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The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-10-23
True Democratic Doctrine.

s Jefferson, in 1888, wrote: "Just
oprinciples will lead us to disregard legal
proportion altogether, to inquire into
. the market price Of gold in the several
countries with which we shall princi.
] pally be connected in commerce and to
take an average from them. very
rmuch doubt right now to change the
value, and especially to lessen it.
The house committee, in 1891, report.
ed: "It is sufficient to know, by un-
Happy experience, that its [ratio of 15
to / tendency is to rid us of gold cur
, rency and leave us nothing but silver.
The house committee, in 1884, report
ed: "The desideratum in the monetary
system is a standard of uniform value.
We cannot ascertain that both metals
have ever circulated simultaneously,
conourrently and indiscriminately in
ANY country where there are banks or
money dealers, and we entertain the
conviction that the nearest approach to
an invariable standard is its establish
tment in one metal, which metal shall
scompose exclusively the currency for
large payments.
: Andrew Jackson, in 1886. wrote:
''There is no fraud in gold. 1t is un-
iohangeable and will do its office every
rwhere and at all times. Labor imparts
tan invariable value to it,"
Benton, in 1884, said in debate: "It
,tgold] has an intrinsic value, which
gives it currency all over the world to
the full amount Of that value without
regard to law or circumstances 1t has
uniformity of value which makes it
1.-THE safest standard Of value Of property
which the wisdom of man has yet dis
covered. Its superiority over all other
money gives to its possessor the choice
land command of all other money"
Following this debate the act called
'the administration gold BILL" in
tended to put the country on single
lgold standard, was passed, 145 to 36 in
the house and 30 to z in the senate, and
signed by Andrew Jackson, president
The house committee, in 1858, report.
ed: "Gold is the only standard Of value
by which all property is now measured.
= 1t is virtually the only currency Of the
,country. We desire to have the standard
, currency to consist of gold only, and
|, that these silver coins shall be entirely
to it, and that they shall be
used rather as tokens than as standard
coipc -
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-10-23
i, Your Mortgage ovordueq

Have you a mortgage' Is it overdue
If so, vote for free coinage, and you in
vite the mortgage to foreclose as soor
as possible after election and before
there is time to pass free coinage bill
II you don't think so, just Imagine thai
you have changed places with your
creditor and then consider what yor
would do six months before the cheaI
money era was expected to begin.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-10-23
Ex-Governor Boies and His Hired Man.

Ex-Governor Boies and His Hired Man.
Hired Mani heard that in your De
Moines speech you said prices are 81
low that you have either got to &c
more for your oats or else cut my wages
Boies-You heard right.
Hired MAXWELL. which are yoy
going to do?
Boies-I am going to get more fo
my oats.
Hired Man-How?
Boies-By lessening the purchasing
power of money. Free coinage will give
as a dollar which will only buy five
bushels of oats instead Of ten bushels
and that will be the same as getting 81
cents for my oats.
Hired MAXWELL, what are you 60
ing to do about my wages?
Boies-Oh. I'll pay you just the same
as I'm paying you now, $50 month.
Hired Man-Are you going to pay
me in these new dollars?
Boies-Certainly the same kind o.
dollars that get for my oats.
Hired Man-Those dollars that cam
buy only half as much of anything al
the old dollars?
Boies-Yes, yes; the same sort of dol
lars.
Hired Man-Then, as I understand
it, you propose to get twice as much fol
your oats and pay me only half wha
I'm getting now?
Boies-Why. no. I'll still pay yor
$40.
Hired Man-But this $40 won't buy
only half as much stuff as now, you say
for the purchasing power is to be less
ened one-half; SO with my $50 I car
only get $40 worth of stuff. You
scheme would bring you twice as mucl
for your oats and bring me only half al
much for my work Is this fair, do yor
think?
Boies-Well, every man has to lool
out for himself.
Hired Man-So I see, and I think IL
look out for myself and vote for an hon
est dollar for an honest days work. -
Council Bluffs (Ia) Nonpareil.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-10-23
If merchant marks up his prices

If merchant marks up his prices
and people refuse to buy, he still has his
goods If q workingman undertakes to
mark up his wages and employers de-
cline to pay, where is he? What intelli-
gent wage Garner can vote for the higher
prices of cheaper money and trust to
luck to increase his wages proportion.
ately?
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-10-23
An Unworthy Citizen.

Silverite Orator-What we want il
more money.
Skeptic-Would free coinage max,
more money?
s. O.-Certainly. 1t would give u
both gold and silver.
S.-But wouldn't free coinage at II
to drive gold out Of circulation, in &C
cordance with the Gresham law?
S. O.-My friend, Mr.. Bryan pro
poses to repeal any law that is working
in the interest of the goldbugs and Shy
locks.
S.-But the Gresham law is a natu
raj law, like the law Of gravitation.
S. O.-My friend, you are pessimis
and don't know that you are either
of the grandest country on earth-ont
that can without the aid or consent o.
any other nation" repeal even the law
Of gravitation itself if it should become
tool of Wall street. Shame on you
You don't belong to this country. As
was saying
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-10-23
The bargain Counter oana,da,c,

"Some of the reports BAY that the
women went wild over Bryan at differ
ent places along his route. remarked
the horse editor.
That's natural" replied the snake
editor. He is the bargain counter can
didate"
."How sop
He wants to mark the dollar down
to 90 cents. "-Pittsburg Chronicle-Tel-
egraph.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-10-23

Even though the farmers may be
right in thinking that they are not as
prosperous as they ought to be, it by no
means follows that free coinage will
improve their condition. Because man
has rheumatism is no reason why he
should take the advice of quack doc
tor who prescribes a big dose of ipecac.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-10-23

Bryan must demodify his farm prod
uct speeches or he will have to face
such hard questions as: "What about
wheat and cotton? Are their prices 60
ing up in sympathy with silver or be.
cause of shortage of foreign cropsi
What connection is there, anyway, be-
tween the prices Of farm products and
Of silver?"
OF course Bryan can answer all such
questions. In fact, they are dead easy
for a powerful man who can lift the
price of all the silver in the world to
twice its present height, but it is just
as well to avoid all unnecessary embar.
rassment.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-10-23
Farmer Browns Dilemma.

We had public meetin in the schoolhouse here
last week,
And Teller from the city was invited down to
speak
He'd studied up the subject of finance in every
light
And claimed that ke was competent to show
US what was right.
He says this whole blamed country Is a.goin
straight to smash
Unless we get free coinage and increase our
stock of cash.
He's fggered out daisy scheme and claims
twill work immense.
He wants 10 make our dollars cost US only fifty
cents.
He'd take "four bits" of silver and would run
1t through the mint
And stamp il plain Zone dollar" with the gov.
ernment's imprint
The mines would dump their silver, and the
nation, slick as grease.
Would grind out brand new dollars at Just fifty
cents apiece.
That sounds all right but since that night
somehow I've often wondered
When buy dollars for fifty cents who'll take
'em for hundred.
Chicago Times. Herald.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-10-23
Wheat. Cotton and Silver.

While Bryan is telegraphing the New
York Journal that 1.-THE gold standard
makes a dearer dollar, a dearer dollar
means falling prices, and falling prices
mean hard times" the prices of wheat,
corn and cotton are going up, and the
price of silver. the supposed barometer
of prices of farm products, is going
down.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-10-23

There has been no time since the re.
sumption Of specie payments in 1879
when the depositors in savings banks
could not get back as good money as
they earned and put in. Do they want
even to "chance it" on getting 81 cent
or even 20 cent silver dollars?
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-10-23

Any workingman who found his
market basket too heavy on Saturday
might can vote to Tighten it hereafter by
supporting the presidential candidate
who is telling the people Of the south
and west that the purchasing power Of
the dollar is too great.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-10-23

prospect Of
manufacturers traders risk
country Republication
dogs course
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-06-18
How to Open q Book.

William Matthews, in his treatise Oh
"AIodcrn Bookbinding Practically Con-
sidered," gives the following suggest
i've hints on this subject, which are
we'll worthy of attention by all lovers
of beautiful books:
Hold the book with its back on Il
smooth or covered table; let the front
board down, then the other, holding 'he
leaves in the hand while you open II
few leaves at the front and so 90 Oh,
alternately opening back ana front,
gently pressing open the sections, nh'il
Won reach the center OF the volume
DO this two or three times ANA you
will obtain the best results. open the
volume violently or carclessly IN an!
one place. and you will likely break
the back and cause Il start III lle
leaves. Never force the back; il 1t does
not Weld to gentle opening, rely upon
# the back is too tightly or strongly
lined. A connoisseur, many years ago.
an excellent customer OF NINE, VINO
thought he knew perfectly how to nan
die books. came into my office, where l
had an expensive book just brought
from the bindcry, ready to be sent
home: he, before my eyes, took hold or
the VOLUME, and, tightly holding the
leaves in each hand instead OF allow
inc them free play, violently opened 1t
in the center, and exclaimed: How
beautifully your bindings open. j al.
most tainted. He had broken the cscH
of Tie volume and it had tc be re'
bOllud,"
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-06-18

Beyclld these woods and Shores"
we come to q grand park n thousand
acres or more in extent, full Of old
oaks. under which are browsing herds
of deer, and through the park long
avenue of stately elms stretches in q
straight vista to IN ancient hill. This
is Gotham Hall and Park. belonging to
Lord Darnley. We may remember that
It is described in 'Pickwick Papers
where Mr.. Piclwick. Mr.. Wrinkle and
Mr.. Snodgrass pass it going TO the
Leather Bottle Tavern.
Soon we are in Gotham Village and
lrriye at the same old Leather Bottle
Tavern. We pass through a narrow
ball. and we are ushcred into dark.
low-ceilinged room. Here Dickens used
10 sit aud study the guests. How
many of his unique characters must
have passed. all unconsciously under
his deep-seeing gaze in this old room,
for here he would make notes rs he sat
in silence Here, too. he made the
Pickwick Club to meet. The walls OF
the room are now adorned with Crllk-
shank's quaint sketches OF Dickens
characters. with newspaper prints and
articles of the time, and with many
portraits of Dickens and his family.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-06-18
A Head for Figures.

Secretary Morton believes that ne
has among the assistant statisticians
Of his force one man who is little less
than a wonder as "fggerer.' The
mans name is Henry Farquhar, and
r,mors of his ability in mental arlth-
metic having been In circulation for
seine time, the secretary the other day
pul the matter to a test. MT. Far
rIhar" said the secretary, Il have
heard YOU can multiply ten figures in
vomr head. Is that So" "Well,' re-
plied the assistant statistician modest
". 81 am willing to try Then null
tjnIy 2GS9,1O1 by 473," said Secretary
Morton. Mr.. Farquhar had the figures
rcpeated to him, and then he concen-
trated his mind upon them. For half
minute or so he looked like a man in
q trance. Then he seized Il pencil and
a piece of paper and hurrledly wrote
down the figures. "1.271 .944. 113. y
wow. let us see If that is right" said
Secretary Morton, and one of the
bright young men of the Secretary
office carefully and laboriously worked
ont the sum. "Mr. Farquhar's figures
are wrong" he announced. Il think
not" replied the modern Ierah Col
burn, land you had better go over
your work again" The young man
did so, and in few minutes admitted
he had made an error and that Mr..
Farolhar was right.-Washington Let
ter
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-06-18
pUKCI.rINE Ql!LLS.
Tbry WOr!, Their Way 'ht" inc
Flesh In IL Distressing way!

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lilo had
The gum OF l"''"l''i'' 30
habit: if it once gets hold 1t constantly
works dccurr and deeper, though the
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1t IS the ii''' '''N' '''" va
in by means Of the bafoc" P"l''' VIC
day my 10y and encountered n ror-
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hiilt' W. "",''' ,;,,I, oy,;,nunrt If
make nm NiIoN i i' ';',ao, ar in.in,,
poSNini'. W !,l'ou. '' ~, ,,,o nytamt ~
10 i'!'' We 'u, ',' ,"iJ s,,,l out fran
iIlaNil@ ~, w. ''i,', Lis u,o,ion hn
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Npat 'S'""'> wv ~" ",i,i - r,d nn
N"t'I.'" ~ tx '''' 'o,'ins. thav l,urnr1
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,r,n ~. ,,iI o,I like -, tram if
,u,, - ',',, n',I s.,;I,o. vo,,. hand full
81 i;.' w. 'I',' Tho ,,ij 10 thr active
W ,,,',, " Lnrou.n. with mis- thr ami
moIl nt'.ir w - 10 ,hn nutuost that de-
i i,,'' ~, Giro h.rnrn tho citadel is
rn,chod # ic douhtlcss tli, f,iy: that
na " ' ,,fro, ri.o :, thn uou,,Iar notion
" |" Tho norrnninn cun shoot its uuills.
, ,'I', - Of cn,,run If rYnnot do.
Win , rottcn sick we Hnrono at
thn nmimoIs 1ail oroin ana AGAIN. ill
&c cunrIv or uIill. hrrou 70 ran low.
and thn rrootrrc rroy uncosv. "What
does this mean" he seemed to say,
his excitement rising. Ills shield upon
his back, too. we trii,cd with, and
when we finally drew him forth with
q forkcd stick. his eyes were ready to
burst from his head. Then we laughed
in his face and went our way. Before
we had reached our camp ] was sud
denly seized with n strange. acute pain
in one of my feet. 1t seemed rs if
large nerve was being roughly saw
cd I'm two I cOUld not take another
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-06-18
Absurd.

The gas had burned low--very Low
ever since it was turned down, From
the darkest corner of the darkened
room came the hushcd tones Of a
young man.
,., "1nen 20" do IRE for me little
The answer to his question was lost
in the silent shadow.
Enough to be willing to marry mc?"
Again the answer was lost.
And may | speak to your father,
dearest"
"Whyw the girls voice vas shrilj
with surprise -''Why, what OH earth
has he got to do with itS'
Verify, the new woman has a mind
Of her own.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-06-18
THE SENI-WEEKLY PROGRESS.
strangely enough the only two plct'
ures in the room not relating to Dick
ems are portraits of the American act
roce, NJory A nIprcoP

Strangely enough the only two pict'
ures in the room not relating to DICK
ems are portraits of the American act
rcss, Mary AndcrScE.
Before we leave the inn we write our
names in TIN. isitorS' book. 1t is grow
ing late, and we hurry back. 1t is Gtill
q beautiful walk and after five miles
we are again in GravcScnd. Entering
the town by the Pelham road, we come
10 the White Post Tavern. and must
pause to contemplate another spot OF
interest. Beside the tavern is Il little.
rectangular yard, well covered Wild
grass and surrounded with Il Hover
border. In the middle is 4 circular
tlOWcr-bcd filled with white tulips. with
solitary roSc-buSh i'll the center.
Nothing further marks this spot. and
few know that it has special interest;
yet undo" that sod is the tomb Of Po-
CghOntaS.
lin the parish register Of old st.
Marlc's church, which once stood there,
is entered:
"1G17, Mary DIST. R"hccca WroliIc.
wyifc of Thomas Wrolif", Gent. a \ir-
ginia LAdyc borne, was buried in We
chanccll."
There is n mistake in the nam"
Thomas. for it should be John. "MarT
is old style for May.
Strange was the fate Of l'ocahon-
taS, 4 savage maiden from the pr
mcval forests Of America. who dI"d
among the civilized white people Sh"
! loved, far from the land Of her britt
"A Stroll in the Garden Of Ihgland.
| by Lieut.. John VI. Ellcott, |. ;, ~, III
ST. Nicholas.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-06-18
Homage Paid to "Slxy stones.

Because they come from metcors,
bodies that fall in this way are called
meteorites; and for very many years
past all the mcteorites which have
been seen to fall. or could be found,
have been carefully kept, so that they
may be studied W know, too, that
they have fallen in earlier times as
well, because the histories of nearly
all anciuet peoples contain accounts
Of such occurrences. and Of the homage
paid to the "sky stones by those who
thought them gifts from the gods, or
miraculous objects. 1t is probable
that the so-called goddess Diana who
was worshipcd by the people of Eph-
csus was a meteoric stone.
A mass of iron which proved to be q
mcteOrite was found in Texas a few
years ago. at the crossing of a num-
Der OF trails leading in different d.
rectiOns. 1t was learned that it had
been set up by the Indians as a fetish,
or object of worship; and whoever
passed by was expected to leave upon
it beads, arrOWhcads, tobacco, or other
articles as offerings, since it was re-
garded as having como from the Great
Spirit. Another, which fell in India
some years ago, was kept decked with
flowers, was daily annointed, and fire.
quently worshped WITH great cere-
mony. There is preserved TO this day
in the parish church II Ensisbeim.
Alsace, Germany. n stone weighing
over two hundred pO12ds, which fell
in the town Nov. Is. 1892. The king,
being near at the time, had the stone
carried to the castle, and after break
ing off two pieces. one for himself and
the other for the Duke Sisismund. or
dcred the remainder to be kept in the
church as Il miraculous object: and
1t still hangs there. suspended by q
chain from the vault of the choir.
"ShootiEg-Stnrs that Reach the Earth,
by Oliver c. harrington, in St Nichols.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-06-18
bird That Has Decided Preference
for Human prey.

In the canton of trail a woman was
living in 1871 who had been carried
off by Il lammcrg"iCr. or Alpine vu!-
turc. when q baby. At llundWcl, in
the canton Of Appcnz"ll, Il child was
carried off in sight Of hcr parents On
the Silbcralp a vu!turc attacked q Ut
tie boy who was watching sheep, scat
cd on q rock, and had time TO knock
him over the edge Of the elf. before
the Shepherds could drive the bird
away. At Murrcn, above the valley or
Iautcrbrunncn, q vulIllrc carried an
infant 10 an inaccessible rock opposite
the village and dcvOurcd it. But the
most striking instance OF the chlld-de-
vOUring tendency of these birds 0c-
cured in the RCrncsc Ohorland. N
child three years Old, called Anne Eur
huchcn, was taken up 10 the hi%l Alp
at hay-making time and left asleep
While the father fetched load Of hay.
lie returned to find the child gone. AT
the same time another peasant, called
Henri Michel, was coming mp the
mountain Ivy Il rough path when he
heard q child cry. At the same time
he saw lammcrgcicr rise and sail
away. Running up to the place he
found the little girl, unhurt except LOT
wounds in the arm and left hand
where the bird had clutchcd her. She
had lost her socks, shoes and cap
while being transported by the bird,
the distance trayerSCd being about 500
wards. The facts were all entered III
the parish archives Of the village Of
Uakcrcn, and the girl, who lived to be
an old woman, was always known as
! "Gcier- Ami. London Spectator.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-06-18

There are q few points about dish
washing which should always be kept
ii mind. Do not drop knives into hot
water, as it Injuries the handles and re,
moves the cement. Heavy glasses
should not be dropped in hot water
Thin glasses are less likely to break,
and almost any glass may be saved
from breaking if teaspoon is placed
in it before hot water is added.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-06-18

The Corn Belt" is the name of an
illustrated monthly newspaper pub
.ishcd by the Chicago, Burlington u
quincy Il. L. 1t aims to give iniorma-
ion in an interesting way about the
.arn lands Of the west. Send % cents
IN postage stamps to the Corn Belt, 90?
Adams ST., Chicago, and the paper viii
be sent to your address for one year.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-06-18

Three what? Three charmingly exc,
cuted posters in colors, drawn by w.
w. Denslow, Ethel Reed and Ray
Brown, will be sent free Of postage to
any address on receipt of One Dollar.
All who are afflicted with the '.poster
craze" will Immediately embrace this
rare opportunity, as but q limited mum
Der of the posters will be issued. The
scarcity Of good thing enhances its
value. Address Geo. II. Heatford,
General Passenger Agent OF the Chi
cago, Milwaukee e. st. Paul Railway,
Old Colony Building, Chicago, LII.
When married woman is only II
she is mighty proud of the fact.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-06-18
A Sinking Fund

OF vital energy is easily and pleasantly re-
plenishable Hostetter's Stomach Blttc!S san
inyigorant without n peer and will speedily
infusc fresh stamina into an enfccblcd physl-
que. Besides this, it avcrts and remedies
malaria, and subducs bilious, kidney, dyS-
pcptic and rheumatic ailments. The nervous
derive great benefit from its use.