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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-03-29


the decline in wheat prices is due tC
competition during several years pas,
from the Argentine Republic does not
seem to have much of fact to rest
upon, says the ". y. World.
In 1891 Argentine produced a total
OF less than 100000 bushels. In
the same year the State OF Indiana
produced 52,SO7 900, Minnesota pro.
duced 5j,333,000 and Ohio As J,53I,.
600.
Never once until 1898 did Argentine
produce 20OOOO00 bushels. In that
year, the latest for which official fig
ures are attsinable, it produced &C..
12j, 900 bushels, or about the amount
produced in good years by Indiana
or Minnesota. OF this crop only 25,-
OOO. 600 bushels was Il surplus for ex-
port.
1t is simply absurd to suppose that
this 25,O00,OOO bushels played any
important part in regulating general
prices when We reflect that the wheat
production of the United States in
1892 amounted to 5l6,000,000 bushels
and that of the world to 100000, 900
bushels. The Argentine surplus
amounts to about one per cent. OF the
whole.
Again, the American wheat crop OF
1884 was less than that OF 1892 by
l34 ,OOO,OO0 bushels. Yet the price in
1893 was only about a cents, against
about 81 cents in 1892. Ii this falling
Off Of l33,000,0OO bushels in the crop
did not prevent decline of II cents
surely it is folly to suppose that an
Argentine export of 25.00O,OOO bushels
or even total Argentine crop OF
$4,000, 600 bushels, has caused wheat
to fall below 80 cents.
We must look in other directions
for explanations. The total Argen.
tine production amounts to less than
one-half the difference between one
years American crop and the next.
To reckon it an important factor in
the depression of wheat prices is to
lose sight OF proportion altogether.
Then, again, the decline in wheat
prices is no greater relatively than
that in the price OF cotton and other
products which the Argentine Repub-
lie does not produce at all.
The truth appears to be that the
value OF money has been enormously
increased since the single gold stand.
ard was practically established among
commercial nations, and prices reflect
that enhancement. There are other
causes doubtless, among them cheap
ening OF the cost OF producing all arti-
cles OF nse, so that bushel of wheat
or a bale OF cotton will buy as much
when sold at low prices as it did when
the price OF it and of everything else
was higher. But to attribute world
wide and stupendous changes of price
to competition so insignificant COM
paratively as that OF the Argentine
wheat fields is to confuse counsel and
decorate folly with the robes of wis
dom.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-03-29
Atlanta Constitution.

Atlanta constitution.
" 1t is plain" said the Justice, " that
you stole the hog, and / shall send
you up for l. months"
Jedge, kin you gimme bout one
hour fo' l goes?"
What for?"
Well, sub, l wants ter go home en-
salt dat hog down"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-03-29

INFLUENZA is still king in London
There are many severe, but few serl-
Gus cases. A mixture OF fifteen grains
OF citrate of potash in tumbler of hot
water with the juice OF one lemon il
said to be one of the best curative pre-
scriptions yet found.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-03-29

and reading-room. The Nillage-lm-
provement Society has been the leader
in these and many other improve
ments.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-03-29

THE Everett Herald states that the
Rockefeller syndicate has ordered ma
chinery for a new conoentrator at
Monte Cristo.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-03-29
THE SICK HEALED,
The Weak made Sl[0DQ! F.!
:, II You are either sick or dcbiltal.d, do not be
discouraged Wv ~ "
COMPOUND OXYGEN

mas wrought many wonderful cures and ba. given
Hteh.th 10 many. We know this 10 be true from,
our o~ experience of - years. and We are ready
70 furnish abundant proof. IL j. worth your hile
70 examine the evidence. which you can do by
wiring 10 us. We will send you. free of chsfo.
our nook Oh 3OO pages with numerous test timonial-
anu records Of surprising cures of Asthma Brou-
IhIis, aiarrh, Consumption. Neuralgia, Nervous
rrosiraiion, Rheumatism and other iurms of dis.
ease and debility ~ "''
home treatment is sent out by express. TO he
useu al nome. Our great success has given rise
70 mhhy limitations: A. ther- Is but one genuine
anu loss Of money by seEdiny TO
p,;. DnS. 81 AhkEA FALLEN, 1879 Arch street.
| Canada. ' 49,,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-03-29

Detroit Free Press.

l am rehearsing a few OF the pe-
culiarities of the creature which have
made it OF interest ever since the DAYS
OF Job, which leaveth her eggs in the
earth and warmeth them in the dust"
1t would appear to be an evidence of
cunning rather than stupidity for Mrs.
Ostrich to adopt this very simple
method Of incubation. However, il
has its disadvantages, for while she is
away getting good dinner her enemy,
the white necled crow, spies the un-
guarded nest. He knows he cannot
break one OF those mammoth eggs and
devises shrewI plan to help him.
Taking stone in his beak he flies
over the spot, calculates with bird
sagacity the necessary distance and
drops the stone. PUNK, An egg is
broken, and he descends to his feast
This is said 10 be the same kind of a
raven that fed the prophet Elijah.
His wisdom seems almost of supernat.
ural order. 1t is said that the cry OF
an ostrich is like the roar OF n lion, and
the HottentOts often run from it IN
| fright until they see the bird
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-03-29

"SHALL l advertise with space or
locals?" asked business man of the
editor 0f an old established paper.
The editor answered "If you are
going to advertise u .holt for sale a
few lines of locals are enuugh. II yol
have u $1,000 or $1,000 stock oi
goods, two line would mot convey the
impression that you want conveyed.
"Greatest stock on earth ut Smiths"
would lead the reader to ask why
Smith did not take an lad" in pro-
portion TO his stock. Take space to
correspond with the business you con
duct and you will create an impres.
sion on the purchasing public that
will "bc q lasting benefit" 1t has
been truthiully said that the effects OF
good advertisement never dies.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-07-13
OPINIONS AND POINTERS.

CT-In 1890 Gov. Boies thought pro-
lection was running tho country: now
he seems 20 think IL is gold. Pity the
sorrows of a poor old man---Iowa State
Register.
EB-The democratic deficiency policy
will be fully illustrated In tho presi-
DENTAL vote OF 1906 And II will be n
deficiency which cannot DO remedied
by bond issue.--Toledo Blade.
gE- Cleveland says he Is not seeking
n third term. and as q third term IL
not seelring him their chances of COM
ing together nrc hardly worth talking
nbout--St Louis Globe-Dcmocrat
eT-The democratic newspapers will
continue to talk about rows in the re-
publican party long after Bushnell has
been inaugurnted governor OF the state,
Fornlxer occupies Brice's seat in tho
senate, aud Mckinley is safe in the
white house. Take away from the
democratic press the imaginary rcpub-
lean row and IL would have nothing
upon which TO base its political argu-
ments- Cleveland Leader.
TT Munhnll. the English statisti,
cian- figures up that from 1900 to 1890
the United States shows an increase of
forty-nine billion dollars IN apparent
wealth. That was IN thirty years of
republican rule. We have already lost,
according to the democratic New York
World. several billions OF wealth In two
years Of democratic rule. and still there
are men who continue 20 talk about
the prosperity OF democratic times
Chicago Inter Ocean.
EB-Thc secretary OF tho treasury
manages to keep his balance from fall
ing below one hundred and eighty
three million dollars by refusing to cx-
pend money long since appropriated.
The amount which was 70 be devoted
10 beginning work on the SAN Fran
cisco post Office should have been paid
out long ago. but tho secretary has
been obliged % do an injustice TO this
locality In order 90 keep up appear
anccs, 50 he keeps tho money which
should have gone into tho pockets of
vorkingmen long ago locked up In tho
c,untry's strong box. NJ oil Of tho
work authorized BY congress bad been
carried on. the deficit which Mr.. Car.
isle will have to report In few days
would have been considerably larger.
San Francisco Chronicls
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-07-13

Wages, in some instances, are higher
than they were IN 1894. But they are
far below the wages OF 1891 and 1922.
All over the country there have been
strikes for the purpose Of securing
even the wages Of 1898. The volume of
business has increased over that of
1894, but IT is only so per cent OF that
of three years ago. Business failures
In the last few weeks have been over
600, against less than 500 In the corre-
spoading period Of 1892, and this, too.
IN spite OF the fact that the weaker
firms went under long ago. Exports
have decreased, although the markets
of the world are open TO as. We have
been selling bonds instead of redeem
ing them, as we did under protective
tariff.
So much for the business boom which
has come through tariff reform--the
boom which has scome through tariff
reform, but which. strange TO say, did
not reach MS until the party of protec-
ton had again been swept into power
and had been placed in control of the
legislative branch of the government
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-07-13
surpIus no rrouble.

A few years ago when Max O'Rell
visited this country he never failed to
make II one of the chief jokes OF his
lecture that the most troublesome prob
lem OF the United States was what TO
do with the surplus" That was before
the days Of tariff reform and the Cor
man bill. We have no such problem
now. We have almost forgotten that
we ever had a surplus, we have become
so used TO deficit. How to meet the
deficit Is the question now. The resort
to the war measure of an income tax
failed and bond selling looks as though
II would have TO be a necessary re-
peatcr. All this has been an instructive
.sobject lesson"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-07-13

.-Ex-Gov. Lubbock. Of Texas. shook
hands with Miss Winnie Davis 1T the
confederate reunion at Houston, Tex
and said: my child. IL was who car
ried Won in my arms into the prison to
SEQ your father" Miss Davis threw
hcr arms around the old mans neck
and mingled her tears with his and
not an onlool<er could claim dry eye
rs his own
Everybody is laughing over the
latest remark of society woman In
Washington, whose habit of getting
words wrong In proverbial. They were
discussing Mr.. Maclxay-Smith before
her not long ago and somebody said;
sIs his name Smith, with Maciay for
= middle name, or is IL all one name?"
ssIts all one name" she said. He
writes IL with a siphon."
Lady Henry Somerset has set ont
TO abolish the British barmaid by leg
islative enactment. The chief oppose
tion is said TO come from the barmaids
themselves, who number some $4,000 In
the United Kingdom. and who object
to being deprived of their means OF
livelihood because their more favored
sisters think dispensing liquor to
thirsty men Is unwomanly and calcu-
lated TO get them into trouble.
"A peer may be called TO the bar,
the benchers.of che Inns of Court have
decided. and Lord Ampthill, II he
passes his examination, will be the
first ever called. Lord Coleridge Is
queens counsel, but he was lawyer
before he succeeded TO the title. Whom
the question arose on his succeeding
his father, the late lord chief justice,
the courts decided that there was no
reason why peer should not practice
law at the bar.
"A woman drummer for ST. Louis
vinegar mandatory Is touring the
northwest on bicycle and In stun
ming Partisan boomers She started
from ST. Louis last January and had
She sends postal cards ahead of her to
the grocers saying she will wheel
into town about next week." and ask
ing them to save their orders for her.
She is creating sensation, and selling
lots OF vinegar.
"A woman who has travelled largely
In Japan mentioned in the course Of .
lecture the fact that the Japanese lam
guage does not contain an impolite
word, hence there is no swearing in that
happy land. She also stated that oscu-
Iation was an unknown pleasure. As
the audience Dispersed, commenting
favorably upon different points, an old
woman remarked loud enough to be
heard; .Well, for my part, / prefer
country where they kiss and cuss."
1T was young girl In New York,
aided by Mrs. William Waldorf Aston
who first suggested the flower mission
nearly twenty years ago. She noticed
the great wealth and waste of flowers
that she said would so gladden. sick
hearts Mrs. Astor assisted her in
sending notices to tho several churches
inviting the congregation to send
flowers on certain day. Thirteen
persons responded and one hundred
and fifty men and women received
from this first contribution a little
bunch of flowers.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-07-13

49, Ff<~"<-~ - -
Postmaster General Wilson j. going
about the country declaring that the
democratic tariff law Is working In
satisfactory condition. II that Is tho
case then II must be helping farmers in
= gratifying manner, for the country
was informed when the measure was
under discussion that IL was designed
to help agriculturists-
1t will be remembered that republic
ans fought strcnuously against making
changes which would affect farm prod
ucts. as they held that any change of
that nature would disastrously affect
the farming interests.
How their predictions have been YER
fled will be found In the official state
ments that have been prepared by gov
eminent officers These show that In
the first eight months that the law was
In operation there was an increase of
from so TO 500 per cent In farm impor-
tations as compared with the first eight
months OF the Mckinley law. There
was not single article of farm pro-
duction which did not show increased
imports, while nearly all agricultural
exports have decreased many millions
The importation of farm products
from August 1. 1894, to May 1, 1895.
under the new law amounted to over
eos, ZOO, 900 in value, against $50, 600, 900
In the corresponding months OF the
preceding year under the Mckinley
law. This, IL should be remembered,
relates exclusively TO the class of
articles which come into competition
with the products of the farms of this
country, and includes animals, bread
stuffs, eggs, feathers, fax, fruits, hay.
hemp, hides, hops, cotton, provisions.
seeds, rice. tobacco, vegetables and
wool. On the other hand there has
been, since the new law went into eff
feet, reduction OF many millions In
the exports of farm products, such as
hay, hops, oilcalxe and meal, seeds,
vegetables, corn, wheat, -four and
meats. II is apparent that the first
year Of the new law will show loss
OF more than Sl0o, 900, 900 TO the farmers
Of the country alone In the increased
imports and decreased exports of the
classes of articles which they produce.
The following tables show the inn
ports of farm products during the first
eight months under tho new law com
pared with the imports In the corre-
spending months of the preceding year
under the Mckinley law, also the ex-
ports in the first ten months of the
present fiscal year compared with the
corresponding ten months Of the pre-
ceding year under the old law. twill
be observed that there Is an increase
in the importations of every article
produced by the farmers and reduc-
tion of the exports OF nearly all tho
important farm products:
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-07-13

The total American consumption of
our own manufactured goods, of our
farm products and the foreign goods
which we imported in 1890 reached
nearly twelve billions of dollars. The
total foreign imports of all other coun-
tries In the world, representing those
foreign markets, aggregate little
more than seven and a half billions of
dollars. Our own home market is
worth to us nearly four and a half
billions of dollars year more than the
foreign trade Of all other markets of
the world, even II we could hope 10
secure the whole of It. The policy of
free trade is to throw our greater and
better market open TO cheap labor COM
petition and TO pauperize our wage
earners. The policy OF protection is to
prevent this.
CHARLES II. BUcKLAND,
Editor American Economist.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-07-13
"a LITTLE NONSENSE"

bobby ION ferry-boat)- know
why the river is sc angry to-day"
Jack--''Why2r Bobby" Because IL Is
crossed SO often. "--Harper's Round
Table.
-"What do we mean by health"
asked the teacher. Health" said q
timid little voice. 'is when you are
real fat and have lots Of skim
Youths Companion.
"A Mine. The poor young man was
trying to win a rich young woman.
BE minc," he implorcd. what kind
OF miner she responded. "Gold
mine?"--Detroit Free Press
Experience IN tho worlds ways shows
That rs a general rule
The politician who has the push
h one who has the pail.
boston Courier.
Now" said one of the campaign
managers TO the candidate, Ito start
with. you are a bimetallist." Excuse
me; I'm trifnetallist" "What do
you meanY' II propose TO run this
campaign on gold, silver and brass -
Washington Star
Little Ned--1'Don't take away tho
light" Mamma-'sI want you TO learn
TO sleep without light" Little Ned
--''Must sleep in the darlsg' Mamma
Yes" Little Ned--"Weli, then,
wait minute. guess Til get up and
say my prayers little more carefully"
Pittsburgh Bulletin.
BASS --''And Of which variety a
your wife. the clinging-vine or the
self-assertiveY' Cass-"A little of
both. When she wants new dress or
a new bonnet. she generally begins In
the clinging-vine roll; IL that doesn't
bring the money. then she changes to
the self-assertive; and-well--s In
varinbly gets the dress or the bonnet"
boston Transcript.
--Doherty, an Irish chief Justice,
used 20 tell how, when posting on his
circuit. one OF his chaise- horses began
TO plunge furiously, then ran away.
stop, stopl' he called out. II really
think that horse has never been in
harness bcforel" ''llcgorra, your lord
ships right It's his first time: and
the masther says that II ne brings your
lordship safe to the end OF the stage
he'll buy him.
Jenkins-"Mcli, SIR. ! gave II 70
that man straight, can tall you. sir
He Is twice as big as / am. too. but
told him exactly what thought Of his
rascally conduct right TO his face. and
called him all the names In the dic-
tionary." spudds--"And didn't he hit
you. Jenlins2" Jcnkins-"No. he
didn't And when he tried TO answer
back just hung up the telephone and
walked away. "--Boston Globe.
-Hotelkeeper-'I wish You might
give me some idea for taking acver-
tisement OF my hotel" Advertising
Agent Have you mosquitoes?" Ho-
tellseepor-'Well, of course we nave
one or two.r Advertising Agent
Then advertise that fnct. You might
say that at the outside limit yon lave
| only two mosquitoes. and that guests
desiring 10 use them must apply two
months Ia advance. - liarpor's Dazar
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-07-13

We have not heard anything of the
benefits OF the German tariff TO the
American farmer who grows hay, but
would draw his attention 10 the fact
that last March we imported 2c.7is
tons Of foreign hay as against s,b77
tons imported In March, 1904 During
the nine months ending April last we
bought almost 90, 900 tons more of for
cign hay than a year earlier. over half
q million dollars more money being
sent out Of the country. How does
this benefit the American farmer
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-07-13

TnE report of the warden of the
Kings county On. Y) penitentiary
shows that he Is sheltering from the
blasts OF winter and from tho hot rays
of the summers sun ex-banlx officials
ko the number OF sixty-eight, and he
claims that the number Of erstwhile
noney-changers who are now doing
timc In the various penal institutions
OF New York state reaches 340. OF the
sixty-eight In the Kings county peni.
Hcntiary seven were once national bank
presidents and twelve were cashiers
The rest were trusted clerhs aud
sellers
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-07-13
rhe pcmocrntIo rnrltr.

The now tarlfI Is not tarlf for q revenue,
but tarin for deficiency. During tho fiscal
ycnr. tho receipts OF the government from all
sources have been ea0b.H5f.4o0 but the expond-
lures have been e3530ss.00i. n deficiency Of
s47.Sf3.5of Rochester Post-Express-
At the beginning of June the treasury
officials claimed that the deficit for tho
fiscal year would fall within 5000, :
600. the estimate being based upon the
expectation Of the predicted but long
delayed increase In revenues. The
month has repeated the old story, and
the total can be kept within the figures
named only by the postponement OF
payments which properly should have
been made before July l.. The effort Of
the administration has been TO show
that the present tariff law under ordi-
nary conditions will meet the revenue
needs of the government But the rec
ord of its operation Is one OF steady
deficiency. and IL Is evident that tariff
revision will be one of the duties OF
the incoming congress- IL cannot DO
avoided, no matter how hard the dem
ocrnts may labor 70 prevent it.-Troy
Times
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-07-13

CALIFORNIA is carefully stocking all
ehe rivers and accessible lakes of the
state with the best variety of eastern
game fish. A week ago o carload OF
tmany variety of fish not found natural-
ny In California waters arrived at Oak
Hand for the breeding station at Sis
sons There were many thousands Of
tfsh, and some of the varieties were
black and white bass. perch. sunhsh
and China catfish.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-07-13

A CURIOUS railway is TO be construct
.cd in Florida. Not a pound of metal
will be used. although the line will be
forty miles long. Tho wooden rails
'wili be supplied gratis by the property
owners along the track and are TO be
large enough TO permit the engineer to
lay them 50 that they viii be half inn
Dcddcd in the sand, without other bal
last. In a few years IL is hoped that
sthe fruit, vegetable and passenger
traffic over the route viii pay for regu-
Har steel rails
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-07-13

AN example of the new woman Of
the extreme type appeared before tho
Worthwhile pa court the other day, as a
complainant against her husband as n
worthless character. In counter
charge the latter claimed that his wife
demanded that he do the family wash
5ng and ironing, and enforced her or
ders with a horsewhip The wife adj
snitted the truth of her husbands
charge, but asserted that that was all
he was good for, and that strap oil"
was necessary TO make him work.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-07-13

The recorder demand for goods Il no
better -Dun's Review.
This does not look like confidence In
the future OF trade, nor as II merchants
were disposing very readily of the
stocks that they had originally or
dered. Moreover. Il does not indicate
such free consumption Of goods or 30
liberal purchasing power ON the
part Of the people as we had In good
protection tImea
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-07-13

7THE old homestead OF Jane Ora,
Swissheim In Swissvnle. Pa, Is tho
Mecca of many visitors to Pittsburgh.
The house is redolent Of historic assoc
citations One part OF IL was n block
house In early times. and bore its share
in the defense Of the surrounding
country against Braddoclx. Near il are
fhc ruins of an old mill 90 which tho
french soldiers went for meal from
Fort Duqucsne. Mrs. Swissheim was
abe FIRST woman engaged to report
Washington news for daily newspa-
Per. She was employed for that pur-
pose by Horace Greeley