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SULLIVAN .4GS*SS> REPUBLICAN. w. M. CHENEY, Publisher. VOL. XIII. Pauperism is on the wane iu Ireland, but is increasing alarmingly in Eng land. There were ICOO patents issued by Jhe United States Patent Ofllco for eleotrlcal inventions during the year 1894. = Tho detailed report of tho Health Department shows that Brooklyn is hcalthior than jiny other of tho world's great cities. Tho trolleyizing process goes on, notes tho Now York Recorder. New York Central is to rnn its excursion business between Buflalo and Niagara Foils by trolley. John Sohultz, of Lautenburg, West Prussia, has invented » now kind of paper, but tho authorities will not allow Its manufacture because what ever is written on it may bo washed off easily.' The French idea that Franco is a good country to live in is illustrated by tho fact that the French immigrants to this country in the last fiscal year numbered only 3G62 persons—2ll2 men and 1550 women. "The advantages of kit-sing," says Dr. A. E. Bridges in tho British Medi cal Journal, "outweigh its infinitesi mal risk; for it provides us with mi crobes useful for digestion." Even tho strongest advocate of kissing will admit, opines tho New York Tribune, that this is a somowhat growsotne and unpleasant view of osculation. Thero is still money in roal estate in New York City, as is shown by a tran saction of two ydung brokers, Flake and Dowling. Last December they bought tho old building on tho south west corner of Nassau and Liberty streets for 8934,000. They sold out tho property recently to a syndicate for &1,150,000; a profit of $300,000 in threo months is not so bad. Secretary Morton declares the plow has been less improved than any other agricultural implement, and that it pa'cks down tho furrows it turns over, making them impervious to rainfall. Ho regards this matter of such importance that ho has Chan cellor Canfleld, of tho Nebraska Stato University, to ask the 1 GOO students of that institution to try to invent a now plow. About ten years ago Rushden was a little villago in Northamptonshire, England. Largo shoo factories were established there aud the pluce rapidly grew until now it has 10,000 inhabi tants. Tho introduction of American shoes at prices which English manu facturers cannot meet has given Rush den a severo set-bock, and tho Chicago Times-Herald predicts that it is likely togo down as rapidly as it sprung up. -V well-known European engineer who lias been exploring the Panama Isthmus for many years reports that ho has discovered a routo along tho Toto, Javiosa and Tuyra Rivers by which tho two oceans can bo con nected by a ship canal at a total cost of not moro than §18,000,000. The most important work on tho routo would be a tunnel under tho Cordilleras two miles long, which could bo built | for $11,000,000. Only two tidal locks, ono on each sido of tho mouutain, would bo roquired. Tho London Si>octator praises Lord Boseberv for granting a pension of a hundred pounds a year to William Watson, and thinks ho might also have conferred tho laureateship on him without risking tho condemnation of any judgment worth considering. It regards Swinburno ns Watson's onty rival, and thinks that not even the richness and melody of Swinburne'* early plays could outweigh "tho lofty nud einularly crystal beauty of Mr. Watson's elegiacs and tho delicate humor of his more familiar verse." Tho recent voto in tho British House of Commons ou the navy estimates was moro than ordinarily significant and impressive, declares tho Now York Tribuno. Tho estimates, as is well knowD, aro unprccedontedly large. They provido for an increase of naval strength so vast as to startle even those who aro most familiar with the "bloat ed armaments" of Europe. They com mit Great Britain definitely aud em phatically to tho construction and maintenance of u fleet larger and njore powerful than tho combined llects ol any other two Powers, if not, indeed, of all tho European Power?. They are such as would a fow years ago have aroused against them tho opposition of a formidable party in both House and Nation. Yet on this occasion not ono man of serious importance raised his voice against them, and they -./ cut through tho Houso with only ihjrty' two dissenting votes. ADVICB 13 CHEAP. "Got ap, young man,"the poot wrote, "And broathe tho air so swoet; Pat on your light spring overcoat And walk beforo you eat; With lambkins In the early morn, Go sport upon the green!" Next day the poet oil forlorn Arose at ten fifteen. It it 3n easy job to givo Advice—wo all can teach- But such on awkwarcl thing to live And practice what wo preach! Of kindly precept none have lacked So far as I have seen; But words by good example backed Are fow and far between. The country stands in neod of tlioss, Who do as Enoch did, And while thoir woary jaws repose Walk right sido up amid The mad, disoordont surging throng That treads the pavoinent blocks— Buch mon do more to orush out wivng Than ono who simply talks. We have too much of vocal noise, Too great a waste of breath, This life is robbed of half its joys And talked almost to death; If more would bravely do and dare Tho laud of hoavenly bliss Would havo a fow recruits to spare From those who dio in this. —Nebraska State Journal. LOVE AND HONOR, AnTtinn EDWARDS, EDITH GBAVENET. RICH ARD ESMOND. Boene: Miss Grnvenev's drawing room. RTHUR (summing r " |nßflbr u P) —And eo you must help me, my l^enr 6' I knew you would say it ij(\ should malco uo V\ difference between us. I expected that, of eourse. Edith (looking down, and playing with her engagement ring)—lt'sratber hard, after not seeing you for two years, Arthur. Arthur—lt's rather hard on me, ba ing away for two years and looking forward to coming homo and every thing, and then to come home to this. Edith—l understand that your fath er did forgo tho check, and laid the blatno on old Esmond, and now his sou has got tho letter your father wroto hiin on his deathbed and pro poses to clear his father's memory. You would do as much, I suppose? Arthur—Yes, of course. But wo nro Jn such different positions. You seo the Esmonds are quite out of society. Besides it's all over now—so many years ago, and it's very hard onjuo to havo it all raked up now. I liuven't done anything. It's very hard on me. Edith—And on your mother and sisters. I seo that quite. Arthur—Yes, of course, that was my first thought. I didn't think it necessary to mention that they were my first thought. But as I was say ing, Richard Esmond hug no ono to think of but himself. Ho is tho only child, and his mother is dead, and he has no friends. Ho is only an usher, and no ono would think any tho better of him if it was cleared. Edith—He has some friends. You know, ho visits here. Arthur—Yes, I know. That's why. • • • Nothing would be casisr than fov you to get him to givo "up this idea of clearing hia father's name. Tho mau died twenty years ago, and I do wish, for my poor mother's sake, and the girls', of course, that my father ha.l let sleeping dogs lie, and not written that incriminating letter. Why, I should never bo able to stay in the placo if it were known, and wo could not bo married for years, and everything would go wrong. You will, Edith, won't you? Edith—Yes, if you wish it. Richard has lived in tho place, though. Arthur—Ws; but don't I tell you it's nil blown over t*venty years ago? What's tho good of raking it all up? Edith—You really wish me to try to get this paper for you, Arthur? Arthur—Yes, dearest. Why, how pale you arc 1 You mustn't let it up- Bet you—a little thing like this. It will bo all over directly. • • • There ho comes down tho road now, with his confounded swagger. I can't understand how a man can havo grown up with a manner like that, when his father was convioted of forgery. Edith—Couvictod, Arthur, not guilty. Arthur—Well, 1 said "convicted," dearest, didn't I? • • • I say, bo's coming in at tho garden s:ate. What shall I do? I can't meet him. Edith- -Hide behind tho screen then. (He hides behind scrcon.) Richard Esmond enters. He is tall and thin, and turns bored eyes on the world through double glasses. Richard- I am hastening to keep an important appointment. Are you very busy? May I stay and chat for awhile? I have something'l should like to ask you. Edith—Tho world is full of coinci dences. I also havo something I wish to ask yon. Richard—Something serious? Ye?, I see it in your eyes. Give mo a moment to prepare myself. Two Eerious subjects in one morning ! Tho prospect appalls, and in July, too! Let us talk o! something light for n few moments. Tho equalization of rates or—well, wo might have a re freshing little talk on some set sub ject, perhaps, as the suburban debat ing societies do. Edith—Let me bo spared tho "anguish of fierce debate !" Richard (deprecatingly) —Not fierce. On snch a morning as this who could debate fiercely? I have be-m thinking of writing an articlo for the Fort nightly on the influence of the County Council on modern lyric poetry. Edith (smiles in spite of herself, but twists her hands nervously) Mr. Esmond, are you ever seripus? LAPORTE, PA., FRIDAY, MAY 24, 1895. Blohnrd—l am serious for the nine long months of the soholastio year. But now, when each lamb has gone to its own fold, tho shepherd wreaths his crook with garlands. Edith—And his conversation with flowers of speech. Hate you had a good time with tho boys this term ? Richard—The lambing season has been excellent. Two of them, almost mutton, as ono might say, passed for Sandhurst. Tho Oxford Local has showered its culturod bays thick upon us. And now—for I perceive too plainly that you aro anxious to be rid of me—what is this serious thing that you wished to aslt mo? Edith (promptly)—lt is this? (A very long pause). Richard—Well? Edith (with increasing agitation)— Is it very much moro difficult to say than I expected. Richard (gravely)— Don't distress yourself. Believe mo, nothing is worth it. Edith (desperately)— You know that I am going to marry Arthur Edwards? Richard —I have heard that you are engaged. Edith —Ho is very unhappy. Richard —lndeed. Edith—Your father— Riohard—Oh, that old story! His futher forged a check and let my father bo blamed for it. It killed my father, who happenod to be a phenon enally honest J man. Old Edwards wroto a letter on his deathbed and sent it to me telling me tho truth and urg ing me to clear my father's memory. A most sacred duty, surely. Edith —Arthur Edwards is very un happy. It is a terrible thing for him that this disgrace should fall on his mother aud sisters, Richard—Wo aro to be perfectly frank, I suppose. (She nods.) Then let mo add that from tho little I have seen of Mr. Edwards, I imagine he would feel far more keenly a disgraco falling on himself than one falling ou any woman in whom he had an inter est. Edith (with an involuntary glance toward the screen) —You mustn't say such things to me. Richard—Of course not; I beg your pardon. And what is it you want me to do? E lith (rising and walking about tho room) —Ob, it's impossible. I seo now that it's quite impossible. Mr. Es mond, you don't know how contempt ible I feci. I was going to ask you— yes, I really meant to ask you to de stroy that letter nnd to eavo Mrs. Ed wards and tho girls—oh, yes, and him, too, from this disgraco. Richard—You wished to ask me, in fact, to leavo this slur oiL-wy dead father's nama for tho sake of these other peoplo who aro nothiug to me? Edith —Yes, I did. lam sorry 1 I did not ask you, though. I don't ask you. Richard—l am glad you havo not asked me; though, on reflection, I don't kuow why I should bo. EJith —Thero is nothiug moro to bo said. It can't bo helped. You are perfectly right. Richard—My dear lady, thero aro somo things which are dearer to a man than his honor. My father loved the woman George Edwards married. That's all. E.lith —Then what aro you going to do with tho letter? Bichard—Ah! you remind mo! You remember I said I had something seri ous to any to you. I wishod to offer you tho letter as ft wedding present. (Another pause. She turns her head away. When she looks at hiia ngaiu her eyas are full of'tears.) Bichard I detest serious conversa tion, ns you know. But there is ono think 1 should liko to tell you. I havo kuown the truth about this ever since J was fifteen. My father, when he lost his good name and most things thdt mado life worth living, retained a few treasures, among them the sheet of paper on which Edwards had prac ticed tho forged signature. Ho left this paper to me and charged mo to keep silence about it—as he had done. Edith (half increduously)—Thon he had proofs, and ho never cleared him self? Edith—But yonr father's wasted life? The blight upon you? Your own lonely life? I must not take tho let ter. You must show it and the other proofs and clear yourself and your poor, poor father. Bichurd —And so defy his wishes and make his sacrifices worthless? Edith—But your own honor? Bichard—Honor is a catchword. It wants defining; but however you de line it, thero aro some things which uro more to a man than his hdnor. Edith—But you— Bichard—Don't look so distressed. I only mean that I lovo you and that all one's life would be very littlo to sacrifice if ono could lay it out judi ciously in such a way as to add a littlo to your comfort. Pleaso don't try to look indignant. There is no earthly reason why I should not tell you this. Otherwise you would never have un derstood, and I have a quite uureaaon ablo wish that you should understand. (Sho hesitates, then gives him both her hands.) Edith—l am very sorry, very, very sorry— Bichard—And I, believe me, am very, very glad. I havo had such nu opportunity as fulls to tho lot of fow men. I havo been able to tell yon what you aro to me in the presence of the coward who sots u woman to fight his battles and skulks behind a screen to wait for the fruits of victory. (He points to the mirror in which Edwards's crouching figuro is seen reflected. For a moment no ono moves. Then Esmond takes tho papers from his pocket, puts them in her hands ftnd walks out. She stands looking after him with the papers in her band. Arthur comes out looking rather red.) Arthur -Oh 1 I know you would do it. How clever of you I It was a magnilicout pieco of acting. (Edith looks at him.) Come, don'l look so miserable. It's all rigl\t now. Hero, give me the papers. (Ho takes them.) Come, give me a kiss. What are you looking so glnm about 112 Was it because he said that about the soreen? My dear girl, it was only a guess. He couldn't possibly have seen me. Besides, we have got all the proofs here, and no one wonld be lieve a word he said. Why, what's tho matter? Come, you ought not to grudge a kiss io your promised hus band. Don't think any more about him; it was like his impudence, but he is beneath your notice. Edith —Take your letters and go. They are all you will ever have from me. For the rest of my life I- shall think more of him than of anything else in the world. Arthur—Oh I but Edith, eome. Edith (stamping)—Go, I say. Here, take your ring. Arthur—l believe you mean to marry that swaggering cad. Edith—l shall marry Richard Es mond, if he will stoop so far, but it will bo a poor match for him, for he is a prince. (She goes out.) Arthur—l suppose now he will start a school of his own with her money. He always did have tho greatest luck. —New York Press. Hunting the Seal. The Eskimo in his "kaiak" is in deed great, for he faces the roughest seas, dodges the heavy waves, and some of the more expert "kaiak" men reoeive a heavy roller by capsizing and receiving the blow on the bottom, righting themselves afterward. The skillful fisher rights himself with the paddle, which is two-bladed, or with his open hand, while some can do it with the clenched hand. "I have seen," says Nausent, "a man take a stono in his clenched hand before cap sizing, and oomo up with it still iu his hand." Nor must wo forget that ho has to tow his prey besides performing some of theso feats, and a hunter will sometimes bring three or moro seals to laud safely. His chief weapon is tho harpoon, which he throws either with his hand or tho ingenious throwing-stick; it has an easily detachable head with a lino and bladder attachol. Besides these, he has lances aud bird darts, all being kept in readiness under loops of leathor on top of his "kaiak." Surely he must be cool and daring, for ho must not miss a wounded and enraged seal, nor must tho slightest hitch occur in tho lino when the prey rushes away with tho hurpoon. Tho greatest achievement in tho hunter's art was to bo ablo to dispense with bladders, and to let tho seul tow tho "kaiak" man by his waist.—The Spec tator. Mirrors in Folk-Lore. In the pleasant regions of folk-lore tbe mirror holds a fairly prominent place. To break ono is considered an unlucky affair, n notion which is one of the most prevalent and persistent of modern superstition. In many parts of England, seven years of trouble is considered tlio penalty for such an accident; but the still more seriotis Scottish people regard it as a sign that a member of tho family will soon die. In tho south of England it is looked upon as a bad omen for a brido on her wedding morning to tnko a last peep at the glass before starting for church, and the struggle between superstition and vanity is no doubt very keen. The Swedish girls arc afraid to look in the glass after dark, or by artificial light, lest they should forfeit the good opinion of the other sex. Most peo ple still appenr to regard it ns a bad omen to sue the new moon fpr tho first timo through a \yindow pano or re jected in a mirror. In some districts thepraetico of cov ering tho looking-glass,or removing it, in the presence of death still exists. Tho reason for this is not very obvi ous, though Mr. liaring Gould says there is a popular notion that if a person looks into a mirror in the chamber of death he will see the corpse looking over his shoulder. Such superstitions seem to suggest a near approach to tho primitive modes of thought of tho men who fouud mir rors in stones and glasses in the run ning brook.—Chambers's Journal. Superstition in tlio Wilderness. Strange tales li*vo com'o from the Sourdnaheunk region this season in regard to Jack Reed's depot-enmp O*J the road leadiug to Strickland's Mountain. The camp is built over tho grave of a man who was killed in some unknown way, and tho woods men say tho place is haunted. At any rate, on every moonlight night in win ter a listener standing outside tbe camp cau hear tho souud of rolling stones that apparently aro grating, grinding, rattling, plunking over oach other, as though sliding down a steep bank. Diligent search has been made for tho source of this strange noise, but so far no one has solved the mystery. Old lumbormen remember that tho camp has been consideiod to bo haunted for many years, and the sound of the rolling stones has been heard on many a moonlight night in the past. Many lumbermen who aro on their way into tho Sourdnaheunk region prefer to push by the depot cymp and take a night tramp rather taju sleep ovor that grave and hear those grinding slopes.— Lewis ton (Me.) Journal. The Shortest Skipper. Captain Whiting, seventy-two years old, live feet tall, with shaggy eye brows, long iron-gray whiskers and an unusually mild manner,created a alight sensation on tho Maritime Exchange by his appearance yesterday. He is tho shortest skipper ever seen in port, and his vessel, the Liverpool, is the longest four-master that has arrived in years,'—Now York Mail «ud Ex press. THE MKRRY SIDE 01? LIFE. STORIES THAT ABE TOLD BT THE PUNNT MEN OF THE PRESS. With Three Men on Buses—A Mis understanding—Got tho « 4 Thro>v Down"—A Blatter of Fact, Etc. Ah, the papers may teem With royalty's gleam, And laud the counts, princes aud earls Who wander across - With thoir protlt or loss— To wed our American «lrls; But long ere the rose By the garden wall blows, This extravaganza will flit. And a wrenth we shall bring For the uncrowned kinvc Who batteth a home run lilt! —Cleveland Plain Dealer, dor THE "THROW DOWN." Jack—"l proposed to May last night." Tom—"How did you come out?" Jack—"Head first."—Town Topics. A MISUNDERSTANDING. Barber—"Shall I go over tho chin once more, sir?" Customer —"No; I'd heard it all beforo you told me."—Harper's •Weokly. HIGH. "I understand that your picture re ceived the highest consideration at the exhibition." "Yes," replied tho mournful artist, "it was skied." —Washington Star. A MATTER OF FACT. Customer (with a handful of woru currency)—" These greenbacks aro tough." Cashier—l beg your pardon, they are legal tender."—Detroit Free Press. FRANK, BUT NOT FLATTERING. Joseph—"lf I should die, would you get another feller, Mury Jano?" Mury Jane—'There liaint no other feller around here, Joseph; or I wouldn't wait for you to dio." —Puak. THE PHfSICIAM. Mamma—"O Jaok, the baby has swallowed tho contents of this ink bottle. What shall I do?" Uncle Jack—"Why make him eat two or three sheets of blotting paper." —Truth. HAVING GREATNESS THRUST tTON HIVI. School Visitor- "Now thou, boy number one, who wroto 'Maobeth?'" Boy Number Ono (trembling vio lently)—" Please, sir. I didn't." School Visitor—"l know you didn't; but who did?" Boy Number Ono (with a spasm of virtue) —"Please, sir, I don't wanter be a telltale, but it wuz Bob Buster, over in do corner seat. I seen him a-doin'of it."—Judge. WANTED A PLEASANT EXPRESSION. Mr. Grumps—"Good morning. Do you take pictures by tho instantan eous process?" Photographer—"Yes, sir." Mr. Grumps—"Well, this is Mrs. (Grumps, my wife, you know. I want her pioture taken." Photograper—"Certainly. But aro you particular about having it instan taneous?" Mr. Grumps--"Of course. When you get things ready tell her to look pleasant, and then snap off the ma chine before tho expression fades away. You've got to be quicker'n lightning. "---New York Weekly. A BENEFACTOR OF HIS SPECIES. Fran von S., well known for her kindness and generosity, was waited upon the other day by a well-dressed gentlemau, who spoko to her as fol lows : "I wish to draw your attention, madam, to tho sad case of n poor family. Tho father is weak and ad vanced in years, the mother is bedrid den, and their live little children aro clamoring for bread. Tho poor creat ures aro about to be turned into the street with their wretched belongings unless somebody will uudertako to pay their arrears of rent, amounting to thirty marks." Frau von S. ut once went to fetch the money. Handing it to her visitor, she said: ' "Now, sir, I should liko to know who you are, as you soem to take so warm an interest in theso poor peo ple-" "I am thoir landlord, madam!"— Wochenblatt. HE WANTED TO KNOW. It was a farmer-looking man, with ouo arm in a sling and a bandage over ,his eye, who wanderod into the office of the superintendent. "1 was in that ther littlo smash-up down nigh Pluukville, "said tho farmer looking man, and then he 6miled^ "I guess ho can bo lixed up for not more than 850," thought the superin tendent. "Yas, I was there," continued tho visitor, with 'a chuokle. "Jist sailin' along, smooth as grease, listenin' to a hook-nosed feller tellin' a funny story, when all of a sudden —korblip I That there 010 car went sailin' so high that 1 could 800 the gray hairs in tho of tho moon, and then >she come down. How sho did come .down ? And when I eomo down too, there Kot that hook-nosed feller with |his hook-nose ohauged to a pug; uu other feller, 'bout seven loot high, was hung across the bollrope liko a snake hung up fer ruin, au'l ovor in the woodbox was a fat woman jammed in so tight that sho couldn't holler— oouldn't do nothin' but make faces. By gravy, it was tho funniest time I ever had in all my life. And so, I thought how much extry yon thort I'd orter to pay for the fun yon gimme." The superintendent sat there with Lis mouth open for so long that the farmer-looking man grew alarmed and fled. —Cincinnati Tribune. Terms—sl.oo in Advance; 51.25 after Three Months. A GENERAL PROTEST. ALL SUCTIONS IN.IURF.DBY FREE TIJADK LEGISLATION. Not Only the Sugar Planters ot the South, Hut the Farmers of tho West Are Up ill Arms Against the Policy of Free Trade, Tho New York World regards the movement of tho sugar planters of Louisiana as "no surprise to thoso who have watched tho drift of Ameri can politics during the past ten years," and says that it is the beginning of a movement that "must goon for a number of years to come." The World is right in this nnd in its further prediction that other States in tho South have the samo element of citizenship as that in Louisiana, now hostile to Democratic principles, and that realignment of industrial forces must change the political make up of tho South. The World consoles itself in the belief that what its party loses in tho South in tho near future it will gain in tho great cereal-grow ing States of the Northwest, upon tho assumption that these States will favor tho policy of free trade after trying the effect of the present tariff rates. The temper of that section of tho country will be fully revealed in tho future elections, but up to tho present time we can seo no reason for the ful fillment of the World's expectation. On the other hand, thero is amplo reason for strong Western protest against the policy of free trade. Leav ing out of consideration tho serious injury to the wool industry and tho dreadful impairment of tho consuming capacity of tho laboring classes all over tho country, the result of free trade legislation, wo have but to point to tho vital losses sustained by ,the agricultural interests, chiefly iu the Western States, which tho World ex pects to espouse its cause, as follows: During tho first four mouths of tho operation of tho Gorman tariff thero were imported in tho dutiable schedule of articles of food and live animals 511,09(),419 moro than in tho corre sponding period of tho previous year under the McKinley law. Tho shrink age in exports of tho products ot agriculture for the first lour months after tho passage of tho free trado tariff, when compared with tho exports of the samo products in the corresponding period under tho McKinley, law, amounted to $30,158,- 3.01. Theso aro items of practical loss, amounting iu tho nggregato to $41,- 251,780, covering a period of only four months. The lot.? iu domestic trudo cannot bo definitely computed, but we know that during the period of depression since the beginning of free trade agitation it reached into billions of dollars. The West will not long tolerate a system which is literally devouring her substance, but, along with tho States of tho South which in the last election made such strenuous efforts to shake off freo trade ideas, sho will see the true value of protection and bid adieu forever to freo trado heresy, which, whenever ami wherever tried, has operated so seriously to hinder in dividual and National progress. Australian Wool Movement. A jj|j | The Free Traile Way. Tlio civilized world is, in fact, ap parently threatened with a calamity somewhat (similar to that which over throw the Roman Empire—that is, tho seizure of tho powers of Govern ment by semi-civilized men or civilized men acting under their direction, and tho management of States without the benefit of recordod human experience. —New York Evening Post. Every one who has studied tho his tory of tho Koman Empire with auy care knows that tho calamity which overthrew that empire was caused by freo wheat. The free and lavish im portation of wheat drove tho Roman farmers from the Campagnia and filled Homo with the very rich, their 'syco phants and slaves, liomo went tho way Englaud is going. It is tho freo trade way. Why the t«ol! Uocs. During the six mouths en Jin * Feb ruary 21, 189-">, tho dutiablo iui;n>rts at New York amounted to 31*21, 9t'58,- 14S, as compared with .'531,143,988 for the dutiable imports during tho eoi responding six months ending February 21, lSi'i. Under tho Ger man taritf, for the half year, Now York has bought from foreigu coiitries 340,500,000 worth more goods than he did before the now bill became a law. Cotton Wor»cr* luUresti'd. During the first five months of tho Gorman tariff, ending January HI, thero were imported nt New \<irk over 15,001),00!) square yards of bleached cottons as compared with S,- 871,000 square yards imported during the corresponding five inotitha a ye.ii' earlier. NO. 33. Textile Trades ami the Tariff. In January, 1804, wo exported 22,* 365,003 yards of cotton cloth; in Jan uary, 1895, but 11,470,540 yards. The great shortage was, of course, iu our shipments to China. The ship ments to Brazil, howover, declined from 1,415,300 yarils to 452,567 yards. This deoline in exports, it must bo re membered, is in tlio face of a declino in prices, which under other circum stances would onconi age exportation. To sum up the showing as rogards textiles of the Government figures for January, tho facts are : 1. Our exports of American woolens show a decrease, not an encouraging increase, as intimated by tho Depart ment of Htate. 2. Our imports of foreign manufac tures of wool show a huge increase even over the record of January, 1893, and in value they aro nearly four times those of January, 1894. 3. Our exports of cottons for tho month show a decline of eleven million yards, one million of which represents the loss of the Brazilian trade. 4. Our imports of cotton for the month have risen in value from $2,- 610,259 in January, 1894, to $4,585,- 702 in January, 1895.—Boston Com mercial Bulletin. Free Trade Wages. Sfrp England Feels the Curse. Are cheap goods a boon to the pro ducer? In other words, is free trade a blessing or a curse to a Nation ot manufacturers? Tho question lias been asked with some force by Mr. Blatchford, author of "Merrio Eng land," a gentleman of beautiful ideals but childishly impracticable methods. In arguing this question of free trade Mr. lllatchford has, beneficially for bis cause, put his Arcadian dreams be hind him and has dealt with this world of strife and struggle as ho finds it. Free trade, half a century ago, was the panacea for all humau ills. Under free trade everybody was to be happy, healthy, wealthy and wise. To even now hint a word against it is consid ered rank blasphemy by the older 6chool of political thinkers. But the young men everywhere aro asking thomselves if wo have not given the drug sufficient experiment; or, at all events, whether the surroundings Lave not changed and tho conditions altered to an extent sufficient to render a new treatment advisuble.— To-Day, Eughsh paper. The Farmer Feels Tire J. The American farmer is getting tired of Democratic sneers at the lioiue market. He has been studying tho subject in the light of practical experi ence. The demand for his products is undiminished, but. ho feels the effect of tho scarcity of cash through slack work and small wages, occasioned l>y tho operation of the new tariff law. The farmer prDbabiy feels most sensi bly and keenly any impairment of do mestic industries. The fields nre de pendent upon the factories. They work together and usually benefit each other. Tho foreigu market buys now from six to eight percent, of our farm products, whi'e the slurred and despised home market consumes from ninety-two to ninety-four per cent. Tho more this home market is pro tected in its varied sources of vitality, tho better it is for the farmer. Ho has no chauce in Europe except iu times oi war or famine.—Burliu-ton (Iowa) Hawk-Eye. What is Nee leJ Xinr. The promised activity of trado which was to follow the enactment of the Gorman tariff his been very slow in its movement, bnt according to tho best Democratic authority the slug gard is now in sight. Activity in trade ought to bring a train of bless ings, but unfortunately this trade ac tivity is in foreign goods and in non manufacturing centers. Activity in trade of this kind brings no relief to the multitude of our unemployed, whose pockets have been so pitilessly emptied. What is most needed now is activity in our great m iuufacturing centers, but this cannot come in full beneficial volume so long as that in strument of robbery, the Gorman tariff, remaius upon our statute books. Not Always 'lru - *. 'Cardinal Manning said that soma people implicitly assume that whatever is true of England is universally true. Unfortunately the assumption is not always correct, notably now when England is having a great deal of in dustrial good luck through tlifl very bad industrial luck of the United States. Want the Worts and Wago-. In 1890 and again in 1392 wa heard something about the the "tariff being revised by its victims." Since the tariff has been revised tho victims have made np their minds that thero is a good deal more in a demand for work at good wages than there is in a low tariff and low wages nti 1 no demand tor labor.