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The Portland daily press., 1897-04-21

MAINE COAST NAVIGATION co
For BG IN. Boot1abay EFarbOr and
Wlscmssess.
STEAMER SALACIA.

COMMENCING MONDAY. Oct. 18th, until
- further notice, will leave Franklin Wharf,
dd ava Tuesdays Thnrs pasg snd satur-
Bath l1.l5 a. nj. Boothbay HarbOr 1.30 p. M
Arriving at Wiscasset about 3 p. m.
returning, leave Wiscasset on Mondays
Wednesdays and Fridays at a. m. Booth
pay Harbor $50 .r Bath 10.3Ua. m. Pop
nam Beach 11.50 a. m. Arriving at Portland
about p. N.
&c. OLIVER, President.
CHAS. f. LEWIS. Treasurer oct8dtf
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NFV YORK. Apr. 20. lS9g.-The following
are 10 days closing quotations OF mining STOCKS:
Col. Coal. $50. 80. .........
Eokcing Coal. ....... ...............
n omestake, 70
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I LIVERPOOL, ENG Steamship Vancouver.
79S cask china clay to Barring Bros 43o do to
Morev & Co pkgs to Love Cycle Co % bales
rags cs waste and 1S5 pkg glass to order 676
do merchandise to Torrance.
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Foreign Ports

Curtis. for Hong Kong and New York; Emily
Whitney, Pendleton. for Iioiio.
At Yokohama Mch "a, ship Edward O'Brien.
Oliver. New York.
Sid fin Cebu Feb ct. ship r r Thomas, Mich
OILS, Boston.
Ar at Glasgow Apr II, steamer Scandinavian,
Portland.
At Buenos Ayres Mch Z, .bardue Celna Hut
ton, for Rosario, to load for Rio Janero and
Santos.
Sid FIN Macolris Apr 3, sch Morancy, Torrey,
New York.
Jasper ldg; Lois Chaples, from Wilmington.
dsg.
Al St Mare Apr II. sch R I Rundlett, Foun-
tain, fot New York, idg.
At Barbados Apr II, barque Arlington, Griggs
Lisbon.
Sid FIN Kingston. ia, 18th. sch Agnes I Grace,
Farrar, Salem; 18th. AbbysC Stubs, Whitney.
New York and falmouth.
Al at Turks Island Apr A. barque Jas Fl Ham
len,. Mcdonald, Point-a-Pitre, for Philadelphia.
ready; Alice Frost, Demarara, and sid 9th
for Baltimore sch Ida G. Southard, Blake, Bar
bados; 9th, Hugh Kelley, Holden. I'm Fort de
France, to sail 10th for Providence.
In port Apr ~, barque Rose 1nness, Colcord,
for New York. ready.
Ar at Vera Cruz Apr IA, sch Warren Adams,
Given. Newport News.
At Tampico Apr II, sch Gertrude L Trundy,
Dinsmore, for New YORK goth.
At Matanzas 18th. barque Arthur Wade.
Sherman. disg.
Crockett, Newark.
Spoken.
Apr 10, off Hatteras. sch Flora Morang. from
New York for Wilmington.
Apr 1S. fifty miles n OF Hatteras, sch Mary
Sanford, from New York fer Key West
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FINANCIAL AMI COMMERCIAL
Quotations Of Stable Products in the
Leading Markets
New York Stock and Money Market.
(By TeIegraph.)
NEW YORK, April 20.

NEW KCRK, April 70.
Money on call easy at lA@11a; prime mer-
camille paper lat sAs94 per cent. Sterling Ex-
change steady, with actual business in bank
ers bills at 4 ssA aoooollor demand, ana
S6sA q 10000 for 6o-day bills; posted rates
S71a GA 50: CONNER, ial bills s51s@ Ga IS.
Government Bonds firm. State bonds dull.
Railroad bonds firm.
Silver certificates 62@621a.
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Railroad Receipts.

Receipts by Maine Central R. R.--For Pori.
and. 2ot cars miscellaneous merchandise fer
connecting roads IsA cars. ~. ~. t.s
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CITY OF PORTLAND.

SEALED proposals will be received until
Thursday, April %, 1897, at t2m., at the once
of the City Clerk, by the Sanitary Commit
proper for tile term of three.years. for the
collection of oflal on Peaks island for the
summer months OF present year. ESQ
Specifications Of contract may be examined
at the Office Of the City Clerk.
JOHN T. PAGAN,
Chairman Sanitary Committee.
Portland, april Il, 1897. Aprii17dtd
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MARIN Il, N Il w
PORT OF PORTLAND.
TUESDAY. April %.

TUESDAY. April %.
Arrived.
Steamship Vancouver (Br) Humphrey, Liver
pool passengers and mdse to ID Torrance s. Co.
Sch Margaret. Robinson, Boston.
Cleared.
Sch Charles Davenport. Pinkham. Norfolk
j AinsloW & Co.
Sch Frank Palmer, Gardner, Louisburg, CB-
j Winslow & Co.
Sch Lizzie Wharton. Surette, Bellevue. Ms
Ryan & Kelsey.
Sch Clotilde, Leblanc, Bellevue Cove, Ms
Ryan g. Kelsey.
Sch John Codwallader. Lunn, Boston Berlin
Mills Co.
Sch Fanny Hodgkins. Barter. Cambridgeport.
Berlin Mills.
Sch Portland Packet, Gardner. Eastport-J
II Blake.
Sch W C Pendleton. Weber. Dainariscotta--
j II Blake.
SAILED-Sch Matte B Russell
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Retail Grocsrs' sugar Rates.

Portland market-cut loaf 8; confectioners at
&c; pulverised &c; powered. 70; granulated
&c; co1lee crushed 3 5ac yellow 41s-
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Chicago Live stock Market.

FALL RIv Err, Mass. April 90, 1897.-Pril
colhs very dull 2 9-l6c.
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NEW oRLEANs-Ar i 9th, sch Carrie Lane

NEW ORLEANS-Ar 18th, sen oariio l'
NEWPORT NEWs-Ar 10Th. sch cry ny Oh ee aI
gusta, Adams. New York; 4 nj blaiiioi"'
Vlnalhaven via New York. roomhs
NORFOLK-Ar 10th. sch spartan Io
Clarks Cove: A Denike. Smith, PortlaIGn. rhaton.
-, NEW HAVEN-Sld 10Th. sch Isaac oiDo''-''
Philadelphia. ,uo A
METEOROLOGICAL 10th, sch Hattie q
Marsh. Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA-Ar is 9th, schs5 CiaTTSS Do he "a
WITT Lombord. Black River, ia; Jonhp = Lett
dali, Croeker Providence; George ffesoo'''
Doyle, Vinalhaven. .,s
ca 18Th, sch VIM b Palmer, Dyer. Po 2Tlsant
Williams. New York
SID 18th, schs I w Allen, Pottle, Boston.
PROVIDENCE-Ar 10Th, sch Oliver oRof
field. Taylor, Philadelphia for Pawtucket. -
PORTSMOUTH-Ar 10th. sch Seth M Iodu'
and j V Wellington. New York :,
RlCHMOND-Ar 9th, sch Clara A Donneii,
Brendidge. Punta Gorda via Norfolk
VINEYAkD-HAVEN- Ar 10Th, schs Mary
Louise, New York for Boston; Fl Edmnnds,
Kennebec for Ocean City: Nellie Grant. Els
worth for Rondout; Damietta Il Joanna, Water
Cove for New York; Jennie G Pillsbury, ROCK
land for New York.
AR goth, schs Hattie H Barbour, Sullivan for
New York, Host flying jib and split jb topsall |;
Lucy. Hooper. Calais for RondOut, LANDED SICK
man.
SID goth, schs John j Perry. LaVolta, Ella Z
Crowell, Jennie Pillsbury j ii Edmunds, j &
Pillsbury, Sir Knight Robt Byron. M Mosely,
aud Benz I Biggs.a
W Haynes, Goodwin, Hayti; Willie l. Maxwell,
Gott New York, . fs9s
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A COMFORTABLE SUIT.
109I-CISCO SUIT.
Sizes for 6, s and 10 Years Only.

The ever-popular blouse and knee
trousers suit has come to be considered q
standard style for boys, and lnothers
never fail to recognize its conven fence
and simplicity. Serges and fiannels are
the most serviceable fabrics, but hand
s,mo suits may he made OF cloths, velvet
or velveteen, with blouses of lawn or
China silk. Jackets and Dlazers of the
material ufea for the trousers are; gem
orally worn over them. For ordinary
wear blouses of fancy cotton material
and cheviuts are used.
A special illustration and full direc-
tons about the pattern will be found or
the envelope in which it ia enclosed.
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TsITE E TABLE
EAsnhOWfAp EOreSade Steamer

Steamer ALICE will leave Portland Pier for
Cousen's, Littlieohn's and Chebeague at 100
a. m. and D. IN
Returning, leave Chebeague at 80 a. m. and
$50 p. m. Littlejohn's and Cousen's at s. 40
a. m. and $40 p. IN.
For Falmouth, 100 a. M, 2. 90 and As D, m.
Returning, leave halmoutlla at 600 and &. 90
a. m 400 p. m. 4i3syye ap2dtf
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large s@12; do small sal2.,c: part skins

4Q71ao.
ga, Eggs W. o. paekgsi quiet: State and Penn
Ss4 G; western lola Gb101ac.
sugar.raw quiet; fair refining 1882; Centri-
1ugal 96 test $500; refined dull; Crushed at
b1s; Powdered 4ssc; Granulated Acc.
Petroleum dull
Coffee weak; No at Sc.
SplrltS Turpentine quiet.
Molasses steady; New Orleons 23@3o.
Rice steady
frelghts steady. 2
Rosin quiet
Tallow dull.
CHICAGO-Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour fair. Wheat-No2 spring 1879 oa74T
Oats-No at II 1ac mo 2 white b. at 2ls4 q
z2c: Nos white o b 191a@21tac. No Rye
at 3412c. No Barley nominal. MOI FIaxseed
at 76L4fa791sc. Prime Timothy seed 275.Mess
pork 45@S So Lard-1OO TBS 20;short RIB
sides o59l4 90. Dry sailed meats-shoulders
hA@51a: short clear sides at AZ 9bc: But
Ter is weak: crm at 12916c; dairy at 9@l4
Cheese steady 91a@l01a. Eggs steady; fresh
Recejpts-Flour. 10000 hbls: wheat 10000
bush: corn, $4,000 bushi oats. 24500o push;
rye 5000 bush barley. "a, 600 hnsh.
ShipmenJs-Flour 5000 abls wheat 13l 600
bush; corn. 1872 900 bush: OATS GIL o Unbusb
rye. 900 bush: barley $4,000 bush.
ST. LOUIS-Flour dull. but nominal at the
advance. Wheat higher NO z Red cash In elev
96c bid; track OoGa1 oil; May a3 July 7Ssac.
Corn higher-No 2 cash 220221A; May 221Ac;
July 1884 bid Sep 1854 BID. Oats lower-No2
cash 18bid May iss4 July 1872 bid Pork is
steady-standard mess at 8 2O9S SO. Lard is
steady-prime steam at O21s; choice at 10.
Dry salt meats-boxed shoulders at Of: extra
short clear 90; ribs5 20; short at 271a.
DETROIT-Wheat, lower-No / White Gle:
No Red 921ac; May 93c. Corn-No 2mixed
2515c. Oats-No white 22c, Rye-No at SO.
CINCINNATI-Flour firm Wheat is easier
No2 Red at 92993c. Corn firm-No 2 mi ed
261ac. Oats flrm-No mixed at 1914 @2lc.
TOLEDO-Wheat active. frm-No cash at
9514o, May 1854 C. Corn active and firm-No 2
Mixed at 241sc. Oats-No 2 Mixed 1sc. Rye
No at SO.
MINNEAPOLIS-Whe steady-Afay 1915 ;
July at 1875; sept 6SS4.
Flour-tirst patents COCA 10; second pats
5 S5W3 50; firat clears 8 1898 So second clear
2 20@240.
GorJon Marke5s
by Telegraph,
APRIL 90 1897.
NEW YORK-The Cotton market to-day was
quiet, steady; mlddling uplands 6-l6c; gull do
ole; sales 3O55 bales.
UHARLESTON-The Cotton market to-day
was steady; Middlng &c.
NEW ORLEA NS-The Cotton market to-day
was steady; middlng 1-16c.
MOBILE-The Cotton market to-day WAS
quiet: middlng To
SAVANNAH-The Cotton market to-day was
quiet; middling &c.
MEMPHIS-The Cotton market to-day was
steady ;Iliddlings 1-i6c.
European Markets.
BY Telegraph.
LONDON.April 90. 1S97.-Consols closed for
money 1llA and 1llss for account.
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the IS
orderr ache u
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international Steamship 70.

FOR
EaStpon. lubao. CaIas SLJ1ll N.3.. HaNiMSS.
tia, Prince Edward Island, anG Cape Bret
on. The favorite route to Cam pobello and
st, Andrews. N. b.
$3.50 Spring Arrangement.
On and afler Monday. Mar. 10. steamer
will leave Portland on Mondays and Thursdays
at .. m.
Returning leave st. John and Eastport Tues
day and Thursdays.
III Through tickets issued and baggage checked
todestlnatton. HgY. FreightreeeiYed Up to 400
D. m. A4'Ss4 :.
& For Tickets and Staterooms, apply at the
Pine Tree Ticket Office, Monument Square
or for other information at Companys Office
Railroad Wharf foot OF State street
j. BCOYLE. Gen Man
ie25dtf q. P. c. HERSEY. Agent.
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OCEAN STEAMSHIPS.
ALLAN LINE

ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS.
Liverpool, Halifax and Portland. Call
ing at Londonderry.
Liverpool Steamship Portland Halifax
IS Partisan April, 10 April.
q ] April. Monaghan % April. "a Arril.
is April. *Laurentian l May not calling.
*rhls steamer will carry cabin passengers
only and Will not call at Halifax or Neville.
The Saloons and Staterooms are IN the cen
tral part, where least notion is felt Eiec-
ricity is usse for lightina; the ships through
out. the lights being at the command Of she
passengers at any hour of the night. Music
Rooms and Smoking Rooms or the promenade
deck. The Saloons and taterooms are heated
by steam.
Rates Of passage $52.oo and 5000. a re-
duction-is made or Round Trip Tickets.
Second Cabin--To Liverpool, London and
Londonderry, $3A; return, 966.75 te~
Steerage-To Liverpool, London. Glasgow
Belfast or Londonderry. including every re-
quisite for lie voyage S23.5o.
For tickets or fL.'ther information
apply To T. p. MCGOWAN, Ais Congress St.
J.B. HEATING, 6i1 Exchange st
Il. s. Z. ALLAN. Montreal
and 80 state st.,
nov4dd Boston.
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In half bbls lie extra
Raisius.
Musctl.50 lb bxs5O7 Aa
London laY'rll 10000
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The following are Co DAVIS Wholesale prices #
Provisions. Groceries: cgc
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-22
Wanted to Know.

lions Herald Such a fundamental
question in literature as the following
should not long remain unanswered.
1T beats me-" he said, as he laid
down his newspaper thoughtfully. Il
dunno's [ ever thought of it afore, but
now thet it does come ter my mind, it
certainly beats me-
What air We talking about?" asked
his wife, anxiously.
''Literatoor." he answered. Course
we've seen it showed UP in the news
papers time and ag'in haw all an editor
is ter set down weth a pot o paste an
a pair of scissore, an cut out things
to put into is paper"
Certainly. I don't see nothin' so
beatin' bout that"
But this is the question: Some fell
Ter hez ter git them pieces up in the
first place. 1t never struck me afore.
but I'm blest eff I wouldn't like ter
know who the Teller is that starts in
an gifts up them there things fur the
editors ter cut out -
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-22
MONOMETALLIST'S ADMISSION.
Free Coinage of Silver Would Kill
Asiatic Competition.

Moreton FreWen, the noted English
bimetallist, writes to the Denver News:
Sir-A year ago the American free
silver party made it's fight on these
views, elaborated, perhaps over elab-
GRATED, by Mr.. Bryan:
First-That the United States cannot
maintain such a balance of trade, as
will keep gold at home, if all the ex-
port trades of silver using Asia are to
be subsidized by the present low rates
of exchange.
Second-Therefore the United States
should adopt free coinage in order to
raise the rates of exchange between
India and Europe, between China and
Europe, between Japan and the Malay
peninsula and Europe.
Such was, and such is today, the sill
yer issue. The low gold price of silver,
or to employ the more scientific ternin-
ology, the present low rate of European
exchange with silver using countries,
is substituting the exports of silver US
ing countries and is thereby making it
increasingly difficult for the United
StateS-I may add and equally difficult
for all debtor nations, Australia and
Canada and Ireland, also, to maintain
a favorable balance of trade.
This was Mr.. Bryan's currency creed.
We have now to guide US. and to
pronounce Judgment upon Mr.. Bryan's
belief, the reply of the government OF
India to the proposal that the United
States, France and India should adopt
free silver" And this is what the
government of India declares would be
the result of such triple union" on
the export trades of India The first
result of the suggested measure would
be an immense disturbance of Indian
trade and industry, by the sudden rise
in the rate of exchange, which, if the
ratio adopted were 1512 to /, would be
a rise from about Is pence to about %
pence the rupee. Such a rise is enough
to kill our export trade for the time,
at least
SO that Mr.. Bryan's view that Amer
lea could stimulate her exports, thus
securing an inflow of gold, by raising
the rates of silver exchange with $780,,
| 000000 of active competitors, and thus
killing their eXpOrts-this is the very
keynote of the objection the govern
ment of India advance to the proposal
that the minis of India should reopen
to silver
And farmers will also note that in the
opinion of the government of India BIZ
metallism would kill our Gndia's) ex-
port trade" in wheat and in other ag-
ricultural produce.
The Indian government has thus put
itself on record that the yellow man
with the white money, owing to the
cheapness of silver. is killing the in
dustry of the white man with the yell
low money
Will our parliament perpetuate that
legislation, which by supplying their
money to Asiatics at half price, affords
those myriads bounty of 50 per cent
on all produce which Asia exports to
/ Europe?
Rightly understood the silver issue is
/ the greatest race issue with which the
western nations have ever been con-
| fronted. rise in silver is enough to
Kill midas export trades. Such is the
verdict of the government of India.
Yours faithfully,
NORTON FREwEN
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-22
WHERE He GOT IT.
Ex-Gov. Waite Claims to Have De
rived His War Cry from the Bible.
The Des MOines Ragis+e, o,1o+aS ax-

G&-CrOV w ate claims to Have De-
rived His War Cry from the Bible.
The Des Moines Register quotes ex-
Governor Waite as saying:
What was the occasion of the decla-
ration l made relative to riding in
blood to the bride reins? l am glad
you ask me that question, since the
statement attributed to me on the oc-
casion of that speech in the Coliseum
has been lied about and villainously
misrepresented by the newspapers and
the very able descendant of Ananias
who represented the press association
in Denver at the time. 1t was at
meeting Of the silver league of the
state that the incident occurred. The
mine owners had up a resolution before
the meeting which favored recommend
ing ratio of p to as the
proper ratio Of silver to gold,
of silver as commodity in
the open market at that time. 1 was
quick to detect that the adoption of the
resolution meant making all the con-
cessions demanded by the enemies of
silver. Having had prior information of
the fact that such a resolution would
be presented, I succeeded in being
chosen as a delegate to the convention,
and, realizing the misrepresentation
|
say, and the distorted meaning that
would be pla 2ed upon any utterance of
mine I went prepared, and had my
remarks reduced to manuscript. Re
viewing the infamies of finance recon-
mended by Grover Cleveland, and only
too conscious of the insidious attempts
that were being made to throttle the
American people, I said that rather
than sacrifice our liberties we will ride
through blood to the bride reins.
Thereupon, the aforesaid very gifted
liar, who was present. rushed to the
! telegraph office and sent broadcast
over the nation. through the medium
of the news organization he represent
ed, that I had declared unless we could
/ have the free coinage of silver at the
ratio of 16 to 1 1 would appeal to the
people to ride through blood to the
! bride reins. The Internal idiot, as also
the newspapers that gave circulation
to the bald falsehood, did not know
was quoting from the Bible Had
! they taken the time to read REVEAL
| ton xiii, they would not have been
50 excited"
| The biggest flaw in this explanation
! is that there are but % chapters in the
| book of Revelation.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-22
FOUGHT FOR LINCOLN.
How Mayor-Elect Van Wyck Defed
the Confederacy.

A Charleston, S. c., dispatch to the
New York Journal says:
Mayor elect Robert A. Van Wyck of
New York has been a fighter since the
days of 81. His first fight may have
been the keynote of his after life Here
is g. story with a South Carolina end
how he stood before three-score fiery
young confederates in this. state. at the
time When the war fever was at it's
highest pitch, and how he boldly flaunt-
ed the name of Abraham Lincoln in the
teeth Of the followers of Jefferson
Davis.
Hardly had the words, ''Three cheers
for Lincoln!" left his mouth when he
was attacked by 60 southerners and
whipped almost into insensibility
He was only 10 years old. While the
fight was raging and Van Wyck was
being scraped over the rough floor of
the country school house where the SOL
diers were congregated, he continued
to cheer for Lincoln until his voice.
weak and shrill. was drowned amid the
curses of the men who Werer chastiSing
him.
Finally the DULLES were driven off,
and as the young Union patriot was
picked uD, he let his enemies know
that, though beaten, he was still for
the president. Afterward Van Wyck
declared that he yelled in fun at first,
but when he was crowded by those once
his friends, he refused to take back his
words.
Mayor-elect Van Wyck's grandfather.
Samuel Maverick, was a resident of
South Carolina for many years. He
was wealthy. and previous to the war
was considered the largest single land
owner in the United States. Van
Wyck's father made frequent visits to
South Carolina, and had his sons. Rob
ert and Judge Augustus Van Wyck,
of Brooklyn, at school in Pendleton in
1859, 1860 and 1861. When war was de-
clared the father returned to New York
to look after his property, leaving the
sons with Mr.. Maverick
The new mayors adventure occurred
in January, 1861. Mr.. Mavericks home
was five miles from Pendleton. and at
Pendleton the children were sent to
school. 1t was bitter winter morning
when Robert Van Wyck rode the five
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ties of Great Britain; and if the thorough
cultivation and improvement of land had
continued to pay we'll, the demand for
labor would have been SO greatly in ex-
have been compelled to offer enough
wages to attract men back from the
towns to the rural districts Workmsn
there is no reason to fear that they would
not be able to command their full snare
of any increase of profit which would re-
suit from a rise in prices; and, although
farm laborerS have no union OF any i'm
portance at present, their scarcity, if
farming could be properly carried on,
would be as effective as any comblna-
ton. Besides they could easily combine
under such favorable circumstances. The
National Agricultural union was a failure
because, to use familiar saying y on
cannot get blood out of a flint" Farmers
are too much impoverished and farming
yields too little profit, to allow OF the
payment of even moderately high wages
as a rule Again, if agricultural prices
rose to a fairly remunerative level, small
holdings would pay so that workmen
would take land on their own account
much more commonly than they can take
it now. and this would tend to raise the
wages of those who would continue to
work for farmers.
For a great number of years the tillerS
of the soil in all but a few countries pos
sessing currency advantages have bean
struggling for little more than bare sub
sistence, while thousands have failed to
obtain SO much, and their miserabla mis-
fortune has been mainly produced by the
folly of governments, led by grasping
financfers Surely, then, it is not too
soon for politicians to undo the mischief
they have done in bringing the greatest
industry of the world to the verge of
general bankruptcy, and other industries
into nearly as perilous condition. An
exceptionally favorable opportunity for
considering the best means of retracting
their false steps is now offered by the
overtures of the United States in favor
of an international monetary conference,
and it is general agreed that a favorable
response from England would insure one
from each of the other great powers of
Europe. Under such circumstances the
rejection of these overtures by England
would be nothing short of a crime.