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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-05-08

JOE MANLEY says he sees no reason
to be discouraged. A man who can
continue to whistle after the Illinois
rain storm, is certainly endowed with
magnificent courage..s.-...-.a s
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-05-08

SPEAKING of the rainmakers-but
what is the use, doubtless they are all
drowned.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-05-08

SENATOR CULLoM don't seem to be
very particular about being candi-
date anyway. He heard something
drop.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-05-08

THE Milwaukeans are surprised to
find walking such healthful exercise.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-05-08

Next Tuesday will be the last day
to file notes of issue for the coming
term of the district court.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-12-08
A FORTUNE TELLER.

In her later years Nam Haney has given
up family washing for the moro profitable
trade Of fortune telling
She lives In small house on q back
street Next door are her daughter and O
large family, but Nam prefers an inde-
pendent establishment, where she can live
In the privacy befltting seeress. She Is
dirty old woman, whose deep set eyes are
permanently screwed up from much peer
Ing into the darkness of the future
One day Mrs Curtis lost the gold thin
bio that had been her mothers She valued
10 far beyond Its intrinsic worth ard In
her anxiety to recover 1t she resolved to
consult Nam Haney. She Ind always
looked on Nam as a disreputable old inn
postor, but she had heard wonderful tales
Of her skill.
"Tn give you 30 cents now," said Mrs.
Curtis when she had explained her errand,
land II we find the thimble where you soy
I'll give you 81 more"
"An right, lady. I kin find 1t sure"
Nam answered with the confidence TO
which she owes half her success.
She went to her cook stove, raised lid,
poked the fire until 1t was glowing red;
then spat thrice into the bed of Goals,
meanwhile mumbling a charm.
~ hope the judge will never hear of
this" Mrs. Curtis thought as she sat with
her skirts tucked up to avoid the greasy
floor.
Mans yellow face turned red In the
heat before she lifted her head and spoke
II see a garding," she began, ian
light colored house and lovely lady In tho
door" Two dollars would have made
Medusa beautiful in Mans eyes
II SEQ the garding an the light colored
house with green blinds. Begin In the
garnet and look to the collar. Ef faint
there, go in tho garding an dooryard an
search from the north to tho south an
frum the cast to the west Somewhere or
ruther you'll find that ere thimble."
Our house Is light colored and has
green blinds" said Mrs. Curtis musingly.
Nov, that's GURUS" Nam interrupt
cd. II disremember how your house look
cd, Mis- Curtis" which was very curious
indeed, as she passed it every time she
went down town. "Now, you Jest look
around your house an garding. Don't you
mover rest till you find that ere thimblo,"
she counseled.
Mrs Curtis went home. She and her
"hired girl" searched the house from attic
to cellar, while the children crawled about
the yard, playing they were snakes and in
cidentally catching heavy colds, but not
finding the thimble for which they were
looking,
She had quite giyon up and believed
Nam Haney to BIO an old fraud, when I'm
Gle Silas, digging flower bed, brought up
the thimble impaled on his FORK. When tho
judge camo home for dinner, Hhe told him
for the first time Of her visit to tho fortune
teller and the advice she had given hur.
The judge laughed inoredulously. "Of
course Nam knew that the probabilities
were that the thimble was somewhere
about tho place, he said. "The old witch
mixes more sense with her magic than
supposed. Are you going to pay hor the
ser"
~ ~ intend 70, but If you THAI :. 'ET===
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-12-08

Just chance guess I won't don't want
10 encourage impostors, and suppose she
would spend 1t for whisky, anyway"
In some devious way Nam Haney heard
OF the finding Of tho thimble. Ono morn
Ing she went to collect her debt. Mrs.
Curtis told her that the thimblC had been
found by chance, that her magic had had
nothing to do with its recovery.
But told you 1t was In the garding,"
Nam answered, ian you said you'd pay
me % II you found It. I'll get oven with
you yitr'
AS 1t was warm spring day, she went
outside the fence and sat down on tho horse
block. Whenever one Of the Curtis family
came out Of doors she screamed:
Gimme that ero money. Mis- Curtis
amt no lady. She's chcatln u poor wum-
an most So" To every passerby she told
her story and between times shouted male.
dictions on tho house of Curtis
When tho judge camo homo, his vito
told him to send the marshal to arrest her.
II guess you had better pay her that 81,
Fanny" he suggested.
"Never" returned Mrs Curtis. "Not II
she sits there and screeches all summer"
Nam had returned to her post, when tho
Judge came out of his door. She chal-
lenScu MIN fearleSSly.
He glanced around furtively, put his
hand In his trousers pocket and brought
out two silver dollars. He dropped them
Into one Of Mans long nailed claws.
Now, clear out, he said, land don't ever
say any moro about this affair"
But Nam sat still. AS she clinked tho
dollars together In her hand wicked
thought came to her, and sho laughed I'M
I'll her checks ached. She settled herself
more comfortably. "Gimme that ere S!I"
sho shrieked with now vigor as soon as tho
Judge was out OF sight. you amt no
lady, Mis- Curtis"
During tho afternoon Mrs. Curtis had
callers They politely ignored tho persist
ent cry from the horse block, but she knew
they would talk of 1t at tho next house.
She was tempted to tell her side of tho
story, but she was conscious she had not
taken very dignifled stand, SO kept ST.
.lence. She tried to talk of the strawberry
festival and the strange sickness of Mrs.
Peters, but above all she could hear tho
voice OF Nam Haney and SEQ her surround
ed by the small boys Of the town.
Twas almost q O'Clock when sho capltu-
lated That shrill old voice had shattered
her obstinacy. She walked carolessly to
the cato and held out bill.
$50 Nam Left" tho judge said whom he
came home that evening.
MOT till about an hour ago, when /
paid her," his wife answered in voice of
forced gayety.
TIN you paid herr" echoed the Judge.
Eyes. Shewas disgracing mo before tho
whole town. can mover hold my head
up again, she replied, giving way to her
real feelings.
AL that week he secretly congratulated
himself ON his reticence, which no consld-
cred mastery in married man. He even
went so far rs to make proyorb after tho
fashion of Solomon, "A wise man keepeth
his own counsel. Odds and Ends.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-12-08
J. 7. WATERHOUSE

A ship load Of Agateware
would be a big lot for one
store even in the United
States; it's a big lot for Homo
lulu and more than we receiv-
ed, but what we did get on
two sailing vessels would as
tonish the people if they saw
all the articles in one pile.
Our stock Of Agateware is
selected from "Firsts" not
Seconds" the quality is the
best that can be made and we
sell it at the piece you used to
pay for the second quality.
This means a saving of 33aa
per cent, because the life of a
frst-class price of Agateware
is a third longer than one of
the second class.
When buying for the holi-
day season there is more
pleasure in receiving a useful
present than in a bauble.
Every housewife loves good
China and there is nothing
more beautiful than q set Of
Haviland. We have a COM
plete stock of this ware and
sell it in full sets or single
pieces SO that if you want to
fill up a set that has been
broken or purchase a dozen
plates or a course set you can
be accommodated.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-12-08

Those beautiful pastel paintings
of different Hawaiian scenes are
ia be had at King Bros only.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-12-08

VctoiaL awns6 75c, 5Operpiec
lfo
ORES sdoublew Ocentsa yard.
Figured Apa in length.
ents Up o a piece
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-08-31
New York on Thursday last is the fol

New York on Thursday last is the fol-
lowing:i
'tThey propose that the man who digs
silver aout Of the mines may bring 1t
TO the mint and have it stamped and
hand 1T back as dollar, the government
having no responsibility about it. !"
Secretary Carlisle a short time ago
in answer to a correspondent, said:
"If free coinage of silver sh auld obtain
the government would be in no way re-
sponslble. -
What l want to know is whether free
coinage of silver, if adopted, would affect
the value of our present silver dollar.
For instance, have in my pock ct now
silver dollar of the date of 1889, Its
purchasing power is equal to gold
dollar. the government holding it at pari-
ty with gold. would this dollar be dis
turb bed in its value? If not, how am
to tell the difference between this dol
lar and free coinage dollar? A little
explanation of this point would be glad
ly received by many people besides my
self. B
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-08-31

on government account, OR as under a
Tree coinage on account of the owner
OF the bullion, is not material except in
one point. When carried on government
account. that is to say when the govern
ment actually buys the silver. it can stop
eoining them before number is reached
too large for 1t to keep at a parity. But
when coined for the bullion owner, as
under free coinage, the government has
no control over the number at all. The
silver dollar would depreciate under
coinage on government account If the
government set no limit to the coinage.
Whom Mr.. Mckinley spoke of the new
dollar, his language was somewhat mis-
leading, and was liable to give rise to
the doubt which our correspondent ex-
presses. What he really meant was tina t
the silver dollar is not now the same
as it will be under the new conditions
that condition being its unlimited is
sue
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-08-31

In Mexico, where the standard of re-
dernption has remained gold and silver,
cotton brings Is to IS cents and wheat
and corn 81. %. Portland Columbian
Yes, and the conditions of Mexico are
what the Columbian is urging the Anne
rioan wage Garner to vote to adopt. To
make the story complete the Columbian
should have stated that labor is paid
IN Mexico about one-third the price it
receives in the United States for the pro.
portionate service. The American dollar
of today under the gold standard will
purchase twi &c as much as the Next
can dollar. The Columbian advises
the American laborer to place himself
IN position where he will receive dol
lars that will buy just one half as much
as the dollar he ia receiving today and
at the same time pay more than twice
as much for the absolute necessities of
life. The wage Garner will doubtless
have considerable difficulty in figuring
cut just how he will De benefited under
this process.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-08-31
Bryan,s Fatal ADM ssion.

You know that II the worlds crop
next year of certain article is very
much greater than the crop this year.
that article will fall in price. II the crop
is much smaller than this year, that ar
tiole will rise in price. You know that
and controls all sorts of property.
mr.. Bryan at Madalin, N. Y, on Aug.
22.)
Mr.. Bryan was talking to farmers.
The remarks which We have quoted
above set forth clearly the chief cause OF
the decline of the prices on agricultural
products here during the last twenty
years. But Mr.. Bryan and all the other
silverites tell the farmers that these
prices have fallen because of The "appre-
citation Of gold" and the "demonetiza-
ton Of silverl''
For example, in New England and in
the West the stump speakers and other
representatives of the Silver party are
saying to the farmers that the fall of the
price Of potatoes has been caused by
this appreciation of gold" and this al
legged decentralization of silver, al
though the real cause is clearly disclosed
to every intelligent man whose mind is
not full of silver fog, and was pointed
out by Bryan himself in the words we
have taken as a text. Last years crop of
potatoes was enormous and without pre-
cedent. 1t glutted the market. The
quantity was reported officially to have
been 1917, O00 900 bushels, while the trade
estimateswas 400, 900, 900, and the annual
average for the five years Immediately
preceding had been only IT'S, 000,0
Mr.. Bryan shows how the law of sup
ply and demand affects prices under such
conditions, and then tells the farmer
that the fall of prices has been due to the
use of the gold standard
Hers is a table showing the enlarge
ment Of the output Of cereals in this
country since 1873, with some figures re-
lating to farm animals. exports of hog
products, and the world product Of
silver:
IN TWENTY-FIVE YEARS.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-08-31
CURRENT COMMENT.
AN ANTI-BRYAN BULLETIN.
(New York SUM-


The distribution and dissemination of
campaign literature is on broader
and more extensive scale this year than
in any preceding Presidential canvass.
But in the list of documents sent out
from the campaign headquarters one i'm
portant official publication does not
seem to be included. We mean one that
will annihilate the most serious claim of
the calamity shoutors, when they say
that they find in Bryan farmers
hope"
In the government crop bulletin from
Nebraska, the home state of the candi-
date, comes the report "Corn well ad-
yanced and generally large crops"
from Indiana, "Corn maturing fast
large yield OF tomatoes" from Michigan,
Corn continues in fine condition, pas
lures are exoellent;" from Kentuok y,
"All crops improved" from Illinois,
Late corn has made rapid progress; y
from Wisconsin,, ga very large yield of
corn antioipated;'' from Oregon, "Har-
vesting continues to yield better than
expected, hops growing finely" from
Montana, weather ideal, harvest season
drawing to a olosa;' from California,
Conditions excellent for all growing
crops" and from Ohio, Corn prospects
first glass, tobacco generally good, fruit
excellent. !"
These bulletins from the great agricul-
tural states contradict the statements
made in support of Bryan's oandidature
by many of those who seemed hopeful
a few weeks ago of organizing fierce
agrarian movement in the interest of the
Chicago ticket. These mischievous agi
tators will have to turn their attention
elsewhere to justify their claim that tn {
farmers of these states are suffering from
conditions SO intolerable that they will
show their wild revolt against them By
voting for the Chicago candidates.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-08-31
THE PRESENT TROUBLE.

When man has accumulated a sur
plus of money over what he needs to pay
his debts and to provide for ordinary
contingencies the first thing he tries to do
With 1T is to make it productive. Looked
up In desk or concealed In stocking
1t yields nothing. Therefore he seeks
Go invest 1t In an enterprise or business
which gives reasonable assurance of be-
Ing profitable or to lend 1t to man or
corporation In which he has confidence,
on the promise of a reasonable compen-
sation for its use. When money becomes
"tight"-that Is to say when it is hard to
borrow tilt is because the inclination
to invest accommodations has been
| checked. What is 1t that checks this in
clinationp The answer can be given in
one word, 'distrust. When the owner
of surplus begins to fear that if he
lends it or invests it he will not get 1t
back again ne begins to lock it up in
some place where he feels certain that
he can get 1t when it is wanted. The
great trouble with the business of the
country for the past two or three years
has been the prevalence of distrust
| which has made men hesitate to invest
their aooumulations in enterprises or
lend them-to others to invest for them.
The causes of this distrust are not
far to seek. The changed tariff condit-
ions constitute one cause, and potent
featuring of this country had been lone
for many years could not be abruptly
and radically changed without GREAT
ing distrust, and with distrust come. hesi-
taIion and caution. But still more po-
tent in destroying confidence has been
or partial Reputation, which has ooD-
stantiy hung over the country for ten
years past BY reason of the agitation
for the free coinage of silver. For a
while it was no bigger than mans
hand, and was observed only by the
few. But as 1t came nearer and grew
blacker it forced itself upon the notice
of everyone, and the danger which for
long while was preoeived only by the
few came finally to be seen by the many.
What is paralyzing business and indus
try today is not the act of 1873 That
created not oven a ripple when it was
passed, and ten years after it became
law, this country enjoyed peii.d of
prosperity unsurpassed in its history. 1t
is the threat to cut the dollar in two
and make Zone half of it legal tender
for ths whole of 1t that Is causing men
to look up their money, instead of using
it to develope the resources of the coun-
try. This can't be curedsby putting the
threat into execution. The only remedy
is to withdraw the threat or to show
that the people who make it arc pow
erless to execute 1t. When either of
these things is done the present distrust
will . disappear. the natural inclina-
tions of men to make their capital pro-
duotive will return and we shall have
prosperity.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-08-31

Mr. Terrence v. Powderly, the former
head of the Knights of Labor, has de-
cIared for Mckinley and Hobart. Speak
ing of tho currency question Mr.. Powder
l. says:
believe gold, silver and paper should
circular at par, that neither should be
driven from circulation. If Bryan is
elected and free coinage law is passed
it viii, as / see it, drive gold from cir
orlation, ana We will be on q silver
basis.
How much influence Mr.. Powderly has
with the laboring men it is difficult to
say. but his statement of the condition
that would be produced by free coinage
is certninly sound and ought to makegan
impression upon every thoughtfui work
ingman.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-08-31
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How's This j!

We offer One Hundred Dollars reward for
any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known f. J..
Cheney for the last Is years. and believe him
perfectly honorable in all business transactions
and financially able to carry out any obligations
made by their firm.
WEST & TRuAx, Wholesale Druggists Tole
do, o.
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, o.
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of the system. Testimonials sent free. Price
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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-08-31

A correspondent in a communication
elsewhere published, wants to know if
undor the free coinage the silver dollar
already coined on government account
would have any different value than tho
new ones. whether the existing ones
would keep on par with gold. They
would not. The Eew dollars would be of
exactly the same weight aid fineness rs
the present ones and would be coined on
exactly the Same ratio to gold. Free
coinage would result in the indefinite
multiplication of the present silver dol
lar, snd because of this indefinite multi
plicaton tie government would not be
able, if it should attempt it, to keep
them on par with gold. The way in
which they are put out, whether as now
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-08-31
IN TWENTY-FIVE YEARS.
*Tho year 1870.

I Force is added to the comparison when
it is borne in mind that the average crop
OF wheat for the Fl We years Immediately
preceding 1895 was 529, 600, GOO bushels;
been affected by the use of the trolley
and the bicycle; that a panic due prima-
rily'to silver legislation and the discus
sion Of the silver question has depressed
the demand at home for consumption,
and that the agricultural output abroad
has been increased by legislation.
Mr.. Bryan's remarks at Madalin strike
down the very argument by which he
and his associates have procured the
support of SO many deluded farmers.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-08-31
CITY OF PORTLAND
TO THE ELECTORS
CITY OF PORTLAND.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Board of
IN Registration Of Voters Of said City will be
in open session at Room No. Eleven (i1) City
Building upon each of the nine secular DAYS
prior to the State Election to be held on Mon
day, the Fourteenth day of September next;
being August 31st to September 9th inclusive,
from in the forenoon to one in the afternoon,
and from till 5 in the afternoon and from 7
till 9 O'Clock in the evening excepting the last
day of said session. (September 9th) when it
will not be in session after o'clock in the af
ternoon, 10 receive evidence touching the quail
fica.ion of voters in said city and to revise and
correct the voting lists.
During said time said Board will revise and
correct the voting lists; and the wardens of
said city shall be governed by said revised and
corrected list. and no name shall be added to or
stricken from said lists on said day OF election
and no person shall vote at any election whosa
name is not on said lists. but the Board of Res.
istration will be in session on the day Of elec.
occurred during said revision. --"'
MICHAEL z C. MocASA.A ke e Vote4s
aug18dtoSept9
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-08-31
FOR PRESIDENT,
WilIiamr1CKinIey
OF OHIO.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
Garret A. Hobart
OF NEW JERSEY.
FOR GOVERNOR.
Llewellyn Powers
OF HoULTON.

FIR Representatives to Congress:
First District-THOMAs B. REED,
Of Portland.
Second Distriet-NELs0N DINGLEY,
JR., Of Lewiston.
Third District-SETH L. MILL
KEN, Of Belfast.
Fourth District CHARLES A. BOU-
TELLE, Of Bangor.