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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-09-15
Silver Demonstration
Johnson Barker, South Dakota

johnson Barker, South Dakota,
writes
I'VE are told by gold speakers here
every few days that silver was de-
monetized in 1884, or 1887, or 1868. Is
it true, and what are the facts?"
ANs.-The act of June 25, 1884,
made legal tender in payment of all
debts and demands the silver dollars
of Mexico, Peru, Chilli, Central Amer
lea, and the five franc piece of France,
when of a required weight and fine.
ness, thus enlarging the use and serv-
ice as primary money instead of de-
monetizing it. On June 2ssh of the
same year the weight of gold in the
eagle was changed from go grains of
standard gold to 25S grains, which
changed the relative value of gold to
silver from Is to 1 to 16 to 1. The
silver dollar remaining as it ever had
been the unit of value. By no pos
sibility can either act be construed
into characterization of silver.
The act of January 1s, 1887, chang
ed the amount of alloy in silver coins
SO that the silver dollar contained
4l2! grains of standard silver, instead
Of 4lG grains, as before, and the min
or coins were changed proportionally,
but all the coins, even to half dimes.
were continued legal tender for "any
sums whatever" The amount of
pure silver in the coins was unchang-
ed, and the dollar was still the unit
of value. In order to prevent the ex-
portation of our minor silver coins,
which We're cheaper b y tale than was
bullion by the ounce, because there
was so much silver in them, the
weight of the half dollar was reduced,
February IL, 1862, from 206k grains to
1872 grains, and all the smaller coins
were made legal tender for So 90 only.
try's history that any of Its silver
coins were deprived of full legal ten
der power, but even then the Amer.
lean dollar was unchanged in weight,
was full legal tender and the unit OF
value, while all the foreign coins be.
fore named were also full legal ten.
der. In 1867 the quarters, eighths
and sixteenths of the Spanish pillar
dollar, of which vast numbers were
in circulation, were reduced in value
20 per cent, loss that the people had
to stand, of course, and without any
protest from Wall street. and the
legal tender function of the other
foreign silver coins mentioned was
destroyed: This virtually destroyed
the specie reserve of many of the
banks of that time, and undoubtedly
had much to do with precipitatine
the panic of year later. In fact ev
cry act that restricted the use of sill
yer as full primary and ultimate
redemption money has always been
followed by commercial and industri-
al disaster. But even this disas.
ferrous act left the American silver dol
lar unchanged in weight or power,
and it continued to be the unit oil
value down to 1873. This is all there
is of the decentralization of silver
ia the years proceeding the one last
named, and how any or all Of it car
be construed into any such demone-
tization is not clear to the average
comprehension. Farm, Stock and
Home.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-09-15
CONGRESSIONAL TICKET.
For Representative in Congress-4sh
District:
FRANK D. BAYLESS, of Clayton.
STATE PLATFORM.

'.We the democrats of Iowa. in convention
assembled. heartily indorse. and hereby affirm,
the platform adopted by the national demo
cratic convention at Chicago in 1896 as true
and correct statement of democratic
principles. We recognize in the candi-
dates named by said national convention noble
and patriotic champions of said principles, and
We pledge to them our most earnest support.
Recognizing in the financial issue the great and
controlling question of the present campaign
We invite all voters, irrespectable of past party
affiliations, who are in favor of the interests
and prosperity of the great masses of the peo-
pie. to join with us in carrying the election this
fail to the end that financial relieJ may be given
and prosperity restored to the country.''
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-09-15

The republican party wants high
tariff to shut out trade with other
countries, and yet it wants gold stan
dard currency in order to trade with
other countries.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-09-15
The Daily News, 81 a Year.

The Des Moines Daily News is now
offered to mail subscribers for 81
year, the lowest price ever quoted by
tirst-class daily newspaper, with full
dispatches, including telegraphie
markets. The Daily News is small,
condensed paper, with all the news
boiled down for busy readers. 1t is
independent and fair and gives both
sides of the silver question and all
other issues. Send your dollars at
once to TIL h NEWS,
Des Moines, Iowa.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-09-15
ONLY ONE CANDIDATE.
Bimetallists of All Parties Must Unite t
Make Success Certain.


Make Success Certain.
The bimetallists of all parties must
unite on, and give their unwavering
and loyal support to a common presi-
dental candidate. Unless this is done,
must be but one bimetallic candidate
for president-not three. There must
not be three candidates representing
bimetallic principles, and each asking
for the suffrages of bimetallists.
Bimetallists in the democratic, popu-
list and republican parties must not
stand apart over questions of minor
difference. Because bimetallists in
both democratic and republican parties
cannot agree on the questions over
which they have fought and divided
In the past is no reason why, believing
as they do, that the restoration of BIZ
metallism can alone bring renewed
prosperity, they should stand apart on
common candidate standing for the
free coinage of silver and financial in
dependence.
Partisanship must be subordinated
to patriotism. There is no occasion
for bimetallic democrats, or repub-
Leans, or populists to sacrifice their
principles, but there is every reason
why they should not divide their forces
in the coming campaign on three dis
tinct candidates, and by SO doing de-
feat the great and at this time all-im-
portant question of policy on which
they are all agreed.
For bimetallists to array themselves
into antagonistic groups is to court de-
feat. There are great differences, it is
true, between bimetallic democrats,
republicans and populists over other
questions of public policy, but when
they are agreed that the approaching
gold standard is undermining our indie
pendence. impoverishing our people
and rapidly degrading our wage-earn-
ing classes to condition of abject de-
pendence, of virtual slavery to an
aristocracy of wealth built up on the
suffering and poverty of our producing
classes; when they are agreed that a
prompt return to bimetallism can
alone check the appreciation of gold
and stop the disastrous fall in prices
that is running our farmers and manu-
facturers and reducing our wage-earn-
ing classes to beggary, and when they
are agreed that bimetallism can alone
bring renewed prosperity, why place
the restoration of bimetallism in jeop-
ardy because of differences over ques-
tions of policy that are admittedly sub
ordinate to the great question of hi.
metallism with which the interests Of
all classes are bound up?
The restora ton of bimetallism ac-
complished, then democrats, populists
and republicans who have united their
forces to bring about bimetallism and
to free our people from encroachments
of the money power and the agrees
sions OF centralized capital can fight
out, by the ballot, their differences
over other questions without endanger-
ing the future of our people. But for
bimetallists in different parties to di.
vide and pull at cross purposes at this
time over issues that, though great in
themselves, are subordinate to the
money question, and SO regarded by
the great majority of bimetallists, is
to place in jeopardy the independence
of our producing classes. American.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-09-15
Force of Habit,

Brown--I understand that old Smith
married his cook.
Jones-Yes. She suggested it and he
forgot that he had any choice in the
Matter.-Drooklyn Life.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-09-15
YOU Arc Invited

to become we'll and strong. An in
vitation is given to you to get rid
of your sickness and diseases and
remain we'll. Sound in Body.
Sound in Mind. The time is at
hand when these sicknesses will re-
main only ON those who are ignor.
ant of Natures laws or who will
not obey them.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-09-15
DEMOCRAT TICKET.
STATE TICKET


Horace Boies, of Blackhawk.
Gen. James b. Weaver, of Polk.
For District Electors:
First-A. F. Kuhlemeir, Des Moines
Second-Thos. Stapleton, of Iowa.
Third-C. w. Green, of Butler.
Fourth--A. L. Himle, of Winnesheik
Fifth-Louis Metzgar. of Marshall
Sixth-Perry Engle, of Jasper
Seventh-C. G. Lumis, of Polk.
Eighth-D. G. Bradley, of Appanoose
Ninth. J. Shea, of Pottawattamie
Tenth. B. Butler, of Webster
Eleventh.. T. Roe, of Monona
For Secretary of State:
MAJOR L. H. KARR, of Clark.
For Auditor of State:
G.. w. DAVIS, of Louisa.
For Acknowledgement:
WIN. d. BOIES, of Sioux.
For Treasurer:
CHARLES RUEGNITZ, of Clayton.
For Supreme Judge:
L. r. BOLTER, of Harrison.
For Ry. Commissioner-Long Term:
AMOS STOECHEL, of Davis.
For Ry. Commissioner-Shor Term:
THOS. j. DENSON, of Fayette.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-09-15

Don't forget the new Grocery store
'at the five corners, Market Street.
w. Il. LORD, Prop.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-09-15
Republican Congresses.

I'VE denounce the profigate waste of the
money wrung frop the people by oppressive
taxation and the lavish appropriations Of
Kept taxes high while the labor that pays
them is unemployed and the products of the
peoples toll are depressed in price till they
demand return to that simplicity and
economy which best, BELTS a democratic
of useless officers, the salaries of which
drain the substance of the people.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-09-15

We declare it 10 be tie unwlitten law
of this republic. established by custom and
examples of the greatest and .'isest Of
those who founded and have his Ntained
cur government, that no man Sis uld be
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-10-08
Religion in Music and Literature.

Wherever the English tongue is
heard Watts's hymns have been sung
and they have been translated into
many languages. Therefore, 1t Is
not strange that Watt hymn services
should engage the congregation of the
Tabernacle Presbyterian church.
Many people, no doubt, sing Watts s
hymns without any idea now many and
which of the most impressive ones he
wrote. Here is another reason for a
meeting at which some Of the history
of the man and his work should serve
as the theme for the evenings talk.
And while the churches are carrying
out the idea, it would not be bad act
to introduce few historical days into
the Sunday night services for a general
study of the history Of the religious
song writers and the religious com
posers by the young folks, including
many of the older ones.
While the old hymns are accepted
quite generally as models Of their class
it is not always the case that they are
accepted as high types Of literature as
well. Yet some of the finest thought
and sentiment find expression IN the
sacred songs and hymns, and as for the
music TO which most church hymns and
songs are sung, nothing surpasses it.
The harmony of many Of the hymns
is exceedingly impressive. The
masses and oratories are in the front
ranks of the sublime and the enduring.
1t is the profound music that sways
men souls, not the catching kind. 1t
is the serious poetry, that which has
come to US through the hand Of gen
Grafton after generation, that influences
action or shapes character. In the re-
ligious we find the sublime, because
one is the other. And although it is
not Watts, or Cowper. or Wesley, but
their inspiration only, that has lived,
just as it is the genius Of the Mozart
or Beethoven, yet their life stories are
worthy Of study.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-10-08
The English Language.

Well begin with box, and the plural
is boxes,
But the plural of OK should be oxen, not
oXes.
Then one fowl is a goose, but two are
called geese,
Yet the plural of moose would never be
meese.
You may find lone mouse or a whole
nest of mice,
But the plural of house is houses, not
hice.
If the plural of man is always called
men,
Why shouldn't the plural of pan be
called pen?
Then cow in the plural may be cows or
kline,
But a bow if repeated is never called
bine,
And the plural of VOW is vows, never
vine.
If | speak of a foot and you show me
your feet,
And | give you boot would a pair be
called beet?
If one is tooth, and whole set are
teeth,
Why couldn't the plural Of booth be
called beethy
If the singulars this and the plural is
these,
Should the plural of kiss ever be nick
named kese?
Then one may be that and three would
be those,
Yet hat in the plural would never be
hose,
And the plural of cat is cats, not cose.
We speak of brother, and also OF
brethren,
But though we say mother, we never
say methren.
Then the masculine pronounS are he,
his and him,
But imagine the feminine She, chis "nd
SHIN.
So the English, think, you all viii
agree
Is the queerest language you ever die
see.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-10-08
A Fish Story.

Forest and Stream several years ago
printed a story Of a Danish fisherman
who bad tanned herring and made a
pet Of it, the fish following its master
about on dry land like a dog, until
one unlucky day it fell from bridge
into the water and was drowned. The
same story seems to be still travelling
around, Judging from the following
report, which comes from one Henry
Wilson. from up near the head Of Mid.
die Island creek, in West Virginia,
where Squire Spencer some months
ago caught large catfish which he
incarcerated in water hole IN the
back yard. Then by abstracting some
of the water from time 10 time he re-
duced the supply until in the end the
catfish learned to worry along with
nothing but air. The creature did
very well until on one occasion IT at
tempted to cross a creek on log. fell
into the water and, having forgotten
how 10 swim, was drowned.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-10-08
Ii Hung chang's Expensive Coffin.

The much-discussed coffin which Ii
Hung Chang takes with him on all his
Journeys is Of the most elaborate
Chinese workmanship, decorated pro-
fusely with gold figures and precious
stones, and cost about $4,000. Two
of Lis attendants devote their entire
attention to it on its travels, and it Is
stood in a room adjoining the bed
room occupied by his eXcellency at
each hotel. 1t is kept carefully sealed
in a box, so that no European or
American has seen it, but descriptions
of il have been waited from its origi-
nal home.
Ii Hung Changs visit to France has
cost the people Of that country nearly
e3, 200. including the payments fol-
bis railway journeys and provincial
excursions. The bill at the Grand
Hotel was Just 81, 300. The French
papers are now asking whether or moi
their country will receive sufficient
returns to pay for all this effort and
expenditure.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-10-08
NEW VOL. 31--NO. 81.

"'Rosie I cried, 'ardly able to be-
lieve my eyes; and neither of us could
add another word for full mint.
You'll excuse me, remarked the
soldier, but I m in the dark. What
Ivy, Jim, she exclaimed at larst'
this is Dick-'iIm wot you've card me
speak on so often-my Dick.
az 'Er Dickr Then she 'ad not for
gotten me. 1t took me all my time TO
stop from jumpin up an claspin er
to me, but Just then the wheel oopped
the curbstone, an I 'ad to resume my
control of the 'osses
"'Ah I've card o you a good blt,'
saws jim; in fact, We amt 'ad much
else. But | forgot, you don't know
me. I'm 'er brother jim, on furlough'
Just back from India. Ave cigary
Next day Rosie was in 'er usual
place by my side, an she told me as
ow she'd left 'er muvver in Austrah-
yer wiv 'er Jrother Jack as 'ad got on
splendid-got great farm over theer.
but she 'erself couldn't rest some ow
she didn't feel at ONE, an she decided
to come pack to the old country. The
artful mink afterwards told me as 1t
wus me she come back for. Befor" she
started, er brother 'ad said, 'Remem-
Der, Rosie, if yer find i'm not married,
an he's still true to yer, tell i'm from
Inc that if e likes to come ere, I'll
drop i'm into a job as'll larst lin for a
lifetime.
"'Well, Dick + she says, smiling up
in the old way, 'wot shall write an
tell i'm ?
But, ere we are, sir, an theer' q
Sammie that chap wiv the bunch o
ribbon on is whip. Wot's the ribbons
all mean? Wy, only that Rosie be-
came Mrs. Dick GinA yesterday, an
tomorrow $ my larst day on the old
bus. Yes, we've decided to go to
Australiyer. The boys all dubbed to-
gether, an they've give me this gold
watch. It's beauty, amt it? Pom
my word feel that proud-wot say 2
VIII /? Well, think theers time.
Ere, Bill, keep yer eye on the copper
this gentleman agoing to drink our
very good 'ealths.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-10-08
SO Helpful.

A well-known Clergyman gives some
pertinent instances of the unexpected
to be met with in preaching. He says;
"At my time of life ! ought not to
be stunned by anything But one day,
after Service, a good woman of my flock
did manage to take my breath away.
81 was preaching about Gods wis
dom in caring for us all and said
that the Father knows best which Of
rs grow better in the sunlight aud
which must have the shade.
"You know you plant roses in the
sun and heliotropes and geraniums,
too, but if you want fuchsias to grow
you must keep them in shady nook.
81 hoped the sermon would be a
comforting one, and after il was over
woman came up 10 me, her face
glowing with a pleasure which was ev-
identity deep and true.
"Oh, doctor, ] am 80 glad for that
sermon : said she, clasping my hand
and shaking it warmly.
"My heart warmed rs wondered
what tender place ! had touched in
her soul, but my JOY lasted for a mo-
ment only
"Yes, she went on fervently, i
never knew before what was the mat
ter with my fuchsias. y
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-10-08
Opportunities.

In one of the Greek cities there
stood, long ago, a statue. Every
trace of il has vanished now, as is the
case with most of these old MASTER
pieces of genius; but there is still-in
existence an epigram which gives us
an excellent description of 1t, and as
we read the words We can discover
the lesson which those wise old Greeks
meant that the statue should teach to
every passer by.
The epigam is in the form of
conversation between traveller and
the statue.
What is thy name, o statue p
Il am called Opportunity.
who made thee -
"Lysippus.
"Why art thou standing on thy
toes ?"
ITO show that stay but moment"
why hast wings on thy feet p
ITO show how quickly ! pass by"
But why is thy hair so long on thy
forehead?"
THAT men NAV seize me when they
meet me. "
why, then, is thy head so bald
behind ?"
ITO show that when | have once
passed, | cannot be caught,
We DO not see statues standing on
the highways to remind us of our oP-
portuniiies for doing good and being
of service to Others, but we know that
they come to us. They are ours but
for a moment. If We let them pass
they are gone forever.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-10-08

The New York Herald IL sgItaiing
the subject Of early marriages. 1t has
the following: When asked at what
age a woman should marry, DIR. Cyrus
Edson, an authority on the evils Of
early marriage, said yesterday:
"TweBty-four and twenty-five are
the beet ages, although any time be-
tween twenty and thirty is good, and
! have known women to marry at
sixty and be suPremely happy. a
weman should not marry under TWEEN
ty, that is, taking a large average.
OF course there are exceptional cases.
and race makes all the difference in
the world. Usually. however. even
if physically she is sufficiently deyel'
oped. mentally woman is not fit to
marry under twenty"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-10-08
DICKS DONAH.

"Will l take cigar? Well, yes, |
rather think WILL and thenk yer, sir
exclaimed Dick, the 'busdriver, an ex-
pansive grin Illuminating his good
humored countenance, as he picked out
the finest smoke in my profered case
without hesitation. "Pon my word,
guy nor" he continued, you're one o
the right sort, an make no mistake.
I've druv this old bus matter o six
years come next Benk Oliday, an you
tex it from me, there amt many o
your sort come my way. The larst
cigar ! 'ad wus from a soldier chap
larst Monday week; but theer-l could
spin yer a nice little yarn about the
incidents wot led up to that smoke flyer
cared to listen.
Nothing would give Inc greater
pleasure, l hastened to assure him.
"Well, sir" he began, II dessay as
you've noticed as 'ow all my pals on
the road ave got a bit o ribbon stuck
on their whips, an wen they passes
me they all laughs-but I'll tell yer
the yarn from the beginnin'
Il remember well the time as | fust
set my eyes on Rosie-a Friday it wus,
the day as Barmpot won the Oaks.
She wus a-sittin' on the seat blind
yer theer, sir, and she looked so KILN
that | couldn' resist the temptation to
enter into conversation wiv 'er, so |
wentured to express the opinion as ow
'oped she'd find i'm awaitin' for 'er.
"'Ho' says she, wiv toss of 'er
pretty cad, there's no i'm a-waitin
for this child. I'm a-goin straight
ONE to ma Arter a similation of SER
prise that such a sweet young lady
'adn't got sweet cart, an few per-
sonal illusions on both sides, the con-
wersation got quite confidential, an
she tod me as she'd Just obtained a
sitiwation as 'ousemaid at gentle
mans 'ouse, an she would be a-ridin
on the bus theer every mornin an
comm ONE at night. Under the cir
cumstances l wentured to express the
perlite 'ope as 'ow she'd favor me wiV
er company on the box seat, as the
presence of her sweet face would ELF
to relieve the monotony Of lonely
mans existence, an arter lot o per
suasion l did at larst get her to mount
up alongside o me. Well, that wu'
the beginnin' of it all.
Every mornin, fust bus down
she'd be waitin, an it soon became
quite a recognized thing to see Dick
Donah, as the boys called 'er, seated
by my side. l wus the object of envy
all along the road. l stood all theil
chaff an jokin good humOredly, 'ow'
ever, KNOWN as they'd give then
bloomin' boots to be in my shoes. Il
wus all right, I tell We. The recollec.
ton of er bright smile and CHEEKY tall
'elped to liven me up many a dreary
day.
Zone mornin she didn't turn mp al
usual. l 'ung around as long as eve
l could afore startin', till my conduc
tor began to use langwige, and th'
folks in the bus got restless, but still
she didn't come. an l 'ad to do tn
tourney wivout 'er. Comm back, yoV
can just imagine my disgust, when
sees 'er a-sittin alongside o Sam Flynn
There they was a-chattin away as hat
fable as you please, an as | passed en-
she smiles sort o laugh, an Sam doe
1 =. - ,.oo ,t;o Govt Of r,rtr on oddrpSSe
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-10-08

When we cant understand a man,
We are too apt TO call him a crank
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-10-08
NJ. S. HITESHEW.
FOR SALE

|,ORsETS for Ladies. Misses and Children,
1 Summer Breeze Feather Weight Chll-
STen's Waists, something new for summer
Ladies' and childIen's vests. short sleeves
summer weight. Hose for Lsdles anu ~ lsses ~ =,
Sochs for ,,hildren black. white and stripped,
Black Hose Supporters tor Ladies ana Chil-
iren, Rubber Sheeting. by the yard or square,
10 be found at MISS EhhIN o.