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Total 81, ,767, $3.50, GIL
5000, o,9sO,735
Prosperity Among Miners.

The prosperity of the American miner
the last four years has been remarkable.
The activity of the mills and OF the rail-
roads has doomed the price of coal, cop
per, z$.c and other metals. These have
yielded far better returns in wages to
those "who go thousand feet into the
earth," than they would have done had
Mr.. Bryan been elected President in 1896.
The opening up of the mints to the free
coinage of silver would never have really
doomed the price of silver, for the silver
of the whole world would have poured
into America, the nations of the earth
being only too glad for us to pull their
chestnuts out of the fire for them.
In the mining of gold in gold stand
ard country, miners have profted far
more than they would have ever profited
by the mining of silver in silver stand
ard country. The lone, poor prospector,
and the grub stalker" have had chance
to come in" ON the production of gold,
whereas silver mining has always been
under the control of wealthy syndicates,
and of individuals like Mr.. Clark of Mon
tana, whose wealth enabled him to buy
Democratic Legislature to elect him
Senator, and to contribute 100000 to
the present fund to elect Bryan Presi-
dent.
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Story of the C1earings.

The best gauge of the volume of bust
ness of the country is the bank clearing
statistics. They prove, as no other fig
ures can, the trade movement. Never in
the history Of the country have they
shown such vast aggregate of business,
such an immense increase as during the
years of the Mckinley administration
The following figures are from Brad
streets and are accepted as official. The
comparison is made with the year 1894,
as that is the year the Democratic pol
icy of handling the finances of the coun-
try was in full sway.
The grand total of the bank clearings
of the United States, as given by Brad
streets, for the first six months of 1894,
were $22, 2,0S5,071, ,196. For the first six
months of 1900 they were $40, ,S57, POL
316, an increase of S20.TT2, 100, 100. For
the month of June. 1894, the grand total
was $3,5T6,315.339. For the month of
June, 1900, it was S6,621, ,O6S, ,T07, an in
crease of $3,044, ,753, ,46S.
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windfa11 to Railroad Labor.

For the fiscal year ended June 80,
1900, gross railroad receipts were larger
by S26G. 149. .623 than for the year ended
June 80, 1895. Such increase mostly rep
resents larger dividends lin the form of
increased wages to labor. Similarly
there was a gain over 1895 of SOS, $751;
45S in net earnings. This has gone part
ly into the strengthening of cash ac
counts, but the greater part of it into
increased dividends to stockholders. 1t
must not be forgotten in this connection
that railroad securities are owned very
largely by people of all classes. They
are recommended to widows for safe in
vestment. They form the basis, next to
government bonds, for the investments of
insurance companies, and for the trust
funds of charitable and philanthropic in
stitutions.
In 1898 there was paid in compensation
to employees of railroads the total sum of
$495, 5,055, ,610, as against $445, sos, POI in
1895, gain of S49,54T,357. When in ad-
dition we consider the increased wages
indirectly paid in new construction of
track and bridges, in new cars, ETC., which
absorbed the greater part of the increases
in gross earnings, it will be more evident
what windfall just one year of pros
perity has been to the people who work
ON the railroads.
The number of new miles of road built
during the year ended June 80, 1899, was
4,500, as against only 1,650 for the cor
responding period ended in 1895. OF
course this is significant, not merely be-
cause it has meant increased work and
more money paid in wages, but because
it increased the facilities of commerce,
and because it made it that much easier
for the farmer to get his products into
the city to fill the dinner pail of the city
workman
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Prosperity ON the Pacific.

Secretary of Agriculture Wilson, in an
interview the other day, said:
Anything produced in the United
States will now permanently find its way
into all parts of the celestial empire. Our
trade relations there in the future are
secured. The trade in cotton goods has
been very heavy in Manchuria and other
northern provinces. Our interests gener-
ally, our dairy, poultry and other products
from the farms of the United States,
now have assurance Of permanent mar
kets in all the provinces throughout the
Chinese Empire where such things are in
demand, and this demand is growing and
will continue to grow.
"The work of Secretary Hay in this
regard supplements and compliments the
work of our army and navy. A year ago
10 nation would have listened to propo-
stion of this kind (the open door policy,
but the whole world listens to the United
States now. The white mans BURDEN
came with the islands. Secretary Hays
work brings the reward for lifting the
burden. Some idea of the vastness of
the interests involved may be gained from
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ZINC IN MISSOURI.
Quantity Average price
nrnlIlnpl mid nnr
Total

A few of the above figures are partcu-
larly instructive. In 1892, at the close of
the Harrison administration, the Joplin
zinc field produced 131 ,4SS tons, the av-
erage price of which at the mine was
$21.T6 per ton and the total value of
which was S2,S64,475. In 1894, under
the Wilson bill depression, the produc-
tion Of this same field had fallen to $3.50
tons, with an average price at the mine
of SIS per ton. a total value of Sl,331.910.
In 1898 the quickening influence Of Nc
Kinley prosperity was fairly under way
the production rose to 139,66S tons, with
an average price at the mine OF S20.96
per ton and total value of $2,92T ,321.
Last year, 1890, the full tide of prosper
ity promised by the Republican party
was flowing in on the Joplin and Kansas
district and the production reached high
water mark in 1S1 ,430 tons, with an nv
erage value at the mines of $32.93 per
ton and total value of S5,9T4 ,G24, or
over four times as much as it was in
1894. The year 1900 figures, when all in.
will show still further increase. Yet
it is probable that the Missouri section
of this prosperous region will utterly ig-
more this wonderful object lesson and
vote for Bryan, free trade and rotten
money. Vote to again close up the fac
tories and bring disaster to their country.
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PROSPERITY FOR ZINC MINERS.
Four Years of Mckinley and Protec-
tion Have. Enriched Missouri.


tion Have Enriched Missouri.
Mckinley prosperity and the protective
tariff on zinc and lead ores have, in four
years, added millions of wealth to Mis-
souri, and Kansas. They have made
comparatively little strip of territory in
southwest Missouri and southeast Kansas
the greatest zinc mining section in the
world, producing seven-eighths of the
American zinc ore and about one-fourth
of the entire worlds supply.
For years this district, which centers
about Joplin, Mo-, and Galena, Kan,
consisted of several little mining camps
struggling along and yielding very little
product. Mining was done in crude
and primitive way, and lack of capital to
operate in manner beftting a country
so bountifully blessed by nature was a
check to development and barrier to
progress.
Three years ago a change began. The
factories of the East, which had been
alarmed over the Wilson bill and shut
down their plants entirely or in part, had
their confidence restored and resumed
operations to their full capacity. This
created a demand for more zinc, which is
used extensively in many industries. New
uses for zinc for various purposes were
constantly being found, and additional de-
mands for zinc ore were thereby created.
As consequence, the attention of
Eastern and foreign capital became at
tracted to Americas great undeveloped
zinc fields, whose only need was financial
aid. Money, which had been tied up by
cautious capitalists, sought investment.
Wonderful were the changes wrought.
Mines, mining leases and mineral lands
doubled and quadrupled in value, crude
and antiquated methods of mining gave
way to modern methods. The old hand
windlass and horse holster were supplant-
ed by modern machinery. Old abandoned
mines which had been left with their tim
bers to rot and tools to rust were opened
up again and new mining camps sprang
up all over the district. An era Of pros
perity had dawned and the increased de-
mand for zinc had advanced the price to
point undreamed of four years before.
The following table is concise history:
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PROSPERITY IN IDAHO.
Report of State Bureau of Immigra-
tion Labor Statistics Proves 1t.

- "a
tion Labor Statistics Proves 1t.
"There are few, if any, States in the
Union where laboring men are better
treated, get better wages and have more
opportunities to acquire homes and Sc
cure q competence than in Idaho.
"The relations between laboring men
and their employers in this State are un-
usually pleasant. With the single ex-
ception of one county in the State there
have been no strikes for years in the
State and no labor troubles of any kind.
In this county labor troubles are now
in a fair way of being satisfactorily set
tied. The mines are being worked by
good set of men, who are paid from So
to $5 per day, and every citizen is salts
fed with the conditions. In other parts
of the State the relations between la
borers and their employers are harmoni-
Gus and pleasant.
"All labor organizations that are based
on law and order are welcomed not only
by the employers of labor, but by all
classes of citizens, and all such organiza-
tions are in flourishing condition. Near
ly all, if not all, of the labor unions have
a hospital fund and many of them have
halls where the meetings of the union are
held while in some instances there are
libraries in connection with the unions
that contain the best books on literary,
philosophical and scientific subjects. As
a class the laboring men of Idaho are
sober, Industrious, frugal, well el:lcated
and intelligent"
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Ad1ai stevenson,s Prosperity.

The city of bloomington, ILL.,. (which il
the home of the Democratic yice-presiden|
tial candidate, Adlai e. Stevenson, bul
recently sold its bonds on basis whicj
makes the interest paid by the city oil
the loan only $40 per cent. This rat|
is lower than any municipality in TIL
United States could get in 1896.
AS citizen of Bloomington. Mr.. Ste
venson will be able to save some none,
in taxes, because of the good credit ant
prosperity that has come to his town d.
a share in the beneficial results of Re
publican policies during the last foul
years. The remarkable appreciation Ii
the credits of American municipalitie.
since McKinley's election in 1896, mean
ing great savings to taxpayers, has beel
one OF the most interesting features lo
the great prosperity that has come TO III
people OF this country.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Proven by the History of the Americans
Federation of Labor.

| Proven by the History of the Americans
Federation of Labor. Q
| That the laboring men of the country
| are i'll more prosperous condition thaus
| ever known before is proven beyond any
chance of contradiction by the statistics
of the American Federation of Labor.
sent out over the signature OF the presi-s
dent, Mr.. Samuel Gompers, who is a
| Democrat.
| We compare the disastrous years Of the
| Wilson bill and Democratic rule-1S93,-
| 1894 and 1S95-with 1890, under Nc
kinley and prosperity.
In 1898 the American Federation Of
Labor met at Chicago. There were 95-
delegates present. 3S national trade un-
ions represented, Is local trade unions,
10 city central unions and one State
branch. Tie receipts for the year were
S20S04.G2, and the expenditures $21, 1888.
In 1894 the American Federation of
Labor met at Denver, Colo. There were
@ delegates present, 30 national trade
unions represented, II local trade unions,
III city central unions and three State
branches. The receipts for the year were
S15,346.43, and the expenditures $17,-s
302.0S.
In 1895 the American Federation of
a1ubOl ultt at 4NGW IOTR OIIy. sInRTG~a
We're SO delegates present, 81 national
trade unions represented, % local trade
unions, 10 city central unions and three
State branches. The receipts were $13y.
151.I5, and the expenditures S15,612. AZ.
In 1899 the American Federation of
Labor met at Detroit. There were 1S9s
delegates present, 55 national trades un-
ions, Go local trade unions, 81 centraE
unions and five State branches. The re-
ccipts were $36, ,757.13, and the expendi-A
lures $50. 1922.
Surely labor prospers when the mem
bers of this great organized body can
contribute to the cause, as shown by the.
above receipts. over SIG, 900 more in $780,
than they did in 1898, and several thou
sands more than double what they did ins
each of the years 1893, 1894 and 1895
Under date of Aug. 0, 1900, Mr.. Comp
ers stated the number of independent
unions to be 1,154, city central unions
191. State branches IA
1t is evident from these figures that
when the American Federation of Labor
meets in December next there will he a
showing of progress made and increase
of membership, all accomplished under-
lahors prosperous conditions, such as no.
labor organization has ever before made.
Larger Exports of Farm Products.
The agricultural reports show that our
sale of agricultural products abroad dur
ing the past three years, 1S97-1S99, were
more than $500,000,000 greater than in
the preceding three years, 1S94-1S96
Exports of butter were WORTH in 1885,
$915 5,533; in 1899, $3,263, ,951.
There were 425.352,1 1877 pounds OF ba- f.
con exported in 1896 and 562,651 ,4SOeI
pounds in 1899. This was an increase OF
1877 100000 pounds.
The following are some interesting COM
parative wool prices, furnished by a
prominent Boston commission house:
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Cigars smoket over Prosperity.

Probably nothing demonstrates prosper
ity more clearly than the consumption of
cigars.
w. G. Hollister of Chicago, who prints
the blue labels for the Cigarmakers' In
ternational Union and is required to make
affidavit to the number turned out, has
made the following report to President
G. W. Perkins of the union of the labels
printed during recent years: 1895, A.
$4,000; 1896, 46,440,000; 1897, 46.546,-
500; 1898, 46,G09,2Oo; 1899, 55,14O,0oo.
During the first six months of 1900 the
number jumped to 36,S55,o00. Men can
not afford to buy cigars unless they are
prosperous and earning good wages.
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Money Earned and spent.

In 1899 the savings banks deposits of
the United States advanced to $780,
366,954. That brought them up to more
t',ln the combined savings banks depos-
its of any two other nations in the world !;
and to half the deposits of Austria, Hum
gary, Bavaria, Belgium, Denmark,
France, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway
Prussia, Sweden, Switzerland, the United
Kingdom, Australasia, Canada, Cape
Colony, India, Natal and the Crown colo.
nies all put together, their combined de-
posits being, in 1890, but $4,503, ,949, ,450.
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Corn, Cattle and Contentmeut.

"Gentlemen," shouted an orator in
Kansas in 1899, from the beginning of
Indiana to the end of Nebraska there is
nothing but corn. cattle and content
ment.'
And he added little later: .'The joyful
sound of the mortgagor paying off his in
debtedness has even pierced the dense
ears of the money changers of the East"
Nothing can exceed the breezy joy, the
piano and top-buggy buying enthusiasm
of the Kansan in the year of his pros
perity under the gold standard.
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Prosnerity for Miners.

Coke, product of coal, is used excIu-
sively in manufacturing. Its consumption
is one of the best evidences of the pros
perity and increase of our manufactur-
ing industries.
In the year 1899, under Mckinley,
prosperity and "the opening of the fac
tories," was. great year for coke. More
new coke ovens were established than
ever before and the product was greater.
The price more than double, and even
then the demand caused by the growth of
the iron and steel industries of the coun-
try could not be supplied. In 1894 coke
was selling at 81 per ton, early in 1900 it
touched So q ton. ...... 49, . =. !. :. =
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Prosperity Dividends to Farmers.

Prosperity Dividends to Farmers.
Last years prosperity dividends paid
by the Republican party to the farmers
of the United States amounted to up
wards of one billion dollars. The value
of ten staple crops showed for 1899 to-
tai increased value Of 1928 900, 900 over
1895. Add to this increase an advance
of $633, 900 during the same period in
the value of live stock, and the balance
sheet shows disbursements of q round
billion. This does not include the special
profits from better prices for fruit, but
ter, cheese, eggs, vegetables and lastly,
but not leastly, wool. Following are
comparisons of values of the principal
crons.
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Nebraska's Prosperity.

The Secretary of State of Nebraska has
compiled list showing that the excess
of mortgages paid off and released during
1898 over those filed for the same period
amounted to more than $50,000,000. The
most of these were paid in cash,
the foreclosures were comparatively few.
1t will be hard for Mr.. Bryan to con-
vince the farmers of his own State that
they are not prosperous. $4,000.
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JANUARY.

During Harrison's administration therel
was an approximate gain of $154, 900, ,00O5
III the value of live stock. During Cleve-
lands administration there was an ap4
proximate loss of $S20,000000. Durina
the first three years of McKinley's ad
ministration an approximate gain ol
$557 ,000 600.
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the fact that while ten years ago our
exports from the Pacific coast to all coun-
tries aggregated S26,000,000 and five
years ago SIP 100000, the steady increase
in Pacific coast exports has raised the
aggregate to $75, ZOO, 900 year ago."
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No Room for Calamity How1inp,

Large sums of money are being offer
in the financial columns of the Chica|
daily papers to loan at 3h per cent
city property, AZ per cent on farm prd
erty. When money is offered at thd
rates it behoovcs the calamity how'd
to take back seat. Such interest ra
indicate such prosperous times as Il
country has never seen before.
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Men Wanted i'm the Mi1,.

Many manufacturers of woolen q
cotton goods in Connecticut state Il
lots OF looms are idle because men
work thcm cannot be found. Wages hs
advanced in cotton mills from 10 tai
per cent. .--.-..--------,-------------
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Better Prices for Farmers.

The following table shows the current
market price of different staple crops on
June l, 1896. and June 1. 1900:
New-York tribune., 1900-07-06
CONFERENCE on HOME ECONOMICS

The programme OF the annual Conference on
Home Economies which Is being held at the Lake
Placid Club this week is an evidence OF the serious
work which IS going on among the women who are
leaders IN this movement
The speakers include representatives from dozen
s-ates and Canada Courses OF study for grade
schools ,or training teachers for colleges and uni
Fersi-ies. experiment station work. vacation and
evening schools extension teaching and other
branches ot home education, classification OF
home economies according 70 library methods. are
among he subjects which receiving careful
consideration
IT response 70 e recognized demand for knowledge
% nome science the New-York State Library sends
olt z special travelling library on this subject 70
anv community wishing IL The University OF the
ersts has published q syllabus and offers eXamlna-
ions this subject Associates OF collegiate
auUEs- have expressed their intention OF working
for fuller public recognition Of this science
Among -hs speakers Mrs. Ellen n. Richards
Is slso presiding 0r1cer; Mrs Mary Hinman Abe:
author u the Lamb prize essay on sanitary ana
economic cooking Miss Anna BarrOws, editor; Miss
Marion Talbot Cf the University Of Chicago; Miss
Emma 6. Jacobs. director Of cooking in Washing
-cI d. O. schools. Miss Louisa A. NICHOLAS,
State Normal School. FraninRhau4. Mass. Miss
Jane 4. I Zabrtskie University OF MLsso ri; Mrs
Aice P Sort0n. Chicago Institute; Mrs. virginia
e Meredith. Minnesota Agricultural School Miss
Isa5-l Bevier University Of Illinois. Mrs y. ;.
kedze. Bradley Polytechnic institute, Peoria. Ill:
Mss Maria Parlos- Miss H J Goodrich, School OF
housekeeping. Boston and Miss Alice A Chown,
A-ngsroI, Canada.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-06
EAST NORTHFIELD CONFERENCE.
INTERESTING TALK ON DEVOTIONAL BIBLE
STUDY BY JOHN r. MOTT

STUDY BY JOHN r MOTT.
East Northfeld Mass. July 5 CspeciaD-The
meetings at the Conference resumed their regular
order to-day At the platform meeting In the Audi
torium this morning the Rev. DR.. c. E Jefferson.
OF New-York City, gave an interesting address
The Book Of Acts a book which he thinks has
been neglected TOO much At this meeting the at
tention OF the students called to The North
field Echoes. which IS issued four times during the
summer and contains verbatim reports Of the Con-
ferences.
The preliminary number this year is a memorial
TO Mr. Moody, and contains such articles as Les
sons From the Life OF Mr. Moody" 'Mr Moody4s
Last Address on Round Top" ID l. Moody.
Prophet OF God Mr.. Moody's influence on Aneri-
Christianity Mr.. Moody and Young People"
Mr.. Moody Among His Girls at Northheld.- Mr..
Moody and Mount Hermon Students" and Mr..
Moody Author and Publisher"
The Rev. DR.. Richards OF Plainfeld n. J. spoke
az the life work meeting Round Top az rwt-
light The Ministry" Mr.. Jefferson spoke in
the Auditorium again this evening John r Mott.
OF NewTork City. gave very instructive talk yes
terday morning Devotional Bible Study as the
Secret That Uuderlies the Life OF Power" He said
in part:
Devotional Bible study is important 70 Us as
Christians test OF discipleship. We may call
tEaf we are The real test is the life and tRsT
study alone shows US the needs OF our spiritual
lives. II shows US ourselves are, and there
more than ordinary spiritual power? Then we must
be great feeders upon the Word which is not only
quick but powerful To have power with God
must give ourselves 10 this study Other helps 10
spirituality without devotional Bible study may be
come dangerous. The habit OF mediation, for
ample. without the Bible, is likely 10 lead a man
TO become morbid and melancholy. whereas con
Quoted with the aid Of the Bible II IS a most
healthtu process Secret prayer moreover. ts prac-
ticay Impossible without Bible study because real
prayer Is not monologue but dialogue. II requires
have communion We God
opportunity speak a well 5 Him
The reason why some do not study the Bible de-
votonally is because they have no suitable course
OF study 10 follow. The hrst suggested course
would be the study OF the more devotional books
OF the Bible The study Of biographs has aIwavs
proved stimulating 10 spiritual life. The topical
stu OF Bible Is also very fruitful Mr Moody
used 10 urge every year the Importance OF devot-
ing a least month OF Bible study each 10 the
great doctrines, for example sin. the atonernent
etc The course OF study. and by far the most
important Is the study OF Jesus Christ.