Show WHAT THE FIGURES SHOW The Literary Digest reviews Ray G Rakers new book The New Prosperity Prosperi-ty anti wo condense a few points I from it Rptupen 1S90 and 1900 European banks gained 000000 In gold During the same time iho L iiitcd States showed a gain of 423000000 Nearly all the gold supplied by lie worlds mines gravitated to this country and much of the old stock that was on hand four years ago Tho average savings banks deposit In 1S94 was 5300 In 189D it was 410 The gifts to charity in 1SOS were 2JOS4000 in 1S99 they were 70749950 In nine States of the Northwest more pianos were Hold In six months last year than In the previous six years In 1S97 the total sales of diamonds in this county amounted to 2000000 last year they footed tip 12175600 The dimes quarters and halfdollars I required re-quired In September 1819 were 511 000000 more than were needed In the same month In 1S97 For the year ending end-ing with June 1899 7000000 more money orders were Issued by the post olllccs of the country than in 1S95 and the Increased amount of those orders ccccecnlod those of 1S95 by 55000000 Crime has diminished In the same ratio In Illinois the convictions for felon were reduced from 027 In 1S95 to 600 In 1S99 It will be the struggle of the Democracy Democ-racy in the coming campaign to fix things to reverse those figures again It is the result which follows when they are given control And the joke is that to hear them during a campaign they are simply crying their eyes out because of the woes which aflllct the people under Republican Re-publican rule |