RECORD OF TRUSTS.
There is a certain amount of monol
ony about the discussion of trusts , bu
this fact is simply the result of the con
slant reflection of the old story tha
trusts are forming daily.
Figures may not be interesting , bu
sometimes they tell a startling story
With this fact in view , the folloAvinj
list of trusts , formed in the Uuitec
States during the last IAVO months , i :
reproduced from the Financial Chron
icle :
Authorizes
Name of Company stock.
Amerk-au Heit Sugar Co 20,000,001
American Brass Co 20,001),00i )
American Car uud Foundry Co. 00,000,001
American Ice Co 00,000,00 !
American Last Co 3r 00,00 <
American Radiator Co 10,000OU <
American Saddle Co. ( bicycle
saddles ) lSOOOa <
American Sewer Pipe Co 25,000,001
American Silk Manufacturing
Co 1LV > 00OW
American Soda Co 1,000,00 (
American Steel and Wire Co.
of New Jersey OO.OOO.OOC
Borax Consolidated 12,000OOC
Central Union Gas ( natural
K.IS concerns ) 24,000OOC
Electric Boat Co 10,000,000
Electric Company of America. 23,000,000
Electric Vehicle Transportation
Co 25,000,000
CJeneral Chemical Co 23,000,000
Havana Commercial Co. ( Cu
ban tobacco ) 20,000,000
International Air Power Co 23,000,000
Kentucky Distilleries and
Warehouse Co 32,000,000
Maryland Brewing Co 0,300,000
National Carbon Co 10,000,000
National Enamellug and
Stamping Co 30.000,000
National Salt Co 10,000,000
National Steel Co 59,000,000
National Tin Plate and Stamp
ed Ware Co 20,000,000
National Tube Co 00,000,000
New England Dairy Co. ( milk
companies ) 30,000,001
New York Auto-Truck 10,000,000
New York Gas and Electric
Light , Heat and Power Co. . . 30,000,000
Pacific American Fisheries Co. 5,000,000
People's Light and Power Co.
of New Jersey 20,000.000
Pittsburg Brewing Co 13,000,000
Pressed Steel Car Co 25,000,000
Iloyal Baking Powder Co 20,000,000
Rubber Goods Manufacturing
Co 50,000,000
Standard Sardine Co 5,000,000
Union Bag and Paper Co 27,000,000
United Lighting and Heating
( oil lighting interests ) 12,000,000
United Shoe Machinery Co 25,000,000
United States Cast Iron Pipe
and Foundry Co 30,000.000
United States Varnish Co 30,000,000
Virginia Iron , Coal and Coke
Co 7,300,000
Grand total $1,048,800,000
This Is the record for January and
February , and Is an astounding array
offigures shoAvlng that the tendency
of business under Republican auspices
is toward consolidation into oppressive
and arrogant trusts. As a result , com
petition will be slaughtered , Avages re
duced and prices to consumers in
creased.
HOAV do the people like the prospect ?
Are they inclined to keep a party in
pOAver which makes such things possi
ble ?
Alger and the Navy.
Is it not a suggestive fact that there
have been no deaths from disease in
the navy ? Coupled with this fact , the
list of deaths from disease in the army
makes the indictment against Alger
unsAverable.
The New York Journal prints the sta
tistics of deaths in the army and naA'y
during the Avar with Spain as folloAvs :
THE ARMY.
Killed in action 320
Died of wounds 123
Died of diseases 5,277
THE NAVY.
Killed in action 17
Died of wounds i
Died of diseases 0
When it is remembered that the navy
was more actively engaged in the Avar
than Avas the army , the significance of
these figures is all the more impressive.
In the army over five thousand men
died of disease. As the Journal states ,
the greater portion of the troops Avere
in camp in this country and did not go
to Cuba. They Avere not exposed in a
treacherous tropical climate. There
Avas every reason why they should
have remained well. That they died
by the thousands is due solely to the ig
norance of their officers about the ne
cessity of enforcing sanitary regula
tions , the loathsome food furnished
them , and the general neglect caused
by bad management in the War De
partment.
If Alger Avishes to make out a good
case before the American people he
Avill have to aA'oid statistics.
Civil Service.
Although the Republican platform of
1S9G promised to protect and to expand
the civil service system , nothing of the
kind Avas attempted by the Republican
Congress. On the contrary , the census
bureau has been made a part of the
machinery by Avhich to grapple spoils. AA
The census bill , Avhich Avas enacted AAS
into a law by the Republican Congress , Ic
provides that the 300 supervisors , to be
appointed by the President , shall each
AA
select the enumerators of his district ,
ti
while flic thousands of clerks required tiB
in the Washington office Avill be ap
pointed , after a "non-competitive" ex
amination , by the director of the cen
sus. The boast Avas made by the Re ei
publican members on the final consid to
eration of the bill that it "Avashed the tL
starch out of civil service reform. "
Whatever differences of opinion there to
may be among Democrats as to the tli
-civil service , there can be no doubt that Si
the Republican party has stultified it at
self by the census legislation. Indeed , PC
it has become evident that the party
headed by McKiuley , but ruled by qt ;
Boss llanna , has no intention of re bj
deeming its platform pledges , and the Ct
census action is but one instance of its to
false pretenses. There are good politi- is
reasons for this disregard of the sa
platform. The census measure will b
used to aid in building up bosses am
machines , and , above all , to furthe
Mark Hanna's campaign , already start
ed , for the renomiuatiou and electioi
of the President.
Why Does Piii ree Wait ?
Governor Pingree of Michigan de
clares that his party leaders are con
trolled by the bondholders. This doe :
not mean , he says , that the Republicat
party is the party of monopolists , bu
that its course is dictated too much bj
commercial greed. The trouble with th <
Governor is that he has for some * tim <
been trying to play a Democratic turn
on a Republican fiddle string , says tin
Atlanta Constitution. lie has made r
strong and successful fight against
municipal and State corporations that
are engaged in oppressing the people
He has done all this AA'hile calling him
self a Republican ; but he knoAvs thai
if he had not received the support of
Democrats he would have been power
less. He admits now that the leaders
of his party are controlled by the bond
holders , and that its course is dictated
by commercial greed. Why , then , does
he remain in it ? Does he hope to re
form it ? Why , seven thousand Pin-
grees couldn't reform a single one of
the real leaders who have dedicated
the organization to money and the
money poAver. Why doesn't Governor
Pingree come out from such an or
ganization and carry out his Demo
cratic principles under Democratic aus
pices ?
Time to Show Some Sign.
It may be that the President is as
earnestly and honestly opposed to a
colonial or imperialistic policy as are
the mass of American citizens , but the
people received no assurance to this
effect. It may be that he proposes to
give to the Filipinos every opportunity
3f proving their capacity for self-gov
ernment , but the people have no pledge
promise to this effect. It is HOAV
liigh time especially if peace is im
pending in the Philippines for the
plain outlining of the administration's
policy. St. Louis Republic.
The Absurdity of Protection.
The Russian contract for 80,000 tons
> f steel rails has been given to Ameri-
: an contractors for a bid the disparity
f which with the nearest European
lompetitor was equally amazing and
gratifying. The difference in price be-
Aveeii the successful American and the
owest European bid was 20 per cent.
Lnd yet the American manufacturer
rho can deliver steel rails in Russia
ne-fifth cheaper than his European
ouipetitor is protected against that
ompetitor at home by a duty of $15 a
Dn. NCAV York Times.
News Censorship at Manila.
An innocent Western paper Avants to
UOAV why the Manila IICAVS censorship
; continued. Why , Avithout a censor-
liip every American would knoAv that
t-oin the first the American soldiers
ave been making Avar on a people Avho
re fighting for their freedom ; a peo-
le Avho have suffered from one foreign
eke and do not hail the opportunity of
utting on another foreign yoke Avith
ladness and great joy. Grand Rapids
'einocrat. '
Placating : Speaker Reed.
The placating of Reed Avill be the
orst job that Boss Ilanua ever under-
> ok for his chief. The Speaker is an
> le , ambitious and vindictiA'e person ,
e Avill be hard metal for the Ohio
anager to mold , and he can neither be
: ceived nor hoodAviuked. For Avhat-
rer Ife yields to the administration it
n safely be assumed that he AA'ill ext -
t an iron-clad bond. Denver News.
infjleyism and the Price \Vheat. .
rhe auything-to-get-there editors of
publican papeis , AVIO Avere "point-
? Avtth pride" last year to dollar
leat as the consequence of MeKiu-
, 'ism and Dingleyism , are maintain-
? a silence UOAA- , with Avheat at 03
nts , that commands intense admira-
n for their discretion. St. Paul
obe.
More Pat for
Another courtmartial is talked of for
neral Eagau in connection Avith the
2f testimony. The agitation Avas
) bably started by the ex-commissary
icral's friends , in the hope that his
itence might restore his expense al-
raiice during his six years' vacation.
Mttsburg Dispatch.
Political Briefs.
: he first question the next Congress
11 have to decide Avill be Avhether o
eaker Reed or Mark llanna has the P
gest whip. a
'he country AA'ouln have happier 0 !
; hes for President MeKinloy's vaca- Ith
i if it Avere not passed in Mark h :
' \ \
nna's company.
tc
t is the disposition of certain news-
> ers to drag up things against Gen-
h <
1 Miles , but the country is not likely
T
have its attention withdra\vn from
Subject in hand , which is Algorism. siCi
Ci
eed is reported to have been moved
; cornful laughter by the suggestion ai
t he may be rolled Avheu he runs for
aker of the next House. If there is of
rolling to bo done , Thomas pro- th
es to furnish the Avheels.
ucle Sam helped the Cubans "by re- arch
st. " The Filipinos helped Uncle Sam
request. Uncle Sam promised the ch
tans liberty , but tells the Filipinos ha
glit for it. This shoAVS IIOAV hard it fa
D be generous in IAVO places at thee in
e time. to
nILL yon give us
y a Lincoln caval-
r y story , Cap
tain ? "
Captain W. H.
Beach , who
> sensed in the
Lincoln ( N. Y. )
| cavalry , now a
'f teacher of his
tory in a Milwau
kee high school ,
is ahvays euter-
, taining , and par
ticularly so Avhen
he touches on the war and its incidents
I drew him out , a short time since , witt
a result that will delight readers of all
classes. Here Is his story :
"After the battle of Antietam the
First New York , or Lincoln , cavalrj
was sent AA'est among the mountains.
We held a line of posts about ten miles
south of the Potomac to guard the Bal
timore and Ohio. In December Com
panies B and M Avere ordered eastward.
A few inches of SIIOAV had fallen ; it
AA-as cold. After a march of thirty-five
miles AVC halted at Smith's Crossroads ,
AA'here there Avere some farmhouses ,
barns and a country store. In the barn
yards were stacks of straw inclosed by
rail fences. The cattle had eaten holes
in the stacks. Some of the men craAA'led
into the holes to sleep. Others , building
fires by the roadside and spreading
straAv on the frozen ground , lay down
in their blan'kets with feet to the fire ,
like spokes around the hub of a Avheel.
If they could keep their feet warm they
could sleep.
"Early next morning the march was
resumed. Late in the afternoon we
crossed North Mountain , the last ridge
of the Alleghanies , and looked over the
vallej' . Men and horses found comfort
able quarters in the large brick barn of
Dr. Hammond , a mile or so from
North Mountain station. The next
morning , in order to find out our sur
roundings and learn Avhom we had for
neighbors , a party of twenty-five men ,
under Lieutenants Prendergast and
LeAvis , Avas sent to Martiusburg. Strik
ing the pike a mile north of the town ,
n-e rode rapidly through the main
street. If there Avere a few of the eue-
ny there this was the surest Avay to
jet them. If there should be a large
lumber this was the best way to get
: hrough and out of the tOAvn safely.
But no enemy AAas there.
"The officers learned that about five
niles from Winchester there was a
) icket post , and , atlhough our orders
vere to go only as far as Martinsburg ,
ve concluded to go and see where this
lost AAas. We Aveut out on a moderate
; ait until the advance caught sight of
he confederate videttes , AA'hen the
ribole command started into a rapid
: allop. About thirty Confederates on
he reserve Avere around an old house
t a crossroad. When first seen they
rere hastily unfastening and mounting
heir horses. They did not have time to
erin and Avere taking to the road and
eeing as rapidly as possible. The
Ight and the chase Avere exciting.
hots were exchanged spitefully. One
fter another , as his horse gaA-e out ,
ras overhauled and captured. One
lucky fellow Avas trying his best to
et away Avith Lieutenant Preudergast
longside of him. The lieutenant Avas
Q Englishman , Avith a dialect and an
[ distinctness in speech. He could not
ty 'surrender' plainly. He gained on
ic Confederate until the two horses
ere neck and neck. The Confederate
as leaning fonvard on his horse's
3ck and plying his . '
spurs. 'Sur-r-reng-
jr ! ' shouted the lieutenant. The Cou-
idrate paid no heed to the summons ,
it kept forging ahead , Avhen the lieti-
nant brought his saber across his
ce with a WOAV that straightened him
) in his saddle. He surrendered.
"The chase AAas kept up for nearly
-e miles , almost to Bunker Hill. A
szen prisoners Avere taken. We were
ttiiig a good ways from home. Orders
LH-C given to stop the pursuit , but the
en A\ere excited and did not hear
em.
"John Casey was an Irishman in
mpany B. He had a thin , high-key-
voice and a peculiar AAay of getting
ouud AA-ithout attracting much ob-
L-A-ation. He AA\IS a fine soldier and
) k good care of his horse , generally
inaging to get double rations for him.
hen off duty he Avould volunteer to
with the detail to 'draAv' oats. On
e occasion the grain was in sacks v
ed on the first and second floors of s
old stone warehouse. While the a
ts were being Avelghed and loaded a
0 the Avagou at the leAver door Casey P
il gone upstairs to look around. o :
itching his opportunity , he Avould o ;
s a sack out the upper door into the
.gon. This was an extra for his f (
: se. On a shelf was a lot of books. it
e quartermaster's clerk had occa- II
n to go upstairs , Avhere he found
sey A-ery diligently reading a Bible.
soon as the clerk retired , out Avent
) ther bag of oats.
On this chase Casey had a fine horse ei
which he Avas very proud. Some of re
enemy , Avhen they saw their horses tl !
ing out , had turned out of the road fe
1 tried to escape through the fields. nl
; ey Avas far to the front. Avheu the lute
.se slackened. The Johnnies also to
I checked up ; some of them had
ed about. Casey , seeing IAVO men
> lue overcoats across a field , rode up ju
them. He saw his mistake when ru
they told tilm fo give up his arms and
dismount. He hesitated , trying to lee ! ;
over his shoulder to see if help was
near. Seeing none , he obej'ed a second
sharp command to dismount. The Con
federates , leading the horse , started
toward the road. Casej' , excited over
the loss of his horse , was coming back
on foot across the field. Seeing a ser
geant who was trying to get the scat
tered men together , he called out as
loud as his thin voice would allow.
'Sergeant , those danged rebels have got
me horse. ' The sergeant , notwithstand
ing the orders to fall back , called to
two men near him with : 'Let's get
Casey's horse for him , ' and started in
pursuit. Tlie rebels , seeing themselves
crowded , let go Casey's horse. The
sergeant was leading him back when
Lieutenant Lewis called : 'Come back ! '
A squad of Confederates in blue over
coats had halted beyond a wide , shallow
creek. The sergeant said : 'Those men
are rebels. ' Lewis replied : 'I want to
bring those men back. ' 'I tell you they
are rebels. ' But he rode through the
stream and up the hill , calling out to
the men to 'come back. ' One of them
ordered him to surrender. He quickly
understood who they were then. Wheel
ing his horse , he came down the hill
and across the creek faster than he had
gone. A few shots were fired after him ,
but he escaped unharmed. As he rejoin
ed the sergeant , who had watched the
whole affair , the latter said : 'I told you
those men were rebels. ' 'So I found , '
replied the lieutenant , abstractedly. "
J. A. Watrous.
A War Duel.
Riding in the direction from which
the shot came , I found myself within
long pistol range of a section of a bat
tery of light artillery. It was in posi
tion near a country road that came
out from another piece of woods about
200 yards in its rear , and was pouring
a rapid fire into the woods from which
I had just emerged.- I sat on my
horse quietly watching it from behind
a rail fence , the lieutenant command
ing the pieces saw me , and , riding out
for a hundred yards or more toward
where I was , proceeded to cover me
with his revolver. We fired together
a miss on both sides. The second shot
was uncomfortably close , so far as I
was concerned , but as I took deliber
ate aim for the third shot I became
aware that in some way his pistol was
disabled ; for using both hands and all
his strength I saw that he could not
2ock It. I had him covered , and had
: ie turned I think I should have fired.
He did nothing of the sort. Apparently
iccepting his fate , he laid his revolver
icross the pommel of his saddle , front
ed me quietly and coolly , and looked
ne steadily in the face. The whole
hing had been something in the na-
ure of a duel , and I felt that to fire
mder the circumstances savored too
iiuch of murder. Besides , I knew
I TOOK DELIBEKATE AIM. "
: hat at a word from him the guns
vould have been trained on me where
: sat. He , too , seemed to appreciate
: he fact that it Avas an individual fight ,
ind manfully and gallantly forebore
o call for aid ; so lowering and uu-
tocking my pistol , I replaced it in my
lolster , shook my fist at him , which
etlon he cordially reciprocated , and
hen turning aAA\iy I rode back into the
roods.
About this time the enemy's artillery
eased firing , and I again rode rapidly
o the edge of the AA'oods , just in time
0 see the guns limber up and retire 1
OAVII the Avood road from which they
ad come. The lieutenant in command ]
[ iAV me and stopped. We siinultane-
usly uncovered , waved our hats to i
nch other and bowed. I have ahA'ays
nought he Avas one of the bravest men
ever faced. Gen. George A. Forsyth ,
L S. A. , in Harper's Magazine.
Fhrapnel.
One of the most embarrassing things
) imected Avith a modem battlefield is
ie shrapnel shells , which throw all
> rts of strange substances about ,
here is not so much danger in then
ce as in that of modern musketry , but
te sound of the shrapnel is much more
sconcerting and demoralizing ; its
lid "whee-wew-weAv" suggests mis-
les filling all the air and coming from
1 directions. A surgeon relates that ,
i he AA\IS standing in front of a hos-
tal tent near Avhere two Avounded col- P
ed troopers Avere lying , he heard one t <
them say , as a shrapnel would pass : b
don't care for dem Mauser bullets ,
r AA-hen you hear one of 'em you know
s done gone past. But I sho'ly would
: e to knoAv Avhere de cannon is dat
oots dem camp-kittles full o' rocks ! "
Youth's Companion.
a
Wrnted His Day ( .IF. fll
3en. Joseph E. Johnston , the Oonfed- ei
ite commander , noAv dead , used to 01
ia-te that in the hottest part of one of S (
2 early battles of the ciA il war he
; t Ms coat tails pulled. Turning
out , he recognized a young man who
d been employed in his tolvteco fac-
y preA-Jous to enlistment. "Why are
u not fii your place , fighting ? " the
ueral demanded , angrily. "Why , 1
; t wanted to tell you that , if you don'J fi
nd , I will take my day off to-day ! " or
HOW PARISIANS WORK.
Hours Which Would Hardly Do fo
This Country.
One of the features of street life 1
Paris Avhich strikes the American vlsil
or with wonder , says the Chicag
News , is the extraordinary number o
men of leisure to be seen at all hour
of the day , lounging and chatting in tli
cafes. The fact is that many of then
are employes of one kind or another
but their hours of labor are very differ
ent from those that prevail in America
The young French clerk or bookkeepe :
would throAV up his position , evei
though such an act meant bread am
water for years to come , if his em
ployer dared to import Avhat arc bu
coming knoAvn on the continent a :
"American methods. "
The Paris clerk wants to come doAvr
to his work certainly not earlier thai
9 o'clock it is oftener 10 that finds hiir
before his desk and if his two hours
at noon are abridged by the smallest
quarter hour , sulkiuess and surliness
are the sequel. In positions just a
grade aboAe his the incumbents stroll
in at 10 , lunch from noon to any hour
they please , and never stay later than
5 o'clock at their offices. The cafea
are full at all hours of the day Avith
prosperous men Avhose conversation
shows them to be engaged in what even
the blue-blooded Frenchman is begin
ning to mention respectfuUy as "la com
merce. " These "merchants" every
business man in Paris is a "merchant"
ruminate over their affairs in the
shade of a cafe awning instead of be
hind the forbidding railing of a private
office.
Immaculate boots , spotless linen and
highly polished top hat all proclaim
that the men do not by any means giA'e
all their time to "business. " EA'CII in
the large department stores such a
thing as a clerk Avorking overtime or
curtailing his midday meal for any
purpose AArhatsoeA-er has never been
heard of. In the store clerks and ac
countants are obliged to attend to their
monotonous but never hurried duties.
The moment a certain gong strikes
they don their glossy high hats , change
their short coats for the courtly length
required on the boulevards and imine-
fliately seek their favorite restaurant
Dr cafe , where they become gentlemen
) f leisure , "rentiers , " and talk of po-
Itical affairs or the last salon with
ilghly judicial air and critical eye , as
f there were not yards of ribbon and
; ilk waiting for their hands during the
ifteruoon.
- xxvyXXNX
If you AAant to ask a sheep where he
: ot his AA'ool and Avhy , take a dog into
mountain pasture band and if the
heep are afraid of the dog they will In-
ariably run uphill rather than doAvu.
rou will have your answer. The an-
esters of the domestic sheep , like wild
heep of the present day , lived among
igh mountains and needed their wool-
7 covering to protect them against the
onstant cold of high atmospheres ,
'hey ' chose the high and inhospitable
2gion to liA-e in because they found the
esh-eating animals of the plains too
irong for them. A proof of these facts
i that the AVOO ! groAA-s on a sheep the
car round.
Every boy who OAvns rabbits knows
lat if a stranger goes into the shed
here they are kept they give a re-
mndiug thud Avith their feet upon the
oor. This is a warning signal. Wild
ibbits strike the ground the same way
ist before they enter their burroAA's.
n interesting point is that rabbits giA'e
lis warning stamp with their hind
et , while sheep , deer and antelope use
ie fore feet. This is because the acm -
m of striking Avas in former times a
ethod of defense or attack and in rab-
ts the hind legs are more powerful ;
the other animals mentioned , the
re legs.
The Do < r and His Chum.
Friendships between human beings ,
o , are shown and strengthened by lit-
s deeds of thoughtful kindness/like
is one reported by the Burlington
ee Press :
i very ordinary-looking farm horse
messed to an old AA-agon stood by the
rb , and on the board that served for
seat lay a small dog of such mixed
> od that no guess can be made as to
; breed.
k.s a delivery wagon passed on the
posite side of the street a large red
pie fell off. Before it stopped rolling
i dog bounded across the street , pick-
it up with his teeth , and Avith tail itsi
igging rushed back to the horse , in si
> nt of which he stood up on his hind 01
s while the apple was taken from tc
mouth. la
LS the horse munched the apple he trU
.de the peculiar little noise that U (
: ses make when petted , and doggie tl
died AA-ith throaty little barks which tlb
inly told what a pleasure it had been b :
go after that apple. Then he Arent & (
? k to his nap on the wagon-seat. ly
lyw
A Nimble Yomijr Acrobat. w
iine-year-old Amy Hardcastle , of
Uadelphia , Is a wonder in her way.
i is one of the most nimble little
T ]
icers and acrobats in the country ,
1 the score or more of medals that a
orate her breast show that her tal-
th
3 have been appreciated. She dances
her toes and on her heels , turns cu
icrsaults and handsprings , back-
rd , frontward and sideways , and yc
ides is a Aery clever little singer. It ycBi
uiuored that she has closed an en- Bi
ement to appear in London. be
th
) me idea of the extent to which a be
a feels his age may be gathered
n tie distance which he will travel
i cold night to attend a party. all
Honest Money.
I read much in the Chicago Tribune
ind other journals in regard to "honest
money , " but cannot , "for the life of
me , " see why the money they would
Have us use is any more "honest" than
that desired by the bimetallists. Silver
was never considered dishonest until
[ he advocates of a gold standard want-
id "a catchy phrase" with which to de
ceive and scare the people. If silver
s not honest money , why does the Gov-
srnment accept it for dues and taxes ?
If It is not honest money , why is it
paid to our pensioners , who have risked
their lives in defense of the country ?
tf it is not honest money , why is not
2very man passing it arrested and giv-
911 the punishment of a counterfeiter ?
The fact is , if what these men pretend
to believe were really true , every one of
them should be serving time behind
prison bars. Do not let it be forgotten
that , if you present a silver certificate *
at the Treasury , you will be paid in sil-
reraud based on silver and nothing but
silver , is just as good as gold in the
ordinary exchanges among the pepi * .
When either gold or silver goes 6ut of
the country it goes by weight , coined
or uncoined. It makes no difference ,
therefore , in our foreign exchanges
svhat the ratio of coinage may be. Why ,
[ should like to ask , is English money
ind a standard fixed by England any
nore honest than American money and
i standard fixed by Americans ? By
ivhat right does England assume to fix
: he standard of honesty for the rest of
.he world ? If the records are correct ,
he ancient "worshippers of the golden
: alf" repented their folly , after sad ex-
) erience ; and I think a thorough union
f the silver forces in this campaign
vill bring the modern worshippers of
he gilded bovine into a like penitential
aood. We want America for Ameri-
ans , native and naturalized ; and we
vaiit legislation for the benefit of our
> wn country and our own people , to
iromote their prosperity at our ex-
ieuse. Under bimetallism the Ameri-
au people prospered as no other people
a the Avorld , and we demand its res-
oration , in the name Qf justice , that
tiey may again prosper. We A\ant our
ondholders paid in the same money
* e pay our crippled soldiers. If it is
onest money for the soldier , it is hon-
st for the bondholder , and nothing can
tiange the fact. D. II. Tracey.
Per Capita a Circulation.
For many years past , beginning with
ic times of the Greenback party , we
ave heard much said regarding the
rculatiou of money and the per cJrta
population. It is true that we'/iad
i the North , at the close of the Avar , a
loney circulation of about § 50 per cap-
a , not including the 7-30 U. S. bonds ,
hich were legal tender and with
Inch many of the soldiers received
leir pay towards the close of the \\ar.
-aw our per capita circulation of mon-
, * , outside of the treasury , is not over
.S. Every one who is old enough re-
embers how very flourishing the
mes were from 1SJ5 ( to 1873. It is
ue that the dollar was cheaper than
> ld , but no person was idle ; there were
> tramps , money was plenty , and
operty was rapidly accumulated ,
jw enterprises were started whirl-
quired much money to cary them on
stead , however , of there being new
; ues of money as there ought to have
en to meet the expansion of business ,
e currency , in obedience to the eom-
inds of Wall street , was contracted ,
d with the demonetization of silver
1S73 came the panic of that \eir
) m the evil effects of which th"
is no recovery until 1S79 , when the
rchase of silver under the Bland-
lison act began to expand the volume
money and give new life to business.
the addition to our currency of the
e hundred millions dollars of ilver
rchased since 1S78 is principally due
i fact that we , as a nation , have pros-
red as much as we have during the
t eighteen years.
The Best Protection.
: iie very best "protection" AAP r-an
ssibly have at the present t-qtf is
; complete restoration of silver So
g as Ave must sell our wlu-at and
ton and petroleum and many other
ngs in the European market mi a
e trade silver basis , in comp mum
: h silver-using countries , the e sta-
s are bound to be cheap , and the pro
pers of such things cannot afford to
. * higher prices for manufactured
ids. Restore silver and the price of
rill rise in the European market. As
er rises so must those things sold
that basis. It Avill bring prosperity
: he agriculturist particularly , whose
or constitutes the basis of all indus-
. He Avill be able to buy the prods -
s of the factory at fair prices , and
s benefits will spread themselves
3ugh the entire country. After this
been done , the question of a proper
ustment of tariff rates Avill natural-
: oine under confederation , for , "l
poor , " the tariff issue is always-
h us.
The Bishop' * Best Work.
ne of the faculty of the General
tologlcal Seminary , New York , tells
laracterlstic story of the late Bish-j
Williams. A brother bishop from. '
West asked the venerable Connect- ,
diocesan : "Bishop , will you tell me
it you consider the best bit of work
have done in Connecticut during
r long episcopate there ? " The-i
lop replied : "Well , perhaps tne {
: work I did for the diocese and fori
church as well was to keep a nurn-
of men out of the ministry. "
ie chance of tAvo finger-prints being ; ]
? is not one in sixty-four bilhpss.