Lsomersct Herald
r T3,TlVHrn.tiem.
CT&OL
n- Veaneiay moral iif at
, ,h.r.iu
.,auruii P"',Q"u,-'"'
1 r' la-eiiamed-
'l ",re "P- rortiuatujri ne--ns
Uen f ulwcriber do not
14 10 D 'liner iU neld responsible
. -..in.
...m 1
... . . .-t-n n Lien nnui
L , . ,. . ... nam of U form-
-,..-lI offloo. Addreae
boasotsaT,
r 1 " u. rr"l Nonitv reuja
rt l ; ll.,.r.-.r-u.
iueix-1, I'eiiii'a.
!.!.
,o li. ure ill U: al
ii. iiu uucillj.
t . W. W I.K KK.
. .N. i.mi ft uLlC,
zxjuicrM'L, i'a.
A. -
siucr:t ia
. . - I, .b SllMV.
x.
Sxjjui.nx.-l, I'a.
I- ... W. .
-
huurmt, I'a.
;-. ...i -- iH.l Court
..v hi -.VI -LAW,
suiuirsel, 1'a.
f iLi-Al-LAW.
' somerset, i'a.
J. o. uoLi-
Somerset, l'a
,,. :-.;;ia:iuii to business en
' ' . ",.x.uk r-t ua mUio:uuik
.U-L-NilNi: HAY,
iu.-r!'t, P.
. u bulk'. WUJ atu-ud to
I-V.i to care Willi proi"it-
iiivu-MIV-AI-LAW,
Souirrset, Pa-
r-..:; v d-'u.d to all business eii
auautl ou coliec-
jii tl-AT-LA f
buuiersct, I'a-
.:: bU'iU'.'rt entniKtrd t bin
-sV, J-'oiiii'i?; i-ou. ilea, 'iUi
ru:i'- (A'Ciotu t uroeerj. store.
.MLS l rt t.ii.
AliuK-Nt-V-AT-LAW,
5viuert, Pa.
-.c Vn::i..i:ii B.k. up t-Uiirs. Eu-
, .Vu.:i im trreu toliecuou
. : . .i, t.I.t x:iiniu-d. aud all
a'.-.vLJa to ail" iirxfiupines
'nLLuiwV v Li:olOi,
Al'iv.'h.Nr-l-Al"-lW,
Sviiuerset, Pa.
! . t-...i- ::.ni-t-d to our rare will be
j;i..ui:li:;i.:...y alSi'llili-d to. C11
f L LA LIU
Ll. Ail'.'H.Ll-Al-l.1i
fNomerM-t, la.
... j-r'. -f in rM'iurr-t and atl.'oiuiiig
.lua A . Nut. Ii'-s-!. iilrui.l! to UliU Win
a. u't i ih. w. u. KLTPtu
H'Hi.'jiH 4 i:t'lTEL,
AlluiOitis-Al'-U',
uiers-i. Pa.
. (.'t.:.;:u.;, j ui tii-.r Ck!V wiil be
. .:i.-.i..y aiK:i.it-a to. Oitkv
W. l AKiiiUKl. M. D.T
1 li ASD l KutOS,
Soiurreet, i'a.
i' i l'a'..-..'l Mm-l, J'JJOlU- L".
J- F. Y. .-IIAKKJ JL.
-:ji... iAN Mti
stiu Pa.
i f .:::! Mrvit to the citi---
: t jj;. ; v;,-.:.i:y. vltictr curuer
) J. M. LolTMKli,
J hilS' IANaMjH'IWKOS,
A- -'-, rear of 1'rus More.
' ' r k-es lo the c:tl-
' ' ;-und at Ua of-
P-J !" M- MILLKN,
".. to Hie jTeservation
' An:teiai i iu-rW.
,' : " ' r,: 'i- iiiiiry. ottice
u,,,- ,j laV! A Co" atore.
' ' tn.v anu i'alr;..i .ire,-ia.
I" uneral Director.
ifXK l:. FLIVK,
Land Purveyor
Plsl Oils!
i4
''! V. ..
Ji(.. ' i:k. a p-cia'ty of
I ,r ,!"' l"'iieuc
U Luei brauu of
'bating 4 Lubricating Oils
tyitlia i Caroline,
trjr ' '!r"IC '"r.iul. oui. We chal-
fcet of Petroleum
jjc uniformly
i3tisfactory Oils
-IX THK
S!1 farket.
lor Vuer-i and viciul-
l.v'"J piled by
t.K A fcEKHITiS and
tA;E KiXjMLK.
boiaaraot, Pa .
V
in
L lie
VOL. XLV. NO.
99too Pure
A luxury is " anjlhing which pleases the senses and is also
costly or diScult to obtain."
Ivory Soap pleases the senses, but is neither costly nor
difficult to obtain. Your grocer keeps it
The Pnocrea & Cuai Co.. Citi
THE-
First Rational Bat
Somerset, IPenn'a.
-o-
Capital, S50.000.
Surplus, S24.000.
-o-
DCPOSITS RECEIVED IN LAR6E Dtl
(MOUNTS, DATABLE ON OEMANO.
ACCOUNTS OF MEBCMANT. FA PMtRt,
STOCK DCALEHS. AND OTHERS SOLICITED
DISCOUNTS DAILY.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
LaRVE M. HICKS5, GEO. R. KTU,
JAMES U PUUII, W. U. M1U-ER,
JOHN R. SSOOTT, ROBT. S. WJCLL,
KRED W. BIEsECKER.
EDWARD SCXXL. : : PRESIDENT.
VALENTINE HAY, : VICE PRESIDENT.
HARVEY M. BERKLEY, . CASHIER.
The funls and ocuriti of this bank are se
curely pr.tort-d ia a ri-lcbrat.-d Corliss Km
glas Prwif Sake. The only safe made abso
lutely burtlar-proof.
Tie SomsrEBt CeMy National
OF SOMERSET PA.
.
Etab!itld, 1877. OrpnkW M I Kit!1, 1890
CAPITAL, S50.000
SURPLUS AND UN-
DIVIDED PROFITS $23,000
Clias. J. liar rhec - President.
Wm. II. Koontz, - Vice President
Milton J. Trias, - - Cashier.
Geo. S. Ilarrkon, - Ass't Cashier.
Directors :
.Sam. B. Harrison,
Joxiab Sj-ht,
J.ihn H. Snyder,
Joseph B. lavis.
Wm. Endloy,
Jonas M. Cook,
John Stum.
NoahS. Miller,
Harrin Snyder,
Jerome Stullt,
Chas. W. Snyder.
Customers of this bant will receive the mxt
lliierai treatment coiifistent -tii afeti.iikint.
Panie wUhtnr to end monev enst or weal
can be accommodated by draft for any
amount.
J onev and valuables secured by one or IUe
bold"s celebrated safc-s, with nii-t improved
lime lock. .
Collections made in all parts of the I nited
Kiaten. t'tianreH nuxierate.
Account aud dep.iit solicited.
A. H. HUSTON,
Undertaker and Embalmer.
A GOOD HEARSE,
and everything pertaining to funerals fum-
SOMERSET -
Pa
Jacob D. Swank,
Watchmaker and Jeweler,
Next Door West of Lutheran Church,
Somerset, - Pa.
I Am Now
prepaml to bi:-ily the public
with Clocks, Watches, and Jew
elry of all dt-scritaioiis, as Cheap
a the Cheapest.
REPAIRING A
SPECIALTY.
All work guarantee! Ixk at my
stock l?fire uiaking your
purcha.w.
J. D. SWANK
ALWAYS
On Hand.
BEST IN THE MARKET.
larecki Phosphate,
Raisin's Phosphate,
Lime,
Crushed Coke,
Hard Coal,
Salisbury Soft Coal,
At the Old Stand near tie Somer
set fc Cambria R. R. Station.
-vPrices Right
Peter Fink
BANK
1G.
MrsAE.Uhl.
NEW
FALL GOODS
New Stvle Fall and Winter
Dress Goods
cow m
stock. Tliey are pretty
and cheap.
A complete line of all kinds of
Flannels,
Flannelettes,
and otlier goods now in stock
Ladies' and
Children's
WRAPS
Now coming in. Cull and see
Uicm.
Mrs. A B. UHL.
DIKE C1K NS,
4pp;y a partlHp of
to.- ij.tlii directly
Into the utnls.
J irn w mrong breaths
throui-'li the n.
Tne three time a
day. afu-r menlx re-ern-d.
and belore
ret:rinit.
ELYS
Cream Balm
"icn- the Xal
I'a jMotj. A:lay In
ti i nialion. Ill
the fior.-s. Pnlvts
tne iin'mi rau" from
C.ids. Iti' ore the
CATARRH
OLD 'it HEAD
H--ne of Taste aud
tiiUelL
A particle is applied directly iub the bo
tnland is ut:r-atle. 1'rlee ec-nia l)ruf
Kisls or ly mail.
ELY BUtiTH tas, .VI Warren St.. Sew York
THE KEELEY CURE
Ia special boon to txninec men irlto, harinr
drifted unconsciously into the drink habit and
awaken to find the disease of alcoholism laffteoed
op n them, rendering them unfit to manajra af
fairs renuirinr a clear brain. four weeta
oour of traatment at the
prrTSBLna keeley insiiicie.
No. 346 Fifth ATenue,
rstorei to thera all their powers, mental and
ptarwcal, destrors the abnormal appetite, and
trriam thera to" the condition the were In be
fore they indulged in stimulants. This ha been
done in more than lmo case treated here, and
monf them some of your own neighbors, to
whom we can refer with confidence a to the
absolute safete and efficient of the Keeley Core.
The fullest and most scare-hint; investigation Is
n vited. fceud tor fssntuet print tail ialorma
jion. eavrare
YflAns MiBirs.
DESICN PATEMTa,
f nr raymnwi' wiu uhm w.
SILKS CO, ttl BaojaT. Srw Toat
Oldest bama f.T seennoe paicnts la Ancrtca.
Krrrr pant Ukra out by us Is brought before
tbe pobiic by a avtioe gSsea tne ot cbare ia tae
I'ritnlific wiB
frrst ctrenlatlna ef say eekratlfle pacer fa the
wor:d, hpituxlHl-T iiliutratetl. til latcliirrnt
maa thmiU be wlibout lb Weekly, 3 OA a
ymn aijasis atootba A'lJfss. HUN'T tXU
Hsiastas. SC 1 Sojadway, Hem Vurk Cuy.
DtTOKTAITT TO APTXBTTSES4.
Tha cream of the country papers founA
la BeraicfUa't Coarty Seat lista. Bhrewd
adrertsera arall theauelTea of theee lists, a
copy of which cart be bad of Eeoangtt
Jirua. of Sew Tort Jt fittetuj.
c
i $flrentifi9 American
'AA Vs To marks, I
DEICN PATEMTa,!
UP W tfnsvBieuTs tJ
omer
SOMERSET, PA., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30. 189G.
A MODEES JOES CILPIS.
Till Ilryan was a citizen
I if credit and renown,
A fiill-flediced caudldate was be
Of famous Lincoln town.
I'.til Itryan's wife said to him: "Dear,
Though wedded we have been
These several tedious years, yet wc
No holiday have seen.
"You know that on convention day
Yon made a big sensation;
You said the piece I wrote for you
And got the nomination.
"So, Biily, let us take a trip
From here to New York city.
To niiits a splendid chance to spout.
Would be an awful pity.
Well advertise our jourucy well.
And take a train that's slow;
Then we enn sliake the rustic bands
While you your buislc blow.
t if course you kuow the train will stop
At every cross-road station;
I'll smile upon the yokels, and
You'll give them an oration.
"Of court-1 don't believe oue bit
You'll ever be elecbHl.
liut then we cau have lots of fun
liofore you're umrked TcJ-ted.'
They went, and as t hoy Journeyed east.
With more or less velocity.
The people thronged around them, but
Twas all idieer curiosity.
Kound went the wheels, ou sped the train.
The people all seemed glud;
They listened to his silver talk
Aud said: "Tli fellow's niad."
Bill Bryan went from town to town,
Hut found it was no Joke;
His faithful spouse she stuck to him
At every place he spoke.
Unlike his Gilpin prototype,
Tbey couldn't lose each other;
He found a woman will sometimes
"stick closer than a brother."
And even np at Wolfert's Ihxsit,
'(ialnst everybody's will.
She couldn't let her Billy have
A quiet suiick with Hill.
It was no use, she wouldn't leave
Her hubby fur one minute;
Says she. "When Billy shows himself,
I'm going to be in it."
And Billy seemed quite satisfied,
O'erjoyed was he to find
That since on pleasure she was bent
She wouldn't be left behind.
So here's long life to Bryan's wife.
And Bryan, Ions; live he;
But If he to the White House goes
I won't 1 there to see.
Somerset, I'a-, August 31.
Wm. Evans.
THE CRIME OF 1873.
An Open Letter to the Workingmen
of the United States-
Written by a Former Member of the Cen
tral Executive Board of the Knights
ff labor and Editor of th Official
Organ of the Order.
To the Workingmen of the rnlbjd Stab.
A many of you arv aware, I have
been connected with the lulior niove
lueut fr two decade, and have held
more or leu important official positions
iu labor organization. I do not pre
tend to any right to spenk with official
authority for labor, but if long study of
the problem in the solution of which
wage-earners have an especial interest
and an earnest desire to aid in discov
ering their true solution entitle any
one to speak to American workingmen,
I think I may, without egotism or ar
rogance, claim that righL I am neith
er Republujan, a Itemocrat nor a Pop
ulist, for the ijuite suflicieut reasoa that
I am not a citizen of the Republic
But if I have no vote us a cjtizen may
fairly claim, tor that ri-adop, to be free
from the prejudice whkb must nsoiue
degree blunt and warp the judgment of
parti". My interest in the Ameri
can labor movement 3 ue 10 the con
viction that a "labor i of no coun
try," a wise solution of industrial prob
lems liere will incalculably benefit,
while an unwise one will injure iin.
meaeurably, labor everywhere.
You are i-altol uxn to decide by
your vote two ijuectufw Ofie whether
your country shall continue tlie poljoy
of protection or wliether it ihall, by
the route of revenue tariff, travel to the
goal of free trade ; the other question, I
though perhaps nut of equal actual
importance. Is the one which appears
to engage the greater share of public
attention. That question is whether the
mints of the United States shall be
thrown open U' the free and unlimited
coinage of silver at a ratio of It to 1 as
compared with gold. Arguments more
cr less plausible and in oewildering
variety are being put forward for and
against this proposal, bujt it js pop my
present purpose "fO examine all or n-d.-ed
any of tLeae, There aye occajaons,
and I think this is ouat of thjuin. wbeij
t!ie actions of parties and the uittliods
they employ to influence public opin
im furnih a fairly accurate means of
estimating tlw value of the arguments
they tut forward. J loses t men, con
scious of no desire but tlie welfare of
the people, and convinced that what
thoy advocate rests on the strong
ground of truth and reason, never ap
peal to the prejudices of men or of
classes, and never make use of false
fa wds to sway the minds of the people.
You 'do not need to be told whether the
a 1 vocates of free silver are resting their
case on calm, pasaiouat argument of
whether they are seeking to Inflame
the passions of the people and engend
er class hatreds. You read and hear
their statements, and know what is
true as to this.
There is one statement which is be
ing widely circulated which I think
should be carefully examined. It is
that silver was demonetized by a trick
in 1S73 in the interest of the owners of
gold and that the present silver move
ment is nothing more titan an effort to
undo the wrong which was secretly
and dishonestly done twenty-three
years ago. You can scarcely listen to
a free-silver peeub or read a book,
brochure or article published In furth
erance of the free-silver agitation with
out hearing or seeing 'the crime of
1S73" fervidly, yes, perfervidly, de
nounced. What was this "crime of 1873 7"
The most sober and least frantic
statement of it which has been given
from a free-silver source was made by
Senator .Stewart in a carefully prepar
ed article over his own siguature In
ls73- These are his words :
After visiting London and consult
ing the bondholders, Mr. Bberman,
chairman of the Finance Committee
of the Senate of the United States un
dertook to demonetize silver in the
United States, aud he managed U so
set
ESTABLISHED 1827.
secretly as to avoid 'discusMou and pre
veut opposition. The law which he
procured iu 1S73 was on the statute
book two years before it became gener
ally known.
Huch is the statement of Senator
Stewart. Others have denounced the
"crime" and characterized it iu lan
guage more notable for strength than
elegance, and the sum total of the
"crime," as painted by the advocates of
free silver, is this : Senator Sherman,
at the instance of and for the advant
age of the British bondholders, smug
gled the measure through both branch
es of the National Legislature, thi ob
ject and intent of the conspiracy l-ing
to demonetize silver iu order that, by
reducing the value of silver, the gold
of the bondholder might lie enhanced
in value. So secretly was the thing
done that uo member of Congress and
no Senator when he voted for the meas
ure ever suspected that it demonetized
silver, and even the President when
he signed the bill was equally ignorant.
That is the story, and it is made more
dramatic and the scoundrelisiu of the
"conspirators" is made more damuiug
ly plain by telling how it was that this
surreptitious demonetization of the
"money of theplain people" has reduc
ed tlie market value of silver and cut the
price of all the products of the farms
iu two.
To some people to most reasonable
people it might be suflloient reply to
point out that Senator Stewart was at
the time a member of the Senate , but
then the Senator has pleaded the "baby
act," and says he did . not understand
the bill, lie was also in the gall of
bitterness and bonds of iniquity at the
time, being still a gold bug whose eyes
had not been opened to the divinity of
silver. But if Mr. Stewart, Mr. Bryan
and the other ehamiJous of debased
currency are too busy talking of the
iniquity of the "crime" to have time to
get at the facts, it may not be amiss
briefly to recite the history of the
"crime."
On April 2, 1S70, Mr. Boutwell,
Secretary of the Treasury addressed a
communication to Senator Sherman,
chairman of the Committee on Finance,
inclosing a bill for a thorough revision
of the mint laws. Accompanying the
bill was a report which had leen pre
pared by the Deputy Controller of the
Currency, John J. Knox, explaining
the several provisions of the bill and
giving reasons for them. One of the
sections of the bill provided for the dis
continuance of the coinage of the sil
ver dollar, and the reason given by Mr.
Knox for this was that because of its
excess of bullion over its nominal value
jt had ceased to be a coin of circulation.
This would seem to con3ict, tin-t with
(ho story that Mr. sSbiiiuan got his in
spiration in England, and, second with
the assertion that the bill was intend
od to demouetUe silver 'secretly,"
The proposed bill before being sent to
Congress was printed, with wide mar
gins, and distributed among experts
and others whose opinions were re
garded as valuable a curious part of a
conspiracy, by the way, in its original
form it provided for a silver dollar of
3S4 grains standard, to be of limited
legal tender. The following extract
from one of the replies received will
show that if Mr. Stewart was unable to
understand the purport and. intent of
the bill so far as it relate tq the silver
dollar, his ignorance and dullness were
not shared by others : "It would be
better," wrote Dr. Lindermati, former
ly Director of the Mint, "to discon
tinue (he Issue of the silver dollar alto
gether thau U issue it at a reduced
value as a subsidiary poin. The goM
dollar is really the legal unit and meas
ure of value. Having a higher value
as bullion than iu nominal value, the
silvtr dollar long ago ceased to be a
coin of cuvulation, and being of no
practical use whatever, its U ahogld
bo discontinued."
ThU suggbstion, also made by others.
was adopted. On December l'J, 170,
and on January 9, 171, the bill was
discussed at much length In the Senate.
Among those taking part In the de
bates appear the names of Senators
Cole, Sherman, Corbett, Williams.
Morrill, Casserly, Nye and no ! sure
ly not ! -yes Stewart. "Managed it
so secretly as to avoid discussion and
prevent opposition," says Stewart.
Yet there was discussion, prolonged
discussion, and opjo!,ition as welL
Senator Stewart spoke not once, but
Several times, and on both occasions,
and voted for the bill whjch he now
has the hardihood tq say was neither
distussed nor opposed. The records of
thee tjebajes will be found jn "The
Congressional lilobe" for (hat session,
page 3'iS, and the succeeding pages,
and page and the succeeding pages.
The bill (hen went to the House, and
uum discUsM-.J tin re and amended, but
fail! to pass for buk of tiaw. At the
next Bession of Congress, ou March 9,
1S71, It was agaiu introduced iu tlie
House, this time by the Horn William
D. Kelley, of Pennsylvania. It would
take much more than the entire mouth
power of the whole free-silver host to
lersuado Americans American workr
Ingiueu, especially that that name
could be connected with any oonspira.
ey against the interests of the ma-sia.
When the bill was introduced Mr.
Wood, of New York, asked whether it
was Mr. Kvlley 's intention to ask for
the question on the bill that day. Mr.
Kelley replied : "No, sir; I desire that
the bill should be fairly discussed." It
was brought up for discuion ou Jan
uary 9, 1S72, when it was found that
many members wanted a silver dollar
piece which should be the equal of two
half-dollars, with limited legal tender
and coinage exactly the proposition
made in the original draft of the bill.
Jt was referred back to committee, and.
February 13, 1S72, it was reported onte
more to the House, this time with au
amendment providing for a silver dol
lar as suggested. The bill, with this
provision in it, passed the House, after
elaborate debate, on May 27, 1372-
Evidently, If Senator Stewart's eyes
were still blinded, others knew all
about the prcnosed demonetization of
silver. During the long debate, in
which the measure was exhaustively
discussed, the Congressmen taking part
in it displaying none of that ignorance
of the scope of the bill which the free
silver people would have us believe ex
isted. In hia speech Mr. Kelley spoke
t length on the Imp jssibility of keep
T r y-r
ing silver dollars in circulation, when
their bullion value was greater thau
their coin value; a proposition, which,
if it be reversed, would apply with
equal force to gold dollars were free
silver coinage adopted. It is worthy
of note, too, that Mr. Kellay ioiuted
out that all the opposition the bill re
ceived emanated from owners of silver
bullion who were making enormous
sums by having tiieir bullion coined
into half dollars, two of which con
tained but 95 cents worth of silver. It
is the same class who wish now to
"grow fat and greedy," to quote Mr.
Kelley's words, by coining their 52-cent
bullion iuto lUU-cent dollars, only the
"fat aud greedy" ones of that day were
content to rob "Uncle Sam" of 5 per
cent., while the silver kings of to-day,
both fatter and greedier, demand 47
per cent.
When the bill again went to the Sen
ate, on January 17, 1S73, Mr. IIoo
er's amendment, providing for tlie
coinage of silver dollars of reduced
weight, was stricken out, Mr. Stewart
being present, presumably awake and
in possession of his senses, for he took
part again in the debute. The House
failing to agree, the bill went to a com
mittee of conference, and the House
amendment was stricken ouL The bill
was signed by the President on Feli
ruary 12, 1873, after it had been liefore
Congress nd the public for nearly
three years.
During five sessions of Congress the
bill was before the Finance Committee
of the Senate and the Coinage Com
mittee of the House. It was repeated
ly read in full in both houses. Eleven
different times it was printed in full,
with amendments, aud twice more in
the reports of the Dt-puty Controller of
the Currency. The Senate debates on
the bill, which was not discussed, oc
cupy sixty-six columns of "The Con
gressional Globe," Senator Stewart,
who says it was smuggled through
without discussion, contributing a fair
share of tlie talk. In the House the
debates on this undiscussed bill spread
over seventy-eight columns of "The
Globe."
A free-silver speech, with denuncia
tions of the "Crine of 1S72," eliminat
ed, would be insipid aud pointless. If
the oft-repeated and solemnly assever
ated story of the "crime" be untrue,
what part of tlie silver tale of woe can
be believed? If the "crime" was no
"crime," but a perfectly proper and
altogether necessary piece of legisla
tion, fully understood and concurred
in by .the Congress that discussed and
passed it, what shall be said, of all Ihu
free-silver arguments whii:h each aud
every one of thent dejiend for their
value, on the "ciime" lieing really a
'crime?" Yet, Bryan and Htewart,
and al the big and little mouthers and
platitudinarians to the contrary not
withstanding, tlie records of Congress
show that In the story of "The Crime
of 1873" the ratio of truth to falsehood
is not even as 1 to 1G.
A. W. Wkight.
New York, lt5, 1S3.
A Sleeping Car Episode-
Lots of funny tiling happen on sleep
ing cars. Every traveling man can
tell you nyiuy stories c-nnvrning tVnv
Iere is one that occurred oq the New
York Central. It was alsiut o'clock
oue morning lat ntilvinU-r that
qecuiwints of the Wagner were aroused
from their slumliers by a vigorous
bucolic voice ftoiq a iqiddle section.
"Stop that woman," it cried ; "she's
got my pants and all my u'iiiey."
The sifter dashed up the aisle in
time to sie a female figure disappear
through the door of the ladies' dressing
room. A explanation from the owns
e of the big vole, who had jumped
out of the upper berth in his lailuon
like jeans, demonstrated that his trous
ers had indeed gone. A vigorous
thumping on tho door of tlie dressing
room ensued, the porter culling out :
"Come out at once, madam, and give
thegentlem-in his pants."
"How dare you, sir ?" came the in
dignant and almost hysterical reply.
"Uo away go away, I say. I'll report
you. I'll have you arrested. Call the
conductor," and so on.
That pompous and be-but toned in
dividual was called, and he, too, be
coming convinced that thoe indl-peii-sable
parts of masculine attire, togeth
er with the money they contained, had,
been purloined, also doiiiaii Jo I tha(
lady should emerge aiid, give them
lip. More indignation, and. iqore liysr
terical outbursts, followed by threats, to
vje the company fur this, insult to an
unprotected female. Finally sha oamo
out, an aged, angular, liespecked Indi
vidual, with eyes ttash'.ua and giving
utterance to a running fire of all the
dire things that would happen when
she would communicate with her hus
band and lawyers.
"There she is," shouted the owner
of the missing garmeuts, "and. he's,
got 'em orj."
Sure enough, sho had, and all the
ocoupanU of the car, who hud their
heads through the curtaiu by this time,
roared witlrlaughter. There they were,
snugly wrapped around her shoulders.
She had occupied the berth below the
farmer, and in the dim light of the car
had taken his nether garments, pon
derous and unshapely affairs, from the
hook where they had been hanging,
mistaking them for own wrap, which
turned out to be almost the same color.
No suit was brought against the com
pany. And this story is really true.
Washington Post.
T; ka Eifferenoa.
Hmall JJoy "Pa, what Is the dltler.
enoe between a pessimist and an opti
mist ?'
Pa "Well, let me see If I can illus
trate. You know I am often discour
aged, and things don't look to me as if
they'd ever go right. Well, at such
times I can be said to be a pessimist.
But years ago, when I was a young
man, everything looked bright and
rosy and I was always hopeful. Then
I was an optimist. Now, my son can
you understand the difference between
a pessimist and an optimist?"
Small Boy "Oh, yes; one is married
and the other isn't New York
Weekly.
era
CARLISLE OH COINAGE.
How the Parity Between Gold
Silver is Maintained.
and
THE EFFECTS OF FEEE COINAGE-
Ths Government Would be Unable to
Maintain Silver at Far.
Secretary Carlisle has addressed the
following letter to a correspondent iu
Kentucky, which has been made pub
lic: Ma. Jamks P. Hklm, Louisville,
Ky..
MyDkarSiie: Your letter, asking
how the silver dollar, which contain a
quantity of bullion commercially worth
only alsiut fifty-three cents each, are
maintained at a parity with gold, not
withstanding the fact that the Govern
ment does not directly rvds-in them,
or the c-rli!"ii-:it-s issued iqsm them, in
gold, is received, and as a great many
i iiquiries umu the same subject are ad
drested to me daily from different parts
of the country, which it is impracticable
to answer in detail, I will take advan
tage of j-our favor to answer them all
at once.
OUN'UMiM I'fBLIC AtVUl'XT.
All tlie standard silver dollars issued
from the mints since the passage of the
act of 1S73, now amounting to more
than iiUJ.OfW.Om), have been coined on
public account from bullion purchased
by the government, and are legal tend
er in payment of all debts, public and
private, without regard to the amount,
except when otherwise expressly stipu
lated in the contract between the par
ties. They belong to the Uovernment
when coined, and they are aid out by
the Govcrnient at a parity with gold
for proi?rty and services of all kinds,
and received from the people at a par
ity with gold in the payment of all
public dues and demands.
The Government has made no dis
crimination whatever betweeu the
coins of the two metals, gold having
Ufti paid on its coin obligations whe n
gold was demanded, and silver having
been paid when silver was demanded.
oIXAtiK I.1MITKH.
Under this policy the jc iaae has
liecii so limited by law, and the jKiliey
of the Treasury iK-partnieiit, that the
amount coined has not become so great
as to drive the more valuable coin,
gold, out of use, and thus destroy the
basis of our monetary system; aud so
long as the two nu tals are unequal
commercial vaue, at the ratio estab
lished by law, this limitation uion the
coinage is, in my opinion, absolutely
essential to the maintenance of their
lirity in eHW'ting exchanges. It con
stitutes the principal safeguard for the
proteetioii of our currency against the
depreciation which the experience of
all countries has shown would other
wise result frcm the attempt to use
legal tender coins of the same denom
ination, but of unequal value. If the
limitation were removed, confidence
in the ability of the government to
preserve equality in the exchangeable
value of the coins would la? destroyed,
and the parity would be lost long lie
fore the amount of silver coinage had
become really excessive, -ith frets
and, c,nli:ujted coinage of silver ou ao
count of private individuils and r
pofatious, the government would be
under no moral nUigation to maintain
the jciritv, and, moreover, It would ho
unaUe to do so, because the vo'utne of
overvalued silver fbroed Into the circu
lation by a legal tender provision
would s-kiii expel gold from the
country, or put such a premium upon
it that it would be impossilile to pro
cure and hold in the Treasury a ut!l
cient amount to provide for the re
demption of silver on presentation. In
order tu maintain tlie parity under
such conditions tlie government would
be eomjielled from the beginning to
exchange gold for silver dollars, and
their paper representatives, whenever
demanded, jut as it now exchanges
gold fr its own notes when demanded:
aulas the coinage of silver do,Vs
would be unlimited, and t here we vou
stautly increasing, a jviut would soon
lie reached wrwre it would be impossi
ble to continue the process of redemp
tion. IM!'I.!K:mHSI.IG.VT10N- OK TIIK tiUVKRX
M EXT.
Tlie implied obligation o tb,e tto
eminent to preserve the lu& of the
money which, t coin from its own bul
lion and for iU citizens to receive in
exchange fir their property nd -t
Vices, has Uen supplemented by two
statutory d durations, which substan
tifl'.ly pledge the publle faith to the
maintenance of that policy. The act
of July 14, 1J0, after providing that
the Secretary of the Treasury should,
uuder such regulations as he might
prescribe, redeem the Treasury rotc
issued in the purchase of s".lvef builiou,
in gold or silver cxviu, at hU discretion,
declares, (hut it la "the established
policy of the United States to main
tain the two metals on a parity with
each other upon the present legal ratio,
or such ratio as may bo provided by
law," and the act of Xoveuilier I, lvj.J,
again declares it to U; "the policy of
the United States to continue the use
of both gold and silver as standard
money, and to coin both gold and sil
ver into money of equal intrinsic and
exchangeable value, such equality to
be secured through iuteraatioual agree
ment, or by such safeguards of legislit
U ti as 't ill insure the maintenance of
the par.tyof value of the coins of the
two tu tals, en the. equal power of
ever; d Jlt &.t a times in the market
nd in the payment of debU."
With knowledge of thuse a.nuranoc
the jaioplo have received these coin
aud have relied confidently upon the
g'jod faith of their tJovernmeut; aud
the confidence thus Inspired -has been
a most potent factor In the maintenance
of the parity. The public has bjen
satisfied that, so long as our present
monetary system is preserved, the
Government will do whatever its moral
obligations and expressed declaratioua
require it to do, aud very kajvly as a
consequence of thli aundcnce in the
god kith or the executive authorities.
the silver coins have not depreciated
in val je.
pauit v ill bk MAINTAIN En.
It is not d"ubted that whatever can
be lawfully done to maintain, equality
id.
WHOLE NO. 2357.
in the exchangeable value of the two
me tuls will lie done whenever it be
comes necessary, and, although silver
dollars aud silver certificates have not,
tip to the present time, lx-en received
in exchange for gold, yet, if the time
shall ever come when the parity can
not lie otherwise maintained, such ex
changes will be made. It is the duty
of the Secretary of the Treasury and of
all other public ollicials to execute in
good faith the jsdicy declared by
Congress, and whenever he shall be
satisfied that the silver dollar can not
be kept equal in purchasing power
with the gisld dollar, except by re
receiving it in exchange for the gold
dollar when such exchange is demand
ed, it will lie his duty to adopt that
course. liut if our present policy is
adhered to and the coinage Is kept
within reasonable limits the means
heretofore employed for the mainte
nance of the parity will doubtless be
found sufficient in the future, and our
silver dollars and silver certificates
will continue to circulate at jiar with
gold, thus enabling the people to use
both metals instead of one only, as
would be the case if the parity were
destroyed by free coinage.
J. (j. Carlisle.
Facts for Eryan'i Fancies.
Hon. John L. Thomas, of Missouri,
at present Assistant Attorney General
for the Poet-office Department, and
formerly Judge of the Supreme Court
of Missouri, has prepared the following
statement :
"Mr. Bryan states that he believes
the free coinage of silver, by our Gov
ernment alone, at the ratio of l'j to 1,
would raise the price of silver to f l.ia
per ounce; and he never tires of alleg
ing that our Government is strong,
and rich, and powerful enough to ac
complish this result, without waiting
or asking for the eo-oj-ration of any
other country- In making this pre
diction Mr. Bryan ignores the exper
ience of this and other nations of the
world in regard to the coinage of silver
during the past IK) years, but waiving
that, let us see what his proration Ja
in volves.
"I presume it will 1 toiuvdcd by
Mr. Bryan and his adherents that the
price of silver bullion in this country
can not la? atlecU-d without at the same
time affecting it everywhere, aud that
the rise in the price will apply to all
silver, whether in bars or wares, as
well as iu coin, throughout the world.
"The figures I shall ' give, except
those showing the production of silver
In ls'.ci, are taken from a report submit
ted by Mr. Voorhces, a free silver advo
cate, on behalf of the Finance Com
mittee of the Senate, March a, lxit
which resrt is entitled 'Coinage laws
of the Uuited States from 17.C to 14.
with an appendix relating to coins and
currency; fourth edition, revised and
corrected to August 1, ls04. Prepared
u:iK-r the direction of the committee."
"According to that report, page 7,
tlie production of silver in the world
from 14I-3 to W.f2 amounted la ai
507,7I ounces, and there uieu pro
duced siuee H!': a'hout ),! w,OjO
ounce, i:i iuud numbers. Add this
to ihv other sum and we have a total
hi1 S,tVjti7,?il ounces. I have uo data
showing the production of silver prior
to 1 l::t, and bene I can not give the
figures; but I think it may be safely
assumed that it amounted to as much
as the whole amount of silverthathas
been lost or destroyed.
OOXsKK V AT I VE ESTI.M XX K.
"In order to be sure that we are on
the right side, however, let us deduct
l"i.',5'i7,71u ounces, and state the pres
ent supply of silver in its various forms
In the world at 8,0jri,ioo,0tii) ounces.
This is worth We per ounce, or ?5,lNi,
OoO.ViO in the aggregate. To this, ac-:
cording to Mr. Bryau's opiai the
legislative fiat of our tovecument
alone would add fsV oiyioe, or -04,0(W,0ijO,
ami, at,iuie la ay, the lar
ger part of, ;h aiVWd wealth would be
outs;e vi our own country. In gold
iUudtied vounlries tle commercial val
la? vf the silver coins iu circulation
would l brought nearly to the gold
v? nul ir.l Tl.ij riot nr 1.1 .,..1.
M- i .,i i .i .
stantially double the value of $11
,. : -t
- . ....... T . .
rslO.'WO.tx) in Friv, m-t.0U,0ut) In
Germany t V'--iJ',.'l,l0 in Belgium, ?ltt,
$'Ju In Italy, 15,0t,Ulu lu Switzer
land, fl.U'o.KsJ in Greece, $lV,0W,aw
iu Spain, l0,Wl,(sm hi l'ortugal, s.-,-if
O,io n Austria-Hungary, fVJ.OOO.onO
in the Netherlands, i4,'J00,( in Swe
den, $s4iu,000 iu Denmark, $44,000,(JUO
lu Turkey, $7,fXi,(0 in Australia, $13 -im,000
in Egypt, and $110,iMi,0! in
the Straits, besides $J2r.,fKH,t in this
country, and raise jjl this money
nearly to par j,-;u gold; and yet we
are toh all these countries not on
ly u fue to Join Mr. Bryan and hissup-jiorit-rs,
but even do not sympathize
with theru in this stupendous enter
prise, which would add so much to
their wealth, and iu a large degree re
lieve them from the burden now rest
ing ujs-in them of keeping their gold
and silver coins at pr w ith each other
in their circulation.
"But how would it work in the sti
ver standard countries? This (lovixnl
ment fiat of ours wouht ajt one fel
swoop substantially double the value
of $ll,0U),Oi0 in sUvm corns iu Russia,
$-,wi,0iw in Mexico, -i.OUO.ixiO in the
Central, American States, t30,0n0,W( in
tVijouth American States, jU'Ayitt,
cyo iu Indji, and $7iVlCiij in China,
and W'.ul at the same time double all
the private and public debt of those
Countries, which have been contracted
on a silver b.sbi.
"But Mr. Bryan's proposition is
more far-reaching than that. He as
serts that he believes that this legisla
tive fiat on our part would not only
bring the silver now in existence to
par with gold at the ratio of i la ,
but would keep it aud the future pro
duction there, although doubling the
price would here&Uvf probably double
the produ.etiua.
SOME QUESTIONS.
"Iu view of these facts, is there any
impropriety in inquiring how it is that
we, 70,000,000 strong can alftt-t the
monev of l..V0.10.0H) ruw.olw hv a air,,.
! pie 9tatute, while the l,.rs),000,0(i0 can
' not, by legislation, affect us? And are
the people of Great Britain and Conti-
nental Europe and many millions of
Americans to be dubbed 'mcmey gab-
HerV and 'plutocrats' i ey beaitatf
to Uliev.5 that Mr. Bryan has found
and carries Aladdin's wonderful lamp,
and can produce the stupendooii re
sults? Aud are the millions of people
iu this country who have made con
tracts and invewtmenU upon the pres
ent monetary standard, which is gold,
and which has been the standard at
least since 1H79, and I think since 1S34,
to be charged with being unreasonable
when they ask Mr. Brvau to state fl
plieitly what he believe would occur
not only to their interexts, but to the
business of the whole country, If his
prediction as to the rise In the price of
silver should not be ful filed, and tho
standard of exchange should suddenly
be changed from a gold to a silver
basis, with no, or, at least, a slight, ad
vance in the commercial value of nilver
bullion?"
Old Feople.
Old icople who require niedii-ine- to
regulate the Isiwels and kidney will
find the true remedy iu Electric Bit
ters. This medicine does not stimulate)
and contains no whisky nor other in
toxicant, but acts as a tonic and altera
tive. It aits mildly on the stomach
and bowels, adding strength and giv
ing tone to the orgnns, thereby aiding1
Nature in the performance of the func
tions. Electric Bitters Is an excellent
appetizer and aids digestion. Old peo
ple will find it just exactly what they
need. Price 50 cents and $1.KJ per bot
tle at J. N. Snyder's drug store, Som
erset, or at Brallier's drugstore, Berlin.
A Narrow Escape.
"I never loved Is-foie " he began.
"Excuse me," she interrupted cold
ly, "I am not lMking for a boy to
raise. Call around when you've had
more experience."
"You misunderstood meT' he declar
ed reproachfully. "I said I never
loved but four. It's true there were
five or six others that I doted on
mightily, but I can't say that I really
loved but four."
"My darling," she crisl, falling into
his arms, "you are the man after my
own heart."
(He was and he got it) Kansas
City WorliL
Something to Depend on.
Mr. James Jones, of the drujr firm of"
Jones & Son, Cowdeu, 111., in Speaking
of Dr. King's New Discovery, sa
that last winter his wife was attacked
with La Grippe, and her case grew s
serious that physicians at Cowdtti and
Pana could do nothing for her. It
seemed to develop into Hasty Con
sumption. Having Dr. King' New
Discovery in store, and selling lots of
it, be bk a little home, and to the
surprise of all she began to get better
from first doe, a half and dozen dollar
bottles cured her sound aud well. Dr.
King's New Discovery for Consume
tin, Coughs and Colds is guarantee.
to do this gssl work. Try it. Fro
trial bottles at J. N. SnyWs drujj;
store, Simerset, or at Brallier'a dru.zj
store, Berlin.
Senator Fanilner.
Senator Faulkner is a valuable man
to have at Deiiwicratic headquarters to
talk to the faint hearted. Faulkner
claims everything, die thinks Bryant
will sweep the country, but decline to.
give hk reasons, if he knows of any to
give. States other political fofeeastersi
thinkare In doubt appear certain to
Faulkner. He madooti unfortunate
assertion when h sail Bryan talked
too much, lie knows now that it was
imjiolitics for party reasons, to let it
slip, Baltimore American.
A Deception Easily Practised.
is the offer of a reward for "auy cas? of
catarrh not cured" by certain "cures."
Nothing is said regarding toe number
of Isittles required, and therein lies the
deception. Ely's Cream Balm is au
elegant preparation, agreeable to use.
and immediate in its beneficial results
It cures CMtarrh. You cau rely upoi
the fact that it contains no mercury
uor other injurious drug. 50 cents.
A Female Brjaa.
Nagleigh "I ly.ve not spoken to my
wife for threej weeks."'
Tagleii'i 'What are you sulking
aUH'.:'
vag;-igh-"Su.kirg? My dear fel
low, I'm waiting till she stops talk
ing." Truth.
Buckle n's Arnica Salis.
Tlie Best Salve in the warid fcrCut,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers Suit Rheum,
Fever Sores, Tetter. Chapped Hands,
Chilblains, Command all Skin Erup
tions, aui -itvely cures Piles, or no
pay sutured. It is guaranteed to giv
3 1" rfect satisfaction or monev
' ... . . -
I Price 2a cents per box. K
refunded.
or safe as
J. N. Snyder's drug store, Somerset,
Pa., or at Brallier's drug su Berlin,
Pa,
Tht Banker' Proposition
The burglar bad thought to find the
office deserted, but the proprietor wa
still there.
"No use shooting." Raid the latter.
"It wouldn't help you any, for I won't
disturb you. Poor fellow! We're bolt
playing in hard luck.
The burglar turne.' toward the vault.
"No nse," said the proprietor. "Ii
seems a shame for you to go to all thi
trouble and then get left, but it Isn't
my fault. I'll tell you w here you ecu
find a good big lot of liiouey, though."
'Where'" growled the buarglar sus
piciously. "Just heSMf off my cash ur before he
r-achvi Mexico and you'll get all the
rmey you came up here after. But,
say!"
"Well?"
"If you get him I ought to stand in
for half fox giving you the tip." Chi
cago Post.
Methodical Literature.
"This is a very good Firrfj of July
story," said the editor of the magazine.
"but I don't quite sts why you offer it
now. Here it w. several weeks after
the Fourth. Matter that is supposed
to be timely should be furnished ia
advance."
"X know it," the contributor
ivjJhsL "I; was trying to carry out
your ulea. This story is for next
Fourth of July." Washington Star.
Never Heard 01
I believe ha had two smh; one of
them was lost at sea and tW ether be
came Vice President of the United
States."
"And, of course, neither of then
was heard of afterwards?" Truth.
No need to fear the approach of croup
if you have Dr. Thomas' Electric Oil la
the house. Never was a case that la
wouldn't cure if used at the. cutset.
ft
- i
: it
Ml
ii
. n
i it
I
ill
hi
-1
! i
i
ff