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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-10-08
The Iron Barometer,

Among the proofs of rcviving prosper
ity. which some people are trying hard
not to see, must now be included the in
crease of II per cent in the output of pig
iron within about one month after the
new tariff was enacted. For many years
there have been not L few among the fore
most practical business men who have re-
garded the production aud consumption of
iron us the sureSt barometer Of the con-
ditions upon which depends increase or de-
crease of general prosperity. This is i'll
part because the production is of necessity
months ahead Of the final consumption i'll
finished forms. and is based upon all that
some of the shrewdeSt practical men III
the country can forcSec Of the future de-
mand for rails, car materials and other
railway supplies. for freight vessels along
the lakes and on sea coasts. for business
buildings and the structural shapes of
which their skeletons are framed. for ag-
ricultural implements and the iron and
steel entering into their construction. for
extension and Improvement of farms, and
so for fence wire and wire rods. and for
erection of residences and other build
inss, and 50 Tor nails and hardware of all
kinds. When evidence points to material
" increased consumption IN 50 many
IpIiiS ifaliltG business illttl tiA'hh
better times are coming.
The production of pig iron started this
year wiki a weekly output of about 16o.-
600 tons. having enlarged TO that extent
from 112,IS2 tons last October, gain
of more than 10 per cent. There was =
little further advance TO about 1Io.Oeo
tons in March and April. but as the pass
ing OF the tariff bill came 10 be considered
more remote or uncertain and stocks OF u,l-
sold iron accumulated the production was
diminished 10 l64,00o tons at the begin
ming Of July, showing Il conservative de-
termination 10 defer further increase OF
output until the conditions necessary for
future prosperity were more positively as
Sured. This assurance came With The
passage Of the tariff bill late in July. and
the weekly output was slightly raised
Aug. ]. and increased 2o.12S tons weekly
during that month. But the output Sept.
! was already the largest ever known for
that month. excepting in 1S@o-when
sudden furry lifted prices about 30 those
OF 1S9o-and il was $4,000 tons larger
than Sept. l. 1892.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-10-08
BRYAN AS A DEADBEAT.
He Attacks the Corporations and Their
Asks and Accepts Favors from Them

A
Asks and Accepts Favors from Them.
The more Mr.. Bryan tries to explain
away his foraging expeditions on railroad
passes the more he convicts himself OF
dcmagogy and willful deception. When
the San Francisco papers made public
the fact that Bryan had solicited and ac-
cepted favors from Huntinston's South
crn Pacific Railroad in the shape of rail
road passes. Bryan's friends at first de-
MED the charge. They backed their de-
mails by producing the reQuisiton written
by Bryan in which he applies for the free
ticket over the Southern Pacific on ac-
count of the Omaha World Herald.
Upon inquiry at Omaha ii developed
that Bryan had severed his connection
with the World Herald year previously
and furthermore that the World Herald
had no advertising contract with the
Southern Pacific and was not entitled to
any transportation for any advertising
done for that road. To parry this eX-
posture Bryan retorted over his own name
that he was still Il stakeholder III the
World Herald. BY this. matters were not
much mcndcd for the reason that as Il
stockholder in a newspaper he could have
no claim upon any railroad for free rides
and furthermore that under the interstate
commerce law interstate railroads arc for
hidden from giving free transportation eX-
cept to railway employees.
The Southern Pacific is not. however:
the only railroad on which Bryan has
been forag Mr.. Bryan travelled to
ST. Louis some ten days ago over the Wa
bash and dead-headed his way with an
1897 annual pass. The pass is ostensibly
issued on account of the World-H erald
but bears on its face the fiat contradiction
of the pretense that it is Il business trans
action. Railroads do not issue annual
passes in exchange for advertising. In
the nature of things they could not know
how often they would be used. for what
distance and how much advertising value
they would represent.
The discreditable part of Rryan's dead
heading over the railroads arises not
merely from the fact that he poses as the
champion of the anti-monopoly forces and
denounceS the railroads for diScrimina-
ton in favor of influential nonproducers
as against the common people who must
pay their way. but also because while
amply able TO pay his fare he is resort
ing TO deception to cover up his accept
ance of railroad gifts.-Omaha Bee.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-10-08
Yens OF Silver and Yens of Gold.

1t was very unkind on the part of the
Director of the Mint to delay his recent
statement about the comparative value OF
the coins of the world until the departure
of those silver patriots who recently mas
tened to Japan TO learn the true cause OF
the demonetization of silver there. Had
they had opportunity 10 study Director
Preston's little table they might nave
stayed at home and devoted their ener
gies to explaining TO the farmer WhE
wheat has gone above a dollar Il bushei
while the free coinage dollar has faiien
below forty cents. Director Preston $
table shows the comparative value OF the
silver and gold yenS of Japan during the
past decade One minutes study of these
figures would have been sufficient 10 snow
these peresrinating patriots the true cause
of Japau's action. Here are the figures
har, fnr
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-10-08

being unable 10 dcny that prosperity
has come again upon the country. tAc
ropoerat statesmen and organs With
one accord are loudly proclaimiug that
ii is all due To the tailure of the foreign
wheat crop. The growers of wheat
they say. are prospecting. but other
wealth producers are getting no hruc-
fits There IS Il great deal Of differences.
however, between mere assertion and
we'll a8;hcu;icWed fact. There is
abundant cN.dencN OH every hand THAI
all classes of the Nrop,e, including
wealth producers of every descriptions
are sharing IN the now prosperity. Tho
failure Of the foreign wheat crop could
not start hundreds of IDLE shops aud
factories - operating and give employ
mrnt Ia hundreds ot thousands OF idle
worNNgmcu. The failure OF the foreign
wheat crop would not suffice to Stimu-
.aie AL lines Of business and produce
a teeang Of confidence and security
among investors and merchants
throughout the country.
The failure Of the foreign wheat crop
would NOT quicken the domestic Wool
trade. the leather trade. the trade III
print v.pJhS and sheetings. the tin. cop
per aNa ."on trade. the beef. pork aud
lard tralie, The trade ii petroleum.
glass, ,e&d, cottonseed oil, lumber, pa
per, brjck, coal salt, hay, hemp. pota
Toes, corn. barley, rye. butter. eggs and
frUt,, According 10 Bra6Street'S. which
has kept 4 record Of the business done
III a.. .,GoS for the last four wears. the
trade II all these commodities aad
scores Of others has rapidly Increased
since luiy--Ihe month N which the Re
publican tariff was enacted
Regarding the stories ot Western
farmers paying OF ihetr mortgages N
such enormous amounts, the Orange
ludd Farmer has made careful inQui-
rir> ana says that while IL finds The
newspaper statements somewhat cN-
aSSerated, ,here is unQue>yiouahly IA
immense amount OF liquidation soin~
on. During the pass few years the
farmers have prAet;rli such economy
thay ;he marked Improvement III wheat
a!d ether prices has wonderfully iul-
proved their financial couditjoa. One
Sreat ,nHaucive 10 pay OF old mort
cages is the lower interest rates II
whEvG 0sw .Ha0S can be Obtained.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-10-08

70 the savings banks. If the currency
were deprecated 60 per cent. as it would
hc were silver coined free at the ratio OF
l6 to /, the depositors would lose 10 l-S
millions. No friend of the free coinage
plank mentioned that fact or argued that
buildinc and loan association investments
would be affected injuriously.
The constant experience of the Worid
has been that when there is change for
the worse in the money standard the
wages of abor are slow to ADJUST them-
selves to it. The price of commodities ad-
vance rapidly. The price OF labor iags
behind. Thus there is Il real rednction IN
wages. Though they may be nomlnallS
n little higher. their purchasing power Is
decreas sed.-Chica Tribune.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-10-08
UNAMERtCAS,
The Principles of Deh>ism Will Not Be
Welcomed by Patriots,


Tha farocieuS hatred Tor the rich f.l-
by niea Ike Mr.. Debs ana his Soc.a! Dem
"cr2ey : utterly ua-Ane-icaa. l. argues
n the men who teel and express II ..u
estimate Of the importance OF wealth -
IaTeIe-aIe tha- i h2s tieSt-oye-3 rheir self
7eS2ecV- Apps -eaCly 1hey cannon b-aa the
S7eelly-<saa ha,tly live 81 miserable a,a
-Asey-sn lang SS they So u5he- cl.l far
richer than -Aeo2SelvES--ha1 Is IN saw. -as-
>e>>ezi II ta- larger measure than they
u the eE.y thing Iha. -hay think % :rz,r.3--
Zacc.a- To them the men who hava wsslrh
oSa.a-sS necessarily 70 $ different class s-5nl
the man whe hare ao-. Noc b-air.s. nor
-Er2-zlSz,S, 1a- character. marks The differ
e2ce ats,uezaa men. they think bu- wealth
92iy Ne ii2s2 hare expressed : r,c-a sgt4-
.-e- s.e@e-eace - Nresi2-h Than -aaS-. S.
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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-10-08
COME, Mr.. BRYAN.
Try to Be Consistent in Your Theories
and Assertions.


At AtchiSon. Mr.. Bryan. made speech
from which the following are detached
sentences: Last fall the Republicans
said We were repudiationists because we
wanted 10 lessen the purchasing price Of
the dollar The price OF wheat
and corn is governed by the law Of supply
ana demand solely. The law Of supply
and demand governs the value Of Il dollar.
Ii there is q short crop OF money dollars
will rise. Nature makes Il short crop Of
wheat. Man makes short crop OF dol
lars by law
\ year ago Mr.. Bryan asserted that the
value Of 2 dollar was not influenced by
any power whatever except the declara-
ton by the Government that 1t was dol
lar. He asserted in season and eut OF
season that such a declaration was Suffi-
clent not only 10 make every silver dollar
worth 3 gold dollar. but also TO raise every
ounce OF silver bullion in the world 10 the
value OF gold Al 4 ratio of 16 To l. With
such 4 record as this. how can the man
have the audaciIy TO now come babhling
about the value of the dollar being gov
erned by the law of supply and demand:
he says the dollar has grown too valua-
Bile because il has not kept pace With the
law OF demand. The more money there
IS in the country. he contends. The less
the dollar will buy Does history bear
ouI such = claim: In one Of his lectures
Mi. Bryan presents : table 10 show thar
since the crime of 1913 there has been i
steady dlnlinishmeGE in the price OF pro
duets 10 make his zLeory good E.e must
also show that there has been diminish
i-.ellt in the number Of dollars. On the
CONTRARY. there has been 4 steady ans.
rapid Increase IN the number Of dollars
since 1873. until now VIZ have i per cap
u. circulation OF So 50. whereas IN 1913
We had bur SlS-os.-haasaS City Jous-
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-10-08
Brcidenthal Adults 1t.

One Of the most recent and conspicuous
examples Of Il Popu!iSt who has discarded
the calamity howl for the prosperity
whoop is j. w. Brcidenthal of Kansas
He is the Bank Commissioner of the
State. and less than one year ago he was
Rryanlte. who could SIZE no prosperity
and no salvation for the country unless
the Boy Orator Of the Platte WAS elected
And SILVER given free coinage n the lleav
en-ordancd ratio Of l6 10 /. But Brciden-
thal has changed since then. He has
seen 1 great light. aud this is what he
has 10 say to-day:
Never III the history of Kansas has there
heen As much money With which 10 pay debts
as we and in the State Today. The State
mas struck a wonderful streak Of luck. Con-
ditionS brought good wheat crop: the prices
advanced: cattle are plenty and command i
seed price. These conditions found Kan
SIS In good position 10 profit Immensely
thereby. and we are doing il.
There never has been time in the history
~ me StAie when the farmers have not
raised enough To live on Now comes This
r.agnidcrn, year. with immense crops and
ttsh prices, and ii is little wonder they are
making The best NJ IT.. The people are max
when they succeed in doing this the Kansas
farmer MIL be the most independent person
m earth, because he SuowS enough u keep
out u dehs when once he gets started in the
right direction.
Kansas Is to-day thc most prosperous State
IN The Union. There VIII be $4,000 home
StsadS cie&rsd If mortgages this fall. Think
If what thar means The mortgages Will
average Si.Nn each, which means the ex-
penGitura Nf S4N,0'.N.NNn. Il means also that
this Stare IS becoming = Commonwealth or
homes
Ii Srrideatha, had said last November
that in less than ; year $4,000 Kansas
farmers woGl3 pay of S4o.0n.oQ0 of
neacy-a ss,S, under L Republican President
aui Jhe soli standard. his fellow Popu-
lists ot Kansas would have chartered 8
special train 10 convey him u Al insane
aSylUm.-Naa>aS tity Journal,
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-10-08
rel with June. 1896:
Postal Savings Banks.

/, :s announced thai PoStnias't. The
s-sl GARY. after thoroughly stud'iHs ,sb.
subject, has concluded 10 favor li'e ~ rbis
lsshaseay Of pas,sl savings oanAs a,v =. Of
ccaac-r. and Will make the ad'oe"v ;nc,n,-
suth y measure $ feature Of his I''' He
bs.cv ~ ne Pos.ot.ice Department hnt MT
has G,eg IS ysc Formulated limited
MA Go 81 IN his oepar- 10 ot 80. nf the
n the President on the opening
aeSt session Of Congress.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-10-08
1t Cannot Be Concealed.

Once in while we meet L man who
says that while he sees 4 good deal n the
new>rapa- about s revival Of business he
finds no improvement in his 1w. condi-
tion ana cannot see any IN that of MS
neishhor>. II is true thay the marked i'm
proveuler,t which has been 81 strongly felt
III the East ana IN the Southwest has not
YET reached the Northwest il. full volume.
simply because our harvest : later. otir
wheat crop has only jus. begun moving 10
market. The SIoo.dtN.tkAo which this
years crop VIII fetch into this region has
only began IL be distributed. Neve-ti.sa-
less i tha person y~l.u complains thar
prosperity has no7 yeE reached him viii
lo-,k a-ail:lG ovS- The whole cisy !ad State
ne SsI.ilo. ia. 70 rS-StiTe : Very IaaVkei
Improvement. The banks are II better
shape and a-e lna:;:.s money more freely.
The merchants are tull u hope. &I.d conf
dsIGya ,uli manufacturers are making ar
-s.-es,.lenS> to- ! tuu ouIG4T- Less idle
men a-S >Sea. :sni. II T2cI. It : claimed
by employment agencies thar M person
Who : s.b,e aad willing 10 wora -.eSsi Gow
suffer f-aal lack II employment. The IN
,,.e4S: i. tae Volume eE business through
cur 1Ge COUNTRY Is uIlu,!>-a Saase. II :
-saveala>3 IL .t,e 81. ;.ce:g,e-aI ot weekly bank
c.eaE:asS which show s gain II +..6 PEE
cent. IS compared with the corresponding
wt>sk u ,aSt year. Minneapolis gain Is
- Per c<.,V, wh.c:l may 5e taken AZ aa
Indication thar t-y,I. this time On TIE ->A-
vsval Will tlt [G.t here II tEil t0-ce--NIcs-
ar.al.> Tribune
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-10-08
Last Shot at the Farmers.

The free traders look Their last ss'' a.
the farmers in June; they hustled .. =, Il If
.-yEh:ns available OF which the lew NV, .".,L 81.
law increased tiasa rates q duty lns M ,ba
lowing shows the value Of some o. Two
more Important farm products IN ''1''
INI. c,,r,,r,s nj with June. 1890:
The Dickinson press., 1897-08-07

Bosthwick, A certain subdiv'n of land
situated on the Ell of the
81 of the nj &c. 17-1a9-
81. The sw corner OF the
land hereby conveyed Is
Joined as follows to wit;
q rods east of the centre
stake of sec. II al per
Gladstone TOWNSHIP sur.
vey following the half
sec. line, thence west %
rods to said sw orner or
the point of beginning.
The boundaries of the
land conveyed as follows,
to-wit: Commencing at
said sw orner as found
above and running east
parallel with said half
section line III IT,, thence
III feet, thence south
III feet to point of begin
The Dickinson press., 1897-08-07

1891 As II 81
1888 81 IL Al
1887 4A 93 IL IS
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-15
THE ROTHERsoME SHORE LINE.
New RumOrx That the Great North
crn VIII Abandon IL.

report has come 10 Seattle from Ia
coma that is interesting as railroad news
from town out of which all manner OF
statements have been sent concerning the
situation on this side of the Sound. The
report says that the recent announcement
of the proposed abandonment of the
Monte Cristo road is supplemented in rail-
road circles in Tacoma by another to the
effect that il Is the intention of the Great
Northern management to do away with
what is known as It's shore line between
Seattle and Everett, replacing II with a
line 10 be built on the upland. The TIA
coma reason given for the intended change
OF route is that owing to the continued
difficulty in operating the line during the
winter months when high water and land
slides are the rule, the management had
decided To find a new route into Seattle.
Some time ago following the trouble ex-
perienced by the Great Northern in No
yember, the Post-lntelligencsr noted the
presence OF party Of Great Northern en-
gineers in tie field. and predicted that the
road would seek a new entrance TO the
city that would remove It's greatest Diff
Guilty I'm conducting transcontinentai busi-
ness. The Tacoma story probably found
its origin IN this statement. At the time
OF the November storms. when the proper
~ Of the Everett 81 Monte Cristo road was
so injured 10 preclude q possibility of
its repair Tor some Tune, the report was
sent broadcast from Tacoma that ie was
a part OF the Great Northern. and the ac-
eompanyiug statement was explicitly
made that the Great Northern would not
or could not BE- operated before January I.
Undoubtedly the limited knowledge that
did prevail in Tacoma concerning the st.u-
alton. associated the Great Northern
possessions with he Everett & Monte
Crfsto road. instead OF the Seattle e. Mon
tana and the FairhaVen & Southern roads.
which are a part Of the Great Northern
coast line. Prejudice or ignorance are 10
blame for the circulation of the statement
last month In which ali Of the affected
points on the Everett & Monte Cristo road
were named "a Great Northern stations
IL has required = vast amount Of CORE
spondsnce and special circulars sent cut
from the general Offices in ST. Paul IN or-
der 10 straightcn out the Tacoma blunder
No secret has been made Of the fact that
Great Northern engineers have surveyed
new routes 10 Seattle. and this has been
going on for six years Undoubtedly. when
new route from some point On the main
lie is found that will deliver TIE road
business 10 seatEie without the use Of the
coast lire sgcis road viii Ire built. Mr.
Stevens. chief engineer OF the GTea:
Northern. when sa TIA coast . month zxa
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-15
STORIES FROM HISTORY.



IL was on the forty-seventh day out
when some of the crew began TO muir
muir. and one of them. more outspoken
than the rest, walking into Columbus
cabin. implored him not to go further.
'Why?' asked Columbus. Whats the
use OF turning back, now that ives near
~ halfway thers?"
we are afraid Wen never get back"
said the sailor. You'll lose your way
before long"
Not at ALL" said Columbus. pointing
through the stern window of his ship.
We can't lose ourselves. Do you see
the wake of this ship"
Yes said the sailor, 81 see. It's my
own wake I'm thinking of. your honor"
Well. never fear" said Columbus.
calmly. when we decide to return. all
we have TO do is 70 follow that wake back
TO Gibraltar. and from there the way is
easy"
The sailor departed satisfied.
One Of Columbu~' First Impressions.
An interesting anecdote, Indicating that
In spite of our advances I'm civilization
we have not changed fundamentally. is
as follows:
on his return to- the court. Columbus
was asked by Queen Isabella If America
was interesting to the tourist.
Quite. your highness" he replied .Tbe
scenery OF America Is superb but their
Pubic buildings aren't anything to brag
Columbus' Diplomacy.
, lhst columbus was diplomatic was
SHOWN by his first interview with the ma
i've chief on the day after he took pos
ssssioh OF the Western Hemisphere I'm
the name of Ferdinand and Isabella
So all this land OF ours belongs 10 vopr
Hihs ana queen. eh?'' demanded the chief
with sullen look in his eye.
les: my dear fellow. said Columbus
wnaeking MIN on the back genialiy: "bu,
thes VIII make easy landlords. We won,t
charge you any rent up to this time: and
- uaGe you'h be sensible about 4,
Wen let you stay until the fs, - - ~.
May at a purely nominal figure
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-15
TEMPTATIONS Of WOMEN.
Displays Of Holiday Goods Too
Much for a Few OF Them.
so EASY TO PICK UP THINGS.
Chief Reed Has . Quiet Interview
with a Housewife who Had . So
Cent Calendar Under Her Cape-
She Was LookfnG for Chrtstmas
NoyeitfesAThe Merchant Declined
70 Sig. q Complaint Against Her.

A tall. dark, weli-dressed woman was
ushereG into police headquarters yes;er-
day afternoon by Officer Burns. The
woman was rather distinguished looking
and was dressed handsomely, although
with good taste. She wore dark veil.
but this did not conceal the evident de-
termination written on her counsenanes
TO keep possession Of her feelings under
all circumstances.
The woman was taken into the private
office OF Chief OF Police Reed. Soon after,
q short. ligh,-compiexioned man appeared
a, the station, and he. too, was taken into
that little back room, whose walls might,
IL they could speak, tell some interesting
tales.
the woman was brought out into the cold
publicity of the station and ordered 10
stand up in front of the window. There.
Clerk Atkins took her name. height. oc-
cupation. etc.. and booked her as being
under arrest for shop-iifting.
The woman gave her name as Mrs. D.
E. Armstrong. of No. $40 Madison street.
Her occupation was that of housewife
and she said she was married. The man
who appeared before the chief in .connec-
ton with the case was one of the pro-
prietors of a Second avenue notion and
toy store.
According to the story told to Chief
Reed. Mrs. Armstrong entered the store In
question yesterday afternoon looking for
Christmas novelties. as she said. She wore
a very handsome fur cape. which fell to
quite length over her shoulders. Accor-
ding to the story. the woman was looking