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The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1888-02-02
CHICAGO HOGGISHN ESS.

Not content with the taxation of every
article that enters into common use, by
high tariff, the Protectionists last year
passed an unconstitutional bill to prevent
the sale of oleomargarine. 1t was un-
constitutional, because its object was not
to raise revenue but to afford so-called
protection" to New York butter makers,
and compel all consumers to pay high
prices for butter.
That victory gained, they seek to go
further. Every day now the Senate Com
mittee on Agriculture is busy hearing in
dividuals pro and con on the proposed law
against the adulteration of lard. Their
motive is patent: To increase the price
of what they have to sell. They are like
Vanderbilt: 1.-The public be damned"
Those who are agitating this question are
the Western hog packers. They talk loudly
about the adulteration of lard. The truth
is that cotton seed oil is superior in every
respect over lard for cooking purposes.
The Baltimore Grocers' Exchange truly
says: ''The Oil is cleaner than lard, does
not become rancid in any season, is more
healthy and nutritious, is entirely free
from any unpleasant taste or odor, goes
over one-half further in cooking, and
costs less in the proportion of to 49,"
There is one element in the cry for pro-
lection against "the adulteration of lard
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1888-02-02
ABUSE OF POWER.

The Winston Sentinel quotes the Green's
boro North State (Republican) as author
ity for the statement that Judge Settle is
a resident of Florida and would not be
eligible for Office in North Carolina It
says that Douglas Settle, son of Judge
Settle, has been appointed by Congressman
Brewer, cadet to West Point. The Senti-
mel goes for Brewer with gloves off, for
giving the appointment to young man
whose father is not only NOT resident of
his district, but does not even live in North
Carolina. The Sentnel's criticism is Ell i
nently just and proper. A cadetship is
not given to a Congressman to bestow as
personal gift. He merely has the ap-
pointment. There are plenty of young
men, the sons Of poor parents, in the Fifth
District to whom an appointment to West
Point would be the only means of obtain
ing a good education and good position
in life. Brewer forgets them, and ap-
points the son of a man who is we'll able
to educate his son, and who is not a resi-
dent of North Carolina.
This is Republican practice. They cry
aloud that they love the poor, but when
they have an opportunity to give fruits of
their love, they are weighed and found
wanting. john nichols gave his son the
only good place he had, and following that
bad precedent, Brewer gives like place
to the son of resident of Florida.
The people will say what they think Of
such abuse of power next November.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1888-02-02
Wonderful Cures.

W. D. Hoyt & Co., Wholesale and Retail
Druggists of Rome, Ga, say: We have
been selling DR.. Kings New Discovery,
Electric Bitters and Bucklen's Arnica Salve
for two years. Have never handled rem
edies that sell as we'll, or give such univer
sal satisfaction. There have been some
wonderful cures effected by these medi-
cines in this city Several cases of pro-
nounced Consumption have been entirely
cured by use Of a few bottles of DR.. Kings
New Discovery, taken in connection with
Electric Bitters. We guarantee them al
ways. Sold by Lee, johnson & Co.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1888-02-02
THE REFORM Err.
IF. R. Sill, in the Century.l

f. r. Sill in the Century.]
Before the monstrous wrong he sets him
down.
One man against a stone walled city of sin.
For centuries those walls have been a build
ing:
Smooth porphyry, they slope and coldly glass
The flying storm and wheeling sun. No
chink,
No crevice lets the thinnest arrow in.
He fights alone, and from the cloudy ram
parts
A thousand evil faces jibe and jeer him.
Let him lie down and die: what is the right,
And where is justice, III world like this?
But by and by, earth shakes herself, i'm
patient;
And down, in one great roar of ruin, crash
Watch tower and citadel and battletnents.
When the red dust has cleared, the lonely
soldier
Stands with strange thoughts beneath the
friendly stars.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1888-02-02
When w omen Laugh they are! RidiculOu
IBab in n. y. Star.l

There is one thing Fanny Davenport
does very well, indeed. | want to say
more than we'll. for the average woman
is such an abominable picture when she
attempts it. This is it: Miss Davenport
knows how to look merry and to laugh
without being ridiculous. l perfectly
agree with the younger Dumas when he
insists that no woman really enjoys laugh
ing-that is, no woman who has keen
appreciation of how she looks The humid
eye is always more or less attractive, but
the open mouth never. | don't know just
how to describe Miss Davenport's smile,
for, while it is essentially a feminine one,
it is also very fascinating. Some clever
Frenchman said that women who laughed
with real enjoyment ceased to be women
they didn't become men, but were young
hOyS
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1888-02-02
THE EDITORS DESK.
COMMENTS ON TOPICS THAT Arr
mt Z EoTING THE PEOPLE.
The Chronicle Expresses Its Opinion on
Passing Public Events and Questions
of Interest Now Before the People.

Passing Public Events and Questions
of Interest Now Before the People.
THE CHRONICLE CANNOT think that the
criticism, in few of our Democratic ex-
changes, of Chairman Battle for sending
committee to Washington to urge the
repeal of the Internal Revenue laws either
just or wise. In the first place, Mr.. Bat
tie had no option. He was directed by
the State Executive Committee to GO and
to SEND the committee. He obeyed the
direction and to call it ''plain usurpation
of power and authority on the part Of our
chairman" as an esteemed exchange des-
ignates it, is to do Mr.. Battle gross in
justice. Whether the committee acted
wisely or unwisely is a question upon
which Democrats may and do differ. 1t
seemed wise for Mr.. Battles committee to
send delegation to Washington, and the
work Of the committee is regarded, by
those who are in a position to know, as
having had good effect. What good can
be accomplished now by critcism2 Ger
tainly the gentlemen who, AT THEIR OWN
EXPENSE, visited Washington in the dis
charge of high and responsible duty,
ought not to be abused for their patriotic
service to the party. To criticise Mr.. Bat
tie is most unjust.
Two YEARS AGO the editor of the CHRoN-
ICLE published five column argument in
favor of the passage of the Blair bill. In
that argument we gave all the reasons we
IT,, ,,bx ~ l.;
and attempted to answer the objections to
it. We have not thought it wise to con-
tinually reprint our argument and fill our
paper full of extracts bearing upon this
measure. We stand squarely in favor of
Federal aid to State schools. INAsMUCH AS
WE HAVE SURPLUS IN THE TREASURY, but
We do not approve all the provisions of the
Blair bill. However we accept it, and
would hail its passage with JOY. The op-
position to the bill is so great that we
have almost dispared of its passage. That
opposition has not stopped at argument
but has gone into vituperation; and not
content with that, it has descended into
swearing. A North Carolina exchange
says: I'VE hardly think it possible that any
Southern Senator will be induced to vote
for this DAMNABLE educational scheme'
Senators Ransom and Vance both voted
for it; and every Representative from this
State in the House will vote for it, if op-
portunity offers, and in so voting they ex-
press the voice of the people. 'Damnable
measure" is hardly the proper way for
Democrat to speak of measure that has
the official endorsement of the Democratic
party in North Carolina
The CHRONICLE would like to see the
Blair bill pass, but it would also love to
see moderation and fair discussion in our
State papers.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1888-02-02

that Is worthy of note. 1t is this: The
"est furnishes the hog lard; and the South
furnishes the cotton seed oil. The cotton
seed in the South is worth ,thirtv-thrae
million dollars annually. Until recently this
amount was thrown away. Now the cotton
seed are manipulated and used for a va
riety of purposes, and is large source of
wealth to the South. Chicago ''hog' men
see this, and are showing their usual
"hoggishness' by raising a false alarm
that the people are being imposed upon.
But their cry is the cry we often hear.
1t was first uttered by Demetrius and the
other siver- smiths, who raised a great up
roar at Ephesus against Paul. He was
about to introduce new religion that
would uplift the people, but it would
cause falling of in the sale of the i'm
ages by which Demetrius's craft had their
wealth, and they ''made great uproar. -
Yankee selishness makes these men seek
to cumber our statute book with other
unconstitutional and unnecessary laws.
The CHRONICLE believes in all proper
inspection, but it is sick and tired of class
legislation directed against the South.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1888-02-02
Varying Fortunes Told by Gypsies.
[Bab in n. Y. Star.]

The Gypsies were excessively pretty,
and would have been sufficient excuse for
any boy running away from home to join
them. had my fortune told for the
second time this year. This time it cost
me dollar, and l did not get as much
for it as l did when l only paid fifty cents
down in Jersey. For fifty cents l was
promised five large, blonde sons, as we'll
as two husbands; here in New York for a
dollar only got the two husbands, and
the five sons were omitted, which l regret
very much, as it means five votes lost to
the Democratic party.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1888-02-02

''It is worth it's weight in gold," is
common expression. But, while the value
of gold is easily affected, the worth of
Ayers Sarsaparilla, as blood purifier,
never depreciates. 1t will eradicate scrof-
ula from the system when everything else
fails.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1888-02-02

-. Col. F. W. Kerchner has presented
building lot. This is generous act,
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1888-02-02

Hon. John S. Henderson, Of Salisbury,
represents the Seventh District-and rep
resents it with ability, efficiency, and con-
spicuous fidelity. He is now filling his
second term Che ought to be given
seven terms) and is a member of two
committees, viz: the judiciary and Pen
sions His name is seventh on the
Judiciary and fourth on the Pensions.
Both committees are important ones-the
Judiciary being quite as important as any
committee in the House, the three highest
being, Ways and Means, Appropriations
and Judiciary. Mr.. Henderson prefers
the Judiciary because it suits his inclina-
tions and tastes, and because, to lawyer,
it is the most instructive and useful one
he could be placed on. At the committee
meetings he is continually learning some
thing from the informal discussions.
Sometimes elaborate and learned argu-
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1888-02-02

The Fourth District is represented by
john nichols, Republican. He serves as {
member Of two committees, viz: On Mine:
and Mining, and on Labor. He has in
troduced a bill to repeal the interval reve
nue., and perhaps other bills.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-09-12
The "Amor,con, Party.

There is no pressing demand for an
bther American party in this country SO
long as tho Democratic party remains
true to its faith and it's traditions. The
Democratic party is the great American
party of tho United States, and always
was, except when it split asundcr on the
slavery question, and its brains left it for
o time TO direct that other great Ameri-
can party. the Republican, which has
since passed into the control of such dis
tingiiishc1 foreigners us Lord Carnegie.
NJ. le AIortong, Plu1ned Knight Blaine
and others.
The Democratic party had its birth In the
intense Americanisnf of the Jctfersonian
era, when BY the patriotic hands of true
Democrats this government was shaped
contrary to tho rnonarchistic views of the
party of money and monopoly which,
under various names, has always opposed
it. When its leaders Grc men of honor,
men of the people, men faithful to the
political creed which they profess-in
sIiorf, men WHO are true Democrats, it is
good enough American party for any
pItrict who ever lived
AS to the peculiar and altogether frivol-
lIls doctrines which tho exclusive yeung
persons aforesaid hnvo associated with
the glorious name of American, The
Herald Is free to lvow that no Democrat
ever ativocated them, but this fntlt1bitable
fact detracts nothing Mt all from Democ-
rncy's claim to Amcricanism. There is
nothing American in such ideas. They
arc the bastard ofTshoots of an ancient
and rotten EtlroPeln social eXclusfyencss
and conccit. Thus. while admitting tho
right of one hundred and fifty young men
IL Chicago TO mako donlleys of themselves
if they so elect. The Herald must protest
against their assumption of tho American
lame TO do it in.--Chicago Herald.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-09-12
Georrinn nn.l c.lrcas.ian.


The Georgian has beauty quite differ
ent from that of the Circassian. Tho Cir
cassian is dozzling, queen like and stately,
She has fair skin. She is elegant In
form. She IS kindly and gentle in voice,
but lazy in movement and without spirit.
One of her own sex has said: "Ther.. is,
no soul in "a Circassian beauty; and as.
she pillows her pure, pale cheek upon her.
small diinPled hand, you feel no inclina-
tion to arouse her into cxcrtion. you are
contented to look upon her aud TO CON.
template her loyeliness.' The Georgian
is . creature with eyes like 1ncteors and.
teeth almost as dazzling as her Eyes. Ter
mouth does not wear the sweet and un-
ccasing smile Of her less yivacious rival.
But the proud expression that sits upon.
finely arched lips accords so well with
her stately form and lofty brow that you.
do not. seek TO change its Character
Home Journal.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-09-12
origin OF Color r1lndne,..

That The origin of color blindness lies
IN the brain, and not in the ere, has-been
suggested by Professor Ramsay While
Engaged IN teaching IN Brooklyn some
Jears ago, the principal of school IN
sisted in treating every case of the SOFT
as dependent on the viii Of the pupil.
his remedy was the rod. This certainly
seemed tyrannical and .unwarranted
treatment, but tic result was favorable
to his theory. Is 1t possible tiiata tIlor-
ougb examination VIII ultimately demon
stratc that The fault lies very largely in
the saiftIess methods of observation
which lave grown up under fine old.
classical system of education, and which
have to a large extent become hereditary?
Science.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-09-12
ELECTRIC Lirllt Rnnrs.

TIE lighthouse board Is about to under
take experiments which will have iln i'm
portant bearing ON the lighting of dan
Gcrous points III our rivers and harbors.
1t is nothing less tlian the lighting of
buoys by electricity. The method at
present in use for illuminating Guoys con-
sists in. supplying them with oil. or gas.
With both of these it is necessary to re-
plenish the source of illumination peri
odicall:, and this mcaUs additional
trouble and expense. Besides. in most
cases, the buoy is allowed to remain con-
stantly lighted as it is not. visited daily.
Hence it appears that the electric light
is especially adapted To this purpose. as
it requires no attention whatever and is
1;;-ader control at all tinles.-New Orleans
Picav1fne
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-09-12
60. oO00oO people would be opened to Irish

r.
60. 600. 600 people would be opened to Irish
products. and prosperity would come to
Ireland which would terminate the sad
emigration which makes cxiles of her pso-
pie in every land under the sun j know
of norway by which rish-Americans can
more effectively aid 'leir kinsmen across
the seas than by reducing the duties upon
foreign goods imposed by the American
tariff
-Fourth-The Irish people ask thes SYM
pathy of the world with their aspiration
to govern themselves. Their demand is
for n larger liberty and the better laws
which legislature acqusinted with Irish
local needs may. enact Tlie7 ask FOR the
removal of restrictions, for the abrogation
of unwise laws and for the enjoyment of
rights which power and provocative have
taken away from them. In what respect
is the demand of the tariff reforner diff
ferent from thisf He asks tor. the enjoy
ment of his natural right to do as he
pleases with his own earnings. the re-
moyal of the restrictions which the law
has imposed upon him and the repeal of
the unwise IaErs which have interfered
with his liberty How can Irish -Ameri-
cans who ask for sAinericar sy1npat thy for
their kinslnen refuse their assistance to
their fellow countrylnen who arc engaged
in q similar struggle2
Tho forms of oppression are varied.
Ill gotten wealth. monopoly and class
legislation pursue different paths in diff
ferent lands. But their aim and end is
the same everywhere. The foe of their
tyranny in ono land ought to be its foe in
every other. Tho cause which in one land
withholds help from people struggling
to be freer in another is unworthy of the
sympathy of lovers of liberty anywhere.
The hand which would break the fetters
of Ireland ought not to rivet the chains
of America %
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-09-12
the contr.bution .o33,ee,.

There need be no fear but that those
who want to ..pay for their religion, =
as some like to put it, will be given OPP
portunity to do so. Tie man who wants
TO help, pay sor.. tlle preaching Of Aie COS.
pei doesn't need to haye|I lusky coDtri-
button box slid gracefully along under
his nose every time he attends service.
Nor is there any reason ,NShy.the amount
of lnoney-usua 50 snlali--wliich IS
taken every Sabbath, in the morning
and evening collections, may not be con-
tributed i'll some other and less awk-
wardy conspicuous manner. There arc
many ways in which people can be led
TO understand that if they wish to con-
tribute they can do SO III quiet and un-
ostentatious way, and. there is no doubt
whatever bat that those who want to
g.vc viii find WAY. American aIaga-
zinc.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-09-12
Tn. "solid south.. unnbnr.

Col Dudlcy's announcement that ths
Republican national committee refreins
from u canvass of the south in order to
avert .'bloodshcd." !" bat that when his
party gets control of the government
again it will try to break tho solid;
south. : is the checklist sort of campcign
fapdoodIe. Col. dudley knows that there
hes not been time in ten years when !
Republican meeting could. not be hcld
IA any part OF tho south without
dnngcr of bloodshesl Re l5nows that
Geir Garfield favored such a canvass IN
1850. Buf was orcrrulcd by She Dudleys,
Dorseys nnd Chambers. who thought
there was ono moro president IN the
bloody shirt. If tho solid south could
could not be broken under Gr1.ilts Essyes
or Arthur, t &ould not be likely 10 be
forced to disintegrete by the amiable 1T
tie grandson of his grandfather out IN
Indiana.-New York World
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-09-12
Carry tho News to Harrison.

A Methodist minister. whose church is
within five miles of the Connecticut capi-
tol, was asked this week If it was true
that so many Republicans in his fold were
this year going with the Prolibitionists
He answefed with almost vche,1efi$ 9In-
phasis. that the reports rs to his and
other churches had not done Justice to
the truth. "Whyr' he added, Sin my
church almost the entire number of mem
ibcrs who are Republicans will.yote for
Fisk; and it is so in other churches of our
denomination. There are whole synods
of Methodist Republicans who will this
year vote with the Plel,ibitionists. They
capiiot and will not stand the free whisky
platform put up at Chicago, nor the Bob
Ingersollism that seemed to, rule the con-
ventfon. We have got through with the
Republicans, and ellc election returns will
show it. Hartford Comm Times.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-09-12
The Field marshal.

Tho selection of Calvin S. Brice for
chairman of the national executive com
mittec is one of the finest political strikes
the Democrats have made in the campaign
Col. Brice is comparatively young man
to fill so responsible n station, but the
phenomenal success of his business ca
rcer within the last few years justffies the
confidence the, party leaders repose in him.
Il is trne he is not trained politician.
but lie is one of those exceptionally bril-.
liant men whose mental qualities are of
so superior an order that they need no
training. He has genius for organiza.
tion and alt his methods are strictly
honest. He is the. than of all men quail
ified for tho active management of {. cam.
Paign like this. With Cleveland and
Thurman on the popular platform, and
with Calvin IS. Bricc ciiief marshal of
tho forces in the field. Democratic defeat
seems to be an impossibility.-St. Paul
Daily Globe.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-09-12
Lifting 81 Thousand Pounds.

To lift 1000 pounds on the health lift
is no very remarkable feat for a person
of average strength, giving Sufficient
time daily for few months to practice
Mr. Blaikie learned in this way at thu.
ag4 of IL to lift / 1000 pounds after only.
six months practice. Those who pref. Il
to lift an actually measured weight will
find il necessary TO adopt some such LlalI.
as was employed by IoplIam, preparing
framework to hear The weight and,
standing in its midst, so as to lift the.
weight by means of syInmetricaIly at
tached straps. For the body cannot.
wien at all aslant, bear such n weight as
/ 1,0e0 pounds.
Whether such exercise is good for the
body as who'll depends good deal on.
Che opportunities which man has for
correcting an abnormal development of
The Lifting muscles by means cf other ex-.
ercises, increasing the development of
other muscles md Eivin., activity as well
as strength to the fralne.-Richarsl A.
Proctor.
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The Two Kevnotes.

The Republican keynote, as supplied by
Mr. Blaine. is that wages can be voted up
or voted down. 1.-THE wages of American
labor. he proclaims. cannot be reduced
except with the consent and the votes of
the American laborer himself"
There is not an intelligent workfngman
IN the United States but knows this is
ridiculous nonsense. Tho wages of Amer
ican laborers have been reduced many.
times, under the ''highest tariff in the
world" not only without their consent
and vote, but against their energetic pro-
test and determined strikes.
Trade unions and other labor organiza-
lions have done more to force up and to
keep up wages than have all the laws that
were ever passed.
The Democratic keynote is that taxes
which were voted up to meet the heavy
expenditures of war should be voted down
to meet the lessened requirements of
peace.
Taxes have been voted up and voted
down. Wages never were. Let working
men choose between fustian and facts and
relieve themselves of unnecessary tax
atlon.-New York World.