States for whatever she can get.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-14

What's in a name? Ask 1t no moro. A
French Canadian editor has had to pay q
fine of soc for calling a brother editor q
Methodist"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-14

Joe Jefferson has been honored by Har-
ward with the degree of Master OF ArtA
II should have been Master of Hearts.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-14
Hfgfnrr In Rriek

New York Mail ard Exprss
1sa2-Cleveland.
Is93-Panic, bread riots. Debs.
Iss4-Republican congress elscteo -
1ss5-siills reopen, wages leap
Enough said.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-14

Connecticut has appropriated $4,000 for
the Improvement Of roads. The coal bill
OF the Dolphin last year was $4,000.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-14
TO READERS GOING OUT OF TOWN

Readers OF the Post-rnteiligencer going
out OF town can have the paper mailed TO
them for 81 per month. and the address
changed as often a. desired
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-14

Pretty good weather for them
just now. For those elegant
new designs in Dresden effects
you must come here.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-10-24
Dastardly DemagOgue.
IGreenVille Reflector. |

1t does look as if there are some
men in this world who, it matters not
how successful they may be and what
positions they occupy, cannot rise
above the lowest type Of the dema-
gogue. Senator Butler Of this State is
is perfect example of this class: His
whole song for the past two years has
been sympathy for the farmers, and a
pretended desire that agricultural pro-
ducts should advance in price and yet
when this is being realized he comes
out in the Caucasian in a column ed
itorial seemingly be wailing the fact
that it is so, and saying that it is only
done to kill out the sentiment in ref
erence to the free and unlimited COIN
age of silver, and is only political
trick designed for this purpose. In
stead of rejoicing at The fact that the
farmers are getting nearly as much
again for their cotton as they did last
year, way down in his heart he issorry
that it is true because it may operate
against his object of keeping every
body dissatisfied with what it is. He
tells the farmers that if he could he
would persuade them to make
lots of COTTON next year. "Make IL or
IS million bales if you want to. 1t
will not go down no matter how much
you make" The reason given by
this salon is "next year is election
year." He adds remember one thing,
you want to get your cotton in market
and sold before election" The fact
of the business is that the only thing
in his mind is elections and if it were
not for these he would care no more
about the 'beloved farmer" than he
pretends to care for the gold bug.
We submit that the reasons assigned
by him for the advance in the price
of cotton and the advice given the
farmer for next year could only have
originated in mind that has been ut
terly debased by pursuing course
that has had nothing in it but self,
and which sees no advantage to any
body, and desires none that does not
help self. 1t is positive calamity
that we must be represented in the
United States Senate by such a con-
temptible demagogue.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-10-24
THE DAY NEAR.
Sells Bros Enormous United Shows,
Which Will Exhibit in Henderson,
Monday, Oct. 28th.

The momentous question Of the
hour, and one asked by everybody of
everybody else is: care you going
to the show ?" And the answer is in
variably eyes, can't miss the circus
OF course not. Everybody is going
and carry the children to see the ami
mails. 1t is not too much to say that
no circus that has ever been advertised
has attracted so much general com
ment as that Of the famous Sells Bros
enormous united shows, and their visit
here will be the grandcst event of the
season. AS evidence of the vast pro-
portions and costly value OF this man.
moth arenic and geological exhibition,
making it the largest, richest, and
oldest in the world, Sells Bros. employ
900 people, run more railway cars,
have 500 horses and ponies, IL man.
moth waterproof tents, more rare
wild and domesticated animals, lions,
tigers, elephants, camels, zebras, the
only pair of educated seals and sea
lions, the oaly pair of giant Hippo
potami in captivity, and all this is
only brief outline of what will be
seen with the worlds biggest show.
The grand free street parade at 10 a.
m. on the opening is priceless and
princely pagean, ravishing the senses
with bewitching, and extraordinary
and delightful spectacular episode sig
nalizing the ad 'ent of the superlative
and limitless attraction which this
peerless exhibition presents in Hen
derson, Monday, October 2Sth. Re-
member the day and date of the only
big circus coming to this city this year.
Monday, October 18th.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-10-24
THE GOLD LEAF.
HENDERSON. n. G..
THURSDAY, OCT. "a, 1895.
THE HAMMOCK THAT SWUNG IN
THE PAST.


Edith l.. Crary, in Judge.
Aga inst the clouds Of memory two trees
stand tall and high,
With arms Outheld entreatingv before
the glowing ky,
TO gather all the happiness Of dreams
fast floating by,
And hold them for the dreamers that be-
meath their shelter lie.
For from those trees therein to hang. in
long gone childish days,
The hammock Of our silent times, The
hammock of our plays;
That swung and swayed to laughing
heights and wild and rOmping ways.
While all looked haply hay in the sun
lights Keeling rays.
Or else it rocked and wavercd with a
creaking, sleepy strain
As dreams dropped from the shadows to a
story weaving brain,
I'LL birds and bees about me sang a
dr0wsy sweet refrain
That slipped away upon 4 thought where
5lumber came to reign.
! swing my mind from present time till
life Is yet aglOw,
Through mists Of thought and tears of
years | see the long ago,
For childish hours are brightest and the
world used to know
Was sweetest in the hammock old which
swung me to and fro