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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-10-13
What the Banks are Seeking.

The money power of England, where
they have the gold standard, are still
working i'll conjunction with the money
power of the United States to permanently
fasten it upon this country, and to con-
centrate in the hands of the bankers of
this nation and withdraw from the gov
eminent, all functions in the matter of
issuing. and regulating the volume of the
currency. 1t is clear that if YOU give me
the power who in a community shall
obtain credit and how much and to de-
eide, absolutely how much of that with
which debts are payable shall be available
to debtors, and to put money into ci-cu-
lation and withdraw it at will, can soon
take unto myself all profits Of labor, bus
mess and production. l can fix the rate
of wages, the selling price of all property,
I can shape the financial and taxing pol
icies Of the government and bride with
opportunities or coerce with fear those
entrusted with the law-inaking power.
Now that is just the power and prerog-
alive which the national bankers and
their allies are seeking today at the hands
of our government, through the Repub-
lican party.-T. c. Spalding's speech
before the Iroquis Democratic Association.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-10-13
The Republican Party of 1890.

The Republican party of today is as
much like the John Adams, Alexander
Hamilton Federal party of hundred
years ago as two peas are alike. The
Democrotic party Of today is as much like
the Republican party of 1856 as two peas.
Time works wonderful changes in polit-
ical parties and it is solemn duty of the
people, which they are prone to forget
and neglect, TO study the changes and
varying conditions Of political parties.
The Adams Hamilton party of one
hundred years ago was a rich mans
party, believing that the government
should be in the hands of wealthy class,
that the poorer and middle, lahoriug class
were not capable, nor was 1t safe to trust
the government in their hands. The
Republican party of today holds to the
same belief. Jefferson.led the populists
and they overturned the arstocracy of
the Adams Hamilton administration and
established democratic form of govern
ment, and Bryan century later is stand
ing where Jefferson stood, leading the
populists to overthrow the aristocratic
government Of the Mckinley Hanna
administration.
The present day Republican party is
as certainly foredoomed to humiliation
as the old Federal party of a century ago,
which was its prototype The same
aristocratic spirit made its appearance a
third of a Gentry later under the name of
Wing party. Wing meant sour. The
aristocracy of class, wealth and culture
soured on the rough, robust, unkempt
nature of the people, and demanded
special privileges and national bank to
rule the people; the Republican party is
battling to its death for the same things
and has formed an alliance with the
moneyed, gold aristocracy of England.
This Republican party aristocracy has
been building wall about itself for thirty
years which it believes is strong enough
10 defy the power of the people, but
which will go down before their charge
in 1890 like house of cards
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-10-13

A despatch from Chattanooga, Tenn,
says the report of president Rich of the
Mormon society shows that AGO elders are
laboriug in the southern field and during
last week they walked $3.50 miles, Wis
tied 3, 500 families and held $50 meetings.
The report says in the Georgia conference
81 elders are at work and during the week
they walked eo9 miles and visited I67
families. They were refused entertain
ment 81 times.
1t is not the Joe Smith and Brigham
Young gospel word those earnest men
preach but their self denying action that
tells on the humble, ignorant people OF
the southern mountains.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-10-13

News of another battle and vic
tory comes from Manila this week.
The Filipinos slipped up within
four or five miles of Manila and
fired on our troops, hitting three or
four men, then ran into the brush
and hid. The Americans charged
their "trenches" and routed the
"insurgents" but without knowing
whether any of the enemy were hit.
This is fair specimen of the Phil
ippine war.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-10-13

During the winter of 1897 Mr.. James
Reed, one of the leading citizens and mer-
chants of Clay. Clay Co., W. Va, struck
his leg against a cake of ice in such a
manner as TO bruise it severely. It be.
came very much swollen and panied him
so badly that he could not walk without
the aid of clutches. He was treated by
physicians, also used several kinds of lin
iment and two and half gallons of
whiskey in bathing it, but nothing gave
any relief until he began using Chamber
lain's Pain Balm. This brought almost a
complete cure in a weeks time and he
believes that had he not used this remedy
his leg would have had to be amputated.
Pain Balm is unequaled for sprains.
bruises and rheumatism. For sale by f.
7. Reynolds, druggist.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-10-13

The administration record in Cuba,
Porto Rico and Luzon, is one of incom-
petence, imbeciity aud a disgrace TO the
American people. The President has
placed incompetents at the head of affairs
i'll those countries who had political pulls,
while lie goes about the country cleo
pioneering for a second nomination,
neglecting the public business which
should occupy all his time and attention.
A general complaint is breaking out
among the people and dissatisfaction with
Mckinley Hannaism is becoming chronic
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-10-13

The great political sensation of the
hour is over trusts and monopoly and
how to deal with them. They will never
be restrained in their robberies or much
less destroyed until the people rise in their
might and destroy the Republican party.
That party is the political organization
through which they all work from great
est to the least. Through that party they
are building up military system under
cover ofthe Philippine business for the
purpose of overriding the will of the
people when the popular vote turns
against them and becomes too strong TO
be bribed or ntimidated by the threats of
business discrimination against it. The
many schemes of the monopoly power
ceived the people but they are steadily
learning to distrust the Republican party
and suspect it of being The tool of the
combined wealth of the corporations or
large trusts and their banks, and to see
that the party is but the mere semblance
of the party it was in former days. The
sophistry of its newspapers will not be able
TO darken the councils of the trusts much
longer. There have been amazing rev.
Citations of the object of monopoly since
the inauguration of William Mckinley.
and increasing evidence that the Repub-
lican party is the political tool with which
the trusts and money combines, sym
dictates, ETC., advance their perfidious
work.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-10-13

The President and his entire Cabinet
are electioneering chiefly i'll Ohio, not
withstanding he has great war OIL hand
that should occupy every minnie of their
time at the Capital and in their offices.
The business is all turned over to the
clerks, who, i'll addition to filling their
chiefs places, are being assessed for
campaign funds. Just think of 1.-THE
whole Cabinet and their chief turning out
as stump speakers Political weather in
Ohio must be threatening.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-10-13

Strikes can never be prevented until
some plan is arranged TO allow working
men to labor directly for the city or state
and not for specializing, profit making
corporation. For instance our post office
employees, school teachers, firemen,
policemen, lighthouse keepers and so on
work directly for the public.
An oil we'll digger work for the public
via Rockefeller. A sugar maker works
for the public via Havemeyer. A New
York Central engineer works for the
public via Vanderbilt.
But schoolnaster or fireman works
for the public without any capitalist
getting i'll between and taking toll.-H.
N. CARSON,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-10-13
Red Hot from the Gun

Was the ball that hit G. B. Steadman
of Newark, Mich. in the civil war. 1t
caused horrible ulcers that no treatment
helped for 20 years. Then Bucklen's
Arnica Salve cured him. Cures cuts,
bruises, burns, boils, felons, corns, skin
eruptions. Best pile cure OH earth. csc
a box. Cure guaranteed. Sold by DR..
l.. X. Kirk, druggist.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-10-13
Working Night and Day.

The busiest and mightiest little thing
that ever was made is DIR. Kings New
Life Pills. Every pill is a sugar-coated
globule of health. that changes weakness
into strength, listlessness into energy,
brain-fag into mental power. They're
wonderful in building up the health.
Only use per box. Sold by DIR. l.. R.
Kirk
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-10-13

The Republican gold standard contrib
uted as much, if not more, than anything
else towards killing the Elkton agricul-
tural fair by driving off of the farms,
by mortgages, the original owners and
placing the tenant farmer in their place.
For thirty years scarcity of money which
is the gold standard-has been under
mining the farmer by low prices for his
produce.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-10-13
Niagara Falls Excursions.
Low-Rate Vacation Trips via Pennsyl-
vania Railroad.


vania Railroad.
october 10 is the date of the remaining Penn
sylvania Railroad popular ten-day excursion to
Niagara Falls from Philadelphia Baltimore, and
Washington, and intermediate points.
Excursion tickets, good for return passage on
any regular train, exclusive of limited express
trains, within ten days, will be sold at $1,000 from
Philadelphia Baltimore. Washington, and all
points on the Delaware Division; $1125 from At
lantic City, $3.50 from Lancaster; $3.50 from AL.
toona and Harrisburg $500 from Sunbury and
Wilkesbarre; S5.75 from Willamsport and at pro-
portionate rates from other points A stop,over
will be allowed at Buffalo, Rochester. CanuDdai-
qua, and Watkins within the limit returning
special train of Pullman parlor cars and day
coaches will be run with the excursion. An
extra charge will be made for parOr ear seats
An experienced tourist agent and chaperon will
accompany the excursion.
For time of connecting trains and further infor-
nation apply to nearest ticket agent. or address
George w, Boyd, Asst. Gen. Pass. Agent, Broad
Street Station, Philadelphia
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-10-13

olies, the goldbugs and the entire mon
eyed power are against Bryan. Where
are workingmen, mechanics and farmers
and the merchants who depend OIL the
laboring people for custom?
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-10-13
Expansion.

Expansion of government SO as to take
in English theories OF finance, expansion
of territory so as TO take i'll an inferior
alien race to still further degrade labor,
expansion of monopoly into new fields of
industry and expansion of the powers of
national banks are all features of Repub-
lican rule and McKinleyism.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-10-13
Friday, Oct. 13, 1889.

While manhood and land and all un-
monopoiize commodities are becoming
cheaper and cheaper, almost all corporate
capital has nearly doubled in value i'll the
last three years.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-10-13

President Mckinley is in the Philippine
swamps up to his middle and is getting in
deeper. The American people are grow
ing more disguised with the predicament
he has placed this country in. The policy
of this unfortunate administration is
entirely foreign to the genius of this
government.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-10-13

Trains leave Oxford for Philadelphia at 6 rs
and 10 p. m. Market train leaves
Rpwlandville Tuesdays and Fridays at 8.s2;
Liberty Grove, S.57; Colora Us; Rising Sun, is;
Sylmar, %; Noting ha nj. 81; oxford 10. 90 a. M
arriving at south st. 2 So p
Sunday train leaves Oxford at 7 90 arriving in
PhiladelpLi. at 9.l6 a. M; and 6.1u arriving in
Philadelphia at y. IS p. m.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-10-13
To Cure La Grippe in Two Days

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money if it fails
to cure. E. w. Groves signature on
every box. 25c.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-10-13

"The best investment of my life,"
is what graduate says of his
tuition fee at Goldey Commercial
and Shorthand College, Whining
ton, Del. Get the catalogue. 1t
is free.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-10-13
E. r. BURLINGTON g. SONS
PROCLAMATION.

NE PROCLAIM and set apart this fall being fall of
all falls in which there has been fall of prices. 1t
however falls lot make this fall pre-emnent
instead ofang has mounted upwards beyond the record
of former falls Our unsurpassed assortment and low
prices ruling with the firm attracts bargan-seekers
from all points OF the compass.
1t is pleasure show the good things we have in
Clothing, which is much enhanced by the many bundee
daily going front door gladden. the heart of
who deserves the advantages give to all
who favor with their trade
Capes and Jackets.
The demand has necessitated the sending of three
duplicate orders the past week. Il early
out of Sizes but the lies in the exclusveness of
the Acme Brand
Dress Goods
Our counters and shelving piled full over
flowing. Have you the arrivals? Csc to $I25
per yard. We intend Dress Goods department shall
maintain its place in front rank
Furniture and Carpets
Five Bedroom Suits and one Paror Suit sold within
past few days, ranging from SIS $45 per suit The
superior merit of the N. c. Bedroom Suits and Side
boards speaks loudly In fact other factories must take
back long this continues to offer their
output at present prices. These goods are not sold
any point within many miles of Rising Sum- they grant
ing the exclusive territory.
There many things would like to tell you
about, Blankets, Shoes, Underwear etc. ETC., but the
paper is like store, cannot squeeze any more in.
Z. r. BURLINGTON g. SONS.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-10-13
PHILADELPHIA, WHINING
~ TON & BALTIMORE RI.


CENTRAL DIVISION
On and after May 21st, 1899, trains will run
as follows:
IEAvraOrNn
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-03
DEATH OF JOHN |. BLAIR,
The GREAT RAILWAY KING.

had very large land grant. The pro-
jectors applied to him for ,4e miles of
rails. The iron company would furnish
them on the security of the land and
bonds. The directors thought a scheme
to buy the road in that re-
mote region was only visionary, but
Mr.. Blair, with his wonderful foresight,
concluded he would furnish the iron
himself. After he had delivered some
of it. he learned that the projectors
were issuing unearned bonds to them
selves, and were otherwise defrauding
him.
Upon threatening to take back his
iron, they agreed to place everything In
his hands and to allow him to build
the 40 miles of road. He did so, and
afterwards built more, making 100 miles
all told, having in the meantime made
Cakes Ames his partner in the under
taking. The roads at once did a ire
mendous business, on account of the
great tide of immigration west, which
was then just beginning. This was the
first demonstration of the real scope of
Mr.. Blair's genius for great enter
prises.
He next joined Cakes Ames and 9TH
ers in getting the charter of the I'm
ion Pacific Railroad and built the first
100 miles westward from Omaha. In
rapid succession after he built an ex-
tension Of his Iowa road to Omaha, the
Sioux City and Pacific, the Iowa Falls
and Sioux City and other transmits
souri, roads, which have since CONSOLE
dated with main lines.
His system was the first to construct
roads on cash payments only, then to
lease them for SO or SO per cent on
their earnings, and finally to sell them
when he could get his price for them.
His success was marvellous, and he
leaves a fortune estimated at between
$40, 900 and $60,0OO,000.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-03
BOSTON AND MAINE RAILROAD.
worcester. Nashua and Portland
DiVtzionn

For Montreal and all points north: Port.
land, Bangor and all points east. - :
trains will leave Worcester as f6IIoSs!i ger
For. STERLING Junction ~ i0 AZ NJ
II. 90 II 40 a. m; 29O 3.14, So G * n ' W,
FOR .oAKDALE--6.43, S.04, sos, II Il II o. o.
IL 40 a. nj, $50, 3.4 ASS G q n ~ il'~V'
FOR CLINTON-648, S.G4, Lib 4 + 40 a.
2.30, 3,14, ASS G. 25 D. m -i1V d. In ;
FOR LANCASTER-G s. 11.40 a. m > an
4.5S, 6:25 p. m. ' Gov
train stops only at Oakdaia o. esS'
Aver. and PepperelD, II 40 a m . o..
S.5s, SIS p n. Sundays a. M: z 4gs
FOR RoCHEsTER-S.O4 a. m . "a
FOX PORTIAND-S.N a. M; 2.S0 p D. ia m''
FOB I KEEiSyjNyEfBUS&, BTDDEFoRD AMI
OLD ORCHARD-2.3O D. m M AMI
FOR ALTON BAY AND WorFROpo
S:0l q. M 2;30 p. m nv
FOR NORTH CONWAY g "a a. m
FOR FITCHBuRG - tvia Sterling Junc.
day--(yia Clintony-G.i5 a az m p NJ n sun
FOR LOWELL-6.43, II 40 a p, 10y II H.
M Sundays-6.45 a. m. 1'0o p
FOR LAWRENCE-6.4S, IL 40 a. m: a ~
FOE; MANCHESTER AND coNCoPn
S,O4 3; m; Sundays-4.45 p. M '>i'A'-
MoNTREAi-iC Y. Line1HS3 6 al :, and y
FOR ST. JoHNsRW9RR1Yy, NE NE y 3. 81 Nh
MQ u % ] and z. Air Lincj@1tsS.9
FOR BosToN-Vio Aver J J1;Sg p; m; !.
S S;% AZ a. a. M; 2do. ass p, m. Sun sun
For j R5oSs5TroN2(via Central Mass. p. r
* u.s. o. y ~ 10 a. M ga p m. sundayjs@
FOR WARE AND NoRrHAMproN u.
a; M: 2.3O. 4 IS p. m. " -SVo
D. j. FLANDERS, Gen Pas. 81. Kt. AIT
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-03

Blairstown, N J.. Dec, 2.-John l..
Blair. one of the richest men in the
United States. died at his home here
late last night, after an illness of sew
eral years. He was 81 years old.
Mr.. Blair was born near Belvidere,
old, his life was that Of an ordinary
farm boy. After leaving school, he en-
tered the general store of his cousin
at Hope, n. ]. At the age of 10, he
came to Blairstown, then known as
Gravel Hill, and opened a general store,
which he operated for over 40 years,
constantly enlarging his business con-
nections. His first large speculation
was the purchase of an apparently val
ueless cargo of cotton, on which he real
lied a profit of $4,000.
He aided the first attempts to make
iron with anthracite coal. at Slocum
Hollow. afterwards Scranton, Pa, and
became interested in the Scranton Coal
and Iron Company. This company OBJ
tanned a charter for railroad from
Scranton to Great Bend, called Legget's
railway, which was to connect with the
Erie Railroad This was the real be-
ginning of the Delaware, LackaWanna
and Western Railroad. In all the sue
cessive stages in the building of the
road Mr. Blair was the master spirit.
Before the war there was little or no
demand for iron, but Mr.. Blair's COM
pany, with wonderful sagacity, went
right on manufacturing it, and piling
it up Suddenly iron rails rose $50, $50,
$50 and then 500 ton. Mr.. Blair, in
referring to it, said: There is no gold
mine in the world that could have
yielded money faster than our iron
works did then"
In 1859 Mr.. Blair was in Iowa and
examined the route of a railroad which
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-03
BOSTON AND ALBANY RAILROAD.
Corrected to Nov. 10. 1891

Corrected to Nov. 10, 1892
PASSENGER TRAINS LEAVE WOR-
CESTER FOR BOSTON-"5. Of, 200, $500,
1858, 1884, 1000, a10.57 a. m. *1.0S, l 25,
*l.50, 70 20 $50, 400, 40 6.14 Y 55, IS 81,
1920 p. m. Sundays-*5.01, sos, - "a a.
M; a 80, 2 90, 5. So, n. 55, S.57 p. m.
RETURNING, LEAVE BOSTON - 3. 90,
100, IS 80, $500, 9.15, 1000, II 90 a m
II: 90 noon; 1.o2, 200 "245 az 80, 400, 400
days-S. 25 10 80 a. M; 2.26, s245, q 90,
5.25. $500 *1l00 p. m.
FOR MILLBURY-7OO 1000 a. M; 400.
Ella p. m.
FOR MILFoRD-DOo, 1857 a. M. 1.25,
FOR .PITTsFIELD AND ALBANY-6 80,
asp Is p. m. daily, except Sunday morn
ing. Sundays-@11. 81 a. m. 1852, ~. Y D.
FOR SPRINGFIELD-6,8 s. 80. *9.42, *1O.12
al 81 a. M; 1910, "1.O2, 'S.52, 1857, 4 81
IS 06, 639, ZIP p. m. *12 % midnight
Sundays-*l1. 81 a. M; 1852 IS .O6, r IL
p. m. Sips midnight.
FOR NORTH. OXFORD MILLS. HO-
WARTH'S AND WEBSTER-6.3S 10 20
a. M; 9,Q5, 6.l5 ?. m. Returning, leave
:, Webster 80 90 s 30 M; rs, 40 p m.
NEW YORK-G.33, %O.12 a. M; u o.
500, 7.12 p. m; Sips midnight. Sun
days-*5 .06 p. m; s12 % midnight
Express trains. *%Albanv sleeper at
u Is a. m. daily, except Sunday morning
Local time tables, showing time Of
trains on all divisions of the road, will be
furnished on application at station: also
through tickets to all important points.
A. S. HANSON, Gen. Pas Agt
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-03
AMERICAS FINANCIAL
STRENGTH RARELY EQUALLED.

Washington, b. c., Dec. 1.-The con-
dition Of the treasury, as exhibited by
the books at the close of November,
shows strength which has rarely been
equalled in the history of the country.
The cash balance is large enough to
permit the setting aside of large gold
reserve without impairing the supply of
working cash, large surplus of ordi-
nary receipts is disclosed for NOvem-
Der, the efforts to aid the money mar
ket have resulted in considerable bond
redemptions and advance interest pay
ments, and the treasury transactions
at New York are almost exclusively
carried on in gold.
The cash balance, which stood, Oct.
81, at $294,020, 092, was reduced nominal
ly today to $685. PIG, 439 The amount was
subject to further reduction of about
$S,0O00O0 on account of bonds redeemed,
which are carried as cash items, in
stead of being cancelled and deducted
from the cash
The bond purchases thus far reported
under Secretary Cages recent Offer
have reached $17, 65S6OG This is only
the amount reported by telegraph to
Secretary Gage, Wednesday, with small
additions by mail. 1t does not include
the aCl|dl FeQempIlOnS To-Day, Out II is
not believed that these, will be large.
The effort to aid the money market
by bond purchases has been partly off
set by the large receipts of the treas
ury. The corrected figures for Novem-
Der show total receipts Of $46,945,572
and ordinary expenditures of $40, 769, S47
This surplus of about sc, 2Q0, 900 would
be much larger but for some pension
advances to the San Francisco agency,
which made the pension payments
larger than usual, and the amount
spent in preparing interest on bonds
presented up to July. Both these items
will diminish the draft upon the treas
ury during the next few months.
The November pension payments
were S1S,6S6,9 S6 and the interest pay
ments $4,000, 232. The receipts today
reached the unusual figure of 50, 852, Ash,
and afforded a surplus of 1927 ,451, in
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-03
GO WEST BY THE FITCHBURG
RAILROAD.


(Through the Great Hoosac TunnelJ
+ The scenic route OF New England. The
shortest route offering best service and
quickest time. ,~.
To Chicago in q hours.
To Denver IN 21a days.
To California in days.
Tnrough sleeping cars TO Buffalo, Cleve-
land, Fort Wayne. Detroit Chicago and
only line running through Pullman
sleepers to Chicago via Binghamtch and
Youngstown.
bee. Parlor and sleeping cars on through
Trains leave Worcester week days:
the west at $40 a. m, 11.45 a. M; g. 45
p. m. D. m. Sundays at 3.4 p. m.
FOR WINCHENDON and intermediate
stations, week days, at $40 a. M, ii. 45
a. M. 3.45 p. M, p m, 1.55 p. m
Sundays at 3.45 p. m.
$40 A. m and IL 45 and p. m. connects
week days al Gardner with accommoda-
ton trains for all stations west.
g. 10 a. M. II. As a. m, 3 As p. m, 755 p. m.
connects week days for Bellows Fails.
Rutland and White River Junction.
s - A m. l1,45 a. M, 7.55 p, m, week
Junction, Rutland, Burlington, Rouses
For time tables, rates, parlor and sleep
ing car space apply to
J. F.. HEALY, City Ticket Agent. S9s
6. NJ BURT. Gen. Pas. Agt.
A. S. CRANE. Gen. Traf. Man.