davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-10-07

A Distinstion white . Wen to Keep
In Mind.

- A00D
In Mind.
One occasionally hears sneers at GER
tain candidates who announce them
selves as bimetalists, and at the same
time give their assent to the terms of
the ST. Louis platform; yet the St.
Louis platform is practically much
nearer true bime talism than the Chi
cago platform. In the conception of
true bimetalism three distinct notions
are involved. They are as follows:
!. In order that a monetary system
shall be truly bimetallic, silver and
gold coin must both circulate as money
?. They must circulate at par with
each other.
3. The parity between them must be
real and not artificial. 1t must be due
TO an equality in commercial value be-
tween the silver contained in silver
dollar and the gold contained in gold
dollar.
The free coinage of silver, at the
ratio of Is to /, would fulfill none of
these conditions. Tn nretense, even,
that gold and silver woula circulate to-
gether at that ratio has been aban-
doned by nearly all the candid and in
telligent advocates of such coinage.
They defend the course on different
grounds. They concede, as every we'll
informed political economist must do,
that under the policy advocated gold
would cease to circulate, silver would
be the only redemption money, and
prices would adjust themselves accord
ingly. We should have silver mono
metalism.
The Republican party proposes to
continue the present modified bimetal-
ism, by fulfilling the first two condi-
tions mentioned above. 1t proposes
that silver and gold shall both circu-
late as money, and that silver shall be,
as it is now, a full legal tender for all
debts, and that it shall be maintained
at par with gold.
1t does not believe that CONNER
cial equality can be maintained be-
tween the two, at a ratio of l6 to !, by
this country alone, but it proposes by
international agreement, to establish
coinage ratio which will make the
silver dollar equal to the gold dollar in
commercial value, the world over.
If we are to change our system at all
the choice is confined to just two alter
natives:
/. Silver monometalism, which the
triumph of the free coinage plan would
bring.
2. A change from the present limited
and modified bimetalism to bime talism
true and complete as the Republicans
ultimately propose.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-10-07
MASSES AND CLASSES.
Some Of the Glasses that Free Silver Coin
age Would Injure.


One of the demogogic appeals which
Candidate Bryan makes in his speeches
is a play upon the catch words, 1.-The
classes and the masses, trying TO array
the latter against the former. BY the
classes he means the bankers, stock
spectators and the like, and the i'm
preston he seeks to convey is that
these are the only ones who profit by
maintaining the present standard.
But let us see who some of the
Glasses are that are interested in the
same direction.
/. The pensioners. These number
nearly $50, 900, and the amounts paid
them reach $4,000, 600 a year. One
of the arguments used in the advocacy
of the coinage of silver at a ratio of
16 to /, is that it would raise prices.
But what advantage would it be to the
pensioner, who barely makes a living
by the aid of a pension of Sc, SO or S12
a month, to have the price of every
thing he buys doubled, while his pen
sion remains the same?
2. Savings bank depositors. In ls94-5
these numbered 1875, 900 with deposits
aggregating about $1,000, 900, 900. a
large proportion of them are working
people, ard many others are widows and
maiden |, les who depend upon the in
come from their deposits for an APP
preciable portion of their living. They
receive from 3 to 4 per cent per annum
interest on their deposits. Under free
silver coinage the prices of what they
buy might be doubled, but the interest
they receive would remain the same.
3. Shareholders in building and loan
associations These number 1000, 900
with holdings of 500, 00O,O 900.
4. Insurance beneficiaries. The last
census shows that the people of this
country had insured their lives to the
amount of $4,000, OOO,OOO None of
these classes would receive any more
dollars under free coinage of silver
than they do now. and the dollars
would only purchase half as much.
3. Mechanics and common laborers.
All past experience shows that wages,
under debased currency, do not in
crease as rapidly as prices. From 1860
to 1865 80 per cent paper dollar
raised prices ll6 per cent, and wages
only 43 per cent.
These are a few of the "classes" that
would be hit hard by the scheme to
raise prices, while incomes remain the
same or only slightly advanced.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-10-07

IN its issue of Sept. Is, the Cour-
Ter made a labored comparison be-
tween the rise and fall of wheat and
the fluctuations of silver, saying
among other things that Sin 1893
any further addition of silver money
was stopped by the repeal of the
Sherman silver-purchase act, wheat
dropped to so cents bushel in 1895,
now fingers around SO cents" Will
the Courier kindly tell us how much
silver bullion has raised i'm value by
the recent bulge in wheat? If no
addition of silver has been made
since the repeal of the Sherman sill
yer purchase act, will the Courier
kindly tell us what has become of
the IL, 457,49 standard silver dol
lars and s13,1S6, 344.10 of subsidiary
silver coined between the time of
that repeal and June 30, 1896, to say
nothing of few millions coined
since June 30, the exact fgurers for
which we have not at hand? The
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-10-07
THE Courier says there was $50

The Courier says there was $50
circulation per capita in the United
States in 1866. We have at hand
statistics compiled by the treasury
department, giving the amount in
actual circulation in 1866 as $3.50
per capita, as against s21.1O in 1896
These errors on the part of govern
ment departments are inexcusable,
and the Courier is entitled to great
credit for their correction-if it has
the facts on its side.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-10-07
The Infallible Test.

The claim of the free silver people
is that gold, on account of the
Recommendation" of silver, so called,
has appreciated in value, and that 1t
is thus an unfair standard in which
to compel debtors to meet their OBJ
legations. The favorite comparison
for use in their argument, is the
price of wheat with the fall of silver.
Now the NoRTHERNER contends that
neither the price of wheat, the price
of silver, nor indeed the price of any
other single commodity is the true
test of the appreciation or deprecla-
ton of a money metal. The un-
alterable laws of supply and demand,
short crops or fruitful years, newly
settled cheap lands, etc., all exercise
a potent influence on the CONNER
cial values Of all farm products and
farming lands, as do the same law of
supply and demand and the opening
up of new mining sections on the
price of silver.
The only true and infallible test,
we believe, is the price of labor. This
one thing that mankind has to sell
is the same at all times. I'M
proved methods do not add to the 800
days of labor that man has in year,
improved transportation facilities
do not enable him to deliver more
than a single days work at a time.
If mans labor, then, will buy as
much gold to-day as in 1873,
gold has not appreciated; if it will
buy more, then in fact there has been
a depreciation of gold instead of an
appreciation.
The eleventh census of the United
States, 1890, reports about one-third
of the population, 22,7S5,661 per-
sons engaged IN 'gainful occupa-
tions," and about seventeen millions
of this number at fixed stipend;
that is, wage earners. The number
living upon inherited incomes or in
idle luxury is small, and it is safely
within bounds to say that upwards of
100000 persons are supported by
these wage earners. OF the seven
teen million wage earners, 4,476,S 1874
persons were employed in manufac-
turing industries alone, and in 1890
their average yearly compensation
was S4S5-an increase of Sal over
1880, or more than 40 per cent.
The census facts are corroborated
by the report of the finance commit
tee of the United States senate (1S93)
which is recognized as an accurate
compilation of labor statistics. The
committee reports that in 1890 the
average wages of labor per hour in
this country were 200 per cent of the
average of 1S40-more than doubled
in so years, and measured by the
gold standard in both instances.
Tables published in the report of
this committee show that the wage
rate increased each decade from 1910
to 1890. The one ending 1870,
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-10-07

THE Courier has been straining
itself to prove that the NoRTHERNER
was advocating free silver last spring,
at the time of the adoption of that
RECOMMENDATION" resolution. That
resolution and our comment OH it
was published March IL. March Is,
we said, in commenting again on the
resolution, awe do not favor cutting
the intrinsic value of dollar in half"
In its issue of March 20, the Courier
says: GA careful perusal of editorial
extracts from its THE NoRTHERNER's)
files during the past year will not
disclose one sentence where it has
declared for free and unlimited coin
age of silver at the desired ratio, or
anything that approaches it," Ex-
actly; the NoRTHERNER was not a
free coiner for year prior to March
20, 1896, nor has it been since that
time, nor is 1t to-day. The NORTH
ERNER has been bimetallist all the
time, and we believe now, as hereto
fore, that an international agreement
is the only way to better the practi-
cal blmctallism we are enjoying at
the present time.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-10-07

THE Mckinley bill in the brief period,
in operation, produced a deficiency of
$40, 600, 900. y Courier.
The treasury officials will be very
glad to be set right in this matter,
and our contemporary should at once
communicate its discovery to the
department, which persists in report
ing otherwise. The Mckinley law
was in operation from Oct. l, 1890,
till Aug. %, 1894. The u. S. treas
ury reports say there was an excess
of revenue over expenses of $780,
S3S, 542 in 1891, S9,914,454 in 1892,
s2,341 GA in 1898, which was trans
formed into a deficit of 500, S03,261
in 1894, and another deficiency of
S42, $685. 23 in 1895. The fact that
the Courier says these figures are un-
true will cause us to doubt the re-
liability of government statistics
hereafter.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-10-07
County Ticket.

For Judge of Probate
JAMES H. JOHNSON of South Haven.
For Sheriff
CHARLES A. LAMBERSON of Pine Grow
For County Clerk
JOSEPH S. BUCK of Antwerp.
For Register of Deeds
THOMAS VI. HARVEY of Bangor.
For County Treasurer
GILBERT MITCHELL of Geneva.
For Prosecuting Attorney
JAMES E. CHANDLER of Paw Paw.
For Circuit Court Commissioner
DRAM w. ROWLAND of Paw Paw
GUYJ WICKSALL of South Haven.
For County Surveyor
GEORGE MUTCHLER of Bangor.
For Coroners-
o. A. DEAN of South Haven.
s. M TROWBRIDGE Of Geneva.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-10-07

If the government, by putting its fat
on SO cents worth of silver, gives it
purchasing power of 100 cents, why
should not the government, instead of
the mine owner, make Whatever profit
there is on the Transaction
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-10-07

The cold, chilling blasts Of winter
will soon be upon us, and if you would
enjoy yourself and catch pleasure as it
flies, just buy one Of our Steel Ranges,
Cooking or Heating Stoves They con-
sist of the Best and Most Modern styles
of time tried and fire tested stoves on
the market, and all at HARD TIME
PRICES. Come and see them and
look at the Largest, Best and Cheap
est line Of Good Stoves in the county.
Yours in warmth and heat.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-10-07
REPUBLICAN TICKET.
National.

For President
WILLIAM MCKINLEY of Ohio.
For Vice President
GARRETT A. HOBART Of New Jersey.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-10-07
BRYAN ON SILVER.

VI BRYAN ON SILVER
N Only three years ago there appeared these
n words in Mr.. Bryan's own paper. the Omaha
N World The United States would look we'll tied y
up in an alliance of silver with Mexico whose
credit has been ruined by the free coinage OF that
W metal"
M H. F. Stephenson, reputable and well-to-do
E farmer of Mount Vernon, makes the following
M declaration:
rs Mount Vernon, Ill., Aug 2S.-l hereby certify
M that heard w. j. Bryans speech here March II
E last and that he used the following language: Il
M neither democrat populist nor republican"
rs and in question he stated that he voted
~ for Weaver and also that the change to free sill
rs YER would produce panic, at least for time.
III II. +. STEPHENSON.
rs Subscribed and to before me this Goth q
~ day of August. 1896
rs H. G. HUGHES,
III Notary Public.
tsSSSSS&SS SSSSSSSSSS{
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-10-07

The latter, being secured wool
weight, is equal to 90, 154, 324 pounds of
of raw wool, and displaced that amount
of the American product.
Great is the Wilson bill and shoddy.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-10-07

Legislative.
For State Senator-lSth DISTRICT
GEORGE w. MERRIMAN.
For Representative
CHARLES c. PHILLIPS of Bangor.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-10-07
Legislative

For Member of Congress-(4th district
EDWARD L. HAMILTON
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-10-07
State.


For Governor
HAZEN s. PINGREE.
For Lieutenant Governor
THOMAS b. DUNSTAN.
For Secretary of State
WASHINGTON GARDNER.
For State Treasurer
GEORGE A. STEEL.
For Auditor General
ROSCOE ID. DIX.
For Attorney General
FRED A. MAYNARD
For Commissioner of the State Land Office
WILLIAM A. FRENCH.
For Superintendent of Public Instruction.
JASON E. HAMMOND.
For Member of State Board of Education
JAMES w. SIMMONS.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-10-07
sboddy ana the Wilson Tariff.

1t was claimed among other defenses
of reduced tariff on wooden goods,
that woolens would be so much cheaper
than they had been as TO bring in
a better class of goods, and dis
courage the use of shoddy and other
cheap products Now what does the
record show? The imports of manu-
features of wool in shoddy, waste, rags,
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-10-07

ali breeders of fowls-was to put two
or more additional pounds of meat on
the body of each fowl he raises, would
it not make difference of millions of
pounds, taking the country over? 1t
would more than double the total of
pounds for consumption of food Where
million pounds of poultry are now
raised, two million pounds would be
marketed, and thus double the income
of the farmer or grower from this prod
uct alone. The estimate is based on the
growing of scrub stock, which is waste
of time and feed.
hut this scrub stock can be improved
and doubled in size by the introduction
of few pure bred females and good
male or two, depending on the size of
the flock. Besides, more eggs would be
produced, and of better quality, and
these would add to the farmers profits.
Let farmers everywhere improve their
fowls. There is good money IN it.
Western Plowman.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-10-07
How Overlooking is Done.

Overlooking is mostly done with soft
food. 1t is placed in trough and the
fowls are allowed to help themselves, the
consequences being that some get more
than their share while others get much
less, the fortunate ones becoming fat
and lazy, and ell of them reaching the
same condition later. Soft food should
not be considered as a meal, but only a
part thereof, hence the fowls should
never be given more than one-half the
quantity they would eat. 1t is neces-
sary at times to vary the ration by the
use of soft food, as bran, middlings, lin
seed meal, and ground meat can be best
given in such form, but all classes OF
poultry will eat as much as possible at
meal when there are number OF fowls
together, as they are induced to do so
through competition. Ducks and tur-
keys prefer soft food, but chickens are
more partial to VIII ole grains and other
seeds, which can be scattered over a
wide surface, in which case all hens will
share alike. To learn how much soft
food to give, put certain amount in a
trough and let the hens eat until they
walk away satisfied. Weigh the amount
left over and you will then know the ex-
act quantity eaten; that is, how much
they can and will eat, but the next day
they sh ould receive not over one half the
quantity eaten the day before.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-10-07
Scrub Fowls.

The farmers Of America lose millions
of dollars in the aggregate by keeping
scrub fowls. This is proposition that
cannot be controverued. And many of
them lose money by keeping no fowls at
all for market purposes or fowls for rev.
enue. There is great difference be-
tween a mongrel and scrub fowl.
The mongrel may be large, COM
posite fowl of pure blood, that is,
may be made by a cross of pure bloods,
or cross of pure bloods on common
stock. In either case it is removed from
a scrub, which is measly little COM
mon wi, without trace of good blood
in it's composition Such fowls, even at
maturity, do not dress more than from
one to two pounds, and it is good spec
imeu that will dress the latter weight.
A few days ago year-old hen was dressed
at the editors home which weighed five
and a hals pounds when ready for the
pot. And it was mongrel hen, too, a
cross of Brown Leghorn cock on Ply
mouth Rock hens. The hen was fat,
but we could have put a pound and a
half more of fat on, making the bird
weigh seven pounds.
Now, suppose every grower of poultry
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-10-07
Separation of Breeds.

It has been asked if the flocks cannot
be divided and separated without requir-
ing the use of fences, by placing small
poultry houses at certain distances from
one another and allowing the birds free
range. This experiment has been tried
with success and also unsuccessfully.
Where a flock of about twenty large
fowls have been kept up for week in
the poultry house until the hens are &C.
quainted they will not allow stranger
among them, nor will they stray away,
but the more active breeds will forage
over a wider area and frequently go be-
vond the limit. The reception on the
part of the other flock will not be very
cordial, but the stray hen may become
confused and soon have to remain and
become one of the flock. This IS due
partly 10 the resem blance Of the houses,
Where there are a number OF poultry
houses they should be painted in differ
ent colors, or be of different designs
If fowls are to be separated, however,
the males should DE removed as they
will soon begin to battle for supremacy
and the winner in contest deprlves his
beaten antagonist of his entire family,
which he will induce to join his own.
Also, in feeding let each flock be fed at
the door of the house in which it belongs
and feed only at regular periods.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-10-07

den fright. Do not be afraid to give
them large yard as the exercise they
take will increase their fat. 1t is a mis-
taken idea to pen any kind of fowls in
small yards to keep them from running
the fat off. Such an idea is contrary to
natural science. In Psychology we are
taught to exercise in order to assimilate
our food and the greater the assimilating
power the greater the amount of flesh
laid on. Give them large yard and
never allow anybody or anything to
frighten them. 1t is the undue exercise
that exhausts the flesh and not the exer-
else they take for their own pleasure.
AS have stated, keep them quite hun.
CRY for five days. then increase their
feed, being very careful not to overfeed
them, and you will be surprised at the
amount of fat they will lay on. The
time required to fatten duck should
not exceed fourteen days. AS soon as
they get fat they will commence she'd
ding their feathers. Then pick out the
latest and dress them, as they will get
full of p1n-feathers in three days. If
dressed at the right time the feathers
will pull out very easily. If picked too
soon they will be very tight and likely
fetch the skin along; while if too late
the pin-feathers Will be very numerous.
They must be shaved. A shoemaker's
knife with quite narrow blade is the
best. Grind it very thin halfway to
the back, then use razor strop and
keep it sharp enough to shave with. If
the pin-feathers are cut close to the skin
they will not injure the sale In the least.
I have reference to dry picking. OF
course the pin-feathers can be pulled
out when they are scalded, though it
will pay to always dry pick as you can
not hold scalded stock, while dry picked
stock will keep indefinitely, which
means great deal when the market is
overstocked, and will sell for enough
more at any time to pay for the extra
trouble
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-10-07
Broilers for Ma rket.

Matching for market may begin now,
and if the advice heretofore given to
practice before the fall arrives has been
needed much time will be saved, for no
inexperienced operator should expect
much with his first attempt as there are
SO many little details to observe, but arti-
icial incubation is not nearly so difficult
as formerly, owing to the great improve
ments that have been made in incuba-
tors.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-10-07

w. N. HALDEMAN, President of the great Louis
vile Courier-Journal, says:
DR. WINTERsMITH-Sir: / waive rule have
observed for many years. the value of your rem
edy prompting me to say it cured two cases of
chills in my family after many other remedies
had failed / do not hesitate to express my be-
lief that your Chill Cure is valuable specific,
and performs all that you promise for it.
Very respectfully, W.N HALDEMAN