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West virginia Wool Growers' Con-
yention,

Alta large snd respectable meeting Of
the wool growers Ct tbs State, held s!
the court housein Wellsburg on Mon.
dsy, February llth, on motion Levi:
Apple gate wss appointed President and
Lynn Rodgers, Secretary.
On motion the President appointed
Joseph G. Gisi, James Archer and J. {.
Palmer s committee TO draft resolutions
TO express the sentiments Of the meeting.
The committee SITTER short recess pre-
sented the following report which, on
motion, was unanimously adopted:
PETITION OF WOOL GROWERS OF WEST VIZ.
GINA To MEMBERS OF CONGRESS FROM
THIS STATE.
WHEREAS The present tarii on woods
and woolens was recommended In and
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O, no harm to any one, and will largely
Increase the money and wealth OF Tue
country and the ability OF the Govern
ment and the people to pay their deGtl
and to resume specie payment at an early
date.
ENGLAND AND GERMANY.
1t is believed by many that England
Germany and New York have used theii
combined efforts to appreciate gold snG
depreciate silver. Germany has pushed
upon the market nearly all her surplus
silver, and with the aid of England has
succeeded in temporarily overs!ocking It,
hoping thereby to influence the legisis-
ton of this country. -,
Mr.. President, the United States Is the
largest silver producing country in the
world, and certainly produces more SILVER
than all Europe combined. This being
the case, it is not economy nor Is 1t the
part of wisdom or craftsmanship to re-
fuse TO make use of it as money as con-
templsted by this bill and authorized by
the Constitution. ,
England, with the gold standard, lost
during the year 1877 $27.540,0O0 in gold !;
while France, with the double standard
of gold and silver. gained or added to her
stock of gold S79,OOO,OOO during that
year.
The United States are gaining in coin
and bullion, as the following figures Will
show:
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OUR CHARLESTON LETTER.
The Coal Trade-BusInrSs Prospects
Local Politics.
Correspondence OF the Register.
CHARLESTON, February -.

Correspondence vi tut INCStHNOA'
CHARLEsToN, February -.
News IS scarce in this part Of the
State. However, we expect to hear from
the Capital gentlemen rs TO the validity
of that gift State house. 1nasmuch as
the verdict OF the people made Charles.
ton the L s. after 1885, with the under
standing that the State Is presented with
the necessary equipments wnerewlih to
stow away her biennial session OF eqregl-
ously wise legislators, etc, OF course Al!
hands will come up to the scratch.
The nearer we draw toward the fall
elections the more excitement is mani
fewted IN our local politics. The Courier
and Gazette are spaL,lng literally already.
Senator W.T. Burdette, who recently
has taken charge OF the editorial depart
ment of the Courier will be y candidate
for reelection 10 the State Senate. The
outlook at present indicates tia.
more than enough candidates are
aspiring to the different Off 'es
to be filled, especially for the Legis-
lsture and Clerk OF the County Court.
Present indications are that Judge QIsr-
rier "holds the fort" as TO the clerkship.
But of course all is mere conjecture a.
this early day.
The Ksnswhs is at good boating stage,
and has been so all winter, with about
feet of water in the channel.
Considerable coal is being shipped by
river and BY rail. The various din ,ul-
ties had at the different mines By strikers,
e., nave al last apparently settled down.
and nearly all the banks along the val
lev are III operation.
If this Congress legislstes to our peo-
plu any decided financial relief, the re.
vival Of good times vii bring greater
proportion of wealth to the ksnawhs
! Valley than it hiss ever heretofore known.
| 1t is becsus, we are more thoroughly sd.
ycr;ised, and more Intimately known 10
tie OUTSIDE world Is 8 grea! coal and sat
region.
As to the Gil prospect, that remains
yet to be Developed in paying quantities,
though We hope to pan OUT largely
yet in the petroleum business
Sigh. draughts on Chsrles.on's fund OF
social pleasures are always honored snd
paid in full. Something or other mas
been doing sll winter in the way of socla
enjoyment, either in giving club dances
private parties or entertainments 81 IN.
/ Opera House.
/ Captain Noyes Rand will tske tbs
| Hale House for four yesrs from neX'
| April, we sre informed.
The 81. Albert is now under way, snc
in charge Of Nj. Richard Ashby; thus
| besides some OF the best Of boarding
houses. Charleston now has two OF tbs
fines. and largest hotels in the S:Ate.
ARIEL.
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Exports over imports tor 1876
and lsTT ...,.,,,...... {

ana 0Vo,io-''4V
Now, this excess of exports over I'M
ports must be paid to the United States
by other countries, and this ID being done
partly in gold and partly by returning
our bonds.
The return of our bonds and gold to
this country being due to the balance OF
trade IN our favor, argues an approach to
healthy condition, inssmuch as 1t shows
we produce more than we consume, and
it is better that our bonds should be held
at home and the interest paid to our peo-
pie, France is prosperous, notWith-
standing her large public debt, because
il is held by her people.
Although the balance of trade as be-
tween the United States and Great
Britain has been in our favor during the
past year, we have exported to England
$lO,20O,OO0 III gold. This may not have
been the case if silver had been in use
here as contemplated by this bill, and
now that it is believed silver is to be re.
monetized, gold and silver are returning
to US from England.
Mr. President, for these and other
reasons l believe it is u duty Congress
owes to the whole people, particularly
the laboring, debtor, ana business classes,
to pass this bill. Il will utilize one OF
oar chief products, and thereby add to
the general wealth; i: will make money
known to the Constitution more abund-
ant, and, in my opinion, help to relieve
the present financial distress, aid in the
resumption of specie payments, help res
tore confidence, now so much needed, and
be the beginning of prosperity so long a
stranger TO our people.
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This was under the single standard OF
rold. Now try the double standard oil
gold and silver and the result may be q
change for the better.
GERMANY AND FRANCE.
Germany decreed the characterization
of silver in about 1873, ana, although she
drew from France, rs war indemnity,
the enormous sum OF Il ore than billion
dollars in gold, yet her finances are not
in a healthy condition, while France Is
prosperous. Many attribute this to the
fac, that while France has the double
standard Germany uses the gold standard
alone.
1t fact worthy OF notice that our
silver dollar coined previous TO 1873 and
as proposed by the pending bill-that Is,
the dollar OF 4l2t grsins-undervslueS
silver AS compared with its Valuation IN
France. Thst is, We give l6--oT, to 30
precise, Is. 9S-ln weight OF silver Tor | IN
gold. while France gives but 10! Tor l.
l, is said that the friends OF the gold
standard in England and Germany as
signed as one of the reasons for the de.
monetiz ,tion OF silver that If IL had not
been done money would have become
chesp and labor desr. When California
and Aus,rsis had produced large guam
titles of gold Germany demonctlzed It,
and IN 1872 when silver se2sme more
abundant il was in turn dsmonetized and
cold made the standard. London, Ber-
lin Frankfort, New York, snd the other
moneyed centres, SIS slso the leading
ban kers of the world, with Ro:hschlld ST.
their hesd, wsn. the gold standard
sdopted ana labor for it, for the reason
that they sre rich and have large
amounts due them, and the more value
they give money the greater their wealth
and profit.
LABOR AND CAPITAL.
In the discussion of this question, l DO
not find II necessary 10 reflect upon cspi-
tai ar labor. sm friend of both, and
hsye A good word and kind feeling FOR
each. By laws man cannot centrol they
are and ought to be friends they should
20 hand in hand; they are Necessary to
each other; one cannot be well and the
other sick. A nation cannot prosper for
long time when they are st war; they
may be arrsyed against each other tenn.
porsrily, but bad results are sure TO toll
low and continue until their national
harmony is restored. One depends for
prosperity and health upon the other.
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n1yIs' SILvERY VOICE.
,,,xDoN BEHALF OF TIE
IT'S WHITE DOLLAR.
. well Consiruc ell Ar
a u,en, Handsomely nti'str'"
increasing statistics.

,,.,a as in Committee OF Inc
Inc .osnmsd the consideration oil the
Who,1' p No. 1887 10 authorize the
bill l - of the Standard silver dollar
Tree re. - Tssiore its legsl-tender character
I" ~ Davis. of West Virginia M :
M in presenting my views L
ffe SLo lief endesvoring to state sim-
sha'. " conclusions at which L have ar
ply osther than go into details or make
rN0u ,~ment. If should mistate anV
81 o. nronosition, have no objection
=. .' bsinG inter upted. A.
" A. President, the bill now before the
N, ~. rroposing to remonetize silver
SeIa'U I'm make il legal tender for the
Sn] , % Of sll debts is in my opinion OF
p! u-T Importance, especially to the sgri,,
gv"-sI manufacturing, lsborlng, and
Cu IS,r, c,ssses. think, in view OF the
s SSO inst may result from Its passage
49, "o- fair discussion upon its merits, 1t
80 $50 he acted upon promptly, particu.
i sny a, the country is in suspense and
la a conclusion IS reached upon this
w. w., sbsorbing question business must IN
MOs .s.nre be retarded and the future un-
certain.
THE SILVER DOLLAR.
rsrd mon investigation that the sill
4oIIsr WAS q legal tender for all
tob,. public and private, and for any
onnnot, from the formation OF our Cow
".omont until the year 1873 or 1874.
T. I7q2 Congress established q mint.
The money standard then was made
IA and silver in the ratio of i to 10,
- ZACH made a legal tender without
I;,ni, By the acts OF 1884 and 1887 the
,.,,o wss fixed st near to 10, the weight
tine cold dollar being 25.S grains.
Tho set of 1878 made the present sub
.i1;sry silver coin, being 1858 grsins, in
Two half dollars, four quarters, or ten
dimes. the two former being legal tender
CIV sny amount and the latter for So
oolv all OF standard value" or nine
tealLs fine
DOUBLE STANDARD.
When the coinage act" of 1892 was
r,ssed. it wss question long and care
,pjly considered, whether SILVER alone
.to1d be the standard of value or
whether the double standard of gold NJ d
silver should be adopted, and 1t required
the united efforts OF Hamilton and Jeh-
ers,n, and the approval of Washington,
T. include gold in the act, and make the
Standard double one. This would IN
dicste that the founders of our Govern
'msnt thought more Of silver rs u clrcu-
l,,ing medium than OF gold.
The double standard OF gold and silver
worked well from 1892 to 1873, not only
in TINS country but IN all others that
adopted it, with but little change IN the
relative value of each and with no ln-
convenience to the peop 9, either In
trade, commerce, CT general business.
POPULATIONS WHO USE SILVER.
The people Of the world who use Sill
yer ss A standard are more than Tour
times Ms many rs use gold, and twice rs
many as use the double standard and tue
yrrie standard OF god combined.
After careful research rom the most
reliable information | can obtain, md
the proportion 10 be rs follows:
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JNo. g. PALMER,
JAMES ARCHER.
Consumption Cured.

An old physician, retired from prsc-
tice, having had placed in his hands by
an East India missionary the formula of
simple vegetable remedy, for the
speedy and permanent cure of consump-
ton, bronchitis, cstsrrh, asthma, and all
throat and lung affections, also perms-
nent and radical cure for nervous debili-
ty and all nervous complaints, after hsv-
ing tested its wonderful curative powers
IN thousands of cases, has felt it his duty
10 make ii known to his suffering fellows.
Actusted by this motive, and q desire TO
relieve human suffering, will send, free
of charge, TO all who desire it, this recipe
IN German, French or English, with full
directions Tor preparing and using,
Sent by mail BY addressing with stamp,
naming this paper, w. w. Shersr, lie
Powers Block, Rochester, N. Y.
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Your Health and Pocket

VIII both be benefited In using Logan,
List & Co.'S EGceis iOr Baking Powder.
There Is no real economy In inferior and
adulleTated Baking Powders.
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Population under silver stand
Ntb, NO,UUD
Population under gold
standard lSO $4,000
Population under gold
and silver standard. ..lS2, 100000
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"~ CURES DISEASES ww
THROAT, LUNGS, LIVER & BLOOD

IN the wonderful medicine IN which the allct-
ed are above directed for relief, the discovery
believes he has combined IN harmony more IS
Natures sovereign curative properties, which
God has ins,i,lcd into the vegetable kingdom
Tor healing the sick, than were ever before COM
b!nei IN one medicine. The evidence " this fact
i fOund In the great variety Of most obstinate
diseases which II has been found tO conquer. In
the cure Of Bronchitis, Severe Coughs,
and the early stages of Consumption, II has
astnishei the medical faculty, AMI eminent
physicians pronounce il tho greatest medical
discovery Ofthc age. While IL cures the sever
est Coughs, IL strengthens the system and puri-
flies the blood. BY IL great and thorough
blOOd-puriiyIng properties, II cures all HUI
BIotch, Pimple, or Eruption. Mercurial
disease. Mineral Poisons, and their effects, are
eraitratei, and vigorous health and sound
constitution established. Erysipclas, Salt
rheum, Fever Sores, Scaly or Rough
Skin, IN short, all the numerous Diseases caused
Dv bal blood, are conquered by this powerful,
purifying, and inyisOrating medicine.
II you feel dull, drowsv. debita'cd, have sal.
low color Of skin. or ycllOW,h brown spots on
face or body, frequent headache or dizziness,
bad taste in mouth. internal heat or chllis alter
mated with hot fushes, low spirits, and gloomy
iOrebOiings, irregular appetite, and tongue
coated. YOU are suffering from Torpid Liver,
or BillOusnesH.S In many cases %
silver CompIainto only part Of these
symptoms are experienced. A n remedy !Df
NIL such cases, DIR. PIcTre's Golden Medical Dig
cOvcry has no equal, ~ IL eject, perfect CureA
leaving the liver strengthened and healthy.
SOLD BY DRUGGISTS AT 81 PER BOTTLE.
Prepared by u. ". PIERCE, VI. D., Solo
Proprietor, Mt the WORLDS DIsPESsARY
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adopted by Congress after q long and
careful consideration OF the demands and
needs OF the wool industry by represen
tatives of the National Association OF
Wool Manufacturers and the National
Wool Growers Association; and
WHEREAS Having stood the test of
long practical application, it has given
stability TO wool growing and wool man
utscture and has generally encouraged
these great industries; and
WHEREAS, A new tariff bill is soon to
be considered in Congress likely to en-
body serious notifications of the tariff
now existing; therefore
RssoLUcd, That the wool growers of
West Virginia believe the present tariff
on woods and woolens in sill Its essential
features as wise and effective as it can be
made; that we regard it as the only pro-
tective impost from which farmers of the
entire country derive any actual benefit,
and that we protest against any modif-
cation of this tariff not recommended or
concurred in by our immediate represen-
tstlves, to whom the guardianship OF our
Interests shall be entrusted.
j. e. GIsT,
JNo. 9. PALMER,
JAMES ARCHER.
Short addresses were then made by
several members ofthe meeting, and the
following resolutions adopted:
RESOLVED, That the minutes of this
meeting be sent to our Senators and
Representatives in Congress, with re-
quest that they use their influence 20
prevent any changes being made in the
tariff on woods and woolens; and that the
proceedings of this meeting be published
IN the Brooke county papers, and in the
Wheeling REGISTER and htsLliseneer.
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most prosperous of sll nations, ana even
uader the disad vantsges of an expensive
war and q disastrous defeat she raised
and paid off an enormous debt In an al
most incredibly short period. She had
in her vaults on the 1st day of January
last more coin (gold and silver than
England and Germany combined, and
perhaps more than sll the countries TO-
eethsr that use the gold standard alone
The,lstest official figures of specie in the
Banks OF England, France, and Ger.
many, are us follows:
December Is, 1877. Bank of France,
coin and bullion, 065,376,32G francs,
equal to $4l8075, 265.
January 9. 1878, Bank of England,
coin and bullion, ga, sos, OOl, equal TO
1929 COS.
December q, 1877, Bank of Germany,
in coin and bullion, 4S9,0OO,O0O marks,
equal to $l22,2500O0. England and
Germany together, S244, 7900O5.
Coin in Bank of France more than
Banks of England and Germany com.
bined, Sl6S, 2S5.2 60.
The above official figures show that
the Bank OF France, under the double
standard OF gold and silver, had at the
dates named, more than three times as
much coin as either the Bank OF England
or Germany under the gold standard,
and sl6S, 2S5, 260 more than both togeth-
er.
THE CONSTITUTION.
Mr.. President, the Constitution rec
ogDizes "coin," and names gold and sill
yer as the money standard, and forb!dS
the States from "msking anything but
god and silver legal tender for the
payment of debts" 1fCongress can de-
monetlze silver, it can also demonetlze
gold, or both, and what then would be-
come of the money known to, and au-
thorized by the Constitution, or what
could the States make "s legal tender
tor the payment OF debts?" We should
be without coin as circulating medium
and the finances Of the country would
be in more depressed condition than
now; indeed no one can predict the evil
that would follow.
THE BONDS.
No one will question the fact that pre-
vious TO the re.tunding act Of 1870 The
Government bonds were all paid for IN
what is known as "greonbacks," at an
average in gold of between sixty and
seventy cents on the dollar, and the
bonds did not reach par IN gold until in
1872 or 1878.
By the acts of 1869 and 1870 the Gov
eminent lost and the holders of bonds
gained largely, as is shown by the fol-
lowing table compiled as believe, care
fully and correctly, showing the amount
OF bonds sold in various years, the price
paid when reduced to gold, and the prof
lis TO the holders.
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Making majority in favor of the
silver standard over both oithe
% 90
ESTIMATE or THE WORLDS GoLDG SILVER.
The estimated amount of gold and sill
yer 10 the world in lS4S, when gold IN
California WAS discovered, WAS as follows:
In gold.plate-barS and col s., 100. OOO, OlO
In silver plate-OarS and COIN I,OO,OOO,OOO
Gold In coin and bars 30 900 eco
Silver in coin and baTs............. DO, OoO,Uo
Between ISIS and 1876 the pro.
dncliOn Of gold S.silver was. s., so, 10000
Between lSiS and 1876 the pro.
duCliuu I'm gold was ,2lS 000,0 600
HrtWeCu lSiS and 1876 the pro-
auction IN silver waS.............- 2,,SI,oOO,INO
Total coinage in United States nom 1872
70 NJ, inclusive, was
SlNS} 1880 ~
2O>,S52,2Sl 40
Mr.. Eaton. How much of that silver
was legal tender2
Mr.. DAVIS, OF West Virginia. Nearly
The whole Of 1t wss legal tender, as l uu-
decstsnd. understand that up To the
~ u 1910 lut sllNtE NBdl WAS CNiutI IN
The United States was \ legal tender for
slI debts and purposes. l believe l am
right in that.
Mr.. Eston. No, TO.
Mr.. Davis, of West Virgins. Well,
up to 1853; ana alter that the dollar, I'M
I'll 1878 or 1874. Is that not right?
Mr.. Eaton. Yes, sir.
Mr.. Davis, of West Virgins. 1t bss
been found by actual experience that
The double standard of gold and silver
works well; one aids and corrects the
other. l. has been we'll said 'Ihst gold
snd silver are the two legs upon which
Trade, business and commerce walk, as
the Two legs OF person move the BODY.
hemove or cripple either and you put
the nation on crutches'-as has been our
experience since 1878.
BANKS OF ENGLAND, FRANCE, AND GER
MANY.
France. for instance, has had the
Uouole standard since 1903 and Is the
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The Best H0usekeepers

Testify that logan, List & Co.'S Excelsior
BAKING Powder Is the beat In the market
10 makes Biscuit, Batter Cakes, Corn
Bread Puddings and all kinds OF Cake IN
the utmost perfection.
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The profits to holders of bonds were
Sj7S. 55i, 461, or about one third Of our
national debt. The bonds, by the act OF
1869, were made payable in coin-gold
or silver-and the obligation is the same
IN law and equity as if the bonds read
payable in silver dollars OF 4l2! grains
or in gold dollars OF 20 s grains.
Previous to February, 1873, and per-
haps now, not only the bonds OF the
United States, but those OF States, cor
porations, cities, counties, towns, and IN
dviduals, that were made payable In
coin were payable in gold or silver, and
it Is Il violation of the contract now TO
say they shall be paid in gold alone or
silver alone. We have no right to make
change in the contract, other IN favor
OF the creditor or debtor.
COINAGE ACT OF 1873.
Various bills proposing to demone:izo
silver had been introduced in Congress
previous to 1878, but they received but
little or no attention. When the silver dol
lar was dropped from the coinage, in Feb
rusry, 1873, it was SO disguised in n COIN
age bill that it received but little notice
in either House of Congress or from the
press of the country. Ii is said that the
President, who signed the bill, was not
aware of the now pretended demonetizs-
ton OF silver by that act until long after
it became law, and consequently there
WAS no fair notice or discussion OF the
subject. But the effect Of its passage
was soon felt The result was strin-
gency in the money market, and In a
few months financial panic followed
from which the country has not
vet recovered. The lmmedl-
ate effect of its passage was
to add to the value OF gold and gold Sc
curities Of all kinds, and consequently
here was a shriuksge Of ali other values,
and u general stsgnstion of business and
great commercial distress.
The following table shows the num-
Der of failures in this country since and
including 1871, the amount OF liabilities,
and the percentage of baRkrupts to the
whole number OF firms:
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Years.
EXPORTS AND IMPORTS.

1t is said that the agitation and probs-
Bile passage of the silver bill is causing
our bonds held abroad to return to this
country, aud therefore it should not pass.
In my opinion the return of bonds Is due
entirely to different cause.
The official reports from the Treasury
department show that our
Exporis In 1876 amounted to.....sj9l, cot. 629
Imports in 1910 amounted TO ..... 3Z1'3i1, 100
Excess of imports for lS76.......... l65,8l9,i6i
Exports In 1877 amounted to-. 62l,26S,2Z2
Imports III 1871 amounted to.... 4sO'Z-''oo
Excess OF exports for lS77...--.... l4O,Oi8,5i6
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This was under the single standard OF
gold. Now try the double standard OF
rold and silver and the result may be q
change for the better.