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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-02-12
My Bessie o Eye.

The darts which Cupid once let fy
When loves fierce war began
Aren't in il with my Bessie's eye,
For that's Gatliug gun.
- Buffalo Evening News
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-09-22
Reed on "Extravagance."

Ex-Czar Reed is something of a
numorist in his way aud he has seldom
been more humorous than he is now in
accusing the Democratic House of "ex-
travagance," because with Republican
Senate and Republican President
against it it could not repeal the sugar
bounty act, the steamship subsidy act
and such like acts passed by the Reed
Congress, with the deliberate intention
of increasing the expenditures of the
Government and making the increase
permanent.
The Reed Congress and the Harrison
administration have run the annual ex-
pense for pensions alone up to S140,-
900, 900, 80 that with this and $40, ,000,-
900 year for sugar bounties we have a
permanent expense of $50, ,000,0 600 a
year altogether aside from what are
properly the ordinary expenses of gov
ernment.
Under the Disability Pension bill and
other pension acts now in operation the
annual expense for pensions will increase
for some years to come. 1t will reach at
least $3.50, 600, 900 year, and the only
chance the country has of getting rid of
it is by OUTLYING the pensioners. The
sugar bounty will be repealed as soon as
the Democrats elect President and a
majority of the Senate. Until then 1t re-
mains with the other permanent charges
imposed on the country by the most
scandalous Congress the country ever
had.
With Democratic Senate these per.
manent charges can be greatly reduced.
When Mr.. Cleveland is inaugurated he
will certainly renew the practice of that
strict economy which characterized his
first administration and resulted in the
surplus which Harrison has dissipated.
In the meantime Harrison Is response.
BILE before the country for the increased
expense of his radical administration. He
is costing the country round hundred
million year more than Arthur cost it.
Where is the Republican who will say
that Harrison is worth this much more
for the countrya 1t may be that we are
to have another Republican as Presi-
dent in the future. If so, let us get one
who costs less and is worth more for the
money.-St. Louis Republic.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-09-22
"ProtectiOn" for the Dairyman.

The dairyman needs protection against
the tariff on tin, which, for the protection
of the tin barons, is saddling every dairy
man with an indirect tax of not less than
25 cents for each aud every COW in Am.
erica which produces milk. Tax on tin
milk-pails, tin milk-strainers, tin gather
ing cans, tin settling cans, tin-lined cream
vats, tin-lined cheese vats, tin cheese
hoops, etc.. etc. Tin and tax every.
where.
The dairyman needs protection against
the tariff on salt, which is direct tax on
every butter maker using English salt,
to the extent of one cent per head OF
every butter COW, and an indirect aver
age tax of 81 per head on every butter
COW whose butter Is not salted with Eng
lish salt, and with cheaper salt. The
estimate is based upon the average make
of 200 lbs. per year for each butter COW,
and the low estimate of difference in
favor and keeping quality from use OF
different salt than English dairy would
be one cent per pound of butter, or -
,er head of cows.-Mercantile and Ex-
change Advocate.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-09-22
How a Newsboy Collected Bill.

There is South Side boy who is
bound to be Napoleon in finance if
he lives. His age is IA, and little
while ago he ran newspaper route.
A certain South side doctor was his
customer, and when the physicians
bill reached 81 the boy presented 1t.
It was hard to collect. The boy called
several times, but the doctor never
had the dollar. The physician moved
away and the lad lost sight of him for
n time, but tinally located him on the
West Side and renewed his attacks.
At last one day he told his mother
he would make one more effort, ana
then if that were not successful he
would give it up. Accordingly he
went to the doctors office and found
the doctor out. But inside the door
hung the customary slate. On it the
boy wrote, "Call at - street.
William Smith" The doctor callel
and the boy saw him coming up the
street. lie told his mother what ne
had done, and said: "Now, L VIII
20 and hide and you can snow MN
the BILL" "I will do nothing OF the
kind, Willie Smith," said the lady,
s,o,d vou ouoht to be ashamed of
Yourself" A young lady visitor IN
the family thought more OF the scheme
and, confronting the doctor at 'he
door, presented the bill. The pro-
fessional man said that the joke was
on him, paid the dollar, ana went
away acknowledgements fiaih
Dealer.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-09-22

men, with improved machinery, can
produce what four men did before, the
pay of each of the four being dollar
day, the employer can afford to pay
each of the two men $1.50. He
will make dollar day by the opera
ton, and the cost of labor in his pro-
duct will be just that much less than it
was.
In late number of the American
Wool and Cotton Reporter is a capital
answer to the question we have asked.
To-day the help that ten years tended
100 spindles in worsted mills are tend.
ing 100 spindles, "making the increased
production, it is declared, OF at least
equal quality"
The Noble comb has taken the place
of the Lister comb and 1t "gives double
the quantity OF top, in the same time,
from the same stock"
The change from the fly to the ring
frame gives 1000 revolutions minute,
instead of $500.
Machine-dyeing has taken the place
of hand methods, so that "ln the use of
acld-dyestutfs feats are accomplished In
less than two hours, ard in the employ
ment of sweet dyes in less than four
hours, that by the uncertain hand pro-
cesses would demand several dayo for
their performance.
These are facts that have had strong
influence on wages in the worsted in
dustry. Wages depend upon efficiency
and product as well as upon the law of
supply and demand. Invention has
greatly multiplied mans power, and
therefore the man receives more for his
work than he did when his tools enabled
him to produce less.
When protectionist says that wages
depend upon statute that he has com
posed he is simply slandering human
genius. New York World.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-09-22
Wages Not Dependent on the Tariff.

eff the workingman pursues his in
quires furthur he will find that during
that famous period when the United
States had low tariff, from 1S46 to
1861, wages here were as much higher
as those in any European country as they
are now, and that during that low tariff
period they were steadily rising. He
will find that wages in this country have
always been higher than European wages,
not on account of any tariff, but on ac-
count of the circumstances surrounding
us-the large quantity of cheap, fertile
and easily accessible land; the almost
inexhaustible abundance aud variety OF
natural resources inviting enterprise; the
exceptional energy and productiveness
of labor in this country, and 80 on.
He will find that the wages OF persons
engaged in such labor as is not protect
ed by any tariff at all, such as employees
of transportation companies, house SER
wants, bricklayers, carpenters, bakers,
ongshoremen, piasterers and many
others, are among the highest compared
with corresponding wages in Europe.
Finally, he will find that employment
and wages are as dependent on the labor
market and the state of business in high
tariff America as in free trade England,
and no less; that labor organizations
have as much influence on such things
here as in England, and no more; and
that the promises which the protective
policy is commended to the favor of the
laooring men cannot possibly be fulfilled
by any tariff law, and are, therefore, u
delusion and snare. -Harpers Weekly.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-09-22
No Good to the Farmer.

The American farmer is practically
secure from foreign competition in his
home market, and for that reason needs
no protection. No nation under the sun
can come here and compete to any ex-
tent with the products of our farms. The
farmer by means of the taxes on what he
does not produce has been forced to paw
aud is to-day paying tribute to the ii, 500
manufacturers, the sole beneticiaries Of
the tariff. Governor Mckinley in all his
long speech could not show where the
farmers receive one dollars benefit from
high protection, but, on the the con.
trary, he gave reasons why they should
vote against it.-Cleveland Plaindealer.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-09-22
The Brighter Day.

,re,rv weather, cold and wet,
Produces "blues" and melancholy,
ook back DER life and don't forset
% That most of it was bright and jolly.
There never was day of rain
But sunshine followed soon thereafter,
And gloomy mood or aching pain
Gave way to health and merry laughter
The bells of Time
Will ring their chime
Ofmngled joy and sorrow;
Yet the refrain
In hopeful strain,
Speaks sweety for tomorrow.
When clouds Of darkness hang their paii
Before the future you're exploring,
with patience wait for them to fall,
In faith their threatening looks ignoring
Their .silver lir ing" soon will show
As Fortunes breezes blow them over,
And lust beyond the ROSY glow
will light your pathway through the
clover.
The ringing bells
Have tolled their knells,
And now proclaim with pleasure
A sunny day
That come to stay,
Filled high with precious treasure.
-IGeorge E. Bowen.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-09-22
The Lighthouse Keepers
Daughter.
BY MARLTON DOWNING.

Hyppolite, the Insurgent General of
Hsyti, was making brave headway
against Legitime, the oppressor.
The patriot forces, or rebels as they
were then termed, had gradually hem
med the national army within the
precincts of Port-au-Prince, the capi-
tai, but the navy was yet free to cruise
along the coast aud harass the towns
and villages of the enemy.
Seven well-armed vessels comprised
the fleet. This squadron, however,
failed to have everything its own way
on the high seas, being held greatly in
check by Hyppoli,e's two men-of-war,
the Mercedes and Jacque- Nal, under
command of brave American who
had volunteered his services to assist
an outraged people.
The mode of fighting adopted by
the admiral of the Patriot General
was exceedingly annoying, not to say
destructive, to Legtime's fleet. He
could not meet force with force, and
therefore was obliged to resort to
sIraiegy and artifice to accomplish his
purpose.
In the quiet hours of night while
the Nationalist vessels were lyiug in
port with the greater part of their sea-
men sleeping in their hammocks, the
dauntless American on board the
Mercedes would dash in among the
deet, deliver rapid fire from the only
Two guns which he had, and be away
again before the eyes of the drowsy
haytlans were thoroughly opened, and
long ere the steam in the boilers was
powerful enough to move their OIL
glnes, the patriots would be leagues
Instant, seeking Il safe retreat in some
VI The numerous bays along the coast.
lime and again Legitime's admiral
essayed to crush the alien commander,
Dat The latter always received timely
warning from the people whom lie
was befriending at such risk to him
seif, and invariably succeeded in
making good his escape.
one night. with his two small ves-
se's, The American was at anchor in
"e harbor of Aux-Cayes. His fires
we're brightly burning in the furnaces,
anu with Springs" Oh the cables, he
was ready to slip and run at the first
Indication of danger.
throughout the day the wind had
oeen blowing gale, one of those
uerce "Northers" so common in the
west Indies but as evening approached
'he tempest lulled, and when the
bright light OH the outer reef streamed
'0r'h over the waters, a warning to
approaching mariners, the weather
A'u oegun to resume its wonted tram
guilty.
''erre Chapelle, the keeper, was
away from hs post of duty. Some
~ ' 'c was supporting Legitime, but
'hose who knew the man best were
asarc that he was filling the position
~ petty officer on board the Mercedes.
Let the lantern within the old tower
upon the shore was never neglected,
.0' 'he delicate hands of his beauli-
'ul daughter E,tello trimmed the
wicks.
o'Ve'al hours had elapsed since the
'an went down, but The lovely Creole
'i'' remained in the turret, gazing on,
o"sh the window at the su + whicl
~ ''ii' beaiirg heavily upon til,
S0u'aers. Suddenly she wa
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-09-22


ellie is safely escorted to her home"
"Pardon, Monsieur Commandant,
can you at this time afford to spare
any of your force?" asked the young
seaman.
"Monsieur," interposed Estelle,
"Francois Maniquat's duty is here
with you. came alone, and fear not
SO to return. Au revoirW and with.
out further parley the daughter of the
lighthouse keeper descended to her
boat and pulled away in the darkness,
thankf full that she had not boen too
late to accomplish her mission.
Ere Estelle reached the cove rock
ct assembled from the deck of the Mer-
cedes. 1t was the signal for her con-
sort to get under weigh and put to
sea, where there would be plenty of
room to maneuvre.
When the girl reached her station
in the lantern tower she saw the two
! vessels Of the patriots move slowly
out of the harbor. An hour later the
boom of gun reached her ears, fol-
lowed by another, and she knew that
the battle had begun.
Oh, how she prayed for the success
of her friends. All through the night
the brave girl remained at her post
of observation. Occasionally she
caught sight of the streaming trail Of
fire from rocket as one vessel sig
nailed 10 another, while tho boom Of
cannon was almost incessant.
AS morning approached, everything
became quiet, and she knew that the
struggle had been decided. But who
are the victors.
When the sun arose, Estelle deserted
the smoke of two steamers close down
upon the horizon.
Slowly the vessels drew in towards
the land. and ere long the Mercedes
and Jacque- Nal, battered and torn
from their recent fierce encounter
rounded the outer reef.
AS they passed the lighthouse tower
each discharged a gun and dipped
their colors in respectful salute to the
heroine who had brought them the
timely warning.
1t had come mono too soon, for
scarcely was the American clear of
the harbor ere he saw the Belize and
Tausant coming down upon him under
a heavy press of steam. The fight
had been lodging one, but the su-
perior seamanship of the Insurgent
Admiral asserted itself, and although
he did not effect the capture of either
of the enemy, he succeeded in sending
| them back to Port -au-P Prince in very
dilapidated condition.
Two months later victory rested on
the banners of Hyppolite, and after
the vessels of the vanquished had
been turned over to their American
ally, the lighthouse keeper, Pierre
Chapel.e, and his young shipmate,
Francois Maniquat. asked leave to re-
turn to Aux-Cayes, where a happy
and joyful wedding took place, join
ING the sailor who had taken part in
the memorable strife and the brave
girl who had carried the warning in
time to save the infant fleet of the
patriots. Blade.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-09-22
Lnther WAS So afraid he mirht lowe ms

Luther was so afraid he might love possess
sions that he prayed for poverty, saying: II
thank Thee, o God, that thou hast made me
a poor man upon earth" When the eector
sent him valuable present he wrote back
he could not refuse what had been given by
the prince, but begged him to send no more.
as he already possessed thirty dollars and
was afraid he should be numbered with
those whose portion is In this world.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-09-22
Why Wages Go Up.

The protectionist says that wages 90
I'D because of the taxes he levies on
labor.
The truth is that wages go up because
labor becomes more effective. If two
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-09-22

IOllOWlnS increases:
--1s7o-
Product. Wages. Hands
Thousands) CThousands)
Boots and shoes. ...Sl7,Sl3 "a, 99S Ii, 400
Women's clothing. 1880 14,s7s 49,'i93
c--1sso-
Product Wages. Hands
Thousauds) Thousands)
Boots and shoes Isis, ,979 S4,9o2 i3. 400
Clothing .;.:.:...,. 81, 1873 1924 63,oo1
1t has been demonstrated sufficiently
by comparisons made here and abroad
that labor in boots and shoes IS cheaper
than in Europe. In clothing tariff is
ineffective. Fashion and taste alone for
bid importations of ready-made clothing
facturer, though his materials, by tariff
taxation, are so much higher than the
foreign clothing manufacturer has to pay
that the protection by tho tariff on
clothing is quite neutralized. In other
industries where tariff protection is
equally ineffective similar showings can
be made. In clothing, the least pro-
tected article, the increase is high est:
rs per cent. in product, 125 per cent. in
wages and $50 per cent. in the number
of hands. Women's clothing has risen
in the product from four and a half
millions to over twenty millions. The
new census will show a heavier increase
yet. These items suffice to show the
damning evidence of facts ignored by
Mr.. Peck. Having pointed them out
will now return to the facts adduced by
him to support his theory.
The increase in products is set down
as $31, 900, 900. The increase from 1870
to 1880 was $3O0,000,000 Considering
the price iLfations of all commodities,
as compared with 1880, and the decline
in such important Industries noted above,
the increase of 1880 over 1870 shows for
New York fully S400, ,00o,o 900, or 66s
per cent. On the same basis of progress
sion the ST, ,OSO, 900, 900 of 1880 ought
to have grown to 81, 800, 900, 900 in
1890. The years of the end of the do.
cade, however, must show the greatest
ratio of increase, partly on account of the
increase of 25 per cent. in the population
of the State and partly on account of the
general trade activity ruling in 1883,
1890 and 1891 against the great stagna-
ton ruling and spreading in intensity
from 1883 to 1887. The ratio of in-
crease ought from these considerations to
be nearer a hundred millions than seventy
millions, which would be the average OF
the decade. If Mr.. Peck is not able to
show more than thirty-one millions OF
increase he and his theory stand con-
demned by his own figures.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-09-22

This is indeed showing which would
give the death-kneli to any hlgh-taritf
sentiment still rampant in the greatest
manufacturing State of the Union were
any facts wanted to prove the absurdity
of the claims usually set forth.
I will not draw any inferences from
this nor generalize on the facts further
than to show the positions of certain in
dustries which ought to have steadily in
creased in product and in wages paid
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-09-22

out under the benign influence of the
tariff, but have, on the contrary, suffered
the heaviest decline.
That these facts have been ignored by
Democratic official authority of the
State and spurious facts substituted to
bolster up the policy of the opposition
party is the only thing which gives a
somewhat serious tone to the absurdity
of the publication.
A comparison of the product, of wages
and of hands employed in industries
furthest removed from the influences re-
ferred to shows on the contrary the
following increases:
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-09-22

Number Number
of of
Wages Hands. Wages. Hands
Cotton goods. 81, 635 9,l44 s2slS 9,9J0
Hats caps, etc.. 1880 5,S7O 2, 1856 5,2l3
Iron and steel
products. ...... $500 1864 4,99l 1867
Totals .Sl5, $50 1869 sS,864 2S,6So
These industries suffered decline to
the extent of S6,7SO,0o0 paid less in
wages and 501S fewer working people
employed. But what is of further and
Greater significance is that the rate of
wages, as shown here, has gone down to
the extent shown here.
The average per hand employed is as
follows,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-04-29

BILE street was referred TO the superint sndent
for report. The Application for an extension
on Thirty-nrst street from NarEhal 10 Clay was
lnia on the table, waite the request for an cxtet-
sion on street was rejected.
Tho petition OF james !. Vaughan, iaborer
nj the New reservoir, asking for nm increase IN
Lis salary from sL5O to 80 per day, was faid
upon the table.
Tho Clerk read letter from the bibemnrlee
Paper-Works asking for the strengthening out OF
their waterfront at the Oh pump-horse
grounds. The committee recommended tnst the
Council grant the request.
TEE sUPYRISTENpENTs REPORT.
Superintendent Polling presented n lengthy
rep0rt In which the details OF tho depart
mont were fully explained To inc commlt-
tee. He made n number OF suggestions In re-
gard TO ifnprovomenfs at tho Old pump-housc
and the dredging Of the canal above the New
pump-housa which we're adopted. Mr.. Rolling
stated that the appropriation by the tosncii ior
the year left very little margin for extensions
or FOR tho pump-holse accounts ana urged the
necessity Of strict economy.
After tho trgn saction of some other routine
business The committee instructed Superintend-
EFT Boiling to attend the American Water
Works Association, which assemblies In New
YORK on Mag 10Th, and adjourned.
The Meeting Was Postponed.
A very important session Of the Committee on
Streets was 10 have been hold yesterday evening,
but owing 10 the sickness and absence 81 several
members. DO quorum could be obtained and the
meeting was postponed until Saturday evening
at 1870 O'Clock.
One Of the many questions 70 come before the
committee NJ this meeting IS the consideration
Of the ordinance requiring that ali electricgires
OF the city be placed upon one set Of poles. A
fight IL being made against this measure by the
Bell Telephone Company, who consider II dan
gerous 20 lie and % their properly 20 put their
hght-current wires on poles with heavy-current
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-04-29
MARINE rSTELlraExgI

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PoRr0f RICHMOND. Arsu. 81, 1894
ARRIVED
Stssmsr Ariel. Dsyo. Norfolk mev,.haas3tD
snd passengers: A. d. rs,lm. ylse.prssldsnG
sAILED.
schooner q. ". Merritt, Harris, New Yort.
coal, Gay & Lorraine Company: vessel. Currte =
Co.
schooner widewakc. Maddox, Black Rock
pyrites: vessel. Currie & Co.
PoRroFSgwPoRTSEws APan. %. 1904
tby telegraph
ARRIVED.
Steamship Cadoxton, MADEIRA
sAbgn
steamship Elihn Thompson, Baracoa.
Steamship furquoia, Queenstown.
PoRToF WEST POINT. April %. 1892
by telegraph
ARRIVED.
Steamship City Of Atlanta. Dole, New YoYss
psssen gers and general cargo.
steamship Charlotte Bennett. Baltimore, pAs.
seugers and general cargo.
steamer Elm City, Magshaii. Waner,on. pas.
scngers aud general cargo.
SAILED.
Steamship City o. Atlanta, Dole, New YORK,
general cargo.
sengers ana general cargo.
steamer Elm Cry, Walkerton. passengers
and general cargo.
NEMORASOA.
NEW YORK. April 2S.-Arrivea out: Norman-
MIA, New YORK for Hamburg: BRITANNIA, New
York for Liverpool; Runic, New YORK. lor Livor.
pool.