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Graham guardian., 1895-06-15
THE OUTCOME OF SILVER.

The following is the language
used by Frederick r. Coudert, one
of the leading lawyers of the east.
He is intimately associated with
President Cleveland and his chief
advisers, the leaders of both the
Democrat and Republican parties
and a great many of the noted fin
anciers Of the country. He, per-
haps, is not a free silver man, but
is honest enough to say what he
believes on the question, from years
of close study and observation:
''If the nations of the world
could agree upon uniform stand
ard there is no doubt in my mind
that it would be the greatest boon
the world of finance has ever re-
ceived. 1t strikes me that a ratio
of Is IL to |, 16 to l or 20 to l
would be immaterial, so long as
the ratio was uniform. 1t may
come to this, however, that the
United States will start out alone
in the declaration for bimetallism.
l am not a political economist, but
| have watched the course of events
with much interest, and have read
and talked with European writers
On finance. | find that they are
becoming impressed with the fact
that unless the European nations
soon reach an agreement ON the
question of adopting uniform
double standard, they will have to
face the certainty that the United
States will do business on q silver
basis. The spirit which is abroad
throughout the west and south is
such that it cannot be ignored ,and
if the fact becomes evident that
nations of Europe intend to refuse
any relief the storm will break.
The result would undoubtedly
be financial revolution, and would
be ruin to Europe. They are be-
ginning to recognize the fact that
they cannot get along without us,
while we can get along without
them. If the worst comes to the
worst, we can build Chinese wall
of silver around our country and
the world would be knocking at
our doors. | tell you, they are
afraid to tempt providence too
long. They are just waking up to
this fact, and the prudence of the
financiers of England and the con-
tinent will force the conclusion
that silver must be recognized as a
currency or they will be forced to
recognize it,"
Graham guardian., 1895-06-15

An extraordinary challenge was
made and accepted at Dallas Tex.
last week. Mrs. Sweeney, presi-
dent of the w. G. T. q. will pray
for John Charlesworth, an infdel
for three months. If does not
make a public confession before
the end of that time she agrees to
admit that God is o failure aid
cannot answer prayer. Papers
were drawn up signed and ae
knowledged.
Graham guardian., 1895-06-15

PROSPECTING in the Lone Star
mining district seems to have come
to standstill, owing to the fact
that those who were engaged in the
work of developing claims were
compelled to return to their homes
and harvest their grain. This work,
however, will not last long, and
many of those interested in mines
have signified their intention to re-
sumo work as soon as their har-
vesting is completed. There are
plenty of good mines in the Lone
Star district which only require de
vcloping to make them paying
producers.
Graham guardian., 1895-06-15
THE ENTERPRISE.

Some months ago the Enterprise
Canal Company was organized and
incorporated, directors were elect
ed and it was expected that con-
struction would commence imme-
diately, but as yet nothing has
been done. 1t is true that the di-
rectors met few weeks ago at
Thatcher and let the contract for
building the head Of the canal, and
it was our understanding that the
work was to commence at once,
and yet not a yard of dirt has been
moved. No doubt every farmer in
the valley is now busy harvesting
but that will soon be over and
there will be plenty of provisions
both for man and beast to build the
canal. In the meanwhile the di-
rectors should canvass the valley
and learn just how much stock
each farmer will take, how many
men and teams each will put to
work and at what date they will
commence operations and how long
they will work. In this way some
estimate can be made as to how
soon the work can be completed,
and the probable cost of same.
Another year should not be al
lowed to pass without this canal
being constructed. This valley
can furnish 500 men and teams for
the work, and those who in
vest their means in it will certain
ly reap a rich reward.
An accurate survey has been
run for about four miles, and we
think it would be good plan to
finish this work at once so that the
work of constru ction will not have
to stop on this account, and also to
give the people definite idea as to
how much land the canal will COW
er.
There have been many enterpris-
es started in the valley and carried
|sNGcessfully through, which have
)v&x a great blessing to the peo-
33e, but there is not one that will
equal, in Importance and value,
the Enterprise Canal, with a SER
les of reservoirs lining its course.
Graham guardian., 1895-06-15

There is more truth than fiction
in the following taken from an ex-
change: "The first thing in boom
ing a town is to get something to
boom about. The next thing is
harmony, and the next thing is
judicious expenditure in news
paper advertising. Communities
which cannot grasp these simple
truths generally get lost in the
s,,,;,,, y
Graham guardian., 1895-06-15

RI N ~ur Guardian.
Graham guardian., 1895-06-15
Qe was never changed.

aO W as iiONCA StiNhSo~Ns
Thus, while the weight of pure
gold in the gold dollar has been
twice changed, the weight of pure
silver in the standard silver dollar
has never been changed; it is ex-
actly the same unit and the same
standard as the first standard coin
minted in the United States, says
the Bimetallic League.
We have observed that the ratio
between gold and silver coins was
changed from Is to l, as fixed by
the act of 1892, to l6 to | by the
act of 1884, and to 1900 to | by
the act of 1887; but the free coin
age of both silver and gold, as pro-
vided by the act of 1902, was con
tinued unaltered until 1878.
From 1892 to 1858 any one could
have silver coined freely into any
of the coins provided for by law,
and during this period fractional
coins were full legal tender, the
same as tho dollar piece; and in
those times relatively moro of the
smaller denominations of money
were used than now, and most OF
the coinage was in halves and
quarters.
Great stress has been laid on the
fact that but about sS,000,000 in
dollar pieces were coined from l79z
to 1873; but it did not matter sc
long as coinage was free and al
coins were full legal tender, what
particular denominations were
coined.
Fractional coins were made lega
tender for only five dollars by tn,
act Of 1888. whicg reduced theil
weight. They are legal tender
nov for ten dollars.
The total coinage of full weigh
and full legal tender silver coins
from 1902 to 1858 was a little over
sS7, 100000 and down to 1873, in
ciud,ng the foregoing, was $4,000,
$50. Besides the silver CONS O.
other civilized nations were rec
ognized as a full legal tender ac
cording to weight till 1857.
Prior to 1873 coinage was unre
stricted and free for both metals
The two metals constituted onl
u ....s~.. :. 3tnes &c suharn fhs
Graham guardian., 1895-06-15
SOME SILVER HISTORY.

In our last issue gave the history
Of metallic money from the earliest
dates of which any record has been
kept down to the establishment of
d bi-metallic basis by the American
government. We shall now show
that the money metal which has
been more staple and uniform as n
unit of value has been silver rather
than gold.
In 1884 the weight of the gold
eagle, or ten dollar piece, changed
from 247 IL grains of pure gold to
1882; or from 260 grains of stand
ard gold to 253 grains of standard
w alloyed gold. This alloy, it
may be necessary to explain is
placed in the gold to make it more
hard and durable as a money metal.
the gold dollar then contained but
x3.2 grains oftine gold. No change
was made in silver coins but the
relative value which had been Is
to l was changed to 16 to l.
In January of 1887 the mint laws
were revised and the standard met
nj for both gold and silver money
was changed so that it contained
nine parts pure metal and one part
alloy. Since that time all coins
made from precious metals are nine
tcnths fine. The pure metal in the
gold CONS had to be slightly chang
ad by the law of 1887 in order to
make it correctly proportional, !,
The alloy in the. silxszsSeAlnx II II
ssesns ! ,''.l| / n u 81 y
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CottoleEe es a T'rade-s!ar,s.

An important and interesting trademark
suit, which has been before the courts Cor
some time, has recently reached deision
in the United States Circuit Court fer the
Southern District Of New York. The suit
was for an injunction against TIE infringe
nent of complainant's (The n. *. Failbank
Company, Chicago) trademark ''Cottolene"
by the use of the word "Cottoleo." The
validity Of Cottolene as trademark was
made permanent by an injunction, the case
being summarized by the court as follows:
SIT seems to be the law that when manu-.
facturers have educa ted the public to ask
for certain article by its trademark name,
they have acquired the right to insist that
products manufactured by others shall not
be given to the public under that name. II
is just that it should be so for the benefit
derived from such name can only be OBJ
tanned by faithful service in furnishing
articles of recognized value. Moreover, If
the trademark name might be adopted by
others, inferior articles might then be pro-
duced and sold under it; and thereby the
value to manufacturers of the reputation Of
the name used by them as trademark
would be destroyed"
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Now that the extraordinary cheap
ness of sugar and molasses is attract
ing considerable attention in this
county for cattle feeding, the follow
ing account of the use of certain cheap
materials in Germany for similar pur-
pose will prove interesting. From a
description given in the Deutsche Zuc-
ker 1ndustrie, it appears from recent
experiments that very large use is
likely to be made of what is known as
the lupine food. 1t is made from a
plant which is extensively cultivated
in some parts of the continent, and
resembles the vegetable known in
this country as pulse. the. seeds
OF which have a leguminous taste.
The lupine seed in it's natural
state has very bitter flavor,
which, however is capable of extrac-
ton, and the residue is then of consid-
cradle value as the foundation of a
cheap food, to which is added certain
quantity of molasses. The exact pro-
portions recommended are one part of
molasses, two parts of dried lupine,
from which the bitterness has been re-
moved. The advantages of such food
as compared with other descriptions of
food to which molasses is usually add
ed, are as follows: Firstly, the mix
ture is richer in protein Tor gelatinous
substance obtained from vegetable
casein Or legumin) than the goods
hitherto produced; secondly, lupines
are cheaper than palm-kernel cakes,
sunfiower cakes, etc. Although
none of these are manufac-
tured in England, both lu-
pines and supfowers are ex-
tensively grown on the continent,
and the Oil which is expressed from
their seeds is largely made use of, the
pulp being afterward pressed and mixed
with molasses, forming a hard cake.
The average value of lupines for the
last five years has been $50 marks per
cwt., equivalent in English money to
is. cd. per cwt., while beet molasses
can be bought on the continent for 1.2O
marks per cwt., or, in our money, at
rather under Is. Sd. per cwt. To these
figures, however, must be added the
cost of extracting the bitterness or the
oil of the lupine, and the subsequent
drying of the residue, both of which
operations would entail some loss of
weight.-Texas Farm and Ranch.
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HERE AND THERE,

"A hen that will not produce double
her weight in eggs every year is not
worth keeping. Have her for dinner
at an early day.
w. T. Warren, of Carroll county,
Tenn, has a brood sow which has
dropped him three filters of pigs with
in the last ten months, the total num-
Der being thirtyfve.
Tar paper is good thing to line
fowlhouse with; it has an odor that is
unpleasant to vermin and supposed to
fortify the lungs and throat against
diseases that enter the system by that
route.
1t is estimated by competent au-
thority that more than 600, 900, 900 acres
of arid lands in this country can be ir-
rigated and made to far exceed the
best unirrigated lands in productive
capacity.
1t requires more food to keep up
egg production than is necessary to
support flock of hens in unproductive
idleness. The best hens in the world
can not make eggs out of wind
1t is estimated that every in.
dividual in the land eats fifty pounds
of pork annually; in any event that
much is raised. This, at least, shows
the Importance of swine industry.
CARROTS are cheap and excel
lent food for horses, and for sick or
convalescent horses they are highly
recommended. It is said a horse rare.
ly gets so sick as to refuse this root,
until the actual articulo mortis.
-One-fourth of the labor that men
do would be sufficient to supply every
human being with all the necessaries
of life and every reasonable luxury, if
they would live as they ought to and
observe the Golden Rule.
Every farm should keep a flock OF
sheep, for every farm has place for
sheep, which nothing else can fill. The
flock may be a small one. That de-
ponds on conditions, but the flock
should be amply sufficient to supply the
family with mutton.
On the farm it is best to keep but
one breed of chickens for they can
then be allowed full personal liberty
W range dG Will, anu Uno Drceu can he
kept unmixed. Plymouth Rocks,
Wyandottes, or any of the Leghorns
are suitable for this purpose, with the
exception that the latter, if pure
blood, will not sit worth cent.
Whatever may be said of the pres.
ent prospects for sheepas commercial
venture, there is one aspect of sheen
husbandry in relation to which no
farmer can ever make mistake, saws
the Homestead, and that is the keep
ing of a sufficient number of the right
kind of sheep to provide anaabundance
of good, wholesome meat for the use OF
his own family.
I'm no domestic animal has there been
greater improvement than in the hog.
Where is the man with gray hairs in
his head who does not remember the
fieet-footed windsplitter of yore, whose
legs, as well as snout, were made for
business? Compare him with the ro-
tund modern porker, whose snout and
legs have almost disappeared in the
well rounded carcass, and wonder al
tho ingenuity Of the breeder map
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dust prevents the whole mass from
blazing. Hickory also is good, but
never pine, as this kind of smoke will
give your meat a disagreeable taste.
If you will keep this up night and day
for the small hams and sides for ten
days, the heavy pieces fifteen days,
your meat will have nice, yellow
brown color.
To keep the meat the whole summer
so it does not get strong and tainty,
there are several remedies. The meat
will keep the best if packed between
chopped charcoal. Pack just as if you
were going to salt it down; don't have
any vacant places. Also sifted ashes,
particularly those of beech wood, is
good, the last layer of ashes one and
one-half inches thick. Oats, salt, etc,
is good, but I give the charcoal the
preference.
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TO CURE MEAT.
Most Farmers Think They Know How, But
Here's q Good Method.

Most Farmers Think They Know How, But
Here's a Good Method.
Take to one hundred ponds of meat
seven pounds of salt, two ounces of
saltpetre, well mixed. Hams and sides
are rubbed well on both sides, then
placed in a box after the bottom has
been covered with the above mixture
one inch deep. Now pack the meat as
close as possible, and fill all vacant
places with salt until the whole box
forms one entire mass of meat and
salt. Be careful and don't place bone
against bone. The salt will soon melt,
and with the dampness of the meat
will form a juice that will soak into
the meat. Small hogs remain four
teen days, heavy ones four weeks in
this state, after which time you can
smoke the meat. Before you take the
meat to the smokehouse to smoke, you
have to dry the meat thoroughly.
Now in regard to a smokehouse, as
good smolkellouse is a rarity. A good
smokehouse must be dry, but airy, and
when closed free from frost. Such
house is cool in summer. If you cover
the air-holes with wire mesh to keep
out insects, the meat can remain in
this house the whole summer, but you
have to give the meats smoke now and
then. The smokehouse mrst be ar
ranged so that the smoke reaches the
meat dry and cold. A real good smoke
house ought to be two stories. In the
lower story you make the smoke,
which, through an opening in the upper
floor, passes to the upper story, where
the meat hangs; in the roof You have
several small openings, through which
the smoke escapes. Meat ought to be
smoked, not blackened You don't
want thick, impenetrating suffocat-
ing smoke, mixed with plenty of fresh
air, to give your meat nice, yellow
brown appearance. Every two or
three days, when the air is cool and
dry. open the door to let in the air so
it will dry the meat.
The fire in the smokehous. must be
built so that no blaze will start from
the material that the smoke is to be
smokehouse build a furnace out of
brick, eight inches deep. ten inches
wide and about fourteen inches high.
On the bottom lay two rows of corn
cobs, then a layer of maple or oak
sawdust. then a thin layer of slabs OF
either wood, then sawdust, etc, until
the whole furnace is filled: now lay
live Goals to the corncobs. Such pile
will smoke the whole night. The saw.
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should; the will power IS weakened,
morbid tears haunt him and may result
i'll confirmed hypochondria, or melan-
cholia and, finally, i'll softing of the brain,
epilepsy, {" fits ~, paralysis, 1oconiotor
ataxia and even i'll dread insanity
To reach, reclaim and restore such
unfortuuates to health and happiness, is
the aim of the publishers of a book of
1876 pages, written i'll plain but cl,aste
language, OH the nature, symptoms and
durability, by me-treatn,ent, of such
diseases. This book will be sent sealed,
i'll plain envelope, OIL receipt of this no.
tice with ten cents i'll stamps, for post
age. Address, Worlds Dispensary Med
ical Association, Buffalo, N Y.
For more than a quarter of century
physicians connected with this widely
celebrated Institution have made the
treatment of the diseases above limited at
their specially. Thousands have con-
suited them by letter and received advice
and medicines which have resulted in
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Sufferers from premature old age, or
loss of power, will find much of interest
i'll the book above mentioned.
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STATE OF ONO. CITY OF TOLEDO, I =,
I,uCAs COUNTY Coz

Il 7
FRANK j. CHENEY makes oath that he is
the senior partner of the firm of j. CHENEY
& Co., doing business in the City of Toledo
County and State aforesaid and that said
firm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOL
cannot be cured by the use of HALLS CATARRH
CURE. FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence, this6th day of December, A. D. 1856.
60, A. W. GLEASON,
(~o) Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally and
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. Send for imonials,
free. F. j. CHENEY & Co, Toledo, o.
e Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills. 25c.
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AT A GERMAN CoURT- Captain
(presiding) -''Then I am TO understand that
the accused offered you cigar when you
were doing sentry duty?' Eyes, your
honor" 'And you declineds" eyes, to
command, your honorw "And what reply
did he male:'' "You are an ass, your
honor !'-Kolnische VolkszeituDg.
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&6.O0 to California

Is price Of double berth in Tourist Sleeping
Car from Kansas City on the famous
'sPhillips-Rock Island Tourist Excursions -
Through cars on fast trains leave Kansas
City Wednesdays via Fl Worth and Ell
Paso, and Fridays via Scenic Route Write
for particulars to G. D. BACON, G.. A. P.
D., 100 N 18th St., st. Louis, No.
JOHN SEBASTIAN, G. p. A, Chicago.
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Are less easily removed than distractions
of the bowels are by Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters, infinitely more effectual than vio-
lent purgatives, aud which never gripes,
convulses and weakens as they do. The
Bitters also removes malarial and rheu-
matte complaints, biliousness, sick head
ache, nervousness and dyspepsia. Give this
deserving remedy fair trial and expect the
best and most complete results.
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READY TO Go WITH MoTHER.-At Franks
house they had ounce jam for supper, but
frankie had been i'll, SO his mother said to
i s,s you ea cam have any lam; it
Frank took this like little man until he saw
his mother help herself to jam a second
time. Then he pushed his plate slowly to-
ward the forbidden dish and said, with de-
liberation: ''Well, if you are going to die, I
might as well die, too. Gimme some of it."
-Harper's Bazaar.
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One Advantage of the system.

"But how could the inside of your
store have been damaged by the fire
without injuring your stock of goods?n
asked the insurance adjuster.
"My stock was all out on the side
walk in front, of course" replied the
retail grocer, wondering at the mans
ignorance.-Chicago Tribune.
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or the plants used in manufacturing the
pleasant remedy, Syrup of Figs, has per-
manently beneficial effect on the human sys-
tenn, while the cheap vegetable extracts and
mineral solutions, usually sold as medicines.
are permanently injurious. Being well in
formed, you will use the true remedy only.
Manufactured by California Fig Syrup Co.
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A COUPLE of deputies belonging to differ
ent shades of politics meet in the lobby of
the French Chamber. 'The prime minister
is about to give Mr. intel an appointment
in the diplomatic service" ''What! that
fellowl" ''Why, certainly, he is very ca
pable man" Eyes, capable of anything."-
LaCroix,
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"WHEN grow up, MON, Iwant you to
make minister of me-" ''Why, Johnny,
am glad that such is your desire. will
speak to your father about it" "Yes'm; /
want to go to Europe every summer"
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who marries my daughter shall be rich. All
that ask is that he be able to keep out Of
debt" Suitor-"Would you consider a man
in debt who borrows money from his IA
ther-in- law2"-Life.
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"WAs there party here to look at the
housed" Snapp-"Well, don't know what
you might think, but he seemed to me to be
regular picnic"
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DON'T Neglect Cough. Take Some Hale's
Honey of Horehound and Tar instdntcr.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
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Piso's Cure for Consumption is an A No.
/ Asthma medicine.-W. X. WILLIAMS, An
tioch, Ills, April IL, 1894.
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"WERE you left much in your uncle's
villa" Eyes, confound it.; completely
Brooklyn Life.
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IT IS the nudity of the live wire that
makes it shocking. -Pittsburgh Post.
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MAN may dismiss compassion from his
heart, but God will never.-Cowper.