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Trusts and Labor.

One of the most interesting features
Of the report Of the Industrial Commits
sion is the statement made by F B.
Thurber, of New York, with regard to
the organization Of industry, and its eff
fect upon labor, capital and the public
interest. Mr.. Thurber Is a merchant OF
large experience, and states that before
s.udying the problem Of recent combl-
nations OF capital he had a weil-defned
prejudice against trusts. but that opln-
ion has been considerably modified
since he has carefully examined their
working and scope His most Interest,"
ing observations are in regard TO labor.
which. he says, has followed the exam
pic set by capital Of organization. The
organization Of labor" Mr.. Thurher
states. during the last decade has pro-
gressed faster than that Of capital, and
has forced = division OF a larger share
OF the profits Of industry for labor than
at any previous period Of history. In
other words, the profits Of capital have
been steadily decreasing. while those OF
labor. and especially organized labor
have steadily increased. AT no previ-
Gus period would u dollar buy so much
Of the necessarlas ana comforts Of life
as at present While this is admitted
by Intelligent Iaboring men, many OF
them contend that opportunities for
earning a dollar have constantly dimin-
lshad, and they ere now seeking. by the
advocacy OF shorter hours for labor. to
make employment for a larger number
Of persons. and believe that this is n
worthy and beneAcent aim. It is better
TO have larger number OF persons en-
ployed for eight hours than n smaller
number of persons ten or twelve hours.
Unrest OF labor in a free country is not
a dangerous phenomenon, but rather a
safety valve, and one which capital can
AFFORD TO encourage. Al the same time
It mus, not be forgotten that education
of the masses has created new wants.
and that these wants have grown faster
than the means of gratifying them.
.'The problem should be viewed from
both sides, and only what is reasonable
should prevail. Wherever unlimited
power exists It ls usually accomplished
by tyranny. whether OF labor or capital.
There are labor trusts as well as capt.
tai trusts, and in all the annals of COM
blnation there are no greater lllultra-
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tons Of tyranny than the attitude Of
some Of the labor organizations towards
laborers. This. however. was tho In
evitable outcome Of organization and Of
the evolution which Is now goinE on
throughout the world-steam. electric
city and machinery, Under the opera
ton Of these forces the world has been
growing richer. All the resources OF
nature are being developed. Capital
has increased faster than the Opportu-
mites for IS profitable employment. as
ID evidenced by the steadily decreasing
rate Of interest,
II uesd 10 think that combinations Of
capital would abrogate competition. but
experience has shown that, instead Of
abrogatlng competition, 1t has elevated
that force to higher plane. II a COM
bInatlon Of capital in any line temper
arily exacts a liberal profit. imme-
diately capital flows Into that channel.
another combination Is formed, and
competition ensues on a scale and oper-
ates with an intensity far beyond any
thing that ip possible on smaller scale,
resulting in breaking down Of the COM
bInation and the decline Of profits to a
minimum"
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gHE aaoUNp Hoa's RRoPAEoY.
This Year the Little Fellow Proved
Most Weatherwtse.

Most WeatherW1se.
Six weeks ago. on the % Of February,
little. fat, rOly-pOly, gray-furred ro-
dent mammal Of the species of mar
mot known to the residents Of here
abouts as the grounding, to the In
habitants Of the northern states as the
woodchuck and to the student of nat
ural history as the arctomys monax,
poked his chubby black nose out Of his
hole on the hillside and gave q critical
glance skyward.
This particular grounding appeared
to realize the important duty deVolVinS
upon him, for. as subsequent events
have proved, he was a grounding OF
rare and discriminating intelligence:
Many OF the weather. wise, who would
scorn to place reliance upon the wealth
er bureaus representations, and who
themselves know all about the grave
import Of a southerly wind shifting into
the northwest. and whose talk is filled
with weather sharp phrases In their
Jealous efforts to tell how really little
they know about atmospheric changes,
don their hats and bow profoundly to
this seIf-same cunning little species OF
marmot
So when Washington's pet ground
hog, who lnhablts sunny side hill be-
tween Washington Heights and Chevy
Chase, stretched his cramped apologies
for legs, yawned sleepily at being thus
compelled by tradition to break into
his sweet winters Information, on the
Cd Of February last. he fully reali9ed
his own Importance and the serious
consequences of his acts. II old Sol
was In the game, he was out OF 1t. II
the sun were to keep his face discreet
~ hidden. he was in 1t, and wouldn
have to go back to sleep any more, but
could gambol and play as long as he
pleased. ~
Washlngton's pet groundhog, having
been In slumber during the early part
OF the winter, did not know how mild
the weather had been. 1t was cloudy
daY. and he ran about the entrance to
his home to get into training and start
inc circulation Of his sluggish blood.
An went we'll until about noon. and
then the suns face appeared smiltngly
through break in the clouds. and cast
both a grin of triumph upon the dlmin-
utIve weather prophet and n SHADOW as
well. The little chap, very much dis
pusted. crawled back into his mole
where he has since remained, for. hav-
Inr seen his shadow. he well knew that
SIX weeks Of winter lay before MIN. ana
that he would be more comfortable
sound asleep again deep in his nest IN
the hillside. 49,.
phecy,1' came rue.-Washtngton star.
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InEPH06 M4SeRS
t4sasls'Roop'.... SO cOsH'l1S ROOn g.; SO
THE INTELLIGENCER.
WHEELING. MARCH 10. 1900.
The Reneats ot War.

While 1t may be selfish 1t Is neverthe-
less true that the war now being waged
In South Africa will be Of q decided
benefit to this country. Since HOSTILE
tIes began business relations with the
South African republics have naturally
been interrupted, but now that the proa-
poets Of peace are bright exporters are
making plans for a renewal Of their
trade. A representative Of a leading
New York establishment In an inter
view with q reporter the other day said;
Commercially speaking, the war be-
tween Great Britain and the South At
rican republics will, think, prove a de-
cided benefit to this country. 1t Is
probably a fair estimate that the war
has cut down the regular South African
exports from this country about one
half. A considerable part Of this re-
duction. however, II, indeed. not all Of
It. has been replaced by the exports Of
mules and hay. ETC.. for the British
army and also by exports Of food pro-
duets and supplies for the people in
South Africa who have been unable to
cultivate their lands and who, there-
fore, have had to purchase supplies they
previously raised. With the cessation OF
hostillues there will most probably be
very ACTIVE. exports, as great deal Of
repair material will be required to re-
place what could not be produced dur
ing the war time and because the TER
ritory was commercially broken up By
he war conditions. The South African
countries will look to US for such pro-
ducts as they have not been raising.
.,wing 10 The war conditions. and also
.or 4 large amount of material for fu-
ture agricultural work and for the re-
construction rendered necessary by thu
savages Of the war"
The representative Of another leading
export house is quoted as saying tina.
he expected that the first large inereas:
in the demand would be for building
material and for railroad construction
material. He also expected fair In
crease in the demand for furniture. due
to the breaking up OF the houses OF
families who had to leave the Trans
wal and the wIlful destruction Of theis
goods after they left. People have
had to leave their homes" he said, 'and
a good many homes have been despotl
ed. These will have to be rehtted.
Vy,,,,-,, ,,JIi aluo t. an active demand for
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you that It takes a thief to catch Q
thiet
A man dlslikes details, but 9 woman
wants the full particulars.
The man who insists on talking a
thing over invariably oyeftaika.
It's a wise young man who recognizes
hint when his best girl gives It.
Sometimes mans unpOpularity Is
due to the fact that he saves his money.
Nothing Is certain a. the Usher
man said when he found Il on his hook.
It isn't so much what man has that
makes him happy as what he doesu't
want
While the loafer IS waiting for a good
Job to- come along the hustler goes and
meets It.
Genius lights It's own fire. but It has
to constantly collect fresh fuel to keep
alive the fiame.
There are three things the wise man
keeps on good terms with--his wife, his
stomach and his conscience.
As rule. the man who Is continually
bowling about the scarcity OF money
never thinks OF trying TO earn It by
honest Chicago Daily News.
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Beware of oiutments for catarrh
That Contain Mercury

as mercury Will surely destroy the sense
Of smell and completely deranGe the
whole system when entering 1t through
the mucous surfaces. Such articles
should never be used, except on pre-
scriptIons from reputable physicians. as
the damage they will do Is ten fold to
the good you can possibly derive from
them. Halls Catarrh Cure, manufac-
tured by F. ]. Cheney & Co., Toledo, o..
contains no mercury, and is taken In
ternally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucuos surfaces of the system In
buying Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you
get the genuine 1t is taken internally.
and made in Toledo. o., by F. ]. Cheney
& Co. Testimonials free.
Sold by druggists, price 75c per bottle.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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REr1EoT1oNs OF A BACHELOR.

Adam and Eve were never really
married, but that's nothing against the
snake.
A man can make the woman who
loves him do anything he doesn't want
her TO.
Most men are afraid Of their babies.
only they are more afraid to admit II to
their wives.
1t is probably lust as well that the BIZ
bic doesn't say hnything about what
Lot said when he found his wife had
been turned into u pillar Of salt.
only let girl have cute little gig
gle. and before marriage only one man
in a hundred will care rap whether
she has got any brains or not.-New
York Press.
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The puerto Rican Tariff.

The difference of opinion with regard
to the bill passed by the house Of repre-
sentatiyes imposing a slight tariff on
the imports from Puerto Rico has been
very pronounced in some quarters, and
there are some Republicans who ques-
ton the wisdom Of the action of Con-
gress in the matter. These differences.
we have no doubt, viii be composed In
time. In treating this question the New
York Mail and Express puts the matter
clearly. It says: ''The island is to-day
without revenue and the people are suf-
fering. 1t has no government except a
military one. It win be some time be-
fore any machinery for raising revenue
can be put in operation. Meantime.
Puerto Rico must be taken care Of and
enabled as rapidly as possible to furnish
the revenues for It's own expenses. BY
the bill which the house has passed it
Is relieved from every other form of tax
except this Is per cent Of the existing
tarIfr laid upon It's products coming
into the United States and the products
Of the United States entering Puerto
Rican ports. Every dollar of this is
turned back to its own use. The meas
ure is for revenue, and only temporary
at that, and can be followed by free
trade as soon as the great principle
which recognizes the power Of Congress
to legislate for these new territories is
vindIcated. The necessity Of this inter
probation of the constitution, after the
debate in the houes. is paramount, and
Is considered important to our success
in the Philippines,
THE principle Of free trade recon-
mended for Puerto Rico and which the
President evidently hopes in due time
to see prevail. has, therefore. yielded
only for the time being to a more I'M
portant principle. The necessity Of the
case and tile honest difference Of oplu-
ion which led to the now issue are
frankly recognized. The President APP
preciates that he must TO large extent
rely upon his own party in the admins
tration of public affairs. He ia bound
to weigh against any personal triumph
the decentralization and Reorganization
OF his party in the legislative branch Of
the government, upon which he must
depend. No greater calamity could
happen than to have his party majority
fal! down on the very threshold Of their
consideration OF these island questions.
Under these circumstances the Presi-
dent did what he thought was right,
and we believe that time will vindicate
III, wisdom OF his course"
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A farmer Is known by his flrToW a.
Nthe carpenter 4 known By his chips. Il
takes q firm hand and a true eye to tnrn
straight frEToW. No wonder the farmer
wears out, spite Of exercise and fresh air.
One day'o work on the farm would tire
many trained athlete. Aud the farmer
works hardest Of all The fut up and
the last to bed, feeding his team before
he feeds himself, his work d practically
never done. Why does not the farmer
treat his own body as he treats the land
he cultivates7 He puts back In phos-
plate what he takes out IN crops, or the
land would grow poor. The farmer
should Put back into his body the vital
elements exhausted by labor. II he does
not, he will soon complain Of Hpoor
health.' The great value Of DF. Pierce,s
Golden Medical Discovery Is In It's vital
hing power. Il gives strength to the
stomach, life to the lungB, purity to the
blood. Il supplies Nature with the sub
stances by which abe builds up the body,
Just as the farmer supplies Nature with
the substances that build up the crops
NJ write to tell you Of the great benefit I 70
eeiyed from the use Of d. PteTeee Golden Ned
ieGl Discovery, writes Nlr. G. 3, Bird, o. Byrn-
side, Putnam Co., ". VI. EIt cured me q Z very
bad case Of indigestion h6BpdAisd with torpid
liver. Before began the NE d Golden Ned
teal Discovery ! had no nppetite could not sleep
nor work but very little. The little thai ! ate
did not agree with me. boWeS epnStpateds and
life was 1 misery 70 me. ] wrote % Or. Itefee
giving the symptoms, and asked ioF ADVICE.
He advised ne 70 ~ the Golden Medical Dis
eoVeFy' 20 began the Use Of Il and amer taking
four bottles felt 50 well that went TO work;
but soon got worse, % I again began the USE OF .
and used 4 about eight weeks longer, when
was permanently atred-H
Dr.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets iuvigoT-
ate stomach, liver and bowels. Use
them when you require q pill.
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Which party In the dark days Of bust
ness depression, soup houses, smok-less
furnaces. silent factories. was receiving
the plaud.ts Of England? Which minis
ter TO the court Of st. James spread the
butter Of sympathy so thick on the
bread Of battery that 1t nauseated true
Americans at home and resulted in the
election OF President Mckinley? Now
all is changed. ana the Democratic free
trade party. the true ally Of Great Bril-
tain. cannot find words harsh enough
to fling Mt their old time friend.
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Colonel McGraw visited Washington
the other day and extracted the prom
ises of several Democratic senator's to
speak against the report Of the senate
committee which will throw his protest
against Senator Scott taking his seat
into the waste basket. singularly
enough, the gentlemen who have been
hired by Colonel McGraw are from Ala
bama and Virginia. Alas! for the pre-
servatlon Of republican form of gov
eminent to West Virginia"
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Nome civ, Alnskn,

Is twcnty-elght hundred miles from
Seattle, via ocean. Is said to be the
highest gold field discovered up TO
this dine. The first steamer will leave
Seattle on or about May 10, 1900. For
full particulars, maps, etc. address W.
s. Howell. General Eastern Passenger
Agent. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Railway. ISL Broadway. New York, or
John Il. Pott, District Passenger Agent,
willlamsport, Pa.
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M1p.W1NTER Excursions

To Washington and Baltimore at
Very Low Rates, Via Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad.
The Baltimore & Ohio railroad has
made arrangements for series Of pop
ulnr Mid Winter Excursions to Wash
ington and Baltimore. at One Fare for
the Round Trip. allowing ten day limit
on tickets. including date OF sale. These
excursions will be run on February Il
and April y. 1900. Tickets will b.
good going on regular trains OF the
above dates and good to return on reg
ular trains within ten days, including
date OF sale.
Do not miss these splendid opportu-
mites to visit the National Capital dur
ing the session Of Congress. Call on T.
c. Burke, Agent Baltimore & Ohio Rail-
road, for full information,
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POINTED PARAGRAPHS,

FlcEleness is the tail end of Impulse.
Too much information sometimes
makes fool Of man.
Unless n man tries he never knows
what he IL unable to do.
IT'S a good plan to keep an eye on
the Individual who 10 always telling
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THEO. w. FINK 6 co.
1853 Market Street
A GORGEOUSLY BOUND


work OF art has Just been issued n Nh
York at an outlay OF over G0,0M a
which the publishers desire manager b
this county oalso q good solicitor: nd
pay TO the right party. Nesrly 100 ~.
page engravings, sumptuous paper ~.
minated covers and bindings; over n
golden lilies IN the morocco hn6inp
nearly 100 gold roses in tho cloth binding
night so great Is the sale, Christian ma
and women making fortunes taking 4.
ders. Rapid promotions. One ChriStaA
woman made clear see tn four weeks ii.
ing orders among her church aeQD4e.
ances and friends. Write us II may M
to a permanent paying position to m,
correspondence. which you can attlpd b
right at your home Address n. A. si1E2
MAN, Is and II West Forty.second Srgt
New York. EGA
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Aec,dsnts win Happen. = JoI

Accidents Will Happen. = John
Brown, q G. a. r. veteran, OF 24i6 Mar
shall Street. Philadelphia, says: by
a mere accident came across DIR.
AEnew's Catarrhal Powder. was a
great sufferer from that dread NAL
ady-Catarrh. This wonderful remedy
effected n speedy and permanent cure,
and have been so thankful that am
willing TO spend much time in spread
II, Goethe, Twelfth and Market streets,
-l6,
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Judge Tavenner's boom for the Dem.
ocratic nomination for governor is rap
idly approaching the point of certainty.
Lucas and Holt are, At present remote
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srATE PEGS e1EANINes.

Free bread funds for the poor
seems to have passed away with Cox
ey's army. 1t was in 1894, under DEM
ocratic low tartff. that the lamp-posts
in New York's streets were decorated
with such slgns and with contribution
boxes to receive the funds At the
same time the great New York Demo-
cratic dallIes were collecting free clothes
for the men who were unemployed un-
der free Charleston AIaiI-Tri-
bune.
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1t is a pleasant thing to have good
roads, but to order them made for the
sole convenience OF the League Of
American wheelmen comes under the
head Of clnss legislation.
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If the ONCE of the Topeka Capital is
like other newspaper offices, and we
have good reason to believe that 1t is.
It viii be aermeated this week with an
unusual amount of protane silence.
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The Parkersburg State Journal takes
the Register too seriously. wasting
nearly a column in attempting to con-
vince our perveres neIghbor that It's
views on the situation in Kentucky are
wrong. Reason is one thing the Regis
ter is not amenable to.
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vAw71.v WASTING

Rough Dry washed, starched and
Dried s cents per pound.
Flat Work. Washed and 1roned, 5
All hand work finished 10 cents
nor hound, At LUT2 BROS.
Home Steam Laundry.
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ITCHINESs Of the skin. horrible
plague. Most everybody afflicted In one
way or another. Only one safe, never
falling cure-Doan's Ointment. AT any
drug store. 50 cents.
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10 Paris Exposition.

Cooks Excursions from Wheeling in.
clude all necessary expenses.
q dayg......,. $40 IS days''.'''. $2Ol
Al DAYS. S225 a days......, S55t
For particulars address
J. @. TCMLINSON,
Steamship Agent.
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Martin Croker, who killed Reddy
Morris near opelIska, left $3.50 in bank
at Falrmont when he decamped. He
will not b. able to get this. Whenev'r
he attempts to do so he will be located
and caught. A reward Of $3.50 has been
offered by the county court Of Marion
county for, his arrest.-MOrgantown
New Dominion.
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Spring Is trying hard to strike Its
proper gait. while the front yard gate
is preparing to resume business at the
old stand.
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For the opinion of Rev. sheldOn'a
mentor on his journalistic experiment
we refer our readers to the shortest
verse in the Bible.
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ANNOUNCEMENT.

hereby announce myself as eandl.
date for the nomination for Justice OF the
Pence, subject to the decision OF tho Re.
publican voters Of Union district. Marshall
port,
ia'i HIN. SMITH.
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IF business men and merchants
consult their best interests they will
advertise In the Tntelligeneer.
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Taylor and Backham are holding their
lkopjes until the courtje arbltrates their
differences.
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sTEINwAY and its Running Mate,
Knabe. are the finest pianos made in
the world to-day. ehave both of them.
F. W. BANNER CO.
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The kentucky legislature is now trek
ing home,
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ANNOUNCEMENTS.
NOTICE

N 0''
! desire to announce to tho Republicans
Of Ohio County, that am candidate for
County Assessor. Country District OF Ohio
County, nj the primary election to be held
April IS.
Your support IS respectfully solicited.
inl LESTER SMITH
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About &I.4OO in claims has been allow
ed up to this time on account Of the
smallpox and quarantine. Probably
from $500 to $1,000 is now due, without
claims not yet presented. We viii do
well to get on at ss.OOO.-webster Echo.