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guarantee it legal tender with gold I'M
der it. 1t would take S40O, OOO,O00 to
do thistle TO 1. Can we do it?'
How about Mexican and India sill
ver?' asked the Populist.
"Ah. that would come TO us like a
deluge! We have no tariff against sill
yer. 1t would pour in upon us; 200
000 There has been mined during the
last 400 years $4,000. 100000 worth of
silver. The world mined 500. l65.WlO
worth of 50-cent silver last year. This
would come rushing in upon us. We
would be the dumping ground of the
world. We could not coin Il, and when
we stopped our guarantee all our coined
silver would fall back from 10 to | 10
81 TO l. We would have the 50-cent
dollars OF China and Japan, with no gold
in our treasury. and be the laughing
stock of the world"
'Well. who would he benefited by free
coinageT asked tie poDulist.
well. no one hut the mine owners.
There are 5000 of them. Their work
men are paid in silver, paper or gold
dollars worth 100 cents in gold The
mine owner is working for silver
worth 80 cents The farmer is getting
money as good as gold for his wheat
and cotton now. With free silver he
could get no more for his produce nor
And, by and by, if we went on coming
silver al lihitum. silver would 20 down
like the old greenbacks in 1868. That
went down To 80 cents on dollar,
while gold stood still. You could buy
wheat then for $3.50 in greenbacks or
in 1863 for $50 an acre in greenbacks or
$40 in gold. DO you want that to occur
again.
The Populst was silent.
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THE WISE KANSANS.
How They Sought to Increase Their
Wealth by Legislative
Enactment.

+. A. Stillwell has prepared leafet
purporting 10 give n history of certain
events occurring near the close of the
Nineteenth century. 1t was declared to
be a period of depression, during which
il occurred to the wise men of Kansas
that they could legslate themselves into
afiluence. The governor assembled the
wise men and said:
A Kansas policy for Kansas is the
need of the hour. Wheat is hard to
raise, and the yield is light and uncer-
tain: but we are great on corn. Make
ye, therefore, a law in accordance with
which sovereign and august statute corn
shall be put upon a par with wheat.
They shall be interchangeable. and the
price of corn shall be the same as the
price of wheat.
The wise men passed the law as the
governor had advised and all the people
of the state rejoiced. for their cribs were
full of corn. They could hardly contain
themselves till the governor had signed
the bill which raised the price of Kansas
corn from IL cents TO 40 cents a bushel
All the people now felt rich. They
bought many luxuries and the most of
them went in debt. Then the farmers
from other states began hauling their
corn to Kansas. Ii seemed as if the coun-
try was all corn and il was all headed
for Kansas. The people of Kansas took
their medicine-that is, they took the
corn and gave up their wheat.
The farmers from the other states
thought Kansas people were queer, but
they kept bringing them their corn. Corn
came in and wheat went out.
When the other states saw this vast
accumulation, the price of corn began to
decline till it could be purchased any
where except in Kansas for 10 cents
bushel. In Kansas the price was still
A nh ,l Al. 1.
but there were no buyers. When the
autumn came the Kansas people did not
have any wheat for seed. Then they
sent to the neighboring states and inn
plored farmers to exchange wheat at
parity with corn. But the farmers said:
I'VE will exchange one bushel of wheat
for four and one-half bushels Of corn"
"Our law" replied the Kansas people,
puts corn and wheat at a parity. They
are equal. for our wise men said they
should be-" And the farmers replied:
"IOur wise men are asses: let them eat
your corn" So the Kansans went back
home and all their people were in de-
spair.
Then the governor again assembled
the wise men and said to them. "Most
consummate, picturesque and glittering
COLL darned fools. There is but one
bigger fool than yourselves. 1t is he
who addresses you.
I'VE thought we could bluff the ever
lasting law of supply and demand with
our statute. We thought we could leg
islate value into thing and make our
people rich by law. We thought
we were patriotic. We were idiotic.
Let us honestly acknowledge our as
sininity, repeal our fool law, get back
into line with the other states and mag
inc no more that we are wiser than the
whole world. Do this, and may we live
long enough to know that the other
states have ceased laughing at our folly
and that our own state has ceased curs-
ing MS for it."
Then the wise men repealed the law,
but IL was many years before the peo-
ple recovered from the effects of the corn
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dollar, he says, that has brought down
all this alleged calamity upon us.
Nobody but the mine owner would be
benefited if silver should go up from
6S 10 100 cents per ounce, and we can
hardly suppose that Mr. Bryan is run
ming this silver crusade for the sole and
exclusive benefit of handful of million
aire mine owners.
His whole argument is for cheaper
dollars if il has any sense or point at all.
He entices farmers to join in the cru
SADIE by suggesting that they can pay
their debts easier with cheap dollars.
He is like the unjust steward who said
TO the debtor who owed his lord a hum
dred measures of OIL take thy bill and
sit down quickly and write fifty"
He tells the wage-earners that IL would
be a good thing for them 10 get their
pay in cheaper dollars and that in some
roundabout way cheaper dollars would
give them steadier employment.
He tells the holders of insurance poll
cies that it would he blessed thing for
them to have their losses paid in cheaper
dollars. because the companies would
lose more than they (the policyholders)
would, the aggregate of premiums eX-
ceeding the aggregate of losses. and the
premiums being paid in cheaper dollars.
He tells the depositors in savings
banks that il would be a nice thing for
them to draw out cheaper dollars than
they put in because il they don't they
may not be able to draw out anything,
or they may find il necessary To draw
out all their money TO meet living ex-
penses.
BY such puerilties he seeks TO induce
people to swallow the free silver pill.
But we observe one strange oversight.
Mr.. Bryan did not explain how cheaper
dollars would benefit pensioners. He
might have told them that they could
more than make up their loss by dead
heating their landlords and butchers and
grOcers But he lost his opportunity.
Perhaps he will attend TO that in his
formal letter"
When il comes to that he may think
il best to make il little clearer. if he
can. how workingmen policy holders. de-
positors in savings banks and investors
in building and loan associations would
he benefited by getting their pay in dol
lars worth anywhere from 10 TO 80 per
cent. less than the dollars they are now
getting, or the dollars they deposited, in
vested or paid i'm premiums.
There is ground remaining TO be COW
cred in that formal letter." though the
"informal" speech was two hours long
Chicago Chronicle (Dem.).
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who Control silver Mines I?

"Does Wall street own or control any OF
all the silver mines of this country? III so.
what is her object In being so still about
it?"-H j., Dresden. Kan.
Won seem to think Wall street is n
woman. We doubt if the majority of
tho Populists who talk so glibly about
"Wall street know what il is. The
limited States subtreasury in New York
Is on Wall street; so are a number of
hanks and brokers' Offices. When prop
erlv used "Wall street" is simply gem
eral name for the dealers in New York
i'm stocks. bonds and other securities.
The silver mines are owned by cor
porations. and their stock is dealt in by
New York brokers, the same as other
stocks. "Wall street" is not keeping
still about il. The fellows who are
keeping still are the great silver barons,
who are pushing free coinage. and spend
ing money like water TO make it win.
They don't want the voters to know
that free coinage at is TO ! would, by
putting the country on n silver basis,
make the value Of the dollar depend
on the market price of silver bullion,
which they, by speculation, could run
up or down, and really put the entire
money Of. the country at their mercy
Toledo Blade.
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Jnnan and Mexico.

"If silver Is such an abominabie curse.
why are Japan and Mexico booming with
prosperity?"-J. X, Amber. Mich.
No one says that silver r. an
"abominable curse" The project of go
ing TO the silver standard Is one which
would bring on an era Of panic and
financial disaster; but to say this
project is bad is not TO say silver is n
"curse." Try to apply reason to the
subject. not prejudice and emotion. The
question is n plain one of business and
only common sense is needed to settle IL
rightly.
You say Japan and Mexico are "boom-
ing with prosperity" How do You
know this? Prosperity is an extremely
relative term. In both countries the
wages of the working class are so low
that an American workingman would
deem them starvation wages. He could
not live. Mexico is far more prosperous
than she has been for many years. but
IL is because. under President Diaz,
there has been peace. The country has
not been the scene Of chronic revolution.
a il was up TO few years ago. Wages
are very low. and manufacturing Is
profitable. Japan Is just adopting the
use of machinery In manufactures. and
is yet far behind us la everything
Toledo Blade
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Questions for wape-E,arners.

History teaches that in all cases where
the cost of living has suddenly increased
as a result of deprecated money wages
have invariably been the last to respond
10 such conditions. Does anybody be-
lieve that with 53-cent dollars ms the
sole money of redemption the wsges of
the $4,000 railway employees would be
doubled? Would the salaries of the
100000 school teachers be douoledF
Would the wages of the 6.OOO,OOO wom-
be doubled? Certainly not.-Galveston
Nawa
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And we remember, too, that ether
regular army. officer, that splendid sol
dier. Gen. Il. A.. Scammon-[cheersl-
not the most popular man in the iegi
ment in it's earlier days, for we thought
his discipline very severe and his drill
very hard, but after the battle of South
Mountain, Gen. Scammon was the most
popular man in the regiment. [Great ap
plause.1 We knew then for the first
time what his discipline meant and what
strength il gave to us on the battlefield
Nor can we assemble here as we have
today without recalling the third colonel
Of the Twenty Ohio, who was long.
est with us. Rutherford Il. Hayes. [Great
cheering He was beloved by every man
of the regiment, aud no Drawer colonel
ever led his soldiers to battle. Non Stan.
lev Matthews, the first lieutenant-colone
of the regiment-the great soldier and
lawyer. IApplause.l Nor can we forget
Comley, glorious old Comley. ICheers
and cries of "Nor Mrs. Hayes.'1 MOI
Mrs. Hayes. the faithful friend Of the
regiment: and we have with MS today
and we are all glad TO see him, for
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To William 7. BRYAN.

You shall not prod the sides of labor
with goads of silver. You shall not i'm.
male the laborcr's wife upon the prOngs
of hich cost and low wage.-Waterbury
American.
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+. { & 7. CHEAP RATES

On account of Mardi Gras at
New Orleans, the +. c. 6 P. will
ell round trip tickets to New Or
ans FEB. ID to u inclusive, at
01e first Class limited fare, with
init to fifteen days from date of
ie
On account OF Mardi Gras at
inbile the f. c. & p. will sell
und trip tickets to Mobile, Ala,
b. Id to II inclusive, for one
st class limited fare, with limit
fifteen days from date of sale.
On account of Methodist Cor
.rence F. c. & 2. will sell round
Up tickets TO Lawtey on Feb. 4,
and g, for 1 ID fare, with limit
Feb. IS.
ohm ID 'ZIeT, agent.
w. w. Condor, city ticket agt.
w. II. Hopkins. travelling pas
senger agent.
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NOTICE OF THE STOCK
HOLDERS ANNUAL MEETING.
agenI

To the Stockholders of the Mead
ow-Land Improvement Com
pany:
You and each of you are hereby
notified that the annual meeting
Of the stockholders of the Mead :
nw-Land Improvement Company
will be held at the Meadows, IN
Marion county, state Of Florida,
on the 10Th day of February, 1896.
the same being the third Wednes-
day in February, a. IL o'c'ock
noon of that day. tor the purpose
of electing Board of Directors
and transacting such other bust
ness as may come before the meet
ing.
CHRIsTIaN Ak, President.
H. G TURNDULL, JR,
Secretary.
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a degree OF perfection and ability in the diagnosis
and treatment of this class of affections. which
enables him to locate diseases of the most OBJ
sour. difficult and obs: mate character and de-
dede whether durable or lot in almost every IN
stance
NEW METHODS OF TREATMENT
discovered by him, through original investigation
extensive resear h. and careful experiment have
placed in his hands almost Invaluable remedies,
for the cure of many of our most dangerous
chronic diseases. DIR. Vim" ent has on file prOba-
bly, longer list of testimonials ct cures than any
other specialist the tate. He Is particularly
veil known throughout the United States and
Canada as the originator OF
THE IMPERIAL RUPTURE CURE.
This G and treatment is safe speedy, painless
and permanent, o operation, n" cutting, no de-
Sufferers re requested TO refe' to jacksonville
papers r testimonials of cures.
DR.. Vincent has decide to visit NCala every
fourteen days ing the Consult him at
the Ocala House from a III to s p m,
Monday, January E3, 1905.
Rooms Strictly Private. All durable cases of
Cata.rh, Nose, Thrrat. ard ung Diseases Eye
and Ear Stomach Liver and Kidneys, Gravel,
Rheumatism. Paraly sis \ euraIgia. Nervous nd
Heart Diseases BloOl and Skin Diseases. Con
SUMPTION in early Stages Diseases Bladder
and Female Organs Sexual Weakness ard Pri-
vate diseases skillfuilv treated. We undertake
no inCurble cases, but cure thousands given up
to die.
Consultation free and Confidential.
Headquarters 3I7 Main St., Jacksonville, Fla.
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a N oted Specialist
Prepared by Education, Developed
by Experience and Rewarded
by Success.
Will Visit OcaIa Regularly.

Dr. w. T. s. Vim
cent. founder of the
Medical Institutes
v hiCh bear his name,
originator of the best
known and most ad-
vanced system of
ire tment for Chronic
Disc ses. is a medical
specialist of acknowl-
edged success. who has
attained a yell earned
reputation because of
wears of experience
and a large and con-
slant srecial practice:
associated with every
form of chronic dis
49,, Ia hoe tbrcynoc haN
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SIX WINTER EXCURSIONS
To Jamaica, the Great Sunland
of the World,


of the World.
One of the magnificent ships OF
the Plant Steamship Line h.
been appointed to leave Por
Tampa at d pm. Jan. u ard 8
Feb. ID and IS, and March IS q
Fl, arriving at Montego Bay, J
maica, 8 m, Jan. 20, Feb, 3 a.
II, and March 2, 10 and 80 r
turning, with leave MontegO Be-
Jamaica, at q pm. Jan. 20, Feb.
and II, and March 2. 10 and 80
arriving at Port Tampa 6 m. JaI
3 and Feb. 6 and 20, March ) an
I9, and April 2.
Trains on the Jamaica Railwa,
viii! leave Montego Bay 1925 am.
Arriving ar Spanishtown 4:3O pm.
and Kingston 5 pm. Returning,
will leave Kingston 8 am, Span
lSntOWn $50 q. M, arrive az Mon
tego Bay z:3o pm.
The road from Montego Bay to
Kingston traverSes a beautiful
mountainous country. a branch
to Port Antonio is expected to be
finished IN short time, when
transportation facilities will ex-
tend 70 the division of the Jamaica
Railway. Stop-overs between
Montego Bay and Kingston will
be permitted within limit of ticket
Parties holding round trip tickets
can 5y;ua.3 and return on any trip
Indicated above. Children under
twelve and over three years of age
will be charged half fare. Ser
wants a@Companying employers
two thirls fare.
Tha rate of fare will be as fol
lows: Port Tampa to Montego
Hay, JtmAica. one way $3.50,
roun' TRIP $40; Port Tampa TO
kin",ton, Jamaica, one way $40,
round mp SIS. This rate includes
me-. and berth on steamship.
S.e--ers or me Royal Mai
Stear plcEct Company are advrr
tisr# 80 cave Kingston on Tues
day, Jan 2I, and every Tuesday
the eater tor B.r5adoes. where
r0~-.-..n- FL made f.r W-06varl
T.r.-.4 .--... 90, 4..I...,.. C- ",
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2-.-s1a Ia..-.a.< mas ~'-~r@a
U212 ..5 second IT'D WIN IN ~
cr~.1-- NUMBER q STUDENTS. 20
tar the present administration haS
nae everything 70 encourage i
- '....'.- -",,' y II -
1"-.- .'..a -@-. I. ----.- 7. --
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KILLED BY THE CARS.
James Hansou, An Insane Person KILLED
ON Thanksgiving Day.

James Hanson, An Insane Person KILLED
ON Thanksgiving Day.
On Tuesday morning there appeared
at Weston's feed mill, now operated by
Bough & Son, stranger whose queer
actions and disconnected conversation
led Mr.. Baugh to concluded that he was
''off his balance" Complaint was made
before the board Of insanity and an ex-
animation was held which led TO the
conclusion that the man was slightly
dcmented. His name was discovered
to be James Hanson, and several days
ago he came from Sioux City, walking
all the way. He hired out to Blythe
Mcclure to husk corn, but only worked
half a day. He next made his appear
ance at the feed mill. The board were
utteraly powerless to send him to Y6hk-
ton from the fact. that he was not q res
ident Of this county and properly sub
ject for WOOD bury county's care. Con-
sequently he was turned loose Thurs
day morning. He made his appearance
at the railroad bridge acrOes the Sioux,
east Of town. He was there when the
passenger train came along from Sioux
City and managed to get in front OF the
engine. Death must have been instan-
taneOus. Nobody seems 10 know any.
thing with regard to the mans relatives
and it is quite likely he will be buried
at the expense OF the county. "a.
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Ole ii. Olson Mt the City Bakery
keeps always on hand q fresh supply Uf
white bread, Boston brown bread. new
process bread, vienns breah, cream
bread, rye bread graham bread, and
not to forget OlsOns Health bread.
And also full line Of cookies, cakes
and pies. Lunches and meals II con-
nection. 46M
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Poland China Pigs.
a~-f have few we'll bred male pigs for
sale, GEO. r. FREEMAN.
Holiday Excursions.

On December Oath, 18th, 3lst, and
January lst 1897, we will sell round
trip excursion tickets to parts within
200 miles of Elk Point ut one fair and
one fifth. Tickets good to return until
january A, 1897. This is much long
err limit than ever given before.
Parties can take advantage of these
rates and be gone IL days.
F. CUMMINs,
Agt. C. M. & st. p. Ry.
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Yonr Portrait Free.

Enlarged from any picture you de-
sire, either in crayon and Ink or water
colors. Ask for . ticket at Ringsrud q.
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life and the reaction n bound to Il me So
firmly believe that two years OF expo Renee with
the incoming legislature will give & he republi.
cans walk away In the next calnpai n.
-
There 10 considerable undertake as to what
the legislature will do upon the liquor question
With the average pOpulist paternalisM has its
attraction and believe that you will see either
the GOthenburg or South carolina system adopt
ed. The latter system is not so dreadfnlly OBJ
tectiOnably after ALL 1t is profitable to state
and town and means the eradication of saloon
Influences SO far as card playing and the various
attachments are concerned. Judge Palmer
you will find will be an advocate OF this system
and with his influence aided by Kidd Of Brown
It would appear that the idea would carry.
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Forty bars Of Standard soap for u al
r. Z. Kelly's.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-11-26

Kelly the grocer il the exclusive
agent Tor Indian Teat Get I sample
package FREQ.
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Now Is the time to subscribe Tor THE
CoURIrR. Only u. 80 = year.
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Cali for anything Ia Bread and Cake
line q City Bakery.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-11-26

A fresh line Of Bread. Cookies and
Cake At City Bakery.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-11-26

ron SALE at ! hargain--One second
hand wagon. F. &. KELLY.
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THE COURIER.

THR COURIER Is mai1ed regularly to
IT. Subscribers until definite order to
discontinus h received ana ali arrears
sre psid.
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For Sale.

/! have $50 cords of dry wood at the
brick yard, which will cell in oman
titles to suit purchaser.
CHARLES MURTHA
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Gents. buy your winter underware at
Kally's.
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To trade furniture for fresh cows or
other young stock. WIN. ESLICK.
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Buy your hats, caps, gloves and shoes
OF P. L. Kelly.
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s s{EI'E||1
A
The life Of the newsgather I know Is some
thing of a burden these days. ''Dnlp' Is but q
mild term to apply to 1t and even II should say
'inexpressively dull" would scarcely size-up the
situation. To cover up this blank space have
started this column and maybe can help The
COURIER out by making 1t sufficiently interesting
to the reader. Perhaps not. Anyway 1t will
not hurt anyone to try and SO here goes for .
winters journey.
The late campaign was fruitful Of more an
tagOnism and ZEAL activity on the part Of those
who rarely take an interest In such affairs that
am constrained to remark that hope this
country will never see another likeit. don't
object to the activity part of citizen, for
believe everyone should take part in the po-
litical welfare Of our country, but the imagina-
tive direful results and consequences held BY
many that would have followed in case We had
to live under the kindly dispensatiOls OF Nc
kinley, Or Bryan was really sad to contemplate.
Tome 1t appears that there ~ in these DAYS OF
chasing for the almighty dollar too little Opt-
mism In life, too little hail-feilOwwell-met, too
LITTLE OF faith In your felioy man. The assump-
ton that our great and glorious country Is
thieves instead VI honest men, by plutocrats In
stead VI the common people, all leads to the
conclusion that we are irresistaby drifting into
1,asf ~
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A beautiful line of Ladies' and Miss
es' capes received and on sale. Made
| in cloth and velvet.
FREEMAN BROS.
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Thoroagh Bred Hogs.

l have some thorough bred Poland
China hogs at very low prices If taken
soon. to close out my stock.
4otl JAMES LILLEY.
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Boiled cider and sweet apples at
Ringsrud Mercantile Go.
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Michigan Aoples.

A car load of choice Michigan apples
just received. Ringsrud Mercantile Co.