SULLIVAN REPUBLICAN. W. M. CHENEY, Publisher. VOL. XIV. The most densely populated district in the world is said to be sanitary dis trict A, iu the Tenth Ward of New York City. A New York company expeots to bring out shortly an "automobile," or self-running carriage, adapted to American roads. These horseless vehicles make a speed of about fifteen miles an hour on a good road. At the end of the Civil War tho Government had 671 ships iu its navy, with 7000 officers. Of the officers only one-ssventli had been educated by tho Government, and only 277 of the ships were Government built. China used last yenr 17,000,000 ynrdr> of American cloth less than her usual consumption. It is thought that the war with Japan caused tho falling off", which meant quite a series loss ton considerable number of American worker?. Tho desert of Sahara is not all a desert. In 1892, more than nine mil lions of sheep wintered in the Algerian Sahara, paying a duty of $352,000. These sheep were worth $4 apiece, or in all $35,030,000. The Sahara nour ishes also 2,000,000 goats and 200,000 camels, paying a duty of $200,000. In the oases palm?, citrous and apri cots abound ; there are cultivated also onions, piirentos and various legu minous vegetables. Tho oases contain 1,500,000 date palms, on which the duty is $112,000. The product of a date tree varies from $1.60 to $3.20; these of the desert give about 15,000,- 000 a year. Minnesota papers speak with pride of the results achieved by tho Girls' School of Agriculture in that State, said to be the only one in the country. It has been established for some time, and has sent young women into the world who will be valuable aids to the farmers lucky enough to win their educated hearts and hands. The stu dents receivo instruction in cookiug, canning, sewing, dairying, fruit and llowcr culture, household chemistry and entomology, good sub jects for farmers' daughters and farm ers' wives to know thoroughly. The example of Minnesota in this regard would be a good one for other States to follow. According to tho Pathfinder New York is pluming herself on some re cent reports of her postoffice busi ness as compared to that of Chicago. The recipts of the New York offioe for tho last quarter of tho fiscal year were $1,526,000, while Chicago's for tho same time were only $1,176,000. This, it is argued, proves the greater magnitude of the great Eastern met ropolis as a business center, leaving numbers of inhabitants out of consid eration. But it is also pointed out that Chicago's figures include her wholo business neighborhood or basin, while New York's leavo out Brooklyn, Jersey City, etc. New York mer chants, too, draw from the country at largo over a million dollars annually in stamps for goods. These stamps uro used instead of so many bought at the local postoffioe. Officers and others interested in the Army have been expressing their views in the columns of tho papers and mag azines devotee to defensive branches of the Government, on "Why Don't They Enlist?" and 1 "Why They Don't Eulist." The former question reoog nizes that there are a large number of unemployed who would, make good soldiers and who would in the Army bo a great deal better off in tho matter of a comfortf ble place to sleep, and as to quantity and quality of food to eat and clothes to wear. Besides, at tho end of each month they would have a dozen or more dollars in pocket. But they don't enlist; at loaat, those who ore most desirable as soldiers do not offer to serve Unole Sam. "Why They Don't Enlist" gives tho true reason for men not enlisting." It says that the loldier is not thought well enough of; that the people outside of the ser vice aro too likely to call them rogues, drunkards, etc., and that the enlisted luau is too often required to do too much with tho axe, piok and shovel, iu building earthworks and making clearing. Another complains that home of the recruiting officers are too particular. An iuatance is citod when, recently, 300 applicants wera exam ined iu Cbioago and only four of the uiiSlVer were accepted. These were for tiki infantry. One athletio young fellow WK*i »rej«oted booauso ho had "hammer-tlies." That is, Lis toes re •■enabled the Haws of a hammer, anJ he was uot deeriiwl capable of maroh mg and carrying a kaapaaok. He of fered togo into tliu eavalry, and be canoe his offer was declined he cou «luded that the Army only wanted the ttueet body of men ia the world, . IF YOU WERE HERE. If you were here, tho changing sea— Now gold or green, now purple .. Now winsome blue at smiling noon— And fading pale at eve too soon— Would provo a fairy palace, where My thoughts a million gems would wear To eelebrate their joy. If you wore here, the wilful road, Meandering now hard by tho sea, Avoiding, claiming, risking sheer, Now hiding in a woodland itronr, Would ben magic lane, whose end Would golden gifts and rubies lend To lure us constantly. Tho thickly wooded island there, That stretches long and dark and still — Tho white sand girding all the land, T'nlTright tho steps of pirate baud— Would be a mystic shore, where wo Would soaroh the key of things to bo, Aud And it at our will. If you were here, the orescent moon, Queen regnant of the fitful tide, Who gilds the crest of every wave, Proclaiming It her loving slave. Would fill tho sea from brim to brim Forgotful of her ebbing whim; Aud hero our bark would ride. And all the shells along tho strand Would empty out ttielr sea-song loro Upou the Hying evening gale; And both should push our silkeu sail Far oft ton sweet-scented land. Whore we would wander, hand to hand, Nor part for evermore. —Sarah Stirling MeEnsry, in Harper's Bazar. ANN TOD'S LOVERS, fS Treddennack Church Rtruck noon, Noah Capel and Thom as Bullasy laid down their brushes and their buckets of pitch, and,[mak ing thoir way up tho narrow path to tho Three Pilchards, sat there in the sun on tho bench at tho edge of the oliff garden, and ate their pasties in wide-eyed silenoe, looking away across the water, with brains in active and mastication slow. And in such manner, indeed, might they have sat until the dinner hour was over had not a movement on the beach below caught Noah Capei's eye and enticed his mind towards mundane matters. Thie having occurred, he stared for many moments at tho cause of his awakening ; then he qbuckled heavily onoe or twice, and, arranging the cor ner of his pasty in the side of his cheek, made way for speech. "That's Peter Tod's maid down poddling about them boats," he vol unteered in food-muffled tones. "Aw," drawled Thomas Bullasy, "is 'er 'orne agen?" "Iss, an' a fine handful, too. Peter won't get her to chapel moro'n 'er's a mind to, I'm thinkin'." "There was always a sight of divil ment in that thero gurl," quoth Thomas Bullasy slowly, "but 'er's got a purty face." Together the youths looked down upon the girl in question ; and truly Ann Tod was good to look upon, either because, or in spito of, the devilment which lay in her eye. Her faco was short and round; her eyes wore gold en brown, and but lazily opened ; her cheeks wero warmed by tho sun, and her noie freckled by that same power; her head was a mop of dark brown curls, and her blue frook well became her very shapely form. As she passed slowly inland, under tho shadow of the oliff, and out of their sight, the youths shifted a trifle on their bench and looked at one an other. "'Tis a brave-lookin' maid, sure enough," decided Thomas Bullasy again; "I've a mind to do a bit of courtin' in that quarter." "Aw," grinned Noah Capel, "you'm too late, my dear soul, I'm a-goin' to do a bit that way myself." Then Thomas Bullasy opened his big ox-eyes in wonderment. "Why, law me, how long's the maid been 'omef" "Ccmed last night." "You began yer courtin' pretty slippy then." "Well, I 'aven' begun yet, as you might say; but I'd a-made up my mind." "Aw, well then," deolared Thomas Bullasy, "I'm so good a chap as you; let the best man win." But Noah Capel seemed not wholly pleased with the arrangement. "You'd never a-seen her if I 'adn' a-pointed her out," he grumbled. "It was Thomas Bullasy who chuck led now. "But I 'ave a-seen her, 'ayen't I? Eff you con out me out, do it." "I don't see no 'cashnn to grizzle like a grfeat.bnfflehead even if you aro goint keepin' company with a giglet like Ann Ted," deolared Noah Capel, with some warmth. Thomas Bullasy's grin died slowly from the corners of his mouth. "Well," he said at last, "I don't want no ballywragging 'bout the mat ter ; us'll toss fer the maid, an' settle it fair." Noah Capel still looked glum, but after some slow thought he decided that the chance wu worth the taking, so he took it; aud Thomas Bullasy, drawing a penny from bis far corner of hisfustiau pocket, heaved it in the air. There were full five minutes speut in a vain seeking for the ooin ; then the gamblers slowly rose again, thoir faors toward the sua; then they sat down suddenly, with fallen jaws; and theu they strove to smile. Just be low them, on a ledgo of the oliff, sat Ann Tod, her elbows on her knee* and her ohin in her hands; aud how long she had been sitting there was a ques tion naoomfortably uaoertaiu m the LAPORTE, PA., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1895. minds of Noah Capel and Thomas B-'llusy. For moments they sat there staring -.'the girl, and the girl at them; then she, being more clear of consoienoe, ard therefore self-possessed, spoke first. "An' whioh of 'ee won me?" she asked, calmly. There was silence again for a full minute, and then Thomas Bullasy gig gled ; and then he trusted to the humor of tho situation and answered boldly: "Nuther of us; us'll try again, though." "I wouldn't try agon," said Ann Tod, soberly; "a penny's a penny, an' there's no use wastin money 'bout the matter." Then she ceased being sober, and smiled up at them with allurement in her half-closed eyes. "I'll settle it," she declared; "you come'long with me," and her smile was indeed so alluring, and her mood so convincing, that they rose without protest and followed her down the cliff. When they had reached tho water's edge they began to wonder as to their future; but there was no manner of hesitation about Ann Tod. "Get in tho little boat," she mur mured coaxingly, and they did so. "'Tia nigh 1 o'clock," chuckled Thomas Bullasy aside to Noah Capel; "not much timo to spare." But Ncali Capel was smiling in broad contentment as ho watched' Ann Tod ; and suu, smiling also guileless ly, made fast the little boat to the stern of the ferry-boat, and, spring ing into tho latter, grasped the oais. "Now, I tell'ee," she said, as she pulled away from shore with her two swains well in tow, "whichever of 'ee wants me most by tho time us gets 'oine agen, shall have me. An' that's plain enuff, isn't it?" "Us won't agree upon tho matter," they protested, chivalrously. But Ann Tod laughed softly aud shook her curly bead. It was Tredennack dinner hour when they loft Tredennack Bench, so there were no witnesses of their de parture, and they were well out upon the face of the river before tho clock in Tredennaok church tower sent its clanging notes across tho water to tell of 1 o'clock. A half-nervous smile lay on the laces of Noah Capel and Thomas Bul lasy as they heard it, and they grew uncomfortable upon their plank. "That's work time," ventured Noib Capel, with a giggle. "Law, now, is it?" remarked Ann Tod calmly, as she lookod away at tho tower meditatively. * "Us ought'er bo baok," ventured Thomas Bullasy. "This is better'n work, don't *eo consider?" queried Ann Tod, turning her sleepy, smiling eyes full on him. "Better'n wcrk," Thomas affirmed, with half-dazed appreciation. "But —us—ought'er bo back." They were Hearing the other aide by this time, and as Aun Tod looked up at the sloping gardens there was more in her eyes than the sleepy smile with which she had looked on Thomas Bul lasy ; mayhap it was the devilment he had remembered earlier in tho day. Aui in these gardens sloping to the river, whore tho water lapped the thick stono walls and left them green and slimy to the measure of the tide stood matrons with babies in their arms, old grandfathers smoking after dinner pipes, youths netting, maids ooquetting, children playing in the sun. And as the boats came alongside Ann Tod's arm slackened stroke, and jerking her hoad toward the lovers in her wake Bhe oalled upward to the groups: "What do 'ee think of my sweet hearts? They's come for a bit of a boat rido for to seo which loves me. There's no time for the considorin' of such things on dry land." And then she threw back her hoad and showed her broad, white teeth, and laughed and laughed, A most in fectious laugh. Then the idlers in the gardens leaned upon their walls, and gazing upon the boats as they drifted slowly by, sent baok words of rare appreciation. And Noah Capel and Thomas Bullasy sat and chafed upon the seat, and regretted the artis tio prominence of empty hands and the over-brilliance of blushing cheeks, as they endeavored to swallow baok tho mortification which roso in their throats, and grinned sheepishly ' the blaze of ruthlessly critics' All along by the houses/" -u with the stream, and wh< .<*st the treble-voiced children a.oo realized that there was humor in the soene shrill shouts of derision added to their eldeis' broad guffaws. All this Noah Capel and Thomas Bullasy bore awhile with feeble smiles about their lips, but tho weight of tho part they were oalled upon to play grow irksome to them, and they fretted under the burden of the oom edy. "Us'll go baok now, off you please," remarked Noah Capel severely. But Ann Todd ouly smiled upon him. "Eff you'll let me take them oars," suggested Thomas Bullasy, "I'll be gettin' back to work." "Law, now ! I wouldn't for worlds," declared Ann Tod. "I do love a good long rido on tho water." "Then I'm blest efl I don't out this 'ero 'turnul rope I" criod Noah Capel, roused into aggression by the sight of the nearing quay, with its knots of idlors. "Whore'dyou bo then, my dear?' - queried Ann Tod. And truly Noah could not have au swerod her with any detlniteuess, for tho ways of tho waters aro uncurtain. The sulky faces of tho lover*, towod all helpless and protesting, their fing ers idle aud their cheeks atlamo, wore yet more droll than their sheepish suiiles hsd been, aud Anu Tod seemed to find theiu so, for, as they neared the quay, her whole lungeU laugh rang ont upon tho air, until the idlers ceased their gossp, the cbaflers ceased arguing, and looked upon tbe boats as they drifted idly by. "We'm out fer a holiday," called Ann Tod; "my sweethearts are de cidin' which wants to 'ave me most." "Aw, you little imp!" burst forth Thomas Bullasy, "will 'ee let me land, or won't 'ee?" "'Won't 'ee,'" gibed Ann Tod. "'Ee's a bit shy, is that one at the loft," she called up again to bar audi ence on the quay; " 'ee doL . UKS bein' looked at. Will 'ee be so good as to turn yer 'eads while we'm passin' ?" And the Audience opeaed its mouth without reserve, and shouted at tho entertainment. "I'll get 'omo some'ow," declared Thomas Bullasy, goaded to fury by the prominence thus thrust upon him. "Won't 'ee get out an' walk?" Sug gested Aun Tod, sweetly. "I'd like to havo the handlin of your ears," fumed Capel. "An' to think I 'put 'eo in Anuther boat?" deplored Ann Tod. "Will 'ee take mo back?" roared Noah Capel. "Bless yer'eart, I'm a-doin' of it all the time," cooed Ann Tod, "but 'tis a brave way round." "Aw, you little imp?" cried Thomas Bullasy again, variety of expression failing him iu bis wrath, "I'd like to have my foot on land; I'd let 'ee know." "Iss, my dear ; I thought you'd 'ave made up yer mind by time us got 'ome," agreed Ann Tod. And then she grasped her oars again and rowed out toward the soa; and the lovers sat inaotive in tha littio boat as it bobbed over tho waves, and sickened of the sight of water. It had been scarce one o'clock when Ann Tod left Tredennack beach, it was nearly seven when she pulled to ward the shore once more, and tho suu was growing ruddy, and tbe waters touched with fire. On their voyage they had passed by many habitations, and great was the wealth of badinage which had floated out to greet them. Now, as thoy drow near land at last, it was borne iu upou the fuming youths that hero also lounged another audi ence; and tho wrath within their hearts grow fiercer. Then from the shore there came a firo of fierce upbraidings, and Ann Tod recognized the voice of Peter, her father. At first tho words were indis tinguishable ; but Peter To.l, being wont to "make prayer" at chapel, could hurl a word as iar as most mon. "Garl! gurl!" he thuudered, as ho shook his fist at Aun Tod's straining shoulders, "must a second Titus come upon this earth to teach young whim men to bo sober and home-keeping? Suchlike transgressions should be set to rights by the rod, an' such brazen faced iniquity with stripes. There's that lumberin' great boss-ferry bin across that there bit of water fourteen times fer fifteen blessed humans, mostly infants, in les3 than half a dozen hours." But Anu Tod only laughed again quite eoftly. "All this blossed afternoon havo I beeu a wastin' space with that great floatin' oattle shed, till my back's nigh broken; while you, child of uuroason ableuess—" "Law, father, I am ft bit weary in well-doin'myself," confessed Ann Tod as her boat grounded on tho beaeh, "fer I've a-biu pull'u' round this old ark of yours for uigh pou six hours on a erran' of meroy." Then she tittered in the very teeth of her father's wrath, while Noah Capel and Thomas Bullasy sat glaring in the little boat as it gently rose and fell upou tho water. Theu tho novelty of the scene diverted tho onlookers, and they "haw-hawed" in sympathy. "What've 'eo bin up to, Ann Tod?" queried a stout fishwife, as sho held her sides and grinned. "We've bin deoidiu' of matters," qtioth Ann Tod. "Decidin', av 'ee? Yon've took yer time 'bout it, I mus' say. An' what'vo 'ee bin a-decidin' of? "They two young chaps was power ful disturbed in their minds 'bout whioh was more set on courtin' me; so us went out on the water to think it over quiet-liko. 'Ave"'ee made up yer minds, do 'eo think ?" sho called ♦o the lovers as thoy bobbed upon tho *m. "You young vixen!" answered Thomas Bullasy, goaded iuto strong language. "I pity the ohap what goes a-court in' you," volunteered Noah Capel, stung to incivility." "You can tell 'en that yorself, Mis ter Capel, laughed Aun Tod, "fer 'ee's a-comin' all the way from Plymouth town to take n.., out como Sunday." And, blowing a resounding kiss from her trembling fingers, she turned fiom the water's edge und abandoned herself to the reasonable wrath of her sire. "Mister Luckoy wus'nt aware as you was a-noediu' of a soa VDyage fer yer 'ealtb," called a grinuing youth from tho shore to tho frowning youths iu tho boat; " 'ee was wisht to think as you was forood to leav„> a-caulkiu' of the vessel; uu' 'eo said as 'ow 'eo was afeered you was too fraygile fer such as 'ee." But when tho chuokling crowd had chuckled sufficiently they pulled tbo chafing cavaliers to land, aud offered sympathy which mortified. Noah Capel and Thomas Bullasy however, werj in no mood to appreciate tho excellent virtno ot consolation ; they preferred togo homo to tea. "Ole Peter's got 'is aud* full with that there maid," grinned tbo idlers, as thoy watched the couples up tho hill; "'eo won't find overmuch time now fer tho aiugiu' of 'is p»a'iu*." Which went lo show that pulilio opinion was with Thomas llullasy when he apoke of "devilment" in con uuctioa with Aut Tod. - The ttimker. MADRIGAL. Sweetheart, tho day is done, And in the amber wes: The shallop moon her port has win. By twilight breezes pressed: And faint through the sky rings a tcndei cry, Sweetheart, in the fndiug ligii!', While the night winds sigh as they iinget by— SweetLiart, good night! Sweetheart, 'lis night's high nooi, And through the blue sky's arc The stars drift down to the harbored moou In the western portal dark; And low iu your ear I whisper near, Sweetheart, do you hear aright? As with answering sigii you make reply, Sweetheart, good night! Sweetheart, the short night gjes, The daylight comes apace, And high in the east the morning blows, A (lower like your faee. The lark's cry rings aud I he linnet sing?, Sweetheart, as the sky grows bright, As faint and far fades the last pale star, Sweetheart, (rood night! —Wlnthrop Taekard, in Muniey's Masaziuo. HUMOR OF THE DAY. There is a charming elasticity abou L , a girl of eighteen rpriugs.—Texas Sittings. Tho cold ham is far more welcome to the unlucky thau tho "cold shoul der."—Puck. The burden of one man is a bag of gold, while tbe burden of another is an empty pocketbook. —Dallas News, Oo to the sea, athletic one, Nerves, health and strength to reae'j; For sand and grit you'll find galore And mussels on the beach. —Judge. She (dreamily)—" Only fancy—\ month from to-day we shall be mar ried." Ho (absently)—" Well, left) be happy while wo can."—lllustrate! Bits. "It is the hand that cradles the rooks," crooned Old Bulliou, glo.itiu-* over tho oontents of liis strong box, "that moves the world."—Chicago Tribune. The new woman may not be able to sharpen her own lead-pencil, but she has the paragrapher on tho jump just now keeping a point on his. —Yonkers Statesman. Dagget—"l wonder what's the mat ter with Growium to-day?" Nagget -—"Why, is he siok?" Dagget—No; he seems to be all right to-day."— Boston Courier. Though I take tr-idioiue at night To give roe a ippetl'e, I'd rather huWTftke any day, To take my appetite away. —l'll ok. Bighead —"They say a man should never look a gift horse in the month. " Wisely "That is very true. He knows nothing of its habits audit might bite him."—Truth. "Heve a good time at the lecture?" "Naw, didn't amount to shucks. His subject was 'Ancient Greece' and he never onoe meutioned the price of pork."—Dansville Breeze. Optician (to his new clerk) "Now, in sending out those price lists write the addresses as small as possible, s> that those reading them may feel how badly they need glasses."—Tit-Bits. Said Jones: ''l think tho Indian Who follows out Ills bent Would make a good detective, for He's always ou the cent.' 1 Truth. Bendy and Willing: He—"Will yon marry ine?" She—"Certainly." He —'Thanks. I was afraid yon were going to say it was too sudden." She "lt couldn't be."—Washington Star. Piano Tuner—"Good day, madam; I came to tune your piano." Pianist "But I did not send for you." Piano Tuner—"l kcow, but your next door neighbor did."—Memphis Sciin eter. A correspondent aske—"What should a bow-legged mau do ?" This is a hard question to answer, but when he hasn't got anything elso to do he should be whooping for wider styles in trousers.—Texas Siftiugs. "I wonder," said a young lady, "why Hymen ia always represented as carrying a torch?" To which her bachelor uncle sneeringly responded: "To indicate that he always makes it warm for people who marry."—Tit- Bits. "Of course," said the practioal girl, "there is suoh a thing as love at sight." "I'm so glad to hear you say it," replied her romautio friend. "Yes—but I'd always advise giving it at least thirty days to settle, just the same."—Washington Star. Elsie—"Yes, dear, my husband is o doctor, and a lovely fellow, but he is awfully absent-mind ad." Ada—"ln deed!" Elsio—"Only fanoy I During the marriage ceremony, when he gave me the ring, ho felt my pulse and asked me to put out my tongue.' Ada—"Well he won't do the lattei again."—Tit-Bits. Steinitz, the chess player, some times becomes so absorbod in cousid- | iug a problem that he will stand still IC the most crowded thoroughfare. It is related of him that on one occasion he caused suoh an obatructiou that n policeman told him to move on. "Ex cuse me," replied tho champion ab sently, "but it is your move."- Argo naut. "Wiliun," Tho commonest nanj in tho now British Parliament is Wilson. No fewer than eight geutleiu >n of that name have secured olectiou to St. Stephen's. Tho tusk of distinguish ing between them will bo somewhat difficult, especially as tivo have tbe same Christian name of John. Next to Wilson the moat common name is Smith. There are five Smiths ia tbe House, not reckoning Mr. Smith- Barry. There ia only one Brown, and but two Joneses, aud a solitary ltob iaaoa. Terms-—sl.oo in Advance; 81.25" after Three Months. CAFTUKIJiU THE MARKETS OF THE WORLD. I j \v.V'^:^loteE*-^5.20 30 NlMwl^inil^v: v" •'S3w. v '.: i ':.'•;•• w-. -jj Pounds-.*• * . Pounds r*-;.: Pound* jfrf: ..Patwds.«..•■.•■ . Pwnxw.'•:• ZH B^kojTojlM €ndliwg > Juric3oflß9l and 1995 "PLACID OLD FOGIES." FREE: TRADE: COBDEN CLUBITES MEET IN LiONDON. Regard Labor Unions as "Danger ous" to Their bow Wage Ideas- Believe In the Free Sale of For eign Prison-Made Goods. At the last general annual meeting o* the members of tho Cobden Club, which was held in London August 17, Lord Farrer seems'to have been spokes man of the day and he noted with satisfaction an approach to free trade in tho Australian Colonies and the United States. At tho same time, however, Lord Farrer found it neces sary to "strongly advise all free trad ers to keep a careful watch upon Lord Salisbury's doingp," as he "wished to have protective <luties upon foreign manufactures in order the better to fight the foreign tariffs." We are not surprised to find Lord Farrer iogarding trade unions as ''dan gerous," because they always must bo in free trade countries wheis the 6ole desire of the manufacturers is to de press the value of labor and mako men, women and children work for tho lowest possible wages, A tendency was noted in England among the work ingmen'to "stop foreign importation," and when this tendency was united with that "of capitalistic producers to try and get protection for themselves there was no knowing what mischief might have beeu the consequence." From one who regards trade unions as "dangerous" it is but natural to find an opinion favorable to the free use and importation of goods made by prison labor in other countries, Lord Farrer saying that "the stoppage of the sale of prison-made goods was wrong—economically, socially and morally." Tho free trade branch of the Cobden Club, which has its head quarters at the Tariff lteform Club in New York, has not yet dared togo as far as Lord Farrer in advocating the free importation and sale in this coun try of goods made in foreign prisons. A Radical member of the Cobden Club, Mr. J. S. Leadam, urged "that the free membership of tho club should be maintained so that they might protect a ministry favorably disposed toward free trade against tho assaults of their own misguided falla cies." While the Cobden Club greeted approvingly [Hearl Heart] this sug gestion of proteotion for an adminis tration "favorably disposed toward free trade," there was not cne word said in favor of protection for Eng lish industries or English wage earners. Tho suggestion that the club should adopt and support the principle of bi metalism was frowned down by the chairman, "as it might lead to differ ences in tho club." It was evidently thought advisible to leavo the money question in the hands of the American branch of the Cobden Club, the Tarifl Reform Institute at New York. Editorial criticism from tho Man chester Courier indicates that the free traders are hard up in England as well as in New York. "They are unable to maintain their publications, as "a question of funds prevents them." The same trouble exists here, but "the placid old fogies" of the Tarill Reform Free Trade Club appealed to the protectionists for funds to aid them in the dissemination of their de structive literature in this couutry. We are very sorry to say that mauy protectionists have unwittingly their enemy. rinckiiig the Ea?le. Tho cable letters from London toll how the Englishmen are making mush of Americans this year. They cau af ford toon the bond deal aloue, to say nothing of the great revival of British manufacturing and trade consequent npen tbo passage of tho Gortnau-Wil sou bill. Englishmen would bo uu grateful dogs not to coddlo the iuuo ceuta they pluok. Salt Lake (Utah) Tribune. Democratic Fas'ilom. One of the ouckoo organs stepped to the little door and with wings shouted : "The great com ero,> will make good old-fashioned l)etn>- cratio times." Indeed, and did it al lude to the timea when for waut of a market "coru was buriied?" Those wera good obi-fashioned Dem ocratic time, but they ar« out of fa»h ion now.—Grand Itapida (Mich.) Her- , aid, T- I NO. 3. Lesson of a Democratic Farmer. A prominent farmer from Western New York was, four years ago, an un compromising free trade Democrat. I toid bim at that time that if the country should be so nnfortnnate as to elect a President and Congress in favor of a low tariff or free trade, Jhe would get an object lesson that would convince him of the injurious effects of such a policy, especially upon far mers. During the past two years this gentleman has had the objeot lesson, , nnd it has made of him a good Repub lican. Ho informs me now that ha has voted his la'st Democratic ticket. He says that in 1892 he had a flock of about IGS sheep, which were worth from S3 to 53.50 a head. He sold hid wool at that time for from 35 to 45 cents a pound, depending upon the grade. Since the election of Cleve land the price of both wool and sheep has gradually gone down until now his wool is in a storehouse in Phila delphia and 15 cents is the highest price offerod for the best grades, while he has just sold the poorest of it for 13 cents a pound. Three years ago tho dogs in the town where ho lived killed about fifty of his sheep and the town paid him $3 a head for thoao de stroyed. This summer he has soM quite a large number of sheep at CO cents a head. He sold the pick out of his flock for SI.OO to $1.70 a head, a year and half ago. He has now re duced his flock to forty sheep and would like to dispose of these if ho conld get any decent price for them. Three years ago he sold spring lambs at from Si to SO a head, anil this season he sold the very best for 51.25 a head. Ho said, "it is very true tb it I can buy a suit of clothes cheaper now than I could three years ago, but if I could get the price for wool and sheep that I got at that time I would be willing to pay two or three timet as much for a suit of clothes rather than to buy theirt at present prices." He does not attribute the deprecia tion in prices of farm products to the demonetizing of silver, but to the lowering of duties and the destruction of confidence that has resulted from tho eleotion of Cleveland and the carrying out of the Democratic policy on the tariff question. He knows ol hundreds of Democrats in his section who say they will never vote tho Democratic ticket again. The town in which he lives for years gave a very large Democratic majority, bnt last fall and the fall before it was carried by the Republicans, and this last spring the Republicans had 130 ma jority in the town. If all the farmers of the United States could realize the injury done their industry, by tariff tinkering,the country will be in a much better con dition after the next Presidential cam paign thau it has been since Cleve land went into the White House in 1803. E. P. M. ' That "Unnuer l)ay." Carried away by its froo'trade en thusiasm, the New York World said recently: "Yesterday was the banuef day of the Custom HOUHO. The en tries for customs were 1519 and tho receipts were 3438,203.95. No day in the history of the customs at Now York, under tho McKinlcy bill, ap proached these receipts within $5,',- 03V As for ourselves, we would m'.ioh rather hear of "banner days" ut Ameri can factories, on which more goods would bo made and more wages paid than ever before. There is something absurd in this boasting of tho iutlux of foreigu goods at a time when ninny worthy peoplo are out of work and many more are working for low wages. The McKinley bill cau stand the iiu plied sneer iu tho above paragraph, it did not destroy foreign commerce as its opponent* held it would, but >1 held iu check foreign imports that competed with hoiuo industries. It was not framed to create a "banner day" at the Custom House. Preparing to Slint Down. Maohinety i* better employed to day thau it is likely to bo two months from now, aud the fa -t that the mills are fairly busy uow, is misleading to the average man, who points to it as a favorable condition. ToztUo Manu -1 facturera' Journal. A limit* (i' I'tipft, Atlanta has a home txitll i-nuMy ot |wip»», IvtiailaOutt*, oUuaaxyit sal all.
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