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Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-07-29
I6 To 1.

The expression sixteen to one"
means that sixteen ounces OF silver
shall equal one ounce of gold. This is
the difference between the silver aud
gold which is now in circulation in the
United States, and we are able to main.
tain this sixteen to one now because
the coinage of silver is limited, and the
parity between the gold and silver now
In use can be and will be maintained II
we do not adopt unlimited free coinage
of silver, but with the unlimited free
coinage of silver our silver currency
would then have its value determined
by the market value OF the metal,
which is now fifty three cents for the
amount Of silver in dollar; at the
market value of silver the ratio would
be about thirty one and one half to one.
The Government might as we'll try to
make sixteen quarts u bushel as to try
to have silver at sixteen to one with
free and unlimited coinage. If silver
and gold were accepted by the United
States mints at their true market val
ues we would have thirty one and one
half ounces OF silver taken at the same
price as one ounce of gold. At this
ratio both metals would be treated
alike, but this is not what the advo.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-07-29

There are always good many queer
bills introduced in State Legislatures,
and some very ridiculous ones. In
some cases bills which seem very queer
today may not seem so In ten years
from now. An instance Of this is fur
nished by the theatre hat law" 1t
was laughed out of severf legislatures
of far Western States ithin few
years, yet it is statue I'm the great
commonwealth of Ohio today, says the
Philadelphia Presss<
One OF the queerest bills ever intro
duced in Legislature was that of a
Kansas member, who wanted to M axe
every male citizen of his State give a
bond of 81, 900 that he would not beat
his wife. Still another one wanted to
make every resident furnish bond
which was to be forfeited in case of
suicide.
In another State Representative
offered bill providing that women
should not wear long hair. Almost
all States have had bills offered pro-
viding against the use of cigarettes,
and Iowa has at last law against
their manufacture and sale. Another
favorite proposed law aims at the
treating habit" and fixed penalty
for the purchase of an Intoxicating
drink for friend.
A farmer statesman who evidently
did not wish to be troubled with fol.
lowing the custom of his city brethren
introduced u bill in the Georgia legis-
latup making it against the law to
WEIR collars and cuffs. Still another
legislator in southern State wanted
to make it a misdemeanor to wear rub
ber shoes of any kind. AS he explained
afterward he had been heldup one night
by a highwayman, who was enabled
to creep silently on his prey because
he wore rubber overshoes.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-07-29

When Mr. Bryan, of Nebraska, tele
graphs to the Philadelphia Press that
"Our people will never declare at the
ballot boxes that they are dependent
upon foreigners for finaDcia al system -
he probably thinks that he is uttering
words that have some meaning, but if
the phraseology that he applies to the
standard of values were applied to any
other standard he would recognize
the folly of it. We borrowed our
weights and measures from England,
while the single gold standard was
not borrowed from England, but was
arrived at as the result of our own ex.
perience. Mr.. Bryan knews very well
that a law declaring the avoirdupois
and the troy pounds to be equal would
be idiotic and mpracticable; he would
recognize at once the folly of pretend.
ing that all bushels weighed go pounds,
oats as well as wheat; he would recog.
nize the impossibiity of maintaining
the yard and metre as concurrent units
of length, and he would be able to tell
as quickly as anyone the effects of a
law making the usual quart bottle
legal tender" for quart. But when
for differing weights and measures diff
fering values are substituted he at
once becomes as mad as q March hare
and asks triumphantly, "Are the
American people able to attend to their
own busiuessp" We suggest that be
ask himself whether the American
people can make two and two five by
way of proving their independence of
Europeans, who thiuk two and two
make four.-New York Journal of
Commerce.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-07-29
What Il Means.

ut means that sixteen ounces of sil-
yer should be held for debt paying
purposes to be worth as much as one
ounce OF gold. One ounce of standard
gold will coin in gold dollars 1880.
Sixteen ounces OF standard silver will
coin $500 IN silver dollars. These
sixteen ounces of silver can he bought
In the markets of the world today for
1904. There would. therefore, be a
profit of $500 on an investment OF
1904, being about 81 per cent, II a
holder of silver could take it to the
mint and coin 1t without charge into
silver dollars, The advocates OF free
coinage favor u law that will allow
any holder Of silver bullion-or, in
fact, silver OF any kind las the latter
can readily be melted into bars)-the
right to take the same to any mint of
the United States and convert it into
silver coin free of charge, and force SO
cents worth of 1t upon his creditors as
a doll ar.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-07-29
Ex- Gov. TaylOr's Speech.

We publish today the speech deliv-
vered by Hon. Robert l.. Taylor at
Loudon. 1t is just such u speech as
was to be expected, and evinces the
fact that the speaker is greatly in need
of information concerning the subjects
he discusses. In all frankness and fair
ness, it must be said that the speech is
that of novice who has given no real
study to economic questions. No
thoughtful man can read it care fully
and find in it any argument based upon
rational conception of affairs, any
intelligent discussion of the issues be-
fore the people or an indication that the
speaker has mastered even the primal
facts and first principles of the matters
about which he talks. We do not say
this is prejudice, or to make any thrust
at MIR. Taylor as candidate. We sim
ply present his speech, and ask intelli.
gent readers to see for themselves IL
there is anything proven in it, or any
rational view Of public issues sustain
ed by it. 1t, is throughout, an appeal
to prejudices. 1t is full of absurd errors
of statement, illogical and irrational
assumption and ridiculous misinterpre-
tations of events. 1t is merely Bob
Taylor speech, intended to tickle the
crowd and play upon popular notions
and prejudices. 1t is not the speech of
a statesman, nor Of man who under
stands his subject. 1t is light aud
frethy free silver address, superficial
and catchy. 1t was never intended to
make men think; it was delivered to
make men hurrah. Nashville Banner.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-07-29
Jack Cade In Politics.

Poor Mr.. Bryan has to begin by max
ing a revolution, aud though he seems
quite ready to try it, he is very light
weight for the job. There is more of
Jack Cade than Napoleon in his make
up. Take his proposition to "lay down
his young life" to prevent the repeal of
the Sherman law and his great
speech at Chicago, and they fit close to
Cade's speech as reported by Shakes.
peare;
Valiant am. am able to endure
much. fear neither sword or FIRE. Be
brave, then, for your captain is brave
aud VOWS reformation. There shall be
In England seven half penny loaves
sold for penny; the three hooped pot
shall have ten hoops; and will make
1t a felony to drink small beer. All the
realm shall be in common. New York
Times.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-07-29
For the Herald and Tribune.
LETTER FROM TEXAS.
Jack Rabbit Talks About Crops and Weather
Around Missouri City.

N h"poi' inks ABOUT crops and Weather
Around Missouri City.
MISSOURI CITY, Texas, July IS, '98.
A long drouth has Just closed by a
good, steady rain of two or three DAYS.
Corn is almost ruined by the drouth:
cotton looks we'll. This city or neigh
borhood has been built up in the last
two years. it is all prairie and this year
is mostly sod crop, which is not so
good as it will be next year. There are
fifteen or twenty families here and
have farms of from twenty acres up to
one thousand each; with nothing to do
but fence, build their houses and 20 to
breaking land. Those who work faith.
fully we'll on their farms are doing
we'll, but those who do all their work
on the shady side Of the stores are
cussing the country, and some are
leaving without giving it fair test
We have had watermelons ever since
the first June, straw wberries in February,
dewberries in April, blackberries in
May, also roasting ears, cucumbers.
tomatoes, and we have nice cabbage
all the year round, large turnips eight
inches across and four thick. Turnips
and cabbage grow all winter. Some
garden stuff such as cucum bers and
squashes have scalded out since the
last rain and will do no good. The
thermometer has been up to 1903, but it
ispleasant to work out as brisk gulf
breeze is always stirring. Health is
pretty good, little malarial fever in
the bottoms or timbered land. Most of
the settlers are from Missouri, hence
its name, although Kansas, Nebraska,
New York, Germany, Denmark, Min
nesota and our beloved East Tennessee
has representatives here. Enough for
the present. JACK RABBIT.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-07-29
PROVISIONING NEW YORK.
About slOO,OOO,OOO Worth of Dairy Prod
ucts and Meats Consumed Annually

About siO0,OOO,O0O Worth of Dairy Prod
ucts aud Meats Consumed Annually.
Feeding city like New York." an
article by John Gilmer Speed in July
Ladies Home Joural, presents some in
teresting aud astonishing statistics. For
instance. Mr.. Speed declares that New
Workers consume S0.000,00O dozen eggs
per year, for which they pay $l4, ,OOO.-
900; 300, 800 pounds of butter per day,
costing S1e,2OO,0 900 per year; 29T 900
gallons of milk, 5000 gallons of cream
aud 1,200 gallons of condensed milk
daily, at yearly outlay of $40, ,25O, 900.
Including cheese, for which $40, ,OO0, 900
per year is paid, the aggregate value of
the dairy products consumed in New
York City is S44, 900. Mr.. Speed
fixes the valuation Of the meats of va.
rious kinds sold to New Yorkers each
year at about S5s,OO0,OOO. This does
not include poultry, from 100000 to
400, 900 head OF which arc sold weekly.
Upon conservative estimate Mr.. Speed
places the quantity of fish consum ed
yearly in New York at $4,000, 900
pounds, not including oysters, CLANS,
erals and other shell fish. There are
$4,000 bushels of potatoes sold in New
York daily, the yield of u 10000 acre
farm per year, the aggregate value of
the tubers being $4,000, 900. Other
vegetables are consumed in like pro.
portions. There are 10000 bushels of
wheat flour eaten every week, besides
large quantities of oatmeal, buckw heat
-four and cOrnmeal. The qualities of
provender always on hand (the perish.
able goods being kept in coldstorage
warehousesl leads Mr.. Speed to con.
clude that were New York cut off from
all the points from whence her food
supplies are drawn, her people could
live in plenty for four months, and
even manage to get along for half a
year, without emulating the Chinese
appetites for rats,
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-07-29
All the People

Should keep themselves healthy and
especial care should be given to this
matter at this time. Health depends
upon pure, rich blood, for when the
blood is impure and impoverished dis
eases of various kinds are almost cer-
tain to result. The purifier is Hoods
Sarsaparilla. BY it's power to purify
and vitalize the blood II has proved it.
self to be the safeguard of health, and
the record of ofremarkable cures effected
proves that 1t has wonderful power over
disease. 1t actually and permanently
cures when oil other preparations fall
to do any good whatever.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-07-29

the anarchists would welcome. The
greater the number of people who are
out OF employment, the easier it is for
them to arouse the passion of men and
incite them to lawless acts.
With free silver, the man who now
receives three dollars per day in money
which is as good as gold, will receive
three silver dollars worth fifty three
cents each, or total of 81 SO in value,
instead of the SO which he is now get
ting. The cotton grower in the South
will receive fifty three cent. silver
dollar for the cotton which is now sold
for gold.
How many of those who are preach
ing free silver are like Altgeld, of Hi
nois, who, while telling the wage earn
or to accept silver for, his labor, makes
the tenants in his building in Chicago
sign lease to pay him gold for his
rentY II gold is good for Altgeld, it is
also good for the wage earners. This
hypocrisy of Altgeld's is we'll matched
by the Chicago convention putting in
nomination for President W. j. Bryan,
tho paid attorney of Gould's Missouri
Pacific Railroad in Nebraska. Is 1t not
farce for this corporation lawyer of
Gould 8 to pose as representative of
the working men and farmers of this
country? Is it not even a greater farce
to nominate for Vice President ON such
platform Arthur Sewall, a million.
alre ship builder, President of a ha-
tional bank, aud director in various
railroads and other corporations? The
wage earners have more. brains and in.
telligence than the friends Of Mr.. Bry.
an and Mr.. Sewall give them credit for.
The low prices which farmers are
getting for their products at present
come from cause which has nothing
to do with our currency Russia, India
and Argentine Republic have become
great grain raising countries, and the
enoi nous amounts which they raise
with low priced labor enables them to
undersell this country in the market of
the world. This is the plain truth, and
every farmer and wage Garner has in
telligence enough to know that no mat.
ter what kind of money we have it
would not help tho farmer under such
conditions. 1t is fact that with the
increase of our silver currency farm
products have declined 1t might be
said by advocates of the gold standard
that the decline of farm products was,
therefore, due to this increased use of
silver, but the writer believes the de-
cline in the price of wheat is due en-.
tirely to competition with other wheat
growing countries where cheap labor
is employed. Free silver will not in.
crease the demand for the farmers
products, but will increase the price of
everything he buys.
Let every man who wants prosperity,
every man who is a patriot, unite in
putting down the anarchists and free
silver conspirator who seek to ruin the
country and its industries.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-07-29

The free silver fiatists talk OF Jeffer.
sonian Democracy. There was not q
silver dollar coined during Jefferson's
administration. There was not silver
dollar coined during the admins
tration Of either Madison, Monroe, or
John Quincy Adams, These fiatists
alec clamor for the money OF Andrew
jackson. During the eight years that
Andrew jackson tenanted the White
House only $1,000 in coins Of this class
was turned out at the mint against
about 100000 in gold.-Galv eston
News.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-07-29
An Object Lesson,

An object lesson ON the effect of free
coinage of silver was to be seen this
morning when the American Express
Company delivered to W. P. Harrison
in this city from party in Mexico "a
Mexican silver dollars in exchange for
Sl3 worth of American merchandise.
Mexico has little or no coin except sill
yer, which had driven all the gold out
of the country, and as result the pur-
chasing power of the Mexican silver dol
lar is little more than half that of the
American dollar.-Columbus Dispatch.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-07-29
Thos. R. Reed Says Sewell Can Not Carry
His Own Home.

HIS own Home.
The Boston Journal says that Speak.
er Thos. B. Reed, who is at Old Orchard,
declines to be interviewed on the work
of the Chicago convention, but added
that he was practically of the opinion
of Jas L. Allen, his private secretary.
The latter then said:
~ do not think that Sewell will be
able to carry his own city, much less
the State. Apparently, the only reason
the Democrats nominated Sewel was
this: He is the only wealthy Democrat
in the East who favors the free coin.
age of silver and they think that by
his nomination they will be able to
draw Eastern voters.
ut is my opinion the nomination of
Sewell will be more than likely to re-.
suit in breaking up the organization
of the Democratic party in Maine.
ANY attempt to force Democratic
voters in Maine to support silver will
certainly be disastrous to the party of
this State"
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-07-29
II. Clay Evans Member of the Advisory
Committee of the Mckinley Campaign.

H. Clay Evans Member Of tie Advisory
Committee of the Mckinley Campaign.
The National Republican Executive
Committee has appointed Perry S.
Heath, OF Cincinnati, press and liter
ary agent, and appointed committee
consisting of Hanna, Durbin, of Indi-
ana; Dawes, of Illinois; Payne, of
Wisconsin, and Heath, to select offices
for the committee in Chicago and New
York.
Before adjournment OF the Execu.
tive Committee the following were
agreed upon as members of the advi.
sorry committe; Gen. Russell A. Alger,
of Michigan; s, w. Allerton, of Hi.
nois; H. Clay Evans, of Tennessee;
Senator Shoup, of Idaho; Senator Red
field Proctor, of Vermont; Ex.Gov.
Merriam, of Minnesota; Ex. Gov. Long,
of Florida; Thos. Dolan, of Pennsylva-
mia; William H. Plunkett, of Massa.
chusetts.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-07-29
VIII Not support Radiealism

The detection Of no less than 1870
leading Independent, and Democratic
journals, which vigorously supported
our ticket in 1899, has been recorded.
80 far. That number has refused to
touch the Chicago platform, or say a
word favorable to the Chicago ticket.
These papers are scattered all about
the country. They are found in nearly
every State. Among them we find q
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-07-29

large list in the State of Texas. No
less than 95 per cent. Of the daily circu-
lation in that State is held by the Gal.
weston and Dallas News, Austin States
man, San Antonio Express, Denison
Gazette and Denison Herald; and all
these bolted outright; are with the
sound money Democracy, of which
Judge Clark, of Waco, is leading
exponent 1t will hardly do to say
that the "bolting" is confidnde to a
few bankers, their dependents, cousins
and brothers. s.-Chattanooga Times.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-07-29

Not Worth Mentioning-"A capital
invention-these horseless carriages
Don't talk rubbish. We have had for
long time things quite as remarkable
in their way as horseless carriages, and
nobody takes the slightest notice of
them" Indeed What, for instanceY"
"Cowless milk''-Dorfbarbier.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-07-29

Country Girl-Don't you find the
constant noise, hurry, confusion and
hustle of great city very wearing
when you are at homer City Girl
Why, no, indeed. l live in Philadel.
phia, you know.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-07-29
Sewall's Predicament.

Arthur Sewall, as President Of a
national bank in Bath, isstudying how
he can accept nomination for Vice
President and at the same time stand
on a platform which virtually describes
national banks as lot of organized
Shylocks. Philadelphia Bulletin.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-07-29

When dogs are sleepy and appear
dull and heavy when reused storm Is
near at hand.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-07-29

Gates of free silver want. They demand
that gold be coined at its market value,
but that the Government pay double
Its market value for silver. Is this
fair9 Is this treating both metals alike?
And who will be benefited by sixteen
to one? The silver mine owners only,
who will get double the price of their
product they could sell it for in the
market. And who will stand the loss?
The wage earners, who will have to ac-
cept a fifty three cent silver dollar in :
stead of the one hundred cent dollar he
gets now. 1t is the quality of money
which country has that makes it
prosperous, not the quantity.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-07-29

Women who are weak and nervous,
who.have no appetite and can not sleep,
find strength and vigor in Hoods Sar.
saparilla.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-27
Inspecting the Reform school.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Miles City. Mont. March 26.-Gover-
nor Richards. Secretary OF State Rot
witt. and Attorney General Haskell.
are here inspecting the Reform school.
They are well pleased with the progress
made. and consider IL one of the best.
II not the best conducted institutions
OF the state. Governor Richards has q
warm spot in his heart for Custer
county
The murder trial OF the state w.
Bailey Is progressing slowly and Will
last TIL the middle OF next week. The
evidence so far is not very damaging
but II Is supposed that the state 10
holding their strongest witnesses back.
The train from the East Is six hours
or more late, being detained on the
Missouri division on account OF high
water Beaver creek Is exceptionally
high. the water being within ten inches
OF the stringers and the approaches
are gone. Trains are unable to cross
vet. There have been several small
washouts though nothing serious.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-27
TOO FRESH BY FAR
AN EVANGELIST MADE TO RE-
TRACT HIS ISLANDERS.
The Rev. MIR. johnson Seems to he on
the Same Piece as Some Mon
tana Ministers.

Fresno. Cal. March 2e.--An attempt
has Just been made to lynch Johnson.
the minister. who few days ago charged
from the pulpit that two-thirds OF the
girls OF Fresno were ruined before they ar
rived at the age OF II. Officers rescued
him from an angry mob and he is now
under the protection OF the sheriff. An in
dgnation meeting is to be held this even
ing. johnson came here a few days Ggo
and had been conducting revival meet
ings.
a meeting of citizens was called to In
terview Rev. Mr. Johnson about his re-
marks. lie was called before the meeting
and made TO sign a rctraction and apol-
ogy. A large crowd had collected In front
OF the meeting place and this started the
report that the crowd was bent upon
lynching. but as a matter OF fact they
had no intention OF doing the foolish
preacher any harm. At this tuncture A.
Il. Briggs came out OF the bank building
and made few remarks TO the crowd.
stating that the preacher had apologized.
While the crowd was listening to Briggs
the evangelist hurried out at another
door and took his departure.
At the mass meeting tonight resolu-
tions were adopted denouncing Johnson
and denying the slander. johnson has left
tOWu.