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Wichita eagle., 1886-12-02

Uncle Dick Stevenson one OF Summers old
est and most substantial citizens. came ND
from Wellington yesterday morning He
reports the capital Of great sumner county
prosperous and growing.
Wichita eagle., 1886-12-02

Mr.. ". T. Walker, chairman Of the sum
ner colnty Republican central conmi tee,
and {. E. Elliott, TWO Of Welliugtoa's lead
iny citizens, made Us pleasant call yes
terday,
Miss Ella Meredith, day press reporter at
the Western Union Telegraph company, LETT
last evening fer her home II Kansas City, all
% account Of a Young West FirEinian, VINO
Will soon come west.
Wichita eagle., 1886-12-02

Thus we find that in less than one year,
fifty five firms have built sixty-eight brick
business houses to the amount of over a mil
lion ind q half dollars
Wichita eagle., 1886-12-02

J. NJ. Curran arrived in the city from
Sedalia, Mo-, yesterday.
Wichita eagle., 1886-12-02

Otto Miller, of Dodge City, is registered at
the fremont.
Wichita eagle., 1886-12-02

W. j. Bab5, of Columbia, No. was among
yesterdays arrivals.
Wichita eagle., 1886-12-02

Mr. L. G. Whittier, who has charge Of the
EAGLES city circulation. has been indis-
posed for two or three weeks, much of the
time being unable to see the daily patrons
OF the paper or to keep the cashiers posted as
TO the changes, delinquencies, etc. He is
much better end hopes within few days to
have every thing running smoothly again
Wichita eagle., 1886-12-02

\. J. Denton, Of Attica, Is at the Man
Wichita eagle., 1886-12-02

j. w. Daley and wife, of Chelsea, are IN
Wichita eagle., 1886-12-02

COMING DECEMBER 9Th.
one solid week Of opera by
TIE CELEBRATED
o. CASINO OPERA COMPANY, o
FROM !iit, cAsiso: ON, AGO.
In repetoire OF popular operas.
Monday .Mikado
Tuesday &ascotte
Thursday .Olivette
Friday ............... Fri Dvola
Saturday Mikado
GRAND H. Il. s. PINAFoRB MATINEE
rEf-People's Popular Prices.
j. w. Daley and wife, of Chelsea, are N
the city.
C. c. Rogers came up from Harper yes
terday.
Il S. Burdick came in from Dighton yes
terday.
A. J. Denton, of Attica, Is at the Man
haitian.
Frank J. Drake, of Grenada, Colorado, is
in the city.
Otto Miller, of Dodge City, is registered at
the fremont.
". J. Bab5, of Columbia, No. was among
yesterday arrivals.
J. NJ. Curran arrived in the city from
Sedalia Mo-, yesterday.
J. ". Humphrey, a merchant OF Belle
Plain, was in the city yesterday.
A very interesting meeting is being held
a. the Second Baptist church
1t is now said that Frank Brssier will soon
purchase Il ranch in the Pan handle
J. NJ. Clark, Of Dodge City, is in the city,
the guest of his brother. Officer Clark.
On account Of some misunderstanding the
Y. P. A. did NOS have a meeting last even
ing
DR.. J. W. Jones VIII in a few days occupy
an Office at t,e corner of Douglas avenue and
Market street.
The Wichita wholesale drug company sold
yesterday to an Augusta customer over
$1,000 worth of drugs
Mr.. A B. Campbell will lecture at Memo
rial hall next Thursday, and not Wednesday
night as has been stated
The coal bins and office II be occrnied bx-
the co,upauy on the west side Of the Fl
Scott road have been cou,nleted
Reverend Price. of ANTHONY. : ,enr the dov
in tia civ Yesterday. He had been down
to \Ve,lin rton and was on his way homo
--
DR.. Bibbee has moved into an elegant new
ner If Fourth o,.d I,..t D,,,,,1o. .o,-.,,,,,a-
-
l. II, Fowler VIII occupy one OF the rooms
OF 'he hacher q jackson building about
December I'th, with stock o. drugs and
"
The police have ordered their overcoats
through Biting Bros. The boys feel CRATE
tui 10 tins firm for furnishing them at actual
wholesale cost.
i,''.' 'os' '"eN'S "o-lar OIL yesterday
on NAH S''ee' u bous'aS avenue Inc
mic 80 ms Tue SUM . lA' Eagle OF
N'0 VIII IL l''e' any rewarded
-.
NJ l. :" '''HS.' 0'i''' MAN - '''s UNI
Wichita eagle., 1886-12-02

Frank J. Drake, of Grenada, Colorado, is
in the city.
Wichita eagle., 1886-12-02

II. S. Burdick came in from Dighton yes
Wichita eagle., 1886-12-02

c. c. Rogers came up from Harper yes
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Georgia Midland and Gulf.

4; Ire ul4<t. : @; he siackAol So &. TIC
G,<-erEis Midl&nd 40 Gal Railway. ca ri s..
~ 9s.i u ;ls> month iaere X. ~ ST &usoa
t3,c'ag o. directors ao8 o,he- in ,sp-A-t business
XII y ;r41szcled i ! ar:r-l lbs; eve'y 50
$c1ie--- = ih% SEX Il + " g.e$-u- s.,s'aa'
E@esadrsr .>ua
We nope tha; among the business
transacted viii liz due consideration 81
the projected rou,e Of the road south ward
from Columbus toward tie Gulf TIE
work II construction nor,hw2ri i being
pushed with such energy that il the com
p2uy don't want n baill two wars a
once their forces viii soon le through On
the upper end and ready - lake held al
the lower end, where Ca:hbert, Balm
bridge. Tallahassee, ana All the country
along The route. are anxious 10 lend ,heir
All. We gather from the En9s9rt-.>e4a
that pal.lic interest in the road keeps pace
with the rapidi,y OF the work now in pr
gress. ami VIZ canno, believe tina, the l.eo-
rle 81 Columbus will t,e satisfied until The
trains come into their city from the >on;t
as well a. the north, the original plan oi
The enterprise tina; i; be extended t.'
Gulfconnection being carried out ITALIA
bassee will help q. this end. "t course. ana
the hearty interest of BAini'ridge i, indi-
Gated by the spirited letter II = Zeno,
10 which the reader Is referred
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TAILAHAssER, FLA, Nay Il, lSsA
Eisasrs Pzsrsfsss There arc no questions 80
oilen asked BY cur Northern visitors and ;"
poorly answered IS, Where is your grasss what
do you Craze ycar stock upon. What do you
have 10 make hay of 1, has not been in the
minds o. our cos,on- growing people TO hook into
these questions and they are no, prepared to gre
= satisfactory answer
Ii xe have no grass il IS our own fault We
Can have it if we will only try . little
have jus, housed small plot of Aacnla'a-
Spotted Medick,- California Bur Clover.
1, is very little known in Florida, YET il Is cleA.
10 mr. mind ihsi there Is DO plant deserving 80
much attention 81 ii-e5theg fog grazing OF iE
hay 1; viii vseld with me his summer / 10
tons hav per acre, and leave the land mellow
and in fne condition for crop $3.50 gel
nice lot of seed ;cy oiher fields
70. turtle, description SEE Farmers Book os
Grasses by D L. Phares page ;.
Now i0r hAr. l have not tseen ont q hay
during the last five years / refer you IN The
same work The Farmers Book Of Grasses
pages 4s-4-5g Texas Panic q ass. or. as We
csll i; here. C9zcho G-ass~ can ycuch for Il be-
las 81 thai i c!siulei fof il. snd the doubling
on<< can see il il rar barn IN hsy ~ in growih
DOW in the fields: where J; WAS planted abont
I've wears Aeo Now with these two grasses
with nnr native crab a. crow foot grass. TO one
neei ever ~ out q hav The famous Bermuda
grass Siil sfFor3 good graz1ng IRON eariy spring
till lae fall q. winter then the bar clover from
early win,er II. Nay hen it can t- CT, Tor bay,
il 10, sr>xei ION close ~ left an the g-oan. 10
fe-;i2ize for other crops
l; i oaly be slo;htul bat NEED oosnPiain q ~
h4y ~ GRASS pno, stock / wish 10 sd one
more xoi. n The ,araltr Live more s. horne
sa3 IS in 'Ae We>; Cow more slcrk ADD le-ss
co;'on. Hive WY own tra;l mes; anl ;'s-ai
nv s'ayoc a: home Ani IN lie field.
{, {, G5rezsS
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Railway Mileage.
The carren, number Of the R,Eij,rav
.f:2e. commenting IN The railway mileage
81 Tie United States. saws

The cnrren, number Of the REii,rav
f2e. commenting IN the railway mileage
ot the United >:at-s. says
The "a. xAv c,.-S,-lcslaa daring 1881 &a ,sn't,i
= :. 10. lni..> d. E4.n lie. IusklnC IL a--re-
-.,e II -.A-e Il 'ht la.i%; S,A,e~ = 'nc c m
ils-.s<. NTH .,. lS>5 - -,fia mics live =3i -
lAs> iAc ira,k z-easr .aid >5oc% iA.i 3.e H.
- * NY u9ilea-@ .: he tni;s.i S'@i,- 90
Nav ! 4,s5.-ar- 20 an,e .stn 10 - Mics
Le,5SlE =; ilt record .: Si4,es -e,,ar.;-lY. {
tni ia; - I2nnHrr Illinois = j pa'lp1ej -
LEAD Tx an'ry ia ex,tn' - railway lines. cav
- ;isen ~ ies> han @tt5 unises II man line.
Hs;lin Aer ho,6ers Mex, CONES Perns, VANS
XIII ..3.- ~ 80 II * it-ss than l.liDnl> L.
IA 81 .e~> iAlr1. Hi.a ..55> nil--- New Io:k
: fourth. g;'h ..33::2 mfrs OHIO 6f,h. with =.
81 niles T.xA> sixth. with 6f3j m..-s IL
a:4,s srv.llA Il ; 80 II lies Michigan e4sA b.
uh 5.s,4 II - Missouri ninth, wl'.4 4.>
ril4~: h4asA> IN j. via! 4.st niit>. " l~C7on
II e}~vr1iA wifA IS ln3e> MINES IL. ;wtit h.
x:ia -; II g None -. ih~ olhts S's;es
-:-scl. 4stl MIS- 4a8 uLlr three - hers have
r,,o-e Ii =, 3f,s, rni.e> L,tJle Rhoj- lslani nat
..4'.v -isDG> 81 The i.ol o. ih- Isl Will 2il
1..i5t>; TX d re- II I-,c.nt,,a If csur-e nn,
rAaks n ci,Ac: 81 SAFE 81 TeyrlieTy.
T..- ra,,5s i-EAI6 STRIDES y h1cA -~S,-4l ri
liz Nts'e;n add lev u, Inc Sallhern Sfz,e>
az tTsk "a il !4i.A.y nj trv and c1ss-Q 1eF.ily
II E.oi.a,afl a And wealth ar very impress Te
TAI. F,oial2 t.aiii is-c rAii AZ Track I2ss ye4r
fb&u = al cf So. l1ta- $50 nl;it-s ksnSs>
tgrl- nex3 Rl,h IS Mfs~,s.l neXi via rs
T.x4> w,;h %. Nc;sr4sK. with PA, and - o. In
~ New Ea-i2a1 on'y Is. nsiles Il :rak n
.,1l1e1 ,la,scc lue wear. AL Ia lhe great MliGle
>t4l>s. incl3din- Nv Ys.rk ant Penns. Is@nis
N llch i&iei - milt-s ~tie lAaii. The agrr-
EA1e ( ne& lines wa> ~ Z JE n'lr>. Wink IN
li,e sev.,n.ecn Western STATES ! sls miles a:
t1a3
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The Butler Homestead M Lake Jackson
wa> lestretel Nv FIRE YESTERDAY morning jasa Dr.
nre ias hight II w8s Wned ard occupied hy
NJ R.cas-i Lewis iansai-r oi General Robert
Bllie1 MI her $40. DR. Wa C. Lewis and wife
Il ws> lar-~ ami n1asSively Constructed man-
si'n- bulls fsoFc 'han 6ly years ago by Genea al
Rci'-'i BaAsr. te fir>g came IL Fori.la on Gen
cr4 l>cA~'n> >;a5. xas oae at he historic
la'tlnAFks g. In Se-ci,a ard liz destruction is
ia2oh regretted The IRE r supposed 10 have
c.ushl tf.n enil.r-s hi.wa ssui II Ere place by
Inc v1oles g7-is Il xin3 wAjcA prevailed 81 The
Lime Nea, al l5e furniture clothing. etc
~as Destroyed ~ h The house, and there VAS Do
Insurance laer= * general synnaihy for The
family " hn h@vr l'ssa hti, hne oh homestead
N" sag ssFcr tbsy reiass- ,.sfrs o. 8 500 for
Il from M English gentleman travelling through
n.
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Changing the &:aaSe.

Chi.f Engineer ] ". Bashnell i issuing his
in>'rsc,ioas n M -ect5oa gangs Of the Fiorids
r. WAY All Narl-s.ioa Company ~ the con-
;eEn,l.Iei change Of gauge trsIn fre feet 10
I1e ,:Aa i4r1 gauge, fpar feei nine inches The
change XII comm @Dce ~ the Western Division,
f;,tn Iickspavll.= n Cnsu4h,rch-e river. on
,3e , ;ns;- .nd = expected 70 W completed
X t. - a T -bis eal 1he sec.ina gangs Of
;ae Ceo1r4l 40 >,a.hs-n Division will t,e dis
;.et1:ei On n Wes'ern Division II AID the
-s1Es n MS iiv.sian-
90 he >.tih@rn Diri,sea. from Fe-pandios
- T.v.-es 4nd C+-32r hey. he Change will ~
sT-c,e3 ~ Tn x, II Jg1e. the Western Dvis
n s~ct3p. -.n-~ \ 'ara aiding The gangs Of his
vision - Saa-a :,;r.- iIae Ea-s with dispatch
TIE distractions o. Mr.. Bushnell are very ex-
;s3c3; Anl complete. each gang having been
s.-nel II y-:-rs:lc VIZ. under the E.e-SoAl lead
e->A'p 4 Al Inc enc Deer corps, rnsinSS'er> and
t.lce INSPECTORS. All there csa hardly te any
3ala' that the change all ie Effected in the
;iRae sFsxiEei.-Ff-s.sadf.s NE~vor
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RIVERS AND MARBORS.
The Proportion Of ahe APProPria.
tea Which Zach state Receive~

WASHINGTON. MAY ll--As i, 1sas>ei LIE
House, tAe r.Ees A0d hAr4,cv appropriation bill
makes ,be following division ot The total Arpgo-
Tsiati1a
Maine $4,000, Ncx Hampshire s. (ssl ",
mon, fl50s, MAssaclaSyei> $sl4 90 Rb'.it
Island $.s go Cs.naec: ica1i $5s5 (sst. Ncx Yrs
$$ss On Mex jersey <iso 600. PrnnsylvaniA
$4si $50 Delaware Sos $50. Mar, land SIS. Goa
NlIgsnia $4e4 OsD " e>i Virginia $SIa 800 Nor /
Caro- ins sasss 5ssl So1ih CAroliDn $3sl $50 G-,r-
eia $4,000. Flor1as $2i4tssa. Alabama $2s--5
90. Nssssssai.;.i $l0s 500 Louisiana $Is3 osj
Texas $Sss1 600 Ark 81 S 600 Tvn:ass>,x
$.44- soc Kentucky k35. 900 ln,isans $is2 Ju
Ohio sS4s 0lo. Illinois 81. 800 Michigan $sIs.
90. Wsso.n>in SIS 80. Minne~ha $ioo 6oe
Moniaas S. 100, Csliioraia <S22.je0 Missouri
$l.5 go Oregon $6os 600. Washington Terri
;or, $l4 500 Ohia river 500 90. Falls q; Ohio
SsnUn Missouri river $6l0,0tb. NissiSsippi
river e Sa5 90, examinations and surveys
$4,000
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EassesS FESrsd&aa 4 short time since hs.i
occasion 10 visli the county of Maiissn. ami IN
iraEesang through the country passed many OF
the heading farms all Of which seemed To se in
hne conds.isn. and the crofs very fne indeed
The farmers principally live on their farms. (in
Stead - IN iAr TOXINS rs ne dod in many of the
oouniSesb and therefore there il seemingly ra.r~
prosperity in Madison ADD Je45eYsou cssunt;es
than any have visited There seems 10 be .
good Supply ID corn and hong forage, and many
farmers have tie good fortune to raise their on
meat
The hose accommodates in the town of
MADISON are nov good. very mnch better than
ey1 be30fe- The Genital PARK Hotel. bas re-
Gently opeoed. Is q credit 70 the place. and the
very able proprietor, Professor Noss, the genial
and polite host does everything in his poxer "a
make hn guests comfortable and happy. and
evzyoae expresses satisfaction n the fare and
aaientioo they receive When you visit Matii-
son be sure and call on the Professor a the Park
Hoeea, and my word fof il. you viii be pleased
with nj its appointments, and promise 10 the
psopriea& thai yen viii cali again. Hal
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Bishop Weed Coming.

The acceptance Aad Coming Of R~v + -
Wed "a assume ihe oelc= II 3 - y - ~ / 49,
c pa Diocese 81 Fs0rlla- u Eh.ch Ae ~ r
ce-n'ly eA<a>i. a0d a:,pgi hnse Acceptance lAerv
has been ~ much s,ccni2'inn, mas finally ,itI}l
81 Ia c,ne ana ass1me The dates =: Bl>.sa9 8;
early ,iAe A. he CAT - -, H. ~ a-r,a:~
Tie Affairs II hi> parish 81 Augusta ca. betptc
le-avIng - this STATE
Re-. r H We3Ier rec,o- Of = Johns -
co.,4l Church, visited NJ Weed last Wrirle- 4 I.
sai Yesterday n ,Tnin- ann .aoe>oi from IL E.ai-
ri, lbe acceptance Of The reverend s~a,leu r
ana that NJ. Wei woal probably IL o-s:@. oe-l
Bishop il 81 Johns cAarch \; such linz a. lie
Standing Committee al Inc 3io1ese III chi .se--is-
nate. This viii I've The ihiri Bishop .; IN
church in Flori!A ana the ordination cers,noo.
vi. tx aicnlei by severAl Bis:'op> from ~','o4.i
All ~ % gre4, Interest 20 ali Church ;s.,..,@e
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-05-20

MoxTsoxERr ALA. May ia s'aiemen;
ru-p,ssin. IN come IRON Carlisle. Pa. FROM Nor
man Porter. tina, Jefferson Davis said in hls
srseech here April - g thai He o.sen pray
ed God Ia 1--we 10 See the day u hen Lsacssin And
Grant xere IN he'll. and q his prayes had bern
granted be was willing 10 de is absolutely
false. Every word uttered BY Mr. DAris IL The
Two speeches he made here wns tescgrapbed 10
The Associated Press. many Northern corre-
sson6ents who xere here viii ,csufv. Porier's
further statement that he wAs severely cal by q
man IN The crowd hearing Davis, because he said
Davis ought 10 have bern hung while al Port
ress Aonroe." IL equally fAise- On The night Of
DAVIS arrival, about III O'Clock. Porter VAS very
drunk in q barroom and got into 6gh;, IN which
he wss slightly cut His wound wss received
fifteen Aoars be1ore Davis spoke and The quarrel
hsd noahing 80 do with polsiicA Ii was just one
drunken man 6ghtieg another. and Vas The only
disaaFtnDce here during the three davs Of excite
me0L
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Res OR nTITRE

II yo0 are Interested in The above yoQ should
Subscribe fK RAYS OF LIGHT. the original
Bee and Poultry Journal
Among lis regular confributors are msay os
The Leading and Most Practical and Saccessful
Bee and Pooltry Keepers of America
The Largest. Cheapest and B=S Journal paA-
kshei ai the LOW PRICE az 80 cents per YEA,
Sample COPY free
JOB PRINTING Of ali kinds neatly and
promptly executed Write for estimates
Pure Italian Bees and Qaeens n bcwez prices
Eggs for Matching. PLYMOUTH ROCKS
Exclusively T~o Dollars for IS Sad for Cat
al,CDes Address ali comnanicatlous 10
j ]. MARTIN & CO
Nu1h M2echeser, IDdlanx
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The Florida Safe Medical Asset

The Florida State Medical Associa-
,ion met In Pala,ka on The 18Th. many
delegates being in attendance from differ
ent parts Of the State. DR. y. d. Phil
lips, of Gainesville, President. delivered
lengthy and able address on The frs,
dav Of the session. The jacksonville
Nescs OF the 18th reports the proceedings
ST length, and we extract this paragraph :
The address Of welcome was delivered by
Hon- r. W. Davis, Of Palalka The welcome
Vas in behalf ID The city and the resident EneTzs-
ber< oi the Association In clear siaclon ard
remarkably few words the speaker combined
vi, and pAthns IN well rounded. cordial wei
come which elected a hearty round Of applause.
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BATXBGlps.K. Ga. Nav Il. lS-G.

bATSBElCssK- o.. Nav II. lS~6
E,i4isrx FtoTsissn Ga: V4sf5e ~ere si,jsiste3
III reading The several af7scie N vcu- valuable
I.agr1r in reference 10 Tie railroad cnnnt7c'l.a
between your city ami Bainbr9ise Oar cir
ana county mean business We want tit rrsa1
and wani i; bad and stand ready 10 10 ou,
whole duty when the Signs ge right Ne tx
pect year civ IN orgsniz- ADD get things in
shape, which ] ia ink Is The UNDERSTANDING And
pat ihe bail 10 motion. AMI a. the frsi tao. a!
vour horn We will be there Don-i lts the
bresbren grow cold Where are
and score Of others in your city who favor The
enterprise: Teal them We ARE expecting. wait
Jag and locking for 2ctioo- l Alb glad TO he aide
10 state that the people in the Deighborbood al
Concord are anxious for The rosd Atiag,alsas,
which il liiiie south Of direct line is anxious
tor the road 10 pass ihrongh that section, and
say they viii DO bag things if they are remem-
berea This short article u written ~ q remind
e. Lei Us bear from your city ZExo.
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Rev. ]. Atkins. pastor q The II Z Church
South. NJ Nootioello. died in ,his ciiyilast Mon.
day night, after . sbost illDess He came In
Tallahassee for medical ireatrnent lass week and
Was quite sex when he arrived
Mr.. Atkins vas born 10 Tennessee in 1914
Early in life he entered the ministry, add seren
years ago vas tranferred from Hols,oo - Plcrit.
Conference. and last year was Presiding Ei8es Of
Tallahassee District
Afies nearly haif ceotury's faithful serrsos in
the Masters vineyard be has gone TO his rewkrd
He Vas coascscus 70 the laa, aud be passed
away calmly and peacefully wiibog, 4 douss O.
fear.
He leaves a wife and two SIMS 10 rDrsarn h,s
demise
The remains were taken 10 Monticello %,
Tuesday for iniernenl
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The St Cloud Agricultural and I

The ST Cloud Agricultural and I'm
provement company held meeting At
their Office in kissimmee on April S0th
and perfected their organization by elect
ing the following officers: K Z Rose,
President; Hamilton Disston, Treasurer;
T. F. Sseck, Observation-Disclosures Lea
der, l4sh inst.
Mr.. H. w. Johnston, formerly edi-
tor Of the Apalachicola TFsIaae, has
bought the 7Imes Of that city. lie will
mount the tripod from which Editor Z.
III. Cason gracefully desoenda
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Al present, by reason of further fail
in the market price Of silver. one hundred
gold dollars viii buy enough silver to
coin siss.so of standard silver dollars
To state the same faef in another way,
the so-cal!ed STANDARD" dollar is TO-DAY
worth .s.7s cents. the remainder of its
lace value being made up by the fa,
which says that the whole coin is worth
loo cents And if it Is no, why not, in
asranch As the has makes bit of paper
worth $l.oo: Then the coin also is
worth a doilar-for all domestic uses. al
least Bat when foreign debts are 10 be
paid flst coin won't do. and during the
last two months nearly twenty-five mil
lion dollars worth 81 gold has been ex-
ported from the CniIed Siaies TO meet
the balances # ,raie. This exhaustion
Of gold can he prevented in only two
WAYS One Is that Americans shall cease 10
consume - much of foreign com maiiiies
a. shall excttd the value Of their exports
The other Is IL make the silver dollar
IS nearly ci intrinsic value As gold coin Is.
ana then foreign creditors cannot object
- he former IN payment, and the DE-
mand Ter specie NAV be divided ami met
bv the two metals Bu, the exhaustion
81 specie will continue all the same IN
less tie ir>; named and hes; plan is
a,loI;s~i-hayinC exports 10 exceed i'm
l-or;>. m haance agains, rs being lef,
;or liquidation in money. This might te
hroaEh; ahnu, by diminished Use Of
foreign articles which arr NJ, nesessarie>
~ He. for more than the amount Of the
balance u ;rale a-Aln>: u i male NJ, in
the CO.; %: Sn!@rhnl;ie>. mostly luNa-
ri,-> 81; Ills ! ~; - ha expected. nor
nee~i The i-as.-s-i~lat give up his cham
I,sgne. me heNe her Jewels. OF The bride
her Partisan ;rou>>eau - eXtlnrni>h the
balance ii irale a-ain>; us-ani even re-
verse The tile AMI cause specie ha,ance
- Tsow iuio ~ ca7n:ry instead Of ont 81
il; Tbs may H. brought ahoa, by the
enterprise II our manufacturers ana mer-
chants in extending their trail, in other
countries. l.: proper tariff provisions ami
bv ;i.e vision ~ le government in direct
in. Is - foreign policy sud international
trade Relations Oars j the easy-roing
government, q . VS.; AMI loosely CON
<;rac;,>l nation. AMI il has :, jeal with
compact. clo>.~iraiing nations whose
methods are ;h">e 81 lhe s,ric, system
ana >hrvwi management; which are
essential IL their existence s. CON
pe;i,ors in the grand AREA Of the >irus-
Cling powers .; earth. That We fare no
worse from onr commerce with these yc.-
Grams in international transactions * ;he
highest evidence II tn rrea, and varied
Resources ii orr country. enabling Is 10
prosper in spite -: the Train al financial
Fix bod TIA, by irau>ia>ion leni> them
vi-or in their aye That VI DO 10. have
- pax on; mach more >pe-ci--->o much
more that W would bv hauk-up;,-i unless
" vastly diminished oar iml,or,>-i> lue
- "nr c-'i;on. The king prpluc; which
goes abroad " of>e; - mauy millions
worth ~ imports on our balance >ht-,-,
will The outside world