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Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-05-10

Smith, Secretary Of the Interior; Prof.
Jackman. of the Cook County Normal
School, Illinois; Chancellor w. III. Payne,
of Nashville University; George II. Mar
tin, Supervisor of Boston Schools; Prof.
William Carey Jones, of the University
of California; James l.. Hughes, Inspec-
tor of Schools, Toronto; DR.. ]. NJ. Rice,
Of New York; Mrs. Mary Hunt, OF Bos-
ton; Prof. Richard Z. Ely, of the Uni
versty of Wisconsin,; n. G. Shaeffer,
Pennsylvania State Superintendent; Hal
sey G.. Ives, Chief Of the Art Department
of the Worlds Columbian Exposition.
The Convention City.
Not only has Denver become famous as
. city of conventions, some sixty organ
izations having met there in convention
last year, but no city Of the age and size
of Denver is so well known throughout
the country for the superior excellence Of
its school system and for the educational
advantages it affords.
Ever since the knight Templar Con-
clave, of August, 1892, when 100000
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-05-10
Loss Sustained by Farmers,

Great us has been the fall in agri-
cultural products. the fall in the price
of farm lands has been greater still,
Notwithstanding the fact that the area
of able land. relatively to population,
is rapidly decreasing: and nowhere has
the value of land fallen more than i'll
the old settled parts of the country.
There must be some cause for this
change in the relation Of money to land
and commodities. Is the change in the
goods or in the meaSure-in the land
and commodities or in the money?
1t is plainly in the money. Since the
decentralization of silver the worlds
standard money has been shrinking in
volume relatively to population and
wealth and its value has correspond
ngly increased. The gold in the world
has been spread over larger and larger
areas, and divided among more and
more people, and gets dearer ana dearer
every year
At the price of wheat in 1878 the
value To the farmers of the crop of 1898
would have been S455,000,000, instead
of S11S.00O.000, Il difference of S217,-
100000. This would have gone long
way toward paying off mortgages. The
corn crop of 1893. at the price of 1878,
would have yielded S660.0O0000, in
stead OF Sill. 100000. The cotton crop
of 1893. 1T the price of cotton in 1873.
would have been worth to the South
S496 900 900. instead of S1S4, ZOO, 600, its
actual value in 1893.
The difference in the value of farm
products in 1873 and in 1893 correctly
marks the difference between prices
with free coinage of silver, as we'll as
gold. and prices rs measured by the
single standard of gold, The value of
farms and farm lands has fallen even
more than farm products.
1t is not easy to calculate the loss to
farmers and planters in the twenty
years from 1873 to 1893 by the fall in
the value of farms and farm products.
as the direct result of the change in the
money standard. Their ability to pay
debts and taxes, at any rate, has been
reduced in the exact ratio to the fall in
prices.
The earnings of labor, counted in
money, have been reduced also. While
many things which the laborer uses
have fallen with his earnings, taxes,
debts, cost of education, and many
other things have not been reduced, the
net result being n proportional loss to
labor; the greatest loss being, perhaps,
in loss of employment and consequent
ly in the total earnings of the laboring
class
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-05-10
His Last Commission.

There is Il story current in the profess
sion respecting Jew proprietor of Il
small theater near London.
One night the spectators were few
very few in number.
They We're playing the immortal
bards masterpiece, Hamlet
The proprietor, after counting the
nights receipts, flew around to the
stage door in Il rage.
Meeting the stage manager he burt
ed out:
''Misther Shmith. vat kind of houth
do you call thith?'
Solemn silence on the part OF the stage
manager.
Proprietor returning to the attack
l thay, Mr.. Shmith, who wrote this
pieth?
Stage ManaScr-Why, Shakespeare,
sir.
Proprietor-Did he? Veil. he'll never
write another for me as long as lifr'
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-05-10
PYTHlENS ON PARADE.
from All Over the World
Meet at INDIANAPOLIS.

Delegates from All Over the World
Meet at Indianapolis.
Twenty-four States were represented
Uniformed Rank, knights of Pythias Of
the World, which began in Castle Hall at
indianapolis, Tuesday. There were In
attendance the supreme chancellor and
other officials, many representatives of
supreme lodges, the brigade commanders
of the various States and the members Of
supreme tribunals. The supreme council
is the legislative power of the rank. This
is the first meeting since the uniformed
rank was authorized to be under control
of it's own members. James Carnahan,
who is at the head of the rank, welcomed
the delegates to the convention, and Su-
preme Chancellor Rich, of Ohio, respond
ed. The report of General Carnahan was
then read. 1t called attention to the
rapid growth of the uniform rank and
made Recommendations for the future
government of the rank. The report was
referred to a committee. Committees
were then appointed on rules and regula-
tons, finance, revenue, appeals and griev-
ances, mileage and per diem and law.
The convention fixed basis on mileage
and per diem for the representatives and
accepted and approved the bond of Will
liam ]. Mckee, of Indianapolis, adjutant
general of the rank, who will hereafter
handle all the funds of the uniform rank.
In the afternoon there was q magnificent
parade, commanded by Gen. j. r. Ross.
At night the delegates to the convention
witnessed the exemplifcation of the pro-
posed ritual of the uniform rank at the
opera house.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-05-10
Use DeceDtiVe Terms.

The advocates of IN exclusive gold
standard of money are fond of imput-
ing motives of dishonesty to all who
venture to differ with them by insist
ing on the use of silver as money. In
the face of the fact that there never
has been Il depreciation of standard
silver coin of this country they pirate
continually about 50-cent dollars"
and use other deceptive terms. If the
friends of silver were disposed to re-
tort in kind they would ask for Il def
milton of the particular brand of hon
esty which these advocates of gold
money arrogate to themselves.-Chica-
90 Mail
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-05-10

which assures an attendance of between
10000 and 10000 people. The San
Francisco attendance was $1,000.
The National Educational Association
was established in 1857 in Philadelphia;
its object, rs stated in the preamble to
the constitution. is ITO elevate the char
acter. and advance the interests of the
profession Of teaching, and to promote
the cause of popular education in the
United States"
DR.. Nicholas Murray Butler, Of Column
bia College, professor of philosophy and
education, and State university examiner
for New York, is president of the asso-
citation. DR.. Butler is one of the young
men who have of late years come to the
front in educational lines. He is 33 years
of age and is recognized as one of the
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-05-10
Cin't Stand on One Leg.

The enemies of free silver tell us
that free coinage at Is to l means silver
recommendation. And pray what does
their single standard contention mean
except gold recommendation? AS be-
tween the two, the American people
infinitely prefer the former. But
they don't have TO take either If metal
is TO be continued as the only money of
final redemption it must be both. If
one is demOnetiZed, the other must be.
The whole world can't be made 10
stand on one leg. and a game leg ut
that.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-05-10
RERSQy8NNE
Reggg| SIG2@iE!'gx s 81

Mr. John w. Foster is we'll pleased with
the peace treaty between Japan and
China. He gets 100000 out of it.
The Princess of Wales is a lover and
collector of fine and rare laces and has
$3.50, 900 worth locked UP in her cabinets.
John Ruskin can play chess and indulge
In other similar recreations, but it is not
thought that he will ever be able to re-
sumo literary work.
Mr.. Foote has been elected president Of
the Boston Boot and Shoe Club. Some
years ago Mr.. Foote was walking Oh his
uppers, but now he is well heeled.
Chief Clarence of the Mosquito Res
ervation is still ut Kingston, Jamaica,
under British protection, and is allowed
500 a day for living expenses.
DR.. Edward S. Holden, director of the
Lick Observatory, has been made a COM
mander of the Order of the Ernestine
House IF Saxony in recognition of his SER
vices to science.
Mrs Potts. the woman suffrage leader
of Topeka, has applied for divorce for
the reason that Mr.. Potts has accorded
her. among other rights. the one of earn
ing her daily bread.
T. Clark, Jr.. who recently resigned
his position as general freight agent of
the New York Central Railroad, had
been forty-seven consecutive years in the
service of the company.
f. st. John, vice-president of the Sea-
board Air Line. was recently presented
with a magnificent gold Watch from the
locomotive engineers Of the Chicago, Rock
Island md Pacific Railroad as token Of
their appreciation of the kind treatment
they received from him while he was
general manager of the Rock Island road.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-05-10
Not For MouometarIisn,.

1t is a faysrite argument of the gold
advocates that the friends of silver are
not arguing for bimetallism but for sill
YER monOmetalliSm. The friends of sill
yer are doing no such thing. They are
working for the restoration of silver to
the place it occupied before 1873. They
do not ask any more. We did not have
silver recommendation then, and the
friends of silver do not believe admit
ting it to the minis will bring silver
recommendation now.-Augusta (Ga.)
Chronicle.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-05-10
PeODlc Not to Re Fooled.

The people are not to be fooled by
platforms Disgusting the monopoly Of
gold under the rubbish of parity,
honest dollar" and like subterfuge
The question is silver or no silver A
party honestly pledged to the restora-
ton of the metal to the place it held
i'll the government for over seventy
years will have no need to talk about
honest money or a parity between that
kind of money and any other kind. The
trimmers might as well get on the band
wagon at once so they may play in har
mony with the music that is TO head the
procession in next years campaign
Kansas City Journal.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-05-10
THE FALL IN PRICES.
DUE TO CHANGE IN THE MONEY
STANDARD.
Loss Sustained by Farmers Is Occa-
stoned by Change in Money and Not
in Land Comm odities-CarefuI Study
of Great Que stiOn.
Extent of the Decline.

The extent of the fall in the general
range of prices cannot be exactly stat
ed, but tables made at different times
by Soetbeer, Saurbeck, Palgrave, the
London Economist, and various tables
in this country, brought down 10 1898,
show an average fall of prices of from
SO to 10 per cent. which is equivalent
to rise in the purchasing power OF
gold of from 30 to 50 per cent.
That is, on an average. three to three
and Il half measures of everything. or
three to three and Il half days labor,
must be given for the same quantity OF
gold which two measures or two days
labor would obtain before silver was
demonetized, and the fall continues and
will continue as long rs the single
standard of gold is adhered TO.
The London Economist of July ,,
1892. says: There has as yet been no
cessation of the fall in the prices of
commodities.
The table published in the Economist
shows that the index number, adopted
years ago by this journal, representing
the prices of twenty-five leading COM
moditieS. has gone down from 22o?,
where it stood July >. 1890, to 2OS1 for
July 1. 1892, which shows Il fall in the
general range of prices of 10 per cent.
in two years; but from Jan. 1, 1872, to
July /, 1892. the fall has been "a per
cent. or at the rate of As per cent. per
annum; and the fall is still greater for
1893.
AS a fall of 80 Is per cent. in prices is
the same thing as rise of % per cent.
in the value of money so is fall of
is per cent, in the general 'ange of
prices in year, equivalent 10 rise III
the money standard of over per cent.
That is. at the rate of fall in prices
shown by the London Economist, 3d.
cents will buy as much at the end of a
year rs 81 would at the beginning.
This continued fall of prices is ire
spective of tariff, which proves conclu-
sively that neither protection nor free
trade can prevent, under existing con-
ditions, the continued downward ten
dency of prices. 1t would be idle to
claim that there had been any material
change in the past six months in the
labor cost of producing any of the TWEEN
ty two articles included in the table Of
the London Economist. There can be,
therefore, but one explanation, and
that is that the change is in the money
standard and not in the commodities,
and what is here called the fall of
prices is nothing but an increase in the
value of the money unit, arising out of
the growing scarcity of gold. The fall
of prices and the rise of money are here,
in fact. one and the same thing.
An increase of > per cent. in the
value of money in n single year means.
of course. an increase in Ill taxes and
debts in the same proportion.
Does anybody need to be told that
there must be an end to this some day,
or that revolution and reputation for
half the nations of the world must
be the final outcome of such Il monetary
policy?
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-05-10
Notes.

One of the gOld-bug organs shouts
"Silver is gone for good" Wait and
see.
VIII the gold people insist that China
pays Japan in gold instead of silver?
Why should they permit such an out
rage without a protest?
The gold bugs call their English re-
form getting the wind off their stom-
achs." They should try and keep the
wind out of their heads.
1t is believed that only very small
percentage of the people of the United
States, or of any State in the Union,
are gold monometallists. An over
whelming majority of the opponents
of free coinage are bimetallists.--
Washington Post
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-05-10
Thirty Thousand Expected.

The thirty-fourth annual meeting of the
National Educational Association will be
held in Denver. July to II. The asso-
citation goes so far West this year for the
second time in its history. In 1888 the
session was held in San Francisco, the
president of the association for 'SS was
Aaron Cove, then and now superintend-
ent of the Denver schools. The San Fran
cisco meeting was the largest the asso-
citation has ever held, before or since that
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-05-10
The Irish ENileS.

One million Irish soldier-eXiles passed
away in France from the date of the
broken treaty of Limerick at the close
of the seventeenth century to the close
of the eighteenth. The soil of the Uni
ted States, of Canada, the Argentine
Republic. Chilli. Peru, and far-off Aus
tralia, the land of the Southern Cross
covers the ashes of several millions Of
the Irish race.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-05-10

Among the noted ed
ucators who will
read papers and take
part in the discus
sions of the conven-
ton and its depart
ments are: President
De q 4 r IN o, Of
Swarthmore; Com
missioner Harris, of
the United States
Bureau of Educa-
fiOn. Hon. HOke
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-05-10

America-surely could determine the
character of the basis of its monetary
system without first asking permission
to do so of another country. 1t is diff
cult to reconcile patriotism with mono
metallism IL :he face of our we'll known
ability to establish and maintain a com
mon American money.-Omaha World
Herald
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-05-10

time, ana Sucn en-
thusiasm as was
manifested in 1883
has not been known
until 1895. when the
fame of Denver has
called forth, three
months before the
time set for the July
meeting, an enthusi-
asm on the part of
educators through
out the country,
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-05-10
Convention Program.

The National Educational Association
has eleven departments, each of which
has meeting place and holds sessions of
its own, in addition to those Of the gen.
eral convention. The departments are:
kindergarten, Elementary, Secondary,
Higher, Normal, Manual Training, Art,
Music, Business Education, Child Study;
and a National Council of Education
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-05-10

guess were SO royalty entertained in
Denver, that city has always been consid-
cred in choosing n place for large con-
vent.ons. Several other cities, east and
west, fought hard for the '95 convention
CT the National Educational Association,
but Denver prevailed.
From all points in the East, railroads
will sell tickets to Denver and return
at one fare, plus 50 for membership in
the association. These tickets will read,
"good returning July Is or 49," but If de-
posted with the Union Ticket Agent in
Denver the return coupons will be ex-
tended to any time up to Sept. 1.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-05-10
TEACHERSTOGOWEST
A HOST WILL ATTEND THE DEN.
YER CONVENTION.

Thirty fourth Annual Meeting of the
National Educational Association,
July o-I2-Nany Eminent Educators
on the Program.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-05-10

most advanced thinkers, and among the
most progressive educators in the world.
Superintendent A. G.. Lane of Chicago
schools, is ce-presdent; Irwin Shepard,
State superintendent of Minnesota, is sec
rotary; Superintendent ]. NJ. Greenwood,
of the Kansas City schools, is treasurer,
and Superintendent n. A. Calkins, of the
New York schools, is chairman of the
Board of Trustees, the governing body
of the association. The membership is
composed of men and women eminent in
educational lines in the United States
and Canada, and numbered last year over
5000.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-05-10
NEWS OF OUR STATE.
A WEEK AMONG THE HUSTllNG
HOOSlERS.

What Our Neighbors Are Doing-Hatters
of General and Local MISUNDERSTANDING
and Deaths - Accidents and Crimes
Pointers About Our Own People.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-05-10
Effect of the Rise of Gold,

In 1878 corn was worth to the farmer
40 cents bushel, and yielded Il return
of Sill an acre. In 1893 corn brought
the farmer not more than % cents Il
bushel, and yielded return of $3.50
an acre. The yield per acre and price
both being low. In 1873 the home
value of wheat was SLID; average
yield. 12.7 bushels, and worth $14.59
per acre. In 1893 the home value was
10 cents; yield per acre, 11.3 bushels;
value per acre, S5.OS. The quantity
per capita was less i'm 1893 that I'm 1873,
and the worlds supply relatively less.
Oats in 1873 were worth 81 cents; in
1898, 20 cents and yielded to the farm
er S626 an acre instead of S10.3I in
1873. In 1872 mich COWS were worth
S33 each. In 1893 not over $40 each.
The number of cows in 1872 was one to
q little less than four of population. In
1888 the number was one to little
more than four of population, so that
relatively to population, the number of
cows had decreased and their value ut
the same time had fallen 40 per cent.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-05-10
a Common American Money.

What we want in this country is a
common American money. We want
money whose basis is interchangea-
bic and whose supply is not necessari-
ly dependent upon another country. A
nation that is as important to the COM
mercial world as the United States
indeed, country that is as necessary
" the commerce of the world as
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-04-11

The intending participants In the
coming entertainments at THE rooms of
'dhe football club are training hard
nigibtly, and all are expected to be in
superb condition for the various events
on the program. One of the mots
aJtra tive features on the program will
be a four-round boxing contest between
w, 10. Tallant and @ clever heavy
weight from the Portland Athletic
Club. The bout is expected to be an
exceedingly lively one. The mill ace
also promises to be OF more than usual
interest and will be we'll contested.
AN OF the vents will he we'll filled and
will be u off in rapid order 50 rs 10
give as much time as possible to the
dance to follow. The sale Of tickets
Is progressing very satisfactorily and
many who had no property to sub
scribe to the subsidy are glad of the
opportunity 10 contribute their mite
toward an object of such vital import
ance to everyone IN the community.
II is worthy of note that not a single
refusal has yet been met with by the
committee having in charge the sale of
the tickets.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-04-11
MELVILLE HAPPENINGS.

Editor Astoraan:-
The Melvtllites came to the conclu.
sion a few days ago l1hlat 1t was about
time To organize a literary society and
they accordingly assembled at the
school house on the eth uit. and set
the ball a rolling.
Their first regular meeting occurred
April 9th, and was a grand success.
y splendid literary program was rem
dered, and the following question was
ably debated: Resolved, That coun-
try life Us more desirable than city
life"
After much consideration the judges
decided in favor Of the negative.
Mr.. d. ]. Ingalls, Is building a new
milkhouse, in which he intends to
operate his rev milk separator this
summer.
Black Charlie has not been well
for the last couple OF weeks. and is
missed very much by the Sunday
scnool choir. in which he Is the able
leader.
CAPTAIN Williams has nOt had his
usual good health for the past week.
but We are glad to lsarn that he is
now on the road to speedy recovery.
Our weather prophet" Mr.. Irving
Saekett. has LEFT the river and Is now
At work on Young's river.
Mr., VIM. Harun Is anticipating the
CONSTRUCTION q a cheese factory Uhie
summer. GARTHERER.