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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-08-24
silver

For the past four years Republican
undertakes have been kept busy burying
silver. Nothing on earth has ever suf-
fered so many deaths, had so many fun
erals appointed and been honored with so
many burials as silver. Republican news
papers for four years have declared daily
that silver was dead issue. They were
solicitous for Bryan's political welfare and
warned him against meddling with silver
any more, lest ii cause his political ami
hilation. Such advice from such quar-
ter was most magnanimous and
unselfish
Bryan insisted on having the peoples
old friend--silver-ins inserted in the Kansas
City platform, but he did not discuss it in
his Indianapolis speech, having discussed
"bimetalism'' in all its phases hundred
times, with no attempt from Republican
editors and speakers to- fairly meet and
try to answer his arguments. When any
of them attempt to reply to and refute
his arguments on the silver question, he
will no doubt be found willing and
abundantly able to meet them.
But the most singular thing about the
whole business is, afterIpublic proclama-
ton hundreds of times repeated that
silver was dead issue, these same editors
and orators tell an astonished world that
took them seriously in their silver fun
erals, that the free coinage of silver and
IS to I is the only live issue in the present
Presidential canvass!
Bryan addressed himself to imperialism
in his Indianapolis speech to the neglect
of all other issues involved in the present
campaign, that being a new question
which he had not before discussed, and il
contained enough importance and danger
TO the national welfare to claim an entire
speech. The Republican newspapers de.
clare that there Is nothing in imperialism
and that free silver" which was so long
dead has again risen and is the only living
question in the campaign. Even McKin-
ley prosperity is endangered by this still
living issue They even hint that it's a
menace to the gold standard.
All the bug -a-boos and scare crows OF
the campaign of 1896 have been found
out by the people and cannot be used 10
do service this year without hurting
Mckinley. Even the gold Democrats
are finding out they were cheated and
are deserving to Bryan under one pretext
or another. The trusts and Jew gold
bankers of Wall street and London appear
to be all the McKinleyites have left to
swear BY,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-08-24
The Concentration of Wealth.

With the concentration of population
has gone the concentration of wealth. A
hundred years ago wealth was quite
evenly distributed here. Now oue-half Of
the people own practically nothing, one
eighth of the people own seven-eighths OF
the wealth, one per cent of the people
own so per cent of the wealth, and I 2oc
Of one per cent own 20 per cent of the
wealth, or 1000 times their fair share on
the principles of partnership and brother.
hood.
A hundred years ago there were nc
millionaires in the country. now there
are more thon 1000 millionaires aud null
timillionaires, one of them worth over
200 millions, and the Millionaire is only a
question of few years more! Already,
it is said, we have billion dollar trust;
hundreds of others from ten millions up,
and total trust and combine capitalize
tion in the neighborhood of eight or ten
billions, and all this congestion of wealth
and power is centering in the cities
Extract from The City for the People.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-08-24
Niagara Falls Excursions.
Low-Rate Vacation Trips via Pennsyl-
vania Railroad.

AoW-NdtS VdCdllOH AIlpS Via fennSyl
vania Railroad.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company has select
ed the following dates for its popular ten-da,
excursions to Niagara Falls from Philadelphia
Baltimore and Washington: September ant
90. and October 4 and Is.
On these dates the special train will leave Wash
ington at 500 q. M, Baltimore 9:05 a. M.
This year the excu sions from Philadelphia will
be run by two routes. Those on September 8
October 4 and 10; going via Harrisburg and
the picturesque valley Of the Susquehanna az
heretofore. special train leaving Philadelphia
at $40 a. M; excursion of September 20 run
ming via Trenton, Manunka Chunk, and the
Delaware Valley, leaving Philadelphia on special
at 800 a. m.
Excursion tickets. good for return passage on
any regular train. exclusive of limited express
trains. within ten days. will he sold at $1,000 from
Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington and points
on the Delaware Division; S1l 25 from Atlantic
City; $3.50 from Lancaster $3.50 from Altoona
and Harrisburg; $500 from Snnbury and Wilkes
barre; IS rs frem Williansport aud at proper
tionate rates from other points, including
Trenton. Mt. Holly Palmyra. New Brunswick and
principal intermediate stations. stop.over will
be allowed at Buffalo. Rochester. Canandaigua
and watkies within the limit returning. on the
excursions of September G, October and Is.
For the excursion of September 20. stop-oyel
will be allowed at Buffalo on return "trip within
limit of ticket.
The special trains of Pullman parlor cars and
day coaches will be run with each excursion run.
ming through to Niagara Falls. An extra charge
will be made tor parlor-car seats.
An experienced tourist agent and chaperon will
accompany each excursion.
For descriptive pamphlet, time of connecting
trains. and further information apply to nearest
ticket agent. or address Geo. W. Boyd, Assistant
General Passenger Agent. Broad Street Station
Philadelphia.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-08-24

Strikes increase and are breaking out
in all parts of the country where large
numbers of hands are employed in the
same business. Mills are closing and
buyers holding off to see how much more
the fall in prices is going to be. There
was stimulous in business last year that
economic conditions did not warrant. A
supreme effort to boom business was made
by administration papers to force if pos
sible the manufactured prosperity move
ment beyond November, and carry
McKinley's election by the momentum
business had been given. This effort has
proved in vain. Prices are steadily falling
and large quantities of goods undisposed
OF are in the warehouses of their produc.
ers. The home markets having been
choked for the lack of money to buy,
large exports of manufactured goods are
being made and sold in foreign markets
at prices far below those exacted by the
trusts of the consumers in this country.
The six hundred million dollars worth
Of manufactured goods exported from this
country last year aud sold in foreign
markets, was computed on prices which
ruled in this county, which were twenty.
five or thirty per cent too high. 1t was
impossible to dispose of goods in compe.
tition with foreign goods in their own
markets at the trust prices prevailing in
this country. This being trne, and il
cannot be doubted, the estimate of $780,
600, 900 is $Iso, 900, 900 or $ISo, 200, 900 in
excess of what the goods sold for abroad,
which is to say the people, the consumers,
Of like quantity of products in this
country were robbed of that immense
sum, which went from their pockets into
the pockets of the trusts. This is the
natural and inevitable result of the
DINGHY tariff, and fair exemplifcation
of protection to home industry, which
is second only to the gold standard Of the
foundation principles of the Republican
party.
If the farmers and industrial classes,
the plain people, of this country can see
anything in a policy that establishes by a
gold standard, low prices for what they
have TO sell, and by system of trusts
and monopoiies, high prices for what
they are compelled to buy, it de6es the
stretch of our imagination to conceive.
1t is more like placing themselves between
an upper and neither milestone to be
ground to powder.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-08-24
Beware Of ointments for catarrIl that
Contain Mercury

AS mercury will surely destroy the sense
of smell and completely derange the
whole system when entering it through
the mucous surfaces. Such articles
should never be used except on prescrip-
tions from reputable physicians, as the
damage they will do is ten fold to the
good you can possibly derive from them.
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F.
J. Cheney \ Co. Toledo, O.. contains no
mercury, and is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. In buying Halls
Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genuine.
1t is taken internally. and made in Toledo,
Ohio, by F. J. Cheney & Co. Testimo-
malls free.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-08-24
Present Methods Not Self dovern-
rrlent.

The principle Of selfgovernment, even
when applied, is generally very imper-
fectly carried out. We have not even
political government by the men to any
considerable extent. In cities we have
government by councils. In states we
have government by legislatures. In
the nation we have government by
congress.
The actual power exercised by the
people consists chiefly in the periodic
choice of a new set of masters, who can
make laws to suit themselves, and enforce
them till their term is up, regardless OF
the will of the people. We are governed
by an elective aristocracy. which, in its
turn, is largely controlled by an aristoc-
racy of wealth. Behind the legislatures
and congresses are the corporations and
the trusts; behind the machines, the rings
and the bosses are the business monop-
olies, the industrial combinations and the
piutocrats; behind the political monopo-
lists are the industrial monopolists.
The principal remedy under this third
division is direct legislation. which is,
indeed. of vital importance under every
division, because it opens the door for
every other reform. No one who really
believes in self-government can refuse to
support the initiative and referendum, for
they merely enable people to veto laws
they don't want and secure laws they do
want, e., they enable the people to
govern themselves.-From The City for
the People.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-08-24

A long-drawn-out war for the subjuga-
ton of an inferior race" the perpet-
uation of excessive taxation, tariff sys-
tenn which strengthens the trusts at the
expense of consumers, the pledge of SUBJ
sides to few privileged shipbuilders and
shipowners-this is substantially all that
the Republican party, under It's present
leadership, stands for.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-08-24
Reduced Rates to Chicago via
Pennsylvania Railroad.

Account Q. a. K. Encampment.
campment of he Grand Army of the Republic, to
be held at Chicago, August 1871, inclusive. the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company will sell excur.
sion tickets from points its line to Chicago.
rate Of single fare for the round trip.
Tickets win be sold on August 49, 90. and 81. good
to return until August 81. inclusive; but by depos.
iting ticket with joint agent at Chicago prior to
noon Of September 2, and the payment of fifty
cents, return limit may be extended to September
80, inclusive.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-08-24
young ladies who have beaux who pro.

Young ladies who have beaux who pro-
pose voting to perpetuate the present
reign of plutocracy, hunt up in the Bible
what the Prophet Samuel said to the
Jews, when they clamored for king to
fight their battles like other nations, and
note carefully what he told them A king
in Palestine meant the same thing that
plutocraey means in the United States.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-08-24

You assume no risk when You buy
Chamberlain's Collie. Cholera and Diar.
rhoea Remedy. Eli r. ReyuoIdc, drug
gist, will refund your money If you aTe
not satisfied after using it. 1t is every
where admitted to be the most successful
remedy in use for bowel complaints and
the only one that never fails. Il is pleas
ant, safe and reliable.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-08-24

The war to free Cuba and the Philip
pines has up to date cost the people Of
this country Ao4, 900, 900, and the island
ers are not free yet.
That would have paid for two Isthmus
canals or built irrigating works for all the
dry lands east of the Rocky Mountains.
Costly luxury, this new imperial toy Of
ours.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-08-24
BUFFINGTONS'
Retail
Emporium
Muslin Underwedr.

New display today in ladies' room on 2nd floor Much
OF the stock is from a factory in New Hampshire
several new additions from of the largest houses
IN New York city. Prices right. AS far as STYLE
and general makeup, ask you to examine for vour-
selves and pass judgement.
Preparing for the Future.
We are busy laying plans for fall trade New adj
otons are In contemplation, of which will advise
you in due season. "P9gyess" is Qua motto
Clothing and Shoes.
It is aim to offer line of Clothing and Shoes that
will reach far towards the of perfection There
IS much difference between clothing and un-toz1ate
tailoring and the ordinary kind as there is between
acetylene gas and tallow candles Manv goods ook
much alike when but show their true coors when
put to the test of The way avoid getting the
poor sort IS to buy suit of of the kind we propose
selling this fall rF
We will tell you of the Shoe assortment in the
near future They will bear all we can yabout them
Call IN whenever in Rising Sun and see us:
stroll around and become posted You will see even
now here and there some gmpses of early fall buvnp
IN way OF domeStlcS and dark wash fabrics
We contemplate in the future taking the
agency for celebrated line of laundried and unlaun.
dried Shirts Different lengths of sleeves and cuts to
suit the wearer Warranted and guaranteed in every
particular.
Bargains.
We still have of those bargains left-beger bar
gains than They must now go
Truly
E. p. BURLINGTON & SONS.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-08-24
To the People !,

We sell Groceries, Provisions, Salt Meats Lard Bologna
Sausage Teas Coes when you good strong try
soul Fancy Rio or when in need of mild coffee try sculls
Fancy Santos Syrup In barrels superb o. Moaes
on tap William Bros Pickles. loose and in bottles Dried
Fruits Peaches Apples and Aprcos Canned Goods Salt by
the 200 H. sack Worcester brand Fine small
the barrel loose We this salt butcheng business and
know OF its quality Of the different grades Flour
!IPillshpry's Re leads the world. We sell it, Agaeware
Wooden and Willow Ware, Wash Boilers, Sc
--Basgasns an Dry Goods and Notaons-~-
Made Shirt Waists Wrappers Dresses
Underwear of all kinds Dress Innings Notions &c. Ladies' and Chill
drens Shoes at low prices Special Ba,gans Ladies SiH Wa
i7-i SoSSn Rising Sings san B. r. NICHOLS.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-20
King County's Request.

King county will go to the state con-
vention as a unit to ask for the nomi-
nation of its candidate for governor
That decision has been reached by the
licaps and will be acquiesced in by all.
At the meeting last night OF the King
County Republican Club. meeting
filed with representative Republicans
and exhibiting a fine enthusiasm. a res
olutlon to this effect was adopted unan-
imously, and we expect from this time
forward to see the efforts of the Re-
publicans of this county concentrated
upon the governorship.
decision No doubt the first city of the
state should have its share In the states
representation at the national capital.
But this Is not the year In which to
ask for congressman from Seattle.
Public opinion throughout the state
does not turn In that direction. There
Is no malice. but the kindliest feeling
toward us In other counties. All that
these people say is that we should set
tie our differences at home and then
come before the state asking for what
It would be reasonable TO grant The
governorship. in the common opinion
outside of King county. falls within thai
definition Congressional representation
at the present time. in the same opinion.
does not
An that IS necessary now is for the
Republicans OF King county TO ask unit.
eddy for this honor from the state. and
We believe that they will receive It,
They must. of course. present a fitting
candidate They must name one who
can command the respect and conf
dcuce OF the people They need man
~ fine business qualities. u personal
and political probhy. Of executive abu-
tty. Of fidelity 10 King county and 70
the Republican party above ali personal
considerations. The man can he found
he can he nominated. he can be elected
Beyond the euuncjati5n q general
line II policy the King county club
could not go, under its constitution ana
bylaws: but the mention 81 Mr. J NJ
Frinks candidacy was received with
applause. and his address eIlcltei the
most cordial expressions OF approval and
satisfaction
NOM is the time 10 get together t.
put aside all selt-ssekins that works
10 unfortunate results. to stand for
a united Republican party IN King
county and for the revival ami rvstora-
tion Of the influence that 1t should have
lesiumately in the councils OF The state
one question may be considered set
tied; that the Republicans x this
county present a candidate for governor.
All that remains is to see To II that
with equal wisdom and unanimity We
| decide upon man to whose standard
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-20
the representative business interests OF
Seattle will rally. one who can command
the confidence and receive the support
OF the party throughout the state.

The department OF the Sunday Post
Intelligencer for young people, with lis
puzzles and stories, has scored an in
Simultaneous success. From its first APP
pearance the little folks welcomed 1t
with interest. and with the first num-
tories and obtain title to the roll OF
honor. Every member of the family
now has It's own place and share in the
Sunday Post-Tntelligencer; and we can
assure the children that their part will
never be less, and that their interest Is
appreciated and their letters are well
come.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-20
Municipal Ownership at Work.

Municipal ownership and operation is
a dear delight. once in while we get
a glimpse Of It AT close range. and the
vision upscts a whole barrel fun Of the
Dries. Tacoma furnishes US with the lat
est illustration They have there a city
lighting plant. so-cailed In fact 1t has
been a delusion and a snare Customers
have been protesting for a year against
the Wretched service they received. The
ordinary Tacoma electric light passes Dy
the name OF the red string" which f:
closely resembles, Every request for bet
TER service was met with a statement
taat the machines We're overloaded, that
Improvements In the plant were indIs-
pensab,e. and that better satisfaction
could be given il there were less de-
ma0i between the hours u and 10
y M Which is a modest proposition.
Ar these things The citizens bore pa
tiently because they had nobody but
themselves 70 ki.i. and because X vas
understood that the institution was at
least a revenue producer.
Last week an announcement was
made 20 the council II the real condt-
ton ~ the lighting plant ami its az
fairs. It appears that the concern. IA r
withstandinx its execrable service.
which would not have been tolerated
from private corporation, has run be
hind financially TO the tune Of $1,000 a
month for six months, In addition to
that, more than SIS 5000 have been ex-
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-20

strong and sanguine in proportion as 1t
was sspred by present misfortune and
menaced by a future Of dread.
There are, indeed, and have been no.
tably in history certain classes OF peo-
pie for whom life was insured. Physical
restitution was substantially walled out
from their guarded lives. What has
been the influence of 1t upon character?
An sristocracy or plutocracy Is meas
urably without care for the future. Rank
and wealth assure their own. The chill
cren Of these privileged orders have not
to SOW in tears or wait In terror for the
harvest or the famine. Has the fact OF
their security wrought to noble ends.
coined leisure into growth Of heart and
brain and soul. proved protection from
life's hostile incidents to be the secret
OF a high individual development? Let
history answer There was time, ages
ago. when the religious life was SINH
larry guarded. For remuneration of the
so!utely certain provision for their fu-
ture. Yet that system fell of its own
weakness, because 1t was out OF har-
mony with the law of human growth.
Does the story OF mans development
give us a single exception to the rule?
1t Is time for the old admonitlon,
lest those who are our tenderest and low
INCEST should haply find that. in setting
the forces OF civilization in array
against the cruelties OF fortune. they
may be found fighting against God. Still
His rains drop mutely on the hill Of
plenty and in the valley Of desolation
alike. Still the lightning strikes and
the storms break upon just and unjust.
Still hearts are softened by the sight OF
suffering. and the strong and virile man
has fashioned himself more by the
avoidance Of the evil he has learned to
hate than out of alteration of the good
he loves. II the earliest, oldest defini-
ton of life. that on the lips OF plough
man and professor, that It Is a "strug-
gle" holds, then to end the struggle Is
to disband the forces that have won Its
victories az well as those that led 1t to
defeat. The debt that man owes to man
is one that society cannot pay. And It
viii we'll beflt the economic philoso-
piers and dabbers in state socialism to
watch the l.ne where tenderness melts
into weakness; to consider what must
be or may be the consequences of ira
versins that hard law out Of which
have come, as flowers from a muck
heap. not only the strength that makes
life worthy but the love and tenderness
that link 1t in beauty with the divine.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-20
Our Alaska Service,

Hereafter as heretofore, the public
may depend upon the Post-Intelligencer
for the earliest. completest and most re-
liable information from the gold fields
of Alaska. This is our special field, and
we have arranged to cover it in a man
ne- worthy OF metropolitan journalism.
Ever since the first discoveries of gold
on the Klondike, the Post-Inteligencer
has been the source of all news from
the north. It's nearuess to the field. Its
complete preparations to cover the
ground and it's generous allotment of
ample resources to work so important
and so interesting to millions have made
Its Alaskan news the fountain from
which all the information of the coun-
try has been drawn. 1t proposes to
surpass even its own great reputation
in this seasons work.
In another column will be found some
account of the preparations that have
been made to give to our readers a full
and explicit account of developments at
Cape Nome and in other camps where
work will be done this summer. Our
special correspondent, charged with this
work. will be on the ground with the
first. In addition to this the PostIn-
telligencer has arranged for a wealth
or matter from the best writer's some
of whom will accompany the great ex-
odus to Alaska and others of whom are
already on the ground. Srtists will IL
lustrate these articles with views of the
gold country. of its activities and of all
the varied phases of this unique and
vivid life.
In the competition of the newspapers
of the country for exhaustive news
from Alaska, the Post-Intelligencerp pro-
poses to remain where it has always
stood. at the front. Probably not even
the political developments of a presi-
Dental year will be followed with more
interest by the public than the incl
dents and the results of the Alaskan
hegira All of the immediate constitu-
ency of the Post -Intelligencer, together
with its readers throughout other states
o. the Union, may rely upon 1t for the
fullest. farest and most authentic news
from the land OF gold.