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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-10-23
MISLEADING TELEGRAMS.

Efforts at BrrVity often Result In Ridic-
ulous MISUNDERSTANDING.
A very ludicrous incident occurred at
Vienna some lime ago, when Max Hal
be, the successful playwright who had
come to close contract with the man
ayers of Vienna playhouse for the per-
Torrance of one Of his dramas, found
that his shoes had been stolen during
the night just preceding his return
home.
IN Vienna hotels it is the custom to
place ones shoes in front of the bed
room door before retiring. The hotel
porter calls for them, cleans them and
replaces them. On that particular day
some sneak thief had entered the hotel
and walked away with half dozen
pairs OF shoe among them Halbe's
In Munich, Halbe's wife was anxious
ly awaiting his return, and, toe quiet her
fears, since be could not arrive ON time,
Halbe sent her the following dispatch !:
could not leave hotel; stole shoes
Max. An hour and half later tele-
grams began pouring into Vienna to
Halbe S friends, to the manager of the
theater where he had just concluded
arrangements to have his play pro-
duced and to the chief Of police, with
the request to help Mr.. Halbe at once
and to get him good lawyer.
The wife Of MI. Halbe had misunder-
stood her husbands telegram and be-
lieved that he could not leave Vienna
for having stolen shoes. Although she
could not possibly understand why he
should steal shoes, the poor woman be-
lieved that he had had fit of klepto-
mania and had been caught in the act.
After another exchange of kilograms the
misunderstanding was explained away.
st. Louis Globe Democrat.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-10-23
FoR OVER FIFTY YEARS,

Mrs. Wmslow's Soothing syrup mas Deen us
ed by millions OF mothers for their children
while teethlng. If disturbed at night and
broken OF your rest by sick child suffering
and crying with pain OF cutting teeth, send ri
once ana get a bottle OF Mrs Winslow's
Soothing Syrup for children teething. II viii
relieve the poor little sufferer Immediately.
Depend upon it, mothers, there is no mistake
about it. 1t cures diarrhna, regulates the
stomach and bowels cures wind collie, soft
ems the gums and reduces inflammation, and
gives tone and 7ergY to the whole system
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup tor children
teething is pleasant to the taste and is the
prescription and discovery OF one of the old
est and best female physicians and nurses in
the United States. Price twenty-five cents 81
bottle. Sold by all druggists throughout the
world. Be sure and ask tor "MRs. W1NsLOw's
SOOTHING SYRUP"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-10-23
THE NATIONS AND GOLD.
W. f. LEWIS.

From the Commercial Advertiser
1S7l-Germany adopted gold stand
ard.
1S73-Belgium Suspended standard sill
yer coinage.
ls73-Holland suspended silver coin
age.
1S73-Denmark adopted a gold stand
ard.
Germany demonetized silver
coinage.
1873 Norway adopted gold stand
ard.
lS73-Sweden adopted gold standard.
lS74-Latin Union France, Italy, Bel
GUM, Greece and SWITZERLAND limited
their silver coinage.
lS75-Suspension of silver coinage in
Italy.
1S75-Switzerland declined to coin the
quota of silver under the Latin Union.
1S75-Suspension of silver coinage on
account of Dutch colonies.
1S7G-France suspended the coinage of
silver.
lS77-Finland adopted the gold stand
ard.
1S7S-Spain suspended the free coin
age of silver.
lS7S-The Latin Union France, Italy,
Belgium, Greece and Switzerland sus-
pended the coinage of silver, except sub
sidiary coins.
observation-disclosures suspended free
coinage of silver.
1sS5-Egypt adopted gold standard
-Roumania adopted a gold stand
ard.
1S9l-Tunis adopted gold standard.
2-Austria-Hungary adopted a gold
standard.
1S93-Mints of India closed to the
coinage of silver.
1S03-Russia decided to coin lOO,-
10000 gold rubles.
1S95-Chili adopted the gold standard.
lS9G-Costa Rica adopted the geld
standard.
1873, lSsS, lS92-Three international
conferences held to try to re-establish
the use of silver were unsuccessful.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-10-23

Gland o. sa1cs, them New Workers are
gittin mighty Industrious" said Mrs
Broomcorn as she laid the weekly paper
aside.
"What air they don now" inquired her
husband as he knocked the ashes from his
cob pipe.
Well, you know about their plantin
pertatoes and other garden truck in tine
vacant lot&"
Eyes "
DWELL, now they are havin roof gar
dens. Washington Times
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-10-23

igrate to Italy. On the contrary, it is
the Italian who emigratcs to the United
States. There is something unreal and
shadowy about this working class argu-
menr. Labor gets its tolerably regular
percentage Of all the wealth produced.
"If our wealth is produced i'm America
then, with free coinage the working
classes vill get more of it. And free
coinage which will. of course. raise the
price of silver and thus raise the eX-
change rates with all Asia, will firmly
establish many productive industries,
the existence of which in America and
their transferencc to Asia are seriously
threatened by the present low price of
silver. The especial money of the work
ing classes is silver, and to prcvaricate.
to shuttle and to frame theories that this
money should be kept 'destandardized.
as today, in order to protect that class
which receives its wages in silycr-such
theories are disgrace to those who con-
tinue to employ them in the face of all
the facts"
"And, DR.. Arendt,' said his inter
viewer, "what effect has the nomination
of Mr.. Bryan on a free coinage platform
had in Germany"
"Of course, the moral effect of such
nomination has been very great it came
at time when we in Germany had al
most ceased to look for it. Were the
German agricultural population resident
of the United States our agraran class
would almost to man vote for Mr..
Bryan. | have seen it stated in an
American paper that were America to go
to free coinage Germany would take adj
vantage of this to sell the United States
her mass of legal tender silver thalers.
Such a statement is ridiculous The
German agraran party is in position
of great strength and would not tolerate
any such operation for a moment. No
ministry adopting any such policy
could carry it through; indeed. its only
supporters would be the social demo-
Gratis and handful of such politicians as
Bamberger and Barth. Our parliament
WOull lCluoC " NOlt q JIM ~ MANI sum
sales by an overwhelming majority.
\ GU have seen what the opinion of the
agrarian leaders is here at Budapest.
When the choice left to governments is
between bankers, stock exchange brok
ers and farmers, the farmers must in
the end carry the day. The nation may
get on without Wall street, but it can
not sacrifice its farm population. In
every country the opposition of the an
, archists and the social democrats will
have to be met by the forces of united
) agriculture. Mr.. Bryan's victory will
prove one thing to Europe-that by
, union the weak become strong, and that,
t although it is infinitely difficult to COM
bine agrlcuturists, yet that is not alto
. gether impossible. Mr.. Mckinley has
, elected to stand beside the money of
the country and Mr.. Bryan by the men.
There is an old proverD, Tell me with
whom you associate, and | will tell you
| who you are
W. f. LEWIS.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-10-23

Chronic constipation is painful, dis
agreeable and life-shortening difficulty.
1t deranges the system, causes sick
headache. bad breath, and poisons the
blood 1t can be readily overcome by
DeWtt's Little Early Risers. These
little pills are great regulators.
ISAAC STERNs, Middlebury.
CLAYTON n. NORTH, ShOreham.
b. F. HASKELL, West Cornwall
D. II. BENNETT, Bridport.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-10-23

Professor SAID the fair Leader of
the reform delegation to the reticent
neighhorhood philosopher who was sup
posed to know everything, "we'se try
ing to make this world better and have
taken the liberty Of seeking your ad-
vice. What is the surest way to pre-
vent divorces i'll tins country"
"Don't Z married. "
And the delegation filed Out.-De-
troit Free Press
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-10-23
DR.. AREND1 ON BIMErALLISM


In connection with this subject of
bimetallism the following very able
letter from DR.. Arendt of Germany, one
of the leading bimetallists of Europe, is
published in this country this week;
Chicago, ILL.,, Oct. lS.-While at the
recent Budapest exposition, Mr.. Moreton
Frewen, the distinguished English BIZ
metallist, had a conference with Dr.
Otto Arendt, the distinguished Ger
man bimetallist, who recently declared
through the New York Journal that the
Independent action of this country in
adopting free coinage would have a
marked effect in forcing international
action. After leaving Budapest, Mr..
Frewen wrote out his interview with
Herr Arendt, and mailed it to the latter
for revision. Mr.. Frewen left London
less than month ago for America, and
is now in Chicago He received this
morning a communication from Herr
AIendt, enclosing the latter's revision of
the Budapest interview, which Ia a fol-
lows:
allow do you explain that you wrote
in the North American Review in oppo-
sition to free silver, but recently in the
New York Journal in support of Mr..
Bryan"
81 am glad you ask me the question,
because many letters from the United
States prove TO me that my attitude was
mot understood on the other side. At
least dozen correspondents think that
the wicked silverites' have committed a
forgery, and that the letter in the Jour
nal was never written by me at all.
This is particularly the case with those
who have seen only extracts. My
position is this: Last spring | hoped
and believed that while both parties
would declare against free silver, both
would be for energetic action in favor of
International bimetallism. | assumed
too confidently, that the republican
party would particularly favor such ac-
ton, and that at the st. Louis cOnven-
ton the ideas of Senator Cameron and
Speaker Reed would be included in the
platform named, that by combination
of the currency and tariff issues there
would be 0tfe red a mole favorable tariff
to such nations as would open theiI
minis to the free coinage of both metals
but, instead of this, at st. Louis, the
republican party surrendered absolutely
to pressure from Wall street.
"Thus bimetallism received a deadly
blow and the single gold standard was
specifically Endorsed. with only some
meaningless verbiage as something to be
done when other nations were ready tC
do it. The st. Louis action, as we view
it over here, was a radically fresh de
parture, and as such it has been hailed
with delight by the professional mono
metallist press of New York-by sucl
papers. as the Sun and the Post. 1t rep
resents the very worst elements of re
action, the old, absurd determination tC
do nothing without England This I:
stock argument of the men in Europe
who want gold m0nopollsm, not OF tho
men who desire any form of currency
reform.
81 affirm said DR.. Arendt, "that tn,
st. Louis platform is radical and reac
tionary for this reason: Those WHIT
constructed it are the men who would
decline emphatically to do anything unless
England did everything. That was no
formerly the attitude of the United
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-10-23

Speed aud safety are the watchwords
of the age. One Minute Cough Cure
acts speedily, safely and never fails.
Asthma, bronchitis, coughs and colds
are cured by it.
ISAAC STERNs, Middlebury.
CLAYTON \. NORTH, Shoreham.
b. +. HASKELL, West Cornwall.
ID. II. BENNETT, Bridport.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-10-23

Many lives of usefulness nave been
cut short by neglect to break up an or
binary cold. Pneumonia. bronchitis
and even consumption can be averted by
the prompt use of One Minute Cough
Cure.
ISAAC STERNS, Middlebury.
CLAYTON y. NORrH, Shoreham.
b. f. HASKELL. West Cornwall.
ID. III. BENNETT, Bridport.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-10-23
M1DDLEBURY REGISTER, OCTOBER y3, 1896

as you know, they are reinforced III this
matter by the economic writers of the
universities, who agree with our friend
and neighbor, Gen. Francis a. Walker.
have stated and restated this matter
with some little emphasis, because in
this contest do not propose, if | can
help it, to have these great authorities,
American and foreign, who are in favor
of international bimetallism, ranged by
anybody on the side of our antagonists.
am told have not read the article
that the New York Evening Post does
me the honor to say that was entangled
and seduced from my allegiance to the
doctrine of sound money by the hospi-
talites, the seductive Inequalities, of
the English bimetallists. daughter
If have said anything anywhere which
is not found in the republican platform
of 1896. and which is not found in the
statute of 1893, to which all the sound
money men in this country are pledged,
| will take it back (laughter), and il
have said anything which my honored
colleagues of the Massachusetts delega-
ton do not agree WITH will at least
promise never to say it again. Laughter
and applause.)
If you have two metals which are
legal tender and in the course of time
one of them becomes little more valua
BILE than the other, men who have debt;
to pay or obligations to discharge take
the cheaper metal with which to do it.
and the other metal goes to foreign
countries, where it is of more value
and where it Will pay debts which the
cheaper metal will not pay. This is
known, all the gentlemen about the ia
BILE know very well, as Gresham's law
and it is a law which an intelligent boy
u years old can easily understand. But
if all the commercial nations of the
world are agreed on their standard, the
dearer metal has nowhere to go whel
they begin to separate little and as no
body wants it while they can get the
cheaper to pay their debts with the de
mand for the dearer metal diminshes
and the value of the dearer metal di
minisbes with the demand and the de
mand of the cheaper metal Increases, anC
its value by the unfaiing law of sucl
/ things increases and rises with the de
mand, so that the two metals are con
stantlv and inevitably brought togethe
again.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-10-23

Shepherds say that the wool of sheep
furnishes an excellent indication of wealth
err changes. When it is crisp, there will
be no rain. When it is limp and feels very
soft to the touch "A storm is imminent.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-10-23

Salt was first boiled in this country at
Syracuse y. ". in 1877.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-10-23

In 1866 great fire occurred in Quebec,
in which ,, 500 dwellings and II churches
were destroyed
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-09-02

a menace to free government. and we pledge the
protection OF party to all citizens In the free
exercise of the elective franchise.
number Of amendments were offered
and voted down, until one was presented
regarding the old soldiers. which the vet
Grams themselves opposed, but was passed
nevertheless. 1t follows:
Resolved, That the law enacted by the people
Of Minnesota many. years ago. giving veteran
soldiers preference for public employment was
an expression of the gratitude and goodwill OF
the always loyal Minnesotans That law has
been repeatedly vioiated in letter and spirit
that we pledge our candidates to enforce that
law in the broadcast spirit and ask the people of
the state to give opportunity to redeem
this pledge of honor.
The several congressional delegations then
selected the following Populist state committee:
First-T. J. Meighen, H. C. Nelson, M r.
Dressbach.
second--E. Hoidale. w. G. Daily. E. j.
Meilicke.
Third-H. A. Swain F. C. Gibbs. H. " Poore.
Fourth-C. P. Aldrich, E. w. Bonham. E. E..
Cowell.
Fift,-E. r. Lynch. A. A. Segerstorm. J. H.
Lydard.
sixth-A. F. Rudolph. P. G. seeberger. David
Cochran.
Seventh-Richard Glavin, Louis Hanson, Levi
Is. CautlcburY.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-09-02
ONLY A TRAMP,
But He Was the Object of Affection
and Endearing Epithets.

dl1A AANC a. ing A-PAShSUo
There is no telling what romance lies
hidden in the heart Of any man among
the thousands that throng the city
streets, says the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Back of the most forbidding exterior
the poorest tramp may keep secret the
sweetest or saddest of stories. And this
fact was brought home yesterday to the
proprietors and employees of Sixth
street grain elevator in a peculiar way.
An empty car was standing near the
elevator on the private switch. and be-
ing examined early in the morning, a
man was found asleep.
He was awakened and hurried out by
the police with the rudeness that a va
grant deserves, or, at least, gets, and
when he was gone there were found in
the car where he had left bunch of let
ters-just a bunch of old letters. They
didn't amount to anything, for they
were only tramp's. But what would a
tramp be doing with a bunch of letters?
The finders looked at them again on
second thought, and they were surprised.
They were from wOman-frOm a
woman to her lover-and the express
ions in them were such as might have
been written in a mansion on pink
scented paper.
They were just as tender and breathed
just as much trust and regard in them
as If the recipient had been clothed in
broadcloth and had nothing to do but
sit at his desk and open letters inclos-
ing checks.
And yet they had been dropped by a
tramp in haste to get away from the
police, who had rudely disturbed his
hard gained rest.
1t was a peculiar circumstance. and
while the men about the place have been
laughing at the idea of such tender and
affectionate epistles being addressed to
a tramp they are trying to imagine that
he was not so very badly dressed, and
may have been simply in disguise.
They are half inclined to think that
tramp is a man after all, and anyway If
the owner calls for that lost package of
letters at this elevator Office he'll get
them and no questions asked.-St. Paul
Dispatch.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-09-02
HOW's THIS!

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that can not ba
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
FL. CHENEY & CO.. Props, Toledo,
Ohio.
We. the undersigned, have known F.
J. Cheney for the last Is years, and be-
lieve him perfectly honorable in all bust
ness transactions and financially able
to carry out his obligations made by
their firm.
West & Truax, wholesale druggists.
Toledo, o., Walding, Kinnan & Marvin.
wholesale druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internal-
" acting directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces of the system. Price, $50
per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Tes-
timonials free.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-09-02

We have postal system; why not one
telegraph system?
We have one postal system; why not
one railroad system?
We have one postal system; why not
one express system?
We have one postal system: why not
one telephone system?
We have one postal system; why not
one mining system?
We have one postal system; why not
one lawmaking system?
Progress lies in the recognition Of the
oneness of the human race, the oneness
of human interests. and the oneness Of
human opportunities. Coming Nation.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-09-02
FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT IN MEX.

There seems to be remarkable finan-
cial development going on In Mexico. A
number of great foreign banks have been
looking into that field, and several Of
them have arranged for important
branches, the most notable being the
Deutsche Bank. The Bank Of London,
which is located in the City Of Mexico,
is about to increase it's capital from
5000, coo to $40 coo 900. The particular
ly notable feature of this movement Is
found In the fact that the new capital is
to be subscribed entirely by local finan-
cial interests. The large dry goods
houses and textile manufacturers will be
chiefly interested in the increased capi-
tal-Rand McNally Bankers Monthly.
Poor AUTHORIZATIONS Bimetallist.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-09-02
Minneapolis Normal College
and Business Institute.

Teachers or Normal, University Pre-
paratory, Collegiate, E ocution and
Oratory, Fine Art, Special Pen Art,
Shorthand and Typewriting, Conserv.
atory of Music
Begins it's Thirteenth term Sept.
7th, 1896.
Send for catalogues.
p. j. CHRISTENSEN, Principal
Corner Franklin and Bloomington avs. So,
MINNEAPOLIS, MINI.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-09-02

Ripans Tabules cure biliousness.
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Ripans Tabules assist digestion.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-09-02

mo nation ever fought great war by
the aid Of gold. In our own civil war it
is doubtful If the gold of New York and
London did not work greater injury
than the powder and lead and iron of the
rebels. Gold paid no soldier. It is the
most cowardly and treacherous of all
metals. John Sherman.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-09-02
Minnesota Normal School and Business G0ll6o6.

Our school embraces the following De-
PAL tments-Prepara Teachers. Univer-
s1ty. Commercial. Shorthand and Tyre.
writing. Fen Art. Music and Elocution,
students may enter at any time and So
lect the studies they want. No entrance
examinations. Good board and lodging
cheap. Send this add with your applica zion.
q. LOFTFIELDo or j. NJ. BAlZER.
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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-09-02
A GREAT CONVENTION.
THE PEOPLES PARTY NOMI.
MATES A SPLENDID
TICKET.
John Lind Unanimously Chosen
for GOvernor.-Harmo
and Victory.

For Governor, JOHN LIND. Brown
county.
For Lieutenant Governor, J. NJ.
BOWLER, Renyille county.
Secretary Of State, JULIUS J. HEM
RICH, Hennepin county.
State Treasurer, ALEX MCKINNoN,
Polk county.
Attorney General, JOHN A. KEYEs,
St. Louis county.
Presidential Electors-T. j. NEIGH
EN-, WILSON BoRsT, Fl. H. BcNNE-
WELL, JOHN H. IVES, JOHN DAY
SMITH. SYLVESTER KELLIHER, CIIAs.
D'AUTREMENT, HANS B. BJORGE,
JAMES DILLON.
The State convention of the Peo-
pies Party assembled at Harmonic
Hall on Wednesday last and spent all
day until nearly midnight in nomi-
mating candidate for lieutenant-gov-
ernor and candidate for attorney
general, four candidates for presiden-
tial electors, and in indorsing the
nomination Of the Democrats and sill
yer men for the other Offices Of the
state