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The true northerner., 1896-07-22
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I24c Duck Suiting sc.
IS c Zephyr Suiting 7c. 1
&c Tennis Suiting &c.
25c Henriettas I8c.
Ioc Percales 6c.
Best Indigo and Fancy Prints &c
Yard wide Sheeting,-Extra
Good sc.
White Twill Toweling &c.
Check Glass Toweling sc. =
All Linen Fringe Towels &c up, y
Odd Lot Ladies Gloves sc.
" Hose sc
Special Lot +" Fast Black
Hose IIc.
White Kid Belts ISc.
Black Silk &" Ioc.
Elegant Summer Corsets 800.
Odd Lot Corsets I8c and up.
Umbrellas 4Sc and up.
Gold Frame Spectacles or Eye
Glasses 48c.
Lace Curtains 900 and up per
Pair.
Mems Shoes reduced from 81
to SLIGO.
Ladies Kid Button Shoes
Special 9Sc.
Ladies' Kid Oxfords-Special
soc and o8c.
Child's Kid Button Shoes 25c.
Odd Lot Shoes CSC.
Heavy Glass Tumblers SC.
Buttermilk Toilet Soap sc.
3 Cakes Lenox Soap for Ioc.
Best Cooking Soda &c.
Granulated Sal-Soda &c.
Lump Gloss Starch &c.
Best Corn Starch &c.
lib Can Avery's Baking Pow
der Ioc.
Best Ginger Snaps &c.
Seedless Raisins SC.
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The advocate., 1896-09-02

The New York Freem0n'S Journal,
edited by Rev. L. A. Lambert, a Cath.
Olic clergyman, criticizes Bourke Coch-
rams speech answering Mr.. Bryan.
The Journal says: "Mr. Bourke
Cochran is undoubtedly right in think.
ing that the present crisis is the gray.
est in the history of the country,
exceeding in Importance the crisis of
$780, The crisis of 1860 was brought
on by the relation of labor to capital
In the South; the crisis of to-day has
been brought on by radically the same
issue, the relation of labor to capital
throughout the country. That year it
was chattel slavery; this year it is bond
slavery. That year organized slave.
holding capital was proud, defiant and
imperiOus and determined to have It's
own way or disrupt the Union. 1t
was struck down as by a thunderbolt-
snnihllsted. Is there no lesson In this
for bondhOlding and conspiring capital,
symbolized by Wall street? The same
deisnt,spirit is there, the same disre-
gard for the welfare of the lRborinR
class, the same determination to rule
or ruiz"
The advocate., 1896-09-02
THE SHERMAN Law AND COINAGE.

Under the above caption the Bulletin
of the Iron and Steel Association re,
prints an article from the Chicago
Inter Ocean in which it is alleged that
the act of Congress 1899 repeating the
purchasing clause of the Sherman law
contains the following clause:
This repeal shall not impair, or in any man
ner affect, the legal tender quality Of the
standard silver dollar heretofore coined, and
the faith and credit Of the United States are
hereby pledged to maintain the parity of the
standard gold and silver coins Of the United
States at the present legal ratio, or such other
ratio as may be established by law.
The ADVOCATE has examined the
law carefully and fails to find any such
language In any part of it. The Inter
ocean is too big paper to make such
a mistake.
The advocate., 1896-09-02

Finance committee of the United
States Senate. While 1t Is not Off
cislly known, it was quite generally be-
heVed that Mr. Sherman and Mr.. Sec
retsry Boutwell, were among the first
to move In the matter here. The oh.
jeCt, Of course, was to make invest.
ments more valuable by limiting
redemption coin to one metal and that
the more valuable one by weight. This,
however, can be proved only by cir
cumstsntisl evidence, which the AD
VOCATE thinks Is abundant and con.
elusive. While silver was 1OS In 1873,
IL was not largely used in great com
mercisl transactions. 1t was then, as
1t Is now, the money Of the common
people. Its demonstration might In.
juriously affect their interests, but it
was the speCulstor that had to be
looked after, and in 1873, while the
people were sleeping, was q gOood time
to perform the work unobserved.
The advocate., 1896-09-02
prospective patrons special

is trying to array classes or divide sec.
tions. In all the voluminous letters,
articles, essays and interviews that
have been recently given by represen-
tatiVe men to the newspapers and
magazines on this subject, only one
that we now recall showed any dispo-
sition to array one class against
another, and even he denied any inten-
tlon to make his work sectional.
Nobody wants to create strife or in
cite turbulence. But If these gentle.
men expect to prevent the people or
any class of them from asserting and
defending their individual rights, they
may as well understand at the outset
thstIthey will meet a resolute resist
snce. 1t Is conditions, not individual
persons, that are being attacked, and
this war will continue as long as the
conditions exist.
The advocate., 1896-09-02

for it exhsusts the party who is made
to get less than h9 is made to give"
OF what use, then, is the thing we call
money? 1t is not intended as an
equivalent for property exchanged.
Its function in exchange is only to
represent the value Of property that
changes hands.
The advocate., 1896-09-02

AN exchange says: SIT ought to be
a mere truism to say that coinage does
not and cannot affect value; that it
simply certiies the quality and guam
tity Of a certain piece Of property, for
the information and convenience Of
that world of trade whose use and mu-
tual agreement alone establishes the
value of the property so certified" If
that position is correct, will our neigh.
Dor kindly state why it is not so done
with any Of the coins used here or
elsewhere? Instead thereof, the legal
or money value Of the coin is invarl-
ably printed on thu face of the metal.
The advocate., 1896-09-02

IN another column Is given a rather
extended report of the gold standard
Democratic State convention recently
held in Topeka. Considerable space Is
given this convention, not because of
the belief that it represents any con.
siderable number of voters, but that
readers may be advised as to the exact
position of those who pretend to be
the only true Democrats In Kansas.
Special attention Is called to the clause
In the resolutions which is italicized.
The advocate., 1896-09-02
IL THERE SUCH A THING AS CRIMINAL
NONSENSE9

NONSENSEg
At the meeting of the National Re-
publican League held at Milwaukee
the 25th ult,, some very foolish things
were said Ly men whose social and po.
litiCal standing would suggest some.
thing better.
Mr.. Woodmsnsee of Ohio responded
to the address of welcome, and among
other things, he Is reported to have
said:
The party Is entering on q great campaign.
The greatest since the boys went out In 1850 to
save the country. liquidation and anarchy
go hand in hand and W. ]. Bryan represents
these principles. 1t would be worse to open
our factories to foreign labor than to open our
mintS to the silver Of the world. The Ameri.
can homes to-day are in danger.
That man lives In Ohio, one of the
best States In the world, rich in all the
elements Of material wealth and peo-
pied by high-Clsss population. The
land Of Ohio did not cost the people
more than $3.50 snacre, yet nearly half
lts Inhabitants are without homes of
their own, This was not always so. 1t Is
not long since nineteen of every twenty
Ohio families lived In their own homes.
Does Mr.. Woodmansee knew how
those homes became endsngeredP 1t
came about years before the "silver
craze" assumed alarming proportions.
Does he know that more than one-hslf
the people Of the United States are
without homes of their ownp And
does he know when and why their
homes we're endsngeredP
And the report says "Mr. Woodmsn.
see was cheered to the echo"
Then President McAlpin delivered
his annual address, and he is reported
as saying:
For the Arst time since civil war divided
this nation, and ct q moment when memories
OF strife are becoming merged into a re-.
awakened brotherhood, . deliberate effort Is
being made to array one section against
another; and by feryld appeals to passion and
prejudice 10 array In bitter strife the different
tionAl life.
This d criminal nonsense. Nobody
The advocate., 1896-09-02

ONE of the ready print sheets sent
out by the Honest Money League con-
tsins the following statement of what
"true money" is: "The whole prin-
ciple and motive of honest trade and
the absolute condition of permanently
prosperous trade are property for
property, substance for substance,
equal value for agreed equal
value. Anything else, no matter
how phrased, is robbery of one or
the other Of the parties, and is imme.
dIstelY destructive Of real commerce,
The advocate., 1896-09-02
A WORD ABOUT THE M'KlNLEY AND WILL
SON TARIFF LAWS.

The ADVOCATE is frequently asked
to state the amount of imports and ex-
ports Of the United States under the
two acts mentioned. 1t is difficult to
make a satisfactory showing, for the
reason that the Mckinley law was re-
pealed August q, 1894, nearly two
months after the fiscal year 1895 began,
and no official report has yet been
made for the fiscal year 1896, which is
the first full year under the operation
of the new law.
The reader will find q statement of
the values of imports and exports for
the years 1890 to 1895 In another col.
umn.
The advocate., 1896-09-02

NOTHING better illustrates the Pop.
ulist idea of government control of
money than the talk about the "prO-
verbal timidity of capital" No man
who has good and sufficient security to
offer for the use of borrowed money
ought to be prevented from getting It.
But as long as men are compelled to
rely on borrowing money belonging to
individual persons the timidity Of cap
ltal would start panic rather than
boom.
The advocate., 1896-09-02
QUESTIONS ANSWERED.

MEXICAN DOLLARS.-C. +. H. ASKS
what is the quantity Of pure silver In q
Mexican dollar. We have not the mint
table Of coin weights at hand just now;
but the Mexican ratio is 1875 to Land that
would make the Mexican dollar weigh
out 382856 grains of pure silver, if our
computation is not at fault. The sec
ond question is answered in our cam.
paign edition. Third question-Be-
tween 1853 and 1873 there were
5,524,348 silver dollars coined at the
United States mints.
CONSTITUTIONAL CoINAGE.-To j.
M. of Topeka the ADVOCATE would
say that the constitution does not pro-
vide money for the people; nor does 1t
give them any special rights or priVi-
leges concerning It. But 1t empowers
Congress to 'coin money and regulate
the value thereof" and it also prohib.
It's Congress from passing any law
''impsiring the obligation Of con.
tracts" The BlaDd-Allison act, In
section l, makes silver dollars then in
existence, and such as shall be coined
under that act, legal tender Except
where otherwise expressly stipulated in
the contract"
ARE SILVER DOLLARS FULL LEGAL
TENDER P-Our authority for stating
that "sny debt that can be paid with
gold coin can be paid with silver dol.
lars unless the contract other1OiSe en-
preSS1y so StipulGteS," is asked for. 1t
is found In section 1 Of the act of Feb
ruary %, 1873 BLAND Allison act), and
is In these words: '* which
coins, together with all silver dollars
heretofore coined by the United States,
Of like weight and fineness, shall be a
legal tender at their nominal value for
all debts public and private, except
where otherwise expressly stipulated
In the contract"
CONVERSION OF eREENBACKs.-A
correspondent asks dates Of the con.
version Of greenbscks prior to 1873
The conversion Of greenbacks into
bonds was not large, and the ADvo
GATE does not know Of any record
that shows such conversion, though
we have searched for it. The notes
had to be deprecated in order to cre-
ate market for the bonds;" and while
they were paid freely for bonds, they
(the notes. were not converted" they
were relssued. On June 30, 1889, there
were outstanding 1856, ,9S5, ,l94 Of the
greenbacks, and the amount now out
is $S46, ,0OO,0 900 In round numbers.
Why SILVER WAS DEMoNETIzED
WHEN IT WAS 103P-There are no Off.
clal records which are quite clear on
the subject. But from what little can
be gathered, 1t appears that q few men
at Paris In 1857 thought that the time
was ripe for the establishment Of q gold
standard In all the great nations Of the
world. Several Americans were pres
ent at the conference among them
John sherman, then Chairman Of the
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-02-13
Bat SHEA ELECTROCUTED,
ExCLAlMS"l AM iNNoCEt T, FATHEF
INNOCENT
Pronounced Dead After tho Current Had
Becn on just ono Minuts-Made a
Statement Claiming an I'm
fair Trail.

Dannemora, N Y, Feb. 11.-"Bat" Shea
was eectrocuted this morning for the
murder in Troy, N. Y, of Robert Ross on
election day in the spring Of 1894.
Shea retired quite early last night and
slept soundly until after o'clock this
morning. The last rites of the church
were administered by Fathers Swift and
Boulanger. After receiving the sacra-
mont Shea shook hands with Father Swift
and said II am innocent father, inno-
cent" The tears started down Shea's
cheek but he quickly recovered himself
and when breakfast was brought ne ate
heartily.
The q witnesses invited by the warden
to the execution were almost exclusively
physicians and newspaper men, all present
in official capacities The witnesses pro-
ceeded to the death chamber about 9:i5 A..
m. Shea was escorted to the room 10 min
utes later. His face was pale but he walk
ed firmly to the chair and during the min
ute 1t took to afiix the straps he gazed
calmly about the room. His eyes were
bright and he looked more like a spectator
than the victim of a tragedy about to take
place.
The current was turned on at 1856 and
continued minute when Shea was pro-
nounced dead. The highest voltage was
1900.
The following statement from Shea was
opened after the execution: "On the verge
of death l desire to say | do not think |
had a fair trial. Extraordinary means
were taken to convict me, and the testi-
mony given by Mr.. Lansing was absolutely
untrue. am sorry for the Ross family
and for the gloom it has cast over them,
but ! did not go to the polls on election
day to shoot Robert Ross and had no in
tention of injuring him. ! die for a crime
l did not commit. am an innocent man.
| | bid you all farewell"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-02-13
THE VERMONT DENTAL SOCIETY
Will Hold Its Annual Meeting in Montreal
March 10, 10 and TO-

Morrisvile, Feb. 1l.-Dr. j. A. Robinson
chairman of the executive committee, is
busily engaged in perfecting the program
me in detail. and making the necessary
arrangements for the annual meeting OF
the Vermont State Dental society. The
Goth anniversary of that fourishing or.
ganization will be celebrated I'm Montreal
on the 18th, 10Th, and Goth of March. by
special invitation of the Dentists of Mon
treal, through w. George Beers, i. ID. s.
dean of Dominion Dental college, chair
man of invitation committee.
Very low railroad rates have been Sc
cured from all parts of the State, good
March II to 2lst inclusive. Headquarters
of the society will be opened at Queens
Hotel, where rates will be reduced to 50
per day. AS far as possible the company
will go by special car from Essex juno
ton on the afternoon Montreal express
Wednesday, March 18th. Arriving at Mon
treal at D. m. the party will be met at
the station with sleighs furnished by
Montreal dentists, and will be driven TO
the Athletic club house for an Informal
supper with entertainment by TIE Mont
real Snow Shoe club Regular meeting of
the dental society for business, presenta-
ton of papers. discussion, clinics and the
like will be held Thursday forenoon and
afternoon, the 18th and Friday forenoon,
the goth. On Thursday evening members
of the State Dental society with their
ladies and guests are invited to attend a
banquet given in their honor by the dent
lists of Montreal. Friday afternoon the
Vermonters will again be the special
guests of their Caha.1ian brethren. The
special car leaving for the return at G:3(
p. m Friday, the GOTH Some of the best
dental talent Of New England and the
Dominion Provinces is secured for papers
and clinics. 1t will without doubt, be the
most successful meeting in the history OF
the society and one well calculated tc
celebrate in a fitting manner the goth an
niversary of its organization. A full pro-
gramme of meetings will be given later.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-02-13
BENNINGTON MAN STOLE $3.50.
william Hay Robs His Employer While
Drunk.

Bennington. VT. Feb. 1O.-Another Ben
nington man has gone wrong, William
Hay, who for a. number of years has been
head carpenter for Contractor Edgar f.
Boyd. Hay has boon accustomed to hav-
ing long sprees Three years ago he took
the Ensor cure. reformed, Joined the Bap-
list church and married an estimable wo-
man for second wife, who lived with him
three days. He has now been on a drunk
for a month. He has charge of building
the new village hall and engine house at
North Bennington. Saturday he went
over to that village, claimed to be acting
for Mr.. Boyd, and made a settlement with
the committee. They gave him check for
$3.50 in favor of Mr. Boyd. He went to the
bank. endorsed the check for Boyd per
William Hay, agent, drew the money.
came over here and got fun and then
skipped. Mr. Boyd heard of the transac-
ton to-day. He does not propose to follow
him, as he says it is nothing to him; that
the bank will have to stand It. The bank
people will try and see what they can do
about 1t.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-02-13
Mnryeloiia Result.

From a letter written by Rev. J. Gun
dcrman of Dimondnle, Mich, we are per-
mitted to make this extract: II have no
hesitation in recommending DR.. Kings
While was pastor of the Baptist church
at Rives Junction she was brought down
with pneumonia succeeding la grippe.
Terrible paroxysms of coughing would
last hours with little interruption and il
seemed as if she could not survive them.
A friend recommended DIR. Kings New
Discovery; il was quick in its work and
highly tisfactory in results" Trial
bottles free al Churchill & St. Johns
drug store. Regular size so cents and
$1.00.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-02-13
Tho IBest Cough Cure

is Shilohs Cure. A neglected cough is
dangerous. Stop it at once with Shiloh s
Cure.
For sale by Osulllvan, the druggist.
Church Street.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-02-13
Bott|ebinding.

You can't Judge of the quality
of a book by the binding, nor
tell the contents by the title.
You look for the name of the
author before you buy the book.
The name of Robert Louis
Stevenson Qor instance) on the
back guarantees the inside of
the book, whatever the outside
may be.
There's a parallel between
books and bottles. The bind.
ing, or wrapper, of bottle is
no guide to the quality of the
medicine the bottle contains.
The title on the bottle is no
warrant for confidence in the
contents. 1t all depends on the
authors name. Never mind
who made the bottle. Who
made the medicine? That's
the question.
Think of this when buying
Sarsaparilla. 1t isn't the bind
ing of the bottle or the name of
the medicine that you re to 60
by. That's only printers ink and
paper! The question is, who
made the medicine? What's
the authors name? When you
see Ayers name on Sarsapa-
rilla bottle, that's enough. The
name Aver guarantees the best,
and has done so for so years.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-02-13
THE BURLINGTON PRESS THURSDAY FEBRUARY 49, 1885,
LUM bak-
ing pow
ders make
UNIV hole

some food, and no
housewife having re-
gard for the health Of
her family will know
ingly use them. Re-
sist all efforts Of ped
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-02-13
COLLEGE BOYS AND GIRLS
Make Merry ut Hotel Brandon ut Their
Annual BanUuet.

Brandon, Feb 1.-THE freshman of Mid
dlebury college came here tonight TO
hold their first annual banquet at Hotel
Brandon The following is the list of
toasts:
POSTMASTER Mr. Corbin; Glass History
Miss Southwick; The Faculty Miss Wa
terman: Music, Male quartette; College
Frats, Mr.. Hurlburt; Glass Grafton. Mr.
Waterman; Our Colors, Miss Campbell
Music, Mr.. Hubbard: The Sophomores
Mr.. Munroe Our Young Ladies, Mr.. Whit
ney Music, Mr.. Howard; Our Young Gen.
tlemen, Miss Sturges; Class Prophecy. Mr.
Boyce; Glass Song.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-02-13

Mr.. d. Wiley, ex.postmastcr. Black Creek,
N. Y, was so badly afflicted with rheumatism
that he was only able to hobble around with
canes, and even then 1t caused him great
pain. After using Chamberlain's Pain Balm
he was so much improved that he threw away
his canes. Ho says this linment did him
more good than all other medicines and
treatment put together. For sale at fifty
cents per bottle by Bcaupre and Lowry and
+ ii. Parker. City Drug Store.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-02-13
Public Examinations.

Teachers examinations for the spring Of
1896 wtll be held at Hinesburgh, Feb. 1928;
Richmond, Feb. N-2S Essex Junction.
March As; Underhill Fats, March 81.
The examinations will begin promptly at 3
a. M, and viii be held In the school rooms
at Hinesburgh, Richmond and Underhill
Flats; at Essex junction in the vestry OF
the Union church.
JOHN T.. ALLEN,
36,d&w1t Examiner of Teachers.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-02-13
EXPRESS ENGINE AND TWO CARS
DERAILED.

Hartford, VT. Feb. 10-The Chicago and
Boston night express train bound north,
struck part of truck frame which
had been cast from a car of south bound
freight train that passed here about an
hour before, and which was lying on the
track just east of the crossing near this
station. early this morning. derailng the
engine and two cars, and delaying this
train several hours, and the south bound
express here about three hours.
Nobody was injured, but 1t was a mar
row escape from more serious conse-
qucnces, as the point of derailment was on
curve where there is rock cut just
ahead with narrow roadway, and be-
yond Is steep embankment.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-02-13

Deans Rheumatic Pills, absolutely QUE
Rheumatism and Neuralgia Entirely
vegetable. 6afe s,Naw&Nw
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-02-13

1t Is reported that the new woman has
arrived at Massardis, Me-, that she pulled
off her coat, rolled up her sleeves, and
went to work building a lumber mill on
the Aroostook River.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-02-13

Be sure and use that old and well-tried
remedy, Mrs. Winsow's Soothing Syrup
for children teething. 1t soothes the child,
softens the gums, allays all p.cn, cures
wind collie and Is the best remedy for diar-
rhoea. Twenty-Five cents bottle.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-26
WICHITA BOY COMES FORWARD
Former school Boy Receives an Appoint
ment to " est Point,

The students OF the High school. and
many in the lower grades, will be graft
fed this morning in hearing of the good
fortune OF their former schOolmate,
Frank ". Clark, who moved 70 Chi
cago some four years ago with his par
ents. A dispatch from Chicago has
the following to say of his good fortune
and future prospects: Frank W. Clark
of 921 Walnut strteet, has been designst-
ed for West Point cadetship by Con-
gresham George z. White lie was
recommended by William f. Mason,
Fred 5. Baird and Alderman Stanwood.
Young Clark viii report at Fort Sheri-
dan March 5 10 take the examination.
Clark was born on a farm near Wichita.
Kan. Nov. 20. 1877. He : graduate OF
the Central Park grammar school and
also Of the English high and manual
training school While in high school
Frank was a prominent member Of the
football team and had a reputation
among his schoolmates as an amateur
athlete. He Is a modest young man.
but he says if hard work viii win ne wiS
win IL West Point