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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-11-02
Wit on the stump.

1t must have been rather disconcerting
to the declamatory speaker who, despising
all technicalities, tried to storm his hear
ers by sheer force Of eloquence but who
on uttering the words, In the book of ma
ture 1t is written" was interrupted bya
quiet looking gentleman with mild re-
quest that he would name the page
Sometimes, however, the interrupter re-
ceives ''retort courteous" he hardly bar
gained. for and capital story illustrative
of this is told Of Lord Palmerston. His
lordship, who was an inveterate joker, pos
sessed readiness of repartee and quaint
sense of humor that often stood him in
good stead. Once when canvassing Hamp-
shire in conjunction with Sir George
Staunton he held meeting at a hotel
which was but dimly lighted at each end
by two small windows.
During the noble lords speech he was
frequently interrupted by cries of no, no."
proceeding from Il little fat man in one of
the windows, who was butler to an old
admiral in the neighborhood. There were
loud calls to bring him forward, but Lord
Palmerston promptly said; pray don't
interfere with the gentleman. Let him re-
main in the window. Providence has de-
MED him any intellectual light 1T would
he hard indeed to deprive him of the light
of heavenw-London Standard.
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Tho 1nstrnment Of Death.

The iron maiden was a terror inspiring
torture instrument made of strong wood
coated with iron; it opens with two doors
to allow the prisoner to be placed inside.
The entire interior is fitted with long,
sharp, iron spikes, so that when the doors
are pressed to these sharp prongs force
their way into various portions of the vic
TINS body. Two enter his eyes, others
pierce his chest, and in fact impale him
alive in such manner that he dies in the
most agoni2ing torture. Persons were
condemned to death by the embraces of
the iron maiden for plots against the gov
erning powers, parricide, religious unbe-
lief and murder with attempt against pu-
berty.
The date of this rare specimen is the Fif-
teenth century. 1t is believed that the
iron maiden is purely and peculiarly q
relic of old Nuremberg, as at that date we
do not read Of it anywhere else while the
annals of that town contain many allu-
sions to its terrors
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Del, Lack. and Western.

Trains leave Scranton as follows: EX-
press for New York and all points East
1.40, $50 Sis, 500 and 9.55 am. IS and $50
pm.
Express for Easton, Trenton, Philadel-
phia and the south, 5l5 500 and 9.55 am,
12.55 and $50 pm.
Washington and way stations, 355 pm.
Tobyhanna accommodation, $40 pm.
Express for Binghamton, Oswego, FL
mira, Corning, Bath Dansville, Mount
Morris and Buffalo, l2.l0, 2.l5 IN. and LA
pm, making close connections at Buff
falo to all points in the West Northwest
and Southwest.
Bath accommodation, 8 am.
Bnghamton and way stations, l.. 81 IN.
Nicholson accommodation, at 4 p. N. and
6.10 pm.
Binghamton and Elmira Express. COS
pm.
Express for Cortland, Syracuse, Oswego
Utica and Rlchfield Springs, 2.l5 am. and
1.24 pm.
ithaca, 215 and Bath am. and l.24 IN.
For Northumberland, Plttston, Wilkes
Barre, Plymouth Bloomsbury and Dan
Vile, making close connections at North
cumberland for Williamsport, Harrisburg,
Baltimore, Washington and the South
Northumberland and intermediate sta
tions, GOO, 9.55 am. and l30 and 6.07 pm.
Nanticoke and intermediate stations,
sos and 1l.20 am. Plymouth and inter-
mediate stations, $50 and S52 pm.
Pullman parlor and sleeping coaches on
all express trains
For detailed information pocket time
tables, etc, apply to NJ. l.. Smith. city
ticket office, 32S Lackawanna avenue OF
depot ticket office
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MAY 10 1904


Train leaves Scranon for Philadelphia
and New York via d. g. H. r. r. at 745
am, l2.O5, 2SS and 11.SS pm, via d., & w.
II. r., 6.O0S.OS, II. 20 am, and 1.3O pm.
Leave Scranton for Pittston and Wilkes
Barre, via D., L. & W. r, r., 600, sos, II. 20
am, $50, $50 6.07, $50 pm.
Leave Scranton for White Haven, Ha-
zleton, Pottsville and ali points on the
Beaver Meadow and Pottsville branches,
via L. & w. ", $40 am, via d. & II. r.
r. at 7.45 am, l205, 2.3S, 400 pm. via D.,
L. & W r. r., 600, sos, ll.2O am, 80,
$50 pm.
Leave Scranton for Bethlehem, Easton.
Reading, Harrisburg and all intermediate
points via d. & II. r. r. 7i5 am, 1926,
2.3S, ll3S pm, via D., L. & w. X. r., 900,
sos, ll.20 am, l.S0 pm
Leave Scranton for Tunkhannock, To-
wanda, Elmira, Ithaca, Geneva and all
am, l2.05 and ll.35 pm, via D., l.. & w.
r. r., sos am, l.S0 pm.
Leave Scranton for Rochester, Buffalo,
Niagara Falls. Detroit, Chicago and ali
points west via d. 6 Fl. Il. II. .,S.45 am,
1205, 9.l5, ll.38 pm, via d. q w. r. II.
and P'ttston Junction, sos am, 1.3O, $50
pm, via f. & W. V. r. r., S.4l pm.
For Elmira and the west via Salamanca
via D. & H. r. r., S.45 am, 1905, sos p. m,
via D., L. d w. r. r., SOS am, l.3O, and
6.W pm.
Pullman parlor and sleeping or l.. "
chair cars on all trains between l.. & B.
junction or Wilkes-Barre and New York
philadelphia, Buffalo and Suspension
Bridge.
r oLLIN H. WILBUR. Gen. Supt.
CHAS. $. LEE, Gen. Pass. Ag't, Phila. Pa
l. W.NONNEMACHER, Asst. Gen. Pass
Ag't South Bethlehem. Pa
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RAILROAD TIME TABLES
Central Railroad OF New Jersey.
Qehigh and susquehanna Division)

Qehigh and Susquehanna Division)
Anthracite coal used exclusively, insur-
ing cleanliness and comfort.
TIME TABLE IN EFFECT MAY 20, 1894.
Trains leave Scranton for Plttston.
Wilkes Barre, etc. at $40. 9.l5. 11.S0 am,
1880 200. $50. 800 Us, 1l.05 pm. Sundays,
800 a.ni., LOO. 2l5, 7.1e pm.
For Atlantic City, $50 am.
For New York, Newark and Elizabeth,
$50 (express) am, 1880 express with Buff
fet parlor carr $3.50 (express) pm. Sunday,
2.15 pm.
For NIauch Chunk, Allentown, Bethle-
hem, Easton and Philadelphia, $40 am,
1850, $50 500 Except Philadelpha) pm.
Sunday, 2.15 pm.
For Long Branch, Ocean Grove, ETC.. at
$40 am, 1850 pm.
For Reading, Lebanon and Harrisburg,
via Allentown, $50 am, 1850, 500 pm.
Sunday, 2.l5 pm.
For Pottsville. $50 a.m ESQ pm.
Returning, leave New York, foot of
Liberty street, North river at 9.1O lex
press) am, 10, 130. 4.3O express with
Buffet parlor carr pm. Sunday, 4.30 am.
Leave Philadelphia. Reading Terminal,
300 am, 200 ana 4.S0 pm. Sunday, 6.27
am
rates may be had on application in adj
vance 10 the ticket agent at the station.
II. p. BALDWIN.
Gen. Pass. Agent
]. II. OLHAUSEN,
Gen. Supt.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-11-02

The Dmblebats We're defeated, the
Ripupagins were victorious, and Mosi-
nee, like countless other towns that
night, was in an uproar Of jubilation
such as had not been seen since the
celebration of the great Dmblebat VIC
tory of S., after successive defeats
for Il quarter of a century,
Every saloon yawned like a crater
and uttered noises like the mouth of
hell Laughter was loud, and now
and then the shrill conyulsiye whOop
of drunken umberman rose above
the clamor the trample the clatter of
passing teams and the braying Of tin
horns.
All the county was IN Mosinee. The
Ripupagins had assembled for the
parade, ana the Dimblebats were there
to look ON and ieer. 1t was the day
after the presidential election. New
York had been carried, and that set
tied it. The parade was hurried for
ward at once, and preparations for
speeches and bontlres went forward
simultaneously. Very little business
was doing. All trade, all talk was OF
the election and its results.
Dan Clark, the sheriff (and a Dimbie-
baU, was not depressed, As he sat at
supper with his wife, in the county
Jail, that night, he said, prophetically:
"Just You wait, Annie. They're goin
to pass high tariff bill, and then you'll
hear sumthin' drop. The people won't
stand it,
Mrs Clark was a small woman with
Il round firm face and piercing blue
eyes, with little outward indication of
the courage she was known to possess.
Are you goin' ont again to-night?'
she asked.
Yes, I'm little afraid of trouble.
The town is full of hands from the
mills and camps, and the saloons are
all open. Why? Want o godown and
see the parade?"
mo- but somethin' is going on in
there She nodded her head toward
the prison part of the house.
so? What makes You think so?'
swell, they've been pretty lively in
there-singin a good deal, and I've
caught Jack and Shorty talllin to each
other suspiciously.'
tConfound EN-! What do they take
on to-nioht for? Well, won't be gone
long. I'll look in, before going down.
AS they ate their supper, the far-oti
changing of the prisoners voices could
be heard as they sang in their cells. 1t
was wild sound, but Mrs, Clark was
used to it, and paid attention to it only
as one might study the moan Of the
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-11-02
Using the Ears While Learning Language.

The more carefully any teacher or
thoughtful student will consider his own
experience the more he will be convinced
of what the facts of brain disease demon
strate that good method of learning any
language, whether the aim be to speak or
only to read, must make the thorough
training of the auditory and motor speech
centers fundamental object. This train
ing can be perfectly attained only by living
where the language to be learned isspoken,
but although the difficulties at home are
great, if the essential requisite is OILY kept
in view great deal can be accomplished,
This we owe to the clear insight and faith
ful work of the inventors of the natural
method.-H. 7. Pershing, M. d., in Popu-
lar Science Monthly.
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FOR.
wind as n sign of the weather. She
was almost as renowned as Dan; for
once, alone, She had quelled mur
derous row, and at the point of a re-
volver had driven six escaping convicts
back into their cells. Like many
county jails in the west. the bui.ling
was divided into dwelling and prison
by heavy wall cutting the building
through the middle. A heavy door
opened from the hall of the dwelling
into a main corridor running at right
angles to the wall Of the house. This
main corridor was in turn separated
from the corridor before the cells by a
heavy iron grating. There were two
stories of cells, and during the day the
prisoners had the run of the entire
prison proper.
The change from Mrs. Clarks pleas
mt diningroom, to this prison, was as
sudden as it was gruesome. A dim
light at MONDAY, a sepulchral light at
night, cold clammy place atall hours;
badly ventilated, having that indefina-
BILE, sickening odor which becomes an
intolerable horror to the sensitive
prisoner; and, worst of all, nothing
Cor the convicts to do. Their quarters
were clean, in way, food abundant
enough, but no employment. Modern
civilization is slow in finding its way
into county Jail and almshouse. In
such an atmosphere guilty men mot to
mention possible innocent cases), grow
sullen, morbid, bitter, even insane, and
go back into the open sunlight educated
TO crimes, If such prisons We're once
excusable, they are so no longer.
As Clark rose TO go into the jail he
could hear the song beginning again.
lie listened a little, critically
They're all right A little excited,
that's all They hear the noise outside,
and it stirs 'em up"
He appeared to be speaking of den
of leopards.
As he opened the door, the song burst
through, hollow, reverberating, thrill
ingly wild:
/. Light in the darkness, sailor,
hay is at handl"
These were the words, but the singers
managed to give them the ferocity and
abandon of robbers gleei in a resound-
ing cove. Each man stood at the door
of his cell his face TO the little grated
window; thus each cell was voice, and
the iron walls vibrated like violin.
AS the door opened, some one gave a
piercing whistle and instantly all fell
silent.
Hello, boys, what's the row?"
"0ur evening hymn, Dan," said a
voice from the open tier of cells,
"Well don't say y'r prayers in that
same lsey, Wont the latest?''
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-11-02
why Did They Laughg

Bob-Have you sold your humorous ar
ticle to any newspaper YETI
Sam-I've shown it TO several editors,
but none of them has bought it.
Perhaps they don't think 1t funny
enough" vi
"Oh, yes they do, for they all laughed"
Texas Siftings.
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The original Raw Food.
An unrivalled nutrient.
1t builds muscle and bone.
1t makes new blood.
Is retained by any stomach.
Satisfies the hunger of
consumptives.
Unaided it will sustain
strength for weeks.
Contains the largest amount of
nutrition in the smallest
possible bulk.
It will sustain life by injection.
is simply the vital principles
of raw beef concentrated.
1t is prescribed and recon-
mended by more physicians
than any other food in the
world. We refer to any
physician you know.
For sale at ali druggists.
THE BOvlNINE co. NEW YORK.
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Anticipating Backward.

"My brothers and sisters" said an Ar
kansas circus rider at the conclusion of his
exhibition, 'let us lead such godly lives
that when death comes we may stand out
on the platform of eternity and gaze with
fond anticipation on the things that are
past. New York Times. l4 iS3
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-11-02
DELAWARE AND
HUDSON RAIL-
ROAD.

N' !! !: :!:: "a: a:
ESN ~ XAk
OA tJo@oM day, July 30, all trains
EH ~ nv will arrive at new Lack
~ awanna avenue station
~ Trains will leave Scran-
ton station for Carbondale and in
termedate points at go, 5.45, 100 S.25 and
1910 am, 1900 2.20, 355, j.15, 6.l5, TBS, $40
and ll.20 pm.
For Farview. Waymart and Honesdale
at 100, S.25 and 1910 am, 300, 2.2O and Els
pm.
For Albany, Saratoga, the .Adirondacks
and Montreal at 5.45 am. and go pm.
Tor Wilkes-Barre and intermediate
nts at 7.45, $40, 9.3S and l0.45 am, 12.05.
10, 23S, 400, $40 Cos 9l5 and ll.3S pm.
Trains will arrive at Scranton station
from Carbondale and intermediate points
at I4O $40, 9.% and 1910 am, 1900, ILL., ,3iJ
$40 454, 5.55, 745, 9.11 and 1l.33 pm.
From Honesdale, WGymart and FarA
view at 9.a am, 12.oO, LII, $40. 5.55 and
7.45 pm.
From Montreal. Saratoga, Albany, ETC.,
at 4.a and l1.33 pm.
From Wilkes-Barre and intermediate
points at 2l5, S.04, 1905 and 1l.55 am, .l6,
2.14, 1888, 5.l0, COS, 72O. 500 and u.l6 pm.
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Erie and wyoming Valley.

Trains leave Scranton for New York
and intermediate points on the Erie rail-
road at 635 am. and 32i pm. Also for
Honesdale, Hawley and local points At
6.35. 9,40 am, and 3.24 pm.
All the above are through trains to and
from Honesdale.
An additional train leaves Scranton for
Lake Ariel at $40 y. m. and arrives at
Scranton from the Lake at TAO pm
Trains leave for Wilkes-Barre at $40 Q.
m. and al pm,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-11-02

''I'm going down the street again.
They need me- There's five thousand
men out there, half of 'em full of
whisky, and Joe can't handle 'em
alone" ~ 20
tTo BE CoNTINUEHa
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-11-02

WESTMINSTER HOTEL,
w. G. SCHENCK, Manager.
Sixteenth St. one block east of Broad
way, at Union Square. New York.
American plan, $3.50 per day and upward.
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SCRANTON HOUSE, near D., L. & W.
passenger depot, Conducted on the
European plan. VICTOR KOCH, Prop.
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Schools.
Dentists.

DIR. WILLIAM A. TAFT-sPECIALTY
in porcelain, crown and bridge work.
Odontothreapia. O6lce lN North
WASHINGTON avenue.
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Seeds.
Teas.
Hotels and Restaurants.

THE ELK CAFE, 1875 and 127 FRANK
lin avenue. Rates reasonable.
p. ZIEGLER, Proprietor.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-11-02

Commencing Monday,
day, July 30, all trains
will arrive dtnew Lack
awanna avenue station
as follows:
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-10-18
What do You Say?

Let us present to the readers of the
NORTHWEST a few facts, for their
consideration.
From the 4th of March 1861 to the
4th of March 1898, there was not q
minute that the Democratic party
had control of both branches of Con-
gress and the President at the same
time. In that whole period there was
not a law passed by Democrats; nor
had they the power to prevent the
passage of one.
Now what we want to ask first is
this, if we have landed in business
failure, mortgaged farms and idle la
Dor, whose laws land us there?
And what we wanted to ask second
is this. What change in legislation, in
policy of government do the Republi-
cams propose to inaugurate If put in
power again9
Do they not say they are still for
the same financial policy? If so, what
else is there we are suffering from?
Are we not suffering from the effects
of thirty years of tariff class legislation
and twenty years of John Sherman's
gold standard legislation?
Do they not say we want back in
power to continue these policies? L
not thirty years of one and twenty Of
the other with the results that we see
all about enough of that?
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-10-18
REMEMBER, /,

Democrats, remember past expert
ences. You know that your votes
never placed in Office Republican in
Henry county but what you were sorry
for it after it was too late. 1t has
been demonstrated from past expert
ences that Republicans always prove
most expensive luxuries, and there
never was Republican elected to Of
fee in Henry county in preference to
a Democrat but what the taxpayers
suffered from it. We could go back
and mention names, but that is not
necessary; they are all known to the
voters of Henry county. You can go
over the list, from Powell to Russell,
and our statement cannot be denied.
The Republicans are exceedingly
anxious for Democrats to repeat the
folly this year. But we don't believe
Democrats will allow themselves to be
fooled, no, not in this year of Demo
cratic administration which has re-
leased the people from the dire effects
of viscious Republican legislation,
which has been going on for the last
quarter of century. The dawn of a
new era is at hand, and no Democrat
should cast shadow over it by Civ
ing his vote to Republican this fall
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-10-18
NearS1S,OOO!
Is What it Cost the People for
Three Years Rule of Geo.
Russell
Tax Payers, Do You Wish
the Dose Repeated F!
By Electing His Stripe to Of
fee this Fall ?

WHEN Geo. Russell took charge of
the auditors Office, position the
people trusted him with on account
of a little misunderstanding in the
Democratic family, he was on the very
verge of bankruptcy. True, he owned
a farm, but it was mortgaged to
death, taxes remained unpaid, the
buildings crumbling and the place
destitute of fences and almost every
thing else showing thrift. He held
the office three years, the records
showing that he had drawn from the
county treasury in that time nearly
THIRTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS
to his own credit. 1t is safe to say
that in addition to this large sum he
was enriched thousands of dollars in
the way of fees and innumerable other
ways that were dark and unseenl
Is it any wonder then, that he
emerged from the auditors Office a
rich man? That his farm was releas-
ed, and that he was enabled not only
to have money out on interest, but
had the hard cash to purchase an ex-
pensive newspaper outfit, to the tune
of near $6,O0O2 Which newspaper he
is now using as smut machine to
traduce honest and capable county
officials, expecting thereby to still fur
ther replenish his plethoric pocket
book at the expense of Henry county.
These are hard facts, and are only
given anew to the public that they
may again be reminded of the charac-
ter of the man who has resurrected
the disreputable politics of Wisler and
Malley!
And this is the man, then, who is
asking Democrats to vote for the men
whom he and his gang have had
placed upon the Republican ticketl
The men who if elected will simply
be tools in the hands of Russell, tools
to be used to plunder the people to
crafty the editor of the Signals greed
for spoils.
Democrats, remember past expert
ences. You don't wish to have them
repeated. Reflect, and your good
Judgment will tell you how to act on
the 9th day of the coming November!
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-10-18

IT'S big waste of time and money
for Mckinley to parade himself over
the country-to satisfy himself that
he is not dead. But the people know
that he is, and also know what killed
him. 1t was the passage of the new
Democratic tariff law, under the pro-
visions of which the people are emerg-
ing from the disastrous effects of the
Mckinley law, and are now upon the
eve of the most prosperous era the
country has ever experienced. That's
what killed Mckinley and his Presi-
Dental possibilities and he should
not let himself be deceived by believ-
ing that it is otherwise, because people
flock to see him while on exhibition. 1t
is simply a craze the American people
have for viewing corpse.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-10-18
500 Reward. 500.

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages and
that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure
is the only positive cure now known
to the medical fraternity Catarrh
being constitutional disease, re-
quires a constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure istaken Internal
ly, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system, there
by destroying the foundation of the
disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitu-
tion and assisting nature in doing its
work. The proprietors have so much
faith in its curative powers, that they
offer One Hundred Dollars for any
case that it fails to cure. Send for
list of Testimonials.
Address. f. j. CHENEY " Co.,
Toledo, O.
Eg- Sold by Druggists, 75c. I'm
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-10-18

1T is rapidly becoming apparent to
all that the disgraceful onslaught OF
the Signal upon Henry county and
our Democratic officials is simply for
selfish purposes, no matter what in
jury may result to Henry county. 1t
is his expectation in this disreputable
way to win votes over to his side in
order that he might gain little pub
lie printing. The people will step
heavily upon any person who will
thus jeopardize the welfare of his
county in order to gratify his selfish
ness. This has been done in several
instances before, and one of them
was that of former editor of the Sig
nal. History may repeat itself in
Russell's case, in fact it will repeat
itself, if the people who hold dear the
welfare of Henry county do theil
duty. That they will do this there
can be no question. Decency ant
protection demands it. Vote fol
King and the whole Democratic tick
ct, and thereby rebuke the befoule
of his own nest to crafty his selfisl
nature.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-10-18

THE law fixes the price of gold at
the unvarying value of $20.67 per
ounce, by giving it the aption of free
coinage at the mints at that value,
and therefore, whether used asmoney
OF a commodity, its valueis unchange-
able. Under the laws as they existed
prior to 1878, this same privilege was
given to silver, at the value of $1.29a
per ounce, for free coinage at the
mints, which fixed it's value at the
same price of q commodity. The wip-
ing out of that option under the law
has taken from it itsvalue as a money
metal, and left it simply as a fiuctuat-
ing commodity. Free coinage would
restore it to its old value.