West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-04-21

Our hungry people broke a great
many hard shells at this place last
sunday.
Aessrs. Leroy and Joseph Shaw
were leciioneering in our midst
during the past week.
Mr.. Allen Kelly has the scarlet
fever in his family.
Mr.. Isaac Prazee is ailing with
the dropsy.
Mr.. 4. ). Albright Of this place.
took his leave for OHIO on Monday
FOR the purpose Of selling apples.
Mr.. ID. A. Albright's family is
convalescont.
The Rev. Cain passed through
our little town Saturday evening in
company with his best girl. Tho
small boys say that Mr. Cam Will
be married in a week or two and
locate in our town. We hope that
the boys are right since VIC would
gladly welcome him in our midst.
Mr.. Will Frankhousor of Bran.
donville, was calling on friends at
this place on Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. wardwell Of East Va. for
merly Of Terra Alta, IS in our
midst again shipping spars to Bal
timore.
Mr.. Isaac Irwin is again in our
midst smiling at the ladies as of
old.
Mr.. Thomas Haigh is booming
Lake Browning this year. lie
expects quito a number Of summer
boarders tins season.
During the recent squabble past
most Of the time in a hibernal state.
similar to that Of raccoon, AID
during the time was IN this state
| dreamed that the silver bin had
passed and that i'm the future |
could 60 into winter accompanied
by WOODEN cyercoats, blankets, robes,
stockings etc. | also dreamed that
just before the passage Of the bill
went to the city OF New York i'm
order to buy a moderate WOODEN
suit of clothes. At first went
into the tailoring establishment and
found men and girls making suits
at SO cts. per day, which manufac
tured Il suit at tho cost Of about
sl.O5, but | could not secure a suit
here. Next went into the WOODEN
mills in order to find out the cost
OF manufacturing the cloth so that
when found the place to buy /
would have some idea OF how much
to offer, and to my surprise found
that the cost of the cloth i'm an
ordinary suit amounted to about
SO. This added to the S1.O5 plus
80 cents fer trimming amounted 20
50, winch made me proud to think
that | would get a cheap suit SO
| went to the retail merchant to
make further inquiry, bat on exam
lining suitable SUIT / found that il
was mprkcd Sl5. ] called the mer.
chant, a jew, and asked him why
he did not call me fool since he
wanted SIS for five dollar suit.
ooh no y! said the dealer, "If
you will promise not 20 tell anyone
| will give you the secret. Anum-
Der Of us individuals i'm the CITY
form a trust and by having the
political stumpcrs posted aud a few
to plead our cause in Congress to
keep a high tariff we manage 10
keep the prices in thsir present
bounds, but ! am sorry 10 tell You
that ! fear that the late action Of
Congress will be greatly against us.
fear that there will be goods i'm
ported from other countries that
will reduce our profits"
j begged him to tell me how this
could lessen his profit and ho stated
as follows
"The suit that England sells at
our ports for s. costs $3.50 tariff,
which protects US to that amount
and makes our suit worth $3.50
when manufactured, which - sold
out in jobbing lots at s1O by char.
ging profit on both cost aud tariff
increase. Thence VIC retail dealer,
charge 80 per cent proft as rule
Of monopoly which makes the suit
cost just &15 counting profit on
both cost and tariff but shoulI ihc