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Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-01-09

L ESIDENT LINCOLN'S SIM.
PLICITY.-James G. Blaine used tC
tell a good story illustrative Of the
quaint manner of President Lincoln
and showing the strong contrast be-
tween Senatorial dignity and Presi-
dental simplicity.
AT the beginning of the session of
Congress, Mr.. Blaine had been ap-
pointed by the Speaker of the House
OF Representatives, a member of
the joint committee to wait upon the
President and inform him that the
Congress had duly assembled. Sena-
tor Foot, of Vermont, one of the
most dignitied of men, was chairman
of the committee.
On being ushered into the presence
of the President, Mr.. Foot involun-
tarily struck an attitude and pro-
ceeded to say, in his stateliest man.
ner:
Mr.. President, we have been ap-
pointed committee on the part of
the two Houses of Congress to ap.
prise you that they have met and
organized and are ready to receive
any communication which it NAV
be your pleasure to make to them"
AS he concluded, Mr.. Lincoln
stepped up to him and, taking him
familiarly by one button of his coat,
said:
"Now, look here, Foot, if it is a
matter of life and death with you,
l can send my message in to-day
but if it isn't, should like to keep
1T till tomorrow, to slick it up lit
tle."
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-01-09
A Quiet Wedding.

"Did you attend the Bircher-Jack-
long wedding out at Billy-bee Dam
last night, Ike?" asked the editor of
the Havwille Clarion.
cav, yes" answered Alkali Ike,
wearily; 81 was thar"
"Of course there was a lively
time ana all that?"
Accordin' to how you looked at
it. 1 called it mighty slow. Out
of the regular routine and the eatin'
nothin' happened worth mention
ing. To be sure, the preacher and
groom got into a row because the
divine wanted his pay in advance :;
but that is common occurrence.
The Rev. Mr.. Harps is too old a
bird to take any chances. OF course
too much, as usual, and this time he
fell off the table and broke his bow
arm; Jack always was more trou-
bic than he was worth. The brides
mother, who didn't like the groom
anyhow, jumped onto the poor fell
ler's neck with rollin'-pin and it
took half dozen of us ten minutes
hard work TO tie the old lady fast in
rockin'-chair and carry her few
hundred yards out on the prairie
Durin' the rumpus somebody stole
the feed and we never saw hair nor
hide of it all the rest of the evenin'.
They accused me of il but l was rs
inherent as lamb. 1 hain't that
kind of man; and besides, / had a
private snack Of my own. That was
l. n Il
except that's deputy sheriff slid in and
arrested Coyote Pete fer horse steal
ing or little suthin' that away and
some feller had a fit. Shucks
Weddin's hain't noways what they
used to be few years ago. Lord I!
Them was the times! But now ev-
erything is gittin' to be too much
like it is in the East"
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-01-09

THE mere lapse of years is not
life; to eat and drink and sleep; to
be exposed to the darkness and the
light; to pace round in the mill of
habit and turn the wheel of wealth ;
to make reason our book-keeper and
turn thought into an implement of
trade this is not life. In all this,
but a poor fraction Of humanity is
awakened; and the sanctities still
slumber which make it most worth
while to be. knowledge, truth,
love, beauty, goodness, faith, alone
give vitality to the mechanism of
existence.
The laugh of mirth which vibrates
through the heart, the tears that
freshen the dry wastes within, the
music that brings childhood back,
the prayer that brings the future
near, the doubt which makes us
mediate. the death which startles us
with mystery, the hardships which
force us to struggle, the anxiety that
ends In trust, the conflict that termi-
mates in victory, are the true nour-
ishment of that which makes us
men.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-01-09
POET K v.
CONFINEMENT.
JOSHUA SYLVESTER .

/ weigh not for tune's frown or smile
| Joy not much n earthly joys;
l seek not state, reck not style;
1 am not fond of faucy's toys
| rest so pleased with what L have,
/ wish no more, no more l crave.
l quake not at the thunder s crack;
l tremble not at news Of war
swoon not at the news of wrack:
l shrink not at blazing star;
| fear not loss, I hope not gam,
L envy none, none disdain.
/ see ambition never pleased
l see some Tantals starved In store {:
L see gold s dropsy seldom eased;
L see even Midas cape for more
l neither want nor yet abound,-
Enough's feast. content is crowned.
feign not frindsbip where hate;
L fawn not on the great Tin show y
prize, praise n mean estate
Neither too lofty nor too low,
This, this is all my choice, my cheer, -
A mind content, conscience clear.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-01-09

GOT TAKEN DowN.-On the occa-
sion of recent visit of an English
junior football team to Glasgow to
play an eleven of Scottish juniors.
two Of the members got taken down
in rather an unexpected manner.
They did not arrive in the city un.
til eleven p. M, but, despite the
lateness of the hour, two of them
expressed the intention of having a
look round.
The landlady of the hotel where
they were staying, a motherly old
Scotch lady, suggested that bed
would be preferable, especially as
they were in a STANCE city, closing
her remarks by saying:
And besides, ye might get lost
and took to the police station and ]
should have to pay sixpence each to
get ye back"
is that all they charge to bail 6
man out ?" inquired one Of the pair
."lt is ma what they charge to bal
man out" answered the good oId
lady, as she gazed on the youthful
countenances, "b but it is what VIC
have to pay for the recovery of los
children.
The youths blushed and went Il
bed amid the laughter of their com
panions.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-01-09
POETRY
TWO KINDS OF BOYS.

Two little boys, have in mind
Equal talents in each you'll find
Mischief-loving, to sport inclined,
And full of noise.
All these, and more, are here combined
In my two boys.
one or these boys your patience tries {;
Inc faults he has you must despise:
BE he handsome, well-clothed, or wise
Tall, fat or gaunt
lt is the one who always cries:
81 can't can'tl"
Instead of doing with his might
All that he can before the night,
He'll try to push it out of sight
To sulk and shirk
One half the force expended right
Would do his work.
The other is a little man,
Who lays his work out by a plan,
Thus getting done all that he can
AS moments fly;
He has no other motto than:
III try! I'll tryI"
In heat or cold, in shade or sun,
All that he does is promptly done;
But when it's FER and leisure won,
He plays his best;
This is the boy that has more fun
Than all the rest.
Which will you be, my bonnie lad
The friends of one are often sad
The other makes his always glad
BY loving work;
So choose the good and shun the bad,
And never shirk.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-01-09
NUMBER SO,

DON'T be whining about not bav.
Ing fair cnance. Throw a sensihia
man out of the window, he'll! fall on
ms ieet and ask the nearest way to
MS work. The more you have to
oegin with, the less you will have in
.he end. Money you earn yourself
Is much brighter than any you can
get out OF any dead mems bags. A
Scant breakfast in the morning of
lie whets the appetite for a feast
later in the day. He who has tasted
sour apple will have the more rel
ish for a sweet one. Your present
want will make prosperity all the
sWeeter. AS for the place you are
cast in, don't find fault with that:
you need not be horse because Won
were born in stable. Be a man,
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-01-09

BECAUSE half dozen grasshop-
pers under fern make the field
ring with their importunate chirk,
while thousands of great cattle. re-
posing beneath the British oak chew
their cuds and are silent, pray do
not imagine that those who make
the noise are the only inhabitants of
the field-that, of course, there are
many in number-or, that, after all,
they are other than the little, shriv-
eled, meagre, hoppiug, though loud
and troublesome, insects of the hour.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-01-09

HEAVY TRAGEDIAN lat a local no.
teil.Prithee, landlord, dwells there
within the precincts of this hamlet
machinist? "a machinist? Yes.
SIR" "Then take him this bird of
many springs. Bid him wrench asun-
der these iron limbs, and then, for
our regalement, to chisel slices from
Its unyielding bosom, for we would
ulne soon. And, pray you, do it
quickly. Yon peas you need not
carry, for those, with dex'trous
management, we can swallow whole.
AwayW
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-01-09

HAD A HARD TIME.-A man ac-
cused of arson admitted his guilt to
one of the jurors, an Irishman-the
other eleven being, fortunately for
him, his friends-and promised him
five thousand dollars to secure YER
dict in the second degree.
WE'LL" he said to the Irishman,
when the jury had come In with a
verdict in the second degree, "did
you have hard time bringing them
around ?"
Indade oil did," Pat replied, with
a weary shake Of his head as an
earnest of the labor he had. "Ivery
wan Of thin other fellies wanted to
vote for an acquittal.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-01-09

A WITNESS in court who had been
cautioned to give a.precise answer to
every question and not to talk about
what he might think the question
meant, was interrrOgated as follows
"You drive a wagon?"
No, sir, L do not"
"Why, sir, did you not tell my
learned friend so this moments"
"No, sir, / did not"
"Now, sir, put you on your
oath: Do you drive wagon? ?" .
"NO, SIR"
What is your occupation, then ?''
81 drive q horse"
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-01-09

You sign this deed of your own
free will, do you, madam ?" asked
the Notary Public.
" What do you mean by that ?"
demanded the large, fiorid faced wo-
man.
~ mean there has been no COM
pulsion on the part of your husband
has there ?"
" Him ?" she calculated, turning
to look at the meek little man sitting
behind her; "I'd like to see him
try to compulse me!n
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-01-09

A TRAMP called on a very pious
and devOut lady of Himan who was
opposed to encouraging beggars by
supplying their wants. But this one
was very meek, as well as hungry
and asked simply for bread. The
lady brought forth an exceedingly
stale biscuit and as she handed it to
him she remarked, 81 give you this
for the Lords sake" "Then,'
said he, 81 wish for Christ's sake
you would put some butter Oh it.n
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-01-09

ABNER: Ofcourse, Naber, you can
write your name can't you?
Naber: Ter be sho, eff dar's any
'quiremen' fo' it.
Abner: You don't mean to tell me
that you never meet with any re-
quirement for it
Naber Not in desc days, sahI
fms 1t more 'ristercratic ter jus' die
tate il. sab.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-01-09

CLoCK-You're out of date now old
man. I admit that you've got lots
of sand, but it requires more than
that to keep up with the times nova
days.
Hourglass-What are you giving
US? Why, your very face proclaims
that you are not reliable.
Clock--My face?
Hourglass--Certainly amt it al
way "behind hand'
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-01-09

FIRST BOOTBLACK-You had or
quarrel wild Nidsey, Billy?
Second Bootblack I had /;
and Pm goin' ter have my revenge,
too.
Goint' ter fight him?"
No Pm goin' ter stand aside of
him when he's a-shinin' a gent, and
when he's finished Pm goin ter say,
Shine, sir ?,D
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-01-09

The best $500 Mems Shoes on tho
market.
Made frcm tannery calfskin, dongola
tops, all lsather trimmed, solid leather
soles with Lewisf Cork Eilled Soles.
Bnequaied for beauty, fine workman
ship, and wearing qualities. Your choice
of all the popular toes, lasts and fasten-
ings. J6i&J Aa.
Every pair contains paid-up Acct
dent Insurance Policy for 800, good fof
w days. sss.ass sssg gsa-
Wear Lewis Accident Insurance
Shoes, nd go inefed free.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-01-09

THE man of knowledge lives eter-
nally after his death, while his men,
bers are reduced to dust beneath the
tomb. But the ignorant man is
dead, even while he walks upon the
earth; he is numbered with living
men and yet existeth not.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-01-09
Lumber, isths, Shingles, sssatilgs, @.
MES H. HOKE,
DEALER IN
WHITE Pine. EENleGs AND OAK
LUMBER.
DEALER IN =

LIE will FIJI orders at reasonable
IL prices. STEAM SAW-MILLS
at Hart's Run, Greenbrier county, and
pInlap, Allegheny county, Va.
Jommissaly Stores Kept on hand.
Postoffices- White Sulphur Springs
Greenbrier Co., w. Va, and Gala
ghan's, Alleghany'Co., Va.
Feb. 28-1y.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-01-09

HE-Why did you return my writ
ten proposal with letters &C. 0. D."
written over it? Am I to take it as
refusal?
She (shyly)-No, you goose; that
means "Call on Dad.n
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-01-09

FATHER-Remember, my son,
that have acquired some wisdom
from experience, and that wisdom
teaches me that the best results are
obtained from close application.
Mother-Ah! Then you have
gotten some benefit from that po-
rous- plaster after all.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-01-09

EACH day, each week, each month
each year, Is a new chance for bet
ter things. A new chance, a new
leaf, q new life-this Is the golden,
the unspeakable gift which each
new day offers to you, which this
new years. day holds ready to your
hand
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-01-09

NoDD-You say your baby doesn't
walk yet? Mine does. Same age,
too. Your baby cut his teeth yet?
Todd-No.
Nodd-Mine has all of them
Your baby talk?
TOdd-NOt yet. Can yours?
Nodd-Great Scott, yes /!
Todd (desperately)--Does he shave
himself or go to the barber's?
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-01-09

~ WISH you would give me a
name for new brand of butter, -"
said dairyman to a customer.
Certainly" answered the GUS
toner; eff it Is like the last you
sent me, would suggest Samson "
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-01-09

1T was an Irishman who remarked
of miser who had died and had
been treated to rather expensive
burial: "Faix an eff he'd lived
long enough to see how igstravagint
ting 1t was to dole, it's me own
opinion he'd niver be'en born, sure 20
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-01-09

GILHoOLY-This world Is full of
misery. The happiest man is the
one who Is never born.
Hostetter McGinnis--Yes, but
there isn't one In a million that has
such streak of luck.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-01-09

AND we all have to learn, in one
way or another, that neither men
nor boys get second chances in this
world. We all get ne,o chances till
the end of our lives, but not second
chances in the same set of circum-
stances; and the great difference be-
tween one person and another Is,
how he takes hold of and uses his
first chance and how he takes his
fall if 1t is scored against him.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-01-09

LAWYER Ito female witness)-
What occupation did your husband
follows? .|.. ...H
Witness-He was skipper.
Lawyer-Of a schooner?
Witness-No; of a bank. He
skipped to Canada.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-01-09

BLoBBs-How does Wigwag's wife
keep him so we'll under control?
Slobbs-By threatening to publish
the poems he wrote her before they
were married.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-01-09

LOST, yesterday, somewhere be-
tween sunrise and sunset, two golden
hours, each set with sixty diamond
minutes. No reward offered. for
they are gone forever.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-01-09

A EPISODE OF TRAVEL.-"Be
sure you let me know if ever you
come to -" said a pretty little
Western woman who had received @
good deal Of attention in New York
to her various acquaintances when
she bade them adieu. So when Mrs.
II. decided to go to California for the
winter and concluded to take - en-
route, she enlarged considerably to
to her party about her friendship
with Mrs. s. 81 am sure Mollie
will do everything she can to make
it pleasant for u.s." she said again
and again. 1t is so nice having
some one you know well when you
go to strange place."
So Immediately on her arrival she
sent a note to her friend, who ar
rived promptly next morning and
gave her most elusive greeting.
"Shall you be here long? ?" she in
quired. "Over Sunday? How de-
lightful How many are there in
your party? Four? Oh, that is
such pleasant number, isn't it? 1
want you all to Gomez" and. as Mrs.
II. listened expectantly for an invi-
tation to a dinner or some sort of
festivity, she continued, "to our
pew at st. CPS Sunday morning. 1t
is very large and there is plenty of
room for you ALL"
Poor Mrs. u. has not yet heard the
last of the great advantage of know
ing her friend, Mollie S.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-01-09
VALUABLE FARM FOR SALE.

TWO miles east of Falling Spring,
Il Greenbrier county, W. Va, 14O
acres, with dwelling and out buildings.
nearly all level. Over 100 hundred acres
cleared, in good state of cultivating,
adapted to farming and grazing. Close
to churches, school, mill and postoffice.
GOOD fruit and water. For further in
formation call on or address James II.
VIM. N. or S. F. MYLEs, Falling
Spring, w. Va. April lift.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-01-09

PATIENT--Doctor, you haven't
sent in your bill yet.
Doctor-No. Your wife told me
to wait until you got stronger.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-01-09

OLD glass bottles, which are more
or less useless, are now gronnd up
and employed as a substitute for
sand In the preparation of mortar.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-01-09

Sow an act and you reap a habit {;
SOW habit and you reap a charac-
ter sow a character and you reap a
destiny.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-01-09

MOTHER" said Johnny, after a
deep thought, suppose i should
knock this vase off the table and
catch it. Then wouldn't catch it,
would | 2"
N-n.no, suppose not" his
mother slowly assented.
But" continued Johnnie, still
toying with the vase, elf / should
knock it off and not catch it, then !
would catch it, wouldn't l ?"
Yes, you would" his MOTHER
grimly returned, this time with
quick decision.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-01-09

JUNKMAN-Rags! Rags! Rags
Tatterdon Torne-Don't yer git so
all-fired personal In your remarks
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-01-09

RETURNED What
has become of Catchem and Cheatem
the rich lawyers Retired, I pre-
sumo?
Resident-Yes, retired. They are
both in the poorhouse.
Phew! What happened?"
"They had quarrel and sued
each other.o
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-01-09

A PATHETIC thing, if one looks at
1t from an indulgent point of view,
is the haste Of certain young men to
possess a beard. An undergraduate
who was quite innocent of sign of
beard one day said to the barber who
was cutting his hair:
Don't you think Pm going to
have pretty good beard?
All, well-perhaps So"
WE'LL" the young man went on,
"you know my father had a spleu-
did beard"
$50 he did,, said the barber,
&" but do you know, I've always no.
ticed that you resemble your mother
more than you do your father"
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-01-09

WHEN q compositor wants pie he
goes to the devil for 1t.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-01-09
LEwIsBURG, VIRGINIA. THURSDAY EVE

the drill after going through about
fifty feet of soil, must cut through
! almost solid rock aud slate which
strata has different names, until it
strikes into what is known as the
Big Injun" sand where the oil is
found, if found at all. The drillers,
as have said, work night and day
and have become so skillful that
they accomplish this distance of
nearly 500 yards in the heart of old
mother earth in from 20 to 25 days
If there is no accident. Often how
ever, the drill sticks fast away down
out of reach and sight, the wire rope
is broken and then commences a
long and tedious time of " fishing"
for the heavy tackle, weighing,
don't know how many tons, an ex-
pensive job it is, too, for the driller
gets So day and his assistants 81. so.
Generally, the fishing is successful
and the tackle recovered, but often,
after long aud weary days of fishing
the well with its expensive iron
casing, the tackle and all with the
labor and the rent is abandoned and
somebody is hurt.
Now Dear VindicdtOr you and
your readers have both sides of the
oil boom. / don't advise an invest
ment, but with these lights before
you If you want to come here and
try it you will find plenty of com
pany, and the chances are that is all
you will find. But 1 may be too
scary. " A burnt child, ETC."
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-01-09

CHAPPIE-I'm going to get square
with Clara. am going to send her
one of those comic Valentines a
hideous grinning monkey, don't you
know.
Why not call on her In
person?
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-01-09

"YEs, she's beautiful and ac-
complished girl, but there's some
thing about her that repels me-"
"Same here! What do you sup
pose 1t ia 2" ... .. s
"H-mm In my case it's her
father.D
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-01-09

AN acre of performance is woIth
q world of promise.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-01-09
Y. II. sTRATToN JOS. H. sTRATToN.
Lewisburg Hotel
STRATTON & SON,
PROPRIETORS.

"ELL furnished rooms, attentive
w servants and table supplied with
the best the markets afford. Livery
attached. Good Rigs, safe Horses and
Vehicles. Special attention paid to
boarding Horses. Reasonable rates.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-10-23
The Result Which will Follow the
demonstration of Silver.

The restoration of silver to its
constitutional place in the monetary
system of the Republic will have
no effect more disastrous than the
raising of renewed hope in the
breasts of the people and the giving
of new impetus to all the plans of
the producing masses. The actual
amount of gold and silver in the
world that is available for money
is always about the same, at a ratio
OF 16 to 1. This has always been
the case and will always be so, be-
cause these metals are strictly
limited and are produced in about
the same proportion to each other,
but always in quantities much
below the demand for them. If
both metals were finally demone-
tized in all nations and driven into
the markets as mere commodities,
there is no doubt that it would
quickly be seen that much less than
sixteen ounces of silver would be
required to purchase one ounce of
gold. With both metals enjoying
similar privileges under the law at
our mint, the natural ratio is Is to
1, and any variation would be in
favor of silver rather than gold.
When we have re- established this
ratio, the rest of the civilized world
will be forced to follow our lead,
because we can get along without
them a great deal more readily
than they can without us. They
will fall over each other to come in
as soon as we set them the example.
J. p. Jones in October
Arena.