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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-09-05
Tilted by Famous Men.

\ 1t is curious fact, says Washing
Npn correspondent, that there are
7 Nyeral women here who find a
-, drce Of qualification in advertising
Nat they have been Tilted by famous
men. A former sweetheart of John
c. Calhoun is an inmate of Louise
Home She has a ring that he gave
her, lock of hair, and other me-
mentoes Of an early engagement,
and she likes to tell the story of her
love affairs.
Another woman was once engaged
to James Buchanan, and might have
been mistress of the white house
had she been so inclined. She does
not advertise the fact, however, but
the story is related by her friends to
explain the reason why she prefers
to remain a recluse rather than oc-
cupy the social position which her
wealth and accomplishments would
command.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-09-05
Feminine Figure.

Giving the height of the Venetian
Venus, five feet five inches, as the
accepted stature for woman, here
is how you may know whether you
are perfect specimen of your own
sex by applying other rules laid
down by authorities: For a woman
of five feet five inches 1873 pounds is
the proper weight, and if she be well
formed she can stand another ten
pounds without greatly showing it.
When her arms are extended she
should measure from tip of middle
finger to tip of middle finger, five
feet FIVE inches, exactly her own
height. The length of her hand
should be just a tenth Of that, and
her foot Just a seventh. The dis
tance from the elbow to the middle
finger should be the same as the dis
lance from the elbow TO the middle
of the chest. From the top of the
head to the chin should be just the
length Of the foot, and there should
be the same distance between the
chin and ,arm-pits. A woman Of
this height should measure "A inches
about the waist and "a about the
bust (, measured from under the
arms, and 43 if over them. The
upper arm should measure ID inches
and - The wrist 6. Tine cali OF the leg
should measure 144 inches and
the thigh % and the ankle 8 inches.
San Francisco Chronicle.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-09-05
THE CASE AS 1T is.
Why workingmen Favor siiver-Would
Set the Factories A-Going.

If the capitalists of all the world rush
here with their silver and coin 1t into
American silver dollars, what are they go
ing to do with those dollars? They will, of
course, invest them in American enter
prises, build ships, build railroads and
start factories, increasing the demand for
,a or
That is why workingmen and business
men will vote for free silver.
That is the way in which CORE
spondent writes to the New York
World. He puts the case as it is. If
all the silver in the world were to come
to the United States, the United States
would be the richer by the amount of
silver in the world. Opponents of free
silver say that our gold would go for
the worlds silver, but they fail to ex-
plain how this would occur. Under
free coinage those who took their bull
lion to the minis would receive in re-
turn silver dollars. The government
would mint it and stamp it. and that is
all; it would not undertake to buy the
silver or to exchange gold dollars for
silver ones.
If all the silver in the world came to
llllS country IL "Oulu elIher NC lnNeoOeu
in various American enterprises or
those who brought it would take Amer
lean products, natural or manufac-
tured, in exchange for it. In either
case the effect would be to engage all
the idle workmen and our production
would very far exceed our consumption,
which would mean continuous in
crease of wealth. Another result of the
rush of silver to America would be to
raise the price of silver in foreign coun-
tries to par with gold, because those
countries would have to have it. All
admit that all money systems must en-
ploy silver, and yet some say that the
same silver money we have now would
DC worthless if we have enough of it.
Salt Lake Herald.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-09-05
IL HUNG CHANG.
Pours Hot Shot Into the Bank of Eng
land Directors.

Ii Hung Chang, the distinguished
Chinese ambassador, is noted for his
frankness when speaking on impor
tant questions. Here is a sample by tel
egraph to the Philadelphia Ledger from
London
The faculty of Ii Hung Chang in putting
unanswerable questions becomes daily
more and more amazing. Recently he posed
the Bank of England directors. Visiting
the bank he stayed to converse with the
directors, pretty soon pouring hot shot
in the shape of arguments in regard to
the settled ratio question. He said it must
be settled by China. Japan and America.
One of the directors observed that 1t is a
very big question. big as 1t is" said Ii.
England could easily settle It, but it Is not
to her advantage to do so. She cares only
for herself, end not the welfare of the rest
of the world" Later on he asked why
the bank did not take the initiative, as 1t
Is practically a private institution. To
this poser the directors feebly protested
that 1t was not their business, but gave no
real answer. One of the directors who
was present Is a strong bimetallist. He
gave me the foregoing account, and added
Lii is quite right and all present knew 1t,
though they daren't openly say So"
There's the truth in a nutshell; Eng
land will never agree TO bimetallism by
international agreement, because she
owns nearly all the gold, and it would
not be to her interest to favor it.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-09-05
PRODUCTION AND PRICES.
A Goldite Organ Follows a Dangerous
Line of Reasoning.

A Goldite Organ Follows a Dangerous
Line of Reasoning.
The New York World was so inn
pressed with the singular merits of the
following argument that it adopted the
rather unusual course of publishing it
as an editorial on two days in success
sion:
"In 1879 the total worlds production
of silver was 61,1OO,OO0 ounces, and the
silver in a dollar was worth $1.O4 in
gold. Last year the worlds product
of silver was 10000 900 ounces, and the
silver in a dollar was worth only GOT
cents. Will the silver miners restore
the production of 1878 as the first step
toward restoring the conditions?'"
This profound line of reasoning is
capable of wide extension. For in
stance:
In 1873 the total worlds production
of gold was 4,653,675 ounces, and the
gold in dollar was worth 81 cents in
silver. Last year the worlds produc-
ton of gold was over 100000 600 ounces,
and the gold in dollar was worth 81 .ss
in silver.
To mind that gauges the values of
gold and silver by the annual produc-
ton, statistical history must be as full
of delightful surprises as a fairy tale.
Take these figures, for example, among
acres more of the same sort:
Percentape of MarLyat UaI,e
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-09-05
Total ........m..... $50. 2ss, 236 ssS. 4s6, al

Total ............,.. $50. 296 236 SsS, 466, ali
India's net gain in gold during this
period was 1921. s29,s25. If India is
strong enough to retain its gold, what is
the matter with the United States? Dur
ing the last 20 years, in which India was
unsupported by the United States and
Europe in its free-coinage policy, India
not only gained $275,ooO,OOo net of gold,
but received millions of capital which
was invested in factories, mines, forests,
railways and plantations. The United
States, with 40 times the industrial,
commercial and financial power of In
dia, cannot be downed by system
which even India maintained with sue
cess.-Minneapolis Penny Press.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-09-05
They Didn't Think of That.

In recent article on life insurance
and silver 1 find it stated, says cor
respondent in the Chicago Record, that
if free silver wins the assets of the life
insurance companies might shrink 25
to so per cent. in value, and, therefore,
some of these companies might DE
forced into bankruptcy. / had the idea
that the majority of the assets of the
life insurance companies consisted of
mortgages on real estate, which GER
tainly would not be endangered by free
silver, as property will not decrease. but
appreciate in value.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-09-05
Percentage of Market Value

1t looks as if some force must have
been in operation before 1870 to keep
the values of gold and silver steady in
spite of fluctuations in production.
What could it have been? We feel in
clined to offer the Worlds thinker
prize of new bicycle for a satisfac-
tory guess.-N. Y. Journal.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-09-05
Mexican Dollars Not Money,

A Mexican dollar represents in the
money of the United States just what
bushel of wheat does-its value as d
commodity. Neither is money in this
country.-Buffalo Times.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-09-05
Tho Usual Golabug view.

There is man in Chicago by the name
of Hill seeseverything upside down.
He would make anexcellent advocate of
gold monometallism.-M Memphis Com
nerciai Appeal.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-09-05
GOLD uNDe Stn-y,nr

AhOthe AAif C9IeW -
Al.. y E-ossaesed bv
Ono Of The Sso5Ssizines. !.
gold press and l{all, - ,..,,,.,n )
coinage vill dnklEi 49,, 49,
view of the facM te ! )
has lost sa4esA 1870 Q
1888. undeythe "pTeS< sold ~ y
this plea s puerile oEA pecul ~ :
ing fropt gold standard so
the fact is that our gold stand ~
eanDot point TO country in M
coinage has driven away goldAswo =
chief gold producing country =
world from 1850 to 1870, the IN ~
States shipped away considerable GOV
during that period; but so did Australia
under the single gold standard. So far
as the effect of free coinage is COM
cerned. il cannot be cited by the gold
school as the cause of gold exports at
any time or place in history,
The experience of India during over
half century of free coinage, is signifi-
cant. From 1885 down to 1903 India
imported $s10,206.236 of gold and ex-
ported only $SS,466,4I1. Here was a
net gain of gold aggregating $721,0Oo,-
900 in SO years of free coinage. This
is all the more significant because from
1873 to 1898 Europe and the United
States had demonetized silver Even
during the last 90 years of free coin
age, India gained $275, ooo, 900 in gold.
On page 2s7 of the report of the United
States director of the mint for 1893,
we find the value of the gold coin and
bullion imported into and exported
from, India FROM, 1919 IN 1904. ssfslfl al
Arizona republican., 1896-05-01
WAR FOLLY.

1t is astonishing that men will talk
of war with other nations today with
as much tihoughtlessness and disre-
gard of the new conditions now pre-
Vailing as though war were living in
the same state of affairs that existed
fifty or hundred years ago. The
truth is that war with any one OF
several nations would be to us about
the same as a war between some OF
our own states, only it would be far
more universally affecting if between
ourselves and England, for example.
What with railways and itelegraphs
overland and under seas, and fast sail
ting vessels we have become as to the
whole Union, far more closely drawn
Arizona republican., 1896-05-01
STAND Up FOR ARIZONA.
pHtENtx, MAY /. 1896.
THE EARLY ELECTIONS.

THE time was when a great deal OF
Importance attached ito the September
and October elections of a presidential
wear. hut that is SO no longer. There
ara now but seven states in which sep
arate elections are held fer the choice
nj state officers, and these are not in
question as to the outcome of National
CONTESTS.
Vermont and Maine. in which cleo
tiqns will be held October 1 and IA,
respectively, are as sure ito go Republic
can as Arkansas, which elects state
officers September Z, is sure to be car
ried by the Democrats. There will be
an election i'm Ayabama-such as cleo
tiuns there usually are, it is to be I'M
terstood-on August 8. The contest
will be between the Populists and DEM
ocrats with the chances largely in
favor of the Democrats, who can steal
what they cannot pull or buy. The
outcome of the contest will have no
bearing whatever upon the National
election in November.
Florida will have general election
October 6. but nobody ever thinks of
asking how elections result down
hhere. 1t is a foregone conclusion, as
The outcome of the Georgia election OF
October Z will be- In Georgia the fight
on the silver question may have some
thing to do towards changing the com
Glexion of affairs, but tine fight ds
mostly within the Democratic party,
end Republicans have very little inter
est in watching for the result. The
United States senatorship is really the
most important feature Of the fight,
end it matters little Ito the country in
general whether Turner or Crisp shall
win, except for the moral influence On
the financial question.
These early elections will have no
bearing to speak of upon the presiden-
tiaE contest, which will end in Novem-
der, and consequently will attract but
very Little attention during the heat of
TIE National campaign. AS the situa-
E.on is this year, it lis difficult to say
what state, if amy, is pivotal" 1t
will take the loss of more than one
from the column claimed by Republi-
cams to work a defeat. And of the
states about which there is any posi-
BILE doubt it would require the loss oil
hall a dozen to change the almost GER
tain result-thanks ito the demoralized
condition of our friends, the Demo
an3-5
Arizona republican., 1896-05-01

and unlimited coinage of silver at the
ratio of 16 to 1, and we hereby instruct
the delegates Ito the National conven-
ton ito use every means in their power
to secure clause in the National plat
form favoring free and unlimited COIN
age of silver
We believe THAT Arizona has suffi-
cient population, wealth. and inte.li-
gence to entitle her to the panoply of
statehood. and we petition the Amer
lean congress in a spirit of fairness
and justice to grant us this boon.
We are unalterably opposed to the
appointment ito office of men who are
| non residents of the territory, and de-
clare for THE principle Of home rule.
We recognize i'm the honorable Will
liam Mckinley of Ohio l1he most dis
i tinguished champion Of the Republican
policy of protection to American Labor
and American industries, as also the
policy of reciprocity with other ma
tions, and we hereby endorse his can
didacy for president of the United
States and instruct the delegates to St.
Louis to vote for him upon first bal
lot and upon all ballots.
Resolved, That the labors of the
Hon. N. o. Murphy, our delegate in
| statehood, have our most cordial ap-
prevail.
! The reading of the report of the COM
mittee ON platform was attended with
a high degree of political enthusiasm
| and the occasion was embraced by a
| number of the delegates to give vent
to their feelings upon THE subject of the
man who is to bear the standard of
| protection and of Republicanism in
the fray of the fall time
Chairman M H. McCord of the CEN
trail committee of rMaricopa county, has
been a Mckinley man for years and
early in 1.-THE campaign, when the Ohio
AN was but a possibility, spoke in his
cause and warmly urged his endorse
ment by the Republicans of the south
| west. 1t was therefore Colonel Nc
| Cords "day to shine" He had been
| UP for three or four nights and was not
in especially strong voice, but he had
| much of interest ITO say and much that
met with the heartiest support of the
convention.
He had, he said, been a member of
many conventions, and was familiar
with the procedure of such gatherings,
yet had never in his experience seen
such raw and cold-blooded conven-
tion as that that had assembled in that
hall the day before He stated his be-
lief that the convention that he had
then addressed was the regular, legal,
legitimate convention of Arizona and
| that it's members were the representa-
| tives of the Republican party of the
| territory His voice was for McKin-
ley, though none to the discredit of
| bigIhearted Tom Reed of Maine, of
Iowa's favorite son, Allison, or of Gov
ernor Morton, who had so we'll served
Arizona republican., 1896-05-01

of Arizona and THE sooner We get ait
it the better it Will be for our con-
sttuents. We have spent nearly a
day trying to organize the convention
now Yet us do it.
There is only one thing would ask
and THAT is that we proceed regularly
and organize ut as a Republican con-
vention, one in which we are not
ashamed to express out opinions, and
let us instruct OUR delegates, so that
it will he distinctly understood what
the expression of the Republican party
in Arizona territory is. Let it be for
Mckinley and free silver; those are
the Things We want
II would now ask the gentleman
from Maricopa who introduced the mo-
ton ON committees ito separate that
motion so that we can first get at our
committee on credentials and then
we can go into organization. Then We
will have the plans for the work laid
out
Then, THE platform resolution being
temporarily tabled, "a committee on
credentials was appointed and the con-
vention took a recess for half hour
Arizona republican., 1896-05-01

to Europe than we were united among
ourselves some fifty ears ago. We
should reflect upon that when we hear
talk about war between us and any
other nation, especially one OF Europe
The life of the civilized world today is
one devoted exclusively to information
al intercourse. Commerce is the very
breath of this modern life and every
year, every month, We are drawn, in
spite of ourselves, into a closer union
with others. The prosperity of each
is dear to the interests of all, and
this is being more and more realized
by all thinking people. Amy serious
detriment to be lis felt by all the 9th
ers to the remotest extremities, more
or less-if not Immediately. sooner or
later. Thus the strife between Spain
and Cuba is being felt as a misfortune
to general trade, and the setback Italy
has lately received is embarrassing
her neighbors, and we may yet feel
something from that. In short, all
the nations are becoming more and
more drawn together as one family
This also is a new feature in the
worlds history. Nothing like is was
ever before known. And it has come
to stay and increase and result in
novel developments Never again cal
the world go back to its former dis
union unless some cosmic catac1ysn
like the deluge or THE barbarian in
vasions A. D., 400 shall overwhelm it
Arizona republican., 1896-05-01
THE PLATFORM.
1t Is Solidly for Mckinley, Protection
and Free Silver.

The afternoon session began shortly
after 2. Several additional delegates
presented credentials and then the re-
ports of the committees were received
That of the committee on order of bus
mess provided simply for THE reception
of the report of the committee on plat
form and for the election OF delegates
and alternate delegates to st. Louis.
Then came the reading of the plat
form. 1t was presented by DR.. ]. M
Ford and was as follows:
To the Republican Convention of the
Territory of Arizona:
We, your committee on resolutions
beg to submit the following report
Be it.
Resolved, That we announce oul
allegiance to the time honored prin-
ciples of the Republican party, so ably
propounded by the statesmen of the
party for the past thirty-five years.
We denounce THE disintegrating anC
destructive policy of the Democratic
party as taught by Grover Cleveland
by the pursuance of which policy THE
richest nation ON the face of the earth
has been brought ito THE verge of bank
ruptcy.
We declare that it is the unanimous
demand of the people of the territory
of Arizona that silver should be re
monetized and restored ito its place in
the currency of THE Nation as a money
metal accorded it by the founders o.
the republic
We assert that we are for the free
Arizona republican., 1896-05-01
FOR NJ KINLEY
CONTINUED From First Page)

convention pledged ito the Hon. Will
Liam Mckinley for the nomination of
president of the United States; and i
believe we will send delegates to that
National convention that will have
principles that are dear to the hear ts of
the people. Remocrats as well ais Re
publicans of THE territory of Arizona
that we will go there pledged to Viii
Liam Mckinley for the nomination OF
president of the United States, ex-
pressing the sentiments of ninety-nine
one-hundredths of 1.-THE Republicans of
Arizona. We will go there as l say to
stand by that grand old leader of the
Republican party, and not go There i'm
the Interest of anything except Nc
Kimley and free silver, as We believe
they are the principal issues of the
day."
W. S. Head of the Verde valley, OF
Yavapai, was the next speaker. He
said:
Il don't know but that some of the
gentlemen here are fighting "a man OF
straw. don't recognize that we have
had much of a convent ion. and believe
we are just in the embryotc state. ]
will state that perhaps there may have
been things done by one party or an
other that we are ashamed Of, but
don't let's talk lit over or rake it up
1t will have no effect and possibly
hurt our party, and we might ALLEVIATE
some of those people. They have as
serted themselves; let them go in peace
'FNow, We don't need a great many
speeches. Public opinion lis already
manifested for us, the times are pro-
pitious; we are not required ito form
public opinion, because this work, in
my opinion, has already been done-it
is for Mckinley.
Il saw ON the floor OF this house yes
terday men representing the counties
where there are sheep, men whose in
terests are enormous, and this ques-
tion lis beset by THE system of free
wool. They came here and misrepre-
scented their constituents, and they
came here to represent the people ot
the territory of Arizona Now, WE
have come here to represent 1.-THE people
Arizona republican., 1896-05-01
, BLACKSMITH AND WAGON SHOP :

L. GRAF, Proprietor
New brick shop, Center ST.. PHOENIX.
TIME UNDERSIGNED has erected a new
shop on North Center ST.. opposite the
- school house for the purpose of carrying
on the
BLACK sMIrHING BUSINESS
in all its various branches where he can ba
found at at times ready to do Blacksmith and
wagon work in the very best style Fine car
rage making a specially.
SHUEING,
IN all Its branches done in the very best man
ner. q. A large assortment OF iron, steel
and wagon material kept constantly on hand
together with all articles in thu blacksmith line
WAGON SHOP.
In this department eX perienced workmen will
be employed. who will spare no pains to make
his work bpth neat and subs santial
Repairing Done With Dispatch.
l.. GRAF.