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The Yale expositor., 1896-08-28
FARMERS Egg BASKET
The Mckinley Law Checked In
portat;on and Gave a
Home Market.
EFFECT o.; THE WILSON BILL.
The Canadian Farmer Has Prote cton
but the American Farmer
Has None.

There is no reason why Canada, Mexi.
co, China or any other country should
supply the United States with single
egg. Canada does not buy single egg
from us, and there is no reason why we
should buy from her. When we do, the
American farmer loses the beneht OF part
of his natural market.
The purpose OF TINS article Is TO show
by few figures the benefit which the
American farmer derived from the Nc
Kinley law; not merely because the
law stopped imports from other countries,
but because under that law he received
an average of 10 cents dozen for his
eggs all the year around. Under the
present Wilson-Gorman bill, he hardly
averages 5 cents a dozen; and the people
could better afford to pay 10 cents a
dozen in 1899, than they, can cents a
dozen in 1896.
From 1883 to 1890, there was no tariff
upon eggs. The Canadian farmer could
send his eggs across the line from Maine
Germany and other countries supplied
us with 15,5OO,OOO dozens of eggs, an
nually, on the average. We paid every
year to the foreign farmer on this small
product alone, at 10 cents a dozen, ST.
100000. This importation of over l.
100000 dozen a month or 10000 dozen a
day was felt in the way of competition,
by our farmers chiefly in the large cities.
Farmers cen get the best prices for eggs
and their products in the large cities;
but when New York, Philadelphia, Bos-
ton, Buffalo, Cleveland, Chicago. San
Francisco and many other markets are
supplied with eggs. shipped at cheap
rates of transportation by water, how
can the farmer expect to compete who
has to ship his eggs by rail?
The following statement shows impor-
tations of eggs. by countries, the year be-
fore the Mckinley tariff went into effect,
for the year ending June 80. 1889:
Importations Of eggs, by countries, Julyl.
1883, to June 80, 1889.
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Question for Farmers.

If the volume of silver money controls
prices. as the free coiners would have
us believe that it does, so that the more
silver coin there is in circulation, the
higher is the price of wheat. and the
less silver coin there is in circulation,
the lower the price of wheat: then will
some farmer. who believes in the free
question:
How did it happen that wheat was
lower in price in 1894 than ever before,
while the amount of coined silver in the
world was greater than ever before ?
Illinois State Journal.
The Yale expositor., 1896-08-28
The Irishman and the Pc

Mr.. Tenney's story ut Madi
freshman who swallowed a
and then n dose of Paris gr
hope of killing the bug, Is ",
the political situation. The Amc.
workingman swallowed free trade
1899. and now, to cure the misery VIII"
he has suffered ever since, the Popul-
ouack doctor is trying to induce him to
swallow an unlimited dose of free silver.
But IL the workngman takes 1t. he will
find, when it is too late, that the cure 10
worse than the disease.
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Year ending June 30. Dozens. Value.

During the last year of the Mckinley
.or;ff the only eggs we bought were from
Canada, and from China for the Chi
nesc. We bought none whatever from
Trroneon countries. as before. Even ut
< cents n dozen the tariff would not he
onv too high. 1t simply made differ
nlaces In Canada, far from the shipping
POINTS.
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Reducing this to gold. as in the original
statement. the net profit of the Mexican
farmer would be $3.50. exactly what that
of the American farmer would be. This
is a fair specimen of the illusory and
deceptive statements put forth by free
silver men to deceive American farmers.
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If the Mckinley law had been let
alone. the American farmer in 1896
would be supplying nearly every egg in
the American market. The farmers
wife would have felt encouraged to in
crease her stock of poultry, on which
she depended for pin money to clothe
herself and her children. When the
Mckinley law was repealed and the tar
if on eggs reduced from 3 cents to 3
cents n dozen. importation increased
100000 dozen in one year, at an in
creased price Of $l25.OO0. Unless the
American farmer can see il to be his in
terest to vote for Mckinley and the
restora ton of proper luty on eggs. the
Canadian and other foreign farmers will
soon again ship us 16oO0. 900 dozen IA
year and the price of domestic eggs will
continue to decline. ms they have done
for the last two years,
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Question. why s;0uid Democrats Legis-
late i'm favor Of the Canadian as against
the American Farmer?

The American farmer could not sell
eggs in Canada, even if they had no
tariff on American eggs. There are only
a few large cities there. and they are
near to the Canadian cheap farms. The
half-a-dozen small markets in Canada
have total population only One-quarter
as large as that of the city of New York:
A few election districts in the city of
New York, or in Philadelphia. or in
Chicago. afford better market for
American eggs than the whole of Can
ada. Yet Canada imposes duty Of 3
cents dozen on our eggs. while we int
pose duty of only cents dozen on
her eggs.
The Canadians have protection, but
under the Wilson bill we have not.
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Assumed net profit to American
Assumed net profit to Mexican

zoo
1nrlner.... ............. .HZ,op
Reduced to gold. ................... 1850
AS this assumed profit would be in
silver and the wheat would have to be
sold upon the gold standard. this skilful
accountant reduces this to gold, making
the net profit to the Mexican farmer
$3.50. But to produce this result this
accommodating accountant, while con-
ccding that the expense of raising the
wheat would be twice as many silver
dollars as in the United States, as
sumes that the profit on it would be the
same number of silver dollars as in the
United States. As a matter of fact the
freight rates in Mexico are higher eX-
pressed i'm the gold standard than in the
United States. but assuming that they
are the same. the American railroad com
panies. as soon as they cross the border,
require twice as many Mexican dollars
to pay given freight rate as they re-
quirc of American dollars on American
territory. so that the freight rate in Mex
leo would be $1,000 instead of $500, as
our free silver accountant states it,
Moreover. interest rates are higher in
Mexico than in the United States, if
paid in Mexican silver dollars, and more
over the interest would have to he paid
on twice the number of silver dollars bor-
rowed by the American farmer, so that
even supposing the rates of interest
to be the same. the amount of interest
would he double, raising it from 5000 to
$500. Moreover, the equivalent of $40
taxes paid by the American farmer
would be $50 in Mexican dollars. so that
the account of the Mexican farmer, thus
corrected. would stand as follows:
5000 bushels at 81 Ii per bushel. -. .S5, 600
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VALUES DECREASED.
Prices of Live stock Under Republican
and Democratic Rule.

When we resumed specie pay
ment In 1879 our domestic
animals horses, mules, cat
valued at ..,...............$ 81, 445, 423. O62
During the ensuing six years.
until the election of Mr..
Cleveland In 1884, the values
Increased to. .............. 2,467 SOS, 924
A gain during six years Of
Republican rule OF. 49,. 81, O22, 445. 500
During the ensuing four years
until the election OF Mr..
creased from ............... 2,467, s6s, 924
To. ....... ............ ...... 2,409, 043. AIS
A loss during four years Of
Democratic rule OF. ........ tS,S25, 5O6
During the ensuing four years,
until the second election OF
Mr.. Cleveland In 1892, values
again Increased from. ....... 2.4O9, O43, 41S
To. -. .............. ........ 2,4G1 I55,6 9S
R sT H RULE or ...... =. 52712, $50
During the last two years,
under the second admins
tratlon OF Mr.. Cleveland and
under proposed and accom-
plshed free trade and sweep
Ing tariff reductions. values
again decreased from CS93). 2,4S3, SOC, 6S1
To the comparatively insight
fcant total of.............. 1,Sl9, 446,3O6
Showing the enormous loss
in two. years OF Democratic ~, ooo -,
rule or ..,.............'..' oof'Voo'o'o
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FIGURES FOR FARMERS
Arithmetic for Wheat Growers
Which Neglects Tax and In
tereSt Considerations.
AFREE SILVER MA THEMATlCIAN.
Silver Accountants Concede Double
Expense in Mexico and AS
sumo Equal Profits.

Warren, Mimi, Aug. Ito the Editor:
l enclose comparative slips circulated by
an advocate of free silver, which subject
l would like your opinion on. 1t, of
course. il intended to catch the farmer
who raises wheat. and deductions of this
kind have had their influence in this dis
trict. which is largely wheat growing.
l would like the going wages in Mexico
and the rates of interest in countries on
silver basis as compared with the gold
standard countries. l.. Lambers0n.
The first slip processes to show The net
profit to farmer of raising 5000 bushels
of wheat in the United States
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5S,S25,5O6
2, 4O9.043, 41S
=, 4G1,15J,69S
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Dozens. Value.
1898, 800 81. 41S.976

The next table shows the points at which
these eggs were received:
AMERICA PORTS OF ENTRY FOR EGGS.
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-25

tenden e. Norton, of New York. As this
farm Is intended as an Improvement upon
the "Old original" Il combines all the best
features and latest improvements. II Is
situated at Parsippany n. j., about ten
miles from Montclair, not far from Cald-
we'll the birthplace OF President Cleve-
land
The main building consists Of barn"
100 feet In length by twenty In depth.
This IS waterproof and warm, and has eY-
cry sanitary arrangement for the preser-
walton of the health Of the occupants. II
comprises two divisions; one devoted to
the male and the other to the female
section of the community. These sec
lions are respectively divided into three
parts each, In which the felines are dis
tributed according 10 their age.
To the south of the barn are the rum
aways, six In number-one for each sec
ton OF the interior. These range from
twenty to thirty feet IN length. and
from sixteen to seventeen feet IN width.
In those devoted to the kittens are plant
ed several small trees which the future
sleep-destroyers climb and tumble from
with untiring energy.
Closely woven wire screens separate
these alleys, so that while Tom and Tabby
may exchange the compliments of the
season, or arch their backs in the dis
cussion Of breach Of promise suits, they
may not meet with either osculatory or
pugilstic int0nt.
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DEMOCRATS OF NORTH CAROLINA.
The state Convention to Be Held at
Raleigh To-day.

hule1Rn IO-OaN.
Raleigh, N. C.. June A.-The democratic
state convention meets here at noon to-
morrow with 6l9 delegates About 500 are
now here. The declination of ]. s. Carr
to allow his name to go before the con-
vention for governor has put the dele
gates at sea. Some Of them favor hold
ing two conventions, one tomorrow 10
elect delegates at large, and another con-
vention to be held after the national one,
to nominate a state ticket.
But a large majority of those here to-
night say they favor one convention, and
the disposal of all business tomorrow.
The other faction is working hard, how
ever. in the interest of two conventions.
1t appears to be difficult TO find a man
who will be a candidate for governor, and
this is another matter which adds to the
perplexity of some of the delegates. eau
cuses were held tonight to settle these
questions. The chief reason which the two
convention advocates urge is that they
do not know whether free silver will win
at Chicago and whether some of their del
egates to Chicago may not play them false.
1t is asserted tonight that Cyrus 3.
Watson of Winston will be nominated for
governor on the first ballot by the demo-
cratic convention tomorrow.
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WORK OF THE NAIL TRUST.
The Combine Making Every Effort
to Control the Market.

TO Control the Market.
Chicago, June 4.-The nail association,
which is also called the nail trust, held a
meeting to-day at the Auditorium hotel.
Among the leading members present were
Charles S. Loring and ]. c. Pearson of
Boston, J. D. Dubois of Wheeling, W. Va;
]. Russell Horton Of Ashland, KY; N.
Claypool of Indianapolis, N. B. Burr of
Iowa.
The recent purchase of the Voackes mill
Of New York and Philadelphia for $500, 0O0
and the Pittsburg Wire Company, for $50, =
CO., has given the association a practical
monopoly of the wire nail industry, enab-
ling it to regulate the price and output
The association has advanced the price
from 10 cents a key to $500 in the two
years Of it's existence. A member said to-
day there would be no immediate change
in the price, and purchasers had been
guaranteed there would be no decline in
nails bought this month before July 81.
troublesome question settled by the
meeting was in relation to the nail ma
chine manufacturers, who resented the
dictation OF the trust as to the number of
machines to be turned out 1t was agreed
to allot machine men a certain output by
districts, and the restriction viii be com
pensated for by a cash allowance.
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OCCUPATIONS THAT nURr TEETH.
Brain Workers Likely to Lose Their
MOIars Early.

From the New York Journal
A prominent New York dentist made
the statement the other day. which he
said was backed by the highest scien-
tifc authority, that Intellectual pursuits
play havoc with the teeth, and that the
more man tolls with his brain the more
likely are his teeth 70 disappear or to
become diseased before he reaches mid
die life.
The reason why people in this country
have poorer teeth than those OF any
other country In the world Is because
they live at the highest possible pitch OF
nervous pleasure. Savage races generally
have teeth superior TO those OF civilized
races.
There are many manual occupations,
too, that have a bad effect on the teeth.
quicksilver miners, bleachers who use
chloride Of lime, people employed in soda
factories, are some OF those who sufler.
But the most harmful trade of ALL not
only in its effect upon the general health,
but also upon the teeth, is that of maxi
ing matches. The phosphorus used in
their manufacture affects In some way
the health of the teeth Of those who
handle II.
Artificial teeth are made of all sorta
OF strange substances nowadays, but
probably the most curious of all mater
lals used for the purpose Is compressed
paper. dentist in Germany has been
udhluS them IN TINS way TOT many years
past. False teeth were never so cheap
as they are to-day, and at the same time
never so dear. They can be purchased
as low as IS per set, or they may cost as
high $3.50. There are expensive dem
lists, as well as expensive doctors, ana
it is not an uncommon thing for $500 TO be
paid for a new outfit of mOlars.
When IL comes to expensive teeth-or,
rather, an expensive tOOth-prObably the
costliest and most highly priced in the
world is that of sacred monkey. 1t IS
in one of the temples of Siam, preserved
in a gold box. The value the natives put
upon 1t may be judged by the fact that
they paid S3,750O 900 to Portugal for it's
ransom when the fortunes of war placed
it in the pOsse ssiOn of that nation. The
Cingalese, also, venerate as sacred a
monkeys mOlar, while the people of Mall
abar worship one of an elephants grind
ers. In the Tonga Islands a tooth from
a sharks jaw is regarded with great rev.
erance, and in India the faithful adore a
tooth that is said to have been once in
active service IN the mouth Of Buddha
himself
The first dentist, in fact. must have
lived long before Buddha. At any rate,
there were dentists in plenty in Egypt
and Greece 500 years 3. c., who used
gold for filling teeth and gold wire for
fixing artificial ones. Gold has even been
discovered in the teeth of mummies
known to be many thousands Of years
old
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FORT sALIsBURYs PATE.
IN Unconhrmed Rumor That the
MatabeIes Have Captured the Fort.

Matabeles Have Captured the Fort.
London. June 2A-The Daily Telegraph
viii tomorrow publish a dispatch from
Kimberley. saying that q rumor is being
circulated to the effect that the natives
have captured Fort Salisbury. killed and
mutilated fifty white inhabitants. and
smashed the Maxim guns IN the place.
The foregoing report. however. lacks
confirmation. as do other rum0rs recently,
which say that Fort Salisbury has been
hard pressed by the natives, hut mas been
relieved. There has been much lighting
in various places IN the disturbed dis
trict in the last few days
Durham, the American scout, found
in cave in the MatOppo hills, the fam
Gus Matabele god. Alllmo. the prompter
AMI fOsterer of the outbreak. and vainly
lried TO capture Mlimo alive, but being
unable to do so. killed MIN. IL Is be-
Eeved that the death Of their god Will
discourage the natives. ana lead 10 the
suppression of the revolt.
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-rolstoi, on being interviewed recently

-Tolstoi, on being interviewed recently,
said: II have busted myself lately with
plans for founding a newspaper. I wish
ed a newspaper to spread abroad NV
ideas 1 thought / would like a news
paper in London, which would give space
to the opinions of my opponents as well
as myself and be managed BY a com
mittee, In which these opponents would
have representatives. This COMMITTEES
would have decided on the articles to
be published; the erueical test in each
case would be the sincerity OF the au-
thor. That was my idea, but / have
changed my mind a little now
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GREAT BRITAIN MORE DooILE.
This Government Appealed to in
HarrIson's Behalf.


Washington, June 4.-As soon as Sec
retary Olney returns to the state de-
partment, and he is confidently expected
tomorrow, he will receive from Sir Ju-
lian Pauncefote, the British ambassador,
a request from the British government
to use his good offices with Venezuela to
secure the release from Imprisonment of
Crown Surveyor Harrison, who IS report
ed to have been arrested by venezuelan
police while he was engaged in construct
ing road connect ting the Barima anu
Cuyuni rivers in the disputed territory.
This action of Great Britain is considered,
in diplomatic circles, a radical departure
from the ultimatum methods hllheFto
practiced on American republics,
and much significance is at
tached to this fact, as proDaDly
indicating the considerable progress made
toward an arbitration agreement, and the
practical acknowledgement that the Uni
Jed States is a party in the venezuelan
dispute, as well as in future controversies
regarding territories on the American
ointment While it is universally admitted
that the new incident is exceedingly IN
fortunate just at this 1uncture, Jirere Is
great diversity Of opinion IN hxing the
blame. Even the British government has
the most indefinite knowledge OF the eX-
act locality where the arrest took place,
although it is claimed that the surveying
party had no authority to go outside the
territory occupied exclusively by Eng
g men for the past ten years.
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euEER JAPANEsn TmEArnRs.
Patrons Enjoy Themselves, But Are
Compelled TO SIT on the Floor.

Patrons Enjoy Themselves, hut Arc
Compelled 20 SIT on the Floor.
From the San Francisco Chronicle.
To a stranger one Of the most curious
sights in Japan is a house OF public en-
tertainment A more extraordinary or In
teresting spectacle can scarcely be imag-
ined, and IS certainly not to be witnessed
in any other portion Of the civilized world.
In nearly every street in the city Of
Toxic Is always to be found one or more
OF these places Of amusement. 1t is rem
dered conspicuous by placards posted on
a square box hung in a prominent place,
announcing that Messrs. So-and-So viii
give an entertainment regularly between
certain dates, and at night this box IS lit
up with candles.
At the entrance TO the house IS a large
T0Sfea t oT Witch y ss 81 ts ts
toned a man who cries at Intervals:
Come in! Come in ladies and gentlemen,
and see our wonderful exhibition. 1t Will
tickle your liver and make the lean grow
fat from laughing. Come In, my pretty
maid, and we viii show you the features
of your lover.
o'clock in the morning and closes at 6
O'clock in the evening, and, including the
the fun Is kept up all day. On arriving at
the place Of amusement the audience take
off their geta, or clogs, and place them
in the custody OF a man. who charges a
These clogs ara hung on pegs with huge
wooden tablets attached to them. Those
who 90 into the house with geta conceal
ed upon their persons are treated with
contempt and dubbed "abrumushi," signi-
flying "cockroaches."
AS there are no seats in a house OF pub
lie entertainment in Toxic the audience
squat cross-legged on the mats IN the
space allotted to them and make them
selves comfortable for the day The men
and women light their pipes and while
away the time by rehearsing pleasant re-
miniscences until the performance begins
JuRglers, story-tellers, magic lantern ex-
hibltors, who are considered the fOrerun-
ners of prosperity and harbingers of
peace, entertain the public both day and
night. Each troupe Of performers usually
remain In one place for about a week, but
If they are unprecedently successful they
remain as long as their speculation proves
profitable.
The performance always takes place in
the upper story Of the house. At one ex-
tremity Of the roomi sanelevatedplatform
for the performers, on which is q frebox
and tea service, and at each end are two
candlestlcks. The audience is seated IN
front. Here may be seen a group Of pea
SAINTS, there a few off1cials; girls, old men
servants and apprentices, all mixed up to-
gether, without regard to rank or SET
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CANADA's ELECTION.
The Majority Against the Govern
ment in Parliament Fifty.

The Majority Against the Govern
ment in Parliament Fifty.
Toronto, Ont. June 24.-Results of yes
terday's election show a majority of not
less than 50 against the government, and
a straight liberal majority over all of
about 80. In addition to the three cabi-
net ministers already mentioned as hav-
ing been defeated, Hon. A. X Rangers,
president of the council, suffered defeat,
making four cabinet ministers who lost
their seats. Practically every section of
the country declared against the govern
ment. The most remarkable feature of
the election was the wrenching from the
government of number Of representa-
tives of cities of the dominion-Aontreal,
Toronto, Quebec, Hamilton, Kingston,
Halifax, Vancouver and st. John one az
ter the other contributed to the ranks of
the governments opponents.
London, June 24-The ST. James Ga
zette, in an article commenting upon the
result of the elections held in the Dominion
of Canada yesterday, says that the Hon.
Wilfred Laurier will now be able to show
whether or not he is a statesman. The
rock upon which the conservatives came
10 grief the Gazette says, was state
rights, The real moral of the result is
that even if Canada has home rule the
system does not work smoothly.
The Canadian Gazette, which will be is
sued tomorrow, will contain an article
upon yesterdays election in the Dominion
Of Canada, paying high tribute to the un-
exampled activity of Sir Charles Upper.
Mr. Wilfred Laurier'S views upon the
tariff question, the article adds, were
seemingly developed as the fight proceed
ed. Continuing, the writer says: I'VE
shall soon see how he will put into prac-
tice the sentiments expressed in the
speech he delivered at the beginning of
June, demanding q revenue tariff and a
system of preferential trade with Eng
land, and how his pro-United States of
America policy will be affected thereby"