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CHAPTER XVI. ( Continued. )
Philip made no reply ; he felt a i
. spect even for Capt. Barentz" ml
placed regard for the vessel. Th
made but little way , for the swell w
rather against them , and the raft w
deep in the water. The day dawne
; and the appearance of the weather w
not favorable ; It promised a return
the gale. Already a breeze ruffled t
surface of the water , and the swi
appeared to increase rather than ;
down. The sky was overcast , and t
horizon thick. Philip looked out f
< ; the land , but could not perceive it , f
there was a haze on the horizon ,
that he could not see more than fi
miles. He felt that to gain the she
before the coming night was necessa
for the preservation of so many ine
viduals , of whom more than sixty we
women and children , who , -without ai
nourishment , were sitting on a fn
raft , immersed In the water. No lai
in sight a gale coming on , and in i
probability a heavy sea and da
night. The chance was indeed despc
ate , and Philip was miserable me
miserable when he reflected that
many innocent beings might , befo
the next morning , be consigned to
watery tomb and why ? yes , the
was the feeling that although Phil
-could reason against , he never cou
conquer ; for his own life he car
nothing ; even the idea of his belov
Amine -was nothing in the balance
these moments. The only point wbi
sustained him was the knowledge th
he had his duty to perform , and ,
the full exercise of his duty , he r
covered himself.
"Land ahead ? " was now cried o
by Krantz , who was in the headmc
boat , and the news was received wi
.a shout of joy from the raft and t
boats. The anticipation and the ho
the news gave was like manna in t
wilderness ; and the poor women <
the raft , drenched sometimes abe
the waist by the swell of the se
clasped the children in their arms st
closer and cried , "My darling , yi
shall be saved. "
Philip stood upon the * stern-shee
to survey the land , and he had t ;
satisfaction of finding that it was n
five miles distant , and a ray of ho
-warmed his heart. The breeze nc
had gradually increased and rippl
the water. The quarter from whi <
the -wind came was neither favorab
nor adverse , being on the beam. Hi
they had sails for the boat , it-wou
have been otherwise ; but they hi
been stowed away and could not 1
procured. The sight of land natural
rejoiced them all , and the seamen
the boat cheered and double-bank *
the oars to increase their way , but tl
towing of a large raft sunk und
water was no easy task , and they d
not , with all their exertions , advan
more than half a mile an hour.
CHAPTER XVII.
Until noon they continued their e :
ertlons not without success ; they we
not three miles from the land , but i
the sun passed the meridian a chant
took place ; the breeze blew strong , tl
swell of the sea rose rapidly , and tl
raft was often so deeply immersed :
the -waves as to alarm them for tl
safety of those upon her. Their wz
was proportionately retarded , and I
3 o'clock they had not gained half
mile from -where they had been ;
noon. The men , not having had r
freshment of any kind during the li
bor and excitement of so many hour
began to flag In their exertions. Tl
wish for water was expressed by all-
from the child who appealed to i
mother to the seaman who strained i
the oar. Philip did all he could 1
encourage the men , but finding then
selves so near to the land , and s
overcome with fatigue , and that tl
raft in tow would not allow them I
approached their haven , they mu
mured , and talked of the necessity <
casting loose the raft and looking os
for themselves. A feeling of self pr <
vailed , and they were mutinous ; bt
Philip expostulated with them , am
out of respect for him , they continue
their exertions for another hour , whe
a circumstance occurred which decide
the question , upon which they had r <
commenced a debate.
The increased swell and the fres
breeze had so beat about and tosse
the raft that it was with difficulty , fc
some time , that its occupants coul
hold themselves on it. A loud shou
mingled ivith screams , attracted th
attention of those In the boat , an
Philip , looking back , perceived that th
lashings of the raft had yielded to th
force of the waves , and that it ha
separated amidships. The scene wa
agonizing ; husbands were separate
from their wivesand children eac
floating away from each other for th
part ol the raft which was still towe
by the boats had already left the othe
far astern. The women rose up an
screamed ; some , more frantic , dashe
into the -water between them , and at
tempted to gain the floating wreci
upon which their husbands stood , am
sank before they could be assisted. Bu
the horror increased one lashin ;
having given way , all the rest sooi
followed ; and , before the boats couli
turn and give assistance , the sea wa
strewn "with the spars which compose1
the raft , with men , women and chil
dren clinging to them. Loud were th
yells of despair and the shrieks of tl
women as they embraced their ol
spring and In attempting to save the
were lost themselves. The spars
the raft , still close together , we
hurled one upon the other by tl
swell , and many found death by bell
jammed between them Although
the boats hastened to their assistane
there was so much difficulty and da
ger in forcing them between the spa
that but few were saved , and ev <
those few were more than the boa
could well take In. The seamen ai
a few soldiers were picked up , but z
the females and the children had sui
beneath the waves.
The effect of this catastrophe mz
be imagined , but hardly described. Tl
seamen who had debated as to castii
them adrift to perish wept as thi
pulled toward the shore. Philip wi
overcome. He covered his face and r
malned for some time without givii
directions , heedless of what passed.
It was now five o'clock in the eve :
ing ; the boats had cast off the to
lines , and vied with each other
their exertions. Before the sun hz
set they had arrived at the beach , ai
were safely landed in the little sai
bay into which they had steered ; I
the wind was off the shore and the
was no surf. The boats were hauli
up and the exhausted men lay dev
on ths sands still warm with the he
of the sun , and forgetting that th <
had neither eaten nor drunk for i
long a time , they were soon fast aslee
Captain Barentz , Philip and Krantz , i
soon as they had seen the boats s
cured , held a short consultation , ai
were then glad to follow the examp
of the seamen ; harassed and worn o
with the fatigue of the last twent ;
four hours , their senses were soc
drowned in oblivion.
For many hours they all slept soun
ly , dreamed of water and awoke
the sad reality that they were to
mented with thirst , and were on
sandy beach with the salt wav
mocking them ; but they reflected ho
many of their late companions hz
been swallowed up , and felt thankf
that they had been spared.
They were not more than fifty mil
from Table Bay ; and although th <
had no sails , the wind was in their f ;
vor. Philip pointed out to them ho
useless it was to remain , when b
fore morning they would , in all pro
ability , arrive at where they would o
tain all they required. The advice w ;
approved of and acted upon ; the boa
were shoved off and the oars resume"
So tired and exhausted were the me
that their oars dipped mechanical
into the water , for there was i
strength left to be applied ; it was n <
until the next morning at dayligl
that they had arrived opposite Fals
Bay and they had still many miles 1
pull. The wind in their favor had doi
almost all the men could do little (
nothing.
Encouraged , however , by the sigl
of land which they knew , they ra
lied ; and about noon they pulled , e :
hausted to the beach at the bottom <
Table Bay , near to which were tt
houses and the fort protecting the se
tiers , who had for some years reside
there. They landed close to where
broad rivulet at that season ( but
torrent in the winter ) poured ii
stream into the bay. At tLa sight (
fresh water some of the men droppe
their oars , threw themselves into tt
sea when out of their depth othei
when the water was above their waisl
yet they did not arrive so soon as th
ones who "waited till the boat struc
the beach and jumped out upon dr
land. And then they threw themselve
into the rivulet , which coursed eve
the shingle , about five or six inches i
depth , allowing the refreshing streai
to pour into their mouths till the
could hold no more , immersing the !
hot hands and rolling in it with de
light.
As soon as they had satisfied th
most pressing of all wants they ros
dripping from the stream and walke
up to the houses of the factory , th
inhabitants of which , perceiving tha
boats had landed when there was n
vessel in the bay , naturally suppose
that some disaster had happened , an
were walking down to meet then
Their tragical history was soon tolt
The thirty-six men that stood befor
: hem were all that were left of nearl ;
three hundred souls embarked , am
: hey had been more than two day
without food. At this intimation m
'urther questions were asked by th
considerate settlers until the hunge
) f the sufferers had been appeased
vhen the narrative of their suffering
yas fully detailed by Philip an <
Srantz.
"We must pass over the space of t * i
uonths , during -which the wrecke (
leamen were treated with kindness b }
he settlers , and at the expiration o
vhich a small brig arrived at th <
> ay and took in refreshments ; she was
lomewar'd bound , with a full cargo
ind , being chartered by the company
: ould not refuse to receive on boart
he crew of the Vrow Katerina. Phil-
p , Krantz and the seamen embarked
tut Captain Barentz remained behind
o settle at the Cape.
They shook hands and parted Phil-
p promising to execute Barentz's coi
nlssion , which was to turn his mon
nto articles most useful to a settl )
ind have them sent out by the fli
ieet which should sail from the Zu
ler Zee. But this commission it w
lot Philip's good fortune to execu
Flic brig , named the Wllhelralnasall
md soon arrived at St. Helena. Aft
catering , she proceeded on her vo
ige. They had made the Weste
[ sles , and Philip was consoling hii
> elf with the anticipation of soon joi
! ng his Amlne , when to the northwa
) f the islands they met with a furio
? ale , before which they were obllg
: o scud for many days , with the ve
sol's head to the southeast ; and as t
tvind abated and they were able
iiaul to it , they fell in with a Dut
Ieet of five vessels , commanded by
idmlral , which had left Amsterda
nore than two months , and had be
juffeted about by contrary gales f
.he major part of that period. Co
'atigue and bad provisions h
wrought on the scurvy , and the shi
that th
were so weakly manned
: ould hardly navigate them. Wh
: he captain of the Wllhelmina report
.o the admiral that he had part of t
: rew of the Vrow Katerina on boai
them imme <
le was ordered to send
itely to assist in navigating his cri
? led fleet. Remonstrance was uselei
Philip had but time to write to Amii
icqualntlng her with his misfortun
ind disappointment ; and , confldl
.he letter to his wife , as welt as 1
larrative of the loss of the Vre
Katerina for the directors to t
: harge of the captain of the Wilheli
na , he hastened to pack up his effec
ind repaired on board of the admira
ihip with Krantz and the crew. '
; hem were added six of the men I
onging to the Wilhelmina , whom t
idmiral insisted on retaining ; and t
jrig , having received the admira
lispatches , was then permitted to co
; lnue her voyage.
The admiral sent for Philip into 1
heard his narrati
: abin , and having
) f the loss of the Vrow Katerina ,
ordered him to go on board the coi
ncdore's ship as captain , giving t
ank of commodore to the captain
iresent on board ot her ; Krantz w
etained on board his own vessel
second captain , for by Philip's nan
.ive the admiral perceived at once th
.hey were both good officers and bra
nen.
( To be continued. )
RING PHARAOH CAVE JOSEP
: utcrestliis Kellc In the Possession ol
Jeracyniau-
Prof. John Lansing of New Brur
viclc , who has been spending the wi
er in this city , will leave soon f
Colorado , where he expects to live f
i considerable time for the benefit
lis health. He is a very scholarly a :
iccomplished gentleman , being a ml
ster of the Dutch Reformed chure
le was born in the city of Damasct
" which is call
'alestine , in "the street
Straight , " his father being a reside
nissionary there. Prof. Lansing f
3 years lived in Egypt and is the ma
er of nine languages. He has mai
: urious and valuable relics of Egyj
; tones and jewels of the ancient Pha
iohs. He has what is thought by i
lest Egyptologists to be the identic
; old ring set with a stone , which Khi
Jub , the Pharaoh , gave to Jose ]
i'hen he made him prime minister ov
ill Egypt , says an Atlantic City pape
t is a curious old jewel and was wo
m the thumb. It was found at Mei
ihis 15 or 20 years ago in the cofi
f a mummy. He has a walking sto :
nd many kinds of sacred beetles bea
ug carved inscriptions telling of tl
eign in which they were the offici
mblem. He has a silk crocheted ci
rhich was taken from a mummy ai
3 several thousand years old , ra
mber beads , the precious imag
f cats , and ancient symbols whii
ave been unearthed in the land of tl
yramids.
MILTON'S STAIRCASE.
tronght to Philadelphia , but It H
Since Ucea Lost.
"Where is the poet Milton's stai
ase ? " asks the Philadelphia Recor
This staircase was brought from Lei
on by Richard Rush and built im
is country home , named Sydenhar
rhich was located at what is now C <
imbia avenue and Sixteenth street ,
mall street of the same name , Sydei
am , marks the place. Mr. Rush wj
United States minister to Englan
'hen Milton's house was torn down 1
lake room for modern improvement
leing an admirer of the author e
Daradlse Lost'Mr. Rush bought tli
Id-time staircase and had it erecte
i his home and inscribed with a si
er plate setting forth the dates an
icts. Upon the death of Mr. Rush hi
state was divided among his childre
ad the real estate soon came into th
larket for building lots. Sydenhai
ouse was torn down and the antiqu
tilton staircase doubtless fell to som
ne of the heirs. It would be intei
sting to learn where this relic foun
s final shrine. Sydenham was
jaint old place , just opposite th
mntry seat of Judge Stroud. It ha
variety of odd rooms entered by in
sible doors , and much antique furnl
ire , massive silver and many old p'or
aits. "
Dos Adopts Pig.
Savannah News : Quite a curiou
eak can be seen at tha home of A
roctor. at Summerfield , who has ;
> g that has adopted a motherless pig
ae mother will fight her own off
ring to nurse the pig.
Each man is a hero and an orach
somebody. Emerson.
FOREIGN TESTIMONY
HOW AMERICAN TRADE EXPAI
SION IS REGARDED.
European Nations Keenly Alive to t
Aggressions of the United States
the Capture of No IT Markets for . '
Surplus Manufactures.
The fact that the March record
the Dingley tariff law set a new mate
to the credit of the protective poll
affords another opportunity for i
minding the Cobdenltes that they ha
heen strangely silent , concerning t
attitude of the administration towa
the doctrine of protection , since t
recent notable words of President ] M
Kinley in which the executive call
attention to the fact that the Americ
people are now engaged , not in ac
deraic discussions , hut in capturing t
world's markets.
Evidence is accumulating to she
that the great protection president w
as sound and sensible in that declai
tion as he always has been on the pi
tection question. Before President M
Kinley uttered these memorable wor
in his Boston speech , the Cobdeni
press of the country was engaged
denouncing the Dingley protective tz
iff law as a failureclaimlng that it w
not producing sufficient revenues , a
asserting , in the same connection , th
the expansion policy into which t
United States was forced as a result
the war with Spain would bring abe
a change from the policy of prolectl
to that of free trade , in order that i
might participate in the markets
the world and secure a share of t
trade of the new dependencies in d :
tant seas. President McKinley's t
terance silenced the croaking Cobde
ite press. He told them that the con
try had "turned from discussing aca
emic theories to trade conditions , " ai
that "we are seeking our share of t
world's markets. " Not only do t
export tables published each mon
bear out this statement , but the tes
mony of the best informed foreigne
is all to the same effect. The Mar
receipts from customs , nearly $21,00' '
000 , was a sufficient answer to t
"academic theorists , " as to the meri
of the Dingley protective tariff Ir
as a revenue raiser. That was a re
ord unsurpassed in the history of re
3nue laws in recent years.
But the president said , also , "V
liave turned our attention to gcttii
trade wherever it can be found. " T
foreign authorities on trade conditio
are furnishing abundant testimonis
3f the marked success which the Ame
lean exporters of products are havli
in that direction. It is observab ;
ilso , that since the president said ,
the same speech , that "It will be
long time before any change can
iad or any change desired , in our fisc
aolicy , except to strengthen it , " tl
Sobdenites have been silent on tl
subject which they were exploit ! ]
with great vigor namely , that the a
ministration would turn its back u
Dn protection , being now wedded
: he new policy of expansion , whic
; hey asserted , demanded free trade ,
s evident that they have not recover *
! rom the effects of the knock-out bio
ulministered by the protection lead' '
n the executive mansion.
But a little more than a month hi
passed since President McKinh
; erved notice in his Boston speech thi
> rotection has come to stay , and th ;
> ur present duty is to seek foreig
narkets under the improved cond
ions * and advantages .which our pri
lucers have under restored prote
.ion. One has but to listen to tl
: omments of the foreign authoritii
n trade and commerce to learn ho
landsomely are our exporters of An
irican manufactures and products di
ng precisely what the president sa ;
ve should do.
Marvelous as are the achievemen
> f the Germans under the policy i
irotection which has developed indui
ry in that country , the Germans bej
estimony to the activity and succe ;
if the Americans in the markets <
he world. A report recently sent 1
he state department of a statemei
nade by the German Industrial Unioi
he most powerful organization of ii
lass in the empire , shows how ti
Jermans understand and apprecial
he growing strength of the Americai
a the world's markets. Consul Moi
.ghan at Chemnitz sends an extrat
rom the Industrial Union repor
. hich contains these striking con
aents :
"The United States is essentiall
head ; it is only in the total of in
orts and exports that we show greal
r returns. Its exports are ahead c
urs. In the last fiscal year ( June 31
898) the exports of manufacture
eached $290,000,000 ; and , although a ?
[ cultural products , as usual , were we
epresented , the increase in the es
orts of manufactured articles wa
onsiderable and comparativel
reater.
"The increase in iron and steel lil
rally borders on the marvelous. I
lirty years the value of these export
as gone up tenfold. The increase i
IB exports of copper wares is , com
aratively , still greater. The export
f leather and leather goods more tha
oubled in. the last ten years. Cotton
*
ave gone up slowly ; only 50 per cen
r twenty years. Bicycles , the export
t which began only ten years age
ow almost equal the exports of agri
iiltural implements , which , in thirt
ears , increased upward of tenfold.an
i the last ten years , threefold. Th
illing off in the sugar exports is no
j be put down to a decline in th
.merican industry , but to artificia
Ida in the form of premiums , whic'i
icreaae the European export. Th
increase in quantities exported 1 :
greater than the Increase in ralues
since prices have constantly fallen dur
ing the last thirty years. The ex
ports in mineral oils show a gain o
150 per cent in value , but of 1,000 pei
cent in quantity. This is doubtles :
true , perhaps not in the same per
centage , of other articles. The show
ing is full of stuff for earnest thought
for Germans. "
That is a high testimonial from oni
of the most aggressive and intelligent
nations on earth , in its labors towart
promoting the growth of trad <
throughout the world. Quotations hav <
repeatedly been made showing tin
views taken by British statesmen ant
economists respecting the aggressive
ness of Americans in pushing tradt
upon certain lines of competing prod
nets into territory formerly held ex
clusively by the British exporters. Ir
a recent review of the trade of Scot
land , the Glasgow Herald said , amons
other things :
"Home makers in normal times carnet
not exist by British and colonial mar
kets alone ; and so while they are al
present endeavoring to meet the ur
gent wants of these fields , they may b (
laying up for themselves a store oi
difficulty and trials , when the time
comes round again when they shal
have to fight for their existence upor
neutral ground. The market of the
continent of Europe is already prac
tically closed to them , as a result ol
tenderings in recent years seerns tc
indicate that our home makers arc
unable to compete successfully witli
continental makers in purely conti
nental markets. British activity has
been America's opportunity , and the
American makers have been successful
in very many cases in securing orders
from sources which have hitherto beer
British mar
looked upon as purely
kets. "
Many causes have contributed to this
increase in American activity in the
foreign fields , one important cause be
ing the excellent work of American
consular officials. But it should not be
forgotten that the chief cause is the
protective system , which made the de
velopment of the home plants in Am
erica possible , by keeping out com
petition from foreign producers , thus
making it possible to build up here :
industries which , on many lines , are
now able to go out into the markets
of the world to compete with the in
dustries of the mother country , and ,
indeed , with all Europe. With such
results the American people are cer
tain to say with President McKinley ,
that no change should be made in our
present fiscal policy , "except tc
strengthen it. "
Will the Cat Come Hack ?
A Keanlt of Protection.
A lot of 500 tons of steel rails w <
recently sent by the steamship "K ;
talia" of the Donaldson line from t
Sparrow's Point mills to Glasgc
Scotland , for the Caledonian railro ;
These mills are now supplying be
Scotland and Ireland with rails
competition with Brftish makers. T
"Orthia , " another steamship on t
same line , is to carry 500 tons on I
next voyage. From the same port ra
are being shipped by different vessi
to Melbourne , Australia , the total (
der being for 35,000 tons.
We respectfully submit these fate <
to Mr. Thomas G. Shearman and to ;
other free-traders who hold that '
should have imported "cheap forei
steel" for American industries inste
of establishing an iron and steel indi
try of our own to supply the Americ ;
market. And we would say to them f
their information that the prices <
iron and steel are lower today bscau
of the establishment of the Americ ;
industry than they ever would ha
been had Americans depended i
British manufacturers for their ste
We have the gigantic steel industry
this country and we have cheap Ame
ican steel as a result of protection.
Trusts and the Tariff.
The craze for trusts is great ai
growing. Their own future as well
their effect upon the industrial ai
commercial world is something whii
cannot yet be foreseen with anythii
like certainty. If they shall prove
be as bad in fact as they are in tl
anticipations of many persons , and
popular opinion generally , there is i
doubt that the American people w ;
find a remedy for them. But the mi
who knows that there are more trus
without protection of their produc
in the tariff law than there are wit
such protection , and who still coi
tends that the remedy for trusts is
take away the protective tariff , is
demagogue , while the man who b
lieves that any political party is r
sponsible for the system or has
ready-made remedy for its evils shou
begin his work of reform at the pric
aries in voting for men whom he
sure are wiser than himself. Milwai
kee Sentinel.
OBVIOUS CONNECTION.
Knllroad Prosperity the Hetult of Gen *
onilljr Improved Condition * .
Conclusive evidence of the prosper
ity of American railways during the
first fiscal year after the tri
umph of McKlnley and "McKlnleylsm"
is afforded by the report of the Income
account of railways for the year which
ended Juno 30 , 1898 , issued by the In
terstate Commerce Commission. Thh
report shows that the gross earnings
were greater by $165,161.583 than they
were during the previous year. The
surplus from operations left after payIng -
Ing dividends , interest on bonds , taxes ,
etc. , was ? 42.C04,999 , as against a de
ficit of $1.412,399 the year before. Fur
thermore , the amount of declared div
idends , which does not Include those
declared on the stock of lines oper
ated under lease , exceeds the amount
of dividends declared for the previous
year by $6.839,337. Statistician Adanu
adds in this connection : "This fact
taken In connection with the Increased
surplus suggests in another way the
revival of prosperity for American rail
ways. "
A prominent free-trader , Mr. Ed
ward Atkinson , once made the state
ment that only 5 per cent of the people
of the country were benefited by a pro
tective tariff. Among the 95 per cent
not benefited by the tariff were , of
course , according to the simple free-
trade process of reasoning , included
all those whose living Is gained
through the railroads , inasmuch as
there is no tariff on railroads. Frea
traders never carry their reasoning far
enough to see that if American fac
tories are crowded with work and or
ders , and are turning out their prod
ucts to the full limit of their capacity ,
those products will have to be carried
from factory to consumer by the rail
roads. They do not ever consider that
when the people of the country have
more money as a result of more em
ployment and higher wages or from
larger profits , they will travel more.
Yet such is the case , and the report ot
the railroads shows that they have
enjoyed their share of the general
propsperity which has returned' to the
country under the protective Dingley
law.
It may be casually remarked that tiie
figures for the receipts for gross earn
ings in the report for the year given
are the largest since 1892. It will be
remembered in this connection that the
fiscal year ending in June , 1892 , was
the last full year previous to the com
ing into power of the Cleveland ad
ministration , which was pledged to
free trade. The connection is obvious.
AN INCIDENT.
Hryanlam Kot the Cause of Four Ycara
of Depression.
Ex-Gov. Flower said in the course
of a recent interview : (
"The situation everywhere presents
an interesting contrast with the situa
tion at the time of the nomination of
Bryan in 1895. With the great activity - ,
ity in every branch of industry and
trade all over the country , with 500.-
000 employes alreaely benefiting from
increases in their wages extending
from 5 to 10 per cent , things seeai
very different now. "
Ex-Gov. Flower's political affilia
tions lead him to refer to the hard
times of 1896 as the time of the nom
ination of Bryan. We would beg to
remind the ex-governor that 1896 was
also the time of the administration
of Grover Cleveland and of the inflic
tion of his free trade fallacies in a
somewhat modined form , lipon the *
country. It is true that Mr. Bryaa
was nominated in 1893 , but industrial
paralysis had existed for some
three years previous to that time , had
in fact come in with Mr. Cleveland
and his free trade followers.
There is little show of reason in at
tempting to saddle upon Mr. Bryan
the industrial depression which began
in 1892 , as soon as it was known that
the Democratic party had carried the
country on a free trade platform.
Mr. Bryan did not appear as a domin
ant factor in national polities until
1896 , when the industrial panic had
been in full swing for over three
years. Ex-Gov. Flower , shrewd man
of business that he is , must realize
this. Why doesn't he come out like
a man and acknowledge that the hard
times of 1893-6 were due to the Cleve
land policy of free trade , and that the
present marvelous prosperity of tha
country is the direct result of the res
toration of our history policy of a
protective tariff ?
Prosperity la General.
The general advance In wages is an
jvidence that prosperity has becom ?
general instead of being confined to
certain classes. It may be that ths
workingmen of the country are in na
better condition than they were in
'ormer years , so far as wages are con-
: erned , for the advance in the cost ol
iving may have been equal to the ad-
rance in wages. Still , they are in
nuch better condition in other ways.
iVhere two years ago hundreds or
; housands of workingmen were idl ?
; hey are now employed , and their
vages have kept pace with the In-
ireased cost of living.
This is evidence of general prosper-
ty , for the advance ia nearly all cotn-
BOdKiea has benefited the producers ,
[ specially the great mass of American
jroducers , the farmers.
If this increased cost of living haa
lot been followed by an advance in
vages. prosperity would have been
me-sided and oppressive to the work-
ngman. As it is all are now prosper-
ng together and in like degree. Tb.3
idvance agent did not belie his show.
Everything advertised on the bills has
icen exhibited. Tacoma ( Wash. )
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