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( the3 theLtionsntulich of'm»n off theBtnftDwritesoneit is toner?gonrae of their revo-raple juea-rtna-pension of free coinage of Miver in theUnited States the 16 to 1 r.mo !m*s become simply a tradition.The value of gilver in the market has suffered a depreciation in the last quarter of a century. In 1873, the year whenthe United Stares practically demonetised silver, Uar silver wu* quoted in America, taking the equivalent for die London quo tut ion, at $1 .288 per cm net-,In 1S78, when the Bland MU becaim* ulaw, the similar quotation was $1,151. In 1890, when the Sherman law wtt* substituted, the price had fallen to $1,046. The average price for the yearIS93 was $0,782, or, to use the nm habitual English quotation;35.596 pent:A few days ago the price reached pence. Since then there Hus* been stiffening of the price, due to the posi bility of a big demand for the ntetal IChina.—Waila Walla Statesman.lt;rom f na-eriyangstj ofmnysigh-!ackl the2UiT-r its i© 16:ssea r for the that red, rely omet ismlv9 of six-rbi-lich ) in -i ichhercialicalnalTHE MORAL WA VE.tuhasIchjp* inall§ederlain-rk-in :ed | m-ta-on so heofiynsayrs.=eMany of the women who have living in recognized houses of lll-rrpnt taking alarm at the vigorous action ^officers, have sought refuge tn hidgiiij houses. Whether they cars escape a rest by thin: move remains to be -eei and doubtless the raiding of that c'ai of lodging-houses will follow after tt moral wave has expended its force i other directions, ^oine of the worn* are in abject terror over the new sittn tion of affairs. Tliose who have U*e provident enough to save money at preparing to leave, while others* an naturally the more numerous class, withardly a dollar between themsclv* ^ini starvation, do not know which way t turn in order to live. The condition lt;some of these outcast women 1® pitifuand it is likely they will have to be care for through charity, or become pobli charges,—Oregonian.There is a whole story told in the firs five lines of the above article. It is th history of every city that has attempts to abolish the evil. It exists, and it i going to exist in some form just as Iou| as the world exists. It may be stop pet in one place, but it will simply changilocations. The authorities and tho iiioraliste may well pause before they forctthe offenders from their haunts in cor tain districts into the private lodgtnj houses, where their power for evil wil bo multiplied a hundred times.Senator Fair was guilty of a gooc many foolish thing*, no doubt, especially in the Jin** of so-called love affairs, bul to say that the old miner ever though 1 seriously of casting amatory glances al Phoebe Cousins, is giving it to himpretty hard. Old Jim Fair had an eyefor the beautiful, accompanied by an omniveroua appetite, but — well, we knew the old man pretty well, but we never knew him to get mashed on a w heel barrow, not when there were modern vehicles around.B. H. Bowman; Pub. Enquirer, o Bremen, Ind., writes: Last week our little girl baby, the only one we hatv\ was taken ick with croup. After twoDoctors failed to give relief and life was hanging on a mere thread we tried One Minute Cough Cure and its life was saved. Soipes-Kinersly Drug Co.The Van kg and Itebt nt Gettysburg.n-asmadd*in:hn.tilieL*rtied1.i©ip'aLIB's*v»tejra-ieI.fei-y•ie■8ItT I*eilti 9 00A few years ago the Northern and Southern soldiers met at Gettybnrg, said Eli Perkins at a Grand Army camp fire. They were there to fix the line of Pickets' charge,“ Yes we Yanks licked yon Rebs here,” remarked a cool and phlegmatic veteran from Vermont as they strolled over the battlefield.llBut didn’t we lick you out of your boots ufc Manassas?” exclaimed a hot and Impetuous veteran from Georgia.“ ‘Granted,1 said the cool Vermonter.'*Didn’t we smash you at Cold Harborand wipe the ground up with you in tha Wilderness ?**Well, yea,** said the Yankee,. Didn’t we tie you all up in a knot and make rap of you all through the Peninsular campaign?*’“ ‘Granted,” said the Vermonter, but how was it at Appomattox?” ‘Ye®, how was it at Appomattox?* Bhotited the Georgian, growing sentimental as hie eyes filled with tear. 'Wehad 13,000 poor, ragged, footsore, tired,starved veterans, with out a single round of ammunition, while yon had 200,000 fat, easey soldiers, provided with every luxury, and ev-every m-m-mother s-eon of ’em, he sobbed, ‘plumb f-full of pie P **The above is oneof Eli Perkins glories, and be ia brimful of them. Don’t fail to hear his lecture at the Baptiat church,Thursday, April 4th.Klngiley Note*.Plowing in full blast once more.We wonder why it is that the young ladies who attended the dance on the 17th, 8mile so qoeerly at the boya when they meet them.The grip has surely found its way to Tygii Ridge. It would be impossible to enumerate the reported cases.Wm. Hunter ia over from Rutledge ebaking hands with his numerous friend®.Mr. J. €. Ward, our popular merchant and postmaster, is receiving new goods almost daily. Jimmie ia Jost learning the wants of his customers, and his constant aim see ms to be to please them.It is with deep regret that we chronicle the death of William McLeod, who died at his home in Grass Valley, on March 25th, of pneumonia, aged 28 years. Mr.McLeod was a eon of Mr. Alexander McLeod, of Kingsley, and was well and favorably known throughout Wasco and 1Sherman counties. Hi* death wa* quiteUnexpected to hi* many friends in thiscommunity and t he mamlt* of gloom liassettled over idf. He leaves a wife and three email children, also u father and mother to mount his death, Each and all extend their heartfelt sympathies to them in their tad bereavement.Mr. Alex Scott and wife and Mr.Khlie? .MinUin of Gras® Valley Ut caLri-pan led i tm remains of William McLeod from hie home in that place, to their final resting place in the King-ley cemetery.Me
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The Dalles weekly chronicle
The Dalles, Oregon, US
Sat, Mar 30, 1895
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