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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-09-17
country should be called in.
The coinage by years was as follows

Total. -. -. 35,965,924
This was one of the many fruitless at
tempts to "help silver" that our Free
Coinage friends lose sight OF. More
than four times as many trade dollars
we're coined as there were of the Dollar
of the Daddies prior to 1878.
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THE description given by Comrade
Whitzel of the first day at Shiloh, in
another column, is a very vivid bit of
descriptive writing. None but a man
who I" had been there" could do it so
well.
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AT one time COWS were legal tender
in Massachusetts,, and receivable for
taxes. There are quite a number of
complaints on record that nobody would
pay his taxes or his debts in anything
but the poorest kind Of COWS.
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THE Free Silver slangwhangers have
called THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE about
everything except Gan octopus" Won't
some of them hurry up and do that?
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The silver-mine owners managed to
unload on the country, under the Silver
Purchasing Act of 1890, 81, 1851
ounces of silver, for which they received
from the people about SIG, ZOO, 900 more
than it is now worth. Yet they howl
about the country "doing nothing for
silver"
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In his speech at New York Theodore
Roosevelt took for his text the eighth
commandment, but said that there was
always difficulty in continuing discus
sion with man when you said, "Thou
shalt not STEAL" and he replied, Why
not 2"
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As 224 votes are necessary to elect,
Mckinley could give Bryan all the
doubtful States, and spare him As votes
from the States we have marked "sure,"
and still be elected.
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WE have never said or thought of
saying that all Free Silver men are
wild-eyed cranks, anarchists, and dis
honest repudiators. What we have
said is that all the wild-eyed cranks,
anarchists, and dishonest repudiators are
Free Silver men, and that they control
the party.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-09-17

Tom WATSON is true Populist- He
calls Sewall "walt." and thinks that
= argument
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THE way that Mckinley sentiment is
growing everywhere, it seems doubtful
if Bryan will make a showing outside
the scattering" column in November.
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Has the leadership Of the men who
are now shouting for Free Coinage ever
resulted in anything but disasterf
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WHAT can account for Senator PETERS
phenomenal silence? He has never been
SO severely quiet before since his entry
into public life, and at a time, too, when
the temptation to a man of his vocal
powers seems irresistible.
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The dollar is made cheaper
1t will not buy so much.
IF it will not buy so much

The pensions paid in it will be cut
down.
No getting away from that.
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We give much space in this issue to
the proceedings of the National Encamp-
ment of the Sons of Veterans, but it Is
we'll worth it. 1t was the best and most
satisfactory National Encampment the
Sons have ever held, and full of bright
promise for the future. The real work
Of building the noble Order up into
grandest proportions has now begun in
earnest, and will 60 on, we are sure,
with accelerating rapidity. Every
veteran and son of veteran should
labor for this. The NATIONAL
TRIBUNE proposes to do Its full
share, and not flag in its efforts until
the Order is fully 100000 strong. 1t
is work of the highest patriotism to
do this The country has the strongest
possible need of just such an Order, of
proportions that will cover the whole
Nation with a bond of irresistible
strength, devoted to Loyalty, Patriotism
and the most implicit obedience to the
laws.
Let us all 60 to work now, doing what
we can to build up the Sons of Veterans.
TO-DAY anybody can get all the silver
that he wants by paying 66 cents an ounce
for it. As the production of silver this
year is greater than ever before, this
means that silver miners are making
profit producing the metal at sc cents
an ounce. If they were allowed to carry
their bullion to the United States minis,
and have every seven-tenths of an ounce
stamped into legal-tender dollar, it
would temporarily enhance the value of
their bullion. There would be a rush for
the dollars to pay off debts and buy
produce, but very soon the price of sill
yer would sink back to the cost of profit
able production, and remain there. But
while this operation was going on the
commercial world would be turned
topsy-turvy, and everybody except
money-brokers, gamblers, and produce
speculators would suffer intellectually.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
We will send 100 copies to any ad-
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
We will send 100 copies to any ad-
dress, postage prepaid, for So. Ought
to sell 100 in short time ia almost any
community.
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Sewali has so far not even contributed
letter Of acceptance 10 the campaign.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-08-05
The Ideal Female Arm.

81 find great difficulty in getting a
model with good arms" said a we'll
known sculptor recently. at is aston
ishing how very few women have arms
that conform to the standard. A perfect
arm measured from the armpit to the
wrist joint should be twice the length
of the head. The upper part of the arm
should be large, full and well rounded.
The forearm must not lie too fat, not
nearly so fiat as a mans, for example.
A dimple at the elbow adds beauty to
well-proportioned arm.
From well-molded shoulder the
whole arm should taper in long, grace
full curves to symmetrical and round
ed wrist. 1t is better to have an arm that
harmonizes even If the parts do not fol
low the generally accepted lines. For
instance, full, round upper arm which
is joined to fiat or thin forearm has
o very bad effect. 1t is only degree
worse, however, than n graceful, we'll
nodded forearm tackled on to a thin,
scrawny upper arm.
Correctness of form is not the only
thing necessary for II good arm. The
owner must possess the power of ex-
preston in her arms. AS n general
thing American women are deficient in
this. Those nationalities which show
the most expression In their arms are
the Spanish, French and Italians. The
warmest admirer of Sarah Bernhardt
would not claim that she had beautiful
arms, yet no one can say that the divine
Sarah ever appears ungainly in conse.
quence. Much more lies In the faculty
of arm expression than is generally sup
posed"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-08-05

Kangaroos are not the only curious
animals to be found in Australia.
Spiders of enormous size and strength
grow there. w. J. Rainbow, the natur-
alist, who has devoted his attention to
the animals of that country, tells of
spiders as large as birds which con-
struct webs of enormous size, some
measuring as much as thirty feet
across.
In building the webs the spiders use
two kinds of silk One white, dry and
somewhat brittle, Is used for the frame
work of the net and for the guys and
supports. The other kind is yellow, ex-
cedingly viscid and elastic. Sometimes
the nets are close to the ground and at
other times several feet high, but they
are always constructed so as to be ex-
posed to the rays of the sun.
While the traps are set for insects,
they are strong enough to hold small
birds which become entangled in the
clinging strands, and are soon helpless
and are easily dispatched by the spi-
ders.
Mr. Rainbow says that he does not be-
lieve that the spiders eat the birds
after catching them. Spiders have been
known to attack birds which have thus
been caught and speedily put them to
death, but it is thought that this is done
to prevent injury to the webs, and not
with a view Of securing the bodies of
the fpa thered victims
1t seems that these large spiders eat
largely for the pleasure it affords them.
They are exceedingly voracious, and
will consume several times their own
weight in food within twenty-four
hours, when it can be had But If
forced to do without, they can live for
many days without either food or wa
ter. This indicates that they disobey
the old maxim and live to eat, instead of
eating to live.
Nearly all tropical countries produce
giant SPIDERS the Fiji Islands being par.
ticularly well stocked. Giraffe tells of a
net he found there which was more
than thirty feet across, and must have
contained several miles of silk The
labor of spinning the web as well as of
arranging 1t was something enormous.
The spiders are. fairly intelligent and
are easily tanned.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-08-05

The crab spider inhabits the ocean
bed, terrifying the submarine world. 1t
is hideous in appearance and habits.
1t is the most formidable and repulsive
creature in the seas.
More than one daring pearl diver and
coral hunter has battled with this hairy
monster and been driven to seek the
safety of boats deck.
Though frequently found in cool wa
tiers, the great spider-crab hourlshes
and attalns his greatest size in the wa
tiers of the Japan seas.
Though often encountered by coral
and pearl hunters, the monster Is sell
dom trapped. and so only four speci-
mems of full-grown spider-crabs are to
be found in this country.
A fine specimen is in Rutgers College
Museum of Natural History. Two are
in the collections of the Leland Stan
ford and Cornell Universities. The
fourth specimen is in n private collee-
ton In Philadelphia.
While the largest and most ferocious
of deep-sea crustacea, the spider-crab
Is the most defenseless. Nature has not
provided it with single weapon of de-
Tense against its many enemies
Still, the appearance of the spider
crab is his best defense. and he is mas
ter of the scaled and filmed things that
live in the oceans depths.
The spider-crab is so named because
of its strong resemblance to the famil-
lar spinning insect Its habits are.
however, those of the crab family The
long legs, which often exceed forty feet
in length, are thickly covered with
coarse black hair. The body, often fif-
teen feet in circumference, is also COW
cred with hair, in which barnacles, sea-
weed and tiny shellfsh make their
home
The splder-crab when attacked ex-
udes an overpowering odor, which per-
meates the water around 1t, while 1t
lashes Its long, hairy, fearsome arms
until the water seethes.
The food Of the splder-crab is for the
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-08-05

The amount of money required to put
a tirst-class show on the road Is enor-
nous. In some cases hundreds of thou
sands of dollars are laid out in animals,
in wagons, tents, in advertising and
other expenses before cent is realized.
This of itself is a matter of no small
consequence, for bad season means
financial ruin to all concerned, and
succession Of rainy days so seriously
reduces the receipts that even a strong
show may be crippled. At any mo-
nent the manager may be summoned
to suppress first-class riot in the freak
department
Add to the business and financial
cares the dsscnsions that constantly
arise within the organiZa ton. and be-
tween its various members and out
siders, the possibility of something GO
ing wrong at any moment during the
performance, the chance of a snake
getting loose or lion escaping from his
cage. or the gorilla striking for higher
pay during the hottest part of the sea-
son because his clothing of hide ana
fur is too warm for comfort, and the
managers lot is far from being a happy
one. But he gives the world deal OF
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-08-05

teaching his boy to accompany him in
a daring fight; the, trainer educating
the monkey to turn somersaults: the
ringmaster painting spots in his fav-
orite charger, all these give zest to the
real finished entertainment. and the
youthful spectator enjoys every act,
from the hoop performance of the be-
spangled girl rider to the antics of the
educated pig.
Few people, however, who see the
grand aggregation of curiosites and
varied talent displayed by a frst-class
circus have any idea of the trouble and
labor of bringing such a display into
working order and starting it out in the
spring. The more important animals.
such as lions and tigers, must of neces-
sity be genuine, and, of course, If they
survive the winter are ready for the
spring trade. There must also be a real
giraffe, for even the ingenuity of a
Snowman has not yet succeeded in CON
irving an imitation of giraffe that
will pass muster with even the most
guileless small boy, and bogus Gle
plant would be quite as difficult to
palm off as a manufactured giraffe or
hippopotamus.
Then the business OF handling great
aggregation of men, animals and curl
osities is of itself speciality, In which
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-08-05
Napoleon and His Brother Louis.

From earliest childhood certain quail
ties of Louis had endeared him to Ma
poleon. The school of poverty, in
which the younger brother had been
the pupil of the elder, was likewise a
school of fraternal affection. Through
out the Italian and Egyptian campaigns
they stood in intimate lations as gen.
eral and aide-de-camp, and one of the
earliest cares of the First Consul was
to bestow the beautiful Hortense de
Beauharnais on his favorite brother In
1904 Louis was made general, then
councillor of state, and finally in 1906
he was elevated to the throne of Hol-
land. His child until its untimely death
was cherish ed by Napoleon as a son des-
tined to inherit imperial greatness. But,
like the other royal Bonapartes, the
King of Holland regarded his high es-
tate not as a gift from the Emperor,
but as right He ruled the land as
signed him, if not in his own interest,
at least not in that of the Empire, and
from the outset filled his letters with
bitter complaints of all that entered
into his lot, not excepting his wife. Ma
poleon admonished and threatened,
but to no avail. The interests of his
own royalty and of the Dutch were
nearer to Louis than those of the EN-
pire.-Century.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-08-05
1--WE WERE COMRADES"

uniformed musicians stationed by the
entry. Tie children, who make up
two-thirds of the audience, cheer as
the daring people in fieshings Skin
the cat and perform other wonder
full feats thirty feet above ground.
Sometimes two sisters or brothers, rare
ly three of family, poise themselves
on the bars. The horizontal bar acts,
the tumbling over the backs of stoop-
ing men. the jockey riding and the
trained pigs, dogs and horses make
up the rest of the program.
The advent of the big tent of the big
show, with it's marvellous accompani-
ments, is, of course, an event that
comes to the rural districts somewhat
infrequently, but it is appreciated there
as nowhere else. The city, with its
free shows, its constant excitement
cannot find the novelty III one of these
exhibitions that appeals to the village
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-08-05
UNDER THE BIG TENT
THE CIRCUS AND ITS MARVEL
Gus ACCOMPANIMENT.
The Travelling Show in City and
Country-Scenes When the Aggre-
CATION Stops for a One-Day Stand
Showmen as Benefactors.



Tradition keeps the memory of the
old one-ring circus green. 1t Is like
1.-THE pie that mother used to make,
and many a patriarch who visits the
shows that come along occasionally
and camp on a corner lot or the village
green recalls a resemblance to the cir
cuses that were rare, but delightful,
when he was a boy. The clown, the
ringmaster the bespangled lady rider,
the intelligent donkey, the tumblers,
the trick elephant, the ferocious lion,
the marvellous freak side tent-all
come and so with the season, practic-
ally unchanged, yet new to the young
general ton, and fascinating as ever to
the old fellow who so unselfishly at
tends every show that comes along,
"for the children's sake" and for the
memory of past days.
If you cultivat, the proper spirit you
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-08-05

most part decayed animal matter. The
creature is abnormally indolent. 1t will
fasten on a clump of coral and remain
there immovable for many hours.
The Japanese pearl divers assert that
the touch of the spider-crab is as fatal
as the sting of cobra's fang, but the
usual fighting method of the monster
is to embrace its enemy, fish or human,
in its huge, hairy tentacles, where death
by smothering comes slow but sure.
The spider-crab's human victims are
not numerous, though just how many
coral and pearl hunters have been suffo-
Gated in its terrible arms no one will
ever know.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-08-05
MANUFACTURE OF CANES.
Grown, Boiled, Warped, Fired, Pol.
ished and Ornamented.

Grown, Boiled, Warped, Fired. Pol
ished and Ornamented.
The manufactures of canes reveals
an interesting process connected with
growing industry. There are sew
eral large factories in Philadelphia
and some in New York. These have
recently been established. The cane
Is grown mostly in Austria, France
and Japan. There are numerous spe-
cies. among which are the Congo, Co
rine, Penang, Bamboo, FurZe, Wham-
poo and the Weischel. Many canes
are partly shaped while growing. At
the mandatory the crude canes are
placed over a large steam vat. Cloths
are wrapped over the sticks and they
are left in this position until the wood
has become perfectly soft and pliable
at the end, where 1t Is intended to form
the handle. Having reached this condi-
ton, they are taken out separately and
placed in a wise, around mold of
whatever shape 1t Is desired to make
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-08-05

ambidextrous men that one has seen
at bigger shows. There Is a difference
between taking care of 10000 sales at
80 cents and selling a thousand tickets
at a dime.
The children gaze in amazement at
the dazzling cavalcade of fine gentle
men and beauteous ladies, and do not
recognize In the men of bright feathers
the hustlers Of props" In the ring
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-08-05

the curl. While the cane Is grasped
tightly In the wise, the upper end is
placed in a steel spring having cast
iron handle, which is drawn sharply
around, warping the cane at this point
into the precise shape desired. When
taken out Of the wise the handle Is tied
with cord, to prevent it from straight
ening out to its original shape
After 1t has lain for some days in this
condition and the curl is permanently
formed the cane Is thoroughly scub-
bed in hot water bath. The next step
Is to either put 1t In the stain box or
to finish it in some other desired man
ner. In the staining process quite a
degree of skill Is required, because II
the cane Is colored in tasteful shade
it will meet with reader sale. To
achieve this result the mixing of acids
and color in the staining compound
must be very delicately done. Some
of the canes, instead of being stained
by a liquid, are "fired." This opera
ton is performed by moving the cane
backward and forward in a gas jet
flame, elongated by means of blower,
which forces current of air through
it. The work has to be done very care
fully by hand, so that the heat pro-
duces a uniform effect upon the wood
Then the cane is ready either for var
nlshing or polishing by chemical proc
ess, whichever 1t may be.
After it is polished the cane goes
I, L q
pares it for whatever additional orna-
mentation 1t Is to receive. The handle
is then carefully shaved down to fit
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-08-05

lad, who ordinarily leads quiet life.
Yet the latter Is critical. He knows a
genuinely good show when he sees it,
The procession must be up-to-date, the
menagerie must contain real wild
beasts, the ring specaltles must be
new. or at least artistic and ingenious.
discerns the lady rider practicing for a
Mnzeppa ride; the leading horseman
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-08-05

having a good laugh, the resolve not
TO pick flaws. You will find the rid
ing lively the dresses smart and daz-
cling Looking at it with wondering
little Johnny's eyes, you will get your
full moneys worth. These small cir
cuses set themselves up in Il night,
wherever there is room for two-pole
ers and animals. Narrow blue seats
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-08-05

pleasure, such as it is; If the season IL
good he makes money; for months no
and his are the admiration of all thae
portion of mankind that patronizes the
circus, and these facts go far to rec
ommend him to the hardships of his lot
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-08-05

work. Then comes the arena work.
The principal acts lead. The riders do
the common things with the grace OF
long practice, and as Champion Soand-
so leaves the ring he stops to talk mo-
ment with the tripping beauty who Is
about to essay the trapeze. The ira
pezists move TO slow music by the
band, which consists of a half dozen
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-08-05

are forced into duty as steps. The
single, gilded wagon of the outfit fur
nishes a stuffy cubbyhole for the ticket
seller and the small crowd pushes
against the closed end in the good old
way until the window opens. But then
one does not see that lightning work by
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-08-05

very few become adept Nor Is :.
any small task to keep in proper sinh
lection the conflicting interests and IN
clinations of the swarm of specialtias
freaks. performers, and the like, who
form an integral part of every show
They are always quarreling ahopt
nothing. and require constant maninr
lation to prevent them from causinn
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-08-05
Lions and Tigers.

Gagged lions and tigers, pumas anu
jaguars take no notice of the men anu
women passing IN front of them, pus
If dog be brought anywhere near
the cage they show their savage h"'
ture at once.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-08-05

Uncle Boil hope, Tommy, you are
a favorite with your teacher. Tommy
i think | must be. She can't seem
to get enough of me, or she wouldn't
keep me In so much.-Harpers Bazaar.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-08-05

the silver plate, which will be soldered
onto it, and the foot is shaped ready
for the ferrule. After this manipula-
ton the cane goes to the finishing de-
partment where the silversmiths put
on whatever trimmings are required.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-08-05

Every one is inclined to lie about the
value of his wheel.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-08-05

No woman loves her honey boy wneA
she has q headache.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-08-05
disturbances that would injure the sue
cess of the organizatio 1t was an
old Snowman who said: AS much

brains are required to keep a set of
freaks in order as to govern an en-
pre-" He was not far wrong, for the
jealousies and chickering's of these peo-
pie go ON forever.