Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-11-14
The Tari # and Professional Man.

| LIBERTY CENTER, o., Nov. IL, 1889.
"The tariff don't hurt me that know of,
is what we once heard a professional mar
say, who has to hire shelter for himself, wife
and children-in other words he owns nc
house and has to pay rent. The rent of {
house depends largely on the cost of a house
We live in rented house ourselves, and BY
looking over the schedule of the articles or
which there is tariff, and articles which
enter into the makeup of house, we fine
that the cost of a house is increased thus
wise The tariff tax on building stone i:
$1.5O per ton, and the tariff tax on every dol
lars worth of brick and tile is 20 cents, lime
10, cement 10, lumber (average), Is.
| DRAIN, SEWER PIPE-Iron 32c, earthen 25.
| PLUMBING AND GAS FIxTUREs-Metalic 45c,
earthen %. Common window glass Csc.
RooFING-Slate 35c. tin 81, sheet iron 4S,
felt 20; pitch 20, shingles 13, doors, blinds
and sash 30, screws (average), 5S. Nails
cut Bic, wrought 72. Mantles-Slate 3Oc,
marble 30, locks 35, knobs 35, butts and hing
es 35, brads and tacks 45. Paints-Linseed
oil Csc, white lead 40, wall paper 25.
When man has built or rented house it
is not of much service to him until it is furn-
ished. The cost of furnishing house is in
creased by tariff tax on every dollars worth.
CARPETs-Woolen, 49c, rag 40. Curtains
Linen 40c, Cotton 35.
HoUsEHoLD-Furniture 35c, brooms 25,
brushes 80, clocks 30, combs 80, knives and
forks 30, chinaware 30, glassware 45, willow
ware 30, woodenware 35, lamps and refectors
45, mats and mating 20; Mattrasses-com-
mon 30c, wire spring 38, mirrors 80, pins 60,
needles 25, oil cloth 40, britannica ware 30,
plated ware 35, refrigerators 30, wooden
blankets 65, cotton sheeting 80, rugs 45,
stoves-cast iron 10, stove pipe 45, frying
pans 35, pots and kettles 35, fiat irons 45,
trunks and valises 80, washing machine and
wringer 80.
The above is only partial list of the arti-
cles necessary for housekeeping. We
have not mentioned an articlefor ornament
nor luxury. Those who can afford luxu-
ries will find them according to the tariff
schedule, admitted at the ports of entry
much lower than the above named ar
ticles. We have now secured house and
furnished it, and the next duty involved up
on us is to provide clothing for ourself, wife
and children. The tariff tax on every dol
lars worth of mems clothing, as well as that
of women and childrens is, Cotton 35c,
wooen GO, linen 40, silks 80, corsets 35.
We notice by the above list that those who
are so fortunate as to afford to wear import
ed silks instead of imported woolens can
have that luxury 10 cents less on the dollar.
GLOVES Oh MITTs-kid, SOC, leather 80,
worsted 65.
Doors, SHOES AND SLIPPERs-Leather 35c,
rubber 25.
HATS AND CAPs-Silk Soc, straw 35, fur 81,
woolen Go.
THREAD Linen 40c, cotton 40, silk GO.
BUTToNs-Metal 45c, silk so, all others 25.
Muffs and tippets 35c, hooks and eyes 45.
HOSIERY OR KNIT GooDs-Cotton 40c, wool
en- 55.
M1LL1NERY-Laces 40c, silks so, feathers
and flowers 80, straw goods 80.
UMBRELLAs-Silk or alpaca SOC. all other
40. Fancy articles average 38 cents.
The most necessary articles for comforta-
BILE housekeeping, and which are on the tar
itf list, we will enumerate in our next Pro-
tectionists will say, "you don't pay duty on
those articles unless you actually import
them" We will see about that next week.
NJ