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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-05
a May Mood.

Eff I should lose mer laziness, I sho'ly
hates ter think
OBJ de comfort an nj'yment dat I'd MISS
Dab ain so many years
In dis life OBJ joy and tears
AN we may as we'll jes' make de mos
OBJ dis.
When I sees de people frettin' tell dey
reach de grave-yahds brink
A fussin' an fallin' in dab haste,
Mer lucky stahs 1 bless
Dat rs got dis laziness,
An 1 amt a gwinter let none go ter
waste.
Eff I should lose mer laziness, de sun would
shine in vain
On de ole pooh what de honeysuckles
climb,
An de greet big rockin' cha'h
Would be standin' idle dah
While 1 squandered recklessly mer loafin'-
time.
So 1 grabs mer opportunity-it may not
come again,
An let's de hours pass on, a-driftin' free,
An de sunbeams come an play
An de perfumed breezes stray
Ter keep comp'ny wifi mer laziness an
me.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-05
/ can conscientiouSly
A Grievance,

She was not a woman who INDUCED In
circumlocutton. She strobe up to the desk,
and introduced herself and her business
with the simple remark:
Il write poetry"
DO you?" said the managing editor,
Yes. And 1 want you to expose these
magazines, and show why their circulation
doesn't increase"
DO you think they fail to print suffi-
cient poetry?"
They print enough, but 1t isn't of the
right kind. am business woman. 1 have
conducted a store and made a success of it.
And yet they won't print my poetry. 1
have established myself as person of con-
sequence in the community, and yet they
return my poems, sometimes with thanks
and sometimes without"
well. you know, it was some time be-
fore Lord Byron and even William Shake
speare were recognized"
Yes. There is just the point. I've heard
things about both those persons that prove
clearly to my mind that they weren't even
respectable No wonder they had trouble
about getting their pieces in. And these
magazines have chance to publish poetry
written by reputable and responsible per-
son, and they won't do 1t. It's an IMPOSE
ton on the reading public; that's what it
Is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-05
Amateur Sport in washington

Now that the season for outdoor athletic
sports has fairly opened 1t is hoped that
Washington will take conspicuous place in
many varieties Of physical endeavor. With
much larger number of bicycle riders
than can be found in any other city twice
as large as this there ought to be developed
a few experts capable of extraordinary
speed or possessed of remarkable powers
Of endurance. There was a time when
boat-crews from the National Capital in
spirsd wholesome respect wherever they
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-05
A Humane Thought,

The thrifty woman passed through the
room with an overcoat over one arm and a
suit of her husbands winter clothes over
the other.
Il suppose" he said, that you are think
Ing of putting moth balls into them so as to
keep them through the summer
"Of course" .-.5 o. $500
L don't see how you can conscientiously
do it,
why not?" .T'- - ''.'-''-- ..
IF it makes the moths suffer anything
like as much as / will when L have to wear
those clothes next fall, it's clearly a case
for the s. P. C. A.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-05

A horrible crime was committed near this
city in broad daylight yesterday. 1t lacks
the mysterious element which seems to
have baffied police eEdeavor in the murder
OF Wesley Hall. If our police force has In
1t that detective ability which 1t should
have the murderer of Elsie Kreglo will
speedily be arrested. This apparently easy
case may fsirly be used as a test of local
detective ability
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-05
A Universal Demand,



"Scorching" on bicycles Is pestilent null
sance and should be sternly suppressed. So
many men, women and children are using
wheels in these days that all boulevards.
avenues, roads and paths available for
bicycles are uncomfortably crowded during
certain hours. "Scorchers'' cause much
alarm and do much damage, and they
should be punished severely. Our magis-
trates are far too lenient with these reck-
less fools. The full rigor of the law should
be applied relentlessly. "Scorching'' must
be stopped.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-05

Those who are Immediately in charge of
the Lew city post-otfice building aver that
one hrrdred and fifty men-only one hun
uied and fifty-were employed upon the
structure today. Effort to complete the
rcot-the fireproof, slow-burning, highly
&C mbustible roof-was not slackened,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-05

Possibly one or two of the government
Clerks who are behndhand in their debts
have been misled by the example of poll
uclans who forget their ante-election prom
iSeS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-05
Disbursements.

I've seen the machine workers." said
Senator Sorghum's emissary '"''" - @''
How do they feel?'
Their enthusiasm is beyond measure"
No 1T isn't. There Is always one way
of measuring their enthusiasm"
How"
by the BARREL"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-05
A Drawback.

These songs of May would touch the ear
With sentiment more true,
If with their coming every year.
Our taxes were not DUE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-05

The conspicuous position which Mr.. Till
man gives to bust in his list of verbs
shows that he is also in favor of the free
and Unlimited coinage of words
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-05
The screens

for the doors and windows to keep
the pesky flies and bugs Mt bay.
Screen Doors for 75c rach-com-
plete, with spring hinge, hook and
eye and knob.
Adjustable Window screens-will
fit any ordinary window for lac.
each.
Window Screen Frames-ready to
have the screen tackled on them, for
Ice. each. Easily done!
Wen do the screening for you
make every screen after measure
ments which well take. Any sort u
wood you want you can have. A
word will bring Us.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-05

Mr.. Carllsles remarks have the adyan-
tage of being adjustable to whichever boom
may come uppermost, his own or Mr.
Clevelands.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-05

Weyier's conspicuous failure ought to
entitle General Campos to the luxury of a
few remarks at the present time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-05

1t cannot be said that the police of Wash
ington suffer for lack of opportunity to
distinguish themselves.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-05

The Car Is not enjoying the monopoly
OF attention from conspirators that once
seemed to attach to his office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-05
Ice cream freeZers.

You already knew the economy Of
making your own cream. There 10
much satisfaction, ;oo. You can
own your own freezer for a very lit
tie money II YOU buy It here-RDi the
best freezers, too
3-qaaIt blizzard" or Arctic, 81 So.
4-quart Gem" Sl.y5 each.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-05
SHOOTING STARS,

The verdict In the case of DR.. Jameson
appears to be guilty and glad of It,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-05
Poultry netting.

45c. hundred square feet, in full
rolls Of $50 running feet.
60c. hundred square feet for less
than a roll.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-05
The Rub.

1t Is an outraged" the Spanish general
exclaimed
What has happened?'
THAT war correspondent insists on pub
fishing untruths Of his own compcsition!'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-05
The lawn mower

IA most necessary article IL you've q
lawn back or front of the house. You
can save its cost in u single season.
fully guaranteed Lawn Mower
for 81. A better one FOR $3.50
Wen sharpen and repair your old
mower for Sl-call for IL and return
Il.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-05
Garden tools
lot prODer cans

Rakes. Zoe; Spades and Shoyels,
40c.; Hoes, 20c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-05
The garden hose

possibly comes to mind first. How
Invaluable to cool the air every even
ing. We're selling a good quality
Garden Hoses feet OF it-with pat
ent nozzle and couplings, complete,
for 81 80.
And with every 25-ft. section Of
bose we give free Hose Holder.
We mend the old hose for 25c.-cau
for IT and return It TO you.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-05
Barber & Ross, cor. G and 18th SITS.
Now that the
hot spell

has set in, you're again set to
thinking OF the little things which !
make 1t bearsble and summer life as
lln n. ,.o-,.4i.fx
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-05

WOU proper CANS
to receive the garbage. It's risk
not to have them. II isn't worth the
rick TO go without Them.
4-sallon Galvanized Iron Cans, zoe.
each.
4l5-gallon can for 75c. Both
prices include the cover.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-02
REMOVE THE CAUSE.

Not few people believe that If the Gov
ernment would increase the coinage of the
metals and issue large volume of paper
money times would necessarily be good,
but they are mistaken. If the Govern
ment were to increase the circulating
money medium ten times over it would
not be felt at all in.business circles unless
there was something to call it into circula-
ton. 1t is not the purpose OF the Govern
ment to coin or print money to give away.
There Is complaint everywhere that the
banks of the country are overloaded with
idle money. II that be true, it is the fault
OF the business and not the fault of the
money-making department of the Govern
ment. There is no money stringency.
There is plenty of it all over the country,
but there is no occupation for 1t.
II the per capita money OF the country
were $500 it would do the farmer no good
If he had nothing to sell for money, nor
would the workingman be a whit better
off if he could not sell his labor; and yet
farmers and workingmen, or some of
them, profess to believe that if the mints
we're open to silver coinage and the presses
were printing greenbacks they would see
streams OF money coming their way; but
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-02
TAX-sHIRKING soPHIsTRY.

The tax-shirking corporations urge in
defense of their shirRing that if they pay
their full taxes they will have to raise the
rate of their puolic charges. To increase
the assessment of the water company fol
taxation we are told is in fact to increase
the water rates that the people must pay.
To increase the assessment Of the railway
company is to increase the fares of passen-
ger travel. In short the public is assured
that to tax corporation is to tax itself,
and therefore the corporation that shirks
taxes is a public benefactor and trae
philanthropist.
To this amusing sophistrv the answer is
easy. We say to the water company: Fix
your property valuation as you please,
either at $23 200, 900 as you say it is worth
when fixing water. rates, or So, ,o0G0 900 as
you. say it is when taxes are laid. If you
hold to the first amount and pay taxes on
that sum, then the rate of the general
tax levy can be lowered and the people be
better able TO pay the water rates. If you
hold to the lower valuation, then indeed
your taxes will be less and those OF the
people higher, but at the same time the
water rates will be less, and the people
will be better able'to pay taxes.
There is another answer to the sophis.
try. If. the exemption of corporations
from taxes will enable them to reduce
their public charges. so also will. the ex
emption of the people from taxes enable
them to patronize the corporations more
literally. It'wilI be seen then that every
individual tax-shirker is a benefactor ol
corporations. In fact it might be as well
argued that the whole burden of munich
pal taxation should be imposed on corpo-
rations and the people left untaxed, so
that they would have more money tc
spend on water, gas and streetcar fares fol
the benefit of the philanthropists who own
them.
Sophistry is very pretty trick in the
way of argument, but unless presented
with sufficient brilliancy to dazzle, it de.
ceives nobody. The corporations are moi
brilliant. They have presented thei,
sophism bare and bald without even 9
literary cIeverness, much less a logical
dexterity, and their weakness in argu.
ment is seen as clearly as their impudence
in asserting right to fix water rates on a
valuation of $23, 100000 of property, while
denying the right of the City to tax them
on So, 000, 900.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-02

it would do them no good it there were
thousands of millions of dollars unless the
workingman had work, SO that he might
earn money to buy the farmers produce.
It is the business of tha country, and not
..stacks of money" that makes times
good. Money does not 90 into circulation
unless there is something for it to do.
Money does not seek the pocket of the
idle workingman, nor does it hunt for the
farmer unless he not only has som mething
to sell, but has customer who is willing
to buy.
There is enough money in this country
to do several times the present volume
of business, but business refuses to swell
its volume SO as to give money chance
to circulate. For nearly three years busi-
ness has had no confidence in itself and
money knowing that is in hiding. II the
handicap which the Cleveland admins
tration put upon our industries and COM
merce were removed money would come
from its hiding to pay for raw material and
wages, which in turn would create de-
mand for the produce of the farmer and
the goods and wares of the merchant. 1t
is business, therefore, and not the Gov
ernment that puts money in circulation,
and if the people want more money in
circulation let them remove the OBJ
structions which Democratic imbecility has
put in the highways of business opera
tions. There is money enough for the
present, but anyway it would matter not
how much money the Government might
coin and print, it would never reach the
pockets of the people, except through the
channels of trade and traffic.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-02
SENATOR WOLOoTT's ADVICE.

senator Wolcott's open letter to the
people OF Colorado is a manly proclama-
ton OF manly man. He does not pre-
tend to believe or say that the Republican
party's platform goes far enough in the
direction of establishing blmetallism in
the United States, but he realizes that
whatever legislation is required to re-
monetize silver and to improve the con-
d1tion OF the business interests of the
country must come from Republican
administration. Senator WoIcott honestly
believes the Republican party could bring
about bimetallism in this country inde-
pendent OF other nations, but he does not
oeileve the Democratic party could do 1t
under any circumstances, and hence 1T is
DETER to first attempt international BIZ
metaIIsm than to prejudice the cause OF
bimetaliism by intrusting it to the Democ-
racy. In every attempt at economic and
financial legislation the Democracy has
failed utterly thus far, and that, too, when
It's ablest men were at the helm. 1t cer-
talnly follows then that the inexperienced
and visionary men of the party would
commit even greater blunders.
Senator Wolcott believes that the silver
declaration of the Chicago platform is in
line with what this country should do,
but as every other plank is hostile to our
system OF government he feels it to be the
wiser course to work for bimetaiilsm on
the plan proposed by the Republican
party than to take any chances of letting
Altgeid1sm prevail. Mr.. Wolcott, like
thousands of other Republicans, knows
that the silver question is not the only is
sue before the country, and he does not
hesitate to say that even could bimetal-
lism be secured under Democratic ad-
ministration it would avail the country
nothing because of the most hurtful legis-
lation in other directions that would be
sure to follow.
Bimetallism is greatly TO be desired,
Senator Wolcott thinks, but it is not to be
desired in company with communistic
legislation and the degradation of the
Federal Supreme Court. We want bimet-
allism, the Colorado Senator believes, but
we do not it at the expense of the
basic principles of the Government. Sem
ator Wolcott urges the people of his State
to consider whether it is better to have
bimetalllsm by international agreement
and preserve the honor, the dignity, yes,
the very constitution of the Government,
or to accept the Democracy with an un-
limited amount of fiat irredeemable paper
money. ownership of the railways and
telegraphs and a swamped Supreme Court
that is pledged in advance to interpret the
constitution and the laws in accordance
with the wild and reckless theories of
Altgeld of Illinois and Tilfman of South
Carolina. Senator Wolcctt is patriot
and a citizen, who puts the safety OF the
country above every other consideration.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-02
PERSONAL.

DR.. G. H. McCann OF Santa Cruz is at the
Grand
General Robert M. CLARK of Carson, New, is a
guest at the Palace.
Mrs. and Miss Capps of Oakdale are ct the
Cosmopolitan Hotel.
D. P. Pierce, mining man from Big Canyon,
is staying at the Grand.
Superior Judge John F. Ellison of Red Bluff
has room at the Grand.
w. Ferstner, mining man from New York,
is guest at the Baldwin.
J. T. Bill will return from his summer vaca-
tion the middle of August
Charles Rule, a stock-raiser ofDuncan's Mills
is one of the Grand's guests.
John A. Stewart, q merchant of Silver, Or, is
late arrival at the Palace.
r. Kitchens. mining man of Mexico, is reg
istered at the Cosmopolitan.
P. Music, Stockton merchant, is among
those registered at the Grand.
E. H. MeClevey, an attorney of New York
City, is registered at the Palace.
s. S. Shut, capitalist of Fort Wayne, Ind,
is q guest at the Cosmopolitan Hotel.
s. W. Austin. superintendent of Schools of
Inyo County, is a guest at the Occidental.
Mrs. J. Naffzigger, wife of Judge Naffzigger
of Merced, is a guest at the Cosmopolitan Ho-
tel.
W. W. Douglass OF Sacramento, Deputy State
Controller, is one of the latest arrivals at the
Grand.
Thomas V. Gator, delegate to the Populist
convention, returned here last night and is at
the California.
Brad Barner, a mining expert of London, re-
turned to the Grand last night after visit to
the mining districts.
s. N. syekel of New YORK. a gas expert, travel
ing through the towns of California, regis
tered at the Baldwin yesterday.
Among the latest arrivals at the Cosmopoli-
tan Hotel are Mrs. J. Nash, c. N. Nash and g.
Z. Nash, prominent residents OF Portland, Ore.
Supe rintendent Daggett of the United States
Mint in this City returned yesterday from a
visit to his home in the northern part of the
State.
George D. Moore, a merchant OF San Antonio,
Tex, Republican aud an old resident OF
Iowa, arrived at the Grand yesterday, on his
way TO Australia, where ne thinks OF engaging
in mercantile business if prospects warrant.
w. H. Gaskill of Meadyille, Pa, delegate to
the recent Democratic National Convention at
Chicago and the editor and proprietor of the
Messenger, weekly paper published in Mead
viile arrived at the Palacs yesterday evening
with his wife.
Ephraim Sells of Columbus Ohio, one of the
three brothers known to circus-goers, is at the
Baldwin. He says that Kansas City and San
francisco are the best show towns in America,
and after them come Denver, St. Paul and
Minneapolis. The circus will be here from
September to 13.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-02
GOLD, SILVER, MONEY.

A Populist orator asserted IL the MIS-
souri, State Convention the other day that
"The Government fixes the value of gold
by making %. % grains of fine metal equal
dollar. If the Government can do that
it can make silver dollar by legislation. !"
The trouble with our Populist friend is
that he Is ignorant. The Government of
the United States does not fix the value of
gold by asserting that given number of
grains are a dollar. The grains in dollar
are put there by international commerce
and were our Populist orator to melt a
gold dollar and take the lump 10 the mint
of any nation he would get the equivalent
of an American gold dollar, less a small
charge for coinage. The stamp of a nation
upon gold coin is to certify to its tineness
and not its quantity. If 371.25 grains OF
pure silver, that is, an American silver
dollar, were melted the lump would be
worth 81 cents and no more at the mint
of this or any other nation.
Mr.. Bryan and his Popocrat following
say that an act of Congress would close
the gap in value between 54 cents and 100
cents, which is the difference in the value
of 371.25 grains of fine silver in bullion
and in an American dollar, but they do
not explain how they are going to make
the people of other nations accept such
dollars in payment for commodities pur-
chased by US.
The reason why rs grains of pure sill
yer in the form of an american dollar is
the equivalent of %. % grains OF pure gold,
either in coin or bullion, is because the
faith, the integrity and the moral sense
of the Government are pledged to main
tain silver dollars-not silver bullion-at
par with gold, but were the issue of silver
and paper dollars unlimited the Govern
ment could not carry out its pledge.
The Republican party's plan to close the
gap between silver and gold is to bring the
nations with whom we do business to-
gether and enter into an agreement-a
mutual agreement-that silver dollars or
bullion shall be held in like esteem with
gold dollars or bullion, and that either
one or both shall be accepted in the set
tlement of balances. The Republican
party does not believe that the American
Congress has the right or the power to
esta blish a monetary system as the basis
of trade relations with other countries
without consulting them, nor does it be-
lieve we could maintain trade relations
with other countries without an interna-
tional monetary system. We have a sys-
tenn now which makes %. % grains of fine
gold the unit of value and the dollar OF
final redemption, but it is desirable that
the value of redemption or balance settle
ment money be increased by an amount
equal to the production of silver, and the
Republican party is pledged to accomplish
it by conference with the nations in in
terest.