The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-29
THE TIMES CYCLOPEDIA.
TOURQUESTIONS ANSWERED WHILE
roo VAR.
How Long DO You Wait?-That Depends
Upon the Nature of the ouery-Cig"r-
cites, Sugar, and Free Silver,
Your Facts FallaciOus.

WIN Won please inform me through your
query column how the American IopacCO
Company advanced the price OF clsa-
rettes from nVe to ten cents per package
and how the sugar trust advanced the
price of sugar. In neither case mas theIe
been in any change i'm the conditions mere
tofOre existing, no Increase IN the ue-
meud. no falling OF I'm the supply etc
If these are not fiat prices what are they
And did not this very same power put the
urice of silver where Al rs to-day? 1 nave
never voted other than the Democratic
ticket Want silver retained where IL mas
always been Ina our monetary system,
and am more I'm favor of the repeal OF
tho 10 per Gems bank tax than "a, am =, Tor
free silver. DhMOChAl
You are mistaken in regard 70 the
American Tobacco Company having adj
vanced the price of cigarettes from hVe
80 ten cents per package win IeBaIu
10 sugar we do not know the precise per-
ccntage advance 10 the Jobber but WIN
regard 10 cigarettes can say positively
1hat the American Tobacco Company mas
not advanced the price 10 the JoDoer one
cent beyond the amount or the lhcreaseu
internal revenue taA-nt,y cents - -
thousand. Some OF tho jobbers, VINO had
a. perfect right so do 80 with what was
shcir own. as Democrat Will, we are
cure not dispute. took the matter OF an
advance into their own hands, and placed
Inc price 10 the consumer at figures which
pcr dozen shows "a doubling on the old
one. IL IFS far less than that 10 those pur-
chasing more than one package-a rule
observed by almost every merchant IN
almost every line To charge the ad-
vance 10 the American Tobacco company
Is entirely unjust After the 1obber buys
his cigarettes. what power has the former
10 control his disposition or theml lie
may burn them. IL he likes Just as DEM
ocrst" may do with his new nat. IL IS
IA nlaaCAl win III.
There Is no law 20 compel him 10 wear II,
A. he prefers not to do so. II the JooDers
see M to advance their prices that Is
matter between them and the persons
who buy thom-thc American IODacco
Company has no place IN me may s.s1a.
Democrats" question regarding free
silver" savOrs OF general antpathy 10
"trusts." which. as he knows If he Is
subscriber 90 our paper. Is IN our opinion
thoroughly unreasonable We have not
space wherein 20 cover the GROUND Whlch
THROUGH preceding months has been again
ana again covered in our editorial coll
uma so we shall have 10 say only That
~ is not the trusts which have put silver
where Il now Is"
Watch as a Compass.
=, vour query column. viii you please
,eu "a subscriber" how a watch acts
ns n compass. indicating directons-north'
south. east and west. r. H.
Milton, y. G.
place the twelve mark direc'ly before
YOU in lire with the sun. Note the hour.
~ Il IS before noon, note how many
hours before. and. directing one or me
herds 40 the hour mark which represents
e. disgerence a will indicate which -
south approximately, OF course). should
Z, ne afternoon. place the twelve olrectly
hsfors YOU. I'm line with the sun, ana
ssduc. the number OF hours since noon
from twelve. when the hand will indicate
north. For instance, suppose you "iSh
20 ", the experiment 81 10 o'clock A. NJ
pie vour watch with the II mark direct
81 In line with the sun Ten Is two hours
sarfier than twelve. Place your water
band a, two hours after l2-or. TWO. II
An tb,n point south Supposing u 20
he four IN the afternoon; place your
twelve in line with the sun ana subtract,
Ing four from twelve places me hand
ats n viii then point north 'approNi-
rnateiy).
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