The Republican journal., 1896-07-16
Short Chapters in Finance.

HART L. WooDcocK.
Short Chapters in Finance.
FREE COINAGE
The melting and stamping into money.
without charge for the service, of all sill
yer bullion brought to the minis.
SIXTEEN TO ONE
The ratio sought to be maintained by
law, according to which sixteen ounces of
silver shall equal in value one ounce of
gold.
COMMERCIAL RATIO.
The ratio of actua! value, the rate at
which gold and silver can be exchanged.
is now thirty-one ounces of silver to
one of gold.
SOUND MONEY.
A currency of which every dollar is ex-
changeable at par with the standard
dollar of the country-in this country a
gold dollar.
THE GOLD STANDARD.
The measure of value adopted by the
leading nations of the world as basis
for their currency-the coin (gold) i'll
which all obligations are finally redeem
able
A FIFTY UENT DOLLAR.
One which, owing to the depreciation of
silver, is intrinsicaly worth only this
amount, and maintains its face value only
by reason of the governments pledge to
keep it at parity with gold.
OH al i,
scalp affections; also all cases of badness
where the glands which feed the roots of the
hair are not closed up.
those horrid robber stories and other uncan-
ny adventures when you are cutting ones
hair?" Hairdresser-"B Because they make
peoples hair stand on end, and it is thus
much easier to cut. Unsere Gesilliscraft
81 have been completely cured of liver
complaint by Hoods Pills Mrs. Naomi
Mullins, Boothbay Harbor, Me.
He. $50 you visited Pompeii?" She
"Oh, yes" He-"How did you like it?'
She-"Well, l must say I was awfully dis
appointed in the place. Of course it was
beautifully located and tall that, but it was
SO dreadfully out of repairr'
AFF1DAvITs as to personal character may
be necessary to allay suspicion or to attract
the supplemented but what has the manu-
facturer's private character to do with the
efficacy of his so-called cure" Elys
Cream Balm depends solely upon its repu-
tation of years as a successful cure for ca
tarrh in all its stages. 1t is absolutely free
from mercury or any other drug injurious
to the system Being applied directly to
the diseased membrane it affords instan-
taneous relief and will effect perfect cure
of catarrh.
"Then you mean to tell me Pm liar ?"
swell, no, don't wish to be quite so rude
as that bat l will say this-you'd make
dashed good weather prophet" Judy.
You make no mistake when you buy Dali
TONS sARsAPARILLA AND NERVE TONIC and
DALTONS FAMILY PILLS. Every body says So
and "what everybody says must be true"
The Real Article-"Upcle Simon, what's
an orator." Hes a man who can get
people to stay in room and hear him talk
without having the door locked" Chicago
Record.
For Over Fifty Years.
AN OLD AND WELL-TRIED REMEDY.-Mrs
Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been used for
their children while teething, with perfect
success. 1t soothes the child, softens the
gums, allays all pain, cures wind collie, and
is the best remedy for Diarrhea. Is pleas
ing to the taste. Sold by Druggists in every
part of the world. Twenty-Five cents bot
tie. Its value is incalculable. Be sure and
ask for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup, and
take no other kind. 1yr46
First Spinster: "What do you think the
coming man will be like?" Second Spinster
(wearly): ooh, l don't know. L don't be-
lieve he's coming l have given up looking
for him" Harper's Bazaar.