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The Morehouse clarion. [volume] (Bastrop, La.) 1874-1904, 1895-07-26
Hinder the caption of "Return-

Under the caption of Return
ing Prosperity the Wlnona
Times a free silver advocate, con-
tains the following:
s.'rhat better times are begin
ING to dawn must lie apparent to
All. Almost every lare one picks
u contains N amour cement OF
some factory resumlng business,
en!arging It's capacity and lncreas-
Ing the wages OF its employees.
This Is significant and means, u
it means anytaisig,iila' capital
beginning 10 cone out ct It's hiding
place: that the clouds Of adver-
sity are beginning to roll away, and
that the near future Will witness
an active business revival.
1.-The fact that manufacturing
enterprise are increasing forces
| aud raising wages, while the price
of manufactured goods is lower
han ever before, proves conclu-
slve.y that the Democratic idea or
| tariff reform Is a patriotic one.
The man who goes into store
I new ana for IS or So buys Il suit
Of clothes that formerly cost hun
! so or$i5.mus SLY see the good
Of tariff reform. Ali kinds Of
goods arc mucn cheaper than be-
ffpleealld III nl1S--ii,- .-s .;s f.''s1bg
every Thing they en- at home
and i.eee,ving 7 or 8 cents pound
for cotton. all must admit that
there IS no great cause for COM
| plaint. Tue, f ee silver and 9TH
or legislation would IN all proba-
billty further increase prosperity,
yet We are gong to have better
times without these things. No
amount or kind Of legislation can
override the decree of Almighty
God, that man shall earn his bread
by he sweat of his brow, and no
party or politician can trutIfu.ly
promise it. If people were out Of
debt, there would be greater pos
perstg u this country. 1t is the
old s.ebt that weighs the people
down, and but for this there
would be little or no cause for
complaint. Still, we ought to be
thankful bat things are br ghten-
rig and that an air Of confidence
and prosperity Is beginning to per-
wade our entire country.
OF course, it will be awful bad
on the ropulist party for things
to improve, for the pops, live.
move and have their being in ca
lafnlty, panics and hard times.
They are the aatnra! outgroWth Of
such conditions, and while the
coming oe better times will utter
y ram the political prospects Of
j large Number OF pop bosses, vet
the PEOPLE vii: rejoice over the
matter aud leave the pop, party |
to die n peace. 50 mete 1t be-,
The Morehouse clarion. [volume] (Bastrop, La.) 1874-1904, 1895-07-26
Give 9 I3.a... q tad Name rs4n

q boy in Eaasss was pulling J ,,ov
alo.'s zig read By i cope. The bo !, cali all
4. i, IL. s.ls a.is 'E,o along Pep. you
olne'g GUS . fsatander asked him.
NhF As fssllatss the dog Pep Fer sI,ors !,
-.le' Y his full nsrne.'' sPopu list,
ansysored the hoy. WY call hi,, Pm
akod the stranger. .sWell. sir !,
Y. = s7oy SAG. oecause he is inst like i.
s,f'sNu f Hs's ihserheryistdog in Kan
fsss. 81 ant sssth u darn only Is Al
90 g, sss tail ard howl Topeka Daily
ee,ssss iss 1 -,ss-'s =
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a
circulation at any time was $50, oo0, 600
III 1850 The geld ciag -ation was
TIT, Tsfll-DAa aJu subsidiary silver
ses2 Oo9, 900. Nnile4 900, 900 silver dol
lprss had been coined they have all gona
out Of circulation, being worth more
when melted as bar silver than their
face value.
These facts prove that free and unlim-
its1 coinage Of both metals by the Unit
ed Sites did net substantially affect
the brl.icn value Of either metal; that
the cheaper rnetal became tho standard
of value, AMI tho other went out Of cir
cnlation
If CD years of experience with free
and unlimited coinage.of both metals
snoWe>, that by free and unlimited COIN
age we wezo unable to affect, first, tho
value OF silver, to make it equal to gold
ct tiaa ratio cf Is TO i, or, second, the
value Of gel, loTnalzo it equal to silver
it Is to I, when tho difference III their
h1llion value was only 8 per cent. is it
not preposterc-.s TO claim that free and
unlimited coinage row will 50 increase
ilia saItte Of silver when the Discrepancy
IL 20 per cent?
Et cannot be claimed that the legisla-
ton by the United States in 1873 seri-
ously affected the commercial value of
silver, for sinoe that time we have fur
nished d mariret fcE $500, 600, 900 of sill
yer, very much more in proportion to
aFr inere sing commerce than went
t!-F1a@h oar naints during the days of
free and unlimited coinage Of silver.
Iue fall - the price of silver eau
easilv be accounted for. In 1873 the
world : Iee..,et ii ni11gar at coinage
y-n'ra teas ST. .sG1, eco; in 1862, it was
sl9d.t50, 3D.; il 1893, $500, Go, 900,
ar's. Saa, sal4, 4sl.N 600. This enor-
l,-titts inclaase ii Ill the fstsstiiaa RI gill.
AT stifasl1an III ts;sTe'a so per cent.
is legislation passed III Ia Nor
's.1A ataiti eden and Germany suspend
IS We coinage Of silver I'M 1874. Ger
lssStag demonetszed silver and put $780,
w. go OF bullion upon the markets Of
l9e. Denmark. Holland, Russia,
a8ss5ria end Hungary each suspended
ss3 coinage Of lea'enetizad silver. The
sss4i4 nn3en, composed Of France, Bel
slata, switzerland, Italy ana Greece,
Was forced tosss5.sn1 the coinage CT siI-
vef aecassso it ives found impossible by
ESQ coinage 70 srtsts.n the value Of sill
See hatlie'i, Ibis vas done BY suspen-
5ss sr ] z saonlAs at d time from 1871
e ss.sss, sssil re suspension vas made
Fitlssae i'its tslsss3li IS TO the tinlo CT
Since then India, Brazil,
III
aisenfIrae Rapahiie aala Chile have susS
lesitsed aEea eaissa.gss Secretary Hoke
% I'D AZ ia4-ss2tse lie, ca, July rs,
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VIII Catch It worst.

me wage Garner. the laboser and the
g saisr1ed Nan should be teeth and toe
nail against free silver because tie
amount tkey receive will not be in
creased while the prices Of living vii,
20 up. They are much worse OF than the
nelcilants and the farmer. Their wages
~ not nexhle Salaries cannot be adj
!1s.sN ~ ones. Il taxes time. Mean
VINE tney must work at starvation
ra'es and pay imitation prices.
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STORY OF COINAGE.
sNT9-ElGHT YFAFs' UNLIMITED USE
Or Both METALS.

g.es silver Has Not Been successful In
..s :eing the Price OF the White Metal.
Fan in the Price of Silver Accounted
For Foreign Money Laws.
The proDesiticn is to take off all lin
~ to coinage; to withdraw the gov
eminent support of silver; to let any
.acu who has silver bullion worth %
rsnts have it stamped 100 cents. With
ont government support 412a gains OF
silver and the new silver dollar would
be of the Same exchangeaDle value. The
question, therefore, is, What ef1ecb
Wild free coinage have on silver bull
lion? Wonld 412ls grains OF silver Pc
come worth 80 muck as 25.o grams OF
Vi? Mould rec coinage give it an ex-
.ha1eaapia valne eqg.al to our present
ag4I4. in the markets Of tic world! II
the yaiue Of eiIyer is net doubled By free
coinage, then tho e1changoable value OF
,1r new s:lrer 7ollar mnst drop TO the
actual valae 81 tie silver put into it.
We Worla not have bimctallis1n, but
gold dollar varih twice Al much as
ia silver collar, aud the silver dollar
!5scs,ne the standard measure OF
10, drivipn the gold dollar out Of cir
'ation = Hotid reflaoo oJsE stand.
ARD o. ISL
rl.e., die actof 1859 was passed, JEFF
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tx, make Tsw gold and silver dollar
to the then standard Of
bS1.-s.sHre1nent, which was a dollar equal
II s4s1 grains Of gold. They recognized
The fact thst the ezchanseable value Of
coined dollar must be controlled by
tle eonGmere al valuerf the bullion put
t.pon It. Therefore they undertook to
lad how Eary grains Of silver uncoined
were commercially equal III value to
2434 grains u gold. They decided that
saQuscd Is times as many and null
tiplying 24&4 W Is placed 37lh grains
o. Iii yer in dollar
This 2-dervalued gold. For the first
few yea. Jgi hugely to the lack Of
anicl7 lnternasional communication, it
fxu,ata3 TO lirfitea extent, and then
F1 t.4roro 1885,, went entirely out Of
eireltgtion, and ere wcre on the silver
g3arl, n 1854 Jackson sought to re-
sao2e bi4uaralaisn1, bur he was unwilling
t3ahange the standard upon which bust
IUss aes thol being daae. He reeog
ilizal N9 danger to commerce Of chang
8 CIV ssaaGard. Ee therefore reduced
ne amount OF gold put into the dollar,
a tltat p1Ger tie new coinage tho bull
los value of both dollars would be just
ayM3 1 ne dollar then III usa, ard at
Eis instance q neN ratio Of Is to | was
Ii WAS seer fund taat this new
it} Ha3F aiaaa silver, and shortly
alsol 1874 this oeaHtry waiit to the gold
staaldaza e 50. s grains Of gotd to the dol
lar aud llaa been On it ever since, with
the exception ef the time incident to the
war
Under the new ratio, after 1854, even
fractional currency was worth more
when melted than its coinage value,
aHsl therefore in 1853 it became neces-
g Eeo.ide fractional currency,
eanta.nlnss a reduced number Of grains
to tbs dollar, and their legal tender was
limited to go. Ike Spanish 1nilled dob
lar was still in circulation, but tho
Aiuhast esrsaf1171f ff ffta: a., r lor. NJ, flo
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The sTEADFAsT FRlEND OF TIE ggyso:E PEOPLE

Large Circulation IN this and Adjoining Parishes T,
Aiores Most Excellent field f." all Knds Of Atvo,tii.
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JOB I=-E2I-N / 9.
or EVERY DESCRIPTION, EXECUTED

On shortHoce and Living Rates. Don't Fail Give as rra
When in Nee,a of D. rntnat
The herald., 1895-09-08
POMONA
Movements Of the Residents-1any Still at
the Seaside

the Seaside
POMONA, Sept. General John
WATSON and wife left this morning for
Sacramento to attend the state fair.
Fiity-three people went to San Diego
this morning on the excursion.
Miss Averlll, who has been a guest for
some time at Keller's hotel. left this
morning for her home in San Diego.
The work at the cannery will be
brought to close tonight, in all proba-
bility, after most successful season 8
run.
George Egan, wife and family, are at
Newport this week for stay of some
time.
Miss S. Caldwell and daughters and
DIR. f. Howe are spending their summer
vacation at Newport.
: The Salvation Army corps at this point
is preparing for the visit Of Staff Captain
Milsaps, which will take place next
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin Cogswell left
this week for q visit to the various sea-
side resorts.
last evening. A number OF new member
were enrolled. A large number are
planning to ride to Riverside Monday to
attend the races.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. l.. McComas and G.
Bert Bailey and wife are at Catalina
island.
Richard Rose, William Kessler and
Frank Scott have gone on a two-weeks'
trip to Bear valley.
Miss Lulu Parker will leave next week
Tor Yuma, Ariz., where she has been en-
gagged to teach school the coming year.
Mrs. L. j.. Palmer and children have
time.
The herald., 1895-09-08

race-First prizs, gold stop watch. valued
at $40; second prize, field glass. $40; third
prize, bicycle suit. value $40; fourth
prize, sweater. value IS.
Entries to handicap races will close
Septem Der 18th. Open events will close
September l4th.
This is the formal opening of the new
crowd is expected to be present and wit
ness the races.
Rev. George Il. Dye of Los Angeles
will give a report of the Boston Christian
Endeavor convention tomorrow night at
the union meeting of the Young Peoples
society az Surgeons opera house at q
O'Clock.
Miss Myrtle Edwards went yesterday to
South Riverside for weeks visit.
Mrs. ]. A. Foster of Redlands is in the
city today visiting old friends and her
daughter, Mrs. Smith. of Villa Park.
The different banks of this city will,
and close 80 pm. This is the end
OF fight for early opening. The banks
have been opening at am, and never
closed as long as any one wanted to do
business with them.
Miss EDITH Brown of Los Angeles is
visiting the family of J. R. Congdon.
The following were among those who
went to San Diego today OH the excur-
sicn: Mr.. and Mrs. Fife, Mr.. and Mrs.
Cole and two daughters, Frank Nichol-
son, d. M. Burns, John Heffelfnger, g..
J. Mosbaugh, j. Newman, y. Parker.
Bertha Gallop, Mrs. S. A. Bowes and
daughter.
Mrs. Hilarion Duncan, who was instru-
mental in organizing the Unity society
in Santa Ana, died In San francisco on
the Sd inst.
The herald., 1895-09-08
HAD A GOOD TIME
But Had Hard Work to Take "Steve"
Give Up

But Had Hard Work to Take "Steve"
Give Up
Arizona Star: Mr.. j. George. Hill
ringer has just returned from South
ern California, where he has been
living on the fat of the land for
the past ten days. He left here in
poor health and was taken for lone
lung err until be began to inquire for
something to eat. Two or three days ct
Avalon put him in prime condition. and
then he returned to the mainland and
took in the sights. He is delighted with
the country and pleased with the people
mer if he has to walk. All the oldtime
Arizonans that he met appeared to be
doing well, especially Bob Todd of whom
Mr.. Hiizinger tells the following story:
"The irrepressible Bob, late Of Taran-
tula gulch, is still allowed to live in Los
up the Arizona boys in printers ink, but
once in awhile he gets setback that
makes him feel like RATHER with a
coupling short He got off pretty good
one on me because l left my pocKetbook
az Avalon. The fact was. | left it be-
hind because | was afraid might throw
it up crossing on the steamer. But got
even on Bob. He persaded me to make
write-up on Arizona for the Express
and leave it at the office. He didn't say
what Office. so when had the copy ready
l took it up to The Herald and they start
ed their type machines on it. About two
hours afterward Bob ran me down and
wanted the copy, as he had long intro
duction of his own in type. When the
facts leaked out Bob unbuttoned his vest,
Ioosened his suspenders and broke for the
nearest telephone connection. He talked
so hard that the wire wouldn't work and
he rushed back TO me in distracted state
and pulled me up the hill to see if had
enough personal influence with Mr.. Stew
ems TO recover the copy. Steve was OBJ
durate. swore that the write-up was set
up after breaking two machines, and he
wouldn't let it go. Bob tore his hair
and swore in his best Arizona style I'm
til the roof leaked. Steve produced his
whole editorial staff, and they swore that
The Herald couldn't come out next morn
ing if the Arizona write-up was knocked
out, as there was!only one type-setting
machine left in worrying order. Bob offer
ed to buy controlling interest in the
paper, to supply u column or two OF boiler
The herald., 1895-09-08

silently away. some forty guests still
find the pleasures of Hotel Carlsbad suffi-
Client to detain them.
Miss Thorpe of Los Angeles returned
home Friday morning.
The California Southern train from
Fallbrook coming into De Luz station
ran into an open switch, derailing en-,
CINE la and two coal cars. General
Manager X. H. Wade was aboard the
train. No one was hurt.
A foreigner, nationality unknown, ana
VINO speaks no English, is under arrest.
He was employed in building the road
and when he presented his check for pay,
ment and was told it would not be pal
until the 18th, he failed TO understand
ana seemed much excited. When the
train was ditched he was found near by
and suspicion caused his arrest. =,
The schools at Oceansde and Carlsbad
opened Monday with a good attendance.
The celebration of Mexican lndepen-
dence will be held by our Mexlcan popu-
lation at San Luis Rey. Racing. dane
ing and all the sports dear to the Mexican
heart will be indulg ed in.
An entertainment was gwen Friday
night at the opera house by Nine. Warren
Lander of Berkeley institute, and Miss
Lillian Bennett of the Scott Saxton col
lege OF oratory, Denver.
The herald., 1895-09-08
AT THE CIRCUS
A Vast Throng Witnesses the Last Per-
fOrmauce


torrance
Both pc. formances of the syndicate
show yesterday were attended by larger
audiences, if that were possible, than
on Friday. The immense tent was crowd
ed to its utmost capacity and the numer-
Gus small boys VINO were fortunate enough
to get in clustered about the rings and
platform.
Victoria, the educated tisress, again
excited the admiration of the people Win
her clever horseback riding. All the
acrobats were as active and interesting as
ever, and the marvellous japanese jugglers
performed their feats as cleverly as be-
fore. Hard work doesn't seem to tire the
agile areback riders or dim their bright
costumes. The clowns appear to have new
JOKES for every occasion.
The Los Angeles engagement must have
been great success for the management.
at any rate the performances were pro-
nounced a success by those who saw
them. Tie usual busy scene of decamp-
ing followed last nights performance
ana it took several hours to get the
immense tents and their e4ui pments
ready for the road,
The herald., 1895-09-08
WHEELMEN'S MEET
To Be Held at Santa Ana-WiiI Be Big
Event-Per5onals

SANTA ANA, Sept. Fine first an.
nual meet of the Orange County Wheel
men will be held on their new three-lap
track in this city Wednesday, September
18th. The wheelmen of this city have
been for long time arranging for this
event, which promises to be one Of the
most interesting vf any bicycle meet ever
held in Southern California.
A great many costly prizes are to be
awarded and the entries will be numer-
Gus. The events will be as follows:
First event-One mile, novice: First
prize. gold medal worth $50; second prize,
silver medal worth $l5.
Second event-One mile open. Glass B :
First prize, unset diamond worth $50: :
second prize gold watch, value $50;
third prize, bicycle suit, value $40.
Third event-Two- lie Flap race, Glass
B: First prize, unset diamond valued
at $75; second prize, silver water set,
valued at $50; third prize, shaving set,
valued at $40.
Fourth event--One mile open, Glass
First prize, unset diamond, valued , t
$50; second prize, suit of colthes, val,ed
at $25; third prize, Winchester rifle,
valued at $1U.
Fifth event-Five-m handicap Glass
A: First prize, unset diamond, valued at
$50: second prize, chair. valued at $40:
third prize, cake stand worth $40.
Sixth event. one mile handicap club
The herald., 1895-09-08
san BERAARD|NO BUDGET
Pathetic Story of a deserted
Mother
SHE DONS MANS ATTIRE
Rides Across the Country on a Brake.
beam
Young Demons, the WouId-Be HoId-Up Con-
fesses-A Strong Fight VIII Be Put
Up by His Father

SAN BERNARDINO. Sept. IA new
company has been organized to purchase
the Nevada Southern railroad at the re-
ceiver's sale and to extend the line to
Pho ,he, New. The new organization will
be known as the California and Eastern
Railroad company, and it is composed Of
Denver, Chicago and English capitalists
r. W. Woodbury. of Denver will be bust
ness manager. r. S. Sepert, the receiver.
is now on his way east to confer with
members of the new organization. The
conference will determine the day OF the
saleso the Nevada Southern at receiver $
sale under the order of the court. Early
this winter the road will be extended 100
Vanderbilt and Waupah mining distircts
and through the rich agricultural lands
of Pahrump valley and mining districts
of that locality.
A woman passed through this city this
morning who HAD crossed The desert on a
brakebeam. Her name Is unknown. She
YES discovered Two days ago near Dageett
by the crew of the freight train on which
she was stealing ride on the brakebeam.
She was:dIessed as boy, but as soon as
the trainmen brought her from under
the car they were convinced that she was
q woman, which she finally admitted
She refused to disclose her identity, but
said she and her husband had been living
in an eastern city and that he had de-
serted her, taking with him their little
girl. Not long since she heard he was in
Oregon and had placed the child in an
orphans asylum. Beng without means,
she started out to beat her way to her
child. As soon as the trainmen heard the
woman's story their sympathies were
aroused and she was taken to Los Ange-
les in caboose. She is woman about
80 wears of age, blue eyes and fair COM
plexion and short black hair and of
courageous bearing.
p. A. Demans, father of the boy Vadim
Demans, who was arrested for commit
ting robbery near Cucamonea, is in the
city with his attorney. Judge Cheney
of Los Angeles is preparing to fight his
boys case through the courts TO save him
from the disgrace OF the peniten tiary.
The boy has made full confession of
the crimes committed, but his father s
wealth will be used to keep him out of
Jail
The herald., 1895-09-08
SAN PEDRO
Death Of Ploneer-Important Meeting of the
Council


Council
SAN PEDRO. Sept. 7.-BenJamin Hill
died at his residence yesterday afternoon
at $50 o'clock. Mr.. Hill died in his
seventy-sixth year. He led an exemplary
life. was Kind and charitable. His re-
mains will be sent to San Francisco to-
morrow. where his family resides. He
will be buried by the Pioneers, OF which
organization he was member.
San Pedro society will be out in all its
splendor next Tuesday night at SWIM
ford's hall. the occasion being a dance
given by San Pedro Circle No. 261. Com
panions of the Forest, in honor of their
first anniversary.
Charles Halderson, native of Norway,
OF Illinois yesterday. The newly welded
couple are both of San Pedro.
The city council met in regular session
last Thursday night at the city hall. Tho
monthly reports of the city marshal and
city recorder were read and ordered placed
on file. The maishals report showed
1898 collected from licenses. The record
fines. One hundred and thirty dollars
was transferred from the sewer TO the
general fund. Ordinance No. 124, fixing
the taS levy, was adopted. The CLERK was
notified to instruct the owners of property
facing on Beacon street to he pi esent at
the next regular meeting of the board and
inspect the profile of Beacon street pre-
sented oy J.. A. Bernal.
Hermann Ellis and John Sandstrom
have gone to Whittier to take part in the
road race there today.
Harry Steiglitz has opened up law
office in the Times building.
school Will be reopened here this
month. Mr.. J. d. Conner is principal.