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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-10-22
THE ROOSTER HE WORE on HIS HAT

Come, pause for while in your play,
My boy,
And put down your ball and your bat.
Attend to me well
While q story / tell
or man who was tempted to stray
My boy,
And the rooster he wore on his hat.
This man was a laborer skilled.
Ny boy.
For his job was secure,
And his wages were sure,
But his heart with longing was filed.
My boy.
One day some demagogues came.
For demagogue read Democracy,
And spouted and brayed
In behalf of free trade -
TIL they set all his fancy aflame,
For rooster to pin on his hat.
He whooped like an lmbeclle loon,
For a candidate fussy and fat.
Whose inflated renOwn
Soon collapsed and came down;
And Ii felt like punctured balloon,
On the rooster that sat on the hat.
Now his partisans float in the soup,
A, 49,, . Ny UOys
Along with the bill they begat.
The cuckoos all sigh
For their vanishing pie;
And the rooster Is sick with the roup.
My boy,
Poor rooster that rode on the hatt
And poverty sits In the seat,
My boy.
Where competence formerly sat,
And the laboring man.
Through this fatuous plan,
Is now left with nothing to eat,
My boy.
But the rooster he wore on his hat.
Then take warning and never forget.
My boy,
Free traders are blind as a bat.
Their promise OF good
Is adyersity's food
And the laborer long will regret,
My boy,
The rooster he wore on his hat
indianapolis Journal.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-10-22
Bryan as an Orator.
uENRy n ESTARROOK

HENRY ID. ESIABROOh.
But Mr.. Bryan l know somewhat, and
find in his habits of life many things
TO admire He is man of undoubted
talent, talent for the stage, perhaps,
rather than for statecraft. He is kind
husband and an indulgent father. He
does not smoke or chew, drink or swear,
steal or gamble-in short, he has not a
single redeeming vice that | know of,
unless it might be lying and even there
| have had spells of thinking he believes
himself. Moreover, Mr.. Bryan is a man
of rare eloquence, although anyone read
ing his speeches would be pardoned for
doubling the assertion. Reduced to
cold type his words become mere rant
and bombast, while those self-same
words, spoken in Bryan's voice-a voice
as mellitluous as the sweetest pipe in
yonder organ-would. stir your heart,
Just as would the voice of n great sim
ger, by the very quality of tone. Add to
this handsome, graceful presence and
n fire and energy of action, and you can
imagine that it matters very little to
Mr.. Bryan's audience what Mr.. Bryan
says, so long as he keeps on saying it.
The mistake he made in Madison
Square garden was in the attempt to ar
que. He ought never TO do that, for
the divine attribute of reason was left
out of his mental makeup.
But. my friends, there is not word
in this encOmlum which would not with
equal truth and appropriateness apply
to another famous Nebraskan. whose eX-
PLOTS are inseparably linked with the
history of Omaha; whose habits are as
regular as the sun. whose character is
as impeccable as Bryan's own, whose
presence is just as handsome, whose
powers of speech were formerly just as
great and have wrought many an audi
ence to tears, to laughter and to fren-
~; man who. like Bryan, was pos
sessed of a talking devil. and who today,
i'm Madison square, New York-that
bourne from which no Nebraskan seems
ever TO returns feeding brcadcrumbs
TO the sparrows. That man is George
Francis Train. And il must be remein-
bered that Mr.. Train once ran for the
presidency, just as Mr.. Bryan is doing,
on a ticket of his own. | say that the
ticket on which Mr.. Bryan is running
for the presidency is essentially his
own, although two other gentlemen have
been casually mentioned in connection
with it--one trying TO get off ana the
other trying to get on. Here, YOU OBJ
serve is a sort of political cerebus. with
not the best of feeling between the ca.
nine collaterals. Mr.. Bryan's predica-
ment is not without embarrassment. He
must feel as bewidered with these two
appendages as the proverbial cat with
q like number Of tails. He has probably
prevailed upon Mr.. Sewall TO stay where
he is, whereas Tom Watson wants to
know. He wants to know where he is
at" He wants to know whether he il
candidate for the vice-presdency or
only a vermiform appendix.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-10-22
An Assault on the National Govern
ment.

Let us see what confronts us. What
is this free government that we hear
about from the rostrum only occasion-
ally on the Fourth of July and gala
days? But a word about this funda-
mental expression. Up to the estab-
lishment of the American government.
governments had failed on the face of
the earth for the object for which gov
ernments are formed
The theory is that this is the best
government and the only free govern
ment which achieves for the people
the largest amount of happiness. com
fort and prosperity for the greatest
number Now. they had tried emper-
ors, lodging absolute power of legisla-
ton, the execution of laws, and all
Judgment upon laws in one man, and
il failed: the people were oppressed
and made serfs. They tried then oil
garchy, a government of many men:
il failed for the purposes for which II
was founded; so that all monarchy and
all systems and every republic i'm the
world had failed when our fathers
formed the United States of Americn
and gave ms place in the family OF
nations. (ApDlause.)
What was the peculiar part Of the
government which promises permanency,
which promises a republican or demo
cratic form of government, that could
live? Ii was this: We established n
legislature TO make laws, a congress: we
limited the powers of that legislature by
n written constitution-thus far, Mr..
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-10-22
Labor Needs an Cnvarying and Re-
liable Currency.
FRANK s. BLACK, CANDIDATE Fol
GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK.

FRANK s. BLACK, CANDIDATE FOR
GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK.
"No mans labor of yesterday or last
year can be preserved. except 10y some
representative or token of it, and money
is the almost universally adopted agent
for that purpose. Nothing in the world
should be 50 anxious as labor that the
token which represents il should be I'M
varying and reliable. Who can
preserve until tomorrow the labor Of to-
day? it cannot be done, and the only
means of securing its benefits is to re-
ceiye and preserve some token which
shall stand in its stead and which may
be used as future needs may require"
And further on the speaker said: IF
man is robbed, it is crime and he may
have redress. If a bank fails and pays
him only 53 cents on the dollar, ii is n
misfortune and he is not yet without
hope of recovery. But il he votes away
A. cents of every dollar. il is his own
fault, and he has nothing to condemn
but his own folly, which will remain
with him much longer than his money"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-10-22
bryan for Fiat Mone-.

EX-SENATOR WARNER MILLER.
Mr.. Bryan nj heart cares nothing for
the free coinage of silver. Mr.. Bryan
is first and last a believer in fiat money,
and he is only using the free coinage
Of silver TO arrive at that finally. This
is a serious charge to make, but If L
cannot prove it will apologize publicly
for IL.
In the September number of the Arena
Just last month-there is an article on
the currency by Mr.. Bryan, in which
he crticises Mr.. Cleveland severely for
using bonds i'm time of peace, and espe-
cally for selling them TO a syndicate.
He says: when the United States,
without waiting for the aid or consent
Of any other nation, opens its minis 10
the free and unlimited coinage of gold
and silver at the present legal ratio of
Is to / it will bring real relief to its peo-
pie, and will lead the way TO the restora-
ton of bimetallsm throughout the world.
Ii will then be prepared TO perfect its
financial system by furnishing paper
money invested with legal tender quail
ties and sufficient in volume to supply
the needs of the government. It's paper
money will not be loaned then 10 favor
ties, but will he paid out in the expenses
of government, SO that all may receive
the benefits
This is fiat money, pure and simple.
Mr.. Bryan proposes to stop taxation and
pay the expenses of the government by
printing fiat money. This government
once launched upon that boundless sea
would as certainly fall and go down rs
did the French republic. which was set
up at the close of the last century by
a lot of theorists and revolutionists.
They issued during a few years forty
thousand millions of francs of fiat money
called assignats and mandats. They
gave a legal-tender quality to 1t, but
while it could pay debts they could
not compel people to take it in pur-
chase. In other words, they could give
legal-tender quality to the money, but
they could not give purchasing power
to it, From day to day it was issued,
until finally it all disappeared as utterly
worthless. Not single franc of it was
ever paid or redeemed, and the people
who had parted with their property
for it were rendered paupers. Their
property was gone and the money they
had received was valueless.
Shall this be a lesson TO us? And
can we contemplate the probability of
putting into power as President of the
United States a man who holds such
views? In my humble opinion there is
but one way to bring us back to prosper
ity and to the path of progress. and that
is to return to the system of admins
tration which has been of such great
benefit to MS in the past. and to follow
in that path, TO follow the lamp of eX-
perience. To do that every true, honest
American citizen, without distinction of
party, should unite in this attempt at
restoration. and should by an overwhelm-
ing majority stamp out now and forever
the heresy and the folly of a cheap and
debased currency.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-10-22
Chicago IEter-Ocean.

they went on, think, to the amount Of
$4,000, 100000, and finally the whole
structure collapsed. The government
would not take them, the paper became
absolutely worthless, and when that pa
per became worthless it was found, not
in the hands of the SPECTATORS; no, it
was found in the hands of the manu-
facturers, of the business men, of the
workingmen of France. 1t was on them
that the loss fell. because they had eX-
changed their labor and their earnings
for this worthless paper. That is the
history of all attempts to juggle with the
currency. The loss lands always in the
same place. and we can form no ex-
ception to the great natural laws.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-10-22
ABOU BILL BRYAN.

Abou Bill Bryan. may his tribe decreased
Awoke one night from a deep dream or
peace: !
And saw within the moonlight of his room, /,
Making ii rich and silver-like In bloom,
An angel writing in book of gold;
Exceeding gall had made Bill Bryan bold I,
And TO the presence in the room he said:
what writest thouT' The vision ralsedl
It's head.
And, with a look Of what he might expect
Answered, Their names who'll get 1t ino
the neck"
"And am ! one?" asked Abou. II don'ta
know"
Replied the angel. Abou spoke more low,
But cheerily still, and said, II pray thee
sir, T,
Write me as one not liable TO err" {,
The angel wrote and vanished. The next.
night
II came again with great November light. !;
And showed the names Of those knocked gall
ley-weSt: D
And 10! Bill Bryan's name led all the rest! /,
Lincoln (Neb) News .
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-10-22
Integrity Of the Courts.

"There is another proposition in that
platform which ought to strike terror to
the heart Of every good citizen. what
ever his political affiliations heretofore
may have been, and that is the PROPOSE
ton which even shocked David Bennett
Hill 0aughter), whom | am family hop
ing will come out after a little for sound
money, and that is the suggestion that
whenever the Supreme court of the
United States in the exercise of the iuris-
diction vested in that tribunal by the con-
stitution, renders decision which is
not agreeable to Congress, they shall
proceed to pack that court in some way
with judges who will reverse il, and who
will be more complaiSant. You recolect.
ladies and gentlemen. that the Supreme
court of the United States is created by
the constitution. There are three sub
divisions of our government, each indie
pendent of the other. The executive.
the legislative and the judiciary. The
Supreme court of the United States has
been, from the beginning. an honor to
this country; and its line of decisions.
the great men who have been upon that
bench shedding luster upon our jurispru.
dence and upon the Jurisprudence OF
the world have abundantly yindicated
the wisdom of the trainers of the
constitution in creating il. in making IL
perpetual and in providing for the indie.
pendent and fearless action by reason of
the life tenure of it's Judges.
II do not like TO hear men cast suspi-
cion upon judges. Our last reliance is
i'm the integrity, the courage and the in
dependence of our judiciary. When the
people are swayed by passion, when Con-
gress may go wrong, when the Senate,
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-10-22
COME HOME.
"From Thomas watson.o

"From Thomas Watson"
o. Bryan. dear Bryan, come home with me
now.
The pops are all ready TO run;
You said YOU were coming right bcak 70 the
pate.
As soon as your talking was done
Come home, come home, Bryan, dear Bryan,
come home.
Poor Altgeld Is dying and Boes has gone
fat
Don't talk any more, but come home.
o! Bryan. dear Bryan, come home with md
now.
Why don't you come home while Won cant
Free sllver's all right (for the heathen)l
that so.
But you can't stun IL down free man.
Come home. come home, Bryan, dear Bryan
come home.
Mckinley is ready to give you blow,
That will knock you quite fiat. so comq
home. Lincoln (Neb) Call.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-10-22
No New Sectional Issue will be Toll.
Grated.
sENAToR THuRsroN.

My fellow citizens, there are other rea-
scns yet why the loyal people of this
county should stand together at this
time. Senator Tillman of South Caro-
lima, chairman OF the committee on reso-
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-10-22

republic and in no part an idle working
man who wanted to work. tremendous
applause)
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-10-22

SUPPLEMENT L.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-22
GREAT INIT REST SHOWN
Nv All Present in the Future Welfare OF Ou'
Fish and Game.

fpv New England Associated Press)
Kineo, July 21.-Mempefs ana lriehos
Of the Maine Sportsmen's Fish and
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-22

Game Association have been arriving
all day at kineo and the number pre-
sent reaches $50. the largest delegation
arriving this evening, on the steamer
Kathadin, the party including the of
ficers and many of the principal movers
in the association.
Many distinguished gentlemen are
present to take part in the delibera-
tons on Wednesday. They are Hon.
Llewellyn Powers, eX-Gov. Davis Sena-
tor Engel, the State board of fish and
game commissioners, Col. E. c. Far
ringtcn, General w. S. Choate, Miss
Crosby, Fly Rod and many others.
This afternoon, at the invitation of
Landlord Dennen of the kineo house.
those members of the association hay
ing then arrived took Il trip to North
east carry and the head Of the lake.
having a most enjoyable time.
Profitable sessions are anticipated for
Wednesday as a great many guides
are here to confer with the members of
the association and the commissioners
regarding the sporting interests of the
state
Discussion will take place regarding
the licensing of guides. sportsmen. and
a better enforcement of laws: where
the present laws are weak and what
can be done to better the existing con-
ditions An effort will also be made to
bring about q close alliance and CO.
operation between the association and
olli1pS
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-22
Weather conditio ms and General Forecast.

Washington. July 2l.-The area of
high pressure has remained nearly
stationary off the south Atlantic coast
A second high pressure area has
spread from the north of Montana tC
Nebraska and Minnesota, causing a
fall of Is degrees in temperature in
South Dakota. A trough of low press
ure extends from Texas to Lake SUI
perior. Rain has fallen in the Atlantic
states, lower Lake region, Ohio and
middle Mississippi valleys.
The temperature has risen in New
England. fallen in the upper Lake re-
gion. Missouri valley and the North
west. and remained stationary else
here.
Showers may be expected in New
England. Ohio and middle Atlantic
states, Ohio and middle Mississippi
valleys.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-22
MAINE DENTAL SOCIETY
Opens Its Annual Meeting at Portland
Continue Today.

Portland. July 21-The Maine Dental
Society began its annual meeting here,
this afternoon. President r. II. Miller
of Rockland. presiding. Prayer was
offered by Rev. j. c. Perkins, being
followed by the mayors address of
welcome. The president read his an
nual report and papers on technical
subjects followed. The sessions will
continue, tomorrow.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-22

For earache, put a couple of drops of
Thomas Electric Oil on bit Of cotton
and place it in the ear. The pain will
stop in few moments. Simple enough,
isn't it?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-22
Washington Forecast.

Washington. July 21-Forecast for
Wednesday: For Maine, fair, preceded
by showers on the coast; variable
Winds
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-22
Maine Postal Changes.

Washington, July 21.-Margaret
White has been appointed postmaster
at kossuth, vice N. w. Scrbner and
T. e. r. Ramsdell at Ripley, vice II.
w. Ramsdell.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-22

Not a tenth part of the list. we sell
EVERYTHING in same scale, so don't
think because it isn't here that we don't
Can you afford to buy goods elsewhere
and pay regular prices?
HENRY p. CLEARWATER,
Registered Druggist. near Hobbs Wait
ing Room,
HAI.LOWELL, - MAINE.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-22
FAIR WEATHER.

Boston, July 21.-Local forecast for
Wednesday: Fair weather, winds gen
orally westerly.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-22

Is 1.0 IS oIo

is more than any bond on earth will nav
you for your money. that's just what Won
save on every dollar you invest with MS
and we give you the genuine, freshest and
better goods than you get elsewhere. no
old goods on our shelves. they move too
fast. just a few prices.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-10
BUSINESS BLOCKS BURNED
One. Third of the Mercantile Por-
tion of Corning, Iowa, Re.
duced to Ashes.
Stories of Incendiarism Are Afcat
Dut Sparks From Locomotive
Caused the Fire.

CORNING, Iowa, Oct. 9.-Corning was
visited this morning with terrible con-
fagration, involving the loss of third OF
its business houses with total value of
$3.50, 900. At 3 o'clock the fire alarm
awakened the sleeping Inhabitants to the
fact that the large Reynolds grain eleva-
tor at the depot was ablaze. The water
works became out of order and nothing
could be done to stop the fire. Three box
cars caught fire from the elevator, and
when the sides of one of them had caved
in the charred body of a man was discov-
cred. Identification is impossible, but 1t
is supposed that he was tramp.
Hardly had the people returned to their
beds when they were called out again to a
fire in Beymer's store. kilograms for as
sistance were sent to Creston, Clarinda
and REQ Oak, but before aid could arrive
two whole blocks had been swept away.
The fire in the elevator was caused by
sparks from locomotive, The elevator
sparks setting fire to the Beymer build
ing. Stories of incendiarism, however.
are afoat. The heaviest losses were SUI
Iered by A. B. Turner, $75 900, uninsured
H. II. Larue, $4,000. partly insured, and
the National Bank of Corning, $4,000 in
sured for $1,000. The insurance OF $4,000
is distributed pretty equally among the
leading insurance companies.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-10
TRAGEDY At A FARMHOUSE
All the Members of the Family
of Albert Bray Found With
Their Threats Cut.
Indications Are That 1t Is a Case
of Wanton Murder and
Suicide.

NOBLESVILLE, IND, Oct. 81 The
citizens of this town and the people of the
surrounding country are greatly excited
over the news of an awful tragedy which
took place three miles from here. The
bodies of Albert Bray, a prominent
farmer, his wife and two children, were
found dead this morning in their home.
Their throats had been cut. and all were
dead except Bray, who died soon after he
was found.
The neigh bors are undecided whether
they were murdered by strangers or
whether Bray did the awful deed himself.
For some time past the family had been
living very quietly at their home. They
seemed happy and Bray was apparently
devoted to his wife. He always went out
with her and seemed to do all he could
for her. On several occasions, however, he
acted very queerly, and it began to be
whispered around that he was not quite
right in his head. frequently he would
meet neighbors on the public highway
and would pass them without word of
salutation. He never said or did any
thing. however, which gave the least indi-
cation that he contemplated the horrible
butchery which came to light to-day.
Early this morning neighbor who
wished to borrow plow called at the Bray
house. He knocked, but received no an
swer. Going around to the pack door he
found that it was shut. and there were no
signs of life in the house. He was greatly
surprised at this, as he knew that the
Brays were early risers, and their usual
time for getting up had long since passed.
He finally decided something was wrong
in the house, and putting his shoulder to
the back door he forced his way in. He
saw no indications of anything being
wrong until he reached the bedroom.
There an awful sight met his eyes. Lying
on the floor were the bodies of Mrs. Bray
and the two children, aged 3 and 6 re-
spectiveIy. Their throats had been cut.
Near by was the PROSTATE form of Bray,
whose throat had also been cut. He was
still alive, but unconscious. At his side
was bloody razor.
The neighbors tried to revive Bray, but
in vain. Bray died shortly after he was
found.
The officers were notified Of the tragedy
and are working hard to fnd possible
cIews to the murderer, though it is gener-
ally believed that Bray himself committed
the deed in an insane moment.