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How 1t Was Settled.

During the palmy days of Free Trade
talk, when Mills and Wilson bills were
the fashion of the hour. it was actu-
ally prophesied that the passage OF the
latter bill would settle the question
of the tariff for a generation. In fact.
1t did settle 1t. 1t brought In so little
revenue that President Cleveland was
obliged to borrow right and left. n
business went into a hole, and drew
the hole in after it. 1t is a curious
fact that the passage Of Protective
Tariff acts is always followed by peri
DDS of prosperity. and the ascendency
of Free Trade has always just as
surely brought on panics and hard
times.-Ashland CWis.) Press.
, 1900-02-08

Il see no encouragement to Demo-
Gratis in the recent elections" is the
concluding sentence of a letter written
to the New York World by John w.
Daniel. United States senator from Vir-
ginia and a leader in the Democratic
party. Right you are. senator. There
is no encouragement visible to Demo-
Gratis, always excepting the halcyon
and vociferous optimist out in Ne
braska. who sees encouragement for
Mr.. Bryan's overpcy ering ambition to
lead his party to certain defeat. All
else is gloom and encouragement for
Democrats. but 1t is a mighty fine pros
pect for the country as a whole. for
does it not give assurance hat the
march of prosperity shall continue I'M
interrupted under a second term Of
Mckinley and protection? Such is
verify the outlook. Hence the inabili-
ty of Senator Daniel to discover any
encouragement to Democrats in the
recent elections"
, 1900-02-08

hinety-two locomotives, an average of
owe three for every working day in
the month. And they are bigger and
better locomotives. too. than the
roads used to order. No railroad now
orders for its main line freight and
passenger service engines that weigh
forty to fifty tons. for everything now
is from 100 to 100 ions in weight. I'm
I'll prosperity returned to this country
with the incoming of President McKin-
ley the locomotive industry was sim
ply paralyzed. The last good year was
In 1893, and from then on until Repub-
licanism and Protection returned. the
big shops were closed half the time
and running on half forces and half
time the remainder of the year. The
railroads were ordering about half as
many locomotives as they needed to
Keep up the ordinary wear and tear,
for 1t was very plain to them that
there was a crisis in the affairs of this
country, and they wanted to be able to
see daylight before they made any
great improvements in their rolling
stock. The sudden revival of business
compelled the roads to replace their
worn out engines. and now the build
ers are having a hard time filling or
ders. The policy of Protection has
also created a great foreign demand
for the American built locomotives.
and several hundred engines will be
sent abroad this ear In the one big
shop of the Baldwin works there are
now 1880 men at work. and the COM
pany is planning extensions and i'm
provements that will make their plant
still larger. 1t is but a sample of the
prosperity that comes to all when the
affairs Of our nation are in capable and
honest hands.-Des Moines Qa.) State
Register.
, 1900-02-08

Under Cleveland and free trade we
had peace and no extraordinary ex-
penses of any kind. and the govern
ment was obliged to Issue bonds in
order to keep good the national credit
and to get gold for our depleted and
well-nigh empty treasury. Under Me-
kinley n protection we are conduct
ing a costly war, yet, to relieve strin-
gency in the money market. the secre-
tary of the treasury has offered to take
from an overlooking treasury SIS, O0O,-
900, and put 1t into general circulation
by buying bonds to that amount. The
contrasting circumstances outline In
vivid colors the difference there is, in
respect to the conditions of our nation
al finances, between free-trade and pro-
lection.
, 1900-02-08

Yes, shoes have advanced, but the
$26 which a good yearling calf now
brings will pay for the family supply
for one year. but the IS or Sc which
the aforesaid yearling would hardly
bring in free trade times would leave
the family barefooted, and with good
old Democratic stone bruises on the
children's feet. with shoes at calamity
prices. And. laying all jokes aside,
the whole situation, and difference, is
practically summed up n illustrated
in this incident.-Carmi Ull.) Times.
, 1900-02-08

A thorough inquiry into the condi-
ton OF 225 factories. mills and work
shops in Dayton. Hamilton, Mid
dletown. Piqua. Springfield, Cleve-
land, Toledo and Lima reveals
the following facts: Number OF
men employed in 1896. 50.474:
in 1899, S4.5sO; gain. 34,lO5. Monthly
wages paid in 1896. s2.414.65l; in 1899,
81. 1853 .491: increase. 81 .S4S, $40. 1t is
estimated that SO. SOC. 900 per month
more is being paid as wages in Ohio
this year than in 1896. The increase
Of wages e man In Cleveland aver
ages $7.76 per month. The increase
per man in the Miami Valley averages
1881 per month.-Indianapolis Qnd.)
Journal.
, 1900-02-08

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they cannot
reach the seat OF the disease. Catarrh Is a
blood or constitutional disease, and In order to
cure It you must take internal remedies. Halls
Catarrh Cure is taken internally. and acts
directly on the blood and mucous surfaces.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is not n qunck medicine.
1t was prescribed by one of the best physicians
in this country for years, and is n regular pre-
scription. II. Is composed Of the best tonics
known, combined with the best blood purifiers,
acting directly on the mucous surfaces. The
perfect combination OF the two ingredients is
what produces such wonderful results in curing
Catarrh. Send for testimonials. free.
i. ]. CHENEY & CO. Props, Toledo, Q.
Sold by druggists, price 55c.
Halls Family Pills are the best
, 1900-02-08
P~ROSPERITY'S C
FIGURES ILLUSTRATIVE OF Elk
ISTING CONDITIONS.
enormous increase In the Amoant of
money In the Hands of the People,
and In the Vaults of the National
Treasury.

In a timely and instructive contribu-
tlon to the Saturday Evening Post OF
Frank A. Vanderlip, as
slstant secretary of the treasury,
brings n view some of the splendid
tacts oil the prosperity with which tie
people of the United States are blessed.
ana for which they mainly have to
thank the change in national policies
brought about by the presidential cleo
ton OF 1896. The assistant secretary.
whose relations to government finances
enable him to speak with knowledge
nj authority, draws attention to the
remarkable statistics of the iron trade
as presenting "a comparison of both
relative and absolute development such
as has not been seen before SOM OF
the facts resulting from wise economic
laws are best stated in Mr.. vanderlip's
own words:
"A decade ago we imported 81, OOO,-
900 and exported s14, OOO, 900 of iron
and steel manufactures. Since that
time imports have steadily fallen and
exports risen. until for the fiscal year
1893 we imported but SIP. O00, COO and
exported nearly 1874, 900, 900. In spite OF
this unparalleled production the price
OF pig Iron rose in eight months, Feb
ruary to September, from 81 to $24 a
ton. and at this advance nearly every
mill in the country is so busy tina
practically 10 orders can be accepted
for early delivery.
FOR v years we imported almost
double the value of manufactures that
we exported. For the fiscal year 1893
we exported nearly $50, 900, 900 more
manufactured goods than we imported.
In 1898, for the first time, u exporta-
tions OF manufactures exceeded the i'm
per cent
Where for many years we imported
on an average of 1000. 900 of manu-
featured goods a day and exported
about half that amount. he says. for
h fiscal year Just closed we exported
considerably more than 81. 0OO, 900 of
manufactured goods every working
day of the year"
The shipping industry, he says, also
shared in the general prosperity, quot
ing statistics showing the increase in
tonnage and in the number of new
vessels constructed.
He shows that the bank cfearings
have increased Il per cent and the de-
posts 90 per cent. If the figures were
c~ontrasted with those of three years
ago the increase in the deposits would
be 10 per cent.
He shows in the two years up to Oct.
/. 1899, the total money circulation in
the peoples hands has increased S27O,-
mn OOO
, 1900-02-08
PRESIDENT KRUGER AHEAD.
Pretoria, ~Transvaai. South Africa,
nao y Ipuu

fIcloA
Dec. z. 1899.
Messrs. Swanson Rheumatic Cure
company, Chicago. ILL.,. U. S. A.-Gen-
Elemen: Your last shipment and COM
nunication received. i am very much
bleased with the information which
Y ou have SO kindly given me.
Please find enclosed bank draft TO
he amount of E412 los. for which
eend me twenty-five t25) gross of
E~wanson's "6-DROPS." Ship same as
before in order hat there may be no
Delay. as this medicine will be greatly
needed before 1t reaches Us. The last
Shipment is almost disposed OF. as the
medical department OF our army uses
barge quantities. This order is entire
BY for use In the army.
/ have been told that our success
lon the battlefield is due to a certain
extent to the use OF "5-DROPS" Rheu-
matic Cure, which has relieved and
prevented a great Zeal of suffering
|among our men from Rheumatism,
|Neuralgia and other acute pains caused
by exposure. Your "5-DROPS" is as
good as a T%ransvaal soldieri
In one of the battles, a small GUAM
|tity of "5-DROPS." together with other
medicines, was captured by the Eng
lish, which was a great loss to our
men. The Ruinecks won't do II again.
/ am. respectfully yours.
PETER HAAS.
"5-DROPS" is the most powerful
specific known. Free from opiates and
perfectly harmless. 1t is n perfect cure
for Rheumatism. Sciatica. Neuralgia.
Dyspepsia. Backache. Asthma, Catarrh.
La Grippe. Neuralgia Headache, etc.
Large sized bottles 1900 doses), S1.O0,
or three (3) bottles for $3.50. Sample
bottles 25 cents.
SWANSON RHEUMATIC CURE CO.,
$50 to 164 E. Lake St. Chicago, Ill.
, 1900-02-08

In 1889 there were 6,7OS, 81 deposit
ors in the banks Of the United States,
and their total deposits amounted to
1871 76.4l0,i02.
In 1899 there are 1853. S74 deposit
ors. and their aggregate deposits
moun to S7,5l3, 954.361.
How can a campaign for cheap
money be made against facts like
these?-Sioux City Is. d. Argus-Lead-
er.
, 1900-02-08

For a week or ten days before
Thanksgiving the President received
many letters asking for the wishbone
|of the turkey that graced his board
upon that day. Several asked for the
fright drumstick, but nobody asked for
the left. This is unexplained. but there
is probably some superstition connected
with the turkeys right leg. 1t Is a
curious fact. too. hat nobody wrote
either for the wlshbone or the drum
stick of the Christmas turkey.
, 1900-02-08

The Southern Pacific Company and
its connections operate the best first
and second-class service to California.
Arizona, Texas Inc Mexico. Through
Pullman Palace Sleepers and Tourist
S%leepers from all principal eastern
points. Personally conducted Tourist
Excursions from Cincinnati. Louisville,
Sc. Louis, Chicago, St. Paul. Mime
apolis. Des Moines. Omaha. Kansas
City. etc. For particulars and descrip-
tive literature write w. G. Neimyer.
Gen1 Western Agent. 23S Clark St.
Chicago; w. H. Conner. Cont Agent.
Chamber Commerce Bldg, Cincinnati.
Ohio. or w. J.. Berg. Trav. Pass Agi..
220 Ellicott So, Buffalo, N. Y.
, 1900-02-08
NtH wANTEpl .


The greatest issue before the Ameri-
can people is that Of business prosper
ity. When all the mills are open and
working overtime, and when the work
ingmen have all they can do and are
paid good wages, they have no time
to listen to agitators That is the gen.
eral condition NOVEL Paso (Tex.)
Herald.
, 1900-02-08

Remember" said the young mans IA
ed my own living"
"Of course was the depressing an
swer: you did the best YOU could with
your opportunities. But I'll venture to
say you didn't get nearly as good a Nv
Ing as / get now without working" -
Washington Star,
, 1900-02-08

A powder. Your feet feel uncom-
Portable, nervous, and often cold and
damp. II you have sweating. sore feet
or tight shoes. try Aliens Foot-Ease.
Sold by all druggists and shoe stores.
Is cents. Sample sent free. Address
Allen S. Olmsted. lie Roy. N. Y.
, 1900-02-08
SAMPLE INDUSTRIAL BOOM.
Result of Placing National Anairs
Honest aud Cap.bio Hands.

No better illustration Of our coun-
try's new prosperity can be obtained
than In the work OF the great locomo-
tive building plants. Never before in
the history of the concerns have they
had SO many men on the a rolls.
never before have they turned out SO
many locomotives in a year, and never
before have they been SO far behind in
their orders, During last month the
famous Baldwin works turned out
, 1900-02-08
THE OLDEST MAN IN AmERIC
Tells How He Escaped the Terrors of
by Using Peruna.
of Many Winters

Isaac Brock. a citizen of McLeEnan
county, texas, has lived m years
He now lives with his son-in-Law at
Valley Mills, Texas.
In speaking of his good health and
extreme old age, Mr.. Brock says:
"Affer n man has lived In the
world as long as I have, he ought
TO have found our a great many
things by experience.
"One of the things I have found
our TO my entire satisfaction is the
proper remedy for ailments that
IRE due directly TO the effects of
the climate.
"During my long life I have
known n greaf many remedies for
coughs. colds, catarrh and diar-
rh9a. had always supposed
these affections TO be different dis
eases. bur In reading DR.. HART
mans books I have found our thar
these affections are the same and
that they are properly called ca
farrh.
81 had several long sieges with
the grip. Al first I did nor know
that Peruna was n remedy for this
disease. When I heard that Ia
grippe was epidemic catarrh, I
tried Peruna for la grippe and
found II 70 be JUST the thing.
'.As for DR.. Harfnan's remedy,
Pe-ru-na, I have found IL TO be the
best, If NOT the only, reliable EN-
edy for these affections. II has
been my standby for many years,
and Iaffribute my good health and
extreme old age 10 this remedy.
Very truly yours,
dp.v1 &~N,
For a free book on cafarrh. address
The PerEha Medicine Co.. Columbus.
l Ohio.
, 1900-02-08

II disown you!'' cried the angry parent.
81 shall cut you off with II dollar"
Yes. sir. replied the son. meekly.
And might l have the dollar now2"-
Philadelphia North American.
, 1900-02-08

1t is a curious fact that Mr.. Bryan
was never so prosperous in his life as
at this time. when he Is trying to con.
vince people there is no prosperity
Burlington Hawk-Eye.
, 1900-02-08

what IS a grass widow" shes a
woman whose husband gets a divorce
because. she makes him run the lawn
mower"
, 1900-02-08
Miners and Pro-pectors' Excursion to
New Mexico.

February 18th Santa Fee Route will sell
tickets to New Mexico points Mt very
low rate. giving stopover privileges or
return trip. Good thirty days Get full
particulars 1909 Lawrence street.
, 1900-02-08

Adelaide has such a fine mind" ''She
hasH" Yes: she can keep up her inter
est in a man after she knows he's en-
gagged"
, 1900-02-08

FITS fsrmanentlyCurcd. No hts or nervousness aftei
hrst day $ use Of Dr. kliues Great Nerve Restorer.
send Tor FREE 5000 trial polite and TREATISE.
, 1900-02-08

The Folderols have recalled their re-
ception invitations ANY body sick ?
No; Mrs. Folderol changed her mind.
and concluded she would rather AVE the
house painted"
, 1900-02-08

IF you marry that girl I'll cut you OF
with a dollar II know you better than
mother; you'd make It 80 ents."
, 1900-02-08

what Is your idea Of an intellectual
woman "One who knows when she Is
old enough to quit wearing decollete
frocks."
, 1900-02-08

My doctor said I would die, but Piso's
Cure for Consumption cured me.-Amos
kelner, Cherry Valley, ILL.,, Nov. %, '95.
, 1900-02-08

and II worked like magic. / feel that
your medicine has been of inestimable
benefit to me. Miss ADELE WILLIAM
son, 1876 n. boulevard, Atlanta, Ga.
Thin, Sallow and Nervous
"DEAR Mrs. PISKHAM IL was thin,
sallow and nervous. l had not had
my menses for over a year and II half.
Doctored with several physicians in
town and one specialist, but did not
get any better. l finally decided to
try your medicine, and wrote to you.
After | had taken three bottles of
Lydia Z. Pinlham's Vegetable Com
pound and three of Blood Purifier, my
menses returned, and l feel as we'll
and strong as | yer did, and am gain
ing fesh ."-MIss LENA GAINES, Visalia,
Tufare Co., Cal,
, 1900-02-08

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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-08-09
NUMBER ~.

that Democracy meant absolute free
trade; | always believed in the gold
standard, / saw Democracy willing to
debase the currency and destroy the
public credit if by so doing it could
once more acquire political power.
saw that once great political party
actually bartering its birth right for
one more chance at the flesh pots. 1t
had become mere mob, wild and
dangerous in its greedy pursuit of
power and place, had no longer
any interest in it whatever. 1t no
longer stood for anything | believed
in, whereas the Republican party
did.
There never was any doubt as to
the position of the Republican party
on any question or issue 1t was
sound on the currency, firm for pro
tective tariff, and courageous always
in defense of the natural honor. I'm
der its rule we had peace and order,
progress and prosperity. | now be-
lieye it is the only party into whose
hands it is safe to trust the destiny of
the Republic. 1t has capacity, force
and courage, and under its direction
and control there is before us q long
era of material prosperity and in
crease of wealth, and power Under
Republican inspiration and genius
the free spirit of our institutions will
be carried to the four corners of the
earth, and become blessing to man
kind. There will be no standing STILL
no locking ourselves up at home to
perish of inanition. We must gradu-
ally expand. We must take our place
among the powers of the earth and
do our duty in accordance with man
ifest destiny. To talk of the cost in
life and treasure in the enforcement
of such a policy is as idle to now
discuss the cost of the Revolution or
Civil war. 1t cost millions of money
and thousands of lives to exterminate
the original owners of the soil we now
occupy, but / hear no one now object
to the morality of the scheme, or as
sert that it was a crime. 1t is an in
exorable law of nature that the weak
falls before the strong. We can neith-
er abrogate nor change that law. We
are either its instruments or it's vic
tins. Which will it be? The Democ-
racy perfers that we shall be its vic
Tins, but Democracy is always wrong
and will not have it's way.
T. f. MCCARDELL.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-08-09
Communicated.

To the Editor of The Republican.
In the summer of 1896 Mrs. Amanda
Smith, the noted colored evangelist,
addressed a meeting held in st. Pauls
NJ. f. church in the interest of erect
ing church for the colored people OF
Oakland and vicinity. At that time
a very generous subscription was
given by those present, ito be paid
when the church is put under roof
This enterprise has been prosecuted
with more or less vigOr up to the
present time, when | am informed
that only about $3.50 is needed to
provide for the complete success OF
the enterprise. The colored people
have nobly worked to bring the en-
terprise to the success it should be,
but now feel they must appeal to
their friends to aid in this final effort.
The christian people of Oakland and
the surrounding country will gladly
aid in this worthy cause, so that the
sound of the hammer and saw will
soon be heard in putting into mater
ial form what has so long been an
ideal of our colored friends of Oak
land. REV. 5. X. ARBuTHNOT.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-08-09
Was il a Miracle.

The marvellous cure of Mrs. Rena
J. Stout of consumption has created
intense excitment in Cammack, Ind, y
writes Marion Stuart, a leading drug;
gist of Muncie, Ind. "She only weighed
80 pounds when her doctor in York.
town said she must soon die. Then
she began to use DR.. Kings New Dis.
coYery and gained 81 pounds in weight
and was completely cured" 1t has
cured thousands of hopeless cases, and
is positively guaranteed to cure al
Throat, Chest and Lung diseases, SOC
and $1.00. Trial bottles free at al
druggists.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-08-09

march was resumed in the direction
of Oil City, w. Va, the object being
to destroy the immense quantity of
oil known to be there.
The APPEARANCE of the Confederates
in that section was a complete sur
prise, or else much of the oil could
have been removed and saved, as it
had been pumped into barges prepar-
atory to being taken away and bar
relied. Three hundred thousand bar
rels was the quantity estimated to be
on hand, and immediate preparations
were made to light a torch that seemed
as though it would illuminate the
world. 1t was after dark when the
works were touched off, and then
came Che barges 1t is doubtful if
such 4 scene as followed had ever
been witnessed by human eyes. I'm
mense volumes of dense black smoke
and lurid flame mounted high in the
air, presenting a sense indescribably
grand. The burning boats were cast
off from their moorings and floated
down with the current, enveloped in
smoke and flame, and as the oil ran
out and covered the surface of the
water the river for miles presented
the appearance of sea Of liquid fire.
Fascinated by the awful scene the
raiders watched the contlagration for
hours.
But this same beacon served to
warn the enemy of the presence OF
the bold invaders, and it behooved
them to be up and away. The alarm
had spread in every direction by this
time, and large bodies of troops were
hurrying to intercept them.
Passing rapidly through De Kalb,
Glenville and Duttonville, gathering
great herds of livestock as they went,
General Jones turned his face home
ward. Across Elk River, through
Somerville and over the almost per-
pendicular Flat Top Mountains, on
they sped; and so, day by day, the
march continued until the Valley OF
Virginia was reached, at Newmarket,
after an absence of SO days, on one OF
the most trying and remarkable
cavalry raids of the war.
But like many other remarkable
raids, it proved dismal failure, and
accomplished, little that was hoped
for when it set out. But slight dam
age was inflicted upon the Baltimore
& Ohio Railroad, and what was done
was quickly repaired. Many culverrs
were blown up and some few bridges
| but they were of minor Importance
the large bridges being so heavily
guarded that an attack was not
deemed advisable. Much livestock
was brought off, it is true, but this
| did not compensate for the loss OF
many valuable men who were killed
and wounded, nor for the suffering
the command endured during those
80 awful days,
W. W. GOLDSBOROUGH.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-08-09

Timely information given Mrs.
George Long, of New Straitsville,
Ohio, saved two lives. A frightful
cough had long kept her awake every
night, She had tried many remedies
and doctors but steadily grew worse
until urged to try DR.. Kings New
Discovery. One bottle wholly cured
her; and she writes, this marvellous
medicine also cured Mr.. Long of q
severe attack of Pneumonia. Such
cures are positive proof of its power
to cure all throat, chest and lung
troubles. Only soc. and $1.00, Guar
anteed. Trial bottles at all drug
store.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-08-09
A FAMOUS CAVALRY RIDE
Personal Recollections of Remark
able Confederate Raid.
BRILLIANTPLANS THAT FAILED

An Ex-COnfederate Describes His Expert
ence With General Jones During the
Noted Expedition Into Western Mary
land and West Virginia.