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The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1896-03-27

He held continuous arguments a. I'd
whether he shoV1d lie down and sleep
at some near spot, or force himself ON
until he reached certain haven He
often tried to dismiss the question, but
his body persisted in rebellion and his
senses nagge1 at him like pampered
babies
At last he heard CHEEKY voice near
his shoulder: "Yeh seem Z be In q
pretty bad way, boy?"
The youth did not look up, but he as.
sented, with thick tongue: "Uh"
The owner of the CHEEKY voice took
him firmly by the arm. WELL" he
said, with round laugh, I'm goin'
your way. Tn hull gang is goin' your
way. An 1 guess 1 kin give yeh q
lift" They began to walk like q
drunken man and his friend
As they went along, the man ques-
toned the youth and assisted him with
the replies like one manipulating tho
mind of child
In the search which followed he
seemed to possess wand of magic
kind. He threaded the mazes Of the tan
gled forests with a strange fortune. In
encounters with guards and patrols he
displayed the keenness of detective
and the valor of a gamin- Obstacles
fell before him and became of assist
apce- The youth, with his chin still
on his breast, stood woodenly near
while his companion beat ways and
means out of sullen things
The forest seemed vast hive Of men
buzzing about in frantic circles, but
the CHEEKY man conducted the youth
without mistakes until at last he began
to chuckle with glee and self-satisfac-
ton. ''Ah, ther yeh are See that
Are?"
The youth nodded stupidity.
well, there's where your regiment
is. An now good-by. OIL boy, good
luck t yeh."
A warm and strong hand clasped the
youths languid fingers for an instant,
and then he heard cheerful and auda-
cious whistling as the man strobe
away. AS he who had so befriended
him was thus passing out Of his life, it
suddenly occurred to the youth that he
had not once seen his face
He went slowly toward the fire indi-
Gated by his departed friend As he
reeled, he bethought him Of the well
come his comrades would give him. He
had conviction that he would soon
feel in his sore heart the barbed missiles
of ridicule- He had no strength to in
vent tale; he would be soft target.
He made vague plans to go off into
the deeper darkness and hide, but they
were all destroyed by the voices Of ex-
haustion and pain from his body. His
ailments clamoring, forced him to seek
the place Of food and rest at whatever
cost
He swung unsteadily toward the fire.
He could see the forms Of men throw
ing black shadows in the red light, and
as he went nearer it became known to
him in some way that the ground was
strewn with sleeping men
Of sudden he confronteda dark and
monstrous figure A rifle barrel caught
some glinting beams Halt, halt "
He was dismayed for moment, but he
presently thought that he recognized
the nervous voice. AS he stood totter-
ing before the rifle barrel he called
out: "Why, hello, Wilson, you-you-
here?~
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1896-03-27
Singular Death.

DR.. B. J. Perrine, of Vinland, Doug
las county, died the other day from
blood poisoning caused by his being
bitten by child suffering from diph-
liberia. DR.. Perrine was treating the
child and he had occasion to put his
finger in its mouth, when it bit him.
Blood poisoning set in, and he died.
The little one had malignant form of
the disease, but recovered.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1896-03-27

The state board of live stock sani-
tary commissioners met recently at To-
peka for the purpose of changing its
recently-issued rules for 1896 to con-
form with the changes made by Secre-
tary Morton, who has replaced the line
to its position of a year ago, letting in
cattle from northwestern Texas and
northwestern Oklahoma The new
rules of the Kansas board will be the
same as the national rules, excepting
that the Kansas board bars all of Ar
kansas and Kingfsher county, Ok,
and Garden and Lowell townships Of
Cherokee county, Kan.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1896-03-27
KANSAS STATE NEWS.



Pensions, were lately granted 20 the
following veterans: Monroe Brown,
Pleasanton;D Daniel Plum, Walnut;By
o. Witter, National Military Home; Will
liam Devolid, St Marys; Camm T. San
ders, Marion; Isaac N. Strohn, Ian.
sing. Increase, Erastus n. Emmons,
Washington; John McHaley. Dexter;
Patrick w. Gilligan. National Milf
tary Home; Andrew J. Sullivan. Coffey-
Vile; Pleasanton p. Ellis, Uniontown.
Original widows, etc, Mary NJ. Trigcs.
Topeka; minor of Isaac Burroughs.
Shaw and Erie; Mary NJ. Marsh. Rus
sell; Eliza Thompson. Leavenworth;
minors of Edward Evans. Concordia;
Maria Craig, Lawrence; Josephine L.
Henry, Upton: Irene Supple. Chautau'
qua; Sarah E Holler. Manhattan. Re
newal and increase, Barchal Y. Moss,
Arcadia Reissue and increase, Chris
TOPPER C. Lyon, Lincoln.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1896-03-27
VIII he Pardoned.

It is asserted as certain that Ander.
son Gray. of hypnotic fame, now serv-
ing life sentence in the penitentiary
for murder. will be pardoued by the
governor. Petitions are pouring into
the executive office asking for the par
don. Gray is charged with completely
in the murder of David Patton at Con-
way Springs two years ago. He was
charged with having exerted the power
of hypnotic suggestions over Tom Nc
Donald, thus causing the latter to kill
Patton. Mcdonald confessed to the
murder and gained his liberty by tes-
tifying that Gray had hypnotized him
and then influenced him to do the
deed. Mcdonald has made an affidavit
that he swore falsely at the trial.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1896-03-27

HE COULD HEAR THE
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-07-02

that when the time OF depression sets in
then will be this special feature; the eco
nomlcal authorities of the country will
refuse To listen to the cause herein fore
Swallowed every possible attempt will be
! inqde;to prove that the decline OF com
-sse<ce is due to all sorts OF causes and ir-
reconcilahle matters The workman And
his Strikes will be the first convenient tar
get their speculation and over trading
Will have their turn, later on when for
e gn nations unable to pay In silver. have
recourse TO protection, when number of
other secondary causes de elop themsel-
yes thus many would be wise men Will
have the opportunity Of pointing to spe-
cific reasons which, in their ewes, &C
count for the falling off in every branch
of trade Many other allegations will be
made totally irrelevant to the main issue
but satisfactory to the moralizing ten
cency OF financial writers.
The great danger of the time will then
be that among all this confusion ana
strife England's supremacy in comm"rc
ana manufactures may go backwards to
an extent which cannot be redressed when
the real cause becomes recognized and the
natural remedy applied.
Those words are so remarkable
coming at that time, that we beg our
readers to weigh them carefully and
slowly so rs to get their full force.
The mans strange and truthful Wis
ion must be granted. Every pro-
phecy has been fulfilled. The author
tiles have refused to listen and at
tributed every condition to other
causes. The striker has had his day
and speculation and overproduction
has been harped upon. The protect
ion was resOrted to and the wise men
have pointed to the specific reasons
their particular eyes saw
Then particularly notice the last
paragraph of the quotation. The
situation foretold has arrived and the
universal trade relations are in that
state that ii tomorrow the real cause
becomes recognized IN the United
States and the natural remedy (the
double standard) applied this nation
would at once control the entire com
merce of the world and England
would be incapable of redressing her
lost ground. We do not see WHY
MIR. Seyds wonderful words are not
more generally applied in the silver
cause.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-07-02
WHAT sEYD SAID.

We may talk of the wonderful pro-
phecies of the Bible, but now and
then poor mortal man makes state
ment so strong and true as to be awe
inspiring. One of the most remark
able OF all of these was made by MIR.
Ernest Seyd, the great English polit-
ical economist, in 1871. Deep re.
search and study had certainly lit
every corner of the mans brain with
the wonderful light of the future. A
short extract is all we take today:
II is great mistake to suppose that the
adoption OF the gold standard OF valu-
alton by other states besides England will
be beneficial 1t will only lead 10 the de-
struclion Of the monetary equilibrium
hitherto existing aud cause fan in the
value Of silver from which Englapd's
trade and the Indian silver valuation will
suffer more than all other interests, griev-
GUS MS the general decline OF prosperity
all over the world will be. The strong
docirinarianism existing in England as
regards the soid valuation is 50 blind
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-07-02

editorial have determined to accquaint
you with at least one packers views on
our present financial system. For some
time past / have been carefully looking
up this so-called silver craze" got all
the gold side from the daily papers OF all
mplexions-no trouble about that-we
are all swamped by The avalanche of abuse
| piled on the silver people BY the daily
press Now found that by addressing
letter 10 the Bimetalic League at Wash
ington | was 'able TO secure pamphlets
and literature on this great question. In
fact | was put in touch with the other
side Of the story and after carefully study
ing the matter concluded that the silver
people are right No gold man that
have talked 10 has been able to state why
he favors the single gold standard On
being questioned he generally answers in
a hazy sort OF way somethingabout our
credit abroad and dollar being worth
l00c." and mo SOC. dollar for him" or
some other Ike remark
The talk about SOC. dollars is silly.
Can II legal tender dollar be anything less
than dollar? But Mr. Editor where
we packers are struck is in Just the same
spot that all other producers are in the
these years snce 1878 and have let the
gold ring go on demonetising silver reiir-
ing greenbacks aud treasury notes and in
fact contracting our circulating currency
or medium of business-right under
our very noses This contraction has
gone on TO such an extent that our vol
ume of currency is lessencd by one-half
Now it does not take very bright man
II fl.at
becomes dear and high priced or in other
words its purchasing power has prac-
tically doubled. So it takes Just twice as
much canned goods 10 get the dollar us it
did before AT the same time the mort
gage on the canning house is still there,
and taxes, too, and are paid in 200c. dol
lars also.
But the president will be elected on a
solid gold platform. for Banker Pierrepont
Morgan. the bopd sharp, says so and of
course that settles it. Now let the demos
crHts put up an honest, straight-out silver
man Mt. 10 to ! and here is one republican,
vote for him. Mr. Editor, think it is
time we packers made ourselves felt Oh
this subject Very Respectful,
A PACKER.
The grand principles of the double
standard are surely coming victorious
out of the turmoil of deceit and false
preaching when the proprietors of
cannery will write like that, way down
in New Jersey in the heart of the
enemy's country where both parties
declare for gold. He will quit his
political faith during this campaign
to vote for the man who is right on
this question. There is light ahead
when men will do that in that section.
1t also shows the work that is being
by the Bimetalhc
League.
Late dispatches also state that even
in New York, yes, New York! the
gold people are frightened out of
their wits The whole state is almost
ready to rise and turn out bodily to
silver. The effort is being made to
keep this fact away from the country
at large.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-07-02

In news article in Tuesday
Statesman we read: Zone buggy was
decorated exclusively in the States
man colors, red and yellow" The
colors must stand for Gore and Gold,
and have probably been adopted
since the great financial acrobatic
feat Of our willowy contemporary.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-07-02

In the first place the entire scheme Of
government is within woman's sphere. -
Boise Statesman.
But the Statesman does not mean
that its own dirty flop on the flnan-
cial issue and betrayal of Idaho in
terests and sentiments is a proper
sphere for women. We presume it
is speaking of purer plane which it
cannot experience but can possibly
imagine.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-07-02
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Land Office at Boise City, Idaho,
Nav 90 1909

q u,
May 30, 1896
Notice is hereby given that the follow
ing named settler has filed notice of his
intention to make final proof in support
OF his claim, and that said proof will be
made before the clerk of the probate court
OF Washington county. Idaho, at Weiser.
Washington county, Idaho. on July 10,
1896 viz: John E. Lolly. Weiser Idaho.
homestead application No. 237l, for the
et nwt. net swf section % and set swl
section "A, tip. II II. 3 W. b. M. Idaho.
he names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation OF, said land. viz; Thomas
/. fardley, William H. Hartley. George
Hartley. Van Dyke Hannah, all of Weiser.
Washington county Idaho.
20 CHARLES HDRop, Register
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-07-02

Estate of Charles w. Townley, deceased
Notice is hereby given by the under
signed. executor of the will of Charles w
Townley, deceased, TO the creditors of,anc
all persons having claims against, the sale
deceased, to exhibit Them with the nee
essarv vouchers within ten months after
the first publication of this notice, to the
said executor. AT his residence. four miles
west of Weiser, or TO Frank Harris. at his
oltce in Weiser, in the county of Wash
ington.
Dated at Weser. Idaho June 4, 1896.
f. II. TowNLEY,
Executor of the Will of Charles w.
~ Townley, deceased
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-07-02
ABOARD SHIP

Sea voyages are usually deemed promot
i've of health. So they are in most cases
But il may well be doubted if the shaking
up aboard ship. which people of very
fragile constitution and weak nerves get.
is not prcjudicial il its effects are moi
averled or nullified by medicinal safe
guard The best if we are to believe the
testimony of ocean travellers, whether they
go abroad for health. pleasure or business,
is Hostelter's Stomach Bitters. Invalids.
commercial travellers, sea captains and
yatchmen concur in recommending this
line defensive tonic. So do emigrants to
the frontier, the inhabitants of malarious
regions.and all who are exposed to hard
ship or rigors of climate For malarlal.
rheumatic or kidney trouble, nervousness.
dyspepsia. liver complaint and constipa-
ton it is emnenlly efiicacious, and com
mended by the medical fraternity far and
near.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-07-02

Copies Of the June Overland Monthly
have lately arrived in Weiser. 1t contains
picture Of Governor Mcconnell. By
holding to the light the X rays bring
out plainly the most secret thoughts OF
Mes brain. The whole character OF the
man II at once laid bare and his nose is
shown to be right where it has decided
bent for being. The hand of fate some
times looms up In the things of chance
after all
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-07-02
A RATIFIED RET'ROMINGENT!

When the Boise Daily Statesman
less than six weeks ago was accred
tied with fair amount of editorial
ability, and when it published some
very sound argument why this coun-
try was suffering intensely from the
gold standard and giving very weighty
reasons why the double standard of
the constitution should at once be re-
turned TO, and clinched that good
argument with the soundest of Yea
sons why this country should at once
coin silver independent Of other ma
tlons and how such action would give
us great commercial supremacy and
force other countries to follow and
raise values every where, yes, where
1t did all that less than six weeks
ago, itnow jumps on top of its box
morning after morning and gibbers
IKE chimpanzee at the people of
tho stoto anil, st,y At,
nv, ~ 90 '"''
cers are convinced that it is necessary m.,"n To
!, olmetnllism While that is true
equally convince6 Tint ,h. s' ',, Minus IRE
meta1lism can be restored is through in.
ternatiOnul agreement On the cuhiact
Then this.
r,,
,io,, ,i''h '"oi ies'ora''on OF oimetal-
The man ,v5n nro 'h h''s, "sreeuie'it are
."s "'eu ""o "re oes' quailred by busl-
ment 10 Judge of wha1 shan ,L," b. '" ana
ohail we accept the conclusions of the
wise heaus OF Inc world or follow the i'm
puiS,Ve leadership OF the thoughtless,
reckless or misguided men who insist on
alt 'mpting TO do what is declared to be
mposslbleY Those who propose to take a
sihIe Man 'e r. p'r ~ pursuit. Oh IN lmpos-
gle qualification TO decide such important
matters. They have neither business
training nor the advantage of sneciuI sindv
and they are counselinp tbe neonla IN
course that is fraught with prnvar dang
e !. 70 .ne republic than have confronted
camps
'"' '"'' so"'chce 'sh Soiuism,
what is? The chimpanzee iumns m
bon 90
wy Vi 10 "oA anu eiopers thls at Its
Tho o,arn. u,,,..
government enter unon The damge ,""u ' ax
pertinent OF attempting to establish free
coinage OF silver without an international
agreement VIII gather to its support all
nose forces mat are opposed TO the vital
I 49,, " 'o0'e'y,
M 'A''
solvcd in thus placing this country 'o ~"
d harmony with the bimetallists of Eu-
,le in the North American M Pav %a a,..
given etc
ine next morning TINS:
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-07-02
THE SWELLING TIDE.

The way the double standard has
swept the democratic conventions OF
states heretofore quite doubtful as to
their silver sentiments is now as we'll
known as it was surprising to many.
But there are many straws to be
caught here and there which show
the true sound money ideas of the
bimetallists to be eating away like
wild fire into the very heart of the
gold bug territory. The tales brought
back by visitors into the far east how
the people are beginning to wonder
If the mass Of gold truck stuffed into
them by the eastern press is right,
and the effort made to get all the
argument advanced on the other side.
show them to be thinking and is
hopeful.
A copy of the National Freeman's
Journal found its way to this office.
This publication is issued in New
York and is the mouth piece of the
Catholic church in America. 1t is
full of the strongest and most able
silver argument, and circulated among
all the Catholics of the east it will be
a powerful influence.
We have also before us a copy of
Trade, a Gamer and packers journal
published in Baltimore, Mary land.
In it we find the following letter:
CAMDEN, N. j.. June 10. 1896.
EDITOR TRADE, % SOUTH HOLIDAY ST.
BALTIMORE. Md.
DEAR SIH:-The Trade has just come
into our Office and after reading your able
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-07-02

The Statesman has always claimed
to be strong silver paper and in the
past has published some strong silver
editorials. When the st. Louis con
vention declared for gold the States
man threw its record underfoot and
endorsed the platform without reser-
walton. The Statesman has also
always been protectionist If the
st. Louis convention had declared
for free trade, would the Statesman
have endorsed that too?
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-07-02

T" The Woman's Edition OF The BOISE
Statesman was decided success and the
paper is fine specimen OF newspaper
work. The ladies can we'll be proud OF
their labors. Every department. handled
exclusively by women. is perfect. The
TACT that the able editorial department
opposes woman suffrage is noteworthy. :
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-07-02

So far the Salmon City Republic the
Moscow Mirror and the Boise Statesman
are the only republican papers we have
noticed that have openly swallowed the
gold plank of st. Louis and expressed
that It meets their views to dot
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-07-02

- To take the utterance of the Colo
RADIO democratic convention on the
silver question; then take the same
OF the Nebraska democratic covention
then the one of Ohio; then the ones
Of New York and Massachusetts and
we get a good idea of just how sec
tional the silver question is. 1t be-
gins in the west with a demand for
free coinage. Then it is modified tn
demand for an international con
ference, and when it gets to Massa-
chusetts, it is a demand for the per
petaation OF the single gold standard
In the west the people are nearly all
producers. In the centeral states
there are mixed producers and con
sumers. In the extreme east the
creditor class have control, and there
the demand is for the best dollar in
the world even II it squeezes the very
NE out OF the man who produces the
dolinr Salt Lake Tribune.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-07-02

Wisconsin went for gold in its
democratic state convention. but in
its Chicago delegation are few silver
men whose sublime silver faith some
what redeems the majority. The sill
yer delegates say they will bolt any
thing but silver plank--a la Dubois
and Sgeet
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-07-02
The DeLamar Nugget saws !:

Hurrah for the wide awake town OF
Weiser for getting up, so promptly. an
enthusiastic mass meeting to commend
the Idaho delegation for walking out.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-07-02
Notice of Dissolution Of Psrtner,h,,

Notice of Dissolution Of Partnershi.
Notice IS hereby given that the parl NJ
ship here,ofHe existing between Joh.
Walker and William Walker, both -
Weiser, Idaho, under the firm name -
Walker Bros, is this day dissolved y
mutual consent. All Indebtedness Of ~,
firm will be paid by John Walker and -
accounts due the firm will be COLLECTED T."
the undersigned jointly.
Weiser, Idaho. JUNE "a, 1896
JOHN WALKER.
~ WILLIAM WALKER.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-07-02
1t is time for the Statesman to re
mark "Coyote Press once more.

Dubois and Sweet bolted into the
hearts of the people. Teller too and
Tippecanoe
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-07-02
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Cheap groceries at Cast Iron Store
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-12-10
OPERATIONS OF THE MINT.
Annual Report Made by II. E. Pres.
ton, the Director.

Annual Report Made by r. f. Pres
ton, the Director
Washington, Dec. 6.-The report of
K. i. Preston, director Of the mint.
shows the operations of the minis and
assay offices during the fiscal year,
together with statistics of foreign coun-
tries relative to the production, coin
age and monetary condition of each.
The coinage executed at the mints dur
ing the fiscal year was as follows:
Gold. $5S,S7S, 400; silver dollars, ST.
5O0,SS2;; subsidiary silver. 5000, $40;
minor coins, $S6S,337. Total, ST 1885,
46S. The average London price of
silver bullion during the fiscal year
was equivalent to $O6SOO5, the New
York price was $0.GS491, and the av-
erage price at the par of exchange was
S0.G75SS. The highest quotation dur
ing the year was equivalent to $O.1O2O4
and the lowest quotation $O.660S1. The
commercial ratio of gold to silver was
1 to 30.58 and the bullion value of 4
United States silver dollar ut the year
ly average price was $O52262. The
number of grains of pure silver at the
average price purch:. sable with Unit
ed States silver dollar was 71O.O6,
equivalent to 1.479 fine ounces. The
net gold exports for the fiscal year
were $78.904,612, as against $30,117,-
376 for the previous year. The net
silver exports were $50, 262,25S as
against $27,631, 7S9 for the previous
year.