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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-10-31

NOTES E ;ossa LIE OF BASIC g CITY STOCK
Basic City Mining Manufacturing and Land
Com pally, from the holders of said stock; on the
18th DAY or NOVEMBER, 1890, in front of
the Company's office at Basic City, Va, the fol-
lowing shares of stock of the said Company will
be sold a. public auction in accordance with sec
ton No. 1927 Code of Virginia of 1887:
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-10-31
FRIDAY MORNING. OCT. 81, 1890

Election next TUES
DAY, NOV. 4th! Polls
open from 6::34 A. NJ.
to 4::54 P. M. See
that your Ballot is for
H. ST. GEO. TUCKER
and against the High
T axes of the Mckinley
Bill.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS,

A n ELEGANT TROUSSEAU recently COM
"A pleted by Arthur Rusnisee of Waynes-
boro, Va, for a Roanoke lady, was marvel Of
beauty and exquisite workmanship.
oct 3I-lt*
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-28
THE soUTH,s RESPONSE.

The Administration Reduced by the Peo-
pie of Alabama and Kentucky.
The course of the Republican party in
Congress has thoroughly solidified the
Democratic party, if we may Judge by
the elections held in Alabama and in
Kentucky the other day.
Reports from Alabama show in
creased Democratic majorities from all
sections, with the Republicans con-
trolling scarcely county in the State.
In Kentucky the Democratic majority
is far ahead of any thing known in re-
cent years The majority for General
Buckner three years ago is increased
in 1888 is increased SO per cent Even
rock-ribbed Republican counties, just
now penetrated by railroads and en-
lightened by the Courier-Journal, join
the Democratic ranks.
These returns indicate the feeling
aroused among the people by the revo-
lutionary methods of the Republican
leaders. Men who have never voted
with the Democrats on any issue see
that the Republican party is sectional
organization. ready to sacrifice every
interest in the South to some temporary
party necessity. They see the hope
lessness of trying to build up the Re-
publican party in the face of such tao
tics, and so they cast in their lot with
their neighbors and friends.
This is the first response OF the peo-
pie to the challenge of Reed. Mckinley
and Davenport. Now for the Congress
ional elections-Louisville Courier
Journal
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-28
REED VERSUS REED.

The epssksr's Gag Kuie in Opposition to
His Former Views.
o. o. Steady, the Washington cores
pondent of the Louisville Courier Jour
nal. has unearthed a copy OF the Chau-
tauquan of June. 1886. containing an
srticle by Thomas B. Reed, now Speak
er OF the House of Representatives, on
parliamentary discussion. 1t shows how
radically the Speaker has changed his
mind during the past four years. Here
are a few extracts from Mr.. Reeds arti-
Gle that speak for themselves:
The aim Of some statesmen has been not to do
things good, but to prevent the doing Of things
evil 1t can not be denied that this aim Is quite
often righteous one. But the prevention Of
evil legislation should never be by refusing
propositions q hearing, but by hearing and re-
futing. This brings me to remark that some
Legislation consists not more in what Is done
than in what is refused 70 be done. Whoever
thinks that the function OF . legislative body in
. free country is fully performed by the mere
passa9o Of bills, good or bad has little compre-
hension Of the scope and real usefulness Of such
Q hody. The reformation Of the
rales Vill remove great many obstacles to leg
lsgislatieA, using the word In the broad sense
in which it has been employed in this
article Among these Obstacles Is the
tendency which nov exists to- deny d.
easiR in many cases. and the 49,
aeAcy to employ IN unsuitable form Of discus
ssoa n othsss- A full. frse, frank discussion is
Ne veyy life Of intelligent action Nobody
tnovs every thing; most people know some
thinG. Hen are eircunscEibed in their kn0wl
eaGo BY their various experiences. II m
thooe Who knsW oonethinG q tie subject g.
aDabl0 thsis knsUisdoe . seAsfhlo jud0asat
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-28

native forest and the FrenchmaIf in the
open field. True to their home train
ing they were grave and decorous in
their department., and whether on the
march or in garrison, no profane jest or
ribald song mingled with the toll or
idlenesS of the Puritan soldiers.
After parade the men amused them
selves with athletic exercises until SUP
set, when the sound of a bugle brought
them within the walls and the gates
were closed for the night. AS the even
ing deepened and the stars came out,
the surroundings of this isolated strong
hold became more marked in their saw
age sternness. The forest rose like a
black, impenetrable wall, forming q
semicircle, the extremes OF which
touched the lake; the dark river gliding
between fort and block-house and
catching evanescent beams of light from
the windows and loop-holes of those
dim and ghostly sentinels of plutonian
shore.
The shadow Of dream without its
silence. The never-ceasing wash of the
waves upon the strand, the crash and
grinding Of the ice foes, the signing Of
the wind in the tree-tops, and the bay
ing Of wolves In pursuit of prey, lent .
demoniac reality to the picture.
The interior Of the block-house pre-
scented scene in strong contrast to that
without. BY the light Of . IRE Of resin
Gus pine women we're knitting. children
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-28

Suction. OF 10 per cent women from s.. 40 90
0-0. subject 10 n reduction of u per cent
The hours OF labor In the Lancashire
nils ere sfy-sfx. In the Massachusetts six-
q, per week The hours of labor in the
mills il the other New England States.
Ohsrs the wages are generally less than IN
Massachusetts,. ere usually sixfy-six TO
oiKty nine per week Undouhsedlr the In
sQuslifies in the wages of English and Amer
lean operatives are more than eQuaifzed by
the greeter efficiency OF the latter and thei7
longsr hours Of labor- II this should prove
20 be o fact in practice. it seems TO me TO
Be proven from @escial statistics. if would
b O very important element in the estab-
lis sment of our ability TO compete with
England for eur share OF the cotton goode,
trode Of the Eorld
After their leaders have shade such
statements as these. is ii not about time
that the protecrionists should lay aside
forever the .,pauper labor" argume nta
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-28

EN- b formed by thees Who liste.- But thsuo
hes h1en in this country f0 the pest half 80
my so many subjects a bitter feeling. iavuap-
Ing bitter words, that the tendency to suppress
discussion IN Couaress by those Who have the
power has reached point where there eulAs
to be reaction in faver Of fresr debate. In
no other countries in the world = such pova
OF sAufting on debates lodged in the majority
The previous question has bees employed
Without mercy. 1t il in the memory OF al
that until the last few years the House OF Com
mons never had such . thing g the s.prsyiope
question" in our sense of the term There vas
no power in the House 20 close debate The
Irish members, simply by talking were able
70 prevent the passage Of bills which had the
approval OF vast majority Of the House Even
elnce the strong pfovocstion has caused the
Introduction Of the cloture, debate can not b.
closed except by the presiding ofaoer under
such circumstances and under such require
ments OF support from the House Is in that
body secures right of debate, which is much
greater than In our House of Representative
xhe hesitancy With which 60 slight Q measure
OF suppression vas adopted in England strikes
With shade Of surprise an American leSis-
lstor accustomed in Congress to see discussion
drowned With Is little F.morse as il it were q
siehtless kitten Bus te English ere risht
Unreasonable and cspffcious suppression of
discussion Is tyranny, whether done by Kias
n majority
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-28

silence which followed vas Que pefhaps
g profound speculation on tho myste-
rious part OK It, A familiar signal from
without diverted attention to . small
bat heavily barred postern door, which
being cautiously opened gave admit
lance to the subject 81 Jsbe's story-the
hAlf-bzeed boy-on whom all eyes we're
turned with IN awakened curiosity. His
1.-the and graceful form, st of TO 3D.
vantage BY the green hunting shirt and
legsings OF the ranRerA was sufmo0ns-
ed by head resembling those ITALIAN
studies 20 fsmiliar to the public OF the
present day-the dark hair descending to
the shouldeP, framing face OF oval form
and olive eoloring, small red lips and
flashing black eyes; his ego might be
seventeen, his height below the stand
ard. With . glance and smile Of salu-
tation to the inmates, he vent straight
70 Jsbe end gave him slip OF paper on
which . few lines vere written. Tho
ranger glsnced over it, and hsndinH the
sleeping child 70 his life, whispered IA
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-28
. Congressman in a ouandary.

Evidences multiply on all hands to
show the confusion into which Blaine%
attack on the Mckinley TIL has throwp
the high protectionists- Whatever the
fate Of the bill before it becomes law
it is agreed on ali hands that Blainef
famous letters against il will have .
telling effect in the next election. and
an effect that will not add strength T.
the party of high protection
A prominent Congressman from Masp
sachusetts ,hasobeen telling his fears as
to the part which that letter will play
in preventing his reelection He says:
Mr.. Blaine has placed In an embar-
RAISING position When i mike my canvass
and tell our farmers that the Mckinley bill
Nas framed to meet their wishes; that IL in
creases duties on a number of farm prod
ucts my Democratic opponents viii sprins
MI. Biaine's first letter TO sena or Frye upon
me, where the statement is made that there
open a market TO a bushel If our wheat or q
barrel of our pork
What can I say In reply to this2s Mr..
Blaine is the Acknowledged apostle of pro-
lection VIII my audience believe him OF
meg Mr.. Blaine may not have thought OF
this. but the Republican politicians have,
and they are going to ind harA work de-
Tending the bill in the face OF Hr. Blaine's
thinly disguised attack upon it,
This protectionist Congressman sees
the predicament into which blaine has
thrown his pa rty. and he thinks clear
and sees straight" The grand old
party has not vet heard the last of that
'-bushel of wheat or barrel of pork"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-28
DRIFT OF OPINION.

If Reed falls he falls utterly.
Tn ere can be no stage at which he can
stop except the bottom. When he falls
he will drag down the whole conclsve
in utter ruin. These be interesting
times.-N. Y. Telegram.
+ Senator Plumb has distinguished
himself by the enunciation of the prin-
cip1e that the people have some rights
IS we'll IS the manufacturer. It is graf
flying to find that Blaine no longer
stands alone among Republican leaders
in his denunciation of the Mckinley
bi1L-Chicsgo Globe.
1t the man who tolls fourteen
hours a day wears overalls and .
checked shirt, and his wife wears poor
quality of calico, how does it happen
that the fellow who never works 1T all
wears broadcloth, and his wife wearo
silk? Please answer, some one who be-
ieves in taxing the many for the en-
richmeAt of the feW.-A11iance Herald
-s'Archduke Franz, of Austria, has
. large and very interesting collection
of relics of criminals who have been
executed. Among the relics are por-
tions of the ropes used in hanging the
Chicago anarchists" II he wishes to
add to the collection he might send to
Mckinley for the pen with which he
prepared his tariff bilL-Chicago Mail
AS an example of pure gall. there
has been nothing lately to surpass the
spectacle of Blair, of New Hampshire.
proposing a rule to limit debate in the
Senate. If there had been such rule
when Blair was making his three weeks
speech on the education bill there might
have been some justification in putting
It in force. There is not likely to DO
another provocation so great as that
Philadelphia Times
The truth which Mr.. Blaine Is
telling-thaS the protective tariff sys-
tenn in no way provides larger market
for the farmer whom it so severely
taxes-is not new truth at all. 1t is the
old truth upon which Democratic speak
ers and newspapers have dwelt contin-
ually for many moons. And the farm
ers are beginning to understand 1t,
too, as Western elections and Western
political movements clearly show.-N.
Y. World
The Republican conventions Of
Minnesota and Nebrasks have declared
against the Mckinley bill They both
favor Q revision of the tariff in the in.
terest Of the producer and laborer. The
attitude of Western Republicans on the
tariff is that Of the Nebrasks platform.
which says: THE imported duties On
articles in common use should b
placed Is loG - is consistent Vith the
protection of American iadustriaA"@
America.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-28
FRO RE Continued
AG-a-Naturea Nan.

In IN Omaha church recently Sam Jones
shouted: lie there Q man present Who
never orDke . Cross word to his vifee"
The silence vas becoming Oppressive.
People looked here aaA there. Every
husband praAant wanted to get up, but
did.nO dare to. But tie sadness that
he'd p0oeasion Of Jones' feoe vslisheA
. moment later When . Hound-faced,
Good-aatare1 nAA Dos fFoa His aeat
= one nAA Who never spoke eros
word 10 his vifsi' The g0l-nAta1A
na1 smiled . h2A1A saile aA1 saiA:
No, cir, never Ill Tn baehelos..
Then he put e His - - 02D2y
walked out0 - -.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-28
THAT JERSEY COTTAGE.

AArrisens Ien-TAosssAA Dollar 0tosy
In Evidently . MytA-
The Cape May cottage was given q
the wife OF the President as Q present
So much the Official records of Csps
May County, n. J., show beyond ques
ton.
It was bought for that purpose by
Mr.. William v. AcKesn. with money
contributed by mum Der of vell-known
gentlemen, and the purpose was carried
out.
Since the matter was unfavorably
commented upon by the press . number
OF efforts have been made to disguise
the character of the transaction, and
several newspapers have published, with
alleged authority, a statement that the
President had never intended to receive
the present, but in fact had psid TO,
the cottage after trying its fitness 70,
his use.
That statement appears to be false.
II the President has paid for the cot
tage his money must have gone te
somebody. Itcan not have gone to the
original owner, Hamilton, for he had
been paid already by Mexican. If Nc
Kean received the money he must, of
course, have returned 1t to the gentle
men who made the original contribu-
tions. He is not . man to keep money
which does not belong to him. But
some of the gentlemen who contrib
uted literally to the fund have not re-
ceived their money back. This the
World is able to assert with positive.
ness
The cottage was present in the first
place. Apparently it retains that char.
acter still.-N. Y. World.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-28

b ock house fsmed Ontario, perhaps
o der than itS neighbor, and built for .
trading post and refuge for the settlers
of the region when threatened by saw
ages.
The union jack of England foated
over the stone structure, and the can
non grimly pointing from it's walls, the
measured tramp of sentinels, attested
the vigilance Of the garrison. 1t was
the spring Of the year. and a.cold wind
blew over the lake. piling the cakes of
ice on top of each other with monotonous
and grating sound; and the forest, which
stood in wide sefnicircle behind the
forts, was still bare of leaf and blossom.
On the beach in 4font of the fort two
young men were standing, one of whom
carried a musket On his shoulder; at
. his feet lay hale al dozen canvas back
ducks.
Apparently h answeHto q remark of
his companion he said: 81 beg pardon,
Colonel, but surely the monotony of gar
rison duty in wilderness like this
might excuse d little temerity, as you
call it, and you yourself could not object
to a venison steak or a nicely-cooked
duck, just to vary the vulgar menu OF
salt pork or beef. Believe me, have
taken greater risks for less satisfactory
results"
81 doubeit not" replied the Colonel,
smiling gravely; "but in view Of the
crisis which 1 Ghink is approaching I
can not afford to exchange brave man
even for a mess of pOttage."
''This prize, however," said the first
speaker, ''cost@othing but powder and
lead. shot them as they flew over the
fort this morning on their annual tran
sit to the north"
"We must not be lulled to false Sc
renity," said Colonel Mercer, unheed-
ing the last remark. ''Yoqder sea of ice
protects us from open attack, but we
must guard against surprise from the
forest"
The duck-h4nter pointed with his
grant fowl just clearing the trees in
their fight Spd making for the lake.
Geese he whispered, "tired and
Gying loses Ehey will come within
Espge.9
SNlerceras quick eye perceived some
thing which the more eager sportsman
called to note--oIe of the birds, appsr-
emily more exhausted than his fellows
dlu Guo 4Auc, ytG W
overtake it and sinking lower - he
came on.
With short, plaintive cries and heavy
Mapping 6 wings She flock passed over
head. A sharp report, and one came
NShirling down.
6'See, Marden,@ said Mercer, pointing
to the bird whtch first attracted his at
tention and which now came futtering
helplessly toEearth, displaying an arrow
sticking in it's breast, 1.-The redskin who
sped that shaft is not far off. for the
bird could not have flown far with such
a wound"
''Our retreat is cut OFF, exclaimed
Warden, impetuously.
NO" responded the. conmandant of
the foe&, with Puritan solemnisy. ''Our
trust is ia Cod
''Let ps be thankful, however, that
the Mingp's arrow has given warning of
his presence and added q, fat goose to
the commissariat department" said
Marden, cheerfully.
The drums beat for parade and drill,
and the soldiers of New England began
to form by companies on the level
ground in front of the fort.
Injured to hardship and danger from
infapcy, the men, though young, were
veterans a match for the savage in his
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-28

dEhE GQc BLACK.
water rlyer pours
its tributary tide
into Lake On
tario, on the site
of the present
city of Oswego,
stood the stone
fort from which
it deri We s i to
Nance On the
opposite side OF
the river IVES Q
cv,,o11ar fort nr
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-28
HE wrHr erRA1GHr 70 JApf.

He WEHf efRAIGHr 70 JADE.
her ear that he was sent for by the COM
mandsnt; then, by way Of soothing the
anxiety in her face kissed her and the
child and departed, followed by the
half-breed.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-28
The Tariff Ia . Tax I'm Australia

The two British, colonies of Victoria
and New South Wales, in Australia. are
often pitted against each other in dis
cussions of the question of protection
and free trade Victoria, of which Mel
bourne is the capital, follows the pro-
tective policy, and so do South Australia
and Queensland In the midst Of these
three colonies stands New South Wales
which follows policy of free trade
Henry George has recently been on n
lecturing tour in Australia. and inst be-
fore leaving that country he delivered
his closing lecture at Sydney. the cap
ital of New South Wales In this lee
ture he gave some of his observations
as to shc workings of the two systems
The following extract Slows that tho
tariff 10 tax in Australia. too:
You all know (said Mr.. George) that
clothes are cheaper here than In Me- bourne.
much SO that q Government ofaciAl I'm
Melbourne told me when I was there q
few weeks $50 thai IL man wanted two or
three suits of clothes at once he generally
paid the railway fare and hotel bill and
came to sydney for them So In AsHan way
there Ii always smuggling going over the
Murray river and On she northern border e
Queensland. victorfans and south Austria
iians when coming to sydsey from San
Franc isco always stop here for litti. tina
to do their shopping before going home
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-28

The wealth OF the United States ID
unofhcially estimated at 81, $50, oo0. o0o.
The eight highland figures represent
the profits which the farmers OF the
country have realized IS the result o8
protection
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-28
HRIEEA,.
The Ha1f-Breed.
A Romancsof Colonial Days.
BY ROBERT A. CUNNING.
CHAPTER L

~Red Battle stamps his foot and nations feel
the shock. '-Byron.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-28

Consuls led Mr.. Evarts to say:
For the first time our manufactures are
now assuming international proportions
At a time OF universal depression We have
met those nations which hold a monopoly
of the worlds markets-met them in their
strong holds, and established the fact that
American manufactures are second to the
manufactures of no other nation; and that
with proper and patriotic understanding
between a capitalist aud laborer we can
comm and a fair share of the buy ing worlds
patronage. and command that patronage
with larger profits to the capitalist and
higher wages to tine laborer than can be
made or pa d in any other country
And he adds:
Within the last fifteen years We have
demonstrated our ability, by the brilliant
Development of our own resources, TO ez-
Guide by honest competition foreign manu-
features to a large extent from our shores
The question which now peremptorily chai-
lenges all thin king minds Is how co cresfe
a soreign demand for those manufactures
VIII ch are left after supplying our home de-
mands-
When Mr.. Blaine ~as Secretary Of
State under President Garfield he made
Q report On the cotton goods report OF
the world On pages % and - of thss
report the following striking fscts ere
stated:
The wages Of Spinners aad Veave-e in
Lancashire and in Massachusetts. eccord-
ing to tire foreGoine ststemento. we're - fol-
lows PEI week spinner. KAglish, III to
- 30 (msster spfnnerS running - Nigh -
SI2). American, <1-07 70 SO 30.
viewers, English. s2.4 20 fe.6f. subJe0,
at tbs date on which these rates 0ere given,
70 reduetion of ID per cent; Amerieeu,
ske2 to esi
1he average Uoges of employees in the
Massachusetts, mills are as follows. accord
i'm TO she oAciai rosarnS: Men - Fl. 6omen
SkB., male ch.lcPen 8 II, feQele children
s.A According to Consul ShaS's report.
the average WzSss OF the mes employed In
the Lancashirs mills on the Arof OF January,
-. res ahsns 9 yar Uoak, sab1nct TO . -