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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-29

on the plains of Bogota We're 40 cents
a day, and in the hot country 60 cents
a day. At the present time, wages are
60 and 80 cents respectively, an ad-
vance of so per cent. All provisions
have increased in cost about 200 per
cent. Meats at that time were selling
for from - to Is cents per pound; at
the present time they sell for 40 and
so cents.
House rents have increased from 100
to 200 per cent. Small tenements such
as poor people occupy, could be had
in 1885 for So a month; now the same
tenements bring $S. In 1884 and 1885
the Protestant minister of Bogota oc-
cupied a house, for which he paid so
month; at the present time the same
house brings 5000 q month.
MEAN QUALITY OF GOODS.
"In 1885 table board could be had at
the best hotels for 81 a day, now it is
81 day. and the proprietors all say
there is much less money in the busi-
ness than when they received 81. Wear
ing apparel has not increased in price
in proportion to provisions, but this is
because the people are too poor to
buy the goods they Were in the habit
of wearing before, and the merchants
have placed upon the market the poor
est quality of goods made in Europe,
for the market. The reason that the
merchants give for not buying more
goods in the United States is that the
goods are too good and the people
cannot afford to buy them.
ut seems to me that if the working
men of the United States will study
this object lesson they will readily see
that what they want is an honest dol
lar that will buy as much in the mar
kets abroad as the dollar of any other
nation.
TWO DOLLARS FOR ONE.
'If the silver was coined in the United
States at the rate of 16 to l. while the
gold in a gold dollar is worth 100 cents
in any country in the world, and the
silver in silver dollar Is only worth so
cents is it not plain that the experience
of Columbia, and i'm fact all South
American countries where it has been
tried, will be the experience of the
United States?'
THE gold will all leave the country,
and 1t will require two dollars of silver
to buy one dollars worth of goods in the
markets f the world, where gold is the
standard.
''Ihe next question is.will the wages
of labor be increased in proportion to
the increase of the cost of living? The
price of labor will always be governed
by the law of supply and demand, while
the cost of living will be governed by the
value of the dollar that the laborer re-
ceives for his toll.
FREE SILVER MEANS POVERTY.
'Silver legislation in every country
where an effort has been made to make
a silver dollar equal to a gold dollar has
resulted in poverty to the man who
labors, and the attempt in the United
States can but give the same results.
Three years in this country has CIV
en- me some practical knowledge of the
effect of a silver and paper currency.
and / send you the above facts. as they
are well known to the people here"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-29
WHAT "sTANDARD, MEANS.
1t Is Simply Measure of Value, in
This Country Gold.
From the Times-Herald.

From the Times-Herald
There are two meanings for the word
standard. The flag of q country Is a
symbolic standard. For mere piece
of bunting men deem it happiness to
die, If necessary, not for the texture of
the bunting, but because of that which
1t symbolizes, which it represents or
suggests. The flag of the United States
symboliZes freedom of conscience, free
dom of person. freedom of contract and
the right to individual property honest
ly acquired. That is the American poll
tical standard.
In addition to n symbolic standa rd
there is an actual or concrete standard
as in money. Gold is concrete and ac-
tual standard, because of the intrinsic
worth of it's metal. a concrete standard
is a measure by which other things
have a proportional relation to the
measure.
AS a political standard of the United
States is the highest known to the
history OF political society, so gold is
the highest standard known to COM
mercial society. What the flag of the
United States is to it's political citizen
ship gold is to it's honor in the COM
mercial world.
The gold standard, the existing
monetary standard of the United
States, has been it's money standard
since 1884.
Other things besides gold pass cur
rent with us in exchange for what we
buy. These other things are silver and
paper. Because gold is the monetary
standard of the country our silver and
our paper possess their present value.
That is to say, what purports to be a
dollar i'm either silver or paper is a dol
lar because we mea sure it with gold.
BY maintainance of a sufficient guam
tity of gold in the treasury of the
United States government and the SOL
emn pledge of the country to pay 100
cents of every dollar that we owe, we
keep our silver and our paper at par
with gold, that is to say. equal to gold.
We measure a certain amount of sill
yer by the measure of 100 cents in gold.
That makes a silver dollar exactly the
measure in purchasing power of the
gold dollar. We make q piece of paper
expand to the measure of a gold dol
lar by our promise to give it 100 cents
EOld on demand. ibuS measured by the
gold standard or gold measure the mere
piece of paner is worth 100 cents
But suppose we drop the gold meas
ure. or the gold STANDARD, for the two
words mean exactly the same thing.
We must then take the next lower
measure or standard. That is silver
To change the phrase slightly. we
would drop yard stick thirty-six
inches long and adopt in its place a
stick of half yard or eighteen inches
long. unanimously the equivalent
Of thity-siX inches kept in the silver
and the paper of our currency by the
gold standard or mea sure would shrink
to eighteen inches. the dimension of the
silver measure or STANDARD. Thus we
would lose at once one-half .he entire
volume and worth of our money.
The question comes down, therefore,
to this: Shall we continue to call our
standard or measure Il yard of gold. or
shall we deprive ourselves of one-hnlf
of everything we hafve and be content
hereafter with half yard Of silver?
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-29
MIR. BAILEY SILENCED,

When in New York recently Congress-
man Bailey, of Texas. attempted to give
street car conductors a lesson in pronun-
citation, with n result not calculated to on
courage a repetition of the undertaking.
According to the Journal, the congress-
man went down Broadway on a cable car
the conductor shouted out "Houston!"
with the pronunciation given to that name
in the metropolis. Bailey looked "a. a
lamp post. N"You mean 'Hooston.'" said
Bailey, 'ddh't you?' The conductor
without loking at him. said: 81 know my
business "If part of your business is
to call out the streets properly" said Raj
ley, quietly, then you don't know It, The
street we have just passed is not called
'Hcwston.' as you gave. but 'Hooston.' for
General Sam Houston. the liberator OF
Texas. If you ever went to Texas and
talked about Sam 'Howston,' you'd Re
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-29

lucky to escape lynching." "If l went
to Texas" said the conductor, who was
born on Sixth avenue and who never was
farther away from the city than Coney
Island I'D deserve anything they gavo
me-" Bailey said nothing for he did not
know the answer to this discourteous sug-
gestion.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-29

The manufacturing product of the
United Kingdom, or England, exceeds
that of any other European nation. 1t
is more than equal to the product of
Germany, Italy and Spain combined.
and very nearly equal to the total
manufacturing products of France and
Russia
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-29
M'KINLEY SLOGAN.

"Protection and Prosperity" became
the battle cry of Governor Mckin-
ley's campaign managers last February.
This graceful ALTERATION did not gain its
hold on the American people through 'ts
rhetorical effect alone. 1t appealed to the
rhetorical, the belief and the hope of every
Republican voter. When this watch word
was first heralded forth it was caught
up and re-echoed across the continent
and touched a responsive chord in the
hearts of u large majority of Republican
voters. Since then it has been emblaz-
oned on banners and badges until 1t has
brought to Major Mckinley a magnificent
victory.
1t may be of interest to our readers to
know the origin of this now famous bettl.
cry. The manuscript and proof of a large
quarto volume entitled Protection and
Prosperity was sent to Major Mckinley
last January for criticism and review.
The title appealed to him so forcibly that
he gave it to the mana ger of his campaign.
Governor Mckinley became SO interested
in this book that he carefully read and re-
vised its every page and wrote a nine
page Introduction. which is now published
In the fore part of the book. In his intro
duction he says: 81 recall no work that
even attempts to cover the field marked
out by Mr.. Curtiss. 1t CProtection and
cry intelligent voter who is called upon to
decide between free trade and protection
or who desires to base his decision on the
balance sheet of nations"
HE also says Under similar conii-
tions our experience has been precisely the
same as the experience of other nations.
In some ways it has even been England's
own experience. a low tariff or no tariff
has always increased the importation of
e
produced a balance of trade against the
country: supplanted the domestic pro-
ducer and manufacturer: impaired the far
mer's home market without improving
his market abroad: undermined domestic
prosperity; decreased the industries and
Investments: and robbed labor Of it's Just
rewards. The lower the tariff the more
widespread and aggravated have been
these conditions which paralyze our prog
ress and Industries
ssNfy T@rian6 from Indiana - now cor1-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-29
FREE TRADE IN ENGLAND.

That the free trade policy has been
failure in Great Britain will be q surprise
to most American rea ders.
The Hon. George =. Curtiss. in his re-
Gently published volume, Protection and
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-29
PUBLIC BENEFACTORS.

1t accomplishes something more. The
old method of weaving cotton cloth
requires the weaver to suck through the
hole in the shuttle, the end of the thread
coming from the new bobbin. This
process draws directly into the lungs
minute cotton fibres. 1t has been esti-
mated that it has to be repeated as often
as 500 times in a working day, or 100000
times in a year. The effects of such in
halations are deleterious.
From its financial benefits, and from
humanitarian standpoint. this ma
chine. the invention of which in this
not the manufacture of machinery and
the production Of cotton cloth been
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-29
AN INFALLIBLE SIGN.

That the Importance of nations is in
dicated by manufacturing is well illus
trated by the comparison of the wealth
of the nations of Europe. a table of ma
tional wealth in 1883 was compiled by
the same authority as that for manu-
facturers.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-29

Manufactures are necessary to the
highest order of intelligence. To devel-
op the human brain, an infinite diver
sity of occupation and of enjoyment are
necessary. To attain the highest civili-
zation, every form of occupation that
the climatic conditions render possible
must be maintained. The experience
and information gained in becoming ia
miliar with manufacturing processes
raises the intelligence of the mass OF
the people. They become informed and
skillful in particular lines of life. I'M
provements are suggested. Individual
gains through the returns from pat
ents stimulate the entire population to
secure similar profits. The improved
processs of manufacture benefit not
only the individuals controlling them
for time, but also the well-being of
the entire country.
Here is an article only a few inches
long. 1t may be a sixteenth of an inch
in diameter. 1t is about the size OF Il
lady's darning needle Upon its sur
face are over 7,AOo points. 1t is a jew
elers file. One pound of steel. costing
40 cents. will make SS dozen such files.
The 996 files in their finished state are
NDi III 'OJ.oD. n ,tuflti VI SlGtl, lHGlt-
fore, after being manipulated by the
various machines through which this
little file has passed. has been increas-
cd in value li.7;0 per cent The inven-
tor of the machinery which led to the
production of these articles was Il
Rhode Islander. AT an early age he
began work in the Whitinsville ma
chine shop, where his father was en-
ployed at the head of gang of men.
His entire working life. previous to in
venting the file machine, was passed
in different machine shops. gaining the
information and experience which lin
ally produced the result. If manufac-
turing establishments had not been
maintained in the community where he
lived. thereby enabling him to earn his
livelihood as Il machinist, he could not
have invented the machinery by which
n pound of metal of little value is
made equal to nearly three ounces of
gold. The enhanced value of the pound
of steel is entirely in labor. The St
dozen files in a finished state have had
nothing in the way of metal or other
material added to them. That they are
worth, approximately, $50. is due entire
ly TO the labor employed in bringing
them to their finished condition. These
delicate processes of manufacture. the
direct outcome of the invention of Mich
olson. have enabled thousands of work.
men to maintain themselves and their
families by honest labor. Manufacture
ers, therefore. work for the elevation
of the individual workman and for the
benefit of the community.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-29

"My Friend from Indiana" new COM
edy on the style of "Too Much Johnson"
is one of the new productions promised
for next season.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-02-01
FDE GugI.SDK

The p.eatl:g! 4p2.g % Republican
candidate, for the zu7arn4tgr,al Eom.u4-
ton TIL. year agains. the ,tguiacsa, fast;
that the Opposition pl:,y Ia, 10: even
oae candidate 10 ,'gat a. yet .,a ace,;y
sure ..En Tia: III: p9l,,lcl. s.t44;.,n in
this state T. thoroughly sci. understood
hy both psr,Ie. X lhere weT" a ghc,r
Of a chance t1s :ac y .a1c:al- - via
there would b: 10 the ted " ;als ;.me
enough Democratic asJ,ran., . maze il
lo0l; Ike twg-,ecl c0aie-'. 5g,, i4lc-
Ing from pre.eu, appearances the op-
position manager. w!.. have 70 % cut
with search warrant, 10 md a man brave
enough to accept The g.berna:orjai nom
nation the Democratic ticket.
It belDg conceded. then. that q nom
Ina;iOn ny the Republican state coGyen
ton J., equivalent 70 an rlectiOE.r II j.
small wonder TIA, there are nGmerol,
aspirants tor thc.lr,: place on the kepgt-
lIc1n ,tate ticket. +; l. good dea. Of
an honor to BE- elected governor 81 a
great state like Michigan. aud in select
ing the man FOR the p.acethe party should
always seek u honor Itself a, well a. The
candidate. This the Republican party
has usually done by giving the state
clean and competent administration
That II Will do % again at the eEd OF the
comrg campaign there 4. not The
-iightrs, reason 70 doubt.
II j. going 70 be somewhat difficult for
many Republican, to make a fr-t-chOlce
selection from thu is, o. candidates al
ready IN the field. 4. one prominent
Republican remarked: 1T j. a toss D!
cent with me FOR first choice among four
or five o! them" This dnubte.s ex.
presses the feeling, Of vast number Of
the active Republican worker. all over
the state.
Still. tine time has come when the lines
are beginning TO be drawn. say. the de-
troll journal, and IL T. at this jGnctUrc
that all the candidates and their respec-
tive supporters need be- on their best be-
havior, avoiding unseeinly conflicts and
striving throughout The whole canvass to
maintain the most amicabic relations all
around, such as how exist. THERE'S not
the slightest indication al the present
time OF any unplca-antne,, on this,core,
AMI it Is 10 be hoped there win no. he at
any time during the canvass.
Every candidate enters the race well
knowing thai all but one Will lose il. aud
now. bearing this 10 mind. let them get
ready TO score and go"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-02-01

siroug. aad We -ea5ssEed' a couple OF
the billet eoax. Here they are, a. exact
copy, wording, punctuation. speniog
ard all:
.yoo are Jus; OF yoor box waes yoo
saY nave bean au.tin= or iirinS uo.ss
10. haven: OF don't is;end 10 Gather
goo may thlakJl have On; aaver; i
CESS that 10 What hays Gun, CESS
have 20, iensuE hsr:lt DO fa-; a-s
700 are 50 Kress 70 ne"
Here & the secoad ard --os, sgoni-.az
ore:
x! Darling lltiul Bog si!l Rite II ;
tao goo beksUse an .oAasnn tsoalsAi
Peei & Sal {. hear. II !i;;Ci Darling
did 200 rorg & was'tts9 ask yea ixo
tgfglye me Darling TODAY vas le.aas
700 d story jas, lgye4 yoa . M h2El
was nestIy braKeIsg Jared yUo % &
II 700 had Of lei. ne Z; wcoi 10. si.,st
me Darling how wlsa 900 was i4e,e
could tel you how much . Lure yoo
wunte. &: yo- are th!nk.n d z.e caai
think OF noih!n % ri;s bet: 1--WE! 5e.eave
iha, "a. lives Pess Sal l. -5.1g ;wo -.
!! Site with ne E3oa.te her aud Pee; IS
Eay.n 2 -5od iins tooai,e tgti Ait 6u;;
Q; uii Darling was hear would AsT 3
zo5d time Pet wa:u; 700 Sick IBIS
eyeu!a 700 iooS l.kii Darling aow wi.a
tia; geo was hear toeai:s vel! al5
E.5.e ny wi. TT aad -; hgyi rite NJ
: .ong i swea: ro;e " 5y Darlng
-ln,.9e. yogrss.: kissed.
/: tie rsc.olea, d ;a= ABOVE uo,e; was
TO, SEX BEFORE lie receives ;Gsa. be ce.
;A,u.y was af;erward. &. i, even gave
Tie writer who caa SAND aa0s. any
:sia=, dark brown ias,e % ;Ae mouth
Tie YONG man had abog, atty other,
wr.t;e1 IN iAF sane STYLE only more =.
oai Is we d.d no; have or lie itsl.el.
we citizen s;r.ct.y a,3ae Any ioan-
mas HsiF:noni4,ly iac.aei. No,-- 60
gs.! 10 PACK Is grip" 4al .ei moFe
81 hlm FGANa :. Wgsg.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-02-01
HAD IT BAD.
AL About the "Double-and-T visited An
Wool Affection a. II Exists
In Arkansas.

To the northern man who has been
alllic:ed with that far-away- haven t-had-
Observation-Disclosures. sort Of
feeling. few months spent among the
Arkansas natives Is sure to cure him Of
any inclination toward 'softpess. The
modern hero OF tw enty-6ve cent itera.
ture isn't In it with some of the rising
generation OF that state. What the
cause Is we are unable to say but IL is
enough to know that pure, unadnlterated
Lave. with big l.. exists there In all
It's glory.
Never having suffered with an attack
ourselves. we, OF course. are not com
petent to give such a vivid description
OF "luv's yung dreem' as the subject
deserves. but we will do the best we can
hnder the circumstances.
IL happened to be our misfortune
to spend one night at house where a
young man boarded who was then ex-
periencing strong symptoms OF the
malady. and on shelf in the room
where we slept he kept a cigar box full
OF the tender lines he had received
from the object OF his affections. Now.
We are not In the habit OF purloining
articles. belonging 10 other people. bur
!" ms ease Tie temptation w,s tou
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-02-01
FIRST pro. Frb LIZ. I,t-' itb. =: ~
DRoBATE ORDER
STATE pY NIf .I:sAs. q
tptsTT up BAPAG4. B

Cou&rr ur BAFAGA.
A, "a session o. the Probate Cour; for the
r0Uutyuf Baraga. holden ~ tn Probate Ofire.
ia The village % l. Ab-e, ali Wr'lue-da-. tnr
tw"utg.liuta 18th da; az January. ~ the
r,ar one thousand eight EuLdr-, and Ninety.
-iv.
Present, AicX. G.. -Glrld- jaJ 20 90 probate.
Ia the matter al the r~.ate 81 Mar t.
Norton. DECREASED
on reading and Hing tAe p-ll;io1l. duly rrrl.
bed. ~ Barnard Norton. praying ihat q hay
may be set fyr the hearing ~ said petition.
and that Barnard Norton or -ufn" othe- suit
aide I"r-"n ma! be appoini-,i administrator
u said e-t3ttg.
Tbercupog IN i- ordered. that Moudag. he
18th day of FebFUary, a; lg n'cio"k To- the
forenoon, bc assigned Cor tIr rrarin. -. said
petition. anu tnHt tn- he.r- ~ .aw 81 said DE-.
"eh-ed aud all other Der-pu- Interested ia -ald
estate are required 10 appear 81 "A session 81
said court then ,o be bC!drij FL. the Probate
uiicc. ~ the village ~ J. Au--. AND -hoH eau -.
u any There bs-. why the prayer uf the. y.tl.
TONER should not De granted Ana Il &. further
ordered, that said pctitionrr ylyc notice to the
persons Interested IN -ai,' estate. % The
pendency pi said petition and the hearing
thereof by causing "A copy 90 thi- order 10 ~
published IN the LASsE SENTINEL. "a news.
paper printed AMI circulated ia said rouuty
oi Bara2a four . successive previous TO said
day % hearing.
"A true copy ALIEN &. SHIELDS
Judgr Of Probate.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-02-01
SEEKS FURTHER ADVENTURE,
Capt. frietsch Contemplate VOYAGE
Around the World in His Little Sloop.

Capt. .Adolph Frie' h. who las,
year safely crossed the ocean in the
sioop Nina, q tiny craft constructed br
himself, is contemplating more dan
Perous feat. he nor. proposes to circuEl1
navigate the globe in vessel ~ a sim
liar model.
frcitsch says he viii sail eastward
from New York and return 70 that Dor,
by the way Of Cape Horn. feat never
Undertaken before in Graf; of sucli
small dimensions rs the one in which
The adEenturcr proposes 70 cast hi. for
tunes.
Ia the Nina. 19-foot sloop. with nonr
but himself on board. Frictsch made tho
tip from SANDY Hook 10 the Irish
coast in - days and three hours
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-02-01
THE BICYCLE IN WAR.
IT. Fitnes, for Military Use on the Plain,
TO he Tested

Brig. Gen. Wheaton Ia, issued gen-
crai orders 10 The troops under his com
m2nd in the Department OF the col
orado calling for stricter observation
Of the regulation. requiring practice
reconnaissance frequently. at least ten
miles in all directions from the forts
ana directing that as much use as pos
sL3le he made of bicycles in these cxer.
ciSes when practicable, although no
machines arc provided by the govern
ment The fitness of bicycles for mill
tary use,in the rough country and on
the plains viii he determined bv Gen.
Wheaton in this manner.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-02-01
The Official Paper Of Baraga County
COUNTY OFFICERS.

J.y 4 HrEBELi, Circuit Jrdge, HJush,Dn.
Ions n HE'D. Sheriff, L'Arse.
Wx X HAY!LASp, PrOsecEiiag Attorney. re
A r. Smiths. JuGgc o: Probate, l. Ans-.
q o. BEEHLgs. Coraty Clerk and Register o.
. DEr5S, l. Arse. ...
a. WiLc0g T treasurer. I lu-e
IA&Es AgHgygHEE, CoaGy s"rfr|"'' sPui'
+. l. sIo,E. Cireat; Co4rt Conmi.sioser,
Baraga.
II J. -EigIsT ard J. 9. VI HEEsA%, = AZ e.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-02-01
ODDS and Ends.

Diamonds have been discovered at
NuIlagine. in northwest Australia,
This year is the tercemenary OF the
birth OF Descartes, the father Of modern
metapbys speculation.
Bicycles are now being made in the In
diana state prison at Warsaw. lud. Ex-
perts from Il prominent bicycle manu-
factory have been engaged as instructors
to the cOnyicty.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-02-01

The fayorite language OF the Russian
court since the entrance Of the new en-
press Is said to be English. German.
Russian and French IL seldom heard.
joaquin Miller passes a great deal Of
his time Ia the wild canyon OF Dry
Ferns. which is near his mountain home
In California. 1t is hi, playground. so
to speak, and sometimes he spends a
week there at time. At night he lies
down on Il couch OF Say.trec branches,
with nothing but q blanket for his cover
ing