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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-02-28

WE think Piso's Cure for Consumption is
the only medicine for Coughs.-JENNIE
PINcKARp. Springfield, Ills, Oct. l, 1894.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-08-08
BUSINESS MEN AND FREE COINAGE.
How Doubling of Prices Would Affect the
Sale of Goods.

A large majority of the business men
of this country are opposed to free coin
age and the adoption Of the silver stand
ard But i'll few states, outside of the
silver producing sections of the country,
some merchants have been led to favor
tho cheap money movement through "a
mistaken belief that free silver, by Civ
ing us more money, would increase the
demand for all kinds of goods and thus
add to the profits of manufacturers and
traders. Another reason for the support
by some business men of tho free coin
age scheme is their belief that the prices
of all goods in stock would be doubled
by the adoption Of the silver standard.
That free silver would bring Il bust
ness boom, which would encourage in
duStly and make the country moro pros
porous, is a fayorite assertion Of the sill
ycriteS. But they never attempt to show
how this would be done. or how the
consumption of goods of all kinds upon
which the volume of exchanges depends
would be stimulated by the doubling of
prices, or by stamping Zone dollar" on
People do not eat, drink or wear money.
If there were largo stores of silver dol
lars instead of bullion, trade and indus,
try would not III any way be increased,
while it is certain that the immediate
result of doubling prices by the silver
standard would be Il great falling off in
the demand for goods, since the work
inSmcn of the country would find their
wages buying only half as much as on
the gold standard. If the business man
who has been attracted by the specious
promises of the SiveritcS Will reflect for
II moment, he will see that instead Of
encouraging trade the effect of doubling
prices would be tucauSe people to buy
loss goods Does he want that kind of
free silver prospcrity?'
1t is true that the price of goods in
stock would be increased but this would
be merely II temporary benefit, and the
loss to merchants through the payment
of all outstanding accounts III 90 cent
dollars would far outweigh the slight
gain in that direction So that III this
case also free coinage would be Il posi-
tive injury And the panic which would
inevitably follow such financial up
hcaval as the change from the gold to
the silver standard would bring wide
spread ruin and disaster
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-08-08
silver States Hoarding Gold.

Silver states do not seem to have any
prejudice against gold III carrying on
their own financial affairs Utah banks
hold twenty.one times rs much gold as
silver Arizona banks nine times as
much The Colorado banks possess over
81, GOO, coo IN gold and only one.tenth
of the amount i'll silver While this IS
eminentlv judlciouS 1t is not conclusive
reason fer pjliug up mountain II s1l.
vcr II the United States treasury
vaults ST LOUIS Globe Democrat.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-08-08

Some of our exchanges feign to be-
leve that anything in regard TO the
treasury cases is too stale for pnblica-
tion. They would like to have the
subject dropped. The darkey who
wanted the preacher to stop preaching
about picking and stealing" because
his remarks always threw Il GOODNESS
over the meeting, WAS In exactly the
same fix. II Is not the staeness, but
the truthfulness of the statements in
regard to the treasury matters that
bothers those who would defend the
wrong doing of the ex treasurcrs.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-08-08
sixteen to One Twiddle TwaddIe.

Tho people are beginning to sec that
tho free silver coiners arc not haSing
their assertions upon facts, nor do they
employ amy sound logic. The phrases,
dollars ot our fathers, " money of
the constitution, "crimo of '13, to-
gethrr with anarchiStic donunciation Of
the bankers money lenders, " Wall
street sharks, etc. constitute their en-.
tire stock III trade. And hy means of
such twlddlc twaddlo they expect to de.
stroy hmetalliSm and degrade this
country to n single silver standard -
Jefferson City Mo- Courier
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-08-08

one night when Mr., Isaac Reese
was stopping with me, says NJ. +,
Hatch, prominent merchant of
Quartcrmaster, Washington, heard
him grooming. On going to his room,
| found him suffering from cramp col
ic. He was in such agony feared he
would die. hastily gave him dose
Of Chamberlaius Cole, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy. He was soon re.
lioved and the first words he uttered
were, "what was that stuff you gave
me-" informed him. 4 few days
ago we were talking about his attack
and he said he was never without that
remedy now. have used it in my
family for several years. know lis
worth and do not hesitate to recon-.
mend it to my friends and customers
For sale ut the pultord Drug store.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-08-08
SILVER AND SAVINGS BANKS.
Free Coinage Would Have the Effect of
Wiring Out One.hnlf the Depnsits.

"lpinS Out pnt-nhlL the deposits.
A tailor who should insist on his Gus
TONER accepting Il suit of clothes worth
only half as much as the one paid for
would be considered either fool or u
rogue. The agitators for a dcbased cur
rcncy which would permit debtors TO
pay their creditors in dollars worth one
half of those they borrowed need not
complain if plain people nse plain Lam
Guage i'll speaking of their scheme The
silvcriteS claim they are being unfairly
abused when they are called dishonest or
repudiators, A single illustration will
show whether they are not correctly de
scribed
There are i'll the various savings
banks of this country deposits amount.
ing to 81 $50. 1t4.00 This large sum
represents the little savings of years by
working men and women. Smal! bust
ness men and farmers On the passage
Of a free coinage law these deposits
would he payable in silver dollars worth
only 80 cents and having "A purchasing
power one half less than our present
dollar As the banks keep very little
money ON hand they would not he able
TO pay their dopositorS i'll gold, even
though they wished as their loans would
be payable i'll silver. and OF course their
debtors would pay IL the cheap dollars.
The result would infallihly be that one
half of the entire savings bank deposits
of the country would be wiped out
practically stolen from their owners and
given to those who had borrowed them.
Would not this be dishonest: Is 1t not
simple Reputation, And. if SO what
are the men who advocate it
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-08-08

at is the best patent medicine in
the world" is what Mr.. L. NJ. Hart
man, of MarQuam, Oregon, says Of
Chamberlain Collie, Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy. "What leads me to
make this assertion is from the fact
that dysentery in its worst form was
prevalent around here last summer
and it never took over two or three
doses Of that remedy to effect com.
plete cure" For sale nj the L. ~
pultord Drug store,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-08-08
MORTON BURNS A HOTEL.
The Secretary of Agriculture Gives 10
to I Object Lesson.

Secondary of AoricuItura r S,tnrlinp
\, ..,,t 1,, e., -, ;,1,,,,, -
h'i'''i nv 'iitS ii''' '4'"' 1'"'" "N'"O
money but he IS ever ready with some
striking illustration or pat parable to
,,,,I.o liz, THOUGHTS o1o,,, To otbor, IN
70 :,
July 90 io "ro'' 'lo lollo" my lct'cl
DEAR SIIt-Rcturning from II small furlOugh,
find your letter. In it you state: money,
whether made of metals or paper, is merely
% fiction of the law. The commodity value Of
the material ont of which money is coined or
created is of no consequence in II currency"
In Wyoming, Otoo county Mob, there lives
n good citizen who on the field and in tho
United States senate has been conspicuous
figure He has in his time advocated nearly
all kinds IF money, including of course tho
"poor man's money meaning silver Mt lG to
J. And now he advCrtiScs for sale for cash in
hand to tho highest bidder a half mile square
of his large domains. Many thrifty citizens Of
Otoo county arrive ut the Hotel Wyoming the
might before the sale to he on hand when the
bidding begins ut O'Clock next morning.
During the night the hotel is burned to the
ground. Sixteen Of the would be purchasers,
each having 900 silver dollars melted in tho
conilagraton SO that tho Goddess of Liberty
and In God we trust are erased and swal.
lowed up in ragged chunks of bullion, awake
to find that the commodity value of money Is
of consequence. For, placing their bullion of
silver ON tho market they find it worth only
80 cents, whereas they bought it at a mint
value, with labor and lubor's products, at $lH
an ounce. Sixteen thousand dollars Of silver
coin accidentally melted into bullion brings
it's owners less than $4,000
But there was also ON" would he purchaser
who had melted in that same fire $1,000 of gold
coin, that the goddess and "ln God We
trust were lost to view III II lump of yellow
bullion without n single sign of governmental
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-08-08
VIII Catch 1t Worst.

Tho WACO Garner, the lahoror and the
Salaricd man should be teeth and toe
nail against free silver because the
amount they receive Will not be in.
creased whilo the prices Of living Will
go mp They are much worse off than the
merchants and the farmer Their wages
are not flexible Salaries cannot be nd
iusted Mt once 1t takes time Mean
while they must work ut starvation
rates and pay initiation prices
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-08-08

The Democrats of Missouri and
Mississippi have proven themselves not
to be in touch with the sound money
sentiment Of the country by declaring
for the unlimited coinage of silver at a
ratio OF l6 to /. Their action Is to be
regretted. 1t will never be endorsed by
the national democracy or the country.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-08-08
Chiefly Lungs

"Whore arc the brains asked the
king If Mhwpkl
please. Your majesty explained
the chyf I've hadn't any This is the
man who eou,l not talk about anything
but Is t. /. your hEhneSs may be
pleased Il remember ;hmkm> hruns
had MI ran "a whr>ker>
The explanation seemed plausible -
indianapolis Journal
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-08-08
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Miss Jennie O'Neill Potter the elo-
cutionist, is seriously i'll, Her doctors
say that she is suffering from pleurisy,
brought on by cold and overwork.
They have ordered her into the strict
est seclusion, and insist that she take
a long rest one of Miss Potter's
most intimate friends is authority for
the assertion that her present condi-
ton is critical in the extreme. Miss
Potter is native Of Wisconsin. She
was born and reared on farm near
Bloomington, Grant county, and has
had very successful career as an elo-
cutionist.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-08-08

wrong doing OF the eX treaSurcrB.
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In our last weeks issue we published
from the Madison Democrat an nc
count of the trials and fluctuations of
the Montfort base ball team, which had
gone for II Sunday outing and game at
Madison. Aud this led NJ to look
up, more fully, the state law in regard
to this Sunday question, and we were
surprised to see how strong and posi-
tive the law is on this point. Among
other provisions 1t says, In section
1895, "any person who takes part in
any sport, game or play on the first
day Of the week, shall be punished by
fine not exceeding ten dollars"
Now we are not going to say that this
penalty should have been executed in
this particular case. 1t IL not for this
purpose we write. We want to point
out tho fact that such IL the law, and
that all such violations are u sword
which can cut both ways. If any
class Of persons can, for their pleasure,
make the Sunday laws of the state a
dead letter, then they can not con
sistently complain If any other set of
persons make another law which
they would like to have enforced, II
dead letter one cannot set his face
against the positive law of the state
and make it dead letter, and then
expect 1--WE do not say demand) that
the laws which effect his interest shall
be duly executed. What right has he
for such expectations, since he is doing
all he can to bring authority into
contempt? Calling the Sunday state
law bad names will not help the
matter. We may say it is part of the
Blue Laws of the puritans We may
call ii ianaticism; intolerance; politi-
cal infatuntion religious bigotry. All
such language is not to the point.
Here is the law; and only three things
can be done in regard to 1t, with
safety, and that reverence which all
should have for government And
so we say obey; enforce; or repeal.
In ,I oil nj 10, IL,
not make this law dead law. II the
law il u bad one, let il be repealed
and IL the people are slow about it,
enforce it, and il IL Is SO very
bad, then they will demand its repeal.
General Grant was very wise in this
regard, and it is the only safe way.
Dead laws laws not enforced are to
the body polite, what dead matter is
to the purity of water; and If this is
impure we know what Is to follow
OF we do not know, read the splendid
letter of Alfred Vivian, In last week s
issue.) We rest our case here. We
are not looking ut this from Il
religious, Christian or church point OF
view; we only see it MS II state law, &c
which, like other laws, we should yield
obedience rs long rs ii is u law. We
could take up the question of Sunday
observance as one Of our politica
inheritances, coming down to us from
our forefathers, side by side with othel
common and undisputed traditions
And from this point of view, we see i
rs one of the traditions Of our country
so sacred that for one to demand
that we waive this custom of Sunda,
observance, OF that we repeal its law
would be, we think on par with tn,
demand that we give up our languag,
for the dialect of China; or on
marriage ideas for the domestic usag
of the Sultan. The idea would be n
together thoroughly un- American.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-08-08

The corn yield Of 1895 will be the
largest in the history of the country.
1t is estimated that it will reach
$500, 100000 bushels.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-08-08

The Iowa Democrats have nomin-
ated state ticket and declared for
sound money.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-08-08
For Matches

Or clocks, 60 to D. Jenkins. the
jeweler. Everything in his line at
bed rock prices.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-08-08

Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
and acts directly on the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system.
Send for Testimonials, free.
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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-02-08
Letter Bsxes ON Street Cars.
London News,

AouuOu NEWS.
A novel postal experiment has been
tried in Hudders6eld and apparently
with complete success. 1t consists in
attaching letter boxes to the tramcars
in which letters can be posted as these
vehicles are traversing the suburbs,
the boxes being cleared by the post
office officials on the arrival of the
cars i'll town. AS an example of the
convenience to the residents in the
outside districts it is noted that the
boxes cleared at 8 80 P. N. include let.
ters posted at Lindley, Bradley. AL.
mondbury and Crosland Moor after
o'clock, all in time for the London,
Midland, Scotch and Irish mails, for
which the box at the central Office
closes at 8 As. If a person desires To
stop car for hepurpose of posting q
letter, penny has to be paid, which
is placed by the conductor in the fare.
box. The public, however, seem to
have eagerly availed themselves of the
privilege. On the opening day the
number of letters dropped into these
travelling boxes exceeded 500.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-02-08
EdIson's start.

Those who knew him when he was
o young man would have laughed one
to scorn who should have predicted
that the time would ever come when
he would have as much as a quarter of
dollar which he might call his own.
The trouble was not that he was with.
out capacity to earn. He had no dif-
ficulty in securing remunerative EN-.
ployments, but in his youthful days
his savings went for books and instru.
ments and for the relief Of impecuni-
Gus and oittimes undeserving asso.
ciates, and he always was in debt and
always wore shabby clothes. When
he came to New York in his twenty.
second year, he was as poor a. church
mouse. He wandered about the city
for three weeks seeking employment
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-02-08
MATTERS OF INTEREST.

This country imported fruit for the
year ending last June to the value oi
$1S,752,l64, and nearly all of it could
be produced within our own bounds.
ries.
The largest kitchen in the world il
in that great Partisan store, the Bon
Marche, which has 1900 employees
The smallest kettle contain 100 quarts
and the largest 500.
South American wheat exports thi.
crop year, it is said, may equal TO-.
100000 or 100000 bushels. About
100000 bushels have gone forward
from Argentine.
1t appears from the latest statistics
that America, OF the Western Hemi.
sphere, had at the end of 1892, 2l8, ,87l
miles Of railroad, or 81 900 miles more
than all the rest of the world.
The Practical Dairyman quotes 6
Kansas farmer as saying that cracked
wheat soaked, with quart of faxseed
to bushel of thick slop. is the bes,
hog-feed in the world.
The deepest coal mine in France
10y some authorities said to be the
deepest in the world) is at Andre du
Poirier. The mine is working with
two shafts, one 1852 feet deep and the
other 3,0S3.
The american Manufacturer of Pitts
burg estimates the total production O
pig-iron in the United States this yea
at 100000 gross tons, against totaI
production in 1898 of I, ,12O, ,502 tons, q
decrease Of 7-3 per cent.
The magnitude of pulp and paper
manufacturing in Maine can be til,
better appreciated when it is under
stood that about $l2,OOO,OOO are al
ready invested in these twin indus
tries and that about 5000 men ar,
employed.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-02-08
A Moon less February.
Manchester Union.

February, 1866, is known among as
tronomers as the "month without q
full moon," says an exchange. Janu.
ary and March of that year had each
two full moons, while the intermediate
month did not have one. Says a
writer in an astronomical journal, re-
ferring to this fact: edo you realize
what rare thing in nature it wasG 1t
has not happened since before the be-
ginning of the Christian era, or prob.
ably since the creation of the world
It will not occur again, according to
the computation Of the astronomer
royal of England for, how long do you
think? Not until after 2, 500, 600 years
from 1861" We do not know
whether this wonderful computation i.
supposed to refer to the moonful
January and March, or the moon
less" February. Bat what's the mat
ter with January and April, 1898
whose moons got full twice, or Febru.
ary of the same year whose moon did
not get full at all?
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-02-08
ELECTED OFFICERS.
National Woman Suffrage Associa.
tlOn at AllaNfa.

!
The National Woman Suffrage As
sociatlon which met at Atlanta, Ga
last week, elected the following offic
ers Saturday night: President, Susar
b. Anthony; vice-president, Rev
Anna Howard Shaw; secretary, Alice
Stone Blackwell; treasurer, Harrie
Taylor Upton.
These are all reelected, except ir
the case of the recording secretary, in
which Mrs. Avery succeeds Mrs. ElleI
Battell Dietrich. State reports were
made by Mrs. Abigail Scott Duniway
of Oregon; Mrs. Rebecca Henry Hays
OF Texas; Mrs. Emeiine d. West, oil
Utah; Mrs. Helen Morris Lewis, OF
North Carolina; Mrs. Mary Thomas,
OF Maryland, and Miss Florence HUI.
berwald, Of New Orleans.
The last evening was given over to
addresses, including one on "Woman
Suffrage in the South" by Miss Mary
e. Francis; another by Carrie L. Chip
man Call, on eternal Justice" and
closing remarks by Susan B. Anthony.
The convention adopted a set of
resolutions embodying a declaration
OF principles. They declare that:
"A government of the people, by
the people and for the people must be
a government composed equally of
men and women, the equal co-opera-
ton of the sexes being essential alike
to happy home, refined society, a
church and a Democratic
State"
The next annual convention will be
held in Washington.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-02-08

To cit down in . chair without an
object is to jump into . thicket of
temptations. A vacant hour is al
ways the DEVILS hour. When time
hangs heavy, the wings of the spirit
flap heavily and slow. Then it is that
a book is q strong tower, nay, q very
church, with angels lurking among
the leaves as if they were so many
inches. Reading helps to make con-
versation harmless, by making it less
petty and censorious, by furnishing
US with other topics than our neigh.
bors' faults and foibles. 1t is very
hard for person who does not like
reading to talk much in company
without SHINING. Furthermore, 8
taste for reading often hinders oul
taking the wrong side in practical
questions which are mooted in the
world, but bear upon the church. II
does this either by the information il
has enabled US to obtain on the sub.
ject itself, or by making our instincts
accurate and sensitive through our
familiarity with right principles.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-02-08
THE LEGISLATURE.

y, Friday, resolution providing tbs
all investigating committees shall b
allowed only such mileage and trave
ing expenses as are actually expended
passed. The purpose of the resolution
> especially, is to remedy the custom
which has been practiced in the pas
> when members have travelled on passe
and were at the same time, allowed
mileage by the State.
The chair appointed Senators Hor
and Campbell as conference commit
tee to determine upon the manner o.
distributing $50 copies of Barton's leg
islative manual now in possession oi
the Secretary of State.
A bill 10 compel the attendance oil
witnesses before investigating commit.
tees came up for discussion and was
referred to the Judiciary committee for
further amendments.
The committee on memorials rec
commended the passage OF House me-
mortal for the removal OF jams Oh the
Skagit river.
Bills presented were:
By Washburn creating the Office of
public administration.
By Campbell for the relief of the
Van Fossen contracting company, ap-
propriating $500 for plastering done on
the Ellensburgh normal school build
ing.
Ide for the relief of ]. P. Graves, ap-
propriating $SS.75 for expenses as a
delegate to the Irrigation Congress.
By Range, amending the code re-
lating to securing creditors.
1de, for holding sittings of the Su-
preme court alternately at Olympia
and Spokane, the court to sit at Olym-
pia for the sessions commencing Janu.
ary and September, and at Spokane
for the sessions commencing in April
and November.
Senate adjourned to Monday.
In the House Friday, these petitions
and bills were read:
by Runner of Spokane, praying for
an adjustment of freight and passen-
ger rates. Referred to committee on
Railroads.
By Rogers of Pierce, signed by 300
citizens, praying for equal suffrage.
By Irving of Wahkiakum, to abolish
traps for catching salmon on the
Columbia river.
BY Hatch of King, to establish a
state road between Tacoma and Seat
tie.
BY Fenton Of Thursten, with Il 100 |
signatures, for equal suffrage.
Mills bill relating to drainage and
irrigation Indebtedness, funding same,
etc.
Murray of San Juan, governing
operation of railroads.
Scobey to make warrants non-in.
terest bearing and to fund eutstand-
ing warrants. also one to remit cost
penalties and interest on taxes and to
remit ten per cent. of 1894 taxes, also
one limiting taxation and public in.
debtedness.