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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-04-03

But the vital results attained are
not set forth in figures nor known to
the laborers. The effect of tireless
Christian ministrations and discipline
cannot be measured. During the
present month woman came far to
tell the inmates in the chapel, that
the reformatory had saved her, and as
the savage ones passed out they said
to the quiet women. "Well be comm
back tellin' the same thing some
day"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-04-03

The separation OF female convicts
from both male convicts and male
keepers and the management of wo-
men by women are distinctly unique.
Few States confine men and women
even in separate buildings.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-04-03

The question is, Is the system
adopted by the Indiana Reformatory
an advance over the methods of other
States in accomplishing restoration to
virtue and self-respect?
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-04-03

Prison cells are as near homelike an
flowers, which the women are fond OF
keeping in bloom, and pictures of fam
lily or other bright bits, can make them.
Thorough cleanliness insured by q
supply of bath.tubs; good air, food
selected with regard to its being the
most wholesale, and simple, regular
habits work magic upon constitutions
weakened by vice and disease. The
most slatternly and most ignorant are
taught thorough housekeeping in all
its branches, and some labor by which
an honest living may be made. Each
woman is in section that thoroughly
learns in turn to cook, wash, iron,
mend, darn, cut, fit, and make clothes,
knit, quilt, milk, harness horses, make
garden, hang paper, paint, and do all
manner Of common homework even to
turing the lawn. All work OF the
place is done by inmates, to making
mattresses. Sewing, laundering and
miscellaneous work are taken in, not
primarily to make ends meet but to
teach women these occupations for
future reliance. The daily routine
moves like clockwork, no talking be-
ing allowed except At noon and even
ing recreation hours. During the
winter, night school is held, at which
the common branches are taught and
useful general information impaired.
Similar discipline prevails in the
girls reformatory. Half the day here
10 given to work similar to that of the
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-04-03

When evidence of trustworthiness is
given and assurance of efficiency, q
girl is placed out in q private family
on ticket.of-leave, extended as good
behavior warrants, to the end of her
term. Occasionally one of these girls
requests to be taken back because un.
able as one of them said, to keep
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-04-03
OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 1885,
consecrated" in the family she was

consecrated" in the family she was
with.
This is the key to the reformatOry's
success. In no other penal institu-
tion in the world, probably, are relig-
ious influences made so strong an ele-
ment in discipline. No reformation is
held worth the name unless based on
penitence and faith. In both wings
devotional exercises are held twice a
day
Five circles of Kings Daughters
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-04-03
DAILY TINE CARD.
OLYMPIA, TACOMA AND SEATTLE ROUTE

Connecting with boats for Shelton and Kamil.
che
, 1896-02-15

School Mr.. A. G. Grove. was appointed az
acting-teacher at La Prncesse school. Mr..
Albert Thompson. octirg-teacher in Freder-
ik>ted's Free School, resigned on the 28th
February, and on tie Ist Of April Mr.. q.
Hodge, a teacher from St. Kits was APP
pointed to fill his place,
The annual examinations were held in the
Chri8tianstci's Free School on the 18th and
l4th of May. and in the Frederiksted Free
School on The 10Th and 18th of May. On
the whole the results Of these examinations
were good except in the LIST Boys and 2nd
Girls Glasses in FrederikSted Free School.
where, mainly on account Of the change of
teachers, the results were poor. Besides the
above named examinations the usual half
yearly examinations Il the town-schools WAS
held in the month Of November.
The yearly tx limitations IN the Country
Schools were hell from the 18th Of August
to the 18th September, In February and
August examinations were held for determin-
ing the amounts of the premiums to be-
paid to the teachers. Al the examinations
held in August the several Country Sohools
obtained the following average marks for
each bound scholar on the list.
, 1896-02-15
IL. THE PRIVATE SCHOOLS.

In the curse of the year 1895 two Of the
smaller private schools have been closed.
namely Mrs. L. Bruley's school III Christian
sted and MIS-. Pc. Paul's school in Frederik-
sted.
From the following table it will be seen
that the total number of children in the
private schools has increased from SOB in
december 1894 to 632 in December 1895,
which arises from the very great increase in
the number attending ST. Patricks School,
namely from 21l to 1853.
The Rev. Fl. Lawaetz's private boys school
in Christiansted was conducted by the Rev.
j. Hsie until the expiration of the month of
June and was taken over again by the
Rev. H. Lawaetz in July, after his return
from Europe. The annual examination in
this school was held or the 23rd and oath
of October with satisfactory results. The
average attendance for the year has been %
o of 80, or about SO per cent. At the
close of the year the school was removed 4
another, but equally suitable, locality.
, 1896-02-15

From the above table it will be seen that
the average number Of pupils registered IN
the two town schools has been SCI, against
$40 in the previous year, while the average
number on the registers # the Country
Schools Las been 900, against ,02Ol III the
previous year, and for the whole Of the pub
lie schools 1876. against 1850 IN the pres
vious years. Jhe creates: fall ng of ha-
been in Annaly school los to So, and the
reason for it has been that he Roman Ca
tholic priests IL Fred riksted have insisted
on the children belonging 10 their Church
attending then own school Isl. Patrick'sI
The average attendance has Leon about the
same as IN The previous year. namely about
so per cent. For the two town schools it
has been respectively 81 per cent aud s. per
cent, CT on the average 50 per cent, whl.e Tor
the Country >chools taken together 1t has
been II per cent. With regard to their
average Attendance in 1880 he Country
Schools stand in the following order: /,
Annalv School and Peters Rest School;
2. Diamond School: 3, LaIliucesee School;
4, East Hill School; 5. Two Williams; s,
FriedensfeId School.
With regard to school fines it was stated
in the Report for 1894 that $50 fines re-
NAMED over unsettled at the close of year.
OF these fines 81 we're subsequently RENTED,
1856 (S22.SC) were paid. and 100 were expiat-
ed. During the year 1895, 3,046 fines were
imposed I'm 1894, 3l4lJ, OF which Lois were
RENTED, 1888 $1,000 We're paid, 92l were
expiated and 223 remained over unsettled at
the close of the year.
In the course of the year the following
changes in the teaching staff have taken
place. Mr.. S. A. Smith. octingteacher at
Two Williams school, was appointed TO act
as teacher iua Christianstsd's Free School
from LIST of February, and Mr.. W Hughes,
who had been acting as teacher in Christian
steds Free School, was transferred to Two
Williams School from the same date. Mr..
w. Hughes resigned his post on the 1st Of
September. and Two Williams School was
from that date placed under the charge of
Mr.. Joshua, acting-teacher at Annaly School,
who at the same time was permanently ap-
pointed as a teacher in the Country Schools Of
st. Croix. Annaly School was placed under
the charge of Mr.. Saml. Carlisle, formerly
teacher of Nisky School, st. Thomas. Mr..
Carlisle was appointed a teacher in the st.
Croix Country Schools from the LIST OF Septem-
Der. The acting-teacher at La Prime sse
School, Mr.. E. Kerr, who for four years
had conducted the school i'll a very s~atistac-
tory manner, resigned his post on the LIST
of October, and Miss Roselin Grove, daughter
of the former teacher in Chris t~iansted Free
, 1896-02-15
Translation.
PUBLICATION.

SCI is hereby made known that on
- and from the 18th instant the
telegraph stations in the forts Of
Christiansted and Frederiksteo un,il
further notice will be open nom II
o'clock noon to s o'clock pan,
Government Secretary's Office, st. Cro.x,
the 18th February 1896.
II uPRiCHT.
, 1896-02-15
LUTHERAN CHURCH

On Sunday the 18th February there Will
be held Divine Service IN ChrstianSted's
Lutheran Church at the usual houls 40
and 12.)
, 1896-02-15

ABONNENTER paa danske Blade
III N. m. anmodes ON at indbetale
Contingentet for April Kvartal d.A
linden code DENIES saafremt ADon-
nement 0nskes fortsat.
Christiansteds Postkontor, den l4de Feb
ruar 1896.
PETER LEMMING.
, 1896-02-15
Translation.
Publication.

9DT is hereby made known that by
q Royal Resolution of 28th De
cember last Mr.. w. B WOODS was
recognized as British Vice { onsul
at Frederiksted. st. troix.
Government Secre'ary's Office, St. Croix,
the 18th February 1896.
LIALPRICHT.
, 1896-02-15
ST.. CROIX fELLES-SUK.
~KERK0GERIER.
DcIiVcrerS Of Cane

to the Central Factory who have
applied for 5 years Contracts, with
sugar price fixed according to Amer
ica's Market can sign contracts at
the Factory's Office in town each
day between l and 3 o'clock p. M.
up to MONDAY the 18th inst.
St. Croix, l2tn February 1896.
CHR. DAHL.
, 1896-02-15

NAMES.
(The figures IN parentheses
give the dates Of appoint
ments.l
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-09-25
BEFORE AND AFTER.
Senators Jones and Stewart Experience q
Change of Heart.

Senators Jones and Stewart Experience q
Change of Heart.
Here is what Senator Jones, of Ne
vada, one of the ablest of the present
ADVOCATES of silver standard, said on
the subject in 1874:
81 believe the sooner we come
down to a purely gold standard the
better 1t will be for the country"
Here is what Senator Stewart, Of
Nevada, one of the most intolerant Of
the present advocates of the silver
standard, said in the same year:
81 want the standard gold, and no
paper money not redeemable in
gold"
Here is what the Chicago platform,
which both senator's now support, says:
1--WE demand the free and unlim-
tied coinage Of both silver and gold
at the present legal ratio or 4 9 to 4 /,
without waiting for the aid or con-
sent OF any other nation.''
Senators Jones and Stewart were not
large owners in silver mines in 1874.
They are large owners in such mines
now. Does this account for their
change of attitude? If so what weight
should their present utterances have
with the public?
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-09-25
How Conditions Have Changed.

There is such thing as laying too
much stress upon fact that existed at
one time, without reference to the con-
ditions under which it existed. And
that is just what the free silver men
are doing. From 1856 to 1860, for in
stance, the silver dollar was admitted
to free coinage, at the ratio of 16 to l.,
without causing any arrangement of
our finances, but it does not by any
means follow that the same thing could
be done now. From 1856 to 1860 the
average annual product of gold in the
world was 6,4s6, 1862 ounces and of silver
29,095, 42S ounces, or 4.4S ounces of sill
vcr TO one of gold. In 1892 the gold
product of the world was 7,1O2, $50
ounces and the silver product was
1853, Isl, 762 ounces, or Plat times as
many ounces of silver as of gold. And
the disparity is nearly as great now as
it was then. Besides that in the
former period all European countries
were coming silver as standard money.
Now they are not.
Arguing from the first and previous
periods to the present, without taking
into account these changed conditions
is the shallowest of foolish reasoning.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-09-25

The wool which was imported from
the United Kingdom was not, of course,
very largely the product of of the Brit
ish Isles. 1t was mostly South Ameri
can and Australian wool, imported by
way of English ports, and paying trib-
ute, in the way of freight and profits,
to our English cousins.
American fiockmasters have not only
had their market invaded by increased
importations under the free trade
policy of the Democracy and the Wilson
bill, but they have suffered in the
price of their product. The wool
schedule of the Mckinley law went
into effect Oct. 6, 1890, and the New
York prices of the different grades of
wool in that month were; fine 33 cents
per pound, medium 81, and course 81
cents. In October 1895, under the in
fluence of the Wilson tariff law and
increased importations, the prices
were; fine 1917, medium 2111, coarse 90.
Here is another point In 1884,
under duty of 12M cents per pound
on wool, there were 50,500,000 sheep
on the farms and ranches of this coun-
try. In 1888, under tariff of 10 cents
per pound, the number had fallen to
Al, 100000. In 1898, under the McKin-
ley tariff of II cents per pound they
had increased to 47,5OO,O0O. On the
first of January 1896, under the free
wool clause of the Wilson tariff, they
had fallen to 3s,500,000.
Do the wool growers of Michigan
want another four years o. he VIII
son tariff law, or do they want a re-
turn to the system of protection for
wool?
The platform on which Bryan and
Sewall are running for President and
vice-president declares against any
change in this tariff. The platform
on which Mckinley and Hobart are
running declares in favor of return
to the protection system.
Which will you have?
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-09-25
Results Clearly Stated.

A prominent writer on financial top
les sums up as follows a statement of
the inevitable results of the free coin
age of silver at the present ratio:
''The quickest and surest way to di-
minish the volume of currency in the
United States, is to adopt the free coin
age of silver, for it will drive out gold,
rob silver dollars of their AZ per cent
credit value, destroy a part of the con-
fidence in our paper money, and
brighten foreign investors away. 1t
will cause financial ruin that will make
the present hard times seem as child's
play; it will make money harder to
buy or to borrow than it is now; it will
give us fluctuating prices in the mar
kets based on gold as a standard unit,
with confidence, which is now the
equilibrium, gone; wages will not in
crease as promised, for upon such an
uncertain financial basis, money will
not be lured forth from its hiding
places and be poured into the channels
of trade"
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-09-25

Not only is the tariff on live sheep
reduced, but putting wool on the free
list has further diminished the value
of every sheep in the state. The re-
duction of duties upon vegetables and
dairy products has been especially dis
astrous to the farmers and truck gar
deners along the borders.
The Republican platform in addition
to its general pledge of protection to
American industries has the following:
ITO all our products-to those of the
mine and the field, as we'll as to those
of the shop and factory-to hemp, to
wool, the product of the great industry
of sheep husbandry, as well as to the
finished woolens of the mill-we prom
Use the most ample protection"
Do the farmers of Michigan want
this pledge carried out or do they want
four years more of the Wilson tariff?
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-09-25

The government bought the silver
bullion contained in the silver dollar
at very much less than its coinage
value. 1t paid it out to its creditors,
and put it in circulation among the
people, at its face value of 100 cents,
or full dollar. 1t required the peo-
pie to accept it as legal tender, and is
thus morally bound to maintain it at a
parity with gold, which was then, as
now, the recognized standard with us,
and the mos enlightened nations of
the world. The government, having
issued and circulated the silver dollar,
it must, in honor, protect the holder
from loss. This obligation it has so
far sacredly kept. Not only is there a
moral obligation, but there is legal
obligation, expressed in public statute,
to maintain the parity. -McKinley's
letter of acceptance.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-09-25
The Tariff and the Steel Industries.

In one year after its enactment the
Wilson law doubled the importation of
bar iron; it destroyed tn cotton tie in
dustry in this country and closed up
the factories; it about doubled the inn
ports of steel ingots, blooms, etc.; it in
creased the imports of tin plate; and
though the iron and steel schedule was
not injured to the extent Of the wool
schedule and the wooden and worsted
schedule, yet the imports were increas-
ed $5,O00,O00. In common with all
business this great industry, in which
probably over half million of our peo-
pie are directly or indirectly interested,
has been crippled and the consuming
power of an army of workers cut down.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-09-25
UNHERDED WARNING.
Fast Experiences should Have Taught
the People Better.


the People Better.
When the voters In 1892 listened to
The siren voices of Democratic orators,
Promising better times and an enlarged
foreign trade from the adoption of
ntariff reform" measures, they went
against the warnings of history, as
well as against the soundest principles
of political economy. Experiences un-
der the loY tariffs of 1916, 1882 and
1s46 were all against them. In refer
ence to the latt.r Presid mt Fillmore,
in bis message to congress in Deem
Der, 1851, said:
"The value Of our exports of
breadstuffs and provisions, which
it was supposed the incentive of
a low tariff and large importations
from abroad would have greatly aug
mented, has fallen from SOS, 900, 900 in
1s47 to $21 10000 in 1851, with almost
certainty of a still further reduction
in 1852. The policy which dictated a
low rate of duties on foreign merchan-
disc, it was thought by those who es-
tablished it, would tend to benefit the
farming population of this country by
increasins the demand and raising the
price of our agricultural products in
foreign markets The foregoing facts,
however, seem to show incontestibly
that no such result has followed the
adoption of this policy"
These words were uttered as histor-
ical of the effect which the repeal Of
the protective tariff of 1912 by the free
trade tariff of 1916 had upon the agri-
cultural industry of the country. They
can now be quoted with larger figures,
as historical of the effect which the
repeal of the Mckinley tariff of 1890,
by the Wilson tariff of 1894, had upon
the same class of industries.
In the fiscal year ending June 30,
1892, which was the first full year I'M
der the Mckinley tariff, the exports of
agricultural products amounted to
$799, 1925 32. In 1895, which was the
first full year under the Wilson tariff,
they were $3.50, 215, 3l7, falling off of
Sac, l16, 915, or about 80 per cent.
Areturn to protection and reciprocity
is needed to bring back the figures of
1892
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-09-25

In Michigan in 1892, when the Nc
Kinley tariff was in force, there were
2,353,772 sheep, with an average re-
ported value of $3.21 In 1896, under
the operation of the Wilson tariff their
number had been reduced to 1,491, 079
and their average value is given as
s1.9l The election of Bryan for presi-
dent means the retention of the Wilson
tariff for four years more. The elcc-
ton of Mckinley with a Republican
congress will bring revision of the
tariff with protection for wool and
sheep.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-09-25
FREE WOOL.
DISASTROUS EFFECTS OF THE
WILSON TARIFF ACT ON THE
Wool INDUSTRY.
Imports Enormously Increased. Prices
Ruinously Reduced. - Flocks Greatly
Diminished.

The farmers of Michig. and of the
northern states generally have suffered
in the prices and demand for many OF
their products under the operation OF
the Wilson tariff act. Some of the de-
tails of this injury to their markets
have already been published in this
paper. In nothing has the loss been
more general than in the wool product.
And this feature is deserving OF an
article by itself.
There is no other product OF field or
pasture that the tariff reformers"
have been so eager to attack as wool.
One of President Cleveland's earliest
messages to congress was devoted
largely to an argument in favor of put
ting wool on the free list. The Mills
bill proposed the same thing, and the
Wilson bill, which is the first tariff
measure the Democrats have been able
to pass, accomplished what had long
been threatened. The reduction on
wool and woolens took effect Jan. l.,
1895, although the influence of the
threatened attack upon the industry
had been felt on prices for two years
preceding that. Some of the figures
relating to this industry are interest
ing and significant.
The imports of wool, by classes, for
the calendar year 1894, which was the
last year under the Mckinley tariff,
and for 1895, which was the first under
the Wilson tariff, were, in pounds as
follows:
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-09-25
THE WORKINCMAN.
Suppose He Lived In Mexico, Under the
Silver Standard.

Suppose He Lived In Mexico, Under the
Silver Standard.
There are "a gold standard countries
in the world, and eight silver standard
countries or groups of countries. Of
the latter the Central American states
are small and in China and Japan all
other conditions of life are different
from what they are in this favored
land. Russia, Mexico and Peru are the
nearest civilized of the silver standard
countries, and Mexico is very near
neighbor to us. From reports made
to the state department at Washington
a table of the average weekly wages
paid to different classes of mechanics
and laborers has been compiled and is
published as official. From this table
the following figur IRE taken:
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-09-25
Partrio, m Alb. e ~a-ty.

Men of all sections can unite, and
will unite, to rebuke the reputation
of our obligations and the debasement
of our currency. In this contest pa
triotisin is above party, and national
honor is dearer than any party name.
The currency and credit of the govern
ment are good now. and must be kept
good forever. -William Mckinley, Sat
urday, july II, 1885,
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-09-25
TARIFF RATES.
Tho Duties on Farm Products Under the
Wilson Bill.

1t may be interesting to Michigan
farmers to know just what changes the
Wilson act makes in the tariff on farm
products. Under the Mckinley act the
tariff on these articles was specific and
the exact amount could always be
known in advance. Under the Wilson
bill the duties are in many cases ad
valorem. Reducing the latter to spe-
cific taxes, upon prices as they were on
the first of January, we find the fol-
lowing differences in rates on the arti-
cles named
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-09-25

Under the stimulus of the sugar
bounties provided for by the Mckinley
tariff act the manufacture Of beet
sugar in this country increased from
5,400 tons to $4,000. Under the Wilson
tariff act the amount manufactured IL
rapidly falling off.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-09-25

There Is scarcely any point in the
economy of national affairs of greater
moment than the uniform prcscrva-
ton of the intrinsic value IF the money
units. On this the security and steady
value of property essentially depend
Hamilton.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-09-25

One consequence of overvaluing
either metal, in respect to the other, is
the Punishment of that which is over
valued. Hamilton.
It is often in the course of trade, as.
desirable to possess the kind of money,
as the kind of commodities best adapted
20 Q foreicn market--HamiIton4
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-09-25

The revolutions which may take
place in the comparative value of gold
and silver will be changes in the state
Of the latter, rather than in that of the
lormer.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-09-25

What this country needs is to get
back to that policy that will give us
work and wages. --William Mckinley.