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:<t get angry. Ouo would almost
think that you had eomo other reason
than tho one you give so vehemently
for refusing M. do Merillao."
"Somo other reason," stammered
Antoinette, lowering her eyes, while a
pretty little flush came into her
cheeks.
Mme. Odiot watchod her smilingly,
and several minutes pased in silence.
Antoinette took up her sewing
again, and being aware no doubt that
her mother's eyes were fixod upon
her, presently rose and went ovor to
tho piano. Muio. Odiot stopped her
as she went.
"Wo will settle tho matter once for
all," eho said, "ncvor to return to it.
Tho reason you refuse M. do Merillao
is because you don't want to marry, is
it not?"
"Mais oui, raamnn," said Antoi
nette, in a voice that nevertheless
lacked tho ring of sincerity.
"So that, no matter who else may
como to mo to ask your hand I may
tell him no, and send him about his
business?"
"Oh! I don't say that —perhaps
later—when I am older—if the—if 1
liked him," stammerod tho youug girl,
much embarassed.
"So bo it! Wo will talk of some
thing else. For instance, my dear
nephew Gaston has now been with us
for three weeks, and has nearly fin
ished his picture. Ho has boen very
busy making somo sketches in the
woods for another one he has in view.
I think he is with your unolo at this
moment. Let us go aoross and sco
him— l mean my brother— ho has not
been vory well of late."
"Oh, no, mother I mynnole is quite
well again," said Antoinette quickly.
"Ah! you have some news about
him?"
Antoinette bit her lipa. Her answer
slipped out too quickly.
"The gardener told "me," she added
naively. Mme. Odiot pretended not
to notice her daughter's embarrass
ment.
"Will you oomewith me? lam go
ing at onoe. As he is your guardian
I ought to let him know at ones of
your decision with regard to M.de
LAPOKTE, PA., FRIDAY, JUNE 21, 1895.
Merillac, for lio know allfubout him I"
"Oh! my uncle know?"
"Yes."
"And ho approved?"
"Yes."
"Then Gaston knew that it was pro
posed I should marry this Baron?"
"Perhaps."
"But he had said nothing to me
about it."
"I thought you had not seen him."
"Oh! yes—that is—oh! no, I have
not," replied the girl, turning her
face away in her confusion over her
little libs, with whioh she was inex
perienced.
"Lot us go. Are you coming?"
Mine. Odiot turned away to hide a
smile.
"Is my presence very necessary?"
tho young girl asked. Then she add
ed : "I think that my uncle and
yourself will be able to talk moro at
your easo if I go away; bosidos my
uncle will question mo and I shan't
know how to auswer him."
"That is quito simple. You will
answer him as you answered me !"
"You are making fun of me, mother,"
replied Antoinette, peevishly.
"Not tho least in tho world. It is
not quito natuial that you should re
fuse a match so agreeable to your
mother and your tutor for so plausible
a reason ; you do not want to get mar
ried. But hero wo aro talking again
on tlTls subject, which wo had agreed
to leave alone ! It was vou that start
ed it again, you must notice!"
"Oh, now, mother, you rnako mo
cry I"
And Antoinette burst into tears and
threw herself upon her mother's neck.
"Why do you cry, ma mignonne?
There is surely no cause for tears in
our conversation."
At thi3 moment a servant girl en
tered tho room and announoed that
tho Baron de Merillao and his son
were waiting outside.
"Monsieur lo Baron do Merillao and
his son," who said.
Then she withdrew. Antoinette
hurredly mado up her miud to conceal
herself, when there appealod upon
tho threshold of the room her uncle
and Gaston. Sho stood gapiug at
them without moving and examined
them.
"What does this mean?" sho stam
mered, turning toward her mother.
"Ask your unolo and Gaston him
self," replied Mine. Odiot.
"It means," said M. Lambert very
seriously, "that I come as your guard
ian to ask for you in marriage to tho
Boron do Merillao."
"But—tho announcement just made
by Justine?" interrupted Antoinette,
who could not understand why the
Baron aud his father did not make
thi ir appearance, and why her uncle
mado this request, when they were
evidently both waiting in tho next
room.
Her interrogating glauces passed
from her mother to M. Lambert and
Gaston, tlia latter of whom appeared
a little disturbed and nervous in spite
of his smiling face. Antoinette had
dried her tears, but her eyes were
still red and swollen from crying.
Gnston noticed this.
"Yon have boon erying, Antoin
ette?" ho asked her, whilo M. Lam
bert aud Mine. Odiot stood apart and
conversed in low tones.
"Yes," the replied to her cousin's
question.
"Why?"
"I cannot tell you."
"Oh !" was all ho said.
"Well, Antoinet'e," interrupted M.
Lambert, "yon havo given me no
auswer!"
"Mother has already spokon to mo
about this gentleman, uncle, aud—
and—"
"And?" questioned Gaston's father.
"Aud—" continued Antoinette,
playing nervously with a skein of
wool sho held in her hands.
"Well?" insisted M. Lambert, "is
it dillicult to say?"
Gaston made a step in the direction
of tho young girl, as though to en
courage her.
"Tell them, mother,whatl answered
you," murmured the poor girl. Gas
ton's attitude was torture to her.
"Well,"'begau Mmo. Odiot, ex
changing a glaneo with her brother,
"my daughter does not wish to get
married."
Gaston mado another step toward
Antoinette and seized her hand.
"Not oven with mo?" he asked with
a trembling voice.
"With you?" cried tho young girl,
blushing aud growiug palo by turns.
"Yes, with me, for 1 lovo you. Do
you not know it?"
"I was sure of it," roplied M. Lam
bert with a wiuk.
"For goodness sake, explain your
sulvos!" exclaimed Antoinette, look
ing at all of them iu turn.
"It is easy toexplain," said Gaston.
"I thought I had guessed your love
for me, and I told my father, confess
ing my lovo for you at the same timo.
lie and your mother talked it over
aud laid this trap to see if your lovo
was strong euough to resist a rioh aud
titled lover."
"Oh, Gaston! and you havo fallen
into tho trap?" »
"Yos, petite cousine, for I too want
ed to feel quito sure that I was being
loved for myself alono. Now I know,
aud can no longer doubt, can I?"
You will be my wife, won't you?"
not said so," inter
rupted Mme. Odiot mischievously,
without giving her daughter time to
reply, aud having hard work hersolf
to keep a serious face.
"Yes, I have mother," cried An
toinette, with delightful simplicity.
"Ah! Antoinette! Antoinette!
Thank you, my darling little cousin,"
exolaimed Gaston, mad with joy.
The young girl had flung lier_i.li'
upon her mother's neck and embraced
her with all her heart.
"Naughty mother!" she marmered
in her ear as she kissed her.
"You areervinif still?" asked Mme.
Odiot, laai>;>*., .
"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.