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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-10-23
Meaning Of the Free Coinage Plank.

The meaningo of the coinage plank adopt
cd at Chicago IS that any one may take a
quantity Of silver bullion now worth So
cents to the minis Of the United States,
have II coined at the expense Of the gov
eminent ard receive for IL a silver dollar
which shall be legal tender for the pay
ment Of all debts, public and private. The
owner Of the silver bullion would get the
silver dollar 1t would belong to him and
to nobody else Other people would get it
only by their labor. the products Of their
land or something Of value. The bullion
owner, on the basis Of present values, would
receive the silver dollar for SO cents worth
Of silver, and other people would be re
quired 10 receive It as a full dollar IN pay
ment Of debts. The government would
get nothing for the transaction ltwould
bear the expense OF coming the silver and
the community would suffer loss by its
IA
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-10-23

II would be odd II the Colorado silver
men did not subscribe To scheme which
would put millions OF dollars in their
pockets. for under free coinage the profit
they win make is eight times as large az
the Utah mine owners VIII receive. No
les. an authority than Thomas VI. Patter
son. mcmbcro of the campaign board COM
mit;cc and owner of the official Populi-t
revsrarcr is said o. responsible for tho
statement tlat the dorado mine owners
would make an additional profit Of over
SIG. 00O. 600 per wear 81 the United States
mints are opened to the free coinage Of
silver
Think Of these tremendous profits!
Profits OF 52.3OLO00 for the silver mine
owners Of Utah, Proltso 10000. 600 for
tie silver mine owners q Colorado. And
SIP $50. 900 for all the silver mine owners
of the various states And an this in ad-
dition to the profits the silver men already
receive at the current price Of silver
These are profits beyond the dream OF
avarice. I'm comparison with which the
profits of other trusts and syudicates dwin-
Observation-Disclosures. In order to get these
profits. the silver men are using Mr.
BRYAN. They are backing him with their
money They are supporting him with
words Of encouragement And If they
elect him they will calmly pocket profits
amounting at the very least tn SIP, 25O,-
Oenf
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-10-23
SCpOfuIa

Is a deep-seatcd blood disease which
all the mineral mixtures in the world
cannot cure. SIS. guaranteed PHteLy
vegetable ) is a real blood remedy for
blood diseases and has no equal.
Mrs. VT. Buck, of Delaney, Ark, had
Scrofula for twenty-five years and most
Of the time was under the care OF the
doctors who could not relieve her. A
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-10-23

Cuba Is furnishing "a nearby example
Of the beauties Of guiarion
Of the value Of money on the Bryan
plan. Captain General Weylor had a
deficient supply Of cash, and SO be had
the Banco Espanol put cut lot Of pa
per money and issued a stringent edlct
that everybody should take it it par
with gold. As the island is practically
under martial law, here was govern
men- control Of the currency atits best.
II you didu tale the bank billsat par
Won were liable t0 B. shot. Even Bryan
couldn't ID moro for silver than that.
But did the edict keep the banknotes az
rar: Not for "a day. Almost instantly
they were Of q discCInt which soon
amounted to 20 pr cent. Even with
guns and layCue,s you cannot make so
cent. equal "a dollar Woyler has had TO
give mp trying. FL has finally allowed
the Havana stock Exchange toQuote the
value of the bank bills i'm gold. We
were going 70 say that this proves the
r.w,rlossnc-s oi law 90 establish tile
value of money, bur we remember IN
tine that Cuoa bias less than ,, O'O0O
population to our 10000, 900; that she
never put down the greatest rebellion Of
modern times; chat her inhabitants are
not the richest rroudcst, most intelli-
gent vcop,o On earth, and so we are not
so sure Her case is only a part Of uni
vcl-al experience, but we have changed
all that. New York Post.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-10-23

Any workingman who found his
market basket too heavy on Saturday
night can vote to Tighten it hereafter by
supporting the presidential candidate
who is telling the people Of the south
and west that the purchasing power Of
the dollar is too great
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-10-23

Train gu, connects ar Harper's Ferry with
FAST Limited Expires. Trains leaving IN $40
o. no. arriving ar Cincinnati 20 1.4i %. Cd. and az
-. Louis 100 Dip Cd. ard connects at Viewer
ron with aim arri ing af HagerSfOwn at
--l o.. m.. and zoo MI-hr gtOn Junction with
rain arriving 40 Frederick ar 2.3u p. m
Train ifh connects with fast YcsfiDu ell
Chie.ro. ,,,.5l 4, ro ror riftrlntry ana TX. ~
DID,. for Cincinnati and -. Louis. Arrive
pift.aufr 40 b.-i a m. Chicago 90 900 p. m.
iueIunafi no i-u %. m. and -. Ioui. at ZIP o.
DOB. Dlr.0r cans 0nfains Nos. 80 and 40j bee
twDon >fIrnfon aul Baltimore.
Put r1u Palace sleeping cars run tbrou IN
to 'iucIguari. So. Louis. Chicago and Pitts
hur- on a.l cAurl~ trains.
For rates.. tickets. h4ggace CHECKS apply
tn amy Office OF fhe b. g %. q. r.. or 10 &. J..
hudrow travelling passenger agent Ninches-
fer Va.
CHASE SCrLL. ". N. GREENE.
Gen. Pass Agt. ten Nln
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-10-23
Good Paw Means Good Work.

No country which degrades labor can be
permanently prosperous. Good ray means
good work and good markets. Reduce by
one-half OF one-qunrter the wages Of 90
600, 600 people in this country, and every
farmer will find his produce a drug in tho
market and prices lower than ever before.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-10-23

We have now more money for each indi-
viduGl than we ever had before, ard more
than almost any other nation In the world,
while, as for silver using nations, We have
five times as much money for each person
as they have. and our workmen get from
three to five times as much wages
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-10-23
A onc.lInn ror the worI.Ingman.

A millionaire might worry along under
free coinage. even If the value Of his in'
come were reduced by ono-half. But what
would the workingman who earns 81 or
81 n day do wnen it would buy only hall
whit Il now huysi
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-10-23

No scheme Of political fusion has ever
yet succeeded with the American people,
and Il never will as long as the people
have respect for political principles and a
disgust for trading Office seekers San
Francisco Call.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-10-23
How Our Credit Is Kent Up.

It is the credit Of the government which
gives to the present silver dollar its cur
rcncy In trade as the equivalent Of the gold
dollar. II the government We're TO issue
an unlimited numbered silver dollars from
The mint. this credit would be DESTROYED.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-10-23

One Of The main points Of difference be-
tween Populists and capitalists Is that
while every Populist would be a capitalist
II he knew how, no capitalist with any
sense or self respect could be induced TO be
a Populist. indianapolis Journal.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-10-23
Ii Had His Doubts.

An amuslug story of ii Hung Chang
is told in official circles. Whether or
not il Is accurate in all particulars 10
one seems to know. but the tale is as
follows. When john ". Foster and
Mrs. Foster were first in China, they
were handsomely entertained by the
viccroy, and a warm friendship spiang
up between the former American sac.e-
tary Of state and tine greatest man Of
the eastern world. Then. as now, Ii
Hung Chang was disposed TO ask al
manner oi questions, and 10 tro first op-
puuMty DE- asked Mrs. Poster If her
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-10-23
HERE ARE FIVE QUESTIONS,

Among Others Can Mr.. Bryan Make Sane
Men Believe That by Eiecting Him
They Can Get Something Tor Nothing!
viii the workingmen Of this country de-
stroy at one stroke onc-half Of their saw.
inqs ard onc-half Of the purchasing power
Of their wages:
Can Mr.. Bryan make sane men believe
that hy clecting him president they can get
something for nothing:
Would it be treating gold and silver
alike" 10 coin gold at its market value a.
we do. and to coin silver ct twice its mar
ket value, az Mr.. Bryan wants Us to do:
Would we not become nation OF liars
II we stamped United states OF America.
One Dollar" on every 80 cents worth Of
silver the mine owners brought to our
minis.
Docs Mr.. Bryan expect voters 70 believe
in bis sincerity when De says. IT am op-
posed to trusts" and in the samc breath
pleads the cause of the Silver trust. which
would become tie most gigantic trust in
existence If be were elected presidents
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-10-23

specialist said he
could cure her, but
he filled her with
arsenic and potash
which almost ruined
her constitution. She
then took nearly
every so-called blood
medicine and dranl;
them by the wholesale.
but they did not reach
her trouble. Some
one advised her TO Try
6. SIS. and she VERY
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-10-23
FORTUNES FOR
SILVER MEN.
They Will Make Millions
if Free Coinage Is
Adopted.
THEIR PLANS DISCLOSED
The Nine Owners of Utah
Will Make s2,3O4,OOO; of
Colorado, Over $4,000
600, and Of the Country
Over S112,OOO,O00.

Tie publication Of the circular revealing
the plans OF the Silver trust and showing
how the silver mine owners have been call
ed upon bv Thomas 6. Merrill, secretary
of the Bimetalic league Of the silver
states. to contribute the additional profit
they would receive for their own silver
product for one month to the Bryan cam
paicn has caused widespread alarm in the
Bryanite camp They have been greatly
pcrturbed that the public should know that
while Mr. Bryan IS fercely contesting
trusts. he Is himself the beneficiary and is
being supported by the most gigantic trust
ever organized.
Alr. Merrill clearly showed in bis famous
appeal that with the price of silver adj
vancod from So cents TO Sl29 IN ounce I'M
der free coinage the owners Of silver bull
lion would make a clear profit Of 81 cents
an ounce on all silver coined. Estimating
on the present annual production of no.
O0Q. 600 ounces, Mr.. f. O. Lcech, ex-di-
rector of the mint has demonstrated that
the profit 10 the silver mine owners VIII be
the difference between the value of the
present product at 50 cents an ounce
amounting to S113.750, 600. and its value
nj tie advanced price Of SL29 on ounce,
which amounts to 1926. 900. 600. This
profit. it will be seen. amounts to Sll2-
25O. O0Oon the present annual product only.
That is the stake for which the mine own
ers are playing. but they cannot win that
stake unless Mr. Bryan wins and free
coinage is successful.
Millions For Silver Owners.
Two statcs-Tmh and Coloralo-furnish
Illustrations OF the enormous benefits the
silver owners will reap under free coinage.
The figures for Utah are furnished by Mr..
Merrill himself in an interview in the New
York Herald. lie says The silver mines
of Utah produce probably 100000 ounces
per month. ard the O. cents profit they
would realize I'm case Mr.. Bryan was elect
Cd and silver sold 40 81 % would be sl92.-
OOo For one year this would aggregate
3. 3Ui GOO, And vet I tah j. not one OF the
greatest silver producing states. Moreover,
II stands 20 reason that with the price oi
silver advanced 90 cents an ounce the prod
ucts u tie mines would bc greatly IN
creased Tire mines would lie worked night
and day uider such o stimulus. with the
result that The 7 tab mine owners profits
would De greatly IN excess Of s2.3Ui.npO.
II j.. small wonder then. that the Utah
mine owncrs chocrfully and Immediately
answered Air. Merrill sappealwitha hand
some subscription.
Nor Is tie statc Of Colorado backward
In subscribing to the Bryan campaign
fsnd. The mine owners were quick To
perceive tine advantages % be realized from
Brvan's election and they also responded
t. the appeal for funds Already accord
ing 10 Dr. ". = Bowen, who is recognized
as skiIlfm political writer, s3o2 600 has
been raised in Colorado. and Of this
amount $4,000 has been subscribed by
( David II. Monct, the wealthicst silver man
IN the state.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-10-23

soon found that she had a real blood
remedy at last. She says: CATER tax
ing one dozen bottles OF SIS. I am
perfectly we'll, MY skin is clear
and healthy and I would not be in
my former condition for two thousand
dollars. Instead ofdrying upthe poison
i'll my system, like the potash and
arsenic. S.S.S. drove the disease out
through the skin, and l was perma-
,.-,+lr- ~td of IL V
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-10-23
CAN BRYAN FOOL FARMBRS2
by Making Them Believe That Two leok'
VIII Make a Bushel2

VIII Make a Bushel?
September crop reports estimate This
wears Yield Of corn at 2.l5nol0.n0C
bushels. Now. IL Mr. Bryan can can-
vince the farmers that they viii hart
lust twice as mucl corn hy proyidiao
that two pec,s sLnll make a busa,L
be may then persuade Thorn to believe
that the wealth Of the people can he
doubled by passing law providing that
80 rents worth Of silver shall constitute
100 cents worth IL money.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-10-23

The following explanations why the
silver dollar should no longer be coined
were made i'm tine house of representa-
tivcs April o. 1872:
1t has become impossible to retain an
American dollar in this country except
in collections Of curiosities Judge
Kelley.
The silver dollar "has long since
ceased TO he a coin Of circulation. * =
The gold dollar should be declared the
money unit. Mr. Hooper
The principal change proposed by the
bill was in more clearly specifying the
gold dollar as the unit of value.
The time has come in this country when
the gold dollar should be distinctly de-
clared to be the coin representative OF
the money unit. MIR. stoughton.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-10-23
How The Poor WIN suncr.

1t IS the history Of America that tie
least valuable money which will pass cur
rent IS the money that at last finds its
resting place among the poor people. and
when the crash comes that loss must be
borne lU them
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-10-23

There las been no time since the re-
sumption of specie payments in 1873
when the depo-itors IN saving banks
could not get back as good money as
they earned and pat in. DO they want
even 90 "chauce it on getting 81 cent
OF even IS cont silver dollars:
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-10-23

If so cent silver dollar, should double
the prices Of farm products, it Is quite
as certain that the prices Of all the
products which the farmer consumes
would double in the same way. In that
case IL Is lot easy to e how the farmer
would gain anything by the free coinage
OF silver Even the wages Of labor the
la.. 20 rise in an epoch Of deprecated
currency and inflated prices, would
finally. after much distress of the work
mgmcn. sirageie up to the common
level
But whether the farmer should re-.
caire 500 for 100 bushels Of wheat and
nay out 500 for theuecessarios Of living
or should receive 5000 for the same
wheat and pay out $50, jim both cases
the balance on hand would have just
the same purchasing power But in ac-
courllshing the degradation Of the
mn ,arv standard which could do
neither The farmer Tor the wage Garner
any good. m enormous depreciation of
valu.- and confscation Of accumulated
canning. involving public and private
credit i'm q maol,u0m of destruction,
would inevitably ou.ue. Are the farm
a., and wo.kingmen of the country will
ing g. invoke such catastrophe.-
Philadelphia Record
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-10-23
roy"
V'aaaN r

any thing JnsJ now. ont It VIII do noharm
10 get our prices and investigate the
advantages ve claim tor il.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-10-23
A Real Blood Remedy.

SIS. never fails to cure Scroiuia.
Eczema, Rheumatism Contagious Blood
Poison, or any disorder of the blood.
DO notreiy upon a simple tonic to cure
a deep-seated blood disease, but take "a
real blood remedy.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-10-23
DO

not huy yonr roofing 0ithout first inves-
our line. Il possesses merits
which cannot fail 10 recommend il TO
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-10-23

Our DO Ok5
free upon appii-
cation. Swift
Specific Co.,
Atlanta, Ga.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-06-04
State A sseSSors.

Hon. Otis Hayford Hon. George
Pottle and Hon. W. 6 Marshall, State
Assessors, and James Plummer, ESQ, of
Fairfield, clerk of that board, held ses-
sion at the Court House, here. Friday
last, to give opportunity 10 owners of
wild land to appear and show cause for
any reduction in valuation they may
think should be made IN their property.
The State Assessors make changes
both ways in valuation Of wild lands
when they think the circumstances
warrant it. 1t is unnecessary to state
that the applications for increase in
valuation of this property are not
numerous.
The attendance of Somerset land
owners, Friday, was not large in pro-
portion to the number Of owners but
some quite large interests were repre-.
sented.
Judge Turner Ruswell, agent of the
Coburn heirs, represented that large
estate; A. b. Page, the Lawrence Nevhall
Company of Shawmut; Greenleai
Lawrence, Lawrence Brothers of South
Gardiner There were also in attend.
ance b. p. J. Weston and &. \. Heweti
of Madison, Oliver Mouton of Ran
dolph, W B. Snow, j. T. CLARK and E
?. Viles of Skowhegan, &. f. Bartlett Of
No. New Portland.
One important condition entering into
the valuation of wild lands is recent
cutting of timber upon the lands il
question. Hard cutting of course de
tracts materially from the value OF
timber lands but the greatest rea
damage is done by tornados and fires
The Assessors informed us that they
have recently heard of several township,
of land that have been sold within tho
last two years for sum greater thar
the state valuation. This they say is
transaction of rare oecurance and indi
Gates that the valuation on timber
lands in Maine is pretty well up.
The Assessors are in Bangor this
week. At this land and lumber center
they are obliged to hold session Of
several days.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-06-04

comrades: oar glory is in the past.
oHf duty Is IN the present: our record
"e transmit - ouI Successors, feeling
assured that history WI do impartial
justice To the men Who saved our
country from di>uniou and our flag
from dIshanor. Tie >oHs Of Veterans
we endow with fidl counsel aud our
legacy OF fraternity. charity and loyalty.
May they treasure the laurels Won ia
war and peace 10y their sires. may they
never sully by apathy or cowardiee
Their fair inheritance: may the youth
OF America remember that the freedom
OF speech and thought has been handed
down t. them on the points Of their
father ; swords. May they never sur
render to foreign ambition or domestic
lawlessness the precious liberties for
which their fathers fought and died
We have seen the generation that
would stand where We stood thirty-fiye
years ago. should the calls to arms be
sounded people that love liberty
better than ease. and their country
and flag better than life. We may
safely trust their honor and contide in
their patriotism. Let us deliver to
them the castle keys and sleep without
fear.
Let tie children and youth drink
deep al the fountain Of patriotism. let
the boys and girls in Our homes know
tonight that there is such a word in
our homes as country, dear as home, and
the next highest word 10 heaven.
Let the women of the city fill afresh
their hearts with love OF country and
our flag that they may impart 1t to the
very children at their breasts Let the
men OF the city remember the ardor Of
self devotion which inspired our boys in
blue: let them for-e1 the claims of party.
the strites OF competition. the separa-
ton Of class interests. and rs one people,
in one Inheritance. take upon their lips
the oath and the covenant OF their
country : honor.
Do We seek more war. my Comrades?
No, no more war the world already
sees that great question can best be
solved by cabinets. instead OF cannon.
War marches with bleeding feet and
bloody hands. putting cut Joys lamp in
every heart. TO ask OF those whose
feet SO often wander where the humble
grass grows continually alloy, their
soldier dead, if they believe in war
Go ask Of those who suffered sorest for
the mon saved, 20 ask OF those dear
ones il has placed beneath the lock of
cruel seals Of clay Ye mothers, and
widows. and sisters bereft, can We look
up TO see the morning "furrow all the
Orient into gold unless We think what
graves it gilds? Or can We watch the
slow declining day, unless We wish it
could be always sunlight on those silent
mounds? Do We ever see the flowers of
spring unless We think what darling dust
II is which feeds the wild flowers of the
Wilderness, OF Malvern Hill, of Gettys-
burg, of Spottsylyanla, OF shiloh or the
thousand other fields where the loved
and lost are sleeping No, No more
wal The flowers We scatter on Memo
rial Day, like fragments OF broken rain
bow, will span tie Union as covenant
of peace.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-06-04
Retrigerat orS.

The Brownies, in a recent nightly tour,
Determined TO seek ont both to assure
Themselves, and us whose need for it is greater
The most desirable refrigerator.
And though they searched, at first they could
not find
ANY that faultless seemed to every mind,
After they'd opened it and looked it through
Until a "Gurney' dawned upon their view.
Now this when opened seemed so neat and clean.
And smeled so sweet, all said, Its plainly
seen
That he who buying wants the best,
Until he gets Journey should not rest.
Then those with ladders long did mount the top,
And those with ladders short came To a stop,
Where shelves wel-stocked with well.kept food
found,
Which they passed down to those upon the
ground
one on the topmost shelf, becoming cold,
partook of bottled port both ripe and old,
Which, made as it had been in years gone by,
Caused him to smile, and wink the other eye
Another on cold water quite a crank
Slipped on the ice, and TELL into the tank
And had they not with promptness fshed him
out,
He would have persisted there without a doubt.
Then soon the leader of the curious van
Called his advisers each a learned mani
And when they came to hear what he might say,
Mounted box and spoke without delay
MY lTlenuS. we We IOOkeu InlS 1FlRerdtOT o er
Most thoroughly and well so before
We leave, take the liberty to mention
A few good points TO which gave attention"
The air is dry. the temperature is low.
The ice tank can be easily removed, and so
y takes but just very little while
To wash the whole thing out in first class style.
The circulation surely is tip top;
The IN. condensation on the ice tang cannot drop
pom the food, for when each drop would fall,
The double drip pm catches one and all.
And now, although of good points il is fun,
There's yet one more-'tis packed with mineral
wool -
tie finished, and his court with him agreed,
And forthwith FASTENED with the utmost speed
To tell the other members of the band
10 spread their news throughout the entire land,
mat every one Courtney" might secure,
And always keep his 'frigerator pure.
And so, with every effort to make haste,
Lest they, perchance, some little time might
waste,
ihey closed the doors, took ladders all away,
Ana disappeared before the break of day.