I.
I was ones a "junior" in the employment
ol that well-known and extensive firm,
Apsley, AVellesley & Co., of Cornhill. The
senior partner was a friend of my father,
which gave me a better position than I
t-hould otherwise have occupied; but I may
say, without vanity, that I was well worth
my "salt," or at all events my salary,
which was by no means a large one. I did
rot fchirk my duties, as it was the fashion
of tome of my fellow clerks to do, and
showed myself anxious to "get on." Of
conrse there are different ways of doing
this, b'lt when it is done without priggism,
and especially not at the expense of others,
I have a conviction that it generally suc
ceeds. In a long commercial life I have
noticed that the man who wastes his time
and that of his master, who is the last to
reach the office and the first to go away, and
who flattens his nose against the window
while h is there, instead of sticking to his
work, is apt to stick to the stool where he
first finds himself, and to rise no higher;
while the man who does his duty without
grudging, and takes some interest in the
firm's affairs, moves up, and if he doesn't
marry his master's daughter and become
Lord" Mayor of London7 in the old story
book fashion, still reaps his reward. The
grumbler of mature years is almost alwaj-s,
in youth, the idle-, and the gentleman who
is always "unlucky" has something besides
inUforttiue to account for it, though he lays
all the Maine upon that lady.
Nevertheless, even at onc-and-twenty, I
was neither so vain nor so foolish as to set
lown old Apslev's favor tome to my own
juerits. He had taken rac into his emplov
ment to oblige his old friend, very likely
by no means very willingly, and he was no
doubt agreeably surprised to find me useful
to him. "Business is business," and as a
general rule (as I have smcf found myself;
it is better not to let sentimental considera
tions interfere with it if you can help it
whiii, however, is a pretty large "if." At
all te uts, our senior partner was as civil
to lii vouug clork as was compatible with
the great gulf between us and his careful
ness!o give no cause of jealously to others.
lie even knew where I lodged itself an
Immense stretch of interest in any
member of the firm as regarded their suti
ordinates and had been so good as to in
quire on one occasion whether I was com
lortanly located. Such affability won my
heart, and unle.-s I had been offered a con
siderable rite in salary I would not have
left his -r.iployment to serve anybody.
Still, it did astonish me when a footman
called at my lodging one evening with a
note from Mr. Apsley requesting me, "if
convenient." to come to see him at once it
his private residence. This was situated in
a fashionable square, and, though I saw
little of it that night except the old gentle
man's study, or snuggery, whither he de
scended for the interview, I was consider
ably impressed with its grandeur. "What
he wanted me for was to take a note upon
nwue important business matter to our Mr.
Jones, the manager, that night.
"I don't know where he lives," he said,
"or I would not have troubled you, Ack
ers." 1 replied vcrv truthfullv that fhe trouble
was a pleasure, (for it is always a good
tning to ue aDie to oniige one s cnn
oblige one's chief) and i
that, though I only knew that Mr. Jones
lived somewhere near Harton, a suburban
station. I would find him if he was above
ground.
In two minutes I was on my wav to the
railway, and caught the. first train to the
place in question. Though the station was
a comparatively small one, I foresaw some
difficulty in finding the manager, who
probably lived in a modest way, (though
he had what seemed to me a gigantic salary
ot"800ayear) for he was a modest, retir
ing sort of a man, and Jones is not an un
common name. However, I made my ap
plication to the station master directly I
got out.
"Do you happen to know where a Mr.
Jones lives in this neighborhood?"
"Mr. Jones." he replied, "do you mean
"Squire Jones?"
Jo." I said, "that is not the gentleman;
I want Mr. Jones, of Cornhill."
The station master shook his head, as
Hough in deprecation ofall commercial
persons. He said he was not acquainted
with any person of that name except "the
"Squire." There was nothing for it hut to
take a fly to Horton Hall, where, it seemed,
this great man lived. . If it was not" exactly
"a hall." liter the country.or rather
"county," pattern it was very superior to
any "villa residence. " AVe were admitted
by a lodge keeper through gilded iron
gates, which opened upon park-like and
qujte extensive grounds.
The longer I took I
in driving through them, the more certain I
felt that 1 was n a fool's errand, and the
sight of the mansion itself convinced me of
:t:
It was of great size, and on that summer
night the unshuttered windows ol the lower
rooms emitted a blaze of light; there was
evidently a dinner party, or perhaps even a
ball, going on. 1 was quite ashamed of
mvsell and inv errand when my humble
vehicle drew up at the stately portico, and I
a footman attired like a field marshal
answered :he summons of the front door
helL
"Does Mr. Jones live here?" I inquired,
hesitatingly: "Mr. Jones, of Apslev, "Vel
lesley & Co.?"
"Yes, sir."
Yon micht have knocked me down with a
feather. I should have been only a little
more surprised to hear that this was the
country residence of my fellow-clerk. Jack
Spriggins, who shared the parlor at
my lodging iuuu.ii m.seu almost
nenniless, I came of a good fam-
ilv and knew the proportion of
rcaics or living among lanaeo proprietors,
but the splendor of that entrance hall with
its statues aud pictures threw all I had seen
.elsewhere of the kind into the shade; in
particular it struck me how very much
grander it was than my employer's en
trance hall, in which I had stood but an
hour ago.
I gave my card to the footman and was
ushered into a side room, the fittings and
furniture of which threw Mr. Apslev's
Snuggery completely into me snaae. it i
was more iiKe u uuuuuxi mau . iuuiu uteu
for business purposes, though I recognized
Mr. Jones' little black bag lying in ,one
corner of it, and also his letter case upon a
marble table. In the few seconds that it
took mc to observe these things, there
was? constant clatter of knives and forks
and hum of conversation from the dining
room on the other side of the hall;
it as evidently a very large dinner
party, vet the host did not hesitate to
leave it on the instant that the servant
brought him in my card. It seemed to me
almost impossible that he could have been
wish me so soon, yet there he was, looking
in his evening dress as I had never seen him
bsfore. but with a much greater change in
him than that; the manager's face was
ghastly pale; there was a dew upon it for
vhh" 'lie warmth of the evening could
hardly account, while the expression of his
litil-'groy eyes was anxious and perturbed
to '.'. last degree.
'T! :- i; a:i unexpected pleasure, Mr.
Aekir.-,'- lie said, in a voice of unmistaka
ble expectation and alarm. "What is it?
Xothing wrong, I hope, with Mr. Apsley?"
x ruppoaeji was ujv eugjit uuuueuuuu
with the senior pasiner that suggested this
apprehension, for it would have been more
.it s7Q
natural, as it struck rue, for him to say:
"Xothing wrong at the office."
"I cannot say, sir," I replied, "but Mr.
Apsley sent me over with this letter to
you, which he said was of extreme im
portance." The manager took the letter and tore it
open with a haste I had never seen him use;
he was n very slow, methodical man, and
took everything in general very quietly.
Directly he had read the letter his ordinary
manner returned to him.
"There is nothing here requiring such
immediate haste, I think, but, of course,
tell 3Ir. Apsley it shall be attended to at
once. Mr. , that is, the gentleman he
alludes to, shall hear from mj by to-night's
post. I have a few friendsTo dinner, Mr.
Ackers, though, as you are not in evening
dress, you may not care to join them; but
you must, at" all events, have a glass of
wine."
This I declined, and he did not press it;
though perfectly civil indeed, much more
conciliatory in his manner than I had ever
known him to be, for it was always cold
and reserved he was obviously glad to get
rid of me. As a host detained from his
guests this was not to be wondered at, but
the impression it left upon me was very un
pleasant. As I passed into the hall the ladies were
leaving the dining room; six or eight of
them, all beautifully dressed, trooped up
the staircase without perceiving our pres
ence, but the last one, the lady of the house,
caught sight of us and looked surprised.
She was a very handsome woman, half a
head taller and considerably larger than Mr.
Jones, and her voice, though musical enough,
had a touch of imperiousness in it as she in
quired what was detaining him.
"My young friend, Mr. Ackers,'' he ex
plained, "has been so good as to bring me
an important letter from Cornhill."
"Oh, the office," she answered, contempt
uously, and without taking the least notice
of her husband's introduction, she followed
her guests up the stairs.
As I drove away to the station it seemed
to me like awakening from a sort of splen
did nightmare. Was it possible that Squire
Jones could really be one with our most re
sectable but very unassuming manager?
Could that virago in lace and satin be his
wife?
3
IL
Looking back on that strange experience
from my present standpoint I am conscious
that the lady's behavior affected my view
of Mr. Jones' position injuriously. My
suspicions of him would have been aroused
in any case, but the insolence with which
his helpmate had treated me made me jump
to the conclusion that thera was a screw
loose somewhere. It was very illogical, for
the lady's conduct had at least shown that
she was not afraid of me, or of any account
I was likely to give ot my visit to Harton,
but 1 was too put out by it to draw conclu
sions of that kind. It was bad enough that
people should be purse-proud who were
reaiiy ricii, uui mat me wiie oi a man wun
:sou a year wno was living at tne rate ot
8,000 should give herself airs was intoler
able. Of th.e reckjess extravagance of our man
ager's mode of life there could indeed be no
question unless his wife had been an heir
ess, in which case it was tn the last decree
unlikely that she would have married Mr.
Jones, but a mucn more painful suspicion
had taken hold of me. I could not forget
the consternation he had exhibited upon
seeing me, his feverish anxiety to know the
errand on which I had come, and his evi
dent relief when the contents of Mr. Aps
ley's letter had informed him of it. That he
expected something of a far graver nature I
was convinced. As I sat in the railway car
riage alone in a first-class compartment, of
course, as was only right when traveling on
tne business ot tne nrm, which, of course,
paid the "exes" and reflected upon the
whole situation, I felt that it was in truth
a serious one. There was no question as to
what it was my interest to do; when I pres
ently saw Mr. Apsley he had told me to
call, no matter how late the hour, in order
to assure him that his directions had been
attended to I might make a clean breast to
him, not only of my late experiences, but
of my suspicions. ''What I tell you, sir,"
I might say, "I tell you in confidence; but
it is my conviction that there is something
wrone with Mr. Jones."
Even if I had misjudged the manager,
this would do me no harm, and if I was
right I should have a claim upon the firm
which they could hardly ignore. It was
clear to me that was the most profitable
course to take, but in what direction lay
ray duty? I had no regard for Mr. Jones
whatever; indeed, 1 rather disliked him;
he was less like a man in the office than a
machine (though out of it it seemed he was
'human enough") and showed no sympathy
for any of us. But was it my business 'to
ruin him? The notion of telling tales "out
of school" was hateful to me as to all young
fellows of decent feeling; and, besides
(though that was not so commendable), I
had amotion that a firm which makes tens
of thousands a year is in a position to take
care of itself. I had not at that time that
sympathy with well-to-do persons which, I
am thankful to say, circumstances have
since developed in me.
On the other hand, Mr. Apslev was not
only my father's friend, but to a certain ex
tent, and according to his lights (though
they were rather dim ones), had been my
friend. "Was it right, entertaining sucn
suspicions as I did, and which so nearly
aflected the well-being of the firm I served,
that I should keep silence about them?
Some philosophers hold that conscience,
properly consulted, is an unerring guide
for conduct; but, perhaps, from want of
practice, I did not consult her properly; at
an events, i was puzzieti now to act. i.
think, if it had not been for Mrs. Jones, I
should not have said a word about the mat
ter. If there had been a Miss Jones at
Harton Hall, of nice manners and appear
ance, I feel sure I should have been silent.
Think of bringing misfortune, and per
haps disgrace, upon an innocent girl! Upon
the whole I resolved to adopt a middle
course. I would simply tell my story
more or less of it as circumstances should
demand without any comment of my own,
and leave my employer to draw his own
conclusions. It was not a very high prin
cipled plan, perhaps it was certainly a
compromise; but I am writing of a thing
that actually occurred, and have set down
the conclusion I arrived at to its real mo
tives. They might have been more high
Erincipled, but I still think they were not
ase.
It was 11 o'clock when I reached Mr.
Apsley's door. I was shown in, as before,
to his "study, and found him there, smoking
a cigar. Though evidently pleased to see
me, he did not ask me to have one. If he
had done so, matters might have turned
out differently, perhaps. Geniality in an
employer goes a great way, like a smile
from royalty; but it was not in him.
"Well, you gave the manager my letter?"
he inquired, sharply.
"Yes, sir; he said the matter should be
attended to to-night."
"That's well. You have been very expe
ditious, Mr. Ackers; I suppose you had no
difficulty in finding out Mr. Jones?"
It. was evident he had no interest in the
subject, and only mentioned it to avoid the
discourtesy of dismissing me at once.
"No, sir, not at all; he was living, indeed,
in the best house in the place."
"Ay, ay! He has a good house, has he?
Any grounds about it?" Here he yawned.
"Yes, sir; indeed, the house stands almost
in a park."
"Really! all these suburban places boast
of something of the kind. Holland Park
began it."
I saw that he was getting very wide of
the mark; but this made it all the harder for
me to tell my story with any significance at
all.
"I should think It stood in. not less than
five acres of ground. It was called Harton
Hall."
"You don't say so; well done, Jones!"
Mr. Aspley seemed really amused. "I'll
ask him to-morrow how they all are at the
hall." J
"I bfg your pardon, sir," I said, "but I
do hope you will not do that. It will make
him think ill" of me."
"To be sure, he may compare you to the
spy that discovered the land flowing with
milk and honey. And yet why should it
iiov now. .j ones nas Deen au years wun us,
and I dare say he has had many good things
Eut in his way. "Why shouldn't he call his
ouse a hall if he likes?"
"Why, indeed, sir, so far as I am con
cerned?" I replied, dryly, for I was very
much chagrined at being thus treated like a
child. It was now quite clear to me that
no hint short of a direct statement of ray
suspicions would have any effect upon Mr.
Apsley's mind, and I was sincerely glad of
it The pendulum of my sympathies had
swung round to Jones' side. My employ
er's manner had certainly not been encour
aging; it was less so than ever after my last
reply.
"It is growing late and you must be tired,
Mr. Ackers; will you have a glass of
wine?"
I declined the offer, as I had declined Mr.
Jones', for the hospitality of neither gen
tleman had been very pressing, and backed
out of the room.
I felt much relieved that matters were
thus ended, but though I doubt whether I
should have taken my opportunity even if
it had offered itself, I was conscious that the
whole affair had somehow fizzled out. If I
had denounced the manager, I should prob
ably by tnis time have been agonized by re
morse;" if I had said nothing of the position
in which I had found him, I should have
been reproaching myself, no doubt, with
disloyalty to my employers; but now that I
had taken the middle course, it seemed
something ridiculous, and, indeed, con
temptible. "When I got home and found
Spnggins with his pipe, wakeful and in
quisitive, I felt not the least temptation to
tell him anything about "what old Apsley
had sent for me about."
I said "it was a private matter," which
made him wild with curiosity, and my re
fusal to gratify it caused a quarrel between
us. My expedition to Harton may have its
dramatic attractions, hut from a social
Eoint of view it certainly did not seem to
ave been a success. The next morning,
when I saw our manager in his business
coat totting up his accounts as usual, I
could hardly believe him to be the "Squire
Jones" I had called upon not 12 hours be
fore. He made not the smallest allusion to
my visit; nor did Mr. Apsley to the errand
on which he had sent me.
There happened to be great excitement at
the office that morning, consequent on the
resignation of Mr. Roberts, the third clerk,
who (lucky dog!) had"come in for money,"
and it whirled Spriggins away with it like
the rest. He lorgot all about our last
night's quarrel and my injurious treatment
of him.
The unwonted agitation of the previous
evening had had its effects, I suppose, upon
my nerve3, for I had a splitting headache,
which grew worse and worse, and upon that
plea, which I do not remember to have ever
used before, I obtained leave of absence
from my immediate chief and went home to
bed. I slept for some hours, aud on awak
ing, much refresehd, found Spriggins stand
ing by my bedside.
"Sorry to disturb you, old fellow," he
said, "but I am fairly bursting with intelli
gence" (he meant information; the other
thing was incredible.) "There's been such
a scrimmage at the office as was never heard
of. Jones has bolted!"
"Bolted? The manager? Then he's got
away?"
"Well, yes, for the present, though I
don't think" the firm will be so gratified
about that as you seem to be. However,
he missed his tip this time as regards the
swag "
"Do, "for heaven's sake, speak English!
"What tip? What swag?"
"To be sure, you have been asleep, while
I've been talking about nothing else for the
last three hours. There are defalcations
50,000, they say extending oyer a long
series of years; but there would have been
10,000 more gone all negotiable securi
ties but for their opening the safe, where
they were found neatly made un to so in his
bag" this very night: you remember his black
bag?"
I nodded eagerly but with a sinking sen
sation too; I knew more about Jones than
Spriggins did; the catastrophe seemed to
have something personal as well as shock
ing about it. As I sat up in bed I saw the
bag lying in the corner of that gorgeous
room at Harton Hall; I heard the clatter of
talk from the dining room; I saw the ladies
trailing their fine dresses up" the stairs, and
I heard once more Mrs. Jones' contemptuous
voice saying, "Oh, from the office!"
"They found it out while he was at lunch,
and the detectives sat in his room with the
warrant for him, only he never came back.
The old fellow smelled a rat, I suppose."
I think this highly probable. I think he
read something he was looking for in my
face that morning, and, coupling it with my
unusual- disappearance (for he had asked
for me, it seemed), had decided as he sat
over his chop at the eating house that he had
better be oil at once. To take the bag away
with him at that early hour would have
brought suspicion, if suspicion there was, to
a head immediately. He did not dare to
risk it, and in his case the better part of
valor had certainly been discretion; tor five
minutes of such valor would have cost him
five years' penal servitude. He was never
seen again in England.
Ten days afterward or so I was summoned
from my desk to the partner's parlor. It
was not generally a pleasant invitation, but
rather resembled what is called at Cam
bridge being "convened;" to a guilty con
science it meant something very serious,but
though my conscience may be thought pe
culiar, it was not a guilty one.
There were four partners, whom I scarce
ly knew by sight, and Mr. Apsley, who
completed the quorum.and was the speaker.
"Mr. Ackers, we have sent for you to con
gratulate you upon your conduct the other
night with respect to our late manager.
You showed yourself aware of what was due
to one who had held a position of trust with
us for many years, and also to your em
ployers' interests. You said neither more
nor less than you ought to have said. If
nothing was wrong with him, you did him
no harm; if there was anything amiss, you
put us on our guard. It was owing to you
that certain very grievous losses, in
curred through this man's dishonesty,
and of which we had hitherto no clew.
have not been very seriously increased. I
am instructed by the firm to thank you
(here four most respectable heads bowed to
mc affably). It is verj- unusual to find so
young a man endowed with such discretion.
You will take Mr. Roberts' place as third
clerk in this establishment. Good morn
ing." It was a very pleasant quarter of an
hour. "What 1 have often thought of since
was the astuteness with which that excel
lent old gentleman concealed from me that
night the suspicions which I myself had
awakened. He, of course, perceived the
necessity of not arousing those of Mr.
Jones by communicating them to me. An
other thing which has always puzzled me
is my own behavior on that occasion; my
conscience was clearly commendable, since
its workings were so well rewarded; but
how very near it was to going wrong in, so
to speak, both ways!
It strikes me as haying been more pro
fessional than moral and philosophical
what we may call a clerk's conscience,
though scarcely that of a clerk in holy or
ders. From bunny Stories and Some Shadyi
Ones, by James J'ayn.
COLONEL A. JC M'CLURK says in an In
teresting letter for THE DISPATCH to
morrow that Lincoln was by no means
frank. Ho never told half h0 kneW( nnd
none of his closest acquaintances had his
entire confidenc
PfiESENT DAY ISSUES.
Ex-Minister Benjamin Speaks on Our
Attitude Toward Aliens.
DANGERS THAT MUST BE PACED.
Citizens Are Too Easily Made, and Restric
tion Is Necessary.
AN UNWHOLESOME SET OF IMMIGRANTS
CWRITTENFOnTHSDISr-ATCH.
I.
In one sense we are all aliens in this
country. Leaving the aboriginal Indians
out of account, we are descended from im
migrants. The shief characteristic of this
nation, is and has been, immigration. It
may seem strangely inconsistent, therefore,
to undertake to discuss the question now as
one productive of mischievous results and
requiring careful inspection and regulation.
That this has at last become necessary, is
due to a marked change in the conditions of
emigration to the United States.
They who oppose any official supervision
of the coming 'of foreigners to the United
States either ignore this fact or consider
the altered character of the conditions as
giving to foreigners greater rights here than
belong to those whose ancestors laid the
foundations of this republic.
So long as the sparse population of this
country was scattered in widely separated
communities, having little relation to each
as during the colonial period it mattered
little whether they were Dutch, English,
German, Swedish, French or Spanish. Xor
when the colonies were united under a com
mon government was there any danger to
our institutions while the character of the
immigration continued practically., homo
geneous. EVIDENCES OF A CHASOK.
So long as the immigrants readily and
naturally accepted the principles of the
Constitution, and identified themselves with
our country and its institutions without
reservation) and without arrogance or a dis
position to assert separate nationalities
here, the danger from thissourse was slight.
It was slieht also while our urban popula
tion was small and the vastness of the public
domain attracted the largest proportion of
immigrants to agricultural pursuits. That
there nas been a very remarkable change in
all these respects there is unfortunately no
longer room to doubt.
For a long time many of the immigrants
were of a high average of merit, intelligent,
and often led to come here by high ethical
motives. Xow, not only are these aliens
very largely drawn from the dregs of the
countries whence they came, but they also
come from nations having but faint concep
tion of civil or religious liberty.
It follows that these people, whom we
hasten to endow with the rights of citizen
ship, are often as ignorant of its responsi
bilities, as well as privileges, as new-born
babes. Their unfitness for citizenship is
only equalled by our folly in granting it to
them. Nor is this unfitness simply a passive
quality; it is characterized by a pernicious
activity that renders it a positive energy
opposed to the very spirit which gives value
and force to our institutions.
THE DANGEROUS ALIENS.
Attack the spirit that infuses those insti
tutions with vitality, and you take away
the strength of this great Republic to
which are turned the eyes of the oppressed
in all lands, and the hope of the race in
ages to come. And yet it is precisely this
yery spirit of civil and religion; libertv
jrhfch the immigrants of the present period
attack as soon as they land 11 our ports.
Not only are many of these immigrant,
as we have already said, from races widely
alien to those which created this Republic,
but worse still, they now come from the
classes in those countries which are accus
tomed to yield the domination of their
consciences to their civil and especially
their religious leaders. Their souls are not
their own. Are such men fit to exercise the
great responsibility of citizenship, in this
land of educated freemen?
Are men fit to hold the ballot, and to
elect legislators and Presidents, who only
vote a! they are ordered by ambitious and
unscrupulous politicians? Are men ca
pable of governing in a free community who
are bound hand and foot by hierarchical
organizations, whoso dictator lives abroad
and whose guiding principle is secretly or
openly to oppose any government that al
lows free thought, ancl does not yield prior
allegiance to the clergy?
UNFIT EOR POLITICAL POWER.
Furthermore, are men fit to hold politi
cal power and mold the economic destinies
of a great country having vast and various
interests who bring Utopian theories here
hatched in countries where caste and the
oppression of ages of tyranny have forced
the laborer to remedies by violent methods?
The suffering and heavy laden are not
blameable, in Europe, Asia or Africa, if
sometimes they prefer pandemonium to the
intolerable oppression which still exists in
many parts of the old world. But in our
country the conditions are altogether differ
ent. Thev who assume therefore that the in
subordination and anarchy that are capable
of some palliation in Europe, are equally
reasonable in the United States, are unfit
to elect our lawmakers or administer our
laws. Nor are they fitted for American
citizenship wlio import the feuds or politi
cal perplexities of Eupore to this country
and use that citizenship as a protection for
promoting and mingling in the intrigues
and revolutions of the lands whence they
came.
NO RIGHT TO CITIZENSHIP.
He who cannot wholly and absolutely
identify himself with American citizenship",
dropping forever all previous political
affiliations, should never assume it, nor
should he be admitted to so great a privi
lege. -Now it is precisely because of these
changed conditions in the character of our
immigration, precisely because so large a
proportion of our immigrants are now unfit
to exercise or appreciate citizenship here,
that the question has arisen, "What shail be
our atttiude toward aliens?"
Doubtless the complete pre-emption of
the public lands, and the opening of other
eligible fields of labor, especially in Cen
tral Africa and Central Asia, together .with
other causes, will gradually reduce immi
gration to the United States. The Latin
population, especially, shows a growing
tendency toward Sonth America. But,
even so, it will not be in our time that the
evil will be sufficiently reduced to cease to
be a source of danger to our institutions.
And before that time comes ereapfurther
mischief maybe added to the turbulence of
our tardes unions, and the vast corruption
of our local governments and politics, of
which the chief cause has been the indis
crimiuate extension of citizenship to aliens.
PATRIOTS. SHOULD ACT.
It is high time for the true patriots of
America to meet this question by concerted
action, not in bitterness toward foreigners
as such, but calmly and earnestly and solely
as a matter of self-protection. Self-preservation
i3 the first law of nature as well as of
individuals.
The inspection of emigration, made nec
essary by recent legislation, is a step in the
right direction. A head tax should be
added of 515, certainly not less than 510.
Those wno cannot pay this can stay away,
The revenue irom in
IS source would tend tn
reduce the taxation of those who are already
citizens. No alien should be able to obtain
land, either by grant or purchase, until he
becomes iuuwu.
Citizenship should not be granted to any
alien until he has been ten full consecutive
years in this country, nor to any alien who
cannot write English, or read any bopk in
.that language offhand. He who has not the
energy or the intelligence to acquire this
much, is unfit to vote on the destinies of the
country, wherever born, but especially if
born an alien in despotic lands.
NEW DUTY FOR CONSULS.
Our consuls at every foreign .port should
be directed to see that emigrants are fully
informed on these points, before sailing for
this country. There is little doubt that
many would be deierred front coming, were
such ordinances to exist; while the charac
ter of those who should come, would he
proportionally higher both as to condition
and intelligence.
It may be said that some of these ordi
nances would not come within the scope of
the Federal Government. But as regards
elections, Congress certainly has the power
to place before the people amendments re
lating to the election of Federal officers.
Congress also has the right to regulate the
awarding of land in the Territories and
public domains. It is likely also that
many if not all of the States could be
brought to adopt similar enactments in view
of the ultimate benefits.
SOMETHING MUST BE DONE.
Unless some such measures are passed
before long and strictly enforced, we must
be prepared to encounter evils and settle
problems which even the elastic character of
our institutions cannot avert, nor overcome
without 'a long and perilous struggle.
The restless energy, the shitting char
acter of our people, indicates that Provi
dence intends to have the immigration con
tinue for a time as a safety valve for the
oppressions of the Old World. The immi
grants fill up the interstices, the vacancies
in the constantly moving community. That
is a condition outside of and beyond us.
But on the other hand it is our duty, and we
still have the power, to regulate the immi
gration to our shores. "We shall deserve to
suffer if we neglect to exercise that power.
S. G. W. Benjamin,
Former United States Minister to Persia.
STOFIEL'S letter from the iron oro re
gions for THE DISPATCH to-morrow
describes how the great ore boats are
loaded. Illnstratod from photographs.
ELITE PHOTO PARLORS,
516 Ularkct St.
Cabinets, $1 03 per doz. Life-size Crayon,
$3 50. No stairs to climb, use the elevator.
OC15-40-TT3
ESTABLISHED 1870.
BLACK G!N
FOR TBS
KIDNEYS,
Is a relief and sure cure for
,the Urinary Organs, Gravel
and Chronic Catarrh of tho
Bladder.
The Swiss Stomach Bitters
nre a. sure cure for Dyspepsia.
TRADE MABK
Liver Complaint and every
oviAnfna nf InfUrrocf !nn
Wild Cherry Tonic, the most popular prep
aration for cure of Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis
and lung troubles.
Either of the above, $1 per bottle, or 6 for
15. If your druggist does not handle these
goods write to WM. I". ZOEIiEK, sole M'f r.
VltUbuTK. fa. detMfi-TM
GRATEFUL COMFOUTIXG.
EPPS'S COCOA.
BltF.AKFAST.
"Uva thorough knowledge of the natural laws
which govern the operations of digestion and nu
trition, and by a careful application of the fine
properties of well-selected Cocoa, Mr. Epps has
provided our breakfast tables with a delicately
flavored beverage which may save us many heavy
doctors' hills. It Is bv the ludicious use of such
articles of diet that a constitution may be gradually
built up until strong enough to resist every ten
dency to disease. Hundreds of subtle maladies are
floating around us ready to attack wherever there
Is a weak point. We may escape manv a fatal
haft by keeping ourselves well lortlfled with pure
blood and a properly nourljlied frame. ,Vtvil
Service Gautti.
Made simply with boiling water or milk. Sold
only In halt-pounJ tins, by grocers, labelled thusi
JAMES EPI'S A CO.. Hointeopathlc Chemists,
London, England. niyl6-50-Tu8
SEE MY SPONGE?
i
SISTERS
DO
AS I DID
DRESS
YOURSHQES
WITH
ACME
BLACKING
ONCE A MONTH:
OTHER DAYS, WASH THEM
nunnci orunuc cngM.
1
LADIES, IT COSTS
cent a D foot
to change the appearance of old
Furniture so completely that
r husbands will think it is new.
M WILL DO IT 'Sk , ASKFORIT.
WOLFF & RANDOLPH, Philadelphia.
Leaves a Delicate and Lasting Odor After Vine.
If unable to procure SnANDOwBEixa Soap seni!
Z6c In stamps and receive a cake by return malL
JAS. S.KIRK 8c CO., Chicago.
8PECraX. Shandon Bells Waltz (the por
ular Society Waltz) sent PHEE to anyone send
tag ns three wrappers of 6handon Bells Soap.
Send 10c in stamps for sample bottle Shandon
Belli Perfume.
LANKETS
ARE THE STRONGEST
NONEGENUiNC WITHOUT thc6a LABEL.
There are loo 5a styles, each at its cost,
the best you can buy.
w t, S,A "afcer Is Best ofAU.
A Extra Test ranks next to 5A Baker.
EA Horse Blankets sold by all dealers.
selM5-s
James Means 4 Co.'s Shoesaremore widely
known for their general excellenco than any
other make of Shoes ever placed on tho mar
ket. Ask yourKetailer for shoes bearing
this Stamp:
James Means'
$3.50 SHOE.
These are made by Goodyear Hand-sewed
process and are sold by leading retailers all
over the U. S.
jyl-5-ws J. MEANS & CO., Boston, Mas.
l .nEtf
i I
CLEAft J
TDll'jOAp
ORS
SMILING THROUGH GRIEF.
In Spite of the TVcvries TVhich AH Women
Have, They Appear Well and Happy
How to Make rhis Apparent Happiness
Heal.
"Yes," said an eminent physician recently, ,
"l uo not think I exaggerate when 1 say "'
one-half of the suffering and sickness which
exists among women might and should be
avoided.
"How? Listen and I will 'tell you. Pains
and weakness and the little cares, which no
man other than a physician suspects, fre
quently combine to make women more or
less miserable. Yet they come up smiling
nearly always, hiding beneath their seeming
happiness an infinity of mentalnnd physical
torture. This is all wronfr. Woman was
born to Brightness and happiness; she needs
strength to resist her many trials. Her body,
her mind nnd all her faculties and functions
must be put into u healty condition or she
cannot secure strength, and where nature
fails she must be assisted. Hero is where
stimulants prove so valuable.
"Yes, I mean spirits, but not the spirits of
the saloon; and while I recommend whiskey
as the best and most useful of spirits, I am
always most careful to impress upon my
fiatients the necessity of obtaining it abso
utely pure.as impure whiskey is worse than
useless." It has been agreed bv tho leading
scientists and physicians of the day that
Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey is absolutely
pure. The proper use of it will strengthen
the nerves, blood and body. It isnotabever
age, but is designed for medicinal use. It
stimulates all the faculties of the body and
mind, adds energy and strength and builds
up wa9te tissue. 'It may be obtained from
your druggist or grocer. In justice to yonr
self, see that vou obtain the genuine Duffy's
Pure Malt Whiskey, and do not be satisfied
with any substitute which may be offered as
Just as good.
EE'S
BULLETIN.
23 Sis granulated sugar, $1. S3 fts Schu
macher's oat meal for $1. 30 fits rolled oats,
3 gallons X. O. molasse3, $1. Momaja coffee,
35c. English Assam tea, 25c. Vancleef flour,
$1 45; Amber, $1 33; Famous, $1 3; Buckeye,
$1 20. Werk's German mottled soap, $3 per
box. Kirk's olive soap, $3 per box. Fine kit
mackerel, $1 10 and l 23 per kit. Bucket
flour, new, 7 fts for 25c. Borax lye, 10c per
box. Powdered sand soap, 5c per box.
White March lime, 10c per box. The last
named three articles are my exclusive prop
erty, and I beg yon to give eaoh a trial; If
not satisfactory your money refunded.
Ginger snaps, 8c; lemon crackers, 8c; wine
crackers, 8c; 'soda crackers, 8c; oysters, 7c;
all kinds of crackers oheaper than In any
other store. Fine dessicated cocoa nut, 15c
and 20c and 12c W a. Good sugar syrup at
25c H gal; very best syrup at 33c fl gaL
IIatn, large, lie: small, 12c fl B, Eirkoline
soap powder, 4-ft package, 20c. Send for
our price list and oxamine our prices, com
pare with what you are paying, and be con
vinced that you can save 20 per cent by or
dering from me. Get up clubs and buy $30
worth, and I will throw off 5 per cent, ex
cepting sugar. If you order $10 worth or
upward of any goods other than sugar, you
can then order what sugar you wish and I
will prepay freight. We cannot pay freight
on carbon oil at 5c per gallon and $1 for bar
rel. Send for price list and accompany your
orders with cash or P. O. money order, and
please mention this paper.
JOSEPH MKEE,
OC17-8
36 Ohio St., Allegheny.
THE RUSH FOR THE
Sold by the MISFIT CLOTHING PAE
LORS surpasses all former seasons. N one
equal to them are to be found in an cloth
ing establis hment in this city. They are as
perfect in fit and fabric, trimming and make,
as any that the Merchant Tailors charge
DOUBLE OUE PKICES FOR. Come and
look at them, try them on and form your
own opinion about them.
"We make a point of fitting those who
were heretofore required to have their
clothing made to measure.
Suits at half the original made to order
price.
Overcoats at half the original made to
order price.
Pantaloons at half the original made to
order price.
OPPOSITE CITY HALL.
ocl5-Trsn
DOUGHERTY'S
EMSLiAr
CONDENSED " ' V
T"fJ- itfLl
A THE ORIGINAL
and Only Complete and Batlofactory
Oondemed Sllnco Meat in the Market.
Cheap Substitutes and Crndo Imitations
are offered with the aim to profit by the popular.
Ity of the Now England.
Bo not be deceived but always Insist on the
Kerr Xnelnnd Erand. The best made.
fiOJLD BY ALL OKOCEK3.
anS-23-ws
Have for twenty-flve years been putting
up the famous product which stirred
medical circles when flr.it invented and
given to the world by the renowned
chemist, Justus von Liebig. Their
EXTRACT OF BEEF
Is known around the world and has late
ly been curried into "Darkest Africa" by
Stanley. It is unapproachable for purity,
flavor and beneficial effects. As Beef
Tea, delicious and refreshing. Indispen
sable in Improved and .Economic Cook
ery. Genuine J of
with
signatnre
Justus
von Iilebig
se3C-75-ws
FULL
Patterns in cool, light-weight
suitings and trouserings. The
largest selection obtainable.
Ttae CoM-eot Styles.
H. &C. F. AHLERS,
3IERCHAXT TAILOKS,
420 SMITHFIELD STREET.
Telephone, 1369. Jeit-TTsso
DATS
rap
lH& liillllfiSl
iPllllllPI
MINCE ffiEAT
r
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS'.
, 4
A Walk Through
Our Cloak Department
Reveals a most pleasing sight. Never in the his
the choice, collection just opened. These are of
our own importation from Vienna and Paris, and we are selling them at less
money than any other house in the State.
Silk Gauze Fans, fancy wood andbone sticks, 75c, $1, $1 25.
Handsomely Painted Gauze, light and dark effects. SI, 1 25 $1 oO to $3.
Handsome Satin, plain and painted, ivory, shell and pearl sticks, 50o to $.0.
Feather Fans, open and closed, 25c to $10 each.
MILLINERY.
When on the lookout for the latest novelties in this line visit our stores
and we will be pleased to show them to you. The newest conceits in head
wear invariably find their way here first. You'll never find a missing shape
or shade. In point of variety our display is unapproachable and prices are
always the lowest for first-class work.
perjbaHn
510-518 MARKET STREET.
YOU ARE
TO O-AJLsL
And inspect the stock of Men's, Boys' and
Children's Pants, Suits and Overcoats now on
exhibition at the immense six-story building
71901 721 LIBERTY ST,
BUYERS
Are amazed at the excellent goods which are
being sold for very little money.
YOU COME TO-DAY
And get' a bargain,
at the
.BANKRUPT SALE,
719 AND 721 LIBERTY
Building formerly occupied by
Open till io o'clock
EXPOSITIOIT
LAST DAY 5
T -OF THE- jC3
g GREAT EXPOSITION of 1891.
"J . The band will play the old familiar air of
T "HOME, SWEET HOME" T
jr For the last time this season, at 10:30 p. m. l
IEsT G-bODBY. j-
EZPOSITIOIT
tory of the house have so many charming Cloak
Conceits been gathered together. They are not the
ordinary garments that are thrown together and
sold by houses, who seem to do business as if there
was no to-morrow, but every garment has style and
is made in high-class tailor manner.
See our beautiful embroidered Long Capes;
Newmarkets with Military Capes; Real Mink Trim
med Jackets, Real Astrakhan Trimmed Jackets,
Imitation Seal Trimmed Jackets, Tan and Brown
Fur Trimmed Jackets. If you are not satisfied
that our prices are lower than those of any other
house in the city for the same class of goods, then
we won't expect you to leave your dollars here.
Our line of Misses' and Children's Garments
is very extensive and worthy of a careful inspection.
The goods are all of the best and prices are right.
OUR NEW FANS.
Cool weather to talk about fans, but we cannot
helD callinz the attention of fashionable ladies to
OC13-TT33U
Prices wonderfully low
ST., HEAD OF WOOD.
Arbuthnot, Stephenson & Co.
to-night.
OC17-S1
0017-9
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