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Journal-Will you tell me what
you are getting for eggs. Mr.. Far
mer
Farmer-Well, I traded my eggs
at the store and they allowed me
fifteen cents dozen. Why?
Journal simply wanted to call
your attention to the fact that you
only got u cents a dozen for your
eggs. That merchant sells his
goods for double what they are
worth, and therefore You only got
% cents dozen for your eggs.
Workman--I have just heard
what you told the old hayseed, MIR.
Journal, and ] would like for you
to evplain to me where this glorious
Protection protects me and the old
hayseed. ! just bought two dozen
eggs from that merchant, for which
/ paid thirty cents cash, and also
two yards of calico, for which /
paid thirty cents cash. Now, If |
understand you correctly, the mer-
chant. socked it to the old hayseed
in front, and he socked il to me in
front and behind or, in other
words, the old hayseed got half
protection and / got none. ! am a
little befogged to know where my
slice Of Protection comes IN.
JourHal--Frce Trade FIR o
Trade ! J Free Trade ~ / tell
you, farmer and workman, that the
Democratic party is running this
country with Free Trade! Protec.
ton to American labor by the
broad shield Of American law. as
Nath GoG used to say When he
used to want us to hollow,
" Croft" until we we're hoarse.
is what this country wants. When
the Republicans get back into DOW
or they will PISS tariff laws that
will protect You like the Mckinley
Tariff Bill is protecting you today 7
Thanks TO Bill Mckinley and Tom
Reed the journal can still shout,
Free Trade -
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-01-11
an OBJECT LEssoN.

The Journal his unwittingly,
given the people of Preston county
an object lesson in High Protective
Tariff. ln its cagcrness to prove
that reduction IN tariff would be
injurious to American industries
and American workingmcn. it call
cd npon the Evansville Wooden
Mill for "crusber" which would
put the ARGUS Sin hole" and for
ever silence it. But its "crusher"
proved regular boomerang for the
Journal and its high protective tar
III theories. The Evansville Wool
en- Mill being equally as anxious to
pay homage to the Tariff Lord and
accommodate the good old family
Journal it attempts to "crush" the
"Free Trade Editor of the ARGUS"
and put him ''in hole" The
ARGUS is willing to leave it to an
unbiased and unprejudiced public
to decide who has been "crushed"
and put sin hole" Has not the
Evansville Wooden Mill. over it's
own signature, SAID that it exc
changed one yard Of flannel, worth
30 and 80 cents yard, to NJ. G.
GIBSON for one pound of wool !?
Certainly. But the Evansville
Wooden Mill wants it distinctly
understood that they did not pay
Gibson 80 cents a pound for his
wool. Why Because the WOODEN
goods which they exchanged, and
which Is retailed at 80 and 35 cents
yard, is only worth fifteen and
eighteen cents a yard. Here, dear
reader, you have the high protective
tariff in a nutshell. This glorious
Protection to American labor"
which You have read so much about
enables the manufactures to sell his
goods for twice what they are actu.
ally worth. The ARGUS is willing
to admit, as it has always hereto
ore, that Protection is good
thing for the manufacturer. But
how about the American workman |?
Where does his protection come il !?
LIS there any protection to his
labor? Does not the American
workman have to compete with the
free trade labor of the ,oorldP Most
assnredly he does. And when this
same American workman goes to
buy a yard of American flannel he
has to pay thirty cents yard for
flannel worth fifteen cents yard.
lie pays fifteen cents for flannel
and fifteen cents for protection. Who
receives the benefit of that protec
tion--the manufactures or Amerl-
can workman? Let the Journal
answer.
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II Bro. White, Of the Journal.
refuses to accept Mr.. M.C.Gibson's
liberal offer to furnish him with a
Bowman Bros. flannel shirt, We
hope he will give his reasons for
declining. We arc Of the opinion,
however, that Bro. Wotnng IS the
man who ought to advertise tie
BOwmau-1annel.shirt with q pIa-
card pinned on bis shirt bosom
''How VI g. Gibson traded hiss 30
cent wool Tor IS cent Ganuel -
Give David ebaaSs,
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-01-11

You were promised. Mr. Farmer,
fifty cents a pound for your wool
when the Mckinley Tariff Bill be-
came law. As many as realized
half that amount will relieve the
agony of the Journal by dropping
IT postal card decorated with Nc
Kirley wool.
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CAPTAIN AND BOY WERE LOST.
Ship Robert Dixon Returns from
a Disastrous Voyage.
Met Yellow Fever at Rio and Hur-
r.cane O ming Back.

That the rain and wind storms which
for the past two weeks were not con-
fined to this section is evident from the
stories told by the captain and crew
Of incoming vessels. Far out at sea.
the toughest kind of wether was en-
countered, and certain amount of un-
easiness Is felt for the smaller craft
that are known to have been in the
storms path.
Capt. Langdon brought in the ship
Robert Dixon. from Rio Janeiro this
morning, having been ifty-four days on
b. Dearborn. The captain reports fair
weather up to May 26. He was then
south Of the Gulf stream and heavy
hurricane force for three hours.
The lower foretop gallant yard was
carried away, while the fore and m!zzen
upper topsails and main staysail were
The experience of the Robert Dixon
was unfortunate in many ways. The
vessel sailed from this port for Rio ia
neiro Sept. Z, In command OF Capt. Cush-
Ing. with Il cargo OF general merchan-
disc. She arrived at the port named on
Nov: 20. but owing to the troubled state
OF affairs she had much difficulty In un-
She was compelled to remain in the
harbor about four months. and during
that time Capt. Gushing was taken sick
a hospital. where ne died later. His
young wife. who was with him. re-
turned home on the steamer Delcomyn,
which arrived here April 81
The cooks boy was also taken sick
with yellow fever about the same time
as the captain and he also died. Then
Capt. Langdon took command. No other
cases of sickness were reported after the
ship left Rio.
the Norwegian bark, C. Tobias. from
Padang, also got into port this morning
in charge Of Capt. Flagstaff. She was
one hundred and fourteen days making
the voyage. 1t took Capt. Flagstaff
fourteen days to round the Cape of Good
Hope so strong were the gales. The bark
is consigned to Tobias & Co.
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willie sensation of the metropolis for

willie sensation OF the metropolis for
seven weeks.
She not only sang well and carried
herself with magnetic grace all
through the engagement. but she wore
the masculine raiment with such fault
less ease that she was during her stay
as much the wonder and admiration OF
the men as OF the women. The accom-
panying sketch shows her In one Of her
costumes wearing the straw sailor"
which she made famous and fashion
able here. on the street she dressed
very plainly, almost inexpensivcly, and
nobody, who saw her and did not know
her calling would for a moment have sus-
pected her OF being theatrical. She has
a three.year contract in England at
$500 a week which she goes back TO iill
The manager OF The Skating Rink" at
the Bijou Theatre. offered her 800 n
week for three weeks. but she wanted
81 0o0. Pastor paid her $500 week.
The medal is large gold affair in
several parts. with medallion photo
graphs OF MIR Pastor and Miss Tillcy,
large American eagle. several precious
stones and an inscription setting forth
that II is intended to pleasantly remind
her of the fine American triumph she
had made.
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YOU CAN LEND A HAND,
The Sick Babies' Fund Has Over
l,400 Patients on the List.
vesta Tilley Pays for the Health
Insurance Of Five.
Poor children Need Looking After
Now for Obvious Reasons.
The subscriptIons,

1t only takes a dollar to cure a sick
baby when pretty Ncsta Tilley heard
~ .,a.,a, 49, 49,, hor hanS in nor
vest pocket. pulled out a bill. and said
"I,I nav for five cures. I sail to-mor-
,,, ,1 NAV, ,n a, .o,roth,,y IN
bring me luck"
Miss Tilley believes In luck, and Ia
.,.u,,., .,, t.r +, sho d,dn,t know
wihihs 10 pay 'or IT, ehe ",u" NJ"
Sy mernas m"S psUp9 ana food for
80. ,,,.,.., ,,,,u ..,rh. t,y.ni,o
their SICK chliureh' uhui ne NNe",ne
World Fund was opened. II may as
ton,sh her Ia he told that the free doc
,ors n,a1. ., I7s yi,,t. last month. found
'ors ihaoe li,''o ''s''' 'a'' ,"o.' 49,.
Lag sick children, many of whom were
so very very moor that the physicians
~, .,,,, ,,,, ,,ro,,r,n,,,n.
had TO I'LL 'heir own piesc''p''o"s'
The charming little singer does great
deal in the way OF charity when she is
at nome whenever she p'a,' - .,n,..
mass time she distributes 1000 tickets
among the poor children OF the sur
rounains towns ana gives ,, eaeh o, .,,',ar .ne,
piping hot plum-puddins dinner
There are thousands OF little ones in
England who bless yesta Tnley's name
and look upon her as fairy godmother'
Can't the reader who is perfectly
IN nil,ar with tho vork,nvs NJ the Sick
Babies' Fund and the eveSsswe,iinr tide
oS Sis,ress s'1 than anu Washes The shores '' of
our citv contributa anonsh IN nav for
ona c,rs ~ iass9 Suhanriha Sapp 3,mes
iust FOR i,,ck and in bri9htenine YOUR
Ewn fnr,mna hain 70 ba,Gnr annes One
who ia worse az poyertv isn't aa had
nr n. barS to endurs os ns,n Man oniv
needs a SsW cinthS. Few nnunds ~
FOOD ana a roor thot doesn", teak to be
comforte bio and WITH heoIth and III
nIm,uh & amu W ~, .eut m " hann, H.,
t. ~ Jp.is ar'h - III, - apfs M in
racE.d hn can aniov rnth,no' ou' And that
ia ~. cnnditin, ~ ;ha nan sionera ~ The
s,i 1ie pni, ILL., VI 'he pehe'ohe'e Vi '"e
e'vN W, apies ,ha apc,nu. ur col, NJ ,h. vro,chsa
bonas oinn inn ~ r,,ars. ada,s and nsu
~ tsa,, aiuhs ~ Wy M euSas So az. AZ tSa
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bacco. spirlts), the officer ran on.

bacco, spirlts) the officer ran OF.
Rien, rIen," said the Misses Wylie.
The man said nothing more. and the
ladies, expecting the cry OF Et vol
ture. sill vous plait." felt extremely
happy.
But at that moment the officIal to
" hom the German had been speaking
came up to them and said. in very fair
English: The ladies' are fond OF lace?"
Their hearts sank within them.
Rather" they conceded.
And TO carry II on the bonnet Is a
convenient manner OF avoiding the
duty"
They were undone.
But we are wearing it," sCrceched
Arnora. Melissa panied
Mesdames, | admire your ingenuity,
but such an amount Of new lace cannot
be passed even on your bonnets. Two
three, Ave meters" he went on, meas
uring the unlucky lace with his eye
hchu. nounce, &c. So many francs or
connscate It,"
En- voiture. s'll vous plnit!" was
heard.
The sum dem ided by the officer added
to what they had paid In purchase would
have made the lace the dearest that ever
was bought They tore on their bonnets,
pulled out innumerable pins. set free the
fchus. founces, &c. put them into the
officers hands and ran to their seats.
Out Of breath and out OF pocket. they
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Miss Wylie. Miss Annora Wylie"-
the presuming wretch had seen their
names on their luggage. even their
Christian names-"you will confer a
great favo- on me II you will tell me
your address"
Annora Redeemed Melissa blushed.
Perhaps he was ashamed OF the cruel
part he had played and was about to
offer an apology; perhaps their brave
and gentle endurance of misfortune had
touched him; perhaps their charms had
so wol upon him that he wished to see
more of them, with n view to-their
suppostons broke OH rapidly.
Annora looked at Melissa. and Melissa
looked al Annora. Then the elder sister
spoke. we live at llS Angelina gar
dcns, Edwin square, South Kensington.
S W"
The stranger made a note of the ad-
dress. Melissa was on the point OF ask
ing his name when he said abruptly,
"You shall hear from me-" Then he
dscoursed en- the country through
which they were passing. after which
he buried himself in Figaro and
talked no more. At the next stoppage
he said brusque Good morning.
ladies'" and left the compartment. and
they saw no more of him.
There was considerable futter in the
breast OF Melissa, who was OF a roman
tic turn OF mind. and who could only
imagine one reason why this stranger
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were most unhappy. Successful cheat
ing is one thing, but unsuccessful cheat
ing Is another, and causes sharp pangs
OF conscience.
TOO badr' cried Melissa as the train
moved on. I'VE were entitled TO what
We wore"
1T was that German" said Annora
what we said. He told the official Oh.
a man may grin ana grin and he VII
lain"
They grohned over their misfortune.
The hIst time the train stopped the vii
lain entered their compartments stIll
stll grinned. They took refuge in si-
lcnc", He began TO speak;
Ladies'" he said In Londonese Eng
lish, II was very sorry to have TO incur
your displeasure, but | felt that 1t was
my duty 10 report you At the douanS.
You had innOccntlF told me all about
the lace en- your bonnots. and for the
credit OF our country, for the sake OF
English honesty, | was constrained to
point out your bonncts to that official.
Can you forgive me-
NO" said Annora.
But Melissa thought that, notwith-
standing his wicked cruelty. there was
something very pleasant in his smile,
81 entreat your forgiveness, ladies' !:
more hLmbly ask favor"
"S.r?' exclaimed Annora.
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And We dare not risk packing It," re-
turned Miss Annora. because they
might take 1t into, their heads to examine
our boxes"
How can we. get 1t through" unused
the elder sister.
I'VE must get 1t through" declared
the younger sister.
Presently Annora exclaimed: II have
.t! We will wea. H. No duty is paid
on what one Is wearing"
"Yes, yes" said Melissa. but how
can we wear 1t? The white will get
soiled and the black torn in travelling.
Besides, II II looks unnatural. as It
would on our dresses and mantles, the
officials will be sure to notice IT,"
1T would not look unnatural on our
bonnets." said Annora.
They set to work to decorate their
bonnets with the lace. They mingled
white and black. tichu and flounce, In the
most skllfui manner, and though the
bonnets looked somewhat overdonc. yet
they carried the lace. and 1t was proba-
bic that the male eyes of the Custom
House officials would not notice anything
abnormal.
The Misses WylIe rejo!ced in their clev-
eraeas They sat In the train on their
way 70 France with clear consciences
and light hearts. They had rien a de-
dutiable. In the compart-
ment with them was only one other pas
senger. a stout man. OF good-humored
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The little man had a speech with him
not In the little red box, but In his
shining brain box, no part OF which was
concealed from view by hair. His name
did not appear on the programme, but
some people said he was Abe Hummel.
They didn't say whether he was the local
lawyer or THE Passing Shows Abe
Hummel 90 he started out to speak with
his Identity In a most wobb,esome con-
dition In the minds Of most OF the audi
ence. He tried to be the regular and
real Abe Hummel. but oh, what fright
full failure ne made Of the rolel He had
no conception OF the character. The genu-
Inc Abe is flowing fount OF eloquence,
but this base imitation tied his sentences
into slip-knots, and was as incoherent as
handful OF vichy. He wasn't even pleas
ant in his miscellaneity as Sam Ber-
nard is al the Imperial. He fell over his
adjectives too often. and may have sus-
tanned Internal injuries for all anybody
In the audience knew.
He tried to tell Miss Tilley that he was
there to represent Tony Pastor, who is
representing himself very successfully
out In Chicago. and on behalf OF Tony to
high regard In which that "prince OF
good fellows" held her as an artist:
also, that she had won the splendid ap-
probation Of Pastors patrons with a
clean repertoire, In which there was not
the slightest suggestion of vulgarity.
But If you take these words and a few
more and shake them up in hat and
toss them out one by one, they will as
Slmp the tangled condition in which the
audacious vaudeviller, who made his de-
but on Tony Pastors stage, presented
what was meant to be an Abe Hummel
speech. The attempt was awful. The
result was excruciating. The real Abe
Hummel should have been there to hear
and see 1t all. Maybe he wouldn't be
take steps TO find out who IT was that
thus so ruthlessly misrepresented him.
Miss Tilley was taken by surprise.
Why shouldn't she be? She had heard
that this couldn't be he: She, took the
red box. though. and looked with joy-lit
optics on the jewelled medal 1t con-
tained. She thanked, Mr., Pastor and
towards the footlights. told the Amer.
lean public how much she loved IT, and
how she hoped everybody present would
remember, her after she was gone. as
smiled and went in behind the scenes.
There was the widest kind of applause,
and Miss Tilley came forward again,
but the alleged Abe Hummel did not re-
spond to the encore.
1t was a great night for Miss Tilley.
She sails for England to-day, so a rous-
ing farewell had been arranged for last
night. Tony Pastors Theatre was so
crowded at s O'Clock that Manager Harry
Sanderson had to instruct the man In
the box-ofiice not to sell any more nd-
mission tickets. The crowd was no
greater than the enthusiasm and both
were in honor of the popular little Eng
lish burlesQue actress, whose specialties
in male attire had made her the vaude-
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aspect, evidently from his extreme fabby
stoutness and Is extreme good humor.
"a mlddle-class German. Now, Germans
who understand English are very socia-
BILE with their English travellers.
As this German did not address the
Misses Wylie, they felt sure that he did
not understand English. and they talked
freely to each other.
II suppose" said Melissa, that my
bonnet looks all right? 1t does not strike
the eyes as being too much trimmed, eh,
Annora?"
Well" said Annora, laughing cit is
too much trimmed for good taste. but
then on this occasion you have bad taste
What about mine?"
oh, quite artistic, a study in black
and white as the artists say"
The ladies laughed together. fun Of
glee at their coming triumph over the
Custom TIo ouse officers The German wore
the fatuous grIn affected by people who
listen to n language which they do not
understand
At last the train slowed into Blandain
station. the froatier, out jumped the
Misses Wylle with their hand baggage.
They calmly awaited the approach Of
the officers. Out numbered the German
with his fatuous smile. He sauntered UP
to one OF the chiefs OF the douane.
"Rien declarer." said both ladies'.
Eau de cologne, dentelles, tabac,
Bplrltueux" Cologne water, lace, to-
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should want her address. Sle still be-
lieved that he was German who spoke
English remarkably well, and she had
seen that lie was not gentleman; she
therefore made up her mind TO refuse
the offer OF marriage which no doubt he
would shortly make.
Arrived in Angelina gardens. the Misses
Wylie were occupied in arranging the
household, and couple OF busy days
were spent by them. on the third day
after their homecoming they received
by the same post a parcel and letter.
Annora opened the carefully tied ard
sealed parcel. while Melissa read the
letter. Having read II once to herself
she next read 1t aloud to her sister:
Mesiames. felt myself under very great
obligation to you the other day at Blandain,
am a very thin man. but was swAthed round
With hundreds OF yards OF hne Brussels lace.
and thought that the best way OF drawing the
attention Of the custom house officers from
myself was to draw 1t % you 1t was purely In
sclt-detense that | directed the raid your
ponnets. Having been the cause OF the loss OF
your lace, | wish to make you due compensation.
and | beg leave to send you some finer lace
than that which you lost. | am obedently yours.
YOUR STOUT FELLow-TRAyELLER.
Melissa took possession OF black lace
fiotnce and Annora OF dozen yards Of
white lace and a lace-edged handkerchief.
and they quite forgave the stout German
for his cruelty and for his stoutness.-F.
Bayard Harrison In Strand Magazine. "
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dancer. has Just completed a ten days
engagement at the Alcazar Music Hall.
In Brussels, where she was paid 80 per
cent. of the receipts. During her re-
cent visit to London with Mile. yvette
Guilbert, contract was drawn up by
which the two ladies were to be stars
OF variety entertainment at Daily Q
Theatre on the three nights in the week
when Eleonore Duse was not acting.
For their services they were to receive
60 per cent. of the profits. The pro.
posed arrangement, however. fell
through, and Yvette Guilbert went to the
Empire and Loie Fuller to the Strand.
Terry's and Trafalgar.
Miss Blanche Massey will probably
play the part OF the heroine in the
"Gaiety Girl" when that play is taken
to America.
MIR. Willard opens at the Comedy
Theatre with The Middleman," on June
l5 The cast Is being arranged by w.
II. Griffiths.
1t now appears that Sir Edward. Law
son did not wish Clement Scott to ignore
the attack made on him by Robert
Buchanan, and that this Is the reason
that the affair will. after all, be fought
out in the law courts.