The Public Ledger from Maysville, Kentucky • Page 2

DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. THOMAS A. DAVIS. EDITOR AND OWNER. OFFICE PHRASe Lieder: Building 10 Bast Ledger ADVANCE.

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THEY say that Mr. BRYAN will attempt to answer BOURKE COCKRAN'S speech. is good. IF our own HENRI WATTERSON should be nominated for the Presidency by the Sound Money Democrats, and if he should take the stump against if these things should happen, what HENRI would do to the Platte River Plagiarist would be more than a plenty. THE "professional" farmers of the South and West, the fellows who owe big mortgages and employ labor, are foremost in the demand for the unlimited coinage of silver.

And no wonder; they hope to pay off their mortgages at 50 cents on the dollar, and to cut the present wages of their workingmen in two, The fanny part of it is that the workingmen are blindly helping them LET'S have our own fellow-Kentuckian by all means! The Sound Money Democrate are arranging to nominate Hon. HENRY WATTERSON for the Presidency at the Indianapolis Convention. THE LEDGER hopes they will do it. CARLISLE will take the stump for WATTERSON, speaking at every important point, in Kentucky in October. It is believed that CLEVELAND will write a letter next week urging his party friends to support WATTERSON, and that he will use all his power in having him nominated, which will doubly insure the election of WILLIAM MCKINLEY.

A WORD TO DEMOCRATS. At the Mason County Democratic Convention May 30th the following was adopted: "Resolved, That we declare it to be the duty of every Democrat and true American to submit to the will of the majority, and we pledge ourselves to support the nominees of the Chicago Convention, without regard to ratio or standard." This resolution WAS unanimously adopted. Did you attend that Convention? It so, are you not in honor bound to support the nominees of the Chicago Convention? The Bulletin has for several days kept the above paragraphs standing in its Editorial colamn. How about the resolution, adopted by the same Convention, which directed the eighty Goldbug Delegates to cast the vote of Mason as a unit against the Free Sliver heresy. And how about the three Delegates from Mason county all of the eighty who went to Lexington -that in the preliminary organization "bolted" their Instructions and went over bodily to the Free Silver folk? Pending an answer, this seems to prosty pond, your for Democratte bolt- Those who will Receive or Entertain during the ensuing week are kindly invited to favor Saturday's LEDGER with an announcement of the fact.

Mr. and Mrs. N. Richardson will entertain from 1:80 to 5 o'clock this afternoon in honor of Mr. and Mrs.

Harry Richardson. Mrs. William R. Gill entertained last evening in honor of some young Misses of this city who are her guests for a few days. She sent her carriage around and gathered company for the occasion.

My little boy, when two years of age, was taken very ill with bloody flux. I was advised to use Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, and luckily procured part of a bottle. I carefully read the directions and gave it accordingly. He was very low, but slowly and surely he began to improve, gradually recovered, and is now as stout and strong as ever. I feel sure it saved his life.

I never can praise the Remedy half its worth. I am sorry every one in the world does not know how good it is, as I Mrs. Lina S. Hinton, Grahamville, Marion Florida. For sale by J.

Jas. Wood, Druggist. SIMPSON R. POWELL. This Good Citizen Died at an Early Hour This Morning.

Another good citizen has been added to the long roll of the departed. Mr. Simpson R. Powell died at his home on Limestone street at 3 o'clock this morning, after a serious illness of a few weeks only, although he had been in failing health for several years. The subjoined sketch of his career was written by himself a short time before his death: Simpson R.

Powell was born September 12th, 1826, on Licking river, Fleming county, and lived there until 15 years old, when he moved to Lewis county. He came to Maysville in 1845, moved to Aberdeen, in 1856, and was there when the war broke out. He served in Home Guards one year; was mustered into state's service; served one year and was in that capacity during Morgan's celebrated raid through Ohio in 1864; some time in September went in Government service; mustered in at Columbus, 0 was assigned to Company Sixtyfifth Ohio V. V. Fifth Brigade, Twentieth Army Corps, then at Chattanooga.

There is where I joined the scarred and careworn Sixty-fifth, which had been in the service for four years and very few of them left. Colonel Smith was in command of regiment. We fell back in front of General Hood to Pulaski, was there three weeks; held an election there; served as one of the Judges and Abraham Lincoln was elected; Hood made it too warm for us and we went to Columbia, had quite a skirmish there for two days, at Spring Hill they attacked us and rather got the best of us; the next evening we got to Franklin just before the terrific battle commenced and were placed out in open field; fell back inside of works on left of cotton gin; left that night at 11 o'clock; got to Nashville at noon; was placed somewhere near center of army; was in two days' battle at Nashville; from there to Florence, then to Huntsville, then to Decatur. I stayed the remainder of the winter at Limestone Creek, about ten miles from Huntsville, then to Bull's Gap, Tenn. Was there when Lincoln was assassinated and Lee surrendered.

Was taken sick and sent to Nashville. Was in hospital two months. Sent to regiment and last of June was mustered out of service at Nashville. Returned to Maysville and have been here continuously since. Mr.

Powell leaves a widow and three children--two sons and a daughter. He was a member of the G. A. being present Commander of Joseph Heiser Post, and also of Ringgold Lodge No. 27, I.

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HOW FREE SILVER WORKS ON THE TEXAS BORDER. Laredo Letter to Globe-Democrat. is a good place to buy some Mexican money?" asked a traveler in search of financial wisdem. "You can get it at any of the grocery stores; they all keep it," replied the redo hotel clerk in a -fact tone. Thus prompted, the traveler entered a Laredo emporium where clerks were selling sugar and other things by the pound and said: "A dollar's worth of Mexican money, please." "In the rear," responded the clerk addressed, indicating the location by a sideways toss of the head.

dollar's worth of Mexican money, please," WAS repeated to the clerk "in the rear." Out came a drawer. Nimble fingers ran over the compartment. A handful of strange coins chinked on the counter. The American dollar went into another drawer. The clerk turned away.

The sale was made. The customer gathered up a Mexican dollar, a Mexican half-dollar, a Mexican quarter, a Mexican dime and a Mexican cent; total, $1 86 in Mexican coin. To the hotel clerk the inquiry was as usual as one for the direction to the Postoffice. To the groceryman the transaction was simply the ordinary course of business. Upon the traveler Was pressed the difference between "every dollar as good as gold" and "unlimited coinage of silver independent of any other Nation." Mexican money: is a commodity in Laredo.

It is bought and sold just as butter and eggs are. The grocery stores keep it. "Mexican dollars took another drop today," said the Laredo paper of this date, noting a market change. They are quo ted 51c offered, 53c asked at the Laredo Banks. The same paper in its telegraphic report gave the rate of exchange of Mexican money at $1 884.

Thus it appears that Mexican money has its local and its foreign fluctuations like coffee. It also appears that when the groceryman sold 86 of Mexican money for an American dollar he exercised the inalienable right the middleman to his profit. He was not in the business of selling Mexican money for his health. He was not givchange to draw custom or to modate. He had Mexican silver in stock just as he had other goods.

He took care sell it high enough to make the transaction swell his profits. There is a retail trade as well as a wholesale trade in Mexican money. There is a margin between retailer and the wholesaler in Meximoney, just as in any other commo dity. If you want to buy a dollar's worth Mexican money today, you can get 86. If you want to sell a dollar's worth you must give $1 90.

Tomorrow may be a cent or two up or down. The man who has little is the one who is shaved closest. The small buyers con tribute the great profits. This way of world holds good on the border between the gold and silver standards. poor are hardest pinched by the decline of silver.

It requires two trips over the footbridge between the Laredos to master the second lesson in Free Silver on the Rio Grande. Even then some doubt remains to the precise difference between "United States of America" and "RepubMexicana" stamped on the same amount of silver. "How much, senor?" This to the griztoll-taker who stands beside the barwith a slit in the top of it. "Fi' cent," he answers. Out comes a Mexican coin.

"No. Americanos, A' cent; Mexicanos, eight cent," sputters the old man, with additional explanations which do not explain. "How's that?" asks the confused trav- A bright-faced Mexican boy, with his sharpened and his language improved by early American contact, comes the relief. "You pay 5c, senor, in American money---a neeckel-to go over," he says. you come back before dark you pay another neeekel and get 4 centavos change.

If you pay in Mexican money "Hold op, my lad, let us get at this slowly." The nickel goes into the slit and the passage is paid. On the return another nickel la offered, and the toll-taker lays with elaborate care, one after another, four Mexican copper centa, each large as three American cants. That is half of the lesson. Now for a trip on the Mexican basis. A Mexican quarter la offered.

The old toll-taker deals down the change with that same precision, coin after coin, until he has in a row a ten-cent piece, a Ave-cent piece and two coppers, all Mexican. Thus the journey on the Mexican basis calls for an original investment of eight cents in the coin of that realm. So much to cross into Mexico with Mexican money. The return brings the complication. How much ought the toll back to be in order to preserve the relationship between American and Mexican standards? He is able 'at finance who can figure out wha.

the old toll-taker is going to answer on the return trip to much, senor?" "Four centavos," the old man responds without a moment's hesitation, as if there could be no other amount. You have paid two American nickels and received a rebate of four Mexican copper cents for one round trip between the Laredos. You have paid eight cents in Mexican silver and four Mexican copper cents for another round trip between the Laredos. With six grains more of pure silver in the Mexican dollar than in the American dollar, and with the Mexican dollar today worth fifty-one cents in American gold, silver, nickel, copper or paper money, which of these round trips between the Laredos was the cheapest? Let some of the Coin Harveys wrestle with that problem. Two conclusions seem clear.

One is, the American nickel, like the American silver, is 88 good 88 gold. The other is, the Mexican copper has gone down with the Mexican silver. There is a sobering side to this study of silver in a silver country. The time was when every one of these "eagle dollars" was worth $1 10 at any bank counter on the border. John F.

Valls, the American Vice Consul General at Nueva Laredo, remembers that time very well. He was in business in Matamoras and derosited these Mexican dollars, getting $1 10 credit for every one of them. Captain E. R. Tarver, the editor of The Laredo News, who has lived on the border for more than forty years, has seen the Mexican dollar pass for 81 10 all over this region and as far into the United States as Antonio.

From a value of $1 10 this dollar dropped forty eight cents. It is worth today fifty-one cents. It was worth a week ago fifty-three cents. But the Mexican laborer of today receives just as many Afty-one-cent dollars as his father received 110-cent dollars. No more, no less.

"I have known this country intimately and continuously," said Captain Tarver, "and for thirty years there has been no variation in the wages of herders, of farm workers or any class of common labor. For different kinds of Mexican labor the range is 89 to 15 a month, and it has been that year after year." When the mail was opened at the American Consul General's office today it. contained a letter from the State Department. Assistant Secretary of State Rockhill wrote directing the Consul General to furnish as quickly as possible a statement showing the prices now and in 1878 upon a long list of articles, such as ginghams, flour, flannel, bacon and things which enter into general consumption. in American families.

The letter also called for a statement of wages paid labor of various kinds in 1873 and now. It is evident from the character of the letter that it has been sent to other consular officers in Mexico. 1873 the Mexi can dollar was worth a little more than 100 cents. Now it is worth 51 cents. The State Department wishes to show in comparison the prices and "the wages under the two conditions of silver at par and silver at 51 cents.

It will not take long to compile the statement of wages. When finished that statement will show the wages of 1878 and the wages 1996 to be the same in dollars, although the dollars have changed in value. "A comparison of wages in this country is somewhat difficult to make," said Vice Consul General Valle. "You cannot say that one class of servants receive the same pay. Take house servants.

One will receive more than another. I have a cook to whom I pay $10 a month and another servant who gets $5. There may be some house servants of tried capacity who get $2 or $3 more than others. 'But for. the same kind of service we pay the same in Mexican money that we did 1878 and fore that.

On the railroads the labor receives the same or a little less than the rate which has prevailed for years. On most of the haciendas the rate for labor has been 8 reals, or 874 cents, day for years. Very little of it la paid in money. Every bacienda has its store. The peon trades cat his wages.

tie rarely has any. thing coming to him. I have no ides that the comparison of wages now with what were paid for the same kind of labor in 1878, when allver dollars were worth 100 cents, will show any increase." Mr R. de Roode, the well known teacher of Voice Culture and Artistic Piano Playing from Cincinnati, will be at the Central Hotel. Mayaville, on Wednesday, August 26th, for one day only, to meet such persons as, may desire his professional services for the ensuing year.

Mr. de Roode can arrange to visit Maysville one day each week, provided a cient number either Voice or Piano pupils can be secured, in which case his a terms will be the same as in Cincinnati, viz: $1 50 for half hour lessons, $2 50 for one hour lessons. FOR SHERIFF. We are authorized to announce THOMAS L. BEST as a candidate for Sheriff at the November election, 1897, subject to the action of the Democratic party.

Ripley (O.) FAIR Large Premiums and Great Attractions. The Ripley (0) Fair 1896 will be held Auxust 25th, 26th, 27th 28to. 105, Premiums paid in gold before the stock leaves the r.nx. Bring your horses and get the gold--it will be ready for you. Excursion rates on the C.

and O. Railroad and on boats. Prof. Davison, the World's Champion High Wire and Rope Walker, will be present and perform some of his daring feats. The noted cornetist, Miss Annabelle B.

Bundy, will also be one of the attractions, and will der some splendid solos to enliven the occasion. Admission, only 25 cents; children, 8 to 12 years, 15 cenrs. Teams admitted free. For premium list, privileges or other information write to or call on the Secretary. F.

President. L. H. WILLIAMS. Secretary.

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East No. p. No. 20...7 85 p. No.

4...10:46 p.m. No. 19...6:30 a. No. ROUTE West No.

17...8:50 m. m. No. 8 ....4:25 p.m. (No.

15...5:15 p. m.t Dally. Daily except Sunday. F. V.

V. Limited No. 2 arrives at Washington 6:50 a. Baltimore 8:05 a. Philadelphia 10:25 a.m., New York 19:58 p.

m. F. F. V. Limited No.

8 arrives at Cincinnati at 5:50 p. m. Washington Express No. 4 arrives at WashIngton 8:50 p. New York 9:05 p.

m. Cincinnati Fast Line No. 1 arrives at Cincinnati at 8:05 a. m. Pullman Sleeping Car Service to Richmond ad Old Point Comfort by trains 2 and 4.

Direct connection Cincinnatti for all points West and South. Nos. 1, 2, 8 and 4 do not stop between May ville and 16, Newport. Ky. 19 Trains 16, 17, 18, and 20 stop at the Charles Hotel for passengers.

For full information and rates to all points East and West apply to THOMAS A. GARRIGAN, Southeastern Passenger Agent, Huntington, W. Va. KENTUCKY MIDLAND RAILWAY. BETWEEN FRANKFORT, GEORGETOWN, CARLISLE, MAYSVILLE.

Read Down. VIA PARIS AND K. 0. Read Up. M.

P. M. P.M. 6:55 4:05 11:80 7:56 5:01 10:40 5:45 8:80 5:89 Paris. Ly 9:50 4:85 5:551 Paris 7:47 8:80 8:251 1:80 Hail With Delight.

ROYAL BLUE FLYER. Nine hours and from one-balf nati to 8t. Louis. Four daily trains. Only line running solid trains between Cincinnati and 8t.

Louis with Pullman Vestibuled Bleeping Cars. All classes of passengers carried on drst-class express trains. To. Western Emigrants. -If you are going West, Northwest or Southwest.

write to Jno F. McCarthy, Traveling Passenger Agent B. and 0.8 W. Railway, (OHIO MISSISSIPPI RAILWAY,) who will quote you lowest emigrant rates on passengers, household goods, stock and emigrant movables to any point in the West, Northwest or Southwest. Do not make any arrangements for your tickets until you have written or called on him, for it will be to your interest, a8 rates via the B.

and 0.8.-W. Railway are as low as vis any other route. The B. and 0. W.

is the shortest, guiokest and most direct route between the Rast and the West, with no night changes of care or omnibus transfers. Trains arrive at and depert from Union Depots, and artive in 8t. Louis in advance of other lines, giving going West of 8t, Louis, drat cholos of spate tor Western points. The and 0.8-W. MISSISSIPPI known every whore an the Amigrant's Friend.

Todoes not promise anything it does not out. Write to cha under signed for reten and you will save C. W. Central Depor. Oinetaunt.

THAT HANKERINGS Which most people have at this senson for summer products is too expensive if gratified with beer. If the thirsty will try my Soda Water, Phosphate or' Kola-Phos for hot weather they will be SATISFIED AT TRAXEL'S. Telephone No. 1896, Cali us up. Wanted -An Idea of Who thing some to can patent? simple think Protect, your ideas; they may bring you wealth.

Write JOHN WEDDERBURN 00., Patent Attorneys. Washington, D. for their 01,800 prise offer and list of two hundred inventions wanted. Dr. J.

H. SAMUEL, Ex-resident Surgeon Good Samaritan Hospita: Ex -acting Superintendent Longview Insane Asvium.1 PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON OFFICE AND the Courthouse. MONUMENTAL, STATUARY AND CEMETERY WORK, In Granite and marble. M. R.

GILMORE, 108 SECOND STREET. MAYEVILLE Freestone Building Work, Aldewalks. do. satisfactory prices MILTON JOHNSON, Attorney at Law, Court Street, MAYSVILLE, KY. 'Prompt attention to collections and all legal matters.

State National Bank MAYSVILLE. KY. GAPIRAL STOOK 30. oce DO A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS. 0 B.

PRANCE, Cashier. W. H.00x, President. JAB. N.

KIRK. C. D. OUTTEN HAS THE AGENCY FOR The Champion Iron nton. 0.

CAN PURNIAR. Iron Fencing of Any Cresting and Weather Sise or Style, Vanes, Vases and Settees for Iron Columns Cemetery Ornam'ta, Hitching Posta. Estimates furnished on work of Any kinn. BLOOD POISON HAVE YOU Bore Colored Throat, Spots, Aches, Pimples, Old Copper- Bores Ulcers in Mouth, Write 000K REMEDY 807 Masonte Temple, Chiengo, for proofs of cures. Capi: $500,000.

Worst cases cured In 16 To 35 days. 100-page book free- to do it. TABLES. MAYSVILLE DIVISION. Nouthbound.

Leaves Maveville 5:59 a. m. for Paris, Lea Ington, Cinounati, Riobmond, Stanford, Livingston, Jellico, Middlesborough, Cumberland Gap, Frankfort. Louisville and points on N. N.

and M. Eastern Division. Leaves Mayeville at 1:80 p. m. for Paris, Cincinnati, Lexington, Winchester, Richmond and points on N.

N. and M. Eastern DIVIN ion. Northbound. Arrive at Mayaville at 9:45 a.

m. and 8:20 p.m. Ail trains daily except Sunday. FAIR VANDERBILT SYSTEM HORLDS 4 CLEVELAND, CINCINNATI, ST. CHICAGO LOUIS and RAILWAF.

Ticket offices, N.W. corner Fourth and Vine, and Central Union Station, Third and Central avenue, Cincinnati. CLEVELAND DIVISION. East and Northeast. Only line running through care into New York City without ferriage or transfer, landing passengers in the Grand Central Station, Forty-second street; only through car line to Boston, and only line running solid traina to Cleveland, and 47 miles shortest.

Except Sunday. Sunday onlyThrough Trains. Leave. Arrive. N.

Y. and Bos. Southwestern Ves. p.m. a.m.

Bos. and N. Y. Express a.m. p.m.

N. Y. and p.m. p.m. Buff.

and N. Y. p.m. a.m. Colum.

and Springfield p.m. 9:80 Columbus Accommoda. p.m. Day. and p.m.

p.m. p.m. a.m. COLUMBUS AND BANDUSKY. Formerly 0., 8.

and C. Rauroad. p.m. 09:10 a.m. a.m.

a.m. CHICAGO DIVISION. West, North and Northwest. Solid Vestibuled Trains, Dining Cars, Warner Compartment and Standard Sleepera and Parlor Cars. Indianapolis, Lafayette and Chicago.

Chicago at the new Traina a.m. 06:01 a.m. Arrive pas- $18:80 p.m. 46:31 a.m. a.m.

senger station, foot of18th p.m. a.m. p.m. p.m. $11 c10 p.an.

$8:00 p.m. p.m. ST, LOUIS DIVISION. West. South and Bouthwest.

Peoria, Terre Haute 48:80 a.m. 07:40 a.m. and Mattoon p.m. 06:00 p.m. Terre Haute and p.m.

p.m. MICHIGAN DIVISION. The Elkhart Line bash and Michigan Railway. Anderson Marion, Warsaw. Cedar Beach, Goshen, bert.

Benton Harbor Anderson, $8:80 R420. 96:00 p.m p.m. For fall A information BRIGAN, so to rates, apply to Southsastern anger MARTIN at Buntington, W. Van or O..