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Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-06-20
Silver and Gold,
Engineering and NftnsnO JowraI.

Engineering and Mtntng JOurnal.
The relative production and val
ne of gold and silver have varied
greatly In the past. In 1893, or
400 years ago, the production was,
by weight, only 81 of silver to l
of gold, though the value of gold
was then 10.7 times that Of silver.
Silver was undervalued, yet it's
market price did not increase.
From 1920 to 1920 the product of
silver increased enormously, while
that of gold was nearly stationary;
in 1000 it was no less than 568
times that of gold, and yet the
value of gold had appreciated only
to 11.S times that of silver. Silver
was then greatly overvalued. Dur
ing the next 16O years the pro-
duction of silver declined, while
that of gold steadily increased,
until, in 1760, the proportions by
weight were 21.7 silver to ] gold,
or not much more than one-third
what it was in the year 1000; yet
during this period the relative
value of gold increased about q
per cent or to about Is times that
of silver. During the so years
from 1760 to 1910 the output of
silver again increased largely,
while that of gold declined-the
proportion reaching in 1910 the
figure of 50.3 silver to l gold-but
it then began to decline, owing in
part to an actual reduction in the
output of silver up to 1856 and in
part to a rapid increase in that of
gold after the discovery of the
California placers in 1849. From
1850 to 1860, when the output of
gold reached its maximum, the
production of silver was only Al
times that of gold, yet the value of
gold continued to be nearly 154
times that of silver, that being
about the average ratio of value in
coinage. From about 1910 until
ITO the value ratio of gold to sill
yer varied only between the limits
of 145 to 155, Notwithstanding the
enormous fluctuations in produc-
ton ratio between the limits of 4
up to so silver to l gold.
This stability in value between
the metals under widely varying
conditions of production was un-
questionably due to the fact that
during nearly the whole of that
period every nation was using sill.
yer as its chief money, and the to.
tai output of the world was alb
sorbed at the coinage ratio either
for coinage or for hcarding, which
was practiced more generally in
those days of wars and political
uncertainties than at present. In
the year 1892 there was produced
in the world about 302 times as
much silver as gold and the mar
ket value of gold was only 23.79
times that of silver; the decline
having been continuous since 1860,
with the exception of a rise in
1890, due to the heavy purchase
of silver by the United States gov
ernment under the SHERMAN
Act" The statistics demonstrate
conclusively that the commercial
value of silver as compared with
gold is not necessarily closely gov.
erned by their relative produc.
tions and that stability in the val
ne ratio between the metals could
be very easily maintained by inter.
national agreement.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-06-20

It may be taken as a favor Of for
tune that the statesmen who fran
ed the Geary aw and put it through
Congress forgot to attach TO it an
appropriation Of money, to make
its execution possible. They have
thus relieved the President of the
duty of doing what he would have
had TO do had the necessary means
been given to him. The encar4
cerHtion and deportation of 10000
Chinese would require the expendi-
ture of millions, while not dollar
has been appropriated for the pur-
pose, and as the Constitution does
not permit the President to draw
money from the Treasury "but in
consequence of appropriation made
by law" he can use no public funds
for the enforcement of the Geary
law, for which no appropriation
has been made. The demagogues
may fume and threaten, but they
cannot compel the President to
violate a fundamental law of our
constitutional government for the
purpose of executing a Legislative
act the execution of which was not
provided for. Thus we may at
least escape the disgrace of seeing
practically consummated by exec
utive act, in the name of the
American people, that which the
American people are heartily
ashamed of; for it is hardly to be
assumed that the new Congress
will leave the Geary law on the
statue book, or even vote money
for it's enforcement, in the face OF
the public sentiment which in the
meantime has made itself heard
against it, and which, when arous.
ed, speaks in more powerful tones
to politicians In congress than the
orators of the sand lots in San
Francisco.-Harper's Weekly.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-06-20

One hardly expects to hear of
any new land being discovered on
the face of the earth, but just one
little additional patch is reported
in the Antarctic seas in 65 deg. of
latitude. 1t is too cold and un-
frequented a region to be of any
use to the land-grabbing powers
of Europe and can only be of pos
sible utility to the whalers. The
seals of the South Seas are appar.
emily now so numerous that the
quest is profitable for skins, and
if the Behring Sea supply should
unfortunately be exhausted by the
pelagic pirates ladies may still
hope to be adorned with furs.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-06-20

One mode of transportation
among the poor whites of south
ern West Virginia is known as
riding and hitching." 1t is re-
sorted to when two travellers find
themselves with only one horse
and they are going too far to ride
double" In riding and hitch
ing" one traveller takes the horse
and goes mile or so while the
other foots it behind. The eques-
trian naturally makes better time
than the walker, so, after he has
ridden his share, he dismounts
and bitches his steed to a tree by
the roadside and pushes on afoot.
In time the other walker comes
to the hitched animal, mounts him
and rides on until he has overtak-
en- the first rider and got some
distance in front, when the opera
tion is repeated. Thus each rides
alternately and the horse gets a
breathing spell.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-01-11
From o. *. COe.

ReU. G. c. Heiss Pastor Congregational Church.
WatertotUn-DEAR SIR: am nearly blind, so
my wife writes for me. Your kind letter sent
my thoughts back over fifty years. | thought
Of the time | yCked up pair of steers to
sled and went twelve miles to the Summit
church, where my wife and 1 gave in our let
terS. 1t took US three days to go and return.
In those days our house was a ministers tav-
ern. Father Pete used to stay with us often.
Once he wrote me to meet him in WatertOwn,
so | went on foot seven miles early one Sun
day morning and met him at DR.. Becken-
nine members, three males and six females.
Mrs. Montgomery and myself are the only
ones left. L was very jealous in those days
and good deal of Mount Sinai in my relig-
ion. A very hot abOlitiOnist, and when good
Brother Fountain gave in his letter to the
church, as he came from a slave state, in
sisted on knowing if he believed in slavery.
Good Brother Craighead did not like it and
we had some hot words. I think / have
learned something in fifty years If | were
trying DR.. Briggs or Prof. Smith then, I sup
pose | should have voted against them every
time and tried to crush out heresy. I think
my ideas were on narrow gauge, and have
read and thought q great deal since then, and
God is different being to me. He is loving
Father, and l can love him better than the
God / then believed in. Don't believe me
hetreodoX, for ! am still Deacon COe, of the
First Presbyterian church of Indianapolis. I
would like to be with you at your gathering,
but can not. Many thanks for your kind in
vitation At'ectionately yours,
O. K. Coz.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-01-11
M Matrimonial.

George Burdick, of Lime Springs,
Iowa, son of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Burdick
of the town Of Watertown, was married
Wednesday, January 4, 1893, to Miss
Ella Schofield, Of Johnson's Creek.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
F. Robertson at the NJ E. church par
sonage. The young couple start on
life's journey with the desire of a large
circle of friends that their union may
be one of long continued happiness
and prosperity. Mr. and Mrs. Burdick
started Wednesday evening for their
home at Lime Springs.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-01-11
IUneaU.

The coming election of Circuit
Judge and County Judge is beginning
to attract considerable attention. 1t
was generally surmised that there
would be no opposition to the re-elec-
tor of Judge Sloan, but it is announced
now that not only is Patrick O'M cara,
of West Bend q candidate, but deter
mined effort is to be made to beat
Judge Sloan, the principal objection
to him being that he is not Demo
crat. Although the Judge has acted
with the Democratic party since 1874,
it is quite true that he has not hesitated
to declare his opposition to some Of the
positions assumed by that party, and
for this independence on his part it is
now proposed to punish him Wheth-
er Democratic Judicial convention
will be called for the purpose of max
ing nomination has not yet been de-
cided.
The county judge, S. w. Lamoreux,
is candidate for reelection, but will
be opposed before the Democratic con-
vention by Geo. w. Morse, ex-clerk
Of the court. The position has in
former times been held by such excel
lent lawyers as Judges Sloan and Ell
well, and Judge LamoreauX himself is
recognized as lawyer of ability; it
would seem pity to elect to the posi-
tion man wholly ignorant Of law and
in other respects totally unfit for the
place.
Notwithstanding the public is in to-
tai ignorance of the proceedings of the
County board, which closed it's annual
session nearly six weeks ago, it is safe
to say that no resolution was passed re-
questing legislation looking toward an
abolition of the railway pass system.
In fact every man, woman and child
in Dodge county expects to go travel
ing in the near future on a legislative
pass.
Of the members of the legislature
from Dodge county Senator Voss and
Assemblyman Schwefel are classed as
in favor of the election of Col. Knight
for United States senator, Mr.. Samp-
son is openly in favor of General Bragg,
while Mr.. Burke is non-committal on
the subject.
The firm of Schwartz & Zilisch has
been dissolved, Mr.. Schwartz retiring,
while the business will be continued
under the firm name of Zilisch Bros,
F. w. Zilisch, of Hustisford, being the
new member. Mr.. Schwartz and
brother have bought out McCollow
Bros. and will soon take possession of
store.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-01-11
August uunkerman.

The great German comedian, August
Junkerman, appeared with his troupe
at Turner Opera house Friday evening,
presenting the comedy drama of "On-
kel Braesig," by Reuter-, and on Satur-
day evening the company gave "Hase-
mans Toechter," at Concordia Opera
house. Junkerman proved to his au-
diences in both plays that he is lead
ing artist in his line, and he received
excellent support from his company
His Plattdeutsch dialect is perfect, and
in every movement on the stage be is
the true and natural comedian. 1t was
great treat to our German citizens,
but the patronage was not nearly as
large as it was reasonable to suppose it
would have been. The troupe is fill
ing an engagement at the Davidson
theatre in Milwaukee this week.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-01-11

Is always excusable when you find
yourself wearing suit that has sur
vived it's usefulness three months.
If you have an occasion for i'll humor
on that score, don't harbor it a mo-
ment, but come tous. We guarantee
to give satisfaction in fit and work
manship Our line of woolens, in the
nobbiest styles, are confined to us !;
We will contine to you.
SCHIFFLER & QUENTMEYER,
217 Main st. Fashionable Tailors.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-01-11
BUSINESS NOTES.
One half bottle of Chippewa Pine
Balsam cured my cold.

One half bottle of Chippewa Pine
Balsam cured my cold.
PAUL VALERIUs.
For chapped hands or face, tan
and sunburn, use Mecca Cream; 25
cents at MoIzahn's. Is
-Women's hand-sewed shoes, all
styles and sizes, az $3.50.
WATERFOWL SHOE Co., Retail
For sawed wood call on Pleet &
Smith. Only twenty-five cents a cut
extra.
Buy your Christmas shoes at fac
tory prices,
WATERTowN SHOE Co., Retail.
Nothing like Chippewa Pine Bal
sam for coughs and colds. Cures
where others fail. G. w. NORTON.
-Pleet & Smith always have a
large assortment of hard and soft
wood on hand. Leave orders at the
American house.
-Stapleton's Chippewa Pine Bal
sam cures colds and coughs at once.
VIM. SCHLUETER.
For a smooth skin and clear COM
plexion, use Mecca Cream; 25 cents
at MOlzahn's. Is
Mems and Women's Overgaiters,
rs cents and 90 cents.
WATERFOWL SHOE Co.
Best Cough cure I ever used;
cured my cough in six hours. Staple
toms Chippewa Pine Balsam.
T. M. Eaton.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-01-11
TREAsURER's NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given to the taxpayers of the
city of Watertown that the tax rolls of the sew
eral wards of this city have been delivered to
me, and that shall commence collecting and
receiving the taxes for the year 1892 at my office
in the City hall, on the 2Sth day of December.
1892 and that such taxes must be paid within
thirty (90) days from the date of the first publ.
cation of this notice. Taxpayers will please
bring their last years receipts with them.
JOHN MALLoY City Treasurer
Watertown. Wis. December 9th
p S.-Ofice hours from o'clock a. m. to IL
O'Clock noon, and from ~ O'Clock to O'Clock
p. M. Wednesday and Friday evenings from
to O'Clock.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-01-11
From Rev. w. A. Niles.
TRUMANSBURG. N. Y. Dec. 27


Committee Congregational Church, Wdtcrt0aUn.
Wis.-DEAR BRETHREN: / thank you for
your kind invitation to report for your annual
meeting Jan. q 1898. Few of the church or
congregation will be likely to remember my
pastOrate there, almost forty years since but
[ have not forgotten it and my interest in the
church still abides. Very we'll do I remem-
Der my first Sunday, Nov. 13, 1853, in your pull
pit. From packing household goods in Bea-
yer Dam during the previous week, came
on Saturday night to Watertown and left my
gripsack containing my Sunday linen, Sun
day clothes and sermon at the Planters hotel
while made call at the home of Mr. Heber
Smith. After tea Mr.. Smith and / went to
the hotel for the gripsack. only to learn that
the porter had carlesSly sent it off on the
Waupun stage. hunted the stores for clean
linen, but only secured a collar. I brushed
up my old clothes as best / could, buttOned
my coat close to my throat and preached.
IT anyone remembers what preached, it is
more than can remember. | made no allu-
sion to the peculiar circumstances, and Of
fered no apology for the thinness of the
preaching.
The six years of my pastorate were to me
very pleasant. They were years of varied
activity and of some progress. The old debt
was paid at the close of 1853. The church bell
was purchased in 1854. A sharp neWspaDer
correspondence was conducted by the pastor
and the followers of Thomas Pain in 1856. An
earnest effort was begun to found a female
seminary in 1856, which was not q success.
After precious season of revival. the church
became seit-sustaining in 1867 and thirty
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-01-11
NOTICE,

All who have purchased coal of the
and have not paid for the
same, will be charged $500 per ton.
VIM. GORDER.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-04-20

SENATOR VOORHEES, of Indiana
made the most readable and interest
lug speech on the proposed inYestiga-
tion of Senator Roach. The Republi-
cans on the Quay side quoted large
number of English authorities, showing
that the English House Of Lords had
Investigated the characters of large
number of noble lords, previous to their
occupancy of seats In that august body
Senator Voorhees, brushed all this au-
thority aside, with the remark that
England had no written constitution,
and that the British parlia.
ment had sometimes condon-
ed crimes, sometimes expell-
ed members, and sometimes be-
headed them, but United States Sena-
tors are serving under written consti-
tuition, which they have sworn to OBJ
serve and abide by. Hence, the au-
thorities quoted In Great Britain have
nothing to do with the question. 1t is
question solely for the states that
elect Senators.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-04-20
HE AoNoLuLu BUSINESS.

Some of the more intense and narrow
of the Republican journals are indulg-
ing In the old Confederate Brigadier
snifiies, because U. S. Commissioner
Blount has ordered the U. s. flag pulled
down from the cupola of the queens
palace at Honolulu. They indulge in
language like this:
"The rebel, General Blount, has pull
ed down the American flag This is
Just what he tried to do from 1861 to
1865. 1t must have given him great
satisfaction"
We are not going to waste space to
discuss the animus that prompts this
utterance. 1t is enough TO say that it
is all in keeping with the narrow spirit
that seems to pervade the present sui
len mind of the average g. o, p. editor.
But let us look at this flag business
in Honolulu for a moment as sensible
Americans.
No diplomatic occasion existed for
proclaiming a protectorate. The action
of Minister Stevens in raising the
American flag over the islands was not
warranted either by the state of affairs
at Honolulu or by the feeling in the
United States, which he represented.
The annexation treaty of President
Harrison, sent hastily to the Senate of
the United States, was, with it plan of
pensioning a queen and buying off q
princess, an extraordinary document.
We will say that it was the most ex-
traordinary document ever sent by any
President to the Senate since the Re-
public has known a President.
What next happenedp President
Cleveland succeeded Harrison, and like
statesmen he concluded to see where
we stood on this question, and what the
situation was in Honolulu. He sent a
special Commissioner there to represent
the United States government, with in
structions to restore the status quo.
This Commissioner Blount has done.
Simply this and nothing more.
We are now in condition to treat with
he powers that be, or are to be, on the
Sandwich Islands, in the true spirit of
freedom and national comfy.
There is no hurry about this busi-
ness. The Sandwich Islands are not
going to move farther west into the
Pacific, and the natives will continue
to be born and die, in the same way, and
when Congress convenes again in Sep
tember, we shall know more about the
Sandwich Islands and the natives, and
will know better whether we want to
engraft then on the body of our body
polite.
President Cleveland acted wisely and
well, and U. S. Commissioner Blount is
an able and discreet agent of a wise
and conservative President.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-04-20

HON. L. b. LOGAN of Alliance, chair
man of the State Prohibition Commit
tee, has issued call for State con-
vention to be held in Cleveland on
Tuesday and Wednesday, June 27 and
2S. The basis of representation will be
one delegate and one alternate for each
fifty votes cast for General Bidwell last
year. The convention will consist of
five hundred and twenty delegates.
The Prohibitionists used to meet and
adjourn the sameday. This year they
propose to put in two days. This means
an unusual flow of oratory.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-04-20
A Sensation Promised.

COLUMBUS, o., April 19.-James Host.
Ter OF Circleville, o., has arrived here
and promises to spring a sensation in
connection with the recent death of his
daughter, which occurred at the st.
James hotel this city. 1t is claimed
that he is collecting evidence upon
which to base heavy damage suit
against commission merchant of Co
lumbus, who is said to have been re-
sponsible for the young womans down.
fall. The commission merchant was
formerly minister of the gospel, and
made the girls acquaintance while stop
ping at her fathers house on church
mission. A married man at Cadiz is
also mixed up in the case, having ac-
companied the girl to Columbus, and
will be star witness in the event of the
suit being brought.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-04-20
QUIT REDEEMIaG NOTES
Secretary Carlisle Stops Their
Payment in Gold.
EASIER FEELING AT THE TREASURY

The Secretary known to BE Hostile TO
a Bond Issue-It VIII BE DimouIt For
Brokers TO Get Money For Foreign
Shipment.
WASHINGTON, April 19.--It has been
learned unofficially that instructions
have been sent to the several sub-treas-
urers of the United States to suspend
payments of gold in redemption of
notes issued under the Sherman silver
bullion purchase act of 1890 and to re-
deem such notes in the future in silver
coin. This fact could not be learned
officially at the treasury department.
but when questioned in regard TO it one
of them said it would have to come to
that. The authority for this action is
contained in section 2 of the Sherman
act, which provides that: "The secre-
tary of the treasury shall, under such
regulations rs he may prescribe, re-
deem such notes in gold or silver coin at
his discretion.
Immediately following this grant Of
discretionary authority is the following
clause in the act declaratory of our
policy: ut being the established policy
of the United States to maintain the
two metals on parity with each other
upon legal ratio, with such ratio as
may be provided by law"
This qualifying clause, it will be no.
ticed, leaves the way open for two
opinions TO prevail as to whether the
present exercise of discretionary author
ity does or dos not maintain the two
metals on parity and the secretary
will doubtless find his action hereafter
gauged by the effect produced by it.
The effect of an order for the redemp-
tion of silver certificates in silver coin,
coupled with the order of last Saturday
stopping the issuance of gold certificates,
will be to make it more difficult for the
gold export brokers to obtain gold for
shipment end will throw the burden Of
furnishing gold to some extent from the
government to the banks. The banks, it
is said, will in their turn check an out
ward movement of specie if it becomes
a matter of importance to them by rails
ing the rate of interest A considerable
amount of gold is held by some banks
already. OF the 81, $50, 900 in gold taken
from the sub-treasury for export 5000, 900
was drawn by presentation Of treasury
notes.
At the treasury department an easier
feeling prevails, and the belief was ex-
pressed that the general knowledge
which was gaining currency that the
secretary would draw on the gold reserve
rather than issue bonds would relieve
the situation somewhat by making less
urgent certain efforts to export gold.
The secretary, as has already been init
mated, while unwilling to discuss the
situation publicly, is known to be hostile
to bond issue and in favor of using the
reserve to the extent of at least $40 ,000,-
900 before withdrawing from his present
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-04-20
Mnr Apnenl to thc Ynndcrbllts.

CLEVELAND, April 19.-The Lake
Shore engineers and fireman are dissatis-
fed with the refusal Of the officials to
take back into the service of the com
pany the men who quit in March in
preference to hauling trains partly COM
posed of Ann Arbor cars. They have
decided, however, that they will not
take action at present, but will wait
until the questions now at issue are de-
cided in the supreme court to which the
Toledo case has been appealed. Should
this decision be averse an appeal is to
be made TO. William K, Cornelius and
Frederick w. Vanderbilt, who are di-
rectors and principal stockholders in
the company. William X. Vanderbilt
is chairman of the board and the only
man authorized to issue instructions to
President John Newell, to whom the
refusal to reinstate is credited by the
men.