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Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-08-25
FIGURES NEVER LIE.
WAGES HAVE INCREASED UN-
DER THE M'KINLEY BILL.
And still They Continue to Rise--The
Mugwump New York Times Called to
Task for Its Assertions The Repub-
lican Side.

1t has been asserted and reiterated
over and over again that wages have
fallen since the Mckinley tariff was
enacted. 1t is the one single survivor
of the multitude of falsehoods sent
abroad during the campaign of lying
in 1890. 1t survives, not that it was
more fit than the cKinley
prices" for example-but from the
difficulty of securing labor statistics
complete enough to obliterate it.
mckinley prices" were disproved by
simply comparing the market reports
as published before and after the new
law took effect. But there are no regu-
lar reports published on rates of wages.
Tens of thousands of changes are an
nually made in this country, some in
volving increased, others decreased
wages or hours of labor. They have
occurred. do occur and will occur indie
pcndently of any tariff in response to
the varying conditions of industry. II
orders for goods come flowing in, the
labor in the industry which makes the
goods will be fully employed and wage
reductions will be impossible. But if
short crops curtail the purchasing
power of consumers, or the demand be-
comes inadequate to the supply because
of OverprOduction, or a change in fash
ion even, or for any other cause, labor
in the industries concerned will be in
iuriouSly affected, and if the unfavor-
able conditions continue, wages will
fall. The law of supply and demand
will continue to operate inside, and, so
far, independently, of any tariff law
that can be framed. Thousands of
changes in wage rates, both up and
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-08-25
Political Pointers.

Democratic editors are apparently
unwilling to fight the coming battle on
the tariff issue. They are attempting
to counter on the ''force bill" issue.
There is no "forcc bill'' and there
never will be.
Exports of domestic merchandise for
the fiscal year 1892 were 81 ,O15, 7s9, 6O7.
This is the first year they ever attained
the sum of billion dollars. This is a
billion dollar country.
The Democrats are now discussing
the possibility of carrying the election
without New York. This means they
have no hope of carrying New York.
Cleveland knows his danger from
Tamany. The people should know
what consideration he is willing to
offer for its support
President Harrison has furnished
polished epigram on almost every topic
Of public interest.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-08-25
Danger of Forcing Education.

Perhaps the stress is applied too early
To our little ones. | throw out this
word of caution to our good lady
friends here who have them in charge.
Some years ago | was passing down a
street in Indianapolis from my resi-
dence to my office, and on the way
there was one of our public schools.
The children We're Just gathering in
the morning. AS | came near the cor
ncr two sweet little girls, evidently
chums, approached from different
directions, and, meeting at the
crossing, soon had their heads close to-
gether, but not so close but that
caught the conversation. One said to
the other: "Oh, | had such an awful
dream last night
Her sympathizing little fellow put
her head still closer and said: What
was it?''
"Oh," said the trembling little one,
81 dreamed / did not pass"
1t is safer to such little ones to dream,
as in my careless country boyhood
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-08-25
o.nc.at worlds Fair Guide.

1t is very seldom that we are able te
recommend book SO unreseryedly ms
we can the Worlds Columbian EXPO.
sition and Chicago Guide" The work
is official and reliable and is no catch
penny product, but a book which hav-
ing the greatest interest at the present
time possesses value so permanent as
to entitle it to place in every house
hold. More that 500 pages richly en-
bellished with superb Illustrations of
the highest order. Elegantly printed
and handsomely bound.
The guide does not only describe to
the minutest detail everything of ines
Unable value pertaining to the exposi-
ton and Chicago, but has a full page
picture of each of the mammoth exhibit
buildings in eight oil colors. Also
many others, illustrating artisticallv
the useful, the curious, and the beauti-
fui that will be there in magnificent
display.
1t caps the climax with a magnificent
cyclorama view, "Bird's-eve View of
the Exposition Grounds and Build
ings," beautifully Autographed in
eight oil colors, size 9x25 inches.
1t is book for the millions who
contemplate visiting Chicago in 1898.
1t will be purchased by the millions
who cannot go, but will desire to
know just what their friends are see
ing. The price of the book adapts it
to the wants of the masses.
Agents arc wanted to sell the book in
every town. Full particulars and terms
will be sent on application. Address,
archibald 4 Co., 500 Chestnut street,
st. Louis, Mo.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-08-25

giving these solid reasons for being n
protectionist:
~ am protectionist.
because self preservation or protec-
ton is, and of right should be, the
first law of nature.
Because history proves beyond con-
troversy that it was only by and
through this system that it was made
possible for the United States of Amer
lea to lead the world to-day in intelli-
gencc and prosperity,
because | am farmer and believe
that there can never be permanent
prosperity among us as class so long
as our markets are made 5000 miles
from our farms; hence the need of di-
versifcation of American industries
until our markets are made at home or
by us. Protection and only protection
makes this possible"
Expressions like these from the peo-
pie show that the cause of protection
is making Roadway in the homes of
the nation.-N. Y. Press.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-08-25

down, were made in the most prosper
Gus wears this country ever knew; they
are made now under the Mckinley
tariff and will he made unless Edward
Bcllamy or Henry George succeeds in
revolutioniZing the existing industrial
system.
As rule. changes in rates of wages
do not get into the public press beyond
the local papers. A reduction in wages
being more unusual in this country
than an advance, is more likely TO be
chronicled. Ever since the Mckinley
law passed, the free-trade papers all
over the country have watched like
MIXTURES for instances of wage reduc-
tons, and gloatcd over these misfor-
tunes of the working people like birds
of prey The New York Times in par
ticular has been on the alert to record
and eXult over every reduction of
wages, in order to aScribe 1t to the Me-
kinlcy law. Reading its editorials on
this subject one would get the impress
sion that a five or ten per cent. de-
crease in wages was an unknown DC
currencc before the Mckinley act
passed. We have before pointed out
its shallow dishonesty in this respect.
1t collects ten or dozen or score of
cases of reduced wages, and proclaims
that wages generally are falling. It
needs not the thousands of cases of in
creased pay which have occurred under
the new law.
Only after painstalSIng canvass of
all the industries of the country. and
of the wage changes occurring in them.
can any one form an intelligent opin-
ion as TO whether the general course of
wages is up or down. But your Jealous
frec-trade performer does not care
for that
In this connection we have already
called attention to the fact that the
annual report of the Bureau of Stats.
ties of Labor of New York State for
1891 chronicles 1871 cases of increased
wages, 20S5 cases of decrease in the
hours of Extraordinarily increase OF
wages also-and only AL cases of re
duced wages. Yet all that year the
New York Times was loudly proclaim,
ing that wages were generally falling
No less instructive is the record OF
the State Bureau of Labor Statistics
of Illinois, which has issued report
on coal statistics for that State. Not
only has more coal been mined in the
| first year of the new tariff and NOR,
men been employed than ever before
but wages have averaged higher
while coal has been cheaper, as viii
appear in the following figures from
! the report:
Number of employees, prices and
| products in the coal mines of Illinois
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-08-25
SHE SURPRISED THEM.
How Little Miss Turned Failure Int
"a Glorious success.

How a Little Miss Turned Failure Into
"A Glorious Success.
Presence of mind has turned defeat
into victory for generals on the battle.
field, for statesmen in tho senate
chamber and for lawyers in the
courtroom. 1t is rare gift but a
very young woman who lives, in a
little town of Hawthorne in the pine
woods of Florida, possesses it TO an
unusual degree. The Sunday school
to which she belongs recently gave a
Sunday school CONCERT says the
Arkansaw Traveller and. though she
is hardly five years old. she showed
such willingness to contribute to the
success of the occasion that she was
intrusted by her teacher with the
recitation of d verse.
She applied herself 10 her task. and
at the prelim nary rehearsal acquitted
herself TO the delight OF her teacher
aud the envy OF her classmates.
The Sunday afternoon came at last
The church was crowded and the ex-
ercises began. The little girl was in
futtcr At last the long awaited
moment arrived and the superin-
tendent announced her name. She
toddled bravely up the aisle. and
with the help OF his hand mountol the
steps and stood on the platform facing
the people.
'Oh, what lot OF folks all looking
at me-" she thought
In fact like many an older person
in similar situation. that was all
she could think Of The verse which
she knew so we'll that she had been
saying it in her sleep she could not
think OF at all.
But she was not the child to give
way to defeat without a struggle. II
she couldn't think OF that verse. she
could of another and so while the
congregation was hushed TO catch the
first syllable from her falterng lips
she piped up in shrill treble
Needles and pins,
Needles and pins,
When you get married the trouble begins, "
In one respect at least her recita-
ton was the success OF the afternoon.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-08-25

sectional, interferes with none of the
rights of the States, won't take dollar
out of the Treasury, and yet, while it
is conceded to he one of the most mcri-
tOrious measures before the House, it
seems impossible to get it considered &"
Mr.. Cutting was a gallant soldier dur
ing the war, serving in Taylor's Chi
cago battery and also in the celebrated
Chicago Mercantile battery, and since
the war has taken great interest in the
militia, having been IL hrigadier-gcn-
cral of the California militia.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-08-25
Cooking with Electricity.

1t is now possible to cook with cleo
tricity. The bottom of an ordinary
frying pan is coated with an insulating
enamel, in which is embedded zigzag
wire conveying the current. To pre-
vent radiation from the insulating
enamel the plate on its under surface
is protected with asbestos. The wire is
made of an alloy which can stand great
heat, and becoming very hot it makes
the iron hOt-about 4SO to 800 degrees.
The pan does not become incandescent.
With an electric frying pan and an
: electric tea-kettle a bachelor could pre-
bare his own meals and live well for
comparatively nothing.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-08-25
Famous Old Oaks.

The largest oak now standing in
England is the 'Cowthorpie," which
measures seventy-cight feet in circum-
ference at the ground At one time
this tree and its branches covered more
than an acre of space. The gigantic
old parliamentary Oak" in Clipstone
park, London, is believed to be 500
years old. The tallest oak on the Brit
iSh Isles is called the Dukes Walking
Stick. 1t is higher than the spire of
Westminster Abby. The oak of
GelemOs, which was fcllcd in 1910,
realized $3.50 for its owner. SCI The
bark was sold for 81 900 and the trunk
and branches for 80. $50 more.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-08-25
GEoRoIE's RAPID TRANSIT


The Ride of a Helpless Youngster At
tached To Traction Cable.
cool. level. headed man in an
emergency saved the life OF five.
goar-old child recently on HayA.
Rminer.
1T Is common practice with
children living on the cable routes to
drop string with II cork attached in
the slot and. as the cable catches il
and drags it along to follow it up for
block or two or until they grow
tired
George Raiscovich. years old,
whose father keeps furniture store
at 3O7 Hayes street persuaded his
little brother Spiro that they could
ride without paying. George pro-
cured three oighths five strand
clothes line from the back yard of the
store and carefully fastened it around
his little brothers vast The rope
was strong enough TO settle dozen
California stage robbers There was
six feet OF the rope left when Georgia
concluded 10 give his little brother a
free ride and with some trouble he
dropped the loose. end OF the clothes
line into the slot.
The rope was promptly taken up by
the big inch and a-half cable and littl c
Splro started down the street to II e
astonishment of his eight year old
brother. The connection was made
dire tly in front ofSt. Ignatius' church.
From that point on the child was
dragged with the rope around his
waist past Franklin street and Van
Ness avenue distance of 60J feet
and. as he came sail ng across tho
avenue, William f. NJ rphy who
keeps book sto e at lOj Hayes
street saw the phenomenon. He at
first surmised that the thing was Il
dummy but glance demonstrated
that it was not 1t was only live
youngster skating with the cable and
no one to stop it
Oddly enough. all of the laws of
motion were upset with that young
ster. With a rope around his waist
the engine house engineer not know
ing anything about foolish child be-
ing tied to the cable, it was only nat
ural that when the line was drawn
taut in the middle that the child
would have to go to the morguo
whether the line dragged his head or
his legs.
Providence and Mr. Murphy saved
the youngster. Mr.. Murphy saw the
baby's pred .cament and ran to the
rescue. The boy and the cable were
badly mixed when Murphy saw them,
and he followed the child from Polk
to the junction at Larkin street with a
view to release it from the cable.
There was only one way in which
to do it. and Mr.. Murphy severed the
connection between the boy and the
cable at the junction of Hayes street.
Mr. Murphy bears some evidence of
conflict with the cable. He had
been Juggling with the lads string
with an ordinary pen-knife, severing
one strand after another and finally
severed the connection at Larkin
street
The child did not suffer much dam
age from his unhappy trip. His left
ear from contact with the uneven ba-
salt blocks on Hayes street was par
TALLY torn away and in contact with
one stone a cash of four inches was
made on his scalp, Otherwise he
was un INJURED.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-08-25
August.
Flower

Ny wife suffered with indigestion
and dyspepsia for years. Life be-
came a burden to her. Physicians
failed to give relief. After reading
one of your books, l purchased a
bottle of August Flower. 1t worked
like charm. Mywife received inn
mediate relief after taking the first
dose. She was completely cured
now weighs los pounds, and can eat
anything she desires without any
dclcterious results as was formerly
the case. c. H. Dear, Prop'r Wash
ington House, Washington, Va. o
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-08-25

Any one DESTROYS of testing the guam.
tity of nicotine which he probably alb
serbs into his system from burning
tigar can do so by simple experiment.
Let him take mouthful of smoke,
then fold his handkerchief double, place
it across his lips and violently blow it
through the linen, when he will see IA
brown stain on the cloth, from the to-
bacco oil contained in the smoke. The
quantity from the single mouthful of
smoke is often sufficient to stain brown
a sec lion of the handkerchief as large
as a silver dime.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-08-25
How Long Out.

The Gloucester schooner Dart was
making her wa into Boston harbor
in heavy fog. which had shut down
unexpectedly and had caused a great
deal OF grumDling on board. The
pilot especially was anxious and un-
happE. Suddenly, at an early hour
in the morning the fog lifted a little,
and the Darts pilot saw. right ahead
OF him. large East ludiaman. The
Darts helm was quickly put down,
and the schooner slid under the large
vessel. Then the pilots voice husky
with fog. rose from the Fart: Ship
ahoy! What ship IS that? Ship
Reindeer, from Calcutta" came the
answer promptly. How long outP'
'One hundred and fourteen days"
There was moments silence; then
the voice sang out from the Reindeer:
What ship is that?' Schooner
Dart from Gloucester replied the
husky pilot How long out?" Out
all night came the plaintive answer
-Argonaut
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-08-25
LANES I'LL EDIGENE
A BOON
TO MOTHERS.

Every mother is in mortal terror OF
that terrible scourge Group. Well
she may be- for over half the children
born into this world die before they
reach the age of five years of age and
the most of them from this malady.
When therefore the mother sees the
cheeks of her babe begin to flush in the
afternoon and the hOurSe rafting cough
set in, she knows that there is before her
a sleepless night and possibly a visit
from the most dreaded of all things the
Angel of Death The malady is 50 insid-
Ious; it makes its attack so quietly and
comes literally like a thief in the night,
and like thief takes away the best and
most precious things that he can lay his
hands upon. The ordinary cough rem.
edy usually contains opium in such
quantities that it is dangerous to give it,
Reid's German Cough and Kidney Cure
has no poison in its composition. but II
will cure the worst case of Group, and
that at once. There need be nOhesitancy
felt in giving this remedy. 1t can be
given again and again, until a complete
cure is effected 1t is the only safe rem.
edy for Group on the market
SYLVAN REMEDY CO.
pFOpIA In
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-08-25
Gen. Cuttings Bill.

Gen. John 7. Cutting, who represents
the Fourth district of California in the
House, is getting Disguised at the way
in which important measures are
sighted by Congress. lie says that
'there are 10, 900 members of volun.
teer military companies in the United
States who are looking eagerly To this
Congress for the passage of the bill |
have introduced for the upbuilding of
the militia and the benefit of the whole
country. My bill is non-partisan, nom
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-08-25

= 1t is significant of the abjcct condi-
tion of labor in free trade Belgium, :"
says the New York Press, that a
number of women persisted in the dis
aster at the Anderlues colliery. Among
the victims was girl II years of age;
while children cried around the mouth
of the pit for their mothers entombed
below. In the United States, happily,
there is no need of women going into
coal mines for living
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-08-25
Military Wheelmen.

The first military company of the
United States to adopt the bicycle as
part of the service is the Toledo cadets.
An application has been submitted to
the Acknowledgement and permission
granted by him for the company to use
the bicycle in their drill. 1t is not in
tended the two wheels shall succeed
the horse, but this company intends to
give some cavalry maneuvcrs at the
worlds fair on wheels. 1t will be a
novel sight. One of the conditions is
that the members buy their OVID
wheels, To which all gladly assented
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-08-25
The Editor Was yexed.

MY "'ticle on the death of Col.
Jones was plain enough" said tho
editor. II wrote in plain words that
he died shouting praises, and went
where all is we'll"
Doesn't II read that way in the
paper?" asked the proof reader
1T does not, said the editor. 1T
reads; He died shouting blazes, and
went where all is hell"
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-08-25

Democratic demagogues are attribut-
ing the labor riots at Homestead to
the Increased tariff of the Mckinley
law and drawing the conclusion that
increase of tariff means decrease of
wages. As a matter of fact, the cause of
reduction of wages at Homestead was
due to increase of competition in the
business and consequent reduction of
the price of the product to American
consumers. The following shows the
tariff on the product of the Homestead
mills under both the old. and the new
laws:
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-08-25
"Agin the Constitooshun. "

Democratic editors ought to be at
work showing why no measures should
be taken against the introduction of
cholera. Such steps can be shown to b,
''agin' the constitooshun." Besides il
interferes with natural law to set mp
quarantine stations against the impor-
tation of this cheap foreign product.
If we are going to have free trade let
us be consistcnt.-EX.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-08-25
New tariff
mckinley
Old tariff
Cleveland Is Dem ocracy.

Cleveland is the Democratic party.
1t was at his behest that the honest
convictions of Democrats in the House
on the silver question We're strangled
in order to give Cleveland a chance to
grind away on the only string he can
play-the free trade string. This is an
assertion that the Republican party
has already solved the money question
and that it is not an issue.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-08-25

Eebraska's enormous crop of last year
fully demonstrated her ella i'm to agriculture
supremacy among Western States.
II the signs of the time count for any
thing, 1892 will surpass even last years
wonderful record.
The Harvest Excursions via. the Burning
ton Route at half rates, announced for Au-
gust Goth and September 9th, will give you
ssplendid opportunity of coming west and
seeing for yourself what energy and cour-
age have done, ard may yet do, In this best
of all Trans Missouri states.
Write 10 J. Francis, Omaha, Neb., for a
copy of "Great Opportunities in Nebraska,
for full rates. etc.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-08-25
The Lonely MmrMnmn.

Mugwump newspapers are pointing
with assumed sorrow to some of Presi-
dent Harrison's appointments, whose
wickedness, in the Mugwump view.
consists in the fact that they have
done good work for the Republican
party Why do not the Mugwumps
look up the list of convicted criminals
appointed to Office by President Clevc-
land?
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-08-25

Perhaps, and perhaps not. However that may
be, he has no excuse for his misery, II II is pro-
duced by nervousness, so long as he neglects to
reinforce his enfeeblcd nerves through the
medium of improved digestion. He can secure
this by the regular use of Hostetter's Stomach
Bltters, o grateful tonic and tranquilizer. 1t
should never be forgotten that the brain
which is the headquarters OF the nervous sys
tem-and the stomach bear the closest rela-
tons one to the other, and that debility under
the waistband produces a correlative disturb
ance In the organ Of thought. Give, however, a
quietus to nervousness and headaches by re-
form begun at the fountain head by the Bitters.
Take ii, also, for malarial, bilious and kidney
trouble, rheumatism and the innrmities OF age.
Taken before meals it imparts relish for the
food.