Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-04-16
Anderson Letter,

can sixteen grains oil coined silver Ot
the standard dollar, and let the gold
dollar, as a sliding one, be adjusted tC
it ~
Mr.. Sly replied, ut can be the stand.
ard dollar if Congress will repeal the
present law and enact one making it
such. But, in my opinion, it will be a
very unwisc act to do so. If YOU will
put down your saddlebags for few
minutes | will give you some reasons
for thinking so ~
MIR. III. having set his saddlepockets
on the floor in token of his willingness
to hear, Mr.. S. continued
If YOU go to England, Mr.. Havseed
YOU will find great difficulty In adjust
ing your ideas Of value to the coinage
of the country. When you sell any.
thing you will be in doubt whether YOU
have received its value, and when YOU
buy, whether you have not been over
charged. Most of those who find YOU
at sea when reckoning in pounds, shil-
lings and pence, will take advantage Of
your ignorance and fleece YOU. Much
such trouble as you would find in that
strange land the mass of the people will
experience here in change in the meas
ure of values. BY more than twenty
years of usage they have become ha-
Oituated to valuing by the gold stand
ard, and change in the standard of
values would place the great mass of
the people at the cruel mercy of the
sharper. The silver dollar, which is
now virtually gold dollar, would de-
preCiate to 50 or 60 cents when meas
ured by gold, yet few but the sharpers
would, for years, realize that change
In consequence, the mOneyed men
would soon double their wealth. The
scarcity of gold at this time is, doubt
less, owing TO Its boarding by sharpcrs
with view to turning every dollar into
Sli or Slf so soon rs the dunderheads
of the country have succeeded in fore
ing upon us sixteen grains of silver AS
Il standard dollar. Before the mass Of
the people realize the change they will
have so manipulated their money as to
double their fortunes. 1t is bad
thing to upset a fixed idea of values. -
lis then millionalres are made.
Again, with gold as our standard we
are on the same basis with the wide
awake, trading peoples of the earth
IL we take the silver standard we come
into the class of unprogressive nations.
Business association has the same eff
feet upon 4 nation that personal asso.
citation has upon man.
1t is the debtor class that is urging
this change to double standard or to
single silver standard, with a view to
the payment Of debts in cheap money.
But it is doubtful whether our courts
of equity will not decide that debt
made upon gold standard is not to be
paid in gold. They may find them
selves in a worse condition than now"
Mr.. ID. M. Meador has started store
at the Blue Sulphur for the benefit of
his employees in the lumber business.
Prof. Alex. Thompson, our County
Supt. of Schools, is teaching a normal
school at the Blue Sulphur. We had a
interview with two of the
young lady pupils. We supposed, as
they were all of marriageable years,
there was considerable counting going
on. But one said, there is only six
boys out OF twenty scholars, and that is
too few for much cOurting.n The
other said, and they are too bashful
for anything. Every time a girl looks
at any one of them he let's his slate
fall" So this new girl of the period
is only the old girl of long ago-the dy-
mamie of her glance is terrible. She is
an electric eel, hard to hold and shock
ing to paralysis.
Communion services in the Presbv-
terrain Church at Blue Sulphur on the
fourth Sabbath of the present month.
Services begin al y p. m. on the pre-
ceding Friday.
Rev. ii. Mclaughlin baptized Mr.. j.
Nj. Anderson and eight others in Green
brier river on last Sunday.
Rev. Ben HarrOp preached at the
Church on the same day
and moderated congregational meet
ing, by which Rev. j. NJ. Sloan was
elected pastor.
Ellis u ConnOr are preparing the
building in North Anderson lately 0ccu-
pied by 5. ). Smith in the marble bust
ness, for livery stable. They will
business soon.
Mr.. j. w. McClung, our photographer,
a fine view of the group of
students at the l.. f. |. He seems to
nave good talent for outdoor photo
His views of Anderson and
vicinity are as perfect as they can be
made.
Prof. Browns school gave, OH last
Friday night, an entertainment of IA
literary character to the patrons of the
school. 1t is very highly spoken Of by
those who were entitled to be present.
Mr.. j. w. Slaughter has moved from
Oak Hill, Fayette county, to Anderson.
lie is building in North Anderson and
will become IA permanent citizen.
Mr.. Creigh Eads, who moved from
our place to Colorado with his family
last fall has returned. He says Cole
RADIO is no place for Il white man and
that he prefers West Virginia, it being
more like God s country than any place
he could find in the West.
Clark Ellis is in the tombstone bust
ness, and, being Il good man, is troubled
about praying for prosperity in his
business when prosperity can only fol-