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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-22
A Oueer % Medicine.

Thtre is medicine whose proprie-
tors do not claim to have discovered
some hitherto unknown ingredient, or
that it is a cure-all. This honest
Medicine only claims to cure certain
diseases, and that It's ingredients are
recognized by the most skilled physi-
clans as being the best fer kidney and
bladder diseases. 1t is Foley's Kid.
ney Cure. W. 81. Coerver, Druggist
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-22
The Pension hoard /.

The Board of Pension Examing
Surgeons met Tuesday and organized
by electing DIR. Porterfeld, President;
DIR. Sleger, Secretary, and DR.. Crank
lin, Treasurer.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-22
To Consumptives.

AS an honest remedy, Foley's Honey
and Tar does not hold out false hopes
in advanced stages, but truthfully
claims to give comfort and relief in
the very worst cases, and in the early
stages to effect cure. W. Il. Coerver,
Druggist
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-22
Toll Gate House Burned.

The toll gate house on the Rock
LIE wee was destroyed by fire yesterday
an d Mr.. Wagner, the toll gate
keeper, lost nearly everything he had.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-22

prefers
market silver mine and bullion who that
sell
crime against silver
II IA!
wealthy price world will
c price. "r Sa1r he akeni in
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-22
To Control the Practice of Medicine.

Steps will be taken locking to the
enactment of some legislation that will
tend to put an end to quackery in Mis-
Soqri by placing the state board of
health on a legal footing that will en-
able it to control the practice of medi-
cine in the state.
The above is from 4 notice of the
annual meeting OF the Missouri
medicos in st. Louis.
Quackery, in a proper sense. should
be stamped out. but the legislature of
Missouri viii never clothe the state
board of health with autocratic pow
ers to ''cOntol the practice Of medi-
cine 1t would be an outrage to give
it power 10 crush out the practitioners
OF every school of medicine but one.
and that is just what the above declar-
alton means. We patronise. when
occasion occurs. allopathic physicians,
and always have done so, but We
cannot indorse the demands of this
school. They claim too much. We
do not believe that all the wisdom and
science of the age is concentrated in
one set of men. 1t is not good taste
for any association of professionals
to claim all the wisdom and charge
ignorance and charlatary upon every
one opposing their views, and such
cause, in our judgment, will never
bear good fruit.-Sedalia Capital.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-22
THEY ARE KICKING.
People Who Hav. a Kick Coming

People Who Have a Kick Coming.
The farmers have Kick coming be-
cause our millers do not pay more for
wheat.
Our merchants have kick coming
because the farmers do not bring their
wheat to this marke,.
The grocerymea have kick coming
because they cannot pur:n l-e iom. as
cheap at our mills as they can in -.
Louis.
The Cape Brewery * Ice Company
has kick coming because home peog
pie will contirur to Lrini, the ST
Louis beer whea better b,a.. is made
right here at home.
The railroad has a kick coming be-
cause of the duh business and the
continued abuse oi the management.
and employees have kick coming be-
cause pay days are 20 far apart.
Some of the saloon men have 4
kick coming because the city author
tiles ordered the slot machines out
The cigar manufacturers have a
kick coming because of the fact that
one-half of our home people smoke
foreign cigars.
Our lawyers have kick coming be-
cause there Is no business for them.
Tie doctors have kick coming
bause the people are 30 healthy.
The laboring men have kick com
ing because there is no work FOR them
20 do.
The Taxpayers nave II kick coming.
because the city authorities propose
to spend their good money to build
streetalmost outside Of civilization.
The merchants Of our city have a
kick coming because they are hemmed
in by toll gates. and The farmers have
a kick coming because they have 20
pay to come 70 our city.
Ingersoll has kick coming because
a small Try preacher proposes to do
hlm up iii this city.
Some of our doctors have Il kick
coming because they failed TO get on
the Pension Examining Board.
There Is one hotel man in this city
who has Il kick coming. but ne was
born kicking and he has been kicking
ever since that unfortunate happening.
Some of our churches have a kick
coming because they have some mem
bers who do not live up strictly ac-
cording to Hoyle.
The City Marshal has Il kick COM
ing because the DEMOCRAT called
attention 20 his sm0E5ino ripa rettas.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-22
knights Templar-Ascension serv-
ices.

ices.
The annual ascension services of
Cape Girardeau Commandery No. %
K. T., will be held at the Presbyterian
church in this city, on Thursdayeven-
ing, May 9th. 1897, at 80 O'Clock.
PROGRAMME.
Song-":Auld Lang Syne''-by the
choir.
Opening Prayer by Rev. J. D. Dill
lard.
Ascension Hymn by the choir.
Ascension sermon by Rev. S. a.
McElroy.
Hymn-"Nearer My God To The
by the choir.
Closing prayer by Rev. C. Il. Will
let.
Home Sweet Home by the choir.
Benediction by Rev. S. a. McElroy.
The citizens are cordially invited to
attend and join the Templars in cell
ebrating this auspicious day
BY THE COMMITTEES.
The advocate., 1897-03-03

they will only be found In limited
quantities. Professor Bowen says
(page 248):
money Is q mere convenience, and in per.
forming It's function as medium OF exchange
need not, and generally does not. possess any
intrinsic value whatever.
THE QUANTITY OF MONEY DETER
MINES VALUES.
"Upon the quantity Of money exist
ing In the world depends the prices of
the worlds property, real and personal.
There are other forms Of money be-
sides gold and silver, namely, paper
currency, including checks and bills Of
exchange; but all money not metallic
must at all times be redeemGble on de-
msnd In the metal money, or 1t is sd-
mitted to be unsound money. If the
relation between money and property
remains unchanged, that is to say, If
the total quantity Of money in the
world increases only slowly and In
exact proportion to the growth Of busi-
ness and population, the prices Of the
world 8 property will remain unchanged
except by natural causes-chsnges In
the quantities demanded or changes In
the supplies which can be provided.
But IL the quantity Of money be largely
diminished, all prices will go down; If
1t be largely increased, they will 90 up.
"These propositions are almost
sxioms in monetary science.
"ThSt an increase Of the quantity OF money
raises prices and o diminution lowers them Is
the most elementary proposition in the theory
OF currency. and without IL we should have no
key to any Of the others. "a Mllps Pol Econ,
chapter 8, section A)
"0ther things being the same, an increase Of
the money in circulation raises prices and
diminution lowers them. q Mills Poi Econ,
chapter 10, paragraph 1; Ibid, chapter 8, sec
ton 2)
"If the whole money in circulation was
doubled, prices would be doubled. II 1t was
only increased one.fourth, prices would rise
One.4Ourth.
NJ apprehend that bank notes, bills or checks
as such do not act on prices at all. What does
act on prices Is credit in whatever shape
given, and whether 1t gives rise to any trans
ferable instruments capable Of passing into
circulation or not. (9Milrs Pol, Econ, chap
ter u, paragraph ~
"But as all credit is based upon OBJ
legations to pay money, the quantity of
money in existence with which to
make finsl payments still has the con.
trolling influence upon the general
range Of prices.
"The quantitative theory Of the reIa-
tiOn of money to prices is admitted by
all writer's and students whose opinions
are worthy Of re pect. In the late po-
litical canvass even those editors and
orators who vehemently denied that
the general fall in prices throughout
the world during the last twenty years
was owing to the appreciation Of gold,
caused by the demOnetiZatiOn Of silver,
one and all stoutly asserted that an un-
natural and injurious rise In all prices
would follow from the reconciliation
Of silver; from an influx into circula.
tion Of cheap or debssed money, as
they termed it. But If an increase In
the quantity of money by opening the
rnints to the silver bullion of the world
would raise the prices Of property, nsc-
essaEily the dlmlnutiOn of the quantity
Of available money by excluding sll
the silver bullion Of the world would
The advocate., 1897-03-03

MoV0 boGA W0u1Ou9SEbt0U WALL Ec@1WHo
BILE certainty by those results Of inQu
ries and psinstAking research known
as index numbers. The prices during
the successive years have been aSCer-
tanned Of certain neCesSsries Of life in
appropriate quantities as they enter
into ordinary consumption, and the RR-
gregate prices for each year compared
with the aggregate prices for each of
the other years."
The Senator then uses Sauerbeck's
Royal Statistical Society's table to
prove the general fall Of prices. He
then said:
eff these figures are correct and
prove a general fall in prices equal to
that shown as to the special commodl.
ties included in the calculations, then
the property Of the world has dlmln-
ished in money value one. third in the
last twenty years, since demonetlza-
tiOn began"
A. table from the Philadelphia Inner.
team is then used to show the fall in
prices from January l, 1891, to Janu-
ary |, 1897, From q circular recently
Issued by the Department Of Agricul.
ture the Senator makes the following
deductions:
"He thereupon ascertsins the aver.
sge propOrtionste production of these
other articles for every 100 bushels of
corn raised, and reaches the conclusion
that the average is 8 tons of hay and
27 bushels of wheat, and then makes q
table showing the gold value of farm
products in silver In 100 bushels Of
corn, 3 tons Of hay and ~ bushels of
wheat, and the sum of the three-the
gold price-wss 37.125 grains of silver.
This is the result: Taking the 100
bushels Of corn, which In 1855 would
have produced $40, produced in 1896
$Sl; the 3 tons of hay, which in 1865
produced 83l, produced In 1895 $50;
and the ~ bushels Of wheat, which In
1866 realized $42, in 1896 realized $40;
and the sum Of the three, which pro-
duced In 1866 $122, in 1886 realized only
$6l. The quantity of silver which in
1866 was worth $lO4, in 1895 was worth
S52; the price of the 100 bushels of
wheat, which In 1855 was $l56, in 1896
was $7S; and 1t is to be noted that this
last figure takes account Of the rise of
wheat in 1896, because the figures
given for 1895 show that 100 bushels of
wheat could then be bought for &5l,
and In 1896 1t was worth $7S.
"It would require q tedious citation
Of proofs and many arguments, as well
as answers to objections, to demon
strste in detail that the fail In prices
has been caused In great part by the
rejection Of silver as a money metal.
Every person called upon to act on this
question must satisfy himself and fol-
low his own conclusions. My inquiries
have been carefully and COnsCientlouRly
made, and they lead me to opinions
which are exceedingly disturbing to my
hopes that business prosperity Is near
at hand. do not believe that we have
az yet realized the full fall in prices
which demOnetizstiOn is producing.
Reverting to q statement previously
made, that economic shocks are slow
In making themselves felt, l am helped
to reach this opinion that prices have
not as yet touched bottom"
After quoting extensively from Gen.
Francis A. Walkers international
Bimetallism," he says:
Accepting fully these views of
The advocate., 1897-03-03
CHANDLER ON BIMETALLIsM
A Republican Opponent Of the Gold stand
ard Points Out His Idea Of the Future
Course Of the Party.


that effect In the last Issue, the follow
ing extracts from the speech Of Sena-
tor Chandler (Rep., New Hampshire)
In support Of a resolution providing
for an international monetary confer
enCe, are here given:
''Mr. President, this resolution / ear
nestly favor because / am an advocate
Of blmetallism and an opponent Of mo-
nometallism, either q single standard
Of silver or q single standard Of gold.
It Is the common habit of gold mono
metalllsts to say that there is no such
thing as bimetallism, that 1t is impos-
Slble TO conceive of two money meas
ureS of value, any more than Of two
yardstlCks Of different lengths.
"Honest doubters Of this kind should
realize that few important subjects In
this world are absolutely simple and
comprehensive without inquiry and
study. The most valuable things of
life are complex and to be understood
only through careful research and per-
sistent reflection. Persons unwilling
thus to labor and to think are unfit to
deal usefully or satisfactorily with the
complicated subject Of monetary sci.
enCe, which Is Of the highest possible
Importance to the material welfare of
the human race, Prof. Francis Bowen
says:
"As measure of value, then, money is an In
dispensable agent Of commerce, and without.
II civilization itself would be impossible
Gam. Pol. Econ, $780,
"Chief Justice Chase says In the
legal tender cases (l2 Wallace 58S) that
the necessity of g standard Of value
established by government Is indeed
universally acknowledged. Without 1t
Che transactions of society would be-
come impossible
WHAT IS BIMETALLIsMP
"To avoid confusing tender minds,
however, blmetallism should not be
called the use of the double standard,
but should be designated as the system
OF the blnetalllc standard, the use as
money Of all the gold and silver which
may be presented OF the mints, to be
coined at a fixed ratio and made legal
tender, with the privilege to every
debtor to pay his debt In coin OF either
metal.
"It is claimed by the bimetallists
that under this system, If adopted by
the principal commercial nations Of
the world, there will be few fuCtua-
tlOns in the value Of money, aud there
fore that neither the prices of property
nor the burden Of debts will DO mate.
rally affected by such fluctuations,
while 1t Is also asserted by the bimetal-
lists that the contrary system-thst Of
gold monometallism--will, if finally
adhered to, furnish an insufficient sup
ply Of money, always liable to many
and sudden fluctuations, iniuClously
affecting prices and debts, and will,
during the process Of it's adoption, so
lower prices and increase the burden
Of debts az to parslyze trade and un.
Justly ruin lnnumerSble debtors. The
progress and the final result will be
alike harmful and oppressive to man.
kind.
"ThSt gold mOnOmetalllsm Is subject
90 this condemnation seems reasonably
clear. Both gold and silver from the
The advocate., 1897-03-03

LET IL be assumed That there was
1000 millions Of dollars worth Of coined
gold and 1900 millions of dollars worth
of coined silver. All sound paper
money was redeemable In gold or silver
coins, and gold and silver were the real
money which finally paid debts and
which there was no obligation to re.
deem In any other money. These
amounts were subject to be increased
by presentation at the mints Of any
gold and silver bullion in existence,
whether from old stocks or newly
mined from year to year.
HISTORY OF sILVER's DEMONETIZA-
TON.
'In 1873 the demonstration Of sill.
yer, which had been started by Eng
land In 1916, but with no perCeptible
effect upon the relative value of the
two metals, was continued by Germany,
enriched by the French war indemnity
Of 1000 millions Of dollars; and In Feb.
rusFy Of that year the United States
omitted the silver dollars from coinage.
France, In her enfeebled condition,
and the Latin Union gradually gave
way to the movement for demonetlzs.
tiOn. After it's injurious effects had
begun to be apparent, the United
States endesVored to check 1t, and by
our purchases and coinage Of silver the
movement was hindered; but at last,
in 1893, our purchases were stopped,
and, most fatal blow of all, England
closed the India mints which had all
this time remained open for silver
coinage.
"The effect Of this progressive de-
mOnetizstion Of silver, sometimes
halted, sometimes accelerated, was
soon seen In the downward tendency
Of the prices Of property. But the
effects were slow In developing them.
selves. 1t is the custom to say that we
have virtually had gold mOnOmetallism
since 1873, and therefore by this time
have experienced all the evil effects
thereof, If there have been any. There
can be no greater mistake than to say
this. Great economic changes are q
long time In taking effect. Economic
shocks distribute themselves slowly,
and 80 has the shock Of demonetiza.
tiOn, especially by reason Of the resist
anCe made through the relief measures
of the United States. Even when the
worst seemed to be at hand, owing to
the closing of the India mints, there
was yet another blow to be struck.
Although the mints Of the world were
closed to new silver bullion, the 1000
millions of the worlds coined silver
still remained money as surely ss gold
was money. 1t was reserved for SeCre-
tary Carlisle, on the 18th Of September,
1896, to announce that our silver dol.
lars were no longer real money, like
gold money, but that they, like the
paper dollars Of the country, must be
redeemed in gold money. By that act,
80 far as he could do so, Secretary Car
Isle struck out of existence as real
money not only our 800 but also the
worlds 1900 millions Of coined silver,
transferred the whole burden of sus.
tanning all the paper money of the
world to the worlds stock Of coined
gold, increased the appreciation Of that
gold, and gave his final blow at silver
Morris tribune., 1897-12-29

The Banner Grade, as it has been
for the past two months, is the Sec
ond grade of the West side, Mrs. nj.
S. Dalrymple, teacher; no hardness
and only three halliday absences.
Seven of the grades had no hardness,
and the total number of cases of
hardness is the least we have had.
The perfect list, too, is the largest we
have had, being sixty-two more than
in September. The Eighth grade
had twenty-seven perfects against
nine in September. It is needless to
state that this is the best months
work done in that room this year.
The large number of absences in the
High School is discouraging. We
again ask for the earnest cooperation
of all the parents. Some are too neg
ligent about whether Or not their
children attend regularly and punct-
ually and so work hardship on
whole grade that is striving to make
a good record.
Morris tribune., 1897-12-29
Exchange List
At JOHN GROVE
OFFICE,
SpOOner Block.
SpoOner Block.

3 Houses and Lots in Hobart,
Iowa.
1OHouses aDd Lots ip Algona,
Iowa.
8 Houses and Lots in Eagle
Grove, Iowa.
| House oDd Lot in Deldvu
MinD.
8 Houses aDd Lots in WiDne
bogo City, MINI.
Also 4 Farms in NortherD Ia.
3 Farms in Southern MINI.
/ stock Of Hardware and Build
ing.
| stock Of Groceries.
/ stock of General MERCHANDISE
All Of the above property is
for sale or exchange for Stew
eDs county farm lands or
farms. The houses are my
own property aDd con make
bargains Oh short notice.
JOHN GROVE.
Morris tribune., 1897-12-29

cured thousands permanent by its
timely use, and he considers it y simple
professional duty to suffering humanity
TO donate trial of his infallible cure.
Science daily develops new wonders,
and CHS great chemist, patiently expert
menting for wears, has produced results
as beneficial to humanity as can be
claimed by any modern genius. His as
sertion that lung troubles and consump.
ton are durable in any climate is proven
by heartfelt letters of gratitude, filed
in his American and European lsbora-
tories in thousands from those cured in
all parts of the world.
The dread Consumption, uninterruDt-
ed, means speedy and certain death.
Simply write to T. A. Slocum, NJ c.,
90 Pine street, New York, giving post
office and express address, and the free
medicine will be promptly sent direct
from his laboratory.
Sufferers should take instant advan-
tage of his generous proposition.
Please tell the Doctor that you saw
this in the Morris TRIBUNE.
Morris tribune., 1897-12-29
HOW TO PREVENT PNEUMONIA

At this time of the year cold is
very easily contracted, and if left to
run it's course without the aid ofsome
reliable cough medicine is liable to
result in that dreaded disease pneur
monia, We know of no better remedy
to cure cough or cold than Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy. We have
used it quite extensively and it has
always given entire satisfaction.-Ol-
agah, Ind. Ter, Chief.
This is the only remedy that is
known to be certain preventative
of pneumonia, Among the many
thousands who have used it for colds
and la grippe, we never yet learned
of case having resulted IN pneu-
monia. Persons who have weak lungs
or have reason to fear an attack of
pneumonia, should keep the remedy
at hand. The Is and so cent sizes
for sale by Kruger, the druggist.
Morris tribune., 1897-12-29
THE WONDERS or SCIENCE.
Lung Troubles and Consump tion Can.
Be Cured.
An Eminent New York Chemist and
Scientist Makes Free offer
to Our Readers.

The distinguished chemist, T. A. Slo-
cum, of New York City, demonstrating
his discovery of reliable cure for Con-
SUMPTION pulmonary tuberculosis,
bronchial, lung and chest troubles, stub
born coughs, catarrhal affections, gen
eral decline and weakness, loss of flesh,
and all conditions of wasting away, will
send THREE FREE BOTTLES tall
differently of his New Discoveries to any
afflicted reader of this paper writing for
them.
His New Scientific Treatment" has
Morris tribune., 1897-12-29

Kingston, Mimi, Dec, 1877 am
glad to testify to the merits of Hoods
SarsapariLla. About a year ago I was
feeling very poorly, was weak and
had no appetite. I could not sleep
we'll and was discouraged and de-
spondent. I began taking Hoods
Sarsaparilla, and my health improved
very rapidly. After taking three
bottles I was cured and never felt
better and stronger in my life. F. G..
Brewer.
Hoods Pills cure nausea, sick head
ache, indigestion, biliousness. All
druggists. 25c..
Morris tribune., 1897-12-29

[ have 500, 900 to loan on farm
property on lowest terms obtainable.
Loans payable on partial payment,
installment and term plans. Also
am prepared to loan on village prop
erty at very reasonable rates. Call
and see me and get terms.
At E. E. SMITH.
Morris tribune., 1897-12-29

"For five weeks I lived on cold
water, SO to speak, writes man who
suffered terribly from indigestion.
He could hardly keep anything on
his stomach, What stayed, wasn't
properly digested and gave him ter
rible pangs.
This is not an uncommon case.
Dyspeptics don't get enough nourish-
ment, They are generally thin and
weak.
They may eat enough, but they
don't digest enough. Much of what
they eat turns into poison. If this
keeps on there's no telling what dis
ease they may get next.
That's why it is best to take Shaker
Digestive Cordial, as soon as symp-
toms of indigestion appear.
1t cures all the evils of indigestion,
and prevents the evils which indi-
gestion causes.
Sold by druggists, price 10 cents
to $1.O0 per bottle.
Morris tribune., 1897-12-29
The Trihn,te.
DIRECTORY.

JUDICIAL OFFICER.
HON. C. L. BROWN. .......... District Judge
Morris tribune., 1897-12-29
SCHOOL REPORT.
December Shows Improvement
in Hardness.

Supt. Ross has prepared the follow
ing report showing the attendance
and standing in the public schools
for December:
Morris tribune., 1897-12-29

Nervous people find relief by en-
riching their blood with Hoods Sar-
saparilla, which is the one true blood
purifier and nerve tonic.
Morris tribune., 1897-12-29
ROLL OF HONOR.

The following is the list of pupils
who have been neither tardy nor alb
sent during the month of December,
1897:
Morris tribune., 1897-12-29

have just opened a repair shop and
am now prepared to do all kinds of
Upholstering and Furniture Repairing.
Have had several years experience.
Bring in your old furniture and have
it made to look like new. I also polish
and varnish furniture.
Prices reasonable, and all work guar
anteed. Give me trial and will give
you satisfaction.
Office and shop in rear of Tribune
building formerly occupied by Andrew
Thorstad.