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IF YOU SEE IT IH 1 1 The Plaindealer j The Plaindealer You Don't Get the News. IT IS SO. Vol. XXVII. ROSEBURG, OREGON, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 , 1896. No. 58. IF YOU DOH'T READ K A. SALZMAN, (8ncceior to J. JABKCLEK.) Practical : Watckaaker, : Jeweler : aii : Optiriai. DEALER IK WATCHES, CLOCKS, JEWELRY, AND FANCY GOODS. Cou.ixi Brazilian XQyo Glaaaos and BpootaoloH A COMPLETE STOCK Or GuUery, Notions, Tobacco, Cigars sad Smokers Articles. Also Proprietor aad Manager of Boseborg's Famous Bargain Store. v HHHHMmiMMHMtllHUHHIMIIIUHmiHMj J TL T. BLUMB, HU"ca.r "me' s Prcprletor ol The City Meat Market, And Dealer In PRIME BACON. HAMS, LARD, S 5 AND FRESH MB ATS OP ALL KINDS. f 4?0rten taken and DeUrered Tree Dncofiurrr Or 5 toaarpartolihecitj. KOSCDUrg, Ur. m tMnHHHHIIIIHIMinHIUUHIIHHHMMMMH ACMARSTERSaCo. "Wa,ll UParpex A Choice Collection, at Prices that Sell. LIME PLASTER AMD CEWEfiT. K FULL LlflE OF WIIiDOW GLASS ALL ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED. Real Estate Bought and Sold oar dj Farms, large and small, to Rent, AND IMMEDIATE POSSESSION GIVEN. Stock Ranges, Timber Lands and Mining Properties, Prone and Hop Lands of best quality, in choice locations. in quantities to suit intending purchasers, at reasonable pnces and easy terms. Inquire of 3D. S. KL STUCK, HAST AND SOUTH VIA THE SHASTA ROUTE 07 THE Somthern Pacific Co. Zznnu tela ltr Portland dxllj. Booth 1 I Worth V.tBT.s. Lt. - fonlind - At. 8:10 a. m S3Sa.it. Lt. - Roaeburx - Lt. UMt.h. I0:i5A.x. Ar. - Ban Franelico Lt. 6:C0r. k. Abore mini ttop at Eat Portland, Oregon Cttj, Wood bora. Balm, Tuner, llarfoa, Je2fcr es, AlbtaT, Albany Junction, Tantent t&tA&M, BaIkt, HarrUbnt?, Junction Cliy, Irrls. latent, CiecweU, Drain, and til lUUoni from Boeebarz to A inland lselnxlTO ResefcBTtr Mali Daily. 1:811. S. I 528.1C LT. Ar. Portland Roaetmrg - Ar. 4:ar.K Lt. 1 8:00 A. X iSoli raaacaa:eiv-Dally. jr. k. cur.ic Lt. - Portland Ar. - Salem Ar. 1 1005 a. x. Lt. I 80 a. X. BININC CARS OJf OCDE5 IIOTJTE. Pullman Buffet 8le AND SECOND-CLASS SLF AlUched tn " " West- Better Mill t' "7-JC of w 3 o nutty. 0eaaa FROM TZRHLNAL Oft INTERIOR FOLNTfi RAXXiRQAD Is the line to Take To all Pointa East and South. T U the DDilKG CAB ROUTE. Itruni throu jh VESTIBULED TRAINS EVEBY DAT IN THE TEAS to 8T. PAUL "D CHIC (SO CHAKOI 07 C1BI) Ceapeitd ot Dlfllnj Cars Uuwrp. Pultain Drawlne Roe TOUI1IBX SL,EEPr" Beet that Br' RAPP'S DRUG STOKE. Swiss Buttermilk Soap only 15c per box of 3 cakes. RAPP'S DRUQ STORE Sacrifice Sale Now in Progress ZIGLER & PATTERSON,. Depot Grocers DEALERS IN ALL KINDS OF " ' STAPLE AND FANCY . GROCERIES. COUNTRY PRODUCE Give ua a call. Goods delivered to Corner Lane & Sheridan Streets. The Collins House Firrl St:ect cut ot First Class $1.00 per Day House. .Recently ranodclcd, renoTited and relornhhed. T- FEUD AND I.1VERV STABLE IN CONNECTION. 3fiVL-IE PILKINGTON, oucctaor to G. W. NOAH,) General Blacksmithing TROTTINa AND RUNNING PLATES A SPECIALTY, REPAIRIXO OF ALlj KIND3 PROMPTLY DONE. Staoplou Corner "WnslilnEton ROSEBWRG Marble and Granite W- TAKE A LOOK AT THE DISPLAY OP FINE Toilet - Soaps IN OUR WINDOW. BOUOHT AND SOLD. any part of the City in short order. ROSEBURG, OREGON. Depot, one block north, and Kane 8ta., Rosetjarsr,. LETTER BY SECRETARY CARLISLE Bar Harbob, Me., Sept. 15, Secretary Oarlisle baa written the following letter on the maintenance of the parity be tween gold and silver : "Bar Harbor, Sept. 12, 18GC. Mr. James P. Helm, Louisville, Ky. My Dear Sir: Your letter asking how the silver dollars, which contain a quantity of bullion commercially worth only 53 cents each, are maintained at a parity with gold, notwithstanding the fact that government does not directly redeem them or, the certificates issued upon them in gold, is received, and as a great many inquries upon the same' subject are addressed to me daily from different parts of the .country, which it is imprac ticable to answer in detail, I will take the advantage of your favor to answer them all at once. "The standard silver dollars issued from the.mints since the passage of the act of 1878, now amounting to more than $433,000,000, have been coined on pub lic account from bullion purchased by the government, and are legal tender in payment ot all debts, public and private, without regard to the amount, except' when otherwise stipulated expressly in the contracts between the parties. They belong to the government when coined, and they are paid out by the govern ment at a parity with gold for property and set vices of all kinds, and are re ceived from the people at a parity with gold in the payment of all public dues and demands. The government has made no discrimination whatever be tween the coins of the two metals, gold having been paid upon its coin obliga tions when gold was demanded, and sil ver having been paid when silver was demanded. "Under the present policy, the coin age has been so limited by law and the policy of the treasury department, 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 eyBtem ; and so long as the two metals are of unequal commercial value, at the ratio estab lished by law, this limitation upon the coinage is, in my opinion, absolutely es sential to the maintenance of their par ity in effecting exchanges. 1 1 constitutes the principal resource of a cafe govern ment for the protection of our cuirency against the depreciation which the ex perience of all countries has shown would otherwise result from'tnV&tlempt to use two legal-tender coins of the same denomination, bnt of unequal value. If the limitation were removed, confidence in the ability of the government to pre serve equality in the exchangeable value of the coins would be destroyed, and the parity would bo lost long before the amount of silver coinage had 'become re ally excessive. "With free and unlimited coinage of silver on account of private individuals and corporations, the government would be under no moral obligation to main tain the parity, and moreover it would be unable to do so because the volume of overvalued silver forced into circula tion by the legal-tender provision, would soon expel gold from the country, or in duce such a premium upon it that it would be impossible to procure and hold in the treasury a sufficient amount to provide for the redemption or exchange of silver on presentation. In ordr maintain the parity under eur" tions, the government won" polled, from the bexinn" gold for silver d"H representative w ' as it now exr1 notes wher coinage r' liar government will do whatever its moral obligations and express declarations re quire it to do, and very largely as a con sequence of this confidence in the good faith of the executive authorities, tbe silver coins have not depreciated in value. It is not doubted that whatever can be lawfully done to maintain equal ity in the exchangeable value of the metals will be done whenever it becomes necessary, and although silver dollars J and silver certificates have not, uptoj the present time, been received in ex change for gold, if the time shall come when the parity cannot be otherwise maintained, such exchanges will be made. "It is the duly of the secretary of the treasury and all public officials to exe cute In good faith the policy declared by congress, and whenever he shall be sat isfied that the silver dollar cannot be kept equal in purchasing power with the gold dollar except by receiving it in ex change for the gold dollar when such change is demanded, it will be his duty to adopt that course. But if our present policy is adhered to and coinage is kept within reasonable limits, the means heretofore employed for the maintenance of the parity will doubtless be found sufficient in the future,'and our eilver dollars and silvei certificates will con tinue to circulate at par with gold, thus enabling the people to use both metals instead of one only, as would be the case if the parity was destroyed by free coin age. Yours truly, JOHN G. OARLISLE." RESULTS OF FREE TRADE IN ENGLAND. George B. Curtiss in his great tariff history, "Protection and Prosperity" after showing in the most complete man ner the origin of the free trade move ment in England, its success and results and giving a mas3of testimony before the Royal commission concludes as fol lows: Never was such an indictment framed against an economic policy. A similiar condition of the working classes is not to be fonnd in any civilized country on the face of the globe. "Were the foregoing statements contained in reports 'of Uni ted States Consuls, or in letters written by the most trustworthy and candid pro tectionists, they '.would be denounced and discredited by every professional free trader in the 'world. But coming aa theyilo, " from atTdiHciaV" report'to" the British parliament, from men who were held in snch high esteem by the govern ment as to appear worthy of executing snch an important trust, they cannot be questioned. The report is above im peacnmeni. xae lacts set lortn are more appalling because they are rne Throughout the whole kingdom one person out of every four or five is buried by the parish." What a fact to con tern plate! "Oj all tcho survive the age of seventy, one out of every three" is a pan per. Death at middle life is better than old age. let, even then, a pauper's grave is the lot of one out of five. ' amount of accumulated wen' in the hands oi a few nation for such 3 A vast c visitin" dutr LITTLE LOCALS. A Salzman, the reliable jeweler. Coal tar and resin at Marsters'. Lime and sulphur at Marsters'. Caro Bros, are the boss merchants. J. T. Bryan, the Busy Watchmaker. Go to the RoBeleaf for the best cigar. Good goods at the lowest prices at Salz man's. Go to A. G. Marsters & Co. for school books. County claims and warrants bought by D. S. West. School books and stationery at Mar sters' Drug Store. Dr. F. W. Hay iiea docs all kinds of up-to-date dentistry. D. S. West does insurance. Office opposite the post office. ' Neatsfoot oil, machine and lubricating oils at Marsters' Drugstore. A fine line of gents' shoes at J. Abra ham's. Prices just right. Monyon's Homcepathic Remedies for sale at Marsters' Drug Store. An endless variety of combs, hair and clothes brushes at Marsters'. For bargains in family groceries, call at the Pepole'a store, Cass street. Munyon'a Homeopathic Remedies at A. G. Marsters & Co.'e drug store. Bring your clocks and watches to Slow Jerry the reliable jeweler lor repairs. Chmshed fruits in soda and all the new drinks ice cold at tbe Kandy Kitchen. Dr. Haynes does crown and bridge work and guarantees the same. Don't forget the number. The Kandy Kitchen is headquarters for cold drinks, chmshed fruits, ice cream and all new drinks. Dr. Haynes makes all kinds of artifi cial dentures such as gold, platinum and aluminum plates, also rubber and cellu loid. Save money and time. To parties going East, go by the O. R .& N. short route. Call on or write to V. C. London , Roseburg, Oregon. A. G. Hoxie sells flour at 75c and 80c a sack, and 10 pounds of lard for 75 cents. People snoold take advantage 01 tnese prices and give him their patronage. E. Dn Gas, Physician and Surgeon, office in Marsters' building. Calls in town and country promptly answered night or day. Residence, 911 Mill street. N. Rice, one of our enterprising furni ture dealers has now on sale a fine lot of furniture of the latest style and finish. Give him a call before purchasing else where. L. Langenburg is still on top. He carries a full stock of choice music, mu sical instruments, violin, guitars, accord- eons etc, violin strings of beat quality always on hand. Slow Jerry the jeweler has 14 carat filled.gold ladies watches- now on sale. Prices reduced from $25" "to $15, decided bargains.. Don't fail to examine them before purchasing elsswhere. Those having second hand stoves, furniture, etc, for sale can receive the highest cash price by calling upon N. Rice, the furniture and supply dealer, 221-23 Jackson street Roseburg, Or. Mrs. G. W. Rapp will cent buy and ship fresh salmo? ' Chester or Wilbur f ' p fore and pay the for same. Ad7 Jack Abra the best gor in his line orice tbr