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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-07-25
Does Protection Advance wa

Does Protection Advance Wa
We have been repeatedly asked
the question, aDoes protection ad-
vance wages2' We say mol If it
did wages ought to keep pace with
protection. In 1880 the wages paid
by manufacturers amounted 10.
s941 1858. 1885. or just III per cent
of the value of the prodacts of their
employees. In 1860 the average of
protection was 10 per cent. of the
value of the product. This was in
what Mr.. Blaine would style a Stree
trade era
In 1870, when the average of pro
lection was 47.15 per cent, IabOr
received only little over is per
cent. of the value of its product,
and in 1880, as stated above, III
per cent What is labor's share
now, and what will it be in 1890, if
the tariff Is left as it is and the
labor market can be stocked from
abroad, rs the ebarons" are wont
to do-when their employees de-
n.and an increase or the mainte-
rance of the wages they may be re-
eeiving?
The monopolists, trusts and
syndicates wish to retain the pres
ent average of AZ per cent. and
would raise it If they could. The
consumers. whether they be farm
ers. mechanics, employees of the
protected "barens" or what not,
want to get more for their dollar.
The Mills bill simply proposes to
reduce the average of protection
about s per cent. 1t reduces the
average on about dozen industries
from 65.Os to 1890 per cent. and by
pntting wool on the free list re-
moves the greatest burden from the
textile workers, whose work is
shortened and whose wages are
lowered by the tax ON the raw ma
terial.
The tax on the raw material is
laid for revenue rather than for pro-
lection of the wool grower. Phe
specific duty on manufactures of
wool is made up out of the wages of
the wool workers. The ':barons"
never lose anything if they can
help themselves. The Mills bill by
making wool free will relieve the
wool industry of a burden and ben
eft everybody. On the various
kinds of cloth the bill will give from
to 80 per cent. more protection
per yard. 1t will not hurt the wool
grower, either. The same holds true
largely with regard to other indus
tries which will be affected by free
raw materials.
The Democratic party pledges it
SCH 10 PfOIect laDor ana 10 over
throw monopoly taxes and trusts.
Let every honest, intelligent work
ingman go down to a careful and un--
biased study of the best way to pro-
tect our home labor. 1t is the key
to the whole situation. 1t matters
very little which party rules, if wise
policies and honest administration
ere given, and every citizen should
be true to himself and true to his
country by studying which party
offers the best policy for the indus
trial interests and happiness of our
great and growing people.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-07-25
Plainas Language Can make

Parkersburg Sentinel.
The issrre is before the people, as
plain as language can make it.
The Democrats declare in favor
of reducing the taxes all around,
and in favor of maintaining high
wages to the workers.
The Republicans declare for high
taxes on everything, and let the
workingmen hustle us best they
can.
The Democrats declare against
a tariff that is only for the protec-
ton of trusts and combined capital,
and in favor of economy every
where.
The Republicans declare in favor
of corporations, Monopolies, com
bines and trusts. The Republicans
are in favor of protecting the man
ufacturers by high tax on all
foreign made goods, but open the
doors wide for foreign pauper labor
to come in and drive out the honest
citizen.
The Democratic National Con-
vention at st. Louis was made up
of representative men from every
part of the country
The leading lights and candidates
at Chicago whore railroad lawyers
corporations officers and monopolist
strikers.
These are the parties asking en-
dorsement from the voters. One
answer only can be returned by the
people. Let the rascals stay out.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-07-25
a CLOUD BURST AT WHEE-
LING.
Twenty People Drowned and
Houses swept Away.
Loss to Property Over Half a
Million IDOll.ra

WHEELING, w. Va, July 1g.-The
most appalling cloud burst ever wit
messed in this section of West Vir-
GINA was experienced this evening
about six O'clock and for nearly
two hours the rain and hail fell
until allsthe city and surrounding
country were flooded. There is a
reason to believe that more than
twenty lives have been sacrificed
within the city limits.
The first loss of life was on Cald-
wells Run, where four houses were
swept away, and it is more than
probable that the number beyond
the city is much greater.
a dairyman named Herman
Stencil, his mother and four small
children were in house the water
surrounded it. John Holman, a
neighbor, started to their assistance
on raft. His fi.ail craft capsized,
and he was swept away and has not
been seen since. Meantime the
Stencil house gave way and all the
occupants perishcd. Thomas How
ley, an aged man, managed when
his house was swept away to escape
and get ashore by clinging to a
piece of fence, but his wife and three
children were drowned.
AT $3.50 o'clock tonight the wood
en- trestle on the Pittsburg Division
of the b. & o. Road, at Main street,
near the passenger depot, gave way
with about thirty people, among
them several prominent business
men, and at late hour tonight
only three or four have been heard
from. 1t is impossible to give the
names of those who were on the
bridge when it went down. Those
who witnessed the disaster give
thrilling descriptions of 1t. Heart
rending shrieks for help We're heard
ascending from the water below
and outstretched arms were seer
reaching up as if pleading forsuccor
but the crowd was powerless. Nc
one dared risk his life in that seeth-
ing torrent.
The P. w. & X. Road at Ninth
street was washed out, and at other
places it washed with mud. Street
car tracks are impossible for the
mud and debris. Two bridges
within the city limits were washed
away, and others badly damaged Sc
that travel between the north and
south is almost entirely cut off,
The Ohio River Road was destroy
ed for several hundred feet. Tie
lightning did much damage, notably
to several churches in the vicinity
The natural gas supply of the city
is entirely cut off, and will be for nj
least two days The southern por-
ton of the city is without gas and
water.
Nine persons living on Caldwell's
Run are known to be drowned. and
six houses on CaldweIl's Run are
gone.
The Pittsburg, Wheeling and
Kentucky division of the Pittsburg
Cincinnati and St. Louis Road is
badly washed at places and at others
covered II foot deep. The Ohio
River trestle at the creek is gone.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-07-25

Depew and Gresham have fled to
Europe to escape working for Har-
rlson;, Alger is Indifferent. and John
Sherman IS cooler than a refriger-
ator toward the Republican candi-
dates. The grandson and barrel
ticket awakens no enthusiasm.
The Republicans coneede New York
to Cleveland, and the Indiana Dem
ocrats will see to it that Cleveland
and Thurman get the electoral vote
in that State-Er.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-07-25

The cheap whisky and high cloth :
ing pIanks in the Republican plat
form are driving hundreds of men
from the party everywhere. Har-
rison's record on the Chinese ques-
ton, and his long hostility to the
iaboring men are causing large de
fections from the party in Indiana
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-07-25

For every greedy protected man
ufacturer, who, pretending to be
frightened by the absurd cry of" free
trade" leaves the Democratic party,
Il hundred worklngmen leave the
Republican party and they leave it
just because the other Joined it. 1t
works both ways, and the Dem
ocrats have rather the best of it
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-07-25

"Chinese" Harrison and aGuano''
Mortonl The epithets are not nice,
but they have "got there all the
same" and they arise from candid
examination of public records on
matters of legitimate public import
ance in the pending canvass.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-07-25
ANNOUNCEMENT.
For GoH0ress.

We are authorized to announce !. NJ.
Jackson. of Wood county, candidate
t.'r Congress. IN the 9Th Congressional
q i-StrIet Of West Virginia, subject 10 the
tl'-risiOn of the Democratic Congressional
invention, to be held ON the 25th day
OF July, 1873, At the city Of Parkeisburg.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-07-25

Harrison says he did vote for the
Chinese to come, but it was Sin
common with the great body of the
Republican party" Thus he not
only confesses his own crime, but
duplicates his whole party in the
outrage.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-07-25

I'm 1884 the Prohibition vote in
Michigan was about $4,000. In
1886 it increased to $4,000, and well
informed Fsrties say that this year
it will reach 10000 Keep your
eyes on Michigan, esteemed free
whiskey Republicans.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-07-25

The Mills Tariff Reduction Bill
passed the lower House of Congress
last Saturday, by "a majority of ID
votes. Some four democrats voted
against the measure and about the
same number of Republicans voted
for it. 1t now goes to the Senate.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-07-25

Republicans are bowling because
some of our bandanas were manu-
featured in England. Is it not bet
ter to wear an English bandana
than Chinese silk stockings and
parade around with Chinese silk
handkerchief peeping out of your
left hand coat pocket Consistency,
thou art iewel.-Nee Dominion.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-07-25

The Republicans will use Chinese
napkins, as an offset to the red ban
danas, in the coming campaign, and
Chinese lanterns will be relied on
to give artistic effect to their pro-
cessiOns and displays. The Repub-
lican fans and parasols during the
present summer will also be of the
Chinese style.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-07-25

The last grand meeting Of the
"bIue and the gray" on the field Of
Gettysburg, on July 4th, destroyed
more bloody shirts than any other
event since the war.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-07-25

The cost of producing pig iron
in England averages about so
ton. and the cost of producing
American iron from $3.50 to $40 a
ton. The duty on pig iron is s6.72
per ton. See2
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-07-25
Saturday. the 9TH day of August. 1883,
LAKE ICE.

THE undersigned is prepared to fur
1 nish the people of this town with
pure lake ice. delivered at their houses
ia quantities to sIiit. Ohio river ice fur
nlshed when desired Your orders So
ilcI.ed. FRANK sTORTZ.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-07-25

Let our agriculturists once COM
prehend the true working of the
protection system, and its reign will
be very short lived.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-07-25

Low tariff duties will be great
boon to the wool industry of this
country. As wooden manufactures
increase, sozwill wool producers be
benefited by the increased deu.aud
for their heeces.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-07-25

Some of the religious papers in
the East never tire OF bowling for
Prohibition and yet so strong are
their political prejudices that they
down the free whisky
clause in the Republican platform
without even nla1iug u wry lace.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-07-25

A philanthropist seated on a
corpulent barrel is the most attrac-
tive object in nature to lean Repub.
flcans who feel the need of fat.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-07-25

When tariff duties are so high as
to shut out competition, thus pass
ing the point of protection and be-
coming prohibitory, the formation
of combinations or trusts becomes
the most natural of business operat-
ions.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-07-25

The cry of Tippecanoe and
Doodle too viii rally the repeaters
from the four winds of the frown-
ing heavens.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-07-25
FDUcIARY NOTIcE.

THE following Fiduciury Accounts are be-
fore me for settlement: Samuel Gilbc0ut
Guardian for Joseph Gilbeaut.
w. W. Lee, Guardian of Lydia NJ. Douglas.
JAS. H. COUCH, JR.,
july 4-2w. Commissioner Mason Co. Ct
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-07-25


1t Is 4 well known fact that near
ly al the millionaires of this coun-
try-the cresuses. those who rate
at over $4,000, OOO-have accu-
INFLATED their gold by unqucstiona-
BILE methods. Many of them haye
been n0toriously dishonest in their
transactions: may have robbed the
people either directly Of. Indirectly.
These money kings are monopo-
lists. They are also Republicans.
They could not belong to any other
party. And each ope of these
millionaire monopolists will be rs
sessed heavily to carry on the Re-
publican canvass. From his stard-
point he can afford to pay literally.
High protection is money in the
pocket of monopolists. The wage
worker gets no better wages, but
he is allowed the privilege. OF pay
ing higher for the necessaries of
life. This simple proposition was
not understood by the toilers few
years ago. The specious high tariff
doctrine caught the masses. But
the people are beginning to under
stand it now.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-07-25
Sale OF a Farlrp of "a
Acres, ia Cooper District. Ma.
SOn County. West Virginia.

DY virtue of IA deed of trust executed BY.
Ii Roscl Edens and Elizabeth Edens, his
WHO, to the undersigned trustee, on the 18th
day OF June, 1881, and Of record in the county
Virginia, ia Trust Deed Book No. 81 folio ~
Sc, to secure the payment of two several
prOin1SSory notes, one for the sum of $1,000
payable one year after date, bearing date
June 10Th, ISL with interest, payable semi
annually from date, to the order OF John NJ.
seigriSt, and the other for the sum of $1,000
bearing dRie October 18th, 1870 and payable
10 andrew Board, on the LIST day of March.
1875, and which note was assigned to Joseph
IttctSard, ST., in his life tune, and default
having been made in the payment of both ol
salu notes according to the tenor and effect
OF q tneIn severaiiy, and the covenants of said
deed OF trust, and at the request of the holders
and owners of both OF said notes mentioned
so to do, / shall, on
Saturday. the Ith day of August, 1883.
Mt 10 o'clock, \. NJ. on the premises herefn-
after mentioned, proceed to sell, by way of
pubi1c auction, FOR CASH, the real estate
IN said deed of trust mentioned and described,
oelnS 40 acres of land, lying on West Creek,
IN cooper District, Mason county, West Vfr-
Slnia, formerly known the Fry farm. and
on which the said Rasel EdenS formerly
resided, and for full or perfect tiescFfIi-
ton by metes and bounds, reference to said
deed of trust Is hereby made.
J. W. MILLER, Trustee.
simpson K Howard, Attorneys
n. B.-While the terms of above sale ara
ior cash in accordance with the covenants of
the decd of trust, the purchaser can mike
arrangements for the balance OF the nIIrchnss
securing the remainder to the satisfaction OF
me Executors of the estates OF the said John
July 4-Iw j. w.M.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-07-25

A friend of General Harrison says
he will pay $1,000 to person fur
nishing proof that Harrison ever
said one dollar a day was enough
for workingman. OF course he
didn't say it. What he said was
that one dollar day and two meals
was enough for workingman.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-07-25
II. r.. HOWARD.
simpson & Howard, s geis. commission

hereby certify that bond with security, in
the penalty of 8, 0OOO0 conditioned according
To law has been given by the said II. II. How
ard, Special Commissioner.
July %, Isss-lw = : -'-'1' 900
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-07-25
Notice 10 Teachers.
MISS MAMIE MILLER.

r s now prepared to do all kinds of SEWING
4 at her home near X. & q. Depot. Cutting
md Fitting Speciality Give IIera call be-
ore going elsewhere. july Elm.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-07-25

Col. John R. Fellows, of New
York, in his address before a Dem
ocratic Mass Meeting recently held
in Baltimore, spoke of Gov. Foraker,
of Ohio, as follows: "The creature
in Ohio who struts and swelIs as
though he were whole continent
instead of the small fouracre con
corn that he is"
Telegram-herald., 1888-06-15

The following extract from The Sanitarias
indicates that a compulsory vaccination law
has its advantages; .The success Of the anti
vaccinatiouists Is aptly shown by the results
in Zurich. Switzerland, where for a number
Of years. until 1881, a compulsory vaccina-
tion law was obtained, and smallpox was
wholly prevented mot single case occurred
in lSsss. This result was seized upon In the
following year by the anti-vaccinationists,
and used against the necessity for any such
law, and & seems they had sufficient infu-
ence 20 Cause It's repeal The death returns
for that year nSSA showed that for l,00o
deaths ~ere caused by smallpox; in
1854, there were 8; in 1885. IL; ard in th-
FIRST quarter Of 1856. So
Telegram-herald., 1888-06-15
Preserving Wood Against rire.

The methods Of preserving wood against
fire, explains Scientific American, are Of two
kinds-the injection Of saline solutions and
the application OF paint or coating. The
former appears but little practical, and,
indeed. short OF proof to the contrary, il
must be considered dangerous in the case Of
wood OF large Dimensions This system is,
however. applicable TO small pieces OF wood
OF all the substances recommended, a con-
centrated solution OF phosphate OF ammonia
Is undoubtedly the best. the use OF this sub
stance. notwithstanding its high price, pos
s-ssing such great advantages that it should
be employed in all cases where expense Is no
Object Ia the majority OF cases, however,
coating with a brush is the only practical
solution OF the question. and the substances
most TO be recommended for use In this man
ner are cyanide Of potassium and asbestos
paint
Telegram-herald., 1888-06-15

The dear ustls School Ma'an in St.
Nicholas tells the children that as soon as
the wintry cold begins 70 wane and the sun
hight grows warmer. house fires are apt to
get low and dall. and for this reason persons
say 'sthe Sun has put the fire out" Naturally
the childIea ask her 10 explain this queer con-
dzct on the part Of the sun, and then she
tells them sornething Like this:
During the sunniest part OF the day we are
aps 70 nez.sct our fires and 20 cease supplying
fresh fuel Meantime the suns rays warm
sho air and rarity IL Until e IS as warm and
thin a. the air ia the chimney that has been
heatesi bv ths Gre. Then the draaght ceases
and the DIRE gets lower and lower.
But shs little School Ma'am opens n door or
. window and The fresh, cool air sends the
warm air "a the room up the chimney IN n
hurry and the fire brighsens And the ittlo
Lnly reFnineis them q another fact: II tho
r1nshirs falls directly upon the Gre it 10
st least . rival Hsat. and not 30 well chi
culssed 60 show the glow Of ths Goals IS =
Suffering shallow would &c.
Telegram-herald., 1888-06-15

Rats aro usually considered uoxious ami
nnals and little mercy - shown 10 them
Doubtless they were created for useful pur-
pose-perhaps 20 act as scavengers aud help
% remove offensive objects When they de-
stroy young ducks and chickens, or pillage
grain in the stablss. 10 Is right 70 keep them
down-
a. a country house, where they bad become
very troublesome. a barrel WAS sunk in the
grouEd behind the stable yard and half filed
with water. A dat stick was balanced e. q
swivel over IL. and q salt put on the end
over the water. Next morning tho bait was
gone. but no drowned rat was In the water.
TIE eosehnnan pointed out, from the marks
lsfs on the wood. that a large rat had sat on
tho shore end Of the stick While smaller rat
bad 10 safety removed rhe bait frVm the other
end
Telegram-herald., 1888-06-15

-Tevcr c-css bridge ta yoa coEs 70 =
> ~ xraadniotber used e. say
Khich rset.f,s- itsl~ felix's That ~ ruStnt ~
Crer troubles that Hzy tlsn fatrre bezset,
Il we've dons vi hat we can today
yoss r~r-ernh>r tte tire worn fable
OF kec fzTsrer's eight day cloc<--
Eow The peodginu cozntsd. sssb trsnbE7- AZ
fear
TIE rursbsr of tiriss e naazr tick 10 yesr
And then s1ocd - stin - a STOCK.
In eif~t ~ frf~1ciy ccuss>A
Is deci,iel it uosl.d roe s6lrk
The dnsy thaf plsi1iy trfors laT.
Bestnusc sf scfle yerY a4Eaat c3r
L nizhs - 80 urcd 90 wcr<.
S. Ettle fofxs I've IN tk- rrescrts
raiiv <srt~s - he useful Ard xiaf
Fcr 9hea you are old yen VII 6nt LIS rEt
Taax rssrv truubie yci1 - Norrie4 aoCsr
Il ons Ycu aavs never h1sl
Telegram-herald., 1888-06-15

Stranger things have hsppsnsd than
thai EsprsssntafiVs he kfsLzT, Of Ohio,
should Do struck BY Presidential light
ming There ia likely 10 Be lonz con
tsss. Thea BLAINE nominatisn N spite
of his lsttss. vii BE consldsrsd fhis
course ~ia 30 urged upon ths eonssn-
ton. Thsss viii % opposition 10 Il
Then viii come. possibly. . eomproniss'
aad soms msn like NckrsLzr may sss
ie. The main lssus mast 30 the isF't.
The asrablicaas Isust champion protec-
tion. After BLAEzz there is. perhaps, no
Amsrican citlzsn sho so thoroughly sna-
bodies the protsesion idsa - does VIII
Ian McKISLkx. It viii De well Tor
Rxvubliean dslseates 10 look At AIR. Ne
Klx1kr aud his record. and be prepared
20 soss wish his name before them.
The Ohio protsctionist enlisted IN The
war in 1861 at II years Of sgs. and though
q uasrs uoy von rapid promotion. oecom-
ing Captain and Brsvst- Major IN 1900
whsn hs ~ss mustsred cut he studied
Law. became District Attorney OF his
coansy, and in 1876 Do Was first elected
20 Congress, whittier DO has been sent
regularly sincs BY an sppreciatiye con-
Sa.uspcy. one season he was excluded
iron ssat after close election ty q
Democratic House Committee. bat the
usxt time was reelected by majority
too oig 10 question Though syounger
roan than dRovER CLxvrLAsD oy come
halt dozsn years and mors. Mr.. MchiS-
Lxx - veteran in Congress-, Is we'll up
IN al matters OF statssmsnship, = second
only 10 Tox RkxD IN ipiusuce VIII
House Repablicans snd probably krKD'
superior as tariff sxpsrt and protection
iss chsnpioo. tie would be 9 yoans
mans csadlaais. . strsiSh; protection
candidate. and Republican, Tor whom
svsry member Of ths party could wore
with sill