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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-29
THE "FAULTED LODE
now THANKSGIVING DAY MADE a MINER
HAPPY.

"a gloomy Thanksgivins-glo for a
fact
Such was the muttered and moody solil
oquy Of Arthur Baldwin as he sat in his
rude cabin on Mcclellan mountain, Colo,
one evening in late November, 1919. Out
side the rain, which had been pouring all
day, was changing to seet, and occasionally
gust Of wind ratified the icy scales against
the little window The heavy mist which
fills these high valleys during an autumnal
rain made his little room SO dark that the sput.
tering pine wood fire on the hearth created
wavering shadows over the log walls He
looked at the gloomy sky without, at the
smoked logs and ratters of his cabin. and
then at a letter in his hand. the envelope Of
which bore an Ohio postInark and dircc-
ton in delicate feminine hand; then gazed
sadly AGAIN at the lowering sky and muir
INJURED, at is, indeed, gloomy Thankspy
ing for me"
The cold wind swept down Right Hand
gulch, rs the miners call that branch of
Clear Creek canyon; the mist fioated away
aud the air rapidly grew clearer and much
colder. Winter had begun. Already the
snow covere! The summit OF Mcclellan noun
tain; now it was beginning to sweep donn
the canyon and soon the mining metropolis
OF Georgetown was wrapped in a swiTlmg
white cloud. Yet The lonely man only gezcd
at the sky now gray and white, ana mur-
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-29

and taps, and he folded himself IN bis blanket
lay down amid us comrades and Slided away
to--wherc'
He was at the bottom Of their dec pest min
ing shaft-a hundred ana twenty feet deep
and every foot of The rocky wall represented
many days of toll, many hours Of heartache
u all see-ied toprcs&up.n him IN his dream
: gieat solid weight Of sorrow. He stood AZ
tie bottom o. Tic Shaft ana looked 10 right
and Left where they had "drffod" in search
Of the ''faulted lOae' Bot now appeared one
Of the widest phenomena Of dream-thc
rocky face OF the shalt, the hanging wall
Of the crevicc, seemed no obstacle 10 him,
lai he glided through II as If 10 were air.
Bat what was tbs. The lost lode was found.
he sank down, down through many fathons,
between two well defined walls, and on all
sides vero great seems OF the richest 0rc-the
dsrk sulphuret, the blue azurile, bright points
Of silver glance and bits Of ruby-wealih be
load the dreams OF ayar.ce.
JOY filled the dreamer's breast; he stirred
in his chair and stretched out eager and
trembling hands towards the glttering ore.
Suddenly the.c was an awful change. The
narrow crevice above BIN grew black the
solid walls trcmbled, leaved, and with a
roar and crash that seemed 70 shake the
rock ribbed earth, fen upon and crushed
him TO atoms. lie sprarg from tho 1ooI
where he lad fallen with the terror in his
heart and cold drops on us trembling flesh
There had been an explosion, indeed and he
saw The smoke Issuing from The shaft near
tho cabin
His partners had decided to celebrate the
day by letting of a big blast in tho breast"
OF the mine; their bore lad been fortunately
located, and the explosion revealed the con-
tiruance Of the lode The fault" was, after
Gil, a Slight one. only trey had moi yet pros
Iecied' IN The right direction.
The woudrous wealth OF has dream was not
realized. But the newly opened lode soon
give him enough TO satisfy reasonable de
sires, and Lo wisely concluded 10 invest his
small competence ina home on the Miami
rather than 80 on in mining ventures. The
little school Ela'am was soon made glad tears
no Longer blur TING distant roStmark, and
AriLnr Baldwin and his vito date thch' hap
piHess from. the gloomy Thanksgiving day
Df lS13 j. L. PARKE.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-29

lie bowed his head and rcyerently, in language
full and clear,
He thanked our great Creator FOR the blessings
Of the year
Aud whca the ei,nplc prayer was doac, thus the
cool father spoke:
"My children. 1t becomes each one his blessing 70
invoke.
Therefore LET each one here thank him for this
Thanksgiving treat.
For all the fayois lc has shown, and these good
things 10 cat
With trembling voice and rcvercnt air each pious
ono bowel low
And THANKED orr Heavenly Father great that hc
had blessed diem so.
For all the good things and their home, % them
E"liowcl rc0t.
Until IL came O. htilc Bob, the smallest OK tie
lot.
And thus be spoke his head bowed down, while
round lie glanced ~ eye:
Il flank thee for the tCiAcy and the Gweas big
chicken PIE.
1 flank thee for the other Cngs'-at this pros
pcct OF bliss
lie pausel, and then-'Say. E.amR.a please,
waits comm after tliss'
TcS MASON.
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tho riatch has been applied before the spen-
did pyre sinks from its soaring height a mass
Of shattered black emberss and the lurid
brightnes, OF thc hillside gives place in
stnntly to impcnetrablo darkness. Barrel
burning, though it Is short lived, IS the undi-
iuted essence Of intoxicating sport.
Tho Norwich girls have a similar though
tanner kind Of sport with which 90 taper oiY
the days pleasures As fashion forbids them
TO roll barrels and burn stacks they collect
spools instead, which they string on wires.
arranging them in fanciful designs, squares,
circles, pyramids and names, saturatc the
creations with oil or turpentine, and meet ut
the house Of the leader Of tho band aud burn
them. Some OF the devices are very ingc-
NOUS or beautiful. and they make q brilliant
though unprcientiou5 bonfire.
It's great isn't II,
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giving day with due fastivity
Ttoboys. with mouths side open, kept their eyes
tIIou The fray.
Asn the turkey on IL would spread wings and
Gy away;
The while the girls eet up quite straight, their
dignity j., hand
And b. their p.im example gave the boys rep
rmaud.
But such a shining gob5ler, with bis drums.icks
IN The air
Would make Chesterfield unquiet forget him
self uld stare.
How can we blame the hungry boys If they per-
chance betrayed
Conspicuously 10 fact that they had stcmachg
60 be staidf
Above the steamils turkey rose the master, six
feet tall,
Aud silence, deep, impressive, fell alike on one
and oil.
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IL iNanfcd Tho i.lrfh.

There, sr,n said the philanthropist, as Inc
placed a large fat turkey on the table, this
Is 10 help YOU to remember Thanksgiving
Thanks, sir-many thanks. Aud being
you are 50 kind, sir. If you could only order
Us little wood to cook it with and something
for dressing, and a few potatoes and loaf
OF bread to go with it, why, sir, wouldn't
say anything about our being four months
back in tho rent nor how much good 80 cents
incash would have done US
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-29
Reasons for rhankfuiness.

1t is time for Gcyout thaIkss living; because
the world is no worse than 10 is, and mans
future is so bright, because the joy and
wealth Of life arc rs we'll distributed as they
are, and better than ever before, because tho
movement OF humanity is constantly up
ward and tie revelation OF Gods goodness
is ever clearer as the earth rolls on in its APP
pointed path. Syracuse Standard.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-29
Gratitude Tor Material Benefits.

Thanksgiving differs from our great
church festivals, in that it expresses our
gratitude for the ordinary material benefits
which God showers upon Us. OF these our
country possesses two as great as any nation
ever was blessed with-sizs ana quiet. It's
great size enables Us to bear without danger
the working ont Of social experiments which
would rend other countries into fragments
by their very lermeniation.-Rey. Dr.. Hunt
ingtOu
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-29

about tho rim OF ths holo is shoveled ia
and tamped soliily down, and the boys and
/ spectators walk of six rods and inspect the
structure. Next cans Of kerosene are emptied
over the bottom barrels, shavings, saturated
with oil, are piled inside; a few parting pats
and shakes bring refractory barrels into posi-
ton and make TIE funnel straight and sym.
metricai, ami then everything is ready Tor
the evening fun
And VIVA, fun The boys can hardly wait
in patience for the coming OF dusk. But it
comes nj just the right time
L. comes after the turkey is eaten. Yol
know its turkey first and barrels afterward
Poor fun it would he 10 watch bonfire on
an empty stomach Bat think a stuifing
Yourself 30 full OF turkey dts allowable on
Thanksgiving till you almost feel rs II you
could gobble. and then going out and watch
ing n nice big blaze on the hill. IL usually
comes about m hour and hall after dinner.
when tho lamps have hardly been lighted in
tire houses, the quiet dusty streets have
barely grown gray IN the celebrating twi-
light, and the four solemn faces of the biz
Illuminated city hall clock glow like four
dim moons through tho tree tops. With a
iubilsnt rush ami yell the bands are of like
the wind TO the hliltops. Having reached
the grabs each band forms IN military array
about its stack, the leader silently and with
an air Of conscious self importance advances
to the bottom OF tho pile: he scratches a
match on bis trousers and applies the tiny
torch 10 the shavrlgs, and
Gracious Did you ever sec anything
like it,
Instantly there is flash rs the oiled kin
dlmgs catch the flame, great volume OF
dense bacl, smoke belches up; then a mag
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-29

niiicent gllsh of fire that
rcddens tho whole hillside
and tho faces Of the ex-
cited company wells up
the tail column, and the
conilagrati0n is OIL. Tho
combustion Is furious, and
tho pillar of roaring
flames, sparks and whirl
ing smoke is a miniature
cyclone on lire. The bar
rcls writls and twist,
tho slaves gapo asunder,
and the bursting hoops
leap out from the pile,
and, as they come down
scatter sparks and glow
ing cilders on every side.
The CONFEDERATION IS too
rapid to las, long, and it is
hardly two minutes after
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-29
Three of "a Kind.

Thanksgiving is 2 day peculiar in the year,
and graceI with the loveliest associations.
Hospitality, tho reunion Of family and
friends, tie good cheer, the Kind thoughts Of
others-all these things are the ornaments Of
tho season, 50 that 70 day in the calendar is
more truly named.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-29

First Iurkey q youthful bird)-Well,
thank goodness, we've escaped the Thanks
giving Scylla
Second Turkey fof mature experienced
Yes Lat | trcmhc when think OF the
Christmas Chary bdis
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-29
NO END OF FUN.
HOW THE NORWICH, CONN, BOYS
CELEBRATE THANKSGIVING.

T-.ry TO 4 bort the Town Gathering Bar
res, and T,ien After the Turkey j.
Eaten What Thanksgiving Bonfire
They Have.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-29

OAST turkey and
lyina.
Phcwl
Take a run round
New England and
ask oil the boys you
meet what n cy
think of il. Wits
per Thanksgiving
in their ear aud
hear them howl
Whcn you come 10
NOrwich 90 that
quaint Connecticut
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-29

choly. He leaned back in his rude chair and
slcp;-and dreamed The walls Of the log cabin
expanded and took the form of the old Miami
home, then faded away, and ho was again a
lad playing IN bis native fields with tho little
SRI who thea seemed 90 him so very young
The past and present mingled in his dream;
Lc saw the girl. vet be loved the woman. and
felt strange pam at thought thai his love
wac in come wny 10 make both unhappy
There i5 no natural sequence OF time or place
il q dream. so be Turned away from the little
girl and 40 once found himself in . marching
column OF blue. Then followed the bIvouac
the parade the dispersion 10 quarters. tattoo
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-29
FINE WINES AND LIQUORS.
ESTABLISHED 1913.
Oscar CRAM X CO..

No. IA GoygRsoR SrREEr RICHMOND. Va
importers and Dealers In
FINE CHAMPAGNEs CLARETs. Bur
GUNDiRs. MADEIRAs. sHERRIes. and
other WINES; also, FRENCH BRAN Ips
C0aDIALS. ETC.. Etc. and dealers in FoNy
MoN0NGAHELA PORE RYR. VIRGINIA
MOUNTAIN, and BOURBON wHIsKEYs.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-29

I 1867 saw him miner In the rich silver re-
gion If Clear Crook, Coo. Then began that
struggle WHICH 80 many miners md prospec-
tors mako with fortune. First he worked in
tie developed mines then "Prospected and
! located" for himself til his scant means were
exhausted and assir toiled IS = wage Garner.
| at length, with three partners, be made
what they called ''thc bou location" or
course they had all the sanguine miner ;
! reasons for so believing Did not their
! prospect holes show that they were on a
/ true iissurc, t,iat it ran with the mother
lode, +" that il had cool "oltcrop" ard the
rght dip into The hilF And so they toilcd
! ON, cxpendiEc ali their money aud spare time
in sinking Oh tho lode First there was q
good show Of vein mater with bits Of ore
that ass1yed high, and their spirits mounted
as on eagles wings Then they struck a
horse" or 'cap' threatened 10 end the lode
permanently. and their hearts sank. Again
the "horse7 was passed, the lode opcGed below
il, tie crey.ce turned little more TO the
perpendicular. ''shckensiios" showed on the
wall rock, bits of azuriie and true erlphrrcts
were picked cut Of the crevices, and then fire
siren Hope sang sgoety il their heated I'M
agiEationS And thcn-;he too frequent
calamity they reached 'lault." Tie
crcricc seemed 30 cad abruptly il solid rock,
a.A for three weary months they had sought
in vain, by drifting, " trace be lode So
tbs was, indeed q gloomy Thanksgiving.
II too often the case that a mining town
aboHpds Ia rough men, and that most new
corners soon fail into their rude and slovenly
habits. DutHeorgetown was from the first
an exception. II always contained fair
proportion of cultured men. Veterans Of the
war Of all ranks and Of both armies, men OF
culture and science, and refined, scholarly
gentlemen who had sought the pure air Of
the mountains FOR health, formed from the
start a largo part of its population. And
Arthur BALDWIN had that III his memory
which helped to preserve the sweetness of his
nature.
'Hc loved and was beloved again Re
turning from the war at the age of \, all the
ardor of bis nature found vent IN an attach
nert 10 Il mniden four years his junior, who |
his feelings But they were |
young and poor, and worst Of all, the condi- |
lion of his health required a removal from |
ohio But they could wait. No man ever |
leSpars at 81. No maiden of Il ever doubts |
hat Ter belOycd can soon overcome all OBJ
tacles. SO they parted with hopes Of a
pecdy reunion. and through al the weary |
ears his letters had continued 10 tell OF his
rood health and to promise early Success re-
arm and the consrmmation OF their hopes.
}ut now tho waiting had done its work: the
nperscripticn on the letter from Ohio was
90 often stained with a tear, and the George
own postnark no longer excited fresh hope
u The breast Of the little schoolma'am on the
,anks of the Miami. limo and disappoin.-
lcnt were wearing out the hearts Of youth;
ID 50 this Thanksgiving evening Arthur
baldwin gazed on tine letter that day received
nd sighed
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-29
BOBSYS THANKSGIVING.

7 q table fairly
goauing un des
everything that =
good
hat You or !
could thinl, Of in
the catalogue OF
food,
There sat a happy
family. a. jolly Is
could b..
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-29

toan-what viii the boys tell you there
Roast turkey and 'fixin's, y YOU will say
and tie boys will look at ycu and grin. Then
60 up to them softly and whisper Thanks
,iT iEs and them
~,
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The Life Insurance Company of Virginia,
RICHMOND, VA.
G. A. WALKER President JAMES W. pEGRAM, Secy
JAMES W. pEGRAM, Sec'y.

Of
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OF
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j. ". PEGRAN SSy Life ms Co. Of Va,
Richmond.
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That's what IL H. Barrels. Turkey first
and barrels afterward.
The Meeker herald., 1888-02-18
... ...--s..- .-......

English ITay.ll-r-i nm told ;hn'
Americans have become 80 cnsmopnli'
tan that they NO longer cXhibl, any Pc,
rul!aT characteristics In travelling. and
cannot br distinguished from the people
Of auy other nationality 81 far rs Amer
ic.luisms la conduct are concerned.
American Traveller from 81. Louisl-
You ATE right While We have amDn.
us some whose culture Inns not kept
pace with their acquisition ol wealth.
aud Who exhibit their lack u tie one
ani excess ol the other when abroad.
vet It il true that n people our man
neEs have lpscpsnc modified hy travel
and andul,s"ryItion-Idinncr-bcli rings.
American traveller springs fiom his seat
with frantic cisetucss, upset, English
traveller, scgamh!es over his PROSTATE
form, aud - few seconds later is ut the
table. shuycling his dinner in with both
hands and working his jaws with fIcu.
zici cueIgy.l
The Meeker herald., 1888-02-18
Grnr.r Ya,mr> aIr.rI.n,i.

In an interview at Washington rr.
Gently Henry George said: "Mr
Cleveland las set his face clearly m the
direction ui free trade. The length az
number OF his steps is not ui ~ much
Importance ~ that the step las h-cii
taken. President Cleveland u even
NOW IN advance of his party. and he has
made Ill. issue. II cannot b- lodged or
cyaiei. am with the Administration
snd oppose! ,1 y thlpi party prcs.dcu
iial candidate, aN long rs tie Admin
.s,Ia,inn and the Democratic party tend
toward freedom. have strong hs-
lief that President Cleveland Ia tar
more radical mau than his party. or
even his message, and that he will ut
the opPptiun- moment take stride
tina, will make his last advance took in-
significant"
The Meeker herald., 1888-02-18

THE New York Times, which is gen.
orally well informed on matters of this
kind, makes the following statement /:
"lt is authenticity declared that Ros-
coo conkllng has said to some o! his
friends that II the next presidential
campaign Is fought on 'he ,arin issue
between Blaine and Cleveland he is pre-
pared 10 take the stump FOR Cleveland,
believing that the Republican party can
not, without violating It's pledges and
bringing Teproash upon It's name, re-
fuse TO reduce the taxes which weigh SO
heavily on producers and consumers.
Mr. Cunkling Is further credited with
the remark that President Clcyclaud's .
last message WAS one Of the wisest,
bnldest and most patriotic evidences of
craftsmanship OF recent years.
The Meeker herald., 1888-02-18
Good ssns.,n, rhr.ar In.

\ racy breach uf promise suit has
just ended In Ia. circu; Court at Mays.
vile. Nv. The ease was ihg, Of Josie
Woods against ;. II. Poe. tn, fair
plaintiff lives In Maysyillc nj present.
She asked for $500 damages. aud the
court gave her si,cpn. with an attorneys :
fee Ol SiO1 thrown In. The defendant
is u snrt Of wandering photographer,
and IL doing the Ohio towns at present.
lie made no defense 10 the plaintiff 5
petition. Some of the letters intro
duccd rival Arbucklu's loving cpistlcs
In the famous suit recently settled ut
New York.
Poe was nj Carlisle last June. and on
the l2th hv wrote 10 Josie letter full
of love, closing as follows: 81 send you
thirteen kisses and twelve hugs and one
pinch" On the 9th he wrote: Il send
You all the kisses and u good huggin'
thruic in
In September he was ut Manchester.
Ohio, and on the lst he wrote: Il want
to- see yuu. ! want to kiss YOU right in
the mouth On the 18th lie wrote:
My hclth is good way leo pounds /
have bot me fine close you wodn't no
me II YOU was TO sea me an have bot
me line watch oil the girls is Citing
stucl; ON me In every town go to whut
will do about that lrcst up to-day an
went down town the lndys flirting at me
on uu sides nf the streets saing look ut
that pritty man, but that is all can t
think of no body But you so will
close"
The Meeker herald., 1888-02-18

POLtriCAL circles In the Eas, were
somewhat excited ias, week over the tc-
port that William Walter Phelps had
received q letter fgum Mr. blaine in
shirh he authorizes rhcllt, Ia announce
that he Blaine will not be candidate
ut the coming l;epuhlicau National con-
Ncn,inn. The rcp.rt h.y, not yet been
aoul.rm.d, but In the midst Of the furry
tie name Ot General Phil Sheridan
i'ons uu,Ssa p"S,h.e presidential can.
iidatu. nud there appear " lie good
many Republicans who aru willing ,ha,
lie should he SO considered. However.
dte alleged letter frum Blaine is vener.
ally denied, and uu crrdenoc put in IL.
The Meeker herald., 1888-02-18

TIN recent wet victory in Atlanta,
of which 70 much las been made, Is not
Likely, after all. 10 be- very great draw
back 10 the cause of temperance. The
city council, elected 10y thc opponents of
prohibition, has put the license at
$1,000, confined the saloons to Ger
tain quarter OF the city and set the clos
Ing hour NJ lu p. N. II these provisions
are enforced Atlanta Will have better
restriction pn the liquor trntilcr than
prohibition gave. The Atlanta jug
train is as famous rs tie Kansas drug
store, aud was carried On more openly.
Under such conditions as the council
has imposed the saloons cannot well be-
come nuisance. The man who has
invested $1,000 Ia license will take
go0i care not 10 forfeit 1t, and tile lin
its on tile time and place OF sale seem TO
bc in the line 81 reasonable restrictions.
|, IL also an advantage not 10 lie
dcSp!sel that men who wan, 10 take -
drink need not bc either hypocg!is or
lawhrrak'rs when they do IL.
The Meeker herald., 1888-02-18

\ EELigr fund uf nearly ten thous.
md dollars WIS raised In Omaha for the
benefit oi uiO sufferers uf the s-ccui
blisEaul IN that section. Among the
s,i occurrences WAS that o! Miss Eva
-hai,ucg the school teacher. who. after
having bceu exposed lo the intense cold
far nearly tNp days had both lower
limbs ampu,sied. Her back was also
e, lnily frozen that the flesh dropped
on. hut after twu weeks u unlm,sin.
able suffering death came 10 her rescue.
Her share % the relief fund amounted
20 sluu.
The Meeker herald., 1888-02-18

y EuNuH j. current among the State
papers that Melvin Edwards ambition
for the Goyeruurship OF Colorado Is
again ASSUMING an Indian summer hue.
II Will never be- any clearer or brighter
than the pruyerhial haze of the indian
summer. lie is the creature of corpora.
'iuns. and the people will not have him.
Ic las never done tie state any good
and has done IL - great deal OF harm.
Because he ama,scd fortune as toe oe.
cnpant of an Office whose salary pro.
sidcs a bare living, hc imagincs ho is n
great man. II he will change ends with
the telescope, aud see himself as others
see him. lac will appreciate himself bet.
ter san Miguel journal
The Meeker herald., 1888-02-18

the relative value OF gold aui silver a.
money. This resolution grows out Of
the Presidents message transmitting
Atkins report, In which that gentle
man, who WAS sent abroad 0n Il none
tary mission, SAYS there Is no prospect
of any change in the present monetary
system OF European States which can
influence OF modify the financial policy
of the United States AT thc present
time.
The Meeker herald., 1888-02-18
u. Wa. Sru,or-I.is,.d.

4 X street man met his daughter
''hopo" in the hall and materially
hastened his departure, Then lie re-
turned rmping aud sat down.
Il hope you didn't nurt Harry, papa 2
sobbei the daughter,
No. hercrly replied the old man
picking up his foot and nursing II. No
dilu't; but II he ever comes her,
again with bricks Ia his coat-,uil pocket
III Kill him, " aud the girl smiled sof,i,
through her Washington Critic
The Meeker herald., 1888-02-18

\ JOINT resolution was offered in the
Senate last week by Senator Salisbury
which will likely create considerable
debate. II declares that no further eff
fort can be made by the United States
to obtain the cooperation of the Euro
pean governments In establishing a
common ratio. uf value between gold
and silver. and that the policy of the
United States in the coinage Of the
precious metals shall not be influenced
by the action. present or prospective. of
my foreign government, IN reference 10