The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1888-06-20
-r.ErrF REroHnEn,s NONSENSE.
A writer in the Philadelphia Cali gets
off the following drivel:


A writer in the Philadelphia Cali gets
off the following drivel:
The American wolL m ~ returns at
night from his toll clad in wooden shirt
taxed 55 per cent, stockings aud UNDER
shirt taxed 70 per cent, cotton shirt
taxed DO per cent, a wooden hat taxed rs
per cent, and, psichance, pair Of gloves
in winter, taxed rs per cent.
He carries 10 his hand bis tin dinner
pail taxed 40 per cent, and greets his wife
with q CHEEKY smile rs she looks at him
through the window pane taxed so per
cent, from which she has drawn aside
curtains taxed 40 per cent.
After scraping bis boots on scraper
taxed 40 per cent, he wipes them on
mat OF baggipg taxed 40 per cent. he lifts
the door latch taxei 45 per ceut. steps In
on a carpet taxed SO per cent. and gives
kiss to his wife Ia wooden dress taxed
20 per cent. She has needle taxed 25
per cent. In her hand with which she has
been mending, with thread taxed as per
cent, san alpaca umbrella taxed so per
cent.
II isH small brick house, which they
bought with their hard earnings of q
building association. The bricks we're
taxed 20 per cent, the lumber taxed 10
per cent. and the paint "a per cent. The
wall paper, taxed 20 per cent, makes the
room brighter, with its plain iuruiture
taxed 80 per cent
Hanging his hat ON q brass pin taxed
As per cent he hangs his pail on steel
pin taxed 40 per cent, and proceeds to get
ready for his supper. He washes hi is
hands With CASTLE soap xel20 per cent.
w;nas ,han ~ .o,,o 20 ee 49, aug AZ
,,srca,,s ne ~ 800 ~, ' ,,'Ii ~
i,,ess s.oa AZ ~, o 80 "a e.. az 80
wi,h hrnsh and cnnah 10 rad an ~ o a",'
r. 4. -. ..,'..as' - ~ Pe' 49, 49,,
bis wife has cooked on stove taxed 40
per cent, with pots and kettles taxed 90
per cent. Inc tapie ~ spread WITH the
s,s ~ dri,,ks his ya,ar s.,s ~. 49,.
glass tumbler taxed 40 per cent. The lie.
tie sugar that he puts IN his tea is taxed
oe p11 vsns', snu DO u sl'ts Win spoon
one because hard tin,as have cnt H.
wages down, and lie is saving every cent
be eau to pay the next installment due on
n'S m 1os'e
meal Ia raj. 81 mn b;s knife a nd so,l, - : al
40 per cent and begins to eat piece of
sailed fish taxed 25 per cent. He pours
9n va ,l'',o vinegar taxed 80 per cent.
cent n. snrinLlas al, "a rad en- nor oa ~
aud eats small pickle taxed So per cent.
de ENDS his meal with q pudding of rice
on oaA .a 80 pef cent anu y" orange taxed
After suno.r he smok.s nina and an.
joys tho happiness Of his wife, who has
this day bouEhta wooden shawl taxed 65
pen 'en., plao ss SIX , usess taxed % PEI
cent. = ~
The assamp,iou running tbrouyh IN,
whole of the above ia. that all articles NJ
home Manufacture cost the consumer ina,
as much more an Tho amount Of The duty
imposed on liz, foreivn maucfactn, as
This IA The fal,acious argument of Pres;
dent Cleveland IN his late free. trade mes.
saoe. Pnc,s show o,harw;sa For 4,
stance. 18th. eommonest crockerv.u I'm
which the wo.kiupmau ia supposed to an,
hin m.als. used 10 oos.. when ,hera was
practically free, rad. In erockerv. t,o;s,
MINT Il does no,o with ..b5 ner cant . an,v
The ta.iff has enabled tho home man,fas,
,urer 10 compete with the foreicu ha,
bu;lt an manufactures and oiysn emnlov.
men, Al good wages to our own WORKING.
men. and AZ The same time has enabled
,ha workinoman IN l,uv his disbss a. ;,s,
half Of former ~, icex This illustration
ist,ps in otber irstauess. Thu ..black all
dress .axed 80 mar cent y IN. fran. Trade
times used Ia cost 90. 40 10 az mar ward m