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instion for county treasurer, and now the
deluded fellow expects to be elected.
Stahl's initistory howl was first printed
in the Burlingsme Chronicle immedi-
stely after the election, at which the re-
publican party Of Kansas was swept o 1t
Of existence, and here is an extract
from it:
"Our beautiful queen, our Kansas, is
humbled to the dust. She lies PROSTATE,
dishonored, and disgraced, none 80 poor
as to do her reverence" now. For the
third time the southern foe invaded Kan
sas, not with weapons OF steel, else we
would have won. He came with honeyed
words and clothed as an angel of light,
yet he was as much Of devil as the scr
pent was that beguiled our Mother Eve
in the Garden of Eden, and his tactics
were the same. He sowed the seeds Of
discomfort, and her sons and daughters
listened. Kansas had given them royal
welcome. She barred her bosom and
nourished them, the rain came in due
season, the glad warm sun did it's work,
and when the golden grain was gathered,
she was still first with 100000 bushels
Of the staff OF life, but Notwithstanding
all this, her degenerate children listened
to the tempter. They slapped her in the
face, trsduced her good name, slandsred
her shsmefully, lied about her internally,
hugged to their bosoms their enemies of
old who had slain their fathers and
brothers and buried them in southern
graves. They said to the loyal and true,
You shall not rule over u.s. but to the
traitors who had tried to destroy the ma
tion they said 'Ye are gods, come thou
and rule over us, we bow supplisnt at
thy feet Oh, Kansas! shsmed dis
grsced, and that, too, by her own un-
grateful children. May the hand that
strikes a loving, loyal mother be pRlsied;
may the tongue that ISLANDERS her be
struck dumb, and may her loyal, loving
children grid themselves for the fray, re-
main true to their principles, and never
lay down their weapons until traitors
and slanderers are driven from the high
places and their stations filed with loyal
mon
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guarantee for the permanent retention
of both metals and the historic double
standard, at q ratio to be fixed with
due regard TO the existing conditions oi
the currencies and coinsges Of the world
Congress stands for the American people
in this matter. 1t is their dearest inter
ests which it is defending in defending
their constitutional currency-gold Rnt
silver.
The single gold standard has neVel
been sanctioned or desired by the people
of this country. Their will has beer
over and over again expressed to the CON
trary at every election and in every con
gress for sixteen years past.
Their determination that silver shal
MOI be outlswed at the mints has beer
clearly and forcibly shown by over
whelmlng msjorities in both branches o.
congress. 1t never was stronger than il
is to-day.
The clRmor Of the money changers
the usurers and the stock gamblers, in
spirsd by the English influences thst
radiate from Lombard street, and which
represent the organized rapaclty Of the
world, has not shaken the faith Of the
American masses one iots IN the honesty
the justice, the fairness, and, above all
the vital necessity Of maintaining silver
side by side with gold in their nstiona
money system.
There may have been a change in the
relative measuring values OF the two
metals. That has often occurred in the
course Of history. But that change, what
ever it may be, can be corrected by
change in the ratio Of coinage from the
present 16 to / to, say, 10 or even 20 to l
It does not justify the total abolition o.
silver as standard money metal. Eng
land is reported to be at this momen
exchanging her gold for Indian silver OF
the basis of % to l, showing that ever
the leading gold standard country recog
nizee that silver possesses an exchange
able value with gold at some ratio that
can be fixed. And we may be sure thR'
the Bank of England in fixing it at % tc
has been as unfair to silver and as par
tial to gold as it has dared to be-.
The Recorder earnestly calls for
general expression of the popular viii
loud and clear and general enough tt
make the president and congress under
stand that the people demand immediate
relief from the sitting and stsgnatinG
currency conditions from which they ar'
now suffering; and that while they wan
the sct Of 1890 repealed, they also wan
the free coinage or silver restored a
such new ratio as the wisdom Of con
gress may see fit to fix.
The money power has spoken for golC
monometallism, and Mr.. Cleveland seem
to be its executive echo. Now let thu
people be heard and Mr.. Cleveland b
clearly informed that congress, and no
he, represents the national will on thiI
matter of admitting silver as well as golt
to the mints.
Gen. Grant once said, speaking from
the same chair now filled by Mr.. Cleye
land: 81 have no policy to enforc'
against the will Of the people" The
Recorder recommends Mr.. Cleveland K
adopt the same attitude on this money
nnaatlnn. for IL is thA only ona that i
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in every branch, currency and coin are
alike in hiding, exchange is difficult to
effect for want of money to do it with,
perfectly sound banks are embarrassed
themselves and cannot give ordinary &C.
commodstlons to their depositors, trade
is cloggsd and hsmpered at every turn,
mills and workshops are closing in large
numbers, and even the most solvent and
flourishing firms find it hard to draw on
their deposited moneys in such form as
to meet their weekly pay rolls in the
usual way.
This is the situation and it is not i'm
proving, but growing worse with every
days delay at Washington.
Bad as it is, it would become infinitely
worse if congress were to yield to the
single gold standard movement and sur
render the cause Of silver. Such a sur
render would mean disaster to all
classes except the Vultures that always
flesh their beRks deepest and gorge
themselves fullest on a field that is
strewn with the victims Of vast com
mercisl and industrial calamity. The
merchant and the manufacturer, the big
business man and the small trRdeSman,
the great mass alike Of employers and
employed, the professional man, the
brain worker and the Drawn worker, and
more than all the lsborer and the wage
Garner in every occupation, will all be
drawn down together in the vortex OF
contraction if silver is outlawed.
To make gold the sole standard and
the only currency is to diminish the vol
ume Of our money by one-hslf. That is
contraction; and contraction means the
complete paralysis Of all enterprises, the
utter collapse of credit, the complete
prostration Of trade from New York to
California, and the consignment Of
myriads of working people in every city
and state in the union to idleness and
starvation.
The Recorder pleads with all its power
that this whirlpool Of contraction may
not be opened. President Cleveland and
congress must get together and prevent
it. The people must raise their voices
now and demand their own salvation. Il
silver be not restored quickly to free
coinage, the most optimistic man cannot
look forward six months without fear.
Millions Of unemployed, wageless men,
With their wives and children crying for
bread that cannot be earned for them,
will be hard to reason with. But they
will have to be reasoned with il silver is
outlswed from the mints. And it will
be idle to tell them that it was thought
best to starvs them in order to place the
country on the same gold standard foot
ing as England.
Repeal the act Of 1890, readmit silver to
free coinage at a new and reasonable
ratio, and do it quickly. That, and
nothing less than that, will put the busi-
ness of the country firmly on its feet
again, give new heart to capital, new
hope to labor, and restore good times
throughout the land.
re this be not done and the snti-silver
madness prevail the prosperity OF the
country cannot be recalled, and its peace
will soon be in serious peril.
atnhpa Calamity Wall,
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PLAIN CALAMITY TALK
With Which the New York " Recorder" I"
Leaves the Gold-bug Ranks.

muSb 10 C4AOECoA nAA0 NPSA
and president, and the mints OF the
United States be thrown open to the free
coinage Of silver.
The financial and business situation Is
admittedly bad. There is no need to sX-
sQQerste It. It might be worse. 1t will
become worse, much worse, unless con-
press and President Cleveland can get
toQsther and relieve the existing COM
mercisl congestion by prompt and sde-
quste legislation.
The president admits In his recent
message that the repeal Of the silver
purchase law Of 1890 will not fully meet
the exigenCies Of our situation. 1t 10
confessed on all hands that to simply re-
peal the Sherman act and stop there will
not leave our currency upon satisfac-
tory basis, or provide for safe and Sufh-
Cient circulating medium.
The business Of this country cannot be
done upon purely gold basis. There is
too much business to be done, and too
little gold to do 1t with, to justify the
experiment OF q currency based wholly
on one metal, and that one the scRrCOr
and dearsr of the two. The total dis
reimbursement OF silver 40 q money
metal which seems to be the aim OF she
gold extremists at Washington, means q
violent and ruinouS contraction OF values.
The mere threat Of it has already given
the flrst sharp twist to the screws OF
contraction.
To persist in the total elimination OF
silver from our currency is madness. The
lead Of the gold monometslists has been
followed far enough. It is time TO call
halt and demand that silver shall DO put
back in the place it held for eighty years.
from the formation OF the government
down to 1873, and bS made again one Of
the two main pillars Of the American
system Of currency and coinage.
1t Is evident that his party in congress
is not fully with the president and will
not act upon his initiative unless he will
assent to q provision by which silver
shall be retained as partner with gold
on @ Just and fair ratio In the metallic
basis Of q nations money. Congress iS
not ready and willing to repeal the act
OF 1890 until the president on his side is
prepared to give his assent to new law
based on bi.mstallic principles, restor-
ing silver as money metal and rs estsb-
fishing the double standard.
This ia the perilous feature OF the situ-
alton at Washington. II the president
and congress cannot hRrmonize their
views and act together without long de-
bate and delay, the crisis through which
the trade: and industry Of the country
are passing must and will grow more
acute. Is there anyway Of bringing
them togethPrF Only, as the Recorder
thinks, by putting such a pressure Of
public opinion upon them both as will
compel them to meet on middle ground
and take decisive action.
The president is not justified in asking
for the unconditional repeal of the pres
ent silver law. To postpone the definite
re-Rdjustment Of our currency laws,
leaving silver demonetized and its use as
a standard money metal wholly pro-
hibited, would, in the Recorders opinion,
precipitste Q financial and business
onAnnA.orhn nnnnnnrnd NTH uuhinh oil
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WE'LL ING.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
BENNINGTON

Custer post G. A. r. visited Past Com
mandcr 4. j. Moves Tuesday the 3D.. the
occasion being his 10th birthday. The post
took with them a. n memcnto a handsome
plush bound photograph and autograph al
bum. On each was Il medallion in bronze
of Gen Logan and the G. A. r.
badge They were presented by
Past Commander j. Il. McNamar.-
St Peter Episcopal church has reorganized
its quartettc choir. The older scholars in
the graded schools have formed "A military
company, and hereafter drills will be part
Of the regular course, The drill masters are
Edward &. Bennett and {. w. Price, both
of them being graduates of Norwich unvel-
sitv There are several cases of diphthclia
and typhoid fever reported in the village
aud outside districts. Officers Nash and
Godfrey returned October > with the
horse stolen from the village the night be
fore The horse was tied to tree at the
foot of Grcylock mountain There were two
men engaged in the stealing, both of whom
are known and viii probably b" arrested
Capt. Il. .. Gore. Richard NJ Houghtun
and others viii attend the reunion of the
| l4th Vermont Infantry AT Bristol the 2lst.
| The members OF the regiment are endeaVOr
| ing to raise funds for the erection of moml-
mcnt at Getty sburg.
The marriage OF Mis-, :. Frances Hawks,
! to Cashier Clement E. Cone, is announced
to take place "Wednesday, the 18th The En-
soI club, composed Of graduates of the EnsOi
institute gave its first reception It the insti
tutc rooms Friday evening. Addresses were
made 10y Key. Charles H. Seymour, Judge
Carney. pr. II. j. Potter, 81. and others. -
There are seven eases of typhoid fever and
diphthera reported in the village and ont
skirts. The Methodist church is undergoing
considerable repairs, about $1,000 being cX
pended. The published proceedings of the
late convention OF the State Firemen'S as>o-
citation have just been Issued BY the secretary
HI reports The total receipts at the ~ Al
bans COM entlUu u have been $500 ~ The
expenses were Sl6-4 81, leaving u pom ii
$50 o.. AT the present time there Is Il bal
t,Icc in the treasury Of about $3.50
Mir : f. Hall. wife Of the cashier Of III.
North Bennington National bank met witt
II ,rfiou, accident Saturday evening wlnlt
driving "a pair OF HORSES. TN" carriage
strckthe horses and frightened them into
run. The carriage'was overturned aud de
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Camp A. S. Tracy, Sons Of Veterans are to
hold their annual dance and supper in the
town hail on Tuesday evening, November /.
r. W. Mctiettrck, est. of st AlbarS
was in town Saturday. Miss Agucs Wooster
and her brother John are visiting in New
York city.
NJ C. Robbins delivered his lecture on the
worlds fair for the benefit of the Baptist
V. p. =. G. f.. at the town hall Saturday
night. Lewis G.. Bell went Monday to Bos
ton for the winter. Jennie Sears the young
girl who was severely bruised by collision
with buggy Friday. isrccovering rapidly
The funeral of Mrs. NJ. Rotchford took place
from the Catholic church at 9 O'Clock Sun
dav morning The best butter brought %
cents per pound Monday, the greater part of
the offerings going for % and - cents
Ira II. Dayton went back to the Soldiers
Home at Bennington Monday forenoon for
| the winter Ten car loads of stone for the
bridge arrived from Isle La Motto Sunday
night A dam is being built over the falls
across otter creek for the benefit of the
| Electric Light company'S water power. --
| Edward Baker is going to Rutland to reside.
Rev. George wilkins. who conducted I'll"
services at st. stephens Episcopal church
the last two Sundays returned TO his home
in Bethel Monday Mrs. Charles w. Ear
| and child returned Monday afternoon from
| a three weeks visit in Boston and Walt
| ham.
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Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly ON the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
tenn eaectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro,
duced, pleasing to the taste and &C.
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in SOC
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro,
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes 70 try it. Do not accept any
ubstitute,
CALiFORNiA FjG syrup co.
SAE FRArCISC0oc4l.
LOUISVILLE. N. hsW YORK. NY.
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VERMONT NEWS.
NOTES AND GOSSIP OF DolNGs IN THE
FREE PRESSES BROAD FIELD.

The Wnooski valley, villages Up North,
Along otter Creek and by the shores of
White River Covered by Special Re-
portcrs.
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HIGHGATE

The wedding bells have run- again, thto
time announcing the marriage of j NJ.
Trombly To Miss Lena Dcro>ia and l.. +.
I.oukc, to Miss Annie McDonough IL. j.
Russell has returned to Boston and G, j.
Harrington to Randolph n. Spear and
wife. Charlie CalIuAu Charlie kobblns aud
+ W Sunderland have =u.e to Chicago.
I }. IIomoly Of Springfield Is il Town
Mrs v. ) SeaIle5 has ,yld her house 0n1
lot at the Centre u Vi Heiiiun. ,oGsid-lo-
ton $1,000. - f Buldiuk EGs mCJ2d L.
the Springs Miss Abble Juikin, Eas Ir
turned huur Arthur Ra~sriu and sister
have returned from Wells 6N"r Mis-
Nora Beach is visiting IN Burlington The
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WANTED.

When You want anything, advertise in
the new special column of this paper. Some
bargain, are offered there this week which
il will pay YOU to read about See page
seven This paper ha, more than 25,O0O
readers every week, and one cent word
will reach them all.
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molished. MIS-. Hall was thrown out and
picked up inscu,ilr and taken to house
near by and is not able to he removed II is
feared that She has sustained internal iniu-
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seven, This paper ha, more than 21.Ooo
readers every week, and one cent word
will reach them ALL
wa, the most successful thing Of the kind
they have oyer had They cleared about
S45.-Alrs Frank Ransom aud Mis- Annie
Church have been elected delegate, to the
state meeting of the y. =. :. e. E TO be
held at Barre. Henry Hall and wife are Mt
the fair at Chicago. G. Whitney, who
has been in poor health of late, is a little
better again.
HUNTINGTON.
Mrs Ros, Ellis i, building an addition 70
her residence at the Centre. John iull"tt
has opcncd hi, store at the Centre The glass
blowers are coming TO the Centre soon. -
The timber is on the ground for u new barn
at the parsonage in the north village.
George Norton left last wreck for the
| worlds fair Chester Ross has been quite
| sick ON the 81 inst u daughter was born
To Frank Brewster and wife Mt tn" Centre.
john Dearborn is having his house paint
ed The apple crop is light in this vicinity.
Grin Grace i. building an addition to his
store at Hank,vilc
SHELBURNE.
Mr. aud Mrs c. +. Van Nliet. Mr.. and
Mrs. G, y. Rob-ts. Mis-. Kate Qunlan,
Joseph Quinlan and W. j. Sheridan hav"
gone TO Chicago john Gibson of the y.
NJ. G, A. preached at the Methodist
church Sunday morning and evening. REV.
w. J. Chapman is spending his vacation in
Bennington and vicinitv.-W. \. Weed. jr.
has returned to Sing Sing, y. Y.
DR. F. h. Stoddard u. u. G. NJ, of the
fifth Masonic district made his official visit
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WlLLISTON.

William seymour ha, sold his home farms
to Nj Squares FROM Dakota and hi, inter
val land tu the kccfc brothers. p. Iattrn.
W. lockwood, II, Kenyon H. Whitney, II.
lNham. +. aud J. Ieham have gone tn tn"
world fair. George Patten and wife hay"
returned from taltornia.-M. Carroll and
wife Of california are visiting h"ro.-Th"
society of Kings Daughters will meet thi,
week with Roy. aud Mrs. Bacon at Essex
Junction Mrs William Seymour was in
town over Nuudav.-1 l. Barber is in very
poor health Wesley Mctcalf and his father
m-IaW. Mr. St"arns. are going TO the world' 5
fair this Vcok-Nns l.. A. Fay has returned
10 Burlington -Bossic Goodrich picked rip"
raspbcwic~ last week.
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HANCOCK.

Mrs Charles Best visited her father in
Stockhridgc last week. Miss Emily Wilson
returned last week from her Western trip.
W. W. Norton and wife are visiting IN
Starksboro. Mrs. George Marsh has re-
turned from Massachusetts
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altprnatcs. j. Z. Brittcll. Mrs. j. j. Brttell,
john NaVlor died October ,.
C. H. SpligG is in Chicago. Miss Lacy
Harrington is at home Daniel Twtchcll' :
youngest daughter died last wcek.-Mr and
Mrs NJ +. Spraguc are HON" from their
Western trip An infant daughter of Or
lando Swinton was buried last Sunday.
HANCOCK.
Mrs. Charles Best visited her father in
Stockhridgc last week Miss Emily Wilson
returned last week from her Western trip.
W W. Norton and wife are visiting IN
Starksboro Mrs George Marsh has re
turned from Massachusetts
MONKTON.
Orvil Cox is building an addition to his
house Andrew Thoma, is Sick.-H. b.
| Williams went to the world fair Monday
Mrs. g. C. Roscoe is visiting in Addison
Julia Post of Burlington is caring for her
brothers. wife, Mrs. Milon White The
Kaolin works have suspended work.
SOUTH STARKSBORO.
Mrs Ambrose Tart has gone to Hunting
| ton to care for her daughter, Mrs. Frank
Brewster. who has little daughter
| Herbert Tart and wife are the happy parent,
of a girl. born September 30. Pcrley Dotl
was at home over Sunday with his family
Mrs. James Moody is hettcr--E s. Fol
| lansbee has bought of Moses Purinton anC
Calvin Chaffec the hlthright that was set tC
| II. :. Chatrec.--lt is a boy at Noah La
feyctte's.
STARKSBORO.
Am,c Palmer and wife are stopping will
his mothcr.-lt is a boy at f. II. Bald
wins.
WEST ADDISON.
Norman Warner and family are to move
to Panton this week Mrs. Ezra Robert
and children of Port Henry visited last weel
in town-M>s Eliza Holmes is at j. w
| Wright s-Charlcs Raine is seriously i'll. -
| A large barn dance was held at Charlie
Goodale's Tuesday evening of last week. go
William Fiske and wife are the happy par
ents of Il son.
SHOREHAM.
Mr. and Mrs G. y. North reached hOm
last Friday evening after an absence o
four weeks having visited thcworld' 5 fai
and friends in Kansas. Miss n. A. Dougla
has gone to the Columbian exhibition.
Quite a delegation from the Christian En-
deavor society attended the county convcn
ton held at Cornwall last week and rcpo'
a good meeting Miss Clark, the evangeli
cal Iaborcr. left last week. She may return
later with an assistant Mr.. and Mrs. c
Fuller left for Chicago last Friday.
WHITING.
viii Sawyer of sudbury and Miss Mar
f.. Wells were married mt the home of tn
brides father. K. Is, Wells. September -
Rev. Mr. Kinney officiating -rhOma
Ketchan and wife returned last week Wed
nesday from the world fair +. Churc
and wife Jay Wooster and Miss Allie he
sey leave for Chicago soon.-Elmer COllr
has returned from Ticonderoga Will Fo
ter and bride have returned from their wee
ding trip and are at r. ID. Needham ;.
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JERICHO CENTRE.

R-y MIR Ru.- did not occupy his pulpit
On sunday morning On account OF illness
Cudir Willard vent to Brattioboro Monday,
where she has engaged as an attendant il
the asylum. OiNi- lloW hand lost another
hor,r last week The harvest festival given
in the church last week by the Ladies Aid
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NORTH FERRISBURGA.

Messrs. j. j. Quinlan and f. II. Gee left
Wednesday morning for the worlds fair
Mr.. G. II. Palmer has gone to Richford
to visit his bruther.-Mr. John Palmer and
wife have gone to the worlds fair-Farm-
els have begun picking their apples but re-
port short crop.-Mr. LucuS Martin is
raising and repairing his barn. Harley
Miller is doing the work.
Mr.. John Wheeler accompanied by his
two sisters. Carrie and Frances left for
Chicago Monday morning Warren
| EStahrOGE of Boston was town Tuesday
| Mrs NJ. r. Allen and Mis-, Sadie Allen have
! gone to Boston. The latter will remain in
! Boston this winter Holman Bull is in quite
! poor health. Mrs. c. w. Wicker has closed
| her house here and returned to New York
| for the winter Mrs j. Y. Dakin is in
Charlotte, caring for Miss Cora Deyette,
who is very sick.