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In order It avoid Oeluya. on account of personal absence, letters and all comirui nlc4tl->ns for The- VIRGIN IAN-PI lAJT Should not be addressed to n:.y llulivlUu.il connected with tho ofllce but simply to The VIRGINIAN AND' P1LUI PUB? LISHING COMPANY. TWELVE PAGES FRIDAY. JUNE 23. ISM. money: monopoly: trusts. Trusts, 1n this country, and tho com? bines and associations growing out of them, with the avowed purpose of abol? ishing competition and establishing monopoly In nil trade and business, have only recently become an active and defiant factor In human affairs, es? pecially In the United States. In other countries, trusts were a power before they were even looked upon with favor here by tho most greedy and domineer? ing of capitalists and tyrants of indus? try; and yet the tariff was In full force 1n this country from the first ad .vont of Republicanism to power (In 3861); and tho situation during the war, and for years after the war, was ex? ceedingly favorable to -working this scheme of taxation for all it was worth tor private aggrandizement. Obviously tho time was not ripe for ?this prodigious advance of monopoly 'nnd its forces. The tariff was only a etcp towards tho exclusion of competi? tion and the entrenchment of a general monopoly. It only extended to exclud? ing foreign competition in certain ma? terials, manufactures and products, and es such. It came to re-enforce that per? version of the patent-laws, whereby capital seized patents and made them operative toward monopoly and against competition. They were undoubtedly the first steps toward Die present de? spotism of the money p ?wer, which thus prostituted the revenuo of the Federal Government and the rewards of Inven? tion to the sordid and most selfish poll cles Of enterpriser-.- . The so-called national 'bank system .?was another step in this direction of monopoly. The competition of State hanks and all other financial Institu? tions was excluded from these subsi? dized "national" concerns by Ihe in per cent, tax, and by ninny exclusive favors In the law; among which is the practi? cally free furnishing of these pet banks 'with so-called national hank notes to f)0 per cent, of their capital deposited In U. S. bonds In the Treasury, upon "Which bonds full interest was and lr, paid to the national banks, and they pay no lnteresrt on tho said l'? per cent, of money loaned to tho banks by the Government. Yet even these enormous advantages, conceded so freely and exclusively to capital employed In the monopoly of a patertt to the manufacture of i ? r tain goods, and to banking, with the exclusive privilege to issue notes of cir? culation in loans lo the people?even these did not so fortify and arm capital to venture on its grand coup of trusts and universal monopoly. Home trade was largely mastered through the tar? iff; homo manufacture was put to tri? bute through the patent-laws; and hanking and currency were controlled by the national banking act, the 10 per cent- tax on State banks of Issue, and the association of so-called national banks; but It was not until this mon? ster of engrossment secured tho passage of the demonetization act of February 12, 1878, that it dar. d to defy State and F?deral power nnd to openly nt tempt to enslave all trade and business. Now money is its thrall. Silver is thrown over and excluded from ecmpc tltlon with gold. The yellow metal is exclusive redemption money, and the solo monopoly of ihe money-trust, which thus sprang full armed to bully, Intimidate, coerce and crush mankind, unless there shall be unconditional sur? fender or a fierce fight. Who cannot see the situation as it now stands revealed? The trusts and combines are all subject and auxiliary to the money-trust; this trust or combine runs the banks and controls their issues and operations; the Treasury, through Mr. Gage, acts in concert or subordination to the banks, their association and the men of capi? tal, i. <?.. the money-trust, our specie, paper nnd circulation being all under tho exclusive direction s of the same men. Cold rrtono-metnlllsm and monopoly of speeir. silver demonetization and monopoly of paper money and currency, money contra? lion ami control, all con? centrated In one trust; a solidarity of power and money all dependent on the act of 1st:'., nnd the continuance in pow? er of the Republican party, which is the'bond-slave of the Money Trust, and its progeny, it is the apotheosis of money; its absolutism. OUR POLI I iCAL BLOCKADE RUN? NERS, William 3. Bryan is the despair of all mere polltl dans, as he is the hope and faith of ail true American patriots. And, strange as it seems, it is all be cause .Mj, Toy.in is so different from the stnnitrd models always on view as statesmi n and public characers. He is not at all like Henry Watterson, for instance, of K< ntucky. How the hitter reminds all beholders and hearers of Artemas Ward, the genial showman, when once examined as to his qualifi? cation to serve his country: "I ain't got no principles," cheerfully responded the genial sh iwman; I'm in the wax works!" It is enough to say that Mr. Bryan Is not in tho wax works, although Mr. Watterson nnd his type of patriotic publicists believe with Mr. Ward that principles are not necessary for wax works, even when these populars works shape political noses and platforms "warranted to suit." Mr. Watterson, In his amiable and affable style, considers it all "a deal," not more important than a horse trade, and less interesting than a horse race, or a game of euchre, with no more at/stake than the otllces and what they may Imply to men "on the make," and involving no more con? viction than the merits of a game of base ball. It Is bad form, according to the Watterson cult, to consider public affairs, parties, platforms and politics, seriously. And to think of Mr. Watterson conde? scending to stride and advise Mr. Bry? an, and taking the Democracy playfully by the car and Jeering at them. In his best Louisville manner, ns a set of amusing, but silly nincompoops, for fol? lowing Bryan and the platform of lS'JC, instead of him and his little tin pocket figure of his notion ot the Goddess ot Liberty at that "wee, sma" hour, nyont the twal," when he Is at his best in singing: "We won't go home till morn .ing,?till daylight doth appear." Kentucky, In the older days of Daniel Boone and tho long rille, and even in the later days of Henry Clay, used to have men of sterner stuft than wax, or wax ?workers; who were sometimes in earnest, and even confessed to convic? tions in opinion; and they believed in "hard money," too, as distinguished from national hank notes and other shlnplastcr currency. In those days, indeed, .a lot of fellows who shouted "gold, gold, gold," to the disparagement of silver, and talked grandly of bonds, shares a.nd corporations capitalized at great sums, chiefly water, for the pur? pose of robbery, were apt to become acquainted with tar and feathers; and It would probably be better for the old State to-day if she had the old "hard money," State hanks, silver dollars, no trusts and no national bank notes, with thlmhlerlng promoters and annuitants. But -when Watterson and other clowns and court jesters, together with a lot of solemn Pecksniffs by way of contrast, set up as a conclave of ora? cles for Democracy, with bankers' clerks and the type-writers of million? aires scattered around, in disguise, as prompters, guides and philosophers, the Virglnlan-Pllot grows weary for it? self and sorry for the committees per? manently ailllcted with such cankers out of office. A QUESTION OF ART. Mr. Thornton Rollins, of Baltimore, has offered to present to that city a public, fountain for one of its parks; but tho donor also accompanied the proposed gift with a design for the fountain. The city art commission, however, has fi It constrained to advise tho Park Ri ird that the design is un? lit artistically; and there the matter stands. Ah an alt] to outsiders to com? prehend tho situation, \ve quote Mr. Rollins, as t lows: "The design of the fountain was the best of a number Bub mluted to me by the leading marble dealers of Baltimore, .and 1 am not prepared \ > > ,y that 1 will go to the trouble lo l ivc :he design altered to suit the Ideas of the commission." Perhaps Mr, Rollins might so far compromla ? ni :?> submit the matter to the arbitrntl in a committee of stone? cutters and bricklayers; for though the fountain has a mouth, It can hardly be culled a gift-horse. The art committee, at all events, might have shown more, art in dealing with the difficulty, NATURAL LAWS. What do Iho advocates of "natural laws", mean by denouncing the sharp? ers of Wall street for swindling, nnd calling for strict enforcement of the statute and common laws against iho swindlers. These sharpers, Ignoring other laws, follow the laws of their na ture, and take ?very possible advantage that their natural capacity and dispo? sition to lie and cheat can furnish., It is both Inconsistent and unfair to de? fend and Justify the millionaire bulls and bears In their schemes, and then demand severe prosecutions of the smaller operators, who do no worse, if half so 'bad. There is a screw loose somewhere, In either the moral or mental make up of gentlemen who so confidently urge i "natural laiws," or 'Uhe laws of trade," or "the laws of finance," &c, as the j sufficient and only proper rules and regulations for special interests. In which they are concerned, directly or indirectly, an;l yet Insist on stringent statuses and urosecutions in other cases. It raises tho suspicion that these gentlemen are anarchists for them? selves, as they are also exclusive and close corporators of a socialism and communism. As we have warned these sages that their trusts will force the people In self-defense, to a communistic commonwealth, so wc warn them that their "natural law" leads directly to an? archy. The assumption that a few may do as they please, while all others are to be held fast in a law of subjection to these few, is one that can't stand, cither In reason or force. IF THE WORLD WERE BIRDLESS. A French naturalist asserts that if tho world should 'become birdless man would not inhabit it after nine years' time, in spite of all tho sprays and ? poisons that could be manufactured for the destruction of Insects. The bugs and slugs would simply eat up our or? chards and crops.?Philadelphia Record. The Record may have overlooked the fact that, in thus volunteering to ex? cuse, or explain, defend or justify birds in the scheme of existence, it only took up one link of an endless chain of in? quiries. If the Record can thus tell us so well why birds are. It can pro? ceed: Why bugs and slugs? Many phil? osophers have attempted to satisfy ful? ly this very natural curiosity into na? tural history, but all have failed. Wash? ington Irving got ns far as accounting for flies ns the necessary food of spid? ers, but he could give no rational wherefore for spiders, unless they were designed to keep down a plague of flies. It Is true that a lame attempt has been made to aid Irving by reminding us that the spider played a part In rescuing Mahomet from his pursuers by weaving a w.eb over the mouth of a cave in which the prophet had taken refuge; but what was the good of that? Arc Turks desirable? For that matter, there is less renson for tho only reason? able being than for any other creature. WHY TELL FOOL LIES. The rapid evolution of a lie Is Illus? trated In the statement that ex-Oov ernor Altgeld, of Illinois, is Mr. Bry? an's campaign manager. That there Is no such officer in the Democratic organ? ization, nor in the employment of Mr. Bryan, nor ever was, nor ever will be, i;> of no conseciucnce; 'but when Mr. Bryan and ex-Governor Altgeld ap? peared at the Louisville conference, it was suggested by a Hannalte organ that did not dare go further, that Alt geld would make a good campaign manager for tho Democracy in 1900; Mr. Altgeld about that time having re? signed a. commibtceship in connection with the party work, the Republicans and billy bynum-Hannaltes at once breveted him as Democratic campaign manager for 1000; and since then every Republican and assistant Republican sheet has announced Altgeld as Bry? an's campaign manager. Next bulletin will bo that it is fully agreed hy all the Democratic, leaders, except Bryan, that billy bynum, for President, on the Cleveland platform of 1S92, is the program for next year. ALL RIGHTS MENACED. Tho witnesses appearing before the Industrial Commission now In session at Washington, aro piling up evidence mountain high against tho trusts and other great combines. Tho only defense so far offered in behalf of tho prac? tices of these conspiracies to destroy competition and establish monopoly, is that it is "business," and that all "bus? iness" men and corporations pursue the same or similar policies. Tho testi? mony is conclusive against these mam? moth agglomerations of power and cap? ital, and there is no question that un? less slaved in their career, 'they will defy government by hook or crook, nnd destroy nil personal liberty, except what they reserve t>> themselves and transform Into despotism. Labor, ma? terial, capital, production, commodity and all persons and things concerned in these, are study falling Into the hands of the trusts, and unless some stay bo put L> their proceedings, no? body outside of the trust conspiracy Is secure in life, liberty, property, or pur? suit of happiness, or free living or labor. England, which is a free trade country, was the birth place of trusts, and, according to population and wealth, there are mare trusts in free trade England than in protective tariff America. Again, It Is well enough for those who talk bo glibly about a protec? tive tariff creating trusts to remember that the two moat gigantic trusts in the i'iiited 'States arc the Anthracite Coal Trust and the Standard Oil Trust, and y, | there Is not a cent's worth of tariff on anthracite coal or on petro? leum.- Hnrrisonburg spirit. Any, monopoly, whether by a patent, or exclusive ownership of tho produc? tion, or material, or copyright, or tar? iff, or embargo, or any other means? I all equally promote trusts because they j put an end to competition and tend to a sole control of the article or coihmo I dlty of sale. CUT THIS OUT EXAMINATION QUESTIONS OJV THE? ?IPJKIlSCGr COURSES J_VlRGINInNTlLOT'S__ HOME STUDY CIRCLE WILL BE PUBLISHED AS FOLLOWS'. LITERATURE?Thursday and Friday, June 22nd and 23rd. ART?Saturday, June 24th. HISTORY?Sunday, June 2Sth. GEOGRAPHY?Tuesday, June 27th. GOVERNMENTS?Wednesday, June 28th. Cut out the examination questions for each course, as they appear in the VIR? GIN lAX-i'l LOT on the dales named above. DIRECTED BY PROF. SEYMOUR EATOM r?._EXAMINATIONS__?*=^ These examinations are open to all students of one or more ot the courses. Candi? dates will be Riven three weeks in which to prepa ? their answers. Certificates will be granted in each course to students whose examination papers meet the approval of a com? mittee of examiners. Mail all papers to THE HOME STUDY CIRCLE, VIRGINIAN-PILOT. Mark all papers "Examination." DIRECTIONS: Write with Ink on white paper and on only one side of each sheet. The name and address of the candidate should be distinctly written nt the top of each sheet of examination paper. Candidates writing upon more than one course should mail their examinations in separate packages. Mail the sheets without roiling and with as little folding as possible. See that post? age is fully prepaid. The names of successful candidates will be arranged in three groups ac? cording to order of merit. (1). Excellent, (2) good, (3) fair. EXAMINATION On Course of Popular Studios In Literature. NOTE?In this paper forty questions are set. No candidate is to write on more than two questions in any one of the fifteen parls or subject heads, into which the paper is divided. CHAUCER?THE DAWN OF ENG? LISH LITERATURE._ 1- Give a summary of the reasons ad? vanced in the lesson why Chaucer should be held In honor and why Iiis works should be read and studied. 2. Give it brief account of the main known facts of Chaucer's life. 3. Dr. Egan calls the "Canterbury Tales" a "vltascoDe of life in the four? teenth century " Explain and Justify this statement. C AXT ON?T H E OLD PRINTERS OF WESTMINSTER. 4. Gl\"e an account, so far as the les? son in the course provides you with material, of the development of the art of printing In Europe in its early years. 6. Give a brief account of Caxton's work as a printer in England. TRANSLATION OF THE ENGLISH BIBLE. 6. Make a synoptical table, giving names and dates only, or the principal translations of the bible Into English from the earliest times down to the present. 7. Describe fully the part taken in the work of translating the bible into Eng? lish by John Wycliffe. 8. Write notes, explanatory, histori? cal, etc., on the following translations: (a) The Bibla of Miles Coverdale. (b) "Matthews' Bible." (c) The "Great Bible." (d) The "Bishops' Ribic." (c) The Genevan Bible. (f) The Rheims New Testament. 9. Briefly ? epitomize the principal facts concerning the translation known as the "authorized version" of 1611. SPENSER?THE ELIZABETHAN 10. Show how In the reign of Eliza? beth English scholarship and English literature were Influenced by (a) the revival of classical learning; (b) an Imitation of Italian scnoiarship and lit? erature. 11. Give an account of Spenser's life, emphasizing particularly his relations with his friends. 12. Give some account of Spenser's works, in particular the "Faerie Queene." Ill'NYAM?THE PURITAN ELE? MENT IN EARLY LITERATURE. 13. Prof. Minis in the lessons says: "Milton. Cromwell and liunyan were purltanism Incarnate." Explain this statement fully and Justify It. 14. (live an account of the "Pilgrim's Progress" (If possible from your own reading) nnd stale what you conceive to be Its elements of power nnd Its claims to be considered a masterpiece of lite? rature. EARLY ENGLISH ESSAYISTS. 15. "The essay of the eighteenth cen? tury was typical and characteristic of tin- age."?Prof. Denncy. Justify this statement. Who were the principal essayists of the early part of the eighteenth century? Who of the latter part? Give some account of the essays of these two sets of essayist.-: re? spectively. From what sources mi y the essay of the early half of the eight* < nth century as a form of literary at't be possibly derived'.' 16. Describe and compare P.acon and Emerson asl essayists. Show how their essays differ from those of the eigh? teenth century essayists. 17. Give as full an account, as pos? sible of the English essayists of the early part of the nineteenth century. Classify them Into groups and assign to each group as far as possible its dis? tinguishing characteristics. THE FJRST GREAT ENGLISH NOV? ELISTS. IS. Dr. Eagan makes a. distinction be? tween the romance and the novel. What is this distinction? Justify the distinc? tion In the cases of the works cited by Dr. Egan. Justify it in the case of "Robinson Crusoe," which Dr. Egan classes ns a novel. 10. Write brief notes upon fa) Rich? ardson, (b) Fielding, (c) Smollett, (d) Sterne, (e) Goldsmith, tf) Miss Rur? ney, both with regard to their lives and lo their works. As far as possi? ble from tin: knowledge conveyed to you In the lesson, give critical estimates of the works of these authors, respec? tively. FIRST HISTORIANS AND FAMOUS HISTORIES. 20. Specify and account for some of the differences to be found in the qual? ity of the work of great historians. 21. Give accounts, descriptive, critical, etc., of the historical works of (a) Hal lam, (b) Hume, i.1 Macaulny, (d) Froude. (e) Carlyle, (f) Justin .McCar? thy. (g> J. R. Green. 22. Describe as fully as possible the place in literature held by the histo? ries written by (a) Clarendon, (b) Bur net, (c) Gibbon, (d) Robertson, (e) Milman, (f) Buckle. WITS AND HUMORISTS OF ENG? LISH LITERATURE. 23. Give a synopsis of Dr. Hun Us dis? cussion of tile differences between wit and humor, botli us to qualities, and as to objects. 24. Mention some of the chief humor? ists of English literature, and with each humorist mentioned name the work In which the humor of tho author mentioned Is most characteristically found. DE QUINCEY?EARLY PROSE MAS |_.. TERPIECES. 23. Estimate so far as yoti can De Quinccy's position in the world of liter? ature. 20. Give an account as full nnd graphic as possible of De Qulncey as an opium-eater. GRAY ? CRITICAL STUDY OF GRAY'S "ELEGY." 27. Detail in your own words tho chief facts of Gray's life, dwelling particu? larly upon (a) Uie circumstances of Ills early life, (b) his education, (c) Iiis friendships, (d) his scholarship, (o) his character and habits, (f) the produc? tion of his poems 23. (a) Give an account of tho moan? ing and purpose of the "Elegy" and of the ways in which this meaning and purpose are effected. (b) Quote any lines or stanzas that you think to be of nccullar beauty'or power, (c) Ac? count in your own way, using your own words and thoughts, for the marvelous reputation nnd popularity which this poem has enjoyed. In your opinion is it in any way losing In reputation nnd popularity? THE LITERARY CLUBS OF LONDON. 29. Give in your own words as full and Interesting account as possible of "Johnson's Club," or the "Literary Club," ns It Is more properly called. 30. Write notes, descriptive, historical, etc.. on (a) Tho '?.Mermaid Club," (b) Will's Coffee House, (c) Button's Coffee House, (d) The St. James" Coffee House. 31. Give a readable account of the history and influence In the literary world of tho "Athenaeum Cl'jb" of London. TOLSTOI?REVIEW OF RUSSIAN LITERATURE. ?.2. (a) Give a brief account of the "three periods" Into which, according to Dr. Parrott, the history of Russian lit? erature may be divided, (b) Write a brief note on Pushkin and slate the position he holds in the hi'jtnry of the development of Russia:i literature. 33. "Gogol is the Russian Dickens."? Dr. Parrott. Explain and justify tills statement. 34. Give- ;is full nn HCCOUIlt as possible of the lifo, personality and character of Tolsloi. ?Givo-romo account?of the wiTrlts other than novels that Tolstoi h"S writ? ten. Give also an account of Tolstoi's religious nnd ethical doctrines. IBSEN?REVIEW OF SCANDINA? VIAN LITERATURE. "Ct. Stale succinctly Ibsen's position In Scandinavian literature and in the literature of the world. 37. Write brief notes on the following topics: (a) Old Norse literature; (b) Hoi berg, the father of modern Danisli literature; (c) Oehlenschlaeger, the npostle of the romantic movement in Scandinavian literature; ol) the devel? opment of an independent national Nor? wegian literature distinct from Scandi? navian literature. CHARLOTTE BRONTE. 3S. Write a general note descriptive of "Ibsen's social dramas." 39. Give in your own words an out lino of the story of "Juno Eyre," with? out note or comment. 40. Givo the substance of Prof. Gates' criticisms of "Jane Eyre," especially with reference to the following: (a) Tho character of the lovemaking be? tween Juno Eyre nnd Rochester. Was it always natural? <l>) The lack Of humor In the novel, the unvarying in? tensity of Its tone. (Compare in this respect "Juno Eyre" with the popular novels ot tu-day?say Anthony Hope's.) (c) Tho strength of the story. In what characteristic was it strong? (d) The romanticism of the Plot of the story. Did this romanticism approach the melodramatic? C??KE, CLARK & ~C 0~ SASH, DOORS and BLINDS. Cabinet Mantels, Tiling and Grates, Fine Builders' Hardware, Paints, Oils and Glass. 84 commercial place. _87_roanoke ave._ IRWINS EXPRbSS CO 218Water St., Phone 6,Either Phon? We haul anything to and from any? where in the <hree cities. Special facilities for hauling Bafc?, Boilers. Furniture and Pianos. Lola filled and fllllne wanted. VITAL ISSUES The Prosperity is Among the Pre-' ferred Creditors. A Very Ter?? mid Cogent KxpoHlKon of Iba Vltul lasiio? or the Day -Tile Crime of < r lines New York, June 21, 1899. To the Editor of the Virginian-Pilot: Dear Sir:?You are right. The "pros? perity" is among the "preferred cred? itors," who have legislated all the ! values of the country Into their own greedy, remorseless hands. THE ONLY WAY is to keep HAMMERING away on tho CRIME of CRIMES of the cen? turies. The morally purse-grand and pompous worshippers of ( the Gilded Age, or Raul, cannot howl down that CRIME with their "honest money" cant. We must show the stultified, over? awed and yet sullen masses of the peo? ple their wrongs and the remedy. Yes, we must make THEM FEEL a. sense of their wrongs. It will not do to Bpllt hairs and indulge in academic argu? ments any longer. That Is Just what the worshippers of Raal want us to do. Bryan made one great speech against "the Crown of Thorns" and "the Cross of Gold" equal to Patrick Henry's "lib? erty or death." Since then he has join? ed the academics and doctrinaires. Ho seems to apologize to the people for being an agitator. Wendell Phillips had a different plan of reform. He warned these gamblers in futures that some of them would be taken out and hung up. Jackson threatened to hang them. No, Mr. Editor; we must light tho devil with lire. I have been through the fiery furnace here In Wall street since '7:t, but, so help me God. I will light unto the end. The CRIME holds any number of woes nnd curses. I have seen, myself, hundreds of my friends go down in the maddening competition to buy the 200-CCIIt dollar. They gave up everything In the tierce struggle. Tho CRIME cheated the producers of ?0 bil? lions of money In as many years with "gold prices." nnd we ere still selling to Europe at gold prices. Cotton selling at four cents! what a farce, what a tragedy! Iron selling at ten dollars a ton. and in '9B it was down to live. Such great properties as the Tennessee Coal and Iron Company barely able to exist on Its great production, when with free silver and lien al thirty dollars a ton the stock WOUld he worth $350 a share. We are told the people like low and falling prices. Just wait till these mon? ster tyrants get the upper hand for good, and they will Und that If they can buy a suit of clothes fur live dollars they will have to work for a dollar a day to do it. What have the musses ot tho people to expect from these re? morseless plutocrats, who glory In the secret assassination of silver? What have thorn to expect from the crime of 'Til? I can tell them: more curses from the Pandora's box: more contractions: more "falling prices": a 260-ccnt dollar: a virtual money famine, and more deg? radation, in which they will, many of them, become "degenerates." The con? sequences if that crime are pitiless, nnd cause the devils in hell to rejoice. I remains. Mr. Editor, Faithfully yours. ET.'GENE BLOODGOOD DEERE. Warm Words of Com? mendation from a well-known Method? ist Minister. "t HAVK KNOWN DU. FIREY A ROUT NINE TKaKS while living In Roanoke City, HE HAVINO PRAC? TICED IX MY FAMILY l>t:KING THAT TIME WITH SKILL AND SUCCESS. 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