SULLIVAN REPUBLICAN W. M. CHENEY, Publisher. VOL. XIII. A St. Louis court has ruled that an engaged girl has an insurablo interest in the life of her fiance. Gladstono said reoontly that ho was too old to~ha'Voua opinion on tho new woman. Ilis "ideal woman had not altered in tho last three scoro •ears and ten." It lias been recently calculated that during tho eighteen years ending with June 30, 1800, no fewer than 182G per sons wero killed in cyclonos in tho United States. Tho Kansas City Journal observes, facetiously : I'ooplo seldom kill them selves in the city of Biooklyn. When they get tired of life they simply quit dodging trolley cars. "The craze over roller skates somu years ago is nowhere Uear so sweepiug and widespread in its effects as iho present craze over tho bicycle," main tains the Chicago Record. A society for iho suppression of scandal Ims just been started at luster burg, in East Prussia. Every scanda lous story spread in tho town will bo traced uud tho originator prosecuted by the society. The New Oilcans Picayune is aston ished because Henry W. Rail, of New York, has been sentenced to prison for n year for shooting himself, and tho same day, in the saino city, a woman, who had tried to murder her husband, was discharged. Two reasons given in tho New York Sun for tho falling off iu tho receipts at Monte Carlo are tho financial strin gency in tho United States and in Italy.—the Nations thai, spent most money at tho tables—and tho rise of Cairo as a winter resort. Tho bicycle has had a serious effect on rents in Chicago, claims tho Now Orleans Picayune. Clerks and peoplo of moderate means find that they can get to their business as early and as easily from a distant suburb, and can save in the rent more than tho cost of tho wheel. An international monument to ner mann von llelmholtz is to be erected in Berlin. It promises, remarks tho Washington Star, to bo a unique mem orial, for the money with which it will bo purchased is being contributed by Germany, France, England, Italy, Russia and tho United States, Science knows no nationality. Ono of tho great blessings which will undoubtedly result from tho war in tho East is that China will be opened to tho trade of the world. Mr. Denby, United States Minister ut Pe kin, in a lato report, prodiets that Japan, in making a treaty with China will, to a great extent, endeavor to rcmovo many restrictions now exist ing on foreign trade. Miss Estello Clayton, an enterpris ing New York actress, is trying to have from acting tho part of TrTiTiy with bare feet, avers The Pathfinder. She says she has a copyright on baro feet on the stage. In that case the law requires her to send two specimens to bo filed in the Library of Congress. What's to be done? There is no provision for stor ing baro feet in the Congressional Li brary. Tho growth of cotton mills in the South has increased nearly 100 per cent, in five years. The total number of spindles in operation in 1835 was 3,001,340, against 1,639,082 in 1890, and the number of looms in operation in 1895 was 70,87-1, against 38,865 in 1890. It is said that Now England manufacturers, who represent 1,500,- 000 spindles, havo recently been inves tigating tho advantages of the South for cotton manufacture. There havo been few deaths of Cab inet officers since the war, Mr. Ores ham being only the fourth to die in all that time. General John A. Raw. lins, who was Secretary of War under President Grant, died whilo still in Bervico. Charles J. Folger, who Secretary of tho Treasury under Ar thur, died iu 1884, and William Win clom died in 1891, after making a speech at tho Cliambei of Commerce banquet at Delmonico's. At that time be was Secretary of tho Treasury in Harrison's Cabinet. Mr. Grcsham is tho fourth Secretary of State to die in service. Tho others wero Hugh S. Legare, who died in 184:3 whilo Acting Secretary of State under Tyler; Abel P. Upshur, who followed him in tho »;ame Cubinet, and to ho was killed by the explosion oi' a gun on board tho war vessel Princeton, and Daniel Web ster, who fts iho tinio of hid death was Secretary 'it v'ate in I''illinovc's Cabi net. WHEN THE MERCURY RISES. Tlio man whoso rule It is to tnko The weather as it oomes. Without a word of fus.-i, finds Ufa A pudding full of plums. Ho doesn't earo how low or higU Tho mercury has got, And even when it's mid-July, He h.irdly knows it's hot. Hut he who, when the mercury Goes up to eighty-five, Makes such a fuss that every ono ltogrets that lie's alivo, Thus makes himself unhappier Than lie was meant to be, And feels tho heat at seventy-two As if 'twero ninety-three. £)o take a warning from the?o lines-* It's good advice, though free— And when tho hot days really eomo Don't watch tho mercury. Just go about your daily tasks Hfgardloss of tho heat, And you will find that every day Your life will grow more sweet. Somervillo (Mass.) Journal. HOW TOM RAISED THE WIND -—. t by his . haggard looks fr and the monoto nous way in , which ho was pac ing up and down tho room, the Hon. Robort Spenceley was evidently under tho influence of a serious mental depression when his particular chum, Tom Langton, favored him with a morning call. "Halloa! What's up, Bob? By Jove, you are looking seedy." Tho Hon. Robert stopped in his purposeless walk, languidly extended his ' arm, lightly touched tho tips of his frieud's lingers, and heaved a deep and bitter sigh. "Are you ill, chappie, or has the peerless, patrician Penelope—" "Sit down, Tom. The fact is, I've been a fool." "And how did you discover it?" "Well, as you know, I've been mixed up a bit with Lord Temptown and his set. Jolly fellows, but in clined togo tho pace a bit too fast. Hang mo if I can say 'No' to anything that they propose, and the upshot of it all is that in two nights I have lost upward of £3OOO playing cards at the Junior Aborigines—ut least, that's tho amouut they hold my I O U'e for." "What confoundedly bad luck you must have Wod!" "I posted down to the family nest yesterday, laid the wholo affair beforo tho governor, and vowed that I would never touch a card again if ho would help mo out of this scrape." "And has he refused?" "Point blank. Ho reminded me that on several occasions ho had paid off my legitimate debts—small in com parison to this one—but he considered playing cards for high stakes so out rageously foolish that he could not and would not help mo. I told him they were debts of honor, but ho said it was a most dishonorable way either of making or gotting rid of money." "In conclusion, ho told mo that as it was most desirable that I should break off from this connection, he proposed to [reduce my allowanco to £SOO for ono year, during which time I am to travel and see as much of tho world as I can on a paltry £lO a week." "And what did you say?" "What could 1 say? I have no ehoico in tho matter. I have mado up my mind that I will not goto money-lenders, and so I must get these fellows to wait until I can ro deem my paper." "Look hero, old chap. I'll come with you for a time, and we'll go in for a walking tour." "Tom, you aro a brick, Let tis start this week." Three months had elapsed since Robert Sponceley's departure, during which period frequout communications —each bearing expressions of regrot for the past and promises for tho fu ture —kept Lord Methwick fully ac quainted with his son's doings. Tho absent ono seemed to be thoroughly enjoying himself, judging from" his graphic descriptions of tho scenery and incidents of tho walking tour. Then the letters ceased altogether. Several times lately tho doubt had arisen in Lord Metliwick's mind as to whether ho had not been too sovere, remembering that his son had hitherto borno an irreproachable character, evincing a deep dislike to all tho worser forms of dissipation, and thero was no doubt that this unfortunato af fair at the Junior Aborigines was not tho result of inherent or newly-ac quired viciousness, but rather 4 brought about by a falso position, in which, surrottnded by companions of wealth and repute, ho had been led away by tho excitement and his inability to say "No." Now that no news camo from him, his father's resolution rapidly gave way under the disquieting influence of foreboding and tho continuous en treaties of his mother, until at last I\is recall was decided upon so soon as the next intimation of his address should arrive. The next letter did disclose his whereabouts, and this was the— thunderbolt: "Most Illustrious Signor—Tho soil of your Excellency is doing us tho honor to condescend onr humble hos pitality to partake and has to us your address given so that wo may impart his well being. He now his departure desires, but we would that your illus trious Excellency to us sending the sum of pounds 4000 Englischo that we may be solaced for his loss." Then foiiowed an address to which a com munication was to be sent, and the wiwive concluded; "Any ixMoruation LAPORTE, PA., FRIDAY, JULY 12, 1895. to tho gendarmes will bo on the son of your Excellency. (Signed) "GIUSEITE." Giuseppe! Tho most noted and bloodthirsty _ brigand of modern times, about Whose cruelties and tor tures so many harrowing tales were told by travf' ,ts, and npon whose head a heavy price had been set long ago. Lady Methwick piteously besought her husband to send the money at once. "They will kill my darling boy. and you—you —will have sent him to his death!" Her daughters, tho llo'j. Agatha, Ondine and Clovis, added thoir ago nized entreaties; indoed so carried away were they by their feelings that they actually offered togo without now hats and dresses for tho next twelve months, in order to contribute to the ransom money. But his Lord ship did not believe in giving way at once. Doubtless a lesser sum would bo accepted, and while negotiations wcro in progress and thcro was a chance of tho ransom being ultimately paid, he did not think his son would bo in any danger. So ho sent an offer of £2OOO. The reply to this was a curt refusal, and a postscript added in Robert Spenceley's handwriting was: "Father, send soon; feel sure they will not tako less." But still Lord Methwick would not give in without another effort to reduce tho amount, aud he increased his offer to £2500. Tho day camo when Giuseppe's re ply was due, but it did not arrive, and pent-up anxiety caused his lord ship two slecplosg nights and two mis erable, irritablo days. On tho third morning, among tho contents of the post-bag was a small parccel, tho hand writing of tho address of which was immediately recognized. With trem bling fingers Lord Methwick tore open tho package, and there lay disclosed the bold brigand's staggering reply— a cardboard box containing a man's ear packed in sawdust, and insidothe lid theso words wero scrawled : "No less than £IOOO. Part of his Excellency is sent freo ho may hear your decide which wasfiual." In after years that day always re mained impressed with startling vivid ness on his Lordship's memory. What with his wife's continual fainting fits ; his threo daughters in consecutive hysterics, their conscious intervals be ing employod in upbraiding him in such severe terms that one would have thought that tho poor man had him self cut his son's ear off; his own incutul anguish us ho remembered that tho future head of his house would never be ablo to hear both sides; the horrid possibility of gotting tho wan doror back for nothing—a piece at a time; and the fcur that at that mo ment further tortures might be in courso of infliction—ho often mar velled, not only that he survivod it, but that reason did not altogether forsako her tottering throne. Aud tho climax was reached whon, in tho softening shados of twilight, Lady Methwick and her threo daugh ters, dressed iu black, went in solemn procossion to a distant part of the grounds, where, beside a rippling stream and beneath a spreading tree, the gardener had already dug a gravo. There, with fresh bursts of tears and passionato sobs, tho box of sawdust with its precious freight olomnly buried, and a cairn built over and about its resting place. The outgoing evening mail oarriod two letters, ono to tho brigands agree ing to thoir terms, aud the other to a friend of tho family, who happened to bo a Consul in the near neighborhood, inclosing a draft for £4OOO, and beg ging him to put himself in instant communication with Giuseppo, and obtain tho captive's release. Tho Consul did as ho was desired, and, in compliance with instructions from tho robber band, who wero evi dently taking overy preoaution against being trappod, proceeded alone ono evening carrying a parcel of 4000 s v ereigus to an indicated spot on tho out skirts of a forest. Hero ho was mot by a sunburnt, black-bearded giant, pic turesquely attired in his native dress, who carried a rifle, while a couple of revolvers and a poniard adorned his sash. Motioning to tho Consul to fol low him, ho proceeded but a few paces into tho forest, then halted and blew a long, low, peculiar whistlo on his fin gors. Approaching footsteps were imme diately heard, and thero emerged from among the trees tho whilom prisoner, alone. As he ranged up to the sido of his deliverer tho gold wus handed over, carefully couuted, and then, with a low bow, the robber turned on his heel, at ouco disappeared, TV-'.hout having uttered a wtord, and tho Consul and his purchase were free to depart. Methwick Hall was ablaze with light on tho evening of the hoir's return to his ancestral homo. Tho female por tion of the family had spent tho day in alternately laughing ind orying for joy, and were now in a state of intense excitement, anxiously awaiting tho re turn of the oarriage from tho station. Presently tho sound of wheels was heard drawing up to the door, and mother and sisters rushing out, fell upon Robert, hugged him and kissed him and half dragged, half carried him into the house, but it was not until after they had been for some time as sembled iu t'.o library aat there flashed their minds the remem branco of that horror that lay buried beside tho stream. His mother first made the disco rory. "Why, ltobert, you have two ears!" "Two ears, mother? Have I not always had two i" "But wc buriea >ne of them." 9 The Hon. ltobert was evidently in the dark, and when they explained ho declared (truthfully) that he knew nothing about it. Asa word painter be proved a dccidod failure, consider ing the adventures which they expect ed him recount. Ho had nothing to relate, simply monotony waiting for the ransom, and, no matter how they plied him with questions, he eould tell them nothing of the doings of tho gang, for he said he never saw any of them except tho one who had him in charge. A few days after his return, pleading the necessity of a visit to a West End tailor, he traveled to London, after re* ceiving strict injunctions and giving a promise to shun his old haunts and companions. Arrived in town he at once proceeded to Tom Langton's chambers, and his first words to his chum were: "I say, Tom, what about that ear, and why wasn't I told of it?" "Well, I thought you might objeot, and as it was desirable to bring things to a climax, I got it from the discct ing room at tho hospital through a stu dent." "It took me quite by surprise whon they accused mo of having two ears, and told me they had buried ono of them. But how about the money?" "I have told tho fellows that you have negotiated a loan and empowered me to pay your debts. Hero are the 1 O U's that I have bought up, and the total amount is about £299G, The romaining £1004;—" "You will pleaso keep for yourself as arrangod, for the double purpose cf paying you for your trouble and buy ing your perpetual silenoe." "Thanks," old chap. I will be si lent as the grave; but, I say, I had a difficulty in keeping silence when we had Her Majesty's Consul in the for est. I never wanted to laugh so muoh beforo."—London Tit-Bits. Dog Whips Catamount. Thero was an exciting fight last night between Tige, a brindle buldog, owned by a Portsmouth man, and a catamount, owned by a Bracken Coun ty (Ky.) farmer. Tho scene was in a barn near La tonia Springs and tho amount bet was SIOO. The announcement of the fight drew a crowd of about 200 people from this oity and across tho river. Tho catamouut was confined in a cage about twelve feet long and six wide in the confer of tho barn. The catamount was driven to oue o*d of tho cage and then tho dug was thrown in. At first neither made a move. Tho dog, after eyeing tho cata mount somo moments, finally jumpod at it and secure ' a hold on its nock. This started the fight on in earnest and both fought viciously. Several times the catamount shook tho dog off, but finally the brindle fastenod its fangs in tho catamount's neck and held on. After a ton min utes' strugglo tho catamount suc cumbed aud was taken out of tho cage, dead. Tho dog was badly scratched about tho hcud, but iiot seriously hurt. The result was not what tbo sports hail expectod, and considorablo monojr was lost. Many thought tho cata mount would make short work of the dog, and wero disappointed, as it only acted .on the defensive. Tho dog weighed thirty-two pounds and the catamount twenty-two pounds.—Cin cinnati Enquirer. Mustaches Proscribed. It is tho rule at tho well-knowu banking house of Coutts k Co., Strand, London, that noue of tho bank clerks are to wear mustaches, and it has long been considered a point of busineiu etiquette that all the gentlomen em ployed at the bank should wear frock coats during business hours. A clerk ship at Messrs. Coutts's is considered ono of tho prizes in the banking pro fession. Somo of tho men are university graduates, many havo been educated at ono of th'i great public schools, whilo several aave been called to tho Euglish bar. Some years ago an at tempt was made to havo tho unwiitten law regarding mustaches rescinded, but it was found that a greater num ber proftf rod th_ .d custom to re main inporco than wero in favor of its abolition. This curious custom is also said to prevail in somo of tho largo tea houses of tho city, whilo it is well known that some Church of England bishops profer-tho curates under +hcir charge to bo clean shaven. A who tried about throo years ago to enforce a shaven face on the in bor em ployment, and dismissed him IU once ■'ccauso ho rofusod compliu' o with • order, found that tho law gave her no suoh power, ond was mulcted in £5 for wrongful dismissal and the costs of the action by the Judge of the Bedford County Court. —Tit-Bits. Happy Idea to Banish Tramps. Daniol Dolobran, the contractor who is buildir tho new public sohool at Flobertsto* J, Conn., has hit on a happy idea for keeping tramps off his grounds at night. His "Beware of the Dogs" signs hiwe been sufficient warning for tho daylight hoirs, but, not being vißiblo after dark, ho has been annoyed by intruders who have slept in his barn and appropriated his poultry. He now has four saoh signs painted with phosphorescent paint and -hey gleam their warning so ef fectually that he has not been both er '1 since he hung them out.—New York Mail and Express. A Strange Tillage. At Tebessa, in Algeria, near tho Tu nis frontier, a strange megalithio vil lage has been discovered. At the foot of a shell limestone cliff, half a mile from the jihosphate mines, are many large boulders, from thirty-five to forty feet inciroumferenoe, whioh have fallen from tho cliff. These were hol lowed into rooms about seven feat square, and openings cut ia the rook for windows and doors. As mega lithio tombs, large slabs supported ou upright stones,are near by, it isprob*- I ble that those little rooms wero uscu las dwnllings an 3 not as burial places. I New York SUB, THE MERRY SIDE OF LIFE. STORIES THAT ABB TOLD BY THE FUNNY MEN OF THE PRESS. The Embarrassing Moment—Hardly True A Passive Instrument- Scenes of Warfare, Etc., Etc. There are times when man would be alouo, Far from the maddening crowd, Where he his privacy ean own And think his thoughts oat loud. One of these times, without a doubt, Is when he first bestrides A bike, and neighbors all come out To see how well he rides. —Kansas City Journal. fe* A PASSIVE INSTRUMENT. Father—"Tommy, stop pulling that cat's tail." Tommy—"l'm only holding the tail, the cat's pulling it."—Life. HARDLY TRUE. Father—"My son, no man ever ac complished much who talked at his work." Son—"How about a law yer, dad?" Detroit Free Press. RATHER OLD. Mrs. Progress—"There Mrs. Fadsby, she is a perfect type of - the', new woman." Mr. Progress—"lmpossible. Why she's sixty-five if she's a day." HATPY THOUGHT. She—"Goodness, what shall wo do? There's pa's step coming down the stairs!" He—"l will hide behind one of your sleeves and ho will never see me." SCENES OP WARFARE. Tourist—"What are tho most fa mous battle-fields of England?" Guide—"Oh, Flodden Field and Hastings, and the house in Chelsea where Mr. and Mrs. Carlyle used to live. "—Truth, A CHRONIC MOOD. The Wife--"You say that mamma may come to visit us as often as sho likes?" Tho Husband-—"Yes, dear, but it may bo well to remember that she al ways dislikes. "---Truth. • NO SLUGGING, V KICKING. Tho Captain—"G d-mornin', Mr. Goodman. Would or be umpire ftr us ter-day?" Mr. Goodma*— 'Oh, I'm too old, boys." Tho Captain—"Dat's jt;st it. Yer uo old an' feeble dat dor fellers 'ud be ashamed ter slug yor, an' der wouldn't bo no kickin'."—Judgo. ELOPEMENT WITH USUAL FEATURES. Ho—"And you will elope with mo to-night?" Sho—"l will." He—"What will your p.. Nts do?" Sh"}—"They will wait untu ye como back, 'nd then give us their bless ing." Ho—'Vrn a little afraid they won't." She—"lncßrtfd -they will. They havo both promised."—New York Weekly. HE MOVED. The quick-witted conductor and tho financial dudo were both on an Ogdcn avenue trailer to a Madison street cable trai" The long coated dude was occupy . inorothan his fair sharo of room, and as tho fil ed up tho conductor undertook t secure room for another passenge^ "Move up there, g A LIMITED STOCK. A member of tho bar was recently in one of our thriving provincial towns on bus. >ss. In the hotel he was accosted b_, a very agreeablo gentleman, who finally wanted to know "where he was from." The legal gentleman, not exactly relishing the stranger's familiarity, answered shortly, "From Loudon." "For what house are you travel ing?" "For my own." "Youarol May I ask your name?" "You may." Pause, enjoyable to tho lawyer, em barrassing to the other. "Well," desperately, "what is your name?" "Dobson." "What lino ore you in?" "I don't understand you, sir." "What ore you selling?" impati ently. "Brains!" coolly. Tho mercantile traveler, looking at the other from head to foot, said slowly, "Well, you appear to oarry i» very small lot of samples."—Tit-Bits. Terms—sl.oo in Advance; 51.25 after Three Months, THE LIMIT DETERMINED. EDITOR OP "AMERICAN ECONO MIST" TALKS ON PROTECTION. Our Tariff Should Cover the Differ ence of Cost of' Production— Wages In This Country Must Be Protected Agalftst Cheap foreign Competition—A Strong Case Clearly Stated. Will you be kind enough to write on the following subject: "What Should Determine tho Limit of Protection far Atqcricnn Indus tries?" It Is quite a subject and thnro are a great many opinions. 13. F. MBLLOB. Bockville, Conn. This ia an exceedingly interesting question. According to the princi ples of tho American Protective Typu League, tho object of its existence, as exprcasod in Articlo II of its constitu tion, is, "by adequate duties upon im ported products, to protect American labor, whether agricultural, manufac turing, mining or commf protectionists to ameli orate the condition of American labor, and this can only bo done by exclud ing from our markets tjAs product? of cheaper labor. The question then arises, To what extent or to what de gree of protection are we prepared to go? Wo believe that the limit of protec tion to American industries should bo determined by the cost of labor in similar industries in other countries. For instance, if certain work in a cer tain factory costs an American manu facturer $2 per day, and similar work in similar faetorit t in Europe oan be performed for $' or $1.50 per day, then we believe tV" product of the American faotory s) 'ld be protected to the extent of t v dollar, which is the difference between tho lowest rate paid abroad and tho rate paid in this country. In framing a tariff for proteotion, it is essential to bear in mind that tho greatest amount of competition will naturally come from such countries as pay tho lowest rate of wagon. If an article can be mado in England for a dollar and in Germany for scventy pen to cheap labor competition und to pauperizo our wage earners. Tho policy of proteo tion is to prevent this. CHARLES R. BITOKLAND, Editor American Economist. A htinly lit Black and While. McKiuley Captured an Industry. "I believe," said McKinley, "that with proteotion in America we oan capture tho business of raising and manufacturing all our linen, just as we havo capturod the nail, tin, chic ory, silk and carpet industries, and make nil of those things in the end cheaper for our people. 1 would agree to have t.ie Belfast linen manu factories in this country in two years, and Minnesota covered with flax in placo of cheap wheat, if I could dic tate tho policy. I think that 525,000,- 000 a year saved to tho United States on linen is worth trying for, and proper protection would do it." Mr. Dana tells mo that ho raises chicory in his famous garden at Flushing and uses the green tops for salad. Now comos tho news from Nebraska that tho Stato is so delight*' "''tli the protoctivo policy which brought A groat industry into their State that the Legislature has added a bounty on both ohioory aud sugar. The million dollar beet sugar plant at Norfolk has been found large enough to manufacture their great North Platto beet crop into sugar, and now i '-ey aro turning the great Grand tsu. \ sugar house into a ohioory fac tory. Millions of bushols of oorn and wheat will go out of Nebraska and, by and by, thanks to proteotion, the farmer will got a better prioe for wheat. How much wiser is such a policy than tho policy of killing an industry. With the tarid on wool, sheep were going all over Dakota and Minnesota taking out wheat and en riching the worn out land. Now sheep aro being killed, the industry de stroyed and $25,000,000 annually will goto Asia for wool. * ' Let us bo glad that the new industry of chicory has escaped Mr. Wilson's poisoned arrow. Er.r PERKINS. Free 1 'ude's *'<•-" aid. Southern Experience Teaches. Tho advocates of protection have madedeeidod gains iu the earnest popu lar discussions of tho tariff question covering a period of two or three years last passed. I have witnessed the changes, and kuow of the truth of the statement I make. In view of this growing soutimout, fostered by the industrial development of tho South on every hand, the tariff reformers, the political heirs of the former fret traders of the South, ara now pro claiming everywhere that the finan cial issue is tho ouly one before tta country, that tho tariff is no longer an issue—that was settled, they olaimi for years to coruo by the last Con gress—and tho only lire issue it "sound money" or free ooinago 'of silver, and this issue is given un<|no prominence iu order to divert attoifc*-, tion from the tariff an 1 tho benefit* of£„ the protoctivo system, whioh in onr. suction aro understood better thftr ever before. C. W. BuccfjßT. ■ Montgomery, Ala. One Shepherd Left. A man iu New York City is earning % living iu sheep industry. Be is en gaged on salary to take care ot a flook af sheep which has been plaoed in Cen tral Park a*t curiositiofc —Journal, Sioux City, lowa.