Smyrna times., 1878-08-28

agricultural and other implements and
calling them American. We have SO long
had imitation goods made here and called
by foreign names, this is a sort of justice
meted out to us. How people do love to
have foreign article; even if inferior to one
made at home, they like it better.
THERE will continue to be "dreadful
developments of depravity" among the
employees of corporations, so long as public
opinion treats as respectable" great
"operators who lie and swindle and rob
in the daily course of their business. If
there is any moral distinction between
highway robbers and the manipulators of a
corner" the difference is in favor of the
former.
THIS week, says the Philadelphia Record,
opened with a fair movement in most
branches of trade and an improved feeling
in business circles that augurs we'll for the
future. The Summer absentees are be-
ginning to come home fron the watering
places, and on all sides there are indica-
tions of preparation for more active
trade.
Hon. CHARLES FOSTER, of Ohio, whose
personal and political relations with Presi-
dent Hayes have been very intimate, made
a speech at Springfield, in that State, on
Saturday week. He took ground squarely
in favor of the policy of resumption.
According to dispatch to the New York
Times, Mr. Foster insisted that the Presi-
dents motives were all right, but his
policy had been failure and its character
was questionable.
AS ONE result of the depression in the
manufacturing interests of Great Britain,
the opponents of free trade are again be-
ginning to assert themselves upon the dis
tinctive policy of protection, but assume
that duties should be imposed upon articles
imported from countries which have pre-
vented the sale of English manufactures by
hostile tariff legislation. This is the enter
ing wedge to a reversal of the present
policy Of free trade.
THE yellow fever, while it is scourging
the infested districts at the South, is not
without bad effects at the North, giving,
as it is doing, setback to fall trade. A
couple of weeks ago, manufactures and
iobbers were much encouraged by the large
sales that were being made, but since the
fever appeared the merchants in the South
are countermanding their orders and direct
ing the holding of goods already bought
Meanwhile the epidemic continues tospread
with fatal effect and great rapidity.
To READ the accounts of the swindling
and roguery in all parts of the country now
being exposed, one is inclined to shake hi'
head and wonder if there are any homes
men left. There are and plenty of them
but they are the quiet, conservative kinC
who are in no hurry to get rich, but ar'
satisfied to reap moderate gains and depend
upon thrift, frugality and honesty to in
crease their store. Toencourage these men
the severest sort of punishment should b
meted out to the men who betray ant
wrong their fellow men.
AT the international Monetary Confer
ence the delegates from the United State
are laboriously trying to impress upon thei
European associates the desirability {
adopting the American standard for gol
and silver coinage. At Washington tn
Treasury Department is engaged in an e'
haustive effort to get the silver dollars OF
of its vaults into the hands of the people
but, like the stone of Sysiphus, as often 6
they launch the little wheels they roll bac
again into the Treasury. Putting these tw
things together, says the PHILADELPHIA
Record, like pair of ears, the people wh
cried out for GO the dollar of the daddies
may get between them and walk aroun
and softly cogitate.
AN English newspaper, noting the fac
that Pennsylvania anthracite coal has bee
introduced in Italy, selling for $7.52 pt
ton and yielding equally good results
iron founders who use it as English cox
which costs them $11.80 per ton, declare
that the anthracite coal will probabl
supePcede the use of coke. Over 10000
tons Of English coke are now annually SCI
to the Mediterranean ports. The Englis
journal adds: Perhaps at some futul
day the Americans will be good enough
try the experiment of supplying IL
British household with coal fit for domest
consumption at a reasoable cost Our ov
coal merchants have hardly succeeded
their entcrrl.--.
The Scientific American has an engravil
and description of Mr.. Edison's latest ]
vented wonder, the MegaphOne, an instr
ment for talking over great distances, wit
out the intervention of wire. 1t is lar
double ear-trumpet, and consists of t.
paper fupnels each six feet eight inch
long and twenty.seven and one-half inch
in diameter at the larger end, with spea
ing trumpet between. The tunnels 9
each provided with a flexible tube, the e.
of which is placed in the ear. Conyer
ton can be carried on with it at a distau
of from mile and half to two miles.
low whisper uttered without using I
speaking trumpet is audible at 1000 fe
and even slight noises may be heard a
much greater distance.