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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-07-18

THE New York Times finds consola-
ton in the fact that the Democratic
party is so evenly divided on the silver
question. 1t seems to have expected
that the whole crowd would have been
in favor of free silver coinage.
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Unconsidered Trifies.

UncOnsidered TrfHo0.
The intelligent compos1tor has scored another
bulrs-eye. A Chicago paper speaks of certain
East Indian officials as the governor. COM
mander-in-t thief, and Others"
Flies, 1t is said. never migrate. II they have
been waiting for permission it is hereby and
henceforth fully granted.
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The others cannot be located.

THE Countess Tolstoi has managed to OBJ
tain an interview with the Gar himself, in
order TO induce him. if possible. to mitigate
the vigorous severity which the Russian
censure exercises against Count Tolstoi's
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-07-18

SOME people can shed tears on very
short notice and some have their integ-
rity always on tap.
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BUBBLES In THE AIR.
Nickel Steel.

Mr.. wickwire-Now, this new nickel steel
Mrs. Wickwire-Thars when you drop it into
he slot and the machine won't work. suppose.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-07-18
Refreshing Shower
Her Tactics.

mice
When mingled I'm julep as artificial ice.
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watts-How that boy of yours loves his mother.
1t is a pleasing trait in boy.
Figg-.Yes; she has never even spanked him.
She makes me attend to that
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-07-18

Philadelphia Press.
John s. Ssusser. q citizen of Shamokin.
has received from a brother living IN An
derson. Ind, a mug made Of American tin.
Mr.. Sausser would confer an inestimabls
boon upon the American people were be TO
send the mug 10 the tiD-plate editor OF the
New York Times His shrieks might cease
were he 10 see a real piece Of tin-plate be-
fore him. especially of American make.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-07-18

books. The Car received the Countess
most kindly. and promised to do something
in the direction she asked
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-07-18

washington fosI
Hon. Bardwell Slote and Hon. Isaac
Pussy Gray would make q unique and we'll
balanced presidential team.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-07-18
Only Re.nI, of the Controversy.

Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Mcclure Nicolay controversy has
brought forward an immense number OF
people who do not know what Lincolns
real preference was
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-12-16

objection urged to ProtectIonest-
that he is either thief or the adj
yocate Of theft.
The theft can be proved anywhere,
under every circumstances. and at any
time. 1t is oil it should be required
to convict. Protection has been &C
cepted; without proof, without argu.
ment, without any vote of the people
in favor of il. 1t was secretly fast
ened upon our shoulders as the silver
dollar was demonetized. Under the
plea that it was necessary to raise rev.
enue, Lot L. Morrill, Intervene in a
revenue tariff a tariff that protected
the New England mill-owners in rob
bling their countrymen. The protec'
tive sections were hidden. Not ter
men who voted for the Morrill, tariff
knew of the protection to rob that
was in it. 1t was passed on the false
pretense that it was to raise revenue
It has been maintained, increased and
extended since then by false pretenses
There has never been one honest ar
gument put forward in its Defense
IT,
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Industries on Tariff Stills.

If high taxes only meant high
wages there might be some shadow of
excuse for high tariffs. But the
plush weavers brought over to Bridge.
port, Conn.,, recently by the Sir Titus
Salt Plush Company have discovered
that not only is it impossible to live
as cheaply in Connecticut as in Eng
land, but that it is next to impossible
for them to subsist at all under present
manufacturing conditions. Their ex-
perience is that of all other working
men whose livelihood must be gained
in industries set up on tariff stills.
Free raw material and open markets
is the only true corrective of evils of
which they complain.-Philadelphia
Record.
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McKinley's Pauper Estimate.

Rev. Washington GLADDEN., in his
sermon in his pulpit in Columbus
evening, took occasion to cor
rect Mr.. McKinley's figures present
ed in his campaign speeches. Mr..
said there were only co.
600 paupers in the United States.
Rev. GLADDEN. finds on the roll of the
official almoner of Columbus, the
names of 10000 persons, besides
which there are $4,000 in Ohio poor
houses. He refuses to believe that
Ohio has one-half of the paupers in
the United States.-Toledo Bee.
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principle. Taxes ought to be levied
upon wealth tariffs tax poverty far
more than wealth.
Taxes ought to fall mainly upon
those who can afford to pay tariff
taxes fall mainly upon those who can
least afford to pay.
Taxes ought to be levied upon
property. Tariffs levy taxes upon in
dustry and consumption, thus doubly
tending to burden business, to lessen
markets, to reduce the demand for
mems services, to keep wages down
and to diminish the purchasing power
of wages.
1t is the policy of the Democratic
party, in the interest of the people, to
reduce tariff burdens to minimum,
to make the common necessaries OF
life and the raw materials of manu-
facture so far as possible free, to give
every possible encouragement to in.
dustry, and to reduce the expenses Of
the Government to the standard Of
actual need.
1t is the policy of the Republican
party to increase tariff taxes so as to
restrain trade, to encourage the bust
ness of the rich at the expense of the
poor, to make the necessaries of life
dear, and to collect vast sums from
the people which may be squandered
in ways calculated to purchase support
for the party spending them.
The question for every man to an
swer in next years Presidential cleo
ton is, which of these policies do you
prefer New York World.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-12-16

An American in England was taken
by an official of the Midland Railroad
through Queen Victoria's private car
as it stood in St. Pancras Station,
London. He thus describes it:
I must say it is as fine as any Pull
man car ever built-and that is say
ing a good deal. The walls of the
saloon are of satin wood, highly polish
ed. The cushions are of white silk
embroidered in gold thread. A gar
ter containing her motto. "Honi soft
qui NAL y pense," surrounds her in
itials, V. r. Her large chair-and
it takes a large one, too-is at the
back of the carriage and faces the
engine. At her hand is a silver plate
in which are electric annunciators,
pressing which she can call her differ
ent attendants, who occupy another
compartment. Three other easy
chairs are in her compartment, be-
sides satin-wood table about 6 feet
long, and 3 feet wide, upon which
were piled the latest English, French.
German and American periodicals.
The carpet is of velvet, and in good
state of preservation, considering it
has been in use over fifteen years.
The curtains at the windows and a
portiere are hung on silver poles
The door.handles are solid silver, and
the whole saloon has the appearance
of solid luxury. Victoria, herself,
selected the furnishings, which are
said to pattern after the white draw
ing-room at Windsor Castle. The
whole saloon fittings cost between
$50, 900 and $4,000. The carriage
is about half the length of an ordina-
ry American railroad car. The rail-
road official informed me that the
queen paid about $1.90 per mile for
travelling, besides frst-class fare for
every one in her party. AS the Of.
fetal from whom l received my in
formation was in position to know,
this explodes other reports that the
queen and her suit always travel free.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-12-16
The Carpet Collapse.

When the tariff against competition
benefits the manufacturer in the mo-
nopolized market, the tax must be
added to the price at which the goods
are sold. And then the goods must
be sold.
This is 1.-THE rub" of monopoly taxa
ton. The tariff is always a tax on
the consumer. but until the consumer
consumes, the tax added to price can.
not be collected. As it is easy to
lead horse to water. but hard to
make him drink, so it is easy to put
high-tariff prices on the consumer, but
hard to make him consume under
them. That is, every increase in
price from high taxation or from any
other cause cuts down consumption.
The people are taxed whether they
buy or not, for tax they cannot af-
ford to pay is still tax, but until it
is paid it is not a profit TO the bene-
ficiaries of taxation.
This is beautifully illustrated by
the way the Protectionist carpet
manufacturers over-reached them
selves. As soon as they had got their
schedule of taxes through in the Nc
Kinley bill they advanced prices and
loaded up with carpets, prepared to
double their fortunes at once. But
their high prices reduced consump-
ton; their high-priced stocks were
left on their hands, and they are now
unloading them in New York at auc-
ton at what they can get for them
selling them SO cheap that Canadian
dealers have been buying rather than
buy English goods.
Verify the tariff is tax that has
to be collected before it becomes q
monopolist's profit
On October "a Lest Mr.. Arthur T.
treasurer Of the great Lowell
Carpet Works. wrote and published
a letter on the Mckinley bill, ex-
planning the collapse in one or two
lucid sentences.
Immediately after the passage of
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the Mckinley bill, he says, the price
of stock in the Lowell Carpet Works
"went up because the price of carpets
advanced. That increased the profits
of the company for a time, because it
had wool on hand at the old and low
er price and was selling carpets at a
new and higher price. The price of
the shares advanced, not S57, as he
Republican Candidate Allen says,
but 800. But dull trade has begun
to tell on the prices, which have fall
en- again, and yet the annoying re-
strictions and antiquities of the law
remain"
zone thing is certain" Mr. Lyman
adds, "the manufacturers who asked
for and obtained higher duties, hoped
for and expected higher prices. They
were not fools enough to think they
could make money by putting down
prices. Prices have tumbled about
their ears much to their disgust"
This is the view of q practical car
pet-maker, not Of a "free-trade thee.
rist," and he says further, that eff il
is the Mckinley bill that has ad'
vanced costs and reduced prices tc
the disgust of the manufacturers, it is
also the Mckinley bill that has
brought to standstill more loom,
than have probably been idle for ter
years."
This last shows the programme fol
the future. Having "bitten of NOR,
than it can chew" the carpet combin,
is obliged to unload at auction to ge
ready money, but it has stopped mor'
looms than have been idle in tel
years, to save wages and to so reduce
supply that it can once more get con
troll of the market so as to re.establisl
Mckinley prices.-Ex.
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The Rennhlican high tariff nj

The Republican high tariff protec-
ton laws place protective tariff of
% cents Oh bushel of potatoes, and
this year when the farmer had to sell
his potatoes at 20 cents a bushel, he
naturally come to see that the pre-
tended protection to the farmer was a
mighty shallow pretence. He was
able to see at once that inasmnch as
this country raised potatoes to export,
a tariff on potatoes was only sham.
But if the same farmer wishes to buy
a few bushels of foreign potatoes for
seed, then he sees where the tariff
comes in-he must pay 25 cents more
for the bushel of potatoes he buys
than he can get for those he has to
sell
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-12-16

Without any vote of the people in
favor Of it, without their knowledge
or consent, Protection has been secret
ly and corruptly fastened upon the
Government of the United States as
fiscal policy. 1t began in 1862 by
farming out the collection of taxes to
certain mill owners, authorizing them
to collect two or three times the taxes
it collected from them, until
in 1890 it had conferred authority
upon II, 500 mill owners to levy upon
the people over 81 ,OOO,OOO,OOO yearly
taxes, provided they pay into the
Treasury about $100,OO0,00O yearly.
The forty.nine sugar refners, for ex-
ample. were authorized to collect from
the people-and for ten years past
they did collect-$105,O 100000 year.
ly; three and half to five cents per
pound for every pound they made.
For this privilege the forty-nine sugar
refners paid into the Treasury $780,
O00,O00-two cents per pound on
their raw material. The theft divided
among the forty-nine refners was $45,-
100000 yearly. In twenty years this
theft has exceeded 100000, 900. To
punish the Sugar Trust this theft has
been reduced to S15,000.00O yearly,
because it did not subscribe literally
to the Republican campaign fund of
1883. The members have been re-
lieved ofany payment into the Treasu-
ry-their raw material only being
free-and their s15,0OO,0OO is all they
are authorized to collect this year.
If they subscribe literally it will be
increased. But when rogues fall out
honest men come into their own.
The people haye been relieved of $780,
600, 900 taxes, s60,O0O,00O paid into
the Treasury and $50, 100000 paid to
the sugar thieves. The 900 woolIen-
mill owners are authorized by law to
collect from the people $190,000,000
in taxes yearly, and called upon to
pay into the Treasury only $4,000, 900
yearly for the privilege. And so on
with each Of the $50 confederated
gangs Of thieves. numbering in all
ID, 800 members, known rs the Pro-
tective Tariff League. Elk.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-12-16
The Gist Of the Tariff Issue.

The raising of Government reve.
nues by tariff taxes is favorite
method with law-givers because the
tax is taken surreptitiously. The
man who pays it never knows how
much he pays. He is therefore less
concerned than he might otherwise
be to insist upon economy in Govern
ment expenditures and to resent ex.
travagance and waste or even fraud
itself.
But the system Is very bad one
to carry to excess. 1t taxes in the
wrong place and upon pernicious
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-12-16

The down town 28-cent growler con-
siders it Democratic crime because
Alpena county is prosperous and
growing in wealth and population.
He don't seem to think that there
ought to be any more value in the
business and property at the present
day than there was five years ago. IF
he had devoted one-half the space
used in growing, to giving some bus
mess man small advertisement at
half price, he might have more than
made that % cents three times oyer.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-12-16
What shall We do with Our Boys"

Whose boys7" "Your boys; your
neighbours boys; everybody's boys"
Boys will be boys, but not everyone knows
how to manage them; but II you wish
some practical, common-sense sugges-
lions, read the article on the subject pub
lished In the January number OF Demon
est's Family Magazine, that Ideal publica-
ton which bears out in full the promise OF
Its name. The January number contains
genuine holiday feast. The subject Of
the beautiful water-color "a Slippery
Spot" appeals to every parent who has
little ones, and the subtle sentiment of
the exquisite full-page engraving. "Elo-
quent Silence" CATER painting by Alma
Tadema), will be appreciated by young
men and maidens. The artistic attrac.
tions include, besides, over 200 other pic
lures, illustrating "Burmah and the Bur
mese," by a resident Of Burma "Evolu-
ton Of Modern Costume" interesting
alike to men and women; Intelligence
Offices In Paris" which will strike re-
sponsive chord In every housekeeper's
heart "Home Art and Home Comfort"
which, besides some novel ideas for fancy
work, includes paper on "Amusements
for Sick Child" Correct Styles In Ia
BILE Silver" an appropriate sequel to "A
number; and several especially fine sto-
ries. The departments, "Our Girls"
"Sanitarian," ARTISTIC Notes." Worlds
Progress" "Chat," what Women are
Doing" Household" Correspondence
Club" and Mirror Of Fashions" each
have special attractions this month and
this splendid menu, with variations, 10
furnished twelve times year, for the
subscription price of %. Published by
w. Jennings Demorest, 10 East 18th
street, New York City.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-12-16
Established
Facts:

That the ROYAL BAKING POWDER is the oldest
and purest baking powder, and the greatest
in leavening strength
That it is free from every injurious substance
That it makes lighter sweeter more nutritious
and heathful food than any other
The Royal Baking Powder Company refnes its
own cream of tartar in its own mammoth re-
finery, and thus insures its unvarying quality.
There is used in the manufacture Of the Royal Baking
Powder than half Of all the consumed
IN the United States for all purposes This Is required
and must be chemically pure, and chemically
could be obtained markets Of this
try Europe, which the building Of special
works, and the employment of special processes.
All other baking powders, when analysed. show
traces of lime and sulphuric acid, which arise
from the impurities of the materials bought
in the market which their manufacturers use.
This is why the Royal Baking Powder is the
only absolutely pure baking powder made.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-12-16

Protection in its very terms is theft.
1t is protection in depriying another
man of his share of the sunshine of
natural opportunities. 1t can be
granted only to a small number to a
class, as a class privilege, and il
merely takes from many to give to one.
It changes a natural condition, il re-
distributes wealth as all theft does
There is not an argument in favor Of
Protection that does not apply to
theft, and honest men everywhere
should oppose Protection on one
ground aud only one ground--that IL
is Theft. There should be only one
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-12-16

"Tales From Town Topics" No. 3, has
made its appearance with all the airy self
satisfaction that distinguished the birth
of the first volume. Possibly real nice
young lady should not read the book.
Real nice young ladies should not read
do Maupassant, Gautier, Byron or Swim
burne, and perhaps the publishers Of
"Tales From Town Topics" have given a.
little thought to the sensitive souls Of
real nice young ladies as the writers nam.
ed did when they went into literature so
boldly. The stories, poems and witt
cisms contained in the volume are evil
IDENTIFY selected with much discrimination
from the files OF the well-known society
journal. Town Topics Publishing Co.,
81 West 23d street, New York.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-12-16

President Harrison strongly ex-
presses his dislike to the Michigan
law which provides for the election of
presidential electors by Districts
However, the law pleases the Demo
Gratis, and President Harrison's disap-
proval of the system is Of no conse-
ouence to members Of the Democracy.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-12-16

The Dolls Dressmaker, O magazine for
girls, reached its first birthday with q
beautiful December number just at hand.
This highly practical periodical has been
well received by mothers and their
daughters, who find In Its pages much In
structive and entertaining matter suit
able to employ the minds and the some
times mischevious fingers OF their girls.
The price is only one dollar year, post
paid, and we feel quite sure that sum
could not be used to better advantage to-
wards the education Of our girls than
through subscription to this highly In
,er would make an admirable holiday
= birthday gift. At any rate send to
the publisher, Jennie Wren, 80 East nth
street, New York City, for Q sample copy.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-12-16
The Mckinley tariff act having in

The Mckinley tariff act having in
creased the tariff tax on cloaks from
as cents per pound and 40 per cent,
to 49s cents per pound and so per
cent, firm Of cloakmakers in this
city has shown its love for the work.
ing men and women by reducing
wages 20 per cent.-New York
Times
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-12-16

The increase in business, building
up of city. settling and improving a
county, thus making the locality val
liable, is a crime chargable to the
Democrats, according to the theory
set forth by the down town 28-cent
Republican grumbler.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-12-16

The idea advanced by the 2S.cent
Republican organ of this city. is that
if county in the State of Michigan
was worth 100000, five years ago,
it never ought to be worth any more
and if there should happen to be an
increase in the prosperity, wealth and
business, then the Democracy has
committed a grave crime.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-12-16

English SPAWN Liniment removes oil
hard, soft or calloused Jumps and blem-
ishes from horses, blood spavins, curbs,
splints, sweeney, ring-bone, stiles, all
swollen throats, coughs, sprains, etc.
Save $50 by use of one bottle. Warrant.
cd the most wonderful blemish cure ever
known. Sold by E. g. Spens, druggist,
Alpena, Mich. 1056m8
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-12-16

The receipts of postofice depart
ment ofthis country, for the year end
ing Junej3Oth 1891, was $65,90S. 9O9.-
SO, and the expenses for the same
year S72,O69, 114.5b.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-12-16

The-number of postoffices in this
country is GA, 329, of which 2,942 are
presidential offices, that is offices
whose postmaster is appointed by the
President.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-12-16

The same mills in 1890, manufactured
1919, 1e5,000 feet Of lumber, showing a
loss of 12,007, 045 feet for this year.
The Ossineke mill is reported to have
cut 100000 feet Of lumber, and the
other township mills have cut about
500, 900 feet. This makes the manufac-
ture Of lumber by the saw mills in AL
pena county, for the year 1901, amount
to 1872, 778, 900 feet. The amount manu-
facturod by the same mills the year pre-
vious was 2OO,Ss5,O00 feet. The de.
crease for the present year is s,1O7, 900
feet.
The following will show the amount Of
lumber manufactured at the Alpena
mills during the last 80 years: