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Sharp County record., 1890-10-09
POLITICAL DRIFT.
nal.

The Kansas Republicans have all
joined the Farmers Alliance in order
to oppose the Mckinley bill.-Atlanta
Constitution.
There is no need OF looking up
another headsman to succeed Clarkson.
He didn't leave any thing for another
headsman to do.-Buffalo Courier
MIR Farwell and l IN old times
were Democrats. We went into the
anti'slavery movement together, |
went into tho army: he didn't, lie made
money; didn't John NJ Palmer
Tho spoils system under Harrison
never gets n vacation. Although Har.
rison is at Crescent Springs, he goes on
making removals and appointments rs
industriously as il at the White House.
Chicago Herald
q Corporal Tanner must be con.
templating the woes Of Pension Cou.
missioner Raum with considerable sat.
isfaction these days, The business Of
pension attorney yields handsomer
dividends than tho average refrigerator
stock. Boston Herald.
Hon. Clifton r. Breckenridge
could hardly have higher compliment
than to be turned out OF a Congress cor
trolled by Reed, Quay and Dudley !
will be accepted as evidence that h,
does not conform to the blocks.oi.Gyo
standard. St Louis Republic
Mr. Kennedy the rampant roarer
from Ohio, declares that the g, o. p has
never assisted in riyeting the shacklos
on human being, The g, o. p is con,
tent with robbing poor people In order
that II may have campaign fund and
hold tho ollcoa Chicago Evening Post
"A great deal might be said in
favor Of Reeds gag rule IL It we're some.
times applied when II ought to bc. II
is often used 10 cut of the dca3.n OF
Democratic members on important pub.
lie questions, but 10 Is never used TO
choke OF such indeccnces as that late,
ly pcrpotrated by Cannon, Chicago
Herald.
Senator Paddock has told tho
gentlemen engaged In passing the Nc.
Klnlcy bill that tho West believes that
tariff revision should mean tariff reduc.
tion, and there Is not tho slightest
doubt that tho coming elections will
show that he is correct. Nevertheless,
In tho language OF late carpet bag
Senator from South Carolina, there may
30 Two yuarS OF good stealing In thv
Meklaloy blh-pgoyldence Journal
Sharp County record., 1890-10-09
Some Points About the Mckinley Bill.


The duty fixed by the Mckinley bin
as reported to the Senate on common
brown earthenware common stono
ware, and crucibles not ornamented OF
decorated in any manner" is 25 per cent.
This is the same as it is now, except in
one item where it has been raised from
20 to 25 per cent
The duty on cotton thread-except on
the very cheapest kind-has been adj.
vanced from Is to IS, 20 to 23, and 25 to
2S cents pound. The 33 and 3S cent
duties are unchanged. The tax of 4S
cents pound is increased to ono of 50
per cent Another very considerable
increase" which is "belioved TO be nec-
essary' because of sharp foreign com.
petition" is that on collars and cuffs
composed entirely Of cotton. The in
crease IS considerable; it being from 40
per cent, to 10 cents dozen and 35 per
cent, 80 cents dozen and 35 per cent,
and to so per cent.
In short, If any individual with a grain
of sense or glimmer of manhood were
to study this scandalous bill as it was
reported by the Senate Finance Com
mittee, he would swear eternal war
against the party which is responsible
for It, and against every man who voted
for IT It's iniquitios stand revealed on
every page. 1t is brutal piece OF log.
islation, and is wholly in tho interest u
the rich and powerful.
Sharp County record., 1890-10-09

holders. / therefore offer resolution
discharging Mr.. Smyser from th, com
mittee, and directing the Speaker 10
appoint his successor.
1t was plain Mr.. Smyser wtrld not
take a hint; his colleagues, therefore,
prepared to administer the lesson, Rep
resentative Morrill,, OF Kansas, chair
man of the committee, tried to let him
down easily, but only succeeded in ad-
ministering a stinging rebuke ut is
due to the Speaker and to the Rembers
of the committee" said he, ito sXJ that
the first intimation they have had that
one of the members had stock in the
refrigerator company was when the
books were produced. The c-oduct OF
the gentleman from Ohio hT n per.
fectly honorable. He seem -. Que de.
sirous of arriving at the truth and the
whole truth. l do not doubt the gen.
tleman's motives in the least, but do
hope now that in order to relieve the
other members he will promptly with
draw from the committee"
This was pretty plain talk, and it ap.
peared to penetrate the rhinocerous
hide of the gentleman from Ohio, who
rose and said that while he felt that
there was nothing in the charges
against General Raum in any way af-
fecting him, in order to satisfy tho
other side of the House and the coun-
try, in duty to himself he most respect
fully asked to be relieved from further
service on the committee. There we're
no dissenting votes when the Speaker
asked unanimous consent to releye the
gentleman. - Washington Cor. y. Y,
World.
Sharp County record., 1890-10-09

a convict opposition TO that all-comp:e-
hending, unsatisfied and extortionate
monopoly"
But this was not all. He had said
something of reciprocity. This idea was
popular with the people. The Amer
lean people needed other oppor'
tunities than those afforded by
the home market We must
have consumers. There is a general
desire that other nations should become
acorainted with the American flag,
which used to be known on every sea
and under every sky, This tariff bill
gave us the opportunity to secure great
advantages, in the way OF trade rela'
tions from other countries
Even in regard to wool, while he be-
lieved in fully protecting the farmers
on the kinds of wool that they raised,
vet if they could not or would not raise
me coarse Argentine sools, he believed
in keeping the duty on those wools to
| be used for trading purposes, And he
would let those wools in free If the coun'
tries that produced them would open
their markets to our wares. Such a
policy would, he thought, do more to
build UP our shipping interests than
would the most extravagant subs dies,
for it would give our ships something tf
carry.
Mr. Davis has evidently heard from
| the Western farmers.
Sharp County record., 1890-10-09
THE SMYSER EPISODE.
An Eyewitness Account of n Disgrace
full Chapter In the Raum Case.

An Eyewitness Account of n Disgrace
full Chapter In the Raum Case.
Representative Smyser, of Ohio, who,
,everal weeks ago, was appointed a
member of the special committee to in
vestigate the management Of the Pen
sion Bureau under Commissioner Raum,
rose in his place and admitted that
while sitting in Judgment upon the
Commissioner he was himself financial
ly interested in the chief scheme, by
the aid OF which, it has been alleged,
Raum has been able to swindle the
clerks In his employ and defraud tho
| Government Of services which should
have been devoted exclusively to official
duties.
The charge and the confession pro.
duccd q genuine sensation, but tho
spectacle that followed was even moro
remarkable. Smyser attempted u justi-
iication amid tho groans and Kisses OF
his colleagues on both sides Of tho
chamber, and sat down without with.
drawing from tho committee. lie would
doubtless still be a member Of It but for
the action Of Representative Morrill,, OF
Kansas, chairman OF the special com.
mittco and political associate OF Mr..
Smysor. Mr., Morrill, rose in his seat
and pointcdly suggested TO the reluctant
Ohloon tho proprioty Of rcsigning. Tho
episode was decidedly edifying, and tho
reflection upon Speaker Reed was so
strong that he hastcnod to disayow any
knowledge Of Smyser's connection with
the Raum enterprises,
Representative Cooper OF Indiana, to
whom credit is due for whatever light
tho Republican majority of the Rsun
committee permits to be shed on the
recent management Of the Pension
Olllco, sprang the mino that carried Mr..
hmyscr OF his feet. Rising to ques.
tlon OF personal privilege, ho called at
tention to tho fact that one OF tho
charges mado In The resolution offered
by him for tho investigation Of the Com.
missioner OF Tensions was that the
Commissioner was selling stock In q
refrigerator company to employees Of
the ponS'on oAlee ~ have In vain
attempted to obtain tho names Of tho
stockholders in D,o concern" said he.
To-day have learned, and this know.
ledge is borne out by the testimony,
that one OF tho members o, thAlnyes.
tigating oommit,ee =aepsasaBt,tt,s NJ.
Il Smysor, OF ohio-is one o. tAe slook.
Sharp County record., 1890-10-09
FACTS AND FICTION.
A Protective TariI is Not Even an "lionor-
able Kind of 1hievery."


In one of Shakespeare's plays, "Ihe
Two Gentleman of Verona" the hero
Valentine, and his servant Speed, are
captured by band of outlawed robbers
Valentine tells them, in response to
their questionings, what kind OF man
he is, and he paints his character so at
tractively that one OF the cut-throats
says:
Ry the bare scalp Of Robin Hoods fat friar
Tais ie low were king for our wild faction
The servant Speed, then remarks:
Master, lie one of them;
Il il an hon rlble kind of thevery.
After some parley, and rather for
midable show of force, Valentine con-
sents to be their king,
Provl led that you do no outrages
On lily wo nen and poor pas 'engers'
This was agreed to, for the outlaws
say: "We detest such vile, base prac'
tees"
An honorable kind of thieyery! 80
it was, if for no other reason than that
it did not pretend to be any tn ng else
than thieving The men who practlced
it did not boast Of their patriotism; they
were not protecting" or fostering"
any one e'se; they did not sneak upon
their Prey under the cover OF law;
they did not claim that their levy was
not tax; they simply took what did not
belong to them whenever they were
strong enough. They lived by thievery,
and they knew it, and they acknowl-
edged it. 1t was honorable thievery. !"
Leave off the adjective and there re-
mains scientifically y accurate definition
of protection. The men who live by
protection do boast loudly of their pa
triotsm; they talk of protecting and
fostering the industrial interests of the
whole country, meaning thereby, them
selves; they work in harmony with, and
under the sanction of laws which they
have bought and paid for; they insist
that their sway is not tax upon the
rest of tho community; they take what
does not belong to them and would have
other people believe that they are con-
ferring benefit upon those from whom
they take it. They live by thieVery.
/ But it is not honorable thievery." "
And the man who consents to be king
over this wild faction" must sell him
self body and sonl-must be ready to go
all lengths
But the robbers of the play condemned
'outrages on silly women and poor pas
sengers" as "vile base practices" Not
so the modern and improved" brigands
They are as cold and cruel as Satan
The weak and the helpless are their
special prey They delight to get hold
of the "poor passengels"-the poorer
the better He must be very poor in
deed, who isn't poorer after they get
through with him. They rob him of
shelter and clothes and food and medi-
cine and tools and furniture and carpets
and blankets and they have the nerve
to tell him TINT it is all for his good!
But day of reckoning is coming
When it does come people will be al
lowed to keep what belongs to them;
and those who object tJ such state Of
things will be forced to adopt the pro-
fesson of honorable thieving"-which
will be vast improvement over the
nresent situation
Sharp County record., 1890-10-09
LUMBER DUTIES.

Senator Mcpherson Attempts to Reduce
the Cost of the Western Farmers Home.
Senator Mcpherson, of New jersey
is dissatisfied, as we'll he may be, with
the wood schedule in the Tariff bill now
before the Senate. He has proposed a
substitute for that schedule which will,
if adopted, make the following changes:
Cabinet and house furniture of wood,
finished, 80 instead of 35 per cent.
Manufactures of wood, or of which
wood is the principal component part,
not specially enumerated, 80 instead Of
35 per cent.
Manufactures of cedar wood, ebony,
mahogany, rosewood, etc., so instead OF
20 per cent.
Timber, hewed and sawed, and timber
used for spars and in building wharves,
free instead of 10 per cent
Timber, squared or sided free, instead
of 4 cent per cubic foot
Wood manufactured aid not spe-
cially enumerated, free, instead of 20
per cent
Sawed boards, planks, deals and all
other articles of sawed lumber free, in
stead of 81, 81, so, 50, $3.50, So, $3.50 per
1000 feet.
Hubs for wheels, posts last blocks,
wagon blocks, car blocks, gun blocks,
and all Ike blocks or sticks, rough
hewn or sawed only, free, instead of 20
per cent.
Slaves of wood free, instead of 10 per
cent
Pickets and palings, free, instead Of
20 per cent.
Lathes, free, instead of Is cents per
1,OOO pieces
Shingles, free, instead of So cents per
1000.
Clapboards, free, instead of $3.50 and
s.. 90 per 1000.
Pine or spruce logs free.
If any foreign nation, from which we
may import these articles, shall put an
export duty upon them, our tariff duties
are to be maintained at the present fig
ure, as against that nation.
Mr., Mcpherson has performed this
not very difficult feat Of improving upon
the Tariff bill reported from the Finance
Committee AS his plan, however, does
not aim to 'check importations, it IS
extremely improbable that it will be
followed.
Sharp County record., 1890-10-09
MINNESOTA AND THE BILL.

Senator Davis Favors Reciprocity and APP
proves the Twine eTrust-Insufiiciency of
Home Marke,-Necesslty For Foreign
Outlet-EXtortions of the Binding Twine
Trust What should BE Done.
Senator Davis, Of Minnesota, who is
supposed to belong to the high tariff
crowd, made speech in the Senate a
few days ago in which he showed with
great clearness the burdensome effect
Of the tariff upon the farmers He said
that he favored reciprocity, and that he
thought the pending bill should be
amended so as to give the farmers ac-
cess to foreign markets, especially to
the markets of our neighbors north and
south Of us. There must be an outlet
for the vastsurplus Of agricultural prod
ucts which we raise We can not getr rich
by swapping jackets with one another
Foreign trade is necessity. So, good
as he thought the Mckinley bill was as
a whole, he hoped to see it amended in
this direction.
But there were items in it which he
could not approve. Binding twine, up
on which the Finance Committee of the
Senate has placed a duty of II cents a
pound (the Ways and Means Committee
Of the House had fixed the duty at u
cents should 60 upon the free list lie
was quite clear on that point. His con-
stituents were farmers, and this sense
less and wicked tax cost them 81, 0OO 900
year They could not afford to pay
1t; they should not he compelled to
pay it 1t was simply tax upon the
farmers for the benefit Of gigantic and
greedy corporation, The whole busi-
ness was trusted" All tho manufact-
urers OF cordage and binding twine
werc in the combination. This combi-
nation not only limited the production
OF the manufactured article and fixed
It's Tr,ccs, but 1t controlled tho supply
OF raw material in tho places where it
was grown. 1t exercised It's great pow
cr merclessly and the twine men
played right into its hands There
were fortY.two American and soven
Canadian establishments in tho com BIZ
nation, Their purchases were all made
by ono man, and committee OF three
fixed tho prices ~ which they should
sell, and declared how much OF product
they should turn out They were great
or than the Legislature; they were above
the law Why no asked, should wo
protect these gontlomcn2 Thoy could
protect themselves and wore ablo TO
'spoliata tho world" Yet they were
threatening to shut up these mills when
the demands were complied with.
Mr. Davis showed by figures that the
profits on the manufacture OF binding
twlno amounted 70 40 per cent; that Is
out Of the Sl0,0OO 900 paid for this article
BY the American farmers each year,
ScjOOOO was cloan profit Such was
tho business that IL was now proposed
TO protect lie thought that Il was
quito able 10 stand alono.
Tho situation was 80 bad In his State
that tho authorities were going to put
up machinery In tho State prison to try
to mako binding twlne out OF Mime.
dta fax flber II was, ho said, "a
yrikinR commentary TO protection on
thot industry that tho groatost wheat
growing state In tho Union had been
Qpmsllea 70 80, w In its penltentisrv
Sharp County record., 1890-10-09
FORTUNES IN FROGS.
One Old Man who Made 100000 Out OF
the Little Croakers.

"About twenty-five years ago" said
an old attendant of tho big Washington
market to Boston Globe reporter, "scv-
eral men made fortunes at catching frogs
and sending them to market The legs
were cut off skinned, washed, and artor
being mildly salted, were sent away in
barrels, Prices ranged from so to 75
cents for dozen pairs Of legs, and rs
sales were quick, thore was pile of
money in the occupation,
"0no old fellow, blacksmith by tho
namo of Wcld, down in Grcenbush, Me-,
supplied all of New England for years.
lie lived by the side of very extensive
swamps that were filled with wrigglors
and cattails, Tho former furnished
food for tho frogs, whilo the latter gave
them shade, have soon bullrrog legs
that were nearly as big as tho leg OF
chicken,
"Old man Wold used to hire boys to
kill tho frogs for him, giving thom five
or six cents dozen, Tho frogs wero so
plenty that many Of the children earn.
ed good wages even at that small price.
Weld dressed the frogs, corncd thom
and shipped them to Boston in barrels,
like herrings, He kept up the business
for years, and, though he slew hundreds
of thousands every year, the supply did
nor diminish at all.
"By and by the prices won't way down
and, as tho old man had cleared about
500, 900 out OF the scheme, he retired,
built himself fine mansion and lived
AZ his oOso, lie Is the only man know
Of who got rich by catching frogs, but /
have heard OF several othors."
Sharp County record., 1890-10-09
Protection With u Vengeance.

A gentleman writes to q New York
paper telling Of an instructive expert
ence he had with the customs officers
lie recently won't abroad, and before
sailing he bought guido book in New
York. 1t was an English publication,
and Of course It's duty had been paid
when 1t was imported, And also, Of
course, that duty was paid back to tho
seller OF tho book by tho purchaser So
tho man who became It's owner paid for
the book, duty and all,
Whom no landed In Now York, upon
his return homo, tho customs officers
very politely told him that ho would
have to pay duty on his English guide
book, Protest was in vain. 1t made no
difference that 1t was his book. 1t made
no difference that he had already paid
the tax Nothing made any difference.
SO he forked over his little 25 per cent,
and probably felt proud that he had
contributed twico on ono article to tho
protection OF American industry"
Sharp County record., 1890-10-09

In stone quarry near Kertsch, In
South Russia, q catacomb has boon dIs.
covered in the form OF vast hall dl.
vidod into several compartments by
thirteen columns, adorned artlslcally
with ornamental figures, On ono Of
them is written, In Crook roundhand,
"Tho Judge Sorak built this sanctuary
on now sito, without removing any OF
tho human remains found there. Lot
no one touch or desocrOto my body after
my death, for ho who does so will never
enter the spirit kingdom" This in.
seription Is surrounded with drawings
OF the human heart and surmountcd by
two winged geaA holding foral cmbloms,
Sharp County record., 1890-10-09

In his message to Congress In 1884
President Arthur said "Tho healthful
enlargement OF our trade with Europe,
Asia md Africa should DO sought by re.
ducing tariff burdens on such OF their
wares as neithor wo nor tho other Amer.
lean States are fitted to produce, and
thus enabling ourselves TO obtain In 70.
turn better market for oui supplies Of
food OF raw materials aud OF the manu-.
faaissna ~ wh,Sh ...- .-,' i"
Sharp County record., 1890-10-09
ONE EN.JOYS|

oNH HA<JOiN
Both the method and resulh9
Syrup of Figsis taken; ;ithTPlsd1 !
and refreshingt to the taste, Ml
gentlyyetpromptly on theEa1
Liver and Bowels, cleansestAt
tenn effectually, dispels cOlal4!A
aches and fevers andcuresht5
constipation. Syrup Of Egi7
only remedy of its kind NaH
duced, pleasing to the taste m
ceptable to the stomach, pnIFl
its action and truly beneHcail
effects, prepared only frcn,thl]
healthy and agreeable sasal1 Mll !
its many excellent qualities \
mend it to all and have nas|
the most popular remedy tgI; q;
Syrup Of Figs is for ! sale i y J
and 81 bottles by all leadlns's1
gists. Any reliable drugyi,
may not have it on hand Will '.,I
cure it promptly for any sl', !.
wishes to try it. Do not ~
any substitute. ....,,,
CALIFORNIA FIG SYHW
SAN FRANCISCO, GA GAL, ,,o,r
LOUISVILLE. Ky. Nc" '''1.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-06-18
CHAPTER XVII.


a few days after the events described
excited by the news brought in by cour-
Ter to the effect that General Montcalm
had taken Fort Oswego, and was prepar-
ing to drive the English back to the sea-
board, If not into the Atlantic ocean
itself, so highly are events exaggerated,
especially in time of war; and while
the men gathered In the streets and
wine-shops to discuss tho news and
drink to the success of la belle France
and her heroic general, many woman's
cheeks grew pale and her eyes moist
with tears for some absent soldier
whose life was more precious to her
than the glory which he courted or won
upon the field Of conquest.
Nine. Chevreul proud as she was of
her ancestry, whose names adorned the
roll of French chivalry, felt quite as
acutely as the humblest soldiers wife
the pang Of doubt about hor husbands
fate which followed tho first thrill of
national triumph. This feeling was
dominant as she sat on the veranda Of
Mrs. Vernon's house, listening to that
lady's gentle words Of hope. For her
the battle of life was fought; she had
buried her dead, and her wounded heart
now only bled at the story of another's
woe. For her, glory awoke no enth usi-
asm, defeat no humiliation. The vic
Tins of war shared her. sympathy and
her gentle offices, whether they follow
ed the red banner of England or the
lilies of France, and she was now striv-
ing to pour tho balm Of hope into the
heart of her friend
Tho stars were looking down on the
broad river and the restless town with
that divine serenity which, like Chris
tian faith, shines all the brighter for
tho surrounding darkness
This was Mrs. Vernon's theme, of
Which she never wearied, and SO sweet
and earnest were the words which
flowed from tho fountain Of conviction
in her soul that she seldom failed to
pour the oil Of hope and consolation on
the heart of her listener.
Nine. Chevreul dried her tears. 81
saw meteor shoot across the sky just
now" she said, $50 bright, so beautiful,
it seemed like an omen Of good"
The elder woman shook her head
"Omens are for unbelievers. The Star
| Of Bethlehem heralded the greatest
event the world has ever known; but ii
was not an omen; 1t was"
She stopped. There was a shadow
between her and the stars, a silent pres