Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-17
JOSLIN

JOSLIN.
JosLYN. Aug. 12.-Mr. Talby has
creamery at Alpha. Joseph Dunbar takes
MIR. Talby's place at Joslin.
During the last week Mr.. Nutter of
Rock Island has been visiting his cream
cries. He spent a couple of days at JOS
lin.
Trusts and syIdicates have no con-
science or souls, it is all grasping after
the almighty dollar. They don't care
who sinks so that they swim.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. Crompton and
daughter of Rock Island, visited with
their parents. Mr.. and Mrs. F. E Cromp-
ton on Tuesday and Wednesday last.
Mrs. Robert Whiteside of Chicago. the
adopted daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
lam Whiteside. has been visiting with
them since the 4th of July. She visited
Saturday last. She returns to Chicago
the latter part of this month.
In our own civil war it is doubtful If
the gold of New York and London did
not work us greater injury than the pow
der and lead and iron of the rebels. 1t
was the most inviucible enemy of the
public credit. Gold paid no soldier, or
sailor. 1t refused the national obliga-
tons. 1t was worth the most when our
fortunes were the lowest. Every defeat
gave it increased value, and served to en-
rich the gold barons.
Black berries are now ripe and very
scarce, consequently everybody wants to
get some. The owners of patches them
selves. who don't allow others to pick
their berries. on going to pick at early
dawn are frequently just in time to find
them all gathered. and the parties leav>
ing on the other side of the pasture.
Certain young men picked an old lady
berries and then sold them to peddler,
the peddler in turn Offering them for sale
to the original owner.
On Friday evening last there was a
lawn sociable at the residence of Mr.. and
Mrs. s. Beal Lemonade, ice cream
and cake were served. Over 40 were
present, and a grand time was reported.
In order to raise money for the church.
the minister or any other good purpose,
a very unique feature was Introduced.
Young ladies were masked and sold at
auction Joshua Dillon bought in his own
daughter which caused much merriment.
Forty cents was bid for the last Young
lady placed upon the auction block. by
her gentleman attends mt. and on being
appealed TO for higher bid, shook his
head and said that was all he could
stand. She was bought by the auction
eer for 43 cents.
1t is somewhat amusing TO see to what
:tremeties leading protectionists are
driven in being compelled to talk on both
sides of the tariff question. In one
breath they tell US, as did President Har-
rison, that articles can become too cheap.
and that "a cheap coat makes
cteao man." and in the
next breath they give us list of ov' r
200 articles that are cheaper since the
Mckinley tariff bill came in force. One
day they tell us that tin cannot be manu-
featured in this country without q
protective tariff The next day they
tell US that articles made of American
tin can be bought just as cheap today as
they ever could and that the duty placed
upon foreign tin has not affected the
price of American tin in the least,
We would like TO ask President Harrison,
Blaine or Mckinley a few ques tons.
Does this protection increase the cost of
the protected tin2 If 1t does. who pays
this increased cost? I; it don't how does
it protect or enable the American manu-
fscturer to pay larger wages than the
English manufacturers pay? Then some
rep blicsns seem to be trying TO make
much of the report Of the senate finance
committee as to the effect of the tariff on
prices. Taking 2l5 representative arti-
cles as basis. it showed a reduction in
the cost of living of 81 per cent during
the first / 8 months under the Mckinley
law, and an increase OF Is per cent in
the cost of agricultural products. Now
then. we again would like to ask. in view
of the fact that farm products form a
considerable part of the cost
of living. how did it happen that
an increase of 10 per cent
in the cost of farm produce was attended
by decrease of 81 per cent in the cost
of living3
Next. did protection cause the decrease
of 81 per cent in the price of the 215 arti-
clesf If so. how did protection protect?
Did protection cause the increase of IS
per cent in the price of farm produce?
The Mckinley bill increased the tariff on
some articles and placed others on the
free list. To point to the reduction OF
price in articles the bill put n the free
list as an evidence of the benefit OF pro-
lection is simply fraud ard a presump>
ton upon the peoples ignorance.
MULTUM IN PARvo.