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Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1893-12-13
Our Actual Business Condition.

Next to the restoration of conf
dencein the disability of our monetary
standard, which will now follow
the passage of the silver purchase
repeal by the Senate, nothing will
do so much toward securing re-
turn of business prosperity as the
enactment of new and much lower
tariff. What is our business con-
ditionp 1t is one of the plethora.
Vast as is our territorial area, boast
as we may of our 'home market"
it has been growing more evident
every year that the capacity of the
American people to produce has far
outrun their ability to consume.
The increasing application of ma
chinery to agriculture, the constant
introduction of new and improved
machines into factories and mills,
the marvellous growth of our rail-
road systems, coupled with Ameri-
can energy and enterprise, have
brought our rate of production up
to a point where it is necessary that
we obtain enlarged foreign markets
for our products or else be content
with an arrested commercial and
industrial development. Foreign
nations need more Of our products
and would be glad to buy them,
but they cannot buy if we will not
allow the products they have to
send us in payment to enter our
ports. A substantial reduction Of
the tariff would at once set in mo-
ton two healthy and life-giving
currents. The inflow of foreign
goods to our shores would be accom-
panied by corresponding outflow
of American products which would
give new impulse and a healthy
growth to every branch of trade
and industry.-A. Augustus Healy
in December Forum.
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1893-12-13

being with vitality and growth of
average years. The corresponding
figures one year ago were SO, 90 and
81. The presents of insects is noted
by few correspondents, but the
injury done by them, if any, is hard
ly preceptible. The ground has
been well covered with snow since
the I'd of December.
The total number Of bushels of
wheat reported marketed in Novem-
Der is 1,704,351. The number of
bushels reported marketed in the
four months August-November
is 6,358,371, which is 378,825 BUSH
els less that reported marketed in
the same months last year.
Pasture this fall has not been
good, particularly in the southern
counties; and the condition of live
stock is reported from five to seven
points below full average. Stock
is practically free from disease of
any kind.
JOHN JooHIM,
Secretary of State.
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1893-12-13
The w estern Rural.

The Western Rural and American
Stockman, published at Chicago, Is with
out doubt the leading journal Of Its class,
having been In the field for more than
thirty years, and Is the only Semi
Weekly agricultural journal In the world.
The Monday edition Is devoted to CON-
MERGE, transportation, finance, crop con-
ditions, markets and summary OF tele-
graphic news from all parts Of the world.
The Tuesday edition Is devoted to farm
and household affairs, department being
devoted to every branch OF farm and gar
den culture and live stock. Also to liter
allure, science, hygiene, education, poe
try and young peoples department.
Each OF these two editions Is complete
In itself, and the subscription price for
both editions being but $1.25 the SUBJ
scriber gets two complete and valuable
papers for one subscription price. With
this low price of $1.25 there Is also given
a beautiful 12-color picture of the won
derful Worlds Fair and Chicago, entitled
the Dream City," 1926 inches, for
framing, as q souvenir OF the "White
City" that Is now but q dream. Wewill club
The Western Rural and American Stock
man with the ARGUS at only $2.10, every
subscriber receiving both editions Of The
Western Rural one year and the picture
OF the dream City" free. Sample copies
OF The Western Rural, both editions, will
be sent to any one by addressing Milton
George, Publisher, 824 Dearborn ST., Chi
cago, Ill.
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1893-12-13

Goods are handled at less expense.
The house, the customers and the
employees are all the gamers. The
world is better for the change.
Improbable business systems are
immoral, because they lower the
scale of comforts in every family
touched by their operations. A re-
organization into profitable and
active systems is the best religion
and morals for them.
The tariff is essentially a business
question. 1t is moral question in
its injustice. But all badly handled
business is immoral and tariffs inn
morality is commercial immorali-
ty in its effects, though political
immortality because the powers of
the Government are employed to
prevent an improvement.
The threats and croaks of the
monopolists are in no way different
from the reproaches and bowls of
the Improbable employees of a bus
mess house that is reforming its
abuses and departing from its ven-
cradle blunders.
If they were all telling the truth
they would not be worthy of at
tention. Most of them are telling
falsehoods.
A protective tariff is the most
expensive business blunder a nation
ever made. Give us the business
reform and let us all get down to
straight business that will pay
everybody.
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1893-12-13
Wednesday, December IS, 1893.
How We May Conquer the Earth.


My own experience as an export
merchant has extended over thirty
eight years, says Hon. w. J. Coombs
in the December Forum, in which
time / have done my share to intro
duce American manufactured goods
into foreign countries in COMPETE
ton with the manufacturers of
England, Germany, France, and
Spain; and this experience has con-
WINGED me that the fears our man
ufacturers have of foreign COMPETE
ton are totally without reason.
Every year has witnessed their
fresh triumphs in foreign markets
over all competition; every article
of our manufacture has fought its
own way, until to day / can safely
assert that in nearly all our manu-
featured products, notable excep-
ton being wooden goods, we are
not only able to sell on equal terms
with foreign manufacturers, but to
furnish a better quality at lower
price. 1t has taken years to break
up the trade-habits of the foreign
markets, and to induce them to
consider American goods, even
though they were offered at lower
prices. But the doors are now
open; our manufacturers are the
peers Of the manufacturers of other
nations in their ability to serve the
world. If they have been able to
attain their present position while
paying a duty on raw materials,
how much more easily can they &C
complish the result with that tax
removed? To-day the merchandise
and machinery manufactured in the
East, the West, and the South, can
be found in every market in South
America, in Africa, in Australia,
and New Zealand, in China, all
through Asia, among the Arabs
and in the desert. No nation has
ever achieved so signal an indus
trial victory in so short a time.
Those of us who through genera
ton have been knocking at the
door of other nations markets,
trying against great odds to intro
duce American manufactured goods,
know that those doors are now open
to our enterprise and skill.
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1893-12-13
A New Certain Cure for PIIes.

We do not intend to indorse any except
articles Of genuine merit; we therefore
take pleasure In recommending TO suffer
ers from Piles In any form. a prompt and
permanent cure. The following letters
speak for themselves:
Mrs. Mary o. Tyler, of Heppner, Ore,
writes: One pkg. Of Pyramid Pile Cure
entirely cured me Of piles from which
have suffered for years, and have never
had the slightest return of them since.
Mr.. .. O'Brien, Rock Bluffs, Neb.,
says: The pkg. of Pyramid Pile Cure
entirely removed every trace of itching
The pyramid Pile t Cure y is new 1oe co sr
It is safe, sure and cheap. Any druggist
will get It for you If you ask him.
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1893-12-13
ROYAL HONORs.
Royal Baking Powder Leads as Usual
in Strength and Value 20 Per
Cent Above its Nearest Com


petitors.
The Royal Baking Powder has
the enviable record Of having re-
ceived the highest award for articles
Of it's greatest strength, pur-
est ingredients, most perfectly COM
bined- wherever exhibited in COM
petition with others. In the
exhibitions Of former years, at the
Centennial, at Paris, Vienna and at
the various State and Industrial fairs,
where it has been exhibited, Judges
have invariably awarded the Royal
Baking Powder the highest honors.
At the recent Worlds Fair the
examinations for the baking powder
awards were made by the experts of
the chemical division of the Agricul-
tural Department at Washington.
The official report Of the test of
the baking powders which was
made by this department for the
specific purpose of ascertaining
which was the best, and which has
been made public, shows the leav-
ening strength of the Royal to be
100 cubic inches of carbonic gas per
ounce of powder. Of the cream of
tartar baking powders exhibited,
the next highest in strength thus
tested contained but 1873 cubic
inches of leavening gas. The other
powders gave an average of Ill.
The Royal, therefore, was found of
20 per cent. greater leavening
strength than it's nearest COMPETE
tor, and Al per cent. above the aver
age of all the other tests. Its supe-
riority in other respects, however,
in the quality Of the food it makes
as to fineness, delicacy and whole
someness, could not be measured by
figures.
1t is these high qualities, known
and appreciated by the women of
the country for so many years, that
have caused the sales Of the Royal
Baking Powder, as shown by statis-
tics, to exceed the sale Of all other
baking powders combined.
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1893-12-13
Meteorological Report.

The meteorological report of the wealth
or, at the city Of Alpena, is as follows for
the month of November, 1893:
Hishesttemperature, 50 degrees. on the ist.
westtemperature, II degrees on the 2sth.
Average temperature, 80 degrees.
Highest barometric pressure. so.65 inches.
Lowest barometric pressure. 1919 inches.
Total precipitation 1856 inches.
Prevailing wind, from the southwest.
Total movement Of wind, 1896 miles.
Greatest daily precipitation. OTIS inches, on the
27th.
Highest velocity Of the wind, 81 miles, from the
northwest, on the I'd.
Number Of cloudless days..
Number Of partly cloudy days..
Number Of cloudy days, 10.
II. Mop. BALDWIN,
Ohsarvsr
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1893-12-13
Changing Loss to Profit.

From the manufacturing centers
Of the East, says the st. Louis Re
public, a few croaks and threats
are arising. Fortunately there are
such papers as the Boston Globe
and Herald, the Philadelphia Times
and Record and the Providence
Journal to keep an eye on subsidized
machine owners and report on false
hoods.
In the political columns of Re-
publican newspapers we get infor-
nation that manufacturers are re-
ducing wages much against their
philanthropic desire, but to meet
the Wilson bill reductions.
In the trade columns we learn
that the great glass works of West
Virginia and Eastern Pennsylvania
are taking orders and resuming
work. We read Carnegie's boast
that he can turn out with 1000
men as much steel of better grade
than he could with 10000 when the
tariff Of 1883 was passed. We are
told by the deepwater steel and iron
manufacturers that they will do
more business with free ores and
low rates on finished goods. than
with taxed ores and high rates on
finished goods. Even at the worst
it therefore appears that the man.
ufacturers themselves, as a class,
will gain more than they will lose
from the revision proposed by the
Ways and Means Committee.
We might admit that some man.
ufacturers will be unfavorably af-
fected for a time. We might &c
further and admit that some may
not be able to continue.
In every business improvement
the useless must go. 1t is stupid
to stop an improvement that will
benefit thousand men because one
may be thereby asked to look for
other work.
The nation may be regarded as a
huge business institution. 1t finds
that it is running under a bad sys-
tenn. Useless expenses are eating
into profits. Sales are being cut
down by rules which displease Gus
toners. Men are employed whose
work is not only worthless, but
sadly in the way Of good work on
the part Of the useful men. A re-
organization is decided upon. 1t is
known that the plan is good, that
general profits will be immensely
increased, the volume of business
enlarged and the expenses reduced
But the few useless men set up a
howl. They do not want a change,
They object to learning new sys-
tenn. They declare their woes and
not only plead but arrogantly de-
mand that nothing shall be done.
What does business house do
in such casep 1t effects the reor-
ganization. The useless men are
taught the necessity of learning
the new methods. In the end bet
ter wages are paid all around
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1893-12-13
Detroit Markets.

The following quotations are copied
from the Detroit Free Press:
Apples. 1915 TO $500 per barrel.
Butter. zoe to acc per pound.
Live fowls, &C TO 7c per pound.
Live turkeys. 10 to &c per pound.
Eggs. 72c to FAC per dozen.
Flour per barrel. s2.75 TO $3.50
Hay baled. sii.oo to si1.0o per ton.
Oats per bushel. soc to SIC.
Onions per bushel, 400 to t0.4S.
Pork. sl4.7S TO s16.75 per Dbl.
Potatoes per bushel. so47 TO toss.
Wheat, so.e4 TO Soes per bushel.
The above quotations are mostly of a
wholesale nature. The price at retail
stores is higher.
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1893-12-13
December Crop Report.

The reports this month, with
rare exception, show that while
wheat has made small growth, the
plant, December /, was in fairly
healthy condition. The small
growth is due to the late sowing
and dry weather. For the southern
counties, the average condition is
reported at "a per cent; for the
central, 80 per cent; and for the
northern, o6 per cent, comparison
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1893-12-13

Allow me to add my tribute to the Of
flcacy Of Ely's Cream Balm. was suf-
fering from severe attack of influenza
and catarrh and was induced to try your
remedy. The result was marvellous.
could hardly articulate, and In less than
twenty-four hours the catarrhal symptoms
and my hoarseness disappeared and was
able to sing heavy roll In Grand Opera
with voice unimpaired. H. Hamilton,
Leading Basso of the G. D. Hess Grand
Opera Co.
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1893-12-13
Golden Hill.

The Society OF the Sons OF the Revolu-
tion have placed on the building owned
and occupied by the Humphreys' Home
opathic Medicine Company, corner VIII
liam and John streets, New York City, a
bronze tablet TO commemorate the Battle
OF Golden Hill" where the first blood
was shed In the war of the Revolution.
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1893-12-13
Eleven Years In Charge

or the package department, Boston d
Maine Depot, Boston, Mass. Miss Helen
Jones says; was a sufferer from gen.
eral debility, biliousness and water brash
for several years, and life seemed almost
a burden to me. After using almost
everything, Sulphur Bitters cured me.
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1893-12-13
The Carntain

OF good Ship Storm King says For tho
past i've years have used Sulphur Bit
ters on board my vessel, and have not
lost man. They are a sure preventive
OF all contagious fevers so incident to
warm climates. Please send me at once
two dozen bottles, and oblige j. SrARRKr.
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1893-12-13

Thousands Of lives are saved annually
by the use Of Ayers Cherry Pectoral. In
the treatment Of Group and whooping
cough, the Pectoral has most marvellous
effect. 1t allays Inflammation, frees the
obstructed air passages, and controls the
desire to cough.
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1893-12-13

when your heart is bad, and your
head Is bad, and you are bad clean through,
what is needed" asked a Sunday-school
teacher of her class. ~ know-Ayer's
Sarsaparllla," spoke up little girl, whose
mother had recently been restored to
health by that medicine.
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1893-12-13

No better preparation for the hair has
ever been invented than Ayers Hair
Vigor. 1t restores the original color to
faded and gray hair, and imparts that
natural gloss and freshness, everyone so
much admires. Its reputation Is world
wide
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1893-10-14
BISHOPRIC g CONNER.

Boise, Idaho,
Beg to announce to the citizens OF
Owyhee that arepresentatiy from their
house will visit DeLamar next month
with fine line of samples in
Dry Goods, Gents Furnishings,
Ladies' and Gentlemen's Fine
Footwear, Ribbons, Silks and
Dress Trimmings.
They carry the finest line of Silks,
Ladies' Dress Goods, Wrape, Cloaks, etc.
All orders delivered in DeLamar or
Silver City at Boise City prices. Partic-
ular attention given to filing orders sent
by mail. Samples of dress goods sent
on request.
Notice will be given in the NUGGET of
time of next visit to DeLamar and Sill
yer City.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1893-10-14

Fred Crete ST., John c. Corners, W.
A. Seaton, ST Morrow, George Winches-
ter, Assessor Brunzell, Ex-Sheriff Nc
Cabe, Sheriff Ballard, Mrs. ]. W. Mills,
County Treasurer Thad Smith, James
f. Bradley. and Attorney w. H. Dial,
We're all down here yesterday poking
fun at DeLamar mud, but all wishing,
oh SO much. that they had lively
town like this to live in. Never mind
gentlemen, you have rich mountains of
mineral on either side of your homes,
and they will not always remain SO
comparatively idle. Our faith in Silver
City's great future as mining camp is
as steadfast as ever.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1893-10-14

The DeLamar hotel bore the charac-
teristics of "a metropolitan establish
ment this week. The great and only
Isidor Mayer had clothing emporium
of very respectable proportions, in the
Office; Bishoprick & Conner, the enter
prising Boise City dry goods merchants,
had a spread of ladies' dress goods and
all the etcetera thereunto belonging, on
the opposite side of the same room !;
the barber shop was occupied by Alex
ander, the famous Boise outfitrer, and
Mrs. Mills. the Silver City milliner, had
the piano, center table and sofas in the
parlor covered with dreams in flowers,
laces and ribbons to attract the ladies
and on table in the Office phono-
graph kept almost as many listeners as
there were phones to the instrument,
enjoying its extensive repertoire. Pay
day here has its attractions for other
people than zone horns" and their fe-
male associates.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1893-10-14

Mr.. and Mrs. Hill. Mr.. and Mrs. w
P. Beers, Messrs. Blackaby, Harbour
and Duncan, all of Jordan Valley
Messrs Jere and Tim Shea, of Trout
Greek Messrs. Josiph and Charles Nc
Intyre, of Cow Creek Mr.. Dan Con-
nors, of Pleasant Valley Mr.. Chas. H.
Lake, of Flint; Mr.. Con Shea, of Cali
fornia, Oregon and Idaho Mr.. George
Gilmore. Of Sinker Creek; Mr.. sgd
knight, of Camp Lyon Mr.. J. C. Ber-
nard, of Bernard's Ferry Mr.. and Mrs.
Lee Stanford, of the Democrats; and
Mr.. Mike Hyde of Oreana; all ex-
cept one of them regular subscribers for
the NUeGET, were in town yesterday. If.
that one will only realize the situation
and send in his subscription, we willac-
cept any apologies he may offer for his
thoughtlessness.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1893-10-14

Mr.. J. c. Bernard the prosperous
Snake river ferrymau and rancher was
in town yesterday contracting hay and
grain. We learned from him that Hon.
G. M. Hays had been digging for water
at the Mud Springs on Squaw Creek,
with signal success. He already had
125 miners inches with indications
that the supply would be indefinitely
increased. This water was being con-
Quoted to his ranch and to tract of
fine land which he bad taken up under
the desert entry law.
These mud springs are something
similar to the land upon which the hot
water artesian wells are found at Boise.
Probably shallow borings will reclaim
considerable fine land in that vicinity,
only needing water to make it very
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1893-10-14

About nine o'clock last night Thomas
Francis WAS struck by 4 rock falling in
a stope whore he was working in the
DeLalnar mine, and SO badly injured
that be died about midnight.
Deceased was 81 years of age and such
a quiet, steady, industrious man that he
had made but few acquaintances down
town. He came here from California
last February. His brother, Joseph
Francis, much botter known here than
the deceased, is tool sharpener in the
mine. He was with his brother imme-
diately after the accident and with DR..
PIumer, did everything possible for his
relief
Mr.. Joseph Francis started to day with
the remains to Sonora, Tuolumne Co..
California, intending to have them en-
balmed upon reaching Nampa.
The Father of deceased resides in So
nora and has been informed of tho sad
event by telegraph.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1893-10-14

This place has generally been re-
markably free from visitations from
that class of the genus homo known as
hobos. These buns are confronted with
a fifty mile stretch of country between
here and the railroad over which they
are too lazy to walk and it is not an
easy matter for them to bum a ride.
Several of them have however found
their way in here within the past few
days and are ready to do anything from
begging two bits to rolling drunk.
Don't give them two bits. Don't get
drunk and let them roll you. Don't let
them bum drinks. Starve them ont
You can't make them work, but you
can get shut of them by shutting off
their drinks.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1893-10-14

Mr.. Thomas Davey arrived here, last
week and has taken the position of
foreman in the DeLamar mines. Mr..
Davey left the same position in the
Elkhorn mines in Montana to come
here. He is not altogether unknown
here, as many of the miners here have
worked under him in Montana. He is
spoken of by those who know him in
quite complime ntary terms.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1893-10-14

Mrs. William Oman left here yester-
day to join her husband in Orange,
CAL, whittier he went several weeks
since to rscuperate, They will spend
the winter in that land of fruits and
flowers.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1893-10-14

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hughes of Boise
City, spent couple of days here this
week. Mrs. H. is a daughter of our old
friend F. 1. Ball of succor Creek, and
although raised just across the line. in
Oregon, Owyhee county claims her.
Harry is always welcomed here, and
when he brings his wife with him his
welcome is more than doubled.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1893-10-14

The D. L. M. & Bkg Co. is receiving
daily new goods. We have the finest
line Of gents underwear ever placed on
this market. at eastern prices. Remem-
Der we buy direct from the manufac-
turers. Elegant underwear at $3.50 per
suit. Defy any one 10 match it at
$500.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1893-10-14

Mrs. Franks and her daughter Clara
will leave DeLamar on Tuesday to
spend the winter with Mrs. Franks
parents at Mt Vernon, Washington.
Mrs. F. has resided here for the past
three years. Her many friends will
regret her absence, but we have the as
surances of a well known gentleman in
terested in mines here that he will
make trip to the Puget Sound country
in the spring to bring the lady back,
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1893-10-14

Mr.. ], g. Watts, the young attorney
recently located in Silver City, who is
already pleasantly known and esteemed
here, was in town during the week.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1893-10-14

VIM. Mcdonald, the freighter and
wood contractors who bad his leg badly
broken last May, got down here from
Silver City for the first time this week.
He has been laid up for long time,
but his leg will soon be as good as
ever.