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The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-08-27

Several weeks ago Senator knute
Nelson gave currency 10 It story which
happily hit off the fallacy underlying
the silver issue. |; related, as he told
it, to Il Swede who labored in his town
for 81 a day. He received his pay
weekly in standard silver dollars, and,
0eing of IN economical turn, hid the
most Of his earnings in an old stocking
IN his attic. His cabin took fire l.
light, and as it caught from he roof
ne was unable to get at his money. AS
soon as the ashes had cooled he took n
shovel and recovered his savings. which
had been melted into a mass of silver
about as big as the crown of Il cap.
He scraped Off the 20 and took It to
he bank, where they weighed the silver
and gave him SO .ents an ounce for 1t.
The total came to SG3.
But had $120 in the stocking" said
the simple Swede.
THAT may be So" replied the banker.
but they contained only $63 worth of
silver. Uncle Sans stamp upon them
made them worth almost twice as much
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-08-27

to that will tarnlsh the honor Of this great
republic.
Senator Sherman was frequently inter-
rupted by applause. Gov. Bushnell next
introduced Senator-elect Foraker, who
said:
We have a new question this year. The
Democracy has started a new Issue; they
made a new issue. | will tell you why 1t is
we have a new issue. They have run com
pletely out of the old. They were whipped
to a standstill before they started on the
started into the tariff, because, unlike 1852,
we now, all Of us, understand the tariff ues-
ton. You cannot find u laborlng man any
where in tho United States who does not
now understand 1t without an argument;
that If you make q product across the water.
in some other country, you do not have TO
make 1t In this country. That if you make
1t over there, there Is an increased demand
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-08-27

on. We take pride in William Mckinley,
~ only for the honor conferred upon Ohio
me convention, but because We know him
Y oe htted for that great office.
/ 50 happens that at the coming PreSiten-
~ election there will be submitted to your
uusnleht two questions, one of which Is
Aether any holder OF silver bullion may de-
oSt 1t In the mints Of the United States
Il nave it coined for his benefit and with
Hl cost to him into silver dollars, each OF
ne weight of 4i212 grains of standard silver
nne-iehlls me, and may tender them for
~ Vrpt puzzle or private. The other queS-
W. IS whether In lcvying duties or taxes on
lnpoFted goods We should only consider the
e'ehuc required. or whether while raising
Hrodea revenue we should seek also to
h'pet ana encourage domestic industries;
Dt one IS called revenue tariff and the other
protective tariff. Both the silver and tariff
a. 'itaI questions of domestic policy or
Hual Importance. but l propose on this occa-
~ 10 coIliine my remarks mainly TO what
= 1n'Wn as the free coinage Of silver at the
NO ol sixteen parts of silver to one OF gold.
" are brought face to face with Il propo-
Hioh which. if agreed to, will make silver
h. y Ho!e standard Of value for all debts and
@tl'S' Tor the wage of labor and the pur-
Is ana sale OF property. The Democratic
parry AT its recent convention at Chicago
U'ptrd q resolution in favor of the free
= SS4n1et OF silver at the ratio of sixteen parts
q SlNcf 10 one of gold. We know that in
- / hlted States and in all countries in the
~ VI Aata - NtA4 ~
kr"VHased by one ounce of gold. With the
coinage of silver gold would be demon
nneu; Nothing can be more certain than
1 a INC cheaper money only will circulate.
ne Onited States has thus far maintained
M s!tVer coins at parity with gold coins
py lts exclusive monopoly Of coinage
r ny limiting the amount, but with free
Sitn"Et OF silver there could be no limitation.
rtNef bullion in every form will be pressed
AN ne mints, and with the mandatory
tI i OF Tree coinage silver dollars will soon
a. a. .ne channels of circulation. and the gold
STi,af VIII be boarded, or will be quoted and
s.u as commodity at about 1914 cents of the
value. ~
leg us contemplate the inevitable result OF
ny contract for the payment Of money
a., 'e since Jan. !. 1870. The resumption
when went into operation on that day,
o. am Iaed FOR the payment In coin on demand
70 VI United States States notes presented
.sIy exemption. All forms of money. whether
'ea or gold or paper, were then maintained
N par with each other. and have been so
"M ever since. During all this period
ana silver coins at par with each other
been the standards Of value of III
- 'ohtracts. or purchases. and the fd!tl
tne Cnited States was pledged for ,i".r
thn ntehance at parity with each othe, ~
no"sh silver bullion declined in markt va
III coins made from 1t have been k - {
!" Win gold coins ut the legal ratio 10
oat II the free coinage of silver Is au... T.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-08-27

The Santa Fe system has a branch line
which runs from Rincon. New Mexico, to
Guaymas, Old Mexico. The company
pays it's section hands in both countries
at the uniform rate Of 81 a day. But its
American sections are twice as expensive
to maintain as its Mexican sections.
Why? When the paymaSter starts out on
his monthly round he puts, we will say,
81, 800 in United States money in his box.
One thousand dollars Of this money he
pays to one thousand American laborers
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-08-27
Duty Before Everything.

How strong the sense of duty is in
Japanese officials Is shown by the fol-
lowing incident Of the great earthquake
wave: The director OF the Kamaishi
telegraph Office saw his family swept
away before his eyes. In spite Of his
sad misfortune he at n c went in
search Of the telegraphic instruments
that had been washed away, and as
soon as possible restored them to pro-
per order. To his self-sacrifcing zeal
the public is indebted for the speedy
re-eStablishing Of communications"
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-08-27
IS you can get for them now"


The moral Of the story is obyiOus,l
But Senator Nelson. or whoever told
the story first, failed TO copyright it orl
any of it's details. SO it began itsl
rounds. The Swede became a laborer3
of every ace in Il heterogeneous popI
ulation. His wages varied from 81 TOT
So, according to the whim of the narra-I
tor. He saved various amounts, butt
always in silver dollars, which were;
hidden in just the spot in his cabin
where the fire caught first. The mOlten'
mass Of silver varied greatly, hut the
reduction from standard dollars to al
lump of silver always produced the
same relative shrinkage in value Here
in came the useful moral of the story
Chicago Times-Herald.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-08-27

in New Mexico and Arizona. When he,
crosses the Mexican boundary he changes!
the remaining $500 into $1,000 Mcxican|
dollars, with which he pays one thonsandj
Mexican laborers. On Sundays the menl
frequently cross the line. When the,
Mexican comes over to Arizona he finds;
that the dollar which he received for NJ
days work is only 80 cents in "~spendingl
money" On the other hand, when hist
fellow laborer from the States crosses thel
line he receives two Mexican dollars fOY
his one dollar Uncle Sans money.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-08-27

An interesting straw comes ftpm IN.
dianapOlis. 4 few days ago the en-
ployes of a large mauufa cturinY catab-,
iishment in that city were asked wheth-,
or or not they favored the gold atan,l-i
ard. or nearly 1900 workingurn whoi
were interviewed $50 were U%u,spokani
for the maintenance OF the prracnt!
money standard. Only 362 d.ttarcd.
against it, and 1853 said they we've un,,
decided. =
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-08-27

for l~abor-over there, and that much less &c
mand for labor over here. That Is what the
laboring man has learned.
The farmer has learned something, too.
Times have been pretty hard on him. He Is
selling his products at the cheapest price
tina to have q good demand and to get good
prices for his product he must have a good
home market.
And, then. there Is Uncle Sam himself.
He has found out something. In the twenty
seven years the Republican party controlled
this country, after the close OF the war down
to 1892, we paid off and Cancelled forever
more than one thousand and seven hundred
millions Of the public debt. During the three
years and a fraction Of Democratic free
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-08-27

Low interest rates on farm mortgages
nnder free silver is the bait which has
caught a good many honest farmers.
They will 60 back to sound money prin-
ciples when they understand that inter
est rates are far lower in gold standard
nations than in silver basis countries.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-08-27
SOME POOR DEBTORS.
Great Corporations Which Free Silver
Would Enable to Cheat Their Creditors
Out of Half of the Money Borrowed.

Would Enable to Cheat Their Creditors
Out of Half of the Money Borrowed.
The free silver agitators claim to be
working in the interest of the debtors
of the country, whom they represent as
being n large number of poor persons.
The creditor class is denounced as O
small number Of greedy bankers and
monopolists, banded together for the
purpose of expressing the masses of the
people. Reputation Of debts is openly
advocated by the silverite and Populist
press on the ground that the men who
borrow money are more numerous than
the men who lend. The belief that in
some way free coinage will benefit poor
debtors by injuring rich creditors is at
the bottom of nine-tenths of all the de-
mands for cheap money.
The falsity of assertions that a scheme
to pay debts in so cent dollars would
help the poor and hurt only the rich
can be easily seen by looking at a few
of the prominent debtors of the country.
Among the great corporations which
would be able to pay off their bonded
Indebtedness in dollars worth so cents
are INC lollUN Ing
Bonded in
debtedness.
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy. ... Sl02, 900, 600
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul. 81, 600, 900
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific. 72, 600, 900
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western 48, 00o, 900
Lake Shore and Michigan Central. "a, 600, 900
New York Central. 60, 900, 900
New York, New Haven and Hartford 5000, 900
Northern Pacific. 4, 600, 600
Central Railroad of New Jersey . . Is, 000. 0OO
Chicago and Northwestern ......... rs, 900, 900
Here are ten poor debtors whose obi
cations Of $545, 900, 600 are payable in
coin-not gold. Under a free coinage
law these corporations could pay the
thousands of persons who hold their
bonds, many of them held by savings
banks, insurance companies, people Of
small means, etc, in $272, 500, 900
worth of silver. And this is called a re-
form in the interest OF the masses.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-08-27
Err WORKS..
pcrat, He vii,
AN.

pcrat, He vii,
an.
,.sier Democrat
cautiously sup.
l nc. on a free
lillian Schrodtt
rs chief book.
bison Il Gath.
'chrodt has al.
tic ticket pre-.
ances, but the
he says, is en-.
take.
Capt. Schrodt
'Xlco. Central
ca. and he OBJ.
p in its actual
n the Evening
support Mr..
pom which he
he Il very bril-.
nave no doubt
tar'y views are
,se | hold that
or him. 1t is
ak ahout froc
ave lived for
hey have tried
OF be 50 ram.
t which they
been four or
Mexico. but |
as been little
ms of paupcrs
lays have the
lmbers.
Ecrishcd fami-
It they could
the mint and
bnt the poor
rcrS there get
! thing. but in
He'd labor. the
Their silver
yer in them.
tloSc ID the
re not worth
o make "A Sill
TO put a dol
If this is
ell carry the
not 60 to the
|. Down in
try is flooded
orth lis face
the sections
or are ground
'S lof every
the same.
America. TOO.
same state If
tried it as
proposed here.
of hundred
over from il.
ines in South
II closed for
I he work. In
d 50 rapidly
in having It
of the United
Q | could see
IL free COIN
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-08-27
Free Coinage in "a Nutshcii.

A fine ounce Of gold Is worth $40 ~.
Sixteen Onmcrs OF silver nIr worth,
S11.2O.
Congress can legislate NTH it ,, ,0.k
IN the face without making tbs ounce!
of gold worth less 81 the sixteen on. ~.
OF silver worth more.-New York 81, ~.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-08-27

IN wages 10
ms coln.,jr}
doiIar. iilar
tiorln m ans
II me urea
ihoidei> MID
SoVerllM'h
SILVER eoi'aI>
(. mere lll'''
a.. from U!t
Elgiheer' from
nlef, "a'nlh2
e. AT tilc low
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-08-27

|..co .TourlGl
=" standard
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The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-08-27

The folding envelope Was fir., u>e,i
III The year 1924
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-08-27
Silver.

low You can
ind money ::
b free cXcul'-
III, free only
IN mot walk
EN- the plar-
T.; show il in
=: show how
c~rucitiod on
lenses SNuVP!
crowd it will
(ing of votes.
,c,n R,..>p
to the New
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-08-27
What 1G to 1 Means.

It means that I6 ounces Of silver for
debt paying purposes shall be made, by
law, worth as much as | ounce Of gold.
One ounce of gold will now coin
SIS. 60. Sixteen ounces Of silver shall
be made to coin SIS. GO.
You can buy in any market today 16
ounces Of silver for 50. "a. The profit is
81 per cent, or SIS. sc.
In other words, if a man borrOws Of
you today SIS. 80 he can pay you, if
''free silver at 16 to /" becomes a law,
with SO. 81.
Look out that it doesn'ti
Silver is merely d commodity, like
tin, iron or wood.
If the government should say SO. %
worth Of wood shall cost SIS. 60, would
you buy it? Certainly not.
The silver dollar today is worth So
cents. Its present ratio to gold is about
81 to 1. All the governments in the
world canno change the commercial
value Of silver any mor than that OF
coal, iron, tin or copper'
The more silver produced the cheaper
it will get!
Would England, France or Germany
take in payment of debt from US for
$3.50 80. "a, simply because our gov
ernment said that 90. "a worth of silver
is worth SIS. go of gold?
Certainly notl No moro than you
would accept such a settlement of "a per-
sonal debt.
A standard Of exchange must be CO.
extensive with the commercial world
and acceptable to all concerned.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-08-27
Nothing To

!othing to un-
xcept the ruin
as well grant
accommodate
ASSURE for poi.
clip the patient
st under such
rbalrn in New
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-08-27

Have They Cornered the Copper SentsT
A majority of the LETTERS from the
workingmen III your columns claim
that gold has appreciated III value since
1913 and than TINS appreciation has
been caused 10y the wicked bahke1a
who have cOrnered all tie gold. Has
any n suggested that these wicked
bankers have cornered all The CcntsR
IN 1878 it required l20 cents tU pur-
chase only n Ounc Of silver. To-day
il requires only rs cents 10 purchase
this same ounrt OF silver. In 1879
ii required II, cents TO purchase one
buShel Of wheat. To-day G3 ceW.s will
purchase one buShel ot wheat And
vet 100 cents VIII purchase til" same
amount Of gold to-day as it cUnid In.
1873. Clearly, ili"n. il is this bad little
copper cent That has caused all our
hard times and not the sold. let us
compel all of IL creditors t. aDppt
five mills instead of ten for | nj
common Sense in New York World.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-08-27

lo lived in d
nd had gone
| sugar. VIZ
| bear poked
Leaving hcl
ook down a
ON the wall.
bear. When
resumed hrl
husband had
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-12-20
HALLS GREAT DISCOVERY.

One small bottle of Halls Great
Discovery cures all kidney and blad.
der troubles, removes gravel, cures
diabetes, seminal emissions, weak
and lame backs, rheumatism and
all irregularities of the kidneys and
bladder in both men and women.
Regulates bladder trouble in chill.
dren, If not sold by your druggist,
will be sent by mail on receipt of
Sl,00, One small bottle is two
months treatment, and will cure
any case above mentioned, Il, w.
Hall, sole manufacturer, p Q box
2lS, Waco, Texas. For sale by G G
Brengle, TeXarkana, Texas,
Gonzales, Texas, July /,
This is to certify that have used
Halls Great Discovery tor kidney
and bladder troubles, and | am sat
is6ed that | have been very greatly
benefited by It, | can fully recon.
mend il to others similarly afflicted.
JAS Y MILLER,
Banker and Ex Congressman.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-12-20

Governor Atkinson, of Georgia,
has embodied in his message to the
Legislature a recommendation to
pass a law to prevent lynchinr. He
says the bill should carry with it a
tax on the people of the county in
which a manis lynched, with fine of
81 900 or more, and that the sheriff
of the county be suspended from
office. We think this a good law,
and should be passed.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-12-20

Seems as all the things we like
disagree with us, and all the things
we don't like agree with us, Dys-
pepsia turks in most of the good
things we eat, and indigestion fol-
lows the qualification of the appe.
tite. Of course, it i3ns fault. Ma
ture does the best she can, and if a
man will only help her a little at
the right time, he may eat what he
likes and as much as he likes, Dr.
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are for
people who are troubled with indi-
gestion. Particularly for those in
whom it manifests itself in the
form Of constipation, The 'Pel-
lets" are quick and easy in their ac-
tion. They are in perfect harmony
with nature. They effect a perma-
nent cure. You need take them
regularly only a little while. After
that use them occasionally when
you need them-when you have eat
en- anything that disagrees with
you, They may be taken just as
freely as you would water or any
other necessity of life. Once used
they are always IN favor,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-12-20
THE WEEK IN SOCIETY.
Mrs. F. [. Wisdom, Editor.


most brilliant ever occurring in the
annals of the city. A trip over the
city in quest of some assistance in
serving, reveals the fact that all
the modistes are too busy to see
you with the toilets to be worn on
that occasion by our lovely bellies.
Misses Juanita and Nina Harmon.
attended a German, given at Ash
down. While there, they were gra.
ciously entertained by Mrs. Sander
son, nee Miss Cora High.
Miss Emma Wisdom returned
home Friday evening, from Bristol.
Va, where she has been attending
school. Her home coming marks
her debut as a young lady. During
which period we trust that happi-
ness and enjoyment will be her con-
stant companion through the Pc
riOd Of lite, so exquisitly blended
with innocent pleasure and unal-
loyed delight.
ECHOES from the ball room"
within the home Of Mr., and Mrs.
Chatfeld, breathe of the gracious
ness that was extended the Rose
bud Club, with Miss Grace Chatfeld
as presiding genius. The golden
moon shed her radiance upon these
sweets to the sweet" glad that
she could catch responsive bright.
ness from their faces, whose hearts
were as light as the foam of the
sea, and eyes that Sparkled like the
dewdrops.
The "Boss" of this paper is plan
ming to have a Merry Christmas.
Friday evening his mother and sis
ter, Mrs. NJ. A. Gardner and Miss
Gardner, became the royalty wei
coined guests of his home A man
never outgrows the belief that mo-
ther thinks of her boy, and no doubt
borrowed stocking will hang from
the chimney corner Xmas night,
with the lOvliest expectation that
Santa will come by proxy to fill it
from stop to toe" as he ''uster" do.
Will the lady bicyclists call and
extend to me the right hand of fel-
lowship? have a wheel a beauty
the ViCtor-to be sure, bought
from Mr.. Collins Gaines. So you
see dear Santa Claus came some
what prematurely to me, but how
welcomed! In anticipation l see
my invigorating exercise, reveling
III the delightful out door sport
that my soul has oft longed for,
and can but advise others to secure
the wheel that wins the prize, the
Victor. Pardon my delight, but
from the abundance of the heart,
the mouth speaketh.
The fire Wednesday night that
laid in ruins the Temple of Fash
ion" is deeply deplored. For many
years this has been the acme of the
attest styles of millinery. Mes
DANES Brownlee and O'Donnell have
met with the approval and support
Of large class of our best citizens,
who sympathize with these ladies
n their loss. Could kind words re-
store this emporium of style, in a
,winkle would it stand forth beau
-iful in It's prestine glory and ele-
gance. That the loss may not be
Is great as now supposed, and that
soon Mrs. O'Donnell will be so cir
as to be able to fill the
orders that ever come to her, is the
lesire of the city at large.
Friday, December the twenty
fifth, the best day in the three hun
lred and sixty-fve, will bring Santa
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-12-20
800 Reward 300.

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at
least one dreaded disease that
science has been able to cure in all
its stages, and that is Catarrh.
Halls Catarrh Cure is the only pos
itive cure known to the medical fra
ternity. Catarrh, being constitu-
tional disease, requires cOnstitu-
tlonal treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting d.
rectly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system, thereby de-
stroying the foundation of the dis
ease and giving the patient strength
by building up the constitution and
assisting nature in doing its work,
The proprietors have so much faith
in its curative powers that they Of
fer one hundred dollars for any
case that it fails to cure. Send for
list of testimonials. Address
f. j, CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Bsyn Sold by druggists, 75c.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-12-20
Sour

Stomach, sometimes called waterbrash,
and burning pain, distress, nausea,
dyspepsia, are cured by Hoods Sarsa-
parilla. This it accomplishes because
with its wonderful power as a blood
purifier, Hoods Sarsaparilla gently
tones and strengthens the stomach and
digestive organs, invigorates the liver,
creates an appetite, gives refreshing
sleep, and raises the health tone. In
cases of dyspepsia and indigestion it
seems to have ga magic touch"
"For over u yearS suffered from sour
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-12-20
THE MODERN MOTHER.

Has found that her little ones are
improved by the pleasant Syrup of
Figs, when in need of the laxative
effect of a gentle remedy than by
any other, and that it is more ac-
ceptable to them. Children enjoy
it and it benefits them. The true
remedy, Syrup of Figs, is manufac-
tured by the California Fig Syrup
Company only.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-12-20

They are having many hanging
bees up invest Virginia, They take
some old pants and shirt and stuff
them, "brand Wyler" on them, and
hang up on some lamp post for our
to contemplate, which is
now in session.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-12-20

The editor of this paper went
home sick yesterday and was not
able to read proof or superin-
tendent the getting out of this is
sue. If there are any shortcomings
we ask our readers to overlook the
cat11a
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-12-20

We hope Dan Stuart and his COM
panions-Corbett and Fitzsimmons
will be induced to 90 to Cuba and
pull of their fight. Those people
over on the island would like to see
a real scrap, after reading of them
for two years.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-12-20

On account of the crowded con-
dition of our advertising columns,
we have been compelled the last
few weeks to shorten our society
letter somewhat. After the holi-
days it will again occupy its usual
cnncp
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-12-20

The House and Senate have COM
menced to flibuster with the Cuban
question. The Monroe doctrine
seems to be a myth, after all. The
United States have proven big bluff
ers, on several occasions, and we
believe it will be so in the Cuban
raSp