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The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-02-21

To demonetize silver in the whole world
then, according to this estimate, would be
to abandon considerably more than one
half of our stock of precious metals used
as legal tender money. In support of the
bimetallic standard as against the single
gold standard l append the names of the
following gentlemen, whose knowledge Of
the science of finance has never been CUES
toned and who have coincided entirely in
their opinions on this subject: Alexander
Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, Albert Gal
latin, Thomas Benton, Daniel Webster,
John c. Calhoun, Of this country; and OF
Europe Messrs. Wolowski, Courceiles Sen
euil, Seyd, Leon Fauchet, Prince, Smith,
Jevons, Cernuschi, and Bonnet
One of the most trifing objections that
have been made to the re-esiablishment Of
the silver dollar is its weight and cumber-
some nature as a coin, and visions of wheel
barrows and railroad cars for the transpor
tation of coin from debtor to creditor seem
10 agItate and bewilder our friends Of the
opposition as they contemplate the probable
action OF Congress. hear no complaints
from them OF an overabundance OF minor
coins, however, nor do complaints reach my
ears concerning the annoyance OF this por-
ton OF their currency from our English
neighbors, and yet the tons OF metal
that can be absorbed by England or the
United States in this subsidiary coin
age, with hardly thought of lis
enormous bulk, is somewhat surprising.
The weight of the English fractional cur
rency, according to Jevons, in bronze coin
is as follows:
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NsNUS Ss.50.

Mr.. Carr, President of the Kansas Pa
cific railroad, when before the Congress
sional Committee, having under consIdera-
tion the matter OF compelling the Union
Pacific to pro rate with the other Pacific
roads, stated that owing to the discrimina-
tions OF the L. p, the Kansas Pacific for
some time carried passengers from the Mis-
souri, river to Cheyenne, for two dollars and
a half less than nothing-they transported
the passengers free, and paid $3.50 piece
for the privilege Of doing so. Getting tired
of this kind of business, they have declined,
for the last two years, TO sell through tickets
at oil
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lMeektp Gimes
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY q, 1873.
DEATH OF JEREMIAH CLARK.

Another Of the pioneers Of Leavenwor;h
has passed away. Jerry Clark,-as he was
fSmiliarly known to al! the old settlers in
this vicinity, and, indeed, to nearly all in
the S;ate-died OF Bright's disease Of the
kidneys, and a complication OF other dis
cases, at his residence on the South Espla-
made, in this city, at ten o'clock on Sunday
morning last, after long and painful i'll
ness.
Mr. Clark was born at New Providence,
New Jersey, on the Sth of August, lS2l, and
was, therefore, at the time of his death, in
his ffty-seventh year. He left bis eastern
home when he was nineteen years OF age,
and after some ten years spent IN other
parts Of the country came to Weston, Mis-
souri,, where he lived for two or three years
In 1854 he was OF thecompany that came
out from Weston TO found the city OF Leay-
enworth, and he then put up the first house
built on the town site, The timbers ior
this building were framed, and everything
made ready for putting together, at "es-
ton, and Mr. Clark loaded it upon a RAFT
and foated il down to this point, where he
unloaded it and set it up, as the beginning
of the new town. This building is still
standing on Walnut street, two doors west
Of the Westminster. church. Having settled
here at such an early day
he was able to acquire property which
subsequently became very valuable, and he
was, at one time, quite wealthy, but owing
to his liberal and generous habits he diet
comparatively poor. He was one Of th'
most opcn-hearted Of men, and was willin:
to divide his last dollar with friend il
need. lie was liked be eyerybod.
who knew him, and NJ
man in the state had fewe
enemies. Mr.. Clark spent number o
years in the government service, in variou
capacities, and during Gen. Grants frs
term was postmaster Of Leavenwertl
for about three years. He was man O
upright habits honest and Conscientious il
his dealings with his fellow men, liberia
and free hearted in everything
and generous to fault. He wa
well-known to all the people of Leaven
worth, as one of our best and most highl
respected citizens, and his death will b
mourned by the entire community.
The funeral will take place from the fam
lily residence, on South Esplanade, at te
o'clock this Tuesday morning.
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table, which came DER the spirit of our
dreams" (of inance) in 1873 and con-
tinued (as shown) in 1874, 1873, and
1876. The ratio OF the increase had bern
nearly uniform, but the price f. II from 60.
pence per ounce in 1872 70 Il pence per ounce
in 1876, and is now about 81 pence per ounce.
There is rat in this meaI' other than
production, and il Is iegiSi1iioa, for in 1878,
Germany, enriched by the war indemnity
France poured in golden showers upon her,
forgot her Bible, which reads -
Two are better than one because they
have "A good reward for their labor. FOR II
they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: Dut
woe to him that is alone when he falieth /;
for he hath not another TO help him up
Ecciesidstcs, iv, -io-
and tried the experiment of trading of her
silver coin and buying in enough gold for
her coinage, initiating England in 1916.
The Latin union as it is called formed in
1865 to fix the ratio of gold and silver and
To avert the threatened fuctuation in the
two metals, caused by the influx of gold to
Europe from California and Australia
composed OF France, Belgium, I'aly, Switz.
erland, and afterward Greece, in self-de.
fense restricted their coinage of silver, and
IAdASS JbAlSu IA oh
slaught upon this muca-abused metal. The
result is what the foregoing tables set forth
This union lasts, by the terms Of its organ
ization until 1850, and If re-eniorced by th'
United States will have the power TO retail
its double standard OF legal tender coin
BY the terms of its organization also non'
OF the nations composing it caH demonetiz
either metal until 1880, which will give IL
time TO confer with them, if We wish, as Il
the ratio which ought to exist between gol,
and silver. The following extract iron
The American Almanac, by \. X. Spoford
Librarian of Congress, gives the condi
ton OF their mint restrictions:
By the terms of the monetary league be
| tween France, Belgium Italy and Switzer
| and, no government has the power 10 de
| mOnetIZe silver OF change the common mou
\ ctary unit the iiVe franc piece before tn
\ year 1850. The following table exhibits In
| maximum amount of silver money to b
| coined for each Of the nations which are pai
| ties to the league in 1877:
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-02-21
A Determined Suicide.
rHays CITY Seutinel.l

Last Wednesday afternoon the town of
Ellis was thrown into great excitement BY
the report that John oyer, an old resident,
had committed suicide. Investigation
proved this report only too true. Tired
with this life, lying very low with consump-
ton, and worried, it is said by domestic
troubles. he killed himself, and in a man.
ner most horrible to contemplate. He was
left alone in his house and bed Wednesday
afternoon in company with his fve-year old
daughter, and there in the silence of his
chamber, devised scheme for Kidding HIM
self of a material existence. Calling his
little daughter to his side, he bade her
wheel up baby carriage standing near,
and with her assistance succeeded in taking
down double barrelled shotgun hanging
over his bed. Placing his feet and the
stock Of the gun in the baby carriage, he
cooked it, placed the muzzle in his mouth,
and with an an iron poker succeeded in
reaching the trigger and sending q charge
OF shot crashing into his brain. Death fol-
lowed instantly. Neighbors were called in
and listened to the child's story and decid-
ed that coroner's inquest would be unnec-
essary. The funeral took place at three
O'Clock Thursday afternoon.
John G1er was q native Of fGermany, aged
about 4S years, and came to Hays from
Oneida County New York, in 1867. At one
time he was county commissioner from Big
Creek.
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AN UGLY QUESTION.

Chicago is puzzling her brains over the
problem OF how to run her city government
without money. Her treasury is empty,
the Supreme court has decided that she
cannot legally increase her Indebtedness,
while the collection of the taxes due cannot
be enforced till next August. 1t looks as
though they would have to invent some
way to get around one or another OF these
ol-, oclaS
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The weight of the entire English cuIren-
cy Is approximately:

1 feel perfectly satisfied IT, at if silver is
remOnetized, Notwithstanding the immense
weight Of the metal in circulation, a great
many of our citizens may be found who,
with prospective change Of possession be-
fore them, can be induced to obey the scrip
tural injunction OF "Bear We one another's
burdens"
Thus far We have dealt with this question
on the ground OF our adversaries, all the
time conseniing TO their oft-repeated asser-
tions that the four hundred and twelve and
a-half fgrain dollar would not when remone-
tized have the purchasing power of the gold
dollar or anything like il, that the enor-
nous product of silver in the last few years
had permanently deprecated it. / see
from Their speeches that several learned
Senators are advocating dollars of 42O
grains and dollars of 435 grains and every
other kind of dollar than the old monetary
unit by which We have measured our con-
tracts for nearly a century, (for the old sill
yer Spanish dollar from which ours was
copied was the favorite coin OF the colonies)
and l have set over against their: cry OF
counterfeit dollar" "debased dollar"
'ninety-two-cent dollar the .puffed-up
dollar" the overland dollar" and the IDOL
lar Of one hundred and ten cents"
Nothing csn be clearer, nothing seems to
be better established BY a multiplicity OF
authorities than that when silver is discard
ed as legal tender metal it confers an i'm
mense abnormal power on gold, and, If all
discussion on this subject was at an end and
the money gamblers Of the world were con-
fident that gold, and gold alone, reigned su-
preme, the rise in its market price would
be sharp and decisive, and even a. it is to-
dap who can answer this question: What
is the real price of gold-dollar coin? |
urge reconciliation to pFerent, as much as
it lies in the power of this Government, the
inevitable future increase and fictitious
value Of gold under single gold standard
l urge remonetizationt prevent, If poss-
ible, at least SO far as it lies in our power
the enormous, unnecessary, and cruel de-
struction of value when by demonstration
ten, fifteen-ay, tuenty per cent is taken
from the market value of five billion seven
hundred millions of silver coin and bullion.
every ounce Of which is representative of
accumulated labor. In addition to this
sum Of the mined metal, think, too, of the
vast store of silver ore in our country OF
our western mountains scanned, ribbed and
belted with veins OF untold treasure, that
lacks only labor's magic wand to loose, that
in its flow it may bless and enrich the
whole world.
When / say legislation rather than ore
production is responsible for the deprecia-
tiOn of silver, do not say that production
is not in part the cause of the decline, but
that legislation is the greater cause. A
brief review Of the legislation had in Eu-
rope and America will prove Ito candid
mindsl NV assertion to he frua I tbipt
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-02-21
TWO DOCTORS EQUAL TWELVE
OTHER MEN.

In his decision releasing Miss Dickie, OF
New York, from the Bloomingdale insane
asylum, where she had been wrongfully
confined for seven years, Judge Brady re-
ferred TO the somewhat curious fact that
the decision Of a jury OF twelve men is re-
quired to deprive a person of liberty for
crime, while the certificate of two physi-
clans only is necessary to immure one in an
insane asylum
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,,I0,OOO,VO

Gold coin 800 0OOO
Silver coin l,t00,000OO
lin western world of coin in the
East, mostly silver......-....... 2,IoO,O0o,OoO
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NOE OIR KANSAS CENTRAL

The st. Louis and Kansas Central railroad,
talked about by the St. Louis papers, is not
tie Kansas Central road, running west from
Leavenworth, but is line projected from
st. Louis, 10 strike the eastern boundary of
Kansas somewhere inCrawford county, and
to run thence in as direct line as practi.
cable, to the western portion Of the State
1t is designed for "feeder" to the St. Louis
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-02-21
UNDEr GOLD AND SILVER. POPULATION.
UNDER SILVER SYSTEM.
He WOn'G Accept.

PAoLA, Kan, February lS.-Major B.
F. Simpson, of this place, whose name was
sent to the Senate last Friday for L. S.
Marshal Of Kansas, has telegraphed to
Washington that he positively declines the
appointment. This is the second time L. +.
Simpson has declined the Marshalship Of
Kansas, one of the fattest offices in the
state. During the last three days congratu-
lstory letters and kilograms have been pour
ing in on him from every direction and he
has been inundated with applications for
deputyships. Letters from some Of the
strongest menin Kansas urged him to accept,
but the Senator cannot see it in that light
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-02-21
ADMITTED.

In the report of the proceedings of the
United States Supreme Court We notice
that Henry l. Herman, Esq, of this city,
was admitted to practice as an attorney and
counsellor of that Court on the 18th inst.
]. c. Hemingway, Esq, formerly OF Leav-
enworth, now OF Salt Lake, was admitted at
the same time
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-02-21

DEsPoyDESCY, if allowed unchecked. will
often produce a morbid condition, 20 that
the least unsatisfactory affair that happens
will swell into terrifying proportions. The
mind being warped often in parts torpidity to
the boz all of which more fiequently is the
effect 0finaction of the liver than from any
other cause, and by resorting to simmons
Liver Regulator the mind will often find
relief with the body
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-02-21
POrcinc Mortality.

Hogs are dying off again in this vicinity
of disease somewhat unlike anything
with which they have been afflicted before
Blood is vomited and discharged by the
bowels freely, and death follows within a
few hours. We learn also that hogs are
dying off rapidly along the Usage in the
south part OF Linn and north part of Bour-
bon counties
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-02-21
Harper County.
Wichita Herald

The tide of immigration now flowing
into this new county is a very large one.
Every day nearly, We note the passage
through this city of immigrants from tie
East bound for Harper county.
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An gndeGasigable Worker.
Phillips County Hcrald.I

Col. Phillips is proving himself to be a
most indefatigable worker in the interests
OF his constituents. His postal savings bank
bill, should it become law, will establish
a thoroughly safe and convenient deposit
for the surplus change Of those who are for
tunate enough to Rave any, and his speeches
On the financial question meet with the un-
qualified approval of the western people
The Colonel will be his own successor
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-02-21
The East Getting Scared.


The immense emigration to Kansas of the
better classes of people has thoroughly
alarmed the Eastern newspapers. They
are afraid that there will not be enough
persons left to fill the county officers
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Again, / desire that silver should be re-
monetized, because We very largely control
the market, because we can produce by the
application Of labor that which many other
nations can procure only by the legerde-
main of trade
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-02-21
AT THE CONFERENCE,

Gortschakof is said to have intimated to
Derby desire that the United States be in
vited to send a representative to the Baden
Congress, and the British Minister OF For
eign Affairs is reported to be entirely agree
able to the suggestion. The cabinet had the
matter under consideration Yesterday
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-02-21
KEEP OUT OFIT.

The Chicago papers think this country
should have nothing to do with the coming
congress at Baden. We think so too. 1t
is Baden-ough for us to get along with the
congress We have, without flying to another
that We know not of,
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-02-21
nropped Dead of Heart Disease.


\ man by the name of Torrance, whose
home has for some time been near the head
OF ives: branch of Fall River, Just over the
line in Butler county, dropped dead day
before yesterday Of heart disease
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-02-21
Scarcity Of INSTRUMENTATION.
- Ii

Several immigrant teams passed throug h
the city during the past week, notwith-
standing the roads are muddy.
Owing to the bad roads, fuel is getting
rather scarce in this CITY.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-02-21

Council Grove Republican-Democrat.l
What this county stands more in need,
to-day, than of anything else in the way of
public buildings, is a good Jail.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-02-21
Improvement. at Howard City.

The coming spring and summer will wit
ness the greatest improvement in Howard
that has ever occurred in any town Of this
section during one season. 4 large number
OF new business houses have been project
ed
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-02-21
A Big Hog. Also a Big Story.

The biggest hog ever killed in this coun-
ty was butchered on the farm of l. o. Say
age, on Thursday last, the 9TH inst 1t was
Of the Chester White variety, and from the
most reliable date ob;ainable, her assests
were as follows: Lard, $50 lbs; sausage,
175 lbs; two hams, so lbs; two spare ribs,
so lbs; head-cheese, 25 lbs; total, 66O lbs.
Besides this two barrels Of soap. And the
hide will make two pairs of large sized
horse blankets.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-02-21

teen changes, and the rate never fell below
or rose above Per cent.
The gold and silver coin and bullion
supposed to be in existence is variously es-
timated, but the following has been stated
as the approximate amounts:
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-02-21
They Must Pay Up.

ny HuUlI 1IIIItSI
The amount of taxes due Usage county
from the St. Louis, Lawrence 4 Southwest
ern Railroad Company is S2,lSS.70. The
company has been notified that it must be
paid, or there will be trouble.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-02-21
$500 FOR $500.

To any one sending us $500, We will
send THE DAILY TINES Tor FIVE years, and
a new No. > Wilson Shuttle Sewing Ma
chine, latest style, which sells everywhere
Tor $500. Ey this means you can get the
machine al its usual prize, and the best pa
per in the West for five years free, being
$500 for $500:
No. . Wilson Machine, new ........s45 90
DAILY TINES, five years.............. 40 90
both for $500.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-02-21

CHARLES +. JENKINS has issued the first
number Of the Phillips County Herald, at
Phillipsburg, Phillips County, a bright,
neat looking little sheet, which seems to be
well patrouized.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-02-21
II,iD,WO,OO

For use in the arts and eoin-
gold ..-..-..---.....- s5,sJO,NO, 900
For use III the art and colin
siIyer.................. $3.50. ... 5eOs, ,c00, 600
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PILES!

| How many suffer torture day after day,
/ making life "A burden and robbing existence
! of ali pleasure, owing To the secret suffering
| from Piles. Yet relief is ready to the hand
| of almost any one who Will use systematical-
| ly the remedy that has permanently cured
| thousands, SIMMONS LIVER REGULATOR, is
no drastic violent purge, bat gentle assis-
L q tD.I
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-02-21
KANSAS ITEMS.

Emi.ranss TO Northwestcrn Kansas.
Frankfort Record.
Several emigrant wagons were in our
streets yesterday.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-02-21
CONSTIPATION!

SHOULD not be regarded
as "a tTifiing ailfnent-in fact
nature demands the utmost
regularity of the bowels,
and any deviation from
this dernaud paves the way
often to serious danger. II
Is quite necessary to remove
impure accumulations from
the bowels as IL Is to eat or
sleep, and NO health can be
exp. c:cd where n cOstive
habit % body prevails.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-02-21
The Central Branch.

1t Is now pretty generally believed that
the Central Branch railroad will not build
to Beloit, but will go by way of Jewell City
to Cawker, and it is reported that the com
pany have ordered preliminary survey Of
that route, vita a view TO building at once.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-02-21

tKinsley Republican,


A large number Of solid Pennsylvanians
are expected here during the coming week
to prospect for the future.
A new town has Just been located in the
ge geographical center of Hodgeman county,
% miles northwest of Kinsley, by the Ken
lucky colony, called Morton City The col
ony will start for the new colorado, March,
lQih
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-02-21
POWERFUI. Nld.ENCE,

The Chicago Tribune remarks that Sena-
ter Conkling's eloquent silence on the silver
bill carried conviction to many doubling
listener
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-02-21

lSmith County Pioneer.l
Pork is altogether too low to justly the
farmers in selling now.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-02-21

TABLE SHOWING THE 'HANGEs IS THE THREE
SYSTEMS DECIDED By Law, AND IN AEEY-
ANCE SINCE ISL.
From Linderman's Money and Legal Ten
DIR
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-02-21
APPROVED.

Bayard Taylor's appointment as Minister
to Germany is approved by the press OF the
country, almost unanimously.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-02-21

The Graphic announces ths. Charles
Francis Adams will positively not be can
didate for Pope.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-02-21

And also a table of fluctuations from 1920
to 1875, being the price per ounce OF stand
ard silver in the London market in pence,
for each year:
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-02-21

But concedipg all this ii would be expe-
dent for the.debtor to inquire whether he is to
be the least benefited by the proposed full
and unlimited demonstration of silver.
We will treat of this further on, after
quoting another anti" "dollar-of-the- faith
ers" authority, (Dr. Linderman, director of
the Mint who says on page ia of his
book entitled Gold and Legal Tender:
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-02-21
TI:E DEAD POSTsFF.
EY REV. 7. =. BUTLER.

As shadows fall across a sunny sea,
As tempests break above a smiling vale
As nipping frOsts on blooming LOw'r and tree
Destroy the charms OF wooded liIi and dale
And winiry winds awake mournful
50 gloom and sorrow fall on The brightest
hearts,
And signs Of grief are borne on ey'ry gaze.
And pent up feeling sorrows fountain starts
When one like PIo Moro from this world
departs.
The stormy sea is shadowed DER to-day,
Where rolls the bark that bears the cross on
high,
The saddened seamen feel the binding spray,
And sinking hearts with wanes Of sorrow
sigh,
The white-haired Pilot lies in slumber
The blessed rest of men who nobly die
Beside the helm he laid him down to sleep
And Angels-siars OF heaVen-their loving
yiglis keep!
The countless fields where Gospei-seed was
sOwn
erich and fair beneath the seasons smile /;
In fresh young worlds the saving seed has
Despite the serpent's hellish hate and guile,
And happy hopes of harvest beam awhile.
But near the plow the weari'd Tiller lies
His wither'd hands are ciasped to ope' no
more
No more from Mother Earth our Pope shall
rise
Till Time shall cease on earth, and mortals
reach the skies.
~.
Eternal rest TO him-the Pontir- King
Who sleeps to-day beside the hills OF Rome !!
May countless choirs OF earth and heaven
sing
A Requiem some, and some ga welcome
homer
A welcome meath the everlasting dome
Where God shall Pio's lovely soul endow
For ne'er again midst pillows binding foam
| Shall Pio Mono raise his bleeding brow
| He died beside the helm,-he rests in heaven
| now.
| ST. Johns Church, Feb. l3, ISIS.