Wood, Fernando: appointed head of Ways and Means, 84. as Mayor, 84. arrogance of, 84. stirred by resolution, 85. tabulates objections to tariff in operation, 87. brings in new bill, 87. Wood, William M., 312. Wood Bill: unrest over, 84, 85. brought in, 87. features of, 87, 88. indifference to, 88. opposition to, 88, 89, 90. object of, 88. condemnation of, 88. failure of, 90. Wood-screws, 7. Wool: Interests ask higher tariff, 40. scandal regarding, 41. campaign of 1866, 42, 43. bill of 1867 passes House, 43. bill signed by Johnson, 44. dissatisfaction of growers, 113. growers send trinity, 113. demands of trinity, 113. Interests disappointed, 229, 230. conditions, 245. Interests muster strong vote, 248. carpet wool, 248. value of, 280. scarcity, 281. wool tops, 250. adulteration of, 282. amount produced in U. S., 285. two classes of manufacturers, 286. substitutes for, 287. decrease in per capita consumption, 288. comparative prices in England and America, 291, 292. Interests force Congress, 299. Interests hold conference, 300. Compact of Interests, 301. carders appear before Ways and Means, 302. carpet manufacturers ask common-sense duty, 303. combination of Interests, 312, 313. failure of protective dogma in, 333, 334. Wool schedule, 284. complexity of, 289. difficulty of, 310, 311. mastered by Dolliver, 311. shown to be without principle, 311. reasons for passage, 312, 313. Wright, Carroll D.: report of, 143, 160. +---------------------------------------------------------+ | The following pages contain advertisements of Macmillan | | books by the same author and on kindred subjects. | +---------------------------------------------------------+ _SIX IMPORTANT BOOKS BY IDA M. TARBELL_ The History of the Standard Oil Company _With many illustrations, portraits, and reproductions of important documents. Two volumes. Cloth, 8vo, second edition, $5.00 net; postage extra_ “It ranks among the few great historical undertakings of American authors of this generation.”—_Outlook._ Life of Abraham Lincoln _With 32 full-page illustrations, cloth, 8vo, two volumes, boxed, $5.00 net; expressage extra_ Drawn from original sources, and containing many speeches, letters, and telegrams hitherto unpublished. Miss Tarbell’s “Life of Abraham Lincoln” is now enjoying a greater popularity and a higher ranking than in any previous year of its publication. Alone, it was sufficient in accomplishment to place her in the leading rank of biographers, and it promises to hold indefinitely its undisputed position. “Miss Tarbell’s work presents a portrait that no student of history can afford to miss.”—_Brooklyn Eagle._ Father Abraham