Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-08-19
thursday. AUG. I9, 1897.

Q OF silver, unless III proves 10 De q
ely temporary furry In one or both
s, renders IL somewhat desirable
revised edition OF "Coin's Finan-
SCHOOL, and several other books
like class be issued soonl One OF
fundamental arguments OF the free
lr men has been that the price OF
r and the average price OF com
tiles in general rose and fell to-
er. While this argument is not,
whole, seriously affected by the
80 OF wheat alone, yet the most
ing illustration used by "Coin"
the others in setting forth this
ment was their comparison be-
4 wheat and silver bullion, and
seems to be badly wrecked by the
L market. While silver has been
ling to 555 cents per ounce (mak-
ne value of the silver in the stand
ollar equal to but 43 l-5 cents,
has been racing up to over 92c
bel here in New York Tor cash
and about ten cents less in Chi
The price of wheat is, of course,
short crop in the world at
The fall of silver is not so read
planned, unless we accept the ex-
ton furnished by II. +. Preston,
or of the mint, which is that the
Sc of gold production this year,
lting to more than $3S, 900, 600
asst year, and the reports from
ondike have sent silver down to
west point, as compared with
sver seen i'm commercial history.
is the natural mpetitor-we
almost say antagonist, says Mr..
n, "of silver as monetary med
I'D every ounce OF gold newly
on the market deprives from Ia
unces of silver of possible en-
mt as money that it might
What we would like to see is
arison between recent prices IN
bullion and those of all the more
ant staple products. We have
that the silver men would not
W gain much in the way of con-
On of their argument from such
arisoD. But they can afford TO
argument or two in exchange
millions of dollars that the in
price of food-products will put
ands Of our hard-pressed far
AS we predicted some time ago,
ner, not the legislator, is the
sher in the return OF prosperity
nation N. Y. Voice.
~
reunion Of the Soldiers and
Association of Northwestern
IN, will be held at Big Rapids,
Der 10, 10 and II. All the
.elief Corps and Camps 5. . V.
art of the state have been in.
4 "a city of tents will be erect
)se who desire to go into camp
provided with straw, cooked
rs and attendance, leaving only
to be furnished by them
The executive committee, of
dayor Geo. w. Crawford is
}, announce they have secured
to be present at campfres
,artment Commander c. a. r.,
ISIS, Governor Pingree, Lieut..
Z Dunstan, Senator j. G. Bur-
Jngressman w. S. Messick,
l.. G.. Rutherford, ex-Con-
James O'Donnell and others.
III be music and professions,
d amusements, an OK roasted
1 the multitude fed free OF
company drill by the Light
I'd nothing left undone to en-
'sitors. Special low rates are
n railroads. Fl f.. Hardy
nmander of the camp.
~
10 and Iowa Democrats who
silver question the sole issue
ate campaigns this year are
now. The bottom has fallen
silver argument by reason
her drop in this price of sill.
khe further increase in the
farm products and general
and now they are left with
support their doctrines or
brms.
~.
tr OF the large newspapers
icals of this country have
d are using the photography
led by the joint action Of the
Pathological association and
|ogical society OF England.
to change d or ed final to /
pnounced except when the
Preceding sound. Exprest,
distinguish, is the new
pfacturers and the farmers
ragged In a race TO see who
the greatest evidence of
Come TO think of it, that
ht the Republicans claimed
bat prosperity in manufac-