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CHATTER VII. About 4 o'clock oq a lazy July after non. in the Tear of erai-e eighteen hun dred and seventy-five, and two yearn after the advent of John Satterthwaite at Cheaden, the neat omnibus, painted in chocolate and gold, whk-h bad been sub stituted for the old time-honored stage coach, came lumbering along the High treet and pulled up, aa was its daily wont. at the door of the Satterthwaite Anna Hotel. A gentleman alighted and was received in very hearty atyle by mine host while Mr. Coachee tossed a leather valise to the porter who stood by. The landlord's practiced eye caught the lettering upon the aide of the valise "E. H-, Chicago" and, being utterly ig norant of the whereabouts of that flour ishing city, except that it waa in "furrin parts," be treated hia guest with so much more respect, on the general possibility of his being a Russian prince, or a min ister plenipotentiary from his majesty of the Sandwich Islands, or a defaulting city treasurer from "the States." In truth, the stranger was Mr. Edward Handford. an American gentleman known in his own country as the successful and genial general manager of the Creat lie- cidentai Railroad. Because he held that very honorable and responsible position. It mnst not be supposed that he was nec essarily old and sedate, for thirty-five . years was the full extent of his sojourn ipon mother earth up to that July after noon. He is now taking hia snmmer vacation, but has by no means "drifted" to Ches den. In a short time he Is comfortably en sconced at the ancient mahogany of the Satterthwaite Anns, doing ample justice to one of those substantial English, din ners which the old landlord is too rarely called upon to serve in these degenerate days of rapid railroad travel. At last his appetite is appeased, and, with a Chicago cigar between his lips, Ed ward Handford ruminates upon his pres ent location and surroundings. It would be difficult to decipher all his thoughts, but, as he sits with his eye fastened upon a shred of paper drawn from his pocket- book, we may go backwards a little to discover the true motive which brings Jhim from Illinois to England. Just one year before, Edward Hand ford was on his way from Chicago to the Thousand Islands, by way of the great lakes. The passengers on the steamer were very few. but included enough to .make the trip a memorable one for bim. A party, consisting f an elderly lady, a younger iady and a bid, traveled the en tire distain-e. Handford met them at meal times and was considerably impress ed by the younger lady, who, though evi dently of a somewhat haughty disposition, was brimful of fun when with the lad and with the captain of the steamer. But Handford was not even disposed to take advantage of the freemasonry permitted "to fellow tourists, and never made any overtures to conversation. On the last 4rj of the voyage, however, fortune or what misfit have proved serious misfor tune favored him. As the steamer drew near the myriads of islands in the St. Lawrence, t lie young lady mounted the railing at the side of the boat, and with her field glass attetnpl ed to obtain a better view of a distant island. Handford stood near, and when the boat gave a sudden lurch, causing the Jady to lose her balance, instead of fall ing heavily to the deck, she alighted on her feet, supported by bis strong arms, yuite unembarrassed, she thanked him very heartily, and walked away. That evening they reached Alexandria Bay, and in the summer moonlight Handford found himself upon the piazxa of the huge hotel, very near his accidental acquaint ance of the morning. He approached her -and ventured to commence a conversation, but found the young lady decidedly re served; so much so that when he, rather bashfully for a man of his experience, ventured to tender his card, it was politely refused with a cold "good night." That was the lust Handford saw of her, and although very anxious to lenro some thing more of one who had made so deep an impression upon him. he thought it be neath hiR dignity to ask any questions of the hotel people. So he returned to Chi cago for a year's hard work, knowing nothing except that the lady was from England. He had picked up in the salon of the steamer, after the lad who was with the young lady's party had been writing, a scrap of note paper on which was emboss ed, in silver lettering, the heading "Chesden Hall. Buckinghamshire." That is the identical piece of paper now lying bef.ire Edward Handford on the fining table at the Satterthwaite Arms. His thoughts, which we will not attempt to penetrate, are soon lost even to him . self, and guided by his host, he ascends the broad oaken staircase, and sleeps through the night in a bedroom whose walls, could they but speak, might tell strange tales of three centuries of "com ing anil parting guests." ' CHAPTER VIII. The next morning Handford was np betimes and before breakfast had learned all about Squire Satterthwaite and, thong h scarcely surprised, be was at least unexpectedly (lad to discover himself ear an old friend and patron. So before fee sua was very high be was sauntering aaer the 1m old beeches of Oheaden Park, nre of a welcome from his former friead and hoping for he scarce knew what besides. Belt the squire had become suflcteatly Mfllcised to attend Qnarter Session s. and was at that time playing the part of a county Justice at Aylesbury, so that Handford was compiled to retrace his steps and await, as patiently as he could, the morrow. American-like, without pausing to con sider that he was trespassing, he strolled off along the by-ways of, the Park, and It was not very long before he espied a white dress worn by his scqnaintance of the Thousand Islands. We all know mostly from experience how eager we are, when thousands of miles from home, to claim acquaintance m-ith those whom we should never dream of addressing upon the streets of our own town. Handford raised his hat and ut tered a rather cordial "How do you do," but be received a decided rebuff for his pains, and bis warm manner was speedily chilled by the extremely icy bow which he received in return. "Do you not remember me?" said be. "Hir," replied the aristocratic maiden, "I think that Is neither here not 'here. We have certainly never been introduced and I am not in the habit of talking vith strangers. Poasibly you are not aware that you are trespassing?" Of course Handford might easny have explained that the owner of the Hall and Park was an old acquaintance of his, bet under the effects of the young lady's re pulse he waa in no mood to do so. He merely made his bow and beat a retreat. Now, Edward Handford, like a true Westerner, was making the tour of Eng land by all the odd and unfrequented ways that he could discover. Because he had found a few old towns strung along thirty miles of road still free from the encroach ments of the iron home, he had chosen to include it in his line of travel, finding the smart little omnibus with its four dapwr horses a pleasant variation to the railroad trains. After bis sharp repulse in the park, he would probably have boarded the next train bad there been a next train, but there was not. lie could not proceed on his way until late in the afternoon, and before that time he had concluded that he would wait and see Mr. Satter thwaite. He managed to pass the afternoon pret ty well interviewing the landlord aud the natives who lazily sauntered in aud out of the rambling old inn. "By the bye," said the landlord to Hand ford, "they was a young gent from Atner iky stayed here just a year agone. Yes, sir, he just come and slep' here over night and in t'marning footed it over to Bar kumstone to catch the Lunnon train, sir. Dunno much about your country, mister, so I can't say as to whether be come from your parts or not. Looked like a born gent down on his luck, sir, though I must say the young fellow behaved 'andsome by me, so be did. He went off in sii h a hurry that he left a overcoat with a cou ple o' letters in it My missis read they letters, but I niver bother myself with sich-like things. Coat's hanging up in the clothes closet now, sir; mebhe if you was to look at the names you might know the party?" Merely for want of something better to kill the time, Handford followed the land lord into that worthy's private sanctum, where the coat was produced. From a pocket two soiled envelopes, each contain ing a letter, were withdrawn. Both were mailed at and both were addressed to points within the United States. One was very old and bore the inscription: "Harry Spencer, Esq., 2U02 Fifth ave nue, New York city." The other was of more recent date, and the superscription rend: MR. HENRY RICHARDS, "Bluff City, Nebraska." The first name was totally strange to Edward Handford. The latter be remem bered perfectly well. It was the name of the brakoman who had behaved so. well and bravely in frustrating the evil de signs of the would-be wreckers of the Pacific mail. But then, thought Handford. Richards was a very common name, and the coat was much more likely to be the property of Spencer than of Richards. So Hand ford turned on his heel and soon forgot all about the envelopes and their super scriptions!. After that small Incident the day drag ged wearily, and our friend was half re solved, when the omnibus rolled up, to pick up his grip and shake the dust of Chesden from off his feet. But he stayed, and that evening the squire, on his way home, ran plump against Handford at the door of the hotel. Of course the two men were heartily glad to see each other, and Mr. Satterthwaite insisted upon drag ring Handford up to the. Hall for dinner. Dinner was waiting, and so was the young lady who had so persistently de clined Handford's friendly overtures. But if she was surprised or vexed at beholding Handford as a guest, she did not sho' it and, after being formally introduced, nei ther he nor she made any reference to a previons acquaintance. The girl left the table early, while Handford and his host sat over their cigars until nearly day break. A week passed sway, and Edward Handford was still at Chesden. Indeed, every day had found him at the Hall, more or less of the time being spent in the company of Miss Satterthwaite for the squire bad introduced the young lady to hia friend as "my daughter." Handforcl was in lore. He had guessed is much a year before, and now be was sure of it A the end of another week be felt that ha mnst be starting before very long for busy Chicago, pleasant and enticing as were the attractions of sleepy old Ches- dsa. One course of action he was quite , resolved irpon. which waa rhat be would tell this beautiful girl of his Jove fr her. She could bat refuse to accept it at the wurst, aud keenly as he knew ha would feel such refusal, it would be better than leaving Euglaud in doubt aud uncertain ty. The last evening of his visit arrived, and upon the broad marble-flagged terrace of the ancient hall, with the myriads of summer birds singing their vewper songs in the beech woods, Edward Handford, in a mauly fashion and without waste of Words, made his nrC confession of love. The lady listened, because she could not very well do otherwise, and then quietly and gently, but with evident feeling, re plied : "llr. Handford, from the first I was a linle afraid of this. Possibly I seem to flatter myself too much, yet, I riet. I was afraid this might occur. aud I b you will at least do me the justice to ad mit rhat I did my best to evade an ac quaintance with you. To prove, however, that I do not lightly regard you or your friendship, I will frankly tell you why. I am already married. I can say no more than this. I was married before we came to t'hesdm. and it ves a vsst amount of questioning as well as idle gossip to let folks know me merely as Miss Satter tbwsite. No one in Eniciand knows other wise, aud I tell you because you have my utmost resieet and regard, and I feel that when I say 'No to your request I should give you a sufficient reason for so doing. Good-by." With that she extended her small white band devoid of all jewelry except one plain gold ring which Handford took and silently pressed to his lips. That was all. Edward Handford was bewildered ss he walked down the broad avenue through the park and, when be finally collected his scattered thoughts, imagined that he had been badly treated. He was a good man. was Handford, and a generous one; but, like worse men and better, in bis love be was selfish. He did not see poor Emily in the quiet of hr own room, as she sat with her shapely head resting upon the window sill, while she wept bitterly far into the sum mer night. To bim she was but a haugh ty, cold-hearted woman a woman with a history, perhaps, but none the less heart less and cruel. As yet he could not know her as she really was an unhappy and disappointed girl. CHAPTER IX. When Edward Handford returtu-d to the Arms that night, he resolved to do one thing at least He would leave Ches den the following day, and try to forget, as sgteedily as possible, that there was any such person in existence as Emily Satter thwaite or whatever her name might be. So he rose with the sun and occupied the morning by a farewell tour about the quaint old town aud in saying good-by to bis friend Mr. Satterthwaite. At 4 o'clock in the afternoon the stage pulled up. and the landlord, loth to part with so profitable a guest, escorted him to the street.' "l!ood luck to you, sir," said he. "Speak a g'id word for the house when you can." "That I will," said Handford cordially; ."good-by. old fellow!" As the t's were talking there alighted from the little omnibus a very smart and active young man, carrying a hand satchel and followed by a porter with a genuine ma!l-si7.ed Saratoga. His luggage, his style of dress, his features aud his car riage proclaimed him to be an American youth. He gazed upon Handford, who calmly returned the stare. Each was confident that he had seen the other be fore, but only the new arrival was able to place his man. He remembered Hand ford as a Chicago railroad official with whom he had once transacted some busi ness. A for Handford, he mixed up Emily's story, the letters in the cont pock et at the inn. Harry Sjiencer. Henry Rich ards and a multitude of probable and im probable people. The younger man broke the silence. "I!ez pardon, are you not from Chi cago?" "Yes." replied Handford. somewhat re lieved. "My name." continued the young fellow, "is Brett Max Brett of Chicago. Did I not transact some oil business with yon once? I'm glad to meet a fellow Chi cngoan anywhere in the world, if only for a moment. Sorry you are off." "1'tn glad you spoke," said Handford; "it would have been a pity not to in this ' out-of-the-way spot. At home we lis ve our tiffs and quarrels, but nbroad, you know, a 'Yankee is a Yankee wherever a Yankee meets a Yankee.' " "Homeward bound?" aked Brett, as the fresh team bounded off with the 'bus, Handford standing on the step at the back. "Yes direct!" replied Handford,' wav-: lng his disengaged hand. "Come and see -me when you return." "I will, my friend." muttered Max, "and sell your company a big bill of oil on the strength of this rencontre." When Max entered the Anns he found the table already set for dinner, and the landlord assured him of a square meal at 5 o'clock sharp. When Brett finally set tled down to dinner mine host eyed him curiously, aa if the mere fact of acquaint ance with his late guest made Max aa im portant and as liberal a patron. As for Max, whom the reader already knows as a keen observer of human nature, he was In want of reliable information more than anything else. He studied and probed the old landlord for all he was worth, so that by the time his appetite was appeased he knew just how to ppx eed to business. In a few minutes they were chatting away as though they had known each other lor yearB. t "Who owns the Hall?" asked Max. I "Master Satterthwaite, In course, and a out and out gent he is, too, if ho be from Arneriky!" i "That's aa may be," said Max. "You say he has a handsome daughter. Does she receive attentions from any young ' gentlemen in these parts?" "Now, that's summat aa I don't know J about My missis thinks Miss Emily , don't care for any of 'em, unices It's Mr. Handford. Some do say as how he made fast running in that direction while he was here." ; "Is that so: Well, do you bare many guests from America?" "No, sir. I-et me think, and mebhe I can call 'em all to mind. First one was a i young gent that came about a year agone. I He just stayed over one night and went off without hia overcoat There's some letters In the coat, and you might know the party If yon read them." "Yes," replied Brett "I certainly might know him." The landlord stumbled off, and after a deal of trouble returned with the coat from which he withdrew the two old let ters. Max Brett might have been agi tated as he read tbe superscriptions, but f so. he nerer betrayed bis emotion. Just then a fcmd noise In toe rear of the house attracted the landlord's attention and be hurried off to learn the cause of the disturbance. Mai was quite too much of a gentleman to so much as entertain the idea of learning the contents of the letters, but knowing that tbey might prove valuable documents at borne, he k-pt them, and when the landlord return ed, the two letters which he found in the old coat pocket were sot those which Handford had examined. Max, in au off-hand manner, said that he guessed the letters were of do account, aud the coat was carried back to its peg in the cket Then, aa the evening was unusually fine. Max donned his bat and sauutered out for a stroll. (To be continued.) THE LION'S ROAR. A Great Physical KfTort la NeceaaarJ to Produce the Fall Effect. Dr. Livingstone noted the odd rmein I. lance of the lion's roar to that of the ostrich. Mr. Milluls says that though j the roar of the latter is not no loud, It bus exactly the same tone as that ot the lion. But the ostrich always roars bis lest, the lion Tery seldom. This Is partly l-ca use a "good" roar needs a great physical effort. The whole In terior aud muscles of month, throat stomach and alHlomen are, for the mo ment, converted Into an organ of ter rific sound, aud the sound due make the enrth tremble or appear to do so. But the attitude Is not that usually drawn, Unless be roars lying down, w hen be puts bis head up, like a dog Itfrklng, tbe lion "emits his first moan In any position, then draws In bis neck and lowers his bead with extended Jaws, right dwn to hi forepaws. as If Hixiit to be violently sick; while at the same time the back Is ;i relied, and the whole animal bears an nppearnnce of concentrated strain." This Is Capt. Mlllals' phonetic ren dering of the aound, taken when listen ing to three lions roaring their best: " M oa n roa r r-o- a - r ron r n m r ron r -grunt grunt grunt grunt (dying away i." Why Hons roar, when It ought to pay better to keep silent. Is not yet explained. (en. Hamiltou was con vinced that tigers hunting in company roar to confuse and frighten the deer. Possibly tbe Hon roars, when prowling uround a camp. In the hope- of causing some of the draught animals to break loose; at other times It appears to Ik a form of conversation with others at a distance. Spectator. .Man of Prodigious Family. A half breed Indian who comes across the Canadian border with snow shoes, moccasins, and baskets to sell may be seen almost any day nliout the streets of Sarannc Lake, says a Rut land correspondent In the New York Sun. He occasionally makes excur sions to this city. His tin me is Mucom Imt, bis father having been a French man. The tribe to which lie belongs has a reservation twelve miles situate. The tribe Is descended from the Five Nations. The reservation is known as Cnitghnnwaga.' Macomber's grandfather tl 11 last week, aged lO.'l. leaving considerable wealth. He lind married three time, the first two wives being dead. His first wife bore bim six children, the second fifteen, and the third the same number. His grandchildren, groat-grandchil-, dreu, and great-great-grandchildren i number over 1.1 Km. Of thirty-six chll ' dren twPtity-elght are living, as arc most of the grandchildren, great-grnnd-! children, mid tbe great great-grandchildren. The trilK claims a portion of Ver mont known as tli Mlssisquot Valley. Chiefs and great men of the Five Na tions have appeared before every ses sion of the Legislature for half a cen tury deiiiaiiding remuneration. Kio-t fur Kaeh Name. "Hang Theology" Rogers, the dls tlnguiKlied Eiijd'iFl) ph.iunthroplst who died recently at 77, got his nickname from calling out "Hang economics! Hang theology!" at a school lnnrd meet ing; where theoretical questions hin dered progress. His Independent and energetic character may be Inferred from this story of his youthful days: A new Isiy came to school dressed in a light blue Jacket faced with velvet, white trousers and waistcoat, and a turned down collar and frills. Rogers went up to bim and asked him uls name. The lwy replied: "I n in Charles Stuart Vane, Viscount Seahnm, and my father Is the Marquis of Ixmdon derry." Whereupon Rogers kicked him three times, one for Vane, once for Seahnm, and once for Dmdonderry. Horses Kegular nt the Itath. The horses which are URod on the Kennebec rice fields are so accustom ed to droppinghrough the ice that they don't seem to mind It They are yanked out a little roughly, to be sure, but they take their medicine like tbe chickens belonging to the family that was con stantly moving, which, every time they aa w a covered cart atop In front of their house, would turn on their hacks and stick their legs Into the air to be tied together, ready for transportation. Hstticr Mixed. A San Francisco Argonaut contrib utor writes from Ixwer California that be has Just been down on the Gulf Const, where be went In a Chinese Junk commanded by a Dutch captain to examine a Mexican mine for an En- gllsli company, and that on the trip his Irish cook drank up all tbe Scotch whisky. Victor Hao Died llloh. Victor Hugo, who, like Lord Ten nyson, attained the age of 83 years, lind personal estate In England to the. amount of !J2,12fl. Dr. Charles Mack ay's property waa rallied at 2,t!30, and that of Ellm Cook at 0,037. Matthew Arnold's estate amounted to 1,041. If you are able to take advantage oi the present, yon need not wort about tbe past. OEUMiJS-AMfilllCANS; THEY ARE ALMOST UNANIMOUS FO SOUND MONEY. r&rtj Ttas t Veto Colas Thmw Warm a Lars Per- ssefas at tbe Tatars ut This Cavalry. Mr. Gusfav H. Schwab is president . of the German eiety of New York city and U therefore la touch witb Germans and German-Americans in thu country. Being also a prominent bos iness man, be is familiar with the view of Germans on the financial quest ion. In an interview on May 14 he said: I I am convinced from my knowledge of my German-American fellow citi-; sens and their ways of thinking thai, the raet majority of them in the coming political contest will entirely disregard j party ties and will rote for thut party which declares for the uaintenuuen, be yond a possibility of doubt, of the (told standard of value, and that they will not giro their suffrage to any candidate ; who may be suspected of a leaning to ward free silver coinage or toward any compromise with the dilver people. They considi r that the paramoonl ' question before the country at present it the integrity of our. monetary system, and their votes will go to that party which they believe will nphold tb errantry's financial honor, regmdless ol what their views may be on other isilit ical fjucstions. Previous experience lia shown that German voters ( u qn'-sticni relating to or affecting the standard ol value have always stood for common honesty, and that they have uniformly opposed all forms of financial heresy When, 20 years ago, the paper luriiev inflation question was agitated in Mis souri, the Germans of that state were arrayed on the side of sound money. The Germans of Illinois are on record as always having been on the right side of the jnoiiry question, ami as uevci having la-en !ed astray by cheap money propaganda at any tima A German business man, cashier of a large bank in Chicago, who has a wide acquaintance with the small bankers and merchant throughout tbe wt, tells mo that he hits had occasion to hear expressions from his German countrymen for yt art past on the question of a monetary standard, and that lie. has never yet found one who was not in favor of the gold standard and opposed to the free ooinage of silver. His opinion is that the German citi zensof Illinois are unanimously opposed to any impairment of the present gold standard. I It is a fact, universally known, that the sound cwy victr.ry in Ohio in the gubernatorial campaign of lh'", in which Kutucrford B. Hayes ran on a Republican hard money platform against William Allen on a Democratic paper money inflation platform, was due to tbe firm stand taken by the Ger mans, who, disregarding party lines, turned the scalo In the election in fitvoi of honest money. This fuct was conced ed at the time by the Republican pre of the state, and the Democratic candi date voiced the sentiments of his party leaders when he gave utterance to hi lacerated feelings after the elect ft by exclaiming, "The Dutch are d d an- rcliabla " The German voters arc err-, tainly not to be relied upon when they are asked to prostitute the country' financial honor at their party's bidding. In the stale of Wisconsin tho German have taken the same united stand in favor of sound money, and the same may be said of Michigan, Iowa and Minnesota. The entire German newspaper press in this country, with few exceptions, it emphatically for sound money, as it ha been in the pust and ran be depended upon to prononnce in favor of the main- tenance of the present standard of value and fur the party that represents thu principle, regardless of previous party ! Affiliation. Several important German Dcinorratio papers in the western states have already threatened to bolt theii ticket if a free silver plank should be adopted. As an indication of the gen eral sentiment of tho German press I refer to the position taken by the largest and oldest German newspaper In the south, The Demokrat of Louisville, in the last state election in Kentucky. Al though always Democratic up to that time, this paper bolted the Democratic free silver candidate and urged the elec tion of the. Republican sound money c;ui didate for governor. The importance of the German vow will be apparent when the numerical strength of the German-American popu lation in the pivotul states is consider ed, The returns of the census of 1SD0 show that the state of New York then contained 972, 00o Geruum-Americans, Ohio 641, -107, Illinois 690,588, Penn sylvania 472,423, Michigan 270,268, Wisconsin 661,ti34, Minnesota 244,034, Iowa 201, 03 aud Missouri 297,01)5. Whatever muy be the decision of tho national conventions on the money ques tion, this issue will lie fairly, squarely and most thoroughly placed before the German voter in the course of the cam paign, and as to the nature of his re sponse I do not entertain any doubt The Tail To., taiall to Waa; the Dag. The total population of the silver mining communities, including all those who are directly or indirectly dependent on silver money for a living, cannot ex ceed 700,000. Why should the interests of the 70.000,000 people of the United States be sacrificed to the supposed in terests of this small fraction of their number? Isn't it a pretty insignificant tail to wag such a stupendous aoge St. Paul Pioneer Press. Wllllaa to Corraat Mistakes, About the only argument the free sil ver papers effer in advocating the Is suance of flat monev is that flrnntai-r Carlisle and The Courier Journal have changed their views on the money qoas ticm. To their credit he it aaid Tha Courier-Journal and Sacretasry Carlisia argM mm qoestion. uexlofton (Ky. ) Son. A Fraa Bllvar mpdrrasrt l--a. Ps tk. B.St . !,. Waa - What is it makes some people poor? Tbe crime of 173. How did that U-r1me',cao pertyT By striking down one-half of the mon ey ot the oounlry. . i How much silver money tbara W the United States in 1173? Less than ho,o00,OO0. How much have we now? Six hundred and twenty-five million dDort this increase of about $550,000, 000 look like a reduction in the volume of our silver money? So Senator Stewart say. What causes floods, cyclone, drought, weevil, bollworms, grasshopiiers, go phers and other evils which injure tbe farmers' and planters' crops? The gold standard. What will make the oows give tnrs milk, the sheep grow more wool, the hog weigh twice as much and the hens lay bigger eggs? The silver standard. Name some of the silver standard oouutriea. China, Iudia and Mexico. Are the people of those countries more prosperous than the American farmers and workers? No; tbey are a great deal poorer. Why has not their silver mouey made those countries rich? Ask something easier. If there are more poor people in silver standard countries than in gold using nations, how would free coinage of 60 cent dollars abolish poverty in the Unit ed States? That is one of the things that nobody can find out Hllvar aad tha rail la Prima. The Philadelphia American, a pap' published in a sound money city, bol devoted to tbe oause of free coinage, re peats, in a recent issue, the stale old as sertion that it is the adoption of the gold standard which has caused such a mark ed decline iu prices. Without going into the general question of the effect which the quantity of money in a country bal on the prices of goods, it is only needful to point to the fact that prices have fall en just the same in countries on a silver basis us in those using gold. Wheat it cheaper in America than it was soms years ago. It is also eher in India and Russia, both silver standard coun tries in fact, it is largely the competi tion of their low priced wheat which has brought down the price of American wheat. Can Tho American explain why tbe cheap silver of Russia and India has not kept np prices in those countries? If using more silver would benefit our farmers by giving them higher price, why has it not done so where silver is the only money used? How can we ex pect that a bushel of wheat will buy more goods, if measured by silver dollars, when it is found that iu countries which have always had the silver standard wheat brings no more than in America? These are questions which tbe be lievers in sound money have been asking ever since the present agitation for fn-e coinage was started. Is it not about time that the silverites tried to answer them? Tha Mlcr Politician's ItoubU Standard. SCHEME TO LOWER WAGES. The following is the suggestive head ing of an article in The Sun of Lexing ton. Ky.: TO I.OWKH WAUKS. Schema to Roduea tha I'mj of Laborer Without htrikoa and Lockout. OtpnrUile the .Mom-y It'll a IfMfh They Art I'aid, and tht HuuU It O-otulned. Tha Paopla, Not tha Politicians, Will Wlsw ' The Journal has always stood for sound money and coutended that the re sult of the discussion would be the tri umph of that doctrina It did not do thi in the spirit of prophecy, but be cause it was convinced that the good sense of the people, could bring them ta no other conclusion. The politicians may manipulate and make a great showing on tbe free silver side, but when on comes to talk to the people at large, when tho question is presented to them, there is but one result possible, Mil waukee Journal. Must Coaaldar I ha Oaranaa Vaia. It may be iu this crisis that the Oer man will play a specially important role. In the east the are altogether sound npon the silver question, and in tas west the preponderanoa of (jrermaA arntimaiit is sound If Um oonraetiouft perosiT that they will bar to ttekr with tha Germaa vota, tha lnfloatim of toat to will not b lost -Haw torkat Uaata-Zeitojig. IP 'lit
