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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-09-12
LEMUEL'S RIDE.

Old man Simmerlow owns the model
farm Of the Turkey Track district, IN
the State Of Alabama. 1t has become
sort Of show place, and planters come
from rs far away rs Montgomery and
Mobile to get pointers for the better
management Of their own plantations.
All this Ii directly the result OF the
good management and the cxtraor-
binary industry Of the old mans grown
up son, I.emuel. As the farm II model
farm, 90 IL Lemuel a model farmer. He
= the first man at work In the morning
and the last to leave in the evening.
The attractions Of the nearby town are
nothing to him. He never rides In with
his neighbors ON Saturdays or horse
Trading days. The circus may come
and 70, but It makes no difference to
him.
But there was n time when the Sim
merlow farm was anything but a mod.
ell; when Its all-around poor condition
and general dllapldatiOn were as mark
ed as now are Its many perfections.
And ut this time Lemuel was known
10 the most no.account boy In all that
region. He hated the farm, hated work,
and as n dodger and shirker Of his
tasks had no equal. In those days he
couldn't keep away from the town. He
loved to lOaf about the streets, to hang
around the saloons and to pitch horse
shoes In the back alleys. Lemuel chang
ed all ut once. This change was not
gradual; not the slow awakening Of
conscience to the mistake Of evil ways,
but was sudden and violent. One sum.
mer afternoon circus was In town. A
grand free balloon ascension was ad-
vertised prior to the performance; a
daring acronaut was to perform on a
trapcxe way up In the air, and then to
fall sevcnl thousand feet, hanging
from O parachute. Lemuel was on hand.
Out at home tho young cotton was
choked with weeds and needed thin.
ming out with hoe badly. Down In
the crooked, weedy burrows lay Lem.
ucl's hoe, where he had left 1t the day
before, and where there was every pros.
pect of Its remaining for several days
to come. Circus days always caused
Q mental and physical breakup In Lem.
uel that lasted quite while.
He stood In the inner circle Of the
crowd watching the prepanti lions for
the ascension. II was a h0t.air balloon
and was charged from an Ovenlike fur.
mace. As 1t became filed It expanded
and rose rs far as the restraining lines
would allow. The aerOnaut. a gorgeous
being In pink tights, mounted the tra.
pexc. The ropes were one by one lOOs.
encd from the posts and lay trailing on
the ground, like the tentacles OF some
tremendous monster. At last only one
or two held the balloon. and they were
ready to be lO0sened In an instant.
Somebody said "Ready." another "Lct
her Co." Just here, In his eagerness and
excitement, Lemuel stepped forward
and put his foot into slip.noose on one
Of the loose OBTAINING ropes. In Sec
ond his feet were jerked violently from
under him. the earth seemed to fall
away and he was dangling head down.
ward, Ave hundred feet In the dir, his
long coat tails Mapping about his ears,
and still going upward. A pint of pea.
nuts, hat, package Of cherO0ts, %
cents In silver and half-emptied wills.
Ky bottle came raining down. That
indcscribable. terrible roar arose that
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-09-12

always comes from O crowd when
brought face to face with an awful and
p0rtending tragedy. Women tainted,
children screamed and men ran hither
and tMther In agOnixed helplessness.
Far up In the blue void, ever rising,
Lemuel hung like spider from its
thread. He grabbed the dangling rope
and tried to push himself up backward.
then he tried to squirm himself into
an upright position. His movements
caused the balloon to sway ominously.
''Stop moving, you blamed fool" yell
ed the aer0naut from above, land III
haul you up II the knot holds tight.
Lemuel's gyrations ceased. The aero
naut braced himself In some manner
among the ropes and then began to haul
away until he had Lemuel astraddle OF
the trapexe and holding himself fran
tically 10 the side lines. The balloon
had now risen to an appalling height
and was apparently stationary. As
Lemuel began family to reahxe his
awful situation cold chills ran over him
90 hi hail. dafying the laws Of grsva'
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-09-12

now Su0rue saved ucrs
"That Charley Spindles Is horrid
fellow, isn't hep
Eyes, but he once saved me from a
mad bull"
"HOw was that?"
II saw Charlie coming and went
through another field."-Cleveland
Plaindealer.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-09-12

Harry-What girl was that you had
In tow last evening?
Willie (lndignantly)-What you are
pleased to call tow IL usually spoken Of
by people of culture as blonde tresses.
Household Words.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-09-12

Ceilings which have become black
ensd by the smoke from lamps or gas
may be easily cleansed by washing
them with cloths wrung out Of water
IN which some soda has been dissolved.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-09-12
Bright Man.

II don't see what good chaperons
are! Young Dareall kissed Kittie
Sweetz right before her chaperon!"
"Ah, yes; but he kissed the chaperon
first."-DetrOit Free Press.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-09-12

No man ever said q woman was an
angel who did not know better.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-09-26

American Legislation has made Amer
lean money acceptable for its face value
whenever and wherever IL is presented.
Already the mere threat of debasing il
has sent the American dollar to dis
count in Canada. We propose in the
future that there shall be no discount
on the stamp of the United States, and
that the money earned by the Amers-
can citizen shall be worth exactly what
IL pretends TO be worth. not in this
country merely. hut in every corner OF
the habitable globe.
1T is claimed that the gold basis OF
our currency has brought about n de-
felt. There was no deficit until the
Wilson tariff bill reduced the revenues
below the expenditures. With n gold
basis to our currency and tariff sufIl-
cient To raise revenue for our expenses,
we not only incurred no deficit, but be-
tween 1873 and 1892 we paid of 81, 0oo.-
000, 900 OF our national debt"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-09-26

means simply that the government
abandons all control of any limitation
Of tho amount OF American silver cur
rency. II means that any attempt by
the government TO keep silver at a par
with gold is TO bc abandoned IL trans
fers the regulation OF the amount of
silver dollars from the United States
government TO the silver mine owners,
not of the United States only. but of the
world. Anything short OF this would
not be unlimited coinage.
THE holder of bar silver. moreover,
is to have IL coined 10y the government
free of charge. and the silver dollars
which are thus to he issued in quaint
ties. limited only by the amount of sill
yer on and below the surface of the
earth. are TO he 16 times as heavy as
the gold dollar. though gold is not mere
ly l6 times but more than 80 times as
valuable as silver.
The Chicago platform further insists
that these dollars made thus from 50
cents worth Of silver shall be taken in
every debt, public and private, instead
OF gold. and IL forbids any man 10 make
a contract specifically payable in any
other kind OF money.
This is not bimetnllism. IL is silver
monometallism. for IL II n mnttcr OF
history that when one nation alone has
coined two metals at n false ratio the
better coin is boarded for speculation.
while the baser coins only pass from
hand 10 hand among the people.
I'VE have to-day three kids OF money
in the United States. Tn, gold coin Of
the United States Is worth what u
claims 20 be worth. because whether as
a coin or as mere shapeless lump OF
metal. IL Is eNchangable for that
amount in any spot In the world.
"The piper promise TO pay OF the
United States. the 'grcenback.' is worth
what II claims 10 be worth, because the
United States rcdccms that promise on
demand In gold.
THE national bank note is worth
what IL claims TO be worth. because IL IS
issued against n United States bond,
and that United Stntcs bond Is to-day
payable in gold.
THE silver dollar and the silver GER
tiRcate are received for taeir face value.
not because the lump ~ silver In the sill
yer dollar Is worth too cents. but be-
cause their amount Is not unlimited,
hut limited. and because by accepting
THE silver money instead Of gold for
taxes and all government purposes the
government Is enabled 10 keep certain
limited amount OF silver up TO parity
with gold.
Every piece Of currency in the hands
Of the American people to-day rests
upou this gold basis and buys what Il
docs buy because II il upon gold basis.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-09-26
THE LEADING TOPIC.
A. Apt Quotation from Lincoin-The Pa
BILE OF Honor and It's Moral

The following extracts are from
recent speech delivered by Curtis Gould.
of Boston, in Cooper Union hall, New
York:
"Thirty-six years ago when the ma
ton was upon the threshold OF great
moral crisis. Abraham Lincoln, in
Cooper institute. urged the people 10
do nothing through passion or i'll tenn
per. Sophistry.' he added. can no more
create a middle ground between right
and wrong than IL can between the liv-
ing and the dead
The United States stands again upon
the threshold of a great moral crisis.
IL is proposed that every debtor, that
the United States itself, shall aban-
don the honor and wisdom of civiliza-
ton for the low cunning of the savage.
10 is proposed that we shall forever
deprive the government of the United
States of the trust and confidence, not
of foreign nations merely, but of our
own citizens. 10 is proposed that we
shall swindle those who have trusted
the government out of half their money.
II is proposed that we shall pay in sill
YER where we have borrowed in gold.
There is n fable OF ancient Italy
that tells how fire and water and honor
started out together through the
world.
Fire said: II l am lost seek where
ye see smoke. for where smoke is there
shall We find fire.
Water said: IF am lost seek where
We see green trees. for where verdure
Is there shall We find water
Honor said: IL am lost. seek not
at all. for when honor once is lost il
never can be found
'rbe moral of that fable is true not
OF Italy nor of America only, but of
all countries and of all times. Dis
honor and prosperity can never he
bound in wedlock. The deliberate be-
trsyal of trust is never twice success
ful. The swindler of to-day is the
bankrupt OF tomorrow.
The free and unlimited coinage OF
silver, at the ratio of sixteen TO one.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-09-26
Nn, In Exidnncr.

We are told by the "Brynnites" in
definitely that there are many terrible
free silver centers in the west outside
of the distinctively silver mining states:
but where arc they? We wish some
body would point them out to us, with
the evidence 10 sustain the character
attributed TO them. Out west people
were told that even In Vermont there
were many such places; but they did
not show up at the late election. MIR.
se,sall was made the running mate Of
bryan on the supposition that Maine
was solid for rcpudiation; but the elcc-
ton there dissipated that hope pretty
effectually. The Indications are that
the repudiationists are blutiing uncon-
ncionably. though perhaps less polite
term might be used 20 describe their
assertions. According 20 the reports
that come from our own correspondents
and those we find In the most trust
worthy newspapers throughout the
west the tide Ia running the other way
Enthusiastically and irrssistibly. Y.
SUI.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-09-26
BAPTIST ASSOCIATION.
Petition Circulated To Get Up an Excursio
60 Visit Mckinley.

fetitton circulated To Get Us an Encurntom
TO Visit Mckinley.
st. Louis, Sept. fo.-At Fridays ses-
sion of the National Baptist associa-
tons sixteenth annual convention n
petition to get up an excursion party to
visit Maj. Mckinley at Canton received
200 signatures.
Rev. G.. l.. l.. Taliferro, of Philadel-
phia, conducted the devotional exer-
cises. Rev. j. X. Robertson, Little Rock.
Ark, preached the Introductory SER
mon.
The representatives OF the home mis-
sion board occupied the remainder OF
the morning session. The afternoon
session wasgiven 10 discussion Of reporto
and addresses, Rev. G.. w. ID. Gaines.
Little Rock, and T.. X. Love, of Savan-
nah, Ca, being among those who tools
part
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-09-26
carlisle. cou.ln married.

Lexington, KY, Sept io.--secrctary
Carlisles cousin. Miss Annie G.. Car
Isle, well-known In Washington So
ciety, was married here Thursday
night to George p. Chinn. son of the
widely known turfman and politician.
Col. Jack Chinn. They left Immediate
~ after the ceremony for Washington
The bride Is the daughter of j. ID. Car
isle, OF Chattanooga, Tenn.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-09-26
TIMES ARE HARD.
Michigan Methodist Ministers suffer for
the Necessaries OF Life.

Lansing. Mich, Sept. 19.-One OF tho
presiding elders reported TO the Mich
igan Methodist conference Thursday
that some OF his ministers had reported
that during the last year they often
have left their tables with their hunger
unsatisfled In order that their childrcn
might have enough To eat. The reports
generally show that the ministers havs
been great sufferers because of tho
financial depression, scores of salaries
being in arrears. All other collections
averaged well with those of previous
years.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-09-26

The average plurality prior to 1890
therefore has been little over 1900.
and, taking these figures as basis for
comparison, the gain has been over 3D.
600. AS compared with 1892 IL is over
$1,000
The republicans OF Maine have not
only returned their four congressman.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-09-26

A Telling Blow for Good Govern meat and
Honest Money.

HuHtsI MONEY!
IN looking over the battle ground OF
Maine, strewn with the dead and wound
ed popocrats and populists and their
shattered paraphernalia, as the smoke
clears away, one realizes for the first
time the real extent of the magnificent
victory achieved by the republicans.
They have rolled up nearly three
times the greatest gubernatorial plu-
rality ever known in a presidential
year, as will be seen by the following
table:
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-09-26
Rope wants Anglican Clergy 60 Return.

London. Sept. 10. A dispatch from
Rome to news agency here says that
the pope has issued n pronouncement.
In which he says: AFTER long study i
must confirm the DEGREES OF my prede-
cessors that all ordinations made under
the Anglican rite are absolutely in
valid" Ills holiness also entrents the
Anglican clergy 10 return &c the CATH
Ollie church.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-09-26

They have carried every county in tho
state.
They have elected n unanimously re-
publican senate and l4G out of 15l mem
bers OF the house.
They have east the largest republican
vote ever known in Maine, while the
democratic vote is the smallest ever
known. except that OF two years ago,
when the democrats allowed the cleo
ton to go by default.
The city OF Bath, the home OF Arthur
Scwall, one OF the appendages TO tho
Bryan ticket, cast n total vote OF ITO.
OF these votes 1910 were republican. n
gain of COO. Mr.. Sewall was beaten In
his own ward by 1872 out of 242 votes.
Mr.. Sewall was beaten in his own family
by vote of . 10 !.
The city of Portland gives Powers, for
governor, plurality OF 1897. gain OF
l.451 over 1892.
Mr.. Manley. playfully and yet ex-
ultantly. asks what more could
Maine have done for the cause OF good
government. honest money and pro-
tection?" Nothing more. Mr.. Manley.
Republicans outside OF Maine are not
unreasonable. They do not want tho
earth. They are entirely satisfied with
Maine. both for September and Novem-
ber.-Chicago Tribune.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-09-26

as was to have been expected, but they
have made them bcneficiaries OF the
general increase, as will be seen by the
following tables:
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-09-26

The republican party never presented
n more unbroAcn front. The grandeur
Of IFS own principles and the dangerous
doctrines OF the Chicago revolutionists
unite republicans in unwavering ranks.
This union is n surer presa &c Of success.
Troy TimeA
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-09-26

GhaUeuge TO mrs bryhn.
why should we 20 to silver countries 20
learn finance7 Is II In the interest OF the
wagc-earners7 i challenge Mr.. Bryan 10
show me n country that stands on silver
basis where the workman receives one
NTH OF the wages given to-day to the
American workmen. Applause The
wages I'm England are moving every day,
upward, upward. upward. as they ought
TO do, approaching slowly but surely the
American standard OF wages, which be-
longs 10 the dignity and manhood OF
American mechanics and workingmen.
fApplause.1 In there any difference In
china and Japan, or Russia. or Mexico. OF
the Argentine Republlc7 Not "A bit. Not
step forward
I'm Mexico, In iSsi-and there Is no more
difference to-day than then-l hirrd q
men for $40 n day-the whole lot OF them
llnughtcrl--and they worked for me faith
fully for nearly month. When the emery
ency passed which required mo TO employ
them was ashamed 20 pay workmen
such wages and Il afforded mo much graft
fication to offer them handsome gratuity
In addition TO what they were entitled to.
tApplauac.l
Now, I know Mr.. Bryan quite we'll
served In congress with him. Perhaps II
was my blindness and stupidity, but
never saw any presidential timber In him.
II,aughtcrl lilo was an amiable man-an
agreeable companion.
81 said to-day when I talked 90 tho drum
mers that he had winning smile, but
was corrected by drummer there VINO
said that there was nothing winning In II;
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-09-26

There was another big meeting NJ
right in the tent. The speakers were
Gov. Hastings. OF Pennsylvania, and
Representative McCleary, Of Minnesota.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-09-26

Such state ticket as the Bryan dem
ocrats nominated in Connection: would
he hopclessly beaten under condi-
tions fur more IA, orable than the demo.
Gratis will enjoy in the November cleo
tion. It's authors do not, IL is said. cx.
pect any other fate for IL, and il Is likely
TO be buried out OF sight probably by n
plurality of 3O,OOO.-Hartford Times.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1896-07-08

Una vez instalado en- su despacho
Official, llamo ell presidente del Con-
greso los dos seilores indicados.
les nlanifesto que, con arreglo al arti-
culo 4S del reglamento de la Camara,
Sc hallSba facultado para adoptar las
medidas que estimara convenientes
para impedir Sc levase adelante la
desagradable question habida entire
ellos pudiendo hasta arrestarlos in.
elusive, valiendose al efecto de la
guardia civil que presta su servicio
en- el Congreso.
Apelando al honor de los dos cor.
tendencies y al suyo propio, les hi, o
el senor Pidal prudentes reAexiones,
excitandoes 4 que e diesen palabra
de honor de no b. tirse.
En- vista de la actltud y de las ma
nifestaci mes de, presidente, los Sres.
condes de San L,is y de Romanones
Sc dieron m1tuamente caballerescas
y francas expiicaciones, estrechandose
las manos y volviendo ser amigos
los que en- un momento de arrebato
habian dejado de serlo.
El senior Pidal llamo luego a los
padrinos de aq1ellos seflores, y des
pue' de poner en- su conocimiento el
resultado satisfactorio de sus gestio-
mes, les exigio tamb;en palabra de
thonor de no intentar por su parte
nada en- contra. Los cuatro pad. mos
dehrieron gustoso, a las indicac ones
del presilente, y de este modo ha
quedado zanjada la grave question
personal pendiente, gracias al tacto,
4 energia y prestisios del sefor Pidal.
quien, segun nuestras noticias. sepro
! pone ha -er respetar su autoridad pre-.
sidencial de cuantos concurren al pa
a.,to del Congfeso, sean 8 no dipu.
tados."
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1896-07-08

5lnaclon mas patibularla y llena
lie horrores Y ncgruras. Y al
pesar de clio, y no obstantc el
contraste que ofrece ese feroz
salvajismo con la hidalguia y hu
nanilad de nuestros sollados- 10
que abulta mayormente, 81 cabe,
la inaudita barbarie de las hor-
lasinsurrectas hay todavia qnien
Sc atreve a considerarlas como
Auestes alsctbllnaaas, eultas y
mag eNan1Mas !
En- FL Dla de Madrid halla-
mos 10 siguiente, cuya lectura
causa horror { indignation
Entire las cartas particulares re-
cibidas 1lti,namente de Cuoa, tene
mos fdedignas noticias de una en-
viada por una Hermana de la Carl
dad a sus superioras. mantle ~tando
q le easre los he:idos que cuida Sc
encuentra TN med CO militar, quien
hicieron prisionero los rebelde-, y des-
pues de obigarle 4 que cura sus
her4dos le cortaron ambas manos
Horroriza tan trenendo salvajismo, y
convene tar al hecho la mayor pu
bjicidad, para que Sc sepa hasta que
punto son dignos los insurrcctos dc
consideration y simoatias. FL medi
CO muti'ado no tiene mas que veinti
ocho amos. Espana no aoandonara
en- 50 desgracia a ese martir".
Las precedentes lineas han su.
gerido r Les No0eaodes el CO,
mentario que a continuation re
producimos y con ell cual esta-
mos de perfecto acuerdo:
Convene, en- efecto. que Sc de a
hecho la mayor publicidad, y par;
clio, despues de reproducir la notici
en- nuestras Columns, invitamos a 10
otros perit dicos de America a que i
copien.
Sepase que de esta manera de in
callhcable monstruosidad, que de es
te modo lleno de la mas feroz ingra
titud y la mas cobarde sana, proce
den esos crirnina'es, enemigos nato
de Gu nto hay de suave, benigno
consecuente, miscricordioso y civili
zado en- la especie humana.
Sepase qu4 en- tanto nuestras am
bulancias recogen a sus heridos. J
nuestros hospitales los alber gan, J
nue,tros cirujanos y Hermanas de |
Carload los atlenden y curan, ESQ
llamados Iiberradores no encuen
tran mejor retrlbucion que mutila
barbaramente Ii nlauo que les da |
vida.
Sepase que. todo sentiriento d
bondad, que las fuentes mismas de !
gratitud, vivas aun en- las especes car
niceras, est n secas y mue'tAs en- {
corazon de esoS kurdos
Y sGpase, por ul,ino, que asl slen
ten y asl proceden e'as gentes
qulenes Estrada Palma en- los Esta
dos Unidos y el Dr. Betances en- Pari
pintan como huestes disciphnadas
cultas y magnanimas
Estos son los mismos que emplea1
b las explosives contra nuestras tro
pas.
Estos son los que ahorcan ciudada
nos pacihtos, y queman temples
violan virgenes.
Estos son los dsAg<rJntss anadi
simos de Mr. Morgan.
All, chacaes
Dias hace, dias NADIA mas, qu
una columna Sc do con el horri
bic hallazgo dc tres Q cuatro que
rrilleros 4uienes, despues d
haberlos asesinado a mansalv
una numerosa partidA dc rebel
! des, en- nomcntos en- que 70
rrajcaban aqutlIos indetensos
dcsprevcnidos, les habja sacad
los ojos con las puntas dc 10
machctes.
niames