Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-07-20
JoTTiaos ABOUT JosLIN.
! News of Miscellaneous Interest From the
Upper End of the County.

Joslin. July l9.-The oats harvest
is on. and the prospects are fair for Il
good average crop,
Mrs. Peter Weideman and Mrs. Sam
Adams. of Hillsdale. visited with Mr..
and Mrs. f. +. Crompton. Jr., last
Wednesday.
Wednesday last Mrs. Noah and
daughter, Ruth, and Mrs. Ed Cow
ley and son. Ralph. visited with Mr..
and Mrs. Ira Wainwright.
There never was fairer prospects
for a heavy corn crop all the fore part
Of the season. but at this writing
upon light soil corn is suffering for
want of moisture.
Belle Josin Hibberd's twin daugh-
tiers, OF Chicago. 9 years Of aye. ar
rived ut Joslin Saturday evening last
They came to stay six weeks with Mr..
and Mrs. Roland Whiteside They
are dressed in overalls with suspen-
ders and shirts, and they are so much
alike that they attract the attention
of all. They are in daily communica-
ton with their mother in Chicago.
and are smart beyond their years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Hubbart. of Full
ton. We're visiting with Mr.. and Mrs.
G. NJ. Hubbart Saturday and Sunday
last.
Twelve bridge builders and repair
crs for the c., Il. Il z. railway are
now in the neighborhood of Joslin
fixing up. fencing and attending Ia
the bridges wherever required. They
are boarding with Mrs. Frank DALEY.
John Brown. son Of Gregory Brown.
who moved to Cuba. Mo, last spring
and purchased a farm. has decided 10
move back again immediately, his
services being now needed upon his
fathers farm.
Charles Wainwright. son of Samuel
Wainwright, formerly of the town of
Zuma, but now for several wears a
stock commission agent of Chicago.
he bulk of the stock of this and adj
joining localities passing through his
hands, arrived at Joslin Saturday
evening last for the purpose of seeing
his friends and relatives, and the men
for whom he does business.
The drink bill of the United States
is said to he Sl5 per capita. or over
81 600, 900. 600 annually. How is il
possible to know that? we have been
asked. That fact is easily asccrtained
from the revenue derived from it
The present war between the United
States and Spain is costing. it is said,
81. 900, 900 per day. or if carried on
one year would cost over $500. 900. 600
or in other words the money ",
are spending for intoxicating drink.
would more than defray the expense,
of three such wars as we are now hav
ing.
Said Mr.. A: Il cannot bring IN,
mind to the free coinage of gold an,
silver. l am in favor of the unlim
tied coinage of both silver and gold
but think to make it free would max,
a privileged class. Would not tn,
| United States have the same right I,
take the farmers wheat and grind i
and pct it on the market free, or tax,
the iron ore and convert it into bar
free? i believe in equal rights AM
want all to be on an equal footing.
Mr.. b replied: My understand
ing is that the word free in connec
ton with the coinage qucs
ton has nothing to do will
the question whether the expense q
coinage is borne by the government
or by the owners Of the bullion. NJ
reading tells me that the law of 1S1
provided for the free coinage Of gold
but the cost of converting the gnl'
into coinage was paid by the ownc
of the bullion. In 1875 this wa
changed and the cost has since ,hel
been paid by the government. bu
tonnage j. no more free than before
From 1892 to 1873 we had free coin
lage of silver, but the cost OF convert
ling the bullion into coin was paid ~
the owner of the bullion. The wor,
free in the term free coinage has n
reference To the matter of cost a
coinage. 1t means that any man VIII
has bullion shall he free To take il &
the mint and have il coined" Mr..
again scratched his head and asked Nh
b how he happened to know so much
and Mr.. b replied that he made NJ
claim 10 any supcrabundant amour
of knowledge, aud every time tn
thought occurred to him he was FIRE
qucntly ashamed that he knew :
little.