Mattoon Gazette from Mattoon, Illinois • Page 2

7 TAT 11 THE GAZETTE. mi mm coram ArT HARRY F. KENDALL. FRANK JJcELVAIN To Do Your Buying for Boys' and Children's Suits -And Here's The Place do PAT, APPLIED FOR- "Gold raoaometalliKin flritith policy and has broBht other nalioni into financial ri-tntto to London." j' It ia also aGerroan policy, a French Belgian policy, tu Austro Hungarian policy, a Netherlands policy, a Danish policy, a BusBijm policy, a Chilian policy." a Peruvian policyr a Japanese policy, and IS fact the policy of the most enlightened.and progressive nationstne world over. If the United Stales were to abandon her present By teartndrmdertake -greatly-enlarged use of silver without the co-operation of other nations bhe would 'abandon the company of the most enlightened and prosperous nations of the world and join the ranks of the weakest and least' intelligent nations, all of which are hastening to adopt- the gold standard as rapltlly as possible.

vlti not on! ron American botantiAmerIcr.fi, unci it cim fastened on th rjniteU States only r-' SEPTEMBER WHEAT. Tli KlrablA Cereal Mounting: by Giant Ktrldn-KMpUlly -MearlnK tha Dollar Mark The Advance BmimmI Eutlraly I pop th Theory of Supply and Deuiantlu Farther Ueavy Decline lu the Price of New Au. li). nigh water mark for the season was reached in the wheat market yesterdjijvnot only in value, but a to the volume transactions su well. advanced 4 to Scents forthe and salet reached -tb, big 4,81.1,000 buihela.

jy Excitement prevailed In the market, from start to finish, but particularly in the last hour'tiealbe advance became so rapid that frequently the fluctuations were marked by one-quarter cent fractions instead of one-eighth and one-sixteenth cent changes that art not ordinarily seen. A lot of operators who had bees fighting the advance all day were amou? tlies foremost buyers in the afternoon. The pbenoHfaJl CbaKCttr of tlio upwacd of vheat for salii fairly staggered TLJESDAYrAUG. 24, 897. a if the coal (X IWU C1 miners strike is booming demoralized.

Whkat continued to fro up and silver to r6 but even such an emphatic exampla will not have any effect on aome people who Btill hold on to the theory of 16 to 1. noble patnotrj8meRardin, of thk rrjTrieston Sews, has been in great Glass is an -TO EveryDpIIar spent saves you -almost "as rmuch' as you pay. In our NewfLine of School Suits Com pare there vvilKbe-m orecon- .1 omyrttrbe learned that will result in In tne 17 "fTONOdRAt jrrw Wf srtlcla tear Jeeins uses largetf IT0CKINQ SUPPORTEB. Tks tfsttts (last showing cinura 9 akj Denetit to your ihtopHss shew A ssrsssnts the eals Pints. Tht It la aa aSdlllaaal MS N4 Is Has ts hi hild is ciugliL Children's Light collers, spring weights worth 3.

ato i5.po,to close CO Aft out choice for Children Knee Pants, worth 35 Cents School opening Boys' Plaid Suits all wool, worth School opening CR Ml Boys' Black Cheviot all woo! worth $6.00, School opening QQ Bpys' Long Pants Suits, dll wool, Clay Worsted worth $10.00 opting J55Q ssttr Better and: Better have the offerings at SteirVs become, until' no vv the very very, best is attained. Every body invited to examine style and price." 33 E. Broadway. La PEARL'S Big Rai 1 road Show WILL EXHIBIT AT Dr.MIU.ER TTTi Regular arni Reliable Spec alist who as visited mattoontvery montir-slnce 1 89 1 Cnm rermneDtl the eaaet he undertake mdad the Inrnndil hrnnwwtltinnt taking 1 ia why eontlnnea hi vUiti yeer- after yaf rliile other ipecia Hit twve made a tew it and ceased to return. Aa eialneBtlj tacoeeafal 8pecialit in all Chronic Disease, proven by (the many cores effected ia Chrome cases which bad baffled the skill pj 'another physicians will DOLE HOUSE, MAT100 THURSDAY SEP.

2, luu Anj only) and retain every 28 days Office boon 8 a. m. to iM i.mT ill His hopitalezperieneeand extensive praotio haamaile htm so proficient that he can name and locate the disease few mlnote. -Treato all cnrnble diseases of ratarrh. Nose Throat and Long1 diMaaes, Eye and Ear, Stomach, Liver -and Kidneya(ravl, Rhenmatiam, Pttralysis, Neuralgia, Nervoas and Heart disease.

Bright dieeaee ami Ikunamption in early stage. Disrates of Bladder and Female OriraDf. A tailing remedy for BIG NECK. Every case of PILE, FISI'CIjA and BUP-TCKE iroaranteed oared without detention from baeiarse. SiXUAL WEAKNESS A'JD PIUVATE DUJ.

EASKH A UPEtlALfY. Honoirhoe; flleet. mnurrhoeJ Heminal weakness, Loet Manhood and the effects of early vice or exceesee, pro. i. i i Des.

defective memory, which rnln tvtb mind and body. POSlTIVtLY WONDERFUL CURES Perfected in old eases which have boeVnear. lerUd or anekiilfnlly treated. Mo experiment or fnilare. We ondnrtalt nu iavarrabie caaea.

bat core thoasenoe given np to die. Consultation Free and Confidential B. MILLER, 107 Oakwood Bnalevard, Chicairo, III. Reference Oakland Nat' I bank ot Chicago, VKDINANCE NO. 17(1.

An onlioaooe to an. pex continnoDS territory to dm "fiy of Ji.loont Wasass, Xhe reeidents and pn tyoners (being mure than tliree-foorthe of the legal voters and owners o( more tfian three-fourths of the ralneof the property snuchtto beannexel) having petitioned In writing for the annexation to the city of Mattoon, now therefore, lie it ordained by the city cooncil of the city of Mat toon, that the following dMi-ribe i n-tigaoas territory be annexed to th city of Mat- txin and incorporated as a part of said city ol Mattoon i The sooth half -tit the south-are quarter ('il and the sontn-west Barter t1') of the aoot h-at qoaiter I1) -ot section eighteen (is) town tvelve (12) north rang eight east of the third Prineioal Meridian. The line of the city limits are hereby extended ss follows: neginniDg Kt ttMi-ouiu-weet cornet ot scctltu (is) and in tbe east line of the city limits, thenoe east on tne sooth line or mm section eighteen (18) to the sooth-eatt corner of tbe sooth-west quarter (4) ot the sonth-eaat quarter () of nam section eighteen (in I thence north In the center line of the cablio hiihwaini tod aloBit tho quarter section line to the north-east cornor of the sooth-west narter ('4)of the south-east qnartft-tt! IB. tSldtfCtion eighteen (18) thence weir in the center line of the publlo highway and along the qnarter section line to the north-weft corner of the sooth-west quartet () of tti sontn-west quarter of said section riUhteen (IS) where said quarter section line intersects the citf limits. tto.

2. That ths public hiehwnr estendina east from 12tb street, along the quarter section line to the north-east corner of thesonth-wost quarter (' of the sooth-east qnurfW(l4) of section eiahteen (lh) be samedv Lafayette avenue. Hue. S. That all ordinances sad parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance, be and are hereby repealed.

Passed by the city cooacll of the city of Hat-toon, this 17th day of Aonst, A. n.jlSW. Approye-WOHN V. BCOTT, Mayor. Attest rank Hidden, City Clerk.

Anguat 18, IM. F. HILL'S. Come and get our prices on School' Books at onee. We have them all here and sell thejn at publishers' prices for cash.

We aro making a discount of 10 to 20 per cent, on everything in the stationery line. We have too much Ink on hand and you can save money by it. You can save 00 per year on your papers, if paid in ad- vance, at our store. Call and see. F.

CHILL'S. THOS. DONNEIjL, MARBLE DEALErt. Bj Maonfaotorerof And all kinds of Marble Wor it'; At AH ITALI AH AE2LC, hythestiainRDttUttpirUnnd lct vr iioenj which proclaiaedoor political Independence In iW and won it in th ward tu Kcvoi.tion. proclaimed otnrlndependenceiir-1776! and which Is still stronst in the minds in favor of reducing the citizens of this country to the level of degradation, ignorance and practical enslave-, ment which characterize the- condition of the masses in the few remaining, sil-ver standard contrjesjof the world today; The only attempt to spirit of the love of liberty" ever made in the United States began in 1SG1 by We very party ana me ver, eaaer.

are now proposing tu urgrnuu ms wuii; ing people to a level of loose least in-tBlliffent and nrosDewus on the face of the earth. POLICE NEWS. Jottings of Evil Doings and of Those Not so Evil. For the last ten days business bas not been rushing in the police court, but now that the Vellowhammera and Jas- persaretnr-their-annual switrmmg period, the minions of the law are expecting an advance in police business. A high old time was expected last Thursday in the Joseph-Buster case, but when the time came for trial the Joseph cohorts could not get them' selves together, so the case was dis Samuel Shawan filed a complaint againgst Jack Bowles for running a gambling room, but when the time came to appear- in court, Shawan lost his nerve and the case was dismissed.

Thomas Murphy had some fun by tanking np It cost bto $3 andstsr The Ou Sunday, August 29thr there will be a Grand Musical Festival at Decatur in which several of Illinois' best bands will part. Arrangements have been made fof a complete and marvelous- athletic exhibition by Decatur Turnverein Club. There will be an all day's entertainment at Fairview Park, shoot the cbutes at Riverside Park and a magnificent pyrotechnic display in the evening to complete this day's grandest of all grand programs. The D. E.

bas arranged to run a special train to accomodate all who desire to go. Train will leave Mattoon at 9:20 a. m. and tickets will be sold at low rate of 75 cents for round trip. Special train returning to leave Peca-IfllLatJLPhiThis will be a day so well filled with unusuallyatlracliviS en- tertainment that no-one cau afford to miss it.

Make arrangements for your family to go and tell your neighbors all about it so that they can make arrangements. Everybody who knows of it will want to go. The Fair at Paris. The forty-second year of the Edgar county fair at Paris, will beheld September 6, 7. 8, 9 and 10.

No effort nor expense has been spared and the fair this year will be better than ever. Among the special features are the following: 1 Grand military tournament with $140 in prizes; bicycle races under tbe sanction of the L. A. liberal special prizes by merchants of Paris; horse and mule races. Anybody wishing to enter in tbe mule race should make application to the secretary.

Tbe premiums are as follows: First, second, $5 00; third, $3 00. Excursion rates on all railroads. This Will be the grandest agricultural exhib-tidn ever held in Eastern Illinois. Every body come and have a good time. P.

1J. McCobd. President, tiKO. II. McC'OKD, Secretary.

Mission Day. Sunday was a big day at tbe Cumber land Presbyterian cburch, it being the last day with Dr. and Mrs. Logan, -who sail Thursday for China. The morning sermon was delivered by DrLaiigblin, of St.

Louis, and af night Darby, of Evansvllle, talked. Dr. and Mrs. Logan also gave short talks. Tbe day was devoted to missions and there was much special music.

i To Chicago $2 00. On' Wednesday, tbe 'SAh the Illinois Central will run another $2 00 excursion to Cbicago-posslbly the last ot the season, Tickets will be (rood co lon on trains No. 4 leaving Mattoon at 7:34 a. No. 24 leavln at 12:55 p.

ro and No. 22 leaving at 1 I 'M p. m. Tick-eta will be good retarninginMI 8:40 p- m. the 28tb, giving four daya la Cbt- flaying The.l'ana lteda and Harry.

Baldwin (klta, are- tussellnf -wltft th restive sphere, this afternoon ami the chances are that the fellows thfi coal mine t'-n I tka ataCTttssIs Interlee afaa aatsv slS st aids woes misnor istnews in wis nsr stur slsstlo lr wb. thlokneta af ao4 la which Is atlaehad. with snlsrgswsnt at ths wherein th (toekiai Children's Suits in light covered; cloth, Green trimmings with-vest front worth $7.00 Children's Dark Plaid Green Trimmings, with vest front, worth $6.00, School Rfl orenine VTJU Children's Suitsir Dark, Plaid all wool, worth 4.50, School: OB; Chiidreri's Suits extra good worth 2.00 and $2. 50 Mattoon, Illinois. (f vas Uism.

The demand was-particularly aotiv discount pf cents under September h. the start, narrowed the difference to range on Septemberwa' frdin HiC ViH against the- lowest price ol Tuesday and 9i'fr the-previons top tional rise iu Liverpool qnotations yes terday morning, instead of the weak ness srenerally expected. This was fol lowed up by rumors of a- blg jump- in curb prices at Paris, that market being closed on accountof a holiday. Ontopol these as a big demand from foreign houses, reports that all sales Tuesday night to the other aide ia.lbeeuL-flc--. eepted, -including three cargoes: for I'rance.

Spring wheat news also brought in lots of buying orders, it being considered very bullish by the trade here, as the weather is too cold and "we tfu many sections for harvesting. Notbryears has there- been- such an extraordinary movement iu wheat values as took place the old traders were atuazed at the stubborn advances, while tligje who have heretofore' scouted the dollar wheat theory werj obliged to athait that there was every prospect of September reaching that price on the mere theorof Mipply a demand The olHeial market closed at a net advance of 4)4 to 5 cents on wheat. Un the curb September sold from 94 down to 93. Corn advanced five-eighths to three- qaarteTs cents and oats ad vattced three-j quarters cents fur tlia day. A Farther Heavy Decline In the Frlca of Silver.

New York, Au. 23. A further decline in the price of silver occurred yesterday, the quotation for bar silver in New or receding to T4 cents an ounce, a decline IX cent from Tuesday. The London' quotation for silver was 84 pence.a full of nine-six-teentbS of a penny from Tuesday's prices, which were low records up to that datf. QuoUtion for Mexican dollars were only nominal at 41 cents.

Just before the close of the market the price of bar silver fell an addition ai three-quarters, to oi, making the total decline for the day 1 cents. The closing price in London was 24 pence, a total decline for the day of 1 1-10 pence. THE BOOM IN BUSINESS. g. LooU Thronged With Country Mer- chants wltKlHinroBrTarpend.

Si. Locis, Auj. 13. The city is still with itryjjyrchjnts vrho are lice fJr tuT purpose of buying goods, having takeu advantage of the cheap rates secured by the interstate Merchants' association. All day yesterday the wholesale districts of the city crowded with buy ers, and the total oi lueir purchaaes is something enormous, l'romiuent wholesalers say that never before have they been so busy.

In many casus a number of new salesmen have been put to work, and bookkeepers and evcu the proprietors themselves have been pressed jjntq service to wait on the country The second day's session of the Interstate Merchants' association in Masonic hall was attended by more people than the meeting of the previous day, although the merchants generally attended to their buying the real pur pose of their trip here in preference to listening to specch-makiug. When the day's work'itf over, they are ready for the social duties of the association, as was proven by the large attendance at the Suburban last aight. The programme at yesterday's iession of the association included an addresa by Q. U. VVitte.

second vice- president of the Interstate Merchants'' by E. F. W. Meier, president of SL Mollis couiicSL lle-ponses were made by visiting dele-rates. The programme was expedi tiously gotten turoiifeh with to enable the merchants to return to the wholesale districts V- Secretary John A.

Lee of the Interstate Merchants' association expressed himself yesterday as more than satisfied with the results of his efforts, and predicts that the next meet, which takes place1 September 7, 8 and 0, Will be eyeu larger than the preseut one. BUTTER AND EGGS. t'omparaliTe RtsteaaeMt of Cold StorMK. ths Supply is ".19. The Dally Trade Bulletin lfjsnod its annual sUeinent of the supplies of- butter and es in Cold storage iu tud''''priu slpar markets of tlio United States.

lieturns ira Klwi 'frum 132 points and sllorv the tirefrato -oi butter to be tubs aRsinst 777,040 ub i'yeftV' ugii, iid'' tubs la of J.OiJJ.l.yj cast's against 1. 1 business, of course. and be has reason IQ KICK. Tirs deadly parallel. ould be- drawn ih nnnA effect nn at the free.

silver papVCwWc last year that the only hope of tv lav in the ODetilng Of the mints to the fmaftnA nnllfnittd coinaze of silver. bat which are now forced to publish columns of matter showing highly satisfactory and Improving business con-ditions and arriving prosperity. Thb growth of protection sentiment has been evidenced in many ways during the past special session of Congress In the discussion of the tariff; bill, but no more clearly than in the reception accorded to Senator McEnery upon his arrival in New Orleans after a long fight on tariff in which be stood shoulder to shoulder with the great protection leaders the country. Thb July earnings of the railroads of the country atibirl aT marked improvement over jQiy of last year or of the year preceding. This will be encouraging to the thousands of railroad men through the country whose attitude in favor of sound money last fall-was an extremelmpM whose votea did much, to turn the tide of battle in favor -31c-Kinley and Bound currency.

The farmers of the country have been the first to feel the improved conditions of business. The products which they have bad for? sale have stead fly risen in value ll along the line, and the increased volume of money has come directly: into their pockets. "Brad- ditioa of the r-Americao farmer, says: 'Tbe American agriculturist bas bad no such' opportunity to reap so large a share of the rewards of labor for years as is now promised him." OHIOr DEMOCRATIC PLAT- 'Its Assertions and Arguments "-Considered and Answered. ffo be poUUihtd in tit MrU, Aujnit to Aq- PahtIV. "We are nbalterebly oppoted to uonometal-.

lima which but hwkotl tart the prueperity of an indmtrial people ia the panlyaia of hard timet." The adoption of the free coinage of silver at ne ratio of 10 to 1 would result in true monometallism, with silver as the money metal. This is proven by the fact that every country which bas attempted to retain the silver standard or the concurrent free coinage of both metals at a ratio widely different from the commercial ratio of the two metals bas lost all of its gold and retained only silver currency and true monometallism, while other nations making gold the standard and coining silver on gov-ernment account circulate both metals inlarga approaching thus more nearly to true bimetallism than vuuw wuicu oy tue iree ana unnmitea coinage of stiver at a ratio -widely different from the commercial ratio of the two metals obtain only silver monometallism. The condition of the people of the countries maintaining the gold or what the framers of ttis --platfornrteraldmonometainsmTTs one of vastly greater prosperity than that of the people of the cmintH. maintaining stiver standard. There Is more money per capita, better wages, better homes, more comforts of life, more education and more general Intel'-llgence among tbe people of the gold standard countms than, among wore oi any oi me countries Having the sliver, standard.

Mexico. which is probably tbe moBt proeperouH pf tbe Mlver.Btanaara countries, has total or ji uo per capita ror its people. la South American States a per capita oi less man aside from tne uncover ed and depreciated paper, China the Central American States $3 66, Germany has $17.60 per capita Great Britain $30.78 per capita, United States $22 67 pet capita, Netherlands $2125 per capita, and France $35.77 per capita. "Monometallism'' indeed "locked fast the prosperity of An Indus trial people in paralysis of bard tiroes" wherever It bas been established Vj the process prnpeaed by this plat- vb: thfi colnafri'of both vfrS--- fV' ry Positively the Largest and Best Pdpular Priced Show that will exhibit here this seasony including the. best.

Male and Female Bareback Riders, Aerialists, Gymnasts and Funny Clowns in the Profession. Mammoth water-proof tents, double its former size, coming our own special train of cars. It is with pride tho manager views the result of six years of continuous prosperity. His show this year embraces a Magnificent Display of Entirely New 1 r.7 LaPEARL CHILDREN In their wonderful Aerial Acts. See Master Harry LaPearl America's -Greatest and Youngest Somersault Rider.

MissLiiszie Guice, Aeen of the Arena, Champion; ft: Lady Principle Rider. 1 See The World's xenowned Hagihara Japanese-, direct from Tqkio, Uring the Children to see-Hier beaxitifal- T)Oni6Sr Also La Pearl's Celebrated Marine Band Another source of satisfaction is in the appreciation accorded 1 by the press' and the public in his honest and successful inethods of dealing with his No gambling or swindling of any description has ever or over Will be aNowod' about the show. In all departments of tho vast concern, honesty and fair dealing-has ever been the motto, the public aro ever quick to notico the. qualities and wherever tho big shqw exhibits a crowded tent certainty. It will "bo Here in all its.Georgeous rv Be on the streets at 10:30 and witness the Grand Free J3treet Parade then go to tho show ground and see the greatest free exhibition' over witucRsm! 'nt 1 and 7 perilous.

livo of CO foot into a net. nt tli'e siiow-prtittrnl. ITav innrn v1! 1.