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The Columbus journal., 1896-09-16

A joint resolution proposing h
amend section nine (S) Of article eight
(8) Of the Constitution Of the State Of
Nebeaska, providing for the investment
Of the permanent educational funds Of
The state.
u Il resolved and enacted By the Lse1als-
t1ss q ths Seaes a Nebraska:
Section I. That section nine o. Of article
q NsSrsaia - sSssdsd 70 reed - ici.
sset.oae An fands bsao.giss to The ss.se
sss sass .s ps,Po.:s. he tntsrs:s "a
$ 6ssosd trust ma hssd b tie ss.ss.
- - ssese saa.l supply an lossss thefe:
g IL ~ n ny nasner aeesus: % th.s
I'D undini.isAed. and shou not 30 In
veseed o. loeoca except On Unitsd otases
9 :e.ss ssecltssss. q r.Gi.sessd county
tAis stese. odd s1eh funds Nth tia inter
- neome thereof are hereby solemn
Y psedged Soe ths purposes for Witch they
$ s. .sss .:ss1 si e g: :.y 49, cssss t saa f :s:', o.s e:
R!cysAsd. n bossa created By section
p e ssi ,,,. ~: ~. = :. '3p'xsrsd to ss'l from
g ~ peeAaaeat school f1nd and invest
- Issesede ast.1ae tA:rsfroa in my Oft
~ Q Atghoe roto u interest. whsoOVer
q opportunity Tor bsttes Investment . pre-
AID provided further. That vhsn a,y
Wos!ooe upoo b stAto treasurer re-
llasly te.asd IN .p~ursuanee q IN eDpfopd-
e4jo0 ~ ~ logialasufo and secured BY The
- peeesaSsd to IL state treasurer Tor
payAaot, aad tAsFs shall not b any
osoey n TIE proper fea4 20 pay sueh
a thio article nay dinect the ssate troas-
Og0e 20 pay b a6ount due On such war
fteo moosyo IN his hands belonging
oDd - GAall hoSd oo1d Weren't e IN n.
q sd permanent schoolf fund
Appeov0d 0aeeh q. A. d. leoG
The Columbus journal., 1896-09-16

groceries. Tho "crtme a u sept
peaceably in It's grave, and sven
Coins Financial School" had not
yet started on its mission Of mischief
to convert contented farmers into dis
gruntled and icontentious agitators.
An era Of low prices for agricultural
products, not confined to this state
only. nor yet to this country. but uni
versal wherever me obeyed the
scriptural injunction to "till the
EARTH" offered the FIRST setback to
the uninterrupted quarter Of . century
of progress and plenty. Farmers all
the world over. who never heard and
probably never will hear. Of the
crime Of '73." suffered NO loss than
the farmers of Illinois from the fact
that nature and science had outrun
the demand Of the non-productive por-
ton of mankind. Commercial disas-
tiers. such ~ the business community
passed through twenty years previous
~, made the summer Of 1883 memora-
BILE a an epoch Of general ruin
But. unlike the panic Of twenty years
ago. when the agricultural community
quickly recovered after the spasm had
passed. the year 1898 brought In its
wake q blight more lasting and more
hurtful than anyone had dreamed pos
sible on the former occasion It
brought the free silver agitation.
Levelheaded farmers, answering In
their loyalty to sound political princi-
pies, daxed by the unnatural and pro-
longed depression, fell easy victims to
the sophistries of the free silver agita-
tor. That something vas wrong the
farmer realized. Speculation and
overproducti0n had injured his mart.
and for the first time In the history
Of American agriculture . lasting set
back threatened the farming communi-
ty. And at this juncture the free sill
yer agitator caught the unsettled farm
er. instilled into his mind the per-
nicious doctrine of reputation. and
for q while at least threatened to con-
vert the honest farmer into q dishonest
repudiat0r of his just debts.
Fortunately for the good name Of the
farming community the free silver agi-
t8IlOU u0S ICdCUCU IS 1CulSu just ~
the time when its effects begin to show
with telling force upon its misguided
followers. Already the difficulty of
renewing mortgages has shown farm
ers that the will-0'-the-wi which
they have been pursuing ear but lead
them to a quagmire. Already the haste
to renew loans. which will not mature
for months to come, bet0kens q
changed state of affairs between farm
er debtors and creditors more forcibly
than tons of campaign literature could
depict. Men who for decades have
dictated their own terms to lenders
suddenly discover themselves in the
position Of suppliants anxious and
humble as the ne'er-d0-weels who were
the scOrn Of the community for their
s~hiftlessness. The consciousness Of q
wrong intended makes moral towards
of men who have grown gray "look-
ing the world in the face" And the
beginning is but yet. II this insane
free silver agitation Is not speedily
expurgated from the agricultural COM
munity.-Chicag0 Post.
The Columbus journal., 1896-09-16

Sound money clubs with an aggre-
gate membership Of nearly thou
sand have been organised BY the en-
ployes Of the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road at various points along the COM
pany's lines In Maryland and West
Virginia. The movement was only
started about two weeks ago and It II
estimated . total membership Of 5000
or more will be reached before the
election. The organizations are strict
~ non-partisan. the obligation taken
by those joining merely binding then
to vote In favor Of sound money.
The Columbus journal., 1896-09-16

4 joint resolution proposing to
amend section eleven (l1) Of article six
(6) Of the Constitution Of the State of
Nebrasks. relating to increase In num-
Der q supreme and district court
judgeaL
b IL resolved sd saeetsd BY the Legislature
q tho seats q Nebraska:
lection I. That section eleven OO Of
oettele six 90 Of The Constitution u the state
= Nebraska be amended to read - fol
Sovo:
Section II. Tia legislature. whsasvsr two
thirds q the members elected TO each house
shall concur therein. may. In or after the year
q thousand eight hundred and ninety seven
md net oftener than Oncs In every tour years.
increase he number OF judges Of sn-
Rromo md district courts. and the judicial
districts Of the state. SacA districts shall
b formed Of compact territory. and
eroass. or any change In tie boundaries
q . district shall not vacate tbs O6acs of any
jud0e.
Appsoved March n 4. d. lso6.
The Columbus journal., 1896-09-16
o DOING MUCH.

leansylvanl. RailrooA Feels IL 0sosenl
Depreasoa.
Owing to the general depression in
business the work the Pennsylvania
Railroad company commenced late last
year is not being pushed - vigorously
- it was the intention to do While the
work has not stopped, the bears to the
contrary notwithstanding, the amount
to be spent each month il limited No
new operations are being sanctioned,
but a. soon as there In IN Improvement
several large undertakings will be com-
menced- wall Street Daily News
It scarcely seems possible that this
can be true Of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road company. Hardly . month has
passed since its president, M. Roberts.
discussed the political situation and
said, ''The tariff can wait, /" while he
knows perfectly well that the business
prosperity Of the country depends upon
. settlement Of the tariff question In
favor Of protection. The work on Mr..
Roberts road will be pushed - vigor-
ously as it was the intention to do
when . protective tariff policy IL 10
stored or its restoration Is assured. Then
Mr.. Roberts employ all hands ct
full wages without reducing ex-
penaean
The Columbus journal., 1896-09-16
MAINE

The latest as We 60 to press from
Mondays election is an estimate, based
on returns from 800 towns, OF $1,000
republican plurality for the state. Re-
publicans may we'll congratulate them
selves; the plurality in 1892 was 1868.
The Columbus journal., 1896-09-16

4 3otnt resolution peoposing IN
aDemdDent 20 The Constitution Of the
0tats Il Nehsasks By adding . new
section 10 article twelve (12) Of aid
Constitution 10 b numbered section
Two (3) relative TO The merging Of the
eoveE1msnt a cities AZ the metro
Do2itaa eaa0 and Tie goveenmsnt a
- eoun1ieo Whsgsh Wob ottjeo avp
The Columbus journal., 1896-09-16

THE Telegram says that Thousands OF
democrats will cast their vote for Mr..
Hammond Gin preference to voting for q
renegade republican whose only princi-
pie in life has been ofice-seekine by any
road that promised success"
The Columbus journal., 1896-09-16

A joint resolution proposlne "a
amend section twenty-six (26) Of ar-
ticle five (6) Of the Constitution of the
State Of Nebraska. limiting the num-
Dor Of executive state officers.
b u resolved and enaoted BY the La.
blatufo OF The state of Nebraska:
9ectsoe L That section swenty.six (aD Of
oSeeeso I'VE % OF tie Cousttt1tton Of the
eeaeo Of Nebraska b. amsnded to read q
folloWD:
0ectioa - No other executive state ON
0eeo e1c0pt those named In section one m
e TITS article shal b. created. excsps
By N oct q the Legislature which Is
eo0euFrod In by not les than throe-fourth
q tAe members elected to soeh house
Pfossd.a. Thai. any OHIO. created BY a.
ct q IL legislature may b abolished by
IL leg111oSuro. tWo-thirds Of tho mem
eoso o1ooeo0 70 soah h0uso thoroo1 concur.
1iAG.
Approved March q A. D.. la0k
The Columbus journal., 1896-09-16

Bet resolved and euaosed b. IT, Leoinla-
turo oe the State u Nebea.ka:
SECTION L That sectiOn On % Of article SIX
Ook IL CoaotatutiOa Of tho Stale 0f NsbeankA
s. amsoded 70 red - follows:
Section L TAe judicial power Of this state
hall - vested In . supreme court, district
ooaTtD. county courts justices u The
eooIt0 inferior to tn supeoms count ~ NAY
b created By law In which tWO-thirds q
tA0 1s0ber0 elected to each house
Approved March y. A. d. M
The Columbus journal., 1896-09-16

Bsitish 'sWsslsns" Shipped Here WithSal
n Ounce a Wool.
BRADFORD, July 6, 1895.
"Well, Ben, and how is trade?'' This
I said by way Of introduction to q man.
ager in q Of our shoddy factories Just
outside town, and I got the confessional
answer: "We're very busy indeed. In
fact. we are thinking soberly Of enlarg-
ing our place, not being able to get
goods ont fast enough. I want to tell
you how We make our meltons. Here il
. blend Of materials typical Of all the
lot: it's just come OF the machines
1850 pounds Of mungo, costing ~
pence per pound: "a pounds white Texas
cotton at 2 pence per pound. This yarn.
when mixed together, is scrubbed and
spun to nine skeins welt yarn. We find
that scribblinR, spinning and weaving
cost u l shilling CAS- cents) per yard
per wharton C pounds equal . whar-
tro0); 90. then. . pound OF yarn, when
made Of this shoddy, costs at the rate Of
81 pence. or Is cents. per pound in the
cloth, which il indeed q marvel Of
cheapnesa Ecr making these unions q
LAncashire cotton yarn ia used for
the warp, which costs about Ga Cd,
and this nine skeins ahoddy welt
II used for filing. For weaving these
pieces, from 30 to 100 yards long, we
pay the weaver 8 shillines Tor 81. 9sl
Our weavers earn from 10 shillings to
- shillings per week on an average.
We find that when all other charges are
added, such a. mill expenses, dyeing
and fnishing (which I will give later).
We arc able to produce . melton cloth
weighing IL to'12 ounces to the yard.
80 inches wide. at the nominal figure Of
~ pence (1Sx cents) per yard"
"Why, that Is very cheap said.
"And how much profit do you reckon
you have when you have sold . whole
piecel"
1--WE generally find that we get Ia
Cd. clear for every piece turned out and
that We consider . fair. respectable
profit"
This II Just one sample Of how this
shoddy IL done and made up, and your
buyers I have good grounds for know
ing. are paying II pence (22 cents) per
yard for this class Of goods in Bradford.
OF course there = better qualities. but
when yoa get up to . "a cent dress mel
ton. 80 inches wide, IL n considered
here that yoa are buying . good article.
while Charles Scarth Of Morley and
Leeds ID making such stuff 1t 81 pence
III centsl, ~ and 80 inches wide. Il
this the stuff to keep out your blizzards
and cyclones? YANKEE.
The Columbus journal., 1896-09-16
Cart, Then Horse.

No better customers for the farm
ers' products can be found than the
workingmen of u own country, but
they cannot be customers unless they
have employment and wages. Our
Democratic friends. as usual, get the
cart before the horse. They would
have the price of the farmers prod
ucts increased without giving the
farmer customers. There are more
consumers than there are producers of
farm products, for while the farmers
themselves are producers. they are also
large consumers of their own prod
,ucts while men Of the shops. mills and
factories r only consumers of the
farmers products. When labor is fully
employed 1t good wages there is no
trouble about good prices and large
production CT the fruits of the hus-
bandmen's toil.-Mans6eld CO., News.
The Columbus journal., 1896-09-16
Why Not Re H0nest:

chicago Eight Hour Herald (LAb0r):
The silverite wants . larger volume
of money, but processes to want sound
money-every dollar at par. At the
same time he insists on the ratio of
is to 1. and opposes every proposition
to restrict the coinage to United
States silver. Then the question sug-
gests itself, il the silverite is honest
in his demand for q larger circulating
medium, why does he insist on a ratio
of 16 to l and that the United States
minis be open to the coinage of the
worlds silver! II N only desire is
to coin gold and silver on q common
level why do We not agree to put .
dollars worth of metal into both coins
and restrict the coinage to the product
Of American mines until the supply
proves inadequate? Simply because
when we talk free silver We are talk
ing for a deprecated currency and in
dated prices.
The Columbus journal., 1896-09-16

A Law goes into effect in Germany
the inst OF next year, forbidding future
contracts in grain and mill products, Is
manipulated on the exchanges or boards
Of trade.
The Columbus journal., 1896-09-16
HURRAH for Maine.

With Mckinley and PrOtec-
ton zee shall hare more employ
ment. more UO,k;, and more
NaSes.
The Columbus journal., 1896-09-16

TIE REPUBLICAN, PARrY STANDS FoR
HOMES AND n CHANCE no EARN
II 81 HONEST ToIL-IWM. McKINLEy.
The Columbus journal., 1896-09-16
The CurrooW QoootaA.

The official record # the entire 81
months of the German tariff shows .
deficiency Of ess. s5S, 407. The details
are a. follows:
The Columbus journal., 1896-09-16

With m upright candidate. . sturdy
platform and the utmost confidence in
the justice Of their cause. the Republican
party will place William Mckinley in
the presidential chair, to the gratiAca-
ton Of the great majority Of the people
Of the United States and to the advan-
tage e the county - . whole-Bos-
ton Traveller.
The Columbus journal., 1896-09-16
CARLISLE'S ERRORS.
a CHAM OF FLOUNOERiNG FlNAN-
ciAL FORECASTS.

RaAlsss DasaAssa.g d IL ExDsosas q
Oo0oegae3o 0oVosa0eot-Th0 0axpl1o
HAne Nesse Ca0e-Rssalts e sTAraa
1se Rsvoa1o Oaly..
In 1898 Secretary Carlisle gave his
Int estimate Of the 1895 fiscal year, an
ecipating . surplus Of revenue over ex-
peoditure Of %. leo. S59. A year Later.
IN 1891. he revised this estimate and
predicted . deficiency Of Geo. 600, 900.
Both prognostications were wrong. for
tie de6cit reached az. sos. esS. In 1893
b Wa e49, OOO, 600 out in his financial
i6eaa. and in 1894. only nix months BE-
1oEe the close Of the 1896 fiscal year. he
Was "a. sos, 22S wrong.
In 1894 Secretary Carlisle gave 10 his
INT prophecy a. to the current fiscal
yeax. ending June so. 1896. Then he
looked for comfortable surplus" of
90. 8l4.9 go. But again he was away
q. and five mouths ago changed his 6g-
uEes to . deficiency Of t17. OO0. 900. q
slight difference Of nearly 90. OO0. 900
in these two estimates. The indication
aEe that the actual excessof expenditure
0ver revenue for the 1895 fiscal year
ending June 50 will be 81. 900, 600.
This viii be difference of 900. 614. go
1r0m his estimate in 1894. and . differ
eaoe a el5. 0O0. 900 from his guess IL
1ve mouths ego.
For the fiscal year 1897 this free trade
1nancier expects another comfortable
snzplus." though hardly % ''comforta-
be" - his first expectations for 1896.
- he puts it 1t only %. COS. S27. Let N
tnbalate brie6y the Democratic financial
tariff for revsnue only" They viii be
handy facts to carry around
The Columbus journal., 1896-09-16

A joint resolution propoang a
amendment TO section thirteen (ls) Of
article ok Of the Constitution Of the
State Of Nebraska, relating to COM
pensation of supreme and district court
judgesL
Rs Il resolved By The Lssialaturs q The sssss
Section !. That section tAirtseu (lO of
article nx % Of Ne Constitution Of tho state
Of No6raskA be ame0ded % - to Rod - tol-
lows:
Sc. u TAs judges q IL suprsms and
district courts shall receive for th6if ooevlooo
such coopsneat:oa - nay be provids6 b laW,
payable quarterly.
81 !ssisl.saIe shal p ~ arss .sssaos
tAree-afshs a The nsmhsr. elestod g
ooch house ~ooaeufFinS. sstabliah thsiP
eoeepeaeatjoa. TAo eo@pe1sasioo % e
tabliahsd sAAl not b changed oftsooP
tvo-thirds q h. membsss cisossd %
caah house q IT, Legislature eoas1F
thoretn.
Approved March %. l. d. laaA
The Columbus journal., 1896-09-16

Southern states and American farm
ca win have their interests well cared
for - long a. Hon. letter c. Pritchard
q North Caroline 10 . United States
senator. When the house bill to amend
section 1856 of the revised statutes.
concerning the distilling Of brandy from
fruits. wa before the senate, he offered
IN amendment providing for special
rates Of duties upon olays or earths,
lime. marble and stone and their manu-
features. iron ore. lumber and its man
ufaotuEes, leaf tobacco. live stock. bread
stufRs, hay, rice. honey, eggs, onions.
beans. potatoes. dairy products. vegeta-
bles, fish. fruits, meats, lard. poultry.
pork products. tallow, hemp. wool, coal.
coke. and last, bat not least, . duty of
s cents per pound upon all raw cotton
imported into the United StateA Sena-
tor Pritchard il . firm believer In the
policy Of protection for tho United
States.
The Columbus journal., 1896-09-16

With imports Of 81. s2s. o05 pounds Of
foreign wooden cloths during nine
months Of the current fiscal year, -
against imports of 14.411. SS8 pounds
during the corresponding months Of the
previous year: it IL mall wonder that
our wooden mills are shut down or run-
ming only On part time
The Columbus journal., 1896-09-16

sssslp6a
financial Incompetence. how can any
Ds0oczatic politician Or any Democratic
DeWapaperh have the brasen impeEtinenoe
20 o0er advioe Or suggestions 10 Repub-
Hcan leaders Or to the American people
1pon any fiscal sabjectsa
The Columbus journal., 1896-09-16

n szistang tariR b chiefly . Q1sseioa a
on1ss Cd boantte&-New York voF3d. ~.
Ard now We have . tariff Il DIT
~ d~eAcie1cies, of hard times and ftes
1soaa with 70 money 10 pay The taDes
q for bounfies honestly earned
The Columbus journal., 1896-09-16

b h resolved 4nd enacted BY the Legislature
of tAs State q Nebraska:
Section I. That section six 90. article one
I'D q IL Constitution Of the State Of Ne
beeekebo amended to resd - follows:
section q The right Of trial By jury shall
enaia inviolate, has the Iegis.oture msy prO-
vac that In civil actions Ave-stxths Of the Jury
nay 2 . verdict. and the legislature may
o!10 eothori2s trial BY . jury Of . less number
man twelve men. In courts Inferior to the dis
tf1ct court.
Approved March q, A d. lSQk.
The Columbus journal., 1896-09-16

A Joint resolution proposing 70 amend
section ok (6) Of article ono (1) Of the
Consultation Of the State Of Nebraska,
relating 70 trial By jury.
The Columbus journal., 1896-09-16
HOW "MeLTONs" ARE MADE

HEV0Gy 4160F q HI 8o10G Th0F00S6
An0fiG0a.S
The Columbus journal., 1896-09-16

Admit Hooofut3oo pGopodA8 .toaAo06
Ileseee a. az g astels u (s) e.
The Columbus journal., 1896-09-16

A joint resolution psopodng %
amend section two (S) u article four.
teen (l4) Of the Consultation of The
State Of Nebraska, relative 70 donations
to works Of internal improvement a,a
manufactures
The Columbus journal., 1896-09-16

For Representative. -.--..GEORGE G. SMITH
For County Attorney -..-..-..C. j. CARLOW
The Columbus journal., 1896-09-16
AFFECTS
FREE SILVER AGITATION IS SERIOUS
" cROWOlNo THEM.

X0R0 - Secure &Kfo00300D-u000y.L0oo.
~ ChaEy Abeat RsaeWinG AsrtgaGes
-IsrDer Dseeassr - TeFas Becomes
= Sa~Ppaiaaa.
I'VE will bring hack the good times
which you had before the crime Of 70"
u Q favorite argument Of the free sill
ver demagogue. especially when ad-
dressing IN audience Of farmers. All
TIE nls and woes that mankind has
fallen heir to since the memorable day.
Whea congress II said to have rele-
gated silver to its natural position a
subsidiary coin n recounted and
multiplied With narrowing details for
the purpose Of impressing upon the
minds oftheruralv otert that the panacea
for all ILLS II the free coinage Of silver
1t Is to- L So persistently has this
been dinned into the ear Of the farm
e. months and months before this
campaign opened. that 1t has in many
places come to be considered as an in
controvertible fact, just a the theories
that the earth was nat or that the sun
moved were for centuries regarded ~
beyond question.
Within the last few weeks. however,
there n more than an indication that
farmers are beginning to have their
misgivings ON the free silver millen-
MUM. either present Dr. future. Things
are not ripening as they had been led
to believe would be the asa. The
only things that mature are mort
cages. and. while in past years there
has been little OF no diniculty In re-
neWtng these 1T the borrower own
terms, this year things are just q little
The Columbus journal., 1896-09-16
STATE

Congroosioaal Ticket.
For Couxressman Third District,
ROSS L. HAMMOND.
The Columbus journal., 1896-09-16

1asehso 80 Chino Waso bpesaa
valna.
N52y0
The Columbus journal., 1896-09-16

COLUMBUS,
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-05-02
THE OHIO UNIvERsALIsT con-
VENTION.
Seventy-first Session.

The Ohio Universalist Convention will hold
its seventy-first session at Attica, Seneca
County, beginning at p. NJ. standard time) on
Wednesday evening. June 8, and continuing
throughout the next day.
All ordained ministers in fellowship, and re-
siding in the State of Ohio, are members. Each
church is entitled to two delegates. and for
each one hundred members, one additional
delegate. No delegates will be permitted to
participate in business of the opening session
whose appointment has not been previously
certified to the Secretary and name entered
upon the roll of membership.
The Occasional Sermon will be delivered by
Rev. Lolita d. Crosley. of Columbus. The pro-
gram will be found in THE CONVENTION CIR
CULAR for May.
The following amendment will be offered to
Section 8. Article ~ of the constitution of the
Convention. To change said section so as to
cause it to read as follows:
THE Committee of Fellowship shall consist
of three clergymen and two laymen."
AS now constituted the committee is COM
posed of two cergymen and three laymen.
Attica may be readily reached by the San
dusky, Columbus Il Hooking Railroad from
northern, central and southern portions of the
State. and from eastern and western parts by
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad.
Reduced rates have been applied for and If
obtained will be duly announced.
Let every church be fully represented. as BUSH
ness of vital Importance VIII be brought before
the Convention.
J.W. HENLEY, Secretary.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-05-02
EMILY ID. SYLVESTER.

Died at the residence Of j. H. Owen, In
Charles City, Ia, April 6. 1896. of consumption,
MISS EMILY d. SYLVESTER, ages 50 years.
The writer of this sketch has known Emily D..
Sylve ,ter from early childhood, and has noted
the development of character that comes from
right thinking and living. Her parents being
Identified with the Universalist Church, her
early training received the impress of its teach
ings, and gave her a purpose In life. She has
been consistent member of ALI Souls Church
(Universaiist) in Charles City. and while her
strength lasted, aided materially in its spiritual
growth. She was taken into our home seven
years ago, and has received daughters affec-
ton, which she has richly repaid by her wealth
of love and nobleness of life.
We believe such lives are a power in the
world, and are an inspiration to nobler living
While her life has been short, and her sphere
limited, yet there are many lives that have
caught something of her personality, and have
been lifted to dvner purposes.
J.H. OWEN.