Democratic Sentinel, Volume 14, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 April 1890 — Farmers and Diamonds [ARTICLE]

Farmers and Diamonds

The announceme ,t that the McKinley tariff bill places diamo_ ds on the 4 free list will cause great rejoicing in Kansas, it is a measure of relief which will tend to keep that state in the republican column, and it shows that Mr. McKinley is not only a statesman, but a shrewd politician as well. At the present price of diamonds it takes about 500 bushels of corn to buy a stone which any self-respect-ing farmer’s wife or daughter wo’d be willing to wear.—Krnsas City Star. ■ «•» Over 200 different spring patterns of men’s clothing including a complete line of Prince Albert suits with latest satin roll collars. Chicago Bargain Store. The tornado which swept thro* Louisville recently was almost identical in its course, and in the direction from which it came, with one that played havoc in the same city in the year 1835. ■ ■ '■■■' ■■ m ■ii i , i .i.i Come earlv and see the matchless bargains is boys’ suits, 75 cents; men’s hoi.est suits, $3; men’s flannelette stripe shirts, 25 cents. Ladies white ribbed vests only 10 cents each. Chicago Bargain Store. A manufacturer engaged in the canning industry at Rochester, N, Y., estimates that the tax on tinplate would add 20 per cent to the cost ot canned goods. This tax ou food for the mill ons is to be imposed for the benefit of a few persons who desire to be started in the business of making tin««plstee,

without risk to themselves, at the public expense.—Phil’a Record. Speeial bargains in ladies new spring wraps, bead *d capes, cashmere shawls, 7-hook Foster’s kid and silk gloves. Chicago Bargain Store.