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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-05
For Rent.

FOR RENT-Furnished. large. cast, south
front rooms; electric cars and light. wa
ter cold, hot baths closet same floor
rent reasonable. Corner Louisiana and
Polk. Beach.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-05

A. l.. AUTREY g. CO.. Real Estate and
Lean Agents: loans negotiated on city
property and good security. All bust
ness strictly confidential. 10l5h Con-
greaS avenue. %
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-08-08
A SIGNIFICANT PLANK,

One ofthe most significant planks
in the Chicago platform has at
tracted little attention, for the rea-
son, doubtless, that its significance
is not generally understood. 1t is
the declaration against "life tenure
in the public service"
This can only be Anne i at the
federal judiciary and if carried out
would work sweeping and hazar-
dous change in our form of govern
ment. The farmers of the consti-
tuition widely made the tenure of
federal judges for life during good
behavior. Once OH the bench a
judge may not be removed except
by impeachment. This secures
that independence so essential in a
judge, and places the judiciary be-
yond the reach of personal or polit-
ical influence or the sway of popu-
lar passion.
If this system were changed as
the silverites and populists propose
to change it the supreme court of
the United States for example,
would become subject to the will or
caprice of the party in power and
thus fall under the sway of par
tlsanship demogogy or fanatacism.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-08-08
THOSE REVIEW FINANCIAL
DISCUSSIONS.

A few weeks ago the Spokane Re-
view announced that it's columns
would be open and impartial to a
general discussion of the financial
question.
We don't know that this offer was
made with the consideration that
all arguments favoring sound mon
ey should be answered editorially,
however, this gigantic task is being
attempted by the editor of that pa
per.
To those who have been follow
ing these arguments and are &C
quainted with the facts and figures
upon which such discussions are
based, must be surprised that
paper of the former reputation for
fairness that the Review has always
borne should now, finding that it
cannot hold it's own with the sound
money gentlemen, resort to bluff
and many words to conceal it's dis
comfture, and a continual and per-
sistent misstatement of facts and
figures which it calls statistics, to
mislead its readers. However, this
is what it has been doing for the
past two or three weeks. 70 those
who are at all acquainted with the
subject these things but weaken
the editorial Argument. Yet out of
fairness to the question and Justice
to readers, at least garbled figures
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-08-08
THE WONDER OF THE AGE.

On Friday William Jennings
Bryan and his latest invention
were removed from Lincoln, Ne
braska, to New York. This won
derful invention is a new patent
speech which Mr.. Bryan has been
working on for some time, and
which he claims he has now brought
to perfection.
Bryan and his speech will be put
on exhibition at Madison Square
gardens, where for an hour and a
half people will have an opportunity
to see the "boy wonder" and listen
to this speech which will accept for
Mr.. Bryan the nomination.
1t is said that this curious speech
Will ingeniously resent acquisitions
that have been rudely flung at Mr.,
Bryan accusing him of anarchial
proclivities and immature man
hood, 1t will also contain a large
number Of new and pleasing meta
phors never before used on any
American stage, However, it will
contain nothing in common with
crowns of thorns" or CROSSES Of
gold" and it is said no extracts of
speeches of Patrick Henry or Ben
Tillman will be used.
Mr.. Bryan will be exhibited by
Richard P. Bland, and the business
management, expenses, receipts,
etc, will be in charge of Arthur
Sewell.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-08-08
LEGTSLATING VALUES.

The free silver people claim that
all that is necessary to make %
cents of silver worth 100 cents is
for the government to say it shall
be worth 100 cents.
Well if that proposition is a we'll
established economic law and IS
practically demonstrated today in
free silver countries. Why don't
silver owners send their bullion to
Mexico, free coinage country, and
by paying a very small percentage
get it coined into dollars and then
exchange these dollars for gold or
some other commodity and thus
double their wealth?
They know that instead of get
ting a dollar worth 100 cents, they
would get a dollar worth no more
than the silver bullion it contained,
and that like any other commodity
would then exchange only for
its metal value.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-08-08
DON'T VOTE FOR REDUCED
WAGES.

Suppose we should have free coin
age and millions and billions Of
new dollars were rolled out by the
minis, how is the working man to
get any of them? They will not
be passed around free like cam
paign buttons at a ratification meet
ing. They will be earned only by
labor just as dollars have been
earned in the past. Bryan and
free silver will bring money to the
laboring man only as the reward of
honest toll.
But with this free coinage we
shall 60 to silver basis; that is,
instead of doing business with a
dollar worth 100 cents or with a
dollar interchangeable with one
worth 100 cents, We shall do bus
mess with a dollar worth little more
than so cents, the value Of the bull
lion in the silver dollar. We shall
have ''cheap" money, money which
will buy only half WHAT once did.
The cost of living will double al
most Immediately. Wages will be
on so cent silver basis just as
they are in Mexico and Brazil,
where this cheap silver money sys-
tenn in the last ten years has raised
the price of most everything ard
left wages unchanged. This going
to silver standard will unsettle
values generally, upset trade and
demoralize our finances fearfully,
but the man who will be hardest
hit is the laboring man who for a
long time will be paid in money
that is worth about half what it
formerly was.-P.-I.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-08-08
and false assertions should not be
made.
WAGES THE LAST THING TO
RISE.

There is only one way in which
the riot of high wages which free
silver is EXPECTED to inaugurate
could even leave the workingman
as well off as he is at present, and
that is by raising his wages just as
fast and as high as the prices are
raised of all the things which he
has to 90 to the market to buy.
But the experience of all initiation
periods has been that, while wages
have eventually risen as well as
other things, they have not risen
nearly as quickly nor as high. In
other words, the price of labor has
been the last thing to feel the lift
of an initiation movement.-Balti-
more Sun.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-08-08

In answer to Mr.. Clark's asser-
ton in the Review the other day,
that with a so, cent dollar passing
for dollar, that gold would appre-
ciate 100 per cent. as measured In
silver, or that it would take two
silver dollars to be worth one dol
lar Of the worlds money, and that
gold would leave the country. The
Review said granting this to be the
case, suppose that the gold did
leave the country and that 1t would
require two dollars in silver to be
worth as much as one dollar in
gold, wouldn't we be just as we'll
off, wouldn't the two silver dollars
go just as far as the gold dollar, and
could not two silver dollars be Sc
cured then just as easily as a dollar
in gold is now? The argument is
too light for hardly consideration.
The Review then would have us 90
to a silver basis, repudiate all
standing Indebtedness so per cent,
contract our circulating medin "
more than half by the disappear.
ance of our gold, destroy our credit
with the nations of the world, ruin
our business men, and place our
selves upon plain with the other
free silver nations ofthe world, and
all this to benefit few millionaire
mine owners, and elect Bryan pres
ident.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-08-08
PLUG HATS AND OVERAIJS

One of the speakers at the rather
tame Bryan ratification meeting in
Seattle Thursday night, in paying
his respects to the prominent dem
ocrats who had repudiated Bryan,
said that for every plug hat that
left the democratic party, three
pairs of overalls would come in."
The expression is more novel than
forceful. AS a declaration of faith
it simply shows the speakers con-
fdence in issues that appeal most
strongly to those who do their
thinking inside their overalls in
stead of inside their hats.-Tacoma
Ledger.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-08-08

EVER since the income tax was
adjudged unconstitutional, the pop
ulists and Altgeld type of politi-
cirns have been bowling down with
the supreme court. The democrats
in endorsing the principles of Alt
geld and other anarchists now pro-
pose to take a step in that direc-
ton. Their plank declaring against
"life tenure in the public service"
is aimed directly at the overthrow
Of the supreme court. The over
throw of the sdpreme court means
the overthrow of our present form
of government. When law and or
der had been destroyed, then Alt
geld and Bryan could revel in the
realization Of their ideal, and vent
in unmolested security the conyic-
tons of their distorted minds.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-08-08

Such a change would be little short
of revolutionary in its consequences
The founders of the government
intended that the supreme court
should be the bulwark of the con.
stitution. 1t would cease to be that
if it's judges should become mere
party creatures, subject to party
control. -New York Herald.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-08-08

THE new school of popocratic
economic science claims that gov
eminent fiat can make something
out of nothing; that a government
can be run without brains; that so
cents will make a dollar, and half
a man a president.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-08-08

EX-SENATOR SANDERS of Montana
says: The popocratic party has
become the magnet which draws to
itself every victim of discomfort and
every disciple of disorder.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-08-08

Il Half AGO

the Burlington Routes
New Short Line to the
East and South was OPP
ened for business.
During these 18months
thousands of travellers
have patronized it and by
so doing have not only
saved much valuable
time but have gained
new ideas of how a rail
road should be run.
They have learned
among other things that
Burlington traing are al
ways on time; that the
Burlington's track is in
comparably superior to
any other in the west;
that the phrase Comfort,
Speed and Safety means
something on the Bur
lington.
Omaha, Kansas City,
st. Louis, Chicago.
Write for information
about rates and trains.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-08-08

lRfxI A. ILL., Who can think
wlnTQn-Hn EnQl OF some simple
uuOtLlOO AI1 lOOO thing TO pateDr

Write JOHN WEDDERBURN & CO., Patent Atto d
neys, Washington, D. c., for their 418O prize oneI
and list OF two hundred inventions wanted.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-10-29

The great men OF America use, praise
and recommend DIR. Greene's Nervura.
Prominent people OF highest stand
ing, Governors, Mayors, Senators, Rep
rcscntatives, in fact, Statesmen in all
parts of our country, together with
Judges, Clergymen, Doctors, Newspa-
per Men, people whose names are
known and honored everywhere, pub
lish testimonials in strongest terms
concerning the great good which this
wonderful remedy, DIR. Greene's Merry
ura, has done them, their families and
friends, and recommending in most em-
phatic language all who are ailing in
any way and have need OF medicine, 10
by all means use this grandest of all
medical discoveries.
II is because DR.. Grccnc's Ncrvura
cures that tits so highly and so strongly
recommended by everybody.
lIpl Frederick W. Baldwin. OF Bar
ton, W.. adds another TO the long list
of eminent statesmen who powerfully
endorse the marvellous curative powers
OF Or. Grccnc's NcrYura, and give ear
ne, advice 90 the sick. thc weak, nerv-
ous. CysPep,ic, rundown, dehi!iiated
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-10-29

and discouraged to try this great rem
edy, feeling sure from their own ex-
perience OF its remarkable merits that
health and strength will in all cases
follow its use.
Hon. Mr.. Baldwin, Secretary of the
Senate, State Attorney of Vermont and
Chairman OF the Republican State Com
mittec, is one OF the foremost men of
this country. To show the honor in
which he is held by his state, it is only
necessary to say that at the last Presi-
Dental election he was elected Presi-
Dental Elector for Vermont and mes
sengcr TO carry the vote OF Vermont
To Washington. Such IS the eminent
standing of the man who tells you to
use DR.. Grecnc's Ncrvura if,you wish TO
get well. He says:
~ have long been acquainted WITH
the virtues and fame of DR.. Greene s
Ncrvura blood and nerve remedy, and
know of people among my friends who
have been helped by its use, and from
the general verdict from all sources
that have come to my attention, Icannot
do otherwise than commend IL. Make
usa Of this letter for the good of others
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-10-29
SECRETARY OF THE SENATES RINGING WORDS.
One Of the Greatest and Crandes Testimonials Ever Written
Given to Dr.. Geene's NeNura.
Frederick W. Baldwin, Secty the Senate State Attorney
and Chairman of the Republican State Committee Gives
Unqualified Endorsement and Recommendation to DR..
Creene's Nervura.

But while the great and honored OF
our country use and recommend all to
use DIR. Greene's Nervura, it Is among
the common people, those in the ordi-
nary walks of life that on account OF
their vast numbers, the marvellous and
extraordinary benefit, the numberless
cures, the remarkable restorations TO
health by this most wonderful of reme-
dies, can be daily and constantly OBJ
served. DR.. Grcene's Nervura Is dis
tinctively the medicine OF the people.
Its discovery was for the people, IL
cures the people and it stands to-day
unrivaled as the peoples remedy.
IL makes those who use IL strong and
well.
II is the prescription and discovery OF
our most successful specialist in cur
ing nervous and chronic diseases, DIR.
Greene, of IS West 14th ST., New
York City, and wac used for years
in his enormous practice before given
broadcast to the people as the great
est restorcr of health in the worlds
history. DIR. Greene can be con-
suited free of charge, personally or
by letter.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-10-29
Lafayette'n Souvenir Dox.

When Lafayette returned to France
after his visit to the United States he
brought with him "a box which is Ger.
tainly one Of the most remarkable ever
made. This box is mado Of wood, but
each piece Of wood has most interest.
ing history
The body Of the box is made of black
walnut from Philadelphia and was
taken from tree which in 1918 spread
its branches i'll front of tho hall in
which the Declaration of Independence
was made. The lid is formed of four
pieces. The first is made from part of
branch Of "a forest tree, the last sur
vivor Of those which saw the founda-
tions of Philadelphia laid. The second
piece is of oak, relic of the first bridge
built, in 1888, over the little river Cana
ro. This particular piece was found in
1928 buried at depth of about six feet
below the present level of the soil The
third is a bit Of the celebrated elm un.
der which Penn made his first treaty
with Schachamaxum. The tree died of
old age in 1910, but one of its saplings,
it is said, still flourishes in the public
garden Of Philadelphia. The fourth
piece has still more ancient associations.
1t is piece of the first house built by
European hands on American soil. 1t is
a piece Of mahogany from the house
built and occupied by Christopher CO.
lumbus in 1496.
This box is now in private collec.
ton, but / am unable to trace it.
Springfield Republican.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-10-29
She Wanted something Now.

George" she whispered, "a she
crept little closer and placed her right
auricular against his left hand second
story vest pocket, George, want to
ask you question: very important
one: Why do you allude to papa as II
pirate? Surely you must have some good
reason for doing so.
IL have, indeed" responded George,
with dreamy, faraway lCok in his
eyes; "pirates board people, you know.
and I expect your father, if my plans
work all right, TO eventually board me.
See?"
"Oh, how clever you are, GeorgeI
Do you know, was awfully afraid you
were going to get of that ancient chest
nut about his being such an old free
booter, and I'm so glad you didn't, be-
cause all the fellows I've had for five
years past have said that, and / was
longing for something new."
And with contented little sigh she
inserted her northeast ear deeper than
ever in Georges upper left hand vest
pocket and settled down for the even
ing New York Sunday World.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-10-29
The Late Mayor Clancy.

The mayor was dead. and three Irish
day laborers were submitting his char
acter TO post mortem examination.
He wor good man." Mccarthy
said perfunctorily. "Av coorse he had
his fa'lts-ivery wan nv us has 'em. "
"Yis, he had his fa'lts," observed
O'Toole, IAN whole Oh don't behave in
sphakin i'll NV the dead-hiven rest his
soul-they do be afther tellin me Mayor
Clancy bate the worruld rs liarr"
"Roight yez are. Dinnis, said Deg
nal; Tho hardly seemed to know the
truth.
Know the truth?" repeated O'Toole.
why, Mayor Clancy didn't aven have
sphakin acquaintance wild it. Dyez
reminder the tonne he promised tin
good Dimmycrats the same place in the
public worruks department an thin gev
it to Moogwump afther all?'
"lndade Oi do" Degnan said rue
fully. "Oi was wan av the tin"
"Oh, WELL livery man lies in his day, "
Mccarthy said philosophically.
But Clancy's day was livery day an
a tin hour day at that Nothin could
sthop him, ventured Degnan. "Oi saw
Sullivan little whole ago, an he seq
that up at city hall"--
''Nothin could sthop him?" inter-
rupted Mccarthy. ''Shure death has
sthopped him."
death is it?" cried Degnan. "Well,
death or no death, Sullivan says Clan
cy's not only lyin, but lyin in state at
city hall this minuter-Up to Date.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-10-29
His TiIne Coming.

"BahW said the aged person in scorn.
"You are not old enough to vote any
way"
NO" said the youth. the light of
conscious superiority shining in his
eyes, but l am young enough to play
football after your little old political
campaign is over and forgotten. A"
Tossing his leonine locks back, he
strobe springily adown the thorough
fare. Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-10-29
q Terrible Record.

Members of parliamentary bodies
sometimes like to satirize their deliver
ances as whole as well as to make fun
distinctly and individually Of one an
other. One day member Of great
legislative body was conversing with a
gentleman when another member came
mp.
'"Allow me-" said the first member,
"to introduce to you Mr.. Blank, the
man who has written ihore stupidities
than any other living person.
"Ah," said the second member, IAN
editor?''
"No. He's the official stenographer
OF the house. "-Youth's Companion.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-10-29
Tho Smallest Human Rrnin.

DIR. Gore has furnished the Anthropo-
logical society with an account Of the
smallest adult human brain ever exam
ined by professional anatomist or phys.
iologist. 1t is well known fact that
the brain of the adult male averages 49
ounces, the female 431a ounces. The
adult human being who had the small.
est brain ever weighed was female OF
az years Of age. She was feet high,
and her intellect was infantile. The
brain, without the membranes, weighed
10 ounces and B grains. being the small.
est mature brain on record. ST. Louis
Republio.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-10-29
A Confusion OF Terms.

"Has your husband given much
thought to the political situation?" said
one woman.
YES" replied the other; 81 guess
he'll take any that's offered him after
the election"
ANY what?"
ANY political situation. He says he
needs the salary. Washington Star.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-10-29
Mixed His Metaphor,

II hear tho crowd chased Bilworthy
out Of the hall when he tried to make
a speech.
TOO bad, poor fellow. He tried to
say something about his party pulling
the fetters from the leg Of labor and got
it pulling the leg Of labor. "-Cincin-
natl Enquirer.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-10-29
His Mistake.

Brown-This Billy the Biffer, the
new English middleweight. is we'll
known on the other side, is no not?
Robinson-Very well, indeed. II he
had given his attention to verse instead
of prose, ho might have been poet lau.
reate. Truth.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-10-29
A Slave to Custom.

"You have been 80 years in the pub
lie service and arc rich and indepepd-
ent. Tell me, judge, why do you not
retire on q pension?'
Because if should do that would
not get my annual vacation. File
gende Blatter
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-10-29
An Injured Innooent.

"Jedge, yoh honoh," said Erastus
Pinkley, "I'ze unjus'ly 'oused. Iwarn't
playin no policy"
"But you were found with the policy
slips in your possession.
Dem warn't no policy slips. jedge,
yoh honoh. was jes' figgerin ont how
de different states is gwine ter 30 next
November. "-Washington Star.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-10-29
Clearly Defined.

Aunt Clarissa, what is procipi-
tancy?"
1T is turning the gas out before you
look to see if there is man under the
bed. Chicago Record.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-10-29
Made Promises.

"How did Senator b. get the sobri-
quet 'PawnbrokerT
"On account of his unredeemed
pledges, understand. "-Dotroit News.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-10-29
UnnnsMcrnhle.

Policoman-vYbn tsad better come
along quietly and not make any trouble.
Pickpocket-G'yarn. Not give you
trouble. Whore'd your job be if it
warn't for the likes o. us?-Judy.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-10-29
A Noted Spenker.

THAT fellow Jenkins is great poll.
tician. You see his speeches i'll the pa
pers almost every morning"
jenkins? jenkins? / never heard Of
him. "
'Of course not. He is always report.
ed as '(Voice in the audience). ~
Truth.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-10-29
A Boon For Unfortunates.

A shoemaker had this card in his
window:
Amy respectable man, woman or
child can have n fit in this shop. -
Manchester News.