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The Banks Well Fortified.

What is the significance of the
huge cash reserves held by Kans-
as City banks and by banks
throughout the country? Simply
this: That bankers, VINO are the
custodians of other peoples S
money, are afraid that, if Bryan
is elected, there will be an urgent
demand from all quarters for cash
TO fortify the business community
against the uncertain effects of a
ladical change in the monetary
standard. Without regard to po-
litics or opinions on the money
question, bankers for weeks past
have been Strengthening their re-
serves SO as to be prepared for
whatever may happen.
Nothing OF that kind was ever
done before pr preceding an election.
Never before has there been a ma
tional campaign in which there
was such menace to business inter
ests. 1t is absurd to assert that
the action OF the bankers is to in
fiuence the result of the election.
and even more absurd to declare
that it is one of the evil conseauen-
ces of the gold standard, which
the adoption of Tree silver coinage
will abolish. Bankers are not
politicians, nor are they fools.
The accumulation of cash reserves
is an expensive policy to bank
er, because it means the loss oil
profits and the restriction of busi-
ness, and The banker would be the
loudest and most persistent advo-
cate of free silver coinage if he
thought that, under free coinage,
it would never be necessary fol-
him to call in loans and prepare
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The opportunity to rebuke

The opportunity to rebuke
the reputation of promises made
on behalf of free trade is near at
hand.
Mr.. Byan is on record as a
free trader and he shows no dis
position to recede from that posi-
ton to recede from that position.
Tho country has had a little ex-
perience with partial free trade,
which all of Mr.. Bryan's fine say
ings about free silver will not
cause them to forget.
If the wage earners of Amer
lea are paid in 200 cent dollars
they will probably not decide to
give away as good a thing as that.
Whether there are 200 cent dollars
or not, it is certain that one dol
lar will buy more of the necessa-
ries of life now than in 1873. And
with McKinleyism again there
Will be more work. more wages
and a greater demand for farm and
all other products.
The little state of Rhode
Island fui nishes a ''free raw ma
terial" object lesson in its ex-
perience with free wool. There
are ninty four woolen and
and worsted mills in the state and
5S of them employed 1900 hands
when running full time in 1892.
Now only 15 out of the 81 mills
are running at all, on full or part
time, and only 2,475 hands are
earning any wages.
The Phidelphia Record is a
Democratic paper, controlled by
Editor Singerly, who was chosen
one of the electors by the Chicago
convention. 1t believes, however,
that candidate Bryan is not the
man who should be supported by
the people. Commenting on this
the Record says: "Mr. Bryan in
his efforts to persuade the voters
of the Uniied States to elect him
president has made more than 200
set speeches. There has never
before been candidate for the
presidency who travelled so far,
talked so much or said so little as
Mr.. Bryan
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Stahl City Items.
Hurrah for Mckinley.
Rpantjful fall weather

Hurrah for Mckinley.
Beautiful fall weather.
Farmers of this vicinity are
busy digging potatoes and pick
ing apples.
Dade johnson of Putnam coun
ty was shaking hands with ole
friends in Stahl last Sunday.
Moore Bros. the leading mel
chants of North Missouri are do.
ing a good business this fall.
If you need anything in the
hardware line it will be to your
interest to see Branaman & Har-
riott; they are knocking out the
bottom on prices of Hardware.
Our school is progressing nicely
under the management of E. E.
Price.
The Chicago platform means
anything to beat tie Republicans.
Lets see if they do it.
Morrow township did not
spread itself last Monday but
she will spread her wings from
tip to tip on the Sd of Novem Der.
A middle of the road, straddle-
of-the-fencc man made a political
speech in our little town a few
nights ago. He talked about
the farms that were under mort
gage in Adair county, and wound
up hy telling the people he was
sorry he was NO! posted On the
silver question. Praise his name.
We hope and trust that 4 few
more wi! acknowledge the corn
between now and the Sd Of No
vember.
More Bros. are betting some
goods on the coming election. If
Mckinley is elected, double prices;
if Bryan is elected the debt is
paid.
The Republicans of this vicinity
are not very fond of going to
funerals but they are going to
one on the Sd of November that
they will never have to witness
again. Il. S.
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four we left this fascinating spot
for mora elevated point to wit
ness the sunrise which is one of
the mostimportant features OF this
\ sama trip. | have witnessed
many beautiful risings and set
tings of the sun but never before
one like this. The sun came up
through the sea of clouds in the
valley below us and the tints and
shadows thrown out on the soft
tleecy clouds and purple mountain
peaks were certainly beyond all
description. After feasting our
eyes on this panorama of beauty
till the last tint faded we began to
think of another feast reposing in
our lunch baskets; and while We
ladies were preparing the break
fast table one of the gentlemen
went over to look at the crater
again. In a moment he called to
US to come quickly if we wished
to see the interior of the crater.
We were not long in reaching the
spot, and there it lay before US a
great, gaping, funnel shaped
chasm; it is about three fourths of
a mile in circumferances, the sides
are burned to red hue, while
sulphurous steam wells up from
the bottom and from numerous
crevices in the walls. The fire
was still visible but not so clearly
as in the night.
For another hour we amused
ourselves by walking round the
edge, rolling in stones which sent
back the echo like distant thunder,
and picking up specimens of lava
and sulphurous rocks; l secured
one, near little pipe where steam,
was coming out, that was so hot
1 could not hold it in my hand.
In about fifteen minutes time the
crater was again filled with steam
then it gave a puff like a great
steam engine and the steam cleared
: away leaving it empty once more.
After it filled up the second time
we went back to our breakfasts aud
were hungry enough to enjoy them
We started down the mountain
about seven o'clock and did moi
loiter much on the way as it was
growing quite warm, and the wind
blew SO hard that our umbrellas
were turued wrong side out in q
moment and we were compelled
to take the sun.
Down near the base of the
mountain we found both buckle
berries and wintergreens; the
berries of the latter were snow
white. 1t took us only two hours
to come down and at nine O'Clock
. a. M, we reached the spot where
we had left our horses, tired but
well satisfied with our trip.
ALICE M. OTTO,
Hirosaki, Japan.
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for unsettled financial conditions.
The plain and simple facts are
that the banker will be in the cen-
ter of whatever business disturb
ance may arise from the election OF
Bryan, and, therefore, he is exer-
cising natural prudence in prepar-
ing for anything which may hap
pen.
Probably very few bankers ex-
nect an actual panic. A panic, in
fact, would be hardly possible,
after the thorough preparations
which have been made for one.
The average banker simply feels
himself TO be in the dark as to
what may happen. All knows
is that there is an uncertain pros
pect ahead. There is a possible
plunge into the dark; an expert
ment wi hout precedent, involving
radical and violent changes in
relative values of property and
securities. Moreover, this uncer-
tainty is likely to last for months
in the case of Bryan's election. Ar
Immediate descent to a silver
d standard would be impossible
The currency of the country
would be suspended some
where between the gold level ant
it might get down to the silver
level in month, and it might no
get there for year. There would
be some rise in silver to meet tn,
falling dollar, and when the twt
came together there would b.
erratic fluctuations in silver rela
J, tive to gold for psriod of uncer
tain length before settled read
e justment of the relations betweel
supply and demand in the silve
:. market could be established.
$ With such a possibility ahead o
O them it is easy to see why bank
J. ers are accumulating cash ant
g preparing for rough times in tn
l. business world if Bryan is elected
+ kansas City Star
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NATIONAL TICKET.

FOR PRESIDENT
WILLIAM MeKlNlEf
N.Cr pRkRtpEsT
GARRETT A. HOBART.
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A Trip to Asamo Yoma.

l spent the month of August
this year at Karuizawa, a noun
tain resort about a days journey
from Tokyo. To reach this place
We pass through twentysix tun-
nels in one hours tine. The
scenery all about Karuizawa is
wildly picturesque; but the most
interesting place is Asoma Yoma
which is $3.50 feet high and the
largest active volcano in Japan.
The ascent is made in the night
as it is too hot to climb during
the day and the fire in the orator
is seen best by night, when one
is fortunate enough to see it at
all.
The party of which | was a
member left the hotel on horse
back at half past eight one even
ing ana rode three hours. When
we left the valley it was some
what cloudy, but by the time we
reached the point where we left
our horses and commenced to
climb we were above the clouds.
Far beneath us in the valley lay a
dark sea of clouds and floating
over this were light feathery mass
es which looked like the waves of
the ocean lashed into the billowy
foam by the stormy winds. Above
us the moon and stars shown
brightly.
After short rest and a lunch
we donned our straw sandals and
commenced the ascent at half past
twelve o'clock. The mountain
consists of eight clearly defined
terraces and the climb upon each
one of these is quite steep; be-
sides, one slips back some every
step, as the path consists of dry
which have been thrown
from the volcano in times of
When about two thirds of the
way up we came in contact with a
cloud of sulphurous smoke which
came floating down from the crater.
For a time we were almost suffo-
Gated and our coolies lay down
that they were dying
and could possibly 20 no further;
fortunately we knew this was an
old trick in order to escape the
rest of the journey as the hardest
climb was still before US; so we
persuaded them to go on as they
had our lunch and extra wraps
which we would need on top OF
the mountain. Fifteen minutes
brisk travelling took US beyond
this cloud of smoke and at
half past three we reached the
summit. We first put on all our
wraps to protect ourselves from
the cold, then walked round the
edge Of the crater till we found a
place where the smoke was blow
ing from us and We could look
iown on the glowing fire beneath. |
We waited here for an hour hop
ng the cloud would lift and give
is a clear view of the whole in
erior but we seemed doomed to
disappointment SO at half past
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No leakage OF gas possible with
the Genuine BECKWITH ROUND
Oak; obstruction absolutely per-
feet. Why not buy the best. We
sci it X. Clark Hardware Co.
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CONGRESS
CHAS. n. CLARK
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There's the best Elgin watch.
There's the Waterbury. There's
the BECKwITH ROUND OAK.
There's the scrub. We do not
sell scrubs. K. Clark Hardware
Co,
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WANTED-FAITHFUL MEN OR
WOMEN to travel for responsible
established house in Missouri.
Salary $3.50 and expenses. Posi-
ton permanent. Reference. En-
close self-addressed stamped en-
velope. The National, Star In
surance Bldg, Chicago, III.
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Try Fout & McCnesneys dust
less oils on your kitchen floors,
and see how much labor it saves
the house keeper during warm
weather.
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Pure Air Items.

Pure Air Items.
The rain last saturday was
needed.
Most of the farmers are busy
doing their farm work.
The protracted meeting at Pure
Air closed last Thursday night.
The photograph gallery at this
place is doing excellent work.
John Virden and family from
Nineveh, were the guests of John
Hediger, of Nefy, from Friday un-
til Monday.
Mr.. Danielson and wife and
daughter, Malinda, from Hog
Creek, were guests at the home of
Alex Carnagey Saturday and Sun
day.
Caddie Scofield, wife and daugh-
ter were the guests of VIM. Daniels
Sunday.
Mrs. Hiram Hall and children
had family group taken at Pure
Air Saturday.
G. w. Eitel has purchased a
new buggy.
Jack Johnson is working for
F. NJ. Gilliland.
There has been considerable
sickness in this vicinity.
A. L. Eitel was the guest OF
Phil Carnagey Sunday.
Mrs. d. l.. Niece visited her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Wal
lace, one day last week.
Ed. Dean took a car load OF
hogs to St. Louis last week.
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TW o HOURS


quicker than any other route
CHICAGO TO LosANGELEs.
The Phillips excursions are pop
ular. He has carried over l25,- :
600 patrons in past fifteen years,
and comfortable tip at cheap
rate is guaranteed, and the fast
time now made puts the Phillips
Rock Island Excursions at the
top.
Post yourself for California
trip before deciding, and write me
for explicit nation. Address
JOHN SEBASTIAN. G. p. A.
Chicago, Ills
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TINE REDUCED.
California

on their fast trains. Examine
timet cards and see that we ale
nearly
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WANTED-FAITHFUL MEN OR
WOMEN to travel for responsible
established house in Missouri.
Salary $3.50 and ex enses. Posi-
tion permanent. References. En-
close self addressed stamped en-
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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-12-19
THINGS rD LIKE TO KNOW.

Some men are bothered by politics,
And some are bothered by drink;
But what bothers me the most are
The problems on which l think
What does the glorious day-break2
What does the morning dewg
Can you ever hear gum drop,
Or mountains peak to your
Where, oh, where does a pen point?
And does gin sling bad?
What doctor can cure counterfeitsY
And why are the irons sadg
Where does the ROSTERS crow fly2
AT what heat does an awful boil2
What COW gives anything butcher milk
What makes the penny royal?
How many hours does the bed tick?
What makes The weather vane?
When it SHOWS do all the hens lay?
What gives the window pane?
How far can any sidewalk?
How long can an ink-standg
Does many brown stone stoop?
Who can lead a rubber band2
Do all the birds have to pay their bills?
Why does the claret wine?
What do the trees leave in the spring.
What makes the apples pine?
Whoever does milk punch?
And who does brandy smash?
What is eaten when catsup?
Whoever heard stair crash?
How much makes a wheel get tiredg
Is it sore where an iron bit?
Who was around when the wheel
spoke?
Or when the lemons pit?
What does fish weigh on its scales?
How much does clam shell out?
Who was ever hit with boats rock?
On what stage does a water spout?
Why is perspiration always sweat?
And can il ne'er be dry
What does the pugilistic ice box?
How far can horse fiyg
Can dog sew buttons on his pants?
Or cut his name in his bark?
Does an elephant have to check his
trunk?
What girl does the electric spark?
These problems yex me very much,
No matter where go;
Asleep, awake, think of them
These things I'd like to know.
w. S. II.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-12-19

Alligators were formerly one of the
chief animal life tenants of Red river
and the bayous Of Louisiana, where,
before steamboat navigation came to
interrupt them, they could be seen by
hundreds huddled together on the
banks, or massed on the floating logs
especially of Red river--waking the
solitudes of the forest with their bull
like bellowings. Their length was
generally between s and IL feet, al
though they sometimes grew to be 20
feet long There hides were once us
ed extensively iorthe making Of shoes
but the leather, not proving Of suffi-
GENTLY close texture to keep water
out, shoemaking from this material
was abandoned.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-12-19
Exceptions.

Doctors who agree.
Always wise parents.
Lovers who never quarrel.
Genius without opportunity.
A great character, Aawless.
Sense that attracts as soon as beau
ty.
The tattling tongue that tells the
truth.
One who passes righteous judgment
on a rival.
The road to success thatIis not par
ticularly steep.
The occasion when it is better to be
rich than honest.
A failure where SOMEONE did not
say II told you So"
The time when justice finds no diff
ficulty in adjusting the scales.
A selfish person who gives away
the biggest share of the best.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-12-19
DINKELSPIEL SEES A FOOTBALL
GAME.

GAME.
Ply chimineddyl l go me ply dot
feetballs games und vot excitement
/ doan ferstay dot game yust so veil
vot / do pinochle und for dot reason /
will tolt you all abouid it. Ven man
he doan know nuddings abouid some
dings he vas always ready to make a
speech abouid vot he doan know,
ain it?
Feetballs, he is & combinations of
puggilisms und railroad smashesups
und landsides und Doctors bills und
boycotts ply der barber on, un-vell.
dot game started yust like dis: Eff
cry young mans in der neighborhood
bends Offer yust like hevos looking for
thirty cents vot he lost Ply his pocket
ouid und den, yust so qvick vot you
say "Chack Robinsons" one of dem
young mems vot he hat Poppykrat
viskers Ply his head on grabs dot lee
die balloon from annuder young mans,
und den dey all make a rush und
somebody he turn on a earthquake
und dey all slant Ply each udder's
heads on for elm, swell, two, tree a
cubble of minuets. Den one of dem
Leghigh young mems vot he haf a
door mat Ply his prains oter he grab
dot leedle balloon und run yust so
fast like a mans vot is taking his
mudder-in-law down py der railroad
deppo, und annuder young mans vot
his eyes are full nit oxcitements und
his face full NIT tooty frooty chewin
gum he grab dot young mans vot hat
dot leedle balloons und dey both start
Ply dare heads on, und Everybody else
he yust step Ply somebody's necktie
on, und dey haf luffiy times, alretty,
yet, ain'd it?
Bimeby after vile annuder young
mans vot his head ought to collaborate
nit lawn-mower, he grab dot leedle
balloon und he try to run, und yust
den somebody hit him swift kick Ply
his rips in und ven he lies down Ply
his vishbone on und say pleasant
words abouid der sceneries. Himmel,
vot oxcitementsl
Bimeby, after vile, young mans
nit his hair floating in dem preezes
yust like load of hay Ply a cyclone
in, he grab dot leedle balloons uud
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-12-19
Ynu Can BE Well

When your blood is pure, rich and
nourishing for nerves and muscles.
The blood is the vital fluid, and when
it is poor, thin and impure you must
either suffer from some distressing
disease or you will easily fall victim
to sudden changes exposure, or over
work. Keep your blood pure with
Hoods Sarsaparilla and be well.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-12-19
IsBURG. VIVA. SATURDAY. DECEMBER 49, 1896

run like der delfel Ply dem posts oier
und he make a touches-up. Den
aunrder young mans he lay down py
dot massa' sin der-cold-co -grouut
on, und der man in dot club vot hat
der biggest feet he kicks dot leedle
balloon Offer py Wilmington, Della
ware, und all dem Leghigh peoples
yell. "Rah, rah, rahl Pretzels as
paragus, boiled lobsterl Siz, boom,
all VIE gehtsl' und, Himmel, vot
oxcitementsl
VEIL dot feetballs game he is yust
like progressive eucher. Ven day get
py demselfs tired sitting on each nd
der in Won spot dey yust get up und
moot ware de grount is not so hart
und den dey dance a mazurka all Offer
each udder's faces again alretty yet.
Dem young mems vot dey is from
Leghigh dey had more experience Ply
circus in, und dey doan mind it so
much ven dey proke leg or some
body he come along und say. "Oxcoos
me, here is your ear vot you hat mis-
laid, ain'd it,"
vas tickled py myself wild some
dings vot see Ply dot game in. Elm
of dem Leghigh young mems vot he
is big fellow und he hat enough hair
on his head to stuff mattress nit ex-
celsior, he grab dot leedle balloon und
start right away for Roanoke, Vir-
china. Yust den a leedle chap vot
he belongs py dot home club he run
Ply dis big fellor up und say: COX
coos me, but would you mind sitting
down nit me py de grount on1 /
would like to inquire abouid your
healt!" Und den dot leedle fellow he
grab dot big fellow py his left hint
leg und pull, und pull, und pull.
Bimeby dot big fellow he yust look
py his shoulder Offer und say: OK
coos me; didden know dot you
wanted to come along nit me-, und
he pick dot leedle chap up und carry
him Offer to make touches-up. Ven
a man he is leedle yust like dot he is
liable to labor py disadvantages I'M
Il
der; und he vos also liable to labor
under abouid twenty udder players vot
take notion to dance a snalentine
dance py his chest protector on, ain d
it9
Veil, anyhow, dot game he vos full
of excitement und bleed, und touch
es-ups, und more bleed, und grand
und lofty tumbling, und broken noses,
und bleed, und referees, und college
yells, und- Himmel! it must hat been
undertaken vot invented dot game
of footballs.
DIETRICH DINKELsPTEL.
Per Hobart
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DIETRICH DINKELsPIEL.
Per Hobart.

We all know that any tired muscle
can be restored by rest Your stom-
ach is muscle. Dyspepsia is its
manner Of saying 81 am tired. Give
me rest" To rest the stomach you
must do its work outside Of the body.
This is the Shakers method of cur
ing Indigestion, and its success is
best attested by the fact that these
people are practically free from what
is without doubt the most prevalent
of all diseases. The Shaker Digestive
Cordial not only contains digested
food which is promptly absorbed with
out taxing the tired digestive organs,
but it is likewise an aid to the diges-
ton of other foods in the stomach.
A 10 cent trial bottle will convince
you of its merit, and these you can
obtain through all druggists.
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HOOPS PILLS are the best after din
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