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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-09-13

AS we We're going by John +. Sulli-
van & Co.'s tailoring establishment, one
day last week, and happening to look in
we noticed the head OF man protrudmg
over q pile of goods. On going into the
store we found Manager J, b. Rogers
busy placing as fine line of suitings for
fall and winter trade as yon can find in
this section of the country. He has
marked everything down to bed rock
prices and is always willing to give
prices and show his stock whether you
purchase or not. Call OH HIM.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-09-02

were to rise to SO, OOO, 600 the
first year. Il might, indeed, easi-5
" 90 far beyond that. The larger
the product is, the easier it will be
for the government to meet its OBJ
legations and the sooner it could.
venture upon the gradual revolu-
tionizing Of its monetary system.
Such talk as.this in Mexico in
dicates the need Of any country,
when it begins to have relations
with the outside world, to have it's
monetary system upon the same
basis as the monetary systems Of
the great commercial nations.
Unless international bimetallism
becomes q reality, it is safe to say
that it will not be many years be-
fore the rapidly developing repub-
lie of Mexico will adopt the single
gold standard. Minneapolis Tri.
bune. ..a. 49,. !.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-09-02
We need the. money, and can find
employment for all that comes this

Z 4.
We need the. money, and can find
employment for all that comes this
way.
The upward tendency is general
and not confined to any one line
Of business. The course Of trade
today IS an illustration Of the sym
pathetic movement Of prices. "A
good price and good demand for
wheat causes corn to look up, for
the disappearance Of . surplus Of
one crop means greater use Of the
other in ways in which they are
Interchangeable. In addition, the
seller Of wheat has more to spend,
and can pay more for what he
buys. Thus q better price for
manufactured goods inules to the
benefit of those in other occupa-
tions. st. Paul Dispatch.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-09-02

The drop in silver has. been so
serious for the Mexican govern
ment, in view Of it's obligation to
meet the interest on its foreign
debt in gold, that a special cabi-
net meeting was held a few days
ago to consider the subject. It is
given out, but not officially, that
while the cabinet did not resolve
upon any radical measures for the
present, it did decide to do every
thing in it's power to encourage
gold mining and to prevent the
export OF the yellow metal from
the country. 70 this end it is
proposed to exempt. from every
form OF federal and municipal tax
alton all gold miners and to i'm
pose a heavy and practically. pro-
hibitory tax upon gold exports.
1t is calculated that in this way
the government may be nble to ac-
cumulate sufficient gold to pay its
interest without the necessity Of
purchasing gold abroad. Il will
be bought from the miners by pay
ing them for it in silver at the
commercial price. of the latter.
Later, ii is intimated, the accum-
ulations Of gold BY the govern
ment from the mines Of the coun-
try may be made the basis Of q
gradual change Of the currency Of
Mexico to the gold standard.
Mexico's present production of
gold is about $8,OOO,OOO annually.
But the country is believed to be
full Of gold, and il it hoped that
the inducements offered by the
government TO gold mining will
largely increase the product out
Iput. It would not be strange if II
y sk Il
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-09-02
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The 1897 emboy genuine improvement.
money! Or new n. 9 81 e;eht
superb models $780, $50 and 1925 for
most exscpe puhi cen entirely
vited 4 80 rs
CENTRAL CYCLE MFG. CO..
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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-09-02

AMinnesota politician at Allan
tic City, N. j., says John Lind has
already given it out on the quiet
to his friends that they need not
plant any more populist seed in
his dooryard. He will not run for
governor next year, unless Co1ey
comes out a winner in Ohio next
November. Frank Day, John Day
Smith and oil the boilers for silver
have had the genuine Klondike
fever, and I would not be sur
prised to see them back where
they belong, for they are too hon.
est to talk hard times in the face
of what is coming. Why, do you
know that the farmers mp in the
Northwest can hardly realize their
own prosperity. l do not believe
that Donnely or Owen will venture
out in the next years politica]
storm.
"What about the candidates fo1
governor?"
''There will probably be up
ward of dozen going into. tn
convention. It will be grea
gathering, sort of glorifcatio1
over prophesies fulfilled. Their
will be much work done in tn
interest of several candidates 70
the next ten months, but Their
will be no differences of opinio,
after the ticket is named"
"Will Clough be candidate?
"Well, that is not easily an
swered just now. All of bis &C
tions indicate that he will go in
to the convention. l don't thin
the governor expects anothe
nomination. When he came bac1
from Washington this summer
with his staff, he seemed to b
greatly struck with the nations
capital. He said to his friend
that a senator's job beat the on
he held at present, and it is pref
ty generally understood anon
his friends that David will be
candidate for senator in a certai
contingency"
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-09-02

Peru will adopt tho gold stand
ard to remedy her financial straits.
At present her business is stag
nant and the markets are on the
verge Of panic. The free silver
ties being tender hearted, will
sympathize with that country
deeply, while they rejoice over the
return of prosperity here, brought
about by the adoption of the re-
publican platform. -. w.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-09-02
Advertised Letters.

List of unclaimed letters remain.
ing at the post Office for the week
ending Monday:
Clark, Mrs. Margery,
Erickson, Emma,
Erickson, Miss Emma,
Jonas, James,
Myers, Howard,
Nassetf, Jacob,
Poison, Geo.,
Swanson, Miss Ellen,
Seeman, Chas. H.,
= Spidell. VIM.
When calling for any Of the above
list, say advertised and give date of
list. E. L. SCHWARTZ, P. M.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-09-02
Bucklin's Arnica Salye.

The Best Salva in the world for
Cuts, Bruises. Sores, Users, Sa+
Rheum, Fever Sores letter, Chapped
Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and Skin
Eruptions, and positively cures Piles.
or no pay required. 1t is guaranteep
to give perfect satisfaction, or money
refunded Price rs cents per box.
For sale py Ray Humiston Druggist
IS l year.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-09-02
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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-09-02

AUSTIN, MINI, Aug. IL, 1894. =
To WHOM IT MAY CoNCERN: This
is to certify that have used Hazle's
Headache Capsules, with beneficial re-
suits, for headache and neuralgia. They
are perfectly harmless, containing no
opiates Of any description and I would
cheerfully recommend them to any Dol
son suffering from esther of the above
troubles. Yours, AZ
g. H. JOHNSON, M. D.
Surgeon C.M.&st.P.RY.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-09-02

Mr.. Bryan is going to Mexico to
study" the effects of free silver
coinage in actual operation at the
ratio of l6 to l, without the aid or
consent of any other country
Down in Mexico they are ex-
pecting him. The Two Republics,
a newspaper printed in the City Of
Mexico, tells what the apostle of
Reputation will find down there:
Mr.. Bryan, among other things,
will find that there is the same
disparity between Mexican gold
and Mexican silver as there is be-
tween Mexican silver and foreign
gold. In other words, he will find
that free coinage of silver in this
country has not established a ratio
of l6 to l, and that gold and silver
are not on parity. He will find
that dollar is dollar here, but
it is not a dollar when it gets into
those foreign markets from which
the Mexican merchant buys his
goods, and, at this writing,> it is
not a half dollar. He will not find
that silver bullion has increased
in price to $l.29 per ounce, and he
will not find a man in the republic
who will not give his two silver
dollars for one gold dollar or one
paper dollar with Uncle Sans
trade mark blown upon it.
Mexico is suffering more, per-
haps, than any other nation from
the recent decline in silver. The
decline came at the very worst
time for the Mexican railways,
when they were beginning to show
an increase in earnings that on a
steady silver value would have
quieted the uneasy holders of
their securities and added notice
ably to, the country's attractive
ness for investors. What to do
now is the next question. It is
agreed down there that the forty.
cent dollar is in sight, but it il
hoped that that will be the limit
of the depreciation. Some are
urging that the government take
measures to put the country on -,
gold basis, and so avoid further
trouble. But the fact is that thu
silver standard has made Mexico
so poor that she practically canno
lift herself to a better one now
Her laws provide for the free coin
Iage of silver and gold at l6 to l
but the result of the law has beer
to drive her to the silver standard
7 and no gol is in circulation. Th'
result would be the same here, O
course, we're we foolish enough Il
adopt the Bryan scheme.-Toled'
Blade
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-09-02

L. P. Hunt, of Mankato, was in
town the latter part of last week.
It is reported that he was setting
up few posts nPen which to
build gubernatorial fence, and
of course he had to consult this
part of the state before anything
could be undertaken with a view
of securing that coveted position.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-09-02

It is steady advance right
along the line. Prices go up,
mills resume, bank clearings in
crease, the idle are getting work
and money is circulating again.
The good times that come with a
businesslike republican admins
tration are here again. Compare
the prices of leading staples at the
close OF business in Chicago yes
terday with ruling figures of Fri
day, Aug. %, 1896. September
wheat is SO cents against ST. cents
a year ago; corn 80 cents agains,
81 cents; oats 20B cents against
l6b cents; pork $3.50 against 1852;
lard $3.50 against 1886.
Only two of the large cities re-
port decline of the bank clear
ances, while the rest on an aver
age increase 40 per cent. New
York clearines Lave risen nearly
So per cent, owing to the immense
shipments to Europe. With an
increase in tariff and consequent
decrease in purchases from Europe
We are selling the Old World more
than ever. Though the foreign
ers would like to retaliate upon
our tariff and punish US for pro-
tecting our treasury and indus
tries, they can do it only by starv-
ing themselves. England, France
and Germany are not self.support-
ing, and must always import more
or less Of breadstutfs. This year
the United States is the only coun-
try that has any considerable
amount for sale, and the English,
the Germans and also the French
must buy from us at our price.
That price shows some signs Q.
getting high, and making wheaton
bread expensive over there. But
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-09-02

Telephones are being used to
transmit Bryau's speeches over the
country for the benefit of those
that are unable to attend the meet
ings. ,~~
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-12-23

ton IN The World OF Senator Wolcott' g
threat to resign from the United States
senate created sensation here in po-
litical circles. While many believe
that his Indignation may sufficiently
cool to prevent the actual relinquish-
ment of his seat, all agree that his re-
turn to the advocacy of free and unlim-
tied silver coinage is certain. The po-
sition in which Senator Wolcott is
placed is well understood by all those
who realize the peculiar situation which
has developed with respect to the adj
ministration and monetary commission,
of which the Colorado senator is chair
man. The statement is made by Mr..
Wolcott's sympathizers that Secretary
Gage misrepresents the administration,
and that if it were not for the political
disturbance it would cause Mr.. Gage
might retire from the cabinet. This
assertion, which is now made privately,
is likely to be made publicly before
long. If this is done the issue will be
raised and the public will know the
facts. The president can hardly be in
sympathy with both Secretary Gage
and the Colorado senator, as Gage
stands simply for gold and Wolcott for
silver alone. AS things are now tend
ing the president will probably have to
break with one or the other of them,
and unless he is misunderstood by the
leaders of his party and persons close
to him the break will not be with the
secretary of the treasury.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-12-23
At u Bugs Wake.

Pat Murphy had a mortal dread of
bugs, and on arriving i'll Glasgow
made a special point, when looking
up lodgings, in asking if there were
any bugs in the house. Having at
last secured comfortable looking
digs" with Mrs. NJ, he inquired if
there were any bugs in the house.
Mrs. M.-Well, indeed, Pat, ]
haven't seen bug here these six
months past but one.
Pleased at the information, Pat
retired to rest, but in the middle OF
the night myriads of his much
dreaded enemies attacked him un-
mercifully. Pat roared out and call.
ed to Mrs. NJ, who asked him what
was wrong.
Pat-Oh, your bug is dead, ma am
Mrs. M.-How do you know, Patl
Pat-Oh, be jabers, divil bug in
Glasgow but isn't at his wake!-
Scottish Nights.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-12-23
There Would BE a vacancy.

Genius is never appreciated in
the lifetime of the man who pos
sesses it," said the poet disconsolate.
ly. Milton, Shakespeare and all
the other men who have made our
literature what it is - how much
were they esteemed when alive9"
Cheer up, my boy!" said his easy
going friend, who had no soul for
sentiment. you'll be appreciated
some day."
Tablets have been put on the
houses where they spent most of
their lives, but thatis of no moment
to them. l wonder whether even
that will be done for me9 suppose
not. l shall leave no vacant place. "
Eyes, you will. l can see the in
scription in my minds eye now"
And what do you think will be
inscribed upon it?" asked the poet,
frightening up little.
Rooms to Let, replied his
friend.
And the poet pined away.-Pear-
sons Weekly.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-12-23

Mrs. Newrich-I never can re-
member how many cards to leave
when calling.
Old Conference.-The rules are
very simple, madam. You hand one
to the servant, and then, on depart
ing, leave as many on the plate as
there are adult members of the fam
lily, adding two of your husbands
cards, and occasionally dumping in
few more for good measure. Do
not be niggardly in dealing out
cards, as that suggests vulgar pow
erty.
II am very much obliged. Are
you professor of etiquettei'
mo, madam. I am Mr.. Bristol.
the card manufacturer. Strand
Magazine.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-12-23

tnat boat have no more TO do. but
another boats crew are eagerly
waiting for their turn.
THE lancing, when the weary fish
IS killed with the cold steel, is a
more exciting because a more pro-
longed experience" says DR.. Doyle.
You may be for half an hour so
near to the creature that you can lay
your hand upon its Shiny side. The
whale appears to have but little SEN
slblllty to pain, for it never winces
when the long lances are passed
through its body, but it's instinct
urges it to get its tail to work on the
boats, and yours urges you to keep
polling and boat hooking along its
side so as to retain your safe posi-
ton near its shoulder.
even there, however, we found
upon this occasion that we were not
quite out of dangers way, for the
creature in its furry raised its huge
side aapper and poised it over the
boat. One flap would have sent us
to the bottom of the sea, and can
never forget how, ~as we pushed our
way from under, each of us held one
hand up to stave off that great,
threatening fin, as if any strength
of ours could have availed if the
whale had meant it to descend! But
it was spent with loss of blood, and,
instead of coming down, the fin roll
ed over the other way, and we knew
that the whale was dead"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-12-23
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Sarsaparilla as as .; :s;a sy
81; six for S. The One True Blood Purifier.
D.n are purely vegetable, re-
E1OOQ' S PlllS liable and beneficial CSC.
KILLING The WHALE.

Description Of the Thrilling and Danger
Gus Work by Conan Doyle.
DR.. Conan Doyle, the well known
story teller, enjoyed II years ago
the experience of going to the arctic
seas as surgeon of the Hope, bound
for the Greenland fishing grounds,
and in recent article in McClure's
Magazine he has related his adven-
lures on the ship. His description of
the harpooning of whale is excep-
tionally vivid and graphic.
"It is exciting work." he says,
pulling on whale. Your own
back is turned to him, and all you
know about him is what you read
upon the face of the boat steerer.
He is staring out over your head,
watching the creature as he swims
slowly through the water, raising
his hand now and again as signal
to stop rowing when he sees that
the eye is coming round, and then
resuming the stealthy approach
when the whale is end on.
There are SO many floating pieces
of ice that as long as the oars are
quiet the boat alone will not cause
the creature to dive. So you creep
slowly up, and at last you are SO
near that the boat steerer knows
that you can get there before the
creature has time to dive, for it takes
some little time to get that huge
body into motion.
"You see sudden CLEAN in his
eyes and flush in his cheeks, and
it's: Give way, boys! Give way,
all! HardI' Click goes the trigger
of the big harpoon gun, and the
foam flies from your oars. Six
strokes, perhaps, and then, with a
dull, greasy squelch, the bows run
upon something soft, and you and
your oars are sent flying in every
direction, but little you care for
that, for as you touched the whale
you heard the crash of the gun, and
you know that the harpoon has been
fired point blank into the huge, lead
colored curve of his side.
1.-The creature sinks like stone,
the bows of the boat splash down
into the water again, but there is
the little red jack flying from the
center thwart to show that you are
fast, and there is the line whizzing
swiftly under the seats and over the
bows between your outstretched
feet"
So fast and so furiously does this
line pay out that if it has anywhere
a kink which catches the clothes or
limb of any unfortunate member of
the boats crew he is whirled over
board to his death, many fathoms
deep, almost before his comrades
realize that he is gone. After the
narrowing of the whale the crew of
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-12-23
The Passing Of the Court Fool.

1.-The Court testers of England" is
the title of an article by Amelia
Wofford in st. Nicholas. The author
says of the jester of Charles l.:
Muckle John was the last of the
court testers. Tom Killigrew, mas
ter of the revels, groom of the bed
chamber, is often spoken of as jester
to Charles II, but there is no author
ity to support this claim. He was a
companion of the king, he used his
tongue with the license of the jester
of old, but he had never an official
appointment to that office. Some eff
fort was made during Charles reign
to restore the jester, but it failed.
The protests of Sir Philip Sidney
and other grave writers of his time
against all fools were not without
effect, but the rule of the common
wealth was mainly responsible for
the Punishment of the court fool.
They were especially against the
fools of the stage, and so play
wrlghts omitted them from their list
of characters long before their dis
appearance from the court. Shad-
wells play of 1.-The Woman Cap
tain" (16s0) is probably the last in
which regular fool appears. The
character of fool was we'll liked by
the old playwrights, and in several
of the old plays his disappearance is
bewailed.
AS has been said, the custom of
keeping fools was common to all
classes of society in England, but
the court sets the fashion, and with
the Punishment of the court jester
the fool disappeared from his other
haunts.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-12-23
PLAN T0PAY PENSIONS.
Scheme Which Would Entirely Do
Away With the Present System.
ON LIFE INSURANCE. BASIS.
Connecticut Man Proposes Measure For
Presentation In Congress Looking to
the Funding of the Pension
Appropriation.
ON LIFE INSURANCE. BASIS.

New YORK, Dec. CIV. F. Rock
well, a prominent manufacturer of
Meriden, Conn, has in view the pre-
sentation of bill in congress through
the pension committee looking towards
the funding Of the pension appropria-
ton. This bill, according to Mr.. Rock
well, promises to be Of great benefit,
not only to the government in the saw
ing of many millions of dollars, but to
the vast army of pensioners also. Mr..
Rockwell has talked about his plan to
3 President Mckinley and to pension Off
cials, all of whom, he says, think well
OF it, but they have not decided yet
how it would be received by the country.
Pensioners who have been approached
by Mr.. Rockwell on the subject also
think well of the idea.
ut has long been an idea of con-
gress, said Mr.. Rockwell, in speaking
OF his plan, 'that pensioners are de-
pendent, whereas, as matter of fact,
the great bulk of them are independent.
Thousands of them are owners of farms
in the west which are mortgaged, the
mortgages bearing interest anywhere
from 8 to IL per cent. My idea is to is
sue negotiable bonds to the pensioners
or to pay them the cash, at their option,
to cover the amount they will receive
from the government, based on life in
surance expectancy. There are, in
round numbers, about $50, OOOpensioners
on the pension rolls, and to those who
are not owners of farms the payment of
the entire amount, which, according to
my table, would be due them, would
enable many of them to start in bust
ness. Itwould also be great saving
to the government in the matter of
salary, since it would do away with the
pension Office machinery"