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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-08-29
What Stewart Thought in 1904.

Senator Stewart of Nevada made a
speech in Congress February IL, 1874, in
which he said:
Let everybody know what n dollar Is
worth. The farmers will then know how
to measure the difference in price be-
tween his wheat in Illinois and the wheat
in Liverpool. The wheat will be meas
ured by the same standard-gold-in
Illinois as it is in Liverpool and any man
can figure it up. But now it is a mys-
terry; the whole subject of finance is
mystery, and what do we see every day?
we see those who devote their attention
to it making large fortunes out of this
mystery.
have been doing from the beginning
measure our values by gold, adopt the
standard that all can understand, and
get rid of this mystery.
Mr.. Logan-What does the senator
want?
and no paper money not redeemed in
| gold. no paper money the value of which
| Is not ascertained, no paper money that
will organize gold board to speculate
with 1t. Who pays for this gold board
| Who pays these immense fortunesI How
i that mGns fbSre and %1G5S pG aSSbo5e eSP pc
ever calculate who paid for 1t? II
comes out of the producers. How do
these men exist2 BY the latitude which
your deprecated currency gives to specu'
| iation and nothing else.
| Persons who are speculating In your
deprecated currency are making the
money, and they will continue TO make
1t so long as you have deprecated cur
| rency.
If the farmers would get rich they
have got to become skilled In this fluctuat
| ing currency and make corners and man
ipulate the market, and If they do that
they cannot Congressional Rec
ord forty-third Congress, first session
vol. 2, p. 1922
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-08-29

viduals. A man who has repudiated his
debts is never trusted again and is re-
garded with contempt by all his neigh
bors. And so is nation.
A free-coinage law is reputation, and
that it is understood in that sense is in
dicated by such letters as the above.
For if under free coinage the silver dol
lar is to appreciate to the value of a gold
dollar how will the farmer get more Of
them for his thousand bushels of wheat?
How can he pay his debt any easier than
he can now?
No, it is reputation the silver men
want and reputation is dishonor.-Chi-
cago Times-Herald.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-08-29

If the Mckinley law had been let
alone, the American farmer in 1896
would be supplying nearly every egg IN
the American market. The farmers
wife would have felt encouraged to in
crease her stock of poultry, on which
she depended for pin money to clothe
herself and her children. When the
iff on eggs reduced from 8 cents to 3
cents a dozen, importation increased
100000 dozen in one year, at an in
creased price of $125, 900. Unless the
American farmer can see it to be his in
terest to vote for Mckinley and the
restoration of proper duty on eggs, the
Canadian and other foreign farmers will
year and the price of domestic eggs will
continue to decline. as they have done
for the last two years.
Question. Why Should Democrats Legis-
late in favor of the Canadian as against
the American Farmer?
The American farmer could not sell
eggs in Canada, even If they had no
tariff on American eggs. There are only
a few large cities there, and they are
near to the Canadian cheap farms. The
half-a-dozen small markets in Canada
have total population only one-quarter
as large as that of the city of New York.
A few election districts in the city of
New York, or in Philadelphia, or in
Chicago, afford a better market for
American eggs than the whole of Can
ada. Yet Canada imposes a duty of
cents dozen on our eggs, while we i'm
pose a duty of only 3 cents a dozen on
her eggs.
The Canadians have protection, but
under the Wilson bill we have t.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-08-29
FIGURES FOR FARMERS
Arithmetic for Wheat Growers
Which Neglects Tax and In
terest Considerations.
AFREE SILVER MAT HEMATlCIAN.
Silver Accountants Concede Double
Expense in Mexico and AS
sumo Equal Profits

Warren, Mimi. Aug. 6.-To the Editor:
/ enclose comparative slips circulated by
an advocate of free silver, which subject
1 would like your opinion on. II, of
course, is intended to catch the farmer
who raises wheat, and deductions of this
kind have had their influence in this dis
trict, which is largely wheat growing.
1 would like the going wages in Mexico
and the rates of interest in countries on
silver basis as compared with the gold
standard countries. l.. Lamberson.
The first slip processes to show the net
profit to a farmer of raising 5000 bushels
of wheat in the United States:
5000 bushels. at Sc cents per bushei. So, 500
Expenses ....-... ............. 81 600
Freight ..............- SOO
interest ......-............ ZOO
q Oin
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-08-29

The following letter is one of many
that are daily, received by the Times
Herald. 1t is supposed to contain the
strongest free silver argument that can
used by the free silver orators with i'm
mense assurance of its success:
Lincoln. Neb., Aug. 9.-To the Editor:
NY land Is encumbered by a mortgage Of
/ 1897. must pay this debt with the
products of my farm. Under ordinary cir
cumstances l will be able to raise 1000
change in our financial system, this wheat
at SO cents per bushe, will pay half the
debt. When the value of silver dollar
bushei Of wheat, without any change in
Its value. will be worth a 5o-cent dollar.
With free coinage of silver ! shall, there
Se fe 3 ss Se Ss s 6f pay wheat s entire Re fR baden Ta
paying a debt of $1,000 has doubled since
/ borrowed the money. / have obeyed the
laws of my country under the gold standard
and shall obey them under a silver standard
The opponents of free coinage OF silver are
appealing to the laborers, the creditors and
] sonai Interests. If / should fail to look out
for my own interests who will do so for
me? Is there any reason why should not
vote for the free and unlimited d. coinage OF
silyer2 Very respectfully, J. w. Blnger
The answer is not far to seek.
When this farmer borrowed the money
1t was the equivalent of $1,000 in gold.
1t was the same as if he had received it
all in gold $40 pieces. He could have
had it that way if he so desired. Per-
haps he did, for many such loans have
been made. When he expended it he got
$1,000 in gold equivalent. He probably
improved his farm to that extent or
bought stock or machinery. In whatever
way he used it, unless he burned it up or
1n trolt ,nI
The borrowing and lending was busi-
ness transaction and the borrower used
the money to promote his business in
tereSts.
At no time since that mortgage was
executed, for few mortgages run over
five years without renewal, would a
thousand bushels of wheat have paid it.
Suppose we had borrowed the money
| from a neighboring farmer more pros
! porous than he. That neighbor would
probably have to carry something like
| two thousand bushels of wheat to town,
sell it for thousand dollars, get the
money and hand it over to his
friend. There have been in the
past thousands of such transac-
tions. In fact, in every farming
community there are a few farmers
more thrifty and of better business quail
ifications than the others, who always
have money to lend out of their savings
They get the money from the products
of their farms, but they are not loaning
those products. They are loaning the
money, and since 1870 it has been golC
or its equivalent. Why should they
not have the same kind of money in re
payment?
Is il any wonder that the advocates o.
unlimited free coinage are charged witt
| dishonesty and that silver is called dis
| honest money, when by the passage o.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-08-29
The 1rishman and the Potato Bug.

MT. Tenney's story at Madison Of the
Irishman who swallowed a potato bug
and then dose of Paris green, in the
hone of killing the bug, is very pat to
the political situation. The American
workingman swallowed. free trade in
he has suffered ever since, the Populist
ouack doctor is trying to induce him to
swallow an unlimited dose of free silver.
But If the workingman takes 1t. he will
find, when it is too late, that the cure 10
worse than the disease.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-08-29
VALUES DECREASED.
Prices of Live Stock Under Republican
and Democratic Rule.

Prices of Live Stock Under Republican
and Democratic Rule.
When we resumed specie pay
ment In 1879 our domestic
animals, horses, mules, cat
valued at ........ 81, Az, ,42S, ,o62
During the ensuing six years,
until the election of Mr..
Cleveland in 1884, the values
increased to-. .............. 2,467, ,s6s, ,924
A gain during six years OF
Republican rule Of. ........ 81 ,O22, ,445. .s62
During the ensuing four years
until the election of Mr..
creased from ............... 2,467, ,ses, ,924
To. o........ ............ ...... 2, 400, ,043, 41S
Democratic rule Of. ......... 6s.s25. SOC
During the ensuing four years,
until the second election of
Mr.. Cleveland in 1892 values
again Increased from. ....... 2,4O9, ,043, 41s
TO-. .............. ........ 2, 461, 155, ,69S
Republican rule Of. ......... 52,712, $50
During the last two years,
under the second admins
tration of Mr.. Cleveland, and
under proposed and accom-
plished free trade and sweep
again decreased from dS93). 2,4sS. .5O6. .es1
To the comparatively insight
hcant total Of. .............. 1878, ,446, ,3O6
Showing the enormous loss
In two years Of Democratic
rule OF oo4'OOO,oGO
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-08-29
Year ending. juno SO. Dozens. Yalue.

tariff the only eggs we bought were from
Canada, and from China for the Chi
nese. We bought none whatever from
European countries, as before. Even at
5 cents dozen the tariff would not be
any too high. 1t simply made differ
places in Canada, far from the shipping
points.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-08-29

Assumed net profit to Mexican


AS this assumed profit would be in
silver and the wheat would have to be
sold upon the gold standard, this skillful
accountant reduces this to gold, making
the net profit to the Mexican farmer
$3.50. But to produce this result this
accommodating accountant, while con-
ceding that the expense of raising the
wheat would be twice as many silver
dollars as in the United States, as
sumes that the profit on it would be the
same number of silver dollars as in the
United States. AS matter of fact the
freight rates in Mexico are higher ex-
United States, but assuming that they
are the same, the American railroad COM
panies, as soon as they cross the border,
require twice as many Mexican dollars
to pay q given freight rate as they re-
auire of American dollars on American
territory, so that the freight rate in Mex
leo would be $1,000 instead of $500, as
our free silver accountant states it.
Moreover. interest rates are higher in
Mexico than in the United States, if
paid in Mexican silver dollars, and more
over the interest would have to be paid
on twice the number of silver dollars bor-
rowed by the American farmer, so that
even supposing the rates of interest
to be the same, the amount of interest
would be double, raising it from 5000 to
$400. Moreover, the equivalent of $40
taxes paid by the American farmer
would be $50 in Mexican dollars, so that
the account of the Mexican farmer, thus
corrected, would stand as follows:
5000 bushels at SLIP per bushel. =. So, Goo
Expense .....''...' .... 1000
Freight .''.'''' ''''''''''' .l'600
IaxeS ......s.'...s ~
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-08-29

Reducing this to gold, as in the original
statement, the net profit of the Mexican
farmer would be $T60, exactly what that
of the American farmer would be. This
deceptive statements put forth by free
silver men to deceive American farmers.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-08-29

The next table shows the points at which
these eggs were received:
AMERICA PORTS OF ENTRY FOR EGGS.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-08-29
6s.s25,5o6

9, 400, ,043, 41S
2, 49, ,69S
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-08-29

,445,s62
2,467,S6S,924
2,409, ,043, 41S
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-08-29
,ozens. Value.
Countrie

Total Is, DIS, 500 81, AIS, ,97e
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-08-29
THE M0RTGAGED FARM
Payment of Debts in Debased Cur
rency Means Practically
Republication.
A NEBRASKA FARMER ANSWERED
FalIacy of What is Considered the
Strongest Free Trade
Argument.
A NEBRASKA FARMER ANSWERED

The following letter is one of many
that are daily received by the Times
Herald. 1t is supposed to contain the
strongest free silver argument that can
be addressed to the farmer, and it is
used by the free silver orators with i'm
mense assurance of its success:
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-07-01

home from New Haven, Conn, where she
has been teaching the past year.
Haying has commenced and from all direc-
tons come that one story, light crop, for
which the drouth is directly responsible.
Mrs. B. T. Phelps returned Monday from
protracted stay in Massachusetts. She is
accompanied by her sister of Boston, who
will spend a few weeks.
Walter Atcherson has returned from Bos-
ton, where he has been attending Il business
collage, and his sister has returned from her
school in Sonth Framingham, Mass.
All the schools in town have finished the
spring term with the exception of the school
IN Gagevile and so far as we have been able
to learn the teachers have all given good sat
istaction.
Mrs. A. A. Langley wishes us to state that
she does not want or intend to take any
boarders this season; our informant in the
matter seems to have been in error ms we
received our information from reliable
source as we supposed
The strawberry season has been a very
favorable one considering the lack of rain.
The gardens of II. f. Bond, j. II. Under
wood, II. S. Cady, Mary Dawley and ID. II.
Fairbrother have produced berries of fine
quality, but we think those grown upon the
farm of Q. p. Fullam easily take the lead for
quality, flavor, etc. Your correspondent is
indebted to him for very generous sample
of his berries.
The family of Rev. c. A. Dickinson are
now settled in their summer home. Mr.
Dickinson was taken suddenly i'll while on
the way totake the train for Boston Saturday
as he was to occupy his own pulpit in Berke-
ley Temple Sunday. A telegram was sent to
his assistant pastors and his pulpit supplied
by clergyman of the city. Mr.. Dickinson
is much better and nearly recovered from
his sudden illness at the time of writing.
The following notice taken from the Bur-
lington Free Press of last week will be of
interest to the readers of the TIMES in this
place. Mr.. and Mrs. Farr are now spending
some time at his homes "Fairfax, June IA
quiet, pretty family wedding took place
to-day at the residence of Mr.. Elbridge Rugg
in Buck Hollow. The parties were Willis
Vernon Farr of Westminster and Ethel May
Rugg. Rev. Henry Croker of1iciated. Mr..
Farr is well known in these parts as the ener-
getic, agent Of the Burlington Free Press.
The bride is s Mr.. Elbridge Riggs youngest
daughter. The house was very tastefully
decorated with flowers. After the ceremony
wedding breakfast was served, Immediately
after which Mr.. and Mrs. Farr set out upon
their wedding trip
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-07-01
FREE LECTURE
Triumph Of Women and Glory
of Man."
Dr.. r. C. FLOWER of Boston TO
Visit Vermont.

DR.. r. c. Flower will deliver his new lee
Women" at the following places ON dates
named, at times given:
Bennington, Bennington Opera House,
Wednesday, July at P. NJ.
Waterbury, Opera House, Monday night,
July -, at P. NJ.
St. Adams, Waugh's Opera House, Tues
day night, July IA, at S.15 p NJ.
Bratteboro, City Hall, Thursday afternoon,
July l6, at P. NJ.
This lecture is free and is said to be one of
the finest lectures ever delivered on the
American platform. DR.. Flower as an ora
tor, for pathos, eloquence, poetry and wit,
has no superior. The doctor can be con-
suited professionally at following places on
dates named:
Bennington, Putnam House, Thursday,
July 9.
Rutland, The Berwick, Friday, July 10.
Burlington, Van Ness Hotel, Saturday,
July IL.
Montpelier, Pavilion Hotel, Monday July
| ID.
Waterbury, Waterbury Hotel, Tuesday
July IA.
St. Adams, Weldon Hotel, Wednesday,
July Is.
Brattleboro, Brooks House, Thursday and
Friday, July Is and II.
July Is.
| Newport, Memphremagog House, Monday
July 20.
| St. Johnsbury, st. Johnsbury House, Tues
day, July 81.
White River junction, junction House
Wednesday, July %.
DIR. Flower has furthermore arranged to
umph of Women and Glory of Man," tc
ladies aud gentlemen at following places OF
dates named and at times specified.
Bellows Falls, Opera House, Friday night
July II, at pm.
Newport, Lanes Opera House, Sunday
afternoon, July 10, at p NJ.
White River Junction, Gates Opera House,
Wednesday night, July %, at SPIN.
1T is claimed by DIR. Flowers friends that
he can diagnose any disease of any person
without asking the patient question, and
that he Is the only living physician who can
scientifically do so without making mis-
take.
The Boston Globe says, ''In the treatment
of cancer, consumption, tumor, heart, and
nerve troubles, DIR. II. c. Flower has nc
equal in the world" The Boston Traveller
says, ''There is no experiment in DIR. II. C
Flowers practice. Able as he is to tell any
one his disease, without asking question
he is not likely to doctor his patients for the
wrong disease" The New York Tribune
says, .sDr. r. C. Flower of Boston is the
highest authority on chronic disease and en-
joys the largest practice of any living ply
sician.''
Our readers will see that this visit of DIR
II. c. Flower to Vermont will enable the sick
to consult him close to their homes.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-07-01
WESTMINSTER.

We are pleased to announce that Mr.. F. L.
Lane will continue the Westminster cor
respondent of the TIMES. Mr.. Lanes SER
vices in the past in this capacity have been
highly appreciated by this paper, and we
think by the people of Westminster.-ED.
TIMES.
Miss Lizzie Hills is spending a few weeks
with friends in Maine.
b. F. Aldrich of Springfield made brief
calls upon friends yesterday.
Miss Mabel Gage OF Townshend is visiting
her aunt, Mrs. b f. Richmond.
III. C. Lane spent Sunday with his daugh-
ter, Mrs. c. III. Prindle, in Chicopee, Mass. 6.
Miss Laura Ranney graduated at Kimball
Union Academy, Meriden, n. H., last week.
Misses Mary and Alice Dascomb and Mrs.
Vaughn have opened their house for the sum-
mer.
VIII Nutting is numbered with the sick but
we hope to hear of his improvement very
soon.
Misses Lucy Taylor and Grace Nutting
closed their schools in Rockingham Friday
with picnic.
Frank W. Clay was in town over Sunday
on business connected with his father S
estate.
Misses Hattie and Gertrude Farr have
returned to their home from their several
schools.
The road commissioner is doing a much
needed job of graveling on the main street
leading to the depot.
George b. Hall spent last week in his old
home in Maine. He was accompanied by
Mrs. l. G.. Watkins
Miss Harriet Wright has returned to her
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-07-01
Sunday School Convention.

The Rockingham Sunday school conven-
ton held an interesting meeting in the Old
church Sunday afternoon. Delegates were
present from Sunday schools in Bartons-
vile, Lawrence Mills, Upper Meadows,
Cambridgeport, Saxtons River, Bellows
Falls, and Old Town, ten in all. John O..
Spring, superintendent of the Baptist Sun
day school, presided in the absence of the
president, H, c. Bristol, on account of
sickness. Rev. G. l. Bard of Walpole
gave the chief address on How to I'm
prove the Sunday School," After mention
ing some details, he said we must keep
near the great motives, love to God the
Savior, to the Scriptures and to the young.
Short addresses were made by Rev. Els
worth Fullerton, Rev. j. w. Naramore,
N. G. Williams, G. w. Osgood and E. E.
Ramsey.
The schools in town are prospecting. 1t
was pleasant to see the town people from
all parts of Rockingham assembled in the
interest of Bible study in the old church
which was built with the expectation that
all the inhabitants of the town could be
gathered in one church and be led to wor-
ship in one meeting house.. Uniformity
has ceased but much of true unity remains.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-07-01
A Doubtful Maids SoIiIoquy,

To ride r.not to ride; that is the question.
Whether 'twere better to cast aside all pride
And don the boomers, appearing thus with
man
In public thoroughfare, his equal now.
And boldly self-assertive, challenge all who
pass
To criticise the mannish sport, the loss of
girlish grace,
Or to cling to petticoats and stay at home
For of surety there are joyous parties formed
To go a-pleasuring, in which bear no part
But then, to ride, to fall, psrchance
To break ones WHEEL Aye, there's the rub,
Or to encounte. wicked brewery carts
Bent the destruction of the highway
plague.
fear | tremble! It's grewsome but to think
on it.
Still, what is there left to do since all girls
rider
I'll do it. I'll be brave, twas but yester cen
/ saw,
CHANGING from my window, who but Tom
Riding with that Smiihers girl, forgetting
me.
Hush! softly now! I'll steal away and take a
lesson.
If all goes well, another week will see me by
his side.
Farewell to ancient prejudiees, we need them
not,
And thus 1 say, FAREWELL
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-07-01
Base Ball July 4th.

The Bellows Falls base ball team will
play two games July 4th, the first at Keene
at LIS A. NJ, and the other at Brattleboro
at 2.30 p. NJ. The Keene team has won
nearly every game they have played this
season, defeating the Claremonts twice in
succession, and Brattleboro as usual is de-
pending on hired players to down the local
men. The local battery at Keene will
probably be Bidwell and Blake, while
Shepard and Aver will be in the points at
Brattleboro. The rest of the team will in
clude Truax, O'Brien, Viau, Chandler,
Moulton and Reynolds of Claremont. Both
games will probably be hot ones.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-07-01
Lawyers Wrangie.

The midsummer quietness that had set
tied over legal circles was rudely disturbed
yesterday. On grand jurors complaint
Dwight Willard of Cambridgeport was
brought before Justice c. H. Williams for
disturbing the peace by ''tumultuous and
offensive carriage" George A. Weston
appeared for the prosecution and C. ii.
Robb for the defense.
The court sat in the old wheel club
rooms in Union block. About the middle
of the forenoon the following Jurors were
chosen after the customary amount of Sc
Letting and rejecting by the attorneys: C.
L. Aldrich, j. j. Fenton, w. j. Eaton,
H. d. Aldrich, DIR. 0. M. George and j.
H. Blakley.
The principal witnesses for the prosecu-
ton were Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Golden of
Rockingham who showed that the respon-
dent, the said Dwight Willard, married
their daughter some two years ago, after
she had obtained divorce from Charles
Hazelton. Two children of the first mar
riage had been decreed to her custody.
The witnesses swore that on or about May
81, Willard who. was living with the
Goldens at the time, whipped the eight
year-old daughter Of his wife with an OK
whip. Willard swore that he did not strike
the child, but whipped the ground to
brighten her by way of correction. The
jury failed to agree on verdict and were
dismissed near the middle of the afternoon.
A new jury consisting of the following
gentlemen was at once impanelled and a
retrial begun w. S. Durham, F. L.
Lyons, E. e. Gotta, w. A. Ferguson, G.
E. Whitman and Clark Chase. About 8
o'clock in the evening verdict of not
guilty was brought in and the respondent
Willard was dismissed, and the jurymen
went their several ways, happy in the
thought that the state was owing them so
cents.