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The Portland daily press., 1896-08-18
ON A SILVER BASIS.

The government Ia now maintaining a
reserve of 500, 900, 900 to redeem the
greenbaoks. Without this reserve the
green backs would soon fall, and their
purchasing power be diminished. If that
reserve were in silver dollars instead of
gold, the basis of the greenback would
be changed from q coin dollar of 100
cents into ooin dollar of SO cents. For
the past four years this reserve has only
been maintained by borrowing gold from
the people. Less than year ago 5000, :
000, 900 IN gold were borrowed from banks
and individuals of this country, for the
purpose of keeping the reserve intact.
The minute free coinage Ia entered upon
indeed long before it Is actually begun
If the people declare in favor of that poll
cy-this reserve will be drawn out of the
Treasury, and it will be impossible to
replenish it with cold. for nobody will
lend tine government gold dollars when
1t Is made practically certain, as II 'will
be By free silver coinage, that silver dol
lars of half their commercial value will
be returned. Hence 1t follows
that after the free coinage policy is
adopted the government must either
abolish the reserve altogether, making the
grssnbacks again bridesmaids, as they
were during the war, or keep its reserve
in silver, thus changing the basis OF the
greenbaok from gold dollar to a silver
dollar of half its commercial value. 1t
will be seen, therefore, that not only
will our coin dollars be diminished in
purchasing power by free coinage, but
our representative dollars, such as the
grsenback and national banknote. That
Is to say, our entire currency will drop
to the level Of the 53 cont dollar. All
the dollars In circulation, whether paper
or coin, will be depreoiated dollars, for
the gold dollar will have been completely
driven out by thu operation of Gresham 8
law All our transactions will have to
be carried on on the basis of the depre-
ciated dollar, for there will be no other
kind. Labor will be paid in 1t, savings
bank dep0sitors will be paid in 1t, life
insurance policies will he paid in it,
notes in which the value received was
gold dollars will be paid IN it. and men
who have lent gold to the COVE rnment
will be paid in 1t, interest and principal.
Both public honor and private honor
will be stained, and men will be cheated
right and left. A great, rich and power
full nation with resources practically un-
limited, Will pose before the world as a
petty swindler, cheating it's own people,
as we'll as the people of foreign nations.
Can We afford to make such an exhi-
bition of ourselves?
The Portland daily press., 1896-08-18
Christ an Endeavor Convention.

Every indication concerning the state
ChristianE Endeavor convention at SHOW
hogan, Il ptember 1-3, shows that it is
to be by all odds the most attractive ever
arranged. The provisional programme
is not yet ready for the press but the ex-
ecutive comm ittee which is engaged in
arranging the convention attractions
promises splendid lot of speakers.
: The following prominent Endeavor
orators have already accepted Invitations
to address the convention William
Shaw, Boston, treasurer Of the United
Society of O. E., Rev. J. 7. Beokley,
d. D., of Philadelphia; Rev. Wayland
Hoyt. D. D., Rev. George D. Lindsay
of Portland; Miss Charlotte 7. Sibley,
Belfast. In addition, it is very probable
that the following will address the con-
vention. although they have not yet sent
final acceptance: Pres. EButler of Colby
University; Rev. Leroy S. Bean of Port
land; Hons. L. L. Walton Of Skowhegan;
Rev. E. R. Purdy of Portland; Rev. @.
L. Parker of Ashland; Rev. DR.. Dunn
of Watervills. With this grand list of
speakers the convention should easily
lead all previous efforts in this partiou-
! lar.
In addition their will be committee
| rallies and sessions devoted to the dis
cussion and details of the Christian
work.
| Delegates should plan to reach Show
hogan Monday, August 81, In season for
the reception that evening. Skowhegan
people are going to entertain every body
IN the best possible manner. Secretaries
of local endeayor societies in the state
are requested to notify delegates who
will attend to notify +. A. Nolin, chair
man of the entertainment committee on
or before August 20, If they desire places
Of entertainment. Preparations have
been made to care for COO delegates at
81. 90 per day each.
| So tar as possible delegates are re-
queated to plan to occupy rooms with ao-
quaintances and notify the committee of
| their plans. The committee should also
be notified II delegates intend visiting
| friends at Skowhegan naming the place
where they will visit during the oonven-
ton.
| The grand closing meeting of the con-
vention will be on Thursday evening, the
conservation meeting being conducted by
William Shaw of Boston. There will be
an excursion to Good Will Farm, Sept. 81
| in the forenoon and in the afternoon
there will be Junior exercises by repre-
sentatives of societies from Skowhegan
and Good Will Farm. Delegates should
not plan to leave Skowhegan before the
| 8. 10 train Friday morning.
The state officers, the Skowhegan En-
deavorers and friends are putting forth
every effort to make it great conyen-
| ton. Let Maine Endeavorers do their
share in preparing to attend In large
Numbers. The Maine Central railroad
has already promised half rates from Ill
points and 1t is expected that other rail.
roads and steamboat lines will grant the
same concessions.
The Portland daily press., 1896-08-18

healthy babies. Weak women sometimes
have healthy babies, but the chances are
against it. Every woman can have
healthy, happy children if she will take
proper care of herself. DIR. Pierce's Fa-
vorite Prescription is what she needs. It
cures the weaknesses and diseases pecul.
lar to women. 1t makes perfect women
Of theln-wonen capable of maternity.
Its use obviates the dreaded, and gener-
ally useless, physicians examinations !"
and stereotyped "local treatments" 1t is
the only medicine for women sold by
druggists, devised by a regularly edu-
Gated, experienced, and skillfu1 specialist
In these diseases, and its sale exceeds the
combined sales of all other medicines adj
vertised for this class of maladies. Taken
during the period of pregnancy, it pre-
pares the whole womanly organism for
Its time of trial and danger. 1t practi-
cally does away with the danger and with
nearly all of the pain.
Women who care to know all about the ia
vorite Prescription" and all about their own
physical being, and the best way to take care of
1t, should send 81 onecent stamps to pay for the
mailing only Of a free copy of Dr. Pierce's great
zoos page illustrated Common Sense Medical Ad-
No. Cog Main Street, Buffalo. NV.
The Portland daily press., 1896-08-18
STATE TOPICS OF INTEREST

The fish and game commissioners have
Just returned from trip through Wash
ington county looking after the interests
of the fish and game They will. next
week, visit Fryeburg and hold hearing
relative to placing CLOSE time on the Low
ell ponds, in order to give the fish a
chance to grow up. Commissioner
Carleton has been right after the big
game hunters, and Tuesday, had two
moose. Th0y were Leandor Wooster Of
Columbia, and his son, Harvey, and they
were fned 500 apiece. They paid.
VIM. Flanders of Nortphort is building
large dog house near his home at Beech
Hill. The house is 18x11 feet and will
contain dozen kennels in which will be
kept coon, rabbit, fox and bird dogs of
good blood. The building and dogs are
the property OF Herbert and Norman
White OF Boston, who will use them in
hunting during the fall nd winter. A
yard 30 feet square will surround the
house in which the dogs will be allowed
to run. Messrs. White have already sent
5 dogs down and will send more soon.
The dogs will BIO in charge of Will Fland-
ers who is we'll known fox hunter. and
they will DO trained exclusively for hunt
ing.
George Taylor, is years of age, an
adopted son of Edward Taylor, who lives
Just below Maids village In Norridge.
wock, aocidently shot himself in the leg
recently, the bullet entering the leg
about six inches above the knee, taking q
downward course. The bullet has not
been located yet.
Ellsworth's two hose companies are
busy with preparations for the coming
races at the county fair. Both companies
The Portland daily press., 1896-08-18
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The Portland daily press., 1896-08-18
THE MONEY OF THE CONSTITUTION

THE MONEY OF THE CONSTITUTION.
There are just two paragraphs in the
Constitution of the United States Ielat-
ing to the coinage of money. One is a
part of Section 8 of Article One and reads
as follows:
The Congress shall have the power to
coin money, regulate the value thereof,
and of foreign coin.
The other is contained in Section 10 of
the same Article. and reads as follows:
No State shall coin money, emit bills
of credit Or make anything but gold and
silver coin tender in payment Of debts.
1t makes no practical difference as re-
CARDS the present currency discussion
whether these paragraphs are to be con-
strued, as some claim, as giving Con-
gress the power to coin either or both met
ais, or as claimed by others, as enjoin-
ing upon Congress the coinage of both
metals If it had the discretion to take
one metal and discard the other Congress
has never exercised it, and If it did not
The Portland daily press., 1896-08-18

June oU, 1913.
In Treasury and circulation,
Production of United States
to June 30, 1896, since
june 80, 1879,
The Portland daily press., 1896-08-18
sa4b,74l,ss
695, 356, 21s
$941, 09s, OBS
65,589, 081
Total
Net exports to juno 30, 1895,
TO BE REGRETTED D.
Boston Herald.)

It is now reported that Major McKin-
ley will not take the stump in the COM
ing campaign, and that he will make NO
speeches outside of Canton. AS we have
before taken occasion to remark, suoh a
decision is to be regretted, as Major Nc
Kinley is popular and forcibls speaker.
and would make votes wherever he went.
Presumably the Repu blican campaign
managers have carefully considered the
question, and their decision, or that Of
Maj. Mckinley, Will have to be accepted.
II it is final Maj. Mckinley ought TO be
frequently hoard from on his door step at
Canton.
The Portland daily press., 1896-08-18

have that discretion it has never usurped
1t, for from the foundation of tha gov
eminent Congress has coined both met
ais, aud today both metals are in use as
money In this-.country, and both are legal
tender to any amount.
The Portland daily press., 1896-08-18

have had new racing carriage built.
The Senator Hales received theirs from
Bangor Tuesday. 1t is built with low
bicycle wheels, pneumatic tires, and
weighs only eighty-two pounds. The
Dirigos' carriage is of the usual high
wheel style, but of model construction
and Is beauty. 1t IL completed but is
not yet out Of the shop. 1t was built in
Ellsworth.
While Capt. Ell Elwell, of Northport,
was returning from Lincolnville, with a
two horse extension carriage, when oom-
ing down the Bullock Hill, his horses
became frightened BY tree which had
been cut down and left lodged on the tel
ephono wire. The tree breaking away
and falling into the road frightened the
horses, causing them to run, overturn-
ing the wagon and throwing the oocu-
pants out. Fortunately they escaped
without injury. other than few bruises.
The carriage was badly damaged.
. At parish meeting of the Catholic
Mission of Dover and Foxoroft held last
Sunday afternoon, formal measures
were taken toward the building of mis-
sion. Father Houlihan presented the
matter and $685. were pledged at once to
ward the building. This is very en-
couraging and after securing lot plans
will be made for erecting the building
next spring.
The Portland daily press., 1896-08-18

There would be no money lenders If
there were no money borrowers. The ex-
istence of the former she We that it is for
tho interest of some people in this coun-
try to borrow money. They certainly
don't borrow money for fun. just now
a great many uncomplimentary things
are being said about the creditor class,
that is, men who are owed money. They
IRE being treated very much as public
them out of half their debt by altering
1ne standard of measurement, is appar-
emily finding great favor amongst certain
debtors. OF course If this doctrine
should gain general acceptance
the result would be that capital
yelop enterprises in this country, but
the most of it would go abroad where the
public and privats faith was on higher
plane. The present paralysis of business
would be fierce activity compared with
what would follow if the doctrine being
preached by the Populists and their
Democratic allies, that it Is perfectly
proper to cheat man ont of half his
debt, IL it can be done by legislation
should become the rule of action. Were
the power to borrow taken away
q very large per cent. Of the great bust
ness enterprises of this country which
furnish WORK for the laboring man
would have to shut down indefinitely, or
until tho power was restored. If the
workingmen of this country want to de-
priye themselves of the means of earning
livelihood an easy way to do it is to
join in q crusade to destroy credit.
The Portland daily press., 1896-08-18

/" They call him the boy orator Of the
Platte - said Senator Foraker in his
speech at Colum bus, 81 remember that
the geography says the Platte is a river
thousand miles long and about six in
ches deep.
The Portland daily press., 1896-08-18
TUESDAY AUGUST IS.
REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS.
FOR PRESIDENT,
WilliamncKinley
OF OHIO.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
Garret A. Hobart
OF NEW JERSEY.
FOR GOVERNOR.
Llewellyn Powers
OF HOULTON.
Faf REPRESENTATIVES. to Congress:
OF HOULTON.

First District-THOMAS B. REED.
of Portland.
Second District-NELSON DINGLEY.
JR., OF Lewiston.
Third District-SETH L. MILL
KEN, Of Belfast.
Fourth District--CHARLES A. BOU.
TELLE, of Bangor.
The Portland daily press., 1896-08-18

Ellsworth's two hose companies are
busy with preparations for the coming
races at the county fair. Both companies
The Portland daily press., 1896-08-18
Bathing the

Bathing the
baby is one Of the
joys of young
motherhood. The
baby's bath is
tn e pleasantest
fe a ture of the
day. This, Of
course, only
when the baby
and the mother
are both healthy.
mot much pleas
ure can be gotten
out of bathing a
peevish, sick1y,
fretful baby. If
the mother isn't
healthy, she cam
not get m u c b
pleasure out Of
a n y t h i n g..
Healthy mothers
who are careful,
al avs have
The Portland daily press., 1896-08-18
CURRENT COMMENT.
HOW. MUCH GoLDY
(Boston Journal)

NoosbOu OOukuhAJ
There Is no excuse for the efforts of the
silver champions to bellttle the stock
of gold In America, and to show that it
is utterly insufficient for its purposes 1t
has not dwindlsd; ON tho contrary, 1T
has greatly incr.- sed, as can readily be
established by reliable statistics
On June 80, 1872 the stock Of gold In
ooin and bullion In the United States
Treasury alone amounted to $135, 1856, 475,
and the following table will show the
exact situation today, as to the volume of
gold In the country, with the amounts
since consumed In the arts as the solo
unknown quantity.
June 80, 1879.
In Treasury and circulation, e245, TAI, 1877
Production of United States
to June 30, 1896, since
juno 80, 1879, 695, 1856, 21S
Total $941, 09s, 055
Net exports to juno 3d. 1895, 5,5S9, 081
Net total on hand June 80.
1896, $875, COS, 974
There 10 not the slightest reason Tor
believing that the American people have
consumed nearly $780, 000, 600 of gold in
the arts, in the last II years, and every
thing goes to prove that it has not been
quite the half of that sum, leaving the
Treasury estimate of our stock at $607,-
000, 900, an undoubtedly accurate one.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-05-02
critios and Managers.

MT. Charles Wyndham has explained that his contempt for the press is not, like MT. Penley's, absolute, but refers only to Christmastide criticisms. He holds, in short, that the critics are "but mad nor'-nor' west. When the wind is southerly, they know hawk from a heronshaw.'' The truth is that some actor managers are superstitious in their reverence for the press so long as it prophecies smooth things for them. 4 critic the other day got into corre- spondence with manager who thought he had slighted one of his productions. By way of conclusive testimony to its merits the manager sent him para graph emanating from an obscure press agency, to the effect that eff there is one thing in the world the lessee of this theater understands it is the histri- onic tastes of the English people. This was of course most gratifying, but the beauty of it was that the writer of the paragraph evidently had not and did not profess to have seen the play, and had sent the paragraph to the manager with demand for couple of seats ESQ as to give further particulars in our next" Such is the flatteripg unction which some managers lay to their souls. London World.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-05-02
Football Incident.

During the last football season. the Indian school at Carlisle, Pa., sent q team of young red men into the field which competed with credit against some of the strongest playing clubs in the country. Among other engage ments they played a match with the Duquesne club in Pittsburg, and came off victorious.
 The bearing of the Indian lads was so courteous and manly as to win ap- plause from all of the white spectators. After they returned home they received 8 cartoon from the defeated club, with letter stating that it was from some of the many friends whom you boys have made in Pittsburg by your gen tlemanly playing"
 The sketch was drawn with spirit, and represented at one side the contest between the red and white men at Fort Duquesne In 1795, the Indians falling beneath the shots of the settler. On the other side was their contest in 1895, the red man standing, football in hand, Y1ctOr1ouS over hlS White brother; and lastly, a picture of the captain of the Indian club as he was carried laughing, off the field in triumph by both shouting teams.
 Beneath was written the suggestive word, Revenge"
 If the manlineSs and magnanimous courtesy of these Indian and white clubs were shown by all football play CTS, the prejudice of many thoughtful men and women against the game would be leSsened if not removed. When instead of making men more brutal it teaches them self control, good temper, and the generosity which can applaud a victorious foe, it's discipline Is wholesome.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-05-02
A Telltale AureoIe.

4 Boston newSpaper-the POSt-re- ports some interesting revelations made not long ago at meeting of per sons interested in psychical questions, so called. A woman, announced as pos seSSed of mysterious powers-spiritual or other-had consented to be present, and something quite unusual was anti cipated.
 One member of the company, who be- feved in the old doctrine of trying the spirits" went prepared to make some investigations on his own account. He carried with him some bits of phospho- resent paper, which in the dark would shine with a light like the firefly's.
 In due time the medium" or what ever she was called, presented herself, and after the usual preliminaries, re- quested that the lights should be turn ed out. This was done, and at the same moment the investigator managed to drop upon her head several pieces of his phOSphorescent paper.
 These were visible, of course, to ev- cry one except the performer herself. Pretty soon the manifestations" be- gan. A tambourine sounded in one corner of the room, and strange to say, the mediums shining head had moved over to that identical place. The sounds moved about the room-and the spots of light moved with them.
 The spectators began to litter, the medium" discovered that something was amiss, and the seance came to an abrupt conclusion.
 To some people it seems a very inter- esting pSychical phenomenon that any one should suspect visitors from the spirit world of drumming on tambour- ines.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-05-02

rose and fell at regular intervals-that sounded above the monotonous hum of | the machinery.
 "He will thrust her under the ham, mer!"
 So thought each guard and each con- vict-so thought the father, whose feet seemed chained to the floor and whose face was winter than the dead. One of the guards could have touched button and signaled the engineer to shut off steam, but he did not move hand. Either guard had fair mark to shoot at, but their pistols were not lifted. Up and down-up and down went the ham, mer, but suddenly the belt was thrown over on the loose pulley and the mass who looked as if they had been looking through a mist such mist as rises from earth of summer morning. It seemed to them that this mist thinned out-cleared away before the influence of rising sun, and by and by they saw the child nestling on Big Toms hairy breast, one hand smoothing his cheek, and seeming to come from long dis tance off they heard her childish voice saying:
 "No, you wouldn't hurt Nellie-you wouldn't hurt Nellie! What makes you cry? Have you got little girl too? Won't they let you go home to see your little girl?'
 And the convicts advanced step by step, and the guards crept forward, and lo! Big Toms tears were falling as he hugged the child more tightly and kiss ed her fair hair and rosy cheek. There was silence yet-silence as he walked to and fro and wept and sobbed and lifted the child till she could clasp her tiny arms about his neck and rest her cheek against his Not whisper among the convicts-not move from father or mother or the guards. By and by Big Tom placed the child in its fathers arms, wiped the tears from his eyes on the sleeve of his striped jacket, and with "God bless the little darlingr' and "Thank ye, sir'' he returned to his work, and the hammer was lifted and held ill waiting for the hot iron to be placed on the anvil beneath.
 The guards motioned for the other convicts to go back to their benches and forges, and a minute later the visitors had gone and work was in full blast. The long expected outbreak had come and gone. For 30 seconds Big Tom had felt such a raging hate ill his soul that bo wac transformed into a humau devil The child had smiled into his burning eyes--her soft touch had lulled him her words had brought back his reason. Was he punished? No! A year later he was pardoned, and today another fair haired, blue eyed, smiling child puts her arms about his neck and says:
 "You are such great, big papa. but you wouldn't t never hurt nobody, would you?"-Detroit Free Press.