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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-10-24
RISES
WHEAT
WHY
Great Natural Demand for the Cereal, but the
White Metal Is Drug on the Market

While silver for weeks has been drop
ping practically without interruption
from about 20 cents an ounce to less than
10 cents, wheat has been shooting up as
If |. had wings.
1t is peculiarly interesting at this time,
when Mr.. Bryan and the other soon to-
be-snuffed-out lights of the free-silver
heresy have been examining a variety of
pleasing fictions down the threats of
farmers, to call attention to the practical
ly simultaneous rise in wheat and drop
in silver.
Probably the free-silver folk will say in
regard to the remarkable rise in wheat
about IL cents bushel in month:
What did we tell you? It's as clear as
daylight; everybody knows that free sill
yer will succeed hence they are buying
wheat now, as it will go to a dollar at
least after Mr.. Bryan's election. That's
why Europe is buying such quantities Of
wheat"
Won't Work Both ways.
). If this Is the free-silver argument for
the advance in wheat, why is it that Eu-
rope is not buying silver at 64K cents an
ounce If Mr.. Bryan's election will raise
its price to $1.29?
A'Ai Diyd an nHS Deen Inat IL
was impossible for wheat to rise as long
as the gold standard prevailed. Mr..
Bryan knew as well as any of us that
he was lying when he said that. What
does he say about it now His silence
on the subject is most expansive. Posi-
bly, he is racking his brains to account
for it,, and it is probable he may get off
something equally illuminating as his ex-
PLANTATION of the gold import movement.
The fact is, this advance in wheat,
wholly due. as it is to natural causes,
Is stunning blow to the free silver
fallacy. 1t is useless to tell the farmer
that he cannot get more for his wheat
while we. remain on gold standard,
when he is receiving 10 cents a bushel
more for it than he was month ago.
Considering that this has been one of
the stock arguments of the free silver
ties, 1t is well to point out again and
again just why wheat has advanced.
1t is all summed up in this: The crops
here and abroad have been short, the
total decrease for the world, according to
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-10-24

ounce. AS this silver is worth in the
market GO to 67 cents an ounce the mar
gin of profit is easily seen TO be very
heavy one-10 to 20 per cent.
Moreover, some of the mines represent
no actual investment whatever. Count
ing water" and all, the Elkhorn mine
has a nominal capital of only $1,000, 900.
1t has paid dividends amounting to ST.
212,OO0 The Granite Mountain is nomi-
nally capitalized at $10,000,0OO. 1t has
already returned in dividends to its
stockholders $12,120,000. Other mines
show enormous profits on investments
that are largely fictitious.
Yet the multi-millionaires who own
these properties coolly ask the people Of
the country to pay them incalculable mil
lions of additional profit by coming each
60 cents worth of their product into
$1.29 worth of legal tender money.
They ask the country thus almost ex-
actly to double to them the market price
of n product already so profitable that IL
pays them millions every year to produce
IL.
So far as they are concerned free COIN
age would do precisely this. 1t would
enable them to pay a dollar of wages
or debt with 81 cents worth of silver.
How far the process would enhance the
general value of the silver dollar no man
can know. But this much Is clear:
Every penny OF the advance, be Ii much
or little. must be paid out of the peo-
Plies earnings. while every penny of the
difference between the new price of sill
yer and its mint price will represent so
much of robbery from creditors and toll
ers.
In brief, this great silver trust IL q
conspiracy among q hundred or so multi
millionaire mine-owners to rob the pub
lie and to levy tribute upon the wages
Of everyone who works.
Is there any conceivable. reason why
any workingman. any. savings bank de-
positor, any holder Of life insurance
policy. or any other honest man should
vote for this rings programmed
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-10-24
Another popocratic Forgery.

Another "bald, unblushing forgery, as
Il is called BY John @. Nicolay, Lin.
coins private secretary, has been put
IN circulation by the Bryanites.
This forgery is a quotation from an
alleged speech by Mr.. Lincoln, in which
hn z made to say that "as a result of
me war corporations have been en-
throned and the era of corruption in
b;eS nlaces will follow, and the money
nnwer of the country will endeavor to
ppro,one it's reign by working upon the
preiudices of the people, until all wealth
: aggregated in few hands and the
rsnnbiic is destroyed"
reR The war was hardly over when Lin
LIN was assassinated. The speech is a
eoraery on the face of 1t, notwithstand-
ing the fact that Bryan has made use
nfs;t But Mr.. Nicolay, who, in writing
the life of Lincoln. had access to all
b;s napers, and who, as private secre-
tarvl personally knew of Lincoln,s pub
i Ia'' addresses, is the best possible au-
thority on the subject. When he says
thot Lincoln "never said or. wrote any,
thing that by the utmost license could
he distorted to resemble it." there can
he he no doubt Of the forgery. No can
v ye In this country has ever been
yvs var by such unblushing forgery as
Bryan's.-Philadelphia Press.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-10-24
CAMPAIGN-POTPo


(Tune-"Hees TO Good Old Wines. Drink Her
Down")
We want nm honest dollar, so we do,
we want an honest dollar, SO we 90,
We want an honest dollar and for II we
will boiler,
IL we have to burst our collar
Now will you?
Free silyer'll never do. don't you see,
Free silver'll never do, don't you see,
Free silver'll never do. only for q shabby
few,
A regulating crew
SO they be.
Protection Is our cry, SO It Is,
Protection Is our cry, so 1t Is,
Protection Is our cry, and well shout II
loud and high,
For election Ii Is nigh
So 1t Is.
We're after Bryan's scalp, so we be,
were after Bryan's scalp, 50 we be,
we're after Bryan's scalp. and we'll make
him whine and yelp
After Populistic help
Don't you see?
Now. Sewall he Is sad, down In Maine,
Now Sewall he u sad, down In Maine,
Now, sewail he&is sad. and Watson he Ii
And r. makes us awful glad
Out Of Maine.
Wen vote for honest money, so we Will.
We'll vote for honest money, so we VIII,
We'll vote for honest money-not for Ne
braska's sonney,
Rut Mckinley and Hobart
Judge +. J. Hamilton.
Sturgeon Bay. wis.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-10-24
BRYAN's GREAT SILVER TRUST.

OF Muih.Miiiionare wine
owners TO Rob tho American People.
New York World Dem.): The World
.howed yesterday that some OF the mines
sroduccd silver at a cost of only 38 cents
pn ounce. The cost In other mines
ranges upward to about 60 cents a
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-10-24
CLEVELAND AND ST. LOUIS.

Flag To the Nominee and . Floral Trib-
ute to Mrs. Mckinley.
The next crowd occupied all the avail
able space around the little reviewing
stand. 1t was composed Of commercial
travelling men from Cleveland and st.
Louis. They presented Gov. Mckinley
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1896-02-17
Here,. an odd Calculation.

Aman so years of age has in ordinary
rases undressed himself 1892 times
and of course dressed himself just as
many
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1896-02-17
THE MOUNTAIN.


Large chested giant, shadowing the land,
With lazy limbs stretched out at length,
Covered with shay and gnarled with
strength,
1 watch thee day by day,
A hemlock boar the staff Of thy huge hand,
Driving along the accustomed upward trail
Thy focks Of mist that m3rn and even stray
Across the valet
Pressing with sun Drowned body earth's green
couch.
The golden days OF summer through,
With half yelled eyes Of melting blue
Ger which the shadows fit
What dreams are thine, that with magic
touch
Thy spirit to cOntentment they beguile,
And Ger thy brow, where rugged frowns
might sit,
Persuade smilsf
When the empurpled curtain Of the gloom
Drops slowly from its loosened cord,
Across her rose flushed terrace toward
The purlieus OF thy rest,
I watch the figure OF the evening come,
One starry brooch upon her shoulder shining,
And lean upon thy broad and loving breast,
With arms entwining.
Warden art thou Of all the trooping stars
Through the hushed hours OF night they
wait
Upon the threshold Of thy gate
OF pine trees that uprears
Itself against the sky. Oft, too, those bars
Behind, fresh from some fountain bath, is seen
The moon. when with her CULVER she appears,
A huntress queen.
-E. A. Y. Valentine in Youths Companion.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1896-02-17
RAVES or aDvEE7IsING.

One square. first insertion. SI.OO: suhse
QueBt Insertions. 90 Cents. Special rates made
with monthly. quarterly and yearly advertis
erE
- Local notices and political or personal
communications. Is cents per line: subsequent
insertions. 10 cents per line.
Ordinary marriage announcements. twenty
Eve cents. Obituary notices vii be charged
for at one-half the usual rates of advertising.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1896-02-17
ARE WE cIvlLlzEor
One Who Analyses Fashions Says We Are
still Half Savage.

One Who Analyses Fashions Says We Are
still Half Savage.
The prevailing motive not to appear
singular accounts for the continuance
Of certain fashions. many being the re-
suits of superstition. religious observ-
ances and the desire TO be sup to date. I"
We are acquainted with what facility
hair may be fashioned into various fan
tastic shapes for personal adornment, and
when part through the middle is de-
creed it is worn without regard to con-
tour, and whether it may add TO or de-
tract from ones intellectual appearance
no thought is given.
If fashion says crimp, we crimp; If
curl and wave, we obey. And the Gus
tom of keeping the head closely shaved
prevails, as among the Fijian women,
while the men cultivate long hair, thus
reversing the conditions met with
among highly civilized nations.
The lips, ears and uose offer variety
of possible alterations aud are means
of ornamental display, and, says Cap
tain Cook, over a hundred years ago, in
uSsCIiDluS bliS udhON celNaSSo Oh VIC S"So
coast of Australia, their principal form
of ornamentation was bone, which
they thrust through the cartilage which
divides the nostrils from each other.
The lip concentrations by the Boloculo
Indians aud the Tlinket Bella are dis
gushing in the extreme, and in the heart
Of Africa among the Bongo women a
clamp or clasp is worn at the corners of
the mouth, as if they wanted to contract
the orifice and literally put curb on
its possibilities.
The teeth cannot escape, and the Ma
lays view in disgust the natural tint
and stain theirs jet black.
One views in horror the Chinese meth
cd of foot binding, but which is much
mitigated when considering by degrees
the fashionable toe used in the last CEN
fury.
Thus we can see that fashion s letters
torture and harass equally civilized men
and savage vanity. Are we not the same
in kind, but differing only in degree
from the savage?-New York Adver-
tiser.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1896-02-17
Cocnannr. IN r1orida.

Quite number of tropical nuts have
recently been introduced into cultiva-
ton in this country. Already on the
east coast Of Florida are growing $50, 600
eocoanut trees, ~. 600 being in one
plantation. 1t is believed that the first
trees of this kind in that state sprouted
from nuts brought from Central Ameri-
ca and the West Indies by the gulf
stream. At Key West and about some
of the old forts cocoanuts were planted
at an early day, as certain ancient trees
now standing bear witness. In 1877 a
bark freighted with cocoanuts was
caught in storm off the coast of Flori-
da and beached near Lake Worth. Sew
eral thousands of the nuts were saved
and planted, the satisfactory growth of
the seedlings giving an impetus to cul-
tivation. New York World.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1896-02-17


nEN tIiev pnt q
man ia Jail. be
c1nuof follow his
nrtural incliuations.
His endowment n
iiI is limited. He
cannot eat what he
wants he is linn.
tied to a very frugal
diet, lie is alive 10
be sure. but life
doesn't possess very
IN any advantages.
Are not all these
things equally true
of a dyspeptic2 For
all Of the real enjoy
ment he gets ont of
life, he might as well
be in Jail. He can
not eat what he likes,
nor as much OF IL as
he would like. If he
trauSgrcsses any OF
the rules of his diet,
he is punished for il.
he suffers much,
gets little sympathy.
Dyspepsia starts
with indigestion, and
may lead 20 almost
anything. indiges-
tom sfsansrS . x.svsafw4
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1896-02-17
English Captain In Chinese Service.

In engaging the services of a compe-
tent British officer to organize its navy
the Chinese governments. e., III Hung
Chang-was obliged TO resort to duplic-
ity in order to effect a semblance OF
reconciliation between the naval service
and the mandarin system. After the ex-
perience gained in his first term of serv-
ice in China Captain Lang declined to
re enter it without adequate substantive
rank. Whether this stipulation was
made by the British board Of admiralty
before giving him leave to serve or was
imposed by Captain Lang himself is i'm
material. What the viceroy had to do
was to contrive form Of words which
would satisfy the condition without dis
turbing the Chinese official arrange
ments.
Captain Lang was given the title OF
coadmiral with Ting, while all authorl-
ty was secretly withheld from him. So
long as Admiral Ting was present Cap
tain Lang did not discover his true po-
sition. His advice was followed; he was
on the most cordial terms with his co
admiral, and there was nothing to show
he was not, de facto, commander III
chief. AS soon, however, as an accident
caused the two to be separated the stu
alton was revealed. Lang S order to hoist
the admiral's flag was disobeyed, and
Commodore Liu assumed command OF
the feet. An appeal by telegram to
Viceroy Ii only brought stronger con-
firmation Of the fact that Lang's Chi
nese rank was never intended to be 9th
err than a sham. Blackwood' Maya
zine.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1896-02-17
A Novel Music Lesson.

A highlander, having to teach a
chum in his regiment to play the bag
pipes, began to instruct him in reading
the music in the following way:
'You see that chap with white,
round, open facet" pointing to semi
breve between the lines. Well, he
moves slowly from that line to this,
while you beat one and take a long
blow. Now, if you put leg on him you
make two Of him, and he moves twice
as fast. If you black his face, he runs
four times as fast as the white faced
one. Then, if you bend his knees or tie
his legs, he will hop four times faster
than the white faced one.
"Now, when you blow the pipes, re-
member that the tighter these chaps
legs are tied the faster they run, and
the quicker they are sure to dance. -
Glasgow Herald.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1896-02-17

note from LIS sister. Owen had come
b2c', a.d he wcs ia. Would / come 70
see hins ] felt. for the first time in the
long boy al girl acquaintance. a genu-
inc integes OF course ] would 20. II
woald seem so good 10 see his real, hon
est smile again: TO feel the pressure of
his great. warm. unaffected hand, and
10 hear his unstudied. earnest compli-
ments. / was sorry abont stopping the
letters, and 10 make amend-there was
no other reason, l thought would
take extra pains with my toilet When
/ got 10 Owens house. l found the
place closed and quiet, with the air Of
serious illness about. There was
trained nurse who moved nuiSelessly and
kept every one else CA tipioe Then /
learned for the first time that the poor
fellow had been brought home 10 die
Will never tell yog in tie staple Ian
gUage at r. command what felt, how
/ felt, rs the truth caaie ever my dazed
senses 1 tried 70 feel Indifferent aud 70
express commonplace coincidence. but
my wogds choked IN my throst aud my
eyes ga2ed stony at the wall ahead Of
me.
i, FIRE / knew it ! had b,en con
ducted into the sickrCcm. E.s eyes vel
comei me fer the VOICE that caald not be
raised. and "a feeble motion of The I'm
gers directed ne 10 char that WAS
quite close 10 the bed For long time
l sat there silent. could think ii moth
ing 10 say. and his weakness kept back
amy words Of Ieproof on forgiveness that
he might have wished Ia us.>r took
the sick mans hand II Was thin and
cold-so cold tha, siclened Is | touch
ed it, Thns / sat. looking back he un-
uttelable gaze that came 10 me from the
depths Of a soul thar was already half
ia the beyond After a time owen
opened his lips as If to speak The nurse
fastened to him and pat her ear close Ia
the drawn, white face Then She smiled
and nodded.
He would like for you to kiss him
once, the nurse whisperede to me,
1.-THE simple, startling request cut
into my very life and gave a strange re
lief. The first time Owen had ever ask
ed me for kiss
On the forehead, the nurse wills
pered as caution to me. pressed the
hand that held and leaned over the
white pillow and its pallid patient. As
my face came close TO his faint smile
of the old kind came to the withered
lips, and trace of color mounted and
blended with the cruel rainbows of death
that encircled the eyes. 1t seemed that
he was happy. AS | came closer the
smile grew radiant, and the color deep
ened, while the great, honest eyes slow
ly closed placed my lips TO his brow,
and over each of his lowered lids /
pressed a kiss When l raised my head,
l was happier. / looked at Owen. The
smile was still there, and the color had
faded bit. Involuntarily pressed my
hand to my mouth. My lips were
damp. The nurse crossed gently to the
bed and folded the thin, drawn arms
over the breast.
1.-THE only favor l had ever shown to
my devoted lover was given too late for
him to know st. Louis Republic.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1896-02-17

Months after l had received my last
letter from poor Ovens new home out
there in the heart OF the Pacific had 9
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1896-02-17
Love AT NINE.

what though ole Boreas roars without
And tears aisaut unrnly.
zIy sweetheart : nestling close to me
And SAYS she loves nc sr-iyi
WHAT care ] ncT for oinCr smiles
Or frowns, however plenty7
She loves me. though she ; only nine,
And an nine and twcGty.
None know my soy as ] sit there,
Her arms around me tSginiiig,
For 80 called love cf selhsh minds
No more viii be pintng.
Ole can accept without doubt
The love that now - mine.
Tor love en- never traer be,
Or purer, th-sl at nine.
Dear little sweetheart. may ne'er
Betray the love cherish,
May no unwilling act OF mine
Cause Ii to fade or perish.
No compliment as sweet as this.
Though friendship may be plenty
Where one is truly loved by nine,
And he is nine and twenty.
Rochester Post Express.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1896-02-17


Of things lit shows itself in many WAYS
At first. perhaps a little heaviness in The
stomach, a little sourueSs, windy belchinRs
and heartburn, Headaches begin 10 come
pretty soon after that. and biliousuess and
a foul taste in tie mouth in the morning
Chronic constipation is almost inevitable.
aud il is probably the most serious trouble
that ever takes hold 81 a man. It's seeming
simplicity IS the thing that makes IL most
dangerous. because II leads To neglect
Constipation means that the body is hold
Ing poisonous, impure matter that should
be gotten rid of The poison is being re-
absorbed into the blood and the whole body
is being filled with H. lmpuri,y in the
blood may lead 10 almost any disease.
There is no telling what may come of IT,
Constipation is the start of il all And yet
people are careless about il, II is the most
serious thing in the world, and the easiest
20 cure il you SO about il right Dr. Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets cure constipation. Cure
ii sitively, certainly iniallibly Cure it
90 il STAYS cured. Cure il so you can stop
taking medicine
And that is something that no other
remedy in the Uorld viii do.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1896-02-17
His Addre.s.

Mrs. Littlewit (proudly )-Only just
think, Charles has gone to address
public gathering.
Friend-I didn't know he was
speechmaker.
Mrs. Littlewit-Nor !, but he's been
called upon to make a statement before
a meeting of his creditors. Pick Me
Up.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-25
yOLO FARMERS
AWFUL DEATH
James L. Pace Loses His
Life in a Fire Near
Woodland.
Burned to a Crisp While His
Family Is Powerless to
Save Him.
FLAMES DESTROY Els HOME.
The Cd Man Ventures Into a Room
Filled With Smoke and
Is Suffccated.
FLAMES DESTROY Els HOME

WOODLAND CAL, Oct. 24.-James L.
Pace,E lone of YoIo County's oldest citizens,
met a horrible death last night he was
burned to a crisp in the presence OF his
horror-stricken wife and children, who
were powerless to extend him help.
The Pace family resides on pretty little
farm about three miles north of Cache
Vile, The house was a two-story frame
building, with a one-story annex, which
was used as kitchen. The evening meal
was served at the usual time, and the fam
lily and Mrs. H. S. Hutton of Berkeley re-
tired at ali early hour. The inmates had
been IL bed only few minutes when
roar was heard from the direction of the
kitchen. Mr.. Pace, followed by the ladies,
ran downstairs into the hall.
When Mr.. Pace opened the kitchen door
a great flood of light and fire shot out into
the other room. One of the daughters
saw her father pass into the Kitchen. That
was the last seen of him alive. She at
tempted TO follow, but was restrained by
a hired man just in time to save her life.
Ralph, the son of the deceased man,
made desperate efforts TO reach his father.
but was driven back by heat and smoke
not, however, until he was severely burned
about the hands and face.
BY this time the yard was filed with
neighbors who had been attracted by the
fire and who had heard the screams of the
mother and daughter. A young man
named Zimmerman was the first to dis
cover the body. 1t was in sitting post
ure and one hand was held over the head
as if TO protect the face from the heat.
Mr.. Pace had reached the door opening on
the north porch before he succumbed to
suffocation. Another moment of con-
sciousness and lie would have been saved.
He apparently fell against the door, sank
down beside it and was sustained in an
upright position until the door was burned
away.
The building and contents were total
loss. The occupants escaped in their
nightclothes. The fire probably started
from @ defective hue. Mrs. Hutton lost
$95 in gold and valuable watch.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-25
M0URNINe AZ STANFoRD.
Mrs. E. H. cnggs Succumbs to Typhoid
Fever After an Illness of SeVeraI
Weeks

STANFORD, UNIVERSITY. CAL, Oct.
24-Mrs. E. H. Griggs, wife of Professor
Griggs, head of the department of ethics
here, died this morning. after several
weeks illness. Mrs. Griggs was attacked
by typhoid fever some time ago and the
fatal disease gradually wasted away con-
stitution naturally strong and robust. The
end came unexpectedly, for so well had the
patient borne up that it was not felt that
her life was in serious danger. She passed
away with her sor1owing husband at he r
side.
Faculty and students are alike
filed with sympathy for the husband.
Mrs. Griggs .was very popular with the
students with whom she was brought in
contact through her husbands position.
She was of a bright, CHEEKY, genial dis
position, possessed of highly cultured
mind and faculty for making friends.
Her taking away removes one of the GEN
tlest and most charming characters from
the circle of Stanford life. The funeral
will take place at As P. NJ. tomorrow.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-25
Death S,e,umons a sono,,,a p,on.

SANTA ROSA, CAL, Oct. M.-Death
claimed Sonoma County pioneer last
night in the person of j. 81. P. Morris OF
SebastopoI, who passed away at the age of
SO years. Mr.. Morris was born at Dayton,
Ohio, ana came to California in 1853. He
had resided almost continuously for forty
two years az the place where he breathed
his last. He was bright, active business
man and was Yice-president of the Sebas-
topol Bank. A daughter, Miss Eva Nor
ris of San Francisco. and a son, H. Morris
of Sebastopol, survive him.