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Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1896-03-12

Sunday, January 5, PRO, Ella and Col
lander boarded train for that city.
The course of true love, even though it
be one-sided, does not, as truthful ira
dition relates run smooth, and the
members of the bridal party were ire
mendously surprised to find, when they
reached New York, that the police had
arranged for an ante-nuptial reception,
their efforts being assisted by Mr.. Ell
bridge T. Gerry. The reception was
marked success when viewed from the
standpoint of the police, although the
visitors looked upon, the situation diff
ferently. The result of it all was that
Ella returned to Goshen from her visit
still a little girl, with every right to
play with her dolls and bid the cares
of matrimony go hence.
The failure of this attempt to marry
has apparently resulted in a truce
PRO has perhaps thought of more lu-
crative way in which to invest his S6OC
than in a child-wife. Once more he is
| QdUmCTluS uUUuullCu oilCSS oAAu SSS" W.
ing at the world. He says any woman
who wishes to marry him must now
pay him for the privilege, and, any
way, he wants a big" woman for
wife. If Cupid really did, in spirit o
sarcasm, send stray shaft into thu
heart of this queerlooking shoemake
the wound must have been slight, ant
to all appearances has healed, for Pr
bears no resemblance whatever to tn
owner Of blighted affections. He evi
IDENTIFY regards the whole affair as
proposed property purchase that fel
through.
Little Ella, who had such mario,
escape from matrimony--or slavery
whatever one chooses to consider it
smiles cunningly when questione
about the affair. and says she doesn
want to be any ones wife: that sh
must 20 to school at least three year
mere; that abe knows nothing OF an
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1896-03-12
object.

ding charms inspired the tender pas
sion in the PRO breast. The offer was
agreeable to both father and daughter,
and but for an unfortunate obstacle
the law-there would have been a mar
riage that was clearly not made III
heaven. PRO is thrifty shoemaker
and fruit dealer at Goshen, whose ap-
pearance is not of the sort that charms.
Up to a few weeks ago he lived IN the
rooms back of his shop. At that time
he found it necessary to employ some
one to help him, and secured the serV-
ices of Michael Collander, who, with
his wife and three children, came TO
live with PRO.
Collander's eldest was Ella, thirteen
years old, mature for her age and with
claim to comeliness. PRO adofed
her at sight, and in few days sur
prised her father by agreeing to eX-
change $500 for Ella. Cupid and Nam
mon made a suficientE.r strong combl-
nation to overcome Collander's scru-
pies, if he ever possessed any. The child
was quite willipe to be sacrificed 10
love and avarice. What the mother
thought no one seems to know or care.
The bargain was kept secret. Little
Ella, still in the primary grade at the
public schools, went on with her stud
les, and the patter of Piro's hammer
on the hobnailed shoes of his country
men was as firm and regular as II his
heart was not swelling with the emo
, tions of bridegroom to be. People no
ticed that Mrs. Collander seemed
borne down with some sorrow, but il
did not bother Collander pere, and sc
was nothing at all to be considered.
One day about three weeks ago Pirt
and his child fiancee appeared before
an astonished minister and asked to b.
married. A hasty and rather indignan
refusal followed. Another divine wa
l visited with the same result. All Ell
forts of the couple to become man an
wife resulted in fiat failure.
Then an idea broke into the fortres
= of Pros mind. In the great city Q
. New York there surely would be n
:, trouble, even if big Italian man oil
. want to marry pretty child. So tn
q Pro business was given vacation, an
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1896-03-12
change,

A lady went into an uptown grocery
in quest of some extra delicacies for a
stag supper her husband had on hand'
and asked the clerk if he knew OF any
thing very good and new that she might
surprise the palates with. After sug-
costing a number of things which ne
thought suitable, and learning that she
had them all, even to the requisite
brands of wines, in despair he gave up
and said: II don't know of anything
else you can possibly provide unless you
Law in a stock of bromo-seltzer. =
washington Star.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1896-03-12
KNOWS TIE CURE.
The Majority in the Senate for the Only
Panacea-Free Silver.

PanaCea-
Needed legislation is being blocked
at present by the free-coinage men in
the senate. The result of the promin-
ence given the silver element in the re-
organization of the finance committee
was seen in the action taken by the
majority of the committee on Tuesday
in reporting free coinage substitute
for the house bond bill. Several OF the
free coinage senators have served no.
flee Furthermore, that the house tariff
hill will not be allowed to pass without
q free coinage amendment. Until a
test vote is had it cannot be pronounced
with certainty whether the free com
age men will be able to control the &C
zion of the senate. Whether they nave
that mower or not, they have unfortun-
ately under the rules of the senate
mower to delay for long time the en-
actment of the legislation sent up IRON
the house-Bradstreet's, Jan. IA.
Bradstreet's is an extreme gold or
pan. and looks at every public question
from the Wall street standpoint. Ih'
silver senators have it in their poWe
to block legislation, and they VIII az
It to the full extent of their judgment
whether the legislation thus blocked
is needed" is a point which they VII
determine for themselves. They VIII
allow neither Bradstreet's nor the MOI
-Rothschild syndicate to determln
for them what is needed" II the sli
yer senators were to take their In
structions from such sources, the pee
ple who believe in bimetalllsm woui
he better off without any represents
tion at all.
The legislation which is more neede
than any other is the restoratloh
an honest monetary system to the pc,
n,e of the United States, 80 that VIM
the syndicates are making s1O,OOo,O'
At a single turn, the farmers ana pr
ducers may be able to get none
enough to buy sugar and pay taxes.
In the judgment OF great mar 7.
earnest. thoughtful and studius men,ti
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1896-03-12

bargain concerning uoI. z1-4><e-zz-aszza
marrying PRO, sapristi! That man?
Never! Should she ever marry it would
certainly be some one who is at least
good looking.
All sorts of gossip about PRO and
Ella is floating about Goshen, and Pr
ro's life is not of unalloyed bliss be-
cause of the ridicule he is forced to
face. One story has it that the wedding
of the child and the shoemaker has
really taken place, and that Ella has
entered upon the three years resi-
dence with her parents that an old
Italian custom requires.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1896-03-12
AN APOLLO IN RAGS.
Brought Before Georgia Court Charged
with Vagrancy.

A handsome and perfectly developed
specimen of physical manhood, clad IN
rags and begrimmed with dirt, unshorn
and unshaved, and answering to the
name of Charles Johnson, was ar
raigned several days ago, before Judge
Fl. w. Baldwin, of Madison, Ca, and
pleaded guilty to a charge of yagrancy.
The Judge, after kindly telling him how
badly he was neglecting the possibili-
ties open to one for whom nature had
done so much, imposed nominal fine
upon him, with an alternative of five
months in the chain gang. He claimed
to be from Fulton county, and seemed
perfectly Indifferent as to his fate.
Doubtless no case would have been
made against him had he not, while
drunk, used profane words to a lady
at whose house he had called and asked
for food. When in court he said he
knew nothing Of such conduct at the
house as was charged against him
though he would not deny it.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1896-03-12

Belligerent and eccentric Lawyer Ira
Shafer, of New York, has filed codi-
Gil to his will in which he agrees to
give to his wife and daughter city
property worth 100000, on condition
that Mrs. Shafer does not apply for alb
solute divorce. For many years there
has been discord in the Shafer house
hold, and at various times a pretty
typewriter girl, broomsticks, a horse
whip and wrathful woman have fig
ured. Many years ago, when he lived
in Highland, N. Y, he attracted atten-
ton by distributing money to persons
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1896-03-12
JEALOUS RIVALS SUSPECTED.
bridegroom Shanosky Was Murdered on
His Wedding Night.

Park Place, mining village, one
mile east Of Mahoney City, Pa, was the
scene of a cold FLOODED murder the
other night. John Shanosky, u years
old, was engaged to marry Miss Caro-
WITT. The wedding was set, and large
crowd gathered at the house OF John
Carowitz, father of the bride.
AS is the custom among the Poles on
occasions of this kind, large quantity
of beer was on hand, OF which the
guests imbibed freely. 1t was generally
| known that there were others who
wished to marry Miss CaroWitz and
considerable jealousy existed. The fes-
Invites had not been in progress more
than an hour when a shot was fired on
the street in front of the house. When
the guests rushed out they found the
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1896-03-12
DEAR VS.. CHEAP MONEY.
The People Getting an Insight Into
Mysteries Thereof.

One of the mysteries of the present
situation is the fact that SO many ap-
narently intelligent and fair minded
Americans have permitted themselves
TO be blinded to the real nature OF the
financial issue. Americans are natu-
rally honest and in many cases their
judgments seem to have been COM
pletely warped by appeals to them IN
the name of honest money" 1t is to
be devoutly hoped that as the issue be-
comes more clearly defined they may be
able to grasp the fundamental truth
that money may be "dishonest" by be-
ing too dear" as we'll as by being too
Cheap"
In every financial transaction there
are two sides. 'Dear money" is "goou
money" to one side, but it is frequently
ruin, and always injury to the other.
Let those who have been deluded by the
specious cry of Sound money make a
note of this. and they will have taken
an important step toward a correct So
luton of the monetary question. Let
them then proceed to investigate how a
dollar that is appreciating-that is, IN
creasing in purchasing poWer-Works
as between the monied classes ano
those who are in debt or engaged II
production. Just little figuring VII
give them ideas that they never had be-
fore. When they proceed in this way
they will soon discover the reason why
the money centers are so unanimousl!
, against what they are pleased to tern
, "cheap money" Dear money" give
them an enormous advantage. 1t ell
riches them while they sleep. Al Tn
, same time the more the dollar grows il
, value the harder it is for those to OBTAIN
it who have to depend upon their oW1
q exertions. This was the natural eHec
q of demonetizing one of the preclou
q metals and basing all values upon tn
one which was retained. Hence tn
+ crv of distress and demand for relle
4 that for more than twenty years ia
# gone I'D from the producing classes l
S every country that has adopted Tn
% gold standard.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1896-03-12
.yNGIfHEM DOWN
TON OF THE BRIT
ISH PRODUCERS.
Forced to Gold Standard Slavery, While
China. Japan and Mexico Forge
Ahead On Silver Basls-A Necessary
Conclusion to 1t ALL

The nearly ruined British agricultur-
list will not find much to dispel his mel
ancholy in the speechifying at the
Farmers Club. The dominant note was
doleful throughout; prices have fallen
so low that even turn of luck in one
branch or another makes very little
difference on the whole. Thus, in the
North of England, where the harvest
was tolerably good and the hay crop
up to The average, "the price OF meat
was so low that it would not more than
pay the growth of corn in the South.
1t is the same dismal story all round;
as the chairman added that barley
wheat, oats and potatoes are selling at
so low price as to be unremuneratlVe.
Clearly, therefore, the only chance OF
saving the industry from complete rum
is to adopt some means for so cheap
ening production as to leave margin
of profit even at present prices. HOW
that can best be done rests with the
government to say. 1t has commltteo
itself to making the rescue OF aSrlcul-
ture its first effort in parliament, anu
judging from what ministers have lei
drop from time to time. it may be taken
for granted that the fiscal burdens ol
land and railway freights will be SUI
stantially diminished. Even then, how
ever, it appears to be very douot!u
whether this salvage operation VIII
by itself, accomplish it's purpose III
farmer must endeavor to cooperate OF
the lines suggested by Lord Winchlise'
and LORD Claude Hamilton at the lat
conference. If the middleman coul'
only be swept away, thus allowing con
sumner and producer to come into al
rect touch, the agricultural proolel
would be happily solved.-Londo1
Graphic
So it is with agriculture everyWner
except in silver-standard countries. l Il
demonstration of silver doubled III
value of the unit by which all commod
tiles are measured. At the same time
threw the agriculturist in gold-standar
countries open to the competition
those producing on the cheaper oas
of silver. As retail prices did not fall
RAPIDLY as wholesale, and as debts, tai
es and some other things have not bee
reduced at all, the result has been a
most ruin to both the English and tt
American farmer. The effect has NJ
been quite so disastrous to the man
facturer. because more indirect al
tardy. and in a measure ne has bee
able to protect himself by combination
md trusts. But he is now beginni!
10 feel it both directly and Indirect
The building of mills and factories
Mexico. India, China, and especial
Japan. is a cold fact that he cannot
more. That the factories in those cou
tries produce on silver basis, is a
other fact that cannot be denied. TIL
ais gives those countries an advanta
in exchange should be apparent
every business man who is not col
pletely blinded by his prejudices. The
facts being conceded, that the restol
tion of silver is the only true remet
is a necessary conclusion.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1896-03-12
st Am an American

Some men DOaStlnSly p[oCldilh'
am a Democrat and others, Il am Re-
nublican." When President Cleveland
talks Americanism our hearts joyfully
resDond and we feel proud to say, i
am an American"
If must be exceedingly gratifying to
every true American to find that our
president proposes to stand up ana II
necessary fight for an American poncy
the Monroe doctrine. 1t is hardly a
mart of the law of nations, but 1t IS
good. sound American policy and we
can enforce it without going to war.
Now that the ice is broken ESQ to
sneak and the president finds that we
can declare war without international
conference" and without Englands
consent" perhaps he will progress IN
Americanism until it is stalWart enough
to hold and maintain that we can coin
IN American silver dollar without "a
conference" and without anybody s
consent
As long as England can control our
monetary policy las she does now sne
has no need to go to war with us to keep
us down and our producers in distress.
Over So. 900 900 in gold went to England
to-day from our treasury by Schle-
heimer ct al. on paper, that calls Tor
"coin," not gold remember, but simply
| coin"
The president orders all these to be
paid in gold coin and so the silver IS lett
| idle in the treasury and another oono
issue is imminent to replace gold in the
treasury and another ten-milion steal
into the private contract bond syndicate
composed of Englishmen, English
Americans and the presidents late
partner Stetson.
More than 100 years ago we declared
our political independence and by
saven years war established it. Time
and again we have declared our com
mercial independence by tariff, almos
prohibitory, without even suggestion
of conference" And now we have pro
claimed distinctly to the world the Mon
roe doctrine. But can we maintain TN
Monroe doctrine If we allow England
to dictate our monetary policy, do yo'
think? No, we can have no real lnde
pendence in any respect unless we nav
and control. our own monetary system
and money supply independence Il
that respect is the one thing we nee
and must have or all else comes t
NTRy mi IN
naught. FEhh1 FnHN loo'
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1896-03-12

most important step in that direction
is the complete reconciliation OF sil-
yer.
That is what the silver senators have
in view, and there is no power either
IN Wall street or in England to swerVe
them from their CONGREGATIONAL b.
metallist.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1896-03-12

The bimetallic system existed In this
country from 1893 to 1873 and our
minis we're open free to both gold and
silver. and all over the world our sill
yer was accepted at about $3.50 per
ounce. But for the combined effort
of the money loaners, the bond dealers
and the gold syndicate who sought to
make money dearer by establishing the
gold standard, that would be the case
today.-Cleveland Plaindealer.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1896-03-12

In Turin Is q paper printed with an
ink that becomes luminous In the DARK
40 that the matter may be read with
ont the assistance OF artificial light.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1896-03-12

Frank Gould, of scuth Wardsboro,
VT. found strange bird. dead in the
road the other day. 1t had short legs
set far back, and webbed feet like Q
duck. 1t was shaped like q duck. had
a beak like crow, and was larger than
a partridge. The head and back were
black and all the rest OF the body waa
pure white.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1896-03-12
GIRL SOLD FOR $500.
ASTONISHING DEED OF AN
ITALIAN LABORER.
The Intervention of the Police Prevented
the Deal-Some Queer Customs OF
Italian Lifc-Marriage the Purchasers

TX hundred dollars
is the value Joseph
Piro, of Goshen, N.
Y, is said to place
upon a wife. This
is the amount he is
alleged to have Of
fered the father OF
thirteen year-old
Ella Collander, a
tty Italian
child, whose bud
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1896-03-12

Paul Schwartz of Midland. Mich, re-
PORTS witnessing recent fight between
a proud American eagle and two owls
In which the owls licked.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-10-07
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

Pearl Wilson WAS shot in the shoulder fWeston, Tex. Not known who did he shooting.
 W. H. Opet, dry goods and clothing zAler at Houston, Tex, has failed. At Goldthwait, Tex. Dr. A. W. |fton, dealer in drugs, made an as- |8hment.
 The Texas State fair opens at Dallas, ak., on Saturday next. |A gravel train on the Houston and Mas Central was derailed near Me hney, Tex. No one hurt, but two k were demolished.
 Hiss Virginia Fair, daughter of the
 ex-Senator Fair, denies she is soon parry H. Maitland Kersey of New |&k City.
 he Jennison cotton gin was destroyed Lire at Shawnee. o. T. Loss 5000.
 Jesse Barrett and Kitty Smith. the lser colored, died at Galveston, Tex. m oyerdoses of morphine. 5B' F. Sledge, an old citizen of Harri- 1e eeounty, died at Marshall, Tex. David Easton was arrested at Lexing- 1n 0. T. for selling mortgaged cotton. Enc old directors of the Cotton Belt N were reelected at St. Louis. Of Srs of the road will be chosen next flday.
 ppez the insurgent leader in Cuba. Exported to have been killed. &he Union ironworks of San Francis
 las awarded the contract to build
 of the torpedoboats, and two went
 pc Bath ironworks at Bath, Me.
 apid progress IS being made on the
 nslon of the Texas Midland railroad
 Paris, Tex.
 lver and lead ore have been found
 ridgeport. Tex.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-10-07
TIE SEA OF POLITICS.
What Is Going on All Over
 This Country.
1tR. BRYAN OVER IN TENNESSEE.

Ise Speaks at Memphis and Nashville
 Buck Walton Resigns From the Texas
 l'epulist TicISet-Ex- President Harrison
 speaks at Republicans Win
 In Connecticut Town Elections.
 NASHVILLE, Got. 7.-The greatest crowd that ever turned out to & political meeting ill the history of this city crowded about the streets here Monday night, shouting and yelling, cheering and applauding and then listened with marked attention to the triple nominee on his arrival here The train bearing the party was due at s: B, but it was nearly 9:l5 o'clock when MT. Bryan addressed his first audience in this city at the Haymarket last night.
 At the meeting the five acres of ground in the inclosure was fully half filled with people who cheered the can didate wildly on lis appearance. A gleeclub of 30 male voices opened the meeting with .Home, Sweet Home, , the oldfashioned melody which the nom- inee has declared to be lis campaign song. The candidate YVES then intro duced by Senator Bate as he next pres ident of the United States. He was cheered and applauded throughout his speech and many times was stopped by bo ac,,, 11f I,.e, 1icTa,,o,.s
 After concluding his Haymarket speech Mr. Bryan was taken to the Athletic park, where he made l0- minute address, giving his explanation of the SOC nt dollar. and at the end he appealed to his auditors to study the money question and vote as they saw fit.
 At the Populist meeting which Mir. Bryan addressed after his speech at the Haymarket and at Athletic park, he ex- pressed his appreciation of the honor done him by the Populist party and al so his qualification that the Democrats and Populists had been able to unite on an electoral ticket in so many of the states. He said that while he would take no part in local affairs he did feel justified in urging those who believed i'll free coinage to concentrate their votes in such q way as to defeat the common enemy. Where fusion IS &C., complished the fusion ticket deserves the support of all the friends of silver. He said that if fusion was not arranged iii Tennessee, he hoped the Populists would cast their vote for the Democratic electors and thus make their election certain, as to vote for Populist electors, who had no hope of election, would be an aid to the Republicans.
 Mir. Bryan left Nashville at l2 o'clock on the Louisville and Nashville for Louisville. He speaks today at Jef- fersonville, and during the day at other Indiana points, and in the evening at Indianapolis, here he will address the citizens of that place.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-10-07
- BRYAN IN INDIANA.
Speaks at Jeffersonville on His Tour
 Through the State.

LOUISVILLE, Oct. 7.-Bryan arrived in Louisville yesterday morning on a special train from Nashville. No stops were made in the night and the can didate managed to secure good night s rest He breakfasted at the Louisville hotel and was met by Governor Mat thews and the Indiana reception com mittee. At Bridge station, Fourteenth and Main streets, small crowd was gathered, but MT. Bryan did not show himself. National Committeeman Wood son of Kentucky, accompanied Mir. Bryan on the night trip through Ken lucky and also accompanied him when he crossed into Indiana at 7:30 o'clock, arriving ill Jeffersonyille, in time to fill his first speaking appointment.
 A committee of Indiana statesmen, including Governor Matthews and Gill bert Shanklin of the national commit tee, will escort Mir. Bryan until he leaves the state of Indiana. On the platform in Jeffersonville were Is little girls dressed Ill white and one clothed in yellow Bryan spoke at some length.
 In the course of his remarks Bryan said
 "The restoration of bimetallism will not hurt any legitimate business. The election of the Chicago ticket will help legitimate business. Applause. It only 1nterferes with the man whs wants to eat bread that somebody else has earned. Applause. The restora- tion of bimetallism will put back into circulation larger amount of standard money, and when there is more money, the people, as whole, will have more money individually