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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-09-27

ter. Some men indulge in wine, beer and
stronger liquors all their lives without IN
juring themsel,e s and others. In France
wine is on every table daily and there is
less drunkenness there than here Is
would be impossible TO convince the purest
and most morally inclined man in France
that wine drinking Is q crime. Opinions
upon this subject depend upon education
and surroundings. Law may declare the
drinking OF wine in France criO1e, but
it will DE Intellectual, like the law againso
wearing boards. A multiplicity of saloons
in France were deemed perniciOus be-
cause they became IoafDg places for
young people. A high tariff reduced their
number. Prohibition would have been
absolutely powerIess. They are regulated;
made to close at a certain hour, prohibit
ed from selling to minors and placed d.
rectly under the restraining influence of
the Law.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-09-27
DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN FUNDS.
How the National Committee VIII Recei

How the National Committee Viii ReceiY
Contributions in Washington.
The Post says: The mission OF Chair
man Barnum, of the National Democratic
Committee, TO the city last week, was to
consult with the heads of departments
and leading democratic politicians. in re-
gard to the best method of collecting
campaign contributions, from govern
ment employees and other residents Of the
district. It was decided that the civil
service law and rules and the civil service
reform professions Of the edministra-
ton would not permit the distribution Of
a begging circular among the employees.
That proposition was laid aside as IN
feasible. It was decided however, that
an Office will be opened in the Coreoran
building, or some other convenient place,
in few days, and means will be found 20
let every democrat now resident in the
District of Columbia know that his volun-
tary contribution at that Office, will not
only be welcome, but that it is needed and
will be expected.
at reminds me-" said Representative
Allen, of Mississippi, recently, "of a GUS
tom that prevails in Jackson, Miss. On
the morning of each election day the
white democrats fire gun off. That is
to notify the negros that there is going
to be fair election that day, and if the
one gun in the morning is not sufficient,
the signal is repeated at intervals during
the day. The opening of this Office in
similar way will notify the democratic
ce-holGers that there are going to be
voluntary contributions taken up."
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-09-27
ABOUT SJEEPLESSNESS.
Devices by Which Wide. Awake Persons Have


Weed the Drowsy God.
The London Spectator continues it
publication of letters on she subject of
Sieeplessness." correspondent signing
himself GA Handwriting Journalists
writes as follows:
"Iu my own case occasional difficulty
IN going to sleep arises from one or two
distinct causes. The FIRST Is an over-ex-
cited BRAIN, and IN that case [ invariably
fnd that my eyes are In constant move
ment, although the lids are closed. The
remedy is resolutely 10 fix the eyes, the
gaze directed down wer5-s6y TO the foo
of the bed-While the lids are kept closedt
Concentrated attention is needed in this.
effort, and that in itself is good for pro-
noting sleep.
"The second cause OF sleeplessness
with me IS the form OF indigestion known
as datuIence, which may be relieved in
various ways. My own plan Of getting
relief is to get up, dress partially and go
iato my study for q pine and little read
ing, or a walk up and down the room. A
bad attack may require little whisky or
some other medicine (such as chloric
ether, twenty drops in wster); but on
returning to bed | invariably go to sleep
in a few minutes. Probably a dose of
whisky is more effsctual With me than
with 4 person who is not, as am, habitu-
ally an abstainer; but pipe alone is
usually sufficient"
Another CORES pendent writes as fol-
lows:
your sleepless correspondents are
looking very fsr aield for their remedy,
which lies under their own hand, and is
now singing on their own kitchen hob.
For thirty five years had been a most
wretched sleeper, or, rather, a most
wretched Iier awake; and for the last ten
years, having had great pain to bear as
well, if / got twenty minutes sleep in the
twenty-four hours l thought myself
happy. Eighteen months ago began to
take the hot water, which is the inseper-
able and valuable adjunct of the Sails
bury treatment. l took pint, comfort
ably hot, one good hour before each of
my three meals and one the last thing at
night-naturally. unmixed with anything
else. The very first night / slept for
three hours on end, turned round and
slept till morning. have faithfully and
regularly continued the hot water, and
have never had one bad night since.
Pain gradually lessened and went; the
shattered nerves became calm and strong,
and instead of each night being one long
misery spent in wearying for the morn
ing, they are all too short for the sweet
refreshing sleep 1 now enjoy. l cannot
occupy your too valuable space telling
the philosophy of the system; but if any
care TO know, and write to me, will be
more than happy to help them to the
same unspeakeble blessing. l have re-
commended this part of the Salisbury
treatment to very many people engaged
in various end trying occupations, of
whom some could only take the hot water
morning and night; and the report in
every case is the same-the advent of the
sweet restorer, balmy Sleep"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-09-27
Old HaidhOOd.


There are many worse things than
single blessedness, and the condition of
the old maid is no less honorable to her
than Is that of matrimony to her welded
sister. The old maid may, if she will,
and she generally does, bear a noble part
in the good work of making the world
better and happier place. There are
probably few who do not carry with them
through life the tender memory of some
old maid whoselo love and goodness cheered
and blessed their early years. How Of
ten is she ministering angel whose life
is spent in acts of unselfish devotion to
those around her? She has an import
ant role to play III the human comedy,
and the thing for her to do is to study it
and play 1t we'll. The woman who wor-
ries because she sees old maidhood be-
fore her is without good sense. Let her
be sure that there are thousands of wives
who only wish that they had led single
lives. and then she may find it
easier to learn of the apostle in what
soever state she is Herewith to be con
tent.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-09-27

4 correspondent of the Cincinnati
Commercial GGzstte asks the questions
WIZ you be kind enough TO il.orm
your readers. # You can. WHY Allen g.
Thurman IS called The Old R0mau?
The following reply is 10 ihe point:
have heard a good many Inquiries of
this kind made since the old man was
placed or the democratic National ticket
as candidate FOR Vice President ~ give
The appearance Of wisdom and respect
ability to the heal of that ticket but
none have been able so far as | can
learn, to give a satisfactory answer TO
the query.
Thurman was once one of the Supreme
Judges of Ohio. Can it be possible
that this is the basis Of the appellation?
Ohio has had many Supreme Judges,
and although / am advanced in years.
have never heard any one of them except
Thurman called an "Old Roman"
The 22d of February, 1861, when four
or five of the Southern States had de-
clared themselves out of the Union. A.
g. Thurman, as Chairman of the Com
mittee on Resolutions. reported at the
Democrat State Convention at Columbus
the following resolution, which was
adopted with hurrah:
''Res0Zred That 200, 600 Democrats of
Ohio send to the people of the United
States, both North and South. greeting.
and when the people of the North shall
have fulfilled their duties to the Consti-
tuition and the South then, and not till
then, will it be proper for them to take
into consideration the question of the
right of coercion"
This resolution coming from Thurman
and the 200, 900 democrats of Ohio, sent
q thrill of joy through every rebel heart,
and did much to hasten the rebellion.
Can it be for this that A. G. Thurman is
called the ''Old Roman?'
During the four years of the rebellion
Mr.. Thurman's house and office were
the headquarters of the paroled rebel
officers from Camp Chase. During the
time when the boys IN blue were ferret
ing out and guarding against the con-
spiracy by leading Democrats of the
North to liberate the rebel prisoners of
Camp Chase, patrolling the streets of
Columbus night and day in the cold
blasts Of winter, living on hard tack,
they received no sympathy from Mr.
Thurman; while the rebel officers of
Camp Chase lived on the dainties of the
lauu unCil III " ao oloppeu ny tue uoteu
Col. Moody, commandment of that camp.
Can it possibly be that it is for all this
that Mr.. Thurman is called the "Old
Roman" by the North as we'll as by the
South?
In 1864, in the darkest hour of the Ma
-tion's struggle, the democratic party
met at Chicago in convention and re-
solved That the war to put down the re-
bellion twas failure" and demanded
that our armies be called back in dis
grace, and peace made with the rebels
on any terms. Judge Thurman was a
leading spirit in that convention.
Was this the part of Mr.. Thurman S
history that entities him to the cogno-
men of "O!d Romano
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-09-27
Democratic Economy

Senator Allison of Iowa, who is mem
Der of the Finance committee of the Sen
ate has made a statement regarding the
national tinancies, which challenges dis
pute. He says that the total appropria
tions for the currant fiscal year, not in
Guiding what are called permanent APP
preparations would amount TO S306.000.,
600; that including permanent approprI-
ations they would amount to 1921 600 600
He estimated the revsn nue. to De $4,000,
600. He also furnished a table showing
that the expenditures of the Government
for the four years of Cleveland admins
tration exceed by $95,0OO,O0O the
expenditures of the four years of Gar
fields and Arthur's administration.
The Democratic party, the party of
retrenchment and reform, Is invited to
stand up and explain there figures to the
people of the United States before the
November election. They are also in
vited to reconcile the facts stated by
Senator Allison and which they cannot
deny OF explain away, with Cleveland's
December message, which was based
entirely upon the assertion that the
Treasury contained an enormous and
constantly increasing surplus, which he
depicted as 1.-THE direful spring of woes
unnumbered" 20 the people of the United
States. That surplus now appears in the
clear light of the truth, as $19,OOO.O0O
and no more, which is not such sur plus
as to cause the slightest anxiety and
alarm.
And what excuse can Mr. Cleveland
offer for attempting to obtain a re-elec-
ton upon false pretense? Economy and
the surplus we're all he had left ss politi-
cal capital, it is true, but is now turns out
that his party has thrown economy over
board and has wiped out the surplus,
if there was any in December. Why.
then, should We keep that party in power
any longer, or re-elect Mr.. Cleveland.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-09-27
Closed by the Mills Bill.
H. Di. lnlnlnsn Dnnnr


MEDIA.-Since the closing of the Train
er Mills, at Trainer, and the Araspha
Mills, at Chester, owing to the tariff agi-
tation, caused by the Mills bill, several
other mills throughout Delaware County
have been compelled to partly shut down
and most of them are now running only
half-time. Among this number are the
large mills of Samuel Riddles Sons, at
Glen Riddle, employing in all depart
ments nearly 400 hands. They are now
running but half-time, and the following
notice, posted by the firm on the mill
doors yesterday, speaks for itself:
Owing to the agitation of the tariff
question by the democratic party, we
are compelled to shut down our mills
three days in the week"
William Burnly, one of the proprietors
of the Paramount Wooden Mills, says
they will be obliged to run on half-time
beginning probably next week. He says
there is only one cause for this paralyza-
ton of the textile industry all over the
country, and that is the uncertainty of
the future caused by the Mills bill.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-09-27
What Free Trade Did for Ireland.

The cry is often repeated that the
building trades in this country are not
affect ed by the tariff question. The fol-
lowing item from foreign exchange
suggests the thought that the conditions
existing in th wealthiest country in the
world are not calculated, if established
in America, to stimulate the building
industry, but, on the contrary, the cheap
labor in other branches of industry
means less employment for those en-
gagged in the building trades. In 1906
Ireland had a protective tariff, and
Dublin hal ninety-one wooden factories.
England's free trade policy reduced Dub
Inns factories from ninety-one to twelve
in the year 1910. In 1900 in Wicklow
county there were 1000 flannel looms,
but not one was at work in 1871. The
prosperity of Ireland in 1900 was turned
into poverty in fortv-years by England's
free trade policy.-Labor Tribune.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-09-27

To be productive Of good, a temper
ance Law must not be too exacting. When
in England (see Licensing act 8, Geo. IL
an almost prohibitory tax was imposed,
the manufacture and use of liquor were
increased. Tindai informs us that 'fno
license was obtained, and no duty paid,
but liquor continued to be sold in all cor
ners Of the streets" 'EIn the course OF
time," he adds, sit appeared that the con
sumption of gin had considerably in
creased every year since those heavy
duties were imposed" In 1743, when the
act was repealed, it was found that the
quantity of gin distilled IL England in
creased from 100000 gallons in 1714 to
3,54O, 900 in 1924, t. 4 947, GOO in 1874, and
to 1850, 600 in 1742. Informers were
murdered in the streets and perjury was
frightfully common in the courts. The
law was above public sentiment. While it
failed to check drunkenness, it increased
the crimes Of murder and perjury and In
spired with general disrespect for the
law.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-09-27
What He Says in Private.

81 believe in free trade as do in the
Protestant religion" was a remark re-
Gently made by President Cleveland in a
private conversation. The fact of his
making the remark being questioned the
editor of the Tariff League Bulletin,
New York. has taken the pains to verify
it. and informs US that "P President Cleve
land made that remark, i'll those exact
words, in conversation with an ex-At-
torney General of Pennsylvania, who re-
peated them to Colonel Mcclure, of the
Philadelphia Times (democrat) Colonel
Mcclure repeated it to a gentleman of
prominence and veracity. and finally the
Presidents expression became public.
1t has never been disputed either by the
President or those who repeated it.
nv doubt whatever of its au-
thenticity. And yet now, in his letter
of acceptance, Cleveland so fiddle-faddles
his ''policv" as to leave an inference
that he is nos - 80. to the protective
tariff as -.~y<ts.,;i Z thrr Sir. Cleve-
land is diSi.0H, 81 ~ titIs matter or he
doesn't kn"y ii..n<plf whal he believes.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-09-27
WHAT LEADING DEMOCRAT SAYS.
Ex-senator McDOnald's Statement-Praisipg
General Harrison.

AceDdLOf McDOlidllS MISUNDERSTANDING
General Harrison.
Indianapolis Dispatch to New York SUM-
The indianapolis Sentinel, an lmpetu-
oEs and unscrupulous democratic organ,
published an article accusing General
Harrison of having been leader in the
effort to suppress by arms the railroad
strikes in 1877, aud With having then, in
speech in the City Hall, given just cause
of offense to committee of the strikers.
Senator Mcdonald, the democratic leader
In the state, when asked by the CORE
spondent of the Sun (democratic), said
as to this:
81 don't think that will cnt much of
figure as an issue in this campaign. The
situation was threatening in Indiana polls
then, and committee on public safety
was organized. There was sub commit
tee appointed to epdeavor to arrange
peaceable settlement of the difficulty, if
possible, and take what measures might
be necessary to protect the public inter
ests. Ben Harrison, ox Governor Porter,
ex Governor Baker, Franklin Landers,
(afterward democratic candidate for gov
ernor), and myself were that committee.
We met a committee ot the strikers in
the council chamber in puolic confer
ence. / talked to them and told them
that we sympathized with them and recog
nized their right to quit work if they
| were not satisfied with their wages or
their employers, but that they had 10
right to prevent other men from working,
and that when they attempted to do so
they became lawbreakers. General Har-
rison and the others also talked to them
in the same strain. We all promised to
help them to better wages if we could.
During the confsresce something was
said, believe, by General Harrison, at
which the strikers committee took Of
Tense. What it was / don't remember,
but it couldn't have been anything very
startling or would have not forgotten it.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-09-27

PRESIDENT CLEvELAND's recent message
on the fisheries was talked over and
planned with much elaboration. Con
BarnUm, of the democratic com mittee
and arrangements were made TO get up a
large amount OF enthusiasm over the
message. The morning on which the
message appeared, J. B. Townshend,
Chairman of the State Democratic Com
man of Calvin S. Brice, Chairman of the
Democratic National Committee, sent
hundreds of dispatches to the democrats
throughout the state.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-09-27
Look Out For Them.


Look out for deluge of Democratic
falsehoods about the Republican candi-
dates, from now until the close OF the
campaign. Gen. Harrison and Mr.. Nor
ton are gentlemen of unblemished repu-
tation in public and private life. But
shat doesn't exempt them from the vile
attack of the campaign liar. just now
the old falsehoods that Gen. Harrison
said Zone dollar a day is enough for any
working man. and that strikers should
be forced to work at the point of a bayo-
net"' have started afresh. The Indian
apolis Sentinel, the Democratic paper
which organized the lies was forced to
retract them, yet here they are doing
duty again. But they will prove boomer
apgs to those who use them. The people
are not to be deluded by any such stale
and exploded falsehoods, and will rebuke
the falslfer by supporting the Republi-
can ticket.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-09-27

II ie sheer, bald-headed impudence on
the part of the democracy to go on talk
ing about their "tariff reform" They
are for giving Us the Irish END of British
free-trade. They would go back to the
colonial system from which we escaped
at the cost of the revolutionary war. They
would secure the operation in the tariff
regulations of the confederate constitu-
ton. They put up Texas and Arkansas
TO legislate for New England and Penn
sylvania. There is no capacity of reform
of any kind in the ranks of the demo
cratic party. That party is as deficient
IN business ability IS in patriotism. In
matters OF business Carlisle and Mills are
babies at the public breast.-M. Halstead.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-09-27
WagewOrkers in Europe.

James Campbell, President of the
Window Glass Association OF America,
and who will probably succeed Mr..
Powderly as General Master Workman of
the Knights Of Labor, has just returned
from Belgium, where he attended the
Biennial Convention of the Universal
Federation of Window Glass Workers.
While there he thoroughly investigated
the wage question. He found that COM
mon laborers received from 80 to 40
cents day, painters so to so, coal min
ers 60. Little girls from 10 to "A years
of age received from - to 10 cents for
II hours work. Beef, pork, flour, and
indeed nearly every article of food costs
more than in the United States, beef
selling at - to 30 cents pound. ham IS
20 o. flour IS to SO barrel. Many of
the people use potatoes rs a substitute
for bread and eat horse and mule meat
instead of beef They live in mere
novels. with no cOnyeniences, and they
pay exorbitant rents. Few of them
wear wooden clothes. Parents cannot
afford to send their children to school,
the result beng that they are growing
up in Ignorance Dir. Campbell also
looked into tie wage question in Ire
land. En@!and ami France finding it
little If any better than in Belgium. He
claims that The above facts which he
establishes bv documentary evidence,
completely upset the Claims that wages
in Europe ar racl .c;,iIy as high as
they are in America H. says ne does
not want Ia see American toiiers reduced
to the level of their brethren in the Old
World.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-09-27
Anothe:. M 10y t1.tter'' Circular.

Thomas +. Byron. assistant secretary
Of the Home lidrKeJ Club Of Il inois i'll
a recent letter thus punctureS villain
Gus cmc~lar ri,leI bT one Barge now
being published extensively liz the
country Democratic press. lie says:
''1t ought to have been signed "MOrev."
1t pretends 10 give table of wages paid
in the cotton and wooden industries in
England and the United States, which
it SAYS may be relied uDOn," ana a
sample Of lis falseho0d is the statement
that male sp.HneEs IN cotton mills il
England are paid $l.57 per day; in
Massachusetts 1925. The author Of
such rascally misrepresentation would
find it hard to explain, Il his statement
were true, how it happens that probably
more than half Of the male spnnners TO-
day employed III Massachusetts cotton
mills, are men who learned their bust
ness in England and came to the United
States to improve their condition. Fur
Their, if the statement in question were
true, why doesn't emigration take place
from this country to Great Britain in
stead of from Great Britain to this coun-
try at the rate of nearly two hundred
thousand year? Men are not so much
inclined 20 cross the ocean in search of
lower wages. The fact is as set forth in
Colonel Carroll D. Wright's report, is
sued by the Bureau of Labor Statistics,
that the average rate of wages in Massa-
chusetts and England stands in the pro-
portion of SLIT in Massachusetts to 81
in England, and II per cent. of this
difference is rent, the American work
ingman requiring superior accommoda-
lions. This shows a net advantage of
66 cents in each dollar in favor of the
workingman of Massachusetts.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-09-27

ANY action which exerts a direct, per-
nioious effect upon life OF property, or
the safety of the Individual, is in itself
crime and can be suppressed by law.
The great mass of every community will
be united il suppression, for their safety
depends upon it. But law which at
tempts to suppress al action that is not
in itself a crime, is very different mat
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-09-27

The strikers arose as is to lenve the hall,
but they were induced TO sit down again,
the matter smoothed over, and nothing
came OF If. The proceedings were inter
rupted only for moment, Ben. Harrison
and the rest of rs worked together during
all that time. We constantly endeavored
to preserve peace ana coed order, and l
cannot remember that General Harrison
was different than the rest OF US in SER
timent or ectinn anward the strikersn