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GOLD AND SILVER.
Tho Stocks of Both In the World Ars
About Equal

Tho Stocks Of Both In the World Arr
About Equal
The director of the mint, Mr.. Preston,
submits some estimates in his annual
report which 60 to disprove the asscr-
ton which the free silver advocates
have been reiterating for years-that
one-half of the money of the world
has been annihilated by the malevolent
"gold bugs" Mr.. Preston places the
stock of silver coin in the world at S4,-
074 500, 900 and the stock of gold coin
at s4.OS6, 100000
1t appears, therefore, that almost ex-
actly one-half of the money of the world
is silver, the excess of gold being only
the comparatively small sum of $751;
100000, or less than one-haf of per
cent. OF the silver coin the estimated
amount of $3,439, 100000 is full legal
tender. The remainder. $631 .200.0 900,
though limited in legal tender capaci-
| ty, is not the least important part OF
the currency of any country. 1t
changes hands oftener than any other
part of the currency, and is the medium
of far greater volume of exchanges
than any other part of the currency OF
equal amount.
| Another interesting statement made
by Director Preston is that the esti-
mated stock of metallic money in this
country on the first of July was: Gold,
$3.50, ,s25; silver, $625,s53,949, or less
than l0,5Oo.O00 more gold than silver.
Still another close approach to equality
is in the estimated value OF the two
metals used in the arts-$10, 65S, GOA gold
and S10,SS3,048 silver.
But the coinage value of the gold
product of the world is still less than
that of the silver product, the former
having been $1SO,626, 100 during the last
calendar year and the latter $216,S92,-
200. The difference has been greater
heretofore, for the production of gold
has been increasing much more rapid
ly than that of silver. Not many years
ago the annual output of gold was only
about $3.50. 600, 900, while the output OF
silver, coming value, was not much less
than it is now. 1t was this much more
| IMAM thc uiscdiNiiiS VI ci'SA 10 q ot<AAi>A'
ard by number of countries that
caused the great fall in the gold price
of silver.
| The closing of European minis and
later of the India mint against silver
unquestionably exerted powerful de-
pressing influence. Our own legisla'
ton did not, because, as Mr.. Preston
says, the act which in fact discarded
silver as a standard in this country
was passed in. 1883, not 1873. Gold has
been our actual standard ever since
1884.
The rapid increase in the output Of
gold which is now taking place viii
tend to restore the old value relation
between the metals. 1t is not likely
however, to favor the project Of inter
national bimetallism as some person.
suppose. An abundant supply of golt
will deprive the advocates of that prof
ect of their strongest argument ant
confirm those European countries tina
have adopted gold recommendation il
the belief that they have acted wisely
If we open our minis to silver at the ole
ratio the prospect is that we will hav'
to act alone.-Chicago Chronicle.
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really little too much. The thought
worried me during two days. On the
third, when she had driven out, u muf-
fled woman desired an interview with
me. 1t was the mother of ''her child. ,
Like shadow she stole through the
door, and pleaded with low, half-stified
weeping Ito see her darling once again
she could not part from him like
this"
Immediately opened my cash box.
"Thcre. my good woman" said. take
this--you have not been paid enough. :.
Then she broke into wailing sobs. I
must not condemn her until knew the
extent of her misery. She had another
child, poor. helpless cripple, and she
herself was ill and had not long to live.
What would become of this unfortunate
being when she was gone. Well. she
had thought to hcrself-the sentence
was interrupted by violent fit of
coughing she had thought, as made
out the broken words: 81 will sell the
hesithy child that the cripple may have
sosaething to live on when am dead"
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seemed to reflect it; only was left un-
touched.
| became more and more wretched
in my solitude. My jealousy gsew apace
and filled me with mad thoughts. /
would oppose the little tyrtnt-absurd
idea! would set before her the choice
between him and me-ah, but which
way would her heart have gone? At
one time l thought of taking steps to
trace the unhappy mother, Ind to en-
able her by a gift of money to take
back her child. Yet, behind my wife's
back, that was too mean.
/ could not work. looked troubled
and confused, and when people asked
what allied me 1 pleaded ind6position.
But the sunlight would nott be wiped
out, and the spirit of love was stronger
than /, and drove me forth.
81 must go ON long journd y, Martha"
My voice trembled as / said the words,
and my wife observed it. Something
like a tear of pity made her Eyes bright.
She held the little one towards me as
l was going. won't yol say good-by
to our child, too?" she ask in gem
| tie, persuasive tone.
suppose l took him up3oo roughly,
for he began to cry, and folIght against
MY embrace. [ put him doNa and hur-
| ried away. / wandered Either and
thither about the world, an3 to my first
companion-ill-humor-andher soon
joined himself, who informed me
straight that was fool. / heard it
| first as whisper, but the words grew
louder and more mocking; what fool
was! At last l began to read it in
the newspapers. 1 saw it written on
| the blue mountains; it was borne to me
in the shrek of the engine. Yes, yes, I
quite believed it-enough! But why
did / not turn round at once and go
home? All, the fool had to work out his
| folly before all could be set straight.
AT last, full of tumultuous feelings,
returned home. A solemn stiffness
reigned in the house,; every sound
seemed subdued and mysterious. My
wife came towards me, her eyes red
with weeping. at is very ill-dying!"
she sobbed. Itried to calm her, but her
fears were only too well founded. Only
short respite of hopeless anxiety
Through the last night we both sat by
his cot, one on either side, and each of
us held one of the little hands. How
| the pulses beat and throbbed! Quick,
sharp, fever beats; and every beat was
1 I~<.
Together we felt the measure and un-
derstood the exhortation. Our eyes
met through tears, and the look was a
sacred VOW. Words would have been
| sacriIege. Then we laid it to rest in
the warm spring earth.
Afterwards, when we sat again at
table for the first time, again there was
! silence between us. But it was another
sort of silence to that which the poor
little stranger had interrupted with
his lisping papa" His high elbow
chair still stood against the wall, and
on the board in front of it lay the spoon
scepter.
My wife held out her white hand to
me across the table. Ibid you love it
a little, too?" she said, and her voice
shook.
My wife, my own dear wife!" Twas
at her feet, | held her hands.
And then pointed to the high chair.
at came to teaclSm love-" whispered.
And when 1t - done its work 1t
went back to the angels" she said,
crying.-From the German, in Strand
Magazine.
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GIT"

n T + II 1 n G my
wife's boudoir aft
er a temporary abb
sence from homie
on business. / dis
covered her upon
her knees before
an arm chair, upon
which sat a small
boy wit h very
large, round, sur:
prised eyes. She
rose, came rustling
towards me, and,
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1896-02-08
ABOUT THE MOUTH.

Elephants tusks are not teeth.
Bad teeth mean poor digestion.
Firmly closed lips indicate determi'
nation.
An open mouth is an Indication OF
stupidity.
Pale lips indicate low vitality, some
times actual disease.
The anteater has no teeth. Ants dc
not need to be chewed.
The curve of the upper lip II Gales
by poets "Cupid's bow"
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the sound of kisses.
How could 1 work with such music
going on? 1 had opened the window;
warm balmy air streamed in, and a
butterfly strayed on to my writing desk
Then she appeared from behind a green.
besprinlled thicket, dressed in dazzling
white, upon which the sun poured a
flood of golden light; only her face was
in the rose-colored shadow of her para
sol. Slim and graceful, she came TO-
wards me. / must have been blindl
Why, the aunts and cousins were right
she was beautiful! A charming smile
lit up her features; certainly at that
moment she was happy-and the hap
plness came from "her child.'
A voice within me said, perfectly dis.
tinctly: you are a monster"
got up and went to the window.
what fine day!" 1 said. The
prosaic words fell cold as the shadow OF
heavy cloud upon a sunny landscape.
She made some reply which did not
hear, but the happy light had vanished
from her face. Then she lifted up the
child, which stretched out its arms to
her, and caressed it before my very
eyes.
1t was then that the first feeling of
jealousy awoke in me. Real jealousy.
though of so odd kind that ] was not
quite sure as to its object. When II
called her "mamms" = stab went
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1896-02-08
personal MENTION.

Tame. n. johnson, an officer OF the
Michigan Central Railroad company -
Detroit. has not missed signing the pay
roll personally every month ior %
PEARS.
william Read, Of Boston, says that tho
Aeople of Boston are the descendants
II Esau, and that Boston baked oeans
Is the identical red pottage for winch
Esau sold his birthright.
For 16 years Mr.. Israel Cohen mas
been president of the Jewish board 0.
deputies in London. He recently feis
impelled to resign, because, 1t is report
ed. his daughter married gentle.
Frederick Remington was a clerk IN
Mr.. Platt's express Office before ne es-
saved art, and the first products OF his
pencil were purchased by the Century
Magazine, which discovered" him.
though he is now more of a Harper man.
John Dillon. NJ. r., will soon wed Mary
Mathew, grandniece of Father Mathew
the founder of the temperance move
ment in Ireland. Miss Mathew lives In
Thomastown, county Kilkenny. She is
the only daughter of Judge Theobaio
Mathew.
George du Maurier's friends. now that
London has finally caught the craze
with four Trilby's on the stage, never
sneak to him of ''Trilby." He has grown
20 weary of the book and the heroine
that made him famous as q noveiiss
that he never speaks OF his creation'
and objects to all reference to the Same
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TOWARDS me, anu,
greeting me with neither more hearth
ness nor more formality than was he,
wont, There it isl" she cried, pointing
to the child.
"What do you mean ?" asked.
She was crouching again in front of
the little one, holding biscuit before
his eyes, and, turning half towards me,
she said:
"Why, don't you know we read about
it in the paper the other day? Isn't 1T
nice?'
1 remembered then that few even
ings back she had thrust a newspaper
into the circle of the light beneath my
lamp and had said, pointing to an adj
vertisement: There! just read that"
1t was the well-known petition to the
charitable"-a despairing cry from q
stricken heart, from mother, offering
her child for adoption by well-to-do
people.
"What do you think about taking 2"
she had asked, and had only given her
back the sheetwith shrug of the Shout
ders.
''But. Martha, what is the meaning of
all this?" cried, with a sharp note of
Indignation 'You can't have really"
Certainly have, as you see," she re-
piled. "And it belongs to me. l have
made bargain with the unhappy
mother, and made her solemn prom
ise, too, that it shall be well taken care
of. Yes, that il shall!"
She took the little head, with it's light
brown, silky, curling hair, caressingly
between her hands.
"Eh, little one? You shall have a
good time, shan't your"
Not feature of the little, delicate,
rather sickly, face changed; but from
the bow-shaped mouth came one OF
those curiously deep child signs. soon
gave up all serious protest against the
arrangement, and. indeed, for years
each of us had been in the habit OF
going our own way.
Our marriage was not happy; any
thing but happy, in fact-although we
had not married for love- The union
had been arranged by our respective IA
theirs amid the clink of money on the
exchange. She had wrenched her heart
away from another's-in mine silent
passion still glowed; but figures were
mightier, and we fully intended to be
obedient children. At first each of us
was dumb reproach to the other, theu
followed wretched days of declared war
till at last we settled down to polite
but colorless peace.
And yet she was pretty and good, she
had brilliant parts, and other people
went SO far as to call her "a perfect an
GEL" How about myself, then? Well
/ don't think l was exactly monster
Analysis revealed the existence of the
finest rainbow colors, yet the sun was
lacking. We had been married 81,
years and had no children = perhap.
otherwise. Well, and SO the child wa,
her property! What was more, she hat
given the mother $500 guldens, the
value of some jewels she had sold Sc
cretly and in haste.
''Why did you not tell me about it p
burst out at this intelligence.
Because it would have been too lat.
if had waited till you came back--ant
wanted to have it for myself alone!'
she said, defiantly.
My horses, my dog-her canary ant
her goldfish! That was reasonabl,
enough. But that she should wish also
to have her child all to herself--it wal
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The bigot for the most part clings
to opinions adopted without investiga-
ton, and defended without argument.
while he is int';lerant o. the opini9p
of Qitcrs,~-8ucil-
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1896-02-08

LIT would be more expressive If
young Bryan and his free siIverites
would call their ns-Mississippi
congress" the Sub Mississippi congress.
louisville Courier-Journal,
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-03-23

@. S. Follansbee leaves to-
m orrow for River Falls, where
he will visit for few days before
accepting lucrative position in
neigh boring town. Mr.. Follans-
bee has been employed in the B.
E. Aldrich pharmacy the past
two ard a half Gears and has
proven himself trust worthy and
efficient clerk. His many friends
regret that he is to leave u.s. The
New Richmond Voice.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-03-23

A. W. Lund has a complete line
of. Buggies, Wagons, Harnesses,
Harrows, Seeders, etc. which he
is able to offer at the very lowest
prices. Please cali and lie con-
vinced.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-03-23

Miss Julia Bates leaves the
latter part of tins week for Orr,
N. Dakota, where she has been
engaged to teach seven month 5
term of school. She will spend a
week with friends in st. Paul on
her way up.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-03-23

Little Geanne Borden was CIV
en- a pleasant birthday party Sat
urdav at which twelve little
guests about her own age were
present. She was the recipient of
many presents.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-03-23

Miss Belle trimmer Of Anoka,
Mimi, is visiting her father, w.
D. Brimmer of Belden vile, for
q few days.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-03-23

Mrs. William Bndfi<h left for
Minneapolis Saturday. where she
expects to visit her parents for
two or three weeks.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-03-23

Mr.. [. j. Ctase returned from
Haw thorne Wis. Friday, where
he has been working the past two
months. He reports two feet of
snow lii that cou ntry.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-03-23

Prof. A. L. Ewing held an IN
stitute in the southern part of the
state last week.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-03-23

Lost A silver watch between
the stone school house and River
Falls. Finder will please leave
same at this office.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-03-23
LOCAL BREVITIES.

LOCAL BREVITIES.
Judge Bundy was in town
Tuesday.
Mrs. M. c. Crown is still on
the sick list.
Bert Bates left for Minneapolis
Tuesday morning.
Oris Chaplin made a trip to S..
Paul one day last week.
Mr.. Robert Johnston made a
business trip to Hudson Sat.
The TIMES office is head quar-
ters for election tickets.
Dwight Askew is visiting his
mother, Mrs. r. Askew.
Mrs. Barnett, of st. Paul, is
visiting relatives in the city.
Ed Bundy of Ellsworth spent
Tuesday afternoon in town.
Charley Balcotub Of Chicago, is
visiting E. T. Follansbee.
Mrs. VIM. Mussey entertained
relatives from Hudson last week.
G. |. Ap Roberts has line Of
shoes to offer at wholesale prices.
A petition for vote on the IL
cense question is being circulated.
Miss A. e. Martin visited at
her home in Minneapolis Saturday.
Miss Bessie ApRoberts is home
from Madison for few days va
cation.
Mr.. E. G. essen, Of Ellsworth.
is clerking in Mr.. r. N. Jenson :
store.
Mrs. Amo has rented the old
club rooms and has moved into
them.
Several f our young people at
tended the dance at Ellsw orth
Friday night.
The Miss Palmer lecture called
out large house and was very
entertaining.
The cheapest place In town to
get election tickets, is at the
| TINES office.
Mr.. Ed Mussey returned to
Boardman last week after a few
weeks at home
O. S. Chaplin and HI. d. Barley
rode to Saltwater and back on
their bicycles Saturday.
Andrew G. Perg is again on the
street after being laid mp for six
weeks with broken leg.
Mrs. Or Johnson and her sis
ter Miss HiIda Sorenson of Martell
was in town visiting last week.
Election tickets will be printed
on short notice at the Times office
Secrecy guaranteed uron- request.
Arthur Chapman, who has been
living in town since last fall, has
moved out on the Chapman farm.
Miss Ella Fol lansbte. who has
been teachinc school at Chiprews
Falls vas home last week on 6
vacation.
Owing to the scarcity OF snow
this winter the mills at Relden
vile are only about half stocked
with logs.
Every lady should remember
the Easter opening as a~nonnced
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-03-23

Miss Dell Nc Mahon of st. Paul
has been engaged by the Nelson
sisters as trimmer in the Millin-
cry store. She arrived Sat urday
and expects to be here about three
months.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-03-23
Protestant Episcopal Church,
THE sWEDISH MISSION CHURCH
st. Rridget,s Church.

Mass every alternate sunday, -. 1890 a. m
Sunday school Immediately after.
VesperS and BenedictiOn, ...... 730 p. n.
Intervening Sundays at Ell Pa o.
b. p. Connally, Pastor.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-03-23
LOCAL BREVIrIES.

Wilbsr Powell is home from
Warren Mimi, for few days.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-03-23

Mr.. ]. N Curtiss put 10000
trout in the South Fork Tuesday
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-03-23

Misses Lizzie Penman and
George Cathell of Hudson, visited
friends in this city, Sunday.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-03-23

A New Line of Ladies Shirt
waists, Boys Suits and spring
caps received at Fred Mucken-
hauseu's Saturday.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-03-23

Every lady should remember
the Easter opening as denounced
in another column By the Nelson
sisters.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-03-23

Mr.. John Rupert returned from
Northern Wisconsin, Friday,
where he has been working the
past winter.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-03-23

The handsome Harp on the front
door Of Taggarts drug store sings
welcome to ALL and insures you
health and good treatment. Call
and hear the melody.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-03-23

Mrs. Sarah Tozer, Mrs. Thatcher
Miss Powell, and Miss Miriam
Powell heard Paderewsk in
Minneapolis Wednesday.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-03-23

Sample Copies sent on application.
Subscribers not receiving their paper in
good condition and in good time are request
Nd to notify the publisher
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-03-23

rASCADE CAMP NO. CPL M. w. of A.
Regular meetings End. and 4th. We'd
nesdays Of each month al 1880 p. m.
+. w Ensign v. G.
o. w. Newcomb Clerk.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-03-23
Lodges.

NASCADE LODGE L. o. q. L. No. POP, RIVEF
FALLS, WIS. Meets Mondays 7:3O D. m
Frank Otis, C. T.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-03-23

Last Tuesday Mr.. Chris Fable s
barn caught fire and burned down
crnsuming two cows, two fine
horses, hay, Etc. Mr.. Fables loss
Will amount to nearly Thousand
dollars.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-03-23

ALLEN P. WELD, tcrney ut Law, River
~ Falls, Pierce Co., Wis.
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Attorneys.

M. WHITE,-Attorney at Law, River
Ia Fails, Wis.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-03-23

Owing to the scarcity OF snow
this winter the mills at Relden
Vile are only about half stocked
with logs.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-03-23

DIVER FALLS LODGE, F. & A. NC. r
u Morse, w. NJ; NJ. G. Pierce, S. w; E. III
Parker, ]. W.; ). j. Rasmussen, Sec; N. b
Bailey, Treas
Regular meetings the LIST and Sd Tuesdays
Of each month at 8 o clock D. m.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-03-23
GARDEl< SEED
FLOWER SEEDS
G.. I. Ap Roberts.
Headquarters for spring supply

The play BLOW for Blow"
rendered by our amateurs Friday
and Saturday evenings, was wit
messed by fairly large honses and
was admirably played, many of
the actors excelling in their re,
spective parts.
A. T. Carroll
Has the hest and greatest variety
of Sewing machines in The Mar
ket, and Prices which will sur
prise.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-03-23

VIM Duke, Of this city, met
with painful accident last Mon
day, having his shoulder dislocat-
ed. He was reaching upward for
someth ing and slipped resulting as
above.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-03-23
Veterinary Surgeon.

mr.. OSCAR RYDELI., Veterinary Surg cor
and Dentist. Graduate, Chicago Veter
mary College, Office at A. Fl. Lords Livery
River Falls, Wis.