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The Sussex Countian and Laurel gazette., 1896-10-24
GOLD VERSUS SILVER.
A CONVERSATION BETWEEN A FREE
SILVER MAN AND A GOLD BUG.

Gold Bug-You don't wish to pay
off debts contracted at par with gold
in fifty.cent dollars, do you?
Free Silver-You do not pause to
think that the demonetization of sill.
yer has put silver down TO fifty
cents and made the purchasing
power of gold 200. You don't stop
to remember that the debtors debts
were thereby doubled and the
power to pay made one-half less,
and the debts due twice as hard to
pay as under the regime of silver at
its old time unit of value. The
hardship you speak of is the ordeal
though which the debtor class has
groaned for twenty-three years,
until values had shrunk to ruinous
prices.
Gold Bug Yes, but do you not
very we'll know that we cannot un-
dertake to bring silver back to its
old time unit OF value by ourselves
when the nations OF the earth are
arrayed against us. We cannot do
this of ourselves. 1t is out of the
question.
Free Silver-Ahl sir, any man of
ordinary comprehension can very
we'll understand what you are drift
ing to, and the deep laid scheme of
robbery you are plotting. You
Gold Bugs want to change the ratio
of silver. You want some new ratio
of value for the silver coin, and by
that means you would throw out Of
circulation every dollar of silver
now in circulation, and it would take
fully ten years to regain the present
volume of coin now in the hands of
the people.
Gold Bug-But if you do as you
propose what will become of our
securities abroad, and they are all
redeemable in gold. Where will
we find gold to meet our obligations
abroud?
Free Silver-You ought to have
thought of that long ago. You had
no business to have anv securities
abroad. If you had paid the war
debt in fiat greenback money you
would not have had any use for
bonds. We have paid out for in
terest en- those bonds since the war
twenty-three hundred of millions of
dollars. Besides this eating moth
you took the money from the chan
nels of trade and locked it up in
bonds in pigeon holes in safe deposit
companies, thereby creating a set
of mobiles who toll not, neither do
they spin, but cut off their coupons,
walk around, a government pam
pered, preferred class who draw
their revenue and do not pay any
taxes. You have only six hundred
millions of gold in the United States,
which is a small sum with which to
pay many billions. You can never
do it and it is high time to stop at
tempting the impossible. The re-
cent sale of several hundreds Of
millions of bonds did not pay one
dollar of debt, but it put an incubus
on the United States to the amount
of the face of the Indebtedness
merely to keep up a gold reserve.
and which can be depleted at any
time-at the will of the mlllionaires
who keep vulture eye on 1.-THE
treasury and run it in their own
interests to fill their Golfers at the
expense Of the people The Presi-
dent has no recourse but to ceal
with the law as he finds it made to
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LAUREL DELAWARE SATURDAY MORNING, OCT. "a. 1896

hand by those who love mann 0 /
more than the prosperity of the
people. This ''endless chain must
be broken, else we will sell the
United States for a song which
Wall street sings whilst the notes
are set to song by the Gold Bugs of
Europe, pretty state Of things for
men claiming to pc statesmen. How
will it compare with the Signers of
of the Declaration of lndepend-
ence who risked their all to- set us
free, whilst the present traitorous
conspirators are selling us into serf-
dom for mess of pottage3
Gold Bug-l have no sympathy
with your revolutionary visionary
schemes.
Free Silver-No, nor have you
any sympathy with the rights and
constitutional privileges Of the peo-
pie. We seek the prosperity of the
country and the happiness of the
people. We claim nothing that is
not lawfully our own.
Gold Bug-But you have not an
swered my question; do you pro-
pose to pay off debts with fifty.cent
dollars 7
Free silver-No! But we pro-
pose to restore silver to where it
by right belongs, under the Consti-
tuition, then it will be what it al
ways should have been and what it
would be now had it not been de-
monetized. We are recovering sto-
len property. We are simply re-
claiming what is justly our own.
Gold Bug.-Free Silver means
that Europe will flood this country
with silver and draw our gold away.
Free Silver-We are paying more
bonus in bonds to keep up the gold
standard than all the gold we own
amounts to. We are issuing bonds
to create debt, but which pays no
debt. The broker brings you gold
in at one door and his agent goes in
at the other door and takes it out to
create a necessity for new loan.
1t is folly to say we will be the
dumping ground for free silver by
reconciliation. There is but eight
billions of gold and silver in the
world. When we make the value
of silver what the Constitution calls
for, it will be worth that every
where and no one will part with it
for less than it is worth, and they
cannot bring it to us without being
short themselves.
Gold Bug-What will become of
our gold?
Free Silver-Who ever sees gold
but brokers9 We have not had a
gold piece in hand for years. 1t is
only stored to buy bonds. We issue
more bonds to buy more gold to
make more Indebtedness to furnish
the wealthasu{ securities to invest
s..suuiSl : asSR pa sdiiiSun.ulssI
bonds are debt, but what debt have
4. q
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b the Lines to get an Illustration Of Silver Prosperity

But. without allowing myself to
dwell upon the enormity of such a
power, let me speak of the anomaly
of its existence.
The Federal policy of this country
lis nothing more than three agencies
the legislative, the executive and
the judicial, all alike constituted BY
the people to do particular acts.
However disguised by titles or
deified by Inscriptions, these several
departments are mere agents OF one
principal, servants of one master;
acting and being under one appoint
ment, namely the Constitution OF
the United States.
Now, by what dislocation OF the
settled notions of centuries should
one of three agents, coeval and
identical in origin, be suffered to
determine for himself, as againstall
the world, not merely his own
powers, but the rights and powers
of his co-agents, the construction
and effect of the common warrant
and the powers, remedies and rights
Of the common principal; and this
without escape and without appeal
The tender regard of the Republl'
cans for the Supreme Court is q
newly developed sentiment. 1t hao
no existence when the Court was
reconstructed and packed for the
unconcealed purpose of obtaining
decision desired by the Republican
party. 1t did not burst forth II
indignation at the uncontradlctec
charge that a Republican Preslden
had made an appointment to tha
high tribunal in accordance with
pledge given to one of the most per
nicious millionaire stock gambler
and railroad wreckers in existence
who made a contribution OF ont
hundred thousand dollars to TIN
Republican campaign fund.
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,n.,,u,on shot Of .he world

Miss Annie Oakley writes: "Myself aud
mnny of the Buffalo Bill Wild West Co
have given Aliens Foot-Ease, the pow
ser to shake iuto-the shoes, most thor
ough trial, aod it does all if not more
than y.u claim" II Instantly .akes ii't
sting out OF Corns and Bnnioa>. Allet'i
Foot-E is certain cure for swollen,
hot, aching OF sweating feet. Sold t,
all Druggists and shoe Slores, 25c. sam
pie sen, FREE. Address.
Allen s. Omsle ID, LeRny. N. y
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Bryan still has 10 votes to get
from the doubtful states, but Nc
Kinley has 50. If Bryan can carry
Kentucky and West Virginia, he
will, with the other states assigned
him. be elected. If he can carry
Illinois or Michigan and Maryland,
he will be elected. The young man
from Nebraska is dangerously near
the goal.
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eg~An examination of the books
of the Countian shows that there
is a large amountdue us from our pa
irons for subscription alone. This
amount collected would aid US great
ly Just at present, as we are under
heavy expense incidental to the
campaign, and necessary improve
ments in the office. We dislike to
. dun but would respectfully
urge our friends TO make a note OF
this hint and act at once. Send us
a check, an order or call at once.
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many thousands which are on file in
the Pinkham Office, and go to proye
beyond question that Lydia 'la Pink
hams Vegetable Compound must be an
article of great merit; otherwise it
could not produce the results which are
u positive fact, and not a mere claim;
Dear Nus. Pinkham-=l write to
thank you for the good your Vegetable
Compound and Sanative Wash have
done me. Before taking your remedies
was so bad with baclSache, liver and
kidney trouble that | thought would
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limited States. and even more.

Mrs. Julia Phillips has just re-
ceived a lovely line of ladies' and
misses coats. The prices are from
20 to 40 per cent. lower than they
were last season and the styles
were never so pretty.
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REwARD.

A reward of twenty-five dollars
will be paid to anyPne who will give
me the informatiort which will lead
| to the conviction of any person who
shall give, offer 6or promise, any
money, goods, cFlattels, OF other
things or matter, DIR release or offer
to release any deb%9 or obligation by
by way of bribe, dift, benefit or re-
ward for the purr}ose or with the
object of influencing any elector in
giving his vote or iNn refusing to vote,
or in absenting himself from the
polls at the approN NIching election.
Anyone to wfWom such offer is
made is a compEletent witness to
prove the fact, d Ind any party 10
such prhibited trail Mnsaction is COM
petent witness tfb prove 1t, and II
such party shaAll give evidence
against the otherII party upon trial,
the person so eflstifying shall not
be indicted for tuhat offence. And
further, the pauty so testifylne
may sue the othhler party and re-
cover the sum of 1.-TWO HUNDRED
DOLLARS. oneH H-half to be for the
the use of the pal lrty suing, and the
other half for theI II use of the state.
call upon all dIood citizens of the
State without red4ard to party affill
ations, or politicA1l creed, to asslS'
in detecting all slIIluch crimes agains
the State, and \ Meporting the same
to me, to the ell1ld that our State
and her citizenlI S may be spared
the odilm and humiliation which
the permission o. such crimes to D'
committed with 1out reiouke bring
upon them.
RoBtYr. C. WHITE,
Atty. General
Georgetown. nj el., Oct. 10, 90.
Practical hor9 4e shoeing at loves
cash prices. AtHl-round only so ct:
and satisfactionEl guaranteed.
Ill j. d. PARSONS,
at Riggin & Kn- vbwles' shop, Laurel
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Highest all in Leavenng Power-Latest u. Govt Report
RH:az!! g! RsxasS; Rsk!HS
ABSOLUTELY PURE
ADVERTISING RATES.

All transient advertising 5 cents per
non nl.areil line. per issue with reasonable
discnunts for advertising nrdered for 3,
or l2 months. or advertising that 90
cupies large space. Count 10 nonpareiL
lines to the inch,
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BRYAN A SURE WINNER.

The Washington Post, the lead.
ing independent journal of the coun-
try, yesterday, estimated that in the
states whose vote was now certain
to go for Bryan or Mckinley, the
fiullrac ctapd.
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THE PINKHAM CURES.
Attracting Great Attention Among
Thinking Women
MUST Be SOMETHING BEHIND ITALL.

Miss Van Horn of Philadelphia Adds her
Testimonial and Relates Her Experiences
--She is Only One of Thousands Who
Have Received Like Benefit During Last
Few Months, and Whose Letters Are On
File
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never find relief. At the time of mem
situation, | suffered so that l could
hardly stand, but had to go to work
and stand in misery all day. My blood
was in an awful state. suffered with
headache and local discharges. l was
sick all over. doctored for q long
time, tried three different doctors, but
they did me no good. / did not get
any help until I tried your remedies.
After taking. several bottles of your
Vegetable Compound and using five
packages of your Sanative Wash, am
completely cured and have no cne to
thank for it but you. Hoping some
other suffering woman may take warn
ing in time, remain, yours truly. Miss
Celia Van Horn, 1912 Sharswood St.,
Phila., Pa
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Mnre Curative Power

Is contained i'll a bottle of Hoods
Sarsaparilla than il any other sini.
lar preparation. II costs the pro.
prietor and manufacturer more. Il
costs the jobber more and it isworth
more to the consumer. 1t has a
record of cures unknown to any
other preparation. 1t is the best to
buy because it is the One True
Blood Purifier.
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Mckinley For Free Silver.

| Major Mckinley is to be pitied as
much as condemned. The follow
ling letter agrees exactly with all
his speeches made while in Con-
gress. But since Mark Hanna
bought up $4,000 of his debts, and
holds these notes over his head.
He is compelled to take his stand
with the gold-bugs in opposition to
his honest sentiments.
During the meeting addressed by
Senator-elect Teller at Akron, O..
on Monday, a sensation was caused
by a letter read by General E. B.
Finley, of Bucyrus, which had been
written by Major Mckinley to E. S.
Perkins, of WEYMOUTH, Medina
County, in the fall of 1890.
Mr.. Perkins was at that time a
representative in The Ohio LegisEa-
ture. He had written to Major
Mckinley regarding his position on
the silver question. The Majors
letter in reply was as follows:
Committee on Ways and Means,
House of Representatives.
Washington, Sept. 27, 1890.
Hon. E. S. Perkins, Weimouth, O.,
Dear Sir:-l have been so busy
for the past three weeks that it has
been impossible for me to give any
attention to matters in the Dis
trict, which fact, believe, my
friends will appreciate. have been
waiting for a moments time that !
might answer two or three letters
heretofore received from gentlemen
in Medina County in relation to my
position on the silver and other
questions.
have always beeh in favor of
the free and unlimited coinage of
the silver product of the United
States and have so voted on at least
two occasions during the time |
have been in public life. was not
willing to extend this coinage to the
silver of the world and open our
mints TO foreign countries without
charge, as proposed by gentlemen
ou the floor of the House. My
purpose was to secure Immediately
legislation that would credit and
dignity our silver coin.
believe the law which we en-
acted thls1session will accomplish
that re41t. 1t utilizes every dollars
vsattt silatta - he SiIsei a5Gdait at tas
United yates, and even more. Ihe7
value ofIthe legislation has already
been apparent in the enhanced
value given to silver.
You may remember, as indicating
my position on this subject, that
voted to pass the silver bill in the
Forty-ffth and Forty-sixth Con-
gress over the vote of President
Hayes. William Mckinley, Jr.
Major Mckinley was asked to eX.
plain the above letter. He refused
to say anything on the subject.
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} STANDING INVITATION.

Women suffering from any form of fe-
male weakness are invited to promptly
communicate with Mrs. Pinkham at
Lynn. Mass. All letters are received,
oao ned, read and answered By wc.nen
only \ woman can freely tsi,s cf l.er
private iilness TO woman; t,il5 Las
been established the eternal confidence
between Mrs. Pinlsham and the women
Of America which has never been
broken. Ont of tho vast volume of ex-
perience which she has to draw from it
is more than possible that she has
gained the very knowledge that will
help your case. She asks nothing in
return except your good will, and her
advice has relieved thousands. Surely
any woman, rich on poor, is very fool
ish If she does not take advantage of
this generous offer of assistance.
The Sussex Countian and Laurel gazette., 1896-10-24

cosSiy nus T.
hundreds of
doubts andsk,
been swept a
mighty flood,
the great go
Pinkhan's re
doing among
our female
population 4
is attract z
ing the at IL
tention of
many of y
ourleading
scientists
and think
ing people.
The fol-.
lowin let
t.tiIcll7
one of
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ATLANTIC CITY. week days, s. IS q. M; sl2 n.
81 70 D. M. Sundays, 30 a. m. ss 2s p. m,
CAPE MAY week DAYS % 10 a. m; 81 " p. m
BALTIMORE AND WASHINGTON, week
es aSs' q 6s Il g. s6 is, Il, - is p M sundays
81 ~ 0a 50 49, a.,in; sl2 %, S2H, 2e4 81 os ~,
= BaRfrIMoRE b Z AND WAY STATIONS, daily.
EEW1RK, Delaware. week days, s4 20. 7 o2,
50 49, sill 90 m sl2 %, o., 81 O8 81 es, %, 50.
30 49, IL II IN. Sundays, 81 40, w, Ao 40 a M
sl2 b5, . "a, s4 So, Z %. IS, 50 10 m.
PI1'TSBURG, week days, 10 lsp. m. sundays,
s45s p. m.
CINCINNATI AND sf. LOUIS. daily, sl2 60
A'lS NEW Il Z ORLEANS / AND MEMPHIS via Bristol
m. suntlays. Through sleeper Washington TO
Memphis and N3w trleprs
SINGERLY ACCOMMODATION, week days,
7 o. am, 2 ~. O5, II II m. sundays, 2 w a m
"a IA NpLNBERa III ACCOMMODATION. week
days, o., 10 q u m. 2 o. 5S p M SUNDAYS, 10
m' II.avE MARKET STREET STATION.
New York, week days, % &c a m
PHILADELPHIA, week days $3.50 m,
BALTIMORE week days G so am, 25opm
LANDrNbTRG and way STATIONS, week
days G SC, 10 20, a m. 250. 20 m sundays, so'
n LEAVE y \ PHILADELPHIA, CHESTNUT ST
STATION, FOR ILMlNGTON, week days, 81 Az,
10, SO 90 10, IS lo 80 80 Ss II ~ 10, sie ~ ~
s. 2b sS a. 10 10 II a5 pm SUNDAYS, - 40, g. sSl9
q Ii 80 H. sl2 90 81 "a. o, %. aSO, g. 81 70.
So PPpaiIIIAlbjELPal4. ~ IL lYj E r A. READING TERMINAL
week days "a %, ~ 50 am, s. IL pm Sundays
'RSi Rates to Western points lower than via
4 o. SCILL. General Passenger Agent.
". Nj. GREENE, General Manager.
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When Lydia E. Pinlshain's remedies
were first introduced slxeptics all over
the country frowned upon their cura-
tive claims, but as year after year has
gone by, and the little group of women
who have been cured by the new dis
covery has grown into q vast army Of
The Sussex Countian and Laurel gazette., 1896-10-24

Hoods Pills are the best family ca
thartic and liver medicine. Gentle,
reliable, sure,
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Slate Of Ohio, City of Toledo ss
Incas County.

Frank j. Cheney makes oata that
he is the senior partner OF the firm
". Cheney & Co. doing business
in the City of Toledo, County and
State aforesaid, and that said firm
will ray the sum OF One Hundred
Dollars for each and every case of
Cntarrh that cannot be cured by the
use of Halls Caiarrl Cuie.
Frank j. Cheney.
Sworn to before me and subserib.
ed in my presence, this 9th day OF
December, A. ID. 1886.
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A. W. Gleason.
seal Notary Public,

Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter
nally and acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces Of the sytsem'
Send for testimonials, free.
f. j. Cheney & Co Toledo, U.
Sold by Druggists, 75,.
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Fits I 6 / ] ! J
- = from U.Syotzna, Of Hadicins
Pref. W. Il. Peeke, who
NT~ makes a speciality of
Epilepsy, has without
doubt treated and cur
ed more cases than any
living Physician; his
IL Il success ia astonishing.
LIZ We have heard of cases
of 40 years. standing
- cured by
Cured i / |
him. He
- - ~ - publishesa
" k~xd1 valuable
work ON
this dis
ease, which
he sends
with O
large bot

tie of his absolute cure, free to any sufferers
who may send their P. o. and Express address,
We advise any one wishing cure to address
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DALTIMoRE AND OHIO Rs IfRoAD co.
ID Schedule in effect July ~. 1896.
TRAINS LEAVE DELAWARE AVENUE DE
POT, WILMINGTON. EASTBoBND.

-" Express trains.
All trains Illuminated with Plntsoh Light.
NEW YORK, week days. SO 0S. 81 10, 50 IS, SO rs,
a. nj s12 a. 20 20, 50 81, 81 80, s1i p. m. sundays,
So s. 50 49, sll 20 IN 50 2s So 81 NJ 80, sill p.
PHILADELPHIA, Chestnut ST. Station, week
days So 0S o. 40 81 10, 81 SO ss 5 IS 10, 81.
$40 2b, II 20 a. M. sl2 a. s12 49, 81 ~ So 55.
IS 81 80 81 SO, 25, 10. sill p N. Sundays SO 0s,
30, co. 50 AS sill % a. nj IL p 30, - 2S 55,
s5 ~, 6 80, 81 80, s 25, 10, i'll p. M.
PHILADELPHIA,- Reading Terminal. week
days, sS 0s. 81 10, ~ 81 a. m; sill p. m. Sundays,
s3 0S a. M; sll p N.
CHESTER, week days, IS os. $50 go. g 70.
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Help

Is needed by poor, tired mothers, overs
worked and burdened with care, debili-
tsted and run down because OF poor, thin
and impoverished blood. Help is needed
by the nervous sufferer, the men and
women tortured with rheumatism, neu-
ralgia. dyNpepsia, scrofuIa, catarrh. Help
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REsr-BouNI

y ~ .aI "a, II y uIi n y ~ e, ~ ~
ATLANTIC CITY. week days, 81 - .. NJ; sl2 u,
So 70 D. M. Sundays, I 30 a. M; s8 2S p. m,
CAPE MAY week dsys. u 10 a. m; 81 2s p M
gnndaus 90 a m
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JAMES Il. MARVEL,
LAUREL, DELAWARE
Contractor. Buildings moved or turned any
rislance deslrei. PuDp work specially.
WELLS DRIVEN AND GUARANTEED.
Communlcat ons will receive prompt and care
full aitentan Address J " MARVEL, Laurel.
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RoBt h. c. WHITE,
Atty. General
Georgetown. D El., oct. 10, go.

Practical horS e shoeing at lowest
cash prices. AtHl-round only so cts.
and satisfactionE guaranteed.
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Comes Quickly

When Hoods Sarsaparilla begins to en-
rich, purify and vitalize the blood, and
sends 1t in healing, nourishing, invig-
Grating stream to the nerves, muscles and
organs OF the body. Hoods Sarsaparilla
builds up the weak and broken down sys-
tenn, and cures all blood diseases, because
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1896-05-05
Nature. kitchens.

In Iceland to cook food in the geysers
is a regular portion Of the tourist pro
gramme. Tea is infused with water
from the Great geyser, and trout are
boiled IN the BIeEi, or hot water pond.
which suddenly ceased to erupt after
the Skaptar- -Jokull convulsiun Of 1884
They require TO be immersed for about
20 minutes 70 be cooked to turn
In the Yellowstone story Is told Of
a fisherman, who, having caught fine
trout, merely turned ON his heel, and.
without taking his captive Of the line.
plunged it into pool Of hot water,
from which in a short time be drew It
ready for his meal. reminding Us Of
Lord Loyat. the Jacobite rebel, who.
when luncheon time approached, betook
himself to fall ON his estate famous
for its leaping ealmon, and placed a
caldron of boiling water in such po-
Eition that a fish missing its spring
wolId tumble into the pot.-Exchange-