SULLIVAN JSI&I REPUBLICAN. W. M. CHENEY. Publisher. VOL. XIII. It is said that 750,000 American! belong to the criminal class. Michigan is to adopt the Massachu setts reading and writing qualifica tions for voters. Owing to tho unusual activity in potato planting tho prico of fertilizer has advanced fifty per cent. Tipping is tho latest British insti tution to bo threatened. Tho Prince of Wales has declared that ho will put it down. A Boston church has decided to hold services at 8.30 a. m. during tho sum mer, so that tho congregation can spend tho rest of tho day at pleasure resorts. If the experiments now in progress succeed, tho Detroit Free Press fig ures that paper stockings sized with potato starch and tallow will be put on tho market and sold at three cents a pair. Tho New Orleans ricoyuno says: "Tho feeling in Georgia is so strong against women's suffrage that tho Stato convention of tho W. C. T. U. adjourned without discussing the sub ject, though it was on tho pro gramme." Bev. Mr. Fairbanks, an American missionary in India, attributes a largo part of his su erects to the uso of a bicycle. Not only is he enabled to cover a more extensivo territory with it, but tho natural curiosity of tho natives brings large crowds to see "a liorso that needs neither grass nor grain." Gypsies in France havo hitherto managed to avoid beingnumbered and traced. They roam through tho coun try in bands, and as long as they did no serious harm wore let alono by tho police. Now tho gendarmes havo or ders to take a census of these nomads and to soo that those who aro not French aro registered like other for eigners. Every Paris school has its "can toon," where free meals aro given to tlio children who cannot pay, while thoso who arc better off pay in part or in full, states tho New Orleans Picayune. Each child brings his cleun linpkin, his iittle bottle of vin ordi naire, and sometimes fruit or a bit of cheeso for dessert. The cooking is usually done by tho janitor, und tho meals are served at little tables in the play room. The cost of the portions, generally stews of meat and vegeta bles, is about two cents for each child. To the thoughtful stranger within our gntes, observes tho New York Press 1 , the exodus of Americans, indi cated by the cabin lists of tho grant steamship companies, amounts ulmost to 11 depopulation of certain quarters of our city. lie is tempted to figure a little on tho subject. Over 3000 perrons leave this city for foreigu shores every week, and each ROCS with, eay, SI 000 to spend in haviug a good time. Ho thinks this estimate is within bounds. If so, tho steam ship companies and Europe get out of us every week #3,000,000. There is one thing certain. If you aro Worry iny about poverty and hard times just go down to tho piers of the leading Jines and look at tho crowds going abroad. You will forget then that thero was ever a thought of distress or depression. There is a story going around that a man may goto Europe, remain two weeks in London and Paris, and return safe and sound for 8260. It may bo possible, but precious few get oil under SIOOO, if they see anything of life in the Old World. Tlio New York Tribuno announces that Now Jersey lias successfully pointed the way in tho matter of road betterment, and tho work is to bo carried much further immediately. Hudson and Bergen Countios havo done considerable. Union County lias done more. Camden and Burling ton have shown a like commendable upirit. Now Morris County is giving nn earnest of its purposo to keep up otbor progressive counties. About 300 miles of road in that county aro to bo impioved this season, and it is estimated that 2000 men will bo kept nt work for severul months. Not only uro theso roads to bo macadamized, but tho grades are to bo improved, a four per cent, grade (that is, a rise of not more than four seet in 100 feet) Laving been adopted. Much heavier loads can thus be carried by tho farmers and all others engaged in transportation, while for pleasure driving and bicyoliug Morris County bids fair to become a paradise. The in tiro work is under competent en gineering direction. Morris County just now is furnishing a valuable ob ject-lesson to all who are interested in road reform. ANITA. fiho's a pretty puss in boots, With a sauoy name that suits Every glance. Is it whispered, Is it sung, Htlll it ripples on tho tonguo In a danee. Oh, she walks so pit-a-pat. And sho talks of this and that Such a way, Just to watch hor witching blush Even Hoorates would hush Half a day. She is not on nngcl; no! Tlioy are out o' placo bolow, Lot us grieve, l'tt porchauce thero is a wing llid beneath that pufTy thing Styled n sleeve. Her singing makes me think Of a tricksy bobolink All delight, With liis silver strain allow Where the apple-blossoms blow l'lnk and white. Like a wild rose, nowly born, Bursting into bloom at morn, Dow ogleam, Bo ontranuing is hor smile, Lo, it haunts mo all the whilo Iu a dream. —Samuel M. Peek, in tho Century. A TEST OF LOVE. ABS UR E you, mother, that I do not want to marry I\. yet," said Antoiu tlfL otto to Mme. Odiot. Wj/l "I am so happy t'A with yourself; but should I enjoy tho ( same happiness, tho same peaco and the same contentment HI '" when I change your 11 reside for another ? I doubt it! No, no, I haye plenty of timo yet, I am only eighteen years of ago. Whilo 1 am much honored by tho attentions of M. lo Baron de Merillao, I repeat that I must refuse him!" "My dear child," replied Mme. Odiot, ".you should reflect that ouo of these days you will lose me. 1 have beeu suffering for a long time, and very little would suflieo to carry wo off. You will then Und yourself with out support, binco your dear father is gone, and a husband is tho natural support- of u young girl when oho has lost her parents. Baron Merillao is a very estimable young man. You will probably never get such another offer. Ho is enormously rich, and he has a titlo and is the only son of parents who will adore and worship you as if you wero their own child. It would surely be madness to persist in a re fusal that has no basis. Tho Baron is a handsome cavalier, and his manners aio of tho best. What more can you wish?" "Then you know him?" asked An toinette, with surprise. "Without doubt." "Yet I havo never seen him here," persisted the girl. "No, ho has never boen here, but I havo met him several times at the house of Mme. de Saverny, where you would never accompany me, under tho pretext that she displeased you, and it was Mme. do Suveruy who spoke to mo of tho Baron as u man who would bo suitable for you, from every point of view." "I shall liko Mme. de Saverny etill less now," exclaimed tho girl. "What business is it of hers? If she is so anxious to get M. do Merillao married lot her take him hdrsclf. Sho is a widow." "You aro foolish, ma honne cherie. M.de Merillao is twonty«live years old and Mine. de Saverny fs fifty. She might be his mother. But you should n:;>*., . "Ob, no, chero petite mere, I am laughing now 1" And, turning her radiant faee toward her unole and cousin, she placed her hand in that of Gaston and allowed him to draw her to his shonld or in a warm embrace.—From the French. Horse Hides. About ninety per eent. of all horse hides taken off are being tanned into leather nowadays and used in the manu facture of boots and shoes, glove leather, imitation buckskin, eto. The valuo of the hides depend upon thoir size and condition, tho most desirable coming from the large cities, whero tho majority killed are tho result of accident. In such instanoes tho hides are more nearly perfect than when the animal dies of starvation, old age or because of general worthlessness, says the Breeder and Sportsman. At pres ent hides will bring $1.75 to $2.50 each in Chicago, while some of the Milwau kee tanners, who make a specialty of such hides aro paying a little moro for No. 1 skins. Foreign horse hides find their way into this country to some extent, lib eral numbers coming from Bussia and France. With horseflesh regularly of fered in the French markets, tho qual ity of skins from that country is su perior. Tho hide of a well-fod young animal weighs forty to forty-flvo pounds. Tanners usually cut tho skins di rectly across tho baokbono about eight eon inchos forword of tho root of the tail, dividing tho hides into fronts and butts. Tho latter aro tanned separ ately and finished after splitting on flesh side, and yield threo to throe and a half pairs of shoo fronts, frequently known as "Cordovan," rogardod as one of tho finest in tho market. Tho fronts of tho horse hides aro usually converted into glovo leathers or finished upon tho grain side into black shoe leather. Cost or Electric Cooking. Inquiry is often made as to tho cost of electric cooking. Nelson W. Perry, writing ou this subject, Rives tho most reliablo data at present obtainable. Tho cost of «u electric lamp is taken at about ono cent, per hour. One pint of water can bo brought from sixty degrees Fahrenheit to the boiling point at tho cost of two sixteen-candle-power lamps lor ono hour: or, by tho use of the equivalent of five lamps, it can bo made to boil in twelvo minutes; whilo by tho uso of tho equivalent of sixteen aud a half lamps it can bo made to boil in 3.7 minutes. Four or five cut lots cau bo fried by employing tho equivalent of livo lamps for twelvo minutes. This includes the timo re quired for heating tho pan. Whon tho eleetrio oven is used, the equiva lent of eighteen lamps will raise the temperature from fifty-throo dogreos Fahrenheit to 120 dogrees in fivo minutes, to 25G degrees iu ten minutes, to 35G degrees in fifteen minutes, and to 137 degrees in twenty minutes. At this rate, electrical cooking is still more expensive than ordinary methods. Nevertheless, its use is daily increas ing. Its groat advantage is perfect cleanliness. Tho electrical kitchen hardly seems to bo a kitchon at all. Thero is no heat from tho fires, no smoke, and no dirty utensils. As soon as the "current" citn bo sold at a (iguro which will command its uso for kitchon purposes it will beoomo uni versal.—Philadelphia Ledger. Tho Island ot Sumatra.' Tho population of tho Island of Su matra is about six millions, which in cludes that of sonio of the smaller isl ands adjacent to it, all being under the rule of tho Kingdom of the Nether lands. About threo thousand Euro peans live ou tho island, mingling but little, however, with tho natives, who are Mohammedan Malays of two classes —viz. : Tho Acheeneso (natives of tho kingdom of Aclieon), who aro tall, well made, activo and intelligent, but at the same timo cunning and blood thirsty, aud the Lampougers dwelling in tho kingdom (of Lampong), who nre just the opposite of the Achoeneso, being short, mild, uncivilized and lazy. The houses throughout Sumatra aro set up on iron wood posts, several families dwelling under one roof. Tho island isdivided up into several king doms aud principalities, of whioh Pa dang, Djambi, Indragiri, Hlak, Acheen and Lampong are tho principal. Tho large eitioa nearly all bear tho namo of the kingdom to which they belong. —New York Dispatch. Shaving Set to Music. The latest thing iu barber shops is a musical box which the boss of the es tablishment regulates to suit the times. On Monday, for iustauce, ho keops the machine up to light opera airs just fast .'enough to keep his asssistants shaving customers at a nico, steady gait. Tuesday being a quiet day iu tlio barber business, "Home, Sweet Hoiue" and "You'll Bemember Mo" are good onough. Wednesday, Thurs day and Friday tho barber confines the musical box to popular selections of a rather lively nature. On Satur days ho puts the reels and jigs on top, and every b.irber iu tho house is on tho run.—Philadelphia Call. Moving a Masonry House. Tho Sago house, Brooklyn and St. Murk's'avenues, Brooklyn, N. Y., has been successfully movod by B. C. Miller & Son, the house movers of that eity. The building is of stone, weighing about 1300 tons, and was built by a son of Mr. Btißsell Sago, of New York. The con bract for removal called for its boing moved thirty feet toward St. Mark's avenue aud twenty and ouc-half feet toward Brooklyn avenne, and that it should b« raised two and a half feet on ita foundations. This is to be done with out break or orack in the walls.—Soi entiflo American. THE MERRY SIDE OF LIFE, STORIES THAT ARE TOLD BT THE FUNNY MEN OF THE PRESS. Why?—A Preference —ln 1020 —A Backward Hoy—His Discomfort Kxplalned, Mc., Ktc. Thus runs a wise aud ancient saw: "Uneasy lies tho crowned head." But what I cannot understand Is why kings wear their crowns in bod. —Browning's Monthly. A BACKWARD BOY. Green Gates—"ls your eon doing well at college?'* Halsoy Putnam—"Not as well as I expected; he's only playing center field. A PREFERENCE. He—"l don't boliove in long en gagements — do you, Mis* Alithca?" Sho—"No, Mr. Buuthorn ; I prefer short ones and many of them,"— Judge. DENIED THAT SHE UAU INTENTION'S, "Come, Molly, I've known you boy and girl ever since you was a baby, and you'ro a girl after my own heart." "Why, Captain! I never thought of such a thing."—Truth. niS DISCOMFORT KXL'IJAI S'KIt. "You seem very uncomfortable,' said Mrs. Cayenne. , "I am exceedingly uncomfortable. I have something on my mind." "Ah? Then it's no wonder." Washington Star. AT WORK ONOE MORE. Strawbcr—"You know Hpicer, who lias been out of a job so long. I hear ho has something at last." Singerly—"What is he doiug?" Strawbcr "liunning au employ ment agency."—Judge. IN 1920. Mrs. New Woman—"Bo calm, my dear; I think thero is a woman under tho bed!" Mr. New Woman—"Oh, Maria, do be careful! If yon shoot her try not to hurt her very much!" HIS ESCAPE. Smythe—"Sho wasn't sure which sho liked better, Jones or me, but sho gavo mo tho bonefit of tho doubt." Bliffa—"And mado you happy?" Smytho "Yes; they havo been married moro than a year now."— Puck. SAFER. Stranger (to mule) "ili-up, there! Step around oat ot' the way, you worthless brute!" Farmer Hawback (to stranger)—"lf you have anything mean to say about that mule you'll better say it to his faco not behind his back."—i'uek. ENCORE. Tho bicyclist who w;» riding a very high wheel took a genuine header and turned an almost complete somersault. After ho had recovered liims.'lf and wiped tho dirt from his face and clothes lie was very much astonished to hoar one of two small boys 011 the sidewalk say: "Mister, do that agin, will ycr? This feller didn't see it."—Judge. NO SACRIFICE SALE. Tho Count came near and whispered softly: "1 am readj'," he said/ "to make a sncrilice for you." Sho gestured deprcoatingly. "Sacrifice?" she repeated. "No, Reginald, lam able to pay the regular price." Sho smiled, as in tho consciousness of power.—Detroit Tribune. IIE SCORED. "Look here," ho said, coming breathlessly into her presenoe, "you are tho goal of my affections; are you not?" "You have always assurod mo that I was." "And I've been making steadygaius toward you, havon't I?" "You liavo." "And I'm on your fifteen-yard line, am I not?" "Well, I guess you are." "Well, your father kicked mo out of tho house last night, aril I want ton yards for interference, see?"— Life. THE MARCH OF CIVILIZATION. "What's this?" said Li Iluug Chang in a startled tone. "That's your bill for sundry pur chases in our peace depaitment," re plied tho Mikado. "But this last item?" "That's what it will cost you in ad dition if Russia won't let us hang on to your territory." "This Western civilization is ruin ing us Orientals," tho Viceroy said with a sigh. ■'What do you mean?" "You people are ringing in extras on me like a hotel keeper at a tjuinmer resort."—Washington Star. ALL FOR NAUOIIT. "No," said tho pensive maiden, "it is impossible that this engagement should last longer. 1 thought I loved you onoe, but I know better now. Can you forgive ine?" "Well, I should say not," hissed tho youug man, making a grab for his hat. "For morethan ayear—all for you —I have not been to a pionio; I liavo played no billiards; I have not taken a drink; I have turned the cold shoulder on every girl that has tried to flirt with me. How am I going to get paid back for all tho fun I have missed? Oh, yes, I will forgive you —I doa't think" lndianapolis Journal. Terms—sl.oo in Advance ; 51.25 after Three Months. FREE TRADE, FREE GIFTS. WONDERFUIJ WAY IN WIIICII THE NEW TARIFF WORKS. Giving Away Our Goods so as to Reach the Markets of the World- Farmers' Products Passed Over the Democratic Gift-Counter Whilo it Las always been claimed by the friends of frco trails that their policy would open the markets of tho world to American products ami manu factures, they havo never shown the extont of tho free gift distribution that has to bo made in reaching those markets. The Gorman tariff bad been in forco seven months on March 3], 1895, and in that time our exports of cotton were as follows, compared with the corresponding soven months a year earlier: EXPORTS OF COTTON'. Seven months to Pounds. Value. March 31, 1893 2,924,815,673 *160.873,280 March 31, 1894 2,280,428,409 173,223,789 Increase, 1895.. .. 093,889,261 *9,350,509 *Dec reuse. In reaching tho markets of the world wo have sold nearly 694,000,- 000 pounds more of cotton than wo did a year earlier, but we havo re ceived $9,350,000 less money for tho larger quantity than was paid us for the smaller quautity shipped a year earlier. It practically cost us this $9,350,000 to make free gilts to for eign manufacturing countries of 094,- 000,000 pounds ot cotton. Let us now look at other farm prod ucts and seo if the producers of bacon ond lard, for instance, have fared any better than tho cotton growers, our expoits of these two commodities for nino months ending March 31, IS9I and 1895, comparing as follows : EXPORTS OF BACON. Nine mouths to Pouud?. Vulu •. March 31. 1893 348.385,061 *20,033,333 March 31, 1894 311,73:1.130 29,610,798 Increase, 1895 30,652,531 "357.403 KXI'OIiTS or L.UUJ. Nine months to Pounds. Value. March 31, 1895 363.153.997 528.420,880 March 31. 1894 317.147,119 29,819.10 '. Increase. 1893 ... . 40,006,878 *1.398,217 •Decrease. It. seems that under tho Gorman tmiff we sold 30,052,531 pounds more of American bacon in the markets of the world than we did a year earlier, but wo received $357,465 less money for tho larger quautity than was paid us for the smaller quantity that wo shipped abroad a year earlier. Iu other words, wo have paid out this 8">37,465 for the privilege of making free gifts of 36,653,009 pounds of American bacon to the consumers in the markets of the world. No won der they are so eagerly waiting to take our products from us. Tho figures of our exports of lard show that wo have sold over 10,000,000 pounds more of American lard under the Gorman tariff period than wo did during tho corresponding months a year earlier, but wo received $1,393,- 217 less monoy lor tho larger quan tity that wo sold than was paid us for tho smaller quantity. Iu other words, it has cost us this §1,398,217 to pre sent freo gifts of -Hi,000,000 pounds of lard to foreign consumers, who are anxiously waiting to use our lard in those markets of tho world that tho Gorman tariff has opened. Summarizing these results, under tariff reform or i'roo trade, of let ting ourselves out into tho markets of the world during tho fe.v mouths of tho Gorman tariff, we Hud that tho American farmers have made free gifts of nearly 691,000,000 pounds cotton, of 36,653,000 pounds of bacon and of 46,000,000 pounds of lard to tho man ufacturers and consumers of tho world, and that it costs us SI 1,300,000 hard cash to distribute these free gifts. The free gift scheme is generally worked on tho understanding, and with tho expectation, that subsequent trade results will bo beneficial to tho giver, compensating him in tho long run for tho gifts that ho has given away. In the distribution from our National gift counter no compensating profits seem yet to havo been realized. Possibly tho freo gift scheme was not advertised enough during tho 1892 and 1894 election campaigns. Wo do not recollect having been any no tices thereof. It was a serious over sight and one that should bo remo died as speedily us'possible an 1 ex plained away by freo trade and turitl reform orators. Tho Cleveland-Carlisle-Gorman-Wil son froe gift counter, whilo proving a satisfactory grab-bag to tho markets of tho world, has only served to de plete tho Treasury till. Tho Ameri can people, and the American farmers especially, will not forget thut free trade means freo gifts. It was a glorious opening day when wo let ourselves out with our froe gifts. Tho markets of the world have been strug gling to reach our freo gift counter. How long con we afford such a dis tribution? What uro we getting in return for it? Democracy and Deficiency. The way to stop loans is to stop de ficiencies. Tho reserve is sure to bo drained if you cut off tho supply. The outilow of gold will never trouble us when tho iuflow of gold is only lurgo enotigh. Loans and deficiencies soem to be inseparable from tho Demo cratic party, and wo should ever ro member that wo cannot replouish tho Treasury of a Government by impov erishing tho people who sustain the Government, llomo prosperity is tho koy to an easy treasury and a high orodit. —Governor William MoKinley. Xevtr. In Vermillions Parish, Lu., over 1000 tons of cane were adandoned and left standing, notes a Southern paper. Did this ever happen during any sea son when the eouulry was under a policy of protection? NO. 37. England's Silver Lining, A rery extensive review of tho com mercial and financial record of Eng lish trade is given in the London Economist. It appears that tho im ports of foreign countries retainod for English consumption would have Rhown an increase of 9.95 per cent, in 1894 as compared with 1893, with the exports of English goods 3.35 per cent, larger than iu 1893, if allowance were made for the decline iu prices last year. As a mattor ot fact, how ever, the actual values showed an in crease of 0.9 per cent, in imports and a decrease of 0.9 per cent, in ex ports. In 1894 thero wasau enlargement of the foreign trade of tho United King dom, but at prices that indicate stag nation. The smaller margin of profit derived from trade in 1891 showed that the average prices of that year's imports wer07.91 per cent, lower than in 1893, while the average prices of exports were 4.27 per cent, lower. As the Economist says,"lt meant not only more and more work for no more or oven less money; but when prices were persistently slipping away, tho value of stocks deteriorates, and losecs accrue." It would seem, however, that thero has been at least a iittlo silver lining to this dark cloud, and that the Eng lish manufacturers did not transact such a bad business ns appears upon the surfaco. Owing to tho lower prices, tho English imports cost $150.- 000,000 less than they would have cost had the prices of 1893 boon main tained, wlieroas, tho loss iu their ox ports reached only 348,000,000. In textile industries there was a gain of $46,350,000 through tho lower value of raw materials imported, as against a loss of $25,000,000 iu tho lower prices of yarns and fabrics sold to other countries, making their gain iu this respect over $21,000,000 at tho expense of the producers of tho raw material and tho purchasers of their manufactured goods. The Way Out Is Also the Way lu. I! 5 Freo Trade Pauper«. In England tho Honso of Commons is considering plans for the relief of tho unemployod. At a recent sitting of tho committee Mr. James Kier Hardie, M. P., testified that tho dis tress was so widespread that tho pro posed grant of $5,000,000 would tido over tho needs of tho unemployed for a fow veeks only. This condition of affairs iu England is what free trade loa Is to inevitably. Although Great Britain's industrial activities, insomo important Hues, uro greater than for soveral years past, thanks to our free trado Administra tion, slio has, nevertheless, by her freo trado policy, created a pauper class of which she eanuot now rid her self. Tho United States would do well to note the decline of trade and labor conditions iu England traceable uumistakably to freo trade heresy. American Women's Fashion 4. I imagine women would open their pretty eyes wide at tho idea of their owing anything to their own city. But they do. They owe to their own country a sort of loyalty that will make it fear no competition with tho luxury venders of other countries. 1 onco heard a most excellent woman— a modiste with a clientele of a high class—agonizing over the great Na tional question of protection or no protection with such frenzied earnest ness that I was compelled to ask her why it touched her in such personal fashion. She was for protection. "Touch me," she answered tragically, "of course it touches me. Free trade and the country is inundated with the gowns thut I now import for my ladies; ladies who will wear nothing of American manufacture." What a groat people tho Americans would be if the women, on tho con trary, would wear nothing that was not of American manufacture, How easily they could sot tho fashions for tho world if, with their wealth, inde pendence and lovo of luxury they choose to bo loaders where now they are satistied to copy and follow.— Jeannetto H. Walworth, in tho Mail and Express.