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The Penn's Grove record., 1896-08-07
COLOR LINE IN SOUTH AT RIGA
1t Is as Strongly Drawn here as in
Any Part of America.

1t rarely, If ever, happens that a ma
tive, whatever his rank, Is received on
any social occasion inside q white
house; ind 9hd, he would seldom he per-
mitted, except as a domestic servant,
20 enter Il private house at all- When
khama, the famous chief of the Ba-
MangwatO, Il Christian, and a man Of
admittedly high character, who has
ruled his people with singular wisdom
and ability, was In England last au-
tumn, and was there entertained al
lunch by the Duke of Westminster and
other persons of social eminence, the
news excited general annoyance and
disgust among the whites in South
Africa. A story was told me Of a gar
den party given by the wife of a lead
ing white ecclesiastic, the appearance
at which Of a native clergyman led
many of the white guests to withdraw
in dudgeon.
Once, when | was a guest at a mis-
sion station in Basutoland, l was ask
ed by my host whether l had any OBJ
lection to his bringing in to the family
meal the native pastor, who had been
preaching to the native congregation.
When | expressed some surprise that
he should think 1t necessary to ask,
he explained that a feeling was 50
strong among the colonlsts that Ii would
have been deemed improper and. In
deed, insulting to make a white guest
sit down at the same table with a black
man, unless special permission had first
been given. Thus one may say that
there Is nc social Intercourse whatever
between the races; their relations are
purely those Of business. Now and
then the black man gets ahead of the
white, but the latter's pride of race re-
mains. was told of Il white who con-
descended to be hired to work by a
Katir, but stipulated that the Kaiy
MOULD address him as Boss"
OF intermarriage there Is, Of course,
no question. 1t is not forbidden by
law in the two British colonies, as 1t Is
In most, If not all. of the Southern
States of America, but II Is excessively
rare; mol does it appear that there are
now other irregular unions outside
marriage, as there constantly were In
the old days while slavery existed. In
this respect the case Of South Africa
remarkably resembles that Of the
Southern States, where also there is
now very little mixture of blood, though
there was a great deal fifty years ago.
Probably In both cases 1t Is better
that the races should not mingle their
blood; for the white race would be
likely to lose more than the black race
would gain.-Century,
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One day Bobby a eating grapes,
and after some boy fashion, swallow
ing skins. seeds and all.
Don't do that, Bobby" cried his
mother, hastily. you might get ap.
pendicitus."
She told the little boy something of
the danger Of swallowing seeds, and
showed him how to separate the seeds
from the pulp. so as to eat only the
best part. The lesson made n deep i'm
preston on Bobby. A few days later
he sat in the garden. watching his lit
tie dog eating his dinner. Presidently
Fido began on a small bone, taking 1t
into his mouth with great appearance
of delight. Bobby jumped up in a
great fright and pulled the bone away.
"Fido, stop, stop!' he exclaimed.
''Oo'll get 'pendicitis"
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arise the one episode of Burns life
which is yelled in mystery. But one
,an study the poets life closely enough
% see that the persecution which In
he early days seemed to h~opelessly
separate him from love drove him to
Highland Mary for ~solace, and that
Mary's sudden death localized that
Highland lassie in his memory. There
was not much more to 1t, and Jean
never troubled herself about 1t. There
has been a sad waste Of popular sym
pathy over Highland Mary. 1t is to
loyal Jean u thoughts should turn.
Burns love for her and for HE children
was very great. That is a pleasing pic.
ture of kim handed down by one who
s4w him sitting In the summer evening
at his door with his little daughter in
hts arms, dangling her, and singing to
her, and trying to elicit her mental fac
ultIes.' The little girl died In the au-
tumn of 1905. when her fathers health
was failing"
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Burns Love for His wife.

Burns has been hotly assailed, "
writes Arthur Warren in presenting
THE Other Side of Robert Burns" in
the Ladies' Home Journal, because Of
his alleged indifference to his wife
Jean Armour, but the fact is he was
srdently fond of her, Jean was true Ia
him, and his true affection never
really turned from her. Jean worshih
ped him-literally worshiped him. And
when we study her devoted life We
must agree that there must have been
much that was admirable In the char.
acter of a man who was adored by sn
true a woman. Burns biographers
have paid too scanty attention to all
this. There Is no use in apOlogizing for
the defects of Bobbis's life, but there Is
such q thing as insisting too heavily
upon them. Too much has
been made in the thousand stories Of
Burns life of the Highland Mary cpl
lode, and too little of what be really
felt for Jean Armour, and of Jeans ia
tense loyalty to him and devoted care
of him. The real facts about Highland
Mary will never be Known. They com
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Reno Post, No. 6, G. A. r., was Wis
tied by the National STAFF Association
the other night In Armory Hall, at East
Greenwich, Conn. The regular meet
ing was held with closed doors, after
which an open meeting was held, with
a collation. for guests. Speeches were
called for by Post Commander Samuel
+. Crompeon. and Or. G. o. Ballou re-
Sponicd for the visitors to the post.
The inal address was delivered by
Junior Vice Commander S. w. X. Al
len. Mr., Allen touched upon the sub
tect of war relics. One had ONE into
his hands-a sword, whose scabbard
showed hard knocks, 1t was recently
forwarded TO the commander by a relic
collector of Washington, ID. @. 1t was
picked up on the field of Bull Run. and
when the rust was removed from the
blade the name OF Lieutenant Stephen
p, Arnold, Second Regiment, Rhode
Island Infantry. was found Inscribed.
Colonel Arnold was present, but knew
nothing Of the recovery of his lOng-lost
sword until 1t was laid in his hands by
the speaker.
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Our DIPLOMATIC Service.

The diplomatic service has sometimes
,een assailed In Congress as a purely
ornamental one; and while the evident
necessity of maintaining the service is
such as ought to save it from the de
structionists 1t is quite true that our
Diplomatic relations with some of the
bowers are more ceremonious than
practical. But we must be equipped
and prepared for emergencies, and ev,
cry now and then, even at the small
est and most remote courts, there is
. critical need of an American repre-
sentative to protect American citizens
,r American interests .-Ladies' Home
Journal.
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Homework, chores, gardening, walk
ing, climbing, cycling, running, swim
ming and many other sports give just
the kind of exercise that Is indicated in
certain conditions, due regard being
had to the physiological effects of vary
ing dosage. Oertel has shown how the
simple exercise of walking may be
adapted to sufferers from cardiac de-
bility by prescribing the distance and
speed and the number and length Of
/ the rests on definite paths graduated
according to their slope. His interest
ing and original work has not only
given a new direction to the treatment
of certain cardiac affections, but is
destined to have an important iniu-
nee In establishing accuracy in the
prescription of exercise. Whoever has
studied the map of the envirous of
Reichenhall, Bavaria, prepared by
Oretel for the application of his meth
cd, will acquire a vivid idea of what
precision Of dosing in exercise means.
In this map the different paths suita-
BILE for the work are marked In four
different colors, to Indicate those that
are nearly level, those slightly sloping,
moderately sloping and steep, and fig
ures are placed along each route to
show the space that should be trav-
srsed In each quarter hour.
The locality itself is prepared for its
remedial use by placing benches for
resting at suitable distances, and by
marking on certain trees near the path
circles. colored to correspond with the
map, to indicate the difficulty of that
particular section. By systematic prac-
tice on the easier paths the heart and
system are progressively trained and
strengthened. Intelligent analysis
may do the same work for cycling,
horseback riding, and many other IA
miliar exercises. In this way the
dosage is practically reduced to a def.
mite number of kilogrammeters in a
given time, and a step has been taken
in placing the prescription of exercise
upon a scientific basis.-Appleton's
Science Monthly.
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Pussy Willow.
The brook Is brimmed with melted snow
The maple sap is running.
And on the highest elm a crow
His big black wings is summing.
A close green bud the May flower Hes
Upon its messy pillow:
And sweet and low the South Win
blows,
And through the brown fields calm.
goes,
"Come, Pussy! Pussy Willowl
Within your close brown wrapper stir;
Come out and show your silver fur;
Come, Pussy! Pussy WillowT
Soon red will bud the maple trees,
The bluebirds will be singing,
And yellow tassels In the breeze
Be from the poplars swinging;
And rosy will the May flower lie
Upon its messy pillow,
But you must come the first of all.
Come, Pussyl Pussy Willow"
A fairy gift to children dear,
The downy irstling of the year
Come Pussy! Pussy Willowl
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When a Western girl goes East, she
returns with at least five new ways of
.slng ribbon.
The new Connecticut forest map
hows that wei one-third of the state
s given up to woods. The area of
woodland has been increased by the
growing up of what were once pasture
ands.
The bicycle has received the indorse-
nent of physicians as the best known
corrective OF tendencies to mental and
nervous diseases.
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There exists a small reptile Of which
elephants have a very peculiar dread
and against which neither their saaac
Try nor prowess q defend them. Thi,
d%iminutive creature gets into the trunh
of the elephant end pursues Its course
until it finally fixes in its head. and BY
keeping him in constant agony, at
length torments the ~stupendous anima'
TO death.
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"Look here" said the city editor to
the new reporter, you allude IN this
story to Mr.. Roxwell as a f%inancier."
'Why, he handles a great deal Of
money"
81 don't ARE If he does. l don't want
you to call him a t~1nancier. He hasn't
any side whiskers. Washington Star
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Husband-Don't you think you are
rather unreasonable to expect me to
take you to a ball, stay awake until 4
o'clock and then get up at s to go to
work?
: Wife, may be a little unreasonable,
but it's perfectly brutal Of you to men
ton it.-odds and Ends.
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WHY
married my wife, why7

married my wife, why7
Listen and I'll tell you;
Not because she makes good pie,
Tho sne can, / tell you;
Not because she's wOndrOus wise,
Nersed in Greek and Latin;
Not because she likes 10 dress
IN fine silk or satin;
Not because she rides q wheel,
| still wear the boomers;
Not because in kindliness
All my crOchets humors;
Not because on politics
She keeps always posted;
Not because she knows how ]
Like my meat when roasted;
Not because of beauty rare,
That is quickly over;
Not because while she works hard
| could live In clover;
Not because she does possess
Fortune that's immense;
Simply just because she's got
Good sound common tense
CHARLES w. Hird, in Boston Post
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Senaihle Cnnatance.

Mr.. Crimsonbeak-When Constance
was younger she used to ride a wheel
and l tell you she'd take nobody's dust.
Mrs. Characterization don't say sol
ayes, but now she has reached the
marrying age she's willing to take al
most anybody's."-Yonkers Statesman
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The Medical and Surgical Reporter
records a number of remarkable cures
of diphtheria with calomel rubbed up
with sugar and placed dry onthe tongue
DR.. Flick considers this a specific for
that disease,
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A Chinese firm has commenced the
manufacture of wine and champagne
on a large scale with the grapes of
northern China, which are said to
yield an excellent quality. Hitherto
the grapes have been used only for
eating.
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Dick-You know that Teller workIn,
in shaft II who was always kickin TO,
a raise?
Mick-Yes.
Dick-well, he kicked over a can Of
dynamite to-day and got it.-~Up-to
Date.
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Freak,

"Blykins is the most modest man l
ever saw" said a friend of his.
What makes you think soT"
81 never yet heard him claim that the
bicycle he rides is the best on the mar
ket ."-Washington Star.
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Albany, N. Y, claims the honor oil
having made the first carriages man
Nfactured entire in this country. S5v-
eral We're built in the year 1914, and
he event was duly noted at the time
is an evidence of the spread of United
! States ENTERPRISE.
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Book agents are supposed to die an
early and a violent death, but captain
G. L. ID. Diamond is still at the dan
gerous trade in San francisco, at the
a.e of 100.
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What do you admire most about
Snobbe's literary work."
THE compensation he manages to get
for it," replied the person who is chron.
icallY Observation-Disclosures Star.
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ANY ONE who has be n benefited by the use
of DR.. Williams Pink Pills, VIII rec live infor-
nation OF much value and interest by writing to
Iink PINS, 7. U. Box 1892. PhiIa. pa.
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RUI s1.00 worth nobblns Floating Borax Soap
al your grocer. send Wrappers TO Dobbins'
soap Mfg CO., Philadelphia, Pa They will send
you free Of chaige, ostage paid, Il Worcester
Pocket Dictionary, 2gS pages, bound in cloth,
l%i"itsely illustrated. Offer good until August
Isl only.
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TRUMpEr CALLS.
Rana's Horn Sounds a Warning Note
to the U~nredesnsed

| HE devil. works
the hardest on
Sunday.
!, When the out
look Is not good
try the upiook.
Whoever has q
bad habit has a
master.
We best r
ourselves when
we best serve
others.
The man who
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R-JPT-JRE

cure Guaranteed by DIR. j. Ii. MAYER, I01J
arch st, PHlLA., PA. Ease at once; no opera
ton or delay from business. Consultation free.
Endorsements OF physicians, ladies and promi-
ntut citizens. send Tor circular. Office hours >
A NJ. 10 ZIP NJ.
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FITS stopped free by DIR. KLISEs GREAT
NERVE REsToRER. No fits after first days use
Marvellous cures. Treatise and 500 trial pottie
lice, DT. Kline. 93l Arch ST., Phtla, Ia
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We think Piso's Cure for Consumption is the
only medicine Tor Goughs.-JESNIE ~PIScKARD,
springfield, Ills, Oct, ! 1894.
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In 1894 the United States exported
cheese to the value of only 81, $50, 900
IA decrease in fourteen years of forty
per cent.
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There is a certain kind Of man that
no amount of effort will ever make a
man out of.
The Penn's Grove record., 1896-08-07

Mrs. Winsow's soothing syrup for children
teething, sottens the gums. reduces ntamma
ton. allays pain. cures wind collie 20c u oottla
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In 1894 there were 223 ,725 convic-
tons for crime in Ireland--an increase
of five per cent over 1898. ~
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OUR BOYS AND GIRLS
THIS IS THEIR DEPARTMENT OF
THE PAPER.

Quaint Sayings and Cute Doings of the
Little Folks Everywhere, Gathered
and Printed Here for All Other Lit
tie Ones to Read.
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Germany has been trying hard to
establish a colony in Africa, but so far
only 700 have moved there, and $50 OF
them are officials
The Penn's Grove record., 1896-08-07

Suffered with Catarrh for fifteen year5.
Halls Catarrh Cure cured me-" Sold by Drug
gists, 75c.
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Hoods pills cure nausea, sick headache, In
digestion, bil!ousness. All druggists. 25c.
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GIudness Comes

With a better understanding of h
w transient nature of the many phys
zeal ills which vanish before proper e1-
forts-gentle efforts-pleasant efforts
rightly directed. There is comfort IN
the knowledge that SO many forms OF
sickness are not due to any actual as
ease, but simply to a constipated comb.
ton of the system, which the pleasant
family laxative, Syrup of Figs, prompt
ly removes. That is why it is the MY
remedy with millions of families, and Is
everywhere esteemed so highly by an
who value good health. Its enehci
effects are due to the fact, that it is the
n remedy which promotes INTERNAL
cleanliness, without facilitating the
organs on which, it acts. tits therefore
all important, in order to get its bene-
fetal effects, to note when you p9r-
chase, thatyou have the genuine article,
which is manufactured by the California
Fig Syrup Co. only, and sold by all rep
utable druggists. .,.L
of in the enjoyment OF good heaitn,
and the system is regular, then laxa'
tives or other remedies are not needed,
If afflicted with any actual disease on9
may be commended tothe most skiiiIui
physicians, but if in need of a laxative,
then one should have the best, n WIN
the well-informed everywhere, SyrnP1L
Figs stands highest and is most Largely
usedand gives most general satisiaceion
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A shoe that ran be heated by means
of an apparatus attached to the sole is
among the latest curiosities at the
Washington Patent Office.
The Penn's Grove record., 1896-08-07

A man pursues bad luck oftener than
bad luck pursues a man
The Penn's Grove record., 1896-08-07

Instead OF praying for their daily
bread some men tell the Lord what
kind of weather is needed to make .
wheat crop
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Those Innocent Graduates.

Shell have been shut up in a board,
ing school for such a long time that l
hardly know what to do with my hands,
He-Let me hold them for you.
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American wealth exceeds that of
Great Britain by S5 per cent, but the
ratio per inhabitant is less.
The Penn's Grove record., 1896-08-07

RIpans Tabules are sold by druggists, or by mat
II the price go cents a box) is seut TO The Ripaus
Chemical Company. No. 10 Spruce ST., New York.
Sample Vial, 10 cents.
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EIFTY County Rights, under letters patent no,
1 81 So. Tor sale; $50 EACH this invenuon IS q
novelty when can be manufactured for g and
Tetailed for IS cents. S, HERBERT GlESf, 5O9
in street, N, W, Washington, D. c.
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TFLLSY YOUR FORTUNE with pen picture Q
your future husband or wife SEM Loe, siA NJ
ddte OF birth, to asst DIGGER, box l772. Boston Mas
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Ramie cloth is used as machine
betting.
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So many men go through life looking
, as If their wives had caught them at It.
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AGENTS-HUsTLERs; general local special
~ tor au entirely new fluid automatic repairer
for pulctures in BICYCLE TIRES.
THE WIZARD, 2256 18th Ave, New YORK City
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WOMEN DISCOURAGED.
GOOD AND SUFFICIENT REASONS
FOR THE BLUES.

Doctors Fail to Understand symphony
That Are Danger Signals.
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IHe uSVI WOuIu nave Ue0H WHIFPe
long ago IL he had not always beer
able to find something good to hide
behind.
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A marked trait in woEian's character
is to place implicit confidence in her
physician.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-09-23
HARD AT WORK-FUNDS BADLY
NEEDED.

We called last Tuesday at the head
quarters of the Democratic State Gen.
trail Committee and the headquarters
OF the the Populist ditto. Both are in
the Globe Building, St. Paul, and both
are hard at work and doing their level
best.-but dreadfully hampered for
want of funds, Tney ought to have
three hundred speakers at work dur
ing the last month of the campaign
but-how are they to pay even their
expenses? They could get no railroad
passes, even if they were willing to &C.
cert them. Everything is spot cash.
That honest and able gentleman,
Mr.. Thomas D. O'Brien, Minnesota
member of the National Democratic
Committee, is also without campaign
funds: and as ne has no money to send
others out he has started out himself
and will do all he can. He makes an
eloquent, earnest speech.
We hope that our readers will not
only contribute what they can spare,
but that each man will Constitute
himself committee of one, to solicit
subscriptions from all his friends and
neighbors, and send them in to one
committee or the other, according to
his preferences. 1t make no differ
ence they are all working honestly to-
gether.
Who are the first ten men to i'm
mortalize themselves by sending in ten
dollars each?
Why cannot one hundred be found
to make it one thousand dollars?
Come! Speak up!
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-09-23
UNFORTUNATE,

Raleigh, N. c., Sept. 1O.-The Re-
publican and POpulist committees &C.
cepted fusion on all state officers ex-
cept governor, lieutenant-governor
and auditor. These will be arranged
later. They also fused On congress
siOnal nomin ations, giving the Repub-
licans four districts in which the
nominees are all supporting Mckinley
and the gold standard, and the Popu-
lists five districts.
One Of the Republicans Endorsed is
George FL. White, the negro nominee
from the Second district. No action
was taken on the electoral ticket.
There was great dissatisfaction on the
part Of many Popullsts.
All this is to be regretted. The
same kind Of work is going on in
Texas.
The battle in the past, between the
Populists and Democrats Of the South,
has been SO fierce that it is very diff
cult for them to unite in favor of
Bryan and Watson or Bryan and Sc
wall. There is no alternative then,
for the Populists, but to join with the
Republicans; and this will drive
thousands OF their own men into the
Democratic ranks; aud they will prob
ably come out of tho conflict. on Nov,
Sd, 50 shorn Of numbers as to be Of
little power in future campaigns. We
profoundly regret this, for the Popu-
lists of the South are noble body Of
men; aud the death OF tho Peoples
Party will be calamity for all the
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-09-23
GOLD CONTRACTS.
A QUESTION ANSWERED.


We have received the following let.
ter:
Hon. Ignatius Donnelly:
have had q discussion OF the gold
contracts that are being made extern
siyely at present, and the question re-
solved itself into this form, If 1
should give my note for $luO, payable
in gold could be compelled to pay in
gold? If l rendered $1UO dollars in
silver would they not be PEELED to
take it or lose the debt?''
must pay in gold, but gold is COM
modify, and dollar is money, then l
may promise dollar in any COM
modify I please, will not money re-
deem the promise:
Please answer in The REPRESENTA-
TIVE, and Oblige -. Il. Lang.
Wasioja, MINI.
Some of the lower courts held with
our correspondent, but we understand
the United States Supreme Court
takes the other view, and that gold
contracts would be enforced. under
the act Of Congress Of 1873, permitting
such agreements. The law is all
wrong but the people have not con-
troIled Congress but the money
changers have.
II Bryan Is elected and House of
Representatives to sustain him, silver
will be remonetized, and tho present
difference between gold and silver