New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-04

and the largest percentage Of the nonprDducng
middlemen, soldiers, and gentry-preyahA hpusb nv
the patched bnt neatly washed children. rs thoy reac
with hand the fifth part OF ceHt III 0 n,mn
kin from the old woman who bos tins cheap coinc t
in little nook OF the open street But am D9'
and 40 am touched and pained the simplicity OF t 1u
yenile indulgence The massiyeness OF thS nmned ar.
grandeur of the Piazza di San Mario us co uinn
eades and domed palaces; its Ginning stod
evening music. and Nominations; even the trv from
Temple OF salute rising In the distance Ike I9 co
the sea all lose their aged glory in their lDOchs t
trast with the nobler temples starving ~ o Tho
censed beggars and the lawless drones na " bsert
traveller Of his money and school nun On ~ earth
lessness. The most superficial thing on 49,
of which L can conceive is modern tlan ray
eler 1t is laudable employment 20 visit museums
galleries of art for him who has taste ana culiToi'y
but meets in the public ways oDlects Pra,r ~
worthy OF his powers of Discrimination in tne ore
those whose empty stomachs and physcal pains orc o
screened by the neaness of their headbare costume as
he In the view OF the Grade az nc noSes
niece of TintortO I'm the Council Chamber OF the Doso
Palace Flushing misery stalks uneared Tor III the
and alleys OF Venice, while willy and pracuce1
succeed by sweet euphOny of words ana an oDse
kissing of your hand in baggng the booty Vi , ,S
taken charity Now cooperation o,hing hut iSHoT
prevents its application Inc bN ch Icbep
mOnopOles that make the poor poorer ana e 81 Win
Ter before Nav day. and will here, no doubt Wneh IL
gets fair footing The producing classes Oh tno '9mS
an Province are Ignorant IN other Things as tno
are i'm the art of sefhep. and their langmd suDlsSon
to these monopolles is really criminal. y, tho
bankers butchers, and bakers. First, there are
what il called the agrarian banks-especlaly
i'm Venice, Padona, Chioggia, and other Towns
which are nothing else than pawn-DroKefs
MONEY 10 farmers and generally take and farm pro
uce in security Pretending that such stun Is poor seou
rty they succeed obtaining large rates OF
and are very apt to close up mortgages on
The consequence is that In course OF time those WIZ
farmers their account are now ther tehahls anu
the hanks pOssess great share of the produce Oh o
country This In their hands they Duy corn nuns
and form alliances with bakers, tanners Dulohers
and having the largest share, the largest influence,
the most barefaced greed, they nave ,Workeu
up vast monopoly as the following figures viii sho"
Bread sells at TO cts per lb g0Od cheese 81 ot'
steak, - cs smoked meats sausages &C. 40 10 oO
reckoning the money of the country wlch 10 BOIu VI
paper at par the other hand wages are lower mere
than elsewhere AT Zurich, where cooperation hS bu a
safe footing machinists carpenters mas0ns, &c receive
"a 10 francs day twelve hours Iaoresses IOr tue
same time only Clio francs, which IS ptlhDle Az
the hive cooperation hence the monOpOllsts IVA
routed found wages and hours OF lhDOfO range lor t
corresponding trades from TO francs IL hours anu
francs respectively aud everybody busy that dld not
prefer 90 beg At Geneva and Lausanne where ao0r an
sOeiatiOns are healthy condition, the Watchhahois
goyemakers, and many others get from - 10
francs for 10 hours. Now, at all THESE places
there are cooperative establishments where
get excellent board for from 3lOf to H. week. Win
out rooms which very cheapsay All average oi ~
over all and ll a day Here have clear gam OF iil
a week of course him who II industrious. But WHAT
shall be said of Beautiful Venice y The TACT H. very
few work at all comparatively speaking but those VINO
do get 81 a day Of thirteen hours, aud take III oIu
on stores. But a great cooperative movement mas
already commenced here, and is being pushed Ngoi'
At Brescia Padona, Casgona, and even here IN Venice
there are incipent examples In the form OF PoPuar
banks cooperative grocery stores and factories, when
are sure, ere long, 10 shame away this dupHcy anu
Ignorance by lesson OF practical WISDOM