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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-04-16
THE LAW AS 1T IS.

In the last issue OF our battle-ax
contemporary located up near the
county Jail James L. Byram attempts
to crawl behind Judge Weber for his
action in refusing to allow repre-
sentative of The GAZETTE to inspect
the records and papers on file in his
Office. It is very plain to perceive, in
the legal language used by the paper,
language heretofore traced in our con-
temporary located up near the Jail,
that Byram was the author of the ar
ticle.
The GAZETTE has always contended
that every record in the court house
is open to public inspection. The
law is as plain as day on the matter.
1t states that during the regular office
hours all records shall be open for
inspection to any person who may ask
to see the same. The matter has been
tested before and we now have in
mind the fning for contempt of the
city comptroller of St. Paul several
years ago for refusing to allow the
present comptroller, J. j. McCardy,
the right to inspect his records. A re-
fusal is made misdemeanor by the
statute and Byram's refusal holds
him liable to indictment. The law
does not state that they shall be open
ito interested parties" but to all par
ties, and we will wager that Judge
Webber knows the law a great deal
better than our jail contemporary, or
rather than Byram, gives him credit
for.
A county officer is not an autocrat,
but a public servant. He is merely
custodian of the records OF the people
for the people, and as such, according
to law, and according to all common
sense, he must open the records of
his Office for inspection on demand,
when that demand is made during
the proper hours.
Byram's refusal is not based on the
"theory that he is or was following
the instructions of Judge Weber" It
is and was merely on account of his
personal feelings towards The Ga
zErrE. His battle-ax protegee up
near the county Jail is always given
the right to inspect the records, to
whom Byram generally carries the
news without putting the battle-ax
man to the extreme labor of writing
up the news. Indeed Byram's Office,
or rather the office of the clerk of
court is made the loafing place of the
battle-ax man, with his other pals,
Beard, French ct al.
If Mr.. Byram had asked for County
Attorney Clague's opinion in this mat
ter, as he should have done. without
trying to hide behind an alleged state
ment of Judge Webber, a statement
which we are certain man so we'll
versed in laws as is Judge Weber,
never made, he would have presented
the records on demand, as Mr.. Clague
knows what the law prescribes and
the penalty for a failure to carry out
the law.
Notwithstanding that Mr.. Byram
has several months more as clerk of
court The GAZETTE will continue to
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-04-16
GAZETTE BUILDING DIRECTORY.

Phil Armour predicts that wheat
will be one dollar bushel before long.
The government wheat report, which
puts the condition very low, seems to
bear out the statement.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-05-04
The Dangerous Bland Experiment.

Before 1878 the government had never
undertaken to coin money on its own ac-
count, except subsidiary coins for small
change. All other coinage was done for
the owner of the bullion, and the Office
of the government was simply to give a
name to the coins and fix their weight
and fineness, the stamp being simply a
guarantee of the weight and fineness of
the particular coin, charging, if any
thing, only very nominal seigniorage.
The law of Mr.. Bland in coming 20, 80
or 90 cents worth of silver into dollars
was plain absurdity and most dan
gerous experiment.
Question-What would have been the
result if the Bland law had remained
on the statute book?
Answer-In the course of time the
constant issue of 100000 of cheap sill
yer dollars per month from the mint
would have resulted in such an ac-
emulation of this money that gold
would have disappeared from circula-
ton, and the country would have gone
upon a silver basis.-R. Weissinger, in
"What Is Money!"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-05-04
GUN CLUB NOTES.

Mccormack shot a beautiful race
with Piety yesterday, winning out
by one bird. Like time and the
Sunset road Mac "waits for no one"
Epstein couldn't hit a balloon.
The scores made yesterday were
creditable all around, with a few
exceptions.
The doves are all paired and
nesting. The woods resound with
their plaintive cooling, as though
appealing to the cruel hunter not
to modest them in their happiness.
Ernest Confines "is on" to the
clays and says it's "just as easy"
Joe George made the remarkably
fine score of SO out of a possible 60
at the West End shoot yesterday.
Stone, "the novice" with the
shotgun, is coming to the front
He captured third in the handicap
shoot yesterday, for the first time.
Prescott and Confines astonished
the natives by their fine showing
in the team match for beer.
Lieutenant Whitworth was a
visitor to the grounds yesterday
and took part in one eveut.
Stevens came in collision with
the butt end Of his gun and was
knocked out in the first round.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-05-04
WEATHER BULLETIN.

Weather forecast for San Antonio
and vicinity for the twenty.four
hours ending at z p. m. May 5, 1896 {:
Partially cloudy tonight; fair
Tuesday.
WEATHER NOTES.
The weather is clear over West
Texas and Colorado but elsewhere,
over the territory reporting to San
Antonio, cloudiness predominates.
Light rains are reported from the
following stations: New Orleans.
Palestine, Vicksburg,. Little Rock
and Kansas City.
There is slight barometric de-
preston over Southwest Kansas
this morning but yet 1t has caused
little cloudiness and rain. The
barometer is highest over Arkan-
sas and Missouri.
S. B. PFANNER, Observer.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-05-04
UNDERTAKEN FAILS.
M. M. Wingfeld Filed Chattel Mort
gage this Morning.

M. M, Wingfeld Filed Chattel Mort
gage this Morning.
M. NJ. Wingfield, an undertaken,
of 2l0 East Commerce street, filed
a chattel mortgage this morning
to John V. Sommerville. The fol-
lowing is list Of the creditors:
r. II. Sommerville and Fritz
Steiner, $3.50; A. B. Stanford, $3.50 !;
Maverick Land Office, rent, $50;
Eugene Boutwell,, $50; Fritz
Steiner, $123.15; q. Il. Nesbit,
$3.50; Joe Maurer, $l3; B. Chofe,
$40; d. Harmon, So; Alex. Schu-
bach, 81; Chas. Hoffman, Sc; Rob-
ert Wrase, 81; Orleans Msnufact-
uring company, $l,326.39; Munice
Casket company, 1923; Adolph
Dreiss, 1886; Wolf & Marx, 1885;
Southwestern Telephone company,
al.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-05-04
The Grand Army Encampment.
246 w. COMMERCE ST.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, May 4.-Gen. l.
N. Walker, commander-in-chief of
the Grand Army of the Republic,
Mrs. Walker, III. 8. Dietrich, chief
Of staff, Mrs. Dietrich and daugh-
ter, have arrived in the city from
the Pacific coast. The distinguish
ed party has been on the road for
the past month during which they
have skirted the country in behalf
of the st. Paul encampment. Gen.
Walker spoke freely on the en-
campment. In reply to a question
he replied with the exclamation:
at Is going to be great encamp-
ment and my trip has been wholly
in it's interest. Its success or fail
ure will Of course reflect on me,
but 1 have no doubt of its success.
Everywhere l saw great interest
manifested among the veterans.
Many Of them have contributed to
the success Of past affairs of the
kind. In every district l have
visited 1 was assured of large at.
tendance. The railway matter, 1
think, is virtually settled. The
Western Passenger association
has granted the one cent rate. The
Central Passenger association is
what we are particularly inter.
ested in just now. This body goes
south to the Ohio and east to New
York. This association has not
officially announced the rate, but
in the past all the associations
have agreed with each other in the
matter of rates on such occasions,
and have no doubt the Central
association will follow the usual
course.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-05-04
An Ingenious Thief,

A Partisan thief entered a cab without
baggage and directed the driver to con-
vey him to an address some two miles
distant. On the way thither he re-
quested the driver to halt at the shop of
q certain dealer in secondhand goods.
The passenger entered the shop bearing
in his arms large paper-covered par
eel. He had ripped open the cushions,
stolen the horsehair and was ready to
sell it.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-05-04
Small Pensions,

A late decree of the queen regent of
Holland awards to the widow of pris-
on-keeper a pension of 10 forms mot
quite eight dollars) annually, while an
other widow has 10 forms showcred
upon her every twelvemonth.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-05-04

Round trip to Fredericksburg
and return, only $3.50. Best &C.
commodstion. May 7, s, 9. w. A.
KYPFER. "a If
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-05-04

OF 1000 men who marry, 1872 marry
younger women, $40 marry women of
the same age and SO marry older
women.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-05-04
Street Signs, Bids,

Today at noon bids were opened
by the mayor for the painting OF
the street signs and replacing
broken or lost signs or letters, etc,
90 follOws.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-11-14
HOT opr:ngs SURPASSED.

A bette 0! 2. P. p, has done me more good than
three lnouths' treatment at the Hot Springs, Ark.
JAMES NJ. NEWTON Aberdeen, Br~wn Co, o.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-11-14

We are having a big sale for your P +. p. ard
{ prescribe it in a greatmeny cases, and 6nd It IN ez-
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-11-14
Erom Tygo Mei-Nnown p%hyelolana.

We nre having a big sale for your +, +. p. ard
we prescribe it in a greatmany cases, and ind It IN e@-
The above letters are taken from N
Great PeUsedy,) is a medicine whose virtue
p. p. p. begins its work by puriiy;
and does not cease until a perfect and cnti
The notifying eIuptions that di5dgu
vents thorough accomplishments Of the I
~irritability Of disposition, al ulean a d
impure Blood, which can and Will be cured
p. p. 2. (Lt2pman's Gyraf Re~e2
to be the Greatest Flood Purifier OF
cures. For sale by all druggists or direct
ssnnsaam c,Gp SOLE l.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-11-14
Testirnony from tho Mayor.

YsuGered With Rheumatism Tor 6deen years, tried
al the so-callcd SPECIFICS, but 70 10 purpose. My
grandson got rue a bottle of 7, Z. p, and ItecFhlG a
new ralD.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-11-14

The public Is befeby potified not 70
limit. rap, pick Nioss 81 Otherwise
.frespass 81 the 50. Elqi plantation,
Bafon DuLaiEe, nnder penalty If the
A1. n. h0USSEAUX Taror.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-11-14
n Wondorf... Cure.

Twas q unrtyT to fnuscriat rheumatism fer thirty
years; Tried all medicines and doctors WITH 40 Hcc-
faancnt relief. / was advised TO take 7. p. f., aAd
be.o:e had finished TIVE bottles my pain subsidized
SO / was able to work. / feel better ttaa I i;ave Tor
years, and am confident Of a complete recovery.
]. S, DUPRESS s;e7nauviiic, F:a.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-11-14

cerlcnt thing. We handle about one dozen bottles 1
Dro, J. NJ. & NJ. 7. RICHARDSON, Piedmont, s. {.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-04-24
NUT FOR s.LvER,TEs 70 CRACK.
Why Has Cotton Dropped Fourteen Cents
Pound Ten Years After the HCrimeYv

Why Has Cotton Dropped Fourteen Cents
aPound Ten Years After the .Crime?"
Looking over file of the Greenvi,le
Mountaineer for 184S, we were aston
ished to find in its market reports from
Hamburg cotton quoted at to 5A
cents pound; flour, $4.75 to SIS bar
rel; corn and meal, so cents bushel;
bacon, 6 to 61. cents.
Referring then to the Lathe l, Alex
ander IL Co. cotton statistics, we found
that cotton was selling in New York
in 1880 at 1886 pound. In 1910 it
dropped to 500, in 1S41 it rose to $50. in
1912 it was 1855; in 1843, 7.25; in 1914,
7.73; in 1915, 5.66; in 1886, 1877. In
1S4S, after sharp rise, it was down to
SOB; in 1919 it fell yet farther to 1856.
These are New York prices. AT Ham
burg, which was then the market for
this section, prices seemed to be from
1 to cents lower.
Thereat we maryeled much. We sup
posed from Coins Financial School,"
Joe Johnston, the Anderson Peoples
Advocate, the Spartanburg Herald, Ben
Tillman and other way up yonder free
silver authority, that the "crime Of
1873" had brought down prices. Yet
here we find so years ago, during the
time of free and unlimited coinage of
silver at Is to /, prices of farm products
were very much as they are now, the
chief difference being that cotton is
little higher and bacon a little cheaper
now than they were then.
Now we will be glad if the Anderson
Peoples Advocate, the Spartanburg
Herald and the rest of them will tell us
what caused the low prices and sudden
falls from 1899 to 1S49 while we had,
as they claim, the silver standard, while
the silver dollar was the unit, as they
claim, and not the token" they say it
is now.
We would also like them to explain
if the alleged demonstration of silver
is the cause of the fall in prices
why it is that cotton dropped IA cents
pound, from 81 to II cents, in six years,
from 1867 to 1873, while from 1873 10
1883, ten years after the "crime," it
dropped only 61a cents-why it lost
nearly SO per cent. in six years before
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-04-24
ABOUT CLEANING SILVER.
The Task Need Not Necessarily Be an
Irksome One.

A great deal OF extra fuss is made
about cleaning silver in everyday use.
Repousse articles will hold dust in their
creyices, but plain pieces, washed IN hot.
suds and instantly rinsed, ought to keep
bright long time. Egg stains yield to
a rub of salt, and if discolorations are
treated to touch of electrosilicon or
silver soap, when first discovered, there
will be no need of weekly cleaning.
A spoonful of ammonia in the suds is
presupposed, and the water must be
boiling hot, both in that and in the
rinsing water. If each piece be taken
separately from tine latter and wiped be-
fore it has chance to cool, and this
practice is persisted in, it will be seen
how little rubbing is needed. Silver
smiths keep in stock specially-made
tissue paper and also a certain bleach of
canton flannel in which to wrap silver
not in everyday use, where they tarnish
less than in common cloth and paper.
1t is said that camphor, wrapped with
silver, will preserve it's brightness,
though for the truth of this l cannot
souch. 1t is well known that camphor
will keep white flannel from showing
a yellow tinge if laid away for some
Inter Ocean.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-04-24

About six stale biscuits Tor three bis
cults and thru Sorn muffins) grated
fine, add a handful of stoned raisins,
some washed currants, a good handful
of brown sugar and one cupful of -four.
Chop fine with the -four one-quarter of
a pound of beef suet and one teaspoon
full of good baking powder. Mix all to-
gether with sufficient milk to make a
paste; steam in CREASED and sugared
dish about two hours. Add little nut
meg or mace.-0ood Housekeeping.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-04-24

than its authors intended. Persons OF
fixed incomes are not merely million
aires or army or navy officers. All who
labor in this country, whether the pay
be called salary or wages, are also per-
sons of fixed incomes, and they decid-
eddy object to having their incomes cut
in half for the benefit of silver mine
owners.
The blacksmith who makes SIS o
week, the carpenter at So day, the
salesman at $1,000 year, the agricul-
tural laborer at $3.50 day, the teacher
at $40 per week, all are persons of fixed
incomes. They find their incomes none
too large for their necessities. Why
should they not object to slump to
silver. free and unlimited, for the bene-
fit of those who own silver, but at a
loss of so per cent. in their fixed In
comes?
1t is the labor of the country that
most determinedly demands the gold
basis: that demands stability in the
currency; that objects most positively
TO loss of half its fixed income.
Silver mine owners and agents must
reckon with this element, and 1T is a
mighty element at the ballot box. Let
platform writers note this fact as well
as silver mine capitalists. - Chicago
Times Herald.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-04-24
CARING FOR soILED CURRENCY.
Banks Handle 1t Carefully for Fear or
Loss Upon Its Face Value. HH

Banks Handle 1t Carefully for Fear Of
Loss Upon Its Face Value.
Bank notes are cleaner than they used
to be. 1t is the policy of the New York
banks to send their soiled notes to the
United States treasury to be destroyed
as soon as sufficient number accumu-
lates to justify it. Banks in the west
| send on whole patches of soiled New
York notes to their correspondent banks
in this city, and the bank that receives
them sorts them out and sends round
each little batch to the banks
Ivy which they were issued. These
sorted notes are then sent to the treas
ury to be destroyed, and others issued
in their place. New York is thus sort
of depot for soiled and damaged notes
of it's own issue. The printing process
for bank notes has been so developed of
late years that the government has
adopted this policy of frequently de-
stroying soiled notes and reissuing
good ones.
The Bank of England never lets u
note go out the second time. Its lowest
notes are for five pounds, so that the
loss per pound are comparatively small
in thus destroying little used notes.
Some, indeed, come into the bank as
fresh in appearance as when they were
issued. a note coming in is marked
for destruction, and laid away for
time. Meanwhile the name and address
of the presenter are taken, along with
the number of the note, in order that
II Al .-,n Jtah
note is reported as stolen.
1t is not suspected how important an
element in banks profit on circulation
is the destruction and loss of notes in
the hands of holders. This was much
larger in days when reissues were less
frequent than now. The larger the
amount u bank may issue, the greater
the loss in the hands of the people. A
bank of this city that abandoned its
circulation before the opening of the
civil war yet has many thousands of its
own notes out. They were outlawed
years ago, though $4,000 of them pre-
scented about ten years ago were fully
identified and redeemed. The whole
issue of the bank was only about $780,
900.
Although the average life of Bank
of England note is said to be but five
days-and one seldom encounters a
soiled Bank Of England note in London
these notes circulate for years in the
colonies, for they are taken abroad by
travellers and are current almost every
where. They circulate, along with
other notes, in the regions bordering
British Guiana. There are Scotch and
Irish banks of issue emitting small
notes, and these notes are often greasy
and worn, since they are not regularly
destroyed when they reach the home
bank. Canadian bank notes are cur
rent along our northern border, and
they are sufficiently like our own, being
i'll dollar denomina tons, to deceive
those not accustomed to make the dis
tinction. They are often kept long in
circulation on the border, and are occa-
sionally worked Off on the visiting
New Yorker, who finds them uncurrent
in this city, and must exchange at
Y. Sun
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-04-24
Denied to Her.

eff 1 could only see into my future as
you do" There was passionate yearn-
ing in her tones as she uttered the
words. Then she turned her head and
remained silent. The man to whom she
had spoken paid no heed to her. APP
parently he had not heard her or, if he
had, was unmoved by the despair and
pitiful appeal in her involuntary cry.
He was only an impassive, cold-hearted
physician. He showed it by continuing
to examine the tonsils of the youth to
whom she had plighted her troth, as
though nothing had been said.-N. Y.
World
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-04-24
Glimpses of Fashion.

nateiaine pocketbooks are seen on
~ well-dressed tailor-made women.
animated cheviot mixtures and
|en weeds come in latest color COM
etions.
winch bands of black or cream
Gon make suitable frillings.
Foe plaitings of straw-colored chit.
flm the brims of some of the large
irls are to be narrower this spring,
VIII be cut in very much the same
n'ting smoothly over the hips, the
\ all IN small space in the back.
h .cA ilsse or mousseline having white
Flques are used for very stylish
r., Tucked chiffon in black and
Z forms dainty designs trimmed
h. .aee Insertion, plain and spangled
d laces are and will remain
risf with milliners, because the
character of the material enables
:" make good standing bows and
VI It, and it also holds its shape
"eh--Chicago News.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-04-24
PsoPlEwANTING FREE COINAGE
MONO Of Them Have Any Sound Reason
for 1t.

Sono OF Them Have Any Sound Reason
for 1t.
AZ IS always useful to analyze the
FORCES entering into popular move
ment. In this silver movement we
have:
FIRST. The owners Of the silver mines
IN the silver states,' seeking to manu-
lacture by law a better market for
their silver bricks and to grow still
richer at the expense of the people.
Second. Honest ignorance. Those
VINO have not yet discovered that
money is not the whole of wealth and
really believe that more money in the
country means less labor to make a
living.
Ihird. Those who understand this
thing and know better, but hope out Of
much deprecated money the more
easily to pay old debts. Debts con-
tracted in gold values would be paid in
dollars worth SO or IS cents. have
seen this idea openly, impudently and
unblushingly urged by great journal
III silver state, addressing itself to
farmers carrying mortgages on their
lands.
Fourth. A lot of bright, smart fell
lows who are always ready with an in
fallible judgment about all things,
without ever studying or understand
ing anything.
Fifth. Some public men, who UNDER
stand this thing perfectly well, but
have not the courage to tell the peo-
pie the truth, wishing to carry gold on
one shoulder, silver on the other and
votes on both.
Sixth. Some honest public men who
do not understand this thing and never
will.-George Fl. Yeaman, in "a Cur
rency Primer
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-04-24
DaApE YOUR MfRROR.
4 It viii Tell You Pleasant Things
About Yourself.

I'd It viii Tell You Pleasant Things
About Yourself.
LET not her to whom nature has been
|ggard of her charms despair.
LII she would see herself in the decep-
Re mirror as others see her with the
4, or as nearly as possible, let her
(sten 10 dry goods shop and buy a
Eautity of soft, pure white material,
Fuze, if possible, if not, Swiss or India
fsln will answer very well.
Be sure and have it pure white, and
polishing the surface of the mirror
|ther the materials at the center of the
and bring it down softly at either
{, framing the glass in fold Of pure
bite.
When this is done to artistic satisfac-
p peep in and see what trans
kmatior!
Phe true tints of the complexion, the
PRESTON of the countenance and eyes,
correct color of the hair, will be very
Furately reflected. sss.
EhiS is one of the milliners' old Sc.
rs Many of them drape the glasses
opening day in the softest drapery
pure white. 1t is done with the view
giving the fair patronesses the best
wof themselves possible, administer
IN this way a little subtle fiattery,
'nOy disposing more easily of a
'ater amount of goods.
men the white-draped mirror, the
covered toilet table, make dainty
\ IN any girls room.-N. Y. World.