Show LIQUOR HOLDS ITS OWN we glean some figures from our exchanges in regard to tho liquor traffic hard times may come and hard times may go but the consumption of beer and spirits and tobacco goes on forever while tho business interests of the country have curtailed operations generally i the production of cheso luxuries and their consumption increase apace men moke and drink articles little cheaper than before the estimated receipts from internal revenue are but of but there is a big increase in the volume of the business the report of tho commis eibner of internal shows that there manufactured in the last year cigars an increase of and cigarettes an increase ol 01 so much cone up in smoke there were gallons of spirits produced an increase of gallons over the previous year the amount contributed to the treasury by the spirit tax in the last year was and by the tobacco tax was tho tax on oleomargarine brought in more than a million and a half dollars theeo are sources of revenue eliat the taxpayer regards with peculiar satisfaction since they impose no burdens except lucli as are voluntarily assumed ithe enor arnou totals recorded show aliat a work is still waiting tor the reformers who should free alie world from allegiance to alcohol and nicotine Is 1860 it only took twenty bales of cotton and 2600 bushela of wheat to pay salary now it takes A bales of cotton and bushels of wheat to pay it it we over have unlimited coinage 0 silver the price will go back to fleure STANDARD fa dying isi it well alio sun will find that THE like ghost will not down OUR EASTERS advices show that england france and spain are pleased with the wilson tariff bill three thousand men in wales will be put to work on tin plates if alie duty on tin plates is reduced tho people of france anro petitioning their government to ask the united states to reduce the duty on certain grades of wines are now principally furnished by cali ornia we shall await the action of he golden state congressman on free aikins and free wines |