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West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-12-14
THE BELL TELEPHONE SUIT.
Dispatch to The Evening Post.

Dispatch to The Evening POST
WASHINGTON, December Nh.
jeff Chandler, one of the Govern
ment counsel in the Bell Telephone
case, says: GAS soon as we get an
Official copy Of the opinion. we shall
begin to prepare for trial in the
United States Court in Boston, to
which the case is removed. We
shall have the right to prepare an
amended bill; we may do so and we
may not; l cannot tell yet. Then
the Bell people will have so much
time in which to prepare an answer.
Then we shall begin to take testi-
mony. l don't think we could get
ready for the trial under six months.
SO the case will be tried, fat all, I'M
der the direction Of Mr. Harrison's
Attorney General, and in all proba.
bility with a new Solicitor General.
No, | don't know that anybody now
in it will be in it then. / don't
know what will be in it then. |
don't know what will be the policy
Of the next Administration in
reference to the Bell Company. |
don't know but that the next Attor-
ney- General will dismiss the case al
together. Of this, however, / am
certain, that if the Government is in
earnest, and prosecutes the case in
earnest, it will be successful in break
ing down the Bell Telephone mo,
nopoly."
Is it not a discouraging common
tary on our capacity for self gov
ernment. when q man like Chandler
thinks that the people of this coun-
try will be MIXED, $10,000,000 a
year for six years, by an ILLEGAL
monopoly? He says in substance,
that the Bell Company will be
strong enough TO prevent the Gov
eminent from prosecuting the suit
IN EARNEST"
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-12-14

We must confront facts and dis
pose Of them, or they will dispose Of
us. Unless we can convince the
body of the people that protection
is swindle the Democratic party
has lost power for ever. We can
not convince the people that prOtec-
tion is swindle if our leaders be
men who advocated protection until
Cleveland, against their wishes,
planted our party on the true doc
trine.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-12-14
RAILROAD RULE.

Many persons, especially the Of
fice-seekers, tell us that we injure
this paper by giving so much space
to exposing unlawful railway man
agement. We do so because we know
the value to the general public of
the work we are doing and because
other papers are silent; most of them
are silent because they do not see
what we see. Indeed, when we con-
slider the vast sums unlawfully taken
from the people and spent by rail
way managers to mislead the popu-
lar Judgment and to strike down the
men of brains who refuse to do their
bidding; indeed when we hear so
many well-meaning citizens say of
us: "IIis hobby is to hound rail
roads, when we witness the
thoughtless multitude applauding
shrewd knaves pushed to the front
by the railroad lobby; when we OBJ
serve the unwillingness of our poll
ticians to be aggressive on this vital
subject; when we reflect that the
ablest intellects in the world are
busy to prevent Legislation for the
protection Of the masses against the
aggression of these corporations,
while there is no one specially con-
cerned to preach the truth or rouse
the people, the feeling comes over
us that we are wasting our life on Il
hopeless work, and we are tempted
to stand aside as others are doing,
and ''let the public be ID" But
unfortunately for our personal wei
fare we cannot be silent when We see
the community plundered. We can
do but little because this paper has
small audience, but the effort to DO
that little affords us infinite salts
faction. If what appears in these
columns reached even fifty thinking
men in every State who are outside
of railway influence there would
soon be revolution in public opin-
ion on this subject. WEI make some
extracts taken at random from pa
pers that chance to lie or our table.
Let the reader ponder on these ex-
tracts. These extracts are cenclu-
sive that we do not eXaggerate the
situation, and we could fill ten pa
pers like this with similar extracts.
We are not "hounding railroads."
we are fighting conspiracy to plum
der the public. The question is, not
whether railroads are useful, but how
much more useful they would be if
conducted legally.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-12-14
dispatch to y. y. Times.

CHICAGO, Dec. speaking of the
interstate commerce law, Judge
Cooley remarked to-day that the re-
suit has been greatly beneficial to
the public. Railroad difficulties are
not easy to adjust. If we could be
informed of the wrongdoers, the VIC
lators of the law, the work would be
much easier, but the roads will not
inform on each other, and when the
law has been violated we are first
obliged to ferret out the guilty ones
ourselves.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-12-14
THE NEGRO VOTE.

Under the census OF 1880 the
population Of the sixteen States in
which slavery existed before the
war embraced 12,460.247 whites
and 6,039,657 negroes. Hence to
disfranchise the negroes would re
duce me representation Of those
States in Congress from 12l, the
present number of members, to
about 81.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-12-14

Itseems universally conceded that
Mr.. VIM. P. Hubbard of Wheeling,
is the ablest man the Republicans
have. His majority for Attorney
General, in Ohio county. was 3S4
Flemings majority was only l29.-
1t is lucky for us, the Republican
machine kills Off the best men in
their party.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-12-14

The most intelligent Republican
politicians tell us, they would rath-
err have a straight anti-protection
Democrat for Senator than a man
who endorses Cleveland and yet IA
vors protection to West Virginia
Industries" because such a man is
untrue to both sides.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-12-14

The Democratic war cry is: Pro
MOTION OF AMERICAN INDUSTRY
Wheeling Register.
1t would be a great advance fthe
Register could see distinction be-
tween PRoMoTION of industry and
Projection Of industry. The latter
is a swindle. There is a PROTECTION
on steel rails of $I7:-Carnegie gets
the $I7. There is PROTECTION on
coal of Is cents:-the miners don't
get the 20 cents.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-12-14
TO QUIZ READERS.
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In this broad assertion, we speak posi-
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which contain neither quinine, arsenic,
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West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-12-14
The Law Defed.
The n. Y. Times of the Sth says:

The \. Y. Times of the Sth says:
Pursuant to announcement Of
President Chauncey Depew of the
n. Y. Central, the Pool Commission
er has advanced rates; first class is
advanced from so to 70 cents, sec
ond class from 40 to Go. The adj
vance takes effect to-day, ignoring
the provision of the interstate COM
merce bill prohibiting advances
without ten days notice, the rates
going into effect to-day.
Is it not wonderful these railroad
kings ignore the interstate COM
merce BILL" and yet not one man in
Congress moves in the matter. There
was day when the violation of
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-12-14
dispatch to y. y. Times. ]

AUGUSTA, GA, Dec. 5.-Judge
Speer has entered decree annulling
the purchase OF the S. d. & W. Rail
road by the Central Company Of Ga,
on the ground that the purchase was
made to avert competition and was
therefore illegal. The charter Of the
Georgia Central forbids it securing
control of competing lines.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-12-14

At the Roanoke convention about
a year ago the farmers demanded a
resolution instructing the Legisla-
ture to curb railway managers. The
politicians tabled the resolution.
The farmers had no leader. Nir-
ginia went Republican outside Of
Richmond city.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-12-14
WILSON.

The Wheeling Register is puzzled
Why Congressman Wilson has a
plurality of 37S when the vote in
the other district was almost evenly
divided. Wilson has never lodged
on the tariff; he refused to support
Randall, and has always told the peo-
that protection is swindle. This
is why he got the most votes.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-12-14

We printed in our last issue a
very we'll written and well consider
ed article on the expedieney of Mr..
Kenna's reelection. Itshould have
been credited to the Monroe county
Watchman;--a paper that always
has the true ring and which we al
WAYS read with benefit.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-12-14
Cloves.

We are always Offering good values In
Gloves. Reliable qualities alone find
room in this stock. We are through soil
ing inferior gloves. 100 dozen Ladies 4
Button Suede Gloves embroidered backs
in tans and browns. Only Use. per pair.
100 dozen Ladies S-Button Length
Mousauetaire Suede Gloves, embroider-
ed backs i'm gray only. 81 per year.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-12-14
Especial Dispatch to n. Y. Herald.

Special Dispatch to \. Y. Herald.
RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 5.-The an
nual meeting of the stockholders Of
the Richmond and Danville Railroad
Company was held here to day, when
the following officers were elected:
President-George S. Scott of New
York city; DirectOrs-John II. In
man, Samuel Thomas, Calvin S.
Brice. John G.. Moore, Harris c. Fab
nestock, George F. Stone, John H.
Paul, John A. Rutherford, Charles
NJ. MCGEE, j. Z. Maben, and Samuel
l. Ingram, of New York City, and
John S. Barbour of Virginia.
The lease of the Georgia Pacific
Railroad was confirmed.
1t will be observed that the Rich
mond and Danville aud the Rich
mond Terminal are in the hands of
the same people; all New York
bankers except Mr.. Barbour who is
a United States Senator II will be
further observed that the lease OF
the Georgia Pacific was confirmed
Notwithstanding the Legislature of
Georgia has forbidden it.
Is it well for n. Y. bankers TO
control our highways?
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-12-14
G,Otice.

We sent you one OF our catalogues
Did you receive il. 1t shows you what
we keep and its price; and on page two
II tells you how to shop by mail.
We will publish a Christmas number,
and will send it,FREE to all who send
us an order for goods.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-12-14
OVERCOATS

in the leading styles and costliest weav-
ings. Every one work OF art in cloth.
Overcoats from SO 80 to $35 90, fit for far
mer or banker, merchant or mechanic.
Our 50 so to SIS 90 oyercoats are the ones
for service in the country or city. In
grandest stock and fully one-third' less
tbon any one else sells Them
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-12-14
Table Cloths.

Fine Bleacbed German Linen Damask
Table Cloths, two sizes, extra good val
nc.
Size 2 yds. by "a yds., only 81 each. !.
Size yds, by yds., only 1915 each. !
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-12-14
BOYS SUITS.

All that we say of Mems Suits and
Overcoats applies with equal emphasis
to Boys Clothing. We're the leading
clothiers in Baltimore and the South, and
our Juvenile Department is worth
long trip to see us. You ought to behold
our Boys Hattery and Furnishing De-
partmen.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-12-14
Best Made Clothing
CAN DE FOUND AT
OEHM's ACME HALL.
SUITS BY THOUSANDS,

Cut from the truest woven Cloths, CASH
meres, Tweeds, Cheviots, Bannockburns,
etc., from the mills of the old and new
world. and finished in the highest art Of
the trade.
Mems Suits Boys Suits
from 81 TO $35. from 81 to SIS,
nNEDGnh rrS
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-12-14
NQrrow Ribbons.

$40 pieces No. l, Picot-edge Silk Rib
bons, in all the new art shades, for fancy
work, Christmas decorations, doll trim
mings, &c. Only lie. per piece OF ten
yards.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-12-14
Linen Department.

These need no comment. Table Dam
ask 72-inch full bleached German linen
table damasks, at the extraordinary low
price of 80 cts. Think of damask two
yards wide, for 500. per yard.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-12-14
VSt Virginia Democrat.
THOMAS H. Mason. Business Manager.

Mr.. j. NJ. Mason, when in New York,
will be at rs Wall street. This is in re-
ply to applications tor his address.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-12-14
FURNISHINGS.

Shirts, Cuffs, Collars, handkerchief,
Hosiery, Neckwear, Underwear-every-
thing you want in this line s less than
exclusive furnishing stores; and our
stock is fresh. immense and exquisite.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-12-14
HOLIDAY GIFTS.

Ladies, are you seeking neat, beauti-
full and appropriate gifts for father, hus-
band, brother, or somebody else's broth
er? New London importations OF
Smoking Jackets, House Robes,
Lap Robes, Carriage Robes,
Silk Umbrellas, Silk Suspenders.
And every possible article Of use and
ornament for a gentleman's home and
visiting wardrobe. Remember the Holt
day Season, and that Oehm's Acme Hall
is ready for your commands by mail or
in person.
a lnade-to-order SHIT is magnificent
present from wife to husband, or from
the boys and girls go father. Make a
note of this.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-12-14

Price-list of Furnishings, Self
measurement, Catalogue and Sam
plies. sent free on application.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-01-13

The Msdfson Courier says; Il II one
Of the strsugest delusions In the world
that any business man should think FOR .
moment that his business ought 70 b
|advortised as matter OF news. IL this
policy were carried out . newspaper
would b bad investment 70 the com.
|pany publishing Il. Newspapers ere
published 20 make money, the same .
|sny othe: enterprise, and the closer the
manager discerns the difference between
& news paragraph and an advertisement,
The better Tor the company. The paper
|of : city or town 10 the medium q
of thought between the citizens and the
outside world. the mirror By which .
lie happiness and progressIveness. u the
town 10 lively The paper will TEEN With
adv eriisements Of ito iudustriee. II u .
dead the reflection will b equally transs
parent, % that. IN order 70 show the
world that you are wide awake. progres-
|sIve and energetic, and possessing that
nerve and push which always b diverted
In town Or city Of activity, you inset
mike your paper reflect u u ise daily
'rounds 70 subscribers and readers
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-01-13

The chances OF failure ere very seldom
considersd BY the average man who con-
templates entering upon . mercantile
pursuit. The fact that be has but little
more than single chance 10 . hundred
10 succeed does not dawn upon his mind
until sfter he has made the venture.
Cats Cincinnati Advertiser ID com
menting on this condition Of things,
says:
The avidity with which young men
crowd those avenues Of lifo In which
there IL chance OF making money with
rapidly. or Of acquiring political Or social
distinction, and eminence ID the more 70.
markabIe, when It 10 apparent, en- the
surface OF the subject, that they are ven
turing in lottery in which there are
many blanks to one prize. A few &C.
quire the object OF their pursuit; the
macs sink IN obscurity and insignif-
cancc.
Take. for example, mercantile pursuits.
It ID the experience Of all intelligent per-
sons in the East, and there 10 hardly Z
firm in existence now which did busi-
ness twenty years ago and that nine oul
OF ten In mercantile life, IN the long run
amidst the fluctuations Of trade, ere
broken.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-01-13

George n. Sfearps 70 the Doston Tsri6 Rsformers.
Fuel and warmth and food and cloth.
Ing and comfort and health are the real
necssaaries, sud things with which "
should minister 10 the peoples benefit.
Talk about tobacco being necessity oi
life. Look st that boy up there in the
attic this cold night shivering iu biz
rags, and wishing that blankets we're NOT
such : luxury, but containing himself
with the thought that bis father ID chew
ing untaxed cud down there II the
kitchen. [Great laughter and spplatse. ]
Think Of that wife with her little thin
dress. lonS Sing Tor shawl TO wrap around
her to protect her freezing form, COM
PEELED 10 console herself with the knoW vi.
edge that her husband 10 smoking On m
taxed cigar in the saloon. See that boy
coming down Warrington street. his
legs the size OF your thumb, carrying Z
cane bigger than his body-tgreat
l-ssllow, pimpled, worn. light
ing bis cigarette It every street corner,
and thanking God that We have such :
statesman O. Blaine to give ~ this nee
esssry Of life, an untsxed cigarette
Loud laughter and applause. saw
that one Of these boys dropped dead 10
the street in New York from freely par
taking Of this elixir Of life. Laughter
All this IL worse than rot-it 10 wicked
nees and We mean TO make use Of this
thss surplua for better
|things. We mean . reform that shall
sweep away useless taxation from coal
and salt and sugar and lumber and wool
and clothing -tbe grand universal neces-
Isaries Of life. [Applause.l We mean .
reform that shall give relief not to the
man who 10 chewing his untaxed cud in
the esaloon or smoking his untariffed
pipe around bsr-room fire; We mean Z
relief that shall stretch ont to every cabin
and every humble home, to every kitch-
en- and chamber, 70 every table and every
freside.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-01-13

no.,on Republic.
The sun adminis,.r. . v.rv .G.c,;vs
blor - ,he nhsr;s.;s., ~ ,hc.s hmm.
lions Renubjican cluhs thst rscer,ly M,
IA ~ Civ .nJ smcrr csh.. sh;".. A.
cl.red IA their rsr,x Sor,d r"vsr 80,
fron ~ ahors rnsiI /, Ma shcii.h.a -.
ixcsnv ;vrorsnc. s.d ,.s.mrsrs,.cs
.h;rh H. rinhs - cmss,so" chsrs-ssr'
ized = .srinisss ana hsrhsr;smD
Saw our Nav Wort corssmnor.rv n
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-01-13

Chicago journal.
Said railroad man to me to-day: aI1l
bet not one In : hundred Of the people
Who travel on railroad trains understand
how the pressure Of air . used 10 apply
the brakes 20 . train. When the cir
brake was flrst invented the air was
turned into the cylinder under each csr
when the car was to Be stopped. and the
pressure was exerted 70 force the brakes
% against the wheels. But q the pres
emt day the brakes are held against the
wheels BY springs. and the cir q turned
into the cylinders 10 push the brakes
away from the wheels - long ~ the
train q IN motion. when Il is desired
70 stop the train The cir 10 let out, and
then The syringe apply the brakes and
stop the train. The last method Of using
cir pressure has gre9t advantages over
the old way on ths score Of safety.
.Wheuever On accident hsppeDe 70 :
train one Of the first effects Il - apt %
have q 70 rupture the cir pipes leading
from the engine 70 the cylinder under
The cars: and that Of itself stope the
train instantly. Il is very important
Tor every body 70 understand this matter
because : child s years old can stop :
train 10 thirty ssconds from any cor 10
the train n Be simply understsade how.
You will 80, II Yen look for t. that
there q sort Of rope projecting from
the toilet room Of every car. That con-
nects with tho sts pipes under the train,
n Won catch bold 0g g md give it : little
Jerk Il will stop The train before u bas
Cone 400 yarda.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-01-13

That Il to say. your lungs. Also al
YOUR breathing machinery. Very won
derful machinery Il ID. Not only the
larger air.passsges. but the thousands Of
little tubes and cavities leading from
them.
when these are clogged and choked
with matter which ought not to Be there,
your lungs cannot half do their work.
And what they do, they cannot do we'll.
Call Il cold, cough, Group, pneumonia,
catarrh. consumption or any Of the FAM
ily of throat and nose and head and lung
al are bad. All ought 70
be got rid of. There IL just one sure
way 70 ret rid Of them. That y % take
Boschee's German Syrup, which any
druggist will sell you q % cents : bot.
lie. Even u everything else has failed
you. you may depend upon this for
certain. April 22-y-e. Q. ".
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-01-13
Manufac turer OF WOOlens Heard
From.


The high protective tariff Congress-
men Of the East hsve seized upon the
wool tariff. and are using Il and will con-
tinue to do 50 during this session. TO
confuse the minds OF the Western farm
ere. IN referring to this question Mr..
Rowland @. Hazard, one Of the most ex-
tensive and eminent manufacturers Of
woolens in the New England States,
says:
sUnder the high protective tariff We
have Z sysiem which has been found to
fail entirely in producing the results de-
sired. Il has Reither fostercd,s WOO
growing nor wool manufacturing; i
ldoes NOT even prevent the competition ol
foreign wool and foreign goods. It i'm
poses heavy tax upon productive indus
try. II has been tried now for over
twenty years. IL II deserving Of longer
trial? Ought not the statesmen Of our
nation. instead or appealing to the pre-
j0dices Of voters BY the cry Of 'protec'
tion,r TO seek some mqDs TO place the
iDdustri5s Of the country
|on : prosperous basis, to the end thai
American workingmcn may b pront'
ably employed and American wool
growers may be furnished : good mark.
|et? This can only be done for the wool.
sn industry BY lowering the tari6, and
'so extricating it from the strained and
sWksrd position in which Il is placed
and BY allowing the American manu-
fscturer fair field in which 10 exercise
his skill. The prosperity Of the manu-
facturer will b the prosperity Of thu
wool-grower.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-01-13

The following patents were granted
for the week ending Jan. 4 1887, re-
ported expressly for THE paper by Jos:
II. Hunter, Solicitor Of American and
Foreign Patents, Washingtons p. 9.
r. r. Bailey, indianapolis, hinge; W.
O. Guncksl, Terro Haute, couyeyer; ~
r. Hood. Indianapolis, straight-way
valve; Julius Karrman, Indianapolis,
cover fastening for vessels; 4. =. Webb
and I. johnson, indianapolis, barrel
carrier.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-01-13

A revolution In The tin trade il one q
the things Of the near future. The Tin
district or Dakota extends more than :
hundred miles north and south, and it d
stated that over 5000 id lode locations
have been made. The outlook is pro-
nounced Ia the highest degree eucour-
aging, and IL the half 3 true, the impor-
tation or tin into the United States VIII
soon b thing Of the past.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-01-13

a total eclipse OF the moon will occur
Saturday, the 26th inst, which will b
visible throughout The United 6entoe:
The moon viii entsr the earth's shadow
at 3:5l %. The total phase will BEGIN
an hour later, or 4:Sf. and end st 8 90
while the moon will leave the ehadow
and the observation end at 90. The
entire duration Of the eclipse, Il thero-
fore will be about 3 hrs. and - min.,
and Il will, continue during The twilight
and until dark.