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speaker says: "For they" (the mine
owners) ''are to use our mints to stamp
so cents worth of their silver with the
sign of 81, and if the law be passed, we
would be forced to take it for 81" In an
other place, the major intimates the possi-
sibility of paying debts with "debased
dollar" If the silver mine owner sue
ceeds in stamping so cents as 81 and max
ing it receivable at that, wherein Is the
dollar debased2 And again, Labor has
advanced to double what it was formerly
paid, and doubled again in purchasing
power" Is the first proposition true?
We are unable to find any corroboration
of it in this country. The second, we be-
lieve to be true. The purchasing power
of the dollar has really doubled, and the
dollar has become twice as hard to get.
What is the result2 Where formerly q
debtor paid 8 per cent. interest, now, to
all intents and purposes, he pays 16 per
cent. Then what is the remedy? If the
purchasing power of the dollar has been
doubled it should be restored to what 1t
was formerly, and if the conversion of so
cents worth of silver into dollar will
accomplish this purpose, then the free
coinage of silver appears to be fair
No, the free coinage peo-
pie have the right side of the question.
Whether acting intelligently or ignorant
~ makes no difference, for we are satisfied
that they are honestly demanding an
honest dollar. and we certainly hope
and believe they will get 1t.
1t is hardly worth while to take up
space in discussing the supreme court
This controversy grew out
of the income tax decision. The court,
as will be remembered, first decided one
way, and afterward one Of the judges
changed his mind and reversed himself.
Just why nobody knows but it looked
and it recalls the fact that al
though no other political party has ever
been frank enough to incorporate this
principle in its platform, it is fact that
at no time in the history of the country
has supreme court judge been appoint
ed until after the appointing power knew
how he stood on certain vital questions.
Not only this, it is, fact that in 1876,
the supreme court was changed by
the Republicans from 7 to 9, not because
he increase was necessitated thy an in
creased amount of work; but because
1t was desirable to make sure that a
political question would be decided in
the interest of the Republicans.
But space forbids further discussion
of the matter as this time, and besides it
is hardly necessary. Most of our people
have already made up their minds.
There are some few, of course, who will
vote for Major Jones, and in this country
of ballot boxes they have right to do so;
but there is no danger of Major Jones
a great many in this section
that the free coinage of silver is wrong.
They haye thought about 1t in their own
way and they are perfectly satisfied with
their position.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-09-12

the presbytery. The convention will adj
journ at IL m. on Thursday, at which
hour the presbytery will meet
Everybody Should Read.
During the past few weeks The EN-
oU1RER has been receiving an unusually
large number of new subscribers for this
season of the year. Fourteen paid sub
scriptions have been added to our list
within the past week. But we are not
surprised : only gratified. These are ex-
citing times, THE ENQUIRER is keeping
up with them as best it can, and If there
was ever time when everybody should
read, 1t is now.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-09-12
INTERESTING LAWSUIT.

There is pending before Trial Justice
Sandifer Of Yorkville, an interesting
lawsuit between Mr.. J. M. Ferguson OF
this place and Mr.. David Craig Of Casio
MIA. 1t is In reference to horse trade.
sSome weeks ago Mr.. Craig took Mr..
Ferguson's horse off to Gastonia for the
purpose of trading it to another party.
He failed to make the trade and few
days afterward when he brought the
horse back it was badly foundered and
all but ruined.
Mr.. Craig refused to be responsible for
the damage to the horse, and learning
sometime afterward that Mr.. Craig was
to be at Clover on certain day, Mr..
Ferguson sent Deputy Sheriff Scoggins to
that place and had attached horse be-
longing to Mr.. Craig as indemnity against
the damage.
Twenty days notice is required by the
law in such proceedings upon the demand
of either party. and the case was not call
ed for trial. until last Wednesday. Mr..
G.. w. s. Hart, attorney for Mr.. Craig
raised q point to the effect that the sum-
mons gave Craig only 10 days; as the law
provided for the exclusion Of both the day
ofservice and the day Of trial. Mr.. Lewis,
the attor ney for Mr.. Ferguson, maintain
ed that only the day Of service was to be
excluded and Magistrate Sandifer so held.
Mr.. Hart then raised the point that his
client was a minor and demanded the ap-
pointment ola guardian ad, Item. Mr..
W. c Latimer was appointed but these
proceedings also required 10 days notice,
and the time at which the case Is to final
ly come up on its merits has not yet been
fixed.
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y $50 o'clock. It beat all previous

And the country people were no less
interested. The riders on the various
mail routes leading out Of Yorkville, say
that on Wednesday morning at nearly
every postoffice the people were congre-
gated in crowds, all waiting for The En-
oU1RER, which they felt sure would bring
them the news.
Such evidences of appreciation are en-
couraging. They make the makers Of
The ENQUIRER feel still more their
great responsibility and also make them
resolve to merit still more the apprecia-
tion in which the paper is held,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-09-12
The Nprkpille Gmquirer.
YORKVILLE, 8. O. {:
SATURDAY, SEPT. II, 1896.

In his Dallas, Texas, speech last week +,
Tom Watson devoted himself to the
abuse of Mr.. Sewall. Among other
things, Watson said that Sewell is gold
bug at heart, and unless he is taken off
the Democratic ticket, Bryan will be de-
feated. Senator Butler is reported as
saying that if Watson continues 10 talk in
this kind of, style the Populist executive
committee will take steps to squelch him.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-09-12

INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

John F. Oates, Observation-Disclosures that
on the first Monday Of October, at the
court house in Yorkville, he will offer
for sale at auction, the Leslie place" "
belonging to the estate Of VIM. Oates,
deceased.
Grist Cousins-Talk about warranted ra-
zors, mower repairs and surreys.
81. C. Strauss-Has returned from the
northern markets and tslks about the
stock of goods he has purchased.
;. Wylie Roddey and D. P. Leslie, Ex-
ecutors-Give notice to the debtors and
creditors of the estate of j. 81. Aber-
nathy, deceased.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-09-12
Result In Chester.

Result In Chester.
AS the result of the second primary in
Chester, J. E. Cornwell was elected sher-
iff over Hood, $50 to 1877. w. o. Guy was
recommended for treasurer over John c.
McAfee, S97 to us. Evans got majority
over Earle, $50 to s34; and Strait got a
majority over Finley 1,l07 to 59S.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-09-12
LETTER FROM HOODTOWN.
Fall Coming Rolling at the Primary
Murderous Barbed Wire Fence.

Murderous Barbed Wire Fence.
Correspondence Of the Yorkville Enquirer.
HooDTowN, September 10.-The cool
nights and warm days we have had late
ly, heralds the advance of autumn, and
from all indications, the advanced stage
of vegetation, etc., we will pro babl y have
winter before its usual season. While
other sections have been visited by storms
Of wind and rain, we have not had
enough rain for good turnip season.
Peas are almost complete failure. A
striking fact in connection with the sor-
ghum crop is that while cane is making
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-09-12
Sec. Primary. First Primary.

Strait gets the nomination by ma
jority of 1854 votes. His majority in
the first race was 1915.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-09-12

The result of the election in the
case of Finley and Strait has also
been slow to come in. The figures,
however, are now complete, and are
as follows:
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-09-12

world. My convictions upon this SUBJ
iect are not shallow convictions.
may be in error-none of US can claim
infallibility-but I believe that the
gold standard is a conspiracy against
the human race"
When the Republican state of
Vermont gave such an overwhelming
majority against the Democrats few
days ago, the Republican papers made
big fuss. Notwithstanding the fact
that the state Democratic platform
declares for a gold standard, it was
claimed that the result of the election
was an indication of the trend of sem
timent throughout the country, etc.
But now all their claims have been
upset by the result of last Tuesdays
election in Arkansas. Arkansas, of
course, is a Democratic state. The
Democrats have nominal majority of
between $4,000 and 10000. The
Democratic candidate for governor
Mr.. Jones-is dyed-in-the wool sill
verite. He is accredited with having
said from the stump on more than one
occasion, that under no circumstances
would he support gold standard can
didate for president. The gold stan.
dard Democrats, of course, all voted
against him but Notwithstanding this
fact, the Democratic majority is esti-
mated at not less than $4,000, the lar
gest majority the state has ever given.
All the Democratic candidates for the
house of representatives were pledged
to support James K. Jones, for the
United States senate. The next legis'
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-01-22
THE G0VERNOR'S MESSAGE.
HIS VARIOUS RECOMMENDATIONS TO
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

An Exhaustive Presentation of the Condi-
ton and the Needs OF the State Govern
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-01-22

CONTINUED on PAGE FOUR.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-01-22


The militia of the State IS N better
condition than it ever has been since
the war. This is due in a large meas
ure to the enlistment set passed by
your body at its last session. Under
the order of my predecessor several
commands Of the State were suspended
for reasons fully set. forth your body
| have restored several Of these compa-
MES TO their original status upon first
requiring, however, that no soldier
who refused to obey the orders of his
captain or commanding officer during
the Darlington riots should be allowed
to enlist. l had occasion four times
during my administration to order out
the militia in different parts Of the
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-07-30
TRUSTEES SALE.

WHEREAS, Matt Mitchell and Ann
Elizabeth Mitchell, his wife, by their
certain deed of trust, dated OCTOBER
l, 1890, and recorded in the Recordsrs
office of Audrain County, Missouri IN
deed of trust book No. Z, for trusts, o.
page COG, conveyed to Samuel RiIe,
trustee, the following described reai
estate situated in Audrain County,
Missouri, viz:
The south half w Of the nortf.eaas
fourth 20, northeast quarter Gl4}oi
section thirty-five 1861 in township
ilfty-three (53) in range nine 90 west
CT the fifth (5th1 p. m, containing
twenty 900 acres by the United states
Government survey thereof and ~
per deed from Isaac Miller in BOOK
ten f10) on page ffty-three {53) OF
deed records in said County Of An.
drain, in State of Missouri; which SAID
conveyance was in trust to secure the
payment Of the promissory note I'D
said deed described; and, whereas, &C.
cording to the provisions of said deed
of trust, in Ease of the inability or re-
fusal of the trustee named therein 70
act, the Sheriff of Audrain County
may, at the request of the legal holder
Of said note, proceed to sell a prop
erty; and, whereas, the said note 90.
scribed In said deed of trust email
due and unpaid; now, therefore, =
the request Of the legal holder OF sain
note and by authority of the prosis-
ions OF the said deed of trust afore-
said, / will, On
Friday, the 31st Day OF July, 1886.
at the east front door Of the Conft
House, In Mexico, Audrain County,
Missouri, between the hours Of nins
O'Clock In the forenoon and 3 O'Clock
in the afternoon OF said day, sell Wy
above described real estate at panie
vendue, to the highest bidder, Iof'
cash, TO satisfy said debt and the 81,
penses of executing said trust.
J. n. STEPHENS
I5-td Sheriff and Acting Trustee
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-07-30
DIR. HEARNE AWARDED DAMAGES
The Hannibal Physician Wins His Ii.
bel-Suit Against the San Fran
cisco Chronicle"

SAN DIEGO, CAL, July 26.-The jury
in the Hearne libel case, which has
been on trial for several days past,
came into court shortly after noon to-
day, after being locked up all night,
announcing a verdict for the plaintiff
assessing his damages at $4,000. The
action had been tried one before, the
jury then failing to agree.
The plaintiff in the case is DIR. J. G.
Hearne, of this city. The defendants
are M. H. DeYoung, proprietor of the
San Francisco Chronicle, and j. F.
Blunt, formerly one of that papers
San Diego correspondents.
The article which formed the basis
of the suit was sent from this city in
August, 1894. 1t was construed by
DIR. Hearne and some of his friends as
duplicating the Doctor in the murder
of Amos j. Stillwell at Hannibal, Mo-,
in December, 1883. Subsequent to the
publication of the article Hearne was
indicted for the murder, tried and ac-
quilted.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-07-30
AFTER AUGUST FIFTH.
Convention of Missouri Sound Money
Men May Be Held Some Time
Next Month.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, July at
la reported among the sound money
Democrats tonight that a State Con
vention will be called some time after
August 5 by the Democrats who do
not indorse the free silver declarations
of the Chicago Convention, to nomi-
nate at least a candidate for Governor.
This move seems to be based on the
theory that State Treasurer Stephens
will be the nominee of the regular
convention, called to meet in this city
August S. 1t is said the sound money
Democrats will urge ]. ID. McTrimbie,
of Kansas City, to accept the guberna-
torial nomination. He is a widely
known lawyer, and has been promi-
nently identified with Democratic
State politics for years. 1t is a diff
cult matter to learn much about this
move on the part of the sound money
Democrats, as it is only in its infancy
and will not likely assume much prom
inence for two weeks to come"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-07-30
TRUSTEES Sale.

WHEREAS, Maggie B. Garrett and
her husband, W. I'll. Garrett, by their
certain deed of trust, dated December
A, 1896, and recorded In the Recorders
office of Audrain County, Missouri, in
deed of trust book No. 10, for trusts,
at page 4s, conveyed to B. G. johnson,
trustee, the following described real
estate situated in Audrain County,
Missouri, viz: Sixty-two and one-half
feet, the south half OF lot twenty-seven
C27) Of Mrs. Sparks Southern Addi-
ton 70 the town of Mexico, Missouri,
which said conveyance was In trust to
secure the payment of the promis-
sorry note in said deed described; and,
whereas, the said note described in
said deed Of trust remains due and
unpaid; now, therefore, at the request
OF the legal holder of said note and by
authority of the provisions OF the said
deed Of trust aforesaid, / win, ON
s turday, the 18th Day Of August.
A. D., 1886,
at the east front door of the Court
House, In Mexico, Audrain County,
Missouri, between the hours of nine
O'Clock in the forenoon and 8 O'Clock
in the afternoon Of said day, sell the
above described real estate at public
vendue, to the highest bidder, for
cash, to satisfy said debt and the
expenses of executing said trust.
B. G. JOHNSON,
H-tds. Trustee.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-07-30
MISSOURI DEMOCRACY.
Jefferson City Preparing to Entertain
the State Convention August 8.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, July Elk
tensive preparations r being made
here to entertain the Democratic
State Convention which assemblies
August 8 in the hall of the House of
Representatives. The hall has been
provided with an ample supply OF
electric fans by the ladies of the city
SO as to insure comfort in the vent of
extreme heat.
The convention will be composed of
5s5 delegates, but twice this number
of visitors are expected. 1t is not ex-
pected that there will be much of a
contest over the offices of Governor,
Secretary of State, Auditor and Treas
urer, but for Judge of the Supreme
Court, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney
General and Railroad Commissioner
an interesting contest may be expect
ed. There are eleven candidates for
Railroad Commissioner. The hotels
have all been put in excellent condi-
ton for the convention and in fact
everything Is In better shape for en-
t~ertaining a large convention than
ever before, and the Jefferson City
people will do their best to make the
stay Of visitors pleasant.
IL --f- n-AG- l. -
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-07-30
C%ENTRALIA'S BRYAN CLUB.
just Organized and Has a Membership
Of Nearly Five Hundred.

CENTRALIA, Mo-, July PA Bryan
silver club has just been organized in
this city, which held an enthusiastic
and largely attended meeting last
night. J. K. Pool, editor of the Cen
tralia Courier, was elected president;
j. II. Cupp, secretary. j. W. Nc
Million, a Republican, declared himself
in favor of Bryan, joined the silver
club and was chosen one of the vice.
presidents. Speeches were made by
j. K. Pool, j. Fl. Cupp, I'll. l.. Booth,
Judge p. s. Shock, Prof. A. Burton
and others. A large number of Pop
ulists joined the club, and at present
the membership reaches nearly 800. A
ratification meeting and rally will be
held here August s.. Some of the
| finest orators in the State will be
present and a successful meeting is as
| aured-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-07-30
Mr.. BRYAN Was Right
From the Kansas City World.

iAcAA 49, AaA&o1 wy "
Mr.. Bryan did the right thing when
he declined to accept the nomination
at the hands of the Populist Conven-
ton after it was certain that the Con-
vention would refuse to nominate Mr..
Sewall. The Democratic nominees
are pledged to bring about one great
reform, the reconciliation of silver.
Beside that great issue all other issues
sink into insigniicance. If the Popu-
lists are unwilling to drop their vaga-
ries and ''isms," and work unitedly
with the Democracy to secure one OF
the chief planks of their platform,
they are unworthy to have such lead
ers as Bryan and Sewall.
Try as hard as they may, the Popu-
lists will be unable to inject any of the
other policies to which the party is
pledged into this campaign. The gov
eminent ownership of railroads, the
~sub-treasury idea, the principles OF
initiative and referendum have no
more place in the campaign of 1896
than have the laws of Moses. Some
time in the next fifty years these
ideas, or vagaries, as you please, may
become live political issues. They are
not such now. The people have but
one question to settle this year. That
question is the silver question, and
they propose to settle 1t right.
If the Populists do not nominate
Bryan and Sewall it makes little diff
ference whom they do nominate. An
Independent ''middle of = the = road
Populist ticket will cut less figure this
year than did the Prohibition party
four years ago. Populists have nc
more desire to throw their votes away
than any other class of citizens
Three-fourths of them will vote fol
Bryan and Sewall any way.
The disintegration of the Populist
party has begun. The middle of-the.
road" fanatics have soundedit s death
knell.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-07-30
Advertised Letters.

List of letters remaining in the Post
Office at Mexico, Mo-, for the week
ending August /, 1896, which if nc;
called for in thirty days will be sentto
the Dead Letter Office at Washington.
Persons calling for letters in this list
will please say "advertised:"
E. B. Bruce, Surly Brown, Mrs. s.
P. Bradley, Ben Coil, Mrs. Jno. Clark,
Mrs. Ella Davis, Miss BERTHE Edwards,
Mrs. Kate Kife, Miss Oracle German,
Mrs. J.. Fl. Golloday, r. w. Howell,
Guy Hart, Bud Howard, @. G. Jaslin 4,
Otto Krause, O. q. Lannon Ida Men
nan, j. w. Osborn, Arnold Ross, Mol
lie Robinson, Lula Smith, Mary Will
liams, Minnie Woodford, Pet Wilson,
The whole system is drained and
undermined by indolent ulcers and
open sores. DeWitt's Witch Haze
SaIve speedily heals them. 1t is the
best pile cure known. For sale by
Woodbridge & Purdy.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-07-30
A Fine Bunch of Cattle.

FFotu LIT ttuhNfsith ~
Judge Angel drove &c head of as
smooth, weli-fatted beef cattle into
Centralia Monday rs has been here in
many moons The cattle were daisies
and looked like they had just stepped
out of a picture book. Judge Angel
has been feeding them since October
/. They weighed 1850 pounds and
we're sold to Fountain & Son at Sab.
The Judge is one of the largest feed
ers in this section of the State. He
seldom ships his stun, but sells it al
home where he can have some say
about what they bring. He also drove
in ITO hogs, Cook, Givens & Summer:
getting them at 8 cents.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-07-30

Constipation a be cured easily and
certainly by the use of DIR. Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets. They are perfectly
simple-perfectly safe. They r not
at all violent in their action, and yet
they are more certain than many
medicines which are SO strong that
they put the system all out of order.
The great advantage of the pheasant
Pellets" is that they cure perm anent-
ly. You don't have to keep on taking
them. You don't acquire a "pellet
habit" Is in using other pills. Take
them regularly for a while, and You
are cured permanently. After that,
take them only when you find your
self suffering from indigestion. There
are many medicines offered for
the same purpose or which druggists
make a bigger profit. For this rea-
son, some druggists would rather sell
the other things. II. your own health
is of more Importance to You than the
druggists prosperity, you will insist
on having what you ask for.