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have been made and applied, Machine la
Dor has taken the ulace of hand labor.
New processes have succeeded old. The
more. invention increases the productive
power of man. the lower prices fall. There
Is hardly an article made that has not been
cheapened in the last ten years by inyen-
ton. In spite Of combines and trusts, the
people have received many of the benefits
of American inventive genius. Taking
everything into consideration, comparing
the change in the prices Of articles he buys
with that in the price of the produce he
sells, the farmer is better off today than in
1880" 49,
A still more complete, showing is contain
ed in the following table from the Am.ri-
can Agriculturist Of July 25, 1896:
A heavy decline in prices of what the
farmer has to buy has occurred since 1891.
But the great report on prices of the Sen
ate finance committee. concluded in 90 has
not been brought down to date Taking 100
to show average wholesale prices in 1850
the range of value before and since thai
year is stated in the table below:
RELATIVE AV. PRICES COMPARED TO 100 FOR
Evening star., 1896-10-28
He Was Wanted.

This morning party of young colored
men assembled on the cobblestone pave
rent in Temperance alley and We're en-
gagged in a political discussion when De-
tective Lacy Joined the party.
In the party was a stranger and he was
telling of the big republican majority that
will be rolled up at Orange Court House.
"AVhat is your rame?" the detective ask
ed the stranger.
Minor he answered.
Minor White?" queried the officer
Yes. sir"
Come take a walk" said the detective
showing his badge.
That's good authority" said White, and
he went with the officer to headauartars.
The prisoner is wanted at Orange Court
House on a charge of shooting Alexander
Thomas. He admits the shooting and says
he did it in self defense. In conversation
with the officer the prisoner said he had
been drinking, as had his companions, and
wher the others jumped on him he snot
Thomas thrcl gh the arm. The prisoner IS
held for the Virginia authorities.
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Did Not Change the Standard.

To the Editor of TIL. Evcnin, Star:
Mr.. Bryan makes many false representa-
tions. One of his followers repeats to me a
question of his: why did the act of 1871
change the standard of coinage? That act
did not change the standard, nor do any
thing about the standard gold or silver dol
lars. That act and the persons who framed
it have been blamed for what it does not
contain. At that time silver was being
presented at the mint for coinage into dol
lars because the bullion commanded a
premium of per cent in the foreign mar
ket, and so the act did not provide for nor
mention the standard silver dollar 1t did
however, provide for a large quantity say.
$6O,OOO.OO0 worth, of fractional silver coins,
whose standard had been reduced in 1883 to
keep it from going out of the country. All
that had been coined had gone with the
gold during the war and paper scrip was in
circulation until specie resumption, which
the act of 1873 was made to provide for.
Then silver took it's place and the scrip was
withdrawn from circulation. The silver
bullion was purchased and coined by the
government into silver pieces at the rate
of about $45,OOO,O00 a year for several years.
The weight and fineness of the standard
gold and silver coins Of one dollar or more
have not been changed since 1857. The gold
dollar has been our standard of value ever
since 1884 since the silver dollar, so says the
history, bore premium over the gold dol
lar in the London market of from l to 5 per
4,
and the double standard only existed about
a year or less, while the silver dollar was
at par with gold and bore no premium in
the London market, which was after the act
of 1873 had become a law
No law has ever been made to establish
a gold standard, but circumstances beyond
the control of law have made gold the
single standard ever since 1884, excepting
as above stated. Nobody wishes to get rid
of the gold standard, as Mr.. Bryan charges,
except the advocates of free and unlimited
coinage at 16 to l. The republicans propose
to maintain our silver dollars equal with
gold at j parity of 16 to l by limited coin
age. and by the tacit or written agreement
of the government to support it, until by in
ternational agreement they can get the IA
tions of Europe with whom wes have to
deal, to adopt free coinage of silver at a
ratio of 16 to 1, or near that, when, per-
haps, the price Of silver will go up so that
we can have double standard. That will
not get rid Of the gold standard, but will
give us both a gold and a silver standard.
Free coinage by the United States will not
create a demand for silver in this country.
because only about 100000, 900 can be circu-
lated. while the rest. whether coined or not.
would have to be stored away. The use Of
the metal, not merely its coinage, as COM
pared with its supply, controls its value
N. 3. HILLIKER.
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RObberfes Reported,

Mrs. NJ Watson, 301 14th street north
west complained to the police this morn
ing that d quantity of unwashed clothing
was stolen from a shed in rear of her
house.
A willow baby carriage belonging to Mrs.
Z, A Danforth was stolen yesterday from
9Th and NJ streets southwest
The residence of l.. Tignor, 324 G. street
southwest, was entered by sneak thieves
several days ago and black plush cape,
with a fur collar @as stolen
Evening star., 1896-10-28
Wheat and Silver.

To the Editor Of The Evening Star:
An article has been reprinted in some of
the eastern papers. in which the Denver
Times processes to give comparative prices
OF wheat and silver, and says: ut is evil
dent that wheat has not been overpro-
duced. but its price is due to the price of
silver"
Like most Of the alleged statistics of sill
yer advocates. the figures of the Denver
Times are grossly. If not Intentionally, in
correct. They are given below, in connec-
llon with the prices quoted in the United
states statistical Abstract for 1895, pages
AZ and 3S3
Evening star., 1896-10-28

Howard Burnett and Harry Courtney,
young colored men. pleaded guilty in Grim
nal Court No ] today in three cases of
robbing houses Of lead pipes Because of
their previous good character, and in view
or the fact tfat they have been in jail
about four morths, Judge Cole gave them
but two months in jail, suspending SEN
tence in the remaining two cases.
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Carpets, . to 33 3 per cent reduction
Dry goods general reduction q to 33 I-3 per cent
Boots and shoes, average reduction 3S Ia per
cent
Furniture, 25 to so per cent reduction.
And as he very properly added, 'eThe main
factor In reduction has been invention. In
that period Of time thousands of tnventtons
Evening star., 1896-10-28

ley and Walter Evans. The republican in
cumbent by nearly 10000 In the sixth.
DICK Ernst Will win, before stated, by
2,o~ while in the seventh Col Breckfn-
ridge VIII go in by 5000 In the eighth
Davldson's majority will be about 800,
Wnle IN the ninth. Sam Pugh will be re-
turned by 5000 In the tenth. j. w Lang
ley. republican, will have no difficulty in
rolllng up 1900 majority. while in the
eleventh. Dave Cplson the republican in
cumbent, will go under the wire by IL taD
a1crity- Last year it gave Bradley
majority of I2o11, while the fifth gave
MIN i,fF9, making a total of S.s46 major
ity In the two districts alone. Thus il will
De see:l that If the fifth and eleventh dis
tricts do as well for sound money as th.y
did for Bra radley in 1885. that the 10000 ma
1or1iy claimed 10y the silvertes I'm the first
three districts will be all but wiped out,
Others, which even the silver men them
selves do not claim.
Silver Chairman's Admission,
Chairman Grey woodson of the silver
national committee said today that he be-
lieNed the majority fer Bryan in the state
would he cut down some by the Covington
affair, but that he still believed the silver
men would carry it by about G,OOo. When 1t
is taken into consideration that Mr.. Wood
son himself, only few weeks ago. was
claiming the state by 10000, the sIump I'm
his estimate is in itself remarkable
For time the silver men were taking all
the money they could find on Kentucky
going for Mckinley. They wanted TO bet
eNeh' but some of them were willing to 20
as good as TO .. But that day has past.
and your correspondent yesterday saw a
Wen known republican of the Purchase"
pet bright, crisp sioO bill against a hand
1ui OF silver and some small change-prob-
ably $40 i'm all-that Kentucky would go re-
put mean. But, of course, this was a bet
sucI as one sees only occasionally The
gold men are now Offering 4 to ) that Nc
kinney Will carry the state and can find
no takers ~
Evening star., 1896-10-28

cost Of living to that body of American
tcilers whose sole income is their wages.
WALTER G. EISINGER,
933 L street northwest.
Evening star., 1896-10-28
Here is
a picture

that women will wonder at, one
of these days. They won't
understand what the woman is
doing. Even now it looks
queer to the users of Pearline
to see a woman doubling
herself up over a wash-tub.
This old-fashioned, back-break-
ing way of washing clothes by
rubbing them to pieces over a
sn't cencih1e The - .l
Evening star., 1896-10-28

washboard can't last 1t isn't sensible The wav that is
surely taking its placethe easiest quickest economical
way washing with Pearlne. No soap with it-thats
entirely Notwithstanding but Pearline. m
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The Mad Greed for ONCE.

with cause ten times as popular and
as just, the peoples party could have af
forded to have waited for another four
years. But the mad greed for office when
once started only gains by what it feeds
upon. Like the man-eating tiger that has
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-06-10
The CrODg.

Reports upon the whsat crop
show that 1T is not heading as
usual, and that while what there
Is Of the crop is good, it is general-
ly thin and short.
Corn is growing rapidly and IN
some sections has been cultivated
the second time. Fewer com
plants than usual have been made
Of insects, and less replanting
IS necessary.
Oats, rye, potatoes and gardens
continue in good condition and
promise abundant yields.
Grass and meadows have gener-
ally recovered from the drought
and DOW are looking very well.
Reports from all sections show
that apples are dropping from the
trees, IN some places very badly.
The peach trees are said to prem
Use a good yield. Other small
fruits are good.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-06-10

For several years we have believ-
ed that VIM. l.. Wilson, Postmaster
General, was really the brightest
Democrat in our State and this is
our belief today. Only two years
ago he was really the God of the
West Virginia Democracy and the
members of that party gladly listen.
ed to him. Will they do so now?
lie recently wrote n letter to a
friend in Hardy county warning his
party associates against their free
silver madness. Following is the
letter:
81 do not believe many well-in-
formed men think that there is real
danger Of our country going TO that
basis. The very threat and Anita
ton Of it, however, have brought
upon US three years Of depression.
and stagnant enterprise, and the
country today is held back from
starting on a new and unparalleled
career Of development in which
West Virginia and the South would
largely share, only because IL cannot
DO so until this vital question is laid
decisiyely TO rest.
But if free silver fs not real
danger TO the country, il is pres
ent menace 90 the Democratic par
ty, for if by any misfortune tho
party should espouse this cause il.
future is doomed From being q
great National party it becomes a
small and pOwerless sectional party.
embarked ON what q vast majority
Of the Americans believe to be cru
SADIE against the financial credit, the
prosperity and the progress Of the
Union. II will voluntarily surren-
der, not only the Northeast, dis
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-06-10
Sam Gideon,
Huntington, wv. Va.

a party of Ceredo's young ladies'
and gentlemen, chaproncd by Mrs.
VIII Cowie, had pleasant picnic
on Segur Hill last Saturday af-
ternoon. The party was composed
OF the following persons: Misses
Lottie Smith, Minnie Black, Julia
Hoard, Anna Black, Hope Wagner,
Mary Wright, Lille Wright, Blanch
Bush, Florence Mansfield, Nellie
Wharton, and Messrs. Harry Smith,
Will Smith, Jesse Smith, Gus Smith.
Dannie Wright, Ollie Bush, Lewis
Stewart and two Mr.. Ogdcus of
Ashland, Ky.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-06-10

Nh. T. I. McDouGAL, the genial
editor of the Ceredo ADVANCE,
stopped at Harrisville on his way
home from the Republican State
convention. He is a prominent
candidate for the Republican NOM
nation for State Treasurer, and has
many friends in all parts of the
State who wish him success
Richie Gazette.
Although we have never had the
pleasure of a personal acquaInt-
ance with Bro. McDougal. vet
judging from the editorial ability
displayed in his most excellent
paper, the Cersdo ADVANCE, we
are well satisfied that be is thor
oughly competen. and able 10 fill
any position of honor and trust to
which he aspiree. We hope he
will be nominated and elected
st. Adams Reporter.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-06-10

solving party connection with the
Democrats of New York, New Jer-
sey and Connecticut who have three
times turned the scale in the cleo
ton of Democratic Presidents, with
the Democratic constituencies in
New England and the Middle States,
who have furnished so many votes,
since the war, Ito save the South
from prospective legislation, and
with those of the middle West, and
doubtless part of the border States
of the South, cannot see how it
lis possible for any calm man to think
that party committed to free sill
yer at 10 to can carry any part
OF the country except q section of
the South and of the small Rocky
Mountain States.
The great States of Indiana, ILL
nois, Wisconsin, Ohio and Michi-
gan, three of which we carried i'm
1892, and secured votes from the
other two, AZ also Iowa and Mime
sofa, would vote by tens, or even
hundreds, of thousands against. Es-
pecially am | concerned as to the
effect upon the south of its advocacy
of this issue. Its relative import
ance in the Union is decreasing. 1t
can maintain potential influence and
even leadership by supporting
sound, beneficial National policies.
1t will sink into unimportance if it
arrays itself against that sound sys-
TEN of finance which the majority
of the American people and a solid
North are determined to maintain. !"
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BrOwnStOwn Items.

The infant child of Mr.. Perry
is very sick.
Mr.. Cristy is here the guest of
his sister-Mrs. johnson.
Mr.. A. Quinlin has moved into
the house vacated by Davis.
Mr.. Neil has moved from the
Millender property to Ceredo.
Mr.. J.. Brown was in Huntington
last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Brown were
at Wilson's school house last Sun
day, to witness the foot-washinp
Mrs. Brown stated that there were
about three hundred people present.
Mrs. Christian, of Ironton, is
the guest of Mrs. Vandykc.
Miss Perry is the guest of her
brothcr-Wm. Perry.
June 3, 1896. STEVEN.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-06-10

The Democratic Primary in Ca
bell county took place last Saturday.
1t Is stated that a number of WAYNE
county Democrats voted in Hunt
ington on that occasion, some of
them, no doubt, at several precincts.
The saloons in the second city did a
big business several days previous
to the Primary. The following
named persons were successful last
Saturday-to be slaughtered by the
Republicans in November: For
Sheriff, Levi Jones; Prosecuting At
torney, Geo. |. Neal; Circuit Clerk,
*. w. McWilliams; County Clerk,
Garland Buff ngton; House of Dele
gates, +. a. Bennett and j. II. Bry-
an; County Commissioner, b. III.
lhackSton; Surveyor, ]. l.. Thorn
burg; Assessor - lst Dist, Geo.
Donnella; I'd Dist, Virgil Yates.
There is much dissatisfaction in the
Democratic ranks in Cabell in re-
gard to the corrupt and unlawful
manner by which the Primary was
conducted. The Republicans have
an excellent show for electing their
entire ticket in Cabell county this
fall.
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Electric BitteTS.

Electric Bitters is a medicine suit.
ed for any season, but perhaps more
generally needed, when the languid
exhausted feeling prevails, when the
liver is torpid and sluggish and the
need of tonic and Alternative is fell.
a prompt use of this medicine has
often averted long and perhaps "a.
tai bilious fevers. No medicine will
act more surely in counteracting
and freeing the system from the
malarial poison. Headache, Ind.
gestion, Constipation, Dizziness
yield to Electric Bitters. zoe. and
SI.oo per bottle at w. NJ. Boss
Drug Store.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-06-10

T. T. MCDoUGAL, editor of the
Ceredo ADVANCE, made us a pleas
ant call while in the city last week.
Mr.. McDougal is candidate for
the Republican nomination fol
State Treasurer. We wish Mr.. Nc.
Donegal success in getting the nomi.
nation, but that will be the point at
which the Democrats will call a
hault.-Grafton Leader, Democrat
ic.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-06-10

The House and Senate prompt.
ly passed the Rivers and Harbors
bill over the Presidents veto, al
most unanimously. 1t is now a
law and will be of almost meal
culable value to West Virginia.
This veto by Democratic Presl-
dent will change hundreds of Dem
ocratic votes to the Republican
column this fall in this State.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-06-10

The County Court Of this county
has ordered an election to be held on
July 18th to vote on whether or not
bonds shall be issued to pay for the
bonds formerly issued by this coun-
ty and which were repudiated. We
believe the issuing Of bonds would
be the easiest way to pay this debt
If We were sure the bonds could be
sold. Cercdo corporation, as we'll
as all the rest Of the county, can
vote on this bond proposition.
Read the proposition and call for a
special election elsewhere in this
paper.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-06-10

The Populist convention of Lin.
coin county instructed their dele.
gates to the State district conven-
ton to vote for J. Jerome Haddox,
editor of the Lincoln Citizen, for
delegate to the National Populist
Convention ut ST. Louis.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-06-10

JUDGE HARVEY has appointed
Rufus Switzer special receiver Of
The Times Publishing Co., of
Huntington. The receiver will
have charge of tie affairs of the
concern and continue the publicG-
ton of the paper until it can be
sold.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-06-10

TIE PIT. Pleasant Register is
thirty-four years old. During all
these years the paper has been un-
der the management of our friend,
George Washington Tippett. 1t is
a good paper and we hope the genial
George will live to be one hundred
years old and n millionaire.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-06-10

THE Lincoln News is two years
old. Bro. Van A. Zevely publish
es an interesting paper. His la
bors should be crowned with sue
cess.
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"wednesday. June 10, 1896.

Republican State Nominating
eonvcntion, Parkersburg, Wednes-
day, July ~.
Fourth District Republican Con
gressional Nominating convention,
P9fkersburg, July II.
Republican State headquarters,
Wheeling.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-06-10

Mr. Z. +. Chapman, the Efficient
city editor Of the Huntington Herald
has returned from an extended trip
through Virginia. lie made the
trip ON his bicycle.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-06-10

Mr.. S. r. Workman, of Echo.
was in town the fret Of this week
He renewed his subscription TO
the ADVANCE while here.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-06-10

Mrs.W Wagner of Covington. Ohio
IS the guest Of her son. Mai. James
+. Wagner Master Willie Shuman
accompanied her here.
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Council Proceedings.


mon Council of the town of Ceredo
was held IN the town hall Monday
evening, June 1st, 1896.
Those present were: t. T. Nc
Dougal, Mayor; ]. w. Collier, Re-
corder; G. d. French, John Dietz
and G.. f. Millender, Councilmen.
Absent: G.. T. Segur and Andy
Daniels.
Minutes of the two previous
meetings were read aud approved.
The Street Committee reported
that the work on the road up
Twelve Pole creek will require con-
siderable money to change the
road and put it in perfect condi-
ton, and as the town had no sur
plus at present to spare they think
it not advisable to do the work at
this time.
The Marshal reported that he
had not been able to get the fues
built in the Jasper Ferguson and
Wade Brown houses, as he could
not get any person to do the work
but thought likely he could get
the work done soon.
The Pump Committee reported
that they had ordered the material
for the well to be put down on
First Street West.
On motion the contract for light
ing the street lamps was awarded
to w. NJ. Spears for one month for
($7.00) seven dollars.
On motion Mayor McDougal and
Recorder Collier were made a COM
mittee to consult an attorney and
learn what powers, If any, the
Council possesses to compel prop
erty owners to give in proper
list of their effects to the City AS
SCISSOR.
On motion the Street Committee
was instructed to hire teams at
($2.5O) two dollars and so cents
per day to haul dirt from the
cellar which Wright Bros. are dig
ging, onto the low streets, suppos-
ing that the dirt is to cost nothing,
but to be given free.
On motion it was ordered that
an order be drawn on the Treasur-
er in favor of T. T. McDougal,
Mayor, for GA S0) four dollars
and 50 cents, to pay for the adver-
tising in the Engineering Record
of the proposed water works. sys-
tom in the February issue, in 1895,
and he to send his check and get q
receipt for payment of same and
the order No, 754, dated May 9TH,
1895, drawn III faver of S. Floyd
Hoard, Treasurer, fer payment OF
the above named advertisement
but which order was not used, be
destroyed.
On motion it was ordered that
w. +. Dye be allowed ($3.0O) three
dollars on his bill for assessing
and he be retained to complete the
work.
On motion the following bill.
were allowed:
G w Peters, repairs on street
lamps, $1.25
j w Collier, expense Boyd
Wilson's trip from
Louisville to Ceredo,
to give deposition in
the suit between the
Hoard Bros. and the
town, 29.OC
Gilbert Hall, lighting street
lamps in April, SOC
Wesley Stewart, lighting
street lamps IN May, $50
j 0 Marcum, guarding ON
night OF May 18th, 1.5C
F d Newcomb, same, 1.5C
Willard Griffith, same, Isl
Thos johnson, same, 1.5C
On motion it vas ordered that
the Recorder copy all orders pre-.
viously issued ty the COuncils nj
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-06-10

Ia town last Saturday. Tudpe
James McQuin, J. f. Ewes and
Geo w. Dickson, all excellent citi.
zens Of this county.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-06-10

Born, to Mrs. and Mrs. George
Hensley, the Sd inst, 8 ID. boy.
It's nice to be a father. Bud.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-06-10

7 r. B. VOWEL has brought suit
against the Huntington Advertiser
Co. for $4,000, for defamation of
character.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-06-10

Messrs. Frank Johnson and Tohn
Davis, of Huntington, were here
last Sunday.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-06-10

Mr.. r. w. Farrelly. Of Wash.
lngton, ID. C., is the guest Of his
brother, DR.. l.. +. Fare lily. lie is a
very pleasant gentleman.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-06-10

Mrs. Ogdin Of Ashland, Ky. wa,
the guest OF her brother, !. y.
Waymsr, last Friday.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-06-10

Mrs. Jesse Wright ha, been on the
sick list for the past few days,
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-06-10

Mr.. and Mr.. {. II. Corwin. Of
Huntington, were the guests OF rel.
atives in our town last SUNDAY.