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The American guide., 1896-10-17
MONEY AND PRICES.
The Position of tho Pcp"''sts AS state"
by Mr.. Bryan


The fundamental position OF the popu'
lists was clearly stated by Mr. Bryan
in his speech at Columbus in the lol'
lowing woract I'VE are opposee to 'he
gold standard, because the gold stand
ard means a rising dollar, y rising
dollar means falling prices fal'lhR
prices mean hard times lie went on
TO observe that he wanted the ratio OF
sixteen to one because 1--WE need All me
gold and silver to'keep the parity be-
tween money and property
parity between money and prop
erty" is Mr.. Bryan's favorite phrase
lie has never yc. sordescendcd to "S'
plain what he metns by it, IL is un-
doubtcdly mode ol expressing the idea
that the ratio betS cen all the money
in the world ard Il the property in
the world is the oaSsrc of prices OF
all commodities taken together This
is an exploded economic theory but
even admitting its truth, II is difficult
to see wherein the nccessity lies of haN-
ing equality of value between th' money
in the world and the property OF the
world, yet parity between money ana
property" implies this conception,
The rcfutation Of the theory that the
average level of Prices is determined
by the volume Of currency Is contained
in the Aldrich report on prices, wages
and transportation, made to the SEN
ate Of the United States in lS02-93. In
order to obtain correct notion OF the
movement of prices in their relation
to the volume Of the currency, it is
necessary to begin with the outbreak
of the civil war IN ls6l' The mission
of srccnhacks, to meet the expenses
of the government during the war,
raised the volume OF the currency be-
tween 1861 and 1865 from Si3j,O00,000
to 100000, or ~ per cent The a'-
ernge prices of colnmoditlcs' as ca!cu-
lated by Prof. Faliner, the statisticinn
ci the committee, Increased during the
snmc period by el6pcr cent. Since 1865,
the volume Of the currency has contln-
ued to rise, until ls02 II was $1,000
1000; but the erage prices OF
were ly eight per cent.
lower than in 1861 be year before the
outbreak. .ofihe- n kaE.----l
Now, II prices governed by the
volume OF the currency. nnd II the vol
umc OF the currercy In isG0 was repre-
scnted by the indYlnunber of 100, but
N 1899 by 367 thtSlif the cumulative
heory of money is sorrcct- prices should
ave risen At the same rate aud to the
anne level. lnsteid OF that, prices fell
rom the index lumber 100 In 1860 TO
q, Prices fell, while the currency was
Increasing In ,olunc. TO such mn extent
hat il was mon than 3,a times us
rcat In 1899 as Ia 1860. How do Mr..
,rynn and his frltnds account for this
II is u complete refu
ltion OF their fundamental position,
nd, the bottom Icing knocked out of
heir argument. he whole argument
llls with 10.
The American guide., 1896-10-17

The Mckinley iariii developed at once
new enterprises in which 100000, 600 Of
capital was invested and 37,lsi hands
were employed, The Wilson lnIluity
closed Mp 700 Establishments, Ia which
3D.l3l hands were employed, with n
loss to them OF si,617.27o u mouth In
wages. Bryan worked for the Wilson
miquity, and nryan claims to be the
friend Of the common pcoplc.-National
Tribune.
The American guide., 1896-10-17

An Elkhartan who was In shlpshc-
wona the other lay and asked where II
certain man lived. was directed TO n
certain road, with the further informn-
ton that his house was distinguished
by portrait of Bryan In the window,
"lou cunt make mistake" added the
farmcr, "for ts the only Bryan picture
in the township, There's no one else
in this township for him,'-Elkhari
llnd.) Review.
The American guide., 1896-10-17
Rural Discomfort.

nut we are told that the farmers 'aie
discontented and distressed And erut-
iatory orators say all this comes from the
unsatished demand for more money and
bigger prices for farm products. But
those economical orucles confound terms
and make desire and demand synonymous,
Nearly all men desire more money, But
no man can make a lawful demand for
more money, except he offer some valuable
in exchange therefor. Going over the fruit
ful states OF the northwest, one may see
many attractive and productive farms
which he can hardly help desiring, though
Ds ready money may preclude hts demand
ing any OF them. But we are told that
money of the gold standard has too potent
Il purchasing power, and buys too much
Of The products of these farms Why then
do the farms themselves constantly en-
hance In value2 And if-as has been
stated by the highest authority OF popu-
llstic candidature-'the dollar which rises
In purchasing power Is dishonest dol
lar, why is not an acre OF farm land with
which one can to-day buy $O and with
which one could 90 years ago buy only
nve dollars, also dishonest And Is an
ucte which In New England was capable
80 Years ago OF purchasing $50 and will now
hueJ only ten dollars an honest acre Of land
beaauso less dollars and therefore poorer
pe.Aplc can buy II now than them II dol
| lars grow better for the plain people as
they diminish In purchasing power of
land, Is not land better as II declines In the
purchasing power OF dolars2
The American guide., 1896-10-17
dom, Tobacco spit and Smoke Xcar Life
AWAY,

7, Won want to quit tobacco using easily
and forever, bo made well, strong, magnetic,
fIll Of new life and vigor, take No 10 Bao,
the wonderworker that rnmnss makes ~ weak ,sa men
nror s.rors Era No cured. Buy No.To-Bac from
vonr @ own druggist, who WI! guarantee a
svrs svra Rocket and sample mailed free Ad
Sterling sd Remedy Co, Chicago orNew York.
The American guide., 1896-10-17

Dr. pussons what sets on dc ngs oh Dor
rered troublo will at las succeed in hatchin'
dc generWlne chlekens.-Texas Sitter.
The American guide., 1896-10-17

To CURE a woman Of stammering ask her
what she thinks Of the girl her husband
came near getting engaged to q couple OF
years before size married him,-Texas
Sitter.
The American guide., 1896-10-17

sur ut is wonderful how much wom-
an can 20 through lle-"Ycs, especially
In the way OF pockets or fortunes. truth
The American guide., 1896-10-17

A DIRTY fellow who was selling ma
chine for driving nails was advised TO get
one for cleaning them Texas Sitter.
The American guide., 1896-10-17

~ DON'T quite 500 why yon call Mr..
liiy',. Innlprnl lMwodr "Why, because his
iaS, Ilghts UP SO whoa he talks"-Brooklyn
Life.
The American guide., 1896-10-17

Jog maintained that no was tried In
,,orv ntssible way But then Job lived
and died before the fountain pen was In
vented. Texas SITTER.
The American guide., 1896-10-17

PIso's Cure for Consumption has no equal
as Cough medlcine.-F. NJ. ABBorT, $50
Seneca ST, Buffalo, N. Y, May ., ls94.
The American guide., 1896-10-17

1t will he noticed that the distin-
ruished Americana whom Bryan claims
arc In sympathy with his politics nrc
all dcnd,-St Louis Globc-Dcmocrnt'
The American guide., 1896-10-17

CAsCARErs stimulate liver, kidneys and
bowels. Never sicken, weaken or gripe.
The American guide., 1896-10-17

When will Mr. Bryan address meet.
ing of the savings bunk deposltors OF
Nebraska and other stntes?--Anerlcon
Economist.
The American guide., 1896-10-17

Morurn Ito her boy sliding down the
hanisters sIE"Fritz, what are you doing
ther5i1 Fritz" Making trousers for or
shan bows. .n-Fliegende Blaettcr.
The American guide., 1896-10-17

Irlsq quite the thing lately for m old riri
70 marry . young fellow, and bring him ur
the way sho wants him.
The American guide., 1896-10-17
mars Catarrh Cure
ulfe, Inior,allv, Price Zoe,

He who would be great soul In the
fdtnrc muss he a great soul now,-R W.
Emerson.
The American guide., 1896-10-17

WurS bilious or costivo, cat Cascaret,
.an4y cathariio, cure guaranteed, loc, 25c.
The American guide., 1896-10-17

Jrsr tiy d loo box Of Cascnrcts, the finest
Iivcr oud bowel regulator ever made,
The American guide., 1896-10-17
MORTON ON MONEY,
The Secretary of Agriculture Talks on
Finance for Farmers.


Secretary Of Agriculture j. Sterling
Morton spoke at the Auditorium, Chi
cago, on the evening of Friday, October
., on the money question. The speaker
confined his attention more particular
ly to the farmer and his interests and
warmly advocated sound currency
After the customary introduction and
a warm greeting Mr.. Morton said;
Farmers who think know that money is
the only thing in this world of sweating
acquisitiveness which men compete for
which never confers any benefit upon its
owner uutil 1t leaves him. Unused money,
unloaned money bestows no more value
upon It's owner than an uneaten meal can
siVe OF pleasure or nutrition. A little re-
Election makes 1t plain. therefore, that
the farmer and the Chicago packer, wage
Garner, manufacturer and capitalist are
equally interested in circulating kind of
money which. when they let go OF II, will
buy them the most satisfactions either at
home or abroad. Those who buy of farm
trs the foodstuffs which they raise, and
sell the same farmers money, should TN
derstund that wise farmers desire to buy
only the best money-money which, like
good pork, beef and cereals-vill pass cur
rent IN all markets. And as there has
never been any complaint about too good
wheat too good beef. too good pork. or
too productive farm, SO there never can
be, from correctly reasoning men, any
complaint about too good a dollar, too
good currency or money. A dollar with
too much purchasing power Is as impossl-
bic as square meal with too much nu-
tritive power. an acre of land with too
much productive capacity or an advocate
CT populistic schemes of finance with too
inuch logical ability. When humanity be-
comes too good for Heaven. money may
become too good for the industrious and
capable farmers and wage-earners of
America, but not before
Poor VS.. Ipe Rich.
Candidates of popullsm IN this cam
palgn incite the poor against the rich,
They array the thriftless and lndoent
against the frugal and Industrious They
antdgonize the moneyless with those who
have money. Elocutionists OF more or
less brain and vocalizlng power are de-
uouncins men who have a million or more
dollars as dangerous to the poor
But who are to-day the millionaires In
Chicago. for Instance? Forty-two years
age, in October, 1851, when settled in Ne
bruska. one OF the ablcst and most philnn-
throplc of the present hnanciers Of Chi
cago was travelling salesman, Ills re-
cent donations to establish for the plain
people an Instructive and useful muse
um are of criminal magnitude, according
to the declamatory deiusionlsts OF silver
scntimentalism. Have those dollars gem
trously donated for the educational refine
mcnt OF the people purchased too much2
Another Chicago iinnncief was at that
time California miner devlng for gold
To-day his bcnehcence to plain people
udUrns your streets with free chapels and
Tree institutions of education.
The American guide., 1896-10-17
Farm Mortgages.


The following facts regarding farm
mortgages arc from tables recently COM
piled and heretofore unpublished;
"rhe mortgage Indebtedness on the farms
OF the United States " very little more than
one-slsth OF the total mortgage lndcbted-
ness OF the country. even after we exclude
from tho latter the mortgage Indebtedness
of railroads and other corporations.
"Of farmers owning their farms. II Is
Ter cent. or nearly throo-fourths, hold
iaem free OF ineumhrance Only ~ farms
out OF every 1000 occupied by their owners
are lnoumbcfcd,
"of the 2s22 per cent Of farmers whore
farms uro mortgagcd. throo-fourths ox-
pended the amount borrowed ln-iho pur-
chase OF improvements Of their farms,
"The farms Of tho North Atlantic ~
vision OF states are more heavily inoum-
bcred, relatively TO their value. than those
OF any other division. Now Jersey stands
at tho head, and while lts farm mortgage
debt represents i9Gi per cent Of the value
OF the farms inoumbered, II amounts to
only idl1 per cent. OF the total value OF
uli the farms Of the state. Similarly, while
the farm mortgage Indebtedness OF the
state OF Illinois ia H63 per cent OF the
value OF the farms incumbered. 1t raD-
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-09
Montevallo Coal, $3.5O per ton.
 Montevallo Coal, $1.75 per half ton.
 A. c. EDWARDS. 21st St. & 10th Ave-, North. Phone 435. I2-eI-2m
Morgan's Resolution.

The Athens Courier says:
 The democratic executive committee of Morgan county met last Friday, pur- suant to call from Chairman Rountree at Hartselle and mapped out the cam paign for that county for the coming election. After considera ble discussion as to whether there should be primary election or a primary convention it Vas decided to hold a primary convention A beat election to select delegates was or dered for the 7th day of March, and the county convention was to be held at Hartselle on the following Tuesday, March 10.
 'Then the following resolution was of- fered and passed:
 We cordially invite all persons who are friendly toward the democratic party and believe in democratic principles and who are willing to pledge themselves to support the nominees of the democratic party to join with us and take part in the primary convention.
 "To say that it is a wise resolution none will deny. It is what the democrat ic party should do all over this broad land. It Is a step in the right direction"
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-09
Oyster cocktails at the Met ropoIitan bar. II-I2-tf
INDIAN DIRECT LESSONS.

The famous Sioux Indians selected from the Rosebud Indian reservation and exhibited at the Atlanta exposition by Col. c. P. Jordan, an Indian trader and ranchman of Dakota, may be seen in Birmingham this week.
 This party will embrace several of the noted war chiefs of the Sioux nation, it's purest- blooded women and children, best war and scalp dancers and in costumes of extraordinary beauty and value.
 In consideration of Colonel Jordan's long and honorable services and brilliant record as Indian agent, scout and trader, extending over a period of twenty-five years, the interior department of the gov-' ernment granted him such permission as was never accorded any one in the his- tory of the government to select from the great Sioux nation the Indians he desired to accompany him, thus expressing it's confidence in him personally and also at testing to .. e high chara cter of the un- dertaking throughout. Not only this, but there is no other white man living whom these members of the royal family would accompany.
 His inducements from scores of the most prominent military and civil au- thorities are such as no other man con nected with Indian affairs has ever been furnished.
 With the company are the Armenian swordsmen, musicians, wrestlers and WHiiHS uerNiSHeS, WHo dtlrdcleu so much attention at the Worlds fair and at Atlanta, and other select talent from the famous streets of Cairo.
 A beautiful and costly assortment of Indian beads and porcupine quill work will ornament the house. Also two of the twelve valuable historic and war lodges which Colonel Jordan possesses will be erected thereon and are the only ones in the United States
 The worlds famous rife shot, Diamond Dick. who was the exclusive rifle shot at the Worlds fair and was presented with the only medal awarded for marksman- ship, is also with the company The block will also be exhibited which con tains over 400 pounds of lead. which was used by him to stop the 32-caliber Win chester ball. which he used 200 t.mes daily at Atlanta, shooting over 5000 times within an inch of mans head and with out draWinp hlnnd
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-09
-s-7--=----- TALKED TOO MUCH.
Mrs. Arlington Lands in Jail for Sander
 ing Some Lawyers

Ing OOfne bdWyerS.
 Raleigh, N C., Jan. S.-A remarkab ble case was decided in the superior court here today. Mrs Pattie D. B. Airing ton last year for some weeks published a weekly paper called "The Criminal Docket" in which she attacked lawyers and judges, claiming that she had been cheated out of thousands of dollars worth of property. She particularly at- tackled Ex-Judge Spier Whittaker,a lead ing lawyer and a prominent citizen say- iny, You robbed; yes, you stole $1300.p The grand jury at the last term of court returned a true bill for libel against her and also against Barnes Brothers, who published her paper. Mrs Arlington managed her own case today. It was the first time a woman was ever known to. do this in North Carolina. She was on the witness stand and so was Whitaker, and her cross-examination was very warm. She spoke half an hour. The evidence was that Whitaker had paid out money upon a regular decree of court and that she had signed the papers, and the judge so stated. The solicitor said that Whitaker had been Vindicated and that the publication was foul slander. Mrs. Arlington attacked the lawyers and solicitor and renewed all her statements about Whitaker. The court room was packed. The jury was out only fifteen minutes and returned a verdict of guilty. Whitaker and the solicitor asked that judgment be suspended, but Mrs. Arr
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-09
A SPANIARD'S STATEMENT
According to General Martinez the Revolution Doesn't Amount to Very Much-ln-
 surgents Captured.

Washington, Jan. S-The following ca- blegram from Gen. Martinez Campos was received at the Spanish legation late this afternoon:
 ''The columns of General Narraraya had an engagement, lasting three hours, with the main bands of Maceo and Gomez in Ceiba del Agua. dspersing them Twenty dead have been found and buried by our soldiers. The Spanish loss was light, four officers wounded and twenty casualties among the men, either killed or badly wounded. The troops captured numbers of horses and arms and ammunition. The column is reconnoitering the scene of the fight and many columns are following the insur- gents. The army is in high spirits and Havana is completely quiet"
 Minister Dupuy de Lome also received a long cablegram from the government at Madrid today, giving summary of the latest official reports received there from the commander-in-chief in Cuba. These reports show that it is exceedingly. difficult to get a fight with the bands of marauders which are continually gallop- ing about burning and pillaging the de- fenseless plantations and small villages. General Echague, who is in the rear of the insurgents, has twice succeeded in overtaking a few of the bands and cap- turing some prisoners. General Campos says the rebels never stop long enough to be overtaken in any considerable num- berS.
 In the invasion of Pinar del Rio by the insurgents small bands of bandits pre- ceded the main forces of the insurgents and caused more damage than Maceo and Gomez. Yesterday 10000 men were sent by sea to Colonia, the port of Pierdialdo. to reinforce the troops there. In the rest of the entire island of Cuba nothing of a revolutionary character is occurring.
 Minister Dupuy de Lome expresses himself in full confidence that these dis patches give an exactly truthful state ment of affairs, and he courts the com parison of these dispatches with news from other sources which secure publici- ty from day to day in several newspa- pers, which have been proved unreliable recently.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-09
OPEN GOLD ACCOUNTS.
A Request to That Effect Made on the Ne
 York Banks

York Banks.
 New York, Jan. S.--It is learned from number of prominent banks in this city that they have been requested often in the past few days to open gold accounts. These requests have come from custo- mers, including some banks in the in- terior. The banks, however have inva- riably responded in the negative to such requests, citing the fact that they would not be justified by the clearing house agreement in opening gold accounts. The result has been that banks with large vault room have received a good deal of gold in the last few days. which they are now merely holding as safe deposit agents for the account of country banks. Some of this gold has come from points far west of Chicago, and leading bankers say if the amount so held could be an- nounced it would be genuine surprise to the street. Most of this is gold that has not been in the treasury vault for many months. The Fourth National bank of this city has deposited $500, 900 in gold at the sub-treasury for purposes of examination, taking a receipt, not green- backs,
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-09
BROKE THE TOBACCO TRUST.
Tobacco Manufacturers Losing Ten
 Millions Year.
Great Excitement in St. Louis-No Fossil bility of Preventing Still Greater
 Loss in 1S96.

St. Louis.-(Special)- William Kirchoff, general western manager of the American Tobacco company, has been a user of tobacco all his life and for years has smoked as many as twenty cigars daily After using a few boxes of No To-Bac the desire for tobacco is com pletely gone and he is wonderfully inn proved in health. His cure is attracting great deal of attention and comment, and many prominent St. Louis business men are following his example. People are just waking up to the fact that the continued use of tobacco is very injuri- ouS.
 An interview with MT. H. L. Kramer, the originator of No-To-Bac, develops the fact that within three years it has reached an enormous sale, almost entire ly upon merit alone. Over LOGO, 900 boxes of No-To-Bac have been sold and 300, 900 tobacco users cured. At the present rate No-To-Bac will cure in 1896 from 100000 to 300,000, and, as MT. Kramer says, lit is always ths1 worst cases that want cure; those who have chewed and smoked from boyhood-some of them thirty, forty and fifty years, and we even have records of cures after sixty years of tobacco using. So you can, see that, if they are spending an average of $50.00 year (thiS is a small amount, the cure of 100000 tobacco users in 1896 would re- suit in the loss of the sale of tobacco amounting to oyer $10, 100000, which will be saved to the cured.
 No-To-Bac is truly a medical wonder, for it not only destroys the desire for to- bacco, but invigorates the nervous sys- tenn and marvelously increases weight and strength. Like all great successes, No-To-Bac has many limitations and sub stitutes, and the public should be warned against them. No-To-Bac is the original fni1 !. I1tt aud t. .1I1 IAyn absolute guarantee to cure the tobacco h a hy drItoo oic
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-09
Havana Greatly Excited.

New York, Jan. S.-The Ward line steamer Yucatan arrived this afternoon from Mexican ports and Havana. When the steamer leH Havana on the 4th in- stant the city was in state of great excitement over the approach of the rebel army, which was within fifteen miles of the city. The Inhabitants were in state of terror, owing to the burning of all the plantations adjacent to the city The flames were plainly visible from the deck of the Yucatan, and presented a grand sight for the officers and crew of the vessel. The city was under martial law and the most intense excitement pre- Yajled
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-09
MYSTERIOUS SUDDEN DEATH
Of Sloss Furnace Hand-Afar for Inyest.
 gatiOn

Ed Shepherd, negro dropped dead yesterday at the Sloss furnace.
 Before Christmas he worked at the plant, and was there yesterday for the purpose of drawing back pay. Since his employment there he had been away on holiday trip to south Alabama.
 The body was sent to the Warner-Smi- ley Undertaking company, where it will await the action of the county officials
 It is said that Shepherd had been in company with strange negro, who was with him when he went to get his money at the company's office. This negro it is also said. did not give a coherent account of his association with Shepherd when he was questioned at the undertaking estab- lishment. He was not arrested, but it is probable that Coroner Duscnberry will hold an examination over Shepherds re- mains this morning.
 The dead man had nothing of value on his person except two empty purses.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-09
Shot Through and Through.
MIiN

Huntington. w. Va, Jan. S-Four months ago a train was wrecked in Illi- nois and w. G. Hogan, formerly of this state, was alleged to be one of the rob- bers and a reward offered for his arrest He returned to Lincoln county, this state, recently, and this morning Charles Ber- ger and Harry Brumfield decided to ar rest him. They found Hogan in the house of friend. He refused to surrender and began firing on Berger and Brumfield, who also opened fire. and Hogan was shot through and through, dying instant ly. Berger was shot in the arm and head by Hogan. but not fatallY