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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-12-12
THE AMERICAN HOG.
The German Tariff Offsets the Removal o
Prohibition on American Pork,

The German Tariff Offsets the Removal Of
Prohibition on American Pork. .
In his recent letter to the editor OF
the Bucyrus TO- Journal Mr.. Blaine
said:
Germany, without negotiating a
formal treaty, has removed the prohi.
bition on pork, and our government in
consideration thereof has left her sugar
on the free list This opens to us an
entirely new market, and S15, 900, 900 to
$40, 900, 900 Of American pork will be
consumed per mum where not a pound
has been taken for ten years."
Before Germany prohibited the i'm.
portation Of our pork our exports to
that country were as follows:
1880 1851.
Bacon and harns.."... N,7ss 49i N,s7o,s2s
fork's"..'..."-""... 1898 los. 2ls
Total .".....".. -. H,ss5,s5s Sits 5A
Had the prohibition not existed we
would have exported to Germany in
ten years about as much pork as Mr..
Blaine claims we shall hereafter ex.
port TO her each year.
1t will be noticed that Mr.. Blaine
forgot to say anything about the Ger.
man tariff on our pork. The reason he
did not was because Germany still i'm.
poses a high duty which will keep out
our pork about as we'll as the prohibi-
ton of it has done. In effect, there is
no difference whether the prohibition
Is effected directly or indirectly BY
high duties.
Bnt what becomes Of Mr.. Blaine's as.
sertion that the removal by Germany
Of Its prohibition law was a triumph OF
reciprocity, when President Harrison
declares through his private secretary:
1.-THE removal Of the pork restriction
has nothing to do with any question Of
reciprocity, but is based upon the ac-
ceptance by the German government
OF the inspection Of meats by this gov
ernment under the law OF the last cor.
gresA"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-12-12

THERE are many men who are generous
10 a fault, but it is generally to their W
fault Boston Transcript.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-12-12

'LET me give you a wrinkle" as Time
said TO the mature beauty's face -Balti-
more American.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-12-12

THE reason why the ocean is so often
called treacherous must be because 1t is full
of craft-Boston Post.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-12-12

A SENSITIVE old bachelor says that pretty
girls always affect him just as ornamental
confectionery does-they give him the
heartburn.-Once IA Week.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-12-12

~BILIoUsNEss, dizziness, nausea, headache,
are relieved by small doses of Carriers Lit.
tie Liver Pills,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-12-12

THE old-time father and mother were n
spanking team.-Galveston News.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-12-12

Glow DO I strike you" said the artificial
limb 10 its mate YOU'RE a corker,' was
the reply Washington Star.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-12-12

much as though / we're yo1- 1s.3-z.
father"
"Senor," replied the maiden. in :
~dcferential, yet determined, name u
have ever done 50, and 10 shall eoa-
tinue TO do in all things szTe tnose
which pertain 50 my marriage IL TIA.
particular reserve d womz1s r.ya.
to follow the dictates II her orr
heart"
"But, Teresa, Luigi Pillion il q nan
OF high birth and loves you mos. de-
votediy. He has wealth and can place
you in the highest circles Of soc.ety -
Luigi Pillion Is a knaye, and sooner
than accept him az my husband / would
climb the loftiest battlements Of For.
tress Diego and, from that rocky pima
Gle, hurl myself down into the water.
Of Acapulco bay, and thus end q
life that from girlhOod has possessed
but one ray Of sunshine"
u read your meaning'--quie.ly re.
torted the heartless guardian quickly.
THAT ray Of sunshin. beams from the
bcardless face Of Francisco Alvarez,
the beggarly scion u Il bankrupt tami-
ly--n
"And through whose evil machina.
tions was that house reduced ~ penur7?
] will tell you, Senior pedesso. II vas b7
you and your evil companion, Piiliora
the pirate. But It shall be my happy
mission 10 restore 70 them in part the
wealth that was once their own"
And the lovely Mexican maiden
swapt proudly from the apartment
leaving her cruel guardian tranaAxed
"Ith a~mazetnent.
beautiful, Manuel, beautiful! BY
our Lady Your fair ward Is az majestic
ss a queen. The Conversation which I
have overheard has caused my lore "
reiouble. And 0 did senorita Teresa
not poasehs a single gold-pieec / should
htiIl make her my wife. 4 fitting con.
sort, She, for one who rules alike upon
ship and shore"
"Ah, You were Listening, then?'
SAID pedesso, turning 10 his viz
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-12-12

Is the time when DR.. Pierce's Colder
Medical Discovery works the best,
1t purifes the blood.
ITS not like the sarsapar;,l.s
which claim to do good in March
April, and May; you can depen5
upon 1t olmoys. That's whv i l.
guaranteed. II it doesn't benefit o.
cure, in every case for which ~.
recommended, you have your monsn
NO other medicine Of its hind
says as much - but no other do".
as much. II clcanses, renews md
lnvigorates the entire system NJ.
all skin, scalp and scrofulous aToo'
lions, as Eczema, letter, salt.rbsnm
White swellings, Hipjoin. Disasa''
and kindred ailments, In a no.a:'.,'
cure. P"'"'ce
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-12-12

The proprietors Of DR.. savs,.
oatarrh Remedy offer $500 for a.
incurable case 81 Ca,afd.. I, an ~
mere talk -it's Jusiness,
'ney m'Al 70 pay you, II tbov
ear cure you. But you,lI az
that they can. ~" una
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-12-12
DUNA[D kennedy
Of Roxbury Mass, says

VI nUAUuH Mass, says
Kennedy's Medical Discovery
cures c. H0rrid Old Sores, Deep
Seated Ulcers of 40 years
standing Inward Tumors, and
every disease of the skin, ex-
cept Thunder Humor, and
lancer that has taken root.
rr'ce' $3.50. Sold by every
Druggis in the U. s. and
Canada.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-08-20
PROSPEROUS BUT POOR.

Political papers Of certain com
plexion are in state of inconsist-
ency these days that is decidedly
amusing. Heretofore they have
been insisting that farmers are pros
porous, are making money fast, and
have been all their lives; that they
have been provided with protective
tariff, a national bank system, a
sound currency-and but little of it,
so that there could be no doubt
about its sssoundness, excessive
taxation, and several other money
making devices calculated to enable
farmers to loll around in luxurious
ease, hence they must be prosperous
and rich. Farm mortgages were at
first mythical and then blessing,
in the estimation of the papers al
luded to. To tell the farmer that
he was poor, was being wronged,
was not getting a fair share of the
fruits of his toll, was to make a
calamity howler' of one, so the
papers asserted. The papers seem
to have convinced the farmers that
they are rich and powerful, strong
enough, at least, to dispute with
spectators in their products regard
ing prices they would sell at, or 'sbe1
in no hurry about cling" Farmers
concluded that if they were SO pros.
porous they were chumps to surren-
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-08-20

der to the first man that put price
on their products. They began here
and there to say: "We rather think
we will hold on awhile to our crops,
especially. wheat; we are not exactly
satisfied with the price you offer us;
guess you will do little better after
awhile. This is our property, please
allow us to have word to say about
what we sell it for" Whereat, the
spectators were amazcd-thunder.
struck! "Why, this is treason! rank
rebellion. !" they cried. "Our in
alienable rights are 70 longer res
pected. Farmers propose to dictate
to us what we shall pay for wheat!
Whoever heard of such a thing?''
Then they rush off to.the papers and
tearfully complain that "the farmers
have entered into an Infamous com
bine, have formed gigantic trust
for the purpose of depriving us of a
livelihood, of taking the bread from
the mouths of our childrenr'
But now comes this delightful reas-
surance from the friendly papers:
"Don't be alarmed, boys, the naughty
old farmers can't hurt you; they
can't corner anything; they can't
hold their wheat nor anything else,
they are too internally poor! F.! Your
friends, the money l~uners, will be
your potent allies in this fight. They
will see to it that all the wheat you
want will come forth promptly.
They own those mortgages that we
have been telling farmers are a
blessing to them; millions of 'em
mature this fall, and that fact will
knock any farmers trust concave.' y
And where is the farmer now?
Have those papers been decsiving
him about his prosperity, or are
they lying about him now? Is he
rich, or is he poor? Is he strong,
or is he helpless? The papers de-
clare that he is both, which is he2
1t is best to let the farmer answer
for himself-Farm, Stock & Home.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-08-20

bulge. The price began to weaken
then and with feelber rallies sunk
away to S1.07!.
aIONKEvING THE MARKET.
CHICAGO, Aug.17.-As the NewY York
produce exchange did not open till II
O'Clock, it gave tie New Workers hall
an hour of unrestricted dealing on the
Chicago market. Their orders un-
doubtedly had some effect in the early
trading here. The bulge to s1.13 was
accompanied by the widest excitement
and some sales were reported as high
as $l.14. The succeeding period of
weakness was the result CT free selling
by both longs and shorts. Conserva-
tive traders in both camps were salts
fled the prices were too high for safety.
In spite Of the sensational advances
abroad, the advances here have carried
prices far above. export basis and these
brought together before the benefits of
foreign shortage, in which the boom is
founded. can be realized Consequent
ly the conservative longs began to take
their profits freely and the bears of the
same grade began to put out rather
freely on the theory that whether the
market goes higher or not it's present
figure is above the average. The con-
sequence was that from the top figure
there was a steady downward tendency
with here and there Il slight reaction,
followed each time by still lower figures
until $1.05 was reached.
That was the low point. 1t reached
SLOT again. sold off to $lO6s; up to
SLOT, and at II o'clock was compura-
lively quiet at sl.CG. The other mar
kets followed wheat, except rye, which
had an independent strength, Sept.
selling up to sl.10l.
CONTINUES WEAK.
CHICAGO, Aug. 1-.-Wheat continues
weak, Dec. is now quoted at 81 .03@,.
THE CLOSE.
CHICAGO, Aug. I7.-Close: No.
wheat is unsettled; cash 81 .O2(0S1 .O22!!:
Aug. $l.02 ca $l.02!!; Sept. 81 .OO4; Dec.
$l.02s "a $l.O3.
DULUTH GRAIN.
DULUTH, Aug. 17.-Wheat opened
&c. higher than Saturdays close, adj
vanced lc. more, broke l04c. and closed
at the bottom. Closing prices were as
follows: Cash, No. hard S1.1O; cash
No. Northern $l.OS; cash, No.
northern $l.04; Sept. 99ic., Dec. 99!!.
MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN.
M1NNEAFoLIs, Aug. 17.-Close: No
l hard, Oh track $l.O1; No. l northern
Aug. 9s; Sept. 9G}; Dec. SO; on track
9S(0S1 .02; No. 2 northern, on track 9G
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-08-20
'TR1E; CEAEg'S CK ASE;.
sjcIsatio1a Created E,a Europe by the
PrOhibitIGn.

BERLIN, Aug. 13.-The ukase for
bidding the export from Russia of rye
and rye meal Of every kind and brand,
which WAS published in the official
journal at st. Petersburg yesterday has
created an enormous sensation in this
city. The ukase came as a complete
surprise to the dealers in grain here.
There is no doubt, however, that the
Russian government has forbidden the
export Of rye and rye meal, as the prin-
cipal merchants here have received spe
cial kilograms confirming The first pub
lie dispatches announcing the prohibi-
ton. The only point Of difference in
the public and private dispatches is in
regard to the date on which the prohi-
bition will go into effect. Several of
tho earlier dispatches of yesterday sta
ted that the ukase would go into effect
Immediately, while later kilograms an
nounced that the prohibition would not
be enforced until Aug. 81. This short
respite afforded greatrellef The inau-
ence of this action on the part of the
Russian government was Immediately
felt on the bourse hsre: The effect was
to generally depress prices, although
values did not fall as low as it was gen
orally expected they would, as many of
the leading brokers had received spe-
cial advices as to the probable promul-
cation Of the decree.
Although the Official announcement
made in st. Petersburg Monday last
that the government intended to make
measure to prevent spectators from
sending grain from the couttry had pre-
pared merchants here for the imposi-
tion of some restrictions upon the ex-
port grain trade of Russia, nothing like
the total prohibition Of a particular
grain was anticipated.
Herr Richter and the Radical press
haye seized the occasion to advance
their theories Of political economy, and
this morning the papers of the Radicals
abound with articles summoning the
German government to remove the du-
ties on grain, and thereby, to some ex-
tent, allow the substitution of some
other grain for rye, (which is the princi-
pal sustenance of the poor of Germany.
One effect of the ukase has been to
raise the price of rye almost to the price
of wheat. The newspapers recall the
numerous occasions when they appeald
to the government to relieve the import
duties on grain in the face of a contin-
ual advance in prices and g,cc.aY har-
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-08-20
WHEAT SCR
The Chicago Market Yet Excited and
n Bul1ish Feclin. Prevalent.
Closing Quotations Mt 10th Mime
apoIis and Duluth Markets.

Closing Quotations mt Both Minne-
apolis and Duluth Markets.
CHICAGO, Aug. 1880 a. m.-De-
cember wheat touched S1.O75. jumped
to $1.13 and is now $1.12 bid.
GROWS PANICKY.
CHICAGO, Aug. 17.-1O:05 a. m.-The
exciting scenes in wheat and corn
which characterized trading the latter
part of last week were renewed at the
opening of the board of trade this
morning. Trading was just as wildly
nervous as it was Saturday, when De-
cember wheat jumped within a few
minutes from 995 to S1.Os. The bull
fever was still on this morning and
traders were iuf1amed with the pros
pect of higher prices as result of ex-
cidedly higher cables. When the bell
taped for the opening of business, the
pit at once became a pandemonium,
out of which came these figures for
December wheat inside of ten minutes:
81. .O9a;; 81. 10; Sill; 81 1Oa; 81. II; 81. iii;
sl.12;; Sill; &.l0t; sl.lla; s1.12; sl.ls.
This was the top figure on the early
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-08-20

"Where to SELL" is the title of
the leading article in Sundays St.
Paul Globe and it contains 4 great
deal of valuable information which
will be useful to farmers in deter
mining for themselves one of the
leading questions that now engages
the attention of the two great par
ties, viz: Which will prove the
most advantageous tothe agricultural
interests of this country, the mar
kets of Europe or those of South
America? The democratic policy
IS fair trade with with Europe, by a
reduction of the tariff. The Re
publican party would retain the
"Chinese wall" and hoodwink the
farmer with reciprocity between
them and South America coun-
try that consumes little or none Of
our produce; but Oh the contrary
enters into direct competition with
our produce in the markets of
Europe. In connection with
this subject the Globe says: Let
the wheat grower watch his retreat
| inc product, and see how much of
it goes to any Of the markets that
the little reciprocity scheme has
been worked with of late. But for
hunger in Europe, where would the
grain grower look for any market
for his big crop that would afford
remunerative figures? If it were
not q matter of necessity, in view
of al unusual shortage in their
crops, the European countries would
take less than usual Of American
breadstutfs. Other available sup
plies would have the preference.
But they are the natural customers
of the American farmer and worth
immeasurably mole than all the
semi-civilized imitation republics to
the south ever can be. Their trade
cannot be had without exchange of
produts. No European people are
going to buy breadstuffs over this
side and pay in gold if they can get
them elsewhere and paysthern'i,r their
own manufactures. 1t was not a
specially good time to sell farm pro-
ducts to Great Britain, yet last year
England and Ireland bought of the
United States Sll7,326,9l2 of pro-
visions, and the total sales Of pro-
ducts to England alone were $685.
92O,665, while this country took in
return but Sl67,O4O,O53, leaving a
balance in our favor of nearly 5000
100000. 1t is computed that in
twenty years England has paid the
United States 100000, the
vast majority of which was for farm
products. The South and Central
American regions last year took of
these less than Slo,ooo,ooo. 1t is a
fortuitous occurrence that there is
such great demand for breadstuffs
in Europe this year. But that is
the direction of the markets to be
fostered and encouraged.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-08-20
RECIPROCITY FoR THE WEST
Direct Trade with e uropc is the onI Iy
Thing that Will Help.

In 1890 we bought from the
Spanish American countries $685.
600, 900 worth Of imports and sold
them $90.000,000 worth Of our pro-
ducts. The difference Of $lOS, ,OO0-
900 which Republicans call ga bal
ance Of trade against us, Shows
at once the results Of reciprocity,
the necessity for it and the prom
ise Of it's future potency" So says
the New York Tribune, and we
agree with it. But in order to know
more Of the potency of recipro-
city, consider the fact that we sold
England in 1889, 1870, 100000 worth
Of farm products in return for
which we received only $l67, ,000,-
600 Of English goods, which when
taxed at the Mckinley rate OF an
average Of 60 cents on the dollar,
cost us S9e'ooo,ooo more than their
value-or than the selling price
England charges us on exchange
for the wheat, cotton, corn and pro-
visions, Of which England takes
more than half sent abroad from
America. This tax cost added to
our imports received in return for
agricultural exports is equivalent
in SO much to a deduction from
the profits on our surplus. That is
our exports Of $37O,OOO,OO0 year
to England are taxed 500, 100000
on the exchange with England. It
makes no difference in results as
to whether the tax is laid on what
we give in exchange OF what we
get in exchange. As a tax on our
trade it comes out of our trade,
and we lose it. This is another
r o. y .
demonstration of the necessity for
reciprocity.
We send slo8, 100000 . year in
money to Spanish-America to settle
balances. England gets this money
and sends it back to us for our ag-
ricultural products. Under this ar
rangement England, which offers re-
ciproclty to US and to Spanish-Am-
erica alike, because it is not silly
enough to tax its own trade, COM
mands the Spanish American mark
cts with its exports, and commands
on. markets for agricultural surplus
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-08-20
America Holds tho Key.

BERLIN, Aug. 1s.-Rye has risen
eight shillings in Amsterdam and both
here and there it dearer than wheat, II
bad weather comes America will con-
troll the market. Alarm is already felt
in Europe owing to a report that the
American farmers are mortgaging their
crops in order to hold wheat. Should
Europe be favored with fine weather it
would greatly change the situation and
the prospects Of wheat operators.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-08-20
aDON, NORTH DAKOTA THURSDAY. AUGUST 20 1891

Tor the very simple reason that, be.
ing better customer for us than all
the rest of the world together, it is
entitled to have something to saw in
the bargain.
Now, to be able to buy our bread
stufs and cotton at all under a tariff
which tries to stop it from trading
unless it pays i'll gold instead of in
goods, 1t must get the gold we send
to Spanish-America. 1t does get it,
or most OF it, but getting it costs
something, and great deal of this
cost falls on our farmers. After
England has bought less than half
OF what they sell it annually it must
get gold to pay for the rest and the
more it costs to get this gold, the less
it can afford to pay for our crops.
Under this arrangement we pay the
cost of trade around a triangle, in
strolght line. Before England can
take our crop surplus it must COM
pete our manufacturers out of Span
tish America, and get the gold we
send there to pay fyr sugar, coffee
and hides. England does it,and the
South American farmers, after SELL
ing us their products high, get their
supplies cheap at our expense, though
England would rather buy our pro-
ducts with its supplies giving us the
benefit Of the saving than to 90 to
South America to get gold to pay
balances. When it does that our
farmers must bear the cost in lower
prices for their breadstuffs, cotton,
and provisions, while at the same
time they are being taxed go cents
OH the dollar Of their imported sup
plies.
IS What is true Of England is as true
in principal of Germany, to which
under the F'protective'' system we
sell hardly any brcad-stuffs or pro-
visions.
The attempt of the Republican
party to put our foreign trade on a
gold basis has demoralized the coun
try. There could be no more great.
er or more pernicious delusion than
that the goods we get from foreign
countries represent a total loss in
stead of total gain. "Reciprocity''
means the free and fair exchange of
commodities; the giving of goods
for goods; the taking of farm sup
plies for farm products. England
offers US full and complete recipro-
city, and reciprocity with England
alone would be worth more to the
agricultural states the first year than
all the trade of Spanish America in
q decade. But the sort of :, recipro-
city that gives New England free
hides and raw material from South
American farmers in exchange for
farm supplies sold cheaper there
than the Identical articles are sold
in Illinois and Iowa, will not 90
down in the west. It is fraudulent.
The West must have fair play. It
1t must be allowed to get at it's
European markets instead of bear
ing as now the double burden of
taxes to enrich Northeastern Pluto
Gratis and the costs of triangular
trade which results in cheaper farm
supplies for Spanish America.-St.
Louis Republic.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-08-20

bulge. The price began to weaken
then and With feelber rallies sunk
away to S1.O7!.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-08-20
JIhG HQsQers Column,

NlllNlNZlgklM.N.ls
MaHzgiNIGlg GlaGiNkIkiAilgilga
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-05-14
LEFT THEIR WEALTH.

THE Sister-in-law of q pauper in the
poorhouse at Glasgow, Scotland, has
bequeathed $4,000 for church pur-
poses.
THE will of Lady Rosebery leaves
three million dollars of her personally
to her husband, no end of realty, and,
beside remembering some of her Roths-
child relatives, provided for her SER
wants.
A Mrs, ZooK of Kansas City, who
died recently, left 500, 600 to distant
relatives and cut off her husband with a
s. legacy and request that he wouldn't
make a fool of himself by spending it
recklessly.
A RICH lady Of Atchison, Kan, made
her viii recently, and in it she says that
all her fortune is to be given to her hus-
band at the end Of five years if he can
prove that he has visited her grave ten
times during that period.
THE will of the late Vice President
Mccullough, Of the Pennsylvania rail
road, bequeaths the bulk of his estate,
valued at 80, 900, 900, to his two grand
children, the son and daughter of his
daughter, Mrs. Harry Darlington, of
Allegheny.
THE late Mrs. Mary c. Shaw, of Pitts
burgh, Pa, has left the income of her
property, amounting to about fifteen
hundred dollars, to Miss Alice B.
Fletcher for her lifetime, to aid in her
researches in ethnology and archaeology
among the Indians