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Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-03-11
Duties and Prices.

A Boston dealer in South American
wool aud ostrich feathers told CORES.
pendent of the New York Evening
Post that he advanced the price of
carpet woods trifle more than the
INCREASE Of duty under the Mckinley
tariff, but the price of the feathers
had been reduced the full amount OF
the reduction in duty which was from
25 to 10 per cent.
Some other striking illustrations OF
the effect of duties on prices are at
hand. On two articles the Mckinley
bill changed the rate of duty to take
effect at future day. The duty on
tin plate was increased from next
summer, while reduction on sugar
was provided to take effect April 1.
The desire to buy tin plates before
the increased duty took effect caused
an abnormal demand, and this OF
course resulted in an increase of
price. The increased price was due
to the Mckinley bill though it had
not gone into effect. Even the New
York Tribune admits the increase in
the price of tin plates. 1t says:
In May last the plates known as /.
G. b. V. we're quoted in the market
at $4.30 per box, and the same grade
now sells at $5.40, in advance of more
than % per cent. Both prices include
duty Of one cent pound, or about
S1.12 per box, so that the foreign
markets were selling last May at
about $3.l8 per box. all charges to
this country paid and are now getting
about S4.28 per box.
The Tribune acknowledges the in
crease. Up to date it appears to be
$1.10 box because when the new
duty goes into operation an increase
of at least s1.34 will be necessary.
On sugar the reduction was to take
effect April I. The price would haye
fallen in advance of that date if peo-
pie had decided to 20 without sugar
until the duty comes of. AS every
body kept on buying and eating sugar
as usual the price kept up. The other
day New York paper, speaking of
some large sales Of sugar that had
just been made, said:
March sugar in bond and sugar for
delivery in April (when the duty is
Off are selling at the same price,
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-03-11

In a recent number of this paper
we gave the population of Alabama
in 1880 and 1890 by races, showing
that the percentage of increase of the
whites was nearly twice that Of the
colored people. The population Of
Florida for 1890 by races has just
been announced, and it establishes
the same fact. In 1880 the total
population was 266, 493; in 1890 it
was 391 ,422, an increase of 121 ,929,
or 46 per cent. The white popula-
ton was 142,605 in 1880 and 224,-
461 in 1890, an increase of 81 1856, or
81 per cent. The colored population
was 126,690 in 1880 and 166,67s in
1890, an increase of 39,9SS or 31.74
per cent. The white majority was
1915 in 1880 and 47,7S3 in 1890.
If the Republican party had anticipat-
ed these figures it would have dropped
the negroes and taken up with the
white people.-National Democrat.
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owing to the arrangement for carry
ing over bonded sugar. The pre-
vailing quotations now are: Cutloaf
and crushed sugar, cash for immediate
delivery, 60 cents a pound March
and April, B cents graduated sugar,
6a cents, cash; Al cents, March and
April; standard A, 6 ZIG cents cash ;
and ZIG cents, March and April.
Duties have an effect on prices, and
are intended to. Otherwise they
wouldn't be imposed. 1t is only in
politics that the tariff does not effect
prices.
In plain every day life business the
tariff is educational Democrat.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-03-11

The twenty-eight thousand work.
men in Western Pennsylvania who
have been idle for several weeks
twelve thousand of them because
they are unwilling to accept con-
siderable reduction of wages, and
other thousands because the factories
of their employers have been closed
may remember that in the October
campaign the Republican Committee
circulated far and wide an eloquent
little document Of eight pages, whose
staring headlines declared that the
new tariff would Scatter plenty DER
a smiling land" and also gave all
possible prominence To the following
assertion: 1T will secure work for
thousands Of idle men and women"
Possibly they have not forgotten
Speaker Reeds repeated explanation,
in his public speeches, that "the oh.
iect" Of the new tariff WAS "the aiding
Of the poor bv raising their wages"
The Speaker will soon he able to
leave Washington, and the idle work.
men in Pennsylvania. with those who
are still at work on wages that were
recently cut down. should invite him
10 talk To- them again. New York
Times.
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Detroit Markets.

The following market quotations
are copied from the Detroit Free
Press.
Apples, $500 to $50 per Dbl.
Butter, IA to 35 per pound.
Live fowls, DC TO 10c per pound.
Live turkeys, 70 to 13c per pound.
Eggs, II to IL cents per dozen.
Flour per barrel, $4.75 to $3.50
Hay, baicd, $500 to $3.50 per ton.
Oats per bushel, Acc to 62c.
Onious, 1 .25 to 1 so per Dbl.
Pork, $1,000 to $l10O per Dbl.
Potatoes, s5 to % per bushcl.
Wheat, 500 to 81. 02 per busheI.
The quotations, given by the Free
Press, are mostly Of Wholesale ma
ture. The prices at retail stores must
be somewhat higher.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-03-11

No country surpasses America for
the variety and beauty of its native
shrubs and trees, and heretofore the
proper cultivation and appreciation
of them have been sadly neglected.
Some of the foreign florists wonder at
the general lack of interest in home
grown shrubs and plants, and not a
few of the native ones have first been
popularized in Europe. and then in
troduced to the public here. The
only needs of many of these beautiful
shrubs are a little cultivation and
proper handling by an experienced
florist. In landscape gardening these
native shrubs and trees are invaluable
and every one who wishes to ornament
his own grounds should make himself
acquainted with the beauties of the
plants near him before sending to
distant markets to purchase expensive
ones. Our native hemlock is one of
the most majestic of the conifers, but
instead of utilizing the home product
the imported stock of coarse Norway
spruce and Scotch and Australian
pines have monopolized our grounds.
The delicacy and richness of the ma
tive hcmlock are admired by all who
have had their attention called to the
tree. It is one of the most effective
trees for wind breaks, as it can be
made to grow as stately tree, wide
spreading shrub or as hedge plant.
Its limbs are wind-proof and not dis
posed to rust or to get attacked by
insects. In many other qualities it
surpasses the imported trees to such
an extent that it is mystery where
such scant attention is paid to it.
No less deserving in popularity are
the common dogwoods which are
found so plentifully growing in our
woods. When properly trained, either
as shrubs or small trees, they perform
the important part of collection OF
native shrubs. The clear bark of
tree and the fine green leaves make a
beautiful contrast to the large white
flowers. A few such trees or shrubs
might we'll adorn every ground that
pretends to be ornamental in the
least For garden ornamentation the
shadblow, or amelanchier, is a bush
that is commonly met with in the
woods but seldom cultivated for or.
namental purposes. Its fine white
flowers are almost the first to appear
in the spring, and as such they are
always hailed with delight. This
plant can also be cut back and kept
rs a shrub for many years, but in
time it becomes tree. Properly
cultivated its leaves, flowers and form
becnme more beautiful and attractive.
&C. S. Walters in Chicago Herald.
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Recklessness of Government.

1t is probably fair TO say that taxa
ton is double what il would be if the
administration of government was
conducted upon sound business princi-
Piles aud there is nota shadow Of
reason why it should not be so con-
Quoted. Ifthe electors used ordinary
care to select good business men for
Office, and they would honestly adj
minister the affairs of government,
after their election, the work would
be accomplished.
Government is entirely to expensive.
Salaries are too high, as a rule, to be-
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Mr.. McAllister and New York Society.


The contempt in which aristocraeies
have always held commercial society
is natural, and it is natural that such
a society should always try to escape
from itself by reverting to the ideas
Of aristocracy; this was the way of
commercialized society in Venice and
in Florence but it is none the more
dignified in New York for that reason.
1t is always and everywhere amusing
to see a plutocracy trying to turn in
to an aristocracy, and this is what
Mr.. McAllister shows US, with no
apparent sense of its comicality.
These men who have had no ideal but
to get more and more money, these
women who have no idea but to spend
more and more, are necessarily ridicul-
Gus in the transformation act but it
is not Mr.. McAllister who has made
them so T; he has merely shown them
so. He did not create society; it
created him and if he is deplorable
society is to blame for him. II society
is to blame for him. If society had
known how to do something besides
dress and dine and dance, we have no
doubt he would have said so that is,
he would have written a different
book. But you cannot make some
thing out of nothipg.-W. X. Howell's
in Harper's
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gin with; there is larger number of
officers than is necessary; there is too
great a proportion of incompetents in
the public service, and last, but not
least, there is an utter recklessness in
the expenditure of the public moneys.
And these things have been getting
steadily worse for many years. We
have become wickedly extravagant in
governmental circles. Large as
salaries are, il is yet fact that the
average officer of the higher grades
spends more than he gets. Our Con-
gressmen, generally speaking, do /; our
and generals do, and the re-
suit is that unless a man is backed by
a private fortune he hardly dares &C.
cept an Office. We need to call a
halt all along the line. We need
better officers, fewer of them, lower
more business principle in
and a reform in the per-
sonal extravagant habits of those who
hold our offices.-Western Rural.
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Easter.

Easter falls on March 20. an un-
usually early date. The earliest date
on which easter can fall is March %,
and this only in case the MON is full
March 81, when this date happens to
fall on Saturday. This combination
of circumstances is extremely rare
it occurred in 1893. 1851 and 1917
and will happen again in 1890, 2076
and 2144, while during the three fol-
lowing centuries it is not once ION
the books" at this early date. On
the other hand, Easter never falls
later than April Is. This was the
case in 1866, 1874 and 1885. and will
only happen once in the next century
in 1943.-Ex.
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They Got Ingalls, Scalp.


ional Council of the United States
last night, Mrs. Mary A. Lease, a
representative Of the Farmers ALI
ance, injected a very decided flavor
of politics into short address that
she made about the interest of women
in political affairs. Mrs. Lease is a
woman of much force of character.
She is dark, with keen, bright eyes, a
voice of much power, and with a fine
command of language.
She had not spoken long before she
began to talk of the share that the
women of Kansas had in the Alliance
victory. That brought her to Ingalls,
and she spoke her mind freely about
him. "That great landslide" she
said, "that political Johnstown flood
of last November, was due to the
Alliance. So was the defeat of that
man who for eighteen years represent
ed'us in the United States Senate, and
who has never once identified himself
with the legislation demanded by his
constituents. We, the women of the
Farmers defeated John j. Ingalls,"
This brought some applause, but
more Kisses. Mrs. Lease did not care
for the Kisses. but she objected to the
applause. II have been asked" she
went on. "why do you women glory
in the defeat of John j. ingalls,; he is
a 'brainy, smart man. Yes, he is a
smart man. He must be smart
man to be the consummate rascal he
has made of himself"
Here the Kisses were renewed with
vigor and force The A lliance
sympathizers applauded loudly and
general, confusion prevailed, during
which several ladies and gentlemen
left the hall. Miss Willard raped
for order, and in her quiet, gentle
manner said that while she had had
no idea of the character of the address
Mrs. Lease was to make, she would
have to insist that speakers on the
platform refrain from personalities,
and she hoped that the self.respect
and dignity of the ladies composing
the audience would deter them from
Kissing a speaker whose sentiments
were not theirs.
Mrs. Lease said she wanted to say
one word more on the line she was
pursuing, even at the risk of her
words being termed personalities.
She said that she had invited Senator
Ingalls, to meet her yesterday, but
that he had replied, saying that only
women and Indians scalped the peo-
pie they had killed. She then went
on to describe how the women Of
Kansas voted for "Mollie and the
babies" and, while they did not want
the earth, they had got pretty good
slice of it, and they would pursue
their fight against capitalists from the
"banks of Wall Street to the gates of
hell" At this juncture large
number of ladies left the hall. Mrs.
Lease paid no attention to the inter
ruption, but, holding up campaign
song, said it was the music that had
assisted in the Alliance victory last
Fall. In conclusion she said:
1--WE have come to stay. We are
advocating the principles of truth and
justice, and are trying to put into
practical use the principles of Chris
tianity. We want the day to come
when we shall have no more million
aires and no more paupers. Thank
you for your Kisses and applause.
New York Times.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-03-11

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Wednesday, March II, 1891.
Center of Population.

In bulletin issued by the census
Office yesterday it is stated that the
center of population of this country
on June /, 1890, was in southern
Indiana, near Greensburg, and 20
miles east of Columbus. Ten years
ago it was eight miles west by south
of Cincinnati.-Ex.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-01-30
SENATE BILL NO 10.

As will be seen by our Legislative
report OF the proceedings of the tenth
day, Senator Sproule has introduced
q bill in the Senate the purport Of
OF which is a general reduction of
salaries of State officers. This is a
tnove in the right direction, and the
bill should pass both Houses without
dissenting voice. The same bill
also provides for a reduction of the
salaries of the Governors Private
Secretary, Deputy State Controller,
Deputy Secretary of State and Depu-
ty State Treasurer. Would it not be
u good plan to further economic by
dispensing with all the deputies and
and the private secretary? AS it is
now the State officers draw their
salaries and the deputies perform
the labor ut the States expense. If
tho salaries of the State officers are
reduced, as set forth in Senator
Sproule's Senate Bill No. IS, they
viii even then be higher than in
many States Of more than ten times
the population of Nevada, and if tho
officials want deputies let them pay
the salaries out Of their own pockets.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-01-30
A MATRIMONIAL BRIEF.

Proposal OF Bnshrul Lawyer in Truo
Legal Form.
1t is said that certain legal bachelor,
who is soon to DO married, is not as bold
an advocate before tho romantic tribunal
of love as he is at tho bar of Justice,
says the Louisville Post Tor MANY
years no conducted his own cause in
such faint-hcartcd manner and do
ferred his argument for SO long o time
that tho case promised to be as inter-
minablc as some of tho attorneys own
legal actions which have been dragging
through the legal courts for years. The
lawycr-lovcr had, on several occasions,
mado up his mind to submit his case to
his lady lovo on it's merits, but his cour.
ago invariably failed him. Doing unac-
Quainted with tho arts Of lovo and tho
language thereof, he feared to address
her by letter, but he finally hit upon the
novoi plan Of "brioflng" his case. He
reviewed tho whole Courtship from q
strict legal construction, couchcd his
appeal in loyal phrascology, entered q
formal motion that tho case DO decided
on its merits, md dispatched the doc
umont to his lady love by his Office
boy.
The same morning it came back with
tho following Endorsement in ohiro-
graphy that tho delighted counsel rec
ognized as that OF the fair arbiter of his
destiny: Game thisday into court a. H.,
by attorney, who moves that tho cause
of A. u. vs. C. ID. be decided upon tho
testimony now before the court; the dc.
fondant having waived jury it is or
dored by tho court that Judgment be on
tered for tho plaintiff and the process Of
execution issue at once"
Tho plaintiff, however, was not quite
'feady, and no permitted tho defendant
to file replevin bond at six months.
at the expiration Of that time the law
yer will take possession of his fair prop
erty, and cause celsbro will como to .
Atkng cndi .ssuA.,. A.. .-...
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-01-30
DIED THE DEATH.

The Force bill is dead, and it is
we'll for the peace of the country that
Z it has gone to its eternal sleep. 1t was
the most infamous measure that was
ever introduced in Congress and its
passage would have inaugurated a
period of bloodshed and civil strife If
not absolute revolution. 1t was pure
ly political scheme designed to per-
petuate the power Of the party which
on last November was SO generally re-
pudiated by the people in nearly all
of the States IN the Union. 1t was
not designed to protect the negroes IN
the South, for Southern Republicans
declared that il would increase the
Democratic majorities in that section.
According to the admission of Sen
ator Hoar, the purpose Of the Force
bill was to keep the Northern negroes
voting the Republican ticket under
the delusion that the Republican party
intended to establish negro domino
ton in the South. To this end he
and his political adherents were will
ing to sacrifice the negroes Of tho
South by inaugurating war Of races
in that section which could only have
ended in the subjugation if not the
extinction of the colored combatants.
Thank God, there were enough Re-
puhlicans in tho Senate whose hu.
manity rose above their craftsmanship
to avert this most cruel blow that was
ever aimed at American liberty
Virginia Chronicle.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-01-30
A PATRIOTIC sourHERNeR.
EneOt or y SsnGc Scene ON . Man from
Memphis.

EneOt or - SSnGo Scene on . Man from
Memphis.
young business man Of Memphis,
whilo in Boston recently on his vaca-
ton, went to 4 matinee performance of
The Bluo and the Gray" says the
Memphis Democrat. A young lady
cousin accompanied him.
When the soldiers in blue appeared on
tho stage tho Now England audience
fairly shouted in applause. That was
natural, and tho young Mcmphian and
his fair companion looked on interested
and amused.
AT q while the "boys in gray" came
upon the stage. 1t was just at the point
of the play to provoke wido-opon rebel
yell, and before ho was conscious of il
tho impulsivo young Mcmphian gavo
whoop that may not have been q gcnu-
inc rcbcl yell, but it was equally start
ling, and tho audience crancd their
necks to get glimpse of the wild man
from the South, whose enthusiasm over
the color his faith or wore in battle got
the better of his Judgment as no stood
up, and, with q wild wave of his hand,
shouted:
Hurrah for the Southland. she will yet be
fccc!
The homo of the Johnstons and Robert E.
Lee"
"Do sit down and DO quiet" pleaded
his gentle cousin. ''You will get into
trouble"
"Wcll, I'll be at tho scrapping match"
he growled, as he yielded to tho strenu-
GUS tug at his coatskirts and subsidized.
For about ten seconds he had COM
mandcd the undivided attention Of tho
house, actors and all, and when he sat
down there was about five seconds of
deathlito silence, and then an audible
smile rippl d over the audience, and the
boys in gray marched into the wings.
The story leaked out through letter
from tho lady that accompanied him,
and who is still in the East, to friend
in this city. When 4 Democrat reporter
asked the young man about it, he know
the jig was up, and confessed.
II just couldn't help it," he said. cit
appears that was the only Southcrncr
III tho audience, for don't believe that
any Southern man could have sup
pressed 4 cheer on that occasion. I
must confess that felt rather peculiar
after had cooled down."
where did you got that little coup
lct?"
what couplet?"
"Why, that rhyme about Johnston and
Leo" and tho reporter quoted from the
letter.
THAT does jingle, doesn't it. / hadn't
thought of that before-puroly. acct
dental"
This incident furnishes text for SER
monizing on secLionalism. The North
will shout for the blue, and tho South
will yell for the gray. while they shake
hands with each other across tho bloody
chasm. ''It all depends on how ono is
raised"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-01-30
informing" Sold.

Ada l.. Ballou's celebrated picture
Morning" which the State Fair
Directors refused to allow a place in
the Pavilion, but which was made
duly famous by the Bees reporter
and artist, has been sold to r.. w.
Stanford, brother Of Leland Stan
ford, who is q resident Of Melbourne,
Australia. Mr.. Stanford is worry
wealthy man, and owns the finest
private art gallery In Australia
What he paid for Morning" is not
known, but it is said that tho price
far exceeded any sum offered for the
picture in this country.--.sacramento
Bee.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-01-30

John Bishop, Carlin; @ II Coop,
II Williams, w U Tel Co; Frank
Miller, Tuscarora; Edwin Fowler,
Wadsworth; Chas & Auguste Re.
b,ule, Lamoille.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-01-30
= ~.
DIED.

TAURER::--In Star Valley, Eiso (oun4
ty, Nevada, January 20, 1891, MIA.
Theodore Taufer, aged about w
years.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-01-30
HOTEL ARRIVALS.

Hepot HoLeI.-Glark q Green, Pro.
prietOrs,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-12-04
EDTNRURG ITEMS.

Teachers of Madison district are re-
onested to meet in Institute at Union
Forge, on Saturday, Dec. 9th, at l O'CLOCK
p. m. sharp.
Mr.. William Below, of Mississippi a
nephew of DR.. p Below, spent few days
with his uncle in this place, last week.
Rev. o. C. Boall is holding protracted
meeting at Wesley Chapel, on the Column
bia Furnace road. HIS earnest la0ors are
being crowned with success. so 1ar
eighteen converts have been reported
Jas. Swami, who has been clerking for
Mr.. Jas. r. Baker, has accepted position
as salesman IN the store of Mr.. J B Glenn
Chas. Ran, who has been employed ID a
store in Loudoun county, Va, for some
months. has returned to this place ana
now occupies his old position as clerk Tor
Mr.. Jas. r. Baker
The livery establishment of j. d. Hntch-
eson has been removed from the Boyer
stand TO the new and commodious stables
near the depot where livery rigs OF all
kinds as we'll as saddle horses can be Sc
cured at short notice and on reasonable
terms. Orders by telegraph will receive
Orompt attention.