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Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1896-02-27

traciSed in your daily Transactions. Inc
refuses 10 pay out silver, though
its parity is guaranteed, and it buys just as
much, and. BY the way, probably every PEN
sioner would take it cheertully. which would
put in circulation $40, 900, 900 in year, and
ii would not menace the treasury so easily as
paper 1t woeld stay out. What a spee-
tacle- the government disgracing its own
coinl
The banks, the creators Of paper. don't
want the people 10 use anything else, and
the government dscriminates 10 aid of the
education all thar either wants is just enough !
gold to keep the appearance o ability to re- /
deem small amounts, occasional cases, FROM |
Johnny Bull or fool Californians! Ne use
have they for miners The grandest mineral
domain Of the world in our otherwise worth
less Rockies may remain vast wilderness l
for ali they care, so long as they can print
paper and double the interest on lheirbonds.
And they bawl "sound money!"
CanRot Senator Sherman, champiop of in
dustrieS, see that it would be more consistent
for himself, and grand stroke for the country
TO give the miners the job supplanting our
unsound money with gold and silver, at i6 TO
/, as they would naturally come from the
ground? Can he conceive of any legislation
that would give the country at large such
prosperity as the announcement Of such al
contract 1t would mean twenty years Of
activity, that would ramify every industry
from the west to- the east. and then increased
population and commerce would require con-
slant motion.
All sorts of prosperity were promised
if the ostracism of silver was made COM
plete. Every prediction has been falsifed.
Financial disease has been announced by
the president
The "soNnd money" is now on trial. 1t is
strangely affecting its little redeemer after the
fashion of an endless chain John Sherman
thinks the endless chain will stop its round
if the deficit is made up by tariff duties. II
is very singular that the buckets on this chain
empty into the Rank of England. Are the
expenses of our Government paid in London?
You have ostracised one half Of the actual
money of the wo.ld. Silver is the money Of
two thirds of the, inhabitants of the earth,
and always will be. To degrade it was con-
fscation and crime against property. The
deed has been done, and the biggest criminal
in the act-the biggest fool-with its vast ia
terest in the substance-is the Unied States!
Still the silver-using countries know no de-
cline in the purchasing value Of silver / hey
only know that it takes So to buy one
of gold, when they want exchange on
London. They pay no more for their labor
and home prodGcts in silver than they did
when it cost $r.s9 per ounce in the United
States. They find also that they can send
their manufactures here and get their cost
price, in our gold. and with it buy just as
much silver as ever. and in turn buy Just as
much wheat and cotton as they could 2o1
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1896-02-27

The people have the remedy in
ahsiF own hands, and the power to
:spply it, 1t is a mere question of
getting together.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1896-02-27

The republican congress is still
on hand, and the financial situation
as far from a remedy as ever.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1896-02-27

it about time for the people
10 ask themselves why they elected
q republican congress two years
vsgD?
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1896-02-27
Ar Poplar Bluff last Saturday

Ar Poplar Bluff last Saturday the
5ary In the case Of the State against
Charles E. Wear, charged with the
aurder of Charles Lael, found the
defendant guilty Of murder in the
second degree and fixed his punish
ment at thirty-iye years in the pen
stentiary. A motion for anew trial
will be heard March 8.
FREDER1cKToWN Post, No. ia. Of
ahe Grand Army Of the Repub-
SIC was suspended last Sainran~
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1896-02-27

GoVERNoR MATTHEWS of Indiana
is a good western man and a good
gree silver coinage man.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1896-02-27

NOTWITHSTANDING the new pho
.sographyit still takes death to dis
,eDyer mans virtues.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1896-02-27

Nov, DON'T forget that the dem
acratlc county central committee
meets next Monday.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-02-12

md the b'ys." Barney added. Don
aid must nirer Aven sE-mise there was
q mistake
I'll manage them-lave it to me, she
answered. confidently.
And after all a match between Don
aid and mesilf is more fitting" she
added; 1.-The loikes Of yez should wait
fer some swate young CURL"
Barney was home and had the fire
kindled before Donald fairly awolze
from pleasant dreams that were but q
continuation of his waking ones Dom
aid found the day as long as ever impa-
tent lover did, but evening came al last
and early twilight saw him on his way;
nor was there aught in the widows
greeting TO make him surmise that her
dreams of the night before had been of
other than himself.
There was wedding IN fortnight.
but Barney steadfastly refused 10 make
one Of the happy family at the McFad-
den claim The widows house was
much more comfortable and pretenficus
than the O'Dnlon's, but Barney de-
clared the ovid shanfy" was good
enough for bachelor like himself.
All this is two years past and now
Barney is fixing up the shanty, while
carefully hidden away is valentine,
ten times finer than the one Donald sent
f1he widow. intended, we misIrust, for
the pretty daughter of a neighbor iv-
ing couple of miles beyond the wild
ow's claim.
''AIl is well that ends well" and as
Donald O'Dillon has been oftimes
heard TO say: 1t jist takes a valentine
TO fetch 'em."-Eelma c. Melville, In
Farm, Field and Fireside.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-02-12
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

Lord Tennyson is going to publish
in his life of his father a juvenile 1a1a
called -Mungo, the American" writ
ten by Alfred TeDnyson at the age
of IA
Years ago Albert Wolff and Henri
Rochefort were the two foremost art
critics of Paris. The latter has recent
" resumed his work, and his crltiGues
appear in Figaro, the journal on which
he won his spurs
A most impressive monument viii
be that OF Victor Hugo, 10 be erected IN
the Paris place that bears his name.
The pedestal VIII consist Of q huge
rock roughly hewn out IL the form Of
the Isle of Guernsey.
-Alexandre Dumas death makes the
number of vacant seats In the French
academy four, the others being those
of Ferdinand &c Lesseps. Pasteur and
Camille DouceI. The prospect Of the
places being filed with unknown medi-
ocreties is SO great that Alpho1se Dan
det is being publicly urged 10 make up
his differences with the academy ard.
become candidate, and even Zola may
stand some chance.
M Golowin is about TO publish 4
book concerning the late Prince Alex
ander of Battenberg, whose eonfdant
he was. The author confirms the state
n1ent that q marriage was al one tine
contemplated between The prince and
a daughter of the late Emperor Fred
erick of Germany. but II was opposed
by Prince Bismarck, who. IL Is said,
was afraid TO endanger the good under
standing between his country and Rus
STA.
There is mnch regret at the fact
that the late Alexandra Dumas ordered
in hiswill that all his un published man
uscripts should be destroyed. Among
them were two comedies one OF which
had been read TO friends and was pro-
nouneed by theIna masterpiece Dumas
found more and more difficulty az he
grew older in pleasing himself with his
work.
-Stowaways usually receive scant
courtesy from the indignant officers Of
the ships On which they steal passage,
and usually. too, scant rations and
plenty of work with prospect Of jail
at the end of the trip. A stowaway On
one of the Pacific steamers. however, on
1 a recent trip from Yokohama TO Ia
coma, received not only the best Of
/ treatment. but d substantial present Of
/ money when he left the ship The YES
4 sci encountered very heavy storm On
/ the voyage, and the stoE7away, " no was
working about the deck. distinguished
/ himself by great bravery AT one Of the
most peri]ous moments during tie
+ gale. The officers made up purse Of
4 $50 for him 10 help him on his journey
/ after he left the ship.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-02-12
~wish Donald o.Dillon .ud do bis Q

Wish Donald O'Dillon nd do his own
courtin. he muttered- as he paused
for moment 10 glance through the
uncurtained window
1T makes home outen a place ter
hev a woman around" he continued to
himself. as he watched the widow def
ly washing the supper dishes. She
looked buNom enough in the uncertain
light of an open wood fire and one
tallow candle A sound very like a
sigh escaped Barney's lips as he gave q
vigorous thump on the door.
Come in called the widow, think
ing the summons was from her little
boy, who had gone TO the barn a few
minutes before.
Somewhat abashed. Barney walked
in. Looking around, Mrs. McFadden
explain, meanwhile Hospitality prefer
ing chair.
Il brought yez a valentine"
The words fairly tripped over each
other as they came out Of Barney )
mouth, and he rather collapsed than
sat down in the chair. He had spoken
fast for once. but had never felt SO
frustrated" before.
All smiles and blushes, the widow
-roceeded TO open the package, deelar-
ing the while that he was fooling her,
that nobody would trouble TO give her
a valentine, though she used to get
plenty of them
AS the wrapping fell off. she burst
into Explanations of admiration and
delight equaling Donald's own. Again
Barney was mentally berating the lat
Ter for not doing his own counting
Blushingly the widow read the verses
through twice, then turned beam
ing cauntenance on Barney.
This is a great surprise TO me, Mr..
tasey, but most agreeable one. shall
keep the valentine, she added, shyly,
extending her hand toward him.
He took it; what else could he do?
his face like scarlet and his heart beat
ing SO loud he was sure she must hear it.
Il shall tell Donald It's yis, thin ?'
Certainly yez may"
He said ez he wanted to come over
Their morrow aVening."
ANY time he likes"
A boyish whistle in the near dis
lance caused the widows bushes to
deepen.
It's Rodger," she said, sweetly.
Shall till the b'yes to onct nd have
done?"
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In his Joy Donald forgot for a time
how pale and quiet Barney was and how
queer he had acted when he first came
in; but by and by he said:
.'Yez seems to be cut up the aFening,
my by; what ails yez?"
Il list feel a bit faint-sort o. gone
in my stomick."
Its the bit of tonic yez needs,
Barney, sup of beer or the loike."
Neither man slept much that night.
Donald was too happy and too full Of
plans for the future; Barney too mis-
cradle and too anxious as to the out
come of his one little plan for the NOR
row. Donald fell asleep toward morn
ing and the younger man, dressing
noiselessly. slipped out of the house,
running every step of the way TO the
McFadden claim He was sorely afraid
his courage would forsake him or words
fail him. Possibly the widow did not
look quite as youthful and enchanting
in the cloudy morning light, her hair
badly rumpled and her toilet carelessly
made. Rodger was doing chores" and
Dan was still asleep Everything ia
yored the wretched confession poor
Barney had to make. The widow lis
tened in surprise, but seemed not half
as much put out as the poor fellow had
supposed she would; In fact, he had no
reed for the long list of arguments he
had arranged to help win the lost
cause"
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covered his confusion and the oppor-
tunity was gone.
lie forgot his errand with Rodrer,
and escaped as soon as possible. though
they all seemed loath 10 leave him GO.
Once alone in the seen mig hi air, poor
Barney apostrophized something after
this fashion,
The howly saints preserve me, what
aiv / eonei To think of her taken me
up loike thisi In ruined Iran-Don-
aid ii niver forgife me. Faith nd il
be strokes me dead WON'T blame him
poor sowii Bliss her purity face, but
she's illigant though Barney Casey,
veg was born to luck Howly Moses,
IT'S not mesilf eZ can 60 home the
night. / b'lave she means To marry me.
sure, nd it's mesilf that's long sighed
Ger her in sacret, Int knowen ez Don
aid he'd his eye on her I'd niver hev
Tried eourten her ie- mesilL Faith nd
l behave courten and poppen the ques-
ion Is a bit o. biZness livery man had
t,etter attind TO fos himself"
Ii took almost an hour for Barney
Casey 10 go over the way that. earlier
in thu evening, had been traversed il
&c minutes When he came II sight oil
he shanty and saw Donald pacing i'm
patiently about within he fairly cursed
the pretty widow and his own good
fortune. Donald paused TO stir I'D the
fire, and Barney hurried II while his
lack was toward the door; but " hen
Donald turned a fare fu1l of axr,s.s.5 ,,,.x-
upon him he sank onto a stool, cover
ing his face with his hands.
BY all the saints, Barney. don't tell
me she refused groaned poor Donald.
his arms hanging helplessly by his side,
his lower jaw dropping, his whole at
titude one of fear and suspense. II
was then that Barney, lifting his head.
fully realized how much his news would
mean to his benefactor. Like a fash
came the remembrance of all this man
had done for him, of the misera bic ex-
istence he had snatched him from. oi
the MANY times he had gone hungry
that he might be fed, of the almost
mother love he had given him; and
a sudden resolve formed in his soul
Indeed. at that moment this untutorec
Irish lad (madly in love with the widow
as he had long been) arose to the
heights of a hero.
Its all right. Donald, by" Che felt
as if he himself had aged years in the
last two hours). .-She didn't send the
valentine back nd she said ez yez could
come over when yez Place"
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Yez kin use yer plashure, drawled
the youth ID soma surprise, feeling
rather gratified than otherwise that
she should treat him SO kindly and
consult him SO deferentially-
There was a stamping OF feet out
side, and two rudy Irish lads. the one
Ten, the other about Is, came noisily in.
-.HIllo!" shouted Rodger. the elder.
catching sight Of Barney; then he
stared In establishment as he noticed
his step-mother standing beside him,
smiling and rosy, large card in her
hand.
Is. litter we've got. sure?" he
asked
NO, b'ys. it's no litter, it's ralen-
sine; nd great j1y has come to yer
mither nd yez, sure, this day; nd now
III introduce yez TO yer father, that
is TO be, Barney Casey, sure
-Hooray!" cried little Dan, throw
ing up his cap and turning a somer-
sault; but Barney did not notice any
hing that was going on, he simply
tried to open his lips to say something
10 correct the awful mistake. but
10 words came; indeed he could not
!hink of a single thing to say, but his
bronzed face grew actually pale. and
he tr-mbled like a man in chill. But
Dams sntics, Rodgers hearty, if mel
tgant: Bully fer yez, Barney, me nd
You'll make team at farmen'," and the
widows sweet efusiFeness completely
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HUMOROUS.

The new woman see11s 70 nave
17aved her last card l wonder what
rext." %Oh. she'll ask what's trumps,
l ncy."-Detroit Tribune
-H@~If I could but be installed IN
YOUR heart as She-@'My heart Is DO
instaIlment house. Cincinnati En-
quirer-
-"Timmins says his last novel IS
bound to make people talk. L guess
SO. fancy they would rather talk than
read indianapolis Journal
-Teaeher-4-So, George, you were
raned after George Washington, were
you?" Young George Yes N; some
time after -Roxbury Gazette
Alas, IT'S eighteen ninety-aik
And tashfuI man must fRl7-r;
For woman now with clever tricks
VIII speed him 10 the altar
Chicago Record
Miss Beekon-"I wonder why
Manager B has SO much trouble
with his leading lady? He never used
to have. Miss Hubb--'NAhy, don't you
know? The idiot married her at the
end of last season Boston Courier
Diner (exeitedly waiter.
there's not single oyster IN TINS turee1
OF oyster soup" Waiter POLITELY
Yes. m'sieu; but N sieu must remem-
Der that he only ordered 3 half portion
Tie oysters are il the other half =
Vanity.
New Chambernaaid-"ATe there
really so many mice IN the house -
Cook--|Of course not l WAS deter
mined. however, that mistress should
get a cat You see. I've a Young man
who calls on me pretty often, and we
must be able TO account Ia some way for
the food / give him. - legende
Blaetter.
Nantucket is famous for auctions.
They are held in the public square
Meat auctions. furniture auctions.
There are few things one cannot buy
at auction If one bides one tilre- When
ever an old home is broken up or resi-
dent leaves the island. the uDwan1ed
effects are closed out at auction for
whatever they VIII bring At the last
one I attended refrigerator was put
ND. Too late. The seasons over"
shouted some one IN the crowd But
there'll be another, and perhaps a hot
one said the auetioneer But one may
dle before that said the other We'll"
replied the auetioneer. If You die you II
be sorry that you hadn't bought re-
frigerator and taken il along with you"
--Harper's Drawer.
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O'D1llon. as ne rapfuhously surveyed the
bit of pasteboard ce~ered with roses,
tulips and peoples. And the Tarses,
Barney, read EN- again
LAS swate as tulips and roses.
Ny pretty rair maiSen. are you;
AS bright as the sun IN the heavens,
AS dewdrops, tender and true
THAT describes tie wildly, precise
w. interrupted Donald, excitedly.
II come 10 you hoping, yet fainting,
Your valentine fair i would be;
If It's yes, keep on with your smiling,
If It's no, return tbs 10 me.
"Ye'Ee foine taste, Barney, me by,
nd when yer turn COMES nd yer courten
come swate crathes loike the wildly.
III do as much for ys. And now if yell
jist do me the favor to present IL this
avening. I'll count this foine days
work
Present II yourself. Donald
Faith, nd I'm that bashful I'd blush
meseH into faver; ye won't go back on
me now, Barney. Ye naden't go IN IN
less ye PLACE; ye Kin wait at the door fer
the answer.
Simple Donald had never even heard
Of the courtship of Miles Standish else
he might have thought twice before
sending stalwart youth, ten years his
junior, 10 do his Wooing for him. In
his eyes, Barney Casey was naught but
the Lad" brought with him from the
old country; doubt if he ever knew he
was 3D.
I've got to see Rodger about thrad-
ing work tomorrow, anyway" Barney
said, slowly, after moments refec-
ton Barney always said everything
slowly.
$50 yes have"
When Barney went out, Donald care
fully scrubbed his hands and then took
up the precious bit of pasteboard that
Barney had ridden seven miles to pro-
cure. Eagerly he examined it over
and over, trying to read from memory
that wonderful poem
Its a foine thing to be a schollard
like Barney" he unused, longing I'D
really read the mystic words.
1t was a lucky day fer me whin i
coaxed him away from old Baily; nd
lucky thing for the by.
~This-ll fetch the wildly, / reckon.
shes a sinsible woman, a very sinsible
woman" Then he carefully folded the
card IN bit of paper. and, just at dusk,
Barney started on his mission.
~Whatn i say?" he queried-
Donald reflected awhile, then
answered pompously: donald could
be pompous when he had only Barney
to face.) Till her ez we've brought her
. valentine nd / want ter know il / kin
come over tomorrow night"
It was only Commute walk for
youth Like Barney, to the widow Nc
Eadden's claim. and all too soon he found
himself at the door.
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sharpehooting

During the late war" he was say
ing. when Miss Passe interrupted kisa,
with:
THAT was before my time"
--Oh, was not speaking of lie re- o1u-
tionary war he added, IhoRgh fle-sss-.s,
and they now mairtaIn an armed L. =
tralify. Detroit Free Press.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-03-12
CONSOLTDdTED ROID.

Ridiculous Rumors Denied by MT. Choate
 No Extra Issue of Stocls--Plans for a
 New Union Station mt Boston to be Con-
 sidered on Saturday by the Directors--ro
 be Built by a 1e minal Company.
 Boston, March 11.--President Choate of the Old Colony railroad, who is also a director of the New Haven Railroad company says:
 The report that the Old Colony and the New Haven roads contemplate an expenditure of S15000,00O in improve ments during the coming two or three years is ridiculously absurd, and I au- thorize denial of the report.
 The report of a stock issue by the New Haven road is equally untrue, but the Old Colony railroad may issue stock in small amounts from time to time as extra money is needed for improve ments, as it has in times past.
 The New Haven directors meet in New Haven Saturday, and in addition to declaring the regular per cent div idend, will probably consider plans for 8 new union station on Kneeland street, Boston. No agreement for new union station has as yet been signed by the individual companies. but all interests have practically agreed to union sta ton, including the Albany road and the city. The station will probably be built by d terminal company, which will issue bonds and stocks, the bonds to be sold to the public, while the roads interest cd In the station will hold the stock.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-03-12

said the inscription that they were passed in 0 PickWickian sense. Con- gross did not dare to tell Spain that we recognized the belligerency and pro- posed to take the consequences. After reciting the definition of an old demo- cratic judge in Massachusetts on cir cumstantial evidence, MT. Hoar said the recent activity on the part of the committee was circumstantial evidence, not that war WIS approaching, but that an election was approaching. He op- posed the idea that congress could act alone in granting belligerency and said the belief that it could only existed in 1 the minds of certain very estimable ! gentlemen in the senate chamber just now in very excitable frame of mind
 MT. Hoar deplored the idea of rush | ing matters through congress that prop erly belonged to the functions of the state department. He said he did not agree with Secretary Olney politically. but he knew him we'll He was a gen. erous, square, honest, old-fashioned Massachusetts Yankee, and MT. Hoa: said he was not afraid to trust him in the diplomatic affairs of this govern ment.
 He then related story of one of the old emperors who was walking along 8 narrow path accompanied by fine lady of his court, when they met q laborer carrying a heavy burden. The lady re-, fused to step aside when the emperor commanded her to respect the burden the man was carrying. Applying this to existing conditions MT. Hoar said that the people and press in criticising the president and the administration in the Venezuelan and Spanish questions should respect the burden that rested upon them and the responsibilities that belonged to the executive alone,
 At ? o'clock there were other senators who desired to speak, but objection was made to the resolution maintaining it's place and 1t went to the calendar. l Speeches may, however, be made on the consideration of the conference report and MT. sherman, although yielding to MT Turpie, dem, of Indiana, to con clude his remarks on the Dupont case, said that he should be compelled to in- sist upon the consideration of the con ference report. which the rules permit ted to be called up at any time.
 MT. Turpie at 2:05 o'clock took the floor on the Dupont case and concluded bis speech. Then after an executive session the senate adjourned,