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Sharp County record., 1891-09-10
A TARIFF MORTGAGE.
How the Steel Rail Combine Forecloscd /
Tariff Mortgage in 1886 and 1887.

How the Steel Rail Combine Foreclosed It's
Tariff Mortgage in 1886 and 1887.
Our mine owners and steel rail manu-
facturers having procured tariff for
themselves have taken advantage it.
The mine owners, being protected by
tariff of Is cents per ton on ore, have,
however, been willing to supply, at for
eign rates, all the ore wanted in slack
seasons, and have done so at fair
profit, as shown by their dividend
statements. When the demand largely
increased, they have taken advantage
of the fact that it is matter of years
to develop new mines, and have charged
rs cents or more ton extra profit for
their ores. The pig iron manufacturers,
in turn, when supplied with ore at
reasonable rates, could and did sell at
profit las shown by their dividend
statements) pig iron more cheaply than
it could be imported. When trade be-
came very active, however, they paid
the ore producers their rs cents per ton
extortion, and taking advantage
of the duty raised their own prices
accordingly So of the steel rail COM
bine. 1t paid the ore producers their
extra profits, added little more to
their own profits on pig iron and then
raised the prices on steel rails 10 the
importing point. The unity of interest,
therefore, between the ore producer,
the pig iron manufacturer and the rail
combine has been perfect, and has
been scarcely more SO in those numer-
Gus instances in which the same COM
panies combined all their classes of
business-as in the case of the Cambr
Iron Co. and many others. Thus the
tariff on ore, pig iron and steel rails
acts as perpetual mortgage, ready to
be foreclosed upon any show of pros
porous revival of railroad building and
big farm crops.
In 1856 and 1887 this mortgage was
foreclosed and Carnegie and his asso-
ciates made millions out of it.
In 1888, 1884 and 1885 there was a
great falling off in railway construc-
ton, the average increase in mileage
being only 1852; and the price Of steel
rails averaged S32 1875 per ton. In 1886
a boom in railway construction began
and continued through the following
year, the average yearly increase in
mileage being 1O,4S6, and the price of
rails rose tO an 9VpraCn for the two
years of $35 81 per ton.
How the mortgage was forecloscd is
shown in the following table, which
gives the average prices OF ore, pig iron
and steel rails in Pittsburgh in 1885, 1886
and 1887:
Sharp County record., 1891-09-10
FOOLlNG THE FARMER.
frying to Pull Wool Over the Eyes of Chic
Wool Growars

Trying to Pull Wool Over the Eyes of Chic
Wool Growers.
The American Economist, the organ
of the Protective Tariff league, is NOV
ing heaven and earth to explain the
fall in the price of Ohio wool in spite
of the increase in the duty on foreign
woods, and cropping about in the dark
in its usual way has finally found a
Circular" of the high Tariff wool deal
ers, Justice Bateman g. Co., of Phila-
delphia, which says that wool has
fallen all over the world. But this
does not account for the fall in prices
here, since Americans are paying more
for foreign wool than last year. This
argument the Economist was soon
obliged to discard 1t soon fohnd an
other reason, however, for saying that
the Mckinley tariff was help to the
wool growers in that more wool has
been consumed here this year than
last
1t shows that imports Of woolen goods
have decreased $40, 800 600 for the eleven
months ended May 81, 1901. Then it
adds as salve for the Ohio wool gro
er; "lIere are nearly Sl1, 900, 900 kept .y
home to employ American labor, and
to enlarge the market FOX American
wool" ....'... ...
A bigger falsehood could not well be
told, but the Economist has no time to
deal with small ones.
The facts are (l) that Ohio and Mich
igan woods have fallen in price from Q
to 3 cents per pound and Australian
wool has risen correspondingly in our
markets, and (2) that the Sll, 900, 900 OF
goods which IL claims has enlarged
"the market for American WOOL have
been made from high priced Australian
WOOL as the imports Of foreign clothing
wool clearly shows They have been
as follows:
Sharp County record., 1891-09-10
EIGHT HUNDRED OLD MAIDS.
4 Community Where the Men Have No
Business to De.

a Community Where the Men Havo No
Business to De.
When in Client ! struck queer COM
munity, says traveller 1t is called
the Begu image, and is community of
women who form a sort of old maids
home. 1t was established in the sew
enth century, and has fourished ever
since in separate quarter Of the city,
having been originally surrounded by
wall
The houses are almost all uniform in
size, being two stories in height and
built of brick, and the streets run
through them in every way, radiating
toward the square, in which is erected
their large and beautiful church. The
women are bound by no vows, but are
compelled to observe a certain order of
religious exercises as long as they re-
main in the community and to pay their
allegiance to the superioress selected
by them.
They must pay their way, of course,
and to do so must either have money Of
their own before going or earn their
living by doing such work as is given
to them, which is mainly lace making
and fine sewing. They have a regular
habit, like other nuns, which it is oblig-
atory on them to wear, and they go and
come pretty much as their fancy leads
them. There are now something over
eight hundred in the community. Just
fancy what a field there is in Pitts
burgh for an institution of this kind.
Sharp County record., 1891-09-10
THE TARIFF AND WHEAT.

1rcKlo{eyites and the Foreign Market
How the Wheat Trade is Affected.
What a queer position the Mckinley
orgaus And themselves in when consid-
erinQ The situation of the farmers.
During the debate upon the Mckinley
tariff they claimed it to be a farmers
bill and that by raising tho duties upon
wheat and -four the farmers would be
protected from the pauper wheat OF
Russia and India. The increased duties
placed upon manufactured products
1hev azso claimed to be for the advaR-
tago of the farmers and not the manu-
fao.urers, for, said they, it will stimu-
hate the home market and thus increase
the demand for and the price OF wheat.
AZ the same time the foreign market
was depreciated.
Now, however, since the bill is
passed and their real objects are ac-
complished, namely, to shut out all
foreign competition in manufactured
goods, thus giving the trusts and mo-
nopolics complete control OF the home
market, they are fairly teeming with
cstimates of the probable demand for
our wheat in Europe, And they are
forced to admit the fact that but for
the foreign market the wheat growers
Of the United States would be in the
slough of aespond, for as usual we
have asnrplus of 1872 Ooo,O bushels, or
50 par cent. of our total production,
whjch must be sold abroad.
What countries need our wheat and
what other countries will help us sup
plv them, shown in the following table:
Sharp County record., 1891-09-10
A PREACHERS STORY.
His Experience with the Champion Mean
Man.

Ills Experience with the Champion Mean
Man.
In 1872 was pastor Of church in
beautiful New Hampshire village,
writes minister to the Chicago Trib-
une. Among the members was an ell
derly farmer residing seven miles from
the church. 1t was generally known
that he had some fifteen thousand dol
lars or eighteen thousand dollars In
bonds and other securities, besides q
large and well-stocked farm. At
his earnest and repeated solicitations
to preach some Sunday afternoon in an
old church near his home finally con-
sented. It was an exceedingly warm
Sabbath in July. | hired a horse and
carriage, drove to the old meeting house
and preached to perhaps one hundred
people. After the service the old gen.
tlcman invited me to call at his house.
l did so in the hope that he would pay
my horse bill or at least offer me lit
tie food, for had tasted none since
breakfast. In both | was disappointed.
AS l was leaving I asked him if he
would give me two or three apples to
cat on the road back home. He pro-
duced four small russell apples. Know
ing his penurious disposition l said:
"How much shall | pay for these?" 81
guess about three cents" was the reply.
81 would give 'cm to you, but it's get
ting late for apples and they are mighty
scarce round here"
Sharp County record., 1891-09-10

Z The United States has, therefore,
nearly one-half of the surplus wheat of
the world, and our surplus is constant
" increasing. Comparing the growth
Of population and the increase in wheat
production since 1850, we find that the
populaton of the United States has in
creased 3S9 per cent At this rate how
longwill it be before we consume all
our wheat at home? At least oue-half
OF the amount of wheat which the
farlners will have to sell must be ex-
ported, and yet we are told that the
boasted home market consumes nearly
our whole crop The trusts and mo-
nopolies don't care straw where the
farmer sells his wheat or at what price;
their concern is to compel him to buy
their products only at monopoly prices
Sharp County record., 1891-09-10

The present organization of the
leading table glassware manufacturers
into trust lends peculiar interest at
this time to the following statement;
"A merchant not long ago imported
from Antwerp an invoice Of medium
table glassware, paying for IL Sl,77h
On landing II at the custom house tho
Mckinley duty was found 10 bo Sl,oo5,
thus making the entire cost 81, $40. Tho
duty under the old law would have
been S7ls,8o, or S39a,70 less than the
Mckinley duty" That explains why
this trust has sprung up 50 eon after
MoKiniey's Nigh tsriIs low tovk oifvvs
Sharp County record., 1891-09-10
SECRET OF CHINESE VARNiSH.
An Elastic Polish of Which the Mon
golians Have tho Monopoly.

An Elastic Polish of Which the Mon
golians Have tho Monopoly.
tThe British consul at UanlSow, writ
ing of the varnish exported from that
city, says he is informed that it is the
gum of a tree-the rhus vernicifera. On
this tree, before daylight, incisions are
made; the gum that runs out is collected
in the dark, and strained through u
cotton cloth Bag leaving behind large
amount of dirt and refuse This opera
ton can only be performed in the dark,
as light spoils the gum and causes it to
cake with all The dirt in it. 1t cannot
be strained in wet weather, as moisture
causes it to solidify.
When the Chinese use this varnish
they rub it on with u sort of mop, or
swab, made of soft waste silk. 1t
should only be used in wet weather, rs
If the atmosphere is dry when it Is
rubbed on it will always be sticky. As
used by the Chinese, the varnish takes
about month to dry, and during the
time it is drying it is poisonous to
the eyes, .Y'.
The consul thinks that this gum may
have been one Of the ingredients of the
celebrated Crcmona varnsh, and he
suggests that it might be worth the
while Of musical instrument makers to
make experiments with 1t, with n view
tO OrOlucinp "A ynrnish that won1d rive
Il mellow instea of n CLASSY sound.
Sharp County record., 1891-09-10

ALL who wish to aid Nature In her efforts
to maintain good health should use DR.. John
Bulls Sarsaparilla. 1t is as pleasant as
wine, and far more Strengthening. 1t is ben
eficial to every part and every function of
the body. 1t is truly the old mans need
and the young mans friend. 1t cases of
debility and weakness it acts like a charm.
Sharp County record., 1891-09-10

private individual or q government
of what is right;ully the property Of
such individual or government Those
who object to laws prohibiting the sale
of strong drink, as au invasion of natural
right, should study the turiff laws and
customs regulations of this country if
they would learn what it is to be bound
hand and foot with red tape.
Sharp County record., 1891-09-10
(. VEXATlOUS TARIFFS.

H1X the Petty Annoyances Of the Custom
House Mako Good Women Smugglers
lthas frequently been declared, and
< ~1h reason, that tariffs are vexatious.
Perhaps to the everyday citizen this
aspect is the most offensive. There
y vast amount of petty snug
Cling done through the post office, less
because persons are anxious to avoid
the additional expense of the duty
than because importation through the
custom house is troublesome. Women
arD said to be instructive smugglers,
and certainly it is common thing for
such women as have been abroad and
tasted the sweets Of cheap Partisan
gloves, to order such small articles by
mail from Paris and run the risk of
having their property seized for duty.
IN nine cases out of ten there is no
soizure and the purchaser saves from
1910 90 per cent, on what would have
beon the cost Of the goods If imported
\ thfeugh the custom house. A young
woman, who had moro than once sue
oossfully imported gloves and other
tribes, was summoned to the custom
house in New York and informed
that she must pay duty on n
package brought by mail from n
famous Partisan shop. She paid her
duty with somewhat the feeling of q
criminal caught in the act, and was in
1ofmed that upon the next occasion Of
q aeizurc she must appeal to the treas
ury department ut Washington. "But
! an perfectly willing to pay the
duty" said she, "if you'll only tell me
now to do it without the necessity Of
coming to the custom house" The
ofiicer to whom she addressed this
paint then explained the complicated,
red tape system through which she
lnust go If she would enjoy the priv
nege of importing goods from Paris
wl5hout offending against the laws OF
tho United States, When he had fin.
Mned she gave u sigh Of despair and
came away. Explaining tho matter to
On acquaintance she said: 81 could
ecarccly understand the system, and II
A. % complicated that / think I'll lust
90 on rs before and run the risk OF
aolxnre' SO long as they don't conils-
catc the whole OF my property, | can
better afford TO import and pay duty
then to buy In New York, us the retail
prices In tho shops here are nearly
double those In Paris, while the duty is
seldom more than 30 or 90 per cent"
Hero Is the whole thing In nutshell.
The probability Is that had tho lady In
qucetion been buying gloves In New
HorlS she could have bought parisIan
gloves brought over by an importer aud
shc would have paid nearly double the
farisian price, because importer, iobber
nnd retailer must have n profit, not only
upon the price Of the goods abroad, but
- well upon the duty which the gov.
ornment cxacts; not because IL needs
Wo revenue, but because American
'ov' makers demand that the price of
Fovisian gloves shall bo atiAcally en-.
1euccd In order that American gloves
<nnll fetch more thnn their value In the
mkrkets OF The world Thus tho vexa.
uous tariff tends TO make breakers
pE rood womeo who would shrink with
9otror from aepgly!pg apYaao, whether
Sharp County record., 1891-09-10
60 AND VIEW TIE LAND.
Three Cbc,n Harvest r,crrsior.

On August 25th, September 18th and Sep
tenIber 18th Low Rate Harvest Excursions
will be run from ALL STATIONS ON the WA.
BASH RAILROAD to the Great Farming Re-
gions of the West, Northwest, South and
Southwest. Tickets good returning for
thirty days from date Of sale.
The crops were never so good as tlrs ye9r,
and the Railroad Rates, via Wabash, never
so low. Whatever section you wish to visit,
be sure and write to or call upon the nearest
Wabash ticket agent for particulars as to
rates, time of trains, accommodations. etc.
If you do not live adjacent to the Wabash,
write at once to
F. CHANDLER,
Genl Passenger and Ticket Agent,
ST. LOUIS, Mo
Sharp County record., 1891-09-10
The Best Teacher,

The surest lamp to guide our wayward feet,
is experience. 1t points to Hostetter' S
Stomach Bitters as the best medicine, the
surest safeguard in cases of malarial dis
ease, whether in the form of chlls and
fever, bilious remittent, dumb ague or ague
cake. The same guides indicate it as SOW
ereign in constipation, rheumatism, ''la
grippe" liver complaint, kidney trouble
and dyspepsia.
Sharp County record., 1891-09-10

There's a cure for Catarrh, too,
no matter what you've been led to
believe. If there isn't, in your case,
you'll get $500 cash. It's bona
fide offer that's made by the pro-
prietors of DR.. Sage's Catarrh
Remedy. There's risk in it, to be
sure, but they are willing to take
the risk-you ought to be glad
to take the medicine.
Sharp County record., 1891-09-10
ONE ENJOYS


Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys.
tenn efectually, dispcls colds, head.
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and &C.
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in lis
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in Doc
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it On hand will pro
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FLO SYRUP co.
SAN FRANCISCO, 0AL.
LOUISVILLE. kK NEW YORK. nv
Sharp County record., 1891-09-10
The Only One Ever Printed. Can You FInd
the Word?

Each week, different inch display is
published in this paper. There are no two
words alike'tn either ad., except Ono word
This word will be found in the ad for DR..
Harter,s Iron Tonic, Little Liver Pills and
Wild Cherry Bitters. Look for Crescent
trade mark Read tho ad carefully and
when you find tie word, send it to them and
they will return you book, beautiful ntho
graphs and sample free.
Sharp County record., 1891-09-10
| 1889. 90. 1890 ol.
Pounds Pounds,
Months.

Our imports OF oIOthing WOODS have
increased 21O per cent
These facts have become 30 convinc-
Ing to one Of the political shephords OF
Ohio that he Is almost persuaded that o
high tariff on wool Is Il delusion and
snare,
Sharp County record., 1891-09-10

A FAIR lady becomes still fairer by using
Glenn's Sulphur Soap.
HIPS Hair and Whisker Dye, 80 cents.
Sharp County record., 1891-09-10

CoNsoLINa.--"Yo bore me,n said the
stick Of timber, YEARLY, "Well, Pm near.
y through" answered the auger. Chicago
Tribune.
Sharp County record., 1891-09-10

IHeTeS Uu'lyeT
in a cough-more than ever when
your blood is chad" 1t makes
things easy for Consumption. But
there's a cure for it in DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery. A posi-
tive cure-not only for Weak
Lungs, Splitting of Blood, Bron-
chitis, Asthma and all lingering
Coughs, but for Consumption itself
in all its earlier stages. It's rea-
sonable. All these diseases depend
on tainted blood. Consumption is
simply Lung scrofula. And for
every form of scrofula and blood
taint, the "Discovery" is a certain
remedy. It's so certain, that its
makers guarantee it to benefit or
cure, in every case, or the money is
refunded. With a medicine that is
certain, this can be done.
Sharp County record., 1891-09-10

ARE as small as homeopathic pellets, and
as easy to take as sugar, Everybody likes
them. Carter's Little Liver Pills. Try them.
Sharp County record., 1891-09-10

HARSH purgative remedies are fast giving
way to tho gentle action md mild effects OF
Carter's Little Liver Pills, II you try them,
they will certaiuly please you.
Sharp County record., 1891-09-10

NEW JERSEY has no nightiagales, but she
has the mosquito, and as night soloist, it
Is hummer.-Philadelph Times.
Sharp County record., 1891-09-10

SUNDAY is the summer landlords day Of
wrest.-Boston Transcript
Sharp County record., 1891-09-10

TEE man who occupies the front scat is
not always the most "advanced thinker."-
Columbus Post.
Sharp County record., 1891-09-10

CANNOT pugilistic assembly correctly be
termed pound partys-Baltimor Ameri-
can.
Sharp County record., 1891-09-10

TnE mercury enjoys u sunny climb nova
days,-Binghamton Republican,
Sharp County record., 1891-09-10

Looks down on his congregntlon--th
Clergyman Mail and Express.
Sharp County record., 1891-09-10

No Opium in Pisos Cure for Consumption.
Cures where other remedies fail Csc
Sharp County record., 1891-09-10

TIE man who wants the earth need not
expect. to get 1t without advertising -Indi-
annapolis Journal
Sharp County record., 1891-09-10

WHEN man is put out he Is fred, but 10
is not so with cundle--Washington
Star
Sharp County record., 1891-09-10

A SUMMER book IL bound to please tho eye
and match the dress Of tho piazza reader
N q. picuyuno.
Sharp County record., 1891-09-10

No wonder that the steel rail COM
bine exertcd every effort to prevent a
reduction in the duty on rails, for
when another boom comes it expects to
foreclose its tariff mortgage again.
Sharp County record., 1891-09-10

ALWAYS making assignments-th hotel
clerk. Mail and Express.
Sharp County record., 1891-09-10

IT takes an unusually good swimmer
nowadays to float loan.-Boston Herald.
Sharp County record., 1891-09-10

SwERr-"I am candy date for your IA
vor,n as the bonbon said to the boy.-Brook-
lyn Eagle.
Sharp County record., 1891-09-10

Syrup"

G, Gloger, Druggist, Watertown,
Wis. This is the opinion Of a man
who keeps a drug store, sells all
medicines, comes in direct contact
with the patients and their families,
and knows better than anyone else
how remedies sell, and what true
merit they have. He hears of all
the failures and successes, and can
therefore judge; II know Of no
medicine for Coughs, Sore Throat,
or Hoarseness that had done such ef-
feetive work in my
Coughs, family as Bosehee's
aora rhro,+ GermanSyrup. Last
o winter a lady called
Hoarseness, at my store, who was
suffering from a very
severe cold. She could hardly talk,
ond told her about German Syrup
and that a few doses would give re-
lief; but she had no confidence In
patent medicines. / told her to take
a bottle, and If the results were not
satisfactory would make no charge
for Il. A few days after she called
and paid for It, saying that she
wouldnever withoutit In iuture rs |
. few doses had givea her relief. @ |
Sharp County record., 1891-09-10

MiSi little children owe their good health
to DR.. John Bulls Worm Destroyers. "Nice
Mammas to give them such nice candies"
Sharp County record., 1891-09-10

A STEAK Is mono tho more costly for being
rare.--Rchmond Recorder
Sharp County record., 1891-09-10

A SHINE on your shoes is worth two on
YOUR coat.
Sharp County record., 1891-09-10

THE forlorn maiden who ga2cs ut the
moon shows marked symptoms Of Luna sec
--Westlleld Standard,
Sharp County record., 1891-09-10

NIdur CLEnK-'How docs It seem to be
hotel waitrcssf' New Girl-"1t seems Ms
n was maid 10 order Buffalo Express
Sharp County record., 1891-09-10

Bessemer ore a. ...
Cleveland, ton.. so 5f5lS 67j 3s
Bessemer pig ut
Pittsburgh. 1851 1896 2l.57 2ls
Steel rails ut mill. 2S5 SL5D 37i2l9I 204
Sharp County record., 1891-09-10

ALMOST every traveller Ia II dovotoo OF to-
bacco, und every horse yon see ~ tho street
Sharp County record., 1891-09-10

A rniAn, iucongcd Ut tho pokorpMylng
proclvitios Of II brother IrlOr, wont sO far
Ns to cnll him chip-monk Rochester
Sharp County record., 1891-09-10

SOMEBODY has discovered n process OF
making sloel without pig A way OF ,mul''
Ing sNUsNgo without hog was found long
nrn AlnlMmhnA nlanniNh,
Sharp County record., 1891-09-10

Tnb tramp may not be as black rs he is
painted, but his slow paco proves that he IL
not asst color Besides this, ho won't
wash Bal l,imoro American,
Sharp County record., 1891-09-10

THE polite reporter wrote that "Mlsss
Chromntlc rendered several piano leccsW
but the printer got up that hho "rendod tho
piano 10 pieces Morning Star