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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-09-25

Ignace Paderewskl has written
a new minuet for the piano, which
he has dedicated to his American
admirers and given the significant
name of ''Menuet Moderne. He
regards the new composition as
his best, and believer that it will
meet with greater popular favor
than his 'tMenuet a sL'Antlque,"
written in 1883, of which over
seven million copies were sold in
a single year. 1t is the first min
uet written by Paderewski since
"L' Antique" and was composed
by the famous pianist expressly
for The Ladies' Home Journal, and
will appear in the October issue.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-09-25
IGNORED BY BRYAN.
FIGURES WHICH THE BOY ORATOR
I. DOES not QUOTE.
rhe Prices which the Farmer Pays
"A Detailed Statement Of the
Decline in Prices Of Things the
Farmer Buys-MF. bryan Does
Not Invite the Attention Of Farm
n ers to the Prices Here Quoted, i

notice one Of the opponents OF free
coinage said the other day that II the
farmer had suffered from falling prices
when he, went to sell. he had gained
in falling prices Of what he went to
buy. That may all be well enough for
some one who Is not a farmer 70 tell
q man who is q farmer. 1t would never
be told by a farmer himself.-Mr.
Bryan at Syracuse, August 26
Mr.. Bryan was then preaching the
silver doctrine Of the 81 that should
have it's purchasing power reduced, q
doctrine which he kept In the back
ground at Madison Square Garden.
where he promised that with free coin
age the 53-cent silver dollar would at
once come to have value Of 700 cents
measured in gold" and would thus be
merely a duplication Of the hated ZAP
preciating Sc of Wall street and LON
bard street" .%.s
But does not every Intelligent farmer
know that there has been a great fall
during the last twenty three years IN
the prices of the things he hos to buy.
and that the decline began before 1851
We are not aware that UP to thla
time the press has published any de-
tailed statement indicating the decline
Of the prices Of the articles which
farmers buy. The following table
shows, In percentages which represent
averages ard have for their basis tho
prices of 1860 (Which ore marked by
the number 1907, the compared prices
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-09-25
TO FARMERS.

You rely on the wage-earners OF
this country to consume your
crops. You rely on the men who
work for wages and who receive
in payment for their daily, weekly
or monthly labor over two and d
quarter billion dollars a year.
They are the people who make your
profits when you have The money
to buy food, as they made them in
1892, and who make your losses
when they haven't the money, as
is the case now.
Without our wage-earners and
the two and quarter billion dol
lars which they receive in wages
annually, our farmers, like all the
rest of US, must perish off the face
Of the earth. The farmer who
votes for Bryan and free coinage
votes against the wage-earner.
When he votes against the wage
Garner he votes against himself.
Will the American farmer destroy
the value of his crops by voting to
reduce the earnings Of labor which
consume the farmers product, or
will he vote to set all our wage.
earners to work again, to restore
the purchasing power of the home
market, and to sell his wheat and
corn for honest dollars earned by
honest labor?-N. Y. Press, Aug
ust "a, 1896.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-09-25
People who WIN Not vote for bryan

Those who live by wages received
by their daily labor. They don't want
a 53-cent dollar. The more the dollar
is worth the better they like 1t. IT'D
The mon who live on fixed salaries,
teachers, clerks, officials, professional
men and the rest. They don't want to
pay twice as much for what they buy,
while their salaries remain the same
All those who are proud Of their
country and want to save its honor
from disgrace and its credit from de-
graduation. sat E5
BY all, of course, we mean all Of
those citizens who are not deluded
fools or incurable cranks, and are not
lost in ignorance. But even when the
whole number Of such unfOrtunates II
allowed for, there will still remain the
vast majority of the people Of this
country. There may be men who pre-
fer the half to the whole. Drunken
men and lunatics will sometimes burn
their money. But some people prefer
to get all they can for their. dollars
Hence, they prefer gold to silver.
The truth is, Bryan could not lead
to the polls force Of voters bigger
than Coxey's famous army Of tremps
was when it got to Washington, Il hu.
man society were not always burdened
with lot of stupidity pat upon II By
Divine Providence, we SUPPOSE 10
keep its muscles trained BY III e1eEs
ton Of carrying the dead weight
The more the people know q BYl1
and his doctrine the lees ~ WIN
want him and them. He cart sta1A ~
against the popular c6mmsh 0Gga-
New York Sun.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-09-25

D. T. Calhoun is directing some
of his time to lectures at present,
and Mondays St. Cloud Journal
Press contains a long communi-
cation showing why consistent
Democrats cannot support Bryan.
Mcdonald, Of the Times, has
bitterly attacked Calhoun, and
the attorney plainly shows that it
is the editor and not the writer
who has deserted his former prin-
ciples. Calhoun closes his letter
with the following words to Nc
Donald: If yon will pardon the
expression, would rather be
right than be even Democrat. :
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-09-25

The production Of silver is now
IS, 900 tons year, with a bullion
value Of about s115, ZOO. 900.
When the government of the
United States declares that the
bullion value is double what it. is
today, how much is it expected the
production would increased Even
if the government could make its
declaration effective, would not
the doubling in price SO enormous
ly increase the production that
the government would be unable
to main tain silver's value! The
efforts of the silverites seem i'm.
possible Of accomplishment.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-09-25
STAPLES OF SALTWATER NOT
vi FOR SILVER. 49,

The scarcity Of prominent bust
ness men among the supporters of
the free silver scheme is so appar-
emit, that the announcement that
any man whose record shows he is
a successful employer of labor or
capital is in favor Of free silver
attracts attention, and his position
is referred to by all the free silver
papers and speakers. They ignore
the opinions of SO business men
who denounce free silver as threat.
ening the best interests of the
country, and prominently quote
the ideas Of the one man who en-,
dorses their notions. So when the
unreliable and irresponsible Min
neapolis Penny Press falsely stated
that Isaac Staples, of Saltwater,
endorsed free silver the Little Falls
Herald and other papers that are
supporting a political proposition
they don't believe in quoted the
Penny Press, and urged public at
tention to one trustworthy bust
ness man Of prominence in the
state, who endorsed free silver.
It was very gratifying to them to
be able to claim such man as Mr..
Staples in their peculiar crew.
They made the most of him, for
he was all they had. They had one
business man-and coercion"
But now they have only ''coer-
cion," for the truth is that Mr..
Staples is too experienced and in
telligent a man to endorse such an
injurious plan as free silver. But
here are his own words, as given
to a reporter of the st. Paul
Dispatch:
"There is not one word Of truth
in it, and there was never word
said from which any honest man
could draw such all inference. |
never saw orspoke to the man who
they say published the article You
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-09-25
=. MINNESOTA
State Normal Schools COL
WIEoEA,0HAHKATo, ST, CLOUD AMI
M0ORHEAD.

These schools are organized for the training
teachers for the public schools Of the state.
ORGAN1ZATlON.-Eachs school comprises two
departments-,he Normal Department and the
, Training Department or Model School. ~
The Normal Department embraces: =. ~
(a) An Elementary Course Of two years for
teachers Of rural districts and elementary
grades. -, :,", N...~-ss
(b) An Advanced Course OF five years for
= teachers Of advanced grades sa-
(c) Professional Course of one year and two
i, years for graduates Of high schools = q
(d) A Kindergarten Training Course tat WI
mona. St. Cloud and Mankato). sF..&a -:
Observation-Disclosures of high schools and
colleges. and teachers holding county superin-
tenients' first and second grade certificates are
admitted without examination All others are
required to pass an entrance examination.
DEMONSTRATION is free to all who pledge
themselves to teach in Minnesota. Text
are furnished at a rental of So per year. Pre-
vision is made in each school for economical
living. The average cost OF furnished rooms
with board is about So per week. The Ladies
Home fat St. Cloud, the new. Dormitory
Moorhead, and the Ladies' Home at Winone
offer board, furnished room, heat and light
atfrom So to $3.50 per week. @.z
DIPLOMAS.-By q recent act of the legislature.
. diploma becomes state teachers certificate
Of the first grade. ~ ,s" ~ (
The next school year opens at all the schools.
Sept. 4, 1885, $50, Z, -. ,ggG@ r.
For free catalogues and circulars. giving full
information, address the presidents as follows
IRWIN SHEPARD. Winona. e 3,asS 6Ez33Ss bss5,
8 EDWARD Soaring. Mankato.,3s sfssS5s 1st-
GEORGE r. KLEEBERGER, st. Cloud
LIVINGSTON G. LORD Moorhead. 1T +,
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-09-25

The free traders easily showed
the farmers how 1t wouldn't hurt
their interests any if manu-
featured articles were imported
and American workingmen thrown
out Of work Or compelled to work
cheaper. They have had their
experience with free trade. Now
the free silverites tell the farmers
that it will not hurt them any if
the value of the workingman' s
dollar is reduced, as the farmer,
at least, can get more of the
dollars. These ''free" people
always have some great scheme
for the farmers, And the farmer
gets the worst of it every time he
believes them. azs
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-09-25

B Speaking Of Towne's recent
meeting in Brainerd the Tribune
says:
''There was large crowd
present, as was to have been ex.
pected, but fully two,thirds or
more Of the audience were attract
ed BY very natural curiosity to
see the champion political fakir Of
the country and hear his labored
effort to defend his course is base.
" batraying his constituents, and
not through any sympathy or
friendship for the man or for his
present political views. Mr..
Towne is politically as dead as q
smoked herring, and notwith-
standing the air Of confidence he
assumes it is evident that he him
self sees the handwriting on the
wall. !"
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-09-25

Fargo Forum: Place mint
beside each farm; who will be
benefited? Place factory be-,
side q farm; how quick will bust
ness start up and farm products be
consumed! The Democrats want
to build minis; the Republicans
want to build factories. Whlch
will you vote fore 81
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-09-25

products, and naturally reduces
prices. Mr.. Edward Atkinson, q
student Of the causes Of depression,
quite agrees in this: He says:
There are now "a. 900, 600 men,
women aud children occupied for
gain in all the arts on which life
depends. Il constructive enter.
prise is paralvzed as it has been
and only 5 per cent. are idle. that
means ], 200, 900 men out Of work
and nearly 4, 0C0, 900 people suffer.
ing want, while the food they.
would consume chokes the farms
with unstable products. If 10
per cent. are idle, 2,400, 900 need
work, and 1900, 900 people suffer
want, while the food riots and
wastes in the farmers bins.
But additional evidence shows
how a free trade tariff operates
to injure the farmer. Our con.
SUMPTION Of wheat has been as
follows: . ,- - ,.5 e
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-09-25

Mr.. Bryan will never invite the atten-
ton of farmers to the facts which are
noted In these tables, nor win he say
to workingmen that they have been
benefited by a. decline Of the prices Of
the necessaries of life while their
wages were increasing, under the gold
standard. ~" -. '&1', :. ~ :.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-09-25
The strike at Leadville '

The strike at Leadville was
because the silver mine owners
would not restore the wages.
Under an old agreements the
owners were to restore the wages
when silver reached 50 cents an
ounce. The miners possibly
figured that silver will be worth
81. 20 an ounce after Bryan is
elected, and thoughtit fair to get
an increase Of wages pending the
official announcement that silver
is worth twice as much as it is.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-09-25
Bushels.

that our average per capita con.
sumption of wheat in 1894 and
1895 years was a trifle under 4
bushels. This was 80 per cent.
below the per capita home con-
sumption in 1890 when times were
good.
Surely any intelligent farmer
ought to be able to understand
what that very low consumption
of wheat by our people meant in
1894 and 1895. He realized it's
force in the low price Of wheat.
Our people were out of employ.
ment under the Wilson bill and
unable to buy and consume as
much as they did in 1890.
With a consumption in 1894 OF
only about 50 per cent. of what>it
was in 1890, the value of our home
market and labor fully employed
in relation to the price cannot be
overlooked. The value of "the
markets Of the world supplied
largely by Argentina and Russia
with cheap wheat, are as nothing
compared with our own market.
In 1890 wheat was worth SO cents,
in 1893 only % cents and in 1894
only 81 cents, the decline in price
being insabout the same ratio with,
the fall in home consumption per
capita. This presentation of facts
ought to be convincing.
With cheap wheat abroad it is
always Of prime Importance that
we maintain, by legislation, among
our own people the highest con-
Stunning power, and to do this labor
must be employed. Men must
earn money in order to be able to
buy literally. The wheels of in.
dustry in every direction must be
kept in motion and they cannot be
under a tariff that shuts>ou work
shops and invites goods from
abroad. ia. IL f.
But let us put the same consider
ations in slightly different way.
In 1890 we exported only little
over % per cent. Of our wheat
crop, which surplus must always
come into competition with for.
eign wheat, the price thereof being
fixed abroad. -
As has been shown wheat IN
1890 was SO cents; times were good
and we were able to consume $751;
DOC, 900 bushels. In 1894, times
were out of JOINT and we exported
Al per cent. Of our wheat because
our people were able to buy and
consume only 231. 200, 900 bushels,
showing loss Of power among our
people, who were out Of employ.
ment, to consume $50, 0O0,0 900
bushels compared with 1890, and
that additional amount was forced
abroad into cheap labor marke $
known as 'tthe markets Of the
world" This naturally forced
prices down.
What the farmer wants is as
heavy and as steady demand for.
home consumption as we can give,
| in order to stimulate the employ
ment Of our people and their con.
sumptive power. Above all things
else, that tends to fix and maintain
prices.
President Cleveland's election
and the threat of free trade.
which 1t carried with it, stopped
the wheels Of industry, threw
thousands out of employment, thus
reducing their ability to buy and
consume. This is the relation then
between a tariff law and the prices
l. q -Ef . y = 4
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-09-25

Page Morris, Republican candi.
date fol, congress, made an excel
lent speech at Staples on Monday
evening. He had 4 large audience,
and they were in full sympathy
with him. He made fitting COM
ments on Town.'s charges OF
coercion. Morris will soon make
a speech at Little Falls, but the
date has not yet been fixed. He is
making q magnificent campaign,
and there is no doubt Of his cleo.
ton.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-09-25

These percentage comparisons arc
taken from the elaborate, report Q88O
of the senate committe on finance CON
corning prices and wages, which shows
the results Of non-partisan inyesd
CATION and is regarded as the very best
authority for the period which Il COW
ers. The inquiry was brought down
only to 1891. Since that year thero
has been further decline. In the prize
Of cereals, it is true, but the prices of
many other products also have anea.
the decline in the case Of Bessemer pig
iron having been about IS per cent,
while cotton goods, glass, carpets and
clothing are much cheaper. ...v y
The decline in the prices Of certain
groups Of products from 1878 to 1881
is exhibited as follows: = '
4.'- Err,. e.. 'r. - Il 1874 1901.
Food ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Lob 1019
Cloths and clothing: ...............1ad.o III
Fuel and lighting. ....... 1875 A-0
Metals and implements. LBS h9
House furnishing goods. .100.1 70l
The same authority set forth tho de-
cline of the prices of certain agricul-
tural products by the following per
centages: ......,.& .,...,,- ..ta+
Wheat = ................... 1903 ST.
oats .......... .1So.6 49,
Corn VII - MI
cotton ............... ......... .loY'S 49,
reeves ................ .1SI.o 1SS-1
General average Of fifteen leading N.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-09-25

From the American Economist.
WHAT FARMERS SHOULD UNDER.
-n. STAND.
Mr.. Mckinley correctly argues
that a law, which closes our shops
and factories and makes labor idle,
reduces home consumption Of farm
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-09-25

McCleary and Lind had a Joint
debate at Waterville Tuesday.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-03-04
Suns Cotton Review.

New York, March 3.-The Suns cotton re- view says: Cotton declined to points on this crop and 1 on the next later this crop was 3 to points higher and the next ad- vanced to 6, closing barely steady, with sales of 198,Q00 bales.
 Todays features: Striking features were lacking in today's market, but in the main it was stronger owing to small receipts. They were small at Mobile, where they were only eighteen bales. They were small at Augusts, where they were only 1S2, though at one time a telegraph blunder making them 1920, caused some operators to sell out They were small at Galveston, New Orleans, Charleston Houston, St. Louis and Memphis. The ports were expected to get r. 000 and only got 15,1 17 It is true that Liverpool declined that Manchester was weak. that dry goods continued dull and that the spot markets were in some cases lower but Liverpool, after all did not show much decline, the political outlook was considered more pacific and. as already stated, the receipts were light. The prices hinged on the receipts more than on any thing else today. Men are beginning to real ize that the crop movement does not seem to point to yield much if any over 7.100, 900 bales, and as for the next crop, no one, of course, knows anything about it. Just now the price looks low to good many and to- day buying was reported by Inman. Swan & Co, Henry Hentz & Co. Mum & Co.. Lehman Brothers, Hubbard Brothers, Price, Mccormick & Co.,, R. Zidelberg & Go. and many other commission houses. Some of this business, of course, was to cover shorts. but many feel more friendly to cot ton than they did recently.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-03-04
Chicago ,Change.

Chicago, H., March 3.-Wheat declined in value today principally because of the lack of bull news and the absence of a short in- terest in the market, which later neces- sarily weakened the support. The weather predictions of snow for the winter wheat news of the day The prospect of colder weather following the snow minimizes the danger of injury, and sanguine persons are already talking of good and large yield. May wheat opened at 6712G67Ae, declined ito 661ac, closing at 665s0I66&4c, 9sc under yes- terday. Cash wheat was steady.
 Without suffering very much in price, corn managed to display it's full share of weakness The receipts, 570 cars being ted to the depression, but wheat beyond question was the defining influence. Arri- Nals are probably retarded to some extent by snow, but when the roads improve a heavy movement is expected. May corn opened al 309sc, declined to 3O9sc, closing at 301ac, 1s@14c under yesterday. Cash corn was steady.
 The receipts of oats were above the esti- mate 423 cars arriving. As in corn, the ar rivals were weakening in their effect, but sympathy with wheat was the more impor- tant consideration. May oats closed lsc under yesterday. Cash oats were steady ito Nc lower
 Provisions-The tone of provisions was firm throughout. Just about half the num- Der of hogs expected came in at the yardis this morning, and that market was natural ly in an improved condition. Products were prompt to respond to the better feel ing of the hog market. A fair business was transacted At the close May pork and May ribs were each 5q71ac higher and May lard 5c higher.
 The leading futures ranged as follows:
Birmingham state herald., 1896-03-04
In Wall Street.

New York, March 3.-There was a mate rial falling off in the volume of business at stocks dwindled down to 2Ol,578 shares, against 327,oc0 shares yesterday. The de- crease in business was due chiefly to the fact that operators in stocks have recovered from the scare produced by the Baltimore and Ohio recejvership and the action of pn on of tae ocs oan tSe qaen bnr sellers endeavored to cover, and this, with moderate buying for the long account. led per cent In the rise Cotton Seed Oil pre- ferred, Louisville and Nashville. Laclede Gas preferred and Tennessee Coal were was the. rise in St Paul to 77A and the de cline In Ral.imere and Ohio to 76h. This is the, first time in the history of the stock exchange that St. Paul has crossed Balti- more and Ohio St. Paul now stands sec- ond to Northwest in the granger group. ID from fro i7% to 7s on reports from St. Louis that the outside compa nies intended to gu into the cigarette business. This gave rise to a rumor, which could not be confirmed, that the American Tobacco company had sold s1.000,000 new preferred stock. The break in the stock exerted an unfa varable influence on the general lizt. but the deoiine except iu the case of Rubber, was unim portant The stock named dropped per cent to 2fs on the revival of aa the he rs,rorts steadier feeling obtained in the genera, market. St. Paul at this time exIb,ed h dse strength t,S and ana anyt6ns somewhat, steadier. The market closed steady to firm in tone. Net changes. show leading. Tobbacco lost x. Baltimore and Ohio I Rubber preferred 1A and Rubber common per cent. Tobacco. which was hs shares os burlington s.1 and oainey came with 2,Sco, and St. Paul third, with 2l,3oO
 Bonds were dull and irregular; the sales footed pp s970O00.
 New York, March s-Money on call was