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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-08-17
A WORKINCMAN
Takes the Trouble to Inform
Himself on Finance.
Row wngo workers Arc Mislod by False
Advice and Rotten Promises.
The Prices Under tho
Gold Standard.

A gentleman of this city, working
man, puddler, has taken the trouble
to inform himself on the question of
the dollar, and in reply to an invita-
tion of a friend for information on the
subject sent the following, which the
friend believes worthy of publication.
1t Is a good sign when working peo-
pie who have so often beenmisl cd by
false advice and rotten promises, have
taken to investigating for themselves.
There will be fewer empty cellars in
the city of Youngstown and fewer dem
agogues enriching themselves in Office,
and from the labor of working people,
when this question is better understood.
In explanation of the dear dollar" the
puddler writes to his friend as follows:
By q perusal of the table which you
will find enclosed, you will perceive
that the price of gold has been upward
since 1873, while everything else has
decreased In price.
The table gives the prices OF prod
uots as estimated by the agricultural
and treasury departments Of the Unit
ed States government, except the prices
on cotton, which would take another
table just as big to show the different
prices and grades; but rs near as can
make out, the price of cotton in 1895
was about &C per cent of what 1t was
In 1873.
You can see that for an ounce Of
silver In 1873 you would have paid
1929; you can get the same amount in
1895 for 65 cents. So the purchasing
power of gold has increased 40 per
cent in regard to silver.
Corn in '73 was 4S cents; In '95 1t
was 25; gold compared with corn has
increased in purchasing power 4S per
cent.
Wheat in '73 was $1.25; In '05 was 80
cents; the purchasing power OF gold
increased 81 per cent, though neither
of these products had lost any part OF
their value as life sustaining foods.
The purchasing power of gold In the
same period and measured by farm
products, shows as follows:
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-08-17
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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-08-17
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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-08-17

Oats .... 49,. Increased 40 per cent
Rye ...... .... Increased 43 per cent
Barley -. .... Increased Ga per cent
Hay -. -. -. Increased 81 per cent
Buckwheat :. Increased As per cent
Tobacco -. -. Increased 13 per cent
Potatoes -. 49,. Increased 6J per cent
Pork 80. ..... Increased % per cent
Fine wool Increased SO per cent
Cotton -. -. Increased 66 per cent
Average of all, 55 per cent,
Suppose you were a wheat grower,
and in 1873 you borrowed $1,000. You
could have paid that debt in the year
with $50 1898 bushels Of wheat. But
suppose you could not pay that debt
until 1895. 1T would just take 1000
bushels. If you were such farmer,
you would not now be gold bug.
One ounce of silver In 1873 would
buy one bushol of wheat and IA cents
over; one ounce of silver in 1895 would
buy one bushel of wheat and is cents
over, SO you see the wheat farmer, If
we were on a silver basis could have
paid the $1,00 debt with just about the
same number of bushels in 1895 as he
could in 1873.
If you Had $1,000 in gold In the year
1873, and you took it down in your Gel
lar and buried it, in 1896 your $1,000 OF
gold would have been about twice as
valuable, because you could then get
about twice as much OF the products
of labor as in 1873, or in other words,
your $1,000, after being reincarnated,
would have been doubled. Are you
still gold bug?
Can't you see from the table that sill
yer has kept closer to the commodities
than gold has, hence would have been
better standard? Yet we believe that
a standard based on two metals would
fluctuate less than o standard based
on one.
Here Is something funny about
wheat. The yield in the United States
in 1873 was PSI, ,264, 700 bushels. valued
at 1928, ,594 sos; 1895 the yield was 467,-
102,947 bushels, valued at $237 ,938,99S.
You see the yield was almost double
in '95 compared with '73, but still the
'95 crop was valued at sS5,655.S07 less.
It seems that the more farmer pro-
duces the less he gets for it.
Hoping that this will have a ten
dency to lead you to see the silver lin
ing of the blmetallic idea, live long and
see many happy days, l remain, yours
espectfully.-Youngstown Vindicator.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-04

The following circulars have been issued
by T.. w. LaBeaume, general passenger
and ticket agent of the ST. Louis South
western railway:
Effective February /. 1897. Mr.. II. ].
Bailey is appointed passenger and ticket
agent of this company, at Memphis. Tenn.
Mr. Terrence Knight is appointed assist
ant ticket agent.
on the same date the freight and ticket
offices of the Cotton Belt Route In Mem
phs will be removed to the corner OF Main
and Madison streets
Commencing January "a, our through car
service will be as follows:
Train No ! Pullman sleeper Memphis
to Waco: free reclining chair car Memphis
to Fort Worth: day coach Memphis Ia
Waco; Pullman sleeper Texarkana to Fort
Worth.
Corresponding service in opposite direc-
ton on train No. ..
Train No. 3: Pullman sleeper st. Louis
to Shreveport, and Memphis to Texarkana
parlor car Texarkana to Waco; free re-
clining chair car Memphis to Waco; day
coach Cairo to Fort Worth.
Corresponding service in opposite direc
tion on train No 4.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-04

The Southern Pacific has made rate of
one fare for the round trip. applying from
all stations in Teyas and Louisiana, to the
Nardi Gras carnival to be held in New Or
leans March .. Tickets IN Texas will be
sold On February 90, 81. % and March l.,
except that from stations between Ell Paso
and Raymond, inclusive. sales will be made
on the 96th and eth only. All tickets sold
from stations In Texas to be limited TO
March 10 for return.
All signature tickets must be signed III
the presence Of the agent by the persons
who are 10 use them. The head of family
travelling In company with the members
thereof may sign the ticket In his or her
own name. with the understanding that ne
or she will accompany his or her family
during the entire journey, and present the
tickets in person to all conductors.
Ladies travelling alone and children I'M
accompanied by parents or guardians must
sign .hei, own names TO the contracts In
no case must lady he permitted to sign
her initials, but must be required to sign
her full legal name. same as Is required III
law to any legal document For example
Lizzie A. Smith must sign her name III
that way, and not H. \. Smith, or MISS ~
A. Smith. In the same way Mrs. John smith
must sign her name Mary Smith. not MIS-
Smith, or Mrs. NJ. Smith, or MRS. 'ohh
Smith
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-04
AT THE OPERA HOUSE.

The attraction at the opera house yester-
d.v was something out Of the ordinary-an
interesting group OF dwarfs In a KIND OF
snectacular medley called the Merry
Tramps" being the drawing card, These
apnropriately termed "Liliputians" differ
from most midgets in that they are all well
formed and full OF life and fun. They range
in ages anywhere from 10 to 80 and two
or three Of them, notably diminutive Franz
Ebert and little Adolph link and Miss
Bertha Jaeger, have made quite repu,a-
tiou as comedians. These three are the
Merry Tramps." who have "a varied ex-
perience and play lot OF FRANKS which are
funny. because the actors are such human
oddities. The dialogue is in German and
OF course an English speaking audience
loses half of the show. The prices were
raised too high for the attraction and this
fact in connection with the entire loss
of the dialogue make the sight OF the
L.lliputians and enjoyment OF their work
seem rather costly and somewhat disap-
pointing. Still they had fair sized matinee
attendance and an excellent house at night
yesterday and the appearance and acting
of the little people seemed to please all.
Bertha Jaeger is a graceful and active
little lady, about the size Of 1O-year-old
girl and sings very pleasantly. Franz
Ebert is fat, jolly "footlight favorite''
who stands soemthing less than two feet
high in his boots and has comical wink
ana way about him that never fail Ia
amuse the audience. Adolph link Ia in
stature little taller than Ebert and ID
very quick and easy in his movements.
Others Of the midgets in the cast yester-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-04
Pncifi c halfway 0uc.tion.

Washington, February S.--The house
committee on Pacific railways had con-
Terence today with Attorney General Har-
mon on the Harrison bill for commission
to settle the Pacific railway question. At
torney General Harmon urged that broader
scope should be given his department to
deal with the matter The committee ad-
1ourned until Monday when Representative
Hubbard OF Missouri said that parties stood
ready to make the government a better
offer for the Union Pacific than the one
made by the New York syndicate.
Mr. Hubbard declined to say who these
parties were, more than that they repre-
scented railroads with terminals at St. Louis
and other central points, who desired to
establish through system.
They would offer, he said, $50 900 900 In
cash (sl0,o0o,o00 more than the offer Of
the New York syndcate) to clear off the
first mortgage and pay part of the govern
ment debt and would refund the remainder
at per cent.
The most important statement made by
the attorney general was the pending set
Element with the Union Pacific would prob.
ably be effected before the adjournment Of
the summer term OF the United States
court.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-04
A. E. AND W. 7. OFFICIALS.
Nill Return to Houston In Two
Months to Wind Up Matters.
No OTHER CHANGES IN OFFICERS
Texas Rate Clerks Meet in New Or
Ieans-New Lines Contemplated
in Texas-PersOnal Notes.

Messrs. James A. Blair and ]. b. Dennis
of the Houston East and West Texas left
last night via the Gulf. Colorado and Santa
F'e on their return to New York City. They
expect to meet MIR. Miller at Fort Worth,
who will join them. MIR. Blair stated that
he expected to return to Houston in about
two months and attend to some unfinished
business connected with his road. When
asked II any other changes in officers had
been made, he replied that all matters
were in the hands of General Manager Mel
drum 1t was currently reported on the
streets and at the offices OF the different
railroad companies In the city that certain
other changes had been made which had
not been made public. There proved to be
no foundation for such report. An official
of the Houston East and West Texas said
that 1t was natural for every one to think
changes would be made when a railroad
went into other hands, and therefore all
kinds of reports were liable to get out,
and stated further that as yet ne knew OF
no changes.
But it is an old saying and worthy OF
some consideration Where there Is "a
much smoke there must be some fire. y
The Post does not hesitate to state II
for fact that there is contemplated a
change in some of the officers of this road
but will say, with as much certainty, that
when the time for such change is to be
made or who has been selected as the new
appointee or appontees, such has not been
decided upon.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-04

day were Miss Elise I,au. Miss Tori Meis-
ter and Mr.. Hermann Ring and Ludwig
Merkel-thc latter the smallest In the
group. They have drawn crowded houses
and become objects OF more than ordinary
interest wherever they have gone. AZ more
popular prices they would have had far
better attendance here yesterday, but me
managers OF the attraction are supposed to
know their business.
The spectacular features Of the produc-
ton the scenery and ballet. are very
pretty, but nothing extraordinary. The cos
tunes are snowy also but the corps needs
drilling. Some OF the marches yesterday
were rather slovonly executed, The chief
| attraction In fact about the entire produc-
ton consists simply In seeing and hearing
these odd little people in their part Of the
performance-just as we used TO enjoy see
ing General and Mrs. Thumb and Commo-
dore Mutt and pretty little Minnie Warren.
These Liliputians. however, are far cleverer
| on the stage than the Tom Thumb group
| and two OF them. at least. are smaller than
any ever seen in that company.
The attraction for tonight at the opera
house will be that everywhere popular
comedian. Sol Smith Russell. In his new
play. "A Bachelors Romance" The ad.
vance sale is one Of the largest Of the sea.
son and tho indications are that the hous,
Will be crowded from pit to gallery.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-04

1t is understood that there is again some
trouble threatened In the ranks Of the
Southern Pacific employees, says the New
Orleans Picayune. There has been talk
from time to time Of trouble growing out
OF the dissatisfaction caused by the recent
innovation introduced by means of which
employees received merits and dement's,
instead Of being laid OIL, as of old.
But this trouble seems to have blown over
entirely.
II is the conductors who are now pro-
testing. The cause OF their dissatisfaction
Is said to be due TO a new rule or order,
which went into effect on the first OF the
month. The new rule requires the con-
ductor to do a great deal more work than
heretofore. and places a great deal more
of authority with the eatemen. ami this
is the cause of the protest. The officials
Of the company however. have nothing TO
say about the matter 1t is understood that
n grievance committee has been appointed
and that in a short time the matters Of
which they complain will be taken up with
the higher officials of the company.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-04
Texas Rate clerk. Meeting.

The regular quarterly meeting of tho
Texas rate clerks will be held at the Grune-
valid hotel New Orleans. beginning today.
and 20 attend the session Joseph HELEN OF
the Southern Pacific passenger department
and Tom Lawrence of the Houston and
Texas Central passenger office departed last
night. Milton Everitt of the Houston East
and West Texas will not attend. James
Tyler of the Texas and Pacific. d. p. Brown
of the Santa Fe at Galveston and w. Wool
ridge of the San Antonio and Arkansas Pass
of San Antonio. are the other members.
The feature of the meeting VIII be the
agreement upon all the round rates from
Texas points to California and Mexico,
which has not been made before by this
committee. Heretofore all lines have made
their own rates. but this year that detail
has been delegated 10 the rate clerks oil
the different lines In the State.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-04
suspensions Abolished.

Mr. George II. Brown. general super'n-
tendent of the Fall Brook railway, In an
article in Bakers Magazine. states that
the saving on his road in the matter OF
wrecks and breakages of rolling stock, In
consequence OF the Improvement IN us
cipline, since suspensions were aboiished'
has been &c per cent. The figures are based
on the number of tons of freight carried by
the road. and the comparison is between
two years ending 1885, and two years end
ing with 1896. Comparing The same years
the reduction in the amount OF overtime
paid to trainmen has been So per cent
and the reduction in the amount OF sup
plies used on locomotives has been so per
cent Browns discipline is now in force on
thirty-two different railroads.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-04
Railway Convention. In 1897.

February 29-Interpational Association
of Car Accountants at New Orleans, La
March 1O-International Association OF
Ticket Agents, at San Antonio, Texas
April American Railway association
at Richmond, Va. ,,,
Surgeons at Chicago so,,
May 5-Freight Claim association. SEMI
annual meeting, at Nashville, Tenn.
May 1i-National convention OF railroad
commissioners, at St. Louis. Mo n
Nav os-Association of American Rail-
way Accounting Officers. at Richmond, va
May Oast neutrality-suspicious. OF hah-
way Claim Agents. at st. Louis, Mo.
June S--Master Car Builders association
at Old Point Comfort. Va.
June S-National Association OF Local
Freight Agents associations. at Washins-
ton, d. G. ~,
Juno 15-American Railway Master Me-
chanics' association. at Old Point comfort
10
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-04

The Pennsylvania Railroad company has
recently adopted a new design of water
scoop, known as u balanced scoop. by which
il is possible to take on water while the
train is running at the rate of sixty oi
seventy miles an hour. Since 1894 all new
passenger locomotives and fast freight en-
gines have been designed to include water
scoops, but with the old form OF scoop II
was necessary TO slow down while taking
water. while with the improved design no
time is thus lost and more water Is taken
ner 100 feet of trough. At seventy miles
an hour It is now possible TO All 500
gallon tender In nine seconds.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-04
nnh FIFE In IioustOn.

r. S. Fife, commercial agent OF the MIS-
souri,. Kansas and Texas. with headquarters
in San Antonio is in the city lie is al
ways a most welcome visitor to his old
home. where his friends are legion, lie
is the same fat and sauey Bob, but has a
sweet smile for everyone he meets. ana
always wears his hustlng clothes. lie re-
ports business good for his company IN tne
territory he represents, which he ATTRIBUTES
10 his winning ways aud the prompt manu-
ling OF all kinds of freight entrusted 10 sie
Katv He will remain In the city today
and no doubt will leave with his band In a
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-04
oregon Railway Bonds.

New York, February ga special cable
gram from Frankfort -on-the- Main to an
evening paper says: The Berlin bend
holders of the Oregon Railway and Navlga-
ton per cent bonds have received joint
hid of 45 from the Northern Pacific and
Great Northern railway for all the stock
of the railroad and navigation company
The purchase price 10 be payable on July
! at 3 per cent interest me pa Is con
ditonol on its acceptance by at least SOOO.-
900 of the stock. 1t is understood that the
Union Pacific will also become interested
later in the purchase. The committee
favor the sale and recommend acceptance
TO the bondholders.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-04

The Southern Pacific has named rate
to san Francisco, ON account of the meet
ing of the Young Peoples Society OF Chris
tian Endeavor to be held there July u 1881.
which is based upon the rate OF the nine
month round trip trickets, being one-half
that rate, plus ST. This applies only to the
Atlantic system of the Southern Pacifle'
The tickets will be on sale June 22, -, w
80, and July /. : and 3, the going trip 70
begin only OH the date of sale. with PRIV
ileges OF stop over at Colorado common
points, Cheyenne, New Mexico and west
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-04
RAYS in "a RaiIroader.

Conductor I'd Heffernon of the southerp
Pacific railway got a needle In his FOOT
about two years ago, and OF late De ma
"a On at two different times heretofore
al hoth operations failed 10 locate the
nee ueedIe, Today. with the aid Of the X rays
hrs Eckhardt and Kyle located the aeeai.
Twins II plainly, length IA inches. Ate
sno" Us located the doctors administers
!, ., W. and performed successful
onara,,on. removing the, needle, Mr.. Hell
9srnon was accompanied by his friend j. v
parh,sh. also Of the Southern racine
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-04

ON sn1pBoARp NOT CLEARED.
RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS.

The total re ,elpis of cotton at this port
today were 4Soi bales, as follows: BY Gulf
Colorado and Santa re, no, international
ton and Henderson. L. Missouri, k0nsa,
ami Texas. b97; Galveston, La Porte an,
Houston. 62s by schooners, u, from TeNa,
CITY. by barge Able, ll72. by barge VA
lie. 1870
No shipments today.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-04

thereof. with the final limit going. which
VIII be July 9. Returning tickets vii, nor
De good to leave San Francisco earlier than
July ~ but can be used for return after
that date within the final limit.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-04

!, '' ne International and ,,, Gr : nd
q al ri he galveston, Honsion1, a no
p AM srr i've at and depart from = me me
~ ni aseot. foot of Congress ave
Pen, ueR <ansas and Texas trains
sea a., isnoi al the foot of Mont
Nap ,nor,h side Of the bayou;
Ne WI porte and Houston and an
4. ~ srcept those mentioned. use
IA rsntral depot
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-04
'1rAhATE COACH CASES,
90, for Violating the Inv
.ahued to February ~.

way Oh Ethel Cone. colored for n
0' The separate coach law. was
s'''lns In the police court YES
h a,Is. but owing to the failure
- ,v Witnesses to be on hand. the at.
" II. continuance until
i, saa TO be the first case of tho
N ls us7a III, IN this part of the state
d loos.SS en, Into effect and the de-
especIs,lr' orward to with great in
py the attorneys OF the
aaleoImss@ remembered ans that Ethel Cone,
(,deS IN and Mamie White. color.
one Nv. eastoound Southern Pacific
Ert "a, rs ago and entered the car
I'd ib.m ~aile people. The eonductor
tine s1 ~ they refused to do. and am
hi W,s u the arrival of the , uo' IN ana =
Ma ',a station a call was made , ar
tsuus,sas.sa elay Of ffty.fiy minrt tor
,ps.ared BY the trensac re minutes
b md WSI,ih hearing of the cases the
cse rs snlse women pleaded s,Ii, t,,e
Asy have SIM to do so, and since
/. sAiss made Application fnr s'n ~,
gDssI D., Justice Railey ov W., a re-
Gart, fra taken to the criminal
s,n AGO sne bond having been '' made
4 II, 4. BRYANT and No,,.
ls; 70 vase sis for Ethel Cone w, ARE
Pat ya @sss known 10 a t reportey
,sia !, hat u, Z the case Is IN limited sat in
sa inSolvnss ly y, to result, which Cha' whsa a
y...,l NE law was OnSn,,ni .i of
VI 70 IN s ,vsslslature and Ia, sy , the
10. Isl ;lIu;er & Amend. have
!, sS',Ie Of 1, All sufferers ere Pre-,
vas Sole A & F. schm.di.
II 4 u Fuel colapanv
ssb 20 !. ls'. for eash Wants RIst to sell
lara to .sss; best soft, S. erSS 90 ad.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-04

!. Hdl, Livingston; Charles 4.
laaty, D. T.. Stefft. Chicago; l..
y Louis; II. Cook, S. NJ. Freiley.
4 Z. Westnelt. New Orleans I;
Gpp'e' New York; Louis Aclier-
! Louis ]. Yeuerman, New York;
4 harper. Baltimore, Nd: q. c.
+s City. Mo, A. Pregentreeht.
is1as A. ]. Nillock and vile
vsh Kan; d. V. Martin. chi
" ltatiey, Philadelphia. Al Cor
MlS Oshkosh. Mich. John
na Lajange; NJ. Blrleson. y.
IIs a'.;Ie: s. II. Highleyman and
Fs.. 49, George NJ. Colby, Chicago;
swoh, 81. Louis: l.. RoaenfGrn
~ n,ager. Berta foyer, Elise Low
III frMy Ebert, Hermo Ring,
sg; L. Merkel. Lliputian com,
~ses Lamb. Murray & Mack
ssl Lamar, New York; Iouts
,sc Euoel. Chicago; Herbert Tsy-
\, nance, 81. Louis. II. Brahan
tow' Sngarand: Il. S. Fife, Sun
a q v a., White, PHILADELPHIA; John
,s,ssoui1; Colonel james, 4 Mic.
ssaaago j. d. Wilson ana Wis
M T. \. simon, G. A. Shepard
u. >, Wiesman, Marshall. ID Ma.
M Aanaehie' Charles p. Insiee.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-04
xa.e. mud PERSONALLY.

n.,.,s,or Superintendent Dickinson OF the
c n ne was in the city yesterday.
W. n Van Week, manager Of the South