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The advocate., 1895-08-28

demanding of the government that 1t
withdraw its greenbaek currency
(which is a loan from the people to the
government without interest and
circulating medium costing nothing)
and allow the said banks to flll It's
place with 346 million dollars Of their
currency paid out over their counters
at q cost of not less than per cent. or
20 million dollars annually. William
P. st. John, of New York, the only
bank president of that city who stands
with the people, exploded a bomb
among the bankers who had been ar
guing loud and long before a commit
tee Of congress In favor of the retire
ment of the greenback, when he said:
The United States notes Of 1862, green
backs" as q non-interest bearing debt Of the
United States and valuing money at the rate
estimated for the present Issue OF interest.
bearing bonds afford the United States q say.
ing Of interest exceeding, at per cent. on GAG
million dollars, $lOBOO,0QO year. Inasmuoh
ag profit TO the banks Is the first requisite OF
any creation Of bank notes, IL appears TO ba
proposed seriously that the United States
shall abandon $lO8OOOOO OF public profit on she
United States own notes and substitute the
United States guaranty Of profit to banks on
circulating bank notes.
Of CleVeland's and Carlislses bank
ing scheme he said:
AS an "antidote to the silver craze and as d
substitute for the "Populist demand for more
money" the scheme Is advocated as "sound
finance" 1t is proposed to substitute the new
bank notes for the 3l6 million dollars OF green
backs, l5l million dollars Of treasury notes OF
1890 and $50 million dollars of silver coin and
certificates. That s,they propose to substitute
bank promises Of money for 947 million dollars
Of the money (primaTy and secondary now In
existence In the country and all to depend for
redemption on our available supply Of gold,
and he declared the last bank currency
scheme proposed o bold and barefaced propO-
sition to apply the methods Of the stock ex-
change, the trust and the board of trade COM
bined to the entire business OF the country
bull and bear the money markets, and gather
to themselves all the profits Of industry. 1t 10
an attempt to transfer, as a gratuity to specu-
lstors, the highest attribute Of sovereignty
that Of Issuing the currency Of great nation
and controlling its volume.
Thus few grains Of common sense
emsnating from a practical man
knocked the whole caboodle of devices
before the last congress endWise and
saved the people from a new and re-
Vised edition of banking which hsdfor
its object the subjugation of all the In
dustries of the country by the cunning
and Graf y who live and fatten on the
toll and sweat of other and better
men than themselves.
/ am not done with the subject, but
will return to the charge next week.
OLD OsAWAToMIE.
The advocate., 1895-08-28
The Boycott Of Bank Notes.

EDITOR ADvOcATE:-In my first
article on the subject L pointed out
some of the tnstrumentalities by which
men high in authority are endowed by
government to enable them to prey
upon society, and how through our
banking laws they are absolutely en-
powered to bunco their confding neigh.
bors out of their money and means Of
subsistence, and thus go unwhipped Of
justice, no matter how great the rob-
berry or the crime. In this, will des-
ignate some other and devious ways
that men pursue in the employment
and use of this great government in
strumentalitY for the accomplishment
Of their selfish purposes of sggrsndize-
ment and personal gain. But before
proceeding to the consideration Of the
The advocate., 1895-08-28

with Mr.. Griffin to proceed with the survey
according to his instructions, which he did,
making q survey of said grant and plat
thereof, the field notes and plat being on file
in your office.
Third. Mr.. Griffin is a man of high chsrac.
ter as a surveyor and a citizen, and I believe
his survey is entirely correct.
Fourth. Iwould therefore suggest that the
said survey be examined and IL found cor
rect, be approved, and thus save to the gov.
ernment the expense Of a resurvey OF the
same, and insure an early issue of patent to
the grant, which has now been delayed for
more than seven years, although an applica-
tion has been pending for eight years in the
department. Very truly, etc,
S. B. ELKINs.
Hon. James A. Williamson, Commissioner General
Land Office
1t is, then, sure enough, the Hon. S.
B. Elkins who was anxious for Com
missioner Williamson to unlaWfully
apply the decision of the supreme
court in the corrupt Tameling case to
the finally adjudicsted Maxwell grant
case; and it is he who wants approved
the corruptest survey ever made; and
1t is he, also, who wants an unlawful
patent to issue to million acres Of
lawfully surveyed public land as the
Elkins & Catron bogus tsx-titled Max
well grant, and not, as he pretends, to
the old Beaubien and Miranda grant,
with which, as the record shows, he
was then in noWise connected, and for
which he had no concern whatever.
SCHURZ.
And now a word, in conclusion, as
to Hon. Carl Schurz. Secretary Schurz
could have put quietus on the con-
spiracy to apply decision of the su-
preme court in the corrupt Tameling
case to the already finally adjudicated
Maxwell grant case had he been dis
posed to. He could have made to the
commissioners letter clear reply, to-
wit: "When a case similar to the
Besubien and Miranda comes before
you for adjudication you can then ap-
ply, etc." utSecretary Schurz chooses
to be cloudy rather than clear; he so
emphasizes certain words and leaves
out other certain words as to make a
heathen oracle out of himself, and
thus say to Williamson: "FOr inter
pretation." And Williamson is not
slow to interpret it, either. He con-
strues the oracle as sly hint to crack
ahead. And when the commissioner
did crack ahead and apply the Tamel
ing decision, not to the adjudication of
a like case in the future, but to the
adjudication of an already finally ad-
Indicated case, did Secretary Carl
Schurz objectP OF course not. He
gracefully accepted the situation. He
aided the conspirstors in prosecuting a
claim against the United States in Vio-
lstion of section 5498 of the Revised
Statutes. He listened for one hour to
Hon. S. B. Elkins' $4,000 speech for
a patent. vide Frank Carpenters
interview In other words, although
I dislike to use them, Secretary Schurz
was "in it," 0. p. MCMAINs.
The advocate., 1895-08-28

Coins Financial School, Tale OF Two
Nations, or any other OF the Harvey
pamphlets free with each dollar sub
scription TO the ADVOCATE.
The advocate., 1895-08-28

main points or the case ana OF Gne
grounds upon which Sovereign and the
knights of Labor plant themselves in
justification of their action in refer
ence to the banks and banking system
in vogue among US, let US ask one or
two questions by way of argegmeltuna
Gd hOminen, as the lawyers say, or
with view of bringing the subject
right home to the reader and adapting
it to everyday life. Will not the cit
izen of jersey, whose hard case ap-
peared in the papers little time since,
feel himself justified hereafter, not
only in his own eyes but in yours and
mine in his execrstion of this govern
ment invention of bsnkingS And re-
member his case is liable to become
yours or mine in the various phases of
business at any moment in the future.
He had been elected from the cars for
some reason or other, after offering a
bank bill in payment of his fare, and
upon suing the company for the abuse
and damage, he was summarily thrown
out Of court on the ground that the
bill rendered for fare was not lawful
money Qegal tender) and was stuck with
the costs, of course, with no remedy or
even inquiry into the merits of the
case or the propriety of his election.
Beautiful state of things where the
money issued under authority of gov
ernment inveigles men into such
trap and render them liable to be
tripped up unswares to their great
damage or destruction. But such is
the system.
Again, what moral or abstract right
has government to pick out select
few of its people and endow them with
the power and authority to supply the
country with its money and thus make
them the arbiters of all trade and busi-
ness and subject every industry to their
will and capriceP And the govern
ment acts as indorsor and gusrantor
of the money thus issued by capital
and corporations, which it don't do for
any common man or for anyone else,
while capital and the money interest
reap the benefit and the harvest. That
is to say, the people stand bail fol, them
without any consideration whatever
and they reap the entire advantage,
an entirely one.sided transaction, as
all will understand. And this is no
trivial affsir-of little or no Importance
to the people of the country. 1t is a
great and substantial privilege worth
it's millions, and drawing its millions
annually from labor and production.
If any doubt it, let them listen to the
following from the old New York
Evening Post, published shortly after
the system was established and under
way. And ] needn't say that the Post
is one of the oldest and most conserVs-
tive organs of the city, published at
the door of Wall street and a thorough
representative of the money interest of
the country. How great, then, must
be the discrimination and favoritism
that impels this great organ of capital
to speak thus plainly and truthfuly as
to the special privilege thus conferred
on the few at the expense of the many
of all. 1t says:
The privilege of issuing circulating notes
The advocate., 1895-08-28

much greater proportion OF the products OF IN
dustry than properly belongs to It; and would
have done so even without the gift Of Valua-
BILE franchises from the government, Il is
time those franchises were, to some extent,
paid for, and the exceptional favor that has
been shown to this great interest Withdrawn
Congress has no right to build up monop-
oily, and grant to 1t valuable powers, at the ex-
pense Of the people.
So that the old Evening Post may be
charged with taking hand in and JUS
tifying the boycott for Sovereign and
the Knights have uttered no stronger
condemnation of the system than the
above.
Again, one single circumstance is
enough to discredit the banks with
the body of the people who have no
axes to grind and no interest aside
from the general good, They are the
very head and foot of the crusade that
is being Wsged by capital and the
monied interest against the green
back and against silver currency of
the country. The agricultural and
other productive interests ought not to
be ignorant of the constant efforts
made by the National Bankers ssso-
citation to control the financial legisla-
tion Of the country in their own inter
est. Their determined hostility to the
coinage of silver and their persistent
efforts to retire the treasury notes,
known as greenbscks, is enough to JUS
tify the knights and everyone else in
their protests against the further ex-
istence of their unjust powers and
privileges. John Thompson, the fa-
nous bank note reporter Of old and
president of the Chase National bank
of New York, said and acknowledged
this in a letter to the New York
Tribune of January %, 1890, as fol-
lows:
The national banks have perslstently an
tagonized the silver interests of the country,
and it is perfectly natural that the silver In
terests of the country should antagoniEe the
national bank interests. so long as the ma
tional banks keep up war on silver, just so
long will the silver interests prevent anything
favorable for the national bank interests.
What interests have the banks in
getting rid of silver and the green
back, you askP Why, that they may
fill the place Of these with their cur
rency and discounts. We use and en-
ploy 1890 million dollars In trsnsacting
the business of this country. About
one-third of this is money; the rest
borrowed. From whom? From the
banks, of course. So that in proper
tion as they drive out of existence real
money, their loans and discounts in
crease. Harvey expounded this idea
in the great debate at Chicago. He
said the country needs 4800 million dol
lars to meet the normal demand for
money. For each dollar in existence
we are paying the banks interest on
two dollars. This is the way the banks
work up the actual volume of money
in existence to the normal volume.
With 1900 million dollars in existence
the people are using it and paying in
terest on 1900 million dollars addi-
tionsl. This interest varies from to
IL per cent. The banks are interested
in holding down the volume of money
and supplying the remainder needed
by the credit system.
Tha r,,ooA do,,.o. Z. ,ol,,;,,o. -, t,o.,1-
The advocate., 1895-08-28

When writing 20 our RdveEtiEars Al'
WAYS mention tho ApFocATR
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Aunt Sarah and the Tiger.

The following highly interesting if i'm
probable story is told in letter by little
girl:
Dear Dorothy, such an exciting thing
has happened In the first place, you must
know that there has been % mcnaggery
near here, where they have lions and tigers
and things and an elephant You have to
pay quarter and it smells horrible, and
the lamp hanging on the post in the mid
die dropped burning oil on Uncle Harry's
coat and made him awfully cross.
'There's a camel lying down in a cor
yper and man gives lectures on the ami
mails, which aren't so good as Far Off and
Near Home He can't say his II S at all,
and it's so wicked do you know, you have
to pay 10 cents extra to see a mermaid,
and when you see it its only dismal lit
tie seal in a footbath.
"Well, yesterday was Saturday, and we
had tennis party, and Uncle William
and Aunt Sarah came and lots of other
people. Uncle William he's fat, and Aunt
Sarah she DULLES him and always says
when l was child l never did things like
that
"Well, we had had three sets, and young
Mr.. Sparkins had just lost the seventh
ball, and we all went to look for it, when
suddenly we heard Aunt Sarah scream
We all ran back, and there she sat, as if she
was stuffed, pointing at the hedge. We all
looked where she pointed, and there was a
tigers face. Nobody moved. The tigers
face came out of the hedge, followed by
long, striped body, something like the Cat
does when she wants a sparrow in the gar
den. 1t went straight toward Aunt Sarah
and nobody moved Mr.. Sparkins did try
to wave his tennis racket, but Uncle Will
liam said, NO no. very quick, and so
he stopped. Aunt Sarah looked dreadful
all eyes and open mouth. The only person
who didn't seem i'll was Uncle William.
what would have happened no enc
knew if Peter, the gardener, hadn't come
up. He was watering tho lawn and sud
denly saw what was going on. Don't
move, ma am, he cried. Don't you stir
And very slowly he crawlcd along the
grass behind her, dragging the hose with
him, and when he got close he turned it
full on the tiger. The tiger looked very
startled shook itself and jumped over the
hedge. Then Aunt Sarah tainted and
Uncle William he said something that
sounded like hard lines. OF course it was
a tiger escaped from the menaggery
Wasn't it dreadful
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Fashion Notes.

The decline of crcpon has been foretold
yet latest reports from Paris are that new
materials being manufactured for winter
use arc orapcd in novel designs, changea-
BILE in color.
Bows at the back of the waist are grad
ually growing which is a pity, as they are
not becoming and often completely hide
the curves Of good figure.
Some of the new Wristbands have two
strips of ribbon with a bow or rosette at
the end of each, attached to the left side,
one of which fastens ut the. waist, and the
other, carried up slanting 1Ase, higher up.
Outing shoes for women are made of a
new material, oxide kid, rich warm
brown color and very glossy.
Pompadour silks in light or dark colors
make pretty and serviceable parasols, and
she handles are of white or natural oolored
yood.
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Mr. and Mrs. J. A Ellis, 81 Green
street, had many callers, last evening all
of whom greatly admired a fine night
blooming cereus, which opened II bios
SONS during the evening. Sunday night,
four blossoms opened, but, last evening,
the plant WAS to be seen in all its glory
The plant is 10y years old and is bloss oming,
this year, little earlier than usual 1t is
very tall and with the IL blossoms cover
ing large surface it presented most
beautiful appearance. Mrs. Ellis Is a
great lover of plants and has many fine
specimens in and about the house. One
in particular, candle" cactus, attracts
great deal Of attention, owing to its
odd shape and peculiar growth
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to indulge in the well known "crane's
dance, " running forward and dropping his
wings, then spreading them out and hop
ping round on the sound limb, with his
timber toe to assist him in keeping his bal
ance
Even more remarkable than the crane is
Squidgor, a London dog With an artificial
leg and of sufficient renown to have its
portrait in Popular Science News. The
dog had its left paw crushed by vehicle
and was taken to the Royal Veterinary col
lege for treatment. The leg was ampu-
tated at the knee and new leg construct
ed. 1t is made of aluminium for strength
and lightness, white buckskin laced up be-
hind and Il soft rubber sole 1t is iointed
at the right spots, correctly inclined and
has mechanism corresponding to the nat
ural action of the foot.
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Mr. H. *. Fisher, and his assistants
who have been in the city for some weeks
past, In charge of the Boston Journals
great Encyclopedia Britannica offer, have
gone to Bath to continue the work In
that city. During their stay in Augusta
they made many friends by their gentle
manly department and honorable dealing,
field
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Railroad and steamboats,,
hRaAuaEMEnTS or TRAINS ID EFFECT
JUNE %, 1898.
Passenger Trains Leave Augusta o
Follows:
THROUGH TRAINS,

GOING wEsT-s.25 A. M. for Lewiston,
hockland, Portland, Boston and Montreal,
y va: Am and ll.SS (i0.20 Sundays only for main
nne pointsD express for Brunewick Lewis
LON Son,rsrminston, PHILIPPE, Rsngeley, Rookland,
roltland and Boston, connecting for White
MountSln points and Quebec: sos and $50 p.
M loi BRUNSWICK, Bath, Portland, Boston; II 0a
r, M Snight Puliman) every night tor. Lewis-
ION. bsth, Portland and Boston; $50 A. M.
Portland and Boston 80 ','
,GoiNG EAST-14S A. NJ. might express) for
2koWnegah, Belfast, Bangor, st Stephen. st.
Waterville and Skowhegsn;2 55 A. NJ. Ranger
bar Harbor Old Town and Bangor h ArooStook
hAiroad; Aoosehead via Dexter; 245 EXPRESS
1aliy, Tor Bangor andBar BArbor S.47 p. NJ. for
Waterviile, Oakland, North Arson. Bingham.
skowhegan. Belfast, Bangor, Old Town and
Mattawam keag; us p. NJ. for wateryiile: DIN
A. M Sundays only for Waterville and Ram
The Night Pullman Train going East at i.5o
A. M, going West at l1.o0 p. NJ, runs avery
night, Sunday included, connecting for and
from Lewiston, but not to Skowhe gan on Nom
day mornings, or to Belfast. Dexter or bsyopd
Bangor, texcepting to Bar Harbor) Sunday
mornings.
The day trains going West at AS A. NJ.
1920 (Sundays) liSb A. NJ. and East at LAS p
NJ. run daily. Sunday included, between Bos-
ton, Lewiston. Bath, Bangor and Bar Harbor.
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Today's game will be the last oppor
tunity the people in this vicinity will hav,
of seeing the kennebecs play for som,
time. Tomorrow the team will play il
Waterville and from there will leave OF
its western TRIP.
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Trouant & Bates carry Il large number
of collins and Baskets in stock They hay,
a contract with the National Home at
Togus to supply those required there. Last
month there were IL deaths at the Home
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Rev. Mr.. johnson, who will DO one O.
the leading speakers at the Kenncbec Val
ley campmeetings, soon to be held
preached two very able sermons at tn,
Methodist church Sunday. He left fol
Brunswick, Monday
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A Good Summer Drink.

A good summer drink may be made
thus: Boil one pound of sugar in quart
Of water ten minutes, squeeze in the juice
of lemons with little Of the grated peel,
the pulp of an orange and one good sized
pineapple, sliced and rubbed through a
sieve. Just before serving pour in bottle
of apollinaris.
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The new stable to be erected by Byron
Boyd on Rnes hill, and occupied by E.
T. Sti)kcy, will be 45x55, three stories, ant
a batting and livery business will be con
Quoted
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The Park house, now the property Of
Byron Boyd and Joseph Williamson, Jr.,
will be move sn(
Capitol streets, where a cellar is being dug
and IA fine granite foundation put in. 1t
will undergo repairs. be painted ano
finely fitted up with four cosy tenements.
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Miss Ethel Russell has gone to Weld
her old home to pass a vacation. Morris
Russell is at Ocean Point, making wish
with Arthur Martin, his scboolmate.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-08-06

W. H. Gannett and family arrived home
from Pemaquid yesterday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-08-06

Hon. Otis Hayford of the board of Stat,
assessors, arrived in the city from Canton
last evening" to attend tho meeting of the
board, today
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The schooner Julian II. Davenport was
towed up here yesterday, by the tug
Stella, loaded with coal for E. Stone &
Co
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Judge W. c. Philbrook of Waterville,
was here, Monday, on business
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-08-06

Mrs. Lemuel Porter of Mount Vernon,
is in the city, visiting at Mr.. and Mrs.
| A. A. Soule's, Green Street Place.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-08-06

Thomas Adams has arrived from Sal
Francisco, and will make a stay in Au
gusta. He formerly lived here.
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III. L. Wheeler of Preston & Rounds
wholesale stationers of Providence, R. l.
is in the city visiting at c. H. Bla.sdells
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-08-06

Thomas b. Tague aud his brother
Charles were brought before United States
Commissioner Choate, yesterday, for vio-
lating the internal rev ME law at North
New Portland ard eat h were held to ap-
near before tn district CO irt soon to con
vene ct Bath
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Major McGuinness of tho kennebe(
arsenal, is confined to his quarters by sick
ness.
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NOT A FAIRY TALE.
The Crane With Wooden Leg and the
Dog That Has an Aluminium Limb.

The crane with wooden Leg sounds
rather impossible, but it is not fairy tale.
such thing really exists, and this partic-
ular crane, native of Australia, now re-
sides in England. 1t is years old and has
now worn the artificial leg three years
jim, as the crane is called, is not only in
excellent health and spirits, but continues
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Frank Wilton of Lewiston, was in Au.
gusta, Monday evening.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-08-06

Miss Minnie and Herbert Kelley OF
Boston, formerly Of Augusta, were in the
city, yesterday.
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DR.. G. NJ. Twitchell will leave, toda,
for ortland, on business.
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For particulars about the basket pcni
of r. B. Capen Lodge, see local notices.