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The Butler weekly times., 1897-01-14

the vaults at Washington. To keep
a balance of s225,0OO, 900 in the
Treasury when the money is needed
among the people is inexcusable.
The only way to get this money out
among the people is first, to haye
the taxes less than the expenditures
in which case the amount OF the
deficit, being saved to people in taxes
is virtually paid to them in proper.
ton in which they pay taxes; and,
second, to loan it out through banks
or other agencies. We now have q
surplus of about S125, 900, 900 above
the reserve. For the fiscal year end.
ing June 80, 1895, the expenditures
exceeded the receipts nearly s43,-
OoO,o0O; for the year 1896. a little
more than S25, 100000.
If the republicans attempt to
increase the reserve they must ex-
pect TO increase the expenditures of
the surplus in the treasury. 1 think
we are safe in assuming that they
are hostile to the greenback, not be-
cause it is inferior to the bank note,
but because the national banks de.
sire to retire the greenbacks with
bond and then draw upon the bonds
the interest which the people as
whole, now save on the green backs.
PROSPERITY NOT RESTORED.
"Nhile the Republicans have not
yet had an opportunity to write their
policies upon the statute book, we
have proceeded far enough to discov.
er that the mere announcement of
republican success does not restore
prosperity Ii the advocates of free
silver had Won, every bank and bus
mess failure would have been astrib.
uted to their success and the gold
standard papers would have been
loud in their waiIing. But the re.
publican organs, although compel
ed to chronicle an increasing num-
Der of business failures over the
corresponding period of last year,
never connect these failures with
republican success.
During the month of November,
1896, seven National banks failed.and
In the month of December eight
more closed their doors. l find I'D
on examination OF statistics that De
cember witnessed the closing of
more national banks than were closed
IN any other month since January l,
1893, except the three months of
the panic of that year.
''One bank announced as the cause
OF ITS failure, inability to realize g.
upon assests' This notice was a
confession OF the argument made
during the campaign by the advo.
Gates OF free coinage We have all
along insisted that the gold stand
ard was destroying the value of as.
SETS With money rising in value
and property falling in value, hard
times must continue. That this is
The Butler weekly times., 1897-01-14

hen is always disturbed if she has
in her brood few ducks which in
sist upon padding in the water
while the chickens are content to
scratch upon the land. The demo-
cratic party will in like manner be
i'll at ease if it has few web.footed
members who insist upen crossing
the ocean for their ideas, while the
great majority of the party are will
ing to find political food upon Amer
ican soil.
Not only is this separation be-
tween the gold standard democrats
and free silver republicans a neces
sity, but it ought to be desirable to
both sides. If the gold standard
democrats are as bad, politically, as
We think they are. we ought not to
care to affiliate with them, ana if
those who supported the Chicago
platform are half as bad as the gold
bugs say they are, they are apt to
contaminate all those who associate
with them. In my opinion there
should be no compromise of the is
sues involved in the late campaign,
aud no terms short of absolute sur.
render TO those who deserted US.
If any democrat becomes convinced
that the gold standard is necessary,
or becomes defender of truste, he
can leave the party and join the
boiling democrats or the repubH.
cans. If any tolting democrat sees
the error of his way, and is willing
to endorse the Chicago platform and
labor with those who seek to carry
it into effect, we will welcome such
a democrat back to the fold.
jackson AS A PRECEDENT.
I'VE are engaged now in just sucn
contest as that through which An
drew Jackson passed, and we do
well on this occasion to take encour.
agement from his devotion to the
cause Of the people. He gained his
greatest victory in his fight against
the national banks. We have The
same fight on hand today. The
national bank is seeking to force
retirement of the greenbacks snd
then monopolize the issue of paper
money. The republicans, during The
campaign jast closed. avoided this
subject and refused to declare them
selves either for or against the retire
ment of the greenbacks. But when
they come to apply their ideas to
legislation. they must disclose their
views
a statement issued by the treas
ury department near the close Of
December showed an available cash
balance, including gold reserve of
more than S225, 100000. OF this
sum about S3O.0oo,Oo0 were in
greenbacks and about $50. 1000. COO
in treasury notes. This money is
either good or bad. II it is good it
ought to be in circulation among
the people instead of locked up in
The Butler weekly times., 1897-01-14
La Grippe

If you nave had the Grippe.
you know its aches and pains
the fever, the ehills, the cough.
the depression-you know
them all. The Grippe exhausts
the nervous system Quickly.
lowers the vii tality. Two
things should be DONG at once:
the body must be strength.
cned, and force must be given
to the nervous system. Cod
liver Oil will do the first; Hy-
pophosphites the second. These
are permanently and pleasantly
combined in Scott's Emulsion.
It lifts the despondency and
heals the inflamed membranes
Of the throat and lungs.
But you need not have LA
GRIPPE.
Yoo can put your system in
q condition unfavorable to it.
You can have rich, red blood;
resistive strength +; steady brain
and nerves. SCOTS Emulsion
prevents as we'll as cures.
And whether you send or 20
for SCOTS Emulsion, be sure
you get the genuine.
SCOTT s. BOVINE, New York.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-01-14

not due to the local causes is evident
from tie fact that the same com
plaint comes from other nations.
The press dispatches state that
the holiday trade in Germany was a
disappointment to the merchants
The fact that Senator Wo!cot, OF
Colorado has been sent abroad bv
the President elect As an ambassa-
dor most extraordinary 10 bring Eu
rope to bimetallism is an evidence
that the gold standard is still con
cealing its blessing from the Ameri
can people. If the gold standard is
the standard OF civilization why
should we risk return to barbarism
by chasing after international bime
tallisn? II Senator Wo.cott succeeds
IN stirring up Il silver agitation in
England he will be accused of dis
turbing business and destroying
confidence in the great center OF
financial confidence, London. Il bis
errand proves fruitless one. it will
only give additional evidence that
the United States must act alone.
"If. in other words, our opponents
succeed in bringing bimetalllsm they
will relieve US of great deal of la
Dor and enabie Us to turn our at
tention to other reforms. IF, on the
other hand, they fail in their effort
to restore bimetallism after confess
ing that bimetallism is desirable, we
may expect the American people to
join with us in the opening of our
mints to the free and unlimited coin
age at l6 to l, without waiting for
the aid or consent of any other na
ton.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-01-14
THE DUTY OF DEMOCRATS.

It will be the duty of the jackson
club to point out from time to time
the effect of republican policies so
so that the work of education will
extend over four years instead of
being crowded into few campaign
months. The members of this club
should not be deferred by the charge
that they are agitators. The Dem
ocrats were never afraid to agitate
against the Mckinley bill; the repub
licans were never afraid to agitate
against the Wilson bill; the bankers
are now agitating,through their con-
ferences, conventions and through
the press, against our present cur
rency system. Why should those
be silent who believe thut the gold
standard is ruinous to the masses.
This club and similar clubs can
also keep before the people the pro
gress which is being made by the
trusts. They can secure such State
Legislation as is possible, and bring
what influences they can to bear up
on those officials who are charged
with tie enforcement of the law.
"Let me call atte ntion to another
work which the clubs can do. They
can encourage the support of those
newspapers which are opposing the
gold standard. No newspaper can
long exist without readers, and un
less the advocates of free silver are
willing to support newspapers which
represent their ideas they must ex
pect to be without newspapers.
"And l might suggest as another
work that the clubs can perform
that that they can be prepared to
make such a canvass of their respec.
tive localities that they will know
whether a sudden increase in the
vote means that there is usually
large stay at home vote, or whether
it means that all the votes cast arc
not represented By legal voters.
Chicago is the great metropolis
OF the Middle West. aud you who
live in Chicago viii exert a large in
huence upon the politics of the
States tributary to this city Ire
loice that the Democracy of Chicago
is supporting the principles of JEFF
ferson and Jackson, and I rejoice
that the Democrats of this CITY are
determined to continue the fight for
Democratic principles in the face of
all opposition,
Il bid them God-speed in their
work, and, as 1 believe in the ulti-
mate triumph of the right, 1 can
encourage them to believe that their
labors will finally be crowned with
Evening journal., 1897-12-15
CONTEMPORARY OPINION.

"a LESSON FOR FARMERS.
The fact that while the American
farmers and hog-raisers ship to Brit
ish market an immense proportion of
the bacon consumed there, they get the
lowest market prices for it, has given
Secretary Wilson occasion for coming
sut with few suggestions to which
the agriculturists OF this country would
DO well TO pay attention Mr.. Wilson
is convinced that the low price paid
tor tho American product is not the
result of discrimination by the British
buyer The simple fact is that the con-
sumner in Great Britain pays more for
tho Canadian and the Danish bacon,
because. according to his taste. the Ca
madam and Danish products are su-
perior
American bacon brings only 61h
cents a pound in England, while the
product of the two competing countries
brings from II to IA cents. Thus while
the United States raiser ships more
than half Of the bacon imported into
Great Britain tho amount received for
it is only about equal to the sum paid
70 the Canadian or Danish farmer.
American bacon. according TO the Eng
lish idea, is too fat; hence the compet-
ing bacon producers, who raise a lean
er article. get the best terms in the
market. Were tho American farmer to
change his methods Of fattening hogs
he might have the same prices.
There is a point here which farmers
/ would do well to heed. 1t will pay
them to study their market and the
tastes CT their customers. As Secretary
Wilson puts it, they must learn how
to keep hotel" Apparently there is nc
| good reason why they may not com
mand just as good prices as their com
lpetitors If they will only take tlm pains
to ascertain their customers tastes ant
cater to them. This applies to all kind.
Of products as well as to bacon. If tn,
American farmer would profit by al
expanded foreign market and bette
prices let him learn what foreign con
sumers desire, and then offer them JUS
what they want.-Chicago Record
Evening journal., 1897-12-15
SLUGGISH BLOOD

THE CAUSE OF MUCH, PERHAPS
MOST ILL-HEALTH-HOW TO KEEP
. IT CLEAR AND CIRCULATING.
There is one thing that is admitted by
everybody, that the blood must be kept
moving II the brain is to be clear and the
health good. No one ever questions this.
and yet how few people have good circu
lation. Sometimes the pulse seems TO be
running away, and again, it can hardly
bc felt. This is all wrong. Any man or
woman who wishes health (ahd who does
noO must have an even and good circula-
ton OF the blood.
There IS only enc way by which this
can be accomplished, and that is by the
use Of a pure stimulant. Not an ordi-
nary one, but something pure, palatable
and reliable Such, in the highest degree
is Duny's Pure Malt WhislIey, and such
it has been proven to be FOR a score OF
years. II is the most popular stimulanl
in the world, and it owes its popularity
wholly to it's merits. Care snould bs
taken to see that Dumys and ony Duffy :
is used.
Insist upon having your druggist or gro
Ger give you what you ask for. There are
all the health-giving qualities in DutIy
Pure Malt and you Will certainly iind i
so upon trial.
Evening journal., 1897-12-15

to S527, ,205 for November, 1897. The
exports for the three months of the
present cotton year show figures still
more favorable. For the three months
ending November, 1896, cotton exports
to Germany aggregated 261, ,O70,O4
pounds, valued at 1867 $40; for the
same period of this year the aggregate
is $40, ,993, S95 pounds, valued at 500,
2,212. For the three months ending
November, 1896, the exports of cotton
to Japan were 1854 .S34 pounds, and
OF value $346, ,422. For the same period
this year there were exported to Japan
13,S43,621 pounds, valued at S961,501.
The total exports Of cotton for the
three months of the cotton year ending
November, 1896, were 1,226,802, 1854
pounds. valued at 1913, ,6S6,9O4. For the
same period this year, 1,346,SOO,O14
pounds, valued at $S2, 500.
Things have been so dull for Uncle
Sam for such a long time that these fig
ures should cheer him up considerably.
Not only that, but the Republican
politician will have something to brag
about now, for no matter what causes
may have given rise to this increase,
the law of supply and demand will not
apply with him, for he will boldly as
sert that the Mckinley administration
Is responsible for it all
Evening journal., 1897-12-15
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NOTEs.

Miss Marcie McElwee, of Smyrna, has
returned home after a visit to her
aunt, Mrs. Charles Armstrong, in this
city.
Mrs Charles Armstrong and daugh-
ter, Tessie, have returned to the city,
after a short visit to relatives in
Smyrna
Robert NJ. Denney, Of Smyrna, was
in this city yesterday.
Mayor Boyd, of New Castle, was in
town this morning.
John e. Sparrow, of New York, for
merly of this city, has been visiting
cid friends here.
r. p. Janvier is visiting friends down
the state.
J. Harry Showalter and Clarence
Vernon, Of Keokuk Tribe of Red Men
attended the tenth anniversary of Hia.
watha Tribe, No. 9, of BridgetOn, yes
terday.
f. e. Jones, Of Franklin City, we'll
known oyster planter, was in the city
yesterday.
Mrs. Alexis 1. DUPONT entertained
/ at a AHa AT nNl dlAilIE uOult gtntOl
| day afternoon from 4 to 6 o'clock
Miss Helen Williams is the guest O
friends in Salisbury, Md.
William Linderer celebrated his thir
ty-ninth birthday yesterday.
Mrs. owen E. Wyatt is in Philade.
phia.
Y William Painter, of Philadelphia,
depending the week in Wilmington.
P. l.. Cannon, of Bridgeville,
spending a short time in the city.
Miss Anna McCafferty will be tn
Christmas guest of Miss MargaTG
D0nahue. at Galena, Nd.
The Shields Library Association wi
hold a reunion in their hall this even
ing, when an. excellent program {
songs, music and recitations will I
rendered.
Miss Sallie MoElwee, of this city
visiting in Smyrna.
James L. Wolcott. IT., of Dover, wa
In town to-day engaged in work cor
nected with the getting out Of III
Evening journal., 1897-12-15
GRAcE,s TArR oF DAYs.

Beautiful decorations of flowers and
bunting transformed Grace Sunday
school hall last night for the Fair of
Days which began there. 1t will be
continued to-day and tomorrow. A
quaint feature of the fair is the naming
of the various booths for the days of
the week. Mondays booth is devoted to
washing, and there are displayed all
the articles used in that process. Tues
day is devoted to ironing. Wednesday
has for its synonym darning, and
Thursday fancy work. Friday is allot-
ed to sweeping, Saturday to baking
and Sunday to books and Bibles.
The booths are in charge of the fol-
lowing:
Monday-Miss Elizabeth Talley
chairman; Mrs. John S. Mullin, Mrs
Walter l.. Butler Miss Lucille Springer
Miss May Thompson, Miss Lucille Mar
tindale, Mrs. Clifford E. lizard.
Tuesday-Mrs. Samuel e. Underwood
chairman; Mrs. J. J. Jones, Miss Eliza.
beth Scott, Miss Rebecca Scott, Miss
Frances Everett, Mrs. Lillian Weller
Wednesday Thomas Benson
chairman; Mrs Swithin Chandler, Mrs
Edgar Chandler, Miss Lena Dillon
Miss Alva Groves.
Thursday-Mrs. George c. Maris
chairman; Miss May Cam, Miss ELSIE
Kemp, Mrs. l.. W. Finn, Mrs. Eleanor
Todd, Mrs. f. c. Mccall, Miss Carrie
lIoffecker, Miss NJ. e. Maris, Miss
George Hickman.
Friday-lMiss Anna Hulburd, chair
man; Miss Tillie Howland, Miss Heller
Sparks, Mrs. Alice Almond, Miss Lou.
Use Weldin, Charles Goodman, Miss
Cause.
Saturday-Mrs. Lillian Robb, chair.
man; Mrs NJ Il. Walker, Miss Bessie
II. Foster, Miss Fannie Matlack, Mrs
Lizzie Robb.
Sunday-Mrs. Irene Colby, Mrs H. S
GOldey.
Ice Cream-Miss Ella Riley, Mis-
Anna Mcleod.
Chocolate-Miss Ella Z. Crawford
Mrs. N. r. Benson, Mrs. Emma Wood
Candy-Mrs. II. c. Robinson, Mrs. H
II. Billany, Mrs William Morris, Mis-
Elizabeth Reynolds.
Evening journal., 1897-12-15
EDITORIAL COMMENT.

Mr.. Mckinley is a prudent states
man, and he crosses no bridges that he
can avoid crossing by continuing to
walk along the hither bank.-New
York Sun.
When a New Yorker tries to remem-
Der the part Of the city he lives in he will
find that he has just commenced to
borough rouble.-Cleyeland Plain
Dealer.
A whole menagerie escaped from its
Winter quarters in an Ohio town not
long since, but the tOwnspeople thought
it was a century run going through
and didn't get a bit scared.-Cycling
Gazette.
Schrader, "the Divine Healer" has
pitched his tent at Harrisburg. He
may as we'll buy a town lot and settle
there. Other "heelers" have made
great money in that own; why not he?
Philadelphia Record.
A woman lawyer in New Zealand
committed suicide because she had no
clients The cemeteries would have to
be enlarged right away if all the men
lawyers who have no clients were to
follow her xample-Cleveland Leader
The e-Courier-Journal got
back into the Democratic party in time
to land on it's feet. The Democratic
sheriff gave it a big batch of official
advertising, and the free silver organ
is chasing itself about the block with an
ugly Wall street cheese knife.-Wash-
ngton Post.
Evening journal., 1897-12-15

Chancery reports of his father, which
work was assigned to him by the Cen
.eral Assembly last Spring.
Ex-state Treasurer Charles II. At
kins, Of Milton, was in town again to-
day.
Hon. John II. Hoffecker, of Smyrna,
was in Wilmington this morning.
Robert G. Houston. Of Georgetown,
spent to-day with NJ. and Mrs. Hugh
Q. Browne.
Miss Blanche Cochran, of Middle
town, was in Philadelphia to-day.
Miss Smithers, of Smyrna, is visiting
in this city to-day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Ford of Dover
passed through this morning on their
way to Philadelphia.
Mrs. Eugene w. Murphey is visiting
Philadelphia friends to-day
"A. McLear of Delaware City, was q
visitor in this city yesterday.
Ezekiel Harrington, of Harrington
was in the city yesterday
Mrs. George X. Malcolm, of Perry
mans Md, has been visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. William S. Prickett.
Mrs. NJ. w. Hogue, of West Chester
Pa, is visiting DR.. and Mrs. Henry
Patterson, on West street.
Evening journal., 1897-12-15
cANINN cCNsrABULARY.

We have frequently urged on the
county authorities OF this state during
the past few years the expedicncy OF
the plan OF keeping a few track hounds
at some convenient point in each
county, not only to trace actual crimi-
nails, who cannot be followed by any
other means, but TO deter the crimi-
nally disposed from the commission OF
contemplated crimes by the assurance
which the presence Of the dog detec-
tives affords that they will be speedily
followed and caught if they give effect
to their evil inclinations. The sugges-
tion has been enforced on several occa-
siOns by reports of good service rem
dered by the dogs in the few counties
where they are kept. and some very
eQnvicting testimony OF the same char
acIer is added by cur Florence corre-
spCndent in his letter published yes
telday. After relating how the mere
arrival Of the dogs at Chadbourn had
caused an unknown burglar to betray
himself by attempted flight, he adds:
major Day received a telegram yes
terday from J. w. Cherry, of Wilson,
n. c., requesting that the blOOdhOunds
owned by the city of Florence be sent
to that place by first train. Just what
they were wanted tor has not been
| learned. These man trailers have been
used considerably of late by the au-
thorities in North Carolina for running
down criminals and they have been
very successful. Florence, Of course,
gets good pay for them whenever they
are used tor any other purpose than
running down criminals within the city
limits. 1t has been a great thing for
Florence, having these trailers on
| hand, for it has reduced burglary and
incendiarism very nearly 100 per cent.
during the time they have been there.
| These dogs are the same ones that ran
down a murderer near Hub, n. c., last
year. and ran down Edgar Purvis, the
| tramp who shot Flagman Blackwell on
a Coast Line train at Dunn, n. c..
about two weeks ago. They are sent
anywhere upon receipt of telegram
with assurances that the prices will be
paid for their services
The lively demand for the animals
from neighboring counties is evidence
| enough of their successful services
heretofore, and proves that they are
regarded as a useful police institution
They should be as useful in every
county.
The most important testimony tc
their value, however, is afforded in the
statement as to the effect of their pres
enco in reducing crime. The mere fac
of having these trailers on hand" We
are told, has been a great thing fol
Florence" as shown by the marked de
crease in the number Of cases CT bur
glary and incendiarism alone, to say
nothing of other serious or lesser
crimes. A similar equipment shoul'
be a great thing for ether towns ol
counties for the same reason, and wheI
its small cost is considered it is reall.
strange that every county is not pro
vided with one.-Charleston News anC
Courier.