Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-01-31


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RECENTLY an article by Mr.. Thomas q.
Shearman on the large Individual fortunes
IN America crea'ed profound sensation
But ~ giving accurate hglrc8 Mf. shear
man seems 10 nave gone 10" Iar. 1t /"
always dangerous to be TOO exact "Here
FACTS can be Hduced. mus u IS sauer 10
than in registration or at elections. So
Mr. Shearman has found. He said Trim
itv Church in New York was worth Sl5O.- |
OOO, 900. The Rector, the Rev. DR.. Nor
gan Dix, says this is an astonishing exag-
geration and that the total income is $780,,
600, whereas, the interest on 5l500OOOOO |
at ; per cent would be 81, 800. 900 The !
estimates Of the Crockcr estate in San
Francisco and Of the Williamson in PhiIa-
delpha have 10 be reduced over 80 per
cent. ~ shown by the probate records in
each case. Indeed. it is "a human impulse
to cxapperatc large fortunes Why, no
one can discover. II is simply one of the |
Keplv motor secrets of the complex human |
brain A man with , comfortable living
i meyer nut dawn in pubIir estimation at
less than 1910 OOO ANY man with SO
600 a wear can mass for n millionaire. But |
however erroneous. il is n harmless char
actor;st;, and ,,e,nIo nftn, end dnlusions |
like vbi,t cream very tasteful Lut unite |
elnsive and npsatisfyipu
AFTER all It IS not Portugal that Is so
much the victim Of English hul'dozlng as
it is Africa that is to be- made the victim |
OF l'ntish greed Having LOST America 4"
the seat OF dependent empires, the nations
of Europe are now looking to Africa for |
colonial acquisitions. Being early in the |
field Portugal! managed to appropriate a
bug slice OF African territory. Seeing
what Portugal has done, England has cont
PEELED her to let go her hold after man
ner oi It mastlti persnadlns Il helpless eur
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oi the standard SILVER d"l'lr raises Pu'S-
ton "hl'h '''"' up nNP''"''''''S WIG"
the present coinage was ir7' peEun. |
Curious naurcrS asked then what would |
happen II somebody S"'"'a attempt To run
opposition !" 'h' government III tue "'"n- |
ta'tnr' ol silN'r a"'''ltS "' '"' S''"' "''E"'
and Iln'ness rs those coined hN lhe gov
ernment i was obvious then that the
thing conid I've done at profit II 1t could |
be successfully done. The price ot silver
hullons Wa So much below the value at
fixed to 1t in the standard dollar that there
was Il very handsome margin to pay the
cost of manufacture and profit heslde.
This has been the condition of things ever
since. The price Of the bullion has varied
somewhat, but there has been no time
since the revival OF silver coinage when
the difference between the market price of
the bullion and its rating i'll the com WAS
apt quite big enough to tempt the inquisi
tive ,.nd unscrupulous. If the MeNlcans
have embarked in the business or if enter
prising Yankees have done it from the
shelter of Mexico. it is nothing more Than
might have been anticipated Ii is count
erfeitiug. Of course hut the mischief of il
is that the detection and punishment Of
such countcr(eitng presents difficulties
not found in ordinary cases. Even when
a counterfeit is made Of base metal. de-
lection i sometimes very difficult How