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Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-12-31

The fact that prominent firm of
importers in New York has selected
the enactment of the Mckinley law
as good time to 60 out of business
will, of course, thrill Mr.. Mckinley
and Mr.. Reed with delight. 1t will
satisfy them that the bill is accomplish
ing the blessed work for which it was
enacted. But people who wear clothes
and have to buy rather inexpensive
ones, will be interested in this expla-
nation given by Mr.. Jerome Bern
heimer of this firm:
Under the Dingley law all worsteds
were taxed as woolens and the duty
advanced to 116 per cent. on lower
grades, and rs per cent. on the more
costly, with average protection of
81 per cent. But this was not enough.
The Mckinley bill still further dis
turbs trade by levyipg a weight duty
of A cents per pound and SO per cent.
ad valorem, thus giving the Republi-
can manufacturers a protection, rang
ing from 16b per cent. on the cheap
err goods, down to 100 per cent. on the
finer qualities, and averaging 121 per
cent. These goods cost abroad from
Is. to As. Cd. per yard. Spring goods
weigh about Is ounces to the yard,
winter cloth 20 ounces. A simple cal
culation will enable you to see that 20
ounce goods, costing Is. 3d., or "a
cents, in England, must pay weight
duty of IS cents plus an ad valorem
duty of 81 cents, making 80 cents in
all, or 1852 per cent. protection. On
the same goods year ago the tax
would have been Al cents, or rs per
cent. protection. Now take a higher
grade of goods, costing double that
just mentioned, or As. 3d., $1.08. The
weight duty on this would be 55 cents.
the ad valorem duty 81 cents, total
1.09, or 101 per cent. protection
Thus you see that the cheaper goods
pay almost as much duty as goods
which cost twice as much. The effect
on our selling prices has been in pro-
portion to these changes in duty
Goods selling formerly at $3.50 per
yard have necessarily advanced 40
cents. This means that they cannot
be sold in sufficient quantities to make
it worth our while to remain longer
in the business. The same thing is
true of all our other imports. Take
italian cloths and other coat lining.
Here the duty has advanced from ~
per cent. on the cost to 142 per cent.
Eek.
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Tax by the Tariff Metho d.

Section 391 of the new tariff tax
law is as follows:
ION woolens and worsted yarns
made wholly or in part of wool, worst
ed. the hair of the camel, goat, alpaca
or other animals, valued at not more
than thirty cents per pound, shall be
two and one-half times the duty i'm.
posed by this act on pound Of un-
washed wool of the first class, (273
cents), and in addition thereto, thirty
five per cent. ad valorem;
"Valued at more than thirty cents
and not more than fortycents per pound,
the duty shall be three times the duty
imposed by this act on pound of un-
washed wool ofthe first class, GAG cents)
and in addition thereto thirty.five per
centum I'D valorum
valued at more than forty cents
per pound, the duty per pound shall
be three and one-half times the duty
imposed by this act on pound of un-
washed wool of the first class, 1854
cents, and in addition thereto forty
per cent id valorem."
Section 1872 gives the tariff taxes on
another kind Of goods, and is as fol.
lows:
ION wooden or worsted cloths, knit
fabrics, shawls, and all fabrics
made on knitting machines or frames,
and all manufactures of every descrip-
ton made wholly or in part Of wool
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healing process. These tissue flakes
Of steel are the tin plates of commerce.
Under the old process these plates
we're dipped in melted tin and simply
allowed to drip. Very little of the
tin would run off, and it was calculat-
ed that 10 pounds would cover 81 500
square feet of surface. Then a pair
of rollers was invented to remove a
portion of the surplus tin. This re-
duced the amount of tin to IL pounds.
Next. a second pair of rollers was
introduced. which reduced the weight
of tin to FIVE pounds. and lately a
third pair is used which reduces it to
three pounds. Each successive rolling
renders the tin more worthless. 1t is
pretty plain that such thin plates. with
one pound of tin to more than 10000
square feet Of surface, must depend
for whatever durability they possess
as roofing material upon the coat of
paint that must be put on at the start,
and renewed every year or two. Be-
sides, the expansion and contraction Of
a tin roof is liable to tear it loose from
its fastenings, and the whole blow off
in high wind. The alleged "tin"
shingles are no better, as the plate and
the tin surface are cracked by the dies
used in making the fanciful corrugat-
ed figure.
AS to protection from fire, it may
be said that only small proportion
of fires have their origin on the roof.
The only protection afforded is against
sparks from a burning chimney or ad-
jacent building.
A properly laid roof of good shin
giles is far better protection from wind
and rain than cheap tin one, and
costs less. IF kept well painted, it is
more durable and can be rendered
equally as secure against fire at no
great expense. Of course a wooden
roof is not admissible within the fire
of cities and towns, and Meth
er should cheap tin roof be, for that
matter.
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ceeded w. +. Powers, of Albion, in
the dry goods business, under the firm
name of Stone q Comstock. In the
fall of 1870 the firm moved to Peters
burg, Va. but, being SO soon after the
war there the new enterprise, which
was merchandise and milling, did not
meet with success but they paid 100
cents on dollar, and their liabilities
were about $4,000. In 1872 Mr..
Stone came to New York and bought
canal boat and outfit all on credit,
and when he came to balance his
books at the close of navigation he
found himself financially ahead, after
being driver, steersman and captain
on the boat. In 1873 he embarked
in the grocery trade at Lapeer, Mich,
and afterwards added to his business
hardware and agricultural implements,
the latter with S. r. Wilcox, of La
peer, as his partner. In 1881 he was
elected Democratic City Clerk of La
peer and in the same year he was COM
PEELED to dispose of his business inter-
ests on account of failing health, caus-
ed by exposure while in the army.
In February, 1882, his friends, re-
CARELESS of politics, Endorsed him for
clerkship in the Auditor Generals
office at Lansing, which position he
held until 1885. In that year he, in
partnership with DR.. Rush j. Shank
and George Z. Lawrence, loaded five
cargoes with merchandise, teams and
stock, and was among the first to move
into and develop Mcintosh County,
Oak. He was postmaster there under
Cleveland, and established the Nc
Intosh County Democrat. In 1887
Mr.. Stone returned to Clare County,
Mich, and embarked in the lumber
and milling business, which he is at
present engaged in. He was elected
clerk of Clare County in 1888 by a
good Democratic majority.
In 1884 and 1885 he was Adjutant-
General of the Department of Mich
igan, G. A. R., in 1887 aid-decamp
on the staff of Commander-in-chief
Fairchild, and in 1880 junior vice.
commander of the Department of
Michigan. G.. A. r.. and in 1890 del
egate to the national encampment at
Boston.-Free Press.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-12-31

What the farmer needs to learn is
that the prosperity of other industries
is built up largely at his expense |;
that the taxing power of the govern
ment is used to draw his substance
from him to enrich favored interests,
and that it is impossible for him to es-
cape mortgages so long as the fruits
of his labor are sold in competition
with all the world. while the cost Of
what he buys is enhanced with taxa
ton for the benefit of others. When
he understands why prosperity attends
other pursuits and leaves him to strug-
gle with mortgages. he will learn that
the remedy is to be found not in third
party movements but in an intelligent
choice between the two parties, one
or the other of which must prevail in
our national politics.--New York
Times.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-12-31

Greater durability and protection
from FIRE are the points relied upon to
Offset the greater cost of tin roof over
a wooden one-olaims that are more
plausible than real, when the subject
is investigated.
First, as to the durability of tin
for roofing purposes. All the foreign
tin plate now made, is rolled from
Bessemer, or open hearth steel, to a
thinness that q few years ago was simp-
ly impossible with the machinery and
the processes for regulating the amount
of carbon then known. After being
annealed In q furnace for IL hours
the plates are passed through cold
rolls, still reducing their thickness and
closing the fine holes or pores, that
may develop under the first rolling
process, and again subjected to the an
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-12-31

George w. Stone was born in New
bern, N. O., August q, 1849. His
father was sea captain in the West
India and coasting trade. When
George was 2 years old his father
moved to Brooklyn, N. Y, where
he resided for six years, when rever-
ses in his fathers family threw him
into the Children's Aid Society. and
he, with 81 other little ones, was given
away to the charitable people of Mich
igan. George found good home on
farm at Albion and remained there
until December IL, 1852, when he en-
listed in Company ID, First Michigan
Sharpshooters, and served with his
company and regiment until August
II, 1865, never being absent from his
regiment day from date Of enlist
ment to date of discharge, excepting
when on fhrlough for meritorious con-
duct. From 1865 to 1869 he attend
ed the common schools and Albion
College. In 1869 he and G. j. Com
stock, now of Springport, Mich, sue
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-12-31

The Detroit News is not yet through with
the distribution of The Russian Wedding
Feast, and are already out with the announc-
ment of their next great offer to subscrib.
ers. They will publish beautiful quarter
ly magazine called "The Quarterly Regis
ter of Current History" and present it free
every three months to all regular subscrib-
ers to the Evening and Sunday News. The
book will be full of interesting reading and
the choicest pictures. The expense of this
undertaking is enormous when it is consid-
cred that they must give away 45, 900 copies
to supply their regular subscribers, not
counting the thousands who will now take
the News to secure this beautiful book every
three months, but The News was never
known to stop at expense when they under
take to do anything.
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Senator Vests Idea of What the Dem.
ocrats Should DO.

Senator George u. Vest, who will
be elected at the coming session of the
Missouri Legislature to succeed him
self in the United States Senate, said
of the election:
"The lesson of the recent election is
simply that the American people will
not tolerate any political party that
will pass such an outrageously unjust
measure as the Mckinley bill. After
the defeat of Mr.. Cleveland in 1888,
the Republicans concluded that the
people would submit to any increase
in the tariff. 1t was the rule for Re-
publican leaders to refuse to discuss
the schedule of the Mckinley bill,
simply saying the people had given
their verdict for such increased duties
as the party leaders saw fit to make.
The idea was that the defeat of CIeve-
land meant the Endorsement of the
Chicago platform, written by McKin-
ley, on which Harrison was elected,
declaring for tariff high enough to ex-
clude all foreign products.
"In plain language, the Republic
cans had a severe attack of big head
and thought they could do as they
pleased. The election is the result.
Then there was the other pc rtion of
the Republican party who sought to
keep sectional antagonism alive by the
force bill President Harrison, who
is narrow-minded, bigoted partisan,
with nothing but animosity toward
the South, committed his administra-
ton to the Lodge bill, and Tuesdays
election is the result. The course of
speaker Reed also contributed large
ly to the result. The people admire
straight man, but have no use for as
brutal and unfair partisan"
Senator Vest then at some length
outlined what he thought the Demo-
cratic party should do. He said /:
1.-THE Democratic party should pro-
coed deliberately and cautiously to at
tack the outrageous taxation of the
Mckinley bill by the enactment by
the next House of special bills.
These bills should be sent to the SEN
ate, and let the Republicans there
take the responsibility of defeating
them if they dare. No general tariff
bill should be passed. Let the House
put salt, lumber and other articles on
the free list by special bills, and let
the Republican Senate wrestle with
them. If our party does not catch
the same disease which has destroyed
the power of the Republicans, we will
elect the next President, and in few
years, control the Senate. We must
convince the people of the United
States that we do not propose to in
jure the interest Of any class, but that
we are simply repeating the unjust
and unequal legislation which has
created partnership between certain
favored classes and the Government,
at the expense of the taxpayers. The
Democratic party is right on the tariff
question, beyond all doubt, and that
the people are fast learning this is
shown by the result of last Tuesdays
elections all the country" National
Demonrat
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-12-31
Detroit Markets.

The following market quotations
are copied from the Detroit Free
Press.
Apples, 1925 to 4.25 per Dbl.
Butter, 90 to 20 per pound.
Live fowls, &c TO &c per pound.
Live turkeys, 10 to lie per pound.
Eggs, 10 to 25 cents per dozen.
Flour per barrel, $425 to 1915
Hay, baled, $3.50 to $1,000 per ton.
Oats per bushel, 45c to 46c.
Onions, 1.15 to $50 per Dbl.
Pork, $1,000 to $11.75 per bhl.
Potatoes, 80 to 90 per bushel.
Wheat, 1904 to 5000 per bushel.
The quotations, given by the Free
Press, are mostly Of Wholesale ma
ture. The prices at retail stores must
be somewhat higher.
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allow delicious is the winning

OF kiss, at loves beginning"
sings the poet, and his sentiment is true
with one exception. If either party has the
catarrh, even loves kiss loses its sweetness
DR.. Sage's Catarrh Remedy is sure cure
for this repulsive and distressing affection.
BY its mild, soothing, antiseptic, cleansing
and healing properties, it cures the worst
cases. $500 reward offered for an incura-
BILE case.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-12-31

The best medical writer's claim that the
successful remedy for nasal catarrh must
be non.irritating, easy OF application, and
one that will reach all the remote sores
and liberated surfaces The history Of
the efforts to treat catarrh during the past
obliges US TO admit that only one remedy
has met these conditions. and that is Ely's
Cream Balm. This pleasant remedy has
catarrh as nothing else has ever
done, and both physicians and patients
freely concede this fact The more dis
tressing symptoms yield to IL.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-12-31

English SPAWN Liniment removes all
hard, soft or calloused Jumps and blem-
ishes from horses, blood spavins, curbs,
splints, sweeny, ring-bone, stiles, sprains,
all swollen threats, coughs, etc. Save
$50 by use of one bottle. Warranted the
most wonderful blemish cure ever known,
Sold by Edward G. Spense, druggist, Alpe
ma 003v1
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-12-31

Itch on human and horses and all ami
mails cured In 30 minutes by Woolford's
Sanitary Lotion. This never fails. Sold
by Edward Q. Spens, druggist, Alpena.
1003mG
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-07-17
Poorly Paid CIergymen.

The failure in business of a prominent
clergyman suggests the fact that very
few preachers ever succeed in making
money. When they do the religion gen
orally oozes out as the dollars come in,
and they end by giving up ministerial
work altogether. Preachers, particular
ly Methodist preachers, are almost al
ways poor, and the next to them in point
Of poverty are the Baptists. The major
ity Of Methodist preachers in this coun-
try receive less than 5000 year, while
the constant DEMANDS for charity greatly
diminish their incomes. Presbyterian
clergymen are better paid, while the
Church of England ministers, both here
and In Great Britain, fairly roll in
wealth by comparison.
Methodist bishops are poorly paid.
Those of the Methodist church south
have $500 salary, while those of the
church north have little more, but
none of them lays by anything of his
salary. Bishop Warren, Of the church
north, is rich, having married the widow
Of a ranchman in Denver But Bishop
Hendrix. of the Methodist church south,
enjoys the distinction of being the rich
est bishop in America, having inherited
fortune which by careful manage
ment he has greatly increased. He has
the reputation Of being both benevolent
and rich. To schools and colleges he is
especially liberal, and Central college, in
this state, owes its present prosperity to
his generosity. All the other southern
Methodist bishops are poor.-St. Louis
Globe Democrat.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-07-17
Monstrous Power of Sea Breakers.

"OhstTOus ROVER OF sea breakers.
From experiments made at Bell Rock
and Skerryvole lighthouses, on the coast
of Scotland, it was found that while the
force of the breakers ON the side of the
German ocean may be taken at about
ton and a half to every square foot of ex-
posed surface, the Atlantic side throws
breakers with double that force, or three
tons to the square foot; thus surface Of
only two square yards sustains blow
from heavy Atlantic breaker equal to
fifty-fou tons. In March, 1890, heavy
gale blew for three days and nights at
Skerryvole, washing out blocks of lime
stone and granite of three and five tons
weight as easily as if they had been
empty egg shells, in some cases throwing
them entirely over the breakwater at
Plymouth.
washed 300 feet up the inclined beach af-
ter being thrown over the breakwater
and scattered about in various direc-
tions. One block of limestone, estimated
to be of 10 tons weight, was moved over
15O feet from place in the surf where
it had been firmly grounded since 1897,
it having been rolled in sight by the aw-
full gale of the windy Christmas" Of
that year This is quite high sea record
for 1890, showing that the gale of March
8 was the worst known on the Scottish
coast for 1893 years.-St. Louis Republic.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-07-17
MANCHESTER DEPOT.

J. G. Blackmer has continued his
marble sidewalk the whole length of
Centre Street, which is great i'm
provement to our village.
j. Davis and Son have greatly i'm
proved their store front by complete
ing the extention recently added to
the building. They now have a
frontage Of nearly fifty feet on Cen
tire St.
Mr.. G. w. Putnam of the firm
of Putnam & freeman, Saratoga
Springs, is making his semi-annual
visit to town.
Mrs. Lucy Wilcox, of Detroit,
Mich. is in town visiting her father,
Mr.. Joseph Hicks, and other rela-
tives.
The repairs on the mill recently
purchased of Mr.. j. Hawley by the
Taconic Marble Co. are nearly COM
pleted and the mill will be put in op-
Grafton soon.
| The sixth Annual Institute of the Ben
nington Co w. c. r. U. was held at
the Baptist church at Manchester Centre
on Thursday, the Sd inst, beginning at
10 80 "A. IN. and continuing through the
day and evening. Dinner and tea WIRE
served in the vestry, and it was a pleas
ant, social occasion, aside from the inter-
est of the meetings. Mrs. +. L. Housh,
state president, was present, also a good
number of delegates from the county
unions, and several welcome visitors from
Pawlct and West Pawlet. Each session
was opened with devotional exercises.
In the morning there were encouraging
reports from the different unions, short
address by Mrs. Housh, appointment OF
committees, and election of officers as
follows:
County President, Mrs. A. f. Smith
of Mancheste ter Centre; See, Miss
Frances n. Colvin of No. Bennington
Treas, Mrs. w. Il. White of No. Ben
nington; Vice Presidents, Miss Wardell
Mrs, Burritt.
After dinner came the address of wei
come by Mrs. Smith, and response b,
Miss Colvin, in both of which prohibition
was emphasized. Mrs. Housh spoke
briefly of the State work, representing il
as pressing forward with especial helr
from the young ladies. Mrs. Horace
Sykes read an original story entitled
q Temperance in Middletown" Tn,
children's hour. conducted by Miss F. G
Towsley and Mrs. C. Snyder, was oc
cupied to the intense interest of all. will
recitations and songs by the children am
young people. Rev. II. Probert spok,
on '1ntemperancc in Africa" Rev. J. NJ
Appleman on Victory or Defeat, anC
Rev. J. A. Swart on 1.-The use of Narcot
les. A paper on young women's worl
by Miss Blakely, was followed by ;
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-07-17
browning and the Sea Captain,

Browning once asked the captain of
the vessel in which he was sailing from
Sicily to Naples to awake him in the
morning when they came in sight of
Capri. The captain was astonished that
any one should wish to be summoned
out of bed at an unearthly hour merely
to look at rocky island, and he asked
Mr.. Browning why he was so anxious to
see it. "It is very interesting place to
me-" said the poet; and he tried to con-
vey to the captain some conception Of
the marvellous history of the Emperor
Tiberius and of his dark seclusion at
Capri, as the story stands out in the i'm
mortal picture of Tacitus. The captain
listened open mouthed and next morn
ing, calling Mr.. Browning on deck, he
pointed to the island and said: There,
sir, is where the great Mogul lived!"-
Exchange
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-07-17

rt poem by c. NJ, Reynolds. Supts
departments were appointed as fo'-
IS,
ufenllc Work--Miss Cora Wrisley of
rth Bennington; Sunday Work--Mrs.
Probert Manchester; Press Work
IS +. G.. Towsley, North Bennington
wer Mssioh-Miss Bessie Moshier,
rth Bennington; Hygiene-Mrs. DR.
ter, Bennington; Literature,-C. M.
'nolds, Manchester Centre.
1 the evening we wele greatly enter
led by recitation by Mrs. White, and
cture by Mrs. Housh.
he committee on resolutions reported
irong resolution against high license,
T lcli was endorsed by the Institute.
II the exercises of the day and evening
interspersed with excellent music
he choir and the White Ribbon Trio
North Bennington.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-07-17
DRESSED IN WHITE.

Twas, quite clearly remember,
On Sunday in September,
Sunday night;
And in church we were together,
Shea night of summer weather.
Dressed in white,
I'd no book, by some omission,
And the space Of our division
Lesser grew;
Lesser grew since she perceiving
Plight half hers would be relieving,
Nearer drew.
Then If fingers strayed together
Round the soft morocco leather
In that song;
II in singing l leant nearer
To her cheek, TO read the clearer,
Was II wrongs
Was it wrongs The cheek was blushing
Next to mine, and mine was flushing
Next her sighs.
II thrilled was it amazing
At the unexpected raising
OF her eyes'
And always shall remember
Twas morning in December.
Frosty, bright;
That, in church again together,
She was rightly-'spite the weather.
Dressed in whitel
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