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The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-07-31
SOME SAFE BETS.
which Might BE Made with Free Silver
Advocates.

! flva
Advocates.
Silveris now worth about go cents an
ounce. The silver bullion in a dolla,
is worth about 81 cents. Free silve,
coinage would raise the price of silver
70 l29 cents an ounce, and the silver in
an American dollar would be worth one
dollar in gold the world over even with
out government stamp on it."-Ex-
congressman Il. P. Bland, in N. Y.
World of July 1, 1896.
If you have neighbor who thinks
Bland is a great statesman, and who is
wiling to back his opinion with money.
and who would have anything to lose
after going through the free coinage
cyclone, here are some of the perfectly
safe bets you can make him:
First-That free coinage would not
IN one year raise the price of silver to
enc dollar per ounce. (You can bet on
any number of years, but would have
to wait longer before the bet could
be settled)
Second-That the price of silver will
be lower one year after than one year
$3.50 Hes''Sut5O VI Il lICc Coinage ACT.
Third-That the price of silver will
be less than so cents per ounce when a
free coinage act has been in effect six
months or one year.
Fourth-That at no time within one
year after free coinage at sixteen to one
has become law will the American sill
yer dollar be worth as much as rs per
cent. of the value of the American gold
1ollar.
II you cannot geteven bets, give odds.
The price of silver is determined main
Y by the cost of production. All the
liver the world can use can be produced
t less than IS and probably less than
Q cents per ounce. No legislation can
aise, except for short time, the price
silver. 1t is to be hoped that we will
ever be forced to make this foolish
rec coinage experiment, but il we do
e should, if we can find takers, recoup
ome of our certain losses by betting on !
ne inevitable.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-07-31
JUST scRAPED TOGETHER.


Mr.. and Mrs. Durgin are hale an,
active people living near Portland. Nc
MT. Durgin is 1o2 years Of age and hi
; wife 90.
1he municipal government of AT
ianta, Ga, has decided upon CREMATION
as the best method of disposing Of the
city garbage.
Fort Leavenworth, Kan, authorize
have contracted for 5000 tons of local
coal for use next winter Mt 81. 40 q ton
the lowest figure ever reached for the
product there.
Mile. Marie Louise Marsy has become
reconciled with the Coincide Franchise
and made her temperance in 'L'Am;
des Femmes." This may be looked
upon as closing officially the Max LIE.
baudy incident.
turner's well-known "Boats carving
out anchors and cables to Dutch men
of7war" was sold recently in London
Tor $S,135. 1t was exhibited at the
Royal academy in 1904 and was sold for
Slo'75o at Lord Delamere's sale in 1855,
A new pavement in use on the streets
OF Vienna is composed of graduated
cork mixed with asphalt and other CO.
hesive substances. 1t is compressed
into blocks of convenient size. Its ad-
vantages are cleanliness, noiselessness.
and economy.
TO shrink wooden goods, such as Ter.
seys, is not difficult. The knotty point
generally is how to prevent fannels
shrinking. If you wash the Jersey in
hot lather you will find it shrinks to |
my extent, according to the heat of the
water.
Underground Ireland is almost IN
lnoWn. NJ. Martel, the French cave
Npiorer, proposes to hunt for Irish
ayes and to examine those he finds
thoroughly. He has devised system
t portable ladders, telephones and cleo
ric lights for cave exploration.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-07-31

THE south is especially interested in
in the maintenance of sound curren-
cy," the Charleston News (dem.) saws.
The south more than any other section
should support the gold standard. The
south will suffer more than any other
section Of the country from free silver
coinage. The north and east win be
able 70 take care ef themselves wher
Che delase comcs~
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-07-31
MEN WE ALL KNOW.

Vidal, one of the most famous sculp
tors Of France, was stone blind at til,
time when he executed some of his
most famous works.
Cornelius Vanderbilt is building a
100000 fence around his property at
Ochre Point, Newport. 1t will be a work
OF art wrought in iron and stone.
Ex-Lient. Gov. James A. johnson.
who died in San Francisco the other
| day, was well known on the Pacific
coast as a lawyer, newspaper man and
politician.
John Jacob Aston denies that he in
tends building a theater "at which only
llrst-class plays should be presented
lie is not thinking of investing his
money in such enterprises.
Verdi tries hard to hide from the
world the very fact that he is writing a
new opera, and some precautions he
took recently have led many to suppose
he is at work on ''final' work.
DR.. Samuel Fillmore Bennett, the au-
thor OF '"The Sweet By and By is a
country doctor in Richmond, Wis.,, a
little town of about 800 inhabitants. He
served through the war as Lieut.. Ben
nett, of the Fortieth Wisconsin volun-
teers.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-07-31
HOW 70 SETTLE ~.


says congressman Warner.
= EA-Congressman John De Witt Wa =
ner opposes Congressman Richard r
Dand IN discussion of the none,
question in the New York Journal !
July !. Unlike many eastern men. Ar
. warner has high opinion of the absl
ity' character and motives Of the silye,
People. He thinks that both the leaders
: aDu tnose IN the ranks Of the sixteen
- one army are earnest, industrious
SOBER and God-fearing American citi-
Aens' VINO are smarting under actua,
grievances as to the real cause of which
they are greatly mistaken. We onota
the following as part Of Mr.. Warmers
views
| This proposed law to make peonle
accept silver is not asked for by anv.
oouy VINO wants silver. 1t is lust be-
cause people do not want silver and
w not take it unless compelled to do
| 80 that our free silver friends want ),
| law to make them take it. The onlv
peop,e VINO want the law are, therefore.
hot those who want silver, but those who
want to get rid of silver, or who. owing
soid ana thinking they can buy silver
.acre cheaply, want to make their cred
i,ors take 1t instead. 1t may be said |
tAat' as to future matters. we oonld |
make special contracts calling for pold
! nat is just what they can do now in
,csaru TO silver. AS matter of fact a
large and increasing proportion of con.
tracts 40 provide specially for payment
:" god. 1t is significant that 40 one
hears OF silver contracts. The reason q
no one prefers silver except for the pur
pose 81 forcing it upon some one else
The most serious feature of the nro..
eht s SITUATION is not SO much the predica.
1nent in which we find ourselves as thn
apparent disposition in both parties no.
@ take the only way out, which, if /
way suggest it, is to accept the situar
ion that the commerce Of the vorld
aus created for itself, to recognize its
General acceptance Of the gold stand.
'rd, and, leaving to commerce thu 1
n'ngs that belong to commerce, to re. t
lst any attempt at interference either n
y cur own government Independently
ny any combination between II and S;
hose of other nations. g
personally believe gold to be far o.
lperlor to any other standard that is
ven remotely practicable, but if our "
'mmerce preferred silver 1should con- tls
aer 1t measureless impertinence on CO
se part OF congress to interfere with nc
lat preference. And so, certain as I
q that our commerce finds it more 10
'ofitable and natural to use gold as 4,
| am all the more opposed n,
any attempt by congress to interfere M
On the natural course Of business.
Bad as would be the effect or -,
ae silver, more and more of us are ! :
including that a few years of appre- -,
nsion and financial paralysis, such he
we have had, would be more dam
ing than the actual experience Of ~,
e coinage of silver, trial of which -,
uid at least establish certain facts ~,
destroy sundry delusions." sar
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-07-31

10 You believe that Adam gave name
him for his selections. He did his work
most creditably. ''Why?o ssWell, because
there wasn't Rover or Fido in the whole
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-07-31

CONSTIPATION Cured by DR.. Carlstedt,s
German Liver Powder. Samples and testi.
monials free. In Bottles only rs cents. The
Carlstedt Medicine Co., Evansville. Ind.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-07-31

:, FITS stopped free and permanently cured.
no hts after first days use of Dir. Kliue,s
Great Nerve Res orer Free So trial bottle
q treatise. DR.. KLINE, 933 Arch ST. Phila PA
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-07-31

GERMAN FRIEND-ssDe picture YOU hat
painted is most butiful; dere is only Won
word In de English lanckgidge vich de-
scf1oes lt-and hat vorgotten it.n-Tit-
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-07-31

WHAT subtle enemy to greatness is the
newspaper portrait.--Ram's Horn.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-07-31

II you desire to adopt q nice child Of any
age address J. @. Home Society. 2s4 IN
Sale St, Room 20l, Chicago, III. Enclose
2cent stamp for reply with circular.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-07-31

PIso's Cure for Consumption is an A No.
! Asthma m medicine.-W. r. WILLIAMS, An.
tioch, ILL.,, April IL, 1894
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-07-31

KIND 70 THE AGED isabel, why did
You give your grandmother a pale-pink
umbrella on her birthday" II expect to
carry II pretty often myself. Chicago
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-07-31

Halls Catarrh Cure
Is Constitutional Cure. Price 75c.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-07-31

y Is the. talent of human nature to run
from one extreme to another. -Swift.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-07-31

mud.-Ram's Horn. ''o
The Louisiana populist., 1896-02-14

Muncie Qnd.) special: Vernon q.
Richmond, 19-year-old boy has caused
considerable excitement within the last
few days by going into trance at least
twice every day, and after recovering
would tell of the strange sights he had
seen. Rev. Coons commenced revival
services at the Methodist Episcopal
Church a few weeks ago, and Richmond
has been constant attendant. He was
converted, and last Tuesday went into
a trance and remained In that condi-
tion twenty-five hours. His body was
cold and rigid. with the exception of his
arms. His eyes remained open, and
shone like those of maniac. After re-
covering from this trance he had moth
ing to say, only that he was conscious
Of everything that was transpiring
around him. He says that he has gazed
into heaven, and that he saw a beau
tiful scene. He described heaven as
one large room filed with angels, all
Of whom were crowns. He says Jesus
was seated in the center of the room on
throne, and also wore a crown and
was surrounded by shining stars. He
says that among the angels he noticed
q number of his deceased relatives,
among them being two of his sisters
and an aunt. They clapped their hands
and sang when they saw him.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-02-14
Cast Hi. Bread ON the Water.

S"st MS bread on Inc water.
New York special About four years
ago Henry Lewis, confectioner, who
lives with his wife and six children at
52 Floyd street Brooklyn, found an
aged woman sitting on the stoop of his
house. She was poorly dressed and evil
IDENTIFY without funds. AS she showed
evidences of culture, he invited her to
his home. She accepted, and Mrs. Lewis
refused to let her go. The aged visitor
remained with them until six months
ago, when Lewis found it a difficult
matter to support his family. Then she
told him she would not contiue to be a
burden on them, and insisted on going
to the poorhouse at Flatbush, where
she remained until a few weeks ago.
when she returned. She had gone away
comparatively pauper, but returned
worth 100000, which she has turned
over to Lewis for his kindness in TAX
inb her in and caring for her when she
was without friend. The discovery
that she was heir to the money was
made when the surrogate of San Fran
cisco inquired for her through the
Brooklyn surrogate, and it was discov-
cred that she was an inmate of the
poorhouse.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-02-14
Revival In Priann.

Warden Harley, of the Indiana state
prison, tells of remarkable religious
revival in progress in the penitentiary.
Since the wave of religious excitement
struck the prison more than 100 of the
most hardened convicts have professed
conversion. A Christian Endeavor So
ciety, with 200 members, has been or
ganized within the prison walls. The
warden says the convicts who are at
the head of the society are wondering
II the society wiz be entitled to dele
gates in the next national convention OF
the Young Peoples Society of Christian
Endeavor. Various religious forms have
been introduced in the prison. Those
convicts whose consciences tell them
they ought to be baptized are taken to
the bath room, where. with solemn GER
emony, they are baptized in bath tub
The warden says there has been great
improvement in the conduct of the 800
convicts since the religious wave took
hold on the prison. He is encouraging
the chaplain and conyicts in the move
ment.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-02-14
10 Free Country, Unless tho People Rule.
cry, where an autopsy war held. To

cry, where an autopsy war held. Ia
keep out the prying eyes Of observers,
the carpets were t0vp up and hung at
the windows. Then the cooking uten-
sils were used to cenA"in various por-
tions of the bodies as they were dis
sected, and the blood was spilled all
over the furniture, hangings and car
pets Unfortunately. Much of the fur
niture was ruined. But the worst was
to come. Time and money cleaned up
the cottage, but nothing COULD drive
away the disembodied spirits of the I'M
fortunate young men, as for some rea-
son they took a fancy to the Emery cot
tage. Several parties of young people
rented it, but after remaining there a
night or two they decamped. Ugly sto-
ries got afioat. Mischievous boys nailed
such signs as "Spooks to let" Ghosts
Tor sale"and''The Morgue" to the prem
lses. Finally Mr.. Emery himself moved
In, but his family did not care to remain
any longer than the others. Just what
happened nobody cares to tell, but there
are whispers of groans, blows, the
spiashing of water and blood-curdling
screams that are loudest on windy
nights. However foolish such stories
sound, they are believed by hundreds
In and about Sodus Point, and the cot
tage is rendered worse than useless by
them. Mr.. Emery has asked the boay1
OF supervisors of Wayne county. N. ",
to pay $1S7 for damages done by the
coroner. which amount, he says. is
merely nominal.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-02-14
TTS OHy unregenerdte HedlneH
Like you and l."
GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP.
Tho Safety of the People the Supreme
Law.


The Safety of the People tho Supreme
Law.
American Law Review: Freights and
fares on the government road would be
regulated so as to pay a reasonable
pront upon it's actual value. and a cor
responding reduction on other transcon-
tinental roads would necessarily re-
suit. The rights of the government and
] the public generally would be secured,
and an enormous in cubus would be lift
ed from the people of the west. I'm
agination can hardly realize the extent
OF the relief that would thus be afford
ed to the hard working and poverty op-
pressed farmers of the territorial divi-
sion of the country, and to the people
generally.
In the history of the human race but
one statesman, in position of author
ity, great enough to rise above the i'm
moderate prejudices by which the inter-
ests of wealth and capital are but
tressed, has ever appeared. His policy,
though In conflict with what are called
sound financial principles, in fact res
cued Athens from the throes Of impend-
ing dissolution, and inaugurated the
most happy and glorious part of her
history. 1t has been approved by xll
historians; and by the Athenians them
selves 1t was justly regarded as the
cause of their subsequent prosperity,
and its adoption under the name of the
great Seisactheira Tor shaking of fet-
ters') was ever afterwards commem-
GRATED as great anniversary. The les
son that 1t teaches is that the safety
Of the people is the supreme law (Salus
Populi, Suprema Lex; and that, what
ever views we may entertain as to the
general expediency of the governments
operating railroads. or other industrial
enterprises. they must give way to the
higher principle when necessity de-
mands.
That. in the necessity of freeing the
people of the trans Mississippi states
from practical serfdon, the occasion is
now presented for the application OF
the maxim, cannot be doubted. Nor can
it be doubted, IL the government proves
equal to its manifest and imperative
duty. that the acquisition of the owner
ship of the Union or Central Pacific rail-
roads by it will be to us, as Solon's
policy was to the Athenians. an occa-
sion to be forever commemorated in our
history.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-02-14

Robert Powell of Rushville, Ind, was
awakened Saturday night by the sound
of footsteps on the tin roofing covering
his porch and he saw the figure OF a
man evidently trying to raise window.
Mr.. Powell gave chase and captured the
intruder some distance away, but not
until after fierce resistance, followed
by the startling discovery that his cap
tive was woman dressed in male
clothing. The woman begged piteously
for release, but she stubbornly refused
to give her name. saying to Mr.. Powell
that she would be everlastingly ruined
and that she had been driven to attempt
robbery by want. Her tears and en-
treaties prevailed and Mr.. Powell suf-
fered her to go.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-02-14

J. +. Patterson, farmer living west
of Fort Dodge, Iowa, is minus gold
watch. valuable family heirloom,
through strange mishap. He was out
in the hog yard, when he happened to
drop the timepiece. The glitter of the
gold caught the watchful eyes of the
porkers and they made a unanimous
rush for the watch. When Mr.. Patter-
son succeeded in driving them away the
watch was gone, and it is quite evident
that one Of the animals swallowed 1t.
AS there were nearly fifty hogs in the
inclosure it would hardly pay to kill
them to secure the timepiece, and that
is the only way to secure it.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-02-14
Dog Brought HIS Pardon.

| Lux brought MS I8rdOns
The last day of his term of Office
Governor Brown of Kentucky pardoned
0. G. Garden of Louisville, who was
sentenced two years to serve a term OF
eight years for manslaughter. For some
time Garden had been employed as a
'trusty' at the executive mansion,
doing chores and running errands. The
governors dog, a fine-looking specimen
OF the shepherd breed, is a family pet,
and is unusually intelligent. 1t was
part of Gardens duty to look after the
animal, and they came to be fast
friends. When the prison doors were
opened in the morning the collie was
there to greet his convict friend and ac-
company him to the mansion. At night
he returned with his striped playmate
to the grim portals. When the pardon
was made out last Tuesday the paper
was enclosed in a stout envelope and
given to the animal, which was told to
go to the penitentiary. With a wag
OF its tail 1t left the mansion and ran
down the old accustomed route to the
prison. A telephone message apprised
the guards Of his coming, and he was
admitted without delay. Garden was in
the yard patiently awaiting the arrival
Of the governors messenger, never
dreaming that the dog had been select
cd. Catching sight of the weIl-known.
face, the dog ran up to the convict and
laid the envelope at his feet. The glad
cry of happy surprise that the overjoyed
prisoner gave vent to on catching up
the official envelope and tearing it open
was re-echoed by succession of joyous
barks from the four-footed harbinger OF
the good tidings. A moment later man
and dog were running at full speed to-
ward the governors Office to turn the
release over to the warden. The scene
was witnessed by fifty or more convicts.
who quickly realized the good fortune
that had come to their fellow prisoner.
Removing their caps they gave three
cheers for the lucky fellow.-Ex.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-02-14
NATCHITOCHES, LOUISIANA, FRIDAY FEBRUARY H. 1896

But the government does other acts
OF paternalism. Each senator and men,
Der of congress gets S125 year in ad-
dition to his salary for stationery, etc.
Many Of them draw this allowance in
! money and tlTen bunco the govern,Sent
out of the stationery they use by steal
ing from the allowance made to CON-
mittees, and in other ways that arc
dark. Both the senate and the house
OF representatives have stores where
members can purchase stationery and
almost everything else. After exhaust
ing their $125 allowance they get as
much more as they please, and it is
taken out of their salaries when final
settlement is made. Why should the
congress provide stores where congress-
men can purchase at cost what they
need. and refuse the same privile, to
other office-holders and ordinary :. til
zens? Can the opponents of paternal-
ism tell us? No; and no one will at
tempt the task; but they will yell loud
and long against paternalism, just the
same. II all had the same privilege.
then the privilege which the army and
congressman enjoy would not be a
privilege, and there would be
"Naething to ken them by
Fra ony unregenerate heather
Like you and /"
Paternalism! Paternalism!. Paternal-
ism!M is yelled and yelled until our
ears are deafened, when the people
want the government to help them; but
when 1t is helping the office-holder, or
the army officer. or the contractor, or
worse still, the banker, bondholder and
all-around thief. then the men who do
the yelling are as mum as oysters. 1t
is time the people were to do little
yelling for themselves.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-02-14

A life insurance solicitor tells OF an
elderly lady, whose age may be guess
ed at as between so and go, who re-
Gently entered the Office of life asso-
citation and asked to see one of the
officers. Mr.. Marden volunteered to
answer any inquiries, and the lady
said she wanted to see about getting
some insurance on her husbands life,
and thought the particular association
a good one to place it with. "What
is his age?" was asked the lady. ..He
is 20 years DID," ''Has he ever had
any life insurance." "No no, indeed.
He never had any life insurance be-
fore. He has always been a very
strong man-never needed any before;
but is quite sick now, so l thought
had better get his life insured before it
is too late."
Form good habits and You will find
The Louisiana populist., 1896-02-14
A Canal Choked I'm

Is practically useless The human organism
Is provided with a canal which sometimes be.
comes choked up, namely, the bowels, through
which much OF the effete and waste matter OF
the system escapes. When they are obstructed
constipated, in other words - Hostetter's $
Stomach Bitters will relieve them effectually.
but without pain, and institute a regular
habit of body. This medicine also remedies
malarial. bilious, dyspeptic. rheumatic ner-
vous and kidney trouble, aud strengthens the
entire system.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-02-14
ALIENS RESOLUTION.

Detailed Vote Of lts Passage by the
Washington, Special: The adoption
of Senator Aliens motion for the free
coinage of silver at Is to 1 in view
of the expected war over Venezuela
passed by vote of Sc to "a.
The following is the vote:
For Silver.
Allen. Mantle,
Bacon. Mitchell (0re..
Baker, Morgan,
Bate, Nelson,
Berry, Pasco,
Blackburn, PETER,
Butler, Perkins,
Call, Pettigrew,
Carter, P-itchard,
Chiffon, Roach,
Clark, Stewart,
Cockrell. Teller,
Dubois, Tillman,
Gibson, Vest,
Harris. voorhees,.
Jones (Ark), Walthall,
Jones New. Warren.
Kyle. Wilson-36.
Against Silver.
Allison. Martin,
Brice. Mills.
Burrows. Mitchell (Wis.),
Caffery. Morrill,.
Cameron, P1att,
Chandler. Proctor.
Gallinksy. Quay,
German. Sewell,
Hale. Sherman,
Haw1sy. Smith.
Lodge. Thurston.
Mcmillan Wetnore-N
The Louisiana populist., 1896-02-14

As young lady was trying on a
pair of shoes in Newark, n. j., store
the other day, she felt something hard
in the shoe. On investigation it proved
to be diamond which another lady had
lost few days before.