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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-08-05
No Po.isics j. II.

One fact brought out In the sworn
evidence OF Manager Frick, Of the Car
negie Steel Company, before the Con.
greesional investigating committee,
ought to b kept before the country.
When tho scale Of wages was agreed
upon In July, 1889. $26.5 SO was fixed
As the minimum price OF Z ton OF steel
billets, which that while wages
were 70 be increased with every ad-
vance In the price Of steel above that
figure, there should be no reduction In
wages when tho price went below $28. 80
. ton. During tho past three years
there has been . gradual decline In the
price OF steel, owing In the main to
overpr0ductiou, until at the first Of juno,
this year, steel billets we're selling for
less than $2S . ton; yet the scale had
been sdhered to, and the workmen
continued to draw pay ON the basis Of .
minimum price Of S26.50 . ton for steel
billets. For months the workmen had
had the advantage Of the company
In the matter Of wages, because Of the
high minimum, and because also, Of the
increase Of the output Of the mills, made
possible by improved machinery put In
by the company ct IN expense which
added Is per cent. to the cost OF making
steel. Not only billets. but Ill Glasses
Of steel had declined In price, Mr.. Prick
sad, the reductions ranging from is 70
~ per cent. In the new scale reductions
In wages to meet the decline In prices
were proposed. Theee reductions
affected only 825 Of the $500 men, and
amounted to about Is per cent, although
under the new scale, taking the inereasr
oi output Into consideration, Some q
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-08-05

NEW YORK PRESS: At the time
when the "tarif reform" administers
ton OF Grover Cleveland was in
power strikes we're more numerous
than they had ever been before. In
l8s5-lsS8 there were II, las strikes
in the United States. From 1881 to
1884, during a Republican admins
tration, there had been but 10, 1853
strikes From 1881 to 1885, under
Republican rule, 48f,0 600 persons
went out on strikes. In the first
two years OF the Cleveland admins
tration the number was 742, l49. In
New York from 1885 to 1887 there
were s .18O strikes. During the four
years preceding there were only 4,067.
At the end OF one year Of Democratic
rule Of the National Government
there were 1880 persons In New
York out OF work on account OF
strikes. At the end Of the first year
of the present Republican admins
tration Qs89-lssO) there were only
%, so4. The number Of strikes in
all protected industries during the
arst year Of .McKinl6yism. was les
by 200 per cent. than during the lrst
year of the Cleveland administration.
These facts speak for themselves.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-08-05
Inter Ocean.

the States carried by him in the last
contest, and also Ave votes In Michi-
gan. This Is o liberal concession, be-
cause 1t is more than doubtful II the
Democrats succeed in electing three out
OF the five electors accorded to them.
Connecticut and New Jersey are also
given to the Democrats, although these
States may both be cOnidered doubtful,
while West Virginia may fairly be
placed In the same category. But con-
cedlng all this to tho enemy they have
but l6O electoral votes to 30 for the Re-
~publicans. To insure success the Re.
publicans have to secure but - votes
from the three States classified as
doubtful, while the Democrats must
gain - Of the "a votes In the same
States to be assured OF victory. The
declaration OF the Democrats that they
can win without either New York or
Indiana therefore falls to the ground.
without those States they are In . hope
less minority.
In other words, the mathematics Of
the situation are decidedly In favor of
the Republicans. Breaks In what has
hitherto been known as the solid South
are believed to be well nigh Inevitable,
II the Peoples purity develops anything
like the strength claimed for It by It's lead
ers. On the other hand, Colorado Is the
only weak point in the Republican phal-
anx from this cause, and that State has
but four electors. At n time It was
feared that fusion In Kansas would In
iure Republican chances OF success,
and that it's ten electoral votes we're In
danger. Tho action Of the Democratic
convention on the silver question has
removed the contingency, and the battle
will be fought on the old lines. A
sweeping Republican victory through
out the North IL the natural expectation.
and it will unquestionably be realized.
Springfield Journal.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-08-05

VI our imports about 40 millions
came IN free, about 375 millions lad
duty.
The percentage Of dutiabls goods
was 1906, and Of free 5l.:4.
This Is the largest per cent. of goods
admitted free in our history.
In 1924 the per cent OF goods admit
ted Tree was less than 6 per cent in
= 3 1t was Il per cent, in 1872 "a rcr
cent, In 1916 tthc year OF tart T for rev.
enue) IL per cent, in 1857 IL per cent;
from 1873 to 1883 30 per cent, in 1880
80 per cent, but in 1899 1t was "a. "a per
cent.
Besides this the percentage OF duties
to all the imports was a fraction hc'ow
20, viii h shows that the present tariff
is n OF the lowest in our history.
How do the predictions Of the Demo-
cratic f~ree-traders that Europe would
cease to buy from US and that we should
go TO the cogs generally unler the Me-
kinley bill look by the light Of these
COLI facts?
Does not the enormous increase in
the balance OF trade in cur favor Jrov.
that the Mckinley bill Is doing Just what
Its friends and supporter said it would,
encourage home industry?
What does the voter want, the actual,
substantial, ever-increasing prosperity
he Is enjoying under Republican rule or
the variegatei political saapsuds which
the frothy eloquence OF the free trade
Democrats sends forth to glisten in the
u and-burst?
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-08-05

THE selection OF Hon. Thomas II.
Carter, OF Montana, as Chairman OF
the Republican National Committee,
IL IN assurance that President Har-
rison's campaign for reelection will
be conducted In an able manner. Mr..
Carter Is at present Commissioners
OF the General Land Once. He was
one OF the Presidents managers at
Minneapolis, and he there manifested
his shrewdness as q political general
in a way that won him the admira-
tiOn OF all the Presidents friends.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-08-05

crsased ~ the new soaIA. Tor lnstancs.
from 4l.53 pOr day 10 moro than s.. All
this shows that the steel makers simply
asked their men to share with them the
decline In the price Of their products, as
they had shared with them In the past
tho profits Of the business. There Is no
politics In the question, and the rro-
tective tari6, except In 10 far AZ It n
ables the steel workers OF America to
earn nearly double the wages paid for
the same class OF labor in England,
ought not to BIO dragged into the discuss
sion. The leaders OF tho Amalgamatcd
Association have declared, however,
that they do not object SO much to the
wage feature Of the new scale as TO the
provision that II shall terminate on Dec.
81 instead Of June 80, which is regarded
as y declaration OF war against the
Amalgamated Association. The Demo-
cratic demagogues who are trying to
make political capital out OF the affair
arc beginning to realize that they ex-
ploded their ammunition too 0 and
one by one their heavy guns are bccom.
ing silent.-Cleveland Leader.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-08-05

-. .&,..s,ss RsalrsaA IL - Wess1.
A curious little railroad train runs up
and dawn the Gavilian mountains, IN
San Benito County. CAL, every day. ~
Is probably the stri 3cst railroad nav
ever vas seen. The train moves on .
curious single track, and is drawn by
m engine set low on 1t. Both the eL-
cine wheels and those which support the
cars have 4 strange pivot-iike piece d
steet that sets In the slot track, Tor ~
mmst be borne In mind that the rae
has . slot In It, not unlike thnt seen In .
table track. In addition to this, each
wheel has a fange on each side Of 1t, 80
hat It cannot get OF the track no mat
Icr how abrupt the curves. The T ad,
is completed, is now nine miles long
but when pushed through as intended 10
will be fourteen miles In length. Three
men run it. These consist OF IN engi-
feer. q fireman. and q brakeman. IN
one place there IL an 80O-foot grade,
mounted at the rate OF six feet to the
hundred, yet the engine puffs right along
with three or four loaded cars, not IN the
least bothered In any way. There Is
one grade q quarter Of a mile long, In
which an average Ut four feet is gained
to the hundred. One curious thing about
1t 10 that the wheels are In . sense roll
ers. They reach from N side to the
other. Tho flanges hold them on, as.
sisted by the pivot, past which each hall
OF the wheel comes down.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-08-05
Democratic Te.ti,nonx.

One thing Is ceria'n, Cleveland IN.
not carry North CarOlina. Ran.
som Of North Carolina.
Clevoland's nomination sets New
York outside of Democratic hopes
Robert Il. Roosevelt, New York.
! believe Mr.. Cleveland has done our
party more injury than any man since
the civil war.-Editor Scott Ray. Shell.
byville (Ind., Democrat.
1t would DO folly Of the worst type for
this convention to attempt TO force down
the Threats Of the New York organiza-
ton a nominee whom they protest
against, who has no. q single delegate
from his own Stato.-Danicl w. Voor-
hees.
The Democratic party Is committing
suicide. 1t Is bull-headed enough to go
on and nominate q man who cannot
possibly carry New York, and without
New York we cannot possibly win.-
Lieut.. Gov. Sheehan Of New York.
1s Grover Cleveland to be q per.
petual incubus on the Democratic party?
The Democracy might just as we'll dis
band at once as issue these claimants
bonds for defeat every four years.
New York Sun, June :.
For twelve years the Democrats have
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-08-05

The bolting Of Cleveland and his
free trade platform has begun already
In New York. The first to desert
him Is ex-State Comptroller Frederick
p. Olcott, who has long been q leader
In the Democratic politics in that
State. He was Democratic State
Comptroller under Gov. Lucius Rob-
inson, and has since been associated
with Grover Cleveland's Secretary Of
the Treasury, Mr.. Charles s. Fair
child, in the direction OF Democratic
State politics Mr.. Olcott will not
be the last OF the business men Of
New York who will refuse to abandon
protection. He is the leader Of q
long column of them.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-08-05
The Mckinley law is responsible

THE Mckinley law is responsible
for the strikes. Is 1t responsible for
the strike In the Northeastern coal
region In England? There over co.
600 people have been out for two
months. This has not only affected
tie coal miners but some hundreds OF
thousands of iron workers, blast fur.
NJ. !, etc. In the Cleveland iron
district alone, says the American
Manufacturers correspondent, some
$1,000 persons are dependent on pub
lie charity. How ~far-reaching that
little Mckinley law Is In the minds
of free traders.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-08-05
USEFUL BASKET.

A SMALL box Of limo placed In tins
cellar and pantry will keep tho air dry
and pure.
ONE teaspoonful OF ammonia to a tea
cupful Of water, applied with q rag, will
clean silver or gold jewelry.
If the soles OF re2ged boots or shoes
are occasionally oiled tho shoes will be
easier, the solos will last longer, and
the pegs will not get loose In the
leather.
To REMOVE scorches. boil an onion
and squeeze out the juice, put 1t with
soap, fuller's earth and vinegar, a very
little Of each. Spread the mixture on
the scorched place, and leave to dry.
Rinse thoroughly.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-08-05

ALREADY the Democratic organs of
the North are playing the bunco
game on the Southern Democrats by
telling them that Cleveland will
carry Massachusetts,, Rhode Island,
and other Republican States. And
the Southern Democratic, innocent
fellows that they are, put up their
good money, get their little box Of
green goods" and tote 1t away, never
dreaming that the confidence men are
standing around the corner laughing
at them.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-08-05
Tigsr. NJ On the rssars.

The Democrats evidently expect to
carry the election this year, II they win
at all, without the aid OF New York and
Indiana. Is 1t possible for this to be
accomplished? Tho logic Of the situa-
tion says no In the most emphatic man
ner, but the mathematics Of the situataon
should BIO considered before jumping at
conclusions. The States which have
already voted this year show that the
Congressional advantage gained by the
Demo rats In 1880 was only . temporary
ground-swell, and that when the final
teriai change from other Presidential
years. The following table gives a con-
SENTATIVE estimate OF the attitude Of the
several States that may DO considered
certain, one way or the other:
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-08-05
WONDER-WORKERS.

A MYSTERIOUS ringing Of electric
bells in a house in Switzerland was
traced to q spider, whose web had con-
Aected two wires.
THE perpendicularity OF a tall monu.
ment Is affected by the sun. II leans
away from that luminary, owing to the
expansion of. the side on which the rays
fall.
The latest invention for the saving OF
life 1t fires lie the emergency dress. "
It Is a woman's idea. It consists Of q
dress something like that used by SUBJ
The suit Is In two pieces and made
from asbestos cloth.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-08-05
August.
Flower

had been troubled 1--WE months
with Dyspepsia. I had a f1llness
after eating, and a heavy load in the
pit of my stomach. Sometimes .
deathly sickness would ovcrtake
me. / was working for Thomas
McHenry, Or uggist. Allegheny City,.
Pa. in whose employ ! had been for"
seven years. fused August Flower
for two weeks. / was relieved ofall
trouble. I can now eat things I
dared not touch before. ! have
gained twenty pounds since my re-
covery. ]. D. Cox, Allegheny, Pa. o
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-08-05

|ca ~ popsfty " mo hanks 81 III
eoantrysnccSlding V the report ofths
Conptsoller u tn Treasury, 4 debt
q over n, ~, Ooo,O0o. The fact IL,
fsr1neIs haye taken much les ~
vantage o. the opportunities offered
~ mortgages than have most classes
Of citizens
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-08-05

MINNEAPOLIS TRIBUNE: Mr..
Crandll, the Prohibition candidate
for Vice President, is Of the opinion
that hts party win poll 1000, 900
votes this year. Mr.. Cranall is not
only one OF the youngest candidates
aver nominated on a national ticket,
but, judging by the above state.
ment, one OF the freshest.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-08-05

WHEN MT. Olevc1dIIU was uOultEl-
ated in 1884 and was elected by rea-
son Of the theft Of . large number Of
votes which had been cast for Ben
Butler In New York, he was . resi-
dent OF the western part OF New
York. After his defeat In 1883 he
removed to New York City, opened
On once in wall street, and became
the hired lawyer OF corporations and
OF gold-bag monopoliea. Neither that
fact, however, nor his steadily avowed
hostility to silver, which he would
demoneti1e II he could, seems to
ALLEVIATE from him the mass Of South
ern and Western Democrats who are
clamortng for 87-cent dollars and .
one-third conlscation Of debts Are
these Democrats honest, or is Ceve-
land dishonest? There must be some
cheating somewhere. II during the
war men like Carlisle, Vest, voor-
bees and Turpie had called on their
party to nominate Abraham Lincoln
no one would have believed them
sincere, and the question would have
been asked what their game was.
When the members from the freq
silver State Of Missouri, when Hatch,
BLAND, Cockrell, Vest and the rest
OF them are for the gold monomctal-
list, Cleveland, one IL Justified in
asking what it means. and whether
there 4 any principle or honesty left
In that Democrats organization n
- Gunth and WeeA
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-08-05

HHNRY GDoRGE frankly declared
that .thc only reason for Cevcland's'
nomination was the fact that he rep,
resents free trade" MI. George
states the truth In plain terms. The
American people agree with his view
OF the matter. That is why they are
already ct work digging MI. Clevel
lands political grave.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-08-05

IMDIANAToLIs JOURNAL: The fact
that Gen. Stevenson was . knight
OF tho Golden Circle won't hurt him
seriously with Indiana Democrats Of
tho old school.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-08-05
Tho stranrest Railroad in The World.

uC ctEHHBcbS . u sasO
A curious little railroad train runs up
and dawn ths Gavilian mountains, in
San Benito County, Cal, every day. 1t
Is probably the etrs INCEST railroad that
ever was seen. The train moves on o
curious single track, and Is drawn by
an engine set low on 1t. Both the en-
CINE wheels and those which support the
cars have o strange pivot-llke piece OF
steel that sets in the slot track, for it
must be borne in mind that the track
has a slot In it, not unlike that seen in q
cable track. In addition to this. each
wheel has a flaf,ge on each side OF 1t, go
that 1t cannot get OF the track no mat
ter how abrupt the curves. The r ad,
rs completed, is now nine miles long,
will be fourteen miles In length. Three
men run it. These consist Of an engi-
neer, a fireman, and a brakeman. In
enc place there is al 500 foot grade,
mounted at the rate Of six feet 10 the
hundred, yet the engine puffs right along
with three or four loaded cars, not in the
least bothered in any way. There is
one grade a quarter OF a mile long, in
which an average Of four feet is gained
10 the hundred. One curious thing about
It is that the wheels are in O sense roll
ers. They reach from one side to the
other. The flanges hold them on, as
sisted by the pivot, past which each half
Of the wheel comes down.
OUR readers will remember tho par
ticulars Of some remarkable cures pub
lishcd some weeks ago In these columns
These articles attracted widespread at
%tention. for tho reason that medical
science had hitherto held that tho dis
eases In question were incurable. In this
issue will DO found the particulars of
another equally remarkable case, the per-
son who thus m~iraculously recovered DO.
Ing ono OF the bcst-known merchants OF
Detroit. Mich. The article appears under
the heading "A Detroit Niracle,n and 10
worth 4 careful porusAl.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-08-05
DragOOnIng Won't IDO!

Not with the liver. Violent cholagogues,
like calomel and blue pill. administered In
"heroic" or excessive doses, rs they often are,
will not permanently restore the activity Of
the great hepatiS organ. and are productive Of
much mischief 10 the system generally. In
stitute . heaIthful reform, II inactivity Of the
liver exists, with Hostettcf's Stomach Bitters,
which instires a regular discharge Of the secrc-
tive function Of the liver. n promotes due
action Of tile bowels without gripping or weak
ening thefB. fhe discomfort and tenderness in
The right side; nausea, fur upon the tongue,
yellowness OF the akin and eyebslls. sGurness
IF the breath aid sick headache. which charac-
terize chr0nic biliousuess. disappear, and
ness-resumes fts FORMER activity. The Bit.
tiers annihilatcs malafial complaints, fheumst
Ism, kidney treable, and Is . promoter OF
healthful rebBSe.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-08-05
The McKinley Rln md Inc Far,mer..


No schedule In the Mckinley bill was
framed with greater rare than the sched-
ule of duties on agricultural products
and provisions. Not only did the farm
ers and agricultural societies have hear
ings before the committee, but the MEM
bers Of that committee spent no little
time In the construction Of q schedule
that would give the American farmer
more thorough protection and q better
hold or the home market. That their
effects did not result In failure is shown
by the following table, giving the i'm
Ports Of various competing farm prod
ncts Tor finished products OF which the
raw material competesy In the years
1889 and 1S91-the years Immediately
preceding and following the enactment
Of the Mckinley bill-together with
changes In rates Of duty made by the
new law:
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-08-05

Tim Ny tn South Is ruined by
Ssoteotion n zen BY statistics. In
l00o tn vslues Of cotton goods manu-
fnctursd n the South was s1l, 000,.
90. IN 1870 Il was $50. 900, 900.
Ald Ne sAtio \ much greater In the
irUa and otber Industries. The
Go1tA y The parent u the protective
aYsten aod ths wisdom 81 It's course
= boiag Dsan II the great industrial
South oftorday.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-08-05
The flag Incident.

Ing inquiry to the Tribune:
For the beueHt Of nyseif and several
friends, Will you please enltghten Us IN re-
gard to An incident Of M. Glove and's adj
ADMINISTRATION, viz: the return Of certain
Confederate nagsf Was Gle veland mixed
MP IN that b~usinessi II
On the 3Oth Of April, 1857. R. G. Drum,
Adjutant General. sent q eommuntcs-
tiOn to William G. ERdicott, Secretary
81 War, In whicl, ne suSgested that Z
number Of rebel fags cspsured by the
Uni0n forces during the civil war. and
stored In the War Department. be re-
turned ITO the authoflties Of tho respec.
I've states = which the regiments which
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-08-05

COLUlDUs discovered America In
fle2, but Tanmany did not discover
Stevenson until 1892. Governor
Gray wishes that they had waited
100 years more
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-08-05

GI0sErpxsoCRAT: n the Dem
scracy succeeds In ~ endcavors to
exhnme The bloody shirt, It will suf-
fer st tia polls. For reasons which
ougl1t = - manifest TO the dullcst
undesstaoding that party cannot IT
fofd % rsvive amp memories con-
nsctsd With tho Wsr.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-08-05

Nh HARRlsoH represents tho party
q prosperity and progress. His re-
sslection means the extension and
preservation d every industrial en-
tsspFise- Ne stands for the Ameri-
IN home, TIE American church, the
American school.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-08-05

STHcE the passage Of the McKin-
lev bill, says Dan's Commercial
Agency, sugar has fallen 35.s per
cent. colDss 2A3 PER cent, and the
average d. nsoessaries 10 per cent.
what do tbs .robher-tari6 baronss
food On9
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-08-05

been pestered with Cleveland, and, win
or lose, he cannot ask for another NOM
ination. He cannot carry New York,
but il he carries Ohio, Indiana, Cali
fornia, Pennsylvania and several other
States the Western politicians say he
can, why, he certainly will be elected
Richard Croker. Tammany Boss.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-08-05

4 coppersmith at the Bath, Me-, Iron
works has hammered a miniature tea.
kettle from q small copper cent. The
small teakettle has o swinging handle
and movable cover and nozzle, Just az
my teakettle has, and water can be
boiled in It. Robert Quicker, the maker,
va eight hours on the Job.