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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-13
short state Items.

Verne Downer, civil engineer for the
Benton Harbor, Eastern and Transit
Railroad. attempted, suicide. He is in a
precarious condition. ~ So "a.
Thomas j. Clark lifer from Huron
County, died, at Jackson Saturday, His
aged father is unable to care for the re-
mains, and they will be sent to Ann Ar
Dor. =. Rs AT
Miss Bertha Wattles, sister of Banker
Oliver Wattles, of Lapeer, is dead. She
recently gave several hundred dollars to-
wards the purchase Of the chimes for the
new Catholic church.
At Decatur, lying upon his death bed,
with only a few hours of life in prospect,
Simeon Barrett FASTENED the end by
shooting himself through the head during
the absence Of the attendants.
Henry Lueders, formerly a saloonkeep-
er at Muskegon, died in Milwaukee,, This
Is the second time he has been aced in
a coffin. Years ago in Germany he ap-
parently died and was made ready for
burial.
Richard Bookey, OF Grattan, was seen
In a saloon at 10 O'Clock at night and was
found at his barn, three miles distant,
the next MORNING III hu UNCONSCIOUS COn-
dition He died In a few hours. All
sorts of reports are ,afioat, but the exact
cause of his death is yet a mystery.
A stranger was arrested at Hastings
and held as lunatic. simply because he
picked up cigar stubs on the street and
smoked them. And yet hundreds OF
young chaps, who smoke compounds OF
the same stuff, covered with white rice
paper, have access to the best regulated
social circles.s-
Adrian will be made the terminal of the
Lima Northern Railroad. arrangements
having been made with the Wabash for
coaling station and storage tracks.
Trains will run over the Wabash tracks
from the jurction in Seneca township.
A Bate Creek man went to Kalama-
zoo to purchase hack the other day, TAX
ing with him a team OF horses. On his
way home one of the horses baked and
would not bulge. The driver bought an
other from a farmer. Whea nine niles
from Battle Greek the new horse dropped
dead The discouraged driver stayed in
strnwstack over night and, by the aid
Of several friends, got into town two days
later. --------- u.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-13
TO ALL REPUBLICANS

We trust that all Republicans are
alive TO the responsibility which rests
upon them in this campaign. 1t Is not
TO Democrats or Mugwumps that the
country looks for rescue from it's pres
ent troubles, but to Republicans. 1t
will not do for any Republican to rely
on the aid that Is promised by mem
bers Of other parties. We must wage
the battle as if we had no allies We
must fight to the last minute as If we
stood alone against all our foes COM
bincd What assistance we get from
others we should welcome, but the fight
Is ours; we must make it. and on us de-
ponds the result.
Republicans, singly and in groups,
must take off their coats and go to
work as they have not worked since
80 and Ca There are thousands on
thousands of voters who have become
confused by the mingling Of issues and
the merging Of lines in the excitement
OF the last few weeks Many Of them
do not know what the party is striving
for. These people must be enlightened,
instructed, encouraged. Every en-
ployer must make himself an instruc-
tor of his employees. Every business
man must make himself missionary
among his brothers. Every working
man who has learned his lesson well
must teach those who labor at his side
orenjoy their leisure in his company.
1t is not enough that most Republi-
cans know what they wish to vote for.
They must make their friends and ac-
quaintances understand the questions
that are before the people. They must
struggle with the stubborn; they must
convince the doubtful They must put
the right arguments before every one
who has a vote. The only sound argu-
ments are the straight Republican ar
guments. The only sound doctrine Is
straight Republican doctrine. Do not
trust others. Do not look to Demo-
cratic speakers or to Democratic news
papers. Look to yourselves. Put
straight Republican principles before
Your friends. Give them straight Re-
publican papers to read. Preach
Straight Republicanism every day!
There can be no misunderstanding
about Republicanism. Its cardinal
principle is protection, by which every
man is enabled to earn his living, and
sound money, by which every man is
enabled to receive full, honest wages
for his work From this doctrine there
should be no turning. 1t is the doctrine
on which depends the honor and the
life of the nation.
Republicans, get to work now! The
country looks to you. The whole world
looks TO you. Republicans now, as in
othef times of, peril must fight the
BATH and win the victory New York
Press.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-13

31S,S6 too high I'm his estimate. For
the 1895 year his first estimate was
$454, 427, 74S, which was $64,OOO,O0O too
high; while his second estimate, made
year later, was $34,O00,OOO too high.
He has not improved much since then,
as his first estimate for the fiscal year
just closed was nearly $77,00O,OOO too
high, while his latest estimate was al
most 49,, 100000 in excess of the actual
revenue received. AS "figurer" the
Democratic Secretary Of the Treasury
Is not in it compared with Gen. eros
venor
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-13

Vote the Republican ticket, stand by
the protective policy, stand by Ameri-
can industries, stand by that policy
which believes In American work for
American workmcn, that believes In
American wages for American labor
ers, that believes In American homes
for American citizens. Vote to main
tain that system by which you can
earn enough not only to give you the
comforts of life but the refinements of
life: enough to educate and equip your
children, who may not have been for
tunate by birth, who may not have
been born with silver spoon In their
mouths; enough to enable them In turn
to educate and prepare their children
for the great possibilities Of American
life. / am for America, because Amer
lea is for the common people.-Hon.
William Mckinley.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-13
FACTS ABOUT SILVER.
Cut This Out and Carry 1t in Your Pocket for
Ready Reference. rs, s.l".vs

FIRST.
4 1. Silver has always been measured by
2. That by which something else IL
measured Is the standard OF value. The
number OF ounces OF silver an ounce of
gold would buy has always been the
ratio.
8. Like all other values, the ratio OF
silver TO gold has been controlled by
supply and demand.
4. When this government was founded
the commercial or true ratio was be-
4 lieved to be 10 TO I.
5. At that ratio silver was admitted
free and unlimited TO the mint. Gold
dollar, 24A grains ine gold; 2a%x15
equals 37lN grains fine silver the Nsll-
yer dollar OF the daddieS" 'lasy
O. The intent and belief Of the dad
dies. was that 371A grains Of pure silver
grains of gold would buy. 9Hgii
7. Or that Is ounces Of fine silver would
pay as much debt as one ounce OF gold.
SECOND.
I. The ratio OF Is to 1. fxed by law. re-
\ manned actually correct but a very short
time
2 Owing, to admission OF foreign coins
which were, inferior. no American gold
or silver coins circulated. Coinage OF
silver dollars was suspended In 1904, ana
was not resumed until 1920. Then 1000
3. In 1884 the ''dollar Of the daddies"
ceased to exist. The weight OF the silver
D dollar was changed to 4l2h grains. This
altered the ratio TO 10 to 1.
A. Silver then became more profitable
to export than to coin.
\ g. Thus we went TO the single gold
4 standard. son which we have been down
to the present time.
q. Droppipg the silver dollar legally
4 FROM coinage in 1873 was only making a
mere record ofssWhat had been actually
true from 1884. Silver declined to be
I coined during that entire period except
In small quantities.
T. The whole amount of silver coined
\ from the foundation Of the Government
to 1873 was about IS, 900 900, although Its
! \ coinage was free and unlimited.
THIRD.
H. From 1873 TO July 1. 1906. under lin
\ tied silver coinage we coined, In full
legal tender silver dollars $429, $50 016,
at the ratio of 10 to 1.
2. In the eighty-five years prior to 1873
the whole amount OF silver coined by
the United States under free silver coin
age was S222, 5S5. 021.
\ g. In the eighteen years from 1873 to
1896 the whole amount of silver coined
under limited coinage was $471, 027 .729.
4. More than $21. 100000 more OF silver
I was coined In eighteen years OF limited
coinage than during the cighty-fiye years
offree-sllver coinage.
: s. All the silver dollars In our cur
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-13
Hanna Declares the Issue.

fhhahhh DSthaEGc tUt A6SuC-
Chairman Hanna declares that the
Issue is honest money and a protcc-
tive tariff
And when / say protective tariff I
do not mean a high protective tariff
by any. means "A sufficient rcadjust-
ment of duties to pay its expenses and
bring us back to the prosperity OF 1892. "
That the present duties are not high
enougf,' 10 produce sufficient revenue
TO run the government is denied by
no one. Even the Popocrats admit 1t.
They say in their platform that they
are opposed to further changes In the
tariff l"except such as are necessary
20 make good the deficit In revenue"
Whatever Mr.. Hanna says may, be
taken confidently rs representing Maj.
McKinley's sentimental That being
fhe case why should any sound money
Democrat hesitate to vote at this juno
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-13

rency are full legal tender at 100 cents,
each Except for redemption OF gold GER
tincates, which are not legal tender).
u. Subsidiary silver (half-dollars. quar-,
terrdollars and dimes) are legal tender
tlon. III '7''-R ~ >
z. The total limited legal tender silver
coined Is $170. SOC. 2S8.0O. % ~
8. Total silver. coined by, the . United,
states ,n down to July !. 1896. 5000. 464.-
49, patN FOURTH. s~ag ~
I. The reason new demand for free
coinage OF silver by the United States
fsfodaetfsn. 'caussd chiefly BY fmpreysd
hsthods of mining and better factffties
became so large as to diminish its value
q Down to isTs silver was more profit .
able TO export than to coin. and that
year Only xx9 800 was nnsfed for 'coinaGss'
g. In 1855 the worlds production Of
silver was 81, 400, 900 ounces; real ratio
to gold, 1898 to T. fyts fHa
T. In 1870 the worlds production Of sill,
YER WAS o. rs, 600 ounces, or more than
o. In 1885 the worlds production OF sil-
yer was 03.270,O 900 ounces. trebilng that
Of 1856. Real ratio to gold, 20.78.
.. In 1S05 the worlds production Of sill
vel was OunCtH, OF more tuun
nve times what II was In 1856. Real
tito to gold, 31.50. .rSe -,
z. That Is to say. an ounce OF gold Is
worth to-day nearly 80 ounces OF silver.
Soviet owners of uncOined silver want
us Ito accept 1t for free and unlimited
coinage at the proportion OF ~ ounces
or silver to 1 ounce OF gold. ""n -
tNp f5s FIFTH. 31s'frs N-ifi
l. The effect would, be to food the
country with silver dollars worth. 81, to
IS cents. W
2. When the Government was founded
the ''daddies" believed and Intended
that fifteen ounces OF silver would spur-
chase as much as one ounce Of gold, or
that fifteen ounces OF silver would dis
charge debt which one ounce Of gold
would discharge.
3. To-day one ounce OF gold will pur-
chase as much as 81 ounces of silver IL
we coined silver Mt 10 to 1, therefore,
we would be forcing on ourselves a dollar.
OF purchasing power or debt-paying
power OF only one-half the present dollar
OF our currency, all Its dollars being kept
up to value Of 100 cents each by the
existing gold standard.
4. Free coinage OF silver would put us
on the silver standard with China, Japan
and other countries In which labor Is In
practical serfage. and civilization Is
scarcely begun.
5. There Is not in the world to-day n
first-class nation that opens It's minis to
the free and unlimited coinage Of silver.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-13

In declaring for the free coinage Of
silver independently Of all other coun-
tries the Chicago convention in effect
declared for different and lower money
standard than that used by the great
commercial nations with which we
trade. Trade and commerce follow the
lines of least monetary resistance, and
out of total merchandise imports and
exports last year Of 81, $50, sos, 1870 only
$l63. 1913, S27 was from single silver
standard countries-less than IL per
cent
Even in our South American trade,
about which so much has been said, out
Of total of Si45, 693, O55 only 8 per
cent, So, 991, 853, was with silver stand
ard countries, while 70 per cent, $lO5,
217, 1854, was with single gold standard
countries, and $3l. 4S3, 33S was with BIZ
metallic countries. ..sa 40
Practically speaking. all bimetallic
countries are on gold basis, their
legal tender silver being exchangeable
for gold, but the bimetallic trade is
small. Let Europe serve as the example.
While much less than half of its popu-
lation has the single gold standard. the
following table shows our trade:
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-13

ment TO make his choice of meals? Why
at any rate, object to paying debts in
the kind of metals borrowed? If a silver
man prefers silver to gold, either GOV
eminent or banker will pay it to him,
and for all debts, all taxes, all obliga-
tons due the nation, State, county or
municipality silver is nowa full tender
and to all intents and purposes primary
money.-Medina Ohio Gazette.
A Peusioner Tries Cheap Money.
Mr.. Baker, American Minister to Gen.
trail America, recently sent communi-
cation to the State Department at
Washington that furnishes a. very
pointed object lesson for the nearly L.
100000 pensioners Of the country as to
the enormous loss they must suffer IL
we have free silver. The case present
ed by MIR. Baker would be tileH exact
experience Of every one of our. nearly
100000 pensioners IL the free silver
standard were adopted in this coun-
try. ~
Some five years ago an invalid sol
der drew a back pension Of $4,000 In
United States gold or its equivalent,
and went to one of the Central Ameri-
can States, hoping to recover his shat
tered health by the gentler climate Of
that region. Gold then commanded a
premium in the country in which he 10
Gated, and soon after his arrival he de-
posted with a reliable banking com
pany $500 Of his gold to give him a
nrff 70 % 81 Y q
silver basis of the country, to bear 8
per cent. interest. For four years he
continued to draw his interest, not
outstanding the continued rise IN the
premium Of gold, but finally gold rose
to the point. Of double that Of silver,
making his deposit worth but a trifle
more than half Its face value, when he
received notice that the bank bad ceas-
ed to pay Interest to it's depositprs. >;
The Amepican pensioner then consult
Ell Minister Baker as to what oOursethe
should pursue to enable him to live on
his pension, flfat had become reduced
nearly one-half. For the purpose Of
safety he permitted il to remain an
other year on deposit, when he finally
decided to draw his money out and get
1t transferred into reliable money. His
$1,000 of deposit then enabled him to
purchase $1,731 in gold, Thus the
American invalid soldier who made the
experiment Of living In cheap money
country found the silver currency Of
the country so capricious that at the
end of five yesrs he could obtain only
S1,731 in honest American money for
his 81, 900 of deposits, thereby suffering
"a loss of quite one-half of hts entire
pension money.
This American invalid soldier, pen
siQner has simply made the experiment
In Central America that every one Of
our nearly 100000 pensioners in this
country would be compelled to make IL
the cheap money theory shall prevail.
In short, the adoption of free silver In
the United States would be simply the
annual robbery of sac, 100000 from the
pensioners of the country.-Philadel
phia Times.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-13
STATE 0F MICHIGAN.
occuRRENcESis DuRih0reIT TINE
.nFsl'S 4sar PAST WEEK. seo4q
vaiuabIs Address By Dn'vsc. Vaughn
~ ~ Nice Point In Hcirship to BE De-
eiaed by the Oakland Probate conrt-
Supreme coBgt Uphoids Game Lave.


DIR. Victor q. Vaughn, of Ann .Arbor,
gave practical talk to thesteachers n5f
the summer school and others ON the re-
stricfion of diseases, following along the
line mainly of the work mapped out by
the State Board of Health for. public
school education on the subject, treating
FIRST Of smallpox. He sud that 200 years
ago 1t was the exception to meet a man
in London whose face was not marked
by this disease. Now to meet such per-
son is.a rare, exception. Jenner's discov-
cries and the Introduction Of vaccination,
compulsory and voluntary, are RESPONSE
bic. for this. and by universal vaccination
the, disease eau, beyond all question, be
absolutely stamped out Combining him
self to the practical restriction Of typhoid
fever and consumption. the two most
troublesome diseases, DIR. Vaughn said
that both can and are going to be abso-
lutely exterminated, though the medical
profession Is, without boa sting, fully 100
years ahead Of popular opinion. The time
will come, he said, when a municipality
will be liable for damages for. a case OF
typhoid fever contracted within it's lin
its, for 90 out OF every; 100 of such cases
are caused by an impure water supply,
Until that time comes the watchword, said
the DOCTOR, is boil your water, whether
you feel sure it is free from germs or not.
Boil it anyway for half an hour and make
doubly sure. If people would quit drink
ing water not sterilized or boiled, typhoid
fever will disappear. As to consumption,
there Is no danger of contracting merely
from daily contact with consumptive,
even from sleeping with him. The germs
are not exhaled from the body, but come
merely from the matter coughed up.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-13
Hard Time. and Free silver.

There is not first-class commercial
country on earth now that has free
coinage. There is not freessilver coun-
try on earth that has as much as S. per
capita in circulation-all kinds of mon
ey. There is in circulation in the United
States $24 per capita, or $3.50 per
capita more than any free sill
yer country on earth. We have
more silver in circulation to-
day than ever before and more per capt.
Ia than any free silver country on earth.
Our dollar will buy more sugar, coffee,
-four, meal, meat, medicine, hardware
and clothing than In 1873. A barrel Of
corn, bushel OF wheat or 100 pounds
Of tobacco will buy nearly double as
much OF the article that farmers con-
sumo as the same kind OF corn. wheat
or tobacco would buy in 1873. The
wages OF the laboring man will buy
double as much Of the necessaries OF
life now as in 1873, and his wages have
not been reduced one-fourth as much .ss
the purchasing power Of his money has
been increased
All Of the above propositions we as
sert without fear of intelligent contra
dlction. Then, IL 1t be fact that no
free silver country on earth has as
much as $5per capita; and II 1t be fact
that we have about s24 per capita; and
IL it be fact that we have more silver
In circulation per capita than any free
silver country in the world; and II 1t be
a fact that the purchasing power OF
was in 1873, and that the products. Of
the farm will purchase more necessa5
ries OF life than in 1873, our free sil*sr
friends will have to hunt farther FOR
the hard times complained Of TfssyI
can't charge 1t to reduced circlpatl9n
or to higher prices.-Galves Nerves.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-13

The American people hold the financial
honor Of our Government as sacred as our
dag, and can be relied upon to guard IL with
the same sleepless vigilance.
Our creed embraces an honest dollar, an I'M
taruished national credit, adequate revenues
FOR the uses of the Government, protection to
labor and Industry, preservation OF the home
market and reciprocity which will extend our
Soretgn markets.
Our trouble Is not with the character Of the
money that we have, but with the threat to
debase IL. We have the same currency that
we had In 1892 good the world over and I'M
questioned by any people. Then, too, we had
unexnmpled credit and prosperity.
Not content with the Inauguration Of the
<uinous Motley which has brought down the
wages OF the laborer and the price of farm
produces, its advocates now offer u new pol
Icy which win diminish the value of money
In which wages and prices are paid.
What we want Is a sound policy. financial
AMI industrial, which will give courage and
confidence TO all, for when that Is done the
money now unemployed, because Of fear for
the future and lack of confidence in invest
nient. will quickly appear In the channels of
trade.
The money Of the United States, and every
lSind and form OF II, whether Of paper, silver
or gold. must be as good as the best In the
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-13
Highwaymen in Mnnistee.

Two highwaymen he'd up two street
cars In the outskirts of Manistce Thurs
day night and compelled the conductors
and motormen to give up all the money
in their possession. The hold-up occurred
In a secluded spot. There were no pas
sengers and the highwaymen jumped on
board and quickly covered the crew with
revolvers. Then they ordered them to go
ahead after the booty was secured. Be
fore assistance could be sent back the
last car for the night had reached the
spot and one passenger and the car men
were Compelled to undergo the same
treatment as the others. About $35 was
stolen. THE men are tramps and had
been about the city for a week.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-13

proved futile, These are n few signs
OF the prevailing disconthnt and they
increase in number every dfx, Fusion
Is easy to talk about. butit IN not easy
to achieve when both parties are look
ing for the advantage Chicago Times
Herald. II. ~
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-13

ture for Maj. Mckinley and the main
tenance of the existing gold standard?
Why should the fear Of a thigh pro-
tective tariff" keep them away when
Mr.. Hanna informs them the enact
ment Of no such tariff is anticipated
Chicago Tribune.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-13
Which Died First?

About two weeks ago Mr.. and Mrs.
John Peer, an aged and well-to-do couple,
were killed by the cars near the, village
of Novi No person witnessed the acct
dent. and when discovered both were
dead. They left no children. In this
case according to the law, il the wife
died first after being struck by the train,
all of the husbands personal property
would revert to his heirs. IL he died
first, then half would go to his heirs and
half to her. and thence to her heirs. The
heirs Of both parties have engaged counsel
and will attempt to settle the case in the
probate court. r-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-13
Report on Michigan Banks.

A consolidated statement showing the
condition of liza State banks and four
trust companies of Michigan at the close
Of business July IA was issued by Bank
ing Commissioner Sherwood. The total
loans, discounts, stocks, bonds and mort
cages were SOS, 479, 1872, decrease Of ST.
266,643 since the report Of May Z. The
deposits are SOS, 209,554, a decrease Of
$217,O11. Savings deposits have risen
to $40, 0S9,0S7, the increase being $780,
49, Commercial deposits have fallen
from S15,27S.754 to $14,41S,259. The
capital stock has decreased $11O,050 and
the total resources So9S, 731. A slight
falling off in the amount of gold coin in
the banks il observed.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-13

The legality of game and fish laws of
the State was sustained by the Supreme
Court in the cases Of Thos. ONeil and
Jacob Hoffner, who were convicted Of
selling quail and brook trout during the
closed season. The court says that the
game law would be nugatory during pro-
hibited seasons IT, game could be import
ed from a neighboring State. as it would
be impossible to show, in most instances,
wnere the game was caught. The Legis-
lature is declared to have the right to
absolutely prohibit the sale of fish or
game caught within the State during
closed season, or the entire year, and the
right to prohibit the importation and sale
Of game or fish with the same purpose is
also affirmed, the statute being held to be
valid