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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-09-19
Question for Mr.. Bryan.

Your free silver people. Mr.. Bryan,
admit that the transition from gold
standard TO silver standard would.
at least in the start create a violent
financial disturbance, which wculd
shake this country from end to end
and leave behind it the wrecks OF
thousands of business enterprises.
When a great factory shuts down.
when large niil is sold by the
Sheriff. when an enormous business
house makes an assignment. when a
trunk railroad goes into the haads of
Receiver. wheK any industry which
employs large numbers of mez goes
into bankruptcy, thousands Of wage
earners are thrown Outofempleyment,
their incomes cease abruptly. and
their purchasing power is diminished
on the spo,- With hundreds OF
thousands of nen thrown out of work
by the panic and disaster which would
follow change from a gold to Il
silver standard. how could any person
in the United States fail to suffer his
share of this vast loss: The honest
debtor would suffer equallE with the
creditor for the debtor nee1s credit
to keep his iaead above water. and
with all credit ruined he, first of all.
must go down, while the creditor-the
wage-earrera being the heaviest credi-
tors-wGulG receive a payment that
was worth .enly half of whet he was
entitled to- ar he would receive moth
ing at AL.
How. thez- do YOU prol Ose when
you makeIhis change fren the gold
70 the silver standard to prevent sey-
enty millions of people frOY suffering
the most terrible calamity that ever
befell e nation: How 10 you intend
to provide bread for the people who
are ont of york and can rot obtain
work because our industries have
been ruined How do you expect.
when rou have wiped out the capital
OF enca:pri=yes which provid" employ
ment- and have knocked PROSTATE in
du,tries watch support our wage
carriers. to -s.etthem on their feet again:
How do yus plan to give them more
capital: hcs do you propose to get
the money away from the mine owners
who are Inn.tin@ their silver bullion
into dollar and give it to the people
who produv. thewealth ofthi5 country:
How do yet propose TO maxi a mark
ct for anything. whether II iS land,
wheat. corn cotton or labor. when
you utterly eXtinguish credit and par
aIyze the .S-mand for ever. thing in
the United states:-New York Press.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-09-19
FRANCIS PRIVATE SECRETARY
state Librarian ZeveIey Appointed to
the Position.

JEFFERSON CITY. Mo-, Septemberl2
State Librarian J. W. Zeveley. late
Secretary of the Democratic State
Central Committee, has been appoint
ed private secretary to Secretary ot
the Interior Francis. and will leave
jefferson City for Washington to AS
sume the dRties of his new position.
Mr.. Zeveley has been active in Mis-
souri, politics 70: number of years.
and is one of the best known of the
younger generation of politicians His
retirement from the State Connnittee
was due 80 the fact that he -Epoused
sound money. He is close sersonal
friend OF Mr.. Francis, and the APP
pOintrne7t will be particularly pleas
ant one for him on that account
His resignation as State Librarian
is now in the hands of Ctfef Justice
TheOd,=e Brace. of the Supreme Court,
and the vacancy will likely not be fill
ed until the court meets fOrthe October
tern- The place is not especially re-
munegative as the salary i but 500
per slnum.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-09-19
The - rime of I3

But hear myself asked, i this Is
50. Why VIZ this act Of lsl% passed
secretly. .,,r reptitiously- Sssalthily:
Eu.. silver osators have been persist
ent'y dining into the popular ear for
many wears. Until millions beh wed it,
The story that the silver dollar was
''a.sasSinate6 through the law of
1879 by some Ozark. corrupt plGt- This
fable mas been so often and SO author
ita:ively disprGsed that am unwilling
- ,akc i mp again in detail Senator
Sherman did that recently in a most
conclusive manner. | will only add
that I was a member of the Senate at
the time and know whereof | affirm:
and l emphaticaliv pronounce all the
stories about the act of 1873 being
passed surreptitiously: about Sena-
tors and members being somehow
hypnotized. so that they did not know
what they We're doing: about some En-
glishmen being On the ground with
much money to promote the demonetl-
zation of silver. and so on. As wholly
and unqualitiedly false. | wish to be
~crupulouSly courteous TO my oppoE-
antS. But as a conscientious student
of contemporaneous history | am
bound to say that in the forty years
during which | have been an attentive
observer OF public affairs | have
never witnessed nor heard of such un-
scrlpulous, shameless, persistent.
audacious. cumulative. gigantic lying
a. has been and is now done with re-
gard to the act of 1873. its origin. its
nature. and its consequences
Schurz in Chicago.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-09-19
bryan "A Remarkable Man.

Mr. Bryan is certainly remark
able man. being still 80 young. |
wonder how he found time to accumu-
late 50 enormous Il store Of misinfor-
nation. and 80 develop so mature an
incapacity for understanding this sub
iect. | say this in AL seriousness.
compelled by my respect for the eXalt-
ed office To which Mr.. Bryan aspires.
Considering that for years the discus
sion of these questions has been his
only business and that he mas remain
ed 30 entirely unacquainted with the
most parliamentary of economic priuci-
piles and with TIE most conspicuous of
business experience. We must cOncede
that he does no' only not know but is
unable "a arm. Imagine him as
President OF he United States. parad-
in- >nch chi dish absu-dities in his
messages, Ii 'coUld make lis the laugh
ing stock of the world. and every self
respecting American would hang his
head in shame. Carl Schurz in Chica-
20
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-09-19
Marvellous Results.

From letter written by Rev. J.
GenGerman. of Dimondale. Mich. We
are permitted to make the extract: i
have 10 hesitation in recommending
DR.. Kings New Discovery. a the re-
suIts were almost marvellous in the
case Of my wife. While was pastor
OF the Baptist Church at Rives June
ton she was brought down with
Pneumonia succeeding La Grippe
Terrible p&roXysms of coughing would
last hours with little interruption and
i seemed a i -he could not survive
them. \ friend recommended Dr..
Kings New Discovery: it was quick in
it. work and highly satisfactory in
results. Trial bottles free at ". c..
Haman's drag store. Regular size
SOC and sI.00.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-09-19

Electric Bitter- : a medicine suited
for any season. but perhaps the more
generally needed in the Spring. wnen
the langGid exhausted feeling prevails.
when the liver i torpid ana slUggish
and the need OF q coEic ana Alternative
Is felt. \ promp. he oi this medicine
has often arerted long and perhaps
fatal bilious fevers. 30 medicine viii
act more surely II c.uCcegactinE and
fres;ng the system from the malaria,
poison. Headache. Indigestion. Con
sripa,i0r. Dizziness weld 70 Electric
Bitt-rs. Only Ei-E c-Ecs ..-r bottle a,
Y. {. Hamau' : dEl- s-oGa.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-09-19
Democrats Aiding the Republicans.

1T was victory which belongs to
good men of both parties. and cannot
fail to do good to the whole country"
said Hon. Thomas B. Reed, in re-
! ferring to the Maine election. This is
a deserved tribute to the large num-
| Der of honest money Democrats who
cast their ballots for the Republican
I candidates in Maine. so as to make
the majority against the repudiators
particularly impressive. Undoubted-
ly several thousand Democrats. fol-
lowing the lead of ex-Minister Phelps.
voted the straight Republican ticket
in Vermont, and the number which
did this in Maine must have been con-
considerably greater. Part of the un-
precedented majorities in these two
States is to be credited to the men who
belong to the Cleveland and Palmer
element of the Democracy. This SER
vice deserves grateful recognition on
the part of the Republicans.
This drift of honest money meI 70
the Republican side in the canvass of
1896 is one of the most :significau, po-
litical manifestati ons of the preset
age. It shows that party ties are held
lightly in the presence OF peril which
menaces the nations honor and sta
bility. Those Democrats who voted
the Republican ticket in Vermont and
Maine have not joined the Republican
party. and doubtless very few of them
intend to Join it. They are still Dem
ocrats. though fighting the elements
who have seized the machinery OF the
Democratic party, and who are using
it in II cause which is anti-Democratic
as well ;5 anti-RepUblican. After re-
pudiation is crushed-and the major
ity which Mckinley is sure to get is
likely to be great enough to do this
wOrk-the bulk of the honest money
Democrats who are now allied with
the Republicans will resume their earl
Ter affiliations, and the old partisan
divisions will be restored.
The experience of Vermont and
Maine makes it plain that Mckinley
will get more of the sound money
Democratic votes than will go to
Palmer. The consequences which
hang on the result of this election are
so mOmentous that the majority of the
Democratic opponents OF the Chicago
ticket will break temporarily with
their party and cast their ballots for
the Republican ticket, in order to
make the overthrow OF Organism GER
tain and decisive. a vote forPalmer.
as they are aware, is only half vote
against Bryan, and as they want to
make their ballot as effective as pos
sible they will throw it straight 70:
There Is an elemen; of the
sound money Democrats. OF course.
who want to preserve their identity rs
Democrats. and who will refuse to
their own party and to join
hands with their old antagonists. even
in thi, crisis. and the Palmer ticket
Will be useful in keeping these from
drifting 70 the Bryanites. Most Of
the Democratic leaders and those who
have held Office. and who desire TO
hold Office again. beIougto this class.
There is Il very strong pro liability.
however. that If President Cleveland
and Secretary Carlisle east their bal
lots at all they will cast them for the
straight Republican ticket--Globe-
Democrat.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-09-19
An Exciting RunaWaX.

On Sunday afternoon Bert Wilson.
with his wife and little daughter. Miss
Addie Wilson. Miss Lou LUckey. Miss
Bartals and Ed .Iuden little daughter
We're out driving in Mr.. Wilson ;
hack When near Mr. Wilson's farm.
two and half miles southeast of the
city. the horses became frightened.
and Mr.. Wilson. who has a very sore
hand was unable - control them
They were going at break-neck speed
straight for a high bridge Miss
Luckey jumped from the hack and fell
on her knee. inhictinga very painful
sp"ain which will contine her to the
house for several days. Some OF the
other occupants were preparing to
leap when the tongue of the vehicle
dropped and stuck in the ground and
the horses became detached from the
hack and lit out, leaving very badly
frightened load OF passengers to find
q way to ret back home a best they
could.
Ir. Wilson got q farmers buggy.
and at Two loads brought mis- crowd
home The team was caught after q
two mile run. No one was hurt cxcep.
Miss Luckey. who. i suffering con-
siderabIy though the physician says
the injury i not serious.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-09-19
BuckIcr.s .Arntca >aIve.

The bes; salvein the world for cuts.
bruises. sores. ulcers. salt rheum.
fever sores. letter. chapped hands.
chilblairs. corrs.arJ al skin erup
tins. ana positively cures piles. or no
pay required. / i guaranteed 70 give
perfect satisfaction or money refunded
Price p cents per box. For sale al
". {. Hanan's.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-09-19
Woman's Work Among Women.

An extensive experience in hospital
and private practice convinces Us that
a large portion of afflicted women
have become go by neglect, their timid-
ity preventing them from making a
full conhdante of the family physician.
and dependent upon unskilled hands
ard ill-informed counselors- slight
disorders and Sbnormalities become
permanent injuries. Young girls Of
ten need the confidence of some one
who understands from experience
their physical condition at this eriti-
cal period. 10 instruct them in the laws
of health and save them from a life of
suffering. We. therefore. have open
ed an Office for general practice OF
medicine and treatment oforganic and
other diseases according to the latest
scientific researches and micrOscOpical
discoveries. genealogical cases and
diseases incident to women and chill
dren a speciality.
DE-. SARAH PHILLIPS,
Up stairs - the residence of ". Il.
Bohnsack on AIerriwether street.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-09-19

Scrayed from Commerce. Tuesday.
September -. about ) .. M. one dark
brown horse. about : or years old.
about 10 hands high. broad forehead.
interferes with both hind feet. no shoes
or. short tail. heavy name. collar
marks. 3I0.0G reward will be paid for
delivery Of said horse % the under
signed.
J. GRESHAM.
DIV. Commerce, No.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-09-19
DTc>s-Making.

Mrs. J. Bader's dreSs-makerhas re
turned after spending some time in st.
Louis, and Is now ready to wait on
all customers who viii favor her with
heir patronage. seu2d-wl.n.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-09-19
Manageable weather.

Changeable weather brings to mind
81. Dr. Humphreys Specific for
Colds and Grip. For sale by drug
gists-2jc.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-09-19
The Fair Ground Booths.

The booths on the Fair grounds Will
be sold on Monday. September 2lst,
1896. 70 the highest bidders. at TIE
court house in the city Of Cape Girar-
deaU. Sale to take place al > o'clock
p. n.
CHARLES BIATTNER.
Chairman Fair Ground Com.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1896-01-17
rHE NEW YnAR OUTLOOK.

The business Of the country has become
so dependent upon politics, especially the
manufacturing and importing interests,
that there is again lull In It's activities,
waiting to SOC what change may take place
In tariff and other laws bearing upon such
important branches Of trade. As congress
cannot mature such changes much before
the last OF summer, the outlook 10 some
what disoouraging. But at the same time
the vexations OF such q state OF things
ought not TO be allowed TO fret the nervous
system. Better times will come at last on
more substantial basis. Meanwhile 1t Is
we'll to know that worry TO the nerves Is
the prolific source OF Neuralgia and kind.
red ailments, and Il 10 also established that
In spite OF what congress may do, or any
other cause OF vexation to the nervous sys-
tenn, st. Jacobs Oil will cure Neuralgia In
any form. II 10 poor business to worry
and grow sick when one can get well and
finally prosper.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1896-01-17
Banking Underground.


A Cleveland architect thinks that the
occupancy Of underground quarters by
a large bank In that city is going to
mark revolution In building. He
says: 'eThe idea is not new, but In this
case 1t has been greatly developed, and
/ look for startling results. 1t has been
shown that with the aid of air shafts
and other appliances quarters story
below ground may be rendered far
more comfortable than those above,
and with care exercised in the yentila-
ton these quarters will doubtless prove
perfect from a sanitary standpoint. If
this is so one story below ground, why
not three or four, and, IL two, three or
four, why not ten or twelve, If neces-
sary? This may solve the problem of
economy in building space and do away
with the sky-scraping buildings that in
other cities are already causing un-
favorable comment 1t may be long
time hence, but believe the time will
come when there are as many build
lngs ten stories below ground as there
are that number above the surface of
the EARTH" This sounds chimericaL,
but perhaps it is not.-Bankers' Ency-
clopedia Monthly.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1896-01-17
Some Of Queen Mary. Jewels.

When Elizabeth had her hearts desire
when Mary's head had fallen on the block
"a catalogue Of her goods was made at
Fotheringay on Feb. 90, 1867. We find
"a little tablet of gold enameled, contain
ing the picture of the king of Scots" Sir
George Clerk Of Penicuik possesses SINH
lar gold case, enameled with very small
miniatures of Mary and of her son, james
vi. Miniatures of the French king and
queen Mary had in blue enameled book
Of gold ''A little bird of gold, enameled
green" is probably the parrot which we
meet in an early inventory. There is an
enameled boy (sometimes called "a Gu
pid') from happier days, her first hus-
bands gift, with rubies, diamonds and a
great pearl. Her first husbands minia-
ture, in an enamel case, was still with her,
and gold and pearl martin also in the
old inventories. A jewel In the form of q
tortoise may be the rubbed tortue, the gift
of David Rizzio. Several trinkets the
queen bequeathed to Bastian Pagez, who
was married on the night Of Darnley's
Staying. There are altogether about 30
pieces of iewelry and objects Of jewelers.
art, but Of diamonds only two or three, and
these small. Such were the jetsam of SO
many wrecks-wrecks Of happiness, pow
or, even of good name and fame, sorrows
wherein all was lost save courage and
aith.--Andrew Lang in Good Words.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1896-01-17
"After Me. the peluge.n

The celebrated Metternich used the
pharse, "After me, the deluge, as imply
ing that after him no statesman would be
able to preserve the peace Of Europe. But
the celebrated mot was not original with
him, as Nine. Pompadour, mistress Of
Louis XIV, who died nine years before
Metternich was born, was quoted as say
ing, "Apres nous, 10 deluge," and the
willy diplomatist only changed it to "Apres
moi" The idea did not originate with
her, quick witted though she was. Cicero
ascribes it to Roman emperor, and Nil.
ton supplies the name: 'They practice
that when they fall they may fall in a
general ruin, just as cruel Tiberius would
wish, When die, let the earth be rolled
in flames" Reasons of Church Gov
ernment," book l, chapter 5, page 81. 1t
was older, however, than Tiberius and Is
very ancient Greek proyerb, too old for any
discovery Of Its author. Tertullian as
cribes 1t to Demosthenes, but 1t turns out
only to have been used by him as a com
mon proverb familiar to the public even
in his day. Tiberlus is represented as bay-
ing said, "After my death, perish the
world by fire. Brooklyn Eagle.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1896-01-17

ballast to firmly anchor 1t in place. Fig.
/ is an end view of the tie, Figs. and
8 being transverse sections through
the tie and It's rail-supporting devices.
Near each end of the tie are notches
where the metal is turned inwardly to
form supports for chair or rail seat,
at whose opposite ends are depending
lugs embracing the outer sides of the
flanges of the tie To secure the rail to
It's seat, clamping plates are employed
whose inturned lower edges engage the
under sides of the inturned edge por-
tons of the sides Of the tie, the clamp
ing plates being held in place by bolt
extending across the space below the
seat or chair and between the shoul-
ders of the tie. There are openings n
the bottom of the tie to permit the es-
cape of water.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1896-01-17
CONSUMPTION CURED
AN ABSOLUTE REMEDY FOR ALL
PULMONARY COMPLAINTS.

T. A. sIocum offers to Send Two Bot
ties Free of His Remedy to Cure
Consumption and All Lung Troubles
An Elixir of Life.
Nothing could be fairer, more philan.
thropic or carry more joy In its wake than
the offer of I. A. Slocum, NJ. O., of 1873
Pearl street, New York. Perfectly conf
dent that he has an absolute remedy for
the cure of consumption and all pulmon-
per to send two bottles free to any reader
who is suffering from lung trouble or con-
sumption, also loss of flesh and all condi-
tions OF wasting. He invites those desir-
GUS Of obtaining this remedy to send their
express and postotfice address, and to re-
ceive in return the two bottles free, which
will arrest the approach Of death. Al
ready this remedy, by its timely use, has
permanently cured thousands of cases
which were given up, and death was looked
upon as an early visitor.
Knowing his remedy as he does, and be-
ing so proof-positive Of Its benefcent re-
suits, DR.. Slocum considers Il his religious
duty, duty which he owes to humanity,
to donate his infallible remedy where 1t
will assault the enemy in Its cidateI, and,
by its inherent potency, stay the current
OF dissolution, bringing Joy TO homes over
which the shadow OF the grave has been
gradually growing more strongly defined,
ness of the remedy-offered freely--apart
from its inherent strength, is enough to
commend 1t, and more so Is the perfect
confidence OF the great chemist making the
offer, who holds out life to those already
becoming emaciated, and says: "Be
cured"
The invitation is certainly worthy of the
consideration of the afflicted, who for
years, have been taking nauseous nostrums
without effect; who have ostracised them
selves from home and friends to live in
more salubrious chimes, where the atmos-
phere is more congenial to weakened lungs,
and who have fought against death with
all the weapons and strength in their
hands. There will be no mistake In send
ing for these free bottles-the mistake will
be in passing the invitation by.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1896-01-17
The Novelist,s Refuge.

"I can't bring my tagged out fancy
up to the point of portraying the cplmi-
mating love scene between the hero and
heroine Of this story" soliloquized the
gifted novelist, "and I'll just say the
interview between Roderick and Pencil
ope, those true hearts SO sorely tried,
now SO happily reunited at last, may be
safely left to the readers imagination ;
This may be little disappointing to the
reader, but it fatters him and saves lots
Of work. There's cheating in all trades
but ours, " continued the gifted novel
list, making row Of stars across the
page, adding a quotation from Byron
and writing the words, "The end. -
Chicago Tribune.