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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-08-18
WAGES AND PRICES.


Secretary Shaw's speech at Whining
ton lends itself easily 70 misrepresen-
tatlon. A local Democratic paper put
over il the headline, Living Expenses
should Be High" Secretary Shaw said
nothing of the kind. What be did say
was that employment for all our peo-
pie at a given wage, with living ex-
penses high. is preferable TO employ
ment for only one-half people With
living expenses however cheap WIN
any Democratic paper dispute thatf
Secretary shaw's speech was useful
for It's emphasis upon the community
OF interests. II Is the habit Of super
fetal or partisan observers TO argue
that the prosperity Of the farmer has
nothing 10 do with the well being OF
the artisan. and vice versa. But Sec
rotary shaw wisely insists that the
two are interdependent II the work
man earns higher wages he can afford
more and better food, batter clothes
and a more comfortable home, and he
furnishes. therefore, a better market
for the farmer On the other hand'
higher prices for the farmers cattle
ana corn mean more lumber for farm
buildings. more barbei wire for fences
and better clothes and furniture, ann
this again means more work and better
wages for the artisan.
The American policy Of protection i
manageable because the American PEG
nile understand this. They cannot b
foohad by free trade orators or Demo
cratic platforms. They know nat Tn
protective tarif promotes the weifaN
Of the whole people by stimulating an
steadyins the market for American
productS and that those Interests VINO
do not appear IN the schedules are me-
er-behsss encouraged and strengthene'
by It.
n takes a good while for even :
nlafn a truth as this To p~erooiate IN
consciousness OF Democratic leader
But there is evidence that ii is doing $
n the comparatively mild and haitin
declarations OF Democratic platform
this year upon the tartf issue-boseo
Journal
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-08-18

The question Of upboldins the great
American advance in the new depar-
ture of the last eight years VIII count
with thoughtful minds But II Is prae
,,caIlv embraced in the Roosevelt issue
and need not be particularly dinerenu-
nted. The two issues cover the nsh,.
mig ground, and Republicans Wan'
nothing better-Phfladelphia Press.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-08-18
WAGE REDUCTION.
pree Trade Means Competition WIN
European Toiiers.

~
In the tariff plank Of the Repupncah
nlatform IT Is asserted that the meas.
10 ~ n-otection should always at least
e,ral the difference IN the cost OF pro
Auction nj bone and abroad"
let the workingmen of the Cnluen
s,ates take note Of this
r. difference between the cost OF
nr,auction al home and that aproad L
caused by and equal to the dinerence
between the wages paid to American
cvnrsingmen and those paid TO the eoh
ers OF foreign countries.
protection for American iDdnuss y
nrotprtim for American wage Farmers
Tho Republican party says 20 torelsn
r,s,rfacturers: You shall not prlhe
.ha nrr,iucts OF underpah labor into
tb,s country TO compete unfairly wlu
,ne nroducts Of well paid American -
Mr. AS much as you withhold
w. smnlovses shall be paid into the
,rsssurv OF the United States by nos
Mo buy your goods, so tat W.
49, co,ds are offered to consumers
- thew cannot be sold below tnt
prces Of goods OF the same CUES
az home n ap ad
- ~ wage reduction-AloanS
/ Journal
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-08-18
THE LOW PRICE ERA.
An Example Was Furnished Durin'
0eveland's Last Term.

An Example was Furnished During
CIeveIand's Last Term.
We have only to 90 back TO the last
administration of President Cleveland
for an example of the truth OF secre-
tary Shaw's proposition. The tar1n
smashing bill knocked business SKY.
ward. Mills closed Only a portion OF
the people found employment Prees
won't down. OF course they did Tor
who was there 10 purchaser
Does not every n remember ~
free o houses for the starving mul-
titndes who could not get employment
what was the use Of a butcher shop
advertising meats az a reduced price
whom the hborer without work do
not have the pricei II was tantallzlns
Ear hin 10 be told that he could pur-
chase a loaf of bread for a GEM OF
two less than IN good times, o IN gou
limos he would have had 5 cents II
his pocket to pay for o loaf, but ~
~ bread was selling for a penny De
could not procure IT.
That is what Secretary Shaw wislAs
the workingmen Of Wilmington 70 I'D
derstand. If they are all at work al :
fair wage they have the price OF breae
and meat In their pockets, and II th'
nr,ce IS higher than in troublous tme'
thew should remember that u Is tn'
farmer who is prosper1ng with them
and the farm and the mill are DOGS
sary to each other If there Is % .
general prusperity.-Philadelpnia IN
oufrpr
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-08-18
WHERE TARIFF is A TAX.
In Free Trade Great Britain IL Is In
deed a Burden.

deed "A Burde
The British tariff system differs from
the American tariff system in i'm
portant particular. In Great Britain
they impose duties for revenue only
On articles not produced at home. In
the United States we derive the greater
part Of our customs revenue from du-
ties on articles the ike Of which are
the products Of domestic industries.
The American system IS called protec
ton. The British system is called free
trade.
This difference Is brought into prom
inence by the new British budget, with
its increase Of twopence in the tax on
tea, bringing the total tax up to eight
pence. or about 16 cents per pound.
We take from the Boston Herald some
British commercial statistics showing
the effect upon consumers Of this in
creased tax. Their annual consump-
ton of tea per capita is over six
| pounds while the American per capita
consumption is less than n pound
Last year the British imports of tea
/ amounted to the enormous total of
! 3O1.6lS,464 pounds, Of which II IS est-
mated that 255,366,O0o pounds We're
consumed by the British people.
one significant fact Of the situation
described is that the English people
cannot escape the tax by raising their
own tea. They must import their IA
vorite beverage or get along without
II. In the United States, on the other
hand, tariffs are levied upon articles
which can be produced in u Owl
country. With the result that they are
produced 80 a~bundantly that the price
Is actually lowered in consequence Of
the duties placed upon hem. Ihet
r~eticaIly. the tariff is a tax; practical
". IL Is a tax relucer. More thar b
industrial opportunities are credited
for the benefit of wage earners ano
TO the immense enlargement OF nauoh
al and Individual wealth.
Whatever may b. the comparative
merits OF the two systems In England
# Is certainly well for the Unite'
States 10 refrain from taxing non
competitive articles like tea and U
charge other countries for the PRIV
Iege Of bringing their competitive az
3 ticles into u markets. D Is ID
Republican policy. II is not the Dem
ocratic policy.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-08-18
u,,n,a !, Do ANY better Now'

=, answer d the scorntu NViu
~ theee days about the prs
-, INST breeding tann Law" RePuo.
Mans are calling attention % ~, - a
,sot the last time The oppoSiuos n : cn :
~ tariff law was enacted - ~
s1-s,v,s No the country, : trust pr
Inc in its interests and hen
,bot Mr.. Cleveland, who ~. "a A..
uns,Arnt. refused to sisn Il ana s gs
49, Il .nn act Of Perhdy and o.
Siarel !, became a law boweveI'
nd the party was turned down ! Jar.
na Would the Democratic -.
: a. \ better nov 4 Il haa ~
q. y TINES
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-08-18

The National Association 81 Yors
o-s has been organized in New io
ers "a a securing equitable tann
.s,n pnsonant With a proper
-Ss,acratson OF the interest of the IN
-- ~ the country" When the
nsmocratic party Is 50 devoted 70 uas
&c Interests Of the importers as 9
am ,h.s abolition Of the tarn II Is
,,@",,t 10 sc why the importers
n1na organize separately for tha'
o~urTsose. But all importers are Dot a =.
.s-es,Sd in this orsanizauoh-fnl"
delphia Press
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-08-18

There VIII come Modification Of the
tariff lust as rapidly IS conditions sug
pest that modification is wisdom, 7
the task Of defining changes VIII De
left 10 the Republican party, unoer
The o~peration OF whose policy America
has been so magnincently uplifted ana
Observation-Disclosures American
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-08-18

:, pprubHcans can't find hrm foouns
nat nlatfom they wiz be hard 70
suit Anybody who DOESN'T ne No.
- vel 70 compare it with the peLnI
- ,,a,form-New Haven Journal
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-08-18

r,s Democrats talk about the tarla
,,s ~motber Of trusts is al rot
an more trusts in England thar
.ss.s are IN the United sta'es-'@
s,ns TER Protectionist
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-08-18

\ due 10 Indigestion. Ninety-nine Of every
1 hundred people who have heart trouble
! remember when IL was simple incigcS
its 4 scientific fact that all cases Of
II disease, not organic, are not only
xabe 10. bot are the direct result OF inci-
J ion. All food taken into the stomach
q falls 81 perfect digestion serrDens and
the stomach. putting il Up against the
~ This in,erercs with the action o.
\ heart and In the course Of umo that
csie but vital organ becomes diseased.
Z. gEss, q Eeva1a. O.. says: had stomach
~ vas n a bad state as had hear uugtie
III lnok kodI Dyspepsz Cure fer sbo1i ton
Is 41 q cured no.
kodol Digests What You Eat
relieves The stomach Of all nervous
IN and the heart Of all pressure.
.suly. si.oo Sis holding AZ times The ia
SIZE. vhkh sells fer see
Fparcd hT e o. DswITT& co., CHICAGO
For Sale by all Druggists.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-15

taught also. the Greek law Of less than one-half
and more than one-third division" IS dwelt upon
in the teaching OF the proper length Of yokes the
arrangement Of trimmings skirts. and the proper
placing Of verses and letters upon sample books.
Balance too. Is another principle that receives
special attention being well illustrated by the cosmos
dolly. the FASTING OF samples IN sample books the
arrangement Of monograns on the covers In devel-
oTing The idea of balance the flower for instance
first sketched from nature then conventionalized and
lastly applied some article If utility dress
But IN case Is stress laid upon the matter
Of designing. The short course prescribed by the
school would not permit IF thorough training IN that
broad field Of art The aim ~ the art simply
the presentation 90 ar principles in order inclcate
appreciation Z good arr while also giving the
student the ability To apply those principles for trade
uses
A girl often goes 10 the trade school intent upon
learning millinery or dressrnaking, when II Is dis
covered after months Of probation that her IS
more for embroidery machine operating ExccT-
tionallv clever gin of fourteen who bent upon
becoming dressnaker After several months trial she
was pronounced impossible Sent back the arr
department. where She had given promise she soon
developed unrristakable talent for sketchrg and Is
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-15

Of sending for a mechanic, is the custom in fac
tories where unskilled operators employed.
To meet the demand, inventive skill is the
alert From general operating. pupil soon settles
on special machine combining her efforts TO button
hoing hemstitching rufling tucking binding braid
silk embroderlng for each Of which there a mac hine
that work 10 battle the connoiSSeur skfu
the imitation Of hand labor girl OF fifteen after
several months apprenticeship is able 10 braid or
embroider on an eeCtrc-power machine carving six
differ Mt colors Of braid silk turned-over collar
In coQventionazed design without the latter being
stamped upon the meterlal. She carrles the design
in her brain and with her hand guides the electric
needle does the painter his brush. and completes
the whole from finish without stopping the
machine
The attitude Of shop and factory owners toward
the trade school Is upon the whole most friendly. "
sid official Two of the largest millinery estab-
hshmeuts IN Philadelphia send gratis materials
more costly than could afford 10 buy for use
IN our classes Many shop where girls have
found work send 20 antly for help and
we have difficulty i'm making them understand that il
Is impossible for us to turn out skilled rather than
machine made girls within a given zine Il depends
almost wholly upon individual aptitud- and industry
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-15

women of the skilled factory
women of the future.
In the machine Operat-
ing room, on either side of
a long table are found nu-
merous makes of machines
Through the middle of the
table Is a trough 10 catch
the finished work as IL falls
from the operator. The pu-
pill begins at the head of the
table, and after a months
apprenticeship passes 10 the
next machine. until all have
been mastered, making her
capable of meeting the
machine requirements of
any factory or shop.
An electric-power ma
chine makes thirty three
hundred stitches a minute.
To lose a minute through
breakage of thread. needle,
or other mechanical defect
is loss 70 the employer as
well as employee. The pu-
pill IS taught how 70 avoid
or meet such contingency,
thus obviating the necessity
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-15

further taught the application Of lines n Shining,
crossstitch collars and cuffs and shirtwaist plais;
or if her choice leads her sample mounting and the
allied trades in the pasng department, she Is edu-
Gated in the making Of borders sample book
covers and sample cards.
In the way, variety aid consistency, illus
trated by ribbons, dimities, Scotch paids and the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-15

In rush seasons many makers Of
womens and children's neckwear send
for us 70 help their out.
There Is another mark Of distinction
that belo.igs only 70 this unique school
\ thorough course in industrial history
Is given. which treats not Of wars and
political scheming. but OF the manu-
facture OF cloth and other fabrics
Of importations and their effect upon
domestic productions Talks are gwen
on clubs and guilds and strikes. the aim
of il all being 10 awaken an interest in
the trade in which the girl is engaged.
that she may understand her relation
10 it and its relation 10 he industrial
world %
Another novel feature of the school
IS the pasting department, in which all
matters pertaining TO the mounting
OF samples and the making Of sample
book covers are taught There are six
or eight methods of displaying the
merchants goods exhibited. and be-
sides the requirement of neatness and
accuracy in pasting these scraps CO
cloth Ipon the pasteboard 1t is also
necessary TO develop speed Some Of
the books hold five hundred fifty
samples, and in the shops where this work
IS done the most rapid manipulators Of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-15

the paste brush make four and five bCol> a day. 1t
IS said the credit of the school that many of the
girls have made this record IN their work
II is in the pasting department also that the
novelty boxes. notebook covers and desk articles
are made illustrating the endless variety of uses
in which the principles of the work may be employed
And in all the departments of the school, pastng
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-15

art and mechanical work that finds place in shops
and factories employing women and children.
Schools IN which girls taught 10 make dresses.
hats and other wearing apparel are not uncommon.
but the strictly trade school where different indus
trla crafts taught with special reference TO their
practice IN the shops and factories OF the country was
unknown IN America until, over a year ago. tins
unique institution was established
II was then that several philanthropic women
Ceived the idea II such school and with voluntary
subscriptions as their only funds ventured upon an
undertaking which now IS proving its usefulness daily
With less than twenty students register the founders
Of this benelCent work opened TIE school doors in
November 1902 10 all girls between the ages Of four
teen and seventeen who wished learn trade
Since that time the enrolment has reached as higl
as a hundred forty-ive pupils. Many Of these have
secured employment IN factories and shops. The
regular course covers a wears instruction
Tuition is free, and in specially deserving cases
financial aid Is frequently given This timely tnan-
cial aid occasionally prey -nts girls being forced
direct from school or home a shop and thus prived
Of the skill that the trade sc-oo inparts
The spirit Of this school, one Of the points Of dis
tncton that give place by itself apart from other
trade schools. lies in its close Application OF the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-15

now making rapid strides in reproducing in ink or
pencil gowns and other wearing apparel made in the
dressuahing department There is a large demand
for skilled women illustrate trade journals and
merchants catalogues which the trade school seems
destined 10 put girls in the way Of supplying
Where a pupil has the Wit grasp construction,
she is put charge Of class and prepares work for
the Others. From this class viii graduate the fore
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-15

N - -AD l. 7 among the
N exhibits at the
Louisiana Purchase
exposition Is a liberal
display from the Manhattan
Trade School for Girls
OF New York, which ranks
as the first and only girl
trade school IN the United
States. This exhibit. COW
erng every kind Of work.
from that produced by the
needle 10 the elaborate
embroidery Of the foot and
electrlc-pOwer machi mes.
examples of the expert
sample mOunter, pocket
books, library desk appoint
ments, notebook covers
and novelty boxes. rep
resents the actual daily aC-
complishment Of the school.
as shown by the hist Of
articles al hand. There
are twelve leaf cabinets
for tins exhibit, made Up Of
forty mounted frames IN
which Is 5 hOwn every
branch OF the academic.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-15

NOTABLE among the
IN exhibits at the
Louisiana Purchase
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-15

trades IN TINS GiIllnenLS pTaClC-l age,
commerclalism has more and more drawn
upon art. until the artistic and CONNER
cial are so commingled that they form an
inseparable unit Trade now depends
surprisingly upon art, and the success Of
many designs and inventions pertaining
10 articles OF trade resolves itself largely
into a question Of lines" and tones. "
Have the gown, the hat, the book cover,
the lamp shade. the correct lines Are
The decorations and trimmings proper
tomato, Are balance and symmetry
preserved, And do the colors harmonic,
Are they IN accordance with the laws
governing color combinations,
Il Is only necessary 10 visit the art
rooms Of the school 10 understand the use
and application Of art IN trade. For
example when a student enters the school,
her initiation into the art department
consists Of lessons IN lines She IS
instructed in surface and border patterns
shown In historic ornament, and on
calico. silk and wooden stuffs. In con-
necrion with this study. she is sent 70 the
machine operating room where She quilts
p, machine apron IN horizontal, vertical
an obique lines. If her chosen trade
is q, -ssmaking each girl selects a trade
after q months apprenticeship, She Is
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-03
TEACHERS CHOSEN
Few Changes in the School
Teaching Force.
Three New Members Added to
the School staff.
WILL REACH 1000.
Attendance at High School Is
Increasing.
List of Those Who Will Teach
Next Year.

At a special meeting of the board
of education held last night the teach
ers for the city schools for the COM
ing year We're elected. All of the
teachers now on the force were re-
elected with the exception of the fol-
lowing, who did not desire reelection:
Miss Winifred vanderpool, High
school; Mrs. NJ. L. Tuckerman. Sum
ner school; Mrs. Mabel Clarke, Grant
school.
The following were elected to posi-
tions in the High school: Mr.. George
A stephens, Miss Maude Bishop, Miss
Clara Plummer.
The following were elected to posi-
lions in the grades to I'LL vacancies
caused by designations and the open
ing OF new rooms: Patience Bevier,
May Cramer, Katherine Gentry, Mary
Huron Hale, Mabel He'll, Fannie Jami-
son, Grace Mcclure, Elizabeth Meyer,
WalWorth.
The following were elected to the
available list, to be appointed in case
of vacancies occurring during the
year: Margaret Adams, Ora Bennett,
Mrs. J. L. Campbell, Lena Davis, Ger
trude Cant, Hester Hamilton, Anna
Hoffman. Helen Holcomb. Winifred
McKirahan, Ruth Pierce, Grace
Plummer, Elizabeth Schnemayer,
Frances A. Smith, Hattie Tomson,
>
Jeltz, Cyrenia Smith.
The following were elected mem
bers of the teachers training class:
Actea Kennedy, Ruth Rulings, Mary
Robertson, Neva Spendlove, Fife
Burge, Bessie Hawkins, Mary B. Pat
terSOp.
The attendance at the high sch DOL
for next. term is expected by Superin-
tendent WhittemOre to reach 1000
The attendance at the term just closed
was 500, the number of scholars en-
rolled at the end of the term being
$50 and not counting the midwinter
class which graduated in February.
The number of scholars from the
eighth grade expected to enter high
school next term is 200. The new
manual training building will not be
ready for occupancy until some time
during the winter and the teachers of
the high school will have to hold
classes morning and afternoon. The
teaching force at the high school has
been increased from "a to 26.
The teachers reelected for the
coming term and the schools they are
| assigned to are as follows;
High school-H. L. Miller, principal;
A. j. Stout, vice principal; Viola 4.
Troutman,. Effie4 Graham, Laura l. Ew-
ing, Mary w. Barley, Alice B. Pat
tarson, Bessie Bo6ghton,r Lou Nash,
Daisy L. McCampbell Eva ASchley, w
C. Magaw, Anne r. Montieth, Edith
| Moore Anna Marie Nellis, Richard
| HargreaveS, Mary Lakin, Winifred
EVer1nSham, Mrs Lucret1a ETnbletOn,
w H. Greider, Dora d. Stoker, r. w.
Coppedge, E. L. Cowdrick, Blanche
| Hawley, clerk
Grant school-E. A. SimerweH, prin-
cipaI; Frances Brown, Anna Kelley,
Edna Zellers, Elizabeth Altman, Alice
Dallas, Elizabeth Root, Manetta Burdge,
| Maud Sproat Jessie Hoover.
Lane Schools. G. Watkins. prin-
cipal; Robert De Frantz, Hester Haw-
gu Quincy icy schoolNE. F. Stanley. prin-