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The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-12-23
A Great Industry.

Secretary Wilson is constantly ON the
lookout for ways and means to benefit the
farmers of the United States. The report
of his department is of unusual impor-
lance this year, because it treats of the
efforts to stimulate the production OF
sugar beets. Secretary Wilson is an en-
thusiast on this subject. He predicts that
in ten years the United States will be an
exporter of sugar, instead of the largest
importer in the world
The capacity of the United States for
the production of beet sugar is practically
unlimited: and with the object of ascer-
tanning the most favorable localities for
its growth, Secretary Wilson distributed
seven tons of imported sugar beet seeds
among 1900 farmers in twcnty-seven
States, with the understanding that they
should furnish samples of their crop 10
the department for the purpose of anaiy-
Sis and statement explaining the cohol-
tons under which each sample was pro-
duced, and the method of culture.
The Secretary expresses himself as
deeply gratified by the returns. The most
Favorable results have been obtained from
those sections Of the United States where
new industries were demanded Tor the
farmer and where the manufacture Oh
beets into sugar can be accomplished win
the greatest economy as to LABOR anu
transportation. The experiments IN west
ern Nebraska, Utah and California which
nave been going on for some years nave
demonstrated the practicability or peer
culture in those sections. but the samples
OF this years crop which have been Tor
warded to the department at Washington
and the experiment stations elsewhere
show that the soil and climate OF ONO
and other Central States are even better
adapted for this sort of crop than those
OF the far West. 1t is on the result OF
these tests that Secretary Wilson bases
his prediction that N ten years this coun-
try will have sugar to sell.-Akron tO.)
Beacon.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-12-23
Expectations Increase Under Ding
lev Law,

Not even the satisfaction is left to the
free trade Democrats of saying that the
Wilson law was better for the exporters
of American manufactures than the Ding
ley law. They thought they had things
dead to rights on this score, and that as
soon as the new law went into operation
they would be able to point to the decrease
in the expectations of American manu-
features, but in the very first month of
the new laws operations the expectations
of manufactured articles were larger than
in the corresponding month of any for
mer year. This is disappointing to these
gentry, and somewhat amusing, in con-
nection with their walls of regret that
such wicked measure should be enacted
as the Dingley law, which would cut oil
our foreign markets.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-12-23
Blind, but Still Shouting.

The fact that the gold mines of the
world are now producing more than
enough gold to furnish the currency nee
essary to keep pace with the growth of
population does not disturb the silver
mine owners, who are clamoring for the
use of their metal for currency 1t has
recently been shown that the cost of pro-
ducing the amount of silver required for a
silver dollar is on an average about TWEEN
ty cents, but Notwithstanding this they
go calmly on insisting that their metal
shall be used for making dollars at a
cost of twenty cents apiece, despite the
fact that sufficient gold is now being min
ed to meet the requirements of commerce
and business
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-12-23
Tel,er's Deadly Compel on"

Senator Teller will soon be able to lay
away on the upper shelf of his library that
much-worn sentence about the deadly
competition" which the silver-using coun-
tries are making against the United
States in international commerce. Rus
STA, Japan and several of the South Amer
lean silver-using countries have all gone
to the gold standard since Mr.. Teller
started his deadly competition argument
into the field, and cow word comes that
China is about to follow in the same line,
thus leaving Mexico and few South
American countries our only deadly COM
pet;tors."
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-12-23
We Welcome MARYLAND.

Maryland, by her recent Republican vic
tory. now assumes permanent position
in the Republican column. In three sue
cessive years-'95, so, '97-the RepubIi-
cans have. in hard-fought campaigns on
both sides. carried the State by good
maiorties. so that many leading politi-
clans of both parties now look upon Mary
land as safe Republican State. This is
another evidence of the steady growth of
sentiment in favor of Republican princi-
pies in the South, as well as the North,
the Republican representation from the
South in the House having grown from
year to year until it is now larger than in
any previous year in the history of the
country
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-12-23
A Single instance.

Evidences of improved business condi-
tlons are found in almost every spot in the
United States. A single instance of this
IS given by Congressman Weaver of Ohio,
who says of the village of Troy, in that
state, that the output of the wagon works
at that place in August 1897. was 3d.
2Uo, against $4,000 in August of last year;
IN September, 1897, $17,70 against So
ouO III September of last year; in October,
1897, $26.4OO, against $1,000 in October
OF last year. The Piqua relling mill, To-
Gated in the same district, reports larg-
er sale of iron in the last seventeen weeks
than of the entire wear of 1896
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-12-23
Adoptinp a New Craze.

That the Democracy is substituting for
the free silver issue the single tax idea
and others such is shown by the action of
National Committeeman Shanklin of In
diana, who, in the same day. addressed
Mr.. bryan as the next President of the
United States and then stated that he
would support Henry George if he were
in New York. AS is well known. George
was the original single tax prophet and,
in addition to this, attracted to his sup
port in New York all the socialists. dis
contentists and other lists. This brings
Bryan, free silver, single tax, socialism,
red flags and various other cardinal prin-
clples into pretty close touch.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-12-23
Political Bird-ShOt.

1t was an "off year. in Ohio for the
other fellows.
Mr.. Bryan and ex-Gov. Boies are still
on speaking terms.
Mr. Bryan is probably thinking now Of
the blasted furnaces.
The free silver sun has set and the free
silver wave has receded.
The Hon. Arthur z. German is con-
templating retiring to private life.
The rails in the Western country are
bright and shining with the heavy freight
traffic.
There have been two "off years" in
Ohio This year and last year-for the
Democrats.
Some of his speeches would indicate
that Mr.. Bryan wore smoked glasses
while in Ohio.
Chairman Jones still sticks by ex-candi-
date Bryan, and says that silver is all
right as an issue.
The Mexicans will forgive Mr.. Bryan
for going to Ohio first if he will make his
next call on them.
How about that Dingley law Chinese
wall? 1t doesn't interfere. apparently,
with our export trade.
The freight traffic of the West keeps the
rails bright. Railroad rails; not PopO-
cratic rails against prosperity.
The Mexicans missed the greatest OPP
nortunitv Of their lives when William
Jennings didn't visit them.
The waves of Republican prosperity
continue to wash away the planks from
the silvercratic Chicago platform.
Mr. BRYAN made numerous speeches
during his recent tour through Ohio, but
reading one was reading them all.
Facts, figures and prosperity are rum
ming along hand in hand and they are all
giving the free trade silver croakers trou-
BILE.
Mr. Rryan's Ohio speeches showed that
no is still Joined to his idols, despite the
fact that everybody else is abandoning
them.
One hundred thousand tons Of Alabama
coal have recently gone to Mexico for the
nso Of her locomotives. Good for the
South.
II is to he expected that Democrats will
deny that the Dingley law has anything
TO do with the return or prosperity 10 the
country.
The Ohio counties in which Mr.. Bryan
snoke in the late campaign increased their
Republican majorities 997 votes over
those of last year.
Last year, in our commercial relations
with Great Britain, the balance of trade
in orr favor was greater than in any pre-
vious year in history.
Under President Cleveland the per cap
ita circulation in the country fell to
sol 10. but it has increased under Presi-
dent Mckinley to S22.S9.
The Democratic New York Journal
saws that ''gold is on its way to New
York and the tide of domestic manufac-
turing interests rises higher each day. The
railroads are blocked up with the crush OF
business all along the line"
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-12-23
No Satisfaction for Free Traders.

Free traders who expected support for
their peculiar views from the English
statistician, Mulhall, will be disappointed
to know that he has taken pains to point
out the fact that the expectations of the
United States have increased three times
as fast as has her population during the
protective tariff period Mr.. Mulhall
shows in a recently published article that
while the increase in population in the
past twenty years has been 90 per cent,
the increase in the value of expectations
has been 175 per cent, and practically al
that under a high protective tariff.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-12-23
No Retaliation.

Not so much is being heard now from
Democrats as short time ago about the
retaliation of foreign countries against
the provisions of our new tNriff measure.
great deal was said about the injury
to our export trade which would result
from the action which foreigners would
feel obliged to take to offset the results
of the new tariff; but official figures now
show that our exports of grain and man.
pfactured articles continue right along
in snite of the. new tariff, and, in fact,
that they are increasing rather than de-
cres sing under it.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-12-23

ket for American wheat products Is being
developed in Asia. From 1887 to 1891,
inclusive, average annual sales OF wheat
flour in Japan were 36, $50 barrels: from
1892 to 1896, inclusive, 71.14S. In 1896
alone Japuan bought 103.5S2 barrels Of
our flour. For the same periods the aver
age annual sales in China were 15,00S
and 20,I23. The best Asiatic market,
however, seems to be the British posses
sion of Hong Kong. which last year took
S2o,St2 barrels of fiour-Exchange
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-12-23
A Naw OfEnar

The new Commissioner on Reciprocity.
Mr.. John Kasson, is especially fitted for
the position to which he has been appoint
ed He is an eminent diplomat and when
serving as minister to Austria, and, also,
as minister to Germany, rendered vaiua-
BILE service to this country from a COM
mercial standpoint. Mr.. Kasson is now
engaged in getting his new department
into running order.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-12-23
Increased Wheat Exports.

Everything seems to be going against
eroa silver theorists. Despite the refusal
If the United States to adopt the free
coinage of silver, the farmers Of the coun-
t,v received more than twice as much for
the September sales of wheat as in Sep
tamher of last year. The September ex-
ror+s of wheat, according to Dun's Re-
r;ew. were 25.S6S, 1913 bushels, against
~ GAG. S15 bushels in September, 1896,
hit owing to higher prices this year the
money received for these expectations
yyac more than double in 1897 than n
1905
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-12-23
He Speaks His Mind.

'sUncle Hod" Boies cannot be kept still.
All of the threats and persuasions of his
Democratic associates will not induce
him to any longer support heffree coin
age proposition of the Democratic plat
form of last year. He is out in a new
and vigorous communication, in which he
says that while he wants to see silver
used as currency, he is satisfied that the
proposition for its free and unlimited coin
age at a ratio so different from the COM
mercial ratio would be not only injudi-
cious, but fatal.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-12-23
Customs Receints Increasing.

The receipts from the new tariff law
now show an increase over the receipts
of the Wilson law at a corresponding date
last year. The treasury officials expect
by the first of the year that the receipts
will be sufficient to meet current expenses
Of the Government. This will be novel
experience to such clerks as have been in
the Treasury Department only since the
beginning Of Cleveland's last administra-
ton
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-12-23
A Bryanitic EjZZie.

The Bryan experiment in Ohio during
the closing days of the campaign there
was a fizzle. In the counties in which he
held forth to the delighted farmers the
Republican majorities averaged about a
hundred greater than last year. If Bryan
had spoken from every stump" as orig
inally announced, what would have been
the result?
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-12-23
LARGEST in History.

The report of the Interstate Commerce
Commission adds to the weight of evil
dence already at hand of an improved
business condition of the country 1t
shows that the freight tonnage of the last
wear is the largest of any year in the his
tory Of the country, being 100000 tons
greater than that OF last year.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-12-23

English manufacturers must cheaper
their cost of production if they are to
hold their ground against the American
competitor. And all this is happening
under the Dingley law, of which the free
traders said, three mouths ago. that its
effect would be to close foreign markets
to American commerce, and especially
manufactures.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-12-23
Increased Circulating Me linn

Something over a year ago Mr.. Bryan
was stating that the only way to increase
the circulating medium Of the country
was by the adoption of the free coinage Of
silver, and yet the treasury figures show
that to-day there are millions and millions
more money in circulation than when this
statement was made.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-12-23
Deficit Days Nearly Over.

1t will be novel sensation for treasury
clerks to be confronted each month by a
treasury surplus rather than a deficit.
The receipts under the new tariff law
new show an increase over the receipts
of the Wilson law at a corresponding
date last year, and the days of deficits are
nearly ended.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-12-23
His Logic Doesn't Convince.

Mr. Bryan explains" very satisfac-
+or;lv. TO himself, why silver has fallen a
9Th Of its value since he was roaming
tho country last year, while at the same
Emo wheat has advanced so per cent in
value, but now and then he runs up
against farmer who cant see through
his logic. 1t is remarkable how some
farmers can't be convinced.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-12-23
Joint Tour of Stars.

Who is responsible for the statement
that champion Fitzsimmons and ex-can-
didate Bryan are to make starring tour,
to do the sparring and Bry-
an the starring? This would make a
strong team in view of Fitzsimmons'
well-known popularity and Bryan's ex-
ceptional success of late in making
speeches at county fairs for share of the
gate receipts.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-12-23

Your Uncle "Hod'' Boies has made an
other statement to the effect that ''the
Chicago platform is at variance with the
whole theory of our form of government"
Now. Uncle Hold was supporting the plat
form last year, but he knows dead dog
when he sees it, and he would like to rally
tho Marty to some other issue.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-12-23
MEXICAN Bryanite Prosperity.

When a Mexican takes So in Mexican
silver. for every dollar of which he has to
work as hard as his American brother
works for his gold dollar, and buys with
it goods worth 81 in American gold, that
is Mexican Bryanite prosperity. The
workingmen of this country don't want
any of it in theirs.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-12-23
England 8uys American Goods.

The growing demand in England and
other foreign countries for American man
ufactures is commented on by the Lon
don Economist, which says, in recent
issue, that England is becoming large
purchaser of American manufactures, es-
necially in iron and steel lines, an that
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-12-23
Why Are They Silent?

It was thought that the mails and wires
would be kept hot and humming with re-
ports as to why Japan ought not to have
adopted the gold standard, as result Of
the trip of certain trio Of American sill
yer statesmen who took vacation in
Japan at the expense Of the silver trust,
but the American people have again been
doomed to disappointment and not word
has been heard from these patriots.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-12-23
silver Cannot Complain.

The Treasury Department is RESPONSE
BILE for the statement that there is now
in the world $4,235, 100000 in silver
money, and that Of that amount So per
cent is full legal tender. This looks as
though silver had not been Disseminated
a on ST to any great extent.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-12-23
They Wish They Hadn't

It is understood that good many of
the gentlemen who had to do with the
framing of the Chicago platform of 1896
nov regret that they are not in position
to Join Uncle Horace Boies in his self
congratulation that he was not par
ticinant in that incident.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-12-23
DO Not Follow a Bad Example.

ut may be well enough for the Demo
Gratis to assume that the Ohio Republi-
cans are going to quarrel among them
selves over the senatorship, but they will
be mistaken. Republicans are not given
TO treachery, although they have had the
Don,ncra tic example for MANY years
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-12-23
AmountLost by Farmers.

A statement compiled from the official
records Of the Government prepared by a
free trade Democrat show that during
Cleveland's last term the farmers of the
country lost more than billion dollars
a wear by decreased consumption and de-
crea sed values of products.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-12-23
rp1END To FARMERS.
o,rrnRY WILSON SO RECOG
M,zeD BY AGRICULTURiSTS.

,..ora, Extracts from an Address by
.he Able Head of the Agricultural
artment 4 Practical Talk By a
Very Practical Man.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-12-23

The Mclean mud machine is in full
operation. Issues have BEEN abandoned
entirely. .
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-12-23
Asia becoming Our Market.

The Bulletin of the Bureau of American
Renublics contains some interesting fig
uras showing the extent to which q mar
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-21
BURIED TREASURE.
Mysterious Strangers Searching for
Ii Near CoImcsncil.

Mysterious Strangers Searching foI
II Near Coimcsncii.
CoImesneil. Texas, June 20.-The sup
posed finding of a hidden treasure IN the
Tucker neighborhood about nine miles
southwest or here recently, by strangers
who made their researches in mysterious
way. has created great interest in that To-
cality. Mr.. Henry Nj. Tucker a wel!-'o-
do farmer of that neighborhood. states mat
the men were seen with lights Just baf X
of his field on several occasions lbttly' anu
a few DAYS ago he made such investigation
Ms the circumstances would permit and-
ing that the men had probod into inc
ground which is a SANDY loan, 10 depth
OF about two feet. with small roo APP
parently about half an inch in diameter.
The holes thus made showed that they had
hunted over large scope OF ground, the
rod holes usually being not more thah SIX
inches apart MIR. Tucker ana several
neighbcrs traced the movements OF inc
men. and came upon an excavation from
which had been taken badly rusted an"
decayed cast iron pot pieces of which were
left on the ground. TWO other like finds
were discovered in the same neighborhood
and IL is presumed that these kettles CON
tanned money that had been buried there
many years ago, possibly by the Mexican
troops on their retreat from LOUISIANA
westward before the settlements were
made in this country. The work OF hunt,
ing out and unearthng the iinds was all
done al night. the searchers using pine
torches for lights. Several times when
citizens tried to approach the hunters, the
latter smotherod their lights and disap-
poared There IL a high order OF mystery
connected with the layout, and The people
OF that locality are watching closely ;ll
newcomers. hoplng 10 catch a clew where
by they may also make valuable hnd'
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-21

70 TIKERS OF CONVICT LABOR Bids
will he r-cgiVcl until u O'Clock IN, Julv
"a 1881. Tor the hire OF about 1870 con-
y!cts to DE worked on farms IN FORCES
Of not os- than lifty. zoe two wears from
Each nd must sia,c how many con-
victs re wanted and whore TO DO work
Ell. ana bo accommodates BY bond Ia me
sum of slOs, signed by two or more
suraulcs, a. evidence of the rcsponsl-
blllty OF the bidder.
Condiioaod that II his IA be accept.
ed. the bidder Will furnish bono OF
5000 for every hfiy conYhtsi ana slVVy
for one hun ired conEicls or over Tor
the faithful performance OF ihe contract
that may be awarded 10 him,
Each bid and bond must be enclosed
together h a sealed envelope ana d.
rected 10 A. j. Clopton. secretary PEN.
Tertiary oard. Austin. Texas,
The BIDS viii be opened at me regular
meeting of the peuitcnt.ary board. at
Austin. TeSas al II O'Clock M July a.
T'hc form OF bid VIII he for a stIpu-
lated amount per month FOR Zach con ,,
guarding ard feeding both convlcs and
guards. ihe contractor To furnish nee
,,ssary quarters for guards and corr
vicls. wood for fuel and cooMnH' horses
and saddes for guards. iced for horaes
used by guards. land and team for "A
vegetable garden; aud 70 be at OK
periso OF moving supplies and eonyicis
IL and from nearest "a broad station;
As there are numerous stiDu!a Ion
and conditions TO lee complied vim IN
all necessary information VII be nroinpt-
~ furnished by the undersigned.
The board Reserves the right 10 re-
feet anv and ell bids suhnille d. 49,
Superintendent Texas state Pea'tenl's,,,
f-eg 1-lI
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-21
BIDS AND PROPOSALS.

NOTICE TO CoNTRA6yrORS-P Plans
Specifications and bids will bV rstANed
bF the commissioners court ot Grimes
county ON Monday, July L. 1877, for nc
ercc ton AMI completion of a county )Nll
for sad Crimes county, at hae tow 81
Anderson. the county seat hereof. The
maximum cost of ssiid jail ~ not 10
exceed III cen thousand HloNn aoliars'
ANA the tn.ninum cost Is not u be less
than ten thousand tsluolM dollars, com
pletei Bidders WILL be required to eN-
hibl 20 the court samples aud models
OF thelr system Of cell work, which
must eNplJin tA.r construction and
iociIns devices.
Each bidder Mill he required 20 fur
nish WITH his bill a satisfactory certified
ehoch 81 the an cunt OF SiV1 i'ayapie 10
the order of j. IL. league, cuGnty
judge, aud tho check OF u,o SUCCESSFUL
bidder shall become the property OF
Grimes countr IN case they shan AL
to enter into The requisite contrast aad
to furnish the REQUESTS security on the
acceptance OF Ihclr proposals.
Thr courl reserves the right to reject
any or all Lids ..