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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-27

Richmond, Va, Feb. 2G--(Special)-
Mr.. Cooke offered IN the House and Mr.
Maynard In the Senate bill to au.hor.
lie the Law and Chancery Court al
Norfolk TO appoint Il commissioner In
GhahcerS. The bills were placed on
the calendar.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-05-06

A WoRLD-LANGUAGE-UsE GOOD
ENGLIsH.-One hundred and eleven
million one hundred thousand people
speak English while only 75,200,000
speak German and only 81 100000
speak French.
English is fast becoming the language
of the world. Five times as many
people use it now as at the beginning
of the century.
The English classics are everywhere
studied, and the great wealth of litera-
ture is in English.
The Anglo-Saxon race sends more
than one-half of all telegraph mes
sages.
Three-ffths of all the railroad tick
cts sold in the world are used by En-
glish-speaking people.
Two-thirds of all the tonnage of the
worlds merchant ships is Anglo Saxon.
This race now possesses third por-
ton of the earth and rules 400, 600, 900
of its inhabitants.
Do not neglect your English!
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-05-06

In that way, replied the lawyer. II
presume your mothers gowns were cut
that way"
"Do You suppose my mother painted
her face as wellT' asked Tom wither-
ingly.
II should not be at all surprised were
to be assured Of that fact. Ladies' used
to consider their toilet but half made
until they had painted their faces. Dali
sy, In her effort to create a sensation, Is
slightly behind the times, butt
TO BE CONTINUED.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-05-06

"a Wild horses have increased to
such an extent In Queensland that the
animals are being shot, with view to
reduce the numbers.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-05-06
"pTp In O. bad fT."

"Tnr In bad fr."
going to see your lawyer. How should
you feel if you knew had already been
there Oh, Jemima, what a lark this
isl I'll go to the club now and ask a
few Of the fellows If they should not
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-05-06

to one party, then to the other.
Mr.. Allen resented this insinuation.
In answer to Mr.. Hills interrogatory
as to what would keep him in the
Democratic party, MIR. Tillman said
tersely: "Sixteen to one or bust"
"Then you will bust" returned Mr..
Hill contemptuously.
In the course of another passage at
arms, Mr.. Tillman announced that the
people needed a billion dollars. "We
are going to have it," said he.
"a mere triae," sneered Mr.. Hill.
"What would you do with it ?"
"Build battleships and coast de-
fenses," replied Mr.. Tillman. "Put the
tramp at work, set every wheel in mo-
tion and make the country again pros
porous and happy"
Mr.. Hill used this answer to show
the depth to which the Democracy OF
South Carolina has fallen. Mr.. Hill
protested against the reckless attacks
on the president, the dragging in of
minor pension vetoes, merely to ex-
press personal venom.
"In my judgment he is not candi-
date for renomination," continued Mr..
Hill. "The national convention will
assemble in few weeks. Let US pre-
pare ourselves against the common
enemy, instead of quarreling among
ourselves"
Mr.. Hill closed with an apt quota
ton, "In essentials unity, in non-essen.
tials liberty and in all things charity
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-08-06

The following letter from our con-
sui general in the City Of Mexico
ought TO settle the point for the local
advocates Of free silver that II own
dollar-silver or gold-is worth $l.s5
in Mexican money:
Consulate General Of the United states, No. s,
Gale de san Diego. City IT Mexico.
Cry OF MEXICO. July 10, 1886. Granville q
Bennett, Deadwood, :. ID. bear sir: | have
silver or goodwill bring today In Mexico one
Mexican dollar and eighty-tiye cents 81 s5).
THO T"os ' /. S~Sx,rrrspEs.
IF the American silver dollar is
worth 81 IS in Mexico, then the free
silver laws Of that country do make
their silver dollar worth a dollar in
purchasing power. DO they?
IT the Mexican gold doubloon-there
are a few of the coins in Mexico
worth $40. buys $1S. SO in Mexican sill
yer coin, ices it not further prove thai
the silver dollar In Mexico is u depre'
ciated money-not worth its face?
If it is the experience Of Mexico tha'
silver will pass for only its commodity
value-for what it is worth in bullion
--can the United States expect to force
the price up 80 per cent, so that it viii
pass current for full value? 1t stand.
to reason it cannot.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-08-06

and the Liverpool price regulates the
value thereof the world over-in gold
that being the basic none in every
commercial nation.
From this, Bro. Nesbit, we can ded uct
the proposition, that when gold is at a
premium it does not mean its purchas-
ing power is increased Except in buy
ing the debased currency. Yet, silver
being debased, or in other words, of a
deprecated value, 1t will take more
silver to buy a given commodity than
it does today. When silver money be.
comes dcbased or At a discount, it
means that the silver goes for what it
is worth rs II commodity.
Surprising we had free coinage tn
morrow with gold ut a premium. who
would suffer most:
THE wage-earner. Why? Be-
cause he is not earning as much under
n deprecated money-his two silver
dollars a day have become in value 70
cents a piece well say. He demands
more wages. The employer resists-
they never all to do. Experience
not theory-proves that wages are the
last thing TO rise. commodities go up
in silver-not in value, but wages tags
behind-always, always.
2-The earnings of three million de
positOrs IN savings banks.
The statistics OF the deposits in saw
ings hanks-amount to nearly 5 $1,000,
OOO, OOO-One-half As much as silver o,
gold rs there is in the world. II We
have deprecated silver dollars those
depositOrs could he paid in silver aud
thus the 5000. 900 depositors would
suffer a loss Of anywhere from 20 to a;
per cent. The savings banks are 70,
the poor people, the widows and the
wage Garner, money belonging tc
estates, missionary funds, etc. Would
it not then be Il good thing for the
savings banks? No. Because the
banks pay interest on these deposits
and to be able to do 9 they have loaned
this money out upon various kinds Of
security. The borrowers would pay in
deprecated money, and the savings
banks gain or loss would be measured
by the difference in the market huctu
alton Of silver at the time Of the settle
ment Of the loan and the withdrawal o
Of the deposit.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-08-06

Some o! our friends on the opposite
side are sure legislation makes money.
We are inclined TO the belief that the
legislation OF the world united can do
it-if confined TO the precious metals.
Said Senator Pettigrew in a speech
in Sioux Falls, Feb. -, 1896:
II I had my way, l wouli demonet,ze gold. /
would refuse it the power Of legal tender.
Surprising Pettigrew had the power,
SO far as this country was concerned,
would it destroy the value Of the gold
dollar? Would 1t not be accepted just
the same in this country in purchasing
power for the reason that all the COM
mercial nations of the world recognize
the gold H. money? Certainly it would.
The demand for gold is unlimited, and
would still be unlimited il the United
States should demonetize it. Now APP
ply the OF the principle to sill
yer. The nations of the world have
not created an unlimited demand for
silver. It's use has been limited by
ten or twelve nations. Its money value
has been reduced by the legislation
not OF one c~ountry--but by eight or
nine. 1t took, We will say for argu-
ment's sake, ten countries to reduce
the value. The demand of ten nations
was curtailed. Now, where it took ten
nations 10 destroy the value, can one
give back that which it took ten to
take away? Certainly not.
Then we may gather from this con
clusion that the United States cannot
create a sufficient demanded itself
to force the price Of silver at the ratio
OF IL to Ito he equal to hat OF gold.
II we cannot do that, then the silver
dollar will fall to its true %value-as a
commodity-in other words will he a
cheap dollar, worth less than it's face
calls for IN purchasing power. The
dollar will pass current from anywhere
from SIC to 75c.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-08-06
A specimen Argument.

The following is m of Judge Crisp's
favorite illustrations Of the horrors of
the gold standard:
Suppose that you had been owing a
debt Of 800 for five years. You could
have satisfied that debt five years ago
with two bales Of cotton. Today it will
require three bales Of cotton to cancel
the same debt. The reason Is the supply
Of money has been reduced and the de-
mand has correspondingly increased"
There are several fallacies in this
statement, . says the Atlanta Journal.
I'm the first place the supply Of money
has not been reduced within the last five
years, either in bulk or per capita.
But if Judge Crisp's argument is
good there must have been an immense
increase in the currency last year, foa
while it would have required nearly
four bales Of cotton to pay a debt Of 4lO0
in 1894, two bales and q quarter would
have paid it in 1895.
If Judge Crisp il ignorant on the
subject he is discussing, he should in.
form himself before he poses a. q Demo.
cratic leader. II he knows more than
his speeches indicate, he should not try
to deceive the people.
when a politician, after study and
thought, changes from being a free coin.
age to u sound money advocate, he is
turncoat and a traitor, but when, II
keep In the political swim, he changes
from sound money to free silver coin
age, God bless hint he Is q statesman
and q patriot, ; say all the silveritea"
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-08-06

II gold should go t. a premium under free
coinage, who wuuld be benefited the most"
Would it not he the mel who have the gold
Them, II the men who have the gold. btlieye the
gold would be enlanched IN valne-gO to =
pr%eMiunl~-ullde the free coinage Of silver, why
should they 40 enormously oppose free silver?
1t doesn't stand to reason that the men Who pos
Sesx the gold Of the country would make the
fight they are solely for the benefit OF the credt
tor class and those who have no gold. This must
he admitted. Dell Rapids Tribune.
Your basis is entirely wrong Bro.
Nesbit. There would be no benefit IL
the holders Of gold in purchasing power
the gold would not buy any more ex.
cept In silver dollars. II would buy
the same quantity Of wheat and -four,
because regardless Of u money sys'
tenn the market price OF wheat and lou,
ia determined upon the foreign demand
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-08-06

1t is because Of the belief that in some
way free coinage would give the poorer
Glasses some of the wealth now in the
hands of the rich that the farmers and
workers in some sections Of the country
have favored the 10 to l scheme.
The shallowness Of the pretense that
the silver standard would help the poor
as against the rich a be seen by con-
sidering the results which its advocates
claim would follow its adoption. They
insist hat by measuring values in dol
lars worth half Of o gold dollar the
| value Of all the wealth in the country
would be exactly doubled. This is an
error arising out Of the silverite confu-
| sion Of value with price. Prices would
doubtless be doubled al compared with
the SO cent dollar, but the value Of all
kinds Of goods would not be increased
in the slightest degree. Does any farmer
think that his implements or his furni-
ture would really be worth more to him
if their nominal price was doubled?
But even if prices were doubled how
would that help the people who are poor?
The man who now has 81, 600. 600 worth
OF property would under free silver
have q, 600. 900 worth. This would
benefit him 100 times az much, SO far
as prices are concerned, a. the man
with $40, 600 and 1000 times a. much
As the man with only 81. 600. The men
who now have nothing would under free
coinage have exactly twice nothing. The
gap between the poor man and the mil
l~ionaire would be just as great a it is
now. The laborer, who has NJ goods to
sell. would find that the prices Of all his
food and clothing were twice az high,
while any increase Of wages would come
slowly if at all. In compelling the
masses to pay higher prices for all they
consume, while doubling the price Of
the property Of the wealthy classes, free
silver would make the rich richer and
the poor poorer.
Free coinage as a scheme for enrich
ing the owners Of a few silver mines
and getting Offices for calamity bowling
politicians may be a great success. As
n means Of a%bolishing the differences
between the poor and the wealthy classes
it is q monumental fraud.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-08-06
The COURIER is in receipt OF the m

The COURIER is in receipt OF the an
nual catalogue OF the Scotland Academy
with request to .'please make editorial
mention" Inasmuch IA the COURIER
Is In favor Of home institutions and the
catalogue was printed in Iowa, we
would prefer that the Iowa newspapers
make the editorial mention" Free
advertising Ii q nice thing for the fell
low that gets 1t, but it is starvation for
the newspaper.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-08-06

II is currently reported that Junge
Palmer occupied y comfortable seat in
one OF the rooms looking out on Phil
lips avenue, 1T Sioux Falls, when the
Pettigrew reception was held several
weeks ago. 1t was on the senator's re-
turn from bOlting ut ST. Louis. The
Judge rs he pulled his cigar, his feet
cooked upon the window sill remarked:
II am mighty glad that | didn't lose
my head, like Frank" He counted his
chickens before they were Matched.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-08-06

"Coney" Vanderbilt married a woman
ten years older than himself without
his pas consent and in consequent his
pa is awful mad. But then we don't
care. II "Coney" loves his old sweet
heart It Is all right.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-08-06

The Mexican Herald publishes its
subscription terms AS follows:
Delivered by carriers In city. ....,..... -. ST. 90
by mai In country ........ ....,......-,.-.. ~ %
United states M
Central American states II ~
They send the paper to subscribers
In the United States and pay the post
age for 81. Why: Because the money
Of the United States is equivalent to
gold. Mexico is doing business on "A
silver basis, and they charge accord
ingly.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-08-06

wealth: ITO Mrs. Alice Rexford:-
Whereas you have been willfully and
maliciously circulating reports deroRa-
tory TO the character and good name OF
my wife, l take this public way OF re-
questing you to either prove the
charges at once or stand before this
community II prevaricat,r OF the deep
EFT dye.-E,. Hickman"
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-08-06

Senator Pettigrew in his speech at
Sioux Falls the other day referred 70
Editor Tomlinson's brain as being like
the soil OF his native state, Connecticut
poor by nature and exhausted by
cultivation" Wait until Tomlinson
comes back and our senior senator will
catch u scOldlng.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-08-06

Here ia something unique from the
Wauhay Clipper, published At Waubay,
Day county, this state. Evidently
primitive conditions OF society are not
entirely extinct ii this effete common
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-08-06

Karl Corner OF South Dakota fame
has tired Of Kentucky and now publishes
q weekly newspaper in Indiana called
the sSilver Dawn"
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-08-06

These few lines we're written by a
South Dakota editor. Their truthful
ness no one question:
Seclre IN some secluded place
A mar might venture -
The maid VITO makes his biscuit;
Hut II hts vie were standing by
With I I flashing from her eye
He'd be Nh : 1t.
Mortimer c. Brown.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-08-06
The Dell Rapids Times declares that
it Is nov Senator Poppigrew.

Hon. p. F. Mcclure Of Pierre, once
democratic nominee for governor
has r~enOunced the silver-demO-pOpO
ticket.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-08-06

Risky MOuntain Tea cures constipa-
lion. sick headache and stomach
ttOuhleo. For sale by J.. s. TalcOtt.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-08-06

l.. Rehlmeyer. a German Farmer living near
day afternoon with a load Of heavy Poland
China hogs Of his own breeding and feeding.
were 81 hogs In the bunch, the aggregate
weight being i.7sO pounds Or an average Of Az
pounds.
They were bought by Cudahy for 81. 5 per
hundred which after dedncting y~ardage, com.
mission, freight, etc. left Mr.. Behlmeyer as net
proceeds Of the ~ale the neat sum Of Sl,757 .33
A single stag In the bunch brought $51. This Is
the biggest price ever paid In sioux City.
Can some OF our free silver friends
tell why the highest price paid for
hogs was after the crime Of '73; why
wheat sold In 1856 for % cents a bushe|
and in 1885 for 81 30.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-08-06

Drink Rocky Mountain Tea AND bt
An early riser. II does the business
For sale by J.. s. TalcOtt.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-08-06

We hear 80 many statements these
days about falling prices caused by the
present Standard; that gold has appre-
ciated; and that its appreciation is en-.
tirely due to the depressing influence
it has upon commodities. Yet we have
received higher prices-in actual value
for wheat, hogs, corn and everything
raised by the farmer since 1873 than
previous to that time. For instance
the highest price ever paid for hogs in
Elk Point was on Feb. IA, 1893, u
Louis Behlmyer. He received 1926 rs
the following item clipped from the
Sioux City Journal Of Feb. ID, 1893 vii
testify:
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-08-06
Sunshine

down stairs without clasping my hand
over my heart and resting. In fact, 1t
would almost take my breath away. l suf-
fered 80 I did not care to live, yet | had
much to live for. There is no pleasure in
life II deprived Of health, for life becomes
. burden. Hoods S~arsaparilla does far
more than advertised. After taking one
bottle, it is sufficient to recommend
ITSELF" MRS. J. f. SMITH, Beloit, Iowa.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-08-06
Gloom

OF i'll health, dependency and despair,
gives way to the sunshine of hope,
happiness and health, upon taking
Hoods Sarsaparilla, because it gives
renewed life and vitality to the blood,
and through that imparts
nerve siren 9Th, vigor
and energy - to the whole
body. Read this letter:
"Hood'sSar ~ saparilla
helped me wonderfully,
changed sick ness to health, gloom to sun
shine. No pen ran describe what l suf-
tered. l was ieathly sick, had sick head
aches every few days and those terrible
tired, respondent feelings, with heart
troubles 80 that l could not go up and
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-08-06
PROFITS IN HOG RAISING.

A JINGLE Al THAT NETTED H sHIPPEE
$1,757 .33.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-22
CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS.

NFlom New AOAh 1Ae e s-iid -
Christmas day should see everywhere
the follsa haalltiffl Ut costs but little
-, 80 ,,,,-,,,~ss a fa1z. to,lrs at the
elilu - -a,9s ann
best to make the halls, hVlns rooms anu
the nursery pretty picture suggestive or
the season and it's spirit Al 5he same 5
time. there is no reason why all WINDOWS
and parlors should look alike
Holly wreaths are beautiful. ana res
tOOns of evergreeps are always alttactlNe,
of a list of almost interminable length.
More beautiful than the festoons OF
e7yarsrrpens are two or three small pots OF
srnilax or Of japanese ivy. Unspeakably
handsome is a great spray Of the pampas
grass plumes in their natural creamy
white color. and not when stained or
dyed a tawdry red. blue or green
Very grateful to the eye ana unSpeak-
ably fascinating to the palate Of little
folks are the good New England strings
/ az pODcorn. which should be swung from
the chandelier to every point and coign
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-22
CLEWs ON GOLD ExPoRTs.

Esumors Of a probable resumption
Of gold exports have become current in
the east, but any apprehension of such
resumption TO any considerable extent
is not share in by Mr. Henry Clews
who always has an eye out for such
things In his weekly financial re-
view he says of the situation:
Ordinarily the earlier months of the
year are attended with considerable ex-
ports OF gold; but, with probably more
than an average surplus of food pro-
ducts and ample cotton yet awaiting
export, and a creditor balance of $S5,-
100000 carried over from 1886, it is not
easy to see any probability of import
ant exports of gold for the next few
months. Indeed. it is rather a ques-
ton whether the situation does not
suggest a prOba bility that, before we
nave TO make any shipments of gold,
we may have some further imports.
That much must depend upon the COM
pafatiVe rates of interest here and in
Europe. A rise in the rate here as
compared with London and Berlin,
would be very apt to bring gold this
way. A rise abroad. not followed by
New York, might possibly produce
renewal Of local purchases of foreign
bills. and might even cause some ship
ments Of gold to Europe.
one fact is to be kept sight Of-that
our recent imports of gold have affect
ed London unfaVorabiy and Berlin
quite severity. Both the Bank of Eng
land and the Reiehsbank may be ex-
pected to keep their discount
rate high and use all other means i'm
order to get back some of the metal;
but the situation here is a stubborn
one. and New York viii be much more
willing to extend credit to those centers
than to let them have its gold. one
thing is clear however. that the pres
ent relations between London and Ber-
lin on one side and New York on the
other are not favorable to our export
ing any securities For some time.
therefore. the local stock market must
expect Ito paddle its own canoe" 1t
is not unlikely that Germany may take
some $4,000 coo of gold from us next
week If SO, it viii be for necessary
shipment by the Reiehsbank to the
Bank of Russia. and is therefore a
wholly exceptional operation and will
signify nothing as to any general ten
lannN