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WIN Won promise EnatY,,

VIII you promise fnatP7
She did eventually, and walked out
to her carriage like person thoroughly
dazed
Those three days went by-how I
could never say. had done nothing.
Was merely waiting In an agony of sus-
pense. And then on the third evening
received telegram. 1t was from ma
dame. "Come here instantly.
/ stood in a sweat of hesitation for
awhile, and then took a cab direct to
the office of we'll known private de-
tective. By the merest chance he was
in. Five minutes later the pair of us
were bowling along toward madame's
house and-what9
A maid, looking scared, showed us
up at once to madame's boudoir. There
lay madame on a couch, and there was
a stencil of eau de cologne, and doctor,
STOPPING over her, held up finger in
warning, but madame had seen me.
She sprang up, with almost a scream,
and held something out.
The jewel easel
"Mr. Henryi Mr.. Henry 1t was
there in my duohesse drawer under
some rubbish, and 1t was not there three
hours ago. See, they have not been
touched. Butch, heavensi-it was
not there three hours agol Mr.. Henry,
come herel never called for them-I
never did in this world
I took the case mechanically. Yes,
h0 nd o1c 20
enough-and the diamonds, above all.
The one thing that seemed clear now
was that madame's mind had gone
What else?
"Er-let me see those. !" It was the
detectives quiet voice at my shoulder.
"H'ml / suppose the lady knows that
these stones are only the very best
paste?''
"It's false" came madame's husky
whisper. "It's''- she broke off.
The door behind had opened and a
small, dark, pale man stood staring In
the opening.
Before we could think or he could
turn husky whisper Missed across the
room and made us all start.
"Ah-hl" it said, and her finger reach
ed out at him. "You-you dare to
move. Otterburn, you got the case from
Mr.. Henry. You know how it was got,
how it was put back there +"
"Don't be FOOL" he said, leaning
toward his wife. "The oase-you got it
yourself Oh, you may stare. l saw you
with my own eyes. You never walked
in your sleep. did your"
"There's Mr.. Marsh. He'll tell you
that he has known about madame's in
somnia for years. Her brain impels her
to do outrageous things in her sleep,
but she'll always deny it,
"Quite so. The doctor, looking
round from the couch, was the first to
speak. 81 know Mrs. Otterburn too. If
may say SO, this gentleman here says
well, he states that the real stones
have been extracted. Perhaps that can
be explained away too. "
He halted, looking around. No one
smiled No one spoke. Of a sudden he
snatched small packet from his vest
pocket and flung it toward the couch.
"All right, then. there's her real
precious stones. Now she can say and
do what she likes, can't she?"-Tit-
Bits
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An Agitator and Fanatic.

His letter of acceptance is not the
letter of the statesman, but the letter
of the agitator In every line it is APP
parent that the man is misled by lack
of experience, of training, of accurate
information, of well founded convic-
tons, but eager and willing to play on
any string which shall infame the
minds of his followers and excite the
envy, hatred and malice of the discon-
tented. His followers say he is a man
of character His letter does not be-
tray it. That he is above all things
honest Again, his letter does not be-
tray it. The man who wrote that let
ter is politically insincere and intellec-
tually dishonest, although his life may
be clean and all his bills be paid.
And this strikes the keynote of the
whole campaign. 1t is not expansion,
for the expanding has been done. 1t is
honesty Honesty in treating the ques-
ton of the currency, honesty in the
treatment of aggregates of capital as
instruments of our economical prog
ress, honesty in carrying out national
policies which are imposed upon us by
the necessary laws of economic eyolu-
ton, honesty in the treatment of inter-
national questions, honesty in the ap-
plication of the principles of liberty.
Everywhere, universally, Organism
stands for dishonesty, and this it is
that confirms us in the cheerful conf
dence of the inevitability of Mr.. Bry-
ans defeat. WILLIAM MILLS WINS
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Guessed WronrIv-

What do you expect to do with all
your moneyT' asked the multimiIlion-
aires spiritual adviser. ''You can't take
it with you where you are going"
Eyes, but l cam answered the multi
millionaire. 81 am going to Europe ~
Chicago Tribune.
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Unfathomable Mystery.

'what is the greatest mystery Of
life?"
.It is why a hat that looked stylish
last year doesn't look stylish this
Chicago Record.
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VOL. XXI. NO. IL.
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD
The Standard Railroad Of Ameyica. Pro
tected throughout BY Block Signals
and Inteylockimg Switches.
IN EFFECT OCTOBER IA, 1900

IN EFFECT OCTOBER Ia, 1900.
Trains leaue Mount Holly:
For Philadelphia. $50, sos, e55, 7.l2. 75l, $50,
9A u.22 a. M, 1882 2.33, t340 Saturday oniy),
Az, OIL, 6.22, S.37, 1850 P. M
on Sundays, s.36 A. M, H. 90, BIS, $50 ?; M a.
For PemDerton, 7.36, $40 A. NJ lao o.o-' f.s''
sos. 7.24, P. M.
on sundays, 1870 A. NJ, sos 7. NJ o0
SIS, IOOO IL O5 A. NJ, $780, 800. 400, 445, 6.5S'
On sundays, 1000 A. M. 2O5, s:O5r;M;a 10
9l9. 1000, lO5 A. M. 1890, 800, 400. 4.45, 5.l5.
55S' SIS, 1925, s45, 1000 P. M.
On SUNDAYS 7,25. $3.50, 1000 A. NJ l2OO, ZOo, COY.
Sl5, al, 4l0, $780, 5.S5, sos. 645 7.l5. $40, $40
For Lewistown. Columbus. Kinkora, etc..
on Sundays, Cos P. M.
For LumDerton, Medford, Marion ana Had
ro opV Vincen tow n, 1885. sl5rm.
For Toms River, Island Heights and Sea sloe
Park, 9.26, A M, 4,47 P. N.
For Asbury Park and Long Branch $40, A. M
7ratss seave for Mount Holly as Jollosos:
IRON Philadelphia. 6.35. 7.55. 1856, 1000, i1;2O
A. NJ, 1910, Il 80 Saturdays only, 2.3O. 400,
4sO. Sos sos, s2s 800. 1870. u 40 y 2, !. n;
From New York via Trenton and Burlington
$780, $50, A. NJ, 100. $50. 400. 800 500. F. M.
On sundays. 1879 e No. a 49, il a55
4.27, 430. s. 30, 100, 9.65 Pm
ON sundays, $40, ll.50, A. M, LOO Soe, =; M; q.
p
1905 TO- 40 A. NJ, II M, LOS, $3.50, 44o ON, o.oo'
$50. 200. 100, $50, 1870 P. M. n.
ON SUNDAYS. 500, 900, 1890. A. M, l23O Z.oo
$685. S45 $50, 4.55. $50. &C., $50 72O, TAD, $40.
10.00P.
rrom Toms River, 7.51, A. M, 4.O2 P. NJ
From AsDury Park, 1921 NJ.
From Medford, l1.55 A. M.
From Long Branch, LOS P. M. ~
From Pemberton. {north) $40, 7.so, 1888, s.4s'
A. NJ, 1897, 407, S.22 P. M.
On Sundays, 828 A. M, 5OO z: M
From Pemberton (south), 1887 A. M, 45s T. M
From vincentown $50 A. M, l.4z 2. M.
Medford, Marlton and Philadelphia.
Leave Medford for Philadelphia at zoo. lo.o7
A. M, Lbs, 5.24, P. M.
ON SUNDAYS, AS A. NJ, 4.03 Pm.
Leave Marion for Philadelphia at TIA, l0W
An, 2.15, 5.35, P. N.
ON Sundays, 1859 A. M, 4.15 P. NJ.
Leave Philadelphia, Market Street, TOT MED
ford and Marion at 7.00, 1885, A. M, S5o. DC,
ON SUNDAYS. s.l5 A. NJ, $50 P. M.
Leave Marion for Medtord, SID, ll.3S A. M,
ON SUNDAYS. 9.O5, A. NJ, 6.2l Pm.
For further particulars apply to the ticKet
agent at the station.
+ q Hurou,rsoN. j. R. WOOD,
(aenaraI Manager Gen. Pass. Agent
Upper Delaware River Transportation
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Every Dollar worth One Hundred
Cnnfn

We do not want to hurt the feelings
Of the Bryanites, but we are compelled
to call their attention to the fact that
during the year ended Aug. 81 the
circulation increased $50, 152.01S and
that every dollar of it is worth 100
cents.-St. Paul Pioneer-Press.
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According to the ancient Chinese
writers. the chronology of that country
goes back 2,267,0 900 years.
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why Chnnges

Labor has been well rewarded under
the present Republican administration.
Everybody is able to earn good liv-
ing. Why invite commercial distress,
general panic and hard times by inau-
gurating another experimental change
such as we had in 1884? No work,
no wages or very low wages, bread
riots, souphouses and great general
suffering will be brought on by every
vote cast for the Bryan, Croker, Ne
braska free silver and New York ice
trust combine. If you don't believe in
law and order and the supreme court
or what they style government by in
junction to restrain the lawless and
protect life and property, but want an
archy, robbery and panic, elect the
Democratic candidate, William Jen-
nings Bryan, to ruin you and your
country and make US the laughing
stock of all the other countries of the
earth.
Can you seriously invite such condi-
lions as these wild theorists and would
be experimenters in government pur-
pose?
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Inner Delaware Raver Transportation
Company.
In effect June 80, 1900.
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THE Alb c OF FREE SILVER.
Plain Statement Showing What "18
to L" Really Means.

Sixteen to one" means that Bryan
and the Democrats insist that congress
shall enact law which, will make 10
ounces of silver, now worth about 90
cents an ounce, or 5000 for 10 ounces,
worth as much as one ounce of gold,
worth $20.67.
The free and unlimited coinage Of
silver at this ratio, therefore, means
that Bryan and the Democrats want
congress to enact law so that any
body having silver, no matter who he
may be or where he or his silver comes
from, can take it or send it to any
American mint and have it coined into
standard silver dollars of 41215 grains
free of all cost, the American people
paying all the expense of coinage, these
free coined dollars, in weight and in
trinsic value worth about 48 cents, to
be a compulsory legal tender for oil
debts, both private and public. In
other words, the government shall pass
q law agreeing to accept 48 cents for
100 cents and compel every American,
rich and poor alike, to submit to this
preposterous and bankruptcy breeding
scheme.
Robbery of the People.
When it is remembered that America
owns less than one-quarter of the
worlds silver, the astounding and ig-
norant atrocity of this proposed rob
berry of the people is made more clearly
manifest Everybody knows that near
ly if not all of the other three-quarters
of the silver in the world would be
sold to us at two for one, double its
value, and sent to our minis to coin, so
that in very short time after the en-
actment of such foolish law an ava
lanche of silver would pour into this
country from all parts of the earth 50
that the government would have to
suspend and repudiate this law. In
the meantime all our gold and much of
our other property would be owned by
foreign owners of silver, paid for by US
at more than twice it's value, which
would mean overwhelming loss to this
country, hopeless national bankruptcy
and universal panic, putting the cur
rency on an absolute silver basis. Can
any sane man conceive of a more alb
surd or bunkolike proposition?
Why Silver Has Become So Cheap.
Up to 1871 silver was at premium
over gold on account Of its scarcity and
worth from $1.29 to $1.31 per ounce,
but during the 20 years from 1871 to
1891 such enormous silver deposits
were found and so much silver was
produced that the world could not util-
ize it all for coinage or in the arts,
and it's value and the price therefore
rapidly declined, until in 1894 it fell
to AZ cents per ounce, compelling near
ly every silver mine owner to shut
down and quit, so that very little silver
is being or has been produced during
the last ten years, consequently the
price has again advanced nearly 20
cents per ounce from the lowest.
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SIT 1ooo. were )s5s. led i. IS compared
With ;s1s, sso IL for lie Har ending July'
s1st 1soe. a balance oA $2os .6ss.l4. left
on July ast, 1894 to the credit Of the
prison binding twinc fund. has been
spent, and the cash receipts for the
year 1900 amounted. on July 31st, TO-
4449, 494.6O. !.
During the year that our friends Of
the opposition have had control Of the
prison Irvine plant, find that they
purchased exceedingly large amounts
Of sisal, the monthly statements have
before referred to showing upwards OF
ZOO, 900 pounds OF fiber purchased. I
am informed BY Warden Reeve that
|, the average price paid for this large
amount Of raw material was fraction
over Sis cents per pound, and that
there remained on hand, Aug. LIST, 1900,
4, 175,539 pounds Of sisal and 1S7,675
pounds OF manufactured Irvine.
I lind by the market report published
in the Cordage Trade Journal Of Sept.
6, 1900, that the market price of sisal Is
from 3-8 to IL cents per pound, and
the tendency Is toward lower prices.
The prison Irvine plant Is thus shown
to be in possession Of 1,175,539 pounds
of sisal at the end OF the season, for
which it has paid almost 5 cents more
than the current market price. I also
find in the same trade journal, that the
market price quoted Sept. 6th for
Standard Sisal twine is to Z 1-2 cents
per pound. find from the statement
made to me by the prison authorities,
that from Sept. s. 1899, to Feb. s, 1900,
the farmers who had ordered twine
from the state prison were charged IL
cents per pound for mixed" Irvine,
and from Feb. to Aug. 1, 1900, 10 cents
for sisal and Il IL cents for mixed,
and as the prison Irvine Is sold at
figure but very little above cost, and is
manufactured at low COST owing to
the cheapness Of prison labor, It is not
likely that the surplus stock of fiber at
the prison could be manufactured and
sold at lower prices except at a loss
The farmers who ordered their twine
from the state prison in the spring and
early summer at the prices above
quoted, have had the modification of
seeing twine of the same quality Of
fered by jobbers at z to cents, F to-
cents lower than the prison Irvine.
I am informed by the prison author
tiles that on July 81, 1900, the outstand-
ing accounts of the prison Irvine plant
amounted to 1915. S65.34. 1t has been
customary for all bills for twfne to be
paid up by the farmers by Dec. list
each year, but the indications are that
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1900 with those for 1898, that is, the first
full year of Democratic administration
with the last full years of Republican
administration of the department, it is
seen that the expenses Of grain in
spection during 1900 exceed the 1898 ex.
penses by $16,274.47. If the cost of the
board of grain appeals lis added to the
1900 expenses, this excess is increased
to s30,507.47 over 1898. There were more
cars of wheat inspected in 1898 than
were inspected in 1900, vet the cost Of
inspection was greater by $16,274.47, ex-
Guiding the board Of appeals, and this
increased cost is sufficient to pay ~
additional employees 5000 per year each.
Whether or not the employees staff was
increased to that extent, am not pre-
pared to say, but it could be done for
that amount OF money
These figures dc not bear out the
statement Of Gov. Lind that the So
called Democratic reforms have been
carried out without increased expendi-
lures. They show that the contrary is
the case.
The state Prison Bfndinx Tvvine
Plant.
The farmers Of the state are vitality
binding Irvine plant of the state prison.
1t is to their immediate interest that If
should be conducted on an economical
business basis. In 1898 the opposition
made great promises as to how. they
would improve the management OF the
plant and increase its usefulness to the
farmers, II they were given the power.
As q result Of the election two years
ago the opposition secured control Of
the management Of the state prison
Irvine plant and it IS instructive to
now review the work Of the new adj
administrations
From the monthly statements Of the
expenses Of the state prison at Still
water, find that. under the present
administration, the expenditures Of the
twfhe plant for the year ending July
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there will be a large sum uncOllected
on Dec. LIST of this year. The only term
which can describe the management of
the prison Irvine plant by the present
administration is the word "un-
businesslike," and the results of
their efforts at the end Of the
season are not such as to breed
confidence in their future binding Irvine
manufacturing operations. In their.
efforts to manufacture large stock Of
political capital the board Of prison.
managers lost sight OF business princi-
pies in the manufacture of twine.
The PARTIES compared.
The record of the achievements OF
the Democratic and Populist parties in
their self-appointed role Of reformers,
is not one Of which they have any rea-
son to be proud. Their brief irruptions
have not been to the advantage Of the
state or to the interests Of the taxpay-
ers. They have been given three trials
and found lamentably wanting on each
occasion, and there is no ildica ton that
II they are given fourth opportunity
they win do any better. Like the fool
ish virgins. they are anxious to partici-
pate In the marriage feast but they In
variably forget to provide oil for their
lamps. Their record has been one Of
failure, and, than failure Of
disaster.
On the ether hand, the Republican
party has been the promoter and orig
sinator Of all that has been useful and
beneficial to the state. Our laws and
institutions have come from Republic
q J, 1nonda ord ofn M 80 Ia " irnnp,,r,,o
to the fidelity and intelligence Of Re-
publican lawmakers and officiaIs. That
the Republican party has earned the
confidence Of the people IS evidenced BY
the fact that. with the brief interrupt
tions I have before referred to, 1t has
been entrusted with the complete ad-
ministration of the states affairs for
forty cons eutive years. Flow the trust
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THE FUSION LEGISLATURES OF 1894

THE FUSION LEGISLATURE Of 1891
About the time that the Republican
state officials were having their final
struggle with the legacy of debt be-
queathed the state by the pioneer
Democratic reformers Of 1858. the Dem
ocratic and Farmers Alliance parties
the latter being the maiden name Of
the Populist party before it finally de-
cided to cohabit with the Democracy
these two rArties, after some Irritation,
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ticularly III reference 70 the nanufaf-
ture 0f binding twine. "a
Stete Gratn 1nspectisn.
In his Apeeeh of acceRAa Gov.
Lind discussed the state grain iuspec-
tfon department and certain changes
which were designated reforms which
have been effected therein during his
administration. In concluding his re-
marks on this subject, the governor
said: a-'s
II will only add that these reforms
IN the grain service have been ac-
scomplished without any increase OF ex-
penditure; on the contrary. the ex
pense OF the service during the crop
year just closed. under Mr.. Reishus'
administration, was $z.201.78 less than
the cost Of the service during the pre-
ceding year Of Mr.. Clausen's admins
traticn.
The former chief grain inspector ter
minated his services with the depart
ment about Aug. 1, 1885, so that during
the first seven months Of Gov. Lind's
term Of office he was In ostensib1e
charge Of the department, although
number OF changes and appointments
were made for him for which he was
not TeSpOuSlOlc. j UTdW ALlct1SAOA -
this in order to show that no fair corn-
parison can be made between the last
year and the preceding year. as the
term Of the Republican chief inspector
overlapped the first year Of Gov Lind's
administration.
The only fair comparison is one be-
tween the last full year. when Inspect-
or Clausen held Office under Repub-
ncan governor. and the. full year dur
ing which Inspector Reishus has held
office under a Democratic governor.
that is, between the years of 1898 and
1900.
I wish to be absolutely fair with our
opponents, and for that reason I will
quote a, few figures from the Fifteenth
Annual Report of the Railroad and
Warehouse Commissioners for the year
ending Nov. 80, 1899, which was made
by Chief Grain Inspector f. s. Reishus.
The figures for 1900 were taken from
the reports Of Mr.. Reishus to the state
auditors office. These figures show
that the expenses of the grain inspec-
ton department for the crop years
ending Aug. 81, were as follows:
paaa ~
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DEMOCRATIC RECORD ROTTEN
TO THE CORE, AS USUAL

train Inspection Bureau and Prison Irvine Plant
Grossly Mismana9ed and Every Attempt Made by
Democrats At Reform Merely Expensive
Experiment-Offical Records Show Alb
ject Failure on the Part of Lind
and His Subordinates.
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which are steadily increasing in value,
and at the moderate estimated value of
$500 per acre would net the school fund
81, 200, 600 and increase It ultimately to
$50, 49f, 600. With the addition Of the
timber and mineral upon them and the
value of swamp lands, which have be-
come a part of the school fund, it win
eventually reach $50, 100000
Our political opponents have declared
that il they had been in power the
school fund would have been infinitely
larger: that they would have acted
with such wisdom and discretion as to
have doubled 1t at least. Such is the
claim they advanced in the campaign
two years ago. But they have never
manifested any capacity for improving
upon Republican methods of managing
the states business. This claim Of
theirs-this pretentious claim-may be
safely left to the people OF Minnesota
to paSs upon.
The One-Mill General school Tax.
A beneficial measure in furthering the
cause Of education il the 1-mill general
school tax enacted by the legislature
Of 1897 It provided that q 1-mill tax
should be extended against an the tax.
able property Of the state, to be dis
tributed at the same time as the regu-'
lar school superintendent il made in
March and October. Since the adop-
ton Of that law. and under it's provis-
ions, the sum of 36,519, 3S1.1O has been
collected and paid to the school dis
tricts Of the state. based on the per
capita attendance.
This law was enacted In the interest
Of the sparsely settled rural counties.
Under the operation Of the law the
richer counties of the state are made to