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V OLUME XX.
The Toller Who Sing*.
The toiler who sings when he may
To lighten the labor of others.
Makes better and brighter the day,
Ikoos the toiler who sings when lie mav,
Bringing beauty and rest to the way,
The long weary way of his brothers—
The toiler who sings when he may
To lighten the labor of others.
—[Nixon W aterman, iu Youth's Com¬
panion.
PORTIA, JUNIOR.
BY JOHN KKNDHICK BANGS.
Portia Avns nineteen, and a princess
by virtue of her beauty and amiabil¬
ity. Her father was learned, even
tempered ami unprepossessing; her
mother handsome and of equable tem-
perament, but not unduly kuowlcdg-
ublc—which may account for the fact
that Portia herself, while of the intel¬
lectually beautiful type, was not
superciliously lovely, as is so often
tho case with women similarly gifted.
She could tulle with a man without
compelling him to feel his own
ignoranco, and, of course, this
made her excessively popular
with tho male portion of tho
community in which sho lived; but,
rarer still, Portia endeared herself so
to women that plain girls, despite her
beauty, loved to be with her. She
had a way of making them feel that
her beauty detracted from rather than
enhanced tliolr plainness, us though
she shed tho glamour of her person¬
ality on all those about her, Just as tho
aun sometimes seeks out tho dark cor¬
ners of the earth, and makes gloom
itsolf seem tho sourco of light. With¬
al Portia was not conscious of her
prepossessing qualities, and wont her
way through life as simply, as quietly,
and as sensibly ms she could.
That sho should have princes danc¬
ing attendance upon her by the score
was not surprising; that she should
have her preferences for certain
puncos was equally to bo expected;
that sho fcliould have at loast two par¬
ticular princes who wished her to be
theirs was not startling and vet, sen¬
sible as Portia was, whon those gallant
gcntlcmou made known their matri¬
monial hopes to her, sho was startled.
That, L think, was tho only com-
uionplace thing about Portia. To be
startled by so insignificant an episode
as two proposals on tho samo evening
is quite iu tho liuo of woman’s way.
But Portia had ati excuse for hor
embarrassment, which most women
have not, and that excuse was that it
was not until Prince Henry proposed
marriage to her that sho realized how
much site cared for Prince John, nor
did sho awakeu to tho fact that she
had n very warm place in her heart
for Princo Henry until Prince John
asked her the same question that had
been put by his rival just two hours
previously. To neither could 9he say
no; to neither could sho say yos—
surely hero was a dilemma! It is my
own opinion that most women would
have solved tho problem by quarrel¬
ling witli both princes, and marrying
a third; and a man similarly placed
would have settled it by the toss of a
coin. Not so with Portia. Noithcr
dissemblance nor penny-tossing was
ono of her accomplishments. Frank¬
ness was, and she told tho two gentle-
moti as plainly as she could just how
matters stood.
“1—1 think I lovo you both,” sho
said. “And so, of course, I cannot
marry either of you at present. Time
alone can tell which of tho two I love
the better.”
Most girls would have said “which
of the two I lovo tho best.” It was
iu matters of this sort that Portia
showed hor erudition.
“Come back in five years,” sho
added, “and I will decide between
you. Meanwhile you should both be¬
stir yourselves, for by that which you
achieve are my feelings /ikely to be
influenced. Ordinarily a question of
this kind is settled on tho basis of
love and affection. Here the love and
affection being in both cases equal, it
becomes a question of those qualities
plus the unknown quantity that must
decide.”
“It depends, then,” said Prince
John, “upon that unknown quair
tity ?”
“Y’es,” replied Portia.
“But supposing this unknown quan¬
tity turns out to bo a third princo?”
suggested Princo llonry.
“The advantage is with you,” re-
turned Portia. “You have the start
on him. If he overtakes and passes
you, I am not to blame.”
Ami the two princes went out into
the world and strove.
# Prince John devoted himself assklu-
ously to many tilings, and succeeded
in all. lie became a lawyer of re-
cognized standing, not alone of re-
• peciubility, but of marked ability,
fo% ni- nil court Princo John w»m
THE TOCCOA NEWS
AND PIEDMONT INDUSTRIAL JOURNAL.
sure to win -any cause to which bis
energies were devoted, yet so fearful
was he of not ultimately realizing the
ideals of the still undecided Portia,
that ho branched out into literature.
Ho wrote a novel that even pleased
the critics. His work was discussed
seriously by the pulpit, and although
whilo writing his novel he had no idea
that such was to be the ca*e, he found
himself six months after the publi¬
cation of his great work hailed as the
father of a new philosophy. To coun¬
teract the effect of his novel,
which, while gratifying, was
not exactly to his taste, ho
became a humorist—a humorous
humorist, who, while he brought tears
to tho eyes of his readers, as do most
other humoriats, did so less abrupily,
leading up to them through the
medium of laughter. Having shown
his ability in this direction, Prince
John, iu order to show Portia what a
universally accomplished person he
was, turned his attention to poetry
and the amateur stage, with such suc¬
cess that one of his poem9 crept into
several Western papers credited to
Tennyson, whilo his Hamlot was of
such a quality that a prominent society
journal called him “a mute, inglorious
Booth,” which, naturally, ho construed
into the highest possible praise.
And what of Prince Ilenry? Alasl
for every forward stride taken by
Prince John, Princo Henry took one
backward. He too tried tho law and
failed. lie too tried literature, yet
succeeded not. Next Prince Henry
tried to bocomo a young Napoleon of
finance, and did so well that ho mot
his Wellington, went through his
Waterloo, and came out sans every¬
thing eavo Ids good name in loss than
six months. Tho good name ho had
managed to retain, though it was
sadly mortgaged. Money had been
borrowed on it, but not in such a
fashion as to lead to any
suspicion as to his integrity. But
his Waterloo by no means called for a
St. Helena. Unabashed by repeated
failures, Prince Ilenry was not afraid
to fail again, and he did so, this time
as an agent for an insurance company,
his commission not exceeding two per
cent, of his oflico rent. And so ho
passed on from failure to failure, and
at tho end of live years tho two cava¬
liers presented themselves at tho
house of Portia—one eminent, rich,
successful; the oilier eminent only as
a failure, rich only In debts, success¬
ful only iu lacking success.
Ami Portia received them both with
smiios. Her heart was still true to
both.
“Hullo!” sneered Prince John, as
he caught sight of Prince Henry
entering the front door. “What
aro you hero for? You don’t sup¬
pose you have any chance now, do
you?”
“No,” returned Prince Henry, sad¬
ly. “I am hero simply as a matter of
form; that is all. I said I’d bo here,
and here 1 am. I shall content myself
with saying good-by to Portia and
congratulating you.”
“Ah!” said Prince John, softening.
“You’ve had hard luck, Hal, for a
fact. I’m deucediy sorry for von,
old fellow, but it wasn’t my fault.”
“No,” returned Prince Henry, “it
wasn’t.”
Aud then Portia came in.
“We have come for your for ml a
decision, Portia,” said Prince Henry.
“Of course I know what it is to be,
so if it gives you any pain to announce
it in my presence, don’t do so. Let
me take it for granted. There’s no
question about it. Jack has proved
himself the better man.”
“That’s very true,” returned Portia.
“But I don’t think it’s nice of you,
Prince Henry, to forestall my decision
in that way. In fact, it almost im¬
pels me to change my mind, and mar¬
ry Prince Jack.”
“Change your what and marry
which?” roared Prince Jack, “I
didn’t hear exactly right, did I?”
Prince Henry was speechless. He
did not know whether to be full of
or of amazement.
“Change my mind and marry you,”
repeated Portia, looking severely at
Prince John.
“Yon don’t mean to say there is any
question about my being accepted?”
queried Prince John.
“Why, certainly,” returned Portia.
“I had decided in Henry’s favor be¬
cause he scored the greater number of
points. You have succeeded, and he
has not. But he has been pertinacious.
I admire success. I admire pertinacity
and I sympathize with failure, so that
the record now stands Prince Jolm—
Love, 5 points; Aff ction,5 points; Ad¬
miration, 5 points. Total, 15. Princo
Henry—L ive, 5 points; Affection, 5
points; Admiration, 5 points;
thv. 5 points. Total, 20."
“That’s one way to look at it,”
sneered Prince John; while Prince
Henvv irnvcd blankly m the carnet;
TOCCOA, GEORGIA, SATURDAY. AUGUST 20, 1892.
“Yes,” replied Portia. “Ami hen
is another. You have fntuc and for
tune. Prince Ilenry lias nothing. Yon
liavo shown your ability to stand
alone. Prince Jlonry has not. Shall
I give to the rich? Shall I support
the strong and neglect the weak?”
“Portia,” said Prince John, “yon
are well-named. The great original
herself would bow to you in the mat¬
ter of argument. If Shy lock cuild
have had you for his counsel, he'd
have got his pound of flesh.”
“Certainly lie would,” said Portia.
“It was for Antonio to pay the bill,
not for Shyloek to collect it.”
“Good!” returned Prince John.
“And good-mornii.g. 1 congratulate
you, Henry, on your good fortune,
but I cannot say 1 envy you. Life
with a woman so ‘reason’ able as Por¬
tia cannot be bliss unalloyed.”
“Stay!” cried Prince Ilenry, spring¬
ing to his feet. “I cannot consent to
Portia’s arrangement. She is your?,
Jack, not mine. You ve won h< r
fr-irly and squarely. Take her, for I
shall not.”
Portia looked faint.
“No,” returned Prince Jack. “She
has expressed a preference for you,
and that settles it. As a gentleman J
cannot appeal from her decision, and
I shall not remain any longer.”
“Jack, yon must; for 1 cannot,”
cried Prince Henry.
“Nor can I!” roared Prince Jack.
“Gentlemen,” said Portia, “do not
quarrel. I—”
But she addressed the empty air.
Both princos had rushed from the
house, not to quarrel, but each actuated
by a spirit of renunciation.
Two noble hearts indeed were they
and strong, for twenty years have
passed since then, and Portia is still
single.
The renunciation is still on, how¬
ever, and is likely to remain so for
some time to come, since both princes
have married—Prince John twice, and
Prince Ilenry even now is enjoying
his third honeymoon.—[Harper’s
Weekly.
How Light-Ships Are Employed.
Light-ships are usually employed to
mark shoals where the erection of
lighthouses is not practicable. Fifty
of them guard dangerous points near
the shores of ocean and lakes under
Uncle Sam’s jurisdiction. Iu addition
to these there are eight spare light¬
ships. for purposes of relief. When
a light-ship is reported oft its station,
a steamer is sent out to look for it and
tow it back. If it has disappeared
altogether, another light-ship is
despatched at once to take its place.
The territory covered by the Light¬
house Service is divided into sixteen
districts, each of which is managed by
one engineer officer of the army and
one navy officer. Whilo tho former
attends to all matters of construction
and repair, the latter has charge of the
running of light-ships and lighthouses,
receiving telegraphic reports of any¬
thing that is wrong and having at his
disposal a small steam vessel. Light¬
ships are more thickly distributed off
Cape Cod than anywhere else. They
are schooner-rigged, carrying ono or
two light*, which are octuple lanterns
with reflectors surrounding tho masts
and suspended from them. It costs
$8000 a year to maintain a light-ship.
— [Boston Transcript.
Largest Well iu the Country.
The “Sampsou” is the largest well in
the United States, and has few rivals
in the world. It is bored with a di¬
ameter of 10 inches to the depth of
1850 feet—all the artesian wells of
Waco, Texas, finding their supply at
from 1825 to 1850 feet deep. The
“Sampson” throws up about 1,600,000
gallons daily of hot but perfectly pure
and crystalline water at a temperature
of 103 degrees—which is the highest
temperature of any artesian water yet
discovered—with a pressure of sixty
pounds to the inch. It will rise in the
standpipe to the height of 120 feet
from the grouud. The supply ap¬
pears to be inexhaustible, no diminu¬
tion having so far been felt at the
other wells. Besides the “Sampsou”
there are two other standpipes, re¬
spectively 80x20 feet and 88x20 feet,
which not only supply Waco with
pure artesian water for domestic and
manufacturing purposes, but also for
swimming and other baths. More im¬
portant still, iudeed, for the future of
the city, these supply it. in addition,
with a motive power which can be
applied to all kinds of manufacturing
purposes. — [St. Lonis Republic.
" ’
Street Stands.
Caller—Mercy I What are tho?b
awful veilings and screecliings iu the
street?
Ilostos—I don’t know. Either a
mad steer has broken loose and is gor-
iug people to death, or else school is
out, —fOood News.
THE FORCE BILL
WHAT CA.T, LMITIES IT WOULD C.VC3S
THROUGHOUT THE KNTIUS SOUTH —
ITS EVIL EFFECT UFO-V THE WHOLE
COUNTUY.
Writing in tue Foru n about the dis¬
astrous effect which a Force bill would
have if the Republicans were permittei
to make it the law of the land, Hoke
Smith, President of the Atlanta (Ga.)
Board of Education, says:
This is a scheme to destroy home rule
and local control. It is based either up¬
on the idea that the people cannot be
trusted, and that one man is far better
than the people, or it is a plan by which
one man may organize a set of partisans
to work in all elections.
It is either undemocratic and unre¬
publican, a blow at popular government,
or it is a deliberate plan to use officers of
the Government as an electioneerin'
posse in behalf of a particular party, to
furnish them means to prepare for a
fraudulent election, and then to complete
the work through a board of canvass ws,
who are to declare the desired result
and certify to it. Such an invasion of
popular rights must bo repulsive alike
in every qiart of the land.
Indeed, the New York Couveution
ratified our National Constitution in full
confidence that until amendments might
be adopted “the Cougress will not make
of alter any regulation iu the State re¬
specting the times, places and manner of
holding elections for Senators or Rjpro-
sentative3, unless the Legislature of this
State shall neglect or refuse to make
laws or regulations for the purpose, or
from any circumstance be iucapable of
making the same; and that in those
cases such power will only be exercised
until the Legislature of the State shall
make provision in the premises.”
The conventions of Massachusetts,
New Hampshire, and Rhode Island also
adopted the Constitution of the United
States with similar declarations on this
subject. The debates upon the Lodge
bill in the House of Representatives
showed conclusively that the framers of
the Constitution never contemplate 1 the
passage of such a bill as that which the
Republican candidates now indorse.
The Force bill if put into operation
thioughout the entire country would
cost not less than §10,000,090 for every
election, and would bring upon the peo¬
ple an additional force of about 350,000
office holders. It certainly iias the ap¬
pearance of being a scheme to enable a
favored class, after collecting more
money from the masses than the wants
of the Government require, to spend it
for the purpose of perpetuating them¬
selves iu power.
Such a law once in operation would
bring a protest from ail over the land,
but once having been enacted the protest
would be of little value, for the super¬
visors and canvassers could easily per¬
petuate the political power of those who
occupied the offices, despite the actiou3
of the voters at the polls. It cannot ba
possible that the people of the North and
of the West'will suffer such a system to
be thrust upon them.
But the advocates of this measure in¬
sist that it is needed to protect the ne¬
groes of the South. In truth, no greater
calamity could befall the negroes than
such legislation. Their hope of devel¬
opment rests upon the kind feeling
which now exists between the two race-
in the South, which is constantly in¬
creasing to tho benefit of the negroes as
outside interference decreases. Au im¬
partial student of the situation in the
South must see the negro’s progress,
intellectual, moral and financial, during
the past few years, has everywhere been
dependent upon aud proportioned to the
lack of friction between himself and his
whito neighbor. The darkest hour of
the history of the race was during the
period when the negroes were controlled
and led by men who knew little about
them, and who controlled them by play¬
ing upon their prejudices against the
white men who had been their masters.
In 1870 practically no property was
held in Georgia by negroes; to-day they
pay taxes upon §14,196,735 of property,
the greater part ot which has been ac¬
quired since 1880. Any honest man,
knowing the facts, will admit that with
complete freedom in this section from
outside interference the race problem is
solving itself by pleasanter relations, by
the substantial effort on the part of the
intelligent whites to do all possible, both
personally and through legislation, to
the
With an experience of nearly twenty
years constantly in the courthouses of
Georgia, I can truthfully say that in
criminal as well as civil litigation the
negroes’ rights ara absolutely protected.
This condition of affairs, desirable as
it certainly is, can be maintained only
where friction is avoided between the
two races; for with the indication of an
aggressive struggle between them, the
influence of those whites who might de¬
sire to continue legislation favorable to
the development of the negro would
cease.
The mass of whites, their prejudices
reinflamed, would not follow the con¬
servative men of their own race. It i3
by the influence of the more intelligent
whites that the best legislation and the
best help can be given. It is through
the influence of the more intelligent of
the negroes upon their own race that
the best use can be made by them of this
help.
If the Bouth be left alone, conditions
will continue to improve until every
right will be conceded to the negro and
all justice enforced in his behalf.
Nothing has been more common for
the past few years in Georgia than to see
the Governors of the State present at
negro colleges or churches, aiding by
word and counsel those negroes who are
seeking to help develop their Tace. Ex-
Governor Gordon, the chivalrous soldier,
for four years worked enthusiastically to
that end.
The present executive, Governor
Northea, dots the same thing to-day.
They au l several of their predecessor*
aid 'E
'
the whites toward the development 0 f
the negroes.
A public sentiment is being aroused
by tho^j high iu oflice doiug all possible
to develop the negro, upou whom, in
part, the National prosperity of the South
must depend, and to help build him up
for a higher and better service of citizen-
Everything is now favorable; but sup-
pose a Force bill were passed. What a
change would be made! There would
be in Georgia about six thousand super-
visors, besides deputy marshals and can-
vassing boards, wuoso business under the
bill would be to stir up the igaoraut no-
groa 3 , to arouse in their breasts preju-
dices against their whito neighbors, to
fill their minds with political aspirations;
in a word to put them in a state of dis-
content and feverish excitement and
make them unwilling aui unfit for la¬
bor.
This conduct would not affect those
negroes who have sueoee led. iu accumu¬
lating property; it would not affect the
best of the race, but it would destroy
their influence over the rest. It would
check their efforts to make them honest,
economical and industrious. What c m-
dition would result? Conscious of this
change on the part of the negroes, the
white people would resume their old
plan of strict nominations in local af-
fairs.
The municipal, the county, and the
legislative officers would again be se¬
lected by party or color-line nominations,
which would exclude all local influence
on the part of the negroes, except in a
few counties where they would bo able
to select their own candidates. Office¬
holders representing the consolidated
white vote, brought together by negro
antagonism, would be a natural result.
Too iniineuca of the most intelligent
whites in favor of negro schools and
legislation looking to tne improvement
of the negro would ba lost iu the bitter¬
ness which the differences would engen¬
der. The negro himself would be thrown
back where he was in 1870. Tae pre¬
judices inspired would seriously injure
the labor of the South.
The cotton crop of the South is pro¬
duced largely by negro labor. Tnat a
Force bill would materially affect this
crop is abundantly sho wn by going back
to the condition which existed iu 1861
and 1870, and by seeing how small the
product of the cotton fields was then. A
commercial shock would be given to the
entire South.
Vote With Both Eyes Open.
The Chicago Tribune says: “Let
every man vote on this great question
with both eye9 open as to if- effect upon
himself, for it is a question ot business
with him. Lot him figure out whether
he will gain in cheaper imported goods
enough to offset about one-third of his
wages, for that is the final outcome of
the adoption of Cleveland’s scheme as
laid down in the Democratic plat¬
form.”
Yes, this is the way to get at the
question: Look at prices with one eye
and wages with the other. The Tribune
here admits that goods imported free of
duty would be cheaper. Hence, free
goods would make the purchase eyes of
65,000,000 people twinkle and sparkle.
Now, how would it be with their wage
eyes? In the first place, less than two
million people are employed in industries
benefited by protection,and three-fourths
of these industries would thrive better
with free raw materials and without any
protection. And then, too, come to
think of it, how does “protection”
benefit tne wage-earner iu any industry?
It doesn’t keep out the cheap foreigner
who is free to come over here as soon as
he thinks ho can improve his condition.
There is then absolutely nothing in pro¬
tection for the wage-earner. If he will
remove the bandage from his wage eye
he may see that with free raw materials
our manufacturers would soon lead the
world, and also that if our farmers could
save the sixty per cent, duty they now
have to pay on goods taken in exchange
for farm products their business would
prosper and increase. And does he
think that increasing business all around
means low wages and less work?
“Vote with both eye3 open!”
The McKinley Miracle.
One has only to admit the accuracy of
current Republican claims to be convinced
that the McKinley act should be classi¬
fied not with laws but with miracles.
It was passed originally “to sustain
prices.” Fat was fried oat of manufac¬
turers on this theory, Major McKinley
gave all his energies in one campaign to
the task of proving that high prices are
really a blessing somewhat disguised, and
even President Harrison ventured the
assertion that “a cheap coat means a
mau."
Now Senator Aldrich labors earnestly
to prove that the act did not increase
prices, from which we assume that the
“cheap coat, cheap man” idea has been
relegated to the party garret.
Again the bill was designed “to re¬
duce imports,” and there was much ado
about “home markets for home manu¬
factures,” “America for Americans,”
and other expressions of patriotism
thought to be very effective.
Now the Maine Convention, which re¬
nominated Mr. Reed pops up with the
jubilant assertion that “our imports
aave increased to a point never before
reached.”
That miraculous is none too strong an
adjective for the McKinley act we think
ao longer admits of doubt.—New York
World.
The Difference in Wages.
Query: What is the difference between
the wages of American and foreign la¬
bor? Answer: Eleven dollars for the
passage and six days to get here.—The
Standard.
Rockcastle County, Kentucky, has
purchased and distributed over the oouutv
about 93000 worth of road tools la the hop*
of getting lt« road* workod bettor*
E itheiwuo Oiestiam.
Tho P.iUiUe.pUia North Anwieva
c , nptams Mat proteeti aaists are null
to say that protect.ve dat.es i icretse
"hcreM protectionists
Ci;lim ’ au * u a they ela* n, is tost
protection causes a raaltituieof new en-
t « r l> nses to s i‘ nu - u i’ w ! uch ‘’ acts
ton; wage vote as a tonic an 1 mattes , it
possible to maintain high wages. ’ Toe
idea is somewhat further elaborated by
t* 13 statement that “without tho protec-
^ ori we could not produce 6o;uo import-
staples at all iu competition with the
caeiper labor abroad,' and that “pro¬
tcctiou is only the imposition ot a duty
oc Oe foreign product equal to the d.f-
ference iu wages paid there an l here.”
Ld* explanation suggests m my in¬
quir.es. For example: Woat import-
aat staples are produced iu this country
the labor cost of which is greater than
the labor cost of similar staples pro¬
duced abroad? IIow does the imposition
of a duty on foreign products equal to
the difference in wages if there be any
difference, euablo American manufactur¬
ers to pay the higher wages? Is it not
because the duty increases the prices of
the product? If so, what becomes of
the assuriuces of protectionists that pro¬
tection lowers prices? Will not foreign
manufacturers pay the duty and sell
their goods here at. the old price, thu3
preventing the American manufacturer
from getting such prices as will enable
him to pay Auiirican wages? It not,
what becomes of the protection doctrine
that the foreigner pays the tariff? If
American manufacturers do get a higher
price for their goods, what compels
them to pay higher wages? If they do
pay higher wages, what prevents foreign
workmen from coming over here and
(since the North American admits that
“where the labor market is overstocked
wages invariably decline, “tariff or no
tariff”) by overstocking the labor market,
reducing American wages and making
the laborer’s share of protection stick to
the hands of employers, as at Home¬
stead ? Answers to these questions, if
consistent with the North American’s
editorial to which we refer, and with
each other, would deserve to bo framed
and conspicuously exhibited at the Co¬
lumbian Exposition.—The Standard.
Sliermun’s Democratic Proclivities.
Senator Sherman is one of the several
Republican Congressmen who had to
struggle with their consciences when
they voted for the McKinley bill. That
his conscience is not yet fully at ease as
regards the matter is evideut from the
following, spoken in tlio Senate, July,
1891:
“Indeed, I have no doubt that the re¬
sult of the policy of protection does al¬
ways bring about some result which
would probably not bo desirable. The
enormous development of those indus¬
tries has made the aggregation of vast
amounts of capital and great corpora¬
tions, and there may be more or loss
danger growing from their ambitious de¬
sires and sometimes from their unfair¬
ness and their disregard of the rights of
the poor and of the laboring man.
“There arc dozens of articles in the
tariff, which, if I myself were to frame a
tariff bill, looking only to the interests
of the people of Ohio, I might strike
down here and there. I certainly would
admit coal duty free, and I would ad¬
mit lumber duty free. I would do a
great many things that our Democratic
friends want to do; but in a system like
this y’ouhave to observe impartial justice
to all interests alike. If you protect the
interests of Illinois, you must also pro¬
tect the interests of Minnesota, and do
what is fair all around. A tariff bill,
after all, we all admit, is a struggle of
opposing interests. Every man taken by
himself is opposed to something iu the
tariff. If he wauts to buy, he wants to
buy as cheaply as possible, and if he
wants to sell he wants a3 much protec¬
tion as possible. In the nature of a
tariff law there must be some general
rule applied to all sections and to all in¬
terests, and the result has proved by ac¬
tual experiment in the last thirty years
that of all our interests this protective
system is the greatest and most impor¬
tant of our financial operations.”
IVha Benefit by Probe tionl
“We make tin affirmation with much
positiveness,” says the Philadelphia
Manufacturer, which is published by one
of the two powerful high-tariff associa¬
tions, “that the chief, and probably
the sole, beneficiary of the protective
system is the workingmau.” The Manu¬
facturer should send for a copy of that
interesting “FatFryers’ Guide,” recently
published by our high-tariff neighbor,
the Tribune, which shows that out of
399 millionaires in Pennsylvania 215 ac¬
cumulated their great wealth in manu¬
facturing and selling goods protected by
high tariff duties,—New York Times.
Hard on McKinley.
“But what is the meaning of protec¬
tion? it means an additional sixpence
for each loaf; that is the Irish of it. If
he had not the protection, the loaf would
sell for a shilling; but if he has protec¬
tion, it will sell for one-and-sixpence.
Protection is the English for sixpence;
and what is more, it is the English for
an extorted sixpence. The real meaning
of protection, therefore, is robbery—rob¬
bery of the poor by the rich.”—Daniel
O’Connell, September 28, 1843, in his
fight against the high tariff corn laws.
The Banner Wheat State.
Advices of Thursday from Sioux Falls,
S. D., state that the figures on South
Dakota’s prospective wheat yield by com¬
petent men, are simply astounding,rang¬ million
ing from fifty million to sixty
bushels of wheat, besides immense quan¬
tities of other grains. E'evator experts
place the yield at sixty millions, while
Milwaukee and Northwestern railway ex¬
perts place it at fifty-five million and
fifty million respectively. Even at the
lowest figures It is claimed the state will
carry the banner o f the entire u pion.
8EAM2.1 are very scarce in Qieb*c, Can¬
ada, paid and for bountifs of five m i Jo.ls.-i ar*
ear 1 ’ man.
N UMBER 33.
RICHMOND & DANVILLE R. R.
F. W. lluldrkoper and Krnbrn Foster
Hrccivers.
Atlanta and Charlotte Atr-Line Dliision.
Condensed Schedule of Passenger
Trains, In Effect July 24, 1892.
NORTHBOUND. No. 38. No, 10. No. 12
kastebn time. Daily. Daily. Daily
r. Atlanta (E.i .) 1 00 pm 8 50 pm 8 05am
Cliamblee..... ........ 9 30 pm 8 40ani
Noreross....... ........ 9 45 pm asaasHSssasESssasaasaaassaaas
Duluth........ ........ 10 00 pm
Suwanee....... ........10 15 pm
Buford........ ........ 10 28 pm 9
Flowery Gainesville..... Branch ........ 10 42 pm 9
2 22 pm U Oil pm
Lula.......... 2 40 pm 11 29 pm 10
Bellton........ ........11 32 pm 10
Cornelia....... ........11 55 pm
Mt. Airy....... ........12 01 am
Toecoa......... ........ 12 24 am 11
Westminster... ........ 1 04 ara 11
Seneca ........ ........ 121am 12
Easleys........ Central........ ....... 1 55 am
Greenville..... ........ 2 22 am
5 24 pm 2 45 am
Greers......... ........ 3 14 am
Spartanburg... Wellfonl....... ........ 3 33 am
6 17 pm 3 54 am
Clifton........ ........ 4 18 am
Cowpens...... Gaffney....... ....... 4 18 am
Blacksburg..... ........ 4 40 am
Grover......... ....... 5 01 am
King's Mount’ll ........ 5 11 am
Gastonia....... ....... 5 28 am
Lowell........ ........ 5 52 am
Bellemotit..... •....... 6 05 am
Ar. Charlotte...... ....... 6 16 am
8J20 pm 6 40 am
SOUTHBOUND. No. 37. No. 11, No. 9,
Daily. Daily. Daily.
l.v. Charlotte...... 9 45 am sssassassasaaasasasassesgBSsEaa
Bellemont.....
Lowell.........
Gastonia.......
King’s Grover......... Mount’n
Gaffney....... Blacksburg....
Clifton........ Cowpens ......
Spartanburg... Wcllford,....... 11 43 am
Greers.........
Greenville...... 12 36 pm
Easleys.........
Central........
Seneca.........
Westminster....
Toecoa........
Mt. Airy.......
Cornelia.......
Bellton........
Lula.......... 3 22 pm
Gainesville..... 3 41 pm
Flowery Buford........ Branch
Suwanee.......
Duluth........
Nor cross......
Chamblee......
Ar. Atlanta (E. T.)
Additional trains Nos. 17 and 18—Lula ac-
commodation, daily except Sunday, leaves At-
lanta 6 15 p m, arrives Lula 9 00 p in. 1’eturn¬
ing, leaves Lula 6 00 am, arrives Atlanta 8 50
a in.
Between Lula and Athens—No. 11 daily, ex¬
cept Sunday, and No. 9 daily, leave Lula 9 15 p
m, and 10 35 a m, arrive Athens 11 00 p m and
12 20 p m. Returning leave Athens, No. 10
daily, except Sunday, and No. 12 daily, ami 7 15 p m
and 8 07 a m, arrive Lula 8 55 p m 9 50
a in.
Between Toecoa and Elberton—No. 61 dai¬
ly; except Sunday, leave Toecoa 11 40 am
arrive Ellierton 3 20 p ni. Returning, No. GO
uaily, except Sunday, leaves Elberton 5 00 a m
and arrives Toecoa 8* 30 a m.
tween Nos. Atlanta 9 and and 10 carry New York. Pullman Sleepers ^be¬
Nos. 37 and 38, Washington and Southwest¬
ern Vestibuled Limited, between Atlanta and
Washington. Through Pullman Sleepers be¬
tween New York and New Orleans, al-o between
Washington and Memphis, via Atlanta and
Birmingham.
Nos. 11 and 12, Pullman Buffet Bleeper be¬
tween For Washington and Atlanta. local and
detailed information as to
through time tables, rates and Pullman Sleep¬
ing car reservations, confer with local agents,
or address, S.
W. A. TURK, II. HARDWICK,
Gen’l Pass. Ag’t. Ass’t. Genl. Pass. Ag’t.
Washington, D. O. Atlauta, Ga.
J. A. DODSON, Superintendent. HASS, Atlanta, Ga.
W. H. GREEN, SOI..
Gen’l Manager. Traffic Manager,
Washington, D, C. Washington, D. C.
LEWIS DAVIS,
iTfOFNEY AT LAW
T0CC0A CITY, «A.,
Will practioe in the oountles of Haber-
♦ham and Rabun of the Northwestern
Oircuit, and Frank!m and Banks of the
Western Cirouit. Prompt attention will
oe given to all business entrusteefto him.
The collection of debts will have apeo-
al attrition.
That weird story that comes from
Texas of the negro who hanged upon the
scaffold until justice was satisfied that
he was legally dead, and who afterwards
came to life and his now able to polish
off a ’possum in first-class style, reminds
a writer in the St. Louis Kepublic that
there are several cases on record of crim¬
inals surviving judicial execution. More
than six centuries ago Juetta de Belsham
hanged pardoned, for three days, was cut down and
the superstitious people lie-
lieving that God had decreed otherwise.
Obadiah Walker, a former master ol
New College, Oxford, England, tells ol
a Swiss who was hanged thirteen times,
every attempt being frustrated by a pecu¬
liarity of the windpipe which prevented
strangulation. Ann Green, who was
hanged in Oxford in 1650, survived the
ordeal, was pardoned by the crown and
was soon after married. In 1808 one
John Green was hanged in London and
recovered Blizard. on the dissecting fitting table of Sur¬
geon A close for this
“note” is the story of “Half-Hanged
Maggie.” in She was hanged in Edinburgh
1740, came to life while being takeD
to potter's field and lived for years after¬
wards.
A famous rock is the vaselike depres¬
sion of the “Navajo postoffice,” some
thirteen miles from Manuelito, New
Mexico. The story of this latter is:
Whenever a Navajo happens to pass this
9pot, if on a journey of more than usual
importance in to himself, as. for instance,
pursuit of lost cattle or to visit a sick
relative, he procures a stone or pebble of
it some in unusual shape or color and deposits
the “postoffice” with a wish for the
ultimate success of his trip. How long
this custom has been in vogue among
this tribe no one can tell, hut some idea
of its antiquity may lie derived from the
fact that the “postoffice” now contains
□ot less than 30.000 * of these “lucky
stones.” and many have been scattered
ind displaced and some have been n*cd
many timfts.