davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-10-17
Train Orders for MARCH, Il

-3l old engineer is responsible for
the'tollowing train order onthe Wash
nslon system March !.
Headquarters G. o. Pr. r., Wash
inuton System. March T. 1841.-West-
bsand mixed special Ma "a WILL pull
OF of White House Station at Il IN.
sharp March +, to conaistof.a sixteen
wheeler to ore smoker Tariff Re-
form buffer Grower sleeper
Stevenson and pHtsher Demo
dead- At Buffalo sexd buffer
Grover into flying s&itcE: pick up
w-ecking car Brya.n- with smashed
platform and busted Rir chamber, at
E old Cross, and leave it in front of
Chicago platform at Evanston, where
il will be picked up by the Lincoln
Limited cattle train arsd left2t Saline
River, Neh Leave rthe desd pusher
'''Democrat' at. the Goliseums scrap
heap, Chicago.
The east bound Gcesen Menntain ac-
will laaxe the refrigera-
tor car ..Sewall" at Maine Bath tank
20 have harrel taps repaired. The
Salt Greek limited &ill take up smoker
Watson at C0lNmhus, and leave
sleeper Stevenson at Free Trade.
(which will be picked szp by Wilson's
wrecking train.
Close and lock all switches on g.
=. 2. r. II. main li1e and wait on
siding fer No. p: regular Washing
Ton limited Mckinley and Hobart,
Mark Hanna conductor. which has
a osolute right of way over ell trains
from Canton to Washington. BY
order.
Hon. ESTDOLLAE- Gen. Manager.
PROS. PERITY. Gen. Supt-
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-10-17
why silver Declines, When, Rises

Why silver Declines, Wheat Rises
The reason silver does not go up in
price with wheat at this time is plain
enough. The people of the British
Isles do not want silver TO eat. There
is no known way by which silver can
be cooked and eaten. 1t can not be
ground into -four. normade into bread
or cake. The entire silver product of
the world might be landed on the
wharves OF Liverpool or London with
out adding one cents worth of the
stock of food on which the British
people must draw for their daily sus-
tenance for the next twelve months. 1t
follows that, even though all the wheat
crops of other countries failed in toto,
leaving our American wheat crop as
the only source of supply, the British
people would not pay lc per ounce
more for our silver, or for any other
country's silver, on that account.
Wheat miFht 60 to famine prices in
England, and would do SO in the case
supposed, yet silver woulS not go to
famine grices, because, for the pur-
pose Ofsverting famine. silver is as
useless and valueless as coal or iron.
The prize of silver never has ruled.
and ne1-er can rule, the price of wheat
There Is no price relation between the
two products. Silver has gone down
for thf same reason that wheat has
gone down in the past twenty-five
years because there has been more OF
it produced than could zoe sold at the
old prices of 1871.
There is no power IN the Govern
ment nor in Legislation to make things
that are constantly being produced in
greater quantities and at lower cost
sell for as high price, as when they
were produced in far less abuDda nee
and at much greater cost. II our
farmers or our wase-earners allow
themselves to be tricked with the prom
ise that the Government can raise the
prize of their crops or their labor by
simply ordering 53e gorth of siiTer to
be Labeled lone DOLLAR they will be
made the victims Of political bunco
steerers who will pocket all the profits
of the fraud and lsave them muck
poorer than Baltimore Sun
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-10-17
Denounced as a Forgery.

Perry S. Health. of the Republican
national committee. has received
from John G. Nicolay, one of Presi-
dent Lincoln's secretaries. letter in
which he declares spurious an alleged
quotation from Lincoln now in gener-
al circulation as a Democratic cam
paign document. The quotation thus
condemned is as follows:
LAS a result of the war, corpora
tions have been enthroned and an era
of corruption in high places will fol-
low and the money power of the coun-
try will endeavOr to prolong its reign
by working upon the prejudices of the
people, until all wealth is aggregated
in a few hands. and the republic is
destroyed. l feel at this moment more
anxiety for my country than ever be-
fore. even in the midst of war. God
grant that my suspicious may prove
groundless. "
Mr.. Nicolay says: This alleged
quotation from Mr.. Lincoln is bald,
unblushing forgery. The great presi-
dent never said it or wrote it. and
never said or wrote anything that By
the utmost license could be distorted
to resemble it,
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-10-17
determination.

a few years ago the Hon. George
Graham Vest, of Missouri, ''challeng-
ed the protected Industries to a war of
determination. The protected indus
tries declined to be exterminated. The
Han. George Graham Vest is now
roYming obscurely over Missouri
making speeches for Bryan and strug-
CLING to be reelected to the Senate
sAt Cincinnati last Friday the HON.
William Jennings Bryan also went
iEtO the determination business:
I'VE are opposed to the gold stand
ard. We have commenced war
against it. 1t is a war to determination
We ask no quartz: and we give no
quarter"
Fine words tOr a boy orator. but the
gold standard will decline to be ex-
terminated. The merciless Bryan will
find something else TO eXtermi1ate.
Vest has given up exterminating the
protected industries and is nowextermi-
natinating the gold standard himself.
There is always something for an am
rbititious exterminator to turn his
hand to.
Personally, however. we are in
-clined to think Mr. Bryan will not be
discriminating next winter. 1t is much
more likely that he will lecture New
York Sun.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-10-17
4 Bryan Dollar.

A,colored man, sab was warking on
tfae wharf in Savannah the other day
a2d WIS paid off in silver. He put a
half-Gollar in his mouth to hite it and
see if it was lead, and it slipped down
his throat and stuck about half way
down, In great alarm he ran to a
surgeon and asked him to cut it out.
Can t ,cu that OUT said tie sur
geon:"'it's got to stay there. Say,
bog, are you registered" No. sab,
I isn't registered, "replied the ceiored
man well. you go and get register
ed right away" said the surgeon,
land vote for Mckinley. because if
Bryan is elected that half-dollar will
be a dollar. and then you'll choke to
death. sure. FLORIDA Paper.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-10-17
Forms of Coercion.

Nothing could be more absurd than
to suppose that the sO1md money
Democratic revolt against Bryan can
be suppressed or even seriously dimin-
ished by excluding the candidates of
the National Democratic party from
the ballot. On the contrary the un-
fairness thus shown will only increase
the force of themovement. 1t will not
only add to the number of seceders
from the Populistic Democracy. but it
will increase the effectiveness of their
action. Deprived unjustly of chance
IN vote for Palmer and Buckner, these
men will not meekly turn around and
vote for Bryan. but will vote directly
for Mckinley Electors. If the Bryan
managers were in quest of a plan for
changing half votes for Mckinley into
whole votes, they could not find one
better adapted to that end than con-
eerted effort to crowd Palmer and
Ruckner Electors OFF the official bal
1ot.-Boston Journal.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-10-17
The Poor and the Rich.

But if the time is ever to come when
the poer and the rich are to be per-
manens!y arrayei against each other
at the R,olis, it is not yet come: Tor We
ha Te not passed out of the period
when tHe poor of to-day become the
rich tomorrow. Although it assumes
the glise OF the supremest danger, the
presen. agitation ought TO turn out,
as it s=emes likely to turn OUT 20 be a
farce: no other fact is so conspicuous
in oIr recent history as the very rapid
increase in the number of wcil-tO-do
II weroughly divide the pGTulation
into 5ile poor. The well-tO-dG and the
in ear n class.at any ytwo girea periods,
say in 1876 ami 1896. We sSouid see
that, while thee has been large ABB
s0iIlf2 and small comparative increase
alike in the member of the rieh and IN
the ,nImber of The poor, therehas been
an enormous Increase. both absolute
and 3elatlve III the number OF the we'll
tO-de- Never since industrial society
was organized has there been such a
general rise from poverty to comfort
as there has been in the United States
duri2g the last thirty years There is
no more fallacious doctrine than that
the rich are becoming richer and the
p0G- poorer. The truth is shat the
lift from poverty to plenty has so en-
gagged our thGnght that we have come
too rear to forgetting thatO things
thar material well-being are needful
to make great people, and We are
now paying one ofthe penalties OF this
forgetfulness.-A Monthly
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-10-17
A Puzzle in Politics.

In the fusion States alone can the
Populists hope to secure any Watson
electors: and if they carried every one
of these States their candidate for
Vice President would have about one
quarter of the number ofvotes to elect.
And how does Mr.. Sewall stand in the
fusion arrangement? If the fusion
ticket wins in all the twenty-six States
he will stilllack 42votes in the Eiector-
al College, and it is beyond the range
of probability that he shall carry all
these States. If the fusion ticket were
to be defeated in Illinois, for instance,
Sewall would find himself 81 votes to
the bad; if he loses in Illinois, Iowa
and Kentucky he will have 73 votes to
make up. AS fusion stands to-day,
the arrangement seems to count out
Watson before the ballots are cast,
and to make it practically, impossible
for Sewall to win. 1t is curiosity in
politics.-Boston Post (Dem.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-10-17
Republican speakers.

The following named speakers will
speak in this county on dates and
places as follows:
Congressman Barthold, at Jackson.
October %, at 1:30 p. m, at Cape Cir
ardeau. October %. at 40 p. m.
W. S. Leeper, at Allenville, Octo-
Der p, at p. m, at Jackson, October
p, at 7:30 p. m.
Hon. C. P. Walbridge, at Cape
Girardeau October -, at 7:30 p. m.
Prof. o. NJ. Wood, at Jackson, Oc-
tober q, at 1:30 p. m. at Cape Girar-
deau, October a at I:30 p. m.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-10-17
PRAYED FOR BRYAN.
4 CoIored Minister Who Tempered
Patriotism With Pfety.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct, 6.-At
Republican headquarters yesterday
they were praising the prayer offered
by an old colored minister at Fairfax
Court House, Va, in a meeting day
or two before Candidate Bryan came
into Virginia, but which only reached
here to-day. In it the old man said:
80, Lord, save the country from the
hands of them who is trying to bust it
up. Give US plenty of work and good
money for it, so we can take care of
our wives and children, and buy good
bread and meat and pay for it. We
want to keep politics out of our
churches and out of our prayer meet
ings. but we can't help asking Thee to
keep a lookout for thatpoormiserable
sinner, Bryan, who, We hear, is COM
ing into this state hand in hand with
Satan. We ask Thee, don't let him
do no harm: forgive his sins that he
is committing every day. and then
knock the stuffin' out of him next
November.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-10-17

On the Road to IL Populist Currency.
Mr. Bryan pays to the PopOcrats, a
compliment which they will not APP
preciate in telling them that they
have been the consistent advocates of
free silver coinage. With the Popu-
lists free coinage is the mere stepping
stone to fiat money. More consistent
and logical than their Popocratic al
lies. they insist that as the Govern
ment stamp gives the purchasing
power To money, it is much moreeasy
and conrenient to impress the Gov
ernment fat upon paper than upon
silver. The Populists dOnot disguise
the fact that this is the goal which
they hope 10 reach through free coin
age.
Should this free coinage device fail
to initiate prices, or should the new
way to pay old debts not realize ex-
pecttaions. the Populists would de-
nouce the silver standard of gold. To
metallic money would De ATTRIBUTED
every reaction in trade: and the de-
mand would arise for theabOlitiOn of
this instrument of the ''silver bugs"
for the impoverishment of mankind.
In order to relieve the people from
financial bondage the mints for the
free coinage of silver would be closed,
and the paper mills ofthe Government
would be set going for the purpose OF
furnishing the country. in accordance
with the Popublist platform, with IAN
elastic currency equal in volume to
the wants of trade Thus at length
the dream of the champions of fiat
money would have been fully realized.
philadelphia Record.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-10-17
TeII-Tale Figures in Louisville.

When the REGISTRAR on books closed
Last evening at O nsock they il,dieat-
ed with certainty tbt determination OF
LGmisville voters tGsassert themselves
at the November election, for they
showed heavy Increase over the fig
ures last year. Tie returns show
thG5 the total registration approx
mazes 1876. AS several precincts
We've missing this snay fall several
hundred below the official totals. AS
the final result las year, according
to the official repOr of the County
Clerk, was 37.I19, tbo increase is ap-
parent.
The Republicans show enormous
gains. Last year the registration
books showed the Democrats to have
a plurality of about 500. 1t is widely
different this year. 2nstead of the
Democrats being so far in the lead,
they are behind, for the Republican
plure,ity is abont l76f In plain fig
ures. Ehe Republicans number 1897
and Democrats l6, l59. The unclassi-
fed registration aggregates for the
three days 7290.
The figures indicate strong antag-
onism to the free silver idea. Not
only has Democratic city marked
itself Republican, but those registered
as Democrats include thousands who
will vote against Bry&n.-Courier
Journal.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-10-17
Coming and Going.

Mr.. Bryan frequently boasts in his
speeches that where one Democrat
leaves him sixteen Republicans and
Populists come to him through the
same hole. 1t is certainly very diff.
ferent sort of people going out and
coming in through that hole. Glance
over Il partial record:
Some -;ho have left Some who have
Bryan: come to Bryan:
Grover Cleveland. PETER.
John G.. Carlisle, Pennoyer,
The entire Democrat Bio ody Brides
ic Cabinet. Waite.
Senator Lindsey, Weaver,
Senator Gray. Tom-Tom Watson,
Senator Palmer, SOckless Simpson,
Senator Catfery, Silver Miner Stew
Senator Villas. art,
GoY.O Ferral. Silver Miner Teller,
Ex-Gov. Buckner. Silver Miner Jones.
Ex-Gov. Waller, Coxey,
Ex-Gov. Jones. Carl Browne,
Ex-Gov. Lee, Debs,
Ex-Gov. Flower, Mary Yellin Lease,
Bourke Cochran.
Fairchild.
Bragg.
Whitney.
Byn1m,
Fellows,
Every prominent
Democratic leaser
inNew York except
Hill,
And hundreds of 9TH
ers OF equal infu-
ence.
Courier-J ournal.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-10-17
Rucklen's Arnica Salve.

The best salvein the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum.
fever sores, letter, chapped hands,
chilblains, corns, and all skin erup
tins, and positively cures piles, or no
pay required. 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or money refunded
Price 25 cents per box. For sale at
W. c. Haman's.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-10-17
ReMare of SwindIers.

We have exposed, during the last
year. many swindlers who advertise,
under the name of medicine, vile COM
pounds which only increase human
suffering. To all who need a pur-
medicine and blood purifier, we can
honestly recommend Sulphur Bitters.
Editor Sun.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-10-17
You

will never regret sending three 2-cen
stamps to pay postage, to a P. Ord
way & Co.. Boston, Mass, for copy
of DR.. Kaufmann's great Medical
Work; 100 pages, colored illustrations;
of great value to every family.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-10-17
DIPhTHERIA EPIDEMIC.
In Dubois County, Ind.-Fffty Cases
and Fifteen Deaths.

INDIANAPOLIS, IND, Sept. 3O.-Dr.
Hurry, secretary of the state board OF
health, has received letter from DIR.
B. B. Brannock, secretary of the Du-
bois county board of health, stating
that during the last week there had
been Is deaths from diphtheria and %
cases of the disease in the county.
Most of this is confined to Columbia
township. DR.. Brannock expressed
opinion that the disease was now un-
der control and at a standstill.
How about the old doctor who tells
you that everybody dies who has
diphtheria? He is surely mistaken.
~
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-10-17
Group and wooping Cough.

Billiards. Horehound Syrup vii
promptly relieve Group and Whooping
Cough. 1t will cure the worst Cough
or Cold. 1t never disappoints. Try
it. Sold by Wilson Drug store
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-10-17
DIR. Bells Pine-Tar-Honey
Dr. BeIl's FIhe- ar- HOHey
Advances a New Theory in the Treat
ment of All Cough, Lung and


ment OF All Cough, Lung and
Bronchial Troubles. 1t cures
and Cures Quickly.
Absolutely harmless and pleasant
to take. 1t cuts loose the mucous and
allows it to bes spit off withoutexertion
or straining and stops the cough at
once by healing the infamed parts:
gives vigor and vitality to the respir-
atory organs and produces condition
in which all the functions are exerted
with regularity and harmony.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-10-17
BaIlard'S snow Lfnfmnt.

Thsre is no pain it will not relieve,
no nwelling it will not subdua, no
wound it will not heal. 1t will cure
frost bites, chiblains and corns. Sold
by Wilson Drug Store.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-10-17
The silver Dollar.

The following statistics giving the
number of silver dollars coined by the
United States mints for a series of
years will show that the ante bellum
Democrats did not do a very extern
sive business in the making of silver
dollars.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-06-18
WILL PRESENT QuAYs NAMs.
Pennsylvania Delegation Also Put Him
ON the National Committee.

Pennsylvania Delegation Also Put Him
On the National Committee.
ST. LOUIS, June lG.- Pennsylvania
will present the name of NJ. S. Quay to
the convention, and of the 81 votes of
the Keystone state IS will be for Quay
and six for Mckinley. The Mckinley
men counted four votes as sure before
the caucus convened and they count
the result as gain for them, although
the caucus went from first to last as the
Quay men dictated.
The program was written out before
Che caucus met, and, with the exception
of two unimportant items, the proceed.
ings were in exact accordance with the
typewriter plans of proceedings. The
committee appointments were as fol-
lows:
National committee, NJ. s. Quay
chairman Of delegation, Governor ID.
II. Hastings; rules, II. II. Bingham
credentials, w. II. Andsews; perma-
nent organization, Charles II. Mullin
resolutions, Smedley Darlington.
The caucus affirmed the monetary
standard adopted by the state conven.
ton in favor of gold standard.
The only fight was that made against
Quay by the Mckinley men, the vote
on all other points being unanimous
There was no opposition whatever tc
the selection of Quay, as q member OF
the national committee.
The Quay men express themselves as
confident of the success of their candi,
date and declared that they would con
tinue voting for their man as long a;
there was any contest for the nomi.
nation
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-06-18
WEST VIRGINIA DELEGATION.
A Hot Fight Made on n. Il. Scott For
National Committeeman.

A Hot Fight Made on n. Il. Scott For
National Committeeman.
ST. LOUIS, June l6.-The West Vir-
,ginia delegates met and made the fol.
lowing appointments
Member of committee on resolutions,
+. NJ. Reynolds, who favors the inser-
ton of the word "gold" in the party
platform; committee on credentials, o..
w. Hardman; permanent organization,
Henry Schmulbach basis of representa-.
ton, @. +. Rathbone Arules and order
of business, j. L. HiNt; chairman of
delegation, A. 3. White.
The selection of a national commit
teeman developed lively fight. Strong
opposition was shown to the reelection
of n. b. Scott. the present member of
the committee and the opponents of
Mr.. Scott, who desired reelection,
selected W. S. Edwards as their candi-
date for the position. The fight at one
time approached the point of bitterness
and heated arguments were INDUCED in
for some time after the conclusion of
the caucus. It was finally decided to
hold the election for the committeeman
TODAY
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-06-18
ONE DELEGATE DREW A KNIFE.
An Exciting Scene Occurs In the Mis-
souri, Caucus.

An Exciting Scene Occurs In the Mis-
souri, Caucus.
ST. LOUIS, June 16.-In the Missouri
delegation Chauncey /. Filley, who for
many years had been the Missouri rep
resentative on the national committee,
was defeated in his ambition to again
be q national committeeman and Richard
Kerens was selected. This is the out.
come of long struggle for supremacy.
Mayor P. d. Hastain of Sedalia drew
knife ON Delegate Berry in the secret
session, but was seized and prevented
from making a personal attack The
Kerens faction had been outvoting the
Filley people on several issues raised.
After a test vote on proposition to
postpone the selection of national
committeeman until the contest from
Missouri had been passed upon. Has
tain made strong remark regarding
Missouri's "old man."
Berry was on his feet instantly and
made a sharp personal attack on Has
tain. The latter, pale as death at the
words flung at him by Berry, drew
from his pocket a knife which warned
the other committeeman that it was
time for them TO act. They pushed in
between the angry factiOnists, separated
them and the fight was over for the
present.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-06-18
TO CURE PILES.
A Remedy That Will DO 1t and Per.
fectly Safe.


We take pleasure ia calling attention
to new pile cure which has been remark,
ably successful in curing every form OF
itching, bleeding or protruding piles.
The remedy is known as the Pyramid
Pile Cure and is recommended by the
best medical authorities on account of its
absolute safety, ease Of application and
instant relief from pain.
rhe Pyramid Pile Care contains nc
opium or other poisson and does not in.
terfere with daily occupation while using.
People who believed nothing put sur,
gical operation would cure them have
been astonished at the results from a
single 50-cent package of the Pyramid.
Mrs. Mary @. Tyler, of Heppner, Ore.
writes us: One package OF Pyramid Pile
Cure entirely cured me of piles from
which have suffered for years, and
have never had the slightest return OF
them since.
Mr.'E. O'Brien, Rock Bluff, Neb., says
The package of Pyramid Pile Cure en-
tirel, removed every trace o' itching piles
oannot thank you enough for 1t.
The Pyramid Pile Cure Is sold by al
druggists at 90 cents and 81 per package
Treatise on cause and cure of pilei
mailed free Dy addressing Pyramid 90.
Albion, Mich. Q6-lS-20-w)I