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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-10-21
10000 IN NEBRASKA,
That Will be Bryan's Majority in
His State.
Reliable Information Coming Direct From
There and Not by Way of the
Monopoly Press.
National Advance

M r. Smith, of Harrington, Neb., writes
to Robert Schilling: Your speech did a
great deal Of good here. We are gaining
votes every day, and hold to my estimate
that Bryan will carry Nebraska by 10000
majority. Mr.. Baird and I canvassed this
town today oct. A. and by giving every
doubtful vote to Mckinley we still had two
to one. I think Bryan will get 50 Repub-
Iican votes in this town, and will not lose
a Democratic vote"
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-10-21

BLANKETS. SIC.
-HRis sNEys, io-4 n.r SIZE lie Wool Finished
4aEHtra Heavy HeF Wool Rae Blankets very '''
aegs f heevyp per cd paff large size
AGood 2s.inch Umbreias with natural SIC
HdHuieS' each ......... .................. 0SC
CORSETS. 5Sc.
45-Elegant quality sateen covered Cor
sets. in fast black or drab. heavily
boned; embroidery trimmed, made by
LIT. warner each OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 5Sc
KID GLOVES. 75c.
46-Ladies very fine kid gloves Foster
lacing OF four large pearl buttons.
sizes 5a4 and only. every pair war
47-Ladies' very fine Kid Gloves. with ~
four large pearl buttons, embroidered
back, every pair warranted and fit
teu' per par ........... ..................I.I1
MOHAIR SKIRTS. soc.
5O-Ladies fine Black Mohair Under
:, skirts. with wide ruff1e each ........ SOC
5l-L La dies s.s' very heavy fast black sat
and quilted bottom, each .............. soc
52-Ladies' fine White Cambria Skirts,
with fine wide embroidery trimming.
HANDKFRCHIEFS 21ac
61-Ladies' fast colored. border hemmed
e2-hades sef ffne White eah hemstitched
kerchiefs, each NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. &C
ss-hadies' fine pure linen hemstitched
64hadies fine pure silk hemstitched
Handkercnlefs. each ................. 13c
65-Ladies very fine hand embroidered
pure silk handkerchiefs, each ..... 15c
CLOAKS AND CAPES.
71-I.adies very heavy Cloth Double Capes with
velvet collar full sweep each. .............. 2. 80
72-Lades Extra heavy Wool Cloth Double Cape,
with braided upper cape and pearl button
trimmings each 4. Is
WOOL worth 81 .25 each Observation-Disclosures. 49c
1S-Elegant Boucle Jackets. lined throughout
with fine silk, each Observation-Disclosures. Z. 90
UNDERWEAR 33c.
101-Men's heavy gray Merino Under
wear. wool mixed, each. worth 75c.. 33c
102-Men's very heavy natural Wool I'm
derWear. guaranteed three-quarters
wool, each ........................N MN 49c
Worth 81.
103-Mens very fine natural wool I'm
derWear, worth SLIGO, each .......... 90c
1O4-MenS heavy, wool, fleece lined I'm
derWear, worth 70c, each .......... 49c
105-Men's very fine, extra heavy, fleece
lined underwear, worth $1.15, each. SIC
COLLARS, 1c.
n1-MenS good quality cellulOid Col
lars, eacn OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 7c
112-Men's fine Apply pure linen collars,
40 oeSH $50. oC
113-Men's good celluloid cuffs, per pair. lac
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-10-21
GOVERNMENTS CAN RUN RAIL
ROADS,

The government can't run a rail-
road. That would be impossible, says
the Plutocratic press. 1t doesn't
seem that the Plutocrats can run
railroads, either, except to run them
into the ground, and then call on the
government to dig them out. The
government is today running 81 rail
roads, some Of them great trunk lines.
and running them at the request Of
the aforesaid plutocrats. The great
magnates who to hear them talk,
know all about railroads, will take a
great trunk line with the taxing pow
er of car, and in a few years will
have to throw up the job and ask the
government to please appoint a re-
ceiver and put it in shape SO that the
said magnates may take it and try a
hand at it again.-Ne5raska 1ndepen-
dent.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-10-21
ALL KINDS OF BUGS.

Sherman is goldbug, Cleveland a
humbug, Mckinley straddlc bug, and
Carlisle mblebug.-Silver knight.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-10-21

The five cent nickel coins are COM
posed Of Is parts copper and % parts
nickle. A pound of this metal costs
about 70 cents. It coins 1CO five cent
pieces, which makes five dollars. It
contains " cents worth Of com me rcial
value, while its legal value is five dol
lars.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-10-21
PEOPLES MARD TINES SUPPLY CO.
249: 25I 253 Eighth ST.. ST: PAUL. MINI:

conccct schemes to steal millions and
Talmage breaches an emaSculated
gospel In defense OF the robbers
Coming Nation
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-07
THE ACT OF 1873.

1t is quite true, as Mr.. @. S. Thomas
said at City Hall, that for the past four
or five years our industries have not been
prosperous. But it Is also true that for
ten years preceding that, our Industries
we're not only prosperous, but prosper
GUS to an extraordinary degree. Now, if
tho demonetization act of 1878 is the
cause OF our present hard times, as the
silver men assert, how do they account
for the long period of prosperity that we
enjoyed long after that act was passed.
II the law of 1873 was destined to bring
adversely, 1t is little strange that hard
times did not appear soon after it was
passed and continue, gradually grow
ing worse, until the present time. Yet.
1T is "a matter Of common knowledge that
this country never enjoyed greater pros
perity In its history than from the year
1879, when the law of 1878 came into
full operation by reason of the resump-
ton Of specie payment, until 1899, when
Democrat was chosen President and a
radical revision of the tariff was threat
ened. If the act of 1873 poisoned the
body polite, how did 1t happen that the
bad effects of that poison never made
their appearance until 1892? Search the
campaign speeches made in 1892 by the
very same men who are now laying all
our troubles to the demonstration of sill
yer, and not lisp of this cause can be
found in them. They were telling us
Than haf ho xoft
their fair share of the oountry's prosperi-
ty because of the protective tariff which
they argued had increased the prices of
the things the masses had to buy, while
not securing to them fair share of the
profits of the industries in which they
we're employed. Mr.. Frank now knows,
or thinks he knows, that the value of
Maine farms and the prices of Maine
crops have been reduced chiefly by the
characterization Of silver. But in 1890,
when he was a candidate for Congress
the burden of his cry was that they had
been cheapened by protection. The num-
her of men, who, this year, twenty three
years after the law of 1878 was passed,
have discovered that that measure is
responsible for all our Ills, is astonish-
ing. During all these twenty three
years it never occurred to any of them
that the act of 1878 had any more to do
With good times or bad times than the
act creating a civil service commission,
but now they trace the cause of every
thing that is bad back to the law demon
etizing silger-a law which, as matter
OF fact, did not demonetize silver, but
recognized officially the characterization
which had taken place years before
Since 1878 we have had periods of adver-
sity followed by periods of prosperity,
and yet the astute political doctors who
now have no hesitation in attributiDg
the present depression to the act of 1878
lived through those periods without even
guessing that that act had any bearing
upon them whatever. A political doc
tor who requires twenty three years to
discover that dose of deadly poison has
been adm Mustered to his patient, is too
dull and slow to be of much use in this
world.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-07
The Fall in Prices.
To the Editor Of the Press:
Portland. Me. S

Portland, Me-, Sept. s, 1895.
1.-THE fall in prices began with the
characterization of silver" This text is
from a every temperate talk on the free
silver side of the question: by Mr.. C. S.
Thomas last evening.
Now why will these Populists rehasn
day after day such ridiculous false.
hoods, when facts are so easily accessible
1t must be because facts arc fatal to all
humbug, political or otherwise. I sup
pose Mr.. Thomas dates the demonetiza-
ton in 1873 as usual. Now for little
truth. Between 1867 and 1871 flour fell
from sl6 to So: per barrel, wheat from
49, 70 to 81 per bushel. corn from s1.12 to
58 cents per bushel, and pork from $50 to
$l2 per barrel.
Three hundred per cent greater decline
in those four years than in the entire %
years Immediately following; though
during 20 of these years the Crime
has had an opportunity to get in its
deadly work. g. A. HUNT,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-07

o'lr esteemed contemporary, thu Ban
gor Commercial, discusses at great length
phe question, SIS bimetallism desirable?'
win the Idea apparently that it has
Someehing to do with the present cam
palgn. In that notion, however, the
commercial is mistaken. The prevail
ing question Is. els silver monometal-
ism preferable to gold recommendation. p"
We don't believe there is q sane man in
the country that really believes we can
Keep the two metals in circulation when
silver is freely coined at ratio of Is
to l.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-07
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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-07

Arkansas election takes place today
There are four tickets in the field, Re-
publican, Democratic Populist and Pro-
hibition Arkansas is one Of the states
in which there is not necessarily any
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-07

The Hon. Arthur sewan is going to
stick. lie himself hath said it. Tom
Watson also has made it evident that
he too is to stick. But the really i'm
portant question is to- whom the voters
ara to sbick-sewaI or Watson.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-07

Several manufacturing establishments
have re-opened since the Vermont cleo
ton. Evidently confidence is beginning
to rehurn. An rwhelming sound mon
ey victory in Maine will help along the
good work.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-07

REPUBLICAN, ordinations.
------+---------
TOR PRESIDENT,
William TIcKinley
'oF OHIO
-
sFOR VICE PRESIDENT.
Garret A. Hobart
OF NEW JERSEY.
-
EOB GOVERNOR.
LleWellyn Powers
OF HOULTON.
FIR Representatives TO Congress

First District-THOMAS B. REED,
Of Portland.
Second District-NELSON DINGLEY,
JR., Of Lewiston.
Third District-SETH L. HILL.
KEN, Of Belfast.
Fourth District--CHARLES A. BOU-
TELLE, of Bangor.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-07

connection between what goes into the
ballet box and what comes out. The
result, Therefore, whatever it may be-
is not likely to be of much significance.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-07

In little more than a week the BRYAN
Democrats will be saying that they
really did not expect anything in Maine,
just as they are now saying that they
did not expect anything in Vermont.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-07

A Democratic vote for Palmer will
help defeat Bryan and reputation. But
Democratic vote for Mckinley will
help more.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-07

The National Democrats predict that
the Indianapolis ticket will get million
votes. That is moderate estimate.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-07

NF. j. Pierepont Morgan says business
is improving and that we are once more
on the road to prosperity.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-07
NORTH YARMOUTH ACADEMY.

The Fall Term of this institution will open
Sept. Is, 1896. Special attention to prepara-
ton for Bowdoin, Harvard and other leading
Best facilities for scientific and business. For
any desired information address the principal
REV. B. P. SNOW,A Nj. aug2i d3w&w3w
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-07
(New York Sun.

main chance steadily in mind. A yots
for Mckinley is worth two votes for Pal
mer as an instrument for the defeat of
Bryan. First let US save the Republic
and fortify its institution by as tremen-
dous majority against reputation and
revolution as patriotism cal insure. Ad-
mire the spirit at indianapolis, take off
your hats to John MoAuley Palmer and
Simon Bolivar Buokner, cheer them to
the top OF your voice, not only as fine old
types of Northern and Southern Demo-
cracy, but also az the advance guard of a
Democratic column starting out for furth
er victories; and then go TO the polls and
clear the way for the new Democracy
by firing direotly at Bryan ballot for
William Mckinley.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-07
CURRENT COMMENT.
UNDER THE GOLD
Stan DARD.
Est. Louis Globe Democrat,

Bryan may howl Historically about the
destructive effect OF the gold standard,
but snne persons know that, except in
1887 and 1857. when the wildcat bank
ing endangered it In 1878 when it was
suspended, and in 1896 when it was
threatened by the silver fanatic, the
country has, grown and prospered under
the gold STANDARD as no other nation in
the world has done in any age.
ADVICE TO DEMOCRATS.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-07
FINANCIAL.

CITY OF EUFAULA, ALA.
8 per ct. Cold Bonds,
Dated juno 1, 1896. Due June 1, 1926.
Coupons payable juno and December
In New York.
Bonds issued for Water Works and Light
Plant.
In addition to being the direct and primary
obligation OF the city, these bonds are secured
beng built y sss city cos 81 about 81 600.
electric gas psus ahoS may 6s
owned or built. This mortgage Is made to the
Bal.imors Trust and Guarantee Company
Trustee, whose certificate appears on each
BY building these works an ample supply Of
pure wator Is guaranteed, and 1t Is estimated
that the net profit from private consumption
on these bonds without drawing on the general
fund. $500.
Assessed valuation OF 1895. ,42s, 4eb
Real Valuation. ... .......1, S37796
Value Of Property owned by the City:
Water works. 600
nriGge o,.a s.d III; '.'.''..4 ~ oHo
SCHOOL H0uSoS...
ero.. Revenue. 1882 1882
Total expenses, INCLUDING interest and
water and light char ges.. 1000
Tax rate authorized In per cent.
Tax rate exercised per cent.
Population. 1880.
Attention Ii called to tho fact that this City
does not find 1t necessary to exercise its fuH
authorized tax rate having m income from
licenses Of SIC. 600 per annuM and that, after
deductiug It's assets It's net debts but SIT, 060.
Also that the principal and interest are payable
in gold.
eastern part q he STAT. on the d6attaoochee
the wealthiest CITIES IN the State. tits reached
by the Montgomery & Eufaula, tho Southwest
ern and the Eafaula & Ozark Railroad Com
panies and has in addition two river trans
and supply point for = large corn and cotton
producing territory, and Is the third largest
cotton trading point in the State There are.
located here two large and successful cotton
houses, together with cotton oil, carriage,
machinery and woodworking establishments,
gas telephone and electric light companies and
three rational banks. Kyery religious body IS
represented by attractive church ediaces and
the City has an. efficient and wellmanaged
The City Is beautifully laid out on bluff
rising from the river. It has broad, straight
streets lined with shade trees. many Of them
having an additional row In the center and Its
extensive dwellings and substantial stores can
not fail to favorably impress tho visitor.
A member of our frni has personally investi-
gated the affairs Of Eufaula and our own attor-
neys have prepared the Ordinance, Bonds and
Mortgage, and we recommend this issue as
absolutely safe. Prices on application.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-07
SCHOOL
PORTLAND ACADEMY.

Fall term begins Sept IA and continues IA
weeks. Usual courses of study for pupils of
both sexes. A business course includes Short
hand by the Mckee New STANDARD" method
with thorough preparation in English Grammar
and Civil Government. Private pupils received
afternoon and evening. For other particulars
inquire of MISS E. A. FILES. Principal, 100
Free street.
Portland, Aug 81. 1885, aug25d3w
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-07

State Election, Monday, Sept. a..
National Election, tuesday, Nov. 8.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-07

Dated June 1, 1896. Due June 1, 1926.
Coupons payable Juno and December
in New York.
Bonds issued for Water Works and Light
Plant.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-19
BURGLARS ON TRIAL
Seventeen Of tho ALLEGED haIefactOrs 10
Be Arraigned To-Day In RurneyYIIIe.
CONFRONTED BY A LACK OF HANDOUTS
Shot Accidentally while Bird Hunt
ing-BluT ShrcwdIy Manipulated
E.P. U. Meeting-Fined for Steal.
ing n Ride-PersonnlN Notes.

Suffolk, Va, Feb 1S.-(Special)-
From a numerical standpoint the pre-
llminary trial tomorrow "wednesday
of seventeen alleged burglars Will be
one OF the most noted sessions OF a ma
gistrates court which has been held
in NanSemond county for many years.
Nearly all Of the prisoners will be rep
resented by counsel. who expect to
have number of their clients dismiss
ed In fact the Commonwealth does
not expect to convict the entire lot. some
of whom were arrested on suspicion.
AS the hearing will occur at Nurney
Vile, ten miles from Suffolk the re-
moval Of the defendants from the coun
~ jail here will he n rather cumber-
some proceeding, considering the facili-
ties. Two large wagons will be pro-
cured In which. attended by force of
guards, will be crowded the seventeen
prisoners. Then the officers in charge
are confronted with a scarcity of hand
cuffs. Constable Branch stated to-day
that he expected to borrow several pair
from Norfolk authorities. The cases
will be heard by Justices Frank w.
ltawles and George r. Parker. Two OF
the accused will have as many as eight
separate warrants to answer. The
Commonwealth will be represented by
counsel for the preliminary hearing.
SHOT ACCIDENTALLY-J c.
Hubbard and Charles Keller, two local
sportsmen, went out bird hunting ihlis
afternoon. and as result the former
was painfully but not seriously shot I'm
the hand. They were cunning where the
undcrarush was dense and In shooting
bird Keller accidentally wounded his
companion, who was concealed from
his view at the time. One 81 the shot
penetrated the hand to the bone. DR..
j. NJ. Gibson rendered surgical attention
and prohed for the shot, which was
not located.
BLUFF SHREWEDLY NANIPlI-
LATED.-The star chamber session Of
he town solons last evening and the
propositions presented by Merritt Briggs
ESQ, counsel fcc Mai. G.. w Wright,
the eS-Treasurer. whose accounts arc
being investigated by experts, formed a
prolific topic Of conversation to-day
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-19

stantly he asked about his beloved VII
IN; ana on hearing that II had hann a.,
stroyed I'm the flames, his lumento,ton,
were pitiful TO hear. At length co,,ro ro
iu.urned TO him II will arise he crin,l
anu make another. There Is We, t,mn
to win the crown. alone l,H ~. 'i me
great secrets sYns Wi, ~,
and go to work" - ''S'e'
l'ut unfortunately the moor At,.
round that his hands ana orms 10 =,
neeh so badly burned. that tho maxim
even Oh a fiddle bridge had becar mo ian,
porarliE impossible. Then his agony
was p.tltul to hear. All day long he
49,, anu Waiied. Night found him raw
ing IN the throc.s of brain fever.
out OF evil cometh good" says tina,
sententious philosopher. Nicolo AIochin,
veil. Such indeed proved TO he The en- CO
IN inns instance. AS old Amati tossed
10 ana FRO upon his couch i'm wild dn-
lirium, the boy. Antonio Stradivarius.
watched patiently by his side-ever and
anon cooling the Macstro's parchcd Inns
win medicated draughts. Sitting thus
ana listening 10 the violin makers mad
ritNinEs ne was startled to hear the sur-
iercr. after an interval of silence. re-
peat III low, mysterious tone. some
mover directions for the fashioninr of
strihSed instruments. Several times
Amati repeated these singular djrcc-
mons; ana, then, with n maniacaI burst
oil laughter. he cried: That's the secret
my great secret. None knows. hut -
~ joyous light burned in the ewes of
young Stradivarius. He had, surprised
ms masters secret. Under the spell of
lever the Maestro had revealed the
met nod of making violins which none i'm
all Cremona knew but he. and which
mad already made him famous from
Rome even TO Paris. ] cannot tell yo,i
what these strange rules were, for Stra-
oiVarins Kept the secret to the last, but
II You have even heard the magical
notes of violin made by the apprentice
| or the master. You will surely admit
iitat lhelr power was wOnderouS. AT
uaWh when some one came to relieve lit :
tie Antonio at the bedside the boy did
not go to his own rest, but stole forth
INTO the street ana betook himself to the
riverside Amatfs little pleasure boat
| ray moored at the foot Of the Via I.a,l-
| rehtina Antonio took his seat i'm the
| stern, loosed the rope, and pushed out
| INTO midstream, the Po was siver-grey
IN the half-liGht of early morning; but
d breeze from the westward wooed the
apprentice with the first cXhalation Of
me awakened orange blossoms He let
'he BOAT drift down the current
The secret was his! Could he make
use of 1t? Could he fashion a violin
upon the rules laid down. win the laurel
Gown at the Festival. and save the
credit OF his masters house? at least
ne might try. AZ Castella Nuova n milo
or Two beyond the city, dwelt Gufseppe
Amati, the Maestro's brother. In his
mouse were tools, wood. varnish, cat
sut-eVerything requisite for violin.
making, just as the Maestro had left
tnem there during his country STAY of
the springtime. The secret wouIj he
tested with those materials. Perhaps-