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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-02-05

Occasionally railroad train is
help UP and the papers make "a great
to do" over it, but the men who own
and control the railroads are holding up
the people every day, and but little is
said of 1t. The same can be said of
the banks-by violations Of law the
banks swindle the people out of mil
lions of dollars annually.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-02-05

Sponges, states and slate pencils are
no longer allowed in the public schools
of Cambridge, Mass. Paper, pens and
nencils have been substituted.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-02-05
English UnpOpularity.

In current number Of New York
publication a Mr.. Edward Dicey, an
Englishman, gives some very perth
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-02-05

How is foreign trade conducted if II
is not done with United States mon
ey? Foreign trade consists in the in
terchange of commodities and not in
the interchange Of money. United
States gold coin is not money in Eu-
rope; it is only commodity to be sold
by weight in the same manner that
silver, lead, iron, or any other COM
fmodity is sold in the European mar
kets.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-02-05
WHY Is 1t?

Why is it necessary to send ENJOYS
to Europe to ascertain whether Con-
gress has power under the "Constitu-
ton to coin money and regulate the
value thereof" Because in the opin-
ion of the goldites the money powers
of Europe are paramount to the Con-
stitution.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-02-05

Why do the goldites tell us that we
cannot carry on foreign trade with
out United States gold coin with which
to settle balances? Because the money
of the United States is never used to
settle foreign balances.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-02-05

Congress is talking again.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-02-05

How do they get the money of those
countries with which to buy theiI
goods? They sell in European mar
kets the wheat, cotton, meat products,
gold, silver, lead and iron, and buy
the money of those countries, and with
the money so bought buy the commo-
dities of those countries.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-02-05

The Pacific railroad funding bill is
now one of the most important meas
ures before congress. The railroads
have defefaulted in the payment OF
their debt to the government and the
mortgage can now be foreclosed. This
is an opportunity to begin in practi-
cal business way the government own
ership of railroads.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-02-05

II United States gold coin is MOI
used as money in buying commoditie!
in Europe or paying foreign balances
why is it shipped out Of the country
For the same reason that wheat, OIL
any other commodity is shipped. Il
is sent there to be sold to obtain the
money to pay debts or buy commodi
ties
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-02-05

The government issued bonds to aid
in the construction of these railroads.
The proceeds of the bonds were suffi-
cient to construct and equip the road.
Besides this millions of acres of lands
were granted to the companies. For
thirty years now the railroad COM
panies have been defaulting in the
payment of interest on these bonds
until now they owe the government
something over one hundred million
dollars.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-02-05

Is it not beneficial to this country
to buy foreign goods? Yes, if we dc
not buy more than we can pay fol-
with our commodities. If we do buy
more and go in debt the same conse-
ouences follow as when person goes
in tebt in his own country.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-02-05

How do the people of the United
States buy French or English goods
With French or English money.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-02-05

The Loud bill is up before congress
again. The purpose of this bill is to
'esrict the present scope of mail car
.iage. 1t provides against accepting
books published as serials" as second
lass matter, and the mailing of free
ample copies. There can be no good
.eason given for the passage of the bill.
Whatever deficiency is caused by the
carriage OF second-class matter is
simply gain in one way and loss in
another. What the people save
through the postal department they
oay out of the treasury, and
We see no reason why the law
should be changed and compel the peo-
Die to pay ten times the amount to
he express companies, whose business
would be greatly increased by the pas
sage of the Loud bill If Mr.. Loud is
working for the express companies, he
should be confined to their offices, and
10 their pay. Another influence that
Is being brought to bear in favor of
this measure is the publishers of the
great dailies, whose large Sunday edi-
tons are designed to svPnlant the lit
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-02-05

Why is gold shipped abroad il it il
injurious to the country to export it!
Because the prices of other commodi-
ties are so low under the gold stand.
ard that we cannot sell enough Of them
to pay for what we import and pay our
debts to Europe.
Arizona republican., 1897-11-12
THE SCHROEDER CASE.

Washington, Nov 11.-An interest ing feature of the case of Monsignor Schroeder has just developed. When he presented his resignation to the board of trustees of the Catholic uni versity, and it, together with the case against him, was transferred to Rome for consideration. Mgr. Schroeder seeaned to think that he was absolved from all duties to his classes during the interim. The fact is that he has not been present at the university on any occasiom since Oct. 21, when the board took action.
 Yesterday the faculty of the Divin- ity collage decided that unless Mgr. Schroeder immediately returns to the university and resumes his classes, they will designate some member of the corps of professors to temporarily fulfill his duties. If Mgr. Schroeder should neglect to make a satisfactory explanation of his absence and to re- sume his duties even the slight tie that now binds him to the Catholic university will be severed.
 It is now rumOTEd tlhat Mgr. Schroeder is very sick. He has re- moved his papers and effects from the university and has given no informa- tiOn of his future intentions.
Arizona republican., 1897-11-12
TO BE TRIED AT NORFOLK.
The Mutinous Crew of the Schoonisr
 Olive Pecker.

Washington, Nov. 1.-The attorney the navy Ithat he desIres to have tha mutfmous crew of the American schoonar Olive Pecker tried at Nor folk, in tha eastern district of Vir- ginia- It was at first thought that the case would be brought to trial at Boston, but the language of the statute is so direct and explicit that the question of jurisdiction undoubt- edly would be raised and probably wih success, if the crew were taken for trial to any point outside the Nor folk district. To avoid any chance, thcrefore, of "a failure to convict by reason of a defect in the procei: :dings, the United States marshal at Nor folk has been instrudled to take GUS tody of the Prisoners, and United States Attorney White directed to proeaed with the trial. This section of the revised statutes which fixes the jurisdiction of cases of this char acter is 730, which is as follows:
 ''The trial of all offenses committed upom th5 high seas or elsewhere, out Of the jurisdiction of amy particular slate CT district, shall be in the dis trict where the offender is found, or into which he is first brought"
 Solicitor General Richard will go to Norfolk tonight and during his stay he will confer with United States At toTney White as to the conduct of the casla. 1t is not yet decided whether amy of the officials connected with the department of justice here will assist in the prosecutions, but it is nOJ likely that they will.
Arizona republican., 1897-11-12

B. F. Pnitchtard of tlhe Pacific Smelt- ing and Mining company of Los An geles had a business talk with the di- rectors of the Prescott mining eX- change Tuesday evening last al which smelter views and propositions were talked over. No final conclusions were arrived at and adjournment was had to another eVening, when, it is hoped, the smelter matter will take tangible shape. Mir. Pritlchard has favored this office with a pamphlet catalogue of mining machinery kept by his company and setting forth ad- vantages of same. JAS before, stated, MT. Pritchard has been here some days looking over the mineral field and expresses himself satisfied with what he has seen and that d sms Her is what we need. As his people deal in smeilters and our people deal in ores which those smelters feed and fal.d.n on, it does seem that recip- rocity treaty between the two, advan- tageous to both, ought to be made Courier.
Arizona republican., 1897-11-12
NUGGETS FROM THE HILLS.

Fred Williams is in from the Storm Cloud mining group, which is now being developed and prospected by w. G. Cress of Chicago, who has in operation on the ground a Trearnan steam stamp mill Of ten tons pe;r day capacity. This mill is being used as a prospecting mill and will be re- placed by larger one when condi- tions justify.-Courier
 The Pacific Shelter and Mining company of Los Angeles offers to put in a $15,000 smelting plant in Pres colt upon payment of $12,O00 cash and 5000 in stock of the home smell ter company. it being stipulated, however, that Mir. Pritchard of that company be made manager at sal ary of $200 a month; or, the company will put i'm the plant for bonus of sb,OOO, $3.O0O to be paid upon arrival of machinery, and 5000 when the plant is put up. As stated elsewhere, /the mining exchange committee will hold another meeting to consider the matter.-Courier.
Arizona republican., 1897-11-12
OFFICIAL WAR RECORDS.
The First Series Has Been Comp,ate
 and Will Soon Be Distributed.

Washington, NoW. 11.- Major George w. Davis of the board of pub lication of Iuhe official records of the Union amd Confederate armies reports to the secT1atary of war that supple mental volumes u, in two parts, LII, in nwo parts, and LII wel-5 put in type during the yenr.
 When these supplemental volumes shall have been distributed, as they will be in a few months, the public will be i'm possession of the whole first series of printed records, consisting of all the official reports and cores ponldence relating to battles and cam paigns of the war of the rebellion i'm possession of thi department cr thaE have been obtained from private sources and that the thought to be historically valuable. The number of serial volumes is Ill, containi g an aggregate of 11S,216 octave pages.
 The expenditures to date on account of this publication have been $2,334,- BPS.
Arizona republican., 1897-11-12
TENDERFOOT PROSPECTOR.
He Located Six Claims in Colorado
 Which Promise a Fortune

Henry Farnsworth of Decatur coun- ty, Kansas, who has been prospecting in Park county during the past sum mer, has no r,asom to complain of h S summers work, says the Denver Re- publican. He was an absolute ten derfooib who had never seen a hill more than 100 feet high, but drove up thid South Platte to Democrat mountain, about twelve miles north from Alma and made six locations fer a half i.lla-est fIn one of which he was offered and refused $5,000.
 One of his claims developed at a few felt below the surfaca a six inch streak of smelting ore running two ounces and a quarter in gold and nineteen ounces in silver, the assay returns being $53.34. MT. Farr swCrth feft for his home in Kansas yest:rday with his team, an1d proposes to close out his business and return in the spring, when he will develop his claims. Several other good finds have bean made on Democrat mountain during the past season.
Arizona republican., 1897-11-12

GOVERNMENT AGENT RETURNS
Arizona republican., 1897-11-12
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 On receipt of ten cents, cash or stamps, a generous sample will be mailed of the most popular Catarrh and Hay Fever Cure eEly's Cream Balm) sufficient to demon strate the great merits of the remedy.
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 Ely's Cream Balm is the acknowledged cure for catarrh and contains no mercury nor any injurious dr1c. Price. 50 cents.
Arizona republican., 1897-11-12

Storilss of Great Gold Strikes and
 Hardships Not Exaggerated.
Arizona republican., 1897-11-12

Washington, Nov. 11.-Dr. Sheldon Jackson, general agent of education i'm Alaska, has returned to Washing ton. He declares that the stories of great strikes, ilsEriible hardships and impending starvation havia moi heen exaggerated. Gold is everywhere hue th5 difficulty lies in getting it out. Dr. Jackson says that the only exag- geraIliton induls5d in at the expense of Alaska is in regard to the savag- cry of the Copper River Indians. There are no ugly Irdians in Alaska. Copper river is suppOS-d among the people of Alaska to be rich in gold, but because of the hardships encoun- tered by those who have prospec.ed along that river very little work has bean done.
 The proposition to send ocean go- ing steam ships into the Yukon river 400 and 500 miles is agitating the transportation companies at present. If this be found practicable, and the general belief is that it will be. St. Michael's will be abandoned. The difficulty is dhat at present a steamer has to be built deep and heavy enough to withstand thsl rough weather across sixty miles of sea from St. Michael's to the Yukon and light enough to navigate the shallow waiter of the river for 1,700 miles beyond.
 Dr. Jackson believes that the quartz in the inits sr1or of Alaska will be found of a Wery much tighter grade than in the coast mines, but he thinks there is little prospect of developing this source of Alaska wealth within two or three years.
 H,s thinks that during this winter bright stories of travel oVar the ''Sti- kline river route" will be heralded in the United States. He says that this is political scheme of the Canadian government to div;ult travel over an Canadian route Dr. Jackson's ad- vice is to avoid this route, at least till a great deal of money has been spent on it. The best route overland is across Chilcoot pass. The Dalton trail is a good onai for those prosp=ct- ors who take in horses. The Lake Teslin route should be avoided.
 Dr. Jackson will seek to have the government enter the busin:ss Of selling reindeer to prospectors at a price which will be cheaper than horses and dogs and too high for slaughter as fresh msalt. The aim is to establish the Siberian reindeer in Alaska as a beast of burden
 Dr. Jackson will be given a ban quet and reception by the Presby.er- ians of New York and the Presbytar- ians of Pilbtsburg will give him a re- ception in December. Preparations are making for an entertainment in honor of the Alaskan traveller by the congregation of the Church of the Covenant of this city but the date On which this entertainment will be giv- en has not belam fixed.
Arizona republican., 1897-11-12
OVER CHARGE OF DUTIES.

New York, Nov. 11.-Justice Brewer of the United States supreme court has given a decis1oH in a test case regarding the neceslsty of importers paying the full amount of duties in cases where an over charge is alleged and firing protests afterward. The board of general appraisers has hstre- tofore held that the payment of the full amount of duties before filing protest was necessary.
Arizona republican., 1897-11-12

If you have mine to sell, or to bond, or if you know of desirable mining property that is for sale, please write to or call upon the min ing editor of the Arizona Republican.
Arizona republican., 1897-11-12
THE METAL MARKET.

New York, Nov 11.-S.lver certifi- cates, 571a @59; silver bars, 573s; Mex ican dollars, 45.
The herald., 1897-12-19

Last week I gave Texans idea Of an
artistic story and half cottage, and as
promised then, now give my idea of
what a story and a half house should be
if built within $500 limit. 1t won't take
q competent builder long, after he be-
gins to figure to discover that he can
build this house for $1,000. The extra 5000
is tackled to the figures to cover possible
contingencies in prices of materials or a
little better finish than contemplated by
the architect.
You will observe that the vestibule is
drawn pretty well back, leaving the
porch sheltered nook where protection
can be had from too boisterous summer
zephyrs. This Is not great, big recep-
ton hall, it's true, it's more like watch
pocket in q mans vest; seems hardly
necessary, yet how would a fellow get
along without it? Besides, it's big
enough for the purpose. Note also what
cute little round-top window there is
in the side to light 1t thoroughly and
make it cheerful. This can be filled with
beveled panes of colored glass accord
| ing to ones fancy, but for goodness sake
don't fill 1t with blue glass. Visitors can
| get blue enough in January ''nippin;,
and eager air. without any glass assist
ance.
| Leaving the vestibule. visitor can
The herald., 1897-12-19

chamber being quite large, but this could
be made few feet longer each way, and
thus add room for the storage Of trunks
There Is no bathroom in this house,
and no conveniently place to put one
without charging the dimensions or
surrendering one Of the rooms. 1t has
been suggested to me that the vestibule
is Just about big enough for that. but I
scout the idea. I believe 1t was prompt
ed by a plumber anyhow. The cost of a
bathroom has been absorbed in other
ways For instance, the stories are each
nine feet, with only a slight corner or
angle shaved off the outer edge Of the
bedrooms, and the open fires in the two
principal rooms just about make the diff
ference
There Is a small cellar under the kitch-
en-, and If the builder likes a furnace
heat, the open fireplace can be omitted
and that saving will come very near
meeting the expense Of a small hot air
furnace.
The foundation should be OF brick,
though the artist who made the picture
don't think so, and pictures 1t as cut
stone If he had the difference to pay he
would make the next one brick, and save
his hundred dollars, perhaps.
CHAs. HITE-SMITH.
The herald., 1897-12-19

be admitted to the parlor without any
revelations of the family's style of liv-
ing, or a member Of the family can es-
cape to or from the sitting room without
being seen by the visitor, placed with
his back toward the door, of course.
For economy Of space and to defeat
the wiles Of the furnace salesman, the
sitting room is heated with a base
burner stove, but to keep the mantel
manufacturer in good humor, open fires
Gin grates) are provided for in the parlor
and dining room.
Then, take look at the cosy kitchen,
with it's sink pantry, cellar stairs, clos
ct and double landing for the stairs by
which either the mistress or "Dinah''
uses the stairway without running into
the domain of the other; and, without a
hail. this is about the best arrangement
one could have for a servant to reach the
front door in answer to the ring of the
book agent whom the mistress does not
want to see.
That stairway comes just right on the
upper floor, and by a narrow hail one
may enter any room without disturbing
the inmates Of another, always suppos'
| ing that the "feetsteps' are not loaded
with lodge" lore.
Each of the rooms on the second fool
has good closet, that one in the front
The herald., 1897-12-19

smooth, and there is no chance for a
groove or flaw.
As the swords are turned out they are
placed In great piles near this huge
workman; and the giant takes them one
by one and tries them on the elm block.
He takes his sword in his right hand.
and with all of his force strikes the
block with the blade. If 1t proves equal
70 the test. and does not snap he turns
1t over and strikes the block with the
back of the sword. He stands alone in
a big, open space, so that no one can b.
hurt by a defective piece as 1t flies Off.
II 1t passes this test 1t is pretty good
sword, and needs only the final trial of
the bridge.
The bridge" trial consists in bending
the sword over q machine until 1t
describes a beautiful curve. 1t is then
Quickly released. and must snap back
to its former position.
One out of five swords break be-
meath it, and at each broken one the bts
man laughs and rubs his hand gleefully.
for he has accomplished his mission
that of finding a defect in the steel. To
watch him at work you would think he
was a demon trying to destroy the
weapon which is the pride and hope Of
the British army.
ELEGANTLY MADE
There has never been an army scan
dial in V;ctoria's works, and perhaps 1t
is to show how elegantly her royal arms
are made that she has thrown open her
factory for public inspection.
The herald., 1897-12-19

lave been driven back from their
strongholds, through the impotence OF
their bayonets, which cru,npled under
thrust; and the delicacy of their swords.
that snapped when in use. The troops
OF India, on the other hand. armed with
native dirks and swords. made steady
advances, and the result was defeat
rather than advance.
Victoria has opposed the use Of
swords, but now consents to their use
and proud of her work, she has Tor
the first time in the history of Great
Britain thrown open to the public the
royal small arms factory at Sparkbrock.
near Birmingham.
SWORD MAKING
Hitherto the queen has carefully
guarded the making of her rifles and
swords, and those who were in the Sc
cret have, like Hiram Maxim with his
gun, kept to themselves the process by
which Victoria's small arms are made.
But in these days of war talk it is not
bad thing to know how these pieces OF
steel are turned out.
In the first place England does not
pretend to use all the arms that she
tQaIuluCtuTe-S, bul size goes Oll El6 hl!i,
them and storing them away in the big
storehouses for use some day if need be.
The process by which the rifles are
made is not greatly different from that
of other countries. hut the swords have
q process Of their own, which is truly
remarkable.
Your correspondent had the pleasure
of going through the small arms factory
near Birmingham q few days ago, and
of seeing the swords turned out. The
bars of crude steel are brought in loads
to- the factory with great rough blocks
of wood, ready to be made into swords.
The building in which they are made is
long. low one, and each workman is
impressed with the Importance of his
position. In her majestys workshops
there is no such thing as sighting a
piece of work. The men are paid largo
sums, even in these days of English low
wages, and each understands that he
has an important part of the work rest
ing on his shoulders.
The workmen in the first open shops
were at work upon bars of rolled steel
which they We're heating and turning
into different shapes ready to be carried
into massive machine.
Here the steel was elongated and cut
off at the right length. 1t was then
placed under a steam hammer, which
shaped it approximately the shape that
it finally bears, the rifles were rounded
and the sword steel hattened out
: 1t was then put through a bewilderino
mass of machinery, going from one ma.
chine to another, until it had passed
through 100 processes, and been carrie
by twelve miles of leather betting.
1t was afterward carried into anothe,
building, where final work was put upon
it, and, finally, into the third building
where it was tested by machinery.
THE BIG MAN
The most interesting thing Of all /.
the final testing of the swords. This il
done by one man. the most powerful
workman in the United Kingdom. H
weighs nearly 300 pounds and is as mus
cular as he is heavy. He is giant, an
could take place in any dime museur
in the world. He Is an athlete, as we,
as giant, and keeps up his strength b.
constant exercise.
This mans work is to test the swords
He has before him an immense elr
block, round and hard, without tn
smallest defect in it It is absolutel