WHY GOLD PAYORS THE RICH. Its Value Is Constantly Appreciating. To the Detriment of the Producer. Small Farmers of England Wiped Out. That Must Be the Final Re sult Here. What the True Interests of the Republic Demand. Degrees of wealth cannot be regulated by law. Wealth must bo left, as nature intended it, as the reward of industry and frugality. But thero certainly should be no laws especially favoring the wealthy classes. Such it law, how ever, most certainly exists in the act of 1873 establishing the single gold stand ard. It favors the rich to the detri ment of the producing classes because it fastens upon us a growing or appreciat ing measure of values. Every successive nation which adopts the gold standard increases the world's demand for that metal and by so much enhances its rela tive value. Every year, as the commerce of the world increases, the value nf gold augments. Tlio dollar is over becoming larger and larger. Tho rich find it greatly to their advantage, but it bears heavily on tho industrial claos. Enterprise requires that men should borrow. No one c m engage actively in any business by which employment is given toothers and the community ben efited without being a borrower. Every successful man has at one time been largely in debt. Tho gold standard dis criminates against this useful class— tho active, enterprising, producing class —tho backbone of tho nation, it does this because, in addition to the interest paid, under an apprt elating standard the debt is ever growing larger. An ad vantage is thus by law placed in tho hands of tho money lenders and tho great financiers, to tho detriment of all other classes. Under this advantage th* rich grow richer with wonderful rapidity and the active, producing classes, of course, havo to stand tho bun In. It was under tho operation of the gold standard in England that the class of small farmers was entirely wiped out and the lands camo into the p .--session of a class of wealthy capitalist holders, the former owners becoming mere tenants on the lands they once were the proprietors of. In tho same way pe -pie in this country will increasingly becoino tenants and so depart tho farther from the ideal condi tion of a republic. With a stable money standard, or, if it must vary at all, a depreciating rath er than appreciating 01 h . this advantage to wealth ceases to exist, and tho nim ty and nine av< rage citizens prosper far moro in theuggu gate than the one does under the present system. Tho true interests of tho republic de mand not that wealth bo equalized, but that all be giv< it a more equal chance. This the repeal of the act of 1878 and the re-enactment of tho coinage laws as they existed prior to that year will very greatly accomplish. To illustrate tho operation of the ap preciating standard and tho advantage it works to the money lender, suppose ten years ago two men to own 8-100 apiece. Tho ono lends bis money, tho other invests in property. The latter buys a house and let for £I,OOO, pays down tho SSOO hi owns and borrows the remainder from his friend upon a mort gage on his property. Tho money stand ard doubles and the £SOO debt becomes as large as £I,OOO was at tho time the loan was made. Win n it falls due, it takes tho en tiro property to pay the debt. The money lender then has everything, the borrower nothing. This is an ex perience which every day some one suf fers. Every mortgago today lvquin s tho entire property to satisfy it, because the debt lias doubled, not in tho number of the dollars, but in the relative value of each dollar. If tho money standard would r main stationary where it is, it would not be so bad, but w< have no guarantee what ever that it will not again double, and nothing will tend so much to give it an other upward boost as the success of the gold tickc t at the polls next month. We cannot see how it is po -ible for gold not to further appreciate if its ad vocates triumph. If it does, it is inevi table that the hard tinn s will be pro longed and intensified, failures in busi ness will multiply, labor will increas ingly bo left unemployed, great poverty will ensue, and when men grow desper ate from hunger riot and disorder will threaten the peace of the country. Meanwhile the syndicate which is putting up millions to carry its purposes in the present campaign will bo recoup ing itself from tho people's treasury with profits adequate to the risks it has taken. Can any good citizen so disregard the true interests of the republic as to cast his vote for the perpc tnation of tho gold standard ?—Detroit Tribune. Oar Institution!* Threatened. Mr. Hiimui would not only destroy our agricultural intercuts, upon which so much of thu welfare of our cities and towns depends, hut ho would disfran chise the American voter. —Exchange. !!!!' i: - ' - Capitalist (between sobs of emotion): "We're tho host of friends, ain't we?" Worker: "Yes—for about three months out of every four years. The rest of tho time you aro putting ou tho screw." —National Bimetallism M'KINLEY AN "ANARCHIST." And a "Repudiatfer" and a "Degenerate." HIS VIEW OF FREE SILVER Always In Favor of It, He Said In a Letter. Every man has u right to change his j mind, hut when he makes it turn a ' complete somersault and at tho behest of the motley power, even for the sake of the nomination for president, it is a si rious reflection upon his integrity and honesty. Or is he, in tho language of our frenzied political opponents, a "do- : generate" and a "mattoid." Hero is a letter that has risen like Bunquo's ghost to worry tho Canton candidate. It was written by Major MeKinley to E. iS. Perkins of Weymouth, Medina conn- . ty, in the fall of lk'JO. Mr. Perkins was at that time a rep resentative in the Ohio legislature, flu had written to Major MeKinley regard ing his position on the silver question. The major's letter in reply was as fol lows: COMMITTER ON WAYS AND MEANS, | tinl -I: OE lIKI'ItEEEN'I'ATIVI.A, r WASHINGTON, SI ]IT. 27, IHTKJ. I llun. E. S. Perkins, Weymouth, O.: DEAR FIR— I have been so busy fur the past three weeks that it lias been impossible for me to give any attention to the matter in tho dis trict, which liict, I believe, my friends will appreciate. I have been waiting for a moment's time that I might answer two or three letters heretofore received from gentlemen in Medina county in relation to my position 011 the silver and other questions. 1 have always been in favor of the free and unlimited coinage of (lie silver product of the United States and have so voted on at least luo occasions during the time I have been in publie life. 1 was not willing to extend this coinage to the silver of lite world and open our mints to forcigu countries without charge, as proposed by gentlemen on the floor of the house. My pur pose was to secure immediately leg islation that would credit and dig nify our silver coin. J believe the law which we enact ed this session will accomplish that result. It utilizes every dollar's worth of the silver product of the United States and even more. The value of that legislation has already been apparent in the enhanced value given to silver. You may remember, as indicating my position on this subject, that i voted to pass the silver bill in the Forty-lift h and Forty-sixth con gresses over the veto of President Ilayes. J shall be very glad to write you at any time upon any subject you may wislt to be informed upon. With mo political and economic que.-tions ore it conviction, and while i may not always be right J am al ways willing to let those whose suf frage 1 seek know exactly where they are. Very truly, W I I,LI AM MCKIXLEY, Jit. The farmers of the country arc re ceiving; mid consequently spending $800,000,000 less per year than they were 15 years ago. Tills means at least a loss of 2,000,000 days' work per year to the American mechanics. Incompetent John. What license lias John Sherman to eiitiei.se anybody's financial plan, fiiiico he has admitted his own to be a fail ure?— Cedar Rapids Gazette. RATIO OF GOLD AND SILVER. Fixed by Coinage, Not by Bul lion Value. THE RECORD OF 400 YEARS. A Stable Ratio Maintained For Four Centuries Up to 1873. Auditor E. P. Baldwin of the treas ury has just completed a compilation < f statistics relating to the production of gold and silver since the discovery of America, together with the ratio of val ue for the period. His results, he thinks, are convincing enough to satisfy the most rabid gold standard advocate that tho value of silver during that time was fixed by the coinage value of the metal and not by the bullion or commercial value. Mr. Baldwin considers the pro duction of the two metals by periods, the first dealing with the years between 1498 and 1850, the second between 1850 and 1872, the last from 1875 to 1895. The value of this table iH derived from the carefully compiled statement of the ratio between the two metals during these periods. During tho first pr riod the ratio of production of gold to silver was 1 to 81.52. During the second period it was 1 to 5.89 and during the third period 1 to 17.08. The ratio of value, however, was never materially disturbed during tho years from 1493 to 1878. During the first period the ratio (if value between the two metals was comprised between 14. 14 and 10.25, tho latter being tho greatest divergence in value, although the ratio of production of gold to silver was 1 to 81 }£. During the second period tho ratio of value was even more stable, the highest being 15.70 and the lowest 15.27, al though the ratio of production of gold to silver had dropped to 1 to 6 practi cally. During the third period, howev er, which comprises the time since the passage of the act demonetizing silver, the ratio of production of gold to silver has been 1 to 17.08. During that time the lowest ratio of vuluewas 1 to 15.92, while the highest ratio, about two years ago, was 1 to 82.50. Mr. Baldwin says that this demonstrates clearly and in the most positive manner that the value of tho two metals is fixed by coinage and not by the bullion or commercial value. Ho points out that the small amount of silver used in the arts during such time as silver was coined free with gold eouhl not affect the value of the metal at all, and that when the coinage value was less than tho bullion value tho coinage supplied the arts with such small measure of the metal us was need ed, and even when the bullion value of silver fell below tho established ratio the fact that it could be coined into full legal value maintained the parity. During the 400 years under consid eration tho production of gold amount ed to 424,900,202 fine ounces, u coining value of $8,788,409,400. The produc tion of silver duriug tho same time was 8,011,122,085 fine ounces ufc a value of $10,857,812,100. The ratio of the pro duction of gold to silver during this time was 18.18. It, is shown that during the widest variation in the ratio of production of tho two metals a stable ratio of value was maintained because both metals were admitted to free coinage, but this ratio of value was de stroyed us soon as silver was deprived of the privilege of free coinage, with a constantly increas ing divergence in the value of the two metals since 1878. At one time the ra tio of production of gold to silver drop ped to 1 to C, while at another time it rose to 1 to 81 }£, but at no time be tween 1498 and 1878 did the ratio of the value of silver to gold rise to 17 to 1 or drop to 14 to 1. Since the demone tization of silver, however, the ratio has altered nntil it is now nearly 82 to 1, this change having occurred in the last 15 years. Wall street and the money power are with the Republican ticket ton man. This being t he ease, there should he no question as to where the com j mon people will be louud Nov. 3. BRIEF ITEMS. Rev. Loos, of Ila/loton, will preach : I tomorrow evening in St. Paul's P. M. ' church. Pern street. Frank Fuirchild has his right arm severlv injured in Schwa bo's breaker at 1 at South Heborton on Monday. R. & (J. corsets are sold at Oswald's. J The initiating team of the Hazlcton lodge of Odd Fellows';will visit their . Freeland brethren tomorrow evening. The Republicans of this vicinity will ! hold their second rally of the campaign ! at Valines' opera house tomorrow even- j No place like the Wear Well for shoes, j Andrew .F. Ivcenan and Miss Maggie | Gallagher, of Walnut street, will be 1 I married at St. Ann's church this after- j i noon. Hugh Hoy In has resigned as driver of the United States Express Company's I wagon. He is succeeded by Edward , j O'Donnell. Neat footwear for ladies is sold verv ■ | cheap at the Wear Well. Charles Forschner, aged <SB years, one j of the oldest business men of White i Haven, died on Tuesday from an attack ! of apoplexy. Hazleton Truth retired from the daily I , Held with last evening's issue. The pu! - 1 I lication of a Sunday journal will be re- ! , slimed on October 25. The great kid glove and fine fabric j | cleaner at Smith's clothing store only. Mrs. Mary Coylc, of liarleigh, a well- i I known teacher of Ila/.10 township, was ! married yesterday at Ilazlcton to Domi- i | nic Gallagher, of Lattimer. ! Daniel McMonigle, a young man of j j old Ruck Mountain, was severely injur ed on Saturday by falling off a steam | shovel at Eckley stripping. #4.50 in silver or gold will buy a suit j worth $7 at the Philadelphia Clothing | ; Store, 131 Centre street. | Rev. F. P. McNally, of Scranton, for- ! nierly curate of St. Ann's church, will I lecture at the Grand opera house on the ; evening of Thanksgiving Day. Maggie Hrennan, a young daughter of I Mr. and Mrs. John Hrennan, died at j Drifton on Tuesday. The funeral takes ! place this afternoon. Interment at St. I Ann's cemetery. For best clothing at lowest prices call ;t the Philadelphia Clothing Store, 131 I Centre street, Freeland. J. Walter Kennedy, who was booked Ito play here last night, has notified | Manager Welsh that he has taken his | company and play off the road this sea son. and all dates have been cancelled. "Duties and Responsibilities of Direc ; tors" is the title of an address which J ■ will be delivered before the Luzerne County School Directors Association at I Wilkesbarro on October 29 by D. J. Mc- [ Carthv, president of the Freeland board. I For bed bugs, roaches and moths, buy , ' Tebuoy." the host insect destroyer in the world. Sold at A. Oswald's. A traveling tinker stole a pair of gold spectacles from Miller's hotel yesterday morning, lie was captured near High land by Francis Hrennan and John llanlon, who relieved him of his booty | and sent him on his way a much wiser man. There is nothing cheap about the Wear Well footwear except the price. It can't be lower. Try their shoes. Several ministers and a large number of the congregation attended the formal i opening of St. John's Reformed parson ! age on Tuesday evening, and the exer cises arranged by Rev. Hcnner were ! enjoyed by all. The building is a hand j some one and was occupied yesterday by the pastor. An I injunction Granted. J. S. Sanders, publisher of the Wilkes barro Telephone, on Monday morning i applied for an injunction to restrain the | controller and county commissioners from awarding the contract for publish ing the sale of seated and unseated lands. The controller advertised last i week for bids for publ shlng this matter, : and Mr. Sanders was the lowest bidder, jHe did not get the work. The Telephone I is a Republican paper, but has come out j for Bryan and free silver, and it is said that this was the cause. ! When court reconvened in the after noon Judge Lynch granted the prelimi nary injunction restraining the control ler from awarding the contracts to the high-priced organs. Onimi Whipped by Wnlcott. "Scaldy Hill" Quinn, who fought and won a prize fight hero last winter, mot Joe Walcott, the champion colored man of his class, at Maspeth, Long Island, on Monday evening. The light lasted sev enteen rounds, and was the fiercest and fastest ever seen in the vicinity of New York city . ' Scaldy" gave a wonderful exhibition of pluck and endurance, but i his opponent made the best showing and Tim Hurst awarded Walcott the deci <)n the same night, in Philadelphia, ('liarlic McKeever defeated Charlie .John son in a six-round bout. Johnson is the man whom Quinn whipped in twenty-live rounds here. Copies of ' Harvey's Speech'' can be secured free at the THIHI NK office. PLEASURE CALENDAR. October 23.—Fifth annual ball under the auspices of Division 19. A.(). 11., at Valines' opera house. Admission, 50 cents. October3o.—Masquerade ball at Krause's hotel. South Hcbcrton. Tickets 25 cents. November 2.—Hall of the Fearnots Ath letic Association at Cross Creek hall. Admission, 50 cents. November 25.—Sixth annual ball of Jed do Progressive club at Valines' opera house. Admission, 50 cents. HH KITES WITHOUT TAILS. tjuuio of Them Arc Said to llave Gone Up Over a Mile. j A great deal of interest has been ex cited by the experiments made by Wil liam A. Eddy, of Bayonne, N. J., near i his home, and also in and near Doston, with tailless kites. In order to sustain ! the weight of the string, and thus en ! able the first kite to attain a greater j elevation, he usually attaches several others to the main line by means of shorter cords. For several years past | he has be°n suspending thermometers and barometers in the upper air from the uppermost kite in such a series, j and early this summer got hi^lnstru- PLAN OF TAILLESS KITE. ! incuts up to an elevation of 7,441 feet, or nearly 1% miles! Last year he ob j tiiined a photograph with a camera at toched to such u kite, and during tin I last fortnight has been employing tin same methods in Boston for the same purpose, with gratifying success. The special object of a tailless kite is to avoid the entanglement and accident that is almost sure to result when u 10l of them are sent up tundem. Although the Malays and other people had made such things before Mr. Eddy tried to do so, his design was worked out by him self before lie had seen any of the others. The general plan of construc tion is as follows: Take two slender sticks of equn! length, let us say four feet. Ilavc them half an ineli wide, or less, and a pood quarter of an inch thick. Cros* thorn exactly at right angles, the inter section coming in the middle of th< I horiontal one, and n trifle less thai j one-fifth of the way from the top of tin j upright one. The precise proportion c ! 18 per cent. Notch the edges us in old I fashioned kite-building, and run i j string around. For kites slightlx 1 larger than this one Mr. Eddy prefer* ! line piano wire, which will not stretch Before putting on the cord or wire though, one other very important thing must be done. The cross stick must b( bent so as to bulge forwanl slightly ii Hie middle. A string behind, stretcher from end to end, as on an archer's bow cn.n be used to regulate the amount of •he curvature, which should he such, that the distance from the eenterof the cross stick will be four per cent, of the length—a scant two inches for a 48 inch stick. In order to give greatei strength to the fabric an extra eros? stick, half the length of the bent one and left straight, is secured parallel with the other nt the back of the kite. The upright stick should pass between them, as shown in the smaller diagram. Thin, strong manila paper makes r good covering. This may be fitted tight ly at the upper part of the kite, but be low the cross stick care should IK I taken to make the covering a little baggy, sc. that the wind will produce hollows each side of the upright. The paper should be cut a trifle too lerge, wrinkled n little where it is pasted, and then put on somewhat loose. The right effect will he secured after a little experiment, if not at first. To make the belly band, take a piece of cord of the right length ami form n small loop near, but not exactly in, its middle. Into this loop, you will afterward tie the string with which you fly the kite. Fasten the free cud of the shorter section, of the belly band to the intersection of the sticks, and the longer section to the extreme lowermost i>oint of the kite. The first of these sections should be nbout. as long as that jxirtion of the upright be low the intersection, and the other ■should correspond to the hypothonusc of a right-angled triangle. A little ex perimenting is generally needed before the proportions necessary to give the best results arc obtained. It is, there fore, \>ise to take plenty of cord and not. to tie hard knots at first.—N. Y. Tribune. Nine un<l Speed of WuveH. Many different answers have been fiven to the question: "How high arc the greatest ocean waves?" M. Dibos. a marine engineer and laureate of the institute of France, has lately made some personal observations on this sub ject. lie describes waves encountered in the North Atlantic which had a I height of nt least 45 feet. Driven before a heavy wind, waves may advance at the rate of from 35 to 40 miles an hour, and such undulations of the ocean may travel more than 500 miles from the point where the wind created them without being accompanied by any dis turbance in the atmosphere. llou*en llullt of Glttas Drlekn. Glass houses of a very substantial kind can now be built. Silesinn glass makers are turning out glass brickr for all sorts of building purposes, claim ing for them such advantages as va riety of shape, free transmission of light, strength, cheapness and general adaptability. When complete, diffusion of light is needed, as in factories, con • wrva lories, courtyards, etc., they art especially suitabJ** CASTORIA; for Infants and Children. THIRTY years' observation of Castoria with the patronage of millions of pcraoag, permit ns to speak of it without guessing. It is TiiMjn pstioTiably the host remedy for Infants and Children the world has ever known. It is harmless. Children like it. It gives them health. It will save their lives. In it Mothers lmvo something which is ahsolntely safe and practically perfect as a child's medicine. Castoria destroys Worms. Castoria allays Feverishness. Castoria prevents vomiting Sour Curd. Castoria cures Diarrhoea and Wiml Colio. Castoria relieves Teething Tronhles. 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