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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-03-11

General Notes.-The st. Louis fair as
seciation has an Indebtedness of $780,
-000.-There are twenty schools of fores-
try in Europe.-In 1878 there were in
in this country 81, 525, 900 acres in corn
and 80, los, $50 in wheat.-Shipments of
American hay to England have resulted
in r~emunerative returns.-The potato
crop of the country is estimated at 49,
$3.50 0 bushels.-The annual value of
the apple crop of the United States is
$51, 000, 000.-Cattle hoofs at the present
time are worth $50 per ton. These
hoofs are now made into horn buttons.
The best herds of dairy cows in this
country yield from 600 to 800 pounds of
cheese per row.-Agriculture is to be
made an obligatory study in all elemen-
tary schools of France.-The peanut
crop of Virginia, Tennessee and North
Carolina is estimated at about 1880
bushels,-In Great Britain a machine
has been invented by which wet grass
is rapidly turned into hay.-In 1867,
AZ, 900, 900 head of sheep produced 147,-
000. 900 pounds of wool; in 1877, 3d.
fOUO, 600 head produced 208, 000, 600
pounds. This shows a wonderful i'm
provement in the science of sheep hus-
bandry.-Tbe whole peach crop of the
Unite States is at $50, 900. 900, the pear
crop at SIS, 900, 900; the strawberry CROP
is placed at So. 600. 900, and exported
canned fruit over 81, 900. 900 annually,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-03-11

Beet Sugar.-The production Of beet
root sugar in Europe, according to the
statistics furnished by Herr LIGHT. of
Magdeburg, was l 100000 tons for 1879,
against 1,574,154 tons for 1878. The
amount is divided as follows among the
various States of Europe; Germany,
No. 900 tons; France, 300, 900; Austro-
Hungary, 565, 900; Russia, 225, 900
Belgium, Holland, Italy, etc., $4,000.
In France the diminution in the pro.
duction of this article was 132, 600 tons.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-03-11

The Wheat Acreage.-The San Fran
cisco Journal of Commerce says that 8 1000
900 acres of fall wheat has been sown
in California the past season. The early
and abundant rains have enabled the
farmers to put in a fall crop--a thing
which has not happened for years.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-03-11

The Result.-The raising of thirty
bushels of wheat TO the acre will remove
from the land fifty-one pounds of nitro
gen, twenty-tour pounds of phosphoric
acid, and thirty-nine pounds of potash.
This could be replaced by sixty pounds
of sulphate of ammonia, one hundred
and seventy-one pounds of super phos-
phate of lime and seventy-six pounds
of chloride of potassium.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-03-11
vegetine Cured His Daughter
Worked Like a Characterized Salt
Rheufn and ErysipeIas.

IS oouRT ST., ROME. n. Y, July 10. 1873.
Mr.. q. r. STEVENS:
Dear sir-one year ago last fall my little boy had
. breaking out Of Erysipelas and Salt Rheum, his
face being one mattsred sore of the worst descrip-
ton. Noticing yout advertisement in the papers,
/ purchased two bottles of the vEoETrNE, and, with
the two bottles, my son was cured. I never saw
anything like the vEeEr1NE; 1t worked like q
charm. I have been city Waterman at Rome for
years. This testimonial is gratuitous.
Yours, respectfully,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-11-01
Jobn Weir and VIM. Reid. Mr.. H. Beck,

John Weir and VIM. Reid. Mr.. H. Beck,
the manager. Is also Republican.
These gentlemen were inclined TO recent
the idea that Mr.. McCourtney's expires.
sions on the tariff were representative OF
the views OF that mill, and were about to
write card for publication In the INTEL
LIoENcRR repudiating those ideas. They
state, In support OF their position, that the
mill Is nearly solidly Republican. The
nailets named, Mr.. Bertram, the boss
bluer and packer; James Patterson, the
boss roller; Chris. Bippis, the chief en-
gineer, q majority Of the boilers and heat.
ers, and the superintendent OF the blast
furnace. Mr.. Ed. Jones, are all ardent Re-
publicans. Anumber Of these gentlemen
were not Republicans in 1878, and. the
prosperity wrought by the Republican
tariff and financial policies had more than
anything else to do with their conversion.
Mr.. VIM. Stewart, one Of the nailers
mentioned, Is also President Of the new
Union Window Glass works, (which, by
the way, is also largely Republican and
q gentleman who knows his sentiments
perfectly, says that Mr.. Stewart would not
have invested in that industry. had he
thought there was even remote probable
Iity oil Hsncock's election and the success
OF the Democratic party in the present
campaign.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-11-01
wHEELINe noYsIN PITIsaURoH.
Royal Reception 10 the Young Men's
GRFneld and Arthur club,


A large number Of our Young Mems
Garfield Club went to Pittsburgh Sat-
urday morning last, under the command OF
Col. W. H. Travis. At Pittsburgh they
were taken in charge by the Garfield Es.
cort Club and treated in the most courte.
Gus manner imaginable.
The Chronicle says Of their reception:
Notwithstanding the rain, the Young
Mems Republican Club, Of Wheeling, ar.
rived in the Cityvia the Panhandle Railway.
They were delayed until nearly noon In
consequence Of the accident at Burgetts.
town last night, but left home at 7 4. N.
in a heavy rain storm. They were met at
the depot by the Garfield Escort Club,
whose guests they will be while
in the city, aud preceded by Stab.
ley's brass band, conveyed to the Ly.
ceum on Fifth avenue. Capt. W. H.
Travis was in charge OF the delegation,
and alter short rest, during which Major
PenteCost and other members OF the
marching club committee were presented
the visitors were escorted to the Central
Hotel, where they will be quartered dur.
log their stay here. The body is fine
one, and 1t Is to be regretted that the
weather is 40 uncomfortable.
Many OF the young men remained ovel
until yesterday and some OF them are still
10 Pittsburgh. The trip was most enjoy
able one and one that will long be marked
with q white stone.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-11-01
COL. q. Il. \. BARON ,
One of the Founders OF the EKtensiye
Works OF the "Baron Manufacturing

One OF the Founders OF the EKtenaiye
Works OF the "Baron Manufacturing
Company"
The name OF the "Baron Manufacturing
Company" is familiar to almost all the
readers OF the lNTELLIoEScER, but compar-
atively few probably know the nature Of
the concern or of the goods they manufac.
ture. The works grew out Of large de-
mand for railroad lantern invented by
one Of The Messrs. Baron. A factory was
built at Bellaire for its manufacture, and 1t
has gradually come to be one Of the larg.
est lantern and pressed tin-ware factories
in the world. The work employs large
number OF men, and 1t would seem with
the general intelligence OF the working
men OF the present day that they all would
be induced, il not by other things, at least
BY selfish considerations, to vote for and
support the Republican party, the party
Of protection 10 American labor. Such
seems not TO be the case, however.
Col. Baron, OF the Baron Manufacturing
Company, in conversation with an INTEL
LloESCER reporter, said that their business,
the manufacture OF tinware, Is peculiarly
indebted to the protective tariff for its
prosperity. All the tin used has TO come
from England, and with the tariff removed
In place OF the raw Tin coming over, 1t
would be manufactured into the various
articles which We make and the furnished
articles would be imported. We could
not compete with them, Tor they would
not allow US to; they would not sell usthe
tin except at such a high rate that we
could not compete. Dish-pane, Tor
instance, that we are able to
sell for 81 8 dozen, could be sold here by
English manufacturers, were it not for a
tariff, ut So so. The only reduction We
could make would be on wages, but in this
case, as in all. II would require the work
men To work for absolutely nothing to al
low US TO keep our factories In operation.
We ran over the country begging orders,
that we might keep running and give our
men emploYmenteven II we made nothing,
and then some OF those men turn around
and vote for the Democratic ticket and
free trade. We use our best endeavors,
while carefully avoiding anything like
"bulldozing," to persuade our working.
men OF their true interests; but are met by
outsiders who insidiously ingtil their free
trade arguments into the minds Of our
Democratic workmen.
"Are not our Bellaire manufacturers
nearly all Republican, we asked.
Those wig are actively engaged about
our factories are some who were Demo:
Gratis all their lives and have not yet been
directly with the tariff long
enough 10 see the error Of their ways, and
get rid Of their prediudioe4.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-11-01
uR. MN. LlNCm,
Manager Forge department Of the La.
Belle MILLS,

Manager Forge Department Of the La
Belle MILLS,
says that he hos been On iron worker fol
more than forty years, and his whole ex'
pericnce is against Democratic ideas oil
tariff.
1t has always been low wages and little
to do. / say that undera Democratic adj
ministratiOn there have always been
lower wages and less to do than under any
other. give this as the result OF thirty.
eight years experience in mill. In lS4l
II we could get So a week to pay our rent,
and 90 to market, We thought we were doing
well. And work! why wedidn't work hall
time hardly. At one, time in thirty-three
weeks, only worked seventeen days.
used to get as good potatoes as ever came
into my house for l2l cents per bushel,
but many time could not get tho 123
cents whereyith to buy them; hams that
were as nice as any man ever saw we're
sold for and 81 cents per pound, but
there would be great difficulty experienced
in getting the three cents. LaboTers then
in Shoen6erger's mill, Pittsburgh, got only
So rs per week, while now they get
IS 10 week in our mill. Those were free
trade days.
Then, too, the wages were paid in bank
notes that might be good when you went
10 bed, but when you got up the next
morning they might not be worth a cent.
have seen the time before the war that a
Wheeling note would not be taken In
Bridgeport in payment Of fare TO Pitts
hugh. People never enjoyed the living
in those days that they do now,
families were not go comfortable, cloth.
ing was different, and rarely was real
estate owned by workman. 70 far as am
concerned, II ] have gained anything or II
am worth anything attribute 1t alto
gether TO the Republican party and Its
efforts and legislation in favor Of American
industries.
In regard to those men interviewed by
the Register l say that not one OF them,
with the exception, maybe, OF Mr.. Kelly,
was in the iron business prior TO 1860,
not one OF them, say, has been In busi-
mesa under Democratic administration
and they don't know anythisg about Tree
trade. Tariff Is everything to the iron
industry. Take, forinstance, last year, when
the boom was on us, and when iron was
run up so high that the English were en-
abled TO run their iron in here by the thou
sands OF tons, and then consider the reac.
ton. Then take the tariff of or reduce
1t and what would he the result?
! have no axe to grind and am not
fighting for party but for principles. II
some Of these young men who are work.
ing in mills and voting the Democratic
ticket Just now had passed through what ]
have. am OF the opinion they would vote
differently
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-11-01
MEUmAAiC's VIEWS.
A Practical Talk on Practical Subject
by 10 Practical Man.

by RfhctICh nhh.
An ISrELLIaRScER envoy fell in with a
gentleman at BeIlaire, Saturday, who
ought to be able TO express views in rels'
ton TO the tariff which would be worthy
of consideration. The gentleman was Mr..
Ernst Brailly, junior partner in the tirm
OF p, Brailly & Son, propTietors OF the Bel
laire Collin and Casket Factory, and q
mechanic Of acknowledged ability, as well
as a successful inventor
The tariff affects the manufacture OF
coflius slightly, il at all, Mr.. Brailly thinks.
Their business would not feel the effects
OF the adjustment Of the protective Sys.
them directly at all. The abundance OF
timber here, and the facility with which
coal, metals and other requisites can be
obtained, taken with the security from
competition afforded by the patents on the
caskets, precludes the possibility OF foreign
Competition even under free trade policy.
But. and here the remarks OF the speaker
| would refer with equal appropriateness to
any business: THE tariff doea affect our
business materially in an indirect way.
am convinced that without the protection
afforded by our tariff system the rolling
mills, glass houses and other manufacture
ing establishments could not run or IL they
did, could not pay living wages. The num-
Der OF people who died would not be less
indeed it would in all probability be con-
siderably greater-but they would not be
ant to bury them in our patent caskets at
prices that would enable us to keep up
steam.
Mr. Brsilly's father is anative oiFrance,
and he visited that country. short time
ago. There the theory Of protection is
put into practice not only nationally, but
a sort OF provincial system is IN vogue
which makes artisans wages high, aud
does much to contribute to the general
prosperity OF the nation.
In answer to the query whether he con.
sidered the tariff question party issue or
not, Mr.. Brailly said 1t certainly was,
While /. is true that there are Democrats
who favor protection, and also Republic
cans who are avowed free traders, It ID
fact which no intelligent man will dispute
that majority oil Republicans are adyo'
Gates OF protective tariff, and large ma.
iority of Democrats are free traders. AT
ANYTIME when We are not in the heat OF ON
important campaign no Democrat would
think it worth while to dispute this. Their
object in disputing 1t now is readily seen
when We reflect what an influence the tar.
i'll question had in the Indiana State can
vaes.
On another topic Mr.. Brailly expressed
ideas which are the result Of the most d..
rect information. Said he:
"The European manufacturers are doing
their utmost TO have the protective tariff
abolished or modified materially, They
are employing all sorts OF influences and
spending money freely to accomplish an
end so desirable 10 them. This being the
case it will not do to entrust the tariff to
the care OF any party but one committed
to its preservation in all its public utter
ances, and whose course shows these ut
terances to be sincere" ,.# &
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-11-01
ATALn WITH A. L. wErMERALD,
superintendent and Manager OF ih'
Iaughlin Mill.

Superintendent ana Manager Oh tne
LauEhiin Mill.
Saturday a reporter Of this paper called
on Mr. A. L. Wetherald, Superintendent
and manager OF the Laughlin Iron and
Nail Company's works. Mr.. Wetherald
is q practical mailer and may be considered
a representative workingmau. He is at
the same time gentleman Of culture, and
given to thinking for himself. Under these
circumstances it was thought to be de-
s,rable to obtain somewhat Of his views on
the tariff question, and Of his opinion con:
corning the status Of the great mass Of
American Worktngmen on that issue.
"Mr. Wetherald, how do the nstlers and
other employees of the Laughlin stand as
to politics? suppose they are all tariff
men, but are they all, or decided major
| ity OF them, Republican" we inquired.
"Our men" said he, "are all very reas'
enable men, and are in favor OF tariff,
There have been five or six Democrats
who have come over TO the Republican
party ON the tariff issue. 10 not know
OF any man in our employ, except one,
that Is not in favor OF tariff, and he
thinks that the American people are not
vet prepared for q republican form OF gov
ernment; but said thst he after great re-.
searches was hardly prepared to decide
the great questions OF political economy;
and he carried transparency with
Ounce cap on in the Democratic procession
at Martins Ferry, and when Intercepted
as to his solemn appearance, he answered
that it took man With nerve 10 carry that
transparency"
"How do the better classes Of workmen,
that is, the skilled men, the artisans, stand
as to politics?"
"Well, we have in the mill some hun.
dred and thirty skilled workmen, and with
the exception OF about score they are all
Republicans. We have seventeen Majors
and they are all Republican, but one"
"Do you thick the issue OF next Tues
days election Is important to working
men, particularly to operatives In iron
Mills" We asked.
~ do" said he decidedly; 81 think next
Tuesday selection Is as important to the
working men of to-day as was the election
OF 1854, when the Democrats hoisted the
banner for the tariff OF forty-two, and
rode into power by making the working
men believe that their party was as good
tariff party as the grand old Wing party
was. But We who toiled In the mills In
those days know too well, by sad expert
ence, the results, for no sooner had they
been placed in power than they reduced
the duties and our country was flooded
with foreign goods and our labor was
transferred to the Old World. We work.
ing men OF this country did not get half
work, nor half pay for what We did get to
do. Alter the experience Of the past, how
working man can support the party that
always has been and Is to-day in favor Of
free trade or tariff for revenue only, J
cannot see,n
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-11-01


LOCAL PERsoSALs.-Major ]. W. Lott, oil
Fairmont, and Major Ed. Mcdonnell. OF
Burton, were in the city Saturday night,
Ed. W. Brues was in the city Saturday,
with an exclusive repertoire OF the
"latest."
Governor Mathews and Sheriff Tingle
returned from New York Saturday night.
Col. Steen Thompson, Of Marshall
county, took in the Democratic fasco Sat
urday night.
Commodore Sol. Woodward arrived
home last week from Westport Harbor,
Mass, where he has been spending the
summer boating and fishing.
Alex. q. Chapline and family are again
located in Wheeling. Kansas City shook
"Aleck," or rather the chills did.
G. W. Tippett, Of the Point Pleasant
Register, is in the city.
Miss Harrison, OF Kentucky, Is visiting
Miss Sallie Howell on Chapline street.
Deputy Sheriff Jewett, OF Mason county,
was in the city Saturday.
Sam. Harrison was at Pittsburgh Satur-
day, and he says there were four hundred
girls in one window watching the Young
Mems Garfield and Arthur Club.
We had the pleasure OF q call yesterday
from Mr.. James Hamilton, business agent
OF the "Fayorites," Of which combination
Miss Alice Oates is the bright particular
star. We are glad that in the musical and
dramatic melange, "Long Branch" Miss
Oates Is herself again and in the same
style OF performance in which she gained
her name and fame. She Is now pleasing
large audiences throughout the country
RoustOn Daily Telegram, Of The 27h.
Jacob Kemple, Esq, arrived in the
city yesterday, from the upper Pan
Handle, where he has been campaigning
for the past few days, his last speech be.
ing delivered at SteubenvilIe on Saturday
night. and spoken OF by our correspondent
as tine. effort. Mr.. Kemple has shown
great energy and pluck in this campaign
and has made good reputation ssa polti.
cal orator. He goes to Moundsvile to-day
to prepare for to.morrow's battle. He ex-
presses himself as confident that Marshall
county will send mp an increased Repuh.
lican majority over the late election.
Mrs. Sarah Lsgors Walker, OF South
Carolina, and Mrs. Mary Hoge, Of
Waynesburg, Pa, were visiting the family
VI III. rIlbselly VI luIh Cityt IaoL WeeR'
Mrs. Walker Is the widow OF Rev. ]. R.
Walker, who was the oldest brother Of
Col. John Thompson, oil Moundsville,
and Mrs. Mary PAUL, Of this city. Mr..
Walker preached at Helena Church,
Buford, South Carolina, for ffty.seyen
years-a church that was bpiit over a
hundred years ago. His widow was born
and reared in Charleston, South Carolina,
and is descendent Of the French Huge
not refugees who settled Ia that State In
the sixteenth century. She is at present
visiting her husbands relatives in this
vicinity,
Court OF Appeals, left for home last night
10 vote.
Ed. Muheleman will leave for Cincin.
natl to-day to bring out the Andes.
Mrs. Robert Allen will leave Tor Kansas
City this morning, to join her husband,
who has taken up his residence there per.
manently.
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RIVER RECORD.
A .u,, Improving stage of "''sF-''"
GstIIng iiOnr. .,

A su,I Improving stage OF ""'''
GsuIng Iiomr. ,,s
The river last night s'o,d at . M e.. :
inches and still showed evidence oil 60
The large number of tos0oh'' .' T' v.
have been lying up along this Pai' u. :, az an
river, are getting up toward F4'a01'''
the Tb p,FssisdR n. vice. leave, Cincinnati TO 2',l.
,or IN MA nort' and will return % a'la ~, I'D d,
las, Of he week. Merchant. ll1V !, ~ tGer
10 sbip from Cincinnati will ilna u u Sarey.
interest 10 have them come Dy ~, ins :, by iis
The St. Lawrence ls sun gao
OH Tho PsnoS takes the Dinrnn's Pl,, ,rn y.
,be Pstkersburg irado to-day, lht .t p'I vii
1 %Sts the round trip u q hol iis,, ',I al
Wheeling at 8 p. y, aud N'''''
A. N. ..birb has been
living M p BY the dry doc.' foi ,. W e u
leaving ior Pittlbdrgh in TIE ME- w, tips in
The Bachelor will Tesnu,e ,, Nv IeaVilg
the Pittsburgh trade tomorrow
for that place at IAN
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-11-01

A Mailer nI Inc Ton MIL

and one Of the Oldest nailsrs In this city,
was found at his home and was asked by
our reporter what his ideas were upon
Democratic tariff measures. ~ concur en-.
tirely with the views Of Mr.. Bell and O.
D. Hubbard upon The subject. | was an
original Democrat and used to train with
that party, but was driven out oil the party
by their action upon the tariff question. I
have never liked the attitude Of the Dem
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-11-01

BAD BLOOD AT Observation-Disclosures
excitement has been occssioned by q
shooting scrape at Benwood Friday night.
The crowded state.oi our columns, and the
fact that the true facts in the case were
somewhat in doubt at the time, prevented
our saying anything about the matter
Saturday morning. 1t seems that during
the Democratic parade at Benwood on the
evening referred to, lau standing on the
sidewalk shouted "Hurrah for Hancock. /"
A man named Nate Goodwin was stand
ing near, in an intoxicated condition, aud
be did not seem to like the lady's remark,
and made a highly insulting esponse.
This she very properly resented, and be-
ing woman OF spirit, she raised her um.
brella to strike Goodwin. He resisted,
and slight struggle ensned.
John Gribble, commander Of one OF
tho companies, fastened to her rescue,
and in the tussle which followed Goodwin
pulled revolver and fired, the ball taking
effect in Gribble's abdomen and producing
wound which 1t is feared will prove
fatal, though Gribble was doing well last
night, and the only thing to fear in his
case was that inflammation should set in.
A man named McGarrell struck Good
win after Gribble was wounded, and the
scoundrel fired at him also, though not
striking him.
Goodwin is in jail at Moundsyille. tits
to be sincerely hoped that he will get the
seyerest penalty the law provides for such
an unjustiflable and dastardly crime.