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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-08-07
$500 Chicago to st. Paul and Re-
turn.

On account of the G. A. r. Encamp-
ment The North Western Line Chicago
& Northwestern Railway will, on
August 81 and September 1, 1896, sell
excursion tickets from Chicago to st.
Paul and return at rate of $500 for the
round trip, good for return passage until
September Is, with privilege of further
extension to September 80, 1896. For
tickets and full information apply to
agents of connecting lines, or address
H. A. Gross, G. E. P. A., 423 Broad
way, New York.
J. E. Britain. N. E. P. A., State
street, Boston, Mass.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-08-07
Commissioners Notice.
IRA c. LAwRENCE's ERTATE.

The subscribers, having been appointed by
of Caledonia, commissioners to receive, ex-
anime and adjust all claims and demands of all
persons against the estate OF Ira c. Law
renee. late of Danville, in said district, de-
ceased, and the term of six months from the
25th day of July 1896, being allowed by
said court to the creditors of said deceased
to exhibit and prove their respective claims
before us: Give notice that we will attend
to the duties of our appointment at the
Passumpsic Savings Bank in st. Johnsbury
in said district on the 25th day of August
and the 18th day of January, 1897, next at
/ O'Clock in the afternoon on each of said
days.
c. A. SYLVESTER,
EMERSON HALL,
Commissioners.
July 20, A. d. 1896.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-08-07
The Little White Lamb.

Green are the pastures of Sleepy Land,
Fresh are the fields and fair;
Wide are the ways to its Wonder fold
And my little lamb is there.
Blue are the skies of Sleepy Land;
Clear are the brooks and bright;
With a shepherd dream to the Siumber Gate
Went my little lamb last night.
o, tall dream hepherd, pray you, hear!
Fair though your pastures be;
Let down the bars and bring once more
My little white lamb to me
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-08-07
For all kinds of
PICTURES and
PHOTOGRAPHS.
Go to :.
BALCH's,
"a Eastern Avenue.
Commissioners Notice.

ASENATH S. HALLETT'S ESTATE.
The subscribers, having been appointed by
the honorable probate court for the district
of Caledonia, commissioners to receive, ex-
anime, and adjust all claims and demands OF
all persons against the estate OF Asenath S.
Hailett, late of st. .Johnsbury in said
district. deceased, and the term of six months
from the Goth day of July, 1896, being
deceased, to exhibit and prove their respec-
tive claims before US: Give notice that we
will attend to the duties of our appointment
at the store of E. T. & H. X. Ide in St.
.Johnsbury, in said district, on the oath day
of August and the 22d day of February
next, at O'Clock in the afternoon, on each
of said days. .
c. H. STEVENS,
E. T. IDE,
Comm ssioners
St. Johnsbury, VT. July 81, A. D.. 1896.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-08-07

The tub-factory of S. A. & {. w.
Brownell at Essex Junction, with con-
tents, was totally destroyed by fire last
Friday night. Loss, $4,000; insurance,
$500.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-08-07
MAINE CENTRAL R. R.

Through the White Mountains
To Lancaster, Coebrook, North Conway,
Boston, Portland. Lewiston, Bangor, Bar
Harbor and st. John.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-08-07
Takes Two Five Cent Cakes

To wash as many clothes as an 8 cent
bar of heavy-bodied, Harmless soap.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-08-07
Takes Two Five Cent Cakes

To wash as many clothes as an s cent
bar of heavy-bodied, Harmless soap.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-10-02
The Gold Rug Must be Bro ken.

This is year when the power of the gold
ring, the oppressive trusts and constituencies
monopolies must be broken if the republic is
to live, and prosperity, happiness and hope
once more gladden. the homes of Americas
millions. In the presence of this tremendous
issue no patriot can afford to split hairs or range
himself directly or indirectly against that noble
tribune of the people, that Statesman who has
terrified the hosts of Mammou ON both sides NJ
the Atlantic, who dwells in the city which
bears the name of the great commoner and
emancipation. Bryan is our second Lincoln
The Arena
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-10-02

THE constitution says the government alone
has the power to "coin" money. The gold
bugs say the government has no right to issue
money Are the gold gamblers and money
mongers of this country and Europe bigger
than the government of the United States ?
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-10-02
John SHERMAN AND THE SOLDIER.

JOHN SHERMAN AND THE SOLDIER.
creditors here is the 100000 Union soldiers and
their widows and orphans, who are creditors OF
the United States to the amount of over $780,
900, 900 year for services and sacrifices in the
Union army. 1t would be an act of perhdy
and meannesss beyond expression for this great
country to pay them with less purchasing pow
er than gold coin merely because the over-pro-
duction of silver in the United States has re-
duced the market value of silver bullion
contained in silver dollar. TO take advantage
of this decline in order to reduce this pittance
to those pensioners is worse than to rob the
graves of the dead'
Good John! His race is nearly run. Heaven
opens its doors to receive him; but when John
was YOUNGER and Heaven was afar off, John
did not hesitate to pay the soldiers wages in
money that was only worth SO cents in gold
coin. Later, John had contract changed
that called for 'lawful money! so as to call for
"coin," and John always stuck to it that coin
meant gold. In those days, John worked for
the nd-holder. Now that eternity draws
near, and he feels that Saint Peter will soon
demand his passport, Johns heart is overflow
ing with sympathy for the old soldier. He for
gets that the old soldier is a.patriot, and will
take, in pensions, any kind of money the gov
eminent declares is legal tender. The old
soldier never asked for coin. He took the 49,
cent dollar without 1nurmur. And John
also forgets that whatever the government de-
clares is one hundred cents Us one hundred
cents-no more, no less. Somebody may ask
a premium on some one kind of money, but if
the government is Just, it will declare that no
man may collect premium; and then dollar
of one kind will be just as good as dollar of
another kind.
John also forgets that the old soldiers have
children-lots of children-and child of an
old soldier is worth twice as much to society as
John and the whole Rothschild outfit. Any
old soldier will admit that his child's happiness
is worth thousand pensions-and this gives
another view of the case. Is the gold coin
as good money for the old soldiers child as
both gold and silver coin? That is the ques-
ton. What does John think of the question
presented from the standpoint of the old SOL
diers' babies, and grand-babies, and great
grand babies? Are the children of the old
soldiers dearer to John than the Rothschilds?
John will not dare to answer our question from
the children's standpoint. He is not so fond
of children as he is of the money power and
his great financial system that robbed the many
to give to the few. We answer TIE question
from the heart of an old soldier, and we say
that better far that the bones of old soldiers lie
bleaching on the battlefield of liberty than
that the children should be serfs.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-10-02

MRS. LEASE is working for the free-silver
cause in Minnesota, and reports the sentiment
growing rapidly in that state.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-10-02

THE silver "corpse" is mighty lively.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-10-02

AS matter of fact, the Republicans of Kali
sas have given up the state, but they are tell
ing Mark Hanna that if he will put up enough
"dough'' to keep an army of speakers in the
state, there is a show of carrying the state for
Mckinley. They know they can't carry the
state, but so long as Hanna's bar'l is on tap,
they are going to "pull his leg" Hanna, in
turn, is pulling the legs of John D. Rockefeller
and the other big millionaires. The only OBJ
ject in keeping these speakers in the field is to
bleed the fellows who are putting up the cash.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-10-02

REPUBLICANS who are opposed to Morrill,
held a convention at Topeka, Wednesday, and
governor, and A. H. Vance, of Topeka, for
encouragement, The remainder of the ticket
is left blank. 1t is called the Independent
Party OF Kansas,
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-10-02

A CERTAIN gold-bug speaker and "leader,"
of this city, said to the writer, the other even
ing, that Senator Stewart voted for the "crime
of 49," Senator Stewart was not in the SELL
ate in 1873. Being resident of Colorado at
that time, it was impossible for him to be
member of the senate, for Colorado was not adj
mitted to the Union until 1876. These gold
bugs are very bright set of fellows
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-10-02

For months, the Topeka papers have been
booming blowout which they insisted would
be rou-partisan affair Now that it has been
held or is being held, the people have learned
the true nature of the affair. 1t is nothing but
a Republican pow-wow. On Labor day, John
S. Crosby, of Kansas City, who was on the
programme for a silver speech, was hoWed
down by mob of gold-bugs, gold-bug speak
or was allowed to talk for two hours, unmo-
Tested. Silver men have been insulted by Re-
publican speakers and their claquers When
Topeka gets up another "non-partisan" hoo
doc, reformers should let it severely alone
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-07-09

On motiOn council adJourned
q. r.. CowDIS, City Clerk.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-07-09

Free silver at IL to means that
sixteen ounces of silver, now worth 81
or % cents per ounce in the markets of
the world, shall by law permitting
free coinage of all silver be made equal
in value TO one ounce of gold, worth in
the same markets about $40. For in
stance, one ounce of gold with proper
alloy, standard weight and fneness,
will coin in gold dollars $500 Six
teen ounces of silver will coin $3.50 in
silver dollars. Now, the value or price
OF sixteen ounces of silver today in the
markets is 1894. II we had free
coinage law the profit on coming this
silver would be exactly 1886, leaving
u profit of 81 per cent. TO the silver
mine owner. This is what would hap
pen by the passage of free-silver law,
and it is difficult TO discover the fair
ness that such proposition is based
upon. 1t would, in fact, be an unwar-
rantable discrimination in favor OF
miners OF silver and owners OF Euro
pean silver. Why treat the silver
miner or the owner of silver from other
countries better than the miners OF
lead.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-07-09

A caucus OF the Republican voters OF the
several wards of the city OF Belding will be held
Wednesday evening, July -, M o'clock p. m,
as follows:
First ward-ChaS. Brown vacant store.
Second ward-Zeph. Goodng vacant store.
Third ward-Chas. Foote'S office, Spencer
block.
For the purpose of electing three delegates 10
the county convention which meets in the city
OF Ionia, July 2gth three delegates TO the
county nominating convention to nominate
Ionia, August 18th, and three delegates to the
Representative convention for the western
district OF Ionia county. yet 10 he called, also
may properly come before the meeting.
COMMITTEE.
MT "a al I.aI.. Q4A
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-07-09

The currency question will adjust it.
self satisfactorily to every working
man and every manufacturer and pro
Queer, il a demand can be created for
home labor. That demand can be Gre
ated by protecting home industries.
Protection can be had by electing Ma
jor Mckinley president.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-07-09
3 In
EXCURSIONS, JULY 10 TO GRAND
LEDGE, ISLAND LAKE, DETROIT.
TAKE YOUR CHOICE.

All delightful places for a Sunday
outing. Grand Ledge has fine music
as one of the attractions. Island Lake
must be seen to be appreciated. Its
a beautiful place, and on the above
date the Spiritualists' camp meeting
will be open, attracting many people.
Detroit Is too well known as popular
Excursion point TO need description.
Take your wheel along, costs nothing
on Sundays. Train will leave Belding
$50 a. m, and arrive at Detroit at
1875. Returning, leave Detroit 200
p. IN, Island Lake $40, Grand Ledge
about 1920. Round trip rates To
Grand Ledge $50, Island Lake Sl.O0,
Detroit 81 80.
GEO Deb AVEN O. y A
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-07-09
GEO. DEHAvEN, G. p. A.
SAGINAW SUNDAY EXCURSION
LILLY Id

Get ready for the ID. l.. g. N. excur-
sion on above date and spend delight
full day at Saginaw. Train will leave
Belding at SOB a. M, and arrive at
Saginaw at ll:i5 a. m. Returning.
leave +. a. +. NJ. East Side station at
$3.50 p. m. Rate $3.50 An additional
attraction will be desperate attempt
by the Ionia and Saginaw ball clubs to
play a game that will be long remem-
bered by the participants, as well as
spectators.
2 GEO. DEHAvEN, G. l.. A.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-07-09
REPUBLICAN COUNTY CONVENTION
HEADQUARTERS REPUBLICAN,
COUNTY COMMITTEE.

HEADQUARTERS REPUBLICAN,
COUNTY COMMITTEE
Ionia Mich July 2, 1895
Republican county convention fol the pur
pose of placing in nomination candidates for
the various county offices TO be voted for at the
next general election in November, and TO
transact such other business as may properly
come before it, is hereby called 10 meet in the
Opera house. in the city OF Ionia on
TUESDAY, AUGUST II, 1896
at IL o'clock in the forenoon.
Each township in the county Is entitled TO
six 90 delegates aud each ward in the cities OF
Ionia and Beldng TO three t3, delegates.
j. II. KIDD, Chairman.
FRED CUTLER JR., Secretary
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-07-09

VIM. Alden Smith In an interview
last week by the Detroit Tribune on
the financial question said:
"Silver has been legal tender for
Is years and there has been rs times as
as much OF it coined into standard
silver dollars since the act OF 1873
as there was in the first 80 years OF our
government when we had free coinage.
The government has honestly tried to
restore the price OF silver, first by pur-
chasing large quantities OF bullion
under the Bland-Allison act, and
second by purchasing practically the
American output under the Sherman
act, and Notwithstanding both these
efforts were we'll intended, silver has
continued to depreciate in value, not
because the United States has not
favored it by legislation, but because
the worlds product OF silver has not
been used by the world, SO that the
law Of supply and demand has governed
it's price, as il would continue TO do
even In the face OF favorable legislation
by this government alone. 1t is idle to
charge the American congress with
the so-called crime of 49, which has
tended to depreciate the price OF silver.
IL there was any crime committed
against the white metal at that time il
was also committed by the other great
nations OF the earth, whose internal
affairs we are powerless to direct.
am hopeful, nevertheless, that the day
is not far distant when many OF these
nations may by agreement with us, re
store silver to its historic place Of
usefulness in monetary affairs. Per.
sonally | am friendly to bimetallism
and favorable to the use of gold, silver
and paper as money. But we should
insist that every dollar that bears the
stamp of this government should be as
good as every other dollar, and that al
all times the one may be converted
into the other, under our system o.
finance, without shrinkage or diminu
ton OF purchasing or debt paving
power. This nation has struggled foI
30 years under the load OF a great debt
which it was freely predicted by Euro
peans would never be paid. In the
face of trying conditions the debt has
not only been largely paid but the
credit OF the nation up to the end o
Harrison's administration was greater
than that of any nation on the globe
and it must be sustained at any cost
There should be no community mean
enough to clothe with public authority
any repudiationist, and would much
rather be defeated than win mere
temporary victory by catering to {
false and fraudulent sentiment, tina,
would scale down the just obligations
of either government or individual,
by any process rejecting upon the
honor OF our country or its people
Debts are hard TO bear, but borne with
honor they are light indeed when com
pared to the heavy burden OF repudia
tioI and dishonor. I should regard
any attempt at the free coinage o
silver by this country alone, under
present conditions, as dangerous in tn,
extreme, fraught with great peril Il
the industrial welfare OF our people
and the credit and honor OF our country
International bimetallism we should d,
all in our power to promote, and l will
gladly favor any legislation looking Il
that end"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-07-09
REPUBLICAN COUNTY CONVENTION.
HEADQUARTERS REPUBLICAN ]
COUNTY COMMITTEE.
Innfa Mich Ittlu y 1909

Ionia, Mich, July 2, 1895.
Republican county convention To select
delegates 10 represent Iona county in the Re
publican state convention ca led TO meet in
Grand Rapids on Wednesday, August 8, 1895,
for the purpose OF placing In nomination can
didates for state offices; 10 choose delegates TO
the Republican senatorial convention OF the
nineteenth senatorial district not yet called
and to transact such other business as may
properly come before IL is hereby called TO
meet in the Opera house in the city OF Ionia on
WEDNESDAY, JULY ~, 1896.
at II o'clock i'm the forenoon.
The number of delegates apportioned TO the
county OF Iona for the state convention is Is.
Each township in the county is entitled TO six
90 delegates and each ward in the cities OF
Ionia and Bedding to OBJ delegates.
j. fl. KIDD, Chairman.
FRED CUTLER JR., Secretary.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-07-09

The throwing out OF the Democratic
national convention OF the four regu-
larly elected delegates-at-large from
Michigan, and the seating OF four free
silver men in their places, is per-
Torrance which will cost the Demo-
cratic ticket many votes in this state.
IL is bound to cut big figure in this
campaign.-Journal.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-07-09

The United States mint shut down
last Saturday for two weeks. A state
ment, showing the coinage for the
year just closed, is as follows: Gold,
2, 2Ss, lS5 pieces, valuation s35, 922, 997,
total silver coinage in pieces, 1887,
626; valuation, s7,O33, 1870; 8 cent
pieces, {, lisa, O62; cents, 46, l6s ,422 pieces.
The excess Of coinage for the year end
ing June 30, 1896, over the previous
fiscal year, was rs, 03O, pieces; val
ued at slS, S83. OF. IS.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-07-09

G.. w. French has been very fortu-
nate in securing the services OF Mr.. A..
b. Hull, who has the reputation OF
being one OF the most skilled watch
makers, engravers and goldsmiths in
Michigan. Mr.. Hull will be here the
last OF this week and will take charge
of the work and store in general. He
was here few weeks ago for a few
days and his work then proved that
the people of Bedding and vicinity will
have place where they can put all
their repair work with the utmost con-
fdence that 1t will be faithfully and
promptly attended to- We congratu.
late Mr.. French in his good fortune in
securing Mr.. Hull.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-07-09
STATE CONVENTION.

To the Republican Electors OF the State OF
Michigan: The state convention OF the Repub-
leans OF Michigan is hereby called 10 meet at
Wednesday the 5th day OF August 1896, at II
O'Clock a. m for the purpose OF nominating
candidates for state offices, and the transac.
ton OF such other business as may properly
come before the convention.
Ionia county is entitled To Is delegates.
DEXTER M. FERRY, Chairman.
DENNIS T.. AWARD, Secretary.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-07-09

The Democratic national convention,
now in session in Chicago, is having
an exceedingly hot time and the out
come so far as who will be the pres
idential nominee is concerned is a
conundrum. The administration or
sound money wing of the party are not
Sin it" SO TO speak. The Free Silver
ties at l6 to are in the majority and
gaining every point whenever one is
to be made. David b. Hill of New
York was turned down as temporary
chairman and John w. Daniel OF Vir-
ginia-free silver-elected in his place
by the convention. Michigan in the
convention, under the unit rule and by
the action of the wiley silver men, who
have manipulated matters to their own
liking, will be registered for silver
when the voting takes place on the
adoption OF the platform and the choice
OF nominee. The fight is very bitter
between the gold and silver factions but
the majority OF delegates in favor
of the latter is so large the former will
be obliged to swallow any pill however
nauseating. Stephen M. White OF
California was made permanent chair
man, and after a short speech of ac-
ceptance was presented with a silver
gavel from the mines of Montana.
The silver men have it in their hands
to nominate "Silver Dick" Bland of
Missouri If they desire to do so.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-07-09

II is anybody's race as yet at Chi
cago. BANDS chances seem TO be the
best just now but there is no telling
what few hours may bring forth.