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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-07-02
lis ...... 10. l41. "a IS, 900, 500. $50 e, asl. oos, O7s

Totals ...... 10. l41. IA IS. 900. 500. l50 81. 65l. 0O8. O75
Will these 10, 900. 900 Shylocks sit
idly by and see their dollar decline to
so cents when they can, by depositing
slips of paper in a little box. prevent
any decline whatever? But there are
others who will help them. There are
07O. 524 pensioners on our government
and $50, 951 Of them are voters. IF paid
in dollars worth only so cents. these
would lose one. half Of the &14O, 959, 361
which they now receive annually. Fret
coinage would be an easy method of
cutting down u pension account, but
will it meet with the approval Of our
veterans? It means not only a loss to
them of $40, 600, 600, but this amount
every year, or 800, 900, 600 in ten years.
Then there are the z, 900, 600 life in
surance Shylocks who will vote to have
their "a, 2O2, S57, 1923 in policies paid in
the same kind Of money as were their
premiums. About $500, 600 more Shy
locks arc members of cooperative and
mutual aid societies and are creditors
to the extent of IS, 1874, 87O. 936. Nearly
1000, 900 more Shylocks have $816,
$685. to their credit in the numerous
industrial companies Of this country.
In truth not only Wall street, but the
woods and the prairies are full of these
money sharks. If the most Of them vote,
az they are likely to do. in favor of hon
est money there will be no help for the
''poor" debtors. They will have to re-
turn all they borrowed or have their
mortgages foreclosed.
But worst of all there are only 4, IT,
89S Of these (mortgage) debtors They
cannot cast half as many votes a. the
Shylocka These poor" debtors are
mostly in our large cities and have
mortgages of from %. 900 to 81. OOO, 600
hanging oven them. Just think Of It'll
A poor debtor with q $50. 600 mort
gage! It may surprise the average Popu-
list to learn that the debtors are the
rich and enterprising. and that they are
the owners Of steam and street rail
roads, gas telephone and electric light
companies, and manufacturing and mer-
camille corporations and companies.
These facts are likely to upset the
best laid plans Of politicians some fine
day next November. The average silver
politician may know much about the
ratio Of Is to /, but he knows but. little
about the ratio between tho debtors and
creditors Of tho country. He will have
to learn it by experience. byron w.
Holt.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-07-02
All Prices Would Advances.

Let these farmers who believe free
silver will ca,:sc Tie prices Of farm
products to advance ask themselves this
simple question, Will free silver cause
wheat TO advance to 81 q bushel, or corn
to so cents . bushcl. and not cause . e1O
suit Of clothes to advance to $40, a. 4
u hat to ~? Can it be possible that
any intelligent farmer believes free stl-
9 will advance the price M the prod
ucts Of his labor and not tho price q
tho products Il every other mans Labor
Henderson (Ky.) Sun.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-07-02
Some .ixtccn to Ono Log: &c.

O
Mexico has f.ec s.lytr. The Mexican,
people are vciy poor. Therefore. W,
want free silver.
Wages III this country are too low
Wages are higher hero and in all the
gold standard countries than in China.
India and other silver using nations.
Therefore. we want free silver.
We believe in the double standard
under which both metals will be used
to measure values. Free coinage at l6
to 1 will drive out all our gold and put
our currency On the silver basis. There
fore, we want free silver.
We favor an honest dollar which shall
be just to all the people. The adoption
Of the silver standard will enable debt.
ors to repudiate one-half of their obliga.
tions. Therefore, we want free silver.
Gold dollars are too scarce and dea,
TO serve rs money Of the people. Unde,
free coinage II silver dollar will alway:
be worth just ~ much rs a gold dollar
Therefore. we want free silver.
Tho government can make so cent
worth Of metal worth 100 cents in gol,
by stamping it lone dollar" Unde,
free coinage such a dollar would bu,
only half as much goods as a gold dol
lar-that is, it would be worth only
half AZ much. Therefore, we want fret
silver.
The prosperity Of the American peo-
pie depends on the amount of wealth
produced and the fairness with which
it is distributed among the producers.
Measuring products in silver instead of
gold would neither create any more
wealth nor distribute it more justly.
Therefore, we want free silver.
The country is suffering because there
is not half enough money to do business
with. As Soon as u free coinage law il
passed our 5000, 900. 900 in gold will all
be withdrawn, and we shall lose all
that amount from circulation. There
fore. we want free silver.
There is something wrong with the
country somehow, though we DON,
know what it is nor how to IRE it.
But everything will come all right if q
lot Of cheap money agitators are elected
to congress, &c now and everlastingly
we want free silver. Whidden Ora.
ham.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-07-02

In 1892 it was nip and tuck between
the Democrats and Republicans in Mich
igan. In 1894 the Democrats put . dis
tinguished and popular man up for gov
ornor ON q straight IS to l platform,
making that the issue. and the majority
against him was lO8, 992. In less thar
six months there happened to DO another
state election, and the Democrats still
clung to 10 to l. and in . midyear con
test, as 1t was, the majority against
them amounted to so. 4O7. That wa
enough for them This year they tic
themselves to sound money.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-07-02
How 70 Tell Good Money.

Henri Cernuschi is an eminent polit.
ical economist and an able advocate Of
international bimetallism. He is often
quoted by free coinage advocates who
would never accept his test for good and
bad money. It il a. follows: 1T II by
the ordeal Of fro that money can be
tried. The coins which. being melted
down, retain the entire value for which
they were legal tender before they were
melted down. arc good money. Those
which do not retain II are not good
money"
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-07-02
All kinds q Rsassaa.

Not only does every consideration Of
honor and patriotism command us TO
stand for sound currency. but considers-
lions Of expediency = well. There IL q
probable presidency in sound currency.
There il nothing but disaster In free Ill.
ver.-Utca Observer.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-07-02
GREAT BARGAINS "a
PRICES OF ALL GOODS ADVANCED FIFTY
PER CENT.

EVERYTHING MARKED UP.
IF ANY LINE OF GOODS is TOO CHEAP
FOR OUR CUSTOMERS, A DISCOUNT OF
TEN PER CENT WILL BE ADDED.
We GUARANTEE THAT ARTICLES
BOUGHT FROM US WILL. COST MORE THAN
THE SAME QUALITY CAN BE HAD FOR
ELSEWHERE.
A Special Lot of women's Hats, Former
Price $3.50, Now Going ut 81.
Best Sugar-So!d ut Other Stores for 8 cents
Per Pound, Our rie, II CENTS.
One Hundred Suits Ia,ys' Clothing, Cost &. q:
Each. Sacri3, I'D at in.y $l2.
Equally -: Advance III Price Ut All Other
Goods in Stool
Come Early and Ayc, tnc I.ush. as This Tn
pur;illc!cd Sale N.3i Cas- Last wo Weeks
All persons who prefer IT, buy Gear goods.
prices. " Ill pic.lsD send tin..r or4urs to tho iirn
If
sIEWART. BLAND, ALTCELD. TELLEi
g. 90,
~.lealcrs III (l.s..p Nor y Notions, Hirh Iric.s
Arguments. Fr. y Liver i.n;ru.ns and
Dear Goc,. ihror!.
Weekly Hard Tin.ss How her. Pclieryillc, Ca
laility county, h. u.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-07-02
STREET.
-. .SHYLOCkS.
WHO THEY ARE-ENOu0H or THEM
70 DEFEAT ALL CHEAP
MONEY SCHEMES

Estimate Of What FREQ Coinage Would
Cost Some Of Our Shylooks-Billions Of
Dollars Of Savings Would Re Sacrificed
ON the Sixteen 70 One Altar-Tho Poor"
Debtors who Owa Our Railroads ard
Corporations.
One of the many delusions back Of
the free coinage sophistry is that there
are a few wealthy creditors and millions
Of poor debtors in this country. Upon
this assumption it is argued that cheap
money will make it easy for the mass
Of debtors to clear their farms and homes
from mortgages held by the Shylocks Of
Wall street. Let us see now who are
these Shylocks and who are the creditors
OF this country.
Every one who has q deposit In a saw
ings o. other bank, every holder of q
life insurance policy, every pensioner,
every member Of a building and loan
association, every member of aid and
benefit associations, every owner Of q
government bond. every whose sal
airy or wages are paid only after services
or labor is performed-these are some
Of the creditor classes These are the
Shylocks who have a mortgage ON this
country and who are to be done out Of
half of their savings by the slick Is TO-
scheme. In truth these Shylocks not
only " the country, but they have
votes enough to compel the "pOor"
debtors to pay in honest money. Let us
enumcrate some Of them who hoard their
wealth in banks and loan it out at
''usurious" rates of interest, and see
how much they would lose under free
coinage and with 80 sent dollars:
No; Of deposit Amount Loss undo'
shareholders. deposits. coinage.
Savings ks 4,S75, $40 81, $40, 57 ,OS 500, 296, 5ll
Natl banks 100000 l,7Ol, 068, 52l $50, sea, 76l
F Fss:s s,.' },.sa.oo 9. i: =: g g So g, .!
In .&T.Co.sJ so, esq., 57 273, SEQ, SO
BIS L.As'ns l.745. 725 $50. 667, 504 225, $50, 77
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-09-02
Halls Catarrh Cure
Is taken internally. Price 75c.

WOMEN have to marry to prove that they
have had chance.
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Not After . Negative.

She was an amateur photographer
and had been showing him the results
of her work.
"You developed all these negatives
YOURSELF" he said, inquiringly.
"All myself" she answered, proudly.
'.That's what frightens me and makes
me hesitate" he said, thoughtfully.
'You see, there's a question I'd like to
ask, if I thought you could develop
an affirmative"
Being a wise girl, she wasted no
time in assuring him that she could
if the conditions were right, and he
discovered in little less than a min
ute that the conditions were just right
and that the process of developing
an affirmative was all that has been
claimed for it by the most enthusiastic
of lovers.-Chicago Post
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-09-02
A LITTLE NONSENSE.

-Pallette-"Has young Dauber any
artistic ability ?" Mahlstick-"Well, I've
seen him draw cork with great sue
cess."-Baltimore Life.
Yes; l realize that Jack was fast
before our marriage, so made an allow
ance for him." "Yes; but how, pray"
"Well, till recently by teaching music.
but I'm now trying stenography."-
Brooklyn Life.
Mrs. Motherby-"How are you get
ting on with your singing lessons,
Kate? Miss Screecher-"Well, think
1 must be improving. 1 notice, any
way, that when I practice now the
neighbors don't come and ring the door
bell to protest" Bonneville Journal.
"A Dallas merchant has clerk who
is very valuable man, and whom he
could not very well replace. The clerk
understands that, and is continually
asking for raise. The last time his
employer said: "You say you can't
live on $25 week? All right; I'll raise
your salary to $50. Will that do?" "No,
it won't do. Now that my salary is
raised to $50, I am going to get married,
and I'll need more."-Texas Sitter.
The charming girl IN the baby
blue shirt waist yawned behind her
translucent fingers. "What il the mat
ter, Lucia? ?" queried the tall girl with
the court plaster mole. The fair yawner
ran her eyes over the 2iazzaful of girls
and then gazed at the solitary young
man coming up the board walk.
There's too much sixteen to one III this
business to suit me" she lazily drawled,
and yawned again.-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
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"with that the lights faded to the

"With that the lights faded to the
dimness of deep twilight, and there fol-
lowed the darkness of dungeon. OPP
posite me as if in life was the image OF
the sweet and beautiful woman you
know as Mrs. Robeley. Never before
had 1 been dominated by the tender
passion, but there / was fathoms deep
in love with what might have been an
enchanting illusion or superb paint
ing. So deeply was I impressed that
after leaving in a bewilderment of doubt
l sketched the magnificent creature so
indelibly impressed upon my memory.
Eighteen months later l was in
southern California enjoying the medic
inal virtues of the climate, and finding
subjects in some of the delightful
scenery. One morning l had my easel
at the edge of wooded precipice over
looking a charming spread of land
scape. The velvet carpeting of grass
and moss had failed to warn me of APP
preaching footsteps, and when l turned
it was the startled movement caused
by a half-suppressed scream. There
were two ladies, the elder anXiOusly
supporting the younger, whose face was
blanched and whose eyes were fastened
upon me as though were terrifying
apparition. 1t was the girl Indian
sorceress had shown me in Paris; but
what did she know Of me? AS she sank
down under the weight of her emotions
1 FASTENED to a nearby spring for water,
and when returned her eyes were upon
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me in that same fixed and troubled
look.
"'What can be the matter, daughter?
You have always been so strong and so
vigorous
"Is your name Henry Morton p asked
the younger of me, without needing the
mothers question.
cit is Wilton Robeley,' 1 responded,
quietly. At that instant it flashed upon
me that in desire to conceal my iden-
Ety I had given the name of Henry
Morton to the fortune teller. Then
with the inspiration of an anxious lover
1 added: But l have cousin of that
name who bears striking resemblance
to me-
my immediate reward was revival
of strength and spirits on the part Of
the young lady. The mother intro
duced herself as Mrs. Gilsen, her daugh-
ter as Miss Gilsen, and then said: Lucy,
we had best get back to the hotel
"'Lucy Gilsen?' and yet it was her
presence that had been conjured up as
my bride to be. She was the girl of my
sketch and my dreams. The next day
I called at the hotel to inquire after Der.
1 called often. We walked, drove, paint
Ell and boated together. came to know
through the intuition of love that she
was not Indifferent to me. One even
ing as we drifted lazily through the
water lilies she handed me sketch OF
| myself and asked: is that picture of
Henry Morton?
"'It's perfect I answered, though
dumfounded. A shadow of anger
crossed her face, and she was about TO
tear the picture to pieces when caught
her hands and suddenly showed the re-
production of herself that had made in
| Paris. 1t was her turn to be surprised
and when 1 told her of my experience
at the fortune teller's on Rue de Bouges
giving her the date, she quickly ex-
claimed:
"'Why, I was there with Marcia Ar
mold Mamma and 1 did Europe that
season, and we two girls visited tina,
Indian princess just for lark. That
was where saw Henry Morton, whom
l was told fate had decreed as my flu
ture husband
"Before we rowed home it was all ex
planned, and the sequel of our strange
experience was happy marriage. The
dusky prophecies who had confused the
name of the two girls was cultivated
fraud. 1t was all trick of the mir
rors, ladies. Free Press.
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OF GENERAL INTEREST.

The dowager empress of Russia's
magnificent Danish bloodhounds created
considerable interest during her visit
to Nice. They had round their thick
bull necks broad silver curb chains.
The most accepted ancient theory
of language declared that words were
limitations of natural sounds, and the
face thai every language contains such
words is regarded as strong confirma-
tion Of the theory.
The street superintendent of Mag
ara Falls, N. Y, has been suspended
by the mayor because he would not
clean the streets of the city OH Sunday,
as ordered by the common council. The
affair has created much excitement and
the Sunday and anti Sunday people are
preparing for a vigorous fight.
"A centenarian in the Newry work.
house, being troubled with asthma, tried
to relieve himself by opening his chest
with cobbler's knife, as he said; ito
let out the wind" II was thought to be
an attempt at suicide, but the man had
done the same thing before and had
obtained relief in breathing, he said.
The large rate of increase in the in
corporations of social clubs with the
secretary of state of New York since
the advent of the Raines law is causing
much comment among state officials.
The number of such clubs incorporated
from May to July 10 was 1874, as COM
pared with 1874 during the same period
last year.
"A captive balloon at Montpelier,
France, provided the town with ex-
element one evening recently. While
five persons, two Of them women, were
in the car, the rope became wound
around factory chimney. which it
brought down. The balloon fell with
it, but no sooner had the passengers
been taken out than it rose again about
$50 feet and blew up with loud re-
port.
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woman's pretensions and lay awake half
the night assuring myself that would
never seek her out, 1 was at her door
ten minutes before the appointed time
next day. She had either assumed her
professional air or was under the spell
of her supernatural attachments. Twill
not describe the Inner Temple of Mys-
teries' to which she conducted me, but
In the weird effect of its hangings, gro
tesque carvings and mythical symbols
it challenged the most hardened skep-
ticism. Throwing the white light of a
golden lamp upon my face with apow-
erful reflector, she generalized upon my
past life as any shrewd judge of human
nature might do. Then suddenly knit
ting her brows and leaning closer she
slowly spelled cut Marcia Arnold
"'That is the name of thegirl you will
marry abe announced, in dreamy
voice, and there You see her.
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NO NEwsBoYS IN BERLIN.
Papers Are Delivered by Women In the
Capital of Germany. \

Capital of Germany.
Newsboys are unknown in Berlin.
Who could fancy Londoner or New
Yorker on the omnibus or the elevated
without his newspaper? In the Ger
man capital it is different. Every day at
a stated hour the newspaper is brought
to ones door (be it that of rich man or
poor by newspaper woman, and read
leisurely at the morning "freuhstueck'
or evening meal. This so-called "abon-
nement" plan is far wider practiced in
Berlin than the habit of buying at the
newsdealers' stands. The latter are,
nevertheless, well known here, and are
in themselves a popularity of the Ger
man capital. Small stands are erected,
generally on the corner of some prom
inent street, such as Inter den Linden,
the Friedrich and Potsdamer, well
stocked with newspapers, magazines
and often drinks of all kinds, and pre-
sided over by men and women. Each
newsdealer has, besides the chance
buyer, his or her own private patronage,
and it would be considered grave Of
tense for one of these ''stiddys" to buy
his paper at any other stand.
There are many odd types among the
newsdealers. In many Instances their
individuality is striking enough to give
them celebrity. "Bulow Marie" for in
stance, is known the world over. She
was loved by the great musician, Won
Bulow, and was familiar with all the
masters of Berlin.
All who have visited Berlin must re-
member the little wooden booth at the
Potsdamer gate, where, be it summer,
when the chestnut trees on the nearby
flowing canal are in full bloom, or in
winter, when the bleak winds are blow
ing, over which a stout, motherly look
ing woman, with bright red cheeks and
CHEEKY blue eyes, is nearly always pre-
siding. "Bulow Marie" loves music.
Bulow made her conspicuous by his
fiattering attentions. He often stopped
to chat with her at the Thor.
At the end of one of his last concel is
"Bulow Marie testified her deep adj
miration for him by kissing him heart
lily on both cheeks as he was about to
get into his carriage.
The composer MosZkoWsk1 is announcer
of her friends, along with many of the
Berlin opera stars. The youths and
maidens of the neighboring conserva-
tory regard her with considerable awe.
Any new bit of musical gossip over
some famous composer or director, the
latest opera, or composition, the death
of some great pianist, criticisms OF
Sarasate, D'Albert and Mascagni, any
thing, everything musical, must be dis
cussed with "Bulow Marie" She al
ways knows where Moszkowski is to be
found, whether Joachim is at home, and
how Frau Sucher is singing.
There is locally celebrated anarchist
at another paper booth, and at another
a genuine baron of most aristocratic
connections, points his mustache and
twirls his cane while dealing out news
papers to passing purchasers.-Berlin
Cor. N. Y. Press.
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mysticism" replied the rich Mrs. Aus
tyn, his friend and patron. "You have
never shown any patience with the
charlatans who pretend to expose ana
expound the secrets that wise Provi-
dence has ordained we should not
fathom. And yet you are taxing our
credulity with statement that would
be marvellous. if true"
81 must insist upon my veracity In
this instance," smiled the artist.
"Now don't stop to argue, mamma,
urged the elder of the Austyn girls.
''There is a story in this, and after Mr..
Robeley has told it you can reclaim him
from the darkness of his superstitions
and air your theories. Now do tell us
all about it," and three pretty sisters
sighed their curiosity in chorus.
''Just so you don't ask me to ex-
plain" said the artist, with quizzical
look. 81 shall give you the remarkable
facts and leave you to wrestie with
them. Eight years ago was in Paris,
pursuing my studies, and lived the life
of Bohemian from choice rather than
from necessity. We fellows held the
responsibilities of life very lightly and
laughed at all human phenomena that
would not yield to the test of material
ism. I was chief among the scoffers,
and found barefaced fraud in every
thing from clairvoyancy to the pierre
ing of the future through the medium
of tea grounds.
"Then as now 1 occasionally broke
entirely away from my usual surround
ings and was one day sauntering alone
through Rue de Bouges. AS passed
one of the most pretentious houses I
was startled by scream for help and
dashed through the open doorway, to
find woman battling with flames that
with great leaps and flashes were con-
Stunning the white draperies of what
struck me as a consecrated altar out
of place. Our combined efforts soon
mastered the incfpient confagration.
AS the woman anointed my hands with
some soothing lotion saw that she was
as dark as gypsy. Her hair rippled
back from her forehead in waves of blue
black, her eyes were brilliant in the
same deep coloring, and her strong,
even teeth suggested polished ivory.
She was an amazon in size, yet the
sweeping curves of beauty were such
as to fascinate the artist, while her
smotions were as supple and graceful
as those of tiger.
"'You are gentleman, and there is
but one way in which l can offer return
for your services she said, as TUNED
to leave. Her voice was soft as the
notes of the flute and her accent gave
unsupported charms to my mother
tongue. 4 was born of royal blood in
India. Through study of the sacred
yedas and the pure doctrine of Karma
1 attained the power of divination.
Your people would classify me among
fortune tellers; but l am poles apart
from the vulgar humbugs that trade
upon ignorance and superstition.
Promise you will come tomorrow, for
I am upset by this accident. Then I
will be both your historian and your
prophet. / shall count on you, m'seur.'
Though 1 mentally sneered at the
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"WHo was best man at the wedding?"
1.-THE brides father, If cheerfulness counts
for anything. PUCK