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The Press., 1892-08-11
G. H. BAKER & co.

A u PERSONS are forbidden tres A passing upon the Avery place, so called, in West Stafford, for the purpose Of picking ber- ries, except by consent Of M. A. Cady (whO has bought the right to the same), under penalty Of the law. ISAIAH HISCOCK. April a, 1892.
The Press., 1892-08-11

Colonel Oates, of Alabama, the chair man of the investigation committee dis patched by the house in such hot haste to Homestead, Pa., thinks that the Carne- gie company was in its right in employing men from outside the state-"the Pinker- ,tons"-to protect it's imperiled property, but that the wiser and better plan would have been to call on the sheriff for pro- tection and give him a reasonable time to afford it. He thinks the attack on "the Pinkertons" was crime in the eyes of the law, and the maltreatment inflicted on them after their surrender blot on A nnarican niuilizatinn--Ha hlamas FrinI for harshness and want of tact, but con siders the company equitably entitled to a part of the saving made possible by the putting in of improved machinery. Fi- nally he is convinced that the Homestead strike is none of congress's business that congress has no jurisdiction in the premises.
The Press., 1892-08-11

Rev. Dr. L. W. Bacon, of Norwich, last Sunday preached in support of Mayor Harwood's policy of suppressing the houses of ill-fame. He selected his text from Matthew xiii:7. He said: "The bold and courageous movement of Mayor Harwood against organized vice in this city is the only movement for the SUD- pression of crime which has been made in Norwich for 15 years; that his predeces- sors by their positive or negative attitude toward the criminal classes were either tolerators, sanctioners or protectors of vice." Dr. Bacon paid his respects to the bar of the Buckingham house and to the gambling feature of the fairs of the New London agricultural society, which had received, he said, police protection. He compliimented Mayor Harwood for his manly and aggressive policy, and charged the police of the city with being on friendly terms with brothels and gam blers; and the predecessors of Mayor Harwood with having countenanced and winked at vice.
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Golden CLUBS scaEME REVIVED.
Another Attempt to Convert the West 70
Free Trade

Another Attempt to Convert the West 70
Free Trade.
The Western Democratic Campaign Fund,
beaded by Mr.. Joseph Pulitzer. the millionaire
editor Of the New York World. will appeal to
the symp thies and TO the pocket-books of the
Golden Club. Mr.. Pulitzer, who lives abroad.
and merely visits this country occasionally to
see how things get along In his stupendous
newspaper building down on Park Row, Ii
doubtless in close touch with the foreign Free
Traders. Theirs T. the idea OF converting the
Western farmers to Cobdenism.
The Golden Club years ago saw that tho
farmers constituted the bulwark OF Protection
in this country, and Realised that, II tho Cob
den Club was to triumph, they must be weaned
from their allegiance to the teachings Of
George WASHINGTON, Alexander Hamilton,
Thomas J-fr rson. Henry Clay, Horace Gree
ley. and every illustrious American statesman
ration ofhis countrymen. 30 they hired one
Proiesgor Mongreden to write up the side Of
Free Trade and his books were scattered free
lby the 10000 throughout the West. The Lon
don Times instead ofthe New York World was
then the leading champion OF the Free Trade
crusade. The Times said on July IL, 1880:
1--WE wish the Golden Club the best SUCCESS
In the arduous encounter which lies before IL.
We hope Mr.. Augustus Mongr diens excellent
volumes, and the Other publications OF tho
club will, between them, carry the United
States by storm and thrust reason Il. O., Free
Trad-l into all minds, whether willing or un-
willing to admit it,
Substitute Reform" Club for Golden Club,
and how like an extract from the World Of
1892 this extract reads. But the Times added
10 serious reflection which we earnestly COM
mend to the thoughtful consideration Of the
Western rainbow ehasers 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 it is perfectly safe to assert;
but how and when, and other minutia OF the
kind, must b. left to the Golden Club and to
it's twelve Cabinet Ministers in their unofficial
capacity 10 decide. Their prophecies shall be
like lovers vows-br0ken. it may be, a thou"
sand times. but uttered sincerely every time,
and believed In to the very last"
That is the lover-liks hope and confidence
OF which our Western Democratic Fund cam.
paiguers will need u goodly store to carry
them through the cruel disappointments and
failures lying before them.
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Tariff Oppressed" Wage Farmers

Thefollowing dialogue is reproduced in Th6
Bulletin of the American Iron and Steel Assoc
cation. 1t occurred between the District
Attorney Of Allegheny County and the
WorHingman (under oaih) who offered to
bail Burgess John NeLuckie, arrested for
participating In the recent labor disturbances
at Homestead: what is your manner" asked
District Attorney Burleigh. "owen Murphy,
sir" ''Where do you resideP' 'Tn Home.
stead" "How much real estate do you own,
Mr.. Murphyr' "Well. sir. own house OF
fourteen rooms with a lot 90 14O feet In
Homestead" "Whnt lie It's valus2" ''Pen
thousand dollars" Anything against IT.
any Judgments or mortgages7" No, sir"
|'Own any other property" Eyes, sir, and
then Mr.. Owen Murphy. mill worker, pro-
corded TO designate seven other pieces OF real
estate which be held in fee simple and free OF
encumbrancs In the borough Of Homestead,
the aggregate value OF which was $4,000.
second workingman was sworn, who as
serted that he owned real estate to the value
Iof $4,000. Comment Is unnecessary, but We
cannot resist the temptation TO inquire: Where
under the shining sun, except among tariff.
oppressed workers OF this protection plum
Idered land OF ours. could two steel workers,
or any other workers, DO found who. between
them, had laid away 900 from theiE earn-
IinOa9
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An Echo from Free Trade Times.
TO BE CONTINUED.
NEW HAVEN. Conn, July, 1891.

NEW HAVEN Conn.,, July. 1891
EDrToa AMERICAN ECONOMIST: should like
10 let you know offs little occurrence that hap.
paned when was boy Of twelve, which re-
calls wildly how free wool benefits the farmer.
II was soon after the Walker Tariff beg n to
cast iis bhghting shadow over the country.
was at that time living 10 one Of the most
prosperous sections OF the State of New York
and the farmers had got MIC ~ started in the
sheep industry, buT whom they were ready 70
sell their wool the price was not only very low
bat the demand was limited; in fact, Il re-
quired about as much labor to SO their clip as
Il had to produce It, the country beins nJodsd
with foreign WOOL.
The result was the farmers became discour-
laRei. killed OF their sheep. dried the our
eases down for tallow, and sold the logs o
mutton 10 the village for hoo colts per pound
Thus ended the sheep industry IN that and
probably other sec ions Of the State, but Ion !,
beior- It was again started the cunning Bng-
lshman had raised the price OF wool to q
higher figure han it was under the Ptotectve
Tariff OF ths previous four years.
Hop ng our Tariff Reform" farmers will
read and ponder awhile over these facts.
Iremain, very truly yours,
W. W. MITCHELL
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Free Trade British Testimonv.

The workmeB, it must be confessed, have
not hitherto looked to the Tariff In VAIN.
They have not only enjoyed high rate Of
wages, but they have als had an increasingly
high rae for q number OF years past. Labor
has nearly doubled IN value IN all iron anh
8 col works 10 thu United States during tn
las twenty years. Within the same p-riod
there has ben n gsnerd radue. on 10 the
prices OF comm o'iitisz 30 tint labor b a en-
ioysd ths en-Hls 81 bn'h hi n wages aud low
plices, --LoRd0a Industries. July y, ls92.
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CHAPTER VII.
DALLAS NI0HTCAPg,

The CRY Of hard times reaches us from every
part OF the country. The making Of roads L.
stopped. fHct"rtes are cloeed and hOoses and
ships are no longer built Factory hands, road
makerB. carpenters. brtcklayers and iabOrOrs
arc idle aud araly sis u rapidly embracing ever
pursui. In the countrywide York Tribune jan Is
1856.
Weeks passed by afterthe burning OF Fetch-
ar's factory bringing no relief TO the starving
peor The buildings THAI had pariia " escaped
the Bames stood with bl ckeD0d walls, closed
loors and tail smoke stacks eover,'d with bar.
rals to protect ITEM 10 their idleness from the
rus ing frost aud snow.
Ths-o barrels were moekiDgly dubbed
Dallas Nightcaps" by the starving, desperatp
men whose votes had placed Dallas IN power
miles Ground. hanging, weather beaten signals
ot distress, over the silent fneiories VIII re
once happy, busv life had r~igned.
One cold winters day Margaret Gwynne and
Toe Dartle again confronted each other IN the
Da,h, which led TO MRrIsarsI's home and looked
down upon the ruined factories. Mnrgaret's
ace was pale ard wan aud Darte's eyes, dos.
perate and hungry looking. cleaned in his IN.
shaven lace with wolHsh herc-ness. They mel
in anger and there was a shrinking a. Of feHI
IN Margarets manner, as she stood before
him.
"An' So" an. cred he, "ye've gone back on
pooE folk" then reading only too plainly the
terror In her eyes, he sat down bY ihe way
side ind with groan hid his face in his rough
hands.
Damn EN-" he cried, "ior takin' ye from
me What good has their larnln' Hu' line ways
done We, Mrg7 Ye are staryln' like the rest OF
us, an they leave ye to dep
The girl's eyes, looking down at him with
almost un"Ar,bly beauty, were filled with tears.
She clutched nj The tolls OF her black shawl
and strovs 10 vain to answer MIN. Seeing her
Weep he lost all control OF his passion, and.
rising in bis wra'h h, no lifted his olenched
hands toward heaven:
Don't yer be cryin', my girl, don't yer
or as true a. there's God 10 heaven, L hae
their hsirt's blood has murder In my
thoughsP
''And what good will murder do7'' asked the
trembling ri, enlming him with q touch ol
her hand. I'll you had read and thought Joe
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They's to fira It Tonight, true ns there's God
they is fayther, G0ynne nm DartleF
there was such terrible earnes'n"Bs IN
Nora's voice that Ethel Fletcher never paused
to doub'.
The next instant she was in the hall calling
to Fletcher and Peylon, and By the sound Of
changing doors and hurrving footsteps down
the path. the let.ning child knew that ner
worils mud been heeird.
When Miss Fletcher returned sha found
Nora unconscious on the floor, tiny etrea no
III blood SHINING the white TN OF the hearth
rug on VIII en- The had fallen.
A. Ethel Fletcher knelt and raised the ea1
unehildlike tacA to her bosom, Nora'e darS
yes opened with a look OF ineiIable happl-
ness.
Would yer mind kissin' me, Miss EthelT
Then, as the kiss touched her lipa, 81 cOul'in''
let him damn yer, no, not If he Is my iayther !
A pau Q. In which she labored for brsath
and then looking once up at the plying eyes
above her ami clutchlng her loved teachers
hand, she asked:
'Ysr onite sure, Mics Ethel, about Jesus, an
his lov,u' me an wantin' INC In Hravenp
And Il hpl Fletcher her hot tenrs falling
upon the stlffsning form In her arms, did NOT
speak, for shs knew by the smile on the dead
chi DIS lips, that tho aneweF had re cned ner
As Fletcher and Peg ton drew near the wor 4
the counting-rOsm windows we're ilumined
NV Ni'Hlhs anu hhJ "'AosetS ~ 49,
Gu, ling through the lOosened shes.
Fletcher drew his br9A II sharply, and tight
enrd his grlsp on peytohs arm.
"We'fe 90 late, the whole place 10 on hrt
from wthinl Run, give the al ,rm, Peyton,
must see If some OF the machinery can ot
lsnved,"
Regardless Of personal danger he hurried to
the side Of the bull ling with the flea OF torcin
an entrance, and tn. door yelled TO his pow
-rfnl blows, leitn out q binding cloud Of
smoke as It fell. As hestePp-d back hall
Is illed, he ran against n m IN who was trying &c
Ishp p,st him In the darkness. In an instant
he had turned, and, grasping q small slnewv
| Il ure by the throat, recosnized, by the nov
bright light from the burning building. the
Doth, vlllainous countenance oil Gentleman
Kelly.
'tiFhis is your work is 1t, you coward J
hound r. cried F etcHer.
Then a sense Of this mans base ingratitude
and q rial zation OF what these ruined build
lings meant for him, caused him o tighten hi
grasp on Kally's ihroa and to shake th4 cow
Iardly wretch until he whlmpered for mercy.
A shot. sharp anh cruel, rang out upon the
air ia the lIaze Gnffer Gwynne stood revealed
for one instant, " smoking p stol IN his old,
reu bling hand, and. rs Fl-tch-r with groar
relaxed his mold on Kally's throar, aud fell Me-
ess IN he doorway Of his bu ming factory
lGwynnes unshavpn. terror-strtcken fRet
disappeared in thu darkness.
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In spite OF the general distress throughout
the country, the Democrats we're 80 thorough
ly imbued with the doctrines OF British Fret
Trade, that they persisted in maintaining The
low Tariff, aud foreign goods continued
flooding the markets, people were unempioy'
ed everywhere. and money became scarce In
consequence OF the enormous imt'ortatlons.
Soup honses were opened In the cities and
towns. and thous inds OF starving people
fock~d to them daily to be fed.
Margaret Gwynne and d rite upon reach.
ing the town entered one OF the soup houses
and found Thorpe Fletcher. with two other
'entlemen, standing In the midst OF thu
motley crowd.
~ 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." reilied Fletcher, II sustain this one
but 1t is contrary to my principles. do not
like soup houses. They ar. degradation to
this FREQ country. Every man In town should
be taking soup from OF his own table"
"0h, they are q ! ,zy lot" drawl Il the other
young man in q lower voice, "rhis is easier
don't yon know thin earning IL. Ours lie the
grandest government on the face OF the earth
for now everything Is cheap for these poor
devils. Did you ev know time before
VIII boots and shoes could be bought for n
m re- pittance2 Why, our working men ought
Ito live like princesr
"These are disastrous times, cir, and you
city politicians know IT," rotor; ed Fletcher,
"What matters IT to me II things are cheap Il
/ have not the money to buy2 am compelled
10 start my factory abroad In ord to live but
mono the less shall mourn my ruined ooun.
tryI l consider those placards marked
cheap displayed in all our shop windows, as
badges of poverty, signals Of distress and
cotTiers Of famine and financial ruinp'
The strangers turned to leave and Fletcher
followed, after speaking pleasantly to some OF
his bssL known workmsn In tue orowt, A
he crossed the room Marga ct detected many
an evil glance directed toward him.
"Damn that aristocrat," muttered one man
she pertends to ba our friend, and yet, curs'
him, he's takin' the gold we put In his peck
ct to forrin' paris and leaves US here K
starve."
Has trying 20 sell his grand place and the
PLAN" I'D another.
"DivIl OF plant we left him." chimad II
KeIly's familiar brogue, Faith, we se-d Il
that the night we were afher smRshin' hi
windys an putin II torch 70 the pile. Shure
he's white .lIvered coward. fer he niver 8,
much rs lifted a finger Rginst man o. us, I'll
now he's fer runnin' away WId the eowld ",
armed fer him, and hopes 70 shtop our mouth
wild a soup houser
"Be damned Il he do itP' shouted the nov
excited crowd.
TO BE CONTINUED.
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CHAPTER VIII.
THR snApow on DEArH.

''who is hungryf Go and see You that are
full fed and know not what II is TO be hungry
perhaps never saw a hungry mango aud SCI.
Go and see thousands. men AMI women. boys
nations crowdtng, sitting zach other; Hlmo-t
fighting Tor n first chance. acting moro like hun
CRY wolves than human beings. IN land of
plenty, waiting till the food ls reRdy for dStribu-
tinn. II we cnuld stop the import Of the foreign
articles. the gold would cease to dow out ~ pay
for them and money ~oud then again become
more abundant. ana labar again be In demand.
-Neg York 1ri6ans, Jdaasgg ". 1854.
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Free Traders mink So still.

In free composition tor the market Of the
United States, the wages Of manufacturing la
Dor In the Northern States must be reduced at
least as low as the wages Of labor In England.
he natural price OF the manuia curing labor
OF the Northern States is precisely the same as
bat Of the manufacturing labor Of England,
md not q cent more.-Speech Of Free IFads
Congressman AcLg6ie Of South OrrOtina, 1882.
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SPECIAL cANrAIaN oFFER

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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-07-13
What Drove Him to Enlist.

An American artist with whose name
all lovers of good pictures are familiar
was narrating some of his war expe-
riences at his club a few evenings ago.
He served during the last three years of
the war and fairly won the distinction
of being a brave soldier. Il am not
disposed to boast of the motive that
prompted me to enlist" said he to a
group of deeply interested friends, "but
will tell you what it was. Soon after
the war broke out 1 was induced by q
persistent and smooth tongued book
agent to subscribe for an expensive
illustrated publication. 1t was to be de-
hvered in parts, one part eacli month,
and payment of two dollars was to be
made at each delivery. Well, after
awhile got tired of the thing and found
the payments irksome. But could not
shake off the book agent. Ec became
nightmare to me, and finally to escape
him enlisted. Of course | had some
inclination to go to the front anyhow,
but the book agent was the direct cause
of my enlisting.
can exciting three years of service
followed, but the end callc and was
mustered out with thousands of others.
l turned my face to the west, thinking
that the best place to get IL start in bust
ness. l went to Chicago, and, having
engaged rooms in lodging house,
started out on prospecting tour. The
first man to recognize me in that town
was that irrepressible book agent. He
cheerfully informed me that he had
saved all of the parts of the illustrated
work for me and he would bring them
to my lodgings the next day. But he
did not, for gave him bogus address
and left for New York that same
night" New York Times,
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CHURCH DIRECTORY.

Trinity Episcopal church, Main street, be-
tween Lewis and Church streets. Services at
II a. m. and p. m. Rector, Rev. w. Q. Hull
linen.
United Brethren church, Lewis street, be-
tween Main and Johnson streets. Services at
II a. m. and p III. Pastor, Rev. J. d. Dom
ovan.
Methodist church, Lewis street, between
Main and Frederick streets. Services at II q.
m. and s p. m. Pastor, Rev. ]. T. Williams.
Christ Evangelical Lutheran church, Lew
is street, between Main and Frederick streets.
Services at II a. IN. and p. m. Pastor, Rev.
H. F. Shealy
Baptist church, corner Main and Washing
ton streets. Services at IL a. IN. and u. IN.
Pastor, Rev. w. j. E. Cox.
Second Presbyterian church corner Freder-
lex and Lewis streets. Services at IL a. M,
and s. Pastor, Rev. VIM. Cumming.
St. Francis Roman Catholic, North Augusta
street, Mass at Z and 1890 a.. m. Vespers and
benediction of Most Blessed Sacrament at 4
p. m. Pastor, Rev. Father McVerry.
Young Mems Christian Association, corner
Main and Water streets. Services at p. In.
Sunday.
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SLEEP.

Pe7ehed on her nest in bough of the pear
tree,
Tenderly ruffing her motherly wings,
tiny bird to her young ones is grooming.
What are the words that she lovingly sings?
Fresh, balmy breezes are rocking your cradle;
Slumber is cheap, baby brides, cheap, cheap
Come! hide your heads meath my soft, downy
feathers;
Slumber is cheap, baby brides, sleep, Sleep"
Down In the meadows, all blooming with
clover,
Into q blossom we cautiously peep;
Old father drone to the young bee Is buzzing-
That naughty baby who won't 60 to sleep.
There, close your eyelids, you foolish young
humble.
What's more delightful than deep, tranquil
sleep?
Let others work in the warm summer weather,
! Let them sow now-in the autumn we'll
reap"
Out on the lawn, ih the wide open hammock.
Mother Is rocking her baby to sleep;
Sinks the small head. dropping lower and
lower III
Far into Dreamland the baby will creep.
His weary children in safety he'll keep.
What is the promise so often repeated?
TO all whom he loveth, God giveth sweet
sleep.
Good Housekeeping.
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Painless Dental Operations.

Among the thousand and one recently
invented dental and surgical appliances
is an ingenious device of French origin
for producing local paralysis Of the
nerves, in order that minor dental and
surgical operations may be painless. 1t
consists of a glass tube filed with a
highly volatile fluid. One end OF the
tube terminates in a closed nozzle an
Inch in length. This may be broken off,
land the break leaves an orifice opening
Unto the tube.
Meanwhile the heat of the hand vola-
stilizes the liquid, and the stream of
vapor may be directed against the parts
to be deadened of feeling. The parts
are in effect frozen, and the condition
continues long enough for the compile
ton of the operation. 1t is asserted that
the tissues are uninjured by the action
tof the vapor.-New York Telegram.