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proved over and over again that the
profit on national bank notes is very
small. AS the banking business is open
to all. why is there not rush to enter
an occupation where a man may 'dou-
Bile his money in a fortnight?
1t says that the banks, by expanding
and contracting their issues at pleasure,
may Control the prices OF all prod
ucts." Changes which the banks may
make in money volume have about as
much effect on prices as the tears of
Populist have on the level of Lake
Washington.
It says that the greenbacks have been
Struck down" so that the people may
have to borrow s34e, 900, 900 somewhere
to take their place. The greenbacks
were not disturbed at all, more's the
pity. This is the only weak point in
the bill, but that is no reason why any
body should lie about it.
Passing from negative to positive. one
joy to any lunatic asylum. We are to
have free coinage at 16 to 1, and these
coins are to substituted, dollar for dol
lar, for the national bank notes" AS
the silver thus coined would be the prop
erty of the individual mine owner, we
should be interested to know how he
is to be made to give it up to the holder
of the bank note. which is then to be
destroyed. After that we are to have
paper money and lots OF it, maintaining
"a stable money market and a stable
price level"
To this pass come the dabblers In
financial fancies. They have gone stark,
raving mad. and no longer pretend to
maintain even the outward appearance
of sanity. The American people have
not the patience to listen to any discus
sion of this outburst of financial de-
lirium tremens.
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Minority with n Question Mark.

Gov. Rogers has said something for
ninst" tho controlling OF the minority in
this state. We wish TO inform the gov
ernor that there Is a great big minority
60 I'm this state that will not be con-
trolled. They are thinking for themselves.
as the governor viii find out II he un-
dertakes to dictate to them. The whip
was flung IN the Washington state con-
veution In 1SgS, but when election day
came the voters did not think It worth
their while TO go to the polls, but stayed
home. as some candidates did when the
time came They might do II again.
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There seems to be no rea sonable doubt
that the bill to encourage and build up
our shipping interest will pass at the
next session Of congress. The people
are in favor of it. East and West, farm
err and manufacturer and tradesman.
The expressed hostility Of Matthew S.
Quay, rejected applicant for senator
ship, and the bowling free traders offer
the only audible opposition.
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Good in the Subsidy Mn.


The national benefit resulting from tho
passage Of the shipping bill viii be in
definitely greater than any Individual ben
eft can possibly be. The only place where
the United States is weak il upon the sea.
and the passage OF this bin will give us
strength where we are weak.
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New West Coast Trade.
While putting out poison for squirrels
and other pests. the farmer should also
load up his gun or do something in prep
aration for the visits of itinerant ner-
chants. Dealers In the country towns
viii pay for all damages Inflicted on this
class OF pests.
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Mr.. Pingree says he didn't say he was
Democrat 1t would save time and
printers ink If Mr.. Pingree should hold
a hot potato in his mouth for the rest
of the campaign.
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one of Natures Meaner Men.


How long the mills will remain closed is
wholly problematcaL or at least known
only to those who are on the inside OF the
game At present. however, John W.
Gates is said 20 be ore ~ the most de
splsed az men on Wall street because o.
this action.
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All Roads Lead TO Nome.


The Nome rush r. on and Il Will nearly
II not quite. equal the Klondike exodus
The merits Of the new country Will be
known by fall. and II It Is as represented
the travel that way next season viii be
something unprecedented.
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The Philadelphia Record says that
free silver Is dead" In view of the
fact that Mr.. Bryan only left off talk
ing yesterday, would it not be safer to
say free silver is in state of suspended
animation?
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A GUARANTEE.

The Post SnfeIligencer hereby
guarantees fts advertisers n bona
ace paid circulation. Daily, Weekly
anA Sunday, doub1e that of any
ether Newspaper published I'm the
state Of WashinGton. Advertistng
scntracts will be made subject to
this Guara ntee.
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Barker and Donnelly are as good
names as any others for the purposes
of scattering column.
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Utilizing the Sugar Beet.


A much larger area has been planted to
sugar becis than last year. on account Of
their feeding qualities. 1t has been dem
onstrated that they are a fine feed for
pigs and fattening hogs.
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The st. Louis Globe Democrat has an
editorial on THE Romance of Corn"
1t would seem as IL 1.-THE Romance of
Rye might be more popular in that
section.
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Lieut. Hobson is coming home, but It
is not stated whether this Is Hobson's
choice
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No 1T, no pay. Also Gentlemsns
Shirts. Wholesale and retail manu-
fscturers OF Ladies' underwear.
With Mark Ten SUES japanese ana
Chinese Curios Store. Give W .
trial
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\ reading of the proceedings of the
Sioux Falls convention shows that no
mistake was made by the managers
when circus tent was engaged for the
sessions Of that extravagant gathering.
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The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1900-11-10

hardpan and forty feet of clay and
the whole surface is as dry as tin
der, how can any one feel the damp
ness, consciously Or subconsciOusly.
Mr.. Latimer, OF Cleveland, engineer
| and railroad manager. is fully con
WINGED of the power of the rod to
| find water, and assigns it to cleo
| tricity. He may be wrong in his
explanation, but the fact exists that
in the hands of certain persons the
divining rod indicates water.
| At a recent meeting of the Sclen
tific society, of Victoria, b. c.. thiS
matter was discussed. Instance al
ter instance was adduced OF the find
ing of water. But perhaps the springs
could have been found just as well
without the rod. No, they could not.
A physician owning an estate O.
twenty-five acres. sought water. Sc
curing the services of an eXperinn cod
. Iwell-digger, he chose the most likely
place for a we'll. A hole thirty feet
, Ideep was dug and exploration was
continued for thirty feet more ny
boring. No water was found. An
other place was chosen and dril!el
) sixty or more feet - still no water
t The owner was much concerned
= Without water his beautiful place
would be worth little. One Of his
n workmen persuaded him to try
), "water-witch.
d Here is water" she said. as th'
D rod turned in her hands. And here
S and here They put stakes where
l. she indicated and found them in line
d You will find water she said an.
r where on that line within twenty
IS feet
l. The found it at sixteen feet.
d. On a neighboring property-aDou
d l. two acres of level land - the owne
n had sunk two wells to bedrock will
Is out finding water The woman locate
n. channel midway between the tw
II wells, small stream Of grave
If through which water slowly oozet
ot This woman says that when d chit
e. s.,c noticed man going abort wit
III | the forked stick. She initiated hir,
a. found the rod to move in her hand
n when crossing a brook, and amuse
il herself in her play with it's perform
as :nces. In after life, a married WI
10 IRAN, buying a place on which W9
is Iro we'll, her childish play recurro
e. to her memory. She tried the RI
a and found it moved at certain spot
re and there the well was sunk. ST
X does not make business of firdin
or water, but is willing to accOmOda'
her neighbors.
ut At the meeting above mentioned, I;
re English gentleman visitor, W
present who had discovered his ov
ID rover a short time before. He M
ng bought a place in California 4
he which there was no water. BORN:
IL. were made to depth of $40 feet,
nj vain A water-finder turnel up III
"a water was found at one hundred fee
Of The gentleman. curious, took the r.
90, into his own hands. 1t turned V.
al, orously, and since then he finds b
'ti own wells. So strongly is the pow
he developed in him that the rod W
,ut | turn over a bucket of water A tie
ng was made. A pail of water w
- placed on the table and the ro
ex- present, which were peach, cher
len and poplar, turned in his hands al
len dipped into the bucket. Others tri
of markedly, with others feebly, w
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1900-11-10

most not at all. With one man
the rod turned not down. but Dp, to-
ward his face, Water on the brain
suggested somebody = personal an
tipathy to water" thought another.
To test for electricity wire w.s
connected, but no result followed
Two persons. each holding prong,
joined hands. If individually they
had no power, there was none con.
Jointly, but with those in whose hands
the rod moved they tried alone, ii
moved when they made the joint test
This suggested some kind OF current.
so rod was divided at the intersec-
ton, the severed parts tied together.
1t worked Just as well.
| All the rods employed We're OF liv-
Ing wood, though some had been cut
for fortnight. To test dead wool,
two walking sticks were tied en2h
to a prong. The sticks We're 5fasrei
and the rod held over the water. There
was no result 1t seemed as if contact
OF the living hand with the living
wood was necessary. But then when
wire was tried it operated DIS vjgOr-
lously as the living rod.
Every precaution was taken to pre-
went receptions. No intentional de-
ception was possible, for it. was an
honest investigation into a curious
phenomenon. AS for unconscious de-
ception, sharp eyes were ready to de-
tect any movement of the muscles,
and the bending of stick as THICK
, as mans forefnger until it broke
would certainly have required move
ment of the hands.
Here is something which we do not
understand. Electricity is a wor1 t.
Iconjure with. 1t is a common habit
Ito refer everything which is beyond
r us to that potent force. But calling il
: by that name or any other force. But
/ calling it by that name or any Other
Q name-"magnetism vital force,
i etc, explains nothing In the case O.
|. Ia. waterloving tree like the willow
i one might fancy a slight attraction
h to the water in freshly-cut hraltcl
/, but an attraction strong enough, wheG
S lresisted. to break the branch, that Il
d too much. And then what attraction
y to water would there be in a pief'
} Of wire?
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FOR NEWS, TAKE THE BEE.
Sheldon Notes.

Sheldon, Mont, Nov, 8
All Johnston has returned from MS
trip through Washington. lie has
taken up a fine claim IN IL Cnlvilla
Indian reservation.
J. f. Stuart has recently refused
1000 for his ranch.
j. " Harrington received very IA
vorable reports IN regard to the pro
gress of his son, Johnny, whom he
has recently placed in the state school
for the deaf at Boulder. The church
services announced for next Sunday
have been postponed unit! Nov. 10.
at 3 O'Clock sharp.
A literary club has beer organized
the first meeting to be held Sat':r
day evening, Nov. II, at the school
house. Mrs. Merritt, Of Dubuque
Iowa, will spend the Writer with her
daughters, Mrs Johnston, Mrs
Churchill and Mrs. Metcalfu.
FOR NEWS, TAKE THE BEE.
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THE OWNING ROD.
Evidence Of the Efficacy of the Haze'
Fork in Locating Water.

FORK IN Locating Wa'S''
At the mention of the divining rod
wise men smile. The believer IN It's
efficacy for any purpose, except TO
swindle simpletons, is looked upon
with pity, says writer in the Chl-
cago Journal. The cyclopedias,
which are fair index of current opln-
ion among cultivated men, uniformly
condemn it. Chambers expresses Its
establishment that any one pre-
tending to scientific knowledge should
believe in the occult powers attach
ed to the magic wand" Appleton's
American describes the rod as IAN
implement used by pretenders to DIS
cover water or materials hidden IN
the ground. The experiment being
tested by digging, if water is found
it proves the genuineness Of the opera
ton; if water is not found, some
thing else is, to which the effect is
attributed. The Britannica does not
dignity the subject by any notice
nor does Cassell's.
In time past the rod has been
called upc-. to locate hidden treasure
to indicate metalliferous veins and
to point out criminals. it can &c
none of these things, and the attempts
of charlatans to have it do these i'm
possibilities is probably the groune
of it's bad reputation. 1t is not sur
prising that men in the middle ages
attached great Importance to the rod
They saw that lodestone attracted
iron, that amber, when rubbed, lifte'
particles. That mysterious aftin
tiles should exist in other material
was not an unreasonable supposition
Nor is it an unreasonable suppose
ton now. But the divining rod .
witch hazel or any other wood canno
find ore deposits nor hidden treasure
Much time has been given and nue.
expense incurred in following opera
lions over the mountains in the mir
eral regions in search for gold, 81
yer and copper. Disappointment ha
followed the pursuit. Wise men n
longer invest money in that way. II
safe to set down the man who pre-
tends to find mineral lode, with
forked stick, as a fraud. Don't hir
him. Let him find ore at his own G!
pense; there are plenty Of takers fc
any good vein.
But while speak SO positively abol
ore finding with the rod - the MOI
SO because I was once taken in by
divining-rod copper finder must a
NIT that when it comes to tlndln
hidden springs the evidence for tt
efficacy of the rod is overwhelmin
DR.. Rossiter W. Raymond, an en-
nent authority on mining, read p
per before the American Institute
Mining Engineers several years ag
which endeavors to be non corlmitt5
but which yields to convincing tes
mony. That experts carrying II
rod find water he cannot deny, b
suggests that there must be feelil
of dampness subconsciOus often
which guides the expert. This G
PLANTATION will answer if the hidd
spring be near the surface, but VIII
the water runs under thirty feet
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Trunks and VdIiSeS

Our best attention is given to this department and
large stock of fancy and staple groceries the best
advantage of quantity discounts giving customers
discounts on large wholesale orders.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1900-05-04

The lease in question was not lease
simply of the ores-a particular part of
the common property, but a lease of an
undivided one-third of tract Of land:-
the Homestake Mining Claim, including
an undivided one-tLird Of the ores there
in. We And nothing in the New Jersey
case that, in any degree, supports petit
toner's contention.
Prospective Damages. Petitioner cites
several authorities to support his con-
tention, that the plaintiff could not re-
cover damages sustained, by loss of fu-
turs, prospective profits. The answer to
this is that the plaintiffs action was not
brought to recover damages for loss of
profits which he might at some future
time sustain by reason of being excluded
from working said mine by defendant
but to recover damages for the loss Of
profits which he had sustained by being
prevented from W orking said mine dur
ing the term of his lease which was then
past. That he could have made large
profit by working said mine during said
term we think was clearly shown by the
evidence as we pointed cut in the former
opinion.
The petition for rehearing is denied.
/ Bonnifield, CD.
/ concur:
Massey j.
Filed April 30th, 1900.
EUGENE HOWELL,
Secretary of State and Ex-officio Clerk
of the Supreme Court.
! Filed with printer for publication
May l, 1900.
EUGENE HOWELL.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-06
CAPE FEAR CAMP, o.. c. ".
Annual Meeting andElection ofOncers
for New Year.

Cape Fear Camp No. 254 U. c.. V.
held its annual meeting last night at
the Wilmington Light Infantry ar
mory.
Commander ]. 1. Nets and COM
rades w. l.. DeRosset, d. S. Bender,
F. w. Kerchner, A. D. Cazauz, w. j..
Woodward, R. NJ. McIntire, P. II.
Hayden, w. ]. Hodges, A. j. Hill, o.
NJ. Fillyaw, John L. Cantwell, 0. A.
Virgins, w. B. Bowden, George w.
Higgins, T. o. Bunting, l.. S. Belden,
w. L., Harlow, Jesse Wilder, DR.. w.
w. Harriss, S. J.. Sneeden, j. O.
Ormsby, DR.. j. C. Shepard, Sol Bear,
r. F. Hamme, treasurer, and Henry
Savage, adjutant and secretary, an
swered to call.
The commander made a verbal re-
port, giving a statement of the work
done during his term, and stated that
the interest in the meeting and general
work of the camp was a source of graf
ification to him, but hoped the interest
would continue to increase.
DR.. w. w. Gather, surgeon Twenty
eighth North Carolina troops was
elected to membership.
Comrade F.. w. Kerchner, for the
committee to revise the membership
of camp reported progress.
The following resolutions offered by
Comrades A. NJ. Waddell and F. w.
Kerchner, were unanimously adopted:
Whereas, The evening Of March 2eth
was made delightful n memorable
to the members of this Camp by a
Smoker given by the Wilmington Light
Infantry in their honor, and
Whereas, We desire to add TO our
individual expressions of pleasure on
that occasion an Acknowledgement of
our obligations as q Camp for such
courtesy and comradeship, it is
Resolved, That the Commander of
this Camp be requested to convey to
the officers and soldiers of the Will
mington Light Infantry our cordial
thanks and our high appreciation OF
their generous hospitality on the even
ing of March Goth, and u grateful
acknowledgements for their kindness
in giving to the Camp the use of their
building for our meetings.
The committee on cemetery lot ad-
vised against purchase and the report
was accepted and committee discharg
ed.
-, A letter from General F. NJ. Parker
relative to the umb who expect to
attend the reunion at Louisville, was
read, also the general order of Genera
J.. S. Carr, fourteen signified their IN
:. tention to go, and all who expect tc
attend are requested to leave their
DdI1SS WlUu MI. IL. T. I1dlllillS ouIihS
the next ten days.
Donations were male to KennesaV
Chapter, U. D. C., Marietta, Ga; Bull
Run Chapter, Alexandria. Ga, ano
General Dabney H. Maury Chapter
Philadelphia
The election of officers for the ensu
ing year resulted as follows:
Communications I. Nets.
First Vic Commanders. w
Kerchner. .
Second Vice Commander>. E
Matthews
Adjutant and Secretary-Henry Saw
age.
Sergeant Major and Treasurer-R
F.. Hamme.
Chaplain-Rev. James Carmichael
D. D.
Surgeon-Dr. J. c. Shepard.
Standard Bearer-Jesse Wilder.
Pension Board@Owen Fennell, chair
man George W. Higgins, l.. S
| Belden, A. G. Hankins, O. M. Fill
/. yaw. - TSD4
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president of the Roya. Dublin Society.
1T Is impossible" said he. mot to
feel deeply the marks OF enthusiastic
attachment which have been displayed
TO the queen and myself By the warm
hearted inhabitants of this beautiful
island, n / most sincerely hope for
QUEEN VISIT .
an early termination to those suffer
ings under which the people have so
lamentably and yet with such exem-
plary patience labored."
A STATELY FAREWELL
Queen Victoria when she last left
Ireland paid her subjects there a COM
pliment as stately as IL was unusual.
So much moved was she by the extra
ordinary demonstrations OF loyalty
hat characterized her departure from
JAMESTOWN that as the royal yacht
passed toward the extreme point OF the
pier ~inclosing the harbor n took her
place with Prince Albert on the pad
dlebox. and at the same time gave or
ders to slacken speed. The paddles
ceased TO move, and the vessel fioated
on, with the impetus that il had re-
ceived very slowly and close TO the
pier, which was densely crowded with
cheering people. An occasional turn
of the wheel kept the ship in motion
and in this way the royal yacht glided
along until after IL a cleared the
pier, the queen acknowledging by wav-
ing her handkerchief how deeply she
was affected by Irish loyalty, while the
royal standard on the yacht was by
her orders lowered in courtesy to Irish
subjects, this unique obeisance on ths
part of a queen to her people being re
peated slowly and in stately fashion
three times in succession.
The Irish people with all their fault.
are such 2 generous hearted race tha
there is every reason to believe tina
lection with which they will greet thei
o-ctogenarian and widowed queen will
be in no sense inferior to, but, on tn
contrary, even greater than on the oc
casion Of her last visit to Ireland, fort,
years ago.