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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-10-30
Senator Stewards Sound Arguments.

The question never will be settled
until you determine the simple ques-
ton whether the laboring man is en-
titled to gold dollar if he earns it. or
whether you are going to cheat him
with something else. That is the upshot
of the whole thing 80 y There have
been a great many battles fought against
gold, and gold has won every time.
do not care how much you discuss it or
how many resolutions you pass. they do
not make any difference. You must
other people have-that gold is recog-
nized as the universal standard of value.
1t is the measure that must be used. 1t
is the measure by which your wealth
must be tested. 1t has been and always
will be the touchstone of measurement.
and when you depart from that and try
TO figure up any other measure which
the world does not recognize you get
into confusion. Attempting 20 reconcile
them, it is idle TO talk about. 1t il idle
10 talk about compromising on any other
measure of value. The world will not
accept it, We have the experience of
every nation that Ia tried ii, and it
has been tried in almost every civilized
nation. Do not let us try to de-
ceive the American people. Do not let
us try TO make them believe by some
hocus pocus Of legislation that we can
give them something of real value-we
can give them measure Of value that
is better than the universal standard of
mankind. Do not deceive them in that
regard. Let them know the facts now.
| believe that it would be highly injuri-
Gus 10 this country to again initiate the
currency. - l need not enlarge upon
the evils of deprecated currency.
This country has felt them too severely
to require that should mention them
1t matters not what kind of depreci.
ated currency you have, it necessarily
entails many evils **+
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-10-30
Overwhelmed by an Advertisement.

A Brooklyn firm had an amusing ex
perience recently, and one which proved
to it the great value of newspaper ad
vertising Solid oak chiffoniers were adj
yertised TO be sold for % cents. That
morning bargain seekers noticed the
offer and be ore O'Clock the store was
crowded witt buyers. Finally the clerks
were overwhelmed. They began taking
orders for the chiffoniers right and left
In alarm the manager telephoneG to one
member Of the firm and wanted to know
what could be done. By that time the
crowd had become so great and the rush
for the 0S cent chiffoniers so impatient
that other furniture was being showed
in all directions and much damage
done. The sale was ordered off in q
twinkling. Il was found, however, that
orders for 1,64l chiffoniers had been
taken. Buffalo Express.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-10-30
TOLD BY THE THUMBS.

An Alleged indication OF Nervous De-
when | went to a nerve specialist
first" said a man who was once an in
valid, "he told me that one way to judge
of the condition of a persons nerves
was TO watch his thumbs. Ever since
that time | have found the greatest
fascination in looking at peoples
thumbs. The doctor said that if they
moved involuntarily outward it was a
sign that the nerves Of that man or
woman were not in the best condition.
| find myself now sweeping the line
that sits opposite me i'm car and if
that doctors test is good one there is
surprising number of people in his
town whose nerves need looking after
There are few among the women who do
not involuntarily move the thumbs out
ward at intervals of every few minutes,
and when your attention has once been
attracted TO ii the process of watching
their glovcd hands grows very interest
ing | have found the habit much less
frequent among men; but take the av-
erage number of women in a cable car
and il will be surprise TO you to see
how many of them indulge unconscious
~ in this little habit. | only hope it
does not mean anything as serious as
it might indicate if that nerve special
lists diagnosis was q good one"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-10-30
Downtrodden Mr.. GIimmerton.

"Did anybody ever hear of anybody
so downtrodden as I?' said Mr.. GlilD
merton. "If 60 to the parlor window
10 look ont into the street, and, comm,
away, leave the curtain awry, as | am
very apt to do, hear my Oldest daugh
ter say, Twenty cents, and have
TO pay it; it's fine for not readjustins
the curtains as they should be. What do
You think Of that for domestic tyranny;
But it has It's bright side. The money
so collected goes to buy things that 9th
erwjse ] would have to pay for, so per.
haps it is just as we'll New York
Sun
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-10-30
THE SINGULAR GOOD FORTUNE OF
A CLAYTON MAN
Ii Came TO Him Through Reading an
Article About Jas. j. Corbett.
From the TimcS, Adrton, Mich.

Two miles east of Clayton, Mich, there
lives man. Mr.. Charles Smith, whose lot il
has been TO suffer for twelve long years with
out help. Recently il was rumored that Mr..
Smith had, i'll some remarkable manner,
nearly regained his health. A Times and
EJpOSit0r reporter, calling upon Mr. Smith
To learn the truth of the matter found him
in "A field harvesting oats When questioned
about the rumor that was ahoat concerning
him, Mr.. Smith promptly replied that it
was true.
He said that for twelve years past he had
been troubled with sciatic rheumatism, that
his suiferings had been at times well nigh
unbearable, and that until April last, he had
not been able TO obtain relief. Now he said,
he soped soon to be entirely cured. The re-
porter inquired what had effected this re-
markablc change. Mr. Smith replied that
last April he learned of some astonishing
cures that had been performed by DR.. Will
liams' Pink Pills for Pale People These
cures, and in particular the case of James j.
Corbett, an account Of which appeared in the
TJmes and Erp0sjt0r. induced him TO try the
pills. After taking two boxes he thought he
was entirely cured. The rheumatism re-
turned in measure however and he is again
taking the pills with full confidence that two
boxes more will entirely eradicate the dis
ease from his system.
Mr.. Smith made a sworn statement of these
facts, of which the following is copy:
| have been troubled with sciatic rheu-
mat>m during the past twelve years and at
times, my suffering has been almost unbear-
able. had tried various remedies without
help until last April | began taking DR..
Williams Pink Pills. ! have taken two
boxes and have been able to do more work
this summer than heretofore ! think il is
the only medicine in the world that would
have helped me.
CHARLES SMITH.
Sworn TO and subscribed before me this
Second of August, 1895. II. VI. COLE.
NOtdry Public.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
are now given to the public as an untailing
blood builder and nerve restorcr, curing all
forms of weakness arising from watery
condition of the blood or shattered nerves.
he pills are sold by all dealers or will he
sent post paid on receipt OF price, 50 cents a
box, or six boxes for $50 they are never
sold in bulk or by the 100. by addressing
Or. WIlliems' Medicine Company, Schenec-
tady, y. y.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-10-30
WOULD FISH ON SUNDAY.
And the Commercial Traveller Got Hook
in His Ear.

A commercial traveller who stayed
over Sunday at Seneca Falls and went
TO the lake TO pass away the time,
thought he would catch a few fish, so
he hired a boat, equipped il with the
necessary tackle, started out and was
soon busy watching his line. After a
time, says the Post Express, something
got hold and commenced 10 pull. To
make sure it was a fish he leaned over
the side of the boat and peered down
through the water, and when he found
IL was real live fish he became ex-
cited and tumbled i'm head first. In his
efforts 10 eXtricate himself from his
unpleasant position he became en-
tangled in his line, and the fish separat-
ing from the hook that adjunct 20
fsherman's kit attached itself TO his
ear. He was finally rescued but little
the worse for his experience
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-10-30
silver Question In "A Nu,,her.

In every rural town of the country
free coinage advocates are promising
farmers that Is 10 ! would raise the
price of grain and meat and thus re-
duce the proportions of the produce Of
the farm that goes to pay the labor elu-
ployCd OF oil brazen performances Of
the century, the most impudent Is that
by which at the same time the wac
earners are invited to assist III cam
paign 10 make Their food more dear L.
them and 10 reduce the wages of tie
most numerous class Of wage earners IN
the country.
There is the silver question III nut
shell. 1t is simply a question as q
whether our wage earners are gettine
too high wages They may as well fac,
the question. If our wage earners be.
lieve they are getting too high wage
and that this country is suffering IN
consequence. all they have to do is to
take lower wages. If they prefer "a
roundabout way, they can favor flec
coinage of silver, and they will get their
wages cut down half without any fur
ther trouble on their part
In the light of our experience with
fiat money legislation. from the green
back 10 the Sherman pig silver certiii-
Gates, this long suffering country viii
finally learn that wealth is not created
by fiat, but is made by labor; that the
law can put no dollar into any mar :
pocket unless it first takes it from the
pocket of some other man, and that
wage earners are first and most inter
ested in opposing interference by law
There has never yet been made law TO
put into any laboring mans pocket
single dollar that he did not earn. He
of all men, therefore, has the best right
TO insist that there shall be no law passed
that will raise the price of what he has
to buy. and thus take from him any
portion Of what he has earned. Hon.
John De Witt Warner in Present Prob
lens. ~
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-10-30
Bryan's .eIsimetaIIism."

Mr.. Bryan still calls himself "bi-
metallist, " though he has never even
attempted to answer the question: "In
the history of this country has there
ever been a time when gold and silver
circulated upon equal terms as full legal
tender money, with the minis open to
Iho free and unlimited coinage of both?"
There never was such time. Free
and unlimited coinage at I6 70 has
never, i'll any country, at any time,
given bimetallic currency. Mr.. Bryan
Is silver monometallist in fact, what
ever he may think himself to be in the
nrv.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-10-30
WHAT VICTORIA COULD DO.


Has Enormous rover, Ihoug0 she Never
Dsres Use 1t.
AS a matter of fact, says the London
Tit-Bits, our sovereigns have rarely
taken any active part in politics since
George lis time, but they could still
do some very astonishing things if they
chose. The queen could dismiss every
Tommy Atkins in our army, from the
commander in chief 10 the Youngest
drummer boy. She could disband the
navy in the same way, and sell all our
ships, stores and arSenals to the first
customer that came along. Acting en-
tirely on her own esponsibility, she
could declare war against any foreign
country, or make present TO any for
eign power OF any part of the empire.
She could make every man, woman and
child in the country peer of the realm,
with the right, in the case of males who
are of age. 10 a seat in the house of
lords. With a single word she could
dismiss any government that happened
to bc in power. and could, it IS believed.
pardon and liberate all the criminals in
our iails These are few OF the things
the queen could do if she liked; but il is
not necessary 10 say that her majesty
never acts IN matters - state. except on
the advice of the government for the
tin,.a hafnu
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-10-30
CABLE UP THE AMAZON.
To BE Laid 1.iOO Miles Up stream--A
Hint for This Country.


An interesting variation in the usual
run of submarine cable work will soon
be shown in the laying of q cable from
the mouth of the Amazon, 400 miles
up the great river. This novel work
Sill place the large and growing trade
If the dim but rich interior in direct
communication with Europe, as well
as with the immed late shipping ports,
and will unques tionably contribute
largely TO the development of Brazilian
commerce. To carry land lines over
this vast and little known territory
would simply be impossible, and as
there are practically no railroads par.
alleling the river, the steamboat and
the cable are the great means of COM
merce and civilization. There is hint
here, however, says the New York
Post, that might well be adopted even
In the United States, where, IL wires
were cabled and carried along the beds
of all available streams and rivers,
there certainly would not be the inter
ruptions now experienced through the
failure of the land lines every time
strong gale blows In Germany, where
military considerations often cause
things to be done that would not be
done in the mere interest of peaceful
trade, no small proportion of the tele-
graph wires are thus submerged in or
der to avoid any bresI In the service at
critical rNomenta
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-10-30
Qualified To Teach.

The esteem in which the sailors call.
ing is held in Massachusetts coast towns
is indicated by story that comes from
Martha's Vineyard. 4 teacher was
wanted and a sailor applied for the POI
sition. He had TO pass an examination
by the committee, and he trembled at
the ordeal, being sadly unlearned in
book lore. The chairman began the ex-
amination: "Mr. -, what is the shape
of the earth?" at is round. sir" the
candidate answered. GLOW do you
know because | have sailed around
it three times" "That will do. sir!"
He received his certificate" as a teacher
without another question being asked.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-10-30
COLONEL lNeERsoLL ON MONEY.
He States Some Plain Truths In His Own
Unique Way.

He States Some Plain Truths In His Own
Unique Way.
Following is an extract from the
speech of Colonel Robert G.. ingersoll
at Chicago on Oct, s:
Money that is money needs no guar
antee. needs no hacker; it is always
good. No matter how many nations go
down 10 dust, good money remains for
ever the same. We have man running
for the presidency on three platforms,
with two vice presidents, that says
money is the creature of law. If the
government can make money by law,
why should the government collect
taxes? According TO Mr.. Bryan, our
fathers were the friends of silver, and
yet our dear old fathers in all their
lives only minted 5000. 900 of these sa-
cred dollars. Now see what the enc
mics ue silver have done. Since 1878
the enemies o; silver have coined over
43O, 600, 900 of these dollars, and yet
silver kept going down. We are coin
ing now over 81, 600, 600 month, and
silver keeps going down.
Senator Jones of Nevada. in 1878,
voted for the law of 1873. He said,
from his speech in the senate, that God
had made gold the standard. He said
that gold was the mother of civiliza-
ton. Whether he has heard from God
since or not do not know. But now he
is on the other side Senator Stewart of
Nevada was there at the time, but voted
for the act of 1878 and said that gold
was the only standard. He has changed
his mind. No government can afford TO
be clipper on coins.
A great republic cannot afford to
stamp lie on silver or gold or paper.
Honest money for an honest people, is
sued by an honest nation. You cannot
make paper dollar without taking a
dollars worth of paper. We must have
paper that represents money. want it
issued by the government, and l want
behind every one of these paper dollars
either a dollar in gold or silver
dollar worth 100 cents, so that every
greenback under the flag can lift up its
hands and swear, ~ know that my re-
deemer liveth." That was where I was
20 years ago, and that is where am
tonight.
For nations and individuals, at all
times everywhere and forever, honesty
is the best policy. Better be an honest
bankrupt than rich thief. Poverty can
hold in its hand the jewel honor-a
jewel that outshines all other gems. A
thousand times better be poor and noble
than rich and fraudulent Nobody can
be helped by free coinage except the few
people who could pay their debts if they
were willing. Some say that 1t would
help the mine owners. 1t would not.
Coming this bullion into dollars would
not increase its value, because you could
coin the bullion of the whole world and
the supply would be greater than the
demand. Have freecoinage tomorrow,
and there is not silver mine owner
that would make IA dollar-not one-by
changing it into American coin. 1t
would only be worth what the bullion
is worth in the open market.
We want good money-good, honest
money And there was never any real
prosperity for nation or an individual
without honesty, without integrity, and
IT is our duty 10 preserve the reputation
Of the great republic.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-10-30

Changes Made In the Document After the
Convention Adjourned.


Five or six weeks ago complaints
came from Democratic sources that
some one connected with the national
Democratic committee had made UNI
authorized additions and changes in
the party platform after the Chicago
convention adjourned. The platform,
as adopted, was offensive TO or
derby and law abiding citizens in
some respects. and it failed TO
make any enunciation on certain
subjects Of great public interest.
% meet these deficiencies some of the
party leaders added number of para
graphs. In the first the Monroe doc
trine is ccafiirmed
In the second they added to the sen
tence, 1--WE are opposed to the life ten
ure in the public service" the words
except as provided in the constitution.
50 that il might not secic TO add an
other threat To TIE olc a,ready made,
of recognizing the supreme court.
They also added this paragraph,
aimed at the A. +. A; The constitu-
ton of the United States guarantees
To every citizen the rights of civil and
religious liberty The Democratic
party has always been the exponent of
political liberty and religious freedom,
and it renews its obligations and re-
atfirms its dcyotion to these fundamen-
tai principles of the constitution.
This also was aGded u the para
graph respecting immigration: And
as labor creates the wealth of the
country, we demand the passage of
such laws as may be necessary to pro
tcct it in all its rights. We are in
favor of the arbitration of differences
between employers engaged in inter
state commerce and their employees
nd recommend such legislation as Is
necessary to carry out this principle"
Officers of the state central commit
tee in DeJroit have lately charged the
Republican state central committee
with garbling the platform, because
the pamphlet which they printed, Civ
ing the decla rations of the different
parties, did NJ: contain these para
graphs
The fact is these paragraphs were
not in the platform as reported to the
convention. They were not adopted
as amendments and they were never,
in any way, authorized by that body.
The copy which the Republican state
central committee used in preparing
their pamphlet was cut from the De-
troit Tribune of July Q. 1t was com
pared with the platform as given in
the Chicago papers of the same date.
and with the platform as given in the
Republican Campaign Text Book. 1t
is identical in phraseology with
the official copy furnished by the sec
retaries of the convention to the Assoc
ciated Press, and published in almost
every morning paper in the country at
that time. 1t is the platform as re.
ported TO the convention and adopted
by that body without amendment
The paragraphs quoted above did not
appear in print until after the
convention adjourned. They are APP
parently the results of an afterthought,
added without authority, to make
good detic .ncies of the genuine docu
ment; added in the desperate attempt
to disarIl the criticism and hostility
with which thousands of Democrats
received that extraordinary exposition
Of combined Democracy and Populism
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-10-30
women. Love Of Usly Mea.

The illustrious meE in history who wer,
distinguished as much for the fascination
which they exercised over the fair sex a..
for their talents and ability were "a q
rule plain and Insignificant In appearance
Julius Caesar WAS n very i'll favored man
and yet when "a mere stripping. before hi
fame In Rome, girls oh-iis own age sighct
for him, and mature women longcd for HE
love Among the men of later times WIN
were renowned in like manner were Sin
Philip Sidney, plain almost to ugliness
Paul Scarron, the comic poet, a cripple.
Yoltaire, Enthusiastically ugly. and Epus
scau, whose manners were awkward u- ~.
face was plain, while John Wilkes. win,
had the power to subjupate any woman
who spoke TO him for even five minute
was admitted by his own showing - s
the usl:eT: :.:aH IL ENGLAND in hi time
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-10-30

within me. After having taken three boxes
| left my bed. This was early in March.
All pain had left me, ai.d that terrible dead
feeling in my legs had gone away was
still very weak, but before | had taken the
Il short walk in the open air. Now | feel as
if had been born again and am as happy az
"a child. Every pleasant day | take walk,
and am sure that in "A month | will be as we'll
as ever"
Mr.. preSaner said he was not anxious to
have his name made public, but he felt it
his duty to tell how much Or. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People had done for him.
Ii was through "A statement made by an
other, he said, that his attention had been
called to the wonderful medicine, and he
hoped the story of his cure would prove an
beneficial to others.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-10-30

Bryan must demodify his farm prod
uct speeches or he will have TO face
such hard questions as: "What about
wheat and cotton? Are their prices go
ing up in sympathy with silver or be-
cause of shortage of foreign crops:
What connection is there, anyway, be-
tween the prices Of farm products and
of silver"
OF course Bryan can answer all such
questions. In fact, they are dead easy"
for powerful man who can lift the
price Of all the silver in the world to
twice its present height, but it is just
as well to avoid all unnecessary embar-
IaSsment
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-10-30
THE LILY'S LESSON.
Influence OF Beautiful Objects Upon the
Characters OF Young Pupils.


Characters of Young Pupils.
At teachers conventian in Detroit
lately a lady, speaking about the in
fuence of beautiful objects upon the
character and conduct of young pupils,
told pretty story received 10y her from
an eye witness, and thus reported by
the Ncws-Trbune. The occurrence took
place in New York.
Into a school made up chiefly Of chill
dren from the slums the teacher one dav
carried a beautiful Gala Fly. OF course
the children gathered about the pure,
waXy blossom in great delight.
zone of them was a little girl, waif
Of the streets, who had no care bestowed
upon her. as was evinccd by the dirty,
ragged condition she was always In.
Not only was her clothing dreadfully
soiled, but her face and hands seemed
totally unacquainted with soap and wa
ter.
"As this little one drew near the love-
ly flower. she suddenly turned and ran
away down the stairs and out of thu
building. In a few minutes she re-
turned with her hands washed perfectly
clean, and pushed her way up to the
flower, where she stood and admired ID
with intense satisfaction.
ut would SEEM" continued Miss
Coffin, that when the child saw the lily
in its white purity, she suddenly re-
allied that She was not fiji 10 come into
its atmosphere and the little thing fed
away 10 make herself suitable for such
companionship. Did not this have an
clevating, refining effect on the child,
Let us gather all the beauty we can into
the schoolroom."
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-10-30
Wheat, Cotton and Silver.

While Bryan is telegraphing the New
York Journal that 1.-THE gold standard
makes dearer dollar, dearer dollar
means falling prices, and falling prices
mean hard times, the prices of wheat,
corn and cotton are going up, and the
price of silver, the supposed barometer
of prices of farm products, is going
down.