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Evening star., 1896-11-28
An AttOrney-at-Law.

The return of Thomas E. Watson to the
practice Of the law Is worth more than the
bare line announcing the fact. If not an
event Of the first magnitude. 1t is an event
of interest. pointing a political moral and
adorning a populistic tale.
Mr.. Watson abandoned his profession
some five or six years ago. At that time
populism as national factor was just
rearing its bucolic head The discovery
had just been made that the country's dis
tresses all grew out of the preponderance
of lawyers and politicians in the paths of
the public service. These men had too
much to do with framing the laws. and
with their execution. They had established
sort of legislative trust, which must be
dissolved And the only way to dissolve 1t
was to elect more farmers to office. Agri-
culture must have a larger representation
In the halls of Congress, and wherever
public affairs were transacted.
Mr.. Watson fell In enthusiastica with
the new propaganda. A lawyer himself.
with fair practice in a country town, he
sold his books, locked his office door,
turned his back on the courts, and set up
regularly as a champion of the people
The episode was widely advertised. and on
the crest of its wave Mr.. Watson came to
Congress. a farmer. and in earnest.
His conversion to pOpuiism was complete
He Was the populist candidate for Speaker
of the House. He held the age even over
the famous Jerry Simpson as the spokes-
man for populism on the floor. He kept the
cause of populism continually in evidence
He became martyr to the cause when he
offered for reelection; but he rose from
his congressional ashes into the position of
leader of the party at home. and finally
into that CT vice-presidential candidate on
the ticket with Mr.. Bryan. He is suspected
of desire to head his party's national
ticket in 1869, and of already laying pipes
TO secure that nomination.
But, behold. Mr.. Watson is a lawyer
again He has bought back his old books
or invested in set, returned to his
old office or opened new one, gone into
court again and earned and received
large fee He is again distinctly tarred
with the legal stick. What does it all
mean? That Mr.. Watson is now SO strong
that he can afford to ignore the mere
prejudices of populism? Or is populism IT
self ahating some of the fantastic notions
whici. heralded its appearance on the ma
tiOnaI stage?
Evening star., 1896-11-28
Beautifyfns the Capitnl.

In his annual report. Secretary Lamont
shows a gratifying degree Of interest In
the welfare of the national capital in other
respects than the water supply, his COM
ments upon which were noted in yester-
days Star. He urges the speedy con-
struction of a memorial bridge to Arlington
as "an undisputed commercial and military
necessity, rendered still more requisite by
the Inadequate and unsafe character of the
Aqueduct bridge. His remarks on this SUBJ
ject are pointed. and admit of no opposing
argument The bridge Is needed, and in
supplying the demand. the government can
DO no less than to erect structure that
Will endure for many years as a magnifi-
cent monument. OF equal practical i'm
pcrtance is the necessity for the Hall or
Records. for use by the government for the
storing of important but uncurrent doc,i-
nents- Secretary Lament Is of the op,n-
ion that this building should be specially
constructed somewhere between the Exectl-
tive Mansion and the Capitol preferably
on the south side OF Pennsylvania avenue
III the government should deem 1t unwise
10 purchase the Corcoran Art Gallery Sec
retary Lanont's proposition to put the
tUildinS on the south side of the avenue is
an excellent one. particularly in view of his
further recommendation that this entire
stretch along the most magnificent thor
ocshfare in the new world should be de-
voted to the construction of public build
ings for which necessity may arise from
time TO time. The Star has repeatedly
urged this project. The irregular distrib,-
uon OF public structures detracts largely
rom their aggregate impressiveness, and
nature and the wise plans of the founders Of
the city nave co-operated to furnish on this
s'retch OF a mile and a quarter the oppor-
tcnity for one Of the finest architectural
oisplays In the world This effect should be
supplemented. as Secretary Lamont suc-
gests. by an effort TO improve the character
Oh the public memorials and monuments
hereafter to be erected. through the ap-
polhtrheht OF an art commission. that. free
from political influences and narrow per-
sonai prejudices. may have final authority
10 pass upon all plans and designs for per-
manent structures OF this sort.
Evening star., 1896-11-28

recognition from the new administration
Mr.. Quay will fight the program. And
Mr.. Wanamaker and his friends will fight
Mr.. Quay. The battle Is on.
In Ohio, where for q twelvemonth a most
unusual peace has existed between the re-
publican factions, signs of a shindy are
observable. The talk Of transferring Mr..
Sherman to the cabinet and sending MIR.
Hanna to the Senate as his successor
causes the Foraker people to wrinkle their
brows. They don't like the suggestion.
They are disturbed enough as matters
stand. They don't want the Sherman peo-
pie to inherit too much of the surface OF
the earth. Everything seems to promise
that the peacemaker will find business to
do In Ohio before next summer.
In both Indiana and Kentucky a United
States Senator is to be elected this winter.
In Indiana the republicans have a safe ma
jority on joint ballot. and the caucus nomi-
nee will easily go through. But the pre-
liminary canvassing of the claims OF t.se.
different aspfrants shows that factIe'iai
blood Is up, and may boil before the choice
Is made. A more serious situation exists
In Kentucky. The republicans there have
but bare majority on joint ballot. and
are at the most bitter loggerheads about
candidates. fractional fighting defeated
the election Of q republican Senator last
winter. The same factions are 'at it,
again. and over the same aspirants. Now
that republican President has been
elec ted each faction is more eager than
ever to put It's favorite into the Senate.
Mr.. Mckinley as President will sooner
or later encounter this rising spirit OF
factionalism. 1t is bound to reach the
White House It Is headed there. His
friends regard him as a good man to deal
with it. He has much patience and tact.
He has been long time himself in the
political shafts. He has had experience
Of men anxious for recognition. and his
judgment ought to be good about those who
deserve it, Stif his friends do not envy him
his task.
Evening star., 1896-11-28
FEonday's sDrives i'm
Notions.

SC. Bone Casing. all colors. .2c.
Ioc. Whalebones, 7 and s in. doz &C
&C. card OF ? doz. Hooks & Eyes. &C.
SC. Skirt Stiffening, yard. &c.
&c. Substituted Dress Betting. -
Ioc. Rubber Dress Shields.
Sc Safety Pins, doz. ...oc
sc. box Black Pins. ...Ic
I2c. pc. Black Silk Taffeta Bind'p &c
SC. paper Best English Pins. &c.
SC. box Cabinet Hair Pins. ..ec
Ioc. SHOOK Corset Stcels. ac
1oc' pckg. Assorted Tapes. &c.
Ioc. Featler-stitched Braid, DC, dc.
Evening star., 1896-11-28
SHOOTING STARS.
A Splendid Occasion.

''My next victory" said Gen. Weyler.
with great enthusiasm, rs to be the
achievement Of my Hfe.''
'"Indeed?'' said the officer
Yes, sir. I have arranged with my pub
fishers to make it an edition de luxe"
Evening star., 1896-11-28

IL would be interesting to know If the
sehuemeh who say their visits to Canton
GEO. nave no political Significance. have to
wait until after they lay their hopes before
MAYOR mckinley to make the discovery.
Evening star., 1896-11-28

senator Foraker's assurance that ther.
Is harmony In Ohio Will not be accepted by
suspicious politicians az conclusive evil
uence 'hat ne has not can or two of war
paint concealed about bis person
Evening star., 1896-11-28

The dissolution of the nail trust gives to
non-prosecuting prosecutors under the
antitrust laws the opportunity to claim
that all these organisations may be relied
upon to so ahe0d and do the right thing
If they are only let alone long enough.
Evening star., 1896-11-28
The Athlete at Home.

Err boy hab sech contrariness,
Hits cla' beyond control;
He wants de biggcs' dumbben an
De sn allies hod o. coal.
Evening star., 1896-11-28

Mr. Croker's determination to resume
ht.siness at the old stand is another re-
minder of the fact that it costs mouey to
associate With the Prince Of Wales.
Evening star., 1896-11-28

SPANS confident attitude may he due To
the Impression tina: the United States nav
Is all like tho Texas
Evening star., 1896-11-28

The Sultan has paved the way for anosha,
New Years resolution.
Evening star., 1896-11-28
IMcORntaney.

The wind, a-wooing came in May,
And set the world to smiling:
And sunshine gilded every day
When he was thus beguiltng.
The summer hours were sweet with flow
eIa
And jocund birds were swinging
While sunbeams foitered in the bowers
To listen to their singing
It is, alas. a mournful thing
When June-days We remember,
To hear the wind thus naurmurinz
All hoarsely. in December
A frown across the sky has spread .,.f
And from the scentless clover.
Our friends, the butterflies, have fed.
The honey moon is over.
Evening star., 1896-11-28
A Wise PrOyixiO,,.

II woEdah." said Pfckanniny Jim, why
tbs dat white folks doan' like 'possum'
''Da's one er de ways dat de economy O
nature takes kyah oh de cullud folks" re-
Piled his mother. White folks not lfkfn
hit Is all dat keeps 'possum meat FUN cos.
in fou' otis pound
Evening star., 1896-11-28

DIn order to avoid delays, on ne
count of personal absence, letters to
THE STAR should not be addressed
to any individual connected with the
Office, hut simply to THE STAR, or to
the Editorial Business Depart
ments, according to tenor or purpose.
Evening star., 1896-11-28

BY remaining In Colorado Ar. Bryan car;
do almost as much handshakinK as n he
were the President.
Evening star., 1896-11-28
An Appropriate Maxim.

What kind of weather had we better
predict?' inquired the clerk at the weather
bureau.
Much COLDER" replied his superior,
promptly.
But we've been saying that for the last
three or four days. and every time we pre-
dieted much colder the weather has
seemed to get much warmer"
my boy. never forget that to this busf-
ness as well as to any other the old motto
APPLIES: Keeping everlastiBgIy at it brings
success"
Evening star., 1896-11-28
Sunreme SeIf,.hu~..

'Wiliiam!' she exclaimed as she shook
her sleeping husband.
What's the matterT'
There are burglars In the houser'
Again."
I'm sure that I am right this time"
What do you want me to dor
"Why. take light and go downstairs. of
course"
Matilda. you're sure these are burglars
this timer
Positive
We'll. I'm brave man. but I'm no
rbflanthropist. don't care how hard
burglar has to work, and If he wants the
amusement of putting bullet into me. he's
got to take the trouble to come upstairs"
Evening star., 1896-11-28
Larsburgh & Brother.
Our Colored Dress Goods
Department is alive with

| Big Values
Not tile passe kind-not the
+; siftings of imprudent buyers
!: mistakes-but the choicest of
the choice-fashion's best-the
! most reliable and trustworthy
/: sorts.
A full Dress Pattern of Cam
: els Hair, Jacquard, All-wool
Serges, Cheviots and Cash
meres, in every conceivable col
or, including waist and skirt
; lining, for Sass. Worth $3.50.
High-colored Cashr1eres, in
. Pink, Light Blue, Gray. Cream,
Cardinal, Old Bl,le and Canary;
all wool. 25c yard.
All-wool Cheviot Mixtures,
Two-toned Mohair Fancies,
!. Bright Plaids, Navy Storm
Serge and many other fabrics,
at SOC. yard. Worth soc.
Three big tables are laden
with the best collection of 40c.
; Fabrics ever shown in Wash
ington. The tlles are so varied
that it is not a task, but a pleas
! ure, to make selection. 1t
takes an expert to distinguish
many styles from the very ex-
pensive goods.
The new Changeable Granite
Suitings; 4o-inch: Monair Curls
and Mohair Fantaisie. The col
ors in these represent the scare
est and most-sought-for Greens,
Browns and Blues-all at 75c.
yard.
Navy Blue English Crave
nette Cheviot, absolutely water
proof, full 90 inches wide. The
SIPS grade at ST ward.
Lansburgf1
& Bro,
iAzo=422=424=426 9TH St..
1t
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ers l will show hereafter. or the woods
Of Ohio, Pennsylvania. Yves. Virginia,
Michigan, New York. New England,
Indiana and Missouri, q varieties,
washed and ~unwashed, the average
price in April. 1890, was 30.3c per
POUND; in April, 1896, H. c per pound
a decline OF more than AZ per cent. OF
the wool of Texas, California, Oregon,
Montana, Wyoming. Idaho. Colorado,
Mexico. Georgia in the south. 26 varie-
ties, secured, the price in April, 1890.
was 49.1c per pound; in April, 1896.
27.4c per pound-a decline OF 44.2 per
cent. Other woods, 10 varieties. secured.
in April, 1890. 45.9c per pound; in 1896,
2S.5c per pound-a decline OF 3S per
cent. So great a decline cannot be
found in any other commodity. Ohio
Xxx wool has dropped from 29c in 1892
to 1Sc per pound in 1896.
This will give you some idea Of
what free wool has done Tor the WOO
producers In the United States. How
has 1t affected the manufacturer? 1t IL
well known that there is but one Gus
;omer for the woolgrowers of the I'm
ted States. and that customer is the
manufacturer OF the U1iteu States. TIL
American woolgrower has no foreign
market today. He cannot compete IL
my other markets with the WOO
,rown on cheap lands and by cheaper
labor of other countries. This Is his
market, and when 1t is taken from hin
1t entails loss and ruin to him. In the
first year Of free wool 10000. 00t
pounds Of clothing woods came to oul
ports, an increase Of owe 300 per cent
Is compared with the last importation
received when a duty was imposed, ant
he total imports OIL all classes reached
ESQ., 600, 900 pounds, while 1856 .000, O0t
pounds was the largest importation
,ver made under dutiable wcols. Hav'
hese free imports of wool benefited tn
manufacturer? (Cries Of mo! nor.
, 1896-10-14

PURCHASING AND PAYING POWER
New York World: The contention
Of the silver orators Is that the exist
ing dollars under the gold standard
have too great purchasing power and
too little debt-paying power.
What does this mean to the class
most deeply interesied-the wage
earners and the possessors of small
savings?
1t means that gold dollars, or dollars
as good as gold because exohangeable
for gold, buy too much food. clothing,
warmth and shelter,
1t Is for these things mainly that the
~wage-earners' dollars ar expended.
Does he really wish the market basket
to be lighter, the bundle Of clothing to
be smaller, the rent and fue' to be dear
er? This is what reducing the purchas-
ing power Of the dollar means. A
cheap dollar makes almost everything
dear except wages; they rise last and
slowest of all.
To increase the debt-payinG power Of
the dollar means simply scaling down
the debt-paying 1t in 51-cect dollars or
In dollars worth less than par value.
This might be convenient for dishonest
or hard-up debtors, but will anybody
outside Of a lunatic asylum knowingly
vote to reduce by one-half the value Of
his savings, his insurance, his loan as
ISOLATION securities?
This is the silver question for work
ingmen In a nutshell.
, 1896-10-14
REPUBLICAN LEAFLET NO. %,

. REPUBLICAN LEAFLET NO. 49, q.
. tCut this out and put 1t in your pocket for referenceJ .
= "A gold standard encou ages the boarding Of money because money .
= is rising; it also discourages enterprise and paralyzes industry. "-Bry- .
" ans Madison Square Garden speech. .
= The United States census reports show that in 1870 before the passage =
" of the ct which Mr.. Bryan say es ablshed the gold standard the num- .
Der of manufacturing establishments in the United States wac 23 1As, .
: employing 2,O53996, paying them $775 4,343 annually, and turning .
out s., 1892 225442 worth of products annually. By 1880 the number of .
hands employed had increased over 700 OOO, the wages had increased .
to nearly a billion dollars, and the value of the product increased over :
= a billion. In 1890 the number Of hands employed VI 4.712 622, or "
more than double that reported by the last census under free coinage; .
. the wages 81. 2ss 216,5 2s. three times that in 1870 under free coinage, and .
the value of the product 49, 81, 437 1858, II more than double that re- .
ported in 1870. Does this look a though the gold standard had dis .
couraged enterprise and parayzed Industry Here are the figures for .
1870, 1880 and 1890 in tabular form. Ask Mr. Bryan, r any other free .
silver man, how he accounts for them II the gold standard has dis .
Outraged enterprise and paralyzed industry" =
. Esab. Employees. Wages paid. Val. Man. .
. 1870. ....2 5ol4s 2O5se7s 5 775.54ss4s s,2s2"s 4e .
= 1880. ... .253S52 2732,595 947953795 $685. q 1871 =
. 1890. ... 1885, AIS 4.712622 22ss. 21652s ss72,4 7.2ss .
" (The figures for 1870 are based upon the paper currency basis of that "
date, and II reduced to the gold basis upon which the later statements .
are made, the contrast would be even more strkng) .
, 1896-10-14
THE BURNING QUESTION.
OUR DOLLAR IS NOT TOO COOL

OUR DOLLAR is NOT TOO GOOD.
Chicago Times-Herald: Il is incred-
ible that the intelligent lahoring men
this country can be persuaded by Mr..
Bryan into believing hat the dollar
we now have is too good" 1t is in
credible that a sane man should base
his appeal to wage-workers to vote to
change our currency system on the
contention that the dollar now paid to
labor buys too much"
And yet the dear dollar is the bur-
den Of Mr.. Bryan's complaint in all
his speeches. Are there anv wage-earn>
ers in Chicago who are complaining
because Of ,the increased purchasing
power of a dollar? Does any laborer
lie awake nights worrying over the
v apprehension thai when he
gets up in the morning his dollar may
buy more loaves of bread than it did
before the crime of 1872"
Mr.. Bryan belongs to the free trade
party that has persistentlv and pit
eously howled about the protective
tariff. claiming that it had d tendency
to increase the price OF commodities to
The consumer. With lurid calumnia-
tbm and dolorous lamentation the free
trade orators of Mr.. Bryan's class have
led great gatherings Of labor into an
uproar of frenzied indignation over the
tax" which the "robber tariff barons'
proposed to put on the workingman's
dinner pail.
But Mr. Bryan is now exhorting la.
borers to indorse a tax" that is a tax
He declares that the price Of commodi.
ties are too low. They must be raised
by the free coinage Of silver at 16 to l
He rs now engaged in picturing te
w~age-earners the beauty of a new kind
Of Grown OF thorns," which says tina
he contents Of the workingman's din
ner pail cost too little. Does labor SET
the point?
, 1896-10-14
he severity that which signaled the ap-

the severity that which signaled the ap-
proach OF the panic Of 1898. But so
soon as any serious doubt vas remov-
ed a to the crushing defeat Of the con
spiracy to force the silver standard on
the country the money market began
to get easier. Within a few days the
money that was locked ur for fear Of
what might happen Is now freely Of
fered on good commercial paper at rea-
sonable rates Of interest.
, 1896-10-14
MR.. BRYAN, 5 OVERSIGHT.

Cincinnati Commercial Tribune; BY
strange oversight Mr.. Bryan has
neglected to quote. in his speeches, q
made by resident Grant in
his first message. 1t reads: Let 1t be
understood that no re%pudietor of one
farthfng Of our public deb: will b
trusted in public place. and Il will 20
far to strengthen u public credit,
which ought to be the best IN the
world"
, 1896-10-14
HOME TRADE VERSUS FOREIGN
TRADE.

This subject Is treated most admir-
ably by George B. Curtis In HE remark
able work, Protection and Prosperity"
We extract the following:
Abraham Lincoln said: when an
American paid 500 for steel rails to an
English manufacturer, America HAD
the steel and England had the $40.
But when he paid $40 for steel to an
American manufacturer. America had
both the steel and the $20."
The eminent economist and 5urist,
Sir John Barnard Byles, said:
IA nation, whether 1t consumes its
own products or with them purchases
from abroad, can have no more value
than 1t produces The SUPP m policy
of every nation. therefore, IL to develop
the producing forces Of its own country.
What are they? The working men, the
land, the mines, the machinery, the
water power" etc.
The advocates OF free trade, how,
ever. contend that foreign commodi-
ties "are always paid for by domestic
kepnmodities. and therefore the pur-
6hase of foreign commodities enoour,
ages domestic industry as much as the
| purchase of domestic commodities"
This proposition Is presented for tho
purpose Of showing that imports are
always beneficial and not harmful to a
nation: that Is they inoreaee exporta
| OF domestic commodities must neces>
sarily increase also; as foreign trade
grows. home trade must also grow. II
is from this that they the In
dustrial growth and prosperity OF 4
nation by its foreign trade. Although
1t has been fully demonstrated that in
creased imports of commodities aris-
ing from reduced duties or free trade.
would not Immediately be followed by
corresponding exports Of domestic com.
modities. yet II 1t should be conceded
for the sake Of argument, that for every
import of commodities Tiers would be
an export Of domestic commodities
which would greatly augment the for
eign exchanges Of the United States. It
may still be shown that hone trade or
exchange Of domestic commodities be-
tween our own people Is more profit
able to the naticn than foreign trade.
, 1896-10-14

Many lives Of usefulness have been
cut short by neglect to break up an
ordinary cold. Pneumonia, bronchitis
and even consumption can be averted
by the prompt use OF One Minute Cough
Cure. Chas. N. Settele.
, 1896-10-14

We have been handed . COPY Of the
Mexican Herald, in which tie following
advertisement appears: 1.-THE Fowler.
The only agency In the Republic OF
Mexico. that carries IN stock. ct all
times. bicycles fitted with the follow
Ing tires, Morgan Z Wftsht. Vim. Dun
Top. New York. @ Z ia, and ~ seii
Fowlers for s1zs. Lsas Q. yrisbis. Sole
Agent, Avenida Juazss, M. :. Aextco"
, 1896-10-14

Mrs. l.. R. Patton. Rockford, ILL.,,
From personal experience !
can recommend De Wits Sarsaparllla
a cure from impure blood. and general
Chas. N. Settele.
, 1896-10-14

Pure blood means good health. De
Wits Sarsaparilla purifies the blood,
cures eruptions, eczema, scrofula and
all diseases arising from impure blood.
Chas. N. Settele.
, 1896-10-14
ALBANY COUNTY REPUBLICAN,
TICKET.
For State Senator,
GEORGE w. FOX,

For State Senator,
GEORGE w. FOX.
For Members of the House of Repre-
sentatives,
JEROME S. ATHERLY,
RICHARD BUTLER,
GEORGE A. HERTZOG,
WILLIAM MAXWELL,
SAMUEL PHILLIPS.
For Sheriff,
MORTIMER N. GRANT.
For Treasurer,
THOMAS L. M'KEE.
For Clerk,
HENRY L. PASCAL.
For County Attorney,
W. J. HILLS.
For Commissioners.
JOHN REID,
OSCAR SoDERGREEN,
AUGUSTUS TRADING.
For County Surveyor.
J.. F. HEssE.
For County Superintendent of SchoolsL
CHARLES D. OvIATT.
For Coroner,
ANDREW MILLER.
For Road Supervisor,
ALEXANDER s. M'KAY.
For Justice of the Peace-Laramie Pre-
cinct,
R. E. FITCH
For Constable-Laramie Precinct.
]. J. FISHER.
Big Laramie-Justice. Thomas p.
sprague; constable, Frank Parker.
Woods-Justice, s. c. Smith; Coz.
stable, Frank Mcdonald. X
Centenniai-Justice. w. 8. Bacon
Wyoming-Justice, Mrs. A. L. Hall
constable, Thomas Carroll.
sybille-Justice, John A. SchaReri
constable, Harry Bridger.
Lodge ~Pole-Justice, Walter Hart.
sell; constable, John Holmes.
Horse creek-Justice, Frank King
constable, Thomas Stanton.
seven-Mile-Justice. George Eykyn
constable, L.. E. Stillson.
Sanders-Justice, F. Askins; con
stable, Angus Sutherland.
Sand creek-Justice. James Hard
man; constable, Fred Collins.
Mandel-Justice, c. H. Jones.
Tie Siding, Justice. H. B Neil. con
stable, VIM. Misters.
Owen-Justice, c. ". Lee: cootable
David Cochrane.
, 1896-10-14

The Boomerang contents itself with
condemning Bishop Ireland for what
he did not say The Denver News takes
Its usual view and says he WAS bribed.