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TRUE TO OUR PRINCIPLES.

q Few OF Many Testimonials of the March
of Ideas i'm the Ranks of the Loyal home
Workers.
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MYSTERY.
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ANSWERS TO NO. 227-JAN. so, 1896.
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NEW PuZZLEs.-No. ESQ.

j. Percy We're; 2. Maud Lynn 8. Night Owls
4. ). Z. Archer; s. Ellsworth; 6. X. E A. Ding.
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JANUARY SOLVING.

Authors Of word-forms: Phil Down 2), Eugene
(2), A Dandy, Arcanus. Y l.. G. T., Rex Ford.
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A Study of the International Sunday
School Lesson Appointed for April
II, 1896.
Subject: Parable of the Guests ut the Mar
riaGc Feast of the Kings Son. st. Luke,
14:162f.
INTRODUCTION.

Zone reading these notes should first carefully
study the paragraph from the Holy Scriptures a
indicated above.l
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Farm Notes.

In pruning of old and neglected grape
vines the principal object should be to in
duce a young growth which in time is to
take the place of the old barren wood
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Aud they who for their country die,
Stall TN nn honored grave;
For pioiy lights the soldier. tomb
Aud beauty Meeps ihe brave
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40. 23l5-ANAGRAM.
.Am master in senate chat.
BEECH Nut. Newburg, y. Y.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-20
HOW sNNTA CLArs cAME.

Clarence Hawkes. in Three Little Folks.
Last Christmas eve, when we were snug in
bed,
And ai the lights were out, Tommy, he
ia like to know how tls, with pack and
That Santa Claus got down the chimney
hole"
Let's lie awake and see and then Wen
know;
Won't it be fun to see him squeezed up
And so we laid awake, and by and by,
got sleeping some with my left eye.
But still saw the chimney with my right
And by and by there came the queerest
A little man no bigger than Tom Thumb,
With little pack no bigger than my drum
Came sliding down the chimney more and
more,
Unti he went kcrbump upon the floor;
And then he looked around the room a spell,
But very soon his pack began to swell.
1T kept a-swelling more and more and more,
TIL IL was bigger than the parlor door.
And then | saw that 1t was full of toys,
And books and dolls and things for girls
and boys.
And soon the little man had grown so tall,
He didn't seem to be dwarf at all,
And then he took some things out of his
pack
And filled my stocking until / thought
'twould crack.
And then the pack grew small, and small,
and small
Until 1t wasn't bigger'n nothin' tall,
And Santa Claus he was a dwarf once
more,
And climbed up back as he had come be
fore.
Just then as Santa Claus got out of sight,
opened my left eye, and it was light,
And there were all the things for Tommy
m me,
A-bursting out, just as knowcd they'd be.
But when l told him Tommy laughed and
said
| was foolish little sleepy head
But by and by he said, ut must be So
For Santa Claus had left the things, you
know"
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-20

The salary of the president for one year
II paid in gold, would weigh almost exactly
200 pounds.
It takes the planet Uranus about eighty
four OF our years to make one complete
revolution around the sun.
The most extensive cemetery in the world
Is that at Rome, in which over 5000 00C
human beings have been inferred.
The largest tree in the United States ie
in Tulare county California. 1t Is 275 feet
high and 106 feet in diameter at the base.
Experts in the snake branch OF natural
history say that the largest rattle snakes
never strike above the knee OF a standing
man.
II all the locomotives and passenger and
freight cars in the United States were made
up into one train II would have a length
OF over 900 miles.
A toad in the possession of Harry Hender'
son OF Pittsburg, Pa, was found In a snug
little hole under seventeen feet OF hardpar
at Tacoma, Wash.
An indianapolis highwayman tried to rot
st. Louis lawyer on a dark back street the
other night and now the lawyer is wearing
a new gold watch.
Marguerite Evelyn Yost is a 14months- old
miss OF Reading, Pa, who rejoices in the
rather unique distinction Of having four greaI
glCndmothers living. But one OF these
great -grandmothers wears spectaces, and al
live within short distance OF the home oI
this presumably well-codded miss.
After priest had performed the last rites
over the body OF workman In the cemetery
at ArIas, In France, a friend OF the dead
man appeared with two great bottles OF gin
in his hands. Opening one OF these, he
spilled it's contents into the grave thus com
plying, as he said In a short speech. with the
wishes OF his dead comrade The other bot
tie was opened for the refreshment OF the
mournera.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-20
LONG AFORE HE KNowED.
James whitcomb Riley.

James Whitcomb Riley.
Jes' n little bit o. feller-I remember still
Ust to almost cry for Christmas, like a
youngster will
Fourth O. July's nothin' to it!-New Years
Easter Sunday-Clrcus day-jes' all dead in
the shell!
Lordy. though! at night, you know. to set
around and hear
The old folks work the story off about the
sledge and deer,
And SANITY skootin round the roof all
wrapped up in fur and fuzz-
Long afore
l knowed who
SANITY Claus wuz!
Ust to wait. and set up late, a week or two
Couldn't hardly keep awake, ner wouldn't
Kittle stewin' on the fire and mother settin
here
Darnin' socks and rockin' in the shreeky
roCkin' cheer;
Pap gap, and wunder where 1t was the
money went,
And quart with his frosted heels, and spill
his liniment.
And me dreamn' sleigh bells when the
clock 'ud wh!rr and buzz,
Long afore
l knowed who
SANITY Claus" wuz
Size the fireplace, up, and fgger how "old
Sanity" could
Manage to come down the chimbly, like they
Wisht that I could hide and see Clim-wun-
dered what he'd say
Ef he ketched feler layin' fer him thata-
wayl
But ! bet on him, and liked him. same as II
he had
Turned to pat me on the back and say
Look here. my lad,
Here's my pack-jes' hep yourself, like all
good boys does!'
Long afore
l lSnowed who
SANITY Claus wuz
Wisht that yarn was true about him, as II
peared to be
Truth made out o. lies like that uns good
enough fer me!
Wisht stil was so confidin; l could jes' &c
wild
over hanRin' up my stocR,n's like the little
child
Climbin' in my lap tonight and beggin' me
Bout them reindeers and "Old Sanity" that
she loves so we'll
I'm half sorry for this little girl sweetheart
of his
Long afore
She knows who
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Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-20
LITTLE STOCKINGS IN ROW.
Boston Transcript.

Boston Transcript.
Dreaming by the Christmas fireside,
When the lights are faint and low,
/ can see beside the chimney
Little stockings in 4 row
Filled with dainties, overflowing,
Bulging out with books and toys,
Dolls and carts and childish treasures
That delight wee girls and boys!
Safe in bed each little sleeper,
And i softly say, "Good-nlghtW
They Will wake with joyous greeting
In the welcome morning ligIt,
But alas! hush comes DER me,
And my dreams of long ago
Vanish, for | see no longer,
Little stockings in a row!
Many years within the old house.
Since the sound of little feet
And the shouts of merry voices
Filled the rooms with music sweet;
And my Willle's now a soldier,
Little Nell lives in the west.
Glare and Arthur crossed the ocean,
Birdlings all have left my nest!
Never only in my dreaming,
When the lights are faint and low,
Shall ! see at Christmas even
Little stockings in a row!
Bless them all, my grown-up babies!
Mothers heart yearns for you 80,
For the little prayers at twilight
And the stockings In rowl -u
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-20

1T will be difficult for our Legislature
and impossible for our courts" says recent
opinion, ito establish definite and fixed
rules that will preserve from their own inn
providence the estates of maiden ladies' who
give their hearts, hands and property to the
knights of their choice"
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-20
OUT OF THE ORDINARY.

"santy Claus" Is
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-20

eyes surveyed the faces OF the Jurors with.
out a muscle OF her face betraying any
sign OF emotion. Mable Barker was just
the reverse. Her eyes were restless and
shifted rapidly from one object to another.
She showed signs OF a great mental strain
and her mouth twitched nervously.
The usual form was gone through with
and the verdict passed to me to read. !,
found for Helen Stuart, and also found
that Mablc Barker was not entitled to any
part OF the Stuart property.
'As the estate was valued at about $l5O,'
600 Miss Stuart received a very substantial
Christmas present She returned TO her
home In Cleveland, leaving her property In
the hands OF an agent, and learned that
she is married to a physician, Mabe Bar
ker was living In the house at Red Wood
bought by Stuart, the last heard OF her
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-20
TOLD OUT OF COURT.
Anecdotes and Incidents Concerning
the EpgnI Prnfcssinn.

IN answer TO complaint that the court en-
forces a rule as to abstracts by holding that
errors In the record, but not shown by the
abstract, are not visible" the opinion of the
illinois appellate court says the amount of
business is the justification, and adds
'Thirty-six years ago the supreme court en-
deavored to compel observance of the rule
by threat. Kelleher against Tisdale 90
ILL.,, 4O5. Four years later that court, with
out executing, repeated the threat Shackle-
fcrd against Bailey, 80 H., 3S7. So the
1udictous mother secures the obedience Of
her wayward children"
Illinois shines in the reflected glory of
vast quantities of legal erudition. An attor-
ney from the east had occasion to try a
case recently In a city on the east bank
of the Mississippi. The opposing attorney
raised the point as to twice placing a per
sons life or limb" In jeopardy for the
same offense. He rounded up a number OF
periods with the word "jopperdy." Trip
pinGly 1t came from his tongue, 'iopperdy. :"
jopperdy," and thrice he repeated 1t, "jop-
perdy 'jopperdy." The eastern attorney
smiled at first but when the words rose in
Il series to a climax he coughed violently
to hide his laughter. The presiding genius
of the bench knew that something was
wrong He fdgeted in his chair, frowned
and finally walked down to confer with the
visiting attorney.
Even justice Of the peace occasionally
learns things. relates the Chicago Chronicle
The other day Justice Kersten added the
word "rubberneck" to his vocabulary.
Mrs. Brigel was before him charged with
disorderly conduct. Mrs. r. Lutz, neigh
Dor said Mrs. Brigel had called her many
harsh things. Mrs. Brigel took the sand
and denied all the allegations but one.
II admit, your honor" said she. that
when Mrs. Lutz passed me l slid There
goes rubberneck,' right out loud. your
honor She is a rubberneck, and"
Justice Kersten, whose face had assumed
puzzled expression, here interrupted with
What is a rubberneck?"
The officials and the SPECTATORS smiled at
the courts innocence. Somebody explained
and Justice Kersten said:
"This seems to be a very opprobrious epi-
thet. I'll just hold the defendant in peace
bonds"
TT will be difficult for our legislature
and impossible for our courts" says a recent
opinion, ito establish definite and fixed
rules that will preserve from their own inn
providence the estates of maiden ladies' who
give their hearts, hands and property to the
knights of their choice"
Referring to a railroad whose operating
expenses always exceeded its earnings, an
opinion of the United States supreme court
says: Counsel say that 1T is familiarly
known in Texas as a teaZer. and II 1t ever
pasoes beyond this interesting but unpront-
able stage, even its friends will be surprised.
We are not advised and we can hardly be
expected to take judicial notice Of what is
meant by the term 'teaZer,' but II Is clearly
disclosed by the record that this was an
Improbable road"
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-20

shelter their eyes from too strong light or
from an oper fire heat, and for the old father
who maps in his chair one can get an admir-
able gift in the form of a belagio rug, a big
soft light blanket half wool, half silk. to
throw over the knees and ward off draughts
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-20

The Dutch. the Danes and the Prussians
each have mile that is 1s,4iO feet long, or
three and one-half times the length OF
ours.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-20
IMpIETIES.

late English bishop Of q somewhat in
qustorial character once wrcte the follow
ing query to the church wErdens of d par
ish In his diocese: Are the conversation
and carriage of your Clergyman consistent
with his holy ofiice?" The reply was I'VE
can't say nothing about lis conversation,
but he don't keep no kerrdge."
Mr. Dodson. the English actor recently
told a story about a clergyman whom he
heard at a parish church In Kent. The
clergyman was reading the notices for the
week. and ended by saying: There will
be christening next Sunday at 1890" He
then slowly walked to the pulpit. Suddenly
turning toward the congregation he re-
marked in severe tones, Remember, Mrs.
Tomlinson, / said 1880. year ago you
were late | believe"
Some years ago, relates Harper's Round
Table there lived in England a certain
bishop who was extremely pompous, and
very fond of impressing upon the minds OF
the poorer people the evil OF doing wrong
As they never seemed to do aught but
wrong in the worthy mans opinion, 1t some
times became irksome to these people 10
hear him constantly admonshing them to
do right, One of the bishops habits was to
visit the miners a short distance from his
city and his presence grew familiar to
these toilers. During one OF his calls he
lOunu Il group OF tneIn lalhlnB together, ana
after few preliminary words on his GUS
tomary subject of doing right. he asked
them what they were talking Of
You see" said one Of the men, I'VE
found a kettle, and us has been ertrying
who can tell the biggest loi to own the
kettle"
The bishop was duly surprised, and read
the men lecture in which he spoke of
how strongly the offense OF lying had been
impressed upon him when he was young,
and how he had never told lie in the
whole course Of his life. He had hardly
finished when one OF the men cried out
"Gie him the kettle, Jim! Gle him the
kettle"
Arizona republican., 1896-12-05
This Is Your Opportunity.

On receipt of ten cents, cash or stamps, a generous sample will be mailed of the most popular Catarrh and Hay Fever Cure (Ely's Cream Balm) sufficient to demon strate the great merits of the remedy.
 ELY BROTHERS,
 56 Warren St.. New York City. Rev. John Reid, IT,. of Great Falls, Mont, recommended Ely's Cream Balm to me. I can emphasize his statement, ''It is posi- tive cure for catarrh if used as directed. "- Rev. Francis W. Poole, Pastor Central Pres. Church, Helena, Mont.
 Ely's Cream Balm is the acknowledged cure for catarrh and contains no mercury nor any injurious drug. Price, 50 cents.
Arizona republican., 1896-12-05

CTS, admit that it cannot be equaled in the world. Whitelaw Reid, and many others nearly as well known, may be called as witnesses. It is our summer climate that we wish the people to un- derstand and appreciate; and, when we have accomplished this, the Salt River valley region will speedily become the Mecca of the health seeker, and of him
 who wishes to escape the cold and damp weather of the eastern states
Arizona republican., 1896-12-05
SAVE TIME AND MONEY

By taking the cheapest and quickest route from Solomonville to Sheldon station and Clifton, or from Clifton to Solomonville. Only nine hours making the trip either way. Greens regular mail hack leaves Solomonville for Shel- don station every Monday. Wednesday and Friday at 8 o'clock a. m., arriving at Sheldon oy 3:30 D. m making close connections with the train from Lordsburg to Clifton. Return. ing from Sheldon to Solomonville on arrival of and Saturday, arriving at solomonville by o'clock D. m. We shall spare no time or ex- pense to make it to the interest of all who will favor us with their patronage. Commercial men and others who have to travel on odd days can alway be accommodated by timely notice. Fare, ,s5; round trip s7.50. We have corral at Solomonville, where we give animals good care and plenty to eat and drink Saddle horses, teams and buggies to let Thanking the public for their liberal patronage hereto fore bestowed and asking continuance of the same, we remain yours respectfully,
 N. GREEN & SON. soLoMoNvILLE. .Ariz.. March IA 1894.
Arizona republican., 1896-12-05
SUMMER CLIMATE OF PHGNlX
Not Only Enjoyable But Posi-
 lively HeaIthful

The Actual Sensible Heat Is Mot So Great as in the Eastern States Inestimable Pleasure of Outdoor Life in Phoenix.
The advocate., 1896-08-19

Prices Of wheat, cattle and cotton ex-
ported in 1890 and 1895, taken from Sta
tistical Abstract for 1895, at pages 1853,
169 and ITO:
The advocate., 1896-08-19

silver coin was one dollar the value Of
the gold coins was the eagle, ten dol
lars the hslf-esgle, five dollars the
quarter eagle, two and one-hslf dol
lars. And their values have not been
altered since. If, then, we pay in these
coins, or either Of them, we comply
with the terms of the contract.
& X + +
We have perfect legal and moral
right to make our coins Of whatever
material we choose, and give them the
value that suits US. WeneVer promised
to pay anything more than our lawful
coins, and If creditors do not wish to
take these, let them take our corn, or
cotton, or whatever else we have that
they do want, and they can turn that
into money that will suit them.
4 x X + 4
Our minor coins now are not one
quarter full weight, yet the law has
somehow put full value into them.
The advocate., 1896-08-19
Ratio.

Ratio, as applied to coins Of the
precious metals, means the relation be-
tween them according to legal value
by weight. Our first mint sct-April
2, 1792,-fxed the ratio at Is to l, Sec
tion IA Of that act reads as follows:
SECTION IA. That the proportional value OF
gold to silver in all coins which shall by law
be current as money within the United States,
shall be as fifteen to one, according to quan.
hty in weight Of pure gold or pure silver;
that Is to say, every fifteen pounds weight of
pure silver shall be Of equal value in all pay.
ments, with one pound weight Of pure gold,
and 80 in proportion ss to any greater or less
quantities Of the respective metals.
In 1888 the ratio was changed to
1898 to /. For convenience we all say
Is to1.
The commercial ratio In 1887 was q
little less than 15-exactly, l4.94. One
hundred years lster-1787-it was 14.92,
and did not exceed 1852 during all
that period.
Beginning with 1891, the following
table shows the ratio every year since
to 1894:
The advocate., 1896-08-19
Law Regulates the Value Of Coin.
sl,OaO,47S,OlS

The laws do not pretend to regulate
the value Of bullion. IL Is coin that
the law imports value to-legal value,
not value In the abstract and aS com.
pared with the values of other prop.
erty. The law provides only that coins
shall be made of certain metals, by
weight, and that the coins shall have q
certain legal Vslue-no matter what
may be the market price Of bullion.
Congress alone has authority to coin
money and regulate It's value. The
language Of the constitution Is: "Con.
greSS shall have power to coin money
and regulate the value thereof" "NO
state shall coin money, or make any.
thing but gold and silver coin q tender
In payment Of debts"
The paper in paper dollar has no
market value; but the paper dollar
was good when there was neither gold
or silver money circulating In the coun-
try.
The coin value Of one ounce Of fine
(pure) gold In the United States lS
S20.67.
The coin value Of one ounce Of fine
(pure) silver In the United States is
81 80 and Q fraction.
The advocate., 1896-08-19
About Honest Money.

EXTRACTS from "SilVer and Gold."l
AS to the honesty Of restoring silver,
there Is no question of honor involved.
The coinage Of money and the regula-
tion Of the value thereof is within the
exclusive jurisdiction Of Congress-. That
body may make money coins out Of
gold, silver, copper, nickel, paper, or
any other substance, but Congress
never has guaranteed the market value
Of any Of the materials out of which 1t
authorizes coins to be made. 1t once
(1834) took 6 per cent, of pure gold out
of our coins, and the lighter weight
afterwards paid debts quite as well as
the heavier weight had done before. In
1853 we reduced the weight of our
smaller silver coins, but they have al
ways paid their way as the heavier
coins had previously done.
y Il
Our obligations are payable in coin,
coin only, and nothing but coin and
there is nothing, absolutely nothing, in
the contract or in our lsws providing
that our coins shall be measured by the
market value of bullion or of anything
else. Our unit of value WAS and is the
dollar, and it was, when all our coin
obligations were contracted, to be rep
resented by a coin Weighing 4l211I grains
of standard silVer-silVer nine-tenthg
fine, without reference to the market
value Of silver bullion.
Our lawful coin in 1870, when the re-
funding bonds were authorized, con-
sisted Of dollar coins of 4121S grains of
standard silver, and multiples Of dol
lars In gold coins at the rate Of 25.S
grains Of standard gold to the dollar.
The law Obligstes us to redeem the
bonds in "cOin Of the present standard
value" The standard value Of the
The advocate., 1896-08-19
8S6,OSG less July l, 1895, than 1t was
two years before,
Reduction Of the Public Debt Under the HRF.
rlsOn and Cleveland Administrations
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE,
UNITED STATES SENATE.

OQMmAIIhB VN EANA9aOA9 !
UNITED STATES SENATE.
April q, 1895.
MY DEAR SENATOR:-I return herewith your
correspondents letter, with the following In.
formation:
On the 4th OF March, 1885, when Mr.. Clsve.
land became President, the total debt was
$l,S4l, ,267 867O8. The decrease Of the debt dur.
ing the Cleveland administration, from 1886 to
1889, was $Sl1, ,44S,4I02O. The debt on the 4th Of
March, 1889, when Harrison became President,
was Sl,1O0SO0A187S The decrease Of the debS
during the Harrison administration, from 1889
70 1S0S was S2S6,b97, 7,66610 The debt on the 4th
Of March, lSOS when Cleveland became Presi.
dent, was SO6S, ,9Sl. .759O6 The debt on the 1st OF
April 1896, was s., OOlOO being an increase
during the present administration OF Mr.
Cleveland, from March 4, 1SOS to April 1, 1895,
Of s95O,7O9,24097. The cash available balance In
the treasury on the 1Bt Of March, 1885, was
S1OO74l172 On March 1, 1889, It was S266,4O4,l4l.
On March 1, 1893, 1t was &l24,1280SO.
Very truly yours,
BENZ. DURFEE, Clerk
HON. w. A. PEFFEB, U. 8. Senate.
The advocate., 1896-08-19
Ernest Seyd and the Coinage Bin Of 1873.

There has been much dispute about
the part which Mr.. Ernest Seyd took in
the coinage act Of 1873. By consulting
the Congressional Globe, I'd session, Add
Congress, at page 23O4, under date April
8, 1872, it will be found that Mr.. Hooper
Of Massachusetts,, who had charge Of the
bill in the House Of Representatives, used
the following language:
Mr.. Ernest eeyd Of London . distinguished
The advocate., 1896-08-19

Government Receipts and Expenditures
The following statement Of govern
ment receipts and expenditures is taken
from the Statistical Abstract of the
United States for 1895, at pages q
and %: