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Morning journal and courier., 1888-05-14
DON K.

"A man can't help what is done behind his back,'' as the tramp said when he was kicked out of doors.
 A contemporary says of Q very prominent militia general that "his sword was never drawn but once-and then it was in 6 raffie."
 ''What are pauses?" asked the teacher of the primary class. Things that grow on cats," piped the small boy at the foot.-Rare Bits.
 Mistress-Jane, Willie informs me that my husband kissed you yesterday" Jane "Oh, that's all right ma'am-I've got used to it."-Life.
 A Montana justice of the peace doesn't splurge any when he marries a couple. He says: "Arisel Grab handsl Hitchedl Six dollarsl' And that is all there is to it.
 If spooks can paint pictures, as claimed by New York mediums, they may in time be able to whitewash barns, and do something useful in the world.-New Orleans Picayune
 Young lady (to artist)-"What do yor consider the beet thing you ever drew, Mr Palettsa" Artist (absently)-"Oh, an ace tc two aces and couple of jacks s"-Yonker Statesman.
 Merriman-'Did you hear that the Locks
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ENID OF A LONG FIGHT.

The managers of the elevated railroad in New York have at last nearly reached the end of their rope in the matter of staying off the payment of damages to private property caused by the maintenance of its structure in the streets. About three years ago the com- pany brought a suit and obtained a decision condemning the easements of certain prop erty. With this for precedent the mana- gers of the company felt that they could step into court at any time even after proceed ings for recovery of damages had been insti- tuted by the property owners and pressed Ito a judgment, and by it's arrest the further prosecution of the case against them, and thus delay and harass the property owners until they would, in despair of anything Better, accept settlement upon the terms offered by the corporation. And these were the tactics employed. In some two hundred or more suits that were instituted against the company for the recovery of damages to the rental value and to the fee of property injured by the elevated railroads every step of the litigation was contested with all the art and ingenuity of able legal advisers But after all dilatory resources had been exhausted many of the cases at last reached trial and judgment after judgment began to be re- corded against the company. Then the company sought to compromise the matters in dispute by offering as high as ten per cent. of the amount of the judgment recovered against them. In about dozen of these cases, finding themselves in 8 position where payment could not be stayed off any longer except by appealing the cases, the company
 finally instituted proceedings to condemn the
 easements of the property which had been
 for years occupied by them, and supposed
 that these proceedings would operate as bar to further proceedings in the cases brought by the owners of the property. But it has been found that proceedings to condemn the easements will not obstruct or delay judg- ment in the suits, and sooner or later dan- ages will have to be paid where prosecutions are carried to the end.
 It has been long fight between property owners and the elevated railroad managers,
 who may yet have to pay Iberally for the privilege of occupying the streets and dam aging private property.
Morning journal and courier., 1888-05-14

DOmestics.
 29c per yard for our 45c quality Noting ham lace for curtains.
 20c for yards crash; cheap at Sc yard. 29c for fringed doylies, all linen; sold always at 75c dozen.
 29c yard for Turkey red damask; 371sc quality.
 99c for 5-foot pole with brass trimmings; very cheap and worth soc.
 Dress Goods.
 20c for half yard, or 5Sc for one yard, 46 inch black all wool cashmere; never sold under 75c.
 acc for one yard all wool black serge; price elsewhere 37111c.
 29c for two yards 36 inch wool diagenals, extraordinary value; regular price 25c 8 yd. 29c for half yard, or 58c for one yard, 40 inch all wool shoodas; regular price 75c 8 yd. 29c for half yard, or 58c for one yard, 54 inch all wool pilot suitings; this is the bar gain of the season; actual value S5c.
 39c for half yard, or 58c for one yard, 40 inch German armure beiges; regular price 75c yard.
 29c for one pair 6 6button length tafeta. 29c for one pair button length pure silk nitts with embroidered backs; regular price 45c.
 Hosiery. 29c for ladies' gauge vests; regular price 
 29c for pairs children's hose in black, brown and blue; regular price 15c pair.
 Underwear Department.
 29c for 3 ladies' 3coil spring bustles; regular price 15c to 20c each. Fast Black Henrietta sateeus. The best cloth ever made from pure cotton and the only black ever put on the market that will not change it's color. Water, sun, precipitation, oyster water, lemon juice. even muriatic acid, have no effect whatever on this black, being perfectly fast in every par ticular The manufacturers have asked us to become sole agents for this city. We are therefore pleased to state to our friends that now we have O black sateen that will meet with all the requirements of the trade, guar anteeing every yard sold by us as above, and any dress or part thereof bought from us not proving as herein stated the amount of purchase will be cheerfully refunded. We keep these famous black satesns in two grades, viz. 30c and 371Sc per yard.
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Laces.
 29c per yard, wide Oriental Flouncing; good value at 50c.
 29c for child's all Hamburg and lace caps; old price 50c.
 29c per yard, g inch Swiss founcing; cheap at soc. 9bc for all linen 3-piece cape, ladies' collars; actually worth and sold at 1Oc each. 19c for 3 yards crepe Lisse ruching; sold at 15c yard.
 Silks.
 29c for half yard silk plush, all colors. This grade has been sold at $1 and never ex- cept by ourselves for less. 29c for yard silk satins, in all shades; 371Sc quality.
 Fancy Goods. 29c for packages (wired) toilet paper; this is the lowest price ever made, we think. 29c for six cakes genuine imported Castle soap; worth at least Sc cake.
 29c for large imported sponge; actually worth 50c.
 29c for bottles Colgate's tooth powder; warranted pure.
 29c for cakes Pears soap, scented; un- scented, 2 for 25c.
 20c for combination tooth brush and nail brush; the tooth brush sold at 25c, rail 2Oc. This is great bargain. xSC TOT 4 uOZou GaSNo 4Soo POA0As, oA ways sold at 1c each; guaranteed as good as Sc pencil for mercantile purposes. 29c for combination all bristles hair brush and inch rubber comb; both are worth 4ec. 29c for spools Eureka silk, colorsd or black; worth 10c spool, sold by us at Sc. 29c for 12 dozen vegetable ivory buttons, all colors to choose from; this is the lowest price ever known; are sold at Dc dozen. 20c for two bottles Congo polish for la- dies and children's boots and shoes; abso- lutely pure and does not harm the leather on the contrary it preserves it; sold univer- sally at 25c bottle.
 29c for crystal lemonade glasses, band ed; never sold under 15c each elsewhere. 29c for beautifully decorated Japanese plate; worth 56c.
 Gents Furnishings. 29c for pairs seamless hose; sold else- where at 10c pair.
 29c fer special lot gents suspenders; sold elsewhere at 50e.
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PARASOLS.

We have just purchased from one of the best manufacturers in the country large lot of fancy Coaching Shades, which we shall sell at $I.o8 each. The prices previous to this date were from $2.5o to $3 each. The backwardness of the season has injured the Parasol trade. Man ufacturers have accumulated stock, and as they must sell them this month prices have been broken. Just examine this lot. Also special bargains in finer goods.
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Only Two Cases.

Then the chapter closes on the famous 33-inch wide Printed Canvas Cloths at 6Ac per yard. This is the same fabric that ere ated such a rush last summer. We bought in midwinter the last two cases and know of no more. Great value for the mon- ey; made to sell at twice this price.
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ghe gnmrma1 aud Gnnrier
Monday, May IA, 1sss.
STATE CONVENTION.

AA ESA S 91AAOAN CUN v ESN N 1OLNs
 Republican State Convention is hereby called to meet at the Hyperion theater in the city of New Haven on the 18th day of May, 1888, at o'clock D. m for the purpose of eecting four delegates and four alternates from the State of Connecticut to the National Republican Convention to be held at Chicago, June 19, 1888, to appoint State Central Committee and do any other business proper to electors of each town. uniting with all other cleo tors who believe in the avowed principles of the Republican party, are requested to send to said Convention, such number of delegates as will be equal to twice the number of members they are entitled to have in the House of Representatives in this State to such town. By the rules adopted at the last State Convention. delegate to the Nation al Convention or caember of the State Central before 10 o'clock a. in of Wednesday, May IS. Ali primaries for naming delegates must be held at least five days before the meeting of the Conveu- tion; at such primaries Town Committee must be chosen to hold their positions until others are chosen in 1890.
 Vacancies in any delegation can only be filled by an appointment In writing signed by the other delegate Or delegates from such town, and only with legal voter residing in the town where the vacancy occurs ERAsTUs s. DAY, Chairman.
 R. JAY WALSH, Secretary.
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Constitutional Catarrb.

No single disease has entailed more suffering or hastened the breaking up of the constitution than Catarrh. The of smell, of taste, of sight, of hearing the human voice, the mind-one more and sometimes all yield to it's destructive influence The poison it distributes throughout the system at tacks every vital force and breaks up the mostr TO bust of constitutions. Ignored, because but little understood by most physicians impotently assailed by quacks and charlatans. those suffering from it have little hope to be relieved of it this side of the grave It is time, then, that the popular treatment of this terrible disease by remedies within the reach of all passed into hands at once competent and trustworthy The new and heretofore untried method adopted by pr. Sanford in the preparation of his RADICAL CURE has won the hearty approval of thousands It is instantaneous in arding relief in all head colds, SneeZing, Snfing and obStructed breathing and rapidly removes the most oppressive symptoms, clearing the head sweetenng the breath, restoring the senses of sme taste and hearing and neutrazes the constitutional tendency of the dis ease towards the lungs, liver and kidneys.
 Sanford,s Radical Cure consists of one bottle of the Radical Cure one box of Catarrhal Solvent and Improved Inhaler; price S1.
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VOL. LVI.
9r1g Goods.
Howe X StGtSOl Another Plum.
 Over 5000 Yards Genuine Scotch Ginghams
 At 95c per Yard.

Having consummated pur- chase of over 5000 yards of handsome Scotch Ginghams from the manufacturers agent at a great loss to them, we shall offer the whole lot without re- serve at 25c per yard. This is a rare chance to purchase high grade Ginghams at the price of inferior goods and styles.
 Please note the display of same in our center window.
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Second District Republican Comven-

Second Distrfct Republfcan Conven-
 ton.
 The Republicans of the Second con gressional dis trct Of Connecticut are hereby notified to appoint delegates to district convention to be held at the Hyperion Theater, New Haven, on Wednesday, May the State convention. The business of the conven- ton will be to elect two delegates and two alter Chicago, June 18th. Each town is entitled to the same number of delegates as to the State conven- tion and they may be the same men if the towns electiDg them so desire and direct
 BARTLETT BENT, T,...
 c. A. BALDWIN, DsIEict
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EDITORIAL NOTES.

It is becoming evident that the great cop- per syndicate is going to have trouble, and nobody will be very sorry except those di- rectly interested in maintaining it.
Morning journal and courier., 1888-05-14

The delegate to the Methodist conference from Foo Choo has put rather difficult conundrum to his brethren by asking them to decide whether polygamous heather can
 become good Methodist after conversion without dispensing with his superHuous wives.
Morning journal and courier., 1888-05-14

Massachusetts has had pleasing success with her new guide board law which has now been in operation for year. The author of the measure said the other day that it has met with general compliance all over the State, and that within short time it will be easy for a man ''to drive all over Massachu- setts without losing his way"
Morning journal and courier., 1888-05-14

2Sc for half yard silk plush, all colors. This grade has been sold at $1 and never ex- cept by ourselves for less.
 29c for yard silk satins, in all shades; 3715c quality.
Morning journal and courier., 1888-05-14

A Wanderers Return To Cuba-An Efusive Host With Blessings and Bills zn Showera-The Revolution ary spirit of the Island-A Journey Through the Intsrior-The Wild Charge of a Mad Bull.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-10-26

bred Irish women are coming over to
work In cotton mill at Nashua, New
Hampshire. An agent for the mill went
over to recruit this little army OF laborefs,
and the board of guardians OF the poor
contributed to the outfit necessary for
their voyage. The benifcent laws OF our
country imposes duty averaging thirty
tlve ref cent on cotton goods for the
benefit OF the owners OF this Nashua
mill and OF others in the same business.
These manufacturers say they must have
protection or the Manchester made goods
will be thrown upon our market, 10 cling
them 10 shut up their mills and dis
charge their well paid and contentei
operatives. Not for their own greater
dividends, but for the sake of these help
less laborers, they ask the boon of thirty
five per cent protection. But these men
must he hypocrites, Tor they leave the
American laborer to starye while they
run their mills with "panpers" imported
from Europe by the aid OF the poor law
guar ians. This is protection for the
master and not for the man. If what the
mill owners have to sell bears thirty
five per cent duty, why should not the
article the laborer sells, that is, his la
Dor, be equally well taken care of?
American industry will profit very little
by these defenses that don't defend.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-10-26
why should our industries heye
be taxed to create an industry at
Pittsburgh"
The Tin.plate Tax.
DAILY Oregonian, January q

lDaily Oregonian, January 70 1888
There is an industry here that is very
much interested in tin-plate. 1t wants
tin-plate to be as cheap as possible. Sc
that something may be made out of the
canning business. Therefore the pro-
position to double the duty on this
article is not a pleasing one. Portland's
board of trade and Astoria's chamber OF
commerce have protested Similar pro-
tests have been addressed to Congress
from other quarters. Many newspapers
have joined in the effort to prevent the
increase of the duty. 1t seems the ways
and means committee have been induced
to advance the rate by statement from
Pittsburg to the effect that il Congress
Will sufficiently protect the tin-plate in
dustry ''it will provide livelihood for 4
large number of people" But WHY
should our industry here be taxed to
create an industry at Pittsburg? Is it
fair? The Chicago Times states the case
for us when it says: "If it will not pay
to make tin-plates without protection, i
is because men can do better at some
thing else and for no other reason that it
Is possible to assign. 1t is much the
better way to let men do the things at
which they can make a living without
taxing their neighbors. To take them
from doing those things and set them at
things at which they cannot earn a liy.
ing without the help of taxes paid by
their neighbors, is the same thing essen
TALLY as taking them from useful EN-.
Payments and settiug them at carving
buckets of water from Lake Michigan to
Lake Superior" A far greater industry
will be taxed by the increase of the duty
on tin-plate than can possibly be created
by it.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-10-26
[Daily Oregonian, November 4 1ss6


The Milling World recently said
"The farmers of the United States would
to-day be getting 20 cents bushel less
for their wheat than they now get were
it not for the protective tariff of 20 cents
bushel imposed on imported wheat by
our government. This is saying that
protection raises the price OF American
wheat to the exact amount OF the tariff
tax laid on imported wheat, and thus
puts 9O,OOO,OOO or so a year into the
pockets OF our farmers, estimating the
wheat crop at 450 ,000, 900 bushels. This
is absurd, because the price of our wheat
is not affected at all by our tariff on i'm
ported wheat; the price OF our whole
crop depends on the price of our surplus,
which is sold in the free market of Liy-
erpool in competition with the surplus
wheat OF all other grain growing coun-
tries. Ut course, since our tariff on
wheat cannot fix the price of wheat i'm
Liverpool, it does not fix its price in
Chicago. What does Senator Edmunds
or Mr.. Blaine think to-day about their
pet theory that protective tariff makes
home market" for the American
farmers. wheat, corn and pork by keep
ing out foreign goods? Does the Ameri-
can farmer seriously believe to-day that
he is specially enriched by a protective
tariff which promised to make for him
home market?" 1t looks very much
as If wheat rose and fell without any
reference to our protective tariff, as
wages were high or low without referenc
to protective tariff.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-10-26

ference OF the weather with building
operations. Vile i'll London there are
estimated to be - 200 bricklayers, 40
900 bricklayers and masons in Paris and
10000 bricklayers in Berlin, the esti-
mated number in New York is 1000
There is, says the Boston Herald, sin
proportion to the number OF inhabitants.
a much larger amount OF work performed
in New York than either OF the three
named European capitals; and, while it
is said that in London, PaIis and Berlin
quite proportion of these mechanics are
out OF work, in consequence OF stagna-
ton i'll the building trade, it is probable
that the New York bricklayer who earns
81 per day performs, in the course OF the
days work, very considerable more ser
vice than would be required OF one SINH
Iarlv engaged on the other side OF the
Atlantic. This would rot only in part
account for the immense difference in
wages. but it would also account for the
fact that 1000 men seem to be able to
do in New York what it takes 5000
men to do in Berlin, a city OF less size,
and 10000 men to do in Paris, a city
certainly not three times larger than the
metropolis Of America.
The argument of the hide-boUnd pro.
tectionist has always been that the higher
wa.es of the operatives in the cotton
and wooden mills of America compared
with those OF England have been due to
the tariff; that if the tariff was taken of
our cotton and wooden goods, wages
would be as low here as in England. The
fallacy OF this reasoning is shown by the
fact that the bricklayer, who has nc
tariff to protect him, maintains his
wages at higher point relatively than
the operatives in protected industries
and so does the unprotected carpenter
plumber, plasterer, slater, blacksmith
etc. In Germany, country with higl
protective tariff, wages are lower thar
in free trade England. According tt
Consul Warner, OF Coloque, in Upper
Siliesia workman i'll one of the pro
tected industries earns only A. cents
day, and if a skilled laborer he gets 81
ii day. Women earn from ~ to so cent!
4 day, and the laborer works from 6 to
in summer and to in winter. TIL,
laborer in that protection country il
sparingly supplied with clothing an,
linen, and white shirt is to he seel
only on rare occasions. For such article
OF luxury he has no money to spare, ant
he is frequently compelled 10 bargain TO
old and cast off clothes. His meals con
sst principally of vegetables, the Dime
being of potatoes, peas, beans, common
pork ard black bread.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-10-26
Protection Of Wool.
Daily Oregonion, January Il, 1882. |

bhlIS OTteouiOI, Jhuudry IL, looS
"In Oregon and Washington Terri
tory" says the Salem Statesman, "there
is produced annually at least million
pounds OF wool. This sells at from 20 to
80 cents per pound, yielding to the farm
ers annually the sum OF s., 500, 900. The
tariff on wool OF the quality raised here
is about 10 cents per pound. that is ten
million dollars. Those who, like the
OREGoNIAN, advocate free trade, claim
that the tariff on an article adds that
much to the price; that is, the tariff on
wool increases the price in Oregon ten
cents per pound, giving TO the farmers
one million dollars annually. Absolute
free trade, then, would take from the
farmers one million dollars each year"
The claim that the farmers OF Oregon
derive great benefit from the "protec-
ton" OF. their wool is urged by our
protectlonists on all occasions.
They who urge it seem to imagin
that it fully answers all objections TO
the tariff system as an oppressive one 10
our section, inasmuch as the advantages
We receive from the protection OF our
wool exceed the losses We suffer
through the obstruction Of trade and
the enhancement of prices for the benefit
OF Eastern manufacturers. But the fact
is shat our wool here is not protected at
all. Wool of a quality equal to ours is
worth more in London than our wool is
worth here. Latest London quotations
show prices ranging all the way from :
cents for the poorest to 45 cents for the
best. The average is better than the &C
to 30 cents a pound which the Statesman
boastingly says our farmers receive.
We send our surplus wool to the
Eastern States. The route is long
slow and expensive one. This, in spite
of protective tariff, gives foreign wool
on the whole, an advantage over ours
So that all the benefit our farmers gel
from the protection OF wool is minutes
sinai, ii it is anything. We suppose
that no one would imagine that WOO
from foreign countries would be shipped
under free trade, in any considerable
quantities into OreNn TO compete witt
the home product when better prices
might be realized by shipping to Glas
Cow or London.