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IMPORTANT ENACTMENT,
OF Interest to the Ira
ding People of this
Commercial Dis
trict.

AN ACT TO FURTHER Pro-
MOTE THE TRADE OF H.
THOMSON AND PRoTECr
THE INTEREST OF PERSONS
TRADING IN THIS MARKET:
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00pIQe "oL1 RE Ella BE-, WlRlu0TeE
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off WAREHOUSE will
tain It's we'll earned reputation
HIGH PRICES AND FAIR DEALING,

to COOPER
SoL MORE FARMERS THAN ANY oS IousE IN THE
BEFORE The High and Satisfactory Prices kz was what contributed this this re-
allow who in other markets houses ns their
MONEY! The thousands of
COOPEFS SASS tn
schedules along the Wilmington Wei
North Carolina
Highest Prices guaranteed all
hrnihe nicely
liberal and
TRULY,
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Sole Owner and Proprietor
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-09-08
TO DE CONTINUED.
An Echo from Free Trade Times.
New HAVEN, Conn, july, 1852

New HAVEN. Conn, July, 1892.
EDITOR AMERICAN ECONOMIST: should like
to let you know ola little occurrence that hap.
peued when I was a boy OF twelve, which re-
calls wildly how free wool benefits the farmer.
1t was soon after the Walker Tariff began to
cast its blighting shadow over the country.
was at that time living In one OF the most
prosperous sections OF the State OF New York,
and the farmers had got mic .ly started in the
sheep industry, but when they were ready to
sell their wool the prios was not only very low
but the demand was limited; in fact, 1t re-
quired about rs much labor to sell their clip as
il had to produee.it, the country being flooded
with foreign wool.
The result was the farmers became dlscour-
aged, killed or their sheep. dried. the car
cases down for tallow, and sold the legs oil
mutton in the village for tho cents per pound.
Thus ended the sheep industry in that aud
probably other sections OF the State but lon !,
befora 1t was again started the cunning Eng
lishmah had raised the price Of wool TO O
higher figure than 1t was under the Protective
Tariff OF the previous four years.
Hoping our "Tariff Reform" farmers will
read and ponder awhile over these facts,
fremain, very truly yours,
w. W. MITCHELL
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-09-08
Golden CLUBS SCHEME REVIVED,
Another Attempt 20 Convert tho West o.
Free Trade.

lOhcH hUemp 70 convert tho West 60
Free Trade.
The Western Democratic Campaign Fund,
headed by Mr.. Joseph Pulitzer. tho millionaire
!editor OF the Now York World, will appeal to
the sympathlos and to the pocket books OF the
ICoodon Club. Mr.. Pulitzer, who lives abroad;
and merely visits this country occasionally 10
see how things get along In his stupendous
newspaper building down on Park ROW, is
doubtless In close touch with the foreign Free
Traders. Theirs Is the Idea OF converting the
Western farmers to Cobdenism.
The Golden Club years ago saw that the
farmers constituted tho bulwark OF Protection
In this country, ana realized that, II tho Cob.
den Club was to triumph they must DO weaned
from their allegiance to the teachings Of
George Washington, Alexander Hamilton.
Thomas Jefferson, Henry Clay. Horace GresA
ley and every illustrious American statesman
who has earned the love, gratitude and adml.
ration Of his countrymen, So they hired one
Profesgor Mongredlen to write up the sido OF
Free Trade, and his books were scattered FREQ
by the 100000 throughout tho West. The Lon,
don Times instead otthe New York World was
then the leading champion OF the FREQ Trade
crusade. The Times said on July IL, 1880:
I'VE wish the Golden Club the beet success
In the arduous encounter which lies before 10.
We hope Mr.. Augustus Mongrediens excellent
volumes. and the other publications OF the
club will, between them, carry the United
States by storm and thrust reason II. O., FREQ
ITradsl into all minds, whether willing or uns
willing to admit it,"
Substitute Reform" Club for Golden Club,
and how like an extract from the World OF
1892 this extract reads. But tho Times added
a serious reflection which we earnestly com.
mend to the thoughtful consideration OF the
Western rainbow chasers OF this campaign.
1t continued:
"But we dare not venture to be prophetic.
We have heard too many prophecies, and have
waited long and vainly for their accomplish.
ment. That free trade Will come some day In
the United States 1t is perfectly safe to assert;
but how and when, and other minutie OF the
kind, must b left to the Golden Club and 10
it's twelve Cabinet Ministers in their unofficial
capacity TO decide. Their prophecies shall DO
like lovers vows-broken. 1t may be, q thou.
sand times, but uttered sincerely every time,
and beloved In to tho very last"
That is the lover-like hope and confidence
OF which our Western Democratic Fund CAM
pagners will need a goodly store to carry
them through the cruel disappointments and
failures lying before them.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-09-08
Tariff Oppressed" Wage Farmers

The following dialogue is reproduced In TAS
Bulletin Of the American Iron and Steel Assoc
citation. 1t occurred between tho District
Attorney OF Allegheny County and the
workingman (under oath) who offered to
bail Burgess John MoLuckle, arrested fog
participating in the recent labor disturbances
at Homestead: "What is your namep" asked
District Attorney Burlelgh. "owsn Murphy.
SIR" "Where do you reside" "In Homo,
stead" How much real estate do you own,
Mr.. Murphy" "Well, sir, own house Of
fourteen rooms with lot 60 I4O feet In
Homestead" "What is it's value7" Ten
thousand dollars" Anything against it.
any judgments or mortgagesr mo, SIR"
own any other property" Eyes, sir" and
then Mr.. Owen Murphy, mill worker, proc
ceeded to designate seven other pieces OF real
estate which he held in fee simple and free q
in the borough OF Homestead,
the aggregate value Of which was $4,000.
A second worklngman was sworn, who az.
serted that he owned real estate to the value
of $4,000. Comment is unnecessary, but We
cannot resist the TEN ptation to Inquire: Where
under the shining sun, except among tariff
oppressed workers OF this protection plum
dered land Of ours, could two steel workers,
or any other workers, be found who, between
them, had laid away 900 from their earn
|inps2
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-09-08

In spite OF the general distress Throughout
the country. the Democrats were so thorough
Ily imbued with the doctrines OF British Free
Trade, that they persisted in maintaining the
low Tariff, and foreign goods continued
flooding the markets, people we're unemp loy.
ed everywhere. and money became scarce In
consequence OF the enormous i'm portatIons.
Soup houses were opened in the cities and
towns, and thousands Of starving people
fiocked to them daily to be fed.
Margaret Gwynne and Dartle upon reach
ing the town entered one OF the soup houses
and found Thorpe Fletcher, with two other
gentlemen, standing in the midst OF the
motley crowd.
81 hear that this soup kitchen is one OF
Your charities, Fletcher" said one OF them.
"a Christian work, the only trouble is we
need more Of them during these sad times"
yes" replied Fletcher, 81 sustain this one
but 1t is contrary to my principles. l do not
like soup houses. They arc degradation TO
this free country. Every man in town should
be taking soup from of his own table"
"0h, they are q lazy lot," drawl,d tho other
young man in a lower voice, "This Is castor
don't you know than earning It, Ours is the
grandest government on the face Of the earth
for now everything Is cheap for these poor
devils. Did you ever know a time before
WIN boots and shoes could be bought for q
IN, re pittance1 Why, our working men ought
to live like princesP .-.....---.........
"These are disastrous times, sir, and you
city politicians know it," retorted Fletcher.
"What matters it to me II things are cheap II
have not the money to buy2 am compelled
to start my factory abroad in order to live but
none the less shall mourn my ruined coun-
tryl l consider those placards marked
cheap displayed in all our shop windows, as
badges OF poverty, signals OF distress and
cOuries Of famine and financial ruinp
The strangers turned to leave and Fletcher
followed, after speaking pleasantly to some OF
his best known workmen in the crowd. As
he crossed the room Margaret detected many
an evil glance directed toward him.
Damn that aristocrat," muttered one man
''he pertends to be our friend, and yet, curse
him, he's takin' the gold we put In his peck
et to forrin parts and leaves US here to
starve."
Hes trying 20 sell his grand place and the
plant, said another.
"Divil OF plant we left him." chlmsd In
Kelly's familiar brogue. Faith, we seed TO
that the night we we're afther smashin' his
windys an putin torch to the pile. Shure,
he's white-livered coward, fer he niver 30
much as lifted finger aginst a man OF US, an
now he's fer runnin' away wild the gowld we
armed fer him, and hopes to shtop our mouths
wild soup houseP'
"Be damned II he do III" shouted the now
excited crowd.
TO DE CONTINUED.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-09-08

They's to fire it tonight, true as there's God
they is, fayther, Gwynne an Dartier
There was such terrible earnestness In
Nora's voice that Ethel Fletcher never paused
to doubt.
The next instant she was In the hall calling
| to Fletcher and Peyton, and by the sound oil
changing doors and hurrying footsteps down
the path the listening child knew that her
words had been needed.
When Miss Fletcher returned she found
Nora unconscious on the floor, a tiny stream
lof blood staining the white fur OF the hearth
rug on which she had fullen.
AS Ethel Fletcher knelt and raised the cad
lunchildlike face to her bosom, Noras dark
ayes opened with look OF inetfa6le happi-
ness.
would yer mind kissin' me, Miss Ethel1'
Then, as the kiss touched her lips, Il couldn't
let him damn yer, no, not IL he is my fayther J.
A pause, in which she labored for breath
and then. looking once up at the plying eyes
above her and clutching her loved teachers
hand, she asked:
eyer quite sure, Miss Ethel, about Jesus, an
his a lovin' me. an wantin' me in HeavenW
| And Ethel Fletcher, her hot tears falling
upon the stiffening form in her arms, did not
speak, for she knew by the smile on the dead
chiid's lips, that the answer had reached her
AS Fletcher and Peyton drew near the works
the counting-room windows were ilumined
from within, and tiny streams OF smoke were
tcurling through the loosened sashes.
Fletcher drew his breath sharply, and tight
ened his grasp on PeYton's arm.
"We're too late, the whole place Is on fire
from withinl Run, give the alarm, Peyton,
must see If some Of the machinery can be
saved"
Regardless of personal danger he hurried to
the side of the building with the idea OF forcing
an entrance, and the door yielded to his pow
erful blows, letting out binding cloud OF
smoke as it fell. As hestepped backward, half
stifed, he ran against a man who was trying to
Isllp past him in the darkness. In an instant
he had turned, and, grasping q small sinewy
Azure by the throat, recognized, by the now
bright light from the burning building, the
smooth, villainous countenance Of Gentleman
Kelly.
"rhls is your work Is II, you cowardly
hound r. cried Fletcher.
Then a sense Of this mans base ingratitude,
and realization OF what these ruined build
ings meant for him, caused him TO tighten his
grasp on Kelly's throat, and to shake the cow
ardly wretch until he whimpered for mercy.
A shot sharp and cruel, rang out upon the
air /; in the blaze CATER Gwynne stood revealed
for one instant, a smoking pistol in his old,
trembling hand, and, as Fletcher with groan
relaxed his hold on Kelly's throat, and fell life
less in the doorway OF his burning factory,
IGwynne's unshaven, terror-stricken face
disappeared In the darkness.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-09-08
CHAPTER VII.
nAIIAa NIaHrnApa

The cry OF hard times reaches us from every
part Of the country. The making OF roads is
stopped, factories are closed and houses and
ships are no longer built. Factory hands, road.
makers, carpenters, bricklayers and laborere
are idle and paralysis Is rapidly embracing every
pursuit in the countrywide York Tribune jan 10,
1855.
Weeks passed by after the burning OF FIetch-
er's factory bringing no relief to the starving
poor. The buildings that had partially escaped
the flames stood with blaokened walls, closed
doors and tall smoke stacks covered with bar
rels to protect them In their idleness from the
rusing frost and snow.
These barrels were mockingly dubbed
Dallas Nightcaps" by the starving, desperate
men whose votes had placed Dallas In power
a few years before, and they could be S. en- for
miles around, hanging, weather beaten signals
OF distress, over the silent factories where
once happy, busy life had reigned.
One cold winter day Margaret Gwynne and
Joe Dartle again confronted each other in the
path which led to MargareT's home and looked
down upon the ruined factories. Margarets
face was pale and wan and Dartle's eyes, des-
perate and hungry looking, CLEANED In his I'M
shaven face with wolash fierceness. They met
in anger and there was shrinking as Of fear
in Margaret's manner, as she stood before
him.
"An' So" sneered he, "ys'ye gone back on
poor folk" then reading only too plainly the
terror IN her eyes, he sat down by the way
hands.
Damn EN-" he cried, "for takin' ye from
me What good has their larnin' an ine ways
done ye, Meg7 Ye are starvin' like the rest Of
us, an they leave ye to dep
The girls eyes, looking down at him with
almost unearthly beauty, we're filed with tears
She clutched at the folds OF her black shawl
and strove in vain to answer him. Seeing her
weep, he lost all control OF his passion, and
rising in his wrath, he lifted his clenched
hands toward heaven:
Don't yer be a cryin', my girl, don't yer,
or as true as there's God In heaven, I'll hae
their hearts bloodi hae murder In my
thoughts r.
"And what good will murder do?" asked the
trembling girl, calming him with touch of
her hand, "If you had read and thought. Joe,
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-09-08
Free Trade British Testimony.

The workmen, It must DO confessed, have
not hitherto looked to the Tariff in vain.
They have not only enjoyed high rate OF
wages, but they have also had an increasingly
high rate for number OF years past. Labor
steel works Ia the United States during the
last twenty years. Within the same period
there has been a general reduction In the
prices OF commodities, so that labor has en-
joyed the benefits OF both high wages and low
prices, London Industries, july %, 1891,
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-09-08
Free Traders Think So Still.

In free CONF petition for the market OF the
United States, the wages OF manufacturing Ia.
Dor in the Northern States must DO reduced at
least as low as the wages OF labor in England.
The natural price OF tho manufa curing labor
of the Northern States Is precisely the same 40
that OF the manufacturing labor OF England,
and not a cent more.-SPeech of Free Trade
Congressman AcDqBte Of South C6roiila, 1882.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-09-08
CHAPTER VIII.
town
THE SHADOW OF DEATH,

"Who is hungry Go and see You that are
full fed and know not what 1t is to be hungry
perhaps never saw hungry mango and sec.
Go and SEQ thousands, men and women, boys
and Girls old and young, black and white OF all
nations, crowding, jostling each other; almost
lighting for a 1rst chance, acting more like hun
cry wolves than human beings, in land OF
ton. II We could stop the import OF the foreign
articles, the gold would cease to how out TO pay
for them, and money would then again become
more abundant, and labor again be in demand.
New York Tribune, January Is, 1855,
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PROJECTION AND RECIPROCITY.
Entered at The NelS York p. o., Nep York, as second
class matter.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-12-16
NUTMEG CRAVINGS.
l Excerpts From the Columns of Our Daily | Exchap1es

! Excerpts From the Columns of Our Dail, Exchanges.
 Michael Donnegan disappeared from Windsor Locks for three weeks. and l when he returned yesterday he learned that his father and mother had died during his absence. A fireman is hereafter to be stationed In the Sterling opera house in Birming- ham during all performances.
 Danbury will have an athletic carni- val at it's trotting park, Christmas eve, If the snow is not too deep at that time.
 A human skeleton, six feet tall, was found by some workmen who were digging out bank in East Bridgeport yesterday morning.
 Jerry Boylan of Camptown, a poor tenement portion of Birmingham, was attacked with smallpox yesterday and was removed to the pest house.
 Mrs Joseph Brown of Ansonia, aged 50, mother of six children, was fright ened to death Wednesday by a small pox case which appeared in the same house.
 Twelve thousand vaccine points were used in New Haven in the recent small pox scare.
 An unknown young woman attempted to commit suicide by turning on the gas in room in the Aldrlch house at New Haven Tuesday night. She recovered, but would give no information concern ing herself.
 Emil Schwerdtle of Bridgeport claims the hand that was found in Yellow mill pond Sunday, and has advertised for it, One Of his hands was amputated at the Bridgeport hospital.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-12-16
QUEER OUCAL STONE.
Spiteful Act of n Nohleman Endowed with
 Scant Nobility.

Spitcful Act of n NobIeman Endowed with
 Scant Nobility.
 In shady lane near Totncs the at ;ention "f visitors is attracted by at all cross Cf the finest Aberdeen granite. .'... '. "tthcr with ponderous slab of tho s;;l2Ic material, occupies the cor A>r "f a field. On it i, inscribed the name a:::i arms of the late duke of '":,lc",;..t. with the following extraor- --l:.;.ry i.;,@s at the foot: 'The twelfth dnise was the Sheridan duke. He de fraud"c and ncar,y raincd the Seymour family.
 ''TEis stoa. was, prepared by the .hilta"n;h Gi,.llc i'll lis lifetime. ana was 're'te,! ;,2." iil pursuance of his ex- 1rr.i' dire 'tionH." It appears that the dd!:c. who died last year. suffered Fl lis' life from an idec ike concerning ':>';,i .la Finary wrong done by his pred 'r"S>@r. and the obnoxious headstone '';ts refused admittance to Berry Pom roy cA,lrchyard, though fund was left . rrrpctIity for it's maintenance, and cot over one hundred pounds ster- i.!r.
 As matter of fact the twelfth duke was a man of considerable talent. The Hiss sheridan he married figured as the lucen of hoHHtE ;n the Eglinton tour an"'.t, ;'-.I III no way deserved the as cT%on> thus cast upon her by this in >-H''abse act of posthumous spite. The Somerset stone' was visited during the .unu A- by thousands of tourists.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-12-16
HILL FOR SECRETARY OF STATE.
The Senator and the President-Elect Both
 Deny the Story.

Oeny the story.
 WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-It is said that Senator Hill has been rendered the port folio Of State by President-elect Cleve- land. This is following the custom to give to the leading opponent the port folio.
 United States Senator Hill was ap- preached while in New York by a close friend of the President-elect. As 8 result MT. Cleveland met MT. Hill later on in Baltimore, where all differences were healed and the President-elect in person rendered the Senator the Secretaryship of State.
 This would result in the following changes in New York State: Gov. Flower and Hon. Edward Murphy, jr. :, will both be sent to the United States Senate, placing Lieut.. Gov. Sheehan in the Governors chair.
 NEW YORK, Dec. 16-President-elect Grover Cleveland was apparently up to his eyes in business when 8 reporter called to ascertain the truth of the announce ment that Senator David B. Hill had been rendered the portfolio of Secretary of State.
 He sent down word that he was too busy to be seen and refused absolutely to grant the reporter 8 personal interview In answer, however, to the paragraph an nouncing the selection of MT. Hill as pre- mier of MT. Cleveland's Cabinet, the President-elect sent the following note:
 ''So far as know, not 8 single word of truth in the stuff" "