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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-05-27

Don't be fooled by the plausible
talk about sbi-metallism. What the
free silverites really want is silver
recommendation, which we should GER
tainly have if the United States opened
its minis to the coinage of all silver at
the ratio of Is to /.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-05-27

Josh Billings never read ssCoin's
Financial School," but he was &C
quainted with the arguments, sophis
try and false statements of Greenback-
ers when he said: cit is better to
know few things that are so than a
great many things that are not So"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-05-27

+. Curious, isn't it, how the free silver
advocates who claim to oppose class
legislation will be satisfied if the sell
fish interests of the silver producers
are recognized.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-05-27

"We demand the dollar of our dad
dies" Why don't the nice little sill
yer boys demand the stage coach, tall
low dip and fail of their daddies, in
stead of the railway train, electric
light and steam thresher?
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-05-27

Artifcially stimulating business by
injections of cheap money has the
same effect as giving man alcohol.
With the reaction comes weakness and
failure.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-05-27

Thomas Jefferson's great principle
that that Government is best which
governs least-should be applied to
the currency question.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-05-27

Scotland produces neither gold nor
silver. Yet the rate of interest on or
ainary business loans is lower than in
any other country. A good banking
Ystem does 1T.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-05-27

The currency which serves as a med
ium of exchange need not be the
money which measures the values of
the goods exchanged.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-05-27

Farmers complain that overproduc-
ton of their products makes is impos-
sible to find market for all they have
to sell. What would be the result of
increased prices, so that many con
sumers would have to buy less than
they do now?
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-05-27

Next to the protection Of the right
TO property stable standard of values
is the most important factor in COM
mercial prosperity.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-05-27

Tampering with the standard of
values for the purpose of initiating
the currency, is like removing the
pendulum to make the clock run
faster.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-05-27

s'The country is suffering because
we have not got enough money!" say
the infationists. How do thev know
How much money is ''enough?''
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-05-27

s No one denies that our present
financial system needs reform. But
that is no reason why we should de-
stroy it altogether by adopting the
silver standard.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-05-27

The worlds production of gold is
steadily increasing. At the same time
the extension of banking facilities is
constantly decreasing the amount of
gold needed as basis for cur
rency.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-05-27
SHOTS AT SILVERITES.

4 Lowering the standard of value
won't raise wages.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-05-27

, The American wage earner's inter-
ests are all on the side of fixed stan
dard of value. He wants dollar with
q purchasing power equal to that of
any dollar in the world.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-05-27

! An increased currency does not mean
Increased wealth.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-05-27

The protested friends of the farmer
want to make money abundant by de-
basing its standard of value. And
then they want to make it scarce by
taxing It'll
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-05-27

= The low price of silver means low
cost of production. Cheap metal
means cheap money. Cheap money
means cheap labor.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-05-27

Advocates of fifty-cent dollar say
they believe in sound money. So they
do-principally sound.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-05-27

: Calling gallon peek would not
increase the value of the farmers
grain crop.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-05-27

A bank is merely an insurance COM
pany. It insures creditors instead OF
lives or buildings.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-05-27

The only man who would be en-
rlched by currency imitation is the land
speculator.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-05-27

! The place for freak coinage is mu
scum of monstrosities.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-05-27

Mexico has free silver. Would we
exchange conditions with the Mexi-
cans.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-05-27

Why does Senator Stewart insert q
"gold clause" in an agreement TO re-
turn him borrowed money? III silver
is good enough for the American peo-
pie, isn't IL good enough for himq
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-05-27

Calling a white chip red doesn't
make it worth as much when you cash
in.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-10-21
A BALACLAVA HERO.
Was in the Famous Charge with the
Fourth Light Dragons.

Was in the Famous Charge with the
Fourth Light Dragons.
We regret to have to announce the
death of Sergeant Major J. b. Forbes,
which took place at his residence in
Northumberland Road, Newcastle. Mr..
Forbes was one of the now small band
of survivors Of the famous charge of the
Light brigade at Balaclava. He was a
native of Scotland and at an early age
joined the Fourth Light Dragons, now
the Fourth Hussars. He went with his
regiment to the Crimea, and had vivid
recollection of the terrible charge. He
was slightly wounded in that mad on
slaught upon the Russian guns on the
heights of Balaclava, and was there
taken prisoner. At the close of the war
he was exchanged along with a number
of fellow prisoners. After he left the
regular forces Mr.. Forbes served with
the Westmoreland and Cumberland Yeo-
many for a short term, joining the
Northumberland Hussars Immediately
afterward in the capacity Of regimental
sergeant major. He was twice married,
there being, we believe. strong ele-
ment of romance in connection with his
first marriage.
The deceased gentleman, it may be
added, had been in ailing health since
April last, and for the first time for the
last thirty years was unable to be on
active duty with the Northumberland
Hussars at their annual training at the
beginning of August. At his urgent re-
quest, however, he was allowed by his
medical adviser to travel to the Moor in
a closed carriage, and from this position
he watched the maneuvers of his regi-
ment. Since then he gradually sank,
and expired as stated at his residence
in his 10th year.-Newcastle Chronicle.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-10-21

large skewer. Take some fine wire and
cut it into short lengths for whiskers,
which should be fixed at the sides of the
nose. They should be twisted at the
ends where they are fastened, SO that
they will hold. The eyes are best made
by using small hat pins with black glass
heads.
Put the mouse into a very hot oven
it out and remove all the inside from 3
to G. You can make it highly realistic
by coating the back lightly with gelatine
or gum arabic dissolved in water and
''fuffing" him by shipping gray worsted
finely and letting it fall all over him.
Get an empty spool of the right size
(see Fig. p, yard of fine twine and a
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-10-21
New York CentraI's Carwhoels.

1t perhaps is not generally known to the
travelling public that most of the wheels
used on railroad coaches on the Central
railroad are made in Germany Some
English and American wheels are in use,
but for the heavy coaches and sleepers
the German wheels are generally used.
These wheels are manufactured at Essen
by Krupp, the great ironmaster and
maker of big guns. The standard size is
SO inches in diameter, although many 80
inches in diameter are in use. The Ger
man wheel differs from the English wheel
in that the body of the wheels is Of solid
iron, while the English wheel has short
spokes There are fewer bolts in the Ger
man wheel than in others, and therefore
less chance for anything to shake loose
The strain on a car wheel is something
tremendous. Formerly they were made
entirely of cast iron. They were liable to
crack easily, and the rims wore rapidly
All frst-class car wheels are now made
with a solid steel tire nearly two inches
thick It stands the friction of the rails
for long time. In straight running the
wear ON the wheels is generally even.
Where cars have to travel over curves
going in the same direction every day in
the year, as on a belt line, they are re-
versed several times during the year.
Albany State.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-10-21
A. Nervy Bear.

A big black bear was frequent visit
or at Clark Fitzpatrick camp near Palm
er for some time past. The bear had
been accustomed to come around every
night between and 10 o'clock, and one
night recently it carried off a live pig,
while on several occasions it had made
away with provisions left where they
could be reached. On Tuesday the bear
called around to see the cook, who was
all alone in the mess shanty. The door
was closed, but the bear pushed it open.
The cook quickly got out of the way
and ran to the main camp for a gun.
After the cooks flight the bear climbed
up on the roof of the shanty, and from
that point of observation watched the
cook as he returned with the gun. When
the man of pots and kettles got as near
the shanty as he dared go he fired at
the bear, but missed the animal, hitting
the stovepipe instead. He tried another
shot, and this time pinked the bear in
one of it's forepaws. Frank Hopkins,
who has charge of the camp, was near
by and came to the assistance of the cook.
He took the gun and put ball through
the brute's heart, killing it instantly.
The men at the camp are laying for an
other bear that has been coming around
there, and think they will be able to
provide the cook with a supply of bear
steaks while they are at work in that
vicinity. Mining Journal.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-10-21

little and asked, in a hesitating way:
Couldn't / have a specimen of that
tainly," replied the superintendent, al
though it was a compound the secret of
which was worth thousands of dollars;
certainly, cut off as much as you wish
With eager step the visitor approached
the roll of gum, took out his knife, wet
right where you are!'' said the superin-
tendent, laying a heavy hand upon the
stranger; you are a fraud and a thief.
You didn't learn in pulpit that a dry
knife won't cut rubber" So saying, he
showed the impostor to the door, and the
secret was still safe.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-10-21
LOUISIANA SALT MINES.
Pure Salt Blasted Out Like Stone and
Like Blocks of Marble.

Pure Salt Blasted Out Like Stone and
Like Blocks of Marble.
The suns rays were intensely hot,
but we continued our journey through
the Eden of Louisiana" to Avery's ISL
and, which, / am told, is an upheaval
from the marsh $50 feet high. 1t has
the effect of a mountain, situated, as it
Is; IN great expanse of fat country.
Inc picturesque bayou of Petit Anse
enclrcles it, while the alligator suns him
self on the bank and regrets his inabili-
ty to feast on one of the dainty picka>
ninnies angling at the bridge which we
crossed to the island. Avery's island is
two and one-half miles long and one
mile wide. Many cane plantations and
sugar works are found here, and in the
loWlands are seen the beautiful palmetto,
the gigantic oak draped with moss, and
namental purposes. Kaolin has been
discovered here.
And now we have reached the famous
salt mine of Louisiana, situated in a
unique depression. 1t is said that
little more than a quarter of a century
ago this great deposit of salt was I'M
known. Salt was first found in a small
spring near by, which led someone to
dig into the earth. After reaching a
depth of II feet below the surface the
searcher was rewarded for his labor by
finding solid salt. The area of the
mine is several acres. The shaft was
sunk 100 feet below the first IL feet,
but with an additional shaft OF 20 feet
the limit is yet unknown. Descending,
one finds vast cathedral-like chambers.
with sides. roof and floor of solid salt,
sparkling as if studded with diamonds.
The roof is supported by massive pillars
of the solid salt, perhaps 40 or SO feet
square. 1t is sublime. Nature has fur
nished the building material and man
has shown his genius in it's construction.
The salt is blasted by dynamite, loaded
into cars, which run on rails to the ele~
vator, is hoisted and distributed for
shipment; it is so pure that no bleaching
or cleansing is needed. Large blocks
of it are sent to the Western plains for
seattle ticks" The capacity of the
mine is from 100000 to 100000 tons
day. The mine is connected by rail-
with the main line of the Southern Pacl-
fic road at New Iberia.-Jeanerette La,
letter in the indianapolis News.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-10-21
THE UNSEEN GOLD SUPPLY.

How Old Gold Jewelry Finally Finds Its
Way Back to the Mint.
What is called the unseen gold sup
ply is an important feeder of the
mints This includes all sorts of old
jewelry, which finds its way eventually
into the melting pots of the govern
ment. No manufactured articles of gold
lasts forever. 1t may be preserved for
some time as keepsake or an heir
loom after it has survived the period of
it's usefulness, but some day inevitably,
if not lost, it will be sold for old gold.
The minis will buy such old gold, but
not less than 500 worth of it.
Scattered over the country are thou
sands of dealers in precious metals, who
will purchase the smallest quantities
even ring or brooch that is good
for nothing but to be melted. They are
chiefly instrumental in collecting the sun
seen supply" which they dispose of to
the minis.
Nevertheless, the loss of gold to the
world through it's use in the arts, for
gliding and otherwise, is enormous.
Practically all of the Warehouses reach
Uncle Sans melting pots sooner or
later. Millions of dollars worth Of gold
are used annually for filling teeth. All
of this is lost except what is taken from
extracted teeth by dentists. Dental sur
geons do not permit this gold to go to
Waste-NeW York World.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-10-21
USED A LADDER TO GET IN BED.
Remarkable Experience of an American
Tourist in Ireland.

Remarkable Experience of an American
Tourist in Ireland.
An American who lately visited Ireland
writes In the hotel at Dublin was bed
SO large and so high that it seemed a
tableland Of mattress oyershadowed by a
cliff Of headboards.
1t seemed preposterous that any one
should monopolize a bed of such size and
attempt to warm it. By proper division
it would have supplied a family.
When it came time to retire the ques-
ton was not how to get ''into'' bed, but
how to get ION" the bed. The top mat
tress was almost chin high, and it seemed
that to reach it there would have to be a
hard climb or desperate leap.
While the problem of retiring was
under consideration a dark object was
seen in one dim corner of the vastly bed
room, which was imperfectly lighted by a
solitary candle
The object proved to be movable stair
way, mounted on rollers. When it was
pushed against the behemoth bed the
problem of how to retire was Immediately
solved
One had only to ascend the stairs and
then fall off into the embracing depth of
this most remarkable bed.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-10-21
ROYALTY and the. New woman.

The Empress of Germany has been
talking about the new woman. She says
that women should not Stoop to insult
able work unless driven by absolute
NECESSITY, and adds: Il am for the
higher development of awoman. Art and
artistic work would find in her an expert
hanSmaiden. My ideal is wife who is
a helpmate to her husband, and strength
ems him through the happiness which she
prepares for him in the quiet family cir
Gle after his hard struggle for existence.
I am against female intrusion into manly
professions. If it lay with me-but SO
weak are we in spite of outward power
manufactures or in business Offices. III
the school, the hospital, the infrmary,
on the stage, in the concert room, in the
atelier those are her rightful spheres
of activity. Embroidery, fine sewing.
all descriptions of female industries find
in me the most enthusiastic supporter.
Still, may women ever bear in mind that
no rlore beautiful calling, no nobler des.
tiny is offered her than the holy and
all-important task-the foundation of
every fourishing state-the moral and
physical education Of her children.
"Do you know" her majesty added,
laughingly, after a pause, according 10
my Judgment the mother of the Graccni
ranks far above George Sand and Rosa
Bonheur. 1t is certainly great thing
to obtain material independence for
woman, but l think it will be still great
er If we exert ourselves first of all to
secure for men at an earlier age than is
at the present day the case, the indie
pendence which will permit them to
marry sooner.
We fear the Empress of Germany is
scarcely enrolled amongs the enamel
pated.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-10-21
A Vanderbilt on the Stage.

Society will greatly miss young Al
has Just been placed by his father at
a preparatory school to be educated for
Harvard. The young man greatly dis
tinguished himself by his acting when
the little comedy was played at the
Breakers a week or two ago. In truth,
the Vanderbilt family are a trifle
alarmed at the talent displayed by the
young man for the stage and by his I'M
deniable penchant for dramatic career.
The had was hurried away to his books
at the first opportunity. His achieve
ments as an amateur actor include u
killing presentation of the skirt dance
as executed by parlor maid, and AL
fred Vanderbilt brought down the house
when he essayed the role. The young
fellow is very intelligent and great things
are expected of him.-New York Letter.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-10-21
PEARY'S ESKIMO DOGS.
One of Them, Snow Cap, Has Tragic
History.

One of Them, Snow Cap, Has a Tragic
History.
Five fierce, wolfsh looking visitors ar
rived at the Central Park menagerie
yesterday morning. They are Eskimo
dogs which were brought back with the
Peary relief expedition, and which have
Natural Historical museum authorities,
to whom they were consigned.
One of the number is dog whose
career certainly entities him to much
consideration. He is distinctly the
worst-looking beast of the lot, and he
displayed miserable cowardly spirit
when his companions, in their rough-and-
tumble fight over bones which Keeper
Snyder fed to them, trod upon him and
bit his ears.
He just rolled over and howled a wolf
ish note, long drawn out, which caused
the lioness next door to pace excitedly up
and down her cage.
Snow Cap-that is his name, probably
because there is nothing white about
him, not even single hair!-was one of
an uncommonly good pack of picked
Sledge dogs, fOrty-One in number, with
which Lieut.. Peary set off on his Arctic
quest.
The dog is to the snowfelds what the
camel is to the desert. He is the Arctic
and when he ceases to be of use as a
locomotive power he becomes food for
the expedition, both for man and the
other dogs who have more staying power.
Snow Cap proved the best out of forty,
and is the only uneaten dog of that yelp-
ing, snarling, bowling pack.
They set off gayly-any where from five
to a dozen hitched to a sledge. They
were harnessed somewhat in the fashion
of my lady's pet pug when she takes the
air; but the straps crossed over their
shaggy breasts, and the leashes of differ
ent lengths, from ten to seventeen feet
(which were gathered and knotted togeth-
er and hitched to the fore of the sled,
were of rough sealskin strips.
Forty dogs and their accoutrementS
were deyoured on that northern trip.
They began to lag and lie down exhaust
ed, one by one. when they were slain.
Two days before the party reached the
goal on its return. the fortieth dog fell
by the way and was consumed by men
and beast i, The men were tempted to
fall upon 'Snow Cap" afterward during
no food. and barely strength enough to
crawl over that last twenty miles. But
the forty-frst dog chung to his human
companions with dumb confidence they
could not bring themselves to betray.
So Snow Caps life was spared, and he
base become an eXhibit.-New York Sun.
Gallant Sailors Neglected Grave.
Diggers in Monument cemetery a few
days ago found a, headstone which was
entirely buried under ground. The sur
face of the stone was cleaned and on the
front was this inscription:
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-10-21
AS IN A STORY BOOK.
All Common Sailors Are Not Common
Men by Any Means.


The anecdote Richard Harding Davis
has written about the man of good family
who shipped aboard man-of-war as q
common Jackie and went aft to offer
the, surgeon letters, of introduction to
swell San Francisco clubs, reminds one
with startling force; of the varied life
aboard one of our big cruisers. They
are, in fact, small villages in themselves,
but show more than:a villages range of
station. !. ~
Take the New York, for instance
There are between. 500 and 600 men
aboard her. The officers, by the system
Of appointment to the Naval academy,
come from every quarter of the United
States Some were from inland towns
and had never. seen any extensive sheet
of water before. They represent every
class Of society and every taste and type
thrown together day after day, but ut
terly cut off from the hundreds of other
men whose origin may have differed
little from theirs, but whose life is SO ut
terly dissimilar.
There is no doubt that the case Mr..
Davis mentions is not without parallel.
Indeed, rlimor has it that aboard that
very cruiser New York is young man
who gives his city address as the Cent
ury club and whose family name is Meth
er unknown nor unhonored.-New York
Herald
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-10-21
The Queens Simple Tastes.

Few people are acquainted with the ex-
tremely simple internal arrangements of
Balmoral castle. The Queens private sit
ting room is plain to a degree, and its
sole decoration lies in the wealth of fami-
~ photographs, which accompany. her
majesty everywhere. The principal draw
invented inv BY the prince consort, and al
ways worm in dress kits by all the princes
when in Scotland. The carpets, curtains
and upholstery of the furniture are all of
this tartan. the walls being distempered,
a pale salmon pink and hung with water
colors from; the brushes of the princesses.
The dining room at 'Balmoral is half a
library, being lined with. TALL plain: book
cases. filled with very ordinary; books.
The table which at stretch Twill sac
coInmodate only about dozen PERSONS, is
surrounded by strips of washing cotton.
dfltgget.; SO fixed as to save ,the.IWear
of the servants tread@orS' the carpet. Be
tween the windows hang some more wa
ter color sketches of the local scenery