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The Green Forest tribune., 1896-10-08
WHAT 10 TO / MEANS.

Some Facts for Free Siiverftes to Ponder
Over
It means that 16 ounces OF silver for
debt-paying purposes shall be made, by
law, worth as much as one ounce Of
gold.
One ounce Of gold will now coiI'
1880. Sixteen ounces of silver shall
be made to coin $3.50.
You can buy in any market to-day 16
ounces of silver for 1894. The profit is
ST per cent, or $3.50.
In other words, if man borrows OF
you to-day $1S.60 he can pay you, if
O law, with S9.94.
Look out that it Doesn't!
Silver is merely q commodity, like
tin, iron or wood.
If the government should say $9.94
worth of wood shall cost $3.50, would
you buy it? Certainly not.
The silver dollar to-day is worth So
cents. It's present ratio to gold is about
thirty-one to one. All the governments
In the world cannot change the CONNER
cial value of silver any more taan that
of coal, iron, tin or copper!
The more silver produced the cheaper
it will get
Would England, France or Germany
take in payment OF debt from us for
$500, $9.94, simply because our gov
ernment said that 1924 worth of silver
Is worth $3.50 of gold?
Certainly net! No more than you
would accept such settlement of per
sonal debt.
A standard Of exchanges must be CO.
and acceptable to all concerned.
The Green Forest tribune., 1896-10-08
Mesans Uusettled business.

The Augusta Herald IS evidently op-
posed to the free, unlimited, independ-
ent, sixteen 70 one coinage of silver. 1t
Believes that free silver means a fnan
eial crisis; it means q panic, it means
readjust neat OF conditions, change Of
financial oasis; it means disruption and
Reorganization in every line Of trade
and manufacturing. Free silver means
an ii eettled condition of trade that it
will t@l<e years to straighteI cut before
the Industries of this country can eyer
hegin to do settled and legitimate
business on free-siiver basis. Can the
farmer, the merchant, the mechanic,
the laboring men cherish the hope that
prosperity will come to them while the
business of the country is paralyzed and
unsettled ?-Covington Enterprise.
The Green Forest tribune., 1896-10-08
Remar Aable Cures.

book now being sent out for
1p by the Blood Balm Co.,
Pnta, Ga., certainly shows
/ Blood Balm, ( B. B. b. to
Pndertul remedy for build
and curing all nanner of
pa skin diseases. Their
les are from we'll known
and the cures performed
aggor credulity. 1t is a
lclne, tar better than the
os''tutes said t. be just as
Puy the old reIiabIe and
"a B. B. B. 81 per large
For sale by Druggists.
The Green Forest tribune., 1896-10-08
RE DANGER cones

In cases CT typhoid fever, diphtheria and other
wasting Diseases when the patient has been
reduced in flesh and strength. and begins the
toilsome climb to health. Here Hood's sars;l-
parilla finds it's place. 1t enriches the blood.
strengthens the nerves, gives tone to the df-
gestve organs, and builds up the whole system.
Hoods Pills are the best afterdinneI pills.
assist digestion, cure headache, 25c. a box.
The Green Forest tribune., 1896-10-08
Ialuable Prescription.


oftlson = of Worthington, Ind.
=, ou have a valuable pre-
| Electric Bltters and 1 can
recommend it for constipa-
rs headache, and as a gener-
hic II has no equal. /" Mrs.
H. chicago, WAS all run
not eat nor digest food,
acne which never left her
II and weary, bur six bot
'c oltters restored her
eheWed her strength. Get
Il. harhert's drug-sto
The Green Forest tribune., 1896-10-08
LAND OFFICE AT HARRISON. Ark.

Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice OF his in tention to
make final proofin support OF his claim, and
that said proof will be made before the Register
Il Receiver at Harrison, Ark. on Sept 10 1886.
mel sec %, 81 nw4 swi ne4 sec p tip 10
nr % W.
ne names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and
cultivation of, said lard, viz: Henry Reeves,
Henry Wise, Francis Meeks, I. z. shram all
of nottentot, Ark.
JNo. P CImnDEnIu, Register.
The Green Forest tribune., 1896-10-08
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

sept Is 1896
Notice is hereby given that the following-nam
ed 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 Register
and Receiver at Harrison Ark, on Oct 27th
1896, viz:
Mil Ter Denton h e no. 17440 for the Sci Sci,
Sec Is, L 10 N Il D. w
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
Of, said land viz: S. j. Garmack, G1een Fer
Ark, and j. l.. Sims of Harrison, Ark.
JNo F. OI.ENDRNlN Register.
The Green Forest tribune., 1896-10-08
A s}ne-Sidod Question.

Our currency, based as it is on gold
redemption, was ncversbefore 50 uni
forn,ly good in every part of the union.
The wages of labor, paid in this curren-
cy, are higher than in any other civil
lied country. Under these circnm-
stances, what possible inducement can
there be for worlS;n%men, professional
men, persons with fixed salaries or any
other part of our population, unless It
be those who have silver bullion to sell,
to change the standard of value, thereby
cuttirg down wages and salaries one
half and bripein@ the whole business of
the cbuntl into q condition of confu,
sion and panic c?-philadelphi Record.
sHILLIa NCHI NMoTg
ssn suoI4seSIpuI IosoT4
no1L I0A1I spIIgITW -cy
The Green Forest tribune., 1896-10-08
SOME po0a DEBTORS.

Great Corporations " hch Free Silver
W oald Enable to Cheat Their creditors.
The free-silvef agitators claim TO be
working in the interest of the debtors
of the country, which they represent as
being a large number Of poor persons.
The creditor class is denounced as
small number of greedy bankers and
snonopolists, banded together for the
purpose of depressing the masses of the
people. Reputation Of debts is openly
advocated by the siiverite and populist
press on the ground that the men who
borrow money are more numerous than
the men who lend. The belief that in
some way free coinage will benefit poor
debtors by injuring rich creditors is at
the bottom of nine-tenths of all the de-
mands for cheap money.
The falsity of assertions that scheme
to pay debts in 50-cent dollars woula
help the poor and hurt only the rich,
can be easily seen by looking at a few
of the prominent debtors OF the country.
Among the great corporations which
would be able to pay off their bonded
Indebtedness in dollars worth so cents
are the following:
Bonded IN
dehtedness.
Chicago, Burlington &. Quincy. .$162 .0GQ, 900
Chicago, Milwa ukee q St. Paul.. g., ,Q0e, 900
Chicago, Rock Island G Pacific. 72,00Q, 900
Delaware, LackaWanna s, West'n 4S0o0,G coo
Lake Shore & Michigan Central. 46G0Q,g9Q
New York Central. G3,000, ESQ
New York. New Haven 6, Hartf'd IS 900, 600
Northern Pacific. ................... 42 Coz, G)0
Central Railroad of New jersey. 1900, 009
Chicago & Northwestern. 7S0GO,000
Here are ten poor debtors whose obli-
cations of $545,oo0,o0o are payable III
coin---not gold. Under a free coinage
law these corporations could pay the
thousands of persons who hold their
bonds, many of them held by savings
banks, insurance companies, people Of
small means, etc. in $272,5o0,000
worth of silver. Ard this is called a re-
form in the interest of the masses.
The Green Forest tribune., 1896-10-08
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The San Francisco call., 1896-05-17

Of about 425 pages. Mr.. Georges doctrine
seems to have suffered little at the hands
OF the translator, but the professor had
hard time with the technical phrases of
American politics. ''On the outskirts
OF the political parties" says the original,
'are the Green hackers, who. with more or
less definite idea OF what they want TO do
with the currency. representing vague
social dissatisfaction" The translation
has il that the bankers" are on the
outskirts of the political parties. and that
they, with an idea more or less precise OF
their function in economy, represent the
multiform social disgust" The lower
part OF Broadway is translated 1.-The most
filthy quarters of Broadway"
The translator. in note occupying more
than full page, cites figures to prove that
the total Italian i'm migration to this
country has not yet greatly exceeded half
g million persons. His excuse for this
note is the translator's misapprehension of
the expression, land the millions OF Italy,
pressed by want as severe as that OF Ireland,
began TO turn 10 the emigrant ship, as did
the Irish THE millions OF Italy" is trans
lated millions of Italians" (millioni di
Italiani). The translator not only declines
to put Mr. Georges phrase Ito size the
pile into Italian, but entirely omits the
idea that it conveys in translating a SEN
tence where il occurs. This easy way out
of difficulties is one he often takes. with
the result that his translation IN many
cases, If turned back into English, would
hardly be identified by Mr.. George as his
own mstter-New York Sun.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-17
WORTHLESS GIFTS.

SENT BY UNINFORMED PEOPLE TO
THE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES.
The greater number of rooms in the
Academy of Sciences are open to the pub
lie, but there is one that is kept tightly
closed against nearly everybody except
the ianitor. 1t is on the third gallery, but
there is no sign on the door TO tell what
might be inside. The apartment is the re-
pository OF such articles as have no scien-
tific, archaeological or antique value that
have been donated by good intentioned
but uninformed people.
In this respect the room Is most inter
esting because it shows just how silly
some people can make themselves. The
room Is large one and filed with glass
cases, closets and boxes OF different kinds
Everything sent 10 the academy is prop
erly cared for, no matter how worthless
And some Of it is so devoid of value that it
Is really waste of time to properly label,
catalogue and record IL. But ail dona-
tlons 70 the academy go through the same
process. The donors name is entered on
the books OF the academy, they receive a
personal cards of thanks and at the next
business meeting the donation is an
nounced to the members.
To be convinced that some OF the stuff
only necessary to take look through the
locked room on the third gallery. Here,
for instance is q box labeled Turkish
curios. They are only a lot OF wooden
spoons and bowls, such as can be obtained
al any bazaar in town. They are decorated
IN the most outlandish colors, and cost the
donor not more than % cents. To put
such things on exhibition in the museum
would make the academy the laughing
stock OF al educated people who visited it.
Another donation is a model of machine
II Is simply a taugle of springs and levers,
and TO ascertain what IL could be used for
would require the services of q clairvoyant
A large package Is filed with bits OF broken
stone, but OF no more value IN anv respect
than the stuff our streets are paved with.
To enumerate all the worthless truck TO
be found in this room would be an almost
hopeless tssk.
There are piles of books Of different de-
grees of uselessness, dried plants OF the COM
monest kinds, broken pottery, and, worst
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-17

parents OF the very poor bind over their
young daughters for q specified number of
years and money consideration. At the
expiration OF the time these children,
grown to young womanhood, NAV return
TO their homes and be considered entirely
eligible for good marriages.
Ushlto said this was the only part of the
city that was not asleep-alI there was to
see by lamplight at this hour. The dis
trict was compact and we'll defined, cover
ing several streets. They were as well
peopled as is Dupont street at the same
hour of the night; men aud women
lounged along the narrow sidewalks; rick
shaws hurried here and there, with sharp
though not loud cries of the men in the
shafts. Policemen in blue uniforms
and with clubs 81 their sides
paced up and down at frequent in
tervals, torches and lanterns fared along
the cur5s, while old women crouched
on the sidewalk with baskets OF nuts or
the peculiar decoctions that answer for
late lunches in Japan. Here and there ole
u them, her shawl drawn closely about
her, dozed under her lamp. Light strug-
gled dimly through the rice-papered WIN
dows OF the houses.
There were no doors TO the houses, but
wide, square alcoves or porches frem
which opened larger apartments. In this
outer alcove were gathered the women Of
the house, from one 10 a dozen, OF all
ages from mere childhood to the ffties,
seated upon mats. In their midst was
generally one Of those little charcoal fires
that Is encountered everywhere in the
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-17

a most interesting fund of information in
regard to this enormous stretch of 1900
miles, most of which has been scarcely
viewed by white men. / have an idea
there's big game in there. From what I
understand there are many mountain
sheep, some grizzly bears, wild goats and
smaller animals. Besides these, it IS un-
questioned that there are large bands of
elks IN the mountains bordering on the
Grand, Green and Colorado rivers, Years
ago 1t Is known that buffalo was in the
country trenching on the Grand. There
may De some there yet, but at anv rate
there is no DOUBT about its being full of
other game.
Now this trip propose can, if need be.
De made in thirteen days. 1 speak now of
the trip as it would be If we went right
along. And the reason we can accomplish
In this short time what it took Powell four
months TO do, and which he finally
Jailed IN doing, will be solely on
account OF the superior kind of
boat that We will use. Powell did not
have the right kind OF boats. They
drew an enormous amount of water
ana when he came to where the water was
SHALLOW, or where there were rapids. he
could not get along at all. The boats had
10 oe dragged along by hand. II is no
wonder that 1t took him four months. and
that ne was nnally wrecked, and that
through 1t be lost four OF his bestmen.
intend to start on this trip as soon as
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-17
a LESSON IN CHARITY.
The PhiIanthropic Deed of Liver
pool Man.

The Philanthropic Deed of a Liver
pool Man.
One of those trlIe-hearted chaps often
read of in romances made his appearance
in Liverpool few days ago and his sym-
pathies were at once aroused by the sight
OF three or four men waiting for work.
"I'u be hanged if it isn't tough" be re-
piled. when they told him they hadn't
had any work for 8 month. How would
you like some oysters2'
They smacked their lips by way Of re-
ply, and he gathered up a crowd OF eight,
marched them to tishshop and ordered
oyster ste VS. for each one.
1T Just does my soul good to see them
eat" he said TO the owner OF the place, as
the eight got TO work.
Yes, it's beautiful sight" was the
reply.
ued the stranger from Manchester, laying
his hand on his heart.
"a good deed brings its own reward :"
was the soft answer OF the shopkeeper, as
he calculated his profits.
II can't rest here-I must do further
good" said the big-hearted stranger. and
he rushed out and brought in three
negroes, g chimney-sweep, two bows
and an old woman, and ordered more
oysters. The fifteen people went for
oyster soup in a manner to amaze, and
their guardian nudged the shopkeeper in
the ribs and said. See the gentle lam bs :
Oh, that l could iced the poor OF all Lanca-
shirei''
you are good man, snd heaven will
reward you, replied the proprietor, as he
filed the dishes up again.
The stranger said he wanted to bring in
Just five more, so as 70 say that he had fed
an even score, and he rushed out after
them, while the shopkeeper sent after
more oysters. etc.
The stranger did not return.
The fifteen in the shop licked their
plates clean and departed in joyful pro-
cession, and the last one had passed out
before the man who furnished the soup
had got through waiting for the return of
the big-hearted stranger.
There zere oaths and slang phrases, ard
watchwords and expressions, delivered in
the purest English; but what mattered il
to the fifteen soup devourers, who drew
up in line opposite, and resolved that
them oysters Just touched the spot p
Spare Moments.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-17

umphantIy upon the deck OF he Werder
al Kobe he was greeted by Captain Eichel
with only that politeness absolutely de-
manded between commander and pas
senger who had pull enough to stop the
ship. The vessel was under way before we
rad fairly climbed TO the deck. Train paid
his respects ana then swept the harbor
with glass. He saw an American flag,
It was flying from the man-of-war Omaha.
II was good omen, he said he mad
himself founded the city OF Omaha. He
dashed OF a note TO the commander: Re
CARDS from George Francis Tram, sixty-
ays-round-world," " etc, wrapped up in it 8
piece OF money, hailed q samoan that lay
IN our way and threw il TO the Jap at the
oars with rapid directions to carry il to
the Omaha. Then, through his glass, he
saw the message delivered.
Our way lay through the Japan Sea to
Nagasaki. 1t was now evening, and as
the sun went down storm gathered that
ragged slI night after fashion that the
old pilot declared he had not seen in
twenty years. We had had nothing but
storms since sailing out OF Puget Sound.
The next day, however, with the wind
still blowing gale the ride through the
narrow channels OF the Japan Sea was
very fine.
Shortly before midnight, with everv-
body on board but the officers and myself
asleep, We ran into the harbor OF Nagasaki
We were TO take coal there, and through
arriving at this hour OF the night the cap
tain suffered another loss OF six hours.
A couple of customs officers came aboard
ana l persuaded them TO take me ashore.
anG IN q rickshaT l saw the night side of
NagasaH- Talk about the tenderloin OF
San Francisco
Nagasad is at the southern extremity
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-17

SAID that by catching the North Ger
man Lloyd steamer General Werder ST
Kobe George Francis Train had made
Il certain of breaking all records in his
tour OF the world-had already. at the
beginning, made PhiIeas Fogg's eighty
days ridiculous. For the General Werder
was billed to connect st Hongkong with
the larger and swifter vessel OF the same
line, the Preussen, that was 10 make The
continuous run clear around into the
Mediterranean Sea. There We would
have choice of several routes TO the
European and British ports and II would
be strange If some one OF them did not
afford reasonably prompt connection with
Atlantic liners.
But the Werder had been held almost a
day over her sailing date and there was
now the question opened as TO whether
the Preussen would wait for her The
Preussen sailed from Shanghai to Bremen.
She was the main liner and also carried
the German mail. II was the business
OF the Werder TO connect with her;
not the business OF the Preussen 70 linger
or her way waiting for lsgeards.
When, therefore, Train stepped tri-
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-17

OF all, several original manuscripts on GER
tain subjects written by people who had
no idea OF what they were writing. 1t
Will be noticed that, while all OF this trash
is valueless in a scientific wav. il is also
vaiueless in commerce. al sense. 1t looks
as II the donators had things they could
not sell and sent them 10 the academy
rather than throw them away.
Many people who donate this undesir-
able class OF rubbish are not content to
leave 1t at the academy, but haunt the
museum for weeks afterward in the bo0e
OF seeing 1t on exhibition with their names
attached. Some 60 so far as to make in
quiries at the office to know why it has
not been placed on exhibition. They are
generally told that it is still in the receiv-
lng-room and cannot be placed on exhibit
ton until 1t has gone through certain
process OF being recorded and labeled.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-17
lFroH a photograph ]

sawed off, but the platform was made to
fit in between the others as nicely as could
be. On this platform ne has pitched his
tent the same as he would on the ground
By the use of a ladder it is easy to get up
or down. There are numerous adyan-
tages in pitching a tent this way, the prin-
cipal one of which is that ii is high and
dry, and the occupants run little danger of
taking cold. Besides this, it can be located
close to good water and near level place
for the campfire.
Another advantage is that grub" and
cooking utensils can be placed out of the
reach OF prowling animals by puttino
them in basket and hauling them M to
the platform. At night the ladder can be
hauled up and the occupants of the tent
will be as secure from intrusion as If at
home in their bedrooms
The tent in tree has already attracted
the attention of mum ber OF prospective
campers Gibson says it don't cost a cent
more than ii does to put up tent in the
ordinary way. 1t only takes little more
time, but when you are there you are
fixed.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-17
SPRING SONG.

About the fioweriess land adventurous bees
Plckeering hum; the ROCKS debate, divide
With many a hOarse aside,
In solemn conclave on the budding trees
Larks in the skies and ploughboys DER the lea.
Caro- as IL the winter ne 'er had been.
The very owl comes out to greet the sun.
Rivers high-hearted run:
And hedges mantle with flush OF green
The curlew calls me where the salt winds blow.
His troubled note dwells mournfully anc dies.
Then the long echo cries
Deep in my heart. Ah surely / must got
For there the tides, mo ln-hauntad ebb and 4o-
and there the seaboard murmurs resonant
The waves their interviewer fugue repeal
And brooding surges beat
A slow, melodious, continual chant
JOH~ nErrDSo~-
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-17
INTENDS TO SHOOT
THE RAPIDS.
MELONS Plan for Navigating
the Green and Colorado
Rivers.
TO FLOAT DOWN IN DORIES
He Expects to Reach Yuma From
Green River, Distance of 1900
Miles, in Thirteen Days.

Among the arrivals at the Lick House is
Captain J. A. Mellon, the old-time steam
boatman of the Colorado River. who has
novel scheme for navigating the tributaries
of the Colorado and passing down throu gh
the rugged Black, Marble and Grand can
yons to Yuma. The entire distance to be
traversed is no less than 1900 miles. 1t is
through very wild region, perhaps not
equaled elsewhere on the continent.
Captain Mellon propo ses to make the
trip with his pa rty in two dories, each y
feet long, with breadth of beam OF feet S
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-17
WHAT A TRANSLATOR CAN Do
He Produces Startling Results With
Henry Georges Works


Henry Georges Works.
Henry George has suffered many things
at the hands of translators Progress
and Poverty has been translated with
more or less success into all the i'm.
portant European tongues, into japanese
and in part into Chinese. Social Prob
lens" has also been translated into several
foreign tongues, and the letter to the Pope
on the Condition of Labor" has h.an
spread in like fashion. There are three
independent German editions of Progress
and Poverty" and one of these is
Illuminated with foot notes. The annotator
found his opportunity when he came tn this
sentence near the end of the book. "into
the valley OF the shadow of death vet ofren
leads the path OF duty; through the streets
OF Vanity Fair walk Christian and Faith.
full, and on Great Hearts armor rinp tho
Changing blows" This passage is STARED
and the foot note informs the German
reader that the reference is to Thackerav's
novel of VANITY Fair"
Mr.. Georges latest translator is
teacher of political economy at the Uni
versity OF Turin, and he has lust expanded
Social Problems" in English, a boot of
less than 25o pages, into an Italian volume