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iqntld and ^dctjrtisur. Rewnan, Ga., Friday, August 17, 1888. FARMER PUTNAM Shows the Inconsistencies of a Tariff that Protects One Class by Robbing Another. The following extracts are taken from Belford’s Magazine, showing the views ■>f an Ohio farmer, Sol Putnam, on the tariff. After discoursing at some length on this subject, Putnam says: The most significant part of it is that while the agricultural interest goes down, the country is prosperous, and all other interests go up in value. Here is my county, for instance,.fairly shin gled over with mortgages. In all the heavy investments of the entire county there is not a hundred dollars profit. Mr. Carnegie clears a million on a less investment every year. lie and others like him, not farmers, have the coun try’s prosperity in their breeches’ pocket. When one talks of the great American boom he means Carnegie, Vanderbilt, Jay Gould and boomers of that sort. They hold their prosperity. This condition of things put me to looking around to see if I can find the cause of the condition. I'made a dis covery one day. I found that this pro tective tariff that the Hon. Heather- lungs was a whooping up was the vam pire that was- sucking the life-blood out of us. Under pretense of levying a.tax to support the government, these cunning devils had levied a tax to sup port themselves. I was curious to know how much of this levy for private uockets I was paying. To this end 1 got the tariff and went to studying it. It is no easy matter, but it can be done by any farmer. Now, to begin with, my house, a frame one, may be valued at eight hun dred dollars. This, if I were building, would be the price; but when I deduc ted the protective tariff on lumber, glass, shingles, hardware, and paint, I found the cost of my house to be only live hundred dollars. Here is a dead loss to me of three hundred dollars. I had paid three hundred dollars to t.he Carnegie set to keep up their pal aces and tally-hos at home and in Scot land. _ My stable, also a frame one, cost me four hundred dollars. Calculating as before, I found the same proportion held good, aud I am skinned to keep up the protectionists to the tune of one hundred and fifty dollars—another loss te me of that amount. I have a pair of old work-horses. The harness on these cost me forty dollars; the unnecessary cost is fourteen dol lars—surely a loss. My three plows cost me thirty dol lars. The tax on these is, in steel, iron and lumber, the neat little sum of, as near as I can calculate, twelve dollars. Four years ago I bought a binder, for which I paid, in installments, $235. An agent, who had quarrelled with his manufacturing company, told me that the binder cost fifty dollars. Twenty- five dollars went to advertising, and when the agent sold one he was allow ed twenty-five dollars. Of the remain ing hundred and twenty-five, seventy- five went in as profit to the company and fifty to the protectionists. This is only a beginning. There is nothing that a farmer purchases that he does not pay toll to these protec tionists. I take my two horses to the blacksmith shop to be shod, for exam ple. The blacksmith charges me for all around shoeing, one dollar and twenty cents. Of this, forty cents is retained for protection. To have a new roof on a shed leaves two dollars in the hands of Mr.- Carnegie and such, to keep up palaces in Scotland and at home. Mr. Blaine says protection is a Republican sentiment and must be re tained. He was rolling along over English pikes, behind four blooded horses, and setting by Mr. Carnegie. Probably if I were fixed that way, I would see beauties in the system. But, you see, I am on the side that sees on ly the swindle. • * * * * * * We are told of a home market. We have heard of that home market for twenty-five years, but have never seen it. Small wonder! for of all the peo ple taken, they tell us, from agricul tural pursuits, there js not one who eats more or less than he did before. And as for lessening the number of producers, the emigration from Europe puts in three men for every man taken out. It is an odd sort of protection that protects labor against the pauper in Europe, but not from the thousands upon thousands pouring in upon our shores every year. The home market don't work. It costs me, as it does any other fann er in this locality, one dollar to plant, grow, cut, thresh, and get in to the granary one bushel of wheat. The home market, as the tiling is call ed, gave me last harvest sixty cents a bushel. This coming harvest-1 ex pect fifty cents—for this is the rate of decline: and all my other products suffer the same loss. This sort of thing never occurred with the foreign mar ket. This, however, is ail fudge. There is no more home market to-day than there was fifty years ago; and there can’t be. * Let our agriculturalists once compre hend the true working of this protec tive sytem and its reign will be short. Let us look at it. I have a few hogs, it bunch of sheep, some corn and more wheat. ' How I liaye plowed, planted, fattened and cared for these tells a story of hard labor and exposure scarce ly known to any other pursuit. Now, why have I thus toiled through the year? Certainly from no philanthropic or patriotic motive. I have done so simply to secure a market; no more, no less. Does this paternal government sympathize with me? Not much! Congress is in session the larger part of the year. Does Congress do anything for the farmer ? Again, not much ! Sometimes a member makes a speech in which he bespatters us with flattery. And every year the President sends in a message in which he speaks of farm ing being the great underlying piosper- ity of the land. Do any of them con cern themselves about our markets? I say not much ! * Not let us see how r the infernal sys tem works as to the farmer ? His mar ket is a foreign one. . All the surplus that is over the home demand goes to Europe, where our Congress has no jurisdiction, and where the price is fixed, not only for what is sold there but for what is sold at home. This is free trade. He is free to sell, without tax or charge, whenever he finds a de mand; And in this market he comes in contact with the lowest form of pau per labor known to the world. How is it when he comes to buy? It is protection. Every article of clothing, every material that goes to'give him a shelter, all that is necessary to carry on his work, is increased as to the price to twice or thrice its value. He then buys under protection and sells under free trade. Small wonder the poor mau stands aghast in the midst of his overtilled fields, and sees the very ground slip ping from beneath him afe, year by year, this fearful abuse goes on. The Workingmen Speak. The Indianapolis Journal and News, the leading Harrison organs of Indiana, called a meeting of workingmen to wait upon ex-Gov. Porter and induce him to accept the Republican nomina tion for Governor of Indiana. The workingmen responded with a rousing meeting, and after a harmonious ses sion unanimously passed the following resolutions, which truthfully express the very warm attachment the work ingmen of Indianapolis have for their fellow-townsman, the Republican can didate for President— “Under a call from the political friends of Benjamin Harrison, pub lished in the daily papers of Indianapo lis, for the purpose of considering the propriety of urging the Hon. A. G. Por ter to become the candidate for Gover nor of the Republican party of Indiana and to give an honest expression of their feelings upon that subject. “Now, therefore, we, a popular gath ering of workingmen, representing the several industries of the city of Indian apolis, irrespective of party, here as sembled, do declare— “1. We are unalterably opposed to the election of Benjamin Harrison to the Presidency of the United States be cause his life and official record fully demonstrates that he is blindly wedded to the corporate powers of the country and has no proper regard for the inter ests of labor. “2. That we are not to be longer de ceived by a system of extortionate ‘war taxation,’ although denominated ‘pro tection,’ which demands tribute from the millions of wageworkers for the benefit of wealthy trusts and combines. “3. That we demand cheaper neces saries of life, a wider market for our products, and that the American home shall not be transformed into a grog shop and people debauched by cheap whiskey. “That to become a candidate .on the Republican State ticket is to adopt Ben jamin Harrison’s record and the plat form on which he stands, while we now pledge our votes and infiuence in oppo sition both to said candidate and plat form, and likewise any person who shall espouse them. Therefore, be it “Resolved, That we sincerely advise the Hon. Albert G. Porter, who has heretofore evinced a spirit of friend ship toward the workingmen of Indi ana, that he shall not at this late day in his life place himself in an attitude of hostility to their interests, or lend himself to his personal enemies, who j would thus use him in an hour of dire extremity for their own selfish purpo- i ses and bring upon his own head final | humiliation and defeat.” The resolutions as adopted -were pre- J seated to ex-Gov. Porter by the follow- I ing committee, composed entirely of ' gentlemen who, until the present cam- paign, have always affiliated with the , Republican party. 'As a result, Gov. 1 Porter declined to be a candidate, and i Congressman Ilovey, an almost un known man, was nominated by the Re publican State Convention last week. death by being cut in two by a railroad engine, whereby fee could ncte breathe, hence he choked to death." A coroner’s Jury in the backwoods of Missouri heard all the evidence in the case of a man killed by a runaway team, and they brought in the follow ing verdict: • “The jury finds the dead deceased to have come to his death at the hands of a runaway team, the horses thereof being blameless, they being frightened by a dog.” It is told of an old German that he sat stolidly and stupidly on a coroner’s jury and listened to all the evidence, after which he walked over towards the corpse with some degree of curiosity. Lifting the cloth he started back, turn ed to his fellow jurymen in amazement and affright, and cried out: “Mine Gott, shentlemen, dot man ish dead!” A jury in a Missouri rural communi ty deliberated three days over the corpse of a woman burned by the ex plosion of a kerosene lamp. The fol lowing verdict was then announced in writing: “Resolved, that the diszeased was burnt t.o death. The joory.” A man supposed to be a tramp was found dead in the woods out West. A. jury inquired into the cause of his deatlrand reported as follows: “The jury does not find that the dead man has been foully dealt with, and is of the opinion that he died sim ply because his time had come, and there was no getting out of it.” A Pig Caused the War of 1812. A pig caused the war of 1S12. The narrative is an interesting one: Two next-door neighbors of Provi dence, R. I., had trouble over a fine specimen of a pig. The garden of one of them was daily uprooted by the ani mal, and bad blood resulted between the gentlemen. One fine morning the owner of the garden awoke to find a pet bed of tulips ruined. Enraged to desperation, he impaled the offensive hog on a pitchfork and hurled the car- cassJnto its owner’s yard. Thereafter it was war to the knife between the two citizens. The principal political parties of the time were the Federalists and the Democrats, and they were very evenly divided in the Providence district. The Federalists were friendly to Great Britain, and contested every proposi tion for the declaration of war, while the Democrats were eager to vindicate their honor, and establish the self-res pect of the republic. In 1811 the owner of the garden was a candidate for the Legislature of Rhode Island on the Federalist ticket. The owner of the pig, who, up to that time, had always championed the Federal ists, opposed the slayer of his hog, and supported the Democratic ticket. When the ballots of the district were counted it was found that the Democratic can didate had been elected by a majority of one vote. When the newly, elected legislator took his seat his first duty was to vote for a United States Sena tor. He cast his vote for the candidate of the Democrats, who was also elected by a majority of one. When this Sena tor took his seat in the United States Senate he found the question of war with Great Britain pending, and after a long and bitter discussion it came to a vote. The Democrats voted for war and the Federalists against it. As a result of the voting war was declared —again by a majority of one vote. It was a little girl who, going to the Episcopal church, and happening to turn around just at the moment when the congregation bowed their adoration in the creed, took it into her head that they were bowing to her. And so, ’as she was a polite little girl, and not in clined to receive a salutation without returning it, she bowed verj r respectful ly and exclaimed: “Good morning, people!” Thq chances of life are thus set down: Out of every 1,000 men twenty-five of them die annually. One-lialf of those who are born die before theyattain the age of 7 years. The men able to bear arms form a fourth of the inhabitants of a country. More old men are found in elevated situations than in valleys and plains. The number of inhabitants of a city or county is renewed every thirty years. The proportion between the deaths of women and those of men is 100 to 108. The probable duration of female lives is sixty years, but after that period the calculation is more fa vorable to them than to men. Several Queer Verdicts. The duties of those who serve on I coroner’s juries do not ordinarily sug gest anything very funny, and yet some Ruigliable results come from their work, particularly if they do not exactly un derstand what is expected of them. An amusing story is told of a verdict brought in by a western jury impanelled 1 to inquire into the- cause of the death of a man supposed to have committed suicide. The verdict was brief and to the point, the foreman simply saying: “We. the jury, find the deceased guilty as charged.” Another jury examined a great many witnesses in the case of a man who was run over- by a railroad engine. 1 he verdict was: “We find him to have come to his Sound Business Maxims. Action is really the life of business. Use every means to hold on to your home trade. Great bargains can only be secured in any market by being on the spot. Always keep your designs and busi ness from the knowledge of others. It is easy to sell goods if they are well suited to your trade and bought right. Be courageous; drop your best friend if he shows lack of honesty or integ rity. Avoid litigation as much as possible, for lawyers and costs eat up the princi pal. Have the courage to discharge a debt while you have the money in your pocket.- The man who borrows money and then borrows trouble is in shoel sure enough. Prefer small profits and certain re turns to large profits and uncertain sentiments. Difficulties, like thieves, often disap pear at a glance; therefore, always face a difficulty. Punctuality in money matters leads to prosperity and fconfideriee and is the basis of credit. The man who minds his own busi- J ness and constantly attends to it lias j all his time employed. ; In buying, study carefully the wants i of your trade, and buy with that end 1 always in view. Adhere strictly to your business. There may be difficulties for you to overcome, but you will surmount them. Thousands of merchants fail not from the shrinkage of values, but fropi cred iting unwisely and too much. Be polite, prompt, decisive, civil and obliging to all your customers, and see that your clerks do likewise. Have the courage to accept small ; profits, and be content; large ones in volve more risk and less certainty of continuing. There are two sorts of people that gaiu little by trade, such as buy what i they do not want and such as sell only i in necessity. Bucklin’s Arnica Salve. The best salve in the world for Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fe ver Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Erup tions, and positively cures Piles, or no pay required. - It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction, or money refund ed. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by A. J. Lyndon. For sale," also, by J. L. Askew, Pal metto; G. W. Clower, Grantville. “Wife, I wish you could make pies as nice as my mother used to.” “Well, you run out and bring in a pailful of water and a hodful of coal and an arm ful of wood, just as you used to do for your mother, and maybe you will like my pies as well.” He concluded the pies would do just as they were. A Sound Legal Opinion. A. Bainbridge Munday Esq., County Atty., Clay county, Texas, says, “Have used Elecric Bitters with most happy results. My brother was also very low with Malarial Fever and Jaundice, but was cured by timely use of this medi cine. Am satisfied Electric Bitters saved his life. Mr. D. I. Wilcoxson, of Horse Cave, Ky., adds a like testimony, saying: He positively believes he would have died had it not been for Electric Bitters. This great remedy will ward off as well as cure all malarial diseases, and for all Kidney, Liver and Stomach Disorders, stands unequalled. Price 50c. and $1 at A. J. Lyndon’s drug store. For sale, also, by J. L. Askew, Pal metto; G. W. Clower, Grantville. Won’t somebody ask us: “Is it hot enough for you ?” The new explosive melanite is said to be ten times as pow erful as dynamite, and we are anxious to experiment with it. The First Symptoms of Death. Tired feeling, dull headache, pains in various parts of the body, sinking at the pit of the stomach, loss of appetite, fe verishness, pimples or sores, are all P ositive evidence of poisoned blood. o matter how it became poisoned it must be purified to avoid death. Ack er’s English Blood Elixir has never fail ed to remove scrofulous or syphilitic poisons. Sold under positive guaran tee. For sale by W. P. Broom, New- nan, Ga. t A writer in a scientific journal tells “how to euchre wasps.” He will find it can’t be done with a lone hand. REWARD. OneThousand($ i ,ooo) Dollars. We, the undersigned, offer one thous and dollars, cash, if we cannot send you a picture of the next President of the United States. If you desire to enter this contest buy a box of the genuine Dr. C. McLane’s Celebrated Liver Piles from your druggist (price 25c.) and mail us the outside wrapper and 4 cents in stamps with your address plain ly written; we will then mail the pic ture and an elegant package of cards. Address, Fleming Bros., Pittsburgh, Pa. NEWNAN WAGON COMPANY. AT FOLDS’ OLD STAND, DEPOT ST., NEWNAN, GA. We are now prepared to do any kind of Wagon work, and in the best and most workman like manner. Nothing but se lect material is usedin the con struction of our wagons, and every vehicle of oiir manufac ture is sold upon an absolute guarantee. All kinds of WAGONS, (double or single,) DRA\ S, CARTS, etc., made to order, with patent iron hub and axle or otherwise, as purchaser may desire. Special attention given to buggy, wagon and plantation J repair work. Buggies over- j hauled and repainted. Horse shoeing a specialty. All work done by skilled workmen, under the supervis ion of an experienced superin tendent, and WARRANTED. Get our prices and give us an orderwe guarantee satis faction. D. J. FOLDS, Supt. It Bared my Child's XJlh. “ Wien my child was bora, the doctor ordered one of the other Foods. She ate that un til she nearly died. I had three doctors, who said the trouble was Indigestion, and ordered tl ; food changed to Lactated Food. It saved my child’s life, and I owe you many thanks for it I regard your Food as invaluable, and superior to all other artificial food for babies. Mbs. A. J. Bfkfuxd, Boston, Mass, 15 Indiana Place. FOR INFANTS and INVALIDS THE PHYSICIAN’S FAVORITE. Possesses many Important Adjutages over all ouier prepared Foods. BABIES CRT FOR IT. INVALIDS RELISH IT. Perfectly Nourishes a Baby with or without the addition of mlllc. Three Sizes. 25c. 50c. SI.OO. A valuable pamphlet on "The Nutrition of Infants and Invalids,’’ free. 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Picture Frames on hand and made to order. SPLENDID PARLOR ORGANS Low, for cash or on the installment plan. Metallic and Wooden Coffins ready at all times, night or day. THOMPSON BROS., • * NEWNAN, GA. FURNITURE! I buy and sell more FURNITURE than all the dealers in Atlanta combined. I operate fifteen large establishments. I buy the entire output of factories; therefore I can sell you cheaper than small dealers. Read some of my prices: A Nice Plush Parlor Suit, $35.00. A Strong Hotel Suit, $15.00. A Good Bed Lounge, $10.00. A Good Single Lounge, $5.00. A Good Cotton-Top Mattress, $2.00. A Good Strong Bedstead, $1.50. A Nice Rattan Rocker, $2.50. A Nice Leather Rocker, $5.00. A Strong Walnut Hat Rack, $7.00. A Nice Wardrobe, $10.00. A Fine Glass Door Wardrobe, $30.00. A Fine Book Case, $20.00. A Good Office Desk, $10.00. A Fine Silk Plush Parlor Suit, $50.00. A Fine Walnut 10-Piece Suit, $50.00. A Nice French Dresser Suit, $25.00. I respectfully invite everybody to examine my stock and get my prices before buying your Furniture. I have the finest as well as the cheapest Furniture in Atlanta. Write for prices. A. G. RHODES, 85 Whitehall St., Atlanta; Ga. MICKELBERRY & McCLENDON, WHOLESALE GROCERS, PRODUCE AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS, NO. 15 SOUTH BROAD ST., ATLANTA, GA. Hay, Oats, Corn, Meal, Bran, Stock Feed, Onions, Feathers, Cabbage, Irish Potatoes Dressed and Live Poultry, Meat, Flour, Lard. N. O. Syrup, Dried Beef, Cheese, FRUITS AND ALL KINDS OF PROVISIONS AND COUNTRY PRODUCE. Consignments solicited. Quick sales and prompt remittances. Good, dry rat-nrrw age. Excellent facilities for the.care of perishable goods. 3 ’ l pr ° o1 stor * Judge Tolleson Kirby, Traveling Salesman. "ene^- REFFKE> ' CE5: ***'City National Bank, and merchants and bankers of Atlanta Insure your houses against i M^FETT»r ^ Tornadoe- and Cyclones. [ H \vith i .^FEMALE MED• CiZeItstJ . C. FISHER&. CO., Ag’ts., j ’ " 1 Newnan, Ga. 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