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Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1896-03-24
Murdered His Son

Modesto, Cal March 21 Word
was received late this afternoon that
border OF the Tuolumme and Stanis
laus counties, shot his 2O-year old son
Hazard this mornjng at 8 o'clock
through the left breast above the
heart and the boy died this afternoon
and it is said he waa in sane when the
deed was committed. The murder
took place 81 miles east OF NJ odesto
and there is no telegraph or telephone
commuDicati on with thpOutside world
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1896-03-24
Test for Presbyopia.

Arc you approaching the time when YOU
need glasses.
Hold this print fourteen inches
from the if you do not read
TOf this clearly tbat distance
should have pair Of glasses proper
IL ftci.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1896-03-24
THE MORNING APPEAL.

Published every morning, Monday
excepted by
s. 2. DAVIS.
\ daily newspaper devoted to general
5ews, political and independent
affairs.
Ofiee-Spcond street opposite Capitol.
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Call at Farrer, the scientific optican, at
Goldenss JewelIy Store, and get perfect
correction, mrI9tf
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-09-24

has ever said ard ever done with what
was said and accomplished by r al states
men who have filed the great Office to
which he aspires. and ask yourselves n
such an inexperienced young man. espous-
ing such rulnous policies, and so mani
festly lacking In every essential OF true
statcsIaanship, is a safe man for whom you
would vote to be president of this great ma
ton?
'~rne risk to you Is far greater than 10
rose who can easily weather the storm CT
adv -sity that would surely follow his
election. They can suffer loss and yet live
In comfort Can you? Pardon my replying
TO your questions by asking these which
are vital TO YOU. Mr.. Bryan ella ms that
now the only nut for voters 10 crack Is
that of money That presented Ly him is
a hollow nut Did you ever know squirrel
TO waste effort On a hollow muir
1t Is an exciting campaign 1t behooves
Us all to keep the peace. to keep our tern-
pers, TO keep down anger, TO keep our lips
free from harsh words. TO keep level heads,
TO keep reason triumphant over bias and
prejudice. and above all TO keep sacred cur
individual and national honor. observing
the utmost good faith toward all mankind.
and cur own conSciences.
IAN this caution being observed, ask
yourselves whether you would prefer a
skyrockst or a steady locomotive headlight
by which TO run train, even that OF the
United States government. and cast your
votes accordingly. MIR. Bryan wants
those votes. lac wanted votes before for his
own promotion. and then he rode another
hobby. ana promised great results 10 the
'toiling Masses. but the aid did not come.
lie wants poN 10 become president and he
holds out new promises on shver plan.
that has always failed wherever trieu. and
you are 10 be the victims of this new ex-
pertinent, that he may secure place and
power. Whatever he may want. there is
one want that IL behooVes you TO guard
against-want In your homes.
THOMAS IL. BRYAN"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-09-24
DANGER IN RosNTGEN RAYS.
Penalties for One who Looks st HlI
Skeleton.

Penalties for One Who Looks at HiI
Skeleton.
A warming has been voiced by one of
the leading English medical journals
in regard TO the too frequent use of
the Roentgen ray apparatus.
1t is interesting, no doubt, says the
Philadelphia Ledger, to obtain a series
of photographs of ones own skeleton.
but If this is to be at the expense of
such trifles as one hair and ones finger
nails, it hardly seems worth the cost.
One electrical engineer, who has often
demonstrated the beauty of his own
finger bones by placing one of his hands
within the radius of the searching rays,
has lost all the nails from the finger of
that hand, while Sidney Rowland, who
is one of the leading experimenters in
this direction, mentions several cases
of similar character in the structural
changes that occur in the hair, and SO
forth, of those who have been frequent
ly shadowgraphed by this method.
Thus, in the cAse of patients whose
heads have been subjected to the in
fluence of the rays, the hair has either
turned white or has fallen out entirely.
1t Is suggested that these results are due
to the electrical potency of what are
called ultra violet rays of the spec-
trum, though their precise action is at
present by no menas thoroughly I'M
derstood.
One curious suggestion has already
been made. 1t is a well-known super
al soA 10 e.
generations, that people who sleep in
the direction of the moon have their
reason more or less seriously affected.
Now il is said that these ultra violet
rays exist in the moonlight, and hence
a popular superstition may be founded
upon scientific fact
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-09-24
Ex-MlNISTER PHELPS.
States His Reasons for Opposing the
Chicago Platform.


Hon. Edward j. Phelps, ex-minister To
England, has written the following let
ter, in which he urges all true demo-
Gratis 10 join in defeating the candidates
who stand on the un-democratic plat
form adopted at Chicago:
/ regard the pending presidential
election as presenting the most danger
Gus crisis that this country has ever en-
countered. 1t does not, in ray Judgment,
Involve any political controversy nor
any question of the supremacy OF party,
for such considerations are lost sight of
In the far greater gravity Of the situa-
ton. The real issue is one upon which
all patriotic men and all who are in
terested in the prosperity and welfare
of the country should find themselves
upon one side and opposed to a common
enemy. The attack that we have to
resist is not upon the policy but upon
the life of the nation. foS they would
take it's life who destroy the means by
which il lives-the business of many
thousands and the industry of millions.
On these we are all, whether rich or
poor, high or low, alike dependent
Those who are independently rich are
very few in proportion to the 10000, 900
Of American people, the vast majority
of whom gain their living by sons form
or other of useful employmeL That
there should be prosperity in some of
these employments and not in others, or
among one class of people and not
among others, is impossible, for they all
rest upon a common foundation and are
affected by the same considerations.
Business" is a generic term and COM
prehends all lawful Industries. When
IL is stimulated, all profit; when it is de-
pressed. all suffer. No part of the body
can escape the effect of a general paraly-
sis or fail TO get the benefit of general
good health. When business flourishes,
the laborer is in demand; when il de-
clines, he stands idle in the market
place.
Business of whatever sort in coun-
try like ours, rich in resources, full of
energy and vitality. with all harvests
everywhere ready for the sickle, rests
chiefly upon two factors-public conf
dence and sound and stable currency
When either is-and much more when
both are--impairod or even gravely
threatened. business suffers, general de-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-09-24
of on.-Ex-President Harrison,
in His New York Speech.
WHO is MOST INTERESTED.
Daniel Webster on Money and Wage
Farmers.

Daniel Webster on Money and wage-
Farmers.
The very man, of all others, who has
the deepest interest in a sound currency
and who suffers most by mischievous
legislation in money matters is the man
who earns his daily bread by his daily
toll. = His property is in his hands.
His reliance, his fund, his productive
freehold, his all, is his labor. Whether
he work on his own small capital or an
others, his living is still earned by his
industry, and when the money of the
country becomes deprecated and de-
based, whether it be adulterated coin or
paper without credit, that industry is
robbed of its reward. He then labors
for a country whose laws cheat him out
of his bread. / would say to every own
er of every quarter section of land in
the west, l would say to every man in
the east who follows his own pillow and
to every mechanic, artisan and laborer
Of every city in the country would
say to every man, everywhere, who
wishes by honest means to gain an
honest living, beware of wolves in
sleeps clothing" Whoever attempts,
under whatever popular cry, to shake
the stability of the public currency
: stabs your interests and your
happiness to the heart.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-09-24
THE STARTING POINT.
Free Silver Agitation ssss Begun by Fiat
Money Men.

The bottom meaning, the real pur-
pose, of the Chicago platform in its de-
mands as to the currency is fiat money.
The enactment into law of the prin-
ciples there stated would mean an I'M
limited volume of irredeemable paper
money, and the chaos and disaster, ul-
timately, which have oyertahen the cur
rency of so many South American
states. The currency declarations of
this platform are the natural out
growth of the old greenback idea, since
taken up by the populists and incorpo-
rated into the policy. The declaration
for free silver coinage first appeared
in the party platform of the greenback
convention which met at Chicago in
1880, and was in these words: THE
right to make and issue money is a SOW
ereign power to be maintained by the
people for the common benefit. All
money, whether metallic or paper,
should be issued, and its volume con-
trolled, by the government, and not by
or through banking corporations; and
when so issued should be full legal
tender for all debts, public or private.
To enable the government to meet its
obligations. legal-tender currency
should be substituted for the notes of
the national banks, the national bank
ing system abolished. and the unlim-
tied coinage of silver as well as gold es-
tablished by law"
This demand for the unlimited coin
age of silver, II will be noticed, came
from the convention of party which
was making fight for unlimited fiat
money. 1t is to be noticed, too, that
the demand as then made was coupled
with declaration for the imposition
of an income tax. Thus we have the
democratic convention of 1866 years
after the first announcement of these
ideas-appropriating them as the basis
of its body of doctrine, and going to
the country with the distinct demand
for their recognition in the national
policy.
Could there be any better or more
conclusive evidence that the democratic
party of to-day is simply the old green
back and the newer populistic parties
rolled into one? Nothing IL more GER
tain than that the success of the party
which has placed Mr.. Bryan in nomi-
nation would be the success of ideas
and policies which experience has
shown to be in every way prejudicial to
the public interests, and would bring to
the fore in our politics class of char
latans and demagogues who are lacking
in every essential qualification for the
high responsibilities of public admin
istration,-Leslies Weekly.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-09-24

He saw the enemy fee. the t-i-color ap.
pear, then he sank down Uithout re-
greet.
His condition appeared so serious that
he was sent back decorated with the
cross. During the voyage he had rapid
ly recovered, and ON his arrival he
found that he had been recommended
for promotion to the rank of major.
The ladies listened in silence. The
mother, with her knowledge of the pro-
fessio1. l:new that he was ten years
in advance of his former comrades. TIL
daughter looked closely ut the young Of
fieer, and found him scarcely recogniza-
BILE; his palOr gave him a decidedly dis
tiEguished air. Was il possible they had
ever disdained this brave soldier, who,
paying for his honors with his blood,
had returned to an assured futurel
He. too, looked critically at the girl.
Could the serious. reflective woman
before him be the frivolous, capricious
girl he had once known? She was
thousand times more attractive to him
in her new guise. She was ali he had
ever dreamed of. and he was filed with a
wild delight. Their eyes met. and his
were filed with such alteration that the
girls lids dropped in embarrassment.
When evening came the women arose,
and the officer accompanied them to
their home. They met regularly in the
park on the days that followed.
December passed in an intimacy
daily growing more tender. Still at
times the captain seemed TO be more
nervous and worried. One day, losing
his usual self-control, he pressed the
girls arm. which was passed through
his, and the expression of his eyes
made her believe that he was about TO
declare his love. He was silent. how
ever. and fell into a gloomy meditation.
His agitation increased as the new
year approached. He made frequent
trips 70 Paris and neglected the aides.
They feared they had been deceived as
TO his intentions, and could not account
for his behavior
AZ six o'clock on the evening of the
31st the widow sat reading the papers.
which contained a list of the promo
tiOns in the army. Sudden she ex-
claimed:
"IIere is his name. He mas been
promoted"
At the same moment hurried foot
steps were heard in the hall. The door
was thrown open. and the one 50 long
expected entered the room. lie smiled.
flushed with pleasure. He paused be-
fore the two women. The widow said.
extending her hand:
''My dear boy, so this is what worried
you2"
IN reply he turned toward the girl,
and said. with loving pride:
''Mademoiselle. have future now to
offer YOU. love you. VIII you be my
wife?''
She grew pale at the remembrance of
her first refusal; then. thinking of an
this brave boy had done to deserve hap
pincss. she went close to him. laid her
head on his shoulder, and. with her Inns
pressed against the rough galloon so
valiantly earned. she wept for Joy
ST. Louis Republic.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-09-24
A EARN SONG.


] stir and wake VIXEN the dawn IS gray.
When the sparrOws twtttsI along the
caves,
Ere the sun has smiled on the summer DAY
Ard lit the dew on the dripping leaves.
rise from my pillow Of peaceful rest
With strength renewed. with a heart
care free.
and out on the quivering pJplar's crest
a robin Is singing this sorg 20 me:
PlOw II. SOW il. reap Il, NOW q.
Piow IL. SOW II, reap IL, NOW IL.
All morning beside the sun toll
That 3olly Old farmer who. from the sky
Showers hts blessings upon the soil
And marks my labor with kindly eve.
And az noon. when my shadows pace 10
the north.
Ny patient team from the traces I free
And hear the robin ca-ollfng forth.
To hearty tune. this song 20 me:
Piow Il, SOW IL. reap Il. NOW IL.
Plow H. SOW IL. reap Il. NOW L.
When the evening comes with its drcning
sounds
And the idle gnats In the stIIl air play,
OF the barns and stables make my rounds
day.
And all the while. like spirit blsst.
My robin IS pouring sweet and strong.
from the tall. dark poplar's sunlit crest
The tinkling notes OF his sage. sweet
song:
Piow It. sow II. reap II. NOW Il.
PlOv Il, SOW II. reap II. NOW Il.
p. Macarthur. in y. Y. Truth
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-09-24
HALF PRICE.
A Tailor Who Was Taught a Lesson In
Regard to TruthfuIness.

A Tailor Who Was Taught Lesson In
Regard to TruthfuIness.
1t is very difficult even Tor dealer in
cheap clothing to get the better of Pat,
as the following story, told by London
journal, well illustrates.
Pat was a witty Irishman, who had
Just arrived in London from the Emer-
aid Isle. He was aimlessly wandering
about the town, when he perceived a
suit of clothes at a shop door inscribed:
This superior suit for half-price." So
/ at walked in and inquired the price.
"Just &c shillings, sir, replied the
shopmau.
"Begorra, that's chape enough" said
Pat. I'll take it,"
When the parcel was tied up he put
it under his arm, and laying down eight
shillings on the counter was going out
at the door. when the shopkeeper inter
cepted him and demanded another eight
shilliugs
"Didn't you say, you spalpeen, that
the price of the suit was IS shillings,
and sure haven't | given you the half Of
it? Aud by this and by that, 1 won't
give up my bargainl"
A scuffle then ensued, and Pat was
taken to the police court, where he
pleaded his cause so ably that the
magistrate dismissed the complaint and
advised the tailor never again to ticket
his goods with "half-pricel"-
Round Table.
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HIGH HEELS AGAIN.
The Indications Are That They VIII Soon
lie Worn.

The Indications Are That They VIII Soon
BE Worn.
As the wheel of fashion revolves the
old styles in shoes revive, improved, of
course, by modern taste to make them a
novelty. Brocaded silk shoes with ex-
tremely high heels and very large
buckles are coming in fashion again.
This is not a delightful prospect, for
there is nothing so injurious to the foot
as the high heel. Low shoes for dane
ing come in great variety, beaded and
strapped across the instep, and black
ribbon stitched in a gilt front, with
patent leather finish and gold buckle
makes a very striking evening shoe.
Steel beads and tiny buckles on patent
leather shoe, with an openwork crossed
front coming high up over the instep,
are very effective, and satin shoes to
match the gown are always in order.
One of the prettiest evening shoes is
made of black lace kid. beaded with jet
and lined with yellow satin.
The new skating boot favored by Eng
fish women is cut high and stiffened al
the side to give support to the ankle.
Something nice in a bicycling shoe has
high cloth tops, which do away with
the necessity for CATERS and are much
more trim in appearance. = Chicago
Times Herald.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-09-24

at is true" confesses The silver men,
that the bullion value of the metal in
a silver dollar is only SO cents. But put
the government stamp On it by free
coinage and you will raise the value of
it to 100 cents"
Senator John Z. Jones, of Nevada,
one of the most conspicuous and most
able of all the silver advocates, speak
ing on April 1, 1874, said: THE value
Of gold is not affected by the stamp of
the government"
Everyone who has considered the
subject knows that this latter state
ment is true. The metal in a gold dol
lar is worth exactly 100 cents, whether
it be stamped by the government or not.
Melt the dollar and run it into any other
form and its value remains unchanged.
If the stamp of the government does
not change the value of one metal, is it
reasonable to suppose it would change
that of another? Can it do any more
for silver than it does for gold? No.
The stamps of all the governments in
the world cannot make SO cents worth
of silver worth 100 cents any more
than they can make a silk purse out of a
sow's ear.-Exchange.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-09-24
WHAT The GAN DO
Ex-President Harrison on the Powers Of
Governments.


/ will tell you what this government
can do alone. 1t can fix its money unit.
1t can declare by law what shall be the
relative value of an ounce of gold and
an ounce of silver, but il Cannot make
that last declaration good. 1t is unques-
tionably fully within the power of this
government to bring this country to 3
silver basis by coming silver dollars and
making them legal tender. They can do
that. This government can say you shall
take one of those dollars in discharge of
any debt owing to you for one dollar,
Notwithstanding you may have loaned
gold dollars; but ii cannot say, and en-
force its decree, II you should call out
the regular army and navy and muster
all our great modern ships and add the
militia, and put William j. Bryan in
command of them-it cannot enforce
the decree that one ounce of gold is tho
equivalent of sixteen ounces of silver
Not only that, not France and England
and Germany can do that unless the
markets respond. Why? You may
make me take a silver dollar for debt,
but If | have bought my goods at gold
prices you cannot make me give as many
yards of cloth for a silver dollar as
have been in the habit of giving for a
gold one.
If / have a gold dollar in this hand
and silver one in that. and you declare
they are equal. and I can take that gold
dollar to bullion broker and get two
dollars for ii, / know it is a lie. II [
have nothing but a gold dollar, and
sugar is 20 pounds for one dollar, will
not give that gold dollar for 20 pounds
of sugar. l will take it around to a
broker and get two silver dollars for it
and get the 20 pounds of sugar and have
one silver dollar left. So Ii is, my
friends. We can of ourselves, of our
own wisdom, declare the unit of value.
We can coin silver freely, but we cam
not make sixteen ounces of silver equal
to one ounce of gold unless it is. And it
is not unless the merchants take it at
that rate. That is where all this thing
comes in. 1t is trade, it is the merchant,
1t is the man who exchanges and deals
in these things that fixes the relative
value, and if you do not take the value
he fixes the gold dollar will go back TO
the gold vault and the gold will go out