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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-20
SILVER AND COMMERCE.
How FREQ Coinage Would Incommod,
Our Foreign Trade.

How FREQ Coinage Would Incommode
Our Foreign Trade.
One of the first and most disastrous
effects Of change of the standard of
value IN this country from gold to silver
would he the dislocation of our foreign
trade. Every merchant understands,
though it is probable that thousands of
his fellow citizens do not. that all trade
done between nations that arc on a gold
standard basis is subject to an enormous
fine in the shape of losses incurred by
reason OF the fluctuations in the rate of
exchange.
Merchants understand and they should
now take the trouble to explain it to 9TH
ers, that a cargo of wheat or cotton
shipped from New York to Liverpool for
sale in the latter market will be sold and
paid for there Mt prices rcckOned and
stated in gold. No act of Congress max
ing silver the standard of value, or pre-
tending 10 give it equality as such with
gold at is to i, or at any other arbitrary
ratio. will have any effect at all in Liv-
erpool or London. They buy and sell in
those cities in terms of gold: not by the
coined gold sovereign of England, but by
the pound sterling of gold which means a
pound in weight and not in coin. And
that is something that American law
cannot touch. We can change our own
standard If we choose. and make it differ
ent 10 that of Great Britain. France.
Germany and the other principal com
mercial countries of the world, but we
cannot make them change theirs.
what then would happen in shipping
cargoes of American merchandise to any
European markets If this country adopts
a silver basisp 1t is clear that their sill
YER price on this side would he constantly
affected, and harmfully on the whole, by
the fluctuations, upwards and down.
wards, of the gold price of silver itself
in London, Paris and Berlin. This would
Introduce an element of endless conf,l-
sion into our foreign trade both ways.
\ and compel merchants on both sides to
be continually Specializing on the prob
able rise or fall of silver between the
sailing of n ship from one side of the
Atlantic and the unloading of her cargo
on the other. Our foreign trade would
thus be subject to the risks of gambling.
Every consignment of goods sent from
our ports to those of gold standard coun-
tries, and vice versa, would have to be
made largely on chances. Neither the
{ shippers nor the consignees would he
willing to take these chances, except
with the expectation and assurance that
their Profits would be proportionately
larger Tor the extra risk they ran.-Ship-
5 ping and Commercial List
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-20
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Bathing.

Bathing.
Bathing Is first of all for cleanliness,
but IL should be practiced also for its
good effect upon the skin, the circula-
ton and the nutrition. 1t affords an
excellent stimulus for the skin, i'm.
proving the tone of its minute network
of vessels, increasing the excretion
which Is carried on by, Its glands, and
thus relieves the kidneys and liver OF
much of their work. 1t acts as an addi-
tiOnal stimulus to the circulation by
causing the blood to flow more thor
Oughly through all the organs of the
body as well as through the minute
blood-vessels of the skin itself. 1t i'm
proves nutrition by causing a more
rapid removal Of the waste products
from the system.
One Of the most invigorating forms Of
bathing is the cold sponge bath taken in
the morning before breakfast. Persons
who do not react readily after such a
bath, such as the very young. the very
old, or those who are seriously weaken
ed by disease, should not practice 1t.
For person of average health, how
ever, the cold bath is an excellent tonic.
The exhilaration and warmth Of the
cold sponge bath can be increased by
drying and rubbing the body with q
rough towel.
Care should Always be taken not to
have the bath too prolonged, or of q
temperature so low as to prevent the
reactlonary dilation of the vessels Of
the skin. II the cold sponge bath Is
taken regularly the blood vessels of the
skin ara trained to contract and relax
easily, and therefore habitual bathers
are comparatively little liable to catch
cold. The number Of red blood corpus
cles and the amount of coloring matter
in them is increased by cold baths. An
excellent way Of becoming accustomed
10 the cold sponge bath ia to begin with
water which is tepid, and gradually re-
duce its temperature until absolutely
cold water can be borne and enjoyed.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-20
Yieiti of Farm Products.

ucts is sufficiently accounted for without
reference to the "crime of 1873" by the
increase of acreage in cultivation. In
the United States alone. rho amount Of
land planted in wheat, in 1875. was 26,-
3S1.512 acres; in 1891 it was 39,916,S97
acres-an increase of 80 per cent. The
yield of wheat i'm the United States in
1875 was 202, 136,0O0 bushels: in 1891
it was Gil, 10000 bushels-an increase
of more than 100 per cent. In addition
to this increase in the amount Of wheat
produced in this country. a similar in
crease has occurred in India, Russia and
South America. Prices are fixed by the
law of supply and demand. The increase
in the supply has lowered the price. A
similar increase has taken place in the
production of corn, oats, cotton and other
n AGRICULTURAL prOducts
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-20

young and handsome, and it Is not sur
prising that she received an ovation.
She is school teacher by profession
and first entered politics year ago as
a candidate for county school superin-
tendent in Denver. She was defeated
by another woman, who ran on the Re
publican ticket. Mrs. Roberts he's
gained great reputation as a public
speaker. Her voice is low and deep,
and well modulated. She says that
the women Of Colorado are using their
right to vote with discretion, and that
they are slowly famlliarizing them
selves with questions of government.
At present their interest centers princi-
pally in educational matters.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-20

poured In under free coinage. You
might just az well expect them to be able
to make every poor man rich. The silver
coin would go for it's bullion worth. and
the laborer, the mistress of the house.
market quotation daily in order to, cad
just" You can grant nothing TO tun-
certain primary money except the ruin
of the holder. You might as we'll grant
that the druggist could accommodate
himself to a variable measure for poi
who would have to adjust" undet such
circumstapces.-H. A. Fairbairn in New
York Evening Post. kst
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-20
Two Kinds of Dollars.

The Santa Fe railway has branch
from Rincon, n. NJ. to Guyamas, in old
Mexico. On both sides of the boundary
line between Mexico and the United
States this company pays its section
hands 81 n day: but the McXicans are
paid in Mexican dollars. while the Ameri-
cans are paid in American silver. The
Mexican employee, if he crosses the line.
finds that his dollar is only worth 80
cents; but the American employee, If, he
crosses the same line, finds that his dol
lar is worth twice MS much as at home.
The Mexican dollar is free coinage dol
lar and is valued at the market price of
the bullion which it contains. The Amer
lean dollar is intrinsically worth less than
the Mexican, but it has the credit of the
government ut its back. and its purchns-
ing power Is equal to that of gold. The
proposition to establish free and unlim-
tied coinage of silver here is proposal
to Mexcanize our silver dollar. Who is
the true friend of the silver dollar? Is
il the man who desires TO ''strike down
at one fell swoop' it's present purchasing
power? Or is it the man who wishes to
preserve it's purchasing power intact?
W nich Of these two is the friend IF the
poor, the friend of the workingman
Free coinage of silver saves the Santa
Fe road just one-quarter of the wages
due to it's section hands, because il pays
1000 Americans $1,000 n day in Ameri-
can money, but pays 1000 MeXicans only
$500 in American money. while nominal
ly both are earning the same wages.
Workngmen! think of these things and
be not deceived!
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-20
An Objcct-Lesson on Free Silver.

DO ron wish to know how you can
turn the tide in favor of ''sound money ~
Let our. great railroads run free excur-
sions TO Mexico and Colombia-free only
20 representative laboring men mot walk.
ing delegatcs)--nnd show them the prac-
tical operations of free silver; show it in
Its glory aad in its fitness; show how
pleasant 1t is for labor to be crucified on
he paid, and n most merry crowd Il will
be. IL is'not bribery nor buying of votes.
out education by object-lesson.-Bess
mcr, Ala. communication to the New
York World
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-20
Enioxinn.If

And the soul Of the wicked one was
next condemned to fall through space
al. the rate of a mile a minute for 100,
900 ~ ears.
,idssayy' he shouted. as he passed thu
10,O00th ghostly, mileposts this bests
any coasting I ever tried.h-KndiAnsp
oils Journal. 1t- sfs.s
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-20
Cincinnati Enquirer.
AN ORIGINAL POPULISJ.
Seymour r. Norton, Whom Bryan
Defeated at st. Louis.

The only competitor with any consid-
cradle following whom Bryan had to
fear in the st. Louis convention Of the
POpulists. was Mr.. Seymour +. Nor
ton, OF Chicago Mr.. Norton is pic
turesque character and his handsome
face and soldierly air would command
admiration and attention In any as
semblage. He is tall and evinces n
kindly manner. His mustache Is nearly
white. and his bushy hair is streaked
with the gray that comes with fifty
years Of life. He always wears n SLOUGH
hat.
His life has been a struggle against
the favored few and ia behalf of the
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-20
The whole Trouble with silver.

injouity of the silver basis would be its
uncertainty, it's mobility, its crratic quail
ity. The yardstick. to use familiar
smile, would be 80. %. 80. Is inches in
a single day, or, in other words, the
worth, the purchasing power, of silver
would vary, for no one can for mo-
mcnt think that any country or fedora
ton of Countries could maintain the par
ity between gold and silver under the
load of the latter metal which would be
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-20

err having caused very preceptible rise
10 the water in the river, 1t became
necessary to remove the brush that had
accumulated on the edge OF the dam ut
the foot of Bullion street. James Rig
gen end Fred Trentman, young black
smith. were carried out to the dam in
a chair. secured to ropes drawn down
by pulleys. Having an AK apiece they
soon cut the brush adrift.
Riggen then caught hold of the life
rope and was drawn to the shore.
Trentman did not, however, even try to
catch the rope. Taking hold Of the
axes he foated on the brush to the
bridge. about 100 feet away. AS he
reared 1t. he yelled to those on the
bridge to get out of the way. He then
threw the axes on the bridge, and
jumped on the bridge himself as he got
In reach. The brush must have been
moving ut. the rate. of twelve or fifteen
miles an hour. IL he had failed to jump
Just when he did he would have been 4
dead man. ,~'' g5..
The same morning Joseph Yetzer
Trentman and others tried to dislodge
a huge tree which had lodged against
the central pier of the main bridge at
Bullion street. Yetzer. who was stand
Ing on the bridge, attempted to lasso
the trunk. but lost his balance and was
pulled into the river on the upper side
of the bridge, but reappeared on the
lower side in a second or two. Trent
man instantly jumped into the raging
torrent, swan to his drowning partner.
and succeeded in pushing him ashore,
about 200 feet below.-Portland Ore
pOnian
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-20

THE MORAL.

~ injured. But the sleepins. nass Was'
not injured.
THE MORAL.
There was once o farmer who went
in debt to a banker. And values tle-
clined and money became scarce, and
he said: II will have law passed
making my debt payable In cheap money,
Gold Bug" And as he said he did.
But when debts had been made payable
in cheap money he received only cheap
money for the products of his farm,
and he was required to pay double the
amount of cheap money for his necessi-
ties; and the Gold Bug foreclosed the
debt and was not injured, but the farm
er was ruined.
And this is the story of "The Fools
Revenge"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-20

There are $4,000, OO0,0 900 in wages to
be paid the workingmen of this country
annually Mt 80 cents on the dollar. That
is what the Democratic platform means.
Who are the creditor class in the United
States? There are the bondholders, who
have about $6O0,00O,000 of government
bonds, they could be paid in silver dollars
worth 80 cents each. Then there comes
the 100000 laboring men. from the
farm hand to the railroad engineer from
the counter girl to the cashier, earning
from 81 to 81 each per day, at the low
est average S1.JO day, making S15.-
100000 n day for 300 working days.
81. 500, 600 900 annually, seven times as
much as all the government bonds ont
standing. To pay the workingmen in 90
cent silver dollars would mean the an
nual loss of one-half their income, or
50. $50, OO0.00O: or in plain words his
wages would be cut down from $1.J0 to
T5 cents a day.-A Workingman in New
York Tribune.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-20
Hooked a Sea Lion While Fishing.

Hooked q Sea Lion While Fishing.
A sea lion story comes from San Die
go, Cal, that Is substantiated by the
skin OF the lion, now at the home Of the
captor. An angler on the Government
jetty at the harbor mouth baited his
hook with smelt. The hook was swal-
lowed by q small leopard shark. A
large sea lion happened by and was at
tracted by the furious antics of the cap
tive shark MS. the fish endeavored, to
break the line. The lion padded up
and swallowed the shark and hook.
The barb of the stout hook became Arm
ly implanted in the vitals of the lion.
Then there was fun for the angler. The
line was tied to the jetty. Several men
aided the angler in playing the lion.
For more than an hour there was furi-
Gus fight. The lion resorted to 'all the
cunning known to his kind to get away.
1t was useless. His strength was ex-
hausted. The beast was drawn to the
shore and dispatched with club.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-20

Bearded Lady Striking the fat wo-
man on the jaw)-Yes, you did.
Fat Wowan-What did I do?
Bearded Lady-Tried to have my con-
tract cancelled by telling the manager
that had close shave this morning.
Fat Woman (apologetically)-Law
sakes! l meant that you had narrow
escape from being run over by troll
ley car.-New York World.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-20

land what does your anxiety do? II
does not empty. tomorrow, brother. Of
it's sorrow; but, ali! 1t empties to-day
of it's strength. 1t does not make you
escape the evil, It makes You UNIT to
cope with it wlsen-t comes. Itvdoes.p not
bless tomorrow, and 1t robs to-day. Ter
every day has its own burden. God
gives us power to bear all the sorrows
OF, His making; but He does not give
us the power to bear the sorrows Of orr
own making. which the anticipation
of sorrow most assuredly is.--Ian Mac
hren.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-20
A PRETTY POPULIST.

Mrs. Roberts Il Charming in Manner
and Has a Silvery Voice.
One Of The features Of the Populist
National convention was the brief and
eloquent speech in which Mrs. Minerva
Roberts, Of Denver, seconded the nom
nation of Bryan. Mrs. Roberts is
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-20
Seven Rcaaoua.

." Soakleigh-Why did you quit drink
ing?
Hariup-I have seven reasons for 1t.
SOaklelgh-What are they?
Hardup-A wife and, six children.
Washington Times.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-20
Saved Two Lives I'm One Day.

Ferdinand Trentman performed two
acts Of heroism at HALEY. Idaho, We'd
cesday morning. One was the saving Of
a human life. and the other placing his
own life In jeopardy. The warm wealth
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-20
"Thc FOOLS Revenge"
TIE FABLE.

There was once man who climbed n
tree. and had in his hand a saw. And
while he was in the tree his enemy
came beneath ii and lay down to sleep
IN the shade. And the man said to him
self. Behold, my enemy Is asleep and
In my power! 1 will avenge myself
sipon him by saving off limb of this
tree aud allowing II TO fall upon him
slFfd!s hiiit ne sat upon the limb. and when
il feg NJ fell with IL. and was grievous-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-20
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
SERIOUS SUBJECTS CAREFULLY
CONSIDERED.

A Scholarly Exposition Of the Lessoa
Thoughts Worthy Of Calm Refsec'
tion-Haif an Hours study Of the
scriptures-Time Well Spent.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-20

Q.-Is this universal result? A
1t is. There is not a silver standard
country in the world in which gold cir
culates or is used as money. The more
valuable money is always boarded or
sold in speculation as a commodity.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-20

Q.-Would not the adoption Of free
silver coinage prove measure of con-
have now? Alt would. More than
$500, COCOON in gold coin and certificates
would be Immediately driven out of cir
culation or use as money. 1t would tax
the silver-mining capacity for ten years
to make good this deficiency.-New York
NVn,Id
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-20

Q.-What is Ms practical effect? A
To drive gold out of circulation and out
of use as money, either as currency or as
a reserve for redemption. as it is now
used by our banks and by the govern
ment.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-20

After man is widowrr, he begins
to discover that for the second time In
his life he Is sweet thing.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-20

Q.-What is meant by "a silver basis 2"
A.-That the notes issued are redeemable
in silver; that silver is the money of
final redemption.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-20

Q.-Does not India free coin silver?
A.-No. The mint was closed three years
ago.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-20

Q.-Is this true of all silver standard
countries? Alt is true of each and
all. There is not one in which business
is not speculation. because there is no
fixed standard of value.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-20

Q.-Does not Japan coin free? A.
No. The mint closed some years ago.
1t coins subsidiary silver on government
account. as all minis do. The currency
is Bank of Japan notes, S134, 600. 900.
redecmable in full legal tender silver
coin. These notes correspond to our
greenbacks of 1868, except that they 10
not go below 80 per cent discount.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-20
SILVER CATECHISM.

Q.-What silvcr-standard countries
have free coinage? A.-Not one. There
is not in all the world Il mint open to
the free coinage of silver at any ratio.
Q.-Does not Mexico coin all silver
brought to her minis? Ayes; but she
charges SAL for each 100 coins, and the
coinage is ut 1851 to /, so that she re-
coins European silver ut IL cost to the
holder of about 10 per cent. and Ameri-
can silver at n cost of per cent.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-20
Anxiefx HurtfuI.

Next Lesson bsalom's Defeat and
Dcath."--2 Sam. IS: 9-17, 81. 80.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-20

Q.-What is the result? A.-That the
security for business. There is no fixed
standard of value. The yen dollar is
worth 80 cents i'm gold one day and 81
the next as the price of silver iluctuates
in the market, exactly as our greenbacks
Huctuated
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-20

Golden Text.-"Honor Thy father nnd
thy mother; that thy days may be long
upon the land which the Lord thy Coz
giveth thee" Exodus 20: IL.
This lesson is found in 2 Sam. 10: 1-12.
and has for its subject Absalom's rebel
lion. t
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-10-22

The editor is iii receipt of an invita-
tion to attend the wedding of Miss
Blanche, daughter of ex-Sheriff and
Mrs John H. Riley to Mr.. Henry
Fredlock, of Oakland, on Wednesday
morning, Oct, 28th, at the Davis Me-
mortal church, Elkins, w. Va, in
which town Mr. and Mrs. Riley and
family have been residing for several
years. The ceremony will take place
at six o'clock a. IN.
The Friendsville correspondent OF
the Confluence Press says: Mr. Paddy
knabb of Manor Land met with q
serious accident last Wednesday while
returning home from political meet
ing. There were several persons OF
the speaker and it being crowded, he
lost his balance and fell in front of the
speeder, it passed over and injured
him severely. Charles Thomas anG
Annie B. Savage We're united in the
holy bonds of matrimony at the resi-
dence of the brides parents on last
Saturday evening.
A week or ten days ago, while DR.
Caldwell, the well known medical
practitioner of Thomas, and H. Nc.
Gill, druggist, of the same place, were
enjoying a stroll over the hill back OF
town, they halted at a spring to
quench their thirst and enjoy a
breathing spell. While thus engaged
they little thought that in close prox-
unity to and in fact almost in the cen
ter of the little pool of water We're
they to resurrect all that remained of
a human being, who long years ago
perhaps sat beside the gurgling little
fountain for a similar purpose, and
weary and alone then and there
breathed his last. But this is neither
here nor there; suffice it is to say that
while the above named gentlemen
were sitting there they noticed a por-
ton of the skull protruding from the
ground, and Immediately sat about
to resurrect it, and any other portion
of human frame that might be bur
led there. In this, however, they
were unsuccessful, nothing but the
skull being secured. 1t is in a good
state of preservation, a full set of
teeth remaining intact, one each in
the upper and lower jaw being set
with a beautiful gold filling. And
this is another mystery that will
only be solved at the general roll call
Davis Republican.