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The record-union., 1895-12-04

1t is very unfortunate that the Re-
publican State Central Committee
should feel that it has been sighted in
the matter of sending delegations East
to secure, if possible, the assembling of
the next Republican National Conven-
ton in San Francisco. But the Com
mittee declares that it has not been
The record-union., 1895-12-04

The Los Angeles Express has just
issued a twenty four page paper,
entitled its Sunny South Edi-
ton" It is replete with expos
itory matter concerning Southern
California counties, notably Los An
geles County, and is for distribution at
the Atlanta Exposition. 1t is most
creditable piece of enterprise and
speaks well for the energy of one of the
leading papers of the State.
The record-union., 1895-12-04

new committee in the House to be
known as the Committee on Public
Health. It is a good idea and has the
Endorsement of the National Public
Health Association. When the COM
mittee is raised it might be well to call
to its attention the facts about the
pollution Of the Sacramento River, as
the people Of the Mississippi Valley pro-
pose to do regarding river pollution in
that part Of the nation.
The record-union., 1895-12-04
French DreSSmaker

AND HATRDREsSER
And dealer in Hair Goods. MADAM NJ. l..
SWELLING, 1012 Eighth street.
The advocate., 1895-09-04
Digest OF National Bank Act.
BY J.P. STEPHENS.
(Continued from Last Week.

Continued from Last Week.)
The objections that can be raised
against the system, however, are many
and grave in nature.
Cd We sllege that, with all other
banks Of issue, it is an usurpation Of
ths sovereign power of the nation, can
only be exercised under the constitution
BY congress alone. "Congress only hSs
power to coin money and fix It's value
and TO requisite commerce between
ataks." The national bank law, there
fore, gives.to q combination Of five ma
tlOnal bankers q power not possessed by
amy state OF the union, and which
delegates the sovereign power OF con.
Rres. to a few individuslp, to use for
their own personal gain, must be unCon-
situtional. But for the millions Of cor
ruption fund behind it, it would have
been 20 decided lopg ago.
CD Il creates a privileged class OF
men and arms them with power to prey
upon all other men who are In need Of
money. 1t furnishes the banker wit b
money Mt ! per cent. per annum and
permits the banker to charge other citi
zeng a. good % he anything he can ex
tort from 6 to 40 per cent. on money that
cost the banker nothing at all.
(S) Il compels the nation to pay In
iersst on the bankers bond in gold
substantially, at and 6 per cent,
Shilst the same people have to pay in.
terest to the same bankers for the bond
and the currency given him by the gov
stnmsnt.
(4) It exempts both the bonds AnC
ths currency from taxation, state and
naGional.
(5) Il permits the banks to II rflAte thu
volume Of money and prices OF property
whom they want to loan money, and tC
contract the volume and destroy prices
when payment is to DO made. Thus
thsy render payment impoSsibls. that
they may take in the collateral at re.
duCsd price. It may be argued that ma
tlCnsl banks do not loan on real estate
This we know, but there 10 always loar
nRent In connection with O bank, whC
d1oa the work for them. By this Snug.
elsd process the homes Of the people
are passing into the hands Of the money
power ct less than one-third their value
(0 It creates corporation of mOr
who influence Legislators and corpora
tinnn 10 pass laws to keep themselves In
power and TO oppress the people.
CD That Notwithstanding all the
rSiYilsgss bestwowsd upon them, they
hrs disloyal to our republic and have
|'apn pVpgplEing With mopsschi'ts
The advocate., 1895-09-04
Irrigated Kansas Land.

EDITOR ADVOCATED have Just re.
turned from q trip over the Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe railroad, and desire
to say to the homesepkers that while |
am per sonally interested in the sale Of
lands in the great San Luis valley, and
have no interest in the sale of any in
western Kansas or eastern Colorado, |
am fully persuaded from what l have
seen OF the bsnefcent effects OF irriRa.
tioD, the ideal and bountlful crops, l
would advise those looking for desirable
and cheap homes 10 visit that portion
OF the states nsmsd before locating. It
is now q magnificent sight to pass
through this irrigated country along
the Santa Fs and behold the improved
homes and beautiful crops.
Emporis, KRs. S M. SooTT.
The advocate., 1895-09-04

as a basis for the national banking
system.
By adopting the bond policy we owed
at the close Of the war 5 and 6 per cent
bonds, which we had issued to the
amount Of billion dollars. The report
of the secretary Of the treasury shows
that on April l, 1866, we had issued and
put in circulation currency Of different
kinds, aside from the bonds, 1896 mil.
lion dollars. Deduct from this amount
the actual necessary expenses Of the
war, 1886 million dollars, and it gives @
surplus Of 100 million dollars, more
than was necessary to pay all expenses
without the bonds. To this add bonds
l billion dollars; amount paid on princi.
pal Of debt, 300 million dollars; uSury
already paid, 2 billion dollars; amount
OF debt unpaid, 2 billion dollars; usury
which will accrue on that before it car
be paid, 1,50O million dollars, which
makes $3.50 million dollars; To this
add the amount showed by the comp
troller Of the currency, which the ma
tionRl banks have cost the government
since their Inauguration in 1863, 1895,
000, 0,5305l, and it gives us:a grand sg
gregate Of sS, 1914, ,345, ,53O51. The same
report Of the comptroller gives bank
credit as follows: Tex on circulation
46 million dollars; on deposit, ,&47, 100000
capital not invested in bonds, $6, 100000
total, $l00, 100000. Dsduct this amount
from the expenditures of the govern.
ment and it gives o net loss Of &8, ,093,-
945,535 81 sustained by the people in
consequence Of our government having
adopted the bond and national bank
system instead Of asserting it's right ol
sovereignty and issuing full legal-tender
treasury noteP, as the money Of the gov.
ernment. The government did mot stop
ct the direct robbery Of the people fol
issuing interest-besring bonds instead
of legal tender money, but it exempted
the bonds and the interest accruing or
them from taxation, SO that a mau Car
have ] million dollars invested in bonds
aud not pay dollar of tax to defrsy the
expenses Of the government.
Nor IA this all. Anyone who is fortu
nate enough to obtain 100000 can ex
change it for 100000 bond, take
that bond to thu United States treasury
and deposit it there for safe keeping and
receive from the government gratuitJ
Of 10000 in national bank notes to take
home with him and loan to the people,
at whatever rate OF usury he can
extort from them through the
black art of financial chicanery
and intrigue. In the first place, the
government issues its bond for 100000
and sells it to David Sanders for $l00,0O(
in greenbacks. The bonds bear pol
cent. usury, which the government
agrees to pay quarterly and exsmptI
both the bond and the usury GccruinG
thereon from taxation OF any kind. Mr.
Sanders has made q good investment
He receives 5 per cent. usury on hi
bonds which amounts to 5000 year
which is per cent. more than is made
per aDnum by the weslth.produCing force
OF the country.
The advocate., 1895-09-04
ALLIANCE DEPARTMENT.

t~1eA"V0"@
(8) They have proved an expensive
and useless burden upon the people.
Had the money issued by congress to
prosecute the war been made full legal
tender for all purposGs and no bonds is
sued, the saving to this nation would
have been surprising.
The following quotation will show
what we lost by the bond system and by
the national bank also: "If the govern
ment had pursued this course the peo-
pie would have been saved 1000 million
dollars Of usury which they have already
paid on the bonded debt and more than
half the actual debt; for IL the notes
had been kept in circulation, being con-
stantly received and paid on at the treas
ury, 1900 million dollars would have
been sufficient to defray all expenses Of
the war"
In the report Of the comptroller Of the
currency for 1867, We find on page 15,
the following statement: "Probably not
less than 331 per cent. Of the indebted
ness Of the United States is owing to the
high prices paid by the government,
while its disbursements were heavy.
OF every 100 million dollars, ia legal ten.
der, paid out, over Is million dollars
were paid out for discount" Now, il the
legal tender had not been purposely de.
preCiated by vicious legislation, which
created an unnecessary demand for
gold, there would have been no discount.
And every dollar paid out by the gov
ernment would have been worth 100
cents.
According to the report Of the sscre-
tary Of the treasury our expenditures
for 1862 amounted in round numbers to
475 million dollars. We paid in that
year: interest on bonds, 13 million dol.
lars; discount, GA million dollars; taxes,
81 million dollars; making 134 million
dollars. This aamount deducted from ex.
penditures, leaves "a million dollars 40
the amount Of legal.tender notes which
should have been issued to meet the ex.
pendltures Of that year. Our expendl-
lures for 1868 were, 7l5 million dollars;
interest, "a million dollars; discount, 174
million dollars; taxes, 1l2 million dol
lars; making $40 million dollars. De.
duct this amount from expenses and il
leaves 405 million dollars ss the amount
OF .legal.tender notes required to meet
tho expenditures Of that year. Add to
this amount the 341 million dollars re.
quired fer 1862 and it gives 745 millions
Our expenditures for 1864 were 865 mil.
lion. dollars; interest charges, 78 million;
taxes, 264 million dollars; discount, sos
million dollars; making BAT million dol
lars. Deduct this amount from the OK.
penditures Of that year and it leaves
only lS million dollars Of legal tender re.
quirsd to be issued to meet the expenses.
Add this to the TAG million dollars pro-
vided for the two former years and it
gives 1853 million dollars as the full
amount of legal tender money it would
have required to pay all the expenses OF
the government up to the end Of 1864.
In 1865 our expenditures were 1897 mil
lion dollars; interest, n million dollars;
discount, 3S9 million dollars; taxes, 1888
million dollars; making 40S million dol.
lara. Deduct this from expenditures,
leaves 493 million dollars. Add tn this
The advocate., 1895-09-04
A Chance to Make Money.
S M. SooTT.

have berries, grapes and peaches year
old, fresh as when picked. 1 use the California
Cold process; do not heat or seal the fruit,
just put 1t up cold, keeps perfectly fresh, can
put up bushel in ten minutes and costs al
most nothing. Last week l sold directions
to over 14O families; anyone will pay a dollar
for the recipe, when they see the beautiful
samples OF fruit. AS there are many poor
people like myself, consider Ii my duty to
give my experience, and feel confident that
anyone can make 500 or 5000 round home in
few days will mail samples Of fruit and
complete directions to any of your readers
for nineteen 2-cent stamps, which Is only the
actual cost OF samples, postage, etc., to me.
MRS. A. NJ. CURTER,
COG Chestnut St., Englewood, III.
When writing t0 our advertisers al.
The advocate., 1895-09-04
Alliance Literature.

The following books are recommended
to assist in carrying on the department
work Of the Alliance:
The advocate., 1895-09-04
BOOKS.

PAPERS.
American Gardening twice month) ...S rs
American Hort1culturAlist (monthly).,.,. 4
Send ell orders to J. B. Frsnch, Ssc-
Estsry ssate Alllapes' TOpskA Kansas
The advocate., 1895-09-04

When writing tu our advertisers al.
ways mention the ADVOCATE
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-10-10
MAKE INTERESTING

From the Ladies Home journal.
In teaching your little girl geogra-
ply try to make it something more
than a dry list of names to be learned
by rote. Take her imaginary voy-
ages and journeys from one country
to another. Tell her something of
the manners and customs of the peo.
pie and anything you a learn
yourself about the lives of the chill
dren. Describe to her how the
Swiss boys herd their cattle under
the shadow of the Alps, and the
Esquimaux are made daring by being
thrown into the icy water in their
strange fur garments. Tell her OF
the stunted lives of the pit boys in
the coal mines and of the German
girls who learn to 8 their five knit
ting needles almost as soon as they
can hold them. Books of travel will
furnish you with many interesting
incidents which you can turn te
account. Geography will not be {
wesrisome task to her. Her moth.
ers wisdom can make the first stop
] attractive.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-10-10
A COMMONPLACE LIFE.

Ruth Ashmore in Ladies Home Journal.
The trouble is with you, my dear
girl, that you count little things as of
no worth. Where we have one
great remuneration to make we have
a thousand little ones, and life,
which you are inclined to call COM
monplace, is not so, for every day
can be made rich in beautiful deeds.
God, who is just, is merciful, and
when temptation comes to you, even
if you fail, He remembers that you
tried to do what was right, and 30 is
tender in His thought of you. There
is no one of US who achieves, even
for one day, what we long to. But,
my dear, we can always try for it.
We q be ready for the trouble that
is before us and equip ourselves by
prayer and good thoughts 80 that we
can meet it bravely, and, possibly,
overcome it. OF course, that is
what We wish to do, and yet If we
r not strong enough, if we fall by
the wayside, we must get up and try
again, and keep on trying. That, in
itself, will give us strength. And as
the years go on and youth belongs to
the past, it will always, because OF
this trying, be easier to do that
which is right and merit "that
peace which passeth all understand
ing.n
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-10-10
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Prepared by II. K. Hlnde, A. NJ, NJ. D.
The Triumph of Gideon.
Judges 7:13-23.

Golden text:-Though a host should
encamp against me, my heart shall not
fear. Psa. 27:3.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-10-10
A WOMAN's TONGUE.

FROM TIE HARTFORD FINES
1.-THE homeless tongue, so mall and weak,
Can crush and kill" declared the Greek.
"The tongue destroys a greater horde"
The Turk asserts, ethan does the sword"
The Persian proverb wisely saith,
"a lengthy tongue, an early DEATH"
Or sometimes takes this form instead,
''Don't let your tongue cut OF your head"
'The tongue can speak q word whose
speed,'
Says the Chinese, "outstrips the steed."
while the Arab sages this impart-
1.-THE tongues great storehouse Is the
heart"
From Hebrew wit the maxim sprung,
''Though feet should slip, meier let the
tongue"
The sacred writer crowns the whole
"who keeps his tongue doth keep his soul"
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-10-10

and sinking to the ground for /
moment she became insensiblc.
"And let them die, while / lie
here and sleepf" she thouuht.
str ,ggling against The feeliug.
Making a mighty effort she rose
and looking to the nortbward, loi a
smoke, curling from q chimney in
the distance.
Oh, hope shadowy and without
substance, unreal and deceiving, vet
possessed Of such power to bring life
out of death, strength out Of weak
ness.
Eagerly again she pressed forward,
watching the smoke that she might
not lose the direction. But unex.
pectedly a little creek was reached.
Its steep banks stretched so far
apart how could che cross it, The
cold water go rapid and deer, how
could she trust herself to It's treach-
erous power9 In anguish Of spirit,
pitiful to see, she cried to the Great
Spirit. Loni's faith had taken such
firm hold of, to bring her help. And
was the help at hand, or was the
noise she heard the band of savages
who had crossed the river, and were
now ready for the massacre. A
noise of hundreds Of horses feet on
the frozen ground, OF clanking steel
or the wooden saddles, as though q
host were marching toward her.
n (Ts b cbnfinaod.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-10-10
Star of the South.

GO 10 velssco for health. sea afr and
comfort; where ships TOO deep for all othsr
Texas ports sail IN and aud out With ssss;
where frnits rlnon earlier and pay better
hAn In California; where ths soil IL . natural
eot-bed. Fresh y~sgstabies ali winter.
Coolest day In three years, rs deypsss abovs
ssro, Warmest day, n degrees. VILLAGES
ensrs the best Investments In TIE ssunA.
VIM " cesnxnsGAs ON. vsiasse. snxAs-
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-10-10
THE DREAMS.


ny suoRrR YIELD.
Two dreams came down to earth one night
From the realm Of mist and dew;
One was q dream of the old, old days,
And one was o dream OF the new.
One was . dream Of n shady lane
THAI led to the pickerel pond
Where the willows and rushes bowed them
selves
To the brown old hills beyond.
And the people that peopled the old-tlm,
dream,
We're pleasant and fair to see,
And the dreamer he walked with them agar
As often Of old walked he.
Oh, cool was the win in the shady lane
That tangled his curly halrl
Oh, sw set was the music the robins made
To the springtime everywherei
Was 1t the dew the dream had brought
From yonder midnight skies,
Or was It tears from the dear dead years
That lay In the dreamer's eyesG
The other dream ran fast and free,
AS the moon benlgnly shed
Her golden grace on the smiling face
In the little trundle bed.
For twas n dream of lines to come,
or the glorious noon Of day,
OF summer that follows the careless spring
when the child is done with play.
And twas a dream OF the busy world
Where valorous deeds are done;
OF battles fought in the cause Of right.
And Of victories nobly won.
1t breathed no breath OF the dear old home
And the quiet Joys Of youth;
1t gave no glimpse OF the good old friends
OF the old-time faith and truth.
But twas a dream OF youthful hopes,
And fast and free 1t ran,
And 1t told to n little sleeping child
or a boy become q man.
These were the dreams that came one nigh
To earth from yonder sky;
These were the dreams two dresmers
dreamed,
MY little boy and I.
And in our hearts my boy and I
Were glad that 1t was so;
He loved 10 dream OF days to come,
And / of long ago.
So from our dreams my boy and I
Unwillingly awoke,
But neither Of his precious dream
Unto the other spoke.
Yet Of the love we bore, those dreams
Gave each his tender sign;
For there was triumph in his eyes,
And there were tears in mine.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-10-10
TOMMY's CONFESSION.

By FREDERICK n. oPPRR.
I'm fond Of nice stories OF giants and
witches
Who live alone by themselves;
OF gnomes, underground, who are guarding
their riches;
And dragons and goblins and elves.
/ love tales of wizards with stern, bearded
faces.
And wands, and long robes OF deep red:
Butt wish there were not quite so many
dark places
To be passed when I'm going to bedi
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-10-10
CONNECTING LINKS.

Soluen JexJ:-Inougn a most should
encamp against me, my heart shall not
fear. Psa. 27:3.
CONNECTING LINKS.
During the two hundred years inter-
vening, since the death OF Joshua, there
had been the usual experience OF SHINING
and repenting. There had been four
lapses into idolatry, followed by years Of
oppression; first under Chusan- Risha-
thaim, of MessopotamIa; second, by the
Moabites; third by Jabin and Sisera, and
fourth by the Midianites.
The three judges before Gideon were
Othniel, Ehud and Barak with Deborah.
The deliverances were followed by years
oil rest, far outnumbering, in the aggre-
gate, the years OF oppression. After the
overthrow OF Jabin and 5isera by Barak
and Deborah, there was a rest period Of
forty years, followed by seven years OF
oppression by the M~idianites, from whom
they were delivered by Gideon.
eIDEoN's CALL.
The pastoral hordes Of the eastern des-
erts-Midianites, Amalekites, and other
tribes Of Arabia-came pouring like To-
Gusts into the land Of Israel. Their plan
seemed to be to rush with their focks
and herds into the country when the
harvest began to be gathered, to seize
and consume all its products, to retire at
the approach of winter to their W
deserts, and repeat the visitation at each
returning summer. "The Israelites were
80 terrified that they had to abandon the
plains and valleys, to retire to their
walled towns n entertainments, and
even to hide in caves from their ~insatia-
bic foes and plunderers." (Blaikie.)
While engaging in threshing wheat by
the w~inepress, under an oak at Ophrah,
to hide 1t from the Midiapites, the angel
OF the Lord appeared to Gideon the son
Of Joshua saying unto him; "The Lord
Is with thee, thou mighty man OF valor.
30 in thy might, thou shalt save Israel
from the hands Of the Midianites.'
Gideon began to excuse himself by say
Ing his family was poor in Mannasseh
and that he was the least in his father.
house; thus manifesting an element O
all true greatness, humility.
Let the student read the full history In
chapters vi and vii and See how that afteI
the angel Of the Lord consumed by fir,
upon the rock the Offering OF Gideon, anc
after the tests Of the fleece of wool upor
the floor, Gideon was convinced OF hi
Sdivins call and that Israel was to be save,
by his hand.
PREPARATIONS FOR THE BATTLE.
The spirit Of the Lord being upoI
Gideon he blew the trumpet and sen
messengers to the surrounding tribes, t
Asher and zebulon and Napthali, an
gathered an army Of ~thirty-two thousan
men, who pitched their tents beside tn
well Of Harod; the host Of the Midianits
being TO the north Of them by the hill {
Norsh In the valley.
sand the Lord said unto Gideon, th
people that arc with thee are too man
nor me 70 give the Midianitss into the
handHt In Israsl vaant thsmsslvs
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-10-10
D.. O. Ives

ssasrs, Passenger and risss. Agent.
ST. LOUIS. MO.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-01-03

No. ban ACT TO PROVIDE FOR FREE TEXTBOOKS
IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND CREATING BOOKS
FOR THE SELECTION OF TEXTBOOKS AND PRE-
SCRIBING THEIR DUTIES.
It's heb. enacted By the General assembly Of the State Of
Trmont,
SEcoN The school directors school board Of each town.
city graded school district shall provide and furnish at the
Of such city graded school district all textbooks
and appliances used the studies required by law to be taught
the public schools be paid for by order Of the school directors
on their respective treasurers
Sec e. School directors school boards shall make such rules
and regulations they deem for the and custody OF
the books and appliances purchased and shall loan textbooks free
Of charge resident pupils and may sell the same at cost to the
parents or guardians OF pupils !,
SEC g. When pupil loses destroys or unnecessarily injuries
such book appliance loaned to him. he or his parent
guardian shall make good the damage to the satisfaction
the school directors within reasonable time after written notice
report the the Of the town. the proper auho
ties Of the city graded school district who shall include Inc
next town. city district OF the delinquent ParenC OF
the value Of such book appliance and such tax shall DC coecd
like other town. city district taxes For neglect to comply VIII
the provisions this the school directors or school Dord sna
pc liable for such loss damage action general assump
IN the of such town, city graded school district
DEC Pupils already supplied with textbooks sna nov oe
supplied with similar textbooks until needed. ).
SEQ g. The school directors school board OF each town.
or graded school district and the town superintendent shall ect
and contract for the to be used in their Respective
schools
SEo Said board shall the first Tuesday Of June oil
zach year. and may adopt such books each subject may BY
law be selected within the year for in the public Schools and
make contracts for the
Sec Every textbook series Of textbooks
subject shall continue for ct least five from the date Of