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The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-04-07


one Of the questions at issue: that
il. whether | am "mistaking the
cause for the effect" You say,
Mr. Editor, that "high prices do
not make good times"
All men who are now fifty years
Of age, or over, with fairly good
memories, can call 70 mind how
rapidly prices advanced during
those six years, especially during
'63, ga and 80.
Money is the vitalizing force Of
productive industry, sir; and this
large amount liie-giving force 60
ing out into the arteries of trade,
a. it did, lengthene | the lever, see?
And a. result dollars became
cheaper, and products dearer-in
other words, prices went up, and
we had good times-"rapidity Of
exchange" Is there anything
nnscientific, unphilosophical or it,
logical in that conclusion?
Again | must notice the arrogant
and hypocrtical assumption now
put forth with so much apparent
zeal and anxiety for equity and
Justice, that all these various forms
of paper m0ney-"substitutes' p
Was IA "debased and dishonest"
currenc! and only resorted to "a.
q war necessity
But where was old honest money
(?) gold, during all these years OF
trel and conflict to save the Amer
lean Union?
Tryant, traitor, and coward that
it always is, it hid itself, or worse
vet, went in league with foreign
elni,saries forming the gold board
in New York in December, 1861.
something we had never had before
in America-to cripple the govern
ment i'll every way possible, and
thus aid jeff Davis and his south
ern confederacy.
The Greenback, the flag" Old
Glory" and the boys in blue are
Americans all going together to
save our republic from disruption
and our government from disgrace
and dissolution.
Gold, Anglo American Shylocks
and bonds are British; all working
together to enslave, rob and plum
der American wealth producers.
But, in these modern times Of
partly iealty and partisan bigotry
they appear to like it and are get
ting just what they vote for and
what they deserve.
"a war necessity indeed! for the
sake OF the arguement let US admit
it; then | ask, may not peace have
its necessities just as we'll as war?
May not the same medicince--green-
backs---that supported the boys in
blue and put down the rebellion,
giving us prosperity, "high prices"
and "good times right in time OF
war, have the same effect, if given
in the same proportions give US
prosperity, "high prices" and "good
times" in time Of peace? If not,
why not?
And who would be injured in
any way? Why, no one except
the "legalized robbers, as Senator
Oliver 2. Morton called them, and
the man whom honest old Abe
Lincoln said SHOULD have their in
fernal heads shot off"
All of these various forms of
paper issues were paid out for war
material and in paying for the
clothing, food and salaries of the
nations defenders-"our boys in
blue"
will now give the amount of
each issue retired or taken up in
the six years.
Totol issued in 1866 $ 49s, 1862 3O7 80
Page. Title of issue.
10 Treasury notes of 1850 10000. 0CO.0 90
15l ., " 1861 1864. $4,000
1,3 Old demand notes 59,749,s So. 25
15l Scvcn-thirties 13s, 949, 200. 90
l5 United States notes sl,Gs5,OO9 Is
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-04-07

A MULE is stubborn, but no one
ever accused him OF being talented.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-04-07

my heart seemed to beat as fast as it could,
and felt like fainting. My heart beat 1870
or I25 times minute. went to the doc
tor he gave me medicine, but it did no
good. | thought l had to die. Every
night when l went to bed l feared l would
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-04-07

PROFESSIONAL politicians and
bossism should be relegated to the
rear.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-04-07

THERE is no light but truth.
The truth will make you free.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-04-07

THE man who does not think
for himself is not good American.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-04-07

EsTRAY A small bay man
white hind foot, heavy name NJ
weight about $40 pounds, six al
years old, colt following her sam 5
No brand visible. Please csl 4
property, pay costs and remows
premises. JESSE Glsi
Residence 5 miles west OF city.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-04-07

GET off the old party dung hill
AMI be a man.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-04-07

Cream OF Maize and cooked
faxed rice are both very delicious
and dainty breakfast foods-try
them. F. Bossong & Co.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-04-07
With pleasure I
write to let you know
the great benefit I
have received from

your medicines and self treatment at
home,' writes Mrs. A. Flackus, of Dairy
klamath Co., Oregon. when you kindly
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-04-07

Sam Jones uttered the 81"
epigram we ever heard wnvl
said choice determines CHAR
and character determines deV
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-04-07
WHAT IS COSTS.

A comparative statement of the
costs of the last three legislative
sessions of the Legislature is
shown by the following:
For 1899, Rep. house $6O,9S3
For 1897, Pop. house $55,615
For 1895, Rep. house $66,341
The statement for 1899 does not
include the 81 800, extra voted to
senate employees.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-04-07

Get your dinner at the Albany
restaurant.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-04-07

The total issued during the six
years amounts to the enormOu, sum
OF 1886, 7O5,27z.59
| know that it will be asserted
by the Ananias professors, their
tune raises ami all OF the little
popiniay parrot claquers, that these
were loans and not money.
TO all such | reply, that what
ever our American congress de-
clares to be a legal tender in the
payment OF debt and taxes was
intended for and is money without
any regard to the material used
whether metal or paper or wether
drawing interest or not. Reader,
note carefully that all Of these
various issues were made a legal
tender excepting the certificate Of
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-04-07

To cure felon mix an ounce of
asofoetida in boiling vinegar, dip
the finger in frequently.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-04-07

will first give the various kinds
OF paper money issued each year
from 1861 to 1866 inc!usive-aix
years.
The act OF March ;, 1863, made
the one, two and three year notes
legal tender to the same extent
as United States notes.
The act OF June 80, 1864, made
the seven-thirsies legal tender to
the same extent.
Page Title Of issues.
10 Treasury notes OF leo l00I0,ao0 10
Il5I l-6I 3is',8i33I
Total issued in Eel ls.isg 743 "a
Isl Treasury notes Of l'dl -6,s73,9' LGo
ij3 cid Demand notes 5000 90. w
ia -even.thirjies OF f-Gl l2-,7.G,3J0 20
III Cnted States notes 9s62I.O 900
tl9 Certificate OF Indebtedness 1851 979 IL
l5s Temporary loan d6.4793-i ~
Total issued in loG2 "a 6ll -, 70
Isl Treasury notes OF l16l l,522OO
ljI 5eycn-thirtics OF l-6l l7,263, 5000
III United States notes 25l ,2to 900 %
l59 Certificates OF indebtedness l57 ,fs,2lIyZ
lj9 Fractional currency 20I94 $3.50
los empOrary loans 1l3,22 ,A6-.2l
Total issued in los col III % l.
IL United states notes .6,i20,o70o0
lj3 Certificates OF Indebtedness l6a.l7',U-O 20
I6l One year notes i540O'0oO
tCl I tVo vear notes lf6 $50 " q. 10
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-04-07

Some people YOU d like to
others regard them as gooo
great, who are not willing y
anything to deserve such este
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-04-07

KIRK WHITED,
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Will practice in all the courts
state.
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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-04-09
Scraps

Joes the largest monkey of the mem
agerie, saving away at the cello with
bow in hand. Several of the smaller
monkeys were in pastures of surprise
and delight at Joe's performance. |
had omitted to lock the door Of the
monkey room, and that accounted for
the intrusion on my sanctum,
Highly entertained, | stood for tina
a silent spectator, until seen by a lit
tie monkey, which notified its fellows OF
my presence with sharp cry. In a
twinkling the animals dashed from the
room, Joe, minus cap, spectacles and
pipe, bringing up the rear and CAREFUL
ly closing the door behind him.
Upon entering the house | found all
the monkeys safely ensconced in their
proper room and looking as innocent as
lambs, while the old ringleader was
snoring and apparently sound asleep.
From this occurrence the idea of trying
to form an orchestra of monkeys came
into my mind for l we'll knew that such
a troupe, even if it produced anything
but melody, would be a strong attrac-
tion.-Youth's Companion.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-04-09

a large fortune. Various inventors have
tried to improve on it. and one of these
improvements was TO increase the number
of hinges on the lie from two to three.
l have read in the papers that If you
wrap a chunk of ice in a newspaper be-
fore dropping it into the refrigerator it
will last longer No doubt this is true
but last summer l had about ten letters
from an Indiana woman who wanted to
copyright or patent the idea. Another
woman had lead pipe run from the re-
trigerator through the floor and wall to
take the drip away and let it moisten a
flower bed. and she thought the idea
ought to bring her $4,000 a year. A Mary
land woman, who was replacing a broken
pane of glass with her hands, run short
of putty and used some soft blue clay
to exc out the supply. She at once applied
for a patent on her idea. A farmer in the
same State discovers that a plank left
lying in the hot sun will warp at the ends.
He turns the plank over and discovers
that it VIII warp back again.
There are some surprises on the other
side, however. A man who invented an
article which is bringing him royalty of
5000 a year came to me to secure the
papers only after he had offered his in
vention to Tom, Dick and Harry at any
price. He would have been rejoiced to
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-04-09

sub. Then he pointed from the glasses
to the slate behind the bar, and re-
lapsed into a state of utter indifference
for my feelings, suh.'
He meant that you were owing
him." l queried.
THAT was undoubtedly his mean
ing"
And no more drinks without the
cash down.
Exactly, subj
1T was an embarrassing position"
Couldn't have been worse, sub
couldn't have been worse. | had to
down the water, sub, and ask Kurnel
Baines if he didn't think Old Kentucky
whisky was losing its flavor, and he
had to down the water and reply that
nothing less than twelve-year old
whisky ever fingered on the tongue.
The embarrassment of it, subtitle en-
barrassment! And then / go in with
you to-day and am fully prepared to
show by my attitude that the relations
are strained, and by CAD, sub, you be-
come interested in a tly-trap and never
notice anything unusual, even when
the person behind the bar shoves the
orange-peel at me and l turn my back
on him!"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-04-09
MONKEY AND VIOLIN.
Dan Rice, the Snowman, Describes a
Funny Scene.

1t may surprise many persons to
learn that monkeys, despite their clev-
erness, are not enduringly susceptible
to the influences of higher education,
for infinite is their innate depravity.
| found them ready enough to learn,
but persistent in refusal to display their
knowledge when required to do so by
their patient teacher This peculiar
side of monkey nature was forcibly
impressed on me when | tried to form
an orchestra, or string band, among
them.
We were in winter quarters, and as 1t
was my custom to devote my spare
time during the cold term to tanning
and training wild animals for the next
season, had family of monkeys con-
fined in an apartment adjoining my
reading, smoking and music room.
One morning upon entering the cot
tage my ears were greeted by the sound
of my cello. ] paused, wondering what
visitor had provoked my rich-toned in
strument to such unseemly dscord
Then l approached closely and through
a window saw laughable scene.
Seated upon a chair, with a smoking
cap on his read, spectacles on his nose
and meerschaum pipe in his mouth, was
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-04-09

81 ured. and & M a. 80 discharged.
Isn't this licensed cruelty! Then there
is the cruelty OF SO wickedly under
paying female labor as to make 1t In
possible for girls to keep themselves
without sin May the sin Of it come to
their masters! There is the poor scam
stress, the weary shop girl. the over
worked governess, the underpaid type
writer and the over-worked journalist
women, mark you, of refinement and
education, but who have to slave for a
mere pittance; and then, if they want
any of the refinements and pleasures OF
life betting their years, they have to
turn to sin, and are condemned, because
they are SO wretchedly underpaid.
This is the worst form of Licensed
Cruelty-a form that will inevitably be
found to bear fruit even to the third
and fourth generation.
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get $lG0 for it. Thirty days after his pa
pers came he could have sold his rights
for 100000 in cash The inventor of a
car brake slept with tramps in st. I,ouis
begged on the streets of Chicago. and was
almost frozen to death in Buffalo. He Of
fered his invention over and over again
for $40, and he finally found a man who
gave him an old overcoat and 50 in cash.
The patentee could sell out to-day for
several hundred thousand dollars When
you hit good thing there is money in it.
but there are plenty of patents to be
found stored away in the garrets. The
man who gets the craze. as it may be
called, never gives up, and the same thing
may be said OF a women. | have had
more or less correspondence with Mich
igan woman who has been trying for the
last fifteen years to hit it off. Her first
appearance in public was as discoverer
She discovered that when the family ink
had thickened up It could be reduced with
vinegar Then she invented a second bung
hole for cider barrels, so as to have one
on each side and save rolling the barrel
half over. Then she discovered that am
monia would soften well water, and she
thought a fortune was within her sight
Her next invention was a paste to stop
cracks and crev.ces and she followed that
| with the discovery that a slippery elm
poult.ce was good for a boil. | had a let
ter from her a month ago in which she
told me that she had invented a ffve-Ieg-
ged milk-stool and a new sort of candle
stick, and any day now / may get let
ter from her to prepare the papers and
hustle them through the patent office be-
fore anyone can steal her ideas"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-04-09

THE CAR BRAKE INVENTOR.
dictions. Close upon his heels followed
a woman who had solved the bed bug
problem and hoped to make a million dol
lars out of it. She had found that soft
soap and common black pepper, well
mixed and applied with a brush. would
make the pesky insects turn up their toes,
and she shed tears of anger and d.sap-
pontment when 1 tod her I could not
push the case. The man VINO wanted to
patent chalk mark of the floor didn' t
come to me- and probably existed only IN
imagination, but l have had cases almost
as bad, and so has every other lawyer III
the business. In the boxes on that shelf
1 can show you letters from people who
want to patent q new way of frying fat
pork, feeding a motherless calf or driy-
ing pig 10 market.
There is much that is new and much
that IS old. 1t is one of the curious things
that so many people Will fall upon the
same idea, and each one work it out as
original. There is a uatent cork screw on
the market for which ! got the papers
Before one of them had been made five
other people invented the same thing and
applied for papers. Not one of them had
seen or heard of the article. Now and
then a man will steal an idea and try 10
make use Of it, but it seldom benefits hin.
Most applicants for patents are honest
enough. but they have queer ideas and
are way behind the times For instance
patent oil cup used on machinery has
been out for a dozen years. An OHIO
farmer who had never seen more than
two or three stationary engines in his life.
and had certainly never seen one OF the
oil cups referred 10. invents Il over again.
Most of the patent tools are invented by
men who are anything but mechanics.
and the chap who invented and made SO
oo1 out of the breakdown collar button
was never known to wear a collar in his
life
You have right to improve on a pat
emit article, you know, and some very fun
ny things come out of it. One of the big
gest manufacturers of reapers and now
ers in the world paints all his machines
red. Two years ago l was asked 20 get
r4ie papers for an Improvement, and the
Improvement was to paint them blue.
There is a patent kitchen refrigerator in
market which has brought It's inventor
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-04-09

haps twenty callers at the office, and
every letter and caller has something to
do with an invention. l don't know how
many people in this country are racking
their brains day and night to produce
something new, but am sure the number
runs up into the thousands. 1 have a feel
ing of pity for such folks. as not one idea
out of fifty proves of any value.
II don't have to strain my memory to
recall all the queer cases you'd have space
to print" continued the lawyer. MY
very first one was sumner. You are
probably aware of the fact that a saw
will sometimes bind while being used on
a log or plank In such cases a little oil
or grease is used. The remedy is as old
as the saw. and that takes you back a
good long time, but my first client was a
good old farmer from Pennsylvania who
had rubbed cross cut saw with talloW
candle and wanted to patent the idea.
When I refused to take his case he grew
very indignant, and as matter of fact
he spent 500 in good hard cash before he
dropped his scheme to benefit mankind.
Then there was a woman from the same
State who wanted a patent on a discov-
cry which would save the world millions
of dollars every year. She claimed that
red wooden rags left about the barn and
corn crib would scare rats and mice away
and the quantity and value of the corn,
wheat, oats, rye and barley saved for the
market every year was all figured out. l
believe she consulted five different patent
agencies before she gave up.
Perhaps you would open your eyes if a
5ypn in on viii q IN
kill off every mosquito in the land on a
certain day. There was 4 man here with
such a science less than a year ago, and
he wanted patent on it before shutdown.
His idea was to build several million bon
fires and burn a powder which he had
discovered was a, sure thing, and it took
me three or four days TO get rid of him
and his enthusiastic assertions and pre-
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-04-09
A FAILURE IN ATTITUDE.

After the Major and l had emerged
from the saloon in which we had taken
friendly nip together he laid his hand
on my arm in fatherly way and
asked:
May inquire, sub, if you noticed
anything unusual while We were ce-
menting our friendship"
mo. nothing" I replied
Did the demeanor of the person
who served our drinks strike you as
appropriate to the occasion?"
Il saw nothing out Of the way
and was there nothing in my atti-
tude to excite curiosity"
81 observed nothing. What was
wrong?"
We'll, sub, the relations between
myself and the person who mixed the
cocktails are strained, suh-very much
straired-and wonder you did not no
tice it. 1t seemed to me that my atti-
tude betrayed the strain, but perhaps
you were TOO busy"
What is the trouble, Major?"
ut happened last Chewsday. On that
day met Kurnel Baines on the public
square, and after we had shaken hands
I said:
Kurnel, will you do me the hon
ah?'
Most certainly he replied.
I'VE locked arms in brotherly way
and proceeded to the saloon in aues-
ton.
What is it, Kurnel?' I said.
Whisky straight he replied.
Il nodded 10 the man behind the bar
and he set out two glasses. sub. Then
he filed those two glasses with water.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-04-09
REcoNcILED,


I used to kind O. think I'd sort o. like to
settle down
An mebhe quit this farmin' an enjoy
house IN town
An clean furg.t the atmosphere Of IVORY
an of toll
That seems to settle round you when
you're tillin' of the soil.
I'VE aried It an I'm satisfied. I'm golu'
home agin.
Compared to all them snow drifts country
mud is slick an thin,
An when the fuels gettln' low twill do
my feeiins good
To know the ak is handy fur to chop
load O. wood.
I'm goin' home agln; out where there isn't
any law
To keep a man from sittin' down an watt
. in fur q thaw.
/ used to think twas hard to spade tho
ground: but / dunno.
It's easier diggin' garden than It Is to
shovel snow.
I'm goln back to where the pantrys aIlu4
fun O. pie
An the bacon from the rafter Is a-hangin'
not too high
Where all you've got TO DO Is lift your
rations from the peg.
An the hens don't want a nickel every
time they lay an egg.
Washington Star
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-04-09
QUEER FOLKS.
The Men and Wouen Who Discover and
Invent.

'In the twenty years have been in this
line" SAID the patent right lawyer, as he
laid aside business for a few minutes. L
have met with some queer things, as you
may guess. have heard it said that all
inventors were crazy. l don't believe that,
but I'm certain that the great majority
of them are queer. I receive about one
hundred letters per week, and have per-
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-04-09
SIZE WAS WAITING

Niece-When do you think is the best
time to marry. Aunt Mary?
Maiden AuRt-The very first chance you
get.--New York Evening Journal.