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The Delta independent., 1895-05-22
THE GREAT DISCUSSION.
No Vote Taken on Harvey and LauEhlln
ArEuments


Arguments.
Chicago, May 1S-The one topic OF
discussion here today was the joint
debate last night between the two IA
nous champions OF the opposing sides
Of the money question-Professor !.
Laurence Laughlin and william H.
Harvey (Coim. The latcness of the hour
when the contest closed. prevented the
general public. until to-day. getting even
an inklng of what was said. and the in
teresting details OF the affair were cor
rcspOndingly whettcd.
One comment today is that 1t was not
until Mr.. Harvey had been speakin:
fully twenty minutes that the audience
gave any strong manifestation of ap
probation. The first manifestation was
when he spoke Of the ..white metal and
the "colored" metal. and claimed that
the "white metal should be restored 10
parity with the "colored metal. without
regard to race or previous conditions Of
servitude." This produced loud ap-
plause and laughter and broke the Ice
Professor Lauglin was listened to with
greater ease and interest than Mr.. Har-
vey. His address was remarkably
fluent. calm and selfposscsscd, and he
picked up and answered the points Of
his antagonist with business-like rapid
ity, while the audience kept up run
ming fire of laughter. His recurrence
TO the bridge illustrations especially met
with enthusiastic approval.
When Chairman Thomas announced
that refreshments would be served be.
low, the audience hastily adjourned. and
no vote was taken on the resolution de-
batcd.
The speakers both seemed pleased
with the performance. Lyman J.
Gage and others thought the debate an
able and profitable one. J. J. =. O'Dcll
and others called 1t "hippodrome."
Quite n number of persons made no
secret of the fact that they know no
more about the silver question than they
did before. But all agreed that the de-
bate had been highly entertaining
event.
The full text of the debate. giving
both sides verbatim Is to be preserved
In pamphlet form by the Illinois club
for general distribution.
The Delta independent., 1895-05-22

silver Is the peopi" nivn,,. wa.
so regarded by our fOrcfathers. and was
the favored metal of the two 1t was
given the position of honor In the coin
age of our two metals by having the
unit of value made from it. and gold
its companion metal measured in it.
Gold was and Is the money of the rich.
This was to be Il government of the
people. and the peoples money was to
be the most favored. Twice when the
commercial ratio between the two
metals made it advisable to change the
legal ratio. the change was made by
rccoining the gold coins. This was in
1894 and 1897. The spirit of our fore
fathers then lived in their sons. The
gold coins were changed in weight and
size. In 1884 the gold eagle had twelve
grains taken out Of it. In 1897 the gold
eagle had two-tenths of Il grain added
to 1t. No change was ever made in the
quantity of pure silver in the silver unit.
There was to be no two yard-sticks.
"rhe rich mans Gold-was
re-coned when the commercial ratio in
terfercd with the legal ratio. This is
the law we would rc-cnact.
''The extra demand for silver will
raise its value. Everything will advance
in value at once. When our silver ad-
vances and prices OF all our products ad-
vance, and wheat and cotton 90 back to
their old price. we will be more able to
pay our debts. The only way to pay
England is to advance prices perma-
nently. not spasmodically. rs is now
being done on few articles. We can
show gold we do not depend Oh 1t for
money. 1t will then be our slave. 1t IA
now our tyrant. 1t will then come back
and beg us to take 1t as in 1873, when
it-One of these gold dollars-was worth
two cents less than n silver dollar.
"When a great government like the
United States says: Here Is equal
change, 16 to /, gold for silver n man
In France Is not going to part with his
silver for gold, unless he gets that much
for it; unless he gets as much for 1t as
the United States will pay for 1t. less
the cost Of the exchange. SO that when
the government is big enough to take
dll the silver In the world, If 1t wants 10
test its capacity, Il demand Is created by
an influence that is able TO sustain that
demand, so that a man nowhere In the
world Is going TO sell his silver for gold,
for any less than he can get for 1t In
the United States.
"But we will not have to go 1t alone.
We would start with the Western hem
isplerc, with China and Japan on the
Eastern hemisphere, and with France
with the Unired States, two of the great
est governments in the world.
"Our trade with foreign nations Is on
Iy 4 per cent. of our business and our
domestic business Is 0G per cent. of NIL
our business. Which do you want leg
Islnted In the interest Of. the 9G per
cent or the per cent?
'If nm undue and unrighteous influ-
ence by schcmnrs and tricksters nbnor-
mally enhances tile value of gold 70 a
The Delta independent., 1895-05-22

The Mexican cotton-boll weevil has
already begun its depredations on Tex
as cotton. 1t seems likely to do more
than anything else to reduce the cot
ton acreage in this largest cotton-pro-
ducing State. Last year Is per cent of
the cotton crop of Texas was DESTROYED
by this weevil. 1t works on the bolls
while the crop is growing, and poisons
have little effect on it. The damage
to the Texas crop is estimated this year
at 25 per cent. Measures will be taken
by adjoining States to keep this de-
structive enemy out of them,
The Delta independent., 1895-05-22

Many years ago n certain magnnte in the
chairman OF the quarter sessions-was also
an enthusiastic gcologist. One day a far
mer. who had seen him presiding on the
bench. was riding along quiet road, when
he discovered the magistrate seated by the
roadside on a heap OF stones, which he was
engaged In breaking with small hammer
In the course OF a hunt for FOSSILS The far
mer reincd up his horse and for n minute
gazed open. n.mouthcd: then. shaking his head
over the changcableness OF all things human.
exclaimed In tones Of the deepest commis-
cration: "What, doctor. be you come to this
a'readyT'-The Cornhili Magazine.
The man that does not believe that two
twins
The Delta independent., 1895-05-22
Irish Wltne ses,

Mr.. LeFanu, In his book of recollections,
tells some amusing tales of the conduct Of
Irish peasants In the witness box. A bully
Ing counsel named Freeman was complete
ly put out in his cross examination by n
very simple answer. A countryman who
was witness was asked:
so you had Il pistol?'
81 had. sir"
''Whom did you intend to shoot with itT'
~ wasn't intending to shoot no one"
Then was II for nothing that you got it?'
"No-it wasn't"
Come, come. slr-on the virtue Of your
fort"
"On the virtue Of my solemn oath. got It
for thre and nine-pence In Mr.. Richardson's s
shop
AT another time the same counsel said to
witness:
"You're a nice fellow, amt your"
Witness replied: ~ am. sir; and, II l
The Delta independent., 1895-05-22
BATTLE OF GIANTS.
HARVEY AND LAUGHLIN.
They Meet Before a Big Audience in
Chicago to Debate the Question of
Free Coinage of SiIver-some of Their
PointR

Chicago, May 1S.-A stirring politictl
encounter took place last night hardly
paralleled in the West since the famous
struggle between Lincoln and Douglas,
just on the eve of the civil war. Last
nights platform combatants were two
giants of the opposing sides in the rag
ing financial controversy. Lawrence
Laughlin, professor Of political econO-
my in the University of Chicago, the
favorite authority Of President Cleve-
land, and William J. Harvey, author of
Coins Financial School,"
Not half the people clamoring to be
present could have been accommodated
had the Auditorium itself been secured
for the meeting of the champions. The
spacious rooms of the Illinois club on
stately Ashland boulevard were crowd
ed to almost sufrocation when the presi-
dent of the club. Dr. Homer NJ. Thorn
as, announced all in readiness for the
dress suit gladiators.
The proposition to be discussed was
read as follows: "Rcsolved. That the
United States should at once enter up
on the free coinage of silver at the ra-
no of 1G to l. Independently Of the ac-
ton of any other nation"
Mr. Harvey, it was stated, would
speak for an hour in the affirmative
and Professor Laughlin an hour and
thirty minutes in the negative, Mr..
Harvey then having thirty minutes for
rejoinder. Mr.. Harvey is a rather
tall, spare, dark-compleXioncd man of
engaging presence, but nervous temper
ament He was evidently full of sup
pressed excitement when he came for
ward to begin his address, but he soon
steadied himself admirably.
Professor Laughlin, wiry of frame
and blonde, but stern in appearance,
suggestive of less emotional makeup,
mad the advantage of not being the first
to speak. Both men were literally ap-
plauded.
IN opening for the affirmative, Mr..
Harvey said: 1.-The first reason why ]
am in favor of Independent action by
thls country is that we should not be
subjected to the influences of the gov
ernments of Europe. When our fore
fathers declared their political indepen.
dence from Europe, it was to free them
selves from the class legislation of those
governments justly termed plutocracies
IF they say. I'VE must have the same
money in order to carry on business
with them.' my reply is. that the big.
gcst business we ever did carry on with
the balance of the world. and particu,
larly Europe, was the time when they
had gold and silver as money and we
had neither 1t is one of those pecu
liar arguments that wears its way into
mans brain when reiterated and
monotonously given out by the daily
press that we must have the same
money that the other great commercial
nations have. We never stop to investi
gate.
"This nation can have an indepen
dent financial system without any ref
erence whatever to the balance Of the
world and can carry on its own com
merce by ocean and by land with the
other governments of the world not
withstanding. We do not now settle
The Delta independent., 1895-05-22

We never know what we are capable
Of doing. Our latent capabilities lie
fallow until aroused by the needs of
the hour. There are no great leaders
until the necessity for them arises.
Without wars we can have no great
generals. But when the crisis arrives
there will always be someone to arise
superior to the situation to lead his fel-
low men or unravel the skein in which
they have become entangled.
The Delta independent., 1895-05-22
Women Only Know

How much they suffer when nervous,
weak and tired.
Nervous prostration is lingering.
racking, living death to those afflicted,
though wholly imcomprehensible to
others. The cause of this condition is
impure and insufficient Blood.
Make the blood pure, give it vitality
and it will properly feed the nerves and
make them strong. Hoods Sarsaparllla
cures nervousness because it acts d.
rectly upon the blood, making it rich
and pure and endowing it with vitality
and strengthening power. No other
medicine has such record Of cures.
The Delta independent., 1895-05-22
Acnrca Of ENtlyCa Killed.

San Francisco. May 1S.-John Car
ter, British seaman who has Just mr.
rived here, gives m account Of recent
drastic punishment inflicted on natives
of the Solomnn group OF Islands. The
natives. It is charged. In April murdered
eight drunken senmen who Ind gone
ashore form II. NJ. s. RoynlIst for n
good time. The natives were also ac.
cused of the murder of Donald Guy.
Last month the Roynlist revisited the
islands and sheIlcd every village In
sight. killing the defcnseless natives by
scores,
The Delta independent., 1895-05-22
Opcn to Spttlem snt.

Washington. May 1.-THE president
to-day signed the proclnmations dcclnr-
ing the Ynnkton-SSux reservation In
South Dakota and the Slletz reservation
IN Oregon open to settlement at noon
May 2I. The lands will be thrown open
TO settlement within few days of the
issuance of the proclamation. The gen.
cral land office, II Is understood. llas nj.
ready placed itself In readiness to carry
out the provisions Of the proclamation
The Delta independent., 1895-05-22
Japan's Disputes.

Washington, May 16.-The Japanese
LEGATION has received an official cable
stating that a final and satisfactory
agreement has been reached by Japan
with the European powers on the East
ern question. This was to follow the re-
cent settlement with China. 1t is regard
ed as closing the entire subject 1t is
also regarded as negativing the unof-
fetal statements of Russian newspapers,
that Russia would claim protectorare
over Corea.
The Delta independent., 1895-05-22

Bob" Carr is the oldest street car
conductor in Buffalo. He has been run
ming on the Buffalo railway for nearly
fourteen years. has been on the same
line continually, has never missed his
run. yet, strange as 1t may appear,
this Carr has never been accused OF
having wheels.
The Delta independent., 1895-05-22

Thieves got $4,000 from a bank at
Fimintown, Pa, last week. They were
smart enough not to tackle New York
bank. In all probability the cashier
would have been too quick for them.
The Delta independent., 1895-05-22

Abraham Rimes, of Fulton County,
Ind, who has been married and di-
vorced ten times and has just married
his eleventh wife, is, II we are not mis-
informed, still in the prime of life and
has a great future, If not perplexing
hereafter, ahead of him.
The Delta independent., 1895-05-22

Thousands write that they suffered in
tensely with nervousness and were cured
by this great medicine. The building
up powers of Hoods Sarsaparilla are
wonderful. Even few doses are suffl-
cient to create an appetite, and from
that time on its healing, purifying,
strengthening effects are plainly felt.
The nerves become stronger, the sleep
becomes natural and refreshing, the
hands and limbs become steady, and
soon "life seems to go on without ef-
fort, "and perfect health is restored. Such
is the work which Hoods Sarsaparilla
is doing for hundreds Of women today.
The Delta independent., 1895-05-22

Aspiration is nine-tenths inspiration,
for without earnest thought there will
be no inflow Of ideas that will leave
their mark on the pages Of time or
make US better or nobler beings.
The Delta independent., 1895-05-22

There is no money available to run
the Nebraska penitentiary, and 1t may
have to be closed. There may be times
when a criminal can really enjoy pov-
erty.
The Delta independent., 1895-05-22

A Washington correspondent says
that President Cleveland has been pho
tographed oftener than any other chief
executive. It must be admitted that
Grover has earned a great reputation
for dealing out negatives.
The Delta independent., 1895-05-22

A Washington paper says that Sen
ator Blackburn is extremely popular
in Kentucky because he is a splendid
mixer" We would sooner believe he
was popular there because he didn't
mix at all.
The Delta independent., 1895-05-22

In the testimony In the trial of Milk
man Hastings for murder at Chicago
the other day, 1t appeared that he took
seyenty-five umbrellas in payment for
milk: He was evidently preparing for
rainy day.
The Delta independent., 1895-05-22

A Boston paper says: Slaughtered
cattle are beef, slaughtered sheep are
mutton, slaughtered hogs are pork; but
what are slaughtered horses?" In the
cheap restaurants they are 10 cents
cut
The Delta independent., 1895-05-22

George Pye, Of Chicago, tried twice
in one day to kill himself. If tenacious
resistance to annihilation is significant
he must be near relative of Restau
rant Pie.
The Delta independent., 1895-05-22

Emperor William has invented new
tipple which he calls "violet cham
pagne." It probably produces the same
old pink tinge. however. when used for
painting purposes.
The Delta independent., 1895-05-22

Special reports to the manufacturer
Record show decided increase in the
southwark trend of population, illus
trated by large purchases of land in
Georgia, Arkansas and other southern
states for western and southwestern
colonists.
The Delta independent., 1895-05-22

Now that the cruel war is ended we
suspect that an investigation will prove
that the Chinese have been doing all
their fighting with gunpowder tea.
The Delta independent., 1895-05-22
GRAND JUNCTION NATURAL
GAS.
An Immense Flow was Struck mt Depth
OF 824 Fcet.

OF 6S4 root
Grand Junction, Colo. May 17.-This
morning at 6:3O an immense flow Of
natural gas was struck In gas well No.
2, now being sunk in this city. The
strike was made at the depth of S2i
feet in the sand stone. after passing
through ten-foot stratum Of sand
stone. Upon being pIped and plugged
the gas registered pressure OF little
more than fifty pounds, and upon
lighting sent a flame upward twenty
feet into the mir. Mr.. Max GrossInyer
the contractor. says that at conservn-
tive estimate the supply now had would
be sufficient for lighting and heating
fifty ordinary dwellings. The formn-
tion in which It was found insilrcs n
permanent supply, and IL not llabla to
become exhausted. as il that found In
''pockets" and ''reservolrs." The com.
pnny will probably sink number Of
wells ut once.
The Delta independent., 1895-05-22

OF course mere earthly Jail will not
mold Schweinfurth, but he seems to
nave an extraordinary objection to it,
Just the same.
The Delta independent., 1895-05-22

Oskaloosa, Kas., has a town ordi-
nance prohibiting chickens from run
ming at large. II it can stop its roosters
from growing at unearthly hours in the
morning by passing stringent ordi-
nance 1t will have solved problem that
has vexed the world for ages.
The Delta independent., 1895-05-22

Cornelius Vanderbilt will pay $4,000
Tor the fire place in his new Fifth
avenue palace. Cornelius is the only
one who should get hot about it, though.
The Delta independent., 1895-05-22

II the north pole ever is discovered
by Chicagoan we will wager that it
Will have trolley wire strung upon
1t within a week.
The Delta independent., 1895-05-22

has sent the price of oil skyward Ito
stimulate the production of crude oil"
But too much stimulation is always fol-
lowed by katzenjammer.
The Delta independent., 1895-05-22

The teacher of cooking class in Chi
cago eats what her pupils cook. There
Is an example of sublime faith and con-
f1dence.
The Delta independent., 1895-05-22

Uncle Sam has just paid an old war
claim, but then it was not quite SO
nearly outlawed by the Limitation as
the French spoilation claims.
The Delta independent., 1895-05-22

The long-distance telephone between
Paris and London has over 200 calls a
day. At the rate of 81 for each call it
pays.
The Delta independent., 1895-05-22

A Boston paper calls Japan the "Ire-
land OF the orient" Not guilty; there
is nothing green about Japan.
The Delta independent., 1895-05-22

In the country the boys will wear the
Trilby bathing suits this summer alto
gether.
The Delta independent., 1895-05-22
Silver Up Again.

New York, May 1s.-sIlver Is quoted
today at G7M cents per ounce, Lea0
$500 per ton,
The Delta independent., 1895-05-22
SILVER'S APPEAL.
A CALL FOR WORKERS,

The Bimetallio Union Urges the Forma.
tion of Local Organizations to Ad-
vance the Educational Work Through
out the Country. q
The Delta independent., 1895-05-22
Hoods SarsapariIIa
Makes Pure Blood.
Tho Mutations of Fortune.

was not on my oath. I'd say the same o
you,"-Law Journal
The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1895-12-12

his wife, comes In. SDid you sell the
land for so ruuch?" "Ycs" IL WA :
lie; and quick as that she vas dead.
Gods judgments are upon those who
despise him and defy Him. They come
suddenly
The destroying angel went through
Egypt DO you suppose that any of
the people knew that he was coming?
Did they hear the flap OF his great
wing2 No! Mol Suddenly, unex-
pectedlv he came
Skilled sportsme en- do not like to kill
bird standing on sprig near by. IL
they are skilled they pride themselves
on taking 1t on the wing. and they
wait till It starts. Death Is an old
sportsman, and he loves to take men
flying under the very sun, He loves to
take them on the wing. OH. flee to God
this night! II there bo one in this
presence who has wandered far away
from Christ, though he may not have
heard the call Of the Gospel for many
a year, invite him now to come anc.
be saved. #4
Flee tothe stronghold Of tn. Gospel
Now is the accepted time; now is the
day of salvation.
Good night my young friends, may
yon have rosy sleep, guarded By Him
who never slumbers! May You awake
in the morning strong and we'll! but
OIL art thou a despiser of God? Is this
thy last night on earth? Should'st
thou be awakened in the night by
something, thou knowest not what,
and there be shadows floating in the
room, and hand writing on the wall,
and you feel that your last hour has
come, and there be fainting at the
heart, and a tremor in the limb, and q
catching of the brea th---then thy
doom would be but an echo Of the
words of the text: I'm that night was
Belshazzar, the Kin g of the Chaldeans
slain" .~.& Fl ,...t
oh! that my Lord Jesus would now
make Himself so attractive to your
souls that you can not resist Him; and
If you have never prayed before,
or have not prayed since those dayS
when you knelt down at your mothers
knee, then that tonight you might
pray, saying:
Just as am, without one plea
But that Thy blood was shed for me.
And that Thou bid'st me come TO Thee,
o, Lamb OF God, comet
But if you can not think of so long
prayer as that, i will give you a'shortef
prayer that you can say: God be
merciful to me sinnerr' Or, If you
can not think of solong a prayer as
that, will give You a still shorter one
that you may utter: Lord, save me,
or perish! Or, # that be too long a
prayer, you need not make it. Use the
word Help Or, If that be too long
word, you need not use any word ut
all. Just look and live! "s.>I
The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1895-12-12
wrap. for the Comlng season.

Among the wraps for next season APP
pear box coats of gray chinchilla
bound with silk braid; seal capes in
Inverness shape with chincbilla-lined
hood; donble-ripple circular capes OF
Alaska sable, with arched storm col
lar; black velvet coats with trimmings
of marten, otter, or narrow ermine;
seal box-coats with collar and reveros
OF chinchilla or Persian lamb; loose.
fronted listers made OF black chin.
chilla cloth deliberately braided on the
full ripple cape collar and cuffs; tan.
colored cloth jackets with high collar
and reveres OF mink or beaver; beige
colored ladies' cloth jackets, with
white camers hair vests and cuffs
trimmed with straight rows OF brown
and gold gimp; miroir-velvct capes,
lined with brocade and trimmed with
Jet points and narrow fur bands; white
cloth double capes. lined with MORE
and bordered with ermine two inches
wide, and coats, pelerines, and redins
gotes of rich. elsgantloolsing silk
plush that looks exactly like scalslSiur
IN. Y. Post.