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Natchitoches populist., 1898-04-01

culatlng money commensurate to the
wealth created by the producing class
The reconciliation of silver alone Of
fers the most universal means for the
supply Of money. Restoring silver to
its old place as one Of the money met
ais would create a general rise in
prices Of products and remuneration
Of labor throughout the civilized
world, and lift the human race up to
higher plane than it has ever en-
ioyed in the worlds history. The ac-
cumulating distress that is enshroud-
ing the producers is pressing this ques-
tion home to them more severely ev-
cry succeeding month. The horrors of
an ever deepening poverty is staring
the entire producing class, great and
small, In the face. Silver must be re-
monetized or the dark ages will again
settle down on the world. That act
would break the money tyrant's chain
and other reforms, much needed could
then be pushed forward. The poverty
which low prices Is pressing on the
people prevents advance on any line
OF reform, and keeps abuses fastened
on them which clog and hinder every
effort to better their conditions.
The great multiplying power of pro-
duction with steam, electricity, and
improved machinery has created with
in the last half century demands a
vast increase in the volume of money
to distribute and divide this wealth.
E. q. EWING.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-04-01

Notwithstanding some little hope in
a contrary direction, we are afraid
that the census Of 1900 will be organ
lied under conditions which gives the
party In power another chance to re-
peat the political outrages of the "Por-
ter census" Of 1890 That expensive
and mendacious presentment. as the
country knows, was famous or infa-
nous, for it's ability to assault civil
lization with the new proposition that
seamstresses are manufacturing
plants" and TO steal congressman
and an electoral vote from the State
of New York. There were other things
of scandalous character connected
with that census organization which
1t would be better not to have exposed,
but which it will become necessary to
discuss in case it shall be plain that
the same sort Of thing is to be i'm
posed upon the country again. It
would be well for the party responsible
for that census not to tempt analyti-
cal treatment in the public press of Its
administrative true inwardness."
As the census bill stands to-day the
party in power will enjoy the oppor-
tunity to organize the twelfth census
in the interests Of the Dingley trust
and monopoly bill, to juggle with the
returns of agriculture, industry, and
commerce. and to lie, as it always does
in relation to the currency.-Washing-
ton Times.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-04-01
MONEY AND WHEAT.
STORY OF JOHN DOE AND
RICHARD ROE.
The Upward Trend Of Money and the
Downward Trend of Prices Since
1874 Illustrated-Moral, Don't be a
Farmer,

On the Fourth Of July, 1873, two
nelghbor farmers-John Doe and Rich
ard Roe-disputed about the probable
trend Of prices In the future, and they
agreed upon test as follows: That on
the first day of January, 1874, they
would each measure out from his bin a
hundred bushels of wheat. Mr. Doe
would sell his at the average price Of
wheat for the year 1873, put the money
| away and let it lie untouched until the
last day Of December, 1895. Mr.. Roe
would keep his wheat one year and ex-
change it for like quantity and quail
ty or new wheat, and repeat the opera
ton every year, so as to have hun
dred bushels Of good wheat on hand all
the time until December 81, 1895. The
object was to ascertain how much
would be lost or gained on the value
Of one hundred dollars and on one
hundred bushels of wheat in the next
twenty-one years-the time it takes to
grow man.
When the trial began, January /,
1874, Mr.. Doe sold his wheat, as agreed,
at the average price for the year 1878,
which was ISL cents a bushel, receiv-
ing for the lot $3.50. Mr.. Roe start
ed out with his one hundred bushels,
exchanging it from year to year, as
agreed.
On the last day of the year 1895 Mr..
Doe had his S115.1O, and Mr.. Roe had
his one hundred bushels Of wheat. On
comparing the values Of the two ar
ticles at the beginning and the ending
OF the period Of twenty-one years the
following statement was made:
1874, January l.
100 bushels wheat, worth -. $3.50
100 dollars, worth. $685. bus. wheat.
1895, December 81
100 bushels wheat, worth. $50. 80
100 dollars, worth196 46. bus. wheat.
Does money had gained in value in
t"enty-one years as much as would
buy 1091s bushels Of wheat more than
it paid for when the test was begun.
Roe's wheat lost in value more than
one-half, for while it was worth $3.50
In the beginning, it was worth only
s5O.9O at the end Of the test.
Now let us suppose that Mr.. Doe
instead of letting his money lie idle,
had put it out and kept it out as the
money lenders do, at-say per cent.
year compounded annually. At the
end of the twenty-one year period his
one hundred dollars would have been
swollen to $5O3.2S, which would have
paid for 9SS.76 bushels of wheat. II
the interest rate had been 10 per cent.
year, the amount in the twenty one
years would have been s74O, and that
would have paid for 1,454 bushels of
wheat.-Ex- Senator PETER.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-04-01
The Words of the prophet.

But this is people robbed and
spoiled. They are all Of them shared
In holes, and they are hid in prison
houses; they are prey and none de-
livereth; for spoil, and none saith.
Restore. Who among you will give
ear to this? Who will hearken and
hear for the time to Gomez e?-Isaiah,
KILL, %. 23.
Ye have sown much, and bring In
little; We eat, but ye have not enough
ye drink, but ye are not filled with
drink: ye clothe you. but there Is no
warm; and he that earneth wages,
earnsth wages to put 1t into a bag with
ss.-Haggai. l.. e.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-04-01
POEMS FOR THE PEOPLE.

A Good Time Coming.
There's a good time coming! Help II
on! Help 1t on!
In the golden day that's coming, we
shall work but we shall live.
There will be no needy workman and
no millionaire to give,
There'll be happy wives and mothers
making happy homes for men;
For the women won't be working in the
shop and office then,
And there'll be no hungry babies
through the winters cold to cry.
For we'll have no tabled surplus" and
no limited supply"
When We come into the Kingdom ol
Our Father here on earth,
Where the Landlord won't be in 1t an
the worker'll get his worth!
Virginia M. Butterfeld.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-04-01
POINTS FROM THE PRESS.

The man who claims that gold il
better than any money his government
can make is traitor. He places gold
above his country and by his own ad-
mission would sell, like Benedict Ar
mold, his country for gold.-Appeal to
Reason.
LABOR alone can produce prosperity.
1t can come through no other source
labor applied to natural resources.
Have the people figured out from the
last treasury statement how much
money per capita is in circulation?
With circulation of about 81 how can
any business enterprise be carried on
successfully. - Silver Knight-Watch-
man.
Some men are born poor, some
achieve poverty, and others have 1t
thrust upon them by class legislation.
National Single Taxer.
With thirty tons of silver q week
going to England, and half Of it COM
Ing back coined into exact imitation
OF American dollars, hasn't Rothschild
got the silver question just where he
wants It? Fifteen tons Of coined sill
yer Will buy more than thirty tons Of
bullion. Who gets the proht?-Chi-
cago Express.
The taxed man raises corn, the tax
Ing man raises corruption; the taxed
man raises wheat, the taxing man
raises war; the taxed man raises po-
tatoes, the taxing man raises perquis-
ties; the taxed man raises hogs, the
taxing man raises "hob;" the taxed
man raises sheep, the taxing man uses
the sheep" the taxed man improves
land, and the taxing man is running
the land. This is the "best govern
ment on earth. Coming Nation.
1t was made very clear in the de-
bate on the Teller Matthews resolu-
tion that the government Of the United
States had been robbed of millions of
dollars by surrendering to bondhold-
ers and gold gamblers the option to
pay the government obligations in sill
yer coin. This was done without a
shadow of law, and up to the present
time no one has been impeaehed.. Let
a poor urchin take broom from a
government department, however, and
instantly the police court has a case
for triai.-Silver Knight-Watchman.
The Cleveland TO- Recorder Is au-
thority for the statement that Hanna
gave the state committee 5000, 900; gave
the papers 100000, and that his per-
sonal expenses were $100,0O0-a total
Of 100000 to get An Office worth (3
only $4,000 year! No Roman senator
ever poured so much corruption into
the life Of his nation as that. The lab
oring men elected Hanna. They like
to elevate such men. They alone make
1t possible in this country for such
men to hold Office and pollute the ma
tion. But for the political ignorance
Of working men there would be no
Hannas. The character of any people
always finds reflex In It's government.
A politically ignorant people always
have a corrupt and vicious govern
ment.-Appeal.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-04-01

Osawatomie, Kan, made famous BY
John Brown, has not profted by tho
experience. The struggle to free the
blacks has resulted in the slavery Of
both white and black. Don't believe it!
Go to Osawatomie and patronize the
"charity' barrels.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-04-01

The single gold standard rule OF
shrlnkage in values of all products Of
labor prevails except in the case OF
wheat Owing to a worldwide fail
ure in the wheat crop the price Of
wheat is now nearly half what it was
before the beginning of currency con-
traction.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-04-01
NATCHlTOCKES, La, APRIL |. 1898.
CURRENT NOTES.

Thousands Of acres of cotton re-.
mains unpicked in Oklahoma, and in
every southern state, because the price
is so ridiculously low that 1t isn't worth
bothering with.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-04-01
NO. 80.

tendent Of the Demorest company, VIII
Transport, Pa, promised that 300 more
men would be employed il the Repub-
licans won. The men We're not em-
ployed, but IA have been laid off lndef.
initely.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-04-01

Once farmers actually received 81
per bushel for wheat in local markets.
That was in greenback times and each
of those bushels of wheat paid 81
worth Of debts. Now, in the era of
Mckinley prosperity, it takes three
bushels Of wheat on an average to pay
81 worth Of debts.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-04-01
THE PASSING SHOW.
REIGN OF MONOPOlY AND ITS
FRUITS.

The Plutocratic Workings Of tho Federal
Courts-Current Press Clippings Show
Ing the Sweep of the Wave, OF Pros
perity.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-04-01

every southern state, because the price
is so ridiculously low that 1t isn't worth
bothering with.
The single gold standard rule OF
shrlnkage in values Of all products Of
labor prevails except in the case OF
wheat. Owing to worldwide fail
ure in the wheat crop the price Of
wheat is now nearly half what it was
before the beginning Of currency con-
traction.
Once farmers actually received 81
per bushel for wheat in local markets.
That was in greenback times and each
OF those bushels of wheat paid 81
worth OF debts. Now, in the era Of
Mckinley prosperity, it takes three
bushels Of wheat on an average to pay
So worth Of debts.
Under the squeezing single
gold standard, monopoly ownership OF
railroads and plutocratic control OF
taxation there is no chance of improve
ment in the farmers condition. Prices
will continue to fall, while fixed
charges, such as interest, taxes and
rent, will remain the same, or Increase. !.
and, no matter How low the price may
fall, the railroads will exact the same
amount in money for carrying the
crops to market.
A cheerful idiot or accommodating
liar named Davis has been writing to
j. Pierpont Morgan's paper, the New
York Sun, articles designed to prove
that the advance in the price Of wheat
is permanent, because the supply OF
agricultural land Is exhausted, and the
prices Of farm products must rise. II
so, why is wheat the only product now
up?
Were it not for the crop failure
abroad wheat would to-day be in the
same position as cotton-it would pay
no debts at all and would hardly be
worth enough to get itself to market.
It would be a losing game for the
farmers to abandon politics, acqulesce
in the single gold standard and wait
for the diminishing supply Of farming
land to starve out the plutocrats and
make the farmers rich. The farmer Is
in politics to stay.
And be 1t not forgotten that the In.
terests of 80 per cent. of the people
are identical with the interests Of the
farmers. In the consideration of all
business matters except those Involv.
ing politics everybody recognizes tina,
general prosperity depends upon the
prosperity of the farmers, and the time
may be near when not only will the
farmers vote together, but when all
producers possessed Of intelligence will
vote for their own interests and the
good of humanity, and against the sel
fish schemes Of the few bondholders
tax-eaters, mortgage sharks, land
monopolists and transportation mon.
opolists.
The first step towards the complete
abolition of monopoly and special
privilege is the restoration OF normal
prices through the increase Of the cir.
culating medium by opening the mints
to silver at the constitutional ratio.
And reform will not stop at the be.
ginning. PERCY PEPOON.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-04-01
The Indignant Answer.

The Indignant Answer.
Is this the land our fathers loved.
The freedom which they tolled to
win ?
Is this the soil whereon they moved?
Are these the graves they slumbei
in?.
Are We the sons by whom are borne
The mantles which the dead haW
worn?
OF human skulls that shrine was made
Round which the priests of Mexico
Before their loathsome idol prayed
Is freedoms altar fashioned so?
And must we yield to freedoms God,
AS offering meet, the workers blood!
Shall tongues be mute, when deeds are
wrought
Which we'll might shame EXTREMIST
hell?
Shall freemen lock the indignant
thought?
Shall PHYS bosom cease to swell?
Shall honor bleed?-shall truth sue.
cumb?
Shall pen n.and press, and soul be dumb!
No-by each spot of haunted ground
Where freedom weeps her children's
fall
BY Plymouth rock, and Bunker's
mound,
BY Griswold's stained and shattered
BY Warren's ghost-by Langdon's
shade
BY all the memories of our dead!
BY their enlarging souls, which burst
The bands and fetters round them
set
BY the free pilgrim spirit nursed
Within our inmost bosom, yet
BY all above-around-belo
Be ours the indignant answer-No!
j. G. Whittier.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-04-01

. Society.
looked and saw a splendid pageantry
, Of beautiful women and of lordly
men,
Taking their pleasure in fowery
''' plain,
Where poppies and the red anemone
And many another leaf Of cramolsy,
Flickered about their feet and gave
their stain
To heels of iron or satin, and the
OF silken garments, floating far and
free,
As in the dance they woye themselves,
or strayed
BY twos together, or lightly smiled
and bowed,
Or curtseyed to each other, or else
played
At games of mirth and pastime, un-
afraid
In their delight; and all so high and
proud,
They seemed scarce of the earth
whereon they trod.
l looked again and saw the flowrv
space
Stirring as if alive, beneath the
tread
That rested now upon an old mans
head.
And now upon baby's gasping face,
Or mothers bosom, or the rounded
grace
OF girls throat; and what had
seemed the red
OF flowers was blood in gouts and
gushes shed,
From hearts that broke under that
frolic pace;
And now and then from out the dread
full floor
An arm or brow was lifted from the
rest,
AS if to strike in madness, or imnlora
For mercy; and anon some SUFFERING
breast
Heaved from the mass andssank: and
as before
The revelers above them thronged
and prest.
William Dean Howel!s. !,
Natchitoches populist., 1898-04-01

The man who claims that gold Il
better than any money his government
can make is traitor. He places gold
above his country and by his own ad-
mission would sell, like Benedict Ar
mold, his country for gold.--Appeal to
Reason.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-04-01

Some men are born poor, some
achieve poverty, and others have 1t
thrust upon them by class legislation.
National Single Taxer.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-04-01

The first step towards the complete
abolition of monopoly and special
privilege is the restoration OF normal
prices through the increase Of the cir.
culating medium by opening the mints
to silver at the constitutional ratio.
And reform will not stop at the be.
ginning. PERCY PEPOON.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-04-01

Have the people figured out from the
last treasury statement how much
money per capita is in circulation?
With circulation of about 81 how can
any business enterprise be carried on
successfully. - Silver Knight-Watch-
man.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-04-01

Miss Helen Gould and William Rock
efeller have become rivals in the mat
ter Of raising flowers. Roses and Or
rhids are the hobby of both, and each
is trying to excel the other. Miss Gould
received a palm Thursday, from her
agent in Egypt. 1t is over 100 years
old and cost in the neighborhood of
$4,000.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-02-16
NElonBoRnooD NEWS.
What Our. Neighbors Throughout the
County Are Doing.

LIND, WASH.
Several of Mr.. STARTS children are
very sick.
Vet Van Marter is suffering from
an attack of rheumatism.
Frank Manamen of Crab Creek was
in this vicinity last week.
The late flood did considerable dam
age to property and destroyed several
wells along the coulee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richardson are ex-
pected home in a few days, after an
extended visit in the east.
Miss VIM Of Pasco was the guest OF
Mrs. H. Van Marter last week, but is
now visiting her brother at the Sand
Hills.
A number of farmers expect to start
out in week or ten days to round up
their horses. The are going to corral
at Lind.
Miss Susie SCHUYLER was the guest OF
Edna Fitzpatrick Saturday and at
tended the social gathering at the
section house that evening.
Lind, Feb. Is. &C. U. Later.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-02-16
Hotel Arrivals.

The following is a partial list OF
those who have registered at the Pacific
during the past week:
A. H. Cunningham, Spokane; E. M.
Brannik, Portland; p. H. Dowdy, f.
E. Potts, Spokane; E. Gaskiel and
family, Bemis; c. Ottershagen, spo-
kane; w. H. Shipman, Spokane; A. v.
Hedrick, Hatton; ]. W. Watkins,
Bemis; E. H. Shaw, Spokane; Maurice
Winter, Portland; +. B. Moore, Dick
Coleman, Alex Innes, Delight; w. H.
Pulford, Spokane; w. II. Bolhamley,
Morris. ILL.,; +. J. Bardwell, Griffith;
N. T. Cation, Sprague; J. b. Barnes,
Portland, Ore; Hugh c. McBeth,
New York.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-02-16
Historical Lecture.

MT. Cation delivered the first lecture
Of series of five, on Monday night, to
fair sized audience considering that
a social was held at the same time at
the courthouse. On last evening, the
occasion OF the second lecture, Of the
series, it most unfortunately happened
that Prof. Bean was billed to lecture
at the Methodist church, again divid-
ing the audience. However the Judge
had very fair audience again, includ-
ing representative Of the News. The
subject was historical proof Of the gen.
uineness of the books OF the New
Testament. Mr.. Cation introduced
numerous authorities in both christian
and pagan history to prove that the
books of the New Testament were
written, at the time and by the authors
they are purported to be. These wit
nesses were so arranged and made to
testify in such order that the chain
of evidence was complete. The law
training acquired by years of practice
fits the judge most happily for that
line of work, and it is impossible to
listen to a single lecture without be-
coming interested.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-02-16
Cashier Benjamin Martin RetIres.

BENZ. Martin expects to retire from
the bank March LIST as cashier and J..
ID. Bassett will be here about the Goth
to take his place until a new man can
be had. Mr.. Martin expects to work
for the land department of the North
ern Pacific Railroad Company. He
will be employed on salary instead
of commission as heretofore and will
have the examining Of the unsold
lands belonging to the company. Mr..
Martin informs us that he will always
be at home on Saturday and Monday
and the balance of the week he will be
out OF town. The reason for having
certain days in town will be to attend
to any sales that may want to be clos
ed up and attend to other business for
the company. The company has es-
tablished the sale rule in Lincoln and
Spokane counties and the business
has grown in. Adams county to such
an extent that the, company wishes to
make the same arrangements as they
have in the other two large counties.
Adams county has never had sales
agent on q salary before.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-02-16
WILLIS, WASH.

Is this spring or winter
Mrs. Ferrier has not yet recovered
from the recent epidemic.
IN. McCollum is building house
on his claim near Odessa.
Tom Sullivan returned from Walla
Walla last week, after spending a
couple of weeks in that city.
Louis Ames is making n short visit
to his old home near Hartline. He
will return when spring work begins.
Quite number of Willis young
people attended the social in Ritzville
Monday evening. They report very
enjoyable time.
Laben thinner has increased the
amount of water in his well on the
Faux place, after two weeks work
picking and blasting.
Those in this vicinity who have
young horses to break in for the spring
work are beginning to drive them pre-
paratory to putting them to work.
Election of officers was held at the
Literary society last Saturday evening
with the following results: Pres, w.
w. King; V. p, J. A. Willis; Sec, l..
P. thinner; marshal, Geo. McCollum;
janitor, Ralph Saunders; editor, E. r..
Doughty. The first copy Of the Willis
Popgun, the literary paper, was read.
Should anyone ask you, Mr.. Editor,
who sent in this correspondence, just
tell them that II DID.
Willis, Wash, Feb. Is.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-02-16
THE HORSE.

Through the kindness OF J. C.
Shorno of this city in presenting us
with a copy of date February I'd OF
the Breeders Gazette, a stock magazine
published in Chicago, we are enabled
to quote the following paragraphs:
A purchasing agent Of Belgian
cavalry, A. Frietag by name, is at pres
ent in the "blue-grass" country Of
Kentucky selecting saddle horses for
export for cavalry purposes. He is ac-
companied by NJ. Van Lchelle, in.
spector Of the Royal Belgian Stud,
who has been officially dispatched to
this country to make an investigation
of the results OF the cross of the
Belgian draft stations on American
mares and also to furnish authoritive
information rs to the classes and
character Of the horses that are bred
here.
The export movement OF horses
from the Union Stock Yards, Chicago.
last week was the heaviest in the
history Of the trade. Since the first
OF January the number bought for ex-
port has steadily increased, until last
week 748 head were shipped direct to
various markets in Europe and Mexico.
Ellis Bros. forwarded consignment
Of forty-two head of coach horses to
England that averaged 800 per head.
They were pronounced one of the
finest collections Of higb-class horses
ever exported from the Chicago
market.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-02-16

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Judge Cation has had his hair cut.
Barber Eastman has grown several
inches in stature since the advent of q
son.
Hans Thomson will loan his horse
if anybody wants to go goose hunting.
Claude Harris is wondering what
his father wants with another house.