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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-11-16
MURPHY AFTER DIXON.
The Australian Wants to Meet the Coon.
Thinks Dixon is Afraid of Him.

The Australian Wants to Meet the Coon.
Thinks Dixon is Afraid of Him.
New YORK, November 15.-Austra-
liam "Billy" Murphy is after George
Dixon, champion feather-weight OF the
world. He thinks that Dixon Is afraid
OF him. He offers to accommodate him
at lis pounds, or will fight him at lis
pounds for the featherweight cham
pionship. 1t is not the belt he is after,
but the money, and he is willing to fight
the colored lad for any reasonable sum
that he may name.
He can get down to 115 pounds, he
says, and still be strong. Murphy is
now in training for his fight with Tom
my" White, of Chicago. This fight will
take place in December at the Pacific
Athletic Club. San Francisco. On the
Pacific Coast Murphy is considered one
Of the most promising men to match
against Dixon.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-11-16
10 of the scottlsh Border.

DR.. Chisholm, canny Scott, on being
introduced 10 a gentleman the other
day, said: "YOur name is French, are
you?' ION the contrary am Dutch
aud Scotch Mixed" replied the new &C
ouaintance. Then your mother was
Scoth?" "Well, yes, should think so;
she was a MacNabbw "Ah, a Mae
Nabbl BY the way, didn't you ever
hear the old Highland story Of the
heated argument which the Macdonald
aud the McNabb got into? No? Well,
they were discussing their ancestry
sud Macdonald said: 4 tell ye, man,
we are the auldest O. a. the clans In
Scotland. We were wi Noah in the
ark. 'HOot monl dinna ye ken the
MacNabbS had boat O. their ain?'
A Scottish farmers wife had trouble
with her servants. Gne day one OF
them came 70 her TO say: Madame, l
fear I shall not be able to work much
longer. think 1 am going blind"
"Why, how is that?" II can no long
er see any meat on my plate at dinner. l"
The farmers wife understood, and the
next day the servants were served with
very large and very thin piece OF
meat. Chow NIGEL" the girl exclaimed;
81 can see better than ever" "How
Is that, Bella?" "Why," replied Bella,
81 can now see the plate through the
meat"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-11-16
Pensions for Anarcbi.ts, y,ot,ms.

PARIS, November 1.-THE municipal
council, at a meeting to-day, voted to pen
sion widows ana children of the men who
were killed last Tuesday by the explosion
of dynamite boom in a police station in
this city.
To each viii be given for life the sum Of
eco francs yearly, while the children will
each receive four hundred francs Yearly
until they attain their majority.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-11-16
POTPOURRI
To the Ladies.

A happy and vigorous old lady in New
Hampshire gives these rules for the
secret Of success Of eighty years living
on this planet, which brings so much
care and worry TO many OF her sisters;
81 never allow myself to fret over
things l cannot help. I take nap and
sometimes two, every day OF my life;
never take my washing, ironing, or
baking TO bed with NE, and l try TO oil
all the various wheels of a busy life
with an implicit belief that there is a
brain and q heart to this great uni
verse, and that can trust them both.
At StocktOn-in-tbe-FO Forest, Yorkshire,
England, is "a piece Of land called Pet
ticoat Hole, and il is held on the con-
dition or providing a poor woman Of the
place every year with a new petticoat.
Prof. Warfeld, OF Princeton, says "a
little girl giving my wife composition
on John Calvin, recorded that Calvin
was q cruel man; he used TO burn his
servants feet (SeryetuS)."
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-11-16
A Few OddItIes

Experiments show the German rifle
be the most merciful weapon in use
q the European armies while the Le-
el rifle, used by the French Yin Da-
omey, makes a very ragged Mound.
be new English magazine rife sNems
be the cruelest Oh the three, as IS
.ullet smashes bones IND tears flesh W
: distance Of ], 200 yaGts.
Private Pretzchan, Meet "a inches
tn height, the tallest son -,er in the Ger
nan army. was lately 1ofo' aphed
'1th the smallest private army
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-11-16
Anarchists Arr.,tsa.

VIENNA, Novembef l4-Herr valenc,
owner Of the Anarchist paper ZukWiJt and
herr F'riedlander tho editor of that paper
faFe been arrested Tor advocating in the
\ II1lns Of the zHiulft the use Of dyna-
nd 0-1-l'.''s u inc AhArcnlst
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-11-16
Lrsander Thompson Dead.

New YORK. November 14.-Lysander
Thompson, the veteran actor, who has
been confined in the insane pavilion Of
Bellevue Hospital since November and
had been pronounced insane by the insan.
ity experts, died in the institution last
night. He had played many prominent
parts in plays under A. M. Palmer.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-11-16

New York has oscillated impartially
between the two political parties for
twenty-eight years. The victOrs Of one
presidential election have been over
thrown in the succeeding one; the de-
feated Of one contest have triumphed
four years later. The result Of this
years battle strengthens and clinches
the sanguine expectations OF the Repub-
licans that they will win in New York
in 1896. Perhaps they will, and certain
ly no one should begrudge them, in the
AheEday Of a glorious Democratic victory,
- irmless cong Ttipn az they can
extract from TINS reaSsuring circum-
stance.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-11-16
The Political Pendulum.
Rr.,r VorE S,ty

New York remains true to its odd and
interesting political record Of nearly
thirty years, of never going In favor Of
either party in two successive elections.
10 has swung regularly TO and fro in
eight elections, all Of them in leap years,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-11-16

For Colds, Group, Asthma, Bron-
critis and Sore Throat, use DR.. Thomas
Electric Oil, and get The genuine.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-01-02

tbs United States under present con
i5Jaons is the same. So long rs we
have a high tariff upon crude iron ore,
50 long as we have prohibitive dutie,
on CLIENT iron and steel, we will not be
able to produce tin plate to II eco
homie advantage.
The Iron Age gives the latest quota
tons for | C tinplate, coke finish made
of Bessemer steel at lSs Cd or SS2H
per box of los pounds net free on
board in Liverpool. 1t also gives the
present price in this country of Bes'
semer steel sheets of twenty-eight
wire gauge, the nearest approach to
the steel flints of which
this tin plate quoted above
is made, at 4 cents per pound in Phila'
delphia, This is the best we n dc
after thirty years of prohibitive duties
on steel sheets Under present con-
ditions, we a buy tin plate in Liver
pool at S02 cents per pound, while we
have to pay for the raw steel sheets,
uncut, untrimmed and not boxed. 4 cents
per pound.
So long as the p%rohibitive duty on
iron and steel sheets continues in force,
so long will the sheet combination try
to force the Gamers and other large
of tin plate to establish tin
merry plants and buy their sheets of the
combination at monopoly prices. As
long as this state of things continues
tin plate production cannot be estab-
lished economically in the United
States.
What this country needs is not higher
duties on tin plate but lower duties on
sheet iron and steel.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-01-02
A NEURALGIA TEMPER.


II Is an objectionable SHOW of Weakness
to Give the Feelings the Upper Hand.
81 cannot understand" a sensible
woman remarked to her companion, as
they left the house after calling on a
semi-invalid friend, ''why it is that
Mattie's neuralgia seems always to go
to her temper. | know of a number of
persons who suffer in this way and who
are, at least, tolerable to get along
with; but Matte is absolutely unendur-
able when she has one of her neuralgia
attacks. don't think she suffers any
more than many Others whom | know,
but she does make the most dreadful
fuss about it. | think that it is as
necessary to educate oneself to bear
pain as to do anything else in the
world. The barbarian is in many
cases a stole as far as pain is concerned
simply because he is taught that to
howl or cry or make any exhibition of
his feelings when he is hurt is weak
ness. 1t is said that people are much
less likely to die if they make a great
cutlery than if they grimly and silently
bear their pain. If making an ado is
of any avail, | fancy poor Matte may
come to be immortal, for she makes
more fuss over neuralgia, or, indeed. of
pain of any sort, than any person !
ever knew; and she is undeniably ugly.
indeed vicious, under such circum-
stances. She seems to delight ia
furnishing the children or crossing the
maids or members of the family IL
every possible way. 1t seems a pity
that anyone who can be as agreeable
as Matte is when she is well should
allow herself to be so ~unspeakably dis.
agreeable when sick; and everybody
about her is growing so tired of it, /
think, that, if she keeps on, she will
lose much of the affection and respect
of her family and friends. 1t goes
without saying that neuralgia is very
hard to bear; but ! believe. and | think
most intelligent persons will g ee
with me, that the nerves and temper
may be to agreat extent controlled, or,
at least, they should not be allowed to
get the upper hand to such an extent
as to destroy the happiness of an Gu
tire household IN. Y. Ledger.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-01-02
M'KINLEY CALLED TO ACCOUNT

h Wool Reporter and Mckinley Differ az
to the Tariff Fol- Revenue From 1876 to
1861.
The great meeting Of the Home Mar.
ket club of Boston, on Thursday even.
ing, November 10, brought together a
notable gathering of statesmen and
manufacturers. About six hundred
members OF the club participated in the
reception to Maj. Mckinley, Hon.
Thomas b. Reed, Senator Aldrich, of
Rhode Island, and Senator Hoar, of
Massachusetts, and others, at the hotel
Vendome, and also in q banquet at
that place from four to seven o'clock.
They then all adjourned to fremont
temple, where a vast audience of up.
wards of four thousand people listened
to speeches by Maj. Mckinley, Speaker
Reed, Senator Aldrich and Senator
Hoar.
Maj. Mckinley was, of course, the
hero OF the hour, and made an eloquent
and interesting address, but while he
was deploring the condition of the
country in the fourteen years of tariff
for revenue only from 1s48 to 1861, the
democratic treasurer of the great
Amoskeag mills, who sat upon the
platform and approved the proceed.
lngs, could have told the Ohio states.
man that the period from 1916 to 1861
was not characterized by such unal.
Logged poverty and distress as some
would have us believe. In 1s46 the
Amoskeag declared dividends of IS per
cent in stock and 10 per cent in cash,
in ls47 it declared 25 per cent in stock
and 3 per cent in cash, and in ls49 it
IL declared 20 per cent in stock and 8
per cent in cash, and there were but
few half years from that time to 1850
in which it did not pay semi. annual
dividends. A panic occurred in 1857 and
the Bay State mills at Lawrence failed.
but so did a panic occur in 1918, and in
1889 some very important mills failed.
The following great textile corpora
tons were started between 1s46 and
1861: Atlantic mills in 1s49; LYMAN
mills, at Holyoke. 1854; Naumkeap
steam cotton mills, at Salem, 1s47:
Pepperell mills, at Biddeford, In 1852:
Bates mills, at Lewiston, In 1859; Hill
Manufacturing Co., at Lewiston. in
1853; Franklin Co., at Lewiston, in 1857.
Furthermore the cotton manufacture.
Ing Industry Of the United States has
not CHANGED to be as prosperous since
the passage Of the Mckinley bill, as it
was Tor a year or two before that meas
ure became law. The great Merrimack
Manufacturing Co., at Lowell, has rs.
Gently reduced Its semi-annual dividend
to two per cent 1t paid three per cent
semi-annual in 1890 and four per cent
In 1857 and in 1891 the shares Of tho
company sold for just half what thew
brought In 1881, viz: $4,000 in 1881 and
$1,000 in 1891 American Wool Report
ar
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-01-02

ness and grief, of silent expectancy OF
praise for little acts of merit and OF
hopes of pardon for little trespasses.
| think of the constant labor that a lit.
tie fellow must undertake to learn from
dumb watching the meaning OF smiles
and of frowns, and then, from these,
what is thought good and what bad.
Other children will no doubt find. as
| have, that in this strange world they
must often descend to ~hypocrisies to
win encomiums; that they must even,
alas, conceal their real opinion of some
traits of their parents. Yet children
have such natures that they will find
something in any parents to love and
respect; and parents cannot fail to see
much to rouse affection in the worst of
children.
knew this last when much younger
than am now, for n day when, af-
ter having been freshly clad, | went
out and played in the dirt, and my
mother, obliged to renew my dress, re.
buked me most earnestly, so that no
merit appeared in my character, /
nevertheless, as | have said. knew there
was still something about me that
fastened her affection, and, interrupt
ing her by throwing my arms around
her neck, | said: but you love me
aucky hard alice same" And so it
turned out she did. Good-by to you
and to my little self.-Cameron Fish, in
pnpLs
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-01-02

1t is not a matter of surprise that we
export to South America so small
an amount of our surplus agricultural
products when it is remembered that
these countries of South America are
but sparcely settled; that the greater
part of their people are themselves
ag~riculturists; that the conditions
necessary to make farming a profit
able industry are favorable, such as
fertile lands, a temperate climate and
abundant rainfall. Instead of being
importers of farm products they are
themselves exporters In competition
with our own farmers.
How, under these circumstances can
1t be expected that RECIPROCITY" with
South America will open up markets
for our bushels Of wheat" and "bar-
rels of pork" If Mr.. Blaine has the
interests Of our farmers at heart WHY
does he discourage at every point
trade with Europe, which takes
nearly eighty per cent. of our
total exports and a still greater
proportion of those strictly agricult-
ural? Why not make reciprocity treat
les with these countries and thus bene-
hit Il farmersP Were our secretary of
state pressed for an answer, it would
be found that he is not looking for
markets for agricultural products at
all, but is doing his best to increase our
exports of manufactured goods. This,
TO be sure, is well worth the attempt,
but why try to disguise it? Our man
ufacturers have already gained a foot
hold In these markets, and by this sys-
tenn OF selling agricultural machinery
and implements at less prices for
export than for home use are
rapidly building up foreign agricult-
ure to compete in European mar
kets with us. How in view of
this should the farmers of the United
States regard an administration
which has passed a tariff bill aimed at
discouraging trade with such countries
as import the greater part of our agri-
cultural products, and fostering by
reciprocity treaties a trade in
manufactures with countries which
40 not now nor can ever be expected to
90 great importers Of farm produce?
Is sudh a policy one which will open
up markets for bushels Of wheat" and
barrels Of pork"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-01-02

us a sw stale questions, such as
"Hou old are you?' What is You
name?' What are you going TO be,
my boy, when You r a man. and to
fetching us sly cracks and then look
ing away with a pre.cnse of playful
ness, showing not only great paucity
of ideas but a paltriness thereof truly
depressing.
These memoirs of my busy life, which
now draw to a close, | end with a feel
ing of sadness. lfmen dwell regretfully
upon their youth, the memory OF when
they may at any time recall it is but
natural that | should now lingcrfondly
upon my childhood, the memories OF
which las | know from older peopie)
must o be obScured and lost; nay,
which | shall with modification hear
ecalled when my parents fatuousy
ell my childish sayings. How shad94Ts
Dever it may grow, this period 81 ode
as been real to me; il has beer glad
. of days coming and going :.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-01-02

No plates are rolled in sizes smaller
than 24x60 square inches. The smaller
sizes are made from defective or broken
pieces Of large plates, They are, there.
fore, in the nature of by-products
only, and their production is limited.
The demand for these small sizes for
making small mirrors, display shelves
and counters has been so great that
large imports are necessary.
The plate glass manufacturers con.
fine production to the larger sizes only.
The duties on these sizes are, therefore,
the measure of their protection. So
well do they manipulate the market
and so strong is their control over pro-
duction and prices that they get out of
the tariff nearly all there is in it Since
the duties are specific they are the same
on first quality as on the poorer quail.
ity of glass. Here only first quality
glass is imported.
This explains the reason why the
combine keeps its price a little lower
than the foreign cost with the duty
added.
The enormous profits made by the
plate glass combination by keeping up
prices and exacting its tariff bonus is
well exempliied by the history Of the
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co.
Nine years ago this company built its
first works at Creighton, Pa; five years
later another plant was erected at Tar
entum. Ip 1889 J. b. Ford, one of the
principal stockholders of the company,
erected another plant at Ford City
and sold it to the Pittsburgh Plate
Glass Co. for 81, 500, 900, one.half of
which was to be paid in bonds and the
other half in stock Of the company at
par. Trouble arose at once, for the
other stockholders objected to the pay
ment of $3.50, 600, at its par value only,
for the stock had advanced 100 per cent
in the open market The original stock
OF the company was $500, 600, which
was later increased to 81, 600, 900, and,
when the Ford City works were pur.
chased, to Sc, $50, 900. In spite of the
constant increase in capital the stock Is
now wort $500 per share, the par value
being 800. Last year the company de-
clared a dividend of 81 per cent
Meanwhile the company pays its
workmen lower wages than are paid
in any other industry requiring skilled
labor. The control Of the industry by
a combination of the manufacturers is
complete.
Just so long as a tariff continues as
high as It is, just so long will the COM
bination to fix prices so as to get as big
a tariff bonus as possible and to keep
down the wages Of labor continue. II
the men will not work in their factories
at the wages they fix, they a go
like ! DONE" as one of the workmen
expressed it.
But "the tariff Is not a tax" saws
Secretary Foster" for the foreigner
pays it." Is he right"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-01-02
BRIEFLY STATED.
The Tin Plate Question In a Nut Shall

ouuOu hs
No sane nan doubts for a moment
the ability Of our iron and steel manu-.
facturers to make tin plate. The cues
ton at issue is can we make it to our
advantage under the present tariff con.
ditions.
Rhode Island has coal mines, and
Massachusetts, has iron mines, but
Rhode Island does not mine coal nor
does Massachusetts produce iron for
commercial purposes, and WHY?
Simply because they can buy their
coal and iron with the products which
they a produce economically, and
thus get these materials cheaper than
II they should mine them themselves.
Nothing prevents our flag from flying
At the masts of our ships on every seq
ana In every port of the world but tb.
expense of hiring men to fly it,
The question Of tin plate production
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-01-02
LONDON SHOP GIRLS.
Low and Of Health Caused by Long
Hours and STANDING.

A'N ny lAoIlk
Hours and Standing.
All doctors whose practice lies at all
specially among the sex are agreed in
pointing to the cruelty long hours and
constant standing as causes of the low
standard of health among female shop
assistants, but it may also be indicated
how much less able they are rendered
to battle with these evils by the
wretched food. Young girls of fifteen
to seventeen soon suffer from anamia.
and it is pitiful to see the white cheeks,
~bloodless lips and dull eyes which first
tell of this beginning of failure. Older
m find their legs and ankles
swelling, and an incessant aching pain
in the back. Yet many of them bear il
bravely and uncomplainingly, for un.
less they kept up they would as.
suredly lose their situations at once
Doctors of experience note that differ.
ent occupations in the shops have their
especial train of maladies, as, for in.
stance. those who stand much and are
exposed to draughts develop Internal
disorders, or phlebitis in its various
forms. The skirt filter is particularly
liable to a distinctive kind of ,bouse.
maids knee" from always kneelinp,
just as the barmaid induces a form Of
spinal strain from moving the beer en-.
gines and drawing corks constantly
In many of the large shops a medical
man is deputed by the firm to exercise
a general supervision, and, as a rule.
when he pronounced them unable IN
work, they are summarily dismissed.
for the employer does not recognize
any obligation to keep them when un.
able to work. Among the less direct
forms Of illness to which the condi.
tions of their lives render them sus.
ceptible is consumption, which carries
of a large proportion of men, as we'll
as women. Dyspepsia and general de-
bility are other chronic affections
London Graphic.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-01-02
What Is
1t For?

b. ohN>t btiNNi INuN-
ed boys. Life is an interrogation
point. "What is it for3" we on
tinually cry from the cradle to the
grave. So with this little introduc-
tory sermon we turn and ask: What
is AUGUST FLOWER FOR ?" As easily
answered as asked 1t is for Dys-
pepsia. 1t is a special remedy for
the Stomach and Liver. Nothing
more than this but this brimful.
We believe August Flower cures
Dyspepsia. We know it will. We
have reasons for knowing it. Twenty
years ago it started in small country
town. To-day it has an honored
place in every city and country store,
possesses one of the largest manu-
featuring plants in the country and
sells everywhere. Why is this The
reason is as simple as a child's
thought. 1t is honest, does one
thing, and does it right along-it
cures Dyspepsia. @
G. G. GREEN, Sole Man'fr, Woodbury.. MI
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-01-02
THE FIRE IN THE CRATE.

Nhen all the shadows merge in ona
Mhen leaves and grass have met
"hen roofs and steeples blend into
An endless silhouette;
when skies are red as russell leaves
That speak the summers fate
SIT and dream alone beside
My fire in the crate.
mo whistles, bells and hurryinr feet
And fast ~receding light,
IeIl That the despot toll has given
The toiler a respite;
sit unheedful in my chair.
MY fancy for mate,
anu watch the faces come and GO
within the glowing CRATE.
races OF friends and fancied foes,
who lie in silent state;
ana one who brings the tears TO dim
The fire in the crate.
Leap high, blue flames! glow red hr,.,,
Goals, VS."
Your spirits mine elate:
My love like Salamander lives
"lthin your glowing CRATE!
30 while my friends go skurrying on
On gastric joys intent,
for one sweet hour l gladly live
A self-imposed lent.
my dinner may be spoiled, perhaps.
: Because II has to wait:
taste of Barmecidal lows
Beside my friend, the CRATE.
-onaries Gordon Rogers, in New England
Magazine.