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Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-06-08
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soo1AtITIEs.

lion. l.. G. Sebree left for Latonia
last night.
Bob Green spent several days this
week in the country.
Mrs. A. Y. Stevens, of Nashville, is
visiting her mother ia this city.
Mrs. A. f. Christian is visiting
friends in ST. Louis.
DIR. r. M. Fairleigh and Miss
Madge Fairleigh are at Dawson.
Rev. Piner, of Cadiz, is in Texas
on visit of several weeks.
Mr.. Thomas johnson and family,
of Princeton, are at the Phoenix.
Prof. j. j. Glenn, of Madisonville
was in the city yesterday.
DIR. j. p. Thomas and wife, Elmo,
were in the city yesterday.
Mrs. Harry Frasler is visiting
friends in Philadelphia and the East.
Mrs. w. H. Jesup and daughter, Of
Fairyicw, were in the city Wednes-
day.
Mrs. A. w. Pyle returned from
visit to friends in Todd county, We'd
nesday.
Mr.. John Sites and family, of
Louisville, are visiting relatives in
the city.
Miss Rosa Steinhagon visited Mrs.
Piedmont Gerhart, of Clarksville,
this week.
Miss Cora Peiree has returned from
Nashville where she has been attend
ing School.
Miss Addie Bell left Wednesday
night for an extended visit to rela-
tives in California.
Mrs. Sallie II. Ogsdeu, of Ovens
boro, is visiting Miss Saiiie Moore a:
the Asylum.
Mrs. Edmundson and Miss Blanoh
Stevens, of Tenn, are visiting Mr.
Geo. o. Thompson.
Mr.. Abe Foard, of Arson, Texas, a
former resident of this county, has
been in the city several days.
Miss Mary Cantrell, of Nashville,
and Miss Anna McClarty, of Louis
vile, is visiting Mrs. John Feland.
Capt. G. w. Hoy and DIR. Herring
ton, of Franklin, are attending the
commencement Of South Kentucky
College.
Messrs. John Burnett, Kit Wiley,
Homer Prince and Jas. Cooper at
tended the ball in Clarksville We'd
nesday night.
Misscs LllIio hOIEisOh anu pOuic
Hooker, OF Salubria, returned homo
yesterday after few days visit to
friends and relatives In the city.
Misses Halle Riyes, Jennie Fraser
and Myrtle Williams, who have been
visiting Miss Lizzie Hall, of Nash
vile, have returned to their homes at
lafayette.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-06-08

Chief Biggerstaff was exercising
on his pony in the south part Of town
Tuesday when he came upon a negro
who, without any provocation, took
to his heels and ran for dear life. The
officer followed in hot pursuit but
the fellow escaped.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-06-08

Buckner Leavell has the largest
and finest stock of cigars in Hopkins
vile, he sells all the leading brands
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-06-08
NOTICE.

All parties having claims against
A. A. Fuqua & Co., or A. j. & w. w.
Fuqua will please file the same with
me, properly verified.
t j. I. COLEMAN.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-06-08
STEEL, STEEL, STEEL
SPECIA I!

We now have in our en-
ploy as Foreman of our Wag-
ON and Machinery Depart
ment, Mr.. G. w. Gardner, of
Hsrrodsburg, KY. He thor
oughly understands the
Wagons, Machinery and eC-
pecially Separators. We
have such facilities for re-
pairing Separators that wo
can do II in a first-class man
ner, for less money than any
body else. Send them in ear
ly before Harvest.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-06-08

Buggy Harness Cheap for Cash.
A. G.. BOALES.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-06-08

DIR. Palmer, of New 0rleana, is
going to raise an endowment of $780,
600, for the Presbyterian College at
Clarksville. He took subscriptions
there last week amounting to $4,000
and has an equal amount pledged
from parties In New Orleans.
Beshacker, Frenchman, employed
by the N. N. 81 M. V. II. r. as bridge
carpenter was crushed 10 death by
being caught between rolling log
and a stump, two miles West of Daw-
son, last week, while preparing the
foundation for a new bridge. lie
was instantly killed his body being
crushed to pulp.
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-02
Origin of the Cattle Range.

The origin OF the range cattle growing
industry in the United States dates bac.s
70 about the Fifteenth century, when
horned cattle were introduced from Spain
by way OF Mexico among the Pueblo In
dams residing along the east bank of tbs
hio Grandc. Later on the early colonists
to the republic of Texas took with them
herds of horned cattle, and In this way
Texas became the mother of the range
cattle industry IN the United States.
Here it was almost wholly confined until
after the rebellion. Prior TO the late war
ne2rly the whole Of Texas was given up
to cattle growing. After the war the dis
banding Of the great armies lessened the
demand and Texas sVarmed with great
herds in excess of the market demand and
local consumption. Cattle were Of little
value. and yet these herds were rapidly
increasing. What was to be doner The
more enierprisiag ranchmcn OF Texas be
gan to look for new ranges and markets
that would consume tho enormous surplus
California then had bit few cattle. The
states Of Kansas and Nebraska and the
territories west Of the Missouri river were
sparsely populated. The vast region #
magnificent grazing area TO be found
there. ana upon which the buffalo roamed,
readily offered the temptation for field
Of experiment.
II the wild bison could subsist on these
plants aud in the valleys and parks OF
the Rocky Mountain country. why could
not cattle? Winter and summer tho
buffalo found sufficient grass. and hence
tho more enterpTising Texas cattleDen
came TO the conclusion that domestic cat
tie, bred and raised upon the prairie grass
OF Texas and LETT 10 their own exsrtlO1s
for a subsistence, would be adapted 10 tha
tine grasses Of the plains Of the west and
northwest states anu territories, and
where at that tiIle only the buffalo grozed-
Thus the study OF the Life and habits q
the buffalo led 20 the idea which has made
this the greatest range and cattle growing
country il tae world Net few Texas
men came. and some from California. and
al drove their herds into this newer
country. Their success caused others 70
follow. aud eastern spectators were at
tracted By tie Gne opportunities for IL
yestEent. TnEs sprung up this wonder
fal industry, for soon tAe unoccupied ter
ritory OF the plains country OF the west
was filed with great herds Of grass raised
cattle-csttle that knew not home or
master. azG to which grain would have
been almost scarscrow. And with al
this there came cowboy, sui generiS.
about whom there clusters 20 much 0,
roE2lce--Deaver Cor GLOBE Democrat
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-02
Protection and the Trusts.

''They are forming lumber trust;
therefore abolish the tariff on lumber, !"
shrieks Mills bill advocate. Well, why
not abolish the tariff on kerosene oil and
coffee and thus kill off the oil and coffee
trusts But there isn't any tariff on oil
or coffee" some free trader remarks. How
does it happen, then, that these products
are controlled by trusts? We thought II
was the tariff that caused the trusts. Or
made them possible. There will be trusts.
it appears. whether there is any tariff or
not. The whole salt product of Europe IS
controlled by q trust, The formation OF
a lumber trust does not depend upon the
tariff Unless trusts are prohibited,
there is likely to be lumber trust
whether there is any tariff or net. Abol-
ishiIfg the tariff would create the strong
est possible incentive for z truss--CleTe-
land Leader.
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-02
PROTECTION AND EXPORTS.
a Wise Tariff Increases External Trade
and Stimulates Production.

One of Mr.. Mills fancied strong points
In favor Of his free trade measure YVES
that free imports promote exports, or TO
state the case conversely, that protection
hindered exports. 1t has many times
been conclusiyeiy shown that the exports
of the United States havs increased in o
greater ratio than those OF any other
country, and also that since 1879, when
Germany adopted the protection system,
that the exports of thai nation increased
so enormously as 10 eItort a jealous Cry
from the English press, forcing 1t to ad-
nit that it was within the bounds of
probability that in the near future the ex-
ternal commerce Of the German empire
would exceed that of Great Britain. Now
we are told by The Gazette Russo that
the export trade of Russia is increasing
Immensely. Here is its language:
However strange it may appear ~ the
midst of al complaints about the depres-
sion Of Russian trade. it Is, nevertheless,
a fact that in 1887 Russia exported moro
goods to foreign countries than ever be-
fore during her history. The amount of
AZ, 62I COO tchetvertS OF cereals nearly
equals the abnormal figures of - 500 600
tchetverts for 1878, which was the result
of a blockade for two years. More linen,
more linseed and he,npseed. and more
timber has been exported in 1887 than
ever before. The expectation OF petro-
leum has made great advances, increasing
every year. 1t has risen now TO the figure
of 1900. 900 pounds. Tho Russian Pc
troleum has succeeded at last Ii conquer
ing the.kuropean markets"
1t would appear from this that protec-
ton not only protects, but it actually in
creases external trade by stimulating pro-
duction to such al extent that there IS
more than enough for home consumption
In England, under free trade, the reverse
condition is noted English agriculture,
which . few years ago was one OF tho
great sources Of the prosperity of that
country, has been ruined, and tho produc-
ton has fallen OF SO generally that Eng
land, in case of foreign war, could DO
promptly starved into submission, as she
does Iot begin to raise enough food to
subsist her popuiation.-San Francisco
Chronicle
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-02
WAGES STEADILY INCREASING.
The Result OF Thirty Years of Protection
4 Home Market.

Home Market.
In illustration of tie advances made in
this country under protective tariff we
said on Saturday that the gross value Of
manufactures increased, from 1850 to
1850, 300 per cent. while population in
creased only 116 per cent. and the farm
acreage rs per cent. The figures were too
small; the net value of the products of
manufacture increased over 800 per cent,
the gross value showing gain of AZ per
cent. But as the value increased-al-
though the prices of products have low
ered-the wages of the workers have gone
up. Although the prices of manufactured
articles are lower, so that you can buy a
handsaw or set Of dishes much cheaper
than you could thirty years ago, wages
have gone up in the meantime, because
the tariff has enabled US to make so many
articles, having command of o large home
market, that the returns have been large.
In the thirty years between 1850 and
1880 we find that the amount Of wages
paid has gone up over 800 per cent, while
the number of hands employed has i'll
creased only 185 per cent. This means
that the average wages arc nearly 90 per
cent. higher now than they were thirty
years ago. This increase, remember, has
been right in the face of some OF the
most discouraging conditions possible.
During those years we have had the
greatest immigration known in the world 5
history. Such an influx of labor, by it
self, would undoubtedly tend to lower
wages. The amount of work to be done
remaining the same, and the prices OBJ
tanned for the product OF the work not
rising, an increase III the number Of
workers is bound to bring down
the share of each. But protec-
tive tariff has made it possible that the
amount of work should be increased more
rapidly than the number of work
ers, even while the prices obtained for the
product were falling; and SO the share Of
each worker has been decidedly increased
instead of being diminished as it must
have been under any tariff that did not en-
courage the starting of new industries
and the continuance of those already
started. In 1850 about one million
factory laborers earned nearly $237,-
there were not quite two and three-quar-
ter millions Of laborers in manufactures,
and they were paid in wages nearly $780,
markable fact of the wages and the out
put increasing together, while the prices
of the products of the factories were de-
creasing, it is worth thinking about.
Without tariff, and pretty high tariff,
new industries certainly could not have
started; and without the securing of the
home market by a continuance Of that Ia
riff, certainly our manufacturers could
not have afforded to raise tho wages of
their employees instead of lowering them
to the European standard.-New York
Mail and Express.
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-02
WEAKLY
Occupation

mus II VIII De seen LnaC English btu
uinous coal miners receive wages only
about half as large as do their American
brethren. The superior condition of our
own wage earners in this industry is quite
conclusively shown by the fact that very
many Of them are themselves immigrants
who have found here more comforts than
they could get abroad. Nine or ten dol
lars week, the lowest wages paid full
grown men in American coal mines, &C
cording to this table are quite as low as
anybody. except the free traders, would
like to see them 60. An approximation
to the miserable pittance of 81 and even
less which some classes of English miners
receive may be desirable thing from the
free trade point of view, but genuine
Americans would regard Il as purchasing
nero cheapIess at an exorbitant cost
Four dollar q week men may do for
monarchy, but they are not the kind OF
citizens for a FREQ republic.-Boston
Journal
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-02
BRITISH PRESS COMMENT.
Clipplngs Showing That England Appreci-
ates Cl.velands Efforts in Her Behalf.

Clipplngs Showing That England Appreci-
ates Cl.veiands Efforts in Her Behalf.
The London Iron and Steel Traders
Journal speaks Of the Democracy as 1.-The
party which advocates entire freedom Of
trade"
1t is considered here that free trade
with us (in America is just what is needed
to revive dropping English industries
London Dispatch to New York World.
He and they (Mr. Cleveland and tho
Democratic leaders, have taken up again
the old free trade policy of the South
Carolina politicians.-London Saturday
Review.
We shall be much mistaken il the effect
of this state communication will not be
to strengthen considerably the cause Of
free traders in all parts of the world
London Post.
Mr. Cleveland has taken his stand on
free trade. And on that broad question
aIr. Cleveland's candidature naturally and
necessarily carries English sympathy
London Globe.
The electoral conflict now in progress is
between free trade and protection and
nothing less. The stone now set rolling
will not stop until it has broken the idd
OF protection to pieces. London News.
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-02
MINERS WAGES.
They Are Low in This Country. but They
Are Much Lower in England.

The free trade organs have good deal
to say about the low wages paid to miners
in the coal and iron regions of this coun.
try. 1t is true that the return for the
tremendous labor and great risk which
miners have to undergo, seems dispropor-
tionate, and that it does not compare
very favorably with the pay which men
receive in certain other industries. But
this seems to be something universally
characteristic of the miners calling. The
circumstance that good deal of mine
labor comes very near the definition of
unskilled probably has considerable to do
with it. 1t is absurd at any rate for the
American free traders to use the low
average Of miners wages in this country
as an argument in favor of the destruc-
ton of the tariff, for low as they may be,
the stipends Of English miners are far
lower. A comparison of the two may be
instructive. This little table gives Eng
fish and American wages for mining
bituminouS coal;
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-02
PROTECTION BRINGS GOOD WAGES.
It Encourages Home Industries and Ben
efits Country and People.

efits Country and People.
Wages are better under protection than
under free trade. This is clear when the
United States and England are put side
by side. Wages grow better with pro-
lection. This has become clear in Ger
many, whose field, mine and mill yield
less than those of England, because the
land is poorer and feeds moro idlers and
therefore had far lower wages until Ger
many adopted protection. = Wages
grow big under protection because the
output is bigger, and the output is bigger
because protection leads men to work to-
gether and get all they can out Of Uncle
Sans farm. Any system which does this
must be good for wages.
How does protection do this? Take two
sets of settlers side by side. 1t is clear
that the set which gets most out of farm,
mine and mill will have most to divide
Both sets must first work with the ak
and pillow. All new lands must. In one
lot men say, we will each day give a little
more work to get this coal pit sunk. We
viii put in extra hours to set this forge
up. A few hours more each week shall
go to building mill dam. If man will
come here and set up his loom and spin
our wool we will keep him in house and
board until he can turn his corner and
begin to make things cheap. We will use
what is made here and we viii use moth
ing else.
This all would cost more than to trust
to the AK and plow alone and sell what
was cut and raised il the mart where all
was cheap. The cost of living would go
up where this plan was tried. Each man
would have to work harder, but he would
get more for his work There would be
more to divide and more to save The
mine would be sunk the forge be hot, the
mill wheel turn and the loom would hum.
The farmer would get more for his land
and the worker more for his work. All
would be done on high pressure, and the
land would flow with fairness.
Even with this draw back, it is clear
this set of men would turn ont more than
the one which took things as they came
and let al alone. 1t would have an ad-
vantage over the one which put no prize
on hard work and let the mine, the forge,
the mill and the loom be set up when
some man thought he could risk turning
from the field in which he knew there was
money to new trade in which there
might be but was not likely to be with
old hands in the old country all in full
running shape. Wages would be lower
and would stay lower with this second
set, because less would be done. The
man with turn for setting mill going
would think twice before he did it with
no sure market open, and the man with
coal on his land would go on blowing for
food instead of digging for coal.
This is ali SO plain and clear that 10
man can gainsay it. 1t has been said be
fore and will be again, and it tells all the
truth about the way protection raises
wages, first by raising more out Of which
to pay wages, and next by raising men
who work harder.-Philadelph Press.
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-02
A TALE WITH A MORAL
Smith Proposed to Guard His Corn as
We Should American Industries.

John Smith had board fence around
his corn field to keep out his neighbor
Browns cows. Mr.. Brown didn't ike
this fence at all. His pastures were lean
and dry, and he thought it would bo .
fine thing if his cows could get into Mr.
Smiths field. Accordingly he set to
work with Mr. Smiths hired man and
persuaded him by arguments and brides
to pull down part Of the fence.
One day when Mr.. Smith was looking
over his farm he found the man at work
removing some of the boards from the
fence.
What are you doing there" demanded
Mr.. Smith.
I'm reforming the fence, sorr-there's
a dale too much of it for the good OF the
corn"
But you'll let in Browns COWS. and
they'll trample down the whole field"
urged Mr.. Smith.
''Sedad, it won't be so bad as that,
sorr. I'm only taking DOM 10 Or 20 per
cent. of the fence There's enough of it
left TO protect the corn. SORT TIA only re-
juicing the average of the fence. Sure.
it's there still.
It is enough to say that Alr. Smith
didn't see the point, and ordered the fence
and its protection restored.-Spriugfield
tMaSs.) Union.
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-02
DEMOCRACY AND THE VETERANS.
1t Says They Can Go to the PoOrhOuse if
Not Self SupportirS.

The Cleveland Plain Dealer referred to
the Union veterans as stupid and bigoted
soldiers" Congressman Kilgore, an ex-
Confederate Democratic officeholder,
openly insulted them on the floor of the
house as paupers; and now Matson, the
Democratic candidate for governor of In
diana, in Democratic majority report
from the committee on pensions, says:
And if one meaning soldier peEsioner)
receives not enough, it is because he did
not serve long enough, and can he be
heard to complain if he gets just rate
equal to his fellow soldiers? And for the
remainder Of the relief necessary to his
support, he shall be allowed, as other
citizens must, to accept the charity Of the
local authorities.
Isn't that statement disgraceful? If an
Old veteran, MANNED or in the last stages
of disease, is unable to support himself,
lie can go to the poorhouse before the
government shall aid him. That is the
exact substance of Mr.. Matson's declara-
ton. This is some more of the great love
the Democratic party bears toward the
SoldiprSi
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-02
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che aaha 1aiu Eagle: SUNDAY Boruue epember 2 1855


The Philadelphia Press. in answering
subscriber who wants to know what effect
the tariff law passed by congress few
years ago reducing the duty On wool had
on the sheep industry Of ths country,
says:
The tariff of 1888 not only reduced the
duties On wool. but by reducing the rates
on WOODEN goods and changing the CLASH
i;eation on wo-sted it stimulated imports.
SO that the market for hone wool was cut
both ways, directly end Indirectly. The
number of sheep in tho United States has
decreased under this tariff from 80, o9o, coo
IN 1856 20 5000. Geo IN 1855. while on the
regular a6Fanes Ii progress before II
should have reached 84.CGo,eo1- Ths
sheep IN tais country beleng 10 100000
flock masters. employing 100000 pen,
with an invested capital of $500. 0co. eco.
The wool clip of the United States is the
sixth largest il the world. and under the
skill expended in developing our wool in
dustry the average weight of the Aneri-
can fleece has advanced from 1so pounGs
in 1910 to $50 pounds in 1850 and to s
pounds in 1887. The duty protecting this
industry amounts to cents per head"