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ESTABLISHING A PRINCIPLE.
But It's Application Was Little Bit on rhe Bias.

But Its Application Was a Little Bit on
 the Bias.
 Drawing from his pocket lump of glittering metal. the longwhiskered orator held it up for the inspection of his audience and proceeded impressive ly:
 My countrymen, here is fiye-dollar gold piece melted down. There is just as much gold in it as there was before it was melted. If the goldbug theory is true, that the government cannot make absolute money, and that the gov ernment stamp on the coin adds noth- ing to the actual value of it, then this piece of metal ought to be worth five dollars of any mans money. Is there anybody in the audience," he went on, with l1indling eye and in voice that made the windows rattle, that will give me five dollars for it?"
 ''Yes, sir" promptly responded a beefy individual, rising from his seat and coming forward.
 Here is five dollars in silver. Hand over the bullion. It's as good bargain as l want"
 The long-bearded orator took 3 drink of water. Then he looked piereingly at the man with the silver and took an other drink of water.
 My friend, he said, you are willing to exchange five dollars for this chunk of metal. Very good. I don't want your money. I am merely establishing a principle. Your willingness to pay good money for a piece of melted gold grows out of the fact that you know you can take it to the United States mint, have it coined into money again, and you won't lose a cent! The government stamp on that metal, when it's made into coin, makes it worth five dollars again. Do you see the point, sir" continued the orator, becoming more confident. Do you see the point It's the government stampl"
 ''Yes, sir broke in the beefy individ- ual, taking q lump of something white from his pocket and rendering it to the speaker. Here's q silver dollar melted down? How much will you give me for it?'
 The long-whiskered orator took an- other drink of water and in voice of thunder proceeded to denounce the crime of 1S73.-Chicago Tribune
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NEW STATES AND SOUND MONEY
Admission to the Union Is Hazardous to
 Financial Safety.

Financial Safety.
 The people of Oklahoma, New Mex ico and Arizona are anxious for state hood Bills providing for the admis. sion of the two latter communities into the sisterhood of American common wealths passed the Fifty-Third house, but failed in the senate. An earnest attempt to secure an entrance for all three territories will undoubtedly be made during the lifetime of the present congress.
 On the ground of population Ol1laho- ma, with 275, ,000 inhabitants, and New Mexico, with 1s5,o0o citizens. can pre- sent d plausible claim. Arizona, with only 77,000 people, exclusive of Indiansi within it's bounds, has a much weaker case. There are other considerations of far greater weight, however, which enter into the problem.
 This nation is traditionaily hospita- ble to applicants for the privileges anu powers of states. The gates of the union have swung open with a ire qaency and hastiness which prove that the American people cordially welcome their kinsmen of the west into the full fellowship of equal Americanism. But it is obvious that the citizens of the ex- isting states should consider the effect upon the national interests which the admission of impatient newcomers will produce. Judged by this test, it is evil dent that the time'to usher in Arizona. New Mexico and Oklahoma has not yet arrived.
 The country has repeatedly seen it's most vital interests assailed and pulp lie confidence in the integrity of it's currency seriously impaired by the free-silyer extremists in the senate. Senators from a group of half dozen western states, each with small popu lation, have been able to hold the bal ancc of power and to dictate legislation which was opposed by an overwhelming maj jortiy of American voters. The ad mission of Arizona, New Mexico and Oklahoma would result in the election of six ultra free-eoinage senators, and in the perpetuation for an indefinite period of the anomalous and disgrace ful condition of affairs which makes the senate a menace to industry and commerce instead of q safeguard.
 Against such a contingency the older states have a clear right to protest. The trio of territories now knocking at the door have the best wishes of the nation. But until education and expe rience have transformed a majority of their citizens into supporters of sound money, their complete enfranchisement will be an experiment too hazardous to be safely undertaken.-N. Y. Adver- tiscr.
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sacred to the boudoir or the privacy Of .1ne's own family, can be made at home at much less cost and the money that is thus saved may be used for some thing else-for what woman in the world, however wealthy she may be, ever has quite all the pretty things she wants?
 Here are a few suggestions for gowns that can be made by the dress maker who comes to sew by the day
 A perfectly plain wrapper made over a tight lining, loose in front and back from the neck. A velvet collarette ca7 be made separately to simulate point ed yoke, and when edged with founee of lace gives a very dressy appearance to the gown with which it is worn.
 A wrapper with @ cream lace yoke makes a pretty house dress. 1t shoaie fit the figure at the sides-otherwise it is bound to look slouchy.
 Some of the prettiest house dresses are tight fitting with only loose front. One made of green erepon-the kind that is on the bargain counters for 50 cents a yard-has rows Of lace around the yoke and sleeves for trim
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Not Against the Plano.

While it is an admitted fact that an enormous amount of time, money and strength is wasted in teaching pupils without marked musical talent to play upon the piano. it is a recently alleged discovery that piano practicing sensi- ply affects the nervous system, and that many cases of nervous disorder and serious illness are traeeable to con tinuous and Nearisome drumming on the piano keys. \ physician has eX- amined 6,oo0 pupils under the age of 12 years, who have been put at piano music and compelled to practice eer- tain number of hours daily. He de- clares that 12 per cent. of these suffer from nervous troubles. This is all very well, provided the doctor can prove that there is no other cause for the nervousness. It IS scarcely to be sup posed that children come to maturity without eneountering any other cause for nervousness than too much atten- tion to music. It will require much further proof than has thus far been furnished to satisfy inquiring minds that musical practice alone is respon- sible for the 12 per cent. of nervous child pupils.-N. Y. Ledger.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-02-16

waists which will be characteristic of the summer fashions is the double ruffie over the shoulder. This is to help us in the transition from large sleeves to small ones. We cannot be reconciled to bare tight sleeve all at once. There must be some sort of fluff to conceal the fact until we get accustomed to it.
 Grass linen or linen bastiste waists are made this way with rufies of em- broidery bastiste to match The tight fitting sleeve with ruffles at the shoul- der and elbow will not trouble us very long. Itis too graceful to be proper.
 A pretty sleeve from a house gown has a loose edge on the upper side, pinked in small scallops running from the shoulder to the hand.
 It always seems waste Of sheke1s to deal them out to the fashionable modiste for I house dress or a loung- Ing gown. This sort of gown which is
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THE WOMAN OF FASHION.
A Farewell Glance at the Opera
 Girl Before Lent.
The New Women as Escorts on St. Ya1en- tines Day Pretty Things Seen at the Theaters the Fast Week
 Pretty Home Dresses.
[coPYR1aHT, 1Ss6.l

Let us take a farewell glance at the opera girl before we leave her. Not that she goes out of existence, but she won't be fashionable any more after Febre- ary 19. There are plenty of girls who dc not keep Lent, but they are well enough pleased with the respite of six weeks to let it be taken for granted that they do; and so, more and more each year, the fashionable world takes it as a matter of course that there will be no social doings between Ash Hednes- day and Easter.
 Society women made the most of St. Valentines day for one last fling. Some ,f the Valentine balls were mask par
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have sleeves that are tight at the hand, but for & mere loupging gown where comfort is the chief consideration. tlye best sleeve is the "angel sleeve" which is the same size from shoulders to el. bow with long point that hangs to the bottom of the skirt. This sleeve gives free play to the arm and some times falls back to the shoulders when its wearer clasps her hands above her head and stretches herself out in a reclining chair for good, solid com fort.
 So much for the gowns that are made at home. Just word about the spring goods for street weaf. The materials are nearly all mixed patterns of the weave known commonly as "pepper and salt" These are the English and Scotch suitings that are to be made tailor fashion.
 ANNIE LAURIE WOODS.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-02-16
Cup That Cheers.

Tea drinking is greatly on the in- crease on the continent. In Germany the annual consumption of tea rose from 3,0o0,0oo pounds in 1880 to 6,0oo,090 in 1892, and in France, Hungary, Aus tria, Norway and Sweden there was an equally notable increase. One interest- ing feature of this demand for the cup that does not inebriate while it cheers, is that the increased consumption is greatest in the countries that use great deal of alcoholic drinks. Spain, the soberest country in Europe, uses the least tca.-St. Louis Republic.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-02-16
Sacrificed a Real Advantage.

The substitute would be of mo. mentous importance if there were the slightest possibility of it becoming q law. There is no such possibility. Both the house and the president are radically opposed to free coinage just now. Therefore. in taking their pres ent course, the silver senators have fol- lowed a wiIl-o'-the-wisp. All of them are opposed to allowing the president to mix up the gold reserve account with current expenditures in order to hide a treasury deficit. This practice they could have stopped by simply passing the house bond bill, which the president would not have dared to veto. The cause of silver would not have suf- fered in the least if they had done so. They have thus sacrificed a real advan- tage in order to secure a victory that is practically useless. All the same, it is well for the country that the bond bill is out of the way. There is now a chance that the revenue bill will be passed. That is more important than the other--N. Y. Recorder.
 ....Mr. Bland is very quiet since his
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FREE SILVER DEcADENcE.
A Gratifying Falling Off in the Demand
 for Fifty-Cent Dollars.

for tlfty-CenC DOnars.
 The free-silver substitute for the bond bill passed the senate by the small majority of seven.
 Considering the recent reinforce ment of the free-eoinage side with sev- eral additional senators from the min ing-camp and sage-brush states, this result shows a gratifying falling off in the craze for 50-cent dollars.
 In July, 1890, straight free-coinage bill passed the senate by q majority of 1q-12 more than this one. It was rejected by the house by majority of only IT, ard the silver-purchase act was passed as a compromise, according to Senator Sherman, because the friends of sound money did not dare trust to q veto of free coinage by President liar rison.
 To-day the free-silver fanaticism is much weaker in congress and in the country. Not only is it's majority in the senate cut down, but the hostility in the house would be marked by ma jority several times greater than that of 1890. And there is a president in the wliite house who would veto a free coinage bill as soon as he could put his pen to paper.
 The speculative attempt. encouraged by the president and the secretary of the treasury. to depreciate the price of scoin" bonds on account of the silver sentiment in the senate is unwarranted md scandalous. In 1890, when, as we are shown. the silver strength was much greater than it is now, government fours of 1907 were quoted in the market Rt 1211s to l23 on the 1st of July, be- fore the vote in the senate, and at pre- cisely the same figure on July IS, the tiay after the Sherman act became law. 4 few days ago the registered fours of the last issue were only one- half of one per cent. below the quota ton of a week before. in face of the cer- tain passage of the free-coinage bill.
 The reorle have faith in their gov ernment- which is only another way Of saying that they have confidence in their owr honesty. The bonds of the United States will continue to be paid, as they always have been, in the best money there is.-N. Y World.
 1.-The silver substitute for the bond bill passed the senate, as everybody
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-02-16

-The bees of America have no reason to complain of neglect, there being o98 patent hives in which the busy bee. that, according to the poet, improves each shining hour, may store up it's hnrn.a
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-02-16
The silver Substitute for tbe hon,

....The silver substitute for the bond bill passed the senate. as everybody knew it would, but it can go no further. The house will, of course, reject it. That veto which is ready for it will never get chance to bounce upon it. St. Louls Globe-Democrat-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-02-16

....Mr. Bland is very quiet since his improbable lecture tour fer silver Toledo Blade
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DIR. Talmage as am Explorer.

nearly two years ago Rev. Dr. Talmage,
the celebrated preacher and lecturer,
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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-04
Disfrauchl~lng ~quaw Men.

The sQuaw men and the negroes OF ths
Choctzw nation sTe greatly stirred up over
a prociaua zion issued by Governor Card
uer converting the Cnociaw council IN spe-
clal session on Septsn1 Der sth. He rec
ornmen3s IN his proclamation the dissrsn-
Dy q al the intermarried citizens
t=c8sw men. OF = hife men with Indian
wtves} ard he adopted freedmen. lie
wants the Caoctaw council 20 prepare rs
owa citizenship roE ger the Dawes COM
ro .ss.o1- The governor VII protest against
raroes being snrol - hy any outside
agency. Governor Car liners action IS
causing good deal ~ comment anon z
ne sqlaw neu ana Ire negroes. and they
iufsnG 20 rely upon tee Dawes commits
sion sor protection
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-04
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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-04
From shing ea 20 tubs.

While other shtngle men are shutting
down their mills AMI stopping work alto
gether. Messrs card s kulEht. o. Max
field. have demonstrated their versatility
and business enterprise during the past
four months The gentlemen for some
time prior 20 May had been conductirg
shlngle min AT the mouth Of the Mis-
aually river. but on account o. the stag
nation In business and the poor market
for shingles. saws the Tacoma Ledger.
they turned their attention in another 81
re-tion B,ickets. tubs etc. must b. bad
whether the roof leaks or not II a. should
leak 80 much the more need Of buckets and
tubs % catch the water. Being practical
vvofkrnen and realizing the needs as afore-
said and otherwise with a httle sddi-
ti0nal machinery they are rcg turning oat
rehs ana hucSets and doing a thriving
business Both gentlemen are very asueh
uiesseA a. the outlook ard eNpe,t % push
trade n al directions 81 home ana abroad.