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Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1896-08-26

FREE COINAGE of silver would
make ifty-three cents worth
Of silver legal tender for one
dollar for all debts, public and
private, and, would also, it is ar
gued by the advocates of this poll
cy, raise the prices on all the pro-
ducts of the country; which, as a
matter of course must increase the
cost of living. How would this
affect the people in public service;
the employees of the general gov
ernment, the state and county Off
cials, the school teachers? There
is no assurance that the salaries of
these people would be increased in
the same ratio with the increase in
the nccessaries of life. The differ
ence between the purchasing power
of the dollar they receive now, un-
der the gold standard, and the dol
lar they would be paid under q
silver standard, if the arguments
held out by our free silver friends
are to be believed, would be about
fifty per cent. The silver dollar
being then as now, legal tender fol
100 cents, would be receivable fol
all taxes and payable out of th'
public treasury for all public ser
vice. Unless salaries are increased
the public servant will find tina
his money will only 60 half as fa
as it does now. If salaries are in
creased in ratio with the declin
in the purchasing power of the dol
lar taxes will increase in the SAM
ratio. A public official who advo
Gates free coinage of silver, eithe
advocates a reduction in his ow
salary or he expects to have hi
salary increased through the in
position of heavier taxes.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1896-08-26

The free-silver Democrats are
making a campaign with the irs-
preston that nine out of every ten
votels hav'nt sense enough to
pound sand, and that all that is
necessary to delude them into vot-
ing for Bryan is to offer them
something free. The American
voter does not forget SO easily that
he no longer remembers the prom
ises made by the Democratic party
four years ago.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1896-08-26
Revenue and Tariff.
Ed. JOURNAL:

ED. JOURNAL:
1t was my good fortune to be
present at the Republican National
Convention ut st. Louis, which de-
clared for sound-money, recip-
rocity and protection to home in
dustries, and nominated Mckinley
and Hobart. And it was was my
great pleasure to meet in the fam
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1896-08-26

THERE are still a good many
Democrats in the country who will
not sacrifice principle upon the
altar of Popocracy to aid an Office
grabbing scheme.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1896-08-26

MCKINLEY has not talked much
yet, but he has said a great deal
more than Bryan has, who is talk
ing all the time:
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1896-08-26

" Et)l(u II > ECAE.
COUNTY TICKET.
For Representative,
EUGENE G. BAUGHER.
For Collector OF Revenue.
ROBERT II. EVENS.
For Sheriff,
LANES r. WHITEHEAD.
For Treasurer,
FREDERICK WILL.
For Assessor,
NORMAN +. ROBINSON.
For Prosecuting Attorney,
G. l. VAN ALIEN.
For Probate Judge,
A. W. SCOTT.
For County Judge, 1st district,
&c. COLEMAN.
For County Judge, I'd district,
ROBERT G.. BRYAN.
For Surveyor,
HYRCANUS HAWKINS.
For Public Administrator,
SAMUEL PATTERSON.
For Constable, Breton Township,
FREDERICK EVENS.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1896-08-26

NATIONAL TICKET.
For President,
WILLIAM MCKINLEY.
For Vice. President,
GA RRET A. HOBART.
STATE TICKET.
For Governor,
ROBERT f. LEWIS.
For Lieutenant Governor,
ABRA G.. PETTIJOHN.
For Judge Of Supreme Court,
RUDOLPH HIRZEL.
Fer Secretary of State,
WILLIAM T. FREEMAN.
For State Treasurer
]. +. GaNELICH.
For State Auditor,
JOHN G. BISHOP.
For Attorney General,
JOHN KENNISH.
For Railroad Commissioner,
GEORGE N. STILLE.
For Judge Of Court OF Appeals,
RODERICk F.. ROMBAUER
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1896-08-26

For Representative in Congress,
GEORGE STEELE.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-05-12

lx3 inches and feet long are fastened
TO the sides Of the box with a bolt; thew
can thus be erected or laid PROSTATE
as desired. The end board at the back
Is SO fixed that it can easily be re-
moved. There is a long chain with
two large harness rings at the ends
modlhed somewhat so they can just be
slipped over the axle. A ring is in the
OF chain too hook singletree to when
you have hauling that requires a
horse. To us it is more serviceable
than the wheelbarrow. We hauled
stone, manure, wood, water with bar
rel to irrigate, etc., and do not see how
we could get along without it. The
load can be so built that you have
barely anything to lift The chain is
not in the way if the horse is not used,
as it does not quite strike the ground.
TO keep the chain up at the end of the
box used bolts with large heads. To
prevent slipping through the link bore
hole through the board at the side at
the respective link; put the bolt
through the link and board and turn
the nut on the inside If the head Of
the bolt is too small use a washer.-M,
u. Ament in Practical Farmer.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-05-12
The Prolific Smith Family.

When was a very little boy 1 re-
member having a vague idea that peo-
pie by the name of Smith must all be
related, and / wondered how the diff
rerent branches of the family kept
track of one another. But though the
wears have Strengthened out my ideas
somewhat, and there is less confusion
about the relationship, it must be adj
mitted that, taking them altogether
the Smiths are large family!
Do you know how many people here
are by the name of Smith in the New
York city directory? Think of 5000
Smiths, most of them fathers of FAM
flies: then think of their wives and
children, and you will understand how
a plain William or a simple John
Smith is likely to be lost in the crowd.
And as in New York, SO in other cities,
great and small. And so throughout
England and Germany, for though in
the latter country they call it Schmidt,
it is the same old name spelled in an
other way. In London, Smiths fairly
swarm, and they abound all over the
British isles, from Lands End, away
down on the south coast of Cornwall,
to John o'Groats, the most nOrtherly
point in Scotland.-"A Party by tbs
Name of Smith," by Arthur Hoeber, in
ST. Nicholas.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-05-12
Hand Cart.

Here it is; but it's value you cannot
appreciate without having one Of them.
Good material is required in its con-
vtruction. If you have no good car
rage wheels of your own that are
idle. inspect carriage builders stock
of secondhand wheels; select front
wheels if possible. Get axle Gron onel
to fit boxes in wheels, remove wood
and clips from axle; find center OF
axle, and with cold chisel cut deep
enough in axle so it can be broken.
Break, then lap the broken ends so the
cart will be just the width desired, say
3 feet inches from hub to hub. Unite
them firmly with two clips, take two
pak beams 2x3 inches and 8 feet long.
Saw a notch u inch deep in each beam,
10 fit axle, just far enough from the
End so that the beam will extend back
about inches beyond the wheels;
easten the beams to the axle with the
clips Mortise two XXI inch holes IN
each beam, insert posts / foot high in
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-05-12
A. Stronghold and Palace Erected by
King HerOh of Juden.

King Herod of Judea
Eastward from the dull and almost
waveless waters Of the Dead sea there
is wild and gloomy land Of noun
famous heights and dark, precipitous
ravines. On one of the highest points
OF rock, overlooking the surrounding
country, HerOd had constructed over
the ruins of a former fort the strong
hold and palace of Machaerus, or THE
Black Castle" A town had grown up
near by, WITH heather temples, a thea
ter and placeS.pf trade and manufac-
ture. The palice had been made so
splendid that Herod preferred it as q
residence, especially as it was close to
the frontier OF Judea, and as from it he
could readily go to any other part OF
his dominions, unmatched and unim-
peded. Here, at least, he could do
whatever he pleased, and all prisoners
were at his mercy.
1t was by no means safe for stran-
ger to draw near to the frowning gates
of the citadel of Machaerus; but the
disciples of John did come, again and
again, only to be refused admission.
For a long time, therefore, the Bap-
tier was in comparative ignorance OF
what might be going on in the great
world beyond the castle walls. Its
kings might come and go; its Kingdoms
might rise or fall; its cities might pros
per or perish; and no news of all could
penetrate the solid stone that walled
him in.
A deep, dark, rock-hewn room was
that dungeon under the citadel OF
Machaerus. High up, near the outer
level, was a cell with one small win
dow and a heavy, barred and grated
door.
It's occupant was gaunt, tall, I'M
couth man in a coarse tunic of cameTS
hair girded with a broad belt of leath-
err He had preached to multitudes,
and he and his disciples had bap-
tized vast numbers. He had actually
brought about an important reforma-
ton in public morals; but, more than
all, he had proclaimed himself one sent
to declare the speedy coming of an
other "mightier than l." concerning.
whom the people who heard John OBJ
tanned only vague idea. But Johns
hearers were encouraged to expect the
King who was to restore the throne
and crown Of David.
Whatever John had understood or
expected, his work seemed ended for
there was no possible escape from
Herods dungeon-"The Swordmakere
Son. by w. O. Stoddard, in st. Nicho-
las.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-05-12
A Nrue Friend.

A few years ago gentleman, going
through a crowded part of the city
of Glasgow, noticed pale-faced little
bootblack waiting for hire. Touched
by the delicate look Of the child, he
thought he would give him the black
ing of his boots to do. Accordingly
he gave the little fellow the signal
The boy at once crept lamely towards
the gentleman, and, as he pulled him
self along, was nimbly supplanted by
another little bOotblack, who was i'm
mediatey at the gentleman's feet and
ready to begin.
whats that for?' said the gentle
man to the intruder, somewhat angr-
lily.
Its a. RIGHT" said the new conner
brightly. :'Jamie's jist a wee while
DOT O. the hospital, and the rest O. us
talks turn ABBOTT o. brushin' for him"
Jamie smiled pleasantly by way OF
assuring the gentleman that his COM
rade's story was true.
The gentleman was so gratified by
this act of brotherly kindness that he
gave JAMES friend a whole shilling
for his work, telling him to give six
pence to Jamie and keep the other six.
pence to himself.
INA, ma, SIR, quickly replied this
little hero, giving the shilling to- jamie
and hurrying from the spot-"na, ma,
sir; name O. us ever taks ony o. JAMES
er''-Children's Record.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-05-12

Fig 2. Ready for Transplanting.
the top, then through a soil that has
some richness, perhaps. in it. Below
this is hardpan, or soil that is picked
hard and has in it little to fertilize
tree. If the tree is planted into such
an excavation, large part of the
roots must push out, if they grow at
all, into this hard, infertile soil. The
thing to be done is to excavate much
deeper and larger, and then to fill in
the bottom of the excavation with
good, rich soil, firming it well about
the roots when the opening is filed
up to the point where the roots will
be placed.-Webb Donnell.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-05-12

That season of the year is here whey
nearly every farmer in the land will
be worrying about cleaning out the old
ash hopper, or making new one. We
all know what bother it is to have
to leave pressing work to empty the
ash hopper, and how hard it is to lift
the ashes out. 1t produces considera-
BILE vexation, too, when the wife wants
the hopper emptied and filled, and the
husband thinks he hasn't time to do 1t.
If the wife has to empty it, as many
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-05-12
To XIII Chinch Bugs.

The results of experiments in killing
chinch bugs by spreading fatal con-
tagious disease among them, made by
this station during the past four years,
have been quite satisfactory.
Reports from all parts of the state
indicate that these insects have lived
through the winter in good condition:
and are now stirring actively. Unless
the weather is unfavorable for hatch
ing they are likely to do very great
damage to all crops without some con-
certed action is taken to check them
The. experiment station has every
thing in readiness to again begin the.
free distribution of Infection upon con-
dition that those who desire diseased
bugs will send with their requests as
large a quantity of fresh live bugs as
ipoSsible. This is necessary in order to
keep up our supply of infection. Facil-
tiles for distributing the infection have
been improved so that if the farmers
will keep us supplied with bugs there
need be no delay in receiving the IN
lection Immediately upon receipt OF
their request. Send your live bugs and
request for diseased ones to Prof. j.
M Stedman, Entomologist, or to the
undersigned.-H. ]. Waters, Director
Missouri Experiment Station, Col-a-
bia Mo.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-05-12

do, why not make one that she caA
empty in a few minutes without any
lifting? Here is the plan of ours,
which holds about three barrels. The
c,h explains itself. The upper end is
made separate, boards fastened togeth-
or nv means Of cleatS, and sets inside
or on top Of sides, and top cleat ex-
tends beyond inner edges of posts, and
by raising up with lever comes through
notches in posts, thus taking the whole
end out of the hopper. We use hoi-
low tree for a trough. and if desired
the whole can be rooted over and made
to last almost lifetime.-C. E. Pleas
in Practical Farmer.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-05-12
Pnfenfa Ianned.

List OF Patents Issued last week TO
Northwestern Inventors.
Jacob ]. Birchan, Fargo, N. d. Flax
Thrasher Geo. Hicks, Warsaw, MINI.
Combine Currycomb and singing de-
vice. Samuel o. Jones, saltwater,
MINI. Bicycle Pedal. Samuel O. Jones
Saltwater, MINI. Measuring device.
Probstfield, Edmund H? Moorhead,
MINI. Mechanism for distributing
power Edward H. Turner, Minnea-
polls, MINI. Truck platform for hand
ling heavy articles. Arthur III. Wethy,
Butte, Mont Calcining furnace.
T. ID. Merwin, 91O, OIL & 912 Pioneer
Press Bldg. st. Paul, MINI.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-05-12
lg 1. Excavation for Tree.

long wooden levers on two sides, as
shown in Fig 2. In this way quite
large trees can be removed with a
good ball of earth clinging to their
roots, which being so little disturbed
will keep right on growing in their
new habitation. Fig. gives an object
lesson on the nature Of the soil into
which most trees are tranSplanted.
The excavation usually made is shown.
This cuts through the richer loan at
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-05-12

Here is a singular illustration OF
the optical delusion which a change
of position will sometimes effect. Take
a row of ordinary capital letters and
fgures;
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
They are such as are made up of two
parts of equal shapes. Look carefully
at these, and you will perceive that
the upper halves Of the characters are
very little smaller than the lower
halves of the characters are very little
smaller than the lower halves--so lit
tie that an ordinary eye declares them
to be Of equal size. Now turn the
paper upside down, and, without any
careful looking, you will see that this
difference in size is very much e1a0-
gerated; that the real top half OF the
letter is very smaller than the bottom
half.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-05-12

HE mortise; fasten the sides and ends
10 these with screws; the bottom
boards are put on crosswise, and are
screwed fast to beams. There is q
.leg" fastened to the front end OF the
box. a tride shorter than the wheels
are high, so the box will lean q bit.
The beams, which serve as hanuies'
will do much to keep it from fitting
then. and when moving, the leg VIII
not strike the ground so easily. Inc
@ne is well braced, two board strips
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-05-12

Needs assistance 1t may be best to rem
der 1t promptly. but one should remem-
Der to use even the most perfect RENE
dies only when needed. The best and
most simple and gentle remedy IL the
Syrup Of Figs. manufactured by the
California Fig Syrup Company.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-05-12
The ROCK of Gibraltar

Is not steadier than system liberated from
the shackles Of chills and fever, bilious re-
mittent or dumb ague by Hostetter's Stom-
ach Bitters, a perfect antidote to malarial
poison in air or water. 1t is also an unex-
ampled remedy for bilious, rheumatic or
kidEey complaints, dyspepsia and nervous
ness. 1t improves appetite and sleep and
hastens convalescence.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-05-12

In transplanting trees, / have found
the best plan to be the digging of a
trench wholly about the trunk, at q
greater or less distance according to-
the size of the tree, then the using OF
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-05-12

Heceman's Camphor Ice with GlycerIne.
Cures ChApped Hands and Face Tender or Sore Feet,
Chilblains Piles, &C. C. g. Clark Co.. New Haven, Ct
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-05-12

Over Fl, 100000 is spent yearly by London
ers on funerals.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-05-12

III the Baby ls Cutting Teeth.
3 sure and use that old and well-tried remedy MRS
INsLow's SOOTHING SyEURfer Children TeetninG
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-05-12

Roumania is spoken Of as a possible rival
10 Russia on the Black sea.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-05-12

Half a million clerks are employed IL
London.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-05-12

The native population of Matabeleland is
estimated at 10000.
The morning times., 1896-12-20
ALL THOSE WHO KNOW SAY: ride THE FOWLER
Our
Riding
Academy

is the only indoor graded cement
floor in the city. Our patrons do
not have that difficulty to over
come that many have when they
90 from the school to the street
that of learning to ride over
again. A look at our school will
convince you.
The morning times., 1896-12-20

$3.50 quadruple plate Sugar
Shell and Butter Knife, gold bowl
and blade, in satln-lmed case..Sl.l
$500 quadruple plate Berry
Spoons, Pie Knives, Fish Spoons,
IN satin-lined NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $1.OO
$500 Banquet Lamps. S2.25
10000 hand painted Fruit Plates,
worth from 19c to 49c each. 1Oc
5000 toy books, all kinds, worth
from 19c to 49c each. ..1Oc
The morning times., 1896-12-20

Books ill sets; all the best authors, at
20 cents on the dollar.
soc. Patrol Wagons. ..2Oc
50C. Iron Fire Engines.
50C. Iron Brownie and Sulky.. ...15c
$1.5O Sleds for boys or girls. s...75c
One dozen Tree Ornaments. .3Oc
soc. Blackboard. ............... .2Yc
Csc. Laundry Sets. 45c
$500 Steam Engines. s............ $500
$l.5o Steam Engines. s..............,75
The morning times., 1896-12-20

49C Child's Rockers. 2Oc
zoe oak frame Wall Pockets. 3 &c
l3c. Dolls, 10 kinds. .......,..........9c
$3.50 Backing Case. Sl.l9
$500 Japanese TabourctteS. -. S1.OO
81. 80 Table Desk. ...........--....T roc
29c. Bureaus. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ...12C
29c. Toy Chairs. ...............lOc
19c. Toy Tables. es......................7 &c
o0c. box Note Paper. er...............2 .2Oc
The morning times., 1896-12-20

S12s Bisque Dolls, g inches long,
moving eyes, jointed limbs -........5 so
S1.49 hand-painted Fruit Sets,
pieces, new style. O.
lee. Mosaic Glass Vase.
59c. Cake Stand. d..................--25 -25
$4,000 English China Dinner
Sets, new patterns Of handsome
decorations, lie pieces. S S.T!
soc decorated china Oat Meal Sets,
3 pieces. 20
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1896-09-12
THE GOVERNOR OF IDAHO.
D. H. BudIOng, 4 Former Carthage
Man HOnOrCd in the Vest

H. Budlong, a former prominent
and we'll known citizen of Carthage,
who now resides in Idaho, has been
nominated by the Republicans of that
state as their candidate for governor.
Mr.. Budlong is brother of Chas.
Budlong, a we'll known farmer living
northwest of this city. He was the
first pastor of the Carthage NJ. E.
church after the war, and was for eight
years revenue collector here. He left
Carthage about ten years ago and has
since been in charge of a line of steam
ers plying on chain of lakes and their
outlets between Ceur d'Alene, Idaho,
and Portland, Oregon. Mr.. BudlOng'S
many friends and acquaintance in
this part Of the country will be glad to
learn of his misunderstanding
News.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1896-09-12

was passed gold, which had been at "
per cent premium, disappeared from
the country, and is now at a premium
of 1870. Wages have advanced ABOUT
so per cent. but provisions have ad-
yanced 200 per cent, and house rents
from 100 to 200 per cent, and clothing
has become so dear that only the poor
est qualities can be bought at all. Mr.
Bryan says he is seeking to get for the
laborine men of this country a dollar
which ia as kind to the man who pro-
duces wealth as it is to the man holding
It in investment" and he believes a sill
YER dollar is possessed of those humane
and thoughtful attributes; but is there
any reason to believe that silver Will
behave any better when embodied IN
a cheap American dollar than 1t mas
done in cheap Columbian dollar or a
cheap Mexican? 1t has not in either
of these cases been at all "kind" to the
producer of wealth or the man who
has held it in investment, but has act
cd as a heartless flend toward both. II
has not, it is true, run away in the cow
ardly manner of the gold dollar; it has
stayed with the people, but the people
do not seem to have enjoyed its COM
pany.-The Nation, July %, 1896.