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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-04-16
Tho "Parity" Delusion.

Four years ago silverites, Democrats
or Republicans, Joined with the goldites
Of their respective parties IN accepting
declarations in favor Of Legislation
which shall insure the maintenance Of
the parity Of the two metals" " The quo
tation is found in both Democratic and
Republican national platforms. This
will-o'- -the-wisp of promise worked,
even ON the broad stage Of national poll
tics, but it cannot be expected to work
again. Silverites and goldites, Demo-
Gratis or Republicans. have shown that
they are equally tired Of further Jug
Cling with the subject, and the next
time each party will insist that the truth
as to its beliefs and intentions shall be
squarely told.
The hollowness of these promises Of
legislation to put gold and silver on a
parity has been proved by the complete
failure of either party to attempt 1t.
Since the promulgation of the national
platforms Of 1892 the silver mems
scheme for free coinage, or silver Mono
metallism. has been the single legisla-
tive proposition put forward anywhere,
and with free silver coinage not dol
lar in gold would circulate on par with
silver.
The gold men, who believe in main
taining the gold standard Of our cur
rency and in saying SO, have offered and
will offer no legislation whatever to in
sure or to create parity between gold
and silver other than the makeshift
parity existing, under which nearly
$500, 900, 900 Of silver are maintained on
parity with gold. None the less they
offer a change, from what we have, of
priceless value. They offer the prosperity
which springs from sure and stable
monetary standard, the indispensable
foundation of industrial confidence and
enterprise. They constitute the over.
whelming majority Of the people Of the
United States, and if either the Demo-
cratic or the Republican party fails to
pronounce their sentiment in its plat
form this summer it will be despised for
a coward and beaten for itsfolly. New
Vork SDO
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-04-16
Wages In Mexico.

There are really no wages in Mexico.
All working people take what they can
get-that is, what the employer chooses
to pay. Wageworkers make so little
that there is no incentive to thrift, no
stimulation of energy. The classes are
the rich and the poor. There is no mid
die class. More hopefully perhaps it
might be said that a middle class is just
beginning to form. They who see no
hope Of independence, or even Of small
homes, naturally have no ambition. As
soon as they get very little money they
quit their employment and squander 1t.
Many employers make money, but their
prosperity is based on the degradation Of
labor. The men who do the heavy work
in the mines Of Mexico receive not more
than Is cents to 81 day in Mexican
money. or from 40 to SO cents in actual
money for agricultural labor there never
is quotable rate; hackmen and walters
at restaurants depend almost or wholly
on "tips," which custom makes small,
and the money of the country smaller;
house servants get from 81 to IS q
month, rarely the higher price. And let
it be borne in mind that this is silver
money country, and that most things ex-
cept labor bear high prices.-Corre-
spondence Portland OregoniaD. :.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-04-16
oFFICE-MASONIC BUILDING.
East Nam Street.
Church Directory.

Reformed Church-Rev. G. A, Whitmore
oas or. Services bi.weekly alternating
morning and evening. Services ednes'
day. o. m., Sunday School 2p. NJ.
Guild each Lords Day p. m: Other SER
vices announced from the pulpit.
Lutheran Church-Rev. J. II. Barb, pas
t,r. Services, Sunday 10 A. NJ. and $50 P.
II. Sunday School, 2. ?. u Prayer Meet
ing, Wednesday, 6.45 P.
United Brethren Church-Rev E: Q. B.
Castle Pastor. Regular Services by ap'
appo,ntment from the pulpit.
Glass Meeting every two weeks at lO a. IN
Prayer Meeting every Thursday evening
Sunday School P.M.
Mite Society S.mi monthly. "Wednesday
evening at o'clock. W. Mis-. Meeting
Monthly at Parsonage.
Morayian Church Rev. M. F. Oerter, PAS
tor. Sunday School every Sunday,9a m
o. Preaching services will be held every other
Sunday as heretofore. alternating morning
and evening at 10 aid 7:3O respectively.
,letaodist Episcopal Church - Rev.
Henry Mann Pastor. Services every alter
nate i ,nday at 10 A. NJ. and 7.3O r. M
Sunday School at 9 A. NJ. Prayer Meeting
every Wednesday evening at 7So =. h.
st. Stephens Church, Protestant Episco-
nal Rev. R. Nottingham, Rector. Ser.
vices every Sunday at 1880, a. M, and
Sp. m.
Service on FRIDAYS at 8 p. IN.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-04-16
P>oplc Who Want FREQ Coinage.

It is A''ways useful to analyze the
forces entering into apopular movement.
In this silver movement we have:
First. The owners Of the silver mines
in the "silver states" seeking to manu-
facture by law better market for their
silver bricks and to grow still richer at
the expense of the people.
Second Honest ignorance. Those
who have not yet discovered that money
is not the whole of wealth and really
believe that more money in the country
means less labor to make living.
Third. Those who understand this
thing and know better, but hope out OF
much deprecated money the more easily
to pay old debts. Debts contracted in
gold values would be paid in dollars
worth 80 or IS cents. I have seen this
idea openly, impudently and unblush-
ingly urged by great journal in sill
YER state, addressing itself to farmers
carrying mortgages on their lands.
Fourth. A lot of bright, smart fell
lows who are always ready with an in
fallible Judgment about all things. with
out ever studying or understanding any
thing.
Fifth. Some public men. who under
stand this thing perfectly we'll, but have
not the courage to tell the people the
truth. wishing to carry gold on one
shoulder, silver on the other and votes
ON both.
Sixth.-Some honest public men who
do not understand this thing and new
will-George q. Yeaman in "A @
eorcv priuc.xD
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-04-16
A "Per Capita" Conundrum.

Every true worshiper Of the silver
"fetich" believes as the first article OF
the free coinage gospel that if the guam
tity Of money is doubled prices will be
twice as high. This is the essence Of the
per capita argument and is considered
by both silverites and fiatists to be the
sum of financial wisdom. Second only
to their faith III the sacred words per
capita" is the belief of the cheap money
advocates that the undeniable prosperity
Of France is due to the fact that that
country has about $40 Of money for each
inhabitant. Attempts to show that in
reality the French people are prosperous
because Of their high level Of intelli-
gence, their skill in the industrial arts,
their system Of land holding and meth
ods of cultivation and the great and
varied natural resources Of the country
have had no weight with the one idead
silver agitators.
Since France has nearly twice as
much money per capita as the United
States, according to the believers in the
theory that the quantity Of money fixes
prices, goods should be twice as dear in
France as in America. Now it is noto-
rious that such is not the case. On the
contrary, the products Of French mills,
factories, etc., are sold SO cheaply that
1t is necessary to impose heavy duties
on them to prevent their competition
with high priced American goods. Will
some per capita financier explain why
the large volume Of money in France
does not raise prices ii that country?
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-04-16
FIXED INCOMES AND FREE SILVER
All Who Labor Wnl Find Their Wages
Cut In Half by tho Silver Dollar.

All Who Labor Wnl Find Their Wages
Cut In Half by tho Silver Dollar.
The Denver chamber of commerce,
replying to the appeal for sound money
issued by the New York chamber Of
commerce, says that resumption, of free
coinage Of silver is objectionable to per-
sons of fixed incomes. j.
This is true, but in a sense broader
than it's authors intended. Persons Of
fixed incomes are not merely million
aires or army or navy oficera All who
labor in this country, whether the pay
be called salary or wages, are also per-
sons Of fixed incomes, and they decided
ly object to having their incomes cut in
half for the benefit of silver mine own
ers.
The blacksmith who makes $15 q
week, the carpenter. at So per day. the
salesman at 81, 900 year, the agrioul-
tural laborer at $1.5 so day, the teacher
at $40 per week, all are persons Of fixed
incomes. They find their incomes ncne
too large for their necessitiea Why
should they not object to a slump to
silver, free and unlimited, for the ben-
eft of those who own silver, but at
loss Of so per cent in their fixed in
comesp &.
It is the labor of the country that
most determinedly demands the gold
basis; that demands stability in the our
rency; that objects most positively to q
loss Of half its fixed income. :
Silver mine owners and agents must
reckon with this element, and it ID q
mighty element at the ballot box. Lot
platform writer's note this fact as we'll
as silver mine capitalists. Chicago
Times-Herald. :.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-04-16
A NATURAL RATIO.

II There One Between tho value Of Silver
and Gold?-If So, Is 1t 16 to II
Mr.. J. J. Mott, chairman Of the ma
tional committee Of the free silver party,
recently organized at Washington, in.
hicts on a much abused public long
appeal for votes for free coinage. This
latest official utterance Of the silverites
is not much worse than their former
walls over the terrible suffering caused
by an imaginary scarcity Of cart wheel
dollars, and is only notable in that it
boldly asserts that gold and silver exist
in the earth in almost certain fixed pro-
portions, and that the natural ratio be-
tween the two metals Is therefore 10 to
/. "This ratio" says Mr.. Mott, "has
continued as arranged by man under the
natural order as he found it." 1t Has
accepted by mankind as part Of the
grand plan upon which the world was
to move, and approved by the philosophy
and common sense Of all ages.
II it were true that when the earth
in it was 16 times greater than the gold,
this would be no reason why one metal
should be worth 16 times as much Us
the other. Tho labor cost Of producing
anything and tho demand for it is what
regulates it's value. There is no natural
measure Of values, and no fixed ratio be-
tween two metals or any other products,
80 that there is no ground for the claim
that the value Of an ounce of gold was
designed by nature to be the samo as
that Of l6 ounces of silver.
Mr.. Mott must have been using the
newly discovered K ray to peer into the
innermost depths Of the earth, II he
really knows that gold and silver exist
in "almost certain proportions. 1t is
a pity that he does not inform the public
Just where all those hidden metals are
and how many tons there are of each.
Perhaps he is waiting until congress
passes free coinage law, when he will
uncover the masses of silver which he
knows 30 much about. And perhaps,
great and wise as a chairman OF silver
party must be, he doesn't know any
thing more about the metals in the earth
than he does Of the currency question.
"The grand plan upon which the
world was to move" seems to have got
badly out Of joint in these days. If a
natural law can be set aside by worldly
minded business men, who say that as
the commercial value Of silver is 80
times less than that Of gold they will
give no more for it, nature must feel
sighted. But there is bare possibility
that even Mr.. Mott hasn't been told all
Of the worlds plans for moving.
As for the philosophy and common
sense Of all ages" it is little curious
that in some Of the ages silver was val
ued at eight to one of gold. If the yield
Of the South African, Australian and
American gold mines should prove to be
as large as is confidently predicted by
eminent geologists and mining engi-
neers, the ratio might again drop to
those figures. Would the philosophers" '"
of whom Mr.. Mott is evidently one, stick
to the magic 16 to /, OR would they
adopt the commercial ratio, whatever 1t
might be?
The silver party may get few votes
in November. but it's following will GER
tainly not be increased because Of the
practical wisdom and arguments Of Its
national chairman.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-04-16
Won't Come Out In tho Open.

If the free silverites are SO confident
that they represent the people, why do
they dodge the issue and claim to be BIZ
metallists? What they contend for Is the
free and unlimited coinage Of silver at
10 o1. Why don't they stand by their
oolors?-Atlanta Journal.
When lovely women overworks,
And finds too late her health gives way
What charm can soothe her melancholy
What art can take the pain away2
One Of the saddest cases a physician
meets, is that of some sw aet. modes
woman, who in striving to make hel
home life happy, has overtaxed hel
delicate constitution, until her healtl
is so completely broken down, that he.
every movement Is misery &
feelings of delicaStiri1G
consulting
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-04-16

As is probably pretty we'll known, I
am in favor Of sound money and opposed
to the free, unlimited and independent
coinage of silver as proposed by the free
silver people. Furthermore, I believe
that those who favor sound money will
constitute a majority Of the next Demo
cratic national convention. To make the
majority decisive, however, 1t will be
necessary for the friends Of sound money
to go to work. twill not do to let mat
ters drift and to let that issue take care
of itself. They ought to be prepared to
discuss tho matter intelligently and in
good temper with those who hold con-
fiioting or opposite views. 1t is ques-
ton that is to be reasoned out. Nothing
will be gained by making faces at those
who differ with us. do not fear bolt
from our convention, and there will be
no danger Of it if wise counsels shall
prevail. y Harrity, Chairman
National = 1nno
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-04-16

An up-odan REPUBLICAN, NA TIONAL NEWSPAPER contain
ing "a columns rc reading matter ua the fong special features
REPORT the complete pubshd LETTERS economic
Subjects by George Gungn President TIE the Seho91 Of Scq1 III hoaGes @ sGR- H
MON York minister; STORY PAGE; WOMANS PAGE;
YOUTH s PAGE whch Dan Beard contributes G. A. r. NEWS;
Funny PICTURES and NEW from Washington and ABROAD Dn2
Fall Campaign the paper will pay particular attention 70 ~
POLITICAL NEWS.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-04-16

Leave Rocky Ridge for Emmitsburg at
S26 and 10 40 m, and 3 81 and "a p M.
Leave Highfeld for Gettysburg, Hanover
York and B and II Div. z so and IL 40 m
and g SO m.
Leave Edgemont for Waynesboro, Cham
bersburg Shippensburg, and intermediate sta
tions at z O8 and II 45 q m and 35 p m.
Leaye Hagerstown for Cherry Run and all
points on Potomac Valley Railroad at 08
m and 10 35 and 10pm.
PRR Leave Bruceville tor Frederick at 40
q m and s 40 p m and for Lttlestown Tan
eytown s. Columbia at Al IN and As p m.
Daily-all other.daily except Sunday.
tStops to land Passengers for Baltimore.
fStops only to land Baltimore passengers.
JIM, HOOP. B H. GRIswoLD.
:" lager. Genl, Passenger, Agen
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-05-22

Brownell enlisted in the First Rhode
Island volunteers and went to the war.
His wife went with him.
Her young husband joined the First
Rhode Island regiment, which was at
once ordered south. Mrs. Brownen de-
clined TO be left behind, and on maxi
ing an appeal to the governor of the
state was regularly enlisted and made
color bearer of the regiment, the gov
ernor himself providing her with a
uniform.
Il WORE" said Mrs. Brownell, Eight
gray silk full trouser boomers. Over
these l had a skirt of red silk. My
blouse was blue and my sack white,
with a blue tassel-all red, white and
blue, like the flag bore. My hat was
black-a large soft hat, like those the
G. y. r. wears now-with a long
feather"
a white feather?"
"No," she replied, proudly, Il never
showed the white feather. 1t was
black. Over my uniform L wore an
army coat, with cape"
The longest march this young hero
inc had TO endure she made in the be-
ginning of her military career. This
was from GreencastIe to Friedrich
City, distance of Sc miles, made with
out a halt, starting ut three in the
afternoon of Saturday and arriving on
Sunday at five in the morning. The
rest was short even then, for in the
afternoon of the same Sunday the regi-
ment went on to Washington, its girl
color-bearer as fresh as the best OF
| them.
Mrs. Brownell was at Bull Run, hold
| ing aloft the colors while shot and shell
rained around her. She did not think
so much of the battles as of the awful
scenes to be witnessed on the fields
after firing had ceased. Her husband
had only enlisted for short period o.
service, and when he returned home she
CT course accompanied him.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-05-22
Continued from page 5,

was at stake. At the present time neither the
form of government or independence of a eoun-
try is In dispute, but few acres of land, most
ly trackless forest the recognition of which as
part of British Guiana would in no way add to
the military strength of Great Britain, or In the
least affect the security of the United States
Nowhere in his message did President Mon
roe declare force should be employed against
European nation attempting 10 gain territory
on this continent His strongest expression is
that certain aggressiOns would be regarded de-
the manifestation of Ian unfrienily feeling
toward the United states. Compare this with
the violence of Mr.. Cleveland, who declares;
1T will in my opinion, be the duiy Oh tue
United States to resist by every means IN us
power. as a wilful aggression upon its rights
snd interests. the appropriation by Great Brit
ain of any lands or the exercise OF govern
mental jurisdiction over any territory which
after investigation, we have Determined ol
rigbt to belong TO Venezuela Even if the
Monroe doctrine had been violated, Mr. CleVe-
lands message would have been far more po-
tent had he stopped with asking congress LOT
authority to appoint a commission TO locate the
true boundary. For the president OF great
nation to assume such jingoistic attitude be-
fore the commission uau even pSSh oPPOAAN~N
had the appearance more of third-term eiee-
pioneering than judicial craftsmanship
In the last few months, like the Ephesians OF
old, who for but short while cried, Great is
Diana of the Ephesians," the citizens OF the
United States, the majority not knowing OF
what they were talking, have been crying
Great is the Monroe doctrine" doctrine
not principle, not law. 1t was Simply the
opinion of one of our popular presidents, who
borrowed his idea from England. There has
never been doctrine more misunderstood or
misapplied than the so called Monroe doctrine.
1t is and has ever been without recognition by
other countries and until now congress has
uniformly declined to approve or define it. The
world has no Anglo-Saxon blood to spare In
war over ill-defned doctrines. The people of
America and of England have far greater and
grander things to do than join in fratricdal
strife over a deadly strip of South American
wilderness
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-05-22

She Joined company known as the
Carbineers, and was made its color
bearer. The colonel of her regiment
is authority for the statement that she
became a skillful shot and that no sold
Ter in the regiment was her equal at
slashing saber stroke. She marched
beside her husband in the ranks, ask
ing no favors or consideration on ac-
count of her sex, and always wearing
the accoutrements of 4 soldier. Here
is description of her. written by ID. FL.
Jennings, the man who proposed her
for membership in the grand army:
Mrs. Browrell was tall, rather dark,
ard quite slender, showing her Scotch
ancestry in her face. Fer hair, which
was straight. hung flowing to little
below her shoulders, and was tied
plainly back with a blue ribbon. Her
uniform was blue flannel blouse and
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-05-22
African Tree Crabs.

In Africa there exists a tree-crab
which has trick of crawling up a
cocoanut tree, biting off half dozen
punches and then creeping down again
backwards. The theory is that the nuts
are shattered by the fall, and the crab
thus enjoys a hearty meal. Now the
natives try to stop these depredations.
which often ruin the cocoanut crops.
and take advantage of the fact that
the lower portion of the crab is soft
and sensitive. When they are heard i'll
the tree the native climbs half way up
the tree and drives in circle of pixies
made out of thorns. The consequence
is when the crab comes down he en-
counters the thorns, and, supposing
that he has reached the ground, he lets
go, and is so crippled by the fall that he
is easily dispatched and eaten in his
f11rD
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-05-22
The MARINE EAND.
Formerly Made More Noise Than Music
The Hoom-Pah Horn.


The Hoom-Pah Horn.
THE Marine band. now the pride OF
the nations capital" said an old mu-
stefan to the Star writer, had but few
brass instruments except bugles when
it was organized. Indeed. there were
but few brass instruments in use in
those days, for comets, alto horns and
tubas are comparatively new. re-
member to have seen the Marine band
marching through the streets OF this
city, led by six violinists, with two or
three violas, a fiddle in size between
the ordinary violin and the violoncello.
Nearly all the other instruments were
reed, fiageolets and clarionets, with an
occasional French horn. The big at
traction of the band for street parades
was chime OF bells, which were carried
on big stick above the players head.
He shook them as the band marched
along, and made a great deal of noise
if not music. Cymbals, drums, bass
and snares, were more in evidence as
features than they are now. The Ma
rine band had the honor and credit of
inventing what was called the hoom-
pah horn. 1t was a horn of immense
size. 1t was not intended so much for
musical purposes as it was to, carry
off plumber. Whenever the band Off
ciated at receptions, banquets and the
like the bandsmen packed it full OF
good things for the children at home