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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-02-08

said. Goodby, Jessie, and God bless
thee, lass, God bless thee?"
Thus Steven Armstrong, as he
turned away from the cottage where
Jessie MacDavitt lived, that cottage
with the gay flowers around its porch
that made the one bright patch of
brightness in this dismal. dust.be.
grimed country side, blackened every
where by coal, saddened by the lives
of men whose destiny had cast to delve
and burrow beneath the fair earth
that other men might grow rich.
But, somehow, to-day Steve Arm
strong could see no brightness in any
thing. He had been fool, and no
mistake, this great, stalwart, broad
shouldered miner. He was we'll past
forty; his hair becoming gray, and
sparse on top, quite old to her.
He had been a bachelor all these
years. Hc might have known it was
sheer madness now to lavish all the
wealth of his great manly heart on
pretty, winsome Jessie. She did not
want an old fogy like him.
At first she seemed to hear his tale
with gentle tenderness and pity. Bad,
indeed, must be the woman whose
heart remains untouched by the love
of a true and honest man. Then n
word or two she dropped almost un.
consciously had revealed the truth.
OF course, Will Benson was the man.
He had been blind fool not to have
seen it long ago. Will was twenty
years younger than himself. On Sun
days Will was quite masher (the
Americauism had grown into common
use even here). Will was just the lad
to please the girls fancy.
And so, having settled that matter
in his own mind, Armstrong walked
slowly and sadly away about his bust.
ness.
1t was Saturday night. Bar and
parlor of the Miners Arms were
crowded with men. Here the hard.
earned money flew merrily; money
which should have gone to wife and
weans at home-money which might
have been as tower of strength in
fighting the battles that labor and
poverty always have to fight.
Will Benson was there in the midst
OF noisy throng, reeking of beer,
spirits and rank tobacco. lie had had
great deal too much to drink already
Suddenly some one laid hand upon
his arm. He turned tipsily, and en-
cCuntered the serions, steadfast gaze
of Steven Armstrong, who WAS not
drunk, and had only just entered the
public house.
.Dunnot TAX ony moor" the latter
whispered, gently, but firmly.
"Who told thee to interfere, Master
PreacherP"
"No one. I ask thee not to, for t
sake O. girl who loves thee"
ibid she tell thee to COON pryin'
afther me?"
"Tha knowest betther no that. I
ask thee for her sake. and fur tina own
good. ask thee not t. spend all t.
meet here. Think O her who'st O. be
tina wife. These chaps do thee no
good. They'll maxi thee spend tina
brass, and when tits all gone, they'll
only laugh at thee"
''Shew me t. mon as III Taught OF
me- Ye daren't! It's tina thyself as
are dom it. Come outside, then, and
we'll see who's t best mon!"
81 Wilma fight wi thee-and GER
tainly not now," Armstrong answered.
slowly and with dignity; it was not
the retraction of coward. His we'll.
meant circumstances had proved
worse than useless; and from that
time those two men felt each other to
be rivals.
Horror and CONSERVATION are spread
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-02-08
AT THE PITS MOUTH.

H! I wur a fool to
hope or think sic a
thing. There be ami.
Their man tina lowest /;
a yoonger man, q bet
ther man nor me. 1t
be Will Benson. Dun.
not answer, lass. I
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-02-08
Nervous

People wonder why their nerves are so weak:
why they aet tired so easily; why they do not
sleep naturally; why they have frequent
headaches. indigestion and
Nervous Dyspepsia. The explanation
is simple. II is found in that impure blood
feeding the nerves on refuse instead of the
elements of strength and vigor. Opiate and
nerve compounds simply dcadcn aud do not
cure. Hoods Sarsaparilla feeds the nerves
pure, rich bloc gives natural sleep, perfect
digestion, is the true remedy for nervousness.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-02-08

Horror and transformation are spread
ing far and wide through the grimy
Lancashire town. A terrible ex-
plosion has just been heard. They
know only too we'll what that means |;
and the poor women, both young and
old, are rushing wild and terror
stricken to the pits mouth.
"Down in the workings the excite.
ment is at its height. Men are run
ming to the bottom of the shalt. run.
ming for their lives; for the noxious
after damp is choking them, and they
know only too we'll that many OF them
are destined never to see the light Of
day again. The cage is going up and
down again as quickly as may be, but
it will only hold a limited number.
They must patiently wait for their
turn, and that turn may mean life or
death.
"There be room for one moor" the
miners shout. "Come along, Steve
Armstrong; it be tina turn"
But lie does not move.
"No," he answers; 81 be old n
alone. Here's a yoong fellow as a
gotten o mither; let I'm 60 instead
this time"
1t was Will Benson who stood by his
side.
"You, Armstrong; You max room
for me !" he exclaimed.
"What dost suppose a'd do? A. fight
fair--when a want to fight"
"You do this for ma sske?"
"Not for thine, mon; for hers
Got"
The words were few-there was no
time for more-but they had rough
heroic dignity about them. Benson
stepped into the cage without another
word; the signal was given and they
went up toward the light and air
above.
From those about the pits mouth
ringing cheer arose as the cage
reached the surface. They knew that
so many, at least, of their mates were
safe, and some of the women went
away with hearts full of Joy and thank
fulness. The word went quickly round
that Steve Armstrong had sent up
Will Benson instead of himself. Pretty
Jessie MacDavitt was there. When she
heard the whisper size understood. A
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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-14
WANTS M'KINLEY's RECORD.

EuilOr OF the Globe.
Can you inform me if Hon. Vim. McKin
ley in any of his remarks on coinage Of
silver, spoke in favor of silver as a
standard money. | have heard it stated that
Nv ne was Always favorable to free silver, and
nave heard it contradicted. If you could give
any Information on this subject or inform
tne Where could get it, you would do me a
favor Respectfully -Srbscriher :
Hayward, Wis, Aug. s, 1885, = s
We have frequently given Mr.. Nc
k1nley's record on the silver question
For our correspondents benefit We
summarize it.
He voted for the Stanley Matthews
resolution to pay our bonds in silver
dollars; for the Bland free coinage bill:
for the Allison silver-purchase act: for
its passage over Hayes veto. all in
1877 and 1878. He reported the plank
OF the Republican national committee
in 1888 which denounced Cleveland's
administration for it's hostility to sill
yer. He voted for the Sherman sill
ver-purchase bill in 1890, and said he
wanted 1.-The double standard" He up
braided the Democrats in subsequent
speeches in 1891 to 1893, for their fail
ure to do anything for silver. He has,
since the st. Louis convention, accept
ed the declaration of that convention
on the money question as his doctrine
The New York Evening Post compiled
his record in a pamphlet, and if our
correspondent will send that paper a
couple of stamps he will get the record
in detail
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-14
SOME GEMS OF THOUGHT.

The people who have only such read
ing matter as is furnished by the
Eleveth Star, for instance, are to be
excused for any possible vagaries that
they may entertain on the financial
question. How it Is possible for a
man to read as much as the editor of
even a small paper has to, and to
know as little as this one does. passes
comprehension. He has commented re-
Gently upon what he is pleased to call
the 'idiocencricy' of the Globe,
which brings us to consider a few
statements in his article that are al
most as remarkable as is the orthogra-
ply. AS was to be expected, he does
not agree with our view of the finan-
cial question, and is quite sure that
the United States has only to pass a
free coinage law to make silver ''in
Africa, Australia, India, or any other
portion of the civilized world at a
par with gold at the 16 to l ratio. To
substantiate this, he sets forth the fol-
lowing, which is first in our collection
of gems of thought: ''To begin. the
legislative body that has power to de-
stroy value surely has power to create
value. To speak the language of our
contemporary, ''just for the idiocen-
cricy of the thing, listen to the logic"
A man who has the ability to go out
with sledge hammer and knock a
perfect marble statue into flinders
must, by virtue of that fact, be able
to carve another statue equally beau
tlful. There is logic for you in chunks.
And when it comes to facts, he is
just as strong. For instance: .When
the Bland bill was passed, in 1S7S,it Gre
ated demand for silver bullion that
did not exist prior to it's passage. and
by reason of this increased demand
caused solely by legislation, silver rap
IDLY advanced in value in all the mar
kets of the world AS there may be
people who do know whether or not
this is true, we append a table giving
the average value in dollars and cents
OF an ounce of fine silver each wear
frao
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-14
ANSWERED AGAIN.

Editor of the Globe.
Will you have the kindness to answer the
following:
In your paper of the 18th inst you say
The money to him is just so much stored
energy, able to command as much of the pro-
ducts of others and the energy of Others as
he expended in getting it sometimes more and
sometimes less, oftener as much
is 1t not therefore true that the value of
modify 1t can be exchanged for? If the
farmer can exchange a busheI of wheat for
hfty-six cents, does he get cheap or dear
money?
In another article of same date YOU saw:
The American dollar, though not redeemabie
in anything, has behind it the repeated SOL
emn declaration of this government that it
proposes to maintain all its coins at par
This means that the American silver dollar
viii exchange freely for a gold dollar 1t
means that the Mexican merchant or banker
VINO takes the American dollar, knows that
he can send it into the United States and OBJ
tain gold for it, or, what is the same thing
purchase commodities with it at gold prices
on the gold basis.
Now, if the government can by it's solemn
declaration, keep the $500 600 900 of silver dol
lars OF equal purchasing power with gold
why could not the government make $500 0O0 :
600 of silver of equal power?
The capacity of our present minis being
only about sac, DOC, 900 per annum, can there
be any such over-production of silver cur
rency as to affect business?
Do you mean to have the public understand
that the government will redeem the silver
uoAdr Win solu, your drtlcie IeadS one to
such conclusion. A Subscriber
ST. Paul, Aug. u, 1896.
Most of the inquiries made by Sub
scriber" have been covered in articles
in previous issues of the Clio b e, but
we are glad to answer them again;
since in this campaign of education
the primary and familiar facts can
scarcely be repeated too often Placing
the questions of our correspondent in
their order, therefore, we reply as fol-
lows:
The value of money and of anything
else depends upon the amount of COM
modities for which it can be ex-
changed. That is the only kind of
value that we know anything about
except value in use. which represents
the need that man has for something
to minister to his individual comfort
or necessity.
Interference with the natural laws
of exchange may change the condition
of the farmer for the worse. The price
of his wheat is fixed in the Liverpool
market and measured there by the
gold standard. If he can exchange a
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-14
ABsoRBs ALL OTHER INTERESTS

Like the rod of Aaron, the silver
question, that has been thrown down
in the midst of the political struggle.
has absorbed the attention of the peo-
pie to degree never before expert
enced. 1t is not merely that they are
interested in the discussion in an aca-
demic way, nor is it that party feeling
has been reused and intensified. but
they seem to regard this as a matter of
life and death, before which all other
possible considerations sink into in
significance. For example, this is tha
time of year when the people of the
Northwest are wont to watch with
daily anxiety and nightly fear the
growth of the seasons crops. The
dread terrors of rust and wind and
hail and the onset of devastating in
sect pests fill the mind not only of
the farmer, but of the merchant who
depends upon his demand, with an
prehension. Weekly and daily and al
most hourly crop bulletins are sought
and read with avidity, and the suc-
cessful stages of the growing plant are
scanned with an intensity Of interest
That measures their monetary value
to the great Northwest This wear
although the conditions are excention.
ally interesting, and the crop chances
or considerable uncertainty, one might
almost suppose from the paucitv IF
the information gathered, and the com
parative Indifference of the nublic and
OF the market to crop reports, that it
made no difference whether we raised
fifty million bushels of wheat or
twenty.
In point of fact, the crop situation
is not little interesting. The acre
age in the Northwest, as the GIoba
was the first to show last winter bas
been limited materially by the in
ability of the farmers to complete their
fall blowing last year The lateness
of the present season, when excessive
rainfall retarded the seeding for weeks
beyond the ordinary time, further linn
tied the crop and postponed its maturi-
ty- In the main, the season has been
well suited to the growing grain, al
though severe local storms have done
damage in many sections. The gem
eral estimate appears to be that the
crop will fall considerably short of
last year, while its average quality is
hardly, yet even determinable But
the peculiar fact is that, although it is
just as important to US as it ever was
how much wheat we produce, and of
what grade, yet the vast majority Of
the people turn away indifferently, if
not in disgust, from inquiry of the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-14

The wheel rides victorious every
where over every obstacle. It's latest
triumph was riding over the orders of
the captain of a German warship, with
the captain himself astride of the
wheel. And that too, at the express
command of his majesty, the emperor
of all Germany. The captain COM
manded the Hohenzollern, on which
Wilhelm was making cone Of his sum-
mer outings. Having so much mai
esty aboard, he forbade his officers in
diligence in their customary sport of
riding their wheels up and down and
about the deck. This order and its
object, and the disobedience of the or
der and the arrests following, came to
the august ears of his majesty, and
he forthwith sent for the officers and
reprimanded them for not inviting him
to ride with them. Whereupon, Will
helm released the officers from arrest.
summoned Capt. Brussati to him, babe
him mount a wheel, and, while his ma
jesty steadied it, made the discom-
fitted commander ride it about the
deck, much to the suppressed delight
of the subordinate officers. What hap
pened after the tour was completed
and the captain was sole monarch Of
the quarterdec and how the officers
then Jared, is not narrated, but the
wheel triumphed
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-14
AN UNWORTHY SANDER.

The holiness with which the advo-
Gates of free silver, with Mr.. Bryan at
their head, accuse their opponents of
an offense of which they themselves
are conspicuously guilty, is one of the
most extraordinary features of a cam
paign that has already displayed sig
nal Indifference to the claims of fact.
We have already given some attention
to Mr.. Bryan's stock argument that
his cause is the cause of 1.-THE people,
and the opposition is the cause of GER
tain limited classes in the community.
This is absolutely false and will de-
ceive, or ought to deceive no one.
There is no issue so vital to 1.-The peo-
pie" as the quality of the money which
is paid to them in wages, and which
they must pay out again for the nee
essaries of life. Debase that and you
strike them the severest blow possible.
They are more interested than any
other portion of the community in
maintaining a stable measure of value,
and in standing by the unit on which
is based the worlds interchange of
commodities.
But more serious than this is Mr..
Bryan's accusation that his opponents
are engaged in campaign of political
abuse. We will leave it to any man
who cares to examine the issues of the
principal newspapers of this country
for any single day to decide how much
truth there is in this. In his speech
from Hotel Bartholdi, after the noti-
fication meeting the other night, he
said that his opponents claimed to
represent the respectable element of
society,"" Then he added: Teach them
that responsibility cannot be manifest
ed by slandering every man who diff
fers from him in opinion" Now, the
G o b e makes it point to keep
pretty familiar with the current run
of expressions of public opinion, and
it has failed utterly to find any sub
sanitation Of the statement quoted
above. There are a few people on
either side who indulge in unworthy
abuse, but their number is very small
If, however, you examine the columns
of the Populist press and listen to
Populist speakers, who are, for the
time being, part of the Bryan con-
tingent, you will find a plentiful sup
ply of such terms as ''plu:ocra-
cy," 'monopolistic greed ''hirelings
of capital" subsidized agents. ':mer-
cenaries," and a long list of epithets
that are abusive and scandalous.
We have heard from one source and
another of the fault of the sound
money people in calling their adver-
saries names. We have found as a
matter of fact, that fault exhibited in
the most marked degree by their ad-
versaries themselves. Mr.. Bryan GER
tainly sets them the example. The
charge that the gold standard people
are engaged in slandering their oppo-
nents is a false one. Let us cease to
attempt to delude the voters or drag
them aside from the main issue by as
sertions of this kind, and discuss pub
lie questions as man with man. with
out attempting to array class against
class, or substitute abuse for argu-
ment
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-14


changes in value, shall be a legal ten
der for the payment of debts specifical-
ly payable in gold coin, we apprehend
that the court, unless 1t also
be revolutionized as is threatened,
will return to the doctrine of
Chief Justice Chase and the opinion
of Justice Field. and refuse to
indorse the doctrine of Juilliard VS..
Greenman, that it lis a political ques-
ton to be decided by congress, and not
judicial question to be afterward
passed upon by the courts" The cases
of Hepburn VS.. Griswold and of JUL
lard VS.. Greenman but illustrate
afresh the dangers of consulting emer-
gencies instead of principles in laying
down the law.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-14

One dark night a practical joker pro-
ceeded to the village ehurchyard, and, don
ming white sheet, stood on its threshold
lmpatiently waiting the first passer- by.
That individual CHANGED to be an Irishman
accompanied by small baH terrier.
On his coming opposite its hiding place.
the pretended ghost unaware of the presence
of Pats companion, silently stepped forth
and closely confronting it's master, stood
motionless a moment.
The next moment it z1ttaTed terrific yell
on feeling the dogs teeth &hrmly fastened in
the flesh of its right / g..
Instantly dropping tn sheet which shrouded
the animal, the fellow fed with all speed
cauterized.
The incident completely cured him Of prac-
teal joking
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-14
sLAsHED WITH A KNIFE.
Bob Trotter Arrested Charged With
Cutting a Woman.

Bob Trotter, colored, was arrested this
morning at 1 O'Clock at the residence of his
charged with assault with dangerous
weapon. Trotter and George Dunston, also
colored, last evening met Lizzie La Bate a
chocolate-colored damsel, twenty-three years
old, who halls from the classic cline Of Men
dota. The party held quite a conversation in
the alley north Of the market house, between
Wabasha and st. Peter streets. According 20
Lizzie's story, words led 10 a fight. In the
scrimmage Lizzie received severe cut in the
left side, from what the police say was a
razor, but what the others say was a pocke ct
knife. The cutting happened about 10 o'clock
and Lizzie was taken to the city hospital
She was found to be not seriously injured
and will be ready for the witness stand in q
few days. Trotter, who is twenty-seyen years
old, and has been employed at Billy Bouquets
in Minneapolis. when arrested said he had
slapped the girl, but did not recollect OF ksv-
ston convinced the police that he had nothing
to do with the assault and was not locked up,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-14
"Au Alive. ov,

A short time ago a gentleman of a large
establishment in the west end engaged a
cook for his family.
Some few days after he accidentally dis
covered her in the drawing room, admiring
a splendid aquarium Of fish.
We'll, Biddy,' said the gentleman kindly.
what do you think of thern21
We'll, sorr,' said Biddy innocently, upon
my sowle, if they amt ralley lovely. An,
begorrap' she added, perhaps you wouldn't
behave it. but this is the first tonne thyt Oh
saw red herrings alive before
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-14

1t IS sorry work to have to go out
cunning for such small birds,
out this is time when no misrepre-
sentation, however petty it's source.
should be allowed to pass uncorrected.
Heaven knows there has never been a
tlfne IN our history, or a question in
all the issues that have come before
the American people, concerning which
there was more transformation af1oat,
scattered abroad either through ig-
norance or malicious intent than is
now going the rounds concerning tbe
experience of this and other countries
with silver