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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-04-29
Psytontq Herald.


On the heels of the cat curiosity there
came TO the Herald Office an account OF
a most wonderful hen, owned by Mr..
Buck Barker, on Bull creek, this
county.
There is large tree which stands
near Barker's house, the top of which
broke and fell last summer, leaving the
shattered top fo:ty-five feet from the
ground. Lately, Mr.. Barker noticed
the old hen flying to the top Of this
tree; in the last week he missed her ana
began a search for her, and found her
in the top of this tree, sitting on fifteen
eggs, forty-6ve feet from the ground.
Anderson Barker. Of Lower White
Oak, this county, has at his house a
curiosity, the account OF which will
hardly be believed by many persons.
But the Herald assures its readers that
il is a fact, for the editor investigated
the matter and found it to be correct.
Mr.. Barker owns a fine female cat,
which is the mother OF four fine kittens,
but besides the four kittens she has got
an addition TO her family, and this adj
dition is where the curiosity comes in.
Mr.. Barker's grandson some four
weeks ago went out into the woods and
caught a flying squirrel, brought it into
Mr.. Barker's house and threw IL down
to the cat to eat, but instead Of eating
it, as all suppose d she would, she picked
il up in her mouth the same as she
would one of her kittens, and carried II
TO the place where she kept her kittens
and deposited it among her own family,
where it is to-day, doing well and can
be seen by any person that takes in
terest enough in the story to go and see
for themselves.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-01-25
FROM WASHINGTON.

The President. Wedne sday. sent to the
Senate the following nominations: Otis b.
spencer. OF Colorado. Surveyor OF Gus
tens at Denver Tostmastcrs: Indiana
V. {. Hanawalt, Locansport: William II.
Rurks. Sullivan. Iowa --Theo H. Holck.
Grundy Center Michigan-James McNa-
mara, Alpena; Charles S. Henry, Au Sa-
bic. Minnesota-Alfred F. Haven. Fdri-
bault Missodri-John ". Mason Mexico;
David II Mock. Webb City Wisconsin -
Robert NJ. Cran ford. Mineral Point; Fer
gus L. Green, shawano.
Prompt action to meet the deficit IS
urged by Secretary Carlisle in Il letter to
Senator Voorhees,
secretary Carlisle took decisive action
on Wednesday to replenish the gold re-
serve and furnish resources for the Treas
ury. he issued circular inviting bids for
s5n.O00.0 900 of per cent. bonds. redeem
able at the pleasure OF the United States
after ten years. and to be issued in denom-
nations OF $50 and upward The per cent.
bonds were finally preferred to either
the AZ or the 4 per cent bonds. be-
cause OF the possibility OF redeeminy them
at maturity and the convenient control
over them given the government in case it
might be desir ID to C, ntinue them at a
lower rate when the ten years had expired.
Secretary Carlisle's announcements that no
proposal will be considered 1T n lower rate
than III. "23 Will make the bonds pay per
cent on the Investment during the time
they run. The premium is lower by Il
fraction OF cent than on the ffteen-year
bonds at AZ PEI cent or TIE thirtyyear
bonds at per cent. reduced to per
cent basis
by Mr. nurborow authorizing the Secretary
OF the Navy to transfer to the Columbian
Museum OF Chicago the reproduction OF
the caravels OF Columbus. the Santa Maria
Nina and Piuta. which were on exhibit o 1,
at the Worlds Fair.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-01-25
AND INDUSTRIAL

The Merchants Bank OF Ellis. Kan,
closed its doors Monday ana went into vol
untary liquidation. The aSse are ample
70 cover the liza bilities OF sG5. 600 State
Bank Commissioner Breidenthai has been
sent for to take control
The strike at the Charleroi plate glass
works at Pittsburg has developed trouble
that may result in violence and blood>hed.
NJ 'nday party Of nonuniOn men were
taken to the works and assigned to th:.
packing department The strikers regarded
this as the beginning OF an arrangement
to fill the works with nonunon men, and
accosted Il party OF the Few men. to induce
them not to he'll. break the strike There
was a row. in which several shots we're
fred. but nobody was hit. he strikers in
sist that the nonunion workmen did the
shOotin. The sheriff and three deputies
arrived during the afternoon. and ef.ht
arrests we're made Tuesday morning
those arrested were released on bail in
$500 each for trial at court The indica-
lions are that trouble will follow.
The Wood Harvester Company was
victorious in its suit against the Esterly
concern for infringement Of patent.
Judgment for near;y $500. oG0 was con-
fessed by the Ohio Valley Road in IA
vor OF the chesapeake. Ohio and South
western.
Executions ag-regating $4,000 were
issued against George A. Ruth s. Co,
Philadelphia. dealers in chiuawa-e.
r G. Dun & Co.'S Weekly Review OF
Trade says:
business has distinctly improved since
the new year came. and the gain is no
longer visible only in speculative markets
1t i, the only kind OF Improvement that
has in it posi- tiles OF lasting, because 1t
Is based upon actual increase in the pro-
ducton of industries AS all rejoice to
sec il. there is perhaps a little disposition
TO reckon the gain greater than it is as
yet. but several large esta blishments have
started part force hoping to increase. and
more smaller works have started than have
stopped Orders from dealers whose stocks
approach exhaustion form a prominent
cause; another is the widely prevalent
Impression that action at WASHINGTON Will
be more satisfactory than many have ex-
pected: and a belief that in any case the
situation will not be changed until goods
now in the works can b. marketed has
weight in trades Whatever the
causes even a moderate gain is most cheer.
ing
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-01-25
PERSONAL MENTION.

George W. Lyon. of the Chicago firm OF
Lyon, Potter s. Co. died at jacksonville.
Fla. His death was not entirely uncxpect-
ed. His reputation as music deale: was
national Born at Bridgeport, Conn. sew
enty -seven years ago. he had had a life
long connection with the music business.
besides being Il proficient musician himself.
Obituary: At Milwaukee. Herman
Sige editor OF the Abendpost and for
merly OF Chicago. aged AT Cleveland.
Banker samuel Mather. aged 81. AT Cairo.
Egypt. General A. S Bushnell. OF Spring.
field. Ohio, aged 20. AT Bloomington, ILL.,,
James NJ. Dooley. aged 6a AT London,
England. Rev. DR. William John Butler,
dean ct Lincoln.
-Ex- Senator Erwin died at Potsdam, y.
Y, Tuesday morning.
Col. Frank A. Burr. well-known
journalist. died in New York from 4 COM
plicat!on OF diseases
Obituary: At New York-Colonel
Frank A. Burr. for many years connected
with the Philadelphia Press. aged so. At
pi;tsburg. Pa. Major William b. NeSley.
At Lafayette. Ind. Banker Alexander
Wilson. aged -. At South Norwalk. Ohio
-General Nelson Taylor, aged 70
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-01-25

While every care should be taken to
teach q child how TO decide wisely. he
should be taught with equa, assidaity
that when the time arrives he must
make up his mind with prOmptness and
resolution, and alb de by the con-e-
quences. 1t is a very poor training
that allows HIM to change his mind
with every fancy, to take what he has
refused, and to give up what he has
chosen. 1t cannot be thus in manhood,
and he will enter upon t quite unpre-
pared for it's stern DEGREES. Equally
bad is that authority which forbid. all
choice on the child's part. that decides
every detail and ords rs all the minutia
of his life. II he is brought ~ in ab.
solute dependence on the VIII OF an
other. and never allowed TO decide
anything for himself. it is net strange
that the task should prove too much
for hi1l in after-i fe. No f ecdon. in
youth often means no decis { d in man
hood.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-01-25
MISCELLANEOUS.

Phoebe Cousins claim for So. coo salary
as Secretary Of the Lady Board Of Mana
gers has been disalowed.
H. G. Fuller was appointed to the SUI
preme Bench Of South Dakota by Gov
Sheldon to fill vacancy.
New Jerseys Attorney General has
sustained the position OF the Democratic
senators in the legislative fight
"A riot follos ed an anti Catholic lect-
ure by Father Mcnamara in Kansas City.
Several shots were fired.
Circus men met at Cincinnati and
formed q national league Ephra=m Sells
was elected President
Admiral da CANA, In command OF the
Brazilian insurgents. saws they cannot
continue the hghs 'nuch longer withou. aid.
-Ex- President Harrison will leave In
dianapolis about Feb for California, for
the purpose OF delivering his first course Of
lectures before the students Of the STAN
ford University. The lectures have been
completed. and 1t IL said that ,he7 are
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-01-25

Mimi, Exchange Bank The explosion
blew out the front Of the bank buildin: De-
sides doing considerable damage inside
AS the bank had gone out OF business and
there were no funds in the vault and no
attempt was made en- the safe, robbery
was evidently not the motive
Philip Boo2art an Oak land. Cal. cap
italfst. is on trial there for having at
poison in rice on three difYent occasions
MR. Boogart testified that her husband
confessed 20 her that he had committed
the deed.
"Wednesday morning. as the Richmond
and Danville fast mail was crossing the
Georgia. Carolina and Northern tracks at
Chester. 1t was run into by freight train
on the latter road. The Richmond and
Danville sleeper was overturned. and OF
the en- passengers on Eoard FIVE were In
jured.
A four story brick tenement building
at New York City was wrecked by an ex-
plosion. supposed to be due to an intern al
machine Fortunately. the inmates es-
capped injury.
"A construction train used on a tenn
porary railroad in connection with the
building of the new tunnel at Fairview,
n. j.. fell through the tres,le. killing two
men and injuring twenty-ei2ht Others.
They were all Italian laborers aud were at
work under tho trestle
John Buchner. negro. who assaulted
young white girl and middle aged
negro woman near Valley Park, No, was
lynched Wednesday morning.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-01-25

mAsterpiece~ on the subjects treated.
After :he course is completed the ex- Pres
ident will spend month or more visiting
various pon's in California. including tho
Midwnter ENp sition.
Accountant Conrad showed in the Koe,-
ting trial at Milwaukee how tho South
Side Bank was looted by its officers
En-, oria. Kan. cigarette dealers must
pay a license Of $500 and are prohibited
under penalty from sellin: to minors.
Hiring OF Office Postmaster Fenner. OF
stones Corners. Ind. put The stamps, etc.
In pouch and look it to Richmond
-Gotha nj fire underwriters visited Mayor
Gilroy to protest against airy further ex-
tension OF the trolley system
Tho Chief of Police of Indanap polls re-
fused to detail officers to accompany
woman committee OF the Rescue Home on
Summing tour.
Helena. Mont. wants the Corbett-
Mitchell fight and its cattlemen have
offered 1900 ,wo-year-ods us an induce
ment
Oscar simcoe. a Terre Haute Ond,
gunsmith. was united to his son. who was
abducted during the war
Miss Julia Marlowe is playing her
nual engagement at McVicker's Chicago
fine old comedy in five acts. ..The Love
Chase" Every evening and Saturday
matinee. except Saturday evening. when
~The Hunchbacka will be given. From the
first. progress in the subj eties OF reading
and in the refinements OF stagecraft have
been the marked features OF Miss Mar
loves his rionic career Possessed OF
charming personality and an exquisite
grace of manner. MS, Marlowe has added
tC her endow ments aud talents "A continued
and intelligent search after the play
wrisht'S ideal inten ions aud Il most exact
ing and thorough stage training. until to-
day her characteristic ions of Shaks-
pearean heroine, are rec D=nized as new
ing as types Tor comparison with the past
and for emulation in the future.
The inmates at the Yountvilie, Cal,
Veterans Home are in active mutiny
against Commandment Dimpel and he di-
rectors OF the home in consequence OF the
latter enforcing regulation by which the
home takes possession Of veterans PEN
siOnS Several encounters have taken
place between the indictments and au-
thorit:eS and the commandments life has
twice been attempted Several arrests
have been made.
A large convention OF butter makers
was held in Chicago to formulate action
against butterine makers
Steamship Seyuerance is I'm quarantine
at Vera Cruz with twenty-five cases OF
smallpox. Many prominent people are
aboard.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-01-25
THE FIRE RECORD.

AT Jersey City. n. J.. Il fire started in
the car shops OF the Erie Railroad CON-
pany. In IL short time the shops and their
contents were entirely destroyed. The loss
to the railroad company is es mated at
S12a 500.
The Syndicate Block at Minnea polls
was burned, causing loss Of S113, 600:
The store and residence OF Fred Hou-
son were destroye ed by fire at Mills. small
village sixteen miles vest Of Barboursville.
Ky. Mr. e JASON and his son managed to
escape from the burning building. but Mrs
Housen and her two daughters persisted in
the flames The loss is estimated at
$4,000,
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-01-25
POLITICAL.

Monday was marked by two significant
political events. At Des MOines. Iowa.
Congressman John H. Gear was nominated
United States Senator. upon the third
ballot. to succeed Senator Wilson: and at
Washington. William r. HOrnblower's
nOmin ton for Associate Justice OF the
Supreme Court was beaten in the Senate
by q majority OF six
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-01-25
Asbestos.

The placing Of q bit of asbestos into
the tip of q lamp wick is sa. d {, have
increased the brilliancy Of the Light Il
Der cent
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-01-25

THE Supreme Court in session at
Boston has ruled that if sheep are a.
tackled by number o. dogs, the owner
of any OF the CANNES is liable fo- the
whole amount OF the CanlaRe.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-01-25

A PAIR OF English sparrOws are be-
lieved TO have been the cause OF a small
fire which original d IN the cornice Of
the girls high scho oil. at Louisville,
KY. one day lately. One OF the pro
fessors thinks that the confagration
was caused BY q match in the BIRDS
nest that became dry and ignitei in
some mysterious way.
The advocate., 1894-10-24
HoW,s This,

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case Of Catarrh that cannot be cured By
Halls Catarrh Cure.
B.J. CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo, o.
We the undersigned have known y. J.
Cheney for the last fiften years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able 10 carry
out any obligation make By their Arm.
WHsT q TRUAx,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, D.
WALDNa, KIHNAN e MARYIN.
Wholesale DEugRists, Toledo. o.
Halls CataHrh Cure Ia taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces Of The DyBtem. Price 76 cents per
bottle. Sold By all Druggists. Toghmon-
ials free.
The advocate., 1894-10-24
Take HOODS pills for Sick Headache.

trates an injustice, but opens fur.
ther door to fraud upon the great body
Of tax payers Of the country.
But we have been subjected to
worse and more injurious exemption
fraud than that of bonds for the past
thirty years, and one little understood
by the people, but used by the shrewd
and cunning to relieve themselves from
taxation. Irefer to the provision ex-
empting greenbacks and other govern.
ment money from all taxes. The Ma
tionsl Economist thus expounds this
point:
Probably no one thing causes more fraud
and perjury than the non-taxSble character OF
greenbacks.
II the facts could all be brought TO light the
public would learn that the summary Of greene
backs used to dodge taxation would amount
to more than all the money In the United
States combined. Let me explain. Here In
Indiana we are assessed upon what we have
on the first day Of April Of each year. Ac-
cording to the law the holder OF greenbacks at
that date does not have to list them for taxes
But now to the evasion: A has $1,000 depos-
tied In bank. Prior TO April no drops into
the bank, and the cashier, according TO pri.
vate understanding hands . package Of
greenbacks, saying, "Here is your $1,000 de-
posit." A says, "All right; place these green
backs TO my account" Then comes in who
1,a Tt,nk - =
$1,000 in greenbacks) is in like manner pre-
sented to B and likewise handed back, and
$500 In greenbacks placed TO his credit.
comes In, who has $500 on deposit. Likewise
his deposit turns to greenbacks and 80 on dd
infRitum. so, on April /, all the deposits In
said bank Though they aggregate hundreds
Of thousands OF dollars) are greenback depos-
It's. Hence, said deposits are non.taxable
And few thousands Of greenbacks are easily
made to do the work.
And thus the banks themselves defraud the
tax assessors The banks, by previous under
standing, transferred ell their greenbacks on
hand the morning OF April to single bank.
Then the bulk of said greenbacks was passed
through each bank on that day. That permit
ted each bank to escape taxes on money on
hand; for each could swear that greenbacks
covered amount Of all money on hand that
day. have the positive assurance that banks
right now are picking out the greenbacks re-
ceived and laying them away for the purpose
already indicated. Honest taxpayers, what
are you going to do about it2
And L needn't say that all these
tricks have been played with equal
success for the past quarter Of a CEN
tury in Kansas.
A LINN COUNTY FARMER.
The advocate., 1894-10-24

and credits which escaped taxation in
the state of New York, that there was
one person or family in every town in
the state justly liable for more personal
property than the entire personal as
sessment for such town as returned on
the official lists. IN like manner there
are very many money-lenders in each
town and city of eastern Kansas whose
names scarcely appear on the tax lists
at most for not 81 in $40 for which
they should be assessed. And what a
hail of a racket was raised in our legis-
lsture two years ago, when it was pro
posed by Governor Elder and the Pop
ulists to pass an efficient act to bring
those mOrtgage-hOlders and money
lenders to time and compel them to
list their mortgages and securities fol-
taxation. The republican members,
true to their instincts as defenders of
capital against flesh and blood, pre-
vented the passage of that act, as well
as other similar ones, in the interest OF
the whole people. So that party has
always interposed and defeated the
correction of that great outrage of the
taxation of a farm or house and lot
under mortgage, as if there was no in
cumbrance on them, instead of assess
ing the mortgage to its proper owner,
and the remaining interest in the farm
or house and lot to its owner and pro.
prietor. And yet we continue to mouth
the words fright and justice" as
though they were sacred terms. Sol
Miller and the late Governor Martin
seemed to be the only republicans in
Kansas to side with the people as
against the foreign bond-holder and
money-lender. The denunciation by
the former of the apology set up by the
republican ring, that just and proper
legislation would drive capital out OF
Kansas, and that they had no care OF
concern for the eVicted farmers being
driven out of the state, will be remem-
bered and ought to be reproduced by
the ADVOCATE and other POpulist pa
pers at this time.
AS appropriate to this subject, 1,
some time ago, showed how the farm
ing community of Pennsylvania paid
81 taxes to all other interests 81,
though the latter were possessed of
billion dollars more capital than the
former. And now l read in a report
of the secretary of the board Of agri-
culture of Ohio "that we are striving to
bring on to the tax duplicate of this
state the manufacturers products and
the bankers capital, two enormous
items, and which have so far escaped
taxation. The farmers have hitherto
borne the chief burden till they are no
longer able to stand under the weight
with the low price for their products, "
etc. The same old story, the farmers
shoulders are broad; let him bear the
burden. And witness the exposure
made by the Chicago News some time
since, and by the Times more recently,
of the manner in which the wealth and
the millionaires of that city go almost
untaxed, while those of moderate
means bear the chief weight of the
burden; how the millionaire's $2,50O
Partisan piano was taxed less than the
The advocate., 1894-10-24
WEALTH ESCAPES TAXATION.
The Whole Machinery of Taxation Against
the Poor.

justice to all, partial fsVors to none.
How utterly and entirely it has failed
to carry out this theory and to accom-.
plish this purpose, we have seen, In
its partnership with the msnufsctur-
ing and banking interests of the coun-
try-lending its powerful aid to these
to enable them to prey upon other in
terests, taking all the responsibility
and risks on its shoulders, while they
reap the whole benefit Of the alliance
in millions and hundreds of millions Of
dollars, thus extOrting from the con.
sumner and the masses of the people.
Also in its favor extended to the
wealthy in furnishing them bonds at
40 cents and go cents on the dollar, and
when they had got them snugly slowed
away in their Golfers, legislsting them
up to 129 cents on the dollar, trebling
their investments at dash, and leav-
ing labor and production to pay the
shot. And in building railways at the
public expense and making them free
gift to syndicstes of cunning and
crafty capitalists, and permitting them
to water the stock and manage and run
the roads in their interest and to the
detriment of the public to the extent of
billions of dollars Wrongfully extorted
for service. So that the practice ofthe
government has been a burlesque on
the principle upon which it was estab-
lished, and has resulted in elevating
those who secured its faVors to the
pinnacle of millionsirism, but has
spread deprivation and poverty broad
cast through the land. How could it
be otherwise. There was only just so
much to go around; and if few got
more than their share, the many must
come short and some be left with moth
ing at all. Besides, government can't
legislate one interest up without
thereby and as a consequence legis-
lsting other interests down. The ex-
smples are numerous where two broth
ers left with a patrimony Of $4,000
each thirty years ago, one having in
vested in bonds and banking, and the
other in farm. The latter has made
a comfortable living, but to-day his
farm is not worth as much as when he
began, while the former has lived
sumptuously and is to-day worth $780,
600 as consequence Of his govern.
ment-faVored Investment.
Still another unfair and prejudicial
exercise of governmental authority un-
der the rule and reign Of the old parties
is exhibited in the imposition of an
altogether undue proportion of the eX-
penses of government upon the farmer
and producer to the relief of other in.
terests, particularly of capital and
money. Indeed, the whole machinery
of taxation, as we'll OF the several states
as of the nation, seems to have been
devised and designed for the purpose
of throwing the burden of taxation
upon labor and exempting as far as
possible invested capital and corpora
tions from their proper share of the
cost of the common protection. AS a
consequence, 1 have often referred to
the fact that the farming class, owning
less than one-quarter of the property of
the country, personal and real, pays
three-fourths of all taxes levied for the