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SULLIVAN JHKFTJI REPUBLICAN. W. M. CHENEY. Publisher. VOL. XIII. Tho returns from an acre of beets in Germany are S4O while that from wheat and other cereals only S2O. Sir William Vernon Harcourt an nounces tho intention of the British Government to stand firmly on the gold basi?. The shore of land falling to oaoh in habitant of tho globe in tho event of a partition might bo set down at twen ty-three and n half acre?. "This age is prolific is striking phrases," says the Christian Standard. "We have had 'the masses' and the 'submerged tenth,' and now wo hear tho expression 'the unreached major ity-'" It is now stated by science that in digestion i3 caused by a microbe. This discovery, tho Washington Star remarks, makes tho microbo responsi ble for every known inconvenienco ' except tho overhead trolley and hard times. Marion Crawford, tho American novelist, recently delivered at Sor rento, Italy, an addroes on Tasso at the celebration of thothreo hundredth anniversary of the groat poet's death. This address, which was in Italian, was noteworthy, observes tho Sau Francisco Chronicle, because Craw ford ileclarod that tho influence of Tasso's workß could be traced in tho writings of ihrco famous English poets —Milton, Byron and Wordsworth. Per haps Crawford's best point was his claim that we should never have had "Paradise Lost" had not Milton loved and studied Tasso's "Jerusalem De livered." Chicago is after tho trade of tho South, notes the New Orleans Pica yune,tho importance of which it is just beginning to realize, and moans to grab for it with both hands. A largely attended meeting of railroad and busi ness men was held in that city a few days ago to discuss ways and means of securing the Southern trade, and ono of them said that if the people inter ested iu the ilifi'orent sections of the South—and by the South ismcantthe oonntry lying south of tho Ohio and east of tho Misuissippi—could have an understanding with tho various trans portation lines, and somo efforts in tho direction of unity and a common interest could be reached, largo results would necessarily follow. Mr. Stono is enthusiastic on tho subject, and a vigorous pusher. J. S. Buckley ex pressed himself in similar language. In his opinion tho tido of immigration was sooc to move southward, and tho southern section of this country would, iu a very near future, occupy rela tively tho same position as that held by the great Northwest in tho past. New Orleans is the proper and natural distributing point for tho larger part oi this grand territory, but she will liave to bestir herself and improve her methods if sho wants to hold her own. The system of kindergartens re cently established on somo of tho Indian reservations lias proved eo suc cessful that it is soon to bo widely ex tended, especially in tho Southwest. The Indian children there aro un usually shy. Under tho influence of the kindergarten games they have been found to rapidly lose this shy ness and reticence, and to becomo friendly with each other and with their teachors. A number of new day schools will also soon bo opened iu that part of the country. It has been found best to educate the children as fur as possible in kindergartens, rather than in boarding schools. After a time those whose cases seem advis able can bo transferred with little op position from their parents,who prob ably would have objected strongly if the children had been taken away to a boarding school at tho outsot. The principal work of the schools at pres ent is in the line of industrial educa tion. The girls ure being taught cook ing. sewing, washing clothes and the like, and the boys plowing, tilling, tending cattle and using tools, rather than even reading and writing. They learn English with considerable ease, but have no inherited aptitude for mathematics. Indians have very little appreciation of numbers, being fa miliui only with addition and sub traction. Some of tho Indians have reached a high degree of proficiency, and the Indian Office is daily receiving applications from ludiau girls, who havo been graduated from high sohools for positions as teachers. Places are found for some, but not many, aud tho remainder usually return to their tribes and relapse iut. their formei ways of life. Superintendent W. H. Hailman, of the Indian schools, is very anxious to find positions for more of these girls iu nearly any class of work. He says they make excellent servants, and he would like to hear from any one willing to employ them. WHICH ARE YOU? Tlioro aro two kinds of people on earth to day, Just two kinds of people, no moro, I say. Not tho siunor aud saint, for 'tis well under stood Tl>« £:« d aro half bad, and the bad are half good. Not tho rich and tho poor, for to count a man's wealth You must first know tho state of his con science and health. Not tho humble and proud, for in life's little spau. Who puts on vain airs is not countod a man. Not tho happy aud sad, for tho swift flying yours lJring each man his laughter and each man his tears. No; tho two kinds of people on earth I mean, Are the poople who lift, and tho people who Jean. Wherever you go, you will ilud tho world's musses Are always divided in just these two classes. And oddlv enough, you will flud, too, I wean, There is only ono lifter to twenty who lean. Iu which class are you? Are you easlug tho load? Of overtaxed lifters who toil down the road? Or aro you a leaner. win lets others bear Your portion of labor aud worry aud caret 1 —Ella Wheeler Wilcox, iu Harper's Weekly. THE FAlft BICYCLIST. fl'S quite useless waiting for me, Fred. It will take at least an hour to overhaul my machine and adjust those con founded bear ings. You'd bet ter ruu onto St. Albaus and order u rattling good dinner for two at tho George. By tho time it's ready I shall be with you again." "It will be bet ter than hanging about here when - Icondonogood," I agreed. "It was a nasty spill, and you may think yourself lucky to have got off with nothing worse thau a few bruises uud a little delay. 'Pou my word, I was afraid our tour was al ready at an end. Trust to me, Harry, old follow, to havo ull ready for the iuuer man." "Aye, I'll trust you for that," ro torted my cyclist cliu-tn, Harry Holmes, as I gripped the handle-bar of my ma chine. "And not having to listen to your edifying remarks concerning my appearuuee, I shan't, perhaps, be so long repairing dumages us you think." With this frienßy pieco of parting bauter to spur me on, I pressed the pedals in earnest, and the next mo ment was speeding along the high road to St. Albaus, distant some six miles. It was a bright, bracing morning, aud a sharp spin at my own pace was undoubtedly preferable to sitting smoking ou a bauk, watching my un lucky friend tinkering with a spanner, and listening to alternate giowls at treacherous roads aud all such misfor tunes as side slips. I hud traversed half the distance, when rounding a curve iu tho road I observed a lady cyclist a short' dis tance ahead. Apparently something hod gone wrong with her mount, for sho was standing with it propped up by the side of the road, and was view ing surrounding objects with an air of evident dejection. True to the spirit which prompts every cyclist to help another in dis tress, I slackened speed, and as I drew nearer noticed that the lady was both young and pretty—a discovery which at once mude my impressionable heart hope that she might be glad to avail herself of my services in some way or other. My wishes in this respect were speedily gratified, for as I dismounted and politely inquired if anything had gone wrong with her machine, the young lady's face became sufiused with the most winning of smiles. "Oh, thank you, so very much, sir," was the response, spoken without the slightest trace of frigidity. "I must confess that I'm in a wretched fix. Tho handle-bar of my machiue has become loose, and I haven't a tool of auy description that will tighten up the nut. And to make matters worse, my brother, Mujor Gwynue, has lost me—or, I suppose, I havo lost him; and I'm afraid he liasu't tho least idea that my plight is such a bait ono." "Oh, we'll very soon set things right," I said, reassuringly, and the look of gratitude bestowed upon mo madu me think 1 had nevor before met; with so charming or so handsome a j girl as this Mis 6 Gwynue. Whipping out my spanner, I ad- 1 justed it, and prooeeded to tighten up ■ the loose nut of the steering-bar. I noticed that tho young lady's machine I was anything but a good one. In faot, : I was quietly telling myself what an inferior and old-fashioned mount it was for so winsome and apparently well-to-do a rider, when, to my dis may, tho screw broko short off, and the nut attached to it rolled in the road. "Now, here's a pretty go!" I blurlo.l out, reddening with miugled confu sion and vexatior. "Whatever shall we do now, Miss Gwynne?" "Oh, I'm sure I don't know,"was tho reply, uttered in tones of conster nation, which almost overwhelmed me, and made me call myself everything the reverse of complimentary. "Anil it must be at least twenty miles from home, too: and my brother will, I am LAPOHTE, PA., FHIDAY, JULY 19, 1895. Quito certain, never troufcis himself to tnrn back 1o look lor mo. He'll sim ply keep on driving ahead. But, there, 1 suppose he is just like other brothers—quite useloss as escorts." For my own part I felt deidedly pleased nt the prospect of the broth er's continued absence. "Well, l'vo landed you in this scrape, and you must allow me to see you out of it, that's all." Secretly I began to feel rather glad, as I perceived what a very pleasant duty had suddenly devolve! upon me, and for tho time, at all events, my chum Holmes was quite forgotten. "But what can either of us do? You can't pick me up and give me a ride. Yours isn't a bicycle built for two, you kn ow," and the young lady laughed with such perfect good humor that I felt quite at my easo again. "I sincerely wish it was, for once," I returned, boldly, and then, as sho turned a pair of bright, laughing eyes upon me, I blushed at my unusual temerity, tho while I was growing positively eager to become the slave of this fair cyclist. "I can only suggest," I added, "that OH you aro for from home, you will allow mo to see you to somo hotel while I try to get a new bolt and nut. Possibly you can toll mo of a likely place to put up for on hour or two, as I am a stranger about here. I can easily manago to wheel your machine and my owu along." Somewhat to my surprise, however, Miss Gwynue was visibly embarrassed by my proposition. "There's one great objection to such a thing," she said, after a pause. The fact is, Dick—l mean my brother, Major Gwynne —has left me without a peuuy in my pocket." Sbo colorod up charmingly at the confession, and went on : "Of course, he doesn't know tbat, and it's my own fault. 1 often go out without bringing my purse, but I declare I never will agaiu." She gavo a little laugh, as if to con ceal her vexatian, and added: "And so I can't accept your kind sugges tion." "On tbo contrary," I returned, moro eagerly still, "it is tho greater reason why I shouldn't desert you, especially as your predicament is entirely duo to my carelessness. You Jon't know how annoyed I am at having rendered your machine useless, and, under the circumstances, I feel in honor bound to repair tho mischief, and if you will afford me the happiness of sooing you made comfortable, I can, no doubt, very soon got your mount put right." Miss Gwynue hesitated, and I flat tered myself that she seemed in no way averse to my company. Cer tainly I was making a very favorable impression upon her. "Ob, but if I allow you to spend anything upon me it must only bo as a loan. No, please don't interrupt that must be distinctly understood. My brother must, and will, bo only too happy to settle with you. Be sides," the girl contiuued, with a smile, "whatever would he say to me if 1 allowed a perfect stranger to spend money upon me?" "He'd say it served nie right for my carelessness. But you will allow me, then, to see you made comfortable somewhere while I try to repair damages?" "Really, 1 don't see what else I can do, under tho circumstance," was the auswer, with a little sigh, as of regret. TheD, with a light laugh aud in a mock-menacing tone, sho added : "Oh, but won't 1 make it warm for brother Dick when we meet! A deal ho cares about me. You see, he husu't oven troubled to ruu back to find out whether l'vo bruiteu my neck or not —aud, between you and mo, he hates the idea of lost grouud. But let us be moving, Mr.—Mr.—" A little hesitation, some apparent embarrassment, ono half-shy glance at me, and my heart was no longer my own. I knew I was, oven already, niadly in Jovo with pretty Miss Gwynue. "Fred Brandon—quite at your ser vice. " "Well, Mr. Brandon, there's a turn ing half a mile down the road which will take us to just the place we want. Then you will be able to ruu onto St. Albaus to got what you need for my machine. There's no place nearer, and I'm afraid you will bo very glad when you have done with such a very troublesome compauiou as I am prov ing." "On the contrary, quito a pleasant interruption to my journey," I gallantly ventured, and I really thought that Miss Gwvnne was the most charmiug and unconventional girl I had ever met. In fact, wo presently reached the inn she iiad spoken of all too soon to suit my newly awakened emotions. I found, on inquiry, that I could roaoh St. Albaus quicker by taking somo short cuts across the fields than by riding round tho roud, and so I de termined to leave my machino at tho inu. As for poor Harry, I was by this time uttorly oblivious of his ex istence. Looking in upon Miss Gwynue be fore leaving the house, I found her already enjoyiug an appetizing repast I—a sight which momentarily gavo me i some qualms of conscience concerning ; the dinner I had promised my chum should be ready for him by tho time he reached tho George. "Pardon me, Miss G wynne," said I, "I haven't had a chance to settle with the landlord yet, and ho may look for payment before i cvj return. Except for a few copper?, this note, as it happens, is tho smallest amount 1 have about me; so pray accept it us the loan which you say you will iusist npou you brother. Major Gwyn to, rj turning." I delicately placed a JES noto upon ihe table, and then blushiug furiously ut the rather curious look aocorded me—which i recalled soon afterward —I hastened from tho room. Having prooured what I wuuto 1 in St. Albans, I was back well under the two hours. Of Miss Gwynne, how over, I could see no trace. "Oh, tho lady went soon after you left, sir," said the landlord, in answet to my interrogations. "Sho said said you'd know whioh way she'd gone, and she would take her brother's ioycle, as you'd arranged to come back for hers and to settlo up with me." "What!" I fairly gasped, "gone off on my machine—said I was her broth er? And left me to settlo up? Why, what on earth aro you raving about, man ?" "Ain't raving at all," snapped tho landlord, oyoing me suspiciously. "But—but—l hope it's all right. Sho-" "Hope it's all right," I interrupted furiously. "It's all wrong. If sho said I wes hor brother—and gono ofl with my almost new 20-guinoa mount, and my £5 note, too! Oh, yes, it is all right for her, no doubt, and a very clever swindler that girl must be. That muchinc she's loft behind isn't worth tho price of old iron. And you let her slip away under your very nose I" I could hardly repress a groan as I saw how neatly I had been deceived, for I felt very hard hit both in pocket and vanity—especially the lattor. My mortification, moreover, was no doubt commensurate with the knowledge of what a thorough fool I should appear to everybody. "Well, it's your own fault, sir,** tho landlord retortod, gruffly. "If you let the girl soft-soap you down like she seems to havo done, you'vo got no one but yourself to blame. And it's my belief that she ain't a girl at all, but a chap dressed up as such, so as to swindle gents easier. I had my doubts when she left, but now I'm sure. Ten to one you've been dono by a young follow called Dan Ford, a clever bi cycle thief, much wanted by tho po lice iu these parts. He's better known as Dolly Ford, because he makes such a good looking girl when ho drosses up. You ain't tho first gent as he's swindled in just this same way. I daresay he'd no sooner got out of sight of this place than he ussuracd his true character, and by this time your bicyclo has put him miles out of reach, aud maybe it's already sold." To learn that I had been ignobly duped by u common bicycle thief maddened me still more ; but tho only consolation I had was iu wishing ull sorts of dreadful things toward tho pseudo-Major Gwynno's sister.—Lon don Tit-Bits. Prehistoric Footprints. An Austrian student, Ilcrr Low, who has been traveling in Central American, has recently obtained aud forwarded to the Imperial Museum in Vienna twelve large stone slabs bear ing footprints iu the solid rock. The slabs wero taken from the quarry over Luke Managua, in the territory of Nicaragua. These footprints had been overlaid by eleven different lay ers of stone, extending to u depth of four metres, and indicating an anti quity for our race quite transcending all coujoctures hitherto hazarded. They are about three-quarters of a metre square aud are sutik into the stone to a depth of from eight to ten ceutimetres. The footprints are said to be very conspicuous and seem to be those of three distiuct persons, one ol whom was a child, lo what race or to what ago they belonged no one yut has ventured to guess.—New Orleuus Picayune. The Sunflower. Some mouths ago wo called atten tion iu this columu to the wonderful productiveness and profit iu cultivat ing this plant which grows independent of drought or rain. We now take pleasure inquotingtho following from the Boston Transcript: D. Cone, a South Dakota farmer, will this year plant 100 acres of Hus sion sunllowers. Tho yield is from thirty to forty bushels per acre, aud the seed produces about one gallon of oil per bushel. The oil is high-pricod, and is what is known as the nearest approuch to the oil of olive. After the oil has been extracted the seed meal makes a good cake for cuttle uu.l horse feed, much superior, in fuct, to that made from the llax. Theu the stalks, which will number about 13,000 to the acre, will yield five to six cord of fuel about equal to wood, and worth in the neighborhood of sls per acre." —Atlanta Constitution A Small Uuy's (Jaf.l Memory. One of tho dentists of this city has a precocious child of about four sum mers. The bright little fellow keeps his fathor aud mother wideawake dur ing the whole day by his wit and koeu ness. When the child was about two years of ago his parents visited Ni' agara Falls. B.iby went aloug. The other day a friend of tho family was at the house, uud she spoke of Niagara. The four-year-old quickly spoko up that he had been there. His mother told him that ho certainly could not remember it, but the child said that he conld. His mother asking him what it looked like, Johuuio replied: "It looks like u grout big ocoun going aw ful fast."—Albuuy (V. Y.) Journal. Uses of the I.i'lien. The lichen's most importuut func tion Beeins to be to beautify the land scape, though somo tiny ones are util ized by mother humming-bird to cover tho outside of her nest, in order to couoeal it as much as possible. Iu Icelaud tho lichen called Iceland moss is gathered every year by tho boys and girls. It is boiled iu milk and eatcu. fanny Bergen, iu her little book on "Plaut Life," tells us that the Indians gnided themselves through, the track less forests by observing ou which sides of the irees tho lichens grew thickest, thoso being tho northern sides.—St, Nicholas. SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL. Electrical mechanism has been in troduced for opening and closing the new Van Bnron bridge in Chicago. An inoandescent lamp gives off about one-tenth tho heat of equivalent gaslight, and an aro light about one fiftieth. In Copenhagen, Denmark, last year 16.28 per cent, of the animals whioh entored the slaughter houses wero found to be tuberculous. By means of compressed air, water can be lifted from a well of any rea sonable depth without working parts of any kind being placed in the well. A prize of 8200 has been offered by tho Bologna Academy of Scienoes for the best system or apparatus for pro venting or extinguishing fires by chemical, physical or mechanical means. Some recently granted patents for woaving machinery have been put into such practical shape as to justify tho prediction of an imponding revolu tion in tho economics of the art of weaving. A novel suggestion is~a houso of steel skeleton frame construction, with walls and partitions of fire-proof til ing. Such a house, it is said, will bo cool in summer aud warm iu winter, besides being fire-proof. Opaline laminee is a new vitrified material which can be made into plates of any size and used for deoorativo tiles. It is made from fifty-four per cent, of silica, thirty-nine per cent, of barytu and seven per cent, of soda. Standard motors for stroet railway work are now designed to give a twenty-foot car, loaded, a speed of from tweuty to twenty-two miles an hour on a level, and to develop their full rated capacity at a spaed of ten miles an hour. Much of the success of tho new gas engine boats is duo to the atomizer by which tho gasoline is dividod aud mixed with tho air previous to igni tion. For lighting, an electric spark produced iu the interior of the engine is used. Tho absence of a constantly exposed flame is also a decided ad vantage. A new use has been found for tho electric search-light. In Connecticut u woman and child recently disap peared, audit was believed u murder hod been committed. Two electric search-lights of 3000 caudle-power are being used in the examination of the swamp where the bodies aro thought to be hidden. A Frog in the Elephant's Trunk. Jess, the big elephant belonging to Sells & Bentfrow's circus, was slumber ing quietly ou the ground in the mouagerio tent at Salt Lake City, Utah, when a frog, mistaking the nozzle of hor trunk for a holo iu the ground, jumped into it. Nothing sj terrorizes an elephant as tho prosonce of a live insect or anitnul in its trunk, aud tho big brute broko loose and went on a rampage. The keepers wero eating thoir lunch at the time, aud the mouagerio tent was entirely deserted. A great crash was heard, and the men rushed back just in time to see Jess go through the side of the tent and amble off toward tho business centre of tho city. A scene of wreckage was presented within the tent. The big brute had brokeu her chain, apparently, and amused herself by tossing the cages about before leaving. Four caget: were thrown over on their sides as though they were so many toys, and then theelephaut walkedright through tho side of tho tent. The cages were those containing tho badgers, hedge hogs, monkeys and kangaroos, but fortunately none of the animals were injured aud very little damage was doue to tho wagons. Fifteen mounted men were sent in pursuit of the elephant. Jess catnc straight down town and astonished the few pedestrians on tho street by pro menading up aud down Main street, occasionally strikiug tho curb with hor trunk and uttering cries of dis tress. Mr. Sells was with the men who overtook hor, and soon discovered tho causo of her discomfort. By x~ pressing tho trunk tho frog wiy»' d down, and finally blown oy' J elephant. She then bocutu/ and was tukeu back to tho t- Republican. Appearance of the Musk-Ox. Tho appearanoo of the musk-ox is so odd and strikiug that when once scon it is seldom forgotten. You see an obloug mass of tremendously long brown hair, four aud a hulf feet high by six and a hulf long, supported upon wide hoofs and very short, thick legs, almost hidden by the body hair. There is also a blunt. aud hairy muzzle, a pair of eyes, a pair of broad, flattened horns thut part like a woman's hair and drop far downward before they curve upward—and that is all. Tho mass of hair is so thick that as tho robe lies on the floor it is about as easy to walk over us a feather bed. Over tho loins you will find, if you look closely, abroad "saddle-mark" of dirty white hair, sho.-ter than the rest of tho Cout. Next to the body is a matted moss of very fine aud soft hair, like clean wool, so dense thut to snow and fog it is quito impenetrable. Over this lies a thick coat of very long, straight hair, often twelve inches iu length and sometimes twenty, like the grass raiu coat of a Japanese soldier. Sometimes it actually touches the snow as the animal walks.—St. Nicholas. Chinese Wisdom. A Chinese proverb says: "Let every man sweep the snow from his own doors and not trouble himself about the frost in his neighbor's tiles."— Tho Scotchman. Terms—sl.oo in Advance; 51.25 after Three Months, FIGURE JUGGLERY. A NEW YORK EDITOR TOPS MOUNT MENDACITY. Official Figures Expose the Inven tion of a Humbug—Wild State ments Swept Away by Solid Facts —Democratic Methods of Decep tion Exposed. The editor of tho Now York Even ing Post is never so unfortunato as when ho writes upon the tarifl ques tion. Mr. Godkin's recent silence iu this direction had almost led tis to believe that ho was beginning to com prehend the vastness of his ignoranca upon this subject. As a juggler and falsifier of figures Mr. Godkin's ability is so well known that it hardly needs fresh confirmation, but it is well to point out that his most recent offorts to uphold the existing "tariff reform" measure was entirely devoid of the slightest semblance of fact or veracity. This Baron Munchausen of the "tariff reform" party says: "That under the MoKinley tariff tho importations of woolen goods wore greater than under tho present tarifl. If a schedule of exportation? of woolens were made up for the corre sponding periods, they would probably show a contrary result—that is, larger exportations now than then.'' Mr. Godkin was too lazy to add to gether each month's figuros of our im ports and exports, but ho published an imaginary half year's imports simply by cutting in hulf the returns of our imports for tho year ending Juno 30, 1892, comparing theru with our imports of woolens during tho six months en ling February 28, lS„r, which latter wero given at $17,383,- '292. Mr. Godk ; "ouieutly forgets to tell his readflv his turiff re form rates on 'annfaotures did not tako effeot . 1, 1895, and that during v. months only, ending March 31, 18i/5, our im ports of all woolon goods reached $16,- 200,500 as follows: TBEASCBY DEPAUTMENT VALUES OK GOIIMAN TAIUFI IMPOSTS Oi' WOOLEN MANUFACTURE!} aoons. For three months January. February an 1 Article. March, 1895. Carpets ami carpenting $173,537 Clothing, readv made etc 315,852 Cloths. 7,409,010 t)p-ss goods, women's aud chil dren's.... 0.793.123 Kuit fabrics. 205,'.13"i Shawls Oi»,'J27 Varus 605,978 All other 490.097 Total is 16,200,5W Godkiu llgures, six m jutlis i > V ■ - ruary 23,1895. *17.333.292 Tho forogoiug statistics tint wa give in detail aro take a fro'.u tho monthly reports of the Bureau of Sta tistics of the Treasury Department, the totals for oaoh month—January, February and March—being added to gether. Godkin was too lazy to do this, but forced a balance for half of a year that is not yet en led. Whether »mong his other imaginary talents he Amj F F\IVR^A m w' m deems himself to havo been git'tel by the Almighty with a forekuo .vie Ige oi onr trade in foreign woolen go > l<, or whether ho has receive I alvatioo in formation from his English friou 1< ui to the extent of their export! during the ooming mouth", wo ure unable to Bay, but people will be inciiue l ratlur to rely npon tho statistics o' t'a.s Treasury Department than upon a ly divvy of au imaginary "year's iiu;>.no tations by two" that E litor Go.lkiu U pleased to juggle. As tho present tariff ou woo'.oa manufactured goods took eft jet only on January 1 last, therefore a proper comparison of its workings with the McKinley tariff can only be institute I by showing the value of our iai.iortt of foreign woolen goo Is during tin earlier months of the McKinley tarid, immediately subsequent to its pass age, taking *he same number of months directly after the passage of the Gorman tariff. Those imports wo give from Octobor 1 to December 31, 1890, immediately after the euactmeu« of the McKinley tariff, adding thereto NO. 41. a line showing the value oi tbo im ports daring the first three months of the Gorman tariff, and also appending the Qodkin divvy computed from our imports of a year that has not yet end ed, divided by two: TREASURY DEPARTMENT VALUER OF M KINLKV TARIFF IMPORTS Of WOOLKN MANUFAC TURED GOODS. For Three Months October. November aud Article. December, 1890. Carpets unil carpeting $330,032 Clothing, ready mnde 395,650 Clot lis . 2,248.740 Dross goods 3,708,702 Kuit fabrics 127.743 Shawls 127.878 Yarns , 159,881 All others 1.023,703 Total 48,122,335 Gorman tariff, tliron months' im liorts, January Ito Marrli 31. 1895 fin.2oC.sofl Goilkin liifures. six months t. Feb ruary 28, 1895 $17,888,29? A comparison of the figures of the Bureau of Statistics of the Treasury Department shows that our imports of foreign woolen goods under tho first three months' operation of tho Gorman tariff reached $16,200,500, as against imports wortU only $8,132,335 during the first throe mouths' opera tion of tho McKinley tariff. Under tariff reform, in three mouths, wo havo bought double tho quantity of woolen goods from Editor Godkin's foreign friends, who, no doubt, will appreciate the effort made ou their behalf in the issue of the Evening Post of May 18, and recognize the master juggler's crafti-work in his very successful efforts to reach the bummit of Mount Mendacity. l>liy Prosperity is Returning. It is undoubtedly true that business is looking up all over the country. To no one will this be such good nows as to the believers in a protective tariff. The great object of tho tariff is to keep business humming and wages high, and everything tonding to suoh a condition of affairs is wclcomod with an enthusiasm proportionate to the strength of tho movement. But the attitude of the froo trado and tariff reform nowspapers at this time is very funny. Every opening up of a closed factory is greeted with an enthusiasm not evoked by the hun dreds of factories which were built and opened for tho first time under the beneficent effects of tho McKinloy bill. Every increase of ten per cent, in wages is heralded far and wide, in striking contrast to tho silence with which they have greeted every cut of twenty-five per cent, in wages made during tho last two years. These tariff reform newspapor af fect to believe that protectionists will be sorry to see any revival of business while a tariff reform President sits in tho White House. We would assure them that every protectionist rejoices at any improvement in business con ditions. Wo would, however, like to have these papors give us somo speci fic roasons for this revival of businoss. Is it because there is a tariff reform President at WashingtonV Business was all right before that tariff reform President was elected. There was no need for a rovival of business then, and a revival has come ouly after two years of stagnation which followed tho election of that President. We are willing to assist these tariff reformers in their uttempts to discov er tho specific reason of the revival of business, and wo would respectfully call their attention to tho fact that, there were some elections held last Novomber. Wo would further remind them that by those elections Congress was given into the control of tho party pledged to put an end to tariff reform. Not to tariff reform, but to tho hope of a return to protection, basod on the Bepublicau victory of last November, is duo this revival of business. We wolcome our free trade friends as converts to the cause oi protection. Iron's Great Index. Tho statistics of iron production tell a sad story of the damage inflicted on homo industry by tho free trade agitation that attended the election of President Cleveland and a freo trade tariff Congress in 1892, aud culminated in the passiug of the Gorman bill in 1894. In 1890 the United States producod 9,202,703 gross tons of pig irou. In 1894 the production fell to 0,057,388 gross tons. Under protection tho production of pig iron had increased with steady strides until it attaiuod tho high fig ure naruod in 1890, beuoliting tho whole country, South as well as North. All this was in accordance with tho geuoral development of our industries under which progress was the normal condition. Hence it might have been expected that the production of pig iron would have gone ou satisfactor ily, aud that it would hive passed the 10,000,000 tons mark by this time. Instead, tho figures quoted show tint our furnaoes produce I 2,515,315 gross tons less in 1891 than they did in 1890. What did this shrinkage luean? It meant less wages for the workmon; loss mouey for the shopkeeper and furmer ; loss demand for iron ore au.l ooal. It ineaut less dividends foi." tho capital investod ; smaller iu.luojuiaut.s to develop irou lauds, and a heavy do crease in tho general wealth of thj country. In the South, where irou ore is so abundant, these facts, which concern the whole couutry, should tuoei witli special consideration. The addition of 2,545,315 gross tons to tho iron smelted iu the South in 1594 would have made places blossom iuto pros perity where gauut poverty prevailed and American workmen, able, honest and industrious sought employment iu vain. _ New York's Watermelon Supply. Now York City recoives 20,000,000 water-" melons a yea 112 for n.se and distribution.