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South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1893-12-07

that podtion the interests Of this
great country are, in large meas
ure, committed to his hands, aud u
vast amount of labor and rcsponsi-
bility devolves upon him. Now
can it be possible that the PEG plo OF
this District, who have been so
much in earnest about this si",:cr
of Tariff Reform, and who ATE, or
ought to be much more interested
in that than in the parc.iIug onI of
few offices, expect Mr.. Y lson to
neglect this work Of Na.iouai IN.
terest for the sakr " securing
places for those who 5, ak them:
We want to see Democrats il, the
offices and more OF them ought to
he there, but we uon,. want 10 SEE
Mr.. Wilson neglectiag the proper
discharge of the duties imposed up.
on him by the Speaker of the
House Of Representatives. in order
to accomplish it! Some members
accomplish vcry little more than
the securing Of appointments Tor
their cous't Suents, but Mr.. Wilson
is worth more to the country and
to his constituents, who sent him
there Tor n higher purpose than
that; and his people have reason TO
feet honorcG in the position occu
pied oy their representative. II he
" re a man Of smaller calibre, with
io'" me to devote to those VINO
want places, some would like it
much BETTE, but would the people
be Us we'll satisfied? We think not.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1893-12-07

We have received from Hon.
Virgil A. Lewis, State Superinten
dent OF Free Schools, the "Manual
and Graded Course of Primary In
struction for the Country and Vii
lage Schools of W.st Virginia.
We have long favored and advocat
ed this advanced step on the part
OF the school officers of the state
and hope that it's requirements may
soon be put into effective operation.
The plan is fully outlined in a
pamphlet of ninety-three pages and
as soon as We can command the
time to give it careful reading,
we shall review it thoroughly in
these columns. Sec Superintendent
Tutwiler's card on this subject in
another column.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1893-12-07

free list. Outside OF Agriculture
the South is more largely interested
in these products than in any other.
Sectional interests did not ent, r
into the formation Of this bill, nor
did members of tho Committee al
low local interests to warp their
judgments. Coal ana lumber.
large interests in Mr.. " lson's dis
trict. are on the free list. Mr..
Stevens of Massachusetts,, u woolen
manufactures, votsd to largely re-
duce the prohibitory duties "n wool
tn goods. Mr.. Tarsney, Of Missouri.
4 great lead producing state, voted
to put lead on the free list. NJ,
Bryan, of Nebraska, great beet
sugar state, voted to keep raw sugar
on the free list, to reduce the tar
If on refined sugar and to gradual.
Iy withdraw the bounty to domestic
sugar growers. Mr.. Whiting of
Michigan voted to put salt and
lumber on the free list, both II
which are largely producedsSa his
state. If any democratic Congress-
man thinks himself ag2rieved be-
cause some local interests are effect.
I'd, let him study the statesman
like action Of these men and has
ten to get himself IN line, for ueith.
er the people, nor tho party are in
Il mood to be trifled with now that
they are on the eve of e1fectua:i. z
what they have YEARLY, waited for.
Altogher the bill is one to commend
itself to the sober good judgment OF
the nation and the enthusiastic
support of every democrat. 4.s
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1893-12-07

The sentiment among leading
democratic representatives and rep
resentstive men seems to be in favor
Of an income tax, though it may be
confined to corporations, requests,
&C., if adopted at all. If individ
ual incomes are taxed at all it is
not likely to be on amounts less
than five thousand dollars.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1893-12-07

A correspondent to the Wheeling
Register, short time ago, took
Hon. VIM. l.. Wilson to task for
bis failure to do more than he h s
been able to do in the interest of
those who are applicants for office.
While it may be true that republi-
can oficeboiders are not dismissed
and good democrats put in th,ir
places as rapidly as they ought to
be, these criticisms upon Mr.. Will
son are unjust. 1t must be 70.
mem bered that no mem Der of Con.
Rress occupies more responsible
position than bis. He is at the
head OF the most important Com
mittee of the House. For years
the democratic party and the couu
try has demanded a reform of the
Tariff, and in the undertaking OF
this important work Mr.. Wilson
and bis District and State have
been honored n his being made
Chairman Of the Committee on
Ways and Means which has that
matter in charge. By virtue Of
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1893-12-07

Speaking Of the Wilson Revenue
Bill, the Baltimore Sun says the
democratic party can we'll afford to
stand in solid array with its Presi.
dent in defending and passing this
measure. 1t is reform, but not
revolution. 1t lighteue taxation,
but destroys no industry. 1t loos-
ems the grasp of monopoly, but
respects established conditions. It
mitigates the burdens of tho toiling
millions without menacing inve sted
capital. 1t deals temporarily, we
might say tenderly, with the petted
children Of high protection. 1t
wlthdraws from them their UNEQUAL
and unjust privileges in cautious
and gradual way, which, while it
brings long demanded relief to the
whole people, leaves them no reason
to complain of harsh treatment.
1t Is conservative and statesman
like piece of legislation. Like the
silver repeal bill, it will arouse
fierce luminosity in certain sections
and among special classes. But
the democratic pirty will be sus-
tanned in passing it as it was in
passing the silver repeal hill, by the
patriotic approval of the nation.
whose welfare, progress and pros
perity, as whole, it will powerfully
promote.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1893-12-07

We publish in another colum n a
number Of opinions on the new
tariff bill as expressed by people
and papers from different sections
of the country, which prove conclu
siveiy that it is an acceptable.
measure to all who wish to see the
pledges of the platform carried out
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1893-12-07
THE WILSON TARIFF BILL.

The tariff bill, popularity known
as the ''Wllson Bill" subm. tied to
the rr. sent Congress by the major
ity Of the Ways and Means Com
mittee, is measure altogether
framed in the spirit in which its
authors were commissioned by the
people to act. -
Briefly stated its salient points
are: No backward step by the re
imposition OF taxes once abandoned,
free raw materials for our factories,
q revenue tariff, with incidental
protection on finished ..products, a
return to I'D valorem duties aud
last but not least its absolute free
dom from the faint of sectional or
local interests.
Many thought that duty would
be imposed on raw sugar as such u
duty would be strictly revenue
one, but the Committee wisely re-
Trained from recommending it on
the ground that sugar being one of
the necessaries Of life the poor man
would consume about as much as
the rich one and would thus be
paying mmeasurably more for the
support Of the Government in pro-
portion to his means.
Free raw material has long been
advocated by democrats and is
found i'll the bill to an extent great
or than was anticipated. 1t WILL
unqnestionably prove great bene-
TT to the country. 1t insures to
our manufacturers the ability to
competcsuccessfully for tho markets
of the world. This means greater
demand for these raw materials,
which in turn insures fair prices
and steady employment.
The maintenance OF a tariff of
about thirty per cent Ia reduction
Of more than half on the Mckinley
rado) on manufactured products is
in accord with the oft repeated as
surance of the party that it would
wage no exterminating war on
American industry Money must
be Lad to run the govvsnrnent and
SO the tariff was retained on those
articles that would afford revenue
and at the same time incidental pro.
lection snffi Gent to prevent any
serious disturbance of any well es-
tablishad industries. If incidental
protection is Objectionable to the
radical reformerS they must remem-
Der that the democratic doc ors see
clearly tbat.tho country must 20
through a period of convalesc. nee
before il can be- permanently cured
Of all the ills of thirty years of re-
publican misrule.
The repp bican press is vehement
ly denouncing the change from,
Specific to I'D valorem duties. Tn.
specific duties bear heaviest on the
low priced articles such as the poor
buy. For example suppose specific
duty Of twenty-five cents be levied
on hats. An importer orders two
kinds, one invoiced at one dollar
a piece and the other at fifty cents.
He pays of course twenty. i've cent?
dut, on each hat, while he pays at
the rate of twenty-five per cent. Of
the one dollar hat he pays fifty per
cent. on the other and the man who
buys the lower priced II Of cours.
pays double the amount according
to value. that the buyer Of the high
priced hat pays. The new bill SAYS
that every man shall pay according
to the value of the article The ad
valorcm system needs no further
defense than this.
Lastly the bill is a national one.
Although the South largely pre-
dominated in the Committee we
find coal, iron and lumber on tho
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1893-12-07

The Presidents Message to Con-
gress, read a, LILO on Mondey, Is II
very lengthy document, too lengthy
for us to give in full, but we pub
lish an extended synopsis, including
the most important matters of
which it treats.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-08

wanted by the New Haven
Conn authorities for embezzle-
ment of $500 in that city last Jan
uary, and who was supposed to be in
Jacksonville. The description was turned
over to Deputy Sheriff Vinzant, who sue
ceeded in locating the man at billiards.
mill, about twelve miles west of Jackson
Vile, where Tatro was working. and a
few days ago Vinzant notified the New
Haven authorities. Nothing was
heard from them until Wednes-
day, when Detective Sergeant H. D.
Cowles, of New Haven, arrived on the
night train. He sought out the deputy
sheriff and informed him of his mission
and wanted TatrO arrested Immediately.
Mr.. Vinzant being unable to perform the
duty sent his brother, j. A Vinzant, who
in company with Deputy Sheriff Hagan,
drove out to the mill and arrested
Tatro Wednesday. Tatro is a young man
about 23 years of age, rather heavy set,
with polished manners. He was very
much surprised when Marshal Vinzant
addressed him. He denied the name and
declared that he was the wrong man, but
on being closely questioned he admitted
finally that he was the one wanted, and
begged to be killed The charge against
him is for enlightenment of $500 from the
firm of Andrews & Co, wholesale butch
ers Of New Haven, for which firm he was
collector
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-08

Bassett inflicted injuries upon William
T.. Bridwell, from which he died at half
past o'clock Thursday morning. Bird
well and John Simmons had been drink
ing together during the day and evening
and Bridwell went home with Simmons.
They sat upon the porch, and later
George and Pat Bassett came along and
stopped. There had been bad feeling be
tween Bassett aud Bridwell for year,
the result of a whipping Bridwell had
given Bassett. Several other people
dropped in at Simmons home during
the evening and sat conversing to-
gcther until after II O'Clock Bassett
and Bridweu never spoke to
each other, although they CON
versed freely with those about them.
One by one the visitors left until only the
Bassetts and Bridwell were left. Then
the quarrel of year ago was resumed.
Hard words were passed and Bassett fl
nally assaulted Bridwell with u heavy
hickory stick which he carried. Three
times the bludgeon descended with crush
ing force. After beating his victim into
insensiblity, Bassett fled. Sometime
later Bridwell staggered into the store Of
ED. Towers and asked that some one go
for a doctor, stating that he had been
knocked in the head by George Bas
sett" DR.. L. l.. Johnson was sent for
and found Bridwell unconscious. He
never revived.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-08

Of yScanfo heirin le stock.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-08
LONG NEcKs OF BIRDS.
Definite Purposes For Which They
Were Designed,
From the Scientific American.

From the Scientific American.
"Bish" says that birds having long
legs have to have long neck"
"How's that, Bish2"
"Why, you see, if they didn't have a
long neck they couldn't drink without sit
ting down"
"Well, Bish, some birds have long
necks and short legs. How is that2"
You'll find these things are all calcu-
lated out. The birds having long necks
have use for them. You are thinking
about the swan. Well, he likes a bit now
and then from the bottom of the water,
and his long neck is to enable him to sat
lsfy this taste; besides, long-necked birds
feed on food of poor quality, so that to
get any enjoyment out of eating they have
a long neck to enable them to taste it long
enoughrto make it enjoyable"
How about snipes!"
"Snipes well, some of them haven't a
very long neck, 10 be sure; but they have
what amounts to the same thing-a long
bill-and they are rugged so that they can
tip up to make up for the rest. Now -
said Bish, full of the long-neck idea,
"the ostrich has the longest legs of any
bird know. Look at his neck! Iteasily
reaches to the ground"
Doesn't this prove my positionl And
his legs are strong enough to hold up an
elephant"
Speaking of the elephant" continued
Bish, ''he isn't long-necked bird-I
mean animal. He hasn't any neck at all
and he is so heavy that he can't sit down
every time he wants drink or mouth
full of hay, See how these things are cal
culated out for him. Could anything be
handler than his trunk?r
"How about snakes, Bish2'
"All neck They can reach anywhere
for food or drink Returning to birds, g"
said Bish, did it ever occur to you that
birds that roost can't fall over back
wardln
mo, indeed. How do you explain
that?"
"Well, you see, their claws reach
around the perch, so that when they be-
gin to lean over backward their claws
tighten like a pair of pipe tongs I tell
you, said Bish, these things are all
calculated out"
Miss Modestee-Sir, my face is my fortune.
The Chicago Hummelshine, here The
C1uh
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-08

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YorkS
andJ
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FLEMING
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-08

Miss Modestee.-Sir my face is my fortune
The Chicago Hummelshine, here The
Club.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-08

Savannah, Florida and Western
III Railway.

M, m WAYcBoss SHoRT [IaI1IMk GAhp ,I,g,, ,ropc
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-08
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
The News Of the Two States Told
in Paragraphs.

Terrell County's Old Court House Sold
Co the City Of Dawson-A Strange Cat
Story From FRnnin County Bibb
County and the City Of Macon in
God Einanrinl Condition
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-08
EDUCATIONAL.

LNAUQUIER Institute for Young Ladies,
4 Warrenton Va. Thirty third year begins
Sept p. 1898. Situated IN belmont region OF
Virginia on the T. & d. r. r., 81 miles from
Washington. Terms $500 per year. Music ana
Modern Languages extra. For catalogues ad-
dress GEO. G. BUTLER, A. NJ, Principal.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-08

Connection made by trains 81 and az
with Richmond and Danville vestibule trains
Through coach both ways between Savannah
ana Augusta. Through coach both WAYS be-
tween Savannah and Asheville
Trains arrive and depart from Central rail
road passenger station.
+. FORD, Superintendent
I. NJ. FLEMING JF. GRAY
Gen. Pass. Agent TRAY Pass Apt
City Ticket ONCE No s Bull street
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-10-17

1t is the source of great regret to me
that | have not been able to get up
anything of special interest for our col
umn this week: but most distressing
headache for several days past and at
present, makes it almost impossible to
think of anything but the pain itself.
Our Holly Springs Union is flourish
ing Except in financial way and we
feel encouraged in our work. This af-
ternoon one of our faithful temperance
workers severed her connection with
our Union to go to Kansas City to en-
ter the Scarrit Bible and Training
School. preparatory to going out as a
foreign missionary. She has done fine
work for the Master in the missionary
and the temperance organizations and
we can but feel thankful, while we re-
greet her absence from US. that God has
laid his hand upon her for such a no
BILE service and she goes with our sin
cere and hearty wishes for her welfare
and our most earnest prayers that she
may win many souls to Christ.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-10-17

By way of explanation l wish to say
that a most excellent report of the
Iuka Union was received from Mrs.
Dean, Cor. Sec. of that Union, last week
and was addressed to the Editor of the
Brookhaven LEADER, and, properly
stamped. was mailed at the Holly
Springs post office and intended for
The LEADER Of this week Oct. 10TH but
for some reason not known to US the
article never reached the office of The
LEADER In the same mail and same
package was most interesting paper
from Miss Madge Montgomery and all
the other matter intended for our ".
c. II. Z. column. 1t is little strange
why this should have happened, and it
is matter of special regret to me since
/ have so often solicited help. to have
it lost in this way. do not under
stand why it is and can only empha-
size the fact that ! sincerely regret it
and will do all in my power to ascer-
tain what has become of the manu-
script. l.. I. l..
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-10-17

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Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-10-17

1t is actually alarming to know of
finds its way even into the Christian
homes of to-day. Surely parents do
not realize the danger of such a thing
for their children. Picking up pa
per, my eye rested upon an article that
in great measure expresses the result
of such reading; it is here presented
that our girls may read and take warn
ing:
The hope of the w. C. Il. U. is in the
future generation. '.As the twig is
bent, SO will the tree incline" and we
are doing all in our power to bend the
''twigsn in the right direction. One of
the most potent of evil influences the
devil uses to thwart us, is found in the
impure literature, which is to-day
flooding the land. A child's character
the heroes he meets with in reading.
Mothers, do you select the books your
child is going to read ? The w. G. L.
U. has special department for the
.'suprres n of impure literature.
But y u C, beln rs so much by a
fait fnl ps forIaaace of your duty to
your own little oues. Ia the wonder
fGl child literature Of to-day may be
found tae aQtidots for the vicious taste
Tor raaaing shown among the young,
bat this mast b. brought to the child
ren: book ;.na papers must he liner
ally provided Ia the home. We should
talk with the Young about their read
ing. Interest them in that kind of
sensational literatur which moves the
soul toward God and puts the right ell
ement into their characters.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-10-17
One of the saddest phases of the tenn

One of the saddest phases of the tenn
perance work is that SO many of our
friends and neighbors, women who will
work in the church or the missionary
society seem utterly Indifferent to the
strong cry for help in the temperance
work. If only the women in every
home could see the necessity and go to
work for Christ in this great battle
against evil then homes would be hap
py and their sons and daughters safe.
There is in nearly every community
a class of intelligent, refined, infiuen-
tial women, leaders in society and oft
81. in Christian work. who have some
how remained apparently untouched
by any sense Of the vast dangers OF the
drinking customs and the wickedness
of the liquor traffic. OF course they
are Obvious to all the great POSSIBLE
ties of earnest effort on the part Of
wosnan for their social and legal over
taoa.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-10-17

Ten years ago the Basutas in South
Africa were threatened with ruin and
extinction through the ravages of
strong drink. At the earnest request
of the Chiefs the British Government
prohibited the import of intoxicants
AS result the Basutas have made re
markable progress. The country is a
centre of loyalty and order, and source
of food and labor supply to the neigh
boring States. Last year the exports
amounted to 25o,OO01bs and passes were
issued to more than 10000 natives, who
went to work in the mines of Kimber-
ly and Johannesburg.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-10-17

The problem of the department of
Parlor Meetings is how to get these
women acqusinted with the important
truths which we have in our possession;
how to get the facts of the case before
their minds and in way favorable to
acceptance.
1t is not enough that most instruct
i've books are published. They will
not read them. Lecturers, golden
mouthed and of worldwide fame, can
not charm away their indifference, if
indeed they succeed in drawing them
from their easy chairs.
But we must not abandon the effort.
The women are to convert the world
to temperance, as some tell us. We
must first convert the women. We
must have them with us, conscientious
ly, intelligently, and numerically.
Have we, after all, appreciated the
situation Have we, in planning the
campaign, taken in the whole field and
located the strategic point of points"
for the attack? Have we not often
spent our breath and our money, worn
ourselves out with labors abundant,
sacrificed our clothes in the grimy rail
cars, travelling to and from meetings,
all to convert men, when we might
have kept our bloom, worn our best
gowns, stayed in our parlors, had a de-
lightful time, and converted women
Who needs to be told that when we
have got the women of the land with
us, the beginning of the end has
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